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NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917.
XO. 2184.
WILSON MAKES VERY
SIGNIFICANT REMARK
\
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
President Wilson this afternoon
went into consultation with the ad
ministration leaders, planning to
press the ratification of the Colom
bian treaty by the senate as a mat
ter of justice as well as to dispose
of the long standing controversy.
Wilson insists that the delay in this
ratification is interfering with the
cordial relations should obtain be
tween the two countries. “We will
need”, is the statement accredited
to the President, “in the immediate
future all the friends we can attach
to us in Central America”. The
statement is considered very signi
ficant.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
Secretary of War Baker announced
this evening that a universal mili
tary training bill will be sent to
Congress this week with appropriate
comment.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
A joint resolution was Introduced in
the House today providing a confer
ence of all American republics to
protect the rights of neutrals against
any aggression upon the part of the
European belligerents.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21,—The coast
and harbor defense submarine N 3
was launched by the Seattle con
tractors from their yards today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb 21 -
Comment is made upon the inten
sive activity in army and navy orga
nization work which is proceeding
day and night. The War Department
and General Staff is working over
time.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
NEW YORK FOOD
CRISIS IS SERIOUS
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The food
crisis which began with rioting in
this city on Saturday three quart
ers of a million women assembled
at the City Hall which is locked
and guarded, is now assuming al
most revolutionary proportions. The
agitation continues today and the
authorities are really alarmed. The
east sidp tenements are literally
starving but they are not inactive.
Thousands are planning to march
on Wall Street in the day time and
Fifth Avenue at night to besiege the
seats of the mighty.
The Hebrew Trades Council has
pledged its support, to the agitation.
The increases are unbelievable.
Bread is cheaper in the war zone by
several cents than in New York
and everything else is in the same
condition. Onioc3 have advanced
to fourteen, dollars a hundred where
last year they were $2.50; potatoes
are now one hundred dollars; cab
bage is one hundred and sixty dol
lars a ton where last year they sold
for eleven dollars a ton and meat
prices have- simply gone out of
sight.
l^HILADELPHIA, Feb. 21.—High
shoes add to the shoemen’s profits.
At the shoe manufacturers conven
tion a speaker said that every inch
added to a woman’s skirt cost ma
nufacturers ten million dollars.
They should agitate for shorter
skirts and higher shoes would fol
low, he said.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Mayor
Mitchell promises to urge the board
of estimates to appropriate one mil
lion to buy food nad to distribute
i same at reasonable ^prices.
ASKS CONGRESS ARRANGE
FOR A SPECIAL SESSION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
The Federal Trade Commission is
to engage in an immediate and
searching probe concerning the
soaring foodstuffs. The President
today asked Congress for four hund
red thousand appropriation to de
fray expenses of a special session
-which will consider this report
among other things and enact laws
THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY
Synopsis of Chapter 27.—“Mine
Own People”.— Luke gives the
diamond from the sky to Quabba
and the latter is loath to accept it.
“No, no,” he shudders, “I do not
wish to have the evil stone.” Quabba
takes the jewel East and presents it
to Esther, whose birthright it is.
Months pass. Blair and Vivian lead
Arthur from one dissipation to an
other. Hagar plans to leave Esther
hut the girl will not listen. To
gether the two return to the gipsy
camp, where, before the diamond
came into their lives they both had
been happy. Meanwhile, in the
West, Arthur had been seised with a
craze for speed. His latest toy is
a costly aeroplane, in which the mad
millionaire soars high. and often.
Two extra numbors support the at
traction. A Banner Show.
AT DREAM TONIGHT
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to break food product combines and
prevent future corners.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Serious
rioting will emphasize the work of
the Federal Trade commission in
vestigating the high price of food
stuffs and the call for an extra ses
sion. Wilson is said to foresee that
Buch steps are actually imperative
to prevent food speculation “in view
of the emergency conditions which
may arise at any time”. The admi
nistration is determined to prevent
any possibility of food supply mo
nopoly and speculative dealings
are likely to be prohibited altogether
by law.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—With no re
lief before May when southern
stocks will relieve the situation, po
tatoes jumped today at one leap
from seventy-five to eighty-five dol
lars a ton. Dealers claim stocks
are short and the relief will not
arrive before May or at earliest the
latter end of April. The people
claim that the speculators in this
food product are entirely to .blame.
Commission men claim Washington
growers sold their stocks to dealers
in the east and middle west^
SEATTLE, Feb. 21,—The trial
of the Verona prisoners will prob
ably be the longest trial in history
Seventy-three or four distinct trials
are scheduled as they will be tried
separately on the charge of murder
in the first degree. The prosecution
states that they will have two hund
red and fifty witnesses to testify
and thjeir examination and. cross
examination will consume about
four weeks. The defense attorneys
s#y *< that they, have four hundred
witnesses io be called and this testi
mony will take at least six weeks
before It is all before the jury.
The defense Is making public a
sworn statement by J. Burdette a
member of the I. W. W. Burdette
states that he was sitting in the hall
of the Tacoma local of the I. W. "W.
when Jamie McCarthy came and
flashed a card of the organization
and with a plausible story intro
duced himself. They went- to the
Bhew together and were together
eight days. McCarthy suggested a
trip to Seattle and when .Burdette
ajid he landed there, hi* companion
ajtid he was an officer on special
fc« fiS <»ilia f.rHiSi ‘e-l/Ksili’.. 1;1 thrift *
duty and threatened to railroad
Burdette if he didn't give evidence.
