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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-12-14
TWENTY-THREE

IN ENI1 slf1hEE
 SlxiddoO trouble! Roof Garden, Dec. 23.
 Barney Coggins and Maurice Fitz- gerald who have been out doing as- sessment work returned from Sunset yesterday afternoon, having com pleted their work there. Mike Mccarthy and another man are also doing assessment work in that sec tion.
 The meeting of the territorial com- mittee has been postponed by the democrats until next Saturday. It is reported that important business will be taken up, and although not so officially stated, it is said by very reliable authority that the matter of the official appointments will form the fruitful and forcible and formal subject of discussion and = action.
 
 Patronize the Nome Tailoring Go. Why? Because they do the best work, and are the only pioneer taiIors in Nome.
 Many are exercising their dogs with A view of capturing the big cup donated by Borden. Billy Webb's streak of greased lightering is fav- orite among the dog fans, although Harry Riley's string of meat hounds is also in high favor. Lucky Peter son took out string of would-be racers yesterday, and they looked so good that Lucky wished they'd work as we'll as they looked. A brand new type of submarine sled was lm- pressed into service for the practice. Fred Aver is the man that the dog fans wonder about. Some say that he will enter his team while. others onine he will not. Furthermore ana in addition, dog fans make open and very loud whispers that within the confines of the second Division dog men are getting ready team or re- cord busters which will lick any thing that Nome fanciers can breed or import or invent.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-12-14

Small Eagle Hall. Rebekah Lodge. Friday. December 15, Adm. Ladies 75c., Gentlemen free.
 Tonight the" Board of Equaliza- tion meets in the City Hall, and the real touch of high life which forms part of every couneilmanic existence will be the city fathers for breath ing spell. There is expected to be quite an attendance at the initial matters.
 The petition asking that the Pion- eer's Home, Sitka, be also opened for women pioneers, is now so gen. erously signed that the petition in the capable hands of Mrs. Casey who has it in charge, is growing ex- ceedingly voluminous,. The sigma lures have been secured from prac- tically every voter in the district.
 Yesterday prO-allies and pro-Ger- mans met in variety of resorts and resumed peace negotiations. If the real thing ends no better than one of these peace parleys did in local saloon, some international police power is likely to have it's hands full.
 Beyond the fact that four teams started out yesterday to renew the search for Conrad Breeding. no new developments took place. It is said that it may be several days yet be- fore the searchers return unless of course they locate the missing man when they will return immediately to Taylor.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-12-14
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WESTERN FEDERATION O1
 MINERS.

Headquarters 606 Railroad Build gag, Denver, Colorado. E.HAS.' MOVER. ERNEST MILLS,
 President. Sec.-Treas-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-12-14

Trails are so bad that little freighting can be done at present.
 WHISPERING HOPE.
 Hope I'll be at the Roof Garden.
 Reindeer in harness are becoming quite a common sight within the environs of this metropolis.
 The Eagles initiated a very large class of candidates on Tuesday night and the poor goat is playing of ever since.
 A. A. Allan has about determined to get his motor sled finished in time to make the trip to Juneau so that he can establish a new record for legislators.
 Fur garments made and repaired at the Nome Tailoring Go.
 Fred Larson in addition to the mail will take large shipment of freight to Teller for James Kennedy on Friday.
 The jury trying Oscar Hill did not make any direct findings and he was discharged by Judge Frawley from custody yesterday.
 The W. c. T. U. will meet at 2:30 p. m. today Thursday in the Congre- gational Church lecture room and full attendance of members is re quested.
The sun., 1916-11-05
money n
Budget Would Build Battle Fleet Pay Nations
Casolene Bl---Or Defray Cost of War in
Europe for Two Days

