Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
«THE NOME NUGGET 'IHT
VOLUME XXI No. 29
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY JULY 17. 1920
Delivered by Carrier or Mailed.$1.00 per Month
EARTHQUAKES STOP BUSINESS IN LOS ANGELES
ACCIDENT DELAYS NOME FUCHT
DANIELS PRAISES OUR
COAL RESOURCES
Anchorage, July 17—“If our coun
try Hhould bp attacked we have in
Anchorage a coal supply base for the
I'aciflc fleet equal to Pocahontas", de
clared Secretary Daniels after inspect
ing Anchorage harbor in company
with Secretary’ Payne.
Daniels also expressed the belief j
that Alaska will shortly be a source
of oil supply to the nation.
STEFANSSON TO ENTER
REINDEER INDUSTRY
Ottawa, July 17—Vlhljalmier Stef
ansson, the noted explorer, has taken
a thirty year lease on a large portion
of the Southern part of Ratlin Island
In the Arctic Ocean for the purpose of
grazing reindeer and musk oxen.
It Is reported the government is
Interested in the project and is back
ing Stefansson with big capita).
FRANCE HONORS
WILBUR WRIGHT
Farls, July 17—A colossal stone col
umn surmounted by the figure of a
man climbing with outstretched mjns
toward heaven,, France's tribute to the
genius of Wilbur fright, was unveil
ed today at Lemains in the presence
of American Ambassador Wallace and
members of the Amcrfcfftr Af jf P'S**.
COMMITTEE TO SEE NEW
ARRIVED JAP PICTURE BRIDES
San Francisco, July 17—The con
gressional committee on Immigration
and Naturalization is at Angel Island
today to investigate a number of Jap
anese "picture brides” who arrived re-.
cently on the Japanese liner Shinyo,
Army Flyers to Collect Data for Interior Alaska Mail
Route. Will photograph unmapped areas crossed
Trip Planned to Include 16 Stops Enroute,
; Occupy 45 Days Time. Flight
Delayed by Accident
Mlnnenla, N. V. July lfi—The gov
ernmcnt air expedition to Nome was
organized for the purpose of establish
ing an aerial route to the Northeast
corner of the American continent for
possible military use and also for con
ducting an aerial survey of the terri
tory traversed according to army avia
tion officials here.
The flight Is not a race, in the com
mon acceptance of the word and the
aviators * will not attempt' to set a
speed record. As planned by the
aviation department,, the expedition
will require approximately forty five
•lays to make the trip.
Each plane carries an army pilot
and a mechanician observe:. >ix»ecn
stops enroute have been provided for.
The distance between each of the des
ignated stopping points ranges from
iWivHiundred U> three hundred and flftv
miles. Army photographers are In
cluded in the crew of two of the tour
planes for the purpose of ol taining a
pictorial record of the trip.
fn addition to making an extensive
survey of the country t.-aversetl!* the
. irrnen will also obtain data for th1
establishment of an air mail route to
interior Alaska, as well as such infor- j
(nation that may he available for the J
development of commercial air routes.
into the for North. Unmapped and
inaccessible areas of Alaska that would
require at least three years for ground
surveying will he photographed from
the air and their topographical.char
acteristics revealed.
The four planes are of what is
known as the “Do Ilaviland 4” R type,
a development of the Do ilaviland 4
used‘by the army overseas during the
war period. The machines are of
great strength and power as a result
of numerous improvements and
changes in the structure of their
framework and tlie location of their
engines. The most Important change
in construction is the removal of the
gasoline tank from between tiie pilot
seats forward. This change eliminat
es the danger of its crushing the pilot
in tiie front seat against the engine in
Kaf-h plane left Minneola witli 117
gallons of gasoline and twelve gallons
of oil aboard, sufficient to carry them
over the longest leg of the rude with
a reserve for emergencies.
The flyers have been provided with
equipment for killing and cooking wild
game if forced to land in wild terri
tory and also carry emergency rations. 1
The expedition, on reaching its des- j
tination. Nome, will fly to Cape Prince!
fifty miles of the continent of Asl:i.
The expedition is commanded by
Captain Street, in plane No. 1, with
Sergeant Edmund Henrigues as ob
server and mechanic. The second ofll
cer in command of the expedition is
Lieutenant Brick II. Nelson, lie is
also a pilot and the engineering officer
of the expedition. Me is in direct
command of plane No. L*. Number ft
plane is piloted by Lieutenant C. M.
Crumerlino, who is also photographic
officer of the expedition. Ifis observer
and mechanician is Sergeant Long.
Long was substituted for Sergeant
Atvierra, who was withdrawn from the
flight assignment because of the early
expiration of bis enlistment. Lieuten
ant Moss. Kirkpatrick is tbe pilot f
No I plane, with master electrician
.fas K Knglish as observer and mech
anician. Id. Kirkpatrick is formation
officer of tlm expedition.
