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VOLUME XXII No. 33
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY. AUG 13 1921
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CABINET DISCUSSES DRY ISSUE
UUES KUItLV SPOT W SLESUN QUESTION
NEW ALASKA BILL
REPRESENTS VIEWS
OF ADMINISTRATION
Washington, Aug-. 12—Senator
he has no intention of pressing action
on his Alaskan government bill dur
ing the present session of Congress,
preferring to wait until the .regular
cession :n December for final action
on the measure.
The -Senator’s bill was introduced
as a H'sult of the conference he and
Secretary Full and Governor Bone had !
with President Harding -before the gov. -
.t-rnor departed for Alaska, and also -
the result of a more recent talk New !
had with ihe president on the same i
subject. His bill, therefore, ariay he |
said to embody the administration |
views on the Alaska question.
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OIL LAND CONFLICT
TIME EXTENDED
Under a recent ruling of the Com-'
miss loner of the Cleneral Land Office,
the time for adjustment of conflicts
relative to the boundary lines of oil
land areas in Alaska has been extend
ed until January first next on appli
cations made prior to July 1, 1921. ac
cording to a telegram received by the
Nugget from Alsuska Delegate Dan
Sutherland reading as follows:
Washington. D. C Aug. 11 1921.
The time far adjustment •' conflicts
In boundary lines of oil 1. nd nerc-as
nas been extended to January l. 1922
for all permittees who made applica
tion prior to July 1, 1921.
The order was Issued by the Com
missioner of the General l^and < ‘ffice
August 8th.
Signed: Dan Sutherland.
Delegate from Alaska.
EAST COAST MAN VICTIM
ACCIDENTAL BROWNING
"While attempting to swim about
forty feet to reach a launch anchored
at the mouth of the stream, a man
known as Saxton was drowned Tues
day at -the mouth of the Koyuk River,
160 miles east of Nome. The body
was located in 'he shallow water ul
imoBt immediately and was brought to
Nome Wednesday evening on the
schooner Nokatak, which arrived at
the scene of the accident a few minuets
after dt occurred. According to Capt.
SWanson of the Nokatak, the drown
ing was witnessed by Harry. Chester
end other parties, from whom it was
learned that the unfortunate man was
engaged In the reindeer business and
leaves a wife and two children, who
are living at the mouth of Koyuk and
also a sister. From the meager infor
mation obtainable at present it appears
that Saxton came to this section a
year ago t embark in the reindeer in
dustry. Just what success he had
attained Is not known lucre. During
flhe present cummer his two chil
dren and also a sister arrived from the
Outside and Joined him at Golovin.
According to the story of those who
•aw the accident, Saxton waij desirous
of reaching the launch, which was an
chored same distance from shore, but
tome natives had taken the small boat
employed in going to and from the
launch and had gone On .hoard the
power craft and apparently fell asleep
as Saxton was unable to make them
hekr Ms calls. As be was a good
swimmer he finally decided to swim
out to the launch. He'waded out
•ome distance before commencing to
swim and struck out when scarcely |
ntore than forty feet from the ship’s j
side. It Is presumed he was attacked J
suddenly. He raised on alarm, (how
ever, and those on shore were not fully
aware of what was occuring until he
was seen to rise and disappear three
t fames. Search was Immediately ma.de
for the hotly, which was soon located
anti raised by means of t\ seine. The
■remains were placed on board the
Nokatak at once and are now in charge
of undertaker Orland. An inquest
will probably not be held as the facts
of the accident are apparently estab
lished. Harry Chester and the sister
of the deceased are expected to arrive
within a day or two.
VICTORIA ARRIVES
AT SEATTLE
The steamship Victoria arrived at
Seattle Friday and will leave on a re
turn voyage to Bering Sea on August
18, according to cable advices received
by Agent R. A. Carroll of the Alaska
Steamship Company.
