THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
NKM YORK MAX
MIX'S BOK PRIZE
Philadelphia. Feb. fi—Charles
Herbert Levermore, a New York
student of International Relations,
And a former college professor, has
boen announced as the winner of the
$100,000 prize offered by Kdward
Bok for the best plan to preserve
peace among the nations of the
MVlXHt ARRIVES SEATTLE
KXROUTE TO Al HTIWlJ t
Athens. Feb. 5—William J. Taylor
arrived in Seattle yesterday enroute
to Australia.
POMERKXE WILL
RETRACE GREGORY
Washington. Feb. 6—President
Coolidge has named former Senator
Pomerene to take the place of Greg
ory in the Teapot Dome prosecution.
MEXICAN REBEL FORCES
THREATENED
Washington. Feb. f»—The Mexican
Hebei forces are menaced by the ad
vance of Government troops. The
former are contemplating the evac
uation of Vera Cruz in order to hold
on. Tuxpam is reported to be ser
iously threatened, the State Depart
ment was informed by the.American
Consul at Vera Cruz.
RIM RUNNERS WILL BE
riXWELY WATCHED
Washington. Feb. !»—President
Coolidge forwarded to Congress and
the Treasury Department a proposal
to appropriate $13,S53,9S9 to en
able the Coast Guard to deal more
effectively with Rum Runners.
WOULD BUILD RIVER
GUNBOATS
Washington. Feb. 5—Chairman
Butler of the House Naval Commit
tee introduced a Bill authorizing six
river gunboats to cost $70,000 each,
exclusive of armament.
17 KILLED in train collision
Fortville, Iud.. Feb. 5—Seventeen
people were killed when two Union
Traction Company trains collided at
Fortville. Indiana. There are forty
injured in hospitals at Anderson and
Indianapolis.
WOULD DISMISS WARDEN
KIDNAPPED BY PRISONERS
Little Rock. Ark.. Feb. 5—The
Penitentiav Commission have an
nounced that they will dismiss the
Warden who was kidnapped by three
condemned murderers who were
confined to the death house, and
forced him to drive them away from
the prison in his auto.
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR WOODROW WILSON
Washington. Feb. 6—President
Coolidge surrounded by his Cabinet,
represented the general citizenry at
Woodrow Wilson’s funeral. The
family circle was completed when
Wm. G. McAdoo arrived from Los
Angeles with his wife. The War De
partment officials who sought to
make the most of the funeral were
left a small part in honoring their
dead comrade „by Mrs. Wilson’s
steady opposition to a large display.
Eight non-commissioned officers of
the Army and eight sailors and eight
Marines of similar rank and record,
formed the guard of honor about the
hearse in the brief journey to the
chapel. Nobody else touched the
Casket. The men chosen were war
heroes as far as possible. The de
mand continued for more public and
more impressive ceremony, however,
i* was learned that Wilson’s w-ish
was that the service would not be
ostentatious.
Washington, Feb. 6—People in the
street w'atching notables come and
go, and a guardian of police who
turned unnecessary traffic to other
streets were the only outward marks
o' preparation for the funeral of
Wilson. There was no marshalling
«f troops to parade in sorrow nor set
ting of lines to permit thousands to
pass tibe bier. Ho went on his jour
ney of a long sleep as the same char
acter as life found him—a plain Am
erican Citizen with days and places
of high dignities prut aside forever.
New York, Feb. 6—The New York
8tock Exchange closed at 12:30 in
respect to former President Wilson.
Washington, Feb. 6—King George
of England sent a message of con
dolenco to Mrs. Wilson in behalf of
himself and the Queen.
Seattle, Feb. 6—All retail stores
closed at 11:00 a. m.. in Seattle, out
of respect /to former President Wil
Washington. Feb. 6—A high wind
land extreme cold gripped Washing
! ton during the Wilson funeral.
—
| GERMAN KMRbM\ RKFTRKM
TO HONOR WILSON
I Washington. Feb. 6—The Police
! today removed the American Flag
! from above the door of the German
! Embassy where it bad been nailed
[ by a crowd of cltixens after the re
| ftisa.1 of the Embassy officials to hon
or the death of Wilson by displaying
1 t he German emblem at half mast,
j The staff of the Embassy were undeT
guard during the morning pending a
promise that the German flag would
| bo placed at half mast at 12:30.
j KKIJCASE GANDHI TO
RESTORE HEALTH
Bombay, Feb. 6—Upon physicians’
reports that six months at the sea
side will restore the health of Gan
dhi. the nationalist leader who has
four years of a six year prison sen
tence to serve for sedition, the Gov
ernment released the prisoner un
conditionally.
