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VOL. 37. No. 148 NOME, ALASKA, Tuesday, JUNE 23. 1936 Per Copy 15cts
Demo. Convention Is Under Way
ALASKA CUPPER SERVICE IS ORGANIZED
JAMES FARLEY FOR
DEMOS LAUNCHED
CONVENTION WAY
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Farley Lauds New Deal Attacks Money
Interests Attempting Crucify People
United States America This Fall
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(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 23—Democratic National
Committeeman James A. Farley, opened the party’s
National Convention with the assertion that the sole
issue of the coming presidential campaign was the New
Deals continuance and added a lashing attack upon the
republican nominee and platform, amid cheers, he
charged that they were the produced in an effort to
appear conservative in the East and liberal in the West.
“Behind the republican ticket is a crew of the Dupont
Liberty League and their allies, which financed every
thing from undercover, its agency has disgraced Amer
ican politics with appeals of race prejudice, religious
'intolerance and personalities, so gross that they had to
be repudiated even by regulars.”
Chairman Farley praised the New Deal’s accom
plishments, and the delegates cheered as he called upon
the party for a vigorous-campaign toward the goal of a
tremendous popular Roosevelt majority. He further
said that “nobody takes the Cleveland platform serious
ly.” and said “our party will remain in power so long
as its ideal purposes don’t deviate from the straight
path of public service; for three long years ours has
been the people’s government, a real new deal, sane
and orderly, not wild, visionary, socialistic or commun
istic creations of the enemy’s imagination. We will sail
serenely to the goal of complete recovery and at the
helm the calm, capable and courageous commander,
Franklin D. Roosevelt.” The convention then broke
loose in wild cheering and paraded while the band
played.
Labor, Liquor
Occupy Council
Meeting Mon.
With all councilmen present
last night, Mayor Seidenverg
called the regular meeting of the
Nome City Council to order.
Regular order of business was
transacted speedily, and then sev
eral important points of new
business were brought to the at
tention of the council.
Among these was a protest by
C. O. Roberts, complaining that
resident workers were not being
given the preference on work be
ing done by the Peterman Con
struction Co., now at work build
ing the new school building for
Nome.
Arthur Reed, foreman on the
job informed the council that to
the best of his ability, and the
instructions from Mr. Peterman,
he was attempting to give local
residents the benefit of work on
the building where qualified.
He said he didn’t know who
Mr. Roberts was, and resented
the attack being made upon him,
adding tiiat he was more than
glad to work with the council in
seeing that qualified residents ob
tained work, when it was made
available.
The Mayor turned the matter
over to the school committee,
headed by councilman Alvin Po
let, to investigate and endeavor to
work with Mr. Reed in providing
'opportunities for the employment
of Nome residents in place of
transient labor, which Mr. Ro
berts charged predominated on
the job.
It was later reported today that
the matter of resident labor caus
ed some discussion on the job
and Mr. Reed, was said to have
adjourned work temporarily un
til the question could be settled,
it being further alleged that there
had occurred numerous occasions I
when no resident labor was on j
hand at the works.
The question of providing cer-1
tain funds for a preliminary sur-;
vey for a sea wall was discussed
and no action was taken at this:
time, although numerous remarks
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He/ McClellan,
Who Flew Nome
Awarded Cross
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D C„ June 23,
—The U S. Army conferred to
day the Distinguished Flying
Cross post humously on the late
Hez McClellan, killed recently at
Dayton, Ohio in the crash of an
army pursuit plane which he was
testing.
The award citation to the com
manding officer and pilot of the
Army’s 1035 cross country flight
Washington, Nome and Barrow,
and other points recalled that Me
Clellan, then a Captain, planned
the entire flight.
It was said that the information
he obtained cone rping the poss
ible operation of military air
craft in Alaska had proved par
ticularly valuable to the U. S. Air
Corps.
Captain McClellan flew into
Nome last summer in a Douglas
amphibian, accompanied by two
mechanics and landed on the
airport at Nome. After remaining
in Nome several days observing
operations of commercial aircraft
Captain McClellan and his com
panions hopped off for Kotzebue
and Barrow. They returned to
the States by way of Fairbanks.
Girl Improves
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., June 23, —
Hospital attendants said that the
Markle girl, rushed her from
Anchorage due to a leg infection,
several months ago. was gradual
ly getting better, although she
was unable to walk ye*.
Italy Moved To
Military Accord
w
Great Britain
'Kv The Associated Press)
ROME. June 23, — Italy moved
toward military accord with Gr.
Britain and Germany as Premier
Mussolini, warned in a speech he
could take care of nations ‘’crazy
with the heat”.
Army sources reported exist
ence of an agreement in princi
ple with Britain on a four point
pact in the Mediterranian, after
five days of negotiations.
It was also declared that. Italy
and Germany had agreed on
terms of a commercial treaty con
corning clearing house payments.
The military pact would assure
Great Britain of naval suprem
acy in the Mediterranean, and air
supremacy for Italy.
It w-as understood that Italian
naval forces were divided into
three squadrons, two stationed to
appear in the Adriatic, and an
other near the water close to the
British interests.
Italy was to be allowed one
hundred planes in Libyia and an
other hundred divided between
Sicily and the Aegean Islands.
