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By Nome Mine Workers’ Union, No. 240, International Union of Mine,
Mill and Smelter Workers.
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nearly as possible is a worthy object of any good government.”—Abra
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Box 210, Nome, Alaska. Thone, Black 134.
Entered as second cldss matter March 1, 1911, at the post office at
Nome, Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
NOME, ALASKA. MARCH 23, 191S.
Not that we love less,
but we love liberty more
Uncle Samuel is telling
Brother Jonathan that:
Gov’t Swindlers should
be punished as Traitors
by Military Law.
In the wake of every war there trails
the slimy pathway of the grafter anti
the spoilsman—infamous appenden
dages or mighty movement in history.
Nothing so deeply stirs the indigna
tion and tiie scorn of honest men as
the swindling of the government. It
is had enough in lime of peace. But
when the country is at war—to roll a
government grappling with giant diffi
culties and facing titanm foes seems
a crime so infamous that it is difficult
to deal with it in ordinary moderation.
The man who steals from the gov
ernment at peace is an ungreatful
thief.
But the man who at one and the
same time robs the government and
lighting soldiers in time of war is at
one and the same time a thief, a traitor
an da scoundrel.
But mere epithets do not carry
the stem punishment which fits the
monstrous crime. There are stronger
lashes than words to be laid upon the
backs of criminals.
Hire is the most flagrant cane in
pOlllT, ,
jThe Grand Jury has voted ami
Assistant I'nited States District Attor
ney Flank AI. Roosa has filed an in
dictment against three prominent bus
iness firms and four officers with two
1’niter! States Government inspector’s
for entering into a conspiracy to de
fraud the war government and to rob
the whole body of the soldiers in the
manufacture of army hats.
The corporations indicted are: Thom
and Daily, Nos. 3 and l Washington
place; FI. 1). Darmelee and Go., of
New York and New Jersey, and the
Pcekskill Flat. Manufacturing Com
pany, of PeckskUl, New York. Will
iam D. Thom is president of the first
c impciny. John J Slattery is president
and Edward Shi Mery foreman of the
mixing room of the second and Joseph
Ives treasurer of the IV kskill com*
pi my.
r • so men obtain >d thr<>ugh sin
muml Eisner ,n contractor controds
for $1,750,000 c>f cavnpaiem hats for the
government at one time, and $1,250,
0:m of campaign nuts at another time,
making a tut .1 of $3,000,000. Eisner
recci\ed a 4 per cent eotmqisslou from
the inamit' eturers The contracts call
ed for the use of high grade furs in
i'.ie making of the felt for the hats
coney hacks, h.-.ro and muskrat fur
being the specified Ingredients. But
insto: I cf fulfilling an honorable con
tract, these hatters and four officers
with the co-operation of the govern
ment, inspectors. Arthur G Gilson at
reck'1.111 and Peter .! Duffy at the Par
melee factory, substituted what is
known as “blown fur”, of fur of a vein
inferior quality, and turned over t(
1 he government more than a million in
ferior hats which are now in use, in
capable of standing bad weather, hats
that lost shape, hats that shrank
warped and swelled as a result of at
mospheric changes, and were 39 unfit,]
uncomfortable and unwholesome for
the soldiers that they must be throws
away after three months' use and the
government compelled to buy four
hats where one proper and honest hat
would have done the service required.
Meanwhile the criminal manufac
turers, it is reported, have reaped of
their rasca.ny tremendous profit
mounting far up into the hundreds of
thousands of dollars
A more flagrant, comprehensive and
infamous swindle of the government
and the soldiers has not stained the
progress of the war.
The manufacturers, Thom and Slat
tery and Ives and Edward Slattery,
have been indicted and are enjoying
their liberty for a time under bonds
ranging from $5,000 down. They ought
to be more.
The two inspectors, Duffy and .Oil
son, have been dismissed, which is a
punishment all to light.
The prosecution of this crime before
the court by the Federal officials will
be the first of its kind during the war.
It is, therefore, of the utmost im
portance as a vindication and as an
example to those who may expect in
the future to defraud the government
and to swindle the brave American in
uniform.
In case of conviction in the regular
courts, the defendants in this shame
ful suit may receive maximum prison
sentences of tv. o years in prison and
$ 10,000 in fines.
It is a serious question whether the
civil courts carry penalities severe
enough for a crime of such magnitude.
This is the time to plant the heavy
heel of a stronger than civil authority
upon iniquities like this.
Frauds of this character—frauds
which effect the efficiency of our sol
diers lighting for their country and
their fellow citizens—frauds which put
money above patriotism and which
may effect the health and endanger
the life of every soldier-—frauds which
demonstrate such absolute anu shame
ful disloyalty to the country and the
country's cause and the country’s hero
ic defenders—SHOULD HATH Eft
STAND BEFORE MARTIAL LAW,
TO BE TRIED BY COURT MARTIAL,
AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
FOUND GUILTY SHOULD BE PUN
ISHED BY THE STERNER FIND
INGS OP A .MILITARY COURT.
It is time to bruise this serpents
head now, in the beginning, lest others
of his breed should make their appear
|anee if the breed is not suppressed,
i Embalmed beat soandles and all
i frauds of this type aind character are
in their very essence treasonable—
| more treasonable by far than other
j tilings which are defined as traseon—
| AND THEY SllOi'U) HE THIHD AS
{TREASON AND I’UNISHEI) AS
•P! 1
1’itEASt IN BEFORE THE SEVEHE
MILITARY COURT.
