DEMOCRATS CALL CONVENTION FOR
NOMINATION DELEGATE CANDIDATE
Speciul to The Noroe Nugget by The Associated IVcia.
JUNEAl', April 23 —Chairman Hums of the Democratic Territorial
Committee has called a Democratic ^convention to select a candidate for the
cilice of Alaska Delegate at the Juneau special election.
The convention is called for May 2 and is to be held in Juneau. Dele
gates to the convention will be chosen in such manner as is designated by the
Divisional committee’s. The Second Division is entitled to fifty six delegates.
Second Division Democratic members of the Legislature desire a
report regarding any1 unfairness in the manner of choosing the delegates from
that district, according to statements made to the Nugget correspondent by the
delegation leaders today.
The members of the delegation a iso express the hope that there will
he no repetition of the disgraceful conduct of federal officials occurring at the
pi i nary elections a year ago.
The bill covering interferences in politics by federal or territorial offi
cials is now being considered in the Senate. If the measure fails to pass. it
|s probable that recommendations will he made to the Department of Justice to
stjp political meddling and interference on the part of its employees in the
t rritory.
• The Territorial steamship bill passed the House by a vote of twelve
t" three and is now awaiting action by the Senate. Noon and Daly, chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee had charge of the measure on the floor.
The bill is expected .to pass the senate in the same form as presented by the
Ways and Means Committee, and adopted by the House.
A bill has passed the House providing for special elections to till vac
ancies in the office of Alaska Delegate and will probably pass the senate to
morrow. Th<f governor has signed the Allan Road Commission reorganization
bill, and the measure is now a law.
GEORGE CONTINUES LABORING WITH ITALIANS
Special to Tho Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, April 24—Premier Lloyd George is said to be using every effort
to induce the Italians to forego their plan >< withdraw from the peace confer
ences. As a result of some form of inducement submitted by him, George was
able to announce this morning that the Italians would not leave Paris today.
SOPHIA REPORT FIXES NO BLAME FOR ALASKAN SEA DISASTER
Special to The Nugget *>y The Associated Press.
OTTAWA, April 21—Minister of Marine and Fisheries Hallantyno has
submitted to the House of Commons the report of the Sophia investigation,
which has apparently resulted in the discovery of no evidence tending to fix
responsibility for the terrible disaster which involved the loss of more than
three hundred lives.
The report says the investigating commission has been totally un
able to secure evidence bearing directly on the wreck and says it is concluded
that the ship was lost through the peril of the seas. With reference to the
failure to land passengers while the weather remained comparative
ly calm, the report says it is a matter for conjecture why the passengers were
not landed. Tho Commission presented their findings regarding this phase of
the investigation but claims to have found evidence disclosing that it was not tin
reasonable for the captain of the illfated ship not to have landed the passengers
The commission reached this conclusion by finding from the e\ idenee submit
ted showing that the Sophia was staunch and well officered and that, although
other craft were in the vicinity, the nearby shores were rugged and inhospit
able and there was no nearby shelter to which they might, be conveyed. I be
commission also took into account the time of the year and the bad weutlic.
conditions prevailing at the time of the wreck in supporting its contention
that there was reason for the ship master failing to land the vessels human
cargo.
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HOME AVIATORS TO MAN ATLANTIC FLIGHT PLANES
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 24—Announcement was made today that only
men who did not go overseas during the war period will be granted the priv
ilege of manning the three naval aeroplanes which will undertake a flight
across the Atlantic in May under the auspices of the Navy Department.
The statement repudiates widely circulated reports that certain noted
war aviators would attempt the naval flight.
JAPS RECORD NEW U S GENERAL
IN OFFICIAL RECORDS
Associated Press Service.
VLADIVOSTOK, Dec. T>. (!ly .Mail)
— Japanese military records undoubt
idly contain the name of an American
genu a 1 connected with the American
Expo.'I.mary Force which does not
appear on the American army roll. A
group of American enginee rs wore re
turning from Harbin recently in a
hi . • i a I car. A Japanese officer push
ed is way into the car and demanded
to I r.ow who the occupants were. One
of the engineers answered that the car
contained twenty-one American ofll
‘•Who is the senior oflher?” pursue!
the Japanese.
"That’s enough—” began the en
gineer.
•‘General Enough?” interrupted the
c filter.
