MONDAY
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LINDBKRG SENTENCED FOR
TACOMA IUNK FAILURE
Tacoma, Wn„ Jan. 15—(Justaf
Lindberg. former vice-president of
the defunct institution, was today
sentenced to serve from one to five
vnars in connection with the failure
of the Scandinavian-American Bank
of Tacoma.
XKW FRENCH CABINET FORMED
Paris. Jan. 15—M. Poincaire has
announced the completion of the
new French cabinet.
The new ministry includes Poin
caire as Premier and Minister for
Foreign Affairs.
ALASKA NAVY COAL
COMMISSION REPORTS
Washington, Jan. 15—An Alaska
Naval Coal Commission report, says
the development of the Matanuska
coal deposits is proceeding so satis
factory that a definite decision will
be reached by spring as to whether
there is a dependable and accessible
supply of coal there for naval pur*
The Commission says that coal
can be provided by the navy with the
use of Shipping Board vessels at a
cost of $17.22 a ton laid down at
San Diego, California, Llburon. or
Bremerton; $20.22 per ton at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, and at $22.22 a ton
at Cavite. Philinplne Islands.
THOUSANDS ARMENIANS
FLEE TO ESCAPE
TURK MASSACRE
Geneva, Switzerland, Jan. 15th—■
Two hundred thousand Armenians
are fleeing enmas.se from Cicilia to
escape massacre at the hands of the
Turks, according to reports received
by the League of Nations headquar
OBRECON DENOUNCES NEW
YORK COURT RULING
Mexico City, Jan. 15—A recent
ruling by Supreme Justice Donnelly
of New York that the Mexican gov
ernment has no standing in the New
York courts, was charged as an “in
justice which recognizes fraud and
obtaining money under false pre
tenses,” by President Obregon today.
RUNAWAY AIRPLANE
CREATES HAVOC
Red Bank, N. J., Jan. 15—A run
away airplane, started from the ice,
crashed into a crowd of several hun
dred skaters on the Shrewsbury
River today and before 1t could be
halted had killed Mrs. Anna Houm
han, severed the right arm of her
brother, Lawrence Conley, and in
jured many others.
IRELAND BECOMES SELF
GOVERNING STATE
Dublin, Ireland. Jan. 16—Ireland,
after centuries of struggle for the
right to rule itself, today became a
self governing state associated in the
British Empire, when Lord Fitz
Alan, Viceroy of Ireland, turned
over the powers of government to
Michael E. Collins and the provi
sional cabinet of South Ireland at
a dramatic meeting in Dublin Castle
WILSON COMMENDS
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Washington, Jan. 16—Woodrow
Wilson, addressing an impromptu
gathering headed by Samuel Com
pel's today, declared that the League
of Nations is a vital factor in the
affairs of the World and will ulti
mately attain the support it is en
titled to.
Wilson said: “There can be no
doubt of the vitality of the League
of Nations. It will take care of
itself, and those who do not regard
it will have to look out for themsel
"My only anxiety is to see our
great people turn their faces in the
right direction and move with all
their force. ” .
Concluding, the former president
said: “I thank you for all this. I
don't deserve it but I enjoy it never
WOMKN ORGANIZE NEW
NATIONAL POLITICAL PARTY
Springfield, HI.. Jan. 16—A new
political party called the “Roosevelt
Progressive Party” and run entirely
by women, filed incorporation pa
pers today with the Secretary of
The articles of incorporation re
cite that the party will nominate
and support political candidates
"who are not subject to invisible
governments or under the control
of political bosses . "
HI HrII JURY PAILS TO .\G11KK
Los Angeles, Calif.. Jan. 1H The
trial jury in the Kennedy in ^rder
case, after being out for eighty eight
hours, failed to arrive at an agree
ment over the guilt or innocence of
Ilurch, tho ajleged slayer of tho
capitalist.
