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VOL 2. ’ NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3. 1934 Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Southern Democrats Control Congress
SHIP SINKS COLLISION IN NEW YORK HARBOR
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Mrs. Anne Lindbergh Will Be First Witness Called
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CONGRESS OPENS AND
DEMOCRATS IN SOUTH
CAPTURE LEADERSHIP
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 — Sweeping aside opposition
Southern Democrats routed the Northerns and captured
complete organization control of the 74th Congress, which
opened today.
They nominated Representative W. Byrns of Tennessee
to be Speaker of the House and Representative William B.
Bankhead of Alabama to be floor leader. They also organ
ized the Senate to suit themselves.
The Southern Democrats also selected to increase the
caucus from 145 to 218 number of signers required on a pet
ition to force a bill out of a committee onto the floor. Op
ponents objected but the new caucus ruling will be put in
to effect as a matter of course.
PRES. WORKED
HARD PREPARE
MESSAGE CONG.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—Amid a
silence deeper than any in recent
years, the Democratic High com
mand worked on New Deal strategy
for the opening of the 74th Congress
today.
The President labored on his
plans continually yesterday. No
word went out about the details of
his recommendation'for relief, pub
lic works and t£e social security
budget, or any thing of a major
issue, with which Congress will
wrestle. The budget message is
scheduled for next Monday.
Messages Congress
Be Heard Friday
And Next Monday
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—Congress
after two working days in which
it will go through the formalities of
opening, will hear the President de
liver his message on the State and
Nation. The message is expected
to be general rather than detailed.
Legislative leaders expect to be
- called to the White House Friday
night where it is believed the scope
of the 1935 New Deal plans will be
discussed in detail. Next week Con
gress will go to work with two old
time trouble makers, the bonus
question and the world court.
Awaiting the opening message set
for Friday and the budget message
for Monday each party called organi
cation meetings yesterday.
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IS A COOLNESS
BETWEEN PRES.
AND H. LONG
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—The cool
ness between the White House and
Huey Long was plummeted to a low
frigidity after President Roosevelt
served notice in an indirect manner
that the Louisiana legislature would
probably have to repeal or clarify
some of its laws, if it wants Public
Works Administration money.
The Kingflsh, in a return state
ment indicated that there would be
fireworks on the floor of the Senate
next week, saying: I’ll make my
reply to that and similar other mat
ters in the Senate Monday or the
first day the Senate is in session.
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Nine Deaths Seattle*
Seven Caused By
Automobile Wrecks
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Jan. 3—A tragic after
math of the New Year’s celebration
showed nine dead, seven of them in
automobiles and two from jealous
shootings.
Miss Dorothy Major died this
morning, raising the number to five,
of the victims in a collission on the
Bothel Highway. Five others are
still in a serious condition.
Walter Nitsche, aged 34, died to
day, after being shot at Renton. His
assailant Floyd Lewis, a logger, kill- 1
ed himself after the shooting in
which he also shot Mrs. Olena John- <
son. Her condition is reported to
still be critical. i
Others dead in automobile crashes i
were Miss Wilma Major, W. L. Dod- -
son. Miss Grace Parks, Miss Irving <
Hamro. and two other men. i
RUMORED THAT
PRES. TO HAVE
BIG “SURPRISE”
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan 3rd—Before
gavels cracked to give the signal for
the formal opening of Congress at
noon, word spread around in author
itative circles that the President
was preparing a “surprise” on the
paramount problem of relief for un
employment. One authority said
that he had learned the plan em
braced something different from
anything yet discussed publicly.
CECIL GRAUL &
STUDENT DIE IN
PLANE CRASH
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PAYETTE, Idaho, Jan. 3—Delwin
Sweet,aged 27, of Payette, and Cecil
Graul, aaged 35, who came here last
summer from Portland, Oregon,
were killed in a plane crash, wlAle
Graul was teaching Sweet to fly.
Immediate survivors, their parents,
a widow and a daughter Enid said
that Graul had been to Nome, Al
aska, a few years ago, to fly but
had not remained very long.
HAUPTMA TRIAL ON
WITH MRS LINDBERGH
TO BE FIRST WITNESS
(By The Associated Press)
FLEMINGTON, Jan. 3 — The Hauptmann trial began
on its second day with only two remaining jurors to be sel
ected. Mrs. Lindbergh is scheduled as first witness, and
will fabe the man accused of killing her child. Miss Betty
Gow, nurse, and Mrs. Ollie Whatley, the widow of the
Lindbergh butler, will follow Mrs. Lindbergh on the stand.
The New York Times said that Colonel Lindbergh was
observed to be carrying a pistol in a shoulder holster at
yesterday's session, as a result of receiving a threat against
his life. Authorities denied there had been any threat
and said that he was a small arms enthusiast and marksman
and often carried a pistol.
For Mrs. Ann Lindbergh, who withstood the loss of her
first baby, the death of her sister, and then circled the
world with her celebrated husband, her appearance will be
brief. She will tell how she put the baby to bed at 7:30
p.m. and then how it was reported at 10 p.m. that the baby
had disappeared. This will be her story.
