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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
Slight Earthquake Accompanies Hur-

Slight Earthquake Accompanies Hur-
 ricane.
 ATLANTA, Oct. -Meager re- ports reaching here from the Alabama storm district state that q slight earthquake accompanied the terrific storm which swept down upon the coast yesterday morning.
 The majority of wires are down and very little is known as to the full ex- tent of the damage wrought by the great hurricane.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
international News Service.

BAYONNE, Oct, l9.--The great strike of the Standard Oil employees is practically over today.
 Following Il meeting last night at which the refusal of the company to accede to the demands of the union- mon was thoroughly discussed, large majority of the striking employees re thousand men appeared at the en- trance 10 the company plants this morning and returned to their labors.
 A large number of more radical ele-
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19

Snake river harbor improvement and he necessity for same-piotures show ing wrecks of sohooners and barges at mouth of river-Pictorial edition of Nugget published in October.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
BERLIN coNcEoE5 ALLIED GAINS
international News Service.

BERLIN, Oct. 9--The official state ment of the general staff admits what is termed "unimportant gains" on the Somme by the French forces. The French adv.nces are indicated as hay :ng occurred at Sally, Saliesel, and mar Lanmaisonette.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
Av|ATORs BOMBARO
 AUSTRIAN POSITIONS
international News Service.

ROME, Oct. 1S.-The Austro Hun garian works at Royingno and Punta Salvores in Lower Istria were bonn barded by a sky fleet composed O Italian and French hydroplanes this morning. Considerable damage was done and several military depots fired.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
CRUISER SINKS SUBMARINE
 0Ff AMERICAN COAST

and Was only frustrated in its design of sinking the big liner by the pres ence of the warship. which the German commander overlooked in his eagerness 10 run down his intended victim.
 Vessels arriving at North Atlantic ports during the past several days have reported that nothing was seen of the [ boats and it was generally believed that they had withdrawn The belief is dissipated, however. by the report of the North Pacific, which dscloses that the Germans are csI- dently contemplating further activities off the American coast
 Vote the Republican Ticket Straight --Adv
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO
 DISCUSS IRISH SITUATION

cruits for the army unless it adopts a radical change of attitude and may even precipitate a very serious situa- ton in the event of an attempt to ex- tend the conscription act to Ireland.
 Following the refusal of parliament to discuss Irish matters. Asquith ad- mitted during the course of q short address that England has not done her best for Ireland but expressed the hope that action will be taken later to relieve the present unwelcome conditions.
 Irish Disgruntled Over Parliamentary
 Action.
 DUBLIN, Oct. 19.-The refusal of parliament to discuss the Irish situa- tion is the subject of semi caustic comment on the part of the leading journals and has also awakened con- siderable resentment among the peo- pie, the majority of whom have long viewed with suspicion, the obvious re- luctanee to face the Irish issue square ly.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19
CUNARO LINER ALUAN|A
 SUNK-ENGl|SH CHANNEL

asserts that the sinking of the big
 due to the vessel striking a mine.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19

ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
 AT NUGGET OFFICE.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-10-19

Vote the Republican Ticket Straight.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
PROPOSALS FOR EREC-
TON OF TEMPORARY
PILE BRIDGE

Eelled proposals viii DO received at
The office OF the Department OF Pub
Hc works. Detroit. Mich. until Tues
day. March 9TH. 1916. at IL a. m.
tgatcru standard time, at which time
and place they viii be opened. for the
erection OF temporary pile timber
aud steel bridge across the Amer.-
can channel OF the Detroit river.
Bidders must furnish sufficient owl
deuce OF thelr ability 20 do the WORK
go the time and manner specified be
tore contract viii be awarded them.
Work 10 be done and material furn-
iFhcd in accordance with plans and
aprciichtiuus on file In the office OF
the CITY Engineer The bridge to
BE- completed and ready for use with
in four 90 months after contract IL
confirmed by the Common Council. No
alternative bids will be received or
accepted.
Bidders ARE reqUived to Me a Ger
and lt5 00OJ dollars with the Depart
mont Of Public Works accompany x
their proposal or before the proposals.
are opened. conditioned that should
thev be the lowest bidder they will.
within Eve t5D days after being
awarded the contract enter into 80
game and furnish surety company
bond 40 the full es..inated amount OF
tho contract
checks and proposals 10 be placed
ln separate envelopes.
The right 20 reject any and all pro-
posnIs ia expressly reserved.
Proposals 10 be submitted I'm du-
plicate.
GEORGE ". FENKELL.
Commissioner OF Public Works
Ag3R
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
CULTURED NEGRO
HELD AS SLAYER

