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The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09
TRIAL OF LUCKY
TO Be SATURDAY

The trial of Harry Lucky, who
was placed under arrest last week
on the charge of making seditious
utterances and poisoning meat, has
been postponed until Saturday aft-r-
noon at two o'clock, at the request
of the accused. The hearing was
to have been held today.
Lucky is still in jail, having been
unable thus far to secure Eondsmen,
Miss Stella Harrington arrived
from Fairbanks today to enter the
Government hospital.
The Nenana daily news. (Nenana, Alaska) 1918-1921, 1918-04-09

Buy That Libery Bond Today.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
CHANGE OF SPECIFICATIONS

During MT Eisenman's testimony, he assumed responsibility for changing the specification for army clothing and blankets so as to permit of the use of greater quantity of "reworked" wool in other words of shoddy, in the manufacture of clothing and blankets. These specifications were so framed at one time that it would have been possible to use 50 per cent of the shod- dy. Finally, they were made so that at present the uniforms are but 65 per cent wool. A1r Eisenman said that the clothing and blankets furnished under these specifications were as good or better than those formerly made.
 It also developed that about the time the changes in the specifications were made there was organized in New York, what is known os the Base Sorting Company, to handle the scraps from the government clothing Samuel NJ. Kaplan, Wool Substitute Advisor to Mr Eisenman, and member of the committee, is brother of Ira I. Kap- Ian, one of the organizers of the Base Sorting Company Cnder contract which was let through the Supplies Committee to this company for hand ling the rags, General Sharpe testi- fled that there would have been a profit of $400,0O0 annually. Mir Kap- ~~Ns~-~~-~NN~~ -~~-~S~~~~~~NN-N.~O--~~~N Representative on Amoutn of the Supplies Com government
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Ian testified that the Company was organized to "help the government" '" The government cancelled the contract, and Mir Eisenman was worried and sent a committee, of which MT Kaplan and Mir Ellington wool buyers for the American Woolen Company, were members to ascertain why the contract was cancelled, but at the time of testi- flying had received no information
 Among the witnesses who appeared before the committee were Major General William M. Wright, and Ed win St. Creole, commanding officers at Camp Doniphan located at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Camp Bowie, To- cGted at Forth Worth, Texas The substance of the testimony was that the great loss of life wound have been prevented if the soldiers had been pro perly equipped and ample hospital fla cilities had been provided. Before sickness developed in these camps, these officers had notified the War De- partnent of the fact that sickness was sure to follow tho lack fclothing and blankets. When the sickness was at, its height, the mortality rate at Fort Sill was 20 men a day, but disease has been conquered and the mortality does not now average one a, day.
 General Creole testified that on Sep tember 11th he notified the depart ment of the lack of clothing, and said he feared there would be an epidemic, and told of the crowding of 12 men into one tent intended to accommodate 8 men. He also told of the lack of rifles, bayonets and other equipment, He said that at present the camp is pretty well supplied with clothing, but on December Sth they were 17oOO over-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
"ON 10 V|CT0RY'
Three Congressional
 Investigations

Quoted From La Policies Mag azine. January, 1918 issue.) INQUIRIES INTO MILITARY AF- FAIRS, SHIP BUILDING AND SUGAR, HAVE BEEN CON-
 QUOTED AT WASHINGTON
 DURING THE PRESENT MONTH
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

