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OlilJME 28. No. 44.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, NOVEMBER », 1922.
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WHEAT GAMBLER MAKES FORTUNE
BEWARE OF CWHHT PBUTKAL FILSEMMS
AST0UNDIN6 MENDACITY
Fred Ayer, Candidate tor Territorial Senator, simply cannot tell
the truth. He lied in his letter to the voters of Seward Peninsula when
ft* stated that his opponent, Mr. O. D. COCHRAN, had introduced the
Ssht-Hour Day Bill. . When caught red handed In this lie, he straight
way proceeded to lie out it. He published a retraction of his original
lie and proceeds to lie again. He says “In making this statement I
railed upon an article printed in the ‘Juneau Empire’ which so stated.”
This it a bald faced lie. The Juneau Empire never “so stated” and you
know It. Cochran’s friends knew you were lying again and to prove it
to the public had the Nugget send the following telegram to the Jun
eau Empire:
Name. Alaska, November 31, 1922.
EMPIRE, JUNEAU, ALASKA.
Did you anytime publish editorial or news item statement that
Cochran In last session legislature Introduced the Eight Hour Day bill
In house. Fred Ayer opponent of Cochran publishes statement he read
such article in Empire. Cochran supporters wish to deny yon published
same. Rush answer. Signed, NUGGET.
To which telegram we received from the Empire the following reply:
Jnneau, Alaska, Nov. 2-3. 1922.
NUGGET, NOME.
House Bill Number Six, so-called Eight Hour Bill introduced by
Representative Getchell this Division March twenty-two last Session.
Empire did not credit to Cochran.
Signed, EMPIRE.
Mr. Ayer called his first lie u “technical error.” . .We wonder!
what pet name he has for this one.
Mr. Cochran is proud of his record in the last legislature, and the
people of this Division are proud of both him and his record. As far as
Mr. Ayer is concerned, he .can “pussyfoot.” from house to house ami lie
till he is black in the face and it will not detract one ioto from the stand
ing of Mr. Cochran ns a faithful. public servant.
— (Adverisemcnt)
A NEW NAME FOR IT
Mr. Ayer, in his letter to the voters of Seward Peninsula lied
concerning the record of Mr. Cochran in the Legislature with reference
to Eight Hour legislation. When Mr. Ayer lies he modestly calls it ‘a
technical error.” He had reason to know that his “lie” would be nailed
before the close of the campaign. Mr. Cochran, before leaving for the
Winter, left with the Nugget for publication the following article con
cerning this wanton mis-etatement:
In a letter being circulated over the signature of Mr. Fred M.
Ayer, candidate for Senator, it is stated:
“My opponent (meaning O. D. Cochran) manager for the Pioneer
Mining Company, and attorney for that corporation, introduced a bill in
the last legislature permitting a man to work four days in a week and
put in overtime, but prohibiting his working more than eight hours in
any of the remaning three days of that week.”
This eleventh hour statement of Mr. Ayer, is wholly false, and
has within it not a scintilla of truth. In the first place, I introduced NO
Mil of any character on the subject of hours of labor. In the second
place, NO such bill was introduced by any one else. An eight hour bill
was introduced by Representative Getchell of Jueanu (Page 105 House
Journal) and every member from the Second Division voted for it. (Page
179 House Journal). Before this bill was voted upon, the Attorney
General was brought before the house to advise the Legislature of its
constitutionality, and he stated the bill was legal (Page 179. There
fore, in making this statement, Mr.. Ayer shows little regard for accuracy.
The closest scrultiny of my record is solicited, but Mr. Ayer can
not, by secret communications, circulate such falsehoods and get away
with It, if it is called to my attention.
The Bight Hour Law is fundamentally right, and the people of
this Territory, by their vote, have overwhelmingly said so.
No man has a right to aspire to legislative office who denies the
right of the majority to rule, or who says, as Mr. Ayer has said, that the
will of the majority as expressed by their vote, is “IMPRACTICAL.”
Signed, O. D. COCHRAN_
—( Advertisement)
ARMOUR MAKES PILE
6AMBLING IN WHEAT
Lindsborg, Kan., Nor. 4—J. Og
den Armour made mdre money
gambling in wheat and manipulat
ing grain during the past three
mcfaths than all the'wheat growers
in the country combined, according
to a statement made by Senator
Capper in an address here yesterday
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Washington, Not. 4—The world's
distance record for airplane flight
waa broken today by army avlatorn
Lleuta. McReady and Kelly, after
they paaaed OTer Indianapolis in
their attempted nonaiop tranacon
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the aviators to land.
