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THE NOME TRI-WEEKLY NUGGET, FRIDAY, JUNE 6lh„ 1919
UNEXPECTED PRAISE
The local potentates of the machine ring are reported venting their
spleen and exhausting all their choicest swear words in verbally castigating
Nugget for the jwirt played by tills humble journal in hiiuging about the
local defeat of their leader and high priest—the Hon. George. We have it
on excellent authority that they are even honoring us hy placing the largest
measure of blame for Mr. Grigsby’s political cropper in his own home town on
our journalistic shoulders. One of the leading moguls is said to have intimated,
with a liberal garnishing of hlankety banks, that if it hadn’t been for the
Nugget there would have been a different story to tell after the votes were
counted.
\Yi. admit, of course, that we did all we could to set the public aright \
legarding Mr. Grigsby and his political associates hut we nevertheless, feel
that the flue gentleman of the gang upper circles is allowing Ids choler to
overcome his recollection that the ring leaders were spending their “har 1
earned" scads, principally government, by the way, to inform the dear people
only a day or two ago that we are utterly inconsequent: that our opinions are
worthless and that in the minds of the lord's of gangdom we don’t amount
to a tinker’s darn at any stage of the game. Through the medium *>f ;i sub
sidized sheet, the cost of which cut a good sized-, hole in the ring hank roll,
their brilliant scribe, who, after having prostituted his talents and soiled his
gifted pen in such ignhle cause, must, unfortunately, continue t<* hide his
light under a bushel, proclaimed to the public that the high disciples of,
machine democracy look upon our journalistic efforts as "journalistic ditch
water" and "disgusting hogwash”: that the paper is a contumacious rag,
distinguished for nothing at all beyond display of mental vacuities; that neither
intellectually or morally are we to he considered worth a hang. The gang
writer sounded the uttermost depths of the language to find phrases to tell
what contemptible worms we are and became so disgusted with the stench
he raised that he had to call for the assafetkla to keep himself from fainting.
And after all this, the gang gentlemen so far forget what they havcj
said at fifteen cents per line as to admit with many and sundry swear words that'
the reason for Georgie’s failure to lund the plum in this neck of the wood*
is: "That d- Nugget."
By the evanescent shades of that horrible bugaboo of tho gang, the
"upstairs editor," such praise almost overwhelms us!
It it possible that mental vacuities and "ingratiating grins” have such
an influence on the hoi polloi as to bring about the defeat of the be-haioed
high priest of gangdom in his own home town hy a complete stranger?
By the temples of the machine gods, if so t’is passing strange! But it must
be so. for no loss a personage than one of the gang leaders has himself said
It is!
But. withal, the machine gent must have forgotten what they paid so
dearly to tell the public about ourselves. Otherwise how could he have ar
rived at the conclusion that we are to blame for Georgie getting the hook
from the people who knew him so well and possessed, and still possess, an
exalted regard for the wife and family, whose cherished memory the machine
spielers recalled in such amusing way to prove that George himself is the soul
of political purity.
Cun it be possible that "journalistic rags" and "Ingratiating grins”
can accomplish such effects? Can “Intellectual dishwater," such as the gang
declares we dish up. so overcome the dynimic efforts of the exalted ring lead
ers as to bring about the defeat of a candidate whom THEY solemnly assure
the public is the pure quill, with the brand of simon pure Democracy sewed
on his hide? Is it possible?
By Heck! we are almost tempted to put the "upstairs editor" on steady,
for, with such praise to comfort us. we are commencing to believe that we
really have a mission to educate the public still further regarding ring pol
itics and tainted candidates!
THE DELEGATE ELECTION
If the accounts of the delegate situation reaching Nome are even
approximately correct, there is little prospect that the victory of Grigsby re
sulting from the machine dominance in the southern sections of the Territory
will result in anything more concrete than a trifle of notoriety for the winner
and a brief period of exultation for the disciples of the machine.
All who are familiar with the situation are agreed that Wicket-sham'*
moves point conclusively to his having the goods to show when congress as
sumes the task of resolving his contest of the Canvassing Board decision in!
favor of the late Sir. Sulzer.
' Wickersham is too wise a politician to have overlooked the fact thnt|
he could have won tfie special delegate election with little effort. He is also
too astute tq have failed to realize that if he cannot show conclusive proof
that he was entitled to the November election decision he is liable to he out,
of office within a few months. The fact that ho has preferred to rely on his1
c ontest, therefore, seems proof positive that he has ample evidence to sustain I
his contention that the Canvassing Board decision was wrong. Assuming this
to be the case, it is practically certain that Grigsby will not remain in the
delegate seat for more than a brief period, if he is not prevented from assum
ing office altogether by reason of an early decision of congress awarding the
November election to Wickersham.
Wick has been in the political game too long to underestimate hi*
chances and his action in pinning his hopes entirely to his contest must he
construed as indicating with certainty that he had ample evidence to sustain
his contention that the Novomhi r award was wrong.
♦About the best (Irigsby and thd gang will get out of their hard won
victory will he a transitory glory that will profit them little.
RUSSIAN PEASANT DESCRIBES BOLSHEVIKI METHODS
WITH THE AMERICAN' FORCES IN NORTHERN RUSSIA. (By
Alail)—(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)—Russian peasants in this
district are glad to he freed from Bolshevik! rule.
