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VLOUME NINETENN. No. 49. NOME, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30tli„ 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION PROPOSALS TO DATE
* OVER MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
( Special to The Nugget )
Jl'NEAL', April 30—A bill carrying appropriations of ovey $1,300.000
has been introduced by the Ways and Means Committee of the House of
Representatives. Ninety three thousand of the appropriations asked is in
tended to cover the expenses resulting from the influenza epidemic and is t >
!>«* expended on account of the defeat of the I’rgent Deficiency Hill in Congress
which covered the same items of expense. The bill also carries appropriations
if four hundred thousand dollars for roads, other appropriation bills intro
duced so far, including the transportation bill providing for the establishment
of the proposed Territorial steamship line, carry an additional four hundred
thousand dollars in appropriations. The Daly bill providing for the reim
bursement of army draft registrants for- traveling expenses to the place of
induction, which carries an appropriation of ton thousand dollars, which is to
l»c expended by a board composed of the Governor and the executive draft
i llicer, lias passed the House. The Daly bill authorizing the Governor to audit
the accounts of the White Bear eiief expeditions has also passed the House
The. Rydeen bill appropriating $1,800 additional for the construction >>f ;i school
house at Candle is another measure which has received the approval of the
House. Tlie Dill introduced by Representative Bogan providing the eight
hour day and time and a half overtime on open cut placer claims and dredging
operations is at present under consideration by the Senate.
Considerable amusement has been provided for the Seward Peninsula
delegation by the arrival of a telegram from a Nome Federal official which
states that if Grigsby is nominated lie will carry Nome by a large vote.
VICTORY LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS NOW OVER BILLION
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 30—The Victory Loan subscriptions have reached
a point well over one billion dollars to date, according to Treasury Depart
ment reports.
Officials are much disappointed at the response of the public up to the
present time. The campaign is half over but less than one fourth of the four
billion, five hundred million total has been subscribed.
12th. District Total Over 601 Million Yesterday.
Special to the Nugget From Signal Corps Headquarters, Seattle
SEATTLE, April 29—The following from San Francisco: “District tot
als based on bank reports. $601, 664, 250. From 1S9.377 subscribers.
San Francisco total $7,078, 800.
TENNESSEE. WORLD’S GREATEST BATTLESHIP, LAUNCHED TODAY
Suecl;i! (o Ti e Nugget by The Associated Press.
NKW YORK, April 30—The American buttle ship Tennessee, tile
world’s greatest fighting ship, wns successfully launched ut the New York
Navy Yard today.
ALLIES REPUL8E BOLSHEVIK ATTACK ON ARCHANGEL FRONT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
ARCHANGEL, April 30—The American and British forces successfully
repelled a strong attack of the Bolshevik infantry along the right hank of the
Dvina yesterday, according to reports reaching headquarters here.
The British and Americans are reported to have captured thirleeV
enemy prisoners during the progress of the attack.
NEW REVENUE TAXES BECOME ASSESSABLE
TOMORROW—INCLUDE ICE CREAM
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aftril 30—Under the terms of the new revenue ic'
pnesctl by the last congress, Soda water, ice cream and root bear will Wont.,
taxable Thursday throughout the 1’nited States. The tax on five ami ten
cent dishes will he one cent aml-u two cent tax will he imposed on dishes
costing fifteen nnd twenty cents. The tax will he payable by the parch; so.
Church socials are permitted to sell the enumerated commodities wltlmite
tax. ,,r
HEWS ROTES
A close to thp limit consignment of
Outside second class and local wav
first class mail matter arrived today
In charge of carrier Longley. Mail
from Northern points was included in
the shipment.
Invest freely in the Victory Liberty
Loan end help make the world unsafe
for all autocrats who believe in ignor
ance; the great cause of all the hate
and suffering the world has ever
known.
The Miners Home Club will hold
its last card party tomorrow evening
nnd will wind up the enjoyable whist
tournament with a card contest, a
dance and a grand spread. Invitat
ions have been issued to a number of
dance lovers who are not members of
the organization to"partlclpate in the
club's grand finale.
8omo of the soldier boye ar# coming
homo from war to pursuit* of poaca
and others are coming homo to get
married. Be that as it may, that Is no
excuse why you should not purch**^
a Victory note in the loan drive.
Representatives of the Victory Loan
drive committee announced today that
the total subscriptions to the Victory
Loan obtained in Nome proper amount
to $9,260, disclosing that the response
of the public up to tbo present time
does not threaten to break any records.
