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VOL. •.
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 10, 1!H7.
NO. 2147.
FURUSETH SAYS LABOR WILL FIGHT NEW BILL
LAWSON AGAIN IS
REBUKED BY SOLONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 9.—
This afternoon before the Rules
Committee making the so-called
Leak investigation, Lawson was
again heard.
Said Lawson:
“My only interest in making
these charges is to secure regula
tion of the stock market and stock
gambling-”
“You, a stock gambler”, inter
jected Congressman Harrison with
some degree of contempt.
“Just the same as you are, Mr.
Harrison” came back Lawson with
out a minute's hesitancy.
A scene followed in which Law
son was severely remonstrated with
by several members of the commit
tee for his lack of deference and
respect.
After Lawson testified Barney
Baruch appeared upon citation and
he simply contented himself with
giving a categorical denial of any
knowledge about anything connected
with the leak.
He said that he had no knowledge
of the advance nature of the Wil
son note, had not discussed the
stock situation and did not have
any talk on the matter with any of
the officials or near-officials in the
capital. He said that all those
charges were false.
No effort was made to have Baruch
explain his part in the ad
vance selling raid upon
which New York papers are
commenting in bitter anti-adminis
tration paragraphs.
SLAVS REGAIN TRACT
LOST TO THE TEUTONS
PETROGRAD, Jan. 9.—The Slava
unhindered on the center are falling
back on new positions on the Sereth
line. The enemy made no deter
mined effort to hamper that with
drawal.
* PETROGRAD, Jan. 9.—With sur
prise attacks, the Russians captured
the island of Glaudon. All Teuton
counters in an effort to regain
these positions were repulsed. Four
trench mortars were captured by the
Russians. The fighting is of unmiti
gated violence in this section.
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The opposition
■which is being offered by the Rus
sians in the Rumanian theater of
war is stiffening as the Teuton ad
vance proceeds. The Slavs have
greatly strengthened their lines with
reinforcements and are making vici
ous counters on the Teuton right
which caused the abandonment of
some few unimportant positions. The
aggressiveness of the Russians is in
marked contrast to their indifferent
resistance throughout Dobrudscha,
and is the subject of comment
among the Rumanians themselves.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—The desperate
resistance of the Russians is evid
ently hampering the Teuton advance
but experts do not believe that the
Teuton advance will be stayed now
until Rumania is successfully cover
ed by the Teuton forces. Everything
indicates that the struggle will be
bitter. and prolonged- as the Slavs
are fighting with an abandon of fury
according to reports from every side
involved.
The fighting on the Danubian del
ta today according to German re
ports was fierce beyond words.
DESULTORY FIGHTING IS
ALL REPORTED ON WEST
PARIS. Jan. 9.—Desultory fight- i
jug marks the mid-winter conditions
along the west front. The entire
front is marked by raids and count
er raids of some greater or lesser
importance but without any serious
present time significance. Thus in
the Vosses, several German attacks
were repulsed. The French bomb
ardment of the Germans on the east
Meuse occasioned spirited replies.
The British repulsed several attacks
on the Somme and Ancre while the
Germans maintained a strong nad
successful opposition to continued
raids of their lines southeast of Ar
ras. The German view that the
British are feeling for position to at
tack In force in Flanders or around
Arras is not shared by local experts.
BERLIN, Jan. 9.—The situation
on the west front remains unaltered,
The Germans repulsed several Brit
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severe. Snow storms, rain and frost
making trench warfare more and
more trying.
LONDON, Jan. 9.—The situation
is much the same on the west. Re
peated warnings are coming out
from Neutrailist sources stating that
naval activities are noticeable at
Wilhelmshaven. It is believed that
these are purely Germanist in their
origin, and 'no raid is expected al
though during foggy weather always
possible.
ALL ENTENTE NATIONS
AGREE ON WAR PLANS
ROME, Jan. 9.—All Entente na
tions are to face the year's fighting
with a policy of co-operation and
there is to be a complete and careful
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repaired well, cleaned well and well
pressed.. Therefore you will feel
well.
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interchange of military opinion, or
ganization and supply between them.
Practically peace is not thought
possible, and it is deemed certain
that tho Central Powers have no in
tention of naming terms. The gen
eral view of the Entente nations is
that Germany made insincere protes
tations for peace and its policy was
realized for what it was worth by
the Entente. It is declared that
the greatest cordiality and unani
mity prevails among the Entente all
reports to the contrary notwith
standing.
Far garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Co.
GREAT FIGHT MARKS
SUIT ADAMSON LAW
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—
What is declared by competent
lawyers to have been one of the
greatest forensic fights ever heard
before the Supreme Court marked
I the closing arguments of the Adam
son bill, the efforts of both Hines,
the railroad attorney and Davis the
Solicitor General being marked by
extraordinary depth and brilliancy
of argument.
