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VOL. 38. No. 86. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, April 14, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Ford Says His Employees May Join
WASHINGTON SLAYER ARRESTED TACOMA
Declares Great Britain Unable Protect Its Shipping
A |ury composed of representatives
of each fraternity at the Univers tv
of Oregon chose Marla Steinh.mssr
as 'Orefon's Ideal Woman” and ner
(icture will occupy the place o*
ronor in the Oregana, Unive sity
rear book. (Associated Press Photo)
Details Atlantic
City Contest To
Be
The following telegram was re
c rived by the Nome Kennel Club
•oday:
Atlantic City, April 14, 1937.
Name Kennel Club,
Nome. Alasika.
Will forward complete details
alter final organization meeting
Apiril 22nd. Glad to have Miss
Alaska.
JOHN RHOLLINGER,
Pres. Atlantic City
Beaitty Pageant.
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Telegraphic Briefs
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, April 13, — Gina
Mala, American film actress, 30,
today applied at the Hamstead
Registrar’s office far a license to
marry Romney Brent 35, British
actor and playwright.
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 13
—A tiny white dog which ran to
welcome the team of Arctic sled
ge dogs brought here by Mr. and
Mrs. Patrick Carroll of British
Columbia, was set upon and kill
ed by the pack.
LAKELAND, Florida, April 13
.-Elden Aukar who was slated to
pitch the opening game for the
Detroit Tigers, allowed onlfy two
men to get as fair as second base,
and tlie Tigers rang up an 8 to 1
victory over Buffao of the Inter
Naitianal League, yesterday.
FOR SALE—One Room Cabin,
furnished or unfurnished. Price
reasonable. Inquire at Half Rest
.residence, opposite Nugget Office
Roosevelt Told
Heads of Depts.
Co Easy Money
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C April 14,
—President Roosevelt instructed
the heads of government agencies
to curtail! expenditures for the
remainder of the fiscal year, as
revenues have not reached the
estimates.
The expend itiire cut is neces
sary to prevent the deficit be
ing greater than two and a half
billion dollars, which woud he
the estimated expenses.
The president is to send to
Congress next week a revised
budget estimate.
Senator Byrnes heads other
prominent Democratic senators
in urging a cut in relief spend
ing.
Income tax receipts through
April 10th totaled one billion and
a half dollars, eight hundred mil
lion dollars less than the esti
mate for the enrtire year.
Semi-Official
Taunts Britain
Lost Supremacy
(By The Associated r,r«iss)
ROME, April 14, — Semi-offi
cial Fascists taunted Great Brit
taiin with the loss of her mari
time supremacy, and the inabil
ity to protect her shipping from
Spanish insurgents, urging insur
gents to sink "enemy” vessels
ind iscrimimately.
Hitler and Musotni are work
ing to barricade eastern doors
against communism, for the pur
pose of facing the Spanish pro
blems with more freedom.
KING GEORGE POSES FOR OFFICIAL PICTURES 1
These offic..-i ,.oniuite 01 K ng George VI of England are the first made since his succession to the throne following the abdication of hi*
brother, Edward VIII. The King is shown here in the uniform of an admiral of the fleet. (Associated Press Photos) f
Film Couple Are
Married At Las
Vegas, Nevada
<V;>v •'*«*>♦ f*r1
VEGAS. Nevada, April 13- -Sid
ney A. Franklyn, Hollywood film
director, and Rut.h Helms, also of
Hollywood, were married here
late yesterday in an elopmemt
ceremony performed by Justice
af the Peace Marlon B. Ear'. They
left immediately for Kingman.
Arizona, to board a train enroute
to the East. They were attended
by Margaret Hinson and Ray
Griffith.
FOR SALE—Two story house
(furnished or unfurnished) Price
reasonable. Inquire at Calkins
Shoppe.
DIE IN AIRLINER CRASH
Captain Frederick Bohnet, pilot (left), and Stewardess Doris C. Ham
mons were two of the 13 persons killed when a TWA airliner crashed
near Pittsburgh, Pa. (Associated Press Photos) ,
Killer Arrested
At Tacama Bar
While Drinking
v
(By The .Associated Press*
TACOMA, April 14. — Eight
Tacoma police officers, acting on
:\ mysterious phone call, arrested
Claude Ryan, a paroled convict,
and charged him today with first
degree murder for the slaying of
Sheriff's deputy R. S. Jackson,
near Chehal's last Wednesday, in
a holdup raid ait Orting.
The police entered a beer tav
ern here where Ryan stood at
the bar drinking. He offered no
resistance.
When questioned, Ryan said he
last saw the other fugitive hunt
ed on tlie same charge, a day ago
in the woods. He refused to say
where. The other suspect is
named Walter Seelert.
Agriculture Over
Stepped its Bounds
(By The Associated Pre*s)
WASHINGTON Apml 14 —
WPA reports said today that ag
rciulture had overstepped bounds
in its westward march, and urg
ed moderate changes or complete
abandonment of farming pract
ices in the drought area.
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COAST BASEBALL SCORES
Sacramento 4 San Francisco 2
Portland 2 Los Angeles 5
Sain Diego 1 Oakland 4—16 inns.
Seattle 11 Missions 2
DECISION MAKES NO
DIFFERENCE M. F-CHD
John L Lewis militjr O
chieftam speaking tc r *ts il
an antt-na** demonsr .-.f o n Mad*
son Square Garde*' s r 't Ger
man worker® had ee»- degraded
“almost to serfdom n :j tactics
He »s s*~own here r. ypira' speak
InQ pose (Associateo Press Photo)
CAN SEE NO A SON
■ r,% l fit* ,Avi«liMM t'SS »
I) t-T Kf »'T. A tv- !4. H-r.r/
Ford said today t :i 1 . >Mpi< %
I'f-s weii- free to < nr anything,
full 'vr lei's ' '., ,uld b
f a to j< ;ri irl/>r m ■ -v.
It - •> .i ! lie 'A , O ' ■(>:> I
about "he Vvagr.*" Act ruling.
os-er . : g th-'it Wage orincpals
hr.) long be< :i p l:c.i his cum
pany.
He decliruid to comment on
what action he would '• ..!•:«■ if * e
union present demands.
i The Un'ted Autnmob U* Work
ers of Amerric.i arn< ".meed they
would skirt an intersive dri\e
for Ford employee Horn* r Mar
tin, head of the group, said a
Ford strike would be unnecessary
became of t.he supreme court de
cision in the Wagner eases.
Radio Permit Was
Granted to Alaskan
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C April 13,
—The Federal Communications
Commission recommended that
Edwin A. Kraft of Petersburg be
authorized to construct a new
broadcasting station to operaite on
unlimited hours, on a frequency
of 1420 kilocycles, with 100 watts
of power.
Freddie Steele To
Fight A"ai?i May \
(By The Associated Press'
SEATTLE. April:, 14 —Freddie
Steele of Tacoma, middleweight
champion of the world, wtas mat
ched by promoter Nate Drnxman
to meet Ken Over!in of Richmond
Virginia, in a 15 round title bout
i to be held here May 4th.
Steele has been guaranteed
! $17,500.