INTERESTING, NEWSY LETTER
FROM A FORMER NOMEITE
The last mail brought in the fol
lowing interesting letter to a mem
ber of the Milners Union, from a
sourdough friend.
Seattle, Doc. 3rd, 1917.
Dear friend:—As almost ono
month has passed since the last
boat for this season from Nome ar
rived in Seattle, 1 thought perhaps
6 few items about Nomeites and
their movemants will interest you,
.so I will chronicle a few of the
notes which I’ve recently gathered.
Tho “Vic" arrived here November
7 th and the Umatilla on the 9th.
Your old friend John F. Donahue
and myself were on the wharf
when the "Vic” came in between
7 and and 8 o’clock in the evening.
I was not there when tho Umatilla
arrived, she came in, in the early
hours of the morning just about
tho time it was nocecsr.ry for me
to beat it to the place where I
earn tho price cf my mulligan.
Among the Nomeites who were
on the dock to meet the “Vic” I
noticed Miss Carrie Stipek, Sam
Swanson of Jess creek, a ffcw
members of the Wittenberg family
and Frank Jorgenson and wife, as
well £s others who’s names I can
not now recall Several persons
who came out on the “Vic” in
formed me that our friend Jack
Winters intended to remain in
Nome for the winter, so I didn’t
look for him. I did not know he
was here until Ed (Skookum)
Thompson told me Winters came
out on the Umatilla. T immediately
hiked out on a prospecting trip and
I located him before I reached
bedrock. He was resting easy in
a Morris chair in the sitting room
of the Arlington hotel on First
Avenue, he was puffing away at a
big havana and he had a smile
upon his coutenance which indi
cated he might be the owner of
Discovery claim on Little creek.
Winters and George Wolf the
barber roomed together at the
Arlington sa long as Wolf remain
ed in Seattle. Wolf left here a
few days ago bound for Portland,
San Francisco, Los Angeles and
other places, he contemplated mak
ing an extended visit to many of
tho different States. Winters is all
dolled up in a tailor-made suit and
lie looks like the real mazuma, ho
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has had an excellent piece of dental
work done, and has limbered up
learnng the very latest dances
such as the Bunny-Hugg’s, the
Precious Baby Pearls etc., etc., He
intends to leave for his home in
Texas within the next few days.
We’ve been taking in the sights
together, we have visited nearly
every show house in the City. We
went to see one play with real live
actors, but the performance was
surely on the blink. Have recently
seen a few vaudeville shows but
most of the stunts were ancient and
punk. My humble opinion is that
the Movies are the mest interesting
of the three different kinds of
shows we've frequently visited.
Wo heard the famous Socialist
writer Charles Edward Russell de
liver a speech about a week ago.
He is touring the country as a re
presentative of president Wilson
urging the peoplo to support the
government in the war against
Germany.
Russell speaks in a voice that I
consider rather course and unpleas
ant, I was a little surprised as 1
had conceived the impression from
his writings and his pictures that
lie possessed a fine, pleasant voice.
But I’ll admit he is an excellent
speaker, he surely suits me fire, he
speaks right straigt ahead. He
can intelligently say more in thirty
minutes than the ordinary speaker
that one hcar3 will say in five
hours.
As to his argument, it was simp
ly on the bum, the burden of his
wholo speech was that if Germany
won out in thi3 war “Democracy”
would perish from the earth for
ever. He frequently exhausted
with much bitterness and used the
word traitor a number of times,
something one* does not expect to
hear from a person that is as well
informed as Russell is. He as much
as said that all persens who were
not in favor of war were traitors.
Ho also spoke in the Masonic
temple to an audience of about
3,000. Winters went to hear Vice
President Marshall speak. I at
tended a Uni in meeting that night,
co I did not hear his speech. They
say he is not much cf a speaker,
and presented a very poor argu
ment for digestion. I guess I didn't
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THIS LETTER MADE US BUY
Mr. A. Polet, Nome, Alaska.