Hauptmann was led into the court room today a few
minutes after the Judge had mounted the bench. The
prisoner smiled briefly as he passed the defense table and
bent over the chair of his defense counsel, C. Lloyd Fisher,
for a long earnest, whispered conference.
Colonel Chas. A. Lindbergh followed Hauptmann into
court, accompanied by Chief of Police Schwartkoff. Lindy
took a chair behind the prosecution table and again refused
to take any notice whatsoever of the accused kidnapper.
Report Bombing
King Zog Denied
By The Legation
(By The Associated Press)
ATHENS, Jan. 3—Reports from
the Island of Corfu said that a bomb
lad been hurled into the palace at
rirana, wounding King Zog of Al
bania. No confirmation was receiv
kI on this report. A general mobi
ization of Mohaihmadan forces was
•eported late today, jghristians are
ilso expected to do the same. The
\1 banian Legation at London call
id the bombing just another Greek
ttmor.
Retains Wrestling
Title Against The
Former Nome Man
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Jan. 3—^Jack Reynolds
of Cincinnati retained his claim to
the welterweight wrestling champ
ionship, after fifty-two minutes of
wrestling against Bulldog Jackson
of Nome, Alaska. Jackson was
counted out by the referee for stay
ing outside of the ropes too long.
Reynolds weighed one hundred and
forty-five pounds and Jackson weig
hed two pounds more than his op
ponent
FOUR MISSING RESULT^
SHIP WRECK IN NEW
YORK HARBOR NIGHT
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, — The asundered hull of the steam
er Lexington now rests at the bottom of the East River, a
victim of a collission in which four members of her crew are
still reported missing.
The vessel was bound for Providence with one hundred
and thirty passengers aboard, and fifty-two members as a
crew, when she was ripped into by a tramp freighter, the
Jane Christenson. The Pacific Coast tramp rammed her
amid-ships in the darkness last night.
Tugs rushed to the Lexington’s side and took off the
passengers and crew. It was nip and tuck with the rgscuers,
before the ship went down, only ten minutes after being hit.
A misunderstanding over signals is believed to have re
sulted in the crash, in which more than a score were injur
ed, although none seriously. Eleven women were taken to
the hospital suffering from bruises and cuts.
Standing knee-deep in water in the ship’s lounge, the
orchestra blared “Somebody Stole My Gal”, while the pass
engers were being taken off. Nine negro stewards remain
ed aboard the vessel to help the last passenger onto the
rescue tugs. None of the belongings of any of the passengers
were saved The Lexington’s superstructure and after por
tion were sheared away and carried nearly a mile up-stream.
The hull andfforward section went down at the foot of Mar
ket Street.
PAA LOCKHEED
ELECTRA TO BE
NOME MAIL RUN
The new, 10-passenger Lockheed
“Electra" of the Pacific Alaska Air
ways, with Joe Barrows and Joe
Crosson pilots, arrived at Nome to
day about noon. The plane made
the regular mail flight scheduled for
Thursday in three hours and twen
ty-five minutes flying time from
Fairbanks, making nine regular mail
stops enroute. The total elapsed
time was a little more than four
hours, it taking some time at each
place to discharge mail.
T. E. Hoffman, Lockheed repre
sentative engineer, and Fred Milli
gan flight mechanic were also pass
engers on the flight. The new high
speed plane was recently flown into
Alaska by way of Canada and Yu
kon Territory by Pilots Joe Barrows
and Harry Blunt of the P.A.A. It
arrived in Fairbanks only a few
days ago and was immediately tak
en out on long scheduled flights to
prove its qualifications in Alaska.
Of particular note was the fact
that being a stock commercial plane,
it was found that very little if any
adjusting and changing was necess
ary to make it perform efficiently in
the cold weather in Alaska. This in
itself apparently does not mean
much to the ordinary layman, but
to airplane ooncerns it speaks high
ly of the product now being manu
factured for the commercial flying
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Verdict Of Guilty
Returned in Calif.
(By The Associated Press)
MERCED, Calif., Jan 3—A verdict
of first degree murder was returned
in the Superior Court against Mrs.
Bertha Talkington, accused of mur
dering her husband L. E. Talking
ton, a Watsonville barber. The
jury fixed the penalty at life impri
sonment.
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3—Wm.
Sproule, a former President of the
Southern Pacific Company, died at
his home here today, of a heart at
tack.
public. With such qualifications, the
plane has a world-wide market ap
peal, and this particular craft is the
very latest high-speed commercial
plane now being introduced.
Only about ten Electras have been
placed in service by the Lockheed
Corporation todate, but the concern,
is reported to be snowed-under with
orders.
Pilot Barrows delivered an Elect
ra for Pan American Airways, to
Mexico City, recently and then was
dispacthed to Fairbanks with this
plane. Powered with two Wasp 450
horsepower motors the Electra now
being used on the Nome-Fairbanks
scheduled mail run, is capable of
cruising 190 miles per hour, and has
a top speed of 225 ‘miles per hour. It
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