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A small town exchange, whose editor, like most small town editors,
has doubtless been driven to philosophical reflections by the penchant of
small town souls to And fault with every one's doings but their own. delivers
himself of this pertinent gem: "A squawk always goes up when a news
paper gets anything wrong. Hut this would be a pretty good old world
if YOU were half as careful about what YOU say as the newspapers are.*'
COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
A Nenana dispatch says residents of that festive burg lay claim t>
having the meanest man in Alaska in their midst. This culprit, the report
says, was recently charged with stealing ;l barrel of rainwater from a citizen
who was saving it for bathing purposes. The Nenana claim may be true as
far as the present is concerned; but Nome had a man back in the palmy days
whose meaness would hardly have been confined to stealing the rainwater
intended for his neighbor's ablutions. This man would probably have
taken not only the other fellow’s rainwater but would also take his bath tub,
soap and towels. The Nome party referred to entered a cabin back on the
tundru and swiped a pot of boiling beans from the stove while the owner was
chatting with a neighbor in a nearby cabin. The owner returned, found his
half done dinner gone and rushed out to try and locate the theif. He was
gone only a few minutes hut on returning found that the chap who stole the
beans had returned and annexed the stove—probably to finish cooking the
underdone beans.
HIGH RENTALS IMPORTANT FACTOR IN WAGE DEMANDS
Ninety per rent of the protests, printed and spoken, against the high
oust of living are directed against the abnormal prices charged for food com
modities. In the same ratio, the numerous suggestions for relieving tho
situation are confined almost entirely to figuring out how food anti clothing
prices may be reduced. The question of reducing that no less important
factor in the problem of cheaper living, the hugely inflated rentals, is scarcely
touched upon by the high brow alleviator's of the public distress. Likewise
those who inveigh against profiteering through the columns of the press
seldom have a word to say about the unconcealed profiteering of the landlords
who have raised their rental charges from two to three hundred per cent or
more during the past year or so.
Yet. when one stops to reflect on the situation, it is easily seen that
the inflated rent charges are among the most important items which contribute
to the high cost of living. How can a laboring man work for three and a half
or four dollars a day, which is about what the average receive as compensation
for their labor, where it requires nearly half of his wages to house his family ?
Reports from many parts of the country disclose that three and four
room cottages arc considered cheap al from $40 to $50 per month in all of the
larger centers. Apartments run from $35 for two room suites to $60 and |7"»
for those of larger dimensions, even when located far from business centers.
It may also be asked; how can the merchant, many of whom rent their places
of business, sell at more reasonable prices when the landlords exact annual
rentals which have been shown in many cases to equal or exceed the value of
the property 7
As investigation would doubtless, disclose that a large percentage of
the labor strikes occuring all over the United States during the past year are,
or were, precipitated by the occupants of living quarters for which they are
compelled to pay hugely inflated and unreasonable rentals. And if this is
true, the abnormal cost of a place to stay contributes to their demands for
increased wages to a degree scarcely less than the costs of food and other
living commodities.
If congress wishes to give effective relief in restoring normal conditions,
it would plainly be a long step in that direction if it devoted some of its price
curbing legislation to restricting the landlords of the country. The exorbit
ant rental charges Imposed in all parts of the nation at present are nothing
less than a reprehensible form of usury which should be made as fully amen
able to the law as activities of loan sharks who charge exorbitant interest on
money loaned. What is the difference between paying :»0 per ce.it for the
use of cash and in paying fifty and even one hundred per cent for the use of
property ?
Any attempt in this direction would undoubtedly raise a most terrific
bowl from the landlords and there would lie a yelp about "unconstitutionallty"
and the "abrogation of rights" that would make the welkin ring. But the
fact is thut legislation against profiteering landlords would be no more unjust
ci unconstitutional than legislation against profiteering food pirates. Both
are fattening on the public by means which cannot be condoned and should
be i estricted in the one ease equally with the other.
