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Covers approximately 22,700
square miles of territory.
VOLUMENNXXI No. 31
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY. JULY 31.1920
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NOTED GOVERNMENT
OFFICIAL VISITS NOME
Dr Kdward It. Nelson, chief of the
Bureau of Biological Survey of the
Department <Tf Agriculture and a not
ed authority on ornithological and bio
logical subjects, arived in "Nome on the
Victoria enroute to Unalnkleet and in
terior points. Dr. Nelson is in Alaska
in connection with the new govern
ment project aimed at developing the
reindeer resources of the country and
also to further the work of his depart
ment in the protection of Alaska’s fur
bearing animals and game birds. The
proposal first mentioned includes the
establishment at Unalnkleet of a sta
tion for investigating and assisting the
growth of the reindeer industry. The
station will be in charge of two ex
perts on grazing and live stock culture
which will undertake the solution of
the numerous problems and ifficulties
now confronting the industry.
carefully studied with a view to im
proving the stock, and assisting the
growers to a better understanding of
the habits and characteristics of the
'deer. One of the exports will devote
himself to the study of the food qual
ities of the moss and other herbage
upon which the animals subsist and
endeavor to ascertain curative, meth
ods for combatting the physical dis
orders from which they suffer. Dr.
Nelson expresses the view that a great
deal can be accomplished toward in
creasing the size of the local stock by
methods similar to those employed
With such marked success in the West
ern cattle country. Dr. Nelson also
forsees the future need of government
regulation and allotment of the graz
ing grounds of the territory and,a por
tion of the work of the station will be
directed to studying the problem.
These activities. Dr* Nelson says,
are in no way indicative of a larger
government control thin exists at
present. The general administration
of the government deer herds will re
main vested in the Bureau of Educa
tion, ns heretofore. An stated, the
work of the Biological Survey will be
primarily directed to scientific re
search aimed at improving the stock
and obtaining increased understudy of
methods of feeding, preventing disease
etc. The government is fully cogni
zant of the Immense potential value >f
the industry, he says, and will exert
its best efforts through his department
to facilitate its development.
From Nome, Dr. Nelson will go to
Fnaiakleet and .later expects to pro
ceed up the Yukon ns far as Fairbanks
in connection with the work of his de
partment, in which is now vested the
protection of fur hearing animals and
game under the provisions of a re
cent congressional enactment trans
ferlng these duties from the Depart
ment of Commerce to the Department
of Agriculture.
i*r. moison is no stranger in Alas
ka, having visited the territory many
years ago in connection with scientific
work. One of the earliest works on
the bird life of the Territory is from
his pen, the data therefor having been
obtained largely in the St Michael dis
trict during the period from 1877 to
1881. The result of his investigations
as embodied in this volume form a
valuable contribution to our knowledge
of the natural history of Alaska.
Mr Palmer and his assistant, Mr.
Johnson late of the Forest Service have
charge of grazing and pasturage pro
blems relative to reindeer and will
tr^rel over the Seward Peninsula next
winter to gather data. Dr. Hadwin
will be stationed at he native village
of Unalakleet on the coast of Norton
Sound, sixty miles from St Michael,
where a permanent station will be es
tablished.
LINDEBiRG, NEPHEW MINING
MAGNATE, ARRIVES
Among the newcomers to Alaska
arriving on the Victoria from ehe
states was Michael Lindeberg, a
nephew of Jafet Lindeberg, president
of the Pioneer Mining Company. The
new arrival is favored like his noted
uncle with a stalwart and powerful
frame and is an affable and likeable
groung man. He only recently arrived
la the States from Norway but is a
fluent speaker of English, having stud
ied the language at home. Mr Linde
berg remained in the city during the
stay of the Victoria, departing last
night on that vessel for Golovin.
ATTENTION MOOSE
Mesas meeting Monday August See
end.ip. m. Mesas Hall opposite Pion
eer IgteP, Easiness ef Importance.
. W. H. KOCH. Uetj
BOLSHEVIK! SEEK
CAPTURE OF LEMBERG
BEFORE ARMISTICE
Warsaw, July 31—From intercepte 1
wireless messages it. Is well under
stood in Polish military yireles that
the Bolshevik! are in no haste to make
peace and intend to spar for time it
the Raronovitvhi armistice meeting
scheduled for tomorrow night.
