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The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
MINING RESIGNATION ADOPTS SEVERAL.
 RESOLUTIONS

Spokane. Wrsh.. December s, (Py The Amcican Mining Associa- tion which has been in session here has adopted resolutions demanding that Federal lands in eleven Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast states be ceded to the States to permit of taxation and controlt another resolution oppases abandonment of the Alaska Railroad and urged that the Legislature of Alaska be given the same authority over public lands the same as the Legislatures in the Phitlipnss. The Mining As sOeiatton opposed the withdrawal of any part of the public damaih from mineral pro. peating or reqnir- ing the Rling of bond to cover such operation as proposel i. pend ing congressional legislation. Ali other resolution opposed the Blue Sky Legislation affecting mining.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
TUESDAY
 tTElEGRAPHic, TUESDAY, December s, 1925.
HUGE CRATER DISCOVERED
 SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA

Washington. D. C., December 8, @-The discovery of a huge vol canic crater which Is believed to be nearly as large as the famous Crat- CT Lake in Oregon. has been re- ported by the Geological Survey. The crater Is approximately i've miles wide at the top of a noun tain eight thousand feet high in Southwestern part of tte Alaskan Peninsula and Is thought to be the highest crater of like dimensions in the world.
 The Bay at the Southern end of Barano6 Island near Cape Omma- ney has been .,;med O,amaney. as there Is g. fi!l :n the mountain near ny the hay: tne West coast South If Puffin Bay has been named Lit le Pufin Pay; and :'s Peninsula
 ,' tho Wes. Coast will he called <etur Peninsula. thu National Geo. graphic Board announced.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NOTICE OF EoRFEITrRE.

To M"nzo D. MeGumber. Mengo D
 Mcfumber and M D Mctumber
 yotr and each of your heirs. ex-
 "eufors. administrators. grantees
 and assigns
 Nuu are hereby notified that the underaisAod and is rlantut~ and assigns. have expended during the wear l92h, also durinr each uf the years ending at | ? n'eIurk Meridian July 1st. 1o92 lsa2. 1921 and s@5 he sum of one hundred dol lHr1 in labor and improvements up .On thai certain placer claim known and described as Mctumber Group 4 Snake River Bench Cain, situal ed Ill lhr Cape Nome Recording Di-tffct Territory of Alaska. S.c- und Division, orieinal notice of loralion ui which is recorded in Nol= f3l, par" 202 of the records Of said Cape Nome Recording Dis rici.
 Said labor Was performed and Improvements made for the pur- pos" of holding said claims under hi- l1ws ui the United SIales and Territory of Alaska
 And Nou and each of you are hereby notified that if wi hin ninety days after the service of this notic" on Nou ny publication thereof for ihe period of ninety day= you fail or refuse to contri hnie To the undersigned your pro portion of such expenditures as GO owners of said mining claim Nour interest m said mining claim will become the property of the undersigned by whom and bS who's" grantors and assienors the wh"9e rranlnrs and assisnors the said required necessary tNurndi tGrrS were made.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska. this Iih day of November. 1923.
 Lomen Reindeer and Trading
 corporation. by
 CARL J LOMEN. President office and Post Office Address, Nome Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
AIR BOARD RECOMMENDS
 EXPANSION AVIATION WITH
 OUT DRASTIC CHANGES

Washington. D. C., December |. R)-The Coolidge Air Board has recommended expansion of the Milf tary Naval aviation withou. drastic changes 10 the present organization and are opposed to unified Air Service, and also recommended the creation of three Assistant Secre- taryship in the War. Navy and Commerce Departments to handle the aviation problems and recom- mended the Army Air Service be known as Army Air Corps and ask ed for Its adoption by ,he govern ment.
 The Board further recommends the continuing of t:se aviation pol Icy to encourage better commercial aircraft development and the eiim- ination of government competition in the civil industry of aircraft productions; ard recommends that assistance to commercial aviation be given through establishment of airways and air posts; ard to make provision for two more brigadier generals of the Arnly Air Corps a continuation of flight pay to all aviators; the Board emphasized the opinion that the Military and Civil Aviation should remain distinctly separate" and said that the types of planes criticized as flying cof- fins" had flown million miles dur ing the last three years without casualty; and recommended that flying officers be given command of airplane carriers and other ac- tivities requiring immediate com mand of flying aviators.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Dan Donovan. Tom Phelan. Tom
 kelleher. Anthony McGettigan.
 Mike Kelly, Jerry Donovan. your
 and each of your heirs, execu-
 tors. administrators and assigns:
 You and each of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended the sum Of one hundred dollars. each year during the years 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913, 1S14. 1915, 1916, 1917. 1920 ending on Dec. 31st. and 1921, 1922. 1923. 1924 ending at 12 o'clock Meridian July lst, in labor and improve ments upon the Randsburg Group Coei Creek tributary to Solomon River. in the Cape Nome Mining and Recording District. Territory of Alaska, the location certificate of which is found Of record in Vol. 1S4, page 479. in the office of the Recorder of said district and pre- cinct, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of the laws Of the United States. and the Terri tory of Alaska. concerning annual labor upon mining claims. Such expenditure being the amount re- qufred by said laws to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are further notified that If within ninety days from the completion of the publication here of. for the period of ninety days you fail or refuse to contribute to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as cO-Owner your interest in said mining claim will become the property of tha undersigned your co-0wner. who has made such required expendi- ture.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska, the SIS, day of Octoher. 192k.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NATION ADVISORY COM. ON AREuN AiTlt $ MAKES
 R.IDNI DATI0N>

