NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME 13. No. 80. NOME, ALASKA WEDNESDAY JULY 9, 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 119
GERMAN ASSEMBLY
RATIFjES TREATY
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
PARIS, July 9—Reports from German sources reaching Paris asser
that the Gorman National Assembly, at Weimar has formally ratified tin
The treaty has been under consideration by the National Assembly
during the greater part of the period since the' convention was signed at
Versailles. Recent reports indicated that the debate over the treaty wm
accompanied by hitter displays of resentment over the severity of many oi
the provisions, although the Assembly showed little inclination to abrogate th<
agreement to accept the*pence terms without reservation.
German Assembly Ratifies Treaty by Big Majority.
WEIMAR. Germany, July 9—My a vote'of two hundred and'eighty
eight to one hundred and fifteen, the German National Assembly, now in
session here, has adopted a resolution ratifying the peace treaty.
The debate over the 'treaty lias continued for several days, with many
ol th« treaty provisions, notably thns^ pertaining to the division of East
Prussia, the objects of much hitter resentment on the party of the treaty
op posers.
FISH EXPERTS ON WAY TO ALASKA.
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
SEATTLE, July 9—Professor H. H. Ward, of the University of Illinois,
arrived here from the East today enroute to Alaska to study fish conditions
In the northern territory for the Bureau of Fisheiles.
. Professor Ward is one of America’s most noted zoologists and a fam
ous authority on all matters pertaining to the fishing business. lie will
proceed to the Copper River section and devote most of his attention to the
study of the fish of that section of the Alaska, coast.
Ward has been a member of the Great Lakes U. S. Fish Commission
since 1898. ^ ^ ff
Discussing his new field of study after arrival here, Professor Ward
stated that the fish of Alaska will, in course jot time, T>rodUC9 vastly snore
wealth than the product of the Alaska tnfffem n * ** irrtm
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SEATTLE BOOTLEGGER MAKES GETAWAY FROM PRISON FARM.
&pccini to the Nome Nugget !>y The Associated Press:
SEATTLE, July 9—Logan Billingsley, the Seattle bootlegger- whoso
sensational trial and conviction gained him nation wide notoriety, has .scaped
from the King County Detention ..Farm, and is .now. at large.
Billingsley took French leave only a few' days before lie would have
completed Ills sentence of sixty days on one of the boot-legging charges.
Ilis object in making his getaway is believed to be animated by the knowledge
that he is still wanted for bootlegging operations in Oklahoma and would
expired. Local police officials believe Billingsley has failed to make his
escape from the state and expect to locate him within a short time.
VAST THRONG GREETS
WILSON S RETURN TO
NATIONAL CAPITAL
Special to the Nome Nugget by Tlie Associated l’i%ss:
WASHINGTON, July 9—A crowd estimated at fully one hundred
thousand persons greeted President Wilson at the depot when the President
arrived here from New York Inst night. District of Columbia o (Tie la is say
the crowd was one of the largest that hns ever greeted a returning president
in history. Despite the lateness of the hour, the streets were solidly lined
with people along practically the entire n»ute of the President's auto from
the station to the White House, entrance. The returning executive was
greeted with vociferous cheering from the time he appeared on the* train
platform until he disappeared behind the doors of the executive mansion.
Mr. Wilson was up early today and is spending a busy day* signing
the numerous measures piled up during his absence. He has also held a
number of conferences with congressional representatives and cabinet mem
bers during the day.
It is expected that the President may receive the Senate Foreign
Relations committe^for a. conference regarding the peace treaty before pre
senting the peace pact to the Senate.
Mr. Wilson says he believes the American people are in favor of the
League of Nations and will approve its ratification by Congress.
The President expects to start on his contemplated tour of the country
within the'next two weeks and will undertake to enlighten the public regard
ing the treaty and the League of Nations by addressing gatherings at all of
the more important centers.
Mr. Wilson intends to time his journey so that he will arrive on the
Pacific Coast about the same time as this new Pacific fleet, which is scheduled
to leave for Pacific waters July 19th.
PARIS PROMOTER OFFERS BIG PURSE FOR
CARPENTIER-DEMPSEY BATTLE ABROAD
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
CINCINNATTI, July 9-—Promoter Cochran of Paris hns wired Dempsey
an offer of one hundred and twenty five thousand dollars for u fight for the
championship between himself and the winner of the Georges Carpentier
John Beckett contest which Is scheduled to take place In England during the
present month.
Deihptey expects to accept the offer. The new champion stated In
an Interview today that he prefers to fight on this side of the Atlantic but
will go to Europe If the winner of the English match cannot l»o induced to
come to America.
U.“8. TRANSPORT OIX LOSES PROPELLOR AT SEA OFF HONOLULU.
Feeekil to The Nugget tar The Associated Press.
