8 p«es THE NOME NUGGET
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VOLUME XXII ;No. 9
NOME, ALASKA S A T U R D AY, FEB 26 1921
Delivered by Carri«
,$1 00 per Mo.uh
Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
PANAMA WARS WITH COSTA RICA
HWBt HUES M1EGEB CWRUPT UBSUTOH
8ENATE PASSES;
HUC HARBOR BILL
Wiinhington, F«
Idlst night passed
bor’H Appropriatio
•fifteen million dol!
000 provisions pa
house.
The Senate also
pemiiture of
earlier appropriate
Bill after adding
the $15,250,
I by t!hc* lower
uthorized the ex.
il l cilances of
p to $47,000,
< Decoyed
Sealttle J*\»by. 2
itgetl 74, today mi
Chemical used for
romps, for msodici
of the mixture an
jn<«rnenits later.
(Delayed in
Olympia, Wn. I
Uouhi' of Ttepre
Mbiting aliens \
citizenship from
hinds in the Stat
T insnwasion)
•James O’Neill,
<»k a poisonous
leaning: t;h!ioken
Vn.s^iington.
SMALL POX EPIDEMIC
ON U. S. BATTLESHIP
(Delayed In transmission)
Colon, Panama, Fefby. 25—An ept
Jemic of small pox has broken out on
the American dreadnaught Mississippi
rt th*e Pacific fleet. Though the ves
sel will soil north with the ntst of the
Bee*, tfho will he in strict quarantine.
SEATTLE PAYS HUGE INTEREST|
BILL ON NEW RAILWAY
(Delayed in Transmission)
Seajtmie, Feby. 25—The City Treas
urer of Seattle this afternoon wired
Co Stone and Webster $375,000 as’th«
Interest due for ‘.he six months end
ing March 1. on the fifteen minion
dollar purchase price of Seattle's re
whiich wsis reported by Che grand jui\
to bo worth not over five,millions.
The sum forwarded i*< ‘he aj'nount.
prevent being paid.
GOV'T TRANSPORTATION
DEPARTMENT SUGGESTED
TO HAROINO
(Dnlayeil In Transmission)
St Angustlne. Flu. Feby. 24 !••■- -
idcnt elect* Hurtling. having. disposed
of the cabinet problem, is now giving
increasing ;iftention to the reorgan'
zntion of the executive machinery •
the government. Involved in the t i i
Is *proposal to abolish tin- Shippin~
llonrd and put a. different sort of < v.
suK’S'eslions ina-de to the presid- ni
elect with relation thereto ib that th<
vnrious irovorranont. age no i os now
dealing with shi|>ping and railway
lirobleniH he brought together in a
new executive Department of Trans
BERLIN PAPER RESUMES
MONARCHIST SLOGAN
Uoi lin, Feby. 26—The Kreuso ZcL
tfnj?, tin old unionarrhist or,2an pit .
Hslio.l here, bos resinned its f<>rn:
i-dogan of "with Clod for tho King and
the Fatherland.” For the first time
since L‘lio Cl'rinan emperor took refuge
in Holland, the journal also now re
fers to him by his former eotirt title.
FORMER NOMEITES
ARRIVE FROM STATES
J. H. M HeK former manager of th*
Alaska .Mines Corporation, .and D‘«-lc
Mason, a former employee of tho s-.m
ooncern, arrived in No^nc from tb1
States Friday artornoon. after im.rhlny
over the winter trail from tho south
ern easts*. Mr. Miles Is here to tak
charge of tho work «»f removing
Bangor Crook dredge to a new s to
Anvil Crfeek for oprration next sum.
mor. He will be assisted in th- w..:l{*
r»f the Jonrney front Seattle to Norn*
in comitany with Marshal R. I’. J< ■
lwo parted company at Talkeetna.
Miles d1.'si red to await the arrival .a
r iss ii. who loft Seattle a week later.*
Doth are inexcollent condition and ex
press th msolves as pleased to re
turn to the okl town again.
