NEWSY LETTER
FROM UNALAKLEET
The Nugget is in receipt of two
Interesting letters from Tom Pow
ers. dated Jan 16th and 31st. re
spectively. which we herewith pub
Unalakleet. December 16th.
Jack Skain arrived on the 12th
from Dime, bad weather held him
over until today, he will stay at
Kaltag for a couple of days and will
then probably go down to Holy
Cross and there determine upon his'
Herbert Spencer, who left Nome
about a month ago. arrived here a |
few days ago pulling his sled. His
story is a tab- of hardship and en
durance and puts Spencer in a class
by himself when considered from
the standpoint of toughness. Leav
ing Nome he got caught in the same
blizzard that caught Rowe and he
crawled into a torn down Igloo be
tween Cape Nome and Safety, where
he spent two days without any cov
ering except two cotton blankets
and a drill parka and no fire. He
wrapped the blankets about his
body, lighted a candle holding it
close to his breast and so obtained
enough warmth to keep alive. As
soon as the storm subsided he start
ed out again only to be eaueht by
another storm this side of Solomon
where his former experience was
repeated. From there he came
here. Heavy trails, strong winds
while crossing Norton Sound in a
blizzard, where lucky for him as he
was overtaken by a native team and
given a lift to Bonanza, are but part
of his story of hardship. After stop
ping for a day at Unalakleet he
started across the portage in the
face of a blizzard and when last j
heard from was stringing a line of I
traps at Whaleback. !
Mr. J. Dupertins, representing!
the Bureau of Education is here in-!
vestigating reindeer conditions and
settling local reindeer troubles. In
his talk to the Eskimos he particu
larly emphasized the ruling that ex
pressly stipulates when an Eskimo
acquires deer from the government
or from another Eskimo native and
sells female deer to a white man,
the sale is illegal, and he. the native,
is subject to a fine and the white
man has no equity in the animal.
Also if Eskimos pay their debts to
white man with female deer they
were still in debt and the white man
would be forced to return the deer,
as the bureau would not recognize
the payment and without the sanc
tion and signature of the bureau the
payment would be null and void.
Mr. .Dupertius stated that what he
had told them was a ruling of the
Bureau, yet the ruling had all the
force of law. as it was a right dele
gated to the Department of the In
terior of which the bureau is a part.
The question of illegal branding
was also discussed and Mr. Duper
tius pointed out that there is a stat
ute covering false branding and if
he can obtain proof he will gladly!
prosecute any case brought to his |
attention.
Much illegal branding is being
perpetrated in this community in the
opinion of those residing in this lo
cality. It is well known that herds
living under similar conditions DO
NOT INCREASE IN THE SAME
RATIO, some are at a stand still,
others double in the same time.
Some herds may be all bulls and the
does in other herds may die while
giving birth to somebody else's
fawns, who knows?
Mr Dupertius concluded his
speech by telling the Eskimos that
the bureau is their best friend, it
safeguards their interests and pro
tects them against themselves thru
wise rulings which have all the effect
and force of law. He said “some
men have advised you that the bur
eau is too severe and strict :ln its
dealings with you, but, what have
THEY done to show their friendship
for YOU? They have done nothing
but impose upon you. The govern
ment has given you the deer you
possess, has given you schools, secu
lar and industrial, and tho the bur
eau is using every possible means
to make you worthy and self sup
porting citizens. The bureau is not
a religious institution and docs not
aim to teach you religion except in"
so far as a good education may lay
the foundation of a religious educa
tion. The Mission, next to the Bur
f f Nest time you
O want to concen
/ irate cn a Picca
pt of work just SiSp
a stick of WRICLEV'S
between your teeth.
It’s a wonderful help
in da!!y tasks — and
sports as well.
Hazards
disappear
and hard
places come easy,
for WRIGLEY'S
gives you comfort
and poise—it adds
the zest that
means success.
