THE NOME NUGGET
ALASKA. SATURDAY, DBTEMBKIl 15. flBS.
.VI 00 prr Mon*
H AMMON DREDGES BREAK RECORD
SAYSCOOUDGE MESSAGE CONSUL Of DORMANCY
COOLIDGE MESSAGE
REFERRED TO AS
SEVEN TEAR ITCH
LO& ANGELES, Dec. 16— President Coolidge’s message to Con
gress was labelled “A Consul of Dormancy,” and bis opposition to the
bonus for ex-service men was characterised os a summary dismissal of
"just claims for consideration," In an address by McAdoo, former Di
rector General of Railways. The latter described the President's pro
posal for voluntary consolidation of these systems of transportation as
the "8even Year Itch,” and for the proposal for reduced freight and
passenger rates as "with no assurance of relief at the end of the trail."
McAdoo continued by telling his audience that "What is needed is not
seven years of delay bnt action.”
tacADOO MARKS ADDRESS IN ItEFERENCE BONUS BILI.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 15 Mcj^doo in an address referring to the
Soldiers Bonus said, “Although reduction In taxes can be made and com
pensation ftir soldiers and sailors be provided at the same time the Presi
dent is determined that Justice shall no; be done to war veterans, but Is
itrong for the maintenance of the Fordney-McCumber Tariff Bill wbish
gives the favored trusts combinations in restraint of trade subsidy, three
billion dollars or twice as much as it will take to pay a eoldlera bonus is
JOHNSON DENOUNCES ACTION OF REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Hiram Johnson denounced the action ot
the Republican National Committee In enlarging the apportionment of del
egates from Southern States vs a repudiation of the Instructions given by
the last National Convention. He declared the 'procedure marks an open
ing In the campa'pn between himself and Coolidge for the nomination.
i*be campaign commences with an act that is repugnant to every sense of
fair dealing sad Just representation, the Ben&tor said in a formal stata
MUSMHJNI ENDS OWN DICTATORSHIP
ROME, Dec. 15—Premier Mussolini voluntarily ended his own d‘e
tatorship by obtaining the signature of the King to a decree closing je
present session of the Chamber of Deputies. This action will reestab
lish the Government along the usual constitutional lines. The Chamber
of Deputies Is expected to be dissolved in January and the election held
4aring the month of April.
DEMAND REPORT ON SOLDIERS IIOM'S MIX
WASHINGTON. Dec. 15—A demand will be made on House lead
ora to have the Soldiers Bonus Bill reported on from the Ways and Means
Committee within thirty days, it was decided by Republican ex-service
man who met at the office of Representative Pish of New York
DISTRICTS TO HAVE TWO DELEGATES
>r • WASHINGTON, Dec. ,15—A tentative apportionment was agreed
■ apon yesterday afternoon that Alaska, the District of Columbia, Hawaii.!
Porto Rico and thp Philippine Islands should have two delegates each '
to the Republican National Convention, whose membership nnmbers 1,110:
with 656 necessary to nominate.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION REVERSES DECISION j
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—The Interstate Commerce Commission
yesterday reversed Up 'previous decision in which it had laid down a prin
ciple Oat farther railway * attraction should be authorized to open new
coal ml see.
ENGLISH POLITICS REST DURING HOLIDAY'S
LONDON. Dee. 16—The eolation of tha existing complex political
M ft«a gene ever aatll January with the Government’s decision to meet
Parliamont when it reassembles. The Labor Department in an official
announcement has declared Its willingness to take office whenever called
apon to d» oo.
