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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-08

for the foundation of the: new C. ?, Goggn building is now under way, The posts are being suQk to depth of ten or eleven feet by means of a steam boiler and points.
 Reports has it that miners ar irving from the hills say that open water was visible far out on Bering sea this morning. Sev- eral who have turned their gaze seaward after climbing to roofs oi some of the higher bu ldinos to- day report that the break is SO far out as to be invisible from town.
 It is reported that the Pioneer Mining Company has started the work of opening the big ditches for summer work and a number of men are employed in clearing the snow and tunneling through the big drifts old Boreas has thrown across the water way at several points.
 MT. Charles kammerick e turned from a two months visit to Teller yesterday and reports that as far as may be judged by appearances the break up will not occur in that section before the first of July. Deep snow is everywhere and the atmosphere generally very wintrv. Teller is reported quiet with little of in terest going on.
 The Nome Gun Club held their regular weekly shoot at the Steadman avenue grounds yes terday afternoon, with a good sized gathering of the members and fans on hand to share in the sport. E. w. Burroughs car ried off all the honors of the day. The grounds are still deeply cov- cred with snow but this fact does not in the least diminish the ardor of the gun men or the in terested fans.
 Recent mention of early spring flowers develops that there are number who have rose bushes in full bloom. One of the most re markable to come to notice is a crimson Rambler belonging to Mrs. J. D. Jordan. This plant is not only remarkable for the quantity and beauty of its blos- sons but also for its size. The plant measures no less than seven feet, ten inches in height. At present it has four full blown flowers of great depth and rich ness of color and eighteen buds The first flowers appeared about the first of April.
 The Nome Chamber of Com merce intends to hold regular meetings at twice a month inter vals from now on. The chamber has secured the use of the Pion- CT hall for the second and fourth Wednesdays and the meetings will be held On those dates. The first meeting under new schedule will take place Wednesday next. It is the intention to get in some hard ticks between now and the opening of navigation and large number of matters affecting the community will be pursued ex- haustively so that action can be taken as soon as navigation is open. The harbor matter will be one of the first things to meet consideration and it is the inten- tion to conduct a vigorous cam paign to secure that very neces- sary improvement.
 A Seattle dispatch to the Al aska Citizen of Fairbanks dated April h2 says that Capt. Raold Amundsen, discoverer of the south pole and northwest pas sage, has announced his determ- ination to make a dash for the north pole during the coming season. The dispatch states that le was then making preparations for the trip and had already laid n large stock of supplies. Both
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-08

Daddy Williams reports that young onions have been al led to the list of spring vegetables at his hot house and he has an ample supply On hand at present.
 The work of placing the piling for the foundation of the. neW (. ?. Gogg.n building is now. under way. The posts are being sunk to a depth of ten or eleven feet by means of a steam boiler and points.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-08

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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-08

It is reported that the Pioneer Mining Company has started the work of opening the big ditches for summer work and a number of men are employed in clearing the snow and tunneling through the big drifts old Boreas has thrown across the water way at several points.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-05-08

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Mr' Charles Kammerick e turned from a two months visit to Teller yesterday and reports that as far as may be judged by appearances the break up will not occur in that section before the first of July. Deep snow is everywhere and the atmosphere generally very wintrv. Teller is reported quiet with little of in- terest going on.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
BRANDIES PROBERS
Will Summon Lennox, Princi-
pal in Bankruptcy Litigation,
to Tell What He Knows.
try Atrar,ArEn rnrn,h

WASHINGTON, March 4.-Louis D.
Brandeis's law partner, Z. F. McClen-
nen, was cross-examined for three
hours today before tho Senate sub
committee investigating Mr.. Bran
deis's fitness to be supreme court
justice. Counsel for those opposing
confirmation asked particularly about
the 'Lennox bankruptcy case, and at
the end OF the discrimination the
subcommittee decided TO summon
James T. LennoX, the principal in that
litigation and requested. SfcLennen, to
produce stenographlc note books In
which reports of conversations on the
subject OF the Brandeis law office were
made. !.
Opponents to Brandets's contrma-
ton complaining that he was guilty OF
unprotessional conduct in filing an In
voluntary bankruptcy petition against
Lennox based partly on assignment he
is alleged to have previously advised
LcnnoX TO make. McClennen's cross
examination went into many details OF
the case, but.failed to develop any ma
terial additions to the story he told
on direct examination. and In which he
said he saw nothing rejecting on
Brandeis's professional conduct.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
scar HFOR CRONES
NEAR PARKERSBURG
Chicago Police Positive as to
His Location but He, lis
Not Found. i
,sY Asroe,A1rO pnEsD

