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The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
DRY GREEK DtEDtiE
 DAMAGED BY FIRE

The Dry Creek dredge. operated by Belliview Brothers was patrially destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon, Practically the entire superstructure was burned hut the hull. although damaged in places. was little affected. The fire is said to have been due to the engine backfiring. the shooting flame igniting a can of gast line held in the hand of Barney Belliview. who had just started the engine The blazing can falling to the oil soaked deck resulted in the develop ment of fierce conflagration which soon swept away the superstructure. leaving only the gantry standing Examination discloses that the ma chinery sustained only slight damage and preparations are already under way to rebuild the machine to resume operations next summer.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
ALASKA BUREAU
 NEWS LETTER

on assay. was contained in dispatch es received in Seattle. The latest gold strike. electrifying sourdoughs has started a fresh stampede to the Girdwood district. where recently a child, Addie Reno. aged 6. discovered a rich vein of free gold, according to dispatch from C. J. Lincke. a newspaper correspondent, who first noted the girls discovery The newly revealed quartz vein is OH Pengrum Creek. north of Girdwood. and Andy Miles is the lucky pros pector. He struck pay rock 12 miles from the railroad. between rhyoliie slate. The lodges are described as large and continuous
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT

In the Probate Court in and for Cape
 Nome Precinct. Second Division. of
 the Territory of Alaska. before Hon.
 c. W. Thornton. Commissioner and
 ex officio Probate Judge.
 In the matter of the estate of CHAS. W. THOMAS. deceased.
 Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Chas. W. Thomas, deceased, has filed his final account as such administrator in the above entitled Court and the Court by it's order has set Monday the 2s day of November 1921 at the hour of ? o'clock in the afternoon at the Court Room of the Commissioner in the Town of Nome. in the Precinc. and Territory aforesaid. as the time and place of hearing objec- tions to said account and settlement of :he same. Any and all persons hav- ing objections to said account are here hy required to file the same with the commissioner and Probate Judge aforesaid on or before said day.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, this 17th day of September. 1921.
 w J. ROWE, Administrator with will annexed of estate of Chas. W. Thomas. deceased. Publish-Sept. IT. 24, Oct. 1. 8, 1921
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17

| certain promissory note for Five hundred dollars (s50O.O0) payable on or before September 18th, 1921 with interest at the rate of twelve t12TD per cent per annum. and which said mortgage conveyed unto the plaintiff for that purpose, the following described real and person al property situated in the City of Nome. Cape Nome Precinct. Second Division of the Territory of Alaska to-wit:
 Those certain lots. parcels or pieces of land situated. lying and being in the City of Nome. Territory of Alaska. to-wit: Lot No. six co in Block No. seven CD. except the south thirty seven (3O feet; Lot Number seven CD in Block number CD: Lots number. six
 and seven G & O in Block number fourteen 14: the west twenty feet (2O) of the north
 twenty five feet and six inches
 twelve CPD in block number fourteen, lOt numDer tnlfteeu U3) in block No. fourteen u4, according to the official plat of
 the townsite of Nome. on file in the office of the Recorder of the Cape Nome Recording District, Territory of Alaska.
 TOGETHER with the build ings on said land. and their con- tents
 With all and singular the tene- ments. hereditaments and appur- tenances thereuntO belonging or in anyway appertaining. The date of the order for the pub lication of this summons is Septem- Der 17th 1921.
 WITNESS the HON. WM. A. HOI.ZHEIMER. Judge of said Dis trict Court and the Seal of said Court hereto affixed the 17th day of September, 1921. THoS. MeGANN, Clerk of the District Court for
 the Territory of Alaska. Second
 Division
 (SEAL) W. C. MCGUIRE Deputy Clerk Publish-Sept. IT. 24. Oct. 1. 8. IS. P, 29, 1921.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17

