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owner. who was Sarah Grand, the
novelist, died while struggling to drag
treasured canvas from the flames.
Sopworth House, the Wiltshire
residence of Col. Algernon Stanley.
brother of Lord Derby, was destroyed
by flames of Undetermined origin" a
few weeks ago. Firemen, summoned
from Malmesbury, miles away, ar
rived too late. The building was one
Of the most picturesque in the king
dom. Part Of it was built as a rectory
in the sixteenth century. but wings
and stories had been added through
the years. It stood conspicuously
upon a hill overlooking the estate Of
the Duke of Beaufort.
Wakefield Lodge, seat of the Duke
Of Grafton, near Towcester, North
ampton, burned about the same time,
as did Hinwtck Hall, 8 miles from
Hall, a famed old family property In
East Suffolk. and Keyford House. in
Somersetshire, suffered a like fate.
Lupton House, the seat OF Lord
Churston. near Brixham. Devonshire,
and Howick Hall, seat of the Earl of
Grey, near Alnwick, Northumberland,
are other landmarks, similarly in
ruins. Link House, near Stanmore,
some miles north of London, burned
early in March, as did Brianstown
House, near Longford. Ireland.
Scotland Yard was inclined at first
to belittle the suggestion that the fires
we're the work Of a systematic pyro-
maniac with communistic prompting.
So were others. Faulty installation
of modern heating and lighting sys-
TENS in the old buildings was blamed
General carelessness on the part Of
servants was charged. A butler de-
plored in a letter to a member of
Parliament the tendency of owners to
consider insurance adequate protec-
ton.
But the whisper Of a communistic
plot grew louder. Newspapers pointed
out that practically all the burned
mansions were In comparatively iso.
lated districts. Some said firebugs
had picked them out because of this
fact-Sure tnat once ignited there
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the merchant marine inaugurated
the perambulating fish kitchen. he
willingly ate a piece of sole and his
wife ate a fritter, too.
BY that time the crowd had gath
cred and by noon Auguste was sold
out. For the late afternoon trade
he took large stock, and before
they were done crowding around him.
clerks and officials. workmen and
women and students on their way
/ home had bought him out again.
Said Auguste to a reporter: This
is not going to happen again. All
the ministers of government and all
the midinettes of Paris may come
and | will feed them"
The nidinettes are the young girls
employed in fashionable and CONNER
cial quarters of Paris. Midi" means
noon: and they have their name
because at noon they swarm out into
the streets near their place of work
to eat the lunch they have brought
with them. 1t was supposed TO he
bread and pickles. for they are not
too we'll paid-and they economize
considerably for dress. Auguste sells
them his good fish, potatoes and frit
ters cheap-which ought to fill them
out.
The enterprise will last and grow
it has the government. Yet. with
this, and the favor of the highest
police authorities. Auguste had from
the first one difficulty. The city
promised him access TO the drinking
water sipply--but It Is always in
special pipes and Auguste has to be
joined up to the proper spigot I'm
every new stand.
~ llaI,
man who lived so long in Paris with
such enthusiasm, left money for
drinking water fountains by artesian
wells in almost every part of the
city, but they are not always found
in just those parts where the little
people" need the hot fish most.
Auguste circumvents the difficulty
in a very French way. Curious shop
keepers and families of the little
squares where he sets up his motor
Kitchen furnish the good water for
his needs. This is a real favor, be
cause they are themselves taxed for
the drinking water which comes to
them. Good humor and something
new to see does the work. All the
same, 1t costs Auguste time and
diplomacy.
He must also have gasoline for
his motor and petroleum oil for his
cook stove, but these expenses go
along with the rest. When he has
paid for his motor kitchen and stand.
all will be velvet; for, although his
prices for fried fish are cheap beyond
imagination, the fish fresh from the
Atlantic are cheaper still-to him.
His is not the first attempt to set
tie dear living by fish. At street
corner shop in working Paris year
ago a cook like Auguste sold across
his counter to his customers in the
street as many as 1000 Writings in
q single noon hour.
Auguste looks for competition.
He does not fear it; he welcomes it.
1--WE shall become popular" he says.
The French government locks for
competition.
It pushes It, contrives' It. "Fssh
must be popular" it says.
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We started next morning. August 8,
| at 1890 pm, guided by a few wisps
OF sunbeam which struggled through
the mist. The dogs pulled well, and
we must have made good 3 miles
the first hour. The second hour we
were still going WELL but the sun was
no longer visible. After some time we
referred to the compass, and found
that we were travelling due northeast!
Colquhoun then went ahead on ski
with the compass and checked the
course every quarter of a mile, while
we followed his tracks until the re-
appearance of the sun made steering
easy. Although we were approx
mately 1000 feet above sea level, the
snow was still waterlogged, and the
dogs sank in up to their bellies.
At S:15 am. we negotiated an iso
lated crevasse sufficiently broad to en-
able the sledge to jam in it. 1t ran
from north to south. We had an un-
usually clear view Of the surrounding
country. We were on a gentle incline
in the extreme western edge of the
central plateau: about a mile ahead,
on rising slope. we observed series
of parallel black lines running from
north to south. as far as the eye
could see in either direction.
To the southwest Of us lay a pro-
truding ridge of ice. These lines
swerved neither to the left nor the
right, but went straight over the
ridge. We coniectured that we had
reached the 'ice canal area, the
glacial phenomenon which Norden-
skiold describes so graphically.
Up to this time we had been exceed
ngly fortunate in weather conditions.
We had encountered no blizzards and
fn
us to gain a good idea of the country
we were crossing. From August on
ward We were spared neither blizzard.
fog nor wind. We were delayed here
by impenetrable fog until the evening
of August 9. AS we could afford to
waste no further time. We decided to
march in the fog, which was trtf1e
less thick.
The mist grew worse. and. as we
had no idea into what difficulties we
might be blundering, we made camp
after only four and a half hours
march. On August 10 we were still
encompassed with thick mist, but
there was nothing for it but to march
devious in time.
Four and half hours heavy sledg-
ing saw us TO the far end of the ice
slithered over smooth ice at good
pace. The mist rose for a few min
utes. and l thought I saw hills TO
the northwest. This was in all prob
ability the part of the land which later
we surveyed from the head of Wah-
lenberg Bay.
A curtain Of mist again descended
on us. and the going became bad. We
f1oundered alternately now over cre-
vases and now through streams, and
it seemed as If we had stumbled into
another drainage basin like that which
had given us trouble on our second
day.
We climbed on to higher ground
where the crevasses were very bad
indeed, and it was impossible to keep
any course. We were on the brink of
a catastrophe. The sledge was be-
ing drawn along a narrow incline
with a deep crevasse on either side.
EilertSen and Couquhoun were on
each side to steady it, but owing to
the narrowness of the route 1t was
impossible for the two of them to
hold on.
The sledge skidded over the brink
and fell lengthways into the cre-
vase, dragging the dogs with It. Ell
lertsen jumped clear on to the far
ther side. Except for the clothing
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Air Replaces Ice.
STORAGE rooms for fruit that a

