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THE FUEL QUESTION
K«‘\ i u the oc**n«■ nit- situation of S*-wurd Peninsula from any .-ingle you
may desire .md the . onduslon on* :v arrives at is tlmt the future pro
gress of the minim; ■ ndustrN s imlissolunhle Iwund up with the question of
Without eh wiper fuel tlu- indust: • eannot and will not prosp 1; with it
there is cert in to l.e a continual increase in the volume of mining production.
<Jol«l is he:-»* in ample quantities to keep thousands htisy in its •xtraction for
many v-.m-s t<> come. The noted geologist Dr. Alfred K. Brooks has esti
mated that with the maximum water resources of the district employed it will
require close to fifty years before the gold resources could he worked out
This, however, refers only to the placer gold <>f the peninsula and has no ap
plication to the known deposits of quartz, gold. iron, copper, silver and graphite
found in various parts of the district.
Although the gold producing possibilities represent a great isitential
value measured in terms of dollars and cents, they are trifling as comport'd to
the immense wealth producing potentialities reposing in the subsidary miner
als. An unbiased survey of the mineral fields leaves no doubt in the mind
that the real mineral wealth of the Peninsula is not gold but the silver, tin.
cone r, iron and other lesser minerals, none of which with the exception of
t.n. are at present exploited because of the :i!>sen<-c of cheap fuel and transpor
tation. Inasmuch as the solution of the transportation question is also large
ly dependent on the acquisition of cheaper fuel, fuel represents the- sutnm i
fiiimmarum of the economic and industrial problem of the district.
If the government wants to further the progress of this section of
Alaska it can perform no greater service than to give us cheap fuel. To do
this it floes not need t<> look any further than our own fuel resources. With
in the borders of the Peninsula there is nil the coal needed by the entire
Northwestern section of Alaska. The coal deposits of Lasbourne and the Trn
machuk are capable of supplying all the fuel requirements for years to come
if means are provided to open them and market their product. Both of
these coal deposits are located within 200 miles of Nome. A disused railway
already extends practically half way to both points and it would require no
great expenditure of funds to purchase, rehabilitate anil connect it wi h the
mines. By doing so the government would solve for a very slight cost our
major problem, enable the district to go ahead and Increase the national
wealth through the development of the district’s vast stores of metals
Why, we may justly ask. should the government compel us to pay $40
a ton of foreign coal when the government for a very moderate sum. can connect
ns through the medium of the railroad with an ample store of out own coal?1
THE SUGAR PROFITEERS
Viewed in the light of the recent admission of the sugar trust president
that the American Sugar Refineries Company made profits of eleven millions
during the first eight months of 1920. the administration activities in connection
■with the sugar shortage take on a decidedly lurid glow. l^ist August, it
will be recalled, the Sugar Equalization Board, a war time institution, realiz
ing that a sugar shortage was impending in the Inited States, recommended
that it be allowed to buy the entire cane sugar crop of Cuba and Louisiana.
This action would not have cost the government one cent of real money. In
deed, on the contrary, the government could have made, according to com
petent authority, between ten and twenty millions, out of the deal. Also
the producers .refiners, wholesalers and retailers could have made fair and
ample profits and sugar could have been sold to the consumer at less than
fourteen cents a pound. But for some unknown reason that authority was
■•ever given to the sugar board. Congress also passed a law granting the
president authority to purchase the Cuban sugar crop after it was offered at
fi cents a pound and provided an appropriation for that purpose. Was this
authority used? Not a bit of it. Instead the Attorney Cenernl issued a
«tatement explaining that it would be seriously detrimental to the American
sugar industry to do so and simultaneously all sugar regulations were abol
ished on the plea that the “war is over." It is noticeable, however, that
‘•over" did not prevent war regulations being resurrected months later to
break the coal .strike. As a result of the removal of the sugar regulations
«ugar soared as high as it pleased and the sugar planters and refiners gathered
in scores of millions when sugar climbed to seventeen cents wholesale.
This is clearly proven by the admission of the American Sugar Re
fineries president referred to. Just how many millions were thus abstracted
from the pockets of the consumers with what appears strangely like govern
ment connivance, will never be known, of course. The American Sugar Co
profits represents only a tithe of the total amount mulcted from the public.
The producers, the wholesalers.-^he jobbers and the retailers all go* their
share of the easily won swag.
The federal government had the power and the .means to have prevent
ed all this to have protected the public without putting up one red cent. If
it ‘did not have full authority at the time. Congress was in session and could
have provided it. But Congress did not do so. although the pages of the
Congressional Record show that there was no lack of knowledge in Congress
regarding the sugar situation. It was plainly an opportunity for a great
display of government paternalism but the demands of "business," as indicat
ed in the excuse of Mr. Calmer, were greater in the eyes of the democratic
administration and the republican congress than the welfare of the people.