! REPORT THAT TROTZSKY
■ LEADING REVOLT DENIED
I Moscow. Feb. 6—The new Premier
j of Russia has denied that Trotzskv
j is leading a revolt in Russia.
I H EA RNT fON F ERS
WITH t'OOLIDGK
Washington. Feb. 6—On an invita
tion. Hearst talked for an hour with
President Coolidge and then called
on Secret a rv Mellon and later com
muned with Senator Reed.
HIGH TOST PRODUCTION C.H SKS
I)IX1,I\K ALASKA MINING
Seattle, Feb. 6—Charles I). Gar
field and others testified at a hear
ing on the progress of mining in Al
aska before Fletcher Hamilton, who
is a candidate for Senator. The com
mittee on mining said that the high
cost of production of gold and silver
is at the bottom of the mining de
cline in Alaska.
COOL1DGE OUTLINES PLAN
TO ASSIST FARMERS
! -
j Washington. Feb. 6—President
; Coolidge in an address at the open
i ing of the Special Conference o-n the
i North and Middle West agricultural
j problems, outlined a definite pro
j ptsal for Government assistance to
! wheat farmers.
SNOW STORMS INTERFERE
WITH COMMUNICATION
Chicago. Feb. 6—According to a
dispatch from Chicago, snow storms
have paralyzed telegraphic service
throughout the Eastern portion of
the United States.
POSITION OF AMUNDSEN
SHIP MAUD
Seattle. Feb. 6—According to ad
vices from Christiania the. latest po
sition of the Schooner Maud, Captain
Roald Amundsen’s exploring vessel
making an attempt to float around
the North Pole, was last Sunday In
Latitude 75.13. North Longitude
56.45 East.
Notice to Advertisers.
Hereafter no changes <or stand
ing advertisements will be ao'epfed
later than 'Sliursday noon each week
Let the Nome Nugget do your
letter writing, by having us mail
the Weekly Nugget to your friends
on the Outside.
INFORMATION WANTED
Does any one know of the where
abouts of G. O. Clemins, formerly of
Butte, Montana* height 5 ft. 11 in
ches, weight 175, has two toes miss
ing on his left foot and a scar on his
neck which resembles a birthmark.
He served in the world war. Any
information in regards the above
party will be greatly appreciated by
Chas. Sakris, 724, E. Adam Street,
Springfield, Illinois.
Does any one in Nome know of
the whereabouts af William Story,
last heard from on September 11,
1015 in Seattle when he declared
that he was on his way to Nome.
Story was born June 26, 1882 la
New Jersey.
any information about this person
will bo greatly appreciated by the
Prudential Insurance Company of
America. Newark, N. J.
FRIDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC!
| IUXDITS SHOT TO DEATH
IN PITCHED RATTLi
| Little Rock, Feb. 8—In a aensa
• tional battle staged between a poes«
and the bandits who escaped fporr
; the Little Rock prison recently using
■ an aeroplane to make their escape
Bnoe Sullivan and Emory Cornell
were shot to death. Joseph Sullivan
the third member of the trio of es
caped convicts is in a hospital in a
serious condition from wounds re
! ceived in the battle.
| 42 M1XKRM 1/>9K UVKS IX HIM
| Crosby, Minn., Feb. S—Forty two
j miners perished like rats In a trap
j when the bottom fell out of a small
I pond and flooded the workings o!
: the Milford Iron Mine near Crosby,
i Minnesota. Caught in the lower Jev
j els of the small mine, only seven
j men out of forty nine who were
J working were able to gai-n the safety
J of the shaft and ascend to the sur
1 face. Most of the victims were
• young men and many of them were
married and had children. The sor
rowful little tots with theiT grief
i stricken mothers stood a long vigil
i until the last ray of hope was snatch
j ed from them. All of the victims
were either Americans or were oat
j uralized Americans.
