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NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1017.
NO. 2340.
COAL BARONS TO CLOSE MINES
SENATE DEFEATS FINANCE REPORT ON BILL
SENATE REJECTS THE
COMMITTEE REPORT
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 22.—
After a scene of unrivalled bitter
ness in debate over the revenue bill,
the advocates of heavy taxation for
incomes of the wealthy class scored
a decisive victory when the report
of the Finance Committee was re
jected by a vote of 37 to 26.
Lafollette led the attack upon the
bill in an elaborate demand for con
scription of profits. He declared
the bill as it emanated from the
Finance Committee as an infamous
piece of legislation. The resolution
included the restoration of the Len
root amendments levying not less
than sixty million additional to the
eliminated inorementative income
tax and it was hotly resisted.
Several of the Senators sought
to support the bill as it came from
the Finance Committee, but these
were the objective in turn of severe
attacks from angered solons.
On the whole this will expedite
the passage of the bill, as it brings
it more in conformity with the Kit
chin bill as it passed the House.
Consternation overtook the mem
bers of the Finance Committee who
had felt satisfied that the measure
would pass as reported to the Sen
ate. It is a very rare thing that the
revenue bill as so reported fai’s to
pass by a substantial majority and
a defeat is said to be unique in the
annals of recent legislation.
Let iu estimate on your Job Work
GOAL KINGS SAY
PRICE IMPOSSIBLE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 22.—
King Coal is angry beyond words
in the southern staes and the coal
magnates are hurrying to a confer
ence here. The occasion of this is
the fixed prices of the government
which are declared to be intolerable
tyrannical and impossible.
Operators of more than half a
hundred coal mines in Kentucky,
and Tennessee fields announced this
evening that they would close their
i mines as the prices fixed arbitarily
by the government made operation
out of the Question.
They hold that fixing prices is
unreasonable end impossible. They
declare such an experiment will
ruin them and that it cannot be at
tempted on their property.
SPRINGFIELD. HI., Aug. 22.—
Nothing but denunciation is the
theme ol' the coal operators in this
section over the arbitary price fix
ing of coal by,the government. Ope
rators here say that they will have
j to reduce wages.« They say that the
men had voted to strike unless their
«age increase was granted, that it
wac granted, hut Viat now they will
have to return tc the old scale and
even then under the new price sche
dule lose money. They expect to
see all the mines closed. They de
clare operation is impossible.
GERMAN AERO MEN
RAID RRITISH COAST
LONDON, Aug. 22.—German aero
plane squadrons raided the East
coast twice in one day.
One attack was directed against
Dover and later on against Margate,
the airmen dropping bombs, explbi
sive and incendiary in considerable
numbers.
The other attack was upon the
Yorkshire coast.
TRIANGLE PROGRAM
DREAM
Tonight a trio of stars will be
featured in the great Triangle so
ciety drama, “The Edge of the
Abyss”. Willard Mack as “the
tough”, Mary Boland as the “so
ciety butterfly”, nad Frank, Mills, as
the “lawyer husband”, are very con
vincing in their acting and the en
tire production has an air of realism
seldom seen in photo-plays. Pro
duced by Triangle with a setting of
luxudy, rarely witnessed, this great
feature, will meet with favorable
approval, by all.
WE CAN DO IT.
For Bra* class work and pronpi
delivery ph >ae Mala till and tbs
People'* Steam Laandry a til oil
tmt get yoar laandry.
V.l. WnillMiOF Prof*
Two of the attacking machines
were downed, both blazing as they
fell to earth. . Others are reported
to have been damaged and their
escape is problematical.
The government in announcing
the attacks gives no mention of the
casualties in consequence of the
somewhat extensive raiding.
The theory that it was the same
squad of airmen that attacked the
two points is not believed, as the
indications are that while they
started on the trip together they
parted company before reaching the
coast.
The «aid was reported as coming
to the Yorkshire coast before the
machines reached there, but the two
downed machines were brought to
earth at Margate by the coast de
fense aero guns.
It is believed that had the air
men not suffered this loss they
would have reached up the Thames
and attacked the city.
The people anxiously await fuller
reports of the raid.
PRICE IS SET
FOR NATION’S
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 22.—
Today President Wilson, by virtue
of the powers to do so conferred
upon him by the Food and Fuel
Conservation law, has set the fol
lowing prices as operative for every
mine in the nation as follows for
bituminous coal:
All the figures are spot coal and
at the- mine mouth and mine run.
Pennsylvania $2 a ton, Maryland $2
West Virginia $2, Virginia $2, Ohio
$2 Kentucky $1.95, Alabama $1.90,
Tennessee $2,30, Indiana $1.95, Il
linois $1.95, Arkansas $2.65, Iowa
$2.70, Kansas $2.50, Missouri $2.70
Oklahoma $3.05, Texas $2.65, Colo
rado $2.45, Montana $2.70, New
Mexico $2.4, Wyoming $2.50, Utah
$2.60, Washington $3.25.
