THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XVI. NO. 7. ELEPHONE MAIN 41 NOME, ALAEKA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 41 PRI„E £5 CENTS
LANE WILL ASK FOR
SPECIAL R. I. APPROPRIATION
A. P. A. brviH.
SEWARD, Dec. .—That Secretary
Lane Will push the work of railroad
construction during the winter months
if the necessary appropriation can he
secured, is indicated by the following
published in the Gateway today.
"Exclusive information from our
Washington correspondent today states
« that Secretary Lane is conferring with
Congressman Fitzgerald, chairman of
(he house appropriation committee,
with a view to securing an emergency
appropriation for the purpose of car
rying on the work of railroad con
structlon during the present winter.
"Our Informant says that the sum
sought by I.ane Is one million dollars
which is considered ample for the pur
pose until such lime as congress shall
take up the regular work of appropria
J tlon.
It is stated that there is every rea
lm to believe that I.ane will be suc
cessful and the money will be avail-,
able before the holidays. The bill
granting the appropriation will prob
ably be introduced within a few da> s.
It Is also stated that the department
is investigating the official conduct of
United States Disrict Attorney Spence
j and the removal of that official Is
| considered Inevitable in view of the
j grave and well substantiated charges
| died against him by the democratic
i territorial committee and the Cordova
chamber of Commerce.
.Marshal Erwin has appeared in per
son to answer the charges made
: against him. It Is reported that his
explanation Is satisfactory to the de
partment and he will probably retain
I ids official head.
Who will win the Victrola?
GOV’T INVESTIGATES
PRO-GERMAN THREAT
A. P, A. Sarvio*.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 10—The fed
eral authorities of this district are
prosecuting a rigorous investigation of
the threats to burn two of the larg
est steel concerns In this section and
also kill the proprietors In the event
that they continued to furnish war
supplies to the entente allies.
The officials of both companies have
received threatening letters stating
that the plants will be destroyed by
lire and the owners killed in case the
warnings were not heeded. One of the
Jitters states that this action will be
taken "in the name of God and the
German emperor.”
The steel concerns are both engaged
In the manufacture of ammunition
and artillery supplies and hold large
contracts from the French and Eng
lish governments. It is claimed that
there are several clues to the letter
writers and it is believed that they
will be apprehended.
OH YOU ROOF GARDEN!
Saturday, tha 18th.
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SAYS CONSPIRATORS
SOUGHT HIS INVENTIONS
A. P. A. Service.
PUYALLUP, Deo. 10.—M. Malloy of
this city who is the Inventor of sev
eral devices for the handling of big
guns on battle ships together with
other naval devices, declares that he
has several times been approached by
representatives of foreign powers who
sought to purchase one of his Inven
tions, including Captain Boy-Ed, the
military attache of the German em
bassy. Consul von Papen and also the
man Crowley who is now under ar
rest In San Francisco charged with
aiding the conspiracies against Amer
ican shipping.
Malloy says that the parties named
have made a number of efforts to se
cure one of his devices, both by cor
respondence and interviews. Crowley,
he states, Interviewed him several
times giving his name and those of
his principals. The attempts to se
cure the inventions occurred in May,
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according to the Inventor, but were not
successful as ho declined to soil the
device to a foreign nation.
BRITAIN HEEDS
AMERICAN PROTEST
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. t*.—Ambassa
dor Pago advised the state department
today that Great Britain lias acceded
to the protest of tho United States
relative to the attempt of tho former
government to requisition for her own
uses tho ships of tho American Trans
Atlantic Company. Tho ambassador
states that the foreign office admits
the Justice of the American contention
that the rqulsitlonlng of ships In
which American stockholders are in
terested Is in violation of international
rights.
Nome Nugget 12.00 per month.
prormor law
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A. P. A. S*r* io*.
OLYMPIA, *Dec. 10. In a decision
handed down today the state supreme
court holds hat the much discussed
prohibition low is valid. The decision
will have the effect of stopping the
sale of lhiuoi- throughout the state.
The saloon and brewer' interests have
put up a terrific fight to have the law
declared invalid hut without effect as
indicated by the present decision.
Hot cttocolate. beef tea, olam juioe,
io* oream and aoda. water at tha rioae
Candy Store.
FIRE PARTLY DESTROYS
DUPONT POWDER TOWN
A. P. A. tervi—■
RICHMOND. Va„ Dec. 10.—The
town of Hopewell which owes its ex
istence to the Dupont De Nemours
1'owder Company was partially de
stroyed by fire yesterday together with
a portion of the buildings of the great
powder mill upon which tile larger
number of the inhabitants are direct -
| !y or indirectly dependant for support.
It was at first thought that the fire
was the work of plotters but It has
since been established that it was due
to other causes. Tremendous excite
ment was caused by the outbreak ow
ing to the possibility of a terrible ex
plosion occurring. The flames were
finally checked, however, after a heroic
fight by the tire department assisted
by the Richmond fire fighters who
were hurried to the scene with all dis
patch when the fire became greater
than the local department could handle.
Today a huge portion of the town is
in ashes bu the efficiency of the big
powder plant Is not affected.
