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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-01
SPANISH WAR VETERAN
 SUCcUMBS TO HEART FAILURE

a. p. q. Service.
 SEATTLE, Jan. 31.-Wm. F. Thorpe a veteran of the Spanish American war was found dead in his room in the Waldorf Hotel this morning of what was apparently an attack of heart failure, although the police as- sert that there are indications that the man died from the after effects of some drug.
 The coroner scouts the idea, how ever. and insists that the man acme to his death from natural causes. Thorpe won considerable distinction in the struggle between Spain and the United States in 1898 and participated in many of the big fights of the war
 He was the hero of SC seral remarka ble escapades, in one of which he was the soel survivor of a party of ten who went into the bush in search of q hidden detachment of the enem, and were caught In an ambuscade which all but annihilated the little party, On two occasions he was honorably mentioned In the reports of his brigade commander Thorpe was around the lobby of the hotel last evening apparently In good health and the news of his sudden taking off has been a sorrowful surprise to his many friends In this city.
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Pursuant to their plan of raising heaven and earth in the effort to i'm prove the mail service, the mail com mittee of the Chamber Of Commerce nave written to Frank G. Carpente. the noted writer and globe trotte:. who visited Nome last summer, seek Ing hls aid. As MT. Carpenter eX- pressed the liveliest interest in this section on the occasion of his visit and also indicated in remarks to vari- Jus people that he intended to do all le could to help the development of this section as he could readily see that the district was something like an adopted child in that il was get ting the smallest "helpin'," it is be- lieved that he will be a power for good, if he becomes interested. owing to his wide acquaintance with those of great influence.
 The committee also dispatched the following telegram to Maj. Richardson last night for the purpose of securing the further attention of that gentle man as long as he has shown an in nlination to do something in the mai matter:
 Col. w. P. Richardson,
 War Department, Washington, D. c
 Have mailed letters senators, con gressmen, Chambers of Commerce business houses. newspapers. maga- zines, nation wide asking assistance in endeavor for five hundred pounds weekly increase. Record shows secone class receipts to date poorest in years Impossible Do obtain explanation here Thanks for your endeavors. Le' campaign continue at your end.
 (Signed.)
 NOME SEWARD PENINSULA
 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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NOTICE.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant to a call issued by the Democratic Territorial Committee, Primary cleo tions will be held in the Second Judi cal Division of Alaska, on February s. 1916, or as soon thereafter as prac- ticate to elect 75 Delegates to the Democratic Territorial Convention to be holden at Juneau on May 24th, 1916, for the purpose of nominating a Can didate for the Office of Delegate to Congress, and to elect six Delegates to the Democratic National Convention and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come be. fore it.
 The number of Delegates to be elected in the various Precincts of the Second Division is as follows viz: Candle ...... .... ....'.'..'. , Cape Nome ..... ......... ......... Chinik. ..'..' l Council ...... .......... Dahl ..... ...,. ..... .''........' l Nome... .... '''.'.oo Pilgrim River -. =. -. .......' l Solomon .... ..'....'.' l St. Michael. .... .... .... ....... D Taylor Creek ..... ..... ......... l Unalakleet .... .... ...... < Dime Creek ....... ......,... l person will be allowed to take part, to vote or be a candidate for r.legate to the said Juneau Conven' ten at said Primaries who Is not a qualified voter and declares that 1t Is his intentions to support the nominee of said Juneau Convention.
 The Primary to elect 55 Delegates f. om Nome. will be held at Nome City Had at s:15 p. m.. 1916, All Democrats desiring their names submitted to the Primary as candidates for Delegates to said Juneau Convention must file their names with Philip Ernst at Ernst Bros. Printing Shop not later than Saturday, February 5, 1916, and declare 1t is their intention to support the Nominee of the said Juneau Conven- ton.
 By order of
 CON KELLY,
 M. o. sOLBERG.
 Democratic Territorial Committeeman
 GEORGE B. GRISGBY, Chairman of Dem. Division Committee
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The Loyal Order of Moose social
 held In honor of their accession to the new quarters in Eagle hall last night was unquestionably the banner event given by that order as an entertain ment to it's members. A large crowd of the Moose and their lady friends were in attendance and the dancing continued until an early hour this
 morning. vocals selections were rem dered during the course of the even- ing by Mrs. Frank Polet and Miss Helen Lomen, both of whom were in excellent voice, and a dainty luncheon was served at midnight. Tho evening
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AS the break in the cable continues the present issue of the Nugget Is largely filled with the belated news arriving last night. Messages are still being routed over the naval wireless which results in a delay of many hours before they arrive In Nome When the cable will be in working or der again Is a matter for conjecture as the local radio has heard nothing con- corning the matter.
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The weather has apparently settled down for a period of peaceful quiel again with the temperature gradually lowering toward the zero mark. A drop of ten degrees in the temperature of the past three days Is noted in the report of the weather bureau today indicating the coming of another cold spell.
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Freighting is reported to be taxing the capacity of the frelghters at pres ent owing to the great demands from the creeks following the settling of the trails. Teams are reported hauling heavy loads in all directions as nearly everyone was more or less out of supplies. The trails are not In as good condition as would be desirable a' present and hauling is difficult. The Rowe Transfer Company Is employing six head of stock on hauls on which two span are usually used, which may be taken as an indication of the heav' mess of the trails.
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last trip. Johnson was ordered to give a hand with the line while mak-
 ing way for the Farragut to land. As the lines were being moved, Johnson in some manner stepped into the b:ght of the heavy hawser which was slowly tightening under the pull of the nov ing vessel. Before Johnson could ex- tricate himself or those who witnessed the accident give aid. the loop tight
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Sol Warren, who has been confined to his home with a rheumatic attack fo. tie past several days, is reported progressing toward recovery, under the care of his physician, pr. Chace The patient will probably be out again IF a short time as his progress has been considerable, in the last day or two.
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DORA FIREMAN VICTIM
 OF SHOCKING ACCIDENT