NEW YORK. March 4.--Seeming.
" cultured white man. Rev Ferrer
+ MARTIN. arrested in the black
belt geeion. with Vera Davis. q
mulatto. today described himself as
"colored' and wa1 10 be turned over
10 the federal authorities for prose
cu'ioI under the Mann act Martyr
lied from 81 louis last summe-, dis.
appearing from his pastorate, ne
Fist Negro Baptist church. about
ihe rIuc the Davis girl left her
nome In 81. L"Uis he left wife
auo Is uGmis tkabiy 2 Negress. thr
tul huriti,s decla.. According to
he Davis eiTI she and Martyn have
lived together iE New York since he
.oined her hare 10 DAYS after ner
appearance
Marvin is q graduate Of the Union
Theological sam.uary, New York
aHd the son ol Eev. Ca,'os Martyn,
former consul preacher and author
u note His mother vas the daugh
ter Of q Central American dictator.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04

cast. Erucknsr and Mcrei,r.
Lateral sewer No -7Nt.I In block
bounded by FeFuWoud. Edmonton,
Beech wood and Grand River
Each bidder must dcpuaIt "a sep
arate envelope with his btd "a rartI-
fed bank check payBbi. 10 the order
81 tho department ~ Public WOrka
of the CITY ~ Detroit fur The ..W 90
two hundred dollars f&s4aJ for each
sewer bid upon. which VIII b" for
feited 20 the Department lu rasr 'hn
bidder Tails 90 enter into contract
within uv. days after the acceptance
- his tender. Contracts to h- SUBJ
tcst 70 the approval uf th" Common
Council The bidder who's. tender ia
accepted viii h" required 60 furnish
with hi- contract an approved hpUd
70 tho city 81 Detroit in tho FUN
amount Df the contract. conditioned
on the taithtul performance 81 con-
tract.
The contractor shall be paid in
bonds or the proceeds thereof. u such
bonds are purchased by the ~inkirg x
No bids wul bc accepted from any
default 30 the city ~ Detroit upon
debt contract. or obligation 90 said
city.
Printed spccincations i'm detail Tor
the above work may De had on appii-
cation 20 the Secretary.
The Department ~ Public Works
reserves tho r.ght 20 reject any or
GEO " FFNEEfT.
CSC. 4s37) Commi ssioner.
B-EH2
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
PROPOSALS FOR
FURNISHING OATS

Sealed proposals Will be received
at the Office OF the Department 81
Public Works, Detroit. Mich. until
Thursday. March ., 1916. At 10 o'clock
a. M. Eastern standard time. Mt
which time and place they will be
opened. for furnishing and delivering
T. o. h. cars on siding at tho garbage
collection barn, foot OF Twenty
fourth street in the CITY OF Detroit.
Two cars 90 white oats.
BIDS will be received for both old
and new oats.
Cars Of oats must he accompanied
by Board of Trade certificate OF in
spection.
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid "a certified check In tho sum ~
5000. payable to the order of the ne
partment Of Public Works before tho
proposals are opened. conditioned
that should they be the lowest hid
der they viii within five days after
being awarded the contract by the
department. enter into contract
with surety company bond, In the
full estimated amount OF contract.
The right 20 reject any or all pro-
posals expressly reserved Al pro.
posals shall be made Ia duplicate
1888 GEO. H. FENK ELL.
B-242 commisslpncr
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
BOY IS KILLED,
AUT0IST HELD
Manslaughter Charge Is Placed
Against Fred Brand,
Driver

Joseph Kupiec, l3 years old. OF
40 9SS Military-ave., died in Grace
sospital annex. Friday night. an
Aour after he had been struck at
Michigan and Martin.aves.. by an
automobile driven by Fred W.
Brand. OF No. $50 Mt Vernon-ave.
On the Recommendation OF AssiS,.
ant Prosecutor Robert r Speed.
lirand was arrested. charged with
iaanslaughter. bur later Was re.
.eased on a $4,000 bond furnished by
Charles L. Weeks. OF No. -02T Rus
sell-st.
The Kupiec boy and several com
panions were playing in the street,
witnesses said, when Brands high
powered car bore down on them at
a high rate OF speed. The boy was
thrown from the street, a distance
OF l5 feet, when the machine struck
him. He suffered internal injuries
and fractured skull.
Brand stopped and picked the in.
iured boy up. taking him 10 the OF.
fee of Dr. Joseph McCann. No. 1860
Michigan-ave and from there TO the
hospital annex Brand was taken
10 the VineWood-ave. police station,
Brand said his machine vas not
exceeding 10 miles an hour and
that the brakes stuck when he tris4
10 stop the car His story contra
diets the statements OF witnesses
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
CENTRAL HIGH
ALUMNI ELECT
1916 OFFICERS
Z tUW-n- piehSG.

