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VOLUME XXI
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY SEPT. 4 1920
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POLES BE1ECT SOVIET TERMS
NEW DEVM.T OOWlKt M CEHTREL SEEHU
BOLSHEVIKI CLAIMS
NEW SUCCESSES
AGAINST POLES
London, Sept. 4—The capture .of
one thousand Poles the hingest hag
reported by Moscow since the Polish
victories before Warsaw, were an
nounced by the Bolsheviki War Office
todny in its official communique re
ceived here by radio.
The statement further asserts ttv-*t
the Poles have been thrown back
across the Rug river.
There is violent fighting in progress
in the region northeast of Itrest-lltovsk
the statement says.
Poles Reject Soviet Peace Proposals
London, Sept. 4—The Polish dele
gates to the; .Minsk peace <»ont' .ence
have formally rejected all peace pro
posals ma.de by the Bolshevlki dele
gates, the l/olish War Office announced
this afternoon.
The Polish delegation, however, will
leave Tuesday for Rigaiatavia, where
the conference will be resumed, say
advices reaching London this evening.
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POLES OPEN WHY
FOR GENERAL ADVANCE
Warsaw, Sept. 3—The full scope of
tlje Bolshevik I defeat ijj the Lembers
,ee.m :< - v. ; '■ . ,<k»W ul"cla?
communique of the Polish War Office,
stating that the crushing of General
Budenny's army north of Omberg has
opened the way for a general Polish
pijvance along: the entire
ward from fifteen to forty mile> ■
front of one hundred miles, the s1
CLAIMS JAPS SEEKING
NEW OWNERSHIP FIELDS
Washington, Sept. 4—A warning
against an invasion of Japanese as
proprietors into the sugar beet grow
ing industry in California and the
South-west is contained in a report to
Secretary of Labor Wilson by a special
agent of the Department appointed to
of the contract l.*.b
question in that part of he country.
The agent asserts that Japanese are
becoming interested as owners in the
beet growing industry in steadily in
creasing numbers.
MR STRIKERS
START CONFLAGRATION
New York, Sept. 4—Rioting; and an
incendiary fire were the marked fea
tures of today's progress of the street
car strike in Brooklyn.
Two surface cars and four others
were badly damaged by fire in the
IUdgewood car barns in Brooklyn.
Five hundred strike breakers housed
on the floor with several of the burned
cars were forced to flee into the street,
where they were attacked by strike
sympathizers, who also greatly ham
pered the firemen in their efforts to
put out the fire. Police reserves (.•li
ed to the scene were forced to fire
many shots before order was restored.
CLAIMED VETERANS
CONFINED AS INSANE
ON OFFICERS ORDERS
Washington, Sept. 1—Seven hun
dred veterans of the armed service of
the United States are confined in St
EHxibeth government hospital for the
insane In this city, on the mere orders
of civil officers, and without intermis
sion of any judicial process, according
to charges made here today.
BEAR RETURNS FROM
NORTHERN CRUI8E
The Coast Guard Cutter Bear. Capt.
F. 8. Van Bpskerak, commander, re
turned Friday from her annual cruise
in Arctic waters. The vessel brought
down a small number of possenge***
from various northern port.-;. Arriv
al* wrort that Rev. Thomas and Miss
Wfcrd, both whom went north on the
Vessel, were married shortly after
they were landed at their destinatioa.
DESPONDENT WAR
VETERAN SUICIDES
Seattle, Sept. 3—Oliver L. Triies
dr.le of Bremerton, Spanish American
war veteran suicided here this after
noon at Iaikevlew Cemetery on the
grave of his wife who died in March.
Tyuesdale was retired from the army
while a sergeant at Ft. William H.
Seward, Alaska, on September 18, 193 7
according to army orders found among
Ms papers. Ait that tinje he was a
member of Co. C., 14th Infantry.
SPOKANE WOMAN
MYSTERIOUSLY MURDERED
Seattle. Sipt. 1—Thelma Colton, of
Spokane. w*»s found murdered in a
North End residence this m owing.
The murder is su-rounded with niys
tey and N believed to have Icon t'-e
work of enemies.
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NOME FLYERS
REACH DAWSON
Dawson. V. T. rfopt. -I—The Nome
flyers returning to New York arrive!
in Dawson at three o'clock yesterday
The airmen were given an enthus
iastic greeting and were initiated into
the Yukon Order of Pioneers last
Daws<*n, Sept, -i —.Airmen irrived
here safely at two fifty three Friday in
a bunch. Made fine landing, all well.
