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The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
SEWARD WILL STEAL SEWARD

Seward. July 23, (R)-Mayor Key, q addressing business men at meet ing attended by many tourists. said, "The greatest source to effect the Alaska fanatical doctorine. was ap- piled to conservatism, which is re- tardtAg the natural development Many years ago party of Seattle men came to Alaska and when they returned they took two totem poles with them, nov the Seward business men intend to visit the volunteer park in Seattle and steal the statue of William Seward and take 1t North with them and erected 1t opposite the Court House"
 Indirectly the Alaska Herring pro- duce great quantities of. silk, said Lee D. Wakefield. President Of the Franklin Packing Company, of Seat tie. enroute to re Red Fox Bay plant. Over a thousand tons of fish meal fertilizer were exported to Ja- pan last year. When they were ap- piled to the Oriental Mulberry trees they produced luxuriant growth of silk.
 Representative Shreeve, of Penn syiyania. and Lymon and o'Malley. arrived on the Fisheries vessel. Brant. The party leaves for Fair banks and then go back to the coast
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|INnIANs ExCELL IN
 ENDURANCE DANCES

Pocatello, Idaho. July 22. @- Exhaustion overlook a majority of the Bannock and shoshone tribes men when the chief medicineman sigualled the close of the three day sun dance. Some sank. while others staggered into the meagre shadows of the willow enclosure. They eager ly moistened their lips after days without water or food. The medi- cine man will care for them three days longer. He gave each swal- low of water and increased the swal- low every few hours. After three days rest. feast will take place which will continue for the whole day. It is believed by the Indians that God will answer their prayers by purging the spirits of evil and their bodies.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
KNOCKS DOWN CANDIDATE
 FOR SHERIFF

Seattle. July 22. (P)-The Post Intslligencer dispatches said that Adrurif Todd. former mayor of Kel- so, who is a candidate for sheriff of Lewis county. was knocked down twice during nn aitereation with commissioner E. D. HOtbrOOk. They had long been political ensmies. In speech Saturday. Todd referred to Holbrook sarcastically. They met in the lobby of hotel and when Todd was asked If he made the speech. he denied 1t. HOlbrook call ed him a liar and knocked Todd down twice. HolbrOok was lined one dollar when he pleaded guilty to assault ana battery.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
BENPSEY TO MEET
 TUNNEY THIS FALL

Chicago, July 25, iR-Tex Ric- kard announced that Dempsey will meet Tunney at Chicago. on septsm- Der eleventh. simultaneously B. P. Clemens. who contsDds that he holds a contract for Demtssy's ser vices. was listed by the state boxing They notified Dempsey | hat he must appear against Wills August sixth. in order to defend the title, Dempsey declared the Gle ments contract void.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
TWO PEACE OFFICERS
 TRY START BIO RIOT

Muskogee, OklohOma. July 20. (B Thirteen person were shot and .clubbed in the interiors ot three rooming houses. which pams near being demolished. The reign of terror was caused by two iptOxi- cated peace officers, who were AnaD- ly captured by their fellow O6lcess. On assailant, Paul Davis, Deputy Sheriff. was fatally shot befors he could be subdned. His companion, Yes Cormack, . city detective Ia held fin jail. Both the men wsye crazed on whiskey that they had seized on raids last night.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
SAD ACCIDENT ON
 BAllsAM LAKE

Lindsay Ontario. July 23. B- Reaching land after i've hours of on and overturned canoe. on Balsam Lake. four campers told of seeing their companions sink one by one after a canoe. In which they were riding. capsized last night The missing were all young men. The survivors said they ran into a squall and the canoe capstaed when q hea- " wave struck 1t suddenly. all chung tO the overturned canoe and tried to propel it ashore.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
HERRIoT IssuE DEFEATED

Paris, Jniy 23. (AD-The Chamber Of Deputies defeated the Herri0t government with vote of two hUp- dred and eighty seven to two bun dred and thirty four. The mipis- try defeated the director on the question of confidence and approved of the ministerial declaration which was concerned entirely with the sal vation of the French franc. said the general of the financial state govern ment.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
FRIDAY
  CrelEoRAem,c,
FORMS NEW GARNET