Nome Is far from being as prosperous
as in tho halcyon days of yore, and
this is very probably tho main roason
for the present small subscription. At
that, wo believe that tho Nome public
will yet come forward with a ;voo l
share of the local quota before tho
drive is ended.
MINERS HOME CLUB
Last card party of winter season
Thursday. Dancing and refreshments
included in the program of the even
ing. No charges of any character.
Buy a Victory note.v Lend your!
money to Uncle Sam, it is urgently I
needed. Food, rather than force will,
check the spread of Bolshevism.
PIONEER WOMEN
Special meeting of tile Pioneer
Women tomorrow, Thursday, evening
at 8 p. m. Business of importance.
PIONEER ENTERTAINMENT
The Pioneer Women will entertain
tile Pioneer men and their families
with cards and dancing Wednesday
evening, commencing at 8:30 p. m.
A good time assured.
COMMITTEE.
The Germans will be quite accom
plished when Parshing gets thru with
them. Along with tho goose step,
they will be able to walk tho chalk I
lino. Go your limit in subscribing ta:
the Victory Liberty Loan and back up
Pershing.
LOCAL ITEMS
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j The mail for Teller, York and
| Wales will close al 5 p. m. May 1.
The Pioneer Women will hold a
special business meeting at the J'ion
eer Igloo tomorrow evening, commenc
ing at s p. m.
The Anvil Ilakery, one of the an
cient 1. i id marks of the east end of
town and where the famous “Cofflfa
and " has fiourislied since Xome was
a pup. will be reopened May 1. under
| the management of Miss Minnie
j Proste, with a delectable line of bak
ery confections and light, luncheons
for the sustenance of the hungry .
Doling the period of the war whf.n
we were asked lo come thru with ou»
pari of each Liberty Loan. ve net only
filled our quota, but wenl over the lop
each time. Now that, hostilities have
ceased and peace again reigns on
earth, and another campaign for fjnds
is on, let's show the world that we are
as great in peace a> in war, by again
going over the top in the Victory Lib
erty Loan.
Owing to the fact that an entertain
ment ot' some character is scheduled
to occur every night of the intervening
period, between now and Saturday, the
Nome Chamber of Commerce has de
cided tn postpone the smoker sched
uled May 3 until social functions are
not so numerous as to occupy nearly
every night of the week. It has been
decided that the smoker will be e ld
on the evening of May 17th.
America has won every war >«he has
ever fought and every war she ha*
won has raised the standard of civili
zation, strengthened the moral code
and increased individual rights and
liberties. No other nation ever did
half so much for humanity in so short j
a time. Is ibis nol sufficient for her
people to hack her up to the fullesl ex
tent so that '-lie may continue Ihe good
work? If you think so, buy a note in
the Victory Liberty Loan.
An uniusing aftermath of the rvent
city election contest developed yester
day with the filing of a legal actio i, by
the government, with Chas. Milo! as
the relator of the causes of complaint,
against (leorgo -Maynard, proprietor of
the Nugget, whose election to tie*
common council, ihroinrh the act on of
a large percentage of registered voters
in writing his name in a vacant space
on the official ballot, lias been disputed
by Councilman Milot and others. The
summons and complaint wore issued
over the signature of L\ S. Attorney
O. J.TiOinen and Hugh O’Neill, who h
designated as attorney “of counsel"
The complaint is lengthy and recites
the provisions of City Ordinance No.
241. to show that Air. Afaynard was
not legally elected to a sent on the
Nome Common Council and that the
action of the remainder of the council
in issuing to him a certificate of ( lect
ion was improper and illegal and that
a vacancy still exists in the council -
manic body. In conclusion It calls for
judgement against the defendant, on
the socre, that he Is, to quote from the
complaint, guilty of usurpping and in
truding into” and, "unlawfully holding
and exercising the office of Council
man.” and that he, by the judgement
of the court, be excluded therefrom.
The complaint also requests the court,
in its discretion, to "impose a fine
upon said defendant, not exceeding
$2,000 and, that plaintiff have such
otl\er and further relief in the prem
ises as to the court shall seem just
and proper, and for costs and disburs
ments herein.”
’ 11 " —
Co the limit in subscribing to the
Victory Loan, and carry the c^od werk
onward.
Wo still have an army in Europe,
will you not support them in the ful
lest measure by buying a note in the
Victory Loan.
REPORTED PEACE CONFERENCE AGREED ON KIA CHAU QUESTION
Special to tlie Nugget IJy the Associated Press.
I'AftlS, April The Peace Confertue has reached a solution on the
question concerning tin future ownership of the Kia Chau peninsula, which
•'as threatening to become a stumbling block in the peace settlements nearly
as bad as Fin me. according to official statements from conference members
today.