ened about his limb, severing the foot almost instantly.
 The injured man was at once hur- ried to the hospital where the leg was found to be badly broken and crushed necessitating amputation near the knee
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". J. Rowe is reported to be fast recovering from his recent indisposi- ton and will probably be out again in 0 few days.
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Mrs. Oscar Nelson was the victim of an accident this morning, from the results of which the lady will be con- fined to her bed under the care of a Tkyslcian for a few days
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4. p. A. Service.

SEWARD, Feb. 1.-Fred Johnson, a marine fireman. employed on the steamer Dora was the victim of a shocking accident while the vessel was in port and Is now in the hospital minus one leg and suffering severely from shock.
 The accident occurred while the ves- sel was tied up to the dock on the
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-01

The Kougarok mall left this morning in charge of Gus Wheeler who has token the place of Carrier Yeaser for the trip.
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MT. and Mrs. R. J. Renney returned to their Solomon home this morning atfer visiting the city for a short time
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was of the most enjoyable character and the closing strains of the orchestra came all too soon for the majority.
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M&n Carrier Eric Johnson. with his ususl capacity for getting an early sta,.. pulled out for Safety with the oats.de mail last evening"
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NEWS NOTES

Marshal Jordan returned from A business trip to Council City yester- day.
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The Dream theater will issue ban ner attractions all this week, com mencing tonight with a grand offering titled "The Vengeance of Heaven,' in two parts. Also the unreeling of Gau mont's Weekly will show digests of the important events in all parts of the world. "The Changeling," a childs dual personality woven into a strong picture play containing ele- ments of interest found in class at fractions only, will conclude the bill Tomorrow night the Million Dollar Mystery, "The Waterloo of the Con. splrators." the anti climax of the grea serial.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-01

Begin the New Year right by sub scribing for the Nugget.
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Contractor W. J. Rowe. has the streets in pretty fair shape again by dint of much energy and the employ ment of C large number of teams in the work of removing the accumulated masses of snow. Front street Is now practically cleared by hauling the drift down to the beach while the big grader has levened the hills and hummocks on the back streets to the degree thar travelling is no longer a great hardship
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-02-01

CON KELLY,
 M. o. SOLBERG. Democratic Territorial Committeeman GEORGE B. GRISGBY, Chairman of Dem. Division Committee
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TO GET 100000 MORE TAXES.
Legislative Leaders Agree ON In.
direct levy PInn.

