Nome is the Distributing Center and Gateway to Northern Alaska and Siberia
6 Pages THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XXII No. 5
NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, JAN 29, 1921
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S10,000 APPROPRIATED FOR INVESTIGATION
OF RAILROAD NOME TO KIIGRUK COAL MINE
AMERICAN LEGION
POST TEACHES
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
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Ixxli, CMtfornfa, Jinn. 28—Called
■hetfioj-o a. [meeting of the local Amerl •
can T.ie®kjh Post charged with de
facing a picture of President W!’ ton.
Hkunuel and John Tjocheynier were to
<lay ordered to <li*9X)Be of^thei • p oper
ty and loa-ve l.*>di. The notice to vu- j
cate the town was adrved upon the
brothers by Majr Garrison, command
er of tffva local post
Hnmuel Ixtcheyaier was mode to kiss
tiie American ling during1 the course
of his experience! before tlx* veterans
GEORGE TIRES OF
FRENCH OUIBBLING
OVER REPARATIONS
ffkftiyra In T...^-iwaVlkr Y »
Paris, J:>in. 28—“.An aapreement on
th» question of Germain rep .rations
rniiKt bo reached today or ..II no*jtia
twms wfill be broken of?,'” Premier
l,U»y<! George lh.reaten.ed Vais morning
debase on t:n<» question b-twe- n the
repPMOTittatiK'eH of the Allies
George .•culd the projects now under
discfiiHrtion »>tp entirely unsatisfactory
SOURDOUGH'S WIFE
INHERITS MILLIONS
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Scuttle, Jan. 28—Mrs. Moore, wife
of A. 1*. Moore, an Alaskan scuunlbuffh
for whom Moore O’eek in the Ktisko
*:wim River section »« ranted, has fall
en h«ir to a fort une in England valued
at three million dnJlarK, tt ibecasne
known h«ne todajV
Moore ia widely known Cn AJiu&a,
wHiere he ha* -mrim*i and prospected
for yeeurs. Moore is a mdainu partner
of Charley Moyers of the Willow Creek
country.
Everybody wdeome, childn-o free,
Show and Dance Sat. 9 o’clock sharp.
COX WILL NOT FOLLOW
IN BRYAN'S FOOTSTEPS
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Washington, Jan. 28— Ex Governor
Cox, in a ne>\vsp!iTK?r interview today,
eaid that Ids ilefent for the presi
dency wfll not cause Mm to deviate
from bis former mode of life. Cox
ictid he intend* to be a. newspaper
publisher and nothiing more during the
•'I am not going." he said, “to be
eithttr a Ohataqua lecturer or a synda
<ote jcSUmalist,’* he ;.:ij I with a smile.
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SOLDIERS TO REPLACE
CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES IN
9TH ARMY CORPS
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San Francisco, Jan. 27—All civil
ian employees in the 9th Army Corps
tnuispontuAion division are tlo be dis
charged from service within a week
and will be replaced by soldiers, in.
accordance with t.logvaphic instruc
tions from Washington, i* was an
nounced by the Western DP'talon -army
headquarters bare toilay.
The new order includes Alaska.
FOR A DISH OF ICE CREAM OR
A GOOD CUP OF HILLS BROS.
COFFEE AT ARCTIC BAKERY.
A. ». Hall 9 o'clock aharp. Ad**. $1
European Relief Eafertaioment Dance
IDAHO,LEGISLATURE WOULD
BAR JAPS FROM COUNTRY
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Boise. Jan. 27—A resolution favor
ing Ohe prohibition of Japanese im
mfgirattfon into the country was passed
today by the lower house of the suite
OHIO COUNTY TREASURER,
REPORTED ROBBED,
ADMITS THEFT
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Mart on. Ohio, Jan. 27—Treasurer
Harry C. Fofry of Maafton County,
•.vho recently reported that he had bejn
-otobed of $14,203 in county funds l»y
bandits. today confessed to the theft
if the money himself, following his
•rrest on charge* of etnbettlement.
GOVERNMENT TO
MAKE SURVEY
ARMY BILL PROVIDES FOR
NOME R R SURVEY
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WUjtfhu.p’ton. Jan. JO—Tin- Army
Appniipnia.tM>n l>i)J ns reported to the
Hot***, erurrfied a provision f«ix flie
expenditure «*f *$10,000 for an investi
gation n.nil report of a proposal to
build h. oonmsdton hntw«n the Nomc
SheTlon rruilrauJ system and the coal
ditJipasrts of the Knglrmk Iliver ami Cash
Creek :n the KewtiJik ntfninp district
of Sfewrrd Peninsula.
