Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska OIL FIELDS
8 Pages THE NOME NUGGET -IS-'
VOLUME XXII Xo. 40
NOME. ALASKA SATI’KIMV. OCT. I. I IMS I
Delivered by Carrier
Mailed.$1 00 per Month
NOME BOUND PLANE WRECKED
NEW YU* TEEMS TO SETTLE WORLD SEMES
CANADIAN PACIFIC
HELD FOR FULL
SOPHIA CLAIMS
Saule, Sept. 30—The Canadian
Pacific Railway Company was held
liable for the full amount of daiua*
ges sustained in the perishing of
three hundred and fifty persons,
nearly all of whom were well known
Alaskans, in the wreck of the steam
ship Princess Sophia on Vanderbilt.
Reef in the Lynn Canal, in a deci
sion today by federal Judge Netterer.
The company sought to limit its
liability to cover only a small por
tion of the damages claimed by re
latives and of the victims but the
court held that it could not do so.
The claims filed by the relatives ag
gregate two and a half million dol
Subscrlbe NOW for
DE VALERA MAKES
REPLY TO CONFER
ENCE INVITATION
Dublin, Ireland, Sept. "0—Dp Va
lera, leader of the lirsh Republican
forces, in closing his note of reply to
Lloyd George’s second invitation to
confer on the Irish settlement ques
tion, said: MWe accept the invita
tion . Our delegates will meet you
In London on the date mentioned
(October 11) and will be prepared
to explore every possible means of
arriving at a settlement by personal
discussion.
Nome is the Distributing Gunter
and Gateway to Northern Ala-ka Oil
TROTSKY DECLARES
RUSSIA WANT PEACE
-READY FOR WAR
Moscow, Sept. 30—“Soviet Rus
sia wants peace anti wants neighbors,
b it if war is forced upon ns we will}
defend n»»-' es and the fruits of
the revolution. Millions of work
men and peasants are ready to fight
for us.” declared War Minister Trots
ky in a statement to the five million
Red troops this afternoon.
.Nome In tlio outfit ing base for nli
Alaska exploring expeditions.
COLONEL STEESE
EXPECTED MONDAY
Colonel Steese, head of the Alaska
Road Commission, Major Gotwals,
commission engineer and Territorial
Surveyor General Karl Thiele are at
St Michael enoute to Nome, accord
ing to advices reaching Nome today.
The party will probably come to
Nome on the return trip of the mail
schooner Sea Wolf, which is expected
back from St Michael Monday.
Arrangements are being discussed
with a view of holding a banquet in
or of Colonel Steese. and his com
panions during their stay. It is
also hoped to induce him to authorize
at least a partial dredging out of the
Snake-River harbor channel to per
mit the coasting fleet to make use
of the harbor during the stormy fall
period. It Is pointed out that a
small amount of work will open suf
icient passage to let most of the
coasting fleet to reach the safety of
the inner basin. It is earnestly
hoped that Colonel Steese will real
ise the necessity for such action and
make some provision to open the
channel if it can possibly be done.
It is said that some dredging should
be done to insure protection to the
east jetty in the event of a heavy
spring freshet or one late this fall.
In such case the presence of the sand
bar across the stream will, it is be
lieved, have a strong tendency to
damage the Jetty as was the case two
years ago during the late fall.
Ml’KI.liRR TO CONTINUE
BUSINESS DURING WINTER
A. J. Mueller has announced that
it is his intention to remain in Nome
next winter and will keep h!s -.veil
known jewelry establishment open
the year around. Mr. Mueller
wishes to inform his patrons and the
general public that he has no inten
tion of going to the Outside and will
be readv at all times to give the pub
lic the most up to date service ir.
jewelry supplies of all kinds. He
will be pleased to take care of a:l
orders from the outlying sections
and wfl! give them his most careful
attention. Thanking the public for
past favors.
A. J. MUELLER.
Nome’s leadine jeweler
Late News Flashes
MAHONEY < ASK TO
< IX>KE TOD IV
Seattle. Oct. 1 The Mahoney
case, will be given to the jury this
evening, at the close of a senatsional
trial which has attracted wide at
TAK1FF BILL HEARINGS TO BE
RESl’MED NEXT MONTH
Washington Oct. 1—Hearings on
the permanent tariff bill are to be
resumed on November 1. as a result
of an agreement by the leaders of
the administration forces.
