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The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-03-17

pended more than One hundred dollars on each claim in labor and improvements upon the Ram. bier group of Copper Claims Nos. 4, 6, Z and 8 situated along the Dan Creek, tributary of the of the Nizina River, in the un. organized Mining District with in the Mccarthy Precinct, in the Territory of Alaska, in the lode mining locations you show an undivided interest as shown in the Notices of location thereof, ,on record in said recording precinct
 That said labor was performed and the expenditure and improve ments made as and for the an- nual labor for the respective cal endar year by the provi- sions of the Revised Statutes of the United States, and amend ments thereto, concerning the annual labor and improvements upon mining claims, and the a. mount so expended was the a. mount required by law to hold said claims for the year of 1921, which year the same was ex- pended.
 You are therefore indebted to the undersigned in the sum of $133.3313 and an additional sum of $2. co recording fees. a total of $135.3313 and you are notified that unless you contribute and pay the undersigned your DOT tion to wit: The sum of $135. 3313 within ninety days after the per sonal service of this Notice upon you, or within ninety days after the publication of this notice, which ninety days shall be com puted from the date of the last publication as below stated, your claim shall be forfeited to the undersigned who has made such expenditure and will become his property by law.
 Payment of such amount may be made to the undersigned at Mccarthy, Alaska,
 Dated this 24th day of Feb. 1923.
 George Marhoffer First publication Feb PA, 1928. Last publication J une 2, 1923.
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Hampshire on the 24th day of De dember, 1921; that the said Hilda V.Pippin, mother of said minor child directly after the child was born abandoned and gave it over to one J.L. Clough of Nashua, New Hampshire for the purpose of adoption, or to get the said child adopted by some reliable and respectable people, and conseD ting to such adoption; that the said Harry Pippin, pre- viouS to the birth of said minor child as aforesaid, willfully des- erted and abandoned the mother Hilda V. Pippin, and has contin- ued and now does continue such abandonment of the mother and child.
 That the said petition CTS o. A. Nelson and Sarah l.. Nelson in said petition have prayed that a de- cree be entered herein that they shall be allowed to adopt said minor child George P1ppin; and that thereafter and thenceforth such child shall be rega rded as and treated in all respects as the child of the petitioners; that the said child's name be be changed to Philip Clough Nelson, and tor other relief.
 You and each of you are fur ther notified that if you fail to appear before this court at the time and place hereinbefore named, the court will take such action in the matter as shall be meet and just in the premises.
 Witness my hand and the seal of said court, this .5th day of March, AID. 1928.
 { SEAL Wm.D.C .Coppernoll
 Probate Judge. Publish March l017-24 31 and April 7.
 NOTICE TO DELINQUENT
 CO.OWNERS
 PETE DIECH and J. B. O'NEILL their heirs and assigns.
 YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
 That during the calendar year of 1921, the undersigned ex-
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-03-17
IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALA SKA, THIRD DIVISION, McCAR- THY PRECINCT.
 IN PROBATE
 No. 53
Notice and Citation.

Notice and Citation.
 In the Matter of the Adoption of George Pippin, a minor child.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES to Harry Pippin, Hilda V. Pippin, and to any person or persons in- terested in the adoption of George Pippin, a minor child, Greetings:
 By order of this court, you are cited to appear before the judge of this court, at the court room thereof, at Mccarthy in the Third Division of the Ter ritory of Alaska, on Tuesday the 9th day of June, 1923, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of that day, and then and there show cause,if any you have, why o. A. Nelson and Sarah l.. Nelson should not adopt one George Pippin, a minor child under the age of two years, as provided by Chapter Four of the Civil Code of the Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1913.
 On the 5th day of March, 1923 the said O. A. Nelson and Sarah L. Nelson filed in this court their petition setting forth that George Pippin, said minor child, was the child of Harry Pippin and Hilda V. Pippin; that the said child was born at the City of Concord in the state of New
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IMPROVEMENTS MADE
AT KEYPORT PLANE PLANT