NOME OPERATOR TRSTIFIKH
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
| Seattle, Feb. S—Nicholas Butler, a
; placer mine operator of Nome and
, Thomas Hathaway the Assayer in
j t.h«* United States Assay Office at Se
attle, testified that the increased cost
|or mine supplies and transportation
with the decline of gold and silver
| values caused the slackening of pro
duction, before the Governments
“Two Day” gold and silver hearing
. which is being conducted by examin
• Hamilton of the Senate Commit
tee. A dozen other Alaskans testi
fied to tty* same views,
UNMASKED MEN ROB A BANK
i Fresno, Calif., Fef. 8—Two un
’ masked men robbed the First State
j Bank of Clovis, near Fresno, and
1 locked the Cashier in a vault, and es
! raped in an auto with twelve thous
and dollars in cash.
DAUGHERTY WILL
RETURN SATURDAY
Washington. Feb. 8—Following a
call on President Coolidge by War
ren F. Martin. Confidential Secre
tary to Attorney General Daugherty,
the announcement was made that
Daugherty would return to Wash
ington from Florida, where he is
spending his honeymoon, next Sat
WILL PREVENT TAKING MORE
OIL FROM TEAPOT DOME
Washington, Feb. 8—An injunc
tion preventing Doheny and Sinclair
from taking any more oil out of
Navy Reserves will be sought by
Strawn and Pomerene, th“ Special
Counsel in the Navy’s oil fraud
cases, just a? soon as their appoint
ments are confirmed by the Senate.
SAYS ALASKA MUST RECEIVE
AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
Seattle. Feb. 8—Alaska must be
glvet an autpnomous government t?
insure the rebuilding of its gold and
6ih»i mining industry. Falcdu Joslin
told Examiner Hamilton, for the
Set ate Committee who is investigat
!ug he de"l!tie in precious iretals
BRITAIN MAKING READY
FOR WORLD FLIGHT
Ottawa, Feb. 8—Both Ottawa and
Montreal are on the line of the route
for the around the world flight to be
attempted by British airmen next
month. It was announced in Ottawa
that the aim of the airmen is to com
plete the flight in ninety days. Start
ing from Croyden, England the flight
proceeds eastward through India. It
aly, Burma. China, Japan, the Aleu
tian Islands, Canada and back to the
starting point.
DE LA HUERTA FLED
FROM VERA CRUZ
Mexico City, Feb. 8—Adolfo De La
Huerta, who is at the head of the
Mexican Rebellion has fled by sea
from Vera Cruz, which was his head
quarters, according to a message re
ceived, at the War Office to President
Obregon, who is at the front.
CUPID WINGS SEVEN
ON ONE SHIP
Seattle, Feb. 8—Seven marriages
of subordinate offloers aad men oa
I no Alaska Survey Ship ‘‘Pioneer
Discovery.” have taken place since
that vessel has been laid up In winter
quarters in Seattle.
RANK OF ITALY HKLD I P
j San Francisco. Feb. 8—A Branch
of the Bank of Italy was held up last
Tuesday afternoon in San Francisco,
and the bandit9 escaped after secur
ing $17,000.
PROPOSES KING ALBKRT
BCOCRKD WILSON
Paris, Feb. 8—King Albert of Bel
gium has been proposed as a suc
cessor to Woodrow Wilson in the
French Academy of Moral and Po
litical Sciences.
fOYDHMNED MAN 1XYSK8 MIN'D
Carson City. Nev.. Feb. 5—Gee
John, a Chinese, who is sentenced to
death by lethal gas on February 8th.
has lost his mind, according to his
attorney, who stated that he would
apply for a Habeas Corpus Writ or
a-r injunction in an attempt to delay
ltKPORT 800 FANATICS SLAIN
Manila. Feb. 5—The Captain of an '
Inter-Island vessel arriving in Man
ila from Surigao reported that 800 i
Fanatics have been slain and many |
wounded since the clashes have
started between the Fanatics and
Constabulary soldiers.
) FX-MINISTER ASKKD TO FORM j
NEW GREEK CABINET j
Athens, Feb. 5—The Ex-Minister ,
of the Interior. Kafandaris. is re- j
quested by the regent to form a Cab
inet to succeed Venlzelos, who re- |
signed on account of ill health. j
GREAT AWAKENING
IN GOLD MINING
San Francisco, Feb. 6—There is a
great awakening in gold mining ac
tivities in California and Nevada, ac
cording to reports from the different
districts.
Ql’EKN STRICKEN
WITH BRONCHITIS
Stockholm, Feb. 4—Queen Vic
toria was stricken with Bronchitis
last Saturday in Stockholm, and the
stroke is reported to be serious.
j SINCLAIR CHARGED WITH
ANOTHER OFFENSE
Washington. Feb. 6—Representa
tive Jeffers charged that Sinclair
had returned false income tax re
ports. thus defrauding the Govern
ment of millions of dollars.
ft.OOO GALLONS OF
WHISKKV STOLEN
San Francisco, Feb. 8—Five thous
and gallons if whiskey has been
stolen recently from the Government
warehouses which are in charge of
Internal Revenue Agents.
