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VOL- 38 No- 41 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB 19, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Votes For Queen Show Big Gains
DIMOND ASKS FUNDS, AIRFIELDS, AIRPORTS
Explosion on U. S. Battleship Kills 7 and Injures 11
NAVY BOARD BEEN
FORMED INVESTI
GATE EXPLOSION
Explosion of shell in breech of starboard gun resulted
in injury to eleven and death to seven of
them- Captain said was terrible
—
(By The Associated Press)
SAN PEDRO, Feb. 29, — The
death toll from a gun explosion
aboard the old U. S. S Wyoming
yesterday reached seven with the
demise of Sidney Emsiey, Marine
private today, of injuries receiv
ed. Death occurred for Emsiey
aboard the naval hospital ship
•Relief.’
Emsiey, whbse homb was at
Atlantic City, was among the el
even injured and rushed here
for medical attention. A Naval
Board is being convened for an
investigation of the accident,
which occurred when the de-mil
itarized Wyoming with her sister
ships was laying down war
games barrage to cover the evac
uation of a 'anding party on the
beach at San Clemente Island.
A thirty pound powder charge
of a five inch shell exploded in
the breech of a starboard gun.
Captain €. R. Hinkamp, Com
mander of the Wyoming said:
“It was a terrible accident. The
dead are of the regular Marine
personnel of the fleet. The Marine
force was brought out from the
b5g base at Quantico, Virginia for
battle problems here.”
They were all privates with
one exception. ,
The dead included Sidney Em
sley Captain Edward Trumble of
Alexandria, Virginia, John Bau
er of Cincinnati Albert Enos of
Cambridge Mass. Joseph Bozy
; nski of Pittsburgh Richard Frye
of Johnstown Pennsylvania and
Clinton Walker of Boykin North
Carolina.
May Not Wait For
Reorganize! ion
(By The Associated Press'
WASHINGTON Feb. 19 —Some
administration advisers believed
that President Roosevelt would
submit recommendations for
wage and hour legislation before
Congress acts on his court reor
ganization program.
They expect the court program
to be delayed until public senti
ment crystallizes.
Twenty six house members
have organized a campaign and
are making radio speeches in sup
port of the program.
( STUDENTS BACK OUSTED PREXY
Many University of Wisconsin students demonstrated in favor of Dr.
Glenn Frank following his ouster as president of the institution, and
police reserves had to be called to eject groups who marched on tha
capitol at Madison and Invaded tha office of Gov. Philip LaFollette to
protest the regents’ action. Dr. Frank la pictured receiving the good
wishes of Alice Mullen (left) and Mariana Melick of Phoenix, Aril.
__ (Associated Press Photo) _J
F D R. JR. OUT OF HOSPITAL
ten weeks' illness with throat and sinus trouble, Franklin D.
o evelt, jr. (left), son of the President, displayed a smile of relief
", he left the Massachusetts General Hospital at Boston with his
: other, John, to catch a train for Washington. (Associated Press
Photo)
Chief of Industry
Soviet Russia
Died Today
fBv The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Feb. 19 — A gov-;
ernment communique today an
nounced the death of Gregory K.
Orjonkidze Commissar for heavy
industry, one of the most influen
fcial leaders in the Soviet govern
ment.
The comunique said death was
due to paralysis of the heart, and
occurred at 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
In addition to the government
position, Orjonikidze was a mem
ber of the powerful political bur
eau of the Central Committee of
Communism party. He was 50
years old.
—
Former Nomeite
Arrested Cashing
Noaccount Check
(By The Associated Press'
SEATTLE Feb 19. —Harry Call
aged 52, a laborer, is being held
in the city jail here without
charge after city detectives said
he confessed he had cashed two
no-account checks of $20.00 doll
ars each on a Nome bank, Novem
ber 24 and 25, last fall.
Detective lieutenants Frank
Borneman and H. B. Foy said that
Call admitted he had cashed the
checks at a cigar store on first
avenue here.
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Dimond Asked
Authorize Seely.
Build Airfields
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C Feb 19
Delegate Dimond asked congress
to authorize the Secretary of the
Interior to construct and main
tain airfields, airports & naviga
tion aids in Alaska.
Congress under Dimond’s bill,
would authorize appropriations
from time to time for work and
the promoting of air navigation
in Alaska, and between continent
al United States and the Terri
tory. The Secretary of State
would be authorized to negotiate
agreements with Canada for the
construction and maintenance of
such emergency facilities in the
Dominion as would be necessary
to the establishment of an airway
between the United States and
Alaska.
Strikers Resist
Efforts Sheriff
To Evict Them
IHv The Associated Pres* 1
WAUKEGAN 111. Feb. 19 —
Strikers hurled pulleys and bott
les of acid out of windows of two
plants of the Fansteel Metallur
gical Corporation in retaliation
of attempts of 125 deputy sher
iffs to evict them.
The deputies tried to batter
down the doors nailed shut with
battering rams and then used tear
gas bombs.
Johansen Girl
Lead Today In
Contest Queen
■
Huge Vote cast today as the
Johansen Girl Once
More Leads
A large vote polled since yes
terday and up to noon today re
versed the position of the two
leaders but found the remaining
contestants following in the same
order.
Gertrude Johansen with an in
crease of more than 14.500 votes
took a 5,000 vote lead over Jean
ne Mozee. Margueritte Lee gain
ed considerably and is running
a close third with only a thous
and votes behind the Mozee en
try.
The contest is beginning to real
ly liven up and any day may
bring substantial upsets. There
is a rumor making the rounds of
the Mukluk Radio that one of the
contestants in the lower brackets
is holding in reserve a supply of
votes that when polled will put
her near the top. Well, that re
mains to be seen—in the mean
time get out and work for your
(Continued on Page Four)
Grabs Golf Leac!"’’
"Lighthorse" Harry Cooper, Chi
cago pro shown in action on a drive,
turned in a sparkling two under-par
69 to share the early lead in the
$8,000 Los Angeles open golf tour,
nament with Al Baker, Los Angelee
driving range pro. (Associated.
Press Photo)
PLANS CARNIVAL DISCUSSED
—CLOSE QUEEN VOTES ALSO
CAME UP BEFORE THE BOARD
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At the meeting of the Nome
Kennel Club Board of Directors
last evening plans for the Big
Karnival for the night of March
6th, were discussed. March 6th
is set as the final day of the
Queen Contest, and at the Car-;
nival that evening Miss Nome;
will be elected, and proclaimed.
Receiving reports as to the pro-;
gress of the Merchant Plan of
distribution of votes. Manager Ed
Steffen declared that the opinion
was practically unanimous, that
the Queen Contest idea this year,
was one of the best ever promot
ed. Individual merchants had
commented to Manager Steffen
that it wga decidedly noticeable
the increase of cash money in
circulation during the past two ,
weeks, and that the commercial
policy of the program appeared
to be working out nicely.
The Board last night took defin
ite action as to setting a time
when votes may be purchased for
Queen, in view of the increasing
public demand. The close of
(Continued on Page Three)
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 19 — Replying
to the request of the Territorial
legislature, Governor Troy issued
a proclamation calling an extraor
dinary session to convene March
19th eight days after the regular
'session adjourns, for the specific
purpose of considering legislation
made necessary by the national
[social security act, to provide
funds to execute it.
Without objection Senator Brun
.nolle withdrew his aeronautics
bill today. It is understood a sim
lilar bill will be introduced in the
house with some revisions over
the original.
By a vote of eleven to five the
house killed the bill proposing
that the Commissioner of Educa
tion be made an elective posi
tion instead of appointive as at
the present. ,
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