Paris. July 21. R-Edourt Her riot. who will take Briands place as the head of the government. sue ceedsd In forntRg a new cabinet. The new ministry consists of eleven and socialists. HerrlOt Chau- temps. Hessse. Daladier. oueville. Bonnet. Hilsaud. Jacquier. Dunes nil. Bazile. and Lambert. are all listed as deputies. AnatOle Demon zie will return as minister of m ance. hs has previously been at odds with HerriOt.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
ADMINIsTRATOR
 GOES BEFORE GRAND JURY

San Franciseo. July. g. R-col- onel Ned Green. the Federal PrOhi- bition Administration of Northern California. faces sweeping charges before the Grand Jwry M0sday. United States Attorney George Hat field admitted following the issuance of twenty-hve jury subpoenaes. the principal charges included criminal in ofIlce. protection Of padding government ex- pense accounts and being fntoxieatAA In a public place. Alfred Tedai. head of the intelligence department of the internal revenue division. di- rected several weeks of inquiry.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24

by way of the Richardson Highway. Col. Steese placed an automobile at their disposal to carry them over the highway. Shreeve who was . memter of the Congress thirteen year ago. voted for tho construction Of the Alaska Railroad. It was im- possible then to visit the Territory. He regrets that he must hurry back to Washington by August.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
BIG JEWEL ROBBERY

New York. July 20. Two rob bers held up Pagan and Hayman of the wholesale jewelry establish ment. on the tenth floor of the Mai den Lane Building. and escaped with unset diamonds and jewels valued al seyentyfve thousand dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24

They accepted Smith W. Brookhart, unseated United States Senator. once
 termed . party outcast and again
 Senatorial nominee. They demand
 the agricultural equality and com
 mended the National and State ad-
 lministrations.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24

Winnepeg, July 20. R-Ths. Americans left Selkjrk, Manitoba. for Lake Winnipeg mining area which js four hundred and Afty miles northeast, following the rs- ports that there was rich mineral discovery.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
BODY UNKNOWN MAN i FOUND IN WATER

Cordova, July 20. The body of an unknown man. thought to be Joe Seymoure, Il clamdieger. lost last spring was found near Point Steel, Hinchingbrook Island. ap parentiy 1t had been in the water :. long time.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24

Blackton, Ala. July 3S. @-Nine miners were killed by a gas explo- sion in the Dixie mine. of the No6att Coal Co. at MoRatt. The dead in clude white men and ( negroes.
The Nome nugget., 1926-07-24
IOWA REPUBLJCANs
 CHOOSE SMITH ". nROOkllARf

Des Moinss. July 2s. N-Ths Iowa Republicans at the state con- vention. buried their hatchets and approved of the candldataa .chossa for the June seventh Primaries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

Many members Of Congress are
determined to abolish the nuisance
taxes growing out of the World
War.
A half dozen bills dealing with the
remaining ''war taxes" have been
introduced.
The advice OF President Coolidg.,
and the program of Democratic:
leaders both have been disregarded
as individual members have written
their own ideas into tax bills.
The early rush to present such
measures forecasts determined
effort to alter some schedules Of
last years tax law although Re
publican leaders already have turn
ed thumbs down on the suggestion.
Cotton is entering into the farm
relief fight with much force, ii Is
Indicated in the new bills. One bill
by Representative Landlord CD of
Georgia, has proposed a cotton cor
poration with the Government pro-
viding $500. 000, 900 capital stock.
The revised McNary- Haugen bill
Of the farm bloc is scheduled to be
started on its uncertain journey
tomorrow.
There are rumblings or a farm
bloc demand for special session
Of Congress il relief efforts fail.
Prohibition registered an en-
phatic note in the bills OF the short
session.
The proposal of Representative
Gallivan 3D. Of Massachusetts sor
neferendums in every State at the
next election is one of many bills
introduced or in preparation.
Resolutions to provide a temper
airy cure for alleged chaotic condi-
lions in radio broadcasting. by pro-
hibiting further licensing until per-
manent legislation is passed re-
Elected the wide intesest among
members of Congress in this sub
tect.
More than 1000 bills now await
action on. the Congressional calen-
dars.
Hundreds of new bills are ex-
pected to be introduced by the end
of the week.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
CRACK SEABOARD LIMITED
MAKES INITIAL FLA. TRIF

