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mcgrath, alaska. dec. 21, 1921
Government Files Suit
Against Nomeites for
Recovery of Reindeer
A suit entitled United States vs.
Lomeu & Co., involving the title to a
large number of reindeer in the pos
session of Lomen & Co., was filed in the
District Court at Nome recently. Ac
cording to the complaint it appears to
be the contention of the Government
that white people cannot lawfully ac
quire title to female deer.
The Lomen Company are alleged to
have purchased a herd of reindeer from
tbe Norwegian Evangelican Lutheran
Church of America in January. 191H,
which herd was originally placed in
charge of the mission by the Govern
ment for the purpose of distribution
among the Eskimos. It is charged bit
the Government that the church acr
quired no title to the deer and there
fore could not transfer them to the de
fendant corporation. Lomen & Co. are
alleged to have paid $5,742 for the deer
to the Synod of the Norwegian Evan
gelical Church of America.
Among other things the complaint
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For a Nice Lunch
or First-Class Meal
Call At
Durant’s Cafe
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pravs for an accounting and delivery to
the United States of all the female deer
and the increase thereof since January
1. 1916.
Assistant District Attorney O’Neill,
at Nome, in an interview, staled that
he was instructed to commence tho suit
by the Department of Justice and to do
so without further delay. The letter
from the Attorney General to this ef
fect was dated at Washington, Aug. 6.
Association Working
Toward Repeal of Na
tional Prohibition Act •
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The National Association Against
the Prohibition Amendment is the
title of an organization incorporated a
few weeks ago at Washington, D. C.,
which seems to be making great head
wav. Its objects, plainly apparent in
its title, are being made known
through voluminous advertising. An
excerpt from one of these advertise
ments says:
“The Atsociation Against the Prohi
bition Amendment. Inc., Washington,
D. C., is a patriotic organization of men
and women in protest against evils of
prohibition. It is working toward the
repeal of the Volstead Act and to allow
the sale of light wines and beer for
home consumption, under State regu
lation. It is opposed to the saloon and
all existing illicit liquor traffic.
“You can help by identifying your
nume and vour vote with this nation
wide organization, which is headed by
such reputable citizens as Kermit and
Archibald Roosevelt, Admiral Yates
Stirling, Rear Admiral Hugo Oster
haus, Rev. Prowin Epper. Rev. James
H. Black, Irvin S. Cobb, Geo. George
Randolph, Mrs. Edward McVicar,
Stuy vesanfPish, Hudson Maxim, and
the Hou. E. A. Coolidge, who are
working to repeal the Volstead law, to
curb fanaticism and 'rule by the mi-t
nority.
“Brewers, distillers and tho'se who
have made their living frt.cn the liquor
trade are ineligible to .voting member
ship.
“Twenty thousand new members a
day right now.
“To register your iprotest against
this drastic law. to restore liborty and
self-respect to America, your name be
longs in the dies of this organization.
Your name will not be made public
without yoHr consent, but we will see
that candidates and political leaders
leaders know how many citizens enroll
against the Volstead law.”
Each State is made a-division of the
national organization. In the applica
tion blank for membership, one of the
paragraphs says! “It is my firm inten
tion, under normal conditions, to favor
those legislative andcoogressional can
didates who openly stand for the repeal
of the Volstead law and who favor
States’ rights as to prohibition.”
The membership fee is placed at one
dollars, stated to be for the following
purposes: National Association, 25
cants; office help, printing, etc:, 15
cents; enrolling memberships, 10 cents;
statewide membership campaigd, 50
cents.
Nominations.
Washington.—President Harding to
day nominated George W. Upton, of
Ohio, to be a member of tne Federal
Trade Commission.
Other nominations were: Brigadier
Generals Harry Foote, Hodges, Omar
and Bundy to be major generals, and
Colonels Benjamin, Andrews, Poore,
George, Van Hotoie and Mosley to be
brigadier generals.
Billy Duffy, from Flat, with the out
going mail, arrived Monday afternoon.
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