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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27th, 1919
THE FUTURE FUEL OUTLOOK
The sudden and unexpected announcement of the coal company that
in future it does not intend to carry a winter coal supply need occasion little
pieturbation In the minds of those whose interests will require their future
presence in the district during the closed season. At first glance it might
seem that the action of the coal concern in cutting off the one permanent
source of supply on which the residents of the community depend for their
winter fuel needs would have a decidedly inhibitive effect through making it
incumbent that those who contemplate wintering here shall secure their
winter coal supply before the close of the open season, leaving no alternative
hut to leave Nome for the winter for those who fail or are unable to do so.
Such an eventuality would Indeed l>e a serious blow to both the community
aml the district.
Signs are not wanting, however, that the decision of the coal barons
is nothing more than a well laid plan to force the community into accepting
the company service on its own terms or face the prospect of having to pur
chase all its coal supplies in the open season. Begardless of how the scheme
foies the company would be henefltted: in the one case by getting the com
munity tightly under its thumb, and in the second by forcing it to dis
gorge during the summer for its entire winter fuel supply. As far as in
dicated at present the company has no intention of laying down its coal pur-,
veying functions in the summer time*. It merely wants to escape the task
of acting ns Nome's guardian angel in the matter or fuel supplies during
the winter period.
rnabiused investigation reveals that the company is hardly to be
Idained for its attitude. The volume of business tfose during the winter
season is now comparatively very small: the profits are light and entirely
out of keeping with the risks involved. In addition there is a big load of
responsibility resting on the company shoulders which receives no recom
pense save in the shape of annual and perennial complaints from the com
munity, most of them not altogether warranted, over prices and what not.
The Nugget holds no brief for the coal company but at the same time It
tannot feel that the company Is to be blamed for wanting to escape an ap
parently unremunerative and risky responsibility. If it can force the
people into purchasing their winter coal supply during the open season bf
retiring in the fall it is obviously to its interest to do so.
The vital matter, however, is not what effects will lx* produced with
icspect to the company. The chief concern is what effect the company
eider will have on the community. In the absence of other coal purveyors,
the refusal of the company to supply coal during the winter period would
undoubtedly create a situation extremely detrimental to the community, to
say the least. Everyone is not in a position to lay in their entire winter
supply of fuel In the summer or fall. Many who can may at times mis
calculate the amount they will need to carry them through the winter and
find themselves In the unpleasant situation of having no fuel before the cold
period is over.
Those who arrive from the remote interior sections late in fail or
during the winter would probably find themselves compelled to resort to the
use of fuel oil, of which the company will doubtless carry an ample supply.
In addition any development In the mining field would with certainty be
seriously handicapped by the inability to secure coal supplies. In numerous
and divers ways the absence of an available supply of coal in the winter
would assuredly create many difficulties and hardships for those who by
choice or necessity are included In the winter population.
We believe, however, that there is little likelihood of such a situation
developing, save perhaps in a minor degree, for the reason that others are
practically certain to take upon themselves the responsibility which the
company shirks. The initial basis for this view lies in the fact that there
is money in the coal business. laboring under an excessive burden of
overhead expenses, the company makes little profit on its coal business.
Generous stipends paid to far away "officials” who are in no degree essential
and who seldom if ever take an active part in the actual conduct of the busi
ness arc tacked onto the initial costs of the commodities it handles and
make it appear that there is little or no profit in the coal business. l>e
i uded of its parasitical appendages the company would undoubtedly do first
rate at handling coal but under the system maintained the profits, meaning
the amounts left after the actual expenses and the salaries of the drones are
paid, are undoubtedly small. But others who have no useless appendages
cun handle coal at less cost and. therefore, with more profit than the company. !
With the coal company out of the field, there is hardly a doubt that others
will be right willing to invest in coal. Instead of one coal vending concern'
in the field, the prospects are that a half dozen or more firms or individualsj
will take a chance on reaping a few extra pennies by coni selling. Bight;
at the present time there are several well known business men who would
be right willing to take over the entire supply of coal in the company yards
If ihey could. Even did the coal company go out of business entirely there
is hardly a doubt that others would he ready to take its place and the com
munity would get ulong practically as well as It does at present and possibly
with less drain on the pocketbook. As remarked before, there is money in
the business.
