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NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, AUGUST 19th, 1999
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HARDING ADDRESSES CONGRESS
CHINESE SMUGGLING RING EXPOSED SEATTLE
HARM) MAKES
POWERFUL APPEAL
TO CONGRESS
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WASHINGTON Auk. 10—President Harding is resolved to use all
power of the government to maintain transportation and to safeguard the
public's fuel demands. His declarations to this effect were high Sights in
kin speech before a Joint session of congress yesterday. In his message
he dwelt upon the critical situation reuniting from the coal and rail
strikes and asked for an immediate provision for a temporary National
Coal Agency, With needed capital to purchase and distribute coal which is
carried in interstate shipment. Harding sharply rebuked the railroads for
ignoring decisions of the Labor Board, but said that the remedy employed
:to workers wan not the way ont of the situation, as it seeks to parallzc
interstate commerce. He directly urged restoration of seniority rights
of striking shopmen. Harding also asked for authority to create a Coal
Commission to investigate the present situation.
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COXURKHS on strike situation
* WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—President Harding appearing before the
Congress of the United States said in part: ‘'Government by l*w must
and will be maintained.” The President also said further that “no matter
what clouds may gather; no matter what storms may ensue; no matter
what hardships may attend or what sacrifices may be necessary, surely
threatening conditions must impress congress and the country.” The
President went on saying "that no body of men whether limited in num
ber and responsible for railway management or powerful in number and
oonstituting the necessary forces in >failroad operations, shall be per
mitted to choose a course which so imperils the public welfare.”
LEGION PROTESTS AGAINST WOMEN EMPIX>YEES
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—Resolutions of protest against the con
tinuance in the government service of Mrs. Caroline Harding Votaw,
sistervof President Harding, and 12 other women whose husbands are in
the employ of the government, were made in an address before American
Legion Post No. 1. The Legionnaires claim that the places should be
given to ex-service men. # Mrs. Votaw is head of the Industrial Service
■action of the Veterans bureau and receives f5,000 per year while her
Ausband is Superintendent of Prison at a salary of 24,000 per year.
RASE BALL MAGNATE CHOSEN VETERAN HEAR.
SEATTLE. Aug. 19—Colonel Tillinghast L. Huston, half owner ol
tju New York Yankees of the American League Base Ball Club, was elect
ed Commander in Chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Norfolk, Vir
ginia was selected as the city for the 1923 encampment.
PICHIJII) POLICE PIE PLEASURE PART-V
SEATTLE, Aug. 1#—A high powered auto in which four hiliarous
H0KT-TT Prod Mill*. 0. C, Jeneen, C., Davy and Robert Kerner were joy
riding, craahed into a street car at seven this morning. All olhcers were
dangeroavly injured. They were off duty, using a car owned by Mills
and were speeding at the rate of fifty miles per hour.
WAR LORD TROTSKY KN ROUTE TO BERLIN
LONDON, Aug. 1»—Trotahy, the Russian war lord, crosse"? the
Polish frontier yeaterday enroots to Bsrlla. 7
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BRATTLBBORO. APE 1>—Three men were burnwl-to death
when an air plane crashed to earth during the dedication of the flying field
BOMBS HURLED IN RAILROAD VARDA NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M.. Aug. 1>—Bombs were thrown and ex
ploded In the Santa Pe railroad shop yards here yesterday, hot no damage
was done.
HUSH STILL FIGHTING IN DUBLIN
DUBLIN. Aug. 1»—There was heavy firing all last night thruout
the city of Dublin, between the National army, forces and Republican
BETTER (MIL SERVICE
SEWARD PENINSULA
At a special meeting of the North
western Alaska Chamber of Com
merce held last Saturday evening,
Chief Clerk of the Railway Mail
Service Wetzler and Mr. Brunner,
the Postal Inspector were present
and listened to the many protests
against the present unsatisfactory
mail service to the Kotzebue Sound
district. After having the case of
the northern people graphically pre
sented the representatives of the
Postal Department agreed that the
present condition was "rediculous
and must be changed as the people
j are entitled to a better service;”
and that they would do all in their
power of recommendation to rente- j
dy the condition. |
Both men have been sent to Nome
to investigate the present mail ser
vice and make report on their find
ings. Their recommendation will
be that the mail service as now ob
tains should be changed to two con
tracts. One from Nome to St. Mich
ael each week and the other from
Nome to Kotzebue Sound bi-monthly
with a penalty for failure to make
the specified trips. The boats to
make these trips are to come under
the local board of Inspectlon.whlch
requires life boats and proper ac
comodations for each and every pas
senger carried.
With a weekly mail service inaug
urated between Nome and St. Mich
ael the mail will go up the river and
via the government railroad to the
coast and then to Seattle, making
the trip in sixteen days.
Mr. Wetzler will recommend a
bi-monthly mail service from Golo
vin to Haycock, thus overcoming the
circuitous route via Unalakleet.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the postal representatives stated
that the ‘ public will have to hear
with present conditions for the bal
ance of this season as the time is
too far advanced to make immed-.
late changes.” j
SEWARD PENINSULA R. R.
PURCHASE DEFINITE
Attorney. O. D. Cochran, the Nome
representative of the Pioneer Min
ing and Ditch Company, owners of
the Seward Peninsula Railroad, ex
tending from Nome to the Kougn
rok, informs the Nugget that the
Territory is about to close its ex
tended negotiations and to purchase
the Seward Peninsula Railroad.
In a telegram recently received by
Mr. Cochran from the secretary of
the Pioneer Company at San Fran
cisco, he is advised that Major Got
twals, representing the Alaska Road
Commission, has. in accordance with
the provisions of an appropriation
made by the last Territorial Legis
lature, made an offer of $25,000.00
for such road.