] coats short. This shortage was not made up until December 18th. There are 800 beds in the Base Hos pital at his camp, and on December, 24th there were S10 patients. While the government was unable to get overcoats to the men. the Red Cross, General Creole said, supplied 21, ,0OO sweaters and 15,O0O blankets. < General Wright said that at Camp Doniphan there was not only short age of automatic rifles, machine guns harness, ammunition wagons, range finders and all other equipment, but that there had also until very recently been very great shortage of clothing. He said:
 "The men are supposed to have two suits of olive drab clothing and they only have one suit. They have over coats, blankets, three suits of winter underclothing and shoes. The over coats came in-2,373 December 3rd: g. 2S5, December 9th: 5,O5O December 13. Before that time many of the men did not have overcoats. There was much sickness because of the lack of warm clothing"
 There has been a great amount of testimony from officers including Gen. eral Crozier, the head of the Ordance Department as to the delays and shortages of rifles, machine guns, and artillery. General Crozier said much of the delay was due, to the red tape. and placed the responsibility for it directly upon Secretary Baker.
 Profiteering and the probability of the inability to realize the ship-build- ing program are the outstanding fea- lures of the investigation of the Ship ping Board, being made by the Com mittee on Commerce of the United States Senate. The Committee devel- oped information which has an inn portant bearing upon the successs of this years war activities. It is also endeavoring to ascertain what steps are be4ng taken to provide the seamen to man the great merchant fleet now building.
 Continued tomorrow)
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
MASS OF TESTIMONY GATH BRED TOUCHING ON IM-
 PORTANT SUBJECTS
THREE IMPORTANT INVESTIGA- TIoNS OF WAR ACTIVITIES ARE BEING MADE BY SENATE CON-
 COMMITTEES
Continued from YesterdayD SUPPLIES OF $8O0,ooo,00o

During his testimony MT. Eisenman said that the Supplies Committee had participated in 4,5O0 transactions; had yet supplies to the amount of over 00,0OO,0 900, and under oss-exanina- tion, it was brought out that of this amount SIPS, 900 of contracts were let to concerns whose members or em- ployers were on the Supplies Commit tee, but that al lexcept $14,S30,064 was contracted for prior to the time that these men became connected with the Committee. The firm named by MT Eisenman and their representatives on the Committee and the amounts of the contracts recieved by each follows:
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Continued tomorrow.)
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
Name of firm.

It was under cross examination by Senator McKellar that Eisenman ad- mitted that he was stocknolder and director in the Cleveland Worsted Mills Company.
 Q You have contracts with that mill?
 A Yes, but I never advised letting contract with that milf
 Q Yet your committo placed con- tracts with the company?
 A Yes but | did not personally deal with them. l would always insist on making them come through better than any one else.
 e Did you know that there are laws prohibiting any agent o- the govern menH~dealing with himself or any company of which he is a member?
 A Yes. Very well, but l took no part in the contracts. We do that sort of thing every day.
 Q Have any contracts for govern ment supplies been let to Jacob B. Brown, Woolen Manufacturer. and member of the Supplies Committee?
 A Oh, yes.
 Q And when that happened he step ped aside and let the rest of you fix it for him?
 A If you call it fixing" yes.
 Senator Mcl<ellar said to MT Eisen- man that he thought that he had nc right, to make such contracts, and that the committee had been violating the law in making them, and MT. Eisen- man repled that he assumed responsi- bility for anything cone by the Sup plies Committee.
 When Secretary Baker was under examination, Senator McKellar said that the revelations before the commit tee were such ttat he believed Mr
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
MRS. R. M. SEIDLER Has Openea First Class

REPAIRING ESTABLISHMENT FRONT STREET. Next door to The
 Emporium
 We are here to please old and new patrons. We do the best CLEANING, PRESSING,
 ALTERING IN REPAIRING First class workmanship. Gent. lemens and Ladies Clothes.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

MOdini's Cafe (fOrmerly Board of Trade) is now open for business, and is one of the best acquainted cafes in Alaska.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Large Iron Blocks, Anchors Oakun Caulking Cotton, Axle Grease, Oils
 SAVE MONEY AT HOLTS
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Sewing Machines, Folding Beds, Rugs, Linoleum, Dressers, Chiffon- 'iers and Beds.
 NEW & SECONDHAND AT HOLT'S
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
UNITED STATES POST OFFICE NOME, ALASKA.
 APRIL 18th, 1918.

