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The Washington times., 1917-12-12

have stayed on the tracks as long as
seventeen DAYS. There are facilities
for the unloading of coo cars per day.
and yet many a day has passed when
there have been 1000 cars on the
tracks. This situation is aggravated
very seriously when there is a move
ment of troops.
THE drayage companies have be.
come impotent in this matter. 1 made
an effort one day very recently to Sc
cure trucks for my own business. and
only one truck was offered, a one-ton
truck.
"In my own business my carriage
equipment has been working both day
and night to meet the requirements.
And II is absolutely necessary that our
merchants should curtail their deliv-
cries IL this situation is to be met"
Made More Acute.
Today's snowstorm makes the situ-
alton even more acute than Mr.. An
drews' report last night pictured 1t,
according to Charles ]. Columbus,
secretary of the association. "Facili-
ties for deliveries have received a
serious setback by this snow said
Mr. Columbus. Horses and wagons
are practically put out OF IT. and
automobiles have their troubles with
the slippery streets. / am afraid
some OF the merchants will have to
resort to curtailment OF deliveries.
not only in order to prevent a per.
manent embargo. but to deliver their
own goods for holiday sales"
Representatin in Congress for the
District was heartily indorsed by the
merchants I'VE are privileged to
contribute our money and our sons.
said Vice President n. A. Leese. who
introduced the resolution. but we
are denied a voice in the electorate.
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BAY STATE CITIES STILL WET.

BOSTON. Dec. 12.-Four cities re-
manned "wet" and twelve dry ac-
cording to returns today from yesteT-
days license elections in sixteen
cities. TheSIicense cities are Lowell,
Worcester. Chelsea, and Lawrence.
The. dry cities are Reverb, Newton,
SomerviIie, woburn. Everett Beverly.
Attleboro, Lynn. Maiden, MedfOrd.
Newburyport and Melrose.
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IT'S AN III WIND

He tweakIy)-It is good Of you.
Mrs. Houston. to come and see me
when I'm so ilL
She (gushinglyl-Not all: l wish u
were mofe often.-casseIrs Saturday
Journal.
The Washington times., 1917-12-12

circuit Of burlesque to put over a com
edy part without facial "make-up."
Morton uses nothing to assist In
putting over" his lines in the way Of
paint, powder or other facial adorn-
ments He confidently believes bur-
lesque has a promising field as a pop
ular form OF entertainment,
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Convenient and
Matchless Fixtures.

wherever possible install our
modern fixtures. They soon pay
for themselves by the saving Of
gas and the better light tney
provide.
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Chahng Dishes in
Attractive Designs.

Made in brass. copper or
nickel-plated. Many dainty
dishes are easily and quickly
prepared on a chatting dish.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Expert Pen Repairing. Open NIghtR
RichardE' Fountain Pen Shop. IZ25 Pa. ave.
My prices arc the lowest when quail
ity Of work is considered. of any In
the city. DR.. Vaughan. 3O7 9Th ST. NV
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Gas Heaters.

An invaluable adjunct in the
modern home. Will warm up
the coolest room in a jiffy. All
sizes and styles to meet every
requirement.
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Senii-indirect Art
Domes. - -

Designed to shed a soft cheer
full glow above and below. Many
artistic designs in plain or lead
ed effect.
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Self-Lighting
Bracket Lights.

A host Of styles with artistic
shades in plain white or rich
colored effects. With pilot liSht
attachment.
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A Modern Gas
Range for Mother.

Here's a sensible suggestion.
II your old gas range has out
lived its usefulness. Sizes to
meet all requirements.
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Gas Irons.

What the housewife will prize.
as It eliminates all dirt and
heat incident to the old way OF
ironing. Very economical.
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SerViCedble?

question what
the opportunity christmas gut
in these
praccat-more accepCaD
dining heater or any one Oh n M
which abound!
these Christmas gifts -.
And the purchase of these gifts as mere
possible for selections in easy
month when BILL
in of genuine whole service to our GU
that will take full advantage or
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
NO. 0320. NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Tn the United States Land Office at
 Nome, Alaska, June 14, 1917.

