TUESDAY
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HARDING AND COX TO MAKE PRO
QUESTION LEADING ISSUE
Washington. July 13—A straight
out fight on the wet and dry Issue be
tween Harding and Cox was forecasted
today l>y Senator Kenyon of Iowa.
ALLIES AGAIN FORCED
TO THREATEN GERMANS
Spa, Belgium. July 13—The Allies
late today served an ultimatum on the
German delegation to the conference
here declaring that the Germans must
agree by three o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon to deliver to the Allies two
million tons of coal monthly, in accord
ance with the stipulatlonso f the er
sailles treaty, requiring the Germans
to give the Allies that amount of coal
monthly for a considerable time in
reparation for the German destruction
of coal mines in the I^ens and Alriey
fields. The ultimatum asserts the
Germans must give assurances .bv 3
p. m. Wednesday that the require
ment will he met. otherwise, the Ger
mans were informed, the Allies "will
take immediate measures to enforce
Allies Give Teutons More Time On
Coal Demand
Spa, July 13—It is announced that
other day in which to answer the de
mand of the Allies regarding the mat
ter of coal dividends tinder the terms
of the Versailles treaty. ■
HEARING ON ORIENTAL
QUESTION COMMENCED
AT FRISCO
San Francisco, July 13—Both Amer
ican pleas for closer restrictions on
Japanese immigration and Japanese
opinions in favor of intermarriage be
tween Japanese and whites were
brought before the Immigration and
Naturalization Committee of the
House of Representatives at its first
hearings on Pacific Coast immigration
questions today. Senator Phelan of
California appeared before the com
mittee as a proponent of more immi
gration laws. John Irlss, a land own
er of the San Joaquin river delta, op
posed further immigration but urged
decency and justice for the Japanese
already here. George Shuna. presi
dent of the Japanese Association of
America and known as the "Potato
King”, told the committee he believed
intermarriage between Japanese and
whites to be feasible.
BRITAIN AND JAPAN CONTINUE
TREATY OF ALLIANCE
London, July 13—Great Britain and
Japan have notified the League of Na
tions that they have prolonged th*ir
treaty of alliance for a further period
of one year. At the same time the
two governments tainted out that the
terms of the treaty are in accord with
the principles of the League.
NEW PARTY WRANGLING OVER
DIFFERENCES OF VIEW
Chicago. July 12—The formation of
an e\v party is no longer a question of
whether one should be organized but
of 'how it is to be farmed. Arthur A.
Hays, chairman of the conference
comlmittce, in reporting the findings of
the different elements, told the com
mittee of forty eight convention today.
Hayes made the statement in present
ing the first report of the conference
committee to the convention. Dis.
cussion of the question of reconciling
the different elements was continuing
lie said, between the representatives
of those many elements interested.
48 CONVENTION VOTES TO JOIN
NAT’L LABOR PARTY
Chicago, July 13—The convention
committee of forty eight voted today
to join the National Labor Party in the
formation of a new political party.
AMERICANS SAFELY OUT OF
VILNA ON POLE FRONT
Warsaw, July 12—The American
Itelief Association representatives and
also the members of the American lied
Cross engaged in relief work on the
Polish war front have completed their
evacuation of Vllna and the district
North of Lemberg on the Southern
front, according to advices reaching
their headquarters here.
GERMAN DELEGATES ESCAPE
ATTACK AT SPA
Spa, Belgium, July 13—An attack
upon members of the German delega
tion attending the Spa conference was
averted today when the Teuton repre
sentatives carried out a hurried
"stratagetic retreat’* by speeding nwny
in motor cars.
A Belgian officer who was impris
oned in Germany was the cause of the
German's rapid retirement. Filled
witl) anger over his treatment while a
war prisoner, the officer assaulted an
attache of the German delegation. The
Germans fled precepitaltly.
