FISH INDUSTRY RETURNING
TO PRE WAR STATUS
Making .■ return to pre-war fisherj
conditions, a total of $70,986,221 wa*»
invested In the fisheries of Alaska last
year, a decrease of $3.195,3.19 sine-'
1919, according to 1920 statistics of
Alaska fisheries announced by the Se
attle headquarters of the I'nited States
bureau of fisheries. The industry gave
employment to 27.4S2 j»ersons lust
year, or 1,052 less than in 1919. Pro
ducts of the fisheries was valued at
$41,492,124. a decline of $9 789.940. This
decrease was due almost whollv to the
lessened pack of salm *u in Southeast
Alask». chiefly in canning, mild curl eg
and fresh salmon branches of the in
dustry. There was. however, a nota
ble increase in the quantity of salmon
frozen and intlie utilization of waste
material In the manufacture of oil and
fertilizer. Material advances were
noted also in the quantity and value
of the output of the halibut, cod and
shrimp fisheries. The total pack of
canned salmon was 4.429.463 cases, a
decrease of 154,225 cases, or approxi
mately 3 1-3 per cent. The total
catch of salmon in Alaska in 1920 w is
65.080,539 fish, as compared with 53.
172,665 in 1919, an increase of approxi
mately 12 per cent. The number of
canneries operating in Alaska in 1920
was 146. or eleven more than in 1919.
Value of products of the other fisher
ies were as follows: Halibut, $1,726.
789; herring, $1,303,614; cod $1. 117,464:
whales. $562,302: clams, $46. 812: trout.
$13,662: sableflsh. $28,554: crabs, $1,740
and shrimp $49,123.
BIG THEFT OF NARCOTICS
FROM CAMP LEWIS
valued at $25.f>00 have be< n stolen
from Cairnp IJqwis, it was discovered
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WHO WOULDN’T BE PRESIDENT:
According- to the Washington Sta \
tin- following are among the rewards
and courtesies I'ncle Sain now gives j
the person who serves as the nation’s
rhief executive.
Another $-5,000 for traveling ex- i
penses.
A home on which tiie attention of j
the world is focused.
Furnishings and maintenance eom-1
* -A private room in the capital build- j
A flock >*f the linest automobile?)
American factories can produce and
an electric car for the first lady of the I
A private detective force.
A forte of 50 policemen to guard
the house and grounds.
A private art gdiery. ,
A score of greenhouses to keep the ;
White lb-use decorated and provide*
plants and blooms for dinners and re
ceptions.
A private tra’n—whenever the
President wants 1*.
The best b-\«s; band in the w *-\l.
A flag that no o»p else can use
A personal physician.
Naval and mill'nry personal ai«!*’S.
A social sec’v' trv for the mistress
of the White House who is social lead
er of the country.
A dailv newspaper prepared for him
A complete retinue. the best nrivate
secretary he can find, a rnnn to keep
track of is a pj> intments. another to
open bis mail, one to keep “er.tnks”
from getting to ‘be President. > bar
her, a disbursing officer to keep tne
White House accounts straight
In addition to all these things paid
for by the people the President has
the following courtrs.es extended to
A private room in the railway sta
tion of the national capital.
A private hex at the theatre. spec
ially decorated in bis honor.
A specially reserved pew in what
ever church he prefers.
Membership in the most exclusive
Idealising reproductions of his fea
tures l.y portrait pointers and sculp
So* vices of dentists, tailors, etc., as
much as he may be willing t<> accept.
flifts of all sort- - ls.oks, jewelry.
i.iivs. bed ciililts, etc.
PEP PARAGRAPHS
time watching the clock that they have
to stay after hours to finish their
IDoubt never won a fair damsel, or
landed an order.
Spuds grow in the ground, and S'ou
have U> dig for them.
I>on*t argrue with a man you want
to get something from.
Just because a horse shirts out well
is no reason for slacking the reins.
It's said that time is money: then
for Pete's sake, spend it where it'll
buy the most.
Success is not as you find it. hut as
When stagefright enters the brain
orders fly out the window.
The early bird catches the worm
the late employee gets the squirm.
Opportunity seldom goes to any
man: man sees opportunity and goes
Putting the O in genius. You star
it with \V and follow with O-R-K.