At any rate there appears no justifiable reason for worry over the
future coal situation, even tho the present purveyors leave the field entirely—
something they are not at all likely to do as long as there is money to be
squeezed out of a guillable public during the summer time. That’s what
the company is after—to gouge the shekels out of the public during the
summer instead of waiting all winter for the last of the yearly dividends.
PEN POINTS OF THE PRESS
The English view of the dry-world drive is that it's an effort to put
the blight on Blighty—Columbia Record.
Blood and iron having failed, they will try soft soap and whine.—
Greenville Piedmont.
Some of the sharps are trying to communicate with Mars, but it
would seem the part of intelligence to try to improve our mail and telegraph
facilities, and try. also, to understand each other’s signals, here on earth, be
fore we aspire to interplanetary communication.—Seattle P.-I.
One of the reasons for the present feeling of unrest and unsettled
conditions throughout the country is that the American people are emulating
the example of the Land of Manana and doing things tomorrow instead of
today.—Anchorage Times.
TUESDAY
REPUBLICANS SEEKING
POPULAR PLATFORM
Now York, Dec.23—-Chaiiman Hays
of the Republican national committee
has accepted $10,000 from Truxton
Beale. former United States minister
to Persia, to be riven In prizes for the
best party platform offered by Repub
lican men and women not over 25
years, of are. The contest will open
at once and close March 31.
MINE UNION LEADER JAILED FOR
REFUSAL OBEY COURT ORDER
Indiaimpolis, Dec. 22—Alexander
Howat, president of the Kansas coal
miners union, was sent to Jail by Fed
eral Judge Anderson today for refus
ing to obey the recent strike call re
Kansas Mincr^ Strike In Retaliation
For Leaders Arrest
Pittsburg, Kansas, Dec. 23—Eleven
coaJ mines of this district are idle thi3,
morning as a result of strikes in pro-'
test against the action of Judge An-;
derson in sending Alexander Howtit.
president of the Kansas miners, to jail#
Howat Released on Promlaa to Call
Strik# Off
Indianapolis. Dec. 23—Howat was
released today and allowed to return1
to Kansas when he agreed to call off
the coal strike in his district. He
agreed not only to call off the strike
hut also to order miners back to work
who strike in protest against his ar
GEORQE PRESENTS NEW
BILL FOR IRISH
SELF GOVERNMENT
London. Dec. 22—IJoyd George in
presenting a new bill for Irish self
government this evening said it was
proposed to establish self government
over the whole of Ireland and to create
two parliaments, one in the north and
one in the south. The two legisla
tures to he thus created would he
clothed with full constitutional pow
ers to create a single Irish legislature
which would be endowed "with the
right to discharge all pow'ers not spe
cifically reserved to the imperial parli
ament.
Britiau Clings to American Precedent
In Case of Ireland
linden, Dec. 23—"Ireland." de
clared-Lloyd Geonge in discussing his
new hill for her rule today. “ was
never sft prosperous and at the same
time was never so aleniated from Bri
tish rule as she is today/’ He as
serted. however, that any attempt at
secession from the British empire
would be fought with the same deter
mination, force and resolution as was
shown by the northern states in Amer
ica during the Civil War.
SMALL BOY IMPRISONS 32 NEW
YORK POLICEMEN
.New York. Dec. 23—Thirty two
policemen, including a captain and
lieutenant, were locked in the east 51st
Street Station last night by a small
boy who was refused tickets to a
Christmas celebration after the allot
ments had been exhausted. The
youngster, who brought his gang to
get tickets, at first refused to leave
when ordered to get out but finally
yelled "All right, we’ll get out but you
won't. The boys left In a body but
the boy who was last to leave swuug
the door shut and bolted it from the
outside before the officers guessed his
Intention. The officers were com
pelled to call for assistance before
t\ey were released.