FINANCIAL RESOURCES
GREATEST IN HISTORY
A. P. A. Sarvis*.
•
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—In the an
nual report to congress of the depart
ment of the treasury. Secretary Mc
Adoo says that the financial resources
of the nation are the greatest in the
history of the country. The report
further states that the future outlook
la most encouraging and the country Is
fast approaching a state of the greatest
prosperity.
One of the most encouraging signs
of future business, the report says
Is that the demand for steel for home
consumption Is far greater than from
aboard. A consldeiable decrease In
Import taxes Is noted but it is Indi
cated that this is due solely to the
war and the cessation of hostilities
will probably witness a revival of im
portations on a vastly extended scale
that will soon make up for all present
losses.
McAdoo says that the banks of the
country arc doing a thriving business,
particularly in the rural districts.
Stocks and bonds are Ann and the
volume of trading in negotiable secur
ities is showing a steady Increase. The
federal reserve system is declared to
be woiklng excellently. The recent
money stringency is declared to have
almost disappeared and the outlook
Is most encouraging from every point
of view.
NOTICE.
Masonio Sociai for Masons and fam
iliss and lady friends Saturday. De
cember 11, at 8:30 p. m.
PAPERS VS. LETTER6.
Tou oan keep your friends outside
posted by having the Nugget mailed
to them for 50 oents per month
Mali the Nugget ta your friends and
■ h*1p advertise Nome.
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All CANNED GliMS IRE NOT GUIS
At last we have found what we have been looking for
and we are now introducing a canned olam that is all clam*.
Each clam is thoroughly °leansed and guaranteed pure and
i | clean. Open for inspection come and see for yourself.
SMILE CLAMS
5 cans for $1.00
Per case of 48 cans $8.50 Per Dozen $2.25
Ipolets Stores
WB ROA3T COFFEE DAILY WB ROAST COFFEB DAILY 1
TAFT WOULD ABOLISH
POSTMASTERS
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Dec. lu -Prof. William
Howard Tail would abolish that great
ly sought uiHcial plum, tlie poatmas
terahlp of the many thousand towns!
of the country, If he hud his way about I
it, according to a statement made dur
ing an address in this city last night.)
Taft said that postmasters are not!
only enormously costly to the govern-!
incut but are entirely superfluous and
could easily be dispensed with there
by saving the nation a great sum of
money annually.
Taft declared that in the majority
of posto(flees the work is done entir -
ly b> deputies and the principal offi
cial is little mure than a costly figure
bead who assumes no useful p it-pose
beyond shouldering the responsibility.
The ollices mn be easily directed by
the deputies themselves, says Taft,
and there is no need for the post mas
ter. The whole system should be
placed under a system that will dis
pense with the postmaster and this,
lie asserts, can be readily done under
the (.resent civil service system em
ployed in securing postofflee help.
Fresh salted peanuts and almonds
Rose Candy Store.
ALLIES 8 BULGARS BATTLING
NEAR THE GREEK BORDER
A. P. A. Servic*.
ATHENS, 1 ittr lu. Word from Wi
dens. lodit; says that shells are fall
ing in the vicinity of the town and a
ha tile is raging Just across the north
ern Greek border between the Bul
lions and the Franco-British force*
According to (be dispatches, the strug
gle has raged with unabated fury since
last a . ntng and neither side has so
lar obtained any particular advantage.
The attack was opened t>.\ the allied
furies who are reported to have re
formed their lines on Greek soli pre
paratory to sivin« battle. A terrlfle
I'annonadluK hog continued during the
afternoon and butii sides are reported
to have suffered heavy losses.
To got tho nows road tho Nuyyot
DEM. FILE CHARGES
AGAINST ATT’Y SPENCE
A. P. A Service.
WASHINGTON, Dee. 8. -Charges]
were tiled with the department of jus-,
tice today by, the Alaska democratic]
territorial committee and the Valdez
chamber of commerre against United
States district attorney Spence alleg
ing that he is not a democrat and that
he has been giving political aid to
Delegate Wickersham. The charges
arc hacked up by a voluminous mass
of testimony. Marshal Erwin of Fair
banks is here at present and is in
conference with the department of
justice relative to certain chargee
which are said to have been filed
against him by residents of the Fair
banks section. It is understood that
he has explained matters to the satis
1 faction of the department and the
charges will be dropped.
COME INTO THE GARDEN. MAUD.
Saturday, 18th.
CARRANZA SELECTS
AMBASSADOR TO U. S
A. P. A.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—Tho state
| department was formally notified to
j daj that the Carranza government has
| selected Elizo Arredondo, who has been
acting as Carranza’s confidential rep
resentative In Washington for some
months, to be tho next ambassador
from Mexica to the United States.
When the new representative will tx>
formally appointed was not stated.
SOME CLASS!
Violin and 'cello duet, Ernest Berg
gren and Dr. Bayne at the Roof Gar
den.
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Do not Delay |
| ^jour Christmas Buying 1
Bis the time to make your selections while our stock is at its best. M
lave many useful and practical articles which will make valued and lasting %
lember of the family. Let us suggest a Bracelet Watch, LaValliere or
ER, and for HIM a Stealing Silver Cigar or Cigarette Case or Military
f Buttons, Stick Pin. or Tie Clasp, and above all a Good Watch that
tome on time.
re invited to call and look over our stock and whether you buy or not it will
o show vou our fine assortment of Holiday goods
. B. ZEHNER
Jeweler Established 1900