TUESDAY
DOUBT ABOUT STATUS
OF ALASKA INDUSTRIES]
Seattle, May 17—Doubt as to
whether or not Alaska's industries can
l>o considered as “developed proper
ties," under the present tariff rate
schedules between Seattle and the
North, was expressed by Hr. Alfred
K. Brooks, c-hairraan of Secretary
Payne’s Commission on Alaskan Af
fairs, as he was leaving for Washing
GENERAL AGUILAR
ESCAPES AFTER CAPTURE
BY MEXICAN REBELS
Vera Cruz, May 17—C.en, Aguilar
governor of the State of Vera ('rut
and son in law of Carranza, who was
a prisoner of the revolutionary forces
in the vicinity of Orizaba, is reported
to have made 'his escape last night and
is now trying to join Carranza who
is somowhen- in the mour.» i*ns of
MEXICAN REBELS OCCUPY
MORE TOWNS
Mexico Clity, May \s—The onward
sweep of the now revolution continues
North and Northwest of here. The
occupation of Monterey. Victoria and
Zacatecas by the revolutionary forces
is announced by C.eneral Obregon to
BRITISH EXCLUDES AMERICANS
FROM OIL POSSESSIONS
Washington. May is—Hreat Britain
lias excluded Americans. as well as all
other foreigners from developing or
owning in any way any oil property
within it's jurisdiction, the senate was
informed today by President Wilson
in response to a resolution introduced
l»y Senator (lore requesting the presi
dent to state if such was the British j
attitude.
SAYS FATHERS OF CONSTITUTION
NOT OPPOSED TO DRINK
Washington, May IS—Justice Holm
es of the Supreme Court in rendering
an opinion in connection with a per
sonal injury ease today, said that so
far as he knew the fathers of th*.
.•Vmerican constitution wore not op
posed to 'strong drink."
Tin* justice added that he 'could
not believe for a moment that, apart
from the 18th amendment, any special
constitutional principles exist against j
strong drinks.”
WANTS U. S. BANKERS
TO DISCOUNT GERMAN
WAR INDEMNITY
Ijondon. May 17—American bank
•rs will be asked by the French gov
•rnment within the next few days to
liscount France’s imrtion of the fler
nan war indemnity, according to re
torts reaching local financial circles
mlay. Pressing need for money to
inance the reconstruction of Fra nee
s the animating cause of the desire
o discount the money due from (lor
“BLUEBEARD’' WATSON
GOES TO PEN
alias Huirt. confessed murderer of
ious times during the past few years,,
will commence tomorrow to atone to
the law for ids unprecedented crftn.es
behind the gray Avails of San Quentin,
where he will he incarcerated for the
next forty years unless sooner relens*,
ed by Providence. Watson will be1
taken to Kan Quentin tonight.
AGEN LEAVES BIG ESTATE
Seattle, May 17—John B. Agen, the
wealthy produce dealer Avho died here ■
recently, left an estate valued at a |
million and a half. The estate, under
the tonns of Agents will, goes princi
pally to the widow and children.
MANY THOUSANDS
EUROPEAN IMMIGRANTS
ARRIVING MONTHLY
N'iQav York, May 18—The Bureau ofj
Immigration records show a steady in-!
crease in the tide of emigration from j
European countries* since the first of
Immigrants from Eurojfc are arrlv-l
ing at present at the rote of fifty to
sixty thousand a month.
RITISH LANDING
TROOPS IN IRELAND
Eondon, May 1"—A Home Office :ui
nouncoment -today says ait additional
two thousand British troops have been
landed at Banctry, Ireland, south of
Cork, to assist in preserving order.
FIFTEEN HUNORKD
AMERICANS IN MEXICO
, Washington, May 18—Efforts of the
I State T>opai‘rtni$nt to ascertain the
[whereabouts and number of American
citizen* residing tin Mexico reveal that
there ore V. S. citizens in the lower
republic to the numl>er of 1,500, n much
smaller number than existed.
WEDNESDAY
GERMANY TO PAY THIRTY
BILLION DOLLARS. REPARATION
Paris. .May 17—It is understood in
official circles that the Anglo-French
conference at Hythe which closed yea- 1
terday. hits decided tliat the sum total
which the dormans should pay us re
paration will he thirty billion of dol
It is also said to have been declared
that derm any will be permitted to is
sue bonds covering her indebterness
to the Allies. The bonds «o issued
will be payable in annual installments
REINDEER SYNDICATE
TO INSTALL COLD
STORAGE PLANT8
Seattle. May IS—The Lomcn Com
pany is shipping on the first steabner
to Nome two cold storage plants with
a capacity of one thousand dreaaed
deer each.
