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FORMER JUDGE G. J, LOMEN DIES AT SEATTLE
U. S. REMINDS BRITAIN OF CREDIT STANDING
Alaska Ships Enroute Nome
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S. S. BALDWIN VOW KNR9UTK TLL NOME UAIVMITY L ARGOS
S. S. VICTORIA SAILS
FROM SEATTLE FOR NONE
S. N. VICTORIA SAILS COR
NOME SAKTKRNOON WI^H
CAPAnn CARGO
We received a press telegram
this afternoon that the S S Victor
. la would sail from Seattle direct
for Notae at 3 p.m. today. We de
lated the paper until five-thirty p.
m. waiting for information as to
——‘■• w’hether thty vessel had satted.
With ihe sailing of fche Victor
ia at 3 p.m. today two vessels, the
Arthur J. Baldwin and the S S
Victoria are now enroute to Nome
and the S S Derblay due to sail
, tonight or In the morning.
Owing to the late hour the news
of the Victoria’^ Bailing was receiv
ed we could print the passenger
list tonight because we did not
receive it but will print it in to
morrow’s edition.
GENERAL PUBLIC ISSUES
ULTIMATUM TO STRIKERS
MUST OPEN PORTS
(By The Associated Press) .
SAN FRANCISCO, June 13, The
general public, through their of
ficers In the cities and the Btates,
today served notice to the employ
erg and labor alike, that it was
its Intention to assume a' dominat
ing role in the longshoremen’*
■trike unless a speedy settlement
■'as forthcoming.
Governor Mler of Oregon notified
Ryan that Portland longshoremen
were ready to arbitrate the strike
along the undisclosed lines which
the governor and Ryan had worked
but.
Mayors Smith of Seattle and
Rossi of San Francisco demanded
a settlement to the strike. Rossi
tons of cargo and eighteen hun
! dred and twelve* passengers, ac
j cording . to the estimates of all
| steamship line crfticiuls.
Alaska Steamship Cu. boats;
Yukon will carry four hand re 1
passengers and four thousand tons
of cargo; the Alaska will .carry
Tour hundred passengers and three
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;toria will carry three liundred and
i fifty passengers' 'and two thousand
[tons of cargo’, the Lakina, one
j hundred and -evniy-ffive passen
1 -ters. and twen;v five hundred tons;
the Derblay, fifteen passengers and
four thousand ton-; the Oduna, no
passengers and four thousand tons;
the Aleutian, ; four hundred and
called . a meeting in Frisco and.
Ryan hopped a plane for that
place to attend the conference.
Mayor Smith is standing by h!s
notice to settle the strike by 1
p.m. Thursday or he will take de*
Unite action to open the harbor.
AJUAMKA MOATS CARRYING
ENORMOUS QUANTITIES
FREIGHT AND PAf&BNGERS
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 13, Eleven ves
sels released for Alaska this week
will carry thirty-three thousand
fifty passengers and thirty-five
hundred tons; the Denali, no pass
engers and five thousand tons.
The Arthur J. Baldwin of the
Arctic Transport Co., which sail
ed Tuesday carried eleven pass
engers and twenty-five hundred
tons of freight; the Wm. Tupper
ten passengers and fifteen hnn
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I tired tons; • the Kvelyn Berg, n.i
j passengers and one thousand tons
i of cargo.
I Mayor Smith of Seattle sao!
! rhat if the port of Seattle is not
[opened by 1 p.m.. Thursday. "I
am going io take definite action
to open itjjfa harbor.”
. , H® demanded that ship opera t
lors and longshoremen leaders sel
ect three men each to appear in
his office today at 10 am.. in an
attempt to affect a settlement of
■the strike situation, which is ltold
. ing «.p ail shipping - except chut
| for Alaska.
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i By The Associated Press)
In a wire to A. Pnlet from l,.
