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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY,
JANUARY 30, 1917.
XO. 2164.
MOONEY TRIAL DRAWS CROWD
COCHRAN GIVES THE
WITNESS A GRILLING
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.—This
morning the court in the Mooney
trial saw Bourke Cochran give
witness Oxman a grilling on the
witness stand when the man was
being cross-examined. The state
witness was subjected to a severe
examination and wilted under the
lire of questions which were put to
him. It was when the confusion
of the witness was at its height the
state interjected the statement that
Oxman’s story would be fully sub
stantiated by another witness to be
called immediately after the man Ox
man had finished testifying. Owing
to the bad break down of Oxman
under the cross examination he did
not make an effective witness, al
though his main story was not very
much affected.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29.—This
afternoon the state called Sadie
Edeau an Oakland resident to the
stand and this woman testified in
the main as Oxman had done. She
substantiated in detail Osman’s
story and the two agreed on all the
principal points. She also declared
that- the mustached man present
rode away on Weinberg’s auto.
This testimony is considered the
most valuable which the prosecution
has so far introduced in the trial
and the woman gave her evidence
in a cool manner and as one familiar
with al the matters sworn to. In
terest in the trial is increasing and
, the desire to watch the female wit
; ness under cross examination will
probably fill the court house. The
I most peculiar feature of the trial is
that it is taking an entire different
line to that which the trial of
: Billings took.
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WEST AGAIN ACTIVE
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BERLIN, Jan. 29.—A German U
boat sank an Entente transport
crammed with troops in the Medi
terraenan. It is believed that they
were all drowned. This happened
on Thursday last.
BERLIN, Jan. 29.— The Turk
ish troops successfully beat off
several vicious attacks by the Rus
sians on the Zlota Lipa, Galicia.
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—The Riga si
tuation is quiet owing to a sudden
thaw making operations among the
sloughs and swamps very difficult.
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The weather conditions have brought
about a deadlock in Moldavia.
BERLIN, Jan. 29.—Fierce fight
ing and wide aetivity extends along
the whole western front following
the activity fo the Germans in Ver
dun, a sure sign that the French
leaders fear that the Germans will
break through. The Germans are
pressing heavily against the French
in the Verdun sector, while the
French delivering a series of sur
prise attacks on Hill 304 were un
able to make any headway.
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BERLIN, Jan. 29.—Nortlj of Ar
mentieres, where the Germans hold
as strong a position as any along
the entire western front, the British
made a series of assaults which re
sulted very disastrously for them.
All of the attacks were repulsed
with exceedingly severe losses to the
British and the Germans took sev
eral wounded unable to escape,
prisoners.
On the Somme sector the British
are also active making unimportant
and trifling gains which they duly
magnify.
JUST STARTED FIGHT
SAYS GILL PLEADING
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—“I have just
begun to fight” said Mayor Gill to
the reporters today. He has pleaded
not guilty and asked for an early
trial but it is not likely that his
trial can come off for twe weeks at
the earliest.
Gill's case depends upon the state
testimony of the Billingsleys who
claim that they paid for protection.
A big crowd assembled in the
court this morning to see the ar
rignment of Gill. He pleaded not
guilty and repeated his statement
CHARLEY CHAPLIN
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
One thousand feet of Chaplin Car
toons will be an attraction feature
of the Dream program tonight en
titled respectively “Charley Throw
ing The Bull” and “Charleys Trip
Through India’. Also a K. B.
feature that carries a thrilling plot
called “The Crooks Sweetheart” in
two parts. An impressive spectacle
that will claim the interest of the
spectator, another special number
entitled “The Man With The Hoe”
concludes the nights entertainment.
Tomorrow night The Diamond From
The Sky.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
' We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING ft
REPAIRING
Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
that he has just begun to fight. He
says that if every official is at the
mercy of the perjury of crooks
whom they punish no one is safe.
This was a direct slap at the Bill
ingsleys.
Although involved in these boot
legging cases, Mayor Gill has the
practically unanimous support of tne
drys who are agreed that Gill and
the other higher-ups are being at
tacked in order to protect H. Hunt
of the Jesse Hunt Liquor Co.
The case is the sensation of the
hour. All the papers are devoting
columns in detail and there is going
to be a determined effort to get
Gill.
That this is the case can be read
between the lines of the comment
of every big business man in Seattle
who has talked about the case.
Bootleggers and police who were
discharged for connivance in the
bootlegging joints are the witnesses
which will be called against Gill.
The situation is said to be quite
unique.
MORE MILITIA SOON BE
MUSTERED OUT OF SERVICE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
It is announced here today that
when Pershing arrives on the border
thirty thousand guardsmen will bu
withdrawn and mustered out.
Evening dispatches from Funston
made public by the War Department
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
to counteract the very alarmist re
ports which interventionist papers
have been circulating, say that the
withdrawal of Pershing’s force is
progressing favorably and without
the slightest particle of trouble and
at no time have the troops bten
harassed in the least.
EAGLES ATTENTION.
All Eagles are requested to hand
in as soon as possible to the secre
tary the name or couple they wish
to invite to the seventeenth anni
versary ball and entertainment on
February 6. Members are limited
to one invitation. COMMITTEE.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. BEAN
THE WORKER.
WILSON VETOES THE
IMMIGRATION BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
For a second time by him Presi
dent Wilson again vetoed the Im
migration Bill. In doing so he
stated that the literacy test pro
vided a radical and unjustifiable
change in the national policy. This
statement is important as it pre
sents the attitude of the President
to the bill as entirely different to
what it was on former occasions.
