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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06

F. c. Roe and A. A. Supernet are the only two men left In the camp this winter, they having arrived from An chorage September 2S with an outfit that will last them until the end of next summer
 Messrs Brennan and Setter discov- cred during the summer old sluice boxes. camp and other evidences of former placer diggings. supposed to have belonged to man known as Big Mike," who disappeared about five years ago. after bringing to Susitna station SLIGO in coarse gold from a locality which he refused to make known.-Anchorage Pioneer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06
BABY sLED CHEAP.

If you want a sood light esk baby sled cheap. fall at the NugGet once.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06

Calling Cards at the Nugget Onlce.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06

ject to the taxes essessed against them according to the number of cases of canned salmon produced, have agreed to submit the questions involv- ed on an agreed statement of facts md this case will be filed in & few lays the canneries having agreed to furnish the chief counsers office with the number of cases each cannery has produced during the last three years, so that In case the territor,, ~ins .h=re win pc no difficulty In collecting the money due
 Four of the larger mining compan- les have compiled with the law of 1915. and have agreed to pay on their gold production at the end of the year, but since a recent demand has been made for back taxes. they are debating the question to pay or sub init to suit for back taxes
 The policy of Chief Counsel Cobb With the approval of the governor, is to settle all claims where the amour. of taxes and interest Is not refused or the collection resisted on the ad vice of counsels on the ground tha'
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06
BALLA|NE WINS
 TOWNSHIP CASE

defense would have won the suit even if the burden of proof had been theirs.' The court also expressed doubt as to the right of railroad to acquire or hold land in Alaska than was neces- sary for construction and operation. A case was quoted during the co irse oi the trial showing that a railroad com pany has no such right
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06

the law Is invalid. if they will arrange for a test suit submitting all the facta All the officers of the territory feel that the law should be enforced as a revenue measure and not as penal statue" said MT. Cobb Saturday, "and If any concern felt that the law was invalid, to permit them to test the matter without submitting them to penalies on account of such desire. It was felt that 1t was 6 matter of pub lie interest to have the questions pass ed upon for the benefit of future leg islatures.
 There has been a gratifying inter- est on the part of the people subject to the tax" continued Mir. Cobb, "all expressing a desire to comply if the tax was held valid. and In many in- stances, of willingness to comply if assured that all others of the same lass paid the amount of taxes due rom them"
 The funds of the territory are d. vided for deposit among the banks of he territory. each bank giving bond and paying t~a per cent interest.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-01-06

Order your calling cards for the New Year at the Nugget smes.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
CHRISTMAS CLUB PAYS
/. $1,000 TO MEMBERS

Despite the fact that the weather
man appeared to monopolize the
weather, there was a shower of gold
fell in Wilmington yesterday. II was
pay day with many of the Christmas
clubs. In addition TO the thrift clubs
of a number OF banks there are many
two cent clubs" These are operated
mainly by girls. who get half a dol
lar from each OF the members for
making the collections. There are
other clubs where the members pay
weekly. sums Of twenty -five or fifty
cents. or more. a week No charge is
made for such collections. and one
such cnb today paid out nearly So
000. 'fnc members IN that club re-
ceive from $3.50 to $3.50. The first
figure represents tho savings of a lit
tie girl who saved Eve cents a week.
and tho last amount that Of man
who saved 50 a week
The collector in such a club re-
ce'ves his share of the Christmas
money by depositing the collections
in savings banks. and thereby obtain
ed four per cent interest on all de-
posits.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
Miss bailey WEDS
NATHANIEL S. B. AMBLE

