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VOL. a.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1917.
XO. 2196
CLOSURE MAKES ITS
APPEARANCE SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.—
Bulled through by the personal in
fluence of the President who insist
ed upon some such change in the
rules of the Senate a modified clos
ure rule yas ad j., ted this after
noon.
The rule for unli nited debate
heretofore obtaining through a'l
sorts of political turmoils and which
made great filibustering famous in
the Senate was changed to permit
two thirds majority of the Senate
to limit the debate to one hour each
for every senator wishing to talk
on the subject before the body.
It also prohibits the offering ot
amendments or substitute motions
after the discussion of bills reported
from committee begins.
The purpose of the amendment
to the rules is of course to prevent
filibustering. President Wilson signi
i fled his approval > f the amend
I ments.
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WHEELING March An orga
nization of business men have tan
celled a lecture which was to have
| been delivered by Lafollette. The
i reason for this cancellation is to re
; buke the Senator from Wisconsin
| for his part in the filibuster against
the armament bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.—
The republicans drastically discip
lined Senators Cummins and Gronna
today when the senatorial caucus
dropped both from the steering com
mittees of the party as a rebuke for !
their filibuster against the armament j
bill.
i Now Is the time to Subscribe.
BRITISH ADMIRALTY GIVES
REPORT OF 0 BOAT WORK
LONDON, March 7.—The British
Admiralty giving the names of the
ships which were lost reports twen
ty-six merchantsmen sunk during
the past week, not quite four a day
and some of these sloops and coast
ers of small size.
During that time the Admiralty
says that ocean going steamers of
one thousand or more tons, to the
number 2500 arrived in British
ports and 2400 departed. The Ad
miralty bulletin has had a very
reassuring effect.
I LONDON. March 7.—An official
report of the War Office this even
] ing says that Sheik Nuran positions
! near Egypt have all been abandoned
by the Turks after a desperate effort
: to hold them before retiring through
' a desert where they are being hack
! ed to pieces by the camel divisions
| of the Egyptian forces.
| LONDON. March 7.—The Brit’sh
j attack upon the German positions
i near Bouehavennes where such
severe fighting took place yesterday
I was renewed by the Brit
ish this morning, the Ger
mans retiring. Upon the
British taking up an occupation of
the trenches, the German guns op .-li
ed fire upon them. These were how
ever silenced by the British artil
lerists but not before heavy casual
ties were incurred, but the positions,
were held.
More fighting is expected in this
vicinity where the German concentra
tion indicates an offensive of some
dimensions. This is believed to be
preliminary.
RUSH ACT FOR ROTH
BIG TRIALS IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE. March 7.—There was
less effort made to examine jurors
in the Tracy trial today in this city
before Judge Ronald and this even
ing the jury was fully impanelled.
The arguments in the case will
begin tomorrow. The last juror was
selected at three this afternoon and
it was decided to hold no night ses
sion again this evening.
SEATTLE, March 7.—In the
federal’ court the trial of Oill et al
charged with accepting DriDes came i
on this morning after a short night
CONSPIRACY TRIAL.
LONDON. March G.—Four mem
bers of the. Wheeltlom family are
facing trial on a charge of consol
ing to poison Lloyd George and
Arthur - Henderson, the latter the
pro-war fanatic laborite in the
cabinet.
An evening paper says that the
Wheeldons are religious fanatics op
posed to the war and want peace
and had plotted to destroy the war
leaders for that purpose.
There is not a single thing given
out to warrant such a story. The
arrested persons deny point blank
any such a conspiracy and accuse
the detectives of trying to stir up an
alarm throughout me country.
VERY SPECIAL OVER.
From now until April 1, we offer
first class tailor made suits and over
coats at outside prices. Some extra
fine black and blue serge and wor
sted. Besides 30Cf of this season’s
latest patterns. All wool material,
fit and workmanship guaranteed.
Please bring us your cleaning,
pressing and repairing'.
Yours to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 6 feet
Bath Tuba in Noma.
session the preceding day and the
work of jury selection began. This
resolved itself into a routine and
the bitter antagonism of opposing
counsel was not so manifest today,
so that the jury was completed just
about time to close court for the
day and-the arguments will begin
tomorrow.
The defendants appear confident.
SEATTLE. March 7.—The Seattle
: Star says that the Everett cases and
| the Gill trial will be given the rush
| act and there will be held frequent
! night sessions if they promise to be
extra protracted.
