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VOLUME XXI No. 46
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY NOV 13, 1920.
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BIG BASE BALL MAGNATES AGREE
CAPT. UPITPMI MHE HIT WMI PRISONER
LONG ENDURING
BASE BALL WAR
FINALLY ENDS
Chicago, Nov. 12—Th* baseball!
wit between two factions of lw.ll
team owners, which had 'been of many
weeks duration ended today when rep
resentatives of sixteen major league
clubs agreed upon plans for a reor
ganization of the game.
The club spokesmen also made sat
isfactory arrangements for continuing
under a civilian commission with fed
oral Judge I^undais ass chairman.
LnndnJs was tendered a similar po
stilion h few days ago by one of the
warrfng ftactions. He has accepted the
present offer but stipulates that h<- is
to b© permitted to remain on the
[bench and handle both positions.
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PRESIDENT ISSUES
THANKSGIVING DAY
PROCLAMATION
Washington, Nov. Itf—President
Wilson last night issued the annual
TtuMikggii'ving Tiny proclamation. In
conformity to the usual custom, the
last Thursday lin November is desig
nated for the usual observance.
The proclamation, in setting aside
November 25. suj's in part: “In plenty,
security anti peace, our virtuous dntl
self reliant people Cnee the future
with confidence.”
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AGED TACOMA
COUPLE SUICIDE
San Jci.se. Cal. Xo. 12—Salted side
by «i<le wiith the woman bolding n
stfling connected wlith an open gas
jet, the bodies of Mr. and Mass. Stun
uel Itickli, both seventy years of age,
were found 4n their hojine litre today,
suicides by asphyxiation.
The aged couple until recently re
sided in Tacoma, Washington.
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BRYAN INTIMATES
WILSON DELAYING
WORLD PEACE
New York, Nov. 13—In a statement
here today William Jennings Bryan
again intimated his previous expre.;
view that President WHlson should
lay asfide his office in order *c Rive
t.ie nepubkieans an early opportunity
ta put their plans into effect.
"No enemy could wish Mr. Wilson
anything worse 'han he shoul i waste
his remnJndng at»-engt:i in a struggle
with the republican Senate, thus post
poning promotion of worl • peace."
Brvpn declared in explaining his
.•/atement.
BIG STEAMERS CRASH OFF
STATEN ISLAND
New York, Nov. 13—Tlio Spanish
mall steamer Monzermt*, with four
hundred and seventy m'tj passengers
on board, ■eolU.ltd this mcrninfc wkh
tin* btearner San Marco a. few miles
from New Yo>k Bay. IT.4 crash oc
curred a short distance of Staten Is
land while the vessels were proceeding!
through a tog belt. I
So far as determined at present no
lives were lost. Some of the ILontzer
ilsr’s passengers became panic strick
en and leaped overboard following the
colllsslon but were pi cited up by ves
sels hurrying to the scene. (
All join hands at the Barn Da no*
Saturday Nov. 20th.
BELGIAN COAL MINERS
PLAN GENERAL STRIKE
Brussels, ».ov. 10-—A re tiers’
strike affecting one hundred and fifty
thousand Be Irian eoal miners is prov
able November ISth.
GENERAL 8TRIKE IN YUCATAN
M*)X*-.* City, NAv. 13—A gen-n.f
:<tiikc, which has already been mt*r t
«d with reHoua disorders, has been
declared throughout the province jt
Yucatan, official advices say.
CAPT. KILPATRICK
REPORTED STILL ALIVE
Ftiris, Nov. 3 3—Recent Washing- |
ton reports to the effort that Cap*. j
Kdl,pat rick, American Red Cross. work- '
or tin South Russia, was not killed by '
the Rolsheviki but ls being held
prisoner by the Soviet forces in that
section, are confirmed in a telegram
rtxMvcd today by the Paris branch of
the Ainurican Red Cross from Sabas
topol, Crimea.
The message asserts that Kiljxit -
rick Is not injured but is beinp de
tained by the Soviet officials.
Kilpatrick was recently reported
brutally murdered by Rolshevtiki cav
alry during1 an attack on a lied Cross
station. Two lied Cross nurses were
also r exported killed by tin Soyflct
1 roops at be sttxne time.
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MOONEY BILLINGS
CONVENTION IS
DECLARED FRAMEUP
San Francis**), -Nlov. ,13—The con
viction of Thom:us J. Mooney and
Billings for alleged participation in
the famous prepared nos:*! ay explosion
here is declared by l*olice officer
Drawshand, who was an important
figure iin the case, to have been xt "gi
ganrtie fra me up. ’*
"The conviction of Mooney and Hill
ings was a gigantic f rumen p from first
to hurt,” the officer n»pert»‘d ih a
statement made Unlay to Mayor James
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WRANGEL'S SITUATION
VERY GRAVE
Parte. Nov. 13—In the Crimea the
Bolsherviki are receiving: large win
ftoreernentiv and the situation of Gen
eral W range 1 .is daily becoming mo e
Wrangel’s position i.s regarded by
the Allies as very grave.
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PROHIBITION OFFICIALS HALT
HOME BREWING ACTIVITIES
Washington, Nov. 12—Hame brew
ing; was brought actively unfler pro
hibition enforcement today when the
prohibition enforcement officials ruled
against the sale of hops and malts
to others than bakers and confection -
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BIG SHIP BOARD
SWINDLE ATTEMPT
MADE PUBLIC
convict flurmcr employee of the Km* : -
Roney Kleet Oorponatdon atb-mpted to
l»ut over a <U«ii wlijoh would have
fleeced tin- 'Tovernniont out of millions
of dollars in connection with sales
of excess lumber owned by the I'm ted
Suites Shipping Itoard. was detailed
today to the congressional investiga
ting war expenditures by John T.
