6 Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XJtll No. 8
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY FEB 19. 1921
Delivered by Cai
.*1 00 p«r Month
Name is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
WESTERNER URGED FOR
CITY RESTORES FORMER ASSESSMENT SATE
WESTERNERS WANT
POINDEXTER FOR
SECRETARY NAVY
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•St. Augustine, Fla. Feby. IS—West
ern supiH>rt«Ts of Senator 1 *o index tor
sire writing and wiring president fleet
Harding for thie Washington Senator's
r-pjM si nitmen t as Secretary of tic Navy.
FORDNEY CONFERS
WITH HARDING
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St Augustine, Fla. Feby. IS—•
ChaJinman Fordyiey of the House Ways
said Means t'omtnJttee arrived here to
day for a conference with president
elect Flarding. •
HUGHES TO CONFER
WITH HAROING
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Ohaxlos E. Hughes, who lias been s*'1
Heirted by President effect Harding to
assufni.- the post of Secretary of State
in the Harding cabinet. is expected to
arrive hero today for a conferen'-o
with Harding.
LOWOEN REFUSES
NAVY PORTFOLIO
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.St Augustine. Fla. 18—Governor
Ixiwdcn of Illinois lias definitely de
clined to bo considered. for the i*>st
of Secretary of the Navy and will not
he appointed t<i any position in the
initial makeup of the next, adminis
tration. it wus announced by president
elect. Harding today.
HARDING ADVISES TUMULTY’S
CLERKS OF EARLY CANNING
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Wtishingtton. Feby. 18—President
elect Handing:, through h'is secretary,
<leorge Ohriisitian, has advised the eor.
fldentktl stenogrjLpher’B secretary's
and clerk’s who are immediately under
the President’s secretary, Joseph Tu
lmrlly .Quit theft* resignations will be
expected on Manrih 4th.
HARDING WANTS FEW GUESTS
AT INAUGURATION LUNCHEON
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Washtmgf mi. Fel>y. IS—Harding
wants the giants at the luncheon to
be h-.dd at the White Hons" burned -
ia.tcly following: the inauguration cere
rrwMiy to be limited t > the members of
h'is family anti 'has so informed Presi
dent Wilson, who immediately an
nouneed the president elect’s desire;?.
Following tille receipt of the mfoitmn
tilon. It wsu* anniouncetl that neither
the president or Mrs. Wilson will at
tend the luncheon.
4 ets a day will bring the Weekly
Nugget to your home.
FRONTIER NIGHT
ENTERTAINMENT WAS
BIG ATTRACTION
A ma0or portion of Noma’s popula
tion wins represented In the large gath
ering attending the “Frontier Night”
entertniinmenft given on the evening of
lAnooln’s birthday anniversary by
Thos. A. Floss Jr. Post No. 9 Amor.
The, affair wiis in every way typical
of ithe gold rush days, when gaimlbling
and dance halls flourished and the sky
was the limit in betting. The big
floor of A. B. hall was ringed with a
row of gambling devices of every
rtbanocter. Fa*no, craps, roulette and
Klondyke layouts were there together
■with tihe enticing “black jack." dtaw
and stud and divers other gamer* in
wihiich cards are the arbiters of for
tune. Everybody seemingly possess
ed large wads of money and “bet ’em
high.” The ‘money”, however, was of
the kind the bunko steerers sell to the
unsophisticated detaiaens of rural cel
lars and was issued by the Legion
Bank a* the rate of $1 per 1,000. Bach
ticket of admission entitled the holder
to 1.000 greenbacks. With no much
“loose 'money” everyone took a turn
at the g&njdlng games and endeavored
to win enough to capture one of the
prizes offered to the -three persons pos_
nesting the mast money at the close
of the entertainment. A shooting gal
lery at which & ‘chsrhacho lady” was
Offered to the most proficient mark*
man was also a much pstronhri at
Mtaion.' Eaoh allot at tbo tua*t coot
$50, in the fictitious currency of
course. Refreshments, consisting of
soft delinks, lice cream ami cake and
other delicacies, were served at r‘thc
bar." drinks creit $100 each and ice
cream $125. The center of the hall
.none of its usual attractions to jNorne..
it*« through the presence of tlie fas
cinating rambling devices.
With the appearance of midnight
as tihe betters 'plunged" in tlhe hope of
landing a prize before the close. When
tlhe fun was-all over, i‘ was found that
a lady. Mrs. J. J. Kenan, had come
closes- to breaking ti e bank, by an
noying $00,000 Mrs Waldheln. secur
ed the second ladies prize through pos
sessing $14,000. The single gentli nans
prize was awarded to Frank M.
Kdesele with $42,000 and one of the
wireless boys annexed 2nd prize hav
ing a -total Of $9,500. The "chechacbo
lady" prdgc of the shooting gallery nrov
k! to be a real chicken-—one of trie
burn yard variety. The feminine fowl
■vas gaily bedecked with ribbons for
•he occasion and the manner ef her
presentation by Mr. Frank Defresne
‘o John l^amd, who hold highest shoot
’rg scoiv“. was one of the big hits of
‘.he evening.
