MONDAY
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SEATTLE HAS HEAVIEST
KAIXFAI<L IX HISTORY !
—SIX PERISH
Seattle. Dec. 12—Six lives were
lost in and near Seattle during the
last last thirty six hours as a result
of the heaviest rainfall in the history
of this section, the precipitation
being nearly five inches.
The dead include Mrs. Samuel
Adams and two children of West
Seattle, whose home was buried by
a land slide.
NAVY HEAD OFFERS
XO REC OMMENDATIONS
IX REPORT
Washington. Dec. 12—Secretary
of the Navy Denby. tn his annual
report to Congress, announced that
he “has no recommendations to make
at this time relative to the naval
establishment.” A proposal for a
future policy for the navy is embod
ied in the American proposal to the
Arms Conference, but Secretary Den
by omits any reference to this in his
report.
HARDING AND NOTABLES
GRILLED AT GRIDIRON DINNER
Washington, Dec. 12—President
Harding and his cabinet and most of
the Armament Conference delegates
attended the annual dinner of the
Gridiron Club Saturday night and
all were brought within range of the
heavy barrage of jokes laid down
by the journalistic heavy guns.
TONGASS FOREST PULP
WOOD OFFERED FOR SALE
Washington, Dec. 12—The For
estry Service has issued a prospectus
describing two billion feet of pulp
wood located In tbe Tongas* national
forest reserve, Alaska, which is to be
disposed of during a basic sale'
period of thirty- years duration.
FAMOUS MEXICAN
VOLCANO IN ERUPTION '
Mexico City. Mexico. Dec. 12—
Mount Popocatapetle, the great vol
cano about 40 miles southeast of this
city, burst into violent eruption yes- j
terday afternoon, and a gigantic col
umn of smoke and ashes is being
thrown to a height of 2500 feet
above the mountain summit today
The mountain top is 17,784 feet
above sea level. No eruption has
been recorded since 1540 but the
mountain has smoked almost contiu- j
uously.
NAVAL MACHINIST KIIJ.I I>
IN PLANK CRASH
San Diego. Calif., Dec. 10—Chief
Machinists Mate M. C. McClain was
killed here this afternoon when a
plane in which he was a passenger
crashed to the ground.
MAHONEY'S MOTHER NOT TO
UNDERGO PROSECUTION
Seattle. Dec. 10—Mrs. Nora Ma
honey, mother of James P. Mahoney,
condemned wife slayer, who was ar
rested here Friday on charges of
attempting to liberate her son and
other County jail prisoners, has!
been released, and witl not be prose
cuted. it was announced by the Dis
trict Attorney’s office today.
CHARGED SEATTLE PORT FUNDS
TO BUY BOOZE
Seattle. Dec. 10—The King Coun
ty Grand Jury,, in a report filed to
day, charges that liquors were
bought with Port Commission funds
and that the Commissioners either
had knowledge of the fact or could
readily have discovered it.
FIVE MEET DEATH
IN AUTO WRECK
Aberdeen. Wn., Dec. 10—Johnnj’
Landers and four loggers were
drowned today in the Chehalis River
when their auto crashed through
the gate while the drawbridge over
The stream was open.
NEW ARRIVAL GLADDENS
NOME HOME
A nine pound baby boy arrived at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Bockman. Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Bockman and the little one
are doing nicely under care of Dr.
Curtis Welch.
JAPS TO SEND MORE
TROOPS TO SIBERIA
Toklo, Japan,Dec. 11—Announce
ment was made today by the govern
ment that more troops will be sent
to Siberia.
HARDING TO URGE
REPEAL OP V. S. .SHIP
TOLLS EXECUTION’S
Washington, Dec. 12—President
Harding in a special message to Con
gress on the merchants marine, will
recommend the repeal of section 34
of the Jones Act, which provides for
lower import duties on American
ships, according to a Whit House
announcement today.
It is claimed that such discrimina
tion would require the abrogation
of thirty two commercial treaties
with other nations.
CONDEMNED Ml It DEREK FIGHTS
WAY To LIBERTY
Chicago, Dec. 12—Tommy O'Con
nor. sentenced to be hanged for mur- ‘
tier next Thursday, escaped from
Jail here today by fighting his way !
past a half dozen guards, most of
whom were beaten unconscious.
BANDIT TRIAL .IITRY DISAGREES
Phoenix, Arizona. Dec. 11—The
trial of Roy Gardner, charged with
robbing a mail train, resulted in a
disagreement and the trial jury was
dismissed today
HOUSE BILL C REATES MORE
FEDRRAl. JOB HOLDERS
Washington, Dec. 11—A bill pro
viding for the appointment of twenty
two additional federal district
judges passed the House of Repre
sentatives Saturday night.
