The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-04

Rev. Mir. Baldwin corrects the
 statement that the Methodist Mis-
 sion has established a mission at
 Nunivak. In fact the object of their trip on the Jewel Guard was to To-
 cate site and they laid out an
 ideal one. Complete supplies will
 arrive next Spring for the estab- 1 lishment of this mission in that sec tion. MT. Baldwin while admitting
 that the island is lonely place for ! the whiteman, yet it possesses much
 natural beauty of it's own, despite I the entire absence of wood in the
 country there.
 Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Beds soc.
 per night; Rooms S2.OO to $500
 per week. House keeping apart ments.
 A delightful social afternoon was
 enjoyed yesterday at the parsonage
 
 Coke gave two pleasing vocal sclec- tions, and Mrs. Swing rendered two piano interpretations. Dr. John Parsons gave some "reminiscences stating among other things that governor Lister of Washington, was a boy in one of his Sunday schools. At the close of the address Mrs.
 Mulligan in few fitting words,
 presented Dr. Parsons with a Lcau- tiful study from the ctudio of the Lomen Brothers, a gift from the Ladies Aid Society. Delicious re-
 treatments were served by Mrs. Crowley and Mrs. Kelling.
 WANTED:-By an experienced first
 class lady cook a position in camp. Inquire Pioneer Igloo. Four or five men are now strand
 ed in Nome after arriving here
 under contract as they allege to
 work ninety days for five dollars
 and board per day. According to
 the statement of two of these men
 who are brothers named Thompson,
 they hired out to a Mir. Ingalls who promised them work as above stated. They allege that they signed contract with Ingalls,, which he has possession of since they did so. They arrived here in expectation of going to work for an employer who was to tear down the Wild Goose
 pumping plant and pipe line and send the same outside. Whatever was the occupation that they were to be engaged at, it is sufficient to say that their plans were never real ! ized and since the arrival of the
 first fleet they have been left stranded in Nome. Ii this story is correct Mr. Ingalls, has certainly
 made himself liable to prosecution
 under Chapter 36 of the Session Laws of Alaska, 1913. This act
 makes it unlawful flor any person,
 persons, company, corporation, so- ciety, association or organization of any kind doing buisness in the Ter
 ritory, by himself, themselves, his,
 it's or their agents or attorneys to induce, influence, persuade or en- gage workmen of any class or call | ing into this territory, to bring | workmen of any class or calling 1 into this territory, through or by means of false or deceptive repre- sentations. false pretenses concerning the kind or character of the work | to be done, or amount and character | of the compensation to be paid Tor such work, or the sanitary or other conditions of employment |. The punishment which is provided for the offense is that they shall
 be fined not exceeding two thousand dollars or confined in the federal 1 jail not exceeding one year or both
 The law further provides that the | victims of this kind of misrepresen- | tation shall have right of action
 for recovery of all damages that
 each such workingman has sustain
 ed in consequence of the false de