The plants will he established early
In the summer, one at tJolovin and
the other .at TTnalaklcet.
BIG SILVER PURCHASE ORDERED
BY TREASURY DEP,MT
Washington, May 17—Secretary of
the Treasury Houston has ordered the
Director of the Mint to purchase two
hundred ami seventy million dollars
worth of silver at |1. per ounce to in
sun* an ample wupply of the metal for
government coinage purposes.
The order provides that the pur
chased silv«\r must Ik* the product on
ly of rite I'jvited States mints and is
made under the provisions of the l*It
mnnn Act.
FORMER NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR DEAD
Winning. May 17—Hubert B.
the time of bis dentil a member of rh«
International (treat Waterway ('••at
mission, was found dead in his b .d it
the Royal Alexandria Hotel here thi>
IDAHO MINE SUP’T
DIES OF CAS POICON
Spokans. May IK—Fred L. ltergrcn
superintendent of the Two Minor*.-* am
Marsh mines pt Burke. Idaho, p-r
ished from gas poisoning in a miring
shart at that point recently, accord
ing to advices reaching Spokane.
SEATTLE MAYOR AND POLICE
CHIEF AGAIN AT ODDS
Seattle, May 18—There has occurred
an open ruptume of relations between
Mayor Caldwell and Chief of Police
Joel Warren during the past twenty
four hours and Indications that the of
ficial head of the chief Is due to fall
tn the bosket nre again renewed. The
break is due to disagreement over the
mayor's clenn up policies.
PIONEER ALASKAN DIES
IN SPIRIT CITY
Seattle, May 18—Frank M. Wood
ruff, a pioneer of Seattle and Alaska,
died here today. Woodruff was form
erly a merchant of Skngwa.v.
SCAN DIN A VI AM* AMERICAN
BANK PRESIDENT ILL
Scuttle. May 18—Ralph S. Stacy,
president of the Scandinavian-Amer
ican Rank of this city', hnta been criti
cally ill In California for the pant week,
according to advices reaching the hank
officials today. •
R. R. TIEUP STOPS '
OCEAN TRAFFIC
Boston, May 18—-One hundred and
forty r. s. Shipping Board vessels are
tied up in Boston harbor at present
because of an inability to get cargoes
resulting from the recent railroad tic*
MEX. revolutionists to
SELECT TCSrtlMRY *REt
Mexico, City, May IS—Pull details
of the conference held , by the liberal
revolutionary leader* aft the National
Palace here reveal that .the govern -
nient of the De Le Huerta, which Is
at praaatat dtrectfoe tba n*roliB«a.
will call Conffre** Into extraordinary
«e«»ion on May 24 for the purpose of
naming a president ad Interim.
WIFE MURDERER PLACED IN
SAN QUENTIN JUTE MILL
San Quentiin. Cal. May 18—Watson,
confessed murderer of numerous wives,
arrived from I<oh Angeles today suid
wna put to work in the Jute mills at
once by the San Quentin prison au
thorities.
SEATTLE DEMOCRATS ELECT
CONVENTION DELEGATES
Seattle. May 18—The Democratic
state convention, now in session here,
today elected delegates to the National
Convention at San Francisco and en
dorsed the Wjllson administration. The
convention also resolved In favor of
Immediate ratification of the peace
trtpnt.v without nullification by reser
vation. The convention also endorsed
Collective bargaining and profit si tar
ing for labor. F. Tltlow of Tncovna
was elected National Committeeman.
The delegates to the Frisco convention
were unpledged but are said to be
solid for former Secretary MoAdoo as
the party standard benrer.
POLES CONTINUING
UKRAINE OFFENSIVE
Coblenz. Germany. May 18—Au
thentic information received by the
American army command in the occu
pied area of Germany today shows that
the Poles are continuing their aggros
sive ca'inpniirn against the Bolshevik!
in southwestern Russia. The reports
disclose that the Poles, after capturing
Kiev, are concentrating south of that
city and are pressing southward to
ward Odessa.
The Polish advance and the success
marking the Polish operations is caus
ing marked apprehension in the Bol
sheviki capitals This is amply indi
cated by the fact that Trotsky, the
Bolsheviki War Minister .has called
upon all Russians to rise against Po
Trotsky has issued a proclamation
calling upon tine Russians to unite and
repel the advances of Russia's enemy,
evidently in an attempt to unite the
dissenting elements of the country.
