MONDAY
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HANDING CONCK|lXKD OVER
WIDKSPREAD I X KMPLOYMKNT
Washington, Aug. 28—With six
millions unemployed in the United
Slates at present, the adminisira
tion is becoming gravely concur Ml
over the situation President Huul
trg and Senator McCormick Sunday
d’scussed plans to relieve the numer
ous unemployed
FALL FAYOItS PKWKK FINGERS
IN ALASKA PIK
Seattle, Aug. 28—Secretary of
the Interior Albert B. Fall, before
leaving for Yakima today. stated
that President Harding and himself
planned to visit Alaska next suinm *.
Fall said he favored legislation
that would place the control of Al
aska in fewer hands.
COAL STRIKERS HOLDING
LAW OFFICERS CAPTIVE
Charlestown. West Virginia. Aug.
28—Armed striking coal miners
have captured and are holding three
deputy sheriff's at the coal mines,
according to information received
here today.
Striking Miners Clash With State
Troops
Ethel. W. Va. Aug. 28— Five
persous were wounded today in an
encounter between miners and state
troops in the Logan County coal
fields. Captain Brooks, commander
of the state police and deputy sher
iff forces announced this afternoon.
SEATTLE POLICE
OFFICIAL SUICIDES
Seattle. Aug. 28—Police Detec
tive O. A. Bergstrom suicided here
today by shooting owing to ill health.
Bergstrom failed to recover from in
juries incurred in an auto accident •
a year ago.
The deceased was at one time a
resident of Alaska and the Yukon j
and pioneered with Robert W. Ser-!
vice and Jack Dalton in the days of
the northern gold rush.
I.OXO MISSING SEATTLE
STORE MANAGER
FOUND DEAD
Minneapolis. Minn. Aug. 28—A
man's body found in a lake near here
has been identified as that of Ru
dolph C. Miller, of Seattle, for sev
enteen years manager of Smgerman
and Sons, clothiers. It is believed
by the local police that Miller sui
Miller Carried Large Sum of Money
Belonging to Firm
Seattle. Aug. 28—Rudolph C.
Miller, whose body Is reported In
Minneapolis dispatches to have been
found in a lake, had a large sum of
- money belonging to Singer man and
Sons, when he left here two months
ago to visit his mother in Milwau
kee and purchase goods in the east
for his firm.
WILL REBUILD
Burned cannery
<•
Seattle. Aug. 28—Libby. McNeil
ai*d Libby announced today the in
tention of the compan/ to rebuild
♦he Libby. McNeil and Libby can
nery at Henai which was recently
destroyed by fire.
COMMUNISTS KILLED IN BATTLE
WITH BERLIN MONARCHISTS
Potsdam. Germany, Aug.. 29—
Thirty thousand communists, march
ing here Sunday from Berlin to pro
test against the recent assassination
of Mathais Erzberger, clashed with
a mob of monarchist supporters.
In the ensuin'g battle the police were
compelled to fire in the effort to- re
store order. Three Communists
were killed by their shots.
GERMANS MUST PAY #
FOR tUSITAXIA MURDERS
Washington, Aug. 29—Alien Pro
perty Custodian Miller announced
today that Germany must pay for
the American lives lost on the Lusi- |
tania and satisfy all other claim* of
the United States and its eitizens for
war losses caused by thiejex kaiser's
government, before the German |
owned property seized during the |
war and now held by this govern-1
ment will be returned.
BANDITS ROB BIG CHICAGO
SAFE DEPOSIT
Chicago, Aug. 29—Bandits early
today bound the custodian of the
safe deposit vaults In the Masonic
Temple here and broke open seven
teen boxes, securing fourteen hun
dred thousand in cash and securf
TUESDAY
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WOMAN APPOINTED ASSISTANT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Waslyngtan. Aug. 29—Tha ap
pointment of Mrs. Mable Walker
Will K. Brandt of Los Angeles, Cali
ornia, as assistant Attorney Gener
al’s of the United States was an
nounced today by the White House.
