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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
FACES PRISON
Thomas Rowcn. Confessed JTousebrrakcr.
MnIycs Preliminary Hearing.

NATIVES Preliminary Hearing.
Thona. Il. Bowen, alias Roy Brown, alias
r. Thompson. alias G. W. Padgcti. twenty
TWO years old. confessed robbcr OF the store
Of the southern Jswelry supply Company.
~ Enpt Main street. on the night OF Jan
uaFy 20, waived examination In polio" Court
yesterday morning, and his case was ce.ti-
fled 10 the iius,inEs Court.
Bowen arrested or Monday afternoon
by Captain Mcmahon and Detective Ser
Seants Wiley and Scliam. Most OF tho jew
c!ry stolen from tho store here was recov-
cred. were scycra! articles stolen from
aonrdcrs In the Roanoke House on North
Eighth Street. where Bowcn himself had a
room.
Bowen admitted that he had served
term in a Maryland pnniicn;lary. and a
communication from authorities IN Bal;I-
more stated that II was believed he was
wanted Oh other charges
In an interview with newspaper men
Bowen stated tina he had heen disowned by
his parents. lie said that he had tenta tive
offers Of employment here. ono OF which he
might have accepted. lie became strap
ped hc said, and stole to repletc his fallen
fortunes. Hc admitted TO tho newspaper
men tia; he broke into the jewelry store.
tho rear window OF which he smashed with
stone. The store was lighted in the rear.
ami nc hcined himself 10 things which were
easily accessible.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Jefferson Hotel Arrivals.

T. I. Wilcox, Peekskii,t y. y: II. NJ.
Hihten. BOSTON, ". i. S1,rser, Lexington,
y. c.. s. Fl. smith, Lexington, y. c.: SIR.
and Mrs. G. p. Moon. Eau Clare; Miss Of
70, Chicago: 7. G. owen. owen. Wis: L. II.
Brown. Chicago; Mr.. and SIRE. NJ. L. OAR
S, O.; Mr. and Mrs. i. L. Downing, rich
mond Iiil l.. l.; IT. A. Holmes. Newport
News. Va. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Downy.
New cork ~,ty; l.. II. Gutter, Waterbury.
Conn; Cameron Dunlop. Virginia; Mr.. and
Mrs. +. II. Steele, Boston,: j. F, Forsytho
and wife, Front Royal. Va; Mrs. a. q.
Kelvin Virginia: Mrs G. y. Walker. CoEein
nan. Na!; Il. L. Push. Philadelphia; Miss
Lambert, New York; Miss Billings. New
York; {. II. Black. Chattpnooga: Mr. and
hrs. IL. Prnson, Cleveland: T.. S. SELLER, ST.
Louis, Mo-; Rupert Bear, Washinston; Mrs.
y. -. John. Washington: W.. p. Cnmplon
and wife. Syracuse; S. 4, Moffett, Mount
Jotkaon. Wa. f'.s.,r ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
"unLcr MhIch KING, ncnEpplnnt,