CONFERENCE DEADLOCKED
ON ARMY BILL
Washington. May 18—A deadlock
on the Army Reorganization bill was
reached today by the conferees ap
pointed by both houses to adjust the
difference's in the* meats lire as passed
by the upper and lower houses.
TURKS CLASH WITH
GREEKS IN SMYRNA
Constantinople. May 18—Turkish
troop-* have finished with the Greeks
in east Smyrna, where the Turks arc
taking the offensive and are massing
reinforcements preparatory to further
advances against the Greeks.
CONGRESS TO DISCUSS
NEW PACIFIC CABLE
Washington, May 18—Construction
of a new cable across the Pacific will
i be among: the first pieces of legislation
#to l»e taken up by the Senate Com -
morce Commisulon^ artier the midsum
mer recess, according to announce
ments today.
TURK GOVERNMENT FEARS
TO SIGN TREATY
London, May, 18—Official advices from
Turkey indicate that no government
representing the Turkish nation would
dane to sign the peace treaty presented
by the Allies after the terms have been
made public. The advices say the
peace terms have created intense re
sentment throughout the nation and
may develop an Insurrection by the
TNUR8DAY
■OHHEVIKI LAUNCH NEW
OFFENSIVE AGAINST POLES
London, May 20—Russian Soviet
troops have started a general advance
ASalnat the Poles over a 50 mile front
In the POloUfc-Lepel region, a Moscow
dispatch said today.
CARRANZA ADMITS CAU8E LOST
Meodfco City, May 19—“We are lost!
Good bye. gentlemen
These were Carranza's final words
beftfre his flight from his besieged
in the e*Hy afternoon of May
Ttyb while pausing momentarily be
Mire it crowd of ClvIMan refugees a few
miles east, of San Marco. Carranza Is
■aid by those who heard him acknow
ledge that Ills cause was hopeless to
have been accompanied at the time by
a few of bis intimates and mm guarded
,6r-« armin' «ar«C| \j i
WON’T SANCTION
FEDERALIZATION OF \
NATIONAL GUARD |
Washington, May 20—The House j
has refused tb apprche the compromise j
agreement with the senate permitting I
the states to federal!xe the National
CARSON AGAIN WARNS AMERICA!
AGAINST MEDDLING
London. .May 19—Amid a tumult of
cheers. Sir Edward Canon, Ulstert
i chieftain in the House of Commons, to
day delivered another warning to j
America to "cease hutting in (on the!
Irish <nufeitlon."
REPORTED BRU8ILOFF
OUSTED LENINE FROM
SOVIET GOVERNMENT
l*ondon. May 19—^General Alexander.
Brush off, former commandant of the
Russian nrmfen under the Imperial reign
has for the time being virtually as
sumed the supreme authority In the
Russian Soviet government formerly
wielded by lienine and other People's
Commissaries, or representatives, ac
cording to a statement printed by the
Ixrndon Dally Telegraph. BrusllofTs
alleged ascendency is believed to indl- 1
cate that the recent Moscow revolt was
animated by the imperialists and has.
placed them in power.
CHINA ON VERGE OF GOVT
AND FINANCIAL CHA08
I’okln, llay 19—China is on the
verge of governmental and financial
Chaos as a result of the resignation of
the premier, due to the Chinese de.
mantis for control of the cabinet by the
military- party.
TEN KILLED IN W. VIRGINIA
COAL DISTRICT DISTURBANCE
Williamson. W. Vn.. May 19—Ten
persons were killed and a nunjJjer
wounded at Matewnn, a coal mining!
village a few miles south of .here, dur
ing a battle l>etween officers of a de-.
tective agency and coal miners tonight.
The list of dcod includes seven of the
detectives, Cabell Ix'.sterma.n. mayor of
Matewan, one c-oal miner and one man.
unidentified. Colonel Jackson Arnold,
commander of the state Department of
Public Safety .tonight, issued orders for
| his entire force of troops to mobolite
immediately and proceed to Matewan.
Trouble Result Of Attempted Eviction,
Matewan, May 20—According to the
local authorities, the trouble here last
night grew out of an attempted evic
tion, when a miner named Mullens wrut
approached by a process server named:
Albert Pelts. Suspecting the charac-.
jter of his mission, Mullens asked Felts
if he (Felts) carried a warrant for his;
arrest. Pelts replied In the affirmative,
according to to the police, when Mul
line shot and killed him. Detective
Ferguson, the officers say, then killed!
MulHns and the killing of Ferguson by
an unidentified miner followed. This,
was the signal for a general fight
which resulted 4n the death of the.