Already arrangements have been
made for holding such all night ses
sions if they may be required. Both
courts were filled to suffocation by
j an interested attendance throughout
I the day. • •
STORMY DEBATE ON
IRELAND IN COMMONS
LONDON, March- 7.—A stormy de
bate took place in the British House
>( Commons tonight when the \s
juith measure proposing that the
uljustment of the Irish question he
eft to Colonial statesmen was post
poned until Thursday night. T. P.
3’Connor moved to confer free in
stitutions of home government upon
Ireland at once and indulged in a
savage denunciation of the British.
He declared that the treatment of
the participants in the recent rebell
ion was so ferocious and so unmerci
ful that It had changed a friendly
people to a nation burning with un
dying hatred of the British. O’Con
nor said that not in his lifetime had
he ever seen Ireland so completely
obsessed with such a burning hatred
of the British rule as at present. It
had been the logical reaction against
Maxwell’s savagery and the inde
cency of the British severity.
He said that they all knew that
Ireland was now ready to turn
against the British rule the moment
that the bayonets of the Castle were I
owered t'c.r an instant and unless
i complete change overtook the ad
ministration of affairs In Ireland the
government knew what to expect.
O’Connor warned the government
that this sentiment was not confined
to Ireland. It overflows far beyond
the confines of that country and
even now smoldered in the Irish
hearts that were regretting that
they gave their lives not for Eng
land but for the country whose gov
ernment murdered their kith and
kin.
GERMAN PRESS SAYS THE
PRESIDENT NOT NEUTRAL
BERLIN*. March 7.—The German
press comments with scathing bit
terness upon Wilson's inaugural ad
dres. It charges him generally with
being of that peculiar brand of neu
trality which denies the right of one
nation to do which he allows an
other.
Some of the papers are filled with
severe lampoons of the President's
speech.
NEW YORK. March 7.—The au
thorities say that it was disclosed in
the arrest of Dr. Ernst Hakunna, a
KSBgj ..—
German, and Dr. Chakiabur, a Ben
galee, who were charged with plott
ing an East Indian revolt, that these
men had through their accomplices
in Mexico, threatened Carranza
with the most serious revolt ever
known if he refused to acquiesce in
the German note.
NEW YORK, March 7.—The charge
against the doctors arrested for con
spiracy as regards the threats to
Carranza seem to be a fake as Car
ranza did not receive the note and
those men could not possibly have
been familiar with its contents be
fore it was made public in the Sen
ate.
NEW YORK. March 7.—All kinds
of plots, conspiracies, spv stories
and the like, are finding places in
the papers and are apparently being
creditted by the people. Some of
these stories are the most improb
able and are evidently bare faced
inventions made to stir up the feel
ings of the public in a most danger
ous manner.
SENATE STILL DEADLOCKED
IN ALASKA LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU, March 7.—At noon to
day the senate voted again for Pre
sident and again tied four to four
for Aldrich and Hubbard. They
then adjourned out of respect to Re
presentative Heid. The House meet
ing at two o’clock this afternoon
anounced its employees and then ad
journed.
Sergeant-at-arms of the House is
Thomas Williams, Millard Murane
is messenger. Great disappoint
ment was heard at the non attend
LEGAL ADVISERS SAY
WILSON HAS POWER ARM
I
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.-—
A statement was given out by a
j very high authority ,in State De
I partment affairs for publication that
the President’s advisors had in
formed him that that he has execu
tive right to arm merchantmen.
This is positively official.
NEW YORK, March 7.—It is ad
mitted by private ship owners that
SERIOUS REVOLUTION.
LIMA, March. 7.—A serious re
volution has broken out here, one
member of parliament being killed.
The President’s palace i3 henlly
guarded.
WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS
TALK ABOUT WAR PRICES.
Special Sale at HOLT’S.
During this week Holt will sell
at a . uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short handled
shovels, square or round pointed:
take your choice, . only 25c. .each
while they last. This special sale
will last only during the present
week. This is far below actual
costs.
HOLT’S CASH STORE.
Phone Main 99.
an executive order is hourly ex
pected to be issued for all navy
yards to provide guns and gunner's
upon request.
This in spite of the recent death
of the armament bill in the fili
SOXS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL.
A Hard Times Dance will be given at
the Sons of the North Hall, Satur
day evening for members and their
friends. A good and enjoyable time
is promised to all who attend. Re
freshments will be served as usual.
The Dancing commences at 9:30
sharp. COMMITTEE.
TELLER MAIL COMES.
