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VOLUME 36. No. 45. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Flu Closes All Public Gatherings Nome
HOUSE PASSES THE $25,000 NOME SCHOOL BILL
Tornado, Blizzards and Snow Storms Cause Damage
FOUR NEW BILLS
WERE INTRODUCED
IN LEGISLATURE
Subsidy Bill Seward Peninsula Killed
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU. Feb. 25—In its Saturday session by a deci
sive vote of eleven to five the House turned down the senate
bill introduced by Representative Scott of the Second Divi
sion, to appropriate ten thousand two hundred dollars for
the aid of shipping to Seward Peninsula coastal points,
claiming it would set a precedent in the future in figuring
on subsidy for mail contracts.
The House passed the twenty-five thousand dollar bill
to assist Nome in completing and equipping a new school
house.
Session May Continue Another Month
The Hoffman memorial asking Congress to amend the
organic act so that the legislature may continue another
thirty days if in the opinion of the Governor, public busi
ness demands it. was rushed through and sent to the senate.
Other bills passed by the House were Growden’s wolf
bounty bill which was raised from fifteen to twenty dollars;
and the payment of seventy-five dollars to the Anchorage
funeral parlors for the burial of James Bolton, an indigent.
The payment of one hundred dollars in regard to Alfred
Torgerson who secured a permit for a bottling works in
Kodiak, was found to conflict with federal regulations.
Four New Bills Introduced
Four new bills were introduced requiring attorneys to
file an annual license; amending the license tax law on light
and power plants other than municipal; revising the law
against sedition, to include Territorial Alaska; and the ap
propriation of fifteen thousand dollars from road funds for
the division, for a road from Kasaan to the mirier at Salt
Chuck.
Roden’s Nepotism Bill Killed
(By The Associated Press')
JUNEAU. Feb. 23—Dividing four to four, the senate
killed Roden’s nepotism bill which would have prohibited
hiring relatives by public officials.
The House bill relative to the right to use water inci
dent to the location of mining claims was also defeated.
Power’s measure to reimburse William Isenmenger of Fair
banks for service in the search of Bob Smith years ago, met
with defeat via the postponement route. It was held by
Attorney General Truitt to be unconstitutional.
Purse Seine Tax Bill Withdrawn
Baronovich’s purse seine boat tax bill was withdrawn
in the House. The Brunnelle measure asking two hundred
thousand dollars to be approved by the territory in educat
ing the Eskimos, and also Roden’s co-operating marketing
bill, passed the House.
Alaska Terri. C. Of C. Eleets Officers
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 25—Senator Brunnelle of Anchorage,
was elected to be president of the Alaska Territorial Cham
ber of Commerce, F A J Gallwas of Douglas, first vice-presi
dent; Andrew Nerland of Fairbanks, second vice-president;
John F Devine of Nome, third vice-president; Allen Shat
tuck of Juneau, treasurer; M S Whittier of Juneau, execu
tive secretary. The meeting date was changed so as to con-(
form with the legislative session.. ■
DR. REX F. SWARTZ TERRITORIAL
HEALTH OFFICER QUARANTINES
PUBLIC FUNCTIONS NOME DUE FLU
Dr. Rex F. Swartz, Territorial
Health Officer this morning inform
ed various agencies in Nome that a
state of quarantine would be in
voked on all public gatherings, the
Dream Theatre, both the Nome
Public School and the Office of In
dian Affairs Native School, church
es dances and other public enter
tainments, temporarily.
The cause, as he stated it, was,
that there are sufficient cases in
Nome developing within the past
few days of mild attacks of influ
enza, that it is a necessary precai
tion to help prevent any further
spread of this disease, which has
within the past month or two
spread over the entire Territory of
Alaska, in some cases with fatal re
sults.
This morning, according to Dr.
Swartz forty-four students were ab
sent from the Public School, either
from mumps or the "flu”. It was
enough percentage to warrant the
closing of the school which was
done at noon today.
The Office of Indian Affairs School
was also notified to close for the bal
ance of the week but the afternoon
session had already taken up, and
school will be officially closed to
day until the order for its re-open
ing is given.
In regard to the type of influenza
Dr. Rex. F Swartz stated that it
was apparently only in mild form,
but developed into severe cases of
pneumonia when the patient suffer
ed a relapse by getting up and about
too soon, and not staying indoors.
His advice to the public in res
pect to the caring for colds and in
dications of the flu when it became
noticeable was to notify the doctor
and then go to bed immediately,
and not attempt to go out doors and
keep up under it. In this way he
said, he hoped that further spread
of the disease could be restricted
and regulated to such an extent that
it would not become universal.
Apparently the same epidemic
which struck Fairbanks has been
communicated to Nome although,
with every safeguard, it is possible
to hold it in check and prevent any
serious consequences.
The period of quarantine on pub
lic functions was not made to ex
pire at any definite period but at
least for the remainder of the week
it will be enforced and indications
of any further spread reported.
