CimMNCIL GRAPPLES
WITH LIGHTERAGE PROBLEM
The f|Uf^on of " hat course to pur
sue in meeting he situation created
by the refusal of the Alaska Lighter
age and Commercial Company to con
tinue its llpMftii'Ro functions next
summer, formed the principal ’heme
of discussion at Mond.iv i.igV« meet
ing of the ei*v council.
Recognizing the serious »>r sf pect
created hy th « mnoiinotnent of t'n«*
Company last summer that it would
not continue in the lighterage business
the Council some time ago appointed
a transportation and harbor committee
to investigate the matter and suggest
means of securing facilities to insure
the discharge of incoming vessels, the
said committee to act in conjunction
with si similar committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce. This committee re
T><Tted jtt Monday night's meeting to;
the following effect:
•To the Honorable Mayor and Mem
bers of the Common Council.
"Your committee on Harbor and
transportation beg to submit the fol
•The committee, after investigation
and study of the transportation prob
lem. has arrived at the conclusion
that relief from the present transpor
tation difficulties of Alaska, and espec
federal or territorial aid in transpor
tation both by water and land.
introduced in the Alaska legislature.
"Realizing the local transportation
and lighterage situation the committed
begs to report that it has been in
formed bv the local manager of the
Alaska Lighterage and Commercin'!
Company that he is advised to inform
the Chamber of Commerce and the cit
izens of Nome that the company has
definitely decided not to operate dtir
willing to sell its phuit ius a whole or |
in part hut will not either leas? or |
rent the promises or appurtenances.
••Renlixirig trfe serious importance of i
tin* ijiroblom thus presented, to the.
community and bdng cognizant that
the lighterage necessities have been
the club used principally by various
interests to increase freight costs to
exortiltaut figures, thereby adding
greatly to the costs of existence and
the maintenance of industry, the com
mil tee. after duo consideration and
with full understanding of the impira
ti\V* conditons with which the com
munity is confronted, respectfully re
commends as follows:
That the city government of Nome
a ml the Northwestern Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce tak» immediate steps
to launch a public or private corpora
tion for the purpose of entering into
1 ho lighterage business."
j Considerable discussion pro and con
i followed the reading of the report. A
considerable lumber of citizens who
were on hand to listen to the proceed
ings also took part in the talkfest. a
majority of them lx*ing strongly in
favor of the proposal to establish a
l<»cally financed lighterage organiza
tion of some charcter. The city dad’s
were somewhat diffident regarding the |
subject. liooW'ver. and the discussion
hv:u« ended by the appointment of
Mayor Rice of two additional mem
bers on the committee, one bong City i
Attorney Hugh O'Neill and the other i
A. Poiet. The -enlarged committee!
was then instructed to make a further j
survey of the lighterage situation and j
to ascertain the amount of funds it
would be necessary to raise in order
to finan<*s a company along the lines
I sitfggested in the committee's report.
Aaide from granting an appropria
tion or $1,609.07 for the school fund
to meet current school expenses, at the
request of School Treasurer Nels
'Swanberg. the remainder of the conn
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NOTICE is hereby given that the I
ANNUAL MUNICIPAL, and SCHOOL
HOARD ELECTION will be held at
the CITY HALL In the City of Nome I
on Tuesday, the 5th DAY OP APRIL.1
1921. and the following candidates
have been duly and regularly nooni-'
nated for the respective, offices herein*
after set forth, and have complied with
the provisions of Ordinance No. 241 of ^
the City of Nome:
FOR MAYOR.
THORITLF IjEHMANN
C. F. RICE.
FOR COUNCILMAN.
(Regular Two Year Term
HENRY TU7ROH.
CHAX CAVEY.
JOHN UTCHENBERG.
FOR COUNCILMAN.
(Unexpired One Year Term)
OHO. S. MAYNARD.
FOR CLERK OF SCHOOL BOARD.
\V. F. BALDWIN.
R R. .WHAN.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
official seul of the. City of Nome to be
hereto affixed this 1st day of April,
E. GRIMM
City Clerk.
