spaces THE NOME NUGGET
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VOLUME 23. No. 31.
NOME. ALA6KA SATURDAY, AUGUST 5th, 1022.
Delivered by Carrier
Mailed.$1.00 per Month
Nome id the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska OIL FIELDS
BROTHERHOODS SOUND WARNING
STBMtSSM-WIUKa BUND M UME LIGHT
RT. BROTHERHOODS
THREATEN TIE UP
Of TRANSPORTATION
WASHINGTON, Aug 5—Covert threats that all railroad labor will
be involved and p complete tieup of the nation’s rail system result is a
problem that confronts the administration. Officials admitted this morn
ing that a telegram received from the chiefs of the Big Four Brotherhoods,
asking for a conference with the President has a disturbing significance
and refers to this section of the telegram: • “We fear that a continuation
of these conditions will inevitably result in our members, as a matter of
seif protection, being drawn into the controversy, and we greatly deplore
such contingency.” _
j - TROOP tXLXTROL OF COAL MIXES RESI LTS RIOT
STANTON, Ind., Aug. 5—The first incident in the attempted op
eration of mines in this vicinity, under the protection of National Guard
troops, occurred today when pickets were fired upon from ambush. Th<
fire was returned liy the guards and later the outbreak spread over th*
entire area under martial law.
Rifles were brought into play by troops and firing continued foi
more thstf'an hi>uj The mines have been taken over by th Slate unde:
direction J*/'^Oov^rnor. , ■ >wu>
GERMAN BANKS TRANSFER FINDS TO HOLLA NO-SWITZERLAND
PARIS, Aug. 5—German banks, within the last forty eight hours
have transferred to Holland and Switzerland seventy million French francs
which have been on deposit in American and other foreign banks in Paris
The money was hurriedly withdrawn it is understood in anticipatioi
of its being seized by the French government as part of the penalties u
be imposed upon Germany for her refusal to pay two million pound*
installment due for private debts, contracted before the war, with French
PARTICIPATED NIGHT RIDERS HANGINGS ARE INDICTED
MELFORD, Ore., Aug. 5—Dr. Jouett Bray, J. F. Hittson formei
chief of police and A. Hill prominent fruit grower were indicted foi
having participated in several night riders hangings.
DEAD CONGRESSMAN RENOMINATED IN PRIMARIEl
NASHVILLE. Aug 5—Despite the fact that he died last Saturday
former congressman Lemuel P. Padgem was renominated for the seven
teenth congressional district, as shown by the returns completed yesterday
PIONEER NEWSPAPER MAN DIES IN WASHINGTON
WALLA WALLA, Aug. 5—E. D. Laman, pioneer newspaper man
of the northwest, died last night. He founded the Juneau Despatch and
was prominent in newspaper work in coast states.
ASST. MANAGER DISAPPEARS WITH FUNDS
TACOMA. Aog 5—Spencer Conrow. assistant manager of the Bank
of California, disappeared and is sought on the charge of embezzlement.
Hie accounts are heavily short. Conrow was regarded a civic leader and
a model citizen.
INDEPENDENT OIL MAN CONTEMPLATE* V. ALASKA EXPEDITION
SEATTLE, Aug. 5—Edwards Laurence Dohney of Los Angeles, the
largest independent oil man in the United States, arrived in Seattle to pre
pare for an oil prospecting expedition to western Alaska.
ASSASSINS OF MARSHAL WILSON TO HANG AUG. 10.
LONDON, Aug. 5—Joseph O’Sullivan and Regnald Dunn, under
sentence of death for the assassination of Field Marshal Wilson, will be
hanged August 10th.
PHYSICIAN BLAMED FOR ORAL PRESCTR1PTION,
SEATTLE. Aug. 6—Censur for carelessness contributing to .the
death of Rev. Morrison was placed on Doctor C. P. Bryant the physician
and M. W. Dlx the druggist who served the poison. The physician was
blamed for giving an oral prescription.
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PRESIDENT HARDING
REGRETS INABILITY
TO VISIT ALASKA
President Harding was sincer* in his determination to make a visit
to the Territory of Alaska and his disappointment is expressed in the
following letter which was telegraphed to th. Nome Nugget by Governor
Scott C. Bone.
JUNEAU. Alaska. August 2, 1922.
NOME NUGGET, Nome. Alaska:
Governor Scott C. Bone today received the following letter from
President Harding: "The White House. Washington—My Dear Gover
nor Bone: You can be sure that the disappointment of Mrs. Harding and
HOOTT
HONK, (JOVERNOK OF ALASKA.
myself over our inability to come to Alaska this summer is vastly greater
than the disappointment of any of the Alaskan citizenship.
‘‘We had been counting upon it*.for more than a year, believing
that it would afford us great individual pleasure ami satisfaction on the
one hand and enable me on the other hand to get an official understanding
of the resources and conditions and needs of the Territory, that could not
be so fully impressed by any other process than that of a personal visit.
