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Tulsa. Okla.. June 1.—An arrue'l
conflict between white ami negroes
is in progress in this place since mid
night last night. Six while? and fn'-;
ty negroes are dead and many wound
ed. Ten blocks of the negro see-,
lion of the city have been burned.
Two thousand negroes have been
rounded up and held under ..a armed
guard at the Cit> Hall by the Nation
al guards.
Several companies of the guards
are on the scene and have taken 1
charge of affairs.
Oklahoma City. June t.—Seventy
five have been killed i:i the race riots
in TuL-a. this information cyme over
to Governor Robertson today from
the Chief of Police ,of luNa.
Tnl-.i. June 2.—The death
list in the race riots is steadily grow
ing. The latest figures are HO deu<
and thirty bhicks burned with lit"
teen thousand homeless. Six thous
and negroes are tinder guard. thre«
hundred negroes and one httndrei
whites are wounded. The state mil
itia at noon today ! id the situatiot
well in hand. Bolshevist jiroi'igan
dists among the negroes is the caus<
given for the riot. Tlmse agitator
incited the negroes of thin city and
the electives in Oklahoma to beconu
antagonistic to the whites became oi
the apparent failure of the negroi.
plea for race equality. This is giv
en as the cause of the race riot.
Tulsa. Okla.. Juno 2.—Martial law
was proclaimed in Tulsa at* noon
Wednesday. Ktghlv are de:id and
double the number wounded.
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Ju:ie 1.—The marine
who have completed their
on of the sinkitt;; of the j
rnor some (line since have
t'.ipiain II. II Marden. the
>.-• Governor for one year. !
• will l>e revoked for that
•» held to have been j
■ntioti to duty and I
tse of the wreck of
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T*P£ FOR MEN
Washington. Juue 2.—Director
Forbes, of the war risk insurance bu-1
reau made tile statement today that j
red tape would not be allowed to ;
stand in the way of a quick adjust-'
ment of the claims of the American j
soldiers who were disabled in the ■
World War.
Chicago. Jun« 1.—The Vnitedj
States railroad labor board issued ,
an order last night cutting the rap
es of railroad employes twelve per |
cent.
This new rate w ill be effective j
from June first. Thirty one labor [
organizations employed on 104 rail-'
roads are affected by the orde.\ This
order reduces the wage bill of the
railroads affected by four hundred
million dollars.
ID REST®
OFFICE HOP
Washington. June —IJ. I'. Stiili'--,
of Anlak, luis prepared a bill for in
trodtit^oii imo tli« li iiise of K ■>
resentatives. which provides for a
restriction of oSI: e He!tiers in Alas
ka to (iitiiliHed electors of Alaska.
This means that <"t'y residents shall
be legible to election or to appoint
ment to office in the territory. Mr.
Btubbs is asking Delegate Suther
land to sponsor the bill in t'.e lower
house.
PISED
Oppln, I'pper Siirsia, June 2.—
At Beuthen the Germans attacked
the French garrison. Sharp fight
ing followed the attack in which the
Germans were repulsed, a number of
them being killed.
Seattle, Juno 2.—Fred R. Darker,
the first mate and two sailors on the
shipping board freighter. West Jappa
were dangerously injured last night,
by a mob of marine strikers.
Washington. June 2.—For reas
ons o fecomomy and operation diffi
culties all the air mail routes except
the line from New York to San Fran
cisco will be abandoned.
This announcement came from the
Postmaster General Hays today.
.PAYING THE FUTURE. 1
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Many a man lias mortgaged the future for two or three years in ji
just one illness in his home. .You know some of them—fellows I
with all the courage anil ambition knocked out of them by "hard «
luck."
.. Muke up your mind rinht now to pay for the future as you ro— vj
store up a little of your income against the time when fate calls t
upon you to sl^n over your liberty and happiness to debt.
i After yon have gotten started you will be surprised how much
better you feel.
Bank of AlasRa
Illain, May .10.—Four thousand of
j Seattle's automobiles passed thru
: this place ou their way to Vancouvtr,
I . L'.. on Sunday and Monday. They
| vi-re en route to the refie'-linsonts
; warlors of t!:c .".ortliorn city. The
' customs inspector save out the fig
utw and stu'o.l the machines aver
aged three o::cunanls.
Washington. June 1.—Dabe Kuth,
i t'i<? famous home run batter mado I
I iiis lifteenth home run bat of the
season yesterday afternoon. Tvo
. men were i>n bases when he hit the
halt over the fence for the run.
Ti'kin. Jane 1.—Great Hritain has
• -t. il to the Tokio government
I that l' e Anglo-Japanese treaty of al
liance le continued for another year.
| The two nations are definitely nego
li i !.r; for a revision of the alliance.
Solve Mystery
of Bombing
Chicago, May.—Chief of Police
7.1'.,orris announced today that
I'omhin? of the Federal build
ing in this city, two years ago. has
j Neon solved.
i Sau: Mat Gibson, Industrial Worker
j of tiif World leader and organizer
who has heeu under investigation
and was indicted with nine others
lrst week was In charge of the mem
bers of the bomb trust.
Chief Fitzmorris says this fact
has been established and convictions
I will l«e secured. . ,
Mason City, Iowa, May 2S.—
!'.:i:Idir :.s 011 several farms have been
!>U>wn away and at least one life lias
! I;( en lost in a tornado which svept
a path a quarter of a mile wide bo
t\\ . • n Plymouth and here during the
forenoon. Wires are down in the tor
nado swept district and the exact
extent of damage is not known.
