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VOiLOfK 84. No. II. ' * o M K . A A A 8 K A SATURDAY, MARCH . 18, 1883 ' Single copy 25ctn. Per month $1.
NOME PEIE6ITI0N ON JOB JUiTlU
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
MEDFORD, Oregon, March 18,
(yP)—Three persons are faced with
charges of first degree murder fol
lowing the fatal shooting of Geo
rge Prescott, a Medford constable,
when he attempted to serve a
warrant on Llawelly Banks, aged
H2, a political crusader and edior, ,
Banks was indicted with sever-!
al others on a charge of stealing j
and' destroying ten thousand bal- j
lots from the Jackson County court j
house February 20th. He Is now be- ■
ing held in jail at Grants Pass, i
Police said he admitted to firing ;
the shot, killing Prescott, as he j
appeared at the Banks' home to!
serve warrants In connection with
the ballot destruction.
Hie wife and a man vby the;
name of Fleming are the othef,
-two being held on the same char
ge, for they were said to have been !
at the Banks home when the
shooting occurred.
The stealing of the ballots took
place on the eve of a recount in
stituted by former sheriff Ralph
Jennings who contested the elec
tion of Sheriff Gordon. j
near BREAKING
. LONDON, Margh 17,
break *tfi^ltnnatic relations be-.
twe^n Britain and Russia is anti-,
cipated In both business and pol
itical circles, as the second crisis
in the affairs of the two countries |
within five months. This time it (
was the arrest of six British sub
jects employed in Moscoiw. It is
now being considered to recall!
the British ambassador. An em
bargo on Russian goods is olco
viewed as a p'ossilbility to take ef
fect when the trade agreement ex
pires April 16th. Negotiations were
bejgun only recently for a new
Hgreeemeirt. The British govern
ment i« convinced there are no
grounds for the changes _of sabo- .
urge brought against the six Brit
ishers, and twenty-five other em
ployees who have been working
nnder contract for Russia.
TO GET MONEY i
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LOS ANGELES, March 18. (O')
_ - -Eunice Pringle, dancer, who fig
ured in the assault charges brought
against Alexander Pantages. a
year or two ago, Tuesday secur
ed - a court order permitting her
to collect tb,e three thousand dol
lars which Pantages had given
her in settlement of her million
dollar damage suit. Under the
terms of the agreement the mon
ey was to remain in the bank
until she was twenty-one years
old. She became of legal age March
5th, but the bank closed on ac
count of the holiday order.
BANKING OK
UNDATED, March 18, (A*)—The
deadline for payment of Income
„ taxes was extended to March 81.
New York bankers estimated the
total return of gold certificates to
the United States since March 7.
at three hundred million dollars.
Almost all of the banks have so
far reported their deposits contin
uing to exceed withdrawals.
St. Patrick's Dance, Social
A St. Patrick’s day dance, social
and entertainment will be held at
Pioneer Igloo, Saturday. March 18.
Refreshments and everything. Ad
mission adults 75 cents. Cards be
gin at 9 pm.
ROOSEVELT SUBMITS
AGRICULTURAL BILL!
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WASHINGTON, March 18, (£’)—■ '
President Roosevelt urged Congress,
to enact immediately legislation
for agricultural relief, in another
special message to Congress. At j
the same time he submitted a bill
to carrj' out. his ideas. rTTeTF~yo'3"j
frankly it is II now, untried path,:
but I tell you with oqual frank- j
ness that these unprecedented con- >
ditiions call for a trial of new,
means for rescuing agriculture.” j
Of the bill he said: “It relates,
to agriculture and se^ks to increase I
the purchasing power of our farm- J
era, the consumption of articles
manufactured iby our industries, !
and in the communities, at the-j
same time it is designed to great
ly relieve the pressure of farm
mortgages and increase the assets ,
and value of farm loans, made by ■
our banking institutions^'
GENERAL DEAR r
MILWAUKEE, March 18. (£»)— j
General Charles King, aged eighty- j
two. u distinguished soldier and !
author, died here today.
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KENNEL CLUB SUBSTITUTING
v .SOLOMON DEB^V FOB
OOIiOVIN RACE
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At a recent meeting of the
Nome Kennel Club it was decid
ed to substitute the Solomon Der
by for the All-Alaska Champion
ship Race, this year. The Solo
mon Derby is an early day dog
racing classic, from Nome to Solo
mon and return, non-stop. In' the
Early days’ this was considered the
speed race ' for the dog racing
teams hereabouts.
The action of the Jb/ard of dir- !
ectors in this mattep/ls to be com- !
upended It was V decisive step to
lake at this time. A lack of the'
necessary funds for the race this
year caused .the present action. !
It is the present program of the j
Kennel Club, now to leave enough j
money in the treasury to carry on j
racing next winter, and devote j
their entire efforts to raising a j
purse of approximately five or six,
thousand dollars for the All-Al-j
aska Championship Race for next ,
year. Instead of having only pne
thousand dollars as it is now.
