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VOLUME 36 Number 138 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
185 Passengers Arrive On Dellwood
KIDNAPING CHARGES FILED AGAINST TRIO
President Proposes Peace: Approves Army Increase
Public Utilities
Bill Passed By
Senate Tuesday
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 12 — Im
pelled by the president's personal
backing, legisation to abolish unnec
essary public utility holding com
panies swept through the senate last
night. The vote was 56 to 32. Forty
five democrats, nine republicans, 1
progressive and one farmer laborite
voted for the bill. Eighteen dem
ocrats, fourteen republicans voted
against the measure which now goes
to the House.
Violence Lumber
Strike Increases
Wash. And Ore.
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, June 12 — Isolated cases
of violence in connection with the
lumber strike were reported on the
increase in Washington and Oregon.
Additional arrests of union pick
ets also led union officials to an
nounce that they woud make a leg
a test of such unlawful acts.
b.VaswionclJl RulaGwu
Truck drivers and laborers in
Mount Vernon and Bellingham were
reported to have been set upon by
six men armed with pistols. The men
were arrested at Mount Vernon and
turned over to the Bellingham auth
orities to face second degree assault
charges, following the violence. Five
of them said they had been hired
to protect the lumber mills.
Nanking Council
Refuses Demands
Japanese Officials
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, June 12 — A new un
settling factor was injected into the
North China situation with reports
that the Central Political Coun
cil, the hghest executive body of the
Nanking Nationalist government had
rejected the Japanese military auth
orities’ demands for the Peiping—
Tientsin area.
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Open For Business
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
Opposite Telephone Office
ROOSEVELT GIVES AN
INSPIRING ADDRESS TO
WEST POINT OFFICERS
President Roosevelt Wishes Peace For
West Point Graduates But Also Approv
es Increase Of United States Army
(By The Associated Press')
WEST POINT. June 12, —President Roosevelt today
called for “an assurance of permanent peace”, before the
jgraduating class of the West Point Military Academy, ahu
the High Command of the United States Army, on these his
toric grounds.
Proposing peace to the uniformed men before him, he
also announced the approval of the legislation to increase
the military force, because of the conviction that the U. S.
Army was reduced “to a level unjustified by due regard for
our own safety. The greatest test of good today is the assur
ance of permanent peace—an assurance based on a mutual
understanding and mutual regard”, he said.
He handed the diplomas out to the graduates and shook
each by the hand.
Among those present were Secretary of War Dern and
MacArthur, Chief of Staff of the First Army Corps.
“We maintain an army to promote tranquility and to
secure us from aggression, but it is so created and so modest
in proportion as to furnish proof that no threat or menace to
the rights others is even remotely intended,” said President
Roosevelt.
Nome Beaeh Is A
Reminder of Days
1900 Gold Rush
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What with beach mining—rockers,
I long-toms and sluicing—going on, on
the Nome Beach on the shores of
Bering Sea construction of build
ings, and the erection of a small
tent city all along the beach, Nome
j recalls some of the early days of
the first gold rush to these shores
in 1900.
«
With four big cargo ships in the
roadstead and several hundreds pass
engers coming ashore the city of
Nome has had a rebirth of activity
which promises to continue for a
long time. The housing' accomoda
Itions which were already stretched
to the limit before the arrival of the
first boats, are now so congested
that many are obliged to walk the
streets until some who have had
beds have arisen and they can take
their places. Due to the fire destroy
ing every hostelry except one, there
are no places where rooms can be
secured. It was impossible to build
a hotel during the winter and there
fore there is bound to be some hard
ships experienced before the new
comers are situated and under cov
er.
Many of the arriving passengers
brought tents and other camping
equipment and they are now situat
ed along the beach of Nome. Others
who did not bring them are trying
to obtain them from local stores so
that they may have a place to sleep.
With these appearances to greet
the oldtimers, they can not but re
call those early days, when they
went through the same experiences,
coming to Nome to search for gold.
Sunset Dredge Is
In Operation For
Lengthy Season
The Sunset dredge is now operat
ing under the able direction of Supt.
Chester Milligan and Manager Cas-1
elton. This dredge was installed
last summer and placed in operation
about July. This year the dredge
began at a much early date and will.
therefore have a longer season of
activity.
The company is bringing in new j
power equipment and housing ac
commodations and with the arrival
of several members of the firm on
the incoming boats more activity is
assured for that section.
Houses For Sale
Inquire
C. ' F. Yenney
S. S. Dellwood
Brings 185 More
Passengers Nome
The steamer Dellwood of the Al
aska Line, arrived Nome shortly af
ter eight o'clock last evening from
Seattle with 158 passengers. Cap
tain II. Odsen formerly of the Vic
toria, is in command of the vessel.