U S WAR MATERIALS
BRING HUGE SUM ABROAD
Seattle. Dec. 22—$700,000,000 wai
the total realized by the sale of Am
erican war material to England, Bel
gium, France and Italy, according to
a statement here by Edward B. Wal
ker, chairman of the liquidation
Committee.
ALLIES FRAMEING
INDICTMENT OF EX-KAISER
London, Dec. 23—Bonnr Law, re*
presenting the cnee of the Crown, held
a session with French nnd Belgian
officials today regarding the action to
be taken by the Allies against the
former German emperor. It Is report
ed the conference made out a strong
case against the former ruler nnd
framed an indictment against him. Tt
is announced that Lloyd George will
leave for Paris next week for a con
ference with Clemenceau.
BOLD BANDIT KILLS
OLYMPIA AUTO DEALER
Olympia. Wn„ Dec. 22—E. H.
Schultz, a local automobile dealer who
sought to catch the fleeing perpetrator
of a dry goods store holdup this even
ing, was shot nnd killed by the bandit.
The robber secured $1,600 from the
store before his detection.
Olympia Bandit Pulls Second Robbery
This Morning
Seattle. Dee. 23—The same bandit
who entered a store in Olympia and
murdered Schultz last night staged
another daring robbery at Tacoma this
morning and then boarded an inter
urban train for Seattle at Puyallup
after a gun fight with officers In which
he wounded several passengers in a
passing jitney bus.
FLYING PARSON RESIGNS
New York. Dec. 22—lieutenant
Maynard, the "Flying Parson," win
ner of the great army air race across
the continent, has resigned from the
bervice and will resume the work of
a clergyman.
WAR SAVING8 8TAMPS
As War Savings Stamps of the
Series of 1919 will NOT be sold after
December 31. 1919. those desiring to
complete their War Savings Certifi
cates by having the full number (20)
of stamps attached thereto, or intend
ing to acquire the allowed limit, 200
Stamps, should purchase them before
January 1st. 1920.
Nome has made a fine record in the
purchase of these and other Govern
ment Securities, let u* try to main
tain this record.
J. .7. WALSH.
Postmaster
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First Summer Mail Leaves Seattle foe' Nome Direct About June lit
Last Summer Mall Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About October 10th.
First Winter Mall Leaves Seattle for Nome About October llth.
Last Winter Mall Leaves Seattle For Nome About March llfch.
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Unless First Class Postage la Attached.
Average Time Required for Transmission of Mall front Seattle to Noted
during Winter Period Is About 4t Ufa
Aven- Time Required for Transmission of Mall From SsaUfe to
Noma During Summer period Is M Days. | 1
Approximately Same Time Indicated Above Required for TransSilsaloa
Mall From Nome to Seattle.
ALL KINDS OF LEOAL BLANKS At THE NUQOET OFFICE
WEDNESDAY
OLYMPIA BANDIT PERFORMS
NERVY EXPLOIT
Olympia. Pec. 2S—The bandit slay -
er of E. H. Schultz, Olympia auto
dealer, night before last again appear
ed this evening and added two more
victims to his list. The bandit
brought up in a First Avenue station
ery store tilled with Christmas shop
pers and shot down two of the store
clerks at the same time in an effort
to hold up the establishment. At the
same time the robber held approxi
mately one hundred shoppers at bay.
Despite the crowd the robber .managed
to escape. Both victims, tho badly
wounded are likely to recover.
FIRE DESTROYS IOWA
NEW8PAPER PLANTS
Marshultown, la., Dec. 24—Fire to
day destroyed the combined plants of
the MnrsHhltown Times and Republi
can and the Marshall Printing Com
Alaska to furnish xmas
DINNERS TO N. Y. POOR
New York, Dec. 24—Alaska whale
meat will furnish the chief dish in the
Christmas dinner of many poor famil
ies on the East Side.