~ pARKERSBURG, March Act
ling on advices from Chicago TO the
effect that Jean Crones, the Chicago
anarchist and soup poisoner. Is HID
Ing ut Lamps Landing, this county,
Captain of Police W. A. Smith has
completed two days investigation
/, without result. Other local authorI-
q ties have nlso followed the trail and
ssfound no trace of the would-be assas-
,Ssln. Residents OF the vicinity Of
Lamps Landing have informed the
authorities that there has been no
stranger of whose presence they are
aware, which wight he identified AZ
the much wanted Crones.
(. The. Information from Chicago was
positive, kilograms stating that Chi
: lcago investigators in search Of
.sCroues had reason to believe he had
secluded himself in Wood county and
naming Lamps Landing as the place
of his seclusion. Captain Smith be
gan on Friday morning. upon receipt
OF the Information. a systematic cam
vass of citizens from that neighbor-
hood. but this afternoon had conclud-
ed that the Chicago authorities have
been misled.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
CONFERENCE
of Hutchinson Coal Company
Officers is Held in This
City.

For the purpose OF getting the mine
office men into closer touch with the
general officers. a group OF HutchIn-
son Coal Company men held confer
ence Saturday night Mt the Hotel Gore
here. Following the conference. all
sat down to fine dinner specially
arranged for the occasion In the dining
hall of the hotel.
Those attending the conference were
c. j. Ryan. of HIepzibah. the general
superintendent; C. D. N. Kramer. OF
Clarksburg. coal inspector; j. II. Cole,
auditor, OF Fairmont; D. b. Bailey,
chief bookkeeper. Fairmont: i. b.
Moore. first assistant boolskeeper. OF
Falrmont: and the following pay roll
clerks: Baltzer Kramer and Charles
Damino, OF Mount Clare; ]. i. Thomp-
son, of Reynoldsvllle; S. r, Kramer, OF
'seisado wbrook: H. c. Collins, Of Hep
zibah, and h. B. Carpenter, Of Dola.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
YOUNG WOMAN POUND
IN=BATH=ROOM
Heart Disease Suddenly Takes
Sister of CIarkSburg Bus.
mess Man.

Henry 4. Spencer, the plumber,
went to Parkersburg Saturday. with
er he was called by the sudden death
OF his sister, Miss Irene Spencer. who
was found unconscious in the bath
room OF her home. heart disease being
tho cause.
Miss Spencer. who held position
rs cashier ut Lasky's store there for
tho last several years, did not go to
the store as her mother was Ill and
she remained at home to assist in
the homework. Shortly after the
noon hour she went 10 the bath room
and did not return. No alarm was
felt, however, as lie mother thought
she had retired TO her room for a
short rest before preparing the even
ing meal.
When n brother. Frank Spencer,
returned home from work he went
to the bath room and on finding the
door locked, went down stairs. The
father of the girl returned home
shortly after and he also attempted
to get into the bathroom and on re-
ceiving no response after rapping on
the door, notified the other members
of the family.
Mrs. Spencer went to the bathroom
and forced the lock on the door and
found her daughter lying on her face
In an unconscious condition. An at
tempt was made to revive her, but eff
forts proved fr,iitless and her death
occurred. Physicians pronounced hel
death due TO heart trouble. The cir
had evidently washed her hair. which
she spoke of doing early in the day
rs her hair was wet when she wa
found lying on the floor.
Miss Spencer was n well-knowr
young woman of Parkersburg. ant
| had been a lifelong member Of the
Presbyterian church. BesAies hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Spencer
she ls survived by two sisters. Anna
and Mabel. both at home, aud The
two brothers mentioned Frank ant
! Henry,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
THREAT MADE
In a Letter to Destroy a PiCriC
Acid Plant and to Murder
the Employees.
sv ASSOCIATED r-TsS,