This will be'a big change in j
dog racing plans but is one cal-}
culated to put dog racing in the
public eye again.
In addition to the Solomon Der
by, the Borden Race’ will be run
on Sunday, March 26th, weather
and trail permitting. The entrance
tee for the Borden Race will be
$2 .50, and not less than five I
teams will be considered for the
race. Registration and drawing
for place will take place noon
Thursday, March 23rd. at LomenSi
Drug Store.
Prizes for the Borden race will
be $50. $26, and >10 Not less
than, five teams will be consider
ed for the race. ... !, ,
In the Solomon Derby the en
trance fee will be >10 and not
lees than eight teams will be con
sidered. Prizes will be >300, $200,
$160, $50, and $25. Furthe/ par
ticulars of this race will be an
nounced soon. <»
The date for the Solomon Der
by is set for April 5th. In connec
tion with the dog race, will be a
pool wthlch wtlll be divided six dif
ferent ways. Tickets Will be out
the fleet of the week, and the pool
will close midnight/April 4 th.
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NOME DELEGATION OX THE JOB
AT LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU, March 17, —The Hell
erlch Bone Dry Repeal bill passed
the house with a unanimous vote.
Similar action seems assured in
the Senate. The Scott bill lower
ing the contract Interest. . .rate*., qf
han1csT‘M#W'¥^««n^§P“'i'0 per
cent passed the House. The Lomen
bill authorizing federal judges to
appoint, marriage commissioners to
perform marriage services, passed
the senate. The Blake bill chang
ing the date of general elections
to the Second Tuesday in Septem
ber and the convening of the leg
islature on the Second Monday iu
January, passed the' House.
Grand Pioneers in Session
The Grand Igloo of the Pioneers
of Alaska is now In session with
Alfred J. Lomen as. President.
Libel Suit Filed
A libel suit was" tiled here by
Cush Cole, the retiring auditor,
against John Rustgard. for ten
thousand dollars damages. The ac
tion was died on the eve of Rust-,
gard’s departure for Europe. Rusl
gard's Anchorage campaign speech
was the basis of tie action -
Entertain MGM
i tie tueiro-uoi a wsp-<ft*a y e r party
who have heen n1*Wh, filming the
hook “The Eskimo”, were enter
tained by the Nome delegation
during its stay in Juneau.
MAY CALL FOK SEW
ELECTION I LITE
Thirty-six# States have ratified
the Norris resolution to amend
the Federal Constitution so as to
advance the date (or convening
now' terms of Congress to January
1, following the last preceding ele
3lion, there will be no more “lame
luck” sessions The present one
will be the last, and its record for
non-achievement, for lack, of re
iponsiveness to the pufolic will as
"xemplified by its dillydallying
with the beer bill and its muddle
of the, repeal of the Eighteenth
Amendment, merely adds to the
already overwhelming mass of evi
dence that there is serious need for
lhe amendment.
Ratification of the resolution
makes it incumibent on the forth
coming Alaska Legislature to re
vamp the Territory’s election laws.
Under the election code enacted by
the 1931 Session of the Alaska
Legislature, canvass of the returns
are not required to be complete
until as late as Febraury 20. suc
ceeding the November election.
The reason for that delay is pat
ent.. Often, in closely contested
ejections the out come is depend
ent upon the votes cast in some
smaller and more remote precincts
having scanty * mail service and
from which returns are not avail
able for weeks, even months, after
the date of election. Under the
present system of convening Con
gress, the delay in making the
official caayaaB and issuing cert
ificates of election does not injure
anyone. But jvljen Congress shall
meet during the first week of Jan
uary, another condition is set up.
Under the Territorial statute, the
Delegate from Alaska could not
take his seat until as long as two
months after Congress convened,
and the Terrltpry would be with
out representation In the national
law making ibody at a time when the
all-important appropriations bills
are in the process of formulation.
That, naturally, must be avoided.
There are two ways In whlct
/
the defect can be remedied The
most simple is obviously to re
quire the Canvassing Board *-o
complete its-^work long enough be
fore January 1, to permit the suc
cessful candidate to reach Wash
ington in time to take his seat
at the outset of the new Congresa.'
JUU. , n'vK*: -to done, unqfoesffbh-'
ably ’ in ere* will be no occasions
when the Board would have to act
before the Territorial returns will
reverse the standings of the candi
dates. That would be a grave in
justice, not only to some of the
candidates, but to the people of
Alaska, and, therefore, ought to bo
| guarded against.
The- second and we believe the j
better method would be to advance
the date of election front the first
Tuesday in November to the first
Tuesday in September. That would
give ample time for all returns to
be received by the middle of Dec
ember and there wolud be no risk
of the certificates of election being
issued to the wrong candidates.
