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BANKERS EASE
RUSSIAN CREDITS
NEW YORK, Oct.-21, (>P) —
(Copyrighted) With the announ
cement forthcoming of the Roose
velt-Litvin off recognition conversa
tions, it was learned authoritively
Friday night that several Wall
street banks were preparing to
ease the credit immediately for
Increased sales by discounting
acceptances of the Amtorg Trading
Corporation. The addition of dis
counts was something Wall street
shied at from the time the Soviet
repudiated her debts. It was
learned that the bankers are ready
to «niake loans direct to the Am
torg Russian trading agency. Fin-]
jancial institutions already notified j
[several industries engaged in the!
Russian trade of their discount-!
ing intention. It is also learned !
in certain formed circles that the 1
conversations with the President j
and the Russian commissar of ]
foreigu affairs will lead .to a heavy ]
extension of federal credit.
COMMITTEE TO
COLLECT SECURITIES
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 21, (JP)—
Roosevelt,- Friday, organized a
comfhTttee Of private eitinens*- to
make an unofficial attempt to re
cover part of the billions invested
by American citizens in foreign
securities now in default. While
carefully separating the govern
ment from the empending negot
iations, the President put the ser
vices of the State and Treasu^
• deportments to use by the special
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committee of distinguished citizens |
in getting the committee of fifteen I
organized. They will have a I
ing today. The committee includ
es Philip LaPollette, former gov
ernor of Wisconsin, Prank O.
Lowden. former governor of Illin
ois and other notables.
More than two billion in for- j
eign securities are now in default !
■or in arrears, which are held by j
Americans. j
RUSSIAN I
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Washington, October 21, (^P)—
The exchange of correspondence
between President Roosevelt and
Russia, will be made public late
today, the announcement said.
The correspondence opens the j
new way for new trade relations
and points the path to recognition,
.but does not constitute recogni
tion now.
President Roosevelt is still ply
ing his general farm relief pro
gram as received in inflation ap
peals from parurie states.
MOiMX)W, Oct. 21, (yP)—Uncon
firmed reports said that President
Roosevelt made direct overtures
to Russia, looking toward recqg
nltion.
GUNMEN ©APURE POLICE ARMS
PERU, Indiana, Oct. 21, (£>) —
Two gunmen invaded the Peru
■City police station, Friday night
and herded the officers into the
basement and escaped with a mach
ine gun, a rifle and two revolvers.
Three men made a similar raid
-on the Auburn, Indiana, police
station last Saturday night.
AUTO Aft’IDENT
yiCTIM DIES
Olympia, Wash., October 21, (JP)
Harold Fortbegil, aged 34, an ad
vertising man, formerly employed
in Keleo, Wenatchee and here in
newspapers, diied today a* a vic
tim of an auto accident.
FOR SALE — Hudson cat and
radio. Inquire R- AV. Mackey,
Ilammon Building- . ..
AUSTRIA ISSUES1 ORDERS*' '
VIENNA, October 21, (/P)—Or
ders to shoot to kill were issued
(by the police of Dornbin, to im
press the populace of the serious
ness of the situation. **■"
ROOSEVELT WILL
RECEIVE DEGREE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, (A1)—
Roosevelt left the Capitol late
Friday enroute to Chesterton,
Maryland, where he will receive
the degree of Doctor of Laws from
the Washington College.
OREGON DEFEATS IDAHO
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EUGENE UNIVERSITY, Oet,
21, (A*) —Oregon defeated Idaho
University nineteen to nothing In
the Coast Conference game Fri
day night. *
GERMANY GIVES REASON
WITHDRAWING FROM LEAGUE
BERLIN, Oct. 2 ft, (VP)—Ger
many withdrew from the League
not only because off the “failure
of the World Disarmament Con
ference but because the League
becomes a forum "for Jews and
Marxists," it was asserted by
semi-officials. The Wolf News
Agency text containing the with
drawal was received at Geneva* but
was unpublished.