LOUISVILLE. KY, March. &C.
w. Caldwell. president or the Cald-
we'll Manufacturing Company. with
general Offices in Evansville, Ind, to-
day presented to the authorities Of
Louisville typewriter letterisigned
"Verein." threatening the destruction
ofthel company's plant Mt aniunnamed
point in New jersey and the death OF
its employees because the company is
manufacturing picric acid for the AL
lies.
Postmarks on the letter show 1t
was mailed in New Albany, March
to the officers of the company in
Evansville and forwarded the newt
day to Mr.. Caldwell. who received 1t
here today.
Mr.. Caldwell explains his presence
in Louisville by saying he is here on
business.
According to Mr.. Caldwell the COM
panY has plants in New Jersey and
West Virginia. He prefers not to
disclose their location in view of the
circumstances.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP
ELECT THEIR OFFICERS

be inflated.
At last nights meeting 1t was de-
cIded TO hold the annual memorial
service of the local council Sunday
morning, April g. in the First Pres
byterlan church. The Rev. E. B.
Turner, pastor OF the church, will
preach the sermon.
On Saturday, May the local coun-
Gil will be Just twenty-five years old,
and it was decided to celebrate this
birthday with big banquet. to which
wives and lady friends OF the mem
bers will be invited. The place OF
holding the banquet has not yet been
decided upon, bu; all details will be
worked out at the meeting next Sat
urday night.
A. D. Sees, of Huntington. state
hotel inspector, attended last nights
meeting of the council and gave a
very pleasing talk on the hotel laws
OF the state. Mr.. Sees made many
suggestions as to future legislation
along this line. His remarks were
forceful and we'll received.
The grand council meeting is to
be held in Stanton, Va. in June.
The states of Kentucky, Maryland.
Virginia and West Virginia are in
cluded In the grand council.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
Itors are told by children who have
sen child welfare exhibits.

itors are told by children who have
sen child welfare exhibits. =
Mothers come to the realization
that they are not only rearing their
own babies, but perhaps future celeb.
rites! that their responsibility is
great, and that their child Is valuable
to the country. They realize. too.
that the health Of the baby and its
future well being depends upon
proper feeding. bathing and clothing.
No longer are the little folks INDUCED
with indigestible foods, for "it isn't
good for the baby" says the older
child. Miss Nurse at the baby sta
ton says the baby shouldn't eat It:
his milk should be cold and clean.
and his bed always should be nut 10
air In the day time so he can sleep
without crying at night"
So. through the change In the atti-
tude OF parents and the change in
the attitude OF the community, baby
week Is going TO be one or the great
est weeks for popular education. It's
results will last as long as there arc
mothers and fathers and babies.
Authorities agree that II children
we're we'll born and then we'll cared
for, the infant mortality rate would
be practically negligible.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
MILITARY TRAINING
Universal is Declared for by the
Conference of Mayors on
National Defense.
tsY assv=A7rp .sr.n

ST. LOUIS. March 4.-The two-day
conference of Mayors on National De-
fence at its business session this az
ternoon adopted resolutions declaring
for universal military training and
for the construction OF a navy that
would make the United States the first
naval power in the world.
The resolutions also declare arsenals
and munition making plants should be
located at places distant from either
coast or the Mexican or Canadian
boundaries and also call for the mobil-
ization of tho physical resources OF the
country, the Standardization OF war
materials and the organization of
transportation services.
A letter from Samuel Gompers. pres
ident of the American Federation OF
Labor. was read in which MT. Gompers
said organized labor was for prepared
ness provided the cost OF procuring
and supporting 1t was eQuitably dis
tributed.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
Plans Are Formulated for
Many Events to Be Held in
the Near Future.

Officers for the ensuing year were
elelted and plans were formulated
for many cYents 10 be held in the
near future at a meeting OF the
Clarksburg Council No. %, United
Commercial Travellers, in their hall
on South Third street Saturday even
Ing.
The officers elected are as follows
Senior CouncIIlor-W. S. Mason
heimer.
Past Counclllor-C. NJ. Goodwin.
Junior COUNCILLOR. w. Annon.
Secretary-:reasure s. Tonga
baugh (re-elected.l
Conductor-Fred Malone.
Page. F. Fisher.
Sentinel--Guy d. Peterson
Executive committee-A. F.. Wag-
ner. f. F. Hood and w. F. Duncan,
all reelected. and Floyd Carmichael.
Delegates to grand council meet
ING. NJ. Goodwin and H. J. Lynch.
The new officers are to be installed
at big meeting to be held Saturday.
March 10, Mt which large class will
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
SUGAR CONSIGNMENT
From Hawaii Across Continent
is the largest of the Kind
Ever Made in History.
,sr AsseelsrEp pnEss,

