NEWSJTES
Nothing doing in a political way.
With election only ten days away, not
u single candidate for civic or schgpl.
honors has definitely announced his or
her candidacy. The politically wise
assert that there is little inclination on,
the part "f anyone to assume the lair
dens of government. V number of
interested parties have been industri
ously urging several well known busi
ness men to run for the council, but
are said to have found scant encour
agement, the aforesaid business men
apparently being well content to let
someone else do the running. Tep
* days may work a big change but pres
ent indications are that councilman!?
honors will go begging this year.
John Hegncss and Tom Jensen,
both of whom have been in the Wales
section for some weeks, returned to
town yesterday. Mr. Jensen was a
member of the Korean of Kducation re
lief party which rendered such valu
able services to the natives during the
epidemic period. Mr. Hegncss, ion
cernhig whom considerable apprehen
sion was felt some w» oks ago on ac
count of his having boon caught in a
furious blizzard while enroute from
Teller to Wales, is none rhe worse for
bis experience. Most of his dogs
were frozen during the eventful jour
ney but his own injuries were confin
ed to slight frost bill's. The storms
encountered by him are described as
the worst in all his long experience as
a musher of the winter trail.
Thos W. Schultz, teacher at the nat
ive village at Klim, writes to the Nug
get that a. news report printed in this
paper March 3. to the effect that the
writer of the letter in bis capacity of
teacher bad, up to that time, refused
to irermit anyone to enter Klim village,
thereby creating a severe hardship mi
travellers east of L’hinik, owing to the
absence of a shelter cabin between'
t’hinik and Moses, is in error. Mr.
Schultz says the quarantine establish-;
ed at the Mission during the epidemic'
was lifted February 27. but travellers
and the mail carriers were allowed to
stop over night from February 21.
After the Koad Commission shelter
cabin at Walla Walla was destroyed
b> fire, tents were provide for anyone
who wanted to stop in them. Mr.
Schultz says. This was done immed
iately after the shelter cabin was
was burnt. He says furthermore that
he did not compel travelers to keep
three miles away from the village, as
reported, but, on the contrary.mushers
passed right by tlie village on the
beach. He also contends that his re
ported refusal to opent the native
school is likewise untrue, as according
to his statement, the Klim school op
ened January 13 and has been in daily
session since. The story “relative to
the alleged acts of the teacher was
published by the Nugget on the
strength of reports reaching Acting
Koad Commissioner John A. Wilson
from apparently reliable sources.
Nome truck gardeners who have
grown accustomed to looking for a lib
eral donation of seeds by the federal
government are doomed to disappoint
ment this year. The fiat has gone
forth from Washington, according to a
AYashington dispatch . printed in the
Outside papers during October* that
the cherished free seed distribution
has been hit a solar plexus blow by
ihe Department of Agriculture. The
department formally notified each sen
ator and representative to this effect
on October 30.
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.... . «.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpers.2.50
Silk Shirts .3.50
Stetson Hats, best.5.00
.Underwear, wool.230
Shoe Packs.5.00
Neckties, Good .... ..26
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Telephone Main 96.
The reasons given are presented in
a letter to the congressmen to the fol
lowing effect:
Owing to the light yields and low
del ivories of certain seed grown on
contract this season for the depart
ment and the scarcity and high prices!
of seed found necessary to purchase to
supplement the deliveries under these;
growing contracts, it has been found
necessary to reduce tliq allotments be
low those of last year. The quotas'
for this year as approved by the sec-:
rotary, subject to change if the unus- j
uat conditions prevailing in the seed
trade in consequence of the European
war make it necessary, are as follows:
Vegetable seed. 11,000 packages; flow
er seed, 1,000 packages; lawn grass
seed. 30 packages."
T«ist year members of congress re
ceived 1*8.000 packages each for free
distribution and the new order almost
cuts the former allotment in two.
• This." remarks one of the journals
reaching the sanctum, ‘"again demon
strates that the definition which Sher
man gave to war was eminently eor
Pyfed Evans, acting superintendent
of the Bureau of Education returned
yesterday from a two weeks trip to the
native settlement at Wales and re
ports that the situation there is excel
lent in every way, thanks to the ef
forts of the rescue party sent out dur
ing the latter days of the epidemic
period by t^c* Bureau of Education.
Tin- Bureau of Education is still caring
for about ninety five widows and or
phans but the remainder of the native
population is self supporting. Mr.
Evans says the natives were much ad
verse to the orphaned children being
transported to other places and lie was
repeatedly importuned to “tell the gov
ernment not to take our children
away." The natives insisted that the'
orphans belonged to their village and
insisted that they would be cared for
by the survivors of the epidemic. The
natives are contracting matrimonial
alliances rapidly, Mr. Evans says. The
widowers are marrying the widows
and unmarried damsles are at a prem
ium. Most of the married natives
have adopted one or more of the or
phaned children resulting from the epi-l
deinic. Three native marriages oc
curred in the Wales village while Mr.
Evans was there, the nuptial ceremon
|ids being performed by Missionary
Fosso. of the Teller Mission, who made
the trip to Wales with Mr. Evans.
