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NOME. ALASKA SATIIUHV, MAY 27, 1022
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WORLD PUCE STILL ENDANGERED
MOSS ASKS HOMY HtBICH GOVEMIMNT
GREAT BRITAIN AND
WORLD HUMANITY
STILL IN DANGER
LONDON, May 27—At a luncheon held in the Hotel Cecil yester
day, Lloyd George stated that neither Great Britain nor world humanity
are yet out of danger. He further stated that there are great perils
near the English coast and right inside the Island. Premiey'George re
ceived a vote of confidence in the House of Commons, thereby p^pviug to
the country that his actions have the endorsement of the people.
BELFAST VIOLENT DEATHS STILL INCREASING
BELFAST. ^M^py 27—Since last Saturday twenty eight violent
death* have occurred^in Belfast, including six yesterday.
CURFEW ORDERED
FOR SIX COUNTIES
IN ULSTER
BELFAST, May 27—A curfew was yesterday ordered thruout six
counties in Ulster. The curfew period will be from eleven P. M. to
five A. M. As mauy of the murders and other crimes have been com
mitted during the night time this curfew enforcement was deemed advis
| MIMiKR*JO\ES NARCOTIC/BILL NOW LAW
WASHINGTON, May 27—Harding yesterday signed the Miller
Jone» Anti Narcotic Bill and it now becomes effective as the law. This
bill provides for deportation of aliens found guilty of violating the Federal
Narcotics laws.
SELF CONFESSED MURDERER REARRKSTED ON UOURT ORDERS
WHITE PLAINS, N. Y., May 27—William S. Wired, son of a
millionaire banker, self confessed slayer of Clarence S. Heters, a black
mailer whose body was found ear Kensico river. May -sixteenth, has been
rearrested. Justice Seger of the Supreme Court signed the order to have
Wired rearrestd.
OLE LARSON JURY
AGAIN DISAOREE
ARE DISMISSED
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TACOMA, May 27—For the second time this week, the jury before
wham Ole Larson, president of the Scandinavian American Bank was
tried, have disagreed and yesterday at noon were dismissed
Larson was tried on the charge of illegally borrowing funds from
AERIAL NAVIGATION OF THE WORLD AGAIN EX ROUTE
PARIS, May 27—Navigator Blake resumed his flight around the
world. He stopped off from Le Bourget and headed for Lyons as his
neat atop.
Accompanying Blake are Captain McMillan as mechanic and Cliff
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FRENCH GOVERI
DENIES
OFJ
HUGHES ASKS I.NQIiHIV OF FRENCH GOVKItXMEXT
WASHINGTON, .\Iay 27—A'resolution was yesterday introduced in
the House in which Secretary of State Hughes asks for an inquiry of the
French government. It is reported that the French have imposed a
sentence of twenty years upon Charles ft. Cran*-. sentence having been
imposed by a French military court at Damascus. Hughes asks for a
statement from the French government as to the correctness of the
FOREIGN OFFICE DENIES KNOWLEDGE OF DAMASCUS AFFAIR
PARIS. May 27—The French Foreign Office has no knowledge of
the reported conviction of Charles R. Crane, former American Minister to
China, by the French Military Court in Damascus, on the charge of incit
FRANCE THREATENS
TO OCCUPY
RUHR DISTRICT
PARIS May 27—Premier Poincairp, in an address before tho
Chamber of Deputies this evening, openly threatened German Invasion.
Poincaire stated that Frame will invade and occupy the Ruhr District of
Germany if Germany fails to meet reparations payment on May 31st.
BODY OF SEATTLEITE FOUND fHHPH IOl'S CIRCUMSTANCES
SEATTLE, May 27—Under circumstances pointing to murder, the
body of A. A. Almour. a Seattle salesman who has been missing since
March 8th, was found in the woods near Stanwood.
MEMORIAL DAY TUESDAY
MAY 30th
Tuesday May 30th is the day set
aside by the nation to do homage
to the departed dead, thruout the
United States flowers will be placed
on the graves of those departed.
In Nome we have few flowers to de
vote^ to this expression of our love,
but In our minds and consciences we
can let our thoughts revert to those
who have departed and |ft their
lives influence our actions.
The Mayor has issued a proclama
tion making this a holiday and all
business will cease for the day.
Various organizations will do all
possible to decorate the graves on
Belmont Point and at Fort Davis,
however, the deep snow precludes
much success.
The American Legion wjll hold a
public service o-n Barracks Square
following the same course as last
year. Following is the program:
Assembly—Bugle duet. by Frank
Dufresne and Charles Lescher.
Invocation by James J. Bogan,
the Post Chaplain.
Address by Ralph Lomen, Post
Commander.
John Brown’s Body, by the Nome
School Children and audience.
Musketry Sahite to the Honored
Offering at base of Column.
America by Nome School Children
and audience.
Benediction by James J. Bogan
Post Chaplain.
PROCLAMATION!
In accordance with the long es
tablished practice of setting aside s
day upon which we may display
honor to the nation's heroic dead by
decorating the graves of our depart
ed soldiers and sailors;
Now, therefore, .1 Geo S May
nard, Mayor of the Municipality of
Nome, b«reb»proclalin as a legal
ltoliday, Tuesday May 30th, to be
devoted by our citizens to the cus
U ms and observances of Memorial
Day. All citizens are hereby* re
quested to lay aside for the day their
usual duties and join together in of
fering fitting tribute to those who
died in the nation’s service
Given at Nome, Alaska, this 27th
day of May, 1022.
GKO. 8. MAYNARD, Mayor.
Attest: K. E GRIMM, City Clerk.
Hereafter no changes for advertising
copy will hr received later than
Fltay tar Weekly Smart.
WENT
CHARGE
IMPRISONMENT
, FOltElt.'N OFKlrE DECLARES REPORT ABSOLUTELY FALSE
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t PARIS. May 27—Charles R. Crane, former American Minister to
, Chine, reported to have been sentenced to twenty years imprisonment by
i a French Military Court in Damascus, for inciting Syrians to rise against
J French occupational troops, has not been sentenced. The Foreign
I Office stated last night that the report is absolutely false.
SEATTLE EMPLOYEES
TO RECEIVE PAY
ORDERED OVER VETO
Seattle, May 27—The Superior Court ordered the issuance of pay
checks to Municipal employees. Pay of City employees had been held
up by the Mayor's veto of the Salary ordinance. Caldwell having vetoed
the ordinance delayed payment of live thousand city employees and in
volved $1,044,800.00.
THREE MONTHS IN WORKHOUSE FOR DEFRAUDING HOTELS
NEW YORK. May 2 7—Dillion Willoughby Sail, one of the fore
most industrial engineers of the "Times,” was sentence® to the workhouse
for three months. Sail had been making a round of the fashionable
Hotels and defrauding then? by failing to pay his bills.
X LARSON CASES WILL RE RETRIED IN OCTOBER
TACOMA. M^y 27—The Larson cases on which the juiy could not
agree will be letried In October. Two untried criminal cases against
him have been dismissed.
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CHICAGO, May 27—Big Tim Murphy and two other Chicago Union
heads, being held on murder charges in connection with the gang of ter
rorists, were today released under five thousand dollars bonds.
The two men involved with Murphy were Fred Madera, president
of the Building Trades Council and .Co-n Shea.
MARKS LONG NON STOP FLIGHT OVER THREE STATES
WASHINGTON. May 27—Major General Nathan A. Patrick, chief
of the Air Service, made a non-stop flight of six and a half hours. This
flight was from Montgomery, Alabama to Camp Bragg, at Fayetteville.
N. C. During this flight Patrick flew over the Capitals of three different