The nature of the solution arrived at has not been announced. The
Kia Chau controversy involved Japan and China, the former claiming heirship
to tl)o former German concession by right of conquest, with China contending
tiie claim in the fear that Japanese control of Kia Chau would cripple Chinese
sovereignity.
PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FOOD FOR
MANUFACTURE BEER EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON'. April 30—The law prohibiting the use of food mater
ials in the manufacture of beer becomes effective tomorrow.
Government May Not go After Brewery Violators
\\ ASlIIN'tiTO.V, April 30- -The agents of the Department of Justice
I uvc been ordered to gather evidence showing any attempt on the part of the
brewers of the country to violate the terms of the law against the use of
essential food commodities in the manufacture of beer, which becomes effect
ive at noon tomorrow. Officiate of the department say that any brewery at
tempting to continue tin* manufacture of beer will la* subject to prosecution,
although it is not indicated that there is any intention on the part of the depart
ment to cause immediate arrests in the event of violations. The prospects are
'that the beer manufacturers will not be molested immediately in the event
of violations but will manufacture their products at their own risk.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE BELIEVED OCCURRED IN SAN SALVADOR
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 29—The seismograph at the Georgetown Univer
sity recorded a terrific earthquake shock at an approximate distance of four
thousand miles on .Monday. The location of the disturbance is believed to
have been at some point in Uentral or South America.
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Very Severe Quake Registered at Seattle University
SI-.A I TDK. April 2'.* -The University of Washington seismograph in
struments registered a very severe earthquake at an approximate distance o'
twenty two hundred miles from Seattle. University officials say the shock
occurred either in Alaska or Mexico, probably in Mexico.
Reported Great Earthquake in San Salvador Monday
Xi:W YORK. April 3<»— The South American Uablo Company learns
that an earthquake <.f gnat violent*.tut red in San Salvador Monday which
n,r,v possiblj prove to have been as disastrous as the great quake occurring
there in 1917.
Dciails of the quake or the resultant damage are unobtainable, the
reports so far reaching the cable company slating only that extensive damage
EVERETT COMPANY FORMED TO SELL ALASKA REINDEER MEAT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated P.ess.
I\A l\JM,/f l. Win. April 30 —A company has been formed lie re to import
reindeer meat from Alaska for marketing in tin* United States.
Kepresentatives of the company, which is said to possess large financial
backing, say that agents will be sent to Anchorage to prepare the way for
handling the deer and representatives will start inland from that point by
.Tub 13 to commence driving and slaughtering the steers for shipment.
PROBABLE ITALIANS WILL RETURN TO
PEACE CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS
Special to The Nugget 1 *y The Associated Press.
ROME, April .10 Pin; Italian senate has unanimously voted confidence
in the Orlando government. A great demonstration followed the Premier’s
address in the senate chamber today, the Chamber of Deputies later voting
Confidence in the Premier'd government by a vote of 382 to 40. The Socialists
alone voted in the negative. Speaking in tin- Chamber of Deputies. Orlando
said that the present situation is one extremely grave for Italy and admitted
that France and England are not supporting the Italian claims to Fiume.
Newspapers Says Italians Can Now Return to Paris to Resume Negotiations
PARIS, April 30,—The Rome newspapers say tlie Italian delegation
can now return to Paris with increased authority to continue negotiations,
now that their action regarding the Adriatic situation has been approved by
the nation thorugh official action of Parliament.
CAMPAIGN LITERATURE INDICATES JOHNSON
CHOICE OF REPUBLICANS
Sp< - to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 29—The first campaign literature issued by tlio
Republican Publicity Bureau here suggests that Senator Hiram Johnson, of
California, and Governor Bowden, of Illinois, will be the Republican candid
ates for President and Vice President at the next national elections.
Republicans Preparing for National Conference
WASHINGTON, April 29—The Republicans are preparing to issue a
call for a national conference in response to a telegram from Senator Bodge
urging that the Republicans hold a conference for the purpose of deriding the
attitude to lie adopted by the party toward the next election issues.
The date for the conference has not been fixed.
THREE AMERICANS KILLED IN BATTLE WITH
NEGROES AT BRITISH REPATRIATION CAMP
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
BONDON, April 29—Three Americans, former members of tho British
military forces, were killed at the government repatriation camp at Winchester
yesterday while fighting with a number of South African negro soldiers, ac
cording to advices reaching here.
The Americans and negroes became involved in an altercation wntch
developed into a fight in which guns were used with deadly effect. The
Americans served with the British army during the war and were awaiting
transportation home following their discharge from the army.