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FAVORS DIVISION ALASKA
THE NBNANA NEWS is inclined to share the belief of Ketchikan
and other towns in Southeastern Alaska that our big Territory should be
divided. The great size of Alaska and conditions of travel are such that
there never can be complete unity of thought and action within the Terri
tory. The majority of Alaskans, resident north and west of the Pan
handle, quite naturally resent the assumptiota of dTctatorship by the small
group of politicians in Southeastern Alaska and will accept a division of
the Territory without serious opposition. One has only to scan the
proceedings of the several sessions of the Territorial Legislature to be
convinced of the need of some kind of a change in boundaries, and the
News is glad Southeastern Alaska has taken the initiative.
TWO PROPOSITIONS SOON UP TO VOTERS.
IN ALL PROBABILITY the women voters of the Territory will
turn out at the November election in greater numbers than ever b< fore.
There will be a little proposition put up to them that will be somewhat
personal and which will directly affect their future existence in some
particulars.
They will be called u^on to vote for or agai-ust a law requiring
wozne'n*'as well as men to serve as jurors. The objection was advanced
by some that theis will be distasteful to a gnat majority of the women,
it was then decided before passing an act that the question should
submitted to the women for their decision.
Accordingly an act passed stating "That there shall be submitted
to the female electors of the Territory at the next general election the
■question whether or not they are in favor of a law requiring woi^en to
swerve as jurors." The further provision is made that a separate ballot
shall be distributed to female voters on which they shall designate their
It is further provided that if a majority favor the law "the first
Legislature in session after such ehetion shall pass an act appropriately
expressing the wish of said electors."
Governor Riggs vetoed this act but it was passed over his veto by
botb branches. In t£p House the vote was 11 to 5, and in the Senate
Another act which was passed by the last Legislature and which
is now remembered by many, allows the electors of the Territory to
indicate their preference for the person who shall be appointed Governor
of the Territory. This law Is operative 1n the primary and general
election in 19?4 and every four years thereafter.
It is designed to have the several parties make their choice at
the primary, just as is done for Delegate, and then at the November elec
tion to get the choice of the majority of all the voters. A section then
_ prescribe*:: . . y
"The Secretary of the Territory of Alaska shall on the 4th day of j
March following the election certify the result of such election to the
President of the United States, and the person receiving the highest num
ber of votes for Governor shall be the choice of the people of the Territory
for that office and shall be recommended to the President for appoint
ment."—Juneau Sunday Capital. ^
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j GARFIRLij'S NEW OFFIC E.
The selection by the Seattle Chamber of Commerce of C. D. Gar
field of Juneau and formerly of Nome, to fill the important position of
Secretary of the Alaska Bureau, one of the important departments of
the big commercial organisation, is a wise one and a long forward step
In that it indicates that the Seattle body still^has at heart the best interests
of thi» Territory. Mr. Garfield is an Alaskan of more than twenty
years residence. He knows Alaska as few **how it and in addition to
his valuabla knowledge concerning the Territory, her affairs and her
seeds, he has.the ability to exercise his knowledge along constructive
lines. ' f i m m
Mr. Garfield succeeds an able man in the position for which he
has been chosen J. L. McPherson, who originated the Alaska Bureau'of
the Seattle Chamber of Commerce and who devoted nearly a dozen years
to the work of making it the important factor It has become. Both men
are honored by the selection of the former, Mr. Garfield by being chosen
aa successor of the able and indefatigable McPherson, and the latter by
the type of man selected to replace him in the position and continue th**
important work he inaugurated and brought up to its present high
standard of efficiency.
While Juneau and Alaska lose Mr. Garfield as a resident, both
> eta in him as a patriotic mend and able worker in their behalf, his
activities merely Jieing transferred to a bigger and broader field.—Strol
ler’a Weekly.
AMUNDSEN AND
SNIP MAUD
LEAVE NOME
(Continued from Pace One)
speed. Captain Thomas A. Ross
signalled the Bear “Maud under
way, fll is well” and with the Star*
and Stripes flying from the bow and
the Norwegian flag from the stern
the Maud slowly gained speed on her
trip. Captain Amundsen took the
wheel hut in a few minutes relin
quished command to captain Ross
who piloted her up the coast for a
distance of about ten miles when
the engines were stopped and Capt.
Ross and his crew disembarked into
the Life Saving launch and came
ashore at the Snake River Harbor.
The order of procession contem
plated was for the Cutter Bear to
lead and tta. Maud to follow, after
which was to come the various small
craft, completing the procession.
Due to the delay on board the Maud
the order was reversed, the Maud
took the bad followed by the Bear
for a short distance; the Bear re
turned to the roadstead while the
Maud continued on her journey, fol
lowed by the Coast Guard launch
and the Tug Genevieve crowded
with enthusiastic men and women.
The two boats accompanied the
Maud until she dropped her pilot
and Captain Ross entered the Coast
Guard launch, and the Genevieve
reurned to the Bear.
