THE NOME TR.-WEEKLY NUGGET
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VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 40. f NOME, ALASKA FRIDAY. APRIL, 4lh., 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
LEGISLATURE GROWING VERY BUSY
GERMANS APPEAL FOR EASY TERMS
JUNEAU LEGISLATURE CONSIDERING
MANY LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS
( Special to The Nugget )
JUNE At', April 4—The Alaska legislature is developing into a most in
dustrious organization and a large accumulation of hills and measures of
various tenor are already under consideration b\ the two houses. A con
siderable number of measures passed either the upper or lower assemblies dur
ing the present week and upward of a dozen others have been submitted.
Included among the bills passed by the House of Representatives is one ex
empting from execution one hundred dollars only of the earnings of debtors.
The House also passed a resolution appropriating six hundred dollars for
buying the native victims of the influenza epidemic at the village of Napamutt
near the town of Marshall. The bill making the office of Territorial Mining
lnspctor elective instead of appointive passed second reading in the House
yesterday.
The Dunn-Pennington eight hour bill covering a wide variety of in
dustries other than mining, will come up for final consideration in the House,
tomorrow. If passed, the measure will become effective January 1. 1920. All
of the unions in the territory endorse the bill except those of Nome have an
nounced their endorsement of this measure. The canneries, however, have
entered a strong objection. Representative John Noon, of Seward, has intro
duced a general election bill which makes the first Monday in September
"election day" throughout the territory.
Among the legislative developments in the Senate during the week
were the rejection of the bill introduced by the machine element for the pur
pose of repealing the printary election law. The repeal bill was promptly killed
by the anti-Machine majority, including the Second Division delegation, when
brought before the senate for final consideration. The Senate is dissatisfied j
with the primary law, however, and will undertake to alter some of the feat !
urea considered defective. The Elections committee has been instructed t<>
submit amendments' to the law which are expected to improve the enactment
considerably. Senator Sundback’s bill requiring the recording of conditional
sales was an effective piece of legislation passing the senate during the week.
Among the bills introduced is one penalizing unathorized interference with
telephone or electric wires or currents. A bill introduced by Senator Sund
back of Nome provides a summary method of closing small insolvent estates.
Sundback is also the father of a bill increasing the pensions granted by the
territory to aged and disabled Alaskans. The measure increases men’s j.eli
sions to fifteen dollars per month, and allows women pensioners twent yfive,
dollars, in lieu of and owing to the fact that there is no territorial home for
women, as is the case with respect to men. A bill repealing the present act ;
requiring the recording of marriage certificates and license’s is expected to
pass the Senate before the close of the week.
Senator Sutherland has sponsored a bill requiring the father of an
illegitimate child to provide it supi*ort and also makes the child the legal heir
of both parents. Another measure introduced provides for the auditing of
Territoral disbursements and will force a closer inspection of the disbursements
made by territorial officials. The measure is the direct result of some of the
expense accounts presented by territorial officials. Speaking in support of the
measure in the Senate, Senator Frawley of Nome strongly criticized the ex
pense account submitted by Attorney General Grigsby and other officials, de
claring that measures should be taken to stop political expenditures out of the
territorial funds.
Interesting developments are expected to result from' the new road con
struction organization bill which will be introduced tomorrow. The pro
posed measure will continue in office the present elective Road Commissioner’s
at a salary of $2,500 per year until 1921, after which the law will require
that an appointive commfssioner will take charge of the road commission act
ivities. The measure will receive the recommendation of the Senate Road
Committee.
Representative Daly of the Second Division is endeavoring to relieve
the indebtedness created by the epidemic situation by means of a memorial
urging Congress to pay off the present large indebtedness, and more partic
ularly of the Indian wards of the government.
GEORGE DENIES REPORTS OF DISSENSION
AMONG ALLIES OVER PEACE SETTLEMENTS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Tress.
PARIS, April 4—Premier Lloyd George has issued a specific denial of
the reports recently circulated to the effect that there is considerable dissens
ion between England and France regarding guarantees for France against
Germany. •
George said that there is not an inkling of truth in the rumors. “There
is a complete understanding between the two countries on all matters affecting
the guarantees to be given by Germany", he said, adding that even if this
were not the case England is ready to make fresh sacrifices if necessary to
Secure the future peace and independence of the French nation.
