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VOL. 36. Number 120 , NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
Johnson and Richberg Fight For NRA
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President N. Y. Stock Exchange Sounds Adm. Keynote
HUGH S JOHNSON AND
D RICHBERG FIGHTING
FOR THE LIFE OF NRA
Former Head Blue Eagle Hugh S. Johnson
Joins Present Chief Donald R. Richberg
In Fight For Continued Life Of NRA
(By The Associated Press)
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21, — Charging that monopolists
are seeking the death of the National Recovery Administra
tin’ Hugh S. Johnson, formerly chief of the NRA, battled
shoulder to shoulder, figuratively speaking, with Donald R.
Richberg, his erstwhile antagonist and the present head of
the NRA, to prolong the life of the recovery machine which
he helped build.
“If the NRA goes down, a large part of the New Deal
goes down with it”, said Johnson in a radio speech last
night.
Richberg took the fight to the House Ways and Means
Committee’ expressing similar sentiments as those of John
son, who split sharply with Richberg, his former legal coun
cil’ when he was head of the NRA.
Johnson urged that the “small businessmen and wo
men should bring pressure to bear on their congressmen for
the NRA continuance.” Richberg said that two million
jobs depended on the continuance of the NRA, and Johnson
went him one better saying that three million jobs and three
billion dollars in wages depended upon it.
Griest Declares
Flu Epidemic Is
Over At Barrow
Eskimo Girl Dies Monday
But Dr. Griest Says Flu
Practically At An End
(By The Associated Press)
POINT BARROW, May 21, — Al
though a ten-year-old tubercular
Eskimo child died of influenza Mon
day, Dr. Henry Griest, medical mis
sionary at Point Barrow said that
the flu was virtually over.
He issued a statement of apprecia
tion for offers of financial help but
explained that Milk and Quick-coOk
ing oats, not Money, was the most
pressing need, as the trading post's
stock of such commodities was ex
hausted.
Milk and Oats are needed said
Griest, in case of a new outbreak.
The doctor explained that the nativ
es are usually low in disease resist
ance in the spring owing to a long
winter diet of meat and flour. He
said that epidemics frequently foll
ow the Long winter night.
He declared: “No doctor or nurse
who has not been here for some
time, can comprehend the peculiar
medical, social and economic pro
blems of these people.”
Japanese Planes
And Troops In
Chinese Districts
Japanese Troops Chasing A
Group Chinese While A
Fleet Planes Ready
(By The Associated Press)
TIENSIN May 21 — The Chinese
press reported this morning that 200
Japanese troops traveling in motor
trucks had orossed the Great Wall
and reached Tsunswa in the demili
tarized zone in North China.
The reports said that the troops
were chasing a group of Chinese re
sidents who opposed the Japanese in
southern Jehol. Also, a large num
! her of Japanese planes are assembl
ed at Malanyu, at the edge of the
Great Wall pass, and one of them
has been seen flying over Peiping
and Tientsin.
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, May 21, — The absence
of any further reports of military
| activity in the vicinity reported, is
interpreted as an indication that the
; movement of troops into China pro
per may be delayed to enable Jap
an to make further protests against
the alleged prevalence of banditry.
WASHINGTON
CURRENT
COMMENT
The chances seem good for consid
erable pro and con argument on a
variety of subjects before the pre
sent session of the national legisla
ture closes. Will Congress contin
ue the NRA for two years longer,
as requested? The bonus payment is
yet to be disposed of. What will
be done about old age pensions? Our
friend silver the metal and not the
character in the funny sheet, clam
ors for recognition. It is proposed
to refinance farm mortgages by the
issue of several billion dollars in
currency. The poet said: Uneasy
lies the head that wears the crown.
Crowns are not fashionable in the
United States, but it is safe to state
that if the average head were under
a silk hat hanging in an unpreten
tious white house on Pennsylvania
Avenue, the head would not be en
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tirely at case.
By a vote of five to four, the Su
preme Count has decided that one
may promise to pay in gold and then
settle in some other medium. The
average man always has been of
the opinion that if he agreed to sup
ply a plow, he could not deliver a
cultivator instead. The general
principle involved in both transac
tions, however, appears to be mere
ly what is known as fireside law
and not the real thing. Attention is
called to the Tact that the decision
was based on a five to four vote,
from which it appears that one man,
in this particular instance, had all
the say. Few will be inconvenienc
ed personally because they are den
ied payment in gold. All should be
impressed by the circumstances that
the selection of a single judge of the
Supreme Court of the United States
may be a more weighty affair than
choosing a President of the United
States.
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Congress plans to spend about 40
million dollars more on the army
in 1936 than it will lay out for that
purpose in 1935. Add what the navy
will require, and the total increase
will be in the neighborhood of a hun
dred million dollars. No one wish
es wars. Even the army and navy
men themselves agree with the pop
ulace on that point. On the other
hand, nobody wants to be walked
upon individually, or is inclined to
be treated in that manner as a mem
ber of a collective group. National
defense will continue to be popular
until the rule against carrying
weapons is applied to nations as well
as to individuals. It is hardly reas
onable to expect that this country |
will be content to rely on fists as a 1
means of protection while Europe
stalls on her debts and then uses i
the money to make herself secure in i
a military way. 1
(Continued on Page Three)
Director For FHA
Alaska Arrived
Nome Yesterday
To confer with the Northwestern
\laska Chamber of Commerce and
-esidents generally, who are inter
?sted in construction of homes and
business properties, John E. Pegues
rerriitorial Director of the Federal
dousing Administration, arrived in
'fome yesterday. He will remain un
til Friday.