•BOSS” CROCKER ADJUDGED
MENTALLY COMPETENT
Palm Reach, Fla! July 13—Richard
Crocker, famous as the one time lead
er of Tammany Hall, was adjudged
mentally competent to handle his af
fairs In an order issued today by Ju.1:r*.
E. B. Donnell, dissolving the tempor
ary injunction recently granted to
Howard Crocker, son of the famous
political boss.
The action was an outgrowth of
Crocker senior's marriaget o an Okla
homa Indian belle.
MINSK CAPTURED
BY BOLSHEVIKI
London. July 13—Minsk has been
captured by the Bolsheviki forces, ac
cording an official stateine.it re
Minsk was one of the mast import
ant positions on the Centra. I'o i>h
front. It's capture by the Soviet forces
indicates that the Poles have com
menced to lose ground on their center
as well as on their North and South
WOOD ENDOR8ES
' REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
Chicago. July 13—General Wood
declared today that he heartily endors
es the nominee of the Republican
party, as lie understands that the pro
gressive elements are to be brought
into the campaign and will be given
full representation and pnrticipalion
in the party activities.
FLORIDA GOVERNOR REFUSES
SPECIAL SESSION CALL
Pensocola. Fla. July 13—Governor
Catta has refuser to call a special
session of the Florida legislature to
act on the Woman Suffrage amend •
GREEKS EXECUTE THOUSANO
TURK NATIONALISTS
London. July 13—Details of the re
cent Greek victory over the Turkish
Nationalists at Rallkessra. Asia Minor,
reveal that the Greeks executed one
thousand of their Turkish prisoners on
!he ground that they were bandits and
therefore, liable to execution under the
WEDNESDAY
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VIC. LEAVES WITH
125 PASSENGERS
o'clock tills evening with a capacity
cur go and a list of 125 passengers, in
cluding twenty two steerage.
Additional reservations made since
passenger list was cabled were F. D.
Leedy, Miss Gunnison and u few steer
U. S MARINES SENT TO PEKIN
Washington, July 14—A detachment
of 150 American sailors has been or
dered to proceed to Pekin, China, to
augment the American Legation guard.
The marines have besn ordered to the
capital as a precaution agalnRt threat
ened revolutionary hostilities there, ac
cording to State Department announce
BRITI8H LABOR DEMANDS
TRUCE IN IRELAND
London, July 14—A resolution de
manding an immediate truce between
the warring factions In Ireland and
the withdrawal of the British army
was adopted today at a special meet
ing of the British Union Congress.
The congress also proposed a ballot
on a general strike if tl?e troops are
not withdrawn.
COX AND ROOSEVELT PREPARE
FOR STRENUOUS CAMPAIGN
Columbus, O. July 14—Co* and
Roosevelt in formulating their cam
paign plans have agreed to divide the
country between them and carry the
tight for victory Into every state.
Roosevelt will spend most of hie time
In the West on a speaking compalgn.
The two candidates will begin ae soon
ae their respective notification cere
monies are ont of the way. They de
cided they woRld consider no state
hopeless for democracy and win egrry
the light into every state during the
campaign period.
• yes 1
WASHINGTON STATE
SECRETARY DEAD
Tacoma. Wn. July II—I. M. Powell.
Secretary of Stats cf Washington, died
here today.
WARMS AGAINST PREMATURE
RECOGNITION NEW
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT
* Glencnster. Penn., July 12—Warn
ing against premature recogonltlon of
the new Mexican government was giv
en today to the administration by
Henry P. Fletcher, former American
ambassador to Mexico, in a letter ,to
Secretary of State Colby. Fletcher
pointed out the unstable character of
the present Mexican situation and urg
ed that in no case should recognition
of the De La Huerta -regtme be other
than that of de facto character.
