JUNEAU LEGISLATURE ENDS IN WHIRLWIND
FINISH AFTER LONG DEADLOCK
special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
JUNEAU. May 2—The fourth session of the Territorial Legislature
ended in a whirlwind finish at noon today after a prolonged deadlock result
ing from the inability of the representatives to agree on the terms of the
eight hour legislation and general appropriation bill. From Thursday until
almost the- last hour of the session the wrangle continued, and finally resulted
in the Legislature adjourning without any eight hour legislation being pussed.
The deadlock also resulted in the defeat of the appropriation for the Alaska
Agricultural College. At the last moment the Democrats marshalled their
forces and jammed through the pork barrel appropriation bill, which carries
among its provisions an appropriation of fifteen thousand dollars for the uses
of the Alaska Publicity Bureau.
Pennington figuratively “fiddled while Home burned" in emulation of the
famous Nero during the last five minutes of the session by attempting to deliv
er an oration while Collins frantically attempted to press bis motion to re
consider ihe vote by >vhich the House had defeated the appropriation for the
Agricultural College. Before Pennington could be checked, how
ever, Ihe clock struck twelve and Speaker White ruled that the motion to
adjourn sine die, hurriedly offered by Hepresentative Bogan, was in order.
The motion was carried amid an uproar of protests from some divisions, who
openly charge that they were betrayed in the interest of the pork barrel ap
propriations.
Included in the legislation passed during the last week of the session
is the Territorial Shipping Bill, carrying an appropriation of three hundred
thousand for the establishment of a line of Territorial steamers. This meas
ure received the endorsement of the Governor today. The Governor also
signed the revenue bill providing for an additional tax of one cent on each
cuse of tinned salmon and also for a-slight increase on mild cured salmon, in
addition to a tax of two cents per case on canned clams. Other measures re
ceiving the gubernatorial signatute are the bill imposing a tax of one percent
on the net income of canneries, and on the net profits of sales of real estate
and mines and for a tax on meat mukets and on merehantile businesses over
ono hundred thousand dollars in value, the bill providing for a school per
capita Lax of five dollars per annum and the bill providing for an audit of the
White Bear relief expenses, except the rent or hire of the tug Genevieve, used
In search for the missing White Bear.
Hep. Daly’s bill reimbursing army draft registrants for expenses in
curred while journeying to the point of induction was killed in the Senate.
The Senate also reduced the Hoad Appropriation bill appropriation by twenty
five thousand by fixing the appropriation granted the First Division at $75,000
und granting the other three divisions $100,000 each. The Heckman bill pro
viding for the Territorial fish hatcheries and patrols and the school legislation
passed both houses. The reduction of the Publicity Bureau appropriation
from twenty to fifteen thousand is in the nature of a compromise as the House
lefuscd to concur in the Action of the Senate in cutting down the road
appropriations from $400, 000 to $375,000. unless a cut was made in the ap
propriation granted the Publicity Bureau.
The General Appropriation bill as finally adopted carries an appropriat
ion of $300,000 to cover the costs of the influenza epidemic but is contingent on
action by Congress in the same direction. It is realized that if the Territory
paid the Flu relief expenses now there would be little chance of securing a
Congressional appropriation. The legislative appropriation makes the money
sure, although settlement of the bills may be delayed for a few months. The
Second Division delegation fought hard for the appropriation but were stern
ly opposed by some of the members of the other divisions who considered the
sum asked extravagant.
After a bitter fight, the Noon election bill was killed in the House by
Rep. Noon himself, assisted by other Democrats because Rep. Daly amended
the measure in such manner as to prevent soldiers voting without possessing
ing the qualifications to vote in Alaska at the time of their enlistment.
Rep. Daly was a leader in the fight against the Agricultural College
appropriation hill and killed the bill on a point of order.
INDICATED GERMANS WILL BE GIVEN
PEACE TERMS NEXT MONDAY
Special t« The Name Nugget by The Associated Prcas.
VERSAILLLES, May 3—'Peace conference officials intimate that rapid
progress is being made in the completion of the peace treaty and indications
point to the peace terms being made known to the German delegates next
Wednesday.
The German delegates are almost equal in numbers to the combined
Allied delegations. The Germans are finding that time hangs heavily on their
hands while waiting for the Allies to present the peace terms and are amus
ing themselves as best they may by playing cards and billiards, no girl
stenographer is included in the clerical force brought by the delegation. The
Germans are Inclined to wander off the reservation designated as their offi
cial residence and a number l^ave tried to go to Paris and take in the sights.
Armed guards have been posted around the entire reservation, however, and
the Germans are turned hack whenever they attempt to go beyond the reserva
tion limits.
FRENCH TRAIN COLLIDES WITH U. S.
ARMY TRUCK IN FRANCE; THREE DEAD
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
ORLEANS, France, jfcay 3—A train struck an American army motor
truck loaded with American troops in the suburbs of Orleans today and three
American Soldiers w’ere killed and eight wounded by the Impact.
