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NOME. A1.AHKA THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1917.
NO. 2314.
WILSON MUST MAKE
HIS POSITION CLEAR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 2S.— 1
Indications are quite clear that the
majority of the members of Con
gress will insist that President Wil
son must make a specific declaration
and positve requests for action in
his war message to Congress. Other
wise it is stated that a serious delay
is quite probable.
The view taken is that Wilson
may make statements and ask for
powers which may be of an ambigu
ous nature and which will lead to I
endless wrangling. The members of I
Congress insist that Wilson will not
be in a position to shirk full respon
sibilityfor the action which Con
gress will take as a consequence of
being convened and the matter con
tained in his message on Tuesday
next.
Congress will convene on Monday,
but organization procedure will take
up the entire time on that day.
Tuesday forenoon President Wilson
! will read his message explaining the
1 reason for calling the special session
' and it is understood that a request
will be made for speedy action in
the emergency.
Freely the fact is admitted in ad
ministration circles that Congress is
being called to declare war. and it is
said to be wrong to fancy that
Wilson will hesitate to exactly state
the purport of the session, and the
reason for its being called at an ear
lier date than that before specified
when the last Congress adjourned.
Congress is likely to be the scene
of sharp debates.
BOOZE GRAFT CASE
IS RUSHED TO JURY
SEATTLE, March 28.—The booze
’graft testimony was today unexpect
edly closed when Mayor Gill con
cluded giving his evidence, the de
fense suddenly declaring that they
rested.
The arguments were begun late
today and the case will be rushed
to the jury. It is admitted that
Mayor Gill was a strong witness for
the defense. His evidence was given
in a convincing manner and he
practically shattered the carefully
■ built case of the prosecution. Even
papers which have been attacking
Gill admit that his evidence was
very strong for the defense.
A summary of the testimony
turned in shows that the govern
ment has very little but the hard
swearing of the Billingsley against
the defendants and no direct testi
mony which would coroborate any
of this evidence. The use of rever
end Dr. Mathew to make the case
worse against Gill, showing the ani
| nius of the chief government wit
ness, long before he confessed to
the Grand Jury, was strongly in
favor of the defndants.
It is now believed that the gov
ernment has an up-hill road to
travel in the matter of securing a
conviction for the Mayor, and it will
surprise no one if the Mayor is com
pletely cleared. The government
examination was unable to pick a
Haw in his evidence given on direct
examination.
NOME DELEGATION WAS
ATTENDING CONVENTION
JUNEAU, March 2S.—The meeting
of the Grand Igloo last night re- j
suited in the election of Day of Val- j
dez as Grand President and Maloney j
of Nome as Grand Secretary. The
latter position has been previously ;
held by Judge Thornton of Nome
since the establishment of the Grand ]
adventures ok
J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD.
Two episodes will be shown to
night entitled ”The Bang-Sun l*.n
gine” and A Deal with Summer
Boarders.” One Edward Bang, in
ventor of a sun engine, is deep in
debt to Morley, and it is tnrough
him that the confidence men get at
their quarry and lead him to
slaughter. Everything is worked in
unison and harmony and friend
Morley falls hard. He is led to be
lieve that the confidence men con
template building a large factory
to produce these sun engines and
there is no limit to the money that is
to be made. Friday and Saturday,
a headline feature.
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count of Extreme Heat.
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House or Compartment Furnishings.
We fill orders, large or small.
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Igloo.
The meeting was attended by all
the Second Division delegation.
There are 21 members of the le
gislature who are also members of
the Pioneers of Alaska.
The Pioneers petitioned the legis
lature to make the “forget-me-not’'
the official territorial flower.
JUNEAU, March 26.—The meet
ing of the Grand Igloo of the Pio
neers of Alaska was called to order
this evening. The credentials com
mittee was appointed. The Nome
Igloo was not represented and no
r
one is here authorized to act as de
legate or proxy.
JUNEAU, March 27.—The Grand
Igloo met this afternoon. On ac
count of the lack of representation
from Nome, upon petition of Nome
members here, the Grand Igloo grant
ed the seating of some of them as
delegates. Sumlback, Aldrich and
Will Code were present at today’s
meeting. The main question before
the Igloo is to change the by-laws to
admit to membership Alaskans of
fifteen years residence.
GREAT ANTI WAR
PARADE IS PLANNED
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 28.—
What will be the greatest anti-war
parade ever held in any country at
any time will be held here next
Monday.
At the convening of Congress on
Monday, April 2. the pacificists from
every section will stage the biggest
demonstration in the history of the
j capital against any war. This will
be a tremenous anti-war parade
which will be expected to demon
strate to the Congressmen and
Senators in no uncertain way, the
strong and irreconcileable opposi
tion to war upon the part of the
large majority of the people of
America. Practically every section
of the country will be represented
and it is expected to have far reach
ing consequences.
WASHINGTON’. D. C„ March 2S.—
It is announced that the American
flag will be hoisted over the Danish
West Jndies 'on Saturday next when
payment of the purchase price of
$25,000,000 to DenmarK is com
pleted.
WASHINGTON', D. C„ March 2$ —
The political situation today is quite
different front the general view a
week ago. That Congress is in for
strong debates and extreme divisions
that the matter of a war declaration
may also be delayed are events now
predicted with some degree of cer
tainty.
That the adminstration will win
out in every way after considerable
opposition also seems to be very
much assured today in any event.
