THE
MUKLUK
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(ItV K. I,. BARTLKTT)
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WASHINGTON, D C., March 3
Passage of the bill advancing the
Territorial election date front Nov
emM to September, alui provid
ing other minor changes in
the election laws, is • expected at
«n early date. It is now on the
House calendar. So far as is known
there is no objection to this pro
posed legislation and it is confi
dently believed it will be enacted
Into law in sufficient time so that
nil necessary arrangements may
be made for holding tills year’s
election in September.
Yesterday the House committee
which hadv conducted hearings on
the measure voted to report fav
orably the Dimond bill permit
ting commercial fishing for king
salmon on the Yukon and Kusko
kwim Itivers. Under the terms of
the .bill, the fishing privilege would
be restricted to natives and bona
fide white settlers. A limitation
on the total catch will be fixed
by the Bureau of Fisheries.
Delegate Dimond is pending ev
ery effort to hasten approval of
his bill to repeal the liquor laws
in Alaska. Already through the
Senate as a result of intensive
spade work he performed on the
opposite side of the Capitol, it
has been hanging fire in House
committee because of delay in re
ceiving reports from interested de
partments. They are onw in and
passage of the bill should be an
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event of the near future.
The Attorney General has ap
proved the principle of the act
transferrins control over alcohol
ic beverages to the Territory of
Alaska.
Two minor amendments are
suggested Hy the Attorney Gen
eral, both of 'which are not on
ly accepted b*U helpful. It is sug
gested that no endeavor tie made
to repeal the national prohibition
aet in its entirety in i;s applica
tion to Alaska. If Title HI of
that dct should be repealed it
wcyi Id mean that no “specially
denatured and tax-free alcohol can
be shipped into Alaska, because
such alcohol c vn bp withdrawn
and shipped only under a permit
aiyl. with Title,III repealed, there
will he no authority for the is
suance of such permi * in Alas
ka.” Continuing, the report of the
Attorney General says. “If Title
XU is reta'ned in force certain
sections o-f Title III relating to
permits and centa nirvr ether pro
visions deemed essential to <
force the provisions if Ti le III
should also be regained. This
(onid perhaps Best be done by re
- pealing the nattonal prohibition
act In Alaska to the same ex
tent that it is repealed in conti
nental United States.”
_ The second- suggested amend
ment- relates-- to disposition- "'Of
pending cases. The Supreme Court
has held that no case arising un
der the. national prohibition act
could be prosecuted In the States
after the rSpeal- of the 18th amend
inept. “There Is some doubt, how
ever,” the report states, “wheth
er this derision applies to cases
arising under the national pr- '
hition act in the Territories. Sec
lion 13, Revised Statutes, contains
a general provision laving pend
ing ipro's-ocntions where a statute
is to be, repealed. If no prnse
culicn enn he brought in the Stat
es. it is believed that, for the sake
of uniformity, the same rule
should he applied to the Terri
tory.”
Mr. Dlmond plans to amend
the hill immediately to .incorpor
ate the above suggestions and
ihns Alaska will be placed In the
same status as the States.
Slim Williams is still encamped
In nearby Maryland. ; He Is act
ive In behalf of the International
highway and has made many fine
contacts. A recent heavy fill of
enow gave him an opportunity to
take Mrs. Curtis Da.ll, daughter
'of President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
for a sleigh" rid© Behind the team
of dogs which have traveled far.
•lnee they left Copper Center In
November 1932.
The Department of the Interior
has Issued a call for bids from
asylums located west of the Rocky
Mountains for care of Insane from
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Alaska for a one year period be- i
ginning January 16, 1935. Hids
will be received until March 30. J
Presidentation of the ivory
fountain pen desk set which is
the gift of the Alaska Sourdough
Reunion .Was made to Preaident
Roosevelt this week by Delegate
Dimond.
The President evinced a lively
interest In the gift. He examined
it carefully and was particularly
taken with the carved figures of
Alaska huskies oo the set, com
menting several times upon the
fineness of the work. He assured
the Delegate the set would he
place;} upon his study desk a It d
would be in dally use there.
