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The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
PAVILION TOTAL
 LOSS FROM FIRE

Kansas City, Feb. i6, (AP)-A fire which started in the decora- tions and attributed to defective wiring destroyed million and a half dollars worth of automobiles exhibits and the American Royal Livestock Pavilion. valued at six hundred and fifty thousand dol lars. The exhibits of the Kansas City Motor Show were a total loss
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
FISHERIES VESSEL ELDER
 GOES TO PRTBIEOFE~

Seattle, Feb. IS. GAP)-The ves sel Elder, belonging to the Fritod States BH:'e:l of Fisheries left here yesterday for Pribiloff an" will he ,.''.ei ply hetw waen ttore ard UnimaF Pass The "essel c'"- Mrs Eckardt
 ried A. o. Eckardt. a Government physician and his wife. and the vessel was commanded by Com riander J. A. Beck. The ship underwent complete overhauline d; the Navy Yard at Bremerton and had a radiophone installed.
 COLLINS Is DEAD IN CAVE
 Cave City. Feb. 16. (AP)- Floyd
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
TRIED POISON FAMILY
 BY BOTTLE MILK

San Francisco. Feb IS. tAP>- A bottle of milk left at the home of Mrs. Lavina ! Hotaling, wid- ow. pioneer of California and fl nancier and her son Fred C. and daughter-in in law Mrs Myrtle Hotal- irg, was found by the city board of health physicians to "contain enough poison to kill several fam lies" after Fred suspected the contents of the bottle and sent if to the City Board of Health for analysis.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21

yard-. whi51! Gutt.eib started with 2 ,ixty-dye yard allowance. Nur- mi's s"tbaea is | surprise as h" passed Gottleib's last lap. Nurmi it k believed is shaken from his strenuous work recently and seem ed to slow up within hundred yards of the finish when Gottleib spurted ahead and won. Nurmi lowered the mile track record in the Syracuse gymnasium. time four minutes twenty seven and two ffths seconds.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
STARR ARRIVES
 AT DUTCH HARBOR

Seattle. Feb, IS. CAP "A mes sage from Dutch Harbor. undated and nncompleted because the radio ceased working while the message was coming. said that the steamer Starr arrived there from the East a week late, having encountered severe weather and had taken ref ,;se= in Anchorage Bay near che- nix. where a heavy coating of ice on her hull had been removed
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
COLLINS NOT OUT CAVE YET

Cave City. Feb. 15. tAP,ZAn of ficial bulletin referring to the shaft being sunk to rescue Floyd Collins. said that due 10 the rotten char acter of the material encountered progress last night was the slow est since the work was started. V Nine and one half hours was re- ouired to sink a three-foot section of the shaft and the rain and snow fell in upon the workers and it grew considerably colder.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21

Cave City. Feb. 15. CAP 1.-The bulletin said that another shaft. or roof avenue had been discovered which was expected to lead to Col lins and actually did lead 10 within three feet of the diggers in the shaft at nine this morning. Three feet of earth is still to be removed ard beneath that three-foot lay er of limestone. Carmichael and q exchanged conversation distinctly with the men just outside in the cevein in the tunnel leading to Col lins.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
CJ'TTL,R BEAR TO BRING
 WRANGEL ESKIMOS HOME.

Seattle. Feb. IS fAPl The Els kimos from Wrangel Island will be taken home probably on the Cutter Bear. which is scheduled 10 leaN" san Francisco in May. because the motorship Boxer is unlikely to sail for Berins Sea before July
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
FUNERAL CONDUCTED OVER
 FLOYD COLLINS. LEFT CAVE

Cave City. Feb. IS. ,APD-Speo ial-A telegram from Governor Felds of Kentucky ordered that if Floyd Collins was dead when reached. to have q disinterested physician make thorough exam ination of the body for all evi- dences of foul plaN including poi stning Work was suspended this morning to permit the work CTS to go to heir tents for for the first rest in many hours. The body nav be uncovered sufficiently today ta permit the amputation of the legs. it was stated Lee Collins, the father of the dead man, an nounced todar that the funeral would be held at two o'clock this afternoon in the auditorium of q two hundred and fifteen foot high crystal cave This cave is declared to be the greatest diseov- cry of the dead man who is thirty five years of age and has explored c;tyerns all his life Crystal Cave is on the Collins farm and Floyd will be buried on hilltop over looking Sand Cave
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
BIG BILL HAYWOOD ON
 SPEAKING TOUR IN RUSSIA

