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VOLUME 36. NO. 90. NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Sutherland Rays Methods of Pis. Att’y
British Gov’t Criticised, Failure to Pay U. S. War Debt,
TO INTRODUCE NEW COMPROMISE BONUS BILL
Sect’y Wallace
In Midst Raging
Controversy
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 16 — Sec
retary of Agriculture Wallace found
himself in the very thick of a rag
ing controversy involving the whole
future of vital parts of the adminis
tration’s farm policies.
He is facing organized defiance by
cotton manufacturers in the north,
new drought dangers in the west,
and a bitter attack by Governor
Talmadge of Georgia and congres
sional dissatisfaction with AAA
amendments.
Wallace in the midst of the battle
of his life with the AAA is fighting
back and gave indications of count
ing heavily on the support of the
farmers to prevent the policies from
being altered beyond recognition.
Succumbs To
Operation Of
Internal Organs
(By The Associated Press)
FALL RIVER, Mass., April 16 —
William Spiegelblatt, aged nine of
Newport Rhode Island, who under
went an operation, for a disarrange
ment of internal organs similar to
Alyce Jane McHenry died here this
morning.
Attempted Jail
Break—1 Killed
2 Other Injured
(By The Associated Press)
FORT WORTH, April 16 — One
prisoner was killed and two others
injured when jail guards fired on
them during an attempted break
from the county jail. Melvin Bowes
who was brought here last night was
killed in the attempted break.
French Appeal
Causes Strife
Geneva Council
(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA, April 16 — The French
appeal caused strife among the men
bers of the council. Denmark and
Poland are understood to be lead
ing a coup whizh desired a gentle
handling of Germany’s unilateral ab
rogation of the military clauses of
the Versailles treaty.
Some South American states are
also reported anxious to soft pedal
any threats to impose sanctions on
future treaty violators.
BRITISH GOV’T
BALANCES BUDGET
FAILURE TO PAY IJ S
(By The Associated Press')
LONDON, April 16 — The government was today charg
ed by opposition leaders with balancing the budget through
failure to pay the United States its war debt.
Comparatively modest concessions were accorded tax
payers despite the surplus forecast for the current fiscal yeai
which is being widely interpreted as paving the way for
further increases in British armament.
The government announced that it was setting up a
special department to deal with the safeguarding of the
Isles, against air attacks.
Labor Leader Brings Up War Debt
LONDON, April 16 — The war debt was brought up by
George Lansbury. labor leader who said: “The Chancellor
is able to balance the accounts only by refusing to pay Brit
ain’s war debt to the United States. If the labor govern
ment defaulted in the same way we should have been told it
was the end of all things.
James Maxton, left wing socialist said: “I now notice
that the debts no longer need be mentioned. That is a very
satisfactory way of dealing with these extraordinary debts,
letting them drop into the limbo of forgotten things.”
Ray Weis, “Mala”
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Former Nome Boy
In Show Tonight
The “Mala” referred to in the
screen production “Eskimo,” is well
known to all oldtimers of Nome and
Seward Peninsula. He is a half
breed boy named Ray Weis.
Those who were in Nome two
years ago will remember the M-G
M movie production which spent
two summers and a winter around
Nome and Teller filming this pic
ture. Another Nome native known
very well was Leo Charles, who
also took part in the picture. Other
Eskimos and natives from Teller
were cast in the picture.
Leo Charles plays an accompany
ing lead with Mala, although sub
ordinate. Today he is lying sick
and bedridden with tuberculosis, in
Nome.
As a picture, “Eskimo” is probably
the best dramatization of the North,
which has ever been made. Earlier
films depicting the North have been
so cluttered up with superimposed
scenes, and the lack of authenticity
that they leave only room for de
rision, when seen by those who
know the North.
But Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has
filmed a great story and the scenes
and acting were largely done in the
North. It is a fine picture and is
authentic to the point where real
Eskimos at least supplying the male
parts were used. J
Premier Laval
Creates Sensation
League of Nations
(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA, April 16 —Premier La
val created a sensation in league cir
cles by announcing that he plans to
revise the French draft of the reso
lution criticizing Germany’s repud
iation of the treaty through her re
armament problem. It was said that
she prefers to get some condemna
tion of Germany's act even if it is
supported by only a section of the
council, rather than a unanimous
endorsement of the resolution which
is of no significance.
Sen. Harrison
To Introduce New
Compromise Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 16—Senator
Harrison hoped to introduce before
nightfall a compromise bonus bill
which he said had the approval of
President Roosevelt, with hearings
set for next week.
Details of the bill were kept sec
ret. It is believed that it will offer
bonds maturing in 1938, to obtain
the full face value of the certificates
now held. The bonds may possibly
be described as convertible into cash.
