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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 139. Telephone Main 46 NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 4 1914. Telephone Main 46. PRICE 35 CENTS
BLANCH SMTH ARRESTED
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ROADS AND TRAILS ARE URGED
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BUNCH SMITH HELD SUSPICION
OF MURDERING SAMUELS
oitH PROMINENT
FINANCIER DIES
Huyym'i Special Service.
NEW YORK, Juno 4.—Alexander E.
Orr, former president of the New
Y ork Rapid Transit Commission ana
Uie New York Life Insurance Com
pany died today. Orr was a native
of irelund, but came to th» United
States when yuite a young man and
settled in New York city where ho
commenced life as an ordinary ship
ping clerk. In 185 he became clerk
, and in 1861 a partner in the firm ot
ionvid Orr & Co., from which time he
lias been a prominent tigure in New
Y ork tlnancial world and was direcloi
of many of New Turk's financial and
phlanathropic institution. lie wus
sixty-two years old ut the time of his
death.
SULZER WILL
SEEK NOMINATION
Special Nugget Service
NEW YORK, June 4.—Sulzcr is de
termined to make the fight for gover
nor again. lie today announced that
he would bo an Independent candidate
for gubernatorial nomination.
''uenai Nuyyal btrvict
SEATTLE, Juno 4.—After an in
vestigation into tlie supposed suicide
of M. L>. Samuels in the Seattle hotel
yesterday afternoon, the police placed
under arrest Mrs. Banch Smith,, form
er wife of “Deep Hole" Joe Smiln of
Alaska upon the suspicion that she
had something to do with the death of
Samuels. Airs. Smith, who occupied
the room adjoining Samuels’ room at
time the shot was fired, Is know 1 to
have been enfatuated with him and
had persistently followed Samuels
wherever he would go and being of an
insanely jealous disposition had often
been known to make threats which It
is now supposed she probably carried
| out yesterday. Mrs. Smith who Is
known to Alaskans us New York
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Liiuuch quarreled with the poll, e, at
the lime of tier ariosi, claiming that it
was a plain case of suicide in which
she could possibly have no part. Vfru.
Smith ut'l'ived here from Juneau :usl
January and look the room in tin?
hotel Seattle adjoining Samuels ten
days ago. It is thought that Mrs.
Smith lidding that Mr. and Mrs. Sam-j
uels hud fixed up their family diltl
eullicM had become so insanely Jeal-|
ous that she determined upon the]
death of Sumuels and that as a means
of carrying out that determination had
procured the adjoining room to Sam
, uels to better carry out her plans.
| Friends of Samuels here who know (
Mrs. Smith and her disposition and
v.hu know something of the relations |
existing between her and Samuels be- j
lieve that slie waa rcspom ible for
Samuels death nd the belief is grow
ing that she tired the fatal shot, .uni
it is a case of murder and not of sui
cide. The authorities .ire making .
thorough mv.litigation and it is
thought from the action of the police
lii.ll there is SUlllelelit evidence liovv
secured to convince (lie police 1li.it
Mrs .Smith is the probable murderer
of M l> Samuels.
SI'i iKA.N'K, .lime 4. Attorney X, K
N'u/.un, who had acted as Mrs. Sam
uels attorney in her divorce proceed
ing* stated that Mr. and Mrs. Samuels
fixed up their family difficulties tnd
I
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asked for a dismissal of the divorce j
proceedings. Xuzun said: "They told
me lltev wished n> forget about their
troubles and brain all oyer a gain. J
.1 A. Iliulieder of the Miners and
Men hauls bank has bf/yi appidnted
administrator of the estate of M. IJ
Samuels and today tiled his bond :e
such admin ini rut or in the sum of $.’>u
iaiiij wiili the Putted States commis
sioner
A. S. Kemp, It. .1 Itenney and Geo
I .omen were appointed appraisers,
•lake Kit-stain and Mrs. Pigeon are em
ployed as assistants to the appraisers.
The store will be closed for several
days while the appraisers are golns
over the stock.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
CAUSES DEATH OF TWO
special Nugget Service.
1’oRTL.ANL>, June 4.—A tire broke
out thin morning in the Northwest
Sash and Door factory which com
pletely destroyed the building. The
tire spread so rapidly, fed by the in
II.unable materiaJ that the laborers
Mere entirely cut off from making
their escape,, except by jumping mtu
the river. All made their escape in
this way except two who were drown
Cd- ' Asti
RIGGS AND PARTY
SAIL FOR ALASKA
.
;(CCial <v t. y yet -icrv^e.
MKATTI.K. June t Railroad com
missioner Riggs sailed lust night on
the Dolphin fur Alaska M’liere he la
going to start the preliminary work of
establishing the Alaska railway route
Riggs was acorn pan led by F. S. Bali
lev, T. S. Bacon and R. A. Gray who
will be the heads of the various sur
vey parties..
Nsw laid sggs at Prosser's Harness
Shop. $1.00 a dozsn. Phons Black $.
TOLLS DISPUTE MAY
YET GO TO THE HAGUE
CiCct-ial Nugget forvice. !
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4.—
The senate committee on foreign re
lations adopted the Sutherland resolu-J
tlon referring the tolls dispute to ar
bitration. This action was taken by
the committee after the debate upon
the repeal of the tolls bill had prac
tically closed and is supposed to be
an administration move to save going
down to defeat, as it is thought that
a canvass of the members showed that
a final vote would be against the ad
ministration.
