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The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
PLAN TO INCREASE GOLD
 PRODUCTION IN |. $.

NEW YORK. 0ct 29, ,AP1-- Altha there has been various oh stacles in the way of gold mining during the time Of the war and since, efforts will be made during the comiss year 10 increase the production oE @old in the United States Mining experts are now perfectiug plans to get more of the yellow metal out of the earth. the present incentive is due to the low cost of commodities gen. srally and more reasonably priced than before for the past several years.
 As a matter of fact there is a fixed price for gold at $2067 an ounce, and going mines can make money and the producers intend to strike now while the iron is hot. This is the first time for many years that the United States has been third among the world producers. Canada increased it's pl"duction to second place.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
UNCLE SAM WILL TRY SELL
 ALASKA CABLE SYSTEM

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2s, tAP)- The War Department is preparing to seek authorization during the coming session of congress to sell the Washington-Alaska Military Cable system. The bill will be identical with that which failed to receive action at the last session. It was drawn by the departments legislative division and authorizes the Secretary of War to sell to the highest and most responsible bidder who must be a citizen of the United States, All or part of the system beginning October 31 will be discontinued. but the cable will be tested from time to time, however. The signal corps will work with radio stations direct from Seattle to Alaska, Anchorage will be the key point in Alaska.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
THREE STATES TO ELECT
 GOVERNORS ON TUESDAY.

CHICAGO, Oct 29th. (APl-- Three States. Mississippi. kentuc- Ky and New Jersey. will elect governors next Tuesday AS this is an off year, elections in Miss issippi where the democrats nom nation is equivalent to being elected, the voting will be hardly more than formality. Mike Con her, democrat. takes office Jan uary first.
 Administration of the highway department is the issue in Ken lucky, with Ruby Laffon. circuit judge of the republican party. as against Mayor William Harrison nf Louisville. republican.
 New Jerseys governorship is sought by David Baird junior. re publican. and Harry Moore, dem ccrat. The issues are numerous but of no particular national sig nificance.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
BOY OF 12 YEARS
 CONVICTED OF MURDER

AUSTIN, Wash, Oct. 90, ,(AP)- Hubert Niccolls, aged 12, was con Victed of murder in the first de gree for the staying of Sheriff John Wormell; the jury recom- mended life. The boy sat stolidly showing no emotion when the yer dlct of the jury was read to him. Sentence will be made later.
 The defense admitted that Hu- bert stole the revolver and enter ed the store to steal tobacco and gum when he shot the 72 year old sheriff, who had searched the Ilace on tip given him. 4 man datory sentence will he pronounc- ed today
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
FRIDAY {TECEGRAoHiC,
REPORTS DISCOVERY OF
 UNMAPPED ISLAND IN
 THE ARCTIC OCEAN

BARROW, Oct. 30. tAP)-re- cent arrivals here from the East coast reported the apparent dis covery of an unmapped island in the Arctic Ocean. approximately one hundred and fifty miles North of the mouth of the Collville river. The land is reported found by an Eskimo named Takpuk, who with a party in a ten ton power schoo- ner. was blown of it's course while hunting whales and walrus.
 Takpuk said it looked "cocky" and that the island was a mile or more long and high enough to be seen several miles. The crew all landed and collected samples of
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
SlN MINERS -ENTONBED IN
 COAL MINE, TWO RESCUED

MOCANAQUA, Penn. Oct. 30. tAP)-Rescue workers brought cut alive two of the six miners which were entombed since last Saturday by an explosion in the focal mine of the West End Coal Company. the other four were dead
 The rescued were John Tomass- hunis aged 40 and father of seven children; Joseph Natzoni aged p. both miners were in excellent con dlfion considering their long en- tombment.
 The dead were John Molitoris, aged 35. and father of three child ren: Jacob Tius, aged 45, the
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
HtRRAH! HODVER'S TEMPER
 FINALLY AROUSED

