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VOLUME XXI. No. 7 NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 14. 1920 Delivarad by Carritr or Mailed $1 00 par Month
WILSON FIRES SECT’Y LANSING
CHARGES STATE SECRETARY WITH DISLOYALTY
'SEATTLE THIEVES ABANDON
FAMOUS DIAMOND
Seattle, Feb 12—An eight cnr.it
diamond known an the "Tabor Dia
mond”. valued at over fifteen thous
and dollars, which formed part of the
Cohan-Danz collection, which was
•taken by hotflup's Wednesday, was
found today on a nearby roadway at
the point where the bandits abandon
ed the automobile in which they es
caped after robbing Cohan and his
sister’s in front of their residence Thu
jewel was found by A. Ft, Cook. It
is surmised the bandits dropped tIn
Rem in their haste to get away
GOV. STEPHENS TO
CALL SPECIAL SESSION
ON JAP QUESTION
Sacramento, Cal. Feb. 12- The
Sacramento Union in today’s Issue
saya Governor Stephens is planning
to call a special session of the lea-tis
laturo in the near future, to consider
the Japanese unestioii effectively
DIES IN PARIS
Paris, ptb 12—Gaby Peslisle, the
famous Trench actress and dancer,
died her* today Mile, Pe.dlsle recent
ly underwent an operation in Sweden
from vhich she failed to rally
CH/lS. JONES LEAVES
FOR DIME CREEK
Chan. Jones loft for Dime Creek
.Monday on official business of the
Alaska Road Commission. He ex
pects to remain In the Dime section
for upward of two weeks and will pro
bably not return to Nome until close
to March; 1. The trip is being made
with the Rernard Nellly team, and
with the genial Rernard acting as
chauffeur.
LARGE HUMBER ATTEND
PIONEER CARD SOCIAL
A large crowd of card lovers at
tended the Wednesday evening card
social given by the Pioneer's at the
Igloo. Seventeen tables were occu
pied by the participants In the pro
gressive whist tournament. Those at
tending report an excellent tlYne. The
whist prises were awarded to the fol
lowing. Ladles; Mrs o» N. Flowers,
/•ret; Mirs Nels Swan berg, second;
Mrs Davy, third. Gentlemen: Sam
Anderson, first; Fisher Baldridge sec
EAGLE’S CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY
The Eagle anniversary ball held
Saturday evening last was one of the
premier social events of the winter
period and attracted a large gathering
of amusement lovers. The big Eagle
Hall was prettly decorated and the
agangemdnts ware perfect in every
way. The function was opened with
an address of welcome by Mayor Holt,
Past Worthy President of Nonlb Aerie,
after which It wan "on with the dance"
until the small hours dt Sunday morn
ing. ffceHVeshments were served from
booths glaoed at convenient points and
embraced a large variety of delectable
dainties. The. atmosphere of good
fellowship and sociability character
istic of Eagle functions was in evi
dence throughout and every one en
joyed an excellent time. The affair
was entirely enoeeeeful from tin finan
cial as well aa the npclal point of view;:
Tbe commit tes in charge are to be
egaffmtnlatet for .producing one of the
meet pMmr entertainments of the
..nmgoB eeeagQ. •*:. }• * I.
SECRETARY LANSING GOES DOWN IN
violent Clash with president
Wilson Charges Secretary bf State with Disloyalty and
Demands Resignation. | Claims Lansing Called Cabi
net Sessions Without Authority. Resignation Pre
ceded by Stinging Rebukes from President.