Flyers Held (J|> By Damaged Plane
Number One
Erie, Penn. July 16—The three
Nome hound army airplanes arriving
here last night have received orders
from Commander Street, not to resume
their flight until his arrival from
Scranton, where Street has been de
tained by an accident to his plane
The airmen here had planned to leave
for (hand Rapids. Michigan, this af
ternoon .
Street Held Up By Broken Axel
Scranton, Penn. July 10—(’apt.
Street, commander of the government
airplane expedition to Nome, failed to
get away toda\ as expected. Repairs
to his plane, which broke an axel, were
not finished In time to resume the
flight today. Street expects to Imp off
for Erie tomorrow.
Fourth Plane Reaches Erie
Kri.. Penn, July 17—The fourth
aeroplane in »he New York, Alaska
Might landed at lit*- exposition ground*
(’apt. Street, accompanied by his
mechanical) Sergeant Enriques, made
the flight from Scranton without a
stop. Street states tiiat the four
planes will Hart for (hand Rapids
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Per month $2.00.
SECOND AMERICA CUP
RACE ON TODAY
Sandy Hook, L. I. July 17 -The
second race for the America's Cup was
postponed at 11:.‘JO a. m. until later
in the day by order of the Regatta
Committee because of unfavorabi
The committee announced that tie*
time allowance which the Shamrock
must give the Resolute will remain *5
minutes and 40 seconds for the 30 mile
course.
Resolute Leading Race At 10 Mile F^o-t
Sandy Hook, July 17—Nearing C. •
first turning buoy, ten miles out on
the 30 mil.- triangular course this af
ternoon. the American < up defender
Resolute was leading the Upton chal
lenger Shamrock IV by one mile.
TURKS THREATENED WITH
EJECTION FROM EUROPE
London, July 17 A threat to driv
the Turk from European soil "once
and for all time" Is contained in the
Allied reply to the- Turkish objection
to the peace treaty, was made public
The Turks are given plainly to un
derstand that such action might 'al
low Turkey's refusal to sign the
or her failure to give it effect.
The reply also states that the time
for Turkey to make known her deci
sion expires at midnight July 37th.
CHINKS BATTLE NEAR PEKIN
I'ekin. f'hina. July 17—Fighting be
tween troops of rival factions lias o<
i lined at Kwanhun, 30 miles south -if
Numbers of wounded are a-riving
GERMANS SIGN
COAL PROTOCOL
Spa, Belgium. July lfi—After /tum
oral! a delays and attempts t° evade or
soften the modified terms of the Allies
regarding the delivery of German coal
to the Allies under the peaee treaty.
* the German delegates at the confer
ence of Allied Premier's here have de
cided to comply.
The coal protocol frame! by ’.he Al
lies conference was signed by the Ger
man delegates tonight. The signing
closed a series of negotiations In
which the German attitude almost pro
voked a break and possible military
coercion by the Allies. The situation
bechme so serious at one time that
the Allied military commanders were
called into conference regarding pos
sible military action designed to force
Germany to adhere to the treaty terms.
Shipping was brought j xBSHRDTj
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BIG BATCH GOVT
ALCOHOL DISAPPEARS
Vallljo, Cal., July 16—Four hun
dred gallons of alcohol consigned to
the Mare Island Naval yard hospital
wns stolen from a tank car In transit,
It. became known tpday.
NiW ARMY
OFFICERS ANNOUNCED
Washington, July 16—Appointment
by the president of seven Major Gen
erals and 32 Brigadier's under the new
army reorganisation bill was announc
ed today by the war department.
NO CHIPS AVAILABLE FOR
DEPORTING ALIEN8
Washington, ( July 16—Five hun
dred aliens who have been ordered de
ported are still being held because of
lack of transportation facilities, par
ticularly to Russia, a government nn
ITALIANS KILLED IN
•PALATIO RIOTS
8patat0, Dalmatia, July 16—The
Croft outbreaks against the Italians;
oeepringr here Sunday resulted in the
death of commander Gluts of the Ital-1
Uncrulser Puglia: another Italian'
naval officer, three Italian sailors and
a boy. The Croats were celebrating
a national feast when the rioting de
veloped .
THEATRICAL MAN HAS
CLOSE SHAVE
Seattle, July 16—John O. Von Her
berg, of the Greater Theatres Com
pany, was the target for a shot fired
at him today while he was standing in
front of the Liberty Theatre. E. E.
Richardson is held for investigation in
connection with the shooting.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
As I am going outside for the win
ter I will sell cheap for cash the fol
Second Hand Business invoice 92,000.00
1 Steam Laundry complete .. 200.00
1 nearly new Corona typewriter 36.00
Second Hand lumber all kftids
per thousand . 40.00
Wood, dry per cord. 16.00
10 H. P. boiler complete .... 75.00
9-4 H. P. boilers each. ... 40.
