THE NOME NUGGET
VOCOIF/Ji.
MOMS, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1094
Oetivorod by Co*rior or Maitetf.
.91*00 per Month
Nome Is the strategic Air Base for the United States and Europe via the North Pole
WORLD FLIERS ARRIVE IN SEATTLE
LIQUOR FRAUD IS CHARGED TO GOV’T. OFFICIALS
SIGANTIC UOUQR
EXPOSURE MADE
WASHINGTON', ManJ) 21—iMartin W. Littleton, Counsel for Harry
Sfltaelalr, when tbe latter returned to the stand before, the Senate Oil Com
mittee, questioned the right of the. committee to proceed with the inquiry
into the leasing of the Teapot Dante, he related subject* cm which he con
: tended that the resolution to Congress directing the annulment of the
leases had brought the jurisdiction of the committee to an end and had
“defined the policy of the government that the oil shall be preserved for
the government.” He contended that, the right of the Congressional
Committee to call witnesses and have them bring papers from all over
;the country to aid in framing legislation had never been sustained in the
courts, and said that it was dotibtful if Sinclair could be compelled to
tmtify even in oourt since chargee ’’of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment"'had been tiled against the latter in a Wyoming civil court. The
'Committee adjourned without taking action on the question.
WASHINGTON-. March 21—More collections of on.- thousand dollar
bills were unearthed yesterday » testimony before th- Daugherty In
vestigation Committee for illicit whiskey withdrawals tr<*m the Federal
Warehouse!, by John-Goroni. President of the Alpe Drug Company of New
'York. Cjironi testified that after b^ng refused withdr^..uTPro
hibition Cowimissioner Hart he paid 'Owen Murphy, it partner of Will A.
-Orr, $150.0*0 and to Orr $50,000 for withdrawal permits. Orr was sell
ing withdrawal permits 'for fifteen dollars per case and Goroni said that
he understood that Howurd Manningtou, a lriend of Attorney General
Daugherty, received two (dollars a case for his part.
WASHINGTON. March 21—John Goroni of the Alps Drug Contr
pany of New York told Senator Brookhart’s Committee that Will A. On
told him that Howard Manington who had a wholesale house on K Street,
had received two dollars per vase on all liquor withdrawals. Goroni de
clared that he at one time paid'Orr fifty thousand doll-ars in one thousand
dollar bit]? collected from “other parties** wMch included John Lynn,
the liquor dealer who hung himself. Goroni said the money was for
(he business of five (drug companies of New York. Orr previously testi
fied to aiding these companies but couldn't remember handling over six
thousand dollars. Goroni said that Orr collected fifteen dollars, per case
but each company got back one dollar per case; and added that ho
(Goroni) had paid An “around one hundred and fifty thousand dollars."
WEEKS WILL SUPPLY INFORMATION ON SALE ARMS TO MEXICO
WASHINGTON. March 21—The Senate by a resolution directed
Secretary of War Weeks to supply the Senate with complete information |
on hli sale o$ arms and munitions to Mexico during the recent uprising j
in the latter country.’; '
PIXCHOT DENOUNCES DAUGHERTY REGIME
LBWISBURG, Pa., March 21:—The Department of Justice under
Attorney General Dangherty has failed in its task of d^fendfng the public
domain and Daugherty “has no proper place in the "Cabinet” Governor
Pinchot of Pennslyya-nia, told an open meeting in Lewjsburg. Pennsylva
nia, Thursday night.
WADOO SURPRISED AT SUPPORT FROM GEORGIA
^IOUX FALLS, March 21—William G. McAdoo. democratic candi
date ffor the Presidential nomination said that he was surprised at tbe
strength of his endorsement received in Georgia at the reent primary.
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/ PIONEER WOMAN OREGON DEAD
r SALEM, Oregon. March SI—Mrs. George Burnett, a pioneer of Ore
gon and the wife of Justice Bnrnett of the Oregon Supreme Court died in
Salon. Oregon, at the age of «g years, Thursday afternoon.
, HISTORIAN DIES FROM HEART DISEASE
WASHINGTON, March 21—Gordon W. Hunt, a noted Historian died
suddnely to Washington. D. C., from an attack of heart trouble.
UTE TELEGRAPH BREVETIES
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AMERICAN MARINES BEEN FUUiO ON IN HONDURAS
WASHINGTON, March 21 -American Marines from the Cruder
Milwaukee has been tired upon in -Honduras, the Statu Department was
advised late Thursday evening, the fire was not returned, the De Facto
Government of Honduras protested that no more Blu*; Jackets he landed.
CHINA ORDERS SOVIET K.WOY QUIT UHXTK1
LONDON, Mar. 22—The Chinese Government has ordered the Soviet
Envoy to Peking to quit the country. According to a Daily Mail dispatch
from Peking the Envoy had given China an ultimatum demanding that
China recognize the Soviet Government within three days.
VKU MINISTER DEFENSE FOH IltKLiXfi
DUBLIN, March 21—President Cosgrave as. umed Li'o cilice of Mini
ster of Defense in Ireland which was recently vacated t»y Mulcah.v whc
PRESIDENT A1 *1*01 NTS MINISTER TO GREECE
WASHINGTON, March .21—President Coolidge has selected Irwir
B. Langhlin of Pittsburg, Pa., to be Minister to Greece, according to a
dispatch received from Washington.
SEATTLE BANDITS CAPTURED IN 1X>S AJSGKLES
SEATTLE, March 21—Harry and John Thompson, brothers, wen
captured in I»s Angeles and pleaded guilty to aiding in the Western Unioi
holdup in Seattle last October. Harry the oldest of Jhe brothers wai
given ten rears in Walla Walla prison and John the other brother, wai
sentenced to from one to fifteen years in Monroe.