During the course of their con
versation Mr. Dimond extended
'wo invitations—he first asked the
President to visit Alaska'and then
on behalf of the Alaska 'Sourdough
Reunion, urged him t5 Join the
sourdoughs when they meet. at
Taconta uext fall. ,
While the President doubts that
he will* he able to be with the
oldtimers at their annual, much
as he would like to, he pave
assurance that he is planning to
so to Alaska. Just when, he can
not tell. It will not be this com
ing summer, because his travel
plans for then are already map
ped out, but he told the Delegate
he would visit the Territory at
the first opportunity, and gave
the impression that he has de
finitely in mind, a trip there be
fore the end of his fiVet Admini
stration.
Through the efforts of the Dele*
I gate, a copy o$ the famous paint
ing depicting the cession of Al
aska to the United States will be
made for the people of the Ter
ritory.
j A Civil Works Administration
J artist will go to Auburn, New
York, and make two copies of
'the painting. Auburn w*as the
{home of William H. Seward, Se
leretarv of State at the time of
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the Alaska purchase, and in the
: Seward home hangs the historic
canvas. One copy will be for Al
aska and the second for the office
; off Secretary of the Interior Ickes.
The appropriation or carrying
mail over star routes in Alaska,
reduced *3.000 to $132,000 in
'House committee, was raised to
'he original budget estimate of
l$13S,000 in the Senate and this
figure has been accepted in con
ference.
! Tim Agriculture Department
supply bill passed the house ves
"lerdav carrying a provision that
i not to exceed $350,000 may be
■ spent on .national forest highways
| n Alaska. As only $1,500,000 is.
i appropriated for forest highways
I ihroughout th<> country. Alaska
!under the regular Apportionment
! would receive only $1*50,000. The
remaining $200,000 will come
I from funds heretofore appropriat
ed and not expended. After sub
tracting $200,000 from unexpend
ed funds there will remain in that
a gory $200,000.
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CALI, BOR BIDS
SEALED BIDS, in triplicate,
-will ire -received until-9:00 atm;.
May 3, 1J34, at. the cftftce of the
[Commissioner at Juneau, Alaska,
and then publicly opened, for fur
nishing all labor and materials
and performing all work for the
construction of one room school
building with l'ving quarters at
T1ROOKEI) CREEK, McGRATH.
j I’ORTLOCK, PORT GRAHAM, and.
MrSHAC-AK.
i SEALED BIDS, in triplicate,
will be received tin'll 9:00 a.m.,
■ May 10, 103 4 at the office of the
I Commissioner of Educat'on at
| Juneau, Alask-a, and then public-,
ly opened for furn'shlng all labor
and materials and performing all
i work for the construction of one
room school buildings with l'ving
quarters at FORTUNA LEDGE
(Marshall), and GOLOVIN.
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Tha contract form, plans spec
ifications and speciai provisions
may be examined at - the City
Clerk’s Office in’ Nome, The
school agent in each location will
also have a copy of the contract
form, plans, specifications, and
special provisions. Extra bid
blanks will be placed In each of
tha above named phtces.
All bids must be In accordance,
with the Plans and Specifications
and Instructions to Bidders.
The r'ght is reserved to reject
any or all Bids.
ANTHONY E. KARNES,
Commissioner of Education
Juneau, Alaska.
Publish March 24, 31, 1934.
COMMUNICATIONS
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To The Editor of The Nugget:...™.
Dear Sir: There is an old say
ing that “jneditation Is good for
the soul.” It is well at this time
to consider in retrospect the
achievements of the Roosevelt
administration; to line them up
before your mental eye and gaze
upon their formidable array; to
disect and ponder them, and mar
vel a bit at the changes they have
made ln our national life. A
now-- generation of liberal think
ers, who believe that the govern
ment should be operated under
the constitution for the benefit of
all the people, is in the political
saddle andtjhe old order changes.
We see a &pnpral economic bet
terment that reflects Itself thru
the various phases of the busi
ness structure. Transportation
and shipping • lines report the larg
est volume of business In years.
Our own particular steamer, the
Victoria, has beeu completely
sold out since January and the'
Arctic Transport Company Is plac
ing an extra vessel on the Nome
run.
Florida reports thru the press
the largest winter tourist busi
ness since 1929. Retail stores
and small business men report a
decided increase in their trade.
The autoibobile industry is enjoy
ing the best season since 1929.
Corn, wheat and cotton have more
than doubled in price to the 'far
mer in the past year. Those
whose trades add to the general
welfare, such as barbers, doctors,
dentists and others of the skill
ed labor guild are again receiving
a decent compensation for their
work. Emergency projects spon
sored by the government are dis
tributing hundreds of bullions to
the workers who have not ns yet
bhen absorbed back into industry
and this money is flowing thru
the channels of trade.
