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VOLUME 28. No. 27.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY JULY Hth, 1922.
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STRIKE IS « HOLD OUT STRUGGLE
HUNK MUIS APPEAL TO PARTY PACTMS
WILL ATTEMPT ONE DAY
AERIAL FLIGHT FROM
SEATTLE-KETCHIKAN
SEATTLE, July 8—Roy F. Jones, accompanied by Gerald Smith
mechanic, hopped off at five o’clock yesterday afternoon in the navy
flying boat the "North Bird" in an attempt to fly from Seattle to Ketchikan
A stop will be made at Bellingham to spend the night with his
mother and other stops will be made at Albert Bay and Swanson Bay,
B. C: The flyers expect to arrive at their destination at five o’clock this
afternoon. Th*e "North Bird” is equipped with a 180 HP engine.
BELLINGHAM, July 8—Aviator Roy F. Jones this afternoon encountered
distressingly dense forest fires and smoke in his flight from Seattle. He
expects to encounter no better conditions crossing British Columbia.
t PROHIBITION AGENTS FIND FAIR DISTILLER
' : SEATTLE, July 8—Prohibition agents entered the residence of
M. C. Beler one block from the University campus and discovered Mrs.
Florance Da^cy. a^v attractive young woman who is Beler’s lister, tending
a twenty g't Won still which was running full capacity.
PERSONAL FRIEND OF BUCHANAN AND POLK DIES
NASHVILLE. Tenn., July 8—John B. 1 Murray Kiustan. closest
friend of Presidents Buchanan and Polk, celebrated his hundredth birth
day. He 'said that when he was nineteen years old he was told by phy
sicians that he would die within two years with consumption.
PRINCE OF WALES ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT SOON.
LONDON, July 8—The engagement of Lady Cavendish, daughter
ef the Duke of Devonshire to the Prince of Wales is expected to be
announced.
IRREGULARS SO. IRELAND
CLAIM PROGRESS
DEIN6 MADE
IRRBUULAR8 8U<X'K88FUL IN SOUTH IKKIJk\I>
CORK. July 8—A communique, issued from Republican headquar
ters, claims that irregulars are making rapid progress in southern Ireland.
BELFA8T, July 8—An enveloping movement by Free State troops
has begun in North Donegal.
BELFAST July 8—All of Irish Midland is now under control of
Provincial government forces.
DUBLIN, July 8—As result of fighting between National forces
and irregulars, which began ^ith storming ct Four Courts, fit are dead
and-SOS wounded with prisoners numbering 1000 taken. The property
damage amounts to four million dollars.
BREVITIES
WASHINGTON. July 8—Premier King of Canada and Secretary
Hughes will confer Wednesday on questions of interest to both countries.
LONDON, July 8—Lady Wilson, widow of Field Marshal Wilson,
is likely to become a candidate for a seat in Parliament for North Dows,
her late husband’s constituency.
FOREST FIRES RAGING IN BRITISH COLUMBIA
VICTORIA, B. C., July 8—Million and quarter worth of standing
timber has been destroyed by fire this week, the Provincial Fire Warden
announced last n|gbt. Airplanes are being used by Forestry Department
In shipping supplies to fire fighters.
LONG LOST TCODY DEAR AND CREW
RETURN SAFE TO CIVILIZATION
The power schooner Teddy Bear.
Joe Bernard master, both famed in
the lore of the Arctic wilds, thru
years of travel and exploration In
the Coronation Gulf and Victoria
Land regions left Nome October 15,
1921. for the outside via Anadyr.
Siberia and Dutch Harbor. On
board with Capt. Bernard were E.
T McIntyre, engineer; G. Peter
son. Leo KuchinBky, a Coronation
Gulf Eskimo and another Eskimo
a former member of the Amundsen
expedition.
