davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22

announcing that no bids were received Monday. when the board met to open sealed offerings for which 1t has ad- vertised. The actual amount of insur- ance would vary with the amount Of cetton in the warehouse, and e45, 900 900 was set as a maximum figure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
FORM COTTON CLUBS

LAUREL, Miss, Feb. A.--(Spe- cial.)-F. J. Hurst, state boys club leader, and J. c. Bearden, county dem onstration agent. will form boys cot ton clubs over Jones county next week. The Jones county farm bureau will furnish the members of the club with 300 pounds of nitrate, 300 pounds of acid, 100 pounds of kainite, one bushel of Delfos seed and one signboard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
COTTON sEED on

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-Cotton seed oil was firm and higher on covering of shorts and new buying of forward de- liveries for long accounts, inspired by the better showing in other commodity markets Liquidating sales in March the local professional. Closing net gains wore to % points, Sales, IS, 800 barrels. Prime crude,- 867L 6S.75c; prime summer yellow. spot, s.75c bid; March closed 9.09c; May. 10,24c; July, l1o.69c, all bid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
NO BIDS RECEIVED
 FOR BIG CONTRACT

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. N.-SA contract for s46, 900 600 insurance on cotton stored in the municipal cotton warehouse here is going begging, 1t was learned today, officials of the New Orleans dock board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22

Gases from heated asphalt roads are reported to have caused the loss of many lives during the fires that fol- lowed the recent earthquake in Japan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
OIL CITY REPORT

OIL CITY, Pa, Feb. 21.-Credit bal ances, $4. Runs, s2,1s5; average, 50,- 1os. Shipments, .14s, ,469; average, 6s,4ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
PLAY NAREET

FLAX MARKET DULUTH, Minn.. Feb. 21.4-Close, flax: February. $2.59hc; March. S25S% May, $2.59H; July, $257
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22
TRAINS COLLIDE

.--L INAINS CULLIDE
 MADRID, Feb. 21.-A message from Avila reports the loss of a number of lives in collision between two trains during snowstorm. One of the trains is said to have been demolished Three bodies and six badly injured persons had been taken from the wreckage when the message was filed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22

PARIS, Feb. 21.-President Millerand today signed decree forbidding for eigners to enter the stock exchange, un- less authorized to do so by the minis ter of finance. The purpose of the de- cree presumably Is to check promis- by speculators who would take adyan- tage of the weakened franc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.--The American smelting and Refining company today advanced the price of lead from s.60 to S.7o cents per pound.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
WEDNESDAY
{TELEGRAPHIc>
IN RUSSIA
ENORMOUSLY IMPROVED

London, Dec. "a. fAP)-A del
egation of the British Trade Union
Congress. which just returned from
q six-weeks' tour of Russia. re-
ported today that the social and
economic conditions have improved
enormously in the districts visited
since the Trades Union Congress
made similar expedition in 1920.
The delegation states that econom-
io restoration is progressing rapid
" in all parts of Russia.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
BUNKER HILL MINING STOCK
TO BE INCREASED

Spokane. Wash, Dec. %. CAP)
An increase in the capital stock
of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Mining Company will be issued to
two million dollars preferred stock
Of the par value of one hundred
dollars per share. 1t has also
been announced that the proceeds
of the sale of the increase in the
stock certificates will be used to
develop property belonging to the
company at Kellogg, Idaho. and
the Treadwell Yukon Company
mines in Alaska, which latter con-
Germ shipped shipped 1874 tons OF
crude ore last year. The total
capitalization Of the company will
be five million two hundred sew
enty thousand dollars.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
BIG QUARTZ MILL TO BE
BUILT AT KENO HILL.

Dawson. Y. T.. Dec. 23, (AP)-
A one hundred ton daily capacity
quartz mill. the most northerly in
North America, will be started at
Keno S.I1ill within fortnight on
the property Of the Treadwell Yu-
kon Company it was announced to-
day. Ohicials Of the company de-
Glare they have sufficient ore min
ed 1t this time to keep the mill
in operation for a year at least.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
COACH PLUNGEs INTO
ICY WATERS OF RIVER

Chicago, Dec. %, (APl-S seven
persons were killed, three report
ed missing and eight injured
when the last coach of an East
bound Minneapolis. St. Paul, Sault
St. Marie passenger train plunged
from the trestle over the Chibpe-
wa River into the icy watersl 60
feet below. The dead are Barbara
Spencer, six months 'old daughter
of M. Llye Spencer, Dean of, the
School of Journalism of University
of Washington; Kenneth J. Hen
derson of MooseJaw, Sask.: Mrs
Harry Jones of sious City; Chas.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
TO CONSIDER
LOSS LIFE COAL MINES