The big Liner Is scheduled to leave
on the next trip south from Nome on
Thursday September 1. The freight
steamers Valdez and Ketchikan will
leave Seattle on August 15 and 27
respectively, the former for St Michael,
JTome and Kotzebue Sound points and
the latter for St Michael, Oolovln,. Bo
nanza, Nome and Teller. The Ketchl
kon will probably be the last freight
steamer to visit Nome this year.
GOLOVIN SMOKED SALMON 25c per
ALLEGED ROSEBURG
MURDERER CAPTURED;
Roseburg. • > . Aug-. 12- I'
l*-umfie1d. \\ h■> s wonted here in e«>r. -
nection ,th the finding of .1 ho.idUes
body be-• m i 1 wrecked and ru;n< i
14 ho* be.«n captured near C.dg.nv
Mounted Police, according to :nlv..
'• eived by Sheriff St Anus.
TV-umfield, who has been eh.iigf.i'
’'»U‘‘0!, i laborer. afterward 'H-M roying
: ‘mounting <>00 u: \vn in favor
The Nome Nugget iUiiv< tod by car
eer < • mailed. !'< r Month $1.00
Late News Flashes
SUPPOSED ALASKA
VICTIM FOUND ALIVE j
WICK RETURNING
TO ALASKA TODAY
delegate James Wickorsham will sail
for Juneau Saturday on th** .steamship
Judge WicKjprshnm has placed his
library, comprising many volumes on
ciety for safeke-plng. The library
will ultimately be given to Alaska.
IRATE FATHER KILLS PRIEST
FOR PERFORMING MARRIAGE
Birmingihn.ni. Ala. Aug. 1. Father
James K. Coyle, rector of St Paul's
Catholic church, was today shot and
killed while seated on the pmvh of bis
cause he performed a untirriage cere
mony foir Stephenson’s daughter.
ATTEMPT MADE TO INCINERATE
SEATTLE PRIEST
Seattle, Aug. 12—The police say an
attempt was made last night to burn
to deatih Father Francis Hebe*- as the
priest lay asleep in the Catholic church
at South l*ark, which was destroyed
CABINET STUDYING
PROHIBITION QUESTION
Washington, Aug. 12—The pro
blems of prohibition enforcement were
laid before the presidential cahine* at
'oday's session and it was decided that
* V administration must fo umilnte a
prcMbition policy.
STRAW HAT BARS BELGIAN
KING FROM FASHION HAUNT
iParis, Aug. 12—King Albert cf
Belgium was refused admittance to
the fashionable Casino at Duuvllle*
this afternoon because he wore a
straw hat.
The Belgian ruler had Just flown
to Duuvilles from Brussels in an nern
HAROING MADE LIFE MEMBER OF
EAGLE FRATERNITY
Washington. Aug. 12—President
Harding, last .night, was made a life
member of the Fraternal Order of
Eagles, with Grand Worthy President
Wood conducting the ceremony.
Hording wrote on the ritual, “Hen*
is an obligation that any neal man
ought gladly to subscribe to.” Hard
ing was also notified today of his elec
tion as president of the American Red
NY BABES BORN IN SOUTH
Bogu, Louisiana, Aug. 12—Billie
ind Jack Adams, twins, l.0ni to Mr.
:>||«1 Mrs. AYiIlian Adams here today,
weighed eleven and seventeen mimes
respeclively at birth. The tin.' babes
ire in perfl>c« health.
ALLIES LEAVE SILESIAN
QUESTION TO LEAGUE
Si!«-si. n ({Mention to the League of
li«il Supreme Council at the dose of
The question, which involve i
Iween 1*"i;..n,l and (Irnnany in I 'pi •
Silesia, threatened yesterday to iug
break in tt'nte meeting of the Supivme
FRENCH HONOR VISITING
AMERICAN LEGIONA IRES
Paris, Aug. 12—Two hundivi. ;ml j
fifty representatives of the Am,- :, a
Legion, headed by Major John li. j
Emory. National Commander of ihai
organization, a-, rived in Paris tli . f
ternoon on a visit to the form-r wtr
The American veterans w re re
ceived with military honors, and v,- e
ivildl.v cheered by thousands \> ho
s'rceted them as veterans returning n
riumph. i
“RESIDENTS FATHER
MARRIES AT 76
Monroe, Michigan, Aug. 12—T>r.
