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The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28
BONUS MEANS MORE TAXES.
Burden VIII Be Increased If Soldiers
Compensation Act is Adopted,

In letteg TO Chairman Fordney OF
the house ways and means commits
tee, Secretary Of the Treasury Meio
lon stated that if the soldiers bonus
act is adopted by congress, additions
al taxation will have to be imposed
to provide to pay it. Mr. Mellon
submitted detailed estimates Of gove
ernment receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year 1922 and 1925
and the treasury plan for refunding
the short dated debt, and stated that
no allowance has been made for any
extra expenditures for 3
soldiers bonus, which would COST on
the most conservative estimates, he
said probably S850,o0o, 900 in The
first two years.
THE figures" he continued, snow
that there will be no available SUR
plus but more probably deficit, and
that with the enormous refunding ope
erations which the treasury has to
conduct it would be dangerous in the
extreme to attempt to finance the
expenditures involved in the bonus
through new borrowings The posie
tion Of the treasury remains TN"
cllaIlSeus Dut IL t14ctE - W Nc q sso"'
diers' bonus, it is clear that it must
be provided for through taxation in
addition to the taxes imposed by ex-
isting law. On the other hand nc
| indirect means Of financing the
bonus would make it any less ar exe
pense to be borne in the long run BY
| the taxpayers" :" @
! !. few days ago it was reported
! shat certain Republican congressnen
in Washington proposed to intro"
duce . bill imposing a tax on gasoa
line. bank checks, drafts, etc. as a
means Of raising the money to pay
the soldiers bonus. This Of course
would mean additional taxation on
| the: people Another proposition ads
vanced some time back, was to amend
the Volstead law so as to permit the
manufacture of beer and wine, ana
impose a certain tax on each barrel
manufactured so as to provide the
necessary funds, but neither plat,
|seems TO have gained much favor and
the Republican administration is still!
wrestling with this very important
Iprob!em.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

If you enjoy the sensa ton Of :'aaI.
ing with zaon that -as "ccass Go
the best Goa. hines in the oas, aAt}
west:
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF ASCENSION
Donaldsonville Needs New Building
FOR High School Pupils

j r. Commit, assistant to I. H,
Harris, state superintendent of edu-
cation, visited Donaldsonville recently
on tour of Inspection of the schools
of the parish, and in letter to Il T.
Broussard parish superintendent, ne
calls attention to the fact that the en-
rollmert of the Donaldsonville High
School has ougrown the capacity of
the present building, and that a move
ment will be undertaken tc provide a
new structure for the high school pm
pills, etc The letter is as follows
Baton Rouge La jar. 20, 1922
Superintendent r. II. Harris. Beton Rouge
Louisiana.
Dear Mr. Har"is---s1urinp tho present
is7.-Don idsonvl.e Hope villa, Dutchtown
md Gorzales--were visited and den, on
stration lessons were given in the high
school and elem entary grades of these
schools.
At the 3inln III nay visit. the results Of
the mid term examinations vera being an
rounced to the pupils and >heir Sest papers
were being reviewed by ,h4 ,cachers 81 nc
opportunity vas offe"ed for observing he
teaching worh - is1a respective -acuiUie" ot
these schools. 1enoastratio!l lessons we're
given il: no.h The .le:neEtar>' anc 1igh
school grades ant. IA results ot ,hesc les
thoroughly discussed with he "aSae"s and
tne essential features q n "ssignr1en.
ard the .aaci.int- # children 10" q preoarc
/ ne;!' lessons ::cr, especially @mnAasizec.
Superintendent: 2rcTssarG he principals.
:;nd faculties .: ;hes4 srlco,s G:silayet 4
lively intercs. il ;ha lessons presented md
.,idanced !. e:csire .o:: inc practice IN
;hc schools IF .t1c parish III important
prime ipias >: tie .,sscrs demonstrated"
The onroill.l IN, d: .Ee DonGidsorvilie
High School has cu5grown the capacity oI
the r"o5eul building and tac high school
pupils are hainp >augnt n The :ooma
or thc basemen. o. ne schoc;. Jndoubt-
cdly. ;ni.; aondi:ior vii noi' satisfy Inc
progressive &piri, Of t!:e citizenship # Don
aids OF vile ans Il :ncvemen: VII: o. un-
dartaker 20 provide :;ew. modern lnC vel.
caui,pea building !or nc hig.. school ou-
,iis Of Donaldson lille, and ,h2 present aigt.
school building wi. tlen 3e 1.voteC OK
clusive.y 10 he Use d t'ie ci'n' mia p~,
pills o. mis- 2omInurit.'.
..ry truly yours.
JoFf! r. coNNaM1', cna;~.-as.:.,
1T The opening 81 the prosen" ses
sion, the old Pugr residence al .nc
corner Of Nichols avenue and Houmas
street vas rented for jhe high schoo:
classes, anc after being occupied 70.
a snort while vas abandcnaC As be'nf
,7nsatisfa ctol.v.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