Washington, Dec. %. 'AP)--
The means Of reducing the loss of
life in coal mines will be consider
ed at a national conference early
next year called by President Coo
lidge. Steps have already been
taken by the Department of the
Interior to arrange the program of
the conference. An invitation to
the Governors in all the States in
the coal mine regions to take office
in an organization along these
lines will be sent out soon.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
WOULD BUILD FOUR SCOUT
CRUISERS S11,OOO,OOO EACH

Washington, Dec. 81. (AP)-
The expenditure of one hundred
and one million four hundred
thousand dollars for additional
naval construction was proposed
in a bill proposed by Representa-
tive Britten of Illinois. The meas
ure would authorize the building
even millions each, each to be 4
floating fortress. The measure al
so provides for the elevation of
the guns on thirteen battleships
now in service.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
FORTY MILLIONS ASKED
FOR FORESTATION

Washington. Dec. 90, (AP)-
Congress was asked just before
the recess was taken, in a bill in
troduced, for an appropriation of
forty million dollars under ten
year program for the purchase of
forest lands and for forest conser-
walton. The program contemplates
the purchase of about eight or ten
million acres principally in East
ern and Great Lakes watershed
territories.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
TEAPOT DOME CASES TO
CONTINUED, NEW EVIDENt r

Cheyenne. Wyo.. Dec. %, (AP)
Special Counsel for
the Government in the suits in
equity for the annulment of the
leases of the Teapot Dome Naval
Oil Reserves now held by the Nam
moth and the Olympic companies,
has filed motion in the United
States Court for continuance Of
the hearing of the it which wa
scheduled for January sixth. on
he ground that the Government,
requests additional time to Obtain
evidence # the alleged passage of
Liberty Ponds be.ween Sirclair
and Fall. This information is new
and the evidence will come mostly
from Canada.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
FAIRBANKS DISTRICT HAS
PROSPEROUS YEAR

Fairbanks. Dec. 81, apr. c.
Wood. Manager Of the First Ma
tional Bank of this city announced
that the district gold output hand
led by that bank for the year. am
ounted to ss94,731.74. The quartz
production for the year amounted
to s1o1. 541.2s companed with
s2O.O73.63 in 1928. The Quartz
producers say they have large am
cunts of ore blocked out for next
year.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
FIRPO PLANS MATCH
WITH JACK DEMPSEY

New York. Dec. 81, (AP)-
Louis Angel Firpo plans come
back by which he hopes to have
another match with Jack Demp-
sey. He announced he had ar
ranged to train under Jimmy De-
Forrest, ring mentor, who piloted
the South American to most of his
important victories prior to the
Dempsey match which resulted in
his defeat.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
INVESTIGATION NAVY HAS
BEEN POSTPONED

Washington, Dec. %, (AP)-Ac-
ton on the resolution proposed by
Senator King of Utah for an in
yestigation into the United States
Navy has been postponed indefi-
nitely by the Senate Naval Com
mittee after more than two hours
debate upon the question Satur-
day afternoon by the committee.
ever, obtaining comprehensive
data bearing on the charges before
further action is had
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
WARDEN GEORGIA PRISON
CHARGED WITH BRIBERY

Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 90. (AP)
charging men of finan-
cial influence, now serving in the
Federal Penitentiary at Atlanta,
Georgia, with connection with
bootlegging activities who were
given liberties not permissible un-
der prison regulations, were sworn
t. by a former prisoner who serv-
ed at that prison. The documents
were forwarded to the former war
den who resigned recently, to aid
him in his defense in the courts
on a charge of bribery.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

NJ. Kardoe of Mimi: Mrs. Flor
ence S. Hughes of Mimi. w. Harp
of Toronto. an unidentified wo-
man. Dean and Mrs. Spencer
were slightly injured. Dean Spen-
Ger was enroute to the annual
convention of the American Jour
nalistic School of which he was
president. The wreck was caused
from a broken switch due to the
intense cold.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
TUESDAY
tTElEGRAPAiCl
DOUGLAS MAYOR FLAYS NEW
FISHING REGULATIONS

