NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
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VOLUME XIX. No. ^9. ' NOME, ALASKA MONDAY JULY 28, 1919. TELEPHONE MAIN 110
Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
WICK. GETS 90 DAY EXTENSION
RACE RIOTS DEVELOP IN CHICAGO 2 KILLED
POINDEXTER DOES
AFTER RIL RAROHS
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, July 28—Senator Poindexter of Washington is wrathy over
the recently increased prices of gasoline and other oil products and has in
• tinduced a resolution in the Senate calling for an investigation of the causes
on which the Increases art* based.
• Poindexter says he has good reason to believe that tlie increases are
entirely unwarranted and are animated by nothing more than a desire to in-1
ciease the profits «*f the companies. Poindexter declares the oil companies
fix prices at will and avers that they should ho prevented from extorting more
than a reasonable profit from the public.
FLEET ALL THROUGH PANAMA ON WAY TO SAN DIEGO.
‘tp'-c'ial to the Nugget By the Associated Press
PANAMA, July 28—The entire Pacific fleet is through the Panama
canal and on its way to San Diego. A majority of the vessels composing
the fleet went through the canal Saturday and Sunday without mishap of
any character.
REPORTED GERMAN BANK OBTAINED BILLION
DOLLAR LOAN FROM AMERICANS.
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Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 28—It is reported on apparently reliable authority .that!
the Deutsch Bank of Berlin lias secured a loan of a. billion dollars from
American interests. Details of the alleged transaction are unobtainable
at present.
COMMITTEE EXPECTED TO FAVOR SEVENTEEN
MILLION R. R. APPROPRIATION
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
SEATTLE, July 26—A Washington special to the Seat Ac Post In
telligencer says: "As a result of three days of work before the* House Ter
ritorial Committee by Janies McPherson, Manager of the Alaska Bureau of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce, It is expected that the committee will favor
the measure providing for an appropriation of seventeen million dollars to
complete the government railroad in Alaska.” The special says McPherson
has worked indefatiguably with the committee and has answered practically
every objection proposed by the committee members. The article also
states that Representative Johnson of 'Washington endorsed McPherson’s
arguments and severely criticized the Alaska Engineering Commission.)
Johnson and other members of the committee are said to have expressed the
l«*lief that the time hak come for a general reorganization of the Engineering
Commission.
The special also reports that Representative French of Idaho lias em
phasized the necessity for enacting n bill exempting this years assessment
work on mining claims. Representative French says the suspension is
needed this year because of the scarcity of men. the high wages and excessive
costs of supplies.
VAGABOND ARM? BEATING BACK BOLSHEVIKI NORTHERN RUSSIA
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
' PARIS, July 26—Correspondents of the Paris papers who have reached
the northern Russia war front report that the twenty thousand Russians
composing the nnti-Bolshcviki army are veritable tatterdemalions and are
poorly provided with arms and war supplies. The correspondents say they
nic nevertheless steadily heating the Bolshevik! army hack toward Petrograd,
- despite the fact that the Bolshevik! force is four times as Inrge and possess-:
. ing a fair amount of artillery, the latter being something of which Ihe nnti-j
Bolshevist army is practically devoid.
Many members of the heroic army arc said to he barefooted and most
of them arc practically In rag*. MVny are also without rifles, while heavy)
artillery is an entirely minus quantity.
The correspondents say the men are paying little heed to fheir own!
condition as long as they have food hut are clamoring for the tanks and'
artillery the Allies promised to send to them a short time ago. The cor-1
respondents estimate that with proper equipment they will speedily drive the)
K Bolshevists hack to Moscow or end their rute by an overwhelming defeat.
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS FAILURE TO PRE8ENT
' FRANCO-AMERICAN TREATY TO SENATE
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Special to Ths Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 26—It is announced by the White House that
President Wilson does not Intend to present the defensive treaty between
America and France to the Senate until after his return from the forth
• coming tour of the country In the interest of the League of Nations.
It is stated that the# President has ho intention of withholding the
treaty but desires tlfat the treaty with Germany shall be considered first.
Following congressional action on the Geri&nn treaty, the President intends
to present the French treaty accompanied by an explanatory address.
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' MARBURGE GARRI80N REVOLTS: TBN KILLED.
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Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
COLOGNE. July 6*—^olent combats occurred Tuesday at Mnrburge
following a revolt of the troops garrisoned in the town and resulted In the
death of ten persons and^he Injury'of numerous other*.
The revolt Is sold to have been occasioned by dissatisfaction among
troepa over tim government demobjUfstloA ordet* resulting from the
X Mfammant at ttx pato. maty prorl.iou?
HOUSE 6RANTS
WICK MORE TIME
Special to tlie Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, July 28—James Wiekersham. contestant for the Alas
ka Delegate scat In congress, will he allowed an additional ninety days in
v.hich to secure evidence showing that lv was unjustly deprived of the offlco
of Alaska Delegate to Congress in the election of November 1918, as a result
of a resolution of the House Elections Committee adopted by the .House today.
ALASKA BOUND CANNERY VESSEL BURNED OFF VANCOUVER ISLAND
Si•* lo the Nugget By the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, July 28—The Admiral U\night, a six hundred ton
wooden ship bound for the Ketchikan canneriut loaded with supplies,
» night fire off the Vancouver coast yesterday and burned to the waters edge.
Luckily no lives were lost, although a number of the crew .sustained
severe burns while attempting to light the flames. No passengers were
aboard. After a vain attempt to subfile the fire, the crew took to the small
boats and were picked up by the Canadian steamer Princess Victoria, which
was attracted to the scene , by the smoke. The survivors of the ill fated
\cssel were landed here last night. One of them is in the hospital suffering
from severe burns. The Admiral Knight sailed from Seattle Saturday night
bound for Southeastern Alaska, points, under command of Capt. L. .1. Allen.