WASHlNiTON, Oct. 30. CAP With his fighting temper aroused. President Herb Hoover. intends to appoint the public as referee for n open bout with the Navy LeaSue. who are critical about his Hans to shrink the Naval budget.
 Hoover issued q formal defy declaring the claims set forth by William Gardner, president of the Naval League. 10 be "untruths and distortions of fact" He has been accused by Gardner of "abys- mai ignorance and an effort to starve the Navy"
 Hoover replied that the admin istration's affirmative reply to the League of Nations proposal for one year navy building truce. was n W enroute to Geneva.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
AND KING
 HOLD CONFERENCES

LONDON, Oct. 29. (AP) The national government is back at work under the direction of Mae Donald with cautioning humility over the results of election and preparing itself for a sober task in executing the Doctors Man date,' it asked and received from the people, backed by an unpre- cedcnted majority of more than i've hundred of the six hundred and fifteen seats in the House of Commons.
 Macdonald began series of conferences with the King and his cabinet to lay the background for the rehabilitation program which will be presented to Parlia ment next month.
 The press added it's voice to MacDOnald's and Baldwin's. state- ments of being cautious in their movements and to rem ember the triumph of the governmen, was not due to any one party.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
CONVICTED OF SHAVING
 FORMER ARMY COMRADE

SEATTLE, Oct. 29, (AP)- A jury of ten men and two women. Wednesday. convicted Arthur Stra tton. the 21 year old youth fer the slaying of his former army crmrade. Sergeant William Fraw- Icy. and recommended the death penalty. The verdict was brought in after seven half hours delib- eration.
 Stratton was arrested in Seattle two months ago. after baking of- ficials. who found him attempting to transfer money from one of Frawley's accounts. He was un- moved at the verdict. The de- fense said he was mentally ire sponsible.
 Sergeant Frawley was retired, and was living in a small cottage near Fort Worden. The two men had been great friends. Stratton declared. and that Frawley refus- ed to lend him his auto. He con- fessed several days after his ar rest. Sentence will be passed up- on him in a few days.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
NJ. E. CHURCH W. F. Baldwin, Pastor.

II A. M. Morning Worship and Sabbath School.
 p. M Evening Worship.
 Popular Singing.
 Responsive Reading
 Prayer.
 Offering.
 Special Music
 Sermon
 Duet-Mrs. Baldwin and Adah. The boats have all gone and so navigation is closed, so let us set tle down for the winter bv attend Ing all the services of the church. The Club House will be open every night from now on.
 Pfayer meeting every Wednes- day night.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
\ Q T I c E

The Nugget wishes to publish every item of local news that can oe obtained. There are maay hAp- pPhihSs and minov incidents ei pessonaI interest n Nome and the surrounding district which the paper would Hke to know ahou and print in this column. Send them n by telephone. by mail, or drop in at the Nugget office. It win he appreciated.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
NAVY DAY CELEBRATION
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2S. (AP) -Glories of the past and hopes of the future were entwined in the Navy Day observance of it's one hundred and fifty-sixth birth day on the eve of the celebration when President Hoover described tits first necessity of the conn., try was the maintenance of the Navy, so strong and efficient that no enemy could ever attempt in- vasion"
 At the same time he said. "ours is force for defense, and not oSense." He added, that armed forces must be reduced to the lowest point consonant with secur- ity.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
REPORTkD NATIVE SHOT
 - WHITE MAN, AT kOBUK

KoTZEBUE, Oct. 30, Special to the Nome Nugget-A report came 10 kotzeoue. October 29th from the Kobuk River flats a bout fifty miles from Kotzebue. that pa- tive named Alfred Starbuck. shot and seriously wounded Joe Stoich White man. Deputy United States Marshal George Wagner and Harry Strong, left immediate y to investigate the report.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
CATHOLIC CHURCH

