THE NOME NUOOET
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY—EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
GEO. S. MAYNARD. Sole Owner and Publisher.
Entered as Second Claes Matter, at the poetoffice at Nome, Alaska,
Under the Act of March 3, 1S79.
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WHY THE DELAY
Impress*- ! wit', iho j"i.-sil»i! ies <•!' ; le aero.* • as a means of solving
the difficult i . ns.] mm tat ion probMns of Northland .is a result of the recent
visit of the Alaska Flying Expedition, the citizens of Whitehorse are already
urgting the Ik.mJnion Government to establish airplane mail and transjiortation
service in Yukon Territory. Almost simultaneously with the completion of
the momentous ,r journey from New York to Nome, the residents of that place
addressed a petition to the Yukon <h>!d Commissioner asking the inauguration
of the desired service, hawing their appeal on the clear demonstration of alr
tdiip utility provided by the American expedition.
The promptitude with which the citizens of Whitehorse hastened to
take advantage of the argument thus provided is good to see. It shows that
Whitehorse folks are not of the stamp that stand around waiting fur someone
to do something for them, meanwhile lotting the grass sprout under their
foot, but are thoroughly awake to their own interests and nothing dilatory in
making use of their opportunities to help themselves.
It is regrettable that Nome does not possess more of the same spirit'.
For it is the spirit that makes things move—that makes cities out of apathetic
villages and invokes progress and prosperity wherever it is exerted. Nome
certainly needs some of it. Weeks have elapsed since the air expedition
provided us with a conclusive demonstration of the feasibility of air transpor
tation in Alaska but up to the present Nome has done nothing at all toward
using it as a means of furthering her desire for the quick transportation the
airplane alone can provide. Not a move has been made either by or in be
half of the public to impress the government with the fact that the flight has-f
demonstrated conclusively, both by its ease of accomplishment and the testi
mony of the expedition members, that airplanes can operate as advantageously
in the Territory as elsewhere if adequate provisions are made for their care
and upkeep, or to employ the fact as an argument for air mail service.
The why of the delay is a mystery which seems to find no reasonable
explanation save in the view that Nome is not fully "on the Job” with respect
to her opportunities and welfare. Despite* the adage, it appears to us thatl
a little haste in this majfter would have been decidedly beneficial in hastening
the desired end. Wide awake Whitehorse was quick to realize the advan
tage of making her deknnnd when the impression produced by the successful
completion of the flight was most vivtd in the official as well as the public
mind. We, on the contrary, overlooked completely the fact that the very
best time to put in our initial and strongest urge for the much desired air
mail service was immediately after the arrival of the army expedition had
proved the complete feasibility of the thing we desired. To realize the
best time in which to make an application is frequently almost as important
as making the application. In this ease the most propitious moment was
plainly when official enthusiasm in Washington o\—r the flight's success was
at its height. To delay notion as we have done until the event has been
aimost forgotten by the busy men back in the national capital Is very much
like waiting until the iron is cold before laying on with the hammer.
THE GOLDEN RULE
(From an Exchange)
Tt cannot he too often reiterated that tlw advice to do unto others
as you would that they should do to you, is "not a mere consel of perfection to
the individual; it is the law to which we must conform our social customs and
our national policy if we would enjoy the blessings of abundance and peace."
Experience proves this every day, yet we are slow to make practical use of the
lessons iff life. Until we really see that each Individual and each group is en
titled to the decencies and comforts of life equally wiith each other individual
and group, we shall not find the way to social peace and prosperity.
FARMER NOT A PROLETARIAN
(From the Youth’s Companion)
It is an interesting fact that, although the recent Socialist convention at
Now York contained eighteen editors, seventeen skilled mechanics, thirteen ki
»K>rers, twelve lawyers and twelve printers, there was only one of the 156
delegates who was a fanner. Socialism is a city dweller's dream. The farm
er is not, and can hardly become, a proletarian.
FEMININE SECRETS
(From the Ixmdon Daily Express)
Nothing, of course, will deprive hunnui nature of Us envy of whet it
lacks. Youth will ulways wish to masquerade as maturity, age to wear the
look of youth No girl of eighteen will dislike tribute to her wisdom; no
woman of forty will seriously object to a reference to ”1**5—before s ou were
horn or thought of." To mistake mother and daughter lor sisters (in the
daughter’s absence)’ husband and wife for father and daughter (in the hus
band’s absence) is seldom n gross solecism. These are the oomplknents that
sweeten life. Whnt is more, they are paid increasingly with perfect sin
ccrityv Woman has all the secrets. She has added to’ the rest that of
knowing how to tell the census truth Without any false shame.
INFORMATION REGARDING SEATTLE-NOME MAIL SERVICE
First Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About Juno 1st
l^ast Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About October lOtb.
First Winter Mall Leaves Seattle for Nome About October 15th.
Last Winter Mail Leaves Seattle For Nome About March 15th.
Parcel Post and Well Fargo Shipments for Nome Handled Only Dur
ing Summer Period.
