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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 37 No. 150 NOME, ALASKA THURSDAY JUNE 25 1936 Per Copy 15cts
Confident Democrats Be Victorious
ESPIONAGE PLOT DISCOVERED CALIFORNIA
Washington State Is To Fight For Townsend Plank
WASHINGTON WILL
BACK TOWNSEND
PLANK PLATFORM
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Flip of Coin Decided Policy Because Of
Dispute Among Washington Delega
tion. Fight for Townsend Plank.
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(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, — The flip of a silver
dollar decided Washington state’s representative on the
Democratic convention platform committee, after three
members refused to fight for the endorsement of the
Townsend Plan and production for use.
Ed Hurley of Pasco, Wn., called heads and won from
Gerald Dixon of Tacoma. Hurley said “our state con
vention is on record for these planks and it is up to us
to fight for them. I’ll demand they be recognized and
endorsed.”
A plank placing the party on record favoring “ul
timate statehood” for Alaska was offered the platform
committee by Delegate Dimond. The plank read:
“We commend the administration in its policy of
extending to Alaska additional features of self govern
ment, and we favor the continuation of that policy so
that Alaska as a Territory may have the same full meas
ure of self government which is enjoyed by all other
territories, with a view to ultimate statehood. To in
sure the best and most efficient administration we urge
that all officials appointed for service in the Territory
be qualified by previous bonafide residence therein.”
Robert Bender, a member of the rules committee
spent yesterday laboring with other delegates over the
controversial question of whether to recommend any
change of the two-thirds majority nominating rule
which today split the convention into warring factions,
while leaders hunted for a peace formula. Southern re
sentment is the chief obstacle to the administration’s
program for majority rule.
Espionage Plot
Came Attention
Fed. Grand Jury
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, June 25, —
Toshio Miyazaki, described as a
Lieutenant Commander in the
Japanese Navy, and Harry Thom
as Thompson, formerly a petty
officer in the U. S. Navy, were
indicted by a federal grand jury
today on charges of conspiracy
to violate the espionage act.
Naval authorities said they be
lieved Miyazaki was now in the
Orient. Thompson is serving a
county jail sentence here follow
ing a conviction of a charge of
illegally wearing a naval uniform.
The indictment alleged nine
teen overt acts against the dcfen
dants, among them being a char
ge that Thompson entered a U.
S. Naval Training station Aug
ust 26, 1934 and took some papers
from the bulletin board.
The indictment further charg
Brooklyn Pitcher
Equalled Record
Strikeouts Majors
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(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 25, — Van 1
Mungo, Brooklyn pitcher today!
equalled the major league record
for consecutive strikeouts, when j
he fanned seven Cincinnati Reds
in a row, but lost the game by
a score of 5 to 4. The record is!
held jointly by George Wiltse
in 1906 and by Dazzy Vance in
1924.
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ed that Thompson disguised as
a navy officer boarded battleships
at San Pedro and San Diego and
mingled with the officers, obtain
ing information which he turned
over to Miyazaki at a fixed sal
ary. The indictment also said
numerous other persons unknown !
to the grand jury were implioat-!
ed in the alleged espionage plot. |
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Hearing Last Nite
Liquor Charges
Heard Plenty
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FLY FAST AND FURIOUS AS
HEARING PROCEEDED AT
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Showing to a full house last
night at the City Council cham
bers, the Nome City Council con
vened a hearing on the charges
brought by City Attorney Leroy
Sullivan against the Arctic Beer
Parlor, namely that Jack Swan
son was seen to enter the place
in an intoxicated condition and
was alleged to have remained
there for four hours and leaving
in a very intoxicated condition,
which in his opinion evidenced
an infraction of the liquor regu
lations, and disapproval of that
license shoidd be voted by the
council, instead of approval. All
councilman were present.
Mr. Sullivan’s witnesses includ-1
ed City Clerk M J. Walsh, Coun
cilrnen Polet and Rude, and Chief
of Pulice W. W. Laws. They
were sworn by notary public O.
D. Cochran, who also stated Mr.
Solomon owner of the Arctic
Beer Parlor had engaged him to
coss-examlne witnesses. All of
Mr. Sullivan’s witnesses told of
seeing Swanson and Swcdman on i
.June 8th, the day which the nc-.
currence was alleged to have
taken place; first in the city
clerk’s office where he appeared
to be somewhat under the influ
ence of liquor; later as he passed
the two counciltnen while they
were conversing with Chief Laws
in front of the fire station; and
finally the statement of Chief
Laws that he saw Swanson being
assisted from the Arctic Beer
Parlor about 8 P.M. in a very in
toxicated condition.
Jack Solomon, owner of the
Arctic Beer Parlor requested wdt
nesses Jas. Hewitt, Ernest Balsi
gcr, James Sparrow, Joe Phillips,
llans Peterson, Jack Swanson,
Pat Kerwin, to be sworn, which
was done.
He asked each of them separ
ately concerning incidents of that j
day and also of other times con
cerning the treatment by the Arc
tic Boer Parlor of persons who
came into the place in an intoxi-|
cated condition. They replied
that they received no drinks and
that drunken persons had been;
shown the exit, and put out of
the business place.
Relative to Jack Swanson or
Swedman getting drinks over the
bar in the Arctic Beer Parlor,
the witnesses who were there at
the time stated they saw no
drinks served them.
