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NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JAN., 24, 1917.
NO. 2159.
BOARD PASSES MANY PRECINCTS
SULZER’S ELECTION IS
NOW VERY PROBABLE
JUNEAU, Jan. 23.—The prelimi
nary session of the election board
which concludes its session oil
February 7 when the final certifi
cates will be issued indicate the
election of Sulzer who is now lead
ing by 38 at this hour as returns
have been received and the com
bined totals of those precincts as
yet unheard from are insufficient to
overcome this.
First Division Sulzer plurality
489.
Fourth Division Sulzer plurality
7.
Third Division with Fidalgo,
Granby, Granite, Landlock and
Latouche passed for later consider
ation and Bristol Bay still missing
the total officially counted is Sulzer
1608, Wickersham 1882. Those
disputed precincts are an even
break combined being exactly 68
votes for each candidate as follows
Landlock Wick 5, Sulzer 3, Fidalgo,
Wick 1, Sulzer 7, Granite Wick 27,
Sulzer 13, Granby Wick 13, Sulzer
11, Latouche Wick 22, Sulzer 34
In the Second division with Utica
passed for consideration later and
Deering which is now challenged by
Democrats included in this, the to
tals are (Willow, Marshal and Una
lakleet still missing) Sulzer 594,
Wickersham 788.
In the Fourth Division the Sulzer
plurality is 7. This gives Chas
Sulzer a plurality at this hour of
38. Any precinct is still subject to
challenge before the final certifica
tion is made.
JONES OBJECTS TO
WILSON’S LOBBYING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.—
While President Wilson is coining
and going the rounds of the capitol
and the White House, his trips to
and fro are highly objectionable to
republican members of Congress
who admit that they regard these
visits to the capitol as buttings-in.
These objections were given verbal
emphasis in the Senate this after
noon when Senator Jones of Wash
ington state said that he felt con
strained to protest against these
constant trips to the capitol to in
fluence legislation. He regarded it
as systematic lobbying and it was
very much to be condemned. It
was highly indecorous upon the part
of the executive to take so open a
hand in the legislative activities of
Congress.
What gave some weight to the
Jones remarks is a published ad
mission in the papers that Wilson
is planning to make thrice a week
visits to the capitol to speed up the
work of legislation. This has caused
a feeling of irritation among some
few democrats as well as republicans
although it is acknowledged that
Wilson has such influence among
the vast majority of the democrats
that he has practically power to do
minate the situation in every way.
Republicans insist that Wilson is
trying to create a one man power
in Congress and for its own dignity
and reputation the both houses of
Congress should call a halt in this
direction.
It js not very clear how this can
be done.
HEARINGS ARE ATTENDED
RY BROTHERHOOD LEADERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.—
While the leak probe goes on in New
York and the Senate debates for
hours over what shall be done about
the President’s peace speech, the
Interstate Commerce Committee of
the Senate continues its hearings on
the new Adamson bill which incor
porates a clause prohibiting strike
without arbitration. The situation
is attracting general attention in the
labor world but little is given out in
connection with it in the press.
Today the committee heard Pre
THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY
AT DREAM TONIGHT
Chapter 18, “The Charm Against
Harm” Esther is rescued by Quabba
who carries her safely to shore. On
the deck of Arthur’s yacht, Blair
and Luke Lovell engage in a mighty
struggle. Locked in a fighting
clinch, both fall into the water.
Blair deals Luke a cruel blow in the
face and swims back to the yacht’s
ladder. With much difficulty Luke
reaches shore. Arthur, at his mines
learns of Esther’s presence in the
west and goes at once to seek her.
Meanwhile Quabba and Esther in
the mountains have gone to the town
of Mammoth, where Peter Huff is
proprietor of a notorious resort
known as “Pete-s Palace-’ In which
a desperate battle takes place, two
select humbers one of them a scream
•comedy completes the bill.
sident Stone of the Brotherhood of
Railroad Engineers and he was fol
lowed by President Sheppard of the
i Brotherhood of Conductors. Their
[ talk both followed along the same
lines and both protested against
the Adamson law. They contended
i that it was impossible to devise an
I impartial board and Stone furnished'
i the committee some interesting
facts in relation to a former board
of arbitration where the man who
was supposed to be a neutral was
actually the attorney for one rail
road and the attorney for the re
ceiver of another.
The President of the Conductors
said that the law would only aggra
vate matters and he could not see its
use. The railroadmen wanted the
eight hour law and were going to
get it. Suppose the award went
against them, why should they be
compelled to put up with conditions.
The members of Congress support
UINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you 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. PASCOFF.
Ladies and Gent's Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street
ing the bill spoke as if a man could
jump out of one job into another,
the same as if powerful political in
fluence was at one’s back to get a
sinecure. These were their voca
tions and they were going to make
them as good as they could.
GET THIS ONE.
The reason an old man knows
a young man is making a fool of
himself is because the old man re
members when he did the same
thing. Miller Tails barber improved
plain bit braces 10 inch sweep 75
cents. Genuine Stilson wrench 6
in. 75 cents, 10 in. $1.00, 14 in.
$1.25. No. 7 Diston Saw $1.85.
