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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME 36. No. 96. NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
PAA Clipper Makes First Round Trip
“Send Rats to Rat Islands” For U. S. Crime Correction
120 Men and Material Enroute Now Matanuska Valley
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Pan American
Clipper Plane
Returned Today
(By The Associated Press)
ALAMEDA, Calif., April 23—Head
winds slowed the Pan American
Clipper plane down to 85 miles an
hour its crew reported, as the huge
monoplane continued flying into a
34 mile an hour headwind, fourteen
hundred miles out from Honolulu,
at 6:00 A. M. today, on its return
flight here.
The big ship took off from Pearl
Harbor at 5:59 P. M. yesterday, Pa
cific Standard Time.
(By The Associated Press)
ALAMEDA, April 23 — The first
aerial round trip between here and
Honolulu was completed today at
2:58 p.m. The arrival of the Clipper,
voyage, was just one minute less
than twenty-one hours. No effort
was made to break the speed record
as the trip was devoted to aerial
exploration of three different routes.
Head or cross winds impeded the
return trip. The Clipper plane ap
proached its base here from the hills
south of San Francisco instead of in
side of the Golden Gate.
Fleet Getting ;
Ready for 1935
Sham Battles
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(By The Associated Press)
SAN PEDRO, April 23—The most
powerful United States fleet ever to
be assembled is now putting on the
finishing touches of preparedness for
the annual fleet maneuvers, to be
performed this year in the North
Pacific Ocean. .
There is now in the Pacific area
one hundred and ninety-seven ves
sels which, combined with the thir
ty-eight of the Asiatic fleet will
make a total of two hundred and
thirty-five American naval vessels,
exclusive of district and stations
ships in the Pacific.
He Thanks Judge
For Jail Sentence
CHICAGO, April, (AP)—“Thank
you judge,” Andrew Prezel, aged 25,
an unemployed barber, said, after
Municipal Judge Gibson E. Gorman
in the South State street court sen
tenced him to six months in the
Bridewell. Prezel was arrested and
disarmed by a policeman. He told
his captor he was about to start
robbing people. “I’m thankful for
my arrest," Prezel said. "The pol
ice saved me from a life of crime.” i
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WORKERS AND TONS !
OF SUPPLIES BOARD
GOVT “NORTH STAR”
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 23—One hundred and twenty
men, the vanguard of America's first extra-territorial settle
ment project to the Matanuska Valley, Alaska, boarded the
government ship North Star to sail tonight, under Captain S.
T L WHITLAM, for Juneau, and thence for Seward.
Provisions, tools, machinery, and supplies for six months
ground breaking, were lowered into the holds of the ship.
Fifteen'trucks, a score of tractors, building equipment and
five hundred tons of lumber supply, to provide the workers
with material from which the new deal colony will emerge,
will be unloaded at Seward.
All They Want Is A Chance
ml
(Bv The Associated Press)
ST. PAUL, April 23—Clyde Cook Walker, Minnesota
farmer, chosen as a typicaal figure, tells about fresh hopes
which are to be borne on the Matanuska project.
Sixty-seven families of this region packed their belong
ings for the trip to Alaska. Walker came from Oklahoma
four years ago. He had nothing. He settled in a dried
up lake bottom and built a cabin, but there wasn't much
there to pay a man for his time.
He said: “Just give us this chance and watch. It can’t
be bad all the time,” referring to Matanuska.
New Dock
Superintendent
Lomen Com’l Co.
The local office of the Lomen Com
mercial Company announces that
Mr. J. I. Anderson is today assuming
duties as their General Dock Super
intendent, filling the position for
merly held by Mr. Jack Hammer.
It will be recalled that Mr. An
derson and his wife have been the
Teller agents for the Lomen Com
mercial Company for the past four
years up to last Fall when they
went to the States on the last boat
for a vacation. Mr. C. J. Tjernagel
operated the Teller store tempor
arily during the winter months
while Mr. Anderson was away.
When Mr. Anderson returned from
the States the 1st of April he brot
with him Mr. Geo. C. Folger of Seat
tie, a former Alaskan, who has been
put in charge of the Teller store
since Mr. Tjernagel was desirous of
returning to the States.
Mr. Anderson is well fitted to han
dle lighterage and dock work on
this coast having had considerable
;xperience. Besides his four years
work at Teller, he has been connect
:d with shipping and lighterage
work for the past twenty years. He
was captain of a towboat in South
western Alaska for eight years; has
;ailed on this Coast for many years
is Master Mate and Pilot.
Mrs. Anderson is at present in
Seattle and expects to proceed to
Nome on one of the first boats to
join her husband here.
Relief Agencies
Rushing Supplies
To Stricken Areas
(By The Associated Press)
TAIHOKU, Japan, April 23- Re
lief agencies rushed food, water and
medical supplies into the remote
sections of northwestern Formosa as
the tropical sun parched the ton
gues of the stricken inhabitants, and
added to the hazard of the spread of
of disease.
Latest figures oon the dead, placed
the number at 3,152; and those ser
iously wounded at 10,406.
Bill To Create A
Federal Air Dep’t
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 23—A bill
to create a Federal Department of
Air, pointed toward the almost cer
tain approval by the House military
committee, over the protests of the
Army and Navy.
