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Evening star., 1924-06-12
Disappointing.
From the Kansas City Star.
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from The KANSAS City Star.
glass dealers truck had drawn
up at the curb, and from it a number
of workmen took a big plate glass
pane to be placed in shop window.
AS. carefully bearing the big pane. they
proceeded toward the window, there
gathered the usual crowd, including
two young fellows who appeared to
evince more interest in the proceed
ing than any one else.
When fifteen minutes had passed,
one of the youths, growing weary of
the extreme deliberation of the work
men with the glass, turned to his
companion and said:
I'VE may as well be moving on,
Henry. They are not going to let it
fall"
Evening star., 1924-06-12

countries. including Americans, have
remarked on the progress that has
been made since we won our freedom.
Under Russian rule civilization in
these parts was stagnant, but now we
are making our countries the oases
of culture along the border of Russia"
Evening star., 1924-06-12
DISPOSITION Was Good.
From London Opinion.

Frofm IOndon Oplnl0n-
An old farmer was trying hard to
]lf out a railway company claim sheet
for a COW that had been killed on the
track He came down to the last item.
which was disposition Of the carcass" ?"
After puzzling over the question for
time he wrote: 'Kind and gentle.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
ANNUITIES MUCH OLDER
THAN LIFE INSURANCE
First Mentioned 40 BIC. in Rome
But Relieved to Have Been
Long Used.

From the Worlds Work.
Historically, annuities antedate life
insurance by far. 1t is thought that
the great development of banking ia =
cilities in Assyria and Babylonia must
have provided annuities.
The first definite mention Of them.
however. was 40 Be. in Rome. and is
OF such a character as to justify a be-
lief that they had been long in use
In the Middle Ages Kingdoms, munich
palities and bankers obtained money by
selling annuities for life or terms of
years. 1t is said that England's ma
tional existence during the wars of
William of Orange was largely main
tanned through the money obtained by
selling annuities. At first the values
of such contracts were determined
without scientific calculation
Evening star., 1924-06-12
Up to Her.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Nervous Woman Ito persistent beg
gar)-If l give you a piece Of pudding,
you'll never return, will you?
Beggar-Well, lady, you know your
pudding better than I do.
Evening star., 1924-06-12
LEOPOLD AND LOEB
TO PLEAD INSANITY
Corps Of Mental Experts Starts
Examination of Youthful
Slayers Today.
TRIAL PLANS ARE RUSHED
Prosecution Is Continuing Cues
tioning of Witnesses.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Preparations
for the trial. August 4. of Nathan E..
Leopold, jr.. and Richard Loeb, mill
lionaires' sons, confessed kidnapers-
slayers Of Robert Franks, school boy.
began today, with insanity expected
to be the issue.
Beginning today. a corps Of alienists
and psychiatrists, in charge of DR..
James Whitney Hall of Chicago, will
examine the youths in their cells
without the attendance of Jail guards
or prosecutors.
Defense Attorneys Protest.
Although defense attorneys declared
the defense had been given insufficient
time to prepare for the trial when the
date was set yesterday, it will begin
at once to lay the groundwork for
insanity plea. it was indicated. Mean
while, the prosecution continues to
question witnesses before the grand
jury relative TO the mental states of
the accused Chief Justice Caverly
of the criminal court, set July 81 for
arguing preliminary motion.
Evening star., 1924-06-12

If you want work read the want
columns of The Star.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

a new bridge. according to John D.
Williams. State road director.
The exclamation projeI was let TO
contract but was Under che plans
and supervision OF William J. Titus,
chief bridge engineer.
In lwenty-nine days workmen tore
up and built a new wood-block floor,
re-spaceI and riveted :he old longi-
tudinal stringer. adding two new
lines Of stringers the entire dis
lance of the bridge; cleaned, brushed
and paintel all steel and iron work.
This was accomplished without in
terruptinE traffic.
During the repair period the in
terurban line crossing this bridge
also replaced its old rails with larger
ones and raised these and their sup
porting stringers IN order to place
the top OF the rails at the Same ele-
vation IS the new bridge floor.
This bridge is SIS feet long and
has "a clear width Of twenty feet.
The structure now is IN condition to
handle heavy modern traffic for a
period # twenty 10 twenty years,
according 20 Titus.
The Clinton Chamber Of Commerce
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28

sent Titus the following expression:
s"The Clinton Chamber Of Com
merce wishes to express its high APP
probation OF your action in connec
ZION with the laying Of plans for re-
paving the bridge over the Wabash
River at this point on the Clinton q
and Terre Haute road. We par
ticularly appreciate your providing
in advance for the laying OF tho
pavemen: in longitudinal sections.
We feel that it was no small feat on
the part of the engineers and con-
Tractor 20 keep half Of the roadway
open. when it is borne in mind that
he tracks Of the traction line occu-
py about one-third of the width Of
the brilge
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
RL uE RLOODS SHOW OFF'

