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VOL I.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917.
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NO. 2193,
STONE’S ONE MAN
FILIBUSTER WINS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—
Despite the fact that nine-tenths of
the Senators favor giving President
full power after the adjournment,
Stone’s filibuster to instruct the
president is this evening at a late
hour apparently successful in killing
the measure.
Wilson is, on the other hand, con
fident that he has already the power
needed and will supply and man the
navy guns on board merchantmen
and otherwise protect American
lives and property on the high seas.
The final action of the senate will
only be decided at a late hour.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—
Senator Stone in his impassioned
speech against the armament of
American merchantmen aroused
the Senate to a high pitch of oppo
sition, but he made himself heard
despite frequent interruptions. He
declared that what the Navy Depart
ment planned was actually offense
not defense and said that they were
going to equip merchantmen with
light submarine chasers -which
would be actually used to hunt down
submarines which might menace
them. The officials are astonished
and chagrined beyond measure at
this statement from Stone which he
had learned in confidence. It is de
scribed as a betrayal of navy secrets
which is little short of treasonable.
The excitement as the possibility
that the lone filibuster against ex
tending the President’s power might
be successful, grew immense toda\
throughout the capital.
BREMERTON, Wash, March 4.—
Naval officials today under rush in
structions from the Navy Depart
ment at Washington, have begun
the registration of small craft which
might be available for scouts in
case of war. The burst of activity
in the .Navy Yard shows no signs
of diminishing.
BERLIN, March 4.—Zimmerman
did not attempt to deny the letter
to Ambassador von Eeckert of Mex
ico City as made public by the
United States government in Con
gress. He did say that he has less
reason to explain it than has the
United States government to justi v
its being in possession of the mis
sive.
Zimmerman said that the letter
was very simple. It was instruc ■
tions which were possibly to be
needed, as to what course the
German ambassador in Mexico was
to pursue in case of wax “It was
intended to be used only in the
event of war being declared against
Germany by the United States, and
it is entirely justifiable course to
pursue”. Opinion here naturally
coincides with the Foreign .Minister.
TOKIO. March 4.—Japanese oifi
cials deny that Japan was ever ap
proached by Mexico to join against
the United States. The German pro
posal was too ridiculous for even
serious consideration.
NEW YORK, March 4.—The ex
citement over the Zimmerman lettei
is now dying out and the arrival cl
American steamers in European
ports, unmolested, is re-assuring.
BONE DRY BILL
SIGNED BY WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—
Today the bill making fourteen
states including Alaska bone dry
was signed by the president and
while in some is operative imme
diately in others by House and Sen
ate resolution action will begin
July 1. This bill is the amendment
to the Post Office laws which se
cured such attention from liquor
interests in the territory.
After July 1 no liquor of any
kind may be imported into any state
ATTENTION MOOSE.
All Loyal Moose are directed to
be present at the regular meeting
tonight, Monday at which time nom
inations for officers for the ensuing
year take place.
By order of
P. P. MURPHY, Dictator.
J. P. JONES, Secretary.
MASQUERADE BALL.
On March 24 the Eagles will give
another masked ball. Dr. Sharpe
has charge of the committee of ar
rangements and the success of the
affair is beyond doubt.
UNIVERSAL POOD CHOPPERS.
Cuts down your butcher’s and
grocer’s bills by turning left-over
meats and vegetables into delicious
meat balls, hamburger steaks, salads
etc. The number of danty and ap
petizing dishes which may be pre
pared with the aid Of a Universal
Food Chopper is almost unlimited
as it chops all foods, raw or cooked,
to any' degree of fineness desired,
without mashing or tearing, or wast
ing the juice. Universal Food
Choppers are the original and only
shear-cutting, self-sharpening and
self cleaning food choppers on the
market. They never need sharpen
ing and will last a life time. Out
price, $1.60. You save four bits;
we make. four bits and the trusi
looses one dollar.
which had passed upon prohibition
prior to the passage of the act. It
provides an amendment also to the
present Interstate laws j>y thi3
means. It is drastic in its scope
and provides as a penalty heavy
prison sentence and heavy fines.