Will leave here tomorrow if weather
favorable. Made honorary members
Yjtkon order of Pioneers. Rig done
A. R.s hall. everybody happy.
Dawson News.
DEBT BURDENED, CHICAGO
MAN SUICIDES
j Oh.kvi.Eo, S* pi. 2—Heavily in debt
and despondent with worry, J. TV
I Thdmas of Chicago, purchasing agent
of the Pennsylvania Railroad, suicided
I here today by jumping from an eighth
story window in a downtown liusiess
WASHINGTON POPULATION
SHOWS EIGHTEEN
PER CENT INCREASE
Washington. Sept. 2—The Pensus
Bur* ::u annonneed today that the pop
ulation of the state of Washington Is
one million, three hundred fifty s.ix
thousand, three hundred sixteen, an
increase of eighteen per cent since the
census of 1010.
BANK CHAUFFEUR MISSING—
$59,000 VANISHED
San Francisco. Sept. 2—Either the
victim of kidnappers, or disapjtearing
intentionally. Charles W. Hayes
.rhauPfuer for the A agio- London n:u*
Paris National Hank, is missing today,
together with $59,000 of the bank’s
funds, and cannot be located.
HARDING HAS BUSY DAY
Marion. O. Sept. 3—Two "f:-.»nt
porch" speeches and a conference with
Senator Knox on the League of Na
tions issue were the features .if Sena
tor Harding’s crowded schedule inlay
One speech was addi*essed t" the
players of the Chicago National Lea
| gue Kascball club, who made a special
trip to Marlon to call on the no .iin- e
and to play an exhibition game as a
personal compliment to Harding, cloth
the senator and Mrs Harding a- .• i• -
thuslastfe Ixischa 11 fans and hold -ea*<»
! n't he park where tlie Cubs and the
Marion hush I-engue team were
matched to play. To even things up
the Cubs loaned a Cub battery to the
locals.
vernacular of baseball, Harding ar
grounds under the rules.” Mar'
sues. Including the League of Nation ,
“one man government", prepar'd m-s-;
and progressiveism were touched on
by Harding in declaring ais Jove for
the American game.
SECTY WILSON RECALLS
OWN EMIGRATION
New York. Kept 1—Secretary of
Labor Wilson addressed a gathering of
foreigners at Ellis Island today as
"fellow emigrants”, telling them that
he ciirne to the United States from
Scotland In 1870 1j\ the steerage, "Just
as most of you have done.” he added.
POLICEMAN KILLS SUSPECTED
ARMS BEARER
Hpokr.no. s<pt. j—John Bennett
while resisting a search f ir' concertle«l
p*f>« hr pol’reiwn Harry Ave-y
tartar. yh>M shot end Wiled by the
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK
REVOLTS DEVELOP
IN SIBERIA
liLi’hin, Manehuriu. :
i - Itols-hevikii revolts
wth of smother general revolution
riiovnnent thruout centrsil Siberia,
rkutsk and Krasnowarsk have
(thrown the Soviet forces and I’em
leld by Insurgents. Mungry Soviet
have joined in the movement
re have been serious uprisings
our of the districts of the Verkhnie
reffion on the appearanee of
sheviki despoilments engaged in re
• luisltioning food and supplies for the
Soviet troops.
inn eighty six.
Insurgent Cossacks Seize Aral Region
Railway
Tasbkenta, Asiu.ftic Itusstin, vi.i llai
l.in. Manclpiri.s, Sept 4—The r»Hwuy.
from Aktivdin.sk to the Aral Sea is in
the hands of insurgent (\>s*suekN, uc
eording to information reaching here.
COX MAKES FURTHER
CAMPAIGN CHARGES
Battle Creek, Miicli. Sept. 4— Gov
ernor Cox, in his swing across Michi
gan, tt)>uk* in I kittle Creek today, de
fending Article 10 of the League of
Nations covenant anil hurling further
charges at the republicans relative to
their huge campaign fund contempla
Attaeking the republicans. Cox
charged liockerfellcr and otln r mil
lionaires with contributing great sums
In an address at Kalamazoo, before
his arrival here, v’o* insinuated that
some of the witnesses appearing before
canuraitfee have be* n guilty of perjury
ative to the rej>uhli'vm oamp-ugn fund.
Proofs of labor blanks
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
INDIAN TRIBESMEN
THREATEN TROUBLE
FOR BRITISH
Ijondon, So.pt. 4—An official com
mit nle.-uttion frotn Simla. British India,
today announced that there is .a viru
lent anti-British propaganda ciivuhit •
in:; among frontier tribes in the Maus
hara region, where attempts havt late
ly been made to organize a provisional
government to supercede the British
udministr:
The British (’ ’Mmis-ion. t is r. poi t
.n-ested the rin-, Mule** of tins effort.