LANE TO BECOME EMPLOYEE
STANDARD OIL
Seattle. Dec. 24—Secretary of the
Interior Frankl.vn K. Lane will enter j
the employ of the Standard Oil Com-]
fcany soon after his retirement from
the cabinet. Friends of the secretaryi
here have known of thin for some]
NORTHWEST IN GRIP OF
WORST CRIME WA\E KNOWN
Seattle, Dec. 24—Law officers here
say the wave of crime at present pre
vailing in the Northwest is the worst
that ever swept this section,
WILL SHUT OFF ARMS TO MEXICO
Washington. Dec. 24—Revocation,
effective January 1. of the order is
sued by the War Trade Hoard prior to
September 30 for the exportation of
arms and munitions of war to Mexico,
was announced today by the State De -
partment .
WOMEN LEADERS IN STEEL
STRIKE ASSAULT
Pueblo, Col, Dec. 24—Policy reser
ves were called out today to quell a
riot at the Minequa steel works when
Austrian women attacked, kicked and
stoned a number of steel workers who
had returned to work in defiance of
the union strike order. Mick Stud
einski, one of the men who returned
to work in the mill, was knocked down
and severely pummelled by strikers
and their sympathizers during the dis
turbance.
DETROIT MAYOR TO GIVE TWO
MILLIONS IN XMAS PRESENTS
Detroit,' Dec.24—Mayor James Cou
zens announced today that he will give
away two million dollars in Christmas
presents from his *perBonal fortune,
the bulk of the presents going to the
MURDERER PARDONED AFTER
21 YEARS IN PEN
Sacramento, Calif., Doc. 24—Toma
so O. Helin, convicted of first degree
murder In San Francisco in 1898, was
granted a pardon today by Governor
Stephens.
PERSHING VISITS BIRTHPLACE
Lnc-lede, Mo.. Dec. 21—General l’er
shing visited his old home and birth
place here this afternoon.
U S SAILORS CAUSE OF U. S
DEMAND ON MEXICO
Mexico City, Dec. 24—The arrest
of two American sailors at' Matzalnn
on charges of assaulting has resulted
In a demand from the. United Suites
for their release, according to an offi
cial announcement which is accom
panied by the statement that the men
were given their liberty.
EDITOR SHOT IN MISSOURI ROW
Gallatin, Mo.. Dec.24—Wesley Rob
inson, editor of the Gallatin Democrat,
died here today from the effects of a
gunshot wound received yesterday at
the hands of Hugh V. Tarwater. A
libel suit was the basis of the trouble.
OLYMPIA FAMILY NARROWLY
ESCAPE DEATH FROM
CHRISTMAS BOMB
Olympia, Deo. 2St—An infernal ma
chine purporting to be a Christmas
present was received through the
mails this evening by Frederick Flnck
of this city. The bomb failed to go’
off when the package was opened by
Mrs. Fink, who was surrounded it
the time by her three children.
WINNIPEG STRIKE LEADER
CONVICTED OF SEDITION
Seattle, Dec. 24—It. 11. Russel, one
of the eight leaders of the Winnipeg
general strike last spring, was today
convicted here of seditious conspiracy
and for committing a common nuis
ance. The trial Jury returned a un
animous verdict im mend lately. Rus
sel was given his liberty until Satur
day morning so that he may pass
Christmas with his family.
SEATTLE SPORTING MAN
DROPS DEAD, FRISCO
San Francisco, Dec. 24—Dave Ar
gyll. formerly of Seattle and one of
the most widely known sporting men
on the Pacific coast, dropped dead
here today as a result of heart failure.
DELINQUENT TAX NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
all taxes levied by the City of Nome
for ths year 1919, became delinquent
on Saturday November 15th, 1919, but
that the Common Council of said City
of Nome has extended the time for the
payment of such taxes until the 31st
day of December, 1919, and authorized
the City Clerk to' waive the penalty
and Interest provided for by law on
all taxes paid on or before the 31st day
of Decamber, 1919. Any taxes not
paid on or before the said last named
date, will be charged with the penalty
of fifteen (15%) per cent, and interest
at the rate of twelve (12%) per cent,
per annum since November 15tli, 1919.
E GRIMM,
Clerk of the City of Nome.
Dated Nome, Alaska, Dec. 6, 1919.
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