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Volume 36. Number 222. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1935._Per Copy Ten Cent?
No Money For Alaska; Dimond Objects
Foreign Moneybags Closed To Italy As Part Boycott
TWO ACQUITTED PLANE DEATH BALLPLAYER
DIMOND JUMPS P W A j
SELECTIONS PROJECTS
LEAVING OUT ALASKA
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\1onev Given Artists, Writers Instead Of To
Needed Projects Applied For By Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, — Delegate Anthony J. Di
mond today criticized the P.W.A.’s selection of projects on
which to spend the four billion, eight hundred million dol
lar works relief appropriation, meanwhile ignoring the
needed works in the Territory of Alaska.
Characterizing the allocation of funds to artists and
writers as “useless and wasteful”, Dimond said that the Ter
ritory was unable to obtain action on numerous applications
for funds needed for schools, roads, hospitals and municipal
improvements in Alaska. The delegate pointed out that
many of the Territory’s applications were for loans by cities,
and not the asking of outright grants whatever. He furth-,
er said that Anchorage asked a loan of seventy-five thous
and dollars for a municipal building; Valdez, thirty thous
and for municipal public works; Petersburg, thirty five thou
sand for street improvements; Cordova fifty thousand for
street, sewer improvements and municipal wharf improve
ments, and improvements to school buildings.
These cities have merely asked to borrow that amount
of money Dimond said, and Congress has passed laws auth
orizing them to float bond issues sufficient to carry the loans.
In addition, the Delegate stated, the Territory has ask
ed the Federal Government to aid in the construction of
“much needed hospitals”, for which the Territorial Legisla
ture appropriated the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
Numerous outright grants are also requested for schools
throughout the Territory.
Except for about six hundred and seventy thousand
dollars for roads in the Matanuska Valley and Anchorage
region, Alaska has been able to obtain only an insignificant:
amount for public works.
In concluding Delegate Dimond said: “If the Federal
Government hopes to increase the population of the Terri
tory through the use of public funds and colonization, and 1
make it one of the outposts of defense in case of war, it
should be making plans for the development of roads and
highways to connect the present population centers, and
provide outlets into the rich mining and timber areas”.
Pioneer Woman
Seattle Dies On
Boat Near Seattle
fBv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 20. — Suffering
a cerebral hemorrhage while re
turning from a visit to her daught
er’s home at Cordova, Mrs. Sadie
May Yaeger, Seattle pioneer died
within a few moments today as the
vessel on which she was a passen-j
ger, neared Seattle.
She is survived by Mrs. O R Carr
and Mrs A C Cartwright of Cordova
and another daughter, Mrs. Clara j
Peterman of Vallejo, Califonia, and
five children living in Seattle—Wil
liam, Lois, Mabel, Frank and Hel,
en Yaeger.
Mrs. Yaeger has lived in Seattle
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for the past forty-five years. Her
husband Charles, died six years ago.
Fall Recovery Is
Noted In Review
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 20, —Dun Brad
street’s review today said that fav
orable influences this week enabled
the fall season to gather momen
tum, after an auspicious start.
The review said that influences,
favored an expanding of consumer
income and low inventory positions. !
Retail sales continued to rise with ;
a wider variety of merchandise in-1
eluded in the demand, which has
leaned strongly toward quality
goods.
FOR SALE—2 Houses—$1600
Cash—Inquire Ed. Nelson at resi
lienee. j
Babe Risko Wins
Dicision Yarosz
For World Title
(By The Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 20, — Babe;
Risko, Syracuse ex-sailor, won the,
middleweight championship of the (
world Thursday night by defeating
Teddy Yarosz, of Monaca, Pennsyl
vania in a fifteen round bout held
here.
The Syracuse slugger received the
unanimous decision of the judges,
after flooring the champion twice,
and pounding him steadily through
out the fight.
Yarosz weighed 158 and a half,
and Risko 158 and a quarter pounds.
Texas Oil Man
Arrested Income
Tax Law Evasion
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 20, — Eldridge
S. Price, once wealthy Texas oil
man, who was arrested at Valdez
and charged with income tax eva
sion, arrived here aboard the steam
er Yukon. He is being held here to
day pending his removal to Dallas
Texas to stand trial.
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EUROPEAN FINANCIAL
AUTHORITIES CLOSED
MONEY CHESTS ITALY
Italy Will Protest to League* British Aelion
Assembling W arships In Mediterranean
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Sept. 20, — Great Britain’s concentration
of fighting ships in the Mediterranean will be met, high of
ficials in Rome said today, with a protest to the League that
the British action constituted a threat of war.
Upon hearing of this, official surprise was expressed
in London, where authorities said that the fleet maneuvers
were purely precautionary, in light of the possibility of hos
tilities between Italy and Ethiopia. There was no threat
against Italy, they said.
Meanwhile Italy contined her preparations for war,
sending ten thousand more troops to Africa.