Dear Sir:—We have sthdied tlio Commercial business of Alas
ka as thoraughtly as possible from this distance, to seo what
products it would bo avisabic to pack of which wo have an
abundance, and yot hard to get io you in its natural state.
Wo are about the largest handlers of Poultry, Eggs a:.d But
ters west of the Rockies, and there is no roason in our mind,*
why wo should not got in touch with you direct.
Mooting with a great deal of difficulty in securing refrigatcr
space for dressed poultry, we hit on the novel idea of Canning
the fresh killed chickens.
We gather the live chickens at our Poultry and Egg buying
stations at Petaluma, and after being milk fed they aro kil
led and dressed.
The chickens is then cut in four part3 ar.d put in cans, and
cooked under a process which retains its fine fresh flavor. We
pack a complete half chicken in the 1 1-2 lbs. cans, and a com
plete whole chicken In the 3 lbs. cans, bone and all.
We are also putting out a superior Chicken Soup with Rice,
which in our estimation, is above reproach.
Our prices are as follows:
CHICKEN. No. 1 1-2 lbs. caus, per dozen $8.25, per can 75c.
CHICKEN SOUP WITH RICE. Per doz. $1.50, per can 15c.
A. Polet
mics much by r.ot being there, ex
cept to Ec.y that I h:.d hoard the
second highest official in the United
States make a speech.
General Green the commanding
officer at Camp Lewis, the soldier’s
training camp near Tacoma, recent
ly issued orders forbidding the
soldiers from coming to Seattle,
saying that this city was over-run
with prostitutes, macqueo and
gamblers and is not a fit place for
soliicrs to visit. General Green
stated he will not permit the sold
iers to come here until the red
light district is eliminated, and the
city cleaned of macques and gamb
lers.
Mayor Gill says he believes Seat
tle is about as clean as ary other
city of its clzo in the country. My
own opinion is this. I feel sure
there is less vice hire at present
than in San Francisco or Los An
egles. There aie mjny unfortun
ate women here, a’d the: e aro also
a number of the Nome brand of
cheap, pelty larceny, degenerated
tin-horn gamblers scattered
throughout the city. The police are
continuously rounding them up and
compelling them to hit the high
spot.
Last week I attended a mass meet
ing which was called by about
fifteen purity organizations, for the
purposo of adopting resolutions re
questing the City Council to im
peach Mayor Gill and remove
him from office. Of course the
large sum of money which has
ceased to flow into the city since
Greer, put the ban on, has made
the purity squad get busy devising
ways and means to remove said
ban. This sanctimonious bunch
blames Gill for the whole thing
and they wanted him to immediate
ly “Can the Chief of Police, which
ho refused to do. But later. Gill
consented to remove the Chief, and
stated he would appoint any man
for Chief of Police, whom General
Green would recommend. The
General did not suggest anyone,
but a committee representing tho
different purity organizations re
commended Lieutenant Becker,
who made himself very conspicuous
by conducting tho longshore-men’s
strike for the bosses, be appointed
as Chief of Police by Mayor Gill.
Gill surely meet with approval of
the working-class by refusing to
consider Becker us a candidate for
the office. So the purity squad
again got busy and called another
moss meeting which was held in
the Hippodrome theater, about
5,000 poople attended. Five men
and four women addressed the
meeting. Th9 spoeches and argu
ments of the men were punk, but
the women did fine, they explained
some good points which took well
with the audier-ce. The Rev. Dr.
Maihews of whom we hear so much
about, is a trout, ecpecially whoa
it comes to speechmaking. Doctor
Brown the Socialist did not do
quite as bad ' as the other men,
nevertheless lie was a frost just
the same. If it had not been for
the women the mooting would have
been a complete failure. About
one half cf the audience voted to
pass the resolution, the other half
kept absolutely quiet. It was very
evident to everyone who was at the
meeting after the meeting was over
that the resolution would not have
any effect. The resolution lias been
presented to the City Council, by a
committee of 25. But so far tho
Ccuncil has taking no action in re
gard <o it, and I’ll not bo surprised
if they leave the resolution *lay
upon the table indefinitely. They
have not as yet produced anything
which may be considered sufficient
evidence to oust tho Mayor. in
conclusion on this subject I desire
to say that a frame-up bunch from
Nome would have captured such a
meeting which passed the resolu
tion, in about three minutes by the
clock. It was the poorest organized
meeting vve ever attended.
