Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
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VOLUME XIX, ttofiz)// 3 NOME, ALASKA WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
STEEL STRIKE CLOSES MORE HILLS
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FORTY THOUSAND STEEL WORKERS IDLE
IN OHIO; MAHONING VALLEY MILLS CLOSED
Special to tht Nomo Nugget by The Associated Tress:
YOUNGSTOWN, Sept. 24—The great steel strike has closed every
iron and steel mill in the entire Mahoning Valley district <*f Ohio, the greatest
steel center west of Pittsburg. Iteports from all parts of the district say the
strikers have won over the remainder of tlfb employees during the past
twenty four hours, forcing the shutting down of every plant, owing to the
absence of other hands.
The officials in charge of the local headquarters of the strikers claim
that something over forty four thousand men are idle in the district
Iteports reaching the strike headquarters indicate that the strike is
spreading steadily and is apparently on the verge of closing down numerous
additional plants within a short time.
Murderous Attacks Mark Strike Situation a) Cleaveland.
CLEAVEIjANI), Sept. 21—The. strike situation here was given an<
added seriousness today when four men employed in the plant of the American
Htecl Wire Company were stabbed by strikers while proceeding to their labors
in the mill, which is one of the few plants belonging to the company that is
The attacks occurred near the entrance to the wire company plant
where the street cars stop to let off the men employed in the mills. A
large crowd of strikers surrounded the cars on arrival today and attacked
the arriving workmen as they stopped from the platform. Owing to the
density or the crowr|, the police were totally unable to reach the men in time
to prevent injury.
PLACER LOCATION NOT’CES
PROOFS OF ANNUAL LABOR.
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CRIPPLING NAVY
Special to tho Nome Nugget by Tile Associated Press:
NEW YORK. sept. 24—A serious shortage of sail..,s and other . iiliste l
Kleven American war ships stationed at the New York Navy Void are
\Vithout the necessary niimher of men to operate effectively as a. result of the
scarcity of enlisted men and other vessels ataChed to this district are said
to be shorthanded.
One of the Navy Yard offic ials slated today that tin- many resignations
cuvers of the Atlantic fleet and may ncces.41tnle many vessels luting placed
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NEWS NOTES
Thomas Gaffney anl Pat Ivory arc
heek from n trip to tho Kruzagnmapa
Hot Springs rominenwl last week
when tlie two men undertook the task
of conveying a quantity of supplies to
the Catholic mission at that point. The
trip was made by mule team and both
are unanimous in the conviction that
mules are tough critters to handle,
after their experience in driving,them
over the miles of niggerheads between
Nome and the springs. In addition to
having their share of troubles with the
mules, they also found'additional diffi
culties in the shape of a young bull,
which, with t‘h<o mules, will l>o ;»d>!.-d
to the livestock equipment of the mis
sion. Mr. Gaffney avers that taking
the hull to the Kougarok may look like
a joke to tttyhc people hut there was
nothing of the “carrying coals to New
castle" order about, tin- job for the
hull was a real, live "ftnimal with de
cided lKwsonality and the task of mak
ing him “tramp o'er the toe twisting
tundra" was a good healthy Job. Mr.
Gaffney reports that Father Post, who
is directing the work of putting up
the buildings and other equipment
planned in connection with the en
largement of tho mission, is busily en
gaged with Father Fortune in turning
the springs into a veritable hive of in
dustry. Preparations are being made
for the construction of several new
buildings, one of which will be a two
story edifice in which will he housed
the natives attached to the mission
and also those in charge. A new
stock stable will also bo erected which
will be occupied by the Angora floats,
pigs and other live stock* Father
Post also plnns to turn the grounds
immediately in front of the main
building into a garden beautiful Which
will probably have no equal in tHis
part of Alaska, Mr. Gaffney states
. that the adverse weather conditions
this summer have had a decidedly bad
effect on the vegetable crop and result
ed in the loss of most of the large
quantity of hay grown during the oj>en
period. The quantity of vegetables
raised was considerably less than
usual, altho sufficient quantities were
obtained to last the mission ^through a
considerable portion of the winter,
Messrs. Gaffney and Ivory made the
trip down from Iron creek with Gus
Wheeler.
George L. Harrington of the Geolo
gical Sujvcy is visiting Nome after an
extensive investigation of the geolo
gical conditions of the region around
Good News Bay during the summer,
•In comfwny with R. H. Sargent, who
is liow on the Yukon, Mr, Harrington
made reconnaissances covering approx
. imately two thousand square miles of
J territory between Portage Bay and the
' Kanektok river. Mr.. Harrington
• / looked after the geological t*oric and
Mr. Sargent mapped the region 1’n
<' V* ft
vestigated. The results or their labors
will l»i* embodied in ,-i report to tin* De
partment of tlie Interior on their* re
i'irn, to Washington.
•Mi*. Harrington, who was in Nome
two years ago in connection with Hu*
woik of the 'Geological Survey, re
IIMts having visited tlie Good News
plater diggings and says several out
fits are working on Watern1oo.seereek.