Jealous Wifa Pours
Burning Acid On
School Mam Rival
(Delayed in transmiasinn)
Jamme, Ariz. April, 1—Jealous of
i her husband’s attentions to Lucille
Gallagher, a teacher in the local
'schools. Mrs. Hopkins, wife of % civil
and mining engineer and former offi
cial of the United Verde Copper Com
pany. today seized Miss Gallagher by
the hair while she was sitting in a res
1 taurant and before here purpose could
be realized poured a poisonous acid
into the teacher's eyes. After com
pleting this portion of her ghastly pro
gram. the jealous wife seized Miss
Gallagher's heitd and nibbed the acid
into her victims eye sockets. Miss
Gallagher's hight was probably de
stroyed. Mrs. Hopkins was later
rushed to the Gounty Jail to prevent
violence being done to her by angry
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ALASKA OIL
HIGH GRADE
AND PLENTY
“Oil development in Alaska is not
only the biggest titling in the territory: |
bat it is a bigger thing than anything
in the United States today." said W.
. W French, who is widey 1 interested
In k>l claims to the westward, and
who passed through Juneau on the
Admiral Watson recently.
“The cry of the whole country Is for j
oil and more oil. -California alone, one
of the biggest oil producting states
consumes herself 160f> more oil than
ahn proluces. 1 have investigated oil
conditions in thats tale and have talk
ed with oil men from Texas and the
east, and T know that oil is the best
paying proposition before us today.
Mining men. lumbermen, capitalists
from every' field are turning to oil as
a <new field for profitable investment,
and they are looking *o the possibili
ties of Alahka and future development.
“There are oil structures all over
Alaska, formation known to contain
| oil in large quantities, and I am aitis
fled that there are vast tracts of oil
iformation no tyet recognised. To the
westward, and particularly in the vi
cinity of Cold Bay. thei ndications are
near the surface 1 have broken large
cakes of almost pure paraffin from
the. edges of ponds and creeks, and it
is not at all uncommon to find oil
Impregnated soil that can be placed in
the stove and burned. The oil found
an this region is of a very high grade,
even higher than that found 1n Penn
sylvania, and being similar In having
a paraffin base. It has a very high
per cent of gasoline and the lighter
“With the present laws releasing oil
lands for development. I look for work
to proceed with rapid strides. Num
eirous claims have been filed and per
mits have already commenced to re
turn from Washington. There will
be large poying wells in full operation
this summer. The ease with which
oil in this region may be brought to.
market is the biggest advantage of this
district. The harbor In the Cook In
let ocuntry are -the finest in the world,
and pipe lines of 20 miles in length
will bring oil to tankers In deep water,
^'nrfhertnore we ure located in a
strategical position with every shore
bordering on the Pacific as a market."
Mr. French j* returning to Seward
after a visit to California and the
Northwestern states.
Notice m Hereby given that the
School and Municipal Election for the
City of Nome, Alaska, will be held
April 5th, 1921 for die purpose of
electing a Mayer, four Council men.
City Attorney, City Treasurer, City
Clerk and Clerk of the School Board.
Polling place for said election will be
at the City Hall.
E. GRIMM, City Clerk.
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HUMANTARIAN ACT WHICH
MARKED BIRTH OF
AN INDUSTRY
Willi reindeer raisins become the
major industry of Alaska, eclipsing
the vahte of the fisheries’ product, and
surpasslns even the worth of the gold
output at the height of the rospectora’
activities in the late nineties.
That question is raised, according
to a bulletin from the Washington D.
C. headquarters of the National Geo
graphical Society, by representatives
of government experts and Alaskan
herders themselves who are petition
ing Congress for Federal aid in fight
ing diseases, among this new meat
supply source—aid similar to that ex
tended the cattlemen Who would com
bat the tick among beef animals.
**Here is a remarkable example of
how government bread cast upon the
waters may return." continues the bul
letin. “for It .is less than .three decades
since the first reindeer were imported
into Alaska, from Siberia, to help the
Kakimo. The (Bureau of Education.
Department of Interior, performed the
humanitarian service which unwitt
ingly marked the beginning of an In
dustry which now registers more than
200.000 animals, in addition to the morn
than 100,000 whoch have been butch
ered for food and clothing .since their
importation.
“Recent reports of the plans to in
troduce reindeer herds in Canada- to
augment the Dominion's meat supply
and to utilize land not known to be
available for any other form of hus
bandry, make the status of the industry
already established In Alaska sub- ■
Ject of special interest.
