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The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-19
ALASKA'S DEPARTMENT OF MINES

The Alaska legislature which concluded it's session last month appropriated $22 800 for creation of Department of Mines for the territory,
 This the most important step ever taken within the territory toward developing it's second and what promises to become it's major ndustry-mining
 B. D. Stewart named to direct the new departmenJ and has gone Washington seek the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Mines aiding the territorial depart men in financial The territorial appropriation Is small considering the Vasness of the territory and the many fields be covered and the ramifcations of the work
 The federal bureau doubt will receive much valuable information from Mr. Stewart and should be inspired by him to assist every possible the great work he has undertaken The territorial setup will be very small It is limited the grant aside by the legislature That sum must extend the of two years until the legislature meets again After deducting the salary of the director great will remain for the remaining re- quremens
 Alaska should have mining service second to It will find many splendid examples of what can be done by
 mining department by studying what has been done for mining the various states and in other countries. The province of British Columbia has fewer than 20 expert mining it's bureau of mines service, including mnng engineers inspectors and geoogss That they have returned value received shown in the great Increase o mineral production in the territory the last few years and the fact British Columbia Of the great gold, silver and copper producers of the continent
 The neghboring territory of Yukon while having a modest set-up has made marvellous showing in its mining
 notable instance that of the Mayo slveread camp which has shipped twenty million dollars worth of silver lead ores to market the 2 years-a showing of which any mining country might be proud And those acquainted with the camp give credit for the opening of it's many rich prop critics the assay office where propec- have all the samples they wish to submit aSSayed absolutely free of charge second rich camp known the Carac camp lying between Dawson and Whitehorse being opened and properties there have been option
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-19
Communications Addressed to The Nome Nugget
FIELD AGENCY OF THE Federal Housing Administration
 Office of the Territorial Director for Alaska JUNEAU, ALASKA.
PRESS RELEASE

JUNEAU, Alaska, March 30 In order to stimulate activity with re- spect to mortgages on dwellings to be insured under the National Hous ing Act, and to assist borrowers in contracting willing lenders, borrow CTS may now also apply directly to the Federal Housing Administration through any of its insuring offices for appraisal of property, approval of credit responsibility of the bor- rower, and determination of the eligibility of the mortgage for in surance
 This information was today re- eeiVed by John E. Pegues, Territor- ial Director of the Federal Housing Administration from Administrator James A. Moffett. This additional facility means that prospective borrower, whether on new construc ton or for refunding an existent mortgage, may present his applica- ton for loan to any of the inSur- ing offices of the Administration An informal commitment to insure the mortgage when executed will be is sued by the Administration if, upon examination of the application, ap- praisal of the property or of the plans and specifications ,and the ere dit examination of the borrowers responsibility, the mortgage is deem ed insurable.
 The prospective borrower in this event, would then proceed with the assistance of the Administration, if necessary, to find financial institu- ton which had qualified as an ap- proved mortgagee and was willing to make the loan.
 The new procedure has been
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-19

ed the last few months to of the biggest mining of the continent for total sale value of million dol lars Recent returns indicate the camp will be of greatest in the North The free assay office again the purpose the prospector with glowing results
 It just such camps Mayo and Carmacks that Alaska wants to open in order make her second m eral country And such services the Yukon free assay office are part of all the service that the Alaska mining bureau should provide.
 Now that Alaska has given the ball start is to be hoped Uncle Sam will get behind the movement in way to make it outstanding
 With nearly $20000 900 annually in gold coming from Aaska and pouring the lap of the nation there every reason why the federal government should make reasonable expenditure and every effort establish aids Alaska that will multiply her mineral yield and help Alaska to lead the nation back prosperity-Anchorage Times
The Nome daily nugget., 1935-04-19

