VOLUME XV. NO. 358. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £5 CEN18
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HILLSTROM’S SWEETHEART
ACTS AS PALL REARER
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SALT LAKE, Nov. 23—Six Swedish
Kiris, among whom was the sweetheart
of the dead man, acted as pall bearers
at the funeral of Hillstrom held here
yesterday afternoon. Kach of the Kiris
wore a red sash one end of which was
attached to the casket in which the
body reposed as it was taken from the
undertaking establishment fo the de
pot to commence its journey to Chi
cago. l
An Immense crowd lined the streets
as the funeral procession passed
through the city. The last acts In con
nection with the dead man were
strangely solemn although there was
no attempt to hold a funeral service.
There were no religious ceremonies
and not even a prayer was offered
eft re the body departed. The coffin
was consigned to W. D. Haywood at
Chicago.
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GOV’T WILL PROSECUTE
COMMERCE DESTROYERS
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—A state
ment was issued this morning through
Gregory that the government proposes
to prosecute to the limit all attacks
on commerce caused by bomb planting
or any other action which will tend to
cripple or destroy American commerce
or manufacture Including Incendiary
fires and other acta of violence brought
on by foreign agencies. It Is Intimat
ed that attempts to create strikes in
manufactories will be looked upon as
acts detrimental to commerce and those
who are caught inciting to strike for
the purpose of hindering production
of manufacture will be prosecuted.
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MRS. M’ADOO
REPORTED FOR
SPEEDING
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.—Mrs. Wm.
MeMAdoo, wife of the secretary of the
treasury, has been reported to the state
•i ;to commissioner for speeding while
on the way from the capital to Balti
more. The complaint which was
lodged with the commissioner recites
’.hat Mrs. McAdoo has been a persistent
offender on her many trips to this city.
! DYNAMITE FOUND ON
ARCHIBALD ESTATE
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TAKRYTOWN, Nov. 23.—A dynamite
bomb was found planted In the wheel
ruts on a road traversing the estate
of John D. Archibald this afternoon.
The police assert that it was evident
ly planted for the purpose of killing
! Archibald as it was located in a spot
that would be traversed by his auto on
returning to his home this evening.
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LONDON, Nov. 23.—The rumors
prevalent throughout last week that
the entente allies had determined to
compel Greece to repudiate her fre
quent hints that she might Interfere
with the passage of allied troops
across her territory have been fully
substantiated by the inauguration of
the pacific blockado of the Grecian
ports.
In government circles it I is expected
that this measure will elicit an Im
nediate declaration from the Greek
overnment clearly defining its inten
ions. It is pointed out that the block
de will have the effect of practically
aralyssing Greek trade and will also
seriously restrict the food supples
if the nation. It is expected that the
Ireek answer will not be long delayed.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—It Is an
nounced today that all the evidence
gathered by the agents of the govern
ment here having any bearing on the
GERMANS LOSE
TWO WARSHIPS
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COPENHAGEN, Nov, 23,—Word has
been received of the loss by the Ger
mans of two battleships, one of the
dreadnought class. Rotterdam dis
patches state that one of that nation’s
newest dreadnoughts was sunk by a
mine in the Baltic Friday with the loss
of thirty three while reports received
here directly state that the cruiser
Margraf has been sunk, but details are
lacking. The latter carried 1,100 men.
GREECE SUBMITS
TERMS TO ALLIES
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WASHINGTON, Nov 22.—According
to information derived from a source
I very close to the Greek legation to
day, the Greek terms for joining the
allies present to the latter one of two
alternatives either of which, if ac
ceeded to will bring’ that nation into
the struggle. The first Is that the
entente allies reinforce the Greek army
with at least one-half million Anglo
French troops and the other that the
allies make arrangements with Rou
mania for a Joint Greek-Roumanian
invasion of Bulgaria aided by such
forces as the allies can spare for ac
tion in that Held. In the latter event
it is expected that the entente allies
will assist witli war munitions for both
l-nations.
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TURK TRANSPORT SUNK
OV FLOATING MINE
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LONDON, Nov. 23.—The sinking of
a Turkish transport carrying over five
hundred Turkish troops across the sea
of Marmora is reported from Zurich
tIlls afternon. The report states that
the transport struck a loose or floating
mine while making the passage. It is
also reported that many of the troops
are missing and more than two hun
dred are known to have perished.
plots to prevent war munitions from
reaching the entente allies will be
submitted to the federal grand Jury,
it is understood that blanket indict
ments will be asked against all per
| sons involved. So far the evidence
secured Involves scores of persons
who were operating, It is charged, as an
organization which was in the hands
of a few men. It is asserted that the
directors of the conspiracy controlled
German funds amounting to over tor
i' millions of dollars. A large portion
of the evidence secured was the result
of the revelations made by Fay, who
was evidently the active agent of the
onspirators.
WHOLESALE FORGERIES IN
INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE
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SEATTLE, Nov. 23.—Evidences of
wholesale forgeries in state industrial
insurance warrants have been brought
to light through the medium of an in
vestigation which is said to have been
going on for some time. According to
ihe secret service men who have been
engaged in the investigation, fully
eighteen thousand dollars' worth of
warrants have been forged and cashed
during the past several months by
three men alone with the prospect that
several others have also been up to
the same business.
The three men so far apprehended
.11 the practice are Dave Blake of Se
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.attle, Arthur Voung of Tacoma and
l'lugene Kerns of Olympia. The three
men were all working together and
'■wing to the fact that they were lo»
' ated at widely separated points were
enabled to carry on their work with
comparatively impunity. The men are
jell engaged in the saloon business at
the places named. The total amount
supposed to have been secured by
means of the forged warrants is about
-ixty thousand dollars. The parties
will be prosecuted.
