WAGE SCALE $ 5 AND BOARD NOW IN EFFECT
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NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1917.
NO. 2263.
TOO MANY MEN AT MARSHAL
&
MINERS CROWD THE
WILLOW CK DIGGINGS
The mail arriving from Fortuna
Lodge yesterday brings a word ot
warning to all miners to keep clear
of that camp as far as wage work
ing is concerned. There will be
about 160 men employed and there
are over four hundred men there
now, and more coming every day.
Work will not start before June
June 1 at the earliest and it is gen
really a blue look out. This letter
says that the acting road commis
sioner, Joe Plein, in that section
was having a pow wow with his
men over the question of wages.
The mines have ben paying $5.00
and board right along for eight
hours and Joe thought that four
dollars was enough on the road and
the men thought different, thus de
laying the work. Why the wages
should he attempted to be cut by
the road commission is not clear.
Gus Nordgren, Scotty Murray, Jack
Sloane, Otto Miller and Ed Jensen
were then at Willow creek (April
25) and had been prospecting dur
ing the winter without any result
worth while. One report said that
it was doubtful "if all the gold dis
covered on any of the creeks or hills
prosecuted would balance 1-2 a j
grain in the scales” which seems [
pessimistic enough. The important
point is that the camp is being
overdone and those who might go
there now would in all probability
find themselves out or a job and
the transportation money as well.
Grub is not very cheap either. M.
J. M’Donough is at Fortuna Ledge,
but. was not doing anything.
UPPER YOUKON IS
OPEN LOWER SHUT
ST. MICHAELS. May 24.—The
first Yukon-Marine bulletin was is
sued by the United States Signal
Corps today.
The Yukon *is open down as far
as a considerable ways below the
Tanana but steamers are delayed
pending the opening of the mouth.
Heports today show that ice is
running in large quantities even in
the lower Yukon, and it is hoped
that if the present breeze from the
east continues the Ice may go from
the mouth and leave the Yukon ice
a way to clear itself. Arrangements
are being made locally for a heavy
river traffic this year. The govern
ment work on the Nenana will as
sure considerable traffic up from
St. Michaels. Steel rails, ears and
material for construction and other
work has to be moved down to
Nenana in quantities, to be available
for the Alaska Engineering board.
The desirability of opening up
the Nenana coal fields is being agi
tated by the people of Fairbanks
and the Engineering board is to
rush shipments with that end main
ly in view.
One report here has it that forty
thousand tons isft to be sent up the
river for the Alaska railroad and
! this will keep the boats pretty busy
for a good while. That water in
some sections will be short owing to
light snow fall during the winter
and early thaw are reports that
have come down here.
SAILINGS OF BOATS
TOLD BY SCHEDULE
The Post Intelligencer of Seattle
gives the following on the Alaska
Steamship Co’s schedule of sailings
for the summer season:
The sailing schedule of the Al
aska Steamship Company’s fleet up
to November 1. 1917, was issued
recently by the company. Under
the schedule issued an important
change is to be made in the sail
ings to Nome, the number being cut
from six to five, and the return
HAND COLORED FEATURE.
At the Dream Friday and Satur
day will be shown ‘‘The Royal Im
postor”, a costume play in five heart
. gripping acts, a production thrt
surpasses in gorgeous colouring any
thing previously attempted in fine
arts. The particular novelty of this
picture is supplied by the polished
interpretation of an all star Euro
pean cast. It has none of the
faults which are usually found in
foreign productions as the parts
are invariably acted with modera
tion and the directors have never
allowed the spectacular of the film
^o carry them away from the brill
iant love story which gives it a
soul stirring basis. A De Lux en
tertainment. Two nights only.
voyage, instead of being direct, is
routed to Southwestern Alaska
points. The omission of one trip
was made in order to give the
extra time needed for the return
calls at Seward, Valdez and Cor
dova. The first sailing to Nome of
the Victoria, which will serve that
route, will be from Seattle June 2.
The excursion season will open
with the sailing of the Dolphin
June IS and close with the sailing
of the same steamer August 1&.
The steamers Dolphin and Jefferson
will also make calls at Sitka and
Taku glacier during the excursion
season in addition to the regular
ports of call. All together there will
be twenty-three special excursion
sailings to Southeastern and South
western Alaska, eleven to the first
named route and twelve to the
second. The first excursion to South
western ports will be the sailing ot
the steamer Northwestern June 19.
On the regular schedule the
steamers Jefferson and Dolphin will
remain on the Southeastern route,
the steamers Alaska, Mariposa,
Northwestern and Alameda taking
the Southeastern and Southwestern
sailings. Commencing with the
sailing of the steamer Mariposa,
April 5, and closing with the sailing
of the Alameda, Octber 18, the
Southwestern Alaska steamers will
run through to Anchorage, at the
head of Cook Inlet.