I need not tell you that it is only a hope and expectation deferred. If
all goes well there will not likely be any extraordinary session of the
congress next summer and I can well believe it will be convenient to get
away for the trip in June. Though it is a ong way off we will be making
our plans to that end. I am glad that I have your report of very favor
able conditions in many sections of Alaska. I regret with you the depres
sion which is felt in certain spots.
I am suro that sentiment in Congress is friendly to that develop
ment of Alaska which will promote its prosperity and reveal the terri
tory as a great asset to the United States.
I have already assured you of my desires in that direction.
With very best regards,
WARREN G. HARDING.
ENGLAND TO CONSTRUCT GREAT AIK FLEET
LONDON, Aug. 5—Lloyd George announced in the House of Cora
nriong that the English government will provide a ^oet of flv» hundred
oioplanes home defense The new feet will cos* ten miili collars. i
STEFANSSON-AMUNOSEN
ATTACKED BY NAULTY
RE WRAN6EL ISLAND
Loincn Bros, during past few days
have received communications from
Vihjalmer Stefansson in which the
explorer will charter the Xokatak to
tak. ten tons of supplies to Wrangle
Island for the advance party sent
there by him.
In Sept. 1921 Sfefansson sent six
men from Nome on the Silver Wave
to take possession of Wrangle Island
and plant th.' British flag. At the
time the Silver Wave returned to
Nome Capt Jack Hammer stated
that the Americans raised the Am
erican flag and would see that it re
mained flying.
Captain Swansea stated that un
lees he received definite information
from the Maud as to ice conditions 1
in the Wrangle Island waters he
would refuse to consider the charter.
Apropos of the above we print an
excerpt from the Congressional Re
cord of July 6th, 1922: Signed by
Edwin F. Naulty who recently had
in mind an air flight across the Arc
In conjunction with the Arctic
the strategic value to the United
States of the entire Alaskan coast,
from Dixon Entrance to the North
Pacific to the one hundred and forty
first meridian in the Arctic Ocean,
should not be lost sight of nor should
the value of the Aleutian Islands, the
Pribilofs, St. Paul, St. Lawrence
and Diomede Islands be overlooked.
Two foreign explorers. Vihjalmer
Stefansson, a Scandinavian .who now
asserts that he is a British subject,
and Roald Amundson, a Norwegian,
have taken, and are about to take,
action that may result inimically to
the interests of the United States.
Their work is camouflaged under
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LORD XOKTHCLIFFE IS SLOITfT DVIVG
LONDON’. Aug. 5—Business associates of Lord Northcliffe, the
great English publisher, state that he is slowly dying. Xorthcliffe under
took a secret trip to Germany, traveling incognito, and it is presumed that
he was poisoned.
SOVIETS AWOI'N'CE KXCEM-EXT CROi* PROSPECTS
MOSCOW. Aug. 5—The Soviet government announced today that
owing to the excellent crop prospects the Trade Department is instructing
its bureaus abroad to cease buying flour and sugar.
YOUTHFUL LOVE AFFAIR ENDS DISASTROUSLY
SEATTLE. Aug. 5—Allen I. MacDonald aged fourteen years is
dead. Freda Rogers aged seventeen is dying and Clyde Emery nineteen
year old. the girl’s sweetheart, is in jail, as the result of a collision be
tween an auto motorcycle and an auto truck.
STREET CAR STRIKERS TO RETURN’ TO WORK
CHICAGO, Aug. a—The striking street car men will return to work
Monday, under an agreement for wages of seventy cents per hour for an
eight hour day.
INCREASE OF PENSION BILL PASSED
WASHINGTON. Aug. 5—The senate today passed, with amend
ments. the House Bill granting an increase in the pensions to widows,
dependent children and parents of veterans of the war with Spain in the
Philippines insurrection and the Chinese Boxer Rebellion Widows will
receive an increase of ■ ight dollars per month while the children will
receive two dollars increase.
THREE YEAR OLD BRINGS HIGH PRICE
SARATOGA, Aug. 5—Whiskaway. the conqueror of Morivich, was
sold today by Harry Payne Whitney to C. M. Clark, son of the Copper
King, for one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which is the highest
jrice ever paid for a three year old.
PH I LIPPI NOS MAY ADOPT GHAND1 POLICY
MANILA. Aug. 5—Resistance to America by a policy of non-coop
iration. along the lines of the revolutionary movement led by Ghandi in
ndia. as a means of gaining Philippion independence, has been advocated
n a public statement by representatives Vincent and Lianes of the
’hilippines legislation.
CABINET CONSIDERING STRIKE SITUATION
WASHINGTON, Aug. p—The cabinet has been in session most of
he day considering the strikes situation.