As soon as the Genevieve return
ed to tile Bear the visitors were
placed aboard the barge and towed
to the Nome Lighterage dock and
the day's celebration was concluded.
Great Credit Due All
Great credit is due all who made
this day of days a complete success
our civic bodies, the Nome Common
Council and Northwestern Alaskn
Chamber of Commerce were in
charge of the land program and
Lieut. Commander C. S. Cochran ol
the Bear with Captain Thomas A.
Ross of the Coast Guard were the
masters of the water program.
Commander Cochran was a most
royal host on the Bear where his
guest« remained for several hours
awaiting the departure of the Maud
Captain Thomas A. Rosa, aboard th«
Maud took charge of the boat unti
she dropped her pilot.
Nome in Holiday Attire.
Tbruout the city flags were flyinf
and a gala appearance was every
where evident. Mayor Geo. S.
Maynard had declared a half holt
day and all business houses closed
for the afternoon and took part ir
the farewell celebration.
In honor of our distinguished
visitor the Coast Guard Statior
swung its flags in what is known a?
•'D-ess Ship" consisting of three
strings of service flags, forming the
outlines of two sides of a triangle
with a perpendicular.
| Launches from the Bear and the
I Coa*t Guard Launch .were in con
stant patrol about the Bear, the
Maud and the lighter conveying the
guests to and from both vessels.
This was a wise precaution taken
to protect the lives of the men. wo
men and children aboard.
The success of this farewell cele
bration to the distinguished explor
er who has left our shores for the
perilous trip of five or more years in
tbe frozen north is due to the con
certed action of the Nome Chamber
of Commerce, the Nome Common
Council. Commander Cochran and
Captain Ross. Last Sunday after
noon a joint nxeting was held and
Capt. Ross telegraphed the Bear in
viting her participation in this event
Commander Cochran responded by
at once sailing for Nome arriving
from St. Lawrence Bay Tuesday.
Land Procession.
Following Is a schedule of the
committees and cars with passen
gers who took part in the land pro
cession and water program:
Executive Committee
Ralph Lomen, A. Poiet. R. B.
Julian. W. H. Webb, John Hegness. |
W. C. McGuire. Dan Crowley, Bud'
Lehmann, Thomas A. Ross, O. S. j
Weaver. Henry Burgh. A1 Winkler, j
Committee in Charge.
O. S. Weaver, Ralph Lomen Capt
fbos. A. Ross. ~
Car No. 1—M. A*Winkler. Ralph
Lomen, A. Poiet.
Car No. 2—G. R. Jackson, Mrs.
Drv. C. Welch. Mrs. Sim Magids.
?,aof. Ward, Lieut. Sexton.
Car No. 3— W. F. Harrison,'
Lieut Fullerton, M. W. Griffith, Dr.
Sturdevant.
Car No. 4—R. B. Julian and
'Jome School children.
Car No. 5—lH.R. Edwards, Capt.
to&Jd Amundsen. Capt. C. S. Coch
an. Judge Q. J. Lomen, and Mayor
3ea. S. Maynard.
Car No. 6—W. H. Webb. Mrs. j
Geo. S. Maynard. Mrs. H. R. Ed
wards. Mrs. P. E. Morse and Mrs. |
Wn*. Webb.
Car No. 7—O. D. Cochran. Geo.
D. Schofield. Ira I). Orton. James
Krawley. Hugh O’Neill. Chns. W.
Thornton, Thomas H. Breeze. I
Car No. 8—Henry Hurgh. City j
Cournil and Guests.
Car No. 8—Winkler truck-—In
vltrd guests.
Car No. 10—Lehmann truck
invited guests.
Car No. 11—W H. Cameron
and invited guests.
Car No. 12- Mrs. O. S. Weaver.
Miss Carlson. Mrs. Lyle, officers of
LOCAL NEWS
RKGI'IaAII SESSION OF
NOME CITY COLNCII,
On Monday night, June 23rd, th*
Common Council of Nome was called
to order by Mayor Geo. S. Maynard
with all members present.
The regular order of proceedure
was followed^ old business matters
were eleareci from the table and
new business was considered in due
order of precedence.
The chairman of the Police and
Jail Committee reported that they
had purchased sufficient lumber
from B. Neilly to construct a habit
able city jail, which was being erect
ed adjacent to the Fire House on
the west side.
Old bills as well as new bills
were ordered paid under a suspen
sion of the rules after being O K'd
by the Finance Committee.
The matter of improving the con
dition of St. adman avenue was brof
to the attention of the members and
the Street Committee consisting of
Chas. Cavey chairman and Bud
Lehmann was instructed to devise
ways and means to make th< neces
sary improvements.
Ralph Lomen, President of the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber of
Commerce, appeared as the repre
sentative of the American Legion
and offered the services of the Leg
ion in conducting a suitable cele
bration for the Fourth of July Mr.
Lomen also called attention to the
departure of Captain Amundsen and
sugg. sted concerted action on part
of the Council and other civic bodies
in making this departure a feature
of Nome’s cooperation.