Moscow. Feb. 16. (API-"Big Bill" Haywood has not returned to America. as has been reported, but is travelling speaker for an in ternational society for the relief of workmen in prisons abroad. having just completed tour of Southern Russia on which he delivered sixty five speeches.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
HUNDRED TWENTY ONE
 BODIES RECON BRED

Dortmound. Feb. 16, CAP 1&The bodies brought out as the result of Saturdays disaster have been officially counted and total one hundred and twenty one, with four teen assumed to be missing.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
MONDAY
 (TELEGRAPHiC)
COOLIDGE NAMES PARKS
 FOR GOVERNOR ALASKA
Senate, and Nominee Get Surprise at Presidents ChOicc-ParkS
 is SOurdough
BONE TO GO OUT IN JUNE

WaSnlnRtou, U. S.. FSu. A"' '"A President Coolidge nominated George Alexander Parks. Assistant Supervisor of Surveys and Public Lands for Alaska. of the United States General Land Office on Sat urday. to be Governor of Alaska succeeding Governor Bone, whose term expires in June.
 At the same time the President selected William NJ. Jardine, Pres ident of the Kansas Agricultural College to be Secretary of Agricul- ture after March fourth.
 Appointment Ovcrwhelms NIr. Parks
 Washington Feb. Is. tAP)- -Srecial-The appointment of George A Parks to be the next Governor ot Alaska, surprised the Senate and overwhelmed the nominee who is here to make report to his office. Parks is said to have dropped his work and hurried to the office of Commissioner Spry of the General Land Office and exclaimed to the Commissioner "Think of it-Govern- O. of A1aska-why. that's big iob, Do you think could swing it?" Spry assured him that there is no one better posted for the office and urged him to accept the appointment.
 MT Parks asked the Commis- sioner why he was selected and . whether or not Coolidge and Sec retary Work had confidence in his ability and then asked permission for an absence to rest. on receipt Of which he left the Interior De- pertinent as soon as he had noti- fled Secretary Work of his accept ance
 Being interviewed. Spry said, "Such modesty is refreshing-he has been in the Territorial Field Service since 1909 and nobody is better qualified or better informed on the needs of Alaska"
 MT. dJ hS IS loIls-two SCdiS oh age and a bachelor, his parents live in Denver He is six feet tall and an accomplished engineer
 Officer in World War
 The Interior Department said that Governor Bone did not desire q second term, when asked about the new appointment. Secretary Work said that Parks is the best informed man on Alaska that has ever been named for the office and that he is an Alaska citizen. He graduated from the Colorado School of Mines, came to Alaska eighteen years ago and served as an officer in the Engineer Corps during the World War.
 Was Prominent Athlete
 Denver, Feb. 16. (AP)-Georse Parks is the son of James Parks. Of Denver. retired Superintendent of Bridges of the Union Pacific railroad Parks achieved high honors for scholastic work and was prominent athlete.
 Meets Approval of Alaskans Ketchikan, Feb. 16, (AP)-Polit- ical leaders here declared that the appointment of George A. Parks to the office of Governor is meet irg the unanimous approval of all Alaskans and declare that Parks has travelled more in the Territory and knows more Alaskans person. ally than any living individual.
 The Chronicle editorially said, "No man that ever came to the Governorship of Alaska was more eminently fitted than Parks in training and character. He is most acceptable-no nomination could be made which would meet with
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
HUMPHREY NOMINATED FOR
 FEDERAL TRADE COMM.