MEXICANS KILL
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Washington. Aug 29— Davis I
llichards. an American and former
f'esident of Niles. California, was
killed by Mexicans in Salinas Crux
recently, the. State Department an
nounced today, following receipt <"*f
advices from that district
HARDING DISCUSSES
VIRGINIA COAL
STRIKE SITUATION
Washington. Aug. 30—President
Harding today called the head of
ficers of the army into conference
to consider sending federal troops
into the West Virginia coal fields.
STARVING RUSSIAN MOTHERS
DROWN RARIES
Riga. Russia. Aug. 29 — Jerome
Davis, instructor of sicology at ttu*
Columbia University. Returned to
day from a seventeen days tour of
the famine districts of Russia and
described the situation as appalling
beyond discription .
"In many villages in the Samara
district,” he said, "half of I he po
pulation is dead. People are eating
bark and gnawing in their desperate
hunger at anything or vegetable
character.
"Mothers who are starving are
drowning their Infants in the rivers
to spare them the pangs of slow
starvation ."
NO TRACE FOUND OF
CANADIAN IMPORTER
Astoria. Ore. Aug. 29—Beyond
sighting a n antity of jettisoned
lumber which was presumed to have
been part of the vessel’s cargo, ail
the rescue ships engaged in the
Search reported tu:s morning that
they could not find a trace of the
lost Canadian Importer or her crew.
LABOR WANTS VOICE IN
UNEMPLOYMENT (’ONFEKENC'E
Atlantic City. N. J. Aug. 30—
Sam Gouipers, head of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor in an inter
view here today, announced that or
ganized labor desires an invitation
to sit in the conference called by
President Harding on the present
widespread unemployment.
NEW EIH8T 1HVISION MARSHAL
ON WAY HOME
Seattle. Aug. 30—Major Beau
mont, newly appointed marshal of
the First Division of Alaska, arrived
here from Washington on his way to
Juueau this afternoon.
•100 AMERICAN BRINGS 4
MILLION ROUBLES IN RUSSIA
Moscow, Russia. Aug. 30—One
Hundred American dollars sold here
today for four million rubles In Rus
sian currency.
U. S. -HUNGARY
PEACE PACT SIGNED
Budapest. Hungary, Aug. 30—
The treaty of peace between the
United States and Hungary was sign
ed here last night.
MORE BODIES *
RECOVERED FROM Z. R. 2
Hull, England, Aug. 30—Four
additional bodies, including that of
Commander E. M. Maillard of the
British Flying Force, have been re
covered from the wreck of the Z. V
2 by the searchers, it was announc
ed tonight.
STRIKE REGION' VIRTUALLY
IX STATE OF WAR
Charlestown. W. Va. Aug. 30—
Armed miners are maintaining pa
trols along the boundary of Logan
and Boone counties and the region
is virtually in a state of war. The
miners have also commandeered
Chesapeake and Ohio railway trains
to transport consignments of armed
nen In company's :ir.9 telephone
wires have been cut at various
Magistrate Mitchell of Logan
County, who was recently captured
by the strikers and bound in shack
les. Is being hold a prisoner by his
captors. who are moving him around
from place to place.
HARDING TAKES STRONG STAND
ON COAL STRIKE
Washington, Aug. 30—President
Harding today signed a presidential
porclamation calling on the disorder
ly elements in the Mingo coal district
of West Virginia to disperse and re
turn to their he... > by September 1
The president announced that un
less the proclamation is complied
w*ith by designated time, martial
*law will be declared in the Wed
(.Virginia coal fields ana federal
troops will take charge if necessary.
Largo Force l*repared to Maintain
Order in Logan County
I.ogan, W Va. Aug. 30A force;
of one thousand men. made up of j
two companies of state police, part (
of deputy sheriff's and the remainder i
of armed volunteer citizens from nil j
over Logan County, are ready there,
theor leader says, for any eventuality |
in connection with the coal strike j
Planes Drop Harding’s Proclamation
In Coal District
Logan. W. Va. Aug. 31—Army
aeroplanes today distributed copiea
of President Harding's proclamation
throughout this district.
Deputy Killed in Coal Strike Rattle
Logan. W. Va. Aug. 31—A bor
der patrol on Placer Mountain was
fired upon this morning by a party
of men from the east slope. The
fire was returned and the attacking
party lriven back by the Logan Coun
ty holding this sector on the border
John Gore, a deputy sheriff, was
killed during the skirmish.