adopted as an added facility with the view of adding to the conven- fence of the prospective borrowers and to that of the lending institu- tions, as well as to afford the bor- roWer an approach to lenders who might otherwise be unwilling to eX- anime into the project. Hereafter it was explained, prospective bor- rover who has already obtained an informal commitment to insure his mortgage will not be in the position of asking a bank or other lending institutions to make investigations involving delay and expense with out assurance that the effort would result in a desirable business trans action
 Prospective borrowers submitting their applications, MT. Pegues point ed out, will be required to pay the established appraisal fee of $500 per thousand dollars of the principal amount of the mortgage loan. How ever, no additional appraisal will be made by the Administration and no additional appraisal fee will be col lected by it when the definite com mitment is finally issued.
 Heretofore it has been necessary for a prospective borrower to make application direct to an approved mortgagee which then submitted the application for insurance to the Administration.
 MT. Pegues said that anyone wish ing to proceed under the new plan can secure further detailed informa- tion by communicating with the Fed eral Housing Administration at the Juneau office
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Evening star., 1935-11-02
Liverpool Grain Prices.
Washington Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Anacostia & Potomac r. r. 5s-S1 900
at 81, $1,000 at 81, 1000 at 81,
$1,000 at 81, s5 900 at 81.
AFTER CALL.
Capital Traction 5s-s10 900 at 96.
Washington Gas IS B-sl00 at 1904.
Bid and Asked Prices.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 2.-The gen.
eral run of bonds showed unimportant
changes in values today. Second
grade issues had majority of gains,
but few exceeded half point. Prime
issues were unchanged to a shade high
er and United States Governments
recorded advances ranging from 1872
to 1872 of point.
Moderate selling uncovered one or
two weak spots in the corporate diyi-
sion. Postal Telegraph SIS sold of l 4
points to 327s and traders attributed
the decline to sentiment developed by
the recent statement of bondholders'
committee that a considerable time
might elapse before a reorganization
plan could be completed.
Small gains occurred in American &
Foreign Power IS, American Telephone
SIS, Baltimore g. Ohio 4l2s, st. Paul
5s. Chile Copper IS, Goodyear SIS, Great
Northern AIS. International Tele-
phone IS, North American IS, South
ern Railway SIS. Texas Corp. IS and
Western Union SIS.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

NEW YORK. November . dP,.-Foreign
exchange steady: Great Britain in dollars.
9othe5s he in cents Great gritsin, demand nn1t
France demand, $50; cables. $50. Italy
demand s11h: cables, s.11lz. --
9. Demands: Belgium.. I6.s5: Germany
mercial. 1885: Holland. 67.o5:, Norway.
24.71: Sweden. 25.36: Denmark. Il 20;
Finland o1S: Switzerland 3251; Spain.
Poland. Poland sassi Isss: czechoslovakis. % Az:
Yueoslavia, . 90: Austria. 1s.S3n; Hun
sary. 29.7On; Rumania. SO. Argentins.
2.S0n: Brazil. S57n: Toxic. %. .75;
Shanghai, 313O; Honskong. 1890; Mex
leo City. 27s5; Montreal in New York.
9S.967s; New York in Montreal. 1O1 .O3Hs.
Nominal.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
U. S. TREASURY NOTES.
U. S. TREASURY POSITION.

The position Of the Treasury on octo-
Der 81 was: Receipts 50. .O62 n39 81; ex-
penditures SIS. 1854 3S; balance ST.
473. .0s2 5000; customs receipts for the
Receipts for the fiscal year (since July
u. 81. .333 500. 70345; expenditures So
81. 80. 619.67. including Sll665l7.-
94O.60 OF emergency expenditures; excess
OF expenditures. 81 .393. 259 976.22: gross
debt SO .46l .602,O46l9. decrease Of
So. 72s, ,S90.50 under the previous day;
gold assets. So. .693. .267. $685..
Evening star., 1935-11-02
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 2.-Wheat
prices went downward early today
after show of steadiness at the
outset. Trades evinced concern over
relatively small exports of Canadian
wheat.
Opening unchanged to 1s lower.
December, 977sa98; wheat soon de-
clined all around. Corn started ls-i2
off. December, 5734a58, and then
dropped further.
For the time being, the wheat pit
disresarded Argentine reports of ab-
normally high temperatures and of
absence OF rain, conditions that
threatened additional i'll results for
Argentina's wheat crop During much
of the day the market was more or less
a drifting affair, with indications of
plenty of wheat for sale on slight rail-
lies. Sharp watch meanwhile was kept
on European political developments.
Bulls pointed out that premiums for
domestic Spring wheat in the North
west and for hard Winter wheat in
the Southwest remained at extraordi-
narily high levels. A further strength
ening of red Winter wheat markets
was also noted. st. Louis in particular.
Holders of December wheat were rep
resented as being afforded the unusual
opportunity of having their wheat
carried throughout the Winter for
nothing by exchanging into May.
Corn. oats and rye slipped downhill
with wheat. Receipts of corn contin-
ued liberal.
Provisions gave way, responsive to
weakness of grain markets.
Wheat futures purchases yesterday
totaled 16863 900 bushels. corn 4,SO9.-
600. Open interest in wheat was 129,-
$4,000 bushels and in corn 32,010,O00.
Liverpool Grain Prices.
Evening star., 1935-11-02
CHICAGO STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO. November tql.-Following
is the complete official list of transactions
IN stocks on the Chicago Stock Exchange
today:
Evening star., 1935-11-02
PUBLIC UTILITY
MISCELLANEOUS.
STOCKS.
PUBLIC UTILITY

