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VOLUME 36. NO. 46. NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1935. Per Copy Ton Cents
Work Relief Bill Frozen In Committee
H’PTMANN CHEERED OVER RESPONSE FUNDS
Bill Calls for $15,000 Fund for Pioneer Women’s Home
WORK RELIEF
BILL FROZEN IN
COMM HEARING
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb . 26th—With
the Roosevelt work relief program
still frozen in the committee, anxie
ty rose among the backers of the
social security bill.
They feared, that with legisla
tion slowed almost to a halt, the
plan to have the states quickly
adopt the security laws in harmony
with the federal government, might
be endangered unless the measure
is speeded up. The State legisla
tures might adjourn before the
measure is through the national
congress, without acting on the
hand-in-hand program with the
government.
President Sticks
To Guns On Work
Relief Measure
(By The Associated Press')
HYDE PARK, Feb. 26—The pres
ident is working on the final phases
of his program for congress, still
standing pat on the work relief
measure. He is apparently convinc
ed that this is a better approach to
unemployment relief than the dole.
The suggestions that he talk to
the nation over the radio were put
aside with the obvious belief that
the democratic majority on capitol
hill will follow his leadership. He
is also working on the ship subsidy
plan.
Missing Girl Is
Found Married
22 Year Old Boy
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 26 — Records of
the marriage license bureau solv
ed the disappearance yesterday
which had Roy Allen of Bremerton,
uncle to Marjorie Allen of Juneau,
Allen was to meet her when the
Motorship Northland docked Satur
day night but not having seen her
for several years, he missed her.
A woman passenger informed the
police that the girl left the dock
accompanied by a young man.
The auditor’s office reported to
day that a marriage license had
been issued to Miss Allen aged “16,”
and Harold H. Thayer, aged twenty
two of Stanwood, Washington.
Changes of regular advertisements
will be accepted up to 4 PM of the
day preceding insertion. New ad
vertisements will be accepted for
insertion in the paper up to 1:30
PM of the day of insertion—The,
Nome Daily Nugget j
No Official Word
Is Forthcoming
On The Nome Flu
Dr Rex F. Swartz, Territorial Heal
th Officer, had no official comment to
make on the progress or hault of any
flu epidemic in Nome since yester
day. ,
He stated that nurses were about
Nome attempting to gain an accur
ate figure on the number who are
suffering from the flu, and to take
proper precautions that no further
spread should occur.
The period of quarantine will con
tinue indefinitely according to Dr.
Rex Swartz, who stated that he was
unable at this time to determine the
number of those who are afflicted.
A definite check-up is expected
within the next twenty-four or
thirty six hours and at that time it
may be possible to determine how
long a public quarantine may be
necessary.
Aimer Rydeen, Clerk of the U. S.
District Court, yesterday afternoon,
was forced to leave his duties in the
Clerk’s Office and return to his home.
He is at present suffering from a
mild attack of flu.
Attorney Leroy Sullivan, Nome
lawyer, is layed up today with an
attack of flu, but expects to be up
and about again within a few days.
He was unable to appear in the Com
missioner's Court today as counsel
for the defense in the case of Bob
Larsen.
According to the reports the flu
has taken hold of the Ed Ullrichson
family, and the majority of those
are convalescing today. Einar Ul
lrichson, a member of the jury in
the Bob Larsen case was stricken
last night and was unable to appear
in court this morning.
Miss Elizabeth Linaberry, popu
lar Northern Air Transport account
ant, has been suffering from a mild
attack of the flu for the past two
days and has not been at her regu
lar post of duty in the NAT office,
but is now convalescing and expects
ot be up and about again soon.
W. H Cameron, an employee of
the Hammon Consolidated Gold
Fields in charge of the Warehouse
Department, is reported to be a vic
tim of both mumps and the flu. He
is suffering from the effects of both
at present but expert care and other
favorable indications point to a very
speedy recovery.
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Attention Pioneers
Installation of Officers and social
which was advertised for Wednes
day night has been postponed un
til further notice, due to the clos
ing of all public gatherings due to
the flu.
Thomas Gaffney, Vice-Pres.
LEGISLATURE IN BUSY
SESSION — NUMEROUS
BILLS INTRODUCED
Wants Funds For Kotzebue Field
(By The Associated Press')
JUNEAU, Feb. 26 — Representative Martin introduc
ed a bill calling for a two thousand dollars appropriation
from the Second Division road funds to repair the airplane
field at Kotzebue. City Clerk M. J. Walsh, left on board
the S. S. Northwestern Sunday afternoon, enroute back to
his home at Nome.
Memorials Sent To Congress
JUNEAU, Feb. 26 — Following the sentiment express
ed last week by the Alaska Territorial Chamber of Com
merce, two memorials were introduced in the Senate and
House, addressed to Secretary Ickes of the Interior Depart
ment, and Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, warning against
sending settlers to the Matanuska Valley unless ample
funds were provided for caring for them, and also their re
turn transportation if the colonization plan fails.
Will Investigate Alaska Colonization Plans
Roden’s memorial in the senate asked for a thorough
investigation, first—to determine whether the colonization
was practicable.
A house memorial by the education committee says
that forty-thousand dollars will be required for schools for
colonists’ children, and an additional seventy-five thousand
dollars maintenance.
