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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-28

BERLIN, March 27.-Great inter- est Is manifested in the Allied War Council now being held in Paris.
 It is believed that definite poli- cies will be adopted at the meeting which will soon make themselves known. No active offensive upon the part of the Allies Is anticipated. Berlin papers claim they cannot as- tempt 1t.
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HOUSTON, Tex, March 27.-Fire diminished the quantity of cotton on hand in local warehouses today by the sum of half a million dollars when one of the largest cotton stores in this city caught fire anl it's contents wholly consumed.
 The cotton was to be sent to
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LONDON. March 27.--A British destroyer encountered two mine layers and trawlers on the east side of the German island. After . short engagement the trawiers were sunk. The German crews were taken pri- soners. The destroyer lost two sea planes that were acting in concert with 1t.
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COUNTY CLUB BURNS
 SOME INMATES CREMATED

SAN ANTONIO, March 31.---rhe fashionable county club was de- stroyed. by Ire hero today and six inmates of the club lost their lives h the flames.
 TAs Ars started in ths. kitehea
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Verdun Objective Continuous German Offensive
SERIOUS FLOODS CAUSE
 BIG DAMAGE WISCONSIN,

MILWAUKEE,, March 27.-The great snow fall which had accumu- lated in various sections of the state and the late thaw together with
 phenomenally heavy rains have caused fearful floods throughout this state. Large sections of the state are under water, farms are
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A,RShIPS AND UNDER
 SEA BOATS ARE ACTIVE

LONDON, March 27.--American comment on the Sussex case Is being produced in papers here. It is not believed that any action will be taken by the United Eates.
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where . can of grease caught Ire and rot tho entire room in blass. The nre got such rapid control df tho building that there was no timS
 to move away personal effects ss cthee eupplisn. !.
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the representatives from the coast says that the Pacific coast is wholly unprepared for war.
 Anything in the line of job work at the Industrial Worker Ofiee. Satisfaction assured.
 Vow ts the time tO Suhsrrthe.
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NOrIOE TO PvBLIo.

O. aad after NarcA first . deposit ef ten cents per bottle will be re- FQaired ef all customers psrchasins milk st the local business houses. Money will be refunded upon re- tura sf bottles.
 coflSUMERS MILK e.
 ]. A. NghtAtli- GET THE NEWS RIGHT. READ THH wORKER.
 F~o = er6onne = rsmp 1aS Wens
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EL PASO, March 27.-The chase For Villa has again begun with the Uaited States cavalry trying to en- trap the Mexican bandit.
 COLUMBUS, March 27.-Reports from Mexico which arc however un- snlcial state that snipers are shoot ing at the truck drivers in the Am erican line of communications.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-03-28
BLAZE DESTROYS HALF
 MILLION DOLLARS COTTON

Galveston for shipment but the cause of the fire is complete mystery. It is said to have originated in the very heart of the warehouse ana there were several explosions.
 GIFT THE NEWS RIGHT. READ THE WORKER
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COPENHAGEN, March 27.--The neutral nations are interested in the
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CHEAP DOG FEED.-Good cooking salmon for 4c. ID at Murphy's. Always in the lead.
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Since Friday the Germans have made no advance although their ar tillery fire has been terrific.
 PARIS, March 27.-The Germans are now concentrating thcir heavy artillery upon verdun which their howitzers threaten to destroy.
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marooned and an immense amount of logs have been swept away into the lakes and will be a total loss.
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LONDON, March 27.-Today's fighting in the month old battle of
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ing and to dispatch all needed sup plies.
 Republican senators conferred on the Mexican situation today bu. took no srtion when the administration assured them that the border t.ocp, cm'. fsntl. the situation satisfac- torily.
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WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 27.- General Funston demanded more trucks to keep in touch with Persh-
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LONDON. March 27.---Seversl Ans- orleans were injured in the explosion on the Sussex but none have been lost. according to . bulletin issUea by the American embassy today.
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persons are missing who were on board the Sussex at the time of it's being attacked.
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Villa has received many volunteer recruits, but is hard pressed to arm and equip them. It Is likely that he and his officers will make them fight the Americans while he and his few friends escape to the mountain fast nesses.
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Finest Unalakaeee dog Salmon al DUFFY'S.. 2 cents delivered.
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fcial statement regarding of Mexican excesses
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Gap - salI..ss = - - -
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Vow is the time to Suhscribe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

