8 Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No. 30
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY. JULY, 23 1921
Delivered by Carrier
,$1.G0 p«*r Month
Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
POSTMASTERSHIP IS IN MUDDLE
HAYS HINTS AT BETTER ALASKA MAIL SERVICE
HARDING MAKES
SECOND NOMINATION
NOMEPOSTMASTERSHIPi
ii which the appointment is ^:v< nfor a
(ointment, are surmised to rave some
►earing on the apparent withdraw '1
Thiele Nomination Confirmed Today
Washington. July 22—The nomina
tion of Karl Thiele of Kuskokwim f >r
aski was ('•infirnv>-«l by the Senate late
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HARDING PLEASED
WITH OUTLOOK FOR
CONFERENCE
Washington, July 22—I'resHorst
Harding . jcp'essed himself today ns
more than satisfied wi’h the progress
being made in the negotiations per
taining to the holding of the proposed
International conference on reduction
of armaments.
The State Department is cot-re
spending with the several interested
pjwers with a view to determining
the views of • ach regarding the v j
i‘-us subjects to be brought before th--j
conference, in addition to arnngins
the details of the conditions undei
which the conference will l>e h*'c' if'
s-'.i‘•factory arrangements are made.
THOSE SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
AND HILLS BROS. COFFEE AT
[ARCTIC BAKERY.
VICTORIA ARRIVES WITH
MANY PASSENGERS
Rearing among her fifty odd pas
sengers a large percentage of strang
ers to old Bering’s storied shores, the
liner Victoria arrived in the Nome
roadstead frqm Seattle late Sunday
evening on hen- second voyage of the
present season to this port. Practi
cally one half of the entire passenger
list was innade up of chechaco's, over
on their of whom wore ladies. The
feminine element was largely made up
of Bureau of Education and mission
teachers and other workers bound for
various stations on the. Sewurd Penin
sula and Arctic coasts.
The steamer brought a practically
full cargo of freight for Nome, Golovin
and St Michael, also «. good nixed
batch of mail. Stormy weather pre
vailing at the time ofher arrival pre
vented the discharge of the big liner
for two or three days, although the
hulk of the passengers were placed
ashore, by the lighterage company. The
remainder of the list did not get ashore
until late Tuesday, evening at which
time the storm abated. After dis
charging the bulk of the local freight
ALASKA COAL FOR SALE
(Homer Mine near Anchorage)
$32.00 PER TON
(Bulk and Lump in pile)
Only limited number of tons available
First come first served
GEO. HILFRICH,
ovin and St Michael Thursday ami : |
now at the latter port.
Following is a complete list «»f the |
N. Ratenlmrg. Mrs Hatenburg. Chas
Karle, Mrs Stephansen, J H Conriit,
Florence Dakin. J A Nichols. Mrs i
Nichols, I’ \V Reed, Sister Mary. Anna
Johnson. Mrs It S Johnson. B Wood. 11
| Wood K Lt Range, Mrs Range. Clara
Blodge*, Genevieve Stowe, Geo K Ge
nial is. E F Surber, S J Deveet. It W
Riehart R O Sergeant, Miss 1* Rlum
mer, Dr R F Swartz, Daunt Dean, E J
Ward, W If Cutler, A A Newlen Mrs
Newlen, /Jeo Burke, Miss Ola Fair
weather J H Fredericks, T M Reed.
Jas Belleview, Mrs Dot lie Dupree, Mrs
R W J Reed, Arthur W Hooke, Harry
Dobson. E E Rowell, L A Lalrobert, C
H Trafton, M.rs Trafton. E J Bmndies,
John Eliowok. E Beeson. A W Mc
Guire, Dr D H Calder, Master Raten
hurg. Romney Rolando, E R Jordan, J
Hoffey, John Sitohak, M J Connelly.
J S McIntosh. Anthony Hyaes, S D
Horton. Chas Brooks, Geo Holmes. J
F Weiner. Fred Weiner. W It Ruck
master, W E Buckmaster.
All persons subject to pay tho Ter
ritorial School tax will save themselves
the delinquency of two dollars by pav
ing the tax before the fourth of Aug
ust; on and after tlip above named
date* the Taw Imposes a penalty of $2.
JOHN HANCOCK,
Rchotfl Tax Collector.
JAP IMMIGRATION
AGREEMENT TO BE
INVESTIGATED
i '• mtifiit t<» !'urn:.<a diploma'
eminent leading up la.-mul1 >
W,, :.!>• Nugget delivered »y carrier.
VIC SCHEDULED
7 ho steamer Y.ttoriit \v:!l yrriv*
• ! Si J Mon-lay ami Isschn!
T'ru;; liner will carry south the moils,
i I ii it ion to .1 small mount of
freight. The vessel is srTtcilulol to
:vki Seattle on her next trip North
^ref-able outgoing: Ifst of passenfccrs
.Mrs. \. <’ llrown. Volm.i I
an«l Mrs. .T. O. Rarge, Henry
(iunnison, I'. <*. Kellogg. .1. S.
I'hrist CiHlimimlsun, <1 J. Lomen, .1
V. Sheldon. *
Puhscrlhf NOW for the N"me Nugget
LATE
TEIEGRAPH
= S. SATURN SAILS FOR
PRIBLOFF ISLANDS
Seattle, July 22—The naval collier
mum sailed today for the l‘i ibloff
-'lands with a load of supplies.
