LATE TELEGRAPH BREVETIES
OOOLIUGK ESTABLISH KS H EADQUARTKf IS
CLBVELANI), Dec. 21—The Coulidge Headquarters for the Na
ttonal Convention has bee-n established nt the Hollenilen Hotel in Cleve
THltEE BILLS INTRODUCED IN SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—Three bills extending the benefits ol
compensation or hospitalization of the world war veterans were introduced
In the Senate by .Walsh of Mass.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS DISAPPEAR
SEATTLE. Dee. 22—Ester Barrie and Ethel Carlson «»£ th Bran
way High School, each 16 years of age disappeared from th ir homes
two days ago and a coastwise search Is progressing for the two.
INVITES LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO MEET IN ROME
PARIS, Dec. 21—Mussolini has invited th** League of Nations
Council to meet in Rome in March, according to a dispatch just received.
SENATE RATIFIES ARBITRATION TREATIES
Washington. Dec. 21—Th'e Senate has ratified the Arbitration
Treaties between the United States, England. France and Japan.
MONTANA GOVERNOR ROOMED FOR VICE PRESIDENT
HELENA. Doc. 21—A dispatch from Helena, Montana, states that
Governor Dixon is being boomed for V’ice-President.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ADOPT NEW PROGRAM
PARIS, Dec. 22—The League of Nations Council has adopted n
program for the financial restoration of Hungary
LADY IN WAITING, IIOIIEN/OIJ.EltN FAMILY. TURNS THIEF
LOS-ANGELES. Dec. 22—Mrs. K. P. L. Closs, recently sentenced to
100 days in jail for stealing silverware from a restaurant, declared that
she was once a lady in waiting to a Hohenzollern Princess.
We are giving: a reduction
of 10% on ladies and child
rens goods until January
15th. 1924.
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LATE TELEGRAPH
NEWS TO DAY
TURNS HOIJMJ1' FOR C HRISTMAS MOVKV
SEATTLE. Dec. 22— Edgar A Nelson, a resident uf the fashionable
Highland Drive, held up the Branch Office «.f the Pacific Steamship Com
pany on Pike Street, the busiest business center of the city, yesterday
afternoon, and secured sixty dollars from K. ('. Vanwyck. the agent in
charge. When captured, the boy bandit said he wanted Christmas
money.
AM I'\ USEN .WNOl'XCKH l»IA?f FOR POLE FLIGHT
CHRISTIANA. Dec. 22 Amundsen officially announced his plan
for his flight over the North Pole next year which will cost $150,000
Amundsen states that he has been assured of the cooperation of the!
American Navy, and the Aeronautic Bureau will nave three planes which |
are now under construction at Dornier Wharves in Predrichshafeti. The!
expendition is supposed to leave for the North as early as possible and the j
flight will be made between May and August in several stages from I
Spltsenbergen to' Alaska, according to Amundsen’s statement.
THREATENS TO KILL IN OPEN CO CRT
SEATTLE, Dec. 22—Rising in the center of spectators in Judge
Prater’s Court yenterday afternoon, a Japanese exclaimed in his native
tongue. "I will kill N’ataks if he takes the witness stand." The man
threatened was supposed to testify acalnst T Yam ado. who is on trial for
murder. The threat maker escaped.
DISMISSED l»V HARDING; OFFKItKI) ltKIXSf \TKMKM
WASHINGTON’, Dec. 22 - Janies L. Wilmeth, former head of the
Bureau of Printing and Engraving, who was summarily dismissod undo;
an executive order Issued by President Harding, received an offer of re
instatement from Secretary Mellon yesterday afternoon, hut declined the
FALL STILL ILL; I’AXXOT APPEAR BEFORE INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON'. Dee. 22 ~Ex-'Secreta»ry Pall is sti'l in seclusion in
N’erw York, and yesterday afternoon declared for the second time, that on
the grounds of being sick, be could not appear before the Senate Lands
Committee, which is investigating the Teapot Dorn** (li! Lease, which was
given by Pall to the Sinclair interests.
L.YDY COIXCIL MKMItF.lt ANXOrXCKS FOR MAYOR
SEATTLE. Dee. 22—Mrs. Katherine A. Miracle, a member of the
Seattle City Council, has announced her candidacy for the Mayoralty, de
claring herself as well fit in business sense* as any man.
WILL NA.HK ( OM>U\UlN(J OFFICKK \ORTH POLK FLKiHT
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—Secretary Den by within a few days will
appoint a Commiiuiding Officer in the coming Naval North Pole flight.
COOLIDGK THANKS FORD FOR XIOK THINGS SAID
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22—President Coolidge sent a telegram of
t hunks and appreciation to Henry Ford for the nice rhinos Ford said about
him in connection with his (Ford’s) announcement that he would not run
against Coolidge for President.