Washington. Feb. 16. tAP)-The Senate Interstate Commerce Com mittee has approved the nomina- tion of William E. Humphrey as a member of the Federal Trade Com mission.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
MRS. LONGWORTH GIVES
 BIRTH TO \ DAUGHTER

Chicago. Feb. II. tAPt-Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth. the wife of Congressman Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, and the dau-- ghter of the late Theodore Roose- welt, today gave birth to her first child which is daughter.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
TO AUDIT CENSUS BUREAU

Washington. Feb l6. (AP)-It was announced today that the Sen ate Agricultural Committee has ap- proved joint resolution for an audit of the cottcn reporting or ganization of the Census Bureau.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21

Syracuse, Feb. 15, (AP)-Nurmi was beaten for the second time since his American invasion here two nights ago when he trailed Al Gottleib, the captain of the Syra- cuse cross-country team, by ten
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
AFTERTHOlGHT MINE AND
 SHELTER SOLD TO JOYCE

Bedding. Cal. Feb l5. tAP)- The Afterthought Mine and Smelt- CT at Ingrot. has been sold to Ad- rian D. Joyce of the California Zinc Compony for eight hundred and eighty thousand dollars. it was announced today.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
RACE WAR IN TEX

Orange. Texas, Feb 16. fAPl- Three white men were killed in shooting affray between whites negroes here yesterday. Two ne eroes have been arrested.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
FAMILY BURNED DEATH TEXAS

Austin. Texas, Feb 16. tAP)- Trapped behind a wall of flame at his home four miles west of here. E C. Harding and his three girls were burned to death Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
MAIL NOTICE

Postmaster M A. Winkler today announced that the incoming mail is expected to arrive today, Tues day and will close at 500 o'clock tomorrow. Wednesday.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
WRANGEL ISLAND NATIVES
 WILL SAIL ALASKA MARCH

seattle. Feb. 16. Eleven Wrangel Island Eskimos. now liv- ing aboard the Bureau of Educa- ticn vessel Boxer. will sail on that vessel for Alaska March first.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21

Cave City. Feb. Is. eAP1-Look- ing down into the rescue shaft, the Reverend C. K Dickey conducted the funeral service over Floyd Col lins and choir of eight women of Cave City sang three hymns. The boulders were replaced upon the natural tomb and the tomb was sealed. leaving the dead man lock ed in the arms of Nature which erasped him eighteen days ago
 Cave City. Feb 1s. 1AP)-Seven men, all of whom are residents of this district. today descended into t'e shaft for an examination of the body of Floyd Collins, and upon re- turning reported to magistrate Fur they will swear that Collins is dead. Carmichael stated that OH account of the peril to the wor'.- men the authorities were cons:a- ering the amputati"n of q part of the dead mans body. such as an ear. for instance by the family. and returning this portion after the identification, leaving the rCdy forever in the natural tomb where i. was caught. The citizens of Cave City have plede-'l one th' ua- and doi;arG to be used for remGv ing the body of Floyd, if preoti cable or for erecting a monumtr. to lis memory, if otherwise.
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21

New York. Feb. II. fAP)- Slatterv last night shaded Delaney Famous in a ,six round gof
The Nome nugget., 1925-02-21
MINER COMES INTO BIG PAY

San Francisco Feb. IS, (AP)- George Campbell Carson, an itin-
Evening star., 1925-01-08
Steam and Dry Pressing at Home
BY LYDIA LIE BARON WALKER.

There are two methods of ironing.
One is steam pressing and the other
is dry ironing. Each has Its place
and must be employed or the results
will be unsatisfactory. 1t is possible
to ruin some things, colored silks, for
instance, If steam pressed when they
would come out in fine condition If
dry pressed. To steam press some
pieces would mean waste of time. To
dry press others would be futile. The
Creases would remain, the labor would
be strenuous and the laundry work
be poor. The difference between steam
and dry pressing is easily discovered.
The term steam pressing" when ap-
piled to the family wash signifies that
the articles being ironed are so damp
that the moisture evaporates rapidly
. under the intense heat. If the clothes
are ironed until practically dry they
have a fine finish and perfection of
smoothness. Lines Gas in pleats) will
last long time and fabric have
body" that is surprisingly good. In
deed, it almost seems to have dressing
in it.
Steam pressed articles hold their
shape best. You know when you buy
garments having knife, box or ac-
Gordon pleating the sales woman says
with satisfaction when she wishes to
guarantee that the pleats will stay in:
They are steam pressed" So when
doing our own laundry work let us
remember to steam press certain gar
ments and pieces of fiat work.
Steam Press Napery.
Table linen is the chief thing in the
fiat wash that should be given real
steam pressing. The high gloss that
results is like the original finish. The
design of the weave is brought out
IL. II +.
renewed, as indeed il is to degree.
Double damask that is extra heavy
requires slow pressing with a really
hot iron. Iron the damask first on the
right side and then on the wrong so
that the double" weave that is
stressed gets it's due share of atten-
tion. Fold the linen and press so that
the right side gets the final ironing.
Articles that are steam pressed
should be ironed until dry, as indicat-
ed. This means that they should not
be left as done until the steam ceases
to rise. Clothes will not feel abso-
lutely dry when just off the ironing
board. They do after ) or 20 minutes.
The experienced laundreSS knows the
feel of clothes that are ironed dry,
and the amateur can soon acquire the
skill. All starched clothes must be
steam pressed.
Heat of Iron.
Another point to bear in mind is the
heat of the irons. Clothes must have
one of two things when ironed in or
der to look well and to have the
creases eliminated. Either the iron
must be very hot, and be used rather
quickly, or if not so hot more pres
sure should be given and the ironing
be done slowly. Never attempt to
iron with a fatiron that is tempered
with heat, nor that is scorching hot
"Dry Pressing"
There are certain advantages in
pressing with the moderately hot iron.
Evening star., 1925-01-08
OAAA L. A4VAA ~ IL oASA1lO ". BURGESS

