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ASSESSMENT BILL IS RECOMMENDED
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FISHERMEN STRIKE
IN SEATTLE
—— SEATTLE, May 6, (API—As
the result of the fishermen’s strike
rthree hundred trolling vessels are
tied up in the Puget Sound dis
trict. Six hundred fishermen are
idle. The fleet has been sailing
to Cape Flattery . No canneries
are affected. The trolling Boat
Owners Association said that the
organization is taking no part in
the strike, tout the, fishermen are
trying as Individuals to raise the
price because they cannot fish at
1he present price of salmon.
RECOMMENDS PASSAGE
ASSESSMENT BILL
WASHINGTON. May 6, (AP) —
The house mining committee re
ported Cavoraibly upon the Borah
bill, suspending the annual assess
went work on mining claims for
the year ending July 1, with the
Haden amendment. -—
Those who paid income taxes
last year will not be exempt. Dele
gate Dinvond said that efforts will
be made for early adtion in the
House of Representatives, on this
bill, which has ulready passed the
Senate.
BOM 1*4 ACTIVE ON CURB "
NEW. YORK. May 6. (A*P) —
Mocks are absorbing an unusual
ly large amount of profit taking
and continue to maintain an im
Xiressive front for gains to the
final hours. They closed steady to
firm, aflter rising from one to
three of more. Other bonds on
the curb were active and strong.
DEAL MADE FOR
RETURN OF McMATH CIRC
BOSTON, ‘.May fi, (AP)—The
Boston American says that theMc
Math girl will be returned to her
parents within 24 hours; and a
person well known to the McMat'u
family, the brains of the plot, be
lieved it was an easy means of
obtaining a large ransom from her
wealthy grand-parents in Detroit.
From Harwich rejmrts it is as
certained that Ralph Snow, a bank
er, was visited by five men and he
drove away with them in. an auto
possibly to negociate for the re
turn of the Mc/Math girl. Snow
was described by a representative
of the family as the logical man
to raise the ransom. Snow said
he was not at liberty to say any
thing.
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BRITAIN NOT IN ACCORD
LONDON, May 6, (AP)--Pre
mier Ramsay MacDonald. after
two cabinet sessions, failed to
awing the Minister's support 10
the American proposal for a
world traffic truce, effective im
mediately; and to continue thru
out the world an economic mone
tary conference. 0
Senator A1 tomen at Valdez
Senator Alfred J. Lomen arriv
ed at Valdez and will probably
come on to Nome via the NAT
planes which are supposed to be
at Valdez awaiting favorable con
ditions to proceed to Nome with
8 or 9 passengers.
It is believed that Senator A1
Lomen will have a copy oif the
(beer billh and (that it Was not
sent probably due to its great
length and consequent expense.
TERRITORIAL LIQUOR
CONTROL BOARD PASSES;
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JUNEAU, ‘May 6. (/P)—The Al
aska Legislature passed one hun- j
dred and twenty bills, all of which]
were approved ;by Gov. Troy.
There was no raise in taxation j
and the appropriation is loss than j
two millions for all purposes, ;by
cutting out all non-essential an’d •
paring of funds for essential gov- J
eminent functions to the lowest j
possible figures.
Of the laws passed, one was the
raising of licenses of non-resident
fishermen from ten and fifteen
dollars to twenty five dollars. *
Aiming the important measure*
passed was the establishment of
a territorial Liquor Control Board I
to regulate the liquor traffic if'
the 18th amendment Is repealed. I
Another is in giving the broadest'
powers to the Governor to ar
range for federal funds to direct
relief; the reorganization of tin. j
territorial school system and also
for the compilation of Alaska laws
The legislature repealed many
more obsolete statutes than it
passed new laws.
HAM.MOV CO. ACTIVITIES
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The Hamilton Consolidated Cold
iirteltf.s present plans for the sea
son uf 1933 are to operate dredges
No. two and three and to do a
small amount of hydraulicfcing.
Op ions have been taken on
additional ground in the number
one and three areas, a fid prospect
drilling is now in progress to
determine the value and character
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of the formation • with the hope
that some of it may prove to be
dredgable. It- will require about
two months to complete the pros
pecting as outlined.
In the meantime no plans are
•being made other than thoBe pub
lished in the IJ.8. Smelting Re
fining & Mining #Company's ann
ual report for 1932.
