THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 83. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRI^E 25 CENTS
DECISION C0H6BESS MOMENTARILY EXPECTED
INTEREST CENTERS
ON FLOOD DILL
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, April 4.—Represen
tative Flood's war resolution came up
for consideration immediately after tlie
opening of today's session.
Nearly jail the senators were in
their seats. I.afollette merely ex
pressed his views briefly and they
were not of a nature to cause any
delay.
There was a feeling of relief when
tie retired, ai here was a general
imprssion that tie would mute an
other effort to cause delay.
Senator Hitchcock in a master'd
address in which tie explained ttie
measure in full detail, laid groat
stress on the fact that Germany has
forced us to the step we seem about
to take.
He said that the occasion was most
depressing, and that we must con
aider with greatest ."OleniniI> that the
results of a uetlaratiori of war ruav
prove dreadful to our nation.
But we 'ni !>. recognize that tilts
tone to act has tome, and he trusted
that those assem!.''-’. taxing given the
hill careful rio.ix xxo o',' act quickly
and wisely.
Time: Saturday night, place, Eagle
Hall, girl, all of ’em.
CANNOT ACCEPT
TEDDY’S OFFER
Ii.*ematfonal News Servic©
WASHINGTON, April 4.«—Rumor
states that Colonel Theodore Roose
velt’s offer to raise a troop to fight
in France or Relgium canot be ac
cepted.
To make it possible of acceptance
it would require a special act of con
gress.
This will hardly be culled for, there
fori1 it is expected that the matter will
lie dropped.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS ATTEN
TION.
The Motmdy Thursday banquet
I will lie held nt Masonic Temple
I Thursday, April 5, 8 o'clock sharp.
TO COAL
ONSUMERS:
Owing to the unprecedented conditions prevailing in 1916 and at i
! at tMe? present time in the coal and shipping world, it is justly due
our coal customers that the following facts should ho publicly known:
in December, 1915, we made a contract wi*h the Alaska Steamship
Company covering the freighting of our 1916 coal tonnage. The char
ter rate prevailing las* year on foreign bottoms from British Columbia
to Nome anchorage on sacked coni was approximately $12.00 per ton
being higher than the regular American lines. Because conditions
greatly changed after our contract was made, the Alaska Steamship
carried the coal for Nome last year at a heavy loss. Storms, labor
troubles and shortages at the mine caused the delivery to be greatly
delayed, but, nevertheless, the Alaska Steamship Co. faithfully com
pleted its contract.
Because the people voted last year for a municipal coal yard, the
management of this company was in doubt how large a reserve sup
ply of coal we should shit). Taxes, interest and insurance on each
ton of coal over winter increases the. cost on an average $2.50 per ton.
In case of severe competition by the city we prefer the city should
carry the principal reserve supply and thus relieve us of part of the
burden.
CONCERNING 1917 COAL We have just purchased our Calcutta
bags at an increased cost over 1915 of seven cents per bag or eighty
four cents per ton, making the total cost for bags alone $3.05 por ton.
Our total purchase of hags this year amounting to $27,000.00. We are
endeavoring to close contracts for the freight at forty per cent increase
over last year, i’robably by the time this is published at Nome, the
United States will lie at war with Germany. In that event, many
of the freight steamers may lie commandeered by the government,
l'ossibly not half our contract amount of coal can be delivered to
Nome in the summer of 1917, if the freighters are commandeered. In
addition to this, the cost of coal has increased at the mine and a short
age of coal is now prevailing and will duobtless continue indefinitely.
It is not our intention to materially raise the price of coal (luring the
summer of 1917, but it is practically certain coal cannot lie sold in
Nome the winter of 1917-1918 for less than $25.00 per ton. This in
crease in price is due to causes entirely beyond our control. Coal in
bulk is now selling In Buenos Aires for $40.00 per ton and in Rome for
$35.00, both cities being as near the coal fields as Nome. San Francisco
is now paying $15.00 per ton for bulk Ladysmith coal.
Regardless of the fact that the people of Nome voted for a munl
: cipal coal yard, we will use our utmost efforts to secure our usual re
| serve supply for the winter, endeavoring at the same time to regulate
the quantity to avoid a repetition of the trouble with poor coal on hand
j during the winter of 1915 and 1916—caused directly by consumers in
sisting on taking the latest coal received; thus leaving the older coal
to remain that much longer and deteriorate.
