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THE NOME DAILYNUGGET
VOL. 36 NO.. 61 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
Alaska Appropriations $2,802,783.90
Sympathetic Strikes Are Pending In Sailors’ Dispute
HUGE APPROPRIATIONS MADE BY
TWELFTH SESSION TERRITORIAL
LEGISLATURE-TOTAL $2,802,783.90
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, March 16 — The liquor bill as passed by the
legislature included local option, allowing incorporated
cities and towns with board control authorized to get up
plans whereby such incorporated places may vote on the
issue.
JUNEAU, March 16 — Setting a new record for getting
the appropriations bill out of the way. the 12th Legislature
set aside $2,563,650 for expenses for the next two years, and
with special appropriations added the total would be $2,802,
783.90.
Following are the larger amounts appropriated—six
teen thousand, one hundred dollars for the governor’s office;
sixteen thousand, nine hundred fifty dollars for the Attor
ney General’s office; thirty-seven thousand and seventy
dollars for the auditor’s office; forty-nine thousand, five
hundred and fifty for the Treasurer.
One of the largest amounts appropriated was one mil
lion, fourteen thousand dollars for schools, including one
hundred thousand dollars for a probable school at Matan
uska when the colonists arrive.
The Commissioner of Education was granted thirty
three thousand, seven hundred dollars; The University of
Alaska one hundred and ninety-two thousand, six hundred
and two dollars. A total of two hundred thousand dollars
was appropriated for roads; sixteen thousand for the office
of Highway Engineer; Alaska Pioneers Home a hundred and
fifty thousand, four hundred dollars; allowances to aged
residents, four hundred thousand; dependent children, nine
ty thousand dollars; relief of destitution fifty thousand;
further relief of indigents eighty thousand; live stock in
spection fifteen hundred dollars; for bounties on wolves and
coyotes forty thousand; eagles ten thousand; annual fairs
eight thousand; and radio telephones forty-five thousand
dollars.
German Feelings
Are Running High
Against France
(By The Associated Press)
Berlin, March 16—German pas
sions were stirred by rabid propa
ganda fire, and feeling is running
high against France which is charg
ed with “dealing the last blow to
disarmament,” as a result of the
French government’s new military
measure passed yesterday .
France is accused of attempting to
torpedo the forthcoming negotia
tions on European peace, between
Simon of England and Hitler of Ger
many.. An intense press campaign
has been waged for two days again
st the French military citadel coin
ciding with the debate on lengthen
ing the term of military conscrip
tion, in the French parliament..
FRESH KILLED REINDEER
Liver and Tongues
At Polet’s
Feared Plane
Party Perished
Congo Jungles
BRAZZAVILLE, Middle Congo,
March 16—Down in a plane some
where in the Congo’s swampy, can
nibal infested jungles, Governor
General Edourd Renard of French
Equatorial Africa, with his wife and
five French army officers, are feared
to have perished
The Nome Brass Band has accom
plished several practices in the Fire
hall and now feels itself sufficiently
capable of really practicing in pub
lie Monday evening at 7:30 PM
there next practice, they will meet
at the Nevada Hall, which will be
donated by owner Henry Burgh,
who himself was once an old band
member.
It is expected that soon the band
will be giving a concert in Nome to
which the public will be invited,
but until then they are going to
practice religiously so that they will
have a full complement of band
music with which to entertain the
public..
Lack Of Oxygen
Forces Wiley Post
To End Flight
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, March 16—Wiley
Post of round the world fame, at
tempted to set a new trans-contin
ental record by flying in the strato
sphere between Los Angeles and
New York, but ended the flight here
at 5:20 pm when lack of oxygen
forced him to land at the municipal
airport..
He covered 2044 miles at an aver
age speed of 279.36 miles per hour,
being in the air for seven hours and
nineteen minutes .
Mayor John Berry airport super
intendent said Post established a
new unofficial record for sustained
flight He flew at a height of five
miles Post himself said he wasn’t
free to discuss the flight
Wiley Post To
Fly In Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, March 16—Mech
anics are assembling a plane for
Wiley Post to use in Alaska in the
near future for traveling around
and hunting: possibly doing charter
work Post recently was hunting
in Alaska The plane is being as
sembled around a new fuselage
with a used set of wings and a
motor which Post purchased in the
East recently..
Judge Settles
Emerson-Sewell
Marital Mixup
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, March 16—The
custody of the three young sons of
Mr and Mrs Walter Emerson, es
tranged, was awarded to their
grandparents Mr & Mrs E L Schultz
by Judge Ben F Lindsay..
This was in settlement of the fam
ed Emerson-Sewell marital mixup
Judge Lindsay denied counter di
vorce petitions sought by Emerson
and his wife. Mrs Emerson said she
would “cooperate” with the judge’s
warning to permanently discontinue
her relations with Sewell
The judge ignored Emerson’s di
vorce plea on the ground that he
knew and failed to halt the affair
between his wife and Sewell Sim
ilarly he ruled out Mrs Emerson’s
charge of misconduct between her
husband and Mrs.. Sewell, on the
same grounds..
