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Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

quered the North Pole by air, but their exploits have not removed opportuni- ty for further exploration in that cline, Captain Wilkins believes.
 He tried last summer to chart the blind spot," but adverse conditions prevented achievement of some of his objectives. With the valuable data he obtained, he will try again, and even if he is frustrated a second time he expects to make meteorological and geographic observations in the ob- scure area.
 The Wilkins flight IS sponsored by the Detroit News, and his ship will be a stock airplane of Detroit manu- facture. His flying gas tank" is so called because it has a carrying ca pacity of 1000 pounds, most of which will be gasoline in five tanks The plane will cruise for 20 hours with out refueling.
 Wilkins plans to land on the ice and to prove again that an airplane can be handled successfully in any temperature.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07
SEWARD'S "cAL" OUTBOUND

c. M.B., it was learned today, plans departing for Seattle soon for the purpose of purchasing additional shop equipment to his already large lum- bering concern and to lay in new stocks of building supplies. c. M. B.. will make the trip a brief one for he expects to be back in his water front office two weeks following his departure.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07
NORTHERN LIGHTS.

Louis Van, who with Charles Wal lace operates the Axel Link Island blue fox ranch, was visitor to Val deg last week. He brought with him 53 fox skins, which were shipped to the London market.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

Matt Sefervich, we'll known resi- dent of Seward for many years, left for the States on the Alaska en route to California. It is possible, it is stated, that the entire family may follow within a few months.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07
SHUTTERS FOUND GUILTY

Guilty on all four counts of the in- dictment was the virdict of the jury in the case of the United States vs J. Fred Struhters, former manager for the Waechter Brothers Company at Fairbanks, charged with forgery. Sentence will be passed later.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07
MORE OV WILKINS
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(Continued from Page One)
 Sometime in March he will turn the nose of his flying gas tank" northward from Point Barrow, Alas ka, in a second effort to find out whether land lies under the ice-capped wastes in the vast region above the North Alaskan coast.
 The region has been designated the Arctic "blind spot" by explorers, for thousands of acres are land or sea. Byrd and Amundsen have con
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

John and Leo Reinken, who are de- veloping a promising gold quartz prop erty on Mineral creek, made a brief visit to Valdez last week. They report good progress in opening up their claims.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

Gouvernor Morris, one of the most popular contributors to the Saturday Evening Post, and author of the re- cent colonial American novel Bali sande" will visit the Copper River val ley district next fall, it is learned from acquaintances of the writer. With the novelist and short story writer will come J. V. Rittenhouse, California mining engineer. The pair plan to come north from Pebble Beach, Cilaf., in September. They plan to go to Dawson first, then down the river to Tanana and over the Rich ardson highway to Chitina, from where they will proceed down the Copper river valley on a sheep hunt.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

MT. and Mrs. Joseph B. Quigley left Fairbanks last week for their home at Eureka, in the Kantishna district. They will travel by dogteam from Kobi. MT. Quigley will continue de velopment work on his lode proper ties during the winter and will prob ably return to Fairbanks on a busi- ness trip soon after the breakup.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

There is a persistent rumor abroad that a cold storage plant at Cor dova is being contemplated. The success of similar enterprises at Seward, Juneau, Ketchikan, Peters, burg and Wrangell has, so it is said caused interest in the Cordova enter prise to develop.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

Despite the lower prices for blue fox skins which have prevailed for the last two years, blue fox farmers have met some encouragement in that the increase has been good, the fur excel lent and the indications are that the receipts this year will be considerably higher than last year That the in- crease has been good is evidenced by the fact that to date approximately 700 skins from the Prince William Sound country have been shipped through Valdez, and it is expected this number will be increased to nearly one thousand when all the shipments have been made. Other shipments from the Sound have been made through Cordova, and while the num- Der of skins so shipped is not known here, it is probable that something over one thousand have already been sent out of this distirct.
Seward daily gateway., 1927-02-07

Superintendent Huddleston of the Alaska Road Commission has received orders that the bridge at Tazalina, on the Richardson highway, which was recently washed out by the breaking of an ice jam in the river, will be re- constructed at once.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

