The Nome daily nugget., May 15, 1914, Image 1

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THE NOME
VOLUME XIV. no. 122. Telephone Main 46. ■
DAILY NUGGET
ALASKA, FRIDAY, may 15, 1914. Telephone Main 46. PRICE 25 CENTS
MOB THREATENS
MARCH AGAINST
MEXICO CITY
apecitfl Nugget Servie·.
VKHA OKI Ζ, .May IΓ». Word rt. · j
ccived her*; foreshadows tliu approach
i-t (lie critical moment in Mexico City
The unpopularity of lluertn each day
until the howling mobs threaten to a'·
tuck the capital and it is believed they
will heai(>Ke Ihe placo within the ilex·
few hours. Huerla has r.urroutul· ί
!i mself with his most trusted ofttc-rs'
hi ο men in anticipation of such hii
tnck an«l no effort is nin.ile to cherl
the disorders on the streets i>f the eitv
ι·..· any movement on the part of Hu
ertf.'s soldier· would undoubtedly pre
cpitate a battle the results of which
is feared by Huerta and he is now
piecticnllv shut up in the capital fron,
ν hlch he dare not ni<>ve. I,oud threniw
are frequently made by the mob 'i>
march against the capital and it onl·
requires a leader to put the threat Info
« νecutlon.
The foreigners are concentrating ur
the foreipn residential quarters of ih'·
city where they ions' nsro planned to
concentrate to protect themselves
against whatever crisis tliat mi|rH
ailse. foreigners are not safe on any
of the streets of the city which a -e
thronged liy the excited populace.
< in every side may he seen lar?·*
crowds of people heinpr harangued by
nome of their country men, and It is>
expected that the city will he In the
hiTids of the Mexican mobs and It Is
believed that when that till)·· en >
if 1 li< city Wil'
have to defend Itself against It. The
foreigners have made every possible
rtovlslon for their defensive but th<>
; ι not hope to hold out Ιοηκ apralnst
a persistant attack and the situation
Is becomlnp hourly more gloomy f«»r
th<m. Their onlv hope In case of
attack lies In beln<r able to hold t ι ■
mob In check til some change In the
situation can be hroupht about. It I?
sincerely hoped that Zapata will put
in an appearance before the crisis !.«
reached.
Are you a aubacribar to the Nug
get? If not why not?
MAKES RESERVATION
FOR ALASKA INDIANS
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Special Nugget Service.
WASHINGTON, P. C\. May If.. -
President Wilson todr.y issued an or
der reserving two thirty-acre tracts of
k-nd in tlie Tongass national forest
reserve for the use of the federal bu
rtau of education and the Klawak In
dians. The Klawak Indians have had
a village by that name on the western
coast nf I'rineo of Wales Island. The
place has been noted for its number
of totem poles and has been the gath
ering point for natives of that section
for many years, who are called t>
rt-ther by the traditions of their tribea.
Each totem pole represents family
relations and privileges and which 14
oected before the totem house which
affords common shelter for all the rel
atives and which was built from a
common fund. The reservation of this
tiact of land is to preserve it for the
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use of the natives and as a centrrl
point for the establishment of a native
school.
HAPPY HOME"
fruits and Vegetables
/ GIVEN AWAY FREE!
Here is your opportunity to buy Happy Home
String Beans, Corn, Peas, Peaches, Pears, Apri
cots, Raspberries and Strawberries at right prices
With every $1.00 purchase of these goods one
can will be given free of the same variety.
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Ipolets Stores
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS. HEADQUARTERS FOr!\IMPORTED DELICACIES
PANAMA CANAL GRAFTERS
INDICTED BY N. ¥. JURY
Special Nugget Servie·.
WASHINGTON, I). C„ May 1.V
Ί he InventRations which have lier ι
carried on for Nome lime ncardiriK the
charges of Kraft liy certain officials
connected with the construction of t'i-·
i'anama canal lias burnt* si une sun.
etnntial fruit. Ii has heen public·!,'
iliarRed liy the press of the counti\
that certain of the officials who h:ol
llml'H·; of Hit· |(ur<'ham> of suppl, s
fini material fur the « anal had farnv ·Ι
nit 111»· contracts and defrauded ι ι.·
Koverninerrt of lain·· «unis. As a r. j
fïillt <<f these investiualloiiK il is found
liai lliost· charges an· Inn· and ili.t
cilla in HtronK combinations had hi" η ]
for mi'd whereby certain merchant·
wore enahlcd to carry on a systoii
li wholesale rohhory of tin· trover..
η.«-lit.
» York «ι.ιηιΙ Jury .■« a reau·'
ni ι lir invest îkîi lion today indlef I
J« hn lilirk of Indianapolis, former s>i
I» rintemlent of *Ίh*» eommissory de
part ment ami who furnished all tî. ·
•ι ΙψΙίΐ'κ used (lurinn the rnnxtruetio .
<·: lin· 1'anaina •anal, and five Now
\ ..rk iihti liants, who wi le Riven fh·"
■ ι 1111 ; ι · t m In llurk who are charK -d
m lli·· liiiliiiMi'ht with hriheiv.
The grand Jury sjieeifloîiily charjri·»
t t<rk with ai're|>tintf a hrlbe of ten
thousand dollars. It is said that
it hers will tit· implicated with the.;»·
men and it is the determination to
make the in vest inat ion thorough an'j
not to allow any tnilitv man tri escape
tla- government drag net.
