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Entered as second-class matter Feb
26, 11*07. at the postoffice at Nome.
Alaska, undvr the Act of Congress of
March i 1S7S.
Copy for regular advertisements
must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, JAN. 28, 1916
The announcement that the president
will insist on the passage of the bill
granting independence to ihe Philip
pines in conformity to the pl< dge of
the Baltimore convention, vvil duubt
.ess be accepted by the antl-prepar
i tin mats as an exceedingly wise move
ui view of the constant menace entail
ed in the retention of those remote
ly situated island dependencies. While
there are doubtless many who fall to
see the wisdom of surrendering what
we have bought and paid for, both in
blood and money, it Is undeniably true
that In retaining the Philippines we
are practically daring the gods by in
viting all manner of trouble with
ither nations. Owing both to the
known wealth of the islands and also
because of their peculiar adaptability
to the needs of certain oriental pow
ers, there is not the least doubt that
they will ultimately be the object of
hostile aggression, which will threaten
if not endanger, not only our control
■ f the islands themselves, but also our
continental possessions.
Perhaps the greatest argument
against the retention of the islands
rests on the great difficulty ot ade
quately defending them ngainst a
power inclined to contest their pos
session, even though that power pos
sess only a nominal military and nava'
strength, as compared to that of the
Cnlted States. To a nation such as
Japan, for instance, the conquest of
the islands would be an easy matter
despite any effort we could make,
even with a military and naval equip
ment of far greater strength than at
present possess: while to a nation such
as Germany, England, or any other of
the greater world powers., their acqui
sition In our present state of unpre
paredness would be a simple matter.
It Is plain that if we are to keep the
islands wo must provide a greatly In
creased naval strength for their pro
tection alone, and, even then, we have
no positive assurance that they might
not be filched away under our very
noses by some of the oriental powers,
by methods purely pacific. Japan for
example, could very easily flood the
'slands with her citizens, each of which
is a trained soldier, under the plea
that they were nothing more than emi
grants, and then, at the critical mo
ment take possession. This scheme
has been tried with such success by
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various nations that there is little use
In denying its efficacy as a means of
getting easy possession of the object
without having to strike a blow until
success Is practically certain. A con
tingency ot this nature would be ex
trom^ly difficult to guard against and
in no case could It be met unless a
preponderating military power were
constantly maintained. The only other
possibility of offsetting such an event- j
ual'ty would be by restricting emigra
tion and this, again, might lead to
complications which would threaten
the stabllty of our control. From!
practically every view point the reten- j
tlon of the islands presents nothing
but possibilities of trouble. If we are
to keep sovereignty we must maintain
x large and expensive military and
i.uval establishment; and even then
we are by no means secure in our
ccn.iol and, always, we are under a
burden of costs which it is doubtful
,f even the great revenues producer!
from the natural wealth of the islands
would be sufficient to meet in the years
to come From a practical atandpolnt
It would seem that the islands are, and
will continue to be, a moat expensive
luxury, besides presenting more than
any other section of tire national do
main, the prospect of ultimately be
coming a bone of serious contention.
U Jacobson of this city is the owner
of a copy of the first newspaper printed
,n Salt Lake City away back In 1860
l'he little paper, which has now grown
,nto a very big one, is numbered voi
,m« No. 1, No. 1 and la called the
iceaeret News and was printed by W.
iclc hards at Ureat Salt lake City, De
, oeret, on June 16 of that year. In
the editorial preface It la stated: “We
shall take pleasure in communicating
toreign news as we have opportunity;
,n receiving communications from our
.mends, at home and abroad; and soli
cit ornaments for the New* from our
! poets and poetesses.”. The editorial
. emarks conclude with the statement
.hat subscription terms are; "6 months
.66; Invariably in advance.” Among
.he news matter is found a sketch of a
aebate in the United States senate
February 6, 8, 12, 1860, on the “Kight
of Fetition' between Messrs. Seward
Hale and Chase. Other Interesting
items mentioned as occurlng during
.tie congressional session are the
presentation b.\ -Ur. Hale, oi several
petitions for the promotion of
me abolition of slavery; Improving tne
condition of the free people of color
and to prevent the Increase of slavery
uy the non admission of new suites
,uto the union.” One particularly
latical petition "reapectfuly asks con
gress to propse, without delay, some
pian for the immediate and peaceful
dissolution of the American union.'
