THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME 24.
NOME. ALASKA SATl'IMI.W. MAY, 5th, 1921
Delivered by C =
Mailed..$1 00 per Month
ARMY AVIATORS BREAK RECORD
SIXTH SESSION TIB, LEG ENDS IN RUSH If WORK
MACREAOY AND KELLY
BREAK WORLD RECORD
CROSS COUNTRY FLIOHT
SAN DIEGO. May 4 "You have written a new chapter in the
triumph of American Avfiaffibn” said a telegram of congratudatibns from
Harding to Lieutss. MacReady and Kelly, following their arrival here at
3:48 P. M. yesterday. They completed their nou-dtop flight of 2850
miles in the monoplane. T-2 from Ixmg Island. N<*w York in 28 hours,
60 minutes and 39 seconds. Dater they w*jM try to establish a world dur
ation record of 37 hours. Thedr next flilgtvt to be attempted will be
around the world.
SAN DIEGO. May 4—MacR'eady and Kelly received a cable Of «on
cbngrartulation* from the Kings of Britain and Sweden.
SAN DIEGO, May 4 An observation plane, watching A»e Mar
Ready-Kelly flight, crasiied to the ground yesterday afternOon killing two
bdcapambs. O. H. Tartmam and H. H. Erdkomp.
81TOGB&V OF AVIATORS GIVES DUTlTt'S TO IH)LiR PIAN8.
WASHEji^TON;1 May 5—Tire non-stop flight of the T-2 froth New
York to San Diego has lent n»*w interest today to the Navy’s j>lan. for
flying *Jo thb North Pole ,and around the world.
Rea* Admit* 1 AVi Ilium A. Moffett announced last nigh* tWait tenta
tive plans for a dirigible dtash to the North Pole has been agreed upon.
Moffejtt would establish dfri>gibl«e bases at Nome, the northern pari of
Greenland and the Island of Spiltzbergen, which is jn'idway between the
Nor^h Pdle and northern Norway.
TWe pdle Is only 1500 miles north of Nome and the Z R-l cbuld
reach ft, flying Salt t/he ralte> of 60 miles per hour, ia>nd pass on landing at
a habitable port ?n Norway.
ACROSS CONTINENT—OX TEAM VS. AHROPhANE
SAN DIEGO. ^9tby 5—Engineer Meeker of Seattle. 93 year*: old.
now in New Yon»k, telegraphed Keflly and MaeReady: '‘Congratulations
On ybur wonderful flight, which beiaits my time. About 71 years ago I
made the trip with an ox team, traveling two miles per hour and was
five months on the w*ay.”
SUGAR PROFITEERS
FIELD TO ORGANIZED
PROTEST, CONSUMERS
NEW YORK, May 5—AM sugar prices dropped substantially yes
terday, following the development of a nation wide boycott, organized by
thousewives. Raw sugar was fifteen cents lower on the hundred pounds.
ASK THAT JUSTICE TAFT BE IMPEACHED
CHICAGO, May 5—The National Executive Committee of the
Socdattst party adapted resolutions demanding the impeachment of Chief
Justice IWt. They contend that his continued acceptance of the Cor
neal e Coipotufton annuity is inconsistent with hte .position as Chief Jus
tice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
MORGAN’S SISTER RECEIVES ROYAL RECEPTION
PARIS, May 4—Anna, sinter of J. p. .Morgan, had a reception like
a yds feting ,princess when she arrived at Havre yesterday on the liner
toarts. The City of Havre dispatched an official committee, headed by
the Mayor, to receive her and her two little girls and presented them
with flowers to tils name of the dty.
FISHING BY RADIO HITS INDUSTRY
WASHINGTON, May 4—Fishing by ifcdto methods is destroying
Us tnfeONftve of captains and craws in search for their q natty and is
thirty affsdtlng th# fishing industry, according Ha reports from Consul
K BdtfDfcMi W M*.
BUSIEST SESSION IN HIST5RY OF ALASKA LE6.
NOME MEMBERS ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS
Jury Bill Defines Method Of Procedure. Ayer Deer
Branding: Bill Opposed By Independents* Fish, Fur
And Mine Tax Meet With Determined Opposition.
I Special Juneau Conespoudt lit.)
The Ala-ska TerrSt-orial LotAsla'tlire adjourned at 6:45 Frida;,
miVrning May 41b. 1923.
The (Staler Mining bevetopment bill failed in the Senate.
The Decker Au-ti-Election (kaniblung bill was killed in the Serrate.
Hudson's US11, earrjlng $125,000 for Fish hatcheries was indefinite!)
positioned.
Eleventh hour bills that were presented and passed by botn house
The substitute Compensation Bill: is Pike the 2 01a Act, bat raises
I the anvou-nts of compensation 30 per cent and include ail industries.
A bill carrying $8,000 broyi.de* for holding annual Fairs in each
! division.
The Jury Bill, whioh provides when drawing juries th:*,t seventy five
per cent of the names of voters at tie* last election be put in the jury box
Other nauies may also be put in. The indigent relief bill, carrying
1 $12,000 for a period of two years and is to be divided between the Divi
i sions, according to population.
The Wilson Bill providing for a survey of the Unalakleet portage.
The Ayter Branding Mil. Thfls I>ill provides tWart deer owners* may
devise a brand and place it on record and thereafter whenever placed on
'a deer is pbima facia evidence of ownership. Both Wilson and DecKe~
voted against the bfll.
