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VOLUME 36. NO. 86. NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Board Makes Awards Coast Seamen
THEATRE ROOF FALLS IN, KILLS TEN PEOPLE
Work Relief Is To Be Carried Out By Gov’t. Agencies
I
Work Relief To |
Be Carried Out
By Gov’t Agencies
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 11 — Pres
ident Roosevelt said that the major
part of the work relief undertaking
would be carried out by existing
government agencies, and that it is
hoped that the drive at the peak
will be accomplished by mid-Novem
ber this year.
The president is to spend all that
is possible or necessary before July
1st, 1936 so far as is possible for the
administration to seek to deal in
making jobs, rather than employing
under the contractual system.
Pilot Dorbandt
And Seattle Fur
Man Plead Guilty
(By The Associated Press)
KETCHIKAN, April 11 — Frank
Dorbandt, Alaskan flyer, and Lyman
Destaffany, Seattle trader, Wednes
day pleaded guilty to a misdemean
or and were sentenced by District
Judge George F. Alexander.
The plea was the outgrowth of an
indictment last fall charging them
with violating the Alaska Game
Law. The case was continued to the
spring session upon motion by the
government because of inability to
obtain witnesses. Neither defend
ent was here. The pleas were pre
sented through their attorney, Harry
G. McCain.
Canadians Seek
Trading Outlet
VICTORIA, B. C. — A regional
tariff policy is necessary if British
Columbia is to prosper, Premier T.
D. Pattullo told the pi'ovincial leg
islature in winding up debates on
the budget.
He described the province’s rela
tion to the federal government, and
declared the need for a housing
program, a land settlement program,
reforestation and aid for municipal
ities.
“We must have trade,” he added.
“It is absolutely essential that we
have a market for our products in
order to prosper.
“We produce very much more than
we can possibly consume.”
The Wages of Sin
Minister: “Rastus, don't you know
it’s wrong to play cards on the Sab
bath?”
Rastus: “Yes, parson, an’ believe
me, Ah’s paying to' mah sins.”
WASHINGTON
CURRENT
COMMENT
Washington, D. C.
Ratios afford concrete catchwords
by which intricate matters may be
described and kept in the public
mind. Sixteen to one sums up the
old silver question in few words
Everyone recalls the hot talk that
was passed back and forth about
3.2 beer. The chief business of Con
gress at this stage of the session is
deciding what action should be tak
en respecting the 4.8 billion relief
measure. Some heavy guns have
been trained upon it and the shots
have been aimed with accuracy and
landed with effect in some instan
ces. At the date of the present
writing, no appreciable breach has
been made in the walls. Passage of
the bill has been promised from day
to day but has not occurred, yet it
seems likely that before these words
are in print, the 4.8 legislation will
be on its way to the White House
Approximately five billion dollars is
a vast sum. If our troubles "really
are due to lack of money properly
distributed, here is a chance to go
a long way toward putting an end
to a prevailing woe. If the expen
diture is unwise, existing and future
administrations will have something
to occupy their minds and keep
their hands busy. Opinions are
widely divergent, but they are opin
ions only. Time alone can appraise
the value of what Congress is sure
to do shortly, one way or the other,
regarding continuing relief and en
larging the law of the land along
that line.
A Senate committee has reported
favorably on the Black bill, which
provides for a six-hour five-day
working week. One does not have
to be a patriarch to remember when
workmen were on the job at seven
in the morning and remained there
until six in the evening with an
hour for dinner, and followed that
program six days in the week A
carpenter used to have a set of
planes for making moldings by
hand. Today the mill does the
work. A ship is unloaded mechan
ically in less time than was required
formerly to take off the hatch cov
ers. Men have been replaced by
machinery, but the population has
continued to increase. The mach
ines are not likely to be thrown out.
It is not possible to set the surplus
men aside to decay, as was the case
with the stage coach upon the intro
duction of the railway. What is to
be done no one knows. The pro
ponents of the thirty hour week say
that their plan will help.
With a friendly country to the
north, a friendly country having a
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INCREASE IN WAGES
TO NINE THOUSAND
COAST SEAMEN MADE
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 11 — Increases in the wages
of nine thousand seamen on Pacific coastwise and ocean go
ing passenger and freight vessels, and reductions of work
ing hours, were provided in an award announced by the
board of arbitration, as a follow-up on the award in last sum
mer’s marine strike.
The award, which members estimate will increase the
total payroll of seamen approximately one hundred thou
sand a month, provides for overtime payment. The new
system rules will improve working conditions. The award
is effective until September 20th this year, and will be auto
matically renewed unless either gives notice that it is not
satisfactory.
This agreement doesn’t affect the (anker strike. The
award raises able seamen from fifty to sixty-two dollars and
fifty cents a month; ordinary seamen from thirty-five to
forty-five dollars; boatswains and carpenters from sixty to
seventy five; firemen from thirty-seven fifty to fifty dollars;
oilers and watertenders from sixty to seventy-two fifty;
messmen, waiters from forty to fifty.
The wages of cooks and chefs under the award ranges
from seventy-five to two hundred and seventy-five a month
depending on the class of vessel. Stewards irom fifty to
one hundred and seventy-five. The award does away with
employers’ hiring halls and provides for hiring at the docks
or at union offices. The pay increases are retroactive to
December 1st, 1934.