Mr. Cochran confidently expects
(bat the sale will be concluded with
in a few days, and that the Alaska ^
Road Commission will immediately i
begin work in the opening up of the ,
railroad as a public highway.
It also has been learned that
$1,000 has been deposited by the
Territory on the purchase price of
$25,000 with the two further pay
ments to be of $12,000 each in three
and six months time,
lip to late today Mr. Cochran, the
local representative of the Pioneer
Mining and Ditch Company had not
been advised of the Company's ac
ceptance of the offer made by the
Territory.
Legal Blanks, all kinds, fcr sal* ul
the Nuget Office.
in FOR ARRIVAL
Of EUG BA1 TANKER
The Hammond Company have
given a contract to rebuild the oil
dock and now are installing pumps
and repairing the oil line prepara
tory to the arrival of the otltael&r
with 25,00# barrel* of-crude oil
aboard for the Hammon Consolidat
ed Gold Fields.
They also have a crew of men
busy at the Associated Oil tank
which they have purchased, tunnel
ling under the tank to complete a
drainage system and to provide
means of heating the tank and
ground 'during the severe weather
of winter. In conjunction with this
work the Company is constructing
a road across the tundra from B
street to the tank, following the
brew' of the hill. The Fordson
tractor has been acquired by the
company from Fred Fay. who left
on the Cordova for the States. Thia
machine take the place of horses In
plowing the ground and performing
other worts? incidental to the road
construction''. 1 The road will be
used for hauling heavy machinery
and parts for the contemplated al
terations of the oil plant.
The small tanks on the tundra
north of the oil dock will be used
as auxiliary tanks during unload
ing of the tanker, that is In case the
main line is unable to accomodate
the flow from the pumps the smaller
tanks will carry the overload.
Workmen are- busy thruout the
entire system of lines making re
pairs and alterations necessary to
facilitate unloading of the oil boat
which la to arrive today.
CHINESE POT BIH PRICE
TO SECURE ENTRANCE
INTO UNITED STATES
SEATTLE, Aug. 19—Charges that fifty four Chinese stowaways,
found on liner Presiden Jackson, paid from $800.00 to $1,000 a piece to
lie smuggled into the nited States, reached Collector of Customs Hartson
and caused him to start an independent investigation. $10,000 was paid
to some one on the Shipping Board boat and the remainder of $50,000 for
the President Jackson’s voyage went to the smuggling ring, which has its
igents at Hongkong, according to information given Collector Hartson
BASE BALL SCORES AMERICAV—NATIONAL TEAMS.
NEW YORKv An&. 19—UeMfc**—-4«oiafa«&e ftfur ’Vhila*
delphia eigW . 'feetroii nothing, Boston eight; Cieveland seven, Washington
five; Chicago seven. New York’eight, ten innings.
National League—Boston five. Pittsburg two: New York seventeen,
Chicago eleven; Philadelphia three, St. Louis two, thirteen innings.
Babe Ruth’s twenty third homer defeated the Chicago team. Ruth
was the first man up in the tenth inning and knocked the first ball. Dav
enport pitched.
MOTH Kit CHARGES INSANITY TO PREVENT MARRIAGE
SEATTLE, August 19—Charges have been filed that Mrs. Anna S.
Walker, prominent in Seattle and State school work, has resorted to an
insanity investigation complaint against her twenty four year old daughter
Roberta. The idea is to frustrate her engagement to A. Lament, son of a
wealthy Pullman rancher. These charges were made before Superior
Judge Brinker yesterday afternoon by J. E. Peterson, attorney for the
daughter Roberta, who is now under guard in a private house.
TARIFF BILL WILL BE PASSED BY FAIR SIZED .MARGIN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19—A long, bitter fight in the senate over
the Fordney-CcCumber Tariff Bill, ends today under the terms of a special
unanimous vote whereby the senate at 4 o’clock must start voting on the
measure whithout further debate, that the bill will be passed by a fair
siaed margin has been conceded by democratic opponents.
BROTHERHOODS SUBMIT DEFINITE PROPOSAL TO EXECUTIVES
NEW YORK, Aug. 19—One hundred forty eight railway executives
have been summoned here Wednesday to act on a definite proposal,
which was submitted to the committee of railway executives late yesterday,
by leaders of the Brotherhoods. This is regarded as a most hopeful
solution and settlement of the strike. m
BRISTOL BAY CANNERY PACKS ENROUTE SEATTLE *
SEATTLE. Aug. 19—Seven cannery ships of the Bristol Bay fleets
of Libby. McNeill and the Libby Northwestern Fisheries Company are now
on their return voyage to Seattle with the Season’s pack, according to a
wireless received last evening.
WOOD TO BROOME PRESIDENT OP UNIVERSITY OP PHNN.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 19—Governor General of the Philippines,
Leonard Wood, will assume his duties as the head of the University of
Pennsylvania. Janaary first. Wood makes this statement in a letter
which has been received by the Alumni Secretary of-the university.
PARIS. Ah* 19—The Ratification* Committee will send a dele
gation to Berlin to confer with Wirtb and determine there if Germany can
mobilise sufficient securities to float a ten railH6«t pduad loan to meet the
cash payments due at the end of the moratorium.
POLISH ARMY THREATENED BY RUSSIAN FORCES
WARSAW, Aug. 19—The Polish army ia being Increased to 300,090
men due to the presence of Russian forces on the Polish frontier.
REDONDO SAILS WITH OIL EQUIPMENT *•
SEATTLE Aug. 19—The freighter Redondo, carrying sis hundred
tons of Standard Oil Company equipment, sailed last *«•*»♦
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