FIGHTING TO KEEP PINK BOLL
WEEVIL OUT OF CALIFORNIA
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON. The department of
agriculture is putting up a strong
fight to keep the pink boll weevil,
discovered in Mexico last fall, out ot
California and other States. The vig
ilance, of course. Is most strictly main
tained along the Mexico border. An
embargo on all cotton seed from Mex
ico has been laid on and is being rig
idly enforced.
The department is quite certain that
so far no Mexican cotton seed has
got into California and great care is
being taken to prevent the introduc
tion of any of the seed. It has def
initely been ascertained that a con
siderable quatlty of Mexican seed has
got into Texas. Most of this has
been crushed although a few lots were
placed at the bottom of piles and tons
of domestic seed have been dumped on
top of them.
The government is urging the mills
to crush this seed as soon as possible
to prevent the spread of the pink
boll weevil of Its moths.
During the next growing season,
inspectors will exercise great care in
examining all the fields surrounding
the mills where Mexican seed has been
taken to discover if any of the pests
have taken up residence in the Texas
cotton country.
OtUling ca-ss artnted at Nugget office
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. A plan which can
be depended upon to interest many
women on the Pacific coast is one
providing for the enrollment of women
aviators in the army aviation reserve
corps. The plan now Is under con
sideration at the war department. Th'e
plan is fathered by Bawrance Sperry,
a young aviator of New York. He
has interested Major General Leon
ard Wood in the plan and as a re
sult Mrs Waldo Pierce, an aviator,
hes been granted permission to fly at
Governors island.
The military purpose of the wo
man’s reserve corps would bo the
watching for enemy aircraft in time
of war, and carrying information and
doing a score of useful things only
I
slightly less hazardous than actual
air fighting which would be left to
the men Rear Admiral Peary and other
prominent military and scientific men
have endorsed the plan, stating that
the recent exploit of Miss Ruth Law
has demonstrated the ability of wo
men to handle air craft,
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PLANT MIGRATIONS
ARE TO WESTWARD
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau.
WASHINGTON. One of the most
fascinating of the scientific studies
conducted by the deparement of agri
culture is that relating tO- the migra
tion of plants. Government scientists
have been studying movements of
plants for years and now report an
astonishing exception to the general
rule of plant migrations. Practically
all plants move westward with the
course of empire The government
scientists report an ^important ex
ception in the salonum rostratum.
This was a plant formerly fed upon
by a beetle for years local to Colorado.
This beetle discovered the potato and
great numbers, devouring potato vines.
TO DEVELOP
IRISH MARBLE
Pacific New* Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, Consular reports
from Ireland state that the Irish mar
ble industry is to revived, English
financial interests having taken hold
of the famous quarries at Connemara
and Klllkenny with the intention of
improving means of quarrying and ex
. tending the market. Heretofore, only
the most conservative--almost prlma
tive--methods of quarrying have been
used with the result that the marbles,
declared to be among the most beau
I tlful In the world, are not widely
; known. Kilkenny marble Is black and
: Connemara is green.
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FINANCIAL
ADVISER FOR
PANAMA
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Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON. Following the ex
ample of several other nations, the
republic of Panama has decided to
turn to the United States for a finan
cial adviser to aid that country In
<WUUUim«UiM« »tw 4*-- fnL. . .*,4^
department has been notified that the
president of the republic has been
authorized by the assembly to appoint
a financial adviser und the state de
parement at Washington will be aBked
to make a recommendation.
B. C. GOAL
PR0D0CTI0N
INCREASED
Pacific News Service, Wash. Bureau
WASHINGTON, The coal mines of
British Columbia produced 2,620,000
tons of coal during 1916 according to
consular reports received at the De
partment of Commrece. This figure
compares with a production of 2,065,
613 In 1915.
Then entire coal production of the
Dominion of Canada amounted to 14,
266,000 ton sin 1916 compared with 13,
267023 tons in 1916.
NEW SILVER
QUARTERS
' DELAYED
——
WASHINGTON. Director of the
Mint von Engelken has again been!
obliged to delay the date of Issuance!
of the new quarters, according to the
treasury department. The demand for
’lie n w half dolur has been so heavy
: t ibe mints have been kept busy
urning out n huge enough supply to
• . . th : cabs t'oi the new coins and
a i ifi hat i not had an opportunity
• •mn in. ■ htcck of the quarters.
I'D qua-'ters may be expected Febru
: y 1, however.
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ALASKA
JOTfS
From Our Exchanges
The epidemic of measles which lias
prevailed at Haines for somo time
past, is reported under control.
Tho Iditarod pioneer states that
there are about three hundred people
m the Marshall City camp this winter.
George Hutchison, a Fairbanks bun
ker, Is urging the adoption of the day
light saving plan in that city.
The Iditarod Pioneer is urging con
certed action of the people of that
district to secure larger appropria
tions for roads and trails.
Jos Larkin of Kenai is In the Rew
ard hospital with a badly frozen foot.
He will lose his big toe of bis left
loot and probably others.
Lighthouse Inspector for Aluska,
Capt. W. C. Dlbrell, left Ketchikan
recently for Washington to make his
yearly report to the depatrmnet.
Lyle Laumcister, for nine years a
member of the Fairbanks Arc depart
ment, has resigned his position and
will go into the freighting business.
Brig. Gen. Holton Richardson, col
onel or the "iron nepareot,•• toe uu
Wisconsin volunteers In tho civil war
and the locator of the first tin mine
in Alaska died recently in Seattle.
Joe Spcnard, who has been con
ducting a popular resort at Spcnard
Lake, a few miles from Anchorage,
together with his wife has moved hack
to Anchorage for the winter.
Jack Sullivan, proprietor of Sulli
van’s roadhouse on the Valdez- Fair
banks trail, recently sustained a frac
tured ankle, and was taken to the hos
pital at Fairbanks for treatment.
A1 Lund, a well known contractor
of Cordova, while enroute from that
town to the States on the Aiemeda
recently, fell down the companion
way and fractured an ankle and leg. 1
Harry Agee, a well konwn Seward
barber, was shot and killed In Seattle
recently. Ho was 34 years of age.
and had been In business In different
parts of Alaska and Yukon territory
for a number of years.
Alex Matheson and his brother, op
perating on Chicken. creek, Idltarod,
sustained a serious loss recently when
their mess and bunk house caught
lire In some mysterious manner and
were entirely consumed.
John Dyer, a resident of Tunana
Hot Springs, was remanded to the
Fairbanks Jail recently for failure to
pay a fine of 350 assessed against
him after being found guilty In the
commissioner’s court for gambling.
Announcement has been received
from the post office department, that
a summer mail service well again be
run between Fairbanks and Valdez
over the Richardson road, and the de
partment is seeking Information as to
sates, weights, etc.
Tlie grafting of skin from the body
of her father to that of Irene Sher
man, the little girl who was so badly
burned recently at Fairbanks was
successfully undertaken at St.Joscph's
hospital at that place and the child
Is progressing nicely
WE CAN DO IT.
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it very phone Main 151 and the Pi-o
pt'-’s laundry will send and get vnar
laundry- W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
New laia sggs at Pro saar's Hinwu
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During the past two years we have bought
heavily in Cotton and Wool staple goods from I
Canvas Gloves to Scotch Wool Underwear and 1
are now prepared to furnish our patrons at f
. right prices with all the evervday Clothing i
| necessities. 1
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