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Judge Hellenthal
On Relief Work
In 3rd Division
CORDOVA HAS 240 ON RELIEF
MANY IN SOUTHEASTERN
ALASKA TOWNS
The Valdez Miner of March 15th
says: Judge Simon Hellenthal, who
returned this week from a business
trip to Juneau, gave an enlightening
talk on relief conditions, and why
he believed it an unwise act to ex
tend such promiscuous relief work
to the Third Division. Judge Hell
enthal said, that when he arrived in
Juneau,he submitted the proposition
to the governor and was informed
that conditions under which relief
was administered had been changed
so that now only those actually in
digent received relief. He said that
Juneau had furnished relief indis
eriminately, and that word had
spread that this was so, and on ves
sels which arrived in Juneau while
he was there, were 80 steerage, and
on another 50 disembarked. He de
clared that as soon as the boat land
ed the men broke for the Federal
building to get on the payroll. Un
der the plan the money was furnish
ed by the Federal government and
could not well be refused to any
needy citizen, but Juneau and Ket
chikan were Hooded with outsiders,
who would turn to other ports when
relief projects started. The judge
said that at the present time he had
a letter from an applicant asking
for a job, and wanting to know if
he did not get one could he get on
relief work.
240 Signed Up at Cordova
Judge Hellenthal said that Cor
dova had 240 citizens signed up for
relief work. He had obtained funds
for those actually indigent, but the
merchants generally were opposed
to indiscriminate relief, as they be
lieved if such were given that the
men would live on relief money and
the canneries would not open this
year. The speaker said that he was
ready and had given relief to all
who were actually indigent; and if
. there were any such who needed as
sistance they could call upon U. S.
Commissioner Martin Harrais, who
would see that it was extended.
However, it would be a grave mis
take to have an influx of outsiders
to the Third division, and that Jun
eau was heartily sorry that it had
adopted such a plan.
Judge Hellenthal’s talk was most
illuminating and threw much light
on a question never really under
stood by his hearers.
KNIGHTS OF THE ROSE CROIX
Maunday Thursday ceremony, at
Masonic Temple, Thursday, April
18th, at 7 P. M. Attendance oblig
atory.
Nome Scottish Rite Club,
Norvin W. Lewis,
Yrice-President. {
JUSTICE SUTHERLAND
FLAYS METHODS USED
BY US DIS ATTORNEY
(By Tho Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 16 — After roundly criticizing
one assistant district . attorney for having “overstepped the
bounds of fairness,” the supreme court warned all federal
prosecuting officers that they should be less interested in win
ning criminal case than in seeing that “Justice shall be
done.”
Employing unusually strong language, Justice Suther
land flayed the methods used by the prosecuting officer in the
case of Harry Berger of Brooklyn who was sentenced to a
year in prison for counterfeiting.
The supreme court ordered a new trial and declared that
Henry Singer, Assistant U. S. Attorney of eastern New York,
had been guilty of misconduct.
More Money
Appropriated
For Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. April 16 — The
Department of the Interior bill,
appropriating sixty-one and a half
million dollars, was approved by the
senate today. It is two million and
a half more than the bill passed by
the house.
It contains and additional forty-six
thousand for public schools in Al
aska and one hundred and sixty
thousand dollars for mineral and
mining investigations.
Blizzard Stops
Airplane Travel
Airplane activities were halted to
day due to the terrific ground bliz
zard blowing at Nome, which at
tained a velocity for a while at 10
o’clock this morning of about 45
miles per hour, according to the wea
ther bureau.
Several planes arc dhc from Fair
banks with -more passengers and
mail and express. Other flights are
planned for the north as soon as the
weather will permit.
Plane Arrivals
Sleep On Floor
It was reported today that numer
ous incoming passengers who were
unable to find sleeping quarters, and
who had their own bedding, were
sleeping on the second floor ot the
Nevada, in the Hall. Owner Henry
Burgh said no charge was being
made, as it was impossible at this
time for any other place to be ob
tained.
1000 Convicts
Strike for Want
Speedier Action
(Bv The Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio April 16 — The
crisis approached today in the strike
of one thousand convicts of the pen
itentiary workshops, who struck for
speedier action by the parole board.
Extra guards are on duty, and War
den James Woodard is maneuver
ing for a show-down.
Member Lincoln
Body Guard In
Civil War, Dead
(By The Associated Press)
FARGO, North Dakota, April 16th
—Smith Stimmell, aged 92, member
of the Lincoln bodyguard during the
civil war, and a pioneer attorney,
died at his home here of complica
tions of old age.
Supreme Court
To Pass On NIRA
Case
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 16th—The
supreme court agreed to pass on the
constitutionality NIRA-Poultry case,
which the circuit court of appeals
decided principally in favor of the
government.
The court adjourned without pass
ing on the constitutionality of the
railway pension or the Frazier Lem
te Farm Moratorium Acts.
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