ALASKA.!
ALASKA, the land of opportunity and promise, of government misman
agement and graft, magnificent distances, purpling mountains, grassy valleys,
snow covered plains and contented people, held back for ages by incompetence
and Ignorance, today is thy natal day. Over half a century ago purchased for
a song from impoverished Russia it produced enough stock certificates in a
decade to pay off the morgage. Today Alaska is the wealthiest empire on
«!arth. It could pay off ten war debts like that occurred during the late un
pleasantness and saill have wealth enough in its hills and rivers to spend
the winter in Beattie. Despite the efforts of a paternal government to
cripple her resources Alaska has forged ahead until In 60 years its population
almost equals that of North Yakima. Alaska is bounded on the south by ap
plications for government Jobs; on the north by Stefansson; on the east by
perdition, and on the west by infinity.
Alaska is noted as the summer residence of the Alaska Engineering Corn
mission and cannery operatives. Its resources are mining promoters and
stock certificates. Its principal drawbacks are James Wickersham and the
political party in power. Alaska raises the best crop of politicians of any
country outside of Mexico. It is famous for its government commissions
and the unreliability of their reports. The chief diversion of its population
is cussing the Road Commission and paying fuel bills. Many people in the
States still consider Alaska as part of the Dominion of Canada to judge from
the letters received. The climate is the finest In the world, having hut two
seasons, winter and July.
Alaska; we love her for her inconveniences and idlosyncracles. Her
fnibles and her follies. Her alluring visions of wealth and her lack of social
caste. Her broad minded people and her thousand jeweled hills. Her
unlimited opportunities and her numberless chances to live and die; ' free,
unfettered by social standards. Her residents are nature's noblemen; and
of the purple.
Alaska, we congratulate yon on being fifty-two years young.—Valdes
MONDAY
WILSON WILL ISSUE LEAGUE
OF NATIONS CALL
Washington, Jan. 12—A formal call
for the first meeting of the League of
Nations, Council, which will be held in
lY.ris Friday, will l»e issued by Presi
dent Wilson, possibly today, is is an
nounced by the State Department.
The president's call will be brief and
be directed to the ambassadors of jthe
various Entente powers so they may
notify their government’s.
SIBERIAN TROOPS
COMING HOME
Washington. Jan. 12—Eight thou
sand American troops now in Siberia)
will begin their homeward movement I
about the middle of February, accord
ing to War Department announce-j
WILSON'S SECOND INDUSTRIAL
CONGRESS MEETING
Washington. Jan. 12—President
Wilson's second industrial congress,
developed of the remnants of the first
congress which was dissolved by the'
withdrawal of labor, assembled here
BRITISH SEND AMBASSADOR
TO BERLIN TODAY
London, Jan. 12—Lord Kilmarnock
[left London today to act as the British
[diplomatic representative at Berlin.
SECOND QUAKE WIPES
OUT MEXICAN TOWN
Mexico City, Jan. 12—The town of
ChilkhotUi in the state of Pueblo was
nearly wiped out of existence with a
loss of 2.500 killed and Injured by tlie
sudden collapse of a mountain follow
ing fresh earthquakes yesterday, ac
cording to advices received here.
SEVEN THOUSAND DEAD
FROM MEXICAN QUAKES
Mexico City. Jan. it—Fully seven
thousand persons have lost their lives
ami five thousand others are suffering
from injuries as a result of the earth
quakes. floods and volcanic distur
bances taking place in Mexico since
last Sunday, according to a govern
U S AND GERMANS STILL
UNDER ARMISTICE
Washington. Jan. 12—An armis
tice still continues in force between
the United States and Germany. l,t
was announced by the State Depart- |
MILWAUKEE SOCIALISTS AGAIN
NOMINATE BERGER
Milwaukee. Jan. 12—The Socialists
of the Fifth Congressional District of
Wisconsin, within half an hour after
receiving the news that Victor Berger
had been excluded from congress a
second time, renominated him as rep
resentative to congress from this.dis
SAYS VOTES TO WOMEN CAUSE
OF INCREASED RADICALISM
i Patterson. N. J., Jan. 12—Mrs.
