THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager.
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Delivered by carrier in Nome, Little Creek and Sunset
Creek, for $2.00 per month. By mail postage paid out
side of Nome and vicinity, $1.50 pe month.
Entered in the Post Office in Nome as 2nd Class Matter
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
(CITY OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER)
WAR MUST BE FEARED FOR
ITS UPHEAVALS
When people say that another great war would'
“wreck European civilization,” what do they mean? I
Stanley Baldwin, prime minister of Great Britain,
can tell you. Ina recent address in Scotland, Mr. Bald
win had this to say about the war menace that hangs
over Europe:
“If that fire is ever lighted again on the continent,;
no man can tell whether the heather will stop burning,1
and it is not a risk that I, for one, am going to take for
my country so long as I have any control in the govern
ment.
“I believe that the perils of another modern war
in Europe must lead to a revolt of all people against
their rulers, and you might soon find Europe in a state
of complete and barbarous anarchy from end to end.”
In that one sentence Mr. Baldwin paints a picture
And a little reflection on the aftermath of the last war
such as this earth has not had to look at in all its history,
should convince anyone that its dark colors are justified.
The last war sent Russia into anarchy, and from
1918 to 1920 or 1921 Russia gave about as faithful a
representation of hell on earth as the sun has ever look
ed down upon.
The other countries managed to miss that fate—
but they didn’t miss it by very much. Only by reading
the detailed histories of that period can one realize how
frighteningly close the rest of Europe came to follow
ing the same path.
“Why did that happen? Why did the most popu-1
lous nation in Europe suddenly revert to the savagery, j
the confusion, the pain, and the hunger of the Dark'
Ages, so that the deaths of its people in the reconstruc
tion period had to be numbered in the millions?
The answer is inescapable. The war made the Rus
sians desperate; it gave them the terrible feeling that
no change could possibly be for the worse, that their
rulers had been guilty of a folly so stupendous that they
and all they stood for had to be abolished, no matter
what the cost.
Mr. Baldwin is not being unduly pessimistic in sus
pecting that another great war would make the people
of all warring nations feel the same way. And if they
do—if the plain men and women of Italy and Germany j
and France ever get into the state of mind the Rus
sians got into in the final year of the war—then we
shall witness anarchy, bloodshed, and cruelty on a scale
that the earth has never known before.
It is a frightful picture. Can any man contemplate
it and doubt that the one thing Europe must do at any
price is to keep the peace?
Can any catastrophe as great as the catastrophe a
new war would bring be loosed upon this modern
world?
A fellow in Florida has been voted the “Ideal Hus
band.” At picnics he can lift a layer cake and devilled
eggs out of a box right side up.
There is much to be learned regarding the new
safety type of electric fan with rubber blades. Will it
strop an old-fashioned straight razor?
It seems to be like this:—While one section of the
community learns new dances through the solitious
ministrations of boondogglers, the other has to learn
new ways to pay the piper.—Boston Herald.
The medical fraternity is having little luck at sep
arating Siamese Twins. Now we’ll see how the ampu
tation of the Postmaster-General affects Chairman Jim
Farley.
II . 1 11
FASTEST, MOST CONVENIENT
THRU SERVICE TO
FAIRBANKS AND ANCHORAGE
3 Hrs. 20 Min. 3 Hrs. 40 Min.
FROM NOME
MIROW AIR SERVICE
INSTRUCTION FOR MOTORISTS
The American people have been working for years
to induce automobile drivers to operate their cars care
fully and avoid accidents. Up to date their efforts have
not been very successful. Their policy seems too much
like attempting to cure a disease by removing its symp
toms, instead of getting at the fundamental root of the
trouble.
The root of the trouble in reckless automobile driv
ing is the lack of a spirit of caution and prudence. It
does little good to talk to reckless persons after their
driving ideas are well formed. Fines and suspensions
of their right to drive have some effect, but in many
cases fail to cure these habits.
It would seem a practical idea to require all candi
dates for the right to own or drive an automobile to at
tend a short course given by some competent traffic
authority, on the proper methods of driving. Diagrams
and pictures should illustrate the perils of various traf
fic situations, indicate the rate permissable under given
conditions and should show the signals and other ac
tion that decency and safety require from the operator.
It is much easier to form the habit of doing some
thing right, if the start is made with a clear idea of the
right way to do it. After they have done the thing
wrong for years, few people will change this old habit.
—Alaska Daily Press.___
Weather Today
(U. S. Weather Bureau)
Snowstorms were general this
morning over western Alaska,
Central Alaska and the Yukon
Territory. Rain was falling ov
er southwestern Alaska. The S.
S. Victoria reported about 108
miles south of Nome at 1:00 A.
M. in a snow-storm and very
strong wind from the Northeast.
Barometer readings are rela
tively low and decreasing over
Alaska and the Bering Sea; the
lowest readings charted near
Dutch Harbor.
Rising temperatures were ob
served over western and south
western Alaska this morning.
Unsettled weather with snow
squalls is indicated for Nome and
vicinity during the next 24 hours
with NE winds of moderate velo
city.
The lowest temperature at |
Nome last night was 31 and the |
highest yesterday 35. Snowfall
.02 for 24 hours ending at 6 a.m.
TELLER AIRWAY WEATHER
STATION TO BE REBUILT
Weather Bureau officials today
stated that the airway station
which recently burned in the fire
destroying the Lomen store and
radio station some time ago,
would be re-established possibly
next spring when new equipment
can be sent from the airway div
ision at Washington, D. C.
Subscribe For The Nugget
Harry Saito, Prop. •
Opposite The Bank
Suits And Hats
Cleaned
Laundry Work At
Reasonable Prices
Baths For Men unit Women
Phone MAln 149
CITY LAUNDRY
EMPORIUM BAZAAR
BIG WINTER SALE
NOW ON
Heavy Breeches, Jackets, Shirts, All Wool—
And Other Merchandise—Our Prices
Can’t Be Beat
Northern Light & Power Co.
AND j
Alaska Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Second Avenue and Lane’s Way
LIGHT, POWER AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES
LOCAL AND LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE SERVICE
THE BOARD OF TRADE
NEW LOCATION
(Opposite The Dream Theatre)
ARCTIC BEER PARLOR
AND CARD ROOM
Between Pioneer Drug Store And Dream Theatre
Jack Solomon, Proo.
Casual and breezy — Lenthdric’s newest perfume is
an amasing translation of the pleasant piquancy of
A Scotch tweed. You'll like its verve .. . its gusty ,
' vigor r« . its clean, sharp tang! ' V
''’^-$1.25 to $12.50
NOME DRUG STORE
“Capp? MeDoupall. Proprietor Telephone Main 9it
WE HAVE ON HAND
NEW STOCK OF TIRES
AND CHAINS
Don’t Take Chances With Slippery Roads
—PREPARE FOR WINTER DRIVING—
THE NOME MOTOR COMPANY
—Mayfair Tavern—
(First Ave., and B Street)
BEER & SANDWICHES
Baths In Connection
— NO COVER CHARGE HERE —
JUST RECEIVED
OLYMPIC AND SCHLITZ CANNED BEER. j
Also Bulk Wines and Liquors. We Arc Closing out
Our Entire line of Mens Furnishings Rubbers
Boots and Pacs.
NOME LIQUOR STOKE
(Next Door To Fire Station)
The Nome Daily Nugget
Read by People in Every Town,
Village and Hamlet in the
Second Division.
ADVERTISE IN
THE NOME DAILY
NUGGET
IT GETS RESULTS