The usual two masses will he onered in the Catholic Church to- morrow, the Feast of All Saints. at nine and eleven A. M.
 Monday. November 2, All Saints Lay, there will be six masses cele- orated. one following the other. The first one begins at 6:3O am.
 On Thursday at pm. there will De meeting of the ladies of the Altar Society at the parish house. A full attendance is requested.
 Airplane Envelopes, z5cts. p4r Ao1eA at NuEket Omca
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31

father of four children: Henry Geglarski, aged 23, single; Paul Navok, aged 42 The dead men were killed instantly by the force of the explosion. Two others who were victims from after damp, were also brought out. The res cued men were ent0mbed one hum dred and thirty three hours.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31

rock, which they said makes good wetstones.
 It is believed that the island might be the one reported by Captain Keenan seventy-fve years ago, but has never been rediscov- cred, but others thought that the Island found by Takpuk, is fur ther North than the one reported by keenan.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
THURSDAY
 -SLEGSApHiCl
LAPS AGREE TO 1 YEARS
 HOLIDAY ON APARTMENTS

LONDON. October 2S, CAPl- Reuters News Agency said Tokyo dispatches said. that Japan has accepted the League of Nations plans for years holiday On arma ments, on condition that it does not effect plans already @uthoriz- ,a. and that neighborins states. especially nonmembers of the Lea que, have also agreed
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
GROVE MAKES RECORD

NEW YORK. Oct. 29. (AP)- Robert Moses Grove who turned in a record breaking pitching year for 1881. has been selected as the American Leagues most valuable player. by committee composed Of eight members of the Baseball Writers Association of America.
 Grove received 7s out of a ,ossi-
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31

ble so points and topped the list with a wide margin Gehrig was second with 59 points. Al Sim mons third with 51 points. Aver allie fourth with 43 md Babe Ruth fifth with 40 points.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
eTATEMENT OF THE oWkEAship MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION
 ETC., REQUIRED BY ACT OF

ETC., REQUIRED BY ACT OF AUGUST 2A 1912 1 sf THE NOME NUGGET pub isned Weekly at Nome, Alaska for April 1st, 1881. HNbAsne-. Geo. $. Maynard Nome. | Alaska.
 Editor, Geo. 8. Maynard, Norn. Alaska.
 Managing Editor none. Business Manager, Geo. s. Maynard Nome Alaska. owners: uf . cooperation, give It's shd the names and sddr esses of stock holders holding per cent or more of total amount of stock If not . c>r. Sorstion, give names and addresses of individual owners.) Geo. s. Maynard owner. Nome Alaska.
 Known bsndhelders, mortgaseea. anu other security holders. holding De. cent or more of total amount of bonda or other securities. Hf there are nose 50 etate) None
 AveraEs number of copies of each Issue of this publication sold CT dk- trahsted. through the msas or other. wise. to DaAA susscsissss during the six Haonths proceeding the date shown above is.
 (This infornaAtiea is required fron, Gaiiy publications sniy.)
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The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
AIRPLANE NEWS

Pilot Hans Mirow If the NAT, returned to Nome today from Kot ~ebue with Boris Magids as a passenger. The plane also stop ped al Deering on the return trip Mi. Masids expects to return via plane in a few days.
 Pilot Vie Ross with the big NAT plane, hopped of for Fairbanks this morning with the U. S. mail He is expected to return to Nome iu : few days.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31

Church to Dedicate new Hymnals.
 Fine new hymnals which came in on the last boat will he used for the first time and dedica ed tomorrow in the regular service at Nome Federated church. These hymnals were published in 193o after an extensive study of the hymns most frequently sung, and the tunes most frequently used, in 6 group of representative churches of all Protestant denominations. They are already in use in large number of churches. Due to the activity of the committee which raised funds for the books and the generous response of Nomeites of all creeds, the hymnals will be dedicated free of debt. All who in any way contributed to the ob- tanning of these books are in their dedication.
 The service of dedication will be preceded with a ten minute period of organ music and follow ed by the sermon: Deepening Life"
 The Ladies Aid Society will en- tertain next F"idqv afternoon at the parsonage. All women, friends of the church will be welcome.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
AIRPLANE NEWS

An NAT plane piloted by Hans Mirow hopped off from the Nome landing field today with Territor- ial Commissioner of Education w. K. Keller, on an inspection trip of territorial schools. stopping at Haycock and Golovin. Wallace Porter of Haycock. will probab bly, be d returning passenger.
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31

Pilot Vic Ross flying an NAT
 plane is expected to return to
 return 10 Nome as soon as wea- .ther permits. with passengers and mail
The Nome nugget., 1931-10-31
CHURCH NOTES

NOME FEDERATED CHURCH F. q. FORREsTER, Minister Sunday School -.......-........11 A. M. TAO Evening Worship. Organ Music.
 Period of worship. Dedication of new church hymnals Sermon: Deepening Life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
MAY KEEP MONUMENT
OPEN DURING NIGHT
Col. Grant Studying Plan for Wis
itors Expected Here for 1882
Bicentennial.