Meehap of the Division of Invest!"- * -
According to Moeluip, the foim^*
convict attempted to put through the
deal by collusion with the head of the
!million departin''
f tin* Kme rjfency
Admiral Benson Reappointed Ship
Board Head
WpshIru?ton, Nov. 13—The reap
i inrintment of former Admiral Wm. «■».
Benf?on as chairman of the I'nitei!
States Shipping Board was announced
by the White House today.
Announcement was also made of tho
aj>iK>intment of *>"ix other members of
the new board authorized by tho
Merchant Marine Act.
GERMAN VICTORY
MONUMENT NEAR
CHAttOI DESTROYED
Brussels, N*ov. 13—The imposing I
"victory” monument erected by the
Germans jit Coiiillel. near (’liarloro5. I
Belgium was blown up with dyn.imdt
The monumcnd was raised by the I
<?er*mans following their invasion of
Belgium in 1914 and was intended to
commemorate the taut,tie of Charleroi,1
the filtd extensive engagement of th-*' j
The defctruution of the monument
iiiunieipai author. Lie* of Couillet.
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STORM DOES CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE ON WATER FRONT
.V >m r. i ' w i.v escaped a rep hlioii
of the great flood disaster of 1913 dir -
mg the great storm which broke along
th.s section of the Bering coast Tues
day evening. Had conditions along
the water front been the same as dur
ing that memorable year there is little
doubt that immense damage would
have resulted from the terrific batter
ing of the waves as they rushed shore
ward in mighty masses under the im
pulse of a gale which at times reached
a speed of 50 miles per hour. Thanks
to the lessons taught by that great
mourn. ■ which swept the Sandspit al
most clean and wrecked or damaged
practically every building on the south
side* of Front street, this time the
force of the billows was broken by the
heavy bulkheads Installed behind a
majority of the waterfront buildings
but the waves nevertheless found num
erous opportunties for damage in oth'-r
directions. Several small vessels
hauled up for the winter at various
points between the lighterage wharf
a id Snake River . sustained severe
damage, the Amy. owned by Al Wink
ler. and the Methodist mission schoon
er Jewel Guard being apparently th >
worst injured. The latter vessel was
severely battered through being forced
against the broken end of the old rail
road wharf. The Amy was caught
against a bank of earth in the rear of
the Cameron properties and is said to
Have been badly pounded.
The schooner Vkimak, owned by
Duffy O'Connor, although sustaining
lit11«* injury, was washed from its win
ter li.'ith near the west side of Snake
being smashed against am- of the piles
of huge timbers used on ‘.he harbor
eonst ruetion.
the river mouth and on the Sandspit
quarters but were not materially
injured. The storm also tore away a
portion of the cappings and other tim
ber wm k on the unfinished west ser
tion of the harbor improvements. A
large number of heavy timbers belong- |
ing to the government and piled near
the river entrant were washed in‘ *
the river channel and were carried by
wind and tide a considerable distant;
upstrea*n> before finding lodgement
along the banks and in the Dry creak
estuary. A few of them wore probably
annexed by beach combers and na
tives but the rest were saved by
prompt action on the .‘‘art of those in
charge. No observable damage was
done to the east jetty and revetment,
although the entire structure was
swept from end to end by the huge
waves during the storm. While the
storm Was at its height the waves
swept entirely across the lower end
of 'the sandspit. During the period
of high tide shortly before midnight
the waves reached Front Street thru
line's Way, by the life saving station
and other opening* h*ad!r~ to the
tlie piling up of huge masses of slush
water came through. In the openingi
accumulation of snow and ice was five
live bulwark against the waves. It
was probably due to the presence of1
these frozen masses that more damage
So far as could be determined, no I
material damage was done to build-j
ings beyond the shattering of a few |
window panes. A log carried on the
crest of a biff breaker is said to ha . ' ‘
smashed in a door In the r ■ t' ■ f o"^
of the buildings occupied as a store
room l>y C. W. Bewis but beyond
cracking the door and peitm.lt ting the
deposit of considerable slush in the
building. did no damage. The heavy
hnlkhejuls muioubtedly saved from in
jury several of the buildings whose
rear ends are close to the seo. Sove—il
including the Board of Trade, the
Crooks store building and three or,
four others lying east of Barrack's
Square were heavily bombarded.
Spray from the waves at times broke i
clear over the building* lining the j
south side of Front Street, raining'
down i nto the street in icy showers.
The water invaded the basements of
several buildings a!o»g the beach
damaging supplies in several instances
notably in the Board of Trade celler
where approximately $200 worth o*
. hie number of business house owners
all (i''( upants of the buildings on ‘.he
beach side of the street were on wnt.-.i
until after midnight, prepared to com
mence moving at shoot notice if it he
The gab was at its worst be>tw on
7 and VJ i>. m, and the highest water
period occurred between ten o’clock
and midnight. Luckily the wind com
menced to abate about 10:30 and de
creased gradually toward morning.
Between 6 and 10 p. m. the gale for
a short period attained a speed of more
than fifty miles per hour and created
considerable havoc with shingled roofs
and Insecure smoke flues.
Rej*ort from Safety say the storm
also reached that section, the rising
waters setting afloat a number of the
coast-wise fleet drawn up there for
the winter. None of the vessels were
injured, however, and no damage was
done In other districts. The storm
was scarcely felt at Solomon. 11 mil s
beyond safety. Reports from the
westward indicate no particular dam
age in that direction ns her a i Cape
Rodney, although most of the natives
and others redding along the coa*t
lost much of their plied up stores of
drift wood.
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