Jeorge T. Harding, seventy six year
>ld father of President Harding, was
narried today to Miss Alice Severns.
iged 52. The bride for some years
kis been om.plo.wd by Hr. Harding as
ills office attendant.
ALASKA’S OFFICERS CHARGEO
WITH NEGtIGENCE
San Francisco. Aug. 12—Charges of
negligence were filed heite today
igainst the surviving officers of the
(teamship Alaska.
MAHONEY TO ENTER
PLEA MONDAY
Seattle. Aug. 12—James P. Mi
honey, alleged wife slayer was tr
anj4d today and will plead Monday
o the charge of murder filed against
SENATORS ORGANIZE TO
PROTECT WESTERN INDUSTRIES
Washington. Aug. 10—Senators
Tom the Far Western states ha vie or
ganized to stand as a unit for the pro
ec*H>n of Western Industries in the
FRISCO POLICE
ON TRAIL OF
PRIEST’S ASSASSINS
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WOMAN INDICTED
FOR MURDER OF
LOS ANGELES BROKER
Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. i_ T
grand jury today ’■•■niim-i ii
■ igainst Matltlynn O'lh-ni a.iin .n\
l>. Kennedy, w*>nlih\ l.o.s ■?
broker, who was mysteri-uish
sinated August B whii.- i-nt• 1 111i,
home in ny with the woin.in
who is the divorced wifi- i w. II
\nowii Chicago lawy.- - .
Aid Alleged
D i vorcrci Hu-diand (o
Murderers
1 Si-indi.'iin. wealthy lawyer .m<l fonrer
• - 'ty in -!i- murder of John D.
Kennedy, left for f^os Angr»-ks today t »
TRADER CHUKOTSK
CREATES WATER
FRONT FLURRY
schooner Clhukotsk createtl :i m l 1
flurry along: the water front last nigirt.
not only hy coming: mnnrk.'My close
to shore hut also by dispatching: i
small boat toward shore which on . -
riving at the surf line hoisted v. signs:
of distress before putting hack to the
t-ader without landing. The sign I
was answened by Capt Floss and the
Coast Guard crew and a dory was sent
out to the Chukotsk. which later re
turned to shore with It. S. Pollister.
representative of the Swensen-Hibbard
Company and Mme Julia Pe Xrenov
wife of Governor Xrenov of .Vorthenst
Siberia, and her child, an infant in
arms, fn the meantime a large crowd
had gathered on the beach to watch
proceedings and interest was rife as
to the cause of t lie unusual happen
ing. On neturning to shore the Const
Guard boys negotiated the surf with
out great difficulty and landed their
passengers nicely, displaying some,
good seamcnshlp in the operation. I?:
was then learned that -the call *.■• the1
life saving crow had been occasioned
by illness involving both Mme Xrenov J
rind her baby, which made it necessary
to get them ashore as hurriedly os
possible. The lady, it appears, is on
route to China to rejoin her husband,
who went south on the last trip of the
Victoria on his way to the Chinese
republic. Governor Xrenov anticipat
ed that his wife and baby could pro
SON OF ALASKA
MINE OPERATOR DEAD
Seattle. Aug. 12—Ashley C. Moore,
•"n «f Frank A. Moore, widely known
mining operator in the Tolovana sec
tion of Alaska, died at 'he family home
here today.
CLAIMED EARTH PASSED
THRU COMET'S TAIL
Heidelberg, Germany. Aug 12—An
nouncement was mad;' today by the
officials in charge of the Koenigs tape
Observatory that the earth pass.'d
through the tail of a comet on the
night of August 8tli.
GOV’T TO PARTICIPATE
IN PORTLAND FAIR
Washington, Aug. 10—President
Harding today signed the joint ifeso
lution i>nsseU by Congress providing
for national participation in the forth
coming electrical exposit’on i Port