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VOLUME 36. NO. 48. NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Seattle Water Front Strike Imminent
OPERATIONPROMISING MINING CLAIMS OKEH
Bill Introduced Would Create Territorial Police Force
SENATE KILLS BILL
ASK CONGRESS FOR
EXTENSION SESSION
(By The Associated Press')
JUNEAU, Feb. 28. By a vote of six to two, the senate
killed the memorial asking Congress for a thirty-day ex
tension of the legislature if needed. Only the regular num
ber of days now remain in the sixty day session.
Legislature Tables Two Liquor Bills
Three minor measures were passed by the senate.
Two liquor bills—one on the license system and the other
on territorial liquor stores, were tabled.
The House devoted practically the entire afternoon
yesterday on the discussion of appropriation measures, and
adjourned at four p.m. to meet again at 10 p.m. last night
to permit members to introduce bills, yesterday being the
last day when bills can be introduced with u two-thirds
consent.
Discussion Over Pioneer \\ omen's Home
JUNEAU, Feb. 28 — Among the senate measures pass
ed yesterday, was a memorial asking the federal communic
ations commission to permit Ketchikan’s radio station to in
crease its power, to 2500 watts. Rodens radio bill was
continued over on the calendar for the purpose of amend
ing to bring the entire territory into consideration.
A discussion also took place as to whether there were
enough Pioneer women to take advantage of a home, if
built.
Bill To Create Terri. Police Force
A bill by Hofman asks fifty thousand dollars for the
creating of a territorial police force. Walker has a bill
asking sixteen thousand dollars for the erection of a school
at Craig. Another Roden bill would prohibit territorial
employees receiving' one hundred and fifty dollars a month,
from accepting other outside work for remuneration.
Wants Reduction Territorial Salaries
JUNEAU, Feb. 28 — A total of sixty-two bills, aside
from a number of memorials and resolutions were intro
duced up to closing time of presenting bills yesterday.
Principle among them being a five thousand dollar appio
priation for the Alaska Exhibit at the San Diego Fair, a tax
on automobiles other than those carrying passengers, the
creation of a territorial planning board to further agricul
tural industrial resources; another bill providing for ten
percent reduction on salaries of all territorial officials for the
bi-enanum March thirty-first, 1937. Also a bill urging
the federal government not to employ any person whose
spouse is gainfully occupied and who is receiving a salary
of one hundred and seventy-five dollars per month or over.
The house adjourned last night at eleven o’clock to
nine this morning, with a total of one hundred and forty
three bills not counting memorials and resolutions. Last
night’s bills were mostly introduced by title only.
GOVERNMENT CASE VOID
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb.
27 — Federal Judge John P. Neilds
declared unconstitutional and void.
Section 7-A of the National Recov
ery Act and dismissed the govern
ment suit for an injunction against
the Weirton Steel Company.
MARSHAL GAFFNEY ILL
U. S. Marshal Thomas Gaffney,
is confined to bed with an attack
of the flu, it was reported today.
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Chicago Mayor
Wins Nomination
By Record Vote
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Feb. 28 — Mayor Ed
ward J. Kelly rode the crest of a
record-breaking democratic vote and
won the nomination by the largest
plurality ever given to a mayoral
ity candidate in the Chicago primar
ies.
The democrats swept to victory
in aldetmanic races. Emil C. Wet
en attorney was nominated by the
republicans for the April election.
His vote was sixty-nine thousand,
five hundred. Kelly's was four hun
dred and seventy-nine thousand
Important Test
Labor Guarantee
Provisions NRA
(By The Associated Press)
WILMINGTON, Delaware, Feb.
23 — Judge Neilds dismissed the
government’s bill of complaints for
an injunction to restrain the com
pany from alleged interference in
its workers’ selection of collective
bargaining representatives.
The government contended that
the Weirton Employee Representa
tion Plan, or so-called company un
ion, did not constiute an adequate
arrangement of a collective bargain
ing case, which is generally consid
ered one of the most important tests
of the labor guarantee provisions cf
the NRA.
Awards Made To
Movie Stars At
Annual Banquet
(By The Associated Prcssl
HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 28 — Claud
ette Colbert and Clarke Gable were
voted to have given the best screen
performance of 1934, by the Acad-,
emy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences, at its annual banquet held
last night.
