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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17
ALASKA NOTES

in a cabin on Twenty-three pup, Gold Run, for a long time. No one of the district remembers having seen him since December Io. He had been talking of going to Stewart Crossing, to visit man there at the road house, and possibly of going to Eureka creek. The police and others have inquired at the var ious points, and have found no trace of Timm. His friends at Granville believe he must have perished in the snow somewhere near the mouth of Gold Run or Granville on his way home.-- Dawson News.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17

The Family Paper is the Nome Daiiy Nrsget.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Government Clerks Are Tied.

With the government clerks. if, any
number OF them were to agree among
themselves 10 resign, as the author of
this rider kindly suggests and if those
resignation Were in sucn numbers and
from such places Of employment as to
block the wheels of the government
machinery. or impair the orderly con-
duct of its business. they could be tried
for conspiracy against the government
and punished for their act. In fact
quite recently. mum Der of letter car
riers in the state of Vest Virginia. dis
satisfied with some action OF their SUI
perior officers. res! Snrd in = body and
it was held that they Mere guilty Of
conspiracy III having conspIred to up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
NORTH CAROLINA G. o. P.
SCORES FOREIGN POLICY
Delegates Nominated to National
Convention. and Democratic Adj
m;nistration Is Criticised.

RALEIGH. y c.. March e-Repre-
Asheville. J. S. Lewis of Randleman
and w. S. OBJ. Robinson of Goldsboro
were nominated as delegates to the ma
tional convention by the republican
state convention here last night. The
delegation will go to Chicago unin-
structed.
AS regards national questions the
platform adopted by reclamation urged
return to protection. "prepa redness
for peace" an honest" civil service
s1riction of immi grafton and the up
holding of the rights of American citi-
zens abroad.
The platform denounced the weak
and vaciliating' policy of the admin
istration as regards the upholding of
the rights of Americans in Mexico and
in Europe. and declared that "Amcri
can prestige has been lowered all over
the globe
The convention elected J. NJ. More
head of Charlotte as national commit
teeman. The defeat for reelection of
f. c. Duncan of Raleigh was regarded
as marking the passing of the older
party leaders in the state. and the
pla cling of the future destinies of the
party into the hands of the younger
element. The fight against Duncan was
led by former United States Senator
Marion Butler. a widely known adj
herent of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
EIGHT HOURS TOO LONG
FOR CLERKS, He SAYS
Former Government Employe Insists
the Work Is firing and
Monotonous.

To the Editor of The star
I am an eX-department clerk and left
the service years ago because my
health broke down completely from the
monotonous and nerve-killing work
and poor pay I was started at S12O
and reached $500 after three years of
hard work I then resigned. Quoting
from Mr.. Bcrland's remarks in Mon
days Star. he estimates that S4OOOOoO
annually could be saved by the enact
ment of his rider. lie asks. Can Con-
Sress defend the placing OF taxes upon
the farmers and business men of the
land to furnish sratuities for priv
LEGGED classes" They did so once when
they raised their own salaries almost
without a dissenting vote from $4,000
to $1,000. and is now being paid for
yearly by these poor farmers and bust
ness men that Mr.. Borland is so sorry
for. The amount is about s1.350.000
year. The 20-cent mileage each con-
gresham draws for coming and going
to this CITY and his home is just u
cents mile more than he spends. and
it Will average about 500 miles to
each congressman. Docs this come
from the poor farmers and business
men? Yes. the neat little sum of
S1S.300. DO they do any work for this
money Or shall we call it one of
their numerous perquisites? MIR. Bor-
land says. quoting from The Star: The
trouble with the contention of the
clerks is that they want to make the
government their servant" Isn't he
doing the same thing He continues:
The department now closes SO soon
that many men who come here to do
business with the department have to
stay here two days because when thes'
arrive at the department they find the
clerks have slammed their desks and
gone home. Often even congressman
have to wait, hat in hand, until some
clerk gets ready to wait on them in
one of the departments
Everybody who comes to Washing
ton on business knows that the depart
ments close at f:30 pm. except when
the clerks are digging into old docu-
ments for some congressman. May l
ask. should clerk be kept in waiting,
say an hour after closing time. to help
poor Nj. G. find what he wants?
Listen to this. | quote from The Star:
This is a lingering remnant of the old
political system before the civil service
came into existence. when clerks were
appointed by political influence and
governed by favoritism. AT one time
in the dim past clerks in Washington
worked only six hours day" That |
have been told is true, and also they
got the exact salaries they are now
cents dozen. Chickens were never
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Government Clerks
Take Notice