Emperor Selassie told the Associated Press today “We
cannot make any political, economic, or territorial conces
sions to Italy, with compensation, nor can we give Italy
bribes in any other form to purchase immunity from at
tack”.
Some League members believed that Rome would not
give a flat “No” to the league compromise, but would off
er a substitute plan.
British financial authorities said that England had
closed her money chests to Italy. Similar word came from
other capitals of Europe today. However, the Italian gov
ernment spokesman asserted that Italy was ready to go
ahead with its African campaign “without economic help
from anyone”.
NATIONAL YOUTH ADM. PLANS
TO DO MUCH FOR UNEMPLOYED
YOUTH THROUGHOUT THE U. S.
By Sigrid Arne
WASHINGTON Sept. 20, — In a
few weeks John Smith, 18 years
old, of Any Town, the United Stat
es, will take his place in a registra
tion line seeking work or study un
der the new National Youth pro
gram.
He may have his high school di
ploma but no pay check, no money
to go to college, no experience at
work and no chance to get any.
The street corner or the nieghbor
hood baseball lot may be his only
outlet for energy.
His father may be getting work
relief payments or he may be work
ing for such low wages he can do
nothing for his son except provide
a roof and meals.
NY A to Consider Problem
When John goes down the registra
tion line at the national youth
administration office in Any Town,
where he lives. He will meet citi
zen volunteers who will be trying
to solve the problems of the out of
school, out of work youth of their
city.
John will tell them of his pre
vious education and his ambitions.
There will be three avenues he can
take—job training in some school,
office or factory; work on some
work-relief project planned special
ly for persons of his age; or further
schooling. The avenue he takes will
be determined in part by the local
committee.
If he wants job training ne will
be apprenticed in the work he wish
es to learn, with the committee
members acting as ambassadors for
him. They will find some employ
er who will make room for John,
and then get approval of the local
labor unions for putting him to
work under apprenticeship condi
tions.
Will Get Allowance
While he works he will get an
allowance to pay for his carfare,
lunches, and whatever expenditur
es arise because of the job.
If he is particularly bright he will
be put into some government of
fice in his district. The administra
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Report Of Comm.
States Highway
Not Be Expensive
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, — Cit
ing a report of the joint commit
tee named to study the feasibility
of the proposed Alaska Yukon Pac
ific Highway, the Department of the
Interior said that road building in
Yukon Territory would not be dif
ficult nor expensive—the chief ob
stacles being the crossing of the Yu
kon, Pelly and Stewart Rivers.
The committee report also said
that ferries could be used on these
rivers until the traffic over the road
made the construction of bridges,
desirable. The report further stat
ed that the road could be kept open
the year round for commercial haul
ing, and that an attractive tourist
list could be prepared for seven
months out of the year.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, —Re
ports criticizing some of the New
Deal policies lay before the U. S.
Chamber directors as it convened in
major session today to review the
immediate past and plans for the
future.
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Pilots Exonerated
Death Of Ball
Player In Plane
j
(Bv The Associated Press)
ISLINGTON, Ontario, Sept. 20, —
A coroner’s jury early today return
ed a verdict of self defense in the
slaying of Leonard Koenecke, Brook
lyn baseball player, in an airplane
early Tuesday, during a struggle
with William Joseph Mulqueeny
the pilot and Irwin Davis, para
chute juniper.
The jury deliberated only a few
minutes. Mulqueeny subdued Koen
ecke with a fire extinguisher as the
ball player attacked both he and
Davis.
Professor Josley Rovers, chemical
analysist of the University of Toron
to declared that his findings indicat
ed a trace of alcohol in the vital
organs in such a manner as would
incline to make the ball player quar
relsome, with a tendency to become
violent.
Pioneer Memorial
Hansen At Sitka
Sitka, Sept. 5 1935
Editor, Nome Daily Nugget,
Nome Alaska.
I enclose herewith a statement in
regard to the Pioners’ Memorial
which is self explanatory. I think
it is worthy of the support of ev
ery individual and every newspap
er in Alaska. Will you please give
it such publicity as you think it
merits?
Very truly yours
EILER HANSEN
Superintendent Pioneers Home.
PIONEERS’ MEMORIAL
Editor Nome Nugget.
In the two years I have been Sup
erintendent of the Pioneers’ Home
one of the thoughts that has been
uppermost in my mind is a Memor
ial to the Pioneers of Alaska. There
are now 470 Pioneers buried at Sit
ka. The remains of other thousands
are scattered through cemeteries in
various parts of the Territory or are
crumbling away in unmarked graves
along trails and creeks. The recog
nition of that service of the Pioneer
to the Territory of Alaska can only
be fulfilled by the erection of a per
manent and fitting Monument. Prob
ably every true Alaskan will con
cede that such a Memorial should
and will be built. It is my opinion
that the initiation of this project
should not be indefinitely postponed.
The Pioneers of ninety-eight are
gradually diminishing in number.
If this matter is constantly left to
the future the day may come when
the people of Alaska will forget
their debt of gratitude to the Pio
neer and the Memorial will not then
be built.
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