SCIENTIST SHOT BY BANDITS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. Oct. 21. (VP)
-Adolph Sommer, aged eight-six.
a wealthy scientist and manuf
urer, was shot ami killed outside
his plant here Friday, by bandits.
They robbed hiju of his payroll of
one thousand and fifty dollars
which he was conveying from the
1)11 llk.r
Because if the so;ret processes
employed .in the . manufacture of
Art Gum. anal other n rod u its. So in
mer lived in an apartment in the
factory with, his wife.'
It AS I-: It A 1,1, <«AMK TONTGHT
TO HE CliOHE EXCITING
The indoor baseball game to he
played at the L.argc Eagle Hall to
ni'glU- between tb^, Alaska Road
Commission and the Nome Ail
Star teams promises to be a dose
and exritmg contest, judging from
the manner in which the two
teams held their practices this
week.
The game -is scheduled to com
mence at 9:00 pin. The stake is
to be a 15 gallon keg of legaliz
ed beer arriving on the steamer
Baldwin. The loser to buy the
beer. From" all indications and
the amount of interest has been
aroused over the game, which will
be set of later in the evening by a
dance to the music of the Nome
Orchestra. „
All arrangements have been per
fected to make this evening an ex
citing ami interesting entertain
ment. The price^of admission will
be adults 7 5 cents and children
school age 2 5 cents..
Following ore the names of the
players in the two teams.
A. R. €.
Lyle Nevtns . Coach
Allen Lee . Catcher
HI Dill pitcher
L. Dunbar .. 1st. Base
Russell Maynard . L. Short
Harold Sweet . 3rd. Base
Gene Marks . 2nd. Base
Dick Lee .L . R. Short
Bud Chapman . L. Field
John Treibel . R. Field
Cliff Coutts. Chris O’Leary. Don
Lyle . Substitutes
Nome Team
Kenneth Rude ..... .... Coach
Fred Larson . R- Short
A. Sather 2nd Base
K. Rude . ?.. —- L. Field,
James Gabriel . Catcher
C. Mlckelson . L. Short
A. Rolando . 3rd. Base
Bob Condon . 1st. Base
Hank Miller . R. Field
Carl Glavinovich . Pitcher
R. Brousseau .. Pitcher
Morton Sullivan . Pitcher
E. Cooley . Substitute
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BFEfi TAXES
ENRICH TREASURY
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, (/P)—
In the first six months, beer tax
! es enriched the treasury, by sev
enty four million, nine hundred
forty four thousand, four hun
I
dred eighty-three dollars. It
was disclosed Friday by the public
ation of internal revenue collec
't'ons that six hundred thirteen
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million, twff hundred fifty-eight
thousand, nine hundred seventy
seven dollars were collected jn
the first quarter of the fiscal year,
which is over two hundred and
fifty million mpre than the corres
ponding period a year ago.
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STOCK MARKET
CLOSES FIRM
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xj:\y v,ohk.,. October 21,
Stocks spurted firm following a
spirited rally * in grains, after re
ports of the American negotiations
wtrh thv- soviets, lookingfor~air
early recognition of Russia, altho
the cerials lost pgrt of the gains
in tlic last hour. The equitii 5
flii>|)jif!(] hack some, but closed
with gains of from one to three
or ltioi'e in the last hour.
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j ropy of The Nome Nugget on plane
GOVERNOR TREATS
CULPRIT KINDLY
San Quentin, October 21, (/P).—
Offered all the whiskey' he could
stand, by orders of the Governor,
Dallas Egan climbed alone the 13
steps to the scaffold a«d was put
j to death for' the murder of Win.
Kirkpatrick, of Battle/ Creek,Mich.,
in a Los Angeles holdup in July.
He took-, only a small drink jof
bonfbon half an hour before ho
was executed.
Xo a»f« writing letters, null a
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