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VOL. 36 NO. 106 NOME. ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
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COMMITTEE FAVORS NOME HARBOR PROJECT
Bonus Fight Congress Is Headed For Presidential Veto
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Five Persons Dead
Victims Of Fire In
House
(By The Associated Press)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y„ May 4—
Five persons are dead today in the
hospital, victims of a fire which
trapped them in a foQr story apart
ment house.
Police said the fire was started by
three small boys playing near the
outside of the stairway. The dead
are Herbert Seifts and wife and
their two small children, and Shir
ley Elmore aged seven.
Bonus Fight Is
Headed Veto On
2 Proposed Bills
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4—Congress
appeared to be heading straight for
a veto for the bonus bill, with the
probable passage Monday of the Vin
son measure. Relief wages may go
higher than fifty dollars monthly
because of the rise in food prices,
authoritative sources said this morn
ing.
WASHINGTON, May 4—The ad
ministration leaders conceded that
they had virtually lost the fight for
the Harrison measure and were
frankly dismayed by the senate's
evident determination to pass either
the Vinson or Patman bonus bills.
Defeat today for the Harrison bill
was believed to have been averted
only by the sudden adjournment to
Monday. It is believed however,
that either the Vinson or the Pat
man bills will be vetoed.
Mrs. Clark Is Dead
Suicides Following
Death Of Lover
(By The Associated Press)
CHEHALIS, May 4—Mrs. Evelyn
Clark, aged 48, who shot and killed
E. J. Nixon, a business man and who
was oharged with first degree mur
der, suicided this morning by tak
ing poison, after she had been in a
state of collapse all night.
Before she died she told the wife
of the jailer that she took the poison
before her arrest in the woods
where she was found, after she had
shot Nixon.
She is survived by her husband
and two daughters.
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PROJECTS COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS NOME ON
LIST FOR NEW WORK
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4, — The National Rivers and
Harbors Committees of congress recommended the develop
ment of almost nine hundred million dollars worth of pro
jects as they commended President Roosevelt’s conservation
and work relief programs.
The projects endorsed included Puget Sound, Willapa
Harbor, and a Columbia river canal system in the state of
Washington.
The following in Alaska were endorsed and recommend
ed: Nome harbor, Wrangell harbor, Dry Pass. Stikine River,
Kodiak harbor, Egegik river, Cordova harbor, harbor of re
fuge at Seward and Metlakatla harbor.
Frank Dorkandt
Dead Fairbanks
Cause Pneumonia
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, May 4—Frank Dor
bandt, one of the widely known Al
aska flyers, died here this morning
of pneumonia.
Dorbandt was associated in the
early days of the Ben Eielson search
in 1929, and later became an inde
pendent flyer organizing the Pacific
International Airways, two years
after the search had been complet
ed, when the bodies of Pilot Ben
Eielson and his mechanic Earl Bor
land were found in Siberia.
Lately he has been flying for the
Bowman Air Lines of Anchorage,
and just prior to that had been in
volved in fur evasion violations with
the United States government.
6 Marine Unions
Ask For Board
Of Arbitration
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 4th—Six
marine unions involved in the Pa
cific Coast oil tanker strike wired
the administration today asking for
the appointment of a presidenial ar
bitration board to avert a possible
general coastwise shippin ? walkout.
NOTICE
Written applications will be re
ceived at City Clerk’s Office until
5 o’clock P. M. on Monday, May 13,
1935, for the following positions viz:
Engineer at Nome Fire Dept.
Driver of Nome Fire Dept. team.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL,
By M. J. WALSH,
City Clerk
Publish Saturday, May 4 and 11th.
Committee Favors
Mining Bill For
Help To Industry
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4th—The
house mining committee reported fav
orably on the Scrugham bill to au
thorize the use of seventy-five mill
ion dollars of work relief funds for
the rehabilitation of the metal min
ing industry and the relief of unem
ployed miners. It provides that
stranded mining populations could
be put to work by the Bureau of
Mines to develop gold and silver
deposits and other deficient and non
competitive metals. It also provides
for a general mine survey to employ
large numbers of miners.,
Japan Connected
Philippine Riots
Leader Confers
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, May 4—Benino Ramos,
president and envoy of the Sakdal
ista party of the Philippines, said
that he had been here since late in
1934: “to inform the Japanese peo
ple of the real conditions in the is
land and gain moral support from
the Japanese.”
He denied that he was attempting
to obtain arms from this country.
That he had already gained the
moral support of influential Japan
ese elements was indicated by the
fact the interview with him took
place at the headquarters of the Sie
yuka, the largest political party in
Japan. Some members admitted
giving Ramos friendship and pro
tection.
