Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XIX. No^45. J 4 J NOME, ALASKA MONDAY AUGUST 11, 1919. TELEPHONE MAIN 111
ANDREW CARNEGIE DIES IN N. Y.
TAFT ATTACKS WILSON PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PLAN
ALLIES CHANGE VIEWS i
REGARDING RUMANIANS
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Special to tluj Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
PAKIS. Aug. II The Pence Conference, through some at present
ninnian army now in occupation of the Hungarian city of Budapest.
forego occupation owing to a fear that serious trouble would develop with
Ian troops. The conference now wishes the army to remain to stabilize the
enter the city but the latter disregarded the request entirely.
NEWS NOTES
t'wing to :i lnoak-down in tho
Seattle-Silka cable today, telegraph
communication lias been greatly de
layed dining the day. As a result,
the Nugget is unable to supply its
readers with tho usual volume of out
slije telegraph mutter. The delayed
telegrams will tie published in the
succeeding issue.
The steamer Senator will not reach
port before tills evening, according to
tho latest advices to the local agency.
Messages from the steamer Friday
gave the probable time of-arrival as
Sunday evening, others arriving yes
terday morning said tin* vessel would
be here at noon today. Just what is
delaying the ship is not determined.
The Senator carries fifty live passen
gers for Nome, including seven Sis
ters' of Charity hound for the Hot
Springs, And a total passenger list of
seventy five.
It is currently rumored that the war
dt partment, in addition to abandoning
Ft. Davis, is also contemplating the
abolition of the city telegraph office of
the Signal Corps, thereby placing
Nome citizens under the necessity of
journeying out to the wireless station
back on the tundra in order to send a
telegram. Kfforts to trace the rumor
to an authentic source this afternoon
failed, however, as there is no present
telephone communication with Fort
Davis and the local telegraph officials
piofess to know-nothing about the
matter. It is surmised, that tin* re
port is due to nothing more than tho
remarkable penchant of some Nome
people to Jump to unwarranted con
elusions, especially when they are of a
calamitous character. In any event
it behooves the people of the
district, and especially the busi
ness element, to head off
any attempt in this direction If it Is
possible to do so. The city telegraph
office has been and is one of the most
appreciated institutions the govern
ment has granted to the community
and Its abandonment would prove a
sorry blow to all who are forced to do
business by telegraph.
A recent number of the Seward
Gateway discloses that Seward, like
Nome, is contemplating the construc
tion of a municipal dock for the handl
ing of the local mosquito fleet and the
fishing boats which are expected to
com? to Seward In the near future as
a result of the growth of the fishing
Industry In that section. According
to the Gateway, the Seward city coun
cil recently engaged Walter W. ^lik
ens to design the dock and submit
plans. In the event of his plans
being approven Mr. Lukens is also
scheduled to have charge of the con
struction work. Bids for piling and
lumber had been let, Hugo Johnson, a
former Nomelte. submitting the low
est hid for piling at 20 cents per foot;
braces J6 cents per foot. The differ
ence In lumber costs between Seward
and Nome Is well Illustrated by the
prices demanded by the stiensslidl
lumber bidder, who offered to furnish
the necessary lumber at $::0 per thous |
and feet.
KETCHIKAN COUNCIL WANTS j
TERRITORY DIVIDED.!
A recent .Southeastern Alaska ex
change reports that the Ketchikan city
ccuncil wants Alaska divided into tw>
territories, one <,f which shall com
prise the so-called Panhandle section
ami the other the mainland, which in
cludes all of the remainder ><T tin* vast
northern territory. •
The Ketchikan council contends that
as the panhandle of the territory,
which includes Juneau, Douglas, Kot
cl.Ikaan, Wrangell, I'etcrshcrg and
other important centers, is compelled
to furnish practically all of the taxes
which go to maintain the territorial
government. and as the legislators
from the other divisions during the
fust four sessions of the Alaska legis
lature have not seen fit to take this
fact into consideration in making tip
j propriations, the territory should he
[divided so that the revenues derived
from the panhandle section will re
main at home, so to speak. Tin
article quoting this heneHeient view of
things says: "Each year the burden
of financial responsibility falls more
and more to southeastern Alaska while
it in not given ns much money for]
roads and trails as the other divisions. !
The council last night expressed the
belief that the lime has now arrived !
when the people of the panhandle
would he much better off if they were
(separated from the mainland. The
city clerk was Instructed to confer
avlth the commercial club and com
innrtlente with each of the cities in
the First Division to see if some con
errted action could not lie taken. In
structions were also issued by the
council that figures he compiled, show
ing the amount of taxes collected In
southeastern Alaska during the past
six years, comparing them with the
returns from the other divisions. With
this thp council wants a comparative
statement of the appropriations made,
which will show, the members believe,
that the panhandle has been used un
fairly.”
