Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
8 THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No. ?1 NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, JULY, 30 1921 Delivered by Carrier or Mailed $100 p«-r Month
LOCAL WOMAN AUTO VICTIM
EXStlVKX MIN AGAINST LENKNCV FOR DESS
OFFICER KILLED IN
REVOLVER BATTLE:
Bellingham, Wn. July -’9—-Deputy
Ehoriff 1>. C. Chatfield was killed when
ho and Deputy Sheriff Dick Drain in
tercepted two men whom they sup
posed to be bootleggers at the Canad
ian-American boundary near here to
A revolver battle ensued which end
ed in the fatal shooting of Chatfield
and the surrender of the supposed
bootleggers .who turned out to
L Tool, son of the I>eput> Collector
of Customs and Alfred Anderson, a
rural mail farrier, who wit ! Tool was
lwn charged with fi-ving Hie shot
which killed Ohatfield.
The Nome Nugget dtliv# ed t>y car
der or mailed. Per Month $1.00
SEASON'S GOLD
SHIPMENTS BEAT
; LAST YEAR
<3old bullion to the value, of $275,000
will be shipped out on the steamer
Victoria by the Miners ;in«1 Merchants
Hank. This together with earlier ship
ments during the navigation period
will bring the seasonal shipments of
gold to a grant total of $350,000, ac
cording to statements by the bank of
ficial* today The coming shipment
will be eonsigned to the Seattle Na
tional Rank.
As the total value of local gold ship
meats up to the present date last year
was $275,000. the increase this season
for the same period amounts to 57 5,000
and indicates a healthy Improvwm
in the long latent gold industry. •
The total seasonal shipment h. •
hank lust year amounted to $1,250,000.
It is believed, however, that this sum
will'he exceeded this year, as reports
from the various mining: sections -
dicate a substantial increase in the
volume of mining operations.
LATE
TELEGRAPH
WOOD OFFERED
PHILIPPINE GOVERNORSHIP
Washington, July 30—General
Leonard Wood has been tendered the
Governor-Generalship of the 1’h.ilip
pines, it became. known here today.
Wood is now in the islands Investigat
ing conditions with a view to ‘.heir
future independence.
SAYS PARDON OF DEBS
WILL DRAW FIRE OF
EX SERVICE MEN
Indianapolis, Ind. July 30—Nation
al Commander Emery, head of the
American Legion, telegraphed Presi
dent Harding today that a pardon of
Eugene V. Debs would draw prompt
fire from former service men
BAMDITS HOLD UP
CRACK EASTERN TRAIN
Pittsburg, Pa. July 30—The Man
hattan Limited, premier train of the
Pennsylvania lines, while enroute from
New York to Chicago, was held up by
four bandits at Cassandra, Pennsyl
vania, this morning.
After wounding J. L. Lantz. the
mail clerk, and rifling the .mail car, the
robbers escaped.
HARDING DISPLEASED AT
SHIP BOARD METHODS
Washington, July 30—President
Harding has expressed his displeasure
over the manner in which the Shipping |
Board handled the case of the United
States Mails Steamship Company. In- j
volving the seizure of Ships, In which
the action qf the board has since been
BalUfled by the courts.
[lost girl sleeps in muzzle
1 OF GIANT GUN
I -
I'ort Tovsnsend, Wn. July 30—Af
ter an all night search by scores of
year old girl, sh»- was found this morn
ing quietly sleeping inside tht muzzle
fense suns at Ft Worden. The girl
said she had been inthe gun all night.
HARDING CRUISING ON
PRESIDENTIAL YACHT
Wasihngton, July 30—President
Harding is cruising today to Plymouth
Hock on board the presidential yacht
Mayflower to attend the Pilgrim Ter
ccntatry celebration.
CLAIMED RUSSIA OFFERED
FAMINE AID BY HOOVER
Riga. Russia, July 20—The offer of
Herbert Hoover to Russia that aid will
be given her in relieving the suffering
due to famine, on condition that all
Americans held prisoners in Russia are
released, has been accepted by the
Russian authorities, who suggest im
mediate negotiations in order to realize
speedy assistance, according to a semi
official dispatch from Moscow.
