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VOL. 37. No. 132 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY JUNE 4 1936 Per Copy 15cts
Speaker J. W. Byms Died Today
FRENCH GOVERNMENT CHANGES HANDS
Wolf Campaign By Air Is Planned For This Fall
SPEAKER J W BYRNS
DIED STROKE 12:15
A. M. THIS MORNING
Appeared Be In Fine Health Yesterday!
Afternoon When House Aj o limed
But Suffered Two Strokes Night
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 4, — Death came to
Joseph W. Byrns, Speaker of the House of Representa
tives of the Congress of the United States, at 12:15 A.
M. today, at his Mayflower Hotel room.
Leaders of all parties expressed their shock and
grief at the passing of the tall, rangy pillar of the Dem
ocratic party, during the turbulent hours of hard fight
ing between the New Deal and its foes.
His death plunged the legislative situation into ;
further uncertainty. Friends declared they believed
hard work lately had induced a heart attack and the
resulting stroke, which brought him to his end.
It is now believed that the session will last until
next week if not longer.
Apparently in good health at mid-afternoon yes
terday w'hen the House adjourned early in respect to
Congressman A. Piatt Andrew, who died at his home at
Gloucester, Mass.
His first heart attack came at 5:30 P. M. yesterday
Dr. George Calver, congressional physician said that a
stroke came again at 11 P. M. and he died at 12:15 A.M.
An attack of influenza several years ago left him
with ai bad heart. He is survived by his widow and two
brothers, M J Byrns of Washington, D. C., and John
Byrns of Cincinnati, who were at his bedside.
Joseph W. Byrns became Speaker of the House Jan
uary 3, 1935, after being the majority leader on the
floor. A month ago he predicted that congress would
adjourn during the first week in June, and bet a twenty
five cent cigar with minority leader Bertrand Snell of
New York, who said:
“He wanted to bet a suit of clothes but I told him
NI couldn’t buy anybody a suit. I sort of wish I had bet
though.”
President Roosevelt stated today that he would at
tend the funeral services of Speaker Byrns at the capi
tol tomorrow, and would then accompany the funeral
train to the Byrns burial ground in Tennessee.
South Chinese
Armies Moving
To North China
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, June 4. — Japan
ese advices from Canton stated
that South China armies advanc
ing northward had captured sev
eral north China cities along the
Hunan frontier, without opposi
tion “moving with lightning
like rapidity, the Hunanese ap
parently having withdrawn”
The walled town of Lingling,
fifteen miles inside southwest
Hunan was reported to have
fallen.
Approves Bill
Include Alaska
In Legislation
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 4,
—The House agriculture com
mittee voted approval of the sen
ate bill to extend to Alaska the
benefits of existing legislation on
agricultural experiment exten
sion work.
It provides seventy-five hun
dred dollars in federal funds
for the next fiscal year, and
gradually increasing the grants
thereafter.
REMAINDER OF PASSENGER
LIST OF LINER S S VICTORIA
WHICH IS ENROITE NOME
(By The Associated Press)
Following is the remainder of
the passenger list of the S. S.
Victoria of the Alaska Line,
which sailed from Seattle at 10
A. M. yesterday for Nome.
This list was received too late
yesterday for inclusion in Wed
nesday's issue.
Upon the arrival of the vess
el here another copy of the pass
enger list will be obtained from
the Purser, with corrections in
names, and any whose names
mgiht possibly have been omit
ted, when copied and transmitt
ed to the Nugget by the Asso
ciated Press in Seattle.
T K Thompson
H L Hanscom
Jack Bullock
Fred Olson
Frank Neidermeyer
A1 Nordstrom
W Lavelle
Fred Schellhard
Orvil Meehan
Bodo Alvensleben
Fred Kupfer
Martin Thompson
R W Bulch
J Aimee
F fieri zer
Paul Nelson
Gust Utter
Adolph Peterson
James Boyle
F D Schultz
Ca l Perks
E J Doyle
L E McGreanor
Roy Bassett
Swan Swanson
A G Leake
A J Best
Walt Bergstrom
John Fosberg
W R Baker
Fred Glover
Woodrow Spagnole
Axel Johnson
N O Kidding
Carl Holm
Bert Nobel
Roy Graven
C F Rand
Frank Taylor
I S Cooper
Pete Carlson
C Hole
I Potiven ;
W C Harger
K McKennon
Carl Holt
H Johanson
George Merritt
Chas. Cromwell.