More than a hundred Boston ter
lier blue bloods were on exhibition
Thursday in the DenisOn assembly
room, under auspices of the Indiana
Boston Terrier Club. B. II. Rosen-
helm of Chicago was judge of the
show.
Several hundred dog lovers from
the city and State viewed the show.
Proceeds went to the Children's Sun
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
LOSES SUIT

By Times SpeCtd!
WORTHWHILE. Ind. Nov. Is
After a trial of ten days the jury
In the Marshall Billings will case re
turned r verdict holding the instru-
meut valid.
The widow attempted to have the
will set aside, contending that her
husband never executed it and In
sisting that she be given the prop
erty. valued at $4,000, in her own
right,
The will gave her a life interest
in the property.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
.EUGENICS LAW URGED

Enactment Of the eugenics law.
prohibiting marriage Of persons
physically unfit, will be asked Of the
1925 Legislature by the State Health
Council a similar law passed in
1907, was declared unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court.
DR.. w. f. King, president OF the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
THE INDIANAPOLIS Times

State board Of health, said a grow
ing demand for such a law caused
renewed efforts to obtain its passage.
King said the board would uEge d
measure permitting any city or
county having a population of more
than fifty thousand to establish a
health department with q full-time
health officer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-11-28
cTtTE RECLA|MS
CLINTON BRIDGE
IN RECORD TINE
Wabash Structure Over
hauled at Cost of
$4,000.

High speed bridge reclamation Of
enc x the major structures in the
State highway system has just oeen
c7mrra..i ~ Clinton. where Sta-e
RI. lo crosses the Waoash River.
Here b- au expenditure Of S20.5on
tine State saved 100000, the cost Of
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
GRAND JURY AT
 JUNEAU SUGGESTS

The Grand Jury that was recently in session at Juneau after a seven day session. submitted report that contained the following suggestions:
 "It has come to the attention of the grand jury that at q. recent school dance. and at other public dances held at Juneau, school boys and other minors were easily able to obtain intoxicating liquors. and we recommend therefore, tAaf prompt and anicient meaAnres bo taken to properly police all public dances: if such dances are not prop eriy conducted. we recommend that such dance halls be ciassed as pub lir nuisances and abated as such; ard it, ts. the desire of tAis grand jrry that the owners of property nsed for public dance. purposes Do Eotified of these findings and rec concentrations. ,"-' k; .'s. ",'
 we recommend that local petit jurors receive straight nay while serving on the panel for the reason that most jurors must lay on from tl.eir regular employment during the whole time that they are called upoA. to serve. and cannot return to tl,eir labors on the odd days that they are not sitting in a case.
 This grand jury found that cer- tain restaurants in Juneau havo closed boxes which can be locked and totally screened. We believe that this condition leads to law vio- lations and we recommend that the town of Juneau remedy this condi- ton by ordinances and strict en- forcement of the same"
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
PLANES
 AND PLANS FOR FLIGHT

Rome. The three planes of the a, rial expedition which Roald Am undsen expects to lead to the North role which were 10 leave Pisa the middle of June. Lieutenant R. F.. Davidson. [. $. N. of St. Louis. is [" pilot one of the planes. He has come here to complete passport pre- parations.
 Two of the planes. all-metal mon oplanes. were finished three weeks ago. while ready. Lieutenant David- son said.
 On the flight from Pisa to Spitz- bergen the three planes will be ac- ccmparied ny party Of fifteen, in clud.ns photographer and one newspaper man.
 At Spitzbersen. which the flyers expect to reach in single hop. they will meet Amundsen. From the arctic base, the three machines will try to make the top of the earth in dash without any intermediate stop.
 "A ddd
 At the Pole the supplies of gaso- line and food of one of the three planes will be divided between the other two. one of which will attempt to fly back to Spitzbergen. while the other. piloted by Lieutenant David son. will go on to Alaska. The last plane. denuded of it's supplies will be abandoned in the polar ice.
 Lieutenant Davidson said that ev- erything has been done to guarantee tie success of the flight Descrb- irg the equipment of the planes, he said the metal from which they had been made was the hardest and lightest known.
 Called duralumin, the metal is a specially treated alloy of aluminium. copper. magnesium, manganese and iron. which was heated to 100 de- grees Centisrade and then allowed 10 cool for forty eight hours.
 Each of the planes. all of a seventy five foot wingspread and a ten foot wing width. is equipped with a wire less telephone. and telegraph outfit. Arrangements have been made with the Norwegian Government to re- lay news of the expedition through Green Harbor. Each of the planes is driven with two Rolls-Royce Eagie-9 engines of 360 horsepower and each Is capable of carrying enough gasoline for sixteen hour fight.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
NOME CELEBRATES
 4TH OF JULY

