WEEKS NEWS OF DOINGS
OF ALASKA LEGISLATURE
AMENDMENT PERMITTING 1
CONDUCT OF MUNICIPAL
LIGHTERAGE INTRODUCED
Jimoiiii. A Is. April. 26 A hill al
#l*?Jiloms,<* hu.*&n> <*• will hr introduced
fn the lower hous.* *>f the Alaska legis
ki 1 lire tod: \ at the urging of the Nome j
dehv&itiun.
In the opinion of nvfcnhers -if tin*
House there 1s no doubt of it? pnss
in view of the emergeiu y at Nome. !
KOUGAROK RAILROAD PURCHASE
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Juneau. Ms. April, 25—The Sund
b.u-k bi'U a |>pr« (printing $50,000 Or such
part as may ho noeesnarv tn putvhasw
the Noiiit- koug-.irok railroad. has pass
the meufumi provides th..t n the cwnl
of purchase, the re ml shall Is- pfcieef
under the control of the re-ad commit
The t'ochimn bill providing for elec
tion of terrltordnj officials pissed th*
House today by a vote of twelve tr
four. Th- committees invested inf
the l\on« r Home ;ind alleged Xuin*
flu fit aids an Utkins evidence and e\
pec-t to roprrt In a few days.
'flho churches in Juneau and oth<n
places in this locality Sunday c<n
depraved the Murray bill, making ii
lawful to keep open on Sundays an>
phu’e of amusement, ice cream par
lors. candy and cigtur st.mes and bill
Ltnl and pool rooms. The minister?
w»jiie lUK'Jtimous In commending tin
the vnemtiers of the legiiJa turn vutinf
boon received by senators urging ;t*
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CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
ami thi
; detf-iit in tin' upper house
measure is sure of <l«feat in the Sen
j An attempt was being: made t<
smother In House ivvimiittee the Fraw
j ley memorial ajfting < ’engross to take
action toward bringing peuc.e. pros
perity and eont-om merit to the peoph
of Inland ;ukI Itep. CurJii-an yestesrdat
tiren. undid a report on tine metuture un
der the 10 dfty rule. Chairman Tripi
trtis monring report*sl it not tx> pass.
A Coclmin amendment in line with th*
recent resolution of the Nome Cits
Council. staking fi>r reeobmrtlon of the
Irish republic- is ready when the me
morial runv’s up for action tomorrow
nnd Rep. Cochran wttll flgrht for itr
acceptance
(»irtside influences are workmi
tooMtng Colorfcl IVrkins for governoi
but a wire frein Delegate Sutherland
| Sunday said there is nothing now -ir
Washington. and "we are sitting
FORBES REFUSES
GOVERNORSHIP—WICK SLATES
Juneau. Als. April, JtJ—The Juneat
Capital jwei'Vwl this afternoon n wire
from Washington. I*. C.. stating th'ii
Forbes will not aocejn tie- president* -
ppoffer of tlie Alaska governorship
The message states further that th*
entire < *hk> deiegatiion is urging the
upirointmont of Wiickersliam.
It is also assorted that parties in flu
president’s < onfidem-e have said th:P
Wickorshiun’s appointment will lv
made about Wednesday.
FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
ENTIRE COAST URGING HARDING
TO VISIT ALASKA
S-attle. \pril. 29- The entire Pa
graphic bombardment of Washington
l> t'.. urging President Harding t'
accept the invitation extended b, the
Seattle Post Intelligencer on behalf of
Alaskans to visit Alaska this summer.
400 MILLION NAVAL
BILL PASSES HOUSE
Washington. April. 29—The House
t-nlay pissed tlv Naval Appropt ation
bill, carrying naval appropriations to
taling the huge sum <>f four hundr-d
million dollars.
STEAMER AGROUND
WITH 450 ON BOARD
New London, Conn.. April, 29—
There are four hundred an l fifty pass
engers on the I’ortugesr steamer Mi -
iriugao, which ran agroim-l off Plock
Island today, according !o -ports re
ceived here.
NAP'S OLD CLOTHES TO
FEATURE FRENCH HOLIDAY
Paris. Aptfl, 28—The suit that Xa
polean wore at the battle of Waterloo
will be airwmg the relics of the famous
Corsican to be displayed at the Arc do
Triomplie Mdy 5, when the 100 anni
versary of the former emperor's death
will he celebrated.
OVERSEAS VETERAN, IN
JEALOUS RAGE, KILLS WIFE
Seattle, April. 27—Following a ter
rific death struggle, Mrs Gertrude Nel
son. a graduate nurse, was shot and
killed h*ve today by her husband, l’eter
James Nelson, an overseas veteran,
who claimed his wife loved another,
After slaying the woman Nelson took
SOCIETY DAME BELIEVES
SOME WIVES SHOULD
HAVE AFTINITIES
Knoxville. Tenn.. April 28—Mrs.