Juneau. Alaska, Dec. 90. (AP)-
Special-The new fishing regula-
lions applying to Southeastern AL
aska are unnecessary, and are
destructive of all hope of the flu
ture of the herring industry. May
or A. ]. Smith of Douglas, Alaska,
told the Chamber of Commerce
last night. A committee was
named by the Juneau Chamber of
Commerce to prepare a protest to
Secretary Hoover.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
THREE INDICTMENTS AGAINST
HARRY THAW DISMISSED

New York, Dec. 21, tAP)--
Three indictments against Harry
X. Thaw. charging him with sec
ond degree assault and conspiracy,
we're dismissed in the united
States Court here yesterday. The
Indictments were returned in 1917
and charged Thaw with assaultine
and kidnapping Frederick Gump.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
WHITE HOUSE CHRISTMAS
TO BE VERY QUIET

Washington, Dec. %. (AP)-'
Christmas at the White House will
be a very quiet affair this year on
account of the death within the
year of the youngest son Of Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge. The en-
tertainment will consist Of Stearns'
Choir from the First Congregation
al Church singing Christmas car
OILS.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
they may operate against lawful
shipping with deadly effect.
PETITION FOR CONTINUANCE
TAKEN UNDER AMUSEMENT

Cheyenne. Wyo., Dec. 90. tAP)
Judge r Blake Kennedy in the
Federal Court here today took I'M
der advisement the Government
date of the trial of its suit for the
annullment of the Mammoth Oil
Company's lease on the Teapot
Dome Naval Oil Reserve.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
COLD SPELL BREAkING IN
MIDDLE WEST, REPORTED

Chicago. Dec, %. tAP)-W Win
ter's icy grip is relaxing and fair
weather in the Rocky Mountain re-
gion is predicted by the United
States Weather Bureau. Such re-
ports generally mean change of
temperature. mostly much warmer
periods looked for around this sec
ton.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
MUSSOLINI WOULD RETURN
TO OLD ELECTION SYSTEM

Rome, Dec. "a, (AP)-Premier
Mussolini has introduced a bill in
the Chamber of Deputies for a re-
turn to the old system OF election.
The Bill contemplates holding gen.
eral elections sometime during the
month of March.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
GEORGE q. MAHLA, OLD TINE
NOMEITE DEAD IN SEATTLE

Seattle, Dec. %. (AP)-George
G. Mahla, fifty-nine years of age.
who was miner and prospector
ir the Nome district for thirty odd
years, died last night. He has
been i'll for three years and came
here three months ago for treat
ment. but steadily grew worse un-
til the end came.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
HUNDRED THOUSAND TO FIGHT
POULTRY PLAGUE EPIDEMIC

Washington, Dec. 81, (AP)-An
emergency Senate Resolution was
introduced yesterday Just before
the recess was taken, appropriat-
ing one hundred thousand dollars
to conduct fight against the
poultry plague epidemic. The res
clution passed the House and went
to President Coolidge for sigma
ture.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
ANDY NYLEN SENDS XMAS
GREETINGS NOME FRIENDS

The publisher of the Nome
Nugget is in receipt of tele-
gram from Andy Nylen, recently ell
ected to the Territorial Legislature
from this Division, in which Mr..
Nylan wishes to extend through
the Nugget his sincere wishes for
a Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year to his friends in the
Second Division.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
&. \. RY. TO FINANCE
FOR NEW EQUIPMENT

Washington. Dec. 81. (AP)-To
finance the construction of new
equipment on the Great Northern
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to approve of four and a
quarter million dollar bond issue.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
Fan JOHNSON HAS NO
COMMENTS TO MAKE

Chicago, Dec. %, (AP)-Ban
Johnson, President of the Ameri-
can Baseball League refused today
to admit or deny his reported in
tention of resigning. following his
recent rebuke by the club owners.
The club owners won't even ad
nit Ban Johnson to meetings." it
is reported here.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
ROPER TO BE PRINCETON
COACH ANOTHER YEAR

Princeton, n j.. Dec. "a. (AP)
w. w. (BilD Roper. head foot
ball coach for Princeton Univer-
sity for two years, was today sell
ected to remain at that post for
another year.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
MARTIN WINS
FROM GOLDSTEIN Is ROUNDS

New York. Dec. q, (AP)-Ed-
die "Cannonball" Martin of Brook
Ign became bantamweight champ
ion Of the world here Friday night
by outpointing Abe Goldstein Of
New York in a fifteen round go.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

Washington, DC. Dec. 81, (AP)
The House passed bill before
adjourning to establish and main
tain air mail routes. the purpose.
of the measure being. to legalize
the air pail service.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
MONDAY
(TElEGRAPhiC)
n. Y. UNION MEN PAUSE IN
WORK RESPECT GOMPERS

