MONDAY
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KANSAS CITIZENS TO
FIGHT NON-PARTISAN
LEAGUE INVASION
Salina. Kan. Jan. S—A gigantic,
nat© wide citizens committee will be
formed here Monday to fight the Non
Twyitiwm League's invasion of Kansas
Soldiers, sailors and marines will be
the hark bone of the new organiza
tion, but eit zrns in every walk of
life may Join the organization. The
representative* of 335 American Le
gion posts will attend the initial
meeting here today and line up an at
tack on the Non-partisan league and
A. C. Town ley. its leader. 'Hie cit
izens committee will be formed along
tinea similar to those adopted by the
’Wisconsin Constitutional Defense
FORMER NOME DRUGGIST FINED
FOR DOPE -SELLING
Seattle, Jan. *—dins. E. Kelly,
former Nome druggist, today pleaded
guilty in the federal courts to a charge
of violation of the Harrison narcotic
act in setting morphine. He was
fined $1,000.
WIFE INDICTED FOR READING
HUSBAND’S LETTERS
Washington. Jan. *—FVw opening
and reading a letter addressed to her
husband. Mrs George A. Morrison, on
complaint of her husband, was today
indicted by a grand Jury on a charge
of violation of the postal lawa.
TURKS ROUNDING UP BRIGANDS
(.•■onatantinople, Jan. 8—The Turk
irfhNationalists have launched a com
paign against the brigands infesting
all parts of Turkey, according to ad
vices received here.
Numerous brigands are showed
dally in public squares by the Nation
alists. all of them loaded heavily
with irons.
AGED COUPLE LEAVE
LIFE TOGETHER
Tacoma, Jan. S—Mr. and Mrs.
Peter O. Rewinger. aged 82 and 7?
respectively died here today within an
hour of each other. The aged couple
had been married fifty eight years.
BURGLAR KILLS KANSAS
CITY FINANCIER
Kansas City, Jan. 8—Orion V.
Dodge, a prominent local financier,
was shot dead today by n burglar
whom he surprised entering the Dodge
mansion.
SAYS WAR DEBTS
SHOULD BE FORGIVEN
London. Jan. 8—Sir Robert Horn,
ex-president of the London Board of
Trade, In diasutmlng the solution of
the international exchange problem
today, said the United States should
waive British indebtedness and should
dn the same with regard to the Euro
pean countries.
"Tlhere should be forgiveness of
debts all around," he said. ‘‘This!
would help establish European ex
change and help us In the curious
position that the high value of the
American dollar presents."
IRISH CASUALTY ROLL
1920 OVER 700
London, Jan. 8—Two hundred and
sixty one persona were killtx? and a
total of 446 were wounded In the num
erous disturbances developing In Ire
land in 1920, according to government
figures published today.
POINDEXTER ANTI STRIKE
BILL IN UMBO
Washington, Jan. 8—Having tied
the Poindexter anti-strike bill Into a
legislative porot. Its opponents in the
Senate have decided to leave it there
for the rest of the present session.
SEVEN ARE INCINERATED
IN HOTEL FIRE
England, Arkansas, Jan. 8—Seven
persons perished in a fire which de
stroyed the Royal Hotel here today.
Italy bars bolbheviki
AT SOCIALIST CONFERENCE
Milan, Italy, Jan. 8—Italy has re
fused a permit to G. 8. Selnovleff,
the Conner BoMhevdkl governoV of
Petrogmd, to come to Italy as a dele
gate to the Italian eociiSfst conference
at leghorn. *
BRITAIN MAKES
PECULIAR RULING
Washington, Jan. t—Applications
to remove from British military ceme
teries the bodies of* American soldiers
must be accompanied by proof that
the deceased persons were American
dti7.ens. is the ruling of the British
government, the State Department has
been advised.