MINISTER AND EDUCATOR
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS
Tacoma. Feb. 8—Arthur De Ja
coby. minister and educator, disap
peared and circumstances indicate
that he committed suiCide by drown
ing.
NINE DEAD F^OM POISONING
Albany. N. Y.. Feb. 8—Nine mem
j bers of the Paul Gerbig and Rurling
• families are,dead in Albany from ear
ing home canned goods.
EIGHT PERISH IN STORM
Chicago, Feb. 8—Eight persons
perished in a storm which swept the
Yuddle Western States last Tuesday.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the U. S. Commissioner’s Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Sec
ond Division. Cape Nome Precinct,
In Probate:
Jn the matter of the Estate of
CHRISTINE NELSON, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed by
the above entitled Court, adminis
trator of the Estate of CHRISTINE
NELSON. Deceased. •
All persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby required
to present the same with proper
vouchers attached to the undersign
ed at Nome. Alaska, as by law re
quired, within six months from the
date hereof.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, the 19th
day of January, 19*4.
M. JACOHGAARD.
Administrator of the BstaSe.of
Christine Nelson. Pseesssjl
PubHeh Janaary 19. M, M. B, 9.
19. 1994.
Any items of Interest to the com*
muntty if given or telephoneo to the
Nugget will be given publicity and
will be appreciated at all times.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
Vo HENRY GATJENS. and to his
executors, administrators, heirs
and assigns :
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) In work,
labor and tmprovements upon the
VIOLET GROUP Placer claim, sit
uated about B miles west of the
town of Nome, on the right limit of
Snake River, and is recorded In the
Records of the Cape Nome Record-1
ing Precinct. Territory of Alaska,
the recording precinct in which MHd'
claim is situated, for each of the i
>ears 1011. 1012. 1913. 1914. 1916.1
1016. 1917. 1918. 1919, 1920-21,
'4921-22, 1922-23. in order to hold,
said claim under the provisions of I
Section 2324, Revised Statutes of j
the United States of America; this]
being the amount required to hold
raid claim for each of the years
above enumerated. And if within
ninety (90) days from the service
of this notice upon you. you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion
of such expenditure as co-owner, |
>our interest in said claim will be- |
come the property of the subscriber ■
under said Section 2324.
Dated at Nohie, Alaska, this 19th
day of January. 1924.
SAM FEKNENGEL.
Co-Owner.
Publish Jan. 19. 26. Feb. 2. 9. 16.
23. March 2. 9, 16. 23. 30. April 6.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To Neeta Tobey Sale undW. D. Stew
art. your heirs, executors, assigns
or personal representatives.
You and each of you. are hereby
notified that I have expended in la
bor and improvements the sum of
one hundred dollars ($100.00).
each year for the years 1915. 1916,
1920. 1921 and 1922. on the Flor
ence Association Placer mining
claim situated between Wonder and
Hoiyoke in the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct. Alaska, note of the lo
cation of which is recorded in Vol.
123. page 199 of said precinct rec
The above amount has been ex
pended In order to hold said claim
tinder the provisions of the law con
cerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required
to hold said claims.
And. you, and each of you. are
further notified that if within ninety
days after the last publication of
this notice you have failed to con
tribute your portion of said expendi
ture, your interest in said claim will
become the property of the under
signed. your co-owner, under Sec
tion 23 24 Revised Statutes of the
T nited States.
CHAS. A. VOGEL,
Published Jan. 12. 19. 26, Feb. 2.
9. 16. 23. March 2, 9. 16. 23. 30.
April 6. 1924.
FORFEITURE NOTICE
To T. E. Ryan, Adolf Johnson, M.
Belle view, J. E. Jones, you
..and each of your hears, executors,
administrators, and assigns:
You. and each of you are hereby
notified that the undersigned.has ex-i
pended Ope Hundred Dollars [
($100.00) in work, labor., and hn- i
proyement upon the Rainy Da<y As
sociation placer mining Claim, the
location certificate of which is re
corded in Vol. 190. Page 134 of the
records of the Cape Nome Record
ing Precinct, Territory of Alaska,
the recording precinct In which
said cSalm is situated for each of the
years 1911, 1912. 1913, 1914, 1915.
