Bnilg Name Judugtrial Markt-n
rubiished Daily except ounday
i5y Nome Mine Workers' Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Sm elter Workers.
Subscription Price
Tear ... ___ _ --- -- - **000
Ed Months_____— --— — *10.00
Ome Month .. —_ _ — — —— ——-- —— * * 00
Eatered as second class matter March 1, 1*11, a* the poat offlcs at
•tome, - Alassa, under the Atl of March S, 1871.
Nome, Alaska, December 2t. !!*17.
About seven hundred million tlol-j
lars is annually paid in rent for the
us' ol property in New York city,
men own their own property, which
lew do. the charge for the use of
the property is added to the cost ^
of goods or doing business, so that |
it means that this private owner- j
ship cords tlie people of the nation j
that great sum for that one city.
This is more than il costs to run
the national government. It
means that each family in that city,
o; i mi average, is taxed $X,.> a
year for rent alone. The rich men
who pay $50,000 a ye r for rent'
get the money out ol the trade of j
iIn nation to pay it, and the tax ■
f-l's on the con miner of goods. The'
people of this country pay enough
in rent to keep the whole people
In comfort. All this vast sum goes!
to tlio small part property. Add to I
ibis th • profits tram the industries:
i, id you can readily see how ttie j
wealth i- transferred from the j
many to the few. From everything
you eat, drink, wear or look at,!
something is taken to enable the j
lew to live like kings. They do not
prod lie everything— you workers
produce everything —and you have
lothing. You will continue to have
You will continue to have
. o long . s the few are per- j
to own privately and tax!
taxes nr'- nothing to I
taxes that are taken |
nothing,
nothing
milted
you. ITihlic
iii private
p- ice ol goods you j
■ for men who bo
ownership and th’
front you in tin
tiu;.: You toil
lieve in private
i liaaue inn in ver Occur no long as;
you do this 1 am not blaming the!
rich. '! he\ are as goi d as you or
I. The fault lies with you. You ]
tot, to have it thus. You sat i :■
tour vote that you tv, ut tilings to
go on as they ; re. You r.fu.-o to*
vote for men who de ire to 111 a 1..
the change If the tvorki re would I
is ad up and see things as they are. |
they have been taughtj
ami nor ,t
to believe, they would not vote for
iiie'r own brother who desired the |
■ n • • t system to continue. It Is
■ n injury to both the rich and the
paid to capitalists in all the cities
poor. Think of the amount of rent :
and on all the re tted farms! It j
would bless the whole race, proper- j
ly administered. Nobody can make j
this charge hut the working class. |
for they alone have the majority
of votes a ltd the physeial power to
inform* their decrees. The capital
ists know this, and they deceive
thi in by owning the papers, the po
litic:.us and the pulpits that educate
tile masses. In i ha:'; 1 sk very
d: vs til'* mssti rs kept the slaves in
ignorance and they are keeping
the wage slaves i i ig orance today.
Wake up
ASTRONOMY NOTMS
IS\ .loliii \. Wilson
Tonight at 10:40 p, m. the sun
n hi's its tartest point south of
the equator. This event is known
s (lie Winter Solstice, fron: Site
Latin Sol sun, ami Stitium to
stand, because the sun at this time
apparently stands still in i's south
ward motion It narks the instant
when the axis of the earth is in
clined the greatest amount, 2.i 1-2 I
degrees, to the plane of the earth's
orbit 'I he north pole is til*td away
from tti • sun and is In the middle
of its six month's night, while the
i i p< I Im. continuous dayligilt.
.At the Arctic Circle the su> is just
sl itting tin horizon, and all places
nottii of it are in twilight or dark
ness.
While today may tie termed the
i liortest day of the year, this is only
theoretically true, since the differ
once in length between today and
tomorrow ian not even he calcu
lated. owing to the laet that the
solstice occurs near midnight at
Nome. and the sun’s declination,
vlr h chatiji.s culy a few second.'.
<d are, is very nearly tlu same to-,
morrow as today Today, however. |
marks tic breaking point, and from!
now on the days will commence to j
lengthen, at lir a almost impercept
ibly and hardly noticeable until
a hi iit Jan. 10 On Dec, 21! the day
has gained 2 1 s"i*onds, Dee. 24, ->S
net ond.-. ' Dec. 27. 4 mill. 4 7 see.,
I a c. .! 1. I min. 4 0 see.
iouay the sun's upper edge rises
h; 7.9:27 a. tn. and sets 2:00:10 p. I
| m.. making the interval from sun
rise to sunset 4 hours 49 seconds
I The sun is degrees -1 minutes
above the horizon at noon and rises
nearly S S. E. and sets S. S. W.