The above information was fur
nished the Nugget iby Mgr. Harlan
who arrived from Fairbanks this
week. It is also learned that
workmen will work the usual
hours prevailing in the past but
a discount of 10 percent in wages
went into effect‘May 1st.
HOME RECORD
During the month of April the
two Northern Air Transport planes
stationed at the Nome Base flew a
total 'of 143 hours and 35 min
utes. a distance of 13,190 miles.
117 passenger were carried and a
total of 20.638 passenger miles
flown. The planes also carried
15,307 pounds of express and 288
pounds of first class mail.
This does not include the act
ivity of the two NAT planes at
Fairbanks base.
XVUil, PROTECT
INVESTING PUBLIC
WASHINGTON. May 6. (AP)—
Without a record vote, the House
late Friday, approved the Roose
velt idea of protecting the invest
ing public by compelling the pub
lication of all pertinent facts in
connection 'with new issuea of
securities:
Only negligible opposition de
veloped in .the House. No de
mand was made for roll call. The
bill now goes to the Senate.
FOR SALE—Ford Delivery, in j
good condition. Apply Catholic j
' Church for information.
APPROPRIATIONS FOR
HARBOR IMPROVEMENT
WASHINGTON, May 6, (AP) —
Dimond said Friday that he had
been assured that the rivers and
harbors omnibus bill now pend
ing in committee in the House
will include a total of three hun
dred forty-one thousand, with an
additional outlay contingent on pri
va-te sources.
The building of a cold storage
plant at Kodiak, if their require-?
ments are met, and a channel
twenty-two -fe©t deep and two
hundred feet wide will be author
ized at Kodiak. -Other appropria-j
tions are one hundred forty two
thousand for ithe improvement of i
Wrangle Narrows; ' six hundred
for snagging Stikine River; the
improvement of Peters/burg Harbor,
provided the local Interest put in
eight thousand, for a small ves
sel harbor, fifty nine thousand on#
hundred has been appropriated
and five thousand to deepen and
widen Egegik river
Hf’HOOIi NOTES
Special Program-*
The students of the Nome. High
School have been carrying on num
erous activities during this past
year. One of these activities was
that each of the four classes was
responsible for a program at the
student body meetings. As each
class has had a chance to perform,
it was decided at the last meeting
that the students have two lengthy
entertaining programs, as a fitting
climax for the student body act
ivities. The classes were divided
into two groups: Freshman-Senior
and Junior-Sophomore. To make
these events more exciting as well
as interesting they agreed to
make it a contest, and appointed
judges to decide which group gives
the more interesting and better
program. The losing side will
give a party for the winners. The
Junior-Senior classes gave a very
interesting program. May 5. and
the other group wfll present their
numbers on May 15. Each group
Is busy gathering material and try
ing to find as original numbers as
possible. ——
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ART
Art is a very interesting and
helpful study for children of all
ages. -In the primary room the
boys and girls have been working
on a little house. They have made
all the furniture and decorations
necessary for beautifying this mo
del cottage. This construction
work will undoubtedly help them
greatly in later life. In the inter
mediate grades the girls are taught
to sew by making rag dolls. Imag
ine the mothers will soon find their
scrap bags rummaged for more
pretty clothes for dolly. On windy
days you can see the boys of these
grades out flying the kites they
have designed and made. In the
upper grades the ipuplla. are work
ing on transportation project,
which illustrates the great develop
ment that has ensued since pioneer
days. In the lower grades the
children have art every day but in
one period a week for art. The
pupils are always glad when the
time conies for them to "put away
their books and Indulge in a per
iod of this- most enjoyablo work.
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KIDN VI'I'El) GIIIK IS HOME
HARWICH PORT, Saturday,May
6, (/P)— Ten year old Margaret
McMath, who was kidnapped, was
brought home safely and restored
to her family late last nite, after
the “payment of albout $80 000
ransom. Police are conducting an
extensive inquiry into the case.
KIDNAPPED GIRL RETURNED
HARWICH PORT. May 5, (API
—Margaret McMath,„ who was kid
napped Tuesday, was returned to
her parents. She appeared in a
coast guard boat with her father
and police officials at Wynchmere
Harbor. The entire party then left
tor the coast guard base at Woods
Hole
The information said that the
girl was placed In her father's
possession at three a.m. today.
He was warned not to report to
:he police until forty-eight hours
hart elapsed. The nows leaked
out through the Washington Star,
which said that sixty thousand do]
iars was paid on the first contact
with the kidnappers, Wednesday
nigh'. Arrangements were . made
to place tlie girl in a boat of
her father's representatives, which
was done, then the coa^t guafd
took earge of the girl.
