MONDAY
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INFLUENZA STILL RAGING
IN NKW YORK
New York. Feb.6—Within the last
twenty four hours 1122 new cases of
influenza with a death roll or 15
deaths and 208 cases of pneumonia
with 72 deaths has been reported by
the Board of Health.
Forty eight arrests were made for
the violation of the Sanitary Code,
most of the* offenders being large
landlords who were arrested for fail
ing to provide sufficient heat td their
teuants.
N\ Y. FACTORIES CLOSED
—INFLUENZA, PN ECMON IA
New York, Feb. 6—Due to the
alarming increase of influenza and
pneumonia, the authorities are con
templating the closing of all factor
ies in the city. Strict sanitary rep
- ulations have been promulgated and
all possible measures have been em
ployed to check the wildtire spread
of the epidemic.
COMMERCIAL CONQUEST,
INTERNATIONAL JEALOUSY
BRINGS FAILURE
Paris, Feb. 6—Former American
Senator James Hamilton Lewis made
a public address here yesterday in
which he laments the failure of the
various world conferences and con
gresses .
Lewis says that the spirit of Com
mercial Conquest coupled with Inter
national Jealousy has brought fail
ure to the Washington Conference,
killed the success of the Cannes meet
iiig and spells destruction for the
Genoa Conference.
WOMEN ACCUSED OF MURDER
ACQUITTED BY JURY
Everett, Feb. 6—“Not Guilty” it
the verdict returned by the jury
after hearing the evidence against
Mrs. Bertha Wilkes and her daughter
Tereva Pote, here today.
Mrs. Wilkes was accused of the
murder of Gus Danielson in her
home last November and Terevn
Pote was accused of being an acces
sory to the crime.
TRAIN BURIED IN
AVALANCHE JAPAN
Tokyo, Feb. 4—One Hundred ten
people were killed when an East
bound railway train was buried by
an avalanche at Itogawa Station near
this city.
CARDINAL GASPARI DELVAL
LEADS ELECTION
Rome, Sunday, Feb. 5—Further
balloting of the cardinals resulted
in no selection being made. Cardi
nal Gaspari Delval was in the lead
after the last ballot.
CARDINAL RATTI CHOSEN
POPE ON SEVENTH BALLOT
Rome, Feb. 6th—Cardinal Ratti
was today elected Pope. Seven bal
lots were cast by the Sacred College
before a choice was made. Ratti
will assume the name of POPE PIUS
ELEVENTH.
ResDltB of the various ballots navo
been given to the people thru the
medium of smoke signals from the
Vatican and today the smoke signal
was white denoting to the awaiting
crowds that a successor to Pope Ben
edict had been selected. Shortly
afterward it was announced that
Achilleo Ratti, Italian Cardinal, had
been elected.
Cardinal Ratti was born at Milan,
in 1857. He was successively Pre
fect of the Ambrosian Library and
since 1914 has been Prefect of the
Vatican Library.
AMERICAN CARDINAL ARRIVED
AFTER ELECTION
Rome, Feb. 6—Cardinal O’Connell,
American Archbishop of Boston, ar
rived here today one hour after the
final election of Ratti to the Popeship
ARMS CONFERENCE
ADJOURNED SINE DIE
AT 11:18 TODAY
Washington, Feb. 6—With only
the farewell address of President
Harding remaining the World’s
Arms Conference adjourned Sine Die
at 11:13 a. m. this morning.
The final business of the remain
ing hours of the session were devoted
to disposing of the uncompleted
treaties. During the many hours
devoted to discussing international
affairs of the Conference pitfalls
have been ever present, and notwith
standing, the tangible contributions
to history are substantial.
Six completed treaties, two others
agreed to in tubatanee, fourteen reso
lutions and ten separate or joint
declarations of National Policy com
pose the formal and tagiblc contri
butions of the Arms Conference to
the history of the world
SENATOR KENYON'S
RESIGNATION DELAYED
Washington, Feb. 6th—Senator
Kenyon has wired Governor Kendall
of Iowa, that he will not resign his
seat until the courts have passed
upon the constitutionality of his ac
cepting the Federal Judgship of the
Eighth Circuit.
