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Eyes Of Europe Directed At Poland
ANOTHER AIRPLANE DASH TO GOLD STRIKE
Minnesota Senator Attacks F. D. Roosevelt as Dictator
MARSHAL J PILSUDSKY
DEAD-AND EUROPEAN
NATIONS ARE UNEASY
Nations Of Europe Eyeing Poland With
An Uneasy Gaze As President-To-Be
Marshal Joseph Pilsudsky Passes On
(By The Associated Press')
WARSAW, May 13, — Marhal Joseph Pilsudsky, aged
sixty-seven,Poland’s man of power, who seemed likely to
be elected President of the Republic, died here this morn
ing of uremia.
European diplomats looked uneasily toward Warsaw,
this afternoon, wondering what effect Marshal Pilsudsky’s
death will have on Poland’s place in the continental scheme
of things.
While Foreign Minister Laval of France, and Foreign
Commissar Litvinoff of Soviet Russia discussed at Moscow,
plans for extending their mutual assistance of peace to oth
er countries and Eastern Europe, there was no indication
forthcoming that Poland would change her stand against
joining any pact not including Germany.
British diplomatic circles late this afternoon said they
foresaw the possibilities of new frontier difficulties between
Poland and Germany and a consequent realignment of poli
tical relationships throughout Europe.
Senator Schall
Attacks President
Before Bar Asso.
Says Roosevelt Imitating Old
Roman Form Dictatorship
Be No More Elections
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, May 13, — Senator
Thomas Schall of Minnesota told the
Bar Association today: “If Roose
velt permits an election in 1936 and
wins, there will be no future elec
tions and the Republic of the Unit
ed States may be only a matter of
history. The President has usurped
the functions of republic, blind, and
is about ready, like Louis IV to de
clare himself The State.”
Schall described President Roose
velt as a “Catallus”, only working
on a much grander scale than the
old Roman politicians, and the
President’s methods as “Fabian”.
WEATHER AT
NENANA TODAY
The weather at Nenana this noon
was clear, with a North wind blow
ing fifteen miles an hour, and the
temperature was forty-eight degrees
above.
Now that the record is broken the
“ones in the know” have set the
date when the ice will go out as
about the 20th of May. There is
even one guess on August 8th and
who knows ?
Nenana Ice Still
Holding Will Be
Record This Year
Ice is Four Feet Thick At
Nenana As Record Is Set
Past Eighteen Years
(By The Associated Press)
NENANA, May 13, — The ice in
the Tanana River at Nenana is still
intact at 5:42,A. M. today which
means that Alaska’s sixty thousand
dollar guessing contest goes on past
the last date and hour on which the
ice has started breaking up in 18
years of annual contests, according
to the statistics.
Early last month it was indicated
that the ice movement would be
late, as the ice is four feet thick,
twice as thick as last year, and the
anchor ice is very heavy.
NOTICE
Pioneers meet Wednesday, May I5th
at 8 P. M„ Nevada Hall.
ALMER RYDEEN, President.
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Gold Stampeders
Leave Sunday On
Northern Strike
Travel By Airplane
Pilot Chester Brown of the North
ern Air Transport, hopped off early
Sunday morning with George Laib
lin and Tommy Woods as passen
gers. Much secrecy attached to the
expedition prevented gaining detail
ed information with the except .on
that the plane flew to Shungnak and
landed the two men at that point
They stated they were proceeding
into the Endicott Range from Shun
gnak, presumably headed for the
same rumored gold strike as the
first “Airplane stampede” which
left Nome about a week ago, with
Frank Martin, Joe Amarok and Ross
J. Kinney, in a Mirow Air Service
plane.
The men carried their “grub-stake"
with them and expected to ‘si-wash"
it into the reported strike, rumored
to be in the neighborhood of the
headwaters of the Colville River or
about one hundred and fifty miles
south of Martin Point, and north
westerly from Wiseman. The men
expected to be gone all summer.
Pilot Brown returned to Nome last
evening.
Mining Men Of
Spruce Cr. Arrive
By Plane Sunday
Arriving Sunday with a Roust
Airways plane was Tolbert Scott,
Representative in the last legisla
ture. Mr. Scott, who is associated
with Fred and Bill Jones in dredg
ing operations at Spruce Creek in
Solomon section, came in early, in
company with Fred Jones, to pre
pare for the summer operations.
Following the adjournment of the
legislature in which he took an ac
tive part, Mr. Scott and family re
turned to the states from Juneau,
where they had been residing dur
ing the session, and while in the
states took a vacation in connection
with completing matters of business.
Fred Jones, Bill Jones and Tolbert
Scott associated in the successful op
eration of dredging at Spruce creek,
stated that they expected to have an
unusually successful season this
year. The high price of gold and
the increased activity in the mining
fields are going to mean a big boom
for Alaska, they state, and other
parts of Alaska already show the
interest which is being taken in gold
mining this year.
