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VOLUME XXI
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY NOV 20, 1920
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LEAGUE REVISION EFFORT MADE
AUtSVMtS EXCITED OVEB COVEBNMEliT JOBS
EFFORTS STARTED TO
REVISE LEAGUE CONVANT
Geneva, Switzerland, Nov. 20—The.
■first step toward making a revision of
the covenant of the League of Nations
•was taken at today’s session, when |
Dutch Foreign Minister Van Kama
beek introduced n resolution for the
reconsideration of Article IS.
Lnitfontine, one of the Belgian dele
gates, also declared in addressing the
Assembly that there should be no re
strictions of treaties having as their
object universal disarmament.
FISH TRAPS ARE DECLARED
AIDS TO NAVIGATION
Seattle, Nov. 20—Alaskan fish traps,
La many circumstances, sure not det-'
rini/ntal to navigation, according to
testimony given here today before the
fisheries Bureau hearing 'in the mat
ter* of further restricting salmon flsh
ing in Alaska.
A nufmfber of ship masters of the j
Aleutian Island fleet testified that the
HsJi traps, as a gen.ur.il rule, an an |
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MARINE ON TRIAL
TOR HAITIEN MURDERS
Fort An Prince, Haiti, Nov. $0—
Freeman Lang. a former American
omlirinr, avjis today placed on trial here
fh>r allege/1 wholesale murder of native
Haiti oms.
Lang i.s charged with murdening
nine Hait&ens who were prisoners dur
ing the period of his service with the
llarine Corps.
His arrest is an oiitwrowth of the
recent charges made public by General
Barnett, brad of the Marine C;rps, al
leging that there had been indiscrim
inate I- ihng of natives in H.iUi by the
Marines *ti tinned there.
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MAN BATTLES FOR LIFE
WITH VAST FLOCK CROWS
Rmiix Cits1, Nov. 20—Attacked by
thousands of ciyws while engaged 'n
fainting ducks along the Missouri river
near here, M. I.#. Murray was forced
«to battle for his life and escaped prob
able serious injury only thru the* in
terventlion of darkmess.
Murray killed five hundred of the
bird* in three hours contest fighting
to escape being picked to pieces, us
ling up two hundred sh^>t gun shells.
The coming of darknew Anally gave
him an opportunity to escape.
The fight started when Murray shot
and wounded a crow. The injured bird
cried for help and thousands of othe-s
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ALASKA CABLE
HEAD CHANGED
- Beattie, Nov. 20—Major C. E.
Seaone today succeeded Colonel O. 13.
Lenoir as officer in charge of the Al
aska government cable and telegraph
HOLDUP ROBS TWELVE BEFORE
< SHOT BY VICTIM
EifenMburg, Wn, Nov. 19—James
Stux an Austrian, robbed twelve men
here tonight before he was shot
one of his victims, the shooting re
mitting In his arrest and incarceration
on a highway robbery charge.
WILSON’MAY BE AWARDED
NOBLE PRIZE
Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. a*—Local
newspapers declared today that there
is every indication that President Wil
son will Jprotaably be awarded the
Noble Peace Prise in recognition of
yMs efforts toward world peace.
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U. S. MAIL GOING AND COMING
Mail for the Outside closes Monday
The first incoming Outside mail left
Unalakleet for Nome on the 19th and
is duo here abotit the 26th.
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REPUBLICANS PLAN
TO PRUNE DOWN
BIG APPROPRIATIONS
Washin£fton, Nov. 20—Tho various
governmental departments are seek in::
appnojir tatlon s for the present fise.il
year sit the next session of congress
whiicih agtcregitt.- six trillions of dollars.
This is so far in excess of any esti
mate of peace time expenditures in
the nation's history that the ropubB
i..i*s arc determined to apply the prun
ing hook in liberal fashion at the next
sexton **f oon/rress. The republican
loaders feel that the huge budget mu t
!*• pruned down to at least half.