himself free, it would hurt dread.
fully. 1t was because of this that
he couldn't make up his mind to try
Goodbye" said Little Joe Otter
and began to swim swiftly awav
He didn't even look back. At first
the young Otter couldn't believe tha,
ne was really being left alone. But
MS father kept straight on. Eyery
second he was getting farther and
farther away. At last the young
Otter realized that his father had
meant just what he said.
THE young otter stood 1t lust as
long as he could. Then the thought
OF being left alone in that cruel
trap became more than he could
bear. He plunged after his father
The trap brought him up short
But with all his might he struggled
He didn't even notice the pain. The
thought of being left alone there
was worse than any pain.
Suddenly the trap let go. AT
least he thought it had let 90. He
was free. I wish you could have
seen him shoot through the water
How he did swimt Little Joe Otter
heard him coming and waited for
him. $50 you decided that freedom
is worth the price of toe" said he
Such a funny look as the face OF
that young Otter wore. 1t was not
until then that he realized that he
had left his toe behind.
Evening star., 1925-01-08
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Evening star., 1925-01-08
HOW 1T STARTED
Tag, Rag and Bobtail.
BY JEAN NEWTON.

Tag, rag and bobtail," commonly
used in modern speech for rabble or
riffraff, for the lower stratum of a
community, Is an old expression. In
the European armies in former years,
for instance, it was applied to camp
followers.
In tracing the phrase back to it's
origin, efforts have been made to
connect the terms with similar mean
ings and words now obsolete. There
is no foundation for this, however,
and 1t is in the words themselves
that we find the obvious and true ex-
planation of the saying.
Tag" used in the sense of tag
ging on" refers to one who is an un-
welcome burden or hanger-on. A
rag is waste cloth, a shred or a tat
ter. And ''bobtair' is a term applied
to a horse or dog with a peculiar tail.
Such tail is not only a deficiency,
but a brand of plebeianism; Hence.
Tag, rag and bobtail" for undesir-
ables of all classes.
(Copyright.l
Evening star., 1925-01-08
My Neighbor Says:

When the kitchen chimney
catches fire throw salt on the
fire and close the window and
door to prevent any draft.
When repairing wall paper
do not put on a square patch,
but cut the edges as nearly as
a plain paper, it is a good plan
to tear II, as this makes a
thinner edge, which will stick
better.
To whiten wooden floors add
two tablespoonfuls of kerosene
to the hot soapy water used
for the purpose. 1t will cleanse
the boards, and will also de-
stroy any insects that may be
lurking in the cracks of the
wood.
Use soapbark for cleaning
wooden goods. Soak 10 cents
worth over night in g. pail of
warm (not hot) water. In the
morning strain and add two
thirds of it to the water in
which the goods are to be
washed, and, if very much
soiled. a teaspoonful of am
monia. Pour the rest of the
water in which the soapbarl
has soaked into the rinsing
water, wiring the goods well
and hang out of doors where
they will dry rapidly. When
nearly dry, iron on the wrong
side. The soapbark not only
cleanses but gives a little
body to the materials as well.
All traces of mud may be
easily removed from black
clothes by rubbing the spots
with a raw potato cut in
halves.
Iron piliowslips lengthwise
instead of crosswise If you
wish to iron the wrinkles out
instead of in.
Evening star., 1925-01-08
Early Flat Foot.

