THE HAPPY
FAMILY DRINK
A cup of tiOOD CUFFKE for each member t>f the family
every morning and the day starts right, with smiles all around..
Poor Coffee breeds a day long grouch. Have the Coffee
hot and have it right.
USE POLETS EXTRA COFFEE
l'o not take the chance of mixing it with other coffees. The
right kind of coffee at breakfast means a better days work because
the spirit is right and one starts in with a smile.
POLET’S EXTRA COFFEE SELLS FOR 50c PER POUND
The reason why we are able to sell our Coffee for loss than
others and offer a better grade, is. that we are Sieving the outside
roaster's profit, tin- tin ran. the difference in freight between bulk
■ coflV. and canned Coffee the labels, eases etc.
In .slum using IMM.KTS KXTHA CoFFEK means money
saved, hettei health, joy and contentment for all.
A GROCERY
FRIDAY
COAL AGAIN FLOWING
FROM THE MINES
SPKINCFIKU). 111.. J>oc. 1" -Coal
was hoisted from .• major!; v of the
eo;il mines of Illinois today for the first
time in six weeks. Reports from
other eoal seetions imlieato that most
>>f tin- mines Involved in the recent
strike are resuming', although in sev
eral districts the strikers are display
ing some >reluctanee toward resuming
Mine Worker Officials Urge Speedy
Resumption Coal Production
I NI >1A N'A TTiUS. IVef. 12—The
ollieials of the I nited .Mine Workers
eoal unions,.urging the men to return
to work with the least possible delay
in view of the serious fuel situation.
BRITISH TRADE CONGRESS
DEMANDS PEACE
WITH RUSSIA
RnXI>n\\ lh-e. 12—The I’.ritish
Trades t'ninns Congress now In ses
sion here has passed a resolution de
manding that the government consider
Soviet government. In addition to
demanding consideration of: the Itol
sheviki peace offer, tlie trade union
resolution also insists that the block
ade maintained by the Kntento powers
against Soviet Russia shall be released
PRESIDENT MAY DISCUSS
TREATY BEFORE
CONGRESS RECESSES
WASI-I , D#c. 12—It is indicated
that President Wilson may say some
thing relative to the peace treaty la
fore congress begins its holiday recess
Those close to the president are of the
view that he will undertake to discuss
the treaty in some manner before eon-,
gross goes home. Senator Hitchcock,
leader of the government forces in thn
light for treaty ratification, denies that
the president has forbidden the ad
ministration supporters to entertain n
compromise proposal or to seek gen
erally to reach a basis of settlement
with the opposition. Reports to the
< ffect that Air. Wilson was opposed to
compromise have been in circulation
Trap*;. Guns, Ammunition, TmU,
Canvas, Kahki, Just Received at
E. L. HOLT
Successor to E, W, Carieton Co.
JUST RECEIVED
Full Line of light and heavy Hardware,
Tents, Ammunition, Granite ware,
Crockery ware, etc.
Sole Agent For y
Lange Stoves ‘ and Ranges, Moore's
Merritt Ranges, also Columbia Mining
Shovels and Tures Gasoline Lighting
TIN SHOP IN CONNECTION.
HOLT GASH STORE
GARFIELD RESIGNS COAL
ADMINISTRATORSHIP
W ASH.. Dec. 11—< 'wing to » dis
[ .UTi'cmpiit regarding . certain princi
ples of the coal .strike settlement re
sulting from President Wilson’s of
forts. National Fuel Administrator
Garfield lias handed the president his
resignation as Fuel Administrator.
Wilson Accepts Garfield's Resignation
WASH.. Her. 12— White House an
nouncements this morning say the
|>resiilent will accept the resignation
of Find Administrator Garfield. No
announcements lAive so far been
forthcoming regarding his successor.
FIRE DESTROYS FAMOUS
WASHINGTON THEATRE
WASH.. Dec. 12th—The Lyceum
Theatre, over one hundred years old
and one of the most widely famed of
Washington playhouses, was destroy
ed by fire early today.
BAD WEATHER CRIPPLING
EASTERN WIRE SERVICE
xi-v-m f W
vlee with the eastern states is ha 1
today owing to severe weathe‘« condi
tions in the middle, west. Press ser
viee is limited on all northern routes
and little news is coming through.
SEATTLE POLICE SECURE
VALUABLE EVIDENCE
AGAINST I W W.
SKATTI.E, Bee. 12—The nolle# nnO
government agents engaged fn the
raids on the I. W. W(. tori ay seized
the contents of a safety deixisit box
held by Thos. Mclvillery, secretary
of the I.W.W. shipyard organization,
securing over fifty thousand dollars
worth of due and assessment stamps.