More than $500,000 has already
been expended in home and busi
ness property modernization in Al
aska under the Federal Housing pro
gram, Mr. Pegues said today. Al
askans in all sections arc taking ad
vantage of the plan which mak<-s
it possible for them to obtain funds
at interest rates heretofore unkown
not only in the Territory but any
where in the entile country, he add
ed.
A public meeting has been ar
ranged by the Chamber for this ev
ening at which the Director will
explain the program. It will be
held at the Dream Theatre following
the regular show, and will be open
for everyone desiring to attend
"Nome offers one of the best fields
in Alaska for the Housing Adminis
tration's activities. We want to as
sist in every way possible in the
reconstruction of the city, and I
want to meet personally everyone
who expects to reconstruct homes or
business property", Mr. Pegues said
He was delay ed a day on route
here when the plane in which he was
traveling had a slight mishap at
Ruby. In taking off there Sunday
morning, the craft broke through
the ice on the river runway. The
landing gear was broken and the
propellor damaged.
“Pilot Johnny Lynn did a remark
ably fine job in saving the machine,"
Mr. Pegues said. He improvised
salvage materials and after 24 hrs.
af the hardest kind of work he had
the plane back on the runway, tem
parary repairs made, an] took off for
Fairbanks. A second plane, piloted
ay Jack Hermann also of hte Nor
thern Air Transport reached Ruby at
1 o’clock Monday afternoon and brot
ihe stranded passengers on to Nome.
4rctic Transport
Co. Run Special
Boat On 1st Trip
The Nome office of the Arctic
fransport Company has received
vord that due to excessive tonnage
iffered ,their company has charter
id the Northwind, a four thousand
on ship owned by the Northland
transportation Co., to leave Seattle
SOUNDS KEYNOTE OF
DEMOCRATS IN SPEECH
TO STOCK EXCHANGES
Charles R. Gay New President New York
Stock Exchange Voices Sentiment Of
Democratic Administration Leaders
(By The Associated Press)
ST. LOUIS, May 21—Charles R. Gay, newly elected
President of the New York Stock Exchange- today sounded
the keynote of the administration, with a ringing declaration
that “national welfare comes first. Only those who make
a definite contribution to that welfare will be tolerated.’’
The new president supplanted Richard Whitney, head
of the Exchange, May 13th. Gay emphasized its import
ance “in terms of broad social interests. It is no longer
sufficient to rest our l ights upon contract or law, even where
law is constitutional. The point is that our laws and right of
contract derive their ultimate sanction from public appro
val.’
He spoke before a meeting of the Associated Stock Ex
changes.
May 25th and that the S. S. Arthur
J. Baldwin will sail June 10t.h The
Arctic Transport Co.- has also ar
rtnged to ship all lumber requisitions
routed via their boats, thereby avoid
ing possible costly delay in building
programs for Nome this summer.
Filibuster Started
Over Money Bill
Of Navy For 1935
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Senator Clark of Missouri Is
In Filibuster With Nye
To Amend Navy Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21, — Sen
ator Clark of Missouri stepped out
to take his place in the front line of
the filibuster fight being conducted
against the four hundred and sixty
million dollar naval appropriation
bill.
Senator Clark is a member of the
Senate Munitions Committee. Its
committee chairman, Nye led off in
the fight yesterday to amend the bill
to delete the provision for twenty
four new warships after he was de
feated in a move to send the bill
back to the committee. ,
Nye began the filibuster by saying
“shipbuilders have been plundering
the United States", and some of the
amendments which he is seeking are
proposed to block “excess1 profits to
shipbuilders.
The Nome Daily Nugget is prepar
ed to do your job printing.
Report President
Reject Any (lash
Payment Bonus
Word Passed Around Presi
dent Not Consider Any
Cash Payment Bonus
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON May 21, — Word
was passed around in informed cir
cles that President Roosevelt had as
serted after vetoing the Patman
Bill, that he would also reject any
other proposal for full and immed
iate cash payment of two billion
dollars to veterans.
This disclosure shared interest
with the remark made by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas who is hold
ing out apparent hope for those who
want to see some bonus legislation
passed.
He said he would like to see some
bonus legislation worked out and
passed after the Patman Bill had
been killed He further added that
he would be glad to contribute his
aid toward that end “but I don't
know whether it is possible or not,"
he said)
Jane Addams Dying
• n
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, May 21—Jane Addams
aged 75, social worker, who was op
erated on Saturday for abdominal
adhesions was reported by the doc
tors today as sinking rapidly.
PEGUES MEETS PUBLIC TONIGHT 10:15 P.M.
The Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce has arranged for Mr. John E. Pegues, F. H. A. Administrator, to discuss housing problems at Dream Theater tonight, at 10:15.