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Volume 36. Number 129 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 1st, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
George Weyerhaeuser Returned Home
S.S. VICTORIA SAILED FOR NOME 11 A.M. TODAY
President Is Waiting For Public Support Convention
KIDNAPERS RELEASE
BOY WHO TAKEN TO
HIS HOME & SAFETY
—
Boy Released Near Issaquah At Four
O’Clock This Morning. Was Not Hurt
And Was Taken Care Of Carefully
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 1, — The Seattle Times said in a spec
ial edition early this morning that the Weyerhaeuser boy
was released near Issaquah, after the down payment of the
two hundred thousand dollars hud been made.
TACOMA, June 1, — Found by a farmer, John Bonomi,
on his place about 4 miles from Issaquah, twenty-five mil
es Northeast of here, George Weyerhaeuser, was returned to
his anxious parents here after being in the hands of the kid
napers for eight days. The two hundred thousand dollars
ransom was paid for his release by F. Rodman Titcomb,
uncle of the boy.
Bonomi reported that the boy walked to his home about
four A. M., unharmed and cheerful. The farmer dried his
clothes and then started for Tacoma after daylight.
At Renton Bonomi stopped at a gas station and attempt
ed to telephone the Weyerhaeuser home. Failing after ten
minutes to rouse the household he called the Tacoma police
and then started for Tacoma in his descrepit model T Ford.
Outside of the city limits he was met by John H. Dreher,
Seattle Times sports writer in a taxicab. Dreher gave Bon
omi back the pair of shoes which the farmer had loaned the
boy and brought young George to the Weyerhaeuser home,
in his taxi. The farmer said he needed the shoes for his
daughter, so George made the rest of the trip in his stocking
feet.
“Did they hurt you George ” Dreher asked the boy.
saying ‘he’s too valuable to hurt’ ’’ the boy replied, as the
two rode in the taxi back to his home, from which he had
been kidnaped May 24th.
“They told me once we were in Oregon, and I remember
once we were in Aberdeen,” the boy continued. George said
his abductors put him in a trunk while traveling, but said
he was not uncomfortable because there were airholes in it.
(Continued on Page Two)
President to Wait
Public Support
Before Deciding
President to Wait And See If
Public Support Wants To
Call A Convention
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 1, — NRA
forces close to the. President pre
dicted that he would not ask Con
gress to enact new NRA legislation
immediately but would wait to see
if public support develops for a con
stitutional amendment.
.Joseph Daniels Ambassador to Mex
ico said after a visit to the White
House that a constitutional conven
tion should be called to “reform”
the present constitution to meet
“conditions of 1935”.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
is searching for an amendment to
the Holster Farm Adjustment Act,
against possible attacks based on the
court’s NRA ruling and conceded
that any legislative moves proposed
now might be inadequate.
The American Liberty League ac
cused President Roosevelt of re
nouncing states rights. Senator
Robinson quickly denied the charge.
Opposition developed among Re
publicans in congress to Roosevelt’s
hint of an effort to revise the con
stitution and democrats are divided
with some favoring it and some op
posing it.
It was reported that it had been
agreed at the White House that con
gress should proceed to enact the
social security bill and the Wagner
Labor Relations Bill and pass am
endments to the Farm Aljustment
Act.
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!
A Constitutional
Convention Mav
y
Be The Solution
Propose Constitutional Con
vention to Get Away From
Supreme Court Ruling
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 1, A group
of House members are said to be
preparing to assemble immediately
to canvass the possibility of holding
a convention to re-write the Consti
tution.
Representative Maverick of Tex
as, who is planning to carry the is
sue to the nation, in a radio address,
said that Rep. Keller of Illinois was
the present chairman of the group
and would call a meeting within
the next few days.
Maverick said: “Legislation can’t
go on forever being thwarted by the
Suprerhe Court. The question is:
‘Are we going about in an orderly
way to obtain the proper changes
in government to insure our having
a decent country in which to live.’
The court ought to be deprived of
the power to invalidate acts of con
gress, or some system established
whereby any act held unconstitu
tional would become constitutional
if represented by congress.
Forestry Service
Proposes Plans to
Spend big Money
Forestry Service Proposes To
Spend Hundred and Half
Millions of Dollars
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 1, — A plan
to spend one hundred and fifty-six
million dollars of work relief money
in the nation’s forest and on the
wind-swept plains where the shelter
of belts of trees are contemplated
was put forward today by the For
estry Service of the Department of
Agriculture.
The work is proposed to be done
in 47 states, with Alaska and Rhode
Island not included. Forest Service
funds will be used in those two plac
es. No details of the plans were an
nounced.
Federated Church
Norman McCay, Pastor
11 a.m. Sunday School.
7:40 P. M.—Worship.
Sermon message: “The New Un
derstanding of the Basis of Judg
ment.”
A most earnest invitation. The
doors of this church are open to all
who will come.
PASSENGER LIST OF S S
VICTORIA SAILED AT 11
THIS MORNING NOME
Victoria Carries 366 Passengers For
Nome—132 Cabin, And 214 Steerage
Many Former Nomeites Are On Board
(By The Associated Press')
SEATTLE, June 1st—(Special Service to Nome Nugget.)