And then they wonder why there Is discontent and dissatisfaction among the
masses and why “Bolshevism" has raised it hydra head in the U. S. A.!
| MEET ME |
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BOARD OF
TRADE
Miners & Merchants
Bunk of Alaska
MOMR. ALASKA
Capital • . $100,000
Hold Dust Purchase"*
and Assayed
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ICELAND TO HOLD
ESKIMO WORLD'S FAIR
ottawn. Can. Oct. 26—Iceland is
going to have a world’s fair, with ag
ricultural implements and other ex
hibits for the edification of the Kski
The fair will he held in June at
Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, ac
cording to advices reaching the Canad
ian government requesting Canada to
send an exhibit.
THIRD IRISH HUNGER
STRIKER DIES
Cork. Oct. 25—Joseph H. Murphy,
[a hunger striker died in the Cork Jail
tonight.
—
BRITISH COAL STRIKE
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUING
I»ndon, Oct. 26—Formal negotia
tions between the government and ex
ecutive officers of the miners reopened
this morning, indicating that the in
formal negotiations which have been
in progress since Sunday have proved
satisfactory in some measure at least.
MISCREANTS ROB
SHELTER CABINS
I Tlie shelter cabins at Moses and
I Walla Walla have been robbed of their
J stovepipe and supply of fuel, according
| to reports brought to .Nome by Arthur
| Brooker, the well known culinary art
ist. Brooker mushed in from Dime
! Creek Monday and declares that there
| should be some way of dealing with
! people who rob the shelter cabins as
I such depredations work a great hard
i ship on travelers who depend on them
• for shelter.
I _
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS DISOWN
LEAGUE BUT ENDORSE COX
Macon. Oa . Oct 26—Georgia demo
crats went on record at the democra
tic convention today as being unal
terably opposed to the League of Na
tions Although refusing to endorse
the League, the convention platform
instructing the state senators to vote
against the pact, the convention en
dorsed Cox for the presidency.
HARDING MAKES PREDICTION
Washington. Oct. 25—Senator
Harding ventured into the realms of
prophet > in a statement to the Amer
ican people made public here tonight
in which he declared that "the repub
Mean party goes before t’v* people os.
sured that they will recognize our
superiority as an instrument of ad
ministration and that in the election
now impending 'ey will give it a
certificate of their confidence and
MISS BRAINARD JAILED PENDING
EXTRADITION PROCEEDINGS
New York. Oct. 26—Miss Betty
Bralnard, former Seattle girl who is
charged with kidnapping baby Stagg
in connivance with the child’s father,
has been committed to prison for
thirty days pending the hearing of ex
tradition proceedings.
WEDNESDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
CHARGED HARDING
NEGOTIATING—BOLSHEVIKI
Washington, Oct. 26—Secretary of
State Colby announced today that the
State Deqxirtment has been advised
that a man claiming to represent Sen
ator Harding, republican presidential
nominee, has made proposals to Nie
olia I-enine, for recognition of the
Harding be elected.
Colby characterized the report ns
".so Important that it should not be
kept secret from the American peo
ple" and said Senator Harding should
be given opportunity to publicly an
swer the charge that he is negotiat
ing with the Bolshevik!.
The advices containing this infor
mation came from American Commis
sioner Young at Riga and assert that
Lenine informed H. G. Wells, the
famous English writer, that a man
named Vanderlip had been In Moscow
and had taken up the question of
American recognition of Soviet Rus
sia o.iu him in the nan." Harding.
Col!., - id he was sure the alleged
representative of Harming is Washing
ton D ' nderlip. of California, who
was mentioned in today's pre s dis
"onoession in Siberia from the Soviet
government for a group of American
financiers. Colby said State Depart
ment advices represented that Van
derlip had secured coal consessions
?n Kamchatka. Colby said Commis
sioner Young’s reports were given ab
solute credence by the State Depart
Soviet Gov't Announce** Leasing of N.
E Siberia
New Yo-i;, O.t. 2*—A cable "mes
sage received at the .ussian Soviet
government bureau this afternoon
confirmed the report from Eos An
geles today tluit Washington D. Van
derlip of California, representing a
syndicate of Pacific Coast capital had
concluded arrangements with the
Russian Soviet government for the de
velopment of the natural resources of
Northeastern Siberia. The message
was signed by George Tchitcherin, the
Bolsheviki Minister for Foreign Af
fairs. at Moscow and was addressed
to E. F. K. Martens, representative
of the Soviet government In America.