The committee in charge handled the
entertainment in excellent manner
and are entitled to the highest praise
for their effortM. *
FORMER ASSESSMENT
DATE RESTORED
BY CITY COUNCIL
Jtetfu sal of t-LX payers to ai>iJe by
the “gentlnm'ii's .igreomont" regard
ing the. iinlposiitSon. of taxes on a three
yefcir average b:LKj.s, with September
1 ius the <lntn of levy, resulted in the
City Coumdl changing the
date b.u k. to .Vovt mlnT 10 it .Morjonv
•night's me* t n.g of the cuuneil body.
The dfcat-e changing the on Li nance was
passed uruLniimoualy on third reading.
The business of the mating cons is* -
ed primarily iri appointing committee's
to linveatigrUo something or other.
thr*e be&ng named (Juring the couen
of the sesMiion. S. N. Cjurmen pro
tq-ited oertikin taxes In.’ lotfer—com
mittee of thr *«• appointed; Rasmus
Jansen an-! Son offered $7.'» for the
Total Albright proprty on lower Front
Street-ronynitteo of two appointed
to 3oo); intKi the matter. The commit -
tee Wias also instructed to sell -the
property .at .an increnaied figure and i -
poised imm diately another offer of
$100. A. I'olot, tin chairman of the
Harbor and Transi»otltution commit
toe •>{ the Chamber of (’tnrunerce. ad
dressed the council at some length re
u-arding improvement in shipping eon -
ilitc-ns at*l the matter of ensuring a
coal isnipplj —committee No. 3 ap.
pointed Wi'h the title of Harlior Trans
(mrtsntion and ("mil Oonwnittee. The
vonmilltite will investigate and take
such stops as may ho necessary in the
promises. School Treasurer Nels
Swa.nil.ierg also appeared lxiforo tlx*
cm moil with a request for $1,500 to
meet the expanse «»f salaries ami run
ning expenses. .Mr. Swturiberg advised
the council that the Territorial school
funds have not yet arrived from Ju
neau but. a,re expected shortly. The
request was granted.
Are YOU a Subscriber Mr. Reade
ILL COUNCIL MEDICO
RUSHED TO NOME
BY RELAYS
Travelling behind relays of the
fleetest amino speedsters in this sec
tion of Alaska, Dr. William ll.iins'y
of Ckncitedl City arrival Jn Nome this
mornling after beinj? rushed to this
!y i!more than twenty four hours to re
ceive tren.tJine.nt for a severe ease of
blood noii-ymintr contracted in the
RiOoted by F. M. Ayer, head of the
Wild O-xise .Minins Company, who
UP. down the coast yesterday bo’iin 1
'..s fatuous meins 'team to brins too
r'v.ft'-rer over title last lap of the jour
ney 'Prom Council. Dr. Ramsey w is
ride*! i'n Nome at S:30 this morning
''• hirrtihu.s hospit'i.l where ho war- op
erated* on by Dr. Curtis Welch. The
t-,:p from Council was made in -Pi
•lours—slow time mid r ordinary eon
dciftonis hurt about as speedy as is at
present possible in view of the fa ■*
tb' t Arthur Carrod arwl Dave Cray
of • Ynincil. wJio brought the doctor as
is Solomon, were forced to sr
c.,oe practically the ent.:re distance.
resting easily.
•tin and Weekly Nimpet.
ICE OUT ALONG SINROCK COAST
ft.T> *> oldest residents of Sin rook, t no
| ilraula was fro? of ice during tlv»
'•lays of the week, according t>* mu.<h.
Jo.«nieyin,«r along that •section of *lio
'■Wit 'hiring the unusual phonomera,
soys the coast was free of ire for
mi’.ies oast and west of SLnrock. Tie
was siiso Informed by Carl Stettin#
otherwise know>n as “Sinrock Charlie,”
wOi© hns resided at Sinrock during the
greater part of the pawl two decades. |
that never before iff hJs experience ]
•had the* coast ? been clear of ice In j
February. j
Are YOU a Subscriber Mr. Reader fl
EVANS RETURNS FROM
WESTERN TRIP
Sup"BlinltomU>nt Dyfed Rvnns • *f thf
Bureau of Bd neat’on, returned Kundiv'
tWen:from ;i trip of one month's
durat'o-n to the Bureau of Education
schools in the Port Clarence an.I r';it»«•
Prince of Wales sections. Mr. Ev.m
was piloted on the journey by Percy
Blatohford. the w II known m us her 1
and mni.1 carrier. Stormy wo-itherj
was encountered praotlcally through
out the tnlp and delays due to bliz
zards were almost continuous.
