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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17
WE GAN DO IT.

Pss'A Arst ssass work and prompt ds. livery phsns Main 'isf aad tks pssp,s's stsam laundry vsiii ssn1 aad get your laundry.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17

a6, 1907, at the postotties at Nome. Alaska, under the Act sf Congress of March 1878
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17

The Family Paper is the Nome Daily Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-17

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 MAGAZINE,
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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11
6ARNAcLES AS EDlBLES.


 SEATTLE-The eagle barnacles (balanus aquila), whose shells meas ure as much as ten inches high and from six to seven inches wide at the base, and whose meat sometimes weighs close to pound, is not only edible but delicious, according to Professor Trevor Kincaid of the Uni- versity of Washington. This is the largest barnacle known, and inhabits ters.
 Tons of these barnacles may be har- vested easily in the san Juan islands. Professor Kincaid says, and students at the marine station at Friday liar Dor have tried them with most satis- factory results. They contend that the barnacles are as good as the best forms of marine life, they are held preferable to the crab, which is a scavangcr. Their nutritive value is that of most food fishes.
 Professor Kincaid doubts whether q market could easily be developed for the barnacles, because the public would have to be educated to their use, and because there is no great need of new foodstuffs from the sea.
 
 They will live for a week or ten days after being taken from the wa
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11
OVERSTOCKED.

To the puDTfS.
 We nave just finished stock taking and find that We are heavily overstoclSed so are making enormous reductions in Hardware--as much as oU per cent in certain lines. Notwithstanding immense advances outside, especially in Hard ware and Metal Goods. we are still sell ing on the basis of goods purchased the past two or three years.
 We will sell for cash only at these prices, and for a limite time, until we bring our stock down to the require ments of the camp.
 If you have an order to be filed let LIS figure on it; we can save you money. We have proved il to others, we can prove it to you.
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY. NE PRlST EVERYTHiNG-NU NUGGET
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11
APPEALS ID WOMAN ID GET
 POSTMASTER OUT 0F POLITICS.

NEW YORk-An appeal to two million American clubwomen to help take the postoffice department out of politics was made by the civil service reform leader, Richard Henry Dana, of Boston, before the Federated Wo- mems clubs national convention.
 Dana declared the political appoint ment system has made the United States postal service the poorest and most inefficient in the world.
 The remedy Dana suggested was to put every postal service job from the four assistant postmaster generalships down to the lowliest carrier of a rural route, on a competitive examination basis under strict civil service rules.
 The speaker asserted that more than 90 per cent of all postmaster ships paying $1,000 a year or more are changed with every national ad- ministration; and, that appointees to the big assistants jobs in Washing ton sometimes are changed twice in an administration. Dana condemned "the vast majority of postoffice ap- pointees" as being 'either politicians
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11

ters and could be shipped across the continent without difficulty.
 The shells make pretty and useful ornaments.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11
WE CAN DO TT.

For first class work and prompt deliv- cry phone Main 15l and the Peoples Laundry will send and get your laundry.
 w. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop,
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-07-11

or brokendown failures in business whom some politician desires to foist upon the United States for support and who almost never know or learn anything about the intricacies of the postal service" Dana declared the recent order that all postmasters de- vote all their time to the postoffice services will ohly make their post offices political headquarters" He pointed out that we have had 15 post master generals in the last 30 years and suggested long term appoint ment. He suggested the division of the country into postal districts, with d division superintendent for each one. In praising the railway mail service, Dana said it was efficient only because it has been under civil ser vice for years. In concluding, the speaker declared that although our postal service is 60 years behind that of other countries, bills now in prog gross for it's reform are ignored be- cause the people do not rise up and demand that the reforms be put through.-Ex.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28
DO TT FOR TOUR BATTLESHIP";
 WOMEN TO HANDLE THE TAG DAY