I-', ilowintt tli-ir s»ho tsion. armed
mots assembled amt opt r..y demanded
tin' liberation of the cammed men, hut
MILAGE DISTANCES OF ALASKA
AIR FLIGHT COURSE
Numerous imiuiries relative to the
the route taken by the Al.tskun Flydng
Exped it Ion u n the New York to Nome
flight prompts publication of the fol
lowing table based on the figures giv
en out by the Army Air Service at the
time tlie expedition departed from
Mineola. AS the flyers are now on
ttuiir return journey, the distances sire
given in the reverse order of their
original publication.
Nome to Ruby 300; Ruby to Fair
banks 240; Fairbanks to Dawson 250;
Dawson to WJhitehorse 250; White
horse to Wrangell 300; Wrangell to
Ha re I ton. B. C. 210; Hazel ton to
Prince George. P». C. 220; Prince,
George to Jasper, Alberta, 200; Jasper
to Edmonton, Alberto, 200; Edmunton
to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. 300; Sas
katoon, to PortM. N. P. 2X0; Portal
to Fargo, N. P. 290; Fargo to Winona.
WJs. 320. Wirona to Grand Rapids
Mich. 310. Grand Rapids to Erie. Penn.
300; Erie to Mitchell Field. Mineola.
N. Y. 350. Total 4.320 miles.
TO THE PUBLIC
It is advisable to deposit malls In
tended for dispatch by S. S. Victoria,
parly at the postofflee. as it Is thought
the vessel will depart for Seattle soon
»fter her arrival from St Michael.
COUNCIL HOLDS
SPECIAL MEETING
the winter street lighting font met and'
also certain improvements in the city
drainage facilities on Second Avenue.
fast winter, the ■ council authorized
signing of the contract by the Mayor
and City Clerk. Thep rice to he paid
is 15 cents per night for each light, j
-Mrs J. H. Parsons and .Mrs Street. 1
representing the Women's Home Mis-!
denary Society of the M. E. Church,
which maintains the l^avina Wallace
Young Mifssion and the Maynard Ci>
lumlbus Hospital, appeared before the
council with a view to inducing that
body to Improve the drainage near the
Mission building on Second Avenue.
The lathes Informed the council that
extensive improvements to the mis
sion are contemplated by their organ
ization. The present muddy sur
roundings are to be placed In proper
and sanitary condition at considerable
expense, they said, and it was desired
that the council assist the project by
improving the city drain* In that lo
cality. The council promised to do
what was necessary to make the mis
sion improvements effective.
SUGAR DROPS
TO 15c RETAIL
NO JAP IMMIGRATION
AGREEMENT IN PROSPECT
Stephens of California, who is now in
Washington, was assured by Secretary
of State Colby today that recent re
ports from Toktio, Japan of an alleged
approo.cdring agreement between Japan
and th-- i'nited States, providing for
naturalization of Japanese now in thi
ountry and restriction of further Jap
anese immigration, are entirely with
out foundation.
STANDING OF THE BIG LEAGUES
.1—Following is •!
lujor baseball leagu
Boston . .
Washington
Detroit.49 '*’* 39
Philadelphia.42 SI 333
National I.*xigue
Won Host Percent
Pittsburg. .
Chicago. .
Philadelphia
Honolulu. Sept. 4 Japan has de
clared her intention to keen troops at
Vladivostok until such time as the
Tokio cable to a local Japanese nows
RAIL PRESIDENTS DISCUSS
EMPLOYEES DISSATISFACTION
Chicago, Sept. 4—The presidents of
t.wf ir-tv railroads met here today to
discuss What is declared by Hale Hol
den. president bf the Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy road as “the very crit
ical .situation” resulting from dissat
: etion among the railroad employ
HARDING FINDS NEW
H. C L. PALLIATIVE
a <\'irn|KuigTi speech here today as a
SEATTLE SCHOOL BUDGET
TOTALS QUARTER MILLION
Seattle. Sept. 4—The budget of es
timated expense of maintaining th'
public schools of Seattle for the next
year calls for an expenditure of a
(junrter of a million dollars.
CLAIMED PRISONERS RAN
GOV’T PRISON
Kansas City, Sept. 4—“The Fnitod
:totes Disciplinary Barracks at Ft.
Leavenworth was ruled by a council
of prisoners from January to July*
1919 and this method of administro
tlon was adopted on orders received
from the War Department." a report
made public by Q. O. Schmitt. special
irent at the Department of Justice.