He was brought to the Holland Ho
tel according to the affidavit to meet
special prosecutor, Attorney Veitch
and a Burns operative, Malcolm
M’Laren, loaned the prosecution by
the M. Sc M. of Los Angeles and
threats and cajolery were used upon
the affiant, with covert promises of
money for a statement. Burdette
got finally away and reported to the
defense.
Anything Ip On line of Job wort
ORAVE FROM DiVERS
LONDON, Feb. 21.—Edward Car
son, the first civil lord of the Admi
ralty and a cabinet minister in a
speech in the House of Commons
made what is described as the first
official reference to the German 0
boat campaign. Hb said that “Eng
land recognized the gravity of the
losses, but they were not equal to
the claims put forth by Germany’’.
He declined to state the number of
submarines sunk or captured but
allowed it to be inferred that these
were considerable, stating that forty
fights had taken place with sub
marines since February 1.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—A crowded
Italian transport was sunk yester
day in the Mediterranean and also
two armed merchantmen carrying
important cargoes to Saloniki.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—German sub
marines sank six large enemy ves
sels in the Mediterranean today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—
Ambassador Penfield delivered an
inquiry to Austria relative to its po
licy at sea. The inquiry adds that
unless proper assurances are re
ceived that the Austria1Hungary
nation will respect international
law, a severance will be ordered.
LONDON, Feb. 21.—It is tacitly
admitted in Lloyds that the German
U boats having been worsted in en
counters around the British isies
are now swarming into the Medi
terranean.
SAYS EVER STATE WILL
BE DRY NEXT ELECTION
CHICAGO, Feb. 21.—E. J. Davis,
the head of the Anti-Saloon League
has produced statistics showing Con
gress that the country is overwhelm
ing v prohibition. He states that
is is now possible to travel from the
Atlantic to the Pacmc by several
routes without entering any wet ter
ritory. He also declared that one
can travel from the Arctic to the
Mexican border without touching
upon any territory wherein liquor
can be legally sold.
Davis says that at the next general
election each state in the Union
will be dry and most of them bone
dry.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—Today a re
ferendum campaign started against
the bone dry law as passed by the
legislature -Tuesday. The referen
j dum campaign, would if it can be
sprung, delay the operation of the
law for two years and it is enforced
according to the clause in the act
on June 10, of this year.
SEATTLE, Feb. 21.—The effort
to promote a referendum against
the new bone dry law passed and
signed is exciting attention. Claims
are made that the outside liquor
interests are backing it up in the
state, but its promoters emphati
cally deny this. They say that the
experience in other states has shown
the inadvisability of this bone dry
system and complaints are reported
from Idaho and Oregon where it is
enforced. The referendum will not
win in any event.
TWO DISTINCT STORIES
AS TO CONSULS HELD
ZURICH, Feb. 21.—A score of
United States Consuls and consular
agents have arrived here from Ger
many. They stated that they had
to wait a whole week within Ger
man territory until they received
permission to leave Germany.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 21.—
Sinister is the statement made to
the effect that the government has
has been notified that Turkey an
nounces that it will aid Germany In
carrying out its submarine policy.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.—Prompt de
nial comes from Germany of tl.e
story told by American consuls that
they were held In Germany. The
statement is termed a "malicious in
vention”.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—The irre
concileable nature of the two stories
as to the American consuls being
held or not being held in Ger uany
is the subject of comment in the
evening papers. Clearly, it is held,
someone is lying.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21.—Tho
SONS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL.
There will be a Social Dance 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.
KNEW BY EXPERIENCE.
Said the teacher to the little
Hebrew ■ boy: “Ikey, is the world
flat or round?" “It ain’t needer
vun, teacher”, said Ikey, “But what
is it, Ikey", asked the teacher In
surprise, “if it is neither round nor
flat?” “Well,” said Ikey with con
viction, “mine fader he says it vos
crooked.”.—Ex. —Goodrich brand
$2.00 flannel shirts $1.25. Evergreen
brand $2.50 shirt $2.00. Inlet brand
$3.00 shirts $2.50. Inet brand $2.50
shirts $1.76. No. 7 Medlicott extra
heavy underwear $2.50 garment,
Mens Union Suits $2.50 this week
$1.50. Wool elastic ribbed under
wear $1.25 garment. Royal Court
cotton ribbed underwear 65c. gar
ment, Odd shirts all sizes 50c. each
Boys Merino combination suits size
6 to 14, 85c. each.
O. W. LEWIS.
Delbars.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next- door to Sagers tram , and
. j
greatest anxiety exists among those
who have friends in Turkey. It is
hoped that the United States will
take no action until these are safely
out of the country. Yet It is admit
ted that the declaration by Turkey
that that nation will support the
German U boat policy will necessi
tate the rupture in the relations be
tween the two nations. It is pointed
out that this is directed against the
United States.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The die is cast. The judges in
whose power lay the decision have
finally resolved that today will be
ideal as far as weather and trail
conditions are concerned for the
Borden Cup Marathon race. So to
day, being Washington’s birth day,
the big thing will be pulled off. The
judges who have had the respon
sibility for determinig when the
clerk of the weather' was right on
the straight and narrow path of
ideal wintry conduct have been read
ing up a lot in meteorological lore
that would put Uncle Sam’s weather
bureau to shame. They watched
the signs of the times and the zo
diacs, barometers, thermometers
and calometers and if they now
miss their guess there will be some
thing stirring.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel weir.
Clothes help yon 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. PASOOFF.
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