THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD, Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager.
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WAR SCARE MAY BE MEANS OF
AVERTING WAR.
It sometimes happens that if you expect the very
worst for a long time, you eventually find out it isn’1
going to happen to you after all.
It may be—and let us hope it turns out that way—
that this will be the case with the much talked-of next
war in Europe.
No one predicts peace, nowadays. Practically ev
ery observer who takes a look at the European situa
tion comes back to report that the world is teetering
on the edge of complete disaster, with the outlook gett
ing progressively darker as time advances.
The shipyards and the factories are working over
time in every industrial country on earth, forging new
weapons; from all sides come reports of marching men,
soaring airplanes, and tensely watchful waiting in the
foreign offices.
But is this war for which everyone is preparing,
doomed to happen, after all? Isn’t there slightly better
than an outside chance that it will not take place?
Hasn’t the ordinary man—who doesn’t want to die
before his time, and who has a lot of things to do that
he won’t be able to do if war comes—hasn’t he some
reason for believing that he will be permitted to live,
and do the things he wants to do.
There is this to think of. When a danger is ex
posed as plainly as this danger has been exposed, and
for as long a time, people at least are not taken by sur
prise when at least it comes up close.
Having seen the danger coming from afar, people
have been able to prepare themselves for it emotionally.
They are not apt to be stampeded.
Petty incidents which might precipitate the catas
trophe, if handled unskillfully, are sure to get the most
careful attention.
A case in point is the recent flare-up over the
Spanish revolution. This revolt brought extreme con
servation and extreme radicalism into direct conflict.
It stirred up the antagonism between conservatives and
radicals all across Europe. It could very easily have
touched off a war.
But it was not long before the powers were con
ferring on ways to localize the conflict. The foreign
offices, to be blunt, were scared to death; being scared,
and knowing that war could be started so easily, they
took steps to ward off the danger while there was still
time.
For—and this leads us to the most encouraging
factor of all—the various foreign offices, without excep
tion, know that their people do not really want war.
The common man, in whatever country you find
him, wants peace. If he is led off to war he probably
will go, bravely enough; but he will not go gladly. If
the war lasts very long, he is quite likely to take the
weapons which war has put into his hands and turn
them against the people who led him into war—and
take a terrible revenge.
In 1914 war came unexpectedly. People had no
time to set up defenses against it; leaders did not under
stand the dire reaction which it might ultimately pro
voke among their followers.
Today all that is changed. The dangers—all the
dangers—are known by everyone.
Is one, then, being too much of an optimist in sug
gesting that this “inevitable” next war may not hap
pen, after all?
Moving all county fairs ahead six weeks could end
a drough, when all else fails.
Eleven hundred and eighty-one conventions were
held in New York in the past 12 months. Only an as
tronomer could translate this into aspirin tablets.
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Bartholomae Oil
Corp. Dredge Op
erations Teller
The Bartholomae Oil Corpora
tion dredging activities at Gold
Run in the Teller district were
shut down October 13th, said ar
rivals from there going out on
the Victoria.
They reported excellent digg
ing the entire season. A drill
crew are busy there now, and
possibly will continue work until
December 1st, it was declared.
No estimate of the Teller gold
production was learned.
Big Cleanups At
Sunset Reports
State For 1936
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The Alaska Sunset Mines Inc.,
operating a large electric dredge;
at Sunset Creek, about 12 or 14'
miles from Nome, shut down the I
other day & operators reported)
an exceptionally good mining i
season.
It was reported that over $100,
000 in gold was taken out there
this season. ,
Hirschberg At
Teller Says Got
In Good Season
Max Hirschberg, operating
scrapers and hydraulics this past
summer at Sunset Creek across
from Teller, who arrived yester
1 day from that section, after clos
ling down operations for the sum
mer, declared he experienced a
wonderful year for mining.
He said they started working
June 15th and operated contin
uously until October 17th.
Bluff Operations
Fine. Bis: Clcan
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Morton Sullivan, in charge of
slack-line mining operations on
Daniels Creek in the Bluff section
, reported that tiiedr company had
. turned in a fine record for opera
i tions this year. Employing on an
average of 14 men, they were
able to work continuously.
It was reported from various
■ sources that the Bluff output this
1 year totalled slightly more than
$50,000 in gold.
Hospital Notes
Patients who were in the hos
pital receiving medical treatment
and who left today aboard the S.;
S. Victoria included Nick Rat
enberg, Ralph Lister, Harry Ud
ell and Tom Lane.
Mrs. Donald Lyle and baby
girl born last week, are improv
ing nicely. The baby weighed 8
pounds and has been named Don
na Clara.
Jas. P. Daly, taken to the hos
pital yesterday morning, quite ser
iously ill, was reported to have
passed a more comfortable night
than any during the past few
days. He is receiving medical at>
tention under the care of Dr. Tho,
mas Morcom and the staff of the
Maynard Columbus Hospital.
Also in the hospital receiving
medical attention are “Forma
tion Jack”, and Apostloas Athan
asopolias.
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All those interested in organic
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ed to meet at the Fire Station at
7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22.
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