WANT PUBLICITY
REGARDING WORLD
ARMAMENT I ONFERENCE
Asburg Park. N'. J. Aug. 30—
Senator William E. Borah, in an
address here tonight, made a plea
for full publicity regarding the pro
ceeding at the forthcoming world
conference in Washington on the
limiting of armaments.
Ml ltDKK REGIME
RKSIMKI) IN IREL t Nl»
Keifist. Ire. Auf. 3ft — Four per
sons were killed and eleven wounoed
in street fighting occuring here last
n)ight and early this morning be
tween Sinn Feinners and loyally?.
Crown forces are patrolling the
streets of the city in armored ears
Kelfast, Aug. 31—A dozen fire^t
were started simultaneously in the
^Catholic section of the city this
morning and terrific fighting broke
out in the streets again. Ship-!
yard workers on their way to work
were ambushed and cut down by rifle
fire in York and Queen’s Streets.
WEDNESDAY
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FIHCAI. YEAR TAX COLLECTIONS
OVER FOUR BILLIONS
Washington. Aug. 30—Internal
Revenue Commissioner Blair an
nounced today that the government
tax collections during the fiscal year
ending June 30 were four billion
five hundred and ninety five million.
Tabulated returns compiled by the
bureau disclose that the people of
the United States spend about one
billion dollars during the year for
theatrical entertainment.
WOMAN HUES RIO PACKERS
FOR 120 MILLIONS
Chicago, Aug. 30—Mrs. Louise
Osborne Farson has instituted a suit
here to recover $120,000,000 from
the big Chicago packing firms, the
Standard Oil Company and various
Chicago and New York banks for al- j
leged infringment of her rights to
an ‘army ration” or biscuit, made
from pork and beans which she
claims to have invented.
GERMAN COMMl'XISTS
AGAIN ON WARPATH
Berlin, Aug. 30—Chancellor
Wirth' has summoned the cabinet
into extraordinary session to dis
cuss the present national crisis de
veloping as a result of the new Com
munist outbreaks.
The Communist rioting is being
continued at Palberstadt. Orianburg
and Halle today. Several have been
killed and a number or buildings
have been fired by the Communists
DAVISON RECOVERS FROM
BRAIN OPERATION
New York, Aug. 30—The opera
tion for tumor of the brain perform
ed three weeks ago in ft local hos
jMlal on Hy Davison, partner of J.
I*. Morgan, has resulted so success
lully that he was removed froui the
hospital to his home tonight
MORK TROt'llLE IN
VIRGINIA COAL DISTRICT
Charlestown. W Va Aug. 31 —
Reports reaching the office of the
Governor this afternoon indicated
that the firing began lately along
the Boone and Logan county line,
now held by Rtate police and deputy
sheriff's against bands of armed
strikers, had become general, fol
lowing the killing of Deputy Sheriff
The Governor was informed that
one miner had been killed in the
fighting and a deputy sheriff cap
LOS ANGELES MAN’
JUMPS TO DEATH
Los Angeles. Aug 30—John
Hamilton Hood, former General Sec
retary of the Younk Men’s Christian
Ashociation. suicided here today by
jumping from a ninth story win
dow during a fit of despondency
GERMAN COMPETITION NOT
KEEN AS EXPECTED
Washington. Aug. 30—Secretary
of Commerce Hoover, stated today
the German trade competition t.o
daft; has not been as keen as was
THURSDAY
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ACiitirri/ruitAii sknators
TO tVRITK HKCTIOXS
or TARIFF LAW
Washington. Aug. 30—Senator
Boies Penrose, chairman of the Sen.
ate Finance Committee, ha* told the
senatorial representatives of the Ag
riculturalist’s that they may write
the sections of the Tariff Bill cover
ing farm product.
MRS TROY TO KFPRFSFNT
ALASKA AT
M KX It A X A X XIV KISS AIS Y
Seattle. Aug. 30—Mrs. John W
Troy of Juneau is here on her way
south to represent Alaska ot the Mex
ican Centennial Anniversary Sept.