The awards were given for their
work in the film, “It Happened One
Night,” in which they were co
starred.
The film was also chosen as the
best picture of the year. Capra was
given the best director's award ' l
the same picture. Robert Riskin
was held to have made the best
screen adaptation, preparing the
story from the original by Samuel
Potkins Adams. Arthur Caesar
was given the best original screen
story, “Manhattan Melodrama."
United States
And Belguim Sign
r r
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Fi b 28 — Slash
ing tariffs more than one hundred
percent, many important items the
United States and Belguim signed a
third reciprocal trade pact negotia
tions since congress gave the presi
dent power to negotiate them with
out ratification by the senate
Others are in effect with Cuba
and Brazil. The Belguim treaty
awards the U. S. concessions pertain
ing mostly to agricultural products
while most of the concessions given
Belguim affect manufactured prod
ucts.
The agreement is to become eff
ective thirty days after its proi tarn
ation by file president Luxemburg
will receive the same concessions as
Belguim. Most of flic trade con
cessions were general from twenty
four to fifty percent in present tar
iffs with a few articles being grant
ed higher reductions.
Temperature From
Zero To Twenty
Below Minnesota
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Feb 28 While win
tor's front line assaulted the Ea.-t
ern states, temperatures and wea
ther started to obliterate the snow
blanket and frigid temperature.'
that gripped the west and large
sections of the South.
Nine inches of snow were report
ed in Panhandle, West Virginia.
Spring was routed from Washing
ton, D. C by snow Eastern high
way transportation is hampered
The midwest cleared drifted high
ways as temperatures abated from
sub-zero depths that readied twen
ty degress below in Minnesota.
Salvage Tug Help
Japanese Vessel
In Real Distress
(Bv The Associated Press)
VICTORIA, B. C„ Feb. 25 — The
salvage tug King is enroute to the
aid of the Japanese Motorship Tai
hi Maru, disabled by engine trouble,
one hundred and fifty miles from
Estevan, on the west coast of Van
couver Island. She was outbound
from Port Ludlow with lumber.
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MINING RELIEF HILL
APPROVED TODAY BY
BUREAU OE MINES
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 211 — The Popo-Dimond mining
relief bill, to provide for the government operation of prom
ising mining properties where private capital is unavail
able. was approved toda> by Director Finch of the Bureau
of Mines, who said that while he did not anticipate returns
from the activities as provided in the measure, it would
show a profit, he believed, and be a material aid in decreas
ing the cost of relief, and at the same time add considerable
to the stocks of precious metals of the United States.
Under the hill, a fund of one hundred million dollars
would be set aside for the Bureau of Mines to develop new
and work old prop*.- tie.; within the United States and terri
tories.
The bill also provides that miners would be paid the
prevailing wage of the communities in which they worked.
Finch toid the sub-committee of the Senate Mining Com
mittee, that re-employment under the bill would be most
rapid in the gold mines._
STRIKE CLOUDS ARE
OVER SEATTLE AND
ALASKA SHIPPING
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 28 — Strike clouds were reported over
the waterfront as the Sailor’s Union sought to negotiate for
larger wages and shorter hours in the Seattlc-Alaska service.
Union officials said: "We have not reached a strike
stage. We are still negotiating. The seamen are making
these demands because employment in the Alaska service is
seasonal.”
Alaska ship operator’s spokesmen said “The unions have
made impossible demands which we cannot meet. They
want an increase in wages of approximately fifty percent
and a six hour day. The only thing we can do is tie up the
ships and board up the docks, for their demands are ruin
ous. The unions refuse to arbitrate. We will submit a
counter proposition tomorrow.”
Hauptmann Has Member of Board
Now Fumed To Regents Dies At
Spiritual Bites \akima: Was 71
(By The Associated Press)
(By The Associated Press) YAKIMA, teb. 25 Oscar A.
TRENTON, Feb. 28 — Hauptmann Fechter, aged seventy-one, a pio
turned to spiritual consolation as he neer banker of Washington, and a
waits in the death cell in the pri- member of the University of Wash
son here, for developments in his ington Board of Regents for thir
appeal teen years died after a brief illness,
"He's not downhearted how could here,
ho be when he’s innocent?" his wife He was mayor of Yakima for eight
declared after visiting him. consecutive terms.
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