"a't III lEbllla Cccduc2tlOn' or
'co-or,l!nation."
Under Which King, Bcnzouinn."
franki%. ain .or the CO. coordinate
college, because I think that the wu-
men OF Virginia are entitled to the
same opportunity OF education at the
hands OF the State az the men OF Viz
sinia. ana. because ! think further
that coordination Is per Sc, pcrnicious
and dangerous, ,and is ultimately
ayoidabIc al the university only by CO.
ordinate education. am for tic CO.
ordinate college, because l am OPP
posed TO tho cocducational university.
In the matter OF this ordinate col
icgc bill, would appeal To- the mem
bers of the Richmond chapter OF the
alumni. a number OF whom are my
personal friends, themselves devoted,
AZ they know am devoted, to the
splendid story four alma mater
that they take counsel of their de-
!ihcratc second thought
II may venture In a few words,
to I've personal would say that have
loved the university through life,
now far beyond the crest Of the h.ll
that has been in no small measure.
dedicated to its welfare and that Is
bound TO il by "a thrccfold cord that
is not lightly broken" tho cord of
friendship. love and death. There is
not stone OF its no &c editiccs that
is not dear and sacred In my re-
gard. There is not Il story of its
glory and it's greatness In which 1
do not rejoice. 1t could have no
agony in which could not share. /
believe, with these beliefs, that no
movement of more Vital Significance
has ever come TO the old institution
than this movement towards CO. or
:. nate college for women: and that
no more fatal error could be made by
Its lovers and friends than to fail to
take hold of and properly guide the
movement. Instead OF allowing il 20
fall under the control Of that flake
democracy" which clamors to-day
Possibly 10 regret it to-morrow-for
tho initiative. the referendum. the re-
call, woman suffrage and the general
redemption OF the morals OF mankind
by legislation.
And At this point would put tho
president and myself right in this
matter. The coordinate wonau'S
college movement has not originated
either with him or me. The women
Of the State have inauGuratcd il; and
he ana ] have but expressed our APP
proval. 1t is no answer to this move
HiEhl- -'i'uiiuc, anu ou'siuc VI ouT Ia
StiSaiion--that II may not be backed
by tho visitors of the university. II
may or II may not be. hope the
visitors arc for it. But whether they
ne or not, the University OF Virginia
belongs to the people of Virginia, and
not 10 the president. the rector and
the members of the hoard and what
the people of Virginia want. and are
entitled 10. it is the business of the
visitors and the rector and the pres
ident and the Legislature of Virginia
TO give them, If possible, in abund
ancC and orcTflowing.
Sincerely yours
.tRMISTEAp {. GORDON,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
GORDON TELLS
WHY HE FAVORS BILL
In Letter to Roosevelt Page He Advocates &C.
ordinate College for Women Opposed to
CoeQucatCnal UniVers ty

:. letter written to Roosevelt Page
b. Arn!stcud c. Gordon. rector OF the
University of Virginia. on the co.
ordinate college Viii, was given out
yesterday, as follows
stanton. Va january II. l9ie
Mr Roosevelt rnrc.
Richmond. Virginia
My Dear Mr. ruvc
am forbidden TO 10 Il Richmond
to-day. for the reason that I, nigh,
be OF crave peril TO me 10 10 50 |
am Prostratod from a long and severe
attact OF grippe.
II it were possible. should join
YOU there. in the hope Of, in some
measure, assuring The Leg jsiaiurc that
the coordinate woman's college at tho
university viii help to forcstnll what
our friends OF the Richmond chapter
seem to dread, and which both YOU
and OPPOSE. viz. coeducatiou at the
university. These gentlemen arc dis
cnssinG :; question. which they prob
ably have no, carefully studied with
the scheme OF Barnard college before
me, as l write, would assure them
that. while providing for separate un-
derSradHatc instruction for tho SENS
one OF the conspicuous laws governing
Columbia University is: The cours.s
under the faculties OF law. medicine
and applied science are not open 10
women"
This is "A democratic nsc, and in.
evi;ably and rightly, State universities
must. soon or later. educate the wo-
men OF the State. as they educate the
mon. MIR. Bryce has discussed this
very interestingly in his ,-aptor on
American universities IN The Ancri-
can Commonwealth" The situation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
rrpnk r. I,,t.,. n,bIo f,,h

Tho 4. T. Bates Blhln Club. of Union Sta
ton Methodist Church, held It's annual nee :
ing on Thursday evening with a large at {.
tendance OF n"niaeTs and guests. The of :
GERS OF the club for the ensuing year wcro
elected rs follows; L, Douglas Richardson,
president: o. L. Parrish. vice. president; f,
D. Jones, secretary: II. r. Kidd, treasurer;
Mrs Adele Hcchlcr. orEanist. CaptHns !:
w stewart. section y: Clarence L. Ford,
section b. Frank r Bates. teacher: Adam
Diacont. assistant teacher,
Briet addresses % cncoura cement and ad-
vice were delivered ny rho three Sunday
school supcr,ntendcnts and others.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28