The Reds have set August 1th as
iho earliest date on which they ar>
willing to cease hostilities. It is con
sidered apparent here that they are
determined to capture I .embers before
agreeing to make peace. The Poles
are determined to defend Lemberg to
ALLEGED ALLIES
GERMANY ALLIED
AGAINST BOLSHEVISM
^London, July 31—Thai plans ai
under way for the establishment of t
alliance between J3ritaii
and dermany t>> prevent tli
of Holshevisfh throuj’h Wester
•, was the allegation made in th
• >f dommons today, when I’rt
Joyd fleorge was called upon i
i goinns
or not the Supreme Council of the At
::cs or the British cabinet had con
i hemsel ves In formed that the alleg'«!
MUNITION FACTORY EXPLODES
KILLS MANY
Berlin, July.80-—Twenty one were
killed and seventy six others were ser
iously injured today when an explo
sion occurred In a munitions factory
at ’Nuseheir, Germany.
HARDING MAY CHANGE PROGRAM
Republican opinion continues divid
ed on the wisdom of Sean; ,o; Harding's
front porch campaign ’and word from
Marlbn is to the effect that Harding
may adopt a compromise program, re
maining on his front porch •during j
August and September, then going for j
several swings around the country that j
would take him into the North and !
ANOTHER IRISH
OFFICIAL SHOT
Dublin, uly 30—Frank Brooke, De
puty Lieutenant for County Wieklov/,
was shot dead a t Westland row station
this morning while alighting from u
BOLSHEVIKI CLAIM MORE
VICTORIES DESPITE
ARMISTICE PROCEEDINGS
London, July 30—While the Mos
cow wireless continues to circulate re
ports of Bolsheviki victories the Bri
tish government is today going vig
orously ahead with plans for bringing
about peace between the Soviet gov
ernment and the Poles.
NOME COUPLE * MARRIED
Miss Barbara Hugles, of Grand
Capitis, Mich., niece of Mrs. Barney
Gibney, and Mr. John J. Mitchell, a
member of the coast guard crew, were
married July 15. at St Joseph’s church
'by Father Rupert, at a nuptial high
mass. Miss Mamie Kelly was brides
maid and John Campbell acted as best
WEATHER CONDITIONS
WORST EVER
Weather conditions 'during the past
ten days have been the worst known
in years. Shipping was practically at
a standstill throughout most. of the
period, and, save for occasional short
lulls, the surf raged continuously un
til Thursday. Coast wise vessels un
able to enter' Snake River- fled to
Sledge Island for shelter, leaving only
the Victoria and a few lighters visible
in the offing. Several,of the an
chored lighters are said to have been
swamped and partly filled with water
under the ceaseless battering of the
waves. Aside from the destruction of
the Hibbard-Swensen schooner on the
rocks at Sledge Island, account of
which isjriven elsewhere In this issue,
the storm committed'no property dam
age of consequence. The delay to
shipping however, has been exceeding
ly costly and wHl entail a heavy loss
to shipowners.
BUBONIC PLAGUE KILLS
TWO AT GALVESTON
ditional deaths from bubonic plagm.
•litlon to those previously report oil.
COAST CITIES WARNED
OF ARSON PLOT
warned today by the federal secret
CANTU MAINTAINING
^ REBELLIOUS ATTITUDE
Mexico (’fly. July 30—Lower Cali
fornia agents formerly holding high
rank In the army of Carranza held a
secret conference here with governor
Cantu, offering advfco to him to h ad
the Cantu forces against invading fed
eral armies, it was announced >y
Cantu" today* according to advie»s
r?aching here. '
TROOPS MOVING AGAINST
GOVERNOR CANTU
El- Paso, Tex. July 31—Mexican
federal forces numbering several
thousand are being mobilized and
moved against Lower California to put
down the rebellion against federal au
thority by Governor Cantu/according
to Mexican advices reaching the Mex
ican consul.