We will have an ample supply of fuel oil and the price will
be proportionately much lower than coal.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE & COMMERCIAL CO.
Seattle, Febraury 6, 1917.
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PRESIDENT TO
SEIZE SHIPS
I
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, April I. A most
important bill effecting the American
j whipping was introduced in the house
by Paggert, chairman of naval affairs.
This bill if passed will give the
; president authority to seize any and
all ships that the government may
need in the event of war. This is
broad in its scope and embraces every
American owned vessel.
ALLIED FORCES AI
ST. QUENTIN CATES
International News Ssrvic*.
PARIS April .—Official dispatches
received here thos afternoon state that
the French forces have gained con
sidrablc ground in the neighborhood
of St. Quentin and are now on the
outskirts of that important position
which is the most strongly fortified
French city in the hands of the Ger
mans.
The disaptch states that the Hritish
forces are driving in with the same
objective from the northwest and a
heavy artillery duel is raging in that
direction.
LONDON, April 4.—Field Marshal
Jdaig, in his official dispatch tills after
noon announces the capture and oc
cupation of over twenty five square
miles of front during the past twen
ty-four hours,
The (commander states that his
losses have been sever and much
fighting at close quarters was resort
ed to. Important positions in the key
way to St. Quinten have been cap
tured and the British forces are
crowding ahead to occupy that city.
BERLIN, April 4.—Severe lighting
is now raging on the outskirts of St.
Quentin. A desperate sortie was
made early this morning and three
hundred British troops were captured.
In escorting these back to the Ger
man lines two hundred and forty of
them were killed by their own ma
chine gun fire.
The Franco-British forces have
made most violent attack on the ad
vance fortifications of Sti Quditin
without material gains, losing thou
sands of lives. The positions occupied
by the German troops are impregna
ble and the line of communication
between the city and the base of sup
plies is perfect.
FLOOD RESOLUTION
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Ir ♦ernational News Servic®.
WASHINGTON, April 1. Tim house I
I committee on foreign affairs repoG' d |
favorably on Flood resolution.
The vote stood seventeen to two. j
and the resolution lias hecn amended
to conform in detail with the one he
fore the senate.
The time set for deba'ing tin .pies
Mon is ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
STONE SAYS WAR
IS A MISTAKE
' International New- S«u vn t*
Washington vpni t isen.itm
Stone took the ttooi todu\ t id de
jscrihed (how the t’liited States is
making tin- grca*est national blunder
in our history*
He said there should I** no decla
, ration of war that a break in diplo
i rnatic relations had already taken
' place, and that is is far .is we should
I go.
| The senator made nm <d the aides*
speeches heard in mngn ss for many
a day. However, it tin* conclusion of
his peroration tie nreiM-d bill scant
a ppla use.
The national defence |. ague of Mis
souri have wired Senator Stone not
to oppose tile passing of tie 1'lnod
measure. Hundreds of wires ., r«• being
received by Stone from the various
patriotic organization of Ins stare
condemning his action in this malt 1
i
MAY WHEAT HITS
TWO DOLLARS
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International News Service.
CHIC AGO, April 4. \I;i \ wheat
opened today a* two dollars and om*
cent per bushel.
For nearly two years two dollar
wheat has been predicted, and some
who have had the courage of their
convictions have made fortunes in
the steady upward trend.
HENRY T. RAY
IS MAYOR
OF JUNEAU
Pacific News Service.
JUNKAf, April 4.—Henry T. Kay
was elected mayor of the city yester
day unit was unopposed. Harry Wood
ward, I.ouis Golden and A Men Wilbur
were elected for ;< two year term to
•lie council.
Hr. Aline and Mrs. L. !•'. Gillette,
lady candidates for office in the city
council were overwhelmingly defeat
ed.
The number of voles cast in yester
day's election was the biggest in the
history of the town.
CARD OF THANKS.
Alfred (Chuuncey) Anderson (de
sires to thank those friends who .%o
kindly supported his candidacy for the
position of city clerk in yesterday’s
| election.
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Are we going? Hum! Watch me!
Kennel Club Cabaret,
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“U. S. GREAT BLUFF FACTORY”
SIFTS VON REVENTLOW
International News Service.
UKItLIN, April I. President Wil
son's message to congress has been
commented on much here arid
throughout entire Germany. It is re
ceived unfavorably in all quarters,
t'unsidet able indignation again t Am
ericans ad ill things American is evi
denced.