The Orange Blossom Limited
crack special of the Seaboard Air
Line for Florida points, made It's
initial trip of the season yesterday
afternoon carrying a distinguished
passenger list and a group of the
company's officials. including Presi-
dent Warfield, Fred Geissler, as
sistant passenger traffic manager,
and George w. Vierbuchen, district
passenger agent.
This train is composed Of IL cars
with solid Pullman accommodations
and represents the last word in
luxurious travel.
The new train cuts the running
time to 36 hours. with only one
night out.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
BUM RODGERS
GETS LIFE
BY international New. Service

NEW YORK, Dec. John
Bum" Rodgers, notorious bandit
and Jail breaker, today was sen.
fenced to life Imprisonment by
Judge Barrett in Bronx county
court on the charge of carrying a
concealed weapon. The heaty SEN
tence was mandatory under the
new Baumes law, because OF Rod
gers long criminal record
Before being led away hand
cuffed to two deputy sheriffs and
guarded by three others, the fa-
nous Bum" was denounced by
the judge as an ordinary criminal,
without any of the spectacular
traits attributed to him by the
public. Asked If he had anything
to say Rodgers replied;
mot a thing
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

conviction on charges EIade by a
10-year-old girl, the clergyman hur-
ried here only to be Tilted On his ar.
rival by his bride-to-be. Miss Cora
May Stewart, daughter of pro-
prietor of a silver fox farm on
Prince Edward Island.
Miss Stewart declared she told the
Rev. Mr.. Wood that he was mot
the kind of man she wanted for a
husband" and that he had misrepre-
sented his age to her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
NEWS BRIEFS Of
ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON COUNTY. Dec. r.
Officers OF the Arlington County
Civic Federation will be elected at
meeting tonight. After the cleo
fion Major r. w. r. Ewing. chair
man OF special committee investi-
eating the increased telephone rates
will report. Among other matters
to be discussed will be the need Of
appointing q plumbing inspector In
the county.
The monthly meeting OF the Mas.
ter Plumbers Association of Airing
ton County will be held tomorrow
night in the Rucker building. Clar-
endon. F
The board Of supervisors Of
Arlington county endorsed the
straigh tot the bridge boulevard plan
in two resolutions presented by Ash
ton G. Jones at their meeting yes
terday.
william l.. Bragg. chairman Of
the Virginia Park and Planning
Commission. said he would take
steps to transmit the resolution to
the Federal planning body.
More than 200 persons attended
the card party and dance last night
Of the Edward Douglas White Coun-
ell, knights Of Columbus, at st.
Charles School.
The records of the clerk Of the
court show that in November there
were 600 deeds recorded, $50 county
hunting licenses issued, 513 State, As
nonresident. and 4 angling. The
total collected for hunting licenses
was $2,363.50.
Fines collected during the month
for violation of the prohibition laws
was $3.50 and costs $339.75. Fines
other than prohibition amounted to
$40, with costs Of $3.50.
Asa e. Phillips, chief engineer IN
charge of the installation Of the
county's water system will speak
at a special joint meeting of the
Aurora Hills Civic League and the
Virginia Highlands Citizens Assoc
citation tomorrow night in the Cal
vary Methodist Church.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07

