WICKERSHAM WHS DELEGATE
CONTEST—GRIGSBY OUSTED
WICK. SEATED BY
STRAIGHT PARTY VOTE
Washington, Jan. 28—By a straight
party vole; Mentions OorrfnJttee No. 3
of fhe H on so of lleproaentativfo de
cided that Jamas Wickersham is on
titled to the sent of nelegate to Con
gress from Alaska, now held by Geo.
K. Grigsby.
The six republican members of the
r»«mmfttoe. headed by chairman No
well of fens, were opposed by the
three democratic nseiribera bonded by
Representative ltowe of New York.
Neither the majority or minority has
H» far prepared its report to the
Bouse. Present expectations arc that
both Wiekenduun and Grigsby will
participate in the ddhate on the floor
when the findings of the oomfcnittee
•re sutamtittod to the House.
Wiekersham proceeding to Washington
Seattle, Jan. 26—Judge Wicker
sham leaves tomorrow morning for
Washington in response to the an
Tunmeement that he has been awarded
the Alaska delegate's seat in congress.
Judge Wiekersham expects to re
main in the national capvtai until af
ter the inauguration of the republican
a «lm ini strut ion.
Elections Committee Rules on Soldiers
Washington, Jan. 26—In deciding
[the Wtiakorshum-C.rigsby Alaska dele
Eftte election oontccft. House Ejections
1 Committee No. 3 by mojority vote
xiMftained the contention oi Judge
Wpokersham that the special election,
a* a result of vrhdch QrigSby was
seated, was invalid and also Hound that
WlctoerShcm era's elected at the original
election by about sixteen votes over
the late Chnp. A. Snleer.
In the matter of voting soldiers
stationed at army fiesta, the committee
had to (not on each Individual case
And also the position in cenernl that
«Us taken by the election committee
■that tried the original Wickers ha m
Sularr contest two years ago. that
service in the ann)' does not deprive
a soldier of the night to vote, .so long
vis he hits tmiuifkle and actual resi
dence. qualifications in the territory
aside from his military conditions.
Rome of the soldier's votes were ac
cepted by the ebrrdniifctee, some were
reacted.
When the House (itself has passed
upon the committee report. Congress,
for the first time in four years, will
be 'free from an Alaska delegate con
Wici To Receive Full Salary And
Milage Expanse*
Wkisliington. Jan. 26—As a result
of the decision of the majority of
House Klectlons Committee No. 3 ini
the Musici delegate contest, provided1
•it is upheld by the House. Judge'
Wlickc-riftuulk will receive twenty
thousand doHam. or scsnethlng in ft
ceKB of tliat ilfure, pr wisely as he did
two yeans ago when he unseated Ctaui,
A. Sulzor. The fmhoated aibouni
mima uj> :w<o years salary, plus rnheagr
to nnd from Alaska for the vario'oi
congressional swswloiis, phis an allow*
anc efor the expenses of the contest
and plus the ordinary expense allow
ances of a mcerther of Coogma..
t*K-n! la «. pomdblllty t^hat tor the
mfce of accuracy twenty threekrmrr
votes may he added to the sixteen
majority granted to Wlckeraham over
| Kulzer in -the original election. Oo
the other hand thie dwnoerntte mdmor
tty. in a report to be prepared by the
representative of Texas, win And that
the ortig-ionl figures certified by the
|TeritorUil Canwmaing Hoard, giving
| the elec tlon to Sulsar by 33 are cor
rect. The minority. mevribera of the
oonnuittee considered the Board rul
ings and supported the board and a*l
rejections except in the case of two
Now and uptedate legal forms for
Proof of Annual Assessment Work
SImo Oil Lodatfod llttki, Dond blanks
for goners! use, Special and General
Power of Attarnoy forme, Pteeoe aad
Quartz Location forme new On sale
•t Nugget Office. Price IS cents sack
or $1.06 per dozaa.
-nob otter than
COUNCIL VOTES TO RESTORE
NOVEMRER ASSESSMENT DATE
Owing tio the refusal of many tax
payers to adhere to the understanding
•that the city tax assessments should
be imiMisrd on the bnris of the average
amount of business during a three
year period in lieu of annual assess*
merits on stocks and property owned,
the City C-ouncil decided at its last
meeting Mondny evening to return to
the annual assessment method and re
store the date of assessment to No
vember 10. making future assessments
on the icusis of the goods and merch
andise carried in stock on that date.
The. three year average plan, which
was instituted in accordance with an
agreement with a majority otf the
leading business houses two years ago.
worked in a satisfactory manner for a
ti^me. Now, however, many of the
business concerns are showing a dis
position to refuse *o pay on more stock
than is carried on Soptcorbci 1. the
present date of assessment, when the
quantity earned is usually far less
thnn at any other time of the year.
Jhiring the course of an extended dis
cussion of the subject by the Council,
it was conclusively shown that if the
©tty continues making assessment on
the first of September and only a small
number are willing to pay on their
average stock, the city council will
find itself decidedly to the bad with
respect to revenues and its ability to
collect them.
The city fathers were all on deck
when Mayor Rice called the meeting
to order. The first item of general
interest to appear was a communion
lion fioan tlie Tort Blakely Mill Co. of
Seattle. regarding the shipment of
lumber ordered by the city lust spring
for rapaLi'iRg the school building.
