MONDAY
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FRISCO POLICE TO USE
ARMORED CARS AGAINST
AUTO THIEVES
San Francisco, July 31—Armoreil
automobiles are to be used by the
local police against thieves who work
from auto’s, Chief of Police O’Brien
announced today.
Two machines protected by steel
two inches thick will be used in the
campaign against the auto despa-.e
SAYS BOOTLEGGERS
ARE ANARCHISTS
Washington, July 31—'Prohibition
commissioner Haines declared in n
speech here today thut "in the last
analysis the bootlegger is an anarchist
and a Bolshevik in spirit.**
100,000 SEE SEATTLE RENOITION
OF THE WAYFARER
Seattle, July 31—A hundred thous
and persons witnessed the seven open
air performances of The Wayfarer In
the Seattle Stadium during the past
week, it was announced at the elo»<e
of the engagement tonight.
BRITISH URGE GEORGE
TO COME TO U. S.
London. July 31—Pressure is being
brought to bear on Premier Lloyd
George to expedite his contemplated
departure for the United States in or
der that he may counteract the effects
of Lord Northclilfe's campaign.
GERMANS START CAMPAIGN FOR
RETURN WAR SEIZURES
TMew York, Aug. I—Germans today
launched a nation wide campaign to
bring about the return of German
owned property and securities seized
by the United States government dur
ing the war.
SMALL BIDS FOR WOOD SHIPS
Washington. July 31—The highest
bid out of numerous tenders, that of
the Ship Construction and Trading
Company of New York for the 285
woodep vessels offered for sale by the
Shipping Board, was $602,000, it was
announced by the Board today.
BRITAIN WARNS AGAINST
SILESIAN WAR
London, July 31—Premier Lloyd
George, in the House of Commons to
day, wan-ned that Great Britain will
not permit a war over Silesia Which
might precipitate another conflict
“that would leave the old w'orld a
wilderness and man a gaunt wanderer
among the ruine of civilisation."
HARDING LANGS ON
PLYMOUTH ROCK
Plymouth Mass.. Aug 1—Presi
dent Harding landed on Plymouth
Rock this morning, coming on another
Mayflower, the presidential yacht, to
Join in the formal observance o\ the
tercentenary of the landing of the
Pilgrim Fathers.
LIGHTENING HITS
ATHLETES KNOCKOUT
Traverse Island, N. Y. Aug. 1—
Thirty members of the New York
Athletic Club were knocked down to
day by lightening which struck the
shed in which they were seeking shel
ter from a storm while on an outing.
None of the party were seriously
Injured by the bolt.
HINDUS AND CHINKS IN GORY
BATTLE AT FRISCO
San Francisco, Aug. 1—Forty three
Hindu's held for deportation and three
hundred Chinese, some of whom were
armed with knives, fought for an hour
in the local immigration station today.
A large number of the combatants
were badly cut before the fighting was
quelled by the police.
SABOTAGE ON PACIFIC
MAIL LINER
Honolulu, H. I. Aug. 1—The P.i
oiflomail steamship Creole State ar
rived here Saturday from Manilla with
three members of her crew under ar
rest on chages of sabotage in applying
emery dust to the bearings of the
vessel’s machinery and engines.
^ENATOR FRANCE IN FAVOR
RUSSIAN TRADING
Riga, Russia, July 11—Senator
Francs returned today from Moscow
on his way back to the United States
determined to advocate federal trade
relation* with Russia and possibly dip
lomatic relations on his return horn*.
Senator Fhance brought with him
Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, a Bol
sheviki prisoner in Russia, whom ho
freed by his own ' /Torts, independent
TEN BILLION TONS COAL
IN NENANA FIELD
Washington. July 31—The Geolog
ical Survey finds that there are ap
proximately ten billion tons of lignl'e
coal in the Nenana coal fields near
Fairbanks. Alaska, according to the
final report on the. investigation of that
field Issued today.
