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VOLUME 24. No. 4.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY. JANUARY. 27. 11K3S.
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U. S. BLAMES ENVOYS VIOLATIONS
MEMCAM SOUMERS LUVE-MOTING RESETS
LAST AMKKK AN SOLDIER LHAVKIS EUROKB
ANTWERP, Jau. 27—The army transport St. Michael cast off yes
terday afternoon with the last American soldiers’ contingent in Europe.
DEPARTURE OF YANKS GIVES RISE TO THOURIJC
COBLENZ, Jan. 27—In less than twenty four hours after the
Tanks departed from Coblenz the city was in an uproar. The populace
overwhelmed the police and held two violent demonstrations against
separation from Germany. The mob wrecked the newspaper offices of
the “Rhineland,” which favors formation of the Republic idea.
COURT MARTIAL OPENS—SOLDIERS ON LIARD
MAYENCE, Jan. 27 Trial by court-martial of Fritz Ehypsen and
nix other German industrial leaders opened yesterday. The court of
Justice was packed. French troops with bayonetted rifles guarded the
court room inside and out.
GERMANS KILLED IN NEWSPAPER OFFICE
BERLIN, Jan. 27—Eighteen employees of the Berlin Tagenblatte,
the leading German daily of Berlin, were killed when a hugh block of
atone crashed down thru four sfftries of the bu •»„. ~ dead included
several women.
FRENCH TO TIGHTEN THE SCREWS ON GERMAN Y
I | DUESSELDORiF, Jan. 27—General Weylantl. Focbo’s (thief el
Staff, arrived here from Paris and immediately went into confer* nee
with general Degoutte 'o consider application of sterner military n. ,s
nres againet the Gerr.^ps. y
**'" France Is her» to -way until slie gets complete satisfaction from
Germany, said M. Letrocquer. Minister of Public Works, who accom
panied Weygand.
FRENCH ATTITUDE BECOMING MORE SEVERE
BERLIN, Jun. 27—A state of siege has been proclaimed m Aix La
Chappele and Krenznach districts by the French occupational authori
ties, as a result of antagonistic demonstrations.
MORE GERMAN OFFICAJ/S ARRESTED M>H RESISTANCE
DUESSELDORF, Jan. 27—Burgomaster Schmidt and Dr. Oexle,
Director of' Duemeldorf police were arrested by French authorities yes
terday and placed in jail, awaiting court martial for failure to enforce
orders.
ISOLATION OF RUHR TO RR EFFECTIVE SUNDAY
PARIS, Jan. 27—All deliveries of coal from Ruhr to unoccupied
Germany will be stopped today. A strict customs cordon and other
measures to isolate the Ruhr completely will be made fully effective
Sunday. These decisions were made at Essen by General Weygand and
General Degoutte, Minister of Public Works, Wyves Letroquoer and Mr.
Costehead of the Engineering Mission.
GERMANS WOUNDED IN RIFLE FIRING
DUJB88ELDORF, Jan. 27—Desultory rifle firing, Which was in
progress In various parts of the city has been stopped by sentries. Two
Germans were wounded.
RUSSIAN•GERMANY ALLIANCE AGAINST FRANCE LOOMS UP
PARIS, Jan. 27—The Paris Temps declares it has evidence that
ttots is a forward movement toward a Russo-German military alliance
agalnbt Prance.
TURKS REFUSE TO. BE BLUFFED BY ALLIES
LAUSANNE, Jan. 27—The Turkish delegation to the Near Bast
Conference answered the Allies’ intention to adjourn the Conference by
the end of next week, whether peace was signed or not, by announcing
yesterday that they were having their passports vised tor their return
to Turkey. \
JAPS DENY STATEMENT REGARDING TREATY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—The Japanese Embassy received a cable
from Premier Kato in which he denies saying that Japan, United States
and Britain would enter the Naval Limitations Treaty.
DUESSELDORF—Grentzner was arrested but later released and
notified that he would be arrested again unless he complies with the
French demands.
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP
[»\IPANY TRIES TO RLUFF ALASKANS
SEATTLE. .Ian. 27 The Alaska Steamship Company tentatively
announced, seemingly as a feeler, that there will be but two passenger
sailings for Nome. One to be in June and the other in October, with
freight sailings as offerings warrant.
(It will be remembered that the same company last year prevailed
upon the Nome Chamber of Commerce to instruct the delegate from Al
| aska to intercede with congress and have the government withdraw fita
I intention to send transports to St. Michael and take outside the army
equipment at that post. The company pleaded that only thru such buei
I ness could it maintain a full summer schedule to Nome. The question
] is. whate else does the company want this community to do. If the
Seward Peinsula business is a loosing proposition for the Alaska Steam -
! ship Company why don't it withdraw and let some other company handle
| the business.)-- Ed.
HAYS NOT UPL1FTMR OF MOVIES SAYS HOIK*.
LOS ANGELES. Jan 27 Will S. Hayes, titular head of the Motion
Picture Lnduntry. is the official officer of th*' films and draws his salary
of $150,000 per year in that capacity, and is not the uplifter of the
movies, says Douglas Fairbanks.
MOKE IRISHMEN EXECUTED FOR CARRY INC* (JINS
DUBLIN. Jan. 27 Patrick Cunningham. William Confrey and M.
Kelly, all of Tullamore, were executed at Birr. Kings County yesterday
for carrying arms. ' I
WAR BREVITIES.