A mission to be conducted by Rev. Fathers
Gallagher aud Turner. of the Indemptorst
O:der, will be inauguratcd at the II o'clock
mass ut the Sacred Heart Cathedral this
morning. Fathers Gallagher and Turner arc
among the most eloquent and ;orccful mem
bcrs OF the order. which is famed for Its
great preachers. The mission Will continue
for two weeks. aud announcement will be
nude NJ tho mass this morning o! the hours
OF the several scrNlccs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
GIFT TO YALE MUSEUM
Collection Contains Birds and Reptiles
Nearly Quito Extinct.

New Haven, Conn. January 27.-
Henry d. Baker. Yale, 1896. American
consul at Hobart, Tasmania. who has
already sent several collections to the
Yale University museum, has added
another collection of birds and reptiles
nearly or quite extinct OF the globe
The collection was gathered in New
Zealand. IT includes 4 specimen OF =
winglcss bird called the Kiwi and
of reptile of the lizard type called
a Tuatara. remarkable a having Il
rudimentary third eve
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
NIiss sen,rclI ucr.

Miss Molly Elliot Seawell, tho distinguis h :
cd author and writer on public questions
reached Richmond yesterday afternoon TO
visi; her niece. Mrs. j. ST. George Bryan u {
Sel Yves; Franklin street.
Miss Seawell Is an earcst autfsuffra sist.
and her book on this question, The LADIES'
Battle. is greatly quoted by those who on =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Council Committee Meetings.

The following Council committees have
been called TO meet this wch:
Mond"y-Strce's and Finance a; T. NJ !:
Water, p. NJ.
Tuesday subcommittee on Ordinance
Charter and Reform nj $50 r. NJ
Wcdnesday-1ocal Assessments. st. Johns
fur"inE- GTound and Markets, all at s =. NJ
IhursdaN-Ligh:. street Cleaning and
Grounds and Buildings nj i. NJ. and Poor
AZ $3.50 L. VI.
Enthusiastically and Cemeteries at S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Fire in Kitchen

Assistant Chief Wise aud Captain chas:a
responded 10 alarm OF fire from o,i East
Clay Street yesterday morning at 9SQ
ocoCk. \ blaze which originated in the
Kitchen Of .iiss Dora Kinds AT that adj
dress. was distinguished before any material
damage resulted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Goes to Grand Jury.

Martin Alexander. colored. charged with
selling cocaine. was sent on to tho grand
jury from Police Court yesterday morning
l1e was arrested on January 90. after having
ncen alleged 10 have made sale o, tho
dope"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
reclamation by
Governor Mann

To the People Of Virginia;
SupplcmcntinE the proclamation
of His EaccIIcncS William IL. Taft,
President OF tue American Rcd
Cross, I earnestly emil the attcn-
lion of the people of Virginia to the
fnmiHe in China. which IL so mp
rnllinE as TO call for the exercise
of TINT generosity and charity
which IL characteristic OF the Amer
lean people. The need Is impera-
tive, and the answer should be adc-
quite aud imIncuiatc.
Contributions can he uraic TO
any member of the Virginia Stnte
Board OF the American Red Cross,
who Hre Colonel Thomas ID, oIc-
Adams. NichmOnd. treasurer,
George r. Cnskic. Lynchburs,
Samuel Cohen. Richmond, Rev. II.
ii. Lnc3. ID. H., Blnckstoue; Rev,
s. c. Hatcher, u. D.. Ashland; j, w.
HonSh, NorfoIiSt Robert II. Hughes,
Norfolk. and Hon. 5. IIoge Tylcr,
1swt tadf0rd. All contribution
received by amy OF the above will
be forwarded through our treas
urcr to the national treasurer mt
Washington.
wiz. HODGES MANN.
President Virginia State Board of
tho American Red Cross.
january 20, 1DI2.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
southern Railway Earnings.

