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VOLUME XI.
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY. MAY, 3, 1919.
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SEATTLE, April 28—A parkago
addressed to the mayor containing a
•bomb, was discovered in the mail by
the secretary of Mayor Ole Har.sor,
who at present is cn a speaking tour
in Colorado, in connection with the
Victory Loan.
This (infernal machine, which h:
been mailed by some miscreants in
New York city contained enough
explosive to blow up the city hall.
The package when opened by the
.secretary failed to explode although
a glass container holding sulphuric
acid and designed to set off the bomb
was broken.
ATLANTA. Georgia, April 30—An
infernal macnino sent to former Sen
ator Hardwick lin this city, exploded
whoa Mrs Hardwick, her husband be
ing absent, opened the package con
taining the bomb. Mrs Hardwick’s
face was badly burned, while her
colored maid had both her hands
blown off.
The wrapper on the package bore
the name of Gimmel Bros Depart
ment'store in New York city', iden
tical with the package containing a
bomb which was sent to Mayor Han
sen of Seattle.
WASHINGTON, Aprlil 30—It has
been announced by officials of the
Post Office Depatrent that secret
service men who were conducting a
search in the mailing rooms of the
New York post office discovered
seventeen bombs addressed to
prominent people thruout the U.
S.
WASHINGTON, April 30—Post
master General Burleson, Attorney
General, Mitchell Palmer, U. S. Com
missioner of Immigration Camenet
t.i. Mayor Hyland of New York,
Governor Sproul of Pennsylvania,
John D. Rockefeller and Solicitor
General Lamar of Washington had
a narrow escape from becoming vic
41ms of bomb outrages.
Packages addressed to the above
parties containing infernal machines
and bearing the Gimbel Bros Depart
ment store label were held by the
mailing clerks as 'there was not
enough postage attached.
The Hansen and Hardwick plot
caused the secret service official^ to
make a thorough investigation wiith
the result stated above, nipping the
nefarious plot in the bud.
SEATTLE, MAY 1—Local Feder
al Authorities have made the sensa
Jonal announcement that possibly
one or more bombs have gone by
maH to Alaska as evidence is sup
posed to have been collected that j
some individuals in Alaska occupy
ing high positions have had similar
packages as that receiived by Mr.
Hansen ma/'led to them.
GADSDEN, Alabama, May 1—
Congressman Burnett, chairman of
the Immigration Committee received
an infernal machine thru the mail
today.
Unable to open the package easily
Mr Burnett became suspicious and
turned the package over to the local
police department.
A member of the department fired
a bullet into the mysterious package
exploding the bomb contained there
in. causing a terrific explosion.
The package also bore the Gim
bsl Bros label and was indentical to
those sent to ther prominent people, j
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CHICAGO, May 1—An infernal
macrine carrying the Girnbel Bros
label was found on Federal Judge
Kenesaw M. Land's’ desk this morn
ing.
The parcel was turned over to the
Secret Service men.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 1—Dis
trict Attorney Kickert and his assis
ant Cunha. are both in a hospital
from wounds which they rjeceived
when they opened packages ad
dressed to them, carrying the Gim-1
bel Bros label and containing some1
infernal machine.
Both these packages were receiv-1
ed thru the mail this morning and
placed on the desk of Fickert and
Cunha respectively, who unsuspi- j
cious. opened them with disastrous j
results to themselves.
WASHINGTON, May 1—Secretl;
Service officials clai m that they \
have discovered evidence that n
cluding the bomb discovered in the j
mail at Salisbury, N. J. addressed to
Senator Overman, thirty five bombs |
all of the same make have been
mailed from New York and have all
been accounted for.
Fourteen of these bombs were dis- 1
patched to the Padific Coast states.
The Secret Service officials say
that this nationwide bombplot is
either an I. W. W conspiracy or is
of Bolshevik origin.
PARIS, May 2—It was learned from
authoritative sources that the local
!>ost office authorities have received by
?able a warning form Secret Service
ifficials that the possibility exists that
-he mail of the American Peace Dele
gates may contain bombs.
Acting on this warning the utmost
precautions are being taken in hand
ing all incoming mail addressed to the
members of the American delegation.
WASHINGTON, May 2—Officials of
he Postoffice Department today ex
pressed the fear that the New York
terrorist plotters have mailed infernal
machines to President Wilson and the
>ther American Peace Delegates at
F*a ris.
WASHINGTON, May 2—Secret Ser
vice men are reported to be hot on
hf^ trail ojjfifibree leaders of the Seattle
shipyard 'Wickers strike, who are bad
y wanted by the Federal authorities
’or complicity in the bomb outrages
ivhich have aroused the whole country.