Amer. Tel. & Tel t9l---- 145H
Capital Transit Co. d. 1874
N e. w. Steamboat (6)--- g.
Pot. Elec. Pow. 6To pf. t6l- 1l0ia
Pot. FL. p. 512G pfd. (5.5O lis
Wash. Gas 1t Co t3.60-- 81
Wash. Ry & e. Co. u3-- 400
Wash Ry. FL. pfd. d. l07
Evening star., 1935-11-02
NEW YORK BAR SILVER.

NEW YORK, November 2 R.-Bar
silver quiet and unchanged = sSh.
Evening star., 1935-11-17
Robot Charts River Rise
Weather Mans Leg Work Reduced by
Accurate Mechanical Device

This graph keeps constantly before
the forecaster's eyes an accurate pic
ture of the rise and fall of the distant
river, enabling him to put to some
other use the time formerly spent in
running back and forth to the rivers
edge.
The new device is now working sat-
isfactorily on the banks of the Ohio
River and is making possible more
prompt and accurate forecasting OF
this rivers low and high water, one
of the most important flood tribu-
taries" in the country.
Replacing the old type Of river
gauges in use by the Weather Bureau
fer the past rs or 80 years, the new
mechanical type removes ali need for
expensive and unsatisfactory tinker
ing with about 200 gauges that have
been buf1eted by drifting logs and
breaking ice until they are practically
beyond repair.
The $50 gauges with which the
Weather Bureau watches water stages
at strategic points along rivers
throughout the United States are of
Evening star., 1935-11-17
KAUFMANRES|GNS,
SAYS RING BROKEN
Miss Perkins Declares Alien
Fraud Racket Smashed
by Prosecutors.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 16.-Sam-
uel H. kaufman tonight announced
his resignation as special assistant to
the Attorney General in the prose-
cution of naturalization frauds, say
ing he felt he had accomplished the
task Sc for him.
Coincidentally Secretary Of Labor
Frances Perkins announced in WASH
ington that a racketeering organiza-
ton that had been preying on aliens
for years had been broken up.
26 Sent to Prison.
Twenty-six Of the AZ persons IN
dicted. including former Representa-
tive Michael j. Hogan, have been sen-
fenced to prison, she said.
Now that the So-called ring has
been broken up by so many Jail sem
tences. Mr.. Kaufman feels that his
job has been completed and he is
resigning." Secretary Perkins added.
Estimating that more than S1,000,-
900 had been paid to the racketeers
for faxed naturalization papers by
aliens who entered the country ille-
gally, she said an investigation was
started in 1888 by the Labor Depart
.ment.
Found Papers Altered.
"The investigation, directed by Col.
Daniel w. MacCormack, commissioner
of immigration and naturalization, re-
vealed that records at Ellis Island had
been altered, official documents were
missing and files relating to apparent
cases of fraud had been stolen" she
said.
These revelations started the in
vestigators on a trail of bribery, rack
eteering and deception which covered
the period from 1924 to 1888.
Sixteen hundred cases of allegedly
illegal entry were investigated and
more than 400 aliens arrested, many
Of whom have been deported. Two
hundred and fifty cases of fraudulent
naturalization have been uncovered
and investigated and in IL cases
naturalization has already been can
celled."
Evening star., 1935-11-17