Tiie stamps will be used ns evidence
against the I. W. W. and will he of
invaluable character to the go\-ern
ment in the prosecution of the national
radical leaders.
WILL LOAN NO MORE MONEY TO
EUROPEAN NATIONS
WASH.. Doc. 12—Additional loans
and extensions of credit by the United
States to Kuropcan governments will
not be authorized by the president and
congress despite recurrent rumors that
more money and credits would be ad
vanced to assist'in the rehabilitation
of various Kuropcan states. An an
nouncement to this effect was made
today by a representative of the House
Ways and Means Committee.
DECLARES AMERICA
RESPONSIBLE FOR
EUROPEAN UNSETTLEMENT
! IAINDON. Dee. 12—Discussing the
JEuropean situation today, Italian For
eign Minister Scialosa. who is at pres
ent in Ixwdon conferring with Lloyd
George and C'lemenceaii. declared that
responsibility for the present seriously
unsettled conditions In Europe is
largely chargeable to America and the
failure of the American government to
take decisive action regarding the
peace treaty.
The Nome Nugget delivered by car
rier or mailed. Per. month $1.00.
COUNCIL ASKS APPOINTMENT OF
FUEL ADMINISTRATOR
As a result of the application plan
adopted by the City Council to de
termine the number of residents who
require additional coal to carry them
through the winter season, there ap
pears little prospect of a coal famine
developing In Nome this winter, de
spite the small quantity on hand Ir.
the yards of the Alaska Lighterage
and Commercial Co. The registra
tions have also practically removed
such prospects as may have existed
that the City Council would adopt the
suggestion of the coal company to pur
chase the approximately 100 tons on
hand "at $30 per ton for distribution
under the direction, of the city.
According to the records of the City
Clerk's office, the recent coal registra
tions brought out a total of -03 ap
plicants who collectively need slight
ly more than 163 tons. Approximate
ly 79 tons of this amount is required
by eleven <>r twelve business houses
nnfl other institutions and the remain
ing 83 tons by private individual
numbering !>1. The individual ap
plications range from a fraction of a
ton to 5 tons. Two persons made ap
plication for the latter amount: one
teen for tons. The remainder of
tin- individual applicants require from
io Itons. < >f the applications
made by firms and institutions, one
one for 7 tons: two for 6 tons: and
the rest for a tons or less.
As thorn urn approximately 1!)rt tons
.1 vailaldc between tin* supply <-f the
coal company ami the surplus govern
ment coal at Ft. Davis, in addition to
a considerable quantity of hard coal,
there is apparently no reason to anti
cipate a famine of serious proportions.
This being the situation . a ma
jority of the eouncilmen are hardly in
clined to invest in the Alaska lighter
age I’n. coal pile. Instead the C’oun-i
oil has determined to appeal to the I
National Fuel Administrator for the i
appointment of a local fuel adminis- j
t rat or to take charge of the available
supply to preserve it from falling into J
the hands of speculators and to secure
proper distribution.
The Council met in special session
at the City Hull Wednesday evening!
and. after going over the results of
the registrations, passed a resolution:
setting forth that, the Alaska Lighter- |
j age Company has informed the Coun
cil that there is less than 100 tons of
coal on hand in its yards; that the
Council has investigated the situation
and finds a plications for 162*4 tons of
coal left with the City Clerk and,
therefore, resolves that a telegram lie
forwarded to the National'Fuel Ad
ministration asking the appointment
of a local fuel administrator.
The telegram, a copy of which was
embodied in the resolution, states in
substance that the local coal dealers,
namely tin- Alaska Lighterage and
Commercial Co., have less than 100
tons of coal on hand for sale; that the
Council has on file with the City Clerk
requests from consumers for 162 tons
and urgently requests the Fuel Admin
istration to appoint some one here to
act as qdministrator.secure apportion
* The message says there is sutllcient
coal here for winter needs but mostly
in the hands of individuals who secur
ed the same before the close of navi
gation. The Administration is fur
ther Informed that the price y-as $36
per ton in the yard up to December 1,
when it was advanced to $40. Con
tinuing the message says there is a
surplus of. hand at Ft. Davis which
might be available: that the Afttska
Lighterage and Commercial Co. has
offered the coal on hand to the City at
$36 per ton for cash, the City to as
sume responsibility for apportionment;
that the Council is of the belief that
the FuelAdministratlon should appoint
some one with the necessary powers
to act and that pure-base by the City
is not necessary. The telegram also
suggests the appointment of Mayor
Holt as Fuel Administrator with full
power to act. *
MEXICANS DEPORT YAQUI
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
NOGALES, Arizona. Dec. 12— The
Mexican government has* ordered the
deportation of a number of Yaqui In
dian women and children recently
captured by federal troops in Northern
Sonora. The Indians will be placed
on an island situated ofT the east
coast of Mexico, according to advices
from Mexican Nogales reaching this
EXTREME COLD CONTINUES
THRUOUT NATION TODAY
SEATTLE. Dec. 12—The extreme
cold weather prevailing throughout
the greater part of the country during
the past two days Is continuing todjy.