VIEW ANTI BOOZE DIRECTOR
FOR WASHINGTON NAMED
Washington, July 23—Hoy <1. Lyle
if S. ettle was today named as federal
irohshition director for the slate of
^Washington, to succeed Donald A. Me
5. S. ROOSEVELT OUTFITING
TO RESCUE SCHOONER MAUD
Seattle, July 22—The steamer
toosevelt, which will shortly poee>*d
o Bering Sea to pick up the damaged
\ mu nd.se n exploration ship Maud and
ow her to Seattle, is being outfitted
or the coming Journey.
About $10,000 has been expended on
he steamer to fit her for the voyage.
HARDING STUDYING NEW GOV’T
OWNERSHIP PROPOSALS
Washington, July 23—President
Harding, in a personal letter, has no
ified Senator Jones of Washington
hat a study is being made of the sen
der's bill providing for a government
>\vned Trans-Pacific cable and that the
^resident shortly will forward sugges
ions for an amendment to the meas
ire that he thinks will he a probable
t Nick’s Bakery .and Restaurant 'V
l» (Formerly Nome Restaurant) *
* Best Place To Eat ♦
• Bread, Pies and Cakes for sale ♦
■ NICON A COMPANY, Prop. ♦ .
BETTER BABIES" BILL
PASSES SENATE
Wasliingon. July 22—The Senate1
tI».ihy l.ill," the object of which is
between tin- federal and star** goveru
ELKS PARADE IN
SEATTLE TODAY
Seattle, .July 22—Today seven
I thousand members of the Elks orde.
[will miircli through the down toe. n
| business section of Seattle in the clot
ting event of the State association
meeting in progiv-ss here during tin*
PRESIDENT HARDING GOES
CAMPING FOR WEEK END
Washington, .July 23—President an l
Mrs. Harding. left Washington this
morning to spend tlv' week end camp
ing on the banks of the Pntomac as
guests of Thomas A . Edison and Henry
LATE TELEGRAPH CONDENSED
Selby. S. D. July 23—Miss Lizzie'
Kanisey ne,turning: home to Seattle fell
from-a train and was killed. Shif* had
twelve thousand dollars in currency
sewed in her clothing.
Everett. July 23—Major Noah
Shakespear of Everett was elected
Department Comma ruler of the Spa.i
ish-American War Veterans for Wash
ington and Alaska, at the annual en
Seattle. July 23—Suspension of his
licence for two years was impose 1
upon Captain John Alawin, conKm.inder
of the steamship West Hartland. He
is held guiltfr of neglect of duty by
Inspector Hisher when the Governor
was sunk off Port Townsend.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR
THREATENS WAR
AGAINST ARREST
Tio- decision of tiio govenini is
i i' would viol.if,- tlit- • oiisfitution
I •' the (».-• •*•!»• if he submittoil
The . ,'ugpret d»livorr.l !.•/ e. r
r!er < r mailed. Per llrnth J! 00
GOV’T WILLING TO
IMPROVE ALASKA
t’i'* stoamer Admiral lindman in that
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
IRISH PEACE OUTLOOK
STILL GOOD
Dublin. July 23- -The impression is j
growing hen- ili.it thr- lust Irish (»».• -
offer made by Llyod < loot-go to Di
valent. shortly before tie- latter ’<• i:
London will ultimately work out
settlement of the differences in view
which broke up the recent conferences
The terms of Lloyd Cenrge's offe:
Sire, still Ikoing held in the strictest
confinement.
IRELAND OFFERED
FISCAL AUTONOMY
ROAD COMMISSION IS USING
GASOLINE FROM KATALLA
That Alaska gasoline and istilatc
now being used by the Alaska Road
Commission is superior to similar pro
duets imported frdhn the States for
several years, is the statement of Col.
J. C. (>otwnls, engineer officer if the
commission, made recently while on a
visit in Juneau.
“We ate using Kata lie. gasoline and
distilate in our motors and it is the
best we have had in years,” said Col.
Ootwals, adding, “it is very similar- t..
the old high grade product formerly
obtainable in Pennsylvania
The colonel reported t’tit all the
crews of tly- commission between
Chili na and Richardson were on the
ground. There was also a crew .it
work at Willow Creek and Thompson
Pass. On the Valdez end. there arc
1.00 men employed. A dragline ex
cavator was installed near Sourdough
north of (lulkana and proved very
satisfactory A steam shove] is *o
be installed north of Richardson .is
s<huj as it can be landed from White
horse. The commission also has six
Holt tractors working out of t’lhtin.i
an<l two at Valdez, and they an? work
ing very satisfactorily.
The new section of the Richardson
highway, replacing the old Keystone
canyon part of the route, is practi
cally completed. This is built along
the high line and is one of the most
interesting bits of road work ever car
ried out by the commission. The
route from Willow creek to Valdez
will be open after July 15.
JUST ARRIVED
A SHIPMENT OF
AUGUSTINE & KYERS
CHOCOLATES AT
ARCTIC CANDY STORE
GAS LAUNCH FOR SALE
INQUIRE AT MILO’S CAFE
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
der or mailed. Per »lonth $1.00