KEYPORT, March &C. F. Red
den, president of the Aeromarine
Anyways, Inc, recently visited the
local plant where extensive improve
ments are under way. 1t is the in
tention of MI. Reddan to have these
alterations completed within the
next two months thus making this
plant the first fully equipped, priv
ately owned air defense station in
the vicinity of New York,
In addition to the excellent facilt-
ties for o~verwater aircraft a large
landing field is being built which, in
conjunction with the present fully
equipped plant where planes, motors,
propellers, wings, ETC., are now be-
ing manufactured will make a strong
fighting air base.
Work is being rushed SO that when
the U. S. Army Air Service theore-
tically bombs New York next sum-
mer with several squadrons of bomb
ing planes, the Aeromarine plant
will be able to be used as an i'm
portant point of mobilization for the
defense squadron.
The army air service is planning
this demonstration in an effort tc
awaken the citizens Of New York to
defenselessness of their city.
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
Jackson CITY

On January II, 1886. President
Jackson, a past grand master
of the State of Tennessee, as
sisted the grand master of the
District of Columbia in dedicating
the corner stone OF jackson City.
This was to, become, according to
the surveyors report, IAN ideal
site for country residences and
elegant villas" 1t was located
at what is now the south end of
the railroad bridge on the Virginia
side. The ground was purchased
from Richard b. Mason, part of
the tract being an island known
as "Alexander's Island" and also
"Mason's Island"
Alas, it failed utterly of it's mis-
sion. A few years later a race
track and other gambling places
were located there, and the re-
putation of Jackson City was far
from enviable, the good persons
of the community rejoicing when
II was ultimately wiped out by
purging flames. So quickly was
it's beginning forgotten that none
of the nearby residents knew
that q corner stone had been laid
by a President-in fact. none were
The Washington times., 1923-06-05
The Cornerstone
of the District

THE first cornerstone in the
District to be laid with these
impressive rites was that gener-
ally referred to as the Corner
stone of the District, now in Vir-
ginia, having been located in that
portion of the District which was
receded to Virginia in 1886. The
stone Is located at Jones' Point
(the lands end of Alexandria,,
south Of the present lighthouse.
At present it is imbedded in the
sea wall directly in front of the
entrance to the house occupied
by the lighthouse keeper. Origi-
nally it was placed in the ground.
on O. line with the present sea-
wall, into which 1t was incorpor-
ated as a matter of economy. 1t
marks the place from which the
initial survey. of the District was
started, and was laid April Is,
1891.
The ceremonies were supervised
by Alexandria Washington Lodge
No. %. This lodge will go down
in the annals of our country as
the one over which George Wash
ington presided. The Father of
His Country received his Master
Mason degree while still AZ minor
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laying the cornerstone of the
Capitol. and the brethren give
the. public grand honors Glands
crossed over breast, left over
right, then raising hands above
the head. with tips of fingers
touching each other, then lower
ing the hands. brino'''~' 49,. +,
the sides of the body. three times.
The grand master then ascends
the platform and delivers over
the implements to the architect,
saying:
SALUTES ARCHITECT.
Worthy Brother" Tor "Sir" if
the architect is not a member of
the fraternity, having thus, as
grand master of Masons, laid the
fOundation-stone of this structure,
I now deliver these implements
Of your profession into your
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ter, / present you, to be used ac-
cording to ancient custom, this
vessel OF oil.''
The grand master pours 1t upon
the stone and extending his hands,
says:
Il pour out this oil, an emblem
or joy. May health, prosperity
and peace, symbolized by corn,
vine and oil, plenteously abound
throughout the length and breadth
OF our land. May the Great
Ruler of the Universe bless and
consecrate the edifice which shall
rise on this foundation stone.
Amen. So may 1t be-"
The grand master then strikes
the stone three times with the
gaVel (which in many instances in
the District has been the one
used by George Washington In
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Grand master-'What IL it's
Masonic user"
Senior grand warden Morally
it reminds us of equality, and its
use is to prove horizontals.
Grand master-"Apply the i'm
plenent OF your office to the
foundation-stone and make re-
port"
Senior grand warden Most
worshipful. find the stone to be
level. The craftsmen have per-
formed their duty"
Grand master-"Right worship
full junior grand warden, what
is the proper jewel Of your Of
fice?"
Junior grand warden-"The
plumb, most worshipful"
Grand master-"What IL its
Masonic use?'' .
TEACHES RECTITUDE. 81.
Junior grand warden-"Moral-
ly, it teaches rectitude of con-
duct. and its use is to try per-
pendiculars."
Grand master-"Apply the i'm
plement OF your office to the
several edges of the foundations
stone. and make report"
Junior grand warden-"Most
Worshipful. L find the stone to be
plumb. The craftsmen have per-
formed their duty
Grand master-"This corner.
stone has been tested by the
porper implements OF operative
masonry, and 1 find that the
craftsmen have skillfully and
faithfully performed their duty.
/ therefore declare the stone to
be well-formed, true and trusty,
and correctly laid according to
the rules of our ancient craft.
May the all-bounteous Author of
Nature assist in the erection and
completion Of this building, pro.
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hands,. intrusting you with the
superintendent and direction of
the work, having full confidence
in your skill ana capacity to con-
duct the same"
An anthem is then sung, after
which an address by the grand
master is given, also by such
others as have been invited to
honor the occa sion. When the
exercises have been completed the
Grand Lodge again forms a pro-
cession and marches back to
their meeting place.
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tecting the workmen from every
accident, and may He long pre-
serve this structure from de-
cay"
PRESENTS VESSEL OF CORN.
The deputy grand master pre-
sents to the grand master the
vessel of corn, saying:
Most worshipful grand mas
ter, 1t has been the immemorial
custom to scatter corn as an en-
blem Of nourishment. / therefore
present you this vessel Of corn"
The grand master scatters the
CORN upon the stone, saying:
I'm the name Of the Great
Jehovah, to whom be all honor
and glory, / now scatter this
corn, and invoke a continuation
of the prosperity and manifold
blessings which He has unceas-
ingly bestowed upon our country
and it's people,"
The, senior grand warden pre-
sents the vessel of wine, saying:
Most worshipful grand mas
ter. wine. the emblem Of refresh
ment, having been used mysti-
cally by our ancient brethren, 1
present you with this vessel of
Wine"
The grand master pours 1t
upon the stone, saying:
I'm the name of the HOLY
Saint John, pour out this wine
to virtue. May the Giver of
every good and perfect gift bless
and prosper all our undertakes
and inspire the present genera
ton with wisdom and virtue to
transmit to the. latest posterity,
unimpaired, SO priceless an her
itage." ,'.
POURS OUT OIL.
The junior grand warden pre-
sents the vessel of oil, saying:
Most worshipful grand mas
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MostGoverr1Hment Build ings
Have Been Begun i'm Way
!. Designated by Masoas
for Construction

