The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-05
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
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NOTICE.

The Annual Election of Officers of the Nome-Seward Peninsula Chamber of Commerce will be held next Wednesday Evening, Acgust 9th, 1916, at the Pioneer Hall, at S:30 P. NJ. All Members are re- quested to be present.
 A. POLET, President.
 Aug. 5S
 Under the efficient supervision of Charles Jones, the Bessie road has received a thorough overhaul ing and is now in splendid condi tion. A large number of men have been employed and the road has been gravelled and surfaced as far as Connolly's camp on Dexter di- vide. At present the road crew is working on the approaches to the Snake river bridge.
 Dan Jones, the Road Commits sioner of this district left for St. Michaels yesterday afternoon on the Umatilla. Before going he was interrogated as to the differences of opinion which have arisen as to the utility of the work being aone in the Kougarok. It appears that the Chamber of Commerce wants the money spent in tho construc- tion of a trunk line connecting a number of points in the Kougarok with Taylor creek, whereas the road commission is constructing the line as required by the maximum of freight hauling from Davisons land ing.
 The mosquito fleet ir the road ste"i is delayed owing to the south easter that came up yesterday. The RaG, has still to finish taking On It's load of supplies for the Koyuk, and both the Arctic and Silver Wave are awaiting to load up for Kotzebue. The Arctic expects if weather con ditions improve to begin loading at ten o'clock this morning and get away at about one o'clock for north ern points. The Silver Wave is also ready to load up and sail away for the north with mail as soon as it's freight and passenger can be placed on board.
 One of the greatest labor dramas ever produced "The Absentee, will be presented at the Dream tonight and Sunday afternoon matinee. Robert Edeson as Power in this great production, does the best act ing of his entire career. It deals with a thrilling labor strike and it's awful results. Just as the mi litia are about ready to fire "The Absentee" the owner of the steel mills returns. On Sunday night Pearl White and George Frobert the famous comedian will star in the great comedy romance "The Kings Game. This is one of the best the Dream ever presented.
 
 Last night in A. B. Hall before a fair-sized audience, which would undoubtedly have been larger but for the indictment weather, Mrs. Cor nelia Hatcher delivered an able and interesting lecture on the subject of prohibition. Mrs. Hatcher is brilliant and accomplished speaker, witty as well as clever, and hand les the subject in a manner show ing that she has had much actual experience "On the prohibition fir ing line'' She spoke of the fight for prohibition in the state of Washington and the propaganda work being carried on in Alaska and predicted a nationwide prohi- bition law for the United States in 1920. The only organized opposi- tion is the Liquor and Brewers As sociation which has subsidized many papers and is circulating misstate ments. She cited the prosperity of Kansas which has been dry the past 35 years and also the vast improve ment in business in Seattle since the state went dry. One by one she brought up the arguments used against prohibition and showed where they had no foundation in fact. We regret that space forbids us going more into details.
 THIS WEEK ONLY.
 Eight bars of LennOx Soap for 25c. At Holt's. Bring the cash take the soap.