A decent room here costa about
$3.50 a week with the rest stead
ily r.aising on account of the city
filling up with men who ars finding
employment in the various ship
building yards. Me’.Is cost from
45 to 60 cents each—averaging
broakfa.it, dinner and supper right
through.
Now then for some news items
about Nomeites X met.
(To be continued to-morrov).
Express and General Delivery.
See Erickson at Mansfield's Cigar
Store.
PROFITEERS CAUSE OF
BRITISH LABOR UNREST
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jaa. 22.—
Ar. increase In the cost of living
out of proportion with the advance
in wag^s, and an unequal distribu
tion of food, are assigned by the
British commission of ftiquiry into
the British commission of inquiry
into the industrial unrest as the
chief reasons for restlessness
among the workers of Great Bri
tain. The commission’s report, re
published in a bulletn issued today
by the bureau of statistics of the
department of labor, recommends
immediate reduction of food prices.
BOWLING ALLEY REOPENS.
The Bowling /llley next door to
the Eagle saloon Is now open for
business. Everybody cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
Anything In Ui« live or job work
at the Industrial Worker Office
Satisfaction assured.
WE CAN DO IT.
Peoples Laundry wash everything
except the Baby.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
LADIES & GENTS TAtLOB.
Your Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
V. PA8COFF.
Prepare for the winter by patron
izing the advertisers of your paper,
Mr. Miner!
Raviolis, Italian style every
Evening at Modini's B. O. T. Cafe.
Reasonable prices, and first class
workmanship at the Nome Tailoring
Company.
TURKEY DINNER Daily at Mo
Uni's B. O. T. Cafe only 75c.
Suggestion also is made that the in
creased cost of food be borne to
some extent by the government.
Restriction of personal freedom
under the munition act, liquor re
strictions, inadequate housing and
industrial fatigue are mentioned as
contributory causes.
| Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., .next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
RIGHT HOUR FIRMS.
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j The following business houses
have signified to this paper their
cheerful adoption of the Eight
Hour Day.
A. Polet.
Thorulf Lehman.
Pacific Cold Storage Co.
North Pole Bakery.
Arctic Candy Store and Bakery.
Nome Bottling Co.
Chas L. Ross, Transfer.
E. W. Carleton Hardware Co.
The Surprise Store.
Cheap John’s Store.
Lomen Bros.
Krlstan’s Emporium.
The Nonpareil.
Ed L. Holt.
P. A. Peterson Shoe Co.
A. Wittenberg. >
Crowley Grocery Company.
Anvil Bakery.
Nome Bakery.
Nome Bakery Annex.
Milo’s Cafe.
Rowe Transfer Co.
C. C. Crooks, 2nd and Store.
B. O. T. Cafe.
Nome Tailoring Co.
Alaska Dream Theater.
Wm. Stipek,
Independent Meat Market.
U. S. Mercantile Co.
Hill’s Pharmacy. i
Board of Trade. j j
Special New England Roiled Din- :
ner Wednesday and Sunday at Mo- j
dial's B. O. T. Cafe.
WHO HOLDS TICKET NUMBER
576
ISSUED BY US IN DECEMBER
If this ticket is not presented 1
prior to March 1 the special prize
Will be awarded to Mrs. James i
Ross holder of the second choice j!
Remember all tickets ending ij
with the unit six are redeemable jj
| for face value in merchandise
Lomen Bros, §
Three Stores 1
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Board Of Trade
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For sale very cheap
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Thorulf Lehmann
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Miners and Merchants Bank
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Nome, Alaska
Capital $100,000.00
Workingmen’s Accounts Solicited.
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