( ONFEHENCE DELIBERATIONS
CONCLUDED TODAY
Washington, Feb. 5—All deliber
ations of the Arms Conference were
concluded yesterday. Besides var
ious treaties and agreements respect
ing China, the Conference approved
a supplemental Four Power Pacific
treaty which clearly states that the
Home Lftnd of Japan is excluded
from protective provisions of the
pact. ThiB action of the conference ■
Is designed to insure peace in the ,
Far East and ends the conference. ,
Farewell Speech by Hanling Today, j
Washington. Feb. 6—Signing of the]
various pacts and the farewell speech ;
of President Harding today will wit- j
ness the final meeting of the World’s
Arms Conference, after which the ,
delegates will disperse to their var-1
ions homes.
CHIEF JUSTICE
CHINESE DELEGATION
EXPRESSES REGRET
Washington, Feb. 4—Chief Jus
tice Chung Hui Wang of the Chinese
Delegation, in the final meeting of
the Far Eastern Conference Com
mittee. today said he regrets that
Japan has failed to renounce all her
claims against China based on the
treaty of 191f>.
INITIATIVE OF ADMINISTRATION
WILL NOT BE LIMITED
Washington. Feb 4— President
Harding expects to sign the refund
ing bill, without any limitations
being placed on the initiative of the
administration in dealing with Eur ,
opean nations, relative to the finan-.
cial obligations of the various debtor j
to the United States.
CHICAGO DRY SQUAD
OFFICER ELECTED
Chicago. Feb. f>—John Hennessv,
former Chief of the Federal Dry
Squad forces for the State of Illinois,
was yesterday arrested, charged with
violation of the Volstead Act.
INDIAN RIOTERS ATTACK
ENGLISH POLICE
London. Feb. 6—According to a
telegram received today by the Lou
don Indian office from the BrPteh
Commissioner at Corakpur. Indian
rioters have become active.
A mob consisting of 2000 Indian
Nationalists, volunteers and villagers
attacked police officers at Chaurai
on Feb. 4th and killed the entire staff
of officers, watchman aud eight arm
ed police w'ho were sent as reinforce
TUESDAY
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CORONATION POPE PIUS
. TO BE HELD FEB. 12
i Rome. Feb. 7—The coronation of ,
j Pope Pius the Eleventh will be cele-1
' brated Feb. 12th. Cardinal Gas
parini will continue Papal Secretary
of State.
NEW POPE SENDS
MESSAGE TO AMERICA
Rome. Feb. 7—Pope Pius today
gave the following message to Cardi
nal O’Connell: “I hope that Amer
ica, a country which I love and ad
mire. will learn to love me.”
MEMBER OF CONCLAVE
DIES IN VATICAN
Rome. Feb. 7—Cardinal Marini
died at the Vatican before the elec
tion of the Pope. Marini was suf
fering with influenza when he en
tered the Vatican and succumbed be
fore the Conclave was concluded.
ARBUCKLE TO BE RE-TUI ED
ON MARCH 13th
San Francisco. Feb. 7—Roscoe
Arbuckle will be tried March 13th
for the murder of Miss Virginia Rap
pe. Arbuckle must now go to trial
for the third time on the same mur
der charge, a circumstance seldom
recorded in criminal records.
< ’OKI) V\TIOX PREPAl(ATIOXS
FOR POPE BEGIN
Rome. Feb. 7—The Vatican today
resumed its usual brilliant atmos
phere in anticipation of the Papal
coronation preparations.
PRINCESS MAIKY TO MARRY
HUSH LANDLORD
London. Feb. 7—Princess Mary,
daughter of the king and queen of
England, will be married to Viscount
Lascelles Feb. 21st. Lascelles has
extensive estates in the Irish county
of Postumna.
By her marriage to Lascelles,
Princess Mary will resign her roycl
rank and forfeit for all time her
right of succession to the British
throne.
FAMOUS FILM DIVORC EE
REMARRIED TODAY
Los Angeles, Feb. 7th—Pauline,
Fredricks, famous film actress, the
divorced wife of Willard Mack, was
today married to Doctor Alton Roth- i
erford a prominent Seattle physician
HARDING MAKEH <'I.OKING
SPEECH—CONFERENCE
Washington. Feb. 7th—President
Harding in his speech which yester
day constituted the formal closing of
the Arms Conference said that:
"Since this conference of nations
has pointed with unanimity to a way
to peace *today. like conferences in
the future under appropriate condi
tions and with aims both well con
served and definite, may illuminate
the high ways and by ways of human
activity."