FALL TO LTAVE FOR PACIFIC
COA8T TOMORROW
Washington. July 30—Secretary of
of the Interior Albert B. Pall will leave
FALL TO LEAVE FOR PACIFIC
Washington tomorrow enroute to San (
Francisco on his projected tour of Pa
cific Coast states.
Poll plans to visit the various na
tional park projects enroute.
VyiLL ESTABLISH NEW
GARDEN OF EDEN
New York, July 29—Twenty eight
Brooklyn families left this morning ro
locate on a tract of land in the vic!nity;
of Beulah. Idaho, where they propose
to establish a modern Gardes %f Ede
NOME MARINERS
VISIT “COLDEST
SPOT ON EARTH”
traveled •motv :han 4800 mile* in the
ranges and visiting numerous nn
kn<*~.vn save to students of biology
and who [•ossess .in entirely distinct
type of civilization from that of the
Alaska aborigines. AM but about 800
miles of the journey was made by
means of dog and reindeer teams,
which Last are eonrurnonly used in that
port, of the world for transportation
purposes as .'ire dogs in Alaska. The
remainder of the trip, covering some
fonr hundred miles each way was im
meidriately to .and front Yakutsk, was
trade on horseback.
Cant. Gudmundson’s adventurous
j 'urney was made for the purpose of
cuifri.ing wiih the Russian authori
ties in charge of the Yakutsk province
regarding an unwarranted seizure of
the furs and other cargo of the Polar
Bear- by the officials at Kolyma, .acting
(•:■ orderrs from the Siberian govern
mujit seat at Omsk. As later events
disclosed the seizure order was given
as i-esult of misrepresentations made,
according to Copt. Gudmundson. by
the Russian trading firm known as
K.irioff Brothers, who are said *o b
••c.ich adverse to sharing the Siberian
fur trade with foreign traders.
Th»* Polair Bear with Capt. Gud
in nndson and a crew of five men. con
soling of Hans Carlson, mate: T.. \.
White, engineer: Einar Olson, inter
meter. p*1 Eric Wilson .. i I Peter .1
P iul'-on, jeamen, left Nome June 24
last year, following receipt of an ap
peal to the Nome Chamber of Com- ]
tneroe fimrra the Russian authorities at i
Anadyr to send relief to the starvation j
threatened residents of Kolyma. Ow
ing to unusual ice conditions along the
North Siberian coast, no vessel had
been able to reach Kolyma during the
preceding three years. The Russian
<st«uner Stavrapool had vainly at
tempted to reach Kolyma with sup
plies during the previous summer and
was later frozen in in the vicinity of
Cape Surge. A number of tinders
had also attempted to reach the iso
lated district but could get no nearer
than several hundred miles.
As a Tesult the people of Kolyma j
w^ve reduced to great extremes for I
food, clothing, and other supplies. In J
making their appeal for succor , the f
Anadyr authorities gave assurances j
that vessels sailing from. Noone would |
not be molested In any way se long as I
there were no violations of the laws of I
thV« land. The onlv stipulation made
in connection with the matter was that J
vessels engaging in trade must call at I
mundson supplied the vm-w with rnedl
ice hound steamer hy breaking a pas
sage through 1 d miles of ie*\ enabling
the vessel to reaeh open water. Pro
ceeding on her way, the Polar Bear
passed North Pape on -T i * I * - 20 and
caught up with the Nome trading
schooner Kspcranzu, which was later
wrecked near the same point. The
latteir vessel which had left Nome din
ing the preceding summer in an effort
to reach Kolyma, had em-ounti red ser
ions ice dilllculUes and had been held
up for 24 days in th>e. vicinity of North
Pape before overtaken by the Polar
Bear. Leaving the ill fated trader he
hind, Capt. Oudmundson pressed on
and arrived off the month m the Koly
ma August 4. The residents of tli
Nizhny-Kolyma, situated some distance
up the stream, had abandoned all hope
of a vessel arriving. The channel was
unmarked, no pilot could he found am
the Polar Bear was forced to t list to
luck in negotiating passage- to the
settlement. Arriving at Nizhny,
Capt. friidmundsnu met the officials
of the Soviet Federal Socialistic Re
public, which is at present in control
of the greater part of Siberia, and was
informed that no trading with the pop
ulace would in* allowed, despite the
fact that most of the population wer
reduced to a straight reindeer meat
and fish diet. There was practioall.\
no flour in the district and tea.to
bacco, clothing and other commodities
were not to be had. Thip; arrival of the
Polar Bear was received with wild
rejoicing by the populace, who gather
ed on the river bank and held a public
prayer of thanksgiving over the com
ing of the American ship, the entire
population kneeling on the beach dur
ing the ceremony. Church hells were
irung, flags were hoisted and everyone !