Parcels and Packages Sent to Nome During Winter Must Bear First
ftass Postage or Will Not Reach Destination Before Following Summer.
Advertising Cuts Sent by Winter Route Must Bear First Class Postage
ir Publication During Winter Period is Desired. Advertisers Should Bear
This in Mind to Avoid Delays.
Packages and Parcels Intended to Reach Destination During Winter
Period will Remain in Seattle Postofflce Until Opening Summer Navigation,
In less First Class Postage Is Attached.
Average Time Required for Transmission of Mall from Seattle to Nome
i tiring Wlntci Period is About 45 Day*.
A « r i > Time Required for Transmission at Mail From Seattle to
Nome Durt” Summer period Is Id Days. •
Approximately Same Time Indicated Altov# Required for TranamAmtoe
from Nam, to ItotMfc , *?VTA
Voice of the Alaska Press
NOME ADVERTISES
(From Juneau Rmpire)
Beginning several weeks ago the
Nome Chamber of Commerce, Nome.
Alaska, launched a campaign designed
to rebuild the camp by instilling new
life into old industries and opening up
new ones. The Chamber of Commerce
States the Nome Nugget, "alms at ex
ploitation of the resources and devel
opment nee«fc» of Nome and the Seward
Peninsula”.
It is a praiseworthy effort that the
Nofcne people are making and is de
servtng of the fullest success. Her
business men are proving .that they
are wide awake to the opportunity of
fered thorn by the present attitude of
interest in the Territory being display
ed in every part of the United States.
Capital is looking fr a place to invest
where it may be assured of reasonable
t’ommenting on the work undertak
en the Nugget says, "Nome can and
will prosper far beyond our most op
timistic hopes if the enormous re
sources of the stirrunding district are
exploited and made productive and the
highly desirable result can be achieved
only by advertising as broadly as pos
sible what we have to attract the set
tler and investor." Not only is this
true of Nome, but it applies equally
to other towns in the Territory, in
cluding Juneau. Our own town needs
outside capital to realize the immense
possibilities «• fits potential resources.
Three of these. Ashing, mining and
timber for making wood pulp, require
considerable investment to make them
commercially beneficial to the town.
And Juneau is a center for all of them.
Juneau situated nearer than any of
its neighbors to the fishing banks, has
less 'than any of them in the way of
the fishing industry. From geograph
ical reasons alone, it should be ahead
of all other Alaskan towns, and when
! the other advantages, the fact that
the town is a center of shipping, i*.«
port facilities, the hanks and Large
business houses necessary to supply
credits for legitimate trade purposes
are considered, mafce it beyond all
question the mat desirable town in thf
whole Territory for the location ol
any big fishing enterprise.
B. T,. Thane, referring to the pro
posed establishment of a big centra
Pa-Per manufacturing plant on Gasti
neau Channel, revealed a realization
of the possibilities of this district
when he wild that compared to the im
mensity f the opportunity offered here,
he and those whom he represents are
only an incident, his idea being that
if they did not tike advantage of the
opportunity others would eventually
do so. Of course the establishment
of the prposed plant is really mor<
an incident to Juneau and the f>a.sti
nea u Chasm el. but is merely serves to
; errupha-Mize the great future for the
! pulp industry and those allied to it.
It. like fishing and mining, needs con
sistent and steady advertising through
every legitimate channel and without
advertising development will be slow
in coming.
DAN SUTHERLAND
VISITS ANCHORAGE
Re turning from an e’ght month trip
into the interior of Alaska Dan Suth
erland, republican candidate for con
gress, arrived in Anchorage necently
on the train from the north. During
his stay in the interior Mr. Sutherland
spent three months In prospecting and
working his placer property on Poor
man creek. This crock. Dan laugh
ingly states, is well named as he drew
a blank after days and days of hard
But at that Mr. Sutherland is opti
canrps of which Pooiman is one.
In the interests of his candidacy and
to attend to matters of business lK»t'i
for himself and his friends Mr.
Sutherland visited Ruby. Iditarod and
ctlier interior mining camps, even to
the Yukon. Camp life agrees with
Dan and he likies the life. Moreover
every mining camp in Alaska wel
comes him and t’>e old timers, wheth
er in the towns o»- In the hills, know
that ip Dan Sutherland,' they and ill
Alaska have a friend, tried and true.
On the trip over the route of the gov
ernment railroad f:T>m Nenem Mr.
Sutherland visited »the different con
struction camps and later made the
trip into the Willow creek quartz dis
trict and called on the Matanuska vnl
Princiipally to advance his political
interests, but also to meet the de
mands of his many loce.l friends Mr.
Sutherland will remain Ip Anchomg?
and vicinity for at least two weeks.