ROAD COMMISSIONER RETURNS
FROM LONG TRIP
Charles Jones, superintend' nt of
-teeond Division branch of the Alaska
■ I Ctrnml s Han, returned Frida-.
iv«in an extended trip of invesfcigatl n
ind inspection of the road and trail j
•ondit'ion«,in various pirts of tho in- j
terior and northern Sections of Seward !
M-niinstikt. Snpt. Jones wais piloted]
>ver the route by B. W. NeJlIy, Mr. j
tones rejsinted on arrival that the trip J
■vas a stormy one from the first of the
•rrjr UDtif tlfeJr arrival here. Details
>f the Journey arid Mr. Jones' obser
at ions will lie given to Nugget rend
ers in a succeeding issue, space not
>eing ava/lable in the present number.
HOOVER ACCEPTS
COMMERCE POST
(Decayed In transmission)
Watfhlinprton, Feby. 24—-Herbert
Hoovi'r telephoned to president elect
Hardin*’, at St Augustine tonight ac
cepting the post of Secretary ol' Com
merce in the Harding1 rolxinet.
Harding Announces New Cabinet
Appointments
St Augmrtine, P by. -a—Harding
made forma I announcement todav of
*he apjH>inUrneat. of Hoover and "Wal
lace a.s sec rota r .. es of Commerce and
Agr*h ilift t/■ e respectively .
Morion To Give Favorite Son Send Off
Marion, <) Foliy. "1 A rousing
elect Hardline just before his inauvu
ratUon.
HARDING TO REMOVE
POSTMASTERS FROM
CIVIL SERVICE
h|W‘ Hah-ding has indicated that. ie
intends, a nullify I‘resident Wilson's
I i»T:ul:n#.r ipmctienlly all posttn>a«yj,'shi|'.s
nnvb-r the Civil Sc "Vice.
WIDOW McSWINEY
TO WED AGAIN
(TV!;.ye»l !n 'nronsmf'-Von)
! rotary of the Irish St If TVlerni intion
.'ux-ordins to information re
ceived hero
MERCURY HIGH IN SAN DIF.CO
(Delayed tin Tr.insmtw on)
, rr.»*rvury :it Sri in the shade tVs ;«ft«*r
wsive of oncoming; summer today.
LABOR URGING JAS DUNCAN
FOR LABOR SECRETARY
> <•<! in TJr;in.s»ni-(s:<Mi) •
WaMhi’Won. Why. 24—•Jinny ,»v
gwnized Inhor leaders jodned this if.
«T nt elect Harding urging him to
ufipoint Jomes Dtincun. of Uuimy
Mojo-Twhiisetts. ns Secretary of l«‘ihor
CUTTER BEAR WITHDRAWN
FROM BERING SERVICE
(To]oy«<l in Transmission)
than two decides nf cruising A ; • • t i •
nnd sub- \rct!o wot rs. Tine old ves.
se] 'v.< been withdrawn from Are*'
’-“t'!nlfn.tr ship, t was announced In
the C : st Ouard officials.
DCG UPSETS SEATTLE .
300TLEGGER WITH
BOOZE LOAD
(TVlnyed in T* nnsmL« on)
S- Why. ? John l.oi nzi. on
\ :w a while retudning from Yon
‘■ouvt;* with an auto loaded to its
o.iiCf.ity with whiskey, ran over a dog
■ n.d ■ ■ ijK'zcd on tilio .Mt Vernon road
today. Ixirenz! was dangerously in
‘lKdng Ttiinoved to the hospital, the
author ties seized the machine and Its
loiuid contents.
IP1SH CONSTABLES KILLED AT
CF THRESHOLD DUBLIN CASTLE
(Delayed in transmission)
Dublin. Fchy. 23—Two officers of
• •* I loyal Irish Constabulary were
'Wl hy civilians today at the very
tV»*--hnld of the gateway to Dublin
NEW YORK BOOZE VENDORS
SEND DUMMIES TO JAIL
(Delayed in 'llrajvsml'ssion)
New York, Eoby. 24—Prohibition
nBents here charged today that saloon
k -epees who have been sentence*’ *o
serve terms in jail for violating the
Volstead Act are substituting dum
mios to serve their terms.
