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8 Pages |,THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME .XXII No. 4ft
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NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, X O V . 5. I IRS I
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HP PREMIER ASSASSINATED
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PIONEERS HOLD
ANNUAL POTLATCH
Igloo No. 1. Pioneers of Alaska,;
began their social season Wednesday
w^th a Potlatch that went over with
a whoop, ciash and enthusiasm prom
ising well for the winter of 1922.
At one o’clock on that day one
might have imagined himself in the
midst of astampede of the early day-.
There was a hustle, bustle and hectic
excitement prevalent, as though news
of another big “strike” had been
jmade and every old timer in the
country had joined in tin* rush.
Seasoned “sourdoughs" cast aside
the conventional garb of the village
life, and revelled again in odorifer
ious “mucklucks." fur parkas, fur
caps of other days, and countless
other trail rigs.
They strapped on their backs great
bulging packs, bursting with canip
necessities, and bristling with a
heterogeneous assortment of picks,
shovels, gold pans and tin cans.
Stepping, lightly as ever they did
twenty years or more ago. they as
sembled with the!* h *'lens at their
Igloo—amid mnch joshing and re
miniscent tales of “Chilkoot Pass,”
“Dawson,” “Third Bench.” etc. till
the cheechaco onlookers felt -that
they were reviewing and listening to
the characters of Jack London, Rex
Beach and Robert Service; that they
had sprung from novels and verses
into pulsating life of reality.
Senator John Sundback. former
President of the Pioneers, was Mar
shal of the day and took conspicious
part in the parade. His emblem of
authority was a gold pan. and his
baton a shcvel, carried at “Shoulder
One of the features of the parade
was “Mother” Tiffany, the first white
woman settler of Nome. “Mother”
rode behind a span of horses driven
by W. J. Keene, and, in spite of ad
vejrujngv years, gave some of the
youthful Queen’s a run for their
money in the evening’s voting con
Charlle Rice. Mayor of Nome and
Pi^sident of the Nome Igloo. Pion
eers of Alaska, set the example for
hie worthy cohorts with a monstrous
pack—redundant with miscellaneous
trail accessories, while a frying pan
and a ptarmigan dangling in the
rear gave assurance of at least one
square meal ahead.
Big, genial Ed Holt heaved his way
into view equipped with the raciest
leanest sort of an outfit. A gun .of
medieval vintage swung across his
broad back. He carried not an ounce
of food—but you know Ed . Some
thing about him leads one to believe
he could stand off a mighty long
Biege oi starvation .
Dog teams of malamutes. Siberian
and nondescript lineage lent several
kinds of enthusiasm to the scene;
doubtleas wondering what it was all
about, but nevertheless more than
willing to help out any good cause
that might bring about a disturbance
or a free-for-all-dog fight.
We haven’t asked any questions
but we presume the decrepit gray
nag. gable roofed and of Colonial,
style architecture, led by old timer
George Cahill, represented one of the
unfortunates who succumbed at the
“Pass” in ninety-seven. Either that!
or this staggering relic was a real
actual survivor of those eventful
At 1:30 the parade started, and
while Harry Philips ground out the
pictures that will travel around the
world. ,there passed before the all
seeing eye of his movic-machin? just
«uch a scene as occurred time and
tlM again In the early days.
( The parade was a sib ■ ■ a howl- !
ing, happy success, but ii was only
a forerunner to the bis show and
Potlatch at the Eagle Hall that even- |
At 9:30 it began with a tidy litti
program of Nome’s vaudeville artists
uncles the guidance of that past mas
ter of the concert stage. Elmer Heed.
Pharlie Jones “outniggered" a
coon In his selection. “Hear Dei.i
Shuftilin Long"--and a couple of the
most “elacutionist” darky yarns
were tossed in for good measure.
Next was a cornet solo by Frank
Dufresne that was very well appre
ciated. after which Helen Lovegren
apeared in a most fetching costum
and sang—we don’t know what shy
sang, but she sure looked "all to the
mustard", and her act went over big.
Then A. Polet. the biggest little
Pioneer of Seward Peninsula, an- .
nounced that dancing would begin
and continue until the jazziest jazz
hound had enough—along with it be
gan the voting for the ^nost popular
girl present: the Queen of the Pot
to a hundred votes to l>e cast for his
choice of Queen—no restrictions
against buying all the ticket* y >u
wanted with a hundred votes for
each. A beautiful gold nugget Lava
liere went to the fair one acclaimed
“Queen of the Potlatch.’’
The “roadhouse" served whooping
big helpings of beans, sandwiches,
coffee, ice cream, and the best cake
a “staniperer" ever tasted, at a price
so popular that they sold out lock,
stock and barrel.
