8 Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No. 15
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY APRIL 9. 1921
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PIONEER COMPANY NOT SOLD
NOTISJi UBM B PUKNWt CENEML STRIKE
SALE OF PIONEER
MINING COMPANY
NOT CONSUMATED
Special Correspondence.
Juneau, Als. A pril. S—'From mem
bers of the Second Division legislative
delegation it is learned that the con
templated sale of the Pioneer Mining
Company holdings at Nome has not
been consummated and will probably
not take plaee this season. Accord
ing to the advices received here, the
prospective purchasers are awaiting n
report on the property by the, Ham
immd Engineering Company.
As a result of changes in the com
pany, Messrs 1-ouis Stevenson and
Charles Johnson will be in charge of
he company operations at Nome next !
summer. \
Nothing new regarding the gover- |
lor.ship light has been received here. I
John Frame, the veteran newspaper
nan and former editor of “The Com
moner," wired Delegate Dam Suther
land today that. -VJfiskans will resent
the appointment of an Outsider.
Frame’s message said:
"Mount Katmai is smoking: if a '
tar|»et bagger is appointed the top)
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MEMORIAL 0R6ES CHANGE!
IN ASSESSMENT LAW
—
(Special Convspoiueiiee)
Representa
a memorial
Alaska legis
provide for
Juneau, Als. April, 8
live J alien has introduce
Xii the tower house of the
lature urging Congress
an optional payment of lone hundred
dollars in cash instead ot the annuril
PCTfonnanee of assessment- work on
mining claiims in Alaska, the moneys
accruing therefrom to be *xpended on
the roads of the territory. A second
memorial by the same representative
provides for the claim ovrnor doing
assessment work on one jelaiin and
cover a group of contiguous claims.
The eommittee appointin' to inves
tigate conditions at the Piopeer's Home
at Sitka returned to Jti
Rep. Ohas Brown chaii
committee, reports the following rein- ;
tive to the pioneer inmates from j
Seward Peninsular i
P.en Olsen lias beon confined to a
choir for two years with rho»ian;itJsm j
and is in a l»ftd condition. Thornak j
Riordan, Paul: Storm. “Scotty” Ih'.i’l
c.'iiiley and Hynry Bourne are in good
health uinj spirits. John Peach is J
paralyzed ;)ni in bad condition. Rep. I
Brou n status that he might be bene-I
flted by going to some Hot Springs.
William Thompson is suffering from!
lumbago and failing fast. J. T. I
Cry don is paralyzed and can hardly
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NEW FANGLED THINGS ARE
ERADICATING SOURDOUGH
PROSPECTORS
(Delayed in TranMnSaelon)
Portland. Ore. April. 7—"The old
time- prospector's are becoming
scarce,” A. Ricker t, editor of a San
Francisco min In* publication, declared
a talk here tonight before the third
annual International Mining Congr***.
which, with fifteen hundred delegates
present from Alaska, British Columbia
and the Ax states of Nevada, Califor
nia. Oregon, WashLngton. Idaho and
Montana, la now in session here.
“The wireless, the telegraph, the
prohibition law, the new Lind grant
acts and railroad grants all have help
ed to put the ‘sourdough’ prospector
off the world’s mining stage.” he de
Ilickcrt presented a strong plea for
legislation which will once more en
able the old time prospectors to once
more -employ ’his well tried pick."
MAID REVEALS PLOT TO
POISON R. R. MAGNATE
(Delayed 1b transmission)^
Neb. April, 8—An attempt
to poison Chairman Lovett of tHe
board of director* of the Union Pacific
railway was revealed here today a* i*
result of an admission made by a4 maid
employed In the Foptelle Hotel, who- e
7>oveu is stopping.