There is an abundance of food in the
settlement and seal are plentiful, so
the aborigines are living in sumptu
ous manner.
Mr. Evans says the report reaching
Nome some weeks ago to the effect
that the native herders at the Keoli
reindeer herd had all perished
from the influenza was incorrect.
Keok, who by the way was the largest
deer owner in th^Wales section, died
at Wales during the epidemic period
but the boys at the herd received
warning not to enter the village and yll
ue alive and well.
But one man of the rescue party
sent tuit from Nome remains at the
Wales village at present. This is
Jack SJtane, whom Mr. Evans detailed
to stay a while longer to assist the
resident teacher, Mrs. Tascher, in car
ing for the numerous orphans thrown
on her charge.
Mr. Phans’ return was made by
way of Mary’s igloo, where the na
tives were found in good health and
well looked after by the government
school teacher, H. D. Iteese. The
journey both ways was without event,
save for a severe storm encountered
while on the way to Wales. On the
return trip traveling conditions were
good except along Nome river, where
numerous overflows were encountered.
Mr. Evans expects to leave for ;i
tour of the entire peninsula within ;a.;
few days. \Hc will first proceed to the1
native settlements east of Nome and
then cross the peninsula to the Kotzii
bue settlements, visiting Noorvl.’k.i
Peering, Shismareff and other points
whore government schools are estab-|
lished. Chas. Anderson accompanied
Mr. Evans during his journey.
Long suffering Nome shippers \iill;
be again forced to stand another inl
3reuse in freight rates during the conn
ing summer, according to a^ telegram
from the Pacific Steamship Com pan }•
reaching the Nome Chamber of Com -
nerce yesterday. The increase wil 1
unount to one dollar per ton, the mes -
lag© says. Thfe company contends tha t
he contemplated increase is fully jus-*
ifled by the increased costs c*t steam-«
boat operation and claims that its Ber
ing sea operations last year resulted,
in a net loss.
The message is in response to tele
grams sent by the Nome Chamber of
Commerce to both the Pacific and Ala
ska steamship companies in an en
deavor to secure a reduction in traffic
rates during the coming open season.
The local commercial body has labor
ed heroically to secure some form of
relief from the l.lgh charges of last
summer. Representations have been
made to the companies showing that
the rates last year were prohibitive to
mining and seriously threatened the
stability of the fishing and other in
dustries Efforts have also been made
to enlist the concerted action of otho*
Alaska commercial bodies, whose in
terests are equally affected by the en
ormous freight charges instituted last
year. The companies, however, do not
appear to see things in the same light.
By imposing an additional dollar this
summer freight charges from Seattle
to Nome will bg $23,50 per ton in car
load lots and $28,50 in lesser quantities
Adding the lighterage cost of 50 cents
per ton, the freight charges on goods
shipped in carload lots will amount to
$24 per ton landed in Nome, while con
signments less than carload weight
will be taxed $29. The telegram an
nouncing this latest addition to the
already heavy transportation burdens
borne by the community reads as fol
SEATTLE. March 20, 1919
Yours 18th.: The cost of operating
steamers to Alaska continually in
creased during last season after our
rates were announced. Our Bering
Sea operations resulted in a net loss
for the year. This condition impels
us to raise our last season's freight
rates one dollar f per ton. This in
crease is no greater than to Alaska
ports nearest Seattle.
We appreciate all you say and wish
wo might meet your views. On the
the other hand, we hope you will ap
preciate that the high costs of com
modities now embarassing the miners
likewise affects us and that we mint
secure additional revenue or seriously
consider diverting our boats to other
trades where our losses will be less. -
Signed: Pacific Steamship Co
The results obtained from their ef
forts to secure a reduction in the ship
ning tolls by direct appeal to the tran
portation companies are a severe dis
appointment to the Chamber of Com
merce officials. The addition of an
other dollar to the hugely inflated
rates charged last year is another ser
ious blow to local industry. A dol
lar is not much in a momentary sense,
but in the present case the contempla
ted additional charge will come on top
of prior increases which have raised
normal freight rates over two hundred
percent above those obtaining in earl
ier years.
Chamber of Commerce officials
say, however, that hey do not intend
to forego their campaign to secure a
change and several are advocating an
effort to secure an Independent steam
ship to handle Nome traffic. Judging
by the evidences at hand, this appears
to be about the only avenue by which
a change may be secured.
One year ago today, Nome, together
with the rest of the world, was ten3e
with excitement over the commence
ment of the great German drive in
Picardy. Time has worked marvelous
changes in the interval. Today, in
stead of watching with bated breath
the bulletins telling of the results of
that mighty thunderbolt of war: of
thousands killed and captured, guns
taken, towns fallen, and of vast enemy
advances threatening to overwhelm
that far spreading line of brave men
who guarded the way to Paris and Cal
ais, we are setting back in comfort,
and the fears and forebodings of the
same eventful day of yesteryear are
vanished in the peace of victory.
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to your frihndo outoido—««d them
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over, then senn uo your address.
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Roam. 9-10, _Wild 6o.u Building
Phone M.Vn 113.
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