The S.S. Victoria of the Alaska Line, sailed at 11 o’clock
this morning for Nome with 177 cabin passengers, 152 of
(which were for Nome, and two hundred and fourteen steer
age. The vessel carried a capacity cargo.
The following is the list of the cabin passengers. The
Nugget wired several days ago asking that a complete pas
senger list be sent but the steerage list did not come thru
today. The service on the cabin passengers was evidently
rushed through to us for tonight’s paper. The steerage list
will probably be received later.
W P Hughes
A Samson
Wm Maloney
Alvrin Weber
FFred M Johnson
Frank Rahn
Wm Smith
Wilson Scott
W Holmes
N Rothenburg
Howard Gawne
Robert Baldwin
Chas Rice
Peter Sather
Mr E Sedley
Grant R Laiblin and wife
N B Madden
Ward Haley
J Smith
Chas Engle
Mrs Chas Engle
Russell Harkema
Mrs A L Keene
Gretchen Young
Dudley Warner
Andrew Mattson
August Olsen
W A Clark and wife
Mrs Z Lavalle
Donald Fadden
Sol L Lewis
John Strufeld
Phyllis Turner
Mrs Katherine Turner
A A Dowie
C Jolen
W Irwin
C L BrinkerhofI
Gus Nelson
Allen Brown
Jean Mallory
Mrs Mabel Mallory
Richard Cornwall
Mrs Cornwall
John Hegness
A1 Snyder and wife
Miss Sina Raihla
Frances Waldheim
Mrs Geo J Waldheim
Ellen and Bill Waldheim
Gloria Vanderbush
Miss Emily Morgan
Max Herschberg and wife
Rosemary Hirschberg
Barry Keon
John H Young
E P Kell
Robert F Edwards
M O Van House
M J Krige
I
Elane Strom
O Hatten
Ethel Davis
A Meyer and wife
C C Bennett and wife
and son
Mrs A Chamberlin and child
Harry Riley
Ira D Orton
Thomas Shaw and wife
Elizabeth Patti
Mrs E B Lowly
Mrs Anderson
Hazel Carey
Elizabeth Dolb
Mrs Frank Warsing
Margaret Rowe
Brinton Sprague
J Devine and wife
Mrs Tolbert Scott
Robert Scott
Jane Scott
W A Gilmore
Otis Cunningham and wife
Peter Lottsffeldt
Mrs E L Lottsfeldt and child
Archie J Tourtellote
O D Cochran
L H McCloy
J J Scott
Harry Dobson
Maxine Uren
Mrs B Shedley
Mrs A Polet
Guy C Boyd and wife
(Continued on Page Three)
S. S. Baldwin Sailed
For Nome at 5 PM
Today Full Cargo
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 1st—Special Ser
vice to the Nome Daily Nugget.
The Steamer Arthur J. Baldwin
of the Arctic Transport Company,
sailed at five o’clock tonight for
Nome. The vessel carries five pas
sengers as follows:
James Kelliher
C F Patterson
P C Paulson
Chester Mieheals
H Larson
The Baldwin also carried a capac
ity cargo.
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Lumber Strike Is
Near End With
Many Going Work
Twelve Thousand Workers Be
Back at Work By Next
Monday is Estimated
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, June 1, — Agree
ments heading workers back to their
jobs, popped up like mushrooms in
many sections of the country affect
ed by the lumber strike movement.
The back-to-work movement is
underway in practically every affect
ed area, today, in Oregon and Wash
ington, except Portland and Seattle
It has been estimated that twelve
thousand men will be returned to
their jobs by Monday under the new
agreements. ,
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND Ore., June 1 — The
paralyzing lumber strike today ap
peared headed for a speedy denoue
ment with preparation now under
way for at least five thousand men
to return to work Monday.
Three major lumber companies
and many smaller ones have come
to terms with the strikers. It ap
peared that other operators must
follow suit quickly or lose out on
the present rush to catch up with
lumber demand, or even the loss of
permanent business.
The Puget Sound area, Portland
and the lower Columbia River area
in Oregon are points still remaining
under the grip of the strike.
New Horror Adds
Fright In Quake
Stricken Areas
Jackals Descend Into Streets
Of City Wrecked By The
Quake—New Horror
(By The Associated Press)
QUETTA June 1 — Jackals from
surrounding hills descended into the
debris choked streets of this quake
stricken city in search of prey, add
ing a new horror to the ruined plat
eau and adjacent area.
The toll so far is beyond computa
tion, but is believed to have exceed
ed the early estimated Unity thou
sand dead, including some two hun
dred or more Europeans.
Calls and shots by the sentries
were answered by the shrill snarls
of pain as the furtive beasts were
hit. The wailing cries of “Allah"
by the half-demented natives were
the only sounds that broke the
deathly silence which hangs over the
city. All of the structures in the
city might as well have been made
of paper, as all of them were crushed
down by the mighty gusts of wind
which came through Bolan Pass.