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VOL 38. No. 121. NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Supreme Court Renders 5-4 Ruling
ROOSEVELT URGES FLEXIBLE LABOR LAWS
Soviet Government Stages Eleven More Executions
Eleven More Persons Executed In
Siberia Charged With Sabotage
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, May 25—Eleven more persons are re
ported to have been executed at Khabarovsk in the Far
East, bringing the number up to fifty-five who were put
to death in Siberia within a few days on charges of sa
botage, under the direction of Japanese intelligence
agents. The death sentences were announced in a terse
communique, published in the newspaper “Pacific Star”
which newspaper said, the executions as decreed by
a secret session of the Military Court, the charges being
identical as those of previous cases.
American Pilots Praise Spanish Pilots
(By The Associated Press)
VALENCIA, Spain, May 25—American volunteer
pilot fighting for the Spanish government in its civil
war, praised the valor of Spanish fliers, many of whom
they trained. There are only 3 air volunteers from
the United States that have remained in the service of
the government—they are: Derek Dickinson of Seattle;
Frank G. Tinker of Dewitt, Arkansas: Albert Baumler
of Trenton, New Jersey, all of whom are now assigned
to reeonnoitering details. They all praised the Span
ish as splendid pilots, and related how one pilot, in a
recent air battle who was shot in the neck, turned his
plane toward the enemy craft and although dying, he
plunged it into it and brought it down with his own—
this they said was typical of Spanish valor.
ANOTHER SLIDE VICTIM FOUND
(By The Associated Press)
SEWARD, Alaska, May 25—'Searchers recovered
the body of John Mehus in the Lynx Creek snow slide
and are still searching for Dave Mansfield and John
Dyste.
Negro Confesses to Killing Two White
W omen—Mob Burns Him at Stake
(By The Associated Press)
BAINBRIDGE, Georgia, May 25—A mob of one hun
dred men seized the body of a Negro suspect, for the
killing of two white women, and dragged it through
the streets to the baseball park and burned it. The
Negro, Willie Reed, aged 20. confessed to the killing of
the two women, and attacked one other. He was ar
rested, then shot and killed while trying to escape from
officers.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Announces
Birth of Son, Then Goes Into Hiding
(By The A*<oeiuted Press)
LONDON, May 25—Colonel Charles Augustus Lind
bergh has established a protective veil of silence about
his wife and their new born son whose birth occurred
on the night of May 12th. and which was disclosed yes
terday by the famous flier to American Embassy offic
ials, after which he retreated into hiding, from even his
closest friends.
Fire Aboard Ships Reported Subdued
(By The Associated Press)
San Pedro, Calif., May 25—Fires aboard an oil tank
er and the fish reduction boat “American Fisher, are
now under control, the coast guard advised. Captain
B. N. Larson of the Tanker Reaper, wirelessed that the
Cutter Hermes had succeeded in quelling the flames of
the American Fisher, which should arrive here soon.
The fire broke out about fifteen miles off Point Vincent.
A pumpman, name not given, is reported missing.
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Famous Oregon Mining Town Razed liv Fire
ISinoke-blackened heaps ot bricks and ashes were virtually an that remained 01 tne ousiuess '«
tion of the historic gold boom town ot Canyon City in central Oregon alter fire swept through ii lor
the third time in Its history. Landmarks dating back to the time when Joaquin Miller, the poet, i
presided ss Judge were destroyed.
City Council In
Regular Session
The Nome Common Council.
was called to order last evening
at 8 o’clock by Mayor Ed. Sei- j
denverg, with Councilmen Bas
set, Cavey, O'Connor and Tag- ;
gart present. Councilmen Edw.
Anderson and Kenneth Rude ab-j
sent.
The first order of business was
the reading of the newly submitt-,
ed financial report of the North
ern Light and Power Company, j
covering the years 1932-’36 inclu
sive. Councilman O’Connor pro- j
tested the acceptance of this or
these reports, claiming them to
be illegal as they did not comply
with the letter of the law. Mr.
O’Connor also requested addi-.
tional financial reports from oth-1
er public utilities of Nome, in
compiance with section 2413 of
the Compiled Laws of Alaska.
After some discussion it was de
cided that no action would be
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President Roosevelt Asks Congress
To Enact More Flexible Labor Laws
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 25—President Roosevelt
asked Congress yesterday to enact a flexible labor law,
providing minimum wages and maximum hours; to ban
the products of child labor and employers who exploit
unorganized labor—“all but the hopelessly reactionary
will agree to conserve our primary resources of man
power, the government must have some control of the
maximum hours and minimum wages, the evil of child
labor exploitation and unorganized labor”, he said in
his special message.
The president didn't specify any standards in his long
awaited substitute for the invalidated National indus
trial recovery act. but left it to Congress to work out a
tentative draft of the bill and have it ready for intro
duction in both houses detailing standards.
Chairman Connery of the House Labor Committee,
who introduced the legislation, announced a five-man
Labor Standards Board should'be created to administer
it, he “briefly stated, without regard to qualifying in
detail the bill proposes to bar the channels of Interstate
Commerce, the products of child labor, workers em
ployed at unduly low wages and unduly long hours or
under conditions which violate the right- of labor by
the use of strike-breakers or spies."
He turther said, the bill aims to establish a forty
cent “floor”, below which the ‘‘hourly wage ought not
to fall". The thirty-five to forty hour week, “which
would be the working week, should not be stretched’.
The labor board should have power to adjust these lim
itations for individual industries and allowing for a few
exception trades in permitting longer hours on pay
ment of time and a half for overtime. The President
said that the general maximum working week” should
not be difficult to define.
Justice Stone Delivers Decision On
Unemployment Compensation Act
(By The Associated Press'!
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 24—Justice Stone de
livered the Supreme Court 5 to 4 decision, upholding
the Alabama unemployment compensation act, similar
to those enacted in 45 States and Alaska and the Dis
trict of Columbia. It was a test case legislation
Justice Stone stated: ‘‘on the face of things as ap
plied appelee is subjected to no constitutional infirm
ity.” This major administration victory gave it a clean
sweep in its litigation before the Supreme Court's pres
ent term of court. Promptly some opponents predict
ed it meant defeat to the Roosevelt program to put
“new blood” into the Court.
Baseball Scores
American League
Detroit 3 Washington 1
Cleveland 0 New York 14
Chicago 5 Boston 9
St. Louis 8 Philadelphia 6
National League
Boston 3 Chicago 1
Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 0
New York 4 Pittsburgh 3
No other games played.
Court Decisions
Please Roosevelt
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 25—Pres
ident Roosevelt expressed pleas
ure at the Supreme Courts deci
sion upholding the Social Secur
ity Act, and said he hoped the
Court would adhere to the same
humane point of view on impor
tant cases yet to be decided.