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The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

The Harmon Company's Dredge
No. shut down last Saturday as
did likewise the DIESEL power plant
on Dry Creek which has been gen.
Grating power for the operations
of the dredges all season. Drilling
is still going on quite extensively
and remodelling and building are
keeping a good-sized crew of men
busy.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

For their share of the Christmas
program, which will be given on
the afternoon Of December 10, at
the school gymnasium, the Seventh
and Eighth Grades will present the
play "The Greatest Day in the
Year.;
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13
LOCAL NEWS

There are only nine more shop
ping days until Christmas and as
that day draws nearer and nearer
the local stores are becoming bus
Ter than ever. Fine premiums are
being offered as special induce
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

A local notice in the Arlington
(Wash.) Times stated that George
A. Reed had gone to Seattle to see
his mother who was sick at the
Providence Hospital there. Mr..
Reed is employed at the Standard
Oil Station at Arlington now.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

School will close for the Christ
mas Holidays on December 49,
The Grammar Grades are busy pre-
pairing a program to be given in
the school gymnasium on Friday,
at p. m.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

The pupils neither absent nor
tardy for the period are Agnes Of
terson, Clara Otterson and Marie
Escholt.
The Seventh and Eighth Grades
are preparing Christmas program
which will be given on the after
noon of December 18th, at the
school gymnasium. The feature
of the entertainment will be the
play "The Greatest Day of the
Year.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

Miss Cochran's room had very
high honor roll this six weeks
period. Those who were neither
absent nor tardy we're: Juanita
Jones, Jane Jones, Margaret Scott,
Alfred Lomen. Christine Bilby.
Mary Christensen and Jerome
Trigg.
During the cold weather this
week, the school house has been
very comfortable. Monday there
was some trouble with the boiler
due to the fact that water was was
mixed with the oil. This trouble
was only temporary. 1t is quite
interesting to know that the fuel
bill up to this date has been sever
al dollars lower than that of last
year. before the installation of the
new heating plant.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-13

o: the Nome Public School made
remarkably high showing for th
past six weeks, no average bein
lower than eighty five per cen
for that period.
The standing of the different pr
pills of the classes show a good me
jority above the $50" mark, an
are as follows:
$50 or above
Marie Eschoolt
Helen Baldwin
9Oeo to 95ee
Helen Summers
Agnes Otterson
Dolly Snyder
Betty Call
Clara Otterson
Roy Themes
Ida Martin
Joe Walsh
$3.50 to 9O%
Eva Nicoli
Emma Nicoli
Nels Swanberg
T. J. Eromm
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
FOUR MEN KILLED
 AS TRAIN HITS TRUCK
Auto Laden With Crushed Stone Des
 rails Engine Twenty !
 Persons Injured

Cranford, N. J.. Aug. 21.--Four men were killed and at least 20 per- sons are believed to have been in- jured when Philadelphia and Read. ing local passenger train 604, travel ing today at high speed on the tracks of the Central Railroad of New Jer- sey. struck 8 truck of the Newark Paving company, loaded with crushed stone at a crossing on the line be- tween Cranford and Garwood.
 The identified dead are Harry Thompson, 24, of Newark, driver of the truck. and Luther Martin of South Fontaine. Pa, fireman. One of the unidentified dead was riding on the truck with Thompson and the other was a passenger. Included among the injured Is Engineer Harry Gil- bert. Of Philadelphia. who was se- vorely scalded and received a broken leg.
 The engine left the track 500 feet beyond the crossing. was ripped from its trucks and turned in the opposite direction dragging the truck with it. The train consisted of two coaches and two Pullman cars. Both coaches left the rails. one turning over. Pas sengers in the Pullman cars were uns injured.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
z. 5. ROUND WORLD FLYERS
 LEAVE REYKyA WK, ICELAND,
 ON 825 MILE AERIAL JOURNEY
KIDNAP TRUCK CREW,
 GET S50,OO0 IN SILK
Armed Bandits Execute Daring Robbery as Scores
 Look on

New York, Aug. 2t. - Six armed men held ID silk truck in Madison Square today and, after kidnapping a chauffeur and his helper. made of with tho truck and Its cargo of silk estimated 10 have value of s50.000. Scores of persons witnessed the hold up, which occurred in one of the busiest sections of New York.
 After being driven few blocks from the scene of the robbery. the chauffeur and his helper were thrown from the sedan into which they had been forced at the point Of revolvers. Within a few minutes after the rob- bery half a dozen witnesses had noti- fled police headquarters and a general alarm was sent out. Two of the rob- bers escaped on the truck and four sped away in the sedan in which the truck driver and his helper had been kidnapped.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
French Chamber in Uproar As Premier Herriot Giues
 His Report Of Conference
YACHT OWNER MISSING
 WHEN BOAT RETURNS
Mystery in Disappearance of Seattle Man When
 on a Cruise

