MONDAY
FRANCK AFEALH TO
U. 8. PARTICIPATE IN
RUSSIAN SITUATION
Genoa May 16—"-American Am
bassador Richard Washburn Childs
has announced that Franco has ap
pealed to the United States »o par
ticipate in the proposed Internation
al commission to investigate the
Russian position.
l*OHTAL UKPAItMENT AWARDS
ALA8M MAIL CONTRACTS
Washington May 16—The Postal
Department has awarded three con
tracts to the Alaska Steamship Com
pany to carry mail to Alaskan
points.
The first contract is for Nome, St.
Michae^ and Norton Sound points
at the rate of $600.00 per trip. The
second from Seattle to Skagway and
other Southeastern Alaska towns at
$460.00 per round trip. The third
is from Seattle to Seward via South
eastern ports at $2,000.00 por round
trip. ' This last contract is subject
to revocation “if Shipping Board or
any other bureau or department of
government shall establish regular
steamship service on line between
Seattle and Seward during the life
of the contract."
WINS KENTUCKY DERBY
VALUED $46,775.00
Louisville, May 15—Moorvich,
unbeaten, won the forty eighth Ken
tucky derby before a crowd of sev
senty thousand spectators. In
this annual event Moorvich, son of
Runny Meade, led from flag fail to
finish. This race is worth $46,775
to the winner. Moorvich has won
each of his twelve starts.
CHANU SETS UP INDEPENDENT
GOVERNMENT
Tientsin, May 14—An independ-,
ent government has been set up by
General Tso Lin in Manchuria, Mon
golia and Jchol. He henceforth
will ropudiate all instructions from
the President and all treaties nego
tiated by him.
FEARS VIOLENCE BY
FATHER—KILLS HIM
San Antonio, May 15—Hugh Stopp.
oiu trial for the niurder of his father,
explained that he "was afraid he
was going to kill mother,'' admitt
ing that he had shot ofT the head of
his falser. George W. Stopp, aged
45* prominent dairyman of San
Antonio.
NO PURCHASE SEWARD PEN. By.
UNLESS NEW PROPOSITION
SUBMITTED.
(Special to The Nugget.)
Juneau, May 14—Thu status of
'the Seward Peninsula Railroad was
summed up yesterday by Secretary
Thiele as follows: "As empowered
by law the Alaska Road Commission
has .recommended purchase of the
road at twenty thousand dollars.
This was approved by Territorial
Board, but offer of that sum was
refused by Pioneer Mining Company.
"This ends negotiations as far as
the Territory is concerned. Unless
Col. Steese or Pioneer Company re
opens negotiations and another pro
position is submitted there will he
no purchase of the road.''
SENATOR LA FOLLETTE
CHARGES VICIOUS
STEEL MERGER
Washington, May 15—Resolutions
have been adopted by the U. S
Senate ordering Federal inquiry into
the reported plans for merger of a
•number of the largest independent
st<Ll concerns. Contemplated ar
rangements include the Behlehem
and Lackawanna companies.
Senator La Follette called upon
the Department of Justice and Fed
eral Trade commission placing be
fore them charges that the merger
was proposed to place the entire In
dustry in the hands of two great
monopolies and corporations, they
to fix and control all prices.
La Follette requested the depart
ments to take steps preventing the
proposed combination.
FORMER POLICEMAN SENT
TO PENITBNTLARV
Seattle, May 15—F. L. Tromb
ley *was sentenced to five years in,
Walla Walla for burglary while a
policeman on the local force.
CHICAGO POLICEMAN TURN
TABLES ON BANDITS
Chicago. May 14—Police turned
tables on bandits in a war between
law and crime when two bandits
were shot and killed.
JAPAN FOLIiOWS LEAD OP
FRANCK IN CONFERENCE
Tokyo, May 14—Japan has no in
tention, at present, ot making a
separate treaty with Russia, accord
ing to an announcement from the
Foreign Office.
Ill ROMAN ENROUTE TO ALASKA
CONTINUES FLIGHT
Clinton, la.. May 14—Clarence
Front, who is flying from Buffalo,
N. Y. to Alaska and Siberia, ar
rived here yesterday and will re
sume his flight tomorrow.
CHA$G RECEIVED HELP
FROM JAPANESE
Tientsin May ll-^-Chang has re
ceived help from Japan, according
to late news coming from the Kaip
ing mining area. The siuation is
increasingly grave and American
military forces which are in charge
of the railway in that section, are
considering the advisability of with
drawing all foreigner^.