The maid Informed the police that
vhe'Hsd been, approached by unknown
rarttee #he oEe-rd her |IM to slip n
dene of polasu Into a (laws of water * o*
nerve It te lAfttl.:
I FALL CONTEMPLATING
GEWARD-DUTCM HARBOR
STEAMER RUN
(Delayed in Ttanttml^aon)
Waahington. April. 7-—Secretary
Kn^l indicated today that if u vessel
suitable for Bitch purpose can be found
In'any liranch of the government he
'*’111 ullocuto it to seryloc between Sew
ard and Dutch Harbor. Alaska, where
transportation service Is much needed.
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rl«r «r Hi- Mr*!* »I N
BRITISH GENERAL
SHE SCHEDULED
FOR TUESDAY
' I>*'B.ay«] -in Transmission)
l^ondon April. S—The leaders of
Ei*. miners, railway m^n and tr.-.nBT'ort
<>rk»rs in iom«.rene.e here this after
con derided to call a general strike
W ’he three union memberships tliru
jiir <«reut Jiritxun nest Tuesday, un
less ru gotiations for a. settlement of
the coal strike are reoiwned before
I’remJer Uoyd George. in making
til s . .'.nounrenuini te» the House of
!«** tHI* nrifTlI'l'in, S.iM tTT*
^a ernment. will endeavor to meet such
oris - by art appeal for volnnteei
md n; vaj reserves would he called in»">
~ervie- by royal pmelomation.
Seorge Appeals For Aid of Patriotic
Citizens
Continuing his address, the premier
lpj*eak-<l to all patriotic citizens to en
ist in the emrgency defense, forces for
i peri-nl of ninety days and to support
fultillm*
Violence Marks Progre^^ of British
ulon. April, 9- \Vidcspread
(*■ s reported today. An airdome at
Newcastle was dismantled and tile
«tJ]«nem destroy***] Uv. " ,Kels •-“,1
,]' r (^^«iimzcr.s ajrrr Ti in rye. nuc>bor
of f-tc*?v.iph poles and wires were fell
ed near Shields. There were also ex
pensive incendiary fires in Norfhthnm
b< rland
NEW GREEK WAR
MINISTER NAMED
Athens. Greece. April, 9—-Detuit rn
(.ounaris has l>een named as minister o
war by the Premier.
NOME TRANSPORTATION
OUTLOOK ANNOUNCED
Nome unci Seattle will he resumed hy
[he Alaska Steamship Company next
iimrner on practically the «tnie scale
is before and at the same traffic rates
If business warrants, according to a
telegram received by the Transporta
tion Committee of the Alaska House
>f Representatives. of which Hep. E.
Vs. Holt of Nome is chalirman.
In a lengthy message to the Cham- ■
»r*of Commerce Wednesday Rep.
Holt stated that the following answer
tad been received by the House com
nJtiee on transportation in reply to a
ne*sage to the Alaska Steamship Com
Kiny asking Information regarding the
•ontemplated summer operations of the
tflfaqfciny with respect to the Bering
ifg trade. /The company statement,
ls quoted by Rep. Holt. was as fol
•it is our intention to operate ships
o Nome and Seward Peninsula during
eason of navigation this year, oper&t
ng ft earner -Victoria and making as
nan.v trips as she can or as many as
mount of business w!!l warrant, and
* muny freighters as may be neces
"W« feel some apprehension over the
ghteragw question at Nome but hope
lie problem will ho solved and ade
nitis lighte.rage service maintained.
"W< wish to point out that an ocean
nvrle- should wot he changed with the
• snoTv'bility c.f maintenance of light.
:>g<% acti ri.e* ‘ •»»»•• *»««r f••’W*
ues <tr increased rates for the service
not including lighterage, it is our in
tention to try to operate on last year's
rates. making no reductions and r.o
increases, notwithstanding that our
fuel oil cost has Increased seventy
cents per barrel over last year’s, which
alone means an additional fuel cost of
thirty nine thousand dollars, based on
the r.oats operated to Seward Penin
sula. list year."
Signed: ALASKA S. S. CO.