1 FOOTED ON WHAT IS TAKING PLACE—ORDER THE NUGGET.
HAMMON COMPANY
INAUGURATES NEW
ERA IN MINING
A n»*w era In dredging in this lo
cality has Just been Inauiura ed bv
the Hammo-n Consoslldat d Gold
Fields’ Dredges on Little ('reek. The
Ilammon Company has finished a
very successful season and has dem
onstrated beyond a doubt tha* the
dTedirlnir season in the vicinity of
Nome can be lengthened out from
the previous three and one hn'f
months’ season to at least six m-m hs
The two mammoth dredges which
I have been operating on Little Creek
1 during the last summer morths were
constructed by the Yuba Mfr. Cnm
pnry, of San Francisco. Ca' f >rn a
last winter, which proved that win
ter construction work can tv* carr:e.1
«>n in the northern portion of A'aska
well as in any other part of the
The two dredges wore launched
.Tune 1, 1923 which was the dae on
which the Yuba Company had
agreed to have them ready for
launching. Many obstacles were
overcome during the p-'r'od of con
st ruction, and the worli went Tca.l
,iy ahead reenrdless of the blizsard®
and frequent severe cold snap=
which might have r-.used a lost .le
■xi rfc. The result was the the flnm
Tnon Company officials uuo., arrival
in Nome on the first boat of the sea
■=*ound everything readv for them
to !1%»* rver their property
Mr II. R. Edwards. G'-nerV. Sup
-.nteutlent of the Hammu Consoli
dated Gold Fields operations in
Nome, arrived o-n the first boat of
the season and since that time has,
with his capable assistants, accom
plished much toward making the
dredgng o-pejatlons on Little Creek
a decided success
No. 1 Dredge closed down for the
season on November 30, after suc
cessfully operating for live months.
Dredge Mas'er H. S Little is in
charge of Dredge No. 1. and is con
sidered a very capable man in the
handling of this late model mach
inery which is used id the construe
t'.on of the two dredges.
Mr. M. L. Summers, who i9 Sup
erintendent of the dredges Is a vpi*v
capable man. having had charge of
the dredges at ITammonton, Calffor
n’li f »r thp Yuba Consolidated Cold
Pip’d’, ano’h- r dredging project de
veloped by Mr. W. P. flammon and
wh'ch is th( 'arrest and most suc
cessful drr d ' tip operation in the
world todav. Mr. Summers is re
snen’lble to a lamp extent for th“
successful season that has Just pass
No. 2 Prrd"* in charge of Dredrp
Master r. K S nrs. also a verv pan
Nome d'strlpt ;n dredging. clos'ne
down IVcembr f.. No. 2 Dredge
handl'd 850.000 cubic yards «.f
! ground 'n n^e months’ op ra’ion. av
lerag'ng 5.700 yards ppr day.
j The record'of the Ihmmon rom
per y 'a lengthening out the season
'and The amount of ground hand’ed
j during- thp last .season has so far
j never been ary way near equaled !n
! the N<>me d'str'ct. Possiblv there
i have been o'her dredges In other lo
cdlt'es (n Northern A'a=ka which
I r:-ve o-pf ratedas la'r as the Hnmmon
I dredges d:d *his season, bu* ine’anc
| * - are very few and far b“twe'n. and
. .as stated before, simb has never been
j the case In this locality, until the
The dredges an- be'np? p’acetl l”
first Haw repair at. present, and will
next sprimr. The winter activities
of the company will be conf'ned
mostly ’o the operation of 11 Key
stone Drills which are drlll'ner In
pany's pround for thawing purpose®
a® well as for the purpose of prns
pie-inp. These operations will for
n'sh employment to many men dur
in:-’ the w’nter months, ard that fact
alone is considered a great benefit
to the community, as work during
the winter month® heretofore has
been rather scarce, and until the
Yuba Mfg. Company started the con
• Continued on Pape Soven)
GKA\D JURY HOLD* NK.HT SESSION:
SEATTLE!, Dec 15—Emergency night sessions marked tho begin
ning of the second month of the deep reaching probe Into Seattle’s vice
conditions, by the King County Grand Jury, which convened November 13
The investigation is proceeding on the theory that an organized vice trus'
is controlled by a group of higher-ups, uho levy -toll aud collect a tribute
that it trades in previous concessions and that millions of dollars collected
as bounty tolls from the winnings and earnings in gambling and bootleg
ging places, dens of vice change hands In Seattle monthly, and that Se
attle is wide open aud there exists a cognizance in the police administra
8AY8 CRITICISMS OP VETERANS BUREAU JUSTIFIED
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—Hines in his annual report said that the
criticisms on the administration of the Veterans Bureau was largely
justified and fair, he stated that expenditures for the last year in the
Bureau had amounted to $460,000,000.
