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Entered as second class matter Feb
26, 1907, at the post office at Nome,
Alaska, under the Aet of Congress of
Maxoh 1878.
Copy for regular advertisments
must be in by 10 o'clock on the day of
publication.
NOME, ALASKA, MARCH 14, 1917. '
The action of the American Fed
eration of Labor la pledging every pos
sible support to the country in the
event of war is just what would be
expected under the circumstances.
Without the frank support of union :
labor we would not be able to put up
much of a fight. i
One or the queerest things about
the egg problem is that a lot of peo
ple Imagine a white egg is better than
a brown ono and back their convic
tion by paying more for it. It would
bo Just as rationa lto pay three or
four cents extra for a steak that came
from a white steer.
The excuse "on account of the war”
is being worked to the limit. It ac
counts for the rise in prices of all
commodities shipped to Europe and
many other things besides. Doctors
in New York have raised the price
for a visit from three to four dollars.
The moving picture film makers have |
lifted the price HO per cent so that
now many “nickel houses" are charg- |
ing six cents for each ticket, "on ac- j
count of the war” of course. It s a
good thing and it works.
It appears that one has to be ex
tremely careful in speaking of a judge
on the bench. A Toledo editor has
been cited for contempt for describing
a judge as a “two legged animal.”
Cannot the truth be pleaded in justi
fication in contempt proceedings as It
can in libel cases? Most likely the
judge was two legged and certainly
he was an animal and he might have
been a number of other things which
the editor failed to call him at the
time but may be saving up for the
day when he runs for governor or
something.
Down in Southeastern Alaska a
deputy marshal is In a heap of trou
ble because he started in after elec
tion to get even with saloon keepers
who refused to work for the demo
cratic ticket He let his father-in
law, who is in the business, keep open
on Sundays and do as he would but
persecuted the others until they sent
complaints on to Wahsington after
failing to get action elsewhere. It Is
said that this deputy will go to dig
ging claims or pounding a drill soon
for a living. That is not the only
section of the territory where public
office was used to lnllmadate voters
and it is a practice that should not
be allowed to become any commoner.
Professional Cards
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
OVER HILL’S DRUG STORE.
Hour* 2 to 5 and 7 to 8 p. m.
The United States having decided
in favor of preparedness will have now
to pay a pretty bill even If no war
is entered upon. The payment is just
beginning. From what is now known
it would appear to be heavier than
most people think and the problem
of finding the money will not be so
easy as It seems when un appropria
tion is voted by congress.
For the present fiscal year the ap
propriations for the army and navy
rose to ?G16,000,000. More than half
of that Was for new defense. The
estimate for defensive purposes next
year is nearly eight hundred millions.
This is a great deal more than our
national government ever spent, before
the present, for all ordinary expenses
together.
How shall the money be raised? The
secretary of the treasury foresees a
deficit for the present fiscal year
of over eighty two million to say noth
ing of au emergency nature that were
either voted or will bo voted at the
special session. This deficit will occur
in spite of nearly a quarter of a bil
lion new receipts from income and
special taxes on munition manufac
ture, real estate transfers, etc. For
the next year, McAdoo anticipate a
deficllit of fully three hundred million
dollars which must be met somehow.
Congress cun impose additional war
taxes. Hut special taxes that are felt
in the daily transactions of life are
annoying and lurdcnsoine. It seems
agreed that the easiest way to get |
the money is by increasing the in- |
come lax. And if congress undertakes
any income tax revision it is not like
ly to be confined to raising the sur
tax on big incomes. There will be
a powerful effort made to lower the
exemption and bring within the scope
of the tax all incomes over, say one j
thousand deli; re a year. That would
of course enormously multily the j
number of contributors, though the
individual contributioins of citizens
with incomes of from one to three
thousand a y'tr wuold be small.
It is argued that such a change j
would be loth fair and wise, that it;
would tree the ucome tux of the crit
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eist.m of Lein; u special class tux. j
ind that such direct contributions to ,
.he cost of government on the part !
>f large numbers of citizens would i
ncrease public increst in government- !
tl affairs. It remains to be seen |
vhether congress will have the cour- !
ige to take such action. Involving, as
t does, far more votps than are af
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WOMAN GOVERNMENT.
The women who have recently as- (
sumed the direction of the public i
business at Umatilla, Ore., have aj
larger responsibility than administra
tion of the city affairs. "Woman gov- '
ernment” is on trial, and the mayor!
and her six coadjutors may expect to
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be in the national spotlight until their
terms of offlco are ended.
Shortcomings that might be passed
over m tlie ease of a male official will
hnt'dlj go uunnticed at Umatilla; they
will make good stories for the press,
and (he country one may be sure, will
bo well advised of them. The Idea of
a woman government has aroused
much levity, and the male portion of
the public, at least, is plainly pessi
mistic tis to the outcome The women
have the chance of thelha lives to
"make good,” both for themselves and
for their sex.
It is noticeable that Mrs. Starcher,
the mayor, began her admlnlstratino
by dispensing with the services of the
town marshal. There Is h reputy
sheriff resident in the town, and the
mayor allows no technical objection
on the score of separate town and
county Jurisdiction to prevent the sav
ing of the marshal's salary.
Supporting the mayor are a woman
treasurer, with four couneilwomen to
back her in her policies. There are
two holdover councilmcn, “mere men,”
as Mrs. Starcher notes, and there have
been happily omitted from all council
committee appointments.
One of the first official acts of the
new administration was In the direc
tion of street improvements. The
women want better sidewalks and bet
ter street lighting. Whatever happens ;
to Umatilla, we suppose that It is go
ing to be clean, well lighted and welt
side-walked. And after that, it may
be anticipated, that are to be further
happenings in the direction of the ( i
public welfare.—P.-I.
PLANTING ji
FISH IN
CANAL ZONE
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau, j
WASH IN GOTN. In an attempt to
.hmatize certain fresh water fish in- i
ligeous to the United States in the j
.-ana] zone the United States bureau!
,>f fisheries, at the request of the '
i’ariamu canal commission has sent a I
urge consignment of bass, sunflsh and
satfifish to the zone, where they will
be planted in Gatun lake, the bureau
--—nt the bureau’s
railroad enra ee-rried the fish to New -
Vork where they were transferred to
i Panama railroad steamer.
WE CAN DO IT.
Tor first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the Peo
ple’s laundry will send and get vnur
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES
Following are the lowest recorded
temperatures for this year and last
on the days lealgnated. The minus
sign before a number means below
loro.
D. S. Weather Bureau.
1916 1917
March 1 . —14 30
March 2 . —11 *0
March S. —4 22
March 4 . —14 12
March 6.—16 0
March 6.—19 —16
March 7.—19 — 8
March 8. —17 20
March 9 . —17 22
March 10. —17 16
March 11. —26 8
March 12 . —14 22
March 13 . —19 28
In the home «r in the camp, there
ie no commodity so extensively used
at meat, therefor# it ia upon that
commodity that you should look to
for economical buying. Following aro
a few of our prioot:
Beef by the tide.9-19
Round steak. 25
Sirloin steak. *0
Pot Roast. 22
Stew . 20
Mutton by carcass . 19
Mutton chops, snoulder . 25
Mutton chops, loin and rib. 35
Mutton logo.. .30
»«rk loin chops. 30
/rash Raindsar from tho Lomsn
iyrd, droa*ed in a skillful and aani*
tary mannar.
Swsst Briar Butter 40c psr psund
ay the ease.
PACIFIC COLD STORAQB CO.
i none Whits 17.
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