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VOLUME 34. No. 5 » o M B. A L A 8 h A . SATURDAY* FEBRUARY 4* 1983 Single copy 26cta. Per month >1.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 4[ - (JP)—
THe Senale Friday night suspend
ed the veteran nergeant-at-arms.
David S. Barry, after a tumultous
trial for the writing of a magazine
article accusing some of the mem
bers of Congress of accepting brib
es.
This unprecendeuted action was
taken after a motion to have him
on trial had carried. Barry was call
ed before the bar of the Senate to
acknowledge he had written the
article. He admitted he had no
♦-vidence to back up his statements
in the article but asserted his be
lief in their truth.
r After some hesitation Harry
gave a some-what conflicting state
ment contending that the story
•didn’t convey his meaning. Others
insisted that it did. He did say.
however that he was unable to
name any members of Congress
who had accepted bribes. Barry
said his purpose in w-riting the
article was “to defend the Sen
ate from the popular belief that
there were crooks and grafters
in Washington.” One excerpt from
the article reads: “Contrary to the
popular belief there are not many
crook* In C^hgpess. that is. out and
out crook*!”,-- - ——---—
Barry was a former Washington
correspondent for a number of
papers. Pinal action on his sus
pension will be taken up Tuesday,
rticle was published in the
| issue of the “New Out
look’’, edited by Alfred E. Smith,
under the title “Over the Hill to
Demagoguery.
DEBATE NEAR
WASHINGTON. Fob. 4. |/P>—
A debate on th.e tariff faced the
the Senate today as they took
up the Johnson amendment, re
quiring the government to use
.strictly American materials and
supplies on »11 public construction
projects.
HOUSE PASSES III 1,1,
WASHINGTON Feb. 4. (VP)—
The House passed the billion dol
lar appropriation bill for indepen
dent offices of the government,
which also inclddes eighteen mill
ion dollars mofe for veterans ex
penditures than this year. However,
the Federal Trade Commission lost
three hundred thousand dollars in
crease proposed in their allotment.
Now, the Trade Commission gets on
ly one half million dollars.
TURN DOWN PROPOSAL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (VP)—
The Senate Military Committee re
jected the Couzen proposal to use
army posts to care for unemployed
persons.
Bennett Champ Qlark son of the
late speaker of the House, was
sworn in as senator from Missouri,
succeeding. Harry Hawes who re
signed to let Clark take his seat
for training before he stirts out
March 4th, on bis regular six years
term, to which he was elected last
November.
MARTIAL LAW TONITE
BUCHAREST, Feb. 4, (VP)—Mar
tial Jaw will be declared in Ruman
ia tonight to curb the unrest and
agitation which is reaching perilous'
dimensions throughout the country.
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HOPES CONVINCE U. S.
LONDON Feb. 4, (A’)—Britain
hopes to convince American public
opinion within the next few weeks
that a drastic scaling down, or ev
en cancellation of war debts would
not only benefit the United States
but the whole world. It was stat
ed in the highest government quar
ters this morning that Britain plans
to inaugufhte its campaign as soon
as Sir Ronald Lindsay, ambassador,
returns from the United States.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
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; OLYMPIA, Fell). 4. (A1)—The
.legislature was requested by Gov
j ernor Martin to convene in joint
session Monday ’ to hear his spec
ial message “On the 'condition of
the state."
| He Intimated his message seeks
to clarify certain 3tate needs and
contains "information which will
be helpful to the legislature in its
task of solving difficult problems.v<
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are burned death \c
CLEVELAND, Fefb. 4, (A3)—Wine
women, patients of a phychopathie
war who fled in panic before flam
e* whioh destroyed the dormitory
of stbe Bidsecltff Sanitarium in the
sulbu rt>sw of Wicklick were burned
to death despite the heroic efforts
of nurses to rescue them. The bod
ies when recovered were charred
and unrecognizable. The fire v is
(believed to-have been of incendiary
origin.. A farmer nearby has been
arrested following the revealing of
the information that there had been
some great dispute between the
hospital officials and himself.
/ WILL NOT RETURN
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BERLIN Feb. 4, (Copyright by
the (>P))—Unless Germany asks
Wilhelm II to return from Doom
as Emperor, the erstwhile paweyr*
ful ruler will not come hack to
the land of his fathers, it was em
phatically reasserted Friday by
Wilhelm’s private adjutant.
He said: “He wouldn't even
consider returning if the present
government' of national concentra
tion were to invite him, even, say,
as an honored guest.” The Adju
tant said “No, not even then, his
Majesty’s standpoint would remain
unchanged:!'
