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VOLUME 80. No. 80. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY. AUGUST 6, 1084 **«• <oW-: 10 ««»♦».
ROOSEVELT TOURS NORTHWEST
COMMITTEE PUTS STOCK MARKET ON ‘PAN’
HITLER MAKES PtEA FOR PEACE OF EUROPE
ROOSEVELT SAYS FIGHT 1
. OVER SELFISHNESS
IS JUST BEGINNING
ROOHJOVKLT TALKS AT OOULKK
DAM TO THOUSANDS
(By The Associated Press)
OAAND COULEE DAM, Aug. 4,
President Roosevelt left here At
UK:30 p.m. euroute to s|?>fcane ai
ter assuring more than ten thou
sand persons gathered at the datn
sHe, that the nation would ultim
ately become “Dam minded.”
He received a tumultous welcome
from his hearers as he told the
multitudes of not only citizens of
Washington, but hundreds from
other States, of the benefits from
thousands of acreB to be reclaim
ed by the dam here.
He remarked that more fed
eral funds had been allocated than
the population of the states justi
fled, but he said “Secretary of
the Interior Ickes and I did it be
cause here you have unlimited
natural resources and are capable
of suppotring a larger population
than jwu do Pno*\ %- I believe in
the development not only of tiie
well being of the West coast, but
1 b.-it'.-’e in giving an opporunity
for iij»ie families to come here."
Jl'HT BEGINNING FIGHT
on inmvidul ski.kishvkss
HAYS PREHIBENT
(By The Associated Press)
GiUACIBK NATIONAL. PARK,
Montana. Aug. 6, President Roo
sevelt’s first talk to the nation
since his inspection tour of North
west territory Sunday night as
serted that th6 government was
just beginning its fight to save
the resources of agriculture and
industry from the selfishness of
individuals.
“We have won the greater part
of the fight to obtain and retain
these great public properties for
the benefit of the public. We are
at the threshold of an even more
important battle to save our re
sources of agriculture and indus
try against selfishness or individ
uals,” said the President.
He referred when he spoke of
“Great public properties” to the
hydroelectric plants. waterways,
’ t
forests and other conservation pro
jects.
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SUBSCRIBE FOR THE DAILY
SAYS GERMANY
DOES NOT DESIRE
FURTHER WARS
HITLER PLEADS FOR PEACE
SAYS GERMANY DOES
NOT WANT WAR
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 6, The London
Mall, largest dally newspaper In
London quotes Hitler saying in an
interview in Berlin:
“I believe we will never fight
•again except in self-defense. If it
rests with Germany, war will nev
er come again. This country has
tnorft profound impressions than
any other of the evils of wst and
their causes.”
The reasons behind Austria’s
attempt to restore their ancient
connections with Germany were
questioned by Hitler, who stated
that as far as Austlra was con
cerned it could not heap Germany
govern Its destiny.
GERMANY PAYE HOMAGE
H,N““
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug. «, Hitler paid
solemn tribute to the late Presi
dent Paul von Hindenburg as be
prayed tor peace,, freedom and the
honor of Germany, in an "address
to Germany."
He said: "I implore you all to
look beyond this transitory mo
ment and into the future. Let
strong realisation enter your
^hearts. The Herr Reich’s Presi
dent, Field Marshall General Hin
denburg Is not dead, but living,
tor in dying he now wanders
a bora us amidst ine Immortals of
cur people, surrounded by the
great spirits of tho past. Hs will
be the eternal natron and pro
tector of the German Reich and
the German nation.’’
VIOLENT STORMS CAUSE
TWELVE DEATHS
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 4, Storms
which swept the Atlantic seaboard
and the Great Lakes states, left
twelve dead in Michigan and
Ohio, with resulting heavy dam-,
ages in both sections.
ESKIMO EXTRA MEETS
VAN DYKE HOLLYWOOD
(By The Associated Press)
HODL.WOOD, Aug. 4. Despite
his warning to Eskimos who show
ed an interest in coming to Holly
wood, Wm'. S. Van Dyke who dir
ected the Arctic picture "Eskimo”
last year, found Nanuk Meiling
waiting for him at the studio gate
this morning.
Nanuk said he was hungry and
he looked it. He satd he was
broke and that he had worked
his way down the coast from nor
thern Alaska.
Van Dyke gave him money
SENATE COMMITTEE
CITES MANY BANKING
MEN ABOUT MARKET
, / - ... - • i
COMMITTEE TAKES EXCEPTION
IN CRITICIZING STOCK
MARKET PRACTICES
(liy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Aug. 6, Meth
ods used ’Ey American invest
ment hankers lu selling billions
of dollars in securities wlwch are
now almost worthless, were des
cribed by the Senate Committee
as "scandalous, blocking, and at
times violative of most of the pre- ;
,limtn*i$ principles of business
ethics."
