LATE TELEGRAPH
JEWS TO DAY
ASKS TO BE FORGIVEN 1**011 KILLING SKI A1’
SEATTLE, Feb. 9—Louis Nevler. age 20. a clerk for M. Seller Cum
puny shot himself at his home last Thursday in Seattle. He left a note
tv his mother saying: *‘I am tired of living. Forgive me!”
HOLLYWOOD SHOOT I NO SCANDAL CASE POSTPONED
LOS ANGELES. Feb. !*- The preliminary hearing of the Greer case
for the shooting of Dines, in which Mabel Normand, the movie actress was
a central figure, was continued yesterday until February 28th., on ac
count of Dines* physician reporting that Dims was unable to appear in
Court. The Court ordered a Special F.xpert to examine Dines.
ATTEMPTS TO SAVE CONDEMNED MEN UNSUCCESSFUL
CARSON CITY. Nov. Feb. 9—The attempts to save the life of Gee
John, a Chinese, and Thomas Russell, two condemned murderers on the
plea that the men were insane, were unsuccessful, as they were ordered
to die by lethal gas yesterday.
OAKLAND LAD HANGS LACING 1*0 DAVIS
SEATTLE. Feb. 9 Gene Cline of Oakland. California outpointed
Trave Davis of Seattle last Thursday evening in a six round bout which
lv«vs a whirlwind affair.
HOSPITAL FOR SHELL SHOCKED VETERANS WILL RE OPENED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9—A hospital with beds for shell-shocked
veterans will be opened at American Lake, W.ish.ngton on February lath.,
tiie Veterans’ Bureau tm\ouneed yesterday.
LEADS LIFE OF Rl RGLAK TEN YEARS, FINALLY ARRESTED
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Feb. 9—Captured by the police yesterday
aft. r tin home of John McKittrkk. a millionatr - of the Monteeeto col
ony had been looted, Arthur Llpp. confessed to having obtained one hun
dred thousand dollars by burglary of Pacific Coast homes in the last teu
years without being arrested.
RAINIER VALLEY CARMEN RECEIVE WALK INCREASE
SEATTLE. Feb. 9 The terms of the Arbitration Board were that
one-man car operators on the Rainier Valley Line should receive a wage
increase of five cents per hour.
WILL INSIST ON FOREIGN NATIONS PAYING DEBTS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—Pressure will be brought to bear to make
/.•reign nations pay their debts to the United States soon, the American
Debt Commission, of which Representative Crisp of Georgia is a member
of the Committee, declared recently, suggesting drastic terms.
WOULD AI>M1 A BUSSL1 AND GERMANY TO I.KAGl'K OF NATIONS
LONDON. Feb. 9—The admission of Ru-ssia and Germany to the
League of Nations was advised yesterday by Premier Ramsay MacDonald,
who claims that the present government is not a business man’s govern
ment buy a .Ij/.si-nesH government. 1
GRAND .11 KV INVESTIGATING VETERANS BUREAU S<’AN DAL
CHICAGO. Feb. 9 The Grand Jury inquiry into the affairs of the
United States Veterans Bureau under former Director Charles it. Forbes,
opened in Chicago last Thursday to determine whether the case warrants
MIDDLE WESTERN STATION IN GRIP OF STORM
(Ml 10AGO. Feb. 9~ The Middle West and Central sections of the
United States are shaking in the grip of a storm, which has caused in the
Lust two days a score of deaths and millions of dollars worth of damage
The West Const is said lo be Isolated on account of damaged telegraphic
SHATTERS OWN RECORD IN FREE STY 1 JO SWDLMlXti
MIAMI, Fla., Feb. 9—Gertrude Kberle shattered h*>r own record in
the hundred and fifty yard free-style swimming contest at Miami recently
When she did the distance in 44 minutes and 15 seconds. This event was
the opening stunt of the meet wherein girl swimmers from all over the
United States competed.