"It was strange, miss, very strange.
The doctor can account for it, but not
Mr.. Marriott himself"
'Oh, Mr.. Marriott is awake, them
Janet drew a deep breath.
Yes, Miss. He's dressing"
The girl well knew what that por'
tended, but she feigned surprise.
Really? Do you mean to say he is
, going to get up at this hour?'
Yes. Miss I was to say If you had
not retired would you give him few
minutes in the library. please? lie
will be there directly"
II shall be glad to-" Janet respond
ed promptly, but, although she had
anticipated it from the first. her heart
quickened with a twinge of fear
please tell Mr.. Marriott that / am
happy at his swift recovery"
Five minutes later she lifted the
library curtains and entered the room
slowly. an erect. dignfied little figure
but acutely conscious of guilt.
Philip Marriott was lying on the dav'
enDort and as her eyes travelled to his
face she saw that he was laughing.
"You-you are better?' she asked
timidly.
Yes" He held out his hand. Con
gratulations. Miss Dane. Stupid Of
me to play into your hands, but it was
neat retort to the trick l played on
you yesterday"
II don't understand" Janet fal.
tered.
please don't prevaricate! I had to
thank you once for saving my life:
now l thank you for sparing it. Why
didn't YOU give me a few drops more?
1t would have been just rs easy and
the opportunity may not come soon
again.
"Are--are you accusing me?"
The words caught in her throat and
he laughed once more, but with a GER
tain grimness.
'By no means; just telling you what
| know. BY Jove, but you are a cool
one! You sat there drinking your tea
and prattling Of chivalry and cigar
cites while you waited for me to go
under. / didn't think this little duel
between us was going to be so anus
ing, but the buttons are off the foils
now. and it's one or the other of u.s.
He sat up and his voice grew swiftly
stern. Miss Dane, l want that pa
per you took from me. Not only do
want it, I am going to have it!
Please don't waste time in idle eva
sions or further exhibitions of your
dramatic ability. I've had sufficient of
Evening star., 1927-10-26

| them for the moment. Are you going
| to give me that paperY'
Janet looked calmly down into his
eyes.
mo" The monosyllable was quiet
ly uttered, but the silence that fol-
lowed was like the shuddering still
ness that comes after the burst OF
bomb For a long minute they gazed
at each other and then she continued:
please don't excite yourself, Mr..
Marriott, it will do no good. l have
not the slightest intention of giving
you that paper"
"I think you will change your
mind" His tones were as calm as
hers now. but there was az Veiled
threat in them which struck greater
terror to her heart than even the
wireless message which Mrs. Kerr
had sent from the yacht. "You asked
me If l thought that chivalry pald
and | told you 1 had never considered
that. l am considering 1t now, ana
rapidly coming to the conclusion that
it does not. 1 should be sorry TO
cause you any Inconvenience, but un-
less you give me that paper L am
afraid 1 must resort to drastic meas
ures."
Marriott. l am quite helpless in your
hands," Janet's voice trembled sllght'
ly. II cannot give you what no long
er exists"
"Do you mean that you have de-
stroyed it?' he demanded sharply.
Then he shrugged derisively. you
expect me to believe that? You
couldn't read it, of course, and you
haven't had time to memorize 1t, even
if that were possible to a mind un-
trained for such efforts. Nothing
intrgues a woman like curiosity and
if that were a mere laundry list you
would not dispose of it until you had
solved it,
You know a great deal about
women, don't you, Mr. Mariott?'
Janet smiled. Il don't mean to say
that we are all dogs in the manger,
but sometimes if we cannot use
thing ourselves it may be as well not
20 permit others to do so. OF course,
| couldn't read it to save my life;
therefore. why should l preserve it?
Now that my father has disappeared
l would not know what to do with 1t
even if I were free, but you would!
That is the point. I know you won't
be able to obtain copy of it or a
repetition of the message very soon
Evening star., 1927-10-26

or very easily, for the persons from
whom it came did not communicate
with you direct or they would not
have used code. Time is everything,
for my father may return at any
moment, and we'll, do you blame
me for playing the game according
to my own rules when the cards are
in my hands?"
Luck turns" Marriott rose and
paced the floor for minute or two
while she watched him without mov-
ing. Then he turned and confronted
her. Miss Dane, we shall leave
the city before daybreak. Kindly be
prepared to accompany me willingly
or you will be removed by force. I
think that is all we have to say to
each other now"
"Then I may go?" Janet asked. eff
you will not believe that l have de-
stroyed the paper there is, 1 agree
with you, nothing further to be said
between us. Goodnight, Mr.. Marriott" ."
When she returned to her rooms
she saw slight but unmistakable indi.
cations that they had, indeed, been
Evening star., 1927-10-26
fContinued from Yesterdays Starr
CHAPTER XXXNI.
Naked FOils.