Public Card Party, Danse and Re
freshment* at Mopm Hall Saturday,
Feby. 19th at t:S0 p. m Everybody
Welcome. Admiaalan Gents. $1.09
CROOKED BANK
TELLER DRAWS
FIVE YEARS
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Seattle, Fohy. 1S—Following; his
S' .tutdice to serve a term <»f five years
in the Walla Will In penitentiary for
stenliinf? tih<' funds of the defunct North
Side Suite Kink, I’aul Schaeffer form
er teller of that instAtiifiion marie a
| iMMnplefte confession <»f his misdeeds to
I l*rosec.i*tor Douglas. According to
Douglas. Sohanffer e-on tossed h-- had
been handing- out largo sunns of unone v
to mon for bootlegging purposes.
Schaeffer also disclosed that he had
loaned thousands to (’apt. Charles
Sullivan, secretary of the Police l>e
IKirtment betre, and tJutt Sullivu.i hail
failed to respond to his appeal for re
turn of the money.
BRITISH RAIDING
IN DUBLIN
| INAUGURATION DAY MADE
LECAL HOL.IU/ <f
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Washington. Keby IS--Pivsido.t
Wilson has issued a proelar: a on
designating “Inauguration Day”,
CONTEMPLATED PLANE FLIGHT
PERU TO NEW YORK
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Ac-on. Peru, FV.hy. IS—.Jaun A.,
son of President Leguia of Peru, loft
here tejfay in an .unplnn* for a. flight
which has ns it- ultimate destination
BROOKLYN MANUFACTURER
CHARGED WITH MURDER
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New York. Fohy. IS—Charles T.
Davis, i Brooklyn manufa--tm In
hee-n iwrested hen , charged w tii kill k:
I'olice Detect)]v Sergeant Joseph Brid
getto, who was mysterousl.v slain re
NEW MEXICO MAIL ROBBER
CONFESSES HUGE THEFT
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Kan Diego. l-VUv. IS—M . N««sh. wh >
is under arrest 'here, has confessed tr•
the federal authorities that he is guilt”
of robbing the nmlils at (lulllip, Ni-w
Mexico, of a half million dollars hi
money ami securities.
SHISMAREFF NATIVES
CATCHING FOXES
Despite the. pr .valuing low prices,
native trappers of the Khisiraireff sec
tion have bagged a considerable num
ber of fox this winter, according: to
Percy Rlatchford. who recently return
ed fuom a trip to the Wales section.
Ulatohford states that the natives of
that section have finally decid'd that
the sh^njp in fur piticejs Is not due to
profiteering proclivities on the part of
the white man after all and are wilihvt
In most eases to accept the reduced
figures offered. The aboriginal mint
was unable to comprehend the fa
situation for some time and figured it
out tihttt ns long as food prices were
still high, fur prioes should also b
high. Their chief complaint, accord
ing >to RlntrihfoiVl is. that they have to
pay the samop rices for supplies but
liavte to taJce leas for their pelts. Else
where on the peninsula, .the natives are
mid to *» in many instances refusing
lo trap on the ground that it does not
i
(-Dedaytxl iti Tttftnsnifcs.slon'
Dublin, Ffeby. J8—\» extrnsiv
series '<f raids l>y the military \vt*n
inaugurated here early today Thous
amis of troops are p ath ipat ing wit:
motor lorries, machine irons and ar
j Sinn Feinn Attack Belfast Ship
Workers
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i Belfast, FVaby. 18—A large body of
Sinn Feinn era aittaokinl the ship yard
workers in the dock district of Belfast
BRITISH CORRESPONDENT
STARTS NEAR RIOT
IN NEW YORK
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1 New York, Feby. 18—Police re
I servers, wore rushed to Carnegie Hall
lost night to suppress disturbances
! developing; there during an address by
' Sir I'hdliip Gibbs, the noted Knglish
j war correspondent. The trouble was
Gibbs to the appmpnia.tiioni-i made b\
i tin* I nit.-d Stnt« s for new battleships.
OUTLAW ADMITS TRIPLE MURDER
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Williamson, W. Vn. F |hy, 18
Sid Hatfield, the outlaw, admitted ta
after the battle between himself :
police officers at Mattewan last M.
he killed th> ee persons. Baldwin Felt.
i l> t-ctive I’orrv and another man. Tb
j admission .f the triple murder wa
.made during Hatfield's te-timony ii
| the .Mattewan killin'- tri d today.
WILL RESUME
GERMAN TEACHING IN
CAPITAL SCHOOLS
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Washington Feby. is—The studv
of German, barred f ont the sel’c.ols rf
Washington in 1919 through action of
Congress, will be .resujmie-d next year.
I the Board of Educatilon announced to
day. A new .type, of German text
books approved by the board have been
adopted for use In the schools.
WILSON’S DAUGHTER
WHACKS SENATE
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Washington. Feby. 18—Miss. Wil
son, daughter of the (president, in ad
dressing the National Woman’s Partv
Convention here (this afternoon, charge I
that District of Columbia community
welfare work has been greatly hand!
capped by senatorial dictating an<1 sup
prewrion of free speech.