NKNKY'S WIFK AND I*KKA< HKR I ALL HIM OFF.
DETROIT, Dec. 22—Rev. W. M. Dawes, president of the "Ford
For President Club” of Dearborn, last night assisted by Mrs. Ford made
Henry declare himself our. of the Presidential Race, according to at dis
patch received today.
HAYS HKN’RY WALL \LtKK THK RACK ANYWAY
LANSING. Dec. 22—The name of Ford as Democratic candidate
against Coolidge will aprp«*r on the Presidential Ihimary Ballot in April
despite Ford's announcement that he would not run against. Coolidge,
according to a late dispatch received today.
KAYS HKR HimtVD ATTKMPTKD TO SKIJ- HKR TO NKGItO
IX>S ANGELES, Dec. 22—In a divorce action filed in Lor Angeles
recently, Mrs. Helen I*amaie. of Long Beach, charged that her husband
BJsiner Lamale, a film director and theatrical manager, tried to sell her
for five hundred thousand dollars to Lou H. Baker, a wealthy Negro
gambler in Juarez. Mexico.
WIDOW OF DISCOVRRKR WKDS AGAIN
LONDON, Dec. 22—The widow of Carnarvon, the discoverer of
the Tutankhamen* Torah, was married recently to Colonel Dennis Torn
in London.
NEW YORK. Dec. 22—Justice Davis of the Supreme Court, de
cided that each of the children of the late George J. Gould by his first
wife were entitled to $582,671.00 from the Trust Fund established by
Jay Gould in his Will for the benefit of Georgo and his other children.
DEPUTY SHERIFF DIES IX SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 22—Asa Lee, Deputy Sheriff and world war vet
eran died In Seattle last Wednesday afternoon, Lee was the victim of
three serious accidents in the last year.
HI JOHNSON WILL OPEN' CAMPAIGN JANUARY 3rd
CLEVELAND, Dec. 22—Hiram Johnson wtM open his campaign
In Cleveland on the evening of January 3rd. Hitchcock. Johnson’s man
ager, announced yesterday.
KING’S AIDE ACCOMPANIES PARTY TO RUMANIA
ATHENS, Dec. 22—King George and Queen Blijabeth of Greece
are being accompanied on their trip to Rumania by Marshal Courtland
who is the King’s aide.
LOCAL NEWS
AIM TIC ItllOTIf KltllOOD
INHTAI-LS OFUCKRS
Camp Nome No. 9. Arctic Bro
therhood. installed the following
officers last night:
Charles I). Jones, Past Arctic Chief.
H. R K-d wards.Arctic Chief
John J. Hamlyn, . . Viet-Arctic Chief
Charles I). Thornton. Arctic Chaplin
A. F. Wright.\retie Recnrdei
Trustees—Fred Diemer. !(. I? Jul
ian. J. J. Keenan. E. N. Tarnutzer j
f). S. Weaver.
At the finish of the installation
three new members wore initiated
into the order. the new members
were M L. Summers. H. S. Little
and Gen. s Maynard. Refresh
ment* ind a smoker were induIced
in after the initiation exercises.
SCHOOL NOTES
For Wti'k I'lKliiig INifmbrr I."*.
The Vaudeville whfch is to bo giv
pn bv the High School students on
January 2»>. is well under way. is
many of the numbers ar>* being prac
ticed already. These are immense
ly enjoyed by the participants them
selves. From all indications it will
be a very successful presentation.
For the past week in the Grammar
en t>> the pupils by Mr. Rvnning.
rioulum of work, having been sen:
by Territorial Commissioner of Erl it
schools throughout Alaska. The
purpose of the examinations have
been to test the relative educational
work being done throughout Alaska
and the outside.
The examinations are known as
the "Stanford Achievement Test,
and are being given to the pupils
from the Second to the Eighth
Grades inclusive. Mr. Rynning re
ports that as far as the score is at
present, he believes that the total j
^funding will be very high
For Week Ending December 22.
Beginning yesterday th<* school
will he closed for a period of two
weeks over the Holidays, during
which a vacation will be enjoyed by f
pupils and faculty. School! will be i
resumed on January T. 1021. with)
the beginning of the new term. j
Work has been progressing very
rapidly in the High School Vaude- j
ville, and th* stunts show promise j
of being very good. Many new fea j
tur»*s have bcon Ueve.lorX'd, all of j
which will be disclosed in due time.
The School gav. a Christmas pro
g.am a’ two o'clock Friday after
noon. Th»* program consisted of a
play called "A Twelfth Night Park."