There are those who- cannot ad
just themselves to the changing
times and conditions. It is these
people who are the severest cri
tics and obstructionists.1 Th-eir
principal bleat is that the federal
government Is entering more and
more in^o the realms of business,
seeking to place everything under
government control.. If these
people will only seek with an
open mind they will find that the
legislative enactments of the gov
ernment pertaining to business
are only emergency measures.
The New Dealt was established on
the basis of emergency when It
was a question whether the State
would survive or sink into the
oblivion that has always been the
fate of former civilizations ^that
sacrificed the basic ideals of hu
manity to tlie false gods of greed,
ind gain. Surely no'one will
deny but that a dire emergency
existed. There still remains a
public .responsibility on th% part
of all of our cltfaens to see that
the "start that has been mhde to
ward thp realization of a whole
some economic and social order
be' not impeded. If we expect to
enjoy in future years the benefits 1
of modern Invention, of science,
of industry and concentrated
labor, it is incumbent upon us to
exercise some plan to oontrol
these benefits, both-ip the manner
ol production and distribution, so
hat the«e benefits will not accrue
only to the few but to all of us.
This is what the New Dealers
itre accomplishing. We Jmow
now that .the old hypothesis of
"every man- for himself” contrib
utes nothing to the public welfare.
Governmental control of Indus
try and business will continue
and should continue until the' for
mer element of graft In high
political plah^#' and ‘‘the-public-be
damned” attitude of the power
ful monopolies Is 'completely, eli
minated. And when the time
conies that federal control and
supervision are withdrawn we
will do well tp see that the best
of these so-called revolutionary
Ideas of the New Dealers are
kept as a permanent .part of our
soneme of living.
, ' HOWARD LYNG
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BREWSTER
DISCUSSES
REINDEER
(Republished from Seward Dally
Gateway. March 2!>, 1!C14.)
Through the ..courtcs'y -of Lyman
S. Brewster, general Reindeer sup
erintendent, Alaska Department of
! Interior, tl|e following bfief out
line, past and present, of the rein
deer situation, written expressly
for the Gateway which has had
much to say about reindeer these
past few years, will be read with
considerable interest:
•* "The importations of reindeer
finally totalled something over
1,200 head.'The original herd was
established at the Teller Mission,
Port 'Clarence, Bay. From that
meagre beginning, herds are now
to> be found along the entire Ber
ing Sea, and Arctic Ocean coast.
An estimate of the number, leads
one into the realms of specula
tion,' and serves no good purpose.
KEN KFITS OI TSTA N DING
"However, 'benefits that accrue
to the inhabitants of such areas,
both native and white, in supply
ing food and clothing, if translat
ed into dollars, would reach an
astounding figure. Indications are
that in several areas, the local
consumption |ias increased ulmost
in proportion to the increase in
the herds, the results being that
the surplus is not as great as was
anticipated.
“Originally the reindeer were
herded' like sheep, but gradually,
due to .economic reasons, as well
ns increase of number, the pract
ice has been abandoned, except for
periods of marketing and butch
ering. it can be readily seen that
a band of 5.000 to 10,000 ani
mals. if kept constantly under
herd, would trample and destroy
more feed than would be eonsutil
ed.
“Tlie abandonment of herding
lias resulted in the breaking down
of individual herds, so that much
drifting and mixing has occurred
TO segregate the strays and re
turn them to their own range,
would result in a never ending
• nd costly process, which event
ually would have to be abandon
■ d due to the absence of natural
hound Arles between herds. It log
ically follows that separation of
Eskimo from non-Eskimo owni'd
reindeer will not he undertaken,
except in special instances, where
loc.il circumstances seem to justi
ly such action.
DIRECTED BV GOVERNOR
“The U. S. Reindeer Service
succeeds to the work which was
formerly performed by the Bur
eau of Education. Its present per
sonnel consists of the General
Superintendent, with headquarters
al Nome: 'and five Supervisors,
one ’for each of the following dis
tricts: Buckland, Tell&r, Nome,
Egavik and Bethel. In addition,
the services of teachers in the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, are re
lied upon for assistance at ev
ery village in • the reindeer areas.
Tin- Service is under the direc
tion of Governor John W. Troy.