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ALASKANS EXCITED
OVER PROSPECTIVE
FEDERAL APPOINTMENT
•Seattle, Nov. 20—Nome visitors
here say thAre is irreat excitement
oanong Nomnites and other Alaskans
over inroKj»»*'i.ive appointments to fed
eral positions in the Terrltoi’y.
The candidates mentioned at tin*
present time for the otHoe of Govern
or of Alaska are ltichsud Ityan, Geo.
C. Hazelot, Senator .1. It. Heckman,
and WiiliaaTn A, Gilmore.
Those it. the field for federal judj? s
are wuid to be Ira D. Orton, T. Al.
Ueed, J. .Lomen. <•«»■ 1>. Schofield,
W‘. F. Fuflor, O. 1). Oochtan and 1*.
J\ Overfleld.
For the office of I'nited States Mar
Phot there .ire five candidates men
tioned. M. W. <Jrif!ilh, Nate OopinTis,
Hutfh l-ee, jind John Sundlxurk. For
postmaster of Nome, Harry I-inpl -y
is mentioned.
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NEW FISHERIES
HEAD ELECTED
Seattle, Nov. 20—(’. n. Black jr,
was today elected U> the r>osltion »'f
president of the Association of Pacific
Flisheries, embracing the larger coast
fishing .and fish packing interests.
WILSON’S HEALTH
GREATLY IMPROVED
Washington. Nov. 10—President
Wilson, according to those close to the
executive, is showing greatly Improved
health since the election.
NIHE OF TWO
FAMILIES DIE
New York, Nov. 20—-..Mine members
livV-s in various accidents today.
NOTED WASHINGTON JURIST
DIES SUDDENLY
•Seattle, Nov. 19—Wilson R. flay,
former judge of the State Supreme
Court and widely noted in politics, died
suddenly here this morning.
NATIONAL GRANGE DECLARES
FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
Boston, Nov. 19—The National
Grange today adopted a resolution de
daring for the open shop and in fnvo>
of collective bargaining.
BABY MURDERER GIVEN LIFE
Morristown, Pa. Nov. 20—August
Pascal was sentenced to life Imprison*
men* today by Judge Swurtx for kid
napping and murdering the Coughlin
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COURT RENDERS
DECISION REINDEER CASE
The District Cqurt this morning
rendered a decision in the reindeer
cose of Andy Ottoson against J. C.
W’Jd.stead as administrator of the Pred
1-ii.rsen estate by which it is decreed
that Ottoson is entitled to receive 60
h«vid of deer from the admSnflstrator of
The action grew out of business
transactions between Ottoson and T.ar
scn during the lifetime of the latter
through wittich Larsen at the time of
his death had certain deer belonging
to < Htoaon in has possession which
after his death Ottoson mis unable to
obtain from the administrator.
A suit therefore became necessary
and resulted as above stated. Attor
ney Fred Harrison acted for Ottoson
and O. D. Cochran and Hugh O’Xeill
for the defendant.
Eniimeddntely after the Court rend
fendant s'gnified iiis intention of mov
ing for ft new trial and the motion w*ll
be argued Wednesday.
REPUBLICANS ENDORSE
LOCAL CANDIDATES
Ehdnrsement of local candidates for
vaiUous federal appointive offices in
the district were made 'by the N'omo
Republican Club at its Tegular meet
ing Novamlber 7. The positions for
whBch the emhAennents were given
wer for the offices of District Judge
District Attorney and I'nited States
Marshal. Q. J. Lomen received the
club’s endorsement for Judge: Fred
Harrison for District Attorney and M.
W. Griffith for Marshal.
The meeting was attended by a large
gathering of G. O. p. followers, rep
resenting the rank and file of th<
club’s mehershlp.