WANTS SUCCESSOR FOR CANTU
Mexico City, July 31—The Commis
>n of Lower California was sent here
nsk provisional President De La
ernor Cantu. Minguell Allesio Robles,
secretary to De La Huerta, said In an
interview today that the government is
ready to act energetically if Cantu
rebels, because it does not want what
happened to Texas to happen in Lower
EX SERVICE MEN TO HELP CANTU
Calexico, July 31—California and
other American exservice men have
crossed from here into Mexico to man
twenty one machine guns which Gov
ernor Cantu is putting into shape to
resist invasion of Lower California by
Mexican federal troops.
FRANCE TO LOAN
MONEY TO GERMANY
Taris, July 31—Premier Millerand
went before the Chamber of Deputies
this afternoon and asked the passage
of a measure to provide a credit of two
hundred million francs monthly for six
| months, the money .to be loaned to
| Germany In exchange for coal, as pro
vided under the agreement reached
at the Spa conference.
Under this plan Germany will re
ceive ns a loan a certain sum for each
ton of coal supplied to the Allies.
Nome Flyers Still At Edmonton
Kdmonton, July 30—Just number
plane is completed for the next High
toward Nome. No. 2 machine has
also developed a leaky gas tank. A>
result the Nome flyers will not hoj
off before tomorrow at the earliest.
RAOLD AMUNDSEN. FAMOUS
EXPLORER. IN NOME
(’aptain Paold Amundsen, the man
who first i < .• ,« hed the South Pole and
who as a result of his voyage through
l he Northwest Passage 14 years ug;
Northeast Passage from Norway to
Nome has practically circumnavigated
the globe north of the Arctic circle, is
The noted explorer arrived from
Sledge Island on the lighterage tag
(Jonevieve it i p. m. Tuesday after
noon during i lull in the storm. Capt.
I Amundsen’s vessel, the Maud, arrived
| made no attempt to reach Nome ow
Amundsen’s ah ip last year t.» iurry
mail across Russia have not been lo
cated and probably perished.
According; to reports, those left
on board his ship all came through in
good shape and the vested is In fine
condition. The attempt to drift across
the polar cap will be renewed but with
a somewhat smalled crew than is car
ried at present. The remainder will
be discharged here. There will be only
three men besides Copt. Amundsen on
hoard when the vessel enters the iee
pack in the vicinity of Wrangell Is
land and commences the five year
journey over the top of the earth. In
spite of the hazards and uncertainties
of the trip, Oapt Amundsen is confi
dent he will accomplish it success
The ARtud, which arrived from
Sledge Island Thursday evening, is a
powerfully built vessel of three mun
,dred tons and carries three masts, one
of which, the second, is considered
loftier than the others and is so jron
structed for observation purposes. The
vessel is especially built to withstand
ice pressure and, If caught in an ice
jam, is lifted bodily'out of the water,
jyith little danger of being damaged.
The schqoner is said to be named Maud
In honor of the Queen of Norway.
• Capt. Amundsen expects to
return to the Arctic within two weeks.
Regarding his second visit . to Nome
in this case as in the other, at the end
of a momentous voyage of 'discovery,
which wrote his name in unperishable
.letters on the world’s records of Arctic
travel, Papt. Amundsen said, “It Is
14 years since I arrived here before,
but I am mighty glad to be here
OAYTONITES CELEBRATE
COX NOMINATION
DAYTON, O. July 3ft—Miami Va’
ley's many thousands of people today
united in a monster celebration of the
presidency. .Many thousands of peo
ple marc-hod in a great parade past ;i
reviewing stand accupied by the nomi
nee. Subsequently there was ■* spen
taiioous rush by the throng t>> shake
his hand which almost resulted in the
candidate being knocked down and
trampled under foot. The crush fin
ally became so great that Cox and his
wife were compelled to take refuge . i
the county prison < Mi entering this
refuge, the governor remarked th it i’
driven into Jail t>> escape his friends
Addressing the crowd, Cox invited
ALLIES LIMIT
SOVIET
Paris, July 30—The limitations
which Britain and France would put
upon the Soviet demands on Poland in
arranging the armistice terms are set
forth in a notification which has been
dispatched to the Warsaw government
They include limitations of disuim
BRITISH RESUME TRADE
TALK WITH RUSSIANS
London, July 31— The government
has resumed negotiations with the So
viet Russia trade mission.