Tho r1val budget il s3l3. 800. 600, an
increase of sl53,OOO 900 over that for
1916.
Prior TO the great war the British
army budget was sli3,S3l 900. and
England maintained her place az mis-
tr.ss of the. seas for $256 OOO. 600. That
wonderful military machine. the Ger
man army. had been supported for
s293,2s9.l55. France spent less than
the amount OF the new budset. s202,-
lIl.l22.
Were the New York budget to he
expended for military uses exclusively
II could have covered the combined
costs Of the armies of Italy, Japan and
Austria When 1t Is considered that
these figures. taken IN the early part
of 1914. were made up after Italy and
Japan had come through wars that
made them increase their army budget.
the cost of supporting peaceful New
York can he appreciated. The city's
s2ll ,0O0O 900 would have paid in full
the expenses of the German and
French naval programmes.
II may sound prodigal In the ex-
trcme that any enterprise. even the
require soll ,0O0, 900 for years rum
ming expenses. Gigantic Colossal,
Yes. all Of that-but Yet how puny
when Sc; beside the cost Of the great
war.
In just two days the Allies and the
Central Powers eat and shoot tnnt
much y total OF sl0j,00oO0o each
Gay--thntS what the war is costing,
accordnG 10 figures compiled Icy the
Mechanics and Metals National Bank.
One-th.rd of this is paid by Germany
and her allies. England and her allies
pay two-th.rds.
The interest on the war loans issued
| thus far is little short of three times
I Pa Kn!ckerbockcr's entire debt.
New York encompasses Sl5 square
miles. yet It's upkeep imposes heavier
burden than the who.c Of Texas, Mon
tana and Alaska, which represent an
area of more than 100000 miles
+ This too allowing for the $4,000. 900
/ that has been appropriated for the
| construction of the Susitna Railroad
in Alaska.
While on the subject Of Alaska and
Texas il may he pertinent in these
. comparative statistics To tel! that the
United States paid little over a third
Of the money New York is to spend foi
the Louisiana Purchase. the Gadsdei
Purchase. Florida. Texas, Oregon, par
of California, Alaska. the Hawaiian
Islands, Porto Rico. Guam and the
Philippines. To he exact, 2.S5l,l1l
niles were purchased for s19 $50 600.
Before revolution upheaved Mexico
ana the war riddled the finances oi
Canada the joined expenses of theii
upkecp were less than that required
for Pa Knickcrbocker's town. TIL,
budget would have borne the uniteC
operating costs Of Bulgaria. Denmark
Greece, Luxembourg. Montenegro, Nor
way and Switzerland. That's fanlA
heavy for a municipality that can h,
covered IN an automobile in one day
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1t Will Cost $2l 100000 Run the City Government
Next Year---E1ere Are Comparisons to Show
What Such Sum Really Means

good taste and the fines; judgment can
supply Now this is how you pay
for il:
The bulk OF the money comes
through taxation. personal and realty
assessment Every year-you will
hear 1t again in the coming week
there is an unholy howl about the tax
rate. Father Knickerbockcr gathers
within his limited dominion the bulk
OF the country's wealth and he makes
that wealth distribute to the commu-
nifty. 1t is a brand Of socialism. al
though Father Knickerbocker. the pa
troon. would deny II.
1t comes through bank taxes, mort
gage taxes. excise and franchise taxes.
Part of it is derived from bridge tolls
and ferry fares. city offices contribute
10 il in fees II is made up. In a minor
fraction. from rentals and concessions
There are myriad channels through
which il filters, but it has to develop
through many sources because Of the
clty's needs.
AS has been said before. the greatest
sum mentioned in the budget is de-
voted to paying up Father knicker-
lockers debts. This debt reaches the
Imagination defying total Of sl,i15,-
j12 296. IS calculated tn the cent, you
will notice. Part Of tbs is what Father
IL mic kcr booker had against him before
he gathered in the other boroughs. IL
dates back, "A lot Of II. to ante-bellum
days.
: Then when he acquired the city Of
Brooklyn and took in Staten Island
hn Of 10
he saddled himself with their debts,
| like the generous old soul he is AS he
reached out for villages in Queens he
The sun., 1916-11-05
Stacked in single pile of soo the money needed to
pay Knckerbockes yearly bills would overtop the
Woolworth Buildings hagpoe

been given the department this sum Is
not wasted II dollars worth.
The Department of Water, Gas and
Electricity needs S6,052 600 for next
year Charities will take up Si.3jl0O0,
The Street Cleaning Department has
had $1,1il 900 set aside for II. the
Health Department s3.3S5,000 and the
Department of Correction sl,536,OOu.
Add to this the hospitals for several
millions. the Docks and Ferries De
partment. the Law Department. the
Park Board, the civil Service Board,
the courts, the National Guard, the
Tenement House Department, the
needs for the various borough offices,
the institutional requirements, and you
may gain an idea of tho heavy cost of
operating city Ike New York.
The sun., 1916-11-05

