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VOLUME XXI No. 43
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY OCT. 23 1920
Delivered by Carrier or Mailed.*1 00 per Monlh
FRICTION BETWEEN U. $. AND JAPS
BRITISH COAL STRIKE SITUATION IMPROVING
NEW PLOT
AGAINST SOVIET
ROSSIA RPORTEO
Riga, Oct. 23—A .sensation has been
•caused liere by a report to the effect
that a new coalition has been formed
which appears likely to bring about
the downfall of the Soviet government
of Russia.
According to the rumors a secret
conference has been held at Riga be
tween representatives of the Wrangell
government of South Russia, KarlUll
man, Premier of Let via, and M. After
witch, ,the Let via n Foreign Minister.
The report says they have reached a
complete understanding for coopera
tion for the overthrow of the Russian
Soviet Government.
The /runn points of the agreement
are declared to be that full jndepend
ence will he granted to ‘Poland, and
I jet via and that Ksthonia, Lithuania
and the Ukraine are to become auton
omous pants of Russia.
M'SWEENY’S LAST
HOURS AT HAND
London, Oot. 233—Terence Ale
Sweeny former Lord .Mayor of Cork
is sinking rapidly from the effects of
his long continued hunger strike.
.MeSweeny’s last horn's are at hand,
according to an Exchange Telegraph
bulletin today.
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TENANTS REBEL
AGAINST CHICAGO
PARSON-LANDLORD
Chicago, Oct. 23—Reverend Fred
erick £. Ruff, landlord and the central
figure in a recent rebellion of his ten*
ants, was shot to death here today
by one off his tenants.
The Slayer of the minister-landlord
is jF. W. Sextro, a prominent coal
anerdhant and occupant of an apart*
ment owned by Rev. Iluff.
Sextno admitted the shooting on be
in*? questioned by the police but de
clares he mistook the minister for a
burglar.
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
SENATOR REED ATTACKS
BOTH COX AND HARDING
Kansas City, Oct. 22—Hiring: the
Convention Hail here at his own ex
pense, Senator James A. Reed, demo
crat, of Missouri, last night declared
himself against both Cox and Harding,
asserting that the one represented a
Wilson League of Nations and the
other what he termed "a Root League”
etcher of which he declared, will be
inimical to the interests of the coun
Keed called upon the people to solve
the question by electing a senate that
will scrap and kind of a league. The
election of such a senate, he declared,
*,is snore important than the election
of a president.”
Reed staged one of the most re ,
markable political demonstrations in,
the history of the §tate. The only j
decorations on the stage of the Con-I
vention Hall were a pitcher of water
and an empty glass and there was no
chairman. Reed walked upon the
stage without Introduction, simply an
nouncing "Here I am.* Throughout
the succeeding address he ranged his
lire first on one and then the other of
the political parties.
RED CROSS ANNUAL MEETING
The Nome Chapter of ths American
Roil Cross will hold thsir annual maat
fnt,on the 27th day of Oetobor in ths
dig Clerk's afRss at • o’clock p. m
for the purpose of sleeting an Exteu
.% thm Committee. AU members era re
Utiaotsd to attend,
•lam* MM. A. POLET
► 1 Chairman.
FAMINE SWEEPING THRU CHINA
Shanghai, Oct. 23—flighting fam
ine which 1* sweeping three of the
most populous provinces of China, the
American Tte<l Cross has taken exclu
sive control of small sections of the
effected areas and will try to save
the lives of seventy five thousand
within reach. Thirty million are
struggling for existence, as the crop
failures in these provinces Is unpre
WOMAN CONFESSES WITNESSING
DENTON MURDER
Los Angeles* Oct. 20—Mrs Heeler
wfho was recently arrested in con
nection with the murder of W. R.
Denton, the l»s Angeles capitalist and
promoter, admitted to the District At
torney’s deputies investigating the case
today that she had been an eye wit
ness to Denton’s murder. According
to her statement Denton was slain by
a man and woman on June 2, the slay
ers lately hiding the body fn the base
ment of his home.
GREEK KING GETTING WORSE
Ixmdon, Oct. 22-—The. King of
Greece, who has been seriously 111 for
sevem 1 weeks ss a result of a bite by
a mtonke.v, is worse today, the Greek
legation here announced today.
■—n--——
Le.*t chance to get Fresh KilW
Perk. Get your order in early.
C. L. PfULEY „
Telephone Milk Reneh
•nWrik \'hW#fr.r the Nome
BRITISH GOVT
MINERS NEGOTIATING
1 x>nd«m.
sat ions between tlx* government and
individual leaders of the striking coal
mint rs wen- resumed this morning.