The attempt being made in Congress to add
a hour of work. without additional co:npen-
sation, to your work day, is being vigorously
opposed By the STENoiRAPHERs. TYPE
WRITERS. BOoKKEEPERS AND ASSIST
ANTS ASSOCIATION. No. l177s; Of THE
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Our Executive Officers have already asked
assistance Of the TWO MILLION organized
workers of the A. f. Of L., and especially
Of those Organizations in Representative
Boriand's home city-Kans1s City.
The only effective way to protect your
rights and your working conditions is By
means OF ORGANIZATION. Post Office
clerks have sound this SO; rural delivery
carriers have found this All bodies OF
workers have found il SO.
oNE CLERK IS HELPLESS A THOU
SAND ORGANIZED CLERKS IRE POWER
Full: N UNION These IS STRENGTH.
IF SCHOOL TEACHERS WRITERS AND
COLLEGE PROFESSORS FIND IT OF AID
VANTAGE TO FORM UNIONS. WHY
DON'T THE GOVERNMENT CLERKS
WAKE UP!
write to HESTER B. TRITIPoE. secre-
tarv. McGil! Building. to J. E. GILES,
President. ouray Building. for information
and applica ton blanks to join the Organized
Office Norisers of the District Of Columbia.
YOUR NAME WILL NOT BE DIVULGED.
ACT QUICKLY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02

more than Is or 20 cents apiece (not
pound. as now. and all eatables at
ohe-thlrd of the present prices and rent
was about one half. Then it was diff
ton, and the twenty-cent mileage had
some sense in 1t, but now cents
mile is the maximum rate on railroads
and steamers
Quoting from The Star: I'm his speech
MI. borland declared further that the
shorter day was an inconvenience to
business men who come to Washing
ton 10 transact business with the de-
partments. If they cannot finish their
business by the middle of the after
noon, ne said. they must return to their
motel ana stay over for another day to
await the convenience of the govern
ment clerks To talk of inhumanty
ana oppression in requiring govern
ment clerks to work during the usual
business hours of the day is folly and
nonsense 1t is not more foolish and
nonsens1cal than the eight hour rider
ne put on the appropriation bill. 1t
passed the committee like a cat walk
ing over velvet carpet in the dark.
Mr.. Borland should not be greatly sur
prised at getting anonymous letters. as
out or the fullness of the heart the
mouth speaketh," or writeth what it
dare not sign. He says. 81 don't see
them away How does he know what
these letters contain if he doesn't read
them. and how does he know they are
written by department clerks: i am
not one.
1T would be a jolly good thing il
every congressman were forced to work
eiSht hours a day for every working
DAY IN the year. They would then I'M
derstand what department clerk has
to go through with Where has the
gentleman been, To- these many years?
| have seen in our papers and have
heard from speakers lips urgent APP
peals for siN-hour days work, espe-
cially the grinding. gripping monoto-
nous work of the depa rtment clerk AS
! SAID before. | am not department
clerk. but | have very dear and init
mate friend who is, and am told of the
great injustice shown the many bright.
energetic. painstaking clerks when
they see promoted over them inferior
favorites who are in the good graces
OF the room or division chief If Mr.
Borland Will devote his time and atten-
ton TO correcting the injustice and
wrong that is being done in the differ
ent departments of the government he
will earn and receive their devoted
love and respect to degree equal to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Unlike Conditions Back Home.