ALBANY, April 6.--The Republican
legislative leaders nave agreed upon
revenue legislation which will raise be-
tween 5000. 100 M $7,000.0 900 addi-
tional from indirect sources of taxation.
A new secured debt tax law is to be
enacted which will raise about $500. 900,
quarters OF ] per cent. tax between May
and January this year will secure an eN-
emption from taxation for fve years.
and bona nde bond brokers are permitted
TO deduct debts against securities which
they hold for sale.
The excise taxes are boosted one-quar-
ter. which, It is estimated. will raise an
additional $4,000 900.
The inheritance tax rates are pushed
together" which. II is estimated. will
bring in 81. 00O. 900 more. The definition
in the inheritance tax law as to what
constitutes a resident In changed no that
a man is n resident OF this State who
resides over six months In any m year
in the State OF New York for two years
previous to his death.
As TO non-residents. It Is provided
that their intangible property shall not
he taxed, hut il is provided that the
capital invested in this state OF non
residents doing business here shall be
taxed. The same provision rs applies
to tho taxing Of property OF nOn-resi-
dents Is made to apply to the !nhcr!tarcc
tax On non-residents.
These additional revenue bills, II IL
expected. will pass the Legislature be-
fore II adJourns on Wednesday. April 10.
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DR.. MAINS IS TO RETIRE.
Agent Of MethOdist Book COncrru
to Take IN WHITING.

STANFORD, Conn, April 6.-Dr. George
7. Mains. for many years agent of the
Methodist Book Concern, to-
day that he would not be a candidate for
reappointment to this position, although
he minated that he would he glad II
the New York East Conference sent him
az it's delegate TO the General Conference.
as II has done seven times.
He said that upon retiring from the
position OF book agent he would devote
himself to literary pursuits, In the
course of his remarks to the New York
East Conference. in session here. DR..
Mains referred to attacks mad upon
him in circulars sent to Methodists
throughout the country by an evangelist
whose name he did not mention, but
the delegates understood him to refer
to the Rev. l.. w. Munhall OF Priladel-
phia, a member of the General Conven-
ton.
The anonymous gift OF 10000 for the
New York East Conference claimant en-
dowment II c: $4,000 for the General
claimant fund were oun by the
Rev. Dir. +. NJ. North. The first dona-
ton makes available a conditional dona-
ton Of $4,000 from Mfs +, Bernier Shaw
of Brooklyn.
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SENATE FAVORS BILLS
ON nth AVE. TRACKS
One Gives Central II Months
to Begin Elimination. other
Forces Elcctrification.