STORAGE rooms for fruit that are
air.cooled have made another in
road on the iceman's fortunes. In
Michigan apples are stored in rooms
with ingenious construction, so that
mechanical refrigeration is dispensed
with.
The method adopted Is to take air
in through several openings or air in
takes built in the walls just above the
ground level or near the floor of the
structure, and provide outlets through
ventilators which extend from the cell
ing Of the fruit room out through the
roof of the building. Both inlet and
outlet fiues are equipped with tight
doors which serve as hampers to per-
nit either the. entrance of or to eX-
clude the outdoor air.
When the outdoor air temperature is
lower than that in the storage room
or Of the fruit the inlet doors and
those of the outlet flues may be
opened, permitting the warmer air of
the storage room to pass out through
the flues. All openings are tightly
closed whenever outdoor temperature
Is higher than that inside the room.
1t is stated that the most satisfactory
humidity conditions are obtained with
earth or clay floors to the stores. A
relative humidity of IS per cent Is
recommended. To increase the hu.
midity the floors are wetted, and to
decrease the humidity the room Is
ventilated with colder air.
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T. ueClUcu 10 start lndI
~ evening after a final din
NV ner on the Polar Bjorn
but while we were ashore
a fierce squall swept down
on us from the west, as fierce as it
was sudden. We hastily made for
the rowboat in order to regain the
ship before the sea grew too rough.
Leaving the shore, we faced the
full blast Of the wind, and four men,
rowing for all they were worth, were
unable to keep the boat on her
course. Slowly we were forced sea
ward.
The Polar Bjorn. perceiving our
plight, made after us She nearly ran
aground, but eventually maneuvered
so Is to give us protection from the
heavy seas which were now running.
We scrambled on board. looking and
feeling like bedraggled rats, with our
sledging kit wringing wet and cling.
ing like bathing costumes to our per-
sons. We could not attempt a final
landing until the storm abated So
we ate. drank, and were merry, for
today the tide of fortune had turned
in our favor and tomorrow we
sledged.
At 8 am, August ). the storm had
abated, and we landed with our five
dogs. Four of us were TO undertake
the journey - Colquhoun, Hansen,
Eilertsen and I. None of us had
sledged before except Hansen. and
we We're, of course. very fortunate
10 have as a member OF the party
man of his outstanding experience
with dogs and sledgeS.
In spite of the fact that he is on the
wrong side of 90, Hansen, who is
small in stature and we'll knit, has the
agility Of a youth of 20 and the en-
durance of a man in his prime. E,ilert-
sen, like all NorwegianS. was born and
bred on ski, and, being by training a
sailor and a nautical instructor he
was a valuable asset, both as navi-
gator and handy man to the party.
Most people sledge seriously and
earnestly; Colquhoun did nothing of
the kind He could we'll afford this at.
ritude, as nothing discounted or tired
him, and everything amused him: and
one could have no better companion
from any standpoint, except that of
self.comparison. In his helmet he
wore the plume of golden eagle at a
gay angle.
AS the crow flies. our Journey was
not overlong-a matter OF 7o miles or
so. We made arrangements to be
picked up by the Polar Bjorn in IL
days time at the foot of a glacier
half way along the south side of
Wahlenberg Bay. It was a place
known to Colquhoun and Eilertsen.
and on the Polar Bjorn to Tenant
and Thornycroft: SO it was unlikely
that there would be any muddle
For our journey we took three
weeks rations for four men and FIVE
dogs. The total weight Of our equip
mont was between 700 and 75v pounds
Our sledge was IL feet long. with
steel runners.
We had five Greenland dogs
Obertsen, Storm, Odin, Thor and
Ulv. Their strain was not very good,
as for several generations there had
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great quantities of cottonseed oil
mixed with lard, making a delight
fully white compound which would be
ideal for the fry pan on wheels. But
the French have their special reason
for using ground nut oil-it helps
their African colonies. which help
them. Olive oil Is also French, but 1t
costs more and Is more difficult to use.
Does the French government en-
courage all this fried fish eating for
equally patriotic reasons?
Yes, fish is cheap and healthy and
comes from France.
Boulogne. on the Channel. is the
only port that so far has Joined the
new-venture. but all along the coast.
both Channel and Atlantic, all ports
have their fish trains for Paris. 1t
is a lucky thing that the most numer-
GUS fish in the market are also the
choicest for eating and the easiest to
fry. 1t must be similar with the Cape
Cod fisheries, the Deleware and Ches-
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Obertsen, the leader of the dog team,
seemed rather tired, and we had g.
minute halt every half hour. There
were still traces of blood on the snow
from the dogs feet. 1t was so warm
that we took off our windproof Jump
ers." and l shield in my paJama tops
and sledging trousers.
The sun again disappeared. and we
steered a compass course. but as there
were no obstacles we had no diff
Guilty. Finally, at 8 am, we made
camp, and had a fine meal of hot por-
ridge. tea and rum, biscuits and golden
sirup-a contraband tin that had some
how found its way on the sledge "by
mistake" We had covered IL good IA
Evening star., 1926-05-02