Mining rails per pound.
Two wheel sci&pers Fresno each $12.
Storm windows, store front, fur press,
fireless cooker eto.
E. L. HOLT
The Nome Nugget delivered by ear
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THREE CAMP LEWIS
SOLDIERS KILLED BY
BURSTIN6 CANNON
Seattle, July 17—Three soldiers of
the Oregon National Guard were killed
and three other militia men and on?
regular were severely injured this af
ternoon at Camp I^ewis when an 15r>,
millimeter gun with which they were j
shooting on the camp target lurge;
‘suddenly blew up.
The dead are Private First Class j
Ralph R. Frawley, 1st company, Ore
gon Coast Artillery, of Ashland; Cor
poral Edwin Scott, 2nd Company, Ore
gon Coast Artillery, of Marshfield and
Corporal Clyde DIndinger, 2nd Com
pany Oregon Coast Artillery, a'so of
Marshfield.
The lanyard had just been pulled
I to discharge the field piece when thi-e.
"'as an earth rocking explosion an.l
the cannon was lifted from th?
ground. A second later according to
eyewitnesses, the gun just seemed to
disintergate, massive particles of met- j
al being hurled high into thrt av and j
for yards in every direction.
The moment the detonation came,
every soldier on the range dropped flat j
«•» the ground, pndly from the shock I
of the exp I oslo 1 and partly as an in
voluntary measure of self protection.
To this alone is ascribed the fact that
dozens were not killed instead of,
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE
BRYAN, SUNDAY
FAVORITES AMONG
PRO. ADHERENTS
Lincoln. Neb.. July 17—William
Jennings Bryan and *lev. Billy Sun
day are the two most talked condidates
for president on the Prohibition Party
ticket, according to W. G. Calderhead
of Minneapolis, vice chairman of the
Prohibition National Committee, who
came here today to arrange for the
party's national convention to be held
- According to Chairman Calderhead,
a woman will likely be run for vice
president. He said those prominently
mentioned for second place on the dry
ticket are Mary Harris Armour, of
Georgia, Anna Howard Shaw, of New
York and Marie C\ Brehm, of Oallfor
The convention will have a total of
260 accredited delegates.
After the Movies drop in the Arctic
Baklry for a good oup of Hill’s Bros.,
Coffee or a dish of Ice Cream.
LOS ANGELES ALARMED
BY EARTHQUAKES
Los Angelos, July 1C—This morn
ing's earthquake was followed l».v three
more this afternoon and resulted in a
near panic In the downtown section
Business was practically suspend’d
much of the time this afternoon and
thousands of people took refuge in the
streets and vacant lots, fearing a col
lapse of the buildings. The quakes
were not unusually severe, however,
and no great amount of damage was
A chimney on a tall building just
north of the entrance to the Third
Street tunnel fell across Third Street
to the South side of the street but
luckily hit no one.
entrance to the Pacific Electric-muni
cipal tunnel on North Hill Street also
caved in under the repeated shocks.
HARDING COMPLETES
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
ins's speech accepting Hie republican
nomination was completed this after
noon and will be delivered Thursday.
JAP DIET PASSES
HUGE MILITARY BILL
Tokio, July 17—The Japanese
House today passed the budget involv
ing tremendous military expenditures.
A special meeting of the American
Legion Post No. 9 will be held at the
Coast Guard Station, Sunday July 18
Buelness of importance.
H. O. NIELSON
Acting Sec.
NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS
The regular moating of the Nome
Republican Club will be held at tha
City Hall? 2 p. m. Sunday July 18th.
All Republicans Wslcoms.
JOHN HANCOCK,
Secretary.
VICTORIA 8AILS
from 8eattla for Nome on
i voyage August 7th.
NEXT SEATTLE SAILING
OF VICTORIA, AUG. 7.
The Alaska Steamship ('<>. lias de
cided upon August 7tIt as the date of
has not been heard from locally sine •
peeted about Wednesda*.
First Pioneer Semi Monthly Dance
SATURDAY JULY 24th
Held at Pioneer Igloo Hall
ADM. $1.00 LADIES FREE
EVERYBODY INVITED
Tha price of Crude Oil hat been
advanced tn $6.00 per barrel in the
Tanks of A. L. A C. Co.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM. Co.
OUTSIDE MAIL
The freighter Ketchikan will carry
mail to the Outside upon her departure
from Nome
ATTENTION L. O. O. M.
Regular semi-monthly meeting af
tha Loyal Order of Moose will be held
I Monday ovoning at 7:30 p. m. All
| members are cordially Invited to at
tend . Visitors Welcome.
1 W. H. KOCH. Secretary.