IL may hp well to inter lctt hero
now tina, automobiles have been spoken
uf-that If New York we're to spend
it's $all ,OOo. 900 in gasolene II would
supply lust enough fu,l To Operate for
"A year all the motor ears in the l'nitcd
States. The last total Of automobiles
was a fraction over . OOO. .OO0. and the
annual consumption Of gasoiene for
these is estimated at 1 OOO 600 600 GAL
Ions.
To return TO the military uses of
money. ON October "a bids were COM
sidered for the building of four bat
tleships of the first class and twenty
destroyers, To hc added to- the United
States navy. Tn. average bid Der bat
tleship was sll 600 OO0. and In, de-
s,royers were estimated To cost ST.
$50 600 each. All told. tho average b.d
for the who,o addition was So, .OOU. .oo0.
New York's budget. if cnntiscat.d hv
the Government. would build Il fleet of
three times that size. with a few more
destroyers thrown In for good measure.
Assuming hypothct;callv that Father
Knickerbocker. I'm n spasm of patrlnt-
ism. contributed al, of his n.xf wars
suendirg money Tn tho Goy.rnment ,o
I've ,s.d for military nurnosos !, ,vnrla
hui,d 900 Zcpu,lins W.r,. il ia ha ex-
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cor ,vn yc,rs This wn,,d ,ounlo,e
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The sun., 1916-11-05

We're il not for the debt that was
piled UP in his pruiiGatr days Father
kn!ckcrboCker to-day would be main
tanning this town at "A surprisingly low
figure. The debt alone is equal to that
OF the United States. If certificates and
Treasury stock are excluded. 1t ag-
grcgates more than the combined debts
of New York State, New Jersey and
hcnnsy sylvania. But debt. as economists
point out, is a demonstration of credit
ana credit is character
Until the preparedness wave caught
the country after the outbreak of the
European war this country spent less
on its army than New York spends in
Il year, The army budget for the COM
ing year is S36, ,6u0. 900, which is sl65,-
100000 more than the previous year.
The sun., 1916-11-05

single pic oc 500 bills and set against
the building the nagpolc Of the Wool
worths tower would be shut out OF
view.
The earth has a circumference OF
a4.S12 miles. Making a dollar bill belt
of the city budget. the equator would
be encirclcd for thrce-quarters of its
distance.
Dip into your pocket for 1915 and
take out your watch. With every tick
of your t!mepiece during the entire
year of 1917 that 1915 will have van
ished. That's what it takes to run
| New York And this brings us To more
than $500 n minute. so400 an hour.
! Now grasp this. II will cost for the
| operation of New York any single day
| In the year 1917 a trifie more than
s575 900.
That's money--and that's New York.
What OF ancient Babylon now?
II costs more for the upkeep of New
I
does for the annual education of the
| thousands Of young women in Hunter
College. Manhattan's normal school.
Compute for yourself the interest at
per cent. on a days maintenance.
| There are men in Wall Street. mil
| lionaires now who had less than that
when war brides began to dominate
! the stock market
Sounds staggering, doesn't II. that
daily figure? 1t suggests that almost
anything and everything might be OBJ
tained with money. New York gives
you just that-anything and every
thing. Here are some of the privileges
of living in New York, privileges that
could not be assured for a dollar
less, the budget makers declare:
| Asleep or awake there is police
force constantly guarding you and
your property. Your homes are
protected against fire peril by the
best men and the best frefight-
ing appliances in the country. Dis
ease, pestience and minor Ill health
are warded off through constantly
vig!lant Health Department and street
cleaning force. Your children have
the free advantage Of highly paid In
struction in luxurious school build
ings.
Water flows into your homes from
the distant reservoirs. Parks that
represent the last word in landscape
architecture are laid out for the de-
light Of your eye and the refreshment
OF your body Should you fall Ill
there are hospitals Were want to
seize YOU the city's charity Is yours.
Father Knlckerbocker will find you a
job.
Does your mind crave greater devel-
opment there are lecture courses.
night schools and the Public Library.
All that IL art Is set before you in the
Metropolitan Museum. The world OF
flowers and animal life Is put at your
DISPOSAL through the geological parks
the Aquarium and the botanical gar
dens. There are roads and ferries and
BRIDGES for your feet. your carriage or
your motor car.
These are only few OF the things
II means to be New Yorker. Pretty
good return on your money, what?
You are paying for 1t In a hundred
, different ways. You indulge Father
Knickerbocker without stint and like
, true aristocrat he gives you the bes'
. that money can buy. what the rsres'
The sun., 1916-11-05