LONDON—An Exchange telegram from Rome states that a reso
lution has been adopted to send forward th** first party of Italian engi
JpO»*L(Ef*Z -According to p
Allen will today turn over the Ajju*
Martin of the French forces.
telegram from Washington Major
•rican occupational area to General
PARIS—Wygand having finished his task in the Ruhr will return
to Paris today.
PARIS- The Allied Reparations Commission declared that Ger
many is in default with all her Reparations obligations to France and
Belgium. The British member did not vote.
NOME INCOME TAX DATA
Pursuant to a telegram sent by the Nugget to Collector of Revenue
Poe, stating that no income blanks had been received in Nome and asking
him to forthwith wire details of payments due, we are in receipt of the
following data:
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 27—Tax blanks received here and have
been mailed to individuals, clerks in post offices, Commivssioners and U.
S. Marshals in Alaska. Other blanks will be mailed when they become
available.
There is no change in exemption or rate in Form 1040 A, being
the return blank used in 1921.
A Surtax of one percent on Incomes from $6,000 to $10,000 pre
vails, see 1921 Revenue Act for further 9urtax rates.
Corporations to pay twelve and one half percent with ex-emptiou
same as 1921.
Excess Profits tax abandoned.
All Personal Service Corporations must file returns on Form 1120
and pay tax as regular Corporations.
A general extension, not authorized by former extensions, will be
granted by the Collector's office.
When returns will reach here later than March 15th, 1923, have a
letter attached stating that blanks were not received in time.
POE, Collector.
HENRY FORD WORRIES THE DEMOCRATS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—Democratic leaders are worried over the
Ford sentiment springing up thruout the country and are taking steps
to puncture his tentative candidacy.
TROTZKY GETS A WIFE WHO IS NO POLITICIAN
LONDON, Jan. 27—Trotzky has put aside his Jewish wife, w*io is
a frenzied revolutionist, and has replaced her with a young Russian
Christian woman who knows nothing about politics and is not a Bolshevik,
says the Moscow Dally Mall. The new wife is named Natalia Ivanova
and la the daughter of a czarist general.
NEW YORK—Federal Prohibition authorities seized three hun
dred thousand dollars worth of liquor in s Christie street drag store.
U. S. BLAMES ENVOYS VIOLATION PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27—As a result of disclosures by Washing
ton police, who charge that Home and Foreign Envoys are using their
diplomatic immunity to supply bootleggers, the Treasury Department
has sent a memorandum to the State Department calling attention to
certain unusual shipments of liquor, coming to embassies and legations
prohibition leader acxtsed mai.i kasam i: in offk i:
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NEW YORK. Jan. 27 Charges of malfeasance in oflice have been
de against William H. Anderson. Superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
igue and an outstanding figure in the National Prohibition Movement,
charges are now under Investigation by the District Attorney’s office
PROHIBITION CANNOT RE ENFORCED
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COLUMBUS. Ohio. Jan. 27 Dr Butler, president of Columbia
j University, in a speech to the Bar Association said that there is ‘‘No
1 likelihood of enforcing the eighteenth amendment, no matter how much
; money the United States expends or how much energy is displayed." He
! also said that there are a dozen Verboten signs in the United States for
| every one in Russia.
GERMAN ANTI-COOPERATION POLICY EFFECTIVE
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ESSEN. Jan. 27 Order has been restored thruout the Ruhr, but
unemployment Is steadily irarreasintr. The railroad strike continues to be
effective, navigation on the Rhine between Weasel and Cologne is at %
standstill. J 50.000 coal miners are idle and French military train crews
are handling the supplies of the occupat toilers, but are refraining from
handling trains with food for the German population. Nineteen were
arrested in Dusaeldorf last night.
HARDING ASKED TO CAM. WORLD PEACE CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON Resolution, calling for the President to convene
a World Pence Conference in Washington, was introduced in the House
by Representative Chalmers of Ohio
DAUGHERTY EXONERATED BY HOUSE
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27— The House approved the action of its
Judiciary Committee in giving Attorney General Daugherty a clean bill
of health on the impeachment charges brought against him by Represen
tative Keller.
iekying iirearms RANGEitors
WATERFORD. Jan. L'T—O’Reilly aiul Fitzgerald. residents of
Cork, were executed at Waterford Barracks this morning. Both were
found guilty of possessing fire arms.
KU KM \ KLAN INVESTIGATION < LOSES
BASTROP. Jan. 27—The Stat».*s open hearing into the Morehouse
hooded atrocities, investigating the whippings, deportations, kidnappings
and death of two men, was concluded after having been in progress since
January 5th. Before adjournment of the hearing Attorney General Coco
made a statement to the Court regarding the outrages in the Parish,
charging the Ku Klux Klan with responsibility for the crimes.
I>K. REINSCH DIES IN SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27—Dr. Paul S. Reinisch of Wisconsin, former
United States Minister to Peking and recently advisor to the Chinese
government, died here yesterday.
PACKERS CHARTER STEAMSHIP FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, Jan. 27—The Carlisle Packing Company have Just
closed a charter whereby the Steamship Brookdale will be employed
from May to October as a Cannery Tender Supply vessel for operations
of that cconcern in Bering Sea. In addition to carrying supplies the
Brookdale will load a cargo for Dutch Harbor. Akutan and Kuskokwim.
She will sail May 10th.
TAX FREE SECURITIES BACK ON LIST.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—The House has passed the Green River
proposition amendment to the constitution to put an end to Issuance of
tax free securities.
PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES INCREASE IN NUMBER
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27—According to a Census Bureau report
the Deoember output of passenger automobiles for 1922 was 206,418 as
compared with 70,690 of December 1921.
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