Estimated earnings OF the Southern Rail-
way for the tara week in January show q
decrease of i2l92i as compared with the
corresponding week in 1911.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-28
Mrs. Waldrop nj 81 Iutc..

The condition OF Mrs. herbert T. Waldrop.
who was operated on at ST. Luke. Hospital
YESTERDAY afternoon At o'clock for appcn
dcitis was said last nigh; 20 be su,isfuc.
tory.
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! resolves itself. therefore. TO my mind.
into question of whether VIC shall
have in Virginia "coeducatiom" or
'.co .or,linationn
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1912-11-19

little later on. Shelton hau sent MS
literature broadly scattered into New
England. reaching for persons there
with small annuities and little savings
in banks. His plan touched the very
king-bolt In The nature OF these pco-
pie, a possibility OF wealth without
risk. The income from their deposits
In savings banks was slight. This
speculation involved only the trans
fer of deposits to a Different bank with
try at an el dorado for q rider Hev-
ing determined that the Drillcr's Ba ,,
or PittsbCrG was solvent. dcros ,i
went flooding westward. SO great
were the Withdrawals that two 0ircc-
tors OF one OF these banks in Ma ne
chusetts, 1T the suggestion of tho Jc-
positc-s, went to Pittsbucg 90 look
into the matter.
Captain shelton was advised. rio
met these gentlemen &C the Peuue p
vania station, entertained them ot tre
best hostc,ry directed their attention
TO the stability Of the Dri-cr'5 l..- 3,
and then carried them down i-to TIE
oil field. There they found blind
folded Fortune scattering her fav,rs
Ike n tipsy Vestal.
Captain Shelton counted wen urcn
his heady air. He brought forth his
maps, but ne spoke littlo c-d cane.y.
The topSy-tUrvy condition spoke cy
him. lie posed as o2e sober, careful
far-s.ghted. in a community OF drunk
ards. Here were opportunities to De
seized wisely held IL hand and made
20 produce, not a casual pct Of geld.
but . great fortune lasting Tor q ccU-
fury. lie brought shrowdly 90 NE
strangers notice the two tracts IT, c5
within his parallelCgrGm Of leased ter
ritory. They Instantly inquired wig
these tracts were not included, and
he replied that at the time the Co1-
pany leases were taken they could net
be had, and now he could not secure
them without the consent of the stCcb.
holders, n thing impracticable lie
would take these two tracts in his
own name, but such an act might s ub
jcct him to criticism. This was, c.
course, n lie. The rOustabout & on
when Shelton had secured his Lease
omitted these tracts because the own
ers demanded twenty-five cents an
acre bonus. Around these two trcct.
Shelton masked his arts OF suggestion
He wished these mems fingers dipped
with his in the dish, little OF their
gold on the table, wager left here
behind them on the spin OF the wheel
When the two bank directors re
turned to New England, they tooH
with them the fee simple titles q
these two tracts. They took witt
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-.-Isr onerOu, some eighty
Thousand collars. This money Cap
tain Shelton was now ready 60 return.
He 81 he'd 70 Go 30 through these d.
rectOrs leaving them TO distribute it
in detail to the stockholders. How
ever in TIE manner of this restitution,
Captain Shelton wished to avoid the
appearance of compouuding q fraud.
Mason had. therefore, called this meet
ing 20 propose that these two direc-
tors sell their tracts of worthless oil
, territory to Captain Shelton in con-
sicera-ion Of this money and, after de
J Quoting thcir Individual expenditures,
refund the balance Of It to the various
stockholders Of the Union CONSOLIDATE
cd or Company
The two bank directors, who had
been until now greatly mydded.
agreed instantly to this proposition.
tho elder speaking for the other. They
considered their Investment in this
oil territory somewhat in the nature
Of % trust. enj had determined 10 hold
TIE tracts indefinitely. in the hope
tlct az some future time they would
yirld enough money to repay what
tho stockholders of tho company had
lost They had gone 10 Pittsburg as
ENJOYS In way. tor NE stockholders.
and any gain arising rom that jour
neg "as cgu.taiiy thc property Of all.
They had con equent'y asked one
hundred thousand dollars I'm cash for
each or these tracts and bad agreed
o pool the two properties, 20 that If
OIL were ever discovered ON either
tract. 81 would pay n FUN the losses
oi ttc stockholders This price they
knew 10 Doe proh5itiye. but the tracts
#ur. either 90 adjust tho matter or
remain uHao.d until the end Of time.
The prnusylvan.an. sitting with a
calf aEin s1tcbcl ON bis knees. OBJ
served the d.mculty in the way of his
fortune .hue easily overcome with a