In the Fredericksburg Lodge. un-
der the authority of the Grand
Lodge of Scotland, which admits
those OF eighteen to the mysteries
of the brotherhood. When the
Grand Lodge Of Virginia was or
ganized he was elected Grand
Master. but was compelled to de-
cline. not having served at that
time as a master Of a lodge. When
he was Master of the Alexandria
washington Lodge he received
the Royal Arch degrees.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Before the hour for the corner
stone laying of the District OF
Columbia a dinner was held at
NWise's Hotel. attended by the
members Of the Alexandria Wash.
ington Lodge, the Commissioners
of the District, and other promi-
nent persons. The now-famous
toast, May the stone we are
about to place in the ground re-
main an unmovable monument of
the wisdom and unanfmity of
North America" was drunk.
Then, followed by as grand q
procession as the meager popuIa-
ton OF this section of the country
could muster, they proceeded to
the spot. Commissioner Steuart.
of the District, the master OF the
Alexandria Virginia Lodge, with
the assistance of others, placed
the stone. The Rev. John Muir
delivered the address of the day
with his usual Scotch eloquence.
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As the District was surveyed
the other thirty-nine stones
bordering the District ten on
each side) were laid. All of these
were consecrated blythe Free
masons, accompanied by the serv-
ing of refreshments. as were all
Masonic occasions in that time;
refreshments usually being
barbecue or wine.
In this connection, it is not
generally known that Washing
ton was to have had a twin city
across the Potomac, but such is
the case.
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The White House