had a branch. Both these institutions
are still in Dawson and they are buy
ing gold dust today
Not long ago the old building in
which the Canadian Bank of Commerce
had it's offices was burned to the
ground and one of the clerks asked
permission to work over the ground
as gold claim. He wanted the waste
from the assay office and also the dust
which had fallen on the floor from
time to time in the purchase of gold.
His request was granted and his pam
ming paid thousands of dollars.
. While cashing a draft at the Bank of
British North America the other day {
saw them sending away a shipment of
gold. 1t had come in to them In the
shape of dust and nuggets and been melt
ed to bricks. There were $4,000 worth
of these bricks lying on a counter COW
ering a space about three feet square.
The bricks were of a light yellow color,
and some were almost white on account
of the percentage of silver mixed with
them. Their average value was SIS an
ounce. They were of various sizes, from
that of big cake of laundry SOAP down
to cake of milk chocolate. I lifted one
of the larger ones. 1t weighed a little
more imam L POUNDS ana It's value was
$1,000. Later I saw the bank clerk put
the bricks into canvas bags and label
them for export by registered mail.
Leaving the bank. ! dropped in at the
offices of the Northern Commercial COM
pany and watched them make up a ship
ment of gold dust and nuggets to be
sent to the states. The gold filed two
satchels, and it was worth altogether in
the neighborhood of 100000. 1t was put
up in a half-dozen little sacks of about
the size of fve-pound salt sack, such
as is sold in our grocery stores. Each
sack Of that size contained from 5000
to 10000 There were also two larger
sacks that held more.
All gold that is shipped out of Canada
pays a royalty or tax to the government.
In 1898 the amount charged was 10 per
cent on all the gold mined, and I think
there was in addition tax on all gold
sent out of the country. Today there
is an export tax of 21a per cent, and
travellers are examined at the frontier to
see that they do not evade the duty.
Every one who goes out of the Klondike
into Alaska Is met by the customs officers
a. he crcsseu' the border and examined
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ROMANCE OF GOLD
| MINING IN EARLY
DAYS OF ALASKA
indians Found a Fortune
and a Lucky Swede
Wasted Millions
GRAVEL WAS WORTH
$500 A SHOVELFUL
lining of Today as Compared With
the Past-Restaurants, Saloons
Isl and Dance Halls
BY FRANK G. CARPENTER

Copyrighted, 1916, by Frank G. Carpenter)
Dawson, Yukon Territory
Take seat with me on the top of King
olomons Dome and listen to the romance
If the Klondike. The air is full of it's
tories and the truth IN them surpasses
he widest dreams of the Arabian
Nights King Solomons Dome is the
ferry center of the Klondilxe gold region.
~ is mountain higher than the average
peaks of the Alleghenies. 1t rises 5000
eet above Dawson, and l have climbed
10 its top in an automobile. Standing
Upon 1T I can look over the Klondike val
Icy and the creeks leading into it from
Which almost two hundred million dollars
10 the south I can see the Indian river
ALLEY. where is Dominion creek. Sulphur
4reek and Gold river, and where there is
N vast bed of low-grade collaborating
larth which they are now preparing to
mine. The engineer at the head of the
project is John Treadgold. He is wash
ing off the muck with hydraulic giants,
Ind he expects that the sun will so thaw
he strata of perpetual ice that he can
Use new kind of machine to get out
II he gold The average contents of the
arth is less than 80 cents worth of gold
10 the ton, and the most of this is from
70 to so feet down in the frozen conglom-
trate.
( Standing upon the dome we are in the
4ery center from which radiate the creeks
hat held the enormous pockets of gold
when the discovery was made. There at
he west is Bonanza creek, where, just
Two decades ago, gold was first found
Ind, running into it is Eldorado creek
where Swift Water Bill Gates and the
lucky Swede, Charlie Anderson, as well
Us scores of others, made their fortunes
.bout a year later. The man who dis
sovered the gold was George Carmack, a
Jew Englander from North Adams Mass
lie came to Alaska as laborer and
worked on the Seal Islands. He married
n Indian and he had three Indians with
him when he was prospecting on the
ground just below us. AS the story goes
u was one of the Indians who had gone
10 the creek for some water who saw the
3,old shining there in the sand. They took
up some dirt on the edge IF the creek
md washed it; and they got $40 worth Of
gold within a half hour. Carmack then
aid out claims for himself and the three
4 ed men, and each claim brought for
une which all too soon slipped through
its owners fingers.
The news of the discovery spread like
8vildflre over the north. 1t was tele-
ssraphed to all parts of the world and by
he next year men were rushing to the
H<londike from every direction. They
TAXED out both sides of Bonsnza They
aid out claims along Eldorado, Domin-
on and Hunker creeks. and dug out gold
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13