JAPAN INSISTS ON
NAVAL SUPREMACY
liondon. Jan. 8—"Japan cannot
•permit another nation's navy to sur
pass ihers, even when increases are
proposed by so ardent a pacificist and
genuinely religious man tin Secretary
Daniels," Baron Kayadiihd. the Jap
anese ambassador to Great Britain do
claxed in an Interview today.
The ambassador said Secretary
Daniels "believed firmly In the moral
infallibility of the United." F . says
Daniels has "set out to construct a
fleet so strong that it will reduce all
others to a mere cipher. To enable
America to dictate her conception of
right to others."
WON’T PROVIDE HOSPITALS
FOR INSANE VETERANS
Wiushington, Jan. 8—Not u cent of
the money appropriated by Congress,
for the care of war veterans suffering
from disability or wounds will be spent
for hospitals for treatment of insan
ity, the House Comfmerce comlnalttee
has informer Dr. Salmon, adviser on
mental diseases to the Rockefeller;
Foundation.
SHIP BOARD GRANTED 80 MILLION
Washington, Jan. 8—Flighty njlll
don dollars for the Shipping Board
and two hundred thousand tar prohi- J
bltlon enforcement were carried in the
iSumlry Civil Bill us it passed the
House of Representatives FYiday.
SOVIET SOLDIERS
'REVOLT AT RIGA
1 Ugn. Jan. 8—The Highth Regi
ment of Soviet Rifles has revolted,
demanding Immediate demoblUmtion
The revolting troops killed one So
viet commissary, hanging his body to
the gate of the military barracks, and
have fmprlsoned seven others with the
intention of starving them. Fallow
ing the revolt. Chinese and Commun
ist battalions from Smolinsk were sent
here to quell the disturbance, but were
surrounded in their train by the mut
ineers and the train derailed. N'eariy
all of the Chinese troops were killed.
NEW U. S. TREASURER NAMEO
Washington. Jan. 8—President
Wilson today named Guy FVUen as
Treasurer of the United State.* to suc
ceed John Burke, who recently resign -
TUESDAY
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CONGRESS WARNED
AGAINST EMERGENCY
TARIFF ENACTMENT
Washington. Jan. 10—Warning
that passage of the Fordney emergen
cy tariff hill will load to retaliatory
measures and breed unfriendliness to
American trade among foreign nations
was given by witnessed before the
Senate Finance Committee today.
As a result of this testimony, it
is expected that tonight ithe United
States Tariff Commission will be ask
ed for information by the sOlon's.
KANSAS GOVERNOR APPROVES
FIGHT ON NON-PARTISANS
Topeka, Kan.. Jan. 9—Assailing
the campaign now under way in Kan
san of Townley and the Non-partisan
leaguers of North Dekota. Governor
Allen said today that he approved the
fight now being made by the returned
soldiers and others on (the invaders.
SAND POINT FLYING
STATION URGED
Seattle, Jan. 9—Chairman Ramsey
>oounity commissioner, in a wire to
Senator Poindexter today, urged an
appropriation for a Sand Point fly
ing* station, saying:
"In case a hostile fleet should at
tack these shores, the first place it
would strike for would be Abiskn,
with Its vast resources and its many
hiding places for rihips. Alaaka can
be protected only from Puget Sound.
HOUSE SQUASHES EFFORT TO
RAISE MEARS’ SALARY
Washington. Jan. 9—Because Sec
retary Payne sought to increase the
salary of Chairman Mears of the Al
aska Engineering Confmdsslon to $15.
000 a year, the item In, the Sundry
Clv.ll hill appropriating $4,000,000 ,tO
compidte the Alaska governmental
mil road had trouble in getting thru
the House of Representatives. The
hill as 'it emerged, however, bears
the (following provisions:
"— provided that no individual
rfhall be paid as annual salary out
of this fund more than $10,000.
INTERVENTION FEAR PREVENTS
CUBAN REVOLUTION
Hnviuin. Cuba, Jan. 10—General
Crowder, who is here investigating
Cuban political and other conditions
under instructions from President
Wilson, finds that a revolution on the
island would probably break out but
for the fear that such a move would
precipitate American Intervention.