Under t'ln• j*piwftsio,n, the srurvey will
he made fcy the War !>• purtimnt with
a view to extendinjr the railroad from
S!h«jltjon to iruiko the coal of th*- Ku?
ruk jnJ!nw available at Xomenml other
Northtw-pKlern ' Alaska ismts
Congress Reduces Sum Asked For
Wsusihiinfiton. Jan. 29—As against
$955,000 OKkffl for l»v the Hoard of
IUrid OonumiKKionci's far Alaska to
build am] mn.tn'tain w.apron mads. trails
and bridges 5n the tentLto'ry. the Army
A^piproipriritiion Ttill in its present form
cajTSes only $250,000 for roods.
The t-ill also carries the sum of
$140,000 flro* the Wnsfliinfiton-Alaska
coble service. as a gainst th<* $212.00**
requested by the War Department.
LATE TELEGRAPH FLASHES
RtrJs, .Inn. 29—Allied Supreme
fVnari'iail today approved German rep
.■unutl»»n drn.ft.d by its special
comrmittjpte. Germany Is required to
pay *2€ billion gold marks in 42 an
nual .nsti’Jlments -under plan. First
Hwo 3r..'*ta!mfm*nR.K to be two billion
mturk.s eadh, next tJhree, three billion,
next tltlnoe four billion, next three five
bullion;' nexrt tihre** .six billion each.
"Washington, Jan. 29—That Prrs
riKient Wt'lson will relmse Debs as one
dosUriig- acts of his political career Is n
pwSTugr poss ibil Lty.
Ptfxni-H, Jan. 29—Briand in an elTo’t
to effect agnewmemit regarding German
n jKunatQons ij*io.i»a-«ed a plan to Allied
Prrtnfiiarw whlfcsh would keep German
■'I ■'b’ih* 42 'ears and exact from her
a liotaJ <«f 'hi9 billion sold marks.
P'ir ni. J.-m. 29—Six Americans are
;i . at KlH»rlic<h [following thciir
snv*'tiu-.ulrtr attempt capture Grover
|('•Rmgdoll. draft dodger of
I ITiUaidt-lpliia, who is now applicant for
fJ-rrr. • .'tizenship. Leaders party
Karl \'<ti f of Maryland, Franz
o -j-• .ivdlian. of Denver, w ith them
fVvpr ntl'Hr* «‘iiM>l.ians. All six w. -e
?1 lize-j * Bbcirlich after had laid han-ls
or lr.- •, !??uft dodsrer as he waited at
rai.icx*. i strut ion with a German cousin.
Rk.tiben’t. Fnevidlen.sherge r.
SWEDEN OPENS WAV FOR
WOMEN PARLIAMENTARIANS
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Ftiocklifolm, Sweden. Jan. 27—Roth
hi-arsets of parliament have ratified an
amendment to the Sweetish constitu
t&on ^x*ending the. parliamentary vote
•v> thn.t. both men and women will be
e?i^£>#1e to sit in elther chamber
U. S.-JAP UNDERSTANDING
EXPECTED IN FEW DAYS
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"Wohlrigton. Jan. 27—An under
«*.-jinl'nsr wtth Japan on the oowtrover
b"twe- n tihe two countries and j
’Wtoc'.:Jarly the Japanese nights in this j
emmi^y. tie expected to be reached ;
wdithdn a few days, K was announced .
by the State Department todfcy. ,
BENEFIT ENTERTAINMENT
RELIEF EUROPEAN CHILOREN
AT A. B. HALL, TONIRHT
• Then* is eviory ussimunce that the
entenia-ininent to be presented tonight;
iLt. H o'clock j*uu*p i'l V. B. Hall un
der the iLirection of t.‘e- Kuropoan l'.*
Mof (’onmailtee wi I bo an affair of «x
cepUonaJ merit and of sunmssing In
terest suul amusement. The main
event <>f tih«* evening will be a comedy
7>r**_s<'ni« I by 11. cast of superior local
ta.lc.nl Tin* preaenlUiliikm will be sea - j
snned with the sftrfco of 1«k*si1 flavor |
and rv*lor. aiml at is stated by those
havfiirg inside tinfanntution 'that this
feature of the piogr.m will uncork an
tinrtsist.ble flood <>f wit, humor and
suture .'.ml excel anything of the kind
heretofore staged in Nome
Othi*T numbers <• 11 the f»r ,1.1111 <■ *n
sisrt .of original and classic* selections.
The entertainment will l»c followed by
F*\>i owing is t)he cve.ning’s program:
1 Three Groups of Folk Unices bv
School «’fii Wren .
{First Primary Children)
• (Second Twelve School Boys)
j A.—Ricking.
I R.—■■Finnish Keel.
i (Third Six High School Girls)
j j; —■Coming 'i inrongh the liyo.
1 - .—Hawaiian Song in Costume....
I .Weda Olsen
!n.—-.Song—Bear OKI Pal.
1 . Jam/'H Bogun
14.—Song—you’ll be Surprised.
' . Heilen lx>vegren
r.. —The serin Ohi>»nlk• Tragest ry. —
j .. King Blizzard
| l*rosenting Sour .Hough pu.pr rs to
| rivi'ee ohanu'ing Chechtieos by a a all
< »n With tin* dance.
