Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
8 Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No. 12
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY MCH. 19, 1921
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JONES ACT UNDER
FIRE IN LEGISLATURE
(Special Comctpondence)
Juneau, Al». Mch. 19—Senator Col
lins of hlairbanks opened Are yester
day in the Senate to defeat the present
discrimination against Alaska under
the Jones Shipping Act passed by the
last Congress.
Senator Collins declared that Sec
tion 27 of the Act, excluded Alaska
from enjoying the benefits of through
rating over the Canadian lines, while
at the same time bestowing privileges
on all other ports-of continental Unit
ed States, is vicious and highly Injur
ious to Alaska shipping and industries
and also violates Section 9, Article 1
of the Constitution. Collins also in
troduced a resolution directing the at
tention of the territory to the neces
sity of commencing legal proceedings
tc annul the tear.
Ltster I). Henderson has been elect
ed SujMsruitendent of the Territorial
School Board. A resolution Introduc
ed yesterday in the House by Rep.
Hunt of Kc* Chilean yesterday provides
for a joint committee of the legislature
tc Investigate the Ifioneers* Home at
Rep. Holt has introduced n resolu
tion Id the House to have a submarine
chaser assigned to the Nome Coast
Col. Stieese, head of the Alaska Road
Coramiaaion, has returned to Juneau
from Washington and says t
appropriations for Alaskan rc
vetoed toy Wilson Ho expe<
ever, that not less than $450,00') for
Alaska roads will ho appropriated
early in the forthcoming special ses
sion of Congress. He states that on
March 1 there was $130,000 in the Al
aska road fund, sufficient to carry
projected work until May 15. Col.
bteese says if -it were not for the co
operative provision of the present Al
aska Road I*tw. the Commission
would have to abandon its construc
tion program in certain sections in or.
der to concentrate all energy where the
greatest nitmiber of activities are in
Under the army measure, "pocket
vetoed” by Wilson, the Commission
was authorized to make a survey of
the foaiaibility of extending the narrow
guuge railway fresn Shelton to Candle.
If the proposal is considered pmoioa
ble, .he says the Commission will very
likely recommend the extension and
will include it in the "StHhates for 1922
s s m.■
called in the Seconi
ving protinjised to re
ton of Secretary of thi
further newt
proceedings ;
TWO KILLED
BY LONG FALL
(Fetayed tn Transmission)
Guantanamo, Cuba, Mch 18—Wal
ter Johns, Chief Gunner’s Mate, was
killed today when he Jumped from an
observation balloon which had broken
adrift from the battleship Florida dur
ing: naval maneuvers off Guantanamo
World War Veteran Falls Down
Elevator Shaft
■Seattle, Mch. 18—John A. Cook, a
veteran ot the World War and former
ly a file clerk for the Veteran*? Welfare
Commission, was killed today when he
fell down an elevator shaft in the
building occupied by Schwabacher
Bros. The deceased was to have been
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RUSSO-POLISH-UKRAINE
PEACE TREATY SIGNED
Riga, Russia, Mch. If—A pea^e
treaty involving Russia, Poland and
Ukraine has Just been signed here.
|Tho< treaty was finally ratified last
midnight and establishes the present
frontier between the signatory coun
tries-Slot makes, allowance for the
cessation of three thousand square
kilometers near Minsk to the poles
and the Indian district to the*Ukraine.
DRAFT EVADER* TO* *
GET PUBLICITY
(Delayed in TYsnsmfaeioc)
Washington sxMcto. IV^-Thetll-st Hat
of aitny draft-evaders dill be published
not laiter than March SI, Adjutant
Qenerat Harris of the War Department
a no owned today.