The amount given in the last es
timate is three billion tons more than
the preliminary report indicated.
EXPLOSION KILLS HIGH
JAP ARMY OFFICERS
Tokyo. Japan. July 30—A military
depot here was blown up today, kill
ing Colonel Miwa, Japanese Chief of
Staff, and many other Japanese n-rmy
RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE
IN NOME
Mias Agnes R. Holland, field rep
resentative for Alaska of the American
Red Cross, and the first person to oc
cupy that position in the Territory, ar
rived from the Interior on the Vic
toria Sunday to promote Red Cross
Home Hygiene and care of the sick.
She is planning to establish a lo*v
class shortly. Announcement of the
date of organiz.it.ion will bo made later.
WOMEN’S EAR MUFFS MUST CO
Chicago, Aug. 1—The annual con
vention of the. National Hair Dress
er's Association today declared that
women’s ear muff's must go.
TUESDAY
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NEW ALASKA
OFFICIALS NOMINATED
Washington, Aug. I—The nomina
tions sent to the Senate by President
Harding today included six for various
federal offices in Alaska, three judges.
I wo marshals and one district attor
The nominations for the first me*;
tioned offices were as follows. Thomas
M. Reed for judge of the First Divi
sion; Elmer E. Ritchie for Third Di
vision and Cecil R. Ciegg for the
Fourth Division. C.eorge B. Beau
mont was named for marshal of the
First Division and Gilbert E. Stevens
for the Fourth Division. CJuy Erwin
was nominated for Fourth Division
district attorney.
The nominations in each instance
are to fill places where the terms of
♦he present incumbents have expired.
Claimed Nelsen Defeated Hubbard For
Alaska Judgeship
Washington, Aug 2—Gilbert E.
Stevens, nominated yesterday for mar
shal of the Fourth Division of Alaska,
is the personal friend and choice of
President Harding. He was born in
Marion. Ohio, the president’s home
town, and his family and that of the
President have been close friends for
many years.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota is
credited with the defeat of O. P. Hub
bard of Valdez, who was originally
slated for one. of the Alaska Judge
EARTHQUAKES SHAKE
MANY ITALIAN CITIES
Milan, Italy, Aug. 2—Widespread
earthquake shocks brought terror to a
dozen Italian cities today, causing
thousands to flee to the countryside.
The greatest amount of damage was
done In and about Bard.
MILLIONS FLEE FROM
CHOLERA AND STARVATION
IN RUSSIA
(Paris, Aug. 1—Reval dispatches re
ceived here tonight say four million
Russian peasants are moving toward
Moscow from the cholera end famine
district of Chelera to escape from
starvation and the pleague.
The dispatch claims that In some
of the stricken districts fully ninety
rer cent of the population have fled.
SID HATFIELD KILLED
IN GUN BATTLE
Welch. Va. Aug. 1—Sid Hatfield
and Ed Chambers, a policeman were
killed here today in a gun fight In the
yard of the county courthouse by C. E.
Lively, a p :vate detec*ive who wns a
witness in the trial of Hatfield and
(Chambers, both ot whom were ac
quitted of charges of murder in 1110,
when seven private detectives. Mayor
Testerman and two civilians wen
| TRANS-POLAR AIR FLIGHT
VIA NOME PLANNED
Spitsbergen and from Spitsbergen to
today by Edwin Fairfax Nullity of
New York. The main purposes of the
proposed flight will be scientific ob
servations of the ocean and air cur
rents and to obtain data on the feas
ibility of a new route for commerce.
The start of *he trip will be made
at Seattle, with a convoy of several
planes, proceeding by easy stages to
Point Barrow via Ketchikan. Anchor
age and Nome. Alaska. The Arctic
flight will be made from Barrow by one
plane carrying Naulty and three form
er service men. If the first flight
over the polar cap proves successful,
others will be undertaken with a view
to settling definitely the location of
th'* north pole and determining mag
netic polar verticity.