The memorial by Raelson, asking rhut the Department of Agriculture
publish a bulletin on the wild life of Alaska.
$21,000 was allowed for buying a building to be used for a Museum
and TerrttWrtal offices.
Wilson succeeded in getting the Shelter .Cabin Fund raised from
$10,000 to $15,000. He will hry to g^tr $5,000 for the Second Division.
The Brown bill, carrying $260. for a teacher's cabin at Kiana passed.
llaly's Reindeer and Muskox hill di«td in comnilfittee.
,650.000, cover a period of two years,
School of Mints, Faiirbank
Fish and. Ifatcherias.
Library and Mueseum.
Shelter Cabins.
Pioneers Home, .......
Indigent Relief.
Rescue Lost Persons.
.$680,000
.$90,000
.$86,000
$2,000 and $1,000
.$240,000
.$98,000
.$60,000
.$10,000
s and Compensations. $4,000.
The sixth *4ession of the Alaska Legislature was on
i record. One hundred eigtfty bills were introduced
id four, of these passed. Appropriations made
Compiling Statistics of Acoid<
Ttaxes were rvitaod on mines and salmon aft(*r a hi^ fight. The
Mine Tax is one per cent oni net incomes over $10,000 and over thaJt
amount one and a half peT cent. Over $1,000,000 the tax becomes one
and three quarters percent.
The tax on Kings. Rede and Soekeye salmon is based on two cents
i>er case a graduated tax according to the pack, running up to 25 cents on
packs over 50,000 cases.
A graduated fisherman’s tax from one to twenty five dollars is im
posed. Both Wilson and Decker opposed this bill. Other taxes are
neafiky like the foymer schedule.
THE FUR TAX IS AS FOLLOWS:
FUR FARMERS, . $.10.00
STATIONARY BUYERS. $15.00
ITINERANT BUYERS.$100.00
Each Itinerant Agent of Stationary Buyer.$15.00
POLAR BEAR.50c.
BROWN BEAR.50c
BLACK BEAR.25c
BEAVER.25c
CROSS FOX.50c
RED AND WHITE FOXES.25c
MARTEN. .25c
MINK. 10c
MU8KRAT. Otc
OTHER UUS CASHED:
Regulation of Dumoatlc and FoiVign Corporations, I>a 1>.
Regulation sale of nardottcs and drugs. Polley.
Revising and Oodei'ying Laws of .Municipal Corporations Diamond,
Aldrich's Rood Bill jiossed and leaves the Co-Operative system as a-,
present, but provides that the Board may appoint a Highway Engineer,
if -the State Road Act is extended to Alaska.
FREE CONFERENCE ON REVKNIE giESTION.
The outstanding feature of the laist day of the Session was the Free
(Auto fore ace on the question: of Revenue..
The Senate Committee ,was composed of Browu, Dunn and Aldrich;
the House Comim’tlee of Ross. Daly and Price.
Brown stood out against the Guggs and for a higiher tax above $200,
000. The deadlock *was broken and a final tax schedule on net profits
a*netjd upon, beqng higher than in former years.
Aye;r, Dint on d and Obaaiiber lain voted against the report of the
convmiiftee. Ayer asked the privilege to change his vote after the report
w*as adopted, but the President ruled against tihe change.
Darker and Wilson supported a higher tax on the Guggenheimers
ami the lackers Associatiion.
IiAIMN HAD griT MHSO|»OTA3IH\ (M)lltSK
LONDON. -Way 5—Following the asseirtrion of Asquith that tihe
Metfopotuun-km venture has oast the British Empire one hundred and fifty
mkilFi'on pounds, it was started in thie House of ,Coni,mons that the British
quit it<he .Mesopotamian course several years ago. instead of twenty, as
the result of a protocol signed .with Kiuu Fesal
BEAR LEAVES EOR NOME,
BUFORD FULL CARGO
SEATTLE, May 5—One hind red and sevuenty eabi'n passengers have
booked for the, first voyage on the new Name liner Buford. The yessel
htos ;i capacity cargo on this her initial trip.
BKA It LEAVES FOR IIEKI.XO SEA
SAN FRANCISCO. May 5- The Coast Guard Cutter Bear left San
Francisco for Seattle to begin her annual cruise i*nto Bering Sea and the
SEATTLE, Maty 5—The Schcx>ner Azlea, equipped as a floating
cannery, sailed today for Bering Sea.
KRKNCH.I1EI/1U\ GOVERNMENTS REJECT OFFER
PARIS, May 5—The French and Belgian governments, after an
exchange of informal views, are unanimous in their rejection of the new
proposals put forward by Oh&nceltor Cuno.
POINCARE PROTESTS AGAINST LIQUOR RULING
PARIS. May g—Premier Poiincare has fonVarded to Ambassador
Jusgerand, at Washington, a protest against the American Supreme Court
decision prohibiting liquor on foreign vessels, within the three mile limit.
MINE OWNERS SENTENCED TO PRISON
ESS BN, May 5—Two. directors of the Heinrich's mine at Hajttin
gen were sentenced by a French court martial to five yeNra in prison and
to pny fines amounting to 250,000.000 nxMrits.
TypcwiUei RAtaH, T>ywti>M aad Cwtea Papm at N«aS oAm.