ARIOTT was carried to his
NH own apartments and Janet
N retired to hers, but she could
i hear subdued stir and bus
tie about the household and
presently the opening and closing of
the front door as some one, prcSum.
ably physician, entered.
If he detected the overdose of the
drug and administered an antidote
how soon would Philip Marriott re-
cover consciousness? Had she hours
of g.ace before her. or minutes only?
That he would undoubtedly grow sus-
picious. certain. in fact. of her act.
was n foregone conclusion, but she
dared not waste a moment in think
ing of that!
Locking her doors. she dug up the
paper from the earth of the window
box and smoothed 1t out with shaking
hands. Z was undoubtedly a cipher,
but unlike the last she had encoun-
tered. What could it mean?
Breath vestry fleet dead city eye
comparison conSonant courage ven
ture trap days mortgage whole floor
live planet again sent strong glow
hurt rhyme superficial precedent kiss
ought not advantageous lost journey
blunt channel radical diary panto-
mime profit ring wager reason futile
general sensible invasion buoy enter
prise whether hobby winnow freak
luminary solitude dubiety caught
snare esteem item who had sound
ready house happy particular demand
ing curse shield danger bereft write
maelstrom aloft dewy peril punish
ment e1ude caution drawn beware loot
whom shame anarchist rocket watch
doom ground jeopardy safe nettle
shadow poison secure clown blackmail
faulty the hope quit uncanny under
take scope limit pity advice taught
free hazard"
Janet realized at once that it would
Evening star., 1927-10-26
THE BLACK JOKER
BY ISABEL OSTRANDER.

he hopeless to attempt to commit it
to memory and, as in the previous
code. only one word appealed to her
with especial meaning, though many
We're significant She pondered over
| it as long as she dared and then, fear.
/ ing that at any moment Lucy would
| knock at the door and wonder at its
being locked in daytime, she was
| forced to rebury the treasure she had
won at such risk before gaining even
an inkling of the key that would
! solve it.
When the maid came she inquired
/ as to Mariott's condition with a con-
Germ that was not assumed. What if
she had killed him? In his weakened
state even so slight an overdose might
! have fatal results, and then she had
given him three times what he should
have taken. Had the doctor discov-
cred the cause of his sudden uncon.
sciousness? She waited in a fever of
anxiety for Lucy's response.
"Well, Miss, the doctors been, and
he says as 'ow Mr.. Marriott must "a
took too much of lis med cine, but
ell come out of it all right in a hour
or two, You'll ave your dinner up
ere. Miss?"
Janet assented with a feeling of i'm.
mensc relief, and dressed with a pre-.
monition that she would be summoned
later. She was in dread of the com
ing interview. particularly as she had
not been able to read the cipher, for
she dared not destroy it while a
chance remained that she could learn
its secret. Her rooms would, of
course, be ransacked during her alb
sence; would they think of the Win
dow boxes?
Nine O'Clock came and then 10 and
still no message came, and at last, ln-
able to endure it longer, she rang the
bell.
'Sayre," she began, when the but
Ter appeared. lis Mr.. Marriott no bet
ter? l was terribly shocked at his
sudden seizure this afternoon
Sayre regarded her with a cold
SnSniCiOuS eve
Evening star., 1927-10-26

subjected to q hurried but thorough
search, and she longed in an agony of
suspense to learn If the window boxes
had been disturbed, but some sixth
sense warned her that she must not
approach them just yet. She had an
uncanny sensation of espionage, of
hidden eyes upon her, and nerved
herself to play part for their benefit
AS though in great agitation, she
paced up and down, gradually work
ing from room to room in her apart
ments till she was sure that no in
truder lurked within the walls, but
still she felt eyes upon her. Could a
peephole have been made in the walls
somewhere? In the bathroom at least
she knew she would be free from
observation, for the walls were of
solid tiling and the only window of
heavily frosted glass.
CONTINUED in TomorroW's Starr
Evening star., 1927-10-26

Chicago's only woman motion pic
ture censor is Mrs. Mae G. Guernsey
leader of the women's Republican
party in that city.
Evening star., 1927-10-26

Continued in Tomorrow's Star.)
Evening star., 1927-10-26

n n ARTOTT was carried to his
HH own apartments and Janet
N retired to hers, but she could
4 hear a subdued stir and bus
Evening star., 1927-12-08
$314,a)O|SASKED
TO RUN LIBRARIES
appropriation Sought Is In
crease of $14,480 Over
Present Year.

