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TOL 11.
ATOMS, ALASKA
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11,1918.
No 2487.
REDS PREPARING FOR CAMPAIGN
SOCIALISTS AT
ANCHORAGE ARE
GETTING BUSY
The following telegram was receiv
ed yesterday. It it self explanatory.
It shows that the Socialists at An
chorage, intends taking an active part
in the forthcoming Teritorial election.
Anchorage Alaska. Feb. 9 1918.
Wm Stipeh.
Nome, Alaska
Only to miarch first file socialists
candidates your disivion get busy call
meeting but put full ticket in field
planning hot campaign next fall big
interest fine enthusiasm Anchorage
outside gains should encourage much
let us all boost Francis Connolly our
choice delegate well known in Nome.
A, J. HENRY
Acting Territorial Secretary.
1,000 MILK DRIVERS
GO ON STRIKE AT
RROOKLYN
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NEW YORK, Fob. 9.—The Bronx
and Brooklyn experienced the first
shock of the strike of betwen 800 and
1000 drivers of the Barden Milk Com
pany yesterday, when no milk deliv
eries were made. Only from the East
34th street station in lower Manhatten
did the cflmpany manage to send out
any considerable number of men, all
the other stations being crippled.
The entire force of drivers, nearly1
2,000 men, in Manhattan, Bronx
Brooklyn and Jersey City are expect
ed out this morning. There was com
paratively little disorder, the strike
being so successful that the pickets
had little to do.
At two o’clock In the morning the
men appeared at he hams, which had
been guarded by police since night
fall, and took most of the drivers off.
INDUSTRIAL WORKER
APPRECIATES COURTESY
OF NUGGET STAFF
The Industrial Worker, as well as
the members of the Miners Union
greatly appreciate the kindness of Mr.
George Maynard, in courteously re
sponding with out any hesitancy when
informed by representatives of the
Industrial Worker, that the Worker
office is for the time being without a
linotype operator. .Mr. Maynard em
phatically and promptly stated that
during ouf brief Interruption, it will
afford The Nugget Staff a pleasuro to
be of any assistance to us in any man
ner, shape or form.
..We received no outside telegrams
at this office yesterday. .The genial
staff at the Radio station wished us
good evening and stated that noth
ing came through for us. There’s an
ii terruption, or maybe its disrup
tion ‘somewhere” along- the line. Re
gardless of being minus a linotype
man, had we received the usual
amount of telegraphic news yesterday,
and with the generous offer of Mr.
Maynard, The Worker would have
been on deck, and on time as usual.
History, of course, repeats itself, but
it is sometimes tedious waiting for
the repeat act. We sincerely hope
The Nugget will not bo even tempor
arly caught in the same predicament.
But in case such a thing should hap
pen, and the Worker office, machinery
etc., can be of any assistance, we as
sure The Nugget Staff, that we’ll be
anxiously awaiting to reciprocate.
PLEASURE AUTOMOBILES
TO BE ELIMINATED
WASHINGTON, Fob. 9—It is be
iieved here tonight that before the
war is over the production and use
at pleasure automobiles in the United
States will be entirely discontinued.
This is the opinion after a week’s con
ference between, the motor makers
and the Council of National Defense.
It developed these predictions and
4hcts:
t 1. All steel, coal1 and factory facili
ties will be needed for essential war
purposes.
2. Military and naval demands for
fuel oil wild send the prices here to
the European level of 90 cents to *1.25
a gallon, with the most stringent
regulations of its use.
3. Tires, taxes and inability to get
spare parts, will further moke the
casual use of an automobile impossi
ble.
NOTICE
To Our Patrons, And Others Whom It May Concern
We desire to announce, that the publication of the Daily Nome
Industrial Worker, will be continued under the auspices of the Nome
Mine Worker’s Union, regardless of conniving of a “BUNCH OF POL
IT1CAL PAR1SITES, AND THEIR SPINELESS SATELLITES” who have
strenuously been endeavoring by various methods, to either suppress, or
cause to be suppressed or obtain control of the aforesaid newspaper con
tinuously since the 27th of December.