WIRELESS PHONE TO SPREAD
INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Washington. Jan. 9—A special
wireless telephone apparatus will
tranfcsnit Harding's inaugural address
to every army poet, every tattle
ship and to all oMea where inaugural
parities will be held. Senator McLean,
chairman of the inaugural committee
announced today.
HARDING RESIGNS AS SENATOR
Marlon. O.. Jan. 10—Senator Hord
ing today tendered his resignation as
Senator to the governor. Harding’s
retirement from the senatorial office
is to become effective January 15.
The resignation was mail'd to Harry
L. Ikivte, who was inaugurated gov
ernor of Ohio tcrtftiy.
MARSHAL JORDAN ON
WAV TO ALASKA
Seattle. Jan. 10—E. R. Jordan.
United States Marshal for the Second
Alaska division sailed yesterday for
Seward enroute to Nome via Nenana.
Marshal Jordan will probably make a
trip to Nome in company with John
H. Mi It*, formerly connected With the
Alaska Mines Corporation. who left
on the same boot. Richard Uesaon,
also a None man Will deywrt for Sew
ard Friday enmute for Kame and will
endmv'or to overtake Miles and Jor
Mites will have charge of the work
of moving the Banp>r Creek dredge
to Anvil Creek for operation next
summer,
NAV*L COMMITTEES DISAGREE
OVER COA8T GASES
Washington. Jan. 10—The Joint
Senate and Home Committee on Pa
cific Coast Navtii Bases i» unable to I
agree on the San Francisco nit*. The
OoimimCttee will meet again Wednesday
nest week for further conference.
HOBO UNION ATTENDS CHURCH
New York. Jan. 10—After services
started yesterday in historic Trinity
Church, one hundred and forty one
members of the Hoboe’s Union en
tered the edifice and filed Into the
front pews.
The men entered the ohurah during
prayer and made their way to the front
qultedy. No explanation wu» given
for the unuuunl proceedure.
AMERICAN LEGION MEMORALIZE8
WILSON ANO CONGRESS
WhMbdngton, Jan 10—The praam t
system of rehabilitating dlmMed war
veterans is denounced by the Ameri
can region as "a ftautty system which
HfmuM be remedied by consolidating
under a single head the three gov
ernment agencies engaged in that
work.' 111118 charge and remedial I
suggestion was presented by the Le-'
Rlon .today to the president ond every
'member of Congress in a. memorial di
recting attention to the "suffering,
shameful neglect and injustice” which
the T^egion asserts marks the admin
istration of the affairs of war vete
National Commander Galbraith will
possiMy deliver a copy of the memor
ial to president eleot Harding.
BRITISH NAVAL STRENGTH
DOUBLE UNITED STATES
Washington. Jan. 8—The Senate
Foreign Relations committee s infor
mation pertaining to the relative naval
strength of the principal world powers
is that the British naval strength is
twice that of the United States.
FREIGHTER GEDNEY SOLD
UNDER HAMMER
Seattle. Jan. 8—The Alaska
freighter Gedne.v was knocked down
to Ca.pt. Joseph McIntyre of Seattle
for 93.800 by the federal marshal here
today. The sale was ordered by the
courts In satisfaction of debts ng->inst
the vessel.
IRISH PRESIDENT INVITED
TO LONDON
Ixmdon. Jan. 8—Be Valera, the
Irish lender, has been Invited to come
to T-ondon to confer with premier
LJoyd George, according to a state
ment published by the Westminister
Gazette today.
The Daily Telegraph .Bulletin and
Weekly Nugget delivered by carrier.
Per month 93.00.
WEDNESDAY
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NO CHANGE IN INCOME TAX LAW
Seattle. Jan. 11—Then* are no In
come tax chang ew whatever this year.
Sane hltla were Introduced proposing
changes but not action resulted.
