THURSDAY
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INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA
RAGE IX XEW YORK
New York. Feb. 2—One thousand
new flu cases daily and a total of two
hundred pneumonia cases to date is
the report submitted by the New
York Health Department.
ALASKA DINNER TO BE
GIVEN BY PRESIDENT
AT WHITE HOUSE
Washington, Feb. 2—Alaska, her
future, legislative and administrative
acta that are necessary to Insure her
prosperity, will be the subjects dis
cussed at an Alaska dinner to be giv
en at the Whitehouse by President
Harding in a few days. President
Harding gave the above information
to Governor Bone during a confer
ence and surprised the Governor by
showing a familiarity of Alaskan af
fairs that had never been accredited
to the President.
Governor Bone stated that his
canvas of the Senate and Honae as
suies him that the situation is very
favorable for the enactment of whole
some legislation for the Territory in
the near future.
KENYON APPOINTMENT
AN ATTEMPT TO DESTROY
AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP
Washington, Jan. 31—Senator
Harrison today declared in the Sen
ate. during discussion of the appoint
ment of Kenyon. Agricultural bloc
leader to the Federal Circuit Court,
that this country could not help but
wonder and it will take some explan
ations to disprove the belief whether
this administration was not seeking
to deliberately destroy the leader
ship of the Agricultural bloc.
FRANCE MAKES PAYMENT
TO UNITED STATES
Washington. Feb. 2—France to
day paid the sum of one million dol
lars on surplus supplies purchased
from the United States following the
close of the war.
SHANTUNG RETURN
AGREEMENT REM H ED
Washington, Feb. 1st—Formal
assent of the five powers to the naval
limitation treaty was this afternoon
given at the Plenary Session of the
Conference in Washington.
Secretary Hughes announced that
a written agreement between Japan
and China had been signed for the
return of Shantung Province to
China. With the settlement of the
railway question and the final return
of the entire province of Shantung,
Chinese statesmen are beginning to
realize that the Conference means
to clarify the Far Eastern question,
ft such is possible.
KILLS WIFE AND
SHOOTS TWO OTHER
MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Vancouver, B. C., Feb. 1st—
Edward Clegg killed his wife, per
,*Wt '".\Hy ahot his live year son
t*Nl' aufc ahot hia wife's aged uncle
Henry O. Morgan here today.
Clegg oommitted this terrible
crime because hia wife had refused
to turn ov . to him the proceeds of
the sale of their home. After the
perpetration of the foul deed Clegg
fled and the authorities are hot on
FORMER FEDERAL ATTORNEY
Seattle, Feb. lat—Robert Saun
ders, former Federal Attorney here
under the Wilson administration,
died last night at St. Louis.
LIFE OF PRESIDENT OF
INDEPENDENT STATE OF
FIUME ATTEMPTED
Flume, Italy, Feb. 1st—Attempt
was made today on the life of Zanea
Ha, President of the independent
state of Flume. Zanella was rid
ing thru the street* of Flume and
a bomb was thrown into the Presi
dent's Automobile, but fortunately
the occupants escaped injury.
ARBUCKLE CASE SUBMITTED
San Francisco, Feb. 2—The Ar
buckle ease was today concluded and
submitted to the Jury. (For some
UNDER WILSON DIES
TO JURY TODAY
unexplained reason the news referr
ing to this trial has not been receiv
ed by the Nugget.)—Bd.
SK-imSOK OF SENATOR
KENYON MAY BE A
LEGION COMMANDER
Washington, Feb. 2—Great pres
sure 4s being brought to bear upon
l Governor Kendall of Iowa to appoint
MacXelder. Commander in Chief of
the American Legion, to the vacancy
caused by the appointment of Sena
tor Kenyon to the Judgahip
PAPAL CONCLAVE
INAUGURATED TODAY
LN THE VATICAN
Rome, Feb. 2—The Papal Con
clave that will elect a successor to
Pope Benedict was today inaugurat
ed when the cardinals of the Sacred
Col lege,accompanied by their priests
and personal servants entered the
Vatican. Members of the conclave
will remain walled up from all con
tact with the world until a new Pon
tiff is chosen. Friday the first vote
will be cast, and voting will continue
until a new Pope is selected.
NAVAL TONNAGE OF
SIGNATORY POWERS DE
TERMINED BY CONFERENCE
Washington, Feb. 2—Under the
Naval Treaty adopted by the Arms
Conference, now subject to ratifica
tion by five signatory powers, each
nation may retain its capital ship
tonnage up to the following aggre
(Jnited States 500,600 tons;
Great Britain 580,450 tons;
France 221.170 tons;
Italy 182,800 tons;
Japan 801,320 tons.
TWO AMERICAN SOLDIERS SHOT
—ASSAULT FRENCH WOMEN
Washington, Feb. 2—Miller, of
Dallas, Texas, appearing today be
fore the 8enate Committee, investi
gating the Watson charges, told the
committee that two white Ameri
can soldiers were shot at IssurtviMe,
France and instantly killed.
According to Miller the soldiera
had made an attack upon two F» *ri h
women and were shot down on the
spot by an angry mob consisting oi
United States officers and private-.
HUGE EARTH FAULT
UN HER CALIFORNIA
EXTENDING NORTHWEST
New York, Feb. 2—The bug** fault
in the earth crust, which first occur
red beneath San Francisco bay dur
ing the catastrophe of 1906. has
become a few hundred miles longer
and is extending northwestward
This explaination is made by Doctor
Chester A. Reeds. Professor of Geo
logy and Seismograph observer at
the American Museum of Natural
History, and accounts for the violent1
earth tremors felt yesterday. Dr.