TOWNSEND Del. Dec. IA
quiet wedding took place at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bailey on
Wednesday Of last week. when their
daughter, May Alice. was married to
Nathaniel S. Bramble OF Mllington.
Md. The Rev. William Horner ON
ciated. Only the immediate members
OF the family were present
A wedding supper followed attend
ed by the following persons; Mr.. and
Mrs Nathaniel s. Bramble. Mr. and
Mrs Charles bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. p
3. Fretz, Misses Mabel Pryor, Ruth
Boyce. Miriam Buller, Clarence
Fretz. Wesley Bailey. c. " Zippe and
the Rev. William Horner.
Mr. and Mrs. Bramble are spending
their honeymoon with friends IN
Chester. After January / they viii
he az home on their farm az Galena.
Md.
rhe teacher and pupils of Oak Hill
School are planning TO hold a Christ
mas entertainment at the school on
Friday evening. December %.
The following members of Oak
Hll School arc on the honor roll for
November: Daisy Reed. Mary George,
Roba Kieffer Earl Pryor. William
Coleman. Wesley Bailey. David
Wright. Norman Wright. Ernest Reed.
Elwood Hates and John. George and
Clifton Gosser.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
NEWS OF ELKTON.
Special to THE EVENING JoURN.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELKTON. Nd. Dec. 13.-Edward
Kirk has been elected president OF
the Brick Meeting House Burial As
sociation. and Carroll Mason, seore-
tary.
The fiftieth anniversary OF tho
Perryville Methodist Episcopal Church
was observed on Sunday. The Rev.
DR.. Barnard, OF Philadelphia, preach
ing the morning sermon. and District
superintendent DR.. Robert Watt filled
the pulpit at the evening service.
Samuel l.. Emerson is III OF blood
poisoning at his home in Earlville.
The scratch OF a tobacco tag caused
the trouble.
Miss Mary E. Howard, Of Ran
dalia, is the guest Of Elkton relatives
Mrs William o. Gilmour is visit
ing her son. Edwin Brinton Gilmour,
of Philadelphia-Mi Frances Nc
Clennahan. % Wilmington. is visiting
Mrs. John McCiennahan. of Port De-
posit--Mrs. Charles Hilton. OF Balti-
omre. was a recent guest OF her
sister-in-law. Mrs. Clarence c. StriclS-
land-Mr. and Mrs David Living
stone Sloan, Of Narberth, Pa, have
been visiting Mr.. Sloan's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph IT. Sloan--Mrs
Julian Constable Smith, of New York
spent last week with her mother
Mrs. Hester c. Levis.-Mr. and Mrs
William c. Feehley were Philadelphia
visitors on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
ENGLAND Wants. But CAN'T
BORROW IN ARGENTINE


BY The United Press.
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. ia Lon
don newspaper having suggested that
maybe the allies could borrow some
money in Argentine. English periodi-
calls published here today say there
is not the ghost of a chance Of such
a thing.
The Buenos Aires standard in
dorses an estimate that more than
S7S,6S5,S90 pounds, or about S1,S6S..
100000, in English money. is invested
in the republic, adding that the Ar
gentines need more for development
purposes and would be borrowing II
IL times we're moi so tight" that il is
not 10 be had
"Of course the Standard admits
England's Argentine bonds might be
transferred 20 American purchasers
but that is not precisely what our
London contemporary wants"
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
NINE SOCIETY ENTERTAINs-

Special 70 THE EVENING JOURNAL,
EBENEZBR Dec. 13.-The Ladies'
Mite Society Of Ebenezer Church met
at the home Of the Rev. and Mrs J.
W. Gray on Monday evening. After
routine business including the cleo
tiontion OF officers for the ensuing
term, literary program was render
ed. The guests included: Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Cook. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey j. Davis. Mrs. James II. Little.
Mrs. Katharine Vansant. Mrs. Sara
L. Worrall, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur s.
Whiteman. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Knots, Mr. and Mrs. Winfield White
man. Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. Buckingham
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Lamborn. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. s. Walton Mr.. and Mrs. War
rem Buckingham, Mrs. Joseph Wor-
rail-, Mr.. and Mrs. Harley A. Mousiey,
Misses Sara Davis, Alma Little, Eliza
beth Little, Lora Little. Elva Demp-
sey, Ethel Pryor, Mary Patterson,
Ruth McGinnlss. Nellie Vansant. Sara
Mousley Frances Whiteman, Mildred
Walton, Euna Worrall, Mae Walton,
Gladys Davis, Anna Ray Whiteman,
Elizabeth Cook, Frank II. Bucking-
ham. Herman Little. Dewey Patter-
son, Wayland Fellows. Ermonl John
ston. Norwood Missimer. Franklin
Herbert. Clifton and Walter Knots,
Clarence and RaymOn Davis, Clarence
and Leroy Whiteman. Norman White
man, George Cook, Ralph Bucking-
ham and others.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brackin and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Phillips were the guests last Sunday
CP Mr. and Afrc Samuel pinruou
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Davis and
family were Sunday visitors of Mt.
and Mrs. William Little and family.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
CECIL non NEWS NOTES.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL
C1cCILTON, Md, Dec. l2.--The pupil
Of the first year high school and th'
sixth and seventh grammar schoo
grades. will give their ChTiSInss enter
tainment in the Jr. o. Z. A. NJ. Hall
next Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Emily CLARK, principal o
the George Biddle High School, has grad
uated from the Columbia University
New York, with the degree Of A. NJ.
Prof. Ernest CTuikshank of Raleigh
North Carolina. native OF Cecil county
Nd, has presented subscriptions to sew
eral standard magazines to the Georg'
Biddle High School.
Misses Mary Davis and Lille Fergu
son. of the Women's College. Newark
spent some time recently with their par
ents, here.
Miss Hilda Darby of the West Ches
ter pa Normal School, spent thu
Thanksgiving holidays with her parents
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
Another Council
X. lF c. FOR CITY
Plan Will Be Outlined at
Meeting Here on Satur-
day Night
STATE COUNCIL THE
ULTIMATE END

