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"To secure to each laborer the whole product of his labor, or at
•early as possible. Is a worthy object of any rood government.”—
aolranam Lincoln
Address all Communications to Dally Nome Industrial Worker.
Box 210 Nome, Alaska. Phone, Black 134
All changes In standing advertisements must reach this office at six
•’clock each evening to Insure insertion in the following Issue.
Advertising rates made known on application.
entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the post office at
Rome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Nome, Alaska, May 5, 101(1.
M OMK TAX FRAUDS.
The fact that a resolution has been
introduced in the House directing |
Secretary M’Adoo to furnish a state- ■
ment as to whether cr not Income
tax payers defrauded the govern
ment annually of three hundred mil
lion dollars is significant.
This may or may not be the cor
rect amount of the frauds. Tho
only thing certain is that there have
been wholesale frauds and that for
this reason the collection of the in
como tax has been accompanied bv
all kinds of falsce statements.
The income tax like nil other taxes
is a method government has of mak
ing those who are able, pay the ex
penses of government. And the most
interesting fact about tax collection
is and always has been that the
j>oorer tho person is the easier it has
been to collect the taxes mulcted off
him.
'Chile ihu oaiiimt tflV 111 the world
to collect is the poll tax which tin
man with the hoe and the number
two and the sledge hammer and the
wpike maul are called upon to pay.
For them there is no escape, and a
jail sentence is awaiting any attempt
to evade it.
On the other hand very rich per
sons show a cheerful disregard of
the immorality of perjury when
making sworn statements of taxable
property or income and their fail
ing in this regard most generally er.- '
joys an immunity. It is very well
known that one man who has en
joyed presidential honors sought j
escape from taxation in New Vork
by swearing to a Washington resi- (
tlence and earned the right to vote
in the Emipre State by swearing a
New York state residence. With
such high examples of the light re-;
gard in which taxation duties arj
held by those who are taxable, it Is
not likely the common people are
going to be very particular.
Because the right to tax is accre- (
dited the government is not a reason
why tax payers should regard it
immoral to evade the payment of
such tax. It affects them. They
can preach the duties of their sta
tion in life to the workmen, but it j
is wholly different proposition when
it affects them, and the most venial"
of all sins is to rob the government
of the taxes. A law taxing incomes
has not any such binding power as
the poll tax law that keeps every [
little Dogberry meting out village j
pump justice and town jails to the
working stiffs.
FIGHTING AT HOME.
While eyes are fixed upon the
more entertaining drama In Europe
we are not likely to pay very much
attention to the dally dramas that
are being enacted before our very
eyes in the United States.
Yet was ever there such turbulence ,
in the labor world as at present? j
Strikes everywhere; private guards.
everywhere; rioting everywhere
there were private guards.
Nor is the situation so very differ-'
ent. The entire forces of capital- ^
isnt are lined up against the work- |
era endeavoring to get bette:- condi
tions; striving to make their wage J
receipts equal the higher costs of
living and the usual battles between
tbo private guards and the strikers ^
always reported.
The most serious point for consul- j
(•ration is the fact that few of these ;
strikers betray concert'd action.:
There is a lack of solidarity and
unity of purpose at tin back of
them. Whether organized or not
the forces of labor are scattered in
hop lessly Isolated struggles which j
leave such struggles bereft of their I
main strength: united action
For this reason too, much less at ;
tention is paid these disturbances j
to the social equilibrium than they ,
fully warrant. For this reason the
foundation of these strikes is com
pletely overlooked gnd the vital ne- !
cesiity exists of mending or ending
\
the causes of such disturbances is
not properly forced upon the work
srs.
in the main the faulty system of
;raft organization as compared with
industrialism is to blame and most
of these strikes will fail of effecting
what they could effect for this very
reason.
ANCHORAGE SETTLEMENT.
The settlement of the railroad
strike in Anchorage is due in the
first placee to the united action of
the workers. Other things may have
contributed towards it but that was
the main factor in bringing about a
settlement.
But any way such a strike should
have beeo uncalled for. It should
not have been necessary to strike
for a living wage on a government
job in Alaska. That it was shown
that the real value of the road hat
been overlooked by the engineers in
charge of its construction.
If peonage wages are paid those
engaged in construction work, the
country tributary to the road will
not receive settlers from those who
are employed, and for some time
to come at any rate, the main body
of settlers along ‘he route will be of
men who worked in the construction
of the road and when they could
cultivated the farm.
