THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager
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The following editorial is reprinted frm the Ketchi
kan Alaska Chronicle, which covers the many vexing
troubles that newspaper men are confronted with in
reference to the promoter of free publicity, which is an
old story, but every now and then must be brought to
the public’s attention:
“The Ketchikan promoter—be he the head of a lodge
committee putting on a dance, or be he an old timer
setting up in business that means all the world to him
though perhaps isn’t such hot potatoes with the rest of
us, or be he a new-comer from the big city who wants
to put something over on the hicks—runs afoul the
press.
“The Chronicle itself isn’t of world wide importance,
and what interests it would be good wastebasket mater
ial for a newspaper twice its size. Nevertheless, The
Chronicle makes its money from the advertising it sells.
If it gave everything away, there would be no newspap
er. So it can do no more than any other newspaper; it
can be edited solely on the judgment of its editors. If
its editors think an item isn’t news, there’s nothing
much you can do about it except get mad or take an ad.
“The unfortunate thing about those not accustomed
to dealing with the press is that they generally choose
to get mad. The newspaper loses the ad, the promoter
loses the publicity, and nobody is very happy.
“But there is consolation for everyone concerned in
the fact that press relations are of so diffcult—and gen
erally so important—a nature that everyone high and
low has his troubles. The difference is that the fellow
higher up has more experience. The American Iron and
Steel Institute, the General Motors Corporation, the
Chrysler corporation, and dozens of others have their
own public relations departments which keep the news
papers supplied with information—not excluding even
the Chronicle. Most of this material never gets into
print, but no one gets very mad.
“Even President Roosevelt, master as he is at hand
ling people, has difficulties with the press. No long ago
the New York Times scored a scoop thfough its Wash
ington correspondent, Arthur Krock. in which the Pres
ident was quoted as telling friends he would not seek
a third term. The quotation was undoubtedly authorized
by the President himself.
“That wasn’t so good. No less a person than J. red
Essary of the Baltimore Sun rose in the next press con
ference and began a recital of the case but. according
to the Associated Press, was interrupted by the Presi
dent with a smiling plea of ‘Now. Fred—.’ Essary kept
on. He demanded to know if such a policy were to be
continued. The President apologized graciusly but ask
ed that terms of the apology be “off the record”.
“It may seem strange to you that a President should
feel called upon to apologize to a correspondent. But if
he were not that types of President, he would have a
press as unfavorable as that which Hoover had. And Mr.
Roosevelt knows enough of public relations to know
that Mr. Hoover’s so-called bad press hurt no one but
Mr. Hoover.
“Yet while newspapermen argue even with a Presi
dent to get important news, they argue as hard with
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RUSSIA'S TRAITORS
Death has so long been the approved decree for trea
son that there can be little or no sympathy for those
convicted of plotting against Mr. Stalin's Soviet govern
ment nor any great concern for their fate. It is only
of late that the government has been staging formal
trials for treason and getting the news out over the
world. In the earlier practice many who incurred dis
favor with Russia’s rulers were “liquidated” by death
or exile, without advertising. Now it seems desirable
to let everybody know just who the traitors are and how j
they are beirtg treated. Most likely this is done for the
special information of the arch-traitor, Leon Trotsky,;
and his adherents in every land.
With due allowance for error in translation and trans
mission the news from Moscow, as it ernes to this coun- j
try, reads as if it were “framed.” With government
control over every means of communication there can
be no doubt that the news comes just as the government
would have it come. As a rule those accused of treason
are reported to have confessed, bringing in the name
of Trotsky and implicating Germany and Japan. In
each tria Iso far the “defendants” are made to boast of
their plotting. The strategy of the parade is doubtful;
it certainly does not strengthen outside belief in the
fairness, firmness and stability of the Stalin regime.
Either it expresses continuing fearfulness among Rus
sia’s rulers or reveals indulgence in personal revenge.
—Seattle Times.
—i ■ 0
That foreign community in which huge coins of
stone are used would not be the most propitious place
to sing “Pennies from Heaven.”
“During the flu season, it is wise not to go out with
out one’s rubbers.” Especially if one lives in the Miss
issippi valley.
A Newr York brewery official says, “Bock must be
drunk w'ith dignity.” Well, the first couple of glasses,
anyway.
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A Gray Wolf
Game Gp To
Cabin Door
A gray wolf, which came up to
within 15 feet of the cabin door
and stole a frozen rabbit lying
there, was killed recently at1
Rainy Pa>ss by O. P. Rees, Star ^
Air Service radio operator, ac
cording to .a radio dispatch from
Mr. Rees to Anchorage. A^ few
seconds later he killed a black
wolf whioh evidently had been
prowtling about the cabin with
the gray one.
Roused by the barking of his'
malamute dog, the radio operator
ran out with a .22 caliber rifle &
sped the black wolf standing in
the river flats looking at the dog
and cabin. Hastily calculating!
that he’d need a little moTe ar
tillery for the task, Mr. Ree8
went back for a larger rifle. He
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came out again and saw the black j
wolf conning closer.
Suddenly the operator’s wife
spied a gray wolf from the win
dow of the cabin, pairtly hidden
by a snow bank and only six feet
away from the frantically bark
ing malatmrte, which was chain
ed and straining to get at the
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The Business
MR. MERCHANT:
Do you know that enough business is going
out of town every month to support at least one
more store here, even larger than any doing busi
ness here today.
Every mail brings in direct mail advertising
that is taking YOUR Business away from YOUR
Nome—You can hold most of that business here
by telling the public what you have to offer.
