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Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska OIL FIELDS
8 THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME 2*. Xo. 4.
NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, JANUARY 28. 1022
Delivered by Carrier or Mailed.
.$1.00 per Mo.lth
60V’T WILL MOT TOLERATE USt'SY
MUST MERE CONCESSIONS END CUE COWUCT
SPECIAL DEPUTY SHERIFF
FRANK HALL ARRESTED
FOR GAMBLING
Seattle, Jan. 28—Police last night at midnight raided a palatial
gambling house supposed to belong to Frank Hall a former well known
Nome mining operator. The minature Monte Carlo was located in the
Collins Building and when the police broke in. the place was crowded
with devotees of Dame Chance. Currency in the sum of $3,000 was
seized and thirty six patrons of the place were placed under arrest.
When rrested Hall was wearing the badge of a DepuC Sheriff
and upon , Mng interviewed the Sheriff of King County admitted that
Hall vas ting as a Special Deputy Sheriff.
FORMER NOME GIRL
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OIL MAGNATE
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Seattle, Jan. 28—Miss Alice C. Coston, daughter of Porter J
Coston, a former U. S. Commissioner at Candle, and who held the office
of Townsite Trustee for the City of Nome, Alaska, was married last night
at Plainsfleld. N. J. to S. f. W. A. Noda.
Noda is the Japanese head of the oil department of Mitsui and
Company, a large Seattle-Japanese corporation.
Both Miss Coston and Noda were employed in the Seattle office
of the Mitsui Company, and the love affair that culminated in the wedd
ing had its inception while they were in Seattle.
Noda was transferred to the Eastern office of the company and
Miss Coston followed him to his new station.
Miss Coston will be well remembered by Nomeites as she came
here a little girl, attended our schools, grew into woman hood and was
in every sense a real Nomeite.
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GERMANY .MAKES
SECOND PAYMENT
Jaris. Jan. 28—Germany today
made the second payment of thirty
one million cold marks as demanded
by the Versaillies Treaty.
NEW ATT’Y GEN.
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Vancouver, Jan. 28—A. M. Man
M, of Prince Rupert, was today
•worn in aa Attorney General of
Britiflh Columbia, and will assume
bis official duties immediately.
LARGE SILVER SHIPMENT
TO ORIENT
Cobart, Out., Jan. 28—Pour tons
of silver ore comprising the largest
shipment of rich ore from the new
Cobart Silver catap. left here today
for New York, enronte to Chiia
GOVERNMENT TO BEGIN SUIT
FOR EXCESS WAR PAYMENTS
Washington. Jan. 28—Attorney
General Daugherty yesterday declar
ed that the Government will at once
begin a suit for the recovery of
largo auma of money which were
ooaniald for aRrcraJt construction
during the late war.
SOLDIKKS ISOM'S BILL
BEING DRAFTED
Washington, Jan. 27—At the in
stance of the Republican leaders of
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee, there was today begun the draft
ing of the Soldiers Bonus Bill with
the end in view of making the bill
a continuous order of business as
soon as the measure is reported.
ALLIED DEBTS REFUNDING
BILL TO BE VOTED
UPON SATURDAY
Washington, Jan. 27—Republil
can and Democratic leaders, after
five hours of debate in the Senate
today over the refunding bill, agreed
to press the Allied Debts Refunding
Bill to a vote Saturday, even if it
necessitated a night session to bring j
it about.
I. W. W. FATALLY SHOT
Los Angeles, Jan. 28—Walter E.
Lambert sons, a member of the I.W.
W., was probably fatally shot while
attempting to derail a Southern Pa
cific passenger train in the suburb
of Glendale, a few miles front this
PLEAD FOR THE RELIEF
OF HOI KING SITUATION
Washington, Jan. 28th—Senator
King sent a letter to Pres. Harding
pleading that the president issue a
call to all parts of the country and
assemble delegates to find relief for
the acute housing situation that con
front* the entire Ignited Stales.