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
JOHN AND THE KEY
( WITH APOLOGY TO K. C. B. )
THfiRE is a nice man
NAMED CAPTAIN John
WHO HOIJDS a Job
AS WELL an be cad
SINCE THE illustrious record
OF TOM McCann.
WKLL JOHN ha* a friend,
BY NAME, O. D.
WHO IS “in Dutch”
WITH A “POWER” that be.
WHEN JOHN'S ol«l friend.
THE NAME O. D.
WAS ABOUT t«» take
TO THE briny sea,
Hi: TURNED over to John
HIS OFFICE: key;
i AND THEREBY lianKs
THIS TATE,
NOW THIS “I'ltWKR" that be
SAID “JOHN, you nw
TO ‘QUEER1 O. D.
YOF MUST bury that key”
AND OH how John’s heart
DID OF All* !
SO TORY prepared a sheet,
(And John must eat)
BFT TO DO SO he had to
HIS FRIEND t'ochran delete.
THEY TOLD John to sing
ON THE dotted line
AND ALL would be fine
THEY TOLD John to sitfii
AND DEAD John was sud
AND THEY were Kind.
THATN ALL
THANK YOU.
ASK SIMIU'K! Says *‘Th«- Nugget” *»r October 2tttta.
Let it be known that neither the Nugget, Mr. O. D. Cochran, or
anyone else was authorized to thus couple my name with the political
candidacy or a democrat or Independent candidate for office. I uni a
Republican and propose to vote the ticket straight.
The "adv’t" in the Nugget was no doubt intended to imply 'hat
Mr. Cochran could coun, on my .upport and thatlwouMvouch for his
intention to maintain a residence iu Nome l car, do neither.
former on principle, t^e Utter for uan. o Known^
w ^'rml“under»tood. nor “should the poblle miaundersland-hence this
statement. PLAY FAIR. K,,apectfully, JOHN SUNDBACK.
Nome, Alaska, October 30th, 1922. —(Adverl.ement)
MORE ABOUT THAT KEY
Not only has Captain Sundbnek the keys to the office of (ID.
Coer,ran. but his opponent Fred Ayer knows personally that he has IBs
personal knowledge of this fact was gained in the following manner.
A few days ago Mr. Ayer wanted to get a copy of the House Journal for
the last session. He asked Attorney Hugh O'Neill for the loan of a copy.
Mr. O'Neill, who also has a key to the office of Mr. Cochran, proceeded
with Mr Ayer to Cochran's office, whereupon they found that a padlock
had been pnt on the lower hall door. Immediately thereafter Captain
Sundback was found and the Captain took a key rro.u his pocket and
took ofT the padlock In the presence of Mr. Ayer and Attorney O Neill.
—(Adveri.ement i
TRUTH III PUBLIC AFFAIRS IS AIMS BEST
I Pad Poped that it would not be necessary to submit a statement
at this time, but I AM FORCED TO DO SO IN SELF DEFENCE, owing
to reports circulated with the intent of belittling me in the eyes of the
Voters, as well as MISREPRESENTING the TRUTH.
Mr. Holt DID VOTE AGAINST HIS OWN RECOMMENDATIONS
when he voted against Senate Joint Memorial No. 10. Providing for
ADEQUATE AND DEPENDABLE OCEAN TRANSPORTATION etc.)
This Memorial is of importance because it represented the most vital of
Alaskan problems, TRANSPORTATION.
As Chairman of the Committee on Transportation, Commerce and
Navigation he RECOMMENDED to the Legislature that the Bill DO
PASS and two days later saw fit to VOTE AGAINST his recommendation. !
(Pages 264 and 286, Journal of the House.)
Mr. Holt voted against an investigation of the Pioneer Home at 1
Sitka, tho’ it was a well known fact even here that the Home needed the
attention of the Legislature. (8enate Concurrent Resolution No. 3( pro
vided for an investigation of the Pioneer Home.)
The above is a matter of record and I will be glad to show the
Journal of the House and Session Laws to anyone whom I have not
personally interviewed.
My campaign literature was directed to all of the people. I have |
not advertised my qualifications and views FOR VOTES thru a system of ■
different letters sent with the object of appealing to certain Individuals.
I have no desire to take advantage of my opponents absence—nor
can I afford to be mis-repreBented by those that see fit to play unfair.
I am enthusiastic, deeply interested, I have confidence In Alaska’s
future and it’s citizens and am glad of the opportunity to stake the re
sults of this campaign with a people that have known me for the past
twenty-one years.
Very Respectfully, CHAS. W. BROWN, Jr.