Age is* nothing but decay- A man
may be o'd »*t 2h or young at 70.
THINGS WE THINK
A blockhead iiivight easily bo level
headed .
he has to furnish the ring.
if sotm* people could have all the
money they could use ‘hoy would still
kick about the price of things.
Did you ever say. “O. that's all
right." when you want to condemn
the person to eternal fires.
The person who is always finding
fault with others may be trying to
drag them down to his own level.
It’s nice to be able to say. "When
I've g>ot anything to say. T say it right
out.” but the person who does that is
likely to find that those who have en.v
thing to say to him follow his example.
WANTED—WOMAN TO DO PLAIN
SEWING. INQUIRE NUGGET OF
THOSE SOURDOUGH HOT CAKES
AND HILLS BROS. COFFEE AT
ARCTIC BAKERY. _
LUKE MoLUKS SAYS
Alter Company has tuck around
for three weeks, the Host begins to
U-dieve that Company mistakes Hos
pitality for a lease on the place.
It tickles a girl almost as much lo
have some other girl's brother muss
up her hair as ilt makes her mad to
have her own brother muss up her
A girl would rather spend a month
in a dentist’s chair than let her mus
tache grow to hide her crooked teeth.
But It is different With a man.
Once in a while you will see an
over-dressed woman whose diamonds
are about as genuine as her complex
store hair must be getting cheaper.
Anyway, the women do not seam to
be saving the eocnbings any more.
One reason why a mowan can re
member her Honeymoon Is because it
was the last time her husband spent
any money on her without hollering.
A man fee’s proud of himself when
the first baby comes along. But he
feels sorry for himself when the sixth
baby comes along.
•Every man likes to believe that
when he dies he will have the longest
funeral ever pulled off in his town.
Are YOU a Subscriber Mr. Reader ?
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Von Gus I’eterson. hearing about
lis har vork or fight order lie bane
••Ay Ink to fight” Gus say. ‘but
Wt tink Ay can mn fast enough to
•aitch up with dis har Yernutn soldier
,nd ven It come tu vorking. Ay ain't
;an find no yob vot agree vlth me."
Annie va.v, after he skal read about
he draft tins he sc down and aek
,nion for ship yard yob and they start
itpn tu vork. The Arst day Gue see
i feller votch hem all day long. He
ank dls feller vas secret government
.erviee agent, so he skal vork yust
aJc a yack;tss. The second day dls
«ame fuller follows Gus every vare he
rent, and the thin! day It vas samp
:ing. Ven he go back fourth day the
jame man bane there yust the same
ind Gue he git mad.
"Vot in. hal yu foller me for all the
tarn." Gus ask hem. "Vot du yu vant,
"Don’t git fresh.", dlis faller say. "Ay
rns your helper."
SMASHING REDUCTION
New made to order clothes re
uced from $8 to $30 a suit. Get your
rdeir in for a suit or overcoat befo-e
ie Victoria leaves on the next sailing
>r tiie States Aug. 25. This is your
ist chandei this fall- Cleaning and
'ressing for Indies and Gentlemen.
Yours for best service.
Nome Tailoring Company.
Opposite Nugget Office.
OIL BLANKS FOR 8ALE AT
NUGGET OFFICE
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCKRN:
hereby sene notice on Lost River
in Mining Oompanv. on William
'•Rrien. President of the Lost River
in Mining Company. and all the of
rer? of said Corporation, and their
gents, attorneys or representatives,
nd all other persons, corporations and
yndieates. not to asstime propr*etor
hip or the use of any of the various
rptipments or supplies of any kind.
ha.ractpr or description, now loca. ed
n the property of I^ost River Tin
lining Company, or at the so called
leach Camp at the mouth of Ifost
liver, or at the oalmp or grounds at
'asslterite Creek, Port Clanence Re
(vrfling Prof:net. Second Division. Al
slca. until tJ.e said corporation and
fficers thereof. and all others hereby
ubiicly notified. shall first, have ob
a;ned permission from me or from
,iS- i.. s,l representative. Hugh O Neill,
f Nome. Alaska, who represents me in
11 matters pertaining to the aforesaid
uuipment and supplies. I have caused
bin advertisement to be published hs
n indjvidiinl in protection of my P*'r
r.nnl ripbis. and on behalf of no other
JAMES F. HALPIfL