U S ATTORNEY ADMITS
APPLYING MEMBERSHIP
IN KU WA X ELAN
Los Angeles May 15—Joe Burke,
United States District Attorney, ad
mitted that he had signed an ap
plication for membership in the Ku
Klux Klan a year igo. At. that
time he was engaged tn the private
practice of law at Santa Anna. Cali
fornia. and his actions were those
of any private citizen and are no
reflection upon his present tenure
of office.
FRANCE WILL REMAIN
BUT NOT PARTICIPATE
Paris May 15—-The French dele
gation will remain at Genoa to take
part in deliberations on other ques
tions properly before the confer
ence, altho it will have nothing more
to do with discussions with thlp Rus
sians . It was stated at the Foreign
office that as far as Russian prob
lems are concerned the conference is
considered by the French govern
mont as being at an end.
ACTION OP SUBCOMMITTEE
CAUSES CRITICAL SITUATION
Genoa May 14—As a result of
the meeting on Saturday of the Eco
nomic Conference subcommittee, in
which the Russian sisuation was
considered, the situation became so
critical'' that it seems doubtful
whether the British-French position
could bo reconciled.
DRINKING PARTY ENDS
FATALLY FOR WOMAN
Seattle. May 15—A moonshine
house boat drinking party culminat
ed in the death of Mrs. Clara
Thomas, 42 years old and mother
of four children. Mrs. Thomas
was burned to death when an oil
stove upset and exploded.
TUESDAY
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gk.no a conference stanijs
A DESOliATK HULK
Genoa May 16—Tile Economic
Conference, heralded thruout the
world as a meeting of minds out ot
which would arise the rejuvenation
of Europe and a new order of inter
national accord and peace, today
stands as a desclat'j hnlk.
Out of weeks of negotiations, in
which the allies have tried to outwit
each other in tin Russian grab feat,
there has come only the treaty of
Rapello, between Germany and Rus
sia. virtually reestablishing the old
order of balance of power.
While the allies were busy decid
ing who would get the meat of the
nut after Russia was cracked. Rus
sia and Germany allied themsoives
ip a commcrlcal treaty which ignor
ed the assumptions of the arrogant
allies and thereby caused the allies
ro little concern. With the Wran
gle fiasco still fresh in French mem
ory it is not likely that, another ex
pedition will be sent to force aliied
With independent action between
Germany and Russia established the
allies see their ambitions threatened
and so determined to continue dis
cussion of Russian rehabilitation at
the Hague, without Russian repre
sentation. After the allies have
decided upon the partseltng of Rus
sian resources there is the remaining
probability that the Russians will
assert their own self determination
and decide for themselves how their
imources shall be developed.
I AGREES TO MEET AT
HAGUE FOR FURTHER
CONSIDERATION
Genoa May 16—The Russian dele
gation announced last night that it
would accept the plan for an All
Nation Commission to meet at the
Hague June 15th, for the purpose
of studying problems and finding a
basis for recognition. The scene
will now shift from Genoa to the
Hague where a repetition can be
expected, unless allied powers are
agred to do justice to Russia.
tT S SENATOR URGES
RECOGNITION SOVIET RUSSIA
Washington, May 16—Viewing
the situation from a broad, unpre
judiced logical standpoint Senator
Borah declared in the United States
Senate that the recognition of the
Soviot Government of Russia is the
first requirement for the economic.
restoration of Europe.
UNITED STATES DECLINES
INVITATIOX TO
PARTICIPATE HAGUE
Washington. May 16—The State
Department made public last night
a message to Ambassador Childs at
Genoa, declining the invitation to
participate in the New European
Economic Conference at the Hague
The Wahington government holds
that this contemplated conference
will be nothing but another Genoa
Conference under a different nomen
clature, and is destined to encounter
the same difficult, unchanged atti
tude of Russia.
CHILD LABOR LAW DECLARED,
U N CONSTITUTION AL.