Going into local phases of the
proposition your committee does not
share an indiscreet and unjust opinion,
frequently expressed. that legislation
by Congress, upon matters directly con-
corning the District of Columbia, is
prompted by any i'll feeling. prejudice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02

bends in a river to allow a straight
away flow of water al flood time vas
explained to the House committee on
flood control yesterday by its inventor.
John BRYAN of Yellow Springs. Ohio. lie
is a second cousin of William Jennings
Bryan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02

the suspicion and dislike that most of
the clerks now feel for him. coupled
with the same feeling by every bust
ness man and concern in the city of
Washington. r. l.. MILLER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02

George f. Faust was almost instantly
killed at Baltimore when struck by ar
elevator in d business building, when
he opened a window in door of the
elevator shaft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Tells of Method of Flood Prevention.

What is described as a new method
of flood prevention to be accomplished
by the construction of shallow. grad
uated. diversion canals" to connect the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02

or wanton neglect of the interests of
the District, but rather by a lack of
information on the part of members of
Congress as to the real local conditions
peculiar to the District of Columbia
and wholly unlike conditions prevail
ing back home" where they came from
IN their congressional districts or in
their states. In this connection it
would seem that the author of this
rider would have considered our local
conditions before suggesting. as he did.
in his letter to a prominent labor lead
er, that the principal opposition to his
rider comes from selfish local interests
in Washington.
That means that the opposition
comes from the business men and the
merchants of the city of Washington
other. with the 10000 government
clerks in the District of Columbia.
lour committee feels that such OPP
position to the rider as comes from
simply an expression of enlightened
Excuse for resentment
because OF the opposition of the bust
ness men of Washington can only be
round IN the fact that in the states
from which the members of Congress
come the federal and state government
employees constitute. numerically an
almost negligible por-
non OF the community. whereas in
" aShInSton 10000 government clerks
with their families and those de-
pendent upon them. make up the major
source of revenue for the support and
of the city OF Washington
ana the District of Columbia. Even in
large cities like New York Chicago
ana Philadelphia the federal employees,
exclusive of the postal service, are
limited to United States marshaIs and
their deputies. collectors of internal
revenue and their deputies. collectors
OF customs and their deputies, and
! hited states district attorneys. with |
their limited Office force of e,,nloyes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-02
Few Employees Outside District.

In any one of those large cities the
aggregate number of federal employees
Is so small as would make the BUSH
ness community appear ridiculous if
1t should ask for or object to lecisla-
ton which would widen or curtail the
privileges of those employees in the
matter OF observing the business hours
OF the community. either for their own
convenience or i'll justice to the Der-
sons conducting business ENTERPRISES.
rs matter of fact, however, no such
inconvenience is experienced nv fed
erai employees in the cities or in the
states outside Of the District of Co
lumbia.
mere is no law upon the statute
poohS "hlch requires United States
nafshaiS. district attorneys and col
iectorS to work their clerks eight
hours. and there is no hard and ia st
consecutive desk work required of the
e,npioNes IN those communities: they
e,hcientiy perform the duties at hand
az such tunes and in such a way as the
mead of the particular office directs.
Whether II be two hours or twelve
hours required in the performance of
those duties In the federal offices and
bureaus outside of the District of Co
iumbia the hours of work are fiyed
either by regulation from the head of
the department in Washington or by
local custom in the respective commu-
mites. or by the head of the office in
me several cues or states throughout
the country, and in every such instance
Saturday half holidays and many local
holidays are observed
Your committee further suggests the
unfairness of the proposed legislation
in view of the fact that the government
clerks in the District of Columbia are
practically helpless-that is, they have
no vote and they have no representa-
tive in Congress. and more particularly.
IN TINS connection, they have 10 oppor-
tun!ty for effective protest such as is
always open to the members of labor
organizations who are not employed
by the federal government and who can
at all times refuse to work unless
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
EXPLORER LOSES LIFE WHEN HIS
 HOME BURNS