A new infIatable vest for swim
mers weighs only ii ounces and is
puncture proof.
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OLSON ACCUSED
BY JURY
lContinued from Page ID

as udts 1AGtt4CAA4OCL ~ III 90 =
say and destroy all my letters.
That letter came from Erdmar1.
Clara's sister, Alice, testified just
before it was read. District At
torney EARL had it spread out be
tween two pieces of clear glass.
The girl looked at it with no visible
emotion and said that she had seen
1t before-that 1t was Erdn1an's
handwriting.
From Erdman. Clara Said
II was there when she got it,
Alice said quietly. II saw her take
it out of the envelope. I asked her
who it was from and she said 4
was from Erdman. .
Clara Olson's body was taken
last Thursday out Of q foot-deer
grave among the oak trees On
Battle Ridge. "a knoll that almost
overlooks Erdman's fathers farm
house. quarter mile away. She
had been missing since the night 81
September 8. when. it is charged.
she left her fathers home to meet
Erdman.
Erdnan Olson has been missing
since September 81. when he abrupt
~ left Gale College. at Galeville,
Wis. where he was a senior. He
left the day after old Chris Olson,
Clara's father. had demanded that
he get her to write or show herself
or he would 20 to the sheriff.
Albert Olson and his wife. Anna,
parents of Erdman. and their hired
man. Edwin Knutson. who was an
intimate of Erdman and who drove
him back to Gale College three days
after Clara had vanished. were
among yesterdays witnesses. So also
were Chris Olson and his son. Bern
ard. Their testimony was hungrily
absorbed by some 500 country folk.
men in denim and sheepskin coats,
women in their tawdry best. pretty
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
RESCUE SQUAD
SAVES LIFE

Working IS minutes with their
hands to induce respiration in an
elderly coIored woman who was
found asphyxiated. members OF the
Fire Departments rescue squad
early today restored life to Mrs.
Sophie Thornton. Of 1906 s st. NV
The rescue is said to be one Of
the most noteworthy since the crea.
ton Of the squad.
At 2.40 o'clock this morning an
emergency call was received by the
rescue squad. Within a few min
utes the five members of the squad
were at the s street address. A
nephew of the elderly woman, re
turning home at 2:30 this morning,
had discovered his aunt uncOnsci-
Gus from illuminating gas.
For the next three-Quarters Of
an hour the five men employed all
the skill they had learned in months
of study, to restore signs of life
to the silent form. Her hands were
placed in bowls of hot water Warm
blankets were thrown over her a.
the men worked. Some OF the
squad massaged the body. forcing
the blood toward the heart. After
hope had been almost abandoned
there were signs of life. and with
in a few minutes the woman was
breathing.
This is the first time in the many
recent cases Of asphyxiation that the
rescue squad has been called in.
The squad is maintained by the
Fire Department for such cases,
and for suffocations, drownings,
etc.
Members of the squads are Sergt.
e. J. Carroll and Privts. J. G. How
ard, D. j. Mccarthy, l.. C. KengIa
and n. C.. Robinson.
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BY Pidgeon, stair Photograplisr

girls IN silk hose and short dresses.
after the manner Of city flappers.
While Albert Olson was testlfying
his wife was downstairs waiting and
she revealed for the first time that
Erdman had another girl. "a nice
girl at school, she said, to whom
he wrote twice week when he was
at home. She meant a coed Of
Gale College, q co-educational school
Nervous on Stand
Albert Olson. nervous Witness,
testified that Clara had appealed BY
letter to both himself and bis wife,
informing them that she was 70 be-
come mother. and had begged that
they let Erdman marry her and
straighten II all out.
The tobacco planter was frank
and so was his Uife-that they
didn't want the boy to marry Clara.
Erdman was too young, they said.
What did you do about that
letter.? District Attorney Earl
asked Olson.
az had never seen the girl, didn't
know anything about her." Albert
said. II told Erdman to go sec
her. told him to get a doctor to
examine the girl and get the truth.
Neither my wife nor thought
Erdman was res onsi5le. Erdman
went away and when he came
back I asked him about it. He said
nothing. / don't know whether be
went to the girl or not.
After Clara had disappeared old
Chris Olson came to him, Albert
testified. He seemed to be worried
a good deal about the girl. thought
she might have been killed"
II told Chris to go home and for
get about it, that the girl would
come back at New Years, an un.
married mother" he testified.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
COOLIDGE INVITED TO
TRENTON ANNIVERSARY

