The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-01-14

| local district committee the call for primaries which must be held not later than April 24 for the purpose of electing delegates to the conven tion at Juneau on May 27 whereat a candidate for Congress from Alaska will be nominated and such other business as may come before the convention" The call states that each division is allowed 75 delegates who are to be apportioned among the various precincts according to party candidate, Bunnell, at the last election. In this connection al- though there are two government officials there, Teller will have no representation. Local democrats say there's reason.
 The Workers Unalakleet corres- pondent writes dated January G.:
 "The storm of the 3rd and 4th from the Southwest was the sever- est ever known here. Houses were unroofed, shingles, corrugated iron and roof logs darkening the air making it very dangerous while the force of the wind made it almost impossible to venture out of shelter. The wind caused a high tide and with 1t came the ice and the exodus for this hills of the natives: men, women and children. The wind would take dogs, sledges etc and hurl them around and it was only the lash of the whip of fear that forced them to face it. A few stayed behind but were all ready to leave, luckily the wind changed to the West and with its going down the tide went down also.
 The mail carrier going over to St. Mikes had to lay over two days on account of the storm and so had tfe carrier at St. Mikes. Chas D. Jones left here on January 2 for Nome via the Koyuk. They had stTenu- ous time around Katolik and Peet- ma-tulik owing to high water and bad trails.
 It was reported that the last bachelor mail carrier was going to become a benedict. When ques- tioned he emphatically denied it claiming he would preserve his single blessedness, God willing or otherwise, to the end of the chapter. The double mail left here upon the Second with the limit. The regular leaves in the morning and from now on it will depart twice a week..
 Speaking about the mail, tho Nome mail, the mail that gets con- gested somewhere between Seattle and Nome and comes into the terri tory for belated distribution in the Spring the following taken from the communication of the Skagway post master who jumped his job when clerk allowance was denied him will be read with interest as it is given without prejudice:
 ''The chief clerk of the railway service at Skagway," says MT. Kin dell, draws his $500 a year, and Uncle Sam pays his expenses be- sides, which amount to about ono thousand dollars a year, with no- thing to do but try to look wise, draw his pension, write few letters to F. w. Waffle, superintendent of the railway mail service at Seattle. but he is one of Vaille's pets in AL aska, and must continue as vaille has a pull with the postal depart ment.
 There are five of these govern ment leeches in Alaska. one at Skagway, Eagle, Panama, Nome and Cordova. The one at Nome gets $ISOO each year and expenses. No wonder the department has no money left to pay the men that does the work. These leches should be given something to do If they must remain in Alaska and continue to draw these fat pensions. Why not establish city delivery at these five places and give these chief clerks (often called inspectors by people who don't know) something to do and improve the service at the same time. The service is paid for why not use it? The time will not drag so on their hands if they have a few hours work to do each day. They are all good. able men and willing to work"
 
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