■Washington, Feb 14—S|*crr
Lansing today resigned his pquitim
the heaid of the State Dep rtfpen
request of I ’resident Wilson
Lansing has been sortretly,
of letters, and stinglngly r
calling cabinet meetings ■
illness of the president,
these communications, the
•expresses his amazement a
j designates sis 1 rinsing’s *
|and charges him with dish
you accepted my guMano
tion on questions with rog;
creasing reluctance.*
Following the announciema
Lansing's retirement, it was gh
that Under Secretary Polk wi
charge or the affairs of the Sti
part men t as Secret: iry ad Inter
8tate Department Publishes Wilson -
Lansing Correspondence
Washington. Feb. 14—The Str ‘ e
Department has formally announced
■sibilation of Secretary ol' Stai»
rinsing and has also given out tie
on espondence passing between
ng and tin* president which preeedejl
lie latter's demand for I-ansing's 16
ilenient from the cabinet.
The correspondence was opened ny
president with a !<
isked leasing “Is it
n told, that during
e frequently railed the heads jof
executive department's of the g<*
ernnient int«> conference?” \
JJJ'V
hem “merely for informal conferences,
n view of the fact that we were drilled
-oftiniunirution with you.”
Following tills admission Ihe letters
of the president assumed a tone of
scathing denunciation of Lansing's
acts ami terminate with the request
for his resignation from the cabinet.
Washington, Feb. 14—Robert Lans
ing. who was forced to resign fnom
the office of Secretary of State today
by President Wilson, Is the third gov
•rnment olfh
lo go down in a clash
‘nt since the latter as
•sidency.
;er differing
followed hy
in official circles that
would probably have
fate bad he not tend
ion until later. Lane
s rcsigr
V, h . ve *'• ' v .• .•
his resignation was offered
Sun Tells Story of Official
Conflict
New York. Feb. 14—The Evening I
Sun today throws further light on the
conflict between President Wilson and
former Secretary of State ltobo:t
Lansing by telling the story of the first
cabinet conference called by Rinsing
some time after Mr Wilson became
Acoerding to the Sun. President!
Wilson was not informed of the action
taken by Lansing until Ur (Irayson,
the president’s physician. ovidentl\ j
sensing its purpose, told the president
of the contemplated session. I)r
(Jmyson informed the president that
he expected to be questioned regarding
the health condition of his patient.
"As far as m.v physical condition is
concerned", the president is said t<»
have replied, you are host fitted to
report. As an indication of my mental
condition, however, tell them that I
questions:
*utlnbtity ;«tjtj mr trhat
purpose was tliis meeting of the cabi
net caled? What do the cabinet lAcrn
bers eypect to make of it?"
(Jra.'son is aid to have delivered the
president’s message at the session held
later in the day. The cabinet mem
bers were both astonished and startled
for some monieh.s when confronted
with the president's questions It is
said that there was a painful silence
for several moments, then Secretary
of the Interior l^ane put in; "We want
to do what Is best for the president
and the country.”
Aro YOU a Subscriber Mr Reader
If Not, YOU should be !
Washington, Feb. 14—The repre
sentatives of the railroad employ* cs
have agreed to accept the recom
mendation made by President Wilson
during: the conference yesterday* to
hold their wage demands in abeyance
temporarily.
An announcement to this effect was
given out by the Brotherhood officials
Brotherhood Reply to Wilson Wage
Decision Presented Today
Washington, Feb. 14—The reply of
the rallroaJd brotherhood's to president
Wilson’s decision in the wage con
troversy was presented to the presi
dent today. No information has so
far been given out regarding the
character of the presidential decision.
COURT OF INTERNATIONAL
JU8TICE TO BE FORMED
London. Feb. 14—Ellhu Root has
again been invited to become a mem
ber of the committee to prepare plans
for the constitution of a permanent
court of International justice, accord
to announcements today by those
having charge of the plan for the es
tablishment of the proposed orgnnL;
sation for the adjustment of Interna
tional wrongs.