LIONESS KILLS SUPER IN MOVIE PLAY
ROME, Feb. 9 An enraged lioness tore and mauled to death an
aged Italian, August© Palombi, who was a super in the movie company
which is filming "Quo Vadis.” The entire company witnessed the
O'CONNOR APPOINTED (CHAIRMAN SHIPPING BOARD
WASHINGTON. Feb. 9—T. V. O’Connor, of Buffalo. N. Y.. who is a
former President of the Longshoremen’s Union, has been designated by
Coolidge as Chairman of the United States Shipping: Board.
SEARCHING PARTIES AFTER AVIATORS
CHICAGO. Feb. 9—Searching parties in automobiles are combing
the vicinity of Chicago for Jack Speed of Minneapolis, an aviator, and
Jack Cope, a pilot, who are believed to be lost. The two men left the
Checkerboard field yesterday in a small aeroplane.
BOLD THIEF MAKES GET-AWAY WITH LOOT
SEATTLE, Feb. 9—Hurling a brick through the plate glass window
of the Thomas J. Cassutt Jewerly Store yesterday afternoon, a thief looted
the window a-nd made his escape with six hundred dollars worth of loot.
STATEMENT ASCRIBED TO IJX>YI> GEORGE SAID BE UNTRUE
PARIS, Feb. 9—Former Premier Clemenceau of France declared
yesterday that there is no a grain of truth in the statement ascribed tc
Lloyd George that Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson, had entered a secret
pact in regard to the occupation of the Rhineland.
N*AV REVENUE RILL BENT TO SENATE
WASHINGTON, Feb. 9—A new Revenue Bill providing for Prohibl
ilon Federal Taixes and a twenty-five cent reduction in the. 1023 In com f
Ta*e.? was favorably reported to the House by the Ways and Means Coni
LOCAL NEWS
| FIVK THOI SAND OOIJ^KH
KK\VARI> AMERICAN IJttilON
FRONTIER NIGHT
j 'Tome on Seven!” will be the pass
! word next Saturday evening at the
j large Eagle Hall w here the Thomas
j Alfred Ross Post No 9. American
j Legion of Nome will stage their an
i nual Frontier Night. Members of
I* the local Post are busy getting
things in shape for one of the grand
est nights ever spent at a Frontier
J Night in Nome. Many new stunts
are being framed and something dif
ferent from the previous Frontier
Nights is promised this time.
Resides a chance to enjoy an even
ing of dancing to music that cannot
he equaled anywhere, there will be
a chance to win some very valuable
The Arrangements Committee an
nounce that everything will be ar
ranged so that the evening will af
ford enter'nininent to everyone.
The Race Track with the galloping
thoroughbreds, anxious to start, will
!>.■ there, ami a chance to win a for
tune in American Legion money will
he afforded on this event. The Rou
■ lette Wheel, one of the most elusive
j games of chance ever played, will be
| in ryieration. and the Dice Table,
i v-:h an expert dice dealer in charge,
} will offer chances to woo the goddess
| <>f luck, and the many Hlack Jack;
I dealers will Like pride in teaching j
everyone the fundamentals of the.
| Old Army dame.” Then, there's j
th*> Faro dealer- a game which has j
made more men rich and more men 1
poor than anyone can enumerate. I
Aside from the gaipes of chance,
there will be a shooting gallery. I
erected so tha» there Is no possible j
chance for anyone to be injured, and J
the person making the highest score j
<>•■ the evening will he awarded the j
sum of $5,000 in Ameircan Legion I
j money, which can be used to assist
in winning the grand prize of the
•vening.
fun comes in -everytime one of the
gentlemen completes a dance ho is—
| accord ini; to the “Top Soldier”—sup
posed t«> promenade his partner to
I the Bar and purchase a soft drink
I from the smiling »*x-Douphboy sta
j tion«*<i there. Th.- lady will receive
I the percentage check from said smil
| it.g «»x-Doughboy. after the drink is j
! pa id for. which can he exchanged for j
[$125 in American Legion money at
I the American Legion Hank, over]
which Buddy “Casey'' Forsling will
he presiding tha; evening. There!
will be refreshments served from the j
kitchen and no one will he allowed J
to leave the hall hungry.
