The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-04-06
NEWS ITEMS
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There will be a meeting of the chairmenSof the different committees of the Chamber of Commerce today at eight o'clock p. n. in Dr. Must ards. office for the purpose of arr ranging details for Boosters day. The outside mail arrived last night at p. m. There was some first class in the batch.
 Sam Torkelsen who arrived in town Tuesday says the trails are very heavy.
 Postmaster Bakke received the bonds for the aerial mail contracts which will be called for in May These provide for aeroplane mail ruotes over Alaska The Industrial Worker also received a copy of these proposals.
 See Johnson and Began in their latest creation from China Town, at the Kennel Club Cabaret, Saturday.
 The mail yesterday brought copies of H. R. 1d75S introduced by Judge Wickersham making appropriation for the construction of jetty ana improvement, Nome Harbor $100,- 900 is the amount asked for.
 A man named Arthur Mellish who fell down at the corner of Hunter Way and End St. is now resting in the Holy Cross Hospital with a broken leg. Dr. Mustard has charge of the patient.
 Don't forget your SPRING TONIC Flowers of Surphur, Sassafrass Bark Mexican Sarsaparilly, Caccara Bark.
 LOMENS DRUG STORE.
 Ira Ranke received wire yester- day from Seattle conveying tho sad news that his mother Mrs. Margaret Ranke had died. The deceased lady who lived in Nome about six years ago visiting Mr Ranke was about S2 years of age.
 The following is the election re- suit. Mayor A. G. Blake. Council men in the order named A. D. Poteet, w. J. Rose, Charles l.. Ross, Henry Burgh, Charles Thompson, James F. M'Allister. City Clerk E. Grimm, City Treasurer Phil Murphy, City Attorney Hugh O'Neill, Pres. School Board l.. R. Morris.
 See the Worlds Champion Bag Puncher. He will be at the Kennel Club Cabaret SATURDAY..
 See Hilda Schlitzenberg and Lady Dontcherno in "England vs. Gcr- many" at the Kennel Club Cabaret. SATURDAY.
 Yesterday morning when court convened Judge Tucker fined Geo. B. Grigsby $25 for contempt in ad- vising his clients A. Hanson and Chas Mason not to answer certain questions relative to an investiga- tion being made as to certain gamb- ling cases in which they were called as witnesses.
 Hanson and Mason refused to an swer certain questions of the grand jury and were instructed in court to do so. Grigsby who is counsel for the witnesses thereupon stated that he would direct his clients not to answer the questions, on the ground of their tending to incriminate them. Quoting from the record Grigsby then and there in open court and in loud voice and in the hearing and in the immediate presence Of the court, court officials, grand jury and all other persons in said court room advise, say to and direct said Chas Mason and A. Hanson not to answer said questions which the court had ordered said Chas Mason and A. Hanson to answer. Grigsby was denied stay of execution until two o'clock. He also protested to the court that he had not directed the witnesses Hanson and Mason to refuse to answer the questions, but in addressing the court ne had stated that it would be his duty to warn them that they should not an- swer the questions.
 Mason and Hanson it appears re- fused to answer the questions after being instructed by the judge, and thov ora pow defendants in con-