London. July 22.-The treasury returns
for the first quarter of the current year,
April to June, shows that the total rev.
enuo amounted to over $4,000, 00o-an4 in
crease of over e2l, 100000 compared with
the corresponding period Of last year.
The first return of excess profit duty is
shown to have yielded nearly 1000.
Property and income tax increased &c.
0O0, 900, customs fe,0o0.oO0. and the postal
service $1.25o,00o. Excise yielded nearly
e2.00o,0o0 less than last year and estate
and death duties Ell, 100000 less.
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Insurance Men Lunch

The agents. assistant managers and So
hcitors of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance company attended luncheon in
the private dining room at the Hillman
hotel at l o'clock yesterday. The affair
which was rendered by the assistant man.
ayers, was in recognition OF the large
amount of business which has been writ
ten by the various Representatives Of the
company in the Birmingham district since
w. III. Nichols became district manager
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to see that he has no gold upon him.

There are woman examiners who take
charge of the females and If they suspect
them make them go into a private cabin
for careful inspection. Not long ago a
woman took out a large quantity of mug
gets and dust. She was examined in pass
ing, but the inspectors took no account
of a big flower pot containing a rose
bush that she was carrying out with her.
The top of the pot was covered with soil,
and it was not until she got safely away
that 1T was learned that the soil was
only half an inch deep and that what
was below was almost pure gold.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-13
Big Arm Rocker,

Very roomy and especially COM
Portable Rocker for Living Room
or Parlor. OF selected oak,
fumed, with seat upholstered in
fine quality artificial leather. A
gem of a Rocker.
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tried to find others, but failed. In his
first trips with me he lived in state. buy
ing all the liquor and cigars that the
ship had and handing them out free TO
the passengers. His last trip he made
in the steerage. He was dead broke.
Shortly after we started I saw him,
dressed in rough clothes, sitting at the
prov of the boat. l went up to him and
said: Well, Charlie, it is different with
you from what it was in the past? He
looked up and his eyes filled with tears.
Yes he said, I am going steerage, for
have not enough money to pay for first
class 1 was sorry for him, and 1 put
him in one of the first cabins and took him
home without charge"
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One of the leading restaurants which
had seating capacity of 80, en-
ployed three cooks, one of whom re-
ceived 500 per week, and the others
81 per hour The walters were both
men and women, the latter receiving
500 per month That restaurant was
held in a tent 20 by 40 in size, and
the rent for the tent was 5000 per
month.
From an old bulletin of the United
States department of labor have
other prices and wages at Dawson in
1898. Carpenters were receiving SIS
and common laborers $40 per day
Skilled wood workers got $17 a day
and journeyman tailors $3.50 an hour.
The ordinary charge for a sacque suit
was $125. BARRIERS made from SIS to
$40 day. each receiving SIS per cent
of the receipts of his chair Four such
shops were in operation, and their
prices were 81 a shave, $3.50 for a hair
cut and $3.50 for a bath.
During that winter newspapers
brought in over the trail sold for 50
apiece. weekly newspaper was
started, known as the Yukon Midnight
Sun. which cost SIS year, and a little
later the Klondike Nugget was issued
weekly, and single copies of it cost SO
cents. JOB printers got }1.5o an hour,
anu ING cHdIsc LOT printing Dill neddS
and business cards was $S5 a thou
sand.
Banks were soon established and
they did big business in buying gold
dust and putting their notes into circu-
lation. The first eight days after it
opened it's doors the Canadian Bank of
Commerce bought 81 100000 worth of
gold dust. 1t paid $14 an ounce upon
the receipt of dust and the balance.
less certain charges, after assay. The
Bank OF British North America also
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
OFFICERS ENCOUNTER SNAG
IN INFORCING PROHI LAW
Is PUBLIC PLACE !. PUBLIC
GATHERING NOW BOTHERS
THE OFFICIALS.