A MAN OR HILETTANTE
Why do we send a Senator to Juneau ? If every voter in the
Division will be honest with himself in answering the foregoing question,
Mr. Ayer will not receive ten votes in the Division. If you had per
sonal business to be transacted before the Legislature, would you send
Mr Ayer to attend to it for you if Mr. Cochran were available ? Not
unless you were a mental defective and had lost the power of discrimina
tion. Mr. Cochran is a lawyer of recognized ability. He has been hero
since 1900 and is thoroughly conversant with the needs of this Division.
The profession in which Mr. Cochran has been engaged in this community
necessarily kept him in intimate touch with the needs of this locality.
On the other hand. Mr. Ayer’9 efforts have been directed entirely on be
half of the Wild Goose Mining Co. This company once flourished in
Nome, but recently has disposed of all of its holdings to the Alaska
Mines Corporation, except perhaps the old office back of the Bank. They
have about one year’s more work to do in the Council Precinct, and then
this company and its manuger, Mr. Ayer will uccumu a matter of history
as far as Nome is concerned. True, indeed, it might add to the prestago
of Mr. Ayer, when seeking other employment on the Outside, if he could
tag onto his name “Senator from the Second Division.” But what good
will that do us? Is this the purpose for which we elect a Senator ?
In his attempt to persuade the unwary voter to rally to his sup
port. truly Mr. Ayer has made himself rediculous. We all have known
him for a great many years.—not intimately of course,—for heretofore
Fred would not deign to associate with the COMMON PEOPLE. How
ever. recently he has really paid a “SOCIAL” VISIT to most of the men
and women of Nome. How different from the times that we would
find him at a public dance or entertainment stuck in a corner of the
hall with a coterie of shallow patod fools who thought they were better
than anybody else ! Well. Fred wasn’t looking for vote9 then. He
scorned the plebeian touch. But today he would dance in public with a
scullery maid in exchange for political support. It never did seep Into
his caranium that in the very nature of things there was no such a thing
as 'high society” in a “frontier mining camp."
We know’ human nature to some extent at least. A few soft
shelled persons will feel “highly honored” at the visit from this so-called
SOCIAL LION, hut t<» the average man and woman, the men and women
win, (onstitute th>- backbone uf the Northland, his vis»u is an insult to
theii intelligence. It will inspire resentment toward him if anything.
Up to the present moment Mr. Ayer has not been able to pick a
solitary fla* ir. ti. • .- bw<l ,»f M; Cochin as y r.itjsen and a public
servant. Certainly he has "matte accusations, bat ***%>*■;. exception they
have been demonstrated to be palpably false.
Neither candidate needs the few paltry dollars that is paid a Sena
tor for his services. As far as the honor is concerned, we cannot afford
to give it to you, Fred, at such a price. It is not for this reason that
we send a Senator to Juneau. (Advertisement.)
PROVE YOUR 0000
CITIZENSHIP TUESDAY
Tuesday Nov. 7th is General Elec
tion Day, a da> of vital importance
to the People of Nome and all of the
Second Division.
It is the constitutional right of
every citizen in Alaska, man or wo
man, to exercise the right of suf
frage, to express a choice for the
man or men to represent them in
the legislative halls of the Terri
tory. Not only is it a right but a
DUTY as well, true Americanism is
best expressed in going to the polls
on Tuesday and casting a vote for
those whom you wish to represent
To the women of the community
we sincerely recommend that they
fully exercise their right. Women
have fought for years to achieve this
privilege and RIGHT to participate
in elections and it is now their
hounden duty to show their apprec
j iation and assume the responsibility
| delegated to them.
! Go to the Polls Tuesday and show
lycur Americanism. The polling
place for the City of Nome is at the
City Hall. At the Associated Oil
tank another voting place has been
established for those who reside be
yond the incorporated limits of
Vote for a Delegate to Congress;
one long term Senator; one short
term Senator; Four Representatives
and Two Road Commissioners.
Ladies remember you have a
SPECIAL VOTE on the QUESTION
of SERVING AS JURORS. Don't
fail to do your duty
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SULTAN OF TURKEY
REAUY TO ABDICATE
Constantinople, Nov. 4th—The j
whole East is anxious today to learn
what the Sultan is going to do
about the decree of the Grand Na
tional Assembly, declaring the Sul
tanate in Turkey at an end.
The Saltan Is declared by some
newspapers to be ready to abdicate,
but the general opinion is that he
will Ignore the dacislrfti reached at
Constantinople, Noy.7—New Tur
key has abolished the Sultan Nation
a^ist Assembly at Angora and pass*
e& a law suppressing the Turkish
Sultanate succession to the throne.
A Calif will take over the duties
heretofore exercised by the Sultan
as Prophet of the Moslem world and
will be relieved periodically. Hia
office is to be of the church and not
of the Statu.
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