MORK BOOZK STOLKV FROM
OOV’T WAIU?HOfSR
Seattle, Aug 30—Thirty thous
and dollars wortlf of liquor has been
stolen from the government ware
house here. It was made known to
S. s. FAXAl>lAX IMPORTKR
FOCTXD OFF SAX FRA NCI SI O
San Francisco. Sept 1 —The dis
abled steamship Canadian (mporter,
with 34 officers and men on bpard
was picked up - 500 miles off this
port at eleven o’clock last night ty
the steamship Canadian Observer, a
cister ship of the long missing ves ,< i
which was engaged in the search.
The two officers and nine men
from the Canadian importer who put
off in an open boat August 19 in
search ot assistance for their ship
are still missing and probably have
perished.
RAXDIT HORN SEATTLE RANK
Seattle. Aug. 31—The Greenlake
Street Rank was held up this morn
ing by a lone bandit, who escaped
with four thousand dollars.
REPORTER KMT KIXX KLAX
rXRER IXVESTIGATIOX
Chicago. Aug. 31—An investis.a
tionof the recently revived Klu Klux
Klan, has been started at Chicago.
John V. Clinnen, Assistant United
States Attorney, announced here to
CAPITAL MUST RE
| OFFERER INDUCEMENTS
TO COME TO ALASKA
Seattle. Aug. 31—Again passing
thru Seattle today. Secretary of the
Interior Fall said that one of two
things must be done in Alaska:
either capital must be offered in
ducements that will get it Into the
territory or the government must
I perform the fuiin.oii.s directly that
i capita! itself performs.
\.MI \MSKN S Sllll* ARRIVES
AT SEATTLE
Seattle. Aug. 30—The Amundsen
expedition ship Maud, arrived here
from the Arctic today to undergo re
pairs before undertaking a third at
tempt at reach.ng the North Pole
BLETHEVS WIFE GRANTED
DIVORCE DEGREE
Seattle. Aug. 31—Genevieve C
Blethen. wife of Joseph Blethen
former president of the Seattle
Times Company, was granted a di
vorce in the King County courts to
Judge Ronald, the presiding mag.
istrate, said in granting the decree,
that “married life with Blethen was
impossible. “
Mrs. Blethen got $400,000 in
stocks, principally in the Times.
Blethen*? relations with a woman
formerly employed in the Washington
Hotel cigar stand have been a pub
lic scandal for more than a year and
led to his retirement from active
management of the Times.
HAKDI VC INTERCEDES FOR
FATHER Id CHILDREN
Washington. Aug. 31 Pres. 1 eit
Harding recently saw a picture in n
New York newspaper portraying Mr.
and Mrs. Domenico Gaecahea and
their sixteen children. The pres5
dent, much interested, wrote to Mr^
Gaecahea. who replied, stating that
her husband was employed at the
John Wanamaker store her at $2<‘
a week and had a hard struggle to
meet the wants of the family Mrs
Gaecahea requested the president t
help her husband get a better posi
tion. ^ President Harding wrote n:
once to Wanamaker. the latter
promising u his reply, that he would
see that Gaecahea had a better
chance.
!N TO MA hK EXTENDED
TIM I* TO WEST j
Washington. Auk 31 To! Forbes
bureau, will leave Washington on :"i
extended trip through the Middle
NEW PLAN TO SETTLE I S
WAR CLAIMS AGAINSTGERM UV
Washington. Aug. 31—A recom
mendation that the German owned
funds now in the possess.on of the
Alien Property Custodian be used to
settle American claims against Ger
many was made to President Hard
ing today by Custodian Miller.
HOPE FOR 8. H. CANADIAN'
IMPORTER A BA NDON ED
Vancouver. B. C. Aug. 30—Hope
is practically abandoned for the Ca
nadian government steamer Canad
ian Importer and her crew. No
sign of the missing ship has been
found by the searching vessels.
FRIDAY
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MARTIAL LAW EXPECTED IN
WEST VIRGINIA COAL FIELDS
Charlestown. W. Va. Sept. 1—
Governor Morgan announced this
afternoon that he has had a report
from Logan regarding the tiring be
tween armed strikers and state
troops on Placer Mountain.
Brigadier General Banholz. repre
senting the War Department, arriv
ed in Charlestown from Washington
at noon today and went immediately
into conference with the governor
and state officials.
It is the general opinion that mar
tial law in Logan and other nearby
mining counties is inevitable.