These discussions followed a con
ference between Premier Lloyd George
with the seeretary of the Miner’s or
ganization last night which lent an
hopeful out’rok for a possible settle
The prospects of a strike or rail
roaders further increasing the already
serious situation has been some what
relieved owing to government agencies
naving perfeei»-d machinery for cairy
mg > n th<‘ operation <>f the railways
with volunteers should the railway
men go on strike in support of the
miners.
British Railwork<vrs Postpone Walkout
l.-mlon. o,-t. 1*3—Late this ..ft- r
noon the industrial crisis was tem
porarily bridged when the miners ac
cepted .hi imitation to meet the pi' -
einmcnl for t renowed discussion of
their demantts. and the rniko d men
at the request of the joiners postponed
the sympathetic strike under which
the employees would have cean d work
at midnlirht Sunday.
Strike Situation Continuing Hopeful
Tonight
London. Oct. 23—The coal strike
situation tonight is considered more
hopetful by reason of the fart that the
pence conservations between the gov
ernment and the mine leaders are con
tinuing unbroken.
VICTORIA LEAVES ON LAST
TRIP OF SEASON
The .Alaska Steamship Co., liner
Victoria, with practically every avail
able inch «f her passenger accomoda
tions filled by the bis crowd nf fall
pilgrims to the States departed south
ward early Widny moaning, after a
lengthy stay in local waters due to
had weather. The steamer was orig
inally scheduled to leave Oct. 15th but
encountered several periods of boister
ous weather here and at St Michael
which prevented discharge of cargo
for days and resulted in the vessel
being forced to extend her stay nearly
>>ne week beyond the contemplated
sidling dab . The Victoria returned
from St Michael Wednesday evening,
after discharging several hundred tons
of cargo at that port and Liking on a
considerable number of passengers and
a cunsignlment of coal for discharge
here. Enroute to St Michael, the
steamer also stopped at (lolovin, un
loading n considerable quantity of
freight there.
On turning her prow southward for
the last time this year, the big liner
carried 512 passengers, of which 375
were from this port, in addition to a
large shipment of dressed reindeer a
quantity of herring and other packed
fish and a big batch of mail. Follow
ing is the complete list of passengers.
Mrs Agusta Peterson. Victor Julien.
Mrs Victor Julien. tlertrude Julien.
Victor Julien Jr, It S Tunstn.d. It S
Stewart. A J Mueller, Con Kelly, Miss
Itose Kennedy, Miss Maud Sharp.
Irving Reed, O H Lamroux. R \V
Lcdgerwoud, A Karneff. SaAmuel Mal
Johnson, John Johnson, Mrs Jas
son Master Peterson, K L HOLT, s'
Kirby. E E Spinney, J H Mr Lean, J
Sundback, O H Thomas, J \V Seger
strom, John Burtatiqr. A W Knh, Chas
Airs R L Carpenter. Ira D Orton, Miss
M Evans. Mrs it H Giblxs, It H Gibbs.
Ft W J Reed, Sirs A Iteed, Ft L Wendt.
\V S Dclanty, Gilbert Itussell. MJ.ss
Nellie Sfoon, Carl Albertson, Karl P,
Johnnson. W A Hanson. Jens Peterson.
Mrs O sr Powell, A H Kell, O M poyell.
J S S tana room, W L Smith, W Ritchie.
D R Cnmp Malcolm McGregor, O II
Lysholm. C L. Johnson. L Stevenson.
Mrs O D Cochran, Mrs E R Jordan.
Frank Hall, J W Hart, J Soupe, H
Barker, Chas. H MHIot,' Samuel Kean.
Jas A Connor G E M.ish Mrs Andrew
Anderson, M J Surry, R B Holland.
Mrs B R Edgar, F A Berg. Carl Berg
Miss Annie Danielson. Mrs M E Flow
ers. W Koutzam, Jas P Daly, R T.
Rockwell, M R Thomas. O D New lands.
jW E Buckow, Ray Wilkes, O L Grey.