There is a new stunt in the way of
flirting with the goddess of fortune,
being arranged, which will be the
thriller of the evening.
An attempt is being made to make
this Frontier Night as near like the
days when Nome was a frontier
| camp, as possible. Many old-timers
have been consulted and suggestions
of the old sourdoughs arc being fol
lowed. and the evening promise* to
be the most lively and entertaining
event of the season.
! In the next Issue or the Nugget,
jihere will appear an account of all
i the games of chance and other enter
tainments which will be staged that
night. The old-timers are cordially
invited to attend and live for an
evening again in the atmosphere of
twenty years ago in Nome, and those
who were not here during the big
strikes are invited to come and see
how Nome passed the time when the
town had a population of approzl
< mutely 40.000 inhabitants.
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! KKltKKAHK STEAL MARCH
ON THE ODD FELLOWS
j Last Friday night while the Odd
i Fellows were deliberating on the
subject of improvements on theiT
j hall, the Kebekahs stole a march
| or. the former and surprised them
| w ith many good things to eat and
came prepared for a full evening of
I entertainment.
' The evening was spent in a very
| pleasant manner, the entertainment
! lasting until 3 A. M.t there weTe
(card games a sumptious banquet and
dancing, the music was furnished by
some children of Odd Fellows.
At the same meeting the Odd Fel
lows decided to go into extensive re
pairs and improvements and the con
tract was awarded to C. F. Rice with
instructions to proceed immediately
with the contract.
Winners In the card games were:
Ladies—Mrs. N. W. Lewis. Miss
Emily Pnlet. Mrs. Ada Arthurs. For
the men the following were awarded
th« prizes: AA. Carey L. W. Fromm
and Emerson Fromm.
The Daily* Telegraph Bulletin and
.Weekly Nncget delivered hr carrier
Per month S2.Q0.
BEGINNING MONDAY FOR LIMITED PERIOD
25*
REDUCTIONS
Will be Given on the Following Merchandise
Skirts, large
assortment
25% off
all sizes
Blouses
exceptional values
25% off
Silk Sweaters
25% off
Trimmed Hats
25% off
I
Jersey Sport
Jackets
25% off
I
Womens and Misses
high class Dresses
and Gowns 25 percent off
Womens, Misses and
Girls Fur trimmed Coats
25 percent off
All the above ready to wear garments are the Season’s latets at
at prices you cannot hope to duplicate on tin* Outside
The Bon Marche
(The house of Quality, Style and Service)
M. WEISBERG, MANAGER
—WHOLESALE AM) RETAIL— MAIL ORDERS GIVEN PERSONAL ATTENTION.
Si HOOL NOTES
The highest average in the eight
grade was made this month by Brn
ci*t Gerhart. Helen Brunei 1 made
the highest average in the seventh
The 8th grade pupils submitted
compositions on their final history
tests this week. The highest per
centage made was 97G and the
general average was 92%.
A fund hits been collect*d in the
school over the last two weeks
which is known as the National
Handing Memorial Fund. This fund
is being collected thruout the United
States and Alaska by the school
children and the general public for
the purposes of erecting a memorial
for the late President Harding. The
school made one hundred percent in
their contributions every child in
the -ehool giving something >o
swell the fund. Tae sum of $26.75
has been collected and forwarded to
Scott C. Bone. Governor of Alaska,
to be added to the larger memorial
fund being collected.
The High School gym was the
scene of much basketball activities
during last week and some high
class material is being tuned into
shap. A combination Coast Guard.
Hainmon Co., and Radio Station
team have combined together with
the idea of forming a team that will
meet the High School Varsity.
The heavier fellows that are in the
school will compose the Varsity
which will play a series with the
outside team, while two light weight
teams will be formed within the |
school and will play a schedule much ]
like the one that was held last year. ;
All teams will have their individual
nights in the gym and after a few
weeks of practice there will be a
series of games started. Girls
basketball will also figure this year
as a large drawing card, for the ma
terial that has to date shown, give
signs of putting on. games that will
be of both interest to the school and
to the public.