NAVAL OFFICER CHARGED
WITH KILLING WIFE
Colonial Beach. Va . Oct. 1—The
murder of Mrs Roger I). Eastlake.
the mother of four children, was to
day 'barged jointly to her husband,
a naval officer, and Miss Sarah Knox,
by a coroner’s jury here.
\rFW NEWSPAPER
!Jl \( HKI) IX SEATTLE
corporation of the Seattle American
were tiled here today by Charles H.
Willian J. Davis is scheduled to
be the advertiisng manager.
SENATE WETS I*DAN WAR
ON ANTI BEER RIM.
Washington, Oct. 1—The Senate
“Wets" decided today to prevent ac
tion on the anti-beer bill when it
is called up for action by the tipper
hotise and will talk the measure to
death, it became known today. A
sror° of senators led by Senator
Broussard, democrat, of Louisiana,
me* today and determined to block
the bill by means of a filibuster.
NOME BOUND BIPLANE
WRECKED IN GALE
Prince Rupert, B. C. Sept. 30—
As a result of his biplane being
wrecked in a gale which tore it from
its moorings here today, C. O.
Priest, the pilot, has been forced to
abandon his contemplated flight,
from Mexico to Siberia.
OLDEST MAN ON EARTH
MARRIES AT I in
Paris. Sept. 30—Serao, a native
of Constantinople, aged 146 years
and believed" to be the oldest man on
earth, was today married to his
fourth, wife. His latest wife is a
Turkish girl of 25.
Serao has worked since he was 00
years old as a street car porter.
HAJIDINO TO TENT ON
FAMOUS ILllTi.ri FIELD
Washington, Ocr. 1—President
:7a'ding will spend tonight in a tent
on one of the famous battlefields of
the Wilderness campaign
BRITISH PARLIAMENT
MEMBERS PRAISE CLOSING
OF AMERICAN SALOON’S
London. Sept. 30—“The suppres
sion of the saloons is an achieve
ment for which the American people
cannot be too thankful." declares the
report of C. H. Sicvh and J. E.
Davidson, labor members of the Brit- ,
ish Parliament who recently visited
the United States to investigate the,
results of prohibition .
Fancy Sebastopol Gravensteln Apple si
Sfl.50 per how . 7."5 cents per dozen I
t pnvivvo
I/IAGFK OPPOSING WHITK
SLAVE THAI I ll
Geneva Switzerland, Sept 3"—
Tin- League of Nations Assembly to
day decided to ask its delegates to
solicit from their respective govern
ments powers to sign conventions for
the suppression of the white slave
I.KGtON TO i AliH Foil
C\K.UI*IX)VKI) K\ SOI.DIKIIS
Washington. Oct. 1 — The task of
caring for nine hundred thousand or.
s- rvice men of the country who arc
out of employment is to be taken over
b\ the American Legion, it was an
nounced today by Legion leaders
i: \niO KXPEHT M-\KKS
New York. Oct. 1 — U. G. Sender
01 the New York Times radio sta
tion won the open speed code wire
less championship of America in n
'oldest held today at the fourteenth
annual electric show here.
Sender handled an average of
foody four and one third words a
minute without errors.
VICTMLL
HELD UP BY
BIG STORM
The steamship Victoria is still
held ui> hy stormy weather and the
time of her arrival here is probiema
tical. according to the latest radio
advices from the vessel.
Reports received this morning ad
vise that the liner was 230 miles
south of Nome at 8 a. m. A radio
at noon painted graphically the dif
ficulties the vessel is having by re
porting her distance as 201 miles off.
a reduction of only 2!» miles in tin
distance reported four hours before
The latter message stated that tlm
liner was in a storm and could not
At 6:15 p. m. just as: the Nugget
is going: to press the latest report
from the Victoria states her position
the same as at noon, 201 miles dis
Try our sourdough Hot Cake.**—none
better, at ARCTIC BAKERY.