1916, 19}7, 1920-21, 1981-22, 1922
23. in order to ho'ld said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
of America; this being the amount
required to hold said claim for each
of the years above-mentioned. And
if within ninety (90) days from tihe
service of this notice upon you, yon
fail or refuse to contribute your
portion of such expenditure as 00
owner, youT interest in satld claim
will become the property of the tob
scrtber under Section 2324.
Dated at Nome. Alaska, tails 12nd.
day of December, 1923.
B. BBLaDEVIBW,
Co-Owner.
Published Dec. 22. 26. 1*22. Jan. S.
12, 1», 26, Feb. 2, », 16. **. March
1. «, 16. 1626.
NOTICK OF FORFEITURE.
To William Price, C. H. Frost, Joe
J. Cahill, Dora Cahill. Kate Mas
ters, J. R. Durken, Chas. E. Cahill
and to their executors, adminis
trators, he Ire and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) in work,
labor and improvements upon th<?
SUMMERSET ASSOCIATION plac
er Mining Claim situate on the old
bend of Snake River, which is
a tributary of Bering Sea.
The location certificate of which
is recorded in VoL 144. at page 410
of the records of the C^pe Nome
Recording Precinct. Territory of
Alauka, the recording precinct in
which said claim is sitnated, tor
each, of the years 1906, 1906, 1907.
1*0S, i909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918.
1914. 1915. 1916. 1917, 1920-21.
1921-22 and 1922-23. In order to
hold said elalm under the provisions
of 8ection 2324 Revised Statutes f
the United States of America; this
being the amount required to hold
■aid claim for each of the years
above mentioned.
And if within ninety (90) days
from the service of this notice upon
you, you fall or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
as*co-owner, your Interest In said
claim will become the property of
the subscriber under said Section
Dated at Nome. Alaska. December
8th, 1923.
GEO. T. CAIIILL.
Co-Owner.
Publish Dec. 8. 15, 22. 29, 1923.
and Jan. 5. 12. 19, 26. Feb. 2, 9.
16. 23. March 2, 1924.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To Joe J. Cahill, Gus W. Borgen.
John O’Brien, John* Geneser,
Mamie Cahill. Geo. H. Shaver,
Geo. Cash, and to their executors,
administrators, heirs and as
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hun
dred * dollars ($100.00) in work,
labor and improvements upon the
POLK ASSOCIATION Placer Min
ing Claim situated on the old west
bend of Snake River, a tributary of
Bering Sea.
The location certificate of which
is recorded in Vol. 144 at (page 365
of the records of the Cape Nome
Recording Precinct, Territory . of
Alaska, the recording precinct in
which aaid claim is situated, for
each of the years 1905, 1906, 1907,
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913,
1914, 1915, 1916. 1917, 1926-21.
1921-22 and 1922-23, in order to
hold said claim under the provisions
of Section 2324 Revised Statutes of
the United States of America; this
being the amount required to hold
said claim for each of the year?
above mentioned.
And if within ninety (90) days
from the service of this notice upon
you, you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
as co-owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property of
the subscriber under said Section
Dated at Nome, Alaska, December
8th, 1923.
GEO. T. CAHILL.
Co-Owner.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To John O’Brine, John Geneizer.
Jos. J. Cihill, Callie Cahill, W.
M. Price. Mamie Cahill, E. L.
Blanck, and to their executors
administrators, heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended one hun
dred dollars ($100.00) in work,
labor and improvements upon the
WINTER SET ASSOCIATION Plac
er Mining Claim, situate on the
tundra on Shepard Creek and Penny
River, Northerly from the right
limit of said creek.
The location certificate of which
is recorded in Vol. 144 at page 270
of the records of the Cape Nome
Recording Precinct, Territory of
Alaska, the recording precinct in
which said claim is situated, for
each of the years 1905, 1906, 1907
1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1918..
1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 19*0-21.
1921-22 and 1922-23, in order U>
hold said claim under the provisions
of Section 2824 Revised Statutes of
the United States of America; this
being the amount required to hold
said claim for each of the years
above mentioned.
And if within ninety (90) days
from the service of this notice upon
you, you fail or refuae to contribute
your proportion of such expenditure
as co-owner, your interest in said
claim will become the property of
the subscriber under said Section;
Dated at Nome, Alaska. December
Ith, 1028.
GEO. T. CAHSUU
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