Kowkow ereek and Hear creek, .foe
Jean-and Chas, Thorson were working
with a crew of ten men on Water
moose at the time of his visit and ap
peared to be doing well. Jim Ityan
and partner were also forking on llie
same stream, (’has. Schneider was
located tin Hear crook,which is situated
about eight miles from Watermoose.
Other parties were working on Kow
Kow ereek. The latter stream is a
tributary of the Arolic river which
flows into, the Kuskofcwim. The
ground on' all the streams mentioned
is shallow in character and the coun
try of a; general gold liearing charac
ter, although in the view of Mr. Har
rington, the conditions are such as to
indicate that glacialation has probably
carried, away all but minor gold de
posits, There is little indication that
the country may ever develop another
Nome he says, although gold deposits
of considerable extent resulting from
concentration may be discovered.
Mr. Harrington says lie learned that
a. small strike has been made on what
is known as Kako ereek, situated be
tween Marshall and St. Michael, He
also heard that the famous Stuyalsok
strike has dwindled down to one pro
ducing claim. Mr. Harrington has
had an extensive experience in West
ern Alaska during his connection with
the Geologllcal Survey and has been
connected with geological reconnais
sances covering a large part of the
western ' coast. Two years ago he
visited the Nome section and con
ducted investigations in the Capo
region. He says the government ban
had a number of parties investigating
tho still unoxiplored sections during
the summer, their operations being
principally confined to the sec
tion south of the Yukon. One
party has been exploring the region
north of Mt, McKinley, which is pme
tically an unknown territory.
Mr. Harrington will depart for
Washington on the next trip of the
Victoria.
SEWARD HOPES BECOME
WATER BASE.
Associated Press Service:
SEWARD, Alaska,(By Mall)—Sew
ard now has hopes cf being mode n
“water base” for United ■ States tran
sports going to and from Siberia and
for na,vy vessels to be maintained
along the Alaska coast next summer.
The navy department ^ has requested
a Sewurd water compbny to furnish
a bid on supplying water to govern
ment vessels.
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FIUME REBEL LEADER CLAIMS ITALIAN
NAVY DESERTING TO REVOLUTIONISTS
dncclnl to Tl e Nugget by The Associated Press.
POIjA, I stria, Sept# 21—Dannunzio. the leader of the Flume revolution,
has sent out wireless reports from Flume claiming that several Italian hattle
| ships have deserted to the revolutionaries during the past two days
Dannunzio's messages say* the Italian battleship Dante Aligbiera is
j one of the vessels which have deserted the Italian nav> and joiiu-d the Fiume
naval forces. ,
The remaining vessels deserting to the revolutionists are said to be
destroyers The Dante Alighiera is one of tin- most important units of the
| THE NEW RAMMIER BEVERAGE ON DRAUGHT AT THE NEVADA
BOLSHEVIK CLAIM
CAPTURE TOMSK
Special to the Nugget l<v the Associated Press
LONDON, Sept, 24—The Siberian Bolshevik! have obtained possession
(1 the important city or Tomsk, located in Central Siberia about five hundred
miles east of Omsk, according to wireless reports sent out by tin* Bolshevik!
propaganda wireless plants today.
Details of tho alleged capture of Tomsk arc not given. The message
Indicates that the Bolshevik! have gained the ascendency over the Kolchak
forces in Central Siberia, as the city was previously controlled by the Kol
chakites,
WILSON DUE AT
DENVER TOMORROW
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Sn»' to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
CHEYENNE, Sept. 24—President Wilson arrived in Cheyenne at four
this afternoon on his way hack to Washington. Tin* presidential train was
Riven an ovation on reaching the Cheyenne depot and the president was
cheered enthusiastically when he appeared on the platform. Many hundreds
attempted toshuke hands with the president despite his request that no dem
onstration do made.
The |>reflident will proceed to Denver, »t which point he is scheduled to
spenk at two o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE STEEL STRIKE DIRECTOR.
Social to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 24—The Senate Committee on Lnhor is prepar
ing to commence an Investigation of t^e charge brought against Secretary
•Poster of the striking steel worker’s international union by representatives of
the steel Interests, (vho claim that he is a pronounced I. W. W. and of ultra
radical tendencies. The charge is denied by teprcsentntlves of the steel
workers now in Washington, who claim that the backers Of the steel Interests
are seeking to break down the strike by attempting to discredit the men who
are directing the strike movement. They say the strike opposera -have ab
solutely no evidence on which to base the claim that Foster Is an I. W. W. *
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DAWSON ROAD HOUSE MAN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED WHILE HUNTING
DAWSON. Sept*. 21 r Mil;.- S-kUrnler. pioneer roadhouse man ..f this
killed while on a hunting •x.-ur.-ion in this loiality yest- nl.. \ .nling to
advices reaching Dawson.
carried.
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