NEW PARTY CONVENTION
EFFECTS AMALGAMATION
Chicago, July M—An ginalgation of
the principal groupa^whlch arc at
tempting to form a new political party
was effected today and dissension has
now yielded to letter harmony among
the leading elements. The coalition
movement developed when the Non
partisan League delegation and Single
Taxers marched Into the labor con
vention and announced they had de
cided to amalgamate. The “commit
tee of 48” delegates voted to amalga
mate before they had heard the report
of their conference committee. Dining
its separate session the committee of
48 voted to recommend a platform
plank for railroad public ownership
and democratic control of transporta
tion, including public ownership and
operation 'of stock yards, large ab
hatoirs,, grain elevators, terminal
warehouses, pipe lines and tanks.
Democratic control by the workers and
their representatives was a portion of
the original party demands.
Minor Groups Still At Odda—^H'cago
Chicago, July 14—leaders of »he
new political party are tonight striv
ing desperately to solidify the strength
of the minor groups. The early mo
ments of the new party's life today
were fraught with menacing situations.
The joint chairmen battled for hours
to keep jealousies and distrust of the
rival groups sulrtnerged and the road
open for transacting business. Sev
eral times a break appeared not far
away hut the peacemakers were called
to tin* platform and by their appeals
to the common alms of the delegates
stave off. at least temporarily, any
moves toward a break.
FIRST MAIL PLANE
CROSSES CASCADE8
Seattle, July 14—Cnayipg the first
; all ever sent across the Cascade
tange by aeroplane. Iludolph I. Erl»«
icman made a non stop flight of two
.ours and twenty minutes from Seattle
.. Yakima this evening.
dRS COX DODGES
SUFFRAGE DECLARATION
Dayton. O. July 14—Wide stepping
'he question of a reporter as to whether
she is a suffragist or an anti. Mrs. Co*
wife of the democratic nominee, an
swered: “I’m Just the wife of the Gov
REPORTED AMERICAN OFFICER
KILLED AT 8PALATO
Trieste. July 14—An American of
ficer Is reported to have been killed In
recent fighting between Croats and
Italians during the Jugo-Slav nation*
a list demonstrations at Spalato, Dal
matia. Details of the alleged killing
.and the name of the American office*'
are not available.
American Admiral In Command At
Trieste, July 14—Rear Admiral
Phillip Andrews, commander of the
American war ships on the Adriatic,
has taken command of the situation
at Spalato, Dalmatia. wh?re the Jugo
slavs and Italians recently clashed, ad
vices reselling here say.
RUMORED 80L8HEVIKI
ACCEPTED ALLIED
ARMISTICE PROPOSAL
London. July 14—It is rumored In
authoritative quarters in Spa. that
Lloyd George has received a message
from George Tchitcherin, the Bolshe
viki Commissari' for Foreign Affaire,
accepting the proposals of the Allies
for an armistice between Poland and
A88A8SIN ATTEMPTS LIFE
OF HINOENMRO
Berlin. July 14—An unknown man
early today broke into General Von
Iftndei^drfa house and fired a shot
at the Fleld Marshal. The bullet miss
ed Its mark and the man escaped.
VOUSQ J0MN.D VISITING
SPIRIT CITY
Seattle, July 12—John D. Rocke
feller Jr, accompanied by hie wife and
four children .arrived here today on a
pleasure trip.
•iiSBd
TO SELL CHAMPAGNE KING’S
PRIVATE STOCK
Pals, July 14—Eight million bottle*
of champagne will be placed on sale
July 28, when the sequestered property
of Baron de Mumm will be auctioned
off at his estate near Itheims. This
property was seized in 1915 subset
quent to the baron's resumption of
German citizenship when the war be*
THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
SINGLE TAXERS BOLT
NEW PARTY CONVENTION
Chicago, July 14—The newly born
and still unnamed third party went
Into session today w'ith the announce*
ment that it Intended selecting condl
dates. The initial efforts of the con
vention appeared to be principally di
rected to getting a platform acceptable
to Lafollette.
Lafollette Declines New Party
- Nomination
Chicago, July 14—Lafollette does
not deem himself available as a can
didate for the new party presidential
nomination.
