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VOL. 37. No. 70. NOME, ALASKA, Tuesday, March 24, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cer.
CONDITIONS IMPROVING IN FLOOD AREAf
"Queen Mary” Launched Great Britain Tuesday
14-YEAR-OLD HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL OF SANTA BARBARA IS
WINNER IN KAYAK RACING
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Trainer Says Will Make Bid Later For
International Recognition
(By The Associated Press)
Santa Barbara, March 24
—A fourteen-year-old high
school girl, taking to water
like a duck, learned to pad
dle an Eskimo’s kayak fast
er than any woman in the
world.
Beth Mathews, sun-tan
ned Santa Barbaran, swish
ed her skin-decked craft ov
er a 1000 meter course in
the time of six minutes and
40 seconds, two seconds
faster than the world’s re
cord established last Aug
ust in Danzig by Brett
Schneider, 25, a German
girl, who had set the record
once before.
The brown-haired Miss,
weighing only a hundred
pounds, and standing only
5 feet 2 inches high, Sunday
will race in the Salton Sea
championships, and if she
repeats, W. Henry Austin,
her trainer, said he would
seek recognition of her time
by the international kayak
racing union.
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Britain’s Largest Vessel “Queen Mary”
Was Launched Today
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(By The Associated Press)
Glasgow, March 24, —
Great Britain’s new super
liner the “Queen Mary”,
was launched down the
Clyde River, while one mil
lion persons watched and
cheered from the banks,
it passed on its way to the
sea, for the first time.
The hull is coal black,
the superstructure white,
three enormous funnels are
painted red. The vessel is
equipped to carry 2,200
passengers, and it is esti
mated it will require only
four days to make the At
lantic crossing.
The great ship faces ex
tensive outfitting in its in
terior, before its maiden
voyage to York.
The keel of the Queen
Mary was laid December
27th, 1930.
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Potlatch Slated
Vanish Canada
By New Laws
(By The Associated Press)
Ottawa, March 24, —The
potlatch, that vanishing
custom of certain Indian
tribes in Canada, will dis
appear altogether if amend
ments to the Indian act in
troduced in the house of
commons become effective.
The potlach, explained
officials of the Indian de
partment, is a “give-away”
party.”
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Stock Markets
Crashed Rome
After Decree
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(By The Associated Press)
Rome, March 23, — The
stock markets here crash
ed with a resounding thud,
following Mussolini’s aboli
tion of large private Ital
ian industries.
Losses on major stocks
ranged from seven to forty
points.
In heavy selling by trad
ers, the stock of the Fiat
automobiles company, war
time manufacturers, drop
ped twenty-six points.
PRESIDENT BRAZIL DOES
AWAY WITH PERSONAL &
PRIVATE RIGHTS NATION
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Abolishes. Constitutional Guarantees
Liberties Brazil
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Formal Declaration Establishes State
Of War Throughout Brazil
(By The Associated Press)
Rio de Janeiro, March 24
—President Getulio Ver
gas, proclaiming the equiv
alent to a state of war thru
out Brazil, as a result of
“subversive activities”, to
day enforced martial law
over 47 million people, for
the next ninety days.
The decree was publish
ed 51 hours before the ex
piration of the three-mon
ths’ state of seige, declared
during the November up
rising.
The administration char
acterized as communistic,
the decree which suspend
ed constitutional guaran
tees including those forbid
ding the death penalty,
exile, perpetual confisca
tion of property.
The decree further abol
ished the right of foreign
travelers to enter the nation
unmolested, and nullified
the rights to ample legal de
fense. It made anyone liab
le to custody in the discre
tion of the authorities.
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CITY COUNCIL MET MONDAY
The city council was call
ed to order last night by
City Clerk M. J. Walsh,
who stated that in the ab
sence of the mayor a motion
would be entertained to
nominate a mayor pro tern.
Councilman Polet nominat
ed Andrew Sather as may
or protem which was duly
seconded and passed.
When the clerk called the
roll all members answered
present except councilman
Alvin Polsen.
The clerk then read the
minutes of the previous
j meeting, there being no ob
jections or corrections, it
: was approved as read.
Under the head of com
j munications the resigna
jion of Fred Yenney as en
gineer of the fire depart
ment, to take effect March
31st, was read and upon
motion accepted.
The application of Peter
,X. Petersen for the position
| of engineer in the fire de
partment was read, and up
! on motion was duly elected
to fill the position left va
leant by the resignation of
Fred Yenney.
The offer of Ted Ulrichsen
for $10 for a certain lot on
B street near the railroad
track, was taken up under
new business, and accepted
by the council.
Bills against the city were
read and after a short re
cess to give the finance
committee time to go over,
the bills, the council upon
motion duly made, moved
that all bills passed by the
finance committee be paid.
Under the head of com
mittee reports, Councilman
Alvin Polet stated that ac
cording to a communica
tion received by Miss Emily
Morgan in charge of the
local hospital, it was learn
ed that no definite date as
to the closing of the hospi
tal would be made until af
ter a meeting to be held at
New York April 20th.
Councilman Harry Hagen
chairman of the police de
partment, had no report to
make.
Councilman Ed. Gross,
chairman of the fire com
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REHABILITATION WORK IS
COMMENCED FLOOD AREAS
CONDITIONS ARE BETTE "
Strict Discipline Maintained To Insure
Protection From Pilfering
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(By T'he Assoeialed Press)
Undated, March 24, Res
idents of the vast flood belt
extending from Maine to
Ohio and Kentucky in
which 168 persons lost
their lives, scraped muck
and debris from silt-laden
cities, while Cincinnati
watched the crest of the
swollen Ohio River sweep
to new territory.
Twenty thousand Cin
cinnatians fled their homes.
The lower Ohio valley is
the only immediate zone
of high water danger, re
maining.
Conditions are better in
New England, as almost ev
ery stricken area appealed
to *the federal government
for financial aid, for con
:emplated vast flood cor. 1
schemes.
In New England the c'
age was estimated at
million dollars, with ei
thousand refugees clai : -
ing for relief.
Twelve hundred gm
men patrolled the cit\
Hartford Connecticutt,
there are more than
thousand homeless.
Johnstown and I
burgh, the two cities v
were first hit by the re
breaking deluge, are r
ing normal again.
Many farms in Pen
vania will be unable i
produce for some t
as the rich, top-soil
washed a wav by the f
President Roosevelt Conferred V i
Major General Hagood
(By The Associated Press)
Pore Virglades, Florida,
March 24, — President F.
D. Roosevelt authorized a
three-months’ leave for dis
ciplined Major General
Johnson Ffagood, pending
his decision on the officer’s
“possible future assignment
to duty”, and then put to
sea on a fishing cruise.
The President and the
general conferred for two
hours as the presidential
train traveled across Flor
ida.
Hagood was rclie
his Eighth Corps con
for terming WPA fu
“stage money”, wh
ing interviewed bef
congressional comm:
As the president !
ed the U. S. destroye
aghan, lie told news
men he was going ;
at sea as near two vv
possible.
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Fed. Publica.
May Be Shut
Down In Wn.
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, March 24,
—Informed sources pre
dicted that the Consumer,
which arose from the na
tional recovery administra
tion’s ashes, soon may dis
appear from the list of gov
ernment publication
If the magazine, ’
work-relief project
labor department, i
ued, it was said, it \
tain no more such
as an attack on th
ing trades unions t
peared in the last i
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