In brief, however, Hines dwelt
upon the unconstitutionality of the
regulation of the scale of hours, and
declared that the law was in effect
nothing but a wages statute, a clear
and recognized infringement of the
right of freedom or contract and
wholly invalid. He declared that
such a law was only to be permiss
ible when such constitutional chan
ges had changed the entire fabric of
the United States government and
not before. He said that this was
an institutional change, and as such
unconstitutional. He supported his
view by a number of rulings.
The most sensational episode oc
curred during the remarks of Solici
tor General Davis who spoke with
great vehemence and at considerable
length in what is described as an ar
gument of "surprising breadth".
This was when Davis declared that
the right to fix wages was vested if
necessary in the government. “There
was no such constitutional limita
tion to the powers of government”
said Davis “Tlje Government can if
public occasion calls for it, and pub
lie emergencies demand Its prudence,
even dictate the prices of cars and
rolling stock and locomotives" To
this Chief Justice White and several
of the Justices immediately voiced
a dissenting opinion. Chief Justice
White emphatically denied that the
government could do any such an
arbitary act.
The closing of the arguments is
followed by conjectures as to the
probable decision. It is likely to be
considered at an early date and
without doubt there will be no delay
in handing it down. Most people
form the impression that the Court
will declare the act unconstitutional,
although the closing argument in its
defense is described as exceedingly
powerful.
LAWSON SITED FOR
CONTEMPT BY BENNET
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 9.—
The Rules Committee unanimously
approved Bennet’s motion to cite
Lawson for contempt for his failure
to answer questions. The motion
was tabled for action. This all hap
pened at a private session of the
Rules Committee when the stand of
Lawson was fully debated by the
members. Lawson, thereupon being
brought before the Committee to
show cause why he was not in con
tempt, maintained his attitude with
insolence.
Lawson had told the committee
that he would disclose the nann
a Senator, cabinet official and 1
York banker who a member of c
gress had told him were engage*
a stock gambling partnership if
investigation was ordered. Ben
demanded the Congressman’s n
but Lawson refused to divulge i
Bennett again asked Lawson
was the congressman. Lav
promptly replied that he was
ready in contempt, and it woult
foolish and inadvisable to name
man now. when the committee
taken no precaution to secure
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son intimated that the object of the
committee was to discredit the facts
and to whitewash everyone so ‘‘it
would be inadvisable to divulge the
names now”.
What action Congress will take or
the Rules Committee may recom
mend in regard to Lawson is not
even hinted at, although that he will
be punished by the Congressmen is
altogether certain. Lawson affects
indifference and says it is beyond
Congress now.
WETS ENDEAVOR TO GET
GRIGSBY OPINION PROHIBITION
SEATTLE, Jan. 9.—Geo B. Grigs
by leaves tonight for Juneau to take
over the duties of territorial coun
sel on which he had been regularly
installed by Governor Strong when
Cobb’s resignation was accepted.
An interviewer sought to make
capital out of the Grigsby trip on
behalf of the “wets” so that prohi
bition legislation may be given a set
back and wholly prevented.
It is understood here that some
of the legislators who are “wets”
wanted to jab the matter to ease
themselves.
The interviewer squarely put the
question to Grigsby if he would say
if the Alaska legislature had power
to pass a dry law, and if such a law
would be operative. Grigsby said
that he hadn’t given the question a
thought as yet, and hadn’t concerned
himself with the powers of the le
gislature in this regard. He said
that he must decline to express an
opinion as yet.
The “wet” interviewer came bac
With another one. He asked Grigs
by whether the half a million do
lars license monies which were gc
from saloons and the license
houses, which were now available t
the maintenance of the school
would be forthcoming if prohibitio
passed the legislature or Congress
from the territorial funds. Grigsb
< said that so far he had no occasion
- to consider this question either but
- doubtless would later on be prepared
t to express an opinion.
* This city is now headquarters for
3 a wet agitation, and the legislators
a
are being worked upon by the booze
founders, wholesale and retail, who
y see their graft go a-glimmerlng.
ORES ARE RISING
STEADILY AS TO PRICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.—The
market for all ore is steadily rising
and the metalurgists foretell that
copper, lead, zinc, tin and silver will
rise still more.
The rarer ores like tungstic acid
antimony, cadmium and vanadium
all show a stronger tone and they
are steadily rising.
Cadium ore which was by special
orders in council made contraband
of war by the British last November
is showing a surprising rise in price
and buyers expect it to go higher.
No explanation is given for this ac
tion.