These individuals are known to be
idvocates of terrorist methods and
lave been advising the use of bombs
o further their cause.
Orders have been issued to all loc
ti and Federal authorities thruout the
S. to apprehend these men at all
luzards, and a nation wide search is
low being made for them.
One of the suspects went by the
lame of Braun while living in Seat
!o, although it is known that this is
lot his real name.
The Street Service otMci.-ris claim
hat they have found proof that Braun
•erved a long sentence in a Russian
irison.
NEW VOKK, May 2—A sensation
las been created here by the reported
i! rest of Dr. C. L. Baldwin, the head
if the Baldwin Medical Institution for
■ompitety in the late bomb plots.
This is the first positive development
oduy .arising out of (he investigation
vhieh has been unremittingly carried
in by local police and Federal officials
n connection with the bomb plots.
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LUTE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
SEATTLE. May 2—Fremont E.
Boyer, high school junior, sixteen
years of age wjote, while (lying of
strychnine poisoning self adminis
tered. that he had committed the
deed because he felt humilated on
account of having been detected that
he had forged his mothers name to
an excuse for having been absent
from school.
PARIS, May 3—Petrograd has
probably been taken and occupied
by Finnish White Guards according
to information believed to be trust
worthy.
GENEVA, May 3—Reports have
been received here that the Rouman
ian and Czecho Slovak government
has refused to entertain the offer of
the Hungarian Foreign Minister to
accept the Territorial conditions
laid down by the two govenments
providing that the fighting ceased on
jiM fronts. According to the latest
reports the Roumanian’s and Czecho
Slovak’s continue their march on
Budapest.
VIENNA, May 3—>The appeal of
Bela Kun the Hungarian Foreign
Minister to the Roumanians and
Czecho Slovaks to cease fighting
against the Hungarians is interpert
ed here 'in Bolshevik circles as the
first step to a capitulation by the
> e'.a Kun government.
WASHINGTON May S—It Is
stated here that President Wilson
has expressed the hope that If the
Peace Treaty is signed promptly,
every American soldier will have
left France by next September.
BUDAPEST, May 3—In notes
sent to the Roumanian, Czeqho Slo
vak and Jugoslav governments,
Bula Kun, Foreign Minister of the
Hungarian Communist government
said "his government, recognizes un
reservedly all territorial lcaims
which you put forward.”
London, May 3—Dispatches re
ceived here from Moscow state that
the Russian Soviet government has
1 sent an ultimatum to Roumania de
mading the evacuation of Bess
arabia.
VERSAILLES, May 3—The Ger
j .van Peace Delgates express them
selves as pleased with the reception
accorded them and express themselves
as confident that they will receive
fair play. '
PARIS, May 3—It was stated at
the Italian headquarters, that the
American, British and French Am
bassadors in Rome aremaklng over
tures to the Italian government to-1
day to bring about the return of the!
Italian Peace Delegates. f
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PARIS, May 3—Preparations for'
the reception of the Austrian Peace'
Delegates are well under way.
BERLIN, May 3—.Maximilian
Harden writing in the “Zukunft” de
clares that Germany in order to
save herself from destruction by
Communism, must sign any peace
terms the Allies offer her.
NEW YORK, May 3—The first
units of the new American army of
occupation wiill sail for France next
Tuesday.
HELSINGFORS, May 3—Defeat
ed long entire front by Siberians
led by Admiral Kolchak, Bolshoviki
forces retiring in disorder, Russian
newspaper Prushkaya Pjisni says.
WASHINGTON, May 3—Intima
tion special session Congress becall
ed by President June first contained
in confidential dispatch received
today from Paris. Possible that if
situation Paris should develop rap
idly session meet before that time.
PARIS, May 3—Presentation
terms, vo Germany not take place
before "Wednesday according present
indications important progress is
b^fng made, but solving problems
remaining before final shaping
treaty Italian issue still in balance
with Pate, and French Ambassador
both making efforts at Rome to find
by conversation with Orlando form
ula which will heal breach.
WASHINGTON, Mj’ay 3—Total
subscription Liberty Loan one and
GEORGE GRIGSBY
GETS NOMINATION
JUNEAU, April 29—The eight
hour law legislation which is occu
pying the attention of the Territor
ial Legislature is reported to be in
a hopeless tangle.
Senatorial objections to the Dunn
Penningto bill wnich passed tho
House by a vote of sixteen to two
are many. Some of the Senators are
opposed to an eight hour day for
seasonal occupations and others ar
opposed to the provisions for grant
ing time and one half for overtime.