(FMirtordal Note:—The above mes
fe is in reply to a special telegram
Bent by the Nugget to Its Seattle cor
respondent asking if there were any,
changes jn the income tax regulations
As indicated, there have been no al
terations in the law and Income taxa
tion will, therefore, be on the same
basis as last year.
Income Tex Blanks On Way To Nome
In response to a wire from the local
postmaster, the Collector of Internal
Revenue ax Tacoma advises IhaX In
come Tax rot urn blanks for l»20 are
in transit to Nome.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MAY
GIVE WAR FUND BALANCE
TO STARVING CHILOREN
New York. Jan. 11—The Board of
Directors of the Knight;, of Columbus
has recommended that t*-e undistri
buted balance of five millions left over
from the united war funds*, of that
organisation be turned over to Herbert
Hoover to a*dst in feeding the mill
ions of starving children in Kurope.
COLO, HUNGER DRIVES
HUNGARIANS TO DEATH
Budapest, Hungary. Jan. 10—An
average of fifteen suicides occur here
dally'as a result of ^he cold and hun
HEARST AGAIN AFTER
SEATTLE P. I.
battle. Jan. 10—William Ran
dolph Heoret is again negotiating for
■the purchase of the Seattle Fost-lu
telligencer. It was learned from- au
thoritative s*ourcfw today. Henrst has
made several previous efforts to buy
the paper.
AUTO KILLS CHICAGO CLUBMAN
Los Angeles. Jan. 10—Raymond C.
Thome multi millionaire business man
and clubman of C*hicapro. was killed
here today in an auto accident.
SPANISH SYNDICALISTS BAD
SHOTS, AFFICIAL ESCAPES
Vetlenciu, Spain. Jan. 10—Salvador
Pernne, civil governor of this district,
was today attacked by twelve Syndi
calist*. who fired fifty shots into his
carriage. Peresc escaped uninjured.
EMBEZZLING INVESTMENT
BROKER SU1CIOES
Spokane. Jan. 10—John B. Mill
hoBand. of the local investment firm
of MitOioUasd and Hough, was found
dead by Che police when the entered
his home tn ama him for embezzle
ment . He had apparently vommUtted
suicide by shooting eo.rty in January.
Hough, his partner, admits that he
and MiUholland embezzled $350,000 in
funds belonging to Ja.mes F. CaJlag
han, a. Wallace. Idaho, mining man.
and lost it stock gambling.
FRISCO SUNDAY LAW
CLOSES THEATRES
Sun hYancisco. Jan. 11—The Board
of Supervisors has passed a Sunday
closing law. ordering the closing of
theatres, drugstores and garages,
among other lines of business.
BELOW FREEZING
WEATHER HITS CALIFORNIA
San Francisco, Jan. 11—Tempera
tures below freeaing and killing frosts
were general throughout California
during the last tweneyt four hours.
NEW HONORS PROPOSED
FOR FAMOUS SWATMAN
New York. Jan. 10—Cardinal (rib
bons has proposed a memorial for
“Babe” Ruth, tihe champion home run
hitter, instead of accepting a similar
(honor himself. In a letter from his
snick bed read at a meeting of the su
preme board of directors of the
Knights of Columbus today, the Car
dinal proposed that St Mary’s Indus
trial School at Boston, which Ruth
once attended and which was recent
ly destroyed by fire, shall be replaced
by the "Ruth School for Deport men*
and Wayward Boys.”
OLD CENSUS RECORDS
DESTROYED IN
WASHINGTON FIRE
Washington. Jan. 10—The records
of the federal census of 1890. which
were stored in the basement of the
Department of Commerce building here
were destroyed by flro tonight.
HARDING BANS
ELABORATE INAUGURAL
Minion. O. Jan. 12—fn the. interest
of national thrift and economy, presi
dent elect Harding has requested the
ofRcLuhs in charge of his forthcoming
innufrumtion to abandon all plans
for an inauguaral ceremony.