GOET1IALS TO SURVEY
COLUMBIA BASIN'
RECLAMATION PROJECT
Seattle, Wn.. Jan. 15—It has been
definitely announced that General
Goethals, builder of the Panama
Canal, will survey the Columbia
River basin project, which is de
signed to reclaim 1.700 acres of
VETERANS MAKE STRONG
APPEAL TO HARDING
Washington. Jan. 16—Asserting
that 2500 metally disabled former
soldiers now In various state Insti
tutions are victims of “gross neglect,
Indifference and profiteering” as to
constitute what is termed “a black
reproach on the honor of the na
tion," disabled veterans of the World
War, in a memorial presented today
to President Harding, urged immed
iate action by the government look
ing to treatment of all such cases in
federal institutions.
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
APPROVES DEBT
FUNDING BILL
Washington. Jan. 16—The Senate
Finance Committee today gave Its
approval to the bill providing for the
funding of the Allied war debt to
the United States under a bonding;
The life of the bonds are limited
to a period of twenty five years un
der the terms of the bill.
GOV’T OPERATIONS
TOTAL $ 200.000,000.000
Washington, Jan. 16—The gov
ernment's financial operations since
the entrance of the United States in
the World War total the tremendous
sum of two hundred billion dollars
up to the present, according to fig
ures compiled by the Treasury De
partment .
TUESDAY
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EMPLOYES TO INSURE
HAYS FOR HUGE SUMS
Washington. Jan. 16—The mov
ing picture company employers of
Postmaster General Hays, announce
ed today that they will insure his
life in favor of their corporation f>r
two million dollars when he takes
charge of operations.
INFLUENZA OUTBREAK
DEVELOPS IN ENGLAND
London. Jan. 15— Influenza is
taking a toll of 250 a week in Eng
land at present, as a result of a new
outfyroqfk of the disease recently.
[ 1STOMS OFFICER ARRESTED
FOR VIOLATION DRUG ACT
Seattle. Wn., Jan. 16—A. B. Ha
mer. who for seventeen years has
been employed as a cu toms oflicor.
was arrested here today by the fed
eral authorities on a charge of viola
ting the^inti-drug act.
Hamer is charged with supplying
Mae Butchart, aged 18. his addict
sweetheart, with morphine.
Canon Bliss of Trinity Parish
Church, is aiding the prosecution.
Hl'GE CONSTRICTION PROGRAM
PLANNED FOR 1022
Cleveland, O.. Jan. 17—Construc
tion projects aggregating in value
some twenty billion dollars have
been planned for the United States
during the year 1922, it was declar
ed today by W. O. Winston, presi
dent of the General Contractor’s of
America at the opening session of
the three day conference of the or
ganization here today.
GERMANY ACCEPTS HOUGHTON
FOR U. S. AMBASSADOR
Washington. Jan. 17—The Ger
man government!today notified the
American government that Alonzo B.
Houghton, whose name was submit
ted to Berlin some days ago, will be
acceptable as American Ambassador
to Germany.
Houghton's name will be sent to
the Senate by President Harding
some time this week.
ALASKA COAL LANDS TO RK
OPENED TO AGRICUL
TURAL ENTRY
Washington. Jan. 17th—Senate
amendments to a House bill provid
ing for agricultural entries on Alas
ka coal lands is expected to result
in the openimr of a large area of val
uable land to farming.
Discussing the amendment today.
Alaska delegate Sutherland said:
“There is no doubt that the House
will accept the amendments to the
House bill providing for agricultural
entries on coal lands in Alaska and
that the measure will become a law
in a short time. In such case there
will be opened up to agricultural
entry large areas of land which have
heretofore not been available to set
tlers because of a suspicion of min
eral contents. '*
NEW ARBUCKLE
JURY COMPLETED
San Francisco. Calif., Jan. 16—A
jury composed of eleven men and
one woman was completed this even
ing for the second trial of Roscoe
Arbuckle, motion picture actor,
charged with the death of Miss
Virginia Rappe.
ARMS CONFERENCE TO
REPORT MANY TREATIES
Washington, Jan. 17—The Anns
Conference, it was made known to
day, will report ten treaties, all of
which will require ratification by the
Senate.