AlBAHY. April 6 senator Thomson
succeeded to-day in having the Scuat.
advance to the order Of final passage tho
Ell, nboGcn bill. which proposes To give
tho New York city Board Of Estimate
and A"pportionmcnt "A definite time OF
fifteen months to complete It's plans for
the elimination Of the Eleventh avenue
tracks.
The Thompson bill providing for the
Identification Of the same road was un\t
OH the grill, This bill passed som, days
ago, Its aim. IL supporters insisted,
would he to force the Central to remove
its racks altogether in preference. 20 go-
ing 10 the cxpens, of clcctrifviug il.
senator Brown called up his motion To-
reconsider the vote by which this hll
was passed, senator Walker sid lao
favored its purIn,sc, hut because h, DO
lieyed Responsibilities for delay in rcmuN-
ing tho tracks was wholly upon the
Board of Estimate II was all right, he
insisted, for 'thc mclnhcrs of thar board
10 criticiso men lite mys,lf because We
are attached to a certain political organ
~i2ation. but when II comes to doing road
things themselves, these eminent high
blows' are blind or looking down the ire
escape
Senator Walker voted for tho brown
motion ne u protest against the boards
action. he said. The motion was lost by
"A vote of "a to go. and the bill now goes
20 the Assembly,
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treasurer Battle Pass Chapter Mrs. II.
l.. McCallum. Elizabeth Anneslcy Lewis
Chapter. Jamaica. and Miss A. s.
Bracket Of the knickerbocker Chapter,
New York.
In a statement issued Yesterday by
the Commission for Relief in Belgium
John Beaver White. director. made an
appeal for cooperation and n bigger
response TO the -. \. II. appeal for the
destitute Belgians.
Bread lines in Belgium are growing
each day." he said. and II the work
Of the G. II. Il. was interrupted by lack
Of funds America would witness the
greatest catastrophe in the history of
the world In Belgium. The &. II. Il.
appeals 10 every American to help swell
the fund that the y. 4. Il. are asking
to help clothe and feed the afflicted Bel
gians."
The commission made public a cable
received from Herbert Hoover. chair
man OF the commission. which read
Best wishes for successful flag day and
many thanks TO the Daughters of the
American Revolution for their humane
activity on behalf Of a much afflicted
people"
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District Attorney Swami and Assist
ants Dooling and Mancuso centred their
inquiry yesterday into the activities OF
Dr. Arthur Warren Waite. indicted for
the murder OF his fsther-in-law. John 4.
Peck, around Yates financial dealings.
looking into the possibility Of blackmail
and also the fund with which Waite
hoped to obtain the suppression OF his
crime.
Mr.. Dooling still kept up his EFFORTS to
trace the $1,000 which was missing from
the $4,000 which Waite said he paid to
Eugene Oliver Kane. the embalmer en-
ployed by John S. Potter. manager OF
the Plowrisht Undertaking. establishment.
In an effort to get Kan TO put arsenic
In samples of embalmins fluid which
would deceive the District Attorney.
Mr.. Dooling made public a letter writ
ten In waite's handwriting n signed
with his name in which his stock brokers
were requested to sell stock that would
bring In enough for a check drawn for
$4,000 and made payable to Kane. The
letter was dated March 20, the same day.
| according TO the Assistant District Attor-
ncy, on which Waite says he gave $4,000
to the embalmer. The letter to the
broker IL AS follows:
~ want you 10 do me a favor. I send
| n check for si,Os5 and a draft for $7.8ss.
VIII YOU please pay these into your
account and sell sufficient stock tsay
y. Y. c. TO bring the amount up TO
$4,000 and max a check out for that
| amount t$l5,OOO) payable to Eugene o.
Kane and mail said check to me imme-
diately.
you might put this letter away 70
no one else car refer TO il. and OF course
I depend on YOU to favor me with the
utmost discretion at all times and to all
q~uestioners. Can you do this for me-
The reply of tine brokerage house, Mr..
Dooling said. was mailed the same day
and said that pursuant to DIR. Waites
letter they had sold 400 shares Of stock.
Since DOING so. the communication ran,
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FIGHT FILM LAW
EVASION POSSIBLE
That's What Henry 4. Wise
Says Of RcphotOgraphing
JOhnSOn-Willard Pictures.
FOCUS ACROSS BORDER

A story from Houses Point, y. Y, that
an effort is to le made To rephotograph
the Johnson-Willard fight films on United
states soil while the fight pictures ar.
being show Oh a screen on Canadian
soil. NJ as To evade the Federal laW
which prohibits the importation OF such
pictures taken outside Of this country.
is given considerable credit by legal eX-
perts.
None other than eN-United States Dis
trict Attorney Henry A. Wise believes
II "A legitimate evasion of the law. though
All obvious subterfuge. lie said it would
seem to ne lust as permissible an eva
sion as for a group of residents 81 a
dry State to hire a boat and 60 beyond
the three mile limit to drink TO their
hearts content.
Coins into the finer rnints Of the legal
question. Mr.. Wise sad it would be per-
fecily proper 'Td legal for a person 10
go outside Of the United States and make
mental notes of "A picture which is nor
permitted I'm inis country. then come
back and paint the picture. That he
held to be entirely within the legal
rights Of any che.
1T may he called an Importation of a
view or an impression" he said. In any
case this seems 10 h, a very clever
method Of evading tho Federal law. al
though II is in every sense a suhtcrfuge.
II Ia a new Legal point, and I doubt II II
has ever come up before. II seems abso-
lutely to discount any action on the part
of the Federal Government because the
picture is not in a strict legal sense
imported. therefore II does not come NJ
der the jurisdiction Of the Federal au-
thorities.
1T In fact becomes a state matter II II
Is successfully neld that the scheme does
not embrace Importation Of the picture.
In that case II il for the State police to
see thai no laW is Violated"
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TO SAVE 100000
IN CITY'S REPAIRS
Consolidation Of Shops. Pro-
vidcd i'm Bill. Promises
Economy, Is Report.