The' Territorial Legislature pass
ed the second Dunn-Pennington bill
which covers those provisions about
which doubts had been raised on the
grounds of unconstitutionality.
The Senator Frawley-Hcckman
plan of exempting seasonal occupa
tion occupation will very likely be
rejected by the House.
The Territorial Legislature voted
today to indefinitely postpone the
hill which prohibits all participa
tion in political activities by Federal
one of the so called political hills
whipis have been introduced and was
defeatpu by the vote of ten to six.
Senrjior Sundback introduced this
bill ft the Senate where it was pass
ed.
K* publican Representative Slater j
voted v Rh the Democratic members
for postponement.
JUNEAU, April 29—A highly suc
cesMil Victory Loan Parade was
hew. here last night. More than
five hundred people participating.
One hundred and fifty discharged
soldiers, the officers and crew of
the U. S. Gunboat Vicksburg, mem
bers of the Red Cross and the repre-'
sentafives in both Houses of the
Territorial Legislature took part in
. trade.
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JUNEAU. April 29—Telegaphic
returns received here from the Dem
ocratic Primaries indicate that At
torney General. George Grigsby is
the choice of the Alaskan democrats
Most of the prinoints so far reported
that tlietr delegates had been in
structed to vote for him.
JUNEAU, April 30—The second
Dunn-Pennington eight hour bill,
covering industries to which the ap
plication of a stict eight hour day
was questioned was defeated in the
Senate today.
An eight hour bill which had been
introduced to cover the mining in
dustry was also defeated. A bill
introduced by Senator Frawley,
which exempts all seasonable occu- j
patdon and leaves the overtime rate
to an agreement between the cm-1
ployer anl employee, is under dis
cussion in the house. Labor leaders
are seeking to have this bill amend
ed.
An appropriation of $43,000 has
been made for the Fairbanks Agri
cultural College.
JUNEAU, May 1—Reports re
ceived here indicate that democratic
primaries have been held in most all
precincts of the four divisions and
that there will be fairly full repre
sentation at the Democratic Conven
tion to be held tomorrow.
Indications are that the Democra’
tic sentiment thruout the territory
is overwhelmingly in favor of Grigs
by’s nomination for delegate.
The first and second division is
solidly for him. Idltarod, Flat City,
Ophir and Nenana in the fourth di
vision are likewise for Grigsby.
Information received from the
third division indicate the same
unanimity of sentiment.
Senator Price and Representative
Noon are being groomed as chair
man of the Convention.
JUNEAU, May 1—The Juneau
Daily Dispatch will close an honor
able carrier of 20 years as a daily
newspaper with its issue of April
30 and will thereafter be published
as a weekly to be issued every Sun
day marning.
JUNEAU, May 1—John Troy takes
the oath of Territorial Collector of
Customs at noon todatf. He will
continue to act as the head of the
Juneau Empire.
LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU , May 2|—With all clocks
stopped several hours ago, both Hous
es of the Legislatiure are in a dead
lock over the Appropriations Rill. The
Senate cut the appropriation for Ter
ritorial Roads from 400,000 to 300.000.
While the appropriation for the Ag
ricultural College was reduced from
43.000 to 2700. and the Publicity Bur
eau entirely eliminated.
The members of the Territorial Leg
islature refusing to recede, appointed a
Conference Committee which failed to
arrive at an agreement wish the Sen
ate.
The Senate members of this com
mittee were Britt, Heckman and Hess
while the House was represented by
Casey, Noon and Patterson. All House
members are reported to be standing
pat.
Collins and Allan, republican mem
bers of the House went to bed disgust
ed this morning at 0 o'clock declaring
that they would force an extra session
before they would yield a penny.
Both left world to call them if there
was a possibilty of an agreement.
Senator’s Hess and Frawley voted
with the republican members of the
Senate against the Publicity Bureau.
Heckman led the fight against the Ag
ricultural College at Fairbanks.
Both Houses were in session ajl night
and are still at it at 11 a. m. today.
The Territorial Shipping Bill passed
the Senate at midnight last night,
Heckman and Hess voting against the
measure.
All eight hour legislation was aban
doned about six this morning when the
Conference Committee failed to agree.
The House had amended the hill
which eliminated the seasonal occupat
ion. by limiting them to agriculture,
but the Senate refused to concur unless
fishing and many other industries
were included.
JNEAU, MAy 2—The democratic
Convention which meets here this
morning may continue in session un
til night.
Representative Nocn is slated for the
chairmanship of the Convention.