Steps for the organization OF a now
subordinate council of Knights Of
Columbus viii be taken .ou Saturday
night at a meeting in Knights of Co.
lumbus Hall when it is expected that
about twenty new members viii be
present and arrangements will be
made 10 take mp the matter Of new
charter with officials of the supreme
Council in New haven. Conn. \
committee, headed by Eugene /. Toy,
has charge of the matter
IL Is pointed out N connection with
the announcement OF the meeting
that the organization of a new subor-
climate council will bring Delaware
members OF the Knights of Columbus
organization nearer to pos ton
whore q State council can be organ
lied. At present Wilmington is I'M
der the jurisdiction of Pennsylvania.
Although Wilmington is the Oldest
council in the district. and mas now
a membership of 500, il has compare
lively little voice in the larger car
cles OF the order, il is said. Organi-
Iuitun Va ntalS NpuHNiA "NNtN o.
Delaware Knights Their own district
and correspondingly greater influence
in the Supreme Council -Four coun-
ellis are necessary to form a State
council.
Arrangements now are being per
fected for holding Bal Masque for
members of the local council on De-
cember 2S The meeting will be at
tended by members and their frieads.
and dancing will be the order of the
evening The program is being ar
ranged by a comm ttee. Of which
James H. Cole is chairman.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
CITY WANTS Street
FOR PARK PURPOSES

Directors of the Street and Sewer
Department. at their meeting yester-
day started proceedings to condemn
the portion OF Spruce street. below
Front street. so that it can be used
by the city for park purposes. Coun-
Gilman Oscar c. Draper appeared be-
fore the directors and stated that that
portion OF the street has been closed
with a fence by the Pussy and Jones
Company. and is now desired by the
city for park purposes.
Paving bricks stored on the pave
ment at Thirteenth and King streets
will be removed by the department, IN
response 10 a complaint OF the resi-
dents Of that neighhorhood.
A petition was received asking fol-
an arc light at Twelfth and West
streets The matter will be investi-
gated
Request Of the Wilmington Gas
. Company to open the street at Fourth
and Orange. and at No 900 West Ninth
street. were referred 10 Street Com
missioner Pierson.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
SMYRNA NEWS NOTES
Special to THE EVENING JOURNl

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
SMYRNA, Dec. l3.-The meeting OF
the Twentieth Century Club last Fri
day afternoon was in charge OF Mrs
r. +. Evans. chairman Of literature
Miss Agnes NJ. Arnold OF Washing
ton, d. c.. gave an interesting travel
talk. The remainder OF the program
consisted Of the reading OF "The Story
OF Peer Gynt." by Mrs. J.. Irvine
Handy, and OF music. rendered by Mrs
T. II. COverdale. from peer Gynt
Suite
The second of the High School
entertainments was given In the Smyr.
ma Opera House last Friday evening
and consisted of lecture on Hum
bugs and Mossbacls" by DR. T. Alex
Cairns OF New Jersey.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
ST. GEORGES NOTES.

spccial TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ST. GEORGES, Dec. l2.-Bishop F. j
Knsman will be at Delaware City on
Sunday. December 24-Miss Marion
Jauvier. Of Claymont, was a recent Wis
Tor with Mr.. and Mrs. William 6
Janvier- Mrs. Warren Colbert and chill
dren. of New York City, has been visit
ing her parents, the Rev. and Mrs. Sett
d. Gibbons-Nr and Mrs. F. p. Var
lekle have returned from a visit with
friends at Harrington
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
CHRISTMAS CHEER
FOR BOYS ON BORDEF

Christmas cheer will be sent to the
boys on the border by Wilmington
ians. Some Of the boxes have been
collected and packed by the military
relief comm ttee. of which Mrs H.
Fletcher Brown is chairman, and it is
a source OF general satisfaction that
the boys on the border will be given
some Christmas cheer. II is expected
90 get all the boxes packed and ship
ped This week.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13
PLEAS nan NO EFFECT.