Chicago, 111., May 26.—Disclosure
that the first man named on the
. first "slaeker list" released at Fort
| Sheridan had in reality been a lieut
I enant Colonel and Commander of
the Chemical Warfare Service at
' I.ake Hurst, X. J., virtually has
stopped further publication of the
list in Chicago newspapers. The man
was William Sutherland Bacon.
Three Chicago publications an
nounce today that, until greater
accuracy Is attained in the lists
. they will not be published.
I The man named, it is ascer
tained. was not only guiltless of the
slacker charge, but made a con
spicuous record as a volunteer in
the service, rising from the rank of
private to that of Lieutenant Colonel.
He is a member of the American
Legion, with residence given as New
York.
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5ECRE1! FALL
I ON CURRY BiLL
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Washington, Juno 1.—Secretary
Pall in his letter to Chairman Curry
concerning the bill known as tlie
Ourry bill, said, the only advantage
which your bill has with respect 10 |
the administration of the affairs of
Alaska is in the matter of local au
thority. Dut this is without control
or responsibility to Washington. The
Secretary further suggests in his let
ter to Curry the advantages of vest
ing in the President of the I'nited
States the authority to allocate the
powers and duties and ."utliority of
the different departments and bu
reaus now exercising any control in
Alaska.
BOMB KILLS fiT |
PMMOUID
Washington, Maj 30.—Two eulist
ed men were killed, two officers and
nine enlisted men were injured in an
explosion of a bomb tcday. The fa
talities occurred at. the Aberdeen
Maryland proving grounds iiccord'.ngj
to private message received, here from I
Aberdeen.
GELEBR'TETHE !
GENIEIllALi
C'liarlottesville, June 2.—The Uni
versity of Virginia is in the midst ot |
a four (lay celebration of the one
hundredth anniversary of the found
ing of that University, by Thomas
A. Jefferson.
Cable Brief
■Washington, June 1.—('resident
Harding announced that he hoped to
be able to complete the personnel of
the Shipping Board by tomorrow.
Baltimore, June 2.—William Chap
pel, a pioneer Klondiker and one of
its richest operators died in a hotel
here today. He was the owner of ex
tensive property in Seattle and oil
lands in California.
Washington. June 2.—Secretary
of the Interior Fall, announced to
day that government geologists are
now on their way to Alaska to make
a reconnaisance for the purpose of
determining whether borings shall
be made to locate oil." The Alaska
Engineering Commission has bpen
instructed to co-operate with the
party. Work will be started at Cold
Bay and other districts will be^ sur
veyed. No money is available for
this work, but Secretary Fall has
pttins in mind to obtaiii the necessary
funds and the Shipping Board has
been requested to join him in a con
ference on the subject of finances to
carry on the work. Delegate Suth
erland was called into this confer
ence. '
The kids thrive on Ice Cream.
Why not have it for your Sunday
dinner. It is a food. Keller Broth
ers will supply your needs.
Washington, June 1.—President
Harding lias nominated Bone Tor
governor of Alaska. The place was
tendered Bone some time ago but
was declined in the hope that some
thing might have been given him in
the Capital City, he preferring to re
main there. It waa finally accepted
when President Harding him to do
so and the President was heartily
seconded by Secretary of the Interior
Fall.
This appointment comes in the na
ture of a reward for his services as
publicity manager for the Republi
can National Committee, during the
fall campaign. The nominee is a
great admirer of Alaska and has
toured the territory in previous
years.
Washington, June 1.—Scott C.
Bone, the former editor of the Seat
tle P-. I. has been selected for gov
ernor of Alaska, according to ail an
nouncement by Secretary Fall. The
nomination will be sent to the sen
ate this week and possibly today.
Secretary Fall said that Major Geo.
Beaumont, would probably be select
ed for Marshal of the Third division
of Alaska. Beaumont saw service in
the World War and it was he who
transmitted the message to the
troops announcing the fact that the
armistice had been signed. -
Seattle, June 2 —An editorial in
the Seattle P.- I. approves of tiie sel
ection of Scott C. Rone, for Governor
of Alaska. The P.- T. thinks ti it p;>
pointment will ho good for the na
tional administration, beneficial for
Seattle, in her relation lo the Terri
tory, and it is the wish of all who
know him that it shall prove a good
thing for the governor.
Washington, June 2.—Herron of
Alaska had an audience with Pres
ident Harding just after the latter
announced that Hone would be gov
ernor of Alaska. He assured the
President that the selection of Rone
wot/ld strengthen the party in the
territory and would, help »o build up
a strong Republican organization.
Washington. June 2. —Mr. Haze
let, the persistent candidate (or the
Governship of Alaska, and for whom
his friends worked faithfully lo the
very last, called at the WH'o H<> :-'0
today and thanked I'.e President for
his many courtesie, during the cam
paign, jind, to assure him that he
would work whole heartily in sup
port of Governor Pone. "Col. Per
kins also called and declared that he
would likewise give Governor Bone
his hearty thanks.
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Auburn, N. Y., June 2.—John D.
Rockefeller, in adressing his grand
child at his boyhood home told them
that the first dollar he made when1
a bov was made raising turkeys.
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Washington, .Iiino 2.—President
Harding Indie-ii! to the Interstate
Commerce < lission yesterday af
ternoon ti.. t a reduction in the rail
road freight rates is desirable.
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