Armed Patrol In Control Mats'
Matewnm May 50—With a hundred\
deputy sheriffs armed with rifles en
gaged in pat noting the streets and a
detachment of Htate constabulary ex-:
pectcd to arrive at any-moment, this,
little mining village, the scene of the
killing of 12 parsons last night in a1
ck&h between private detectives and;
dtisens, was quiet early today.
CONGRESS TO TAKE I
VACATION JUNE 4tli. j
I Washington. May 18—June 4 th has|
been decided on as the date for the!
commencement of the next congress- ]
tonal recess or adjournment. There is!
a strong sentiment for n sine die ad- |
journment, which would mean that
congress would not resume sapslon tin-;
til December.
CAL. OEM. DELEGATES
REFUSE ENDORSE WILSON I
Alameda, Cal. May 18—Two delega- I
tions from San Francisco were elected
at the Democratic state convention j
which closed ft* newtons today, after;
going on record as refusing to endorse;
Pmstfsnt WUsonis administration, the
Versailles treaty and the League of:
Nations covenant with reservations.
SEATTLE POLICE CHIEF
REMOVED'EY MAYOR
Seattle. May 18—Chief of Police
Joel Warren was today removed from
office, by Mnyon Caldwell aa n result sf
the rumors that Warren's brother, Sol
Warren was mixed up Ip gambling
graft, especially a* the alleged partner
of Rmk Hall, a former Nome gambler.
This Implication was too heavy tor
Joel to ca«iy and is the primary causa
of his iWemjaml:
PAYNE SUCCEEDS MINES At
R. ft. ADMINISTRATOR'
U'AAIngton, May II—President
Wilson nns appointed Payne, Secretary
of the Interior, to the post of Director
General of the I tail rood Administration
to succeed Hines, it was announced to
day . The appointment of Payne to the \
new positlog will not afreet his incum
bency as secretary of the Interior De
partment and he will remain at the
head of the latter department.
REPUSES PRESIDENT'S REQUEST
POR SUFFRAGE RATIFICATION
Baton Rouge, La.. May 19—Gov
ernor Parker has declined to accede to
a request made by President Wilson
recently that he ask the Louisiana leg
islature to ratify the fedora! suffrage
amendment, according to announce
ment* today.
SUGAR ADVANCES AT FRISCO
Ran Francisco, May 2ft-—Sugar ad
vanced one half cent a pound In the
local markets today.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET.
NOTICE FINAL SETTLEMENT
In the Probate Cou-t in and for the
St Michael Precinct. Second Di
vision. District of Alaska.
In the matter of the Estate of
XHjB PETER HALS. Deceased.
Notice to herdby given that on the
! Sth day of April 1920, the undersigned
Executor of the said Estate duly filed
her final account therein said Court
and also has petition asking that sold
account be settled and sllewed.
Said Court has ordered that the
hearing on suid petition and objections
to the settlement and allowances of
sold account be had before Chas. J.
Koen, United States Commissioner
and Ex Officio Judge of Probate «t his
office in St Michael, Second Division.
District of Alaska, on Monday June
7th. 1920, at 2 p. m. of'said day.
ELLEN M. BALS BOYNE
Executrix
Publish April 24, May 1. I, IS, 1920.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Prank Md tbo heirs of Tnos.
| C. Noyes deceased:—
You and each of you will cake no*
jttce that the undesigned. the KF'.:
WAUK MINING COMPANY, a cor
poratlon, eo-owner with you in the
TIUANOULAIt FRACTION Placer
Mining Claim, shunted on the tight
limit of Candle Creek, in the Fair
haven Mining and Recording Dietrlct.
In the Territory ot Alaska, fooUce of
location of which is recorded la
Volume *3 at page 122 pf the re
cords of the said recording district.)
has expended in labor and Improve
ments on and for the benefit of said
claim, the suig of One Hundred Dol
lars, each year during the years mi,
1912. ltii, 1914, 1916, ut 1916, la per
forming the annual anesament work
required by law to (raid .aid claim.
And Von are hereby required an co
owner In the auld claim to contribute
your proportion of •web expenditure
to the undondxned at Candle. Alaaka.
within ninety day. from the. expira
tion of the publication of tb& notice,
or your tntarent In nld claim will be
come forfeited to the undqrrtnad un
der the prqvtelana nf aectton list Be
vted statute! at thn Unltad States,
KCCWAUK MININ* COMPANY.
• By Jj, f, Molhows. Proa.
Publbih—March J», V. AprU «. 19, a.