Reed locates the disturbance as
being 250 miles west of Portland,:
Oregon beneath the bed of the Paci- (
fic Ocean.
In the opinion of scientists the
the general direction of this extend
ed fault is towards Aleutian Island
and Seward Peninsula and quakes
may be experienced any day, with
the possibility of the sinking of
some of the smaller islands, and the
springing Into life of many extinct
volcanos.
2ft killed in explosion
IN FRICK COKE MINE
Gates, Pa., Feb. 2—Twenty nine
miners were killed in an explosion
which occurred at the Frick Coke
Company’s mine here today. Six
teen bodies have been recovered
from a point one-half mile in from
the foot of the main shaft.
Rescue parties are making gallant
efforts to succor the entombed min
FRIDAY
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MUSCLE SHOALS CONTRACT
SUBMITTED TO CONGRESS
Washington. Feb. 2nd—Henry
Ford’s proposal to buy or lease the
Government's Nitrate and Water
| Power project at Muscle Shoals. Ala
| bama. was today submitted to Con
I gress by Secretary Weeks for ‘‘such
i action as Congress may deem ap
l propriate."
| DECEASED FINANCIER LEAVER
FORTUNE OF Jf5.0UQ.000.
N« v York. Feb. 2—» Barton
Hepburn, Chairman of th* Board of
Directors of the Chace National Citv
Bank, who died here Jan.25th,leaves
an estate estimated at $5,000,000.
PROMINENT MOVING PICTURE
MAN MURDERED
Low Angeles, Feb. 2—William
Desmond Taylor, nationally known
moving picture man, was found dead
this morning and the police after
investigating the case expressed the
opinion tonight that Taylor had been
murdered.
NEGRO COLONEL
WEST POINTER DIES
San Francisco. Feb. 2—Colonel
Chas. Young, only negro graduate
from West Point who ever reached
the grade of Colonel, died at Mon
rovia, Liberia where he was serving
as military attache.
ARBUCKLE JURY STILL OUT
San Francisco, Feb.3—The Court
waa today advised that the Arbuckle
Jury is still unable to agree upon a
verdict. An ultimate disagreement
in this case is the opinion of the
lay public.
TANKS USED TO QUELL
RIOTERS IN KY.
Newport, Ky., Feb. 3—Newport
Rolling Mill strikers today began
shooting into residences near the
Rolling Mill and a riot call was is
sued for the Tank Corps.
BULGARIAN TREATY
BEING NEGOTIATED
Washington. Feb. 2—Negotiations
looking forward to a treaty of com
merce and amity with Bulgaria are
progressing, is the statement issued
by the State Department this after
NO SUCCESSOR TO POPE
BENEDICT SELECTED TODATE
Rome, Feb. 3—Two ballots re-1
suiting in no choice, were today tak-1
en to select the successor to Pope;
Benedict.
American Cardinal O'Connell, of,
Boston, is due to arrive in Rom**,
next Monday.
AVIATION OFFICERS TO
ACQITfRE NEW PAY STATUS
Washington, Feb. 2—Legislation
that would place all aviation officers
ot the Navy and Marine Corps on
the same pay status as Army flyers,
is being urged by Secretary Denby
in a letter addressed to Speaker of
the House Gillette.
AMERICAN LEGION
HEAD DECLINES
SENATORIAL APPOINTMENT
Washington, Feb. 3—MacNeider,
head of the American Legion has
declined the appointment as succes
sor to Senator Kenyon, resigned.
MacNeider is a young man, he was
born in 1889, and no doubt feels that
the interests of the Legion can fat
better be conserved by an unham
pered. untrammeled citizenship than
by his entrance into the Senate.
SECOND AHS'T POSTMASTER
URNKRAIi DIES FROM
KNICKERBOCKER ACCIDENT
Washington. Feb. 2—Edward
Shaughnessy. second assistant Post
master General, died early today, a
victim of the Knickerbocker Theatre
accident.
MOVIE HEADQUARTERS TO
MOVED TO X . V
New York. Feb. 3—Hays, new
corporation head, today stated that
he was heartily in favor of the re
moval of the motion picture head
quarters from Hollywood. Califor
nia. to Long Inland.
PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL
COURT OF JUSTICE ELECTED
The Hague. Feb. 3—Dr. B. T. C.
Louder was thin forenoon elected as
President of the International Court
of Juntice.
Dr. Louder is a former member
of the Supreme Court of Holland,
and a jurist of international fame.
CORAL OPENING ALASKA
RAILROAD POSTPONED
| Seattle, Feb. 3—The Engineering
Commission has made the announce
| ment that the formal opening of the
Alaska Railroad will be deferred un
1 til the arrival of President Harding
I and Secretary Fall in Alaska
FALL ADVOCATES
DEVELOPMENT BY
PRIVATE INTERESTS
i New York, Feb. 3—Secretary Fall
appearing before the Women's Na
; tional Civic Federation declared in
his speech that he advocated the
development of Alaska resources by
private interests. Fall declared
further that the Government had
already interferred too much with
business and should pursue a policy
of bands off.
FALL DENIES FAVORING
PREDATORY INTERESTS
New York, Feb. 3—Fall continu
ing his speech said: It la charged
that. I am trying to turn Alaska over
to the predatory interests by lending
ray ear to plans for the development
of Alaska oil resources. Congress
is being asked to permit forty claim
ants for mines to form an associa
tion which will help development of
oil lands. The United Staters gov
ernment is in this business, and it
should not be."
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