BOTH MINERS
AND OPERATORS ARE
HELD RESPONSIBLE
Washington, I). (*.. Jan. 28—chain:
Committee, which recently investigated the* di
Kentucky. coal fields, yesterday presented hi
The Committee holds that both the
miners are responsible for the recent fata' .
tion in West Virginia and says that mutual c>
tors and the workers will have to be made t.
Senator Kenyon recommends that tli«- ■
for the regulation of the coal mining industi
industry, to be followed and enforced only by
tan Kenyon of the Labor
orders in t he West Virginia
report to the Senate.
•on! operators and the coal
ntlicts and property destruc
ncessions by both the opera -
i end the conflict .
lovernment create a tribunal
y under a statutory code of
power of public opinion.
PROSPECT FOB
CHEAPER H Ea
- ...uci distinc
mditions in Ala
under such
ME
I *)• J. Keenan, local manager of
the Alaska Mines Corporation, is in
Stines. General Manager of the Com
pany, attempting to obtain a supply
of crude oil for Seward Peninsula
Mr. Stines states that he has al
ready made financial arrangements
for six thousand barrels of oil and
requests the information of how
much oil can be handled by Nome
Operators. The local heating plant
requires an amount equal to three
thousand barrels per year to furnish
their customers with steam, so this
plant will consume the entire six
thousand barrels themselves. Mr
Keenan has estimated the other im
mediate needs of the community at
about three thousand barrels more.
Mr. Stines intends to charter a
tanker if he can obtain sufficient
demand to justify such a large ship
ment. At the present time the N
C. Co. and the White Pass Naviga
tion Co. are being interrogated as
to their probable needs and there is
a likelihood that, their demands will
be sufficient to obtain the full tanker
load. These companies cover Dutch
Harbor and Yukon river points and
if their co-operation can be obtained
a tanker is assured . i
Operators consider the use of Caloi). <
a distillate that is being very success
fully used by the big dredges in the
States. For several years past the •
Anderson dredge on Snake river. I
and the Eskimo Gold Dredging Co. |
at Solomon, have used this caloil J
with great success; the lower cost |
of this fuel and the efficiency ob
tained are factors that should be
considered by ail gasoline engine
To obtain cheaper fuel is the
hope of each and every operator and
can be obtained if Mr. Stines is able
to get the co-operation he asks. In
the-event that Mr. Stines succeeds.
Nome is assured crude oil at the
actual cost laid down, with the
elimination of all middleman profits.
An appreciable slump has occur
red in the Outside oil market and
crude oil can be landed in Nome at
a greatly reduced price.
Gold production on Seward Pen
insula is determined by two factors,
cheaper fuel and cheaper transpor
tation charges, and as gold mining
is the chief industry of this country,
we must obtain these cheaper es
sentials or migrate to newer fields ,
and operations. With potential oil
and coal fields at our very door, we 1
know that the future will witness
development beyoml our fairest
dreams, but dreams are futile things
when face to face with present
needs, and for some time to come
we will be subject to the rapacity
of the financial powers that control
our industrial needs; therefore it
behooves us to use the means at
hand to obtain the relief sought.
If the users of oil in this part of
the Peninsula will estimate their
m-eds for the coming year and notify
Mr. Keenan he will communicate
with Mr. Stines and thereby help
forward this move for our much
needed fuel. According to Mr.
Stines a period of perhaps three
weeks will elapse before he can
promise definite results.
FORMER GERMAN SPY
TO BE REPORTER
New Y’ork, Jan. 28—Ignatius Lin
coln, a notorious German spy dur
ing the world war. was arrested hero
today. J. Hums, director of Bureau
of Investigations of the Dept, of Jus
tice, stated that Lincoln was arrest
ed for deportation and would be at
once returned to Germany.
FARMER SAILING OF FREIGHT
BOATS PROMISED FOR NOME
A. Polet and Harry Gabrielson
are in receipt of letters from Broth
er Carroll informing them that the
Alaska Steamship Company contem
plates the sending into Nome waters
of a freight boat loaded with oil
and dredge material, to leave Seattle
May 30th or June 1st.
This freighter will make calls at
Nome. Bonanza and Golovin and Mr.