Favored with ideal weather aud with labor. for the first time since the war, both plentiful and efficient. the construction program for the season of the government railroad in Alaska is two months ahead of schedule, according to advices re- ceived from the Anchorage head quarters of the Alaska Engineering Commission by Major C. F. Dole. in charge of the Seattle offices of the commission. The gap between the ends of steel is now only seventy one miles and this entire distance is covered by graders making ready for rails this fall. is the messag') from William Gerig. assistant to Col. Mears. chairman of the com mission
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17

! That one of the richest quartz properties in the North is about to be developed and that the property is owned principally by Seattle cap ital, is the word brought to Seattle by W. R. Tonkin. who just returned from Hyder. Alaska. on the Prince George The rich discovery was made last spring on the property owned by the Creek Mining Company of which Tonkin is president. High grade ore, which will probably run more than $500 to the ton, is being shipped to the Tacoma and Kellogg Ida smefters. Five tons of oSs from another tunnel. shipped few, years ago yieldeH return of S520 a ton when silver was only quoted at 50 cents an ounce.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
ANNOUNCEMENT

On account of the general drop in foodstufs We are glad to announce to the public that our regular s1.00 dinner will from today on be served for 75cts and our well known dining room dinners for s10o. We are also pleased to announce, that we are now inaugurating bill of fare sys. ten. where you can order what your heart desires.
 BAHLkES RESTaVRANT
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
PREDN TED TIME OF TIDES
 IN NOME

(Ry John A. Wilson) Following is the table of tide pre- dictions for .he coming week.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17

News of the discovery of 3 Hew "oil empire" in Alaska d of new gold strike near Girdwood. Alaska. with quartz running S1.400 ton
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17

Seattle Aug. 24-Dr. C. C
 Georgeson. director of the agricnl- tural experiment stations in Alaska spent several days in the inspection of the experiment station at Matan- uska and is looking over the agri- cultural prospects of the Matanuska valley He was very much pleased with the work that has been done at the station during the past year
 He states that excellent progress has been naue in all lines and partic:- iarly in respect to the clearing of the land and in the construction of the fa: m buildings. Dr. Georgeson commented very :avorably on the live stock prospects of the valley and es~ pecially that of dairying. and is very enthusiastic over the sheep prospect and s"F,ested that before long many farmers would have their own f3tk
 The Alaska salmon pack for 1921 will run 100000 cases of reds bG0. 00 cases of pinks and 250. 900 ohnms. according to D. W Branch, ranaGe- of the Salmon department of !ibbv McNeill and Libby, who re- turned last week from his annual in speciion trip north. In 1920 the .Alheka salmon pack was 4,500,000 cases, large percentage being chums from Southeastern Alaska. Mr
 Branch estimates the 100, 900 cases oI sockeye packed on Puget Sound this season and 225,000 cases of Chinooks packed on the Columbia River The normal 1921 pack on Puget Sound should be 1900, 900 cases, and last year the Columbia packed 4S0.000 cases. and this year the pack fell back to the record of ia!2 The total pack of salmon in 1920 in the North Pacific waters from Columbia river to Boring Sea
 including British Columbia was ' 560,000 cases. Last year Southeast Alaska alone packed 2.200.0O0 cases of light grades of salmon. This season the total pack. including Brit ish Columbia. will not be over ? 500,- 900 cases.
The Nome nugget., 1921-09-17
SUM MON S No. 2877

In the District Court for the Territor,
 nf Ala ska. Second Division JOSEPH HEBERT,
Evening star., 1921-06-09
SHOW LATE DISCOVERIES.
Chemical Industries, Developed
Since World War, Demonstrated.