John Hancock, Game Warden, was
right in his element handling the
turkeys, chickens and ham* that
' were given away at a most absurdedly
simple game called “Roulette Yet
we hear authoritatively that John re
ceived double pay for his turkeys
simply through erroneous selection
of the proper numbers by those who
played the game. Incredible, you
say? Yes, but true.
As the shank of the evening wore
on the Queen contest superceded all
other attractions and proved a mag
net. powerful enough to draw forth
all the loose change in sight and
bring votes by the thousands fn the
Chi'—Queens. At a quarter a te
one the Pioneer daddies announ- • •!
all voting closed, and twenty minute*
later, amidst wildest cheerio■ and
applause. Mrs. Myrt le Modini v.of
ficially proclaimed Queen of th : ■ 21
Potlatch.
The different committees acquMt 1
themselves in a highly efficient man
ner. A. Polet, Thos. McGann. Elmer
Reed. Rob't James, John Hancock.
Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Lyle. Mrs Let
cher. Mrs. Stefanson and the rest . f
their helpers and associates are de
serving of much credit for the en
thusiastic work rendered, and which
made the whole affair the grand suc
cess it was. A11 Hail Pioneers of Al
aska! May their future anniversar
ies be many.
(■OKI) Ol’TPl’T EXCEEDS
MITJJOV \\|) QUARTER
The season's output of gold for
Seward Peninsula as given bv the
Miners and Merchants Bank of Xome.
Alaska, is $1,275,000. As compared
with the year 1920. this season’s re
sults are In excess of that year by a
considerable sum.
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JAP PREMIER KILLED
BY ASSASSIN
Tokyo. Japan. Nov. 4.Premie,
iiara was stabbed to death today
h** railroad station here.
The assassination of Premier Hat
x comes at a dramatic moment when
he Japanese delegation is ass:-mblir
for the Washingt n Disarmaniei.r
i oiif- reiK-e and when Japan is in
tensely itnerested in international T
paes in which Tiara lias until n<>.
taken such an important part
Hara had also been urged to head
the delegation to the Washing • .
conference and for a time had the
matter under consideration.
Harai’s .Assassination lilmv t« .laj
l>)>li')'.ilion
Washington. Nov. 4 -The Japan
ese delegation to the Disarmament
Conference is overwhelmed by th*
On receipt of ih*-. official report of
his death. Huron Kato. the ranking
tm. tuber of the delegation and llarn'a
most intimate friend burst into tears.
This is something most unusual for
President Harding lias expressed
(i the delegation bis honor at th■>
■ 'titrage. "It was an unhappy dis
1 ..lean Ibn t b tryed Willi Ue.iJh ■ »
Tokyo, Japan. No. J —Premier
Mara’s murderer was a Korean boy
and one of the same group who shot
Rionsoa, the Korean leader, for es
pousing the Japanese cause during
the Korean revolt some years ago.
AMERICAN DISARMAMENT
PLANS COMPLETED
Washington, Nov. 5—The Amer
ican delegation to the forthcoming
International Disarmament Confer
ence comwleted its nlnns this morn
l-nder it the great powers would
agree to halt the present com pet i
I live bitiMini; of battleships and keep
j their navies within certain limits, as
I defined in an agreement, for purely
defensive purposes.
Capital ships, under the plan
[would be taken as the united strength
j of the national navy .
SUTHERLAND LAND DILL
PASSED DY HOUSE
Washington, No. 4—Alaska Dole
sat e Sutherland has secured passage
by the House of his bill providing; for
agricultural entries on coal lands in
As decided by the Secretary of the
Interior in his report to (’ouki - ss. the
hill extends to the territory of Alaska
i he laws now in force elsewhere in
I the United States which make pro
I visions for surface homestead entri
j on coal and oil lands.
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DISAPPEARS
\RBlCKLE WITNKf
M V STE K1017 S1 i Y DISAPPEARS
Ion was promised this a.fternoou by
rsult of the mysterious disappear
mce of Alice Blake, one of the
tale's most important witnesses tn
he case against Roscoe Arbuekle for
hc^ murder of Miss Virginia Rappe,
vho died September !» following an
dleged assault upon her by Arbuekle
n J»is rooms in the St Francis Hotel.
Miss Blake was one of the women
i ho charges that Arbuekle gave.
iquor to Miss Rappe, after which he
criminally assaulted her in a locked
room, tearing he clothes and other
GKKMANV OFFtiKKI) LOAN
TO IMY INDK.MMTV
Merlin, Nov. 4 A British concern
has offered to loan the German gov
ernment twenty five million pounds
sterling-jo pay Germany's next in
demnity installment to the Allies. :t
was made known today.