Then he vetoed the bill, because of
clauses which therein practically
destroyed the right of asylum to po
lical refugees. The changed atti
tude is the subject of comment.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 29.—
If legislation is to be rushed, there
is no sign that the members of
Congress in either house are intend
ing to do anything of the kind.
They are taking things quite leisure
ly and there is very little progress
being made. Vetoing the immmigra
tion bill came as no surprise to Con
gress as it was long dgo intimated
that that would be done.
WASHINGTON, D. C . Jan. 29 —
t It is likely that there will be con
siderable discussion on the Rivers
and Harbors bill in the Senate and
the likelihood of it passing intact
as approved by the house is very
remote. Committee hearings oil
this bill began today in the Senate
and the Nome Harbor project is
among those which are included in
the measure for some discussion.
It will much depend on how the
Senators treat this bill what pro
gress Senate bill will make in the
house.
ANTIMONY MINERS SIYS
ORE IS GETTING FIRMER
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—Martin
Strand returned from San Fran
cisco today where he has been
watching the antimony market with
a view of effecting the sale of his
ore from the Hed-Strand mine. He
says that the New York market is
higher but freights in the Seward
Peninsula are too high to admit of
profitable operation of his mine as
yet. Scheelite is now quoted at
sixteen and seventeen cents a pound
and antimony is a dollar unit for
fiifty per cent ore. Strand says
that thirty tons of sixty per cant
Fairbanks ore were recently soUl f?r
a dollar and half the best price
quoted for some time.
He states that C. S. Delamoiie
who was stricken with paralysis
while working on Oregon creek at
the beginning of last summer is
getting much better and was leaving
for the Hot Springs when Strand
was leaving San Francisco.
Strand also states that he met
Phil Corrigan who was in San Fran
cisco at the time of his leaving, but
Corrigan was then making ready to
leave for Juneau where he will con
test the election and the effort to
throw out the Utica vote. He has
kept well posted on developments
and it is understood that he was
advised to go to Juneau to watch
the count. Corrigan stated that he
was then making ready to leave
the California metropolis for Seattle
and thence to go to Juneau at once
without delay. Corrigan is confident
that he will be elected to office from
the second division and if the Utica
rote is allowed he certainly will
be.
BIG BLOW-OUT GIVEN
GOMPERS NEW YORK CITY
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—One
thousand labor leaders assembled
from all parts of the country here
to give Samuel Gompers the great
est ovation in his career. The oc
casion of the celebration was the
man's seventy-seventh birthday and
a banquet was provided for the la
borites at which Gompers was the
guest of honor. The re-union was
attended by leaders from almost
every state and every union and
Gompers at the dinner made a
spech thanking the members of or
ganized labor for the confidence that
they had reposed in him for fifty
years service in the ranks of orga
PASS BONE DRY.
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SALEM, Or., Jan. 29.—The house
passed the bone dry law on the im
perative mandate of the popular
vote by 53 to 7. Representative
Lafferty sought to exempt fraternal
societies from the law without
success.
GETTING BETTER.
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.—It is stated
that Jafet Lindeberg is rapidly im
proving in the local hospital.
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GREAT FUR SALE.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 27.—Fur buyers
are arriving here to participate in
the great three million dollar fur
sale tomorrow.
SHOWS TREND.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—As show
ing the market trend it is stated
that five-million shares in U. S. Steel
have been turned over in thirteen
days in the stock exchange deals.
nized labor.
Gompers in his speech which was
a notable one and which was deliver
ed with unusual effect urged labor
to support all peace policies, any
thing that would end the terrible
war which was killing so many. He
said that although organized labor
preferred a peaceful adjustment of
its troubles and difficulties, it stood
with shoulders squared and defiant
at all times.
Labor was always determined
said Gompers, and there must be
no faltering. Getting into a per
sonal vein Gompers said that al
though he had been a union man
for over fifty years he was leaving
his family no fortune, but he could
point to better labor conditions as
a result of his work, the finest of all
legacies.
President Wilson sent regrets
that he was unable to attend the
dinner.
PLINEY FISKE DENIES
LAWSON’S BOLD ASSERTION
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—When the
leak probe began again this morning
the first witness called was Pliney
Fiske. On the stand he sweepingly
NOTICE.
. .The Miners Home Club Weekly
Dance, Wednesday, Jan. 81, 1017, at
0:30 P. M.
COMMITTEE.
STATEMENT PLEASING.
NEW YORK, Jan. 26.—Whipples
supplementary showing that only
evidence affecting the leak probe is
desired has made the brokers glad.
PRICES STILL AVIATE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—Advance
monthly reports show that prices in
all lines are still advancing, ap
parently in some case without any
cause.
denied the Lawson assertion that
lie controlled M’Adoo. As a matter
of fact he had little more than a
speaking acquaintance with the
secretary of the treasury and the
only transaction he ever had with
M’Adoo in all his life was when the
latter attempted to lease a portion
of his building for a Federal Re
serve bank but they had been un
able to agree upon terms.
For Coal and General Delivery see
Erickson or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
RAIDERS GONE.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.—While no
shipping has been reported attacked
now for almost a week, shippers do
not feel safe. The British Admiralty
has given out no word and the fate
or whereabouts of the raider is a
mystery. ,