With flags and bunting very much
 in evidence turnout the city yester- day. Nome celebrated the Fourth os July with fitting exercises in the
 morning. the balance of the day being devoted to athletics of all
 kinds. The weather was. a trifie chilly due to winds which prevail cd thruout the day, but neverthe- less large audience turned out
 and were in evidence at Barracks
 Square were the patriotic services
 were conducted. Considerable in- torest was manifested in the base
 ball game which was played on the
 Steadman avenue grounds between the Hammon Consolidated Gold
 Fields team and picked Nome team, which. resulted in the Nome teams favor, by score of 8 to 3.
 In the evening grand ball in Eagle hall wound up the days fes- t;yities. the hall was well filled and the merry dancers glided over the hard wood floor to some of tho best music ever danced too in Nome. The miners on the creeks enjoyed holiday and came to town to take part in the celebra- tion. The day will long be remem- tered as one of the best celebra- tions pulled off in this city fin number of Years. Much credit is to be given all the committees who had. charge of the arrangements.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

IN PROBATE.
 In the matter of the Estate of SAM HAMAI, Deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. that Wm. Sinhold. the Administrator of the Estate of Sam Hamai, Deceased, has rendered and presented for set- clement, and filed in said Court, his Final Account of his administration of said estate; and that Monday the 2Ist day of July, 1924, at 2 o'clo1k P N.. at the Court room of said Court in Nome, Alaska, has been duly appointed by the Judge of said Court for the settlement of said ac- count, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may appear and file exceptions in writ ing to the said Final Account. and contest the same.
 | This order is directed to be pub Wished four consecutive weeks in The Nome Nugget at Nome, Alaska. VIM. SINHOLD, Administrator. Publish May r, 24. 31, June [, and 14, 1921.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

John Van Worden and Mrs. Van Worden. well known pioneers of the Northland, now have thousand acre farm in the vicinity of Monroe. Washington. and ara engaged in the cattle-raising industry on an exten- sive scale.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

K G. Murray we'll known in the good old days of the Nome gold camp. where he was engaged in min ing, is now located at North Bend. Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Bill Mcclellan. pioneer of Nome. Candle and Fairbanks. now owns and runs the North Bend hotel. at North Bend. Wash. and is doing well. He is always glad to meet the sourdoughs that come his way.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

G. N., Hartley. for twtenty five years resident of the Northland now resides in Seattle and is engag- efi in the real estate business with an. office on Phinney avenue. Pre- ago, MT. Hartley ran the well known Regina hotel in Dawson
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

James L. Heacock and Mrs. Hea- cock, formerly well known residents of the interior of Alaska, are now located at Seattle. residing at 2603 West Newton street. MT. Heacock while in interior Alaska. operated launches on the Panama river
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Tom Scott. Pioneer of Nome where he was engaged in mining for many years, now resides at North Bend Washington.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

W. G. Stoesser. the electrician, well known in Cordova and Anchor age, is now in business in Fremont, 6 suburb of Seattle. He operates under the name of the "Hi-Grade Speciality Co.," and deals in auto accessories.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Charlie Suter. Klondike and Fair banks pioneer. is now in the real es- ts te business in Seattle His offices gre located on Third avenue.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

John Forbes. in the early days d owning claims on the Third beach line. now makes his headquarters in Seattle.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Lafe Hamilton. King County commissioner in the early days. who joined dthe stampede to the klon- dike in 1897 and mined on Lower chOn Island.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

III tue uAttcE ol tue ElSLdlC Ui GEO. L. STANLEY. deceased
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed by the above entitled Court. admins trator of the Estate Of Geo. L. Stanley. deceased.
 All persons having claims against the said estate are hereby required to present the same with proper vouchers attached to the undersign- cd at Kiana. Alaska. as by law re- quired, within six months from the i date hereof.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska. this goth day of June 1924
 This order is directed to be pub l,shed four consecutive weeks in The Nome Nugget at Nome. Alaska. W. c. TODHUNTER.
 Administrator. Publish July 5, 12, 19. 26. and August 2. 1924.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