Notice is hereby given, that George Prosser, citizen of the Unlted States, over the age of twenty-one years, whose post office address IS Nome, Alaska, has made appllca- tion before the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska for a United States. Patent for the New Zealand Mine Placer Mining Claim, situated in the Cape Nome Recording District Alaska, Mineral Survey No. 1194, more particularly described in field notes and plat of the official survey thereof now 6n file in said Land Office at Nome, Alaska as follows:
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, a fir post it. long, ins. sq. set it. in ground, with earth mound IS ins. high, 30 ins. base, scribed N. 2. 1-1194 on N. F. face, whence U. s. l.. M. No. c. bears s. S4 deg. 25 min. w. 2030.60 it., E. edge Anvil Rock bears N. 13 deg. 3S min. E. Wireless Tower bears s. 59 deg. 42 min. E.; Variation from IS deg. IF min. E. to 23 deg. % min. E.) thence N. A deg. 29 min. E. 1144.40 it. to Cor. No. 2; thence s. 40 deg O6 min. E. 1069.00 it. to Cor. No. 3; thence s. 46 deg. 05 min. w. S36.1O it. to Cor. No. 4; thence N. 57 deg. 29 min. w. 664.10 f.. to place of be- ginning, containing 1S.S76 acres. In conflict with Sur. 451, Nome Town site, 2.716 acres. Area claimed, 1S.S76 acres.
 Said claim is situated on the northern boundary of Nome Town site between Bourbon Creek and Snake River, about F mile N. of Boring Sea, in Nome Recording Pre- cinct, Alaska.
 Mineral Monument No. 1-C, a fir post s it. long, 6 ins. sq. set 3 F it.. in ground, painted white, with earth and stone mound, it. high and 6 it. base around same, scribed U. s. L. M. No. 1 c, with letters painted black, is situated on edge of bluff overlooking bend in Snake River, and AZ it. in elevation above river, in Latitude GA deg. 31 min. N. and Longitude 165 deg. 23 min. w.
 Location notice is recorded in Vol. 11S Page 316, records Cape Nome Recording District, Alaska.
 The adjoining claims are on the north, Alma Association, unsur- vcyed; on south, Sur. No. 451, Nome Townsite; on east and west, claims unknown and unsurveyed.
 There are no conflicting claims except as stated above.
 G. A. ADAMS.
 | Register.
 Date of first publ, June 15, 1917. Date of last publ, Aug. 16, 1917.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11

Anything in the line of job worK
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
H. F. Boiler, nearly new, com plete with headers. points etc. We have the goods at HOLTS.

w. R. Buckmaster arrived on the Victoria to attend to the representa- tion work on his property in the Bluff district. He speaks well of the outlook outside.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11

William Stipek sends a postcard from Seward, the pictorial side of the card portrayin@ so.n" exquisite scenery which the written matter declares te was enjoying en route to Seattle.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11

LOCAL o4O, I. U. M. M. X ,. w. The regular meeting Of the Noms ss,na workers Union, Local NO al0. of the W. F. of M.' ls nelu .xarv Saturday evening at p. m. at Miner's Hall. Office hours p. "' po sp. m., p. m. to 8 p. m.
 ANDREW BECN. President
 JONH HOEM, Sec.-Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
CARPENTERS AND JOINERs.

CARPENTERS AND 'oiNAso Local Union I7ss. Carpenters ana so,ners of America, meets every Sri- say at Al Orland's shop Front et' Carpenters Headquarter'' 'euo' nl Labor Hall.
  Ut s p. m.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
FEDERAL LABOR UNION.

Meets every Monday at S:3o D. m in the F. U. U. Hall.
 B. H. ANDERSON. Pres.
 LENS OLSEN, Sec'y. Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
FOR SALE.

