VOLUME XVLL.NO 9, TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1917, TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRI-E 25 CENTS
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SECRETARY TUMULTY AND MRS. WILSON’S
RROTHER AMONG THOSE IMPLICATED IN
STOCK GAMBLING SCANDAL
ATLANTIC FREIGHTERS
WITH ALLIED MONITIONS
GIVEN UP FOR LOST
International News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—Seven big
trnns-Atlantnc freighters were given
up for lost yesterday. They were nil
munition carriers and are long over
due.
The lost boats are the Cunard
liners Andaul and Sonl, the White
Star liner Georgic Lamport, the liner
Voltaire, and the British steamships
Belleroppon, Belgravian and Bayre -
kaux.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—The dispatch
from London which announces that
seven liners with munitions have
been given up for lost is considered
as irdlcation that the German sub
marines are unusually active. It is I
known in shipping circles here that
a score or more of ships arc the sub
ject of great concern to allied agents
German submarines ate believed to
have sunk some of the allied ships
within four hundred miles of the Am
erican coast
CHAIRMAN OF FEDERAL
COMMISSION RESIGNS
International News Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.— Edwin li
Hurley, chairman of the federal trade
commission, has resigned. He wants
to enter the pursuits of private life.
The president, however, does not
want him to leave his public duties,
and has asked him to reconsider.
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LONDON REPORTS DEVELOPMENTS
LOOKING TOWARDS PEACE IN
CAPITALS OF CENTRAL POWERS
stantinople for the purpose of discus- |
sing the preliminaries to n conclu- I
slon of the war.
It is also known here that the plans '
of the central powers include In the \
near future a conference at Berlin of
the leaders of the parliamentary bod
ies of the Germanic allies. At this
:onference will be also diplomats from
the foreign olTiccs, military leaders,
and authorities on international law
in addition to princes of the roya!
blood.
Miss Johnson and Prof. Peterson
will furnish music at the Board fo
Trade Cate on Sunday from 5:30 to
7:30 p. m.
THE ADMIRAL WATSON
STUCK ON REEF NEAR
IRISH COVE, ALASKA
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CORDOVA, Jan. 5.—The steamship
Admiral Watson, of the Admiral line,
sent word by wireless at 7 o'clock
this morning that she was on a reef
two miles southw-est of Irish cove.
The captain's message said that as
sistance was needed at once as the
ship may be floated although he did
not know as to that He urged that
a vessel be sent to tor take off the
Watsons’ passengers .
In response to the call the freighter
Cordova started for the scene Imme
diately to get the passengers and ren
der any other aid possible.
The Alamada is being held hero to
take the passengers on their trip
southward .
New laid eggs at Prosser's Harness
Shop. $1.00 per dozen. Phone Black 5.
MORE MEN
THAN CATTLE
IN COUNTRY
International Newe Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The pop- '
uintlon of the United States Is rap- |
idly outstripping the Increase in live
stock. According to figures made
public by the federal bureau of statis
tics the population of the nation In
creased 2-1,000.000 people in tho Inst
fifteen years and the number of beef
animals has decreased 6,000,000 and
sheep 10,000,000 while hogs have in
creased only 11,000,000
NOTICE.
There will be a meeting of the
democratic club Friday evening, Jan
uary 5. at the city hall. Full attend
ance desired. Election of officers and
other business.
PHIL ERNST, President
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—Thomas
W. Lawson has made good his threat
to implicate persons in high official
position providing congress dared
start an investigation as to ad
vance information given by peo
ple close to the administration to
Wall street operators.
Administration circles here and
financial circles in New York are al
ready deeply stirred by the disclosures
made in the first twenty four housr
the house committee on rules has had
this matter under consideration.
The beginning of the investigation
brought out first of all the name of
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to the
president This alone was a bomb
shell but It did not produce such a
sensation as the next names Impli
cated which is that of F H. Bolling,
the brother of Mrs. Wilson, wife of
the president. Bolling U a New York
broker
Further name s connected with
what promises to be a tremendous
scandal are Barney Baruch, a New
York banker; Otto Kuhn, of Kuhn,
Locb & Co., New York bankers with
a world wide prestige; and one other
name of high standing in the social
and financial world.
Nothing has been verified yet but
the committee has a starting point
and proofs are expected to be forth
coming.
Representative Wood say3 that re
ports have reached him of sueh a
nature that he Is able to say that the
names of those mentioned are but a
small fraction of those, officials,
brokers, and bankers, who profited
by the leak from administration
sourcse.
The rule3 committeo has adopted
a resolution calling upon the stock
' exchange, several brokerage houses,
and a number of big banking estab
lishments to present before the com
mittee all their books which contain
any reference whatever to all stock
tr; nsactions which took place from
December 10 to December 23.
