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VOLUME 36. No. 100. NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
Germany Builds Subs Violation Treaty
1936 POLITICAL CAMPAIGN IS NOW BUBBLING
Strike Of 75,000 Lumber Workers May 6th Pending
A Record Naval
Appropriation Is
Passed Congress
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 27 — The
House today passed, with a thun
dering chorus of ayes a record naval
appropriation bill, for peace time,
of four hundred and sixty million
dollars.
The measure will be used to build
the fleet up to treaty strength. It
now goes to the senate where it is
expected to pass quickly. This bill
will boost the administrations na
tional defense program to close to a
billions dollars when it is coupled
with the recently enacted army ap
propriations bill.
Mexican Gov’t. Is
Forced To Raise i
Price Of Silver
(By The Associated Press)
MEXICO CITY, April 27 — The
Mexican government was forced to
raise the price of silver and to take
steps to prevent the export of that
currency. The government issued a
decree Friday night ordering the
exchange of present silver currency
for paper notes of the Bank of Mex
ico. '
The export of silver coins was al
so prohibited. Large silver coins
were withdrawn from circulation
and will be deposited in the Bank of
Mexico as a reserve against which
banks notes will be issued. New
coins of a lesser metal content will
be issued to replace the small coins
now in circulation.
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Ketchikan Has !
Decided On Ball
And Chain Gang
(By The Associated Press')
KETCHIKAN, April 27 — Visions
of the chain gangs of fiction were
placed before violators of the mun
icipal ordinance, as Ketchikan of
ficials decided on the ball and chain
cure for habitual offenders, mostly
liquor and traffic violators.
Authority for that punishment was
discovered in a forgotten ordinance
passed in June, 1904. Chief of Po
lice S. S. Daniels said “mere jail
sentences haven’t the proper effect
of curing repeated violators, so we i
have decided on a more effective 1
means of punishment.” The chain i
gangers may be required to work on ]
the streets, sidewalks and other pub s
Jic property. ' i
ATTENTION CENTERED !
ON CONVENTION NAT’L
FARMERS HOL. ASSO.
—
Huey Long To Speak At Convention
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(By The Associated Press)
Undated, April 27—Fires were kindled on a number of
fronts to start the political cauldron bubbling for the 1936
campaign.
Chief attention was centered on the convention of the
National Farmers’ Holiday Association at DesMoines, Iowa,
where Huey Long is listed to speak.
It is predicted that the meeting will denounce the agri
cultural labor policies. In Washington, Senator Nye pre
dicted that Father Coughlin will switch his organization to
the third party if major parties failed to support his program
for agricultural, monetary and social reforms.
Middle-West Republicans met at Excelsior Springs,
Missouri, to initiate the grass roots movement, looking to
ward the the rehabilitation of the G O P’s mid-west section.
DEADLINE AS SET BY OIL
COMPANIES TO END STRIKE
PASSED-DISPUTES INCREASE
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27 — The deadline set by the
oil companies for the end of the tanker strike passed today.
Apprehension as to the possible spread of marine labor dis
putes, increased noticeably. The possibility was also ex
pressed in some quarters that the present dispute may in
crease to the proportions of a general strike.
A strike of seventy-five thousand lumber workers also
loomed for May 6th unless their demands are met.
700 Sawmill Workers Walk Out Bellingham
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 27—Seven hundred sawmill
workers walked out at Bellingham in support of a request
for a six hour day and a thirty-hour week, and an increase
of from forty-five to seventy-five cents an hour minumum
pay.
The collapse of the oil tanker strike negotiations was
followed by a report from the Marine Federation of the Pa
cific which pledged, at Seattle, complete support of the
strike. Tank ship sailors are considering a strike vote today.
Names A Special
Committee Deal
With Work Relief
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 27 — Presi
lent Roosevelt today named Hop
tins, of the Relief Administration,
secretary Ickes of the Interior De
sartment and Frank Walker, as a
pedal committee to deal with his
vork relief measure, as jobless look
ed toward the capitol for definite
word as to when they will get work
and what they will be paid. These
men and the president have gone
over general plans but no definite
word has been divulged by them,
concerning any decisions.
Has Pneumonia
On pilot Mirow’s flight north yes
terday he made a special emergency
flight to Selawick and flew Mrs. War
ren Ferguson and child to the hospi
tal at Kotzebue. The child had con
tracted pneumonia and required im
mediate medical attention.
Planes To Carry
First Class Mail
Only Henceforth
Since the termination of the star
route mail contract carried this win
ter by the Pacific Alaska Airways,
conjecture regarding further receipt
of mail in Nome has excited interest
in many quarters.