The temperature here Is lower than
for many years. At noon today the
thermometer's at the Weather Bureau
registered fourteen above zero.
COUNCIL LADY VICTIM OF
SHOCKING ACCIDENT
Mrs. Bessie Pfaffle. wife of Edward
Pfaffle. leading Council merchant and
business man. died Saturday at her
home in Council City, a victim of on •
of the most shocking accidents oceur
ing in this district in years. The
unfortunate lady met her mortal end
as a result of burns sustained by the
upsetting of an alcohol lamp while
curling her hair preparatory to at
tending an evening social function at
the home of friends.. The accident
occurred on the evening of December
4th, almost on the eve of the couple's
tlrst wedding anniversary, their mar
riage having occurred December fl
owing to the long distance tele
phone lines being out or order, the j
first news of the tragedy did not reach i
Nome until Wednesday of the present j
week: on which day Ed, Pfaffle, hus
band of the deceased, arrived from
Council with the body, accompanied j
by yvo native musherfl who assisted
him in bringing the remains here.
Details of the sad fatality as related
to the Nugget by the grief stricken
husband are as follows: Mrs. Pfaffle
was engaged in dressing preparatory;
to spending the evening in company j
with Mr. Pfaffle at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nicholson. The day j
was the wedding anniversary of the
latter couple. While seated at her
dressing table heating a curling iron
over an alcohol heAter of the type
known as "canned heat." Mrs. Pfaffle.
in some manner overturned the blaz
ing contents of the can Into her lap.
The flaming mixture of alcohol and
parraflne in the container, instantly
spread over the light gown she was
wearing, soaking through* to her un
der garments and severely burning*
the flesh beneath. Almost before she
could cry out. the flames had seized
upon the light fabric of her dress and
was reaching upward for her face and
ihair. After a momentary ineffectual
attempt to stamp out the blaze with 1
her hands, both of which were severe
ly burned in the effort, the unfortun-j
ate woman covered her face with her j
hands and fled to the lower floor. Mr.
Pfaffle, was all oblivious <>f tlie dread
ful tragedy until his wife burst int »
view surrounded by a sheet of flame.
Being fortunately endowed with an
unexcitable disposition, "the husband
Instantly seized an automatic liquid
fire extinguisher and turned the spray
on the blazing form of bis wife as she
approached. The fire was extinguish
ed In another moment or two as a re
sult of the quenching application.
Despite her injuries. Mrs. Pfaffle’s
first thought when her own danger
was relieved, was for the safety of
the house and she immediately called
to him to "put ouj, the fire upstairs.
"I am all right," she said "but the
room is on fire.” Mr. PfafTle hurried
to the upper floor and found the room
in which the accident occurred in a
blaze, apparently from flaming frag
ments dropping from his wife’s gar
ments as she fled. Luckily it requir
ed only a few moments to extinguish
the blaze with the fire extinguisher
and scarcely five minutes elaspsed be
fore he returned to his wife. Possi
bly owing to tho fright or a remark
able finality of fortitude. Mrs. Pfaffle
was apparently not suffering great
pain and made light of her injuries
while, her husband was placing her in
bed. She said her "hands were burn
ed but otherwise she was all right/*
Dr. 1’amsay was hastily summoned
and, with the assistance of Mrs. W.
K. Taylor, whose skill as a nurse is
well known in Nome, did all that was
possible for the unfortunate lady. On
examination it was found that the
burns, nltho extensive, were not of a
markedly fatal character, being con
fined largely to the arms and lower
Owing to the protection offered bv
her corset, the middle and upper por
tions of her body were scarcely touch
ed by tho flames. Her face was also
practically uninjured and much of her
hair still remained. Altho grievously
injured, the chances, for her ultimate
recovery seemed good at first, but
later it was found she could retain no
nourishment whatever. Whether this
was due to internal burns caused by
inhaling the flame, or by the snook is
not ascertained.
After rallying In, excellent manner,
the unfortunate lady was apparently
making excellent progress, when a
sudden change developed and she sunk
slowly to the end, which occurred ap
proximately fifty two hours after tho
accident. It is believed her death wad
due to the shock resulting frhm her
terrible experience.
