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City Official Paper
NOME. ALASKA. MAY 18. 1915.
LET'S CLEAN UP.
Not within the memory of the oldest
inhabitant, or so they assert, has the
city been in such an absolutely un- I
c'.eanly condition follow ing the inciting I
of the winter's snow, as at present.
And. that the oldest Inhabitants are
not amiss In their statements as to I
the volume of accumulated dirt and
rubbish may he speedily ascertained
b\ a brief trip of inspection along
some of the outlying streets Whether
the oldest Inhabitants ur(. right as to
the present being the premier year in
this respect or not does not matter in
tiie face of the fact that the city is
in a most unsightly condition and
every indication points to the necessity
for a good general dean up. The city,
in keeping with past precedent, will
doubtless look to the matter of placing
tiie streets in a cleanly condition, but
they cannot assume the same function
in respect to household premises and
this is where the work is most need
ed While the City Health Officer has
issued a warning to householders con
cerning tho matter, the all apparent
necessity should in itself be a sutfi
etent urge to ail who take pride in
their surroundings Nothing so de
tracts from the appearance of a town
as a unsightly accumulation of rub
bish. tin cans and Other refuse scatter
ed in promiseous confusion and such
are puinfulh apparent in almost any
direction one cares to wander
it is understood that the Kegoayah
Kozga has fixed a “Clean up day " for
the near future, but regardless of this
householders are urged to place their
premises in a cleanly condition as soon
as the snow conditions permit A half
hour's work with spade and rake is
usually all that is required, and the
resulting order ami cleanliness should
amply repay him who cares to make
the effort.
WHY OUR ARMY IS COSTLY.
When an American citizen wakes
out of lus habitual indifference to the
subject of national defense his first
question is likely to be: "We are
spending over a hundred million a year
in appropriations for the war depart
ment Why Isn’t our defense effi
cient ?'*
Our small mobile army of nineteen
infantry regiments, ten cavalry, and
five artillery are scattered—scattered
is the word—over the continent in
forty-nine posts. There is at present
n concentration In Texas City, hut that
Is temporary.
Front the standpoint of strategic ne
cessity. In normal times only about 35
l>er cent of the units of the mobile
army are situated with respect to out
strategic needs on the Mexican and
Canadian boundaries, while 65 per cent
are stationed at Interior posts, mostly
In the west, where the close of the In
dian troubles left them without ex
cuse for being.
There are three great areas In the
Cnlted States whence come most of
our men, supplies, and war materials
These may he roughly designated as
the east, middle west, and l’selflc
const Yet In the first there Is only
13 1-3 per cent. In the second 6 1-3
tier cent, and In the third hut IS 1-3
per cent of the mobile nrmv Thus, the
Secretary of War pointed out In Con
gress in 1912. "men have to tie enlisted
In the populous areas and shipped to
and from distant regions at great ex
pense; the larger part of the supplies
for its support hnve to he manufac
tured or purchased In and shipped
from these same populous regions to
the distant western stations over rail
roads whose freight rates, at least west
of ttie Mississippi, are much higher
Own the\ are In the northeastern pop
ulous sections of the country."
\s for the effect on the military
eftlloelicy of the army, ttie result of
this maldistribution Is equatll.v Inef
fective it has been said that we have
not an army hut a constabulary Mod
lorn war uses great hodles of men and
it Is necessary Hint there should tic
training in the handling of men in
masses Yet. except for the temporary
concentration of a partial division In
Texas, there are no posts where a bri
gade of any arm of the service, infan
try. artillery, or cavalry, is assembled;
there are fifteen posts where units of a
i single arm as large as a regiment are
stationed and can he drilled together,
thirty-two posts where batnlllon units
i.iii he drilled together Furthermore,
the si alteration of these hodles of men
is such as to make the cost of assemb
ling them In larger units for tactical
training virtually prohibitive.
Why has this wasteful and Inefficient
I system been tolerated so many years" j
liecuuse the selfishness of comm unit las j
and the political interest of congress-,
i n ha\e protected It. while public j
opinion at large Was ignorant and In- 1
different.
It is the duty of citizens to let
themselves he heard In Washington
on behalf of army reorganization and I
efficient naval and military defense
Chicago Tribune.
NOW IS THE TIME.