And the best way to tell them is tlirougli the
adverising columns of THE NUGGET.
Call our Advertising Manager and he will he
of assistance to you in preparing your advertising
copy if you so desire.
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wolf.
Raising his rifle, Mr. Rees drop
ped the gray wolf, then swung
his aim on the black one and kill
ed the latter. Upon examining
the tracks, he found the gray an
imal had come within 15 feet of
the cabin door, stollen a frozen
rabbit there, taken the rabbit
down the trail and dropped it and
then approached within sax fee*
of the dog.
“If anyone doubts this,” the
message said, “the signs will be
here till the first snow for exam
ination, and we have the wolves.'
Buy them by the bundle. Dm
them for starting fires. For Sal*
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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
UNITED STATES PATENT
Min. Sur. No. 1888
Min. Appl. No. 0926
IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
OFFICE, Nome, Territory of Al
aska.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that R. W, SILVER, whose poet
office address is Nome, Alaska
has made application for a pat
ent for 1454.5 linear feet on the
Shamrock No. One lode and for
1500 linear feet on the Goode
lode, each bearing gold and sil
ver, the same being as to the
Shamrock No. One lode N. 44 deg
48 min. W. 63.5 ft. and S. 44 dtp
48 min. E. 1391 ft. from the dis
covery cut thereon, and a furth
er discovery of said Shamrock
No. One lode being a cut the
east end of which bears S. 18
deg. 40 min. E., 255 ft. from the
west end of the lode line from
which Cor. No. 1 of the Shamrock
lo. One lode cla m bears S. 36 deg
48 min. E., 300 ft.; and the, Goode
lode being N. 36 deg. 47 min. W.
25 ft., and S. 36 deg. 47 min. E.
1475 ft. from the discovery cut
thereon. A particular description
of the Shamrock No. One lode
claim bang as follows;
Begnning at Cor. No. 1, a fir
post 43 in. long, 4 ins. sq., 2 ft
in ground, in mound of earth and
stone 1 ft. high. 30 in. base, ana
marked SH-1-1-1888, from whkh
U. S. L. M. No. 324 bears S. 41
deg. 25 min. W„ 774.7 ft., and
from which Cor. No. 1 Sur. No
324 Southern Cross Lode bears
N. 2 deg. 35 min. E., 204.5 ft.,
magnetic declination 19 deg. 15
m;n. E.: Thence N. 36 deg. 48 mm
E., 600 ft. to Cor. No. 2. magnet
ic declination 19 deg. 15 mn
E.; Thence S. 44 deg. 48 min
E., 1454.5 ft. to Co-r. No. 3, mag
netic declination 19 deg. 15 m:n
E.; Thence S. 36 deg. 48 min W.
600 ft. to Cor. No. 4, magnetic
declination 19 deg. 15 min. E.,
Thence N. 44 deg. 48 min. W.
1454.5 ft. to Cor. No. 1, and plact
of besg.rming, confaining 19.819
acres. Area in conflict wtiih Goodt
lode of this survey 3.493 acres,
and in conflict with Sur. Nc. 324
Southern Cross Lode 3.36 acres
Net area of Shamrock No. One
lode 12.966 acres.
And a particular description of
the Goode lode being as follows:
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, which
is identical with Cor. No. 1 Sur.
No. 324 Hot Air lode, a fir post
4 in. sq., 48 in. above ground, in
an earth mound 1 ft. high, 4 ft.
base, and previousy marked
324-No. 1, and now marked aSfec
GO-1-1888, from which U. S. L.
m. ino bears S. 46 deg. 01
min. W., 389.4 ft., magnetic de
clination 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Then
ce N. 36 deg. 48 min. E., 599.2
ft. to Cor. No. 2, magnetic declin
ation 19 deg. 00 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 47 min. E., 1500 f».
to Oar. No. 3, magnetic declina
tion 19 deg. 30 min. E.; Thence
S. 36 deg. 48 min. W.. 599.2 ft.
to Cor. No. 4. magnetic declina
tion 19 deg. 45 min. E.; Thence
N. 36 deg. 47 min. W„ 1500 ft.
to Cor. No. 1, and place of be
ginning. containing 19.792 acres
net area, the conflict of 3.493 ac
res with the Shamrock No. One
lode claim, same survey, being
shown above and deduction made
therefor from the Shamrock No.
One lode claim. Total net area of
the Shamrock No. One and Goode
lode claims being 32.758 acres
Said 2 claims are located on
Trilby hill between Solomon Riv
er and Trilby Creek, in the Cape
Nome Mining and Recording dist
rict and precinct. Second Divi
sion. Territory of Alaska; the no
tices of locations being recorded
with the Recorder for the said
district and precinct for the
Shamrock No. One lode claim in
Vol. 214. page 106, and for the
Goode lode claim in Vol. 214,
page 107
Adjoining claims are cm the
North. Sum No. 324 Southern
Cross lode: on the East, Sham
rock 2 lode and Goode 1 lode,
unsurveyed; on the West, Sur.
No. 324 Southern Cross lode and
Sur No. 324 Hot Air lode; other
ad jointing claims unknown.
U. S. L. M. No. 324 to which
these cianrne are tied is a slate
block on said Trilby hill, in lati
tude and longitude as taken from
the V- S. G. S. map of the Sok>
mom Quadrangle, of 64 deg. 39
min. % N.. 164 deg. 16 min, % W.
ALMER RYDEEN Register
1st Publication Pri., April 16, 1937
Laet Pub. Monday June 28, 1937.