The
Flavor
Lasts
A great deal
for 5c
SEALED TIGHT
KEPT RIGHT
eau. is your best friend and will give
you the religious training that will
supplement that of the Bureau, and
in face of the facts presented, it is
needless to ask who are your friends:
The Bureau that gives you all with
out pay or those who take from you
and give little in return."
lTr alakleet, December 31st
The natives of Shaktolik are mak
ing preparations to start a co-opera
tive store at that place next summer.
The high prices have got their An
gora as well as their cash and deer
and they are going to make an ef
fort to break the strangle hold of
the white man. Wise savages, may
luck attend their efforts.
Frank Shaw arrived from Bon
anza after supplies on the 29th, he
brought with him a half grown bliz
zard that attained respectable pro
portions while he was here. He
left this morning, taking the dying
blizzard along. Fred Swanson, Tom
Moon and young Englestadt are
prospecting there otherwise things
are as usual at Bonanza.
Monroe, a native resident of Un
alakleet, was held over for the grand
jury on a charge of statutory rape.
Hans Larson returning from Dime
reports that not many men are
working there, but as soon as spring
shows up there wont be enough men
to go around.
The Lapps that took a herd of
deer to Ruby report things a little
quiet on the Yukon, they disposed
of most of the herd they took over.
Things are so quiet here that if
one listens intently one may hear
the angels weep.
THOMAS A. POWER
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INFORMATION WANTED
Mary E. Owen of Lower Arglyla,
Yarmouth County, Nova Scot la, de
sires news of her brother, Charles
B. Owen. Any information thank
fully received.
INFORMATION WANTED
The Governor’s office has been ap-,
pealed to for assistance in the search
for ARTHUR OLVER, who was in
Seattle in 1911 and signified his in
tention at that time to come to Alas
ka. Nothing has been heard from
him since, and his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Olver, 43 Fulwood Road.
Aigbruth. Liverpool, England, after
advertising in the Seattle papers and
receiving no information, is asking
this office for assistance in locating
him. Replies should be sent to the
Governor's office
Juneau, Alaska, December 20, 1921
WANTS NEWS OF
STANLEY GURNEY
Thos. M. Gurney, of 2162 Lemo
yne Avenue, Los Angeles, California,
wishes to ascertain the present
whereabouts of Stanley C. Gurney,
a resident of this section of Alaska
in the early days. Anyone posses
ing the desired information will
confer a favor by communicating
with the Nugget or the inquirer di
IVFORMATION WANTED
Tillie O'Brien, late of Queenstown.
Ireland, wishes information S3 to
the whereabouts of her brother Pat
rick O’Brien, who is supnosed re
siding ’a this c«*ction of Alaska^ Any
information gratefully ro/wod.
Address: tin 14 Sheridan Road.
Chicago, Illinois.
INFORMATION WANTED
Juneau. Alaska. Dec. 5th, 1921
TO THE PRESS:
The Governor’s office has been ap
pealed to for assistance in the search
for Charles Herman Volkert, famil
iarly known by the name of “Alkali
Ike." He is about 60 years old, 5
ft. 10 inches in height, weight about
165 pounds. Dark complexion and
hazel eyes. Hair waa black and he
wore a full beard. Good business
man. Did carpenter work and some
prospecting. His whereabouts is
earnestly sought by his mother.
Mrs. Catherine Volkert,
90 Straus St.,
Dubuque, Iowa
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Pancho Villa
Jack Johnson
FAIRBANKS
and
Jess Willard
They Never Come Back.
CAN THE
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its a ? ? ?
March 11th Will Tell
at Big Eagle Hall
IMPORTANT CHANGES
INCOME TAX LAW
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR,
TACOMA, WASH.