ARMY REDUCTION
TO RE DEMANDED
Washington, Feb. 7—As the di
rect result of the Arms Conference,
the first move of Congress will be
to demand the immediate reduction
of the army to the maximum of 100.
T« CONSIDER ADMINISTRATION
LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Washington, Feb. 7th —Another]
White House dinner arranged tori
the consideration of an administra- •
tion legislative program will be giv-1
en tonight. Members of the Senate, j
House members and republican lead- j
ers of the Steering Committee will j
WORK SUSPENDED ON VESSELS
DESTINED SCRAP HEAP
Washington, Feb. 7th—President
Harding will suspend all work on
vessels now being built, which are
destined for the scrapping heap un
der the new naval treaty.
Harding will issue no final order
for the discontinuance of work until
the treaty is actually ratified. Or
ders have also received executive ap
proval for the suspension of all con-,
struction work on the Island oft
Guam and the Philippines.
It is the belief of the.. President
that some reductions in the person
nel of the army and navy will result
from the Arms Conference Agree
ments, but only of "reasonable rela
NO NATION WIDE EPIDEMIC
SAYS WASHINGTON
Washington. Feb. 7—According
to a statement issued by the Govern
ment yesterday, the Washington
Health Department says that there
will be no nation wide epidemic of
SOVIET DELEGATES TO
GET HAIR (IT
Moscow, Feb. 7—Special instruc-j
tions were issued to Russian Soviet
delegates to the Genoa Conference I
to get a hair cut. The instructions!
are to the effect that long hair be
trimmed, whiskers cut and leather
jackets and top boots be discarded.
KING ADDRESSES PARLIAMENT,
FROM THRONE
London. Feb. 7—Parliament was
today opened by King George read
ing his speech from the throne. Re
garding the Irish Treaty George
said: That parliament will be call
ed upon to consider “such measures!
as ntay be necessary to give effect *o 1
the agreement.” he also touched up- I
on negotiations for a pact with
France to guarantee action in "event
of an unprovoked attack by Ger
many.” In conclusion King George
paid tribute to the accomplishmen*s
of the Washington Conference.
POPE PIUS HOLDS
FIRST BENEDICTION*
Rome. Feb. 7—Pope Pius yester
day, after his election, bestowed his
first benediction. This benediction
was bestowed from out side the bal
cony of the Cathedral of St. Peter’?
and is given to all nations and all
peoples with the intention that it
should bring to the whole world
peace and the announcement of tint
universal pacification we all so ard
ently desire.
GENERAL DKWKT,
KX-IIOKK LEADER DEAD
Blomfontein. South Africa. Feb 6
Genera! Christian Dewet. famous
leader of the Boers in the late South
African war died here today after a
lingering illness.
A (.'TO RCX DOWN AT
RAILROAD"! 'ROSSI NG
Globe, Arizona. Feb. 6th—C. .T.
Hatch and wife, Mrs. E. T. Brice,
Alma Ashurst and Andrew Brown,
comprising a party of tourists from
Fort Thomas, were all killed today
when their machine was run down
at a railroad crossing near Globe.
HARDING ASKS FOR SHIP
I ONKTRL'CTIC V ST UTS
Washington. Feb. 4—Preparatory
to suspension on American capital
ships to be scrapped under the naval
treaty. Harding has asked Secretary
Denby to provide him immediately
with full information as to the sta
tus of ships and their construction.
WEDNESDAY
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PROSPECTIVE NEW STEAMSHIP
LINE FOR ALASKA
San Francisco, Feb. $—S. A. Per
kins. former owner of the Tacoma
Ledger, is in this city-endeavoring
to purchase three passenger ships
to tiecome a part of a new operating
line from Tacoma to Alaska.
PACIFIC S. S. CO. LOSES
NEW BOAT 1IY FIRE
New York. Feb. 8—Fire destroy
ed the Transport Northern Pacific,
today off Cape May. N. J.. the entire
Pacific was on a voyage to this port
to be delivered by the Shipping
Board to the Pacific Steamship Com
pany of Seattle, which hail just pur
ANCHORAGE SUFFERS
HEAV Y FIRE LOSS
Anchorage, Feb. 8—Fire, origin
ating in the Royal Cafe yesterday
totally destroyed eight buildings ii
the business center of this city.
