The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-08-29

 as their headliner a two part Key stone Comedy "Ambrose's Sour Grapes. Besides this laugh-maker a thrilling two part western drama "The Revenue Collectors Deputy and Late Pathe News will be on the bill. The Pathe News will be shown more frequently at the Dream owinb to persistent request by many patrons.
 In the absence of Mayor Blake who is out of town on professional business, Councilman Burgh who is rusticating in the wilds of Pilgrim river and Thompson who is sojourn- ing in the woods of Council City, no business could be transacted at the regular meeting of the Council last night.
 The four attending Councilmen chose w. Rose to act as chairman pro tempore and he filled the eXalt- ed position to the satisfaction of all
 A communication was read from the Chamber of Commerce stating that inasmuch as the new survey Of the projected Snake river harbor is being ordered, the city ought to show it's faith in the project by as suming some Of the expenses of the work
 A motion was made, seconded and carried that a committee be appoint ed to act in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce and the gov ernment engineer to devise ways and means. Poteet, Rose and MAI lister were appointed as such com mittee and were instructed to meet with MT. Polet and engineer Car penter next Wednesday at 8 D. m. | in the City Hall.
 The chairman gave notice of an- other meeting to be held next Thursday at eight o'clock to trans act the regular business which went by default owing to the inattendance of the various officials.
 With the pumping plant project still in the air comment was gen eral throughout the city last nght on the indifference real or feigned upon the part of the absentee alder men who fail to give any attention to the urgent matters coming up. It was freely stated that it was an extraordinary thing that Mayor Blake who was elected upon the municipal pumping plant scheme should absent himself from such an important meeting. But "who fights and runs away lives to fight another day, said one of the indignant aldermen who was not absent, at the conclusion of the meeting. A Mongolian gentleman named Wong Lee whose career is devoted | to the culinary art and who prac- tised his profession on board the Great Bear up to the time of the wreck, yesterday morning at very early hour rose from his slumbers and went across to the police sta | tion to tell Officer Bond that during | his sojourn in the land of Nor pheus some person or persons with larcenious instincts did abstract from his person the sum of fifty dollars and also gold watch of great value. All the law and order | instincts of officer Bond were aroused on the spot and he pro ceeded to the Sheldon Hotel where Wong Lee alleged the theft had been committed. Wong Lee and the rest of the shipwrecked mariners from the Great Bear were domicilea in a section of the Hotel and susp,' cion fastened upon the members of the crew who all slept peacefully. A search was made but without ":fcct. Bond then bethought him that he would interview Captain Lane who would be well aware if any of his crew were addicted to obstructive propensities of the nature complain ed of by MT. Wong Lee. But Louis told Bond to forget it. Wong, it appears has periodical habit of getting robbed of fifty dollars and had the same story to tell the Seat tie authorities when ashore there. It is part of the luxury of this go- ashore trip of the Chinese cook. So Bond forgot it, after turning it over to the Marsha's Office for further investigation if they had a mind so inclined. Captain Lane banks on | L