Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
s Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No 16
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY. APRIL, 16. 1921
Delivered by Carrier
,$1.00 per Month
NOME SOLONS FIGHTING BILLS
WICK STILL FAVORITE IN GOVERNORSHIP SCRAP
8 HOUR BILL PASSES HOUSE AFTER
DENUNCIATION BY NOME MEMBERS
(Delayed in transmission)
Juneau, A Is. April, 15—The eight
hour labor bill has gone to the Senate
after passing the lower Imint h of the
Alaska. legislature under a bombard
ment of denunciation by the Nome
delegation owing to the overtime pro
visions.
rtepresentativcs Brown, Holt and I
<tochran of the Second Division,
strenuously opposed the measure on i
the floor, denouncing it as a “twelve i
hour,’ not an eight, hour hill, but failed
to secure amendments curtailing the
overtime features.
During consideration of the Rev
enue Kill by the House, the provision
iflacing a tax on newspapers was
stricken out.
School of Mines Bill Passes House
The Fairbanks S> h.-ol «T Mines up
propitiation bill, earthing $11,000. has
pushed the H<*i«e.
Assessment Recording Bill Amended
The Cochran bill. repeal hr .<.-et:on
4-17 and 20 of Chapter T». Session
biwli of 1915. and amending .•<•< • •■n'7.
nil providing for filing affidavit*: uf In
formative of assessment work, pass.' 1
th^ Hon.se today, after it had been
shown that the repealed svtions were
cl early void.
New Road Bill Passes House
The I toss I toad Hfll dcfJLRned to sup
oivede tin* present rood law. oassed
lie House today. The me. sun- ptvi
•ides for the appointment •> the Ter
ritorial I toad Board of u n fctnls'r <>f
he divisional commissioners, who wi’l
chairman a.ml secretary, and wi- i
he elected member’s serv.- two >ears.
The next general election • .fl ei.. t one
livision.il commissi:imtr, who will h<»
•haimium and secretary • th«- djvi
must PASSES
EMERGENCY TARIFF
(Delayed in Transmission)
Washington, April. 15—After
lengthy und bitier delta to, the House
ot Representatives hit** this afternoon
tihe Kmergency Tariff bill, in
cluding the anti-diHiip ng and foreign
exchange sections.
The bill, which now goes to
[ iita, where the republ'kvtn lesuleitR ha\"
promised to give it top space on t’r
! calender, will impose duties on twent>
! five important farm products f-»r
| period of sfix months, unless repealed
i within that perl**d by a prenena 1 tariff
[ bill «»n which the House Ways and
Albans ('ommittee now is at work.
MOVIE ACTOR STAGES
FIGHT WITH GUNMAN
Everett Wn. A po ll, 16—When a
gunman, intent «n plunder, started to
»tr*p the ring* from hds wife’s Angers
in a holdup 'here last night, Fred St
PeiQefev a raovttng picture actor, sudden
ly jumped on ttje bandit and succeed
ed. capturing him.
Both St Peter und the captured
bandit were shot through .the: hand in
the scuffle but St Peter held onto the
man until assistance cahne and hen
tu.ned him ovoj* to the polb.’.*i. The
robber gu.ve the name of Geo ;;e Dunn.
Try ttr (Murdsugh Hot CakM—ntru
better, at ARCTIC lAKEftY
WILLIAMSFARM MURDERS
INCREASED TO SEVENTEEN
(Delayed in THuiamfissIion)
* Atlanta. Ga. April, 13—After they i
;ha>l worked tnienty years for Doctor'
John 8. Williams of Jasper County.!
jftfq a*ed negroes, Nttck Walker and'
lflpmir 'WWfeer. wens ruthlessly. mur
Hitred MV Wtlllnsnrs tteoausr thyy were!
no longer of service, the fe<Iffml secret
aiftntH engaged in limbing the whole*
sale negro murders on William's farm
announced today. »
The mecret service intern also an
nounced that .the Wllliaxn’s farm mur
der* now member seventeen.
BAY ■ROKCA4.IYEO . 5 *?:»
* “ with two wrve*!
: Grocuwtct), Com, April, I*—A war
VRM for trio snoot of Herbert Thornton
(JWAWfWr W** otn*k brn*»
Jn a Jerner Ctty epnrtlneot
link ta* Wtooa ak» t— il >M tod op.