CROWD STORMS JAIL
TO RELEASE PRISONERS
Jackson, Ky., Dec. 11—Jailer Al
bert Allen. Deputy Jailer Robert
Allen and Mrs. Margaret Allen, wife
of the latter, were killed here today
while resisting a mob engaged in an
attempt to liberate two murderers
In the Breathette County jail.
TUESDAY
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FORMER CORK MAYOR
ASSAULT VI<TIM
Cork, Ireland, Dec. 12—Former
Mayor Meade of Cork was assaulted
in his office today by two armed and
masked men.
FOUR 1*0WER TREATY TO GO TO
SENATE FOR RATIFICATION
Washington, Dec. 12—The four
power treaty between Britain.France,
the United States and Papait respect
ing the Pacific will be sent to the
Senate at once for ratification, it was
announced by Secretary Hughes to
The reply of the Tokio government
on the question of uaval radio's has
been received but the nature of the
answer has not been announced
PACIFIC TREATY SENT TO
POWERS INVOLVED
Washington, Dec. 13—The foreign
delegations participating in the
Arms Conference dispatched copies
of the Pacific treaty to their respec
tive governments for ratification
In the agreement the United States
consents to the administration by
Japan of the mandated islands North
of the Equator, under certain condi
SECOND INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCE FORCASTED.
Washington, Dec. 13—Many of
the ablest correspondents In Wash
ington. express the view that the
present conference of nations on the
armament question will be followed
within six months by another de
signed to bring about the concep
tion of the debts of the European
nations to the United States.
BRITISH TO OPPOSE NAVAL
ALLOTMENT INCREASES
Washington, Dec. 13—The Brit
ish Arms Conference delegation an
nounced today that it will oppose
any upward allotment of naval
strength to France and Italy.
QUADRUPLE TREATY SIGNED BY
PARTICIPATING POWERS
Washington. Dec. 13—The new
quadruple treaty to preserve peace
in the Pacific was formally signed
today by the plenipotentiaries of the
United States. Great Britain. Prance
and Japan.
The signatures were affixed in the
office of Secretary of State Hughes
There was no formal ceremony con
nected with the signing, despite the
tremendous significance of the agree
ment, and no one was present except
the plenipotentiaries and their sec
retaries and advisers.
HARDING NOMINATES
ARMY OFFICTAIjS
Washington. Dec 12—President
Harding has sent to the Senate the
following army nominations: Bri
gadier Generals Harry Foote Hodges
and Omar Bundy to be Major General
and Colonels Benjamin Andrew
Poore and George Van Horn Moseiy
to be Brigadier Generals
The president has also nominat
ed George W Fpton of Ohio for
membership on the Feder.il Trade
Commission .
THIRTEEN DEAD IN WESTERN
WASHINGTON FLOODS
Seattle. Dec. 12th—The number
dead as a result of the floods and
landslides in Western Washington
during the past two days now totals
thirteen, with many injured.
Five and a quarter inches of rain
fell in the space of forty hours, ac
cording to Weather Bureau announce
ments.
EIGHT PERISH IN
BOARDING HOt'SE FIRE
Detroit, Mich.. Dec. 13—Eight
persons were burned to death in a
Are which destroyed their hoarding
house here this morning.
WOMEN STRIKE SYMPATHIZERS
MOB COAL WORKERS
Pittsburg, Kan.. Dec. 13—A mob
of two thousand women followers of
Alexander Howatt, former strike
leader In the local fields and now
under sentence for defying the
courts, today stormed the coal mines
and drove 85 workers away from
their labors. When the sheriff at
tempted to disperse the mob of wo
men he was pelted with soft butter
by the irate females.
SAYH DEPT OF
COMMERCE NEEDS MORE
REORGANIZATION
Washington. Dec. 13—Secretary
Hoover, in his annual report to the
president, informs the executive th.it
the Department of Commerce need*
still further drastic reorganization
to carry on its work in efficient man
WK'KEKSHAM'K SON
LANDS IN JAIL
Los Angeles, Calif.. Dec. 13 — Fred
Wickersham. son of former Attorney
General Wickersham, was imprison
ed here today for running down n
pedestrain with his automobile.
HEAVY RAINS CREATE HAVOC
IN WESTERN WASHINGTON
Seattle. Wn„ Dec. 12—Transpor
tation, both steam and electric on
all lines in Western Washington are
tied up as a result of the record
breaking rainfall occuring in tht*
section during the past two days
Reports from Aberdeen say four
people were killed in a landslide oc
curing there as a result of the rains.