The new budget submitted 10
Congress Yesterday recommends S314,-
900 for the operation of the free
Public Library system of the DISTRICT
for the next fiscal year. net increase
of S14,4S0 over the current appfoplla-
tion of S300,420.
The principal item of increase is
under the heading of salaries for per-
sonal services in accordance with the
classification act. for which the new
budget recommends S22f,ooo as
against $211.52O in the current year.
The additional S15.9S0 in this item IS
to provide for ten new positions AT
salaries aggregating Sl4,toO ana III
crease in salaries totaling Sl,2So
The new positions recommended lor
1929 are:
At the main Library-One junior
librarian at 81 SEQ, two library assist
ants at $3.50. two underlibrary as
sistants at $3.50 and one underop'
orator at S1,140.
At the Takoma Park Branch Lib
rary-one june library assistant at
81 500.
At the Southeastern Branch Library
One Junior library assistant at Sl'-
500
At the Chevy Chase-Tenley sub
branches-One library assistant at ST.
ESQ and one senior labOrer at $l,020.
The new budget carries an item for
salaries for substitutes and other spe-
cial and temporary service at the dls'
cretion of the librarian, $4,000; the
same amount allowed for this purpose
in the current act.
For extra services on sundays,
holidays and Saturday half-holdays'
$4,000 is allowed, being the same as
for the current year.
For miscellaneous expenses, such
as books, periodicals and newspapers
including payment in advance 1or
subscriptions to periodicals. news
papers. subscription books and society
publications. 5000 is recommended
by the budget bureau, as in the cur
rent appropriation law.
For binding, including necessary
personal services, the Budget Bureau
recommended $4,000, an increase OF
$500 over the present appropriation.
In the item for maintenance, al
terations, repairs. fuel, lighting, flt-
ting up buildings, lunchroom equip
ment, care of grounds, maintenance
of delivery vehicles and other con-
tingent expenses the Budget Bureau
recommends $4,000. a reduction of
$4,000 from the current fund of
$4,000.
For the rental quarters for branch
library in Chevy Chase, S2,4O0 is
recommended, being the same as for
the current year.
The additional allowances Of $15,.
$50 for salaries and of $500 under the
heading of binding make a gross in
crease of S16,4S0 for the library sys-
tenn, but the cutting of $4,000 from
the maintenance and contingent eX-
pense fund gives a net increase Of
Sl44S0.
Evening star., 1927-12-08
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Like a news reel picture. the frst
deficiency bill of the new Congress
afforded members a glimpse INTO
American governmental activities
bounded only by the four corners OF
the world.
Testimony on the measure, avail.
able for the first time. touched in RAPID
succession upon many things, and in
cluded in its scope an account or Presl-
dent Coolidge's occupancy of the tenn
norary White House in Dupont Circle
in Washington: the work of American
Marines in China and Nicaragua. and
the troubles of American consular Off
Gals with pesky ants in distant Siam
One chapter told of the French gov
crnment assigning police to protect
Americans in that country. and at the
same time set forth a denial from
Assistant Secretary Carr OF the State
Department to reports that American
diplomatic officials hired private de-
tectives to shadow any of their promi
nent countrymen during their sojourn
abroad.
Another chapter dealt with prohi-
bition. Civil Service Commissioner
Wales testified that upward of 10000
requests for jobs with the Prohibi-
ton Bureau We're on file, and that
Evening star., 1927-12-08
HITS RADICAL DRIVES.

CHICAGO, December 8 R).-Mel-
vim A. Traylor. president of the First
National Bank. believes that "profes-
sional ballyhooing" by radicals and
others has become sufficiently serious
in Chicago to be met by counter'of'
fcnsive Of organized business men.
These organizations hammer away
at g--capitalism. modern
business methods and whatnot.' he
told 500 business leaders at the open
ing of the newly formed Economic
Club at is high time the business
men came out and answered their
charges by presentations OF economic
facts"
Chicago" he added, probably has
more organizations for the dissemina'
ton Of misinformation than any other
city in tho rotIntrN.' "
Evening star., 1927-12-08
Deficiency Bill Items Cover Expense
From PRESIDENT House to Ants in Siam