Plymonth Manila rope the Best on
the market 25 cents lbs. Cotton
rope 50 cents lbs. Cotton twine 50c.
lbs. Carpet tacks 5 cents box.,
Double headed tacks 5c. box. Up
holstery nails 15 cents box or 2 for
25c. Millers rim latch, fits doors
7-8 to 2 1-2 inches, 2 keys $1.00.
complete. Ocedar mops 90 cents and
$1.35. Ocedar polish 25 and 50 cents
Vim cloth ringer $2.50. You save
SI, we make $1, and the trust
looses $2.00.
C. W. LEWIS.
Delbars.
Safety first. You miners coming
In from the creeks look up the ad
vertisers in yoiir l>at>er before dis
posing of your patronage.
NEW YORK PROBE
GETS SOME FACTS
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.—The first
day of the Leak Probe in this city
began with the preliminary state
ment by Counsel Whipple who said
that the Committee was not in
vestigating the the market, but was
to investigate the transactions of
the week ending December 18th,
and to discover what brokers were
active and who profitted by the
transaction. He announced that the
first witness whom they would call
to examine would be President
Noble of the Stock Exchange.
NEW YORK,
Jan. 23.—The
greatest excitement prevails in this
city following the testimony of Pre
sident Noble of the Stock Exchange
and in brokers circles there is a
noted flurry.
Noble said that all he knew about
it was the constant report in the
Street that men of whom he was un
informed had formed pools to ma
nipulate and depress the market. He
could not say if these had anything
to do with leaking information from
Washington. He rather thought
they had. He had heard that the
operations of these manipulators
were to depend upon advance news.
(He had taken no steps to prevent
it. There was no reason why he
j should. He understood such was
legal and if legal it was not impro
per. He could not recollect Uie
names of any of those who had been
engaged in such transactions. He
did not know that they had ever
been mentioned.
Whipple caused the sensation
this admission created to become
intensified when he demanded to
review the exchange books for that
date and the committee adjourned
pending the books being produced.
SENATE WRANGLES OVER
DERATING WILSON SPEECH
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.—
Today Senator Cummins introduced
a resolution that the Senate devote
the beginning of next week, Monday,
to a general discussion of the Pre
sident’s peace policy. The resolution
declares for every Senator to speak
for an hour or to have the right
to donate that amount of time to a
fellow Senator whom he may desire
to extend his remarks. Stone ob
jected to this and said that the
Senate should consider the speech
tomorrow.
The Senate is opposing the pro
posal to form a league to enforce
peace and many say that it is only
a beautiful dream. The Senate is
apparently opposing for the same
reason that Hitchcok introduced his
resolution to have the speech tabled
in committee for the balance of the
session.
The consideration would infinitely
delay the work of the Senate and
the time is already very short for
the work to be done.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., Jan. 23.—
President Wilson is very much per
[ turbed by the charge that he is play
ing the most sinister diplomatic
part in the history of the world for
he has already been placed in pos
session of the German peace terms.
The President today authorized an
official denial of the report that he
had seen or received a copy of the
German peace terms. Positively the
report was untrue. The report is
traced to certain diplomatic quar
ters according to the present under
standings and may cause some un
pleasant action.
PARIS PRESS PRINTS
WILSON SPEECH ENTIRE
PARIS, Jan. 23.—The entire
speech of President Wilson is pub
lished In practically all the news
papers. The tone of the comment
may generally be described as sym
pathetic but sceptical.
The Petit Parisien says that Pre
sident Wilson very mistakenly places
the attacked and the aggressor on
the same footing and in the same
peace making category. The Journal
National says that apparently Wil
son is obsessed with the notion of
inaugurating the Golden Age of
Universal Brotherhood regardless
of the rapacity of his own money
lords.
The Victoire says it would be
pitiful if this masterly and sage
CARD SOCIAL.
The Catholic Ladies gave a de
lightful social last night at St.
Joseph’s hall. Miss Josie Kelly gave
a splendid piano solo and Miss
Mamie Kelly delighted all present
with a vocal solo. 16 tables were
set. Refreshments were served and
the following were the prize win
ners among the ladies Mrs. L. Fe
myer first, Mrs. W. Brown second
and Mrs. Fitzgerald third prize. Joe
Ernst won the first prize among the
men, Ed Holt second with Mr. W.
Miller was third. Mr. Miller also
gave banjo and guitar solos which
were greatly appreciated.
piece ol' social philosophy should be
marred by such an idea as peace
without victory. Has wrong then, I
it asks, the same ethical standing j
as Right?
LONDON, Jan. 23.—The British
press criticisms of the Wilson
speech are dull reading and very
sententious. On the whole the
plan is regarded as somewhat fanci
ful and idealist, but the Mail says
with some humor that fancy and
idealism are not possibly wholly out
of the place in the land of trusts
and billionaires.
The Standard says that even Wil
son can readily understand that a
victoryless peace means that all the
Eurpean powers would then have
been lighting for the financial and
industrial magnates of the United
States and asks would it then have
been a victoryless peace. The Daily
News thinks highly of the Wilson
plan but the Chronicle fears it is
impracticable.
WILSON SAYS HE HAS
APPROVEB WITHDRAWAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 23.—
President Wilson says that he him
self has approved the withdrawal
of Pershing’s outposts and that the
main force will follow suit later
when Fletcher goes to Mexico. The
troops are marching light and are
ready for any possibility.
It is denied that the withdrawal
has any political or diplomatic sig
nificance although here it is de
clared that it positively has such.
The sudden withdrawal is declared
in the papers to be dictated by 'f.x
sons of state which cannot now !*j
made public. What these are is not
even intimated.
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