Ho has sent word to the convention
that he "don’t wnnt the nomination."
The majority report of the platform
committee's fusion attempt at creat
ing a labor party was finally partially
prepared today.
Single Taxers Bolt—Elect Own
Nominees
Chicago, July 14—Unable to agree
•with the • numerous conflicting ele
ments represented at the new party
convention, the Single Taxers bolted
this afternoon and nominated their
own candidates. Robert C. McAuley.
of Philadelphia, was selected as the
presidential nominee and R. C. Rnr
num of Cleveland, was named for vice
president.
New Party Named "Farmer-Labor
Chicago, July 14—"The Farmer
Labor Party” was the name chosen by
the convention of the new political
party here tonight after much debate.
Party Platform Too Radical for
Lafollette
Chicago, July 14—Lafollette let it
be known here this evening that he
declined to accept the new party nnm
ination because of the platform Item?
too radical.
UKRAINE FORCES TRAP
BOL8HEVIKS—6,000 KILLED
London. July 14—Five thousand
Bolshevik! troops were killed by the
anti-Bolshevist forces, when the forces
under General Gene Alamngel tnpned
and surounded eight thousand Red
cavalrvmen in the Crimea, according
to a dlspeteh from Constantinople
FURTHER WANE IN GOLD
PRODUCTION INDICATED
Washington, July 14—There was
less gold production in the' world last
year than in 1918 and present indica
tions are that the 1920 output will
show a still further reduction, accord
ing to the Geological Survey, which,
on incomplete returns, places the 1918
production at fS50jOOO,lOOO. Returns
for the first six months of this year
Indicate that the United States pro
duction for 1920 will be less than
150,000,000.
FOUR ARMY AEROPLANE*
ON WAY TO NOME TODAY
Minneola, July 15:—Pour army aero
planes comprising the Alaskan flying
expedition left Mitchell field, Long
Island, at 12: JS p. m. today bn the
nine thousand mile round trip flight
to Nome, one of the longest and most
difficult air trips ever attempted on
the Western hemisphere.
The expedition was started on its
historic flight by^Brlg. General Wm.
Mitchell, director of the army air ser
vice operations who came here today
from Washington to give "Utke off”
signal. While the weather conditions
were not Ideal for flight, the pilots
were assured by gore lament weather
kjureati that the general weather cop
dltlons for the first three hundred and
fifty miles teg of the Journey to Erl«v
Pennn., would be good.
PREPARATION* UNDER WAV
FOR CUP RACffii
Now York, July* i 4—Time allow
ance, a vital factor'to any yachtsman,
assumed added importance tonight on
the ove of the first America’s Cup rice
of 1120, when It was learned that In
the event of a close finMh tomorrow
the winner might not become knolpn
before Friday. The announcement
the Shamrock V. would bo Uthf'i
“mystery sloop and most
Resolute, the American dap
a time 'handicap of iK^en minutes and
one second because of the challenger*!:
greater aprend of canvas. This was
coupled with another announcement
that the committee hud granted the
request of the noted Iris!/ yachtsman's
forces for a remeasurement of certain
of the Shamrock’s sails. *
PALMER TO LEAVE
• * CABINET SOON
Washington. July 14 th—‘Attorney
General Palmer is slated to leave the
cabinet as soon as the skids can be
properly greased to facilitate his de
parture. according to one of the best
Informed men In admlnistrition olr
MUCH MARRIED WOMAN,
BELIEVED MURDER VICTIM
Seattle, July 14—Mrs. E. E. Cash,
of Ashland. Oregon, four times mar
ried. was found dead today In the
Barker Hotel in this city, apparently
the victim pf murder.
The police are looking for a man
named E. E. Jacobs, with whom the
woman registered as his wife. Mrs.
Cash Is said to have three daughters
in San Francisco.