This will be a partial victory for
Wilson and Bryan and is thought will
not be seriously fought by the oppo
sition. It is contended that if there
is such diversity of opinion among the
senators as to the true interpretation
of the Huy-Pauneefote treaty tho con
tentious of Engund should bo giver
consideration, and it is further urged
that the United States, which has led
the world in negotiations of arbitra
tion treaties should allow England tc
be heard before a proper tribunal be
fore passing finally upon a question
In which she claims an Interest under
solemn treaty arrangements with us.
FLOUR IS CHEAP.
{.read onl) 5c. North Polo Baker,
ind Anvil Bake.)
NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT
BUREAU WANTED
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 4.—
Congressman McDonald of Michigan
today Introduced a bill creating a na
tional employment bureau.
The bill would make every postof
fice In the United States a labor ex
change.
Th# Daily Nuggat, |2.00 par month.
DEXTER APPOINTED
^SSI8TANT ENGINEER
Special Nugget Service.
SEATTLE, June 4.—C. P. Dexter,
county engineer here, wa3 appointed
one of the assistant engineers of th6
Alaska railroad commission today
Dexter is known to l>e a very capable
man and his selection is said to have
added n valuable man to the corps of
engineers.
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COL. RICHARDSON FAVORS
EXTENSIVE ROAD BUILDING
Nugget Special Service.
SKATTI.IC, June 4—Colonel \V. !’.
Richardson, president of the hoard of
road commissioners for Alaska, arriv
ed here today. The colonel expressed
his confidence in the government 111:1k
lug provisions for carrying out Ids
recommendations regarding road build
ing in Alaska, lie said that a railroad
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must have feeders without which a
trunk line can not rapidly develop the
resources of Alaska. A comprehensive
scheme was submitted by Coolnel
Richardson while in Washington which
would provide a wagon road system,
yyhen completed would cost more than
| seven million dollars.
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"Alaska lias a wonderful system ol
waterways. both coastal and interior,’
says l'id. Itichardson. "and while tlie
interior system is open only about live
months in ilie year, during this open
period supplies eali in' distributed tc
almost eyerj part of tin* territory by j
means of its various ramification.
"As the territory develops the de
mands will In' for a multitude of short
roads between the deep-sea channels
of the coast and the streams of the
interior, with certain trunk roads load
itiK from tin* interior to the coast.’
"Our hoard specifically disavows
any intent to set forth views in oppo
sition or discouragement to railroad
construction m llie territory under
proper limitations, but after several
years of careful observation and study . ••
nl llie land transportation conditions
and of the natural Inducements to de
velopment and lo settlement which
exist is convinced that no rapid 01
general development will follow the
construction of trunk lines of rail
road unless preceded or accompanied
l>y the construction of numerous wag
on roads and trails as feeders, and
even then the development will he
slow."
in speaking of tho roads already
built in Alaska, Col. Richardson says.
“The benefits derived from this work
are most marked, although the roads
constructed so far constitute only tht
beginning of a proper road system foi
the territory. Data in tho office of the
road commission show the cost ot
transporting freight and suppliea dur
ing the year over tho roads built by
the commission at the prevailing rateb
to have been $1,2*3,730. It is estimat*
ed that this amount of freight would
have cost, based upon tho rates pre
vailing in the various localities be
fore these roads were constructed, $3,
3S0.4U had these roads not existed
The saving thus shown as directly due
to the construction of these roads
amounts to $",111,677, a sum not fat
from tho total amount expended on tht
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road and trail system in the territory
or about sixteen per cent of the min
eral production of Alaska for 1912."
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KERMIT ENTERTAINED
WITH ROYALTY
8pecial Nugget Service.
MADRID. June 4.—Ambassador Wll
ard gave a luncheon at the Ameri
can embassy today at which were the
king and queen, Kermlt Roosevelt and
the German and British ambassadors.
Toung Rooesveit is (being lionized In
Madrid and It is exboned when his '
father arrives there will be a great
demonstration in his honor.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Hemrieh Bros,' “Apollo Beer o«i
draught, also “Select" by the bottle cr
ease.
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Read today's news today—Nugget,
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WICKERSHAM PLEADS
FOR GOV’T BOARD
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Special Nugget Service.
WASHINGTON It. O,, June 4.
Delegate Wlckersbam today appeared
before the territorial committee and
made a strong plea for tlio governing
board for Alaska Ho submitted facU
In support of such a board and point
ed out that such a board would co
ordinate the present enterprises of Al
aska. As it Is now, the contest of
lands is in ono department of forestry
in another, of roads in another, of
fisheries in the fourth, of railroads is
still another—all in the hands of de
partments ,5000 mlcs from the point
of action. Wickersham's speech is said
to have been a very strong one and Is
thought will carry much weight with
the committee in making *its final re
port.
MAN DROWNED UNDER
OVERTURNED AUTO
Special Nugget Service.
SALT LAKE, June 4.—Woodward
W. Duke of the American Tobacco
Company waa drowned here today In
an automobile accident.
Duke with aome frlenda were tailing
an apto excursion through the country
when they came to a creek which waa
unbridged. In attempting to make tfco
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crossing the machine was overturned
and the passengers thrown into the
stream. Young Puke /was caught un
der the machine and before he could
be. rescued life was extinct. It is
thought that other injuries which he
received at the time rendered him un
conscious as he received severe
wounds aboyt the t\egd.