II cost SIT to examine each success
full applicant
Rental of the Patterson mansion,
on Dupont circle the Presidents tenn
porary home last Spring, cost $500
a month The committee also was
told that an additional sum Of Sc, 6,203
was spent to place the building in
order.
When Chairman Madden was told
by Mr.. Carr that tract of 80 acres
was desired for an embassy site in
Managua, Nicaragua he exClimed:
ITO make a fortress Off"
mo, owing to health conditions" "
was the answer. AT another time it
was explained, n part of this tract
would be used to pasture cows. so the
consulate would have pure milk.
Maj. Gen. Lejeune, commandant of
the Marine Corps. testified that send
ing the Marines to China and Near
aqua had cost about 100000
In Siam, it was said, ants had in
vaded the Consular Building at Bang
kok and were eating the wood work.
1T has to be entirely rebuilt, Mr.
Car said. 1T is liable to collapse any
time"
Most of the water used on the gov
ernment railways of Sierra Leone is
now obtained from wells.
Nogales international., 1927-01-30
GOOD AND BAD

A manufacturer, or merchant.
has good weeks, good months, and
good years. He also has bad
weeks, bad months, and bad years.
Added to that one might place
falr years. But his business is
personal and he seldom cares to
advertise it. The reasons for the
secrecy are SO apparent that it is
Unnecessary to mention them
mere. y We believe that this situa-
ton may be used in speaking Of
defeats of the high school basket
ball team. No team can win ev-
cry year, every week, or every
month or every year. Here the
similarity ends. In basketball
results, there can be no secrecy
Every citizen is partner. and
knows the results. He is there
when the team wins, and he is
there when it loses. The team
cannot keep its ledger, it's books
are not secret, for the whole world
knows. It is to consider this
when discussing the Apaches. They
have lost some games. Thew will
lose some more. They may win,
or lose, the majority of games.
But they are doing their very best,
and are entitled. to the undivided
loyalty of every fan. Just as ii
happens in business, with enthu-
siastic support of the community
they will not stay long on the
red side of the ledger.
Nogales international., 1927-01-30
LINE Or TWO
CRITICISM

Destructive criticism is damn
able. 1t is ruinous, and brings
nought but sorrow. Construc-
tive criticism is sound. Let us
have much Of that.
People say there is factionalism
in Nogales. That certain individ-
uals quarrel ard fuss. If this is
true, it is a destructive criticism.
Let us have none of that. Let
each and all Of those so engaged
if they are-they are taking
failing to cooperate they are, each,
and all of them injuring their own
investment. By their quarreling
if they are-they are tang
money out of their own pockets.
depicting their own bank account.
Men may differ. That is all
right. But they cannot, at the
risk Of their own financial ruin.
quarrel about affairs affecting
their community. Remember
that.
Nogales international., 1927-01-30
MILL 1T Bill;
jim PUT On
"a !. HOURS
BASIS
HEAVY PRODUCTION
light Tons Ore Being Put
Through Big Jim Mill
Every "a Hours

The Big Jim mill in the Har-
shaw district has been put on a
24-hour basis and the mine is
setting into heavier production in
an effort to take advantage of the
silver situation when the Pittman
bill passes the congress. At the
mill a new classifier has been ad-
ded and other changes made that
will increase the capacity of the
plant twenty per cent. Three
shifts now operate the plant and
~ tons of ore is being put through
every "a hours, this ore also being
of a higher grade and more uni
form than that heretofore handled
n this plant.
Levels have been opened 160
and $50 depths and three levels
are now in large production. At
the $50 level crosscut was car
lied across the vein, which was
found to be 48 feet in width. Suf-
ficiant drifting was done on the
ESQ level to show the persistence
of the ore body. The shaft has
been carried down go feet below
the $50 level and will be CONT
nued to the $50. Seams Of lead
are now beginning to show in the
160 level.
Big ore reserves are being
blocked out in the upper levels
and when the $50 is reached fur
ther development of the ore will
be rushed, giving the mine a great
body of developed ore. The ores
are rich in silver and lead and
the mill is turning out a wonder
full product Of metal
George Heating, who has wide
experience in mine development,
IS at the head of the Big Jim
property and has been responsible
for its present excellent position.
He has for mine manager Supt.
Peterson, well-known as a mining
superintendent ir the state, and
the two men have made Of the Big
Jim one of the great silver-lead
producers Of Arizona. The mine
is situated in the Patagonia dis
trict of this county.
The company also owns the
Blue Bird group Of mines at Oat-
man.