The lesson is a valuable one for
the engineers and one that will re
pay the time and trouble lost if they
will heed it.
Soon coal mines will be opened up
in Matanuska. If those mines ar:
attempted to be operated under
peonage conditions and with a
peon's wages, then it is quite cer
tain that the coal fields will never
be a boon to the territory and were
better left unopened.
The mere fact that Alaskan resour
ces are being developed is nothing
in itself. What is important and
valuable and worth while is that
Alaskan resources be developed and
in such development afford a con
tented and prosperous community
of wage workers satisfactory living
conditions. That is the best that
can be expected until wage working
is no lunger part and parcel of the
scheme of things.
GENERAL. SCOTT.
The United States Department lost
a brilliant diplomat when General
Scott joined the army. And it has
to be said that were there more ol
men like him in the diplomatic
corps, there would be less friction
between this and other nations.
Whether it is that his is the soft
answer which turneth away wrath
or the gift of the blarney, which is
the same thing only slightly disting
uished,, Scott has proven his ability
in this respect on innumerable occa
sions. He has gone (.o bitterly hos
tile Indians and after a pow-wow
induced them to abldo by the laws
of the land. He has time and time
again pacified the truculent rebel
chiefs of Mexico even when they
felt that they had doep grievance*
against the gringoes. He has mad*
a friend of Villa while Carranza
was unrecognized, and now he caps
the climax by persuading Obiegon
that it is to the interests of Mexico
that the American troops remain.
That'sno small achievement. Ho haa
dragged the administration out of n
tight pinch and the country from
the edge of disaster, if there were
more men like him in the army—
ant then there would be no army, so
what's the use?
And contrast him with Funston.
CITY RATH HOUSE/.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Roll
lug Hot).
M. O. SOLBERG.
Try I.iver & Kidney Tea for
Spring fever.
LOMENS DRUG STORE.
MINERAL APPLICATION NO. 0283
U. S. Land Office, Nome, Alaska,
April 18th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that the
Plume Dredge Company, a corpora
tion organized under the laws of
the State of California, with it3 j
principal place of business and post
office address, Mills Building, San
Francisco, California, has through |
Jas. M. Streeten, its authorized
agent, whose post office address is
Nome, Alaska, made application for
a United States patent for No. 14
Above Discovory placer mining
claim, situated on Melsing Creek,)
in the Council City Recording Di
strict, Territory of Alasaa, and de
signated as Mineral Survey No.
1172, which said placer mining claim
is described according to the plat
and field notes now on file in the
U. S. Land Office at Nome, Alaska,
with a magnetic variation of 21
deg. 38 min. E. as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 1, a
spruce post 4 ft. long, 6 ins. dia
meter, in earth mound, scribed H
Ab 1 1172 on N. face, whei ce U. S.
L. M. No. 1172 bears S 58 deg.
34 min. W. 380.3 ft. Thonce N. 35
deg. 35 min. W. 544.4 ft. to dor.
No. 2; thence N. 56 deg. 27 min.
E. 1376.6 ft. to Cor. No. 3; thence
S. 37 deg. 56 min. E. 526.4 ft. to
Cor. No. 4; thence S. 55 deg. 37
min. W. 1397.6 ft. to Cor. No. 1,
place of beginning, containing an
area of 17.025 acres.
This claim is situated on Melsing
Creek about four miles north of
Council City, Council City Re
cording* Precinct, Alaska. Lo
cation monur.ciit No. 1172 is
a schist stone 37x20x5 ins.
18 ins. in the ground, with mound
of earth 4 ft. high, 6 ft. base, situa
ted about 30 ft. above the bed ot
Melsing Creek, on the south side
| thereof, in latitude 64 deg. 55 min.
IN., longitude 163 deg. 39 min. W.
The location notice is recorded in
j Vol. 10, page 132, of the records
I Council City Recording District, Al
! aska.
The adjoining claims are as fol
lows: On the northeast No. 15
Above Discovery on Melsing Creek:
on the southwest. No. 13 Above Dis
covery on Melsing Creek; claimants
unknown; on the northwest ana
southeast, claims unknown; all un
surveyed.
G. A. ADAMS.
Register.
j Date of first publ., April 20, 1916.
Date of last publ., June 21, 1916.
CARRIER'S HEX.
NOTICE OB SALK.