11 H« H WAV SYSTEM GREAT
HEVFFIT TO NATION
Chicago, III., Jau. 17—“No single
improvement has done more for the
general good of the country than the
development of the highway sys
tem.” President Harding told the
delegates attending the National
Good Roads Congress, which opened
here today, in a message brought to
Chicago by Colonel H. L. Bowlby
BURCH TO BE RETRIED
FOR KENNEDY MURDER
Los Angeles, Calif . Jan 17—The
second trial of Burch for the murder
of broker Kennedy, for complicity in
which Madelyne Obenchain is also
awaiting trial, has been set for
BOOZE OFFICERS CHARGED
WITH EXTORTION
Seattle. Jan. 16—H. J. Stetson,
federal prohibition agent. Ralph
Bowen and O. F. Boltin, dry squad
policemen, have been arrested hero
and are held on a charge of extort
ing $250 from a Japanese in whose
possession they found a pint bottle
of moonshine whiskey.
IMPEACHMENT OF SEATTLE
MAYOR DEMANDED
Seattle. Jan. 17—The impeach
ment of Mayor Caldwell and every
other city official who had a hand
in the passage of the $3,200,600
Skagit River electrical power con
tract, was demanded today by Coun
cilman Thompson at a session of the
municipal fathers.
”1 believe an illegal deal was
made.” Thompson said. “I will
vote for the impeachment of the
Mayor and every member of the City
Council or the Board of Public
Works who helped to carry it thru."
WIRE DELAY CURTAILS
TODAY’S NEWS SUPPLY
As a result of some delay in trans
mission. the Nugget received today
only a portion of the daily quota of
Oustide news. In consequence the |
present issue is somewhat abbrevi
ated with, respect to telegraphic mat
ter, for which we must ask the in
dulgence of our readers. The de
layed news will be published w! on
received.
NEW YOKKER8 CELEBRATE
BIRTH OF FRANKLIN
New York, Jan. 17—The Civil and
Military authorities here are cele
brating the anniversary of the birth
of Benjamlne Franklin, today.
FIRE ALARM' SI6KALS
It.Standard O'l Co.
It.Cara tens Cold Storage
14.J. 4. Season Co, offlc*
If.Headquarters Saloon
21.The Lobby
24..Pioneere Igloo
If..Catholic Chnrcb
tl..Pohfi residence
It.Yorker's Cigar Stor*
41.opp. Webb's Market
Engine House, Phene Main tT.
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WEDNESDAY
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| CONTINUED EARTHQUAKES
SHAKE SOUTHERN CALIF.
1.08 Angeles. Calif.. Jan. 18—A
series of earthquake shocks were
| felt throughout Southern California
| last night. The quakes started at
I eight o’clock and continued at inter
1 vals for a half hour before subsid
ing No great amount of damage
j resulted aside from the breaking of
I much glass and plaster. A near
panic developed here, with thous
ands fleeing to the streets for safety.
ARMED RAIDERS ACTIVE
IN SOUTH IRELAND
Dublin, Ire., Jan. 18tb—Armed
raiders were reported active today
in many parts of Southern Ireland,
notwithstanding the supposed inaug
uration of an era of peace through
the investment of the nation with
self government.
TROTSKY SEES WAR MOTIVE
IN BRIAND RETIREMENT
Mascow. Russia. Jan. 18th—War
Minister Trotsky, in addressing a
| meeting today aimed at the better
S ment of the Red army, told his hear
ers that the resignation of Briand,
I the late Premier of France, may
mean that France is planning to at
tack Russia.
MANY STATES ACCKl'T
I FEDERAL MATERNITY All)
i Washington. Jan. 18—Twenty two
| out of the total roster of states al
! ready have accepted the federal aid
[ for maternity authorized by the Ma
I ternity Aid Act. it was announced
‘ today. The probability of accept
i ance by the remaining states was
1 not indicated.
| OPPOSING SENATORS
PI,AN FOR DEFE V' ‘>1
< ’ONFEIlEXC'E TREATIES
j Washington, Jan. 18-—The sena
to the Washington Conference treat
ies today perfected a plan designed
J to defeat their ratification.