COMMONS ENDORSE
GERMAN TAX BILL
(Delayed tat ’Brsnidslw)
. London, Mch. IS—The House of
i'amnions today passed the Reparations
Rill. authariMn* deUeodon* of a 'tfty
per coot tax akaig the Rhine oa ex
PERSHING DENOUNCES
FOREIGN AGITATpftS
New York. Mch. 19—Genera! John
J. Pershing, speaking in Madison Gar
den today during one of the greatest
patriotic demonstrations occurlng here
since the signing of the armistice, bit
terly denounced persons of foreign
birth who. he said, “seek the freedom
Of this country to spread political
»Bd warlike propaganda to weaken
tli« ties of 'friendliness between the
United StateS'and her allies In the'late
AMERICAN-BRITISH TRADE
CONGRESS CONTEMPLATED
London. Mch. 19—On the as&iimp- ,
tion that the trade unionists of the
British empire and the United States
have much the same way of looking
at tilings, certain British labor leaders
are preparing to invite; a congress of
trade unions of the English speaking
countries, according to announcement*
made here today.
President Ranoel Gompers of the
American FVdemtlon of Labor is said
to favor the Um. (
FULL TEXT SPECIAL
ELECTION LAW
Following is the complete text of
the recently enacted Special Election
Act, as received by wire from Juneau
by the t'lerk of the Court, Thos. Mo
Gun n and under which will be held
the forthcoming election to fill the
legislative vacancy created by the
death of Itep. E. W. Burroughs.
Providing for a special election to fill
vacancies in either branches of the
Legislature, and declaring an
emergency.
Section 1. In case of vacancy
caused by death, resignation, incapac
ity or other cause in either branch of
the Legislature, the Governor of the
Territory of Alaska, tinny in his dis
cretion, cause a special election to be
held to fill such vacancy and shall is
sue a writ ordering such special elec
tion to be held not less than ten (101
days from the date of the writ.
■ If any vacancy shall have* occurred
convening of the legislature an addi
i tfonal day shall be added to such notice
for each day more than fifteen (151
days prior *.o the convening of the leg
islature. until not loss than thirty
days notice shall l>e given. The Gov
ernor shall, immediately upon the fs
th<- District Court in the Division in
which the election is to l>e held, giving
such notice by telegraph when neces
sary. and such Clerk of the Court sfiall
immedriately cause a notice of such a
writ to be given to the Common Coun
cil of each incorporated town in his
Division, and to each United States
Commissioner therein by the most
rapid means of communication neces
sary to give proper notice, by mail,
telephone, telegraph or otherwise.
Upon the receipt of such notice it.
shall be the duty of the Common Coun
cil of each incorporated town to at
once give notice of the election l»y
posting written or printed notice in
three public places in each precinct in
said town, specifying the time, place
and purpose of the election, and in
|case there are one or more newspapers
<>f general circulation published in the
town, a copy of such notice shall be
published at least once in one of such
newspapers prior to the day of elec
The < ommon Council of each n
corpoirated lown shall also at the time
of providing: for the giving of notice
apjKvn, three (3) judges of election
and "wo <2> clerks for each voting
precinct, all of whom shall he qualified
voters of the precinct, and no more
than two (2) judges and one <1> rl?rk
shall belong to the same political party
and shall imhwdiatoly notify siid
judg°s and clerks of such appoifitment.
The United States Commissioner in
each recording district shall, upon re
ceipt of said notice from the Clerk of
the Court, at once give notice of the
elvoiten by posting written or printed
notices thereof specifying the time,
place and purpose of the election,
which notices shall be posted as fol.
lowsrOhe at the office of the Commis
siorcr in said recording district, and.
ore at each of three conspicious p'»ces
in each of said voting precincts in said
recording district, one of which shall
be the rolling place In each precinct.
The failure of any Comm«-~iener to
po«t said notice,, .as herein provided, on
account of the notice no* having ber.i
received by'him In time from the Clerk
ef The Court, shall not invalidate the
election held in any voting preoin-:.
If'held at the time provided for in the
writ Issued by the Governor of A'ns
• Rneh United States Commissioner
also select, notify and appoint
'••ora the qualified electors in each to*,
'rr precinct three (3) judges of elec
tiop for said precinct, not more then
two (2) of whom shall bo of the same
political party.