Armed Plaines Sent to Coal Strike
SECTION
Norfolk. Sept. 1—Thirteen army
aeroplanes, carrying bombs and ma
chine guns, left here today for the
West Virginia mining districts.
80 Killed in Coal Strike Rattle
Logan. W. Va. Sept. 1—Thirty
miners were killed in the Crooked
Creek and Blair Mountain battles
yesterday and last night, according
to reports air scouts brought here
Deputies Rattle With Strikers Near
Ethel, W. Va. Sept. 11—Deputy
sheriff's posted In the mountain
passes north of here had a battle
.with armed strikers yesterday, ac
cording to Reports received here to
day.
Virginia
Troup* Orrlrml In \\e*t
Washington. Sept l - Orders for
the immediate entrainment of troops
for the West Virginia coal region
were issued by the War department
early today, hut art ion was postpon
ed on declaring martial law pending
conferences between Secretary cf
War Denby and President Harding.
The proclamation lias been signed
by Harding and requires only is
suance to become effective, jt was
given out today.
(ieli’l Handled/ .Ask* I o r Federal
Charlestown. VV. Va Sept 1 —
General Bandholz. who wav sent
here by the War department in con
nection with the coal strike situa
tion. has called for federal troops
to take control of the coal districts,
following conferences with the gov
ernor and other officials In an in
terview this morning Gen'l Band
holz said; "I am satisfied that, the
miners will not obey the president's
proclamation and I have dispatched
a telegram to Washington requesting
that federal troops be -*-tC r.. West
Virginia immediately
16th Ami 26th Infantrv on Way to
I oal Field*
Camp dix. Sept 2 Trains are
leaving here today for West Virginia
with the Twenty Sixth and Sixteenth
Infantry
Striker* Battle With deputies in
Bogun Fountv
Iogan. W. Va. Sept 2—County
deputies near Crooked Creek this
evening were driven down the hill
sides in a skirmish with an armed
force from the other side of Spruce
Fork. Capt. I G. Hollingsworth re
ported tonight. «
Say* Virginia ln*iirrcrtioMi*i* Brrak
VVashington. Sept. ■> Incomplete
telephone reports late today from
Brigadier General Bandhnlz said
there were indications that, the in
surrectionary elements in West Vir
ginia are breaking up
ItOI ND AKHOPLAVK
AT PIUWE HlPKItT
Prince Rupert, B. c. Sept. 1 —
A disabled aeroplane, which is en
route from Mexico to Siberia via
Ketchikan, Skagway. Dawson. Fair
banks and Nome, was brought in
The plane is expected to remain
before hopping off for Ketchikan.
DKKADN \l (iHT WASHINGTON
lAUM’HFI)
Camden. N. .1 Sept. 1—The sup
er dreadnanght Washington wan
launched today at the Gloucester
plant of the New York Ship Build
ing Corporation.
Miss Jean Summers, ten year old
daughter of Representative Sum
mers of Walla Walla. Washington,
christened the ship as she slid down
GEX’L VON KUKLOW DEAD
Berlin. Aug 3i—Field Marshal
Von Ruelovr. commander in Chief of
the German Second Army during the
World War. died here today.
GOVT AGENCIES
SEE GOOD BUSINESS,
FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
Washington. Sept. 1—A tone of
optimism is plainly evident in a gen
eral review of the nation’s business,
financial and agricultural conditions
just completed bv government
agencies.
BANDITS ROB LOS
ANGELES LIMITED
Salt Lake City. Aug. 31—The
Los Angeles Limited on the .Union
Pacific system was held up by ban
dits this afternoon near the town
of Clearfield.
The bandits robbed ali the male
•passengers on board the train, some
of them losing heavily, before mak
ing their escape.
NEW ALASKA
POSTMASTER NAMED
Washington. Sept. 2—Anthony
A. Lyden. of Nenana. has been ap
pointed postmaster of the new post
office recently established at Healy
Fork. Alaska.
SAYS RADIO PHONES
SOON BE COMMON
Chicago. Sept. 1—Hiram P.
Maxim, president of the American
Radio Relay League, which is hold
ing its annual convention here at
present, declared today that radio
phones will be a common means of
man’s communication within a few