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The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
CAPTAIN OF MISTRESS
 SCORED BY RESCUED

NEW YORK, Nov. IA, (P - Criticisms of Captain Carry, the master of the ill-fated Vestriss, were voiced by some of the 12a survivors of the liner who reached this port on an American ship.
 The rescued passengers and sev- eral members of the crew are alike severe in reference to the Captain in sending out the sos call Mon day morning and in ordering the lifeboats out. Not life would have been lost. the passengers said, had the boats been safe and properly equipped. or had trey been launched before the awkward listing made such sharp angle. which made every descent into the life boats a trip of terror and con fusion.
 The experience they have been through is written plainly on the pale, drawn faces pf the survivors. Some received medical attention. Many said that the gulf stream was responsible for saving their lives for the water which drenched their clothing was warm.
 Captain Frederick Sorenson, passenger of the Vestriss who holds masters ticket, was particularly bitter in criticism of what he called Criminal negligence" He said with marked disfavor: Now about ships-the reason the vessel foun- dered is criminal neglect. Her cap tain did everything wrong. He should have had ships standing by us long before he did. Not a passenger should have been sent overheard before other vessels were standing by."
 Mrs. DeV0re saw the lifeboat in which her husband. the automo- bile racer, was sitting, go down. The small crew of negro seamen in. her own boat, she said. refused to So to the aid of those st-uEgl-
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

such a cargo of stowage to sink the vessel They said the vestriss was carrying thirty-two hundred tons of merchandise, including fruit, automobiles, cotton and ma chinery.
 One of the lifeboats was picked up empty by the liner Berlin this morning. There was no way of telling whether it washed away from the ves,riss unoccupied or not. The Berlin reported that as soon as the weather permitted it would take the survivors picked up by the tanker Myriam and proceed to New York.
 Nine boats in all. including the empty one. were reported picked ur. leaving one boat and one raft still to be found.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
GOV. SMITH TO GIVE PARTING
 MESSAGE To PEOPLE

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. (P) - Governor Al Smith at five o'clock this afternoon. Pacific time. in a half an hour radio address will give his parting message to the Ameri- can people,"
 The Governor. upon his arrival here from Albany. announced no advance copies of his talk would be given out nor would he intimate just what would be the nature of his speech
 The speech will be broadcast over New York radio systems including kOMO. at Seattle.
 Tomorrow Smith will leave with several friends for a vacation of several weeks somewhere in the South. He said he did not think he would stop at Warm Springs. Georgia to see Franklin D. Roose- welt. the Governor-elect of New York. saying T am trying to get away from politics. had lot of it for four months
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
MONDAY
LINER MISTRESS SINKS; 800
 .ABOARD: MOSTLY SAVED

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, (P) - More than three hundred men, and women, some of them with little children in their care, were forced to trust their lives to the lifeboats on the wind-tossed Allan tic when the liner Vestriss, of the Lampor; and Holt line keeled over on her beam ends and began to sink.
 They faced hours of waiting as the wind forced their boats thru the water and they watched the Vestriss sink below the waves. two hundred seventy miles from Hampton Roads.
 Reports that the steamer Ohio Maru was standing by were defi- nitelv contradicted by later ad- vices and it seemed probable that the Coast Guard Destroyer Davis was due at the scene of the wreck at seven tonight. will be the first to arrive. It is feared that by that time the little boats will be scat tered and that the approaching darkness will seriously hamper the rescue work.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
NEW JAPANESE SOVEREIGN
 FORMALLY ASCENDED