ANDERSON MULTIMILLIONAIRE
LEAVES $3,000,000 TO WIFE
Nugget Special Servie·.
SKATTLK May 15.— S. H. Anderson,
the multimillionaire, in his will left
his widow three million dollars. An
derson came into prominence as an
advanced thinker ηΙοηκ tlit» lines of
improvement of the industrial condi
tions and his putting into actual prac
tice those ideas which his fireat wealth
ci a bled him to do. His idea was that
the laborers should share in the prof
its of the business in which they con
trlbutod their labor. Actinp upon tii·
lil.m lie established a manufacturer:
I » ι ; 1111 across from St. Louis in Illinoi ■
luilt a town, comfortably houscil .il
ids employes and sold tho houses ι .
the laborers on small monthly imta!
mi nts.
Tin* luborers were tjiven a eertn. ι
share of the profits of th<* business
which soon enabled Iheni to own their
ι v.'ll homes.
Tho town was owned and contr.e
<· I · \· ι In· οιη |il< »\ ι > mill any · · 111 .χ i · I > ■ ·
was )M-i-mit I«·«I tu mvii property nr Ii. ·
i>. I lu.· town. This plan has work· I
:·ι ·i is woiiii'lTully succcssful.
I.ali·!' Anderson established itliotlii ι
aril similar institution neiir lllrmln
1ι;·ηι Ala. which is now in a Hum
i.-.lilriK condition anil 'tis saiil tint
lnnri· thoroughly satlsfii-il. 'content·"!
ni il prosperous hodv of lohnrors ι m
i not h·· found in tin· world than tlio'U·
I v. hn wi ii· associated with Anderson in
hit· tnanufui tιιΓίηκ si hoiiies.
It is thought that provision lias hp.
mini·- for contiruiiiiL· tin· loisiin-ss ·
tin· two Γ. ι · ι.. II I—; upon I In- pl.t I ■ M lip· ι
ν Ι· ι· Ιι ι Ιι«·ν u ι·|· · l'sl.ililisli· <1
SPRING CLEANUP.
Have tin· IVijple'is Steam I.aundrv
il· vour spring cleaning. We Ritar
aiitee Komi work. iiou?h dry work
«•Kpecialty. Oive us a trial.
APPROPRIATION MADE FOR
FISHERIES INSPECTION
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Special Nugget Service.
WASHINGTON I». May I".
The small· today passed a liill af
1 |ii|)rlatlnu one hundred thousand dot.
liirs fur tli·· building, an additini·.·!
vessel» for tin· Alaska fisheries i.> -
Blieetion. Tho investigations e ·ιι
ducted by the· department of tlie int ■ -
rior into the condition of the fisheries
in Alaska sometime afff» made a r· -
pert to c-onKres.s and drew their at·
Ulition tu the necessity of congress
R.aklnu' some provision for a thorough
i-speilion of the fisheries along th·
U.isk.i coast to prevent the absolute
il< lion of this great industry.
t «degato Wiekvrshani htid urged
ujioii congress the Importance «'f
prompt act Inn in which lie was hack· 1
I y Governor Stronu and the comni't
<1.11 bodies of Alaska, and this y p
Iv>«>riation is la.gely due their cop·
ι .-rtwl notion in this matter. \\ 'i
I » ι·.. \ s-i.ins which hud ilreaily l>··» ί
ii.. il I>v 'In· Kovernnc-nt it is sai'1
this appropriation Will I"' ample ta
m ι ι.iv the nu ii,ν of tlmri imh inspcc
Hull lit' all ti'> fi.s'ierii'S of tin· Al'Uki
« nasi. /
For the benefit of patrons, toilet m
rear of Eagle saloon will be open on
*
Sundays.
DANIELS PREDICTS FIGHTING
OF DATTLES IN MID AIR
Special Nugget Service.
WASHINGTON', Ιλ C\ May 15. -
Secretary Danio's In an address befoit!
the Jacob Tomi> Institute today s:i:d
that the day is coming when all ι he
preat battles of the world will ho
fought in the air. He state^ that the
π r'd advancement in atrial navigi
tion would soon make the nivigati.di
ci the ajr as safe as that upon th?
water. Already the aeroplane was be
ing used for scouting purposes and In
many Instances had demonstrated that
it. could be used in an attack upon
ships with every probability of suc
cess. He referred to the fact that
I ritve Americans had by tin· use «if
aeroplanes had discovered the eneip/
near vera Cruz and pointed out Hum
valite to both army and navy as ac
tual war.
Daniels in his address said that h't
k
had recommended to congress t i.v·
vision bo made for providing ο rte
aeroplane agi least for every battle
ship and the use by the navy of dir!
gable balloons and the establishment
of a naval aernautioal training works
at l'ensaeola, Kla. These recommenda
tion have the approval of the boarl
o? officers who were appointed to draw
up a comprehensive plan for the or
ganixation «1' il 11"vu! aoruautiral 8··γ
n ice. Ht· expr-ssed the opinion tluil
such a plan would be adopted by con
grese in the near future.
ATTENTION ROYAL ARCH MA
SONS.
The .Chapter will work ι lie Royal
Α.·Όli degree on Saturday nivrtit uni
refreshments will be serv<"J a: v»<
Maso .ic Tempi ·.
e. w. urRROirans.
Secretary.
Th· Daily Nugget, 92.00 per month.