tofo touring car. Apply this office
 A call from the L. s. s. Roose- welt defected the Victoria from her course to render assistance, but before reaching the steamer, the Roosevelt wirelessed as all right again and the Victoria continued on its way. In spite of this and the very foggy weather which pre- vailed the Victoria made excellent time.
 An interesting tit-bit of political information is received on the Vic toria to the effect that Wickersham was in seattle, and he stated that if congress adjourned as scheduled in the middle of August he would come to Nome. if not he would re turn to Washington D. C., to attend the hearing of his contest against Suizer.
 H. Greenberg, who las still some mining interests here, which he is settling ID, was an arrival on the Victoria. He is nov mining with Al Folsom in California quartz. the property which he is exploiting be- ing located in Calav, :as county and about eight miles from the Lane property,
 There is a report coming in on | the Victoria to the effect that the taking over by the government of all boats is imminent and those out side are all liable to seizure. Wheth- CT this means that the steamers will be taken off the Alaska run or not, is not stated although the in ference is that they will be.
 l.. ScnOtelberg whom the dls- patches ;n yesterdays issue reported as being arrested was well known in Nome where he had been in business for several years. At one time he was interested with G. P. Goggin in business locally. He had a store near River street before he left Nome. After leaving here he maintained an office buying furs in Seattle. He has been of late re- puted to be comfortably fixed, with auto ana other accessories for en- toying the unearned increment.
 Suits in Admiralty which will eX- cite some interest are those ot the Administrations of the late Sam Zell ana Richard Fenlon versus the AL aska steamship Co. which are set for the first session of the Court in September. These cases arise from the fatal accidents which occurred when the deceased were going on | board the steamer Northwestern last year when Fenlon losing his ba- | lance fell from the cage in which they were being transferred from the lighter and pulled Sam Zell along with him. The plaintiffs will be represented by Messrs SchOfield and Frawley and the Alaska Steam ship Co. by their Seattle attorney Mir. Merritt and Messrs Cochran and Reed. Mr. Merritt is at present in Nome in which town he is no stranger He was at one time United states Commissioner at St. Michaels
 N'Loau has completed the manu- l fracture of an electric lighting sy- stem for the Silver Wave which will be operated by motor independent of the motor boats engines. The new engine will be located on deck and will provide electric lishts and also operate small searchlight when required The system is all connected and is operated by a three horsepower aero-thrust air cooled motor for which Mir. M Lean devised it's own automatic fan cool ing system and it's own starting feed cups. Altogether heater and more compact yet practical machine l cOu1d he devised with difficulty
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11

w. R. Buckmaster arrived on the Victoria to attend to the representa- tion work on his property in the Bluff district. He speaks well of the outlook outside.
 Louis Thrustrup is said to have invented a cargo hook which has been patented and finds ready sale. contributing to the Thrustrup prosperity in no small degree. William Stipek sends a postcard from Seward, the pictorial side of the card portrayin@ s0,n" exquisite scenery which the written matter declares te was enjoying en route to Seattle.
 i Auto Cycle, cost S:s23.00, will sell for Sf35.OO, good condition. See HOLT for everything. M. o. SOlberg received notification from Chas Sulzer that Isadore Fix, upon the recommendation of the de- legate following the recommends tion of the district committee had been appointed postmaster of Shel- ton, Alaska
 Kerensky, Alexander J., Premier of the Russian republic, recently said that there were two kinds of democracy "One that the people want and the other that the people get. There's a local item to chew on.
 Julius Nelson returned on Thurs day night from the Pioneer Mining Co.'S ditch camp. The camp is now located on Thomson creek. The extensions of the ditch have now tapped a couple of feeders, these being tributaries of the Grand Cen tral.
 Take your Lunch and Dinner at the Board of Trade Lunch Counter, only soc.
 Miss Hollie Jones arrived on the Victoria. She will accompany her 1 father to Point Barrow for the Bureau of Education. It is likely they will leave here somewhere around September 1. As the Bender Brothers has supplies for Point Bar row, Point Hope and other Bureau of Education stations, it is not un- likely they may proceed north on that boat, if not on the Bear.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
WE CAN DO TIT.

For first class work ana prom pi delivery pin me Main 1n1 and ths Peoples Steam Laundry ~II c. D and get your laundry.
 W. J. WILLIAM5OH Prog,
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11

Dex;er itill road rim
 less eye glasses. This olLca
 Tom Ward the Kougarok copper magnate will return to his mines today with Gus Wheeler who will take the mail today.
 Matt Hanson's hoist was brought in yesterday by Roves teams from the submarine to undergo overhaul ing and repairs in Scheid's machine shop.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
ORGANIZED LABOR.

INTERNATIONAL UNION MlNE' MILL .S SHELTER VOORHEES, Headquarters 511 Denham Buld g.
 Denver. Colorado. ruAs MOWER. ERNEST MILLS, ,-.s President.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-08-11
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
 AND TOWN TOPICS

w. R. GuChmaster states that Phil Corrigan is now in Seattle. The Victoria took the St. Michaels and Yukon mail to St. Michales.
 
