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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09

The ri,sr6er OF Robert f.. Eessies
" member of the Petersburg Police De
'IIoskment. while at bis post Of duty at
n1s early hoar Sunday morning. has
aeckSd the good people Of our sister
Il1lt more severely than anything thar
rn otcssrred IN recent years The
1ishnezs Of the crime has rarely.
eser BEFORE been eaualed IN the his
~ Nirsinia The brute not only
~ 5pstksa An unseenis and das,ardly
~ struck hss victim biow
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09

New York, February Antonio
Scotti. the opers singer. who has been
critically III with pneumonia At hia
10 b out OF danger today. The doctors
said M. ecotti pasar4 ~ cxjais ~ ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09
DEATH OF WRIT cHEsTERMAN.

There will be general regret felt in
Chssternan. a member of an old Rich
1nond family. a prominent aud sue
eessful building contractor and a use-
fni csti1en, He was held IN very high
brother of two OF Richmond's well
known newspaper men Of former days..
His brother, Mr.. ". n. Chestermen
was IL his DAY perhaps the best
known newspaper man In Virginia.
H was long city editor Of the old
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-09

Dispatch. later chief editorial writer
xn thEt paper and aHriax kas last few
years of his life mem Der OF the edi.
toriai staff of the Times Dispatch
Another brother, q. Bruce Chester
man. was widely known newspaper
Baltimore SUN hers until n short
while before his death, Mr. Evan r
ChesterTnan, another popular writer
of decade age and now Secretary Of
the state Board OF Education. IL a
nephew of. Mr.. Writ chester1nan.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-05
BUSINESS GUIDE
CONTRACTORS AND. BUILDERS

Geo. NJ. Yamada; concrete, wood and
stone construction. Estimates fur.
nished. Road building, grading, etc.
Room 20S McCandless Bldg. Phone
2157. - 646S-tf
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-05
AUCTION BULLETIN

We have quite succession Of Auc-
tons going on. On Wednesday,
July 9Th, we shall sell valuable and
rare furniture, bric-abrac at 1911
Lunalilo ST. Friday we shall sell
at the rooms furniture, brass beds
English fire giitJ, fine mattresses,
ENCH COPPER COOKING
UTENSILS, tin lined-finest arti-
cles in that line; Morris chairs,
TUNED oak dining set, dinnerware,
chamberware, graniteware, veranda
furniture, Mission furniture The
rooms are chock-a-block. -
We call the attention OF collectors
to sale of Oriental Curios. Sat
suma Vases, Chiaese blue and white
Vases. Bronzes, lockwood Furni.
ture, ETC., in the near future, Homo
lulu Auction Rooms, J. 8. Bailey,
Mgr.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-05

Concrete for Permanence"
Ring up J. Duggan, phone 1874, 174 s
King, for concrete work.
6435-1m
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-05

Y. Fukuchi, builder, painter, paper
hanger, general contractor. Cor.
River and Beretania Tel. 3677.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17
MONDAY, APRIL II, 1916.
WHAT WAS THE REASON?

A comparison OF the early win
Ter statements OF the rep eSenta-
tives OF the postotlce department
w41n TIE Subsequent innings OF
the Chamber OF commerce reveals
singular features when suggest
number OF things, the chleI OF
Which Is that there are Qenclen-
cies IN the interior mail service
other than those made so glarlng-
ly apparent by the recent arrival
OF second class matter three and
even four months old. In testi-
mony. thereto We submit the fol
loving communications First is
a cable from Mr.. Vaille, superin-
tendant OF the railway mail SER
vice, dated at Seattle, January 10,
1910, and addressed to Mr.. J. II.
Eehse, chief clerk at Nome, which
reads as follows:
Advise Chamber of Commerce
no congestion Nome-Seward pen
Ursula mail known at this office.
This in answer to their kilograms
Of I3tha and 18TH instants.
This message was transmitted
o. the Chamber of Commerce by
Mr.. Fehse with the following adj
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17

