TOE NOME NUGGET
POLITICIANS ATTACK HI. JOHNSON
AEROPLANE CONNECTS NOME MINING CAMPS
SENATOR HI JOHNSON
ISSUES STATEMENT
Washington, Aug. 25th——Senator
Hiram Johnson issued * statement
last night, denounring the leaders in
California who are oppoalng him in
his efforts to secure the Indorsement
of his State for the Republican
Presidential nomination, as “an op
position with out the limitation of
Honor or decency.**
Washington, Aug- IB—The a,ate’
meat that was Isshsd last night by
Senator Johnson denouncing his pol
itical enemies In California, It tran
spires, grew out of a publication by
Andrew M. Lawrence’s San Fran
cisco Journal and certain eastern
papers of entrants front a private
letter which was written by John
son Just prior to Harding's death to
Charles H. Occlatchy of San Fran
cisco. Johnson was quoted In the?c
letter* aa aaylng, “My illusions now
«bo«t California are that really I
«eabt If I could carry It against
Harding, Hoover or any of the old
crew who are now in the saddle foi
the first time since 1910, they have
th« State and all of its offices and
>n active militant organization both
jn publicity and otherwise. If 1
jtere a candidate I would fear Cali’
fjprnia more than New York, this is
no idle statement and don’t ascribt
to my position.
San Francisco. Aug. 25—Concern
tug Senator Johnson’s statemen
(that was issued yesterday. Andre*
gjawrcnce. publisher of the Sai
■ JTraacisco Journal said, “Ita always
'tiaproft<able to die;-use mailers will
fi,«v corpse, the Johnson letters wer
Obtained in a regular course of busi
jonnson
turbed over those that have not
been published than over those that
i TWO CWARGED WITH
CONSPIRACY DEFRAUD GOV’T
New York. Aug. 25—Lieut. Col
onel Launselot M. Purcell a retired
business man of Seattle and a form
er Chief of Surplus Property Divi
sion, and John C. Skinner. Chief of
the Sales Division of the U. S.
Quartermaster Corps were indicted
yaateriay by a Grand Jury and
ebfcrsed with a conspiracy to de
fraud the United States government
tmt Of a million dollars in the sale
of abpplies.
CUTTKOR BEAR RETURNS TO
NOME FROM BARROW
The United States Cutter Bear
returned to Nome during the wee*
from Point Barrow and Wainwright,
East Cape, Siberia, was visited on
the cruise. The Cutter Bear unde*
the able command of Command! .r
C. S. Gochiane has made many
trips tie Arctic and the many
deeds of mercy executed by the
staunch Commander and his worthy
officers and crew during those trips
are commendable. Commander
Cochran stated that no ice was en
countered on thtf trip up and back,
that is something that does not
very often happen.
Returning on the Ciitter Bear,
was Reverand and ^frs. Santmier,
and daughter Ramona froqi Noorvik
on their way to the States. Mr.
Erwin, who was a pa monger going
up and returning. Reverend Good
win from Point Barrow his wa'
outside, Mr: and Mrs Nictate, teach
ers from Point Barrow grho ere tak
ing two Eskimos out withthem to
be sent to school at Sitka. Mr.
Smith a member of the Geological
survey party at Barrow.
Pierce from Barrow, a mf>
the United States Signal Corj
Roald Amundsen who Is
from an alleged* attempted
over the North Pole.
The cutter Bear sailed from Ifoghc
for St. Michael Wednesday and i*il|
probably return to Nome the lattinr
paft of the week.
LETTERS PROM SAN FRANCIS! O
TO N. Y. IN 27 HOURS
AND r»« MIM TES
New York. A as. 25—Letters that
left San Francisco Wednesday at
rived in New York. Thursday, in the
Post Office. Department second at
temtpt to span the continent with
mail within 27 hours. This flight
took 27 hours and 56 Biinutes.
PRICE FIXERS TO
BK PROSECUTED
Seattle. Aug. 25—Harry A. Guiler.
Special Assistant to Attorney Gen- ■
oral Daugherty armed in Seattle,
yesterday and states that he Is here .
| to direct a smashing blow against j
t price fixing organizations on 'his j
I roast, and particularly in San Fran
cisco and Seattle. these violators |
will be prosecuted under the Sher-.
man Act. "We are clearing the
decks for action." he obserced. j
! barge SHIPMENT 81BK
! PASSES THKl’ SEATTLE |
Seattle. Aug. 25—forty million
dollars worth of Asiatic silk pas**"* !
thru Seattle this month accordtr.c
to a dispatch from that city today.
llt'T'OKO ARRIVES AND DBFAKTS
FOR OUTSIDE.
