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_THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME 36. NO. 58, NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
New Order Sweeps Election In Seattle
SENATE REJECTS NORDALE 8 HOUR 6 DAY BILL
Prevents Alaska Cable System Passing to Private Hands
TOMORROW IS FINAL DAY OF
ALASKA LEGISLATURE—HOUSE
AND SENATE DISAGREE ON BILLS
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, March 13 — With Thursday the final day of
the legislature, the senate and house are widely separated
on the liquor question, each having under discussion their
own bills.
The senate is for licensing with liquor to be sold by the
glass, and the license divided into three classes, wholesale,
retail and manufacturing.
The house favors the liquor.control be centered in a
liquor Control Board as it is at present, but with a strict
tightening up on the regulations.
JUNEAU, March 13 — The senate by a vote of five to
three, rejected the Nordale eight hour, six day bill, and also
the memorial asking congress to allow the legislature to
legislate concurrently with it in matters pertaining to Al
aska fisheries.
It tabled the house radio bill, and decided to put thirty
thousand dollars for radio phones in the general appropria
tions bill. The bill permitting communities of two hun
dred or more, outside of incorporated cities, to organize into
public utilities for the purpose of getting light, water and
phone service, was passed.
The senate killed the Growden proposal for re-establish
ing rural school boards, also the omnibus bill.
JUNEAU, March 13 — The omnibus measure had a
hectic existence. It was conceived by house members who
felt that a recommendation to the Territorial Board of
Road Commissioners and the Highway Engineer would ac
complish the same purpose as passing a bill ordering that
certain roads be built. The original scheme also proposed
to get a loan from the PWA funds to help road work. How
ever, it was killed in the senate yesterday.
Congress Ends
Tenth Week But
Very Little Done
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 13 — An
overwhelming democratic congress
ended its tenth week with none of
the new deal program enacted.
Political Washington is wondering
what this signified for President
Roosevelt’s future, as it is being
challenged as never before. The
administration’s outward indifferen
ce toward the senate deadlocked is
puzzling for those who are seeking
to evaluate its strategic position.
Some quarters are inclined to con
sider that the White House is at a
loss for means to resolve the impas
se. Others viewed “the patient wait
ing” attitude as deliberately under
taken with a weather-eye to the
1936 elections, and that develop
ments would justify the standstill.
Others saw the situation as only
coming back to normal, with the ex
ecutive and legislative branches hav
ing it out in their traditional man
ner.
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Shipping Blockade
Brings Increasing
Tenseness Coast
(By Tho Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 —
Threats of a general Pacific Coast
shipping blockade brought increas
ing tenseness to major parts of the
coast, as various seafaring unions
pledged support to the striking oil
tanker sailors.
The first sympathetic walkout was
announced at San Pedro where it is
said that radio operators had been
called off oil tankers. The strike
has been endorsed by the Interna
tional Seamens Union.
Tankers Tied Up
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 12 — A
A dozen tankers are already tied up
this afternoon and oil companies ye
keeping others at sea to keep them
free. The unions said that a thou
sand more sailors would be called
out as soon as the tankers reach
port.
The sailors union is demanding as
their principal issue preferential
hiring for its members.
Cineinnatus Swept
Eouncil Election
Tuesday, Seattle
fBv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, March 13 — The cand
idates of the new order of Cincinn
atus, a young men’s political reform
organization, swept the city council
elections Tuesday night.
Arthur B Langlie, Frederick G
Hamley, with Mrs. F F Powell, a
parent teacher association worker,
defeated the incumbents Councilmen
David Levine, Frank F Fitts and
William A Gaines by a margin of
about three to two.
The Cincinnatus first figured in
city elections a year ago when
David Lockwood was elected for a
three year term.
Pilot Mans Mirow of the Miiow
Air Service who took o(T from Nome
this morning, arrived at Fairbanks
at 5:30 pm this afternoon, according
to reports received by the local offi
ce. He expects to fly to Valdez to
morrow weather permitting.
New Deal Is
Aimed Ward Off
Blow At Policy
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 12 — The
New Deal sought to ward off the
blow aimed at its policy of calling
in millions of dollars in high inter
est gold clause bonds, and replacing
them with securities paving a low
er interest rate. The legality of such
debt refunding is an important part
of Roosevelt's efforts to reduce in
terest charges on both public and
private obligations.
The legality is challenged by Ro
bert Taft, son of the former presi
dent. The capital Wondered if the
president will answer Taft "- nit
He claims that tin government had
no right to call in il gold < l.m
bonds in advance of maturity with
out redeeming them in gold. His
challenge might result in an act of
congress closing the court to such
claims.