'The Bolsheviks promised us that we would have land and peace and
plenty", one sturdy old man said t<> the Associated Press Correspondent, "hut
we soon learned what was their real theory. It was just this:
"Tonight I go over and steal your cow and tomorrow night you come
back and cut my throat and steal it back."
The peasants here are now settling down to what they hope will he
order and tranquility after a long reign of Bolshevik terror.
All along the roads here one finds, in the evenings, peasants walking
back to their houses with little hubs of food, given them by the Allies. Now,
and then, they are given a can of jam, a luxury even for the rich in Russia
In one village, which tho Allies had not yet had time to reach with
their food supplies, the correspondent found one peasant family eating swan.
"It was a sacred bird with us before,” one of the peasants apologized,
"hut we have no meat and the Bolsheviks killed the fish In our lake with
bombs from their airplanes.
The peasants work willingly under the kind treatment of British and
American Bussian-speaking soldiers. They were very glad to build an avi
ation field, cutting down many acres of thick timber, because they were told
the field would lie their's for cultivation after the campaign.
AUSTRIAN NOBILITY DREW FAT LIVING SALARY
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
VIENNA. (My Mail) - (Correspondence of the Associated Press.)—
The latest of the "disclosures", su popular nowadays, show that Austrian arch
duchesses. including the former Empress Zita, before she was married, drew
from the government large retainers f<u- monthly rent money. The Austrian
State Bureau for Army Affairs makes the revelations in an official statement.
Ii shows that Empress Zita while still an archduchess drew as monthly
support and for rent the equivalent «>f $3,1000 at the peacetime rate of ex
change. Her address was put down as either the Ilofburg, or Schoenbrunn,
botli imperial palaces, which were placed, free at the disposal of the arch
duchess. She had, however, in case of.ennui, the choice of living in the pal
aces at Rclchnau, laixenburg. (Jotzendorf, or the Belvedere in Vienna.
Archduchess Auguste, wife <>f Archduke Joseph, received the equivalent
of $11.Tfcs: Archduchess Isabella, wife of Archduke Friederich. JO.lfi": Chris
tine, wife nf Archduke Peter Ferdinand, $4,53K; ami Archduchess Marie Anna,
wife of Prince Elias of Parma, $3,110. and additional support for six children
ether disclosures teveal that clothes, linen, food and other tilings
were drawn from military depots in huge amounts by the archducal families.
Tla- case or tIn* Archduchess Isabella is particularly interesting since she had
three estates, the Albrecht Palace in Vienna, another castle in Baden, and a
great seat in Teschen. and her husband is considered one of the most wealthy
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FOX FARMER ATTAINS
REMARKABLE SUCCESS
Associated Press Service.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (By Mail)—
After two years operations, starting
with eight pairs of blue and two pairs
of black foxes, Claude Green of Pet
ersburg now has between 250 and 275
blue and 17 black foxes on his fox farm
in the Tongass National Forest. The
farm is on Sukoii Island, which he
leased from the government. A fish
house holding IG.0000 dry fish has been
constructed cn the farm.
ALASKAN AWARDED
BRITISH WAR CROSS
Associated Press Service.
JUNEAU, Alaska. (By Mail)—Lieu
tenant Francis Botch, Jr„ a nephew of
Governor Thomas Riggs, Jr., of Ala
ska, has been awarded the British war
cross for gallantry and distinguished
service in action, according to advices
received by the governor. Lieuten
ant Rotch is a former Alaska resident.
His father, 'a pioneer of the territory, i
was a member of the first Washington
NEW SMELTER PROJECTED
FOR FAIRBANKS SECTION
Associated Press Service.
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. (By Mail) —
Erection of a smelter at Nonnna. near
hero, to serve tho needs of a large in
terior region, in probable, according to
Frederick IJ. Brown, engineer in
charge of the Alaska Engineering
commission at Fairbanks.
NEW ALASKA PAPER PULP MILL
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Associated Press Service.
CORDOVA, Alaska (By Mail)—One
of five units of a new pulp mill is under
erection now in Beaver Cove* South
eastern Alaska . Prince Rupert, B. Cj
advices, state that tho cost of the first
unit will approximate $1,000,000.
REPORTED OIL STRIKE
IS DECLARED FAKE
ANCHORAGE. Alaska. (By MaM)—
Reports that oil had been found in
paying quantities in the Chickaloon
coal fields have met denial by William
Gerig. engineer in charge of the An
chorage division of the government
railroad.
ANCHORAGE CAPITALISTS PLAN
SIBERIAN EXPEDITION
Associated Press Service.
NENANA, Alaska. (By Mail)—An
chorage capitalists have begun a
movement to organize an exploring
expedition for Siberia. As soon as
peace is restored, it is planned to send
an expedition in to the Anadir Bay
district, where in 1907 extensive gold
deposits were found.
JUNEAU REGULATING
SMOKE NUISANCE
Associated Press Service.
JUNEAU. Alaska, (By Mail)—Jun
eau’s city council has introduced a
resolution requiring that no smoke
stacks of less than 75 feet in height be
erected. Provisions are included to
regulate other smoke nuisances.
FAIRBANKS NEARLY
OUT OF DEBT
Associated Press Service.
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. (RyMail)—
The city of Fairbanks is just about
out of debt By the payment of $39.
000 in taxes, or about 90 per cent of
the taxes due for the year 1918, the
taxpayers have placed the city close
to the right side of the ledger. The
remaining ten percent in taxes. It is
laid, will show a balance above all In
lebtedness.
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