(Tills .space donated by the Nugget) j
Don’t fail to see King Blizzard and h>s
bunch of For Get Me Nots, Sat. night.
OIL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
FOR ALASKA PENINSULA
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a -pioneer Alaska niC.ivir. left Merei
Wridnesdily for Washington, l> (’, to
secure <i permit from the Interior De
partment to begin n million dollar oil
• levelopmcnt enterprise* iin the Bech
wimf Lake district of the Alaska I’e
ninsula, it Ikeounie known today. The
machinery and e<iuiipfnent purchases
are to be shipped in the spring on the
BitXol Bay Cannery ships. A. S.
Kerry. Bert C. Ball and other Port
land capitalists are financing the pro
ject and there 3s no stock for sale.
Bechearof 1-ike. from which the dis
trict in whrich the company will oper
ate taken its name, Us located about |
35 miles northwest of Katmia and -• j
somewhat lesser distance North of
Cold Bay.
Don’t miss the first number starting
at 9 o’clock sharp. It is the best.
GREEKS FORGING U. S
PASSPORTS WHOLESALE
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Athens, Greece. Jan. 27—Wholesale ;
frauds Jn paBsprfrts carried on by
Greek subjects emigrating to the ITnI
ted States have been described to tly?
Greek government by W. L. I»werle.
the American consul general he**.
NOME LEADS
ALASKA TOWNS IN
EUROPEAN RELIEF
iNojne lends all towns in Ala.sk. in ;
the volume of her donations t<> the
fund now being raised throughout A!
:uska arui the I’nited States for the
rellief of t he starvation threatened
children of Europe. according to a
telegram from flovcrnor liiggs to .M'<.
J. J. Keetnton, chairrruun of the loe.il
fund coinmitt> e. The message « :n
informing him that the handsome sum
of $1,000 h:ul been raised tier**. N'onie'
protnpf and generous response to the
call of distress apparently pleased the
Terri torfal chief executive greatly
judging l«y tin- highly enthusiastic
tone of hLs message. which reads as
follows:
Juncciu, Alaska, Jan. 20, 1921.
Mn*. J . J. Keenan, Nome.
«'on gmtulaJti ona. Generosity of
Nome juui your activity splendid.
Nome lends nJl towns and to date ha®
onus hundred invisible guests.
Signed: Rigg.®
Nome hits not only su-passed ail
1mvnn in Alaska, in the fulness of her
kindly giving already but 1s prepar
ing to do even more through the ined«
ium of the vaudeville) entertummeffit
am! dunce to be given at An tic Biotli
prhood luil! this evening, which, will
undoubtedly add several hundred dol
lars to the amount in hand and place
i few dozen more on the list of inno
cents who«e livesi will be saved by
the genejro6tty of Non:s citizens.
HOUSE PRUNES
41 MILLION FROM
HARBOR BILL
Wasluirtffton, Jan. 28—<;r»vnriiment
•il appropriations for federal river am!
harlxxr work during the next fiscal
I:iv<<j*s an.I IIarl»or Rill os reporter] :
?11■ - House today l»v the Approprin
Cions (vammiito.e.
The amount aUowul .n the- loill is
over forty one mil Lion dollars* less
th:m was tisked in the departmental
liiidfffj'.s present' d by the iidmin'Lsttm
tiwm. the d<i>iI’tmoniCs bavins asko«l
for a total of fifty seven million.
NEARLY 50 PER CENT HAWAII
POPULATION JAPS
luvnuonced today.
BILL REFUNDS FINES
OF SERVICE MEN
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Washington, Jan. 27—A.bill to re
fund flings imposed on soldiers and
■5i i I ora daring !he wifir, whfrp %tho, of
fense wms less tlKima felony, has he n
nt reduced in the lower house of onn
-RENCH AND BRITISH DISAGREF.
OVER GERMAN REPARATIONS
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Paris, Jan. 27—The British d-de
ration attendAni? the sessions of th»
Supreme Allied Council here this
norning considered it ^Impossible, to
igree with the French viewpoint re
rarding German reparations.
REDUCED
\RMY BILL
REPORTED IN HOUSE
t<> the House of Representatives to
The hill (itra-ips appropriations fot
tlvi iiuiinteremo- of tlhe military es
tablishment tolling $32S,8G1.123.
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION KILLS
MOTHER AND SON
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Tacoma, Jan. 28—Mrs. Cora E. Cast -
nt-r is dead and her son Melvin is dy
ing in a local hospital as a result of
an explosion from some unknown
cause Which demolished the Oastne.
home htire today.
ITALY RECOGNIGES
OBREGON GOVERNMENT
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Mexico (Sty Jun. 28—Italy has ex
tended her oViCognitfon ifc> the -new
Mexican government under president
Obregon. It nnas announced by the
Foreign Ministry today.