 Second Hand Lumber and galv. Sheets for sale cheap at HOLT'S. Grocers say that instead of prices on goods showing a falling tendency on a good many items the price is hardening. This is notably the case in most canned goods, in sugar, etc. The case of Lewis versus Spring stein ct al, which was to have been brought to trial yesterday, has been now set for Monday next.
 
 Pioneer fgloo Hotel. Rooms $2.OG X $500 per week and up. 50 cents per night. Housekeeping Apart ments.
 The Alaska Road Commission is having it's road roller repaired at the shops of M'Lean and Williams. Ross hauled out hoist from the Diamond L for Frawley and Roberts on the Rockaway claim on the sub- rire.
 For the best 56c. Dinner in Nome go to the Board of Trade Lunch Counter.
 The extensive bucket line for the Alaska Mines Corporation is now close at hand Buckets are arriving in different quantities on the Vic toria, the Wainwright and the Juneau.
 The Sea Lion is scheduled to sail today, weather permitting. MT. Tice of the Dime creek sawmill is taking down a quantity of supplies on this boat for his operations in l
Evening star., 1917-10-21

He does not say that he is or he is not.
That secret probably will die with him.
The government claimed Guiteaes
body. and at first II was buried in the east
wing of the old jail. 4 few nights later
ii was exhumed and taken to a local medi-
cal institution, where the flesh was
stripped off and the shelton is a mys.
terry.
Disinterment OF the body was surround.
ed with much mystery. Winters does not
know many OF the details. He left tho
Jail one night and when he returned the
next day the body, he was Informed, had
been taken away. He asked few Ques-
tions and then became silent.
They didn't seem to want to say mucA
about that" Winters explains.
A great scramble for souvenirs followe4
the execution. One of the rarest Of Al
remaining is piece of rope In Winterd
possession. In the years that have passed
he has lost many of the souvenirs that
Guiteau gave him, but the rope and .
copy of the Washington Graphic telling
of the execution are two possessions to
which he c,ings. The Graphic carries .
picture of the boS!sh guard and tells OF
Guiteau's friendship for him.
The mystery of why Guiteau killed Gar
field is as deep to Winters as 1T is TO
any one else. Generally it is believed
that Guiteau was disappointed because
Marseflle but that never has been de.
termined accurately.
Winters acquaintance with Guiteau
lasted from soon after the crime was COM
mitted until the execution. About year
elapsed between the shooting and the exc
cution During all of that time Guiteau
was in the local jail.
Evening star., 1917-10-21
himgtom Wom1am's Poster to Greet P@rshimg's Men

spending davs and entire nights of in
tense mental work on the loan. all de-
tails being finished at . o'clock one
morning. after thirty-siX hours of
calculations, he remarked that he was
going home to take a little rest. He
died a few hours later.
There are to be five and half million
posters. designed by different artists
to advertise the second loan. printed
100000 Of each poster. OF these, from
$4,000 to 10000 will be sent to Gen.
Pershing for distribution in France and
wherever the American Red Cross is
doing its work
A large unmber of posters will be
Miss De Lands poster, Before Sunset"
This poster is inspiringly patriotic in
conception and strong in execution.
appealing to the French as well as to
American soldiers. 1t represents Bar
tholdi's Statue of Liberty Enlightening
the World. which was gift from the
French to the American people. The
statue is boldly outlined against the
Stars and Stripes. with the rays of the
late afternoon sun f1ecking the water
at its base and lighting up the figure
which has been an emblem of hope and
ambition to the thousands of immi-
war and to those who come today.
Owing to its commanding position at
the entrance to New York harbor, it
Is the first greeting they receive as
In large letters at the bottom OF the
poster is the appeal: Before sUnSet, buy
United States government bond of the
liberty loan of 1917" Besides this poster,
Miss DE Land has had share in the idea
OF design for several others which are
TO be used on street cars and in other
public places. She vas n punii of the
late Howard Pyle at the irreTel Institute
in Philade'Tha. and member of a class
which included the late Mrs. woodrow
Wilson Maxfie1d Parrish. Elizabeth Ship
pen Green and other well known illustra-
tors and landscape painters.
Miss De Lands studio is near Mount
Vernon. situated on a part of the land
known as the River farm, which Cen.
Washington cultivated. and which is fire.
ouently mentioned III his notes 1t IS
there that she does much of her work
during the summer and at week ends.
The studio was planned by her and is not
only artistic but very livahla, IS it has
electricity. hot water heat and other mod
ern improvements. n the ample porch Of
the studio ire inco-po-at ted two large trees
said to have been pla nted hv Cen wash
ington'S own hands. Whethe~ or rot this
is true, Miss reard saws they are the
finest. most satisfying shade trees she
has ever sat under and of 4 variety
which Washington was fond of Wanting.
The studio is filed with interesting
things collected by Miss De Land dur
ing her travels abroad and cont@ins her
favorite pictures books and the odds and
ends of perhaps hut little value except by
association and the feeling OF ownership.
Evening star., 1917-10-21

