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VOLUME XIX. c-wM ■-; NOME, ALASKA WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN
UNIONS REFUSE CALL STRIKE OFF
CONGRESS AGAIN OVER-RIDES WILSON’S VETO
CONGRESS BREAKS RECORDS PASSING WAR
TIME PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT LEGIS
LATION OVER VETO OF PRESIDENT
Special to the Naim Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—The war time prohibition enforcement'
legislation on which congress has been engaged practically throughout the
period since war time prohibition became effective was vetoed by President
Wilson today.
In a statement accompanying the hill on its return to the Senate the
president said he vetoed the measure because he feels that war exigencies
over prohibition ought to bo separated anti legislatd upon separately.
Mr Wilson said matters having to do with personal customs of the
people ought to be handled through their owrt processes, be further declared
that war time prohibition should be abolished as it has served the purpose
for which it was created now tlint the army and navy arc demobilized.
The action of the president in vetoing the legislation is not uiicxinm t
ed, as he has. consistently opposed the open determination of congress to
retain the war-time prohibition restrictions until the inauguration of Na
tional prohibition through the constitutional amendment recently ratified, by
tlie required number of states.
The senate is already considering passing the prohibition enforcement |
measure over the president’s’ veto.
Wilson To End War Time Prohibition When Treaty Ratified
WASHINGTON. Oct. 28—The White House says President Wilson
will end war time rollIbition when the senate- .ratifies the peace treaty, re
ganlless of what action is taken by congress respecting the prohibition cn
Congress Breaks All Speed Records In Passing Prohibition Bill Over
President’* Head
were broken today when the House of Itepresontnlives passed the war time
prohibition enforcement hill over the presidential veto within a period of
■ •f i‘resident Wilson's veto message.
The prohibitionist's bowled over every wet attempt to delay the vote
and carried the measure over in the quickest lime evci known.
Senate Overrides Wilson Veto Of Prohibition Enforcement Measure.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28—Emulating the rapid fin action of the
the senate has also carried the hill over Mr Wilson's head and the regulations
\.il! now become elective regardless of the presidential Inclinations.
The vote on the measure at the « lose of tin- sharp debate developing
after the president's message was read stood sixt> five to twenty.
ihin.v eight republicans who voted to override tin- presidential veto.
ALASKA SECOND IN
OVERSUBSCRIPTIONS
TO VICTORY LOAN
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Fret*.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass has
sent the historic American flag which flow over the capitol during the con
\ grcsslonal war session to Governor Holcomb of Connecticut as a reward for
Connecticut in being first state In the union in the matter of oversubscrip
tions to the Victory Loan.
At the close of the Victory Loan drive period in April Connecticut was
oversubscribed 49.95 per cent. Alaska was second in oversubscriptions with
an oversubscription of 49.fi per cent.
The District of Columbia achieved third place with an oversubscription
of 39 per cent. 0
SUSPECTED BOMB
PLOTTERS ARRESTED
, AT CLEVELAND 0.
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
CLEVELAND. Oct. 29—The local police have arrested five men sus
pected of not only plaining the destruction of the local police headquarters
but who are also believed to have been engaged in laying the groundwork for
a natlon-wido series o-f bombings similar to those occuring last spring in
which the lives of numerous prominent citizens and officials were attempted
by anarchists.
The men were arrested for plotting the destruction of the police
station yesterday. According to the police, the suspects had a large quantity
ef high explosives in their possession. During the search of the premises
occupied by the men, several bombs^ were also discovered, together with a
considerable quantity of anarchistic literature. ,
From admissions made by the alleged plotters it is believed they were
planning to institute another series of bomb explosions throughout the nation
next spring.
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ILLINOIS ROBBERS
'MAKE $35,000 HAUL
FROM SAFE DEPOSIT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
HOCK ISLAND, III., Oct. 29—Daring robbers blew open the safe de
ix.sii box vault of the State Hank of Sheppard. Illinois, early this morning and
escaped without detection after making a rich haul in Liberty Bonds and
Reports from Sheppard say the robbers pried open several dozen in
dividual safe deposit boxes after dynamiting the door of the safe d> pt it
vault.
The value of the Liberty Bonds and money purloin* d approxim 1 s
something over thirty five thousand dollars.
The robbery was conducted with a skill suggesting that tho r*>i:>is
were old hands at the game All efforts to trace them down have so far
failed.
STATESMAN SAYS
BOLSHEVIKI CAN
HSLD PETROSHAD
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Oct. 29—Lieutenant Colonel Malone, a mem
ber of tho British House of Commons, returned here today after a daring
visit to Petrograd until declares the conviction that the Bolshevik! will be able’
to successfully defend the former Russian capital against the attacks of the
Northwestern Russians during the coming winter period.
Colonel Malone says his visit to the beleagured city has led to the
conviction that Petrograd will not fall this winter. He says the Bolshevik!
are fighting off the Yudenitch attacks successfully at every point and have also
achieved some progress in isolated counter offensives. The morale of the
Iced army is said to he excellent and his observations indicated that tho
supply of munitions and other war essentials is ample to meet the. require
ments of a winter’s campaign.
Colonel Malone says many thousand Russian soldiers are loyal to Lenine
and Trotsky and declare them to be divine leaders.
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WILSON DEMAND FOR
RECALL STRIAE ORDER
REJECTED^ UNIONS
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
the c oal strike* order stand regardless of the? demand f..r its . . • 11 made by
President Wilson.
The men will be called from work Friday at midnight.
certain to occur if the strike is carried to Inordinate length
PRIBLOFF SEAL OUTPUT
OVER 2\-2 MILLIONS
F'l ccial to the Nome Nugget by I’m* Associated Press:
SFATTI.F. Oct. UN The Alaska output of sea! skins from :! I*..•ring
Sea seal islands totals slightly in excess ..f two and one half million dollars
The Nnshan also brought down twelve live blue foxes for i pose
of testing the possibilities of blue fox propagation in the . astern stab - Pin
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