EDITOR FINDS RICH
AMBER DEPOSIT—MANITOBA
The'Pass, Manitoba, July 14—With
a gunny sack full of pure amber. Jack
Murray, a former newspaper editor,
returned here today from Cedar Lake, (
eighty miles southwest of here. Mur-,
ray reports the discovery of deposits
containing a plentiful supply of amber |
GERMAN RELUCTANCE FORCING i
CRISIS OVER COAL |
Spa, Belgium. July 14—The reluctance!
of the Germans toward meeting the
coal delivery demands of the Ver
sailles treaty Is precipitating a dan
gerous crisis In the ne.vpflp lions here,
which may lead to the employment of
armed force by the Allies. Lloyd
George received Dr. Waltfi Simons, I
the German Foreign Minister at- the
kilter’s request th!i evening and told
him i mphaticully tii.-.t the Allies were
not bluffing. The Allies, George de
clared. Intend seriously to tAke meas
ures for the enforcement and execu
tion of the Versailles treaty, unless
the Germans meet the Allies modified
terms with respect to furnishing the
coal called for by the peace pact.
Allied War Leaders Summoned to 8pa
Spa. July 14—Field Marsha! Wil
son. who was summoned here yester
day by the Supreme Allied Council,
after the German delegates In con*
ference In this city bad opposed the
Allied solution of the coal delivery
problem. Is expected to arrive her#
tonight to confer Immediately with
Marshal Fock regarding the ampler
ment of possible military measures to
enforce the peace treaty.
Germans Agree to Allied Term*
London, July 15—The Oerman
delegates at Spa have accepted the
Allies demands for two million tons of
coal monthly, according to a Havas
dispatch from Peris. Ths acceptance
Is aald to be accompanied by some,
conditions.
“Germany Estovers Invasion and
Spa, July 14—Members of the Qer
man cabinet here held a meeting ttys
afternoon. Simons, the German For
eign Minister, Just before going In . to
the meeting said that Germany, “is
between civil war and invasion.”
WILSON TO MIIT
DEMOCRAT NOMINEES SUNOAY
Washington, July 14—President
Wilson Will maot and condor with Cos
and HooaevolL the ScMocmtlo nomi
nees, next Sunday at tha White House.
GAME INVESTIGATOR
I COMING TO ALEUTIAN#
Seattle. July li—Three years ear
vice on the Ulauds of Ajp Mitten
group to Investigate the wild Wtanl
and bird resource* to assist tbs Indian
natives to propagato ^domestic* (keep
herds and to determine t^o status of
the wild reindeer herds supposed to
* rooinlns. aofw ot »« «*£«•>'£
assignment which the United States
Biological Survey has «trsn to Donald
‘■ssfttsfeaaBi
parins to anil (or Unnlaaka on n Coant
Guard steamer
Washington. D. C.—Oror t».»0d
discharged, disabled soldiers were tin.
dergolog treatment In PnhHa Health
Service hoopiuls. or under contract
with petnto hoopltnla, during January,
*
T
0. S. MUSES
FAMOUS DIME
The English dirigible balloon. R-34,
which the United States navy pur
chased from the British government
for 13.500,000 wlli be housed at the
Cape May navy yard air station. Work
has been begun for the erection of >t
large hangar which must be completed
within the next two months,
A railroad line is being constructed
to the site of the building In order that
the 600 tons of material necessary fo<
the hangar shall be placed on the
ground speedily.
At the present hangar, from which
the C-5 went out on its disastrous trip
last spring, there Is bolng put together
under the direction of*an Italian ex
pert officer a new dirigible which may
have its trial trips In a short time.