you didn't work no harder, but just the
same, Mawruss, II you was to make
$15.5O0 in 1917. and this here Chump
Clark gets the government to confis-
cate $500 on YOU, how much would
they confiscate on you in 1882"
Morris shrugged his shoulders.
What is the use of talking pipe
dreams?" he said.
'I amt talking pipe Dreams, Abe
retorted. This is something which not
only Chump Clark suggested it, but
Senator La Toilette also as good
scheme for financing the war"
Evidently they don't expect the war
to last long," Morris commented, which
the most the government could hope to
collect is the excess income for 1917,
because if the government confiscates
$500 on me in 1917. am l going to go
around in the summer of 1918 beefing
a bout business being rotten because
here 1t is the 1st of July, 1918. and so
far all the government could confiscate
on me is S2,267,3S, whereas on July l,
1917. l had already got conffscated on
me s2,43I50? Oser stuck. If l have
made ten thousand dollars as early as
April /, 1915, and l know that all fur
ther profits for 1918 is going to be con-
fscated by the government. y'under-
stand, right then and there l am going
Evening star., 1917-10-21
The Raw Recruit.

~EN. CLARENCE EDWARDS said
VI during an interview in the North
Carolina camp which he directs:
Our recruits do little the first ten
days except keep themselves clean and
exercise lightly under the doctors eye.
So, of course. they're ignorant of dis
cipline. / heard a story about their
ignorance this morning.
las recruit sat smoking under .
tree his sergeant said in passing:
Seen the colonel?
Nope said the recruit.
well, keep a sharp lookout for him.
said the sergeant, will your
Yep
AN hour later the sergeant passed
again.
Seen the colonel YETI
Nope, sergeant -.
Another hour and the colonel did ~
last appear. The recruit looked up ~
him calmly from his book without -.
luting. Nettled. the colonel said:
DO you know who l amp
Nope
L am the colonel
Well, by gosh. you're goin' to catco
it then,' the recruit declared. The ser
geants been askfn' twice for you ats
ready"
Evening star., 1917-10-21

he would insist that l come to his cell.
When no one was looking, he would
ask me to taste particle of every
piece of food and sip a little of what
ever drink he had. / always did this
when he requested 1t, and I having
made the test he would eat and drink
without another word of protest.
Il never knew the truth OF the flower
poison story do know that one
morning when l arrived at the Jail
there were some flowers there, and one
particularly large white rose was said
to have contained poison-enough, 1t
was said. to have killed dozen per-
sons But l never saw any poison in
it. and l do know that Guiteau was
deathly afraid of poison.
TT seems likely, however, that he
long planned to commit suicide. He
tried it the morning of his execution.
Sending for me, he asked that / take
him for a walk down the corridor. l
walked with him for some time. and he
made no effort to injure himself After
had turned him over to another
guard, though he tried to butt out his
brains against some cell bars. He was
quickly returned to his cell and to
safety"
Another sensation In connection with
Evening star., 1917-10-21
COME ITO LUNCH
WILL RETURN
LANUAPY 4 1919.

and anybody else would do the same
Abe, ! don't care if he would be as pa
triotic as Senator La Toilette himself
even"
But that amt the only idees for
financing the war which Congress has
got it, Mawruss" Abe said. 'On every
thing which Teller buys, from pinochle
decks to headache medicine. he will have
to put a stamp. There will be extra
stamps on all kinds of checks, from bank
checks and poker checks to bar checks
and hat checks. There will be red stamps.
blue stamps and stamps in all pastel
shades. and when they run out of colors
they'll print 'em in black and white and
issue them to the public in f1avors like
wintergreen, peppermint, spearmint and
Glove for bar check stamps and straw
berry. vanilla and chocolate nut sunday
for theayter ticket stamps"