took a holiday, while the chew of the
schooner were showered with blessing- j
by the delighted people. In response j
to their appeal for food. Capt. CJud- .
mundsun generously gave to each |
house in the settlement a pound of j
pilot bread, a quantity of tea. one
l»ound of sugar and a half pound of
tobacco. Shortly afterward the Be
linda arrived and a deal was arrange
with the officials for an exchange of
goods between themselves and the
ships. Owing to the valueless charac
ter of the Soviet leu men cy, furs apt*
ivory were the principal mediums o'
exchange on the Russian side. The
officials finally reached the of
their resources and later decided t- •
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VIC SCHEDULED
TO SAIL SUNDAY
r f i
NORTHCLIFFE CRITICISM
CREATES FUROR
IN INGLAND
London, July 29—Premier Lloyd
you going -.i kill til the people in
Iveland? I can't have my people kille 1
in this manner."
Alleged Interview Denied by Northcliffe
Washington. July 29—Lord .North
i elifTe tonight cabled King (leorge a
i complete denial of the statements at
tributed to him regarding the Irish
I policy, “f gave no stub interview”
Nome Nugget delivered by
mailed. Per Month $1.00
NEW HOUSE LEGISLATION
READY NEXT MONTH
Washington, July 29—The repuhli
SAYS DIVORCE BREAKING
UP FAMILY LIFE
Hanna declared in a public* statement
tonight that “divorce is rapidly break
ing clown the family life of this coun
GIANT AIRSHIP TO
CROSS FROM ENGLAND
London, July 29—The projected
flight of the giunt naval airship Z. It.
2 to America is scheduled to start next
The officials in charge have perfect
ed plans for the transmission of news
from the airship during the flight.
CHICAGO COURT ROOM
SCENE OF MURDER
Chicago, July 29—Sergeant Harry
W. Kellogg, in Justice McDonald’s
Criminal Court this afternoon, shot
and killed Lemuel M. Ackley, an at
torney and then shot himself inflict
ing wounds which n re believed fatal.
The Dally Teletrrnph Dnlletln rirrt
Weeklv Nugget delivered by carrier
Per month |2.0&.
U. S WONT STAND FOR
SEPARATE PARLEYS
Washington, July 2!)-- The United
| States will reject nil suggestions for
| c-rs that have bon invited t<> partici
nnh in the eonferencc on armaments
and discussions of I'm- Eastern ques
FORMER NOMEITES IN LEGAL
JANGLE AT SEATTLE
' .Seattle, July 29—Suit was brought
today against J. E. Chilherg by J. V.
Davidson for the recovery if two
thousand shares of stock in the CJood
roe mine. Prince of Wales Island, Al
T>avidson claims the shares wee
wrongfully awarded to Ohilberg by the
Federal court at Juneau.
MELLON GIVEN FREE HAND
IN ALLIED OEBT FUNDING
Wasihngton, July 29—The Senate
Finance committee today voted to give
Treasury Secretary Mellon free rein in
the funding of the Allied war debt to
the United States.
BRITISH CABINET
HOLDS CONFERENCE ON
SILESIAN SITUATION
London. July 29—The British cab
inet has held two conferences on the
Upper Silesian question, it was learn
ed today. Although the situation in
♦hat section is grave, no change In the
British policy is expected.