After admitting he had spent 900
days. or nearly twO-thirds Of his time.
in the wOrkhouse. Thomas McCrea. ar
raigned in City Court yesterday on a
charge OF being drunk, pleaded to he
given a chance. He was fined SO and
costs.
Evening journal., 1916-12-13

Somebody wants to employ YOU
Find him in the Want Columns.-Adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
PITCHING A TENT is EASY-WHEN
SERGEANT DOES IT.

Shippey grinned at the sweating four lct
himself down on his back az If 70 20 10 sleep
on the cot, and put his heel firmly against the
resisting cross bar. With d steady pressure he
jammed II 10 place, and stood up Simple.
amt it," he commented. and went away.
Next came n Tent 81 Morrisey-from Bos-
ton. a Cargantuan dandy was he, with a kit
bag ample 10 hold two equipments from the
quartermaster, and fragment Of rnustschc
which looked quite lost on his great features.
"Oh, | fay follows he opened, as he So
down tho huge bag whore 10 would most cf
feciiveiy block the narrow entrance. what
this ouartermatter thing we're supposed 20 20
through? bad my breakfast and then made
sure If my bag now believe one has 10 get
certain othn equipment"
"0ls has. a&Ined Grady. gsnalnx out u
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Md-afternoon. and Tent 81 showed six cots,
with mattresses neatly incosed in white drill
slips, ranged along the walls and assorted
pieces Of baggage slowed underneath. mir
ror hung from the wooden centrepoe rising
out Of the iron base-trpod of the tent. The
rain had ceased, and the sun was out; there
was balm in the August air.
Who's for a SWIM" quered Brown, ranging
his eyes over the tired business men sitting,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

in New Hampshire. He became the tents chef
care-a moon-gazing, dazed recipient Of the
last ard furious training which followed the or
eanzaton of the regiment. Every man in the
tent joined in "a friendly conspiracy to turn
Lester from cub to man. from dreamer to
doer, from stumbling dub to fellow with
a punch.
Noon came, with first lineup for ness
this time in the regular Company mess shack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

the corner Of MS mouth ut Brown. Didn't you
receive Instructions at the mess officers tent"
"Oh, suppose ] did, admitted Morrisey in
a bored tore. an go and find out"
ooh, come or; I'll show you offered Grady,
and thus "Mo-ry' imposed his huge helpless
ness upon Tent 81
Last OF the six to come TO Tent 81 was
Lester, tall and awkward boy, one year o2t
of college
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

"He has millions" said Morry to US in a
whisper, as Lester went Off to bring in his bags.
millions. Lives in a house all alone, with
fourteen servants-nice boy"
THE TRANSPORTING OF LESTER, A
MILLIONAIRE ROOKIE.
Morry was right about the last. Lester was
- nice boy; he was in love, and spent every
pare moment writing letters to some lucky girl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

H<HE educated rookie handed down the
steps of the train which had brought
n him and four hundred others to the
Training Camp two heavy bags Under tncH
weight the porter half collapsed, then eased
them TO the long ain-drenched grass beside
the right OF way The rookie dropped beside
the bags, handed the porter quarter and
took his first look at the city of brown py-
randall tents that rose out of a green pasture
A figure in olive drab and huttering poncho
came half way down TO the railroad tracks ana
shouted:
Men viii carry their baggage to the as
senbly tent-the circus tent at the north END
Of the grounds" Standing in naughty lsola-
ton. unmindful Of the rain. the herald re-
heated his instructions from time to time until.
in the early light Of stormy day the last car
rad been cmpted and the train had pulled out
Under the circus tent stood another herald
crying
Men VIII rcpor. 20 the adjutant's tent I'M
,oedatelv after breakfast. Breakfast IS beng
served: leave your baggage here, and ioiio"
one Of the guides 90 a mess shack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
GETTING ACQUAINTED III TIE COM
pANY STREET.