L J Brynn, Barney Rolando, W M
Winters. Andy Anderson, J J Cole, H
J Rosmuscen Mnj Fannie Hanson. R
i McNutt, O N Flowers, G Bunnell, C
E Binupas. A1 Lowe. Russ Bowen Carl
l.fmen, O D Cochran, S J Bnkfce, E II
Jordan, James Kelliher, fleo I) Soho-j
Held. Nick Butler, Victor Ajulerscn,
Alex Almdahl, Jasper Beatty, <! M.ibU^
jMrs \ M Arthurs, Miss A D Arthurs,
r. E MjiI:>h Jr. Miss Josie Kelly. Ches
• r Mi'-M.?: n M 1*. Roper. E K Powell,
(» ''*•.nnell. Mrs C A Blood. Mrs A Wat
son. <1 T McIntyre, Mrs A flibney. .1
S nelson. Fred W Johnson, Chas Cook,
\ 1, Jorprenson. Andrew Helium, W
Neltmann. Cha i Johnson. P h He
Rontville, CJ Hosene Josk Pet* rson, If
l.undherff. M B Albertson, K F Bill
meyer, Antone Cordova. Mrs N C Nor
ton, !’ J Downs, James K Halpin, W ni
O’Brien. Sninuel CunnlnRhnm. Chas II
Mitchell. It D<e. J 11 Young. It S Oj?
leshy. Alfred Tyzell. John Anderson,
J.-IS Proto pa pas. Harry Ray. Mrs Nellie
Ft Thormen, A B Brown, Miss Helen
Txunen. Mrs C J 1-omen. Harold An
derson. Otto Hal la. Wm Maloney. W
E Norton, A S (Iraham, H C 1-onpley, i
Mrs Talbot Scott. Arnold C5 Thormen,
1. S Meyer. Patrick Ivory, A Villa, i
(ieo It C.oshaw, Miss J .1 Mitchell. Airs,
M I-irsen. Mrs Ida Fredingr. Miss Ester:
Freedini?. Mrs Kitabgie. Mrs T Ma--j
tinovlch. Jafet Dlndelierp, Walter Care. |
I Mrs F Alexson. Jos Boll view. Mrs M
! Allen, John M Winter. John Felkle.
, Freil Johnson John S Wanper. S Jen
sen, flobt Plummer, Emil Johnson,
John Carlson, Herman Erickson, Ar
thur Jones, E Swanberff. <i Snell. Fred
Nord, C P Dill. J Scott. Pete Silby, W i
E Whnger, Jerre Collins. Talbot Scott.
M J Connelly John Owns, Con Erick
son, Carl Nelson. Nels T-edding. J E
Hewitt, Deo Williams. Tony Shannon
Robt I? Ramsey, (3 W T-alblin. M An
C F Voiglvt. Pat Murry. Edward Fox
John, Lupon. Dan Connolly. X J Sullf
Hoem, James Cardy, Win Arthurs. Don
Brown. D Kelliher. Robt Peterson. A
Gunderson, Gus Nelson. Joe Silk. John
Flashers:, Henry Bern. Oscar Wick
Emil Jorgenson. VV Jaekohs, Frank
K Martin. O W Orland. Fred K.'ing
K C Chanter. C A Blood, C R Watson.
Gu-t J< hnson, Jomes Kogan *3 Lanvin.
S O Sullivan. John Sue, Chas Wilson.
E W Graham, Mark Canley. H L Clark.
Chas Wolff, John Murry, A P Brandt.
S S Wancer. M J McCarthy. Chas S
McLaughlin, John Arregath, Fred C
Miller, H Soupe, D P Denny, Knut
Olson, M Z Casey. Anthony Hynes. D
M McGinley, W H French. Frank L
Rice. W Beehler, J P Larsen. H Mil
ler, A C Wheeler. Arnold St Germain
J S Macintosh, Jas Hansen. Alfred
H Anderson. E A Schroder, Up ns Obe
Ting. A J Braten, A G Blake. S ,T Balto
John V Bogan, Tim Connors, John
Enqulst. Gus Rokz, John Carlson. E B
Davis, Joe Annable, John A McWlll
iaims. Tyree Brown. C C Kester. Jos
Harris, Ed Moran. Geor S Watson
Corbett Bland. M P Kelly. John Gregg
Ed Peterman, Coleman Griffith. Ai».
drew Beck. J Cox. Jena Olsen. Tho®
F Wall. Frank Norman, Ralph KJels-'
berg. F J Ptlpek. H C J.:"srn, Vtrr
U. S. AND JAPAN
IN CONTROVERSY
OVER CABLE STATIONS
Washington, Oct. -2 -Some friction
has developed this afternoon between
the United States and Japan over the
island of Yap. according- to a state
Department announcement.
The island of Yap is one of the
former German insular possessions ac
quired during the Great War. The
Kirt of the conquered German terrl
-ossossion is an island so small that
t Is shown on few maps and possesses
itjtlc value save as a cable station.
