SILK CLOVE SYSTEM
OF BLACKMAIL
NEW YORK, April S—Information has been laid before the Dis
trict Attorney Banton and United States Attorney Hayward that a “Silk
Glove” system of blackmail is being operated here. The operations are
conducted by persons representing themselves as writers of society notes
for various publications or as close friends of such writers. A thorough
Investigation will be prosecuted by the authorities.
NEW SI'EED KING APPEARS
DAYTONA BEACH. Florida. April 8—Driving a specially construct
ed motor car at ISO.27 miles per hour. Sig. Haughriah! of Norway:
negotiated a mile on the beach here in the remarkable time of 19.97 sec.
YOUTHFUL MURDERER SENTENCED FOR SECOND TIME
VANCOUVER, B. C.. April 8—Allan Robinson, niueteeu years old.
lust night was sentenced to death for the second time for the murder of
W. F. Salisbury Jr., a business man. The jury brought in a verdict of
guilty with a strong recommendation of mercy.
40FFKE IX SAN FRANCISCO
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 8—Marshal Joffrs who is a recent
arrival in San Francisco, will be the guest of the French Colony today.
WETS ORGANIZE
FOR ELECTION
WASHINGTON. April 8—Wets have organized with the purpose
of increasing their strength in the House, especially from New' York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky. Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. This
organization is to become operative in the fall elections.
TORNADO SWEEPS IOWA
DES MOINES, la.. April 8—A tornado swept the outskirts of Des
Doilies yesterday killing one person and injuring severa'
SEIDENVCRQ
Where Quality Reigns
Complete Outfitters
for Ladies, Men’s and
Children’s in ready
to-wear or yard goods
Out of town buyers
will i kindly drop us a
line and your needs
will be attended to
promptly
CHEAP JOHN STORE
WHOLESALE & RETAIL
MITCHELL WKISBKRB, Mgr..
OOKHLSMIONKR COURT TRIAL
HELD IK DISTRICT COURT
The trial ot the United States vs.
one Sleepy Pete, & liquor case, is
now in progress in the Federal
Court Room, where Judge Charles
Thornton is holding a Commission
er’s Court.
The jury has been selected after
many delays and the first witness
for the government is still on the
The case was continued until
Monday at 11 a m.
Much interest is being taken in
the case and the District Court
room has been filled to overflowing.
RETURN SOCIAL
Hie married Bag lee will entertain
their Bachelor Brothers and friends
with a dance and refreshments on
Saturday April 15th at 8:30 pan.. . .
BASE BALL
Third and Deciding Championship
Chime. Army & Navy vs. Nome All
Stars.. .Big dance after the game
Base ball game starts at 8:30 p. m.
SATURDAY NIGHT APRIL 8, 1922.
At Big Eagle Hall. A dm. $1.00.
WANTED TO BUY—A four room
house. Must be within two blocks
[>f Teh^phone office. Inquire at the
Nugget Office
NOTICE
On and after April 1st the electric
current will be off daily between the
hours of 2 s. m. and 10 a. m.
Alaskan Ind. Min. & Power Co.
Prosperous Plumbing, Heating
and Sheet Metal business for sale.
Six Thousand Dollars cash.
SANITARY PLUMBING IX)
Juneau, Alaska.
LOCAL POLITICIANS
Will And it to their advantage to
have their political cards and other
campaign literature printed at once
and thereby reach the outlying dis
trict* before the winter mails close
and tra *3 break up.
How do you lllte the Weekly Nug
get? If It suits you. pass it on or
mall it to somebody who might be
come Interested In this part of Alaska.
The mineral is here but it takes
men and capital to get It out. In
terest your beet friends by aubnertb
Ing to the paper for them. We will
CITY ELECTION
LAST TUESDAY
VERY SPIRITED
On Tuesday April 4th the annual
municipal and school board election
was held in the Nome City, hall and
an unusually spirited contest was
waged for the diverlosn of our snow
bound, isolated community. The
big fight was made on the mayoralty
candidates, and when the smoke of
battle had cleared away it was
found that Geo. S. Maynard had
won by two votes.
A. M. Sitton. candidate for
Chairman of the. Nome School Board
who stands for a reorganization of
the Nome’schoot on the Junior High
School plan, received the highest
vote oast for any candidate on the
T.C. (Bud> Lehmann, the young
est man ever elected to the Nome
City Council, received the highest
vote cast for councilman.
The referendum for a municipal
wharf, lighterage and Municipal
Coal Yard carried by an overwhelm
ing majority, proving conclusively
that the people of Nome are deter
mined to become free from the oc
tupus now wrapping ilja tentacles
pbout the community.
Two hundred and ninety voters
registered and thirty five votes were
sworn in. but notwithstanding only
three hundred and five votes were
cast, showing that twenty persons
(ailed to exercise their right.