GREEKS SEND UNTIMATUM TO ALBANIA
ATHENS, Dec. 16—-The Greek Governments sent a 48-hour •Itima
tum to Albania and recalled its Minister as a means of enforcing demands
that Albania re‘ract charges which refleeted on Greece.
BALLAMt THREATtNS
TO FORCE CONGRESS
MAKE INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15— Promising to force a Congressional in
• vestigation .t' President Cool.dge refuses to act, John Hallaine, of Seattle,
j has announced his intention of bring.ng Railroad Brotherhood leaders to
| Washington this month to ins st cm “radical changes in the management
land policies” of the Government’s railroad in Alaska. Hallaine said that
[ he is not out to embarrass the Pres id nt- "on the contrary,” he said in his
{ letter. ”1 am a Republican as are the officials of the* Railroad Brother
I hoed- in the State of Washington and we help the President if he does
j the square thing ;u this Alaska Railroad \> utter, but wo an. going to havu
it straightened out regardless of politics or parties.”
MAKES REPORT ON FOOD CONDITIONS IN GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15—Secretary Wallace made public a report
from E. ('. Herring who la the Commercial Attache from the Unitoc State
o Germany on the special food survey of that country wherein he . ty.
cap t.i per n'r«th whereas the rate has dropp'd to thrpe pound**, rJjbH
CHICAGO. I)oc. 16—Jud?e Landis* rule of organized baseball was
strengthened yesterday by adoption of amendments to th ■ laws by sixteen
major league club owners in a final session of the Baseball Convention.
II MEMBERS OF PASSION PI/AY ARRIVE IN AMERICA
NEW YORK, Dec. 16—Eleven members of the cast of the “Pas
sion Play,” which Is given every decade at Oberammergau, have arrived
in the United States to appeal for funds r.r the salvation of their p.igeant.
Plans have been made for the players ; - visit many large cities of this
country.
he population of German r.Ge-i In 19 1 2 consumed tftn pound** of
ng to th s year’s report. Tho report says the children of the pc
ions are showing gru-sy. iiigrs of undernourishment.
LANDIS RILE ON HASlTflALL STRENGTHENED
lAGSHlI* HURON TO SAD. roll HONG KONG
MANILA, Doc. 16—Tht Flagship Tlumn of th A*v.u!c Fleet !-«
preparing (o leave Manila for Hone: Kong. Admiral Thomas Washington.
Commander of the Fleet, who la a*. Zamboanga, ha- announc d that he will
Join the Huron at that port. Warships of various powers are keeping
a close watch on Canton developments and will prevent Sun Vat S*’n from
carrying out hie threat of taking over the Customs and Reve nues
ACTIVITIES REPUBLICAN CONVENTION III: RROA1M ASTER
CLEVELAND, Dee 15—Plar.s are unci* r consideration for the
broadcasting by radio of the sessions of the Rejt.il,',> a:: Nation .1 Conven
tion when it meets at Cleveland.
CRAIG WILL ACCEPT PARDON GRANTED RV < <M>Lll)GE
NEW YORK, Dec. 15—City Comptroller ot New York. Charles
Craig has announced that he will accept the remission "f the jail see.
tence which was recently granted by President Coolidge.
SAYS UNITED STATES NEEDS FOREIGN MARKETS
CLEVELAND, Dec. 16—The needs of our first settlers that had to
be enpplied by importation of various articles from other lands was no
more compelling than the needs of our manufacturers of today for for
eign markets, Farrell, President of the United States Steel Corporation
said in an address before the National Foreign Trade Council.
CLEVELAND GETS REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—The Republican National Convention will
assemble in Cleveland, Ohio on Jane 10th., and its delegated strength
when apportioned will be virtually on the old time basl9 of full representa
tion for the South as well as the North. This decision was arrived at by
the National Committee which met in "Washington Thursday.
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