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public Health service charges army
MEDICAL OFFICERS WITH DELINQUENCY
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
• WASHINGTON, April 4—-The^Public Health Service threw a bomb in
to army circles today by declaring that there are numerons evidences of ex
treme carelessness and negligence on the part of the medical branch of the j
artny during the war period, particularly in the handling of typhiod and par
thyphofd cases.
The charge is made direct that many of the medical officials with the j
, array were almost criminally negligent and careless in controlling and prevent-1
ing typhoid in the army. The Health Service also declares that there wcre|
many epidemic's among the troops overseas, especially during the last offen
sives, when conditions were such as to necessitate the most stringent wntcli
* fulness over the health of the troops. Many of the officers, it says, apparent
ly failed to grasp the significance of the reports brought to them concerning'
health conditions, with the result that much avoidable sickness occurred among
the troops. . -
WELL KNOWN NOMEITE
MARRIED AT TACOMA
Associated Press Service.
TAPOMA. April 4—William M. Ed
d.v. a prominent Nomeite and former
Alaskan legislator, was married here
today t<> Mrs Mildred I >. dear, of Hon
olulu. The bride was formerly tlm
wife of United States Judge Win. II.
dear of the Hawaiian islands who died
som.' years ago. lake her husband,
Mrs Eddy is well knowti in the North,
having toured the northern territory
several years ago, later residing at
Nome, where she was interested In
mining vontureSi
FAMOUS DENVER JUDGE ,
DANGEROUSLY ILL
Associated Press. Service.
DENY Hit April I—Judge Hen Lindsey,
whose fame as a juvenile court judge
lias made his name a household word
in America, is dangerously ill in New
York city, according to advices leach
ing this city.
ENTIRE RAINBOW DIVISION OR
DERED HOME AT EARLY DATE
Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON, April 4— A War
Department statement relative to the
movements of American troops from
abroad, announces that the famous 12
nd. or Itainbow, Division lias been as
signed to an early convoy homo and
will soon arrive in America. The di
vision will he returned complete, ac
cording to the statement of department
ofTicials.
ITALIAN TRANSPORT STRIKES
MINE IN ADRIATIC
Assooht. T Press Service.
PARIS. April I—Italian advices say
the Italian transport Umbria, carrying
over two thousand officers and soldiers
from Venice to Italy struck a mim in
the Adriatic a few miles from the pcint
of her departure and .sunk shortly if
ter.
Owing to the pr -sorro of other war
ships tin loss of life was ocnfined to
two men whan- were killed by the
mine explosion. The explosion is said
to have resulted in more than a hun
dred receiving injuries from flying
fragments of metal and wood.
NEWS NOTE
The next to thcl ast mail of the win
ter season to the states departed this
afternoon. The last mail to go for
ward to the big Outside will leave next
Monday. The closing hour has been
set for " p. m.
Frank Kiesele, bronzed and -hardy
from his several weeks vacation at the
Kruzgamapa Hot Spinrgs, is back on
the job again at the Kiesele decorating
establishment. Mr. Kiesele says he
enjoyed his outing immensely and
feels much rejuvenated.
in response to a number of inquiries
regarding the exact date of Easter
Sunday, the Nugget will reply that It
occurs this year on April 20th. East
year Easter Sunday occurred on March
31—an unusually early date. j
The newly elected Common Council
will probably assume office on April 17
Ih. The city ordinances establish no
definite date for the inauguration of
the incoming councils, according to
City Clerk Grimm, but as the law pro
vides that city councils shall continue
in office one year, the period of tenure
of the present council will not expire
untl the night of the 17th.. the old
council having taken office April 38
last year.
GERMANS APPEAL TO WILSON AGAINST ALLIED PEACE TERMS
BERLIN. April. t (Associated Press Exclusive Dispatch)—Tlie As
sociated Press learns that tin- leading ethical, philosophical and religious soc
ieties of Germany have addressed an appeal to President Wilson regarding the
peace terms contemplated by the Allies and presenting a number of arguments
why they are not in accord with the term s of his fourteen peace points, in
agreement with which Germany laid down her arms.
The appeal declares that if the Germans ate driven t«. desperation by
the hard terms ot the Allies they cannot be blamed as it is the universal view
of the German people that they had rather become Bolsheviki than slaves.
The communication asserts that the Allies are themselves provoking
the anarchistic conditions now prevalent in Germany by refusing to relax
the blockade of the German coasts and by enacting armistice conditions which
prevented the provisional authorities from maintaining proper military con
trol of the country, thereby, leaving it open to the sway of the radical
element .
