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VOLUME 85. \u. ail. * ' * NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1084 * I*‘-r Copy: 1<> (<nts.
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DISTRICT COURT
JUDGE SAYS
CONSTITUTIONAL
DISTRICT COURT illDUK
approves abrogation
"(.OLD OIjAUSK”
»3y The Associatsd Pros)
ST. LOUIS, June 21, Kederu!
District Court Judge Chas. B. Kar
ls, placed the stamp of constitu
tionality on the congressional
action, abrogating "the 'gold
clause." #
Obligations payable in United
States gold have been estimated a;
from ninety to one hundred and
twenty-five billion dollars.
Upholding the legality of the
congressional action. Judge Faris
ruled that the bonds held by the
Missouri Pacific R. R. despite the'
promise which they contain to
pay in ‘‘gold coin” of the United
States in weight and fim-ss, and
their time of issue that they
should be paid only at* their face
value, in money of the United
States now current.
It is expected the case will l*e
appealed td the United States Su
preme Court on petition by the
Bankers Trust Co. of New York, as
trustees, which have asked for a
gold payment of thirty-four mil
lion, five hundred and forty-eight
thousand dollars of the company’s
bonds.
A payment under the terms ask- 1
ed would have raised the value of
the bonds to more than fifty-eight.
million dpllars, on account of the
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new gold values.
PEACE EFFORTS
ARE AGAIN
—. deadlocked!
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PEACE N KGOTIATION'H MX 11-1/
REMAIN' DKADMM'KKI)
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FIIANCISCO, June 21,
Peace negotiations came to a new
deadlock as strikers maintained the
seige which they have placed on
coastal shipping.
At Seattle strikers blocked det
ermined efforts to move cargo.
Pickets sat on the tracks in front
of the locomotive which had, been
disptched to switch freight cars.
They refused to move, and the lo
comotive was finally taken away.
In Portland non-union crews
started unloading gasoline from
the tanker “Klo” under protec
tion.
SIGNS BILLS BEFORE
LEAVING WASHINGTON’ -
(Hy The AsaociataJ Press)
WASHINGTON, June it, Presi
dent Roosevelt fffgned before leav
ing Washington, the deficiency bill,
communication measure, and an
other act, providing for the educa
tional opportunities for the child
ren of soldiers, sailors and marines
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who were either killed in action or
died during the war. • (
OARI> OK THANKS
I wish on behalf of myself
and children to express my ap
preciation to all those who'so gen
erously assisted in the matter of
my recent bereavemen# over (the
death of my wife.
Hans l’etersen *
COLOMBIA VOTERS IN NEED
OP PICTURES
(By The Associated Press)
BOGOTA, Systematic steps have
been taken to prevent election
frauds in the future here by a de
cree of the president making re
gulations for the enforcement of
the law of 1929, which was tempor
arlly suspended by the law of 1930.
Certificates of citizenship, to
gether with photograph Identifica
tion, will be required of voters
In 1935 and thereafter. A copy of
each certificate will go to the Iden
tification bureau of the rtatlonal
police, with a fingerprint record of
[scientific classification/ ,
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FOUR WOMEN
DROWN IN
BOAT WRECK
NAZI HOLIDAY ST HAM Kit
KOlNDKKK: FOI'H
WOMEN* DEAD
(Ry The Associated Preaa)
STVANGER, Norway, June 2l,
Four women are dead and many
passengers were injured when the
Nazi excursion steamer ‘‘Dresden"
caryinc a thousand German Naz
is on a holiday jaunt, was knifed
by a rock in a shollow fjord near
here.
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Wild panic ensued. Twenty wo
men lowered to the water in a
i life boat drifted too close to the
propellers and capsized. Three of
Mhe women were hist and the
fourth died soon after being pick
er up.
1 '~Xnt long attar, another lifeboat
carrying another twenty women
was being lowered when the gear
broke and the occupants were
flung into the sea. A young of
ficer dove Trom the third deck and
swam (o their rescue, encouraging
them and supporting the weakest
until a boat came to his aid. H s
nhme was not ascertained.
NOME CHAMBER
CONFERS WITH
IKE TAYLOR
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NOMK CHAMBKR MKKTS
WITH IKK TYLOR ARC 1
.. Tlie Hoard of Directors of (lie
Nome Cliamber of Commerce met
yesterday morning with Ike Tuy
lor, of Ihe Alaska Road Commis
sion who is in tills section on
matters pertaining to his depart
ment. '
During th-j course of the meet
ing, the Chamber presented a
proposed program to Mr. Taylo/
and he commented generally on
all the several points which were
being jahen care of this summer.