FARMERS ISSUE CHALLENGE
DBS MO+XES, May 5. ( AF*) — ]
The National Farmers Holiday As-J
soclation throw down this clii.l-j
lenge to the nation: ‘‘Either the:
demands of agriculture and farm |
relief ■will be granted, or the
production of the farm will be
withheld from the American din
ner table, beginning May t U i r • -
eentli, until they arc guaranteed I
production costs.”
The association convention pa- j
sed a resolution calling for a ,
strike on May thirteenth, and i.i -|
eh acted :t .committee to prepare;
plans and methods by which thei
c'mhargo on foodstuffs will he j
carried out. unless the demands i
are met.
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(OUST! ATTORNEY (DYES
TONGIE LASHING
LBMARS. May f>. (AIM i>< -
tying the threats of the county
attorney to arrest guardsmen if
they enter his county to make
arrests in the mortgage *war. the
militia pushed into Cherokee cou
nty and ' apprehended two more
suspects, Waller Dunn and Emil
Klahe, as -participants in the re
cent assault on “Judge Bradley.
Following the invasion, county
attorney Janies Smith gave the
militia a tongue lashing, and pre
dicted a grand jury investigation
if the prisoners were taken again
st their will.
Wednesday, May to
BASEBALL DANCE *
LARGE EAGLE HALL
DANCING, ENTERTAINMENT.
KEFRE8HM ENTS
AH Baseball Players, invited
guests, score keepers -and others
who helped to make a success of
the baseball series, are cordially
invited. Baseball trophies will be
awarded.
For other local news daring
the week days look on pages 3
and 4 under days of the week
with telegraphic news as publish
ed in the dally bulletin.
MAV (.A Ijy HKOlLuVIAl»N ,
WASHLVGTO.V. May 5, (AJ’)—
-Tiie. Alaska—gam£^> regulation!,
as approved by Secretary Wallace
provide a ‘safeguard against un
warranted killing of bear and
moose in Alaska." The Summer
closed season is from June 20-th
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to Sept'miber l3t, throughout the
coastal region, with the limit of
■two in the open season.
The agriculture department ex
plained that publicity in an un
usual volume; in regard to this
interesting species resulted in an
increasing- number of ipeople plan
jning trips to obtain trophies and
photos of the animals in, their
j native haunts.
i The regulations requiring hunt
jers and photographers to be a<>
jronvpanled by licensed guides have
!been clarified and continued in for
j«e, as have the provisions to pro
j tact life and property..
A ten mile area, adjacent to
| Glacier Hay .is clQSbd. to bear
fhimting. and also certain islands
i used as moose' breeding ground.
| Southeastern Alaska trapping reg
| illations have been liberalized as
! economic conditions make it do
jslrahle to afford the residents
the maximum benefits consistent
I with the proper maintenance of
stocks of the various
species.
The closed area for protection
of buffalo in the Big l>eita section
was slightiv reduced, without leg
, t .
sening the protection regulations,
effective July first.
RUSSO—.1 Al'A N KHK
COXFKRKXCF rKUI'OSKD
TOKYO. May tl, (APi- Japan
has proposed to Soviet Russia the
conven ning of a conference at
Tokyo of Japanese. Russian and
Manchukuan delegates, to work
out a solution of a problem which
is troubling the Russian-—Japan
ese relations, it became known
here Friday.
The chief source of the Russo—
Japanese friction is the operation
of the Chinese eastern Railway.
CHRISTIAN' UNITY
Steps toward Christian Unity
are being taken every day in the
field of organized Religion. The
time is now- ripe for these who
held aloof from organized relig
iou« forces because, they say,
‘‘There are so many different
Churches.” to cooperate with some
church in their community and aid
in the bringing to gether of all Of
God’s children. Movements in
the world indicate a shift in- the
opinion of many church people to
ward a greater toleration on points
of difference between denomina
tlons, and an emphasis on those
points of faith and practice which
ar© common to all. How much
would you give up to have Christ
ian Unity?
■ In the sermon tomorrow night
at the Federated Church, the min
ister will speak on Christian
Unity, under the title "Steps To
ward Christian Unity.” The
Choir will repeat one of the
choruses from the Raster Can
tata. "Immortality.”
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t Plano For Sale or Rent
See Mrs. Oh as. D. Jones, 2nd
Avenue.