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The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
HERMAN ANDERSON'S MODERN RESIDENCE
 FOR SALE

Has the following rooms:
 i Entrance Nestioule.
 Large Living room, I6X26. 3 Berrooms leach has clothes clo- se;y
 Large k...heu. white enamel. with breakfast nook, seating six persor-. Bathroom. finished in white e. namel. with bath sub. wash basin and lavatory.
 Good well. with clear water all the year. l Kohler X Campbell piano.
 l Edison Gold Medal Monograph.
 i houseful Of A oak furniture. Dustproof warehouse, 45X45. The basement Of the house can be used for warm storage. Capacity ov- CT 50 tons.
 For further information see Her man Anderson. .-.~
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Charles Bressler, who was taken to McGrath recently form Tacotna for medical treatment, and whose physical illness has caused derange- ment of the mind, was adjudged in sane by jury before Commissioner ". F. Green. The unfortunate man was ordered placed in the care Of Thomas Mclean. special deputy marshal until such time as his health will permit of his removal to Mt. Tabor sanatorium. The jury trying the case was composed of the following: Dan Sprague. James Downey. Dave Clough. w T. Van derpool, Bert Eldridge and L, B. Loomis.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
CAN THEY PAY?

Former German territories in Af- rica were distributed among the al lies as mandates" under a para graph contained in the covenant of the league of nations. The countries that got them are supposed to look after them in the interest of the native populations, but really they have become colonies of those coun- tries, and their wealth Is at the dis posal of their new owners. The German colonies in Africa had an area of 93O,OOO square miles about four and half times as large as the old German Empire in Europe. There were four of them: German East Africa, German Southwest Af- rica, the Kameruns, and Togoland.
 German East Africa is now cal led Tanganyika Territory and has an area of about 365,000 square miles, all but 10000 of which is
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
PRIEST AIRPLANE SALVAGED
 BY oLDTIMER FROM EAGLE

The airplane in which Charles C. Prest attempted tQ make the flight from the east to Siberia last sum- mer, and which came down in the niggerheads between Eagle and Nome has been salvaged by a party headed by United States Marshal Clarence Dudney, according to word received at Dawson recently. The plane is now seventy miles from Eagle and the brush is being clear ed ahead of it so as to permit its being drawn across the tundra The plane, which was uninjured when it landed was left by Prest a. the spot where he came down. Letters from Prest received by freinds at Dawson state that the plucky avia- tor will be north again this year. determined to make tha flight ac- ross Alaska and the Yukon in 1923
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

The cost per capita of schools in incorporated towns and school dis tricts in the Territory last year was S97.31, and of schools outside of such towns and districts was S103.- II according to . statenent made by Commissioner of Education L. D. Henderson. For the school year 192O-21 the per capita cost of maintaining the former schools was s105.84 and of the latter s108.34. The Juneau public schools showed the highest enrolment and a per capita cots of $89.49. well below the average cost. The cost per pu- pil of maintaining tae Nome schools was s25055, the highest of all schools, while Sitka showed the low est per capita cost with $58.26,
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

The firs1 oil well in the United States was brought in sixty-three years ago. by Col. Edwin L. Drake near Titusville, Pa IL was only six " nine feet deep, but it marked the beginning of an epoch the impor- tance of which has only begun to be realized. The demand for oil created by the development of the combustion engine aas so stimulat- ed the growth of the industry that there are today. according to es- inmates by the American Petrol cum institute, about 275,0oO pro ducing wells in America. Produc- tion has increased from the negli- gible quantity obtained in 1859 from Colonel Drale's well, to an output last year of 469 .639, coo bar rels in this country alone.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

The Seattle Chamber of Com merce has sent a telegram to Pres ident Harding urging the appoint ment of a western man who will work for 1he constructive develop ment of Alaska, as secretary of the Interior. A. the same time the Chamber asked Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles to join in the movement for the ap- pointment Of a western man. Wires to various Alaska commercial bodies brought replies asking the Chamber to take leadoTskip n the effort to get a secretary of the Interior who will work for the development of the territory. The telegram to Pres. ident Harding, among other things says: It is our settled conviction, after consultation with the people of Alaska and Q s-1dy of the entire question by our Alaska committee, that the federal government should commence the active development of Alaska now. that steps be taken to open up territory; that suitable roads and trails and other means Of transportation be provided for general development and as feeders to the government railway and that at present mineral laws of the ter ritory be not disturbed"
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
MY LOSS-YOUR GAIN

