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NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.
NO. 2144.
TUMULTY ASKS AN APOLOGY
TEUTONS WILL NOW NAME TERMS
GENERAL DENIAL IS
MADE DY SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
Secretary Tumulty this evening de
livered formal staements to the Pre
sident, to the investigating commit
tee and to the press. He demands
a public unequivocal apology from
Congressman Woods. “I never was
at the Baltimore Hotel in my life,
never lunched with or at the Baruchs,
and was personally in complete and
profound ignorance of the note, its
contents or the President’s intention
to transmit anything of the kind.”
He announces that he will testify
voluntarily before the Rules Com
mittee. Tumulty expressed himself
quite emphatically as to what he
thought of a member of Congress
who lent himself to be the dissemin
ator of lying aspersions on the
character of an honorable and inno
cent person.
The Rules Committee which is
probing the leak scandal today
adopted a resolution asking Wall
Street to preserve books and papers
that might throw light upon the
matter under investigation.
Woods admitted upon being
shown the Tumulty denial that what
evidence he presented and which he
mentioned was hearsay evidence. He
wants Otto Kuhn, the New York
banker to testify.
The sensation is still at its height.
BOSTON, Jan. 5.—Thomas Law
son who started the leak scandal
had nothing to say this evening.
SONS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL.
There will be a Social Dance at
the Sons of the North Hall, Satur
day night at 10 p. m.. All members
and their friends are cordially in
vited to attend.
COMMITTEE.
ANTI-LABOR LOBYIST GIVES
VIEWS ON STRIKE LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
James Emery, representing the na
tional Manufacturers association
whose well known anti-labor lobby
has already achieved much publicity,
appeared before the hearing of the
Newlands Bill at the committee on
Interstate Commerce in the Senate
today. 4
Emery denied that the compulsory
arbitration bill which is now before
the present Congress would in any
way infringe the rights of the indi
vidual or operate against his free
dom to quit work anytime that he
wanted to. It was, he said, really
an anti-conspiracy bill and aimed at
combinations which interfered with
Interstate Commrece. Emery was
followed to the stand by Ralph
Esley of the National Civic Federa
tion who was also expected to en
dorse the bill. He did nothing ot
the kind. On the contrary he said
that the very similar Canadian In
dustrial Disputes act had been
marked by failure ever since it went
on the Dominion statute books.
He pointed out that the Canadian
Commission in nine years had dealt
with one hundred and fifty thousand
workers grievances and of these
twenty per cent struck notwith
standing awards.
Esley did not see that compulsory
arbitration was anything else but a
contradiction in terms. Arbitration
was between two parties who b Hfc
were prepared to accept the award
In this instance no such thing 'iap
pened. One party was made to ac
cept a settlement, and it was mis
leading euphony to call it arbitra
tion which it was not.
LEAK PROBE RESULTS
IN HUGE SENSATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—.
At the Leak investigation hearing!
today Congressman Wood, the
author of the resolution providing
for a hearing. gave very startling
testimony which incriminates many
very responsible men.
Wood mentioned the name of
Michael Tumulty, the trusted private
secretary of the president and Bar
THE HATEFUL <M»D AT
DREAM SUNDAY NIGHT.
“The Unwilling Thief’’ a three
part production by Miss Mary Imlay
Taylor will be shown tonight, also
a rich racy Comedy that fairly bubb
les with high tension excitement. A
well balanced and diversified pro
gram. Sunday night an exposition
show. Five thousand feet of care
fully selected attractions “The Hate
full God” in two parts. A master
picture, also two scream Comedies,
“The Boob and the Magician” and
“Shot In The Excitement”, these
numbers will be supplemented with
a special Issue Pathe Weekly, mak
ing five reels of superb Photoplay,
a program De Lux. First show 6:30.
CITY BATH HOUSE
jy’ has the largest
' and only 6 feet
Bath Tube In Nome.
ney Baruch. Hearsay reports that
Tumulty conferred with Baruch sev
eral times at the Hotel Baltimore in
New York and that too just previous
to the note. Wood also stated that
information declared that Washing
ton brokers the firm of Connolly
and Co.. of which Mi. Bolling,
brother-in-law of President Wilson
is a partner, profitted by the stock
flurry on account of the leak.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
Just now sensation is a mild term
to describe the feelings that prevail
ed among the politicians and officials
following the hearing of the leak
probe. It is to be admitted that
only hearsay evidence has been in
troduced involving anyone and it
wiil be an exceedingly difficult mat
ter to prove that the allegations
have any basis in fact.
So far absolutely nothing is said
by those who have been involved
although it is certain that they will
be subpoenaed by the committee.
There is no possibility now that the
hearing can be quashed.
Lawson is said to be Wood’s
sole informant on the matter.
EDDY A CANDIDATE
FOR HOUSE CLERK
SEATTLE, Jan. 5.—Quite a num
ber of Alaskan politicians are now
gathered here waiting the okay from
the Juneau board to put on all the
official airs of senators or represen
tatives elect for the Alaska legisla
ture.
Daly of Nome has gone east.
Sundback is here. Reed is also here.
It is stated that Billy Eddy, former
ly city clerk of Nome will be a can
didate for clerk of the lower house
and Eddy himself does not deny it.