KYOTO, Nov. II, (P) - The new sovereign formally ascended tho throne yesterday following in the unbroken line of sun gods, who, tradition says. reigned over Japan from before the dawn of authentic history.
 BefoIe the highest dignitaries of his realm and the representatives of twenty-six other nations Hirohito made the announcement Saturday afternoon by which he took his place as the 124th emperor of Jap. an. and among the enthroned mon. archs of the world.
 The climax of the ceremony was at precisely three o'clock when the assemblage led the cries of "ban zaii." or reign forever.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

ing in the water after their craft was lost. Tue negroes yelled at her to "sit down." saying it would be dangerous to let so many others chamber into their boat.
 Twenty-three survivors brought here on the North German Lloyd liner Berlin were not so severe in their criticism. The whole group are loud in their praise Of the way the captain and crew or the foundered ship acted.
 The rescued survivors stood at 21S with the search continuing for the other 11O missing.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
HERRING RUN IN NEW PLACE
Run of Herring Switches On 500
 Miles From Regular Ease

SEWARD While they waited at Red Fox Bay the herring were running at King Cove 500 miles away and Kodiak fishermen were out of luck. The word came that they got hunch and showed off to the westward where 15.000 barrels were pounded off waiting until the fish could be salted down.
 It's another one of the stories that make Alaska unusual. Tried and true fishermen waited at Red Fox Bay for the run which exper- fence had taught might be expected there. They waited for a month and nothing stirring. Then some body suggested that if the herring didn't come their way they had better go the herring's way. They showed of to the westward and ran right into one of the biggest her. ring runs in the history of the Ter ritory.
 Reports from there say that they have So many fish, that salt them down as fast as they could, they had to keep thousands in the nets until they could take care of them.
 When it is figured that a stand ard barrel weighs 250 pounds and there were 15.0O0 barrels waiting in the net reservations, it is safe to assume that there will be much sea food for the people of the Un- fted States and Europe.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

NEW YORK. Nov 13, (P, - Wireless reports from the rescue vessels at the scene of the sinking ot the liner Vestriss were received at ten forty-fve this morning and accounted for two hundred and three of the three hundred and thirty nine passengers and crew.
 The North German Lloyd line informed that its steamer Berlin had picked up twenty-one surviv- OTIS. The Berlin docks at New York tomorrow
 The American Shipper of the American Merchant Line go: ninety members of the crew and thirty three of the passengers
 The French tanker Myriam re- ported that she had rescued fifty three.
 The United States Battleship Wyoming picked up six from the water among the wreckage
 This left 136 to be accounted for.
 In all the messages there was no mention as to whether there was any loss of life. Those who wait ed through the night to read the wireless messages were hopeful that all the ships personnel had left the Vestriss and they took ad- ditional comfort from the fact tha. Captain Carry of the Vestriss was one of those picked up, and from a knowledge that the law of the sea makes the master the last t1 leave a sinking ship belief is felt that all were safely from the ship.
 Hurrytng rescue crafts reached the scene of the sinking during the early hours of the night but they searched in vain until just before dawn when the first contact with the drifting survivors was made.
 Officials of the Lamport and Holt line are still without ofhcial advices that the vestriss sunk.
 They are hoping that she ia aAoat and vageable. They said that it would be impossible for
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
OR REPRESENTATIVES
FOOTBALL SCORES

California 6. Washington 0. Stanford 31 Santa Clara 0. Southern Calif. IS, Arizona :. Pennsylvania :, Harvard 0. Pittsburgh 25, Washington Jeffer- son Q.
 Washington State 3S, California at Los Angeles 0.
 Wisconsin 25, Chicago 0. Nebraska A, Oklahoma 6. N0tre Dame 12, Army 6. Carnegie Tech. 13, Georgetown o. Michigan 6, Navy 6. Minnesota 21, Indiana 12. Northwestern :, Purdue 6.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
COAST GUARD SAVE SHIP