It was also voted to subpoena as
witnesses Barney Baruch and A, Cur
tis of New York. They will be called
berore the committee at onec "nd
compelled to tell all they know about
■f.e wbote affair. Curtis Is tho Npw I
York broker who wrote to Congress! •
nrr Wood and told of confcreaos
between Secretary Tumulty and
Banker Baruch
The- committee on rules begin -..r.
‘tfer session this morning which w '.1
left all day The facts already given
or! arc expected to be greutiy am
plified soon and many mors names
of prominent men added to the list.
The name that is now withhold is
the subject of conjecture and It Is i
not known whether the committee Is
kot ping the name secret in order to
shield as much as possible a high
official, or because of a desire to get
information which could not be ob
tained if the name was made known.
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MAD MONK RASHUTIN
MURDERED IN RUSSIA;
CONTROLLED COURT
International New* Service.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—Russian censor
ship has at last been lifted from ac
counts of the murder of the socallcd
mad monk, Rashutin, who virtually
controlled the Russian court and had
a hold on the czar and czarina which
it was almost impossible to credit.
There are many versions now com
ing out of Russia as to how the monk
was murdered and all of these stories
arc being printed regardless of haw
conflicting they may be. The prob
able truth is that he was killed it
the instigation of some of the arch •
dural party who resented his influence
with the royal family.
Many stories are being circulated
to show what fanatical. ecstacie3 of
religious ferver he inspired in the
royal circle and also the depths of
despondency and degeneracy which
followed.
Now that he is dead It Is proba
ble that clearer and more logical
minds will control the court
YOUNG COUPLE STILL
PAYING ELECTION BET;
LIFE-LONG WAGER
international News Service.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 6.—A young
lady and a young gentleman lest
their bet, but collected thinking they
won It Is not recorded whether Miss
Martha C. Hanby or Frederick C.
DU mars made the proposition, but it
was stipulated that: "If Hughes wins
the election, I'll marry you right away.
If he loses, we'll wait a long, ling
time”
Together they watched the retu-ns
the evening after the election. It
looked like a certain^ for the re
publican candidate. Neither appeared
to be loser, so both smiled.
The two principals were too busy
the next morning to bother with the
returns—they were paying the debt.
In almoat every case a bet means
one long face and a dozen alibis. Rut
not In this one. Never an alihl.
Which to because there was no loser.
This payor and payee are still on a
honeymoon tour to the west.
APPLE CROP SMALLER
THAN USUAL
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The apple
ctop of the present year is far below
that of last year, the department of
commerce has announced . However,
the apple holdings in cold storages the
country over, have Increased 72.6 per
cent'during the same period last year.
Holdings reported by 385 storages,
November 1 showed 1,887,715 barrels
and 1,939,660 boxes, which represent
a decrease of 43.7 per cent over last
years’ storage at the same time.
The Nome Bowling Club’s alleys «re
row open from neon to midnight.
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International Newt Service.
LONDON, Jan. 5.—Developments of
the utmost importance nil dealing
with the subject of peace are reported
from many sources The advances
toward a possible peace are under
way for the most part in the capi
tals of the central powers The en
tente nations are chiefly receptive and
are awaiting developments
From Switzerland comes the news
that Emperor Charles of Austria has
sent a special emissary to Rome to
reouest the pope to take steps to
bring about peace.
Tlie German emperor has sent
Prince Albert as secretary of an im
perial commission to Sofia and Con
SUPPOSED MURDERER
OF BEAUTIFUL GIRL
COMMITS SUICIDE
International News Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6.—-Howard
Lewis, scion of a well known fam'ly
here, was undoutbedly the man who
Btinngled to death the beautiful art
ist's model, Grace Roberts, in this
city two days ago. Such is the opin
ion of the detectives who were work
ing on the case.
Lewis was under suspicion as be
ing the man last seen In company
with the girl before Bhe was found
dead from strangulation by a tightly
bound silk stocking The detectives
made an investigation of his move
ments of late and became convinced
that he was the murderer.
This morning the police officers
went to Lewis’ apartments to place
him under arrest. He was taking his
e
morning bath at the time and on be
ing ordered In the name of the law
to open the door he at once shot him
self. On forcing the door the officers
1 found the man dying. Apparently
he carried the revolver with which he
shot himself so as to be prepared to
end his life in case he found suspic
ion fastened on him.
The police are act yet certain
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whether Lewis alone was concerned (
In the murder or not.
BUCHAREST
MINISTER
TO leave;
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—The state
department has received a request
from Berlin to the effect that Charles
Voplcka, the American oilnister to
Bucharest, be withdrawn as that city
is no longer the capital of Roumania.
It has been indicated that the min
ister will be ordered to return home
in accordance with the German re
quest as his usefulness at Bucharest
i3 ended.
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