startling. If you came upon 1t In
the dark, you might wish you were
somewhere else.
The gathering of such curiosa Is
just hobby with Mr.. Partridge now.
Time was when it was very prac-
tical matter Mr. Partridge was
teaching in the Columbia School Of
Architecture in New York then. He
found, as so many teachers must,
that his pupils needed inspiration;
something to unleash their imagina
tions. He discovered the answer in
irregular pieces of wood and stone.
These forms, he decided, could be
used as suggestions for groups and
individual figures. The students took
to the idea very well.
Eventually, Mr.. Partridge stopped
teaching. But he went right on add
ing to the collection.
That part of it which is in his
Office includes about 100 items. There
are quite a few "standout" pieces
among them.
One which might nave been sup
Evening star., 1935-11-17

two general types-the measuring
staff, which comes in various forms
and is set up in a variety of ways, and
the self-recorder.
Today the rise of the principal flood
making streams of the country can
be predicted hours. and even days, in
advance. Flood forecasters can now
calculate precisely when and where a
rivers crest. swollen by rains, will
reach and pass the flood stage. Their
reports, sent out by wire, radio, tele-
phone and printed bulletins, warn
cities, towns and farms Of the ap-
preaching high water in plenty of
time to make all necessary precau-
tions.
However. there are certain types Of
floods that cannot be foretold-local
floods which sometimes follow a sud-
den rainstorm and recede so fast that
there is no time to receive or send
reports. Nor can the Federal fore
casters predict floods caused by in
frequent heavy rains in the South
west. A torrent Of water from such
storm may sweep through a canyon
that has been dry for years and carry
Evening star., 1935-11-17
VIRGINIA PARKWAY.
PLANS TO PROCEED.
Bids Will Be Opened on
Thursday in Spite of
Jurisdiction Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The National Park Service an
nounced today the Public Roads .Bu-
reau will begin opening bids on Vir-
ginia sections of the Shenandoah
Great Smoky Parkway in Roanoke
Thursday despite the unsettled ques-
ton of law enforcement jurisdiction.
A. E. Demaray, associate Park Serv-
ice director. said although "jurisdic-
tional questions between the State and
Federal Governments are still un-
settled, and the State has not con-
veyed the rights of way. we shall go
ahead with the opening of the bids
on schedule"
Demaray said steps subsequent to
the opening of bids had not been de-
cided, pending settlement of the
jurisdictional questions.
The State has asked that final
transfer of Virginia Parkway rights
of way be postponed until the Legisla-
ture can enact laws reserving to the
State jurisdiction over liquor sales and
other activity on the Federal parkway.
The Park Service is skeptical of the
possibility of holding up funds for
parkway construction, because the
S6,000,00 now available is subject to
P. w. A. regulations. Under presi-
dental order projects financed with
P. w. A. funds must be under con-
struction by December Is.
Demaray said State Attorney Cen
eral A. P. Staples was in conference
with Interior Department counsel yes
terday and their conferences would be
continued next week, with the hope
that a solution to the problem could
be reached.
Secretary Ickes expressed confidence
this week that construction would
start soon."
Evening star., 1935-11-17
COURT PROCEDURE
RULES TAKE FORM
Federal Cases to Be Given
Uniform Treatment When
Approved.
BY the Associated Press.

oJ IIiC AooOIidICG 1lCoo.
A uniform code of procedure In
equity and law cases in Federal courts
is being drafted by committee OF
lawyers under direction of the Su-
preme Court.
The code, sort of new deal" for
Federal courts. is intended to simplify
rules long considered complex because
of the practice of Federal judges OF
following the rules Of State courts in
the States in which the Federal dis
tricts are located.
This policy has brought complaints
Of confusion and conflicting decisions
Two former Attorneys General, Will
liam D. Mitchell and George w. Wick
ersham, are among the lawyers at
work. The group has been meeting
several days and may make an an
nouncement early this week.
Supreme Court to Approve.
The new outline of procedure will
not be announced until the Supreme
Court has approved it.
Lawyers and court attendants said
there have been no important changes
in the rules since 1911 and 1912.
The court appointed the lawyers last
June to outline "a unified system OF
general rules for cases in equity and
law in the district courts and the
District Supreme Court so as to secure
one form of procedure for both classes
Of cases"
The lawyers are using a large con-
ference room in the new marble palace
of justice.
Others on Committee.
In addition to Mitchell and Wicker
sham, the committee includes Scott
M. Loftin, president of the American
Bar Association; Wilbur H. Cherry OF
the University of Minnesota: Charles
E. Clark, dean Of Yale Law School;
Robert G. Dodge of Boston; George
Donworth, Seattle: Joseph w. Gamble
Des Moines; Monte M. Lemann, New
Orleans: Edmund M. Morgan, Harvard
Law School: Warren Olney, jr., San
Francisco: Edison r. Sunderland. Uni
versity of Michigan, and Edgar B. Toll
man, Chicago.
Armistead M. Dobie of the Univer-
sity of Virginia, also member, was
unable to attend.
Expenses are met from an appropri-
alton of Congress.
Evening star., 1935-11-17