Onicers and the executive commit,
tee we're named al the annual meet
ing OF the Central High Alumni as
sociation. held in the Central high
school. Friday night The year Just
closed pas reported TO have been
the most successful in tfe history
OF the association.
The new officers and the commit.
tee are President Mrs Harriet
Bishop: yice-pres ident. j Fred Law
ton: secretary Marjorie Paterson.
and treasurer. Horace Dickinson; !;
executive committee. Cart Wei.
chairman: Mrs Lyman Craig. +, c.
Thompson. Beatrice Phelps. Helen
Whfeley. Walter Gehrke and Rus
sell Elliott
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
PROPOSALS FOR MOTOR
TRUCK TRAIlERS

Sealed proposal will be received At
the office OF the Department of Pub
lic Works. Detroit. Mich. until Thurs
day. March >. 1915. AZ 10 O'Clock "A. m,
eastern standard time. az which time
and place they viii be opened. for
two three-tou. four wheel Auto
Traiiers double end steer. plain plat
form body and steel tyres. manufac-
tured by The Detroit Trailer Co. 20
be IN accOrdance with specifications
on fle in the office of the Department
~ Public Works. delivered Z. o. b..
Eastern Yards within 30 days.
Bidders are required 70 file certl-
Fed check IN the sum ~ 500 with
The Department of Public Works. be.
fore the proposals. are opened. condt-
TONED that should they be tho lowest
bidders they viii. within i've days
after being awarded the contract by
he department. enter into contract
with surety company bond In the full
estimated amount ~ contract
Checks and proposals. - De placed
in separate envelopes.
Tho right 10 reect any or all pro-
roaaia fa expressly reserved. Al pro-
rosais 10 Do made iu inpiirat"
ffTe GEO. H. FENk Eli.
s.1fs COmrnlaFiOner.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A DRUG FIEND
BY DR.. JOHN HARRISON HUGHES
Copyright, 1916 by DR.. Frederic a RobinsonJ

the confidence OF The medical di-
rector uf one II tie liquor and drug
institutions. of well known con
Germ. Still dong business in some
OF our large cities. and had hypno-
tizsd the secret formulas from him
BY my code of ethics. this was on
a par With the porch-climber' dis
coyery" CT mi,acya jewels but 70
Dr. BIS mind II gave him the right
10 advertise himself as tue discov-
erer.
DR. b had another characteristic
rot entirely unknown TO the common
citizen. He was an accomplished
borrower Bur with all bis faults
he was kiBd-heerted. emotional,
sympathetic. and lovable sort of
man; and am fire to confess that,
even yet, had rather lose 70 such
character than 10 receive exact
justice from grouchy skinflint.
The cure was administered hypo-
deruically az a III, l2 m. .. m.
and .. N. Besides these injec-
tions. general tcnic and laxative
mixture was given by the mouth.
SO anxious was 7 TO begin that. al
the very first treatment an hour aft
er my arrival. ! was the FIRST in line,
coat of and sleeve rolled up 10 the
shoulder.
A few minutes before treatmen nj
time Or. B unlocked the sanctorum
entered and reIocked tho door.
/ learned that this vas his regular
custom. and socn discovered that
II impressed the waiting students"
With the great value and secrecy of
the cure, and the great skill and pri.
vacy required in its preparation.
Then the door ~as unlocked and
IN | went. Eow, whatever else
might have been said OF DR.. g., he
was surely the most skilful manipu.
lstor OF the hypcder1nIc syringe II
had ever been my lot to meet. He
handed me a whisky glass with a
dose Of tonic in IL, telling me 20
drink H. While I was doing so 7
felt seeming pinch on the arm, as
though he were feeling for a good
place 70 put the injection, and then
heard him say: "bl right, all over,
roll down your sleeve" I had Civ
en- myself MANY hypodermic injec-
tions, ana thought was master of
the art; but, in comparison with DR..
BIS manipulation of the needle, I
realized that I vas only in the kin
dergar1en class
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04