U S EXPECTED TO HELP
STARVING CHINESE NEXT
(Delayed in transmission)
Now Ydrk, Fctby. -4-—The stkirvinff
Chinese are exp. cted iinanedJately 4o
succeed tin- children *»f Europe in th<
heart of generous Armriea. soi<l Tints.
\V Ijiunon*. •hoirmati of the Chin
Eaimiiiie Kami committee, n giving out
today imports on the Chinese situation
AiiieriiM.il minister to China.
Starving Chinese Sell Girl~- For Food
I’okin, feby. I—The Aim lira n
He.I Cross famine relief organization
families shows that before re!-. f *r
LEAGUE HIDES CONTENTS
OF U S NOTE
in Iransmiss:
2 4 -lleyond
fions iii.iUi r.i i nK tin* < losest socrcc\
GOLD CLAIMS STAKED
UNDER DENVER CITY HALL
(Dwlaye«l in Transmission»
Nonnan and Willl'im \Y* ’•uu
SENATE PASSES
AGRICULTURAL BILL
(Delayed in Transmission)
Wushinulon, !•'«*■!»y. 23—Tin* Sim
toirpht passed the* Agricultural
propriathm liill. ranyinr. appr*
nlntr iii-xt June. Tho hill has i
Htoiie to the* I louse for eonfi rinaf io
LAKE STEVEPJS BANK
ROBBER CONFESSES
(Delayed ill Tr:t n.•mission )
I. Simpson comm• 11»*«I the Luke Kiev
Trout-man fva's taken into
PAWNBROKER MURDERED
FOR DIAMONDS
(Delayed in Transmission)
I .ns A navies. Fehy. 24- -D. I!..
ha uni, a pa wnhrolce':- of this e tv. - ■
found murdered today in a revio-te
lion of Kan Hei-aadino county, pre
sumably t->r the • r;..nionds hn was 'i
the habit of wearir.ff on his person.
PAR.'S WORKERS RAISE RED FLAG
(Delayed in Transmission)
Paris. Fehy. 25—The red flop w-.«
in'Hcd today over the plant of a hip
deetiEonl wo'iks now under construc
tion at t?i<? town of Ctennevillers, just
vorth of Paris, by the workmen, who
•e/used to «|»ft the pkboe despite a
ocl.ou*. declared by the company.
PANAMA AND COSTA
RICA AT WAR
I’aneunn, Feby. 26—The long stand
ing dispute beUwcen Panama an-l
Costa, Ftdca regarding frontier right?
has culminated in war, according to
■ ulvices reaching the Panama military
authorities today.
1 fasti litiefo have begun between
Panama and Costa Hi can forces in
the vicinity of the town of Goto, sit
uated nea.*' *he Pacific end of th« Pan
ama Costa Iticu frontier, Che ami mnee
mcnLs :tsserrt. No details of th ■ ligat
ing have so far been rece.v d.
Costa Ri an* Invading Panama
Washing ten. FVh> 26- - Accord in;
t.i the Stat Department. the I’. n.-uc.
LATE NEWS FLASHES
up -a nppliraitHon
a restraining <#<le
if Puget Sound Mu
fillers Ipoiiiis bill urn*. r • -pi»r*»*<•! out
day I * \- S' ii.it*- Finanoe < ’omirnit! ■ *
I Kjnns \v.m - stricken from the lull. T’i
Hey worth. 111. Feby. 26 IVilton. th
| fugitive ClVJcaffo lmnk ni"«:-f*nffer w.i
|;irrented here today.
REP McLANE OUSTED FORM
HOUSE FOR CORRUPTION
isblrwfton. I
the Tenth c
Mouse last nipht after a .sensational
i lives'll;': it ion of cha.rffes of vola.ti..;
th" <V>rrupt I’jaet.iefs Act and I>oeausc
of election frauds
John U. Farr, republican. .Mcl.ane'
opponent, wns declar'd elected to fti 1
SEATTLE COPS FIRED
BOOTLEGGING
Smirinit. in an effort to stamp out an
organized boot I nff no? rills' within the
Seattle police depa tunent. las* niffht
dil inn'ssed till ' e members of t.'ae Mr.
lb' ir connection with the p ins'.
men William K. Goodwin, I tort I ‘ ■ i ■ ■
and Moll.i Wilson. As a result of !•
found that the three otticers have be -n
hold-ins: up bootleffffors for Ihiuor. af
terwards disposinR of t thcmselv.s.