tnaLsl IL was nalneQ aLIeF EEeSAueHS
Jackson.
The White House
TRADITION says that the White
House was erected on a Mason
ically laid stone. but there are
no proofs extant that such was
the case. 1t probably was, how
ever, for James Hoban. the archi.
tect who planned It and the Capt.
toll, was a Mason. much honcred
among the brethren, being the
first master OF Federal Lodge No.
first master of Federal Lodge. No.
1, and the first high priest Of the
District.
Incidentally, DIR. L. D. Carnan,
past master Of Harmony Lodge,
this city, while browsing around
in a book store, found an autograph
letter Of Captain Hoban mixed In
with some papers which had come
from the Treasury Department.
He purchased it, framed 1t, and
presented 1t to the Grand Lodge
of the District. and it is now to
be seen in the library of the
Grand Lodge.
It is very interesting in itself.
and explains, most likely. why we
do not hear OF labor troubles dur
ing the early history of the Cap
ital City. 1t reads as follows:
"Capn Williams
'Sir.
You will please to furnish
the bearer Mr.. Pyne with one
hundred weight OF Bacon. Two
Barrels of Corn, and Thirty
Gals. OF Whisky to supply the
men employed to raft the Timber
now ready at Monroe's Creek
for the Commif'rs Commission
"ers) Of the Federal Buildings
James Hoban
.Septr 18th. 1894. Red Of Eli
''sha o Williams Nine pound
Seven Shillings and six pence to
purchase the above articles.
ssLT1~~~v D,,..as
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Many Distir1g uished Men, In
Guiding Presidents, Have
Participated i'm Laying
Local Foundations
By HENRIETTA MILLER HICKERsoN.

7 z BY dENR1EIIA MILLER d4OAGh0UN. \ Z
publication rights by the Author.
IA n ASONIC visitors to Washington will find many
V places in the Capital City that bear the impress OF
49, the Craft. In every of the city and its
envrons will be found places where Free Masons have
gathered to with the corn, wine,
and OIL Many of these places and buildings have been for
gotten by the present generation but the records thereof
have been gathered by careful search through many old
documents and from other s@
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Lodge Buildings

THERE have been many meet
ing places of the fraternity in
Washington, and naturally they
have been accorded all Masonic
honors.
The first to be built was the
Union lodge room on Eleventh
street, just south of Pennsyi-
vania avenue. 1t was erected in
1904, but there appears to be no
record of a Masonic cornerstone
laying. This was the building ir.
which the Grand Lodge of the
District was organized in 1910.
The first Masonic hall to have
a corner stone ceremonial was
that of the Central Masonic Hall.
on the southwest corner of John
Marshall Place and d street
Continued on Page G, This eectionl
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tecting the workmen from every
accident, and may He long pre-
serve this structure from de-
cay"
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CORNERSTONES OF CAPITAL ARE @ELL FORMED TRUE TRUS
AND DULY PROCLAIMED SO BY RITUAL OF MASONIC CEREM

hf ith Above "a in Deb by
Aon architect Of
Marshall ball
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Union Hotel

THE next cornerstone laid after
the District had been prop
erly surveyed and bounded was
the Union Public Hotel. also
known . as Blodget's Hotel, be-
tween E and + and 7th and Sth
Streets northwest, where the Land
Offices Building now stands. 1t
was the most pretentious hosiery
in Washington in the early days,
and Is the only one, so far as
records show, that was honored
by the Masons in their official
capacity.
This hotel had rather q stormy
career. The owners had a lottery
to raise funds for the hotel. SELLING
tickets at 81 each, but the sale of
tickets was so small that the
drawing never materialfzed.
The Capitol
THEN comes the Capitol the
building of Washington. It has
been the scene of two corner
stone layings. The first took
place in 1893, on the 18th of SEN
tember. and was the corner stone
of the original building:
After the speech by the grand
master pro tempore, pIentifullv
punctuated with volleys by the
artillery. the members of which
fear, retired that night with
aching shoulders, the ceremony
ended in prayer and Masonic
chants, winding up with a IF.
teenth volley from the artillery.
The company then retired from
labor to refreshment, vending it's
way to an extensive booth built
nearby, where an OK of 500 pounds
had been barbecued. The poor.
overworked artillery was then
called on for fifteen successive
volleys, and the corner stone of
the Capitol Of the greatest coun-
try ever Graded on mother earth
was laid.
The second cornerstone laying
at the Capitol was that of the
extension. This stone was laid
July 4, 1851, in the presence OF
President Fillmore, who had evil.
IDENTIFY recovered from the anti.
Masonic fever which had consumed
him in former years. Daniel
Webster, then Secretary of State,
delivered the Grafton on this &C.
casion. In the evening fireworks
were displayed on the Mall, be.
hind the Presidents House. in
honor of the occasion.
Lodge Buildings
THERE have been many meet.
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full deputy grand master, what
is the proper Jewel Of your Of
fice?"
Deputy grand master-"The
square. most worshipful."
Grand master What are its
moral and Masonic uses?"
Deputy grand master
square our actions by the square
Of virtue, and prove our work"
Grand master Apply the Inn
plement of your office to that
portion of the foundation-stone
that needs to be proved. and make
report" ~
Deputy grand master Most
worshipful, I find the stone to be
square. The craftsmen have per-
formed their duty"
Grand MASTER Right worship
full senior grand warden, what is
the proper jewel OF your Officer"
Senior grand master-"The
level, most worshipful.
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found who were aware of the fact
that it was named after President
Iackson
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20