Heaviest losers in this big fire are.
Wm. Logmaun, wholesale supplies;
Fred Carlquist. jeweler and B c
Nicholas.
HOUSE OF COMMONS ATTACKS
WASHINGTON CON FEHE N ( K
London. Feb . 8—When attack was
made on the Washington Confer
ence. in the House of Commons this
evening. Lloyd George declared Cat
the result of the Conference is one
of the fiuest achievements ever reg
istered in history. After a lengthy
exposition of the Washington Cot;
fe.rence Premier George warned Ger
many that its policy of vengeance
against France would not pay and
said that England with her whole
strength will support France, in case
is invaded by Germany.
EUROPEAN REPRESENTATIVES
NOMINATED TODAY
Washington. Feb. 8—Harding to
day nominated A. B. Houghton of
New York, as ambassador to G ,r
many; Albert Henry Washburn of
Mass., minister to Austria, and Thev»
dore Brent of 111.. Minister to Hun
gary. Senatorial action will follow
immediately.
UNITED STATES TO REPLY
TO INVITATION
Washington. Feb.S—Reply of »he
United States to the invitation to
participate in the International Eco
nomic Conference at Genoa will be
made public this week. Reports
from the White House indicate that
the invitation will be accepted
BONUS BILL MUST BE
SELF SUSTAINING
Washington, Feb 8th—Harding
yesterday informed republican lead
ers of the House and Senate thai
the soldiers' bonus bill must include
provisions for raising the necessary
revenues to finance itself. The
president said further that the bill
must not impose too heavy burden
upon the pubic, or the House Ways
and Means Committee. Two and
one half billions of dollars is tho
amount estimated to be necessary
to finance the bill.
r\WI»l.\X SCI'RKMK ( Ol in
I*\SSES OS -IA I* QUESTION
Ottowa, Feb. 8th— Canada's Su
preme Court yesterday afternoon
handed down a decision of nation
wide importance.
The courts ruling is to th-’ effect
that the British statuses prohioiting
employment of Japanese and < hin
ese on crown and public lands and
works, are valid and not limitee hy
any provision of the Japanese trc.'ty
Acts of 19in.
MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR SLED
BV WOMAN EMPLOYEE
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 7—One hun
dred thousand dollars damages is de
manded in a suit filed in the Mississ
ippi coHrts against Governor Lee M.
Russell
Gov. Russell is accused by Mias
Frances (*. Birkhead, a former offico
employee, with betrayal.
OLD TIME STEAMBOAT
MAN KILLED
Seattle, Feb. 7—Captain Andrew
Hansen, for 2D years a Puget Sound
steamboat master, was last night
run down and killed by a street car.
CANADIAN COMMITS
SITCIDK, SEATTLE
Seattle, Feb. 7—Samuel E. Bull,
u Canadian, committed suicide here
in his lodgings. Bull, wheu dis
covered. had two thousand dollars in
cash in his possession.
HOTEL BURNED
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
Richmond. Va., Feb. 7—The Lex
ington Hotel was today completely <
destroyed by fire. Three guests were ,
burned to death and twenty five oth- •
ers badly injured.
FIRE THREATENS DESTRUCTION
OF ALASKA FREIGHTERS
Seattle. Feb. 8—Fire which broke
out in th*- boiler room of the freight
er Latouche, threatened the destruc
tion of the Latouche. Ketchikan and .
Rodondo three Alaska freighters
tied at the Seattle dock
Upon discovery of the fire all three
plant where the flames were extin
guished. The Ketchikan suffered’
considerable clanmge while the oth-1
er two escaped with only miner dam - '
ARMS CONFERENCE TREATIES |
FIGHT BEGI N IN SENATE
Washington. Feb. -Fight was yes
terday begun in the United States
Senate on the Arms Conference t
treaties, and a determined effort will
be made to have t .om ratified soon
At a conference held last night in
the White House it was determined
that Congress will be able to ad
journ by June first.
LEONARD DELONG,
ALASKA SIGNAL CORPS j
OPERATOR, DIES!