nue: thence easterly on line parallel
with the north line OF Charlotte ave,
nue. TO the center line OF WOODWARD
avenue. thence southerly along the
center line of WOODWARD avenue !"
the place OF beginning. also except
ing lots 10. 20. 81. %, % ana - ol
block 10. Governor and Judge
Plan, in said city OF Detroit being
known as the Statlcr Hotel site; also
excepting all that par, or Tot !, MIL.
tarv Reserve. suh'd by Corporation
south side OF Congress street. known
as 81 Griswold street; also excepting
all that part Of lot ~, cass western
Addition to the city OF Detroit. DC
twecn Chicago and Grand River ronhs
BY Lewis Cass. 1851. known as l52
Michigan avenue; also excepting all
hat part OF lot 81. block =. Cover
nor and Judges Plan. known as lsi
IS3 6riswoid street; also excepting
all that part ~ lot 30. block s Cass
OF Detroit. between the Chi
cago and Grand River roads. by
Lewis Casa. 1851. known as ~
Michigan avenue. Also excepting tse
following described parcel Of land
the south half OF lot rs and west 10
feet OF south haE of LOT -, subdi-
vision OF Park lots II. rs. 70 and rs;
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan.
Also excepting all that part OF lot
ST. block 2. Governor and Judges
also excepting lot 4. Governor's md
Judges Plan, north side of Michigan
avenue. premises known as 80 Michi-
gan avenue.
Sec. ? This ordinance shall take
immediate effect
Approved Feb. 20. 1915.
OSCAR n. MARX.
Attest: RICHARD LINDSAY.
B-63o city Clerk.
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
The Confessions OF q Wife
The Stage Is Set for the Romantic Drama.

, for making me a society man that
he will give me carte blanche. III
tell him I'm going to send house
hold decorator 10 the store TO bu!
the things and there you are
But. Harvey, suppose some one
recognized me as your nurser
There will be not one in the
store 10 recognize you except dad.
and he Is hardly ever in the pur-
chasing department The risk will
not be great
Il wish. Mrs waverly could de-
scribe 10 YOU tae JOY of the next
two weeks
First. We found little apart
ment, way out on the east side,
where no one knew either OF US. II
was the dearest place OF six rooms
and two baths. beautiful rorch
which | dressed up chintz and
wicker.
Don't ask prices Alice dear.
said Harvey. i want for once IN
your life you shall hlye what you
want
Il simply turned myself loose.
and that little place was 70 my eye
and also TO Harvey's perfect
when got through with IT,
I'll took ME over month 10 get
everything ready and was conf
IDENTITY expecting 20 take ride
into another town some day and
come back TO il Harveys wife when
he came 20 me and said, I am
afraid the mater suspects thar
something is in the wind. She has
planned a trip for me and the rest
Of them 10 Hot Springs I'll have
10 20. dear. but I'll try and get
away from them in week.
Now what | want you 10 do
is 10 go over 70 the aat and live
until come back
But. Harvey il will be so lone
some. I'm afraid can not do H.
PLEASE dearest. let me think OF
YOU as there while am gone.
"Of course | consented and ne
went with his people.
~ was not unhappy for kept
myself busy making little changes
in the place and trying TO imagine
what it would be whe~ Harvey
would be there with ne
AT last without warning one aft
ernoon ne came.
ITO be continued
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04

How tired you look, dearest.
were Harvey's first words TO me,
I am not going TO let you go back
TO that awful grind again"
What are you going TO do with
me, dear?' I asked. perfectly happy
that someone loved me well enough
10 take the ordering OF my life In
this high-handed way.
We'll, frst. want you and
10 spend the rest of this week
apartment huntins-then you must
furnish II Just as you want to
and then
my head sank on his shoulder
and one arm stole around me as he
nearly ran the auto into the ditch.
81 see a motor car Is really no
good place 10 make love. he said.
as he drew up beside the road anc
kissed me.
Then we rode on and on and
fnaIly found the loyeliest little old
farm house where the woman gave
us some strawberries and thick
cream and some homemade bread
and a glass OF spring water.
strawberries and homemade
bread will always be associated IN
my mind with my grea, love and
great happiness" she said almost
to herself.
smiled family, for. little book.
you remember that wild rainy night
which brought me the declaration
of Dicks love. Ever since ! have
loved rainy days.
I'VE sat on the porch and ate
our lovely luncheon" continued my
little nurse and there to the &C
compartment OF singing birds and
droning bees in an atmosphere OF
rose fragrance We planned our home.
We'll have the living room with
all dull blue and the soft terra cot
Ia hues, Bokhara rugs. Japanese
prints and other beautiful things
that I have always longed for and
never thought I would have.
buy anything you want.
sweetheart, and charge ii to me,
said Harvey with the magnificent
disregard of youth
"'You can get most OF IL at the
store. I'll tell dad I'm simply bored
10 death with mothers society pro
gram and am going to set a spoke
In the wheels Of mothers plans
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
Ordinance No. 33l-A.