THOSE SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
AND HILLS BROS. COFFEE AT
ARCTIC BAKERY.
VICTORIA COMPLET
HER LAST NORTH
\m
passage • • • inr.m • I n the run thi
nner Virtn.'i.i nropped anehi.r in tn
roadstead about 2 a. m. this morn
The liia liie 1 created something of
a commotion along th«- water f ont
by coming in dangerously dose to
shore cm arrival. According to
ports the ve-sel approached the shor*»
iiue so c lose as to touch bottom but
this cannot be verified. However
There was a vast deal of signaling
bv the Coast Guard before th'» liner
withdrew to deeper water.
The arrival of the steamer is sev
eral days later than any arrival of
an ocean going steamer in late veur*
and but a day or two earlier than
usual very late departures. The ves
sel was delayed two days enroute ’.n
storm and was forced to lay to off
Unimak Pass during :i severe gale
in addition i( the mails and ab >u
steamer brO’e.-iit a i:t of 16 pass-eu
gers. including the following.
.U RGE G. .1 LOMEN
HELEN McCORMICK
LENA AIATHEWSON
MllS. ANNA NICHOLSON
AlIlS. WILLIAM ARTHURS
.MISS ADA ARTHURS
ROBERT LURCH
HENRY BURGH
L. I). WEST
E. J. WEST
MRS. E. J. WEST
DAN ALVICH
H.KEPOVIA
F. JORGENSON
SAM LARSON
The passengers a.,cl U. S. mail
were brought ashore about 3:3o this
prevented the discharge of cargo.
The liner will require about 7‘1
hours to discharge, according to
longshoremen’s estimates, after un
loading starts.
On the outgoing voyage the steam
sengers. of whom the following- hav«
secured reservations up to >• r
GILBERT H. RUSSELL
ANDREW HANSEN
HERMAN JOHNSON
ARTITl'R MROOS
FLOYD DAVIS
CHAS. MILOT
ANDREW ANDERSON
IRA D. ORTON
J. A. BACHELDER
OTTO OLSON
TAMES KELLIHER
O. D. COCHRAN
MRS. O. D. COCHRAN
P. M. DANIELSON
J. MATTHEWS ^
Wm. HOLZHEIMER
THOS. McGANN
RICHARD LEE
MISS HELEN LOMEN
MRS. FRED AYER
JOHN ANDERSON
MISS RUTH CALKINS
J. W. SEG ERST ROM
JOHN BURTHEN
MRS. LAURA A. HERMANSON
MRS. LENA MAR KELL
Wm. L. SMITH
A. H. KELL
-MRS. ALEXSON
CARL LOMEN
J. II. McLEAN
M KS. H ELEN L<) VEG REN
F. H. HALPIN
IRVING REED
CARL ALBERTSON
E. B. FROMM
T PETERSON
MRS. T. PETERSON
E. E. PIERCE
MRS. E. E. PIERCE
GEO. D. SCHOFIELD
GEO. I). SCHOFIELD. Jr.
E. W. QUIGLEY
JOE BELLIEVIEW
MRS. ALICE JOERDAN
JOE HAILE
E. F. BILLMEYER
SAMEEL KEAN
F PRESTON
AIK. QI IGLEV
HELEN L. BRENER
AUGUST STREM
PAT IVORY
JOHN B OLSON
G. A. WffilTON
.1 H. FREDERICKS
FAXON C. LEWIS
LEO RASSMUSSEN
MRS. K BOCK HOLM
REBY BOCKHOLM
A. L HERMAN SON
F. M. JOHNSON
A N. G AR ROD
MISS ANNIE STEVENS
JOHN DANIELSON
FRED JOHNSON
JOHN BAKER
G. R WOOD
CHAS GESTOFFSON
JOHN RAPP
P. JOHNSON
LATE NEWS FLASHES
Belfast, Ireland, Nov. :> The Sin i
Feinners. who w.*ie interned at Hally
I flitionally .
! Pittsburg. Nov. t’liiou hea ls
■ stated that -1 oo miim-s o! PUts
| dered on strike next month if exceu
atlviee of President Gibbons. Strike
will be confined to companies abol
ishing the check off system.
Nashville, Nov. 5—General Persh
ing said that Senator Watson’s
charges are most outrageously untrue
and that accusations are absolutely
without foundation .
Pittsburg. Nov. 5—Executive
Board No. thirty-five U. M. W. de
cided to call strike of Pittsburg dis
trict on November 7th.
Omaha. Nov. 5—Harry Erie, em
ployee of the Chicago Paraschule
Companuy. was drowned when he
dropped in a parachute 2,000 feet in
to the .Missouri River.
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