Seattle. -Feb. 8 - Leonard Delon**, ■
for fifteen years one of th<* best be
loved men in the entire service of
th Alaska Signal Corps died here
last night. Delong had partially re
covered from an, attack of the flu
which developed into pneumonia
causing his death.
The deceased leaves a widow and
minor son to grieve over his death.
Delong had made material progress
in the world and he and his family
had just purchased and moved into
a fine new Seattle home. Delong
served in many sections of Alaska,
Ketchikan being his last post of ser
vice. at which place he acquired the
rank of Sergeant.
VAVY OFFICERS FINISHED FOR j
POSSESSION OF 15007E
Washington. Feb. 7—Five chief
petty officers of the navy were today
sentenced to one year’s imprison
ment. reduction to the rank of sec
ond class seamen and the loss of
their pay until they receive their
dishonorable discharge.
The crime for which these navy
officers suffer such severe penalty is
for “taking and the keeping of liq
uor'' on board the mine sweeper Red
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NOTICE OF FORFEITT:HE.
To Charles Spencer, F. A Cross,
their heir?, successorH, assigns,
and personal representatives
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned co-owners have caused thu
annual expenditure required by law
of #100.00 to be made upon each
of the following named ascsociatiOD
placer mining claims for the year
1920 and have ulso caused the ex
penditure required by law in record
ing a declaration to hold the said
claims for each of the years 1917.
1918 and 1919. amonnting to 84 59
for each of said claims, to wit The
Elihu Association placer mining
claim located on the 1st day of Jan
uary. 1912. the notice of location
being of record at page 143, volume
22. Locations; the Ophir Portag"
Association placer mining claim lo
cated on the 1st day of January.
1911. th.- notice of location being of
record at page 2in. volume 21. Lo
cations; and th*- Ophir Pay Associa
tion plat>-r mining claim located on
the 1st day of January. 1911, th*1
notice of location b*-ing of record at
page 21*». volume 21. Locations;
All of said claims being on the
Niukluk River in the Council City
Recording District. Territory «>f Al
And if th - .-.•id Charles Spencer,
his heirs, successors, assigns or per
sonal representatives does nor. with
in 90 days m-xt succeeding the publi
cation of this notice, cause to bo
paid his pmportionate share of the
said expenditure for each of said
years, that .11 his interest in the said
Elihu claim will become forfeited
to the undersigned; and if the said
Charles Spencer and P. A. Cross,
their heir.-, successors, assigns or
personal representatives, do not
within 90 days next succeeding the
publication of this notice, cause to
be paid t«> the undersigned, their pro
portionate shares of said expendi
ture for euch of the said years, that
all the interest of each of them in
the said Ophir Portage and Ophir
Pay claims will become forfeited tc.
the undersigned.
Payments made under terms of
this notice are required to be made
to E. II Ptaffle at Council, Territory
of Alaska.
E. H. PFAFFLE,
V. V DICKENSON,
L. B.. ADAMS.
Co-Owners.
Publish—Jan 14. 21. 28. Feb. 4.
11, IS. 25. March 4. 11. 18. 25.
April 1. 3. 1922.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To W. A. Macomber, his assigns, suc
cessors, in interest and legal re
presentatives:
You are hereby given notice, that
the undersigned has expended in
labor and improvements during the
year 1920, the sum of One hundred
dollars on the Placer Claim No. 1
Bench, situated on the Left Limit of
Center Creek, in the Cape Nome Re
cording Precinct, Territory of Alas
ka, notice of location of which is re
corded in the records of the said Re
cording Precinct, said labor and im
provements having been done on said
claim for the purpose of holding the
same under the provisions of Sectioe
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States and supplemental legislation.
And you are hereby required to
contribute your proportionate share
of saeh expenditure, as co-owner, tb
the undersigned within ninety days
after final publication of this notice
or your interest in said claim will be
forfeited and become the property of
the undersigned your coowner as
provided in said section of the Revis
ed Statutes.
Dated Nome, Alaska, Dee. 3, 1921.
ANDY ANDERSON,
Co-Owner.
Publish Dec. 3. 10. 17, 24, 31, 1921
and Jan. 7, 14, 21, 28; F*eb. 4. 11,
18, 25, 1922.