apeake Bays and other American
waters.
There are six kinds of sole caught
off the French coasts. besides the
"limandes" or dab fish," which are
sold for soles and are almost as good.
There are four kinds of whiting.
and Germans make choice cod liver
oil from some of them. The sea is
thus mans reservoir for wholesome
eating, inexhaustible.
The fish docks at Dieppe and Bou-
logne send their trains off later than
those of the tourists. Tourists sell
dom linger to look at the fish, but
these get up to Paris nearly as
soon--in time for the morning mar
ket.
So. the soles and Writings which
Auguste plunges into boiling oil and
Marie ladies out to customers right
on the street are fresh from yester-
days fishing.
When the secretary of state for
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in which we were standing and
flask of brandy, all our food, bedding
and the compass We're OH the sledge.
We were so miles from our depot.
Fortunately, the bedding, which
was lashed on the top of the sledge,
bulged out considerably and jammed
about four feet down on a piece of
ice protruding from the side of the
crevasse. The dogs were first Sc
cured. A rope was then made fast
through the sledge runner, and with
infinite care Iashings were removed
and bedding and provisions and
sledge were saved.
Thereafter. at such places We un-
coupled the dogs and coaSed the
..,oJ.r.. very .>;-."o-it nXpl, trnacherpIlS
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England's Incendiary Fire Mystery.

