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VOL. 38 No. 35 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. 12, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
Another Maritime Strike Threatens
Public May Vote Issue Territorial Liquor Stores
AUTO INDUSTRY IS TO PRODUCE AGAIN
MISS JOHANSEN
LEADS QUEEN
RACE TODATE
Bolds Lead for Two Days. MLss
Mozee Gains in Second Place
With Contest Yet Only A
Few Days Old.
Today’s total vote shows Ger
trude Johansen as still in the
lead but gives Jeanne Mozee a
substantial gain over yesterday’s
count. Ada Baldwin and Rita
O’Leary are running a dead heat,
being tied for third place.
Following is the standings of
the various “Queen” contestants
todate:
Gertrude Johansen .12,809
Jeanne Mozee .11,020
Ada Baldwin ....<•..4,600
Rita O’Leary ..'. 4,600
Dorothy Nelson. 3,080
Marguerite Lee 2,989
Geraldine Rude 2,560
Eileen Stangrootn 2,429
Borgny Ulricksen ,. 549
Audrey Dunham 500
The Queen candidates were
photographed yesterday and as
soon as possible their pictures
will be placed in several conspic
uous laces around town.
Remember that 12:00 Noon Sat
urday February 13th, Tomorrow,
(Continued on Page Four)
Not Take Part
Disputes at The
Present, is Said
(By The Associated Press'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, —Per
sons close to the administration
said President Roosevelt would
let labor and farm policies sim
mer until the supreme court re
organization problem is settled.
Supporters of the measure say
he is uncompromising in his at
titude with the opponents to the
enlargement of the Supreme
Court.
The administration was disap
pointed in Senator Norris’ oppo
sition to the move. Opponents
of the measure are endeavoring
to form a united front in both
houses, with which to defeat the
President’s first major piece of
legislation since the start of his
second term of office.
Alfred M. Landon, erst-while
presidential candidate who was
defeated in the November elec- j
tion, as no other candidate in
history, is to express his views
on the reorganization of the Su
preme Court, tonight, in a Lin
coln’s day address at New York
'Citjr- j
AUTO WORKERS ARE
GO BACK TO JOBS
NEXT MONDAY
Spirit of Joyous Celebration Marked Return of Sitdown
Strikers From Plants to Their Families. Auto
Industry be going full blast in short order
Leads Union Drive
“We will call ae many strikes as
necessary,” was the statement of
Homer Martin, youthful president
of the United Automobile Workers,
a C. I O. union affiliate, concern
ing the drive for a collective bar
gaining agreement with General
Motors Corporation. Martin Is pic
tured In an informal pose at his
Oetroit office. (Associated Press
Photo)
Threat of Another
Maritime Strike
(Bv The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12, —
Another maritime strike threaten
ed today because of marine op
position to the Federal Marine
law known as the Copeland Act,
containing the provision requir
ing seamen to carry discharge
books, which the seamen claim,
permits shipowners to blacklist
them.
Officials of three unions, com
prising unlicensed personnel, in
formed President Roisevelt and
Secretary of Commerce Daniel
C. Roper, that marine commerce
would be paralyzed unless the
enforcement of the act is delayed
until maritime leaders can pre
sent proposed amendments.
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports.
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
Location Notices. Vouchers, and
Special Power of Attorney forms.
(By The Associated Press)
DETROIT, Feb. 12, — General
Motors speeded preparations to
start again the wheels of the
mammoth automobile industry
which were shut down for forty
four days, and to restore to fuli
time work one hundred and for
ty thousand employees at increas
ed wages. ,
Buick was the first to announce
reopening of its plants after the
strike. Officials said twelve thou
sand five hundred of its sixteen
thousand workers at Flint, Mich
igan, would return to work Mon
day, and the remainder during
the next week.
William Knudson, executive
vice president of General Motors
said that within twelve days op
erations will have been resumed
and the corporation will be op
erating to capacity, which calls
for the production of two hun
dred arnd twenty five thousand
passenger cars and trucks month
ly. As many plants as possible
will open the first of next week.
FLINT, Michigan, Feb. 12—Ar
mistice spirit, exuberant and joy
ous held full sway here yesterday
and today. With the “war” over,
and taut nerves relaxed, sixteen
hundred ‘stay-in” strikers were
reunited with their families, while
cheering crowds watched them
march out the plants late yester
day. Everyone looked forward
to the march next week of for
ty three thousand workers back
to their jobs.
Commander of The
Canal is Changed
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 11,
—The Army officials here an
nounced they had relieved Major
General Henry Butner in com
mand of the Panama Canal de
partment on account of illness.
Major General Davis Stone
now commanding the Third Div
ision at Fort Lewis is to succeed
him there. Brigadier General
Afred Smith now on duty in the
Philippines will relieve Stone at
Fort Lewis.
These unusually excellent picture studies of Premier Mussolini of Italy were made during L v s.t to the
mushroom cities of Littoria and Sabaudia. In the v ews at the left. II Duce registers satisfaction as he
receives the plaudits of the residents of the cities, built in the rehabilitated Pontine marshes At the
right is one of the most expressive studies of Italy's strong man ever recorded by a camera The Italian
photographer termed the expression one of confident delei mutation. (Associated Press Photos;
Territorial Stores
Issue May Be Up
To the Voters
i
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 12, — If the
Senate agrees, voters in Alaska
may get an opportunity to vote
at the next election on whether
they want terriorial liquor stor
es. The House today passed the
Anderson bill which makes provi
sion for that purpose.
The House also passed the Lai
blin bill giving the Board of Ad
ministration, custody of all ter
ritorial property excepting the
University and the Pioneers
Home, and a bill for the election
of a commissioner of mines rath
er than appointive.
A memorial was passed by the
House urging congressional ac
tion against the encroachments of
Japanese fishermen in Alaskan
waters.
The lower house kliled the Nor
land bill asking the repeal of the
mining claim water right and al
so the Anderson bill for the es
tablishment of a non-partisan pri
mary. Another bill killed in the
House was the memorial authoriz
ing the Game Commission to
experiment with wolf poisoning,
because it would kill off other
fur-bearing animals.
Representative Davis introduc
ed a resolution prohibiting the
seizure of fishing gear until af
ter the conviction of the alleged
crime.
Sen. Roden’s b.ll for complete
regulations for insurance com
panies makes rules for auditor
insurance commissioners, and sei's
up provisions protecting policy
holders. This would guard aga'n
st fly by night campanies. The bill
passed the senate and now goes
to the house.
A memorial ask:ng the susneo
<*i -f ‘afl.s on e i' rJoan
Highway which prev y pass
’d the house, *, ). jveJ
hv the senate, and now goes to
the Secretary of the ^r or.
Goid tr.a hearings were con
ciac’cd ikir ,.f c : on and will be
minced until Sr riay. The
GoflFey fish trp,n H"l n- ved thru
i‘s second reading ard will pro
bably be up for its t. ird reading
~n '.he -alnnanr. t mo-row.
BATTLES GOVERNOR’S OUSTER
Mrs. Irene Armstrong sat tight in the city hall at Daytona Beach, Fla.,
victor at least temporarily over Gov. Dave Sholtz, who ordered her re
moval from office as mayor. Mre. Armstrong Is pictured at her Jeak
as she directed armed resistance to the governor’s order. She also
won a temporary court ruling halting the ouster. (Associated Pres*
Photo)