llHau mounting icy he could not
wholly conceal H.a face fell into the
enciiu0nious expression of one who
&c thc cost @. obncgafions. would be
perfect Even the hands of the i'm
scruabic attorney opened wide their
f1aaa as in admiration of q master
Tine next statement of Mason won
atii further their amazed approval.
tie said chat Che two sales must be
understood to De complete and sepa
rate transaction concluded absolutely
in every detail upon the signing of the
dec1 and in order that no claim
could De- aiterward set up that in this
sole Captain Shelton took advantage
of any secret knowledge Of the value
of either o.. the two tracts. he sug
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-. -.
60. ,,,ss,. - 80 ,''.VsU"iu WHICH
C.,.at.-
- -, M. '9'S''ou "'s s'Sauy Feas-
..ys ~ /" 1oUD' lv..."'Aeu'
" = 0o''i'' 'N'y won ! s0i'' ne SAD
Ihats the very trouble I'm trying TO
get around.
y VIII set around that" replied
Randolph -io1or.
Ihen, said Captain Shelton, You
VIII have 10 pretend TO represent some
one else. ana leave re 90 my lawyer
your lore ISN'T Is amazing replied
Mason. IL sa2ti 'cerc yo' entirely 80
your 1852 yer sfa- 9re ri 20 i1r-
resent. l.t ra n.y. &c ochaoider5 c-
me 'Hlon tcns'.i4e.cd OH Company.
GOOD. ' eric. t-o r-r.-.2, 'taoa lic
VIII 60 tsa No-
E2ndo. --r.,r orc' ara W@.-ca
fer IFS visitor 80 vc.a
1-.G--' Aa tH..a'-.e, ,-~- q, Viii
90 inc WorI exec. ..-.-.
-a2 mcn $40 -' 3-2l -.a-
som private c.ea were 90 "2'l 'l-
Cons noH tpei. y memory
on tl.s coc.-r.'oo te"a.-c c.ea--out.
.-N~ INC cLC.-N c. sa.2o o.aAa; lne.S
vas thc Notary t.-cd o ID mon, l2oE-
i18 ON unc7Aror"cd i-1 q char ~
ne door; Caa,aln Snc.'on' h.S under
-, - t.a -. ,,, ,>'. =, ~ 80.
.o,.,.o,, ot r,c o,t-... ,r1., ,,f,r-o.,
,-e,.i,. - ,-.-5 oq o,-,..,--t. n- Va.
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rucr, .fi.t, .-- SO. ,-..,-~: s,.,- .,.t me.
certainty, that Captain Shelton was
merely an &Gyca,urcr. Able to Judge
accurately any situation in New Eng-
land, they were at sea here. The bank
I'm Pittsburg was certainly solvent
The territory advertised By 81 elton
wac certainly covered by his leases.
Eighteen months later. the Union
Consolidated Oil Company was dis
solved and its stock cancelled. The
hank returned the deposits and paid
Roger Shelton eighty thousand dol.
lars IN interest He feared to place
this money In bank lest some orc SUI
Ing him might attach It. and kept it I'm
safety deposit box o. a New York
trust company. lie hsd learuc tt~t
the tTO bank directors we're now fro
New York and had hurried her. hops
Ing to purchase the tract Of lo-G hc
wished; but, On relic Zen. T. fa.i-
iated TO approach them. TEcr would
be greatly suspicious Of him, ana no
would not risk having Che deed lahcu
in the name of any other pc-a,r. He
desired to set hold OF tho tr9,. lying
over tho syHclinal ana nc wor'I. ir
necessary. Give all ,ie money Do had
for &C. This was tEo story sldlml'y
unmaskc3 ~ Randolph Mason.
The captain. WHOM ..e cat WAS lrt.
began tD rr~-c .is nlr-. t'.
secret bad cscaUlj l.; was -a Co.
discretion TO be ar.l5r ~ rra9tc~
caution. lie was taken swiftly ith a
trprn t1irc- rcfy,irr OIL. e. f,-.-.r
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Soy . .velcnts are be.
Of Agile ". s.tcrsos are
bc.He rea'y repaired, and new
beds ere being installed. a collar for
storage az fruits is Being bull ir con.
hectic Tie barn Hharc f-ait f.r
class ro.k may be stored during the
fail a-3 inter mcrtta Tfa hc-t.
cr:;1. dar.rIe.t N,a cc.cd
;,,>- acEing shed on tho farm; ara
= s-ssi Germ crib is being set Up to
house corn and small grain seeds OF this
years CROP for which no cthcr room
Is aTa.as TIE Station is c.-anging
to build feeding shed for conducting
feeding ro.s With steers during The
coming W.e.cr The hcy c.c, on the
Staten la-n is 81 .l dou ha,. al.
Though mn-h ct 81 .e- tcar uci. Il
l1r-e att U.l nav. % lie cd in
;Ee Lcl @ .o an.
5a- ea ~ Co- me. san-
e-~ iac--s 10 a-- ela-oly
-'" - --clg
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considered tho more valaatlc. IN OF
der th@t his Qpinioa 1isal Zee known
before TIE deeds We're s!g-c3 ray To-
i sovcnjJ-nirc thousand dollars, and
take Tho c,Ae- tract az a nominal sum.
say oCc tloC-ard cellars Tfca II
c',n1r t.aot should prcp Ia tie future
10 re o--l.ot"r.rf' CEc'2.a S-ci'co
ccald o"JaT ,a@t good fortune free
IRON any 'a i-&,--n OK deception ~
Its purchase
mo &,,a-noH'1 l-E o incc.5
o2nc CO i1' r.'-s q AIS c@"ir--
la'3 h,rt g. ..'a.,-| Na' tNeci.e';,'
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tact ~ ,-c i--o i-lto re very i"t'
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provo ''-l Ven l--. Nof srac,
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The Nome daily nugget., 1912-08-26

