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PHONE MAIN 46.
Entered ns second-class matter Feh
28, 1907, at the prftofflce at Nome
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
March 8 1878.
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Copy for regular advertisement!
trust be in by 10 o’clock on the day ol
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 2. 1916
The suggestion of the Xome-Sewarc
Chamber of Commerce that all of tin
various Alaska chambers of commerce
and other commercial bodies of the
territory unite In the formation of one
organization which shall have as it
object the furtherance of the interest
of Alaska as a whole, as well as those
of the individual sections, is one tha'
should -meet with general approval a
furnishing a means for concerted ac
tion scarcely attainable In any othei
way unless we wipe away the dlvisior
lines which have become ,-fbch a factor
in dividing the country against Itself
The absence of a community Interes
between the various sections of th<
territory has been by all odds th'
greatest deterrent to Its development
This Is especially the case since thi
country was first divided up Into dis
tricts, no two of which possessed th'
same characteristics, desires or Inter
ests. Before the division lines were
drawn Alaskans. generally, looked
upon the territory In much the som<
light as the citizens of the various
rll’''sIoris of the union look upon the!'
state—with a feeling of pride In thf
greatness and broadness of It and thr
marvelous wealth that It contained
t he!: Interest w as In no degree wha*
may be termed ''sectional" Interest
was corured to no particular area ot
part, hut embraced the territory a?
a whole. Xot alone did this result In o
far more generous spirit among the
older settlers than exists at present
but also drevr them together In a
closer fellowship of aspirations and
desires and enabled them to work
for it.e common weal far more effec
lively than I3 possible In this day o'
sectional lines and Interests . Alask"
has *■( come divided against Itself and
there is neither mutual help, mutua'
desire or Interest at the present time
About the only thing upon which the
citizens of the territory seem to agre'
at the present time is that they have a
most magnificent country and one tha'
is entitled to a far greater amount o'
consideration from the national gov
ernrv r.t than it Is receiving. Asld'
from this and the mutual Inclination
to boast of Its resources, there Is
little Inclination to do or say anythin'
for the benefit of the whole terrltorv
Sectionalism is rife and is really th'
great curse of Alaska. One dlstrlc'
has absolutely no Interest In the
other district and cares little as tr
what becomes of the others as Ion'
as personal Interests are achieved. In
deed so sharply has this narrow dl
visional spirit become that the citizen
of one section have been known tr
deliberately work against tbe Interest'
of another section, for no reason be
yond the desire to gratify that splrl
of petty provincial spite which exist
between themselves and their neigh
bora of the next division. The samr
spirit of Jealousy and spite exists be
tween the various communities. Juneau
gazes with score at Valdez, Cordova
or Seward and they each In turn
despise the other; Fairbanks affects tr
look down upon tha communities of
tha Interior and looks with more or
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less disfavor upon the efforts and as
pirations of all the other inland sec
linns. Not a hand will be offered 01
a voice lifted in the aid of other in
terests than their own by neither citi
zens, communities or divisions,
throughout the territory. That such
a condition could exist is to be de
plored and that it does exist is a
crying shame to the people of the
territory, all of whom should be above
such petty things, were they made
of 'he right quality of mud. It is
admittedly true that the interests of
one section are not those of the others
Conditions in each division are radical
ly different from those of every othei
llvislon and, as a consequence, wha'
me desires, the others have no use
ior. This fact is so well understood
that comparisons or examples are
oardly needed.
But, it must be admitted that this
is neither logical excuse or valid rea
son for the despicable littleness which
prevents the citizens of the territory
from Joining hands In any effort ot
project which may bo of benefit to the
territory as a whole or to the welfare
and progress of any particular divis
j ion. The sooner the citizens of Alns
1 ha come to realize this, the better
it will bo for all. In continuing the
petty quarrels, and bickerings, the
pussilanimous spites and Jealousies
they are only losing sight of the fact
that, as long as Alaska needs some
thing, their objects can be best at
tained by working together for the
| general as well as the individual wcl
j fare. With the territory practically
| divided against itself, progress and
j development, slow at best, must eon
I r ue to linger, simply because of a
I lack of unanimous effort. If the Nomt
I Chamber of Commerce can bring the
c irrmerclal bodies together on a plane
. f mutual agreement which will help
| to cisslpate the present condition, It
j will have done a great deal for the
! good of the territory and if it is able
i through this combination of forces to
bring about co-operative action be
tween all the citizens and communities
fry the furtherance of all Alaskan
Interests It will have performed a ser
I vice for the territory of remarkable
I va’ne.
' Concentrated action on the part of
a',! the people of the territory will ge>
us pretty near anything that we want
We have no vote with which to pur
chase the Interest of the politicians at
Washington, It Is true, but It is pretty
nearly certain that the demands of
Alaska will not he passed over unheed
ed if backed by all of the people of
the whole territory.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
(Seattle P. I.)
The old view that the Sabbath is
properly a day for the punishment of
the flesh, a day for abstinence from the
ordinary pleasures of life, of gloom
and of renunciation, is passing away
and the brighter and more human 1
side of Sabbath observance Is being'
^reached from the pulpit. It is ar ;
'■ncouraglng sign, and points to the!
oopularlzing of religion and religious j
observance.
Logically, It would seem that the
nromtses of the Christian faith should
Induce Joy rather than gloom. Looking
back to the old Puritan days, it if
difficult to understand why liberty tc
worship God in one’s own way should
have caused so much general melan
choly ^nd the crulcflxlon of every
ordinary human impulse.