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LOUIS LANE ARRIVES
IN SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, Nov. 23.—Louis Lane,
trailer and explorer arrived In this
city today after mushing across the
Alaska territory from Herschell lal
nd following the sale of his vessel,
the 1’olar Bear to the explorer Stefans
son after Captain Lane had found the
explorer on Banks Land. Captain
Lane was besieged by the reporters
oKing for the details of his disocvery
of the whereabouts of the long missing
r-telansaon and the papers are featur
ing his story in big headlines.
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LONDON, Nov. 23.—The admiralty
publishes the sinking of the British
steamships Berganzer and Hallamshire
through the attack of hostile subma
rines yesterday afternoon. According
to the report, the crews of the vessels
were permitted to escape in the small
I nats and have been lanued safely.
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CITY COUNCIL AT SEA
IN TAX REBATE MATTER
A fiood of tax protests poured in
upon too city council Iasi night and a
—rge poition of me meeting was taKen
up in nsioning to me reauing of the
.liuny communications that resulted
ii om tne council manic order ot last
week that no complaints would be
. unsjuered unless written. After list
. lung for a while and granting a re
oam to a few the council finally de
ni* d that it was time to call a halt
and the balance of the communications
were ordered laid over for one week.
After the reading of minutes of the
previous meeting, which were duly ap
proved, the clerk dived into the mass
A communications which were plied on
,iis desk. Tlie first up for considera
tion was that of Dun Halpin in which
sundry and divers reasons were offered
against his assessment of $19. Halpin
was willing to pay the sum of $12
mJ after a statement by Councilman
Burgh that the assessment was really
•xorbitant it was decided to accept the
imount offered on motion of Burgh
seconded by Thompson. The Arctic
Brotherhood then came to bat and
scored a home run in one swipe by
securing a reduction to the figures as
essed last year on motion of Lomen
seconded by Ross.
Charles Dill then came to bat but
'ouled out on the third strike Just
when things looked good for a walk
to the home plate. Dill averred that
his house wns assessed on a valuation
of one thousand but was really not
salable for five hundred and further It
wns taxed a higher sum than was the
f,< land residence across the street
which was twice as large. Such valua
‘inn was furthermore unjust and un
suitable and contrary to law duly
j made and provided. Thompson thought
so too and moved that the assessment
lie reduced to that chalked up against
the Deland place. Every thing looked
good for Dill up to this point but then
[ tiie Jinx appeared for the motion re
ceived no second and Umpire Diamond
declared the batter out.
Charles Mtlot, substituted for the
Saunders sisters at the bat and got a
>ass to first base on motion of Leh
mann, who moved that the complaint
be laid over for one week. The same
procedure was ordered In the cases of
\ndy Anderson, who appeared for Mrs.
C. Chllberg: H. H. Moller. who pro
tested that his grocery stock was ap
oraised away above par, Phil Murphy,
who declared he was getting the worst
of it on lot 14, block S, known as the
old Wittenberg building and Mrs. Wan
ver who wanted a reduction on the
former J. M. Sloane residence.
About this time Councilman Blake
decided that It was his turn to bat and
he hit the first ball a horrible swipe
.v averring that it was time for the
umpire to call a halt to the procession
'or the reason thnt the bases were full
tnd the home team wits bound to lose
nt If everybody were given a base on
halls. He further Insisted that it was
•i certainty that there would be no gate
money left and further It was con
trary to the league rules to monkey
with the gate receipts after the board
of equalization decided on the price of
•’ilmisslon.
Councilman Burgh agreed exactly and
he umpire called a conference. In
'lie meantime the ball was still sall
hig but when It came down It landed
square In somebody’s mitt and the bat
t r was out by a vote of five to two.
Following the motion of Blake, Coun
cilman Lomen stated that he did not
believe In being hasty about such mat
1 tors and if a matter was not right It
: was never too late to adjust It. He
i didn't approve of granting rebates to
every one but the people did not seem
! to consider things In their proper light
I and the grand rush for tax rebates
' seemed to be a case of following the
bell cow. He thought those who were
assessed too high were in Justice en
titled to a proper adjustment. The
game then proceeded and the next
three up. Leo Seidenverg who was
willing to pay taxes on ten thousand
for his stock of goods; George Prosser,
who offered to pay taxes on seventy
live per cent of his assessed valua
tion and the Ernst Bros, all of whom
were permitted to walk. As there were
no more batters to come up just then
Empire Diamond called time and asked
for a report from the home team. The
only ones to respopd were City Phy
sician Mustard and Councilman Leh
mann who stated, as chairman of the
Aksala committee, that the committee
recommended that the net proceeds of
the carnival be given to the Holy Cross
hospital and that the mayor declare a
half holiday on the last day of Decem
ber in order to give everyone a chance
♦o get into the game scheduled for that
day.
Dr. Mustard reported that there were
no city patients in the hospital. The
council also agreed to accept the rec
ommendations of the Aksala commit
•ee. After this digression the game
was resumed on the recommendation
of Councilman Lomen, who spoke for
the tax adjustment committee, and said
that the committee had found that
there were a number of eligible bat
ters and he would advise giving them
a chance. The first one was Mrs. Sau
vain who was taxed on $360 and was
willing to pay on $250. Mrs. Sauvain
made a home run on the first ball, the
council moving to accept the offer.
Mrs. Casey came to bat and knocked
out a $600 homo run, her taxes being
reduced from $1,950 to $1,350. Joseph
McDougall then appeared, seeking a
rebate on the old Occidental building
on First avenue, but he didn’t get a
chance to land a hit before Burgh pro
Continusd on pago four.