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ed to do your job printing.
Liberals Are Eyeing
Political Situation
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4—Liberal
groups are eyeing the political situa
tion as the nation heads toward the
1936 campaign. They are gathered
today to discuss the advisability of
forming a Third Party.
Butcher Boy Has
Dream Of Wealth
Thru Extortion
f Bv The Associated Press)
NBW YORK. May 4th- A ten-a
week butcher boy’s dream of wealtii
through an extortion scheme involv
ing a hundred and fifty prominent
men and women crumbled after h s
arrest at Bridgeport, Conn., today.
The youth was Peter Zmindak, 22
years old. Department of Justice
agents announced that he had admit
ted sending threatening letters to
five persons, with the intention of
sending similar threats to many oth
ers.
More Farthquakcs
Bring Death Fast
(By The Associated Press)
ISTANBUL, May 4th—Two more
violent quakes spread further dam
age last night. The dead and injur
ed are estimated to be about two
thousand.
Bishop Rowe On
Way North On
Fortieth \ oyage
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 4—Bishop Trim
bleRowe, of the Episcopal church,
left here today on his 40th annual
tour to Alaska. This will be his
longest trip and he will use an air
plane for touring the interior. His
itinerary includes Nome.Wainwright
and Point Barrow, and other points
as far East as the MacKenzie River,
returning south in September.
Rebellion Continues
In Philippines
(By The Associated Press)
MANILA, May 4—A truck driver
was killed and two laborers serious
ly wounded last night as the rebell
ion which claimed sixty lives yes
terday, still simmered.
DERBY DAY KENTUCKY
HUGE CROWDS PUT IN
APPEARANCE ALL SET
(By The Associated Press')
Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, — Crowds are rolling in,
for its Derby Day again in “Old Kaintuck”, with post time
set for 2:45 p.m, Pacific Standard Time.
The concensus of selections based on the views of a
score of sports writers were that Nellie, Omaha, Boxthorn,
Today, and Commonwealth were the leaders, but the track
handicapper rated them as Today, Omaha, Nellie, Flag, Box
thorn, and Plateye, in that order as the top five.
“Today” showed up with a slight bruise on one hind
foot yesterday, but the owners said that this would not hin
der him from racing with a good chance of winning.
The scratches left nineteen colts and one filly, and Nel
lie and Plug to go to the post.
Withdraws Two Is.
From Land Entry
(By The; Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 1—President
Roosevelt withdrew all land frtim
entry on two unnamed islands in
Alaska for lighthouse purposes. The'
islands are apparently somewhere
in Saivak harbor, one lias a point
known as Peiint PeterofT and the
other is smith of the first and forms
tiie westerly shore of Sanak harbor.
Stales Previous lie
port Of Diseoverv
John Land Is False
, Joe Mullins, who has been work
ing at Shelton during the past
month, returned to Nome last night
with the report that Julin Land,who
was lost about six weeks ago, had
not been found, and that all reports
to the contrary were false.
He stated that Peter Lee, a native,
and Paul Rasmus arrived at Shelton
and then left for his series of cabins
along a trap line. After traversing
the trap line and adjoining country,
they reported there was no sign of
John Land, The natives who were
supposed to have seen John Land
at Aurora creek admitted they had
not been there, it was stated,
Mr, Mullins reported that during
the month of April, numerous trav
ellers have gone back and forth
over the country and that no sign
of the missing man has been seen.
Mr. Mullins further stated that it
was the concensus of opinion of
everyone in that section that he has
frozen to death and his body is prob
ably buried beneath the snow. Tra
velers are still keeping a look-out
for his body.
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Advance Walkouts
By Lumbermen In
N.W. Not Yet OK’d
(Bv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 4—Spreading ra
pidly, advance walkouts by Pacific
Northwest lumber workers during
the past three days before the threat
end general strike, numbered five
thousand workers in Washington
and Oregon, though the unions said
that the strike was not yet officially
authorized.
Petersburg On List
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 4—The Pro
jects committee which continued the
consideration of rivers and harbors
projects announced that the Peters
burg harbor was on the meritorious
list.
Hound for North
On Trip for Gold
Is Humor Today
Rumor today stated that Frank
Martin and Joe Amarok who just re
turned from a reputed gold stam
pede into the country northwest of
Wiseman are planning on leaving by
airplane tomorrow morning, again,
for northern points in pursuit of the
reputed gold discovery.
Their destination is unknown and
it was surmised by those who seem
ed to have information, that the
plane was to take them to the upper
Colville River section, not many mil
es south of Barrow.