Upon the failure of any United
Suites Commissioner to appoint and
notify judges of election as herein
provided, the qualified voters present,
at any election precinct on the day of
election, may select judges by viva
vo< e vote in the same manner as pro
vided by law in cases where judges of
• W't'on fail to appear and qualify.
Section 2. The election precinct »n
and outside of incorporated towns
shall be the same as those established '
for the last previous general election.
Section 3. The election, when held
shall be governed by the laws of Con
gress regulating General Elections in
the Territory of Alaska, except as
otherwise provided by this act:: Pro
vided, that the election boards in the
various precincts, in addition to for
warding official returns as now provid
ed by law’, shall immediately after
compiling the results of the election
j forward by telegraph, telephone or
lother speedy means of cdinonunicatton
.■ statement to tin* Clerk of the Court
giving the number of voters cost and
the number of votes
didate. The Clerk
in addition' to forwarding to the Gov
ernor of Alaska, the certificates as now
provided by law. forward by telegraph,
a statement, or statements showing: the
number of votes cast, at each pre
cinct. as well as the number <>f votes
cast, for each candidate at each pre
cinct. The Territorial canvassing:
board, may in their discretion, accept
such telegraphic returns from the
Clerk of the Court of the Division
wherein such election is held and a
certificate of election may issue to the
receipt as now prescribed by law.
Provided, that after canvassing- the re
turns. the canvassing: board may in
their discretion issue a certificate of
election, prior to the receipt of the re
turns from all the election precincts,
when it is apparent that the vote cast
in the missing: precincts will not
change the result. Provided further,
that if after the official returns arrive
it shall be discovered by the canvass
ing board that the person to whom* the
certificate of election had been issued
not in fact received a plurality of
the votes cast at the special election. ,
it shall be the duty of the canvassing j
board to order the original certificate J
cancelled and issue another certificate
of election to the person who by the
canvass of the official returns is found
have l»ecn elected _
Section 4. The qualifications of
voters at such special elections shall
| be the same as those prescribed by the
laws of Congress and of the Territory
of Alaska, governing special elections.
Section 6, The provisions of chap
ter twenty five (25) of the Session
La/ws of Alaska. 1915, entitled; “An
Act Provide Official Ballots for Klec
tions in the Territory of Alaska,” shall
not apply to the Special Election pro
vided for in this act.
Section 6. If shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the Court ip. the Division in
wieh such election is held to provide
and furnish to each United States
Commissioner therein the necessary
election supplies, stationary, duplicate
registers and tally sheets for use in
the Vartans precincts and to forward
the same to such Commissioners as
soon as possible after Receipt by said j
Clerk of the notice of the issuance of
the Writ of Election, but In any pre
cinct where such supplies fall to arrive,
the Judges and clerks of election shall
provide the necessary supplies, sta
tionary, registers and tally sheets.
Sectton7. An emergency is hereby
declared to exist and this act shall tAke
effect from and after Its passage and
Apgmered Ifareh Jt. till.
SEPPALA MAKES
1,700 MILE TRIP
Jx*>nard Seppula, famous hero of the
winter trail and many times winner
of the All Alaska. Sweepstakes and
other famous dog classics, has traveled
over 1,700 miles since leaving Nome,
according to a telegrafrn from the
sturdy little Norseman reaching the
Nugget Friday. Feppala has been
engaged in piloting Major J. C. (lot
wals of the Alaska Road Commission
over the Kuskokwim country. The
•ale of his experiences as transmitted
to this paper is :is follows:
Nenann.. MiLTch 17. 1921
Nugget. Nome.
Arrived here from the Kantishna
Monday. The dogs have made .'-even
teen hundred miles since leaving
Nome. The route traveled was from
Nome to ltuby and McOrath and back
to this point via the Kantishna . Vis
ited the Nixon Fork mine, then over
Rainy Pass to Anchorage. From there
went over Broad Pass to Mealy and t.o
the Kantishna. Work on the Nixon
r-ork mine Is progressing favorably
season. There is ©wry evidence of a
large quartz camp developing. An
chorage la crowded with former Alas
kans who axe returning to the territory
and a great rush is looked for in the*
Efforts are being made to establish
dog races in Anchorage. Work on
the railroad is going forward rapidly.