TRAVELERS TIED OP BY STORM
Reports from the west coast say
U. 8. Deputy Marshal Elmer Heed,
who left for the Cape Prince of Wales
section Monday. February 2, was tied
up at Sinfock or atom* for a period of
five days., The storm developed on the.
day of his departure and continued
throughout the remainder of tho week,
aftfch the -result that he failed to get
from Hiareck until 8upday. Jl|h
Corrigan, who also departed for Teller
on the same day Is said to hsve shored
NOME HARBOR COMMITTEE
AFTER $100,000 APPR’N
Seattle. Feb. 14—An appropriation
of one hundred thousand dollars to
complete the Snake River harbor at
Nome is being vigorously urged by
Representative Jas P. Daly and Andv
Anderson, Geo. Schofield. Chas
Milot and R. Seldenverg. members of
the Harbor Committee of the Nome
Chamber of Commerce, who are now
In Seattle.
The Nome harbor committee airl
Representative Daly have interviewed
Colonel Woodruff, head of the Seattle
office of the War Dep-* ‘tmcnt En
gineering Board on the subject and art
preparing to commence a vigorous
campaign to secure adequate funds to
complete and maintain the hqrbor. The
Nome representatives today wired the
Alaska delegate, Governor lUggs Jr
and J. L. McPherson of the Alaska
Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce, ail three of whom are now in
Washington, and also Senator’s Jones,
of Washington, and Pittman, of Ne
vada, urging them to secure an appro
priation of $100,000 to complete and
provide for the maintenance of the
partially completed harbor improvo
Dlscusing the harbor situation today
members of the committee said a
hundred thousand will be ample to
complete the harbor and provide for
maintenance for several years and
every effort will be made to induce
congress to grant the desired appro
priation. It Is said lighterage wilt
probably be handled by some private
party, as the Alaska lighterage com
pany will not agree to undertake It.
> Nome citizens here say there Is an
nusUent prospect that the Bureau of
Fisheries can bo induced to send a fish
survey to upper Bering Sea next sum
mer. They say Governor Riggs should
he wired to secure a fish survey boat
for Nome waters next summer. The
committee has already done so.
NOME TRADERS PURCHASE
SCHOONER BENDER BROS
Seattle. Feb, 133—Messrs. I,. Sold*
enverg end A. Wittenberg, Nome mer
chants n>*d traders, have purchased
the power schooner Bender Bros, for
trading, between Alaska and Siberia.
The schooner will sail for the Si
berian coast next month under the
direction of Mr Wittenberg and will
probably be one of the first vessels
tfo enter Northern Bering Sea this
KEANE OIL STOCKS FIND
READY SUBSCRIPTION
A total of 4,265 shares of stock in
the Keane oil company had been sub
scribed up to Friday evening, accord
ing to Wm Webb, who has undertaken
at the request of Mr Keane, to ascer
tain the amount of stock desired by
Nome people in his likely looking oil
venture. The considerable number of
shares spoken so far i^ an excellent
indication that many here have con
siderable ftiith in the project and are
willing to assist It along. It is Mr
Webb's Untentlon to hold the sub
scription!^ open until February 20th,
and will then wire the result to M.
Kenne. who is in Nsw Jersey.
Simply A Pleasant Party,
6ATURDAY, 21st. A. S. HALL
•OILED NEW ENGLAND DIN
NER EVERY SATURDAY AT
MILO'S CAFE.
COUNCIL DEMANDS SETTLEMENT
OF FIUME DISPUTE
London , Fob. II—The Supreme
Council has agreed on a stand regard
ing- the claims of the Jugo Slavs con
cerning Flume and are preparing to
forward a communication to the Jugo
Slav state which plainly informs them
that a settlement must he made with
Italy .
The Council has also announced
that the notes to Germany and Hol
land regarding the extradition of the
former kaiser and others charged witli
war crimes is being completed and will
be dispatched immediately.
BANDITS KILL TWO
IN FRISCO HOLDUP
San Francisco, Feb. 14—Bandits
who were attempting to hold up a
Liberty loan bond brokerage concern
in the downtown district today, shot
and killed two persons and wounded
another before making their getaway
in an auto a/ter their plan failed.