The nomination of Grigsby seems to
he certain and will probably lie unani
mous.
JUNEAU, May 2—With Collins
fighting for a reconsideration of the
vote whereby the House refused to
agree to the Conference Report to al
low the Fairbanks Agricultural Col
lege twenty thousand dollars and vot
I ing aginst he motion to ajourn sine
i die the Legislature adjourned at 15
' minutes past twelve today after a con
Itinuous session, with a few minutes
recess now and again for something to
eat, of thirty three hours. The only
important measures considered during
i the last few days of the session which
were wholly defeated is the eight hour
legislation and the Bill for the estab
lishment of an Agricultural College at
Fairbanks. All republicans with the
exception of Collins who with Nordale
made the fight of the session for this
measure, were solidly opposed to this
bill.
A compromise was made in the road
appropriation by giving the first div
ision $75,000 and the other three div
isions $100,000 each.
The Publicity Bureau asked for
twenty thousand dollars and got 15.
000, while the other appropriations are
about as asked for.
JUNEAU, May 2—Attorney Gen
eral George Grigsby was nominated
at the Democratic Convention on the
first ballot to represent the Demo
cratic party at he Delegate Election
to be held on June 3rd.
One hundred and eighty three
votes were cast for Grigsby, fifty for
Senator Hess and seventeen for
Representative Noon. Mr Noon who
is a strong suported of Grigsby’s
moved that the latter’s nomination
be made unanimous as he considered
Grigsby the logical successor of Sul
zer and the strongest candidate the
democratic party could put up. Noon
asked that every democrat and an
ti Wickersham vote for Grigsby,
by.
Representative Pennington act
ed as chairman of the convention
Grigsby was nominated in a strong
speech by Senator Price, Janies Bo
gan seconding the nomination.
The Second Division was repre
sented by Representative Bogan and
George Sykes.
Senators Plfce and Ronan and
Representative Patterson and Ray
With J. Donahue represented the
Third Division.
Senator Hess, Representatives
Pennington and Nordale and Terri
torial Mine Inspector Sommers were
the representatives of the Fourth
Division.
George Grigsby after his nomina
tion challenged Wickersham in a
strong speqeh to submit his name as
a candidate in the coming election
and let the people of Alaska decide
who is the man most fit to represent
them as a delegate in Washington
instead of trying to gain the dele
gateship thru legal quibbles and
technicalities.
quarters billion.
JUNEAU. May 3—While Repub
lican meeting hold last night voted
to recommend that no republican
ticket to put in field and that Murane
National Committeeman be asked to
resign account of removal from ter
ritory. Sentiment was clear that no
chance recfrganization republican
party under Wickersham leadership.
Slater of Cordova said third division
republicans would never be got linto
organization dominated by Wick
ersham. Sundback and Allan of
Nome Intimated same thing. Many
local Republicans declared Wide not
cow and never Republican. Jack
Mol! ride anti Wickersham defeated
Judge Uefevre for president. Gastin
eau Channel Republican club by two
to one vote, former organization un
der whose auspicies meeting was
hold was Wick. Former Mayor Val
entine, former Senator Hubbard,
Valdez, Judge Lefevre of Juneau all
I defended Wickersham. Sutherland
| refrained from attending meeting.
Legislators all going home first
boat. Thiad and Fourth Division
members leave for westward points
today, and next few days Second Di
vision members go South. Enthus
iasm for Grigsby thruout Territory
will probably prevent Wlcltesham
from submitting to another elec
tion. Grigsby continues challenging
him to go before people.
XEAR BUDAPEST
VIENNA, May 2— A dispatch re
ceived here by the "Neue Ernie
Presse” state that King Ferdinand of
RotRnania, at the head of his valiant I
troops is drawing near Budapest;
Hungary and that his entrance in
the latter city is imminent.
T'he fall of the radical govern
ment. in Budapest is expeeted to oc
cur, should the Roumanian forces
enter the city.
REFUSE ARMfeTICE
COPENHAGEN, May 2—Dispatches
received here today from Munich state
that the Bavarian Premier Hoffman
refused to grant another request of the
radical forces holding Munich, f&r an
armistice, and insists upon an uncon
ditional surrender of the radical forces
within the city.
A complete surrender is expected,
however, as the government forces
have completely surrounded Munich,
and prevented the entrance, of sup
plies of which the radicals arc had I' -
in need.
The Germans will be quite accom
plished when Pershing gets thru with
them. Along with the goose step
they will l>e able to walk the chalk
line. Go your limit in subscribing fa
the Victory Liberty Loan and back up
Pershing.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT BEAT!
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