HEAD OF ALLEGED MAIL
ROBBING, COUNTERFEITING
TRUST JUGGED
Chicago. Aug. 2—John W. Worth
ington, charged by the federal author
ities here with being the head of a
mail robbery and counterfeiters trust
which it is judged has cleaned up sev
eral million dollars, was arrested he:**
FALL ADVOCATES WESTERN
HEADQUARTERS FOR
INTERIOR SECRETARY
passing through Chicago enroute to
San Francisco today, said the Secre
tary of the Interior should reside
permanently nt some point west of the
Mississippi River to facilitate the work
of the department.
AGED WOMAN SUICIDES
ACCOUNT HEAT
Now V'ork, Aug. 1—Leaving a note
saying she could no longer -stand the
intense heat. Mrs. Vannorsdrand, aged
80 years and widow of one of Brook
lyn’s leading men in .Civil War times,
jumped from the twelfth story of the
Waldorf-Astoria this morning and was
PELAGIC SEALERS SEEKING
CLAIMS SETTLEMENT
Washington, Aug. I —With who*. is
[said by those in close touch with the
[situation to be greater prospects or
pelagic sealers whose operations re
sulted in seizures of their ships and |
cargoes have resumed their fight t-i i
obtain legislation conferring authority!
on the Court of Claims to adjudicate I
their claims against the government j
aggregating a half million dollars.
HARDING BUILDING
BIG HOPES OF WORLD
PEACE ON CONFERENCE
Plymouth. Mass. Aug. !—-Hope
that, the disarmament conference call
ed by the United States may bring to
the world a new era of peace and
freedom was expressed by President]
Harding in an address here today. The i
president characterized the present in-1
ten-national situation as more tlfhn |
promising the fulfillment of the hop •;
he expressed and declared that he felt
that the seed of common tolerance j
and understanding planted by the Pil
grim Fathers here was beginning to'
bear fruit a thousand fold in the rela
tions between nations.
FIVE YEAR ALASKA
MAIL BIDS CALLED
Seattle, Aug. 1—Bids have been
called fW by Postmaster Battle until
December 6 for carrying the mail far
a period of five years beginning July
1 next from Seattle to Skagwny: Se
attle to Nome; Seattle to Bethel: Se
attle to Seward: Seattle t.j Nushagnk
SEATTLE MAN CHARGED
WITH MURDER WOMAN
Vancouver, B. C. Aug. 1—Edward
Metzdorf of Seattle has been arrested
here on a charge of having murdered
Mrs, Charles Sampson, wife of a CJrea*
Northern trainman in this city last
FAMOUS ALASKA STEAMER
GOES UNDER HAMMER
Seattle, Aug. 1—The once famous
Alaska steamship Humbolt. has been
ordered sold afpublic auction.
SENATOR NORRIS ILL
Washington July 30—Senator Geo.
W. Norris of Nebraska is dangerously
proofs of labor blanks
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
WEDNESDAY
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HOUSE PASSES SOLDIER
RELIEF BILL
Washington, Au,r. 3—The Sweet
Bill, providing for the consolidation
under on*- head of al! governmental
relief agencies for disabled soldiers.,
passed the House of Representatives
RHief Bill Up To President
Washington. Aug. —Under the
Sweet Bill, which is now before the
president for final ratification, disa
bled veterans will be paid an aggregate
of a half billion dollars a yeaur.
MARSHAL FIRED FOR
ARRESTING BRYAN
W.uvlteegan. III. Aug. 3—Town
marshal Congdon, of Antioch, who ar
rested William Jennings Bryan on a
charge of speeding during Bryan's re
cent visit, has been discharged, ac
Fullowing the dismissal of the
marshal, four members of the town
WHITE SOX CONSPIRATORS
FOUNO NOT GUILTY
Chicago, Aug. 3—Some of the form
er White Sox baseball players on trial
for conspiracy to defraud the public
through throwing the 1919 World's
series, were found not guilty by -»
jury in the local courts today. Cicottee
was overcome with joy when the ver
dict was announced.