Is a public place a public gather.
ing? This question is the first snag
which local officers have encountered
in their attempt to enforce the pro-
hibiton law.
The question arises from the arrest
last evening in the Bungalow pool
room of Charles Bowlsoy. a Pendle-
ton youth. for drinking liquor and Of
fering it to others while in that am
usement place. 1t so happened that
one of the men to whom he offered
the drink was Special officer c. H.
Scott, though at the time Bowlsby dil
not know Of his connection with the
police department
BOwlsby was arrested by the OFF,
Ger, but on examining the new ordi-
nance which agrees almost entirely
with the state law tne officers found
that the provision prohibits the car
rying or drinking of liquor at a pup.
lie gathering. and they are not quite
sure that a pool or bowling hall can
be so classified.
Mayor Best announced this morn
ing that he would present the ques-
ton to the district attorney and per-
haps to the attorney general also.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
ROumania May Go
Into War on Side
of Entente Allies
tBy Henry Wood

ROME, Feb. Private advices
reported that Roumana is ready 10
plunge into the fray on the side OF
the allies. A decree issued Thursday,
calling the class of 1896 to the COLI
ors, brings mobilization to nine-tenths
Of the full war strength. Half a mil
lion Roumanians are massed on the
Bulgarian and Hungarian frontiers.
Already Bulgaria has closed the Rou-
manian frontier except at two cities
She mistrusts the intentions Of her
neighbOr. No ROumanians are con
centrdted on the Russian frontier.
Heavy artillery from the Black Sen
is being rushed to the Hungarian
frontiers The RDumanians are forti-
fying the Bulgar border, expecting t.
drive against 1t If Roumania attacks
Hungary. The concentration Of Rus
sia in Galicia and Buknwina and tn.
Slav offensive In Bessarabla. tended to
hasten Roumanian participation or
the side Of the allies
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Hay Sells for
S27.5O Per Ton
RULING Price FOR HAY AT
HEPPNER Is S2O-MORE
SNOW Is FALLING.

The high price of $2L5O per ton for
hay in the stack was paid for some
hay on Hinton creek near Heppner
this morning according to a special
phone report to the East Oregonian
from the Heppner Herald today. In
Heppner the ruling price for hay is
$50 per ton.
1t was showing in Heppner at noon
today but the snow was very moist
Yesterday a slight thaw occurred
there. The losses Of stock from the
storm have been light thus far but
there is anxiety over the situation.
The Heppner branch was open for
traffic Yesterday and w. O. Minor
shipped up several carloads of hay
from Cecil to Heppner to distribute
among farmers needing it badly.
Landing started today on the l.. V.
Gentry place but there are sheds for
the sheep and no losses above the
normal are expected
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
WELL TO PLAY SAFE

II T is wholly natural there
should be some apprehen-
sion of a flood in view OF
the unprecedented snow here
and in the mountains. Unless
I'll rules are broken we are 60
ing to have some high water
and the preparedness policy Is
not amiss.
This is particularly true in
view Of the city's experience in
1906. At that time the dam
age came as a result of two
weak spots in our bulwark,
one the absence Of a proper
flood gate on the Byers mill
race and the other a weak
place in the levee by the La
dow residence. Because Of
those defects thousands Of dol
lars in damage resulted, yet it
could have been avoided if
proper steps had been taken in
time.
Against d flood this winter
Pendleton is well prepared and
the chief danger seems to be
in the possibility Of a lam in
the river at some point. Should
Jam form at the railroad
bridge or at any of the city
bridges there would be danger
of unundating the entire city
with the exception Of the hill
sections.
We may escape any serious
flood but with the conditions
existing the city officials are
right IN rising TO the occasion
by taking steps to guard the
levee and to see that Jams are
not allowed TO form at the.
bridges.
It is good insurance to be on.
guard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
THEY HAVE CONFIDENCE
IN WILSON