t,rcady one bewildercd business man had
for-d new. and strange, tome in Tent 81. lie
vas shifting his arrnload of blankets, porcho
Ito half and sweater from corner 20 corner
We'll hello: you in 81, too" The edu-
Gated rookie dropped his bundle and looked 'ne
other fellow over.
welcome to our happy home!' said the hrst-
conner cordially. He held out hand MY
names Hardy"
"N;ne is Brown" They shook hands. 'Pri-
Yates Hardy and Brown will now report to the
ordnance officers tent" They went out on the
company street, grinning They we're boys
AGAIN. and the long holiday was just begin
ming!
Back from the big ordnance tent, with gun
lscabbarded bayonet setting it off grotesquely
At the business end), mess kit and assorted
hardware. belt. haversack and canteen, Privates
Hardy and Brown were in time TO welcome
Young Grady and tall Phillips from the quar-
termaster's tent.
"We're oldtimers here by now" boosted
Brown: and then the four set about converting
coronac, bundles Of sticks and canvas into army
cots.
How many belong in here. anyway. one,
two. three" Brown began To count the iolded
cots "Six, How the devil are you going TO get
room 10 set up six Of these in here?
"Fvneriment Here, Brown. give me hand
with this devilish thing, will YOU" Grady ana
Phillips. as later Corners. stood observant while
Hardy struggled 90 fit cross bar over the sloe
bars Of the extended COT
Human hands cannot 90 b." cried Hardy.
dc me have try" urged Brown. Then
Phillips still in citizen clothes. got down on ms
carefully creased knees 20 haul and struggle.
we lack the lnack-and knowledge ven
tyred Grady. smiling disarming IRISH smile.
"Im going 70 get a regular TO put us wise
He did; and Tent 81 got its first glimpse OF
Sergeant Shippey. regular army nurse to Com
pany X.
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viii beginning June and extending 10 OCTOBER s.
At OgIehorpe, Chattanooga the first camp VIII
Cger on May g. Fort BENJAMIN Harrison, Hd at Fort
Sheridan Lndingt0n lich the camps OF The Ten
fral Department held In the Western Department
n.en Diego and Monterey Cal, and at Fort
George Wright Throughout last winter regiment of
100 men drilled under army officers 1000
CT t1ese expected 10 attend camps.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

Aore fban 3G009 Business and professional and
college viii attsnd military training this
every Military Decentralization, Central Southern
Wesern-occrs Of the army viii undertake the work
Of giving these rooes7 the rudin7ents of such training
lie officer OF volunteer force mist have TIE
greatest nrer viii be received at the Piattsbug ~ y
where for periods Of intensive training of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16

each on his allotted cot, in detected attitude.
BY George. that's the stuff" cried Grady
Does one dress here, or down on the shors,-
queried Morry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-16
GRAPEFRUIT AND OTHER PRlVA
TONS OF A SOLDIERS LIFE.

,biny beDch-and-table combinations, made UP
ut, love, rov,e OF white cilc,oth-covered feed
inc placcs under canvas roofs and behind walls
of uoso,jto netting. offered the rookie and MS
hungry mates surprising meal Of grapefruit
scrambled eggs. bacon, hot rolls and coffee
"Tbe rough fare OF the soldier" The man
.. the educated rockies side grinned. ieet-
footed Young soldiers, disguised as walters
rassed I'D and down between the feeding rows
81 recruits. 4 want was instantly toreseen
and satisfied. -, A.
lead me TO the finger bows!' sighed me
educated rookie, as ne extracted his legs from
,7der the table and went oCt 20 JON Nne III
front OF The adjutant's tent. where the camp
receiver of deposits waited to take SSo 1roh'
him.
Moving slowly forward under bapt'snai
dovnDour. the rookie finally passed over ms
rooney in exchange for a small ticket at the top
of which was noted GO. \, Tent 81
eco to the ouartermaster for tent equipment
and then to tae ordnance officer Over ana
over. rs tickets were handed 70 one r0oSe
af+e- another. these instructions we're drcned-
A,ot-e~ creeping line. and he ROOKIE &c
r,-.eI rro-, the ouarteruaster's Gig tent w1tn
=, o-~.oal o. blankets and assorted gear
..yVba- .o---anv?" asked one Of he reguHr
e-.nv g-id,s -? Step over mere minute
When hall dozen for Company mad oeen
c~fhe~-3 TO guide hurried .aem across lie
camp D,aza. ,ghcre -ae great kitchen lnclnerator
VS. b'aa;r- warmly. 10 street OF Drown
r--anidal te1ts tla. stretched away from
l.lletir board aad tVo s-aallcr officers tents,
vSicl laced lie sectlre.s