HONOLULU, H. I- July *—The American naval transport Dlx Is
reported tn distress about two hundred and fifty miles from here.,
Wireless calls for help this morning announce that the steamer lost
her propellor early today and hi drifting helplessly. The submarine tender
Beaver has been eent to/her assistance and will prdbably tow the disabled
LABOR TO PROTEST
RUSSIAN INTERVENTION.
Associated Press Service:
PARIS, July 9—The General Fed
eration of Labor is planning labor
demonstrations on an international
scale as a protest against Intervention
In Russia on the part of the Allied
nations.
Calls have been sent to the unions
afflintcd witli the general federation
in France. Kngland and Italy, calling
upon them, to unite in a demonstration
against Allied interventlort on July 21.
The federation contemplates extend
ing a similar invitation to all unions
and expects to secure the support of
the labor unions of a majority of the
Ruroponn states.
NEW PACIFIC FLEET TO LEAVE
EAST JULY 19th.
Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON, July 9—Nine days
hence the newly organized Pacific fleet
will start on Its journey to tho Pacific
Coast via tho Panama canal.
The Navy Department has given or
ders for tho complete mobilization of
the fleet in time to start for the Pacific
July 19 th.
The fleet will comprise the most
powerful aggregation of warships ever
maintained in Pacific waters.
LOCAL ITEMS
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The local Signal Corps staff is due
to Undergo a number of change's with
the transfer of several of the men sta
tioned here during the past year to
other points. Private Raker, who
lias been connected with, the City Tele
graph office for some time past, will
he relieved by Private T.eo Kraft, who
oomes to Nome from the Sitka station.
Private C. E. Smith, from the States,
relieves Private Doll at Ft. Davis.
Signalman Rothacker, formerly of
Nome but for the past year or two
stationed at St. Michael, will relieve
Christy at the wireless station and
Win. Nelson, from Ft. Gibbon will
lake the place of Private Whalen.
Owirfg, it is said, to the inability of
the owners to secure definite ass uni nice
that transportation for their product
could be obtained this year, the can
nery plant of the Midnight Sun Pack
ing Company at. Kotzebue is not run
ning this year. Parties acquainted
with the affairs of the company assert
that there is little prospect that any
of the steamers fit>m the States will
proceed to points farther north than
Deerlng, this year, owing to the short
age Of tonnage on the Pacdfie enabl
ing ship owners to employ their ves
sels in more profitable trade than is
to he found in transportation to Arctic
points. As a result the owners of the
cannery, could not obtain satisfactory
assurnneo of having their supplies tak
en to the plant thiw spring.
Tonnage to Kotztebue and other
points farther north; has decreased
considerably during the last year or
two and those in touch with the ship
ping situation say that it is practical
ly certain that no large vessels will be
sent to Arctic points next year unless
there Is an unlexpoctipd change in af
fairs.
According to a recent l..sua of the
Seward Gateway, Alaska's subscrip
tion to the la«<t government loan., the
Victory loan, totaled $1,444,450. This
represents an oversubscription of 52
per cent. Juneau led all the towns
r»? the territory, both jin the volume
of subscriptlonjs and the number of
subscribers. Fairbu’iVc* '-vis second
rnd Ketchikan; third, in} the volume of
their returns. The following list
shows the standing of tlpe various ter
ritorial coimmoiitics anti the number
of subscribers tat Q"xnk\ point:
Sub'n- Sub’rs.
Juneau .*. .. j. .$341.110.1159
Fail-hanks . . .j.. .221,2|30.534
Ketchikan .. .. ..145.250.607
Anchorage- .. .. ,..134,3610 . 787
Nome . 131.86*0.414
Cordova r._j . ..... 121,000.755
Seward .... . . 102,860 . . P.. . 245
Nenamti . ....; ..4. 63,16*0.263
Valdes__. 41.050».. 188
Douglata . . *.I 40,5004. .... 72
8kagw«iy .*..4. 35,000 4.134
Petersburg.. 29.100.*. 104
Idltarod _ 16,600.*._ 43
Wrangell ., 15,000*. 89
War Sav*a0s Stamp* for pale at the
Portofo.- ^ ^ A ^
TRANS-PACIFIC FLIGHT VIA
ALASKA PLANNED
Associated Press {Service.
SEATTLE. July X— Victoria dispat
ches report that the <!. D. White Avia
tion Company has decided to enter a
number of Its seaplanes in the propos
ed competitive flight across the Paid
tic from Los Angeles to Shanghai for
u fifty thousand dollar prize offered
by Thomas Ince. the moving picture
magnate.
The route of the proposed flight by
the White planes will include two
stops^in Alaska. Sitka and t'nalnska.
Tip.* planes will proceed from Los
Angeles along the coast to S;ui Fran
cisco and Victoria, thence to Sitka,
t'nalaska. Petropavlosk, Yokohama
and Shanghai. No announcement has
been made regarding the dato on
which the flight will ho started.