impulse to do so, hut the main thing Is to secure the services of the 6t young women whose special work viii be to get the money"
 A meeting of the four ward superin- tendents and their assistants. together with the general committee. has been called for o'clock Monday afternoon at the office of the Chamber of Con- lnerce for perfection of details. assign ment of tags. etc. The assistants to the ward superintendents thus far designated are: First ward. Miss Carrie Rock, Miss Cortelia Bowman. Mrs. H A. Davis. Miss Helen Arm strong, and Dr, ROsi Boido; second Var'i. Miss Marguerite Williams, Miss Jessie Creighton. Mrs. Henry Baswitz, Mrs. Bradford and Mrs. Ed Nungcr; third ward, Mrs. E. F. Marks Mrs. R NJ. Tafe!. Mrs. F. T. Collins, Mrs. w. " Wilkinson, fourth ward. Miss Luhrs Nre. W. &. Gol1Sworthy. Mrs. H. F. DeMGnd. Mrs J. D. Henderson.
 It is very much desired that every Oie whose nane appears above shall be present at this meeting. As the time was shcrt. it was impossible to make inCuiry in advance of many of the ladies but it was felt that all who pos sih!y coald do so would respond to this call of civ ic pride and duty. In the event any woman named cannot pos sioly play the part assigned 1t will be a favor ;u the ward superintendent. If she will telephone her at the earliest moment Oi failing that attend the Mon day lneetirg and make her declination m person. The importance of this will bc apparent since it has been learned already that one of the ladies named has left the city.
 It is cIeover requested that any woman who feels an interest in the movement and has rot been sum moned to the colors" wlll appear i1 person at the meeting and volunteer for service IL will be noted that the very purpose of this tag day is so diff
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

approaching the subject from two such extremes, state highway officials de- c.de6 to organize an association. pri- marily for the purpose of drafting and promoting the passage of a federal aid law. A meeting was called ir Washington City. December 12 1914. when the American Association Of Highway Officials was organized. The usual officers were elected and an ex- ecutivc committee chosen, consisting of the state highway officials of Ari- zona. Illinois. Ohio, Massachusetts. Maryland, Virginia and North Caro- liaa. This committee was instructed to draft q till and submit it to the asso- citation at its meeting in Oakland. Cal ifornia. during the Pan- American Read Congress. September 1915.
 The bill that we drafted was amended in some particulars and ap- proved with instructions to submit it 60 the appropriate committees in both DO lses of congress. This meas sure pro- yideG that area should be one of the factors ,n the apportionment of any. federal aid appropriation.
 Oa January 9th, 1916. with some changes. the most important being the substitution of a specific amount to each state in place of area as one Of the factors of apportionment. it was introduced by MT. Shackleford of Mis- sorri, chairman of the Good Roads Committee. Having been referred to his committee and reported favorably. t passed the house on January 26th. Tn the senate on February 9th it was referred to the committee on post of fees and post roads. On March 3rd. Senator Bankhead reported from his committee substitute bill, the prin- ciple change being the substitution of the factors of apportionment as rec commended by the association of high way officials for the house factors, and on May 9th it passed the senate.
 The measures that have passed the house and senate are known as the Sbackleford Bill and the Bankhead Bill, taking the name of the chairman of tho committee. in their respective houses, having them under consider ation. They could be more properly designated by the name of the Amer icar Association of State Highway of- ficials to whom due credit was given in the senate by MT Bankhead. Both of these bills in general terms provide:
 Federal aid for the improvement of roads.
 Such aid not to exceed 90 per cent of the cost of construction.
 States must have highway depart Dents to secure aid.
 Roads to be improved selected by
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