LONDON, Feb. 1. -- Sir Clements Robert Markham, president of the Royal Geographical Society, was burned to death in his home in this city today. Markham was SC years old, and early in life entered the navy, accompanying the Franklin Search Expedition in 1850, and then retiring to private life. He devoted consider able of his after life to travel in Peru, India and Ceylon, and was the first to attempt to plant cinchona in India. From 1863 to 1893 he was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, and served as president since the latter date. Many of his more works on travel were trans lated into German.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
LETTERS FUR FAMILIES
 WAR HEROES

BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 1.-There Is one small postage stamp, with a black border and the single word, decade" (dead), which represents a greater tragedy than any battle in the present war. It is the stamp used by the International Mail Service, conducted by the Swiss government, between the prisoners of war of all nations and their families, on letters directed to soldiers who have fallen at the front or died in hospital.
 A large table is piled high with these letters, each bearing the fatal stamp decade" This is but one mail, and each days mail piles the tables again. They are to families in England, Germany, France, Turkey, Austria, Japan-the entire range of fighting countries - for Switzerland has taken over the entire work of ad- ministering this mail service between families and their men at the front.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
LONDON GUARDS AGAINST AIR
 BOMBS

LONDON, Feb. l. - The police to- day issued several orders to the in habitants of this city, intended to make it more difficult for the Zep- pelins to direct their bombs when they raided London. One of the new regulations torbids the ringing of the chimes in churches, and all clocks which strike the hour have been or dered to have their clappers removed. The prohibitions are only applicable at night, as the zeppelins do not raid in the daytime. Last night several Zeppelins sailed over the eastland and midland counties, and many bombs were dropped, most of them landing in open fields, and no particular dam age being done.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
PRESIDENT HITS STRAIGHT AT
 OPPOSITION

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 1. - President Wilson's special train arrived in this city this morning, coming from Chi cago. where he addressed a big meet ing yesterday. The President spoke here later in the day, and in the course of his speech threw down the gauntlet to those who were opposing the administration plans for in creased national defence. He took issue with these people who are clam bring that the cry for preparedness is being fostered solely by the makers and manufacturers Of arms. Wilson denied that the movement was a sel- fish one, being engineered solely for the profits to be obtained therefrom. a1 q in support of this came out zquarely and said that he favored the government manufacture of muni- tions. The President received the same enthusiastic reception here that has has in the other cities where he has spoken, and at the close of his address received a great ovation.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
FRENCH UNABLE. RETAKE LOST
 TRENCHES

BERLIN, Feb. 2. The war office issued an official bulletin today re- citing fresh attempts by the French forces to regain the trenches lost Sat. urday and Sunday in the region east of Neuville. The bulletin states that despite the desperate efforts of the enemy to retake the lost positions their efforts have been in vain, re- sulting in heavy losses for the at tacking troops. All of the French as sauIts have been repulsed, as the Ger mans have completely consolidated the gains they made and are now firmly entrenched.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
RUSSIANS TRAP 60,00O TURKISH
 TROOPS

PETROGRAD, Feb. 1. - It is re- ported that Field Marshal Non Der Goltz, the German commander in Turkey, is in the city of Erzerum, in the Caucasus. The Russian troops have the city surrounded, while in side the Turks have 6O,0OO troops, with only weeks provisions. The attack and advance of the Russians was so sudden and unexpected that the Turks in Erzerum had no chance to Fetreat to their second line of de- fence. The Russian Black sea fleet is supporting the operations of the land troops, while the right wing of the Russian army under Grand Duke Nicholas is marching on Trebizond.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
CONGRESSIONAL |MPERSONATOR
 GOES JAIL

WASHINGTON, Feb. l. The United States supreme court today confirmed the conviction of David La mar, who was tried in New York on the charge of impersonating con gressman over the telephone. This takes away the last chance that La mar had of avoiding serving his sen tence in jail. He will be confined in one of the federal penitentiarie La mar recently attracted pubic otice by being indicted with forme Con gressman Buchanan. of llli..ois, and former Attorney General Monett, of Ohio, on charge of conspiracy to blow up intuition plants in the United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
] JAPS ORGANIZE BIG COMPANY
 FOR CHINA