Notice is hereby given that the
Pacific (’oast Steamship Company, a
corporation, having a common car
I rier’s lien on the personal property
] hereinafter described, in the sum of
] One Hundred Twelve and 40 100
($112.40) the amount of the just and
[reasonable charges for carriage
I thereof from Seattle, Washington,
I to Nome, Alaska, will on the 29th
! day of May 1916, at tho hour of
twelve o’clock noon, at tho Alaska
Lighterage & Commercial Company’s
Dock. Front Street, in the City of
Nome, District of Alaska, sell at
public auction to tho highest and
best bidder for cash in hand the fol
lowing described personal property,
to-wit:
1 36 X 6 ft. Air Receiver
54 c. f.
1 Crtd. Gas Engine 143 c. f.
1 C. L. Fly Wheel.
1 Galv. Iron A. Tank 6 c. f.
I Bx. Eng. Parts.
II Steel Post Caps 1255 lbs.
1 Bx. Iron Riffle Bars.
1 C. I. Friction 275 lbs.
1 Pc. Shafting 135 lbs.
1 Sk. Shaft Collars 1 c. f.
now located at Alaska Lighterage &
Commercial Company's Dock, Front
8treet, in said City of Nome, or
such part thereof as may be suffici
ent to pay such ljen, and costs of
keepihg and selling said property.
The name of the consignee of
said property is Kougarok Dredging
Company: the name of the owner
or reputed owner is Kougarok
Dredging Company.
Dated, Nome, Alaska, May 3rd,
1916.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM
MERCIAL COMPANY.
By R. S. POLLISTER, Agent.
Agents for Pacific Coast Steamship
Company.
Date of first publ., May 4, 1916.
Date of last publ., May 26, 1916.
CARRIER’S MEN.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Steamship Company, a cor
poration, having a carrier's lien on
the personal property hereinafter
described, in the sum of Fifty Six
and 051100 Dollars ($56.05) the
amount of the just and reasonable
charges for carriage thereof from
Seattle, Washington to Nome, Alas
ka, will on the 29th day of May,
1916, at the hour of 12 o’clock
noon, at tho Alaska Lighterage &
Commercial Company's dock. Front
Street, in the City of Nome, District
of Alaska, sell at public auction to
the highest and best biddor for cash
in hand, the following described
personal property, to-wit:
1 Crt. Engine, 77 c. f.
1 Fly Wheel, Elect. Supplies 10 c.h
1 Fly Wheel, 10 c. f.
1 Bx. Elect. Supplies 10 c. f.
2 Bx. Inc. Lamps, 12 c. f.
1 Crt. Dynamo, 14 c. f.
1 Pump, 2045 lbs.
now located at Alaska Lighterage &
Commercial Company’s Dock, Front
Street, in said City of Nome, or such
part thereof as may be sufficient to
pay such lion, and costs of keeping
and of selling said property.
The name of the consignee of said
property is the Kougarok Dredging
Company; the name of the owner or
reputed owner is Kougarok Dredg
ing Co.
Dated, Nome, Alaska, May 3rd,
1916.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM
MERCIAL COMPANY.
By R. S. POLLISTER, Agent.
Agents for Alaska Steamship Co.
Date of first publ., May 4, 1916.
Date of last publ., May 26, 1916.
WAREHOUSEMAN’S LIEN
NOTICE OF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Alaska Lighterage & Commercial
Company, Agents for the Maine
Northwestern Development Compa
ny, a corporation, having a ware
houseman’s lien on the personal pro
perty hereinafter described, in the
sum of ten hundred seventy sov :n
and 40j 100 Dollars ($1,077.40) the
amount of the just and reasonable
charges for safely keeping and stor
ing the same at the request of the
owner or lawful possessor thereof,
will, on the 29th day of May, 1916,
at the hour of twelve thirty o clock
in the afternoon, at the railroad
yard of the Maine Northwestern De
velopment Co., north of First Street
and East of Steadman Avenue, In
the City of Nome, District of Al
aska, sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder for cash In
hand, the following described per
sonal property, to-wit:
1.—Lot Lumber caid to contain
65,000 feet, amount of feet un
known.
1.—Lot of iron, shafting, castings,
etc., articles and quantity un
known.
now located in the yard of the Maine
Northwestern Development Co.,
North of First Street and E?.st of
Steadman Avenue, in the said City
of Nome, or such part thereof as
may be sufficient to pay such lien
and costs of keeping and of selling
said property.