closes steadily rising accunu-
lation in spite of the large
amounts forwarded, as indicated
by the considerable lowering of
, the figures at intervals. From $50
pounds on December rs, the low
est accumulation rose to 72o
pounds on January to 800
pounds January IS and to 300
pounds on February a. By Feb
ruary IS this had increased to
about 1000 pounds, as indicated
in the Mcpherson cable of that
date. In the face of the above
statement the protested ignorance
of Mr.. Vaille appears most amaz-
ing and it truly commences to ap-
pear that not all of the inefficien-
cies of the mail service are charge
able to the department at Wash
ington. 1t is no more than Just
TO allow that Mr.. Vaille may have
been uniformed of all this but
the above, and subsequent evil
dences show that there was a
steadily rising accumulation of
unforwarded mail for weeks be-
fore he issued that statement. Mail
had been steadily piling up at the
second most important point in
his Alaska jurisdiction since the
close of navigation and it seems
truly remarkable that he, the
head OF the department in Alaska,
should know nothing of it. The
postoffice department back at
Washington knew all about it, as
attested by the following extract
from letter written by the sec
ond assistant postmaster general
to the Alaska delegate in the lat
ter days of February and by him
forwarded here. Mr.. Prayer says:
While there was an accumula-
ton at Cordova of some second
class matter for Nome and other
points in the interior, since the
beginning of the winter service
the amount of accumulated
mails has been reduced so that
according to recent reports not
only the second class but al other
classes are now being dispatched.
He adds, however, that, with
view to expediting the trans
portation of the through mails, an
order has been issued today au-
thorizing additional service.
to relieve local congestion"
Thus it appears that the depart
ment and the postal Inspector
knew that there was an accumula-
ton of surplus mail so it is dou-
bly, hard to understand why Mr..
Vaille, the man directly in charge
OF the division, remained in pro-
found ignorance thereof.
1t may be that Mr.. Vaille does
not term mail "congested" that is
held over for week or two or
three on the way to its destina-
ton.
We really wonder if he was
aware that the batch we recently
received had, some of it, been in
storage ever since early Novem-
Der and must have been there
when he issued his statement so
suggestive of efficient service and
no delays.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17
deinda

delnla:
his in compliance with the
above instructions and would fur
ther advise that this office has
received no reports to date OF any
congestion of mail en- route. =.
I his was on january 20, ,re-
member. Judging from the two
statements, thcfe was either mo
mail congestion at that time ,or.
if there was. neither the super
intendant OF the railway mail ser
vice in Alaska or his chief clerk
in Nome knew anything about it.
We would very naturally ex-
pect, considering the general thor
of the methods of the
postothce department, that if
there was an accumulation or con-
gestion at any point along the
route, that the superintendent, at
least, would know about it.
Whether or not the local repre-
sentative of the department would
be aware OF it or not, we do not
know. In any event he appears
TO be but little concerned i'll what
follows. In view of the denial
by Mr.. Vaille one would natural
ly suppose that there was no con-
gestion, at least at the time it was
was made. However, let us pro-
coed little farther to what may
be termed Exhibit No. B." This
is a cable from the Alaska bureau
of the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce directed to the Nome
Chamber OF Commerce and reads
as follows:
No mail congestion here. Adj
Yised about one thousand pounds
at Cordova. Wiring Washington
for relief.
This was received February I6
and was forwarded from Seattle
the same day. This does not in
dictate much, it is true. Nothing
more than that a small amount of
congestion has begun to appear.
However, we will pass to "Ex-
hibit No. 81 telegram forward
ed to the second assistant post
master general at Washington, D.
c. by the Alaska bureau on the
same date the above cable was
transmitted to the Nome Cham
Der Of Commerce. This message
reads:
Nome Chamber of Commerce
cables second class mail arriving
three months old. We are advis-
ed that there has been all aceum-
ulation of second class mail at
Cordova since close of navigation.
During November this aggregat-
ed about $500 pounds. Since De-
cember 4 the weekly average Of
mail unforwarded has amounted
to about 1000 pounds. Cannot ar
engagements be made whereby
this accumulated mail can be for
warded?
Now, things commence to ap-
pear bit more interesting Here
we not only learn that there was
SINE congestion but, also that
there was considerable congestion
mot only at the time Mr.. Vaille
made his statement but both be-
fore and after that time. We
learn that in November there was
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17