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MATANUSKA FARMERS
OBSERVE SABBATH AS
DID PILGRIMS IN 1620
Project Director Tells Matanuska Colon
ists That All Will Not Be Wild Straw
berries And Cream—Much Work
(By The Associated Press)
PALMER, Matanuska, May 111, — The transplanted
Mim.esotans have t\\fu or 1 i r< e i ears of toil before the Mat
anuska farms will bear them an adequate living, Don Irwin,
manager of the Alaska rural habilitation corporation, and
project construction director, explained to the colonists to
day.
He told them that all was not going to be wild straw
berries and cream, for the Matanuska pioneers.
The colonists worshipped the Sabbath yesterday, as
their forebearers might have—out in the open field, with
brilliant sunshine declaring the glory of God, and the sur
rounding mountain peaks showing his handiwork.
Only fifteen percent of the lands will be cleared this
year for next year’s planting. It will require two or three
years to clear the remainder of the forty acre tracks for each
family, but the settlers are satisfied.
Vinson Bill Would
Pay $2,357,000,000
To Veterans Now
Vinson Bill May Follow Pat
man Measure for Immed
iate Payment of Bonus
WASHINGTON, May 13, — If
the Patman bill is killed and the
Vinson bill enacted, some $2,357,
000,000 in government money would
be distributed among world war
veterans w'ho reside in virtually ev
ery city, town and rural community
of the nation.
The average payment to veterans
who have not borrowed on their ad
justed service (bonus) certificates
would be about $1,000. Veterans who
have obtained loans on their certi
ficates would receive an average of
approximately $500. Statistitians of
the veterans administration have fig
ured that individua 1 payments
would range from a minimum of
about $62 to a miximum of $1,592.
A large majority of the veterans
of the world war have borrowed
from the government on their certifi
cates, most of the loans amounting
to the full 50 per cent allowed under
the law enacted in February, 1931,
over the veto of President Hoover.
Up to November 30, last, certificates
had been issued to 3,529,000 veter
ans, 3,012,556 of whom had obtained
loans aggregating $1,701,211,251.
Kill Racked Ky Legion
The bill, introduc'd by Representa
tive Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky, is
the American Legion’s measure. It
specifies that interest owed by the
veterans on these loans can be can
celled and that interest already paid
on the loans be refunded by the gov
ernment in payment of the bonus.
The bonus bill introduced by Repre
sentative Dwight Patman of Texas
deducts from the face value of the
certificates the interest on the loans
which accrued prior to October 1,
1931.
Compensation for individual vet
erans is computed on the basis of
number of days in service with base
(Continued on Page Two)
Explains Duties Of
Fishery Committee
Commissioner Bell Explains
Duties of Fish Committee
WASHINGTON, May — Commis
sioner Bell explained that the new
national fisheries advisory cornmit
ttee is designed to keep the secretary
of commerce in “close touch’’ with
practical problems of the industry.
It is composed of representatives of
fishing interests including both fish
ermen and packers.
The committee is asked to advise
the secretary and the commissioner
of all matters important to operation
of the industry. The committee is
unpaid.
Miner s Strike Is
Aided By Long.
Union in Calif.
Members International Long
shoremen’s Association Go
Automobile Caravan
(Bv The Associated Press)
JACKSON, California, May 13, —
An automobile caravan of members
of the International Longshoremen's
Association came here today to dem
onstrate for striking miners.
A battle occurred between union
men and slier ill officers and citizen
members of the American Protec
tive League Tt ur' gar. baseball bats
and other clubs were list'd as weap
ons. The sheriff arrested twelve.
Enroute To San
Diego. California
Governor is Optimistic Over
Status of International
Seattle to Fairbanks
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, May 13, — Governor
John W. Troy enroute to San Diego
California from Washington, D. C.,
said he feels optimistic that the fe
deral government will provide pub
lic works money for the purpose of
the construction of the International
Highway from Seattle to Fairbanks,
Alaska
Fleet In Pearl
Harbor Waiting
Further Orders
U. S. Fleet Largest Display
In History Pearl Harbor
As Wait for Orders
(By The Associated Press)
HONOLULU, May 13, — The
mightiest naval concentration in
Pearl Harbor was effected today, as
forty-two warships rode at anchor,
awaiting orders for a westward
dash. This is the greatest presenta
tion of naval strength ever to steam
into Pearl Harbor.
Secret manuevers involving the
supposed attacker of Hawaii are re
ported planned,
Meanwhile, not far off the Calif
ornia coast, two of the twelve dread
naughts, left today in a northwest
erly direction to join the Aleutian
black fleet.
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