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Evening star., 1935-11-17
GIRLS TRIAL NEAR
|NFATHER'S DEATH
virginian, Fl, Expects Lib.
erty After Confession in
Mate.Hour" Case.
Nv The Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WISE. Va, November 16.-Cheered
by encouragement from all parts OF
the country, Edith Maxwell, 2l-year-
old school teacher, charged with kill
ing her father with a shoe when
threatened with a spanking for keep
ing late hours, says she expects a jury
next week to acquit her of murder
charged.
The Unconditional reticence main
tanned for months has faded away in
recent weeks as she read in her cell
In the Wise County Jail letters from
lawyers who would defend her. from
ministers and from many others, urg-
ing her to be brave, to talk frankly
and not to fear her trial, which opens
Monday.
The domestic tragedy was brought
into the national spotlight when Com
monwealth's Attorney Fred B. Greear
announced July 81 that Miss Maxwell
had confessed that she killed her 81
year-old father, Trigg Maxwell, by
striking him over the head with the
heel of her shoe when he scolded her.
This was two days after Trigg Max
we'll was found dead.
Uncle to Defend Her.
Nowhere has interest rivaled that
in Wise County, and the famous
Pound" section to the North. Miss
Maxwell is related to families long
prominent in the politics Of the county.
Her uncle, w. w. Dotson, three times
prosecuting attorney Of the county,
will defend her. with two associates.
Residents of the area have read eag-
erly the news accounts published by
papers, and are resentful of those
which have portrayed the community
as primitive, hide-bound and isolated
from the rest of the world. Good
roads, good schools and modern con-
veniences and luxuries have largely
taken the place of the primitive con-
ditions made famous in tales OF the
Lonesome Pine country"
Miss Maxwell, graduate OF the
Teachers College at East Radford,
Va, has been in Jail here since her
arrest July 81, under care of her uncle,
Jailer Jim Dotson. Her mother, Mrs.
Anne Maxwell, indicted with her, was
admitted to bond few days after the
Staying.
Stoicism Relaxes Somewhat.
Miss Maxwell was permitted to go
to the home of sister while her faith
er's body was awaiting burial. She
showed no emotion, even when Sheriff
j. P. Adams thought it advisable to
return her hurriedly to jail from
Pound, where she had gone to attend
the funeral.
She seemed uninterested, oblivious
to the spotlight of national attention
beating on her For months her stoi-
cism was maintained, but in recent
weeks she has grown more cheerful,
has discussed the encouraging letters
and has expressed confidence that a
"fair trial" will set her free.
A self-defense plea is expected
when the trial is called Monday. In
addition to her uncle, well known to
Wise County courts, her attorneys are
A. A. Skeen and former State Senator
r. P. Bruce. Commonwealth's. At
torney Fred B. Greear will have as
assistants to the prosecution o. M
Wears and Lewis Mccormick, both OF
Wise.
Judge H. A. w. Skeen will preside.
Evening star., 1935-11-17
BY DON BLOCH.

BY DON BLOCH.
MATURE as caricaturist, working
in all kinds of what the art
critics call media" is one OF the
many things William Partridge knows
lot about.
Mr.. Partridge is consulting archi-
tect for the National Capital Parks
and Planning Commission. His office
at 1917 H street is replete with
grotesqueries, which nature has
achieved in tree roots, trunks and
branches. There are OATS worked out
in oak roots, xiphopagi (Siamese
twins) in cypress burls, in fact al
most everything the myth writers
imagined. There is no centaur, but
Mr.. Partridge's collection rather COM
pensates for that by offering a per-
fectly wrought horses head. AS If
nature were not content to hold to
her standard horse pattern, she added
one flip more and cupped the horses
head slightly to make neat ash
tray.
The effect of the collection is quite