$500 pounds. Also we learn that.
regardless of what disposal may
nave been made of tins Novem-
Der accumulation, from Decem-
Der 4 up to February 10, the
weekly average OF hail unfor-.
warded amounted to about 1860
pounds. When one comes to COM
pare the statement of Mr.. Vaille
with the above, one is forced to
wonder how it was he did not
know that an average Of 1000
pounds of mail was unforwarded
at the end of each week, not only
in the week in which he cabled
to Mr.. Fehse but also in the three
preceding weeks of January.
Someway, one would naturally
expect that the superintendent OF
this division of the mail service
would naturally be notified of a
weekly overplus amounting to
over a half ton, unless there is
some laxity somewhere. However,
Mr.. Vail.e said that he did not
know and we must accept his
word for il and let it go at that.
Next let us peruse the following
from Mr.. J. L. Mcpherson, SUI
perintendent of the Alaska bureau
written to the Nome Chamber OF
Commerce, February I6, the same
day on which were forwarded the
above messages to Nome and
Washington.
Upon receipt of your cable we
took this matter up imme-
diately with the postoffce inspee
tor at Seattle, and by him W.
were advised that there was no
congestion or accumulation OF
mail of any kind at Seattle; THAI
there had been a slight accumu-
lation OF second class mail over
and above the. 1880 pounds. for
warded out of Cordova weekly.
The amount of unforwarded sec
ond class matter. at Cordova, he
stated, had been at the end of each
week as follows: -. :.
November 20 week end 2,6oo lbs.
November ~ week end 1880 lbs.
December 4 week end .o32 lbs.
December Is week end LIZA lbs.
December IS week end $50 lbs
January 1 week end. :, 72o lbs.
January 8, week end. 1923 lbs.
January IS week end. 800 lbs.
January 22 week end. 1000 lbs.
January go week end. 1913 lbs.
February 4 week end. :. 300 lbs.
These figures are illuminating.
Here we have the evidence of the
postoffice inspector of this depart
ment disclosing that in the very
week In which superintendent
Vaille denied that there was any
congestion that he was aware of,
there was close to a ton of un-
forwarded mail lying in Cordova,
waiting until time or convenient
circumstance should permit of its
being forwarded to destination.
Also we see that at no time after
December q was there less than
$50 pounds of unforwarded mail in
cold storage at Cordova. In only
one instance was it SO low as this,
however, and a perusal of the
after December Is dis
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17

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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17

Copy for regular advertisements
must be In by 10 o'clock on the day Of
publication.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17
City Utflcial Paper
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
TN sovance.)

Nome paiIy Nugget, l month. $500
Sorne DAILY Nugget, months. $1,000
ncme Daily Nugget. ] year. $1,000
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17
PHONE MAIN a.

Entered as second class matter Feb
26, 1907, at the poftottice at Nome,
Alaska, under the Act of Congress Of
March 1873.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-17

Nome Weekly Nugget, / month. DOC
Some Weekly Nugget, i year. $500
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
TWO CLINT MEN 60 TO
POSITIONS IN FABENS

Clint, Tex, Jan. IA. Boone and s.
c Thomas both formerly connected with
the depot force at Clint have positions as
operators with the Western Union at Fa-
bens. Mr.. Boone was for several mouths
agents at Clint, but more recently filled
Ike position at Sierra Blanca. while Mr.
Thomas was an operator at this place for
some time.
The ssmi-monthly dsnee will be given by
Clint people at hotss Clint on next satur-
day night.
GO to church Sunday was well OBJ
served at Clint. ard many OF the residents
who are seldom seen there. we're out in re-
Spouse TO the general invitations extended
By the pastor. Rev. W H. Duncan. Both
morning and evening services were well at
tended
The Aid society Of Clint Is planning to
give q ounce party at Hotel Clint On
Thursday evening.
Oscar H Cheek, formerly OF this place
but who Is now associated with his brother,
N o. Cheek in the oil business in FL Psso.
has moved back to the Clint ranch. one
mile west OF Clint. and will make the trip
10 e Paso daily by auto.
Mrs Stansfieid. one Of the oldest resi-
dents OF Clint, Is reported to be very ill at
the home OF her daughter. Mrs. J. ". Eu-
banks in e Pcso, and her recovery is re-
ported doubtful
C. E Kellogg and wife have returned
from = several weeks visit in Michigan and
other northern and eastern Stats
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
School Notes.

The constitution and bylaws OF the
FL Paso high school alumni association
were adopted at the meeting of the as
sociation held Tuesday night in the
high school. Following this. the cleo
ton Of officers was held and the or
ganizatiOn completed. DR.. II. F. Stew
enson was elected president: Mrs. D.
Bruce Smith first vice president: David
Mulcahy, second vice president: Miss
Claudia Brahm. recording secretary;
Mrs. J. Fennell. corresponding secre-
tary: Miss Sophia Gilchrist. registrar:
Edgar u. Kayser, treasurer. Mrs. D.
Bruce Smith presented the constitution
to the association for the committee It
was adopted as presented. with the ad-
dition of an amendment providing that
former students OF the high school that
were not graduates. might become as
SOciate members. Plans were discussed
for the rendering OF a banquet to the
graduating class OF Nay. 1916. The as
sociation will meet the second Tuesday
in every month and the next meeting
will be held Feb. S. at s o'clock, in the
high school building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
Cards.