The opponents of war are marshall
ing their forces.
KAISER SUFFERS FROM
MILD FORM ILLNESS
BERNE, March 28.—A wireless
dispatch from Berlin this evening
says that his physicians announce
that the Kaiser is suffering from a
mild form of diabetes and will
undergo an,operation at Homburg
where he is undergoing treatment.
His physicians say that with pro
per conditions he can be cured and
if he abides by their orders, he does
not present a serious case. They
admit that his continuous worrying
over the war situation is retarding
seriously his recovery. The reports
that the Kaiser is suffering from a
nervous breakdown are positively
denied as ridiculous.
BERLIN, March 2 8.—Speaking in
the Reichstag. the German Food
Dictator said that there was no use
disguising the fact that the food
■ supply of Germany had been over
I estimated. For this reason they
have had to make drastic changes in
the regimen prescribed by the gov
ernment. They hoped however to
take better care of the situation
this year and would have larger
fields to draw from for supplies. In
the meantime Germany and Germans
must be patient.
BERLIN, March 2S.—Today s is
sue of the Cologne Gazette strongly
hints that the German government
will grant extended reforms and a
greater democracy before the ending
of the war.
AMSTERDAM, March 2S.—Food
riots are again reported taking place
throughout Germany.
Anythin); In the line of job work
TZAR IS SAID TO HAVE
ESCAPED INTO SWEDEN
BERLIX, March 23.—If is report
ed from various sources that the
Tzar has escaped and fled to Sweden
in an automobile. The frontier is
I heavily guarded and all trains are
carefully watched. These guards
have orders to arrest every suspect.
Stockholm reports that the arrest
of Russian officials continues and
that many more officers have been
killed by mutineers.
PETROGRAD, March 28.—The im
pression is gaining ground that Ger
many's concentration in the Riga
OFFICIALS ADMIT GERMANS
START SOMETHING MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 28.—
Officials admit the possibility of an
outbreak upon the part of the Ger
mans concentrating in Mexico and
gathering under Villa, against the
United States government, but they
say that they are not alarmed as
the country is well prepared for any
such an emergency.
PORTLAND, March 28.—Because
a German farmer is reported to
have threatened to poison the city
water supply in the reservoir in the
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
Bath Tubs in Nome.
event of war with Germany the re- j
servoir and pipe line are heavily j
guarded now.
—
PROVIDENCE. Mass, March 2S.
Two Germans were arrested here
suspected of being spies. Tho offi
cials were posted by newspaper
writers.
NEW YORK, March 2S.—All kinds |
of silly reports as to bombist and j
other p^ots are now being reported
and written up for a credulous
public to read and enjoy.
ROME, Ga., March 2S.—It is an
nounced that the new government
armor plate plant, regarded by
many as the biggest pork slicing in
half a century of legislation, Jias
been located here. •
This plant is to cost eleven mil
lion dollars.
The announcement has sent up
real property in this place two thou
sand per cent and worthless lots of
yesterday are now worth whatever
any owner wishes to ask. Work is
to be commenced upon the plant at
once, and the construction work is
to be rushed.
WILIj establish hospital.
MINNEAPOLIS March 2S.—The
well known • surgeons, the Mayo
brothers made the- announcement
today that they will establish a hos
pital base in the event of war,
equipping five .hundred beds, and
providing 2S5 surgeons and nurses.
Anything in the line of Job *ork
sector is the forerunner of a hugei
drive into Russia in an effort to re
tain the loyalty of the troop3 and to
sway them from allegiance to the
new government.
All the local papers sound this
note of warning today and point
out that it indicates the close inter
est that was formed between Kaiser
and Tzar and which all the more
justifies his removal.
PETROGRAD, March 28.—It has
been definitely decided to have no
crowned head over the destinies of
the Russian empire. The loyalty of
the troops is now assured on this
head.
Charges are made that the Rus
sian Baltic fleet was ready to co
operate with the enemy to restore
the Tzar when the mutineers nipped
the plot in the bud. The arrest of
officials is continuing.
ASQUITH MAKES STRONG
PLEA WOMEN VOTES
LONDON'. March 28.—Prime Mi
nister Asquith in the House of Com
mons tonight electrified both sides
by making a strong plea for grant- ]
ing the women the right to vote j
and to place them upon the same po
litical plane as the men.
Asquith admitted that he had
been the former bitter foe of the i
suffragettes, none the less, the war !
had broken down many past illu- j
sions and the time was now come j
when women and men must share
NOTICE.
TO ALL MEMBERS NOME MINE
WORKERS UNION, LOCAL 240
W. F. M.
All lumbers are requested to be
present at the next regular meeting
Saturday, March 31th, as important
business will come up.
ANDREW BECK.
President.
JOHN A. WILSON,
i Secretary.
the same political rights.
Some ot' the opponents of the sulf
rage, sarcastically coigratulated the
former Premier upon the great light
which he had seen.
FUNERAL NOTICE.
The Funeral of the late Wm. Lar
son will take place from the Con
gregational Church on Thursday,
March 29, 1917, at 2 P. M.
LOSES JEWELS.
PASADENA, Cal., March 2 8.—
Mrs. Wrigley, wife of the chewing
gum magnate was robbed of jewels
worth forty thousand dollars. The
jewels were taken from her room
while she slept. No clue have been
received.
NOME TAILORING CO..
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REAR
THE WORKER.