1300 QUARTS WHISKY SEIZED
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NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 51, 1f*17.
NO. 2450.
JAPAN MAY TAKE VLADIVOSTOK
SHERIFF TAKES LARGE
CACHE LIQUORS
SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 30.—
John H. Stringer King County she
riff with a squed of his deputies
last night raided the home of
Raleigh Faulkner and uncovered a
cache of whiskey which contained
thiitecn hundied quarts alleged to
be interded to be used in illicit
sales ar.d said to have beer, acquir
ed since the beginning of ihc ope
ration of the Washington dry law.
Such liqours under the dry law
embargo are known to have a
cash value of five dollars a quart
upward or a value attached to this
find ol' $6,EOO
The officers took their clue from
the discovery of a quantity of whis
key found in the freight depot shed
marked to Faulkner as consignee
and labelled as auto polish. The
search of his home followed imme
diately with the result indicated.
He was immediately arrested and a
campaign begun upon bootleggers,
a war being started simultaneously
upon them by the Federal officials
the sheriff’s office and the police
with the result that six of them
weie rounded up and jailed.
Faulkner had previously been
engaged in the liquor business but
heretofore no suspicion had at
tached to him in any way although
it is known heaty operators in the
illcit truffice in whiskey have kept
their steps will covered for months.
OTTAWA, Dec. 30.—The Prime
Minister of the Dominion his order
ed that the importation of liquors
into Canada be stopped after
Christmas eve and the domestic
manufacture to be stopped at a
date to be determined.
GOV’T TO CONSOLIDATE
RAILWAYS
• WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30 —
What is regarded as the first step
in the socialization of railways un
der government control of all the
systems by the President, when
William G. McAdoo, son in-law to
the President and Secretary of the
Treasury issued an order pooling
all traffic.
The order includes the common
utilization of all terminals, of roll
ing stock, and other facilities.
Provisiors Is made lor the hand
ling of all freights always by the
shortest and aore direct routes re
gardless of the lines upon which
they may have originated. The
Chairman or the varius large sy
stems concede that now it is only
a question of a few years the rail
roads will be owned by the govern
ment, in fact that it is probable
they will be turned back to private
operation.
ELLENSBEBG, Wiach. Dec. 30.—
Tremendous floods are overflowing
the banks r;f the Yakima river and
doing incalculable damage to
ranches, orchards and winter crops.
Both the Northern Pacific and the
Milwaukee steel railroad bridges at
the point were swept. Over four
hundred people are already known
to be homeless.
bet ns estimate on your Job Wort
CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR’S
LIFE THREATENED
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.—
Governor Stephens of this state has
been receiving threatening letters
for several weeks has received a
late one demanding the payment of
fifty thousand dollars.
The latest letter states that un
leses the sum mentioned is forth
coming the governor will bo blown
up. It has been turned over to
tbe police authorities who have de
veloped a theory that the sender is
an irresponsible crank. A body
gur-rd has been furnished the gov
ernor and every effort made to safe
gurrcl him from possible injury.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 30.—Every
effort is being made to locate the
instigators of the poison bandage
plot intended in diabolical fashion
to poison those injured in battle,
news of which has gone oui in ear
lier reports.
ATLANTIC PORT, Dec. 30.—It
lias been reported that the Amer
ican steamthip Tuscarora with thir
ty five livc3 has been lost.
The cause of the disaster is not
POSTAL EMPLOYES TO
ORGANIZE ON INDUSTRIAL
UNION LINES
SEATTLE, Dec. 31.—The atroci
ously unjust working conditions
under which the postal employes of
the United States government are
forced to labor is forcing radical
ideas of organization to the front.
The idea of a strong industrial
union as the only solution of the
question of a wage increase is being
openly advocated. Postal employes
throughout the Northwest are fol
lowing the lead of the Seattle em
ployees and are organizing protest
meetings. Something more drastic
than protest meetings are promised
by the postal clerks who have not
received a wage increase in lour
years although government statis
tics prove that the cos', of living
has increased oyer 100 per cent
during that time.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. RE VO
THE WORKER.
Anything in the line of job work
given and no theory regarding her
is forthcoming.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30 —
General Tasker H. Blis3 for many
years Commissary General of the
Army will remain in his present
position as Chief of Staff of the
Army despite the fact that he has
reached the age when he is entitled
to retirement.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Company.
OVER 1200 RIFLES
BEING MADE DAILY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 30.—
The War Department has an
nounced that two plants are for
warding completed army rifles to
the army storehouses a month
ahead of the date on which they
expected to begin deliveries.
The output of these plants with
that of Government arsenals, makes
a total of more than 1;’00 new
rifles a day being supplied. This
number is expected to increase ra
pidly week by week.
GET THE NEWS EIGHT. RE.?’J
THE WORKER.
PREFER JAPAN TO
GERMAN CONTROL
WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec. 30.—
The belief or rumor that secret
treaty agreements had been made
between the Bolsheviki government
of Russia and Japan were dissipat
ed today upon the reports that
Japan is watching Russian develop
ments with a great deal of inter
est.