Seattle. Wash. Aug. si.--A yachting party the personnel of which included three unmarried women Of Seattle. ended in tragedy and mystery today when 1t was discovered that c. N. Sea- born. Seattle shipbuilder. was missing from the craft, the Tenino. which he commanded.
 K. H. scheel. navigator Of the yacht. told police that Seaborn became i'll four miles north of here, and that he left his friend lying with his head against coil of rope and went for q robe. When he returned Seaborn was missing. The craft then crulsed back to Seattle.
 In reporting to the police, Scheel was reluctant to give complete in- formation as to the identity Of his women friends as he had agreed to protect them from publicity, but gave their names to the police later, he said. Besides the three unmarried women, Mrs. Scheel was aboard with her husband. when Seaborn disap- peared.
 Friends believe Seaborn fell over- board and was drowned.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
WALTER P, STEELE DEAD
Chestnut Street Resident, Long Iden- ttfed With New Britain, Passes Away at Age of so Years.

Walter P. Steele, one of the oldest
 native residents of New Britain, died this morning at the age of 80 years at his home. 260 Chestnut street. He
 was the son of the late Edmund Steele. and with his brothers he founded the firm of Steele Bros, for merly extensively engaged in market gardening and small fruit growing. Mir. Steele was an expert gardener and fruit gEower, and besides the home market, the firm for many years sent teams to Hartford, Meri den and Bristol and shipped large quantities by freight or express to Rockville, Waterbury. Danbury and other places.
 He was the father of the late Dwight w. Steele, former deputy tax collector, and of one other son who died in infancy. Besides his wife, formerly Miss Ida A. Bristoll of Branford and the sister of Truman H. Bristoll of this city, he leaves a brother, Charles E. Steele, and five nephews and nieces. Miss Mabel Steele. Mrs. Ruth s. McKirdy, How ard M. Steele, Jr., all of this city, Henry B. Steele of West Haven, and Herbert c. Steele of New Haven.
 The funeral will be held from his late residence at p. n. Saturday, Frederic L. Fay officiating. Inter- ment will be in Fairview cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
JOHNSON BILL HELD UP
Mayor Will Not Approve Aldermau's Claim for Services Until He Item- izes His Account.

The bill of Alderman J. Gustav Johnson for services as voting ma chine mechanic, automobile hire and payment of assistants is being held up by Mayor A. NJ. Paonessa and will not be approved until the mayor is shown an itemized bill.
 Johnson's bill of s110 was held up at the July meeting of the common council and an itemized account asked for. Johnson refused to item ize his statement, declaring that the council has no alternative to pay since the selectmen have approved his bill. At last nights meeting an effort was made to have the bill again held up. but payment was voted after a debate.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
WIND BOWLS OVER HOUSES,
 FLATTENS NEW YORK CROPS
Loss to Property in Broome County Reported to Re S150.0OO --
 Three Injured.

Binghamton. N. r, Aug. 21.-Resi- dents of Conklin center and other communities near here today were estimating their losses suffered last night when a severe wind storm which at times reached cyclonic pro- portions passed through the eastern section of Broome county The total loss will exceed s150,o0o it was said.
 At Conklin center three persons were injured when a house collapsed at the height of the storm and five head of cattle were killed when a. barn on the Seymour Derrick farm col lapsed. Twenty head of cattle were taken from the debris almost unin- jured.
 Barns and houses were blown down or twisted while the damage to crops. orchards and wires was heavy.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
FELL ASLEEP AT WHEEL.

stratford, Conn. Aug. 2t.-Mrs Helen Jacobson, "A West 101st street. New York: Martha Bowling. same address and Lawrence Marcaccio. 36s Merrimac street, Methuen. Mass, were hurt early today when a car driven by Harry Lokas of Lawrence. Mass. in which they were passengers. struck telephone pole. Lokas ad- mits he fell asleep at the wheel. Mrs. Jacobson with 8 fractured leg, re- eeived the most serious injuries.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
MRS. CUMMINGS DEAD

