Nome, is the Distributing: Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
8 Pases THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXI No. 30.
NOME, ALA8KA SATURDAY JULY 241920
Delivered by Carrit
.$1.00 per Month
DEPARTMENTAL AID IS PLEDGED
MSWflU AND POIES H CUSf FKHTMC
PLANE8 LEAVE
MINNEAPOLIS FOR FARGO
Minneapolis, July 24—The airplanes
engaged in the army air expe<lition t->
Nome Alaska left Minneapolis today
at noon,* hound for Fargo, North Da
R008EVELT TENDERS
HIS RESIGNATION
Washington, July 24—Frafiklin D.
Itoosovblt, democratic nominee for
vice president, today submitted to the
president hls resignation as assistant
Secretary of the Navy.
RUTH MAKE8 8EA80N
HOME RUN RECORD
New York, July 24—“Babe” Ruth
today brought the home run record
of the season to 34 \rhon in the fourth
inning of the game with Cleveland he
hit a homer off Pitcher Bagley. driv
ing the hall into right field.
EMILE OFFICIAL
MISTAKEN FOB
BEAi(---SH0T
Dawson, Y. T. July 24—Preston J.
Hlllyurd, United States Commissioner
for Raifle and vicinity .was stot ac
cidently when engaged In picking blue
berries and died at Ragle today after
an operation.
He was shot by Joseph B. Howard,
a pioneer of the country, seventy four
years old. who mistook him for a bear.
YOUTH CONFESSES MURDER
AT CAMP MEETING
Flesherton, Ontario, July 24—
Standing up in a camp meeting at
Salem today, Arnold Love, a young
farmer, admitted he murdered his
■ mother, Mrs Henry Love, seven years
ago. His father, on circumstantial
evidence, was convicted of the mur
der and hanged.
“I was. just eating my breakfast",
said Love. "My -mother warned me
to avoid keeping bad company. I
grabbed a stick of wood and hit her
over the head. I dragged her body to
the cellar, covered it with earth and
then went to scjio^l."
FORMER TREADWELL #
/ MINER DIES
Seattle, July 23—Carl O. Olsen,
foremon of the Treadwell mine near
Juneau, Alaska, died in this city today v
The deceased was foreman in the
famous Douglas Island mine for a
period of nineteen years and was
widely known in the Southwestern
section of the territory.
W K VANDERBILT
DIE8 IN PARIS
Parts. July 22—William K. Van
derbllt, the noted American financier,
died here today.
WICKERBHAM TO LOCATE k
IN JUltfcAU
Seattle, July 22—Judge James
Wtekeraham, former Alaska delegate
to Congress, will locate permanently In
Jumps and engage In lAw practice, ac
cerdlug to a statement today.
Judge Wlckersham expects tp leave
for Juneata in a lew-days.
MEXICAN ROWER
, SCHOONER FOUNDERS
Ban Diego, Cat.* July 22—The Mex
ican pnwer schooner Jacques Condo
is reported to have foundered off
Mansllsn. Msartoo. with * loos of forty
UvqA la reports reaching Sera today.
PAYNE, DANIELS PLEDGE DEPARTMENTAL
SUPPORT IN DEVELOPMENT DF
ALASKA RESOURCES
Department Heads Quests of Arctic Club on Return
From Alaska—Constructive Development
Program is Promised
Seattle, July 24—As trustee to
America for the treasure and potential
resources of Alaska. Seattle pledg d
its cooperation In a constructive de
velopment program for the territory
with two cabinet officers, Secretaries
Daniels and Payne, at a banquet and
reception tendered under the auspices
of the Arctic Club last evening.
The distinguished visitors attend
ing included the official staff of the
Atlantic battle squadron now in port.
Both or the visiting cabinet officers
sdnring their deapriptVm of . * ^
Northern inspection trip. Just complet
ed, promised departmental support In
unlocking all storehouses in the ter
rllory .‘I’nil appealed for the personal
co-operation of Seattle in establishing
efficient transportation and other n<>
cessary measures.
in reply the club president said to
pledge this supimrt were in uncord
with Seattle spirit and initiative and
I declared it an American command to
| open up this vast empire.
I Secretary Payne in discussing the
j mineral resources of the territory
touched upon the possibility of utiliz
ing Alaska steel in the construction
of .steamships.
“Thorp is evidence of vast iron ore
I deposits in Alaska,” he said, "and 1
| understand if the Lake Union fleet of
illtions in Alaska.