William O. Peterson, former Daw- scnite. who used to be in the bicycle business there. now runs dairy farm near Renton, Wash. where he is doing we'll
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

William Clausen, manager of the Pacific Coast Coal Co.,. is something O. an old sourdough himself. He was in the Kokukuk country in 1898.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Albert Gross. Dawson pioneer. now resides in Seattle. He is in the assounting business with offices in the Securities building. and has built up fine business in his line.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
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All capy tor changing sdseeGAse neata' is Weekly NnegSe naDe bs . tlse prlafers hAAds s0t iaesr t1na THURSDAY NOON. so Insure ta- ser<lon.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Homer Wisner. pioneer of the early days in Nome, now resides in Seattle. He holds a responsible po- sition in the city-county building.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
NEW ARRIVALS!

Send in or phone your address to the Nome Nugget and the carrier will deliver the paper promptly to you.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Any items of interest to the com. munity if given or telephonec to the Nugget will be given publicity and will be appreciated at all times.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
ALASKA
 PERSONALS

James Casey. well known old timer of the Nome camp, is now with the Seattle postoffice force.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

Peter Church. who went to the Northland in the early days. is now living at Des Moines. Wash.
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Ir the United States Commissioners Court for the Precinct of Cape Nome, Second Division, Territory of Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the United States Commissioner Court for the Nostak-Kobuk Pre- cinct. Second Division. Territory of Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1924-07-05

FREE TO ALL. MUSIC, 9:sO SHARP
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Former Representative and Mrs
James w. Good arrived today at the
New Willard, where they will remain
until Sunday. Mr.. Good formerly rep
resented Iowa in Congress.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Walden Fawcett will
be hosts at dinner at the Arts club
Tuesday, April %. and Mr. viii &.
Barnes will give an Illustrated talk
on Art and Artists of the South
west
Evening star., 1924-04-24
PLAN CARD PARTY,
X. of c. Council to Conduct Affair
TOnight

keane Council. knights of Column
bus, will conduct a dance and card
party tonight at the K. of c. Hall, 9IS
10th street northwest, beginning at s
o'clock. Proceeds will! be devoted TO
the Coupcils welfare fund.
James F. Mckeon is general chair
man, and his assistants are John T..
Burns. DIR. Charles /. Griffith. Rudolph
Krogman, Ed z. Goodwin, William F.
Shearman, Henry Nolda, Charles Fem
ton, Charles Connor, f. a. Strudley,
Leo /. kavanagh and w. A. Mulligan.
Mrs. Mary c. Adamson is chairman
of the card party. assisted by Miss
Georgia Wilson, Mrs. John T.. Burns,
Mrs. Harry Burns. Mrs. Leo +. Kava-
nagh, Mrs. D. J. Burke, Mrs. George
w. Griffith, Mrs. w. w. Adamson and
Mrs. w. A. Mulligan.
Patrons and patroneSSeS are Mr..
and Mrs George w. Griffith, DR.. G. J..
Griffith, F. G.. Boswell, Edward Kram-
merer, Mrs. Catherine Lawman, Mrs.
Stanley Holland, Mrs. II. 5. Dismer,
Miss Sophie Shipman, Raymond Col
Inns. Mrs. Richard Mahoney, Mrs. JO-
seph Endries, Mrs. Myrtle Price. Mrs.
A. A Harvey, Carl Mueller. William
r. Ostman, julius Rosenfeldt. Mrs.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
of Swarthmore: MIR. and Mrs. William
+. Nolk of New York.