The Uermantown ladles “address
congress, in a communication on the
Slavery question, as. 'Dear friends ”
tnd, after an approprite prayer, “we
bid you and affectionate farewell”
Another interesting congressional Item
concerns the motion of Mr. Foot* ask
ing that “the bill organising territor
ial governments for Utah and New
Mexico be taken up for tb* purpose
of making it a special offer for an
early day."
Other Interesting Items are the tavt
of President Zachary Taylor's annual
message to congress, an account of a
"terrible fire In San Francisco" Decem
ber 24, 1850, and also one In Stockton,
Sal., on the same day. Stiaagaiy
reminiscent of Nome in the early day*
is the statement that from a large
number of gold emigrants an routs to
California, "we were not able to ob
tain i ne whole paper; they were all t
wet or damaged or destroyed on the
way ’’
KEEP THE BOY BUSY.
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As fast as athletic sport9. public!
playgrounds and the outdor life have
been popularized, they still are far
from keeping the spirited youth busy
The boy of today, and Indeed, the girl,
are human dynamos of energy, and ^
many of them evidence a vast amount |
of energy not properly directed. The
growing business of the Juvenile court;
and of general Juvenile delinquency In
dicate this condition. Also the recent
celebration of Halloween was not at
ill reassuring to those who desire the
best Interests of the boy.
In the circumstances the “tough"
boy is generally not so much to blame
as the parents who fall to properly
direct him Carrying a heavy load of
' steam" without direction, the boy Is
capable of making himself a nuisance
! to his community and a klll-Joy to his
| family, besides interfering with his own ,
future success In life by the acqulsl
i tlon of habits that will be liabilities
instead of assets.
If there is one duty dear to parents
, it should be that of keeping the hoy
busy The simple turning of the boy
into the street is shirking the parental
obligation, and a harvest of trouble
often follows In after years.
The bov is worthy of the special
thought and care of parents at the
impressionable and formative period
of life Street life invites "hoodlum- j
-•m.” The boy should be kept buoy:
out of school hours with some Inno
cent pastime or occupation that will
improve his mind and body and lit him
to take his place In a world In which j
sound minds In sound bodies are the
attributes of success.
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ALASKA NOTES |
The officers of the AlAmeda report
ed that Fred Tracey and the seven men
who were believed to have been lost in
Cook Inlet on the launch Onward were
passengers on the Alameda from Sel
dovia to Seward, where they were
landed.
After the Onward had left the Ad
miral Farragut for Anchorage she had
not proceeded far up the Inlet before
she encountered heavy Ice, and finally
reached Fire islands, and it was only
by strenuous work that the members
of the party were able to break the Ice
and get Into open water. The party
were two days and two nights in the
ice and several times feared that the
launch would be crushed as the float
ing ice was very heavy.—Valdez Pros
pector. December 5.
The World Almanac, issued by the
Press Publishing company. New York,
will In future pay more attention to
Alaska. It wants to know the names
of the federal officials of the several
divisions, when they were Appointed
and confirmed, and all about them. It
also wants to know about the divorce
laws of Alaska.
It Is the first time that Alaska has
figured In detail in the World Almanac
which Is accepted as a standard refer
ence in all newspaper offices and by
many other people. Usually when
there is an argument to settle on most
any subject the contestants refer to
the World Almanac.—Valdez Prospec*
tor.
The Groundhog Basin Mining Com
pany had surveyed a 25-acre tract of
land at the mouth of Mill creek and
will lease same from the government
as a mill site. The cruiser Tahn with
Forest Supervisor Welgle on board
came In recently and taking W.D.Orant
along left for the creek and made the
survey. This is one of the most en
couraging moves that has yet been
made towards the permanent future of
that mining camp.—Wrangell Sentinel1
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Placer miners of British Columbia j i
and Yukon are preparing to stampede .
to a new placer camp reported to have j
been discovered In the Peace river dls- j
trice. Rumors of the find have been j
in circulation for some time but the
location of the discovery' has been kept j
secret. C. F. Law, Canadian represen
tative of a Pennsylvania coal magnate
recently returned to Vancouver from
the Peace river and states that the find
Is greater than the Klondike, and pre
dicts that there will be a rush greater
than that of ’98 when the exact loca
tion is made known. He states that
the discovery is about one thousand
miles north of Edmonton and that the
formation Is Identical with that of the
formation of the Dawson district.