The Territory under no condition should shoulder the
burden, according to the memorial. Previous plans of
colonization have failed, it is claimed.
Bill Covering Mining Industry Passes
JUNEAU, Feb. 26 — After efforts to amend to include
all basic industries had failed, the House passed the Green
memorial covering the mining industry. The House pass
ed the bill changing the time when the Auditor. Highway
Engineer, Attorney General and Treasurer, shall take office.
The present time is January 1st, and it has been changed to
April 1st.
Bill F or Pioneer Women’s Home
Roden introduced a bill to appropriate fifteen thousand
dollars for the creation of a fund for a Women’s Pioneer
Home. A similar bill was laid aside in the house last week.
Roden also introduced a bill asking for fifteen thousand dol
lars for an airplane field at Sitka.
By a vote of five to three the senate voted against tab
ling Green’s memorial asking Congress to give considera
tion to the Townsend Pension Plan.
Protests Tolls On Richardson Highway
JUNEAU, Feb. 26 — Late yesterday afternoon the
House passed the memorial on the Matanuska coloniza
tion plan, and the Walker substitute herring reduction
plant memorial in line with Dimond’s bill calling for a grad
ual reduction over a period of five years.
The memorial protesting against Richardson Highway
tolls; the bill calling for fifteen thousand dollars for shelter
cabins; and also the substitute bill for a radio station to dis
seminate news in the Territory under the direction of the
Governor; and a bill allowing cities owning power plants to
elect a board of management, were passed by the House.
They all now go to the senate.
The house approved one senate measure, the act to re
peal the law compelling airplane carriers to have passenger
protection insurance. j
Find Former Nome
Woman Dead Of
A Heart Attack
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 26—Police were
forced Monday to break into the
Alaskan Curio Shop, the home of
Mrs. H. 15. Ferguson, aged eighty,
where they found she had died of
a heart attack probably Sunday.
Mrs Ferguson went to Nome in
1900 and lived there for years.
Curios gathered in Nome formed
her original curio shop ■ stock.
Army Bom hers Are
Off For Panama
(By The Associated Press)
MARCH FIERI), Calil'm nu, Feb.
2(1 — Eleven giant army war birds
of the 31st Bombardment Squadron
took otf on the first leg of a pro
jected two thousand mile round trip
training flight to Panama by way of
San Antonio. Texas, and Washing
ton. I). C.
Is Sentenced To
I Finn For Murder
r
(By The Associated Press)
BELLEVIEW, Ontario, Harold
Vermilyea of Ontarn and Californ
ia was convicted today of the hat
chet murder of his aged mother. He
was sentenced to be hanged about
May 2nd.
Money Is Moving
Fast On Pacific C.
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 —
Money is moving faster in coast
business channels than at any time
during the past three years. The1
last week's bank debits topped all
weekly figures during any like per
iod during the past three years.
Reindeer Drive To
Northern Canada
Virtually Ended
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Feb. 26—The reindeer
drive is virtually completed’ accord
ing to word received from Andrew
Bahr who is in charge, which w’as
relayed from Aklavik Yukon Terri
tory. The three thousand deer are
now resting at Richard Island and
are to be turned over to the Cana
dian officials at Kittigazuit, March
sixth, the Seattle offices of the Lo
men Reindeer Corporation report
ed, who are superintending the
drive.
HAUPTMANN IS
CHEERED AS HE
HEARSSUPPORT
(By The Associated Press)
TRENTON, Feb. 26 — Haupt
mann's counsel began its prepara
tions of reasons for asking the
courts for a reversal of his convic
tion.
He was cheered by word from his
attorneys that about seventy-five
hundred dollars had been pledged
already for his defense.
2o Are Alissing As
Boat Turns Over
In Shark Waters
tRv The Associated Press)
CASTRIES ST. LOUCIA, Wind
ward Island, Feb. 26 — Hope was
abandoned for the twenty-eight per
sons lost in the capsizing Sunday of
a motor launch off the coast. They
were part of a group of a hundred
and two excursionists who turned
it over in the shark-infested waters
of the Carribean when they rushed
to one side of the boat apparently
to view sharks or barracudas.
The vessel lurched and turned
turtle, with most of the passengers
on one side, flinging the screaming
men, women and children into the
sea. Canoes from Laborie picked
up many of them and then darkness
shut down blocking further efforts
at rescue.
Ships Are Coming
Into Port After
Buffeting Storms
r
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Feb. 25 — Eight crip
pled vsesels struggled to reach port
in the wake of howling gales, which
swept the North Atlantic and the
Bay of Biscay.
Two persons lost their lives in
storms. Ten were killed ashore, in
France as winds whistled in from
the ocean causing much widespread
damage. Many were injured. One
steamer is in distress in the Medit
erranean.
Most of the vessels in trouble had
damaged steering apparatuses, or
had been severly battered by high
seas.
LONDON. Feb 26—Three of the
seven ships in distress during the
past three days, reported that they
had reached comparative safety, as
storms held others in their spell of
danger.
The Catherina Madre is under
towage by the Eftychia Vergotti, a
tug which is convoying her toward
Brest. The Ottinge arrived at Brest
safely.