J The spirit of the country is ripe for
j the suppression now in the beginning
jo ftlie foul spirit of taking advantage
j of our government in its trials and of
{our soldiers in their :heroic lielplev
I ness by defrauding the one and swind
I ling the other or in exploiting both hi
i government contracts and in all ex
tort hi",mitc charges, or in tlie hypocrisy
of fraviulent charity bazaars.
WE MIGHT AS WHI.I, MAKE AN
HEROIC ENA.MDEE OF THESE
Citi.MINAES IN THE BEGIN NINO,
AND SO ST \MR OUT THE BREED
!• . Hi THE 1- f ITRE.
Now York American. Jan. II. 191N.
NOTICE OF DEPARTURE.
i . .Of the last, mails of the scasoi
j via the overland route.
I The trip leaving Nome, March
j 23th, will lie Me Jiw.t or the season
| to carry registered, insured, furs
I anil parcels post mails destined foi
' the outside over the winter trail,
. . Letters In their usual and ordin
ary form, and post cards will lit
forwarded up to and including Hit
departure from Nome April 8th,
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GET THE NEWS RIGHT. REA.
[ 11U0 WORKER.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT. NO. 0382.
In the United States Land Office at
Nome, Alaska. March 1,- 1918.
NOTICE IS HsSKEBY GIVEN,
that Marie Neibling, a citizen of
the United States, over the age
of twenty-one years, whoso post
office address is Nome, Alaska, has
made application before the United
States Land Office at Nome, Alaska,
for a Patent for the Sener Placer
Claim, situated on the right imit
of Dry Crook in the Cape l^ne
Recording District, Alaska, Mineral
Survey No. 1199, said claim being
more particularly described in the
field notes and plat of the official
survey thereof now on file in said
Land Office at Nome, Alaska, to-wit.
Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identical
with Cor. No. 2, Sur. No. 328,
Beatrice Bench. U. S. L. M. No. 11
hears S. 49 deg. 46 min. W .4550.00
ft. 'Witness Cor., a fir post 4 ft.
long, 4 ins. sq. set 2 ft. in ground,
with earth mound 24 ins. base, 16
ins. high around same, scribed W.
C. 1-1199 S B, 2-328 B B, bears
N. 18 deg. 54 min. W. 31.70 ft.;
thence N. 18 deg. 54 min. W. 361’.,70
ft. to Cor. No. 2, thence S. 55 deg.
26 min. W. 65 ft. to Cor. No. Jfc;
thence N. 29 deg. 12 min. W. 765.60
ft. to Cor. No. 4; thenceN. 53 deg.
50 min. E. 630.60. ft. to Cor. No. 5;
thence S. 25 deg. 57 min. E. 1377.00
ft. thencj S. 79 teg. 14 min. W.
577.90 ft. to beginning, containing
an area of 16.569 acres. The varia
tion herein is from 19 deg. 15 nfln.
»
to 19 deg. 30 mlfl. «.
Said claim Is situated on unsur
veyed ground on right limit of Dry
creek in Cape Nome Recording Dis
trict, Alaska.
Mineral Monument No. 11 to
which this claim is tied is a fir post
6 ins. sq. 5 ft. above ground with
stone mound around same 6 ft. base
3 ft. high scribed U. S. L. M. No. 11,
about 2.5 miles N. N. E. of Nome,
Alaska, and in Latitude 6 4 deg. 32
min. N., Longitude 165 deg. 22 min.
W.
The Notice of Location is recorded
in Vol. 86 Page 37, records of the
Cape Nome Recording Precinct,
Alaska.
The adjouring claims on the East
is No. 2 above Dry creek, Sur. No.
4 64; on the West the Beatrice claim
Sur. No. 328 and also unsurveyed
property and on North and South
is unsurveyed ground.
There are no conflicting claims.
THOS. McGANN,
Register.
Date of first pub. March 6, 1918.
Date of last pub. May 6, 1918.
We serve Hills Bros’. Coffee, Sour
dough Hotcakes, Ham and Eggs,
Warm and Cold Lunches, and Fresh
Ice-cream Daily at
ARCTIC BAKERY
First-class Unalakleet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O’Conner.
Are You Seeking a Patent? Lei
the Worker Advertise it.
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-Formerly Delbar’s store*
The place where you can
reasonably buy anything
from a needle to an
anchor
Charles L. Ross
Milling, Lumber, Contractor
HAVING TAKEN OVER THE FREIGHTING & TRANSFER
BUSINESS OF W. STEIGELMAIER AND OF LEO KENT,
FREIGHT ORDERS AND TRANSFER CONTRACTS WILL RE
CEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION.
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Clinches from 12 Noon to 7 1’. M. Eveiiy Day.
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First tiling we know we're going to have a Hone Dry country
out an<l out. Already the mighty prohibition wave is engulfing
“demon rum” and the flood gates of righteous antagonism ngainst
John Barleycorn is going to sweep him into everlasting oblivion.
Thousands of men in the country o\er are going to shortly find it
impossible to get their daily, most of them their hourly “nips”
and those fellows are going to look up the best bottled drink they
can get to wet their whistles with. They are not going to “get
off" booze, and drink any pink “tea slop” Oh no—they want
something with a delightful relish—a sparkle and a zest and the
AKSALA drink is going to fill the bill to a T-Y-T. Wets every
spot in the internal arid district, soaks it down good. No dust
left in your throat after a bottle of A KB A I, A For sale every
where.
The Nome Bottling Co.
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