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VOL. 37. No. 284 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 1, 1936. Per Copy 15cta
New Land Slides Threaten Juneau
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WATCHERS PLACED HILLS
tfARN DANGER NEW j
SLIDES IN CAPITAL
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(By The Associated press) ,
JUNEAU, Dec. 1. — Rainfall 1
during the month of November j
reached 24.52 inches, exceeding
the monthly record established
in January 1891, with the down,
pour still continuing today.
Guards are posted on the hill,
side to warn of the danger of any
more slides, while crews work
ing on one slide were withdrawn
until the rain stops.
A small slide occurring Mon.
day did no damage.
Rain is still holding pilot Chet
Brown of the Arctic Airways
here enroute to the States in a
tri_motored plane.
PAA planes from the interior
left with loads for Whitehorse
from where the passengers will
go by rail to Skagiway to make
connections with the Canadian
boat for the south.
Bodyguard To
Roosevelt Dead
Heart Attack
(By The Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 1, —
August Gennerich, aged 55, Pres
ident Roosevelt’s personal body
guard, died of heart failure while
dancing in a restaurant here last
night.
The former New York detect,
ive had been Roosevelt’s body,
guard since 1928, and had accom
panied the President of the Unit
ed States on all of his trips.
Officials predicted that the
President might cancel his sight,
seeing tour of Buenos Aires, but
that the remainder of the pro.
gram was unaltered.
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
pamphlet form, for sale at The
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
“SOURDOUGH”
Get Your Supply Of
Northland Stationery
Before You Go Outside
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* Donations to the GOP *
* By Duponts Reflect *
* Landon Support *
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* WASHINGTON, Dec. 1, *
* —The Senate committee in- *
* vestigating political expen. *
* ditures revealed that three *
* members ol the Dupont fam. *
* ily gave $144,430 to-" the Re. *
* publican party in the last *
* election, of which Irenee *
* Dupont, chemical manu. *
* facturer of Wilmington, Del- *
* aware, gave $116,430. *
Gold Medal For
Aeronautics Is
Given Mrs. Post
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 1, — Colonel
J. Carroll Cone, Assistant Dir_
ector of the Bureau of Commerce
today presented the Gold Medal
of the Federation Aeronautique
Internationals to Mrs. Wiley Post
for the achievements of her late
husband, at a banquet of the Na
tional Aeronautic Association
convention.
The medal was received for
Mrs. Post by Charles W. Short
Jr., of Tulsa Oklahoma.
The award was made in recog
nition of Wiley Post’s round the
world flights.
Pickpocket W as
Cause Failure
Of Murder Plot
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, Dec. 1, — A pickpock
et unwittingly frustrated his own
plan to assassinate Premier Ko_
ki Hirota, when he stole some
money from Ko Watanabe, who
had planned to bribe a chauffeur
so he could get near enough to
make an attack.
Watanabe got sick from contam
mated milk, and when police,
men massaged his stomach they
found on his person, several
sticks of dynamite.
Watanabe admitted that he had
tried for three days to kill the
premier.
Special Power of Attorney forms
NEW LAWS GIVE CHOICE TO
DRUNKS-10 DAYS HOOSEGOW
OR BIG DOSE OF CASTOR OIL
(By The Associated Press)
SPOKANE, Dec. 1, — Legal
machinery is being prepared for
the administration of castor oil
to any person brought into a
police court on a charge of drunk
enness twice in any one month.
Justice Frank Yuse decreed 10
days in jail or an oversize dose
of castor oil. Three of the first
four chose castor oil.
City officials planned legisla.
tion to remove the city from lia_
bility should the effects prove to
be serious. A police surgeon said
that a half a pint would not be
harmful, but admitted he would
prefer to go to jail instead.
Women also have the choice of
whether to take castor oil or go
to jail.
FINEST TURKEY FOR PRESIDENT
Jeanne Struthere of Salt Lake City displays atrophy the Northwestern
Turkey Growers Association, composed of ranchers of 14 states, wilt
award to the season’s finest bird raised by its members. The prize
turkey will be sent to President Roosevelt for his Thanksgiving dinner.
The bird here looks mighty fine, but it’s reported as Just a sample.
(Associated Press Photo)
HAMMON COMPANY IS
PLANNING FOR SAME
OPERATIONS 1937
Following is an account of the
Hairanon Consolidated Gold Field
operations during the past seas
on, gained in a special interview
with General Mgr. J. D. Harlan.
Dredging
Dredges 1 and 3 started dig
ging about the middle of May,
dredige 2 about the middle of
June. All operated steadily and
with good progress until forced
to stop because of accumulated
ice in the ponds. The shutting;
down dates were November 15th,
17th, and 19th, No. 1 being the
last to stop.
“Sufficient gold was produced
to pay a large wage and supply
bill; City, Territorial and Fed_
eral Taxes; and a partial repay
ment of the many million of dol_
lars which 14,900 stockholders
provided to make the consoli
dated operations possible.
“The operating season was long
er than the average. Spring
breakup and fall freeze.up deter
mine the length of season. In
the fourteen operating seasons of
the company in the Nome field
Bering Sea ice has left the coast
as early as the first of May and
as late as July 3rd. Freeze-up
has started as early as September
12th and as late as November
20th. Such variations necessarily
add to operating expenses.