CHICAGO, March. 4.--The first
trainload OF what is said to be the
largest trans-continental shipment of
a single commodity ever made,
passed through Chicago today.
1t was sugar from Hawaii. The
entire consignment, most of which
goes to New York refineries, weighs
100000 tons, is valued at $25,000,-
900 and the freight charges will be
in the neighborhood OF 100000.
The entire consignment will re-
uuire 5000 freight cars, or 40 solid
trains. The movement, which will
require three months to complete,
was made overland because of the
blocking OF the Panama canal.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
ORER ATORS REJECT
ANOTHER PR POSAL

in western Pennsylvania. Ohio and
Illinois, and four and one-haif cents
in Indiana. The miners originally
asked for ten per cent. The union men
also reduced their demand for ten
per cent increase on yardage and dead
work to Eve per cent and also cut the
twenty per cent increase demand for
men paid by the day to FIVE per cent
The Indiana operators refused to
accent the four and a half cents In
crease in the tonnage rates. There
also was some differences between the
Ohio operators and miners over dead
work. The fact that neither side asked
for sine die adjournment indicated
it was said. that both desire to reach
an agreement on an interstate basis,
rather than negotiate contracts by
states where prices might be fixed that
are not uniform.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
THAW DIVORCE
Case is Up Again before the
Court Master behind
Closed Doors.
tav AaSoe,A1Cp raESs,

PITTSBuRG, March 4.-AdditIon-
nj testimony in the divorce proceed
ings, fled by Harry K. Than against
his wife, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. was
taken today before the master, John
w. Thomas, behind closed doors. Not
even the names OF tho persons exam
ined were given out. A number, II
was stated. were from New York.
The hearing will probably be ended
tonight, after which the master has
thirty days In which to file his rec
ommendation with the court.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
BABY WEEK
Under Auspices of the Public
Health and Economics
Committees Begins.
n. ...ne,.rrn.n...,

NEW YORK, March 4-"Baby
Week" in the United States began
today under the auspices of public
health and civics and nome econom-
les committees OF the General Fed-
Grafton OF Women's Clubs. The pur-
pose OF the campaign is two-fold-
to give narents chance to learn how
to care Tor the children properly, and
to bring home to every one in each
community facts relating to the
babies and the need OF permanent
work for their welfare.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
MANY ACCIDENTS
In the State during February
According to Reports to
Commission.
sy ASSOCIATED PHEss,
-cHARLEsToN. March l.-Dl

-CHARLEsTON. March A.-Dur-
ing February. 1853 accidents were
reported from the Various industries
In the state to the workmen's COM
pensation commission. according &c
the tabulated report finished by the
commission today. There were thir-
ty-two fatalities. More than 1900
applications for compensation were
received and over 100 claims were
paid in full. Partial payment was
made on 259 claims and $50 claims
we're dlsallowed. During this week.
1856 accidents have been reported. OF
this number twelve resulting in IA
talities.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
WATSON WILL
Provides That His Great Es-
tate Go to Mrs. Margaret
Watson, His Widow.

PITTSBURG. March 1.-THE will
OF the late David 7. Watson. Pitts
burg lawyer. who died recently in A.
I. lantic City. was filed for probate to-
day. His estate. estimated nj 81,
500. 900. Is left to his widow, Mrs,
Margaret II. ". Watson. a codoCil
dated October "a. 1912. invaIidatrd
"A provision for founding on Mr.,
Watson's farm. Sunny Hill" OF n
home for crippled girls which woul'l
have been endowed with $2.0OO.-
900 had Mrs. Watson died before her
husband.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
But Another Attempt viii Be
Made Monday to Come to
an Agreement.
thY AaeeeIArap PRErlr

NEW YORK. March 4.-soft coal
operators and mine workers from
western Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois vii lmake another attempt
Monday to settle their differences. The
miners made another proposition to
the coal companies today which was
not accepted. In the hope that an
agreement may be arrived at Mon
day, the anthracite conference fixed for
that date has been postponed until
Tuesday.
The proposition offered the opera
tors today by the miners provided for
all increase In the tonnage rate Of
three cents ton on the mine run basis
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
first Cow Run sand.