No use loving and keeping mer- ehahdlse. It's for sale If one price won'' sell t, cut to bedrock. That what I'm doing. What Is left .s New clean stock-Woolen and cot ten hosiery, Leather fleece lined m'tts, all wool mitts, and gloves. beads, handkerchiefs, fancy dress combs, middy Ties, coat buttons eorsets 24-28 sizes. Ribbons as sorted Any price Is better than paying storage. My loss your gain. You don't want winter goods in summer time. That's why l am cut tlng 10 cost on whats left.
 MRS. D'oRsAY.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

A sudden descent was made re- gently at Juneau by U. s. Marshal Beaumont and a number of his dep- uties on the Arctic soft @ drinl when two bottles of liquor were found. Brown was arrested and re- leased on bail until he appeare6 before U. s. Commissioner Paine
 and through his attorney, Henrv Roden, pleaded guilty. He as fined s750 and remanded to the fedora bastile 10 days. District Attornev A. c. Shoup at once took steps tc have the Arctic closed as nuisance
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Smokey, famouse Nome leader, who is being taken Outside hv cen- ator-elect Fred Aver to spend his remaining years in ease and comfort in a warm climate, had the distinc- tion of being cared for while in Juneau by Surveyor General Karl Thiele.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

Urgently recommending that AL aska be admitted to full sisterhood in the United States of America, Chief Forester Greeley. in his an- nual report, declares that the sol ution of the Alaskan problem is local self-government.
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27

The highest per capita cost of the United States Postal Service is in Alaska where the Government spends S2O0,000 per year for over land mail service 10 serve 38,0OO white men. ...... .>.... ... ..~.=:..:.:~...
The Nenana news., 1923-01-27
LOCAL TRAIN SCHEDULE l H E A L AS SKA RAILROAO

Trans leave and arrive Nenana as follows; ;:~ >' ~
 500 p. m, Tuesday and Friday for Seward and intermediate points. Returning arrives Nenana 6:45 a m, same days. ...-.. .......:" =4:.> 1:8o P, m, Tuesday and Friday for Dunbar, Fairbanks and Chatanika. Arrives Nenana F 80 p. m. Tues day and Friday. ..-..:= Pullman sleeper charges: Lower berth. $4.5o; upper berth, $8.5o. Tickets entitIe holders to privi- leges Observation car. =.::-..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
Remember
the Time
BY Jack Casey.

"HERE was big advertise.
ment on the bill boards
shown horse leapin'
over a fence with q hunter on his
back wearin' a scarlet coat an
underneath the picture was the
slogan, First Over the Bars"
an how natural the horse looked
an how yer used to stand an
gaze at the picture.
Old men always wore shoes
with elastic in the sides an they
was called Congress style be.
cause there was a lot of oil
bucks in Congress in those days.
Teddy was President an the
Big Stick was famous an yer
used to draw trick pictures Of
glasses an teeth like the car.
toonist did. An the famous
words 'Bwana Tumbo" when ne
was in Africa an the pictures
that was in the papers of what
would happen when Teddy met
the beasts in the jungle. An
'''mollycoddle' was what he called
sissys an trusts ''malefactors OF
great wealth"
Yer delivered groceries for yer
Pa an the Saturday mornin'
yer had to take an order up near
the water works an how shocked
yer vas when yer went In to find
an old woman by the stove
smolin' a pipe. An how yer
always marveIed when yer Ma
washed the lamp chimneys In
scaldin' hot water an never
busted any an for years yer
didn't understand how she did
it till yer discovered she steamed
'em first. An yer thought the
flame in an oil lamp was
piece of gold shin'n' an yer
asked yer Ma about It.
Yer read "Oliver Optic an
"Horatio Aiger. Jr.. . an how
yer thrilled over Med the News
boy" Work an win. /" From
Rags to Riches Poor but
Proud" TONY the Boo.blaclx,"
an others an the funniest line
yer ever remembered readin'
was when the urchin said to the
farmer from the country rs he
stepped off a train. Smash yer
baggage. sir?" an the old man
says. You smash my baggage
an I'll smash yer face
An when yer went in the Pub
lie Library readin' room one Of
the gang always made yer gig
gle an the old maid in charge
put yer out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
The Ravin'.