Weak ankles" weak feet" pro-
mated feet, static valgus and early
fiat foot are various names for the be-
ginning of the commonest of acquired
deformities. The condition is very
prevalent among children, particu-
larly girls 10 to 16 years old, and
If neglected or unintelligently treated
it tends to develop into permanent
rigid fiat foot.
Three factors contribute toward the
occurrence of weak feet" namely,
% faulty nutrition, CD neglect of
physical education, and CD improper
footwear.
The nutritional defect is not clearly
defined as yet, but we are justified
in assuming that the average dietary
of children in the cities is deficient
in calcium phosphate, which is an
important constituent of ligament,
muscle and bone, and that the dietary
is often deficient also in vitamins
which are essential for the growth
and development of normal muscles
and ligaments. Both the calcium
phosphate and the vitamins are
available in adequate amounts in GER
tain foods which for one reason or
another children do not get in many
urban homes. Those foods are pure
fresh milk (unpasteurized, unsteril-
ized), the fresh greens and fresh
vegetables preferably raw). and
such fruit as oranges, prunes, grapes,
bananas, strawberries. The child un-
der Is who does not take at least
quart of pure fresh milk daily is
likely to suffer from calcium short
age.
OF course the nuts, particularly
peanuts, pecans, walnuts and almonds
=
in calcium and are also excellent
sources of vitamins, but very few
people can learn to use nuts as q
staple article Of diet because they
do not know the nutritive value ant
the economy of nuts in the diet.
Evening star., 1925-01-08
Distorp of Dour Same.
BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOwLAN.
PROUSE

VARIATtoNS-Pruce, Prussen.
RACIAL oRIGIN-EneIish, French and
German.
SOURCE-A nationality.
Some people pronounce this sur
name to rhyme with mouse" and
since family names quite generally
appear to be exempt from the usual
laws of pronunciation and people call
them what they will, you can't go SO
far as to say this pronunciation is in
correct.
1t is not, however, the original pro-
| nunciation, which would rhyme with
loose"
Again, it is virtually impossible to
tell, from the name itself, whether 1t
is English, French or German in the
| individual case.
! The spelling Pruce, for instance
certainly has a French flavor. Yet in
| some cases this spelling traces straight
back to form "Pruz."
1t means, of course, "Prussian," and
| in its first use was generally prefixed
| in England and France by the word
"e,'' meaning "the."
| Prussen appears to be German
| form. and undoubtedly 1t is in many
| instances, but though documentary
evidence does not happen to be avail
able. the study of language develop.
ments and changes proves that even
this form could have developed in
| England.
(Copyright.l
Evening star., 1925-01-08

could gain freedom, and that was by
losing that toe. He had told him that
he would have to lose that toe or
lose his life.
But the young otter didn't want to
lose his toe. He said so. He said so
over and over. He just couldn't make
up his mind to it. 1t seemed to him
a dreadful thing to lose a toe.
What is losing your toe compared
with losing your life" his father
asked.
But jerhaps 1 won't lose my life"
protested the young Otter.
Yes, you will" replied Little Joe
Otter. 1T is just as certain as it is
that you are now caught in this
trap. 1 can't help you; your mothe
can't help you; no one can help you.
That two-legged creature, who set
this dreadful trap, will come to see
If any one has been caught in 1t.
Then he'll kill you. If you want this
to happen rather than lose that toe,
why 1 may as well go back to your
mother and sister. 1t is useless for
me to stay here. There is no know
ing when that trapper may come,
and he may have a terrible gun
with him. A good hard pull with
all your might will set you free.
I'm going now. Come on"
The young otter shook his head
His eyes were filled with tears. He
couldn't bear the thought of being
left alone, yet he couldn't make up
his mind to lose that toe. That toe
was numb now. That trap didn't
hurt so very much. But he was
sure, that % he should try To pull