first Cow Run sand.
Near San Toy. Deergeld township
Morgan county, Ralston and Maynard
completed no. IL on the j. ]. McCar:y
farm and secured ten barrel well In
The Berea formation. In the same ais
'Eivt, the same parties drilled no. s
on the ]. T. Nelson farm through the
same formation and have very light
pumper.
New Work in Deep Territory.
In Licking township, AiuskEngum
county, the Columbus Oil and Fuel
Company is drilling a test on the Fin
ley Fleming farm and another test on
the Samuel Frazier farm. III Jackson
township. Perry county, the Flagdalt
Oil and Gas Company is staring 30. s
on the II. l.. Griggs farm aud in Rush
vile township. Fairfield coun.y, Wer-
ich and Nolder are rigging up at 40. 0
en- the Mary Young farm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
GOD BE PRAISED"
FOR WENTWORTH
SAYS WESTON|TE
Great Tonic Soon Banished En-
ma ]. Burnside's Indigestion
and Nervous. Troubles.

The Burke Drug Stores Merry
Worth sales, not only continue to
make almost unbelievable records III
Clarksburg itself but the sout-of-town
demand for this matchless nerve
tonic rises to higher levels every
week. One of his Weston customers.
Emma ]. Burnside. Is about the
most enthusiastic Nerv- Worth user
yet developed. as her letter. printed
below and written few days ago,
proves:
} Burke's Drug Store--I wish to say
that have used one bottle OF your
valuable Nerv-Worth.
1t has done me so much good
and restored my nerves SO greatly
that can say, May God be praised
and the man. who invented the valu-
able remedy, ~
I could not sleep al night and my
food did not digest and now ! can
eat and sleep SO sweetly.
/ recommend ii tNerv-WorthD to
all. who are suffering from indiges-
ion and nervousness.
EMMA ]. BURNSIDE.
Weston. W. Va.
To eat freely and comfortably-to
sleep t'sweetly'-what boons these
are to troubled humans!
. Is the reader n sufferer? Has he
sought for the blessings which Merry
Worth brought to this Weston en-
sthdsIast and in the same way?
Burke has Nerv-Worth ready for
YOU. And II for some inexDlicable
reason the tonic does not help hell
hand your dollar back, Advertise
ment.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
MANNING ELECTED
President Of the Newly Formed
Joseph A. Holmes Safety
Association. .
tnx AnaaeIArEn rnEsss

WASHINGTON, March 4.-The Jos
eph A. Holmes Safety Association,
formed here recently to perpetuate the
memory OF the first director OF the
United States Bureau OF Mines by
recognition OF safety first efforts In
the mining industry, organized per.
manently today with the election OF,
officers. Van II. Manning. director of!
the bureau OF mines. was made pfesi-9
dent, and Charles u. walcott. presl-
dent OF the Smithsonian Institution,
and Samuel Gompers. vice presidents,
A secretary Is to be named.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
SUB=IN TROUBLE
Engine Trouble of Rare Occur.
renee Develops and Vessels
Rush to Assistance.
,sY ASSOCIATED patas,

WASHINGTON. March 4-The
submarine KS. enrote south for win
ter maneuvers at Key West has de-
.veloped engine trouble off the east
Florida coast. and will be towed to
Its destination by the naval tug Pc
oria and coast guard cutter Tampa,
which put out from Key West late
this afternoon. The destroyed Mac
sDonough is standing by the K-6,
which Is in no danger.
The Peoria and Tampa were or
iered out because destroyers are not
we'll fitted for towing. The subma-
rine is near Jupiter inlet, 100 miles
! north Key West.
Today's Gripping of the K-6 was
The second within a short time. On
trip from New York TO Key West
the last OF January. when accom-
panied by the XII. the K-2, the K-3
and the tender Tallahassee. the sub
mersible fored the nottlld to put into
! Charleston when engine trouble de-
5veloped aboard 1t.
The trouble aboard the K-6. II Is
said, is an occurrence OF the previ-
Gus trouble.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-05
LAUNDRYMEN
Elect Their State Association
Officers for the Year at
Huntington Meeting.
tBY AssoelA7Eo PaEssi

ny ABNueIATtn FHtSAl Il
HUNTINGTON. March 4.-The
West Virginia Laundrymen's Associa-
ton closed its annual session here to-
day by electing the following officers:
w. I. Iydic, Fairmont, president.
P. L. Shaw. Parkersburg, vice
president.
w. ]. Parkhi1, Clarksburg. secre-
tary and treasurer.
T. W. Heironemous, Grafton, Ser
geant-at-afms.
The place for the 1917 convention
was not selected.