senator Brown has introduced an
amendment to the bill which he fathered
a, the instance Of Mayor Mitchell. and
under which the name Of the Department
OF Bridges will be changed TO the De-
partment of Plant and structures, AMI
the maintenance and repair work oil
other departments done 10y this depart
ment. The amendment carries tins prln-
ci,la 81 consolidation still further and
provides tina all the repair shops OF AL
the city departments be CONSOLIDATED
In the Department Of Plant and Struc'
lures.
Fire Commissioner AdaHson. 20 whom
the matter was referred for study. mas
reported that more than S.ooo,coo a
year can be saved through such a con
solidation. In a report 10 the Mayor nc
says:
PERHAPS the larges, single oppor-
tunity for saving in y%ir departments
Is that which can be realized by CON
soliiating the departmental refair
shops in a single plant under central
control.
There are now seveuty-oue separate
shops In Your departments ana IN Bel
levue II Allied Hospitals. not In
cludins the repair shops of the Bor-
OUCH Presidents. The consolidation
of the repair shops alone would not
only save the city AT least $1,000. 600
a year, hut would also afford US an
immensely better and more modern re-
pair service.
The Commissioner recommends that
this central repair shop have a cen
trail location. and that II he large
enough to provide for a ceutra
municipal storehouse, for the centra
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will take up places at all subway and
elevated stations and at the rowde
corners IN the downtown and uptown
sections Of the city.
At a meeting of the regents ana vice.
presidents Of the Greater New York
chapters held Yesterday IL was decided
to continue the appeal over sunday so
that PRAYERS ma he offered in the
churches and additional funds collected.
The public is requested to wear their
tags to church Sunday. II 10 hoped
that more than 81 100000 will be col
lected.
Al the meeting yesterday Mrs. Will
lam Arrowsmith. regent of the Manhat-
tan Chapter. acted as chairman. Others
attending were: Mrs. u. T. Moon. Jr..
regent Women of rs Chapter. Brook
Ign Mrs. r. Livingston KENNEDY. re-
gent Richmond County Chapter: Mrs.
Archibald e. Ffske. regent Mary Muir
ray Chapter. New York Mrs. Grove NJ
Wright. regent Mcsereau Chapter.
Staten Island Mrs. Victor Frederick
son, vice-regcnt knickerbocker Chapter.
New York Mrs. Charles Il. Goldsbor-
ough. vice-rcgent Manhattan Chapter,
New York Mrs. William II. Dumond.
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There will he n tag day collection
In New York tomorrow for tho benefit
Of the 5000, 900 destitute women and
children In Belgium and northern
France \ similar collection will be
made tomorrow in many other cities.
Tic collections are to he made by the
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
who suggested the idea and are working
In conjunction with the Commission for
Relief in Belgium.
The scheme has been Endorsed by the
Mayors of 1000 cities and the Gov
errors OF thirty-five States. In the vari-
Gus cities where collections are To he
made practically 100000 Daughters Of
the American Revolution will sell small
Belgian i'aGs at a minimum cost OF
seven cents. the amount required for one
days rations for one Belgian. Two hun
dred thousand Of these flags have been
prepared for sale.
The women collectors in New York
will wear hats OF the Belgian colors.
red, black and yellow. and Belgian
sashes. They will lie escorted by men
who have volunteered their services and