THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
UHWAKU KNOCKS
(H’T NmUKl^L
Chicago. May 31—Benny Leonard
knocked out Pinkey Mitchell of Mil
waukee in the last round of a ten
round match. The title was not at
(TTTKR BEAR TO ARRIVE
NOMK AROET JI NK «*th
According to a telegram received
by Thomas A. Ross the Bear will
leave Hutch Harbor Saturday. June
2nd and is expected to arrive in
Nome. Wednesday June 6th. No
mention wa< made whether or not
she carries mail. The natural as
sumption is that she carries a laice
assignment of mail.
MAHON K VS ATTORNEY
ARRKS TR1>—STOLEN FENDS
Seattle. May 30th—Lee Johnson,
prominent as attorney for James E.
Mahoney the wife murderer who
was hanged last December, has been
indicted by the Federal Grand Jury
at Coeur d'Alene He rests under
the charge of receiving and poses*
ine $2,000 from the mails by Ed
ward J Hicks, knowing that the
same has been stolen.
I ASKER NAMES <N>RP0RAT10N
M A KING OFFER
Washington. Ma> 30—Chairman
Lasker has announced that the offer
made for the fleet was by the Pos
tal Supply Company of Silver Creek.
New York. He stated that the gov
ernment will make the award if all
the money offered is forthcoming.
SENATE < 'OMMTTTEE
TERNS OVER EVIDENCE
Washington. May 30—Some evi
dence. gathered by the S-nate Com
mission -.nvestigatins the Veteran®
Bureau, ha® been turned over to the
Department of Justice for possible
criminal action against the individ
uals involved.
FRENCH To GLIDE
NEW YORK TO * HK’AGO
New York. May 30—George Bar
two?. the French a-ronau* who won
• -rases b> slid Eg across the
English Channel in hi? monoplane,
arrived from Havre accompanied by
tie craft .-t which he hopes to soar
from New York to Chicaso.
COMMUNISTS WORKING ON
SYMPATHETIC* STRIKE
3erlin. May 30—Communists who
are conducting a miners strike in
the Ruhr are attempting to have it
extended, sympathetically to the bi
tuminous coal regions in Central
Germany.
DECLARES RAUJtOADS SHOULD
OPERATE GENERAL HEAD
Detroit. May 30—Henry Ford de
clined to discuss himself as a candi
date for the Presidency and said:
“The two biggest problems we have
at this time are railroads and the
Judiciary. There is no question but
that railroads should operate under
one cetnral head.
8TR. Ill FORD TO ARRIVE
SEATTLE FRIDAY
Seattle. May 31—The S. S. Buford
will arrive Friday morning from
San Francisco and will begin load
ing for Nome. She will sail north
Sunday morning.
BASK BALL DOUBLE HEADERS
PLAYED MEMORIAL DAY
American League—Philadelphia
5. Boston 6—first game. Philadel
phia 2. Boston six—second game.
Detroit 4-2. St. Louis 10-3.
Chicago 6-7, Cleveland 3-6.
Washington 4-5. New York 5-9.
National League—
Pittsburg 5-0, Chicago 4-2.
Boston 3-1. Philadelphia 5-6.
New York 2-9, Brooklyn 3-5.
HARDING DEPRECATES WAR
Washington, May 30—President
Harding, speaking at the Memorial
i Day exercises at Arlington Ceme
fttery where sleep more than 50,000
I>f the nation’s war dead, declared
at the United States had proved
fcere could be less of armament
i should now strive for the as
ce that there shall be less ol
He said we . must do those
3 which rational thinking leads
believe will tend to render
day will bring the Weekly
RIVER STEAMER JACOBS
IXAtTCJt'RATES 1TKON StRVU'E
Washington. May 31—W«;h the
d. pertuer of the steamb.-; General
Jacobs from Xenana Wedne»day fir
3*. Michael. the government has for
th« hrst tin.» inaugurated a regular
si. .tr-.or service on the Tatana and
1 wet Yukon River, the Department
i f tt* Interim announced yesterday
ll\Mt\UN BELIEVES IX
A NttLO-AMKRICAX ISM
London. May 31—Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin today issued a
statement to the American Press in
which he declares that fostering of
Anglo-American friendship will be
one of his most important and con
genial duties.
