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VOL. 37. No. 130 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1936. per Copy 15cts
Zioncheck Placed In Insane Ward
SUPREME COURT INVALIDATES WAGE LAW
Victoria to Sail Tomorrow—Passenger List Sent For
MARION ZIONCHECK
COMMITTED INSANE
WARD WASHINGTON
y
Left A Brief Case Filled With Some Beer
Bottles and an Moth Balls for Presi
dent. Admitted He Was Exeited
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 2, — Marion Zion
check was charged, today, in an order committing him
to the Gallinger Hospital, as being of “unsound mind”.
The order was sworn to by E. P. Stump, sanitary of
ficer of the District of Columbia. The committment
was presented after arresting him and placing him in
the naval hospital. ,
During the morning he called twice at the White
House asking to see President Roosevelt, dressed in
an old sweater and wrinkled trousers. The first time
he left a brief case containing empty beer bottles and
a can of moth balls for the president.
On the back of the committment order was a not
ation by Chief of Detectives Bernard Thompson: “This
man has been driving an automobile in a reckless man
ner, over the streets and annoying prominent officials
and citizens. He is believed to be of unsound mind.”
Zioncheck’s bride who left their apartment Satur
day is still missing. Lawyers said she was with friends.
Supreme Court
Invalidated Bill
Guarantee Wage
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 2,
—The Supreme Court which rul
ed against federal efforts toward
.a guarantee of minimum wages
under the NRA and Guffey Coal
cases, today invalidated the New
York State law on minimum wag
es for women, on the ground
it violated the individual free
dom of contract, by a vote of 5
to 4. with Chief Justice Hughes
on the minority side.
Briefs urging the court to up
hold the law were submitted by
Ohio, Connecticutt, Illinois, Mass
achusetts, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, and Rhode Island, all of
whom have similar laws. Wash
ington and nineteen other states
also have similar laws, but did
riot present any briefs.
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Baby Bonds Be
Destribwted In
U. S. June 15th
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 2,
—For the delivery of S38.000.000
in adjusted service compensation
Baby Bonds beginning June 15
to World War veterans, various
government departments are
working at top speed now in
Washington.
Huge stacks of neatly printed
bonds bearing the portrait of An
drew Jackson, soldier president,
are being shuttled along the
route from the printing room to
the mail room.
Two million World War vet
erans, Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr., declared
today will each receive one or
more of the bonds. The face
value of every bond is $50.
Conn. For Landon
(By The Associated Press)
HARTFORD, Conn., June 2, —
State chairman Henry Roraback
leaving here today for Cleveland,
to attend the Republican Nation
al Convention June 9th, said the
entire delegation would cast its
19 votes for Alf M. Landon, for
republican nominee for president.
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Gov. Hoffman Of
New Jersey Sus
pended Captain
(Biy Tne Associated Press)
TRENTON. N. J„ June 2. —
Governor Hoffman of New Jersey
capped his criticism of the Lind
bergh kidnaping and murder in
vestigation by removing Colonel
Ncmran Schwarzkoff, Superinten
Jo it of the State Police Force,
which he had organized and led
for the past fifteen years.
His removal became effective
today ar.d almo-t immediately
Hoffman presented the name of
Colonel Mark Kimberling. State
P: ison warden, to the state sen
ate for approval. Kimberling
was once Schwarzkoff’s deputy.
Australian Wins
Tennis Matches
From Allison
tBy The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA. June 2. —
Jack Crawford of Australia de
feated Wilmer Allison today three
out of five sets, giving the Aust
ralians the deciding victory over
he Americans in the zone Dav
is Cop tennis sc: its.
They will meet the winners of
I n European Inals in E..rcpe in
•Lily, to fight lor the right to
•ha Tenge England, whim ■ Ids
. is cup.
200 Head C attle
Arrived For A.
A. Shonbeck Anc.
(Bv The Associated Pre«.‘ 1
ANCHORAGE, May 22— Two
hundred head of cattle, the larg
est shipment of cattle ever receiv
ed in Alaska, passed thru Anch
orage on cars of the Alaska Rail
road and were unloaded Wed
nesday night at Wasilla. They
are destined for the ranch of A.
A. Shonbeck. pioneer in business
in Anchorage and in farming in
the Matanuska Valley.
Accompanied by Confusion
The unloading of the cattle was
accompanied by much confusion
as calves and mother cows among
the livestock became separated
and bawled for each other.
One Man Injured
Charles L. Cadwallader, prom-;
inent hotel man and freighter
who was at the scene of the un
loading. was knocked unconsci
ous when hit by a bar.
Mr. Shonbeck reported he has
ample pasture for the cattle. He
will fatten most of them for
beef.—Exchange.