R R RATES TO ADVANCE
Washington, Jul> :tI—Advances of
ill the Last; twenty five in the South: 1
thirty five in the West and twenty five
in mountain and Pacific territories was
granted-,1iv the Interstate Com.
merce Commission. Passenger fares:
COAL STRIKERS ORDERED BACK
Inrlpiaunpnlis. July 31 The striking
mine workers of Indiana, and lllinoi.
were ordered hack to work today by
president Lewis of the Pnited Mine
Workers.
BRITAIN DEMANDS
ECONOMIC BLOCKADE
San Selmstinn. July 30—”We must
have an economic blockade." called
Arthur J. Balfour, the British repre
sentative on the League of Rations
Council when the blockade question
came up before the eighth meeting of
the" Council here today.
time. The ves
chored in the small inlot
side of the is
land. where she had taken refuge from
the heavy southeaster. Under ordin
ary conditions the inlet affords excel
lent shelter from the southerly winds
prevalent during the open season hut
is open to those from west and south
west. The heavy gale switched sud
denly in that direction Tuesday white
the Kolyma and several other small
vessels lay at anchor in the inlet. All
was well with the storm bound fleet
for a while, hut the wind increased in
violence’ forcing the unfortunate
Kolyma toward the shore. Efforts to
start the engines proved unavailing.
Within a few minutes the Kolyma
was on the rocks and was speedily
battered Into a hopeless wreck.
Lucily no *»ll%es were lost. the
crew of the vessel are now camped o.i
the island nearby the wrecked schoon
er. It is understood the cargo lost was
valued at many thousands, making the
wreck an exceedingly costly one.
DEMANDS
ON POLAND
ment of Poland; changes in the Po
lish system of government dictated or
brought about by the Soviet's: accept
ance by Polaml of a boundary line less
favorable than previously drawn by
Idoyd George ami also refuse the use
BOLSHEVIKI ON
PRUSSIAN BORDER
Paris. July :il—The Rolsheviki cav
alry forces have advanced to the last
Prussian border, according to a repo' t
from the French military mission 'n
RAILROAD TO BE SOLD
UNDER HAMMER
against the Maine. .Northwestern !>•
velopthCnf favor of the
s'tate Street Trust Co., an eastern
corporation, the rolling stock, track
an-1 other personal property of the
defendant company, known locally as
the old Seward Peninsula railrqad, will
be sold by Marshal's sale on \ugust
Kith. Later on there will be an ad
ditional sale of real estate owned
the company.
WHITE TAKES CHARGE
DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS
New York, July 1"J—George T.
White, chnirmay of the democratic
national committee, took charge of the
new national campaign h. adquarto-s
here today and after a conference with
McAdoo left for Washington.
NON PARTISAN LEAGUE LEADERS
DENIED NEW TRIALS
Fairmount. Minn., July 29—A
Townley, president "f (he National
Nonpartisan fragile, and Joseph Gil
bert, the League organizer won* today
denied new trials -m charges <.f > ■ >n -
spiracy to enenui ige disloyally iiinv
DR. LADD BEAT SENATOR
GRONNA BL 3800 VOTES
Bismarck. July 29—Dr. l-»dd. the
Nonpartisan league candidate, re
Cronna. republican. for the republican
nomination for senator at the recent
primaries, according to Agues made
public by the state canvassing board
SYRACUSE MAN NOMINATED
FOR NEW YORK GOVERNOR
Snratogo Springs. X. Y., July 29—
Judge Nathan L. Miller, of Syracuse,
was today nominated for governor of
Now York by an unofficial convention
late today.
ITALY DECIDES TO
ABANDON AVALONA
Rome, July 29—Italy has decided to
abandon Avalonn to the. Albanian’s. It
was announced by the Foreign Minis
try today.
CABLE INTERRUPTED TODAY
The Seattle-Alaska cable is again
suffering from that crippling com
plaint officially designated at inter
rupted. As a result the volume of
press matter coming • through today
was considerably below the average.