Washington. D C, utcrmhe" i" lia, 1bo National I'd isory C. ! - ut Ice II areonaut.cs ''umiHca led io Congress the creation of a Bur rau of Commercial Ait Navigation under the supervision of the De partmen' of Commerce, also q continuance of 1he policy of airoralt development and the extension of 5he air inail service. President Coolidge endorsing the report cit Ied the statement in the report stating. "Amerca is the laas abreast of other aggressive nations in the technical Il 'velopment of air, crati for mill ary purposes
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
IuS+E AIRtR.,tT COMMITTEE
 MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS

Washington, D. C., DeceMher 10, .R,-The Special ftoase Aircraft Committee recommended an eXpen- dstare uf twenty million annually for the next five years to procure suitable aircraft for the Army and Navy and suggested the creation of Il Department of National De- rense supplantiHg the Army and Navy Departments. Reid promts- ed to present a bricr advocating q unified Air Service and other recon mendations with increased promo tion with opportunities for air of ficers pay commensurate with the hazards of their work,
 pRnnEs az. Aanp 4pi ANka
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

ping the farms that the population and manufacturii E were expanding and il was only natural that thcs" must come to the farmers for food and raw materials he market for food is inrrrasnl faster than pro duCiivity and propos" To actiN fly and enersctically assist tue farmer to promote their w"lfa~c through cooperative marketing
 Regarding the organization of corporations through which the government would directk ur in directly fix prices or engage in buying or selling farm produce, Coolidge said, " his would be q dangerous undertaking as ihc em- urgency is not acufe. ii seems at
 he present time to have lost much support. no matter how il may try to disguise il. he moment the government engages in buyinP ur s Hing by that acr. il automatically hX"S prices ''
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
St<tiE Ntt Vt ~ GD IF tilh Jpt. DESIRED Eh tt:i;iilb
 MAN

Bradford t,ne t1p r" city officer have enacted a Grw p'ohibit us an unmarried man frrm hold frs nunoip'l job when there is i marrt'd mnu loukiue foi il
 Tn" Bradford councillors aoNld no, understand why rHo"e stuald h.. ans unmarried men iua4murh as reports snpyted 'hai ti' re are al nest twice as m;ny majdol in the 'ty q. bachelors.
 The c'ty medical off,1er replied thai thr rrecarion- con lition of the wood uadr which ia the chief in dnslrl of ta" ci't. is respor9ihle al. uGn, of tnr lora' Nonr@ mon LGnn'n' marriage,
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NOTICE OF FoKFEIruKE.

