NEWSJTES
The second weekly mail consign
ment under the twice a week schedule
departed on its way t<> the southern
coast shortly after noon today, in
charge of Contractor Longlcy.
The next mail for Teller, York an.l
Wales and also for Taylor and way
points will close at 5 p. m. tomorrow
evening.
Recent letters report tin* death at
Snohomish of Mrs Warde James,
daughter in law of C.eorge and Mrs
a.Tmes. Death is said t«> have been
due to the epidemic.
The mail departing Monday, March
-1. f'»r the States, will carry the last
registered and parcel post mail of the
winter season, as well as the last fur
shipments and insured mail. After
that date only ordinary letter mail will
be forwarded until the end of the win
ter schedule.
The Miners Home Club held its
weekly card social last evening with
a ••onsiderable number in attendance.
The progressive whist prizes were
awarded to the following. First ladies
prize: Mrs Elda Hanson: second Airs
O. H. Flowers. First Gentlemen's
prize: Air. George Cahill,: second Air.
A Food Administration bulletin is
sued by District Administrator Chas.
Thornton yesterday announces the re
peal of all license regulations of the
Fnited States Food Administration
covering salt water fishermen in Ala
ska. In addition, all Food Administ
ration rules and regulations and re
quirements with respect to procuring a
Fisherman’s license are rescinded.
This means rhat Alaska fishermen are I
now free to operate In Alaskan waters
without license, in so far as control or!
regulation by the Fnited States Food!
Administration is concerned.
An inquiry regarding the where
abouts of a long missing father has
been received by Lieut. Kollock of Ft.
Davis from Aliss Ala.vbelle Coles, of
148 East Elizabeth St. Detroit. Mich.,
The young lady says she is 24 years of
age and has not seen her father since
a babe in arms. The name of the
missing man is aDn Coles, aged about
<!2, and he is supposed by the writer
to be somewhere in Alaska.
Recent advices reaching Nome indi
cate that Dr. W. D’Arey Chace. who
hied him to the outside last fall, is
now located at Cordova. Dr. Chace
spent some time in Sau Francisco fol
lowing his arrival on the coast last fall
and is reported to have assisted the
health authorities in combatting the
influenza during his stay in the Bay
City.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the dance to bo given by the
Loyal Order of Moose on St. Patrick’s
Day is hard at work and promise one
of the most enjoyable affairs of the
winter season when the appointed day
lolls around. The dance will he open
to the public and everyone is invited.
Ladies will be admitted free in accord
with the prevailing custom and gentle
men will be charged the nominal sum
of $1. Refreshments in the shape of
cake, coffee, ice cream, etc., will be
served during the eveninn. Dancing
is scheduled to commence at 9 p. m.
A telegram reaching Lawrence Kerr
HOLT’S CASH STORE
Fur Robes, choice.$15.00
Fur Caps, best.5.00
Drill Parkas.3.50
Overalls or Jumpers.2.50
Silk Shirts .350
Stetson Hats, best.5.00
Underwear, wool.250
Shoe Packs.5.00
Neckties, Good .25
BEBIN THE NEW YEAR RIGHT
BUY AT
HOLT’S
Telephone Main 96.
yesterday from San Francisco brought
the sad nows of the recent demise at
San Francisco of Mrs ('has. Peinger,
wife of a former well known Xoineite
and the daughter of Capt. O. X'. Carl
son. one of Nome’s earliest pioneers.
Mrs Deinger’s death occurred on New
Year day as a result of an attack of
influenza. As Hannah Carlson, the
deceased was well known to all old
time residents <>f the city. She was
a lady of genial personality and was
extremely popular with all classes and
a belle of the younger set at the time
of her residence. She was married to
Chas. Peinger. a former well known
merchant, whom she met while in
Nome, a year or two after taking her
final departure from the city about
1906.
Amid a storm of cheers which near
ly raised tlie roofs along Frotat Street,
the first batch of troops discharged
from service under recent orders
reaching the post authorities, blew in
to town yesterday morning. The
boys made the welkin ring in their
passage tip the main stem behind one
of the post teams. Eighteen men
were included in the bunch and every
individual apparently exerted his
lungs to their fullest capac ity devising
sounds to tell how glad he was at bo
in released from service.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce
has received from the Yale University
Press of New Haven. Conn, a compli
mentary copy of a valuable economic
work by H. L. Oantt. entitled Industri
al Leadership, for addition to the
Chamber Commerce library. The
work is p. complete exposition of the
rules and theories of industrial eco
nomics and is .of especial value to the
business man in the present situation
of world affairs, when industry is so
greatly disturbed by war conditions
The gift is made possible by an ap
propriation derived from the income
of a fund established at Yale Univer
sity in memory of iLeut. Carl Trum
bel! Williams, 3tst. Field Artillery, who
died in battle May Sth last year. The
Chamber of Commerce has also boon
notified by the London distributors of
the dispatch to Nome of another val
uable* work. Sells National P‘t< < tnry
of Large Commercial Mouses and Buy
ers <« iid.;*. which contains the names
and busiiii .•« .*ddr<• of upvv ;* •: of one
hundred thousand firms and business
establishments representing every
branch of industry in Croat Britain
and Ireland. The work is the gift of
the Business Directories. Limited, of
London.