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Senate Approves
Western Program
Deficiency Bill
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 2,
—The Senate added the fifty eight
million dollar western reclama
tion program to the deficiency
approp: iation bill which they
had previously approved when
it was included in the Interior
Department appropriation bill
but which the house had rejected.
The deficiency bill was returned
to the house.
The twenty million dollars
Grand Coulee program was in
cluded in the controversy over
tly Interior Department bill,
which is nowr before the confer
ence committee. Senator Mahon
ey predicted the entire program
would be passed.
Severe Floods
In B. C. Isolate
Many Villages
(By The Associated Press)
PRINCE RUPERT. B. C.. June
2, —Snow, swollen rivers are ov
er their banks in isolated north
ern British Columbia, the worst
floods in thirty yea:s. it was re
ported today.
Rail and highway traffic has
been blocked by the floods which
washed out bridges and fills.
Telephone and telegraph lines
hove been severed and Prince
Rupert, Hazelton, Usk. Kamloops
and a dozen other hamlets were;
cut off. No reports of loss of
life have been received.
Kidnaper In Jail
Life Sentence Is
To lose his Wife
(By The Associated Press)
NASHVILLE, Term., May—Suit
for divorce will be filed in court
in Nashville immediately against
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr., senten
ced recently to life imprisonment
on a plea of guilty to the charge
of having kidnaped Mrs. Berry
S. Stoll, young society matron of
Louisville, Ky.. in October 1934
and of having held her for $50.
000 ransom.
Mrs. Robinson will charge cruel
ty and abandonment and will ask
for the custody of her 6-year-old,
son James Robinson.
Announcement of Mrs. Robin- j
son’s intention to file the divorce!
suit was made late yesterday in
Nashville by her attorney, Jack
Norman.
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SAYS HE CRAZY OR
WINDBAGS DOWN AT
CONGRESS MUST BE
Doctors Say V> HI Require Several Days
Examine Him. Meanwhile, He needs
Complete Quiet and Rest in Ward
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 2. — Dr. Edgar Bo
coek, superintendent of the Gallinger Hospital said
that physicians will require maybe several days to ex
amine Zionchcck.
“The first thing he needs is a complete rest, and
cooperation in every way” said Bocock. He is still with
out knowledge of the whereabouts of his wife. Talk
ing newsmen said they believed several congressmen
had advised her to remain away from him until the
examination is completed.
Speaking of yesterday’s incidents Zioncheck said
1 I! admit I was excited.” Asked if he thought him
sell crazy, he said "I am, or a lot of those windbags
down at Congress are.”
At lexarkana, Arkansas, his mother-in-law, Mrs.
f. M. Nix, said she did not know of her daughter’s
whereabouts. She said that she telephoned her Fri
day night that she was ill ana very tired of all the pub
icitv stunts her husband has been pulling.
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: irs! Lmision
Totals Election
Are Complete
a
(Bv The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, June 2, — With re
turns from the recent primary in
Yakutat p.ccinct received in Ju
neau late yesterday, figures on
the balloting Apr I 2r! in the First
Division are now complete.
First Division results in the
Democratic primary show:
For Territorial Auditor- Frank
A. Boyle, incumbent, 1,708 votes;
,1. S. Hoffman, 454.
Four Legislative Candidates.
The four Democrats who receiv
ed nominations for tire four 1st
Division seats in the Territorial
House of Representatives and
who will run against four Re
publicans in the election Sept
ember 8 are:
Joe Green. J. P. Anderson, Cap
tain James Davis and Crystal
Snow Jenne.
Republican Primary Results
The results of the Republican
primary in the F’rst Division
show:
For Territorial Auditor—Cash
Cole 736 votes, C. H. MacSpad
den 1,394.
The four Republicans - who
were nominated for the four 1st
Division seats in the House are:
Hanford Henning, Frank Price,
Harry Race and Jack Wilson.
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‘ ‘ Salmon d icing 1935
i aie of the startling findings of
'* dy of Canned Salmon sales
rscentl. : -u.de bya large grocery
••■'■dan y. n; ,n in the States.
a its ibout >ne-third
t of lollar pent
.or fn dsluffs. Even a slight in
■ oi e in pi. capita expenditure
i ir Canned Salmon vo Id great
to st bilization of
' no industry, packers point out.
Ad\ ei tising on Canned Salmon
now running in U. S. weekly
and monthly magazines and Al
as :a newspapers is being carried
on to gain a larger share of Am
food dollar for Alaska’s
leading "crop.”
Interesting and valuable data
on Canned Salmon sales in the
various sections of the country
are shown by the study. The
people of New England spend
more money for this Alaska pro
duct than residents of any other
section. Per capita expenditur
es for Canned Salmon in this area
mounted to approximately 24ets
in 1935, and on » three year av
erage. 1933-i935 inclusive, New
Englanders spent a little over
22cts as compared with a 14cts
national average for this period.
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