To F.lma Mcknight ald John Me
 Naneht your aaG each of yonr heirs, executors. administrators
 grantees and assigns.
 You are hereby notified that tht undersigned, and its sran,ors and assifnars. have expended during each of the years ending at l2 o'clock Meridian .lmly lst. 1922 1923. l924 and 1925. the sum oi one hundred dollars in labor and Improvements on each of those ger 'atn placer mining claims. situated in the Cape Nome Recording Dis trict. Territory Of Alaska. Second Division, known and described as follows:
 Yankee Doodle Claim or Group q Bench on snake River, notice of location of which is recorded in Volume 15S. page 2iS of the Re cords of said Cape Nome Record, ing District:
 Yankee Boy Claim or Group. q Bench on Snake River. notice oi location of which is recorded il Vol. l5a. page 24l of the Record. of sant cape Nome Recording Dis trfct:
 Minnehaha Claim UT Group, ; Bench on Snake River. notice ol l location of which is recorded i, Vol. 15a. page 246 of the Record. Of said Cape Nome Recording Dis 1 trict:
 | Said labor was performed ant improvements made for the pur pose af holding said claims undel the laws of the United States ant Territory of Alaska.
 And you and each of you ar' hereby notified that if within ninety days after the service O tds notice on you by publication thereof for the period of ninet. days.you fail or refuse to contri bute to the undersigned your pro portion of such expenditures a co-owners Of said mining claims your interest in said mining claim will become the property of tn undersigned by whom and b, whose grantors and assienors tn said required necessary expendi lures were made.
 Dated at Nome. Alaska. this 7tl day of November. 1925.
 Lomen Reindeer and Trading
 Corporation, by
 CARL J. LOMEN. President
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Washington, D. C.. Dec. s. Ao- a Naval strategist expert. testified before the Mitchell Court Martial that "an air invasion of the United States by Asiatic Powers was i'm possible without using Russian and Canadian territory" Replying to Colonel Mitchell's charge that Am erica will be reached from Asia by way of Alaska" was frost and further said "l don't believe any nation could seize Alaska under any conditions"
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Washington, December 9. (F-- Secretary Work made his final re- port of the administration Min eral Relief Act, and announced that
 every elaim coming under the act with one exception has been adiu- dicated; ninety claims were cram ined dqFins the year. balance of upwards of inc hundred and fifty thousand still remained out of the original appropriation Of eight and one half millions. Five suits 0f
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
FIRST ELECTRIC GOLD DREDlF PUT IN OPERATION
 NEAR EI4LENSBURG

Seattle. Dec. I. @-The first electrically driven gold dredge was put in operation on swauk Creek. near Ellensburg. by the Ktttitas Mining Company. The dredge has seven and a half cubic foot buckets and will displace hand labor which has been used in that vicinity for fifty six years. The machine weighs one thousand tons and Is capable of handling five thousand cubic yards of gravel per day. and was constructed at Q cost of a quarter million dollars. Three more of the sams class of dredge, are expected to be installed soon.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NOTICE OF FOi.FEITuRE.

To John Roland and Karl Karlln. yuur and each of yomr heirs. ex- erutors administrators and as- signs:
 Iou are hereby notified that the
 undersigned has expended the sum of one hundred dollars during each of the years 1920, 1921. 1922. 1929 and 1924 m tabor and improve
 menis upon each of the following named claims: The Blue Jay Group. and the Polar Bear Group.
 placer mining claims, situated on
 the Casa al1erpasa River. in the
 Council City Mining District and
 Precinct, Territory cf Alaska. the location certificates of which are found nf record in lhe office of the | Recorder of said district and pre-
 cinct, in order to hold said claims under the provisions of the laws
 of the Gntted Ststes, and the Ter ritory of Alaska concerning annual
 labor upon mining claims. Such expenditures being the amount re-
 uuired by said laws to hold sald
 claims during said period. And you are further notified that if within ninety days from the
 completion of the publication here of, for the period of ninety days you fall or refuse 10 contribute
 to the undersigned your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner your interest in said mining claims will berome the property or the undersigned your co-oWner. who | has made such required expendt- ture.
 1 Dated al Nome, Alaska. the 31st day of October. 1925.
 EUGENE w. GRAHAM. Cn-Owncr.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Washington. December !. @- The Congress af the United States went into session this morning. One hundred bills were introduced ta the House. Hill of Maryland, presented . resolution esx."g for the, repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
 Washington. D. C., Dec. 2. @- Congress met with the House facing a three cornered contest over the speakership as a result of a new canlisnss for republican leadership by the insurgehts group who nomi. mated their own candidate. Repro. sentative Cooper. of Wisconsin. the insurgents declared war on the Mellon Tax Plan and announced their intention to urge real farm iesislatioa.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Washington. D. O.. Dec. I. @- esnator LaFollette failed to attend the aFst Senate Republican Con tsrsncs. asid since he was elected.
 Instead of accepting the invita- ton to attend the conference. La Toilette met with the Wisconsin republican insurgents. c0ngressmen announced . statement would be giveu tomorrow to the public we n.et issue squarelr." The repabli- cah committee JswNed C,nsress- man Nelson of Wisconsin his seat oh the Rules Committee.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
MONDAY
 tTeLeoRApHlc) MONDAY. DoceAbee 2, loao.
ATTRACTS OF COOI.IDGE'B
 MEssAGE TO CONGRESS