Washington. May 16—Handing]
down a decision, which reverts to i
antibelluin conditions, the Supreme;
Court of the United States held thai
the Child Labor Law is unconstitu
tional. It also held that the law.
levying a tax of 20 cents per bushel
on grain gambling is unenforceable. (
The original Child Labor Law pro ■
hibited the employment of children |
under a certafn age limit and was 1
directed against the Cotton mills
and other institutions employing
children. This law was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
Ciurt. holding that employment of
children was strictly a state matter
and that Congress had no jurisdic
Not satisfied with labor conditions
Congress then enacted the present
Child Labor Law which prohibits
the interstate commerce of child
labor products and this Congres
sional enactment the Supreme Court
also holds unconstitutional.
EXPRESS MESSENGER FOILS
TRAIN ROBBERS
Tuxcon. May 16—With two well
directed bullets, express messenger
JI. Stewart, yesterday frustrated
an attempt by eight bandits to rob
the Chicago Rock Island Golden
Gate Limited eastbound train.
Stewart killed one and wounded
a second bandit and routed the en
tire band empty handed.
FEEL EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
ALONG PACIFIC COAST
Portland May 16—At 9:.11 yes
terday morning earthquake shocks
were distinctly felt. Pictures on
walls were shaken.
Quincy, Calif.. May 16—Earth
quakes of several seconds duration,
were felt here yesterday.
REPORTED PEACE HAS
ITS UNCERTAINTY j
Peking May 16—General Wu Pei
Fa has ordered his troops concen
trated at Tang Shan, north of Tient
sin . Wu assumes that General
Chang Tso Li-n plans to establish an
independent empire in Manchuria
and Mongolia.
CHICAGO. SOCIETY GETS
ANOTHER JHRILL
Chicago. May 15—Chicago society
is all aflutter over a report that
Fowler McCormick, son* of million
aire Harold McCormick, plans to
Marry Mrs. Anne Stillman, who is
being sued for divorce by, banker
James A. Stillman.
McCormick is now a student at
Princton and will marry Mrs. Still
man as soon as the divorce is grant
ed. The disclosure is made by "The
Chaperon” in various Chicago news
PRINC E OF WALES LUNCHES
WITH GOVERNOR WOOD
Manila May 15—The Prince of
Wales lunched with Governor Gen
eral Wood. The prince made his
appearance with a blackened eye
and bandaged forehead.
At TRESS OIKS IN DRESSING
ROOM AFTER PERFORMANCE
I Chicago, May 16—Eugenia Blair,
J popular actress playing in "Anne
j Christie” at the Cort theatre, died
I in her dressing room in the theatre
after her appearance during the per
formances.
! PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARIES
FIGHT FOR NOMINATION
FOR -GOVERNORSHIP
Philadelphia May 16—Republi
cans and Democrats today are hold
ing State Primaries. There is a
! struggle between the Attorney Gen
j eral and Attorney Gifford Pinchot
I for the republican nomination for
| governor.
COAST GUARD CUTTER BEAR
SCHEDULED TO SAIL TODAY
According to a private telegram
received by C. Hecht, of the Life
Saving Crew', ‘he Coast Guard Cut
ter boar is scheduled to leave Seat
tle for Nome today. May 16th.
PORT ANGELES BUSINESS
MAN KILLED SEATTLE
Seattle May 15—E. Prior, Port
Angeles business man. was found
murdered on a Seattle boulevard.
Prior had drawn a large sum of
money from the bank and it is be
lieved the murderers waylaid him
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC i
gigantic consi'iracv
UNEARTHED BY
TREASURY DEP’T
Scuttle, May 17—Treasury Depart
ment agents yesterday bared what
they declared to be gigantic con
spiracy, involving the Seattle Har
bor Department Patrol, Captain E.
G. Croner, in charge of harbor pa
trol boat, and Victor O. Bergman,
in charge of the same boat on an
other shift have been ^rrosted.
specifically charged with a conspir
acy to smuggle ashore quantities of
silk, consisting of sixteen Chinese
dinner tea sets Monday night.
UNITED STATES CHAMBER
COMMERCE OPENS SESSION
Washington. May 17—President
Dufrees opened the tenth annual
meeting rif the United States Cham
ber of CommeYce yesterday. In
his open statements the president
said while business in this country
is improving, the situation in Eur
ope, which takes half of America’s
BOOZE RUNNERS KILLED
AND LIQUOR CONFISCATED
Long Beach. Calif . May 17 One
man was shot ant! drowned, four
were arrested and a launch with two
trunks and 10 3 cases of liquor were
seized yesterday. The arrests and
seizures resulted from a battle be
tween police and liquor smugglers
in the local harbor.