The question of just how to go
about the task of Inducing congress to
grant the First Division the right to
secede from the rest of the territory
on the score that it wants to apply the
first, (rule of charity to itself, apparent
ly caused some preturbatlon. hut the
opinion was offered that, congress
should he asked to\g.uthorize an elec
tion, at which n. referendum could be
taken as to separating or continuing
as part of the mainland. The Ketchi
kan council is evidently deeply im
pressed with the seif determination
prlnclples,especiol1y because «f the be
lief that It would make little difference
whether the question were submitted
to a referendum of the whole terri
tory or simply the southeastern sec
tion, as In either case there are suffic
ient votes in . the southeast to carry
the election in favor of separation.
The proposal is not a new Idea, of
course, as the desire to separate itself
ANDREW CARNEGIE
PNEUMONIA VICTIMj
MONTREAL PLEASURE PARK SCENE OF FIREY DISASTER
Special to Tho Nome Nugget by The Associated Prei.v
MONTI H\'.\ L, Aug. II Dominion Park, one «if the city’s most noted
pleasure parks was tho seem* of a Urey holocaust today when fire destroyed
tin- scenic railway section and blotted out tin- lives of seven persons who were
i liable to escape the suddenly developing flames which swept over the structure
it amazing speed.
\ majority of the dead were persons employed on the railway and
win) remained at their posts until escape was practically cut off.
WETS CLAIM HOTEL CHARGES INCREASED BY PROHIBITION.
special to Tie Nugget by The Associated Press.
NKW H'ltK, Aug. II Tin* Wet's Association claims that hotel ac
comodations show an increase of from one In seven dollars a day throughout
Hie nation as a result of Prohibition.
SENATE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATION TO COMMENCE TOMORROW
rV'-einl to tl: Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
\\ A SI 11 N( JTi. >N, Aug. II The Senate aircraft investigation is sclie
d’lhcl to begin hearings at Chicago tomorrow to ascertain the reasons foi the
gnat failure of the national airship construction plans during the war.
The hearings will be continued in St. Paul, Seattle and Portland. The
lirst efforts or the committee are to he directed to the defects in the spruce*
production methods employed by the administration.
CINCINNATI LEADING NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAMS.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NK\V \OltK, Aug. 11 -Cincinnnt is leading the National League, five
and one half games ahead of New York. Chicago is leading the American
League teams four and a half games ahead of Detroit.
WILSON TO REVIEW HEROES OF BELLEAU WOOD TUESDAY.
Special to tho Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—Announcement was made today that Presi
dent Wilson will review the famous marine brigade of Lite Second army divi
sion. heroes of tho battle of Ilclleati Wood which turned the tide of the war
In favor of the Allies, on their arrival in Washington Tuesday.
The Marines will he the first of the returning troops to lie reviewed
by. the president.
In anticipation of the visit of the heroes the city is making extensive
arrangements to give them a reception of almost unprecedented magnificence.
rixiin the rest of the territory lias been
m<- long expressed by tlie* newspapers
the First Division. Tho plan first
arose through the desire of certain
political elements fo set up a little
kingdom of their own in the Juneau
section, where they could not he In
terfered with by the insurgents who
were not in accord with their efforts to
plunder the territory.
The Jaulin Mine, situated about SO
miles north Of Juneau, which has been
shut down for some time, will be
opened. A crew of men has been dirt
patched to prepare for active opera
tions.
JAPS TO REORGANIZE
CUSTOMS TARIFF
Associated Press Service.
^TOKIO, (By Mull)—To prepare for
the oxpccted economic competition af
ter peace is signed Japan has also de
cided to organize n special commission
for the revision of her customs tariff.
The commission will be placed under
the direct supervision of the Foreign
Minister.
A special treaty revision commis
sion will be organized with not more
than 30 members representing differ
ent departments affected by the pro
posed changes In tariff.
TAFT DENOUNCES
WILSON R. R. PLAN
Spinal to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Presi.
CINCINNATI. Auk. 11 Former president William ll > ,M Tall ha
issued a public statement in which he denounces the plan proposed by President
Wilson for public ownership of the railroads and declares t
\/ill oppose the plans to the last limit.
Professor Taft declares that Wilson's plan is So.
land hopes the Democrats "ill also do so.
SUGAR BEETS GROWN
NEAR DAWSON
Associated Press Service.
DAWSON. V. T (IJy Mail) Siifj.ir
beets as thick as a in nV arm ami
mow now within forty live miles of
Dawson.
I Ti .• i .111 incut is i real y
obtained i: is believed lha, the sutf.i
beet would be a profitable industry.
Moth the Yukon and Alaska now
celery, turnips, carrots, cabbage and
poses.
THE NOME WEEKLY NUGGET
ENGLAND'S TIRST OIL DRILLING
OPERATIONS STARTED
A .m i.itial I ’less Service.
IIAItl>STO|. r. Knir. (I * v Mail) —
Tin* M minis of 11 :i r1 in I • < n lias start
eil the drilling' ma.him r.< ..f England's
first oil well. The oper; lions are tin*
i esult nf a foil! ea r? I .
forecast tile 11tiantif> of oil which
might exi t half a mile or .. the
sin face,
MEXICAN GOVT BANS
BULL FIGHTING
A*» ■ ■dated Press Service.
BARLEY
ELOLIR
10 lb sack $ .75
49 lb sack 3.60
98 lb sack 7.10
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