Former Representative and Mrs
James w. Good arrived today at the
| New Willard, where they Will remain
until Sunday. Mr.. Good formerly rep
| resented Iowa in Congress.
The Missouri Society, at its meetine
| to be held at the Roosevelt Hotel
Monday evening, April %, will an
nounce plans for the Mark Twain
| memorial benefit, which will be at
Continental Memorial Hall the eve-
ming of May 10. Mr.. James Hager-
man. jr, is in charge of the arrange
| ments for the latter, and Representa-
| tive Ralph +. Lozier of the second
Missouri district will tell of the Mark
Twain memorial at Florida, Mo. Mr..
! Lozier represents the district in
| which Mark Twain was born. Mrs.
Lozier and Mrs. Hagerman will be
| hostesses Monday evening. In addi-
! tion to addresses and readings by
Mrs. William 4. Read Will sing and
will be accompanied by Mrs. w. {.
Stierlin.
Mrs William Edgar Dalton enter
tanned several guests at luncheon
yesterday at the Shoreham.
Mr. and Mrs r. l.. Belin have been
Joined at the Hamilton Hotel by the
lattcr's sster-in-law, Mrs. +. :. du
Pont OF Wilmington. With Mrs. du
Pout is Mrs. J. y. Draper. Mrs. III. &.
Scott and Mrs. MacMilton Hopes.
They made the trip by motor.
Mr. and Mrs. George Il. King have
as their guest in their home on Fair
mont street their son. Mr.. George Il.
King, jr., who has returned from sew
eral years stay in the Orient. He will
be in Washington for several months
before returning to the Orient.
4 1, 20.
tea yesterday afternoon in her resi-
dence on Rhode Island avenue, at
which she announced the engagement
of her daughter, Elizabeth Anne. Ia
Mr.. Joseph SimmS Earman of West
Palm Beach. y. &. Receiving with
Mrs. Albers and her daughter was
Mrs. f. IL. Morhart Assisting at the
tea table were Mrs. r. B. Bemis of
Boston, Mrs. Horace NJ Fulton, Miss
Pearl Saunders and Mrs. Charles
BemlS. Among the young ladies as
sisting We're Miss Marie Morhart. Miss
Pauline 6. Heitmuller, Miss Hortense
Heitmuller. Miss Frances Peck, Miss
Nellie slater, Miss Anna Hereford and
Miss Louise Albers and Miss Hen
riette Albers.
The Women's Welfare Association
is planning for fete to be held on
the grounds of Wardman Park
Hotel, May Is. There will be bridge
and tea in the afternoon and in the
evening players from the Shakespeare
Society will give "As You Like It."
with Mrs. Mabel Owens Wilcox as
Rosalind, Miss Lulu Adams as Celia,
Mr.. Walter w Beck as Orlando and
Mr.. Charles Il. Hanford ill play
Jacques.
The assistant secretary of war. Mr..
Dwight Davis, attended the society
circus yesterday at Fort Myer and
had with him his three young chill
dren and some of their friends 9th
ers attending the show were Mrs
James W. Wadsworth jr. who had
with her her son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Stuart Syming-
ton. Sd; Miss Nancy Hoyt and Mr..
Jerry Wadsworth: Mrs. +. r Gown.
who entertained Mrs. Stuart w. Cra-
ner: MISS Claire Tyson. Mrs. r. r.
Gown. jr.; Miss May Gown and Miss
Helen CdruSI.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Morris Ernest
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Locke had as their guests Mrs. Claude
Mayo and her daughter, Miss Char
lotte Mayo; Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips
and her grandson, Walter Edge: Mrs.
Randall Hagner and her son, Randall
tagner, 1r., and Miss Mary Preston
Gibson, daughter of Mrs. Locke.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. willard Hol-
brook had with them Mai and Mrs.
William Nj. West, Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
and Mrs. ID. J. Rumbough
Mrs. Eugene Meyer. jr., had in her
box ner children and some young
friends
Maj. Cen. and Mrs. John L. Hines
had in their box Miss Julia Grandy
OF Norlolk, Va; MIR. and Mrs. Howard
Chandler Christy and Mrs. r. NJ Dick
man, sister of Mrs. Hines.
The benefit card party of the Inde-
pendence Bell Chapter of the National
Society Daughters of the American Rev
olution will be given this evening at s
o'clock at the College Women's Club.
Evening star., 1924-04-24
WILL GIVE CONCERT.
Saengerbund to Aid German Chill
dren.

For the benefit OF the American
committee for relief Of German chill
dren the Washington Saengerbund.
one of the oldest singing societies in
the District, will give a concert Sun
day night at o'clock in st. Marys
Hall, 721 9Th street northwest.
The Soloists will be: Miss Dorothy
Smith, soprano; w +. II. Santelmann
violinist; Walton Boyce, pianist, and
Herbert w. EriSman, ACCOMPANY st
The United States Marine Band Or
chestra viii play.
The committee in charge IS Karl
Richter, George NJ. Siebcrt, Richard
Brauner, John WiSChhausen and Rich
ard SchWcrtuer.
Evening star., 1924-04-24

Mary Eorris. Patrick Mckenna. Park
er, B.cdget & Co, Mrs Violet Ihric.
Henry Cunningham, Mrs. William
Merritt David !. Walsh. Mrs Ella
Nesmith, Dr. A. T Bronaugh, Charles
Hailler. Capt. {. Eugene Edwards, Ed
ward Noigt, William Maier, la ril er
Baking Company, Frank Burns, Nine.
La Cavera, Mrs. Thomas Cannon, I'D
ward Girton. Roland Robbins. John &.
chevlier. William y. Garrison. Joseph
Berherich and Edward j. Crowley.