The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-05-27
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nISner cost or petroleum Dy-prO- ducts used in dredging is going to reduce the profits of operations Oh many machines. Therc is said to
 be an ehort made to install cen- tral electric plant to solve the fuel problem. The Wild Goose Go. is to install plant at 15 Ophir using its splendid water supply in the Par gon ditch which can provide almost in the dryest season unlimited power. Kougarok plans also in volve power station of hydro electric nature, but around Nome so far none has been suggested. Attention is called to the very dangerous condition of the foot bridge across Snake river which now constitutes a trap for human life. One end is suspended merely
 by stringer held in place by an anchor line and the likelihood o1 this giving way under some luckless pedestrian almost amounts to certainty. Considerable travel to and fro goes on over this bridge but it may be that because the city has cut off tho Sanspit from the mu- nicipality it finds no duty to pro- vide proper foot way over the river. Therefore it might appear proper for the Road Commission to attend to 1t, although until the bill author izing the demunicipalization of tho Sandspit passes Congress, the city is still responsible for providing ie with civic conveniences and it Is still an integral part of Nome city.
 At the Dream tonight, a complete | change of programme. Commencing | with an s. x A. topIiner entitled Whatsoever A Woman Soweth, in two parts, also a thrilling subject titled Our Neighbours, and an up to the minute firing line comedy, The kind that mixes well called | Whiffles. A good show, don't miss it. Sunday night The Rooster. Nine tenths of mile of film, five thou sand feet of classified pictures. The all star products of the best studios in America headed with the very | latest craze in the picture world. Col. Heeza Liar in the Pathe Week. ly. Two scream comedies and dramatic sensation titled The House | Of Discord ends the bill. Grand | Matinee Sunday afternoon 2.3U sharp featuring The Gamblers. Reels. By request.
 Local democrats manifest the | greatest anxiety to learn the results of the Juneau convention but the | dispatches have been seriously de- layed en route owing to tho naval wireless being worked beyond it's | capacity with the rush of work. The Industrial Worker received one message yesterday dated May 23. The interest taken by democrats ia due mainly to the fact that some | local men are possible nominees for office, one report having 1t that Frank A. Aldrich would get the mo- imitation for delegate. This how ever it appears had no other found- ation than the desire to operate a joke on some of the democratic IT. vals of the worthy Aldrich. It was the general belief that Geo. B. Grigsby would be nominated TOT Attorney General and that Sulzef would be named as delegate. Cobo, the present incumbent of the office of territorial legal adviser is also understood to be candidate. Cheney who is national committee man land also attorney for the fisheries and legal partner or as- sistant of Shackleford the repuoh- can boss) is being opposed by man named Donahue of Valdez and 1t is said to be almost certain that Donahue will receive the support oi the Second, Third and Fourth Divi- sions for the position of National Committeeman. Local unterrihed manifest a disposition to assist Tn the removal of Cheney who is con sidered to be too active in the in- terests of the greater corporations and hence detrimental to the inter- ests of the party.
 The Lid is off, but you will not be gambling if you take advantage of that fact. Bring real money with you as chips don't go. From now on till the time of stock taking you can get two for one at Darling Q naoua You can buy pick