N
MI bought from the Indians for
L $24 worth OF trinkets. II
will cost s21l.1l5,0l5 for the city's up
keep in 1917.
Father knickerbocker was granted
this spending money last "Wednesday
morning. Never in New York's his
tory. nor In that Of any other munic-
ipa!ity. has such a tremendous outlay
been required Yet the total represents
economy. bespeaks efficiency. as city
experts know 1t nowadays. The budget
makers say 1t represents cost pairing
to a degree almost unsafe.
Not a cent less would be sufficient
for tho health. safety. comfort and
happiness OF Pa Knickerbocker's five
and half million children. they as
sert. And only 315 square miles are
comprised within the city limits.
I, Is a wonderful document. the city
Knickerbocker. 1t Is a curb on his
naturally luxurious habits. Within 1t
is set forth what he Is to pay to his
policemen. to his fremen and TO his
army Of civil servants.
To the cent II Is designated how the
entire S211 100000 Is to be expended.
So much for protection. the budget
says, so much for sanitation. so much
for recreation. SO much for physical
comforts. so much for the enjoyments
that come to the mind. 1t would be
less, the budget makers tell. were 1t
not for the wild oats that Pa Knick-
erbocker sowed in his youth.
This condemnation is contained in
the debt service item. the largest in
the budget. It Is stipulated that $685.
I+456s95 shall be paid out on account
Of the debt that the old Dutch daddy
rolled up. This total debt is N,475.-
572596.3s.
A good part of this debt dates back
to the days when Father Knicker-
booker was a roisterer and a waster,
TO the days when he ran around with
the sons OF that famous chief OF the
Delaware Indians, Tammany. Won
derful times those for Pa Knicker-
booker, when his friends not only gave
Tim all the money he could spend
but helped him to spend 1t. 1t is be-
cause Of those times that the budget
OF last week was such a close listed
document.
The aggregate amounts to a fifth ol
billion dollars. 1t Is hard for the
mind to grapple with money in that
magnitude. Perhaps reducing the
sum 10 physical terms would help to
understand il.
II comes to few people to see a bill
OF $1,000 denomination. Picture a room
hve feet square. Pack that closely
with $1,000 bills, new and crisp-olt
ones would overflow to double the di'
menslons. That represents the money
put at the disposal Of Father Knicker'
booker.
Take an expert teller from the Ma
Conal City Bank and set him to wori
counting this money. He would com'
away eyesore and exhausted at the enc
OF twelve hours. II he applied him
SELF to the Job with his usual careful
ness. counted back, tailed and bount
the money he would use up more thar
day.
Many times you have gazed at tn
woolworth Building and marvelled a
!t~ height. II the money the city
to expend In 1917 were stacked up In I
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
COURT OF APPEAL
 JUDGES ARE BUSY
Three Are Candidates for Reelection. Tribunal Has Had Rather
 Stormy Career

Montgomery, February, 6.-(Special)1 Still waters run deep is an expression which might aptly be used in referring to the efforts of Presiding Judge John Pel- ham, Judge E. Perry Thomas and Judge J. E. Brown to be retained in office as judges of the Alabama court of appeals
 The terms of office of all three of these judges will expire next January, and all are candidates for nomination for another term on the bench.
 One of the candidates, Judge John Ter ham, has been with the court ever since it's establishment in 1911. and although he has several times since been rendered a seat on the supreme court bench, he has always declined the honor in order to remain with the new tribunal and to assist in giving it high place Tn the judiciary of the state. In the opinion of his friends, he has succeeded to a note worthy extent, and they declare the cleo torate of the state will express at the polls their desire that he be retained in office
 Judge Thomas and Judge Brown are lContinued on page Twol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
Had Not Thought Danger of European Complications
 Was So Acute
DO NOT THINK HE WAS
 TALKING FOR EFFECT
Preparedness Prospects in Congress Frightened by Presidents Tour, But Difficulties Remain as Lawmak-
 CTS Are Badly Divided on Plans