In a telegram to Senator Median,
chairman of the Washington commit
tee. Harding declared he preferred
dimply to take over the office, deliver
a brief addresn. and then take up his
Elaborate Inauguration Plan*
Washington, Jon. 12—All plans tor
an elaborate inauguration have been
abandoned, it was announced today by
ithe inaugural arrangement* commit -
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE '
CONVENES
Olympia. Jan. 10—The Washington
legislature convened today.
K. B. Buie of Seattle, was selected
a$» >t!»eaker of the House.
FRENCH AGAIN APPEAL FOR
U. S. TO ENTER LEAGUE
I’aria. Jan. 12—Another I'Yench
appeal to the United States to go in
the League of Nations w.is uttered
here 'today when OuStave BennU*.
h«<ni of Che Senate declared that,
“America, cinnot remain indifferent to
the dangers menacing the world's
crvilJaatlon."
AUTOISTS BEAT FRISCO
SEATTLE LIMITED
i Portland. Ore.. Jan. 16—Claude
l MaGee, driving* an ambulance with (1.
I K. Skinner aa a passenger, arrived
' today frown Kan FYanoiwso, after hav
; ing made the run from the Golden
! Gate in 29 hours. 16 minutes, ar In
forty four minutes less time than is
consumed by the famous Shasta Lim
THURSDAY
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EX PRISONER SAYS U S
WORKERS WONT PURSUE
SOVIET METHODS
llertir. Jan. 12—hYank expressions
of disapproval over the ct»v.?i:!..rs oh
tadriing in Rustfin. under . vi. t rub*,
together with the assertion that Amer
ican workmen will never endorae. o'
pursuB Soviet methods, were made here
today lay M. Kahart*. a former Amer
ican resident who rtrcaped Crura Hus
sits after suffering ranprlso.iinnnt iu
Itolshevlki Jails and th«* death of his
wife sa a. result ntf their ill t re it men:.
GREEKS IN GORY BATTLE
WITH TURK9
London, Jan. 12—"Greek force:;,’*
says a dispatch to the Timm fr >m
Smyrna today, "are advancing in three
columns north of Bonzamn against the
Turfcfsth Nationalists atvny in Asia
BATTLE RAGING ALONG
HISTORIC RIVER MEANDER
Rome. .Tan. 12—-Advices received
here from Attia Minor assort that a.
great Imttle Is in progress between the
Greeks and Turks along the Meander
river in Asia Minor. A largo number
of wounded have. l>een brought into
Smyrna, according to the reports.
NEW PANAMA CANAL
URGED BY BAKER
Whrfhington, Jan. 12—A tided com
munication between the Atlantic and
Pacific by means of a sea level canal
to parallel the present Panama water
way is advocated by Secretary of War
Newtton D. Raker.
"Within fifteen years,” he said, "the
Panama canal will Ik? Inadequate to
handle world oommerce between the
LUDENDORFF URGES GERMAN
ENTENTE WAR ON BOLSHEVIKI
Berlin. Jan. 12—A military alliance
between Germany and the Entente
nations to crush the P.olsheviki was
urged here today by General I.uden
dorff. who declared that sooner or
later Western Europe must meet the
Soviet* in armed conflict. "A defen
sive policy." he said. "La useless.”
PANAMA PLANES REACH
SAN SALVADOR
San Vmnciisoo, Jan. 12—All the
naval seaplanes engaged In, the San
TMego to Pami.mii flight were at I.«
Union, Snn Salvador, today, according;
to a radio to the 12th Naval Reserve,
headquarters here this morning.
JAP ISSUE TROUBLING OREGON
Salem. Ore. Jon- 11—Governor Ol
orjtt. in hi* nrcwaigc. today to the Sta-to
I.«Ki»teture said: The question of how
t>i meet he Japanese situation in this
*tate 'Vntiy be the most mementouV’
to luwne before the lawmakers.