Washington. D. C.. Dec. 7,R- President Coolidge's message to Congress suggested q Tax reduc- ton along lincs the House Ways and Means Committee outlined and adherence to World Court end con- tinued effort to strengthen govern ment aviation without any radical change of organization In the Army and Navy Air Services.
 He dwelt on a curtailment of the Shipping Boards powers with the Government neet under the con- trol of . single executive. and in- creased authority for the President and Departments of Commerce and Labor in labor disputes In the coal industry. Also the encouragement of cooperative marketing as an aid to sGricul' urs. and appealed to the public for q vigorous enforcement of the prohibition laws. He renew ed hss advocacy Of railroad c0nsoli- dations. and the development of in- land waterways. and recommend ed the retention for the present the property seized from aliens during the war. He reiterated his desire for reorganization of government departments which should be au- ihOrised. and declared that States and local communities must cop crate more with the Federal gov ernment In reclamation. He urges sale of Muscle Shoals to the highest bidder who agrees to produce Nitr- ates incidntal with its power de- velopment. and also contended that Muscle Shoals problem had "as- sumsd place all out of proportion with its real importance"
 Coolidge said. ESQ far aa the in- come tax exemptions are concerned 1t seems to me the Ways and Means Committee have gone as far as 1t ts safe to go. in fact somewhat fur ther than I should have gone"
 The president also said the Lec- arno agreement represents the sue cess of the policy adopted by the European countries In settling their own problems without involving the United States: and further said that while American participation ip q world court did not mean in- volvement n the League of Nations but would contribute greatly to the advancement of our ideals."
 Tho president is quoted as say ing. "every effort will bs made to secure agreements for liquidation of debts with remaining countries. |" and "we must have an air strength worthy of America and provisions should bs made for two additional bFigadier generals in the Army Air Service"
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
U T. M'N l''N ana RObf. K !
 ENGSIROM Nnmr heirs admin


 ENGSTROM. yuur heirs. admin is'raters executors and assigns Nuu are hereby notified that the undrr+isHed has expended the sum of one hundrcd dollars during each of the years 1921 and 1925 in labor and Improvements upon placer mining claim known as the rREEZEoI-T Placer Mining Claim on Mcdonald Creek. in he Cape Nome Mining and Recording Dis trict. Second Division Territory of Alaska the location certificate of which is of record in Volume 14s at Page Ar. of the records of said mining and recording district. in order to hold said claim under the provisions of the laws of the United States and the Territory of Alaska concerning annual labor upon min ing claims: such expenditure being the amount required by law to hold said claim during said period.
 And you are hereby notified that f within ninety days from the com pletion of the publication hereof you Tail Ur refuse to contribute to the under. isned yaur proportion of such expen liture as Il co s~ner yonr in crest in said placer mining claim will beronr he property of the undersigned your co-owner. who has made such required e1- penditurr
 Dated al Nome Alaska. this 3rd day uf October 1925
 A / WATSON.
 to Owner, Publish Oct 3 To. IT, 24. 31. Nov '. 1i. 2l, "S. Dec. ,. l2 l9. 2G, 1925.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NIroRTA>T SILK iNlENrioNs

Tokyo. NP Prof Lyn"p ln"nv" of the Sericultural Soloo! in UyeAa is reported to have perfected two jnvcnlio19 that gre expected t1 greatly affect th" silk industry.
 one of these is said to Ee a de vice Q produce new silk from old rugs and scraps. while thc other is q simple method of obtaining silk direct from silkworms without waiting for the formation of t!l" foeuung
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
tODi.lDGE's nuDi.ET MESSAGE
 BEFORE CONGRESS-