The Winter and Summer Solstices
have both been celebrated by the
northern peoples of Europe from
very early times. The sun's rebirth—
lor out i.vimitive forebears consid
ered the sun of deity who passed
througn tne tame changes of
growth as a human being—was ce
lebrated at the winter solstice, when
the darkness and dreariness of the
! northern winter was at last con- >
j quered by the sun god being born
I to new life and vigor.
1 This was the mest important j
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Cigars, Tobacco, t
Soft Drinks
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TO THE PIONEERS
Among you lire my very oldest and best friends.. The
••wet" side of my business is going out with the Xew Year, per
haps forever. •
I shall remain among you and liust that our pleasant and
and ronvevial relations will not diminish
At The
Board Of Trade
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WATCH BRACELETS
This is the
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The Elite Hotel and Baths
Now Open
IMlIili NEW MANAGEMENT. REFITTED THROUGHOUT.
Hot and cold Itatlis.
Steam Ruths.
Elite l.arge Tubs
Competent Attendance.
MASSAGE IE ORDERED. OPEN NIGHT AND DAY.
Electrict Lighted and .-itearu Heated Rooms at Reasonable rates t>>
Day, Week or Month.
EVERY MODERN ACCOM' RATION AND IMPROVEMENT.
W. R. ANDERSON
COR. FRONT AND B ST.
Prop.
PHONE BLACK 171.
USEFUL AND VALUABLE
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
SM.VKIi MorvrKI* ST\(i CARVING SETS, CCTLKKY, AI.C
Mivni AM) NICKEL WAKE SAYOKY ItOASTKHS ETC.
CARLETON HARDWARE CO.
*10 Front It. Pl«on* M»l* It.
RED CROSS
Christmas Membership
Campaign
SCHOOL CHILDREN’S
SPECIAL
IU'RING CAMPAIGN WKEK
The Alaska l<ij*;hterage and Commercial Company will pay
one half of 1JM8 Dollar Membership taken by School Children
of the Nome District for themselves.
Join The Red Cross
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF IV. STEIGELMAIEIl AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE FROMPT ATTENTION.
3RD AND B STREET. RHONE BLACK 162.
Nome Bakery
NOW OPEN FOR BOSINESS
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The HOMK of all kinds of First Class Bread, Cake, C<iokies and
Pastry. We will make it our Business to suit our Customers. [1
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use. Fresh from the oven.at 5 o'eloek every evening.
\VK GFARANTEE T11K BEST CFP OF COFFEE IN TOWN. !>
We recommeiKl as a Speciality our VIENNA BREAD, for family tfi
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We serve Hot Cake, llam and Eggs ete. from 7 A. M. to I I*. M. ^
I, line lies from 12 Noon to 7 I*. !M. Every Day. [*!
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We are in business to satisfy our Customers.
.H IT, .V NELSON,
I'ropritors.
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SOFT DRINKS AND
NON-ALCOHOLIC BEF.R
WISHKS TO ANMII \( I. THAT AKTKIt JAM AKY 1st, IT *
The Nome Bottling Co.
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Dont Wait
UNTIL TOMORROW TO SELECT YOUR
FOOTWEAR FOR THE
ROOF GARDEN
Consider what you will need and come in and
make your selection TOD A Y
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SIR HOPKINS SAYS:
"DON'T DO NUTTIV FOR NO
BODY WIIAT DON'T DO NLTTSPi’
I’OK YOU".
NOW YOU WISH TO KEEP YOUR
OWN PAPER IN THE FIELD.
And keep it
Going strong
THE ONE IHG THING THAT
YOU FAN DO, AND WHICH YOU
OUGHT TO DO, IS TO PATRO
NIZE THOSE MERCHANTS
WHO PATRONIZE YOUR PAPHK
BY ADVERTISING IN TMK
WORKER.
ALMOST 1CYERY LINK »>F »H4R
CHANBISE,
ALMOST ALL SUPPLIES.
j ALMOST EVERY PROFESSION.
ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU
WANT
IS REPRESENTED BY SOMM
ADVERTISER IN THIS PAPER.
SEE TO IT THAT HE GETS YOUR
TRADE, AND THE TRADE OP
ALL YOUR FRIENDS.
• TIIE WINTER IS WHEN SOME
ADVERTISERS DROP OUT.
That hurts
Yourpaper
SOME ADVERTISERS STAY IN
THE 1‘AI'ER FOR THE WINTER.
Some new
Ones come in
That helps
Your paper
DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEBODY
WHAT DOES SOMETHING
FOR Y OU.