The Name of the owner or re
puted owner is Kougaroa Dredging
Company.
Dated, Nome, Alaska, May 3rd,
1916.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM
MERCIAL COMPANY.
By R. S.POLLISTER, Agent.
Agents for Maine Northwestern
Development Co.
Date of first publ., May 4, 1916.
Date of last publ.. May 26, 1916.
WAREHOUSEMAN'S LIEN.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Notice is hereby giver, thrt the
Alaska Light<v,ig3 & Commercial
Company, a corporation, having a
warehouseman's lien on the'personal
property hereinafter described, in
the sum of Eight Hundred Thirty
Ono and 12 100 Dollars ($83i,12)
the amount of the just and reason
able charges for safely keeping and
storing the same at the request of
the owner or lawful possessor there
of, will, on the 29th day of May,
1916, at the hour of twelve o’clock
| noon, at the Alaska Lighterage &
Commercial Company's Dock, Front
i Street, in the City of Nome, District
of Alaska, sell at public auction to
the highest and best bidder for
cash in hand, the following describ
ed personal property, to-wit:
Est. Est.
Wts. Meas.
1 Upright Gas Engine 450
,1 Lot Washers & Paint 225
1 Lot Castings, Grease &
* Washers • 130 1
1 Vice and Anvil 280
1 K. D. Wheelbarrow 8
1 Lot Ore Sacks & Matting 11
1 Lot Paint & Oakum 5v
2 Bdl. (5) Plates 100
1 Coll Rope 4
3 Wheels & Sk. Washers 625
1 Bbll Pitch 6
20 Sx. B. S. Coal 2000
1 Bdl. (2j Brooms & 1
coil hose 3
1 Handle & 1 Torch. 2
1 Ctr. press & 1 Cs. Bolts 200 12
1 Cs. Bolts
12 Pc. Gal. Sheet Iron 960
130 Pc. Bolts 14ov
1 Bbl. 011 12
2 Bdl. (6) Plates 50
2 Bdl. Washers 100
74 Pc. Shafting 7000
1 Pc. Shackel 50
14 Wheels 2800
1 Coupling 100
3 Clutch Levers 120
6 Pullys 240
1 Gas Eng. Wheel 400
1 Ro. Belting 2
(90 Bdls Lumber
18 Pc. Lumber
Approx. 3500 BM)
1 Pc. Shaftings 50
1 Bdl. (2) Tongs 2
5 Bx. Bolts, etc. 3000
17 Pc. Ir .n pipe, etc. 800
1 1-2 Keg Nalls 40
1 Air Receiver 54
1 Crtd. G. Eng. & 1 Fly
Wheel 575 143
1 Galv. Iron Air Tank 6
I Bx. Engine Parts 4
II Steel Castings 1255
1 Bx. Irons & 1 Friction 275 1
1 Pc. Shafting & 1 sack
collars 135 1
1 Crt. Eng.&Fly Wheel 87
3 Bx. Elct. Supplies 22
1 Crt. Dynamo & l
Pump 2045 14
now located at Alaska Lighterage &
Commercial Company’s Dock, Front
Street, in said City of Nome, or such
part thereof as may be sufficient to
pay such lien, and corts of keeping
and of selling said property.
The name of the consignee ot
said property is rvougarok Dredg
ing Co.; the name of the owner or
reputed owner is Kougarok Dredg
ing Co.
Dated, Nome, Alaska, May 3rd,
1916.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COM
MERCIAL COMPANY.
By R. S. POLLISTER, Agent.
Date of first publ., May 4, 1916.
Date of last publ., May 26, 1916.
! WE WILL PURCHASE
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| IN GOOD CONDITION
| 8 Cents Each
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Kent Transfer Oo.
General Transfer & Freighting
Qoai & on
Phone Main 139.
MURPHY HAS THE GOODS
Summit Shirts, Stetson Hats,
and Connelly Shoes
Dltl-liAK CLOTHING. A Sait of this trill answer any miners
requirements, and lias proven tlie best goods of the kind on the
market to date.
PHIL MURPHY
ARTIC SPRING
Always at your Service.
Prompt delivery— Blizzard or
Shine at nsual Rates 16
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in Beef, Pork, Mutton, Ted,
Bam, Bacon Poultry and Flak
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. Game In Season.
All
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