LEGIONAIRES TO VISIT
FRENCH 8ATTLEFIEL0S
New Vo'k, Aug:. 3—A party of 250
members of the American Legion,
headed by National Commander Em
ery. sailed today for Europe to visit
tbe battle fields of Prance.
HAROING PROPHESIES
EARLY RESTORATION
NORMAL CONDITIONS
Portland, Maine. August. 3—"I*d
like to restore America in those in
dustrial activities which made Ameri
ca famous,” President Harding sail
in an address on his arrival here from
Plymouth, where he participated in
the tercentenary of the landing of the
The president added that “It will
not be long before America comes
into a new established order.”
HARDING REITERATES
DISARMAMENT DECLARATION
I .an caster, N. H. A.ng. 3—Presi
dent HaivdJng reiterated his conviction
that the coming disarmament con
ference would bring about permanent
peace for the world in an address de
livered at VTheatfleld last night
BOOTLEG WHISKEY CAUSE OF
SHOCKING MURDER
Seattle. August, 3—Craj^-d by boot
leg whiskey, Charles Kurfman. a lo
cal resident, attacked and killed hi.s
brother Flmmet Kurfman with an axe
here today.
MANY DIE IN
ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE
Milan. Italy. August 3—Numerous
deaths in the earthquake at Bari yes
terday, according *.o reports from the
stricken district arriving here today.
The advices say nine bodies have
been recovered from the ruins result
ing from the quake.
SYNDICATE FINANCING
ATMOSPHERIC GENERATOR
INVENTOR
Everett, Wn. Aug. 3—A Spokane
syndicate headed l»y W. H. Cowles
Alfred Hubbard, a local inventor,
twenty thousand dollars in gold and
one thousand dollars a month for fifty
months to develop an “atmospheric
generator.” which he has invented.
The financing arrangement between
syndicate and Hubbard has been san
tioned by the Supreme Court.
SEATTLE AUTHORITIES
BAN JITNEYS
Seattle, Aug. 3—Save for sixty
which are temporarily protected by i
court injunction, the operation of jit
itie.i this morning’
The i-i.unt has dec*..If I * <t ill
jitney's m i.«t go by August 10.
CENSUS BUREAU GIVES ALASKA
OCCUPATION STATISTICS
Washington, Aug. 2 - Occupation
statistics f<>- Alaska announced by the
Census Bureau today disclose t total
of 26.797 persons are engaged m gain
ful occupations- Of this number
21,712 are males and 5,286 females.
Those engaged in agricultural pur
suits, forestry and animal husbandry
number 5,2£3. The number in trans
portation pursuits is 1.290. In the ex
traction of minerals 4.238 are employ
ed; in manufacturing and merchanl
cal industries 2.392; in trade 1.224: in
the publ.c service 1.078.
McKinley park increase
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Washington. Aug, 2 The House
today passed Delegate Sutherland's
bill adding 140 square miles to the
area of the Mount McKinley Nation •!
The Alaska, surveyors of the Gen
eral Land Office are now marking the
boundaries of the pirk and if the bill
passes the Senate will include the new
area in their survey this summer.
Secretary Fall is urging the exten
sion of the park boundaries so its to
Ltke in and protect the breeding
grounds of mountain sheep and cari
KENAI CANNERY
OESTROYED BY FIRE
Seattle. Aug1. 3—A wireless mes
sage from the steamship Admiral Wat
son received here today says the Libby,
McNeil and Tabby cannery' at Kena.:,
Alaska, has been destroyed by Are and
the cannery ci-pw are abound the Wat
PRISON COMMANDANT SHOT
FROM AMBUSH
Ferris, commandant of the Camp
Grant pi son farm nea.r here, was shot
«n the back from ambush four miles
South of the i^mp today. The would>
CARUSO DIES SUOOENLY
FOLLOWING OPERATION
Naples. Italy. Aug. 2'—-Enrico Ca
ruso. the gr-it tenor, die ! h ie today.