 ADVERTISEMENT INVITING BIDS
 FOR CARRYING U. s. MAILS
 Bids will be received at Nome Post Office up to May 10th, 1918 for the performance of the service described below:
 From Golovin, Alaska, to Hay cock, Alaska, one round trip be- tween June 18th and 3Oth, and two round trips month from July 1st, to October 31, 1918, by a schedule satisfactory to the department of not to exceed days running time each way, carrying all mail offered.
 J. J. WALSH, Postmaster. Tipping the Ushers Not Allowed They Get As Much As the Actors
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24
ME DAN DO IF.

WE CAN DO IT. Peoples Laundry wash everything except the Baby.
 w. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

An Entrance to Modini's Lunch Counter from the street is one of the latest improvements of that Famous Establishment.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Eisenman should have nothing to do government and recommended his dis missal. Secretary Baker replied giving assurance that the recommendation have observed MT Eisenman's work very closely and I think his zeal and earnestness in serving the government have been exceedingly patriotic"
 Senator Mcclellan. Then you endorse and approve all he has done?
 A I endorse everything I know of that he has done, similarly I endorse the work of the Council of National Defense
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1918-04-24

Graphophone Needles, Skis, Snow Glasses, Water-Mucklucksa and Child ren's Rubbers. Very Cheap at
 HOLTS CASH STORE.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
Breck Musgroye's Astonishing Offer

THE Hon. L. Breckenridge Musgrove of Jasper Birmingham and New York, wit raconteur, phanthropist prohib
 on and gubernatora dark horse in Alabama has offered the of special session of the state legislature to pass on the national prohibition amendment
 The redoubabe Mr. Musgrove has shown disregard for precedents this he has thrown bombshe into state politics which will attract attention beyond the
 fines of Alabama The proposition made by Mr. MusgroVe the financial packer of the AntSaoon league However there people who refuse to believe that the Jasper statesman in earnest Governor Henderson local option cial sessions of the legislature Perhaps the Hon. Breck merely planned discomfort state local options who opposing that for all the ills flesh heir tonaona prohibition.
 Whatever Mr. Musgroves purpose making his offer
 and there getting around the fact that he could easily the bill if Governor Henderson would legislature to the Anaoon league for the short time for the hand cked to hear their masters voice and act accord ngy-nothng this picturesque gentleman has time has caused more excitement state politicians His most famous possum dinner celebrated story of his former political hold candle this latest
 The Hon. "Breck" should consider for other
 side of the question: What would happen if the dllers the brewers to make similar offer? Verify
 ons of commonwealth would be shaken before and there would be righteous indignation the stump and poured into the columns of average citizen who loves tranquility think Yet right gladly would the dsters brewers bill special session of the legislature would behest willingly has obeyed the AnSaloon league casions than
 There is little likelihood that Mr. Musgrove will be given opportunity to underwrte special saure at this any other tme rng sum of $50 OOO more or ess which it would cost him. be sacred cause of prohibition in other way.
 Governor Henderson has the Rev. Brooks Lawrence, Hon. Breck and other prohibition leaders He will not call that special of the even though Montgomery full of military more than soon warming his feet the back districts who would jump strut for awhile in the state capital and put something else dear people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
PINK ICE CREAM IN POLITICS

, ering after the business hour. It has happened already in districts where wcmen are organizing. You'd be sur
 prised to see how many men showed up when we had chocolate cake that some O. the women brought from home, and real pink ice cream and the reddest ap- ples you ever saw. They actually got to dancing before they went home"
 , There is nothing for Tammany to do
 but to be resigned All these years it has been striving to give better tone to New York city politics, but it has failed. Its district leaders are fos-
 silized. As practical politicians they
 have put their faith in the efficacy of
 moral teachings for the young and never drought of chocolate cake and ice cream.
 When it is too late for them to make
 new start, along comes woman, fresh to the business, to show County Chair
 man Koenig how not only the repub- Elican vote shall be doubled but a re- publican majority shall be piled up in state and nation with the aid of women idealists. Chocolate cake and pink ice cream will do the trick. and the world will be a better place to live in.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
AUTO TIP FOR "BELL HOP,