An exhibit showing the develop
ment. OF several important chemical
industries is being held in the Arts and
Industries building OF the National Mu-
scum. Many Of these industries were
non,ex1stent IN America before the
The central feature of the exhibit
Is model representing an idealixed
group Of chemical plants. such as are
REQUIRED in the production of dyes.
plosives. The model plants which
produce the crude chemicals-that is.
sulphur wells, coal mine, by-product
coke ovens. fixed nitrogen plant and
salt wells-are located at the outer
portion of the model. while the
mediates and finished products are
in the center toward the front.
Radiating from the intermediate
plant are four smaller plants. one
for the production of explosives. an
ns tHe thrd for makns war
and the fourth for the production Of
dyes. To these may be added syn
thetic favors. perfumes. food colors.
synthetic resins and other by-prod-
ucts.
In addition to the model there are
mediate and finished products OBJ
tanned from each Of the four crude
materials. sulphur, salt, coal and
atmospheric nitrogen. On these
charts actual samples Of the chemical
substances are attached.
Other features of the exhibit are
a collection of $50 American. coal
product dyes, war gases, explosives,
pharmaceuticals, synthetic navors,
food colors, perfumes derived from
coal Intermediates and models to
show the molecular structure OF
these chez icalS.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
HOWARD GROUND BROKEN.
Trustees Turn Dirt for New Home
Economics Building.

Ground breaking exercises for the
new home economics building to be
erected by Howard University were
held at the institution Tuesday after
noon. Each member OF the board OF
trustees turned . spade of dirt. DR..
;. Stanley Dnrkee. president OF the
university. presided.
The building, for which Congress
has appropriated $2ol 900. will be
completed In September. 1t will be
Il" shaped, three stories. and q fea-
ture will be an auditorium with a
seating capacity of SIS.
The trustees present were Rev.
Charles Il Richards Of New York city;
Rolfe Cobleigh. Boston. Mass; Col
Theodore Roosevelt, Washington. D.
c.; Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce. Wash
ington, D. c.; DR.. ]. E. Moorland, New
York city: Bishop John Hurst. Balti-
more. Nd; DIR. William A. Sinclair.
Philadelphia, Pa; Or. q. Marcus r.
Wheatland, Newport, R l.; Andrew F..
Hilyer. Washington. D. C.: William
v. Cox, Washington, D. c.: DR.. J. II. n.
Waring. Hopkinton. Mass. and j. c.
Napier. Nashville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
SOLDIER ON LONG HIKE.
s. n. Harris, Shell-Shocked Cana
dian. Gives Letter to President.

Samuel H. Harris. shell-shocked
soldier of the Canadian expeditionary
force, has arrived in Washington.
afoot, completing twenty-eight-
day walking trip from his home IN
sented a letter to President Harding
from Mayor Charles Greb Of Kitch-
ener, and received a reply. recipro-
eating good wishes from Secretary
Christian on behalf OF the President.
Harris, who was reared in Phi1a-
delphia, left Kitchener May 10 with
no baggage or money. His sole
equipment consisted of leather walk
ing boots. khaki breeches and khaki
shirt. II he returns to Canada within
100 days from the date Of his de-
parture he will be presented with ,
silver loving cup.
He is paying his expenses en- route
by singing in theaters. He is to leave
Washington on his return hike today.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
LEAGUE WOMEN MEET.
Directors Outline Plan and Name
Committee Chairmen.

The board Of directors Of the DIS
trict League Of Woman Voters held
its first meeting at the home Of the
first vice president, Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman, Monday afternoon. Plans
for the work OF the league were dis
cussed and outlined and the following
COMMITTEES chafrmen were announced:
Women in industry. Miss Marie
Obenauer: child welfare. Mrs. Rich
ard Faye jackson; social hygiene:
Mrs. Nina Van Wtnkie: reduction OF
armaments, Mrs. J. Borden Hartman;
membership. Mrs. Joshua Evans, 3r.;
publicity. Mrs. Basil Manly MY -..,
rhose present were Miss Harlean
James. president; Mrs: J. Borden
Hartman. Mrs. Arthur Powell Davls;
MRS. Francis e. Walker. Mrs. Howard
L. Hodskins.- Mrs. James Campbell
cantrin. Mrs. Richard Faye Jackson'
Mrs. Basil Manly. Miss Mary NC
Dowell and Mrs. La Rue Brown OF tine
National League were also s,x paesshh. re en-
national committees Of which they
are chairmen.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
HEBREW TEMPLE SERVICE.
Special Address Tomorrow Evening.
Other Features Scheduled.