MARINE BlTifiETIX
Fort Gibbon. A Is. Oct. 1—Yukon
up Rampart 8 p. m. 29th.
Tanana at Nenana.
Sibilla at Fort Yukon waiting Sen
Kotlik at Gibbin .
Seattle No. 3 up Fort Yukon 5
Alaska up Rampart 9 p. in. 29th.
Oolah down Nulato 2 p. in. 29th.
Casca up Stewart 9.15 a. in. 30th.
Dawson down White Horse 3.15
White Horse up Hootlainqua S:30
Nasutlin up Selkirk 8 a. m. 30th.
Thistle and Neecheas up Stewart
River 30th.
Mail launch Sea Wolf down Circle
10 a. m. 30th.
OIL BLANKS FOR SALE AT
GOVT PLANS
NEW ALASKA
MAIL SERVICE
Wash i in g ton. Oct. ! Second As
sistant Postmaster General Shaugh
nessy i- •'••gotiating with view to
letting a contract t«» some .au«
ship operator on a basis which will
permit the use of a large vessel to
ply continuously between 'Cordova
Valdez. Seward. Kodiak. Bristol
Hay and intermediate Alaskan ports.
i! was made known today.
The matter involve a conference
with i ho Shipping Hoard and has not
yet reached the point where a con
tract of the order mentioned can be
Nome is the Gatt'mi.t to Northern
Alaska Oil Fields.
CLEVELAND STICKS
4 IN PENNANT RACE
UNTIL TODAY
•:-i:t.*il in the American League p- n
nrtnl race by an eyelash this a
lift**11 when the Clevelanders defeated i
Chicago in a three to two contest
•while rain was drownin. out rh• • ,
N'-w York Yankees at Philadelphia.
World Series to Open Wedn'Vlaj in j
.New York
New York. Oct ! Starting Wed !
nesday. the World’s baseball series!
will open at New York and all games 1
the series will be played in Now ,
York City. This was determined to- |
■Mil'll i-nnant in the American
with i li\«.* to three victory
The series will he contested for by
tlie two New York teams, the New
Y"il\ (iiuuts having already cinched
rhe champion-hip honors in thr Xa
THOSE SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
AND HILLS BROS. COFFEE AT
ARCTIC BAKERY.
V'oine will always he the supply
has,, for the .1 retie Oil Fields.
GOVT SUES LOMEN
& CO. FOR RETURN
OF REINDEER
against Lomen and Company involv.
ing the title to a large number of
reindeer in the possession of Lomen
and Company, was filed in <he Dis
trict Court Wednesday. According
to the complaint, it appears to be the
contention of the government that
white people cannot lawfully acquire
title to female deer. The Lomen
Company are alleged to have purch
ased a nerd of reindeer from the
Norweigan Evangelical Lutheran
church of America in January 1916J
which herd was originally placed it
charge of the Mission by the govern
ment for the purpose of distirlm
tion among the Eskimos. It is
charged by the governmetn that the
church acquired no title to the deer
and therefore could not transfer
them to the defendant corporation
Lomen and Company are alleged t<>
have paid $5,742 for the deer to th •
Synod of the Norweigan Evangelirn! ,
Luthern Church of America.
Among other things the complain' (
prays for an accounting and delivery
to the United States of all the f.
male deer and the increases thereof
since January 1, 1916.
(•'Neill, upon being interviewed by ;i
s<■ preseiitalive of the Nugget, stated
that he was instructed to commence
ihe suit by the Department of Jus
tice, and to do so without further
delay. The letter front the Attor
ney General to this effect was dated
at Washington, August *>th and was
received in the last mail.
IIKtiXKSS TO ASSI MK
I'OSTMASTERSHII* SOON
In a telegram to John Hegness to
day from First Assistant Postmaster
General Work, he is authorized to
assume charge Immediately also
stating that his commission as post
master has been mailed.
AWOrXCKMEXT
On account of the general drop in
foodsttifs we are glad to announce
to the public that our regular $ 1.00
dinner will from today on be served
for Tarts and our well known dining
room dinners for $1.00. We are
also pleased to announce, that we are
now inaugurating a bill of fare sys.
tern, where you can order what your
heart desires