If the Bolsheviki should gain
permanent control in Russia it is
understood that Japan will seize
and occupy Vladivostcek and take
immediate possession of the import
ant transibcrian railway.
So far as the interest of the al
lied powers is concerned it is
known that no formal agreements
have been made permitting such a
course by it is understood that ob
jection will be made by them.
It is believed that they prefer
that Japan should thus control the
orient rather than Germany should
do so through the Bolsheviki.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30.—The Secre
tary of Labor has begun an investi
gation of the grievances of the em
ployes in the meat packing indus
try. It is said that such an in
vestigation has been requested by
the Secretary of War.
SACRAMENTO. Dec. 30.—William
Underwood, a negro, has been ar
I rested here in connection with a.
complicity to assainate Governor
Shephens. He is reported to have
been heard to say that the Gover
nor ought to be killed.
BOLSHEVIKI DEMANDS
PEACE TERMS
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 30.—Trotsky
the Bolsheviki foreign minister will
issue a note to the allied powers
demanding an endorsement of the
Ruesian peace terms.
In the event of a failure to com
ply with that request he demands
that specific expression be made
of their own in the form of counter
proposals with a view of getting al
a common understanding of what
is expected by the allied powers as
a basis for a settlement of the war
ultimately.
In the event of a failure of com
pliance with either request within
ten days he declares that a sepa
rate pevee will be arranged with
Germany already tentatively agreed
upt n.
WASHINGTON, 1). C„ Dec. 30.—
The total Red Cross enrollments
to date have reached the enormous
total 133,297,000 with the cam
paign to close New Years day.
PARIS, Dec. 31.—The Germans
CARNIVAL PLANS
ARE UNDER WAY
I
The preliminary meeting of the
Carnival Committee wan held yc3t-1
erday afternoon at the offices of W.
J. Rowe. J. A. Bachelder was elect
ed Chairman, J. A. Wilson Secreta
ry and Doc. Kemp Treasurer. It
was decided that instead of holding
a carnival with a dance or enter
tainment as in former years, a num
ber of valuable prizes will be pur
chased and the drawing for prizes,
held on March 30 1918.
Tickets .will be sold for $1.00 each
witu a chance on the prizes with
each ticket A Grand Prize worth
at least $100.00 will be put up.
Committees were appointed for
the outlying (Jistricts, and the fol
lowing were added to the local com
mittee: F. A. Chace Miss Mamie
Kelly, Mesdames d. A. Bachelder,
A. Polet, W. P. M’Guire J. O’Brian,
Wm. Stipek, F. M. Ayer, J. J.
Walsh, James Hewitt, Monroe, B.
W. Neilly.
Another meeting to perfect de
tails will be held at Howe’s office
Wednesday, Jan. 2, at 4:00 p. m.,
and every member of the committee
is requested to be present, as it is
desired that Carnival endeavor of
this year should exceed all previous
events of the kind.
today made a terrific surprise as
saultin Loraine bat were success
fully repulsed. The heavy artillery
deul continues in the north of St.
Quentin.
BERLIN, Dec. 30.—The Italiau
attacks *. oilie east of Monte Lombe
have broken down as is claimed by
the war office here and the claim
made t’.’.at the German aggressive
continues successful in th; t sector
of Italy.
SUNDAY SCHOOL PROGRAM
Managed by the Superintendent.
Mr. R. B. Julian, the Sunday school
under the auspices of the Federat
ed Church rendered a delightful
program at their Christmas rxer
i cices held at the Federated Church
1 last evening.
The program was consisted of
songs, resitations and exercises, all
well executed.
ARB TOD SEEKING A PATENT?
It so It will pay you to investigate
rates of the Industrial Worker on
publication of application therefor.
Bring your forfeiture notices to tha
Industrial Worker
For the Sent 50c. Dinner la N««i»
go to the Board of Trade Leach
1 Counter.
ENSLAVE WOMEN AND
CHILDREN CAPTIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Doc. 30.—
It is reported here that the German
otnquer'irs of the Undine District
have ordered all men, women and
children to labor from, four o'clock
in the morning until eight in the
evening ui pain of six months im
prisonment on broad and water. If
authentic the order tends to aug
ment the rigors of the war.
BERNE, Dec. 30.—Authenticat
ed Information has reached this ca
pital that the Imperial Government
of Japan has expreeetd the deter
mination that 3he wilt not toler its
a:r injury to the commercial inter
ests of her financiers through the
re-organization by the Bolsheviki of
Russian finances and will hold the
present Russian regime responsible
in any such contingency.
The advices reach here from
Pe.rograd and are said to hrve been
given by tile Japanese Ambassador
to Russia.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 30.—Thirty
three members of the Industrial
Workers of the World who had
been arrested here on suspicion of
complicity in the tin eats mule upon
the life of Governor Stephens have
been realeasd upon authority of
the itolice that nothing can be dis
covered in any wise connecting
them with the project.
WASHINGTON, IX Dee. .‘10.—
William Flinn for many years Chief
of the Federal Secret Service has
resigned Chief Flinn has been in
charge of the protection of more
presidents on tour than any other
man in the history of the service.