A partial report of the Campaign
Committee showing the receipts and
disbursements during the - campaign
and atoo a general outline of the work
accomplished during the election per
iod, wus read and the Campaign Com
mittee was given considerable praise
by the organisation for Its very excel
lent effort*.
RELATIONS STRAINED
OETWEEN FRANCE
AND BRITAIN
Wsishinjrton, Nov. 20- Diplomatic
advdees reaching the State department
today indicate that relations between
er's insistence in beginning trade fo
liations with SOviot Itussia.
Krance lias consistently opposed any
effort on the psu*t of the A lik’d nations
to resume trade witli the Holehevikl
end is apparent!} much pertu:hud '»V
llrilain's announced intention to re
store trade intercourse between her
self and Soviet Russia.
SEATTLE INSURANCE
MANAGE" IN TOILS OF LAW
Somttld, Nov. 20—Hoping *.n silence
a former fellow' con v lot in the state
Itenilcnthir.v M. A. Adams, man.-tger
</f tie lVM.iI!e Hire Insurance Agency
here, ^<>t iimmediately the cash needed
In st;i' e off the bUi-ckmaiMntr docnands
of his former fellow juisoners by cash
ing two fictitious fire msuj^iate
claims.
Adams was arrested for the act and
imprisoned hero tonight on a charge
i f grand larceny.
NEW CALIFORNIA .
CONGRESSMAN KILLED
Los Angeles, NTov 20—Charles !• .
Van«lemm.ter of Long Beach, congress
man elect for the Ninth I)istrict of
| Califlomiu, was killwil today in an auto
mobile wreck at Walnut Crave, a small
|s««ttle.ment near here. \Cihs Jannes
I^eubin, Vanderwater's private secre
tary, who was 'with him in the car,
was also killed. Mrs Vanderwnter.
wife of Vanderwnter and the third nc
<-n>lKint of the machine,. sustained .1
fractured skill and may not survive.
CONGRESSMAN GARLAND
DIES SUDDENLY
i
Washington, Nov. >0—Congressman
Malilon M. Garland, republican, of
FUttsburg. Congressman at la rue from
Pennsylvania, died suddenly at his
hofrne here late yesterday afternoon.
Congressman Garland's dead body
w:us found in tlio bath room of his res
idence, death being apparently due to
heart failure. The deceased was aged
6 years and ha 1 served in the 64th,
was reelected to the 66th eon
POWERS APPROVE
CHINESE CONSORTIUM
t>y the governments of tlie United
an was announced here today by Mor
gan! and Company on behalf of *>n
Ajnenicsin banking group with large
Chinese financial connections.
WILSON’S BROTHER IN LAW
NAMED IN GRAFT CASE
.Vew York. Nov. 20—It. \V. Rolling,
brother In law of President Wilson and
treasurer of the Shipping Board w::s
named in connection with the $15,000
bribe alleged to have been paid to pro
cure unusual f;iA'ors from the board,
in testimony given before the congres
sional investigation committee today.
Tucker E. Sands testified the bribr
was paid by the Wallace Downey Ship
Building Company and that he under- !
stood the money was to be split fou- ,
ways between himself, Bolling, Leste j
fShkr and a man namer Kramer.
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All hamla dua ta arrive at 9:90.
CHARGES POLICE SUPPLIED
BOOZE TO BOOTLEGGERS
sold in case lots to- prominent citizens.
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral services for the remains
of Martin Leber will he held In Fed
erated Church, Sunday Nov. 21st, at
2 p. m. All those desiring to attend
are welcome.
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New and uptodate legal forms for
Proof of Annual Assessment , Work
also Oil Location blanks. Deed blanks
for general use, Special and General
Power of Attorney forms, Placer and
Quartz Location forms now on sale
at Nugget Office. Price 15 cents each
or $1.00 per dozen.
FOUND GOLD RING
A plain gold band ring was found
at the corner of Lane's \V \.v and
Front Street. Owner mav have same
by proving identity and paying for
this advertisement.
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