Count von Iteventlow, leader of the
anti - American faction openly declares
that tin United States does not mean
business with all this war talk. At
a meeting lure last flight he ide-j
scribed the United States as “the
great bluff factory ic fuss the Atlan
tic.”
The reichHtag asi i t that they will
nut change their attitude towards the
United States. That they will Ttot
declare war or tala any steps to
| wage war against llie United States.
That American ]i\ s and property Will
he fully protect.-d throughout Ger
; iniitty and il was hoped that the same
| treatment would bo accorded to Gor
! many's Intel sts in the United States.
Whens' a Nut not a Nut? See for
yourself Saturday night.
FLOOD BILL MAT
PASS AT MIDNIGHT
•n'c national News Servlce.
W ASHINGTON, April I GafolleUe
launched into a.i address that prom
ises in last for some hours. He is
most hitter in his denunciation of
those who .11 living to force through
the Hood i 'solution.
Ill urges Ilia! we art not forced
into the war, that we are deliberately
! multiplying our grievance's, to convey
the impression that there is no other
i way out of the present situation.
lb states that we might better con
voy every American ship that crosses
the ocean an l maintain peace.
That these ships would have to he
pi elected if war is declared. Ife is
still speaking at four thirty.
Indications are that the resolution
will pass shout ■ 11i• I■ 11 flit and that
there will he onh live votes against
the hill, republicans i hound of North
Dakota, l.afolletlc ,.f Wisconsin,
Norris of .Nebraska, and democrats
Stone of Missouri and V inlsmnn of
Al ississippi.
WAGNER BEFRIENDS
NAMESAKE AND GETS
IT IN THE NECK
Yesterday afternoon the grand jury
returned a true lull in the ease off
Charles A. Wagner, who is charged
with grand larceny. Wagner is at
present in the federal jail at Ta
coma awaiting his removal here. A
few months ago he was arrested in
Seattle hy Deputy Marshal ,J. K. Ter
rill where he was given a preliminary
hearing and then gent to Tacoma for
sale k oping until navigation opens.
\s a ease of base ingratitude this
one would be hard to beat: Charles
A. Wagner is an ex-soldier and served
in the hospital corps here in Nome
until the summer of las', year when
l e was dee larged without honor from
Fort Davis, having been imprisoned
I>\ the civil authorities shortly before.
Whilst in Nome lie made the ac
quaintance of Charles A. Wagner, a
well known miner and prospector, and
on his discharge from the army was
invited to ids cabin, tl ere to make
his home, which he d.l.
A short tim d er ti e miner went
on tlic creeks to work and the cx
soldier-inan started to pack up, pre
paratory to going to the lug outside,
lie made a great job uf it and over
looked nothing of value, taking almost
everything of value belonging to
•ADVENTURES OF
J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD
At the Dream tonight Burr Mc
Intosh and Mex Figman comedians of
national reputation will be shown in
two complete feature Kpisodes. Teh
first is entitled "Detective Blackie”
a side splitting travesty. The second
installment is considered one of the
funniest of the entire Wallingford
series, a roar from the first scene to
I . S I
Ui" mutt who befriended him.
As both men's mimes were; identical
ly the smile' it was not necessary for
him to even have (lie initials on the
trunk and suit cases changed anel
Charles A. Wagner left on one of the
last boats with Charles A. Wagner's
forty-years gatherings.
On his return from the creeks the
miner was taken off bis feet when
he found that all liis property Was
gone together with ins soldier friend.
His biggest loss was an ivory col
lection which he lias ... gathering
for years. This he values at $ioO.
Marshal Jordan was informed of the
matter and when Joe Terrell left f»*r
the outside last fall lie had a warrant
iti bis pocket for Wagner which ho
executed a few months ago when ho
accosted Ins man on the street one
rainy afternoon .
So Nome will agaia see Mr. Charles
A. Wagner who is now awaiting trial
charged with grand larceny one
Charles A. Wagner being the com
plaining witness.
Hail, hail, the yang are here for
the Kennel Club Cabaret.
Calling Cards at the Nugget Office
the last, u picture for everybody, and
a guaranteed funmaker. Friday and
Saturday "The Walt Between."
Skips anod dips and dreamy hesita"
tion: Millions of them on Saturday
night!
Office and Residence of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter and transfer, Elite
Bathe. Phone Red 157.
Calling Carde at the Nugget Offiee