Hobart, widow of former vice presi
dent Hobart, today •notified the chair
man of the Republican State Com
imittee that she is through with poli
tics because she believes the progress
i of socialism and Bolshevism has been
greatly accelerated by giving women
the right to vote.
LETTS GAIN SUCCESSES
AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS
London. Jan. 12—Lettish forces
which started a powerful advance
movement against the Bolshevlkl
along the northern sector of the Rue
si:, n battle front on Friday, have
broken through the Bolshevik line In
the region of Pyatiowu, according to
Esthonian advices reaching the Lon
don papers.
ALASKA ROAD APPJI’N AGAIN
CUT TO SMALL FIGURE
Washington, Jan. 12—r—It has devel
oped that the appropriation of $450,
000 recommended by the Alaska Rond
Commission for road and bridge con
struction in Alaska this year, has been
cut to $125,000 by the house commit
tee to which it was referred.
PRESIDENT CLEMEMCEAWS; i t;
ELECTION ASSURED
Paris. Jan. 12—The election of
Premier Clenrenceau to the presidency
of France is practically assured as a
result of yesterday’s elections to the
French senate.
President Poincaire's election to the
senate from the Department of the:
Muese is also assured.
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS AGREE
TO TREATY COMPROMISE
Washington. Jan. 12—Twenty Dem
ocratic senators have agreed to com
promise with the republicans on res
ervations to the peace treaty, accord
ing to announcements by leaders of
the republican side today.
CHINK BANDITS
CAPTURE MISSIONARY
Pekin. Jan. 12—Dr. I,. 1,. Shelton,
an American Christian missionary, has
been captured by Phinese bandits at
Laryakutan and is being held for'ran
som. according to advices reaching
NEW ZEALAND REJECTS
PROHIBITION
Wellington. Jan. 12—'The final
count of the elections discloses that
New Zealand went wet.
SENATE PASSES ANTI
SEDITION BILL
Washington. Jan. 12—The senate
late Saturday passed the Sterling
Sedition Bill designed to punish agi
tators for violence and attempts to
overthrow the government.
EVERETT WOMAN WOOD
ALCOHOL VICTIM
Everett. Wn.. Jan. 10—Mrs. Caro
line Swanson, aged 60 years, is dead
here as a result of drinking wood al
cohol. The deceased took only two
drinks of the deadly liquor.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
RESTORED
Owing to a breakdown in telegraph
communication Monday night, the
Nugget received no press matter from
the Outside between Monday evening
and lust night and was unable to issue
the Daily Bulletin for three days.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday.
The interruption is said to have been
due to a break in the land line some
where between Fairbanks and the
coast, probably as a result of a storm
routed over the naval radio, as is us
ually done when breakdowns occur
on the regular system. A few com
mercial and official messages were
sent in via radio but no press. With
Uncle Sam owning both systems it is
passing strange that Nome must in*
deprived of its news service for three
days by a breakdown in the land lines,
when radio communication is wide
open nil the time.
Gilette Safety Razor Blades, Pocket
Knives, Watches. Just received at
THURSDAY
BERLIN WITNESSES ANOTHER
REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK
Geneva, Jan. 15—Another revolu
tionary outbreak occuring In Berlin a
few days ago is now definitely known
to have resulted in the death of forty
two people and the wounding of ap
proximately one hundred others.
The uprising was animated by the
Socialists, who are seeking the down
fall of the Ebert regime. The recent
uprising is declared in Socialistic .cir
cles to be only a prelude to one which
the Socialists intend to provoke Fri
day. which is the anniversary of the
death of Karl Liebknccht, the former
leader of the German Socialist party,
who was murdered during the Berlin
disturbances last year.