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PER CAPITA WEALTH
SHOWS INCREASE
Washington Oct. 2‘t- The distribu
tion of nvone.v in the fnited States
outside of the amount held in the Na
tional treasury and the Federal li<
tn increase amounting to $12.1S a*
compared to July 1. 1917, according to!
an announcement made by the Fed- ,
i itiI Reserve tonight.
The total amount "f money In the
country on September 1st, is given
in the statement as about eight bil
lion dollars.
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rier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
Tellapsen, Stun Jjarsen. Arn^y iVitrsoh
endorn. Chas Mover. Harry (kivin, <5eo
K Scorge. Curtis (Jieger. S I. Ort.-n
tins A wilson, Jos Bernard, Wm Koe
nigs. A Pearson. Alex Carllierg, Win
Sherdun. Richard Elements, John
Campbell, John Wilson, Peter Johnson,
Alex Bard. I E Hunter, James Ivory.
John Sronto, Tom Martinovich, Pari
Selamius. Wm Nielson, Clyde Warm.
John ScKlerhahe, Tom Connelly, Frank
Monroe. .1 W Brown. Ooorge Oeamalis.
Te<l Mason, AX' R Buckimaster, Wm
Haring, Max Rappe, E XV Qijrigley, XV
E XX'elsh, XX' <> Alexson, John I’ Herk
kiala. XV XX' Hatch, Clarence Ferguson.
John Olson. E S Young. Chas M Ale
In tosh, Seven Thompson, H P Hannan.
Chas Reed.
WRANGELL REPORTED
HARD PRESSED
Constantinople. Oct. 2:>—Oeneval
Wrangell, reports reaching here say,
is being hard pushed on the South
Russian front since the release of the
Bolshevik! forces from the Polish
SPANISH METAL
WORKERS STRIKE
Barcelona. Spain, Oct. 22—Thirty
five thousand Spanish metal workers
employed in this district have gone on
FRISCO MAN PRESIDENT OF
AMERICAN BANKERS ASS’N
Washington. Oct. 22—John S.
Drum of San Francisco has been elect - i
ed president of the American Bankers!
GIRLXAVIATRIX KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
Redwood. Cal. Oct. 22—Frances
Lee, Chinese girl avlatrlx, and John
Fortney, an aerial idiot, were killed
here today when the aeroplane 1n
which they were riding crashed to the
Barth during a flight.
BANKERS APPROVE HUGE
FOREIGN TRADE CORPORATION
Washington, Oct. 20—Approval of
a proposal to organize a one Andrei
million dollar corporation to finance
the nations foreign trade was given *
day by the American Banber'e Assoc
iation In session here.
[col RICHARDSON TO
RETIRE FROM SERVICE
—
[ Washington. 0«-t. 23—It was an
nounced today that Colonel Wilds P.
II chardson, of the I'. S. Infantry sor
the retirement to take effect on Oc
tober 31 under the provisions of the
law permitting an officer to go on the
retired list voluntarily after forty
years of service.
NEW CITY ATTORNEY APPOINTED
owing to departure from Nome,
Judge O. I*. Cochran tendered his
resignation to the City council at a
special meeting of that body held Mon
After accepting the resignation the
council appointed Judge O’Neill to ftll
the vacancy by unanimous vote.
ALASKA EARTH
SHAKE RECORDED
Seattle. Oct. 23—The seismograph
at the University of Washington today
recorded a slight disturbance which is
cinity of the Alaskan Peninsula.
SLAYS ALLEGED
INSULTER OF DAUGHTER
ChilHcothe, Mo. Oct. 23—Ira Hod
genv was shot and killed here today
by Thomas Lip>ton, whose daughter, lie
daiiiijs, had been receiving insulting
letters from Hudgens.
KIDNAPPING PROSECUTIONS
MAY BE ABANDONED
Tacoma, Oct. 23—^Intimations have
been given out here today that the
prosecution of George Stagg and Miss
Betty Brninard, alleged kidnappers of
the Stagg baby, may be abandoned.
FORMER ARMY OFFICER
MYSTERIOUSLY SLAIN
Washington. Oct. 23 Frances M.
Gkandland of Oswego, New York,
formerly a major in the American ex
peditionary forces, was found beaten
to death in the woods between Wash
ington and Alexandria today.
ATTENTION MOOSE
Sp^pial meeting tomorrow, (Sunday)
| afternoon at 2:30 p. m. Now Moose
' W. H. KOCH, Sooty