WILSON ENOORSED FOR BIG
CHIEF BY CREEK INDIANS
Okmulgee, trtcla. Jan. 12—Tribes
men Crum all rtuiiirters of rhe Creek na
tion. gathered here in conference,
have endorsed the pretddrnr of the
United Status an a chief of the tribe.
FRENCH MINISTRY
OVERTHROWN BY
CHAMBER OPPOSITION
Parts, Jan. 12—The Leygues min
istry was overthrown today, when the
Chamber of Deputies, by a vote of
463 to 116 voted larJi of confidence in
Uhe government.
Resignation of Cabinet Accepted
Ilufe Jan. IS—Preaiident BCiMerasid
ha* accepted the resignation of the
fjeyguea cabinet.
TROUBLE DEVELOPING
IN JUGO SLAVIA
lUane. Jan. 12—One hundred and
twenty were killed in a recent da* <
between Serbian soldiers and Monte
negrin Nationalism, advices received
here today announce.
FRISCO WOMAN ASSAILANT
GETS SEVERE TERM
San Francisco. Jan. 11—James
Oarey, uonvinted in connection with
the Howard Worwftl. wm#c prosecutions,
w:ta today sethtenced to the pen i tea -
tiwy to wrre from one to rtf tv roars.
KLONOYKE PIONEER
PASSES AWAY
Victoria. Jan. 10—Kenneth Niek
' olson. a Klondyke pionwr, died here
SEATTLE MINISTER
BURNED TO DEATH
Seattle, Jim. II— Rev. Ivan R.
Prichard, n well known I'resibyteri^n
minister of this city, was burned to
jftutii |cfi rly* today whifn his night
clothes taught flit* as he stood too
clrrae to an oveihented stove.
FRENCH WARSHIP SINKS
RED TRANSPORT
t'Uinatajitinuple. Jon. 12—-A French
torpedo boat destroyer sunk a ♦ra.ns
port flying a red flag engsvged in
rn.rryinjr Soviet U-oopK to Frebisoad
on the Aj-monhuj Black Sea conai. ac
cording to infbrnraXibn rerefvpd hero
rRh* French warHhlij» attacked the
tmitaptor1’ deMjJjJft the fSu-'t that at we*
escorted by a Soviet flotilla. Ph-rt of
tho crew and Lroopet on board the
sunken vnssei eKwi-ped by swimming
AUSTRIA BROKE—WILL
ABANDON GOV’T TO ALLIES
London. Jan. 12—TTnablo to eon*
tlnue ailmantati-ation on the slender in
cam**. obtainable, Austria, is about to
■read'sn governmental control to the Al
lies. ncconlihK to e BerKn dispatch *o
the London Times today.
The Austrian sovcmmenl, the dis
patch says. has announced to the Kn
tente its liabilities: and resource*,
stating that Ut no longer is in a. posi
tion to continue.
The messing** adds that on January
15. tlhe rwlmli'n'fstration of Austrian af
fairs will be placed iin the hand of tho
Allied Reparations Committee.
GOVERNOR HART INAUGURATED
Lyimpia. Jan. 12—Hart and Coyle
were inaugurated governor and lieu
tenant governor respectively today at
a Joint session of the legislature.
CANADIAN OFFICIALS
ROUTS BANDITS
Toronto. Jan. 11—Minister of Edu
cation Bcaah Grant, aged 60. today
routed two bandits who were holding
him up in front of the Parliament build
ing. Grant suddenly seized the high
I wayman’s gun and belabored them
| with his walking stick until they *led.
BOLSHEVIK! PREPARING
SOVIET GOVT’S FOR
ROUMANIA AND POLANO
London. Jan. 12—Skeleton Soviet
governments for Ftoumania and Po
land have been po ei*Lred and are ready
to hollow the Bolahevikl troops into
Poland and Roumanin. according to
Moscow dispatches received here to
The Bolshevik! are apparently mak
ing no pretense of concealing their
Intention of Invading both Poland and
I Ion mania as soon as climatic condi
tions are favorable.