Acting Postmaster Guy E. Mish
announced today that first class let
ter mail will be carried by airplan
es as formerly and at the former
rates between all points into and
around Nome.
Before the winter mail contract
airplanes were allowed to carry first
class letter mail at the rate of 50
cents per pound between Nome and
Fairbanks and at a reduced rate to
other sections around Nome. The
same practice will be observed from
now on it is stated. However, the
planes will not be carrying any but
first class letter mail.
WASHINGTON
CURRENT
COMMENT
It was stated in a former install
ment of these comments that by the
time it was in print the 4.8 works
and relief bill probably would have
been passed by Congress. The pro
phet’s mantle is a dangerou robe with
which to experiment, even when
trimmed with probability. The works
bill still hangs fire. If those who
have the actual handling of the meas
ure do not know what is going to
happen to it, perhaps a mere on
looker may be excused for making
a mistake regarding its destiny. The
house has turned the bill back to
conference, which means that its
passage will be deferred and maybe
long deferred. The bone of conten
tion is the requirement that labor re
ceive a third of the funds appropriat
ed. Those opposed to that proviso
state that it fixes a definite sum to
be spent in a specified way, even
though the amount named may not
actually be needed for that purpose.
Neither of the contending factions,
nor yet the public, should chafe un
ler the delay. The matter of sup
alying and disbursing approximately
"ive billion dollars is something in
A»hich it will be well to tread care
'ully and advance slowly.
Sales of the so-called Baby Bonds
if the government are going forward
aretty well, securities of that kind
laving been disposed of to the extent
>f about forty million dollars. That
nany dollar bills placed end to end
vould reach almost from New York
Uity to London, but who wants to
lay out any more money in the dir
;ction of Europe?
GERMANY BUIIDING
SUBS IN VIOLATION
VERSAILLES TREATY
(By The Associated Press')
LONDON, April 27 — Authoritative sources asserted
today that Germany had begun building submarines in vio
lation of the Versailles Treaty.
It was disclosed that the British cabinet intends to con
sider this new development next week. The government
meanwhile is in communication with the Berlin embassy.
There is no doubt, said one source, that Germany has
again broken part of the treaty provisions. Fears were ex
pressed this afternoon that Germany’s action may affect the
naval talks with the Reich fixed for early in May.
In Paris, officials said that the London reports opened
the possibility of a new joint protest on the part of France,
Italy and Great Britain.
MEMBERS RELIGIOUS ORDERS
ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED VIO
LATIONS OF EXCHANGE LAWS
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, April 27—Nuns and Monks, some of them
described as aged and feeble, from fifty-four different Cath
olic orders, are being held here for foreign exchange viola
tions, as the cries of speakers in the great anti-Christian Ger
man Faith Movement echoed through the Reich.
The members of religious orders were arrested during
a wholesale purging of Catholic institutions for alleged vio
lations of the exchange law.
At the same time, catcalls and stamping of feet greeted
the anti-Christian meeting when Jacob Wilhelm Hauer, de
clared that Christianity was not the true religion of the Ger
mans.
A Safer Europe
Is Viewed By The
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, April 27 — A quickly effect
ed pact between Russian and Czech
oslovakia was learned today as like
ly to follow the signing of the Franco
Russian accord, which has already
been agreed upon, and would link
together a peace chain of the con
tinent. A safer Europe was viewed
by diplomats as experts put finish
ing touches on the agreement be
tween Paris and Moscow for mutual
assistance in the event of aggres
sion by outside powers.
E IRE BOILER HOUSE HCGF
A fiire broke out in the Hammon
boiler house below the power house
at Dry Creek shortly after 5 p.m. to
day. The fire department made the
run out there and up to the hour of
going to press the fire was still burn
ing. Appearances indicated it was
not going to spread to the other
buildings.
Be Used In Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON April 27 — Presi
dent Roosevelt intends to use part
of the four billion dollar work fund
for the benefit of the Territories
outside of the United States, includ
ing Alaska, the president said in his
daily press conference this morn
ing. This is contingent however he
stated, upon the ruling of Comp
troller General J. R. McCarl.
Has Amendment
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 27 — Sen
ator Gore of Oklahoma sought to
line up support behind a proposal
which he says will settle the two
momentous issues now before Con
gres at one coup.
He offered an amendment to the
bonus bill authorizing the president
to compromise the war debts and
use the proceeds to pay off the bonus
in full.
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