ST. PATRICK S DAY BALL.
Will be given by the Loyal Order of
Moose Monday evening, March 17ttif
at small Eagh* Hall. Refreshments
will be* se*rved. Dancing 9:30 p. m.
Admission $1.00, ladies free. 3t
ASHES OF ALASKA SHIP MAS
TER TO REPOSE IN DEEP
Associated IV: -s Service.
SEATTLE. March 14—In accor
dance with th»* last wishes of the dead
marii.er, the ashes of Capt. Clinger,
former master «£ Ihe Alaska steamer
Alameda, who elied here; recently. will
be scattered from the deck of his old
ship into the waters of the strait of
Jaim «le Fuca when the Alameda sails
on her next voyage to the north next
week.
RECOMMENDS INTERNATIONAL .
LABOR CONFERENCE
Associated Press Service.
PARIS, March 13—(Associated
Press Exclusive Dispatch) The Labor
Commission of the Inter-Allied Peace
Conference has recommended that the
first meeting of the International
Labor Conference be held in Wash
ington some time during the month
of October of the present year if the
United States government will consent
to convene it.
LATIN-AMERJCANS HAVE
BIG BILL AGAINST HUNS
Associated Press Service .
PARIS, March 13—Estimates re
ceived from the Latin-American coun
tries covering war damages sustained
through German activities disclose
that the Latin-American states have
claims for damages against Germany
approximating one billion dollars The
claims are mostly for ships sunk dur
ing the war period by the German
submarines.
ALLIES GIVE GERMANS
ANSWER ON SHIP QUESTION
Associated Press Service.
nitUSSELS, March 14—The deci
sion of the Allies regarding the turn
ing over l>y Germany of her merchant
ships as securities in exchange for
food supplies was presented to the
German delegation at the resumption
of the adjourned conferences here
today. The Allies are dealing with
the German representatives in the at
titude of conquerors. The German
i delegates are not permitted to discuss
(the Allied response during the meet
ings, although allowed to ask questions
concerning the meaning of the terms.
WILL RETAIN MANY FLYING
FIELDS AS PERMAN
ENT FIXTURES
Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON, March 13—Act
ing Secretary of War Cromwell an
nounced today that sixteen flying
fields and three bcloon fields will be
retained by the government as a part
of the permanent military establish
ment.
The department has also decided
to store up hundreds of elementary
and advanced training planes for fut
ure use in aerial instruction.
WILL DEPORT THIRTY
SEVEN UNDESIRABLES
Associated Press Service .
WASHINGTON, March 13—An
nouncement was made this evening
that Secretary Wilson has decided to
proceed with the deportation of thirty
seven undesirable aliens who are be
ing held at Ellis Island pending action
by the immigration authorities.
A majority of the men are of ex
tremist tendencies.
BRITISH DESTROYED
8,000 ENfeMY PLANES
Associated Press Service .
LONDON, March 13—An official
announcement says the British air
forces during the war shot down eight
thousand enemy airplanes. Twenty
four hundred British machines were
reported as missing up to the time the
armistice was signed. At the close of
tin* war, England was produieng four
thousand airplanes a month and pos
sessed two hundred air squadrons in
GENERAL ROBERTSON TO COM
MAND BRITISH RHINE FORCES
Associated Press Service .
LONDON, March 13 —General
Robertson, has been relieved of the
British Home forces and will be plac
ed in command of the British Expedi
tionary forces on the Rhine, according
to announcements today'.
CANNOT FINISH PEACE
TREATY BY MARCH
Associated Press Service.
PARIS, March . 14—Capt. Andre
Tardieu of the French Peace delega
tion stated in a press interview today
that it is impossible for the Peace
Conference to have the peace treaty
ready for the signature of the Ger
mans by March 20. The draft of the
treaty is about three fourths comple
ted. Capt. Tardieu expressed the
view that much progress will be made
on the treaty during the coming week
but there Is little prospect that it can
be finished by the date originally
contemplated.
BAKER AND MARCH
REACH DENVER
Associated Press Service .
DENVER. March 13—War Secre
tary Baker and Chief of Staff General
March arrived in Denver today on
their tour of the Western army camps
and will reach Tacoma'Saturday. The
officials will proceed at once to Camp
Lewis to inspect the troops now
awaiting demobilisation.
Fred Harrison
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Room. 9-10, _Wild Onw BulHing
Phone Main IIS.
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