One big flaw according to the re
sults found in the stock market
and hank-7 investigation was
that tlie bankers s ‘frequently
did not have decent for
their ..investor's intermits.
The third installment of the
banking committees report, will
be made public next week, with
previous chapters to be used as
a basis -for further legislation
when Congress ' meets next Jan
uary.
It was reported that the com
mittee cited J. I'. Morgan and Co..
Kuhn Zoeb and Co., ..National
| City Co., Dtlllon Read Co., an4
other large Investment ^organlza
IfoiiH. The report said that the
bunkers did nothing to curb the
itlfiflBi and are now be
ing censored for selling secur
ities. Preferred lists were ex
tended to "influence control ov
er individuals In big places.”
none*
L/ocatlon Notice*. Powers of At
torney Lmsea, Deeds, etc., os
•Mile at the Nngget Office.
enough to get back home. Nanuk
discovered a long 1 i ne of extras
waiting at the easting office for
jobs, and decided that he had bet
ter go home where the competi
tion was not so keen.
IMIKNIDEXT IX MONTANA
(By The Associated Press)
MNROUTE WITH PRESIDENT,
Aug. 6, President Roosevelt is to
day enroute to Glasgow, Montana
from where he will motor to in
spect Fort Peck on the upper
Missouri River, after a declara
tion that his administration was
just beginning the war on indiv
idual selfishness “to save our re
sources of agriculture and indus
try.” n
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
SNAKE RIVER ROAD
OPEN UP TERRITORY
SNAKE RIVER ROAD UNDER
CONSTRUCTION TO OPEN
UP MINING AREAS
The new road under construc
tion from Glacier Creek on Snake
River to a point about 23 miles
from Nome, near Sliver Creek, is
rapidly becoming more serviceable
daily.
This project which was start
ed last summer is expect 5J to open
up a great deal of mining gronnd
which for years has remained in
accessible due to the fact that
there was no way to get freight
Into the section.
At present there are about
twelve to thirteen miles of road
constructed and suitable for haul
ing or pleasure cars as far as Bal
to Creek. A new length from
Balto Creek to Divining Creek is
now nearly completed. There
are five gravel trucks and a' gas
shovel operating on the project.
A large camp has been set up
near Balto Creek to accomodate
the men.
Another gang of workmen are
busily engaged in grading and
ditch digging farther along thf
DIMOND WORKING
FOR AGRICULTURAL
AREAS IN ALASKA
DIMON l> WORKING FOR
AGRICULTURAL AREAS
ESTABLISHED ALASKA
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6. The
possibility of establishing small
agricultural areas with farmers
from the drought ureas in the
midd'te west established in Al
aska, was viewed with favor by
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, who
said he had discussed the poss
ibility of such developments in
the Anchorage district with the
Federal Emergency Relief Admin
istration, and that organisation
stated it was giving the mutter
consideration.
“Such a program will of a nec
essity be small, small at first; per
C "■
sons to be moved to the area will
be selected with the utmost care,
for they will be forced to- f>ear
the burdens of pioneer life for a »
while,” said the T)elegate.^
He said there had been some
talk of extending the Alaska Rail
road Into those regions discussed
}
to encourage the development of
agriculture, hut, he added, he be
lieved that a motor highway would
be more beneficial, in that the
farmers could truck their produce
t: outlets much faster and cheap
er- \ "
line. The grader crew have grad
ed as far as mile 23, over a div
ide, and It only awaits the action
of the trucks In placing gravel
on te road bed before the road
will be in suitable condition.
The road Is laid on high ground
and the ditches dug should drain
the section adequately. Culverts
and small bridges have been in
stalled so that once the road is
established it wiU not be to ex
pensive to maintain.
This road when completed will
come in the vicinity of C. J. Jann
son’s quarts property. Mining
areas in this section will be op
ened up and the contry ai a whole
generally developed.
The work is being carried on
under the oupeivision of the Al
asca Road Commission.
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FAIRBANKS WOMAN DEAD
-*r 4}
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBAiNKS, Aug. 4, Mrs. Dan
iel McKinnon, aged eighty years,
died at her home here Friday. She
was a member of the Pioneer Wo
men of Alaska and also a member
of the Order of Eastern Stars.
Mrs. McKinnon came over the
Chilcoot Pass to Dawson in IMS
and moved bo Fairbanks In ISOS.
She has lived in this vicinity since
then. She was well versed in the
history of Alaska and Tnkon Terr .
ltory. '
FOB SALE: 4 living room
chairs aad one library table. In
quire Nugget Office.