The persons killed were E. Stroud
aVid H. Abelhman, both of whom
struggled with the bandits when their
Intentions became clear. The person
wounded was Mrs M. Lana ter, who is
employed by the brokerage house.
MASONS HOLD CARD SOCIAL
A delightful social was held by the
Masonic fraternity at Masonic Hall
Friday evening. Cards and dancing,
were the principal diversions and re
freshments were served during the
evening. The function was attended
by u good sited crowd of Mason’s and
Invited guests and a splendid time Is
reported by those who shared the fes
tivities. Appropriate prises were
awarded the leaders In the progressive
whist contest and were won by the
following In the order given. Ladies;
Mrs E. Grimm. Mrs Alfred Lomen. Mrs
[Ralph Lomen. Gentlemen; D. ' B.
Camp. Louis Wyths and Jack Gals.
[senator sundback
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
nounced his candidacy for re-election
to the Upper house of the Territorial
Legislature and will submit his nanv.
to the public at the forthcoming pri
maries. His nomination cerlifi t. wn .
placed on file with the Clerk of the
District Court Monday. Having serve!
the Second Division faithfully and well
during the last legislative session, this
entitled to a second term and the
Nugget is pleased to commend him
to the favor of the public as one who
is tried and true.
MAIL ARRIVED THURSDAY
The weekly mail arrived Thursday
in charge of Carrior I*ete Curran, who
came with tlie consignment from Pna
lakleet. The dispatch was very large
but contained no first class matter
from the. States. A quantity of Alaska
mail was also included. Carrier Cur
ia n reported a stormy trip throughout
with blizzards following each other
in close succession all the way from
[Pnalakleet Despite the weather dif
Acuities, the trip Was accomplished in
average timft Cftirtan t <■ i • an old
INDOOR PICNIC TONIGHT
The annual Indoor 1’icnlc of Nome
Chapter No. 7S Women of Moosehonrt
Legion, will hr hold :it big Fugle Hall
this evening and promises to surpass
in practically every detail, all pie
vioiis entertainment elTorts of the or
ganization The Judies have hem busy
which includes in improved form
pfactically all of the features which
have contributed to the success of
new one’s Unusual pains have been
tak« n with the decorative effects and a.
|private peep into the big hall discloses
a decorative scheme which has doubt
less never been excelled In Nome, not
|even in the palm\ days Added en
tertainment features this year will in
elude a comedy skit by a number of
the upper grade pupils of the public
school, who have developed marked
histrionic ability under the direction
of Mrs .fas. Ross, and also a prize
drawing. As usual, special attention
will lie paid to the children and special
provisions have been made for their
entertainment. The program will in
clude eight numbers and a wide va
riety of delectable refreshments will
be served at a nominal figure.
HUDSON BAY MAN BACK
FROM TRADING TRIP
Prank Martin, local representative
of the Hudson Hay Company, returned
Saturday evening from a fur purchas
ing tour extending as far along the
east coast us Unalakleet. Martin re
ports a cold, stormy trip in which sev
eral dogs of this team wore severely
frozen. One animal was almost fro
zen to death in the harness and three
others sustained bad frost bites when
the team was caught in an intense
blizzard during the trip to Unalakleet.
Furs are scare®. In the in the district
between Nome and St. Michael, ow
ing, it is believed, to there being less
fur bearing game In that region than
in the districts north and west. Few
white fox are being caught and the
number of reds taken, so far has been
small. A few lynx, mink and other
small pelts were in evidence but trap
pers reported great scarcity of other
fur animals.
Mr. MartJn reports meeting Messrs.
Lehmann and Seppala at the Foothill
rood house near Unalakleet and tra
velling with them as far as Whale
back, where their course turned up the
Yukon. The two mushers were in
excellent health and spirits and mak
ing fine time. Ho also visited the
Shaw camp on Bonanza and reports
several men prospecting under the
direction of Frank Shaw.