ABERDEEN. Wash, Nov. 12. R) - Captain Eino Jarvin and Henry Teppola of Astoria, and q 36-foot trolling boat were driven to sea Wednesday night when trying to cross Columbia bar. They were rescued by the coast guardsmen
 The vessel was at the gales mer- " when it ran out of gasoline. Flares were sent up which attracted the coast guardsmen. The distress ed ship was at first thought to be a steamer
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. fp - Vice Admiral Taylor on the Battle ship Wyoming today wirelessed the Navy Department that a number of dead from the Vestriss had been sighted and that the battleship would discontinue its search this evening as it is mot thought pos sible" that any more could be res cued. The message said that Il makeshift raft. evidently brooken up by the heavy seas and also a boat. capsized at six D. m. yesfer. day and that the people had Geen afoa. since then.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

NEW YORK. Nov 12. lF> - The Lamport and Holt liner Yes triss wirelessed this morning that she is sinking slowly three hun dred miles off Hampton Roads and that her 140 passengers and 21o seamen would have to take to the ]ifeboats "any minute now"
 The message was received after the vessels plight was made known in earlier sos broadcasts. The previous message said the sea was rough and that there were vessels on the way to help.
 The Vestriss sailed from New York Saturday for Barbados. Rio de Janeiro. Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
 She carried 1O97 sacks of mail in addition to general cargo.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

NEW YORK, Nov. 14. (P, - Lamport & Holt, owners of the ill- fated liner Ventriss issued state ment lact night announcing 217 rescued and III still unaccounted for, in the sinking of their vessel. The statement said the ships pas senger list numbered 92, and the crew 199. making total of BPS souls aboard the ship.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

Total area ..-..... 75.917 Acres
 This claim is on unsurveyed ground 5.5 miles N. N. W. from the town of Nome and mouth of Snake River in Cape Nome Re- cordtng Precinct, Territory of AL aska.
 U. s. L. M. No. 2 to which this claim Is tied is q limestone about 8 \ 3 1t. 1t. above surface. mkd. on top U. s. L. M. No. and (x) for true point. with stone mound 3 1t high alongside and is situate at foot of limestone blu6 about 1900 1t East of Anvil Greek in Lat; s4 degrees 33h minutes N. Long. 1s5 degrees 24 minutes w.
 The adjoining claims are on the North the Argus placer unsurvey- ed; on the South Hatikwa placer nnsurveyed both owned by claim ant herein: on all other sides un-- surveyed and unknown.
 Location Notice of Bertha at Page 3t1 Book 2os. Lucky stone at Page 312. Myra ct Page 31l. Rebecca at Page s11 Records Cape Nome Recording District. Territory of Alaska.
 TH0e. D. JENSEN.
 a Register. PublisA Nov. 10, 17. 44. Dec. I. 3. IS. 33. 3s. 1888. and Jan. s. 1893.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
FUNDS COLLECTED
 FOR BLIND YOUTH

Dawson people have voluntarily donated nearly Sl,000, and the list is not yet closed. to help the Little Rivers" boy who was sent outside by the Daughters of the Empire for all operation in the hopes that his eyesight would be restored.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
FOUGHT BIG FIGHT

OLYMPIA, Nov. 13, P) - Wal ter Cleghorn. the Alaska pugilist, fought a slashing six round main event to draw with Billy Lang of Tacoma here last night.
 It was a furious battle all the way through with Lang leading in the fighting and Cleghorn showing better at long range body attacks.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