IMI.SI DSKI RKSK5NS
FROM STAFF
Warsaw. May 31—Marshal Joseph
Pilsudski. former President of Po
land. has resigned as Chief of the
General Staff and in radical party
circles it is said that he will with
draw from the army.
FRANCK OBSERVES
MEMORIAL DAY
Paris. May 31—France honored
the American war dead buried in
her cemeteries by dedicating a mem
orial. in the American church of the
Holy Trinity here.
Wilson. N. C.. May 30—Represen
tative Claude Kitchen is near death.
ALASKA PARTY SOW
IX SEATTLE
Seattle. May 30th— The Alaska
1 bound congressional party, consist
ing of four senators and 2S repre
sentatives. arrived here last night
on the army transport Cambrai.
They will he Seattle’s guests until
Friday night at nine o’clock when
the voyage north begins.
Most of the congressmen are ac
companied by their wifes. The stay
of the party here will be short as
I the time in Alaska has been lengtb
| ened. A three days program of
lunches, dinners, auto sight-seeing
I trip*. lawn fetes, inspection tours by
boats and autos and a public recep
tion are on the schedule for the
party before it sails.
Senator Warren is dean of the
party The original schedule eall
I ed for sailing from Seattle. Saturday
Vhinksk bandit
DEVELOPMENTS
Shanghai. May 30—Shortage of
food in the bandit camp before the
foreigners were kidnapped from the
Skanghai-Peking express.caused the
brigands to throw Chinese prison
ers to death from one of the moun
tain cliffs, according to information
received here from Father William
Lenfers. an aged priest who has
made several trips to the outlaw
headquarters.
Washington. May 30th—Ransom
demands of Chinese bandits, holding
foreigners, including Americans. In
the Shantung province, were com
municated to the State Department
by Minister Sehurman at Peking.
The demands include not only with
drawal of pursuing troops, but the
formation of a governmental bri
eade from among the bandits.
FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
ONE MKMKKK WEARS
HARD ROILED HAT
Seattle, May 31—Representative
Quinn of Mississippi, the only mem
ber of the Alaska bound congres
sional party wearing a derby, said:
'I see you don’t wear them out here,
but I will stick to mine.”
FORMER ALASKAN
DIES IN MEMPHIS
Memphis, June 1—Michael Din
een, also known a 3 Divinney, died,
and just before passing told friends
he had been one of the founders of
the town of Valdez, Alaska, and had
also amassed a fortune in the Klon
AUDIKNCE BECOMES
PANIC STRICKEN
Petrograd, June 1—A score of
people were killed in a rush for
exits when the dress of one of the
performers in the Petrograd Opera
House caught fire last night. The
flames approached the scenery and
the audience became panic stricken.
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TURKS WILL ADVISE WHEN
FOREIGNERS AHKHmtD
Lausanne, May 31—The Allied
Turksih leaders in the Near Bast
Conference today tentatively accept
ed the proposal to safeguard for
eigner s in Turkey. They agree
that foreign legal advisers will be
advised of arrests of foreigners
AFTER they have been made in
stead of IN ADVANCE as previously
insisted upon by the Allies.
EXPECT RELEASE OF
CHINESE CAPTIVES
Peking June 1—Government ad
vices indicate that the remaining
foreign captives in the Chinese ban
dit camp will be released shortly.
TWO FOREIGNERS RELEASED
Shanghai. June 1—Major Robert
A. Allen of the United States army
and W. Smith of Manchester. Eng
land. who were captured by bandits
May 6th. have been released.
DAUGHERTY'S ASSISTANT
Washington. Jime 1—Jesse W\
Smith, known in inner circles of
official Washington as the intimate
assistant and trusted political lieu
tenant of Daugherty and intimate
friend of Harding, shot and killed
himself in his hotel apartment.
Smith shared these apartments in
common with a money lender for
the past two years.
WASHINGTON TO BE DRY
TOWN DURING CONVENTION
Washington. June 1—President
Harding has personally ordered that
the lid be clamped down tight on
the City of Washington during the
Shrine Convention.