ferent from some previously had that are removed. This applies no less to the young women who are urged to seil tags, than to those who direct them. There is not behind it even the taint of selfish interest in any one organization, no matter how good. On tie contrary it represents all the people who claim protection under the state government, civilized, savage natural ized or foreign.
 Young ladies who might fear the charge of boldness under other cir cumstances can present no such eX- cuse in this instance and it is hoped that instead of GA there will be 16i volunteers, for the service will be to them au honor and not criticism. pectcd their patrons will be liberal, obliging and deferential.
 No price is set upon the tags Buy CTS may regulate their offerings by their purses, their liberaiity and the change they happen to have with them. Whether the widows mite or the gol- den eagle of the plutocrat, every con- ,tribution will be acceptable. The plan of raising the money was adopted that every person might later say that he had a financial interest in the silver service which is not the donation of the state government. but the do- nation Of the PEOPLE of the state.
 IE like manner there is no limitation on where the donors shall make their contributions. They need not spend their time hunting for tag sellers in their respective wards, but patronize any Or all of them. The districting into wards is only for the purpose of committee organization. not for tag selling, that proper management of tEe enterprise may be assured.
 And finally, ladies. do not forget the Monday meeting. at o'clock. whether you receive personal notice or not.
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28
rovsl Secretary of Agriculture.

prov2l Secretary of Agriculture Construction under direction of state officials and supervision of secretary of agriculture.
 Maintenance of construction provided for.
 Method of 1pportionment of federal appropriation among the several states Of the union.
 The Snackleford Bill provides for an appropriation of $25,O0OOO0 annually the appropriation itself to be carried in the Sundry Aid appropriation bill. The Bankhead Bill approriates S5,- o00.000 the first year. increasing each yea: by like amount to a maximum O $25,00o,010 the fifth year. It also car ries an appropriation of $10.000,0 900 tor Forest Reserve roads. This is an amendment to the bill as reported out of committee that provides $1. ,00e annually for ten years, as provided in : the Forest Reserve road bill that has : the endorsement Of the Reserve of ficials.
 Insofar as Arizona is concerned there is practically no difference be-
 
 of the factors of apportionment anu the Forest Reserve appropriation Both provide for three factors of ap- portionment and tworof these factors arc the same in both measures, viz population and posf road mileage Fol the tl:ird factor the. ShaclSleford Bill provides that each state shall receive $65,000. the remainder to be divided ir accordance with the other factors. The 9alikhead Bill provides that the area Of the state shall be the third factor Arizona has a.total in the union ot .24 per cent oi the population: .251 pe' cent of the Post Road Mileage and 3.S: per cent of the area. From an appro- priation of s35,000.000. Arizona would receive under the Shaclleford Bil sfi7..-oO under the BanlShead Bill $359, 6AN From $5,D0c 900 as provided foi the tirst year by the BanlIhead Bill she would receive s72.900 as against s117, 300 out of the $25,0O0,000 in the Shaeklcford Bill. Therefore the ques-
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

was largely due to the efforts of Sen atcrs Ashu1st and Smith who did not rest until they had secured approval of the steering committee for consider alton by tEe senate of the Bankhead bill.
 Three quarters of a century ago the feueraI gov ernment, after having eX pended S1,000,000 in road construction. discontinued making appropriations for such purposes. Sixty odd years later in 1904 an effort was made to have the national congress resume its former policy by the Introduction of a bill poriding fedc' al aid to the states fer the corstruct.rn of roads, Since that date interest in highway improvement and legislation for that purpose hav grown ;o such an extent that in the first fifteen days of the first session of thc prescn. congress siXty-three road bills were introduced. in the last congress also . large num- per of such measures were introduced. one of which passed the house by an overwhelming majority. However. it was srch a freak. providing a maxi mum of s60.00 per mile for road con- struc:io,s that it was allowed to go to it. permanent rest in the senate com mittee on post offices and post roads. This committee in turn reported a bill that went to the other extreme. provid- ing for the ultimate expenditure Of three billion dollars. The senate at tended 10 she obsequies over this. one. Despairing of securing national aid while the two houses of congress were
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