<CLOSE PERCENTAGE \
BERLIN. Feb. 4. (/P)—It .the
next Reichstag election brings/ 51
percent majority to the Nazis \they
expect to hold the reins, and troop
leaders will then head the police
forces in countless cities through
out Germany, a close advisor to
the chancellor said today.
Their tone object seems to be
to hold their demonstrations under
police protection instead of combat
ing police chicanery. >
RESCUED FROM FREEZING
ATLEN, B. C., Feb. 4. (A1)— Miss
Anna Ullman twenty-two year old
hiker, who was rescued from freez
ing to death by an Indian tracker
near Telegraph Creek several days
ago, will be taken to White Horae
by airplane today. She Is suffering
from badly frozen feet, which will
be examined by physicians there,
Where they can determine where
an amputation will be necessary.
Her parent* lire at Napa. Calif
ornia.
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M-G-M MOVIE COLONY
MOVES TO NOME FROM
TELLER VIA PAA PLANES
The filming of “The Eskimo" by
ttie M-G-M production department,
viiich has been engaged in this
work ! ‘nee last summer in the
Arctic and at the Teller and Tuk
suk locations) having completed
t'heir work in the Teller section
and some thirty odd people compos
ling the cast were transported to
Nome this week via Pacific Alaska
Airways planes, including a quan
tity of equipment and accessories
Due to the fact, that pressure
ice ridges and an abundance of
snow is more general on Bering
Rea opposite Nome, at this period
of the winter season and is more
favorable than elsewhere the shoot
ing of additional scenes in this
, section will be continued for the
I next three or four weeks.
Peter Freuchen, author^.of “The
Eskimo”, is wintering lure with
the cast. He has become one of
us. due to the fact that heN is a
real sourdough and knows the Arc
tic and his subject, it - will no
doubt be one of the greatest pic
tures portraying northern Arctic
life that has ever been, filmed in
the north country, Harder the able
management of. Frank Messenger
and the versatile and well known
director 'W. S. Van Dy*ke, supported
by a cast that could not be pro
cured elsewhere in the world.
A native village of 16 igloos is
nearing completion on the heach
west of the Sandspit, where sets
and other filming accessories will
be set up tp bind together the film
ing of. this great northern movie.
Numerous Eskimos and natives are
now working to harmonize with
the story.
Manager Frank Messenger slat
es that they were very success
ful in their filming of scenes in
the Teller and Tuksiikf river re
gions last fall and during the
winter, and met with hearty coop
eration from Alaskans every where
from Nome to Harrow, and this
one thing alone lias helped them
to make this the beat all-Alaska
picture ever produced*, .
Recently a PAA plane took sev
eral members of the cast from Tel
ler to Cape Labourite where the
filming of polar bear and other Arc
tic wild life will bo shot.
After completion of the filming
at Nome part of the cast will fly
fTom Nome to Fairbanks enroute
bacji to Culver City, California.
The balance of the cast will fly
north from Nome to Cape LiSbour
ne. where they will be picked up
during the sumnjer by the mbtbr
shlp Nanuk, which is now frozen
in at Teller, and which will re
main there until about July 1st,
when navigation opens in that
section.
Following is the personnel of
the M-G-M movie colony byought',
here by plane from Teller.
W S Van Dyke Director; Frani'
Messenger business manager; As
sistant director Eddie Hearn r
Author Peter Freuchen; Camer
1 men Clyde Devinna, Bob Roberts,
George Nogle, Assistant camera
men Dale Derm-men, Jim Knott,
Roy Clark; Electricians A. McAfee,
Ed. Cornwall,; sound men, C Pratt,
H. Watson, Carpenter Albert Arn
old and Slg Jensen; Property man
Harry Albtes. Actresses Lotos Long
Iris Yoamoka and Wong Sing;
Actors, Jos Sauers, Ed Deerlng,
Rsy wise, Albert Blackman. The
balance of the cast is composed of
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^ natives specially selected5! from
| Nome to Barrow.
A I'TKft HITLER
| BERLIN, Fob*. 4, (Jp)—Power
ful Catholic parties took the first
thrust at Hitler, with allegations
that the President was led into
dissolving the Reichstag on the
'basis *of false ihformation. They
swiil they refused to tolerate a
Hitler cabinet. It was said today
' in political circles that the two
large Catholic parties planned to
^ give Hitler a "year of grace. Ifp
asked for four.
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LEAVES FOR STATES
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 4. (^—Sen
ator Alfred ,J Lomon of Nome de
parted Friday morning on the train
for the cotist to connect' with the
steamer for' Seattle. He traveled
here by plane from Nome. He is
going to .Seattle to visit his rela
tives and will then return to Jun
eau for the legislature which QP
ens March 4th.