RECOMMENDED U. S.
ASSIST POLAND TO
REPEL BOLSHEVIK?
Washington, Jan. lath—Recom
mendations that the United States
furnish military supplies to Poland to
aid that infant nation in repelling the
westward advance of the Russian Bol
shevik! have been made to the State
[Department by Secretary of War Bak
|Cr. In tills connection General Bliss,
former military representative on the
American Peace Council Commission,
told the Ways and Means Committee
of the House of Representatives in a
recent interview that a general revival
of the war in Europe will assuredly
result unless Poland could cheek th
Bolshevik! armies, which are reported
making steady inroads into Poland in
spite of desperate Polish resistence.
LANE ASKS FOR EIGHT MILLION
RAILROAD MONEY
Washington, Jan. 15—Secretary of
the Interior I*ane has asked congress
for an appropriation of eight million
dollars to lie expended during the cur
rent fiscal year for the completion of
the Alaska railroad.
HILLIS TO CRUSADE AGAINST
BOLSHEVIKISM IN U S
New Yc.rU Jan. 15--Dr. Newell
Dwight Hillis, the noted divine, is
about to relinquish his pastorate to
assume tlio leadership in a country
wide anti-Bolshevikl campaign.
LOS ANGELES SHRINE
TEMPLE BURNED
Los Angcaf. Jar. 15 —The Mystic
Shrine Templfl here was burned this
afternoon with a loss of approximately
one hundred and fifty thousand dollar?
DEMOCRATS FAIL TO
SELECT LEADER
Washington, Jan. 15—The demo
cratic senators in caucus today failed
to elect a leader after a lengthy con
test in which Senator Hitchcock, lea
der of the administration forces dur
ing the passed session, and Senator
Fnderwood, were the chief candidates.
Hath received nineteen votes in the
several ballots taken.
FORMER TURK LEADER HEADING
BOLSHEVIKI MOVEMENT
IN ORIENT
Geneva,Jan. 15-—Enver I’asha, who.
with Tallat Hey, was the leader of
llie Young Turk government controll
ing Turkey during the war and who
was later elected king of Kurdistan,
lias started a Hoisheviki revolution in
Turkestan and Afaghnni&tan, accord
ing to advices reaching this point
from authentic sources. Enver is re
ported directing his energies against
British control of India and adjacent
states and is seeking to destroy British
prestige in all southwestern Asia with
the ultimate aim of bringing India un
der Bolshevik sway. The advices say
ho is financed by Lenino and Trotsky
and is conducting a wide spread pro
paganda- campaign against the Brlt
35 DROWN IN STEAMER SINKING.
Weymouth. England, Jan. 15th—35
members of the crew of the British
steamer Treval were drowned when
that vessel was wrecked near St. Al
bans yesterday.
GERMAN PLOTTER GIVEN SHORT
Tacoma, Jan. 15—Baron Von Brin
cken. one of the principals of the fam
ous San Francisco German spy plots
in 1917, was released from McNeil's
penitentiary today but was immediate
ly arrested on a charge of violating
the Immigration laws growing out of
his earlier activities in behalf of Ger
many. An effort will be made to de
port him. It is believed that von
Yhineken was not so enthusiastic
about supporting Germany after his
conviction and secured a number of
Liberty Ronds during his Incarcera
tion. Von Brim-ken was formerly
on the Gorman consular staff at San
Francisco. s
LOS ANGELEAN SLAYER
FOUND GUILTY
Los Angeles, Jan. 15—Harry S.
New was found guilty of murder in
the second degree at the conclusion of
liis trial today.
THE NOME NttBOET IS CONSTANTLY B00STIN8 THIS SECTION
TOO CAN HELP BOOST TOO-BT MAILING THE PAPEO OUTSIDE
The Nome Harbor Improvement
it ap|>enred at the close of Navigation.
HIM TOli SURSORIrilii FOR THE HUflOET WITH JANUARY