FORMER KLONDIKE , t . . , ■
OPERATOR PASSES ON
(Delayed In Transn»J**'on>
Heat tie, April, 14—«Janed W. Law,
fonnerarbiln* operator is the Sujphuf
Creek section of the Klondyke. In dead
JACK UNDERWOOD
LATEST CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
LIGHTERAGE PROBLEM
IS STILL UNSOLVED
The past week has u itnessed no
change in the lighterage situation and'
the problem confronting the commun
ity ng it result of the withdrawal of
the Alaska lighterage and Connm r
tiittU Company is apparently no nearer
solution than before, despite, various
rumors tentative proposals ranging
frrtm private purchase of the lighter
age company’s equipment to conpivi
tlve lighterage organization.
Hqp. K. 1*. Holt, chairman of the
transjKirtation committee of the lower
fhcmse of the Alaska legislature, wilt’d
the Chamber of Commerce Wednesday
stating he had received official in
formation that the lighterage company
will not operate moct summer and ail
vising that the concern wants to dis
pose of its plant. As stated by Hep.
Holt, the company asks $60,000 for the
plant and equip*nent and is willing to
accept installment payments. $40,000
cash and $8,000 yearly.
The Chamber of ('oinmerro has also
tteiceived a. cable from the Alaska
Steamship (*oni|Ki.ny a skin,*; for advice
regarding whether lighterage w II be
provided for the company's bisiis dur
ing the open season and what charac
ter of facilities will Ik* 'maintained.
In reply the chninUir informed the
steamship company that the lighterage
problem has been under continuous
consideration since the decision <>f the
lighterage cofciTjKiny was annoum ed,
hut no definltie action had been taker
owing to some one having obtained
an option on the plant, the outcome
-•f which was undetermined. The com
launy was also adviscrl tliat » 'has,
Jtankert, of the Kotzebue lighterage
t'ompitny, was tr ying to make arrange
ments to handle the first fleet with
local facilities until he could bring
hi* own well equipped plum from Kot
tlifcj 4 a ported 041 (Lon was not obtained
by Pankert. who lms apparently had
learnt-.1 that t.h- option was not w
ceptetl. It is understood th.it the
lighterage conijiany Tins ulso ij«*t*-I
various negotiations to .-*11 the plant
but without results, offering the nee
essary eqtiiiiknent at $60,000. thep lire
indicated in the message from Itep
Ho.lt. It is understood that tentative
offers haw* been made by ttndesignated
parties to purchase the plant for $40,
000 the purchasers to give a fust mort
gage. paying e per cent Interest, and
paying one tifth of the total purchase
price yearly until liquidation. As the
company Is holding out -for $60,000.
this offer will probably n-ceive scant
consideration, at least for the present.
will not askiii
the fiiimneial
rtation eanwnitte
I hits favtn-ably n
stock company to conduct lighter,
but no action has been taken
general body. The committee \
mieet again ton ight a net will probn
decidk* upon some defniltse line of
tioni As matters now stand, it i's cl
that some thing must he done \,
shortly or Nome will find itself •
d. ct'dedly undesirable situation
BRITISH LABOR
FORCES REPORTED
BADtYDISRUPTED
lxmdan, April, 16—The labor fame
of the United Kingdom are today ap
parently broken ifnto numerous sec-1
lions as a remit of th» refusal of the
railway men and transport workers!
yesterday to contfhuta their support of
the coal mint'rs’ strike.
Miners to Held General Conference
Lxanckm, Aprfl, IS—A; conference be- !
tw«m delegates of miners rep ream ta
tives.from aJI coal districts in th? Unit
od Kingdom was today fiwed for April
In the meantime work will not »*•
resumed in any of the oon.1 fields af
fected by the miners strike. K was an
nounced this afternoon.
FM * dish ur jcS CRSSM 0«
* oooe cuf or hills .sms.
Ctmi AT ARCTIC RAN CRY.
NAVAL GUNNER
IS DECORATED BY
PRES. HARDING
Washington, April, 15—Itobert Ed
w&rd Cox, chief Runner in t*he United
States navy was today decorated by
it Harding, Who pinned on hht
the hdgtoeet award In the gift
government, the Congressional
t Honor, in token of an act of
performed by him on the bat
Mlaemiri where by the ship
crew were enel from deeper
Cox saved the Missouri from de
struction by flooding th|eS magazine,
following; an explosion in a gun turret
that had set Are to a guantity of pon -
der In the adjoining handling room.
ATTENT ON
The Moose will give an entertain
ment and Show at Dream Theatre.
Saturday, April. Mth, Cor benefit of
Mooxeheart Children. TVe^hw later.