! huge Rond issue
SELES (jUIUKLY
i New York, Jan. 18—Within live
j minutes after the J. P. Morgan Co
opened today its subscription books
! for the sale of thirty million dollars
j worth of Southern railway bonds,
drawing six and one half per cent,
the amount was heavily oversub
' scribed
I>R<>MIXENT SEATTEITE
SUES FOR DIVORUF
Seattle, Jan. 17—Major Carl ft.
Reeves. Superintendent of Public
Utilities here, a World War veteran
and prominent Shriner. brought suit
for divorce in the local courts today
on the ground of his wife’s excessive
jealousy, claiming that she was
“nagging him to death.’'
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIl —FRANCE
Paris. Jan. IS—Influenza is epi
demic here and in some of the prov
1*01*13 BENEDICT II
Rome. Italy. Jan. 18—Pope Bene
dict is ill and confined to his apart
ments, it was announced by the Vat
GERMANY MAKES
REPARATIONS PAYMENTS
Paris. Jan. IS—Germany made
her first reparations payment today
of thirty one million sold marks, in
accordance with the recent decision
of the Allied Reparations Commis
sion at Cannes, providing for such
payment every ten days, pending a
decision of the whole reparations
SOVIETS TO PARTICIPATE IN
GENOA CONFERSN' E
Moscow, Russia, Jan. 18—Either
Lenine or Foreign Minister Tchit
cherin will head the Russian Soviet
delegation »o the Genoa economic
Conference . it was officially an
nounced today.
SENATE TO PASS REFUNDING
AND BONUS BILLS
Washington. Jan. 18—A decision
to press, first the Allied debt re
funding bill and next the soldier’s
bonus bill was reached today by the
republican senators in their fir-it
conference this session.
persuing i iu.es retention
TRAIXINd ('.AMI’S
Washington, Jan 18— Th.- re
tention by the War Department of
nine main military training center*,
one in each corps area, together with
a number of other special training
camps, was recommended today by
General Pershing at a hearing be
fore the House Military Affairs Com
S.AVS WOULD WILL
REALIZE FOOLISHNESS
OF ARMAMENTS
Washington, Jan. IS—-President
Harding, in a White House state
ment today, indicated a belief that
if the Senate ratifies the Arms Con
ference treaty for a ten year naval
construction holiday. "that before
its expiration the world will realize
the utter foolishness of naval arraa
AMERICA HONORS
ITALIAN WAR DEAD
Rome, Italy, Jan. 18—America
today paid tribute to the Italian
war dead by decorating an “un
known soldier.” American soldiers
forming a composite battalion, also
participated in the ceremonies inci
dent to the bestowal of a Congres
sional medal of Honor upon the dead
Italian warrior.
Richard Washburn Childs, I'nited
States Ambassador to Italy, deliver
I ed the oration at the tomb.
MELLON OBJECTS TO
SOLDIER BONUS NOW
Washington, Jan. 18—Secretary
Mellon of the Treasury is prepar
ing :i memorandum for submittal to
Congress setting forth the financial
situation, as bearing upon the sub
ject of the Soldier bonus, which he
still holds should await the arrival
of better industrial condition
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WANTS XKWS OF
STANLEY Ul'ItNEY
Thos. M. Gurney, of 21«2 Lemo
whoreabouts of Stanley ('. Gurney.
;> resident of this section of Alaska
inR the desired information will
with the Nugget or the inquirer di
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
CUTICURA HEALED
ECZEMAON FACE
Hands and Scalp. Itched
Constantly. Kept Awake.
'' Ec*ema started on my face at first
and finally it broke out on my bands
and scalp. The first eruption was in
pimples .and upon scratching it devel
oped into a rash. My hair became
very dry and 1 could not do my work
where it required putting my hands
in water. The eruption itched almost
constantly and kept me from sleep
ing nights.