‘‘Yes, General Enough”, said the en
The information was duly noted In
the Japanese officer's notebook.
VILLA'S WIFE RESIDENT
OF EL PASO
Associated Tress Service.
KL PASO. Tex. Feb ill (By .Mail) —
M. Luiz Corral de Villa wife of Fran
cist j Villa says,she is neither very rich
not very poor. A local paper recently
printed a story that Airs Villa, who is
making her home in San Antonio, Tex
cause Villa was unable to send money
to her from Mexico. In a letter to thy
paper Airs Villa denied the report and
: aid she was living in moderate but
comfortable circumstances in S;ui An
tonio and was takng no part in border
political affairs.
Francisco Villa has joined the annv
of wrist watch wearers. When .lose
1 laurrieta, his secretary, returned to
Villa’s camp after a confidential mis
sion to the Villa junta here he wore aj
large, square, silver wrist watch, with,
the initials ‘T\ V.” engmved on th*i\
hack. It was a present to Villa from'
an American friend.
TACOMA SCHOOL BOYS
EARN FORTUNE BY WAR .WORK
Associated Press Service.
TACOMA, Wash. Fef>. 1«» (By Mail),
-Tacoma has just presented P» the*
.tale headquarters of the Boy’s Work
ing Reserve the first statistical report
iho work and earning of selioutl boys
who responded to the call of the Boy's*
Working Reserve last year* and work 'd
during the vacation period in some
form of productive win-the-war in
dustry.
It Shows that the sum of $2:*3,778
was actually earned by the youngsters
here. The individual sums earned) by
|approximately 1.950 boys ranged fVom
a few dollars in the case of a conn uir
[atively small number iq* to between
$400 to $500.
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One-Hundred and Second Half Yearly Report of
The San Francisco Savings and Loan Society
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DECEMBER 31>t, 1918
ASSETS—
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TALIANS REFUSE TO CHANGE ATTITUDE
REGARDING DALMATIAN QUESTION
special to Tlio Nome Nugget by Tito Associated Press.
RAWS April .1—A split between the Allies tint! Italy over the con
ending claims of the Italians and Jugo-Slavs to Dalmatian coast territory
ippears Inevitable. The refusal of the Italians to recede from their position
,V,-!T respect to Klunn and the Dalmatian const creates a situation which is
■creeded on all sides to be fraught with the most serious possibilities for an
icon rupture. England and France arc continuing their efforts to prevent an
-pen break at the peace ... but the Italian delegates arc unyielding in their
■lshns to the Dalmatian const and there i ppears little hope that they can be
induced to accept ..promise. With respect to the Italian question. Pres
dent Wilson lias become the leading figure in the opposition to lb- ll.d'ot
iemamls and is adniantine in his insistence that Italy possesses no cgiuin.i i
liim to Flume Wilson insists that the former Austrian naval port belongs
Jugo-SlavnkM and is unwilling to consider any hint of compromise with the
to,inns re - irdihg the disposal of the city. The president bases his argument
that Flume belongs to the Jugo-Slovak nation an the principle espoused In his .
-ourlccn pence points that all nations shall be guaranteed free and sure access
n the sens and contends that control of the chief Dalmatian coast seaport bv
Italy will place the .1 ugo-Slaovaks in a situation where their economic indepen
dence will be in • .instant jeopardy. The Eel,.. Paris says in reference li
the Wilsonian attitude, that, although Clemeneeau and Lloyd George arc advi
rating a compromise, there are numerous evidences sipporting the belief that
[In -, are supporting Wilson in his -stand.
Premier Orlando lms declared that li< intends to leave Paris today nn
less a settlement in accord with tin, Italian demands is conceded. Orlando
sues that the departure nf the Italian delegation will not mean a bic.il> will
Ibe Allies but, on the contrary, will virtually amount to handing over the
Italian interests to other hands. The Italian statesman is outspoken in hi ,
i est ntment of the stand taken by President Wilson and declares that he re
gards the attitude of llic president as a departure from diplomatic custom
which leaves ,he Italians no other course than to withdraw from the Peace
Conference.