“Had we forseen tin- aequesition of
Alaska when Washington, Polk and
others declared for 54,40 or fight, wo
must have done more fighting than
talking, for wo would then have con
trolled the Pacific from Lower Calli
fornia to the North Pole,” declared
Secretary Daniels in discussing the na
tural wealth of the territory.
“The timber tracts of Alaska affo-1
unlimited opportunity for great pulp
factories," he said “and the other re
sources of tlie territory have an enor
mous value i ndollars ami cents which,
when developed, will bring great
wealth to Alaska”.
HARDING SOUNDS KEYNOTE OF G. 0. P.
CAMPAIGN IN ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Marion/ €). July-23—An immediate
declaration tif peace and a new effort
to form an association of nations
"based on Justice ratlicr ^han on force”
was promised the nation by Senator
Harding In accepting the* republican
presidential nomination here yester
Harding's speech was delivered at
CJarfield Park in the presence of thous
ands of people assembled from all
corners of the nation and dealt with
a multitude of questions. S$ome were
barely touched upon by the republi
can nominee, being dismissed with
the announcement that they will be
fully discussed in later addresses.
A large part of the address was de
voted to scoring the League of Na
tions covenant, which he character-1
ized ns a “supremo blunder.” He
lauded the Senators who had op|>osed
its unqualified ratification by the Seri
ate and described them as “sentinels of
the tower of constitutional govern
The nominee was silent regarding
ratification of the Versailles treaty or
League in case he is elected. However,
he said ho welcomed a referendum on
fie question of the treaty’s adoption
Harding opened his address with a
broadside at% President Wilson and
“personal, dictatorial and autocratic
government.” He said:*
".Vo man is big enough to run this
republic. Our first committal”, he
continued, "is the restoration of rep
resentative, popular government’under
BOLSHEVIK AGREE
TO SUSPEND
WAR ON POLES
London July 24—The Russian So
viet government has accepted Poland’s
proposal for an armistice and has or
dered the Bolshevlkl commanders in
the field to arrange for negotiations
to that end immediately. The receipt
of an official wireless from Moscow to
this effect lias relieved the tense at
titude here, as it was believed the
Allies would be forced to intervene if
tl|e war between Poland and Soviet
Russia continued.
There was also a fear that the Red
army would cross the German border
and effect connections with either the
Sparticide or monarchist group in East
Prussia and thus precipitate another
world conflict.
Russians Agree To Arrange Armistice
London, July 24—Tlje following
dispatch was sent by Tchlcherfn. the
Kaselen Soviet Foreign Minister to
Prince Sapeah, «he Polish Foreign
Minister at Warsaw this morning.
“The Russian Soviet government
has gfven orders to the supreme com
mand of the Red army to commence
immediately with the Polish military
command negotiations for the purpose
of concluding an armistice and pre
paring for future peace between the
two countries. The Russian command
will advise the Polish command as to
place and date for commencing ne
gotiations.
A special meeting of the American
Legon Poet Mo. 9, will be held at the
Coast Guard Station, Sunday, July
All-members requested to attend.
% H. O. NIELSON
the ('(institution through the agency
of the republican party.*
Hording declared that a ‘'reserved
nationality" with America .“retaining
her independence, although not hold
ing aloof from the rest of the world”,
should be the guiding policy of the re
publican party and stressed the neces
sity of returning to "party govern
ment” and to the selection of cabinets
of the "highest capacity" In which he
said “the vice president shoult sit."
Speaking on the prohibition question
Harding said:
“As to prohibition, there is a di
vided opinion and recourse to repeal
or modification is open. But we can
| not millify because of that division of
opinion and the law must be enforced.
| Harding also referred to the-Mexl
!
can situation, nsscrtifig that "w
havo a plain ami neighborly
standing- with Mexico regarding
isan rights, but our relations
ho friendly and sympathetic
Johnson Lauds Harding Attitude
San Francisco, J»ly 2-1—Senator
Hiram Johnson declared in a state
ment here todaj that Senator Hard
ing's acceptance ‘has made republican
success certain and his election os
Johnson congratulated Harding up.
on his “firm and emphatic stall I
against the League of Nations" and
sc id nis words would ''strike an an
swering ci-ord in every American."
BAD WEATHER
STOPS CUP RACE
Sandy Hook, L. I. July 24—The
fifth cup race was declared off by
the Regatta committee today.