Stamford, Aug. 21. - Mrs. Audie Schuyler Cummings, wife of the late Uriah Cummings and mother of Homer s. Cummings, former chair man of the national democratic com- mittee, died at her home here today. She has been in failing health for nearly a year. She was born in Buf- falo, March 14, 1s47 and married in Grand Rapids, Mich, March 31, 1869. After residing about year in Chi- cago where Homer s. Cummings was born, the family removed to Buffalo, N. r., coming here in 1893. Her bus band died in 1910.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
DEFENSE DAY COMMITTEE .
 APPOINTED BY MAYOR
New Britain Will Respond to Cool idge Proclamation Setting
 Aside Sept. f2

Mayor A. M. Paonessa this after noon announced the appointment of a committee to plan the local ob- accordance with the proclamation of President Coolidge setting aside Sep- tember 12 for the mobilization of the country's man power.
 The mayor has received request from Adjutant General George M. Cole at Hartford asking that New Britain join with other Connecticut cities in following out the executives wish. The local draft boards have been asked to meet to set in motion the machinery used in the selective draft and military organizations will be asked to get out their full strength.
 Following are the mayors ap- pointees: Harry c. Jackson, Clar- ence Callahan, Nathan c. Avery, AL bin Ezekiel. Edward Ogren, James D. McKenna, Mason Andrews, Rev. Henry w. Maier. Joseph c. Andrews, Gerald P. Crean, s. Gerard Casale,
 In accordance with the preparations being made for National Defense Day, September 12, pledges to be filled out by local men of military age who de- sire to participate in the celebration have ben received by Captain Edward P. Dunne of Co. H and Captain w. W. T. Squire of Co. I, c. N. G., from Adjutant General G M. Cole. No pres- sure will be brought to bear to force anyone to sign these nor will any signer be forced to do anything which he does not wish to The pledges read as follows:
 New Britain, Con-,
 Sept. 12, 1924.
 "We, the undersigned. being of age and believing that our serivces are due our country in case of emergency, hereby, voluntarily as- sociate ourselves with Go. I, 169th h. fontry, for this day only, thus show Ing our appreciation of the work be- Ing done in the cause of National De- fense by the National Guard com- ponent of the army of the United States"
 Aside from this, the local National Guard officers have not received any about plans for Defense Day and are awaiting orders from 1eadquarters in Hartford.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Killed Freeing Body of
 ElectrOcuted Workman

Watertown, N. r., Aug. 1.-Two employees of the New York Air Brake company were electrocuted in the brass foundry of the company's plant in this city last night when they came in contact with a high powered cir cult. The dead are: Clyde w. Bur hans. an electrician, ss years old, of this city; Lee Lashaw. 30, of Black River.
 When Lashaw arrived at the plant at o'clock this morning to start the electric blowers, he found the body of Burhans. In attempting to release the body Lashaw also was killed.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
ESCAPE DROWNING
Four Men in Fishing Sloop Hit Sub merged Object OfY Stonington - Are Rescued Just in Time.

New London, Aug. 21.--Four men barely escaped drowning this morn- ing when the fishing sloop Peggy H. of Lords Point sank two and half miles off shore from Stonington after the vessel had been tossed by a wave onto submerged object, opening up a large hole in her hull.
 Captain Louis Wilson, of Stoning- ton, owner and master of the vessel, E. w. Barnett and B. J. Fenneyer of Springfield and Frank Thomas of Hartford, the captains guests, were rescued while clinging to the water filled fishing sloop. by Antone Henry of Stonington, who rowed by the scene an hour after the accident.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
WILL OF JOHN STEPHAN
Bassett Street Man Disposes of Estate to Members of Family Residue to Wife for Life Use.

Residue to Wife for Life Use.
 The will of the late John Sheehan filed this afternoon in probate court directs the payment of $100 for masses for the repose of his soul, a similar sum for the care of his burial plot and that of his father, Thomas Sheehan, and provides for disposition of the remainder of the estate among members of the family.
 A bequest of $500 is made to sis- ter, Catherine Sheehan of West New York, N. J.; no shares of Stanley Works stock is left to a sister, Mary, of West New York, N. J.; the residue is left to the widow Bridget Sheehan, and at her death 1t is to be divided among the children with an equal share set aside for the education of John and Helen Sheehan, grandchil- dren. Sarah and Fred Sheehan are trustees of this amount and 1t is pro- vided that the balance shall be paid the children when they become 21 years of age.
 Sarah and Thomas Sheehan. chill dren, are named as executors of the will which was drawp November 2. 1922.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Communists Force Sus- pension of Sitting A. ter Speech on Dawes Plan Is Made -Arbi- tration Greatest Prin- ciple Established.
OTHER COUNTRIES
 START LEGISLATION
By Tn. Assoeiatsd Pres..

