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WILL AID WRANGELL IS,WATCHERS
RUMORS RIFE REGARDS DEMPSEV-GIBBONS BOUT
AVIATORS IN FLIGHT
CRASH TO EARTH
SAN DIEGO, June 30—The aeroplane carrying Captain Lowell
Smith and Lieut. Richter army aviators in their attempt to remain in the
air for a period of four days and nights crashed into the mud flats be
tween Coronado and North Island at 4:40 A. M., Friday morning, after
having been in the air pracically 24 hours in continuous flight.
Both escaped injury and have given up their test flight after
breaking the speed record for over 2500 kilometers. The feat of refuel
ing in mid airfwas accomplished by Smith and Richter during this flight
for the first time in the history of the aeroplane.
GERMANS SENTENCED
TO DEATH BY FRENCH
MAYENCE, June 30th—Seven Germans have been sentenced to
death by a French cou»t martial for sabotage, according to a dispatch,
from France.
I-OIM'AKK liPKIkk TO &KJKATF
PARIS, June 30—Poincare closed his speech to the Senate last
night with these words: “France has had plenty to have recourse to use
force but now that measurements of coercion have been instituted they
vrUl be continued until Germany surrenders.”
. DEMPSEY MUST OBEY
LAW SAYS ATTORNEY
GENERAL RANKIN
HELENA, June 30—Rumors have been rife that Jack Dempsey
will not fight the Fourth of July unless the last dollar of the bargain
already made is in his hands by July the second.
Attorney General W. D .Rankin in a statement said: “If the
present rumor that Dempsey will not fight Mike Gibbons, in Montana,
unless he has the last dollar of the unconditional bargain by the second
of July is true, I suppose the laws of Montana against obtaining money
under false pretense is important enough and the state of Montana is
interested in seeing that its people are not frauded so even champions
and their managers will have to obey the law just the same as other
citisens not as conspicuous.”
SENATOR JOHNSON ARRIVES RERUN
BERLIN, June 30—Senator Johnson of California arrived in Eer
lin yesterday to study the conditions in Germany.’
FRENCH APPROPRIATE MILLIONS
PARIS, June 30—The French at the request of the Premier voted
an appropriation of 307,000,000 Francs for comjuctin^ the Ruhr campaign
PRESS CLUB HOST TO HARDING
SEATTLE, Jane 30—The Press Club will be a host to President
Harding and the entire staff of special writers accompanying him on their
return from Alaska.
NOICE RALLIES TO
AID OF WRAN6ELL
ISLAND WATCHERS
TORONTO, Juee 30—A dispatch from Toronto states that Harold
Noice is in Toronto on his way to Nome. Alaska, to charter a boat to ~\o
to the aid of Allan Crawford and associates, who are keeping a lone lorn;
v»5il on Wrangell Island. It is claimed that the Canadian Government
is indifferent :o the fate of Craw lord and his party on the Island, whi h
hav» been mann-eed on the Island for two years.
The sch< oner Toddy Bear. Capt. Jo- Bernard, was sent to *he aid
'f this expedition last year but owin? .1 u*** -.'(editions wer • unable
to reach the Island. Nolce is an associate of Stefansson, the Arctic,
explorer.
HARDING AND BORAH
MEET IN UTAH
POCATELLO. June 29—President Harding in making his speech
here which is the home state of Senator Borah said: ”Th»* American
people ought to give their influence to direct the world to a plane where
there will be less war.” he also declared that he would "a thousand times
rather entrust the adjustment of disputes wherein America is interested to
a Permanent Court of International Justice with American representation
therein than to any arbitration body set up in the history of the world."
Senator Borah after meeting the President at Cache Junction. !Ttah,
made a statement to newspaper men that he felt that the President’s
position as set forth in his St. Louis speech was really agreeable to the
people. Borah also said: “I am in entire agreement with President
Harding's conclusion that any world court wherein the United States
may join cannot be connected with the League of Nations whatsoever.”
Borah added that he saw an unprohability of any conclusive action on a
world court proposal by the next senate, but stated that, although he
believed the President had accurately estimated a great moral demand
from the United States for some Judicial Tribunal which would avert
another war.
PRESIDENT HARDING SPEAKS IN BUTTE
BUTTE. June 30—Presenting here today a report on post war
revival of business. President Harding declared that National mobiliza
tion by business, labor and Government forces to overcome depression
was no less than a great cooperation to win the war
HARDING GIVES VIEWS ON RUSSIA
HELENA, June 30—In a speech here the President referred to
the collossal failure of Russia’s mad experiment and said that he believed
that Russia is going to rivet anew our belief in established social order.
Discussing the conditions of this country the President disclosed that
both labor and capital had a right to organize, the latter through a med
ium of corporations.
BRITISH LABOR PARTY
PLACES RESOLUTION
ON TABLE TODAY
LONDON, June 30—The British I*abor Party in vconvention shelv
ed by vote the resolution declaring the Royal family is no longer a neces
sary British institution.
VICTORIA ARRIVED
BUFORD ARRIVE SUNDAY
SEATTLE, June CO—The Alaska Steamship Company steamer
Victoria arrived in Seattle Friday June 29th according to a dispatch re
ceived from Seattle this morning by the Nugget.
STEAMSHIP III FORD WILL ARRIVE SEATTLE 81'XDAY
SEATTLE, June 30—The Alaskan Siberian Navigation Company
! steamer Buford will arrive in Seattle Sunday July 1st and sail for San
i Francisco Tuesday July 3rd, according to a dispatch received from Seattle
. this morning by the Nugget.
BAIT AIN NOT TO
RECOGNIZE 19 MILE LIMIT
i
LONfKJN. June 30—Curzon in a statement to the House of Com
mons said that Britain could not recognize a 19 mile limit proposed by
the United States in connection with the enforcement of prohibition by
the United States. j
V- GRANT KLFJ TRD 1921.
POUGKEEPSIE June 30—Don Grant, coxswain of the champion
Washington crew was elected Captain of the crew for 1924 at a luncheon
given here yesterday to Washington men.
WASHINGTON WINS
INTER-COLLEGIATE
ROWING CONTEST
POUGHKEEPSIE. June 29—The Washington Crew won the An
nual Inter-Collegiate regatta here last evening. The Navy- finished 2nd
with the distance of one and a half boat lengths between them and the
winning crews. Columbia crossed the line third losing second place by
the same distance that the Navy lost first. This is the first time in 26
years that the 'Pacific Coast has won, the victory for Washington was
more remarkable owing to the fact that Dow Walling. Stroke for Wash
ington had busted his knee previous to the race and it was feared for
three days before the race that he would be unable to pull. Walling col
lapsed at the end of the race. The time for three miles was fourteen
minutes three and one fifth seconds. Cornell won the Freshman race,
Washington came out second in this event. Syracuse won the Junior race.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, June 30—Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Pasa
dena sustained an earthquake shock at 4:30 P. M. yesterday. Several
homes were badly shaken according to a dispatch from Los Angeles.
POISON FOUND IN STOMACH OF RABBI
SAN FRANCISCO. June 30—Sufficient poison to cause death was
found in the stomach of Rabbi Martiano Eyer after an analysis of the
stomach was made. The Rabbi was found dead in his study last Wed
nesday.
Typewriter RJbbona, Typewriter and C-arbon Papers at Nugget office.
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