Notice Is hereby given that c. z. Shallit, whose postoface address is Nome, Alaska. has made application in the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska, for patent for his consolidated placer mining claim, consisting of Bertha, Lucky stone. Myra and Rebecca Locations. situ- ate on the flats of Snake River about miles northerly from the town of Nome in the Cape Nome Recording District, Territory of AL aska, and within the Nome Land District and designated by the Cad astral Engineer in Charge for AL aska, as Mineral Survey 1862, the exterior boundaries of which as set forth in Plat and Field Notes on file, are as follows, magnetic varia- tion varying at different corners IF degrees N. 10 minutes E. to IS degrees N. 10 minutes E.
 Beginning at Cor. No. l Bertha Placer, this survey. identical with location, a fir post 4 ins. sq 3 1t. long, IS ins. in ground, scribed 1B- 1862 with earth mound 24 ins. base 12 ins high around same. U. s. L. M. No. ? bears s. 65 degrees 52 minutes E. 7750.11 it: thence N. 57 degrees 57 minutes w. 66o 1t. to Cor. No. 2. fir post ins. sq. 3.5 1t long IS ins. in ground, scribed 2B-1S62 with earth mound 24 ins. base 12 ins. high around same: thence N. 24 degrees IA minutes E. 1872 1t to Cor. No. 3, being Cor. No. ? of Lucky Stone Placer; thence N. 27 degrees 1T minutes E. 1414 it. to Cor No. 3 Lucky Stone Placer. being Cor No. ? Myra Placer; thence N. 38 de- grees O5 minutes E. 13045 it. to Cor, being Cor. No. 3 Myra rnd Cor. No. ? Rebecca Plae g,: thence N A degrees IS min s E. 12S5 ft. to Cor, being Cor. No. 3 Rebecca Placer; thence s. 4S degrees 52 minutes E. e42 it. be- ing Cor. No. Rebecca Placer; thence s. 40 degrees 40 minutes w. 1148.5 it to Cor. being Cor. No. l Rebecca and Cor. No. My ra Placers; thence s. 45 degrees IS minutes w. 141O it. to Cor. being Cor. No. 1 Myra and Cor. No. Lucky Stone Plccers; thence s. 25 degrees 54 minutes w. 1423 it. to Cor. being Cor. No. Lucky Stone and Cor. No. Bertha Plac- CTS; thence 20 degrees 5S min utes w. 1921 it. to Cor. No. Bertha Placer and place of begin ming.
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

NEW YORK, Nov. 12, fP) - Passengers. began taking to the lifeboats. The Japanese steamer Ohio Maru from Seattle is standing by the Vestriss. The nature of the vessels disa ability was not dis closed in the series of sos mes sages It was reported that her that she had list of thirty-two degrees
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17
TUESDAY tIElEoRAPHlcl
CANDLE RETURNS REACH NOME

The returns from the recent elec- tion at Candle were wirelessed from kotzebue to Nome last night, and the only change they make is in the relative positions of Haley and WoOfter for the House. The figures follow:
The Nome nugget., 1928-11-17

PATENT APPLICATION NOTICE Mineral Survey No. 1892
 Nome Serial O&B} In The United States Land Once, At Nome, Alaska.
 November ., 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
EXPECT MARKS
TO TOPPLE IN
OLYMPIC TRIALS
By FRANK GETTY
UNITED Press Sports Editor


NEW YORK, July 1.-The final
Olympic track and field tests start
tomorrow at Philadelphia to be
continued later in the week at llar-
ward Stadium. Down at Rockaway
Beach, girl swimmers and divers are
competing for places.
On the Schuykill, the first of the
country s club and college crews
are tuning up for the 1000 meter
trials to determine which boat shall
be shipped to the river Amstcll for
the Olympiad.
brilliant performances, with n
subsequent shattcring Of records,
may be anticipated in Philadelphia S
municipal stadium tomorrow and
Wednesday. +. Morgan Taylor of
the Illinois A. c. who set new
world $ record for the 400 meters
hurdles at Detroit, is on his way to
the final trials determined to bet
ter his time of 53.l. In addition to
the 400 meter hurdles, the 4G0 meters
lIn and the decathlon will be held
at Philadelphia tomorrow.
At Harvard Stadium Friday and
Saturday, the final trials in the re
manning track and field events with
the exception Of the Marathon will
take place.
Every national A. y L. champ
ion with the exception of Willie
hitola, who is in Finland, will be
ut Cambridge to defend his title.
The sprints promise to produce
some of the kccncst competition in
the history of athletics.
The women 5 Olympic swimming
tlyouts provided one new world )
record after another. Eleanor Gar
lGtti Of San Rafael lowered the
world $ best time for 100 meters,
which she swan in LILO.
Agnes Gcrhatv, Of New York set
new American record of $40 -
for the breast stroks.
Martha Norclius OF New York,
established new mark for the 40
Nard free style event -j:49 3.5-
while her team mate, Ethel McGarv,
Of the women : swimming assotia.
tlon, also bettcred the best pre-
Vious time.
Among the college crews trying
tor Olympic honors ~ Philadolphia
this week, those Of California,
Poughkcepsic champions, and Yale,
conqucrofs Of Harvard Oh the
Thames are favoritcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
SPORT NEWS SECTION
COAST LEAGUE
OPENS SECOND
HALF SEASON
by United Press LeBsed Wire