Miss Cochran’s. Miss Newton’s and j
Miss Torsuson's rooms combined to
give the play. In the play were a
King. Queen. Courtiers. Ladies.
FooLs. and all the characters that go
to make up a Court. The children j
had on pretty costumes and acted i
their parts well. The s-uccess of the
play wa-s doe to the efforts of the
teachers in charge, who trained the \
children. The Gymnasium was ■
prettily decorated and there was a
large crowd present. At the end of
the program. Mr. Webb, who had
already given an Xmas Tree, gave
the children treat?.
One of the features of yesterday s
program was the receiving of gifts
by the school students. Each pupil
had drawn the name of another stu
dent for whom to bring a gift not to
exceed Twenty five cents in value.
Some Of the gifts were comical,
while others were of the usual var
On Friday some interesting Span- ,
ish songs were sung by the students |
in the High School room. The sing
ing lasted about half an hour.. The J
piano was played by Mias Emily Po- |
let. Every High School student i
took part in the singing.
Last Monday the second of a ser- .
ies of two debates was held in the j
High School. The question discuss
ed was: "Resolved that France is
justified in her attitude toward Ger*
many in regard to the reparations.”
The Negative was upheld by Christie
Sather and Emerson Fromm, while
the affirmative was taken by Jack
Hamtgn. The Judges decided in
favor of the affirmative. The Judges
were Ada Arthurs. Emily Polet, Don
ald Lyle. Alvin Pahlke and Mis*
Torguson.
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: THKIIK IS \ KK.1L SANTA f I \1 H
i Thfif is a real Santa Claus - as ev
ery body knows.
Sometimes he is dressed in furs jnJ
Sometimes in plainer clothes.
T saw him pass the other day w 'ft
beard as white as ssnow.
His back was bent his head was
His step subdued and slow.
There is a real Santa flans who
laves good girls and boys.
Sometimes he brings them better
Sometimes only toy*.
Sometimes he drives a reindeer sled,
Rufls swiftly when it snows.
Sometimes he comes with gentle
We cannot hear his reindeer sled.
S'op see him when he goes.
We had u real Santa (Matts, when ail
But sometimes only toys.
But Santa loved us just the same.
\»d gave the best he had.
if he was poor you may be sure
t made his own heart sad.
")ld Santa Claus will never di
While loving hearts still beat,
rhere will be gif’s front on high,
rhere will he love from the sky.
Vnd the prints of Santa’s f*- ’t.
HORATIO.
Yi: I'OHM CONTEST
The Nngget's {mem conti si con
lines I•> draw interest and below Is
printed another contribution from
tbe poetical minds of residents of
Nome. Next week will see soma
more of a different variety than
that which has so far appeared.
The rules are very simple. be!,.w
is sot forth the rules to adhere ‘a
when submitting: your lines.
Rule 1 -Every one is eligible to
compete in the contest where ever
the Nome Nugget circulates.
Rule 2—Copy must be typewrit
ten or in good plain handwriting,
the former preferred.
Rule 2— Contestants may write
on any subjects pertaining to Alas
ka. the Nome and Seward Peninsu
la section is preferable.
By the harbor looking nut fo the sea
There is a Kuni sifting, and I know
she thinks of me.
For the winds are calling and the
nigger-beads they moan:
Come hack you Sourdough Come
you back to Nome.
Come you bark t<» Nome.
To your Kuni all alone.
Don’t you know the tom-cods* mov
ing along the shore* of Nome
Where rhe nralamutes do roam,
And where mighty storms are rag
does foam.
And her parky that was yellow,
And her little cap above her brow.
And her name w;is Chow Chow
(almost the same as Kow Kow>
And I seen her first a boiling a
pretty chunk of Blubber.
Blooming blubber stench, indeed
Knocked me almost off ray feet.
Plucky jot she cared for blubber.
When I kissed her where she nit.
And the midnight sun shone »•
And all natuve seemed to be a thnll.
And we watched cheek on cheek
The life around the creek.
Miners in a muddy creek.
Working with shovel and a pick.
Where mosquitoes are a buzzing
’round to prick.
T am on ray way to Nome.
For there are n«» Autos going
from Seattle to Nome.
I am learning what every' Sourdough
If you heard the North a calling.
Yon wont hear nothing else.
X... you wont love nothing el.se,
But the flshv. seaJy smells
And the tundra mosquitoes—
And its lonely trails.
I am tired wasting leather on
these dirty stones.
I got the Northern fever. T fee! It
in my bones.
Thoi"”* T ♦ook many a chicken t«
the show.
And "ome of them called me their
But—a powdered face ard a tiny
Lord! ‘What do they underhand?
I know a plumper, Pure* maiden
In a Northern land.
I tin on my way to Noire.