VOLUME XVII. NO. 15. T«LEPnONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALA8KA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRUE 25 CENTS
WICkERSHAM SEEMS RE-ELECTED
BANKER BLUM OF
VALDEZ KILLED BY
FALL FROM WINDOW
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, Jan. 13.—Samuel Blum,
the well known Valdez banker, mer
cantile proprietor, and commercial
magnate, was killed this morning by
falling from a window in the third
story of r building where he had his
temporary office.
The police and coroner say that all
indications point to 3Uiclde but Blum's
friends declare that the fall must
have been accidental.
Plum suffered very heavy losses In
Ihe recent Valdez lire. Not only was
his mercantile establishment destroy
ed but Ills Investments in that town
were almost wiped out. lie had partial
insurance and his credit with whole
salers is excellent. But the fire hurt
him most when it burned buildings
on which as banker he had loaned
money.
His friends say, however, that his
financial condition was not so des
perate as to give him cause for self
destruction. They aver that he had
already made arrangements to g
head with ids business ventures in
Valdez.
The coroner and police who inves
tigated the circumstances surrounding
ilium’s fall are positive It was a ca30
of suicide and it is so entered in the
records.
LEAK INVESTIGATORS
GRANTED POWERS OF
COURT TO SUMMON
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—The rules
committee favorably reported a res
olution which gives the house inves
tigating committee on the leak to
Wall street full powers of a court to
compel all witnesses to testify.
The result of this Is that the In
vestigation will now go ahead full
blast. Thomas W. Lawson will be
forced to appear before the commit
tee and give the facts he says he has
which Implicate a cabinet member
and a congressman In the money
making scheme.
The committee will also now be
able to compel the Wall street bank
ers and brokers who previously ignor- |
ed the requests of the committee to
come to Washington and 3how their
bocks which may implicate Washing
ton officials In the scandal.
The governors of the New York
stock exchange who have so far paid
r.o attention to the house committee's
demand that the exchunge records bo
produced for examination will now
be compelled to do as they are told.
ANOTHER MUNITION
PLANT BLOWS UP
PLOT SUSPECTED
International New* Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.—Another ex- '
ploalon took place In a munition’s
plant when la3t night the Dupont fuc- ,
tory at Haskell, N. J., blew up. One
building was completely wrecked nnd
others near by were badly shattered.
A watchman is known to have been
killed but as the explosion occurred
when the night crew were in the as
sembly room for supper it is thought
there were no other casualties.
This explosion following so close
atfer the volcanic upheaval at the
Canadian Car Foundry plant has
aroused suspicion as to the exist
ence of a plot to cripple the manu
facturers of munitions for the allies.
The Dupont management is not giving
out all the facts and is making a
thorough investigation of the facta
surrounding the case.
It is thought to be significant that
the last explosoln occurred when the
employes were out of harm’s way.
This Is attributed to a desire on the
part of the plotter’s not to arouse
public opinion too strongly against
them.
New laid eggs at Prosser's Harness
Shop, $1.00 per dozen. Phone Black 5.
PROMINENT MEXICAN
SUSPICIOUSLY KILLED
International Newt Service.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 13.—Madeal
Diaz Ordez wa3 found murdered in I
hie apartments this morning. Ordez
was a nephew of the late Portflro Piaz
for a long period president and virtual
dictator of Mexico. He came here In
consequence of the unsettled state of
affairs In the southern republic and
has been living here quietly to all
outward appearances. In reality he
has been actively occupied la meas-j
urcs Intended to bring about the
downfall of Carranza.
The police are In possession of facts
which lead Ho the conclusion that
Ordez was killed by Carranzistas or
their agents. A number of Mexicans
have been seen of late near the quar
ters occupied by the murdered manand
they are strongly suspected of having
knowledge of the assassin. The Mex
icans who are under suspicion have
faded from vtow but th* polio* think
th< y will be able to locate them short
ly.
This is the second murder of a
prominent Mexican in this city within
six months and the police are deter
mined if possible to put a stop to
such practices,
BRITISH
MAKE GAINS
ON SOMME
International News Service.
Mi i I IN la:t. 13. That the Brit
ish have begun a new anJ strong
offensive In the Somme section 13 ad
mitted by the official announcement.
In this section the German forces
have been compelled to relinquish
some ground to the British who are
conceded to be holding their gains.
No further details are given re
garding the operations on this front.
EXPRESS KILLS
SIX SECTION
LABORERS
International New* Service.
WILMINGTON, Jan. 13.—In a dense
mist this morning an express train on
the Pennsylvania railroad crashed
Into a large gang of section hands
and killed six.
The crew were at work on one of the
Inner of the four tracks in the out
skirts of the city when the warning
was given to look out for a slow
moving local. Tho men stepped aside
but some of them went on to an ex
press track along which out of the
dense fog sped the express. Six of
the men were struck and Instantly
killed. One of the forms was thrown
under the wheels of the passing local.
An Investigation 1b being made to
determine If any blame attaches to
the foreman as some of the laborers
say.
U S, CRUISER MILWAUKEE
WRECKED HUMBOLDT BAY
Pacific News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13.—The
cruiser Milwaukee which was engaged
in salving operations on a wrecked
submarine off the California coast
near Humbolt bay Is now reported
ashore on the sand bars. She has
been left by the tide In less than
waive feet of water.
The crew has not been taken off
et and are In Imminent danger. It Is
said.
Coast guard cutters are rushing to
the aid of the Milwaukee from this
port and from Puget sound.
