NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIX. ^NO. J j£- NOME, ALASKA MONDAY OCTOBER 20, 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN '
Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
GOV'T WARMS SUGAR REFINERS
WU NOT KNOT EXCESSIVE SNCEN PIECES
REFINERS NOTIFIED GOVERNMENT
WILL NOT COUNTENANCE EXCESSIVE
INCREASE IN PRICE OF SUGAR
Special to the. Nome Nugget by The Associated Prtss:
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20—Inordinate inflation of sugar prices will not
lie permitted by the government to become a feature of the sugar shot-tug
now threatening the nation, according to an, announcement by DojKirtment of
Ju.sticeiiifhciiil.s today.
/ To prevent the refiners taking advantage of the shortage to force- an
Increased of prices the department has officially warned all beet sugar refiners
against raising the price of their product heyonil what may bo termed a
moderate degree.
The refiners have been notified that a charge for sugar exceeding I n
cents per pound will be considered l»\ i ItV* government in violation of the.
Food Control Act and will be prosecuted by the department under the pro
visions of the act.
The price indicated is wholesale. It is stated, however, that the
government considers that eleven cents per pound is a fair retail price and
will'probably determine on that figure us the maximum retail charge in the
event of prices showing a disposition to increase because of the shortage.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HOLD MINING CLAIM BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE.
WILSON “MORE THAN
HOLDING HIS OWN”
Special to the Nomt Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20—President Wilson continues on the road to
recovery hut is still confined to his apartments. Ap attack of indigestion
caused some slight uneasiness among the White House attendants yesterday
afternoon but developed nothing serious, * The attack provoked symptoms
which were at first believed to indicate a possible tendency to relapse hut
finally disappeared. Mr. Wilson is reported entirely recovered from the
, attack, today.
f , Dr. Grayson told the reporters Hi is morning that: “Mr. Wilson is
more than holding his own.”
CAPT. DONALDSON
ARRIVES SECOND
IN AIRPLANE RACE
“pedal to The Nugget by The Associated l*r>as.
MINEOLA, No V., Oct. 20—Oapt. L. O. Donaldson of the army
tion service. Is the second aviator to complete the round trip from Mined;, to
the Pacific coast and return in connection with the great transcontinental
air race held under the auspices of the American Flying Club during the past
fortnight.
Donaldson arrived here today and was given a great reception by an
enthusiastic crowd. Tlve aviator made the entire trip across the continent
and back alone and was practically the only flyer in the race who was not
accompanied by another contestant or companion during nt least a part of
the Journey.
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ALA8KA LABOR COffVENTIOty ENDORSES SEVEN
HOUR1 DAY FOR UNDERGROUND MINERS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
JUNEAU, Oct. 16—The Alaska labor convention adjourned last night
after a week of deliberation on various topics pertinent to labor and the pass
age of resolutions providing for the creation of an all Alaska labor organiza
tion. The convention designated Ketchikan as headquarters for the tem
porary' organisation which will handle the work of establishing the contem
plated territorial union.
The resolution provides for a referendum vote on the question of form
ing an an Alaska union by all labor unions in the territory. The votes will
be counted January 1 for ratification of the proposed constitution and by laws
and for filling the various elective offices.
Nominations for general officers, for tip? name of the proposed organi
zation, the pame of the official newspaper and where it shall be published,
together wfth amendments to' the constitution and by laws will be filed by the
various territorial unions until December 1. The referendum vote, will be
■ counted at the locals January first. The entire proceedings of the con
vention will be furnished by mail to all Alaska newspapers in time to enlighten*
• the worker* regarding thd contemplations and methods to he pursued.
In addition to laying the groundwork for the proposed union, the
convention also passed resolutions endorsing a seven hur day for. under
ground miners: another denouncing the Alexander fish bill as inimical to the
territory and declaring in favor of Alaska handling all its own fis)» questions?
The convention also declared itself in favor of a general eight hour law and
In flmror of tho abolition of fish traps. A resolution yas also adopted urging
that steps bs taken looking to the licensing of boiler operators In all Industries.,
GARY DENOUNCES
CLOSED SHOP AS
NEWS NOTES
Dr. \. V Kittelsen, manager of the
Uplift Mining Company dredge in the
Council precinct, returned to Nome
yesterday from his usual summer stay
in the Council section. Dr. Kittelsen
made tho trip l*y team accompanied by
Mrs. Kittelsen.
Long distance reports announce that
the Lindel/org fishing tug Orion is on
her way up the coast from JTiolovin
with Jack Young, manager of the fish
ing plant, and others, who are coming
to Nome after concluding a satlsfac
Tom Uoss, the young son of Capt.
and Mrs. Thos. A. Uoss. is reported 111
with peritoniti^. believed to have re
sulted from a fall sustained wh Jo play
ing at school a few days ago. The
lad Is receiving all possible assistance
but is in an exceedingly serious condi
tion.
J. E. Proctor has been appointed U.
S. Deputy Marshal in the St. Michael
district by Marshal E. It. Jordan to
succeed former Deputy Bernard J.
O’Uielly. who will spend the winter in
the States. The new official Is well
[known here through former eonnoc
4km w ith the Alaska Lighterage Co,
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In a written opinion filed this morn$
ing in the District Court in the cas^
of Humphrey et al. versus Betts et «!.*;
a mining c ase from the Whde Hampton
district, the court found for the plain
tiff . The court also overruled the de
'murrer interposed by the defendant In
the case of Mllot versus Maynard, in
volving the right of the defendant tp
sit in the Nome Common Council.
The cold spell of the past twenty
four hours has practically closed
ports front the surrounding' votin' ry
slde say a majority of tie- creeks and
small streams are already .-ovored with
a heavy coating of ice.
Owing to tlie early advent of cold
weather, it was found impossible to
complete Die Snake River jetty anil the
cement capping, the installation of
which is the principal remaining work,
will be left until next summer. The
government operations have been en
tirely suspended for this year.
Employees of the N. (\ Co, arriving
on the steamer Cordova report that ?jt.
Michael is practically closed for the
season. • The lighterage equipment is
laid up for the winter, as no further
navigation is expected, .and the settTe
ment is settled down for the winter.
The season was a busy one with con
siderable shipping up and down the
river,although the volume of passenger
travel was considerably diminished as
compared to earlier years.
The schooner Amy, piloted by skip
per A1 Winkler, returned from Teller
and IiOst river late yesterday with a
full load of passengers. The list com
prises practically all who are due to
come down from the Teller section
prior to the olose of navigation. The
arrivals report that summer activities
are suspended at every point and the
country is covered with considerable
depth of snow. George P. Schofield,
Georgo Schofield Jr, and A. D. An
drews were included among the pas
sengers.
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