Once upon a midnight dreary
AS 1 thirsted, weak and weary
Ger a glass of weak and tasteiess
lemonade,
In there stepped a glass Of wills
key.
Causing me to feel quite frisky---
This long forgotten ghost of Haig
& Haig.
''Friendw / cried in accents eager,
will you fill our cellars meager
AS in the good old days before the
war?
Will we have our Scotch and rye
AS in the days gone by?"
Ouoth the spectre as it vanished
"Nevermore!' 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
TIME AND TIDE
By L. NJ. w.

RAN is a bundle of odd kinks
N For alienists to ponder,
Avn And woman, too. a mental
sphinx,
To make the experts wonder;
Like Einstein she believes that
time
Is little more than fiction:
She scouts at reason, laughs at
rhyme,
ignoring all restriction.
At twenty-eight she's still six
teen"
And we have seen a.plenty
Who in the forties must have
been,
But still were stalled at twenty. ;
When we are young we try to
make
The world believe we're older:
CBut fifty is a brazen fake,
I'm thirty-six." he told herr.
Psychologists have yet TO find
The complex that besets us.
And makes US want to lag behind
When tempus fugit gets us.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
News on the RiaItO.

Henry Ford saw David War.
field In THE Merchant of Venice"
and next day he wrote the
:uthOr, care of David Belasco, o:.
fering him job on the Dearborn
Independent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
FEanner Fairy Tales.

Reggie Van Astorbilt-Now
that we have a few minutes 10
ourselves, / want to take you
downstairs and introduce yon 10
John Barrymore.
Georgette-Oh, no, Reggie,
could not do that. I pro. a4
Ludwig that I would save this
dance for him, and he would he
awfully cut up if I should break
my promise.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
NEWS LAFFS

IVY HAT South America needs
" most to break IN on
w the first page again is
a good press agent. 1t ans
they can't depend on revolutions
and earthquakes anymore.
A butcher may be great
lightweight champion. but then
it must be remembered that is
one Of his little jokes, being such
a cut up.
No home is complete without
a welcome" on the mat. but that
doesn't apply to the cellar en-
trance these days.
The only time man Is king of
his own home is when the wife
crowns hina.
The only way two can live az
cheaply as one il at the expense
Of a rich father.
Every cloud may have q silver
lining, but most women prefer
1t on their dTaSsaa.
While most women may be-
lieve in fate. none Of 'em believe
in fat.
Statistics say there's one auto
mobile for every twelve pedes-
TRANS, but it appears to US az II
the average automobile goes
after more pedestrians than that
every day.
Success is a point Of view. Look
at the fellow who jumps ou* ct
an aIrplane in a parachute at
the circus every lay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
DangerOuS.

Hale-How did Hinch get his
front teeth Knocked out?
Hardy-He kissed bobbed-hair
ed girl on the forehead and got a
bang in the mouth.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Mrs. De Peyster-I wish to say,
doctor. that the prescribing Of a
mustard plaster for a woman of
my social position is nothing short
of impertinence!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13
Medbury
Says
By John p. Medbury.

By John p. Medbury.
n NE of the biggest pests in
the country is the guy
~ who comes to your office
and hangs around your desk
while you are working. He has
nothing to do and thinks you can
help him accomplish it.
He sees the sign over your
desk, "time is money" and fig
ures you're a millionaire.
He not only tells you a lot of
jokes, but when he gets all
through he explains them.
R you don't lsugh he thinks
you're dumb and If you do laugh
II encourages him and he tells
you some more.
Everybody was placed on this
earth for some reason, but it's
hard to figure out what he was
put here for.
He probably Graves company.
While he was a bachelor he.
never bothered you. but since
he's got married he's lonesome.
He wants to talk, he's tired of
listening.
He has to keep his mouth
closed. The only thing his wife
will let him open il a bank &C.
count in her name.
A fellow has to tell his troubles
70 someone and there are no
longer any bartenders.
He comes around and invites
your stenographer to lunch and
starves her 50 that you have to
take her out to dinner.
He scans all the letters on
yOur desk and knows just how
much money you owe by going
through the bills in the waste
basket.
Not only that but he uses
your telephone and calls up
every wrong number that it is
possible to get.
He doesn't think a minute be-
fore he phones long distance, but
he thinks twice before he pays
you for it.
And anybody who thinks twice
shout paying money, doesn't
pay 70.
He uses your ink to fill his
fountain pen and then borrows
a pencil to write a letter so that
he won't have to use any of the
ink he just took.
He would have written it ON
your typewriter only he broke il
while he was up to see you the
day before.
His. hands get so soiled. from
picking up the different things
on your desk that he has to use
your soap and towels to wash
up before he leaves.
The only way to. get rid Of q
pest Hike this il to have two
offices, each i'm q different part
Of town. You can keep him wait
ing for you i'm one building while
you're working I'm another.
Copyright, 1898. by King Features
syndicate. Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