GREAT DEMONSTRATIONS IN ITALY DISCLOSE
POPULAR SUPPORT OF ITALIAN CLAIMS
ftpenlal to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
I•< )M |.; April, -’1 Popular approval of tin- stand taken bv I’remi**
O.D.n.o and the Italian . I. legation t-Rut'dlng I In- Italian ylaitns to th"
i) ibnatlan cast, is cvi.lcmeil in the development of steal popular (lemon
sitaliens in all of the leading Italian cities. Kollotving the announcement yes
tcrday that I'lcmicr Orlando has unnounred his Intention of returning to Italy.
eighty publiv demonstration developed in Itomc and is continuing today, with
the po-.ult.ee giving every evidence of complete sympathy with the stand taken
by (he Italian representatves. Dnradcrs are traversing the principal streets
acclaiming the earls i.nnexgtion of Kiume and Dulmutl:. and cheering tnndlv
for Orlando and foreign Minister Sunni) because of their stand at Paris.
•Morning pipe rs announce that King Victor has telegraphed Orlando com
mending him for his action and insisting that ho shall not recede from th
stand It” has taken. Additional evidence of tile Italian agreement with the
stand of their peace delegates is provided try the newspapers, which are unatl
impus In declaring that Indy will insist on her rights ..I any cost. The pro*
l (.ct of a break with the Allies s apparently causing no concern and several
or the news journals assert that if a break comes. Italy may make a separate
po;ii p with Germany.
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT GUARDING AMERICAN EMBASSIES AND
CONSULATES IN FEAR OF ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS
Special to Th® Nome Nugget by The Associated Ficus.
* I ’A Ills, April 21 A lleutor News Agency dispatch from Home an
nonces Mr-t the Italian government has placed a guard of soldiers around the
AmerUam embassy and the American emulates in all of the Italian cities !■
protect them in the event of popular demonstrations which might be induced .
by the altitude of President Wilson regarding the Italian claims.
ITALIANS DECLARE ITALY WILL OCCUPY
DISPUTED ADRIATIC TERRITORY IN EVENT OF BREAK
I Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
I‘.MIS, April 21 -Military members of the staff of Premier Orlando
declared in interviews regarding the Italian attitude today that in the event
of a break between Italy and the Allies, two hundred thousand Italian troop*
will immediately occupy Dalmatia and other Adriatic sections named in the
laomlon treaty, under the provisions of which Italy lent her assistance to the
Aiiess in the struggle with Germany and Austria. The military delegates also
asserted that the Italians will also occupy the region around Finnic and will
lake counter measures against Jugo-Skiv demonstrations there and in Spain to,
the. chief Dalmatian seaport, which is also included in the terrirory claimed
by the Italians.
PARIS JOURNALS ASSUME CYNICAL
ATTITUDE TOWARD WILSONIAN IDEALISM
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS. April 24—In sharp contrast to their former unqualified laud-.i
tion. the Paris newspapers are adopting a somewhat cynical tone toward
President Wilson, owing to his attitude with respect to the Dalmatian contro
versy. Some of the papers even proceed to such lengths as to openly criticise
the president for his obstinacy in clinging to what are termed idealistic theor
ies, which, as one paper says, are found to be incompatible with the constitut
ed forms of society. A writer in the Echo De Paris, one of the most influent
ial of the Paris journals, declares in a discussion of the results of the Allied
adherence to the Wilson principles, that: ‘We have all sacrificed too much to
the Wilsonian doctrines' which even the American • voters condemned in the
November elections.’'
The Louvre, another important journal, .declares with a hint of fine
sarcasm, that Wilson, in insisting on the assimilation of his ideals, ‘‘rises above
international confabulation."
Those close to the president assert that lie has grown exceedingly
tiled of the secret diplomacy and confidential wire pulling of the European
diplomats, both of which he lias condemned in his peace principles declara
tions, and ha.^about decided to rend the veil of secrecy which has heretofore
clothed the peace congress negotiations in a cloak of profound mystery and
appeal openly to tlie public in support of his contentions regarding the peace
setttlements.
NO AMERICAN TROOPS LEFT IN ITALY
Special to The Nome Nugget by Ths Associated Press.
PARK April 24—American military officers here say there is no pros
pect of American troops becoming involved with Italians in the event of anti
American demonstrations developing in Italy owing to President Wilson's op
position to the Italian claims. The officers say that there are virtually no
American troops in Italy at the present time. All American army men are
said to have left Italy with the exception of a few railroad transport* officers
and a small number of military police.