There lows been a misunderstanding
.regarding payment for some time, the
city claiming an owi-charge by the
steamship company due to siiteged dm
projifir billing by the lumber oomjany
The letter stated that the invoices ns
billed by the lumber company were
entirely cot?** a-s far ;us board meas
urement was concerned. but infoitmed
the count'd I that if the agreement of
jibe steajrrship company officials was
not carried i»ut it is tip to the city to
• file wilt afcalnat the sfcetunahip fcdm
fnnny. Attached to the letter was an
Itemized bill lor the lumber furnished
Che city. After some discussion, ‘n
■which .the view prevailed that noth
ing could toa gained by 'further iinci
nVeoit over the matter, a motion was
irtade ;utd carried that the bill be paid
bjr ‘warrant on the general fund.
Chairman Kaelson of the Street
•Committee reported that the streets
had been idoced in a passable condi
tion by employing a enupta of men
Cor two days In cutting down the snow
■drifts, left by the recent blizzard. Bilb
against the city passed through fhr
usual routine ami a number of which
lwud reed Veil the approval of the fi
nance committee were ordered paid.
Under the order of new business thr
council accepted the offer of 1150 from
Ohas. Mason for the Pullman build! nc
located on Bast Front Street near th«
rdlroad track.
After uonslderaoH diwuswion ;is to
false reports helm; printed about
Nron«» and this section of Alaska, m
«rutsid<* newspapers, a motion was
nnlude and passed tluut Mayor ftice ap
point a committee Prom the body
whose duty *Ls to frame telegrams to
be sent to the Sa.n Kram-isco Ohron
Sele and :l1ho to the Delegate to Con
gress from Alaska, denying the false
linfcvma.tion ;ind to put Nome before
•the public in the right light. The
mayor appointed City Attorney O’Neill
and Geo S. Msyttafd. the Mayor to
act as exiofflcio of the committee
The council then took up the as
seaHmcnt sltuatlcsx and after a. lengthy
diserafion a motion was made and
soconkfed that the date of but assess
ment be changed from September -1
to November 10. On roll call the entire
council rated in favor of the c.'iange
of date. In aceordajnce with the reso
lution, Mie Is.«r and Ordinance Com
mittee was Instructed to confer with
Clity Attorney Hugh O’Neill and pre
pare the necessary ordinance in time
for presentation ait the next council
meeting.
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THIS AND THAT
I*x*c btAtre you league.
Pat prejudices pay poor internal.
The poorest toan£s borrowed trouble
*OErta will be —<ujd <ao will a
lot of old wonaC.
The any to atop “knockers' Cm to
cease Mb« one.
What happgr* to ail the spHls «hat
are bound diirrftag a cattUgmigaf
People you don’t like generally are
wrwUh lilcftng by Homebody else.
If you had 'them now. you’d think
"the good-old tktys** were bad old days!
ft isn’t so notch what you do aa
whom you "do’’ that gets you in bad.
iWej could Stand the mtm who knows
it nil it he didn’t inetfst on telling U all.
WWnwn (have a night to dress os they
please, of course, but they dress aa j
others please.
Kvary once in a -while you hear of
a school boys’ strtike, but it's newer a
hunraf* strike.
! Wealth Is mil -right in its place, but,
jit seldom seems to us -to be in the
night place
It doesn’t make any djfferonfce how
prosperous you have become. ther<- ijj
ope luxury you can’t aor*—-hah*.
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If yon* pretend to be something
you’re hoi, ^don’t be surprised ttf people
expect you to «k> things you can’t per
Wheax the 1«jkk*. discovers that the
husband is practically always hungry
tlhe honeymoon begtnes to take on a
sSckly pnSor.
The only time a man Juts' t*ena»e
enough too ooiufider himself lucky too be
«Jlve la in. the first week or two after
he escaped be'SxfT dead.
Nearly evory man thinks -that he
should >exercase mare and that if he
dUetm’t he wfill <Ue earlier tlwui if He
did. hut he'd rather die than do it.
It is quite a comfort, occasionally to
pet into a co«nfl*\ny that does not <?ai
cums tire :uul curjyine troubles anti has
nothing worse itlstn sickness or bad
business to worry about.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE
TACKLES ALIEN PROBLEM
(Delayed in tnuueniswion)
(Jan. 27—A Mil w* In
troduced Jn the state kwfsluture t*nl
which ban aliens from owning land
in the state of Washington; from leusu
ing land add from inheriting land.
The laauure also bus citlMRs from
hokUng tffle to tepds for the benefit!
of aliens.
JAPS OPPOSED TO U. S. •
FINANCED WIRELESS IN CHINA
(Delayed (n tntrweulsslon)
I ToldbC* JPft. 27—"Jtigan will enter
|% protest hgalnat -<jCs' coo struct! on
with American capital of a brc« wire
less station at Shanghai, China, with
•branches# at Teintadn, Cbefoo and Har
! bln,” says the nenmpaper Niche Nicftie
S ots a day will afre yon. the Dn fly
Bulletin nod Wedriy Nodiet.
ASSASSIN ATTEMPTS LIFE
OF ARMENIAN LEAOER
(DNaycd In tnuumniasion)
I \i itte. Jon 27—An unmmrcmful at
ti-in]»t WaLS nwul-e here today to abbui
si mute Ivetas Aihrauns.* hnd off tho
Armenian delegation in Parts.
SCHAWB CRIES OVER
IRREGULARITIES CHARGES
(Drfayed in tnann mission)
N*!W Yor*. Jnn. 27—-Charts* M.
Scftwfcb. In denjintr today on tjie tojljt
nccai rt«tnd the charge* «ff tmvtfhuraba
lift Ids ncctotints ad t»«td off the-SfSp
pih* Board. recently laid bfeoffr'a
Senate tavestiicwtlofli committee, broke
down and wept.
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