The Commission expects to complete
grading and connect steel next Octo
ber. The new bridge across the Su.
sitna, 500 foot span, is in use now.
Th.‘ Kantlshna mining district is
.••bout to open up. One large company
is installing a dredge. The high grad
ing carried on by Aitken has stopped
but ti is believed the quartz deposits
will warrant a mine and mill in the
The dogs are tired but tit and am
anxious to get back. Expect to leave*
COSTA RICA REPUDIATES
OIL CONCESSIONS
(Delayed In Transmission)
Washington, Mch. 17—The Costa
Rican Congress has repudiate*] the
large oil land concessions granted in
1918 to Eim-ry and Sons, thru an
agreement between the Costa Rican
Minister for Foreign Affairs- and the
Rritieh Minister to Costa Rica, accord
ing to advices received by the State
Department.
The oil concessions, consisting of
seven thousand square miles ..f land.
while ostensibly granted to an Ameri
can company, were controlled by Brit
ish interests, including the son of Pre
mier Lloyd George of England.
According to information obtained
at the State Department, the position
of the United States is that the agree
ment. by granting Certain water rights
along the Nicaragua boundary to Brit
ish interests, would give the conces
sionaire a foothold for the building of
■ in inter-oceanic canal.
WEATHER AIDING CHINA
FAMINE RELIEF
I’ekin. China, in an official dispatch
weather in the famine district of China
has greatly aided the relief work.
PUGET SOUND-EUROPEAN
S S LINE PROPOSED
Washington. Mch. 19—The Royal
Mail steamship line of London will
begin the operation on May 1st of nin°
15.000 ton ste;tmships between Puget
Sound and Europe, according to in.
formation received by the Bureau of
Markets. The vessels will be espec
ially equipped for fruit carrying.
DEFUNCT BANK HEAD
SUED FOR SHARES
Seattle. Mch. 18—Suit was institut
ed here today by tbe Stato Bank Exam
Iner against President Larson for one
hundred dollars a share on 1443 shares
of stock in the defunct Tacoma Scan -
tfinavian-American Bank held by him.
The Tacoma bank had no connection
Kith the Seattle Scandinavian-Amer
ican Bank.
STEAMSHIP ENGINEER
EXPIRES AT MOVIES
(Delayed In Transmission)
Seattle. Mch. 18—Thomas AfcGror- .
*<*y. chief engineer of the steamship
Admiral Schley.-of the' Pacific Steam
'hip Company dropped dead at a local
noving picture show tonight.
The Nugget delivered by oar
ter tr mlUt: I Iter M.atk 91.W
KELLOGG SUCCEEDS FALL
ON SENATE COMMITTEE
Washington. Jrlch. 18—Senator Kt>!
Iogg of Minnesota has been given Sen
j’tor Fall’s plaee on the Sena'c Foreig*
Relations Committee.
PORTLAND YOUTH
SHOOTS MOTHER
< Delayed in Transmission)
Cortland, Ore. Moh. 18—Mrs John
Serata Is at the point of death today,
shot by her seventeen year old son.
Mrs. Serata attempted to force the
boy to swallow a'tablespoonful of med
icine. He became enraged at her ac
tion and shot her three times.
INTERNATIONAL METAL
WORKERS CONDEMN LENINE
(Delayed In tnuismuanon)
Berne, Switzerland, Mch. 18—The
Fixecutive Committee of the Interna
tional Metal Workers Union, with a
membership of 3,500,000 today adopted
resolutions declaring against Lenine
and the Third International of Moa
ARMY SERGEANT HELD
FOR MURDER
Providence. It. I. Mch. IS—Roland
Podthier, formerly a sergeant-bugler
in the United States army, is held
here by Department of Justice agent*
in connection with the death of Major
Cronkhite. son of Major General Odel
bedt Cronkhite. at Camp Lewis. Wash
ington in October lilt.
Porthetr is not technically under ar
rest and the officials refuse toay
unythin* about the case.. t