A special address to parents and
others desienateA viii be held tomor-
row evening at o'clock at Eighth
Street Temple. The subject will be
where Thou Goest Wfn Co." Ereo
Shabuoth will be held Saturday night
at s o'clock.
Z Services on sunday will begin at
$50 O'Clock in the morning. The doors
will close at 1915 O'Clock. at which
time the following confrmants viii
enter: Edgar Baum. 3r.: Evelyn Baum,
Carlene Bresiau. Esther Cohen. Dor
othy Ehrlich, Joseph Ehrman. Raphael
B. Ezekiel. Melvin Harsaii. Barbara
Jones. Lillian Heeblatt, Harry kron-
heimer. Reba Luber. Dorothy Minister.
Doris Minister, Hma Ney. Sylvia Press
ler and Ruth Rosenberg.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
BAND CONCERT.

In Franklin Square this even-
Ing ut 7:S0 o'clock, by the
United States Marine Band,
Taylor Branson, second leader.
March, Thomas Jefferson"
Santelmaan
Overture. 'Don Cesar de
Baxan n.........,. .Mae9enet
Entr acte.- Tho Valley Of
Popptes" ....... -. .Anc1fne
Two popular songs
(a) Make Believe" .ShiIkret
(b) Wy0qning Lullaby"
Williams
Grand Scenes from The
Force OF Destiny. Verdi
Waltz, "Oid Refrains". -. Lake
Grand March, ''The Presi-
dent. Tregfna
'The Star 6pangied Banner"
Evening star., 1921-06-09
HIGH SCHOOL IS WINNER.
Western Debaters Best Emerson In
stitute Team in Clash.

The. debating team OF Western High
School came out victorious in a verbal
clash with Emerson Institute Tuesday
night in the auditorium of the in
stitute. The winning team. com
posed Of Russell Jewell. John Rftchie
and Lawrence Hunt. argued that the
closed shop is not a greater benent
to the American employer. empioye
and the public than the open shop.
On the Emerson team were n. T.
Callahan, I. Goldstein and Frank
Flanagan. The judges were Senators
King Of Utah: and Walsh OF Massa-
chusetts. Leslie NJ. Shaw, Justice
frederick L. Siddons Of the District
supreme Court and Representative
Martin Of Louisiana.
After the debate Senator Walsh pre-
sented< letters to members OF
Emerson's- basket bail. foot BAH. base
ball and debating teams.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
TRYoUT OF AsPiRANTS.
d. C. Civilians Notified Of Camp
Perry Rifle Matches.

Civilians who are aspirants for
places on the civilian rifle team to
represent the District in the national
matches at Camp Perry. Ohio. in
August, will be given tryouts Satur-
day. afternoon at Camp Simms, Con-
gress Heights, D. c.
Rules and regulations governing
the tryouts have been issued by the
District Commissioners. following a
visit to the guard encampment now
in progress At the camp. Brig Gen.
Anton Stephan. commander Of the
District National Guard. wa4 desig-
mated to have general supervision Of
the trials. The national guard course
Of fire will be followed.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
WARNED TO CUT OUT NETS
ID. c. Fishermen Violate Law in
Four-NIile Run and aravelly Greek.

Police Of the harbor precinct have
served notice on persons who catch
fish in nets in Four-Mile run and
Grevelly creek on the Virginia side Of
the Potomac that they must take down
the nets by Saturday.
The notice was served as the result
Of an opinion rendered a few days ago
by the corporation counsels Office FIX
ing the extent to which the Districts
Jurisdiction goes on the Virginia coast
line Of the river.
Lieut.. Russell Dean of the harbor
precinct concluded that under this rul-
ing the nets in question would be a
violation of the local police regulation
against fishing with nets in the Po-
tomac
Evening star., 1921-06-09
Y.M. A. SCHOOL OPENS:

The Y. NJ c. A. preparatory school
opened it's summer term Tuesday night
with an enrolment of 200 students
Special courses in chemistry and sur
veying have been added to the curri-
culum.
Gambs, c. z. McCanless. H. V. B.
Carver. A. NJ. Mackay, A. D. Cali,
Peter Valear, jr.. J. r. I,apham, John
Berg and G. L. Edick.
Evening star., 1921-06-09
PRAISED BY MR.. DENLY.