Today brought some consolation
to such teams as Portland and Seat
tie, which finished seventh and
eighth respectively in the first half
Of the Pacific Coast League season
yesterday, and for Oakland and Los
Angeles for that matter, which
shared places in the lower division.
Because the second half which
bcgins this week leaves every one
with a clean slate, and Seattle will
be just as well off as the league
leading Seals.
Standings of the Seals and Holly
wood, in second place, was settled
some days ago, but it remained for
the last game to be finished ycster-
day before the Senators could claim
third place in the first half. The
Sacramento club had a one game
advantage over the Missions, who
ended up fourth.
San Francisco divided a double
header with Los Angeles, the first
game going / innings to an 8 to 7
victory for the Angels and the
second ending to 2 for the Seals.
Hollywood beat the Missions 13
to l in the morning game to keep
them out Of a tie for third place,
but lost the afternoon game after
j innings 6 to .~-
Sacramento won third place by
virtue of morning victory, 3 to
l, over the Indians, while Seattle
took the second game 6 to 3. Port
land defeated Oakland 6 to l and
I to G.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
Date Growers
Buy OffshoOts

About 100 Saidy date offshoots
we're purchased recently at the sale
field at tn" government date expert
mcnt station at Indio, Scott II.
Foulds, secretary manager of H.,
Imperial County farm bureau repre-
scnting number of local growers.
aud other localities also sending re
IrcscntativcS.
The Sadly dat. is - variety cs-
pccially imported for the Imperial
Valley from Egypt, where the high
humidity conditions in September
closely resembles those of this re-
gion nj the ripcning time Dcglct
Noors, the favorite Coachclla valley
dates, have not been found to do
wen here. Coming as they do from
the dry oasis Of the Sahara they
usually mildcw in the September
dampncss Of the Imperial Valley
The Sadly is a moderately soft
good quality date, and a good ship
per, and local growers anticipate
good results with these oftshoots.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
SEELEY
press Staff Correapondent)

(Press Staff Correspondent)
SEELEl, July 2.--Clcmcnt Samp-
son of Los Angeles is spending scv-
cral weeks with his sister, Mrs Paul
pritchctt.
Mrs. Ross Best and daughters,
Mildred and Eleanor left Wcducs.
day morning for visit with rcla.
tives at Pcrris, San Bcruardino and
Pasadena.
Mrs, Eertha Wooliscroft has gone
to San Diego where she will attend
summer school
j. IL. Clcvcnger and family re-
turned the last or the week from
Ontario where they had been visit
ing relatives.
Miss Mary and Ruth Clcycngcr
are visiting their grandmother at
Ontario.
Mrs. j. B Phillips returned from
san Diego, where she visited her
mother.
Mrs. Walter Hansen was absent
from the poStoffice few days last
week on account Of illness.
Miss Beulah sheldon went TO
Ramona Saturday where she viii
visit relatives for two weeks.
Miss Esther Oftclic of Stoton,
Wisconsin and Miss Dorothy Ottc.l
of st. Paul, Minnesota, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Oftclie and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Doty and
daughter June spent the week end
at the A. II. sheldon home.
Harold Jones Of Imperial visited
Mrs. Jones Saturday and Sunday
Mrs Harold Jones and Miss
Floise Noel were guests of Mrs.
Harold jones at Imperial Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
Good Future For
Valley Hay Says
Bureau Leader