After leaving Nome for the Si j
berian coast heavy storms w’ere en
countered which drove the vessel I
toward East Cape. The Teddy B* ar j
put into the Bay at Poten, 20 miles j
south of Emma Town, and waited
for the storm to subside. # The next
day the wind swung from the op
posite quarter and forced the boat
upon the beach. The boat’s bot
tom was badly scoured and worn,
the keel was smashed and other in
juries sustained by the hull. With
nothing hut tne wood irom «u»
sledge, pieces of old iron and whale
ribs found on the beach and the j
cotton from old matrasses the mem- j
bers of the crew repaired the boat
and succeeded in launching her.
By this time weather conditions had
become so bad that no departure
cou’d be ventured and the crew real
ised they were caught for the win
On board as freight were ten tons
of sugar, milk and other supplies
consigned by Hibbard Swensen for
their Anadyr station and also one
ton of supplies for Leo Kuchinsky,
who desired to land in Siberia
and engage in trapping and trading.
When the storm broke over the boat
the sugar was washed out of the
boxes and ^ completely destroyed,
the milk became frozen and was
thrown away as useless. The sup
plies of Kuchinsky were comman
deered and added to the ship's sup
plies thus augmenting their scanty
On November 27th they became
frozen in the ice and winter with
all its fury broke over the hardy
hand of mariners. Soon the boat
was covered with a thick mantle of
snow, sometimes rt aching the depth
of eight feet.
The small stove in the hold was i
so injured that no coal or wood
could be used and for many days
moss and whale bo-ne soaked in coal
oil was burned to provide enough
heat to cook and to prevent freez
ing. Finally a trip was taken to
South Hoad where a primus stove
was procured and this small stove
was all that the men had to provide
a scanty fire. Short rations were
daily given out so that the food
supply would last thru the long win
ter. Many days the cold was sc
severe that they were unable to
move out of the ship, they slept in
their fur clothes, with no lamps or
other light their cabin was in total
ptfrkne‘lv. Constant pumping out
of the boat was necessary, the small
pump was worked from three to
four hours each day to keep afloat.
Most of the men seldom ventured
from the boat, safety laid in all re
maining together. Several trips
"•ere taken to Em in a Town by sev
eral of the men but they soon re
turned for the reason that people
'n Emma Town were also short on
provisions. Thru the kindness of
one of the officials books were ob
baihed and thus the sanity of the
members was retained.
Capt. Bernard stated that th< re
was quite a stream of travelers pas
sing up and down the coast and they i
had frequent visitors who were sup- ■
plied with a cup of tea as an evid
ence of hospitality. The people at!
all times showed a friendly spirit j
and no troublp was experience4 •
It was at first decided to engage ;
in trapping and trading l*ut '
high tax imposed by the officials (
pr*vented. »120.00 as the first;
payment a-nd a further payment of
ten percent of all purchases or cap- ,
tures were conditions that the ma <
rooned men felt too exacting and so ;
refrain, d from engaging in the busi i
Early in .June Capt. Bernard took ]
a message to Emma Town directed (
to any ship able to communicate j
with civilization in which he stated 1
his position and the condition of
himself and crew. It was his desir.
that the world should know that all
was well with him and his little
The Cutter Bear, under com mam
of Commander C. S. Cochran, wa
on a trip north hoping to find
traces of the unfortunate Teddy
Bear and when she arrived at Em
ma Town and received the message
she immediately sent a radio me>
sage to Nome stating that the Teddy
B< ar had been found and that all
was well. In the letter left by
Bernard he stated that he needed
no help and for that reason the Cut ,
ter Bear.made no further search.
Capt. Bernard is very grateful to j
Commander Cochran for the deliv
ery of his message to civilization.