The steamship Bufc.d arrived n
Nome roadstead this morning at 5 i
A. M. from the ice pack and i"ft
this afternoon for the States.
The following persons have bodi
ed passage to the States on ’h?
steamship Buford from Nome on
her return trip to the state*:
JIM LARSON
L. BALMER AND WIFE
DAVID TRIPPLO
H. C. KELLING
T. L. OLSON
ARTHUR C. BRINKEIt
SAM HILL
J. C. DONNELL
FLORENCE M. SNYDER
PEARL MOTO
REV. A. SANTMIER
MRS. A. SANTMIER
RAMONA SANTMIER
FLOSSIE KALAYAUK
L. A. NICHOLS
MRS.' L. A. NICHOLS
ROSCOE AHLAK
S. L. SMITH
COLONEL C. GREEN
H. R. BRIXNER
H. C. GREEN
GRACE SWENSON
H. W. SANDMAN
P. DeFONTVILLE
Wr. H. CUTTER
N. TAYLOR
PAUL E. MORSE
MRS. P. E. MORSE
MRS. C. DANKERT
C. DANKERT
EDWIN SWANBBRG
MIRS. J. FRAWLEY
MRS. B. DANIELS
OSCAR WICK
MISS LUCY VANDERSTEERE
J .A. BROOKS
STR. BUFORD SAILS FOR ICE
PACK WITH EXCURSION!STB
The Alaskan Siberian Navigation
Company steamer Buford with the
excursionists party aboard sailed
from Nome last Sunday at 15:30 P.
M., the destination of the Buford Is
to the Ice Pack and return, thus
affording the excursionists aboard
an opportunity to view the hugh ice
fields that lie in the waters of the
Arctic North of Nome. It seemed
incredible to many of the excursion
ists that they would have to travel
approximately 500 miles further
north of Nome in order to encoun
ter.ice in the sumtner'time, many of
t the people on the excursion trip
j were under the impression that
jftome was in the middle of ice
'kergs the year round, this impres
| sion is no doubt given to people
, trow the outside by those who con
I tinoally refer to our territory as
! the kind of ice and snow.
VOICE EXPOSES HIS
HAND ON ARRIVAL
AT KOTZEBUE
The folio wine authentic irforma
ion comes to the Nugget from
>Joorvik:
On Sunday August 5th the Noice
expedition on board the schooner
Donaldson arrived in Kotzebue and
look n sled dogs from Dick Hall’s
place and also loaded reindeer meat
for provisions. A number of Kski
mos were persuaded to go to Wran
gell Island on the promise that food,
guns, ammunition and one half of
the fox skins trapped during their
stay there would be their pay for
their services. The Eskimos were
told that fox could be trapped in
abundance on the island, and were
also told that any amount of ani
mals that were edible could be kill
ed on the island. According to Johrt
iV right one of the natives engaged
by Noice. nothing was said about
the quality or quantity of food that
would be supplied but just a state
ment that food, guns and ammuni
tion would be supplied.
Not one thing was told the Eski
mos in regards to the location of
Wrangell Island, some of the Eski
mos had no idea where or how
far Wrangell Island was from Kot
zebue. The Eskimos were promis
ed that they would be taken off of
the Island next, year and a settle
ment of the furs made with them.
The Eskimos were hired hurriedly
and loaded at once on a lighter to
be taken to the Donaldson. Upon
learning that Kotzebue Eskimos.
including women and cniinren were
being taken without the full know
ledge of what lay before them, a
number of white people set to wo/k
to Inform the Eskimos of what n
expect on such a venture, two fain
ilies decided to take their bagaag*
off the lighter and refused to go.
• At this juncture, we are advised
Noice visited the Mission late at
night, taking with him several Es
kimos and accused Mr. King whc
was in charge of the Mission, of try
ing to obstruct his (Noice’s) plans
by persuading Eskimos not to mak
the trip. Noice declared that Kina
was “obstructing the progress of tin
world’s commerce” and "interfering
with trade.” Noice then stated
to King that the expedition was
"PURELY A COMMERCIAL VEN
TURE.” King then replied to tut
effect that it was commonly report
ed that new colonists were beine
sent to Wrangell to replace those
who are either now dead or soor
to be rescued in order to keep the
Canadian flag floating over the Is
land. but that he (King* had heard
that the Canadian government was
not hack of such a movement and
had discredited any expedition as
official that sought to place humar
beings on this Island. Noice replied
that he was in "constant touch wit!
London. England;” Noice ‘repeat
edly stated that his expedition was
"purely commercial.” Much was
said about the Canadian flag beinj.
kept on the island and other refer
ences to the Canadian flag tha
could not be remembered by oui
representative who overheard thf
above conversation between Noic<
and King.