IF you Fant to be sure tlaE ,;:e
coal you get Is soiag 20 give c,z"ricc
along with the vary best:
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

Read the big ao appearing il? another
column Of this oaper
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

II you iika 20 be sure tnat barre!
or q ton Of coal, real coal. will be
rolling within few minutes af:oH
you place youg crG:er.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28
TifE Er7

Order yo"r coal from .1-RAE :
KOCKE, "The Old Reliable and
give me & chance to show you that
am the sort Of q :ollow you like.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

GGe cures Chills and Eeve..
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

If you "an5 10 deal with 9 ST. ;
folks who really appreciate yorr hrs
The Donaldsonville chief., 1922-01-28

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Pi.AQUEMINE LA.
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
HOW GOOD ROADS ARE
 DEVELOPING MY COMMUNITl
(By Kristie Sather) (Nome School.)

During the big gold rush of the years 1888. and 1899. the surround
 ings of the mining camp of Nome.
 Alaska was nothing more than vast
 extents of sandy. beach. and swampy. traekSess tundra. The only aecesc- ibls way of communication was by water. Tn those days 1t was . very dihl- cult undertaking to reach the gold Acids and convey supplies to tAem.
 as the use of horses and wagons was eat of question. Therefore every thing had to be carried on foot.
 Men. dressed in jumpers. overails
 aad blg rubber boots were employed les pssksrs st 25c 2 pound to casrJ auppfies over tie soft marshy tun-
 dra to the mines. The mininS
 ciaiaAs It that time were 90 rich that the high cost of operation was not considered burdensome. When the
 rich ground was worked out and the low grade placers were developed
 the need of roads was s0refy felt SC !that the cost of mining operations
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
HOW ROADS ARE DEVELOPING
 MY COMMUNITY.
(By Una Sitton) tNome High SchooD

The first principle of people. or of anything that breathes the air of life, is self preservation; and, in striving to attain sustenance and protection, people have banded to- gether under some form of agree ment or government.
 That government, in order to meet the desired ends for which it was instigated,- has many functions te perform. One of the very greatest importance is transportation. pub. lie utility that all of the people of a community enjoy.
 Without some system of transport ing commodities from one section tc another, a people cannot progress socially, economically, or financially Those nations, past and present, who have been first among the powers ol the earth were or are road builders
 Good roads concern so closely the material welfare of the people. tha' the neglect of them may seriously cripple, if not paralyze. the genera interests of community, especial, in a locality situated as is ours. | may be well said that civilization advancement has been in an exac' ratio to the peoples ability and ca pacity to build roads or to their laci of means of transportation and com munication.
 The progress of a nation, state ol community in commercialism science, or art is due to an inter changing of customs. ideas and pro ducts. This is most easily accom- ;plished through the medium o | D
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