FRONT I Kit NIGHT TONIGHT
On* of the -outstanding features
of Nome Social season ts th^
Frontier Night given once a year
by the Fraternal Order of Eagles
in commemoration of the institut
ion of their oTder In Nome and
this year marks their ,13d Anniver-.
bary.
The staging of the early Ala
ska life in sweet remembrance of
the patft is worthy because it en
livens the mind and fills it with
the real natural thfUbj experie
nced before.
A night wjien for $1.00 you can
have $1000 worth of fun is un
ique in its contemplation i and who
can resist the temptation and all
urements of the gaming tables,
Craps, Roulette, Black J&ck,
Wheels of furtune have been and
always will be of great interes:.
and once a year to be able to liave
all the money you want to spend
in itself is fascinating to be able
to buy all the eats and all the
drinks you want, the dancing and
playing all for one dollar which
te included in the price of ad
miasion.
You need no special preparation
or fancy costumes. You come as
you are just as you would have
been when you would have attend
ed the old Monte Carlo or the oth
er temples of enjoyment.
The five valuable prizes are
given to the five highest winners
and it is urged of you not to
give your money away, as it takes
only a few winnings to accumu-j
late enough for a winning prize.
The door’s will open at 9 P.M.
and the games will start promptly
at 9:30. Sr
Nome fcjrceestra of six pieces
which has been engaged for the
occasion will begin the. dance at
9:30 and there will be no charge
for the dafieing.
NOTICE
Persons having in mind matters
which they believe require legisla
tion in Juneau, and desire the
Chamber of Commerce to present
same to the Second Division Dele
gates, may submit /such matters in
writing within the next few days
to Mr. A. Polet our Secretary.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
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HORRIBLE CRIME
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j MINEOL.A, N. Y., Feb. 4. (ff) — ■.
1 A mother’s premonition proved
correct when ,she objected and Jat
er consented for her fifteen-year
old daughter Helen O’Connor to
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leave Friday to spend the night
with a girl friend. Today her fath
er James O’Conner viewed the’body
of his daughter lying in the bru9h
covered with bruises .and crimin
! ally attacked
N*o clues have been unearthed by
the police as to who the slayer
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SCORES KNOCKOUT
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NEW YORK Feb » (JP) —Tony
Canzoneri lightweight champion last
night knocked out Billy Townsend
of Vancouver, in one minute aud
i five seconds after the opeuing of
the first round in a scheduled ten
round 'bout. Canzoneri was making
, his debut last night as a welter
1 weight. A right hand volley to
[the head put Townsend down and
j out.
Canzoneri weighed 132 and three
quartern and Townsend 141 pounds
A crowd of twelve .thousand saw
the
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| OLYMPIA. Fob. ,7P)—The
j House of the state legislature rati
! fled the repeal of the child labor
! amendment to the federal consti- \
tution. Friday, following recent ac*
tion bv the Senate, Washington
is the 9th state to take such action.
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(Itll'PLKI) BOAT ARRIVES
SEATTLE Feb 4.’ </P,- The dis
a bled freighter Everett, arrived
here last night "fdf repairs, es
corted by the cutter Chelan, after
a hazardous trip from mid-Paciflc
on her scheduled run to the Or
ient.
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DA LA DIKE SUOCESSFUli
AS FRENCH PREMIER
PARIS. Feb. 4. (A1)—Socialists
in the Chamber of Deputies voted
to support the new government,
virtually . assuring Premier Dala
dier a majority «
CONVERSES ON NOME
Lyman S. Peck, general mani-j
ger of the Pacific Alaska Airways
who came to Nome last week to
superintend the work of three
PAA radio equipped Pilgrim planes
flying some thirty odd passengers
and equipment of the MOM movie
colony from Teller to Nome, stat
ed to the Nugget representative
that he was very much impressed
with the business activities and out
look for future business in this
section of Alaska, and that he
ibelieved that Nome would become *
one of the great strategic points
on international and Oriental air
way routes In the not too distant
future. The local Chamber of Com
merce have been in consultation
with Mr. Peck in reference to the
proposed plan to make a landing
field at Nome one mile long to
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accomodate the largest planes now
in.. use in round world flights as
well as for army and commercial
flights. Mr. Peck expects to return
to Fairbanks tomorrow morning
with pilot Bill Knox of the PAA.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
CHICKEN DINNER—fl.OO
SUNDAY, FEB. 5tt».