Rep. Holt's message. In addition •<> \
conveying the assurance that NTomc j
will be provided with adequate, means
of transportation during the open sea
son, also requests the Chamber 'if
Commerce to wire definite information
regarding the lighterage outlook and
the prospect of securing ths Pfaffle or j
other lighterage plant to handle Nome |
lighterage.
FLYERS START FOR FORT
NORMAN OIL FIELDS
Kdmonton, Alberta. .April, 8—J. L. j
Larsen, accompanied by Lieutenant i
Myhors E. Buhl, hopped off here today
In a monoplane, bound for thf Fort i
No-man oil fields.
The flyers expect to make the trip
via Peace River and may. If condition-' J
ere favorable, continue on t(o Fort
McPherson, rear the mouth of the]
BELIEVES ALLIES
WILL ACCEPT
U. S. CONTENTIONS
(Decayed in Transmlftsion)
n-sbinffton. April, 7—Administ ,:i
H!;<j will accept thep riiicipl* re
v nwtiitetl by Secretary of State
k-s Jin t t h*- f’nittod .Suttea, through
*J the dispose! air
M.jiis possessions ot Germany and that
• • cannot l<o bound by decisions af
fecting these jnado by the League of
Nations without its assent, according
to statements by lligh officials.
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(Delayed In tranKmisy on)
Seattle. April, s—The Slipping
Jioard’s trails-L’acitic passenger lin r
Wenatchee. (’apt. John Guptil. with .1
Ust of three hundred passengers,
among whom wore General 1 Leonard
Wood and Forties, former Governor
General of the !*hilippines. sailed -'t
11 a. in. tlds morning for the Orient.
-V great crowd. which was addressed
by General Wood from the pier, wit
iessed tttr departure. Wood r'icehod
'< .ittie froitr^an Francisco this tnorn
nu. Forbes, >fto is also a member
»*■ the Philippine Fommissiun of which
ivood is head, arrived last night.
Wood declared that the Pacific “is
thf ocean of destiny." adding "we
ivant you to back a good navy as well
is a merchant marine: a good army,
the best in the world, but not the
biggest."
DECLARES GOV'T
DEVELOPMENT OF
ALASKA FAILORE
(Delayed In Transmission)
Portland, Ore. April, 8—That Al
aska development under government
ownership has been a flat failure was
declared tonight by Falcon Joslin in
an address before the International
Mining Convention during its conclud
ing session here.
"We have government ownership in
Alaska of the telegraph, railroad build
ing. the fur seals and coal mines," he
oeclared. "and that means that those
"The country will develop but slow
y, if nt all under the leasing system
•vith . government control and regula
tion,” Joslin declared, adding, "The
lecline In population in Alaska, is due.
lot to Inadequate ste:unship service,
»ut to Inadequate government.”
PROOFS OF LABOR BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGOET OFFICE
SEATTLE POST
INTELLIGENCER SOLD
TO SEATTLE LAWYER
Seattle, April. 8—The P<3st
gencer, Seattle's pioneer newspaper.
wjis sold this afternoon U> John H.
I’erry, a well known Seattle lawyer
ind son in law of C. H. Lilly, the
millionaire grain dealer of Seattle.
Perry. for a number of years has
been general counsel for the Scrip]**
i ha:n of papers, though It is state-l
that lie purchased the Post Intelligen
cer ss his personal properly.
Jajnes A. Wood will continue wii.i
lho fa krs pre art «•«*»*• :v
xh editor in chief, ferry has announc
ed that Lester J. Clark of New York
will be named aa business manager.
TACOMA MAN URGED FOR REP.
NAT’L COMMITTEEMAN
Washington. April. T—A movement
fins been launched on behalf of Klmer
Dover ot Tacoma. Washing -on. as sue.
i-essor to Hayes hr Chairman -of the
republican national committee.
ser»U f» *ee Veto# Nugflok.