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PHONE MAIN 46.
Entered as second class matter Feb
24, 1907, *t the post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress of
March 1878.
Copy for regular advertisments
must he in by 10 o'clock on the day of
publication.
NOME ALASKA, MAY 30. 1917,
Many have said that one of the
•ivdtest advantages of the present war
that will accrue to the United States
is that we will emerge from the strug
gle A UNIFIED NATION"—whereas
heretofore we have been a heterogen
ous mass of peoples without any difi
nate national aim. Enjoying the free
dom gained by our founders without
any true realization of the obligations
entailed, we have been unable to un
derstand the possibilities of any oc
casion arising that would demand
sacrifices for the continuance of our
great heritage equal to those made hy
men whose memories we so frequently
hold up to honor and reverence es
pecially so on this day set aside by the
nation as Decoration Day.
This surely ts a great aim, to con
centrate the energy- and ambition of
one hundred million Intelligent, happy,
prosperous and industrious people on
the preservation of Political Freedom
and on the development of true De
mocracy.
Rut this alone yvould be a selfish aim
hardly worthy of the Greatness of our
nation. Let us rather say the unifi
cation of the world with one of great
democratic aim—Universal Political
Freedom.
Surrounded by autocratic nations—
for rapid transportation has elimina
t'd the possible isolation—our demo
cratic nation however unified in aim
would be an easy prey—therefore our
own safety and very existence depend
on, not alone the preservation of the
institutions within our midst, but to
ttie spread of the Great Cause of Free
dom over the world, that we have al
lies and be allied In a federation of
world wide democracy—not alone the
Freedom of the Seas" but the freedom
of the World Is to be our slogan.
W e in the United States have ar
rived at a period of readjustment In
our history Just as much as any nation
in Europe. The daily life of every in
dividual has to a more or less extent
I'een Influenced by the events of the
past thirty months. Many of our
Plans have been upset and we refuse
to accept the present conditions as
satisfactory for permanency. To tlie
most of us the cost of living has be
come such a burden that we realize
the Impossibility of our present mode
df living •• Are we going to retrench,
or will the conditions change In order
to allow us to resume pre-war habits
of life? ** We are hurt and we refuse
to recognize the Justice of It, there
fore wo cry out to the government to
take charge. We, who have been so
used to self-reliance, to taking care of
ourselves and boasting of It -ask our
government to take charge of the feed
ing of us. Living under a form of
government distinctly opposed to pa
ternalism, we In the stress of need
now demand that our government as
sume the paternal prerogatives that
are supremely autocratic.
For the first time—probably in our
history we are unified on a single po
litical issue, or as near unified as so
great a number of people can he, uni
fied in the demand that the govern
ment regulate the price of food nec
essaries. What will be the result of
such control and will we bo willing io
again return to the chaotic condition of
uncertain prices and values?
We will not preceive the great bene
fits that accrue—which will sincerely
believe will be the result of govern
ment control of food-stuffs—and In
turn with the same unification of de
mand Insist that all public necessities
1 and utilities have a stipulated price
and value.
The great principles on which our
government is founded that all persons
are entitled to the enjoyment of Life.
Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
can never be completely in effect untill
every child born under the Flag is as
sured of an equal proportion of the
nutritive food necessary. Equal - op
portunity for mental development
through our Public School System can
only be successful hand in hand with
equal opportunity for physical devel
opment.
Let the United States become a uni
fied nation allowing 'very citizen the
freedom that equal opportunity to en
joy dhe necessaries of life obtains.
Some say that this is getting back
to Autocracy. That the government is
taking away from the people one of
their inalienable rights when they as
sume dictatorship over the juices of
food supplies. Vet is that as bad as a
syndicate of unscrupulous individuals
in our midst assuming autocratic pow
er to themselves and dictating abso
j lutely what we shall j>ay for flour,
| meat, m.lk, beans and the absolute ne
cessaries of life—an autocracy with no
aim but their own aggrandizement
••••Let the people be their own auto
crats and regulate themselves the
jirices of such neeessaries****A Dic
tatorship of the people for the people’s
Interests is better than a Dictatorship
of clique dominated by no considera
tion tint their own gain.
A unified nation means imrcr De
mocracy—-a unified world mean Peace.
FREAK LEGISLATION
The adjustment of human relation
ship, the protection of life, health and
property, the obligations of govern
ment to the governed, have InsjAred a
complex body of law, now rising to
such huge proportions as to confuse
the mind of the law-abiding citizen.
Even In the newer stales of the West
the legislatures have worked with such
industry that it is something of a
question what is law and what is not
law, and Ihe citizen must walk with
circumspection to avoid legal entan
glement.