HINDENBERG SAYS MILITARISM BROKEN FOREVER
Sjur I*’ to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
COBLENZ, May 3—General Von Hindenberg, former commander of
the imperial German armies and later chief generalissimo of the forces of the
German republican government, has announced his retirement in a statement
to the German press in which he declares the conviction that German militar
ism has been broken forever.
Hindenberg*s resignation hah been delivered to the Berlin government
and has been accepted. General von Groener. Hindenberg’s former chief of
staff has been designated as the commander of the German army.
WIDOW OF SEWARD’S 80N DIES IN NEW YORK
.Spec&al to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK May 3—Mrs Ama M. Seward, widow of Frederick Seward, son of
former Secretary of State Wm. H. Seward, died here today after a brief ill
ness. Frederick Seward, the late husband of the deceased widow, narrowly
escaped death whei* a boy at the time when his father, then Secretary of State,
was attacked when Lincoln was assassinated.
REPORTEO PETROQRAD CAPTURED BY FINNISH FORCES
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, May 3—Advices from Stockholm say it is reported in Swedish
press dispatches that the Finnish forces operating with the Allies and Esth
onlans against the Bdahevikl have captured Petrogmd after inflicting a heavy
defeat on the Bolahevik army.
No details are obtainable. - .
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* JUNEAU REPUBLICANS VOTE *
* TO REFRAIN FROM NOM- *
* INATING CANDIDATE *
* FOR ELECTION *
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* (Special to Tlie Nugg<*t, *
* JUNEAU, May 3—A great +
* mass meeting of the Juneau Re- *
* publicans held liere last, night ♦
+ voted almost unanimously to re- *
* frain from placing a Republican +
* candidate in the field for the of- *
* fice of Delegate to Congress, at *
* the forthcoming special delegate *
* election. ♦
* The action of the meeting was *
* apparently inspired by the belief *
* of the Republicans that Wicker- ♦
*.sliam is sure to win out in his *
* contemplated contest of the Sulz- *
* er election. *
* The meeting was attended by all *
+ the Republican members of the *
* Territorial Legislature and many ♦
* prominent republicans of this and *
* other ne?rby sections. Resolut- *
* ions were also adopted to take *
* steps to replace C. D. Murane, *
* Republican Territorial Commit- *
* leeman, by a resident Republican *
* and to organize Republican clubs ♦
* in all parts of the Territory to +
* prepare for the next campaign a ♦
* year hence. *
* The belief prevails that the act- *
+ ion of the local mass meeting re- *
+ garding the naming of a Republi ♦
* can candidate for the special deli*- *
+ gate election will be endorsed by *
* |he Republicans of the territory. *
+ The Democratic convention held *
* here yesterday named Territorial *J
* Attorney General B. Grigsby as *j
* the Democratic candidate for dele-*]
* gate at the special delegate elect- *;
* ion called for June 3. *i
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WHITE WHALE CREATED
SENSATION AT TANANA
Associated Press Service.
^ TA.VAN'A. Alaska, Dec. «i
—Natives along tin* Yukon
cently saw i white whale which had
been living in fear ever sirwT-. Sus
picious as a race, the natives believe
that tlie whale represents the soul of
the Indians and Eskimos who have
died in Alaska of Spanish influenza,
and that tIi*■ whale’s appearance is a
warning to them to look out for tho
disease. .
NENANA SEEKS
FLOOD PROTECTION
Associated Press. Service.
NENANA. Alaska. Dec. 12 (fly Mail)
—Suggestion that half the remaining
lot assessments in Nenana be turned
over to the Alaskan Engineering Com*
i mission to be used by it in dyking ar
ound the town, for protection against
floods, has been made by the secretary
of the town site advisory board to Sec
retary Lane. Such protection, it is be
lieved. would save Nenana from dam
age by tho usual spring floods.
PRINCE WM. SOUND FOX
FARMERS SUCCESSFUL
Associated Press Service.
CORDOVA. Alaska. Dec. 27 (By
Mail)—|{aising of foxes, or fox-farm
ing as it is ruled, s rapidly growing
to be a large and profitable industry
in the North. Fox farmers on Prince
Wiillam Sound reported last season as
a successful one, and it is estimated
that at least one thousand skins will
be shipped from this section this year.
CUBA ABOLISHES COMPULSORY
MILITARY SERVICE
Associated Press Service.
HAVANA. Cuba, Feb. (By Mail)—
Obligatory military service, ' always
bitterly opposed by the majority of
Cuban citizens of all classes and ages,
is now a tjiing of the past in this re
public.
A bill padses by Congress repeals
the Military Service law which made
military service compulsory on the
part of all male citizens of ages frob
21 to 28, inclusive and does away with
the office of Provost General. The
measure also grants amnesty to all
Cubans of military age who fraudul
ently evaded miliitary service, as well
as their accomplices.
The monthly wage of the line sold
ier is fixed at $30.