New York Correspondence, in Pitts
 burg Dispatch.
 In the good, old days when money grew on bushes it was nothing un- usual for a serving man at the well known caravansaries to receive any thing from brownstone front house to a few thousand shares of stock in some large corporation as tip pe- cause he didn't spill soup on the guest whom he was serving. But those were the days when folks did not know the value of money Good sized tips now adays are as scarce as coal and walt CTS seldom receive any extra compen- sation for good service, but yester- dav bell boy in one of the big hotels drew Joy wagon for tip. He had had visions of owning an automobile for many years and the man who pre- sented the car to him knew or hiS dreams Driving up to the hotel Tn q Ford car which he had won on q
 vaper the guest observed the bell boy looking rather dejected. Calling him over he asked: Have you got that car yet?" No, sir" replied the bellhop. well, how would you like to have 2 Ford@, The only answer was smile and a look of doubt. "Go and tell the chauffeur you are the owner of that car" said the man. And now the bell boy is buying gasoline with his earn in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

fallen into line. The observance is voluntary on their part and, as no legislation could well reach the homes .of the people, a campaign of educa- tion for food conservation was started several weeks ago. Millions of families virtually pledged themselves to avoid waste and to conserve food in every way possible. The pledge cards were signed in good faith and most fami- lies have been conscientious in doing their bit in this way to help the allies.
 There can be a saving of food amounting to an enormous volume if every one will make a little sacrifice. Above all let no individual who patron izes hotels or cafes show any dispo- sition to complain when they see a wheatiess or meatless day placard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

From the New York Sun.
 l1M MOLICE INSPECTOR JOSEPH IF FAURoT' head of the New York detective bureau and ex- pert in the art of finger printing. yes- terday lectured to the 200 members of the local exemption boards and the 29 men composing the medical advisory structing these officials in finger printing, which is to be resorted to in an effort to minimize frauds in the selective draft.
 The lecture, or clinic. was held in Roosevelt hospital and the pupils not only were shown how to make finger prints, but also how to read them and thus be able to identify any registrant after a glance at the whirls and lines of his fingers. Inspector Faurot said l that by using the finger prints system of modification universally that no deception could be practiced by would be slackers. inasmuch as the finger print never lies No such stacker will be able to send substitute in his place in the army, the inspector said and every man called in the draft will be permanently identified for the re- mainder of his days.
 The greatest frauds so far practiced in the drafts it is agreed, was among those registrants who claimed they could neither read nor write and who in the place of the customary sigma
 ture affixed a cross as their mark
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
PLAN TO CATCH SLACKERS

When the questionnaires were brought in invariably it was a puny, underfed and undernourished individual who presented it, while in many instances the person whose name it bore was a healthy specimen and financially able to buy his exemption from unprin-
 cipled notaries now being investi- gated.
 The man who receives his papers now will have his finger prints affixed to the document and when his ques- tionnaire is returned these prints must agree.
 Inspector Faurot is in favor of hav- ing every man and woman and child in the country finger printed. He said if this had been done years ago there would be few unidentified dead repos- ing in the cemeteries of the country today.
 Following a conference held at police Headquarters between Capt. Fuller
 Potter of the army intelligence bu-
 reau, Acting Chief Inspector OBrien
 and Inspectors Boettler and Dwyer yesterday it was decided that all enemy
 aliens unable to fill out the required affidavit blanks will have to be finger
 printed for the purpose of identifica-
 ton.
 One hundred and thirty thousand of these affidavits will be sent to the
 various police stations today and will
 have to be returned, filled out and ac-
 companied by four photographs be- tween February and 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
Progress in Meat and
 Wheat Conservation