Swanson himself said he didn’t
get any there, and that he didn’t
stay there four hours, declaring
he had left in the meantime and
what and where he got anything
had nothing to do with the point
at issue.
Pat Kerwin the bartender said
he didn’t serve them any drinks
Negro Minister
Caused Delegate
Quit Convention
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 25,
The walkout of South Carolina’s
senator Ellison D. Smith, from
the convention here when a ncg-,
ro offered the invocation, was in ;
terpreted by the minister as!
“simply an indication that Broth
er Smith needs more prayer”.
Smith said he would walk out
whenever a negro has a part in
the proceedings.
Reverend Marshall Sheppard
who offered the invocation com
mented: “If that’s the way he
feels, I don’t see what he can do
about it. If he goes to the Re
publican party he’ll find negroes
and if he goes to the Socialists
a party without negroes he will
find them in even more import
ant parts. If he is looking for
a party without, negroes he wil
have to form his own in South
Carolina. Rather than being bit
ter about it 1 feel sympathy and
pity for him and pray God he
may be emancipated from h:s
prejudices."
and so said Jack Solomon referr
ing to when he came on shift.
Solomon accused City Attorney!
Sullivan of acting again.' him)
with prejudice, and asked veral
of his witnesses if they though:
he was, and they said the.
thought so. The city attorney
said he didn’t care what the wit
nesses thought about his motive:
in bringing these charges, that
he was oity attorney in Nome &
was doing his duty as he saw it,
declaring that if more complaints
and evidence came into his hands
again, he would continue to
bring the situation to the atten
tion of the council.
Following presentation of evi
dence O. D. Cochran cited the
regulations and slated he could
see no evidence against the Arc
tic Beer Parlor that it had served
a drunken man any drinks,which
an action would have been an in
fraction of the Law and would he
used as evidence for the revoca
tion of the license.
The council was recessed for ten
minutes while the councilman re
tired to discuss and prepare to
vote on the question of approval
or disapproval of the license for
the Arctic Beer Parlor.
Upon their return the mayor
asked fur the personal opinion of
each councilman and how he was
going to vote. Chas. Cavey vot
ed for approval, Eddie Gross for
approval, Harry llagen for ap
proval, Duffy O’Connor for ap
proval, after he had perused the
board of Liquor Control Regula
tions looking for certain sections
which had been amended and of
which dispensaries here had not
yet received.
Alvin Polet voted for approval
because not sufficient evidence to
convict defendant of violating
the law. He said he commended
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ROBINSON TALKS TO
CONVENTION ABOUT
OUTCOME THIS FALL
I Yrnuineiil (lliainnuii Laiids U<*< onl Of
lioos(‘V(‘ll Adminislralion, L\|>r<‘»s<‘s
IN'o'de Holurn Domos
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 25, — A ringing summons
for Democrats “to advance to the brittle of 1536’’ with
the confidence that “the voters of the nation will not
turn their backs on the defeated and disheartened lead
ership” of the Republicans, was made Wednesday
night by Senator Joseph T. Robinson, to the Democrat
ic National Convention, addressing the gathering in his
role of permanent chairman.
The senate leader of his party assailed the repub
lican platform and its presidential candidate. He de
fended the democratic record and asserted Supreme
Court decisions “have had the effect of slowing up na
tional recovery”.
Robinson, who was the running mate of Alfred E.
Smith in the 1928 presidential election, didn’t refe ■
to the statement by Smith and four other; urging tl •
convention to turn away from Roosevelt and nomina.e
a “genuine democrat”.
The Arkansas senator said that Governor Alt'
London, the republican nominee had “indicated b ■
disposition to bolt on five or more subjects on whic.
his platform had spoken.” He said his is the first tim.
this has been dune in American history—that the pri:.
jiple concern of the republican convention “was to r -
concile its candidates with declarations embraced in i s
platform.”
Robinson said that in spite of Supreme Court rul
lgs “the American people arc going forward. We re
cognize the decisions of the Supreme Court until the/
are reversed, are final, and we abide by them. Neve -
theless, we do not regard the court as above or beyor !
those factors and causes which naturally influence the
minds of human beings.”
After referring to the Court’s decision invalidatin {
the New York minimum wage law for women, Robi *
son said “Oh blind and impartial justice, what blundc ;
are committed in thy name.”
Referring to the balancing of the budget Robins a
said the Democratic party had intended to do so prom i
tly, could it be done “without permitting citizens wl j
cannot secure private employment to experience suh
ering from hunger and cold.”
Recovers Slowly
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 25, —Dr. Rob
ert L. King of the Virginia Mas
t>n Hospital staff said that Harry
CJ. Steel, editor of the Cordova
Daily Times, is making slow im
provement and must remain in
the hospital for at least a mon
th.
Mr. Steel was brought here a
month ago suffering from a kid
ney ailment and lung inflamation.
No operation is contemplated, so
stated the doctor.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 2 Portland 7
San Francisco 7 Seattle 4
Sacramento 5 San Diego 2
Oakland 9 Missions 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 3-4 New York 4-1
Other games oil account ra i.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 3-2 Cleveland 5-14
Boston 6 Detroit 7
Now York 18 Chicago 11
Washington 7 St. Louis 4