New YORK, Dec. 81, tAP)-New
York Union men laid down their
tools and paused for two minutes
last Thursday during the time of
the funeral Of Samuel Gompers.
Every Union woman in Colorado
ceased work for one hour and If
teen minutes for the same reason.
EX-GOVERNOR OF OHIO DEAD
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
FRITZ KREISLER THREATENED
WITH DEATH IN LETTER

Paris. Dec. 81, (AP)-Just as
he was about to step upon the
platform to give violin recital.
Fritz Kreisler received a letter in
which he. was threatened with
death, according to Vienna dis
patches. The letter asked for
seven hundred dollars or there
would be an accidental shooting"
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
DECREASE WINTER WHEAT
REPORTED NORTHWEST

Spokane. Dec. 90. (AP)-A de-
crease of teS per cent IN planting
of winter Wheat in Washington
and Idaho and an increase of eight
per cent in Oregon was estimated
for December by the Federal Div
ision of Crop Estimates for the
Pacific Northwest. This condition.
according to the Division, makes
the average condition of winter
wheat in Washington, Oregon and
Idaho much below the reports for
the same period last year.
cts a day will give you the Daily
Bulletin and Weekly Nugget.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
COAST GUARD WANT KNOW
HOW HANDLE HIJACkERS

Washington, Dec. "a. (AP)--
Coast Guard officials have asked
the Department of Justice for en-
rum runners termed hijackers.
Their piratical attacks on rum
craft have given rise to fear that
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
PHILA. HAS WARM SPELL

Philadelphia, Dec. 81, (AP)-
The Weather Bureau has announc-
ed that last Wednesday. December
nth, was the warmeSt seventeen
tn Of December in sixty years. The
temperature was sixty above zero
that night.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
FIVE KILLED BY TREE

Tacoma. Wash. Dec. %. (AP)-
Five persons were killed and two
in jured when tree fell across an
bus full of passengers
near Chehalis. Washington.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
WHEELER'S TRIAL
SET FOR FEBRC AIRY

Portland, Ore. Dec. %, (AP)-
Judge Frank DIETRICH, United
States District Judge of Idaho, has
been assigned to preside at the
trial of Senator Wheeler of Mon
tana, it was announced here today
The trial will start early in Feb
ruary.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
OIL FRAUD CASES SET FOR
HEARING JANUARY 9TH.

Washington. Dec. q. (APl--
Hearing of the arguments in the
Naval Oil Leasing Cases of Doheny
and Sinclair are set down for hear
ing in the District of Columbia Su-
preme Court for January Q. 1925.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
KING REGRETS ATTITUDE
HOUSING PROBLEM

London. Dec. 90. (APb-The
King addressed Parliament upon
Labor Amendment today express
ing regret upon the Governments
attitude toward the housing prob
lem which was recently defeated
in the House of Commons by a
vote of 356 to 132.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
20 BELOW IN MICHIGAN

Detroit. Dec. %. (AP)-More
than a score are dead and great
property damage has resulted
from an extreme cold wave that
has gripped the Middle West.
Temperatures in parts of Michigan
have dropped to rs below zero.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
MAN AND WIFE BURNED TO
DEATH IN OREGON HOME

Pendleton. Ore. Dec. 81. tAPl
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Hill Church of
LaGrand. near here, were burned
to death last night when their res
idence was destroyed by fire. The
details of the fire are lacking.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

Columbus. Ohio, Dec. Fl, (AP)
Former Governor James E.
Campbell, eighty one years Of age,
died at his home in this city today
after a brief illness.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

er thinks faster than, all accord
ing to experiments conducted by
DR.. e. A. Moss who reported his
findings to the Convention of the
National Civil Service Reform
League.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
A. BELOW IN CALGARY

Calgary. Dec. 20, (AP)-During
the past week extreme cold wea-
ther has been felt in this section,
the mercury having fallen as low
as A below, which has been the
lowest recorded since 1911.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
ESCAPES ELECTRIC CHAIR
4 HOURS STAY EXECUTION

Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 90, (AP)
Joseph c. Can, a Youngstown
youth sentenced to be electrOcuted
on Saturday morning. escaped his
death. at least temporarily. by
hours by the granting Of stay of
execution.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
TO SPEND
LOTS MONEY COMING YEAR

Tokyo. Dec. 90. (AP)-The Jap
anese Cabinet today approved a
total expenditure Of a billion and
half yens for the coming year
for governmental expenses.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
PLAN TO OVERRIDE
PRESIDENTS VETO