Secretary Denby has officially COM
mended chief Machinist's Mate Gus
tave T. Baumann Of Pittsburgh. Pa.
attached to the U. 8. 8. Hogan for
drowning at San Francisco. April Z.
1871. He also has recommended that
Baumann DO awarded a life-savng
The commonwealth., 1921-03-22

Hospital She was formerly Miss
Jennie Rowland Of Mddleburg.
Preaching will be held at Nahala
Presbyterian Church every End, 4th
and 9TH Sundays at $3.50 clock P.
NJ, by Rev. Paul Mitchell, Of Tar
boro, \. c.
The commonwealth., 1921-03-22
ACSENEAIH NEWS

Easter exercises at Nahala next
Sunday at 80 T. NJ, preaching ser
vices Immediately afterwards.
There will be an egg hunt for the
Sunday School Saturday at Nahala
Church at 3: :0O p NJ
Friends and relatives of Thomas
and Charles Eanlandingham sympath-
ize with them in the loss and death
last Friday Of their cousin, Mrs. E.
l. Fleming who died in Henderson
The commonwealth., 1921-03-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

I will leave for Baltimore to-day
to purchase Spring Millinery. Look
out the latter part Of the week for
the very latest styles. J. W. Madry.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-27
Z KILLED WHEN
PLANE CRASHES
Pilot and Passenger Die as
Machine, in Flames, Falls
Two Thousand Feet

HONOLULU, T. H., Oct 26 =
Lieutenant Uric Bouquet of Brooklyn
n. Y, and staff Sergeant Vernon f.
Vickers of Montgomery, Ala, were
killed today when their airplane
crashed in flames while they were at
tempting to join flight formation al
a 2000 foot altitude
The machine first went into a tail
spin. and fell to point 800 feet above
the ground. 1t started to climb again.
only to fall into another spin. the gas
cline tank exploding at the same time.
The bodies and airplane were badl,
burned
Lieut.. Bouquet was 81 years oiG.
and commanded an intelligence unit.
The accident occurred at $3.50 a. m.
the exact hour that Major Sheldon
Wheeler was killed in a similar acct
dent here last July. according to air
service officers here.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-27
ADMIRAL kATO
/ OFFENSIVE us
ON CONFERENCE
Says Japan Is Taking Part in
Spirit of Accommodation
and Compromise
ABOARD STEAMSHIP KASHIMA

ABOARD STEAMSHIP KASHiMA
MARU, Oct. 26. - (By Radio to the
Associated Press.) - That the Jap
anese delegation to the Washington
conference on limitation of arma-
ments and Far Eastern questions Is
coming in a spirit of accommodation
and compromise" was the statement
tonight of Vice Admiral TomosaDuro
Kato. his first public utterance
since he was appointed member OF
the delegation.
The vice admiral made his state
ment at a dinner given in his honor
by group of business .-=on ABOARD
the ship. which is carrying the lead
ers of the japanese delegation TO
America.
Vice Admiral Kato declared that he
was deeply conscious of the gravity
of his mission to America. 1t was
impossible to foresee, he said, how
great and far reaching would be the
result of the conference c. ,'e ruture
of the human race.
He predicted that many difficulties
would arise in course of the negotfa
tions at Washington. but he asserted
that the japanese delegates were de
| termined to do their utmost to help
realize the ideals championed by
| President Harding.
I'VE are going to Washington in q
spirit of accommodation and compro
MISE" the. vice admiral concluded.
A strong gale again attacked this
! ship last night and seas broke over
the promenade deck, invaded the
| smoking room and threw passenger:
from their seats.
Examination revealed that TIL,
/ Kashima Maru's rudder had been dan
aged during her previous battle will
cyclone and repairs have beer
made
Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-27
TWO WITNESSES
STORIES DIFFER
Interesting, But Conflicting,
Testimony Is Given in
Trial Mrs. Southland