The Terri tor lad Legisflafture has
the. power to make either, at’ these
changes, and one or * the other
ought to be made rturinc the ses
sipn that convenes here on March
0, next. —Juneau Kmplre. Jan i
25, 19
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HERE IS ONE KESI l/Tl
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NEW YORK. March 18, — |
Joseph W, Harrinian, former presi- j
“dcut and now chairman of the J
Harrimap National Bank and Tryst j
Company was arrested in his Man- ;
hatten home. U.S. Attorney Geo,.
Z. Med a lie said there was a misuse j
of one million, three hundred and
ninety three thousond . dollars in
connection with hank stock pifrchas
es by Harrinian. Such he said was
indicated 'by the evidence now in
the hands of federal investigator*. '
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IS HEAD ,
SEATTLE. March 18. (£>) Mr^
Rebecca Gates aged sixty-five a
former resident of Nome during
the gold rush days, died here to
day.
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“A WHIRL OK PLKASlItK
A whirl of dancing. joy-crazed,
music loving girls taking their
pleasure Where they find it—in
dance halls where partners may
choose- them -for Jhe exchange of
a pasteboard ticket, worth the
staggering sum of ten cents—
that is the setting of "Ten Cents
a Dance," featuring tlie charming
Barbara Stanwyck at the Dream
Theater, Sunday night. March ltt.
The story of this Columbia Pict
ure, directed by Lionel Barrymore,
presents the problem of „a modern
girl who has to decide between
her hutfband and the man who,
saved* him from jail.
Reports from Hollywood indicate
that "Ten Cents a Dance" has
‘been-- given all the elements of
popular entertainment by Us pro
ducers.
This picture was based upon the
popular song. "Ten Cents a Dan
ce.’’
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i 'e delayed la receiving the 8atur- j
day Nugget, several hours late, j
It will Jhe necessary that all |
changes of regular advertisements
be in this office not later than/* P.
M., Thursdays, to Insure publica
tion in the Saturday issue.. Other
wise the change cannot be made
until tj|f^ UGOtt ItfMt.... •••••••• •*•****•
FATHER MEN AUER TELl.S OF
INSPECTION TRIP
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The following account of an
airplane and dog team inspection
trip through most sections of the
territory, was obtained in an in
tervje,w with Father F. M. ~Mena
Ker,' S. J., General Superior Cath
olic Missions in Alaska. .
“January 17 th I started from
Fairbanks with pilot Robbins of
the, PAA on a visit to all the
Catholic Missions of the Yukon
River and Delta. I stopped at, and
visited Tanana, Ruby, and Nulato.
I stayed at Nulato five days and
was then picked up by pilot Jon
es of the PAA who took me to
Hotly Cross. After more than a
month’s stay there I was flown b>
pilot Blunt of the PAA to Moun
tain Village and to Akularak on
the Yukon river delta. I stayed
at Akularak three weeks and then
started by dog team for St. Mich
ael. visiting all “of the villages
along the way. 1 was picked up
bv pilot Pollock of the NAT, after
a four day mushing trip and brot
to Nome.
“On the way to St. Michael I
iiopped-at Point Romanoff for the
ntgnt. in the relief caoin, an*!
good night's rest, lying bt
fWeh two knotty bigs. However,
I forgot to take any coffee or any
thing to eat, and so was forced
to forego the pleasure of break
fast. When i5* got to Stebhins they
isked me what I would like u»
rat and I said all I wanted was
ibout a gallon of„coffee.
“During my trip I found all the
Fathers in good health and the
mission work prospering. Todate
his winter 1 have visited our 12
main missions and most of the 28
stations connected with them. Our
hoarding schools are doing splend
dly; at Holy Cross, our principal
mission, we have lfi5 children, at
\kularak 115. at Pilgrim Springs
50. I am happy to say that there
was practically no. sickness in our
o'bools this year.
“The natives, i especially those
>f the lower Yukon find it rath
er hard to make a living, the fur
'ateh having been in most cases
at her below the average and the .
prices of fur so low. that - it is
luite a problem fpr the Eskimo
>f the coast to get the bare nec
essities of life.. With flour and tea
the native can get along some
how. but even this little is often
wanting. The flour which was sup
sosed to be distributed among the
Eskimos last year thru the Red
Sross somehow vanished into thin
iir and never reached them. I
think it would be a fine thing for
ill concerned-, if some steps were
taken to establish relief station*
here and there on the coast,
where under the guidance of trusty
sovernment officials a distribution
af tea and flour could be made
to * the most destitute families.”
Such were the remarks and items
of nows that Father Menager W.W
an .his inspection rtslt during the
past two months.
NOTICE OF CLOSING POLL ROOK
The Poll Book for registration
of voters for the forthcoming mun
icipal and school board election
will close on Saturday, March 28,
1088.
M. J. WALSH,
City Clerk
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