The legislators of the older days
were content to lay down broad prin
ciples of law for the protection of life
and property, but in these later days
we have gnne into almost every phase
of human relationship and undertaken
to regulate them in min-ute detail. In
lime, at this rate, a public official who
enforces all laws will require to he a
walking compendium of human know
ledge.
Various states have lately gone into
particularly trivial legislation, though
some of the “freak” bills that failed
were too much even for the modern
statesman. For instance, a Kansas
legislator proposes to appropriate state
money In aid of bees that are ill. For
bidding the sale of overfed chickens
is also suggested as a iirojier depart
ment of state regulation. The habit
of smoking a pipe or cigar in public
is anathema in the minds of various
Kansas legislator, and there are pro
posals to forbid it. A South Dakota
senator wants to protect the vermiform
appendix by penalizing doctors who
err in diagnosis. In Connecticut it is
proposed to license journalists ut a
cost of $10, wlUi a string on the license.
If we are going Into details, the
field will be found Illimitable, but Jt Is
feared that human error cannot en
tirely be legalized out of existence, or
human conduct be made perfect by
law.
What form of punishment should be
Imposed tqion the wife who burns the
toast or overboils the eggs? What
shall we do to Willie when he refuses
to split the kindling wood? tvhat
punishment Is'severe enough for tho
husband who comes homo late add re
fuses to tell hls wife what c'irctimstan
ees delayed him? This In only the
I frontier of ft domain of lnqul?)4that
freak statesmen may yet Invade, Kx
OVERLAND ROADHOUSE
NOW IN ASHES
A w'ire received late yesterday af
ternoon by the Whltoly-Wood^lrd Co.
from Saleha states that tho Overland i
roadhouse, on tho Falrbanka-Vaklez;
trail, fifty miles from Fairbanks, Is
a total ruin as a result of ft flro which
started yesterday shortly after noon.
Beyond staling that tho building and
contents are a total loss, tho wire con
tained no details of the conflagration,
consequently nothing Is known here
regarding how It started. It Is ex
pected that further Information re
garding the tire will ho received here
today.
The Overland roadhouse has been
owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Burgess for a number of years.
It is a stage change station, one of tho
stage barns of the Northern Commer
cial Company being located there. For!
that reason it was advantageously .
situated and enjoyed a wide patronage I
in years gone by.
We are using Moonlight water in the
Elite Bath House.
SPRING TIME IS HERE
FOR THE BEST
LINE IN TAILORING
For the best work In -tailoring see us.
We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
pairing tor ladles and gentlemen.
Wo make suits to order.
First class workmanship, modern
method and prompt service.
We appreciate your patronage.
Yours to please,
NOME TAILORING CO,.
Next door to Segorstrom & Ilagen.
NOTICE.
For first mass work ana prompt de
livery phone Main 161 and the Peo
ple's laundry will send n-nd get V'ur
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
FOR SALE—CHEAP:
HYDRAULIC PIPE .
1 WHIM 16 H. P.
UPRIGHT BOILERS.
DRILL ROPE.
1 BOB SLED.
HOISTS.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
Office and Residence of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter and transfer, Elite
Baths. Phone Red 157.
Professional Cards
Dr. A. P. Heimlich
OVER HILL’S DRUG STORE.
Hours 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.
Phono Main 7
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Machinist ft Blacksmith
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! Gasoline Engines, Hoists
Boilers, Pipe and Pipe
Fittings -
No. 5 Front St.
Fresh Pork
Every Friday
INDEPENDENT MEAT
MARKET
W. H. Webb
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(When you want the best gro- < i
ceries leave your orders or' | j
phone same to j
Moller’s
| Grocery
iWe give best quality, prices, ■
an0 service in Nome. ‘
211 Front St. Phone Main 86. j
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i; COFFEE HOUSE:
AND BAKERY j
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J> kinds.
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Proprietors. '
PHONE MAIN 112 \
\ LEWIS HUNTER RYE AND \
J ATHERTON BOURBON
* Direct from Bonded Warehouse (
\ RAINIER DRAUGHT BEER \
, Finest Brands of Wines, Liquors [
\ and Cigars. 1
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CIRLETON & C0MP1NY |
J LANG AND MOORES MER‘ <
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! COLE'S HOT BLAST HEAT' J
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J FULL LINE OF MINING SUP- J
PLIES AND HARDWARE !
310 Front St. Phone riain II \
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Coal
Crude Oil Refined Oil
Alaska Liglitcraje & Commercial Co.
J W. J. ROWE j
TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING
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Dealer in all kinds of Lumber
Horses For Sale!
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NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR 21
CENT8. THE 8I7E OF LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH IN8URE8 MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRON8.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
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Established June 1900
Alaska Banking and
Safe Deposit Company
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL ... $125,000
PAID UP CAPITAL. 50,000
A Ganaral Banking B^ainaaa Tran
aactad.
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOME. ALASKA
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Capital - - $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
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