Mrs. r {. Walshe viii entertai in
with a series Of bridge parties at her
home. 1919 Circle street The first
party will be given Saturday afternoon
when she will entertain the members
OF the bridge club TO which she be
longs, and several tables Of guests.
She will entertain again on Jan. p.
The Mid Week 500 club met Wednes-
dav afternoon at the home of Mrs. ". p
Sanders, on Piedras street. Her guests
were Mesdames R +. Milligan. Arthur
Hall. T ". Gault. and L a. Horton. in
addition to the regular members of the
club Mrs. V. a Pacetti won the first
prize. Mrs F. T. Strother won the sec
ond prize Mrs. T. W. Gault won the
guest prize Refreshments were en-
loved. Mrs. F. T. Strother viii enter
tain the club on January 26. at her
home on Boulevard
The Week About club, which has
been recently organized. met Wednes-
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs II. J. Sterner, on Lee street Mrs
William McSain and H. J. Steiner won
the first prizes Mrs. c Z Matthews
won the prize for which the PLAYERS
cut Refreshments were enjoyed after
the games. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Carr viii
entertain the club on the evening OF
W edn esday, Jan. IS The members OF
the new club are: Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Ferguson. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Plat.
Mr. and Mrs. II. J. Steiner, Mr.. and
Mrs William McSain. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles E. Matthews and Mt. and Mrs
Toe Carr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
TIA JUANA RACE
TRACK SUCCEEDS
Many Horses Arrive From
Juarez Track; Bunco Men
Are Driven Out.

san Diego, Calf. Jan. 12.-Sueeess
has. so far. attended the new race
track at Tia Juana. The attendance
has been excellent. While the races
have all been well contested. Favor
ties have won the great majority OF tne
races with an occasional six or eight
to one shot adding bit Of spice to the
entertainment.
Announcement has just been made
that additional Improvements are 70 pc
made at once and 7 W CoIIroth IS
authority for the statement that the
Tia Juana tracks plant is 10 be the
finest on the continent
short Shift Given Grafters-
The Tia Juana police are giving
summary treatment to confluence ana
Dunco men, pickpOckets and graIters.
many of whom came here from Juarez
when the Carrancistas took charge OF
the town opposite FL Paso-
The San Diego police has also had
some work with these track followers
and every day sees a few undesirables
Namara. Jack Williams. James Walker
sand Joe Palmer appeared IN police
court and were fined $3.50 each. the
fine being suspended on the condition
that they make themselves scarce
around san Diego and Tia Juana-
Many Horses From JuareE.
Among the horses that have arrived
recently from Iuarez are Scallywag,
Innovation. Industry, Rooster, Mer
curium. Prepaid. DR.. Dougherty. Russ
fans one shipment numbered %
horses and carloads are arriving al
most every day Bob Leighton, the
local paddock judge, has been at
Juarez to secure horses
Jockey Hayes has also arrived from
Juarez. He is tOuted as one of the
best young riders in the game nd
came here with the Buxton stable
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
Parfes.

Mrs Horace Blum entertained We'd
nesdsy afternoon at her home on Bou-
levard. with a delightful party in honor
Of Mrs Charles Hort enstein, a recent
bride. who has come here from Chicago
10 make FL Paso her home. Paper pot
ted plants and ferns, used in large
quantities. were about the living and
dining rooms 4 unique feature of the
entertainment of the afternoon was a
tea route. Each Of the guests repre-
scented the industry in which their hus-
bands were engaged and presided at a
table which represented the place Of
business in which they were interested,
and the whole afforded much amuse-
ment 4 musical program was another
pleasant feature OF the afternoon Mrs.
Hale Hortenstein. a sister of the bride.
played two piano solos Mrs. E. J. Cum
minis played and sang several selec-
tons Mrs. I J. Ayers played piano
solos. A quartet. composed Of Mesdames
T. NJ. White I. J. Ayers, E. J. Cummins
and Hale HOrtenstein, sang q number
of old familiar songs Following this a
buffet supper was enjoyed The sery-
ing table in the dining room was laid
er with a massive brown basket in the
was assisted in entertaining and serv-
ing by Mrs. Hale Hortenstein and Mrs.
Thomas NJ White. Among the guests
were: Mesdames Charles Hortenstein,
Hale Hortenstein. Ross z Bryan. Os-
car T. Coleman, Wilbur B. Morris, I. II.
Everidge. r V Hortenstein. E ]. Cum
minis. 1. J. Ayers. Harry E. Davis. ThOs-
II. White and Misses Leta Freeman and
Jeannett Day
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
ALFALFA BARNS
BEING EMP TIED
Rise in Price Causes Valley
Farmers to Dispose of
Much Hay.