Washington. February 5.-(Special) Congress is dased by the revelations of the President. t.-... @5
 This is the prime effect of the chief executives oratorical junket. What the subsequent effect will be is, of course, problematical . ,.
 In the beginning, despite constant ru- mors of war, no one thought that danger of international conflict was really immi- r ent And yet the President, after hav- ing consistently advised silence. after having stressed the necessity of newspa- per cooperation with the department of state in driving fear from the American bosom, has himself unmasked the de- mon and let slip to all practical effects the iron dogs of war.
 The President says that there is prob ability of an gigantic struggle be- tween the United States and an array of formidable world powers-not tomorrow, but today. .'}.,t
 Therefore, Congress reveling long in the lap of peace is dazed.
 WILSON'S OMINOUS CANDOR
 All doubt has been removed as to the
 tContlnued on Page Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
TARIFF BOARD BILL
 ID BE READY SOON Will Be Introduced in House
 in Week and Pressed for Carriage

Washington, February 5.-Democratic leaders expect to have the administra- tion bills for creation of tariff com mission and repeal of the free sugar clause of the Underwood tariff before the House before the end of next week and to press them for early passage. Chairman Kitchin announced today tha the ways and means committee would meet Wednesday or Thursday to draft reports on the two measures-and tha the sugar bill, which would be taken up first, probably would be considered at a democratic caucus within the week. He thought it could be passed by February 20.
 Some democrats on the committee are said to favor deferring action on the tariff commission and sugar bills until party leaders have worked out defi- mite revenue programme.
 As sugar would go on the free list May unless the repeal is passed, how ever. separate action on. that bill at least probably will be recommended. About $40,00O,0O0 is derived from the sugar tariff annually.
 Representative Hills bill for a pro- tective tariff on dyestuffs will be dis cussed at a conference bteween Presi- dent Wilson and Chairman Kitchin some time next week and it is understood they may SC over the entire revenue situation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
NOT VERYANX|OUSTO TEST ALABAMA COAL
Government Wants Alabama Operators to Furnish Coal
 and Pay Expenses

Washington, February 5.-(Special) The government does not appear very anxious to test Alabama coal to the end that the product of that southern state may be acceptable for the pur- poses of the navy.
 The navy department informed Sena- tor Underwood this afternoon that the test would be made if certain provis- ions were met
 In the first place, the corporations owning the coal must turn over to the government without cost 25 tons, and deliver it at an eastern port. And then the corporation must pay the expenses of the test, amounting to $35O.
 Senator Underwood secured the in- formation for Morris w. Bush of Bir- mingham. who Is apparently anxious that his coal be tested along with other Alabama samples Henry DeBardeleben n and Morris Fies of the Empire and Sip sey companies have an engagement with the paymaster of the navy, Mo- Gowan, February II, in which Alabama coal will be discussed as future driv- ing force for the big ships of the navy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-06
.APPAM MAIL IS SENT
 ID ITS DESTINATION
Bombs Aboard Liner Not a Menace to Shipping, Says
 Lieutenant Berg

Newport News, Va, February g. One hundred and fifty-three bags of first class mail from the prize ship Appam were forwarded today to Wash ington, for shipment to England and France All the mail is from Africa Parcel post carried by the Appam will remain aboard the steamer, customs officials said, until the status of the steamer is determined by Washing ton. M
 ' Lieutenant Berg today asked for 200 tons of coal for port uses and indicated that he wished to tie the Appam up at 8 pier until the state department renders it's decision. Both requests were referred to Washington. Lieutenant Berg has assured the port authorities that bombs aboard the Appam are not "a menace to navigation.
 Mild cases of malaria have developed among the seven Germans who were military prisoners of the English.
 The three women, wives of three of the Germans who were civil prison CTS of the English, today were per mitted by the collector of customs to come ashore to purchase clothing. The women. said their clothing was too light for the climate.