ORLANDO PUBLICLY DEPRECATES ANTI-AMERICAN
DEMONSTRATIONS IN ITALY
Special te The Noma Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, May, —Rome advices announce that Italian premier Orlando
has written a letter to the Italian press deprecating the anti-American dem
onstrations taking place in Italy following the withdrawal of the Italian peace
delegation, from the Paris Conference.
The Italian Issue is still unsettled, although the recent tenso situation
has subsided and there is every reason to believe that an amiable agreement
may develop within a short period.
Rome reports sa\ American Ambassador Page and Ambassador Bar
rerre*. the French minister to Home, are holding conferences with Orlando in
an endeavor to find a solution of the Adriatic difficulty. Orlando is said to
be disposed t<* resume tin* former relations with the Peace Conference but
but thinks that Paris should make the first overtures toward a reconciliation
with the Allies.
j’hat President Wilson is confident that matters will be speedily straight
end out and the peace settlements concluded at an early date, is indicated in
the statement of members of the American peace delegation that the presi
dent is confident that lie will be able to return to America before the end
of May
SIBERIANS DEFEAT BOLSHEVIK ALONG ENTIRE EAST WAR FRONT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
llELINGSFOUS. Finland, May 3—Russian reports indicate that the
Siberians have defeated the Bolsheviki along the entire western war front.
The defeat of the Bolshevist armies is also tacitaliy admitted in the Bolsheviki
news organs, several of which announces retiring movements on the part of the
Bolsheviki troops which can mean nothing else than that they have been de
feated on practically the entire Siberian front and forced to wide retirements.
WOUNDED TROOPS PARADE TO AID VICTORY LOAN IN CHICAGO
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May 3- -The nation's first parade of soldiers who were
wounded while on service with the American forces overseas was held her'
today when more than a thousand men who bear war wounds on their bodies
paraded the streets in aid of the Victory Loan.
The pa null' was participated in by more than a thousand men. most of
whom were Chicagoan's, sonic of whom bear two and three wound stripes. A
pathetic feature of the parade was the wheel chair division, which consisted
of men who may never walk again as a result of the injuries received in war
ALASKA SPANISH WAR VETERANS TO
HOLD ENCAMPMENT AT BELLINGHAM
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
BELLINGHAM, W'n., May 3—Alaska veterans of the Spanish-Ameri
can war will hold an encampment here on June 12th.. according to announce
ments made today.
AMERICAN NAVAL FLYERS ARRIVE AT ST.
JOHNS JO UNDERTAKE ATLANTIC FLIGHT
Special lo the Nugget By the Associated Press.
ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, May 3-—A group of American naval flyers
arrived hero today to make preparations for the projected American naval
flight across the Atlanic.
Members of the expedition say it is expected that the American flyers
will reach the Azores within eighteen and a half hours after leaving the New
foundland coast. Sixty American destroyers will be stationed along the sel
ected route to mark the course. The war ships will be stationed about fifty
miles apart and will play powerful search lights into the sky at night to guide
the aviators in their progress over the sea.
I’p to the present time the British aviators who have been expertiug
to start on a similiar journey have not beeen able to got away owing to con
trary weather.
WILSON MAY CALL SPECIAL SESSION BY
CABLE IF PEACE SITUATION DEVELOPS RAPIDLY
Special to The Nugget **y The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. May 3—Confidential advices from Paris intimate that
President Wilson will probably call congress into session about June 1st, un
less unexpected developments permit the executive to retire to America, before
that time.
The advices indicate that if the Paris situation develops rapidly Wilson
may cable the call earlier.
Poindexter May Preside Over Senate as President Prptem
SEATTLE, May 3—A Washington special says it is probable that the
Senate may elect Senator Poindexter, of Washington, president protem in the
event that a special session of congress is convened before the return of Pres
ident Wilson.
NEW YORK OFFICIALS ROUNDING UP REDS
NKW YORK, May 3—The police officials are rounding up the radical?
with a view to deporting all who are considered undesirables. While engageci
in a search of radical quarters last night, the police discovered and confiscated
a large quantity of explosives which were found in a house in Forty Fifth
Street. The house was unoccupied at the time of the search but is believed
to be the home of at least some of the miscreants who have been mailing
bombs to various public personages.
Owing to a fear that some of the bombs have been mailed to members
Of the American Peace Commission in Paris^the members have been warned
by cable to watch out for mailed packages which might contain explosives.
GENERAL JOHNSON TO FORM NEW 91st. ARMY DIVISION
Special to The Norn* Nugget by The Associated Pceu
TACOMA, May, 3—Mapor General Johnson, commander of the 91st.
Army Division which achieved a remarkable record on overseas service has
assumed command of Camp Lewis and will form the new 91st. division of the
new regular army, which will bear the honors and traditions of the National
army division.
General Johnson himself achieved signal honors during the war and
wears on his breast the decorations of three governments.
PLACER LOCATION NOT.aCE8 \
PROOFS OF ANNUAL LABOR. r
FOR 8ALE AT THE NUQQET OFFICE.