The ships officers say they arc unable to explain the origin of the
fire, although it is said the hulk of her cargo was composed of extremely
inflamahle materials. The severely burned seaman is B. E. Neilson of Seattle.
HOUSE RESOLVES TO TAKE LAY OFF FROM ARDOUS DUTIES
Special to The NoAie Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, July 28—The House pf Representatives has responded
to the efforts made by the Republican element to take a lay off during the
hot days by adopting a resolution providing for a recess from August 2nd to
September 9tli. So far the Senate is showing no disposition to suspend
activities and is expected to remain in session while the House is rusticating.
It is probable that the senate will devote the entire recess period to working
on the peace treaty.
PACIFIC FLEET GOING THRU CANAL.
Special to The Nomo Nugget by Tlio Associated Press.
Aboard U. S. S. New Mexico off Pnnarn a Canal. July 26—Four
dreadnoughts of tho Pacific’fleet w ehe lifted through the Gatun locks yester
day in the first attempt to negotiate the Panama waterway with a fleet of
such large vessels. Twenty destroyers belonging to the newly organized
fleet went through the canal Thursday and the remainder will ^pass the
waterway today. The whole fleet will resume the trip to the Pacific coast
when the remaining vessels are through the canal. Captain Twining.
Chief of Staff, said that the trip of the fleet through the canal has proven
the naval value the waterway. The fleet is expected to resume Its
journey from Panama Sunday night.
Six men were killed in 'a boiler explosion occuring yesterday aboard
the naval tender Melville, one of the vessels attached* to the Pacific fleet.
The Melville possesses tho distinction of being the first large American
naval vessel to cross the Atlantic after America entered the war, arriving at
Queenstown shortly after the American war declaration. The vessel was
Admiral Sims’ flagship during the period before the arrival of American
battleships.
HOUSE MAJORITY PLANNING FIVE WEEKS RECESS
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Kprcial to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pre».
WASHINGTON, July 26—The Republican House majority is pre
pairing tp submit to tho senate a proposal that congress adjourn for a period
of five weeks, commencing next wee’ft.
It is proposed that the committee Investigations and other hearfngs
how in progress shall be continued during tho recess period. ^ |
It is believed'that the object of the plan is to permit tho Republican*!
to perfect their legislative line-up during the interval. The opinion Is ex-!
pressed in government circles that the Senate will object to the plan. #
HOUSE COMMITTEE PROPOSES REPEAL '
OF CANADIAN RECIPROCITY ACT OF 1911.*
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Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WiASHINGTON, July 26—The Way* and Means Committee of the
House has recommended the repeal of tho Canadian Reciprocity Act adopted
in 1911 with considerable benefit to commerce and trade relations of both
the United States and Canada'.
The same committee has also voted to recommend the reyeal^of the
t« n percent tax imposed on soflt drinks under the Revenue Act passed by
the last congress..
FINN REPUBLIC ELECT8 PRESIDENT
Special to the Nonte Nugget by The Associated Prcos:
HELSINGFORS, July 26—The Finnish Diet lias elected Professor
K. J. Stalsberg president of the Republic of Finland.
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BULGARIAN PEACE COMMISSION ARRIVED IN .PARIS SATURDAY
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Special to Tho Nomo Nugget by The Associated P.-au.
PARIS, July 26—The Bulgarian Peace Commission arrived in Paris
from Sofia today. It is expected that the Bulgarian treaty will be pre
sented to the delegation immediately. «
TWO KILLED IN
CHICAGO RIOTS
Sp-rial to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
CHICAGO. July 28—Severe race rioting .levelled her.- vcstei day an.I
•odav and resulted in the death and injury of a number of whites and blacks.
The trouble was- precipitated yesterday when a number of negro. *
attempted to go in swimming at a white bathing beach on Hie shore ..f Lake
•Michigan a short distance from the city. A number of whites objected t.
tight in which two negroes wen killed and about fifty whites and negroes
injured. After the trouble was quelled by the police the resultant hostility
whites occurred at various points in the city.
jured in more than a slight degree. Another small riot occurred this morn
ing when a negro fired at a wagon loaded with white workmen. Whites
attempted to disarm the negro and a dozen other negroes came to his as
sistance. precipitating a lively battle in which the negroes were soundly
beaten before they were rescued by the police. The police department ha ■
ordered extra officers on all boats to prevent further trouble.
REPORTED RUMANIANS DEFEATED HUNGARIAN SOVIET ARMY
Special to Tl.e Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
V1RNNA, July 28—It is reported in. newspaper advices that the Hun
garian Soviet troops have sustained a serious defeat at the bands the
liver into a veritable rout, by throwing the Soviet army hack across the
WILSON CONTINUES CONFERENCES WITH SENATORS.
Special io The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
conferences and Is apparently entirely recovered from his re.-.i, spell of
son. Democrat, of South Dakota, also a visit.., at the White
said afterward that in Ids opinion the traoty must either be
Senate without change or else be flatly rejected by that body
of tiie treaty is such, he says, that modifications or alterations will impair
PROOFS OF ANNUAL LA*BOR.
ALL KINDS OF LEGAL BLANKS^T THE NUGGET 01"r ICE
Olives Olives
LI^BY MANZANILLA per bottle (small).2 for 25c
LIBBY MANZANILLA stuffed per bottle (small) ... .2 for 25c
LIBBY MANZANILLA stuffed per bottle (medium) .25c
LIBBY MANZANILLA stuffed per bottle (large) . .35c
LIBBY QUEEN OLIVES large size.40c
CURTIS RIPE OLIVES per tin.30c
BULK QUEEN OLIVES per quart .45c
BULK MANZANILLA OLIVES per quart .35c
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Fresh Caught
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