Noice finally succeeded in obtain
Ing one family of Eskimos including
the husband, wife and two smal
children and four single men Iron
Kotzebue and later persuaded ?
man, wife and two children to makf
the trip front Point Hope. Man:
j of the Eskimos were under the iin
i pression that Noice himself was tc
remain on the island and be thei:
commander for the winter, upon j
being informed that NToice expected j
to w liter at some other place than
the inland the natives seemed very
much surprised.
Ammif the whjte people that have
the interest of the Eskimos at heart,
it is felt that it is taking: a very
unfaii' advantage of the Eskimos, to
make certain promises, load them,
family and all belongings on a boat
with only a few hours warning and
carry them away to an island where
conditions are so chaotic, and life
Several Eskimos from Wales
were or> board the Donaldson but
these were not to be left on the is
land during the coming year, Char
les Wells the well known old timer
from Nome was induced to make
the trip from Nome and himself
ami a few Eskimos will he left to
face the untold hardships of winter
life on Wrangell Island.
The Soviet government has issued
a warning to Noire that they will
confiscate all his furs unless he ob
; ta ns a permit from that govern
ment and before going to Wrangell
he must go to Petropavlosk for a
pioper clearance.
Capt. Louis Hansen returned to
Nome this week and it is stated, his
reason for resigning his position as
Captain of the Donaldson was that
when he was employed he was giv
en to understand that the expedi
tion was one of mercy and not a
lommercial expedition as later de
veloped upon arrival at Kotzebue.
I S< HOOKER BOXER
ARRIVES NOME
‘ The steamer Boxer. Captain
Frank Whitlam commanding, ar
' rived in the Nome roadstead this
morning with passengers and freight
' from Seattle, on her way to Po'iit
Harrow. On the ship are: Thomas
W. T^opp. superintendent of the Bur
eau of Education for Alaska: Dr.
and Mrs. Gage who go tc the Noor
vik hospital; Mr. and Mrs. Wright,
j teachers for the school at Shurg
nak: Mr. and Mrs. Keithahn. teach
ers for Shishniaref: Efarle Rossman,
moving picture expert going to the
Arctic for material for the screen
and Miss Wallace, a magazine eor
1 respondent on her way to Point Bar
, row for local color for northern ar
Jean Dupertuis, Elmer Forsllng.
Carl Albertsen and C. L. Andrews
! also returned from St. Michael.
| Mr. and Mrs. Duncan left the ship
at St. Michael to take charge of the
new school to be opened at Stebblns. |
' near that place. Mrs. Call, a vet
: eran teacher of 1 1 years experience ;
iii the service, with her three adopt
(1 daughters went to Unalakleet
: where she is engaged for the com*
With the exception of contrary,
: winds in the Pacific the Boxer made
the north bound trip in good time,
covering the distance by the way of
the inland channel as far as Ketchi
kan In sixteen days running time.
After completing the voyage to Bar
' row and serving the intervening
ports on her return she will visit
: the Bering Sea points on her
! south to Seattle.
CUBA PAYS UP DEBTS
Washington. Aug. 25—Cuba paid
to the United States this week, seven
million dollars which was the last
dollar she owes this country.
.< »\ T DISPOSES OF 100.000
A< KBS FOREST TIMIIKK
Washington. Aug. 25—The dis
iosa! of the pulp timber on 400.000
!<••*« >f the Tongass National For
est to Mutton. McNear and Dougher
v of San Francisco was announced
•‘-t'-rdav. This disposal wa.s regard
d by tne administration as the first
M any magnitude of pulp timber to
>• used from the government forest
• • a means of combating the im
;»f tiding serious shortage of news
paper thruout the United States.
m INVKSTWiATE FEASIBILITY j
I’SINCi CiASTINAl' PLANT
Seattle. Aug. 25—Investigations
:>{ the feasibility of using the Alaska
Sastinnu plant at Thane for the pro
duct.on of wood pulp and fertilizer
will be made on the ground next
week by two Japanese engineers ac-|
cording to Bart Thane. If the Jap
anese pass favorably on the project,
Thane said, the fertilizer plant will |
b« the largest Nitrngene plant in !
use. If the development attempted
is a success much of the product of
both paper and fertilizer will be
sold in Japan.
AVIATORS KTAOR SERIES
OK SITTUSSFIT FLIGHTS
Aviators C. A. Lajotte and D.
Compton staged a ser.es of success
ful flights over Nome during the
week, hopping off at Fort Davis and
landing again at the same place.