Discussing the possibilty of a revival of militarism, which the appeal
says the Allies appear to fear more than anything else which might arise in
German) and is the underlying reason for the hard conditons of peace con
templated by them, the document declares that there is no prospect of a mili
taristic revival'.
It says that only one thing could again wield the German people of
every state into a war like power and that is the continuation of the present
policy of hate and annhilation which the Allies are now pursuing. J'rocceJ
ing farther, th« appeal becomes typically German by delivering a bombastical
ly toned warning to the president that the 1’nited States with its billion dol
lar trusts is a fertile field for communism and unctuously suggests that all
wealthy Americans had better lend their support to the League of Nations.
WILSON SICKNESS NOT DELAYING PEACE DISCUSSIONS
Spc-cial to tlie Nugget By tlie Associated Press.
PARIS. April l President Wilson's indisposition is not delaying the
peace discussions. Tlx- three Allied premier's Lloyd Georg *, t'leinenceau and
Orlando are meeting in the Paris White Mouse as usual today and it is said
that all necessary matters are referred to tlx- presidential sick room, where
tlx \ arc passed upon by the president.
it is also agreed that tlie conferee's will consult the president per
sonally if necessary occasions arise until la. is again aide to take part in the
discussions.
It i expecte d that tin president will shake off his cold h> a day or two
ul it si ami tlx- enci* officials believe that his illness will not interrupt
tin* work 1'or in roe than a few days at most.
BOLSHEVIK ATTACKS SMASHED ON ARCHANGEL FRONT TODAY
Special lo The Nugget by The Associated Press
A RCH ANtiKb, April 4—Heavy Bolshevik! attacks on the Allied pos -
ions along the Holshoki-Ozoro front this morning were smashed into bits by
the Allied artillery and machine gun fire, according to official reports reach
ing flic entente heaid<iaurters here.
The repulse .»f the Bed’s was terrific and involved heavy losses to the
attacking forces. Otherwise the situation along the Archangel sector is un
changed today. The losses sustained by the allied forces were slight and were
occasioned largely by the enemy bombardment before and durine the fruitless
It is expected that today’s failure will cause the Bolshevik to suspend
their offensive until more troops can be brought up to fill the gaps cut in the
Red ranks durin#the past few days.
LESTER D. HENDERSON REAPPOINTED
TERRITORIAL COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
( Special (o The Nugget )
.11 NLA I . April .1 Lester I). Henderson, Territorial Commissioner of
Education has been reappointed to fill the same position.
PRESIDENT WILSON CONFINED TO BED IN PARIS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pee is.
WASHINGTON. April 4—Reports from Paris reaching the White House
today announce that President Wilson is confined to his bed with a severe
cold. His condition is not serious, however, and he is expected to be about
again in a day or two.
BAKER ASSURES PHILLIPINE MISSION INDEPENDENCE NEAR
Special io The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 4—That tin* president is in thorough accord
with the wish of the people of the Phillipines for national independence and
that the day when such liberty will be forthcoming at the hands of the Am
erican government is not far away, was the salient feature of an address made
by Secretary of War Baker to the members of the special mission of the Phil
lipine Legislature here today.
The mission is hero for the announced purpose of seeking immediate in
dependence for the islands. With reference to the coming of independence.
Baker said that ho believed he spoke the president’s mind when lie said that
the time had come to grant the complete independence desired by the Philli
pines. He said lie believes that as a result of their personal observations
the visting legislators would be able to carry homo the message that the Am
erican people love liberty too dearly to deny it to others. Baker then read a
letter left in his hands by president Wilson in which the executives expressed
the hope that the visit of the mission might result in bringing about the de
sirable ends set forth in the resolution passed by the riiillipinc legislature ex
pressing the national desire for independent self government.
Governor General of the Phillipines. Francis Burton Harrison de
clared that tlio obstacles to Phillipine Independence existing a few' years ago
have all been removed or cleared away and there is no longer re.isn for re
fusing the plea of the island people. Members of the mission declared the
riiillipines have a stable government supported and managed by the people.
The Filipino’s paid tribute to America for the manner in which the
United States has handled island affairs and said that the mutual co-operation
resulting from the American methods has brought an unpreeendented era of
progress and prosperity in the islands.