PEKIN, Feb. 1. - 1t has been an nounced that President Asano, of the Toyen Risen Kaisha. which operates steamers between San Francisco and the Orient, and President Watanabe, of the Watanabe Bank, in Yokohama, together with several other Japanese business men, have organized a realty company with a capitalization of one million five hundred thousand yen, to deal in land and buildings at Tsing Tau. This step is regarded as an in- dication that the Japanese have no intention of withdrawing from Tsing- Tau in the near future.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
60 PEOPLE DROWNED TIDAL WAVE

government announced today that serious floods were threatening the lower valley of the Ohio river, as well as the Mississippi valley from Cairo, Illinois, to the Gulf of Mexico. The rain has been incessant in this dis trict of late, and seems rather to be increasing in heayiness. The same condition is reported in the valley of the Arkansas river. Great numbers of men are busily engaged strengthen ing the levees. The inhabitants of the endangered regions are leaving their homes and seeking higher ground, taking such of their belongings with them as they are able to carry. Un- less the rains stop soon much dam age will ensue, and repetition of the floods which caused such trouble in Dayton few years ago is feared.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. - Alarm. ing reports sent out by the naval au- thorities at Charleston this morning concerning the safety of the sub marine Ks were set at rest today when Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, announced that the ship had been heard from, and that she was safe. The secretary said that the submersible was in no danger and was proceeding to Key West under her own steam, and undamaged. Ehe boat has been in the storm belt for the past two days, and the violence of the weather made it difficult for her to get in wireless communication with the shore stations.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
AUSTRALIA WILL SUPPLY ALLIES
 300,000 MEN

MELBOURNE, Australia, Feb. l. | One of the first official acts of the new prime minister of Australia, Will l liam M. Hughes, has been an an nouncement that fresh army will be furnished by the Commonwealth for the British and allied cause. and that this army will number 5O,000 men. This further contribution" said MT.
 Hughes, twill bring the total number of men supplied by Australia by next June to something like 100000 men. It is to be understood that the prin- ciple of voluntary enlistment is to be adhered to- No request had been made to the Commonwealth by the imperial government for more men. The offer is quite spontaneous. have not the slightest doubt that the ne cessary men will be forthcoming. These will form new units and are independent of the quota of $500 a month necessary for endorsements"
 A government appeal will be made by mail to every man in Australia within the military age group based on the recent war census-that is, single men from IS to A years.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
SUBMARINE K-5 WAS IN STORM
 BUT SAFE

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1. - Grave fears are being expressed by naval men here regarding the safety of the submarine Ks, which is sailing south to Key West from New York. Three other submarines and the monitor Tallahasse should be accompanying the Ks. Nothing has been heard from the boats since early Sunday morning, and as the submarine has a wireless outfit and her course should not take her far from shore, it is felt that she should have been reported long before this from some one of the numerous wireless stations along the coast.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
CAPTURE ENGLISH SHIP; PUT IN AMERICAN PORT

learned that the Appam had been held up and captured by a German submarine off the Canary Islands on January 15. The same submarine had sunk another British steamer a few hours before capturing the Appam. There are four hundred per sons on board the Appam, including passengers and the British crew of the vessel. There are many women among the passengers. The Appam sailed
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02

NEWPORT NEWS, Feb. 1. - A tremendous sensation was caused here today when vessel flying the Ger man man of war flag, steamed into Hampton Roads. The ship proved to be the British merchantmen Appam, which has been reported lost, South American liner of 7,8OO tons. She had on board a German prize crew of 22 men, under command of Lieutenant Berg, of the German navy. It was
The Cordova daily times., 1916-02-02
VILLA |S AGAIN CORNERED BY
 CARRANzA

CHIHUAHUA, Feb. l. - It is re- ported here that General Villa has met with another defeat from the Car, ranza forces. The latest rumor says that after a brisk fight he was driven from the Ficachos hills, and forced to take refuge in the Santa Clara canyon. Villa is now supposed to be surrounded by the federal troops at a place near Elvalle.