The message follows:
"October 22 was announced the con
summation of a deal prepared by Van
derlfp syndicate, comprising Vander
lip. Barndt, Harry Chandler. Sartori.
Ee Phillips, Fishbum. Edward E. Doh
ney. Gibbon. Jayne. Whittier and
Braun, all Pacific coast capitalists.
Syndicate acquired 60 year lease on
the territory east of 160th meridian.
Including Kamchatka. area 400.000
square miles, with exclusive lights to
exploit coni, oil. fisheries.
Vast oil strata and bituminous coal
deposits have been discovered in this
The syndicate expects to take pos
session and commence operations In
the spring of 1921. The same syndi
cate is acquiring a lease with right
waterfront property purchased by the
Negotiations are also proceeding
successfully whereby this syndicate
will become our fiscal agents in Amer
ica to purchase up to five hundred
million dollars, all purchases to be
made through your office.
Signed Tchitcherin
Harding denies Soviet Negotiation
! Marion. O. Oct. 26—Denial was
I made by Senator Harding this even
j ing of the reports reaching the State
[ Department that Washington D. Van
[derlip was acting as his agent in
ri,ss,o‘_
WAR VETERANS ASK DISMISSAL
OF ASST LABOR SECRETARY
j Washington. Oct. 26—A formal re
quest for the dismissal from office of
Louis F. Post. Assistant Secretary of
Labor, was submitted to President
I Wilson today by a committee of the
American Legion.
Post was recently the subject of a
resolution passed by the American
Legion convention condemning him
for alleged sympathy with foreign rad
FARMER-LABOR CANDIDATE
SPEAKS IN SEATTLE
Seattle. Oct. 27—Christiansen, the
Farmer-Labor party candidate for the
presidency, spoke in Seattle today.
His address was listened to by a great
crowd of organized labor.
MINERS HOPEFUL OF COAL
STRIKE SETTLEMENT
London. Oct. 27—Members of the
'miners’ executive body informed the
conference of trades unions delegates!
today that there are fair prospects of
a settlement of the coal strike being
reached tonight.
TURKS DEPORTING GREEKS
AND ARMENIANS
Washington. Oct. 27—Deportations
of Armenians and Greeks, have been
resumed by the Turks, according to
reports received by the State Deport
ment from Constantinople today.
PRINCE PAUL SUCCEEDS
KING ALEXANDER
London. Oct. 26—Prince Paul has
been called to the Greek throne to
succeed his brother Alexander, the
Greek legation announced here today.
Because of Paul’s absence from the
country* at present, a regency has been
established and a council of cabinet
ministers is ruling the country until
his return and accession.
MORE RIOTING IN BELFAST
Belfast. Ire. Oct. 26—Severe rioting:
developed here during the past twenty
four hours, following the announce
ment of the death of McSweeny.
Crowds burning effigies of the former
Cork mayor in the streets precipitated
the disturbances. A darby party mis
taking the effigies for those of T.loyd
George started exchanges with tve
men engaged in burning the figure*
and a fight was soon going on. Ow
ing to the great numbers, the r •*«.«»
were powerless and it was necessary
to summon troops. Several sho<:s were'
tired by the soldiers before O’vter w. «
A man named John McBeod wn*
p'.po shot and killed during a flgiit
caused by the display of a Shin Fein
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VOTE K O R
Hon. Dan Sutherland
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Hon. John Rustgard
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
O. D. Cochran
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920,
VOTE FOR
O. H. Flowers
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Andy Anderson
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Victor A. Julien
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
VOTE FOR
Jas. P. Daly
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
VOTE FOR
Ed. W. Burroughs
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
James B. Ivory
Independent Candidate
FOR SENATOR
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920
VOTE FOR
E. L. HOLT
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd. 1920.
VOTE F O R
John Sundback
CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR
ELECTION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER2ND, 1920.
I am out of politics.
I have withdrawn from the Senatorial race.
I thank all my frienda for their supf>ort and I am indeed very serr.r
to disappoint them at this time.
I have taken over the management of the D. E. Crowley Grocer Co.
and expect to. remain in Nome indefinitely.
R. B. Julian
VOTE F 0“R
James J. Bogan
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE, ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2n6, 1920.
Chas. W. Brown Jr.
28 YEARS OF AGE AND 19 YEARS RESIDENT OF NOME
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
FOR TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE AT JUNEAU
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.
E. B. (Duffy) O’Connor
(INDEPENDENT)
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd, 1920.