Tacoma, December, 12, 1921
TO THE EDITOR NOME NUGGET:
The following statement is issued
by Collector of Internal Revenue
Burns Poe, for the District of Wash
ington:
“Enactment of new revenue legis
lation has brought to the offices of
Collectors of Internal Revenue a
flood of inquiries regarding various
provisions. The Revenue Act of
1921 became effective November 23,
1921, “unless otherwise provided
“To avoid error in the preparation
of their returns and later difficulties
with the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
taxpayers are advised to carefully
note the changes and when they be
come effective.
“The excess profits tax is repealed
as of January 1, 1922. The rates
for 1921 are unchanged.
“The surtax rates for the calen
dar year 1921 are unchanged, and
range from 1 per cent on the amount
of net income between $5,000 and
$6,000 to 65 per cent on the amount
of net income in excess of $1,000,000
For the calendar year 1922 the sur
tax rates range from 1 per cent on
the amount of net income between
$6,000 and $10,000 to 50 per cent
on the amount by which the net
income exceeds $200,000.
“The exemption allowed for a de
pendent Is increased from $200 to
$400. Married persons living with
husband or wife and heads of fam
ilies are allowed a personal exemp
tion of $2,500 (instead of $2,000)
unless the net income is in excess of
$5,000, in which case the personal
exemption is only $2,00;). The act
provides that in no case 9hall the
reduction of the personal exemption
from $2,500 to $2,000 operate to
increase the tax which would be
payable if the exemption were $2,500
by more than the amount of the net
income in excess of $5,000. This
is to overcome the disparity in the
case of two taxpayers, one of whom
is just within the lower $2,000 ex
emption and the other just within
the higher $2,500 exemption.
“Single persons, and married per
sons not living with husband or wife,
are allowed an exemption of $1,000.
Non-resident aliens are allowed a
single pereonai exemption of $1,000.
Persons having gross incomes for
1921 of $5,000 or over are required
to make a return, regardless of the
amount of net income.
“Provision is made for the repeal
aa of Jan. 1, 1922, of the tax on
stockholders of a personal service
corporation as such. After that
date such corporations are to be tax
ed in the same manner as other cor
porations.
“The income tax on corporations
for the calendar year 1922 and
thereafter is increased from 10 to
12tt per cent The $2,000 exemp
tion hereafter allowed corporations
is to be granted only to those cor
porations whose net income is $25,
000 or less.
“Many persons are under the im
pression that the taxes on lee cream,
soft drinks, etc., monthly returns
of which are required, have beea
repealed with the enactment of the
new act. These taxes remain in
force until the end of the calendar
year 1921.
“No change is made in the tax on
admissions, except that after Janu
ary 1. 1922 there will be no tax
where admission is 10 cents or less.
Effective January 1, 1922 the follow
ing taxes are also abolished; on
musical Instruments, sporting goods,
chewing gum, portable electric fans,
thermos bottles, fur articles, pleas
ure boats and pleasure canoes (un
less Bold for more than 1100), toilet
articles, medicines and numerous
articles of apparel.
“On and after January 1, 1922
the tax on various works of art is
reduced from 10 per cent to 5 per
cent, the tax on candy from 5 per
cent to 3 per cent and the tax on
carpets, rugs, trunks, valises, pursea,
fans, etc., from 10 per cent of salea
price in excess of specified amounts
to 5 per cent of sales price in ex
cess of specified amounts.
‘The tax on parcel post packages
is eliminated effective January 1,
“The new act provides that no tax
payer shall be subjected to unnec
cessary examinations or investiga
tions, and only one inspection of his
boobs or accounts shall be made tor
each taxable year unless the taxpay
er requests otherwise, or the Com
missioner notifies the taxpayer in
writing that an additional inspection
is necessary.
“The period for filing returns on
the calendar year basis is from Jan
uary 1 to March 15, 1922. Thia
year, as last, the tax may be paid in
full at the time of filing the return
or in four equal installments, due
on or before March 15, June 15th,
September 15 and December 15.
“Copies of the revenue act may
be had by application to the olfice
of Collector of Internal Revenue,
Tacoma, Washington.”
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