The regular complement of the fly
ing station adjoining the naval sta
tion is 400 officers and men.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOE PATENT
M. A .No. OKI
M. 8. No. 1241
In the United States Land Office at
Nome. Aluska
June, 20,1120.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
THOMAS J. DONOHOE, a dtlsen of
the United States, residing at Seattle,
Washington, and whose post office ad
dress is Seattle, Washington, acting by
his duly authorised agent and attor
ney In fact. Jas. M. Straeten, of Nome,
Alaska ,and whose post office address
Is said Nome, Alaska, has made appli
cation before the United States Land
Office at Nome. Alaska, for u United
States Patent for the TIDAL WAVE
PLACER MINING CLAIM SITUATED
about three miles Northeasterly ©f the
town of Nome, In Cape Nome Record -
Ing District. Alaska, Second Division,
being Mlneml Survey No. 1241: said
daim being more particularly desarih
•d in the field notes and plat of the of
flcial survey thereof now on file in
said I-and Office ut Nome, Alaska, as
follows:
BEGINNING at Cor. 1, identical
with Loc. cor. a limestone 34xixl fna.,
12 Ins., in ground, marked 1TW with
cross on top surfhce for true point,
with earth mound 24 ins., base, and
II ins.', high N. side of .cor., thence
U. 8. L. M. 'jo. 11 bears S. 72 deg.
16 min. W. 4082.70 ft; Cor. 2, Survey
No. 334, Minnie Bell Placer, a fir post
4 Ins. *q. 2 ft. above ground In earth
mound scribed 2 834 bears S. 24 deg.
*0 min. W. 187 ft. and Cor. 7. Sur.
11210, Diamond L Placer,scribed 7 12:0
D. bears S. 13 deg. 12 min: wV 101.9
iff. thence S. U deg. 29 min. B. (Var,
|,l» deg. E.) 904.90 ft. to Cor. 2. Iden
tical/with loc. cor: thence N. 9 deg.
17 min. W. (Var. 19 dag. 20 min. E.)
766.70 ft. to Cor. 3. Identical with loc.
.cor; thence N. 19 deg. 10 mill. Ef
;(Var. 19 deg. 1ft min. E.) 39.20 ft. to
iCor. 4., identical with loc. cor: thence
8. 9 deg. 10 min. E. (Var. 19 deg.
10 min. E.) 1524 ft. to Cor. ft. Identi
cal with loc. oar; thence N. 12 -deg.
20 min. W. (Var. 19 deg. tft min, E.)
994.20 ft. to Cor. 9. identical with loo.
cor; thence N. 9 deg. ft4 min. W.
(Var. 19 deg. 1ft min. E.) 711.10 ft.
to Cor. 1 and place of beginning; con
taining an area of 12.792 acres.
Tbat mid claim la in conflict ,wltl*
overlapped by Surrey No. 314,
Jdianle Bell Placer, to tbo .exteat of
* 2W teres, as *own by. the offcla.
t>l»t and field notes of survey thereof,
but that sold area ao In- conflict with
the Tidal Wave Placer la hereby ex
eluded from this application, an<^pat
ent for same ia not hereby or here
under applied for. Total area for
Which patent, la aak<g) la .9.474 acres'
That iald claim ta eftuated on tiMur
ve.ved around on the light barit of
Dry oyeeJc, about throe miles north
ipaWrfy from $h« town of Noma Cap*
%«• Recording District. Alaska. Sec
ond Division, U. B. L. 3d. No. jl, to
which this claim la tied Is a fir; poet
< Ina. sq. 6 ft. above ground. In atone
mound C ft. .base, 3 ft. high. Bribed
V- l*- ..MV- No. 11, and to alt ated
^ ft* Of ,^a Government road
known as the Resale Road, and boot
t.U miles northeasterly from the own
of Nome,. In LaL.C4.degt M min. N.
Longitude ICS deg. 23 min. W. The
original notice of |ooatlo» 01 said
WM*U# retorted to &WWgf 4T1.
and the amended location notice 1 ietw
of In Vol. lit at page 411. ef tten
Th« .djolnlnr chlau »r». 6. th.
Beat the Keklmo Chief e» Dine very
Placer. Bur. No. 1144, claimant un
known: on the Booth tbo Hlanh Beil
placer. Bur. St4. claimant aalo own.
m4 on th. WWt «M Sw. tM, i urn
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