“ 1 began using CuticuraSoap and
Ointment and in a month’s time I was
completely healed, after using five
cakesofCuticura Soapand three boxes
of Cuticurn Ointment.” (Signed)
Miss Genevieve Stevens. Choteau.
Mont.. April 23. 1920.
UseCmicurafor all toilet purposes.
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MESSAGES AT SIGNAL
corps t ri v omrK
The following persons have mes
sages addressed to them, whleh aro
unable to be delivered or forwarded
on account of addresse- unknown:
CHRIS (HT)Ml XDSOV
ALICE JOCRDAN'
(HAS. WEAVER.
NEW AM) VPTODATE OIL LOCA
TION AND PROSPECTING
PERMIT BLANKS
On sale at flic Nome Nugget Office
FOl'ND—A Vale key No. 1818.
Owner may secure same by paying
for thK atlvt. at Nugget Office.
NEW GAME IjAWS
DEFINE PENALTUW
Copies of the recently passed gain*
laws received at this office are an
District One includes the Aleutian
Islands, Alaska Peninsula and neigh
boring islands, and Southeastern Al
aska. mainland and islands from Ya
kutat Bay to Dixon Entrance
District 2 includes the mainland
and islands from Yakutat Bay. Oclf
of Alaska, Iliamnu Lake, and Bristol
Bay northward to the headwaters of
the streams flowing into the Arctic
ocean north o fthe sixty eighth par
allel of north latitude.
District 3 includes the region
drained by the streams entering the
Arctic Ocean north of the sixty-eigh
th parallel of north latitude.
T'nprime Pelts—No land fur-bear
ing animal shall be killed when its
pelt is unprime.
Open Seasons- The black, glacier
and cinnamon bear, wolf, wolverine,
squirrel, marmot, carving hare (rab
bit t and Arctic hare my be killed
The following fur bearing animals
may be killed in the specified dis
tricts during the following open sea
Distriell— Muskrat, December 16
to April 30. both dates inclusive.
Beaver, December l to March 31,
Marten. November 16 to March 31,
Mink, otter tland) and weasel,
Deeemiji r 10 to March 31.both dates
Fox and lynx. December 1 to Feb
weasel. November to March 31,
both dates inclusive.
Mar. 13. both dates inclusive.
Artificial Lights and Shooting—
The killing of any of the following
land fur bearing animals, viz. whito
fox, blue fox. red fox. mink, marten,
weasel, otter, (land), muskrat, and
beaver by use of a jack or pit lamp
or auy other artificial light, or by
shouting with either a rifle, shotgun
or pistol is prohibited at all times.
Traps—The killing of any land
fur bearing animal at any time by
means of the trip or device known
as klips or by means of any steel
bear trap or any other trap with jaws
having a spread exceeding eight in
ches is prohibited.
Dogs - The use of dogs for pursu
ing or killing any land fur bearing
animal for which a close season is
prescribed for any period is prohibi
Poison—The killing of any land
fur bearing animal by means of
strychnine or poison is prohibited at
all times.
Seizures—All skins of land fur
bearing animals killed in violation
of these regulations found in the
possession of any person in Alaska
shall be served by wardens and other
officers designated by the Secretary
of Agriculture or other officers au
thorized by law and such wardens
and other officers shall hold said
skins for such disposition as shall
be ordered by the court having juris
diction of a suit for condemi ation
and forfeiture thereof.
Shipments of fur from Alaska
whether shipped as personal baggage
or otherwise will be subject to ex
amination by proper authorities and
may be detained if the shipment was
made in violation of these regula
Shipments of Furs—Shipments of
furs consigned to points outside of
Alaska which may be made at any
time, should be reported on appro
priate blanks which will be supplied
for that purpose.
On and after September 1, 1921,
all regulations for the protection of
land fur bearing animals in Alaska
made and published under authority
of the Alaska fur law prior to the
regulations hereby made and pub
lished shall be and are hereby re