f's tns sFhoeihtta
 Paris. Aug. 2i.-Premier Herriol
 put the Dawes reparation plan and
 the London agreement for making ii
 effective before the chamber of depu-
 ties this afternoon and told the mem-
 bers: T, for my part have chosen, but nothing final has been done and par. liament. in its turn. can choose"
 Evacuation of the Ruhr the premier said. had dominated every- thing at the international conference in London and he had Ito choose be- tween the reestablishment of an inter- allied entente and the continuance of isolated action."
 M. Herriot emphasized that arbi- tration was the great principle es- tablished, at the London conference and asserted that France would gain by 1t for it would need great deal of optimism to believe that France in the future could again get the majori- ty of votes which enabled her to enter the Ruhr."
 Role to Americans
 The reparation problem in which France was the most interested party had not been taken from the political into the economic field, the permier continued, and We have given a very large role to American citizens in our organization. which was done de- signedly, for we can only reJoice' to have associated with us the great American public which has witnessed our sufferings and which has all the authority necessary to supervise the execution of the program which was due in large part to its initiative"
 Frances freedom of action, M. Herriot said, had been defended to the utmost in London but the situation i had become grave. Prime Minister l Mcdonald of Great Britain in two | letters had reminded the French and made when they entered the Ruhr that they had done so merely to en- force payment by the Germans.
 And the German delegates at Lon- don. through the British prime min ister, had made it plain that the Reichstag would not accept the pro- posed plan unless the Ruhr were evacuated. Nevertheless. M. Herriot said, he had come before the cabinet in Paris decided tc limit to c maM- mum of one year, the military oc- cupation of the Ruhr."
 France Would Be Alone.
 gro go beyond that was to risk again a rupture of the conference" he premier added, and he became convinced that If France remained n the Ruhr except for a definite stay, he would stay there absolutely Llone." The advantages he had obtained at he London conference, the premier insisted, "do not strike the imagina- ion but they are substantial advan- ages. They will appear considerable o all of those who believe with the xperts that defaults and penalties nust be avoided as much as possible nd that the reparation problem must e solved peacefully and rishteously." Arbitration, he continued, had '1m- ( roved most markedly the method of s such as was defined in the I 'awes plan and has transformed the l egtme of payment in kind which has l
 Continued on Page 1a.J
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
FRANKS BOYS BODY WAS POORLY HIDDEN
Else Leopold and Loeb Would
 Have Escaped, Says Savage
FIENDISH INGENUITY SHOWN
Prosecuting Attorney Traces Evidence of Carefully Planned Killing Which slipped Up In Only One Feature.
By The Associated Press,

By The Associated Press, Chicago. Aug. si.-Failure to hide effectually the body of Robert Franks was the breaking point in the plot of Nathan Leopold. IT,, and Richard Loeb. according 10 the states analysis of the crime given today before Judge John R. cayerly by Joseph Savage, assistant states attorney.
 In impassioned dennnciations of the defendants Mir. Savage declared that if Leopold had forced the body we'll Into the culpert Instead of pushing ft with his foot. 1t would not have been found.
 "They would not have been appre- hended in 100000 years," he said.
 Attempts To Get Money
 He described the attempts to get s10, ,OO0 ransom from Bobby's father. pointing out that the identification of the body became known to Mir. Franks only five minutes before he received his last message from Great John- son." the name used to sign tho ran- som letter.
 Mir. Savage asserted that Leopold and Loeb had drawn their plans so fine that if the father had followed directions and gone to drug store in a cab furnished by the kidnappers, he would have been sent scurrying to a railroad depot, there to board train due to leave few minutes later.
 'In the parlor car, the boys had placed letter addressed to MT. Franks and giving full directions on how to throw the money from the train.
 tContinued on Thirteenth Page)
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
YOUNGSTER CONFESSES TO EVAPORATION ATTEMPT
Two Boys Implicated in Sending Letter to Franks
 Family After Murder