RKIJCASED PRISONER#!
relate experiences
Ssao Chetane. June 1st—Major
Robert A. Allen and W. Smith, the
two prisoners released by the Shan
tung bandits, told how the captive
group when advised of the ultima
tum by the brigands that the prison
ers would be killed if government
troops were not withdrawn, burst
into song and amazed their captors.
Allen left for Tien Tsin to rejoin
his wife while Smith took the train
for Peking.
PLOT TO ASSASSINATE POLISH
OFFU’LAIii DISCOVERED
| Copenhagen. May 31—A plot to
exterminate the Polish government
by simultaneous assassination of its
highest members has been discover
ed in Warsaw, according to dis
patches from that city.
Bombs have been found and doc
uments, establishing a commission
between Warsaw and Berlin Anar
chists. were confiscated by the
BREVITIES
Washington. May 30—Attorney
[Geenral Daugherty has returned to
! Washington and denied the report
| that he will resign.
New York. June 1—Rockefeller
Jr. has built a tennis court on the
I roof of a skyscraper and plays daily,
wearing black Lights.
Washington. June 1—The White
House announces that Harding will
make no fall speaking dates until
after his return from Alaska.
Paris. June 1—Parliament voted
Poincare funds to carry out his
policy in the Ruhr and in doing so
gave him a vote of confidence with
a majority of 438.
Allahabad. June 1—With earth
quake sshocks continuing fully four
thousand have perished in the vicin
ity of Turbati Haidari.
Wilson, N. C., June 1st—Claude
Kitchen, member of congress and
Democratic floor Leader in the last
house, died In the hospital yester
day morning.
New York, June 1st—Rodman
Wanamaker is dangerously ill.
Seattle, June 1—The Alaska bound
congressional party visited the Navy
Yard and Camp Lewis last night.
Seattle, June 1—Frank A. Hau
ser, aged 30 and the father of six
children, was killed in an auto ac
cident this morning.
Richmond. June 1—Virginia has
selected Richmond as the perman
ent headquarters of the Sons of the
Confederate Veterans, it is annonnc
AUTO AVERAGES 91 %
M1LRH PKR HOUR
Indianapolis. May 31st—Tommy
Milton won the 600 mile auto race
this afternoon, making an average
speed of 91% miles per hour. The
purse woo amounts to 929,500. Out
of the 24 entries but ten finished
the race.
SUPREME COURT UP HELD
BY PUBLIC OPINION
Cincinnati. June 1-—Attacks made
by "Radical Republicans” on the
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court in
the civil war and reconstruction
days were reviewed. It was found
that the verdict of the country in
the retrospect has been in favor of
the position maintained by the court.
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M.VRWK BULLETIN
Fairbanks. Alaska. May 31
Egbert—Water low. First boat
not before Friday.
Ruby—Jacobs down 4 a. m. Tern
down 2 a. m. 30th. Teddy down
4 p. m. 30th.
Tolovana—Carl White 7:30 p.m.
29th. Tanana up 6 a. m. 30th.
Nenana—Victor. Davis. Martha
Clow at Nenana. Carl White down
29th. Victor expected to leave to
Yukon leaves Whitehorse 30th.
VKMORIAi. DAY OBHERVAV ES
Seattle. fisy 31--Memorial a*y
was observed by veterans of the var
ious wars, patriotic societies, the
Aalska bound congressional delega
tion and the general public partici
pating. The weather is chilly and
showery.
WUJ. (1/MK FOR
liAUNtaUNG TOMORROW
The three grocery store-, meat
market, drug store and bank hare
signified their intention to close at
noon tomorrow and participate In
the twin launching at Little Creek.
The Nome public school will declare
a half holiday and Supt. Morse has
provided transportation for the
children.
Mayor Maynard requests that the
busness houses in Nome close Fri
day afternoon and declare a half
holiday in observance of this unique
public launching.
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LET’S GO!
This is the time of the year for the Business Han
to look up his stationery and Job Printing needs
before the coming of the boats. This season will
undoubtedly be a busy one in all lines of business.
thtiiyintslrrm
To Order your Job printing: and
other necessary things, BUT
Remember the newspaper man and printer
will also be busy and up to his neck in new
business when the boats arrive, so give us an
opportunity now during the slack times to
turn out that RUSH ORDER you will want
later on. Let’s Go—take up the slack I
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Will give you estimates on
large or small orders