94, May 1. I. 16, |1, H. Jinn I. 13, UMi
Nfrncc or rorrtiTUME
To P Wlchrt. hie helra and tala)
representatives:—
•You and Mb at you are henfcy uo
“tied Out the undendsned, tho KBR
WALK MINING COMPANY. ■ cor
poration, Co-owner with you In the
CROESUS Annotation Bench Onus
Placer Minins Claim. situated Da the
rtsht limit at Candle Crab, In the
Palrhncen Minins * Iteeerdlus Dtatrict
Terri torjrot Alaska* (notices* location
at which la recorded In Volume. It at
aa«e M of the record* at a*14dlslriaM
non.expended In labor and Amsnue-.
menu on and lor the heuaftt at add'
dalm, the earn at One Hundred Mal
lan. each year duitad the yensa UM.
UlL IMA UM. UU, end IMS, la aer
tormlns the annual inurnment work
required by taw to hold anld claim.
And you are hereby nqalead aa oa
owner In the aald claim to eonMUuto
yuur proportion of auoh expenditure
icsswai m shims tddwwr,
Bp >. I. Muhiwnyuo.
eh Sab MaoahSA M. SMAA'Nt IT;
Mdy «, 1, H H ». haat ttMt
WANTED INFORMATION of John
Halesb. _ bln ek smith, I feet 11 lidm
tail 34 years of age. light complex Iron.
Kray eyes. I«eft Helena Montana. In
April lfll for Alaska. Rewartl to
person locating above party.
Please answer.
Francos flatash.
Bill!am. Montana.
FOUNQ-—la Mil of* oafe a. laAlsa k#»
hand glove. Inquire at Nugget of*
Nome Nugget $1.00 per month
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Joseph H. O’Brien, also known ns
Joseph O'Brien, and W. H. O’Brien
and your heirs and lesal represen
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned. the
KEEWAUK MINING COMPANY, a
corporation, co-owner with you in
those certain placer mining Platan*
known and described as No. one (1) on
Snowahoe Optcb aad No. two (2) on
Snowahoe Gulch on the right limit or
Candle Creek,, in the Pairhaven Mlfc*
lng and Itecordfof -District, in the Ter
ritory of Alaska, (notices of location
of which are recorded respectively In
Volume 14 at page 809 end pege 80S of
the records of said recording District.)
has expended it^ labor and improve
Sments on and for the benefit of said
claim, the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars. each year during the years 1>U,
1U2. 1818, 19)4, 1918. end 1919, in per
forming the annual assessment work
required by law to hold said claims.
And~you are hereby required as ce
owner in the said claims to contribute
I’Our proportion of such expenditure
to the undersigned at Candle, Alaska,
within ninety days from the expira
tion of the publication of this notice,
or your Interest in said claims will be
come forfeited to the undersigned un
der the provisions of section 8884 Re
vleed Statutes of the United flutes.
KEEWAUK MINING COMPANY,
BY K. J. Mathews, Pres.
Publish-—March 80, 87, April 8, 10. 17.
*4, May 1, 8. 18. 82, *9, June S. 18. 1980.
NQTIC6 QF FMFIITUM
To 8. A, Pappar and K, P, Meytr
and your and each of your heirs-and
icnl representatives;—•
You and wed at yon an hereby no
aiod tmt to. ksswawk minwu
COMPANY, a corporation, oo-owne
ndth you m tin divided upper two
IMrde or No. tour (4). Below Iksooverv
Placer Minins Claim on Candle Creek
■*> the Fhlrhavn Minins and Record
his District, Territory at Alaska, (no
nce at location ot which la recanted
la Volume IS at peso SO of the re
cord* of the aid recordtas district.)
baa upended In labor and Improve
ments on and for the benefit of aald
blaSm, the aim of One Hundred Dol
lars. each year durlns the year* Mil,
MM. MM, lilt, ISIS, and Mid, in per
formins the annual assessment work
required by law to hold aald claim.
And you are hereby required ae co
owner In the mid clslm to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
to the underelsued at Caddie. Alaska,
within ninety days from thtf exol%i •
Hon at the publication of thta notice.
or,your Interest In Paid Ctat.ll will he
come forfeited to the underelsued un
der the Provisions 0 section Mil Re
vtaed -Statutes of the United attics.
KECWAVIN MININ* QQMRANV,
»Y B- I- MAMtanw, Free.
Publish—March td. »»., April «. w, it,
tt. Mur l, t II. II, ||. Juna (. u UK
wim w ramiTMi
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lom reprootfftaMTan::—
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powtioa. know otto ,*o» In too
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tfon Macor Utoto« ftaknoo too M*M
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to too TorrMofT <« AlaakA (noth*
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