CUTTER BEAR LEAVES
SEATTLE FOR NOME
Seattle. May 16—The Cutter Bear,
with Commander Cochrane in com
mand, will sail tonight at seven for
Nome and the Arctic. She has on
board mail for Nome and St. Mich
ael and also ten white Scotch Collies
which will constitute the breeding
nucleus for reindeer herding. These
dogs will bo presented to native
reindeer herders.
BEAK SAILED LAST NIGHT
Seattle. May 17—The Cutter Bear
sailed from this port last night at
8:00 o’clock.
GERMANY-POLAND SIGN
TREATY SETTLING DISPUTE
Geneve, May 17—Representatives
of Germany and Poland have signed
a treaty settling the dispute over
upper Silesia and fixing the boun
dary lines in dispute between the
two nations.
The treaty is considered the world’s
longest treaty and contained six
hundred and one articles, having
been signed here in the presence of
the League of Nations Council.
ADMINISTRATOR OP FIFTEEN
MILLION ESTATE APPOINTED.
St. Paul May 16—George B.
Flannery. President of the North
western Trust Company, was named
administrator of the fifteen million
dollar estate, left by Mary, widow
of the late James J. Hill.
This terminates the contets for
the administratorship, between var
ious members of the Hill family.
| HIGH COST OF
TRANSPORTATION' RECEIVES
ANOTHER BOOST
Washington, May 17—Postmaster
General Work indicated today that
increased parcelpost rates is near at
CANADIAN BANK IS
LOOTED BY BANDITS
Vancouver, May 16—The Grand
View branch of the Bluff Royal
Bank was held up by three armed
men and robbed of $1,500,000,
HONORS TO BE CONFERRED
UPON HARDING.
Princeton, May 16—AL the annual
TJune commencement to be held
here, the degree of Doctor of Laws
will be conferred upon President
Harding.
SEATTLE NOMINATION FOR
FISHERIES CONFIRMED
Washington May 16—Henry O’
Malley. of Seattle has been confirm- j
ed as Commissioner of P’isheries, j
taking the nlaco of Dr. Smith re-,
signed .
MISSIONARY GIVEN ROUGH |
TREATMENT BY MOB j
—
El Paso. May 16—Elizabeth St. j
Leather, Methodist Missionary work j
er at Durango City, is suffering from '
injuries received when she was;
thrown into an irregatiou ditch by;
a Mexican mob.
CLAIMS NEITHER FRANCE NOR
BELGIUM PREPARING
London, May 1G - Chamberlain,
government leader in the House,
yesterday artornoon stated that no;
preparation !» bi-lns mo'te In either1
France or Belgium for extension of •
the area of occupation in Germany. _
if reparations due May 31 are not
The tenor of his speech revealed
that economic conditions are such j
that the burdens placed upon Ger
many are impossible to meet and j
France and Belgium arc coming to ^
their senses.
DEAN OF DIVINITY
SCHOOL CHARACTERIZES
MARGOT ASQUITH
Chicago, May 16—Dr. Charles
Brown. Dean of the Divinity School
of Yale University, in an address
here, declared that Margot A-quith
is a good but vulgar woman.
AMERICAN DECORATED
BY BELGIAN KING
Brussels May 16—King Albert
has decorated Samuel Hill of Seat
tle with th<- order of the Commander
of the Crown of Belgium. This
decoration is in recognition of ser
vices performed by Hill to Belgium.
LLOYD GFORGE EXPECTED TO
RETURN THIS WEEK
London,. May 16—It is semi-offic
ially stated that Lloyd George and
the British delegation to Genoa will
return to England by the end of
this week.
BOOZE IN TRANSIT SUBJECT
TO CONFISCATION
Washington, May 16—The Su
preme Court held yesterday that
liquor while within, the boundary of
the United States, enroute from one
foreign port to*another, can be seiz
ed under the National Prohibition
HARDING RETl’RXK FROM NEW
JERSEY IN AFTOMOBILE.
Washington May 16—President
Hardings returned from New Jersey
in an automobile. The trip was
made in a continuous rain storm
from Wilmington.
VOTES HALF MILLION WAR
FI ND PROSECTTIONS
Washington. May 16—The House
I has passed a resolution providing
for a fund of one half million to be
employed in prosecuting war fraud
contracts.
