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VOL. 37. No. 91. NOME, ALASKA, Tuesday, APRIL 20, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
Nation’s Finances Object of Scrutiny
Gov. Troy Makes Territorial Appointments Today
Business and Union Leaders Meet Gov’t Officials
‘SEX-MAD MANIAC’ HUNTED AS HER KILLER
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New York police are seeking a "sex mad maniac" as the slayei ot oeautitul Veronica Qedeon, artist's
model, who with her mother and Prank Byrnes, a roomer, wore found alaln In their apartment teeter
morning. Mlaa Oedson la shown above ao she appeared when she modeled llngori*. (Associated Preee
Photo)
ROOSEVELT CALLED
FOR MORE REVENUE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON April 20-Sen
ator Joseph T. Robinson, demo
cratic leader said after a White
House conference last night, that
the president would ask congress
for one billion five hundred mil
lion dollars for a relief appro
priation beginning July 1st this
year.
He said the conference was -at
tended by Gamer, Morgenthau,
budget director Bell and sena
tors Harrison, Bankhead and
Byrnes. Robinson agreed to
bend every effort to limit ex
penditures and appropriations,
and to close the gap between in
come and outgo. He declared the
disappointing tax receipts had
accentuated the estimated deficit,
The signs pointed to an unbal
anced budget at the end of the
fiscal year.
Robinson expressed the beliel
that means would be found with
out increasing the taxes, to bring
the deficit down to a very narrow
matgin. He proposed that appro
priations would be about the
same.
Roosevelt suggested the same
in the budget message, that they
would be far less than that sug
gested by the U. S. mayoralty
conference, of slightly less thar
the last year.
WASHINGTON, April 20, -
President Roosevelt today askec
congress for one million and ;
half dollars for the next year fo:
the federal relief burden.
The message, projecting th<
possibility of new taxes at tlu
next session, loresaw a treasury
deficit June 30th of two billion,
five hundred and fifty seven mill
ion, or three hundred and nine
million dollars over the January
' estimate of the deficit for the
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Hitler’s Army
Large Enough
To Suit Him
fhv Tin? Associated Press#
BERLIN. April, 20, — Chan
cellor Hitler on hi.s 48th birth
day is believed ready to join in
the challenge to halt world re
armament races, because the Ger
man army is apparently large en
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TO DIVOPCF RADIO rn^DIAN
Ni.b .u wynn icenter) was in ner hotel suite In Rer.o, Nev., talk
ing to i.er attorney about the divorce suit she expects to file against
Ed Wynn, comedian, when this picture was taken. Seated with her are
the attorney, George Bartlett, and his daughter, Dorothy Bartlett.
Mrs Wynn will be eligible to file the expected suit early In May.
(Associated Press Photo)
Major Leagues
Commence Long
B. B. Seasons
' Bv The Associated press)
WASHINGTON, April 20, —
The American League baseball
season opened today with Presi
dent Roosevelt doing his daily
chore of throwing out the first
ball.
Philadelphia playing the Wash
ington team, defeated the home
players 4 to 3.
A foul ball barely missed the
President in his box. He waved
and grinned to the crowd.
In Boston, Philadelphia of the
- Nationals won- a double-header
two to one and one to nothing
from Boston.
Leaders Meet
With Perkins
Adopt Policy
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C April 20,
—Business and union leaders
joined with government officials
today in a conference called by
Secretary of Labor Perkins to
bring labor and capital to an ag
reement on nationall policy to av
ert strikes and lockouts.
The indications were that they
would not reach final conclu
sions, but that general statements
would be drawn for consideration
at a later conference.
A group of congressmen urged
the enactment of a bill encour
aging states to adopt child labor
prohibitions, minimum wages,
maximum hours, collective bar
gaining and agriculture and pro
duction laws.
Edict Is Issued
By Gen. Franco
He as Dictator
(By The Associated Press)
SALAMANCA, Spain, April 20,
—Insurgent Spain, if present
plans work out, will be converted
by Generalissimo Francisco Fran
co, into an authoritarian state
after the pattern of Italy and
Germany, setting himself up as
a virtual dictator.
His decree today, banned al
but insurgent political parties
and paved the way for a possible
restoration of the monarchy, il
the insurgents are victorious.
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APPOINTMENTS MADE
BY GOV TROY TODAY
Argue Over Effect
Wagner Decision
On Court Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C April 20,
—Senator Burke, a leader of the
opposition to tlie Roosevelt court
bill, said today that the Wagner
decisions handed down by the
supreme court, paved the way
for eight or ten more votes ag
ainst the btjl.
Senator Assurve, leader of pro
, ponents said the decisions "im
mediately helped" the measure.
Attorney General Cummings in
a radio address la.-t night said
that unless the bill is approved,
the Wagner act, and other social
laws “may be whittled away bit
by bit in their application until
nothing remains hut an empty
victory."
PIONEERS ATTENTION
All members are requested to
meet at 8 p.tn. Wednesday April
21st at St. Joseph's Hall. Candi
dates to present themselves at
8:30 p.m.
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(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, April 20, —Follow •
ing action of the recent territor
ial legislature, Governor Troy to
day appointed members to the
Aeronautics and Communication
Commission—-First Division She!
don Simmons of Juneau. Second
Division John Cross of Nome
Third Division M D Kirkpatrick
of Cord-ova. Fourth Division Jos
eph E. C rosson of Fairbanks. The
Governor is chairman of the
com mission.
Appointment, to the Board of
Public Welfare, under the Socio
Security Aot, included First Div
ision John II Walmer of Juneau
Second Division Bussell May
nard of Nome. Third Division Mrs
Marguerete Monkman of Anch
orage. Fourth D. vision J G Rivers
ot Fairbanks. The Governor a Is- -
acts as chairman.
To the board of accountancy
were appointed James C Coop
er. Harley J. Turner, and Thee
dore A. Hellentha-I. all of Juneau
They are to elec: ore-ident and
secretary.
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports.
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
location Notices Vouchers,
SENATOR TAKES SUBSCRIPTION
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Nicky Arundel, 9, one of Washington’s youngest publishers, was busy
selling his paper In the Capitol to members of the senate ludiclary
committee at one of Its sessions delving Into the President’s proposal
to enlarge the 8upreme Court. Nicky, editor of Nicky's News, Is shown
i as he took an order from Pat McCarran, Junior senator from Nevada.
I (Associated Press Photo)