A second landslide at West Seattle
caught and buried nine of the res
cuers engaged in digging for the
bodies of Mrs. Anderews and her
children, who were killed yesterday
in a landslide which destroyed their
WEDNESDAY
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1AP ISLAND
CONTROVERSY SETTLED
Washington, Dee. 12—The long
continued controversy between Ja
pan and the United States over the
Island of Yap has been settled. Sec
retary Hughes announced this even
YAP SETTLEMENT GIVES EQUAL
EIGHTH TO DISPUTANTS
Washington, Dec. 12—The terms
of the Yap Island dispute settlement,
as announced by Secretary Hughes
this morning, give the United States
nnd Japan equal rights as regards
the cables and wireless stations con
necting with and located on the is
HARDIXG NOMINATES Me Bit IDE
FOR COLLECTOR CUSTOMS
Washington, Dec. 14th—John C.
McBride of Juneau. Alaska, who
is the Republican Territorial Com
mitteeman for Alaska, was nominated
by President Hardiug today to be
Collector of Customs for District No.
31 of Alaska.
BOSTON MAYOR RE-ELECTED
Boston, Mass., Dec. 14—Mayor
Curley was re-eleceted in the elec
tions held here yesterday.
TROOPS CALLED TO
QUELL WOMEN RIOTERS
IN KANSAS
Pittsburg. Kan.. Dec. 14—Three
companies of the Kansas National
Guardmen have been ordered mobi
lized for immediate entrainment to
Pittsburg to curb the rioting of wo
men marchers in the Kansas coal
OLE LARSEN GETS
THIRD PRISON SENTENCE
Tacoma, Wn ., Dec. 11—Ole Lar
son. former president, was today
given a third prison sentence for his
crooked methods of conducting the
affairs of the defunct Scandinaviun
Amerman Flank of Tacoma, receiving
from two to five years. Larson got
from three to ten years on the first
and second sentences.
EARLY ACTION ON SOLDIER
BONUS PROMISED
Washington, Dec. 14—The House
Ways and Means committee will take
iii* the soldiers' bonus question im
mediately after the Christmas recess.
Chairman Fordney announced today.
CLAIMED .Mi-AIKK) OPPOSING
FOUR POWER TREATY
Washington. Dec. 14—William G.
McAdoo. former eecretary or the
treasury, was credited today by dem
ocratic senators with an attempt to
organize a democratic fight on the
four power Pacific treaty
DAIL EIRE ANN TO
DECIDE RATIFICATION
QUESTION TOMORROW
Dublin . Ireland. Dec 14t.b—Th»
question of ratification or rejection
of the Anglo-Irish agreement by Dail
Eireann has been postponed until to
morrow, when a public session of the
Sinn Feinn parliament will be held
and the deputies will come to a deei
This was decided upon nt today's
meeting of Dail. called to consider
the agreement, but a secret session
w:i.m held this afternoon for the pur
pose of discussing *he dispute be- j
tween the Irish delegates at the Lon- j
don conference who signed hte agree- j
inent ami to hear De Valera on the ,
Issue of whether the delegates had
FLOOD SWELLS
WASHINGTON STREAMS
EHensburg. Wn.. Wee. 13 Flood
conditions prevail in this section as
a result of the great rainfall during
the first days of the week The
Yakima River, normally about lr>0
feet across, is now two miles wide.
CLAIMED ADJUSTED SOLDIER
COMPENSATION I OMING
WITHIN SIXTY DAYS
Indianapolis. Ind .. Dec. 13th—
Enactment of the Veterans Adjusted
Compensation bill will be completed
by Congress within sixty days, ac
cording to information given to Na
tional Commander McNider of the
American Legion by Senator McCum
ber. author of the bill in the Senate,
and by Representative Fordney of
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee .
WOMAN BURNED
FOLLOWING THREAT
Romona. Calif.. Dec. 13th—Mrs.
Kotie Swain was today burned to
death in her place of business here,
following the receipt of a threaten
ing letter.
FOCH SAILS WITH MANY GIFTS
New York. Dec. 14—Marshal Foch
sailed for home today, after visiting
America from coast to coast.
His baggage included six great
cases filled with gifts from Ameri
cans as tokens of their esteem for
the Conqueror of the Central Power-.
JAPS STILL FIGHTING
NAVAL REDl'C*T10\
Washington. Wee. 14—Japan con
tinues to block agreement on naval
reductions in the Armament Confer
ence discussions. Japan stubbornly
insists that the Muthu. her greatest
battleship shall not be scrapped. a3
provided by the Hughes program.
UNION IMPOSES HEAVY
FIXES FOR WORKING
ON ST.PATRICK’S DAY
New York. Dec. 14—The Lock
wood legislative committee, engaged
in investigating housing conditions,
disclosed today that the local plast
erers' union, which is dominated by
Irish, had fined its Jewish, Italian
and German members nineteen dol
lars in each case for working last St.
Patrick’s day.
THURSDAY
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HltlTTSH PARLIAMENT
fOVSIDEIilMi AMJI.O.