V. R. Farrell stated in regard to
the use of the native gymnasium
that during the period of the quar
antine the gymn would not be av
ailable to anyone as the Office of
Indian Affairs will adhere strictK
to the order and not allow any pub
lic functions m its building Three
nurses—Mi Kurt Sprenger, Mis..
Elinor G Benawa and Miss Adeline
Davick of the government service,
according to Mi Farrell will assist
in serving the community with then
services where indications of the flu
are in evidence, and attempt to
stamp it out.
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Unemployed Tries
To Commit Suicide
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 21, Albert Ditt
man, aged fifty-one, unemployed, at
tempted to commit suicide by tak
ing a powerful poison, and lying
down in a balcony of a church, as
the congregation assembled yester
day for Sunday services, at the First
Presbyterian Church. He is in a
critical condition today.
Earthquakes Are
Reported Greece
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON Feb. 25, — Quakes in
Greece killed eight and injured five
in the Candia and Crete districts.
Also, considerable property damage
was done. Other quakes were re
ported at Malta and Cairo.
Favorite Loses In
Santa Anita Race
Comes In Eighth
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25—Azucar,
former steeple-chaser,won the San
ta Anite handicap and one hundred
and eight thousand, four hundred
dollars first money, from a classy
field of twenty starters.
Ladysman was second; Time
Supply third; Equipoise, the favor
ite, was never anywhere near the
lead.
Azucar’s time for the mile and a
quarter, was two minutes, two and
one fifths seconds. Top Row was
fourth. Equipoise finished eighth.
Azucar paid twenty-six to eighty
nine and a six hundred and sixty
two dollar ticket; Ladysman was a
five to twenty odds to place; and
drew four hundred and sixty dol
lars. Time Supply was an eigHt to
forty to show.
TORNADOES, BLIZZARDS
RAGE FROM CANADA TO
NEB. — MUCH DAMAGE
(By The Associated Press')
KANSAS CITY, Feb 25—A tornado, blizzard, deep
snow, and blinding dust, chased away the Wests premature
spring. Sunday morning.
Tornado winds struck the south and central and south
eastern parts of Kansas. Six persons were injured slightly,
and ten buildings were demolished, five at Independant and
five at a suburb of Wichita.
Blizzards raged along the storm trail from Canada
through Montana, Utah, Colorado and Nebraska, where con
siderable snow fell in some sections.
Dust storms delayed trains and others. The Army
“Arctic Patrol” from Selfridge Field, Meclemens, Michigan,
studying flying conditions in the northwest, got plenty of
study. Driving winds forced two of the eleven planes tak
ing off for Wausau, Wisconsin, to land at Green Bay. The
others made Manitowoc. Mrs. Ellen Teague, aged sixty
nine was killed in a storm at Picher, Oklahoma.
Coroner s Jury Is
Of Opinion Girls
Of Unsound Mind
(By The Associated Press')
ROMEFORD, England. Feb. 25 —
Elizabeth and Jane Duboi.se, who
plunged from a plane to their death
last week, were vizualized as sui
cides who took "a pretty straight"
corridor to the dead men whom
they loved.
A coroner's jury returned a ver
dict of "Suicide while of unsound
minds." after they had heard the
contents of the two letters which
the girls wrote to their mother and
fathei In the letters the girls told
of their grief for the English fliers
who were killed at Messina, Sicily.
Fifteen \ ear Old
(jiir! Disappears
Police Searching
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 25—Fifteen year
old Marjorie Allen, who arrived
Saturday night from Juneau aboard
the motorship Norhtland, is being
sought at the request of Roy Allen
of Bremerton, her uncle.
She had been visiting relations in
the North, and Allen was to meet
her at the boat. He said he did not
recognize her, as he last saw her
when she was only ten years idd.
The police learned from another
passenger, that the girl was met at
the dock by a young man, and the
two of them left together.
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Accidently Shoots
Sell Preparing To
Go On \n Outing
(Bv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 25—Edwin Grav
es. aged fifty-nine, of Seattle, and a
Pioneer of Alaska accidently shot
and killed himself while taking a
rifle down from the wall of his
home at Edmonds, preparatory to
going on an outing trip.
His wife and two of his seven
grown children sat in his automo
bile in front of the house while
Graves went back to the house to
get the rifle.
It is believed lhat the trigger was
caught in an elkhprn and discharg
ed the weapon.
Graves went to Alaska in 1897
and later returned here. Two sons
Robert and Lyman live in Ketchi
kan. His other three sons and two
daughters live in the states.
Japanese Editor
Attacked l>v Over
Zealous Patriot
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, Feb 23 — Mathuetaro
Shoriki, prominent publisher, was
stabbed by an assassin here yester
day. He is given a good chance of
recovery after a blood transfusion
was made.
The assailant said he attacked
Shoriki because he was guilty of
several unpatriotic acts, including
the sponsorship of Babe Ruth’s tour
of Japan last fall.