“Dredges 1, 2 and 3, each had
operating problems different
from the other. All had to
have makeup water pumped to
the ponds while they were dig.
ging above natural drainage lev
els. Dredges are left afloat to
freeze in during winter and all
will be carefully watched and
guarded against damage. There
were no serious or major acci.
dents to men or equipment, a tri
bute to the operating crews and
their' foremen.
The same general program of
dredging is planned for 1937 as
was conducted in 1936.
Thawing
“To provide a part of the wat
er for thawing the frozen grav.
els ahead of dredges the 110 mil
es of ditches were prepared, be.
ginning late in April, for water
which started flowing late in
May. Ditch season ended early
in October. Both winter and
summer precipitation were be
low normal. None of the ditches
had capacity supply of water
during many days of the season.
Total capacity is 50,000 gallons
per minute.
“Eight pumps supplemented
the supply of water from ditches.
Three of the 14 inch pumps are
direct connected to 250 horsepow
er motors, four have 200 horse,
power, and one 12 inch booster
pump requires only 50 horsepow
er. Only seven of the pumps
were operated at one time. They
have a total capacity of 45,000
gallons per minute.
“Thawing operations were con
ducted in three separate areas.
(Continued on Page Two)
Alaska, Power
To Legislate,
Is Described
BY HOWARD LYNG
(Continued from Yesterday)
Must Be Constitutional
The legislative power oi the
Territory of Alaska, as expressed
through its legislature extends to
all rightful subjects of legisla_
tion, not contrary to the Const
itution and laws of the United
States. No law can be passed in '
terfering with the primary dis_
posal of the soil: no tax can be!
imposed upon the property of the j
United States: property of non_
residents cannot be taxed higher
than the property of residents.
The legislature cannot grant any
corporation, association or indiv
idual any special or exclusive
privilege, immunity or franchise
without the approval of congress.
The legislature may by general
act permit persons to associate
themselves together as corporate
bodies for manufacturing, min_
i ing, agriculture and other indust
rial pursuits, and for the conduct
of the business of insurance, sav
ings banks, banks of discount
and deposit, but not banks of
issue; for loans, trust and guar
anty associations; for the esta_
blishment of cemeteries, and for
the construction and operation of
railroads, wagon roads, vessels,
irrigation ditches, and the colon
ization and improvement of lands
in connection therewith, or for
colleges, seminaries, churches,
j libraries, and any other benevo.
lent charitable or scientific asso
I
ciation.
Under the Organic Act, cor
porations or associations cannot
be permitted to organize unless
their chief business is in the Ter
ritory.
No divorce can be granted by
the Legis'ature, and the courts
of the Territory cannot grant one
unless the applicant for divorce
has resided in the Territory for
two years immediately preced.
ing the application.
No law can be passed permit
ting any lottery or the sale of
lottery tickets nor can the Leg.
islature or any municipality in
terfere with or limit the Acts of
[Congress to prevent and punish
gambling.
Regulate Liquor
The Legislature under act of
Congress passed in April 1934,
has the authority to regulate the
manufacture and sale of intoxi.
eating liquor within the Terri
tory.
Control Appropriation
Under the power delegated to
the Legislature, no public money
can be appropriated by the Ter.
ritory or any municipality for
the support or benefit of any
sectarian or private school, or
any school not under the control
of the government.
Bonded Indebtedness
The Legislature cannot author
How Much Food?
{By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Dec. 1, — Governor
John W. Troy of Alaska, sent
messages to mayors of all cit
ies from Ketchikan to Fair,
banks requesting information on
what emergency supplies were
needed on the first shipment to
come north on the steamer Arc
tic.
Speculate Early
Return Garner
Capital Nation
(By The Associated Brass)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, —
Congressmen of both houses spec
ulated on the significance of the
early return of Vice President
Garner, early this week to Wash
ington, D. C., five weeks before
the opening of Congress.
In the past he has stayed at
his home in Texas until just a
few days before the session con_
vened.
Garner is ex'pectcd to confer
with Senator Harrison, of the
Senate Finance Committee on a
proposed revision of the nation’s
revenue system,
Senate attaches said that Vice
President Garner would find
pressing political problems in the
capital, since many of the admin
istration leaders, including Presi
dent Roosevelt are out of the
city.
Subscribe for The Nome
Daily Nugget: $2 a month
ize any bonded indebtedness eith
ed Territorial or municipal—this
requires a special act of Cong,
ress—neither can the Legisla
ture borrow money in the name
of the Territory or any munici,
pa ity, division thereof except
for actual running expenses, and
no such indebtedness can be as
sumed in excess of the actual in,
come of the Territory or munic
ipality for any one year, includ
ing appropriations made by con,
gress, taxes levied and payable,
cash and other credits on hand.
Under the Organic Act, no
tax can be levied for Territorial
purposes in excess of one per
cent on the assessed valuation of
the property levied upon within
any one year, nor can any in,
corporated town levy any tax in
excess of two percentum of the
assessed valuation of property
within the town in any one year.
Maintain Schools
Under this Organic Act the leg
islature was empowered to esta
blish and maintain schools for
white and colored children, and
children of mixed blood.
For many years after its in.
ception, the Territorial school
system was operated under an ap
pointive commissioners of educa
tion and what were called loc.
(Continued on Page Three)