John Land is
Reported Missing
Kougarok Seel ion
Sunny Jim. a native, who arrived
in Nome last night from the Kou
garok brought with him a story of
the disappearance of John Land,
former tailor in Nome, who lias been
in the Kougarok since last iminer
prospecting on Dahl Creek
He stated that John Land had
prospected up until Januarv and had
then ceased operations on account
of the snow. Land’s cabin is on
Dahl Creek, and according to the
story told, Peter Lee who lives near
him went to call on him March 27th
but John was not at home. He call
ed several days later and he was
still not at home, and no indications
that he had been there since Lee
had been to visit him the first time.
This was strange in view of the
feet that John Land had always left
a note in his cabin telling where
he was going, any time he left the
cabin.
On Lee’s second trip to the cabin
he noticed tracks leading in the
direction of Shelton but no other
signs. Isadore Fix was informed
and he started out from Shelton to
look for Land but could find no
trace of him. Teddy Johanson, an
other miner in the section also start
ed looking for him but with the
same result. It was finally discov
ered that John hand was nut at
Dahl Creek, nor the dredge camp
nearby. Neither was he at Taylor
or Shelton.
Sunny Jim left Nome again by
dog team early this morning with
out communicating to the acthorit
ies here but interested parties pre
sented meagre details to the U. S.
Commissioner, who is furnishing
Mrs. Edna Christofferson with a copy
of the law in connection with this
affair so that she may take it up
with the postmaster at Pilgrim
Springs, who will have jurisdiction.
The opinion was, that he is either
dead, or is in some cabin which has
not yet been located. The law’, ap
parently does not allow a search
for dead persons, under territorial
funds.
Mrs. Christofferson is leaving for
Shelton soon and will interest sev
eral people in that section to make
another search for John Land. Sun
ny Jim stated he also would make a
careful search and see if some sign
of Land could be found.
She's No Angel
Two Negroes who had not seen
each other in five years discovered
each had been married during this
time.
“What kinda woman did you ail
get, Mose?” asked Rastus.
“She’s an angel, Rastus, dat’s what
she is.”
“Boy, you sho’ is lucky. Mine's
still livin’,” Rastus muttered sor
rowfully.
Charles Bryan
Polled Large
Vote Primary
(By The Associated Press)
LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 11
Charles Bryan, brother of the late
William Jennings Bryan is back in
the political saddle for the nnmina
tion for Mayor of Lincoln. Bryan,
who was governor of Nebraska poll
ed a larger vote in the non-partisan
primary than any of the fortv-fnur
other candidates There were ten
nominations for five seats in the
Lincoln city council.
Menace Of One
Mood (»<me—
Vnollier Coinin''
r
(By The Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO. April 1 1 The
menace of one I! 'd gone, the wea
ther bureau fur Sacramento Valley
said that a now storm would create
an extremely dangerous situation.
The Sacramento River receded more
than two fort below the flood stage,
although .observers said it might
rise again slightly, us the crest from
the upper valley passed. Flood
stages were at their peak over the
week end, due to the record break
ing storm which claimed twenty-one
lives.
Capone Pul
In Solil ar\
After Fijrlil
(H ARDS SEPARATE IIIM FROM
ADVERSARY IN PRISON ROW.
OFFICIALS REV II AI.
(Be Tho Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO The warden
disclosed that A1 Capnne. original
public enemy number one. recently
had been sent into solitary confine
ment in Alcatraz prison because of
a fistic encounter with another con
vict. was made here by a prison of
ficial who said that guards separat
ed the flighting men.
Capone is serving an 11-year sen
tence for evasion of income taxes.
The rocky island of Alcatraz in
San Francisco bay was set aside for
the incarceration of dangerous fed
eral convicts. ,
Obstinate Patient
Family Doctor: “Your husband's
not so well today, Mrs. Maloney. Is
he sticking to the simple diet I pre
scribed?”
“He is not, sorr,” came the reply.
“He says he’ll not be after starvin’
himself to death just for the sake of
livin’ a few years longer.”
Ten Are Killed
And 30 Injured
Roof Collapsed
(By The Associated Press)
CANTON, China, April 11 — At
least ten persons were killed and
more than fifty seriously injured
when the roof of the Capital theatre
here collapsed.
Many women and children were
among the victims of dead and in
jured, being trapped by the falling
roof and crushed to death beneath
the heavy beams. The audience was
witnessing Chinese talking pictures.
Crop Prospects
Reported Cood
Some States
(By The Associated Press)
DENVER, April 11 — Range, pas
ture feed conditions in the great
plains region “are the poorest on re
cord.'' while California and Arizona
are having “their best food years,"
said the April report of the U. S.
Division for crops which also stat
ed that the prospects were good in
western parts of Oregon, Washing
ton, Montana, Wyoming, New Mex
ico and northern Idaho.
Robbed Of About
One or more burglars April 5th
broke into the olfice of the Northern
Air Transport Company in Fair
banks and looted the place of ap
proximately $200 in cah and about
the same amount in checks.
The United States Marshal's office
says the burglary probably occurred
between 9 and 10 o'clock. Deputies
John J. Buckley and C T Spencer
are investigating the case.
When the office of the NAT open
ed the next morning it was found
that the robber or robbers had ran
sacked drawers in the filing cabinets
and desks and had strewn the con
tents over the floor. The safe was
opened by its combination, and the
money and checks were taken from
it.
Entrance was gained from the
rear.—News-Miner, Fairbanks.
Times Have Changed
Gruff Father to Son: “Why don't
you get out and find a job. When I
was your age I was working for $3
a week in a store, and at the end of
five years I owned the store.
Son: “You can't do that nowadays.
They have cash registers.”