would be no agency to save them. The
names Of the owners. many of them
members Of the House of Lords, and
all of the upper class, also gave
strength to the theory
The similarity of the present fires
to the "arsonette" series was noted
The total Of 146 fires laid to the suf
fragettes, with a property loss of mil
lions, was recalled. So was the fact
that the "arsonettes" fired famed
mansion after mansion, historic
church after church. The present
chain bears the same design-all were
buildings whose destruction would be
sure to impress the public mind.
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"wE CAMPED, PERCHED ON A
STRIP OF ICE ABOUT THE SIZE
OF A TABLECLOTH. THE WIND
BLEW BITTERLY"

been no new blood, and therefore the
stock was somewhat weak. Ulv was
a curious canine specimen. He was
more frightened and cringing than
any dog l have ever seen.
The others took full advantage Of
this, and whenever they had the op-
portunity they set about him and
worried him. But for all his lack of
spirit Ulv was the best puller of them
all, as he knew very well what to ex-
pect IL he failed in his duties. The
other dogs also knew, but they did
not care an iota, being thick-skinned
and hardy.
An was ready by $50 am. for the
start. Crew and members of the
expedition came ashore to speed us
Oh our journey and II help us Lgs,o
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Find Hazardous Experiences in an
Attempted First Crossing of Forbid
ding Island in All Varieties of Arctic
Weather-Imperiled by Insecure Snow
Bridges-Slow Progress Over Tortu-
Gus Course.
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BY GEORGE BINNEY.

w YE decided to start that
~ evening after a final din
NV ner on the Polar Bjorn
but while we were ashore
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PARIS, April %, 1925.
" HREE weeks ago the secretary
of state for the French mer-
chant marine, NJ. Mario Rou-
stan. took high officials to In
nnonrota in the name of the
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09
NUTit TO CREDITORS

In Probate Court, Cape Eomr rrecinct. .iecurHi Hiyi ion I-tl}ury of Alaska.
 In ti.e matter of the i'state of Albert Niralaus tsittils"H, Deceased,
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed ES- rcutrix of the Estlt" of Albert NJ calaus kitiilscn. deceased and l"i ters tcstunentary is:mod t1 him hy the Probate Court. Cape Nenr Pre- cinct. Territory of Alaska and that Creditors having claims against tho said Estate arc required i,t prcsrnt same. verified tr the nnd'l i@Had al Nome. Alaska within t mont Is from date hereof
 Dated al Nome. Alaska, this "5th day uf September 1926.
 KATHRYN llITrHSE%.
 ENeeutrix of f.stato of Alhert NJ. ralaus Kitlilsen deceased.
 Publish Sept 25, Oct Q, IS. 23. 1926.
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09
NOTICE FINtL SETTLEMENT

In the probate court for the Cape Nome Prec net Territ.ry of Nlaska Second Division
 In the matter of thr Estate "f PER ALBERT PETERSON. Deceased
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to MARIA PETERSON RiHlnlmala Emmatadc. Sweden, that the 1d- mustrator of the Estate or Per AL bert Peterson has filed in said eonrt his Final Account as such adminiS- trator and that Saturday, Inc l5th day of January. 1927. al the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day has been fixed Inv the Court as the date of hearing the uhjn,s tions. if any to said rcrort, and that al said time and plar" th" said Probate Judge will adiudsp and de- termine who the heirs and dislri- butecs of drccdcnt are
 ALBERT POISON Administration.
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In Probate Court. Cape Nome Precinct. Second Division, Territory of Alaska.
 Estate of Alfred II. Durham De ceased.
 Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the Estate of AL fred H. Dunham Deceased and let ters testnmentary issued to him by the Probate Court. Cape Nome Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska, and that Creditors having claims against the said Estate are required 10 present same. verified to the undersigned at Nome. Alaska within 6 months from date hereof.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska. this 2nd day of October 1926.
 HUGH DWELL.
 Administrator Estate of Alfred II. Dunham Deceased.
 PtbIish--Oct. 9, g. 16, B. 30, 1926.
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09