PIONEER PHYSICIAN
DIES OF PARALYSIS
Bellingham, May 16—Dr. W’ U.
Dray, pioneer physician died as the
result of a stroke of paralysis.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month 11.00
TELEPHONE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
FOR THE BULLETIN
Proeure your Oil Prospecting
blanks at the Nugget Office. New
est and up-to-date forms.
Let Cuticura Care
ForYcurComplexion
Daily use of the Soap keeps the skin
fresh and clear, while touches of the
Ointment now and then prevent
Jittle skin troubles becfiiningserious.
l>j not fail to include the Cuticura
Talcum in your toilet preparations.
B npli
“jSjrCuticur* SoTp shove* v/i!bout mo a.
NQnOK of rovEsnvRK
To J. W. Gallop, Alice Savage, J. W.
Morris, Annie Hendrik, J. tngals,
L. B. Adams, your heirs and legal
representatives.
Too and each of ynu are hereby
notified that the undersigned as co
owner therein has expended the sum
of one hundred dollars for each of
the years 1912. 1913, 1914, 1916,
1916, 1920, 1921, and one and »>••
half dollars for each of the years
1917, 1918 and 1919, in labor and
improvements on and for the bene
lit of the U. S. ASSOCIATION, placer
mining claim situated on the Nink
luk Itiver, about one-half mile above
the town of Council, in the Council
City Recording District, Alaska.
(Notice of location whereof is re
corded in Volume 24 of Locations,
it page 207 of the records of said
...rii, in the performance of the
annual labor required by Section
2 ‘24 Revised Statute;, of the United
S'afoc. and supplemental legislation
in ordar to hold said claim.
And you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to your sev
eral interests in said claim to the un
dersigned coowr.er with you therein
within ninety days after the service
of this notlae on you by the publi
cation thereof, nr your interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest in the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
W. K. TAYLOR.
Co-owner.
Publish—Feb. 18,25, March 4,11,18,
25,April 1.1.15,22,29, May 6,13,1922
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To J. W. Gallop. J. W. Morris, J.
Tngal, Annie Hendrik, Edward
Tuft ami Geo Pendergast, your
heirs and legal representatives:
You and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned .as co
owner therein, has expended the sum
of one hundred dollars for each of
the years, 1913. 1914. 1915, 1916,
1920, 1921, and one and one-half
dollars for each of the years 1917,
191* and 1919 in labor and improve
ment® on and for th? benefit of the
SEATTLE ASSOCIATION. placdr
mining claim situated on the Niuk
luk River about three-quarters of a
mile above the town of Council, in
the Council City Recording District.
Alaska, (notice of location whereof
is recorded in Volume 22 of Loca
tions, at page 17. of the records of
said district) in the performance nf
the annual labor required by Section
2324 Revised Statutes of the United
States, and supplemental legislation
in order to hold said claim.
A»d you are severally required to
contribute your proportion of such
expenditure, according to vour sev
eral Interests In said claim to the un
dersigned coowner with you therein
within ninety days after the service
of this notice on you by the publi
cation thereof, or your interest in
said claim will beeorae forfeited and
vest In the undersigned as provided
by the said statute.
W. K. taylor!
Co-OWBit.
Publish—Feb. IS.25. March 4.11.1S,
25.April l.S,15,22.29. May 6.13.1922
NOTICE OF FORFEITT RE
To James llrannen and James P.
Eliasen (or James Ellison), your
heirs and legal representatives:
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that the undersigned has ex
pended the sum of one hundred dol
lars, each year, during the years
1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1920.
in labor and improvements on and
for the benefit of the BIG THREE!
GRI PE) PLACER MINING CLAIM
in the Cape Nome Mining and Re
cording District, Alaska, (notice of
i location of which is recorded in
! Book 190 at page 263, of the records
of the said District) in the perform
; ance of the annual labor required
I by Section 2324, Revised Statutes
of the United States, and supplo
niental legislation, in order to hold
| said claim.
And you are hereby required to
I contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as your interest may ap
| pear as coowner In said claim to th»
undersigned, within ninety days af
ter the service on yon of this notice
by publication, or your Interest in
said claim will become forfeited and
vest In the undersigned as coowner
therein, as provided by said statute.
CHARLIE JANNSBN,
Co-owner.
Publish—March 18,25, April 1.8,15.
22,29, May 6,13.80,27 and June
3, 10, 1822.