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VOL- 38- No. 65- NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, March 20lh, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
FREIGHT RATES RAISE ALASKA RAILROADS
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Earhart and Companions Unhurt In Plane Crash
^ AMELIA EARHART’S
PLANE CRASHED ON
TAKEOFF HAWAII
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(By The Associated Press)
<► HONOLULU, March 20, —
Amelia Earhart’s plane crashed
and burst into flames, when she
attempted to take off for How
land Island.
The plane had traveled about
a thousand feet along the run
way when the accident occurred.
Ambulances raced to the scene.
"The eight ton ship skidded to the
left, then tipped on its side. Flam
es burst out and then suddenly
disappeared. She and her two
men companions escaped injury.
The plane skidded on the wet
concrete runway, when the left
tire blew out, wrecking the un
dercarriage.
Arriving ambulances found
Amelia Earhart Putnam white
faced, climbing out of the craft,
j “Something must have gone
wrong" was all she said.
Noonan Manning also escaped
injury in the attempted takeoff,
made shortly after dawn, on the
second Stage of her world flight.
Miss Earhart was the last to
enter the plane. The motors were
given a final warming, and Ear
s(| hart gunned them as the plane
headed down the runway of Luke
Field. The high-speed plane was
halfway down the runway when
the tire blew out.
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Subscribe For The Nurcrl
Rates Raised
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 20, —
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission announced today, increas
ed freight rates had been filed
by the Alaska Railroad between
Seattle and Tacoma, and points
served by the railroad, and the
American-Yukon Navigation Co.,
to become effective April 5th.
They will apply to all classes
of freight.
It was announced that increased
wharfage, handling, storage and
dockage charges at Cordova, had
been filed by the Copper River
and Northwestern Railway, to be
come effective April 10. The in
creased rates will apply to air
planes, autos, baggage, boxes,
cans, carriers, coal, explosives,
fish frozen or cold packed, freight
labels, lumber, shingles.
Charges on fish, clams, shrimp,
all southbound, have been de
creased.
The amount of. the increase
was not immediately made pub
lic. Purchasing agent Ummel of
the Interior Department in Seat
tle, said he did not know, but
presumed they will be different
for different products. He said
he expects to find out Monday.
‘TROUBLE-SHOOTING’ AUTO STRIKE
Edward F. McOrady, aaalatant itcrttary of labor Juat roturnod to
Waahlngton after aeveral month* of futile efforts to settle the Paelfle
Coaat maritime etrike, le pictured with John L. Lewis, chairman of tho
Committee for Industrial Organisation, ae ho plunged Into tho took of
seeking a settlement for labor's dispute with the Oeneral Motor*
Corporation. (Associated Prose Photo)
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$rrnoWN c-tpi^rs s! EEP IN HOSPITAL
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i ■.■cae women sit-down rfrkeis ... or-ci Zion Hosp.tal, Brooklyn, N Y., went one step further and threw
mattresses on the floor fo sleep on. Nn -ty-our hospital maintenance workers went on strike demand
ing better living condit'one The; rcfusei to prepare meals for doctors and nurses but continued to serve
p»tier.*«. (AsivCiaied Press Photo)
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Fire in Projection Room Dream
Theatre Last Night Burned The
Last Reel: Little Damage Done
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j Near the end of the movie last
i night at the Dream Theatre, cries
| of fire caused half of the crowded
! house to immediately run for
i the main exit, while the other
i half remained in the fore part
: of the theatre.
| What happened, said Manager
Code, was, that the last reel of
the picture was burned, when
the film ignited as it was being
threaded into one of the machin
es, in the projection room.
No damage was done to the
projection room, and the flames
quickly subsided. The only dam
age was to the head of the mach
ine on which the reel burned. The
room itself said Code, is well in
sulated with double layers of as
betos. and there was no chance
of a fire spreading. However,
they were unable to continue the
end of the picture.
Part of the crowd returned to
the theatre expecting to see the
end of the picture. Manager Code
announced from the stage that
the fire had been put out, with
only slight damage to one mach
ine, and that he was sorry the
last reel had burned and it was
Impossible to show the ending,
Some wag hollered: “Money
back!”, but apparently it was
nothing but a joke.
The fire department had been
called, but the flames were ex
tinguished by the time the chem
ieal outfit arrived.
Manager Code declared today
there would be no show tonight,
partly in view of the plays being
given by the school children at
the school auditorium, and also
to give him time to repair the
head of the damaged machine. He
VIENNESE STAR TO WED WRITER
Luisa Hainer, screen actress from Vienna, and Clifford Odets, young
playwright who also writes for the films, are pictured together Just
after they filed a notice of Intention to wed at Los Angeles. Mies Rainer
gave her ago as 85, and Odota as SO. (Assoelated Press Photo)
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Opponents Court
Bill Objected To
Slur Proponents
fBv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C March 20.
—Democratic opponents of the
Roosevelt court bill, aroused by
argument that its enactment
would lessen industrial conflict,
declared there was no connection
between the Supreme Court de
cisions and sitdown strikes.
Senator Burke said: “One man
is responsible for the sitdowns
and that is John L. Lewis, who
is closer to the ear of President
Roosevelt than any other man. If
he, Lewis, would give his word,
these strikes would end tomor
row.”
Advocates of the bill declared
in a heated argument in the sen
ate yesterday, that the Supreme
Court majority, so restricted fed
1 eral powers “as to make it im
possible for congress to pass leg
islation to alleviate strike con
ditions.”
Closing two weeks’ testimony
by proponents of the bill, today,
Justice Pecora of the Supreme
Court of New York State, and
commtttee members learned that
the United States Supreme Court
Justices prefer not to testify.
also stated that everything will
be in working condition for the
Sunday night show.
If. S. Court Doings
The case against Russell Merr
ill was dismissed in the District
Court this morning, following the
marriage of Mary Katuk and him
self.
Merrill was charged in an in
idictment returned by the grand
'jury, with contributing to the
delinquency of a minor. The fath
er of the girl in question consent
cd to the marriage, as she was
under the age of 18. The case
therefore was dismissed, but with
sever admonitions, it was report
ed.
Ne!s Nelson was arrested today
on a secret indictment charging
adultery, a warrant for which
was issued several days ago.
Bail was sot at $500 which was
posted by the defendant, and it
is understood he is to report to
the District Court Monday morn
ing a 10 a.m.
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