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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1910.
NO. 2047.
CONGRESS IS ACTING PROMPTLY
REAL TESTS WILL BE BEFORE THE U.S. COURTS
House Passes Adamson
Bill; Two Hours Debate
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
The House got down to business at
ten o’clock this morning and lost no
time on the new railroad law. They
did not give the orators or spell
binders much chance, for the debate
upon the measure was limited to
two hours, an occurence very seldom
recorded in the transactions ot
Congress but nevertheless not with
out some precedent. With a vote ot
430 the House passed the Adamson
bill this afternoon with the brother
hood men looking on from the gal
leries. The Adamson bill is various
ly regarded by the railroad em
ployees. Some favor it and others
do not. It grants nothing except
that it rests within the power of the
power of the Interstate Commerce
Commission the right to change
the hours of labor and the wage
scale upon public or railroad peti
tion. It was well described by a
republican opponent of the measure
as a legislative cul de sac.
In the senate the situation is much
the same. Leaders after conferring
with Newlands said that they be
lieved that the passage is assured.
But the debates are exciting on ac
count of the means that are sought
to block it by republicans. Cum
mins, Brandegee, Weeks and Borah
are drafting the minority substitute.
The Amendment applying the eight
hours to shopmen, trackmen and
others was rejected overwhelmingly.
An amendment exempting small in
dependent railroads also was passed.
Reed declared that the bill em
powering the Commission to fix
wages and hours will simply force a
strike. Newlands is now arranging
for a night session.
WILSON PAYS MORNING
ROSH VISIT TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
President Wilson, who1 has been go
ing to and from the capitol quite
frequently of late, gave another in
dication of his determination to pre
Trent the railroad strike by visiting
the capitol again this morning at
nine o’clock and before a good many
of the Solons had arisen, to urge
haste in passing the administration
measure.
Spokesmen for the admlnstration
do not think that the entire admi
nistrative plans will materialize, and
apprehend that merely the eight
hour law will pass.
After Wilson’s visit to Congress,
he and President Garretson of the
railroad conductors went into a
long conference.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—Morning pa
pers say that the railroaders believe
that there is no doubt but that the
ei^ht hour law will pass today or
tomorrow at the latest, but that the
railroad companies are even now
working on copies of the law to
appeal to the United States Supreme
Court.
This view is very general among
the rank and file and less attention
is paid to the eight hour bill for
this reason.
Let as estimate on your Job Work
GREEK LEGATION IS
DISPUTING GREEK NEWS
_ I .
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
The Greek legation here disputes
the correctness of the Reuter dis
patches which say that King Con
stantine has abdicated. But they
decline to make any statement upon
the situation as reported from
Greece this morning.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 1.—The Ru
manian government severed rela
tions with Bulgaria Wednesdav. On
Thursday night the Bulgarian gov
erncent declared war upon Ru
mania.
LOCAL ITEMS.
It is alleged that the result of
Wednesday’s conference between
the City Council and the Nome
Chamber of Commerce relative to
the promotion of a harbor for the
mosquito fleet, the council pledged
the city to spend ?2,600 a year to
wards the maintenance of a free
channel in a water way to be con
structed by the government. The
matter is however declared to have
heen beyond the powers of the coun
cilman so to pledge, and they will
be unable to legally deliver the
goods. Maybe there are financial li
mitations to the Nome City strong
box that the councilmen as yet have
not discovered.
WE CAN DO IT.
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delivery ph me Main 1M and the
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VIENNA, Sept. 1.—As had boon
anticipated Russian troops are not
proceeding across Rumania but are
massing on the Danube front. Some
are very close to the Iron Gate at
the present time.
PETROGRAD, Sept. l.--The
Headquarters Staff will dispatch to
the reinforcement of Rumania two
hundred and fifty thousand men
fully equipped. They have been con
centrating for some time on the
Bersarabian frontier.
Rumanians are now taking the
place of the Russian troops that
have been holding the Bukowina
borders.
SOFIA, Sept. 1.—The government
admfts the withdrawal of Bulgars
from a section of Greek territory
into Bulgaria and Servia.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.—The Bulgar
government assures Berlin of tis
complete ability to handle the situa
tion in the Balkans. This has
aroused great enthusiasm for Bul
garia.
FIGHTING EAST AND
WEST DESULTORY NATURE
PETROGRAD, Sept. 1.—The at
tacks northeast of Kovel are grow
ing in violence with tlje Germans
making way for the Russian weight.
Several thousand prisoners have
been captured west of the Stockod.
The Germans are making a strong
stand west of the Pripet where
drier weather has improved the
field for military operations.
BERLIN, Sept. 1.—Night attacks
upon the British positions north ot
the Delville woods resulted in the
penetration of ttie trenches by the
German troops. The' losses were not
serious.
French infantry attacks east of
Fleury village enabled the enemy to
make some slight gains yesterday
i and today..
The British have been endeavor
ing without result to regain the po
sitions lost last night.'