 To James Brannen and James r.
 Eliasen tor JameeaEllison). your
 heirs and legal Representatives: You and each Of you gre hereby no- !tifed that the undersigned has ex- pended tho sum of one hundred dol lars., each year, during the years lsis. 1914. 1915. 1916 and 1920, sin labor and Improvements on sad for tic beueit Of the BIG THREE ,GRUPA PLACER AIMING CLAIM in tho capesNome Mining and Re- eording District. Alaska. tnotico of location of which is recorded in ,BooE iSe st page 2es. of the records Iof tAe ssia Distsie.} in the perforn@ ,anes. of tho aannal, labor required by Section 2s14. Revised Statutes of the United States. and supple mental legislation, in ordef to hold said. cisim. N- -'
 And you are hereby required to coAtSfbRte, yous pH0pOrttOn of such |expeaditnfe n your interest may ap- pear - eoowner iR said elafn to the nndessignsA within. ninety days at- ter GAo service on you Of this notice by puhiieatioa, CT your interest In said eiaim vill become forfeited and vest In tho undersigned as coOwhes ftterean, as pfoyiAef by said statuts :. CHARLIE JANsSBN
 Co-owner. lFubtish-March 1895, April 1.8.1s
 2I.2s. May 6.f3.2o,27 and Juns 8. 10. 1922.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
HOW GOOD ROADS ARE
 DEVELOPING MY COMMUNITY
(By Alvin H. Bahlke,) (Nome High SchoO1.l

My community depends almost en-
 tirely on the surrounding camps for
 it's business. The camps can only
 be reached by roads. They have to
 get all of their food, tools, machin-
 cry and oil over roads as there are
 no water ways large enough for all
 of this freighting. All the dredges
 around here need oil. To haul any
 large amount of oil steadily good
 roads are necessary.
 All of the mail from the interior must be carried over land. The mail comes every week from the interior to Nome and hundreds of dollars of gold come to the bank here in this mail. If there were not good roads connecting these distant camps 1t would result in the loss of large amount of business.
 Many of the inhabitants of this community go out on their own claims and work by themselves and they need their summer supplies hauled out to their mines. Along the coast the natives catch fish and dry them for dog food. quite bit of this goes to the Nome market. Now the miners want their sup plies. the dog men their dog food and the people their mail. All have to be attended to immediately, and without good roads this would be impossible. Without good roads all miners would have to abandon their works, the natives could find no market for their feed. and the
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
mai, would be very stow and irrsgu-

mall would be very slow and irregu- lar.
 Looking from an other point Of view. the grocers. the hardware mer- chants and others who could have out of town customers. could find no way of getting their wares out to them if there were not any roads and would naturally turn entirely to the town people for their sales. With the mines closed the town peo- pie would be in as unfortunate pre- dicament as the merchants because there would be no more work and for that reason no more income. This would make the inhabitants Of this community move to place where there would be more roads and consequently more work. With the customers gone every thing else would have to leave. The grocery store, dry goods store, drug store and restaurant would all have to close their doors. 50 you see how inn portant roads are to my community.
 Poor roads would be nearly as bad as no roads at all. The better the roads the cheaper the transpor- tation. In these times of high prices it takes the lowest transpor- tation rates possible to make 1t worth the while of the miner and merchant. For this it takes good roads!
 There are good roads leading to the surrounding camps from Nome here and we have an active business.
 If it were not for good roads my community could not progress, in- fact, 1t could not exist.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
GOOD ROADS PRIZE CONTEST ESSAYS

