University of Alaska
Given Historical Album of
Photos and Maps of Nome
An interesting bit of Alaskana
consisting of an album of photo
graphs and maps of Nome in 1900
and 1901 has just been given to
the University of Alaska, univer
sity officials revealed this week.
The album was prepared by
Walter P. Butler, who went to
Nome in the early days as a
member of the Los Angeles and
Nome Mining Company. He was
a mineral surveyor, something of
a cartographer, and an amateur
photographer.
During his two years in the
Nome area he took numerous pic
tures of the town and its mining
activities and sketched a number
of maps, to show what parts of
the town were being illustrated
by his pictures. Later he put maps
and photographs together into this
elaborate album.
After his death the album came
into the possession of a relative,
Mrs. John Butler Wilkinson of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who, feel
ing that it might be of interest to
Alaskans, has donated it to the
University of Alaska for perma
nent safe-keeping.
Strand Refuses To Answer
Questions In $175,000
McCutcheon Damage Suit
ANCHORAGE, UP) — William
Strand, director of the Office o'f
Territories in the Interior Depart
ment has refused to answer most
of the questions put to him by
Stanley McCutcheon in a pre
trial deposition in McCutcheon’s
S175,000 damage suit against Mar
cus Jensen.
Strand based his refusal to
answer the questions on the ad
vice of his attorney, John Man
ders.
McCutcheon alleges Strand fur
nished Sen. Butler damaging ma
terial to insert in the Congression
al Record to delay statehood for
Alaska.
McCutcheon also subpoenaed
Sen. Butler, who claimed con
gressional immunity in refusing to
give a deposition. A contempt
action has been filed against But
ler by McCutcheon in the First
Division Court at Juneau.
It has not been determined
where the libel action will be
heard since Judge George Folta
has disqualified himself. It may
be heard at Fairbanks or wait
until Anchorage gets a new judge.
VISITORS TO NOME
Summer months are fast draw
ing to an end but still visitors to
Nome arrive via Wien-Alaska
planes. A more interesting group
has so far not come to Nome than
the Thursday travellers to this
old Bering Sea gold camp, the
place of the first great stampede
to Alaska.
From Hawaii came Mr. and
Mrs. A. S. Davidson of Honolulu,
from which place come sugar and
pineapples' for Alaska.
Mrs. Davidson was eager to
learn about Eskimos, somewhat
different than their own native
citizens of these United States,
but still citizens, like the Hawaii
ans, who' pay all federal taxes
and are subject to military ser
vice, yet do not have any repres
entation in Congress, denied
statehood as well as the privilege
of electing their own governor,
another land of bureaucrats, the
only “little people” of both ter
ritories.
The Davidsons were pleased to
become honorary members of the
Nome Visitors Association.
! From Slingersland, New York,
gladly came Mr. and Mrs. Wallace
D. MacBride, who remained over
night at the Wallace Hotel and
attended the Rotary Club dinner
honoring Dr. Bruce Gordon, dis
trict governor for Rotary Interna
tional of Courtney, B.C.
Others were Dr. ancl Mrs. M. M.
Johnson, Downey, Calif.; Lorraine
Learned, Anchorage, with her
mother, Mrs. R. W. Learned, Seat
tle; C. M. Lybrook, Camden, Ohio;
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Knoll, Long
each, Calif.; and John Spencer,
Fairbanks.
From Portland, Ore., came Wal
ter A. Gruetter and Judge E. K.
Oppenheimer. The judge is a good
friend of Secretary of the Interior
Douglas McKay and is seriously
interested in our Alaska. He found
it a most delightful and enlighten
ing land to visit—a land with a
great future.
JEWELS ON THE RIVIERA
ST. TROPEZ, France, UP) — Po
lice combed the Riviera coast yes
terday for a band of daring gun
men who snatched an estimated
$300,000 worth of uninsured jew
elry and cash from a hortel here.
Alaska Steamship Co.
To Extend Alaska Service
Through November
SEATTLE, UP — The Alaska
Steamship Co. will extend its
northern passenger service at
least through early November,
general manager D. E. Skinner
promised at Seattle Thur|fiay.
The company has scheduled
weekly sailings out of Seattle
through Oct. 30 and out of Sew
ard through Nov, 5, Skinner said.
Previously no voyages had been
scheduled definitely beyond the
end of the twice-weekly sailings
from Seattle on Sept. 25.
However, addition of the extra
month scheduled does not remove
the likelihood, Skinner warned,
of the Alaska Line’s curtailing its
passenger service or eliminating
it entirely before the year ends.
PUGET SOUND HAS BIGGEST
FISH CATCH RECENT YEARS
SEATTLE, UP — While fisher
men in Alaskan waters are having
a disappointing season, Puget
Sound is having one of its best
seasons in recent years.
The Washington State Fisheries
Department reported this week
the pack should be the sixth big
gest in the past 40 years.
The pack totaled 180,500 cases
in mid-August.
THURSDAY SCORES
National League
Brooklyn 7, Chicago 5
St. Louis 6, New York 3
American League
• Washington 12, Detroit 5
St. Louis 5-3, Philadelphia 4-1
Chicago 6, Boston 4
Cleveland 4, New York 2
Coast League
Sacramento 5, Seattle 4
Los Angeles 5, Hollywood 2
San Diego 6-7, Portland 1-4
San Francisco 8, Oakland 6
WEDNESDAY SCORES
American League
New York 5, Detroit 4
Cleveland 9, Washington 5
Philadelphia 10, Chicago 8
National League
Chicago 13, Brooklyn 4
New York 12, St. Louis 4
Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 5
Coast League
Hollywood 8, Los Angeles 2
Seattle 2, Sacramento 0
San Francisco 5, Oakland 2
Nine Americans Killed
Clearing Korea Battlefield
SEOUL, UP)—Nine American sol
diers were killed and 44 injured
during the first 20 days of the
Korean truce while picking up
land mines and ammunition, the
U. S. Eighth Army disclosed
Thursday.
All but five of the casualties oc
curred the first 10 days of the
cease-fire. Apparently the number
of such accidents has been cut
down by a swiftly instituted
safety campaign.
MRS. ALEX HOLDEN
APPOINTED COORDINATOR
GROUND OBSERVER CORPS
JUNEAU, UP) — Mrs. Alex B.
Holden, widow of the late owner
of Alaska Coastal Airlines, has
been appointed coordinator of
Ground Observer Corps affairs
for Alaska.
Col. Crockett, director of terri
torial civil defense, announced the
appointment. The position carries
no compensation.
An Alaska resident for many
years, Mrs. Holden will represent
the Civil Defense Department in
its work with the Alaska Air
Command.
El Salvador is the most densely
populated nation on the American
mainland.
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ROTARY CLUB
OF NOME
James Walsh, Pres.
George Bayer, Secty.
Thursday Luncheon
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
Meets
EVERY TUESDAY NOON
Dewey Goodrich, President
ALASKA CHAPTER NO. 1
Order of Eastern Star
Dorothy Young
Worthy Matron
Rosa B. Hagen
Secretary
Meets the third Monday of each month.
LESLIE A. STEVENS
PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
— 486 FIRST AVE. WEST _
Nome, Alaska
Phone Main 82 — P.O. Box 208
ANVIL LODGE
No. 140
Boyd C. Harwood, W.M.
Karl F. Dewey, Sec.
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday each month