SEATTLE, March 4.—To watch
the enormous crowd seeking liquor
permits for the introduction of in
toxicating liquor into this state for
personal consumption before the
bone dry law goes into effect, one
would not imagine that prohibition
was very popular.
It is an astonishing spectacle.
Over five thousand were in line Out
side the offices yesterday to get
their permits to beat the law. The
clerical staff has been twice in
creased, but even now they are in
adequate for the work required of
them. These permits will be good
until they are used up, but none
will be issued after the date of on
forcing the bone dry law. Crowds
still are waiting to get permits.
WAR POSSIBILITY IS
NOT EXCITING WORKERS
SEATTLE, March 4.—There is no
enthusiasm being aroused among
the working classes over the pro
spect of a war and so far there has
been an absence of patriotic demon
strations indicating war fever among
M’KINLEY DOLLARS ARRIVE.
A. J. Mueller received a hundred
M’Kinley memorial gold dollars and
an appreciative letter from the Me
morial committee yesterday. These
dollars are fine specimens of the
modern coiner’s art and will be
much more valuable hereafter as
their number is limited. The retail
price here is $3.50.
WHAT YOU THINK OP THIS
TALK ABOUT AVAR PRICES
Special Sale at HOLT’S.
During this week Holt will sell
at a uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short handled
shovels, square or round pointed:
take your choice, only 25c. each
while they last. This special sale
will last only during the present
week. This is far below actual
costs.
the masses.
The craft organizations are beat
ing the radicals by displaying flam
ing anti-war posters throughout the
country and the opponents of war
have gone about a very practical
propaganda to destroy the effects
of the war propagandists and they
are working with a will in this di
rection. The opposition of the craft
unions to war will be hard to over
come.
Free matinee.
The Dream Theater entertained
a large audience as its guests when
yesterday afternoon they threw on
the Nelson-Oans fight as an attrac
tion.
HINTS 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. 4
_ ' M. PASCOFF.
Ladies and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
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ALASKA SOLONS ARE
GETTING READY WORK
JUNEAU, March 4.—Murray, Al
lan, Coombs, Heckman and Keown
are to arrive on Monday next to at
tend the Alaska territorial legisla
ture, all the rest of the members of
the Senate and House are present.
There will be a big contest for the
presidency of the Senate. Aldrich
and Gaustad are both candidates
avowedly for the position but a
dark horse will probably win, say
the wise ones this evening.
Burns of Fairbanks leads In
choice for the speakership, indicat
ing that the democrats will control
the house while the Wickershamites
will have the bilge on the Senate.
This Will lead to an interesting
time and help to make both behave.
All the legislators admit that the
school appropriations will be the
subject of first consideration and
the fact that the Reed amendment
to the Postal bill which has been
signed by the president makes the
territory dry in July is not being
overlooked.
Phillip Corrigan has received un
challenged his certificate of election
for the Second Division and will
therefore be seated. Phil arrived
here a good while ago from Seattle
and had watched his fortunes with
considerable care so that the board
would give him a square deal. Mur
ray’s certificate has also been issued
instead of Holland from Cordova.
All is excitement over tiie delegate
ship.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 4.—
Today the inaugural proceedings
will he on a scale commensurate
with the ambitious plans which
have already been programmed.
Although Wilson has already taken
oath of office, there will be no single
feature of the inauguration proceed
ings omitted. The parade will be
one of the most imposing ever seen
in this city.
Great crowds are arriving on every
train to take part or witness the in
inauguration. Great care will be
taken for obvious reasons to protect
the person of the president and
greater surveillance than usual is
being extended to visitors to the
capital.
Today by executive orders all in
augural visitors were barred from
public buildings and this is the first
time that such orders have been
issued. An enormous number of
secret service men have been de
tailed to look out for suspicious
characters.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 4.—
The Senate and House conference
report appropriating three million
dollars for the Alaska railroad has
been adopted. The naval bill was
adopted and in all appropriations
totalling six hundred and eighty
five millions passed both houses be
ing adopted from conference com
mittees. The work is rapidly reach
ing a conclusion.