Announcement has Oeen made in these columns. that replying on the Patriotic support of tEc people of Ari- zona commission appointed bv the state board of trade has ordered si- Yer service set for the battleship Ari- sona, to cost approximately $S, 900 to bS f3lu Tor Ivy popular donations from the peop!e of he state. the raising of the money being also left to the genujs ot the commission, the members of Which are Captain l.. w. Mix and colonel Allen T. Baird of Nogales. W. Perg of Flagstaff. l.. s. Gates of Hay. and T. F. Campbell of Prescott. To start tine fund it was decided to hold tag days on May 90 and July 1 The time for preparation and publicity vas brief but the committee went to work enerGcticallv and with the help ar the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce "ent out notices to large number of ShoonlN people 10 meet yesterday af- iarroon with Committeeman Campbell. 'o devise program for carving out the commissions plan in this city,
 As a result of the meeting yesterday inc chamber of commerce was adopted aS the committee headquarters and the city was divided into districts whose boundaries are identical with 1Ge four wards and the sale of tags in each was placed under the super vision of well known Phoenix woman. as follows: First ward. Mrs. E. E. O'Neill: second war, Mrs. Hattie Will Hams; thiid ward, Mrs. J. l.. B Alex ander; fourth ward, Mrs. Josie Moni- han.
 Each of these ladies is to have at least four assistants. more if they wish and each assistant is requested to secure at feast four young women to sell tags. That however does not pre- clude the sale of tags by either the ward superintendents or their assist ants, if they have the opportunity or
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

dollar for dollar with the federal gov ernment
 These bills are now in conference from which will be reported measure embodying the most meritorious tea lures of each, which will at a very early date be approved by both houses and our dream of federal aid in the construction of highways will become d reality
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

tion of factors of apportionment is very vital ore to Arizona. Senator's Ashulst and Smith and Representative Hayden are alive to this important feature and notwithstanding that only IS states are benefited by the Bank head factors over the Shackleford fac tors, l feel confident that they will be able to have the factors most bene-
 ficial to Arizona retained in the bill
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28

tt it's final passage. As this feature has so much to do with the amount Arizona will receive this and succeed ing years from the federal government it is not possible to even approximate the amount, however. it will not be less than s72,G00 the first year. No matter in what amount we may secure federal aid, Arizona without further will he able to put up
Arizona republican., 1916-05-28
COBB TALKS ON . AID FUR ROADS
BY LAMAR COBB STATE ENGIN-
 FER OF ARIZONA

Before 6ir"ussng the federal aid bills that have recently passed the two houses of congress. permit me to say hat favorable action upon this measure in the senate at this session
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
TELEGRAPH WITH LIGHTS.
6attIeships Can Send Signals Twelve
 MiIes In Daylight.


 Miles In Daylight.
 Although searchlight signaling be tween battlcships was means of communication at sea long before the introduction of wireless telegraphy. 1t is still utilized.
 The latest battleships of our navy are equipped with projectors designed especially for this purpose, while the older vessels use their regular search lights, for which auxiliary shutters are supplied. Levers operate these latter members, flashing the lights on and off quickly so that messages may be spell ed out in dots and dashes. either at day or night.
 For day signaling the light shaft Is directed squarely at the observer, and for enabling this telescope Is mount ed with the protector. When atmos pheric conditions are good the radius of communication Is about twelve miles fin any direction. At night this Is obviously much increased. for light may be played on some prominent cloud and seen for q distance of forty or fifty miles.
 When there are no clouds the search lights may bc directed skyward and their shafts of light seen at closer range. The feasibility of launching captive balloons as substitutes for cloud banks has been suggested.-POp ular Mechanics.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
THE CAPE ST. ELIAS
 LIGHT FOG SIGNAL.

