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VOL. 37 No. 47 NOME, ALASKA, Tuesday, February 25, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
Possibility Oil Embargo Is Faiding
ITALIAN NORTH LINE IS CUT BY ETHIOPS.
Influenza Cause Of Closing Schools In Washington
Sanction Comm.
To Meet Early
On March 2nd
(By The Associated Press'
Geneva, Feb. 24, — The
League sanctions commit
tee has been summoned
for a special meeting Mar
ch 2nd, to consider the oil
embargo and two other pro
posals before the regular
session meets on the appli
cation of the proposed oil
embargo, as an additional
sanction against Laly.
Consideration is to be
given to the additional em
bargo of steel and coal. Con
sideration is also to be held
on the report of the special
committee of experts which
reviewed the effectiveness
of a possible oil embargo.
Son Rom Sun. To
Barbara Hutton
(By The Associated Press)
London, Feb. 24, — A
son was born to Countess
Barbara Hutton Haugquitz
Reventlow, heiress to the
Woolworth millions, yes
terday.
The count recently den
ied reports that the couple
plan to remain in London,
fearful of returning to the
United States because of
the menace of kidnaping.
Ethiops Claim
Cut Italian Line
Northern Front
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Feb. 24, —Eth
iopian sources declared to
day that their soldiers cut
thru the Italian lines be
tween Makale and Aduwa,
killing hundreds of Italian
troops, in a sudden thrust
to the northward.
The report was not veri
fied by Italian sources,
which, instead, denied that
the army under the com
mand of Marshal Badoglio
was continuing its move to
ward the immediate objec
tive of Amba Alaji..
A shipment of 500 pounds
of rock salt was flown to
the Big Delta for the Buffa
lo herd.
ENLARGEMENT AIR MAIL IN
ALASKA HALTED BY CUT IN
PROPOSED APPROPR IATION
House Refused Enlarge Money Altho
Bureau Budget Approved Of It
OFFICE OF A. J. DTMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
February 8, 1 936.
The Post Office Appro
priation Bill for the fiscal
year 1937, which passed
the House February 7, car
ries an item of $207,245 for
star route service in Alaska
including the routes where
mail is carried by airplane.
This is an increase of $17,
245 over the appropriation
made for the fiscal year 19
36, but is $242,755 less than
the amount requested by
the Post Office Department
and passed by the Bureau
of the Budget.
The amount requested
was $450,000. The Depart
ment intended, if $450,000
was appropriated, to esta
blish and maintain a ser
vice of mail by air between
Juneau and Fairbanks via
Whitehorse and to include
a branch line departing
from Tanana Crossing, go
ing thence to Corodova, Val
dez. Anchorage and Sew
ard.
The appropriation asked
for also contemplated more
frequent service, and ser
vice both summer and win
ter to Nome, to the lower
Kuskokwim and to Bristol
Bay. The Post Office De
partment very earnestly
urged an appropriation for
the full amount but the
House came to the conclu
sion that, in view of the
need for economy some
where. new service of this
kind might be deferred for
the present.
Delegate Dimond propos
ed an amendment on the
floor when the bill came
up for action to restore the
full amount of $450,000 for
this item as recommended
by the Department and ap
proved by the Budget. Re
presentative Zioncheck of
Washington, as a compro
mise, offered an amend
ment to the Dimond amend
ment to fix the amount at
$350,000. The need of an
increase was explained by
the Delegate and by Mr.
Zioncheck, and Represent
ative Compton White of Id
aho. The House finally, af
ter some parliamentary
maneuvering, voted down
the efitire proposition and
left the amount in the bill
for this item at $207,245.
The Congressional Record
of February 7 shows pre
cisely what was done.
The Delegate intends to
appear before the Senate
Appropriations Committee
and ask that the amount of
this item be advanced to
$450,000 and thus give the
people of Alaska a much
improved mail service.
Two bills were introduc
ed in the House by Dele
gate Dimond last wee!?.
One is to authorize the city
of Wrangell to undertake
construction and improve
ments of the streets, sew
ers, water system, harbor
float, and other municipal
public works, and to issue
bonds for such purposes up
to the amount of $80,000.
The other bill is to auth
orize a survey of Lowell
Creek near Seward to de
determine what modifica
tion should be made in the
existing project for th<? con
trol of its floods. In connec
tion with this flood control
(Continued on Page Two)
Schools Closed
In Washin gton
Due Influenza
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Feb 25, Schools
have been closed in eight
communities in the state of
Washington due to pre
cautions being taken again
st iniluenza.