The enemy is bombarding heavily
WILSON DEPARTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
President Wilson is satisfied that
the railroad bill will finally prevent
the strike. To reporters as he left
today for his summer home he said
as much. He left for his summer
home shortly after he had signed
the child labor law in the presence
of his cabinet and some of the sen
ators. *
Civil War Breaks out
in Greek Macedonia
LONDON, eSpt. 1.—Civil war is
showing signs of development in
Greece from which nation today the
most ominous news is arriving. It
is announced that Constantine has
abdicated the throne and is now
hidden somewhere around Larissa
with his Uhlan guard. His son is
announced as his successor with
Premier Venizelos the power behind
the throne. Civil war is threaten
ing the nation with some of the
army strongly led by rabid pro-Ger
manist officers and opposing the
rule of the king’s son as a usurpa
tion.
Saloniki reports that the Greek
garrison there attacked the Greek
volunteers and would have aniliilat
ed them when the French troops in
terfered and restored order. The
Greek garrizon retired.
LONDON, Sept. 1.—Germanist
factions are reported to be in con
trol of the Greeks throughout parts,
cf Macedonia and already severaE
garrisons have surrendered to a
committee which is usurping the ad
ministration of affairs in those sec
tions. These are all strong follow
ers of Constantine and mostly army
officers close to the king. They
have apparently been chosen for that
purpose by the King before he fled
from Athens.
GOETHALS REPORTS PANAMA
CANAL AGAIN BLOCKED
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
Governor Goethals added to the
transportation difficulties today by
notifying the government of the
Canal Commission report that the
Panama Canal is again blocked.
Another big slide in the Curachia
cut, south of Gold Hill, has blocked
over two hundred feet of the chan
nel and no ships have been able to
pass through since Wednesday.
With a railroad strike looming
nearby, these slides are regarded as
nothing short of a calamity, for the
public relied upon the water route
to the west to relieve the congestion
in transcontinnental traffic. There
is hardly any question that the ca
nal being blocked will seriously in
terfere with all freight movement.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
American people are beginning to
fear that the general adverse re
ports of foreign engineers on tins
Panama Canal owing to the Culebra
slide troubles have more than a little
foundation, and the demand is made
for a complete professional investi
gation by engineers of the dis
tressing problems that arise front
the frequency of the slides.
The interference at the present,
time is greatly lamented.
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RIPLEY SAYS LAW
BE NULL AND VOID
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 1.—
Railroad company president Ripley
scoffs at the idea of the bill being
compulsory upon the railroads to
grant the eight hour day. He says
it is legislative nonsense and it
merely postpones the strike.
“Our lawyers-’, said Ripley, “as
sure us that the Adamson bill will
crumble before the first legal blast.
Not a court in the country can up
hold it; it is against the law and
against the constitution and simply
will not stand”.
Four other company presidents
concurred with Ripley. It is as
serted that Immediately the bill is
signed by the president, a restrain
northwest of Thiepval.
LONDON, Sept. 1.—Small gains
by the Germans in night attacks
are admitted, the German losses be
ing large. The British are again
attacking north of Pozieres.
The Somme fighting today is be
coming greatly intensified.
SIGNS CHILD LABOR LAW.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 1.—
President Wilson signed the Chill
Labor Bill today and took the op
portunity of the occasion to con
gratulate the country upon its pass
age and felicitated himself that this
great reform measure was passed
ing order will be obtained to pre
vent its enforcement on a dozen diff
erent lines. This will be the begin
ning of a legal fight which will end
before the Supreme Court.
' Railroad brotherhood men do not
like the prospect of a legal fight. It
affords the companies a chance to
weed out the zealous unionists and
the employment of men not In sym
pathy with them. It gives them
time to prepare for battle and they
have no hope of winning in the
courts.
CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—The con
ductors of the Chicago Milwaukee
under his administration and with
the full force of the administration
at its back.
Wilson is not muci^ concerned by
the leports which declare that he is
losing votes by his stand in the
ralroad question.
AT THE DREAM.
Edith Taliaferro, famous the
world over for her beauty and act
ing makes her first appearance in
“Young Romance” at the Dream to*
night. It is the story of a young
girl and a young man, who working
in a department store, get the
“June” fever and going to a swell
summer resort pose as wealthy per
sons. Finally they meet what hap
pens makes a cracerjack picture.
Sunday night Little Mary Miles
M inter billed as the flower of the
screen, also makes her first appear
ance in “Emmy of Stork’s Nest”, a
massive five act Metro feature. Miss
Minter, who is a beauty and only
fourteen years of age draws the
biggest salary in the world for he:
age, $200,000 a year. When you see
her Sunday night at the Dream you
will agree "she is worth it”.
*
and St. Paul notified Garretson to*
day that strike or no strike they;
wil remain with their jobs. This i&
referred to as the first desertion.
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At the Congregational Churd>
Sunday the following services wilt
be held. Rev. John Parsons, pastes;
11 A. M. Bible School aa*
children-s service. R. B. Julian,
superintendent.
Adult Bible class will study.
"Paul’s Sorrows and Comforts.”
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
8 P. M. Worship and Sermon by
Dr. John Parsons. Subjects
“Duties of the Day”, a temperance!
talk.
Special music will be given by the
choir.
The Ladie’s Aid Society meets;
Tuesday at 2:30 p. m., monthly
business meeting.
The public is more than welcome
to all the services of the church.
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We have also fancy vests, overcoats
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