Carroll asks that the dredge men
of this section send in their orders'
early so that the cargo can he loaded
WEEKLY OVERLAND
MAIL ARRIVES
A full consignment of first and
second class mail arrived in the
local postoffice Friday afternoon, in
charge of Contractor Peter Curran
rhe mail was dispatched from Seat
tle on December 17.
The outgoing mail will close to
lay at 5 p. m.
IVAN TED TO BUY—A baby’s high
chair and crib. Inquire at Nug
get office for particulars.
lard Tinea Daace. Sat. Feb. 4tli
NEW COMMERCIAL
FISHING BILL FOR
Washington, l>. C , Jan. 11—A house subcommittee of the Mer
chant Marino Fisheries Committee ha* completed the draft of an entirely
new hill for the regulation of Commercial Fishing in Alaska water* and
’> ill submit it to Secretary Fall’s Committee Tuesday.
This bill has the general effect of leaving to the regulations pre
M-ribed hv tin- Secretary of Commerce much control now found in tho
< xisting law. namely, establishment of C.sh traps or the entire elimination
<T the traps i* left to theSecretary of Commerce.
Washington. Jan. 2$—Secretary Kali exposed a nation wide fin
ancial scandal during a cabinet meeting here today. President Harding
was informed by the Secretary that millions of government dollars are
Iting reloaned by private bankers in the west and southwest to Farmers
and Live Stock Raisers, at various rates of interest
Private banks were loaned government money by authority of the
War Finance Corporation and received these funds at a rate to not exceed
six per cent. These private banks then reloaned the money to farmers
and stock raisers at the exorbitant rate of twelve per cent. When this
matter was brought to the knowledge of the President he snapped forth
‘the Government is not going to tolerate usury."
Government funds loaned to the private banks was a relief measure
for the farmers and stock men who were suffering from the period of
post war reconstruction and the attitude of the banks in charging these
excessive rates of interest has created a storm of protest.
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MIDDLE SECTION OF ATLANTIC'
COAST III DIED UNDER HEAVY
SNOW FALL
Washington, Jan.28—States com
prising the entire middle section of
the Atlantic coast, today lie buried
and are being further buried under
the heaviest snow fall since the
winter of February. 1899.
Washington. Jan. 28—One of the
heaviest snow storms in the history
of the Captital has completely cut
Washington from the outside world
as regards transportation. No
trains, street cars or busses are able
to move and all Washington is afoot.
VICE PRES. COOLKIDGE MAKES
OPTIMISTIC STATEMENT
Imtyanapolis, Ja^n. 28—Indiana
Republican Editorial Association
members gathered here today in an
nual session and numbered among
its prominent members the Vice
President of the United States. Cal
vin Coolridge.
During a terse and characteristic)
speech the Vice President told his
fellow members that “the accom
plishments of the present adrainis-1
tration are wiping away the tears
of the world, and healing the na |
SENATOR KEEI> DEXOl'Xt KS
SKATING OF NEWBERRY
Washington. Jan. 2Stli—Senator
Iteed from Missouri during the con
tinued discussion of the Foreign
Debt Bill in the Senate today, elec
trified his fellow legislators anti set
the spectators gallery all a flutter.
Reed arose to his feet and declared
"in all the annals of all legislative
bodies in the history of the world
there was never such an infamously
dishonorable act as the seating of
Senator Newberry." !
TSIXG TAO YSIXACiFt
RAILWAY TO BE.
RETURNED TO (’HINA
Washington. Jan. 27—Chinese
delegates report tonight that an
agreement has been reached where
by there will be returned to China
the Tsing Tao Tsinagfu Railway.
Possession of this Chinese railroad
has been the very heart of the
Shantung controversy and Japan’s
agreement to return the road has
cleared the atmosphere and restores
an Intent cordial that was fast slip
ping away from the various dele
gates to the Arni3 Conference.
Both Japan and China have agreed
lo the return and there will be a for
mal ratification settlement Monday
Ian. 30th.
Hard Time* Dance will be given Sat.
Feb. 4th., in celebration of Eagles
Anniversary Day Large Eagle Hall
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