Closest Race
In 32 Years
WASHINGTON, <&)—Not since
1916 has there been a Presidential
election as close as this one.
That year, Republican candidate
Charles Evans Hughes went to bed
on election night with 267 elector
al votes apparently sewed up—one
more than he needed to become
Prsident. But by 11 a.m. <EST) the
next day mounting California
Democratic votes began to cast
doubt on the outcome.
By 2 p.m. the coast state’s 13
electoral votes had toppled into
Democrat Woodrow Wilson’s col
umn. The final electoral college
score: Hughes 254, Wilson 277.
Binks Seiffert arrived home to
day on the Pan American, bring
ing a very pleasant surprise to his
wife. With him was their daughter
Ruth Petrosino of Providence,
Rhode Island, who is home to
spend the holidays.
Chamber Meeting i
Presents Problem;
Nome Is Aroused
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him to give the boys fatherly
guidance. These boys he stated
are normal and react as any boy
does away from home and should
not be given liquor freely until
their age is determined. He espe
cially stressed the fact that creidt
is being given the boys against
payday for the purchase of liquor,
which he strongly objects to.
As to law enforcement, he stat
ed, it is necessary for the military
police to have respect for the city
law enforcement and vise versa,
and a feeling of cooperation must
be firmly built up.
He stated that the V. D. in this
community was introduced to the
natives by the white man, and
therefore is the white man’s prob
lem and they must face it and
wipe it out.
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Rev. Fred Wagner, when called
upon said he was interested main
ly in the spirtual guidance in the
controlling of the natural instincts.
He felt that the liquor situation
could be controlled by curtail
ment, and a more active part of
the religious leaders in the com
munity should be undertaken.
I
Mrs. MacLain recommended the
forming of a volunteer police force
due to the city’s lack of funds.
Even women should be enlisted in
this work, she suggested.
Paul Mandeville suggested that
all business men and individuals
should notify the police depart
ment immediately when they no
tice anything improper on our
streets or alleys and be alert to the
situation. The City Clerk com
mented that with only one police
man on duty, it might prove dif
ficult to comply, and impossible to
house offenders in the jail, unless
the roof is used.
I
Col. Burkhalter stated that he
believed the native girls involved
are not alcoholics but vulnerable
to drink, and for that reason, na
tive homes are off limits to the
soldiers.
Commissioner Duffield stated
that he felt quarantine was the
most important item for the con
trol of V.D., which statement also
was recommended by Chaplain A.
Darling.
Carl Dewey suggested the re
voking of licenses of liquor deal
ers who do not comply with the
law. He stated that he was not too
sure as to the success of a volun
teer police department, but that it
might work out with proper per
sonnel.
W. Angell called to attention
that these girl offenders all lack
education, as none of them will be
found to have even a good ele
mentary education.
Frank Whaley suggested a spe
cial force, enforcement of a rigid
curfew, heavy fines and penalties
for a period of 60 to 90 days to see
the results.
The City Clerk revealed that she
had been fining not only the girls
but the parents for not keeping
their minor girls at home.
Jim Frye suggested that citizens
should open their homes to the
boys at the post, and he personal
ly has extended an invitation to
them to visit at his home at will,
and spend the evening talking,
drinking—coffee; in home sur
roundings. He said “Give the av
erage boy a chance and he will
not abuse it. My home is open to
them.”
Ted Duffield, representing the
Red Cross said that he would bo
glad to place boys as guests in pri
vate homes, if request is made to
him.
A. Polet suggested that the many
good ideas offered should not be
forgotten as soon as the meeting
adjourned, but be worked upon
until a solution is found to our dif
ficult task.
Wm. McDonald said, “Let’s start
on this reform tonight” and moved
that the Chamber stay behind the
program. The motion was carried
unanimously.
Mrs. Bochman suggested that
that the chamber should appoint a
committee who has in charge the
co-ordination of local social activi
ties among organizations and sug
gest the inclusion of a limited
number of boys to these groups’
functions.
Mrs. Harper suggested that a
Amman police officer be brought
to the City from the outride, if
none can be employed in Nome.
She believes that a woman may I
be more efficient and have a dif- !
ferent reception and approach to t
the problem. !
The meeting adjourned.
Tojo Soon To
Learn Fate
TOKYO, (/P)—Hideki Tojo, last
of the Axis leaders who plotted
World War II, will know his fate
in the next few days.
The international military tri
bunal for the Far East announced
yesterday reading of the verdict in
the war crimes trial of Tojo and
24 other war leaders will begin
Thursday.
The opinion and judgement
runs about 1,500 pages, and its
reading is expected to take from
s:x to 10 days.
FAIRBANKS TO STAGE
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
FAIRBANKS, UP) — Fairbanks
residents have been called upon to
stage a clean-up drive as a result
of an incendiarist’s activities.
Fire chief E. B. Woodcox and
ciiy manager Irving Call issued
public appeals for people to clean
up rubbish outside their buildings
and in alley was. Three recent set
fires were all started from paper
boxes the arsonist found at hand.
All were quickly ex*inguished.
People Against
TaftiHartley Law’
Says Wallace
NEW YORK. ITI'I — Henry A.
Wallace left Progressive head
quarters before dawn today, say
ing yesterday’s voting showed that
the American people oppose “re
pressive labor legisation” and
want price protection.
In a statement issued after a
night-long vigil at his party head
quarters where he watched elec
tion returns, the Progressive party
Presidential candidate said:
“Yesterday, the American peo
ple showed by their votes that
they were against Taft-Hartley
and repressive labor legislation;
against high prices to the consum
er and for price protection for the
farmer.
“These are the issues which
would not have been injected into
the campaign but for the deter
mind fight of the Progressive
party.”
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