NinIOn. Tex. Jan. 13.-The large hay
barns in tn district are being rapidly
emptied. as a result OF the gradual rise
in price of alfalfa and. the numerous
sales.
Mrs Bargeman and sns. Able and
Solomon. and Mrs. N P. Moore and
daughter. Miss Allene Moore, motored
out to Niu.On from Ell PasO and were
dinner guests Of Mr. and Mrs John
A v. Tarrant left for Bisbee, Ariz.,
on business trip.
The irrigations OF the past week
and continued cold weather are re-
tarding the growth of crops and the
budding OF fruit trees, and the. farm
ers are gratified.
Much sround in different tracts on
the west side is being grubbed, plowed
and prepared for cultivation.
WindstOrm swept over the valley
yesterday, but no material damage was
done in this Immediate locality.
v A. Young shipped a carload Of
young mules TO Fl Paso today.
Mrs. z. A. Lynn and Mrs II. c Smith
from FL Paso. have been visiting their
sister, Mrs. Y \ Young. at Vinton
Mrs. Young now has as her guest her
SISTER. Mrs Chas Dahlquist, from
Mr.. ana MIS-. John Bingham have
returned TO Las Cruces. after a three
days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. L II.
Mrs. II. L. Hoskinson, of Vinton. was
in FL Paso to attend a meeting of the
Kensington club, Of which she is a
member
Miss Ruth HyIand, one of the teach
ers at the O'Shea school, visited at
her home in MesilIa Park.
All members Of the Steve family
are quarantined at their home with
chickenpox-
Mrs. E. r. James entertained Mr. and
Mrs. a. J.. HOSkinsOn and family and
Mrs. Minnie often at dinner
J. !. Edison, who is employed by
the Santa Fe, has been transferred
from San Marcial TO the local freight
on this run.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Williams at Vim
ton had as their dinner guests Mr.. and
Mrs. J p. Clarke and son. Chauncey,
from FL Paso.
Mrs. c c Martin has returned from
2 nine months visit in New York and
New jersey.
Miss Dorothy Price from Berino was
a luncheon guest Of Miss Anna James,
Mrs. John Curtis. Miss Mary Curtis
and ". r. Curtis motored out to Vim
ton from Fl Paso-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13
TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS IS GIVENM
RECITAL BY Mr.. AND MRS. ITALO PICCFH
RR AND MRS. ITALo PICCHI
NJ gave a recital OF grand opera
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M gave a recital of grand opera
= numbers wednesday afternoon
at the home Of Mr. and Mrs. L. 5.
Stewart that was q wonderful treat
for the music lovers Of FL Paso- The
recital was given under the auspices
OF the women's board OF the Fl Paso
school for Girls. The artistic finish
Of production. the toHal purity and
coIoring and the beauty Of feeling dis
played in the singing OF these splendid
artists was a delight to hear, and all
Of their selections were most enthu-
siasticalIy received
The singers were especially popu-
lar in the duet numbers, the "Rpndi-
nellie" from "Mignon." and the duet
between Alfonso and LeOnora from La
Favorfta." which was the final num-
Der on the program and which was re-
peated a. the insistence Of the audi
ence- Mrs Picehi displayed much dra-
matte power in her rendition OF the
solo, Stride La Vampa," from II Tro-
vatore." and the -'Habanera." from
Carmen whish she sang with much
spirit Mr.. PicchTs solos were most
pleasing, his rich mellow bass voice
being heard to very good advantage
in the aria from Ernani, the invocation
from Robert lie Diable," and another
Verdi aria
Mrs. James Graham McNsry. who
played all Of the accompaniment
was a most sympathetic and capable
accompanist and shared the honors of
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. Picchi
David Holguin played two violin
solos He was accompanied by H. F.
Van Surdam on the piano The first num-
Der was "KUiawiak" and the encore
was Beethoven's "1dinuet" ar. Hol-
gum played with a refinement and
sweetness Of tone most pleasing.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-13

ANontlnueu rom pase Ii
ment on the subject has not been re-
ceived.
The town. Just north OF Czernowitz.
is converging point for many roads,
and is of great strategic importance
Prior attempts TO capture had been
stoutly resisted.
The report from Petrograd that the
offensive in Galicia and Bessarabia.
had been suspended for the present is
regarded as at least premature. The
Russian offensive. could not. il is be-
lieved, be suspended suddenly. as it
was undertaken after careful prepara-
ton and launched with unexpected
strength The object Of that offensive
is said to be threefOld: To demonstrate
to the Rumanians that the Russian
forces are able to assume the initia-
tive when they choose: secondly, to
divert AustrO-G German forces from the
Balkans and the western front and,
finally, to improve the general
strategic position OF their own flank.