Following is the result of the
For Mayor—
George S. Maynard.150
E. Tarnutzer.148
For Councilman—
T. C. Lehmann... 228;
M. O. Sol berg.193
R. B. Julian.134
Albin Poison.133
\V. J. Keene.132
For City C*erk—
E. E. Grimm.206
W. H. Koch.99
For City Treasurer—
C. C. Crooks.219
For City Attorney—'
Hugh O’Neill.224
For Chairman Nome School Hoard—
A. AI. Sitton.232
For Municipality Engaging in
Wharf and Lighterage.189
Against Municipality Engaging in
Wharf and Lighterage.40
For Municipal Coal Yard.192
Against Municipal Coal Yd.38
Typewriter and copy paper for
sale at the Nugget Office.
MOLLY DEXTER
PASSES TO
SREAT REYOND
Molly Dexter, known to all old
time Alaakana of this district, died
Sunday April 2nd at 6 p. m. at the
Hot Spring** near the Norton Sound
Reservation.
Molly was the native wife of John
Dexter, well known mining charac
ter of early days, the man after
whom Dexter Creek was named.
Since the death of her husband
Molly has been living at Chlnlk.
where she conducted a atore and
roadhouse. For many years ahe
has been known as the reindeer
queen, owning a great number of
the animals. From the standpoint
of material possessions Molly was
rich and her wealth is left to her
adopted children and other rela
tives. Children of her own ahe
had none living, she lavished her
mother love on poor unfortunate
native children, whose appeals
never were unanswered.
For many months Molly haa been
ailing with the white man's curse,
consumption, and while visiting at
the Hot Springs in hopes or relief
she had a severe hemmorage which
resulted in her death.
Molly Dexter waa about 55 years
of age. no one knew her age accur
ately, for native like her own know
ledge or her age was vague. She
was buried Thursday at Chlnik by
the side of her husbend and
daughter.
Least Blanks, all kinds, for sale at
fie Nuget Offioo.
MOLLY DEXTER
LENINE MAKES ANOTHER SPEECH
MOSCOW. April 7—Lenine, in a speech at the close of the eleventh
Communist Congress. said "our party has all these years valiantly fought
its enemies and If necessary the party will again enter battle The
Communist parly is not out of date, notwithstanding foreign opinion to
the contrary.”
ALL KINDS OF LEGAL BLANKS AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
Keep your dollars circulating In Noma—Order your job prlininc dona in Nome.
ANTI-BOLSHEVIK
LEADER ARRESTED
ON CIVIL CHAR6E
NEW YORK. April 8—General Gregoria Seiuenoff. anti-Holsherlk
military leader in Siberia, was arrested on his arrival from Washington
tonight. .The'arrest is the result of a civil action involving half million
dollars. The order was issued by Supreme Court Justice Delehanty.
Semenoff was later released on twenty five thousand dollar bail.
GARNKIt ATTACKS IllANTOX FURTHER
WASHINGTON, April 6—Representative Garner in the course of his
attack further declared that Blanton was as “common a liar as ever spoke
a word of English in this country." Blanton was not there to hear this
characterization as he had left the chamber at the beginning of the tirade.
BIO INCOME TAX RETURN*
NEW YOR, April 8—Income tax returns in the New York diatrict
for the first quarter of 1922 reached eighty seven million dollars.
MRS. OBENCHAIN
SISTER ARRESTED
LARCENY CHARGED
LOS ANGELES, April 7—Miss Glenlys Smart, half sister of Mrs.
Obenchain. was arrested late today charged with grand larceny. The
charge was made by P. W. Douglas who asserted that Miss Smart took
1240.00 from him.
WOMAN ACQUITTED OF MURDER
NEW YORK, April 8—Miss Olive M. H. Stone, who shot and killed
Ellis G. Kinkead, former corporation counsel, in Cincinnati last August,
iran acquitted of murder by a jury in the Brooklyn Supreme court.
NEWS-FROM >
KOTZEBUE
R. B. Julian is in receipt of a
letter from R. S. Hall at Kotzebue,
in which Dick says there haB been
the heaviest fall of snow in the!
knowledge of white men. The;
snow la so deep that dog teams run'
over the roofs of the houses and
•great anxiety is expressed over the
likely damage to property when the
break up comes.
Conditions have been favorable
otherwise as the thermometer regis
tered much warm weather and there
was very little wind-.
Muskrats are plentiful and the
natives are making big oatcbes.
some have already eaught as many
as one thousand and with the price
at $1.00 per skin the people are
feeling happy over theft- financial
prospects.
Mr. Hail haa been operating the
Mid Night Sun Cannery hot hi*
company will not operate this sea
son on account of the low price of
canned salmon. The cannery com
pany will send its own four masted
schooner Into Kotzebue with sup
plies for the company and thereby
escape the extortionate} rates im
posed by the steamship companies.
S cts a day will give you the Dajlr
lBulletin and Weekly Nugget.