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City Council
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Deferred Fire
Dept. Ap’tments
The newly elected city council
met last night at 8 o’clock in regu
lar session at the Nevada hall All
members answered present. Mayor
Rex F Swartz presided.
City Clerk M. J. Walsh read the
minutes of the last regular meeting
as well as the minutes of a special
meeting,there being no errors, omis
sion or corrections they were appro
ved as read and ordered Filed.
Several communications were read
as follows: One from W. T. Brown
of Juneau, making application for
the position of engineer for the city
of Nome's reconstruction projects in
connection with the PVVA loan and
grant. Under new business his ap
plication was laid on the table
Another communication was read
from Territorial Treasurer Oscar V.
Olson at Juneau, requesting the
council to appoint a school tax col
lector, and stating his duties, and
that office supplies were being for
warded to Nome. Under new busi
ness the council appointed M. J.
Walsh school tax collector.
Two communications for the pur
chase of certain lots by Gus Cremi
das with an olfer of $35 and $25.
were rejected by the council.
The offer of $25 for a certain lot
by Charles Code was brought up
and after some discussion the Mayor
appointed Councilmen Hagen and
Sather a committee to look into the
matter.
The following communications in
reference to appointments for mem
bers of the fire department were
read as follows: For chief of the
fire department, three applications,
Conrad Yenney, George Laiblin and
W. W. Laws; the latter is a resident
of Washington, and suggested that
he would accept the position provid
ing the city raised the salary anoth
er fifty dollars per month. Upon
motion the communication of Mr.
Laws was ordered laid on the table.
Applications for engineer for the
fire department were read from B
B. Wales and John G. Reimer.
Two applications for driver of the
fire department team were read
from Ralph Ullrichson and James
Haughey.
Following the reading of the com
munications and under new business
Councilman Ed. Seidenverg moved,
seconded by Albin Poison, that ac
tion on the applications for the fire
department be deferred to the next
regular meeting of the council, and
upon roll call the vote was found to
be unanimous.
Bills against the city were read
and after a short intermission the
Finance Committee approved same,
and upon motion duly made the bills
were ordered paid.
Under Committee Reports, Coun
cilman Hagen, chairman of the fire
PENAL SYSTEM WILL
BE SUGGESTED TO
ATT’Y G \. CUMMINGS
(By The Associated Press')
BALTIMORE, April 23—“Send rats to rat islands” is
the crime correction program to be suggested soon to Attor
ney General Cummings.
By “rats," Colonel C. A Seone, originator of the plan,
means gangsters, habitual criminals, parolees who commit
new crimes. The islands which he would send them to are
isolated far out on the Aleutian group, where he asserts es
cape would be impossible.
Colonel Seone is Signal Officer of the Third Corps Area,
and penology is his hobby. He plans to submit the proposal
to Cummings in the near future.
According to the plan the criminals would be given the
freedom of the island, but required to provide their own
sustenance, through their own endeavors. He said they
could fish and also raise sheep and goats. Once rehabilita
tion had been achieved, it would make the prisoners eligible
to transfer to nearer islands, after two years on the rat
group. After seven years on the nearer islands, they could
be transferred to the Territory of Alaska.
and water committee reported that
the fire mains would bo tested week
lv henceforth.
Chairman Polet of the Police com
niittee, reported one arrest had been
made.
Chairman Poison, eiiairman of the
street committee stated there were
several snow drills that should be
cut through and was instructed by
the mayor to use his own judge
ment in the matter.
Fred Yenney addressed the coun
cil, in reference to the opening of
the city street or alley between B
street and D Street, thus making a
direct route to Dry Creek. It devel
oped that only parts of the thorough
fare were ever opened to traffic and
by gravelling, same could be put in
good condition. The matter was
taken under advisement by the
council.
There being no further business,
council adjourned, and the hun
dred odd people who attended and
listened attentively to the proceed
ings and expecting to see the appli
cations for the fire deparmtent acted
upon, walked slowly away, many of
whom stated they would be on hand
next meeting. May 13th.
Quintuplets Are
Recovering-Colds
o
(By The Associated Press)
CALLANDER, Ontario, April 23
Dr. Alan Brown, child specialist ex
amined the Dionne quintuplets and
found them “satisfactorily recover
ing” from head colds, today. Their
physical condition was described as
excellent by Dr. Brown.
The Nome Daily Nugget is prepai
ed to do your job printing.
Silent Treatment
For Huey Long
Is Leaders Plan
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 23—Demo
cratic leaders in the senate decided
to apply the silent treatment to
Huey Long, who cut loose yesterday
with a new assault in which he
flung such words as “Chinch bug”
at Secretary of the Interior Ickes,
and “Ignoramus” at Secretary Wal
lace of the Department of Agricul
ture.
They experienced some difficulty
and mental strain in remaining in
their seats while Long voiced the
threat to take Louisiana out of the
tax-paying union.
The political leaders said they had
reached a conclusion today that bet
ter results would be obtained by
silence than by returning shot for
shot.
China Joins In
World Armament
Create Reserves
(By The Associated Press)
NANKING, April 23—China fell
in line with the world wide arma
ment activities by ordering all her
male high school and college stu
dents to undergo at least one year
of intensive military training, there
by producing one hundred thous
and thoroughly trained reservists
for the army, yearly.