While he doesn't work at the trade
Mr. Suthrland s affiliated with several
secret fraternal ormnlnutions and Is
'me of the peers of the Pioneers. You
would never know these fleets from
Dan as, unlike the regular politician,
he never mnflona Ms lodge eomtsc
tions in relation to his candidacy. In
fiict Dan Sutherland is an nnomioly
when tt comes to Alaska politics; he
is in a ckiss by himself. His method
is evidently successful, as the voters
of the fourth district sent him to the
territorial senate for eight years. In
politics as in business Mr. Sutherland
record is unimpeachable. This is ad
mitted by those of different political
fti'ftth; his friends swear by him and
his enemies respect his worth. Mr.
Sutherland is staying at the Hotel An
chorage when he isn’t being entertain
ed by his Anchorage friends, who are
Many.—Anchorage Daily Times.
ARE YOU A BOOSTER
Are you a booster or a rooster? An
swer the question and be a booster
for Anchorage. A true booster works
for the good of his cause; t'.iis cause
is Anchorage. A rooster crows after
some one else has fathered the thought
and done the work. Your cause should
be the Anchorage <’hamt» r of Com
merce and you should be an integral
part of the organization trying to build
up your home town. Upon the suc
c“ss of the local chamber of commerce
in a. way depends your success. The
time, is at hand when the chamber
of commerce needs the assistance of
Anchorage. Prospects wore never so
bright as at the present time; great
things of a commercial nature are hr
store and Anchorage is n the eve of
an unprecedented era of prosperity.
This is due to the continued energies
of the Alaskan Engineering commis
sion; development of the Chickaloon
coal mines; operations in the gold and
placer districts, rejuvenation activities
in the farming sections and the gen
eral development, of latent resources.
Anchorage must awaken to the im
portance of the visit of Secretaries
Daniels and Payne and receive them
nocordlnrr to their worth. These men
are national characters in charge of
large affairs. Their departments have
jurisdiction over vital ports of An
chorage life; they a no coming to study
conditions and plan the way to best
help Ancohrage and ail Alaska.
The chamber of commerce has out
lined a program of entertainment
which includes business discussion of
matters peratining to our welfare. The
members of the committee cannot at
tend to everything, and they need
volunteer assistance.
Be a booster—not a rooster. Help
the cause and help Anchorage.—An
chorage Times.
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SUMMON8 FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
SECOND DIVISION.
THOMAS PATTERSON ROUST,
Plaintiff
LILLIAN WIXNIFRED ROUST.
Defendant.
The President of the United States
of America,
To UUJ.VN WIN.NIFRED ROUST,
The above named Defendant,
GREETING:
You are hereby summoned and re
quired to appear ami answer the com
plaint of plaintiff on file in the office
of the Clerk of the above entitled
Court, in the City of Nome, Territory
of Akiska. Second Division, within
thirty (30) days from the service of
this summons upon ycj, to-wtit, with
in thirty (30) days from the 20th day
of Noverber, 1020, or judgment for
want thi *-eof will he taken against
you. And you are hereby notified that
if you fail to answer said complaint
plaintiff will apply to, the Court for
the relief demanded therein, to-wit. t>
obtain a decree of divorce dissolving
the hon.Ts. of matrimony heretofore,
and now existing, between the plain
tiff and defendant upon ground of de
The date of the order for the pubh
cation of this summons is the 8th day
of October, 1920.
The date of the first publication of
this summons is the 9th day of Oeto
The date of the last publication of
this summons is November 20th. 1920.
WITNESS the Honorable WILLIAM
A. HOT.ZHEIMER. Judge of the
District Court for the Territory
of Alaska. Second Division and
the seal of wild Court hereunto
affixed at Nome, Alaska, this 8th
day of October. 1920.
1 ( SEAL ) THOS. McGANN
Cleric of the District Court
for tho Territory of Alaska.
Second Divlelov
By W. C tfcGUIRB
©«*«•* CUT*
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY THE NUGGET
WITHOUT WEQARD8 TO ANY POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS.
VOTE FOR
Hon. Dan Sutherland
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
Hon. John Rustgard
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
O. D. Cochran
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
O. H. Flowers
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Andy Anderson
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Victor A. Julien
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Jas. P. Daly
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
VOTE FOR
Ed. W. Burroughs
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
James B. Ivory
Independent Candidate
FOR SENATOR
> ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
VOTE FOR
E. L. HOLT
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
I am out of politics.
I havo withdrawn from the Senatorial racs.
I thank all my friends for thoir support and I am indeed very sorry
to disappoint thorn at this time.
I have taken over the management of the D. E. Crowley Grocer Co.
and expect to remain in Nome Indefinitely.
R. B. Julian
P. S. See news item in tills paper for further information.
VOTE FOR
James J. Bogan
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE, ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
Chas. W. Brown Jr.
28 YEARS OF AGE AND 19 YEARS RESIDENT OF NOME
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
FOR TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE AT JUNEAU
ELECTION TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
E. B. (Duffy) O’Connor
(INDEPENDENT)
CANDIDATE FOR REPRE8ENTATIV E ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVClIStt! 2*1, 1*2*.