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Volume 36. Number 200. NOME. ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
England Is Send Fleet To Suez Canal
PRESIDENT SIGNS THE ALASKA AIRMAIL BILL
Fairbanks Citizens Fear Art Hines Passengers Dead
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Fears Another Air
Tragedy May Cost
Lives Of 4 Persons
fBy The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 24. — Every
one hear fears that another air dis
aster may have cost the lives of pil
ot Art Hines and his three passen
gers—Mr and Mrs Lonz and Alton
Nordale all of Fairbanks.
Nine planes seeking them, have
been centering along the Tanana
River, southeast of here. Yesterday
they concentrated over the uninhab- 1
ited section in the Forty Mile coun
try where pilot S Christenson sighted
smoke which appeared as if it may
have been coming from a camp fire.
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Increases Wages
Not High Enough
New Proposal Up
fBv The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, —The
Marine Engineers Beneficiary Asso
ciation, insisting that the wage in
creases granted by the special arbi
tration board were not high enough,
declared that a new wage proposal
would be submitted to the shipping
men, with the signing of next year’s
working agreement contingent upon
its acceptance.
Appointment As A
Justice Confirmed
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(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, —The
senate today confirmed Bert E. Han
ey of Oregon, as United States Cir
cuit Judge for the 9th Circuit. The
position was created by congress
earlier this month.
Bill To Forbid Suits
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, —Action
was completed today on the bill to |
forbid after January 1st, suits again
st the government to collect alleged
IoSlScs caused by the dollar devalua
tion and abrogation of the gold pay
ment clauses in government obliga- j
tions.
2 Young Americans
Cleared
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, Aug. 24, — Officials here
said that two young Americans had
been cleared of suspicion in connec
tion with the alleged photographing
of a fortified zone, from the deck of
an American freighter.
ROOSEVELT SIGNS BILL
AUTHORIZING AIRMAIL
CONTRACTS IN ALASKA
Last Minute Legislation Being Hushed To
Complete President’s Program. Large
Measure's Received Consideration
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24—Congress, jaded by nearly,
eight months of struggle drew on its last ounce of energy to
while feverishly through the vast mass of last minute legis
lation and adjourn tonight.
Broken deadlocks and eleventh hour agreements promp
ted leaders to declare that this was the last day of the 74th
Congress, first session.
Other measures sent along to the White House besides
those covered yesterday include employer and employee tax
bill and a measure for a new pension bill, while the utility 1
bill and regulation of alcohol control, coal and suit bills are
up for swift, final ratification today.
The senate saw filibustering onslaught last night that
blocked the half million dollar Hood control bill which had
had already passed the house. The senate sidetracked the
measure this session, after it had been called a graft bill by
Tydings, democrat of Maryland, and a gigantic pork barrel
by Vandenberg.
The vote on the new tax bill is slated in both houses
for today. The senate is working on the neutrality meas
ure, and a hundred million dollar deficiency appropriation
carrying funds for the new social security program.
WASHINGTON, U. C.. Aug. 24, — President Franklin
D. Roosevelt today signed the bill authorizing the Postmast
er General to contract for airmail service in Alaska.
Bishop Alexy Of
Greek Catholic
Church Touring
Winging his way through the blue
heavens over vast strethces of tun
dra and rugged mountains, the vener
able spiritual head of some 8,000
members and adherents of the