Fred Larson arrived last night
Willi luo lcuci uiaw. »* »*•“ ***“
came Billy Marx who is down. to
visit Nome. John Felkel the furman,
also arrived. Teddyt Winfield'is on
the way. and will reach Nome to
day. All along the coast open water
can be seen. The trip down was
made through miserably stormy
weather. Hirschberg is taking out
a dump on Sunset and is now re
puted to be in good pay, taking
out dirt running about 16 cents to
the pan.
buster.
The Navy yards are all ready at
an instant’s notice to furnish both
guns and men to man them.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 7.—
Secretary Daniels today told report
ers that when the armament bill was
before Congress and it was expected
that it would be passed his Depart
ment then completed plans for the
arming of Merchantmen which had
been worked up by the naval archi
tects of the bureau. This was com
plete to the smallest details and he
also admitted that it was not con
fined to guns merely. He declined
to give details, but he felt satisfied
that adequate protection woul/f be
afforded American ships in case of
submarine attack by day or night.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 7.—
The fact that no American ships
have been recently attacked will noi
prevent the arming plans now being
prepared by the President.
ALL MUSTERED OUT.
SAN ANTONIO, March 7.—All na
tional guardsmen on the border t<
the number of' thirty thousand wil
be mustered out oh April 1.
ance of Barry Keown to be caudi-1
date for the clerkship of the House. !
He would have received five-tenths
of the votes cast, if indeed he would
not have been a unanimous choice.
The Senate is deadlocked over
its clerkship as well as its presi
dency. William Eddy and Maltby,
the latter formerly of Iditarod and
not of Juneau, being the candidates.
Each of the candidates, as in the
case of the presidency, gets four
votes.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The final date for dispatch of mail
outside over the winter trail will be
some time in this month. This is
a reminder to those who have let
ters to write that now is the accept
able time: the day of salvation.
Mews is conveyed to Nomeites in
letters from the Outside that Sam
Taggart is leaving for Fairbanks
to engage in mining. He has a
brother-in-law in the banking bus
iness in the Tanana metropolis.
J. Lindberg who left a short time
ago for the Koyuk, going as far
as the city of Bluff with Fkul Kjeg
stad. will engage in drilling opera
tiohs on some creeks in the Koyuk.
He has some dredging ground there
which he desires to prospect.
Lucky Peterson will be one of the
judges of the Solomon Derby tailing
the place of Joe Sugg who returned
to Council. The probability is that
with the weather now so stormy and
unsettled, the race may have to be
postponed again.
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Geo E. Lomen who left last sun -
f mer for the outside is now travell
! ing for one of the biggest dry goods
| firms outside and making good in
' his linei It is likely that he will
j make a tour through Alaska with
some special lines he knows are
adapted to the needs of the north
erners.
causes
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fire starting from unknown
in the cabin opposite the
The House passed a resolution oC
confidence in the Wilson Alaska po
licy with L C Hess temporary Chair
man. Ike Sowerby has been elect
ed to succeed Heid deceased by a
majority of over three hundred. It
is regarded here as an endorsement
of the delegateship contest.
The Sulzer Mandamus case was
taken under advisement last night
at the conclusion of the arguments
by Judge Jennings. It may be some
time before a decision is rendered.
Episcopal Church kept the Fire De
partment busy shortly after one
o'clock yesterday. The damage
done was confined to a charred in
terior. the fire being controlled by
the chemical. The cabin is owned
by A1 Braten and F. Hatch was liv
ing in it at the time the fire started.
The Annual Ball which marks the
wind up ot the seventeentn ot ah
Ireland and which has been a plea
sant feature of Nome life for so
many years will this year also be
held as usual. The committee of
Knights of Robert Emmet have be
gun to get busy and already they
are making their preliminary ar
rangements for the big dance on St.
Patrick’s day.
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MAX FIGMAX AND ,
LOLITA ROBERTSON
The new adventures of J. Rufus
Wallingford will have its grand
opening at the Dream tonight. The
very latest success in the World ot
Comedy. The opening episode is
entitled “The Bungalow Bungle”
and is some laugh provoker. J.
Rufus Wallingford and Blackia
Daw, “con-men” extraordinary,
through the pleadings of Violet
and Fanny Warden, whose fathe/
was ruined by the Falls’ clique,
make an attack on the Falls’ mil
lions. J. Rufus, the spokesman of
the team, invest money in a portable
house invented by young Falls, son
of the president of the O. Q. & T.
GIST THE NEWS BIGHT.
THE WORKER.
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