The only white checked geese IN
captivity have just been added to the
collection OF North American water
fowl at the 700 at Washington. They
are among the rarest Of birds on this
ccat;nent, and zoe officials have been
seeking specimens for the past eight
years without success until within the
past week.
The four birds now at the park
were obtained from Ernest 2. Walker,
clief fur warden for the United States
Biological survey, who captured them
last spring rs tiny sosIings on Chi
chngolf island, southeast Alaska.
They are practically confined to the
Alexander archipelago, and even ON
these islands they are not numerous.
They breed in this very humid region,
and remain there the year around,
rarely venturing south with the other
geese. They are the dark, coast
variety of the common Canada goose
which flies over Washington on its
way north in the spring. The entire
family Of these geese now is repre-
scented at the Zoo-the Canada goose
itself, tle Hutchins goose, the cack-
ling goose and The white checked
goose.
The new birds will be added to the
collection in the North American wa
tertoWl pond as soon as they recover
from the effects of their long journey
to Washington.
The white checked geese are known
as the most devoted fathers and moth
2rs in the entire bird kingdom
Neither of the pair ever leaves the
goslingS alone for a second during
the brooding period When they move
the father goes first then the chicks,
and the mother brings up the rear of
the party. They also are known as
fierce fighters during the time. This
family devotion is greater even than
that among other goose species, where
it has attained d high level
The greater part of North American
land fowl now are represented In the
collection, the most complete in the
world, according to Superintendent
HOLSTER Few Of the sea fowl have
been secured-so that practically
thirty species are needed before the
bird family will be complete.
1t will be impossible to obtain many
Of the missing specimens, Mr. Hollis
ter says, because they touch land only
in unfrequented places. Among the
missing birds is the celebrated elder
duck Of the far north, which the zoo
authorities are especially anxious to
obtain.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1923-12-20
MORTGAGES SALE
OF
A VALUABLE FARM
NEAR HOYES, DISTRICT NO. 6. IN
GARRETT COUNTY, MD.

Under and by virtue OF a power Of
sale contained in a mortgage from
Nathan H. Casteel and wife to Gil
nor S. Hamill and others, dated the
21st day of November, 1912, and
which is duly recorded in Liber E.
z. T., No. G5, folio III, etc, one of the
Mortgage Records of Garrett County,
default having occurred in the pro
visions of said mortgage, the under
signed attorney for the mortgages,
named in said mortgage, viii on
SATU RDAY,
The 22nd Day Of December, 1929,
in front of the Court House in the
town Of Oakland, at the hour of 2
o'clock p. NJ, of said day, offer at
public auction to the highest bona
fide bidder
All that parcel of land situated in
Election District No. OF Garrett
county, containing the quantity of
12412 acres, and being the same land
as more particularly described in
deed from Truman w. Casteel and
wife to the said Nathan II. Casteel,
dated the 21st day Of November, 1908,
and duly recorded in Liber f. z. T.,
No. 466, folio Sal, etc, one OF the
Land Records OF Garrett county, es-
pecial reference to which said deed
and the record thereof is herein made
for more particulGc description Of
said property.
This property is improved by one
of the best and most valuable dwell
ing houses in Garrett County, and the
land is nearly all under cultivation.
A fine bank barn, with one or two
good orchards are also on the farm,
which is well watered, and for it's size
is one of the best improved properties
in the county.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash on the
day Of sale.
For further particulars apply to
STUART T. HAMILL,
Attorney for said Mortgages,
4O-4t Oakland, Maryland.