He says that he has a good chance
of landing the position.
There is little talk about legisla
tion, although there is some betting
yet on the delegate election, both
sides claiming it.
WAITING DECISION.
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PHOENIg, Jan.. 5.—Like the rail
road case, the situation is just now
in the gubernatorial contest hanging
Are while the official count proceeds
and the court makes its ruling.
BRALIA IS TAKEN
BY TEUTON TROOPS
BERLIN, Jan. 5.—The Teutons
report that they have taken Braila
on the west bank of the Danube.
The Russians have been completely
expelled from Dobrudja while the
| Bulgars and Teutons continue their
victorious advance on every side.
PARIS, Jan. 5.—The Zurich Tage
blatt, which is always reliable in its
Teuton reports, according to a Gen
eva dispatch .iust arrived, says that
the Teutons are preparing a second
note to the Entente wherein is enu
merated the precise conditions rela
tive to peace.
The account in the Swiss paper
says that the various monarchs are
conferring now upon the
terms upon which peace will
be accepted. They will
submit these to a gathering of lead
ing ministers and immediately sub
mit them to the United States for
transmission to the Entente.
BERLIN, Jan. 5.—Reports of peace
terms being named by the Central
Powers are again current.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—Little stock
is being taken in the persistent peace
talk which is finding very subdued
comment in the papers here as if
far from being probable. The Geneva
dispatches which announce that the
Teutons will go further and name
terms is‘ not considered to be suffi
ciently trustworthy to arouse serious
discussion in the estimation of the
London Times.
It is possible that the Teutons
may take the bull by the horns and
name terms.
LEWIS FORCES SENATE
TAKE UP RESOLUTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
The much tabled Hitchcock resolu
tion was taken from the table today
and by a strict vote led by Senator
James Hamilton Lewis it was
ordered that the discussion of the
resolution be made the first order of
business of the senate upon recon
vening. It will hence probably pass.
In a very stout speech Lewis de
clared that the resolution ought to
be supported without question. It
was a most serious matter for there
was nothing more certain than the
positive statement of the State De
partment that the war could not
continue without the United States
of America being sooner or later in
volved. That was an absolute cer
tainty.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
As if the intention is to amplify
the discussion on the Hitchcock re
solution the State Department to
day critically says that the govern
ment has no intention of sending out
another peace note, reports to the
contrary effect notwithstanding.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 5.—
Colonel Richardson of the Alaska
Road Commission has asked the
committee on Military Affairs today
for half a million dollars appropria
tion for Alaska roads. He said be
fore the commitee that he proposed
to finish the Valdez-Fairbanks road
with this sum.
Criticism is being heard here at
the amount which has been spent
on this trail and its unfinished
condition.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
MINERS ARE RESTIVE
ALL OVER THE WEST
SEATTLE, Jan., 5.—The Eagle
Copper Mining Co. is having trouble
on its hands with an attempt to sup
press the demands of the workers.
Demanding from fifty cents to one
dollar a day increase, when two
hundred miners struck to enforce
their demands, the company locked
out five hundred men.
It is believed in this way that they
will compel all to return. It is ad
mitted that the company has been
netting a profit at present of ten
thousand a day.
NOTICE.
All persons holding warrants ofr
salaries for school and municipal
purposes against the City of Nome
are hereby notified to present the
same for payment forthwith.
PHIL. MURPHY.
City Treasurer.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well, if
they are made to order and fit well,
repaired well, cleaned well and well
pressed.. Therefore you will feel
well.
M. PASCOFF.
Ladies and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
BALAKLAVA, Jan. 5.—The Mam
moth Copper Mountain Mining Co.
has raised wages 25 cents a day.
Even now the lowest wages paid in
a California mine are those which
are paid there. A strike to enforce
better conditions may be instituted.
It is said that 75 cents will be de
manded by the men. Two thousand
employees will be affected.
LEADVILLE, Jan. 5.—An agree
ment has been reached between the
mine and smelter operators in this
section and the employees. The new
agreement calls for a minimum wage
of $3.50 a day with in increase de
pending upon the market conditions.
The sliding scale is expected to
bring up the wages of all employees
at once to a higher figure.
JORLIN, Jan. 5.—Owing to the
higher demands for zinc and the
heavier price for spelter, there is
likely to be general demand upon
the part of the miners for higher
wages in this section. The miners
claim that although the bullion has
enormously increased in price, wages
have not.
SENATOR FALL UNLOADS
VOLLEY AT ADMINSTRATION
EL PASO, Jan. 5.—Senator Fall,
the most prominent of the interven
tionist senators who has advocated
intervention in and out of office,
gratified the interventionists here by
unloading a volley at the Adminis
tration with reference to its Mexican
policy especially.
Fall says the Monroe doctrine is
as dead as can well he and is now
in the discard. lie sneeringly said
it was “less than a scrap of paper".
“If the Japs landed and invaded
Guaymas coast, the United States
would pay a billion dollars to avoid
a fight and give them camp sites
this side of the border.”
Senator Fall himself has not vol
unteered his services to clean out
the Mexicans as yet.
Safety first. You miners coming
In from the creeks look up the ad
vertisers In your paper before dis
posing of your patronage.