The Washington Monument will be
open to visitors at night. during the
George Washington Bicentennial Cele-
bration next year Il plans now being
studied by Lieut. Col. T. S. Grant, 3D.,
director Of public buildings and public
parks, are given concrete form.
Col. Grant said today that the pro-
posal Ct accommodating the countless
visitors expected in Washington next
year by giving them night rides to the
top Of the Washington Monument has
been laid before him. This plan is now
being given careful study, but the COL
onel pointed cut that additional person.
mel is required ct the Washington Mon
ument including an electrical engineer
and elevator operator, for night work,
whereas one man can care for the night
crowd at the Lincoln Memorial
The Office Of Public Buildings and
Public Parks, he said, will watch with
interest the effect the flood lighting of
the Washington Monument at night
will have on its attraction for visitors.
Apparently. at present, night view
Of Washington from the top of the
Monument has little charm for visitors.
as an experiment recently conducted
failed to draw sufficient number to
warrant the keeping of additional per-
sonnet there at night,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
rs BID ON TUNNEL
UNDER NEW BRIDGE
Clarendon Contractor Offers to Do
Construction Work for
$4,000.

twenty-five bids from all parts of the
country on the concrete tunnel that
VIII carry the tracks of the Rosslyn Va
branch of the Pennsylvania Railroads
under the Arlington Memorial Bridge
development on the banks of the Poto-
mac River in Virginia, were before
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d., exec1tive
ofhcer of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Commission, today.
The lowest bidder was ]. H. Coleman
OF Clarendon, Va, who offered to do the
work for $51, 900, and the next Lowest
was the Loudon Rust Co., with offices
IN the District National Bank Building
Fourteenth and G streets, which bid
sd .995. Officials of the commission
said 1t probably will be two or three
weeks before the contract is awarded
Grading work in that area is to be done
and under the commissions program,
motorists of the future will scarcely
know they are passing over a railroad
tunnel, as the area will be landscaped.
The bids ran all the way from $4,000
to $99,750.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
WOULD ELIMINATE
STREET PARKWAY
Co-ordinating Committee to
Study Plan to Facilitate
Taft Bridge Traffic.

The proposed elimination of the CEN
trail parkway in Connecticut avenue
south Of the William Howard Taft
Bridge, in order to give greater freedom
in that area to traffic, will likely come
up before the Co-ordinating Commit
tee. comprising interested District and
Federal Government agencies, at its
next meeting on April 81.
Capt. E. N. Chisolm, jr., engineer of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission and chairman of the
Co-ordinating Committee, said today
that the District authorities are now
studying the possibilities for the eltrni-
nation of the central parking, SO that
Connecticut avenue traffic may move
more freely
Another subject which the Co-ordi-
mating Committee will turn its atten-
ton to in the near future is the width
of Constitution avenue from Virginia
avenue to the Potomac River. Fred
erick Law Olmsted of Brookline, Mass,
prominent landscape architect and a
member of the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, is now max
ing a special study of that area. The
committee is disposed to wait until
Mr. Olmsted makes his report to the
commission, possibly at its next meet
ing, before taking any action. The
proposal Is to reduce the width Of Con-
stitution avenue from 80 feet to ~
feet between Virginia avenue and the
river.
Capt. Chisolm said today that the
committee has now recommended that
Randolph street northeast be extended
through to Michigan avenue and this
new thoroughfare is to follow the
topography of the country in that area
Taylor street in that locality has al
ready been designed as a through
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Washington News
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