MOULD ELIMINATE lUltXDJil BETWEEN N. A- S. lit HAND
LONDON., March 21—Negotiations for eliminating the boundry be
tween northern and southern Ireland was initiated soon after the assum
ing offiee by Bra den Downey, and action of the British government it
necessary to solve the deadlock, according to the English and Irish news
papers.
ItLSSO-tmiNKSE NEGOTIATIONS INTERRUPTED
MOSCOW, March 21—The Chinese Eastern Hailway fourteen hun
dred miles is length connecting China, Siberia and Europe is the real
bone of contention which interrupted the Russo-Chinese negotiations,
according to the Russian view point that France, America and Japan were
seeking to control the road.
PRESIDENT EMEIHTl'S HAItYAKD PASSES IfMli BIRTHDAY
CAMBRIDGE, March 21—Charles W. Elliott. President Emeritus of
Harvard University in an address. Thursday in celebration of honoring his
his ninetieth birthday, enjoined the undergraduates in service to their
country, a joy for work and an early marriage.
WOMAN ARRESTED WHILE HORDING TAILOR SHOP
NEW YORK, March 21—Identified by her bobbed hair, a woman
was arrested after an attempt to rob a Manhattan Tailor Shop, as the
.wife of Albert Guimares, a friend of Dorothy Keenan, wno was murdered
a year ago, the police announced that the woman was arrested after a
man ^companion had escaped, the prisoner’s husband is doing a three
years sentence in prison for using the mails to defraud.
SIGNALS TO SUNKEN SUBMARINE, GETS NO RESPONSE
TOKYO, March 21—Divers wrho have been signaling to members of
the sunken Submarine 43, belonging to the Japanese Navy at Tokyo,
have announced that the signaling from withing the submarine has
ceased, which leads the officials to believe that all hands have succumbed
to fotfl air.
SAYS SHE IS A QUAKERESS, DENIED CITIZENSHIP
PORTLAND, March 21—Miss Mary King, a native of England has
informed the Secretary of the local Y. M. C. A. that she had been denied
dtizenship by Federal Judge Wolverton whom she informed at the time
>f her application that she was a quakeress in religion and told the Judge
:hat she would not take up arms to. defend this country if she were a man.
WORLD CRUISERS
READY IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Mar. 22—At 12:44 Thursday afternoon, three of the
round the world air cruisers, which will bop off from Seattle on the round
the world flight, reached the latter place and landed at Sand Point Field
after a flight from Vancouver Barracks, where they were forced to return
Wednesday afternoon after beginning their flight to Seattle. The fourth
plane is still in Eugene, Oregon.
MAJOR MARTIN SAYS HARD PART TRIP .11 ST STARTS
SEATTLE. March 21—Major Martin landing in Seattle at the head
of the round the wolrd fliers said, "the interesting and most dangerous
part of our world trip starts from Seattle, this is really where we begin,
anybody can fly from Santa Monica but from now on we are pioneers ;ind
will he called upon to do our best.”
18 MEN STILl. A1JVE ON SUNKEN SUBMARINE
‘TOKYO, Mar. 22— The eighteen members of the crew of the Japan
ese submarine 43 which was sunk yesterday off the Sasebo Naval Base in
rol®s>on with the warship Tatsufsa, are still living according (a res
cue party who claimed to have established communication with the mem
bers of tlie crew by tapping on the sides of the sunken submarine,
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BODIES OF TWO VOLVO MEN POI ND DEAD IN CAR ;
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OMAHA. Mar. 22—The bodies of two young men asphyxiated by
gas escaping from a heater in a refrigerator car loaded with merchan
dise from Lawton, Michigan, were fou-nd in Omaha yes'erday. A card
bearing the name of Alexander Forbes Miline which had information on
it to the effect that Miline was a radio student at the Chicago Telegraph
Institute was found on one of the youny men. while the other had no
identification marks.
I IB.FS BRITAIN TO RECONSIDER ON NAVAL BASE
MELBOURNE. March 21—The Premier of Australia has cabled
J Prime Minister of England. Ramsay MacDonald, requesting the British
‘ Government to reconsider its decision not to proceed further with the
I development of a Singapore Naval Base.
CAPITAL OF HONDURAS OCCUPIED BY REVOLUTIONISTS
SAN SALVIDOR, Mar. 22—Tegucigalpa, the Capital of Honduras,
has been occupied by Revolutionists under the command >f General Carlas
and General Ferrera. according to advices received in San Salvidor.
HONEST MAN FOUND BY MISSISSIPPI WOMAN
QUINCY, Miss., Mar. 22—A truly honest man has been found by
Mrs. Wm.. Badger, of West Quincy, Mississippi, who received through the
mail a cheek for $20.68 with a note of explanation, which read in sub
stance,- "I borrowed five dollars from your husband sixty years ago to
buy a bow and arrow. I moved West and have never repaid the loan.
The inclosed check is for the amount due plus interest."
MEXICAN GENERAL FLEES FROM MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Mar. 22—The Mexican War Department has con
firmed the flight aboard a steamer, of General Enrique Estrada, the Com
mander in Chief of the unsuccessful revolt in Jalisco. Mexico.
PROHIBITION STRIKES PITTSBURG
PITTTSBURG, Pa.. Mar. 22—Proprietors of practically every saloon
and cafe in Pittsburg were served with abatement notices ordering them
to stop selling liquor and remove bars and fixtures from the premises.
ALL KINDS OF LEGAL BLANKS AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
“DEESTRICK SKULE” EAGLE HALL SATURDAY MARCH 29TH. 8:00 P.M.
RESERVED SEATS $1.00 BE OH SALE TUESDAY 2 P.M. AT LOMEN BROTHERS