If; Hornsby 2ud base; Beltomley ist base; Bell 3rd bnse; lIafry If, O'Farreli catcher; Thevcuow ss Sherden pitcher
 Empires Dean of inc American League at the plate. o'poy et the National League al first base and Iildehrandt of the Americans q, second base.
 Bat cries. New York -Pennock and .ieyefeid for Si Louis. Shor- del and 0 Farrell.
 New York had first innings at bat. but no runs were made by either team until the fourth inning when St. Louis made one run. Both teams battled OR until the end of he sixth inning whcu New York made one run, evening the score. The crowd goes wild when Babe Rutk strikes ont on a toul strike. and Ruth smilos as hr walks back to the bench In iAe seventh inn ing s Louis made anuiliar run making the score to l In thr ninth inning New York made one run tying the score, and making it necessary to play another inn ing. Durns the first half Sf Louis was shut out and in The last half New York made one run thus, ending the game.
 short score New York ' runs, | 9 hits, error
 St Louis ? runs, ! hts l error, The next gam will he played in New York, Saturday October 9th Game starts at 9e P. NJ Eastern standard Time
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09
NEW YORK WINS FROM
 ST. I.OtIS-MAkiNG
 TWO GAMES EACH

St Louis. oct. GlllIn the lonrt ! game of the worlds baseball sefie played here today. the New l"rt.
 team beat Sl Louis by Il scnrc "i 10 to !. The short score is;-
 New York. 10 ruas. II hits anS one error.
 St. Louis, I runs. II hits and no errors.
 The official batteries for New York were iluyt and Srvcreid. F" st. Louis. IIlem aud O'Farrell I'll, New York battery went thru th' entire game of nine innings, bu' St. Louis apparently tried out all their pitchers in an effort to stop the New Workers. but failed.
 At each game an airplane fly over the baseball park and then circles over the diamond taking movie pictures of the players in action, Today the plane flew so low over he diamond that Il came near being wrecked as It was to" low to go over the grandstand anu had to rise quickly. Babe Ruth knocked q couple of home runs to day and seems to he back in hi old time form.
 The official attendance at th' game today was given nul as 3S,- S25. The weather Was clear, with warm sunshine and only a littl" breeze.
 The fifth and next game will b, played at St. Louis tomorrow at one thirty P. Nj, Central Standard Time.
 New York. Oct. 6, H) Odds "' six 10 five 'ha, the Cardinals will take the series are reported.
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09

New York, Oct. '. (P Nal Daugherty said "I was as. close to my brother as any brother could be-" testified that Harris alleged share of bribe helped to make up the Republican campaign fund de flcit, he further said. "it was con tinuous campaign fund from the time my brother first started 10 nominate Harding for president. !" The defense rested It's case, the jury was excused and Daugherty and Miller did not take stand. Nal Daugherty said the liberty bonds were found fin Smiths account after the suicide and the Smith estate showed less than two hundred thou sand dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1926-10-09

last year Agnes Callahan. a chambermaid. swore that Aimee came to the Ambassador al least six times during the summer and fall uf last year. and saw her leave six times. She also saw Ormiston on the floor on which Aimee stop ped and also saw q radio man enter the evangelists room twice.
 The chief counsel for Aimee fought hard to shake the chamber maids story. but she clung to il. Albert N. Denman, assistant mana Aimee there many times and testi fled that he saw Ormiston visit Aimee's room during Christmas week last year he also said Aimee registered at the hotel at twelve o'clock at night"
 Thomas Scot Melville. Il mem Der of Aimecs Temple flock was very apologetic, voicing the hope that his evidence would not re fleet on Aimee. He identified her as the woman who walked past him into the Clark hotel at ten o'clock in the morning on May IS. five hours before il was reported that she was drowned. He als,. swore that she carried portfolio upon which was inscribed her full name.
 Walter Lambert. a haberdasher. also testified hat Aimee carried q portfolio bearing her name wheu she entered he Clark Hotel Ma 18th, while Ormiston was seen hanging around. Aimee previous ly declared that she never went to the Clark Hotel. and had nevt r owned such T thing as q portfolio she denied that she ever saw 0rm iston at the Ambassador oNcepi once. when she spoke al the radio exposition. Aimee accused Dis trict Attorney Reyes with charein and questioning her and her moth CT unfairly. and said the "vile in sinuatiuns which fell from ilte lip of MT. Reyes could not in my opinion exist in the mind of any pure man will submit thia course of conduct to any commit tee of lawyers selected bv men bers of the Superior Court and i' after reading the record made ''N him they will state he was iusiilt ed. l never will raise my voice I.os Angeles again.