Washington. December 9. ll't President Coolidsc's Budget Mes sage sent 10 Congress said. the minimum cost of running the gov ernment has been about reached. and that he normal expansion or our growing nation will involve additional expenditures. He re- commended reduction in taxes and sugges; ed that necessary funds be supplied in keeping the airplane in duStry alive and the replenishine and refluing of the air service equipment and the developing of an orderly policy in aviation.
 President Coolidge declared "lhat every available resource of the gov ernment will be employed in pro hibition enforcenlent," and opined that the total estimates of forty two million four hundred and forty seven thousand dollars for com bined air service should accomplish the ueSlfeu ends sought.
 He further said. "the outlook for the coming fiscal year of 1927 was most favorable, the estimated ordinary receipts will be three bil- lion eight hundred twenty four mil lion five hundred and thirty ihous- and dollars: and the expenditures will amount to three billion tuur hundred ninety four million two hundred and twenty two thousand dollars, this he. say7, indicates q surplus of ,nree hundred and thir ty million three hundred and seven thousand The uutlunk. he says. for 1926 and l927- shows q united effort on the part of he executive and legislative branchs of the env- ernnrnt Cor economy which is now beginning tn hear fruil. and request for funds to expand the Coast Guard Service as Il part of his prohibition enforcement plan which will include the construction of ten new cutters and number of smaller craft
 Coolidge estimated expenditures of the government for the coming fiscal year beginning .Iulv one, three billion eight hundred ninety six million. including the postoilice allotment of seven hundred forty million, which il is expected to pay. the postal revenue estimate an in crease of one hundred and sixty million over the current year He recommended to pay he principal on the public debt of five hundred and fifteen million with interest Of seven hundred ninety five million which il cost to run the govern ment.
 It is ehnated to give the Vet erans one billion eight hundred and forty six million; an increase for maintenance of the Army and Navy at it's present enlisted strength is contemplated. The Aviation Ser vices have been allotted larger funds for the purchase of equipment The Treasury has allotted twenty two million for prohibition enforce ment. The Coast Guard Service funds have been increased from twenty million six hundred thous- and 10 twenty four million thrc" hundred thousand
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
NEW sAIal0N REGULATIONS
 EFFDmIvR JAN, FIReT

Washington. D. C., Dec. [. R- sdsaysstated BTAo sserstasy Hooyas Aaa apDrovad the new salnan heAins regulation for the Alaska Coast during the year 1e1e aNd vhieh. will became s1ss- tive on. Jaauary AHst: rssuirias at least oss nils betwesa Ash traps h Alaska' vatees; seutA sf 8 de-
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
MAJOR HANSON OPPOSED
 TO SEPARATE AIR FORCE

Washington, D. C., December 8, R)-Major General H2a1en Rely, CommandaEt Of the Army War College. testified at the Mitchell Court Martial IS follows: "I am opposed to Separate Air Force which would .cke away the power from the Commander of the whole. which he needs in order to accom- plish the best result1."
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
'''s IN It..lii i.AEtD . N DND.EiI iLi GOOD THlNt"


 Leeds. uPi Lord Mayor Gibson believes prohibition 'i4 a wonder fully good thing for the U.lii,d states The Lord Mayor has visited The t'nitHd Sli tes every Wear for Il long period and he 10! rlI h mem hers ia an address after bis last lrip thai in hi efinion prohibition has been one of the main ea;isst.s of 1he Won '"rtul sIlee'sf of the An r ltaan people in the last few ytars
 Franri F Cox. ch; lr1an of t'ie club sai6 h l'lieNed ,", ~hat nc had seca that prohibition had "cl"ansed tnr lfe nf thr working class in America .'
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Washington. D. C., December 8. R)-The Uaited Cemmittee for Prohibition Enforcement appealed to Pope Plus Eleventh for his mor- al support and civil authority. which brought sha-p rejoinder from the Rev. John Burke. GeNerai secre- tary af the National Catholic Well fare Conference, who termed the appeal as rank ''impudencc."
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

creating in the Pribilof Islands fund raised from revenue sales of tered hy the Department of Com nerce tu protect the development "f fur seal. fisheries and fox rais- ing. and that q portion of the fund be- used 'p provide natives with II" necessities Of life on those Is lands
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12
ENGINEERS UNDECIDED ON EXTENSION COLI NRIA
 RIVER CHANNEL

Washington h c. December lo. Ulh The Board uf Army Engineers reserved their decision un the pro po-al Of the tolumbia River Chan mel he dug to Il depth of B fe,' and widcnri tu fiy" hundred feet. la ier Coiner. an Army Engineer uf Portland, who recommended ;he plan, wrote asking for further in formation.
The Nome nugget., 1925-12-12

Nederland. December 2. R-1s of the twenty imprisoned miners of the Fareview silver, gold and lead mine. were rescued. two were found dead. Prentice Norris a World war veteran. whom smoke 0vercame when he led the second rescue party after Ae first party had retired before the smoke be- came to critical. The condition of the rescued men, said Robert Ste phensOn was amasing, he directed the building and caulking of a bulkhead which saved eighteen and was cheered on by his companions and the entombed men singing oc- casiOnally.