TWIN FALLS, Ida., Oct. 26.-Tes-
timony of an interesting character but
Chat conflicted with that of several
previous witnesses for Mrs. LYDIA
Meyer Southland was introduced today
in her trial for the alleged poisoning
of Edward F. Meyer, her former hus-
band.
Two witnesses, Miss Lulu Stout and
Charles Hannah, both of Boise,
brought into the case in an effort by
the defense to impeach the testimony
of Deputy Sheriff U. II. Ormsby, oc'
cupied the witness stand for the bet
ter part of the afternoon. The first
Contradicted testimony of the defend
ant, and the story of the second diff
Tered materially from the evidence OF
the other touching upon incidents in
(which each had a common part.
The connection with the case OF
Miss Stout came first i'll the form oil
letter addressed to Ormsby in April
of this year and introduced in evi-
dence by the state early in the case
In this letter. Miss Stout suggested
a meeting with Ormsby and during
one or two meetings subsequently
held in Boise, offered to go to Cali
IoIiid' together Will CHdTleS hdHHdi
friend, in search of the defendant
and if possible obtain a confession OF
guilt. On the witness stand today
she declared that during an interview
with Ormsby in March, the latter
asked her what she would think OF
it, if, after the bodies of Lewis, Nc
Haffie and the two Dooleys were ex
humed and examined, poison were
found therein
Upon cross examination by Prose
cutting Attorney Frank Stephan. tine
witness wavered as to date of. the al
! legged conversation. Ormsby testified
! he had no recollection of any sucl
. conversation but if he had made sucl
a statement, it was at a time prior t.
the actual examination of the bodie:
referred to.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-27
Mexican Dies of His
Wounds; Companion
Is Held as Suspect

TONI STONE, Oct. 26-As the re-
suit of being stabbed, Benijo Trujillo
died yesterday at the army hospital at
Fit. Huachuca, where he had been tax
Ell eight hours after the wound was
inflicted.
Sheriff J. E. HOOD, who was called
TO the Fort yesterday, brought back
l.. f. Rodriguez to the county Jail, hav
ing captured him at Milestone. An
other Mexican, Alberto Armenia,
brother-in-law of the deceased, was
also taken into custody by the sheriff
as a possible witness to the affair.
According to the story told the sher
iff by Rodriguez all were working at
a camp at the Graf ranch and Monday
night were sent to another ranch to
water the horses. The rancher, said
Rodriguez, ordered them off the
place and took two shots at them, one
OF which struck Trujilla, who collaps-
ed after they had reached camp. Ar
mento had not yet arrived, he said.
Autopsy performed on the dead man
yesterday, however, revealed the
TACT that he had not been shot but
had been cut in the left abdomen, anC
owing to the length of time elapsed
in taking Trujillo to the hospital, her
mia had set in and he died yesterday
Rodriguez is being held in the couI
ty Jail pending filing of charges OF
murder by County Attorney Ross.
Bisbee daily review., 1921-10-27
Phil O'Dowd Wins
Hard r. Round Go
With Former Champ

NEW YORK, Oct 26.-Phil ODowd
Columbus, O.. tonight was awarded
the judges decision after a slashing
l2-round bout with Joe Lynch, former
bantamweight champion.
1t was Lynch's first fight since his
defeat by Pete Herman last summer
O'Dowd displayed a cleverness that
Lynch was unable to fathom.
O'Dowd used his left to advantage
and won eight rounds. Lynch had the
better of two and the honors were
even in the other two. The fighting
was fast.
Lynch pushed O'Dowd to the floor
i'll the fifth round. O'Dowd took the
count of nine and then came back at
Lynch so furioHsly that he had him
eroGGy at the bell. In the sixth round
O'Dowd had Lynch near a knockout
after two hard rights to the jaw.
Lynch staggering to his corner when
the bell rang.
In the last three rounds, Lynch
tried to stage a comeback, but O'Dowd
Jabbed him at will and prevented any
rally. ODowd weighed in at us 81
pounds, and Lynch at 122.