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VOL 38. No. 39 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday FEB. 17, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
HOUSE KILLS BILL TO ABOLISH FISH TRAPS
2 Vessels Ram Each Other Columbia River Storm
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 17. —By a vote
of twelve to four the house kill
ed the Coffey memorial for the
abolition of fish traps in Alask
an waters. Those voting in fav
or of the measure were Green,
MoCutcheon, Coffey and Nell
.Scott.
The senate in a brief session
indefinitely postponed the Green
Ross measure for the prohibition
of disposal of garbage within
three hundred feet from any high
way.
Patterson introduced a new bill
by request, proposing to tax clam
diggers. A similar bill two years
ago failed.
Rivers introduced a bill in the
senate which sets forth that U.
S. Marshall’s shall enforce the
liquor laws of incorporated cit
ies. A similar bill has been intro
duiced by Rogge in the house.
» The house uivanimously passed
the Nell Scott-Race resolution to
set as'de twenty five thousand
dollars each biennium for the con
struct on of a Pioneer Women’s
Home.
Race introduced a bill to appro
priate fifty thousand dollars for a
fish experimental laboratory in
Alaska.
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TBv The Associated Press!
CAIRO Egypt Feb. 16, — The
flying Lindberghs of the United
States are planning to stay here
for four or five days more before
i
■continuing on the r journey to the
eastward.
GREATEST COLLISION
ON COLUMBIA RIVER
TOOK PLACE TODAY
One going down stream, other coming up. Rammed in
fog. All persons reported saved. Italian
vesel sank in main river channel.
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 17, —
The gale-swept Columbia river
claimed the Italian motorship Fel
tre early today following a colli
sion with the freighter Edward
Luchenbach which went aground
at Cottonwood Island.
After the crash the Feltre sank
up to her promenade deck. Auth
oritative sources said “at least”
half of her crew of forty had
been rescued. The crash took
place during one of the worst
storms in yeat£. The wfnd attain
ed a velocity of from forty five to
fifty miles an hour.
The two vessels crashed about
forty m.les down river from here
and about five miles above Long
view. The Luchenbach’s bow was
stove in, although it is believed
the ship is not damaged otherwise.
The tug Warrior was towing the
Feltre at the time of the crash,
cr.d stood by to aid in rescuing
the crew. The Coast Guard Cutt
er Onandaga rushed up river
from Astoria toward the scene.
The Feltre sank in the main
river channel.
Captain of the Luckenbach was
Edward Murphy. The crew num- j
bered 38. The vessel has a- net
tonnage of 5087 as compared to
3773 for the Feltre whose captain
is named Raniere.
The accident took place at 3 a.
m. Later reports indicated all
hands had been saved, as the Fel
tre shuddered down to the riv
er’s bottom with a large hole
stove in her side. She is resting
in 35 feet of water with her prom
enade deck partly showing.
The Luckenbach was proceed
ing up river to Portland after
crossing th.g_Columbia River bar
in the fiercest gale of the winter.
The Feltre was ocean-bound,
down stream. Reports said the
crew of the Italian vessel escap
ed only in their night clothing.
The tug Warrior took twenty of
them to Rainier on the Oregon
shore. An oiler, Baltzaro Ag
nelo, received an ankle injury.
The oiler described the crash:
“A large hole opened when we
crashed and water poured in on
us. The lights w'ent out when
the engines stopped. I shouted to
all hands to make for the deck. 1
found a flashlight and with its
aid we made a ladder, as the
water reached nearly to our
shoulders. Had we been at sea all
would have been lost before aid
could have reached us.
The West Camargo, another
vessel was on the river nearby
and a lifeboat was launched but
could not reach the Feltre because
of the swells.
This was the worst accident on
GOVERNOR CURLEY AND BRIDE-TO-BE
Gov. James M. Curley of Massachusetts is pictured with Mrs. Gertrude M. Dennis, attractive widow.
Whom he will wed January 7. The governor’s wife died in 1930 and Mrs.«Dennis’ husband ten years ago.
(Associated Press Photo)
HOME OF DR. MATTSON FROM WHICH YOU SON KIDNAPED & KILLED
the Columbia river in many mon
ths, in fact since the steamer
Iowa went down at the mouth of
the river January 12th, 1936 and
all of her crew of 34 were lost.
The Pilot’s Office at Portland
said they did not believe the main
channel in the river was blocked.
Passengers From
Wrecked Zapora
Arrived Juneau
(By The Associated Press*
JUNEAU Feb. 17, —Seven pass
engers of the wrecked motorship
Zapora are safe here. Sixteen of
the vessels crew of twenty are
at Sitka. Captain Hansen and
three of the crew stood by the
wreck. ,
The Cutter Tallapoosa which
took aboard the passengers and
part of the crew yesterday, rad
ioed the ship was a complete
loss, and that salvaging of the
twisted vessel would probably ex
ceed the cost of the boat.
The Cutter Cyane however, re
ported it might be possible to sal
vage.
Thirteen members of the crew
who arrived at Sitka yesterday on
the mail boat Estebeth, planned
to leave for Seattle today aboard
the steamer Northland.
The Zapora was reported to be
lying on her starboard side, at
an angle of thirty five degrees,
with her bow point upw'ard at a
twenty degree angle.
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Personal Appearances of Queens
Last Night Witnessed by Packed
House. New Nominee is Allowed
i
Lo and Behold if there was
n’t Kougarok Leona
As big as Life
Miss Jeanne Mozee again stepp
ed up to first place today with
Miss Gertrude Johansen follow
ing closely. Miss Margueritte
Lee made the most spectacular
gain by advancing from fifth
place to third, since yesterday &
leading Miss Ada Baldwin by a
very small margin.
Today’s standings are as follows:
Jeanne Mozee .32,240
Gertrude Johansen .30,780
Margueritte Lee .22,380
Ada Baldwin .22,180
Rita O’Leary .20,920
Eileen Stangroom .16,980
Dorothy Nelson . 11,020
Geraldine Rude . 6,480
Borgny Ulricksen .4,060
Queen Show
An hour before last night's show
commenced the crowds were ham
mering on the show house gates
for admission and long before the
show started every available seat
was filled.
After seeing all of the contest
ants last night we arc convinced
that Nome was certainly blessed
with a generous supply of fem
inine loveliness.
The queen candidates each ap
peared in evening gowns, all of
which were very chic and lovely.
They then appeared attired in
“KOUGAROK LEONA”
bathing suits, which made the
audience Oh! and Ah! and sev
eral of the male sex were seen
to wipe their foreheads and re
move mufflers and overcoats.
Yes—the show was a huge suc
cess and every one went away
feeling they had certainly receiv
ed their money’s worth.
Dark Horse Enters Race
A great deal of excitement was
caused when E. K. Johansen rush
ed into the show house after a
hard drive from the Kougarok
and demanded that he be allowed
to nominate Kougarok Leona.
Contest Manager Ed. Steffen
who was acting as master of cere
monies was terribly fussed up as
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Double Header Baseball Games Wed. Feb. 17
MARRIED WOMEN VS ALASKAN WOMEN— HAMMON VS ALASKANS—SPECIAL GAMES WED—ADM. ADULTS 50cts SCHOOL CHILDREN 25cts