TMven another ten years. with
Rome thing1 of the same aid which the 1
Government extends to ther animal in
dustries. it is predicted that Alaska will
range more than a million reindeer, a
number which is held to be greater
thn the aggregate of the herds of Nor
way. Sweden and Fnhmd combined.
“Alaska is estimated to contain an
area equivalent to that of California
and Arkansas combined which is suit
able for grazing reindeer, and not
suitable for fanning or other anini if
raising. This vast are-a would afford
pasture for imUllions of reindeer.
‘Already the Biological Survey, Do.
partment of Agriculture, has estab
lished an experimental station in Al
aska. and further appropriation is be
ing a^ked Congress for three reasons.
The reindeer men wish scientific study
of reindeer diseases and means of
prevention, expert advice toward im
proving the stock, and preservation of
the nfoss-growlng grazing areas
‘Mora than 1.000 Eskimo still own
per cent of the reindeer, a •'nr.
white owners about 12 per cent: the
government, the mission®, other firms '
and the Lappa control the remainder.
The reindeer ranchers hold forth1
the hope that they will be able to con
tribute materially to the meat supply
of a mounting population in the States
where there is concern about the
dwindling grazing areas of the West.
They point out that approximate lv
200.000 animals with a meat valuation
of three quarters of a million dollars
were available for the mrket during
1920. Shipment of 1.600 carcasses, ap
proximately a quarter of a million
pounds, valued at some $60,000. was
made to the States in that perior.
Cold storage plants, with facilities for
handling 12,000 carcasses yearly, al
ready have been built.
“The pioneer firm of white men en
gaged in the reindeer industry is lo
cated at None, on whose beach the
ptocer gold miners pitched their tents
in ISM. Their herds range over the
Seward peninsula and upon Nunivak
Island. Their cold storage plants are
located at Nome. Keewnlik. Golovin
and Egowik.
"Wflndeer meat is shipped. Crosen,
to Seattle. and refrigerator cars carry
dt to the inland distributing center.
Minneapolis. ltd s not a gatane meat,
rather it tastes more nearly like mat
ton. according to some connoisseurs.
Others compare it to href. Already it
has found place on menu cards of
hotels and retail dealers have develop
ed a steady demand for it in some
western communities.
DEMOCRATIC JUNK
OFFERED FOR SALE
Our lease with Uncle Sain having
pratcically expired, and having decided
to retire to private life we the under
signed, will offer for sale, at our resi -
demo. National Capital, in Whshing
ton, D. O.. March G, 1921, all the fol
lowing described property to-wit:
One donkey, about 140 years old. and
has the foot rot. ringbone, spavin,
splint, poll evil, heaves and scores of
scars and bandages, suffered in numer
ous contests.
One set of injunctions and High Cost
of Living, old enough to wean; sired by
Sain Oompors and damned by every
one Autocratic Administration,
somewhat worn from overuse.
One Democratic M.uchine. somewhat
out of repairs.
One Financial Systeln. well supplied
with Liberty Bonds, certificates of in
debtedness and very little cash.
One Assorted I«ot of Campaign Slo
gans and other Campaign Bricabrac,
consisting principally of ”H© Kept Us
Out of War." "Too Proud to Fight"
"The League of Nations.” “Fourteen
Points.’’’ iPrtodoiu pf Uu« Seas.", “Ar
ticle X," "Will Break the Heart of
the World." and other articles too
numerous to mention.
This sal© will positively take place
on the above day and date, regardless
of weather, and every tiling will be
closed out on this date.
Roost Donkey will be served by the
Retiring Postmasters Club.
Everybody, regardle&s of past poli
tical servitude, invited.
This stuff must be Cleared away.
Terms: Cash before removing the
property.
WOODROW WILSON. Owner.
JDUSTY COX, Auctioneer.
W. J. BRYAN, Administrator.
Tlie above wbew>i a a revamped
edition of a similar effusion that fol
lows each presidential election in
which a change of administration re
sults. Eight years ago tho Democratic
press carried a sale notice f*** '*d
Itplivar. the itepublican elephant, de
scribing him as a very dilapidated
beast. These wheezes give the most
pleasure to the party which orders
the sale.
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