Last Tuesday was the first day
of the flight *./•«* hen three different
flights took place, each time the ■
plane was landed with just as much j
ease and care as tho a regular land- I
ing field had been prepared for the
event. Lajotte’s handling of the]
plane proves him to be an aviator ;
of much experience. Compton is j
also an aviator of much experience. |
both of these young men received
their training in the flying school of I
the United States Army.
Wednesday afternoon Lajotte took i
Captain Thomas Ross of the United I
States Coast Guard Station for a
flight. Captain Ross states that he
felt just as safe as tho he was
home in bed. during the flight.
After landing with Captain Ross.
Walter N. Irwin a tourist visiting
Alaska from New York made a
flight, and stated it was the first
time he had ever been up. Irwin
stated that the experience was won
derful and he would like to be able
to go every day.
Harry Phillips who is a represen
tative of the International News
Reel Corporation. Intended to take
pictures of Nome and the surround
ing country Thursday from the
plane while flying over Nome but
owing to the fact that the rain d-d
not let up the flight was postponed
until a, more favorable day arrive*.
Friday Lajotte and Compton hop
ped off and flew over the city doing
different kinds of stunt flying with
Compton going from one wing to
the other and crawling underneath
the plane onto the wheels while the
plane was in* flight. Both of these
young fliers are dependable and
have much confidence in their plane
During the next week the citizens
of Nome will have an opportunity
to make flights with the aviators,
and experience tin thrills of viewing
their city from above the house
den to beach b<
Snake River wi
limit* of the Oil
'’fjj/t obtaining
^ity Clerk.
e hereby forebid
ts on the bank of
in the incorpora'e
of N’ome. or upon
said City, without
Permit from the
MAYNARD.
Subscribe for the Pioneer Scout,
published every other week at Teller,
Alaska, by Walter J. Mar*.
I OMi \\ WK STIC IKES
THE MIDDLE WEST
Chicago, Aug. 25—A heavy frost
;i :<l unusually cold weather thru the
middle western states are reported
:.’i a dispatch from Chicago.
I HINESE BANDITS KIDNAP
ANOTHER PRIEST
Peking. Auu. 25—Chinese bandits
Thursday captured another Priest
at Yunnan and carried him to the
mountains where he will be held for
ransom. The Priest was a member
of the French Mission at the above
named place.
FREIGHTER WRKCKKD
OFF HEARST ISLAND
Vancouver. Auk. 25—The freight
er Selkirk which was bound for Al
aska canneries was completely
wrecked off Hearst Island, no lives
< HINA HAS POPULATION
OF 4:i4.ft50.000
Shanghai Aug. 25—China has a
population of 434.950,000 according
to th*' annual census iust completed.
IIEAI) OF STANDARD
FURNITURE CXI. DEAD
Seattle. Aug. 25—Ralph A. Schoeu
field who was at the head of the
Standard Furniture Company, 36
years of age gad ? prominent busi
ness man died io^.eattlje yf a linger
ing illness yesteruay.
ADMIRAL CHASE REPORTS
TO .ADMIRAL OOONTZ
Seattle, Aug. 25—Rear Admire’
Chase who was delegated last spring
to investigate facilities for sites in
Alaska for the establishment of a
Naval Base to be the headquarter"
ot a separate district is to report io
Admiral Coontz, Commander of the
United States Fleet, at Port Angeles
CLERGYMAN GETS DIVORCE
Seattle, Aug. 25—The Rev. Walter
Rainsford Boag an Episcopalian
Clergyman who has made abortive
efforts in six States to get a divorce
from his wife Helen Boag. the
daughter of a British Army officer,
was granted a divorce by Superior
Judge Bruker in Seattle yesterday.
.MANIFESTO BY WHICH MEXICO
RE RECOGNIZED COMPLETED
Washington. Auk. 25—A draft of
the manifesto by which Mexico can
te rerofrnizt-d by the United States
has been completed at the State De
1KYI.VG STONE AND PARTY
TO VISIT ALASKA
Seattle. Auk. 25— Irving Stone of
Chicago who is widely known for
his invention of mechanical aid for
the production of pulp for news
paper use is in Seattle with a party
of friends on their way to Alaska.
BERG DOLL TO BECOME
NATURALIZED GERMAN'
Karlshure. Germany. Aug. 25—•
Grover Cleve.and Bergdoll the Am
eriean draft evader ha? arranged to
become a naturalized German citi
zen. according to a dispatch from
SHIPPING QUESTION DISCUSSED
DY PRESIDENT
SHIPPING QUESTION L'„a.
Washington. Auk. 25—The shipp
ing question was discussed by Pres
ident Goolidge with Matthew C.
Brush. President of the American
International Corporation and Chair
man Wilcox of the Uepublican Na
tional Committee. '