A University Scholarship. valued at $4,0OO.O0 is the prize offered to the student in the Territory of Al aska who submits the best essay on the subject How Good Roads Are Developing My Community"
 Superintendent Collins presented the contest to the pupils of the Nome School and as result the three best essays are herewith pub lished:
 Miss Kristie Sather was awarded first place in the essay contest. Miss Una Sitton was awarded second place and Alvin Bahlke third.
 In commenting on the essays one of the judges states Between essays by Una Sitton and Kristie Sather it is a close contest. Una Sitton shows a thoughtful care and range of vision that is quite striking, but 1t deals more in generalities which would or could apply to most any community. The essay of kristie sather. while not showing the vision of Una Sitton. is much more specific as to the benefits to this commun- ity."
 The three selected essays were sent to Juneau in the recent mails. There the judges will select the best essay submitted by the high school pupils of the Territory and forward it to the Committee at Washington, D. c.
 The judges were-Ralph Lomen, President of the Chamber of Com merce; Charles D. Jones, of Alaska Road Commission; R. W. J. Reed. Customs Collector.
 HOW GOOD ROADS ARE
 DEVELOPING MY COMMUNITY
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
INFORMATION WANTED

Juneau. Alaska, Dec. 9th, 1921 TO THE PRESS:
 The Governors office has been ap- pealed to for assistance in the search for Charles Herman Volkert, famii- iarly known by the name of "Alkali Ike." He is about 60 years old. 5 1t. 10 inches in height, weight about 165 pounds. Dark complexion and hazel eyes. Hair was black and he wore a full beard. Good business man., Did carpenter work and some prospecting. His whereabouts is earnestly sought by his mother.
 Mrs. Catherine Volkert,
 90 Straus St.,
 Dubuque. Iowa
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
NOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPETE FOR UNIVERSITY
 SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE
could be reduced.

, could be reduced.
 The government commenced build ing roads in 1906 and of late years the Territory has also engaged in road building, with the result that
 at present there are approximately 100 miles of good wagon roads in
 the vicinity of Nome. These roads are the connecting links to adjoin-
 ing camps and districts. They are of immense benefit to the miners and operators. in developing the
 large deposits of auriferous gravel and is saving of tens of thousands of dollars in freight charges. The first road buiit, the so-called
 Bessie Road" running from Nome north to the Third Beach Line is 3h
 miles long and branches east and
 west along the paystreak. This
 road may be cited as an example of
 the reduction of freight charges Before this road was built 1t cost from $500 to $15.o0 to haul a ton of freight from Nome to the Third Beach Line, and after the road was
 built the cost was reduced to $4.00 per ton. This road also extends to
 Dexter Hill and Nome River. a dis
 tance of about 10 miles. all of it
 passable to automobiles. Another
 -oad branches off to Osborne Creek.
 where the cost of freighting since
 the road was built had been reduced
 by more than 50 percent.
 A road extends eastward from
 Nome to Solomon and to Council.
 This road is of great assistance to
 the miners and operators of the Solo,
 mon and Council districts. and is
 much used in summer by teams, au-
 tomobiles and travellers. and a mail
 and passenger stage runs regularly between Nome and Council in sum mer. Formerly travel between Nome and Council was mostly by water, and stormy weather often made travel by boat impossible. From Nome to Cape Nome. a dis tance of 1s miles. this road is of
 standard construction. and the bal ance is being rebuilt and repaired
 year by year.
 Another road running westward
 for about , miles serves the mines
 on the Submarine paystreek, and groceries are delivered free of chazse by the merchants.
 Many people travel over these roads in summertime in automobiles for pleasure. going hanting. fshing. and hesrying. Were 1t not for roads it would be impossible to haul the heavy ms chinery. end the parts of which dred- sds are eonstrac&ed. SoneSknes | the lack of . few miles of roads may set back or hinder the developmsnt of a promising mine-
 have attempted to show in my
 essay how good roads have been.
 and gre developing my ecmmunity,
 and making Nome the distributing point for Northern Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08
MINERAL APPLICATION
 NO. Oj34 |. S. LAND OFFICE, NOME. ALASKA.