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“The work is advisory, and sup
ervisory, covering all reindeer
areas, and one of the most Im
portant phases of it is in ,..pre
paring records of all markings
and handlings, in order that a
proper distribution of increase is
given to respective owners. This
phase of the work has in the qast
year been ..extended to cover
white-owned herds as well as na
Uve, and will have the effect of
eliminating one of the earlier
sources of misunderstanding, and
confusion.
NEW LOCATIONS SOUGHT
“The prospects of establishing
an industry engaged in the butch
ering and marketing of reindeer
meat Is not encouraging, due to
the prevailing low market prices
for meats, and also for the seas
on that the surplus of butcher
able animals, available at central
points, is not as gTeat as was or
iginally anticipated.
"There will be no attempt, on
the part of the Reindeer Service
to establish herds In the vicinity
of the Alaska Railroad, fnit if
such; an 'undertaking is destrable
and commercially Justified, the
field will be open to private cap
ital and Industry.
“Steps have been recently * un
dertaken to 'establish herds at
Hooper bay and Nelson Island.
Other desirable locations will be
selected in the ,near future.'*
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NOTICK OF PRIMARY KLECTKtt
To the .electors of The Town o:
Nome, ©ivsion No. Two, Territorj
of Alaska.
Notice ts hereby given that
pursuant to Chapter 39,. Session
Laws of Alaska, 1919, and all
subsequent Territorial Laws and all
Federal Legislation, and in con
formity.'stherewith, a Primary El
ection will be held on Tuesday,
April 24, 1934, between' the hours
of 8 o'clock A. M. and 7 .o'clock
1*. M: of safd day, for the purpose
of nominating candldltes of the
various political parties of Alaska
for the following offices, lo-wit:
A Delegate to the House of
Representatives from The ^Terri
tory of Alaska:
A Treasurer for The Territory
of Alaska:
One member of th« Territorial
Selwte of The Territory of Alaska
Four members of tie House of
Representatives of The Territory
of Alaska:
Two Road Coininissioners for
Road District No. Two.
The Common Council of the
Town of Nome, having heretofore
by ordinance, duly designated tlie
polling place of said Town of
Nome, the Electors are hereby
notified:
That all duly qualified voters
residing within tho Town of Nome
will vote at. City Hall Building,
located on Front Street in and
upon Lot 11 of Block 20 which
Is owned by City or Nome, the
same being the duly designated
polling place.
Dated this 6th day of March,
1934.
The Common Council of the
Town of Nome,
By M. .1. WALSH, Clerk
Publish April 14, 21, 1934..
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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Notice is hereby given that, by
order of the Probate Court in and
for the Cape Nome Precinct, Alas
ka,- the undersigned has been ap
pointed ’ Executor of the Estate of
CHARLES MASON, deceased. All
persons having claims against said
Estate should present them 'with
proper vouchers attached, within
six months from the date of the
first publication hereof, to the un
dersigned Executor at Nome, Alaska.
Dated at Nome," Alaska, April
7, 1934.
A. A. CHAONON,
Executor.
Leroy M„ Sullivan,
Attorney of Executor.
Publish April 7, 14, 21, 28,'May 5
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
I In the matter of the Estate of
W. H. OLSON. Deceased.
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j IX THE PROBATE COUNT OP
the Koyuk Precinct, Second Divi
sion. Territory of Alaska.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appoint
ed Administrator of the Estate of
W. H. Olson, deceased. Notice is
i further given that all persons hav
ing claims against the estate of
suid deceased, are requested to
i present them with proper voucher
i within six months from the date
of this notice, to the undersigned
Administrator at his office nt Hav
eook, in said Precinct, Territory
;of Alaska.
| Dated this 23rd day of March.
193 4.
^TIOUST OLSON
Administrator of the estate of
j W. H. Olson, deceased.
! Publish April 7, 14, 21, 28,
May 5. 1934.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
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Notice is hereby given that, by
order of the Probate Court in and
for the Cape Nome Predict, Alas-.
:ka ..the undersigned has been ap
■ pointed Administrator of the estate
jot Henry C. Conrad, deceased. All
persons having claim against said
.estate should present them with
I proper vouchers attached, within
'six months from __ the date of the
first publication hereof, to the un
dersigned administrator at Nome,
Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, March
31, 1934. -
CHARLES D. JONES,
Administrator.
LEROY M. SULLIVAN,
Attorney for Administrator.
Publish March 31, April. 7. 141 ~ .
21, 28.
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