Linotype Operator Quits Job
A large attendance of the membership of the Miners Union were
present at last Saturday night’s regular meeting, when Gus Lynell the
linotype operator notified the Union that he had been offered a job
“SOflEWHERE’S” up the Yukon, for $300.00 per month, and he intended
to leave for “THERE” sometime during the coming week. Lynell notified
the Union that he was willing to work in the WORKER office a few days
longer. But the membership of the union couldn’t see it that way. Being
that, he-Lynell- said he intended to “DEPART” for the Yukon in the near
furture. He was requested to hand in his resignation, and write therein
“TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY”, and upon a standing vote being
taken said resignation was unanimously -with the exception of two votes
accepted.
Former Editor Files Suit Against Local Union
Last Saturday afternoon the Secretary of the Nome Mine Worker’s Union was handed a sum
mons, Which read Bruce Rogers, Plaintiff, vs. Nome Mine Worker’s Union, NO. 240, International Union
of Mine Mill and Smelter Worker’s Defendant. Said complaint states that the plaintiff has filed a suit in
the District Court against the defendant for the sum of $1,150.00 as well as costs and disbursments in
said action. The piaintiff says that the defendant sought by coercion and by threat of unemployment to
induce the plaintiff to submit to a} modification of the terms of an alledged contract,purported to exist
between plaintiff and defendant. To-wit;-the plaintiff alledges that the defendant desired to reduce his
wages from $50.00 per week to $30.00 per week, the plaintiff further alleg that he refused to submit to
reduction in wages, and was therefore wrongfully discharged from the services of the defendant without
just cause. .
“The above complaint will be answered within the thirty days specified, according to Law.”
“SEWARD PENINSULAR ADVOCATE.”
- What an elegant name
This is the new title the malignant ward heelers, and their superficial henchmen, contemplated
designated the Daily Nome Industrial Worker, had they been successfull in obtaining control of the
diuicaaiu ncwsuapci
4. Udakers of pleasure cars are
abandoning that end of their business
for necessary government work.
The Council of National Defense is
asking many auto factories to devote
their energies to making war trucks
and aeroplane parts. It lias further
announced that it will, if need be,
commandeer several plants. Ulti
mately, it is believed, the production
of pleasure cars will be discontinued.
As a result, Toledo, Detroit, and In
dianapolis, which produce 90 per cent
of the pleasure cars used in the United
States, are even now turning sharply
to government.
Anything in the line of Job wort
... «
Ut ua estimate on /oar Job Work
PROVISION FRAUDS REING UNCOVERED!
CONNECTION WITH THE NAVY
WASHIGTON.D.C., Feb. 9.—Frauds
in provisioning the United States navy
extending over a period of four months
and estimtited at a minimum of $50,000
were revealed last night. Four men
were arrested by the United States
government. ,
The men are John Fitter, a provi
sion dealer of 120 Bridge street
Brooklyn, and three of his drivers.
Other provision dealers may be ar
rested, it is said. The drivers held
are Henry Witthorn, Moses Pragei
and Joseph Katz, whose addresses are
withheld by the government.
Two naval attaches are also held in
connection with the case, but no
charges have been preferred against
them. They are detained to be ques
tioned at the intelligence department
in the Brooklyn navy yard. These
men are connected with the provisions
receiving station at the naval base.
Fitter and his drivers were arranged
before the United States Commission
er Blck late today. All pleaded not
guilty. Fitter was neld in $500 and
the bonds of the drivers were fixed at
$1,000 each.
Government agents say that they
have unearthed a systematic fraud.
In one known case, since early last
October, it is said the government has
lost $50,000. To carry on the fraud
it was necessary for the provision
dealters to have acom(plices in the navy
yards. The arrests of enlisted men
are expected.
Short weights are aileged to have
been made on largo consignments of
goods principally foodstuffs for con
sumption at be navy yards. Whether
the fraud extended to ships touching
at he navy yard was not revealed last
night.