Three Murderers
Meet Their Death
In Electric Chair
(By The Associated Press)
TRENTON, March 1G—Walking
one by one past the cell of Bruno
Hauptmann, three convicted mur
derers met death in the electric
chair Friday night
They were Michael Mule, aged 24;
Connie Skarpone aged 2G; and Geo.
Destefano Jr , aged 25 years; exe
cuted for the slaying of John Szczy
towski aged 37, during a holdup
Hauptmann shook hands with each
of them and said "Pray to God!",
according to the reports of the pri
son officials
Says President
Has I josl Some
His Popularity
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON March 16—One of
the country’s foremost industrial
leaders. Henry I Harriman, believes
that President Roosevelt has lost
some of his popularity during the
past four months
He said that the people still ad
mire the President and want to
have faith in his policies but they
also want jobs They are beginn
ing to wonder whether the new deal
measures will give them work and
the comforts of life
Primo Camera
Scored Knockout
Ray Impellitteire
(By Tho Associated Press)
NEW YORK, March 16th—Primo
Camera, moved a step closer to a
title bout, with Max Baer Friday
night, scoring a technical knopkoul
over Ray Impellitteire of New York,
in the ninth round of a scheduled
ten round bout Jack Dempsey re
fereed the fight which drew eigh
teen thousand spectators, paying
forty-four thousand nine hundred
and fifty-two dollars
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TENSE FEELING INCREASE IN THE
OIL TANKER SAILOR S FIGHT FOR
RECOGNITION STRIKES RENDING
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. March lfi — Sailors from Ketch
ikan, Alaska, to San Diego continued to wage their fight for
preferential recognition while other maritime unions en
gaged in sympathy strikes or walkouts on other issues of the
dispute of the oil tanker sailors who have tied up more than
twenty vessels at various ports.
The matter was brought before the Federal Conciliator
here. Alaska felt the blockade for the first time when the
Standard Oil tanker, with Captain F. H. Lucas in command
was tied up when sailors walked off her at Ketchikan.
Longshoremen added to the general apprehension over
the situation by refusing to handle freight for one vessel at
San Pedro, and another, the President Jefferson at Seattle.
In Seattle a demonstration took place in sympathetic
support, when the Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
struck against the employment of non-union junior officers
on vessels.
Natives Butcher
Hundreds Reindeer
For Nome Markets
The Nome Douglas Reindeer As
sociation has been busy during the
past few days butchering reindeer
in the corrals at Fort Davis About
2.ll()n reindeer of the Nome-Douglas
Herd were rounded up and drove
into the corrals there
From reports gained, approximate
ly three hundred deer are being
slaughtered. Local meat markets
are purchasing the fresh killed rein
deer meat some to be stored for
later in the summer ns it is report
ed that this is the last time they
slaughter for many months.
It is also understood that the deer
are being sold to markets at the
prevailing rate announced by the
Association some time ago. The
butchering is in charge of James
Brandon, veteran reindeer manager.
The slaughtering is e ected to be
completed today, ae- ding to all
reports Deer are ..Iso being sold
to individuals in Nome who are de
sirous of getting fresh meat. Among
the advertisements being run is one
by A Polet Stores, supplying fresh
killed reindeer tongue and livers.
As a home market Nome is supply
ing the opportunity for the sale of
reindeer meat more than it ever has
before.
In freighting the carcasses into
Nome from Fort Davis, a distance of
three miles, numerous dog teams
are kept busy all day long running
to and fro along the trail with
sleds piled high with deer.
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income Tax
Show
i»i<! increase
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 16—Secre
tary of the Treasury Morgenthau's
advisors reported that income tax
receipts were well in line with bud
get estimates. Taxes reported to
day and yesterday approximate one
hundred million dollars Tile two
days’ receipts will be an increase of
of twenty-five million over the com
parable period last year
600 Families
Flee From Their
Flooded Homes
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, March 16—The flood
waters rolled across new areas of
southern Missouri, and eastern Ar
kansas, flooding out more than six
hundred families from their menac
ed homes, as the Mississippi tribu
taries battered down weakened lev
ees A blinding, choking dust storm
was borne on the March winds, leav
ing the plains and states deep in
grime and sand Rain and snow
followed the dust in some places .
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FRESH KILLED REINDEER
Liver and Tongues
Ai Polet's
St. Patrick’s Day Dance, Benefit Pilgrim Springs Mission
TONIGHT-NEVADA BALL ROOM. 9:30 SHARP. ADMISSION ADULTS 75 CTS. CHILDREN 25 CTS.-TONIGHT