It is contemplated to limit the
land forces to seventy-five thou
sand men of each nation in both
Egypt and Libyia, and a third
motorized division.
British Cyprus and Alexandria
fortifications were permitted in
addition to the Malta base.
Film Banned
CBy The Associated Press)
OBERLIN. June 23, — Nazi
banned the film "Country Doctor"
starring the quintuplets because of
non-Aryans connected with the
making of the picture.
REPUBLICAN DIVISIONAL COMMITTEE AT
NOME SELECTED GEO. HELLERICII TO
FILL VACANCY THOS. D. JENSEN
The Republican Divisional Com
mittee, O. S Weaver Divisional
Committeeman, today announced
the appointment of George Hellc
rieh, a former member of the
House of Representatives, to fill
the vacancy created by the with
drawal of TIios. D. Jensen, as a
republican candidate for election
to the House this fall in the
General Flection.
Mr. Jensen said that business
reasons made it necessary for
him to change his residence from
Nome to Flat in the Fourth Divi
sion, and he was therefore with
drawing from the Republican
Ticket as a nominee elected in
the primary election this spring.
The selection of Mr. Ilellerich
who is at present at Gold Run in
the Teller section, has been offic
ially filed with the Clerk of the
V. S. District Court and his name
will appear on the official ballots,
under provisions of the Territor
ial Election Laws amended as of
1935, Section 14(10, paragraph two
which provides that in the event
of a vacancy occurring within
ten days of the time the official,
ballots for the general election
are to be printed, it is possible
for a political party through its
proper officials to appoint some
party member to fill the vacancy.'
Mr. Jensen s resignation as a
republican candidate for the fall
election is also on file in the I'.S.
Clerk's Office. A formal notice
of resignation appears elsewhere
above Mr. Jensen’s name, and
also a formal announcement of
the appointment of George Helle
ricli appearing above the signa
ture of the Republican Divisional
Committee. Mr. Jensen did not
care to release any further de- j
tails at this time concerning his ^
change of residence to Flat, but
said that he appreciated very j
much the support which he re- j
ceived in the primary from his
constituency. '
ALASK A CLIPPER AIR
EXPRESS SERVICE IS
ORGANIZED SEATTLE
New Air Service Seattle To Alaska Start
July 6th, W ith Sikorsky Plane Run
To Juneau. Later Extend Service
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Washington, June 23, Douglas D. Mote,
a Seattle attorney, announced the incorporation today
of the Alaska Clipper Air Express Incorporated, and
and will start July sixth a fast air-ilne service between
here and Juneau via Vancouver. B.. and Ketchikan.
Attorney Mote also said that a twin-motored Sikor
sky Amphibian, accommodating eleven passengers, two
pilots and three hundred pounds of freight is arriving
here tomorrow night. He further said that after the
first flight, some city beyond Juneau will be chosen as
the Northern terminus of the route. He also slated
'that the company will start witn aweekiy schedule,
leaving Sunday morning and arriving at the Northern
terminus late the same afternoon, returning South on
Tuesday of each week. It is expected that the fur trade
will furnish much of the traffic. Colleagues interested
in the new service are Joseph S. Caldbrick, E M. Baird
:nd James K. Baird, of Seattle.
Relief Measure
Flood Control
Became Fans
f'Mv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 22
—1Tue two billion three hundred
and fiftv-seven million, three nun
dred and ninety-seven thousand,
five hundred and thirty-seven dol
lar deficiency relief bill, and the
three hundred and twenty million
dollar emergency flood control
measure, authorizing the conduc
tion of a hundred projects in
widely scattered sections of the
nation, were enacted into law as
the President signed the meas
ures today.
The bill carries one billion four
hundred anti twenty-five million
dollars for relief, which assured
the continued employment of two
million, three hundred thousand
persons now on relief rolls.
?^n«!ish Bombed
Landed on Deck
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, June 23, — An Eng
lish Royal Air Force bombing
plane crashed on the deck of the
French steamer Normandie today.
No one was hurt. The plane
struck a stay of the mast and then
fell to the deck across the bows.
The pilot went ashore from the
' Normandie at Le Harve.
Japanese So! *! i e rs
forced American
A (’ i' • • f \
Ui:iccr n built:
fBv The Associated Press)
PEIP7NG, June 2d. Bayonet
anned Japanese soldiers force!
Captain Ilenry 3. *rn pan, o'
II pkinsville. Kentucky from a
idewalk to clear a path for Jap
anese civd.ans, here today.
J'.rnignn is a ;• nudn in the U.
S. Cavalry attached to the Em
bassy as a he pan- > student.
He esr ned ii i when ti- >
bayonets pushed him to one side.
The incident occurred during a
martial demonstration while Jpp
anese troops ch ared the vva .
pushing Americans H other f
signers off the si eTs. Jernig :i
war, forced into the gutter.
Chamberlin At
Convention \\ as
Longest Travel
Co
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 23,
Few came farther and none us I
more means of transportation >
get to the Democratic Nation 1
Convention, than Art M Chamb
lin, Alaskan delegate, former f
trader of Deering, in coveri; ;
, the 5560 miles to Philadelphia.
He traveled by dog team, air
plane, train, boat and auto.
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