PRIVATE SUICIDES AT
ARMY ENCAMPMENT
TACOMA, May 23.—Private Syd
ney Butt, a national guardsman
from North Yakima committed sui
cide today shooting himself through
his head with a rifle. Butt was
stationed at the American Lake
military encampment and had been
despondent lately for some un
known reason. His conduct has
been described as “queer” lately by
his comrades, but none expected
him to commit suicide in this man
ner.
The politicians who live in ex
pectancy will read this from a re
cent exchange with interest:
That there will be no changes
made in the personnel of officials in
charge of the federal offices in Fair
banks and other part of Alaska, is
the opinion t)f W. F. Whitley, who
returned a few days ago front the
Outside and a trip to Washington
II. C. Mr. Whitley says that the
government is too busy with other
troubles at the present time to make
changes in officials wherever the in
. ujabents of office have shown a dis
position to do tlie right thing, no
matter what the charges are, unles
they he of a nature so serious that
they cannot be overlooked. Mr.
Whitely says that his opinion is
concurred in by Thomas Donahue
Democratic national committeeman
from Alaska, who is now at Wash
ington, both having gained their
knowledge of the subject by watch
ing the way such affairs are being
handled at Washington at the pres
ent time.
The reappointment of Judge Robert
W. Jennings of the First division is
evidence that the surmises of Mr.
Donahue and Mr. Whitely are cor
rect. It is a well known fact that
Judge Jennings was a candidate for
the governorship of the territory,
and, while he may yet gain the po
sition to which he aspires, his reap
pointment to the judgeship shows
that wherever possible the adminis
tration is willing to let well enough
alone in an appointment way until
its troubles of a general nature are
over, at least.”
Anything in the line of job work
URGE AGAINST A
PANIC ECONOMY
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 23.—
Opposition to the food control bill
was based upon the food control bill
argument during the course of the
debate yesterday.
This was that the policy of the
government would result in panicky
conditions.
It. was pointed out that Howard
Coffin some time ago had warned
against a policy of ‘‘reckless econo
my” and urged that normal condi
tions should be upheld, especially in
the living conditions and in the car
rying on of public works on the
usual scale.
Coffin said that there was danger
of manufacturers and others being
frightened into closing down, that
public works might be suspended
and that much money withdrawn
from circulation if "business was
not maintained as usual” Coffin
who was quoted is himself a mem
ber of the advisory board.
This argument declared that to
control food, fix its price and to ar
range its distribution would dis
courage considerable private enter
prise and seriously affect the indus
trial and financial situation.
Food control for that reason was
not such a panacea as members
thought it to be and the opposition
contends that with normal crops
and normal conditions, tin pro
..Icons will'take care of them.-elves.
That the president should have
power to act only in cast of an
emergency was strongly urge
Xow Is the time to Subscribe.
NO MAIL NEWS IS
RECEIVED AS YET
Never before has Nome been so
bare of all mail news. Practically
Nome might as well be cut off from
all intercourse with the outside
world as far as knowing on what
boat will the mail arrive.
The intention of the Post Office
Department to cut out the station
ing of a Railway Mail Clerk in
Nome which as has already been an
nounced, will be done this summer,
may have some bearing on this,
but it is awkward that the people
do not know whether or not there
is any mail upon the Bear or not.
CONDITION IN SPAIN
MADRID, May 23.—With martial
law practically general throughout
Ihe country, the labor strikes still
continue to spread. The present ca
binet has had no more success
handling the situation than lias had
the former which resigned near the
latter end of April. The eastern
section of the Kingdom, especially
In the vicinity of Barcelona and in
ract throughout Catalonia, the labor
strikes are practically general. The
military are in charge in many sec
tions.
One official says that it is not
likely that the mail will come up on
the Bear because if it did, the an
nouncement that this was so would
have arrived over the wires. This
has been the procedure followed in
former years at any rate, the dis
patch of mail having always been
advised.
Postmaster Walsh does not think
that there will be any delay in dis
tributing the first class mail ana
one day or at moat two will ace ic
all in the boxes. The immense con
gestion of second class matter, how
ever, most of which will be ancient
dated will take a considerable time
and will somewhat hamper tho
work in the local post office. It 19
likely that the Department will
make arrangements for extra help
to expedite the distribution of the
huge mail.
WILL TAKE MEASURES
HANDLE ALL SLACKERS
WASHINGTON, I). C., May 23.—
Slackers still reported to be cross
ing the line into Canada will be
stopped, if the administration plans
now under consideration are carried
out.
The Department of State believes
that a working agreement will be
made between Canada and the
United States which wilt not enable
those American citizens who hav<
left to escape military service get),
ing avtey with it by residence In
Canada.
As it is the intention of the Can
adian government according
to Premier Borden to en
force conscription in tho
Dominion also, a mutual agreement
drafting citizens of each country
in tho other will probably be made.
Those who crossed into Mexico