Caruso was operated on in a local j
hospital Sunday The illness which I
ended in his death began in New- York
ALLIED COUNCIL TO TAKE
UP SILESIAN QUESTION
Paris, Aug. 2—It is definitely
ranged t*haI the next session of thn
All’ed Supreme Council, bv which the
question of the status of Upper Si
lesia. will he Liken up. will be held
in Paris Angus' A. it was announced
THUR8DAY
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MELLON OFFERS NEW
TAXATION PROPOSALS
Washington, Aug. 1 -A federal lax
on automobiles and a reduction if
transportation taxes by one half for
the next year and their repeal alto
gether a year from now, was recom
mended to the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the House of Representatives
by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
Mellon also proposed an increase
tax on cigars, tobacco and cigarettes.
Mellon estimated that taxes must be
increased to provide an additional
$2<5fi,000,000 in revenues if the govern
ment is to meet its expenditures dur
ing this fiscal year.
BUILDING TRADES STRIKE
HITS FRISCO
-trike of all building trades worker**
went into effect here this m<*rning is
a result of wage disagreements.
LORD BVNG. NEW CANADIAN
GOVERNOR. ENROUTE
London. Aug i- Lord Byng. B-it
ish anti) commander in the World War
and r*-t ently appointed governor of the
Canadian Dominion. I* ft London today
for Canada.
ANTI-CIGARETTE RAIDS
IN TOPEKA
Topeka. Kan. Aug I—Thirty five
stores were raided here I ist night and
this morning by the authorities in xn
endeavor to enforce the state anti-cig
CHARGEO SUPPOSED
WIDOW NOT WIFE OF
OEC£ASED MILLIONAIRE
Butte. Mont. Aug. 4—That Mrs.
Murray is not the widow of the* late
James A. Murray and was never mar
ried to him. is charged by James R.
Murray, nephew of the deceased mil
lionaire in court papers filed here to
day res-nting her claim to a. monthly
allowance from the estate
HUSBAND SLAYER GIVEN
PROPERTY OF VICTIM
j Sea til*. Aim. 4— -Madge S.iwyo*-(
I who shot and killed her husband,
Howard Sawyer, on May 1 last year
awarded his property, amounting t®
fifteen thousand in value, under a
FLAHERTY REELECTED HEAD
OF COLUMBUS KNIGHTS
wns reelected national head of the
Knights of Columbus today.
SUTHERLAND AIDING PROPOSED
TRANS-POLAR FLIGHT
Washington. Aug- «—Delegate
Sutherland of Alaska is coopera*.5nT
with scientist Edwin l1'airfax Naulty,
wlio purposes to make a t runs-Atlantic
flight from Seattle to the North Pole
and then to Europe via Spitsbergen.
Delegate Sutherland is confident that
Naulty will accomplish the proposed
flight and the basis of his belief is on
the fact that the hop off for the Pole
will be made from Point Barrow.
GOLD STOLEN BY GERMANY
REACHES U 8.
New York. Aug 4—Seven miJlioa
dollars worth of gold which was seized
by Clenmany in Russia ami Roumania
during the vr:w period and subsequent
ly sent to Switzerland, where it was
reminted. arrived h«re from Europe to
MISSOURI GRANT8
VETERANS B0NU8
St l.ouis. Mo. Aug. I—Missouri
has appropriated fifteen million dollars
in bonuses for her veterans of the
was submitted to a vote of the people,
who ratified the proposal by a substan
NUMEROUS COMMUNIST GROUPS
FOUND IN U. S.
Chicago. Aug. 4—Federal agents,
as a result of extensive investigations
in all parts of the country, have dis
covered the • xistence of seven hundred
and seventy one groups of Commun
ists which are actively engaged in the
dissemination of their propaganda
among the workers of this country.
The various groups are said to ho
united in an association known as the
I'nited Communists Party.
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