That Imperial Valley is one of
The coming alfalfa hay regions is
the opinion Of Sam Rohinson, well
known valley farmer and president
Of the Imperial County farm bu-
rcau.
During the last two years, accord
ing to Robinson, great improve
ments have been made in the qual-
ity Of hay shipped ont OF the valley.
Growers are raising a heavier lcafcd
product, free from weeds and put
up in good shape.
They are perfccting, gradually, a
technique that will enable them to
compete with Antelope Valley in
the production Of a high grade, good
coIored product, carefully put up.
he states.
Antelope valley has a reputation
for good hay due to the fine quality
and careful handling Of their prod
uct but Robinson thinks that this
valley can put up the same kind of
hay and demand the same fancy
prices.
TO this end valley growers are
trying to get the Los Angeles mar
kct to revise its system Of grading
and to employ a grader from the
state bureau of Standardization as
referee. Hay grades should be
standardized, Robinson says, so that
the descriptions Of the various
grades are definite and clear to
everyone.
Since the reorganization Of the
local alfalfa growers, payments to
growers from shippers have been
greatly improved, so much so, in
fact, that there are now hardly any
complaints in this regard.
With the decrease in hay produc-
ing areas in other parts of the
state Robinson thinks the future
for valley growers looks very en-
cOuraging.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
WATCHING THE
SCOREBOARD
by United Press Leased Wire


Yesterdays Hero Lou Gchrig,
who hit two homcrs, bringing his
seasons total to IS and helping the
auks take two games from the
Athletics - to &, and : to I.
George Burn S homer with two on
gave the Cleveland Indians ; to
= victory over the Chicago White
NoN
Eppa Rixey held the cubs safe
and The Reds won to !, moving
Lack into the first division.
After Fred Russell, rookie pitch
cr, had shut cut the Cardinals. > +"
e in the opener, ST. Louis won the
night cap from the Pirates on heavy
hitting = to 6.
Detroit made seven hits ard five
runs iu the Sth 10 beat the Browns
: Ia 4.
The Boston Braves stepped on,
q: n losing s'roak and deprived the
Dodgers Of third place, winning :
to z.
The Boston Red SoN passed the
Washington Senator, in their fight
ter fifth place by winning both
ends OF a double header at Griffith
Stadium, > to J, and to l.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-02
s. p. Official
Is Transferred

George f. Gaylord, who for the
last two years has held the position
# superintendent Of the Los Ang-
elos division Of the Southern Paeifi"
railroad, has been transferred to thu
Stockton division at his own re-
quest where he viii hold a similar
Of flee. l.. 1. Morris, who has been
superintendent of the Rio Grand
division, win succeed Gaylord in
this district.
During His two years of work in
the valley GAYLORD has done much
TO speed up the movement of ship
wcnts. This is especially true in
the cantalourc and lettuce seasons.
Among the principal achievements
accomplished during his regime are
tie erection Of new passenger depotS
ln talcAieo, II Centre and Brawlcy
and til" building Of the new freight
depot hcrr. He has also been res
p.usib,a for numerous conferences
of raiEoad men with shippers and
growers in bringing about needed
cooperation to expedite shipments
Gaylord has spout much Of his
time in the valley. conducting mum
crous tour, of inspection in this
Vicinity aud he is wcll known and
Fixed throughout this section.
Morris, who succeeds him, has
been in thc district for several DAYS
and last week spent few days in
the valley. Morris has had consider
able experience in railroad work and
has made an excellent record in the
Rio Grand district
In making these announcements
this morning, II. \. Hansen. district
agent, also announced that G. NJ.
Murphy of the New Mexico divis-
ion. has been appointed to succeed
\. F. Bowlcs, deceased. as superin-
tcudeut of the San joaquin divi-
sion. Murphy was formerly assistant
superintendent Of the Los Angeles
division.