The only way to, get rid Of q
pest Hike this IL to have two
offices, each i'm a different part
Of town. You can keep him wait
ing for you in one building while
you're working I'm another.
Copyright, 1898. by King Features
Syndicate Inc
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Hi: hands get so soileds from
picking up the different things
on your desk that he has to use
your soap and towels to wash
up before he leaves.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He would have written IL on
your typewriter only he broke IL
while he was up to see you the
day before.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He scans al the letters on
your desk and knows just how
much money you owe by going
through the bills in the waste
basket.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Not only that but he uses
your telephone and calls up
every wrong number that it is
possible to get.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He doesn't think a minute be-
fore he phones long distance, but
he thinks twice before he pays
you for it.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He comes around and invites
your stenographer to lunch and
starves her 50 that you have to
take her out to dinner.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He uses your ink to fill his
fountain pen and then borrows
a pencil to write letter so that
he won't have to use any of the
ink he just took.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He probably Graves company.
While he was a bachelor he
never bothered you, but since
he's got married he's lonesome.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

And anybody who thinks twice
shout paying money, doesn't
pay if.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

A fellow has to tell his troubles
20 someone and there are no
longer any bartenders.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Success is a point Of view. Look
at the fellow who jumps ou* ct
an aIrplane in a parachute at
the circus every lay.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He wants to talk, he's tired of
listening.
He has to keep his mouth
closed. The only thing his wife
will let him open is a bank &C.
count in her name.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

10 you don't lsugb he thinks
you're dumb and il you do laugh
It encourages him and he tells
you some more.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

Everybody was placed on this
earth for some reason, but it's
hard to figure out what he was
put here for.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He not only tells you a lot of
jokes, but. when he gets all
through he explains them.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-13

He sees the sign over your
desk, ''tirne is money" and fig
ures you're q millionaire.
Evening star., 1923-06-17
APARTMENTS-FUR. & UNFUR.

lower floor; living room. hall. kitchen. private
ba ill., > closets. large pantry. back yard; hot
water heat free and unlimited running hot
water gas. electricity all hours; children :;
very central: very reasonable at $50 Col 6263.
Evening star., 1923-06-17

THE WINSTON, 3145 Mt. PLEASANT ST
No %, rooms. reception hall. bath, cleo
tricity. porch: very nicely furnished
GARDINER 4 DENT, INC..
Ill lith ST. n.T. Main IeSi
Evening star., 1923-06-17

MT. PLEASANT, 3104 MT PLEASANT ST
T'wo or three room and private bath apart
ments; handsomely furnished: also sepa te
rooms. Phone Adams 1909
Evening star., 1923-06-17
WANTED-APARTMENTS.

TNFTRNIsHED APARTMENT. THREE OR
four rooms and bath electricity: sleeping
porch if possible. Call Main 4702 Monday.
FUR, NV. OR r.. X, b: LOW RENT
only; month; adults: state price. exact loca-
zion. Address Box 5l-E. Star office
Evening star., 1923-06-17

NEAR GRANT CIRCLE-COOL, WELL FUR
u;shed. Broom, bath and porch apt, at less
than unfurnshed; immediate possession; till
sept 8; only $3.50. Address Box 145-D. Star
office. 1Is
Evening star., 1923-06-17