Washington, December 81. (AP)
Before the adjournment of Con-
gress yesterday the Senate agreed
to vote on the overriding Of the
Presidents veto of the Postal In
crease Bill, after recovering in
January.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
POPE Plus CONDEMNS sOvIETs

Rome. Dec. 81, (AP)-Pope Plus
delivered to the secret Consistory
a strong and scathing condemna-
ton of the Russian Soviet Govern
ment.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
KING ALFONSO RECOVERED

Madrid Dec. "a. ZAP King
Alfonso has recovered from a
slight illness from which he has
been afflicted for some days.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

Washington, Dec. 81, (AP)-
BY an overwhelming majority the
House passed bill prohibiting
the transportation through the
mails of revolvers and pistols or
other concealed weapons, except
from one dealer to another. the
vote was 2S2 to 20.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27

Washington, Dec. 81, (AP)-
Congress adjourned yesterday to
reconvene Dec. 29th, in order that
the legislators may have an OPP
portunity of visiting their homes
during the holidays.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
SOUTH AFRICA MAY ATTEMPT
INDEPENDENCE OF WHITES

London. Dec. %, (AP)-serious
unrest of the natives of South Az
RIGA is reported by the Capetown
to the Daily Express
who says the natives aim to set
up a republic and establish COM
plete independence of the white
race. w
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
ITALY SENDS WARSHIPS
TO ALBANIA

.. Rome, December 81, (AP)-The
Italian government has sent two
warships to Albanian waters in
view of possible complications
arising out of the disturbances
there.
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
CO-EDS THINK FASTER
THAN MEN STUDENTS

Washington, Dec. q. (AP)-
College women think faster than
college men while driving an auto
mobile, but a regular taxicab driv-
The Nome nugget. (Nome, Alaska) 1919-1934, 1924-12-27
AUGUST BELMONT LEAVES
HIS WIDOW 100000

New York, Dec. 20, (AP)-The
Will of the late August Belmont,
financier and noted turfman and
sportsman, left his widow $780,
900 in securities.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-31
U. S, MOVES TO
GUARD. MINES
Too Many Explosions, Says
Engineers Report
nY MmIIlAI MENnN

WASHINGTON. Oct 81 Fatal
coal minr explosions occur az two
critical periods during the duy
between and . o'clock la the morn
ms and from 10 2 In the afternoon
according 10 discoveries announced
iu "a report filed with The Interior d..
partmrnt by a STAFF of expert en-.
ginerrs
4 study 1f zs6 explosions. ranging
over a period of Is yrIrs. was made
by the enEiMrer staff
Recommendation ant forth in the
engineers report suggested that EEK
ira vigilance" should De exercised iu
coal mining operations nj the critical
prriodH
Explaining that one explosion cost,
ing nearly 100 lives was directly
caused by the evident inability 81 the
fire boss 10 Inspect hia section" the
report urged that areas assigned 10
each fire boss be diminished IN sizc
10 afford careful examination
Blame for some explosions was
placed with miners who entered
mines with lighted torches and failed
10 heed warnings set up hy fire
busReH Responsibility Tor other r1-
plosious was attributed 60 the lcav-
ms ~ venlila,ing doors aiar during
the night
The air current is short .cirrultcd
thereby and some workings viii set
no fresh air. consequently gas Will
collect and the first man with an
open light aeis II orr.
Investigation Of Monday morning
explosions revealed that air fans be
ing stopped over the week end were
the cause.
The system Of ventilation should
be- 20 planned that a minimum mum
Der Of doors viii DC necessary Flee
trio lights and flame safety lamps
should be substituted for open lights
In all coal mines. The practice of
shooting Off the solid should be elm
iuntcd and permissible explosives
should be substituted for black blast
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-10-31
sHUTIN RENDEZVOUS
NEEDS RADIO

In a little nearby city there lives "a
dear Sunshine lady who spends her
spare moments reading 20 the blind
and others who may care TO listen IN.
This little home has become the rem.
devious ~ shui.ina IN her Hoighbor.
hood. who have bought and assem-
hlcd q fine radio set with the ercrp-
ton of a 4s-yolt battery and tWo
a y II or ne vi tubes. when their
finances became depleted Excellent
programs are being broadcast every
evening now. and u means walt OF
from 20 90 90 days before these boys
will be- financially able 20 complete
the set. Wont some ~ our readers
help these ahutsina 10 complete their
work and enjoy its fruits' Gail
Capitol tdc6