Flashing It's powerful light far into the night, sending the trumpet notes from the siren whistle for miles out to sea when fog and mist darken the waves, the governments new light house that has just been put in oper- ation, is proving of great aid to navi- ration, according to a man who has just returned from there where he has been employed for several months past. He says that at night a double flash darts out to sea every twenty seconds. and in foggy weather the siren can be heard for miles four seconds every minute.
 The new lighthouse is one of the most important on the Northern coasts. It is the landfall light for vessels bound to Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet from either the Pacific Coast or from the Southeast ern Alaska coast. All the vessels of the Alaska Steamship Company and the Admiral Line that operate in the Southeastern and Southwestern Alas ka route out of Seattle, to say noth- ing of the Alaska engineering com missions vessels and the fleet of other vessels, including tugs and targes, that now ply the Southwest ern Alaska runs. will from now on depend on the light and the siren.
 A gas, whistling and submarine nell buoy was placed off Cape St. Elias May IA, last, as an aid to navi- pation. An automatic gas light also mas been maintained on an off-lying rock during the construction of the new lighthouse. The lighthouse was co instructed by the lighthouse serv- ice which has maintained force of workmen and experts at the isolated site for the last two seasons. The temporary light has been discontinu- ed and will be dismantled.
 The lighthouse is built on the south end of Kyak Island on a shelf forty-f1ve feet above sea lovel. The local plane of the light is forty feet above the base of the structure and therefore 85 feet above sea level. The Illuminating apparatus consists of a three-mantle lamp, with double flashing lens of 100000 candlepower Due to the lights elevation it's range is 15 IA nautical miles.-Exchange.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Scared by the Elephant.

Tradition has it that Caesar brought elephants with him to Britain and that they contributed to his conquest of the island. Having unsuccessfully attempt ed to cross the Thames. Caesar built a ing 1t with bowmen and singers, or dered them to pass the stream. where upon the Britons. terrified at the sight of the unknown monster. fled In cOnfu sion.-London Chronicle
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Why Salt Causes Thirst.

Salt has been described as a natural element of the blood in about the same proportion us in the water of the ocean Under general conditions we do not feel the existence of salt in our bodies because its effect is counteracted by il due proportion of water.
 When we eat an excessive amount of salt thirst is created by the demand of nature that we also take a pr0pOr tionate amount of water and dilute the salt to It's proper relative amount. Any of the body will cause thirst for the same reason-that our physical welfare requires a balanced quantity of water
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Stop that Internal Racket

Show your wife how much you love her and send that noisy old
 pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
 let them remove the peace disturber. your neighbors will appreciate 1t. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Loyal Earraput Dead.

ASHFIELD, Mass, Oct. 18.-Loyal Farragut, son of the late admiral, David Glasgod Farragut, died at his summer home here yesterday. He was 73 years of age.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

The price of Fishers Blend Flour will be $500 per gunny or $2.5O for each 49 ID. sack until the merchants receive notice from the Fisher Flouring Mills Company of q reduction in the wheat market. 3t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Tabby.

''Tabby" cat ought to be really ''atabe." being derived from "atab." the name of famous street in Bagdad which used to be the great market for silks. A tabby cats coat was thought to be like the wavy markings of watered silk
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

New Heaters from $12.50 dp. Wood Stoves, Pipe, Cooking Utensils and Wash Boards at Rudolph's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Try the Cottage Dining Hoom foI good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M Fucker. Phone 13l. il
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Just received, a new line of Toilet Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
Questions and Answers.

The time elapsing between ques tion and an answer is almost us impor tant as the answer itself It may be wisely long or short. but the longer it Is the wiser must be the answer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Location notices, both quartz and placer, for sale at the Prospector of. foe.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

When you want something good to eat try the Merchants Cafe. open all night. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

The best dinner at the Arcade Cafe. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Matted Milk Chocolate at the Val deg Candy Kitchen.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

The N. & 8. leaves the Valdez dock on regular sailing days. See adv.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Steam Heated Rooms. soc, 75c and $1 per day at the Arizona. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Fox's fresh Oyster Cocktails at Love-Whitley Company's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

An up-to-date line of cook stoves and ranges at Mead's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Fox's fresh Crab Cocktails at the Go. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Matted Milk. hot and colo, phos. phates of all kinds, and hot drinks at Hunts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18
LOCAL BREvfTIEs

ste W canned fruits and vegetables at Bhm's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-18

Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland's. Prices reasonable.