The reason given was heavy weath
As the yachts stai
shelter of Sandy Hook the committee
signalled that the next race.would he
held Monday.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
DANIELS, PAYNE PRAISE %
MATANUSKA COAL
Seattle, July 22—-The coal deposits
in the Matanuska fields ranks In qual
ity with the famous produet of the
Pocahontas district and are wfcli suited
for use on the vessels of the Pacific
A great coaling station will in all
probability bo constructed on the Aleu.
tion Islands to supply Xtatanuska fuel
to the U. S. Shipping Board vessels
plying In the Orient tra'de lanes from
Seattle, and 1} large coal washing
plant will bo constructed at some con
venient point ii^ the Alaska coal fields
»io wash the coal mined for commercial,
railroad and naval consumption.
Such were the announcements made
by Secretary’s Daniels and Payne this
evening, following their return from
Alaska, where they personally invest!
Rated the coal fields and railroad con
COUNCIL TO PROVIDE •
SOUVENIRS FOR
VISITING AIRMEN
The Common Council is planning to
bestow upon each of the artny aviators
engaged In the Mineola-Nome flight a
handsome souvenir of their visit. The^
fact th*t the flight is In no'sense a
race, precludes offering prices for the
successful contestants and it has.
therefore, been decided to present a
souvenir to each of the visitors. These
will probably take the form of nugget
jewelry and handsome watch charm
medallions of native gold, the latter
suitably inscribed with the name of the
recipient, date, etc. S „
TWO KILLED IN
CANADIAN CYCLONE
ILigina. Saskatchewan, July _'l
Two persons are dead, a hal»y is miss,
im; and fifteen persons were injured
hy a cyclone which struck the town
of Furbisher, today.
NEGRO CONFESSES
SEVEN MURDERS
San Quentin, Cal. July 24—Moses
Gibson, a negro who is under sen
tence of death for murder, has confess-:
■*d t" the Warden of San Quentin that
he has committed seven murders dur
ing his career.
Gibson also admitted that ho had
nerved time in four penitentiaries an I
was guilty of hundreds of robberies.
30.000 ILLINOIS
MINERS STRIKE
Springfield. July 24—Thirty thous
and Illinois coal miners are out on
strike, today owing to wage and other
The strike involves a large part of
the Illinois fields and is seriously cur
SCHOONER BENDER
BROTHERS ARRIVES
The trading schooner IJemh r I troth
< rs which left the outside early this
spring and has been engaged in trading
along the Siberian coast arrived in
MADSEN DETAILS DIME
CREEK ACTIVITIES
Dime creek is ;■ decidedly busy and
prosperous camp, according to .Tens
Madsen, well known miner of that
section who arrived Monday owning
on the power -schooner Amy.
Mr. Mad en says eight outfits are
actively engaged in mining at present,
and all are doing well. Some of the
operators, including Mr. Madsen,
himself, are doing open n t work, some
are engaged in deep digging and others
are getting ready for active mining.
There Is not an idle man hi sight. Mr
Madsen says, and every man in that
■potion is either working for himself
Mr. Madsen is operating on Xo. fi
bench and has four men shoveling in.
I To. reports two satisfactory cleanups
so far this summer and an ample sup
ply of water for mining purposes.
Wallace Porter is sluicing a big
•lump extracted last winter on No. <:
[above. The dump contains 4.>,000
cars of pay dirt and is expected *o
yield around $(10,000.
Jack Elliott, Chris Knutson and Emil
Olsen are hoisting and sluicing on Xo
Oloor and partner are open cutting
on No. 3 above discovery, employing i
steam scraper to place the gravel m
the sluices.
Olsen brothers are working on bench
claim No. 1. At present they are en
gaged in ground sluicing in prepara
tion for open out operations.
Porter and Valentine are hoisting
and sluicing on the Homestake bench,
as are also Tice and partners. The
latter are blocking out the pay for next
winter’s operations. Porter and Val
entine are hoisting and employ a crew
of twelve men,
Scotty Black recently bought out
the interest of John Olsen on No. 7
Dime and is preparing for active min
Mr Madsen is here in connection^
with legal matters and expects to re
turn to Dime Creek shortly.
About twenty fivo thousand foot of
hydraulic douhlo rivited pipe, dlamoter
two I vo to thirty inches, situated on tho
boaoh at Doering.
Apply to IRA D ORTON,
' Wild Goose Building.