On July 2nd the Teddy Bear left
Poten and as her . ngine was dis-,
abled came to Nome under her own
sail, arriving here at 10 p. m. July
4th The Coast Guard, under Cap
tain Thos. A. Ross, towed the boat
into Snake River Harbor and hei
final return to civilization was ac
complished. Immediately upon
her arrival the news was flashed to
the Associated Press and the outside
received the news that the hardy
pioneers of this country that tries
men's souls were safe with their
friends. During the winter the
outsidr papers contained articles
stating that this boat with all on
board was lost and friends of the
men aboard indeed gave them up
as having suffered the fate of many
other venturesome spirits of the
north. Welcome is the news that
the reports were false and many
hearts are lightened by the glad
tidings of final safety.
The members of the party state
that they experienced no particular
hardships, while they were on short
rations they at all times had enough
to tsatre off pangs of hunger. Being
required to remain in the hold of
the ship most of the time, their phy
sical wants were easily supplied and
every effort was made to conserve
their small food supply.
Captain Bernard will have the
Teddy Bear repaired and if possible
dispose of his interest and leave for
the outside.
CARD OP THANKS
On b; half of myself and crew of
the Teddy Bear I wish to express
thanks to Commander Cochran of
the Cqjter Bear for the services ren
lered us by forwarding our message
>f safety to civilization.
CAPTAIN JOE BERNARD.
FORMER NOME ENGINEER
DISAPPEARS WITH !
- CASH AND GEMS
NEW YORK. July 8—Detectives are scouring the city for Alva C.
Kendall, mining engineer from Nome, who disappeared Wednesday with
$100,000 in money a-nd gems in his possession. District Attorney
Banton's interest was brought about by Mrs. Mary R. Smith of 27th
Avenue, who said Kendall was the guest of Byron W. Smith at his home
and that she was certain he had fallen into hands of criminals.
NATION WIDE SEARCH FOR KEN DAI J, IN PROGRESS ,
NEW YORK. July 8- A nation wide search is now on for Alva C.
Kend&.ll. Alaska, mine owner and former Princeton football star who q
disappeared with one hundred thousand dollars in cash on his person.
His many friends fear that he has been murdered. ’
GETS $.‘<0,000 liALM FOR WOVNDED HEART
MOUNT VERNON, July 8—Jack Reg* nvetter. who sued Puget Bali. ||
a wealthy Snohomish farmer for $150,000 for alienating the affections *
of Mrs. Regeuvetter was awarded $30,000 by the trial jury. *
PRESIDENT ASSERTS
TOO LITTLE HARMONY i
WITHIN RANKS!
COLUMBUS, Ohio. July 8—Harding in an address ia»t uignt
a vigorous appeal for harmony in the ranks of the republican party
asserted too many are working for themselves rather than for th»j
and country. ^ w
STRIKK SETTLED DOWN TO “HOLD OUT” STRUGGLE
CHICAGO. July 8—The nation wide strike or railroad shop work-f
ors entered its seventh day with indications that the walkout had settled*
down to a “hold out" struggle. Railroad officials continue to advertise ;
for men to replace strikers. Employees and union officials are going on j
with their work of organizing a continued suspension. j
CHICAGO. July 8—U. S. Railway Labor Board cannot intervene
as arbitrators in the railway strike Ben \V. Hooper, chairman of the board,
announced today. He advised strikers to return to work immediately.
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio, July 8—Armen union miners from Pomeroy
Bend yesterday attempted to stop non union miners at work in the mines
at Chesshire.
SPEED HOUNDS TO GET THEIRS, IN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES, July 8—Driver* who break the speed laws will
be sentenced and given an opportunity to show their speed on the County
rock pile. In a conference between Justice Baird and Sheriff Tragcr
yesterday afternoon the officials decided to tench speedsters a wholesome
TCH1TCHEKIN IN PRIVATE HOSPITAL
GENEVA. July 8—Tchitcherin. the Russian Soviet Foreign Min
ister, has entered a private hospital, suffering a nervous breakdown.
VICTORIA PASSENGER LIST OBTAINED TODAY
The NUGGET wired for the complete passenger list and sailing time
of tlie Steamer Victoria and at 4:00 p m received an answer. Hie Passen
ger list will be found on Page Seven of this issue.