Results of a 3l-day experimental
fast by a volunteer worker have just
been announced by DR.. Francis G..
Benedict, director of the nutrition
laboratory of the Carnegie Institution
of Washington.
During the fast, DR.. Benedict says,
the subject lost weight at the rate of
approximately pound day. but the
loss was considerably greater at the
start than at the end because more
water was being drawn from the. body.
Decline in the production of body heat
was constant for Is days after which
the amount remained stable.
Grafton on 3Ist Day.
During the period" DR.. Benedict
said, The drew upon his body reserves,
chiefly fat, and at the end he was dis
tinctly thin and emaciated. AS he lost
body substance there was less left to
produce heat. The weight changes
we're suggestive of the relative intensity
of his life processes.
I'VE actually measured the heat given
off by this mean, each day of his fast
and thus had real measure of level of
vitality. On the thirty-first day he de-
livered an Grafton for 80 minutes with
strong geSticulationS and also danced
and ran upstairs.
THE body has a tremendous storage
and one can live long time on ones
own body supply, which is chiefly fat.
With the withdrawal of food, many ex-
perience a sense of faintnesS or hunger
pains, but experience has shown this
faintnesS usually passes off rapidly.
The man who tasted 81 days certainly
had no discomfort after the first day.
Dog Can Fast so Days.
Animals subsist for an incredibly
long time without taking food, always
drawing upon their body fat. The steer
has tasted Il days, the dog as long as
go days, and even the white rat 20 days,
yet all these animals recovered promptly
when feeding was resumed After such
fast they are not as active as before,
but they are by no means dead or even
near death.
The cold FLOODED animals furnish the
most astonishing illustrations of this
ability to subsist on body material for
long time. The python lies quietly,
almost inert. 1t has a low body tenn
perature, a low respiration rate and a
low heart rate. Its heat production and
its whole level of activity are very low.
The reserves Of body fat are but slowly
drawn upon
The python must go without food
not simply for one month. as with man,
but there are clear records of snakes in
captivity that have lived from two to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-09
Fasts 81 Days as a Test
Man Thin and Emdcidted, But Still Strong; Lost
Weight at Rate Of Pound Day; knew No
Discomfort After First Day Of Experiment.

three years without eating. Then one
day this dormant, lethargic animal,
seemingly in a Stupor, will decide that
it wants to take food which has been
offered to it regularly every week. From
a seemingly moribund mass OF hardly
living matter there is lightning like
lunge and the python begins to get
itself outside of a pig.
Somewhat Similar to Snake.
Man is somewhat similar. AS he
lives at a higher level or intensity Of
life he needs more food and more fire.
quent replenishment of food, but even
after a month without eating he Is very
much alive. He has been living and
during this time changes have been 60
ing on continually in the materials es-
senttal to life. The body reserves, as
with python, have supplied the stores"
The fasting experiment was conduct
ed in connection with the Carnegie
studies of basal metabolism or heat
production of the human body. There
is an average heat production, DR.. Bene-
dict says, of approximately one calorie
a minute, but the actual rate in the
individual, the experiments have shown,
is affected by weight, height, age and
sex.
THE heat production" he said, sis
lOWSIeu ny age. "A IIldIl 20 years Oh
age. in full prime Of physical vigor,
produces more heat than a man of the
same height and weight 10 years of age
The fires of life burn at a somewhat
lower ebb in old age.
The influence of age Is particularly
striking in adolescence. When we were
studying a group of Girl Scouts from
II to IL years of age we found that as
result Of growing older they increased
in weight and increased in height, both
of which factors would normally tend to
raise the metabolism. But, as they
were growing older, the age factor low
cred the metaboliSm and we found, sin
gularly enough, that the total basal heat
production over "a hours was about
1850 Galleries, whether a girl was ~
or 10.
Effect of Sex Shown.
Finally it was definitely shown that
women have lower heat production than
men, taking into account weight, height
and age. OF course, the average woman
Is both shorter and lighter than the
average man, but these factors can be
equallzed in a statistical ANALYSIS and
the effect of sex clearly shown"
Precise basal metabolism measures.
DR.. Benedict said, promise to be Of con-
siderable value in determining the eff
IectS OF certain diseases and in estimat-
ing the food needs Of an individual.
Racial differences also are being shown
which may have important results in
antnropologlcal measurements