Sabbath observance fills both c
spiritual and a physical need. It is
a day, first, for the acknowledgemen’
of the human obligation to the Makei
of all things, and the Christian whr
precipitates gloom In the performance
1 of this duty is far from showing 8
spirit of appreciation and far from
encouraging it in others. A sour, grlm
visage is a deterrent and not an en
couragement to the religious life. One
who has found God and has the prom
ise of eternal life should he tilled with
the spirit of Joy. But, with many
people, religious observance seems to
have Induced all the symptoms of
dyspepsia.
The Sabbath, as a day of abstention
from work, is also a physical need. It
s grateful to the body and stores up
anergy for the duties of the week to
come. It is difficult to believe that
God frowns upon any Innocent form
if helpful recreation that may be in
dulged in on this day.
God’s religion was made, for human
beings, and its progress has been ofton
leterred through its dehumanization
by misguided Individuals.
There Is too much now in life’s battls
that is hard and cruel and cold and
.floomy. Religion and religious ob
servances should be a balm for all
this. They should dispel gloom Instead
>f Inviting it. Certainly there is a
mean between Puritanism and license
that is acceptable to God.
KINDNESS NEVER FAILS.
(Seattle Star.)
Men hare always triad to dlMerar
new ideas, better morals, higher prln%
ciples.
In the Spartan days they looked for
health in the period of the Greeks
i hey sought culture—in the time of
Vlexander the Great men believed In
wars.
Each system resulted In failure—
they failed because with their brutish
noss, their physical hobby, their aris
tocratic notions, they overlooked one
oort of the teachings of Confuclous
Moses, Christ and Mohammed—they
ulssed that which never falls—kind
ness.
Kindness is like wheat—it Increases
when cultivated—the more you sow
the more you will reap, If you culti
vate.
SNAPSHOTS
FOR TROOPS
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Snapshots for the men In the
trenches Is the purpose of a new os
ganlzatlon—the home league—now op
erating In England
Thousands of amateur photograph
ers go dally with their kodaks and
cameras to the homes of the '‘Tom
mies" to snap the home folks. The
pictures are turned over to the Y. M
C. A. where already 15.000 soldlerp
have wrlten to ask for a "snap" of
biddies, mother or wife.
Sometimes In the smaller cities and
villages these amateurs set up free
"galleries" In their various gardens
and tell the relatives of soldiers to
come and be snapped. Within ten days
the "snap” Is In the trenches.
The league, according to advices
will soon extend its activities to Can
ada, Australia and New Zealand, where
pictures of the colonial "Tommies
may be taken and sent to the various
fronts. )
we CAN DO IT.
For first crass work and prompt da
ivery phone Main 151 and tho People’s
>team Laundry will aend and gat your
sundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
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ALWAYS IN STYLE.
Lf you have your suit pressed, clean
d and repaired by ua—
We will make them lock like new.
We do dry or gasoline cleaning.
We do steam cleaning.
Wa make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing for Ladles and Gentlemen.
We make a specialty of making and
epalrlng furs.
First-class workmanship.
All work guaranteed. Our prices are
reasonable. Once a customer always|
a customer.
Come and see us, we will give you
mr prices before we do your work.
We apnreclate your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO.,
rtetween Segerstrom & Hagen and
Zehner'e Jewelry Stores.
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U. 3. MAIL MOVEMENTS
Mall for Kougarok and Teller leaves
the first and fifteenth of each month.
Mall for other sections of Seward
peninsula and the outside closes Mon
days and Friday, at 4;30, registered,
ind ordinary mall, five o’clock p. m.
Malls arrive Thursday and Sunday
Malls leave Tuesday and Saturday
morning.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
in the U. S. Commissioners' Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Second
Judicial Division, Cape Nome Precinct.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of Joseph
D. Jourden, deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the under
signed, executor of the last will and
testament of Joseph D. Jourden, de
ceased, to the creditors of, and to all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit to said executor
their claims with the -ecessary vouch
ers, within six months from the date
of this notice, at his office in Nome,
Alaska.
Dated at Nome, Alaska Jilt 18th
day of January, 1910.
O. J. LOMEN.
Executor of the Last Will and Testa
ment of Joseph D. Jourden, deceased.
Jan. 19. 26, Feb. 2, 9.
MEETING NOTICE.
THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 668, B. I. L. of A. (Affiliated
with the A. F. of L.) meets every first
Sunday In each month xi Ham
AL. NICHOLSON, Pres.
DREAM EHEAIRE
TONIGHT.
BANNER NIGHT.
SERIAL NIGHT.
BIG NIGHT.
~THE MILLION % MYSTERY.
22nd Ep'e°de.
THE WATEPLOO OF
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Class Production.
JU8T A WOMAN.
An Uproar in Traves*y.
SEMINARY COMPLICATIONS.
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TOMORROW NIGHT.
; THE MILLION $ MYSTERY.
The last and Closing Episode.
THCZ MYSTERY SOLVED.
Don't Fail to see it.
MRS. LE CLERCQ. PIANIST.
ADM. 25c
EAGLEHALL’
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
9, 7, 8, 9 Episode
LUCILLE LOVE
Featuring
GRACE CUNARD
and
FRANCIS FORD
Repeated.
Show at 8 p. m.
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OLLIE BOURRET, Pianist.
AOMISSION, 25 cents
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II We havo received advices of i|
advances on all classes of Hard* <|
i[ ware outside. Tou can still talcs '[
<[ advantage here, however, of t^S %
great reduction we have already <,
11 announced that will continue till i|
11 the time for stock taking. < |
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Old Lawia Hunter Rye and tha Fa*
moue Atherton Bourbon whiakya, Ola
tilled apring 1904-1905, bought In bond
and roduoad *a 90 par oant. by U. S.
government by tha battfa ar gallan.
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