Further new development work
on new roads has been put aside.
The road from Nome down the
toast to, Bofety and Solomon will
pot be advanced this year. It Is
It: good coi.dition as far as the
proposed landing st’ge on
Safety Iaigoen.
The road from Nome-to Sunset
Creek will not be extended any
further (his year, but / grading
equipment may be put over that
section toward Penny River later
on.
In fact, almost all of the work
to be done will be small mainten
ance and repair and then the
equipment will be placed on the
Snake River road to ^extern* it to
about the twenty-five mile post,
in the neighborhood of the Jetisen
quartz, property.
The ' completion of the new
Nou»t) airport was assured, and
that project should be completed
by fall. In all respects road work
and aviation work in the Seward
Peninsula will receive considerable
attention this year New projects
however have been postponed for
a year or two, to allow the main
tenance and np-keep of what, has
already been completed.
In regard to the extension of
the Kougarok tramroad, Mr. Tay
lor stated th:»t a ferry would he
provided for crossing the Kuzltrln
River, instead of constructing a
bridge. He exlained this by stat
ing that the cost of a bridge at
this time woudl necessarily curtail
a certain amount of work, which
should he completed in order to
Insure a rapid extension of the
road.
Several other matters of road
work were 'dlsrnssed and Mr. Tay
lor gave some valuable Informa
tion as lo the attitude of the Com
mission in regard to the construc
tion of new roads.
He expects to remain In Nome
for several dnvs yet before pro
ceeding back to Fairbanks. Yester
day and today he made a tour of
the northern sections by airplane
with the Roust Airways, return
ing this afternoon *
BRAIN TRUST
SPEECH BRINGS
HOT REPLIES
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RKIXOH SXOKT PKO.M I OKS
OK KKAIV TKl'ST
(By The Associated Press)
XKVV HAVBN, Conn. June 21.
Roosevelt's Upraise of the "Brain
Trust" made some of his foes see
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red. There i« no doubt now that
men from the universities will lie
headlined as an issue in the cam
paign for the fall election.
■Supporters are reading (he
speeches daily, as Roosevelt ac
cepted the honorary* degvde at
Yale, with its resultant speech re
garding tile brain trust.
A few hours after the president';
acceptance speech, the republicans
[took up the challenge expressed
Ogden Mills spoke in N'ew Yortt.
I hitting the new deal Witha dec
laration "A planned economy is *»
| surrender.”
Judging from the comebacks
[here, the republicans plan to pose
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the question from now on unti!
the elections are over of ‘‘How
Brainy is the Brain Trust?”
TIIH RK.UX TIH ST snUECT
imoruHT IP Alt AIN
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XBW HAVKN. Conn., .lime Zl.
President Roosevelt told the Yal®
Alumni, following the awarding to
him of the honorary degree of
Bachelor of Laws, that the brain
trust in the government is ther®
to stay.
He said ‘‘Ability, father than
politics enters into most choice#
now made at Washington. Ther®
has been a certain amount of
laughter about the use of brain# ,
in the running of the government,
hut it seems to me a good pract
ice which should be continued. We
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are going to cal) .on trained people,
rather than politicians.”
OORBANDT WILL
STAND TRIAL
IN AUGUST
DOUIIANDT HAVK TO STAND
TKIAJj CHARGES FATHER
GIRI/S CHILD
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 21. The case
against Dorbandt has been set
ahead to August 15th, a« Dorbandt's
attorney who is now trying a case
in Alaska will not lie able to be
In Seattle before then.
Dorbandt will have to stand
trial on charges made by Miss
Marjorie Seller that he is the fath
er of hor child.
2j HAl!lEH ENOUGH; HAYS JUDGE
(By The Associated Press'
NORRISTOWN, Pa., Judge Har
old O. Knight In Juvenile court
here told Mns. Frank Stiles of
Crestmont, mother of 21 clhldren,
to "stop having babies."
"Twenty-one is enough," he as
serted.
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Mrs. Stiles, her husband and taa
of tlie children were in court on
complaint of probation officers that
the home conditions were not suit
able for the children. The judge
after hearing testimony, turned
over six of the children to the
Children's Aid Society and an
other to the Peunhurst School at
Spring City, for treatment.
•Stiles, a helper employed bjr
the Abinglon school district, was
ordered to pay 11.50 a week to
ward support of the six. Eight
other children are living at hoin^
STOCKS MJIL AGAIN TODAY
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, June 21 Stocks
were dull and support was la k
ing on the stock market today.
Rallying tendencies were scat
tered and did not show until near
ly the final hour. The close wan
easy.