Aero Club Rules Forbid Flight by way
of Aleutians.
LOS A NOBLES. July 9—Officials ot
the Pacific Aero Club announced today
that tlie rules of that organization
forbid a trans-Pacific flight aviator
trying for the fifty thousand dollar
prize offered by Thos. Ince to achieve
the crossing of the Pacific by skirting
along the Alaskan and Japanese . oasts,
as was reported in Victoria dispatches
to be the intention of aviators em
ployed by the (I. D. White Company.
According to the Aero Club officers,
the prize hung up by Ince is offered
under the understanding that the
flight shall be made over a direct ocean
route. It is claimed that the route
contemplated by the Vancouver peo
ple is virtually a kind route, save for a
abort distance between the Alaskan
Archipelago and Petropavlosk. where
the ocean must be crossed for a dis
tance of approximately four hundred
MOVIES SHOW WILLARD
FLOORED SEVEN TIMES
IN FIRST ROUND
Associated Press Service.
TOLEDO. July 8 The moving pic
tures taken of the Wlllnrd-Dcmpsey
battle disclose that Dempsey kno. ked
Willard down seven times in the first
round of the battle for the title.
No knockdowns occurred during the
second round, although Willard several
times saved himself from hitting ttiei
floor by hanging ..n to the ropes.
The pictures display the terrific liit-j
ting powers of the new champion to I
the full by showing that it was left
handed hooks to the chin that sent
Willard down in four out of the seven
knock<lowns registered during the
battle.
BRITISH DIRIGIBLE TO START
HOME WEDNESDAY
Associated Press Service:
MINNEOLA. N. Y.. July 8—-The
British dirigible It 34 will start home
tomorrow, regardless of weather con
ditions, according to an announcement
by her commander today. The return
journey to England will be made by
way of Spain.
Before leaving America the airship
will fly over New York but will not
visit Washington a.s was contemplated.
Some idea of the great size of the
airship may he gained from the fact
that a detail of two hundred and fifty
soldiers are constantly on duty beside
the vessel to hold her when the huge
balloon is pulled by the wind.
Bad Weather Prevent* Dirigible
Starting.
MINNEOLA. July 9—Unfavorable
weather conditions arc preventing tho
departure of the Ft 34 on its return
Journey to England today.
Officers of tho dirigible say the air
ship will probably be able to get away
sometime during the next twenty four
GOVT DRIVE AGAINST 8ALE
OF BEER 8TARTED AT
PITT8BURG
Associated Press Service:
PITTSBURG. July 9—The govern
ment drive against the continued sale
of beer containing two and three quar
ters per cent of alcohol has been
started here with the commencement
of a suit by the federal district attor
ney's office against one of the leading
brewing concerns engaged in tho man
ufacture, of the low percentage bever
age.
The company being sued by the
government Is the Pending Brewing
Company, which is charged with vio
lation of war time prohibition.
LABOR CONGRESS FAVORS
ADMISSION ALL NATIONS!
TO LEAGUEOF NATIONS
Special to the Nome Nugget l»y The Associated I’m ,s
NEW YORK. July 9—Labor delegates from ten • mn. .ut< a.brig f •
j bo eligible to membership in the League of Nations.
NEAR RIOT MARKS COMMENCEMENT OF
CHICAGO CANDY WORKERS STRIKE
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
CHICAtJn'. July 9—A situation dangerously near a riot w..* precipit.i -
front of the plant of the National Candy Company.
believed they were fired by the police »»ne man was arrested in . onnei lion
The candy workers to the number of several thousand, including many
PORTION OF NEW PACIFIC FLEET WILL
HAVE HEADQUARTERS AT HAWAII
Special to the Nome Nugget by Tie Associated Press:
base at Pearl Harbor. Hawaiian islands.
WOULD BAR PRESIDENT
FROM LEAVING COUNTRY
the President from leaving the country or performing his executive duties
when the measure comes up in which President Wilson is sh .rp!y criticised
THE NEW RAINIER BEVERAGE ON DRAUGHT AT THE NEVADA
THIS WEEK WE WILL OFFER
ROME BEAUTY APPLES. Per Box $4.50
WINE SAP APPLES, Per Box. $5.00
INQUIRE WHAT APPLES ARE SELLING FOR IN SEATTLE.
AND YOU WILL FIND OUT THAT THESE PRICES ARE LOWER.
WE HAVE ONLY A FEW BOXES LEFT, BUY YOUR BOX
EARLY, TAKE NO CHANCES IN MISSING THE OPPORTUNITY OF
BUYING A BOX.
WITH CANNED AND DP‘ED FRUITS AT PRICES NOW
RULING THE USE OF THESE APPLES NOT ONLY WILL BENE
FIT THE BODY BUT WILL BE A MEANS OF SAVING YOU
CONSIDERABLY.
APPLET