F E Pfeiffer
John Boyd
John DeFrees
D Storey
Wm. Nelson
C W Carlson
J S Carlson
V Magnuson
M Craddock
R Miles
Ole Heggem
Leo Suhonen
H E Megison
John Norbey
Dan Kelly
A Dartt
C W Colin
J L Towney
A T Dahlberg
Harry A. Lundquist
Vein Bowman
Paul Flemming
H P Been
Albin Johnson
M Mikkelson
Chris Simeon
Chas. Cavey
Mr. Swanson
Mr. Webb
Frank Miller
B N Baldwin
W H Truelover
Alfred Gebhardt
John Slrak
Gus Anderson
Everett D. Jones
R land Steele
Geo. Thompson
Herman Ingala.
Riley Stringfellow
Neds Peterson
John E. Hastings
Jack Bir ke
Edwin Burke
George Nelson
John Nelson
Ed Anderson
B D Shaw
C T Shaw
Harry Udell
J T McIntosh
Chris Johanson
M Fogarty
Roy St Clair
Wm. Holtzinger
Ernest Makcla
Mil Vikacek
Tom Davey
Olaf Strand
P Friel
Frank Rice
John Berg
Albert Bostedt
F T Johnson
P Fidpiland
Ted Craddock
J P Wallan
C F Rice
N P Hansen
C W Ruda
Thor Widell
- Nels Anderson
Wm. R. Powell
C E Anderson
M R Davick
Robert Pack
Fred Rhodes
Geo. Wilson
D R Roberts
J C Edwards
O Johnson
F R Lorenz
Max Simpson
Ben Simpson
John C Linkhead
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WOLF CAMPAIGN BY
AIR PLANNED FOR
ALASKA BY BUREAU
Biological Survey, Reindeer Ser\ice,
Office Indian All airs Co-operating
Effort Stamp Out Depredations
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 4, — Offi es of the Biolog
ical Survey, Reindeer Service and Bureau of Indian
Affairs announced here today approval of plans for an
airplane trapping campaign against wolves in north
ern Alaska.
The Indian Office has contributed $600 for trap*,
accoiding to Charles W. Hawksworth. Assistant Direc
tor here. It is anticipated by officials here that the
campaign will be gotten under way in September, when
Harlan Gubser, former Alaska predatory animal man,
comes north to begin war on the wolves,"which are har
assing all kinds ol wild life, especially in the northern
portion of the Territory.
I he Biological Survey and Reindeer Service ag
i eed some time ago to co-operate on a drive against
the wolves and named Gubser as the man to take over
the work.
Killing of deer on the Arctic Coast by th wolves
has caused a food shortage for some of the nut:v ; mat
the Indian Office is co-operating with ihe aim of stamp
ing «ut the beasts and giving the deer herds on which
the Indians live, a chance to grow.
Sarraut. Cabinet
Resigned Today
c «
Socialist Control
(Hv The Associated Press)
PARIS. France, June -1. - P
mier Sarraut and his coalition
cabinet resigned today to pe -
mit the socialists to assume tiie
government of the strike-ridden
country, as they made a “funeral
march” across the street to the
Elysee Palace to tender their re
signations to President LeBrun.
The strike of about four hun
dred thousand workmen has stif
led, and nearly paralyzed indust
ry throughout France.
The strike movement met sud
denly today with the refusal of
leaders of the metai industries to
conduct any further negotiations
with the strikers until the latter
evacuate more than two hundred
factories.
Relief Deficiency
Bill in Conference
After Agreement
o
(By The Associated Press)
| WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3,
|—Congress improved the adjourn
merit o rtlo •!•: when house demo
f at- and : t-publa ans reached , n
agreement which sped the huge
re! cl' dcfi- ency hill a.t confer
• 1 nces w t ti
the rer.tr.
The a4 ernifi t I r ■!■:> that the
conferee.- are to have the author
ily ti ac-ept any ard all senate
amendments except the ten mill
ion dollar condition .! expendi
ture authorized for the Florida
ship canal and the three hr idred
million dollar fund given to the
PWA chairman.
Buchanan, democrat. said he
would bring these hack for sepa
rate house votes. The measure al
so includes twenty million doll
ars for Grand Coulee.
Delegations Fight
c r
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND. June 4, — The
Republican National Committee
continued today to work on con
tested delegations. The Louisi
ana fight was given the first con
sideration today.
Late yesterday it was decided
to seat the Florida delegation,
headed by John Harris of Long
Beach. The opposition delega
tion headed by Leonard Lewis,
Jacksonville negro, said it would
carry the fight to the convention
which all rejected ones will have
the right to do if they wish.