The deceased, who before her mar
riage a year ago was Miss Bessie
Workman, was well known here, -hnv
ing spent some time In the city while
engaged In teaching the Council
school and also following her marriage
to Mr. Pfaffle. She possessed a
charming and cultured personality and
was a favorite with all who knew her.
Her unfortunate passing In the bloom
of life and the horrifying events of ttf*
tragedy attending her end has cast a
pall of deep gloom over Council City.
where she was widely known and ad-1
mired by everyone.
In response to an expressed wish of,
this deceased wife. Mr. Pfafflc intends
to ship the remains to the outside on
the Spring boats for burial.
A. B’S INSTALL NEW OFFICERS
At the last meeting of the Arctic
Brotherhood held during the evening
of December l.'a new roster of official-* |
were inducted into office nnd will pro-1
side over the destinies of the well
known organization during the coming
year. Mr. Fred Harrison will fill the
post of chief presiding officer; O. It.
Jackson the office of secretary and
J. A. Bachelder will follow his cus
tomary vocation in other spheres of
looking after the mazuma as “Keeper
of Nuggets ” Following is the entire
official list under their appointed
Past Arctic Chief.OS Weaver
Arctic Chief.Fred Harrison
Vice Arctic Chief.... H <1 Clabrielson
Arctic Chaplain. . . .Chas W Thornton
Arctic Recorder . . .
Keeper of Nuggets.
Alchemist .
Arctic Trail Guide .
Arctic Trail Blazer.
Keeper Inner Toll (■
Keeper Outer Toll <■
Trustees—Jas. W.
_O It Jackson
. . ..1 A Bachelder
. . . Hugh O'NIell
.I J Keenan
ate. C I. Lovegren
Bayne, James V.
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITV
FOR DAN CUPID
For the benefit of some local "Mr.
Batch" who may have failed to find an
appealing note among the earlier op
portunities provided by the Nugget t >
acquire u helpmate who will bring t »
his lonely hearthstone the joys of
connubial bliss and turn the dry
husks of bachelorhood into a manna
of delight, we herewith publish an
other communication from another
feminine charmer of the effete Outside,
who. altho she does not say so in so
many words, nevertheless, indicates i.i
hardly mistakable terms that she
would not be adverse to forming .1
close acquaintance with some vigorous
son of the North, providing, as she
says, that he "has no steady girl/' The
lady is also adverse to corresponding
with "a married man" and nn«errunt
male who already pnwwiwCH a femin
ine appendage .should apply, for Mabel,
that’s her name. I.s pretty euro to turn
him down when she finds out.
Mabel is a registered nurse and avows
that no nurse wants to be n home
breaker. Her letter is quite unique
and is printed below without change
or emendation.
Seotts llluff. Nebraska, Oct. 2. 1*19
"Editor Nome Alaska Newspaper:
Please send me a copy of your lat
est newspaper a daily if you have one
I thank you very kindly. I am Mrs. .1
YV. McDaniel. R. N|”
That wasn’t whut Mabel started out
to say however, so she takes a fresh
start and continues as fellows:
"There are a few things I w&uld
like to know about Nome, Alaska.
Could you give me. some ode’s address
that would not mind answering ques
tions. some young man that has no
steady girl. see. I am not going to
write to a married man or one with
a girl just some one who has no wife
or regular girl. No Nurse wants a
family offering which might consist
of, of, -well, anyway, I dont
want to be a home breaker. I love
to hear from up there for some reason.
1 thank you very kindly if this is of no
interest to you do not care to be both
ered just drop this In your ‘waist’ (oh
Mabel!) basket but I hope to hear
marei, McDaniel,
Box 93H
Mabel gets there all right, tho i
trifle rattled at .the start.
Gilette Safety Razor Blades, Pocket
Knives, Watches. Just received at
The Nome Nugget delivered b,.- cur
rier or mailed. Per Month $1.00
Those SourdougM Hotonksa with
coffee for 25c at Arctic Bakery.
Shot guns, Riflea and Revolvers,
Ammunition at HOLTS.
Subscribing for newspapers from
[the Statednd reading your local paper
free at the expense of the publisher or
friends Is a poor way to help home
industry.
IKh ANNUAL ROQF GARDEN
Eagle
hall
Sat.
Dec 20
TICKETS
LADIES FREE
QHRjSTMAS
Toys and Gifts
for Young and Old
Come in and look over our
Holiday Stock
THE EMPORIUM
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
Bread 15c loaf, two loaves for 25c
CHAS. CAVEY. Prop.