THE BEST ARRANGED
APARTMENTS IN
WASHINGTON.
"On Spring Road
"Between 18th and 10th Streets"
Reached by 10th Street Bus and
18th Street Cars.
S62. so.
Large living room, dining alcove. kitchen
cite spacious dressing room with = mahogany
ina Dor beds and tiled bath.
$3.50
Large reception hall leading into beautiful
living room of large proportions, spacious bed
chamber, unusually attractive dressing room
with double mahogany In-A-Dor bed, taste
fully arranged dining room and kitchenette
with built-in china closet.
All apartments have outside rooms, French
doors aud windows. hardwood foors poly
chrome electric fixtures, and floor plugs in
every room.
NEW BUILDINGS.
Immediate Possession.
Manager on Premises, Apt. 10I,
1441 Spring Road.
Morris Cafritz. Company, Inc,
913 18th st. Main 81.
& ROOMS AND BATH. IN MODERN. FIRE
proof apartment building. Price. $sS per
n'o"'"' EELEEsoS & wEMrLE,
sa4 18th ST. NV. Main COS.
Evening star., 1923-06-17

TAkOMA PARK. 14th ST. CAR LINE; FIVE
rooms, bath and sleeping porch: all improve.
inents; Allegheny ave, near Elm ave: sec
month jy7s
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-09
DROPS CONTEMPT ACTION
AGAINST HOTEL HEAD

The contempt proceedings against
Marg. A. Lindsey. managing dircc'
tor Of the Grace Dodge Hotel, and
against her attorneys, Elizabeth c.
Harris and Michael M. Doyle, upon
a complaint Of Anthony @. Pollock
who has the newspaper stand and
other concessions at the hotel, were
today dismissed by Chief Justice Nc
Coy, Of the District Supreme Court.
Pollock charges that an injunc-
ton Of the District Supreme Court,
which had been held in effect while
his appeal was pending in the Court
of Appeals, had been violated by
the defendants by the filing OF
custer proceedings. in the Municipal
Court. 1t was shown at the hear
ing. today that Pollock, after noting
his appeal from an adverse decision
of Justice Siddons, had filed only
a cost bond and had failed to give
a supersedas bond to stay the
courts order pending the appeal.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-09
HELD
ACCIDENT BY
DETECTIVE
VermiIIion Will Present Evil
dence at Inquest Into
SCOTS Death.

Headquarters Detective Howard
Vermillion today stated his belief
that the death OF John Augustus
Scott, whose body was found float
ing in the Potomac at the foot Of
Wisconsin avenue yesterday. was
due to drowning and was Scott's
own fault.
He has testimony, he said, that
Scott went alone to "a Wisconsin
avenue wharf Friday night, after
he had parted company with four
young men who will appear before
a coroner's jury at 2:30 this after
noon. 1t is his belief that Scott fell
from the wharf. He declared that
in one Of the dead mans hip pockets
was found a pint Of corn liquor.
Kin Demand Inquiry.
Harold Robertson, 1892 " street
wife and mother, strongly assert
their belief that he was not drown
ed, and they demand a thorough
investigation.
Harold Robertson, 1882 N street
northwest; Thomas J. Allen, 1868
Thirty-first street northwest; James
Hall, So Florida avenue northwest,
and Theodore Franzei, 1856 Thayer
street northeast, as their names ap-
pear on the police blotter, are held
for appearance bNfore the Coroner 6
jury. They are said to have been
members Of a party in which Scott
participated last night.
Mrs. Scott declared today that 1t
would be surprising to find that
her husband had drowned, as he
was an expert swimmer. She de-
clares his face was cut and the
chin had been scraped by some
thing.
Scott's mother-in-law, Mrs. Artie
Brown, who identified the body, told
a Washington Times reporter that
young man, one Of the four who
are held, appeared at a Georgetown
Iunchroom Friday night dripping
wet, and said he had been diving
for a body"
One Of the members of the Scott
household at 3067 M street north
west. said she had evidence that a
mans voice had been heard calling
from the Wisconsin avenue wharf
"WeW get you, Scott"
Had Corn Liquor.
Mrs. Scott said her husband had
appeared at the house about II
o'clock Friday evening with a hall
gallon Of corn liquor and asked fol
small bottles into which to pour it
Scott was Of a sunny disposition
according to his family and though
he drank excessively, they say, hi
never was one to promote q quarrel
He was twenty-eight years old ant
had lived in Washington all of hi.
life, except during his time Of en-
listment in the navy when he wa.
stationed in the destroyer flotills
in the North sea.