It is very difficult to determine
upon what basis other than previ
ous market prices these new regu
lated prices are founded upon. In
some of the cases where high prices
are noticeable in the above standard
as in Alabama where- free labor
comes in contact with convict labor,
the wage scale is much lower than
in other sections where the prices
are also set at a lower figure.
Apparently the government care
fully combed the average prices for
the past twelve maoths and in the
present regulation took these as~a
standard upon which to base tiio
present scale. Tho prices do not
go into effect until September f>th.
TANKER WAS LAST
U BOAT VICTIM
AN AMERICAN PORT, Aug. 22.
—When the U 2 sank the tanker
Campana, the diver’s last victim
was sent to the bottom.
So reports the first officer of tlie
ill fated Campana who arrived here
loday.
The first officer was picked up by
a French cruiser front the water
which raported having just sunk
i he submarine in the same vicinity.
The U boat was sent to the hot
tom just two hours after the tanker,
had been divered.
In view of the fact that the Am
erican prisoners who were told that
they could cable home when made
military priosners and up to this
nothing has been heard of them,
the statement of the cruiser to the
first officer is believed to ha true.
It is now thought that officers and ^
men made prisoners on the diver
went down with it when the French
cruiser rent it to the bottom.
The Campana it will be recol
lected was an oil tanker returning
back to the slates when the U boat
stopped it and after shelling the
steamer finally torpedoed it.
Some survivors were placed on
board the submarine including the
1'. S. gunners, the captain and other
officers, the rest were allowed to
proceed in their boats and landed
in France.
STEAMER GOES ON
ROCKS OFF MASS.
BOSTON, August 22.—A wires
from the coast announces that the
British liner City of Lahore, out
ward bound with a cargo of assort
ed freight valued at three million
dollars is on the rocks off the coast
of Massachusetts and that fifty three
passengers have been taken off in
the boats.
Later reports show that while no
definite information is forthcoming
as to the steamer's position, there is
no danger of any lives being lost.
Furthermore so far no deta* i
FRISCO CAR STRIKE
SCENE OF RIOTINGS
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.—The
United Railways of this city is find
ing itself up against the toughest
strike that in all its career of bood
ling and corruption it has ever been
called to face. This too in the face
of its attorneys being in office and
the authorities supporting it hand
and glove.
Twenty-two cars were smashed in
street car strike riots and the strike
breakers are beginning to get un
easy, many cf them deerting, The
curmen on strike are conspicuously
absenting themselves from these
disturbances and trying to maintain
order.
The jitney legislation has helped
out the tractionists quite consider
able but this has been overcome and
the bus men are now operating se
curely. The unions are keeping off
the cars and although all attempts
at plcketting are summarily stopped
the company is running cars where
it can, still without passengers.
The head of the traction company
have arrived as to the cause of the
disaster.
BOSTON, Aug. 22.—The steamer
City of Lahore was not cleared from
this port.
BOSTON, Aug. 22.—Whether it is
by reason of the censorship and
that details are being kept secret on
that account, there is nothing de‘i
nite being sent out as to the wreck
of the City of Lahore.
in an interview with the Examiner
stateif in indignant terms what he
thought of the union and the people
who are supporting the strikers. He
declared that the city would be
made to pay dearly for every single
car that had been wrecked in the
big strike.
SLAUGHTER SALE.
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We will dose out our entire dry
goods line of Dresses, Underwear,
Hosiery, notions. A few boy’s wool
Suit and Pants. Yarns at prices just
to cover cost. Our object to make
room for groceries coming in on
the Umatilla. We still sell vege
tables.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OE8T1UC1CH, Mgs.
PARIS, Aug. 22.—The Minister
of Marine is authority for the state
ment that the U boat losses are
growing in proportion to the num
ber of sinkings and that this is
sufficient to explain the falling off
in the number of victims now being
accounted for.
It is believed that the high water
mark of U boat success has now
been long passed.
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FAMOUS IHXi DKAD.
John Johnson's historic leader was
was destroyed yeserday. The fam
ous old dog, the stubborn leader of
many a hard fought race and many
a bliazardy trail, made famous by
camera man and movie, bit the dust
yesterday when put out of pain by a
friend for Johnson who himself
could not bear to witness the pass
ing of the faithful old dog. Koluma
the leader has been failing for some
time, and suffering too from consid
erable pain John Johnson decided
that to end the hopeless sickness,
of the animal was the more humane
way, but as he could not do It him
self he had It done. So passed away
a dog that was considered one of
the best Siberians that ever hit the
trail.