The Ellensburg school
board closed all schools
for a week following the
absence of 561 students be
cause'of the disease.
Schools in neat by Thorp
district were also ordered
closed, and others in the
Kittitas district may follow
suit if the situation does
not improve.
In Snohomish county,
Everett, East Everett, Muk
ilteo, Lake Stevens, and
Sultan schools are closed.
Marshals Office
Recovers Plunder
About noon today the U.
S. Marshals office, proceed
ing under a search warrant,
seized a large quantity of
stolen loot in a cabin locat
ed near the head of Dry
Creek.
For the past month re
ports of thefts from that
section have been reported
and the officers have been
industriously running down
every possible clue that
could lead to the perpetra
tor of these thefts.
This morning Deputies
Crabtree and O'Farrell
raided the cabin of John
Kleishan and found far
more goods there than
Continued on Page Four
When File Income Taxes And What. Is
Told In Article No. 3
No. 3
Of the millions of in
come-tax returns that are
filed annually, the vast
majority are from salaried
persons and wage earners
whose income is derived
from personal services.
In general, compensation
for personal services should
be reported for taxation
purposes in the year it is
received or unqualifiedly
made subject to demand.
Compensation credited to
the account of or set apart
for a taxpayer, without
any substantial limitation
or restriction, and which
may be drawn upon' by
him at any time, is subject
to tax for the year during
which so credited or set
apart, although not then
actually reduced to posses
sion. If the services were
rendered during the year
(Continued on Page Three,
Indications Point F
Be >o Oil Em!
'Bv The A ncintf'rt Press)
Undated. Feb. 25, — The
oi! sanction issue, once a
cause for war-like words
from Facist Italy, lost some
of its power in the eyes of
the British house of com
mons.
Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden, in his lone
heralded speech to the com
mons, yesterday avoided
any definite commhtmenl
on the question.
Observers believed there
was only a slim chanct
that Britain would pres;
for an oil embargo againsi
Italy.
Italy again protested tc
Gr. Britain against the
formation of a Mediterran
ean pact of mutual assistan
ce by which Britain, Fran
ce, Greece, Turkey, and
Yugoslavia agree to mutual
aid in case of aggression in
the Mediterranean area.
Secretary Eden went or
record yesterday as saying
England was opposed tc
any pacts of encirclement.
In another diplomatic
thrust, Italy today injectec
the question of her wai
with Ethiopia, into the nav
al conference, notifying
the British that Mussolini
would refuse any new nav
al agreement until the Leag
ue’s sanctions had been re
moved.
Ethiopians again claimed
to have cut through Italian
communications lines back
of Makale, killing a total of
six hundred and sixty-eight
Italians in the process. The
Ethiopian losses were neg
ligle.
NOME CITY COUNCIL
WAS REGULAR MEET
LAST NIGHT, FEB. 24
At the regular council
meeting last night, only
a few matter of importan
ce came before the body
for consideration.
Councilman Sather was
elected mayor pro tern, min
utes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approv
ed, and all bills approved
by the committee ordered
paid.
The committee appoint
ed to look into the situa
(Continued On Page four )
ad Probably Be
HAVE LUNCH
LUNCHEON COMING
New Members To Enroll
For 19.'](5: Dues Will
Be The Same
The second meeting of
, the Board of Directors of
, the Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce was
called .to order yesterday
morning by Vice President
Thus. D. Jensen, President
G R Jackson being absent
from the city on a visit to
the states.
The minutes of the last
meeting of the Board were
read and approved.
Correspondence from the
Seattle Chamber of Com
merce in regard to landing
fields was referred to the
Committee on Aviation and
'landing fields.
On motion the yearly
. dues for Junior members
was set at $1.00 per year.
President G R Jackson
was elected National Coun
se'or, this position entitl
ing him to admittance to
the meet ng of the Nation
'll Chamber at Washington
D. C. As Mr Jackson in
tends to visit our national
capital this will give Nome
direct representation.
On motion the secretary
was instructed to convey
bv le'ter the chamber’s ap
preciation to the U. S. Coast
Guard Commandant at
Washington D. C. for the
excellent service rendered
by his department.
On motion, a chamber of
commerce luncheon was
set for Monday noon, Mar
ch 2nd, to be held in the
new St. Joseph's Hall on
Stedman Avenue, the plate
charge to be 75ets. This
affair will be open to all
who are interested in the
development of our section
The membership com
mittee, Guy Mish chairman ‘
was instructed to open a
membership campaign a'
once. Ail those desiring to
become members may de so
Continued on Page Four