-h"iSh 'h'
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that Alexander Z Watson, whose post office address is S9 W. Adams Street. Chicago. Ill. has, through James M. Streeten. his authorized agent. whose address is Nome. AL aska, made application before the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska. for United States Patent for the May Association placer min ing claim, situate on and along the L. L. of Anvil Creek and north of Snake River in the Cape Nome Min ing and Recording District, Terri tory of Alaska. and designated by the United States Surveyor General of Alaska as Mineral Survey No. 1885; the exterior boundaries of which claim, according to the plat and field rotes of said survey. now on file in said land office with a variation of from IT deg. 13 min. E. to 1s deg. 42 min. E.) being as follows:
 Beginning at Cor No. I. whence U. S. L.. M. No. 13 bears N. 59 deg. 47 min. E., VI it., thence N. 30 deg. 30 min. w. 1s97. I it. to Cor. No. ?: thence N. s9 deg. st '0' 'r Na~. No. 3: thence N. IT deg. A min. F.. 517.1 1t. to Cor. No. I; thence s. s1 deg. II min. E., 906. 4 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. 3, Sur. No. TAI. No. Is Below on Little Creek; thence s. 21 deg. 19 min. E.. 653.7 1t. to Cor. No. 6: thence S. S6 deg. 24 min. E.. TAT. it. to Cor. No. I; thence s. S1 deg. min. E., 13SS.9 it. to Cor. No. 8; thence N. 69 deg. 4 min. E.. 1299.s 1t. to Cor. No. g.; thence N. 67 deg. 4 min. E., 870 it. to Cor. No. 10; thence s. 54 deg. 4f min. w., 1647.7 it. to Cor. No. II; thence s. deg. 37 min. E. 347.5 1t. to Cor. No. 12; thence 8. 26 deg. 32 min. w.. sl4 ft. to Cor. No. 13: thence s. s7 deg. 12 min. w., 843.8 fl. to Cor. No. IA: thence N. S6 deg. 10 min. w., 246s. 1t. to Cor. No. 1. place of beginning, containing an area of 152.678 acres.
 The adjoining claims are; on the N.. Nos. IF. 15 and 14 Below On Little Creek. Survey No. 74z. aad No. Is Below on Little Creek. Sur vey No. 741. and Snyder 0roup No. 3 Tundra. Survey No. 74o; on tho S., the Dover Association. SaHveg No. 1884; on the east and west claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 U. g. L. N. No. IS is fir post in earth mound, situate on tho divide between Little Crock and Snake River, about 1-M miles northwest oe the Town of Nome. Latitude s4 deg. 32 min. N. Longitude 1sS deg. 24 min. W.
 JOHN SUNDBACK,
 Register Publish April 1, 8. IS. P. 20, May 6, 13. 20. 27. 1s32.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08

roads. Vast amounts of material shipped by way of ocean roads are for instance. distributed by feeder roads to various localities for con- sumption.
 A thousand square miles of terri tory. upon which this one Alaskan community depends for livelihood, sparsely populated by a people of more than usual kindred interests, depending upon an inadequate road system, makes us to realize the ab- solute necessity of good roads.
 The topography of Seward Penin- sula varies from rugged mountains to almost inaccessible marshy tun- dra valleys. that. linked with ever changing extreme climatic c0ndi- tions, renders road building difficult and maintenance expensive.
 These obstacles are being sur mounted. and our community is gradually enjoying moro benefits. as the road program continues to be carried out.
 We are a comparatively new ter ritory, rich in natural resources :. Our greatest problem is transporta- tion. Roads will help solve 1t. and only till then can we hope to be- come a powerful asset to the nation :.
 But we are grateful. for our crude gravel roads, and snow blanketed trails. travelled by man. machine, dog and horse. through the mud of summer and snows of winter, every commodity, necessity, luxury, hu- mans and all, find their way.
 The fur clothed mail carrier. driving his huskies over one lath marked trail in blizzard, or the prospector, digging for golds alike enjoy our roads.
 Machinery and supplies hauled by speculator and operator to the mines, that furnish the greater per centage of our revenue. must be hauled over our roads.
 The merchant. trader. fisherman; the average producer. in fact. de- pends upon our roads to further their interests. The traveller is as sured certain means of transporta- tion between settlements. Roads are the most certain means of trans portation. The speculator is en- couragsd to invest. Mail. in greater quantities. can be routed faster. Transportation rstes are cheaper. commodities are easily marketed {. People from one community visit with another. exchanging products and ideas. We are expending. put ting forth industrial efforts in new fislda. We feel the significance of . road system in peace. the necessity of it in war. '
 There arc . thousand agencies directly and indirectly in which our roads play . major part in the devel- opement of our resources, causing | continual increase of production up- on which we must depend for reve- nue to establish ourselves into | community. enjoying the benefits Q, civilization.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08