Chicago. Aug. 1.-Two brothers. one II years old, the other is, have confessed, according to the police. that they wrote A letter 10 Jacob Franks. father Of the murdered Rob- ert Franks. demanding ss.oOo and threatening the death of Mir. Franks wife and daughter if the money was not paid.
 Earl Smith. ii. was arrested yestor- day as he searched through rubbish box for two decoy papers, left there in place of money according to in- structions in the extortion letter.
 He implicated his older brother. Fielding, who admitted. detectives said, assisting Earl. The letter in- structed Mir. Franks to place the money in s2 and s5 bills in baking powder cans and throw them from an elevated train into the rubbish box.
 The boys said they had read of the case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb, university graduates, and de- cided with their Grammar school education they could improve on the formers plan, officers said.
 The arrests were the second time extortionists, attempting to get money from Mir. Franks have besn seADed through decoy packages. Three othss boys were apprehended two montls ago under virtually similar circun- stances.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
DAWES IN NEW HAVEN
Vice-Presidential Candidate Causes Little Excitement on Way to Vest brook.

lhoAo EAclelnenJ on way to West
 brook.
 New Haven, Aug. 21.--Politics wal cast aside temporarily by Charles c. Dawes, republican vice-presidential nominee, on his arrival here this aft ernoon for day and a half's visit with his old friend and business as- sociate. Walter H. Wilson of Chicago.
 Reaching New Haven shortly after l o'clock this afternoon, MT. Dawes motored to Westbrook, coast resort on the Connecticut shore, 30 mfles east of this city, where Mir. Wilson has summer home. The nominee has no conferences planned for the time he will spend at Westbrook and ex- poets to rest preparatory to resuming tomorrow night his trip to Maine to sreak at Augusta Saturday afternoon at a statewide republican rally.
 There was not ripple of excite ment at the station today on the ar- rival of the republican vice-presiden- tial candidate. None of the local re- publicans was at the station to greet the candidate and his arrival attract ed little attention. He and his party made their way from the train to the station entrance and immediately boarded modest appearing automo- bile for Weetbrook. He remained in | the local station but a few moments.
 Mir. Dawes was greeted at Bridge port en route here from New York by Mayor F. H. Behrens and a delega- ton of aldermen of that city, who ex- tended the city's greetings, invited | him to speak in Bridgeport during the and assured him Bridgeport would give a 5000 majority in No- vsmber for the republican national ticket
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
BABES BhNKR0LL AT BAT
M@haratah of Maui Helps Pay Fine of Chauffeur Who Cr in Front of Mrs. Ruth,

New York, Aug. 21.-Babe Ruth knocked a home run fin the Good Samaritan league today.
 A motor truck chauffeur, Barney Shane, fined $50 in traffic court for having driven his truck in front of the Babes car while Mrs. Ruth and the wife of Mike McNally, Yankee utility infielder, were driving it, had only SS5. The court said Shane would nave to pay the difference by impris- onment in the work house. Then the Babe came to the plate.
 "Ill pay the fine, Judge" he volun- teered Here's s50."
 But Shane insisted on giving over his SSb and let the Yankee swatter make up the SIS difference.
 'Today's batting average for you A 1000 Mr. Ruth" Magistrate Smith re- marked as his clerk took the money,
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
SINCLAIR MAKES PLEA .
Indictment Charging Him With Con- spfracy to Defaud Is Attacked An other Time--Based on Radio Spcpch

Washington, Aug 21.---An addition al plea In abatement attacking the in- dlctment charging him with conspir- acy to defraud the government in connection with naval oil reserve
 leases has been filed in the District of columbia supreme court by Harry F, Sinclair.
 A radio speech by Senator Walsh of Montana, prosecutor of the senate oil investigation, which was cited in a similar document filed recently by E. l.. Doheny, Jr., is made the basis of the new Sinclair plea. Former secre- tary Albert B. Fall. from whom Sin clair obtained the Teapot Dome lease, Is named with him in the indictment attacked.
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
KILLED UNDER TRUCK.

Worcester. bfaAs, Aug. 21.-Fred Peterson, aged 52 years. a widely known Swedish citizen. was fetaliy crushed under the wheels of lsaded coal truck at Rice Square this morn- ing dying in an ambulance on the way to a hospital
New Britain herald., 1924-08-21
Cutter Bags Schooner
 With Big Load of Joy

Savannah, Ga. Aug. 21.-Loaded with 1.600 bags of liquors. each con- taining six quarts. the two-masted and turbine driven schooner Charles H. Hyde was lowed up the Savannah river today by the cutter Yamacraw and anchored at the municipal Hhaxk