You—Or No One Else
cares to be bald. Yet that is what will
happen if your hair does not stop falling
out.
Hair Tonic
in our opinion is the best hair tonic on
the market. Sold only by us—60 cents.
Lomen Bros. Pharmacy.
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ALWAYS IN STYLE.
If you have your suit pressed, clean
ed and repaired by ue—
We will make them lock like new.
We do dry or gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning.
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for Ladies and Gentlemen.
We make a spycialty of making and
repairing furs. f
Flrst-olass workmanship. i
All work guaranteed. Our prices are <
reasonable. Once a customer always J
a customer.
Come and see us, we will give you
our prloes before we do your work.
Wo appreciate your patronage.
NOMe TAILORING CO,
Between Segerstrom A Hagen and
Zehner's Jewelry Stores
Cell er ring Main 46 when you have
job printing to bo done. The Nugget
has the moat eomplets stack for oil
seoootena.
MEETINQ NOTICE."
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 8(8, B. L L of A (Affiliated i
with the A F. of L.) meets every first <
Sunday In each month it 11 a. m.
AL NICHOLS OH, Pros.
DREAM MM
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Feature.
THH TANGLED WEBB
3 Parts 3
A Side Splitting Comedy.
WHY BABY LEFT HOME
SUNDAY NIGHT
THE ROOSTER PROGRAM
COMING.
THE PERIL OF PAULINE
$25,000 Prize S*ria|.
MRS. LE CLERCQ, PIANIST.
ADM. 25c
EAGLE HALL
FRIDAY NIGHT.
Twelfth Epi*ode.
LUCILLE LOVE
Featuring
GRACE CUNARD
and
FRANCIS FORD
Comedy
BELLIGERENT BENJAMIN.
A Laugh While You Wait
Comedy
HEIMGRIS RESURRECTION
Don’t Miea lit.
OLLIE BOURRET, Pianiet
ADMISSION, 26 eonti
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Swift’s Aug. Killed Chickens
This is positively the finest
stock that over camp to Noma.
For information call
i PACIFIC COLD STORAGE CO.
^ White 17.
THE NHL IS IN |
We have received advices ot ' |
advances on all claaaes of Bard- < |
ware outside. You can still take *1
advantage here, however, of tie 'I
great reduction we have already J >
announced that will oontlnue till < [
the time for stock taking, 1 [
DARLING! A OBAN CO. < !
AT THI NSW KAQLC.
Old Lewie Hunter Rye end the Pa
nous Atherton Bourbon whiakya Die
Tiled spring 1904*1906, bought In bend
ind redueed *e 90 per oenL by U. 8.
levamment by the bottle or gallon.
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I W. J. ROWE i
I TRANSFER ANO FREIGHTING \
\ Dealer in all kinds of Lumber }
j hay and Grain «
l Horses For ISaie j
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f will be pleased to supply your home k
▼ with family liquors. Just call iVlain T
A 34, we will do the rest. j
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Atom Banking jofl
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AUTHORIZED CAPITAL $126,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50.0CC
A General Banking Buainaaa Tran
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Oranga bloasoms in mid-win- t
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tar “The candy that made tha j
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Panama exposition famous, i
Manlfactured by tha Oranga *
Blossom Ino.. Ban Francisco, 1
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ROSE CANDY !
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Capital - - $ 100,000
(iohi I Mi>! ! it rchasfM
it ml Assayed
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Fresh killed Pork & !!
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NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BRBAP
WILL BE 10 CENTS PER -OAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR AS
CENTS. THE SIZE OF LOAVE9 HAVE BEEN INCREASED !
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prep.
CHEAP FUEL
1915 Briquets
$18.00 TON AT YARD
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