New and uptodats legal forms for Proof of Annual Assessment Work also Oil Location blanks, Deed b,au,ks for general use, Special and General Power of Attorney forms, Placer and at Nugget Office. Price 15 eents each or $1. % per dozen.
The Nome nugget., 1922-04-08

Procure your oil Prospecting blanks af the Nueget once. New est and up to date forms. '''
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., No1lCR OF APPRECIATION
 FOR PATENT.
 V. s. No. f1o7. N. A. No, o111' IN THE UNITED STATES LAND
 OFFICK AT NOMH, ALASKA.
 February 14. 1931.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that Harry g. Newman. whose Post O1lce address is the City of New York. State of New York. through his au- thorized agent, James J. Keenaa. whose Post Office address Is Noae. Alaska, has made application before the United States Land Ofhce at Nome, Alaska, for 8 United States patent for the placer mining claia known and described as No. above Discovery on Peluk Creek. wAick creek empties into Boring Sea; said claim being located about two miles East of Nome. in the Cape Nome Mia ing and Recording District In the Territory of Alaska, and designated by the United States Surveyor Gen. erar Of said territory as Mineral Sur vey No. 1897; the exterior boundar- les of said claim, according to the plat and field notes of said survey now on file in said Land once. witA . variation of IS deg. 50 Ain. E. to fg deg. o5 min. B. being as fohowB:
 Beginning at Corner No. 1.
 which is identical with Corner
 No. 2, Survey No. 50s. Frse-
 tion adjoining No. s above Pfa-
 eer; 6 fir post I in. square. 2 it.
 above gronnd. in enFtA moana
 scYibed sos F and 1 1887
 Ab; whence U. g. L. n. No. 40
 bears S. g deg. cs mia. E. 5s0U.ee ft. .Aenee ". 5< dex. ' 4s min. VI. War. 1s dsg. eSs
 min. E.) sss t, to corner No.7:
 thence N. deg. s1 xfa. '.
 (vsriation IS dsg. co mfn- H.y
 fi63.6 ft. to corner No. 3:
 theAce s. 7s deg. 6 nth. ':
 tvAs. f9 dox. ex nin. M
 7Bs. 10 t. to corner No. l: thence S. f4 deg. semtn. ".
 (vsr. IS dex. SS nfn. 1.)
 f1sS.4 1t. so corner 1s0. 1 And'
 paaes If bassanahe: tsstainins'
 f7.as7 ssseD. u er94:s7 |, The sdjoinine csains ars a tAe- V. Sur, No. sec. Arstte Sun, PiasF: on the .. Sur. No. eO6 fsaot1oa Joaning No. Above Placer: oa txs 8. Nc. | Above Discovery Placer. onsnrveJsd: on me ". No. 1 BencA pfaesr.i unsafveysA. .
 U.S.L,M. No. A4e fs . fr pest ., inches square. #. AAove grcuad' in earth mound, and ts situated Sa is hill atout i mf,e ". of taDs xsosA Fof Nome River. LatiAaas sA dsG. 30 u.Ba. N.. Longitude 1ss des. II min. ". JOHN sUNDBACK. Register. Publish 1, II. IS, 2S; AprR ] 1, 6. 15, 32, go, 1922.
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