IRISH TREATY
I lymdon. Dec 14 —The Kine in
opening the special session of pa1’
[ liament called to consider the Irish
peace settlement. this afternoon,
said he by the settlement now sub
mitted “the strife of centuries will
be ended."
Premier Lloyd fleorm. speaking
in the House of Commons s.iid "no
agreement ever concluded between
two peoples had received so univer
sal a welcome."
1'Mcr to Remain Aloof From Irish
London, Dec 14- Clster'.- inten
tion to stand aloof from the Irish
Free state provided for in the
treaty between Britain and South
ern Ireland. Is set forth in a letter
being >ent t.. Lloyd (leorge tod y.
from Craig, the l ister premier, ac
cordsng to advices received here.
Asquith ConuneiuL* Anglo-Irish
London. Dec 15— The House of
Commons tnis afternoon resumed
debate on the Anglo-Irish Agree
ment. the feature of the proceedings
being an address by former premier
Asquith heartily commending the
GRIFFITH SITPOKTKRH
SAV IRISH TREATY
RATIFICATION" SI RE
Dublin, Ireland, Deo. 15—Ah the
Dali Eireann cabinet met today for
a continuation of its secret session
of yesterday, it was declared by sup
porters of Arthur Griffith and Mich
ael Collins that they and other
signers of the Irish peace agreement
now felt certain of in ultimate ma
jority in favor of the treaty.
REVENUE AGENTS Kil l, THREE j
JAPS RESISTING ARREST j
Hoquiana. Wn.. Dec 14—Three
Japanese were killed here tonight by |
Internal Revenue agents who were i
trying to arrest them for having
opium in their possession
GOMPEltS TAKES WHACK
Washington. Dei 14— Abu>o by
lh.- courts of their own power will
ultimately destroy public confidence
in their integrity." Samuel (tampers
declared in a public statement today.
NAVA I, RATIO AND
SHANTUNG BEFORE
ARMS CONFERENCE
Washington. Dec. 14—The naval
ratio question and Shantung, now
the. overshadowing issues of the
Armament Conference, were at a
crucial stage today, but with varying
prospects of immediate settlement.
Night Session Held by Rig Three on
Naval Ratio.
Washington. Dec. 14—Secretary
Hughes and Balfour and Kato. lend
ers of the British and Japanese dele
gations. discussed the naval ratio
question for four hours in the se
clusion of Hughes' residence this
evening, bu: no agreement was
reached.
China Standing Firm for Rights
Against Japan
Washington, Dec. 14—China and
Japan are deadlocked on the twenty
two points, which China insists must
be settled between the two countries
themselves, rather than by the Far
Eastern Committee of the Arms
Conference.
Alternate Naval Ratio Proposal*
Submitted to Rig Three.
Washington.. Deo. 15—Alternate
proposals relating to the naval ratio,
as worked out by naval experts,
were presented today to Hughes.
Balfour and Katio. indicating that
no formal agreement has been
reached on that question.
Tokio. Japan. Dec. 15—Accept
ance by Japan of the naval ratio
acceded to by the Arms Conference
was announced today in .in official
FOREST SERVICE CHIEF
OPPOSES TRANSFER
Washington. Dec. 13—Opposition
to the New bill, framed as an admin
istration measure. transfering the
Forestry Service to the jurisdiction
of another department, appears by
induction in the annual report of
Chief Forester W. B. Oreely, which
was made pubtlc today.
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Following is the full text. of the
new annual amseasment work Inw.
passed recently by the preseat Con
. (Public*—So. 64—67tli Congr****) .
An Act changing the period for do
ing annual assessment work on ua
p» ten ted mineral claims from the
calendar year to the fiscal year be
ginning July i each year
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representative* of the
United States of America in Congress
assembled. That sections 2 of An
of the Revised Statutes of the United
State concerning mineral lauds.*’ ap
proved January 22.. 183u. he, and tho
Revised Statutes of the United States
be amended by adding the following
words -Provided, That the period
within which the work required b°
eral claims located since May 10,
187 2. including «uch claims in th«
Territory of Alaska, shall commence
tat. 12 o'clock meridian on the 1st
day of July succeeding the date of
location of such claim: Provided
further. Thai on all such valid exist
ing claims the annual period ending
December 31, 1921, shall continue
to 12 o'clock meridian July 1. 1922,.’*
Approved, August 24. 1921.
STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION.
ETC., REQUIRED »Y ACT OF
AUGUST 24. 1912.
of THE NOllE NUGGET pun
ished Weekly at Nome, Alaska,
for Octobor 1st, 1921.
Publisher, Geo. S. Maynard Nome,
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Managing Editor non*.
Business Manager, Geo. 3. Maynard,
Nome Alaska
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this 6th day of October. 1921.
O. D. COCHRAN.
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of Alaska. My Commission expires
August Uth, 192S.