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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, Jl'XE 2r,, J5M7.
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WASHINGTON, P. C .. June 24.—
Late last night the House of Kt i>re
sentatives passed the food bill, the
most drastic piece of wartime legis
lation that has as yet been approved
by either house of Congress.
The bill was passed shortly be
fore midnight and goes to the Sen
ate which it is expected to pars be
fore July 1.
The bill makes Hoover food dic
tator of America and Canada,
through special agreements to be
made with the later country and al
ready tentatively approved by the
Dominion. It gives the administra
tion absolute power over- the move
; rnent, price and production of food
stuffs.
It hits the liquor traffic hardest,
in effect being absolute prohibition
of the most compulsory type.
It prohibits the use of all coals
or foodstuffs of any character in the
manufacture and distribution ot
intoxicating liquor. The bill in
eludes in this prohibitory clause
beer and light wines.
It further authorizes the Presi
dent to immediately seize present
stocks of liquors and to re-distill
them, tor alcohol which will be de
natured ot such as may be required
for industri.il purposes.
The food bill is the most import
ant piece of legislation passed by
the House this session and was car
ried by an overwhelming majority
very few voting, finally, against it.
NATION GO LIMIT
PREVENT EXTORTION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
It is intimated that once the food
bill is passed there is going to be
the biggest slump in prices that the
country has ever seen, for the Ad'
ministration will take pains to sup
press all active speculations and to
see that actual distribution and pro
duction costs are entering into tHe
retail prices.
This has already caused many
prices to shrink and Saturday’s mar
ket reports show a dwindling ten
deucy foi many staples, the first
time since 1914.
Today the Secretary of the Navy,
Josephus Daniels, himself confirmed
the statement that inasmuch as the
companies still insisted upon their
wartime prices lor coal and which
neither by the cost of material or
labor, the government would com
mandeer the entire coal and oil out
put during the war or establish a
commission to control prices. The
government will not stand lor any
more of the efforts which are being
made with deliberation to milk the
public treasury dry and in the name
of patriotism besides.
in addition other proposals look
ing towards government operation
or control of public utilities are
being outlined quite rapidly by the
administration and it is very appar
ent that these will have the approv
al of Congress without any serious
delay.
SIX THOUSAND MEN ARE
ORDERED MOBILIZATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
The Navy Department has com
menced the mobilization of sailors
and marines at their training quart
ers throughout the country. For
the west eight thousand sailors and
marines have been ordered to Bre
merton on this account.
TACOMA, June 24.—Eighty thou
sand troops have been assigned to
UKI» CROSS SHOW.
Yesterday at the Dream a motion
picture show and entertainment for
the benefit of the Red Cross drew a
full house. In addition to capital
motion pictures songs by Mrs.
Runyon, Mrs. Seppala and Messrs.
Rouse and Gabrielsen. Miss Bertha
Johnson gave violin selections
which were greatly appreciated, the
Star Spangled Banner by the audi
once concluded the performance
Today a card party under the man
agement of Mesdames Kellog, Burgh
Darling, Pollister and Downing '.vi'l
be given in Burgh Hall in the after
noon at 2:30. All games will he
available and an admission of fifty
cents will be charged. I.i addition
F. J. Meilke donates the days pro
ceeds for shaving etc. in his em
porium to the Red Cros.
the military cantonment at Amer
ican Lake, Washington.
This number, it is likely, will
steadily increase from now on.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 24.—
That all except a series of concen
tration camps will be abolished
throughout the nation seems cer
tain and tl|2 many "forts” which
have been as pork to Congressmen
for a number of years will be closed
while the soldiers are mobilized in
the new cantonments throughout
the country.
PORT ANGELES, June 24.—
Tom Tracy who was acquitted of
the charge of murder growing out of
the shooting of citizens by the sher
iff and his gunmen, was arrested
here as a slacker. Tracy was on the
Verona when Sheriff MacRae tried
to shoot and kill all those who were
on board and the tried to fasten
responsibility for the atrocity upon
the industrialists.
NEW YORK. June 24.—Arrange
ments have been made or the re
lease of Berkman on $24,000 bail.
Emma Goldman has been released
upon a like amount. They are
charged witli resisting registration
and conscription through their
papers.
TERRIBLE STORM STOPS
SEATTLE STREET TRAFFIC
SEATTLE, June 24.— The worst
electrical storm ever seen in this
city occurred on Saturday night. It
plunged the city into total darkness
while it lasted, completely disorga
nized the telephone, light and power
service and stopped cars. One half
inch of rain fell in twenty minutes
and the streets were like streams
in consequence making it impossible
for pedestrians to travel without
rubber boots. It did not last long.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The following resolutions was
adopted by the Alaska Bureau, Se
attle Chamber of Commerce and
HAVAXXA, Cuba, June 24.—The
magazine of the Cuban fortress
across across the bay was blown
up on Saturday night and practi
cally destroyed the fort.