Charles Miller who was associated
with James P. Daly in the Nome of
fice last fall, is assigned as purser.
Charley Edgerton the well known
purser of the Victoria of the Alaska
Line during the early days when old
Captain Johnie O'Brien was master
of the ship, who catered to the gold
'rush stampeders, is Chief Steward
aboard the Dellwood. The passen
gers bear testimony to Chief Edger
t>n's ability to appease the inner man
and all are loud in their expression
of his service.
Shortly after the arrival of the ves
sel in the open roadstead lighterS
brought the passengers ashore and
the usual hand shaking of friends
and sourdoughs was in order. The
vessel has a full cargo of freight for
Nome and coastal ports and will
sail on her return trip to Seattle as
soon as the vessel completes discharg
ing cargo at the various ports.
Following is the complete list of
the Dellwood passengers:
Lyman Culver and wife
Mrs C Aldrich
Mildred Overbaugh
Mrs Jake Overbaugh
R D Russell
Mrs Emma Ney
Artiss Brown
Irene Jepson
Virginia Eide
Mrs Arthur Eide
N Quimby
Mrs Ethel Devie
W C Chesney
Mrs L Christ
Mrs G Pennycock
Robert Stewart, wife and child
Henry Chadors
Tom Lane
Marlyn Feere
Mrs B E Feere
Charles Grant
E. Farrare and wife
Mrs C A Hughes
C A Hughes
Charles Jim Connors
F J Bollinger
Fred and C Z Schallit
Orville Culver and wife
Mister Hendrickson
H Osterholm
John Hackett
W J Stipen
R V Christ
Hugh Ford
A E Olson
Gus Lopsensky
N McClellas
Geo Albin
Tom Swobodia
Allan Pearson
(Continued on Page Three)
KIDNAP CHARGES ARE
FILED AGAINST THREE
TACOMA KIDNAP CASE
Death Penalty Automatic In State Of Wash
ington Unless Jury Recommends Life
Imprisonment, Under Kidnap Law
(By The Associated Press')
TACOMA, June 12, —The Fcderals today caused fed
eral kidnaping charges to be filed against the Waleys and
Mahan while the search for Mahan continued.
Department of Justice agents discovered that George
Weyerhaeuser had been transported into Idaho at one time
during his abduction.
While they will be held for the grand jury which will
probably be called the latter part of June, said Judge E. E.
!Cushman who will undoubtedly preside at the trial, the sus
pects could plead guilty and virtually be certain of only life
imprisonment.
The Lindbergh Law, passed shortly after the kidnaping
of Chas. A. Lindbergh Jr., provides death only if the victim
is harmed. Under Washington’s new, untested state kid
nap law, death is an automatic penalty unless the jury speci
fically recommends life imprisonment.
The Department of Justice G Men today finished their
fingerprint and photographic work in the hideout house in
, Spokane.
It is believed that the Waleys will be arraigned today
at Salt Lake City and returned here at once. Reports this
afternoon indicated that Mahan was still in the state of Mon
tana, where his trail has been pickd up. Hundreds of persons
are searching for the remaining eighty-four thousand dol
lars of the ransom money. Federal agents earlier denied
published reports that their activiyt in the Butte region last
night indicated that Mahan had been captured.
A Half Billion
Dollar Tax Bill
Started in House
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 12 — At
the president's request house demo
crats started a half billion dollars
tax bill on its way through con
gress, and said that another would
probably follow.
The first requested in the presi
dent’s budget message asked that a
resolution be passed extending it
for two years, and included a num
ber of taxes, among them the three
cent postage and the one cent a
gallon federal gasoline charge. The
second bill wil be designed to plug
loopholes in the existing tax laws
and adjust the present rates found
to be unconscionable or unproduct
ive.
MEETING OUTDOOR BASEBALL
PLAYERS—7:30 P. M. TONIGHT
BASEMENT IIAMMON OFFICE
To Discuss Plans For Organizing A
Team To Meet The USCG Northland
Aerial Tribute Is
Paid To Dorbandt
Anchorage Burial
(By The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, June 12, — Hon
, oring Frank Dorbandt sa an Alask
an airman, squadrons of planes
roared overhead Monday night, as
funeral services were held and bur
ial took place.
Rev. E. L. Winterberger delivered
the sermon. All aviators in this sec
tion joined in the aerial tribute to
Dorbandt who ded six weeks ago of
pnuemonia after a minor aviation
accident.
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