~ ORDINANCE 20 amend section I
tmp Of nm ordinance entitIrdi "Au
Ordinance Ia amend sections iint,
Iibl, itcb, itdb. tteb. 10, i'gb.
ittI. iuD, iDb. f'kb, tnD, Itml,
1'nb. idob, ttpb, 1tdb, 1trb, t(sI.
ItD aud IfuD. Of Chapter If5 Of the
Complied Ordinances OF the CITY "f
Detroit for the year 1904 and ni~o
by adding new sections thereto To
nc known NJ sections ICyp and
itwb." approved June ., 1910.
IT X HEREBY ORDAINED ny
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
DETROIT.
Section I That Section TIM OF m
ordinance entitled An Ordinance 20
amend Sections ltaJ, itbJ. ltct, lfdi.
1teD. iCD. ttEJ. ithJ, lGJ, l1J. lfk),
iD, 11uiJ. I'M. 1fOJ. lfpD. IfnJ, l(rD.
lfst. lfD and ltuD ~ Chapter 40 OF
the Compiled Ordinance ~ the cttv
OF Detroit Tor the year 1905 and also
by adding now sections thereto to be
known a. Sections 1fvJ aud tw),
approved June Z, 1910" be and the
same IS hereby amended go as - read
az follows.
Sec. I(mj. The fire limits ~ tho
city of BctrOit shall alFo include all
that section ~ tbe city described
within tho following limits. tO-wlt.
Commencing at point ON the center
ter line intcrHprts the sputhrriy ria ht -
of-way line ~ the Wabash railroad /.
thence westerly along HAId sputhprlY
right OF way line TO tho c"utrr linc
Of CLARK avenue. theurr south,rly
along the ceutcr line 81 clark avenue
20 the center line. extended. pf tho
public alley hrsi north of West Jof-
ferson avenue, thence westerly along
tho center line ~ the public alloy
hrst north Of West Jefferson avenu"
20 the center line or Moore strcrt.
thence westerly along llne 20 fcct
distant uorth~riy al right angles from
IN" nOrtherly line ~ West Jsnersou
avenue 30 tho westerly city lini's:
thence along aald westerly city linn
its % the National Boundary iino.
thence easteriy along said Ma
tionai Boundary line 10 tho center
iinc 81 Minnie street extended, south
oriy. thence northerlv along the CEN
ter line of Minnie street. extended. 10
the point ~ beginning excepting ao
much Of said herein rcetrictcd portion
as is bounded as follows. Commenc-
ing az the Intersection OF the wericr-
ly BOUNDARY OF private claim 30 and
tho sohtheriy llue ~ West JcNorNon
avenue thence IN = southorly dirrV-
ton on a limo parallel with tnr west
crly line ~ said private claim ~ TO
the harbof line - tho Detroit river.
thence in an easter direction along
said hartOr line 90 tifo point Of intct-
section - said haTbur line with the
westerly llno of private claim 20. n
extended sOuthcrly, thence north on
said westerly line of private claim 20,
20 the point or Intersection or Fald
westerly l,uc and tho southeriy line
Of West Jefferson avenue. thence west
on the southeriy line OF West Jef-
ferson avenue 90 tho place OF begin
ming. Also Lots Five (b) and Six fsl
Of McMlllaD's Subdivision, situated
on the North fids of West Jefferson
The Detroit times., 1916-03-04
CHALMERS BEATS
FREIGHT TIE-UP BY
USING tGONDOLAS'

ns10c Manager Harry Moule, OF
~ Chalnsrs Motor Co., In Q arm
to1i0ver In the old adage Of neces-
n11y belns the mother of invention.
D4 d conjunction with the traf-
HGkAnasers Of \ dozen other De-
A(M motor car concerns. has been
|lhQ16lng star chamber sessions for n
mo4tA pest with the freight agents
\ ~ railroads entering Detroit. In an
ekdeavee to secure suffcient freight
Arr to ship Detroit's output Of au-
1omobilee.
H DAallsinx the futility OF getting
3opeh freight cars OF the covered
v&tIoty, the Chalmers trafnc man
1<clded TO corral a. many Of the
~ ~ gondola type OF "freighters"
- could secure. That he suc
d&o>d "a getting q few u shown BY
~ net that Z train OF IS carloads
< CHAfmers oix.So's left Detroit, a
~ sights ago FOR Philadelphia.
/. ~ insure the motor cars against
Il |'l1a1naGe er theft while en- route, spe
clua poeds were constructed over
(vo automobiles on eaeh IA,
CnR.- TavpanlIn vas spread over the
~ q the shcds 10 make them VA
co6f. a star 81 40 carpenters
- snploysd during Ne past
c>olmG3s po1nt' - TN