The explosion shook the city to its
founbationsc, smashed glasses and
in places actually knocked down
some flimsier architectural orna
ments upon the houses. One person
was killed, and a great number
were injured. A peculiar result of
the explosion is that scores are
blind following their witnessing t!io
tremendous flash.
Shipping in the harbor was st-r
iously damaged by the force of tiie
explosion. The tremendous blast
swept some of tlie decks clean,
boats were actually stove in, in
places, and flying missiles and de
bris in instances fell upon and pene
trated the decks. Several of the
smaller cralt were sent to the bot
tom by this means.
The magazine was usually not
very carefully guarded although it.
contained tots upon tons ol high
explosives and many shells for the
larger guns of the fortress'.
The commander says that beyond
a doubt some persons plotted the
work of the explosion and that it
was due to a bomb. Whether the
explosion was caused by pro-Ger
mans or by some of the rebels who
were suppressed in their recent up
risings this official did not venture
to say.
WAR NEWS SLIGHT
FROM ALL SOURCES
LONDON, June 24.—Haig reports
continuous artillery work on the
British front, nothing else of im
portance.
HOME, June 24.—The Italians are
again attacking the Austrian posi
tions am! have made considerable
gains. Saturday morning they re
conquered all the ground which was
lost in Austria counter attacks.
PARIS, June 24.—Air battles
and artillery work ore all that dis
turbed the relatively quiet condition
along the west front. The French
have now increased their gaits in
the Champagne region. Indeter
minate engagements are reported
this afternoon. The Germans are re
ported from several sections to be
preparing to heavily eoun(er-att:ek.
BERLIN', June 24.—Nothing of
ini porta, nee has ocurred on the \vt: t
front for the past 2 4 hours. The
troops are resting after very severe
continuous and night and day at
tacks with gains on the \v> st front.
l’ETROGKAI), June 24. The
Headquarters staff is lushing furth
er munition supplies to the front
from Uiga to Galii ia.
Th<> Rumanian troops are also
resting, with the enemy showing no
disposition to start an attack.
COPENHAGEN. June "4.—Con
siderable interest attaches to re
peated reports of inti rnal disturb
ances i:i Germany.
AMSTERDAM. June 24.—Tie ;
I ports persist that the food situation
in Germany is growing acute, main
| ly because of the failure of Hungary
to till the terms of an agreement to
loosen for export a quantity of.
grains and meat.
REV DOC MATHEWS IS
AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
SEATTLE, June 24.—Reverend
Dr. Matliews again got in somewhat
badly in the trial of Mike Powers
the suspended police captain who
has been charged with accepting a
Commercial Club, May 29, 1917:
Whereas, the United States Postal
Regulations provide that the eighth
zone rate shall apply on parcel post
between any two points in Alaska
and from any point in the United
States to any point in Alaska, and
Whereas, such regulations place
the Alaska merchant on an unfair
basis of competition with the larger
merchant of tlui states in the deve
lopment of their trade territory,
tending to retard the development
of Alaska communities;
Therefore, It is hereby resolved
by the Alaska Bureau, Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and Com
mercial Club, that the Postmaster
General be respectfully requested
to give favorable consideration to a
graduated zone rate for parcel post
between points in the territory of
Alaska, based on the same mileage
rates as now apply between points
within the United States.
bribe from Sergeant Putman.
The Sergeant testified that l)r.
Mathews, the prominent presbyter
ian minister, who has obtained con
siderable notoriety owing to his ec
centric efforts at reforming the city,
provided money for the detective
to conduct a gambling joint and
blind pig.
The man testified that while con
ducting this establishment he had
paid Powers protection money on
two occasions, the last time with
the marked currency.
This sensational testimony coming
so soon after Dr. Mathews connec
tion with Billingsley was estab
lished in the Gill trial is exciting
some wonder.
S. S. SILVER WAVE.
The mail schooner Silver Wave
will sail June 2tith for Kotzebue
Sound and all way points. For
freight or passage apply to the
THE ALASKA LIGIUTEISAGE and
COMMERCIAL CO., Agents.
Freight for this trip will he re
ceived at the dock from now on up
to the (lay the schooner sails.
Tim man’s financing this effort to
break the law in an alleged effort
to catch crooked police officials i*
being subjected to very adverse cri
ticism, and some openly charge that
the clergyman merely established
this excuse as a possible justifica
tion for his blind pig and gambling
den in the event of its being raided.
What became of the money was
made by the detective when he ope
rated the joint so far has not been
stated, but which will be very inter
esting to learn.
MAIL STILL OPEN.
Mail for the outside had not
closed last night and one account
of the delay to the La Touche by
the storm is still open at the Post.
Office.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSINQ
ALTERING *
REPAIRING
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