0LL reports from the mid
Y die west show the presi-
dent was treated with the
utmost enthusiasm on his
speaking trip and that he in
spired general confidence in
the necessity of his prepared
ness program. People know
that Woodrow Wilson is not
an alarmist. He is a man of
peace, disposed to settle diff
culties by diplomacy. There
fore when he asks for a stren-
gthening of the country's mill
tary forces it is readily under
stood he is thinking of defense
and not aggression and be-
lieves that preparedness will
tend to keep us out Of war.
Were the president Of a differ
ent temperament the results
would not be the same. There
would be a fear that prepared
ness might cause the country
to become insolent or too
quick on the trigger" With
President Wilson at the helm
there need be apprehension on
that score. We will uphold
our rights and the rights of hu-
manity but the country won't
run amuck.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
Stock Losses are
Heavy in Gillian
COUNTY ALSO SUFFER.
ING-2O INCHES OF SNOW
At FOSSIL.

There are reports Of heavy losses of
stock in southern Gillian county and
the stock is also suffering in Wheeler
county according to phone message
today to the East Oregonian from Le-
land Steiwer cashier of the bank at
Fossil
There is 20 inches Of snow at Fossil
and the feed is getting short. Whee-
Ter county is almost entirely a stock
county and a feature that makes the
situation difficult is the fact it will
he hard to get feed shipped in because
Of lack of transportation, the near
est railroad point being Condor.
Thus far the losses in Wheeler
county are not heavy, though more
than normal but anx ETY. is felt over
the future
There are reports at Fossil some
bands Of sheep in southern Gillian
county lost as high as 700 or 500
head. The loss of 400 head in one
band reported previously in this pa.
per is confirmed
Hay is selling at Condor for $24
and $25 per ton,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05

north from SAKE station. the county
court was forced to cancel the hear
ing which was set for this morninS
and viii now have to start proceed
ings all over again II the person
who tore down the notices is located
he will be subjected to vigorous pros
eCution
For some time past farmers in the
vicinity of SAKE have been petltionins
for a road that will eliminate the bad
curve just up from the station.
The court has been over the road a
number of times and proposed to es-
tablish an easy grade up the gulch
and through the Adam Ruppe place
There was some objection to this
route by farmers owning the land
through which it would pass. The
law requires that notices of such pro.
posed changes be posted 80 days be.
fore a hearing and on January the
court caused such notices to be post.
ed The fact that they We're torn
down will delay proceedings for al
least 80 days.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
rs Head of Sheep
Killed in Pile-Ub
BAND ON SMYTHE BROTHERS
RANCH WERE BEING FED
NO LOSSES IN STORM.

While being fed, band Of sheep
on the Smith Bros. rsneh near Arling-
ton had a pile up and about 10
head were killed according to word
received here today There have been
no losses there from the storm as
there is an abundance Of feed to suf-
flee for several weeks longer.
Smythe Bros. are now endeavoring
to ship in feed to their sheep at Ar
lington and have stocks on hand in
La Grande Pendleton. Pilot Rock and
Hermiston. 1t is presumed this feed
can soon be handled now that the rail-
roads are operating again
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-02-05
ORIENTAL BANQUET
WELCOMES CHINESE
NEW YEAR At ECHO
NIB YING IS STRONG ON SOUI'--
FIREWORKS PRECEDE
FEED-OTHER NEWS.

ECHO. ore, Feb. 5.-Nib Ying,
lessee Of the dining room at the Hotel
Echo, gave a banquet Tuesday even
ing at the beginning Of the Chinese
New Year. The menu was strictly
oriental and consisted OF five courses
Of Chinese soups: Bird nest. fish
wings. gensing negro hair and sweet
hearts, followed by Chinese clans.
baked turkey broiled pig, chicken
chop suey, pork chop suey, potato
salad cabbage salad, shoestring pota
toes, Chinese candy ana nuts, Chinese
cake. Jelly cake, marble cake. fruit