It Is stated the large dredge launch- ed by the Consolidated Mining Com pany last Friday on Wonder creek, refused to start down the we'll greased ways, or skids. when of sudden pr. sloan started toward it. placed his hand upon the same, and To and behold The huge barge started dwOn the ways slid into the water as if 1t had been kicked with a battering ram. All present looked at the little doctor. and wondered where in his strength lay, for his hair was rather short.
 This evening the Nome Bar Asso- citation will be entertained by Explor- CT Strfansson. who will deliver a lee ture before the legalites uf Nome, upon the Eskimo question. The public Is invited to attend. and no doubt the court room will be well filled.
 There seems to be little activity in connection with one of the large industries connected with Seward Peninsula. and which the Nugget is in hopes of being able to divulge be- fore many days. for it will affect the exploitation of this section of the ter ritory to a considerable extent.
 The Shriners will give their ball to- morrow evening in A. B. instead of the Eagle Hall. The Eagles aTe now in stalling a new boiler. for heating pur- poses. and the adjustment cannot be made in time to have the hall properly heated by Tuesday evening.
 Postmaster Bakke elect. no doubt now realizes how many people there are in Nome qualified to hold down the position of clerks. etc. in that branch of the government service. new broom sweeps clean. in many instances but there are times when such can over do the act, by retarding action.
 Teddy states a live person. Is one capable of commanding space in the editorial columns day in and day out of the papers, where the other fellows are given line or two. Guess there is lots of truth to that statement, and it is quite natural for papers to fill their editorials with live material.