THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNARD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD, Manager
Published every evening except Sunday by The Nome
Publishing Company, Nome, Alaska.
Subscription Rates Payable In Advance.
Delivered by carrier in Nome, Little Creek and Sunset
Creek, for $2.00 per month. By mail postage paid out
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MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Rates For Telephone Communication
Between Alaska, l). S. Established
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 8—The United States
Commission announced that the rates to and from Jun
eau over the new telephonic service, will be the same
tolls between points in the United States and Seattle,:
and the charges of the Alaskan communications be
tween Juneau and Seattle. The Commission said that
the charges of the latter during week days would be $9
for the initial three minutes for day-time and S3 for
each additional minute. The night Sunday charge will
be $6 for the initial period and $2 for each additional
minute.
Post Office Sleuths
On Trail Fraud
Old Age Idea
Postmaster General James A.
Farley announced last night that
the Postal Inspection Service has
launched a nation-wide drive ag
ainst the operators of "fake” mu
tual benefit life protection organ
izations which have been con
ducting their fraudulent schemes
through the maifls.
Complaints reaching the Post
Office Department indicate that
there are approximately one hun
dred such fraudulent enterprises
now being operated in various
sections of the country, which are
costing the American public hun
dreds of thousands of dollars an
nually.
Added impetus has been given
the drive by the eight-year Fed
eral penitentiary sentence meted
out to Angus C. Littlejohn of
Springfield. Illinois, and the three
year sentence to Charles E. Hill
i of Lake Charles, Louisiana, both
of whom were convicted for us- j
ing the mails to defraud in con
nection with these spurious life
protection organizations.
The promoters of these so-call
ed “not for profit” mutual bene
fit societies associations and clubs
in order to circumvent existing
state laws, avoid the use of the
word "insurance” and call it
"protection.” Instead of “policy”
they use the word “certificate”, j
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and rather than referring to a
“premium” they call it “voluntary
contribution.” They further mis
lead their victims by selecting
confidnece inspiring names such
as “National Aid Society” and!
"Southern Life Club of Physi
cians' Guaranty Union” or other
names similar to well known
legitimate life insurance compan
ies.
The promoters take advantage
of the fact that very few people
read their certificates, particular
ly the fine print on the inside con- *
taining many exceptions and lim- *
itations. Members are not inform- 1
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MINERS & MERCHANTS BANK of ALASKA l
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ESTABLISHED IN 1904. '
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GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS CONDUCTED s
Checking Accounts Carried For Those Who ,,
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.UiUi lehiein labove), ol l enice, lain., baa been seleeteo as the
ideal 1937 bathing girl at that ocean resort. She will be the model
bv which some 2,000 contestants will be judged in selection of
“Miss California" during a mardi eras in Venice in August.
REGULATIONS IN CONNECTION
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WITH LIOUOR REVENUE STRIP
TAX STAMPS.
RETAIL DEALERS
All hard and distilled liquor, beer and wine in the Territory of
klaska on June 30, 1937, must be stamped with the Territorial "Tax
•aid” stamps, thus showing the purchase of liquor before July 1,
937. These stamps must be placed on all bottles of hard and dis
illed liquors, also, on beer cases, cartons and kegs and on wine
ases, cartons and kegs. Stamps will be furnished free of cost to all
etail liquor dealers by the Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Col
ector in each community. On or after July 1, 1937, all liquor im
nediately upon receipt by retail dealers shall be stamped with the
egular Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps same to be purchased from
he Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Collector who has been ap
>ointed in your community.
WHOLESALE DEALERS
Wholesalers in the Territory of Alaska on June 30. 1937, must
ake inventory of their stock of all liquors on hand and must pay
he Territorial Treasurer at the rate of 5% of invoice price which
vill then be stamped with “Tax Paid” stamps. These stamps, also,
vill be furnished free of cost to all wholesale liquor dealers by the
liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamp Collector in each community,
'or all hard and distilled liquor, beer and wine received on or after
uly 1, 1937, by wholesalers in the Territory of Alaska, the regular
itrip Tax Stamps must be used in the following manner: The
egular Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps must be placed on each
ase, carton and keg of beer, also, each case, carton, keg of wine,
n regards to hard and distilled liquor, where it is inconvenient to
pen cases, an exception will be made for the convenience of whole
alers. Upon receipt of liquor, the stamps will be purchased in the
egular manner but may be delivered in person or by mail to retail
lealers for them to place upon the individual bottles.
It will be seen, from the above regulations, no hard and dis
illed liquor, beer or wine may be sold in the Territory of Alaska
n or after July 1, 1937, without showing either the “Tax Paid”
tamps or the regular “Liquor Revenue Strip Tax Stamps.” In the
arger incorporated tow’ns, special agents have been appointed to
andle the sale of the tax stamps. In the outlying communities,
he U. S. Commissioners have been appointed to handle the sale of
he tax stamps.
The above regulations have been made necessary in observing
Chapter 78, Session Laws of Alaska, 1937. Section 7 of this Chapter
a part reads as follows: "Every brewer, distiller, bottler, or
wholesaler selling intoxicating liquors in the Territory shall be re
uired to pay on all malt beverages (alcoholic content of one per
ent or more by volume), wines and hard or distilled liquors, the
allowing prescribed taxes:, malt beverages at the rate of five cents
er gallon OR FRACTION THEREOF; wine, or any other liquors1
f nineteen per cent of alcohol by volume or less, at the rate of!
fteen cents per gallon OR FRACTION THEREOF; any other liqu
rs having a content of more than nineteen per cent of alcohol by
olume shall pay at the rate of fifty cents per gallon. This tax is i
> be paid to the Territorial Treasurer who will furnish Strip Tax'
tamps in the form prescribed by him to be attached to all liquor
ontainer^ or packages. These stamps are to be attached by the
rewer, distiller, bottler, wholesaler or importer into whose hands
le liquor shall first come. The Treasurer of the Territory shall
esignate places of sale of Territorial Revenue Stamps in such a
ay that they will be easily procurable by all license holders.”
OSCAR G. OLSON,
TERRITORIAL TREASURER.
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Scandinavia May
Join Arms Parade
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even with an improved army it
would be possible to do no more
than •'state the neutrality” of Den
mark. Should the country be at
tacked, they say, the best that
could be hoped for would be to
hold the enemy back long enough
for assistance to arrive from
fri ndly powers.
Another war would a fleet Scan
d navia r.ot only by increased
demands fo’- her foodstuffs and
ores. Military experts predict
Germany would seize the narrow
waterwov? around Denmark to
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bottle up the Russian fleet in the
Baltic.
Russia in turn, would be de
termined 'o hold open her Arctic
outlets.
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