FRENCH SOVIETI2ING
ATTEMPT FAILS
I‘a nis, Fcby. 26 The attempt m .1
bv locked out wo-kers *o Sovii :!/.•
biff electrical works now In c-oii;;■< o''
police and military authorities.
The workers eipploy.al on 'lie work
seized possession and hoisted t' .
fluff when the owners clnstd down tl'
construction work as a lesult of dl
l'ff re ments reffal-dinff labor.
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral cervices of the late
Thomas Ward, will Ih* held Monday
at 2 p. m. at Federate Church and
be under the auspleoa of the Pioneers
! RADIO REPAIR SHIP COMING
TO ALASKA IN APRIL
) Bremerton, W'n. Faby. 26—The
I naval collier Saturn will sail April I
I for Alaskan waters with a cargo ami
la number of radio repairmen from *.h<
naval station here to *!«■» repair work
on the Goveminent radio stations in
HOOVER PLANNING
REORGANIZATION OF
COMMERCE DEP’T
Washington. Feby. 26—Hoover to
day went into conference with Ser_
| tv’a.ty Alcvmlcr in order to find out,
jit is mid. just what ho will have to
do to make effective . is program for .1
genral reorganization of the Depart
I ment of Commerce when he takes it
'SOVIETS LAUNCH NEW
TROUBLE CAMPAIGN
(Delayed In transmission)
I Washington. Feby. 24—!': » Rus
jr;ian Soviet government has launched
jn world wide propaganda designed to
' wreck the discipline of armies, espec
j Lilly that of the United Stat s. B:
I gadier CcnenfJ.^rvir/o, head of the
army 1u ."mvjfc'IHf »»lnn, ':•'«*
sii«w353Bfe.
'day. N’olan a*«erte<I that the Sovie*
j system for accomplishing the desired
‘object, is most complete in its opera -
PANAMA FLYERS
RETURNING HOME
I (Relayed In TVansmilss i on )
j Colon. Panama, Feby. 25—The P>
Icdfie ndr force which earlier this year
flew frtitn San Diego, California to
this port has started on its return
| flight to San FMcgo.
—
'HARDING ADVOCATES ADEQUATE
I NAVIGATION APPROPRIATIONS
(Delayed in TransmissVm)
I Washington, Feby. 25—•President
j Fleet Harding' sent word today to the
I Senate roptibPican lenders that lie de
adeqnate npipiopriations for
.ration and favored continuing the
J present government building program
without national reductions.
SENATE PASSES POSTOFFICE
APPROPRIATION BILL
tDelayed in Transmh-smn t
Wa.shi'Snston. Feby. 25—Agreeing
to all the HoiM* nnundmonits, the
SenaU* today passed the Postofflce An
p'roprfatdon Rill and sent it to the pres
ident for find ratification. The
measure Carries a total appropriation
•f $570,000,000 The Semite agreed to
' ’• House allotment of $125,000 for the
io'opos- (t transn-ontfiue>i:.il air mail
DAILY NEW YORK-FRISCO
AIR MAIL SERVICE ASSURED
| day and night air ma.il service hetwe • i
| San Francisco and Now York will bo
1t stn Wished Jluy 1, as a result of pi.*
tinent made by Pilot E. ,\|. AlUston.
the postal authorit.ies here have an.
U. S DEMANDS RIGHT IN
DESIGNATING MANDATES
(Delayed in TiTinstnis'-sion)
Washington. Feby. 25—The Am. -
h”»n government has taken an un
equivocal stand regarding lits rights to
n voi<ie. in the disposition of the for
jper possessions of Clort.nany. Sec
retary Colby in hits note to the Lein
of Nations, t'he contents of which were
made public last night. submits that
disposition of Hhose possessions can
not b« undiertaken effectually W'thou'
the consent of the United States whl »
has concededly an equal voice with
the AlTlds In their disposition.