EUREKA, Jan. 13.—l.atrr—Late
reports from the stranded cruiser Mil
waukee state that the warship Is lying I
broadside on to hi ivy seas which are
increasing in violence. A dense fog
prevails. The ship is being pounded
severely b> the swells and is In dan
ger of being a total lose.
The Milwaukee has a list of twi my
five degrees and it is thought with
high writer the seas may force her
closer to the shore win. n the ebb tide
will leave her at sucli an angle that
she will not right herself.
The life-savers and coast guard
have succeeded in stetching a lint
to the cruiser from the shorn. it is
made fast to the rear mast. A hr. •■cln s
buoy is being rigged in preparation
to take ashore members of the crew
who have donned life belts.
The wireless apparatus of tin ■ fttp
is still in working order and flashes
messages to the shore and receives in
structions in return.
It is now probable that the entire
crew will be safely landed but that the
.hip will be wrecked.
The wind haa recently increased in
violence. Iatrg. numbers of sight
seers have gone, to the scene to wit
n< >s tin- r* i' U" of the men. Moving
picture operators are there with cam
eras and re hoping for a dissipa
tion of the fog and conditions which
will favor the filming of clear pictures
of the wreck arid life saving opera
tlons
Calling Cord* at the Nugget Offino
TURKS WIN WILD VICTORY
ON ROUMANIAN FRONT
International News Service.
BERLIN, Jan. 13.—The general staff
announces that the Turkish forces un
der Von Muekensen have won a nota
ble* victory in Roumania,
The Turks have captured the town
of Mihalca northwest of Bralla and
not far from Galatz by storm. They
rushed on the Russian and Rouman
ian defenders with great Intrepodity,
which In the close hand to hand tight- |
Ing borderc 1 in ferocity, and drove
them from thrlr intrcnehninets In
heltcr ski Ui 1 retreat.
| NTo! conten* w tli winning the po
sitions assign J m them by Mac, ten -
sen they contineud in pursuit of the
enemy and .trow them into the Screth
river witer m.i.v perishd in the icy
waters. The river at thi3 point is not
frozen avir except on thi edges and
the l’ussia''.-. and I'ot manuns in i.lielr
mad tligh . wore drowned by t> • thou
S’nds. Tin 'lurks shot many who
were trying to clinil out on the ie on
the furthei aide.
Such »l' th icemy a: would • ot
attempt ti or >~s toe Ivt were made
prisoner 5 ' the Turk* and the u'at
of thse is enn-Hittced ; fourteen 'nin
dred me*. <f who ..i<. Russian*.
OH-?! natcrlri! g;iiaj '.irtlicr luitli
oi lliiH ' ont aie lop . a
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FAIRBANKS, Jan. 12.—Wickersham
failed of carrying the fourth division
by seven votes but he now leads in
the whole territory.
Complete oiliciul returns from all
precincts In the Fourth division give
Sulzer sixteen hundred and eighty
eight vote3 to Wickersham’s sixteen
hundred and eight-one.
Complete and official returns from
all divisions give Wickersham a lead
in the territory of eleven votes. This
total Includes Utica precinct in the
Second division which is said to be
in danger of being thrown out be
cause of failure to conform to the
requirements of the law. If Utica bo
not counted Wickersham still has a
plurality of two.
The returns form Nushagak, Nak
nek, Koggiung, Ugaguk, Ngashek and
some other precincts in the Third di
vision have not yet been received.
They are counted on to be strong for
Wickersham judging by their former
complexion and by the fact that most
of the voters in the3e places are
trappers, prospectors, hunters and
ilshermen who have supported Wick -
orsham strongly In most other section
of the territory.
There now seems to be small room
for doubt that Wickersham has been
elected and that the conc ussing board
will so declare. Many rumors arc in
air, however, of contested precincts
and of a resort to the courts and pos
sibly to congress. These rumors may
be mere talk or may have a sub
stantial foundation. Events alone can
tell as to this, but in tho event of a
contest it now seems probable that
Wickersham will enter it with the
best of the argument, namely the most
votes to his credit.
The Nome Bowling Club's alleys aro
row open from noon to midnight.
ANTI-STRIKE LEGISLATION
WILL FAIL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13.—Tho opin
ton of observers of congressional af ■
fairs 13 that President Wilson’s pro
gram for a bill which shall prevent
strikes is doomed to failure.
It is said that committees which
have this legislation under considers
tlon canot agree on any bill which In
the least resembles the original draft.
There is strong opposition to any
such leglsaltion not only from labor
unions, but as well from many em
ployes.
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ARMY OF LAWYERS
FOR THAW’S RELEASE
International Newt Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.—The
latest development in the Thaw case
is the appearance of an army of law
years here who are preparing to re
sist extradition of Thaw to the state
of New York.
Thaw Is resting comfortably at the
hospital, according to reports given
out, and It is believed that he Is al
most certain to recover from his aelf
lafUcted wounds. Ho Is still under
i
arrest at th* request o£ the New
York district attorney’s office but how
long it will be before his lawyers
move for his release is conjectural.
He will not be able to leave the hos
pital for some time yet according to
some reports. On the other hand it
is said that when his attorney’s have
completed their plans to defeat the
purposes of the New York - ’lclals
he will be moved from the hospital ;
to a private sanitarium at th« In
stance of his relatives.
There Is said to be a well under
stood pact between the Pennsylvania
authorities and the New York offi
cials to the end that Thaw shall be
returned to New York to stand trial.
His lawyers will try to block every
step in the proceedings but they are
not expected to he very successful
in their efforts.
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