BECAUSE OF SPREAD
I. W. W. LAWS PASSED
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SEATTLE, March 8.—Because o£
the spread of the Industrial Work
ers of the World in the logging
camps etc of Washington and Idaho
the state legislature of both are
working on a bill making the advo
cating of syndicalism, sabotage, etc.
a crime.
The punishment would be five
years in jail and a fine of live thou
sand dollars. Senator Palmer o!
King County, Washington is spon
soring the bill.
7 Ins winter eiglity-five per cent
o' the camps in eastern Washington
ALL FOR NOME.
Of the five hundred pounds of
mail which arrived yesterday even
bit of it was for local distribution.
That’s going some.
CELEBRATION TONIGHT.
The Knights of Robert Emmet
have everything ready for their cele
bration of the Emmet birthday an
niversary tonight. A fine program
will be rendered redolent of the
old sod and many guests have been
invited to participate in < the func
tion.
STRIKERS STILL OUT.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3.—The
sugar refinery strikers are still out.
The women are doing duty on the
picket . lines. The companies are
hiring special deputies and are
using them against the striking
workers. The longshoremen refuse
to handle the company's sugar out
put.
RfET.l A WLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bonk.
We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING ft
REPAIRING
Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
and ’ciaho were organ'zel by the in
dustrialists. The condition is alarm
lag the lumber kings who have to
recognize union cards instead of em
ployment office tickets as hereto
fore while union charters are posted
in the bunkhouses. Recently they
declared a two day lay off when all
camps suspended work and business
places were closed.
Monster locals exist at St. Maries,
Bonners Ferry, Whitefish, Missoula,
etc. and this is the cause of the
bill in Idaho. In Washington public
prejudice is the cause.
In Kansas the State legislature
passed a law aimed at the agricul
tural workers organization which
has a membership of 22,000. If
any worker without means refuses
the wages offered him he may be
given six months on rock pile or
road work.
This is the result of the strike
for better wages which the harvest
ers made last year.
GIVES HIMSELF UP FOR
CRIME OF YEARS AGO
SEATTLE, March 4.—Earl Wald
orman aged 23 today surrendered
himself to the police and announced
that he was the accomplice with
three others to murder of Wilhelm
Huffnagle of St. Louis, during an at
tempted robbery in 1913. The man
stated that he had been a fugitive
from justice and voluntarily gave
himself up. The local police know
REMOVED.
MELBORNE, March 4.—All fed
eral labor members who voted for
conscription in the Commonwealth
Parliament have been expelled from
membership in their labor organiza
tions.
WILE MEAN TAXES.
NEW YORK, March 4.—Gotham
papers assume that the expensive
costs of the government and the
carrying out of its many plans will
mean an enormous increase in taxa
tion yet to be devised.
KILLED BY WAR.
WASHINGTON, D C., March 4.—
It now appears that the timely in
troduction of a war scare has killed
embargo proposals and will also
flatten the high costs of living
probe.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. READ
nothing of the man's story and he
has been confined while the St.
Louis police are being notified.
Policemen say that Waldermun tells
a circumstantial story enough.
EGG BOYCOTTS FAILED.
NEW YORK, March 4.—Women
who boycotted the succulent hen
fruit in the hope of lowering its
price find that the* failed. The
eggs are selling just as dear as ever
and until the real thing in hens
come to the rescue are likely to
soar to aviation heights.
FIGHTING BEGINS.
PETROGRAD, March 4.—Today
fighting began on the Sereth de
fense lines, the Teutons initiating
an attack which was quickly frus
trated. * w\
LONDON, March 4.—The British
force is moving rapidly on Bagdad
after encountering and defeating a
•Turkish force near Berbil.t,.
PARIS, March 4.—Desultory can
nonading prevails along the west
front. The weather is bad.
BERLIN, March 4.—No fighting
of an important nature is reported
either from the eastern or western
theaters of war.