John Kinkaid, wife of a prominent
local physician and niece of ex presi
dent Wilson, testified during a trial for
divorce in the courts here today that
her husband was not "sufficiently »c
sponsive" and that she believed "that
some married women should have af
WOOD LEAVES NAGASAKI
FOR MANILLA
Nagasako, Japan, April. 29—Major
General Leonard Wood sail 3d today
for Manilla on the United States army
transport Warren.
The Tokyo Japanese press professes
to see something sinister In General
Wood’s visit te the Philippine** and
hints that his trip has military as
pects from the PkiHppifee mtaJu*.
[ WANTS SALE OF BOOZE
ON U S. VESSELS
Washington, April, 28—An attempt
to remove the iirennt restrictions
against the sale of liquor on American
vessels lues been started in the Mouse
"f Representatives by Flop. Edwards.
SAYS SCHWAB REFUSES
HUNDRED MILLION
GERMAN BRIBE
New York. April. 23 “Charles M.
Sehawb, famous iron master and di
rector general of the Emergency Fleed
Corporation, wsis offeree I and refused .»
hundred million dollars by Germany
during the late war to break certain
contracts held by • the Unit'd States
Steel Corporation to su|ipt.v Great
l.ritnin with quantities of steel." f>.
I*. Kengsby. president of the New
York Chamber of Commerce, dec tired
in an address honp today.
TOWNLEY’S ANTI-ENLISTMENT
CONVICTION AFFIRMED
—
St 1*11111. Minn. April. 23—The con
viction of President A. C. Town ley
of the National Non-partisan League,
of conspiracy to discourage army cn
j listments during the war. has bean
j upheld by the Minnesota Supreme
COAST AIRPLANE BASE
APPROPRIATION ASKED
j Washington, \prJl. 2S \n appro*
J priati'ui of $S00.000 for the establish
l ment of a naval .aeroplane station at
' Sand Point, Seattle, has be- n reoiiest
-.1 of <"*« ingress by Denby.
HARDING TALKS TO
ODD FELLOWS
i Washington. April. 27—President
j Harding rwoimti-d to an audience of
; ' Nltl "Fellows here kust night how lie
| had once found himself seated in a
I lodge meeting beside a miun who had
been in bis employ for seven years as
j i ehanffuer. “Ft was the finest thing
n the world that could have happen
| eil." the presklent continued, "for >n
that night we mot as brothers for the
| first time and ■ ven after that he was
j i better ehanffuer and 1 was a better
employer.”
SENATE TO VOTE ON KNOX
PEACE RESOLUTION TOMORROW
j Washington. April. 29—The Senate
I has agreed to vote on the Knot r so
j lution. declaring peace between the
j I'nited States and Germany, tomor
' Senate leaders believe rrsolu
FRANCE DETERMINED TO FORCE
ISSUE AGAINST GERMANY
Paris, April, 2S—"The German pro- '
posals are absolutely unacceptable and
are made under such conditions as to
justify us in doubting Germany’s good
faith.” declared Premier Briand in an
interview with the pness correspond
ents this evening.
The premier added, "We are going
to help the German government to get
rid of the reactionaries and we are
going to do it in the right manner.’
RUSSIAN REDS GIVE BULGARIAN
BOLSHEVIKS TASTE OF
BROTHERLY LOVE
Varna. Bulgarin, April, 28—A large
deputation of Bulgarian Bolshevik!
which recently visited Odessa, was re
ceived with anything but brotherly
kindness by their Russian bretheran,
according to returning members of the
deputation who say the Russian Red
Guards, who in groups occupy all the
streets of the city, deprived a majority
of the Bulgarians of their boots, in ad
diiton t.,» subjecting them to other 1«*
dignities.
INTERNATIONAL CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TO
MEET JUNE 27
London. April, 29—The Internation
al Chamber of Commerce will meet
here on June 27. according to an
nouncements made today
ARMY GENERALS CONFIRMED
Washington, Apr. 27—The nomina
tion of twelve major generals, includ
ing Edwards, and fourteen brigadier
general’s wa« confirmed by the senate.
S. S. COMPANY STOPS SALE OP
ALASKA TICKETS
Seattle, April. 28—The Alaska
Steamship Company has discontinued
sale of tickets to Alaska until after
May 1. the date set for the marine
engineer's strike.
MEX. BANDITS KILL
10 IN BIG ROBBERY
Houston, Tex., April, 28—Ten per
sons were killed when fifteen Mexican
bandits held up the officials of an oil
company near Taenpieo, robbing them
of 987.0##, according- to advices re
ceive# Sere today.
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