CAW ANNUAL EVENT
TAKES PLACE TONIGHT
A card party and dance will be
•riven at the Targe Eagle Hall to
UfofrL AH Eagle* Mid their families
•<nd Invited gnrata are welcome.
Card game starts at • Pi NL sharp.
1
PERSONAL MENTION |i
_
Dave Colgate arrived in Nome
luring the week from his ipia.ee of
business at the IT. S. Roadhouse,
ifter attending to several business
matters Dave left to return to the
roadhouse today.
James Cornell is in Nome this
week from his min ins; operations
located on a tributary to Penny
.1. J. McKenzie and Clarence Aus
ley left Nome during the week for
Deering. the travellers are making j
the trip by the way of Dime. i
Leo Kent recently completed the
hauling of a 50 horsepower boiler
fiom a point east of the Bessie to the
Alaska Lighterage Company dock.
Gus Hed and Martin Strand are
;n Nome this week from their Anti
mony mine. After purchasing sup
plies and attending to Other business
they will return to the scene of their
operations.
Overland mail arrived last Mon
day in charge of Peter Curran Jr.,
and the outside mail left Nome Wed
nesday mor uinar.
Assistant Postmaster John J. Walsh
has recovered from his recent spell
of sickness and is again able to be
about the streets.
VENUS IS CONSPICUOUS
IV THK EVENING SKY'
The brilliant “Star” in the sky to
the westward after sunset is the
planet Venus, which will be a very
conspicuous object In the evening
sky all through the Spring months,
as It travels northward until it
reaches a northerly declination of
27 degrees in May.
Venus has been called the earth’s
twin sister. It Is almost as iaree
as the enirth, its diameter bc>i
7,700 miles, whtle the earth’s dia
I meter is 7.900 miles. In density it
'approaches the earth, while gravity
| a: the surface Is about three-fourths
[that of terrestrial gravity. Its dls
j tanee from the sun is 67 million
miles, distant. Venutf .mattes-a
revolution round thewsun in ,215 days
it a rate of 22 milt's per second.
VstnmomeTs still disagree about tha
’elation period on its axis, the di
ligence being all the way from 24
lours t<. 225 days, with the evidence
(i date favoring the long period ro
ation, that is, that it turn*? once on
ts axes while it makes one revolu
ion round the sun. If this be. the
•nse. It is perpetual day .<n one-half
>f its surface and pertetual night <m
it present. Mercury, Mars. Jupiter
ind Saturn being all in the mora
ine sky. On Feb. 13 Mars and Ju
uiter .pass close to each other, beta*
>nly 25 minutes of arc apart,
# JOHN WILSON. .
HARDING MEMORIAL
COMMITTEE JIKKTH
A committee appointed by Federal
J udge G. J. Loinen who has been ap
!*ointcd Chairman of the National
Harding Memorial for the Second
Division, consisting of Charles Jones,
chairman of the committee of Nome,
Mayor Geo. S. Maynard. J. J. Hara
lvn. Thos. A. Ross, A. Polet. and O.
S. Weaver, mot last Thursday after
noon in the office of the Alaska Road
Commission to prepare plana for
raising funds for the National Hard
ing Memorial. It was decided by
the committee at this meeting to
have subscription lists prepared and
placed in convenient places in Nome
and surrounding camps and all who
wished to voluntarily subscribe to
the fund could do so.
Lists amd other details of the
proposed raising of funds will be
published in the next issue of the
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that bp
K*-solution of the Common Council
of the City of Nome, the time of
Delimtucncy of the 11)23 Taxes wart
extended to February 15th, 1924.
and the City Clerk directed to im
mediately* thereafter, prepare the
1925 Delinquent Tax Roll for publi
E. GRIMM.
City Giotto*
Dated at Nome, Alaska,. Jan. Ikto
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