Ml EATLESS and wheatless days 6v9 are resulting in very sub stantial saving of food. It is esti mated that the consumption of meat has decreased 25 per cent, largely due to the meatless day regulation, and actual figures presented by one of the great packing houses of Chicago would seem to bear out the estimate.
 When the food administration first made it's request of hotels and res taurants to observe meatless and wheatless days to help win the war, there was ready response on the part of many public caterers. Right minded patrons were glad to cooper ate periodically and abstain from meat and wheat bread one day in seven.
 But in some cities many public eat ing places were conspicuous by their noncompliance. The meatless and wheatless day observance should be general throughout the United States, and in order to have it so the govern ment should make it compulsory. II is obviously unfair to proprietors of hotels and restaurants who carry out the food administrations request to allow others less patriotic to ignore it
 Every household should have meat less and wheatless days. The ma iority of them have, it is believed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

From the New York World.
 17 1T NDER the leadership of women
 II II party workers, there is to be a
 great revivalist movement among the rank and file of the republican voters in this city. It is to be like one of Billy Sundays campaigns, and tens of thousands of men are expected to Init the trail" To Miss Helen Narick Bos- we'll chairman of the womens organiza- ton committee of the republican county committee, has fallen the duty of dem onstrating to County Chairman Samuel kocnig the certainty of success
 The purification of politics has been the despair of reformers. but here we are suddenly at the gates of the prom ised land. The Boswell plan is sort
 of rapid transit route, to be operated by women The young voter has been slow about seeking salvation in the repub- lie an fold so first of all he is to be req ched by woman's influence. As the zealous promoter of the scheme assures County Chairman Koenig:
 Now you'll find that more of your young men will come to meetings if they can expect a pleasant social gath
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25
Heartening Effect
 of Winter Sunshine

M TIER many days of cold or 1A dreary weather period of sunshine with almost spring-like tenn perature, such as Birmingham ex- perienced yesterday and the day be- fore, has wonderfully heartening ef- feet upon the entire community. The atmosphere had just enough edge to be bracing and keep people stepping briskly, while it acted as a reminder that winter is drawing closer to its ad
 lhs is ideal shopping weather and
 e epcrchants will benefit according ly. The ground is too wet for the farmer to blow or the gardener to do more than plan. But the blue sky and the balmy air should give an impetus to the increased food production movement in the agricultural sections and the work of organizing the war garden campaign in city and country.
 Intensive cultivation should be the rule in the truck patch as well as on the farm. The home garden can be made to produce more abundantly if all members of the household take an active hand and toll in the late sum- mer and early fall with as much en- ergy as the enthusiastic horticulturist puts forth from April until July.
 In these war times field crops can not be too large for the worlds needs; and if vacant lots in every city are utilized as war gardens the food SUD- ply this year will be something like adequate but only by organizing efforts can it be so.
 While we are reveling in the sum- shine of these December days let all gardeners keep their minds we'll on the campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-25

'Sho&ts and shells will win the war for Uncle sam says an advertisement And there is more to this statement than "apt alliteration's artful aid
 :. * #. An eastern man who predicted that the Kaiser would die January IS, committed suicide the other day. He was evidently novice at the business.
 # # # The report persists that Hindenburg is making the Kaiser play second fiddle. That may explain those sour notes we have been hearing lately.
 T !. # Those Washington keepers of lodging houses who charge $3 and up for room tfat used to be let for 50 cents night are war profiteers.
 Uncle sam can. advertise liquor for sale, but nobody else can. We've felt for sometime that Uncle sam was in a class by himself.
 * # x The Liz circuses announce that they will be around next year as usual. The bare announcement whets our appetite for peanuts.
 There must be times when Emperor Charles of Austria is sorry old Francis Joseph didn't live few years longer
 * T. + It is hardly worth while for a Ger man newspaper to carry this slogan: "All the news that's fit to print
 # + President Wilson was a trifle late ir establishing his Ananias club, but it is now on firm foundation
 rs # f Tfe war department will let us know when American soldiers begin their long deferred march to Berlin
 # 1. X The ground hogs debut is awaited with feeling akin to trepldaton.