. President Coolidge today was in
vited to attend the 150th anniver-
sary of the Battle of Trenton, to be
held at Trenton, N. j., December
90, under the auspices of the New
Jersey Historical Society.
The invitation was extended by
Senator Edge, who paid a brief
visit to the White House this morn
ing. Nothing of a political nature
was discussed, it was said.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Leading Field

PACEMAKER IN THE $4,000
United Jewish campaign IS David
l.. Frank. whose team Is leading
ali others in the race for the Iarg-
est amount collected. He has been
given the rating Of major for
his work.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
PASTOROUSTED,
THEN TILTED
By international News Service

BOSTON, Dec. Title old love
story" his last sermon, preached
in Baltimore. had very different
ending for the Rev. Robert Thomas
Wood, 70, for within 90 hours he
was ousted from his Baltimore
pastorate and Tilted on the platform
OF the South station here by a
Boston nursemaid of 20
Requested to resign from the
Twenty-fifth Street Christian Church
In Baltimore because of @ previous
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Tax, Farm, Rum Bills
Flood Congress
BY WILLIAM S. NEAL

The country is thinking about prohibition reduction
radio and farm ree the shower of bills thrown into Con-
its opening be taken show the trend of public
thought Members fresh from contact with home influences
literally engued the dying session of the Sxtynth Congress
TODAY with bills resolutions bearing these problems
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
All Ouer at Grandma S
THE SNOW QUEENS COURT

MRS. LTTA GRAY CHAPLIN, wife of the renowned
and beloved comedian, Charlie has taken her two small
to live at the home of their grandparents in Beverly
Hills, Calf Lita and Charlie had disagreement that
ended in this separation No court action however has
been TAKEN and friends of the couple trying to bring
about reconciliation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-07
Kills z, Then Self in Paris

PARIS, Dec. 7.-William Fl.
Payne, an American with a resi-
dence on the Champs D'Elysees,
today committed suicide after kill
ing his wife and housekeeper.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-16
Hard to Please

Dear Martha Lee: Ny sweetie and ]
arc planning to get married N April
We've grown up together and always IN,
ssnf be a to s s%fuy niece d and still
III love with her. but--here's where the
shoe doesn't Mt I'm a, gocd-natured 5ind
of guy. and she's developing q high
WITH WITH c knife but she's Just getting the
hoity-toity habit and beginning TO Ritz
her mother and me and everybody else.
The more we look at furniture the more
It's expensive or cheap. Will be pretty
bum in her estimation. From the stun
you write. Judge my mother would have
been a lot like you. so please shoot me
some dope on how to handle th 49, young lNp
You've just got an anti-Polly-Anna
budding into full bloom and you'd
best begin to do your nipping while
there is yet time. You'll get a lot
Of valuable pointers from Shakes
peares 1.-THE Tanning of the Shrew."
A few modern adaptations and the
trick is worked. Mental DULLES are
easily controlled after all. Be mas
terful. Tell her is she's got to have a
critical outlook on everything you
can't be bothered with her. That1l
wake her Up. Talk her down when
she begins her harping. She's just
under the influence Of the age and
she'll come out of It like all the
other little chicks. So don't let e
good girl lock herself up in a. pad
ded cell like that.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-16

Poor Polly ANIMAL She had her day
but it was a bright one. And
when / see these lads and lasses
with the corners of their mouths
turned down, deliberately finding
fault with everything and everybody
in order to remain in the critics
class / long for a good old-fashioned
Polly Anna. 1 tremble to express my
good opinion Of anything. 1 am
quite sure to be laughed down with
scorn. There's always something
wrong with everything. If anything
were found to be near enough to per-
lection to give satisfaction. surely
one of these young persons would
burst trying to find a flaw:
Needless to say, this dissatisfied,
quarrelsome, argumentative state Of
mind Is running our nervous systems,
and giving us dyspepsia. An emil
nent London scientist says were com
hitting nerve suicide, and that
means broken health and an early
death. And thus the vicious circle
is completed. Happy persons live
a lot longer than morose ones. And
the meaner we get mentally, the
meaner we'll get physically. Better
to have a constant grin than a con-
slant scowl. Let Polly-Ann come
back to life.