TEXT OF BIEL IN CONGRESS
APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE
$100,000 FOR RECONSTRUCTION
(By The Associated Press)
Following the request in Washing
ton, D C.. by the PWA of Nome's
application for a $100,000.00 loan
and grant, Delegate Anthony J. Di
mond introduced in the House of
Representatives the following bill to
gain permission for the City of
Nome to bond itself in respect to
the various projects planned The
bill goes into considerable detail re
garding the method of procedure
and will explain many angles of the
application The bill was reported
on favorably by the Committee on
Territories, recently:
'74th Congress — 1st Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION 5707
In the House of Representatives,
February 14, 1935
A BILL
To ratify and confirm the corpor
ate existence of the city of Nome,
Alaska, and to authorize it to un
dertake certain municipal public
reconstruction, enlargement, exten
sion and improvement of its sewers
and drains, fire-fighting system the
streets and alleys, sidewalks, curbs
and gutters and a municipal build
ing, and for such purposes to issue
bonds in any sum not exceeding
6100,000.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
Bouse of Representatives of the •Un
ted States of America in Congress
rssembled that the corporate exist
ence and present boundaries of the
city of Nome, Alaska, a municipal
corporation of the Territory of Al
aska second judicial division, are
hereby recognized ratified and con
firmed; and the same shall not In
open to question in any court of
law on the ground of destruction of
records or otherwise
Sec 2—That the incorporated city
of Nome, Territory of Alaska, is
hereby authorized and empowered
to undertake the municipal public
works hereinafter specified or any
one or more thereof, and for such
purposes to issue bonds in any
amount not exceeding in the aggre
gate tiie sum of $100,000 Said city
of Nome is hereby authorized and
empowered (a) to construct, recon
struct enlarge extend and improve
purpose to issue bonds in any sum
its sewers and drains and for such
not exceeding $15,000; (b) to con
struct reconstruct enlarge extend
and improve its fire-fighting system
and for such purpose to issue bonds
not exceeding $35,000; (c) to con
struct reconstruct enlarge extend
and improve its streets and alleys
and for such purpose to issue bonds
not exceeding $12,000; (d) to con
struct reconstruct enlarge extend
and improve its sidewalks, curbs
and gutters and for such purpose to
issue bonds not exceeding $20,770;
and (e) to construct a municipal
building and for such purpose to
issue bonds not exceeding $17,230 '
!
Sec 3—Before said bonds shall
be issued a special election shall be
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PERMANENT GOVT OWNERSHIP
ALASKA TELEGRAPH AM) GABLE
SYSTEM SOUGHT BY IMMON1)
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 13 — The permanent owner
ship ot (he Washington Alaska Telegraph System was pre
dicted by Delegate Dimond, if the bill submitted to him by
the War Department for the financing of the system is en
acted by Congress.
In a letter accompanying the proposed bill Lieutenant
Colonel Guy M. Chipman told Dimond that the possibility
ol selling the ystem had been taken up with President
Roosevelt and that be doubted the advisability of its sale, or
that any private interest would be willing to purchase it at
a reasonable price.
1 he bill as submitted to Dimond would eliminate the
free use of the system by all government departments ex
cept the War, Navy, and Coast Guard. All other govern
ment il agencies would be required to pay approximately
fifty percent < f lhe commercial telegraph rate.
In addition, all the income from commercial work,
which previously has gone direct to the Treasury and was
not applied directly to the maintenance and operation of the
system, would bo diverted toward the payment of the ex
pense.
Such a change in the administration of the service
would eliminate the loud erics of expense, for with the rec
eipts applied directly to the expense there will be little if
any deficit.
With this being departmental legislation, there is little
possibility of the system ever passing into private hands,
according to Mr, Dimond.
Devaluated Money
To Reduce Federal
Is
(liy Tin' As-,minted Press)
WASHINGTON, Mart’ll 12 — The
government s decision to use part of
♦he two billion, eight hundred mil
lion devaluated "profit" to reduce
public debt led to conflicting inter
pretation- The trea.ury held that
the totdl amount of outstanding
curiene' liniilfl not be changed, as
the re el' a plan to retire some
of the government bonds.
Scnat i Thomas of Oklahoma
leader of tic currency expansion
bloc fore.-aw a forty-six million dol
lar increase in the amount of money
hi circulation Hi praised the move
declaring that the public debt be
cut by the issuance of government
obligations which bear no interest.
S I . IV\ I KICK S DAY
DW'CK
FOK KFNFF1T OF
Pilgrim Springs Mission
UNDER AUSPICES OF
CATHOLIC LADIES
Saturday, March l(i, 1935
9:30 p.m.
NEVADA BALL ROOM
Adm. Adults 75cts Children 25 cts
.'MO Creek Rebels
May Face Firing
Squads — Re\olt
(R.v The Associated Press)
A I HENS, March 13 — The poss
ibility of death before firing squads
is faced by more than three hundred
Cheek rebels, as the government in
stituted wholesale court martinis for
those implicated in the eleven day
revolt.
The belief was that a mass execu
tion would mark a final chapter in
the uprising, A widely similar fate
befell leaders in the last rebellion.
From Rhodes came news that Ven
izelos had arrived there with his
wife and insurgent associates. Re
ports from Rome said that Italy
would refuse any request by the
Greek government for his extradi
tion.
UTILITIES MUST GO
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 13 — Roose
velt in a special message called for
the regulation of public utility hold
ing companies, as he struck back at
the “propaganda" flooding capital
hill against such legislation.
He said: “except where it is ab
solutely necessary to continue the
functions of a geographically, inter
grated operating utility system, util
ity holding companies with their
present powers must go.”