The Mayor a pointed a committee
consisting of H. Burgh. R. B.
Julian and T. Lehmann to cooper
ate with the Chamb.r of Commerce
and see that fitting tribute was
paid the great explorer.
The council then by motion dele
gated to the American Legion th<
honor and responsibility of conduct
ing a program of celebration of our
natal day, the glorious Fourth of
July. Funds to the amount of
$100 were set aside by the city as
its share of the expenses to he in-1
curred. ,
The matter of strengthening the|
Pry Creek bridge was brought up
for discussion and after several min
utes of discussion it was left for the
Street Committee to look into the
matter and take immediate steps to
make the structure safe.
The climax of th. meeting came
when Councilman R. B. Julian
made the motion, that the finance
committee be instructed to count
the money in the hands pf the City
Treasurer. A second was obtain, d
and upon being put to a vote was
lost, four voting against and two for
the motion.
Mayor Maynard instructed the
| Harbor Committee to interview
Captain C. S. Ward and consult
with hint as to th£ completion of
the Snake Rjv.r Harbor and tl>*
construction of our Municipal wharf.
Captain Ward is here for the pur
pose of supervising the dredging of
the harbfrr it was stated, and is the
official in charge of the entire pro
ject . With his advice and assist
ance the people of Nome will profit I
in its proposed plans for the ultl- I
mate control of the lighterage and I
coal situation. I
FREE“HOOTCH”
A Sparkling Stimulant, Full of Wit
iKid Humor. Frft1 ropy will be srn(
upon receipt of your name with a<l
dim complete. Write to G. Mitchell.
:i»7 Pearl Street, KnMikly, V. Y.
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NEW BEACH GOLD
DIGGER ARRIVES
IN SNAKE RIVER
Last Sunday morning Nomeitei
dewed the approach of it strong*
ooking ‘raft from the eastward. Ii
ooked like a lighter with a piloi
ouse and was proc* edtag under its
yarn power at the rate of from tc
1 miles per hour. By noon it war
inchored in Snake river harbor am’
iroved to be a new device for min
ng beach gold.
The Sea Mining Company of S* at
le is the -name of the company own
ng and operating this machine ant
‘(■t rfsts of three members who con
dilute the crew, they are Wilh* lrr
•Ciedergeseass. Glen Petterson ant
Bernhard Killian, all of Seattle
The boat and its supplies wcrt
■hipped on the Cordova to Golov if
ind unloaded into the water. h
ifteen minutes after launching froir
he freighter the dredge was undci
,vay to Nome, using her own motiv*
sower, a 32 h.p. N. & S engine.
Ten tons of freight and mining
mpplies were crowd* d into the hoi*
ind on her decks giving her but a
few inches free board. Withou
iccident the sturdy craft made th*
trip from Golovin to Nome and nov*
is being rigged for work in Be rim
The object and purpose of th*
riwners and operators of this ma
•hine is to prospect and mine th<
travel deposits under the waters o'
Bering Sea. demonstrating eithei
(hat claims made by old timers Ir
this community are real or once an*
for all times disillusionizing sup
porters of the theory of gold de
posits in the vands of the sea.
When once operations begin th*
boat will work in water as deep ai
twenty feet. The. boat will firs
prospect the sands off fc<> old grave
yard on the Spit.
llnlikf many other crafts that
have*' undertaken to mine Bering
Sea this machine will lx* able in fif
teen minutes to pull up und scoot
tor Snake river harbor and escape
the storms that may arise .
As to the particular method to be
employed in mining the owners are
reticieot. They say that they have
1 worked out a plan of saving the gold
but don’t care to say what it is. If
they are successful a largpr machine
will be built and operations proceed
on a bigger scale. If their method
is a failure they will leave for the
outside and no one will be injured
but themselves. So stocks or bonds
have been sold to finance the ven
ture. The men are workmen from
the States who have staked their
own poke on th« venture and feel
confident of success.
Two of the men are Alaskans
| while the other has never experienc
ed Alaskan conditions. Bernhard
Killian was her* in Nome in 1!>13
and 14 with the Polar Bear and
again in 1916 on the Great Bear.
Mr. Petterson worked on the Yukon
for several years with the Y. N. Co.
Mr. Niederges* ass is the new comer.
! All express themselves greatly eu
j thuaiastic over their proposed ven
j ture.
Nomeites who have seen the many
I failures attending the mining of
i Bering Sea will watch this new
process with great interest. If
these men are successful a new min
ing field will have been opened for
the future development and reha
bilitation of our camp.
For quick service, 9*“l your suit*
pressed at Nome Tailoring Co. .Also
you can leave yoar suits in our caru
until you return from tlie creeks.
GOLDEN GATE HOTEL.
JAS. SWARTZELl. Prop.
Best Accomodations in Alaska
STEAM HEATED, ELECTRIC LIGHTED
BATHS IN CONNECTION.
I For Sale Cheap!
§ Boston Steam Laundry plant !
§ and equipment.
For particulars inquire
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