\V. Baker of the Alaska Steamship
Co., it was made known that the
S S Derthlay was being routed dir
ect .to Nome, (iolovin, St. Michael
Also that the S S •I.atoneli will
handle all ports south of St. Mich
ael including flood News Bay and
Bristol Bay, thus releasing the
Derhlay for a quick trip'to Nome
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NTKIKK MfSTCRItANt KS STII.I,
nnrit sax fkaxcisco
f By The Associated’ Press1,
S.VN FRANCISCO. dune l’:’.,)
Shots wo ho fired and fire police
osHf) t'hc-rr 'Citrhs in wo-terfrout . dia-—
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tOrbanci>s here and at Oakland, as
renewed threats of a fight to th ■ :
finish- added to the tenseness el
*hh strike situation today,
. To sa vo vvriting letters, mail a |
copy of The Nome Nugget on plane ^
AMERICA TELLS —
BRITAIN SHOULD PAY
AMERICA REMINDS BRITAIN
HER CREDIT STANDING
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 13, The
United States today sent a strong
ly worded note to the British
government, reminding Great Bri
tain that her credit standing was
Involved In her debts to America,
and suggesting that otters would
be considered for readjusting the
debt, or for payment In goods land
services.
Referring to the statement by the
. English government, that they
couldn’t pay because the other
countries' bad failed to pay Eng
land, the United States note said
that the British government had
borrowed under its own name and
on its own credit standing,
LONDON, June 13, Ureat Bri
t
tain does not Intend to make any
par debt, payment “tu kind” as
suggested in the American note, it
was indicated this morning, In
authoritative circles. France receiv
ed the suggestion from the Unit
ed States that It might help solve
the vexing question.
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JUDGE G. J. LOMEN
PASSES AWAY
LONG ILLNESS
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SKATTLF, June 13, Judge t}. J.
Lumen, former Federal. Judge of
the Second Hivivrinn at Nome, and
a colorful figure* in the life of
Nome during the big gold rusti
period, died Tuesday, 8 put., at
the home of his son' Ralph, foil
i is
owing a two month's severe ill
ness.
He and his" sons gained world
wide fame for their work in com
mercializing the reindeer industry.
Mrs. laimcn. with whom he eel:'-,
haled their tifty-sixth wedding an
niversary. recently, was at his bed
side, when death came.
As a young attorney, O. J. Lo
me.ii came to Nome In 1900, from
St. Paul. Minnesota Tn 1914 he
was .Mayor of the City of Nome.
He and, his five sons started the
Lumen Reindeer Corpora! ion.
Judge l.omen was horn in luwa
and was once a member of the
Minnesota House of Iti presentat
ivi's. The King of Norway con
ferred the order of Saint Olaf on
him for his services to Itaonld ..Am
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ntidsen during the time the dirig
ible Norge made the tliglit across
the North Pole.
; Surviving hint are his wife. Mrs.
Lenten in Seattle: his sons Ceo
. ' ge and Ralph, who is the presi
dent of tile Arctic Transport Co.,
a soil Carl who is now in Wash
ington. !> another son Alfred
J . mating r at Nome of the I.onten
Commercial Co., and a daughter
Helen, the Mrs. Clinton Austin,
who is at present in Seattle, and
Harry Loin in who is also at Nome.
LYNCH FEELING
- HIGH TOWARD ”
__WHOLESALE KILLER
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KEELING Kill; OVER.
WHOLESALE KILLER
(By Tim Associated Press)
SUSAiN VILLK, California, June
12, Authorities her© were forced
to guard Peter Alosi, who is be
ing held as a suspect in the knife
slaying of half a dozen people, to
day, as excitement ran high over
the slayings.
Rumors of a lynch gang con
tinued to be heard over the city,
and authorities while not yet al
armed. arc nevertheless taking
precautions,
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA KILLING
JEALOUSY GIVEN MOTIVE
(By The Associated Press)
8TJSANVILLE, California, June
12, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fasio and
daughter Sadie, aged twenty-two,
and sop John, twenty-six years
old. and Mrs. Anna Amlstanl, aged
forty-two were all stabbel to
death by a young man win in the
police believe was prompted by
insane jealousy.
Peter Dalasi, a mill worker
near here is held as a suspect by
the authorities. it is believed
that the killer and young Fazio
were keeping company with the
same girl, which brought about
hard feeling between/ the two, ul
timately unbalancing Dalasi's
mind, to such an extent jthat he
committed a wholesale killing.
STOCKS RAISE SOME
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. June 13. Stocks
were higher In volume and consid
erably larger than In the preced
ing session. Some profit taking
occurred in the last half hour to
day. Oalns of from one to about
%
two points predominated, in most
stocks.
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