To cams in and see us, as (ho bright
sunny days are coming on. and have
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re
pal- . d
We make them loch like new
We clean hats
We make alterations.
We guarantee first-class workman- 1
shit'
W • guarantee modern methods
We cuurantee prompt service
And >vc will appreciate your patron-1
age
W’e also make suits to erder.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY.
Met ween Segerstrom & Hagen and R H
Z.ehner’s Jewelry Stores
GOOD EATS.
Mrs. Ginnivan has optned the Hoff
man House and is now prepared *•
serve the best msals and lunches in
Nome.
Strictly fresh sggs $1.25 per dozen
at Prosser’s Harness Shop. Prone
Black 5.
ALASKA
NOTES
(From »-ur Kxehangea '
tv G llernlng will continue work
oil a ditch anti pipe line to convey (
iMuter for hydrnultcklng bench ground
nil Grubstake gulch, a trlbutarv of
Willow creek This necessary prell -
mlnary development will probable
consume the mining season but all will
be In readiness for hydraulic mining
next year Careful prospecting has
revealed the presence of good pay
gravel In the bench ground planned
to be mined The formation Is mica
schist, the favorite source of placer
gold for Alaska miners. Mr Herntng
enjoys the distinction of being the first
to Install machinery for the mining of
gold placers In this part of Alaska. He
arrived here In H9S and In 1901 Install
ed a large hvdraullc plant for mining
ground on Willow creek and Grub
stake. - Knlk News
The Willow creek gold camp enjoys
the reputation of producing the high
est grade gold In Alaska, according;
to the Seattle assay office. The years,
bullion output from one mine gave a
return of $19,57 per ounce.
Jl’NEAP. I'pon request Territor
ial Treasurer Smith has compiled a j
detailed statement of an estimate of
the possible amounts which might he I
realized annually under Chapter 52.
session laws of Alaska. 1914. and the
possible amounts which have been lost
to the territory by the declared in
validity of that act The Treasurer
explains that the fishing was well
along when the net been me effective
Alts I. 1912 and it is not an casv mai
ler to estimate for that year but for
1914 it is much clearer. The total esti
mated possible annual revenue is $2U9.
500. summarized as follows:
1'tsherles. . .$100,500
Cold storage tish plants. 1 250
I-sundries. 500
Meat markets . 5.000
Fur shipments. 3.300
Mining . 25.000
Insurance companies . 5.000
Public messengers. 500
Public scavengers. 500
Lodging houses . 1.000
Pishing vessels. 2.000
Total .$209,550
D. E Miner n former resident of
Pnga, who was taken to Morningsule
asylum, has been discharged from that
institution as cured and has secured a
position m Portland
The remains of poor Roman.a who
was lost about two years ago in the
Matanuska country have been found
acording to Deputy Game Warden
Erickson who returned from a trip to
the Knik neighborhood. The body was
buried at Knik by the Masons
Since the new law went Into effect
July. 1913, the total amount of fees re
reived from foreign and domestic cor
porations. including license and tiling
fees. aggregate $21,770.10. This
amount was paid by 333 foreign anil
159 domestic corporations, out of a
total of x3« "live" corporations, that
were in effect prior to the passage of
I
the law, and 12R that have been formed I
since of the "dead" corporations, 645
I foreign and IKS domestic have been
stricken from the list by Secretary
I Havidson, in conformity of the law.
| because of their failure to pay the re
quired fees.
—
The Alaska Steamship company has
j purchased the steam schooner Redondo
which has been In commission on the
(hay's Harbor and San Francisco run
and will operate the boat In serving
the canneries along the Alaskan coast.
I The steamer was built In 1902 and is
INS feet long, breadth 3S feet, depth
,115 feet She has a gross tonnage
jog 679 tons
The Presbyterian Hoard of Missions
■
are maintaining an Alaskan exhibit at
the San Francisco fair. The exhibits
consist of work done by the natives
and moving pictures of Alaska and the
North Rev. S Hall Young, the aged
missionary who came to Alaska 35
years ago and has lived In all parts
of the territory, is In charge of the
exhibit and furnishes Information on
Alaska.
—
Matt 1. Piles, brother of the former
Fnited States senator from Washing
ton, was a Seward visitor recently.
Mr. Piles was a member of the Wash
ington State Board of Control during
the gubernatorial term of Governor
I Meade He looks for quite a rush of
people to Seward and Ship Creek In
| a very short time.
_
I Clayton 11. Packard, formerly of the
| Cordova Alaskan arrived recently at
Seward recently and will take a trip
| to the westward to engage In his old
favorite game of mining for some time,
ille is most favorably Impressed with
Seward.
DEAD WERE FOUND
| LOCKED IN EACH
OTHERS ARMS
The righting between Reims and the
Argonne forest has been of greater in
tensity than the tersely worded bulle-1
tins of the French war office Indicated 1
In ttie struggle near Reausejour, north
of the Reims-Triancourt highway, one j
trench changed hands seven times. In
numerous instances French and Ger
man soldiers wore found dead locked
in each others arms. They had strug- j
gled to kill each other while conscious- j
ness was left to them. There was a J
hitter hand to band struggle in the
trenches north of the river Tourbe. a I
small sluggish stream flowing in a ;
northeasterly direction to the Aisne,!
there the soldiers fought with any:
weapons that came to their hands, j
rifles, knives, swords, bayonets, clubs j
and even picks and shovels, which had |
been used for trench building. Scores
of dead bodies were found without any
bullet wounds upon them. K\.
WE CAN OO IT.
For first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop...
POLETS
Exposition
Contest
SPECIAL SALE
Dried Beef per whale am per pound .35c
tried Beef per pound * iced .40c
This is a very good article and at this time of the year cannot
he excelled.
[ f*ork and Beans 2 lb. tins... .3 for 50c
Shad (better than salmon) .3 caps ,50c
Boneless Boiled Ham per bam per pound.37Ho
Boneless Boiled Ham per lb. sliced ...,.40c
STANDING OF CONTESTANTS.
12TH COUNT, MAY 16, 1915. *
Ruby Marlin.262,285
Rowena X^ewis.£48,930
Katie Bongaril.191,725
Helen Allan.114,296
Mrs. I’erry Moore. 61,010
Mary Fox .66,185
Mrs. J. P. Jones .38,470
Mrs, Johanna Hansen .30,240
Mrs. Denny O'Brien.22.340
Mrs. Mary Smith.21,190
KUmriie Nelson.8,965
Mrs. Carlson .8,279
I polets Stores I
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL UROCERS KBADQCARTERS KOR IMPORTED DELICACIES
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| W. J. ROWE I
• TRANSFER AND FREIGHTING
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♦ Dealer in all kinds of Lumber !
* Hay and Grain j
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* Horses H< r Sale ;
I Board of d'rade J
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+ A Resoit for Gentlemen J
| rifle largest Bitfiard and Poof Room in Qfasfta f
| RUSS DOWNING, I KOI ^
Hstahlished June IdOO
Alaska Banking and
Sale Deposit Company
Paid-Up Capitdi $125,000
A Uanaral Banking Bualnaaa Trana
■•tea.
Miners & Merchants
Bank of Alaska
NOMH. ALASKA
Capital • - $100,000
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and Ass; ivcd
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+ Rosora Cream *
t For Sunburn and all j
$ roughness of t
♦ the skin.
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At the Rexall Store Only ^
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Chas. W. Reed
Machinist 6 Blacksmith
tiasoline Engines, hoists
Boilers, Pipe and Pipe
Fitting* I
| No. 5 Front St. j
I BOARD of TRADE ij
Restaurant |
mid
j LUNCH COUNTER I
.mifo’s.
1 Cafe ;;
. , =««=5«S»W5«#W!»5«J5WS*»S«<VW». ‘ [
OPEN DAY AND NIQHT. !!
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;; Next Door to Pacific Cold • >
-> Storage Harket [
I GOLDEN GATE HOTEL f
!; STEAM HEATED AND ELECTRIC LIGHTED jl
I; Host Commodious Hotel in Alaska ;!
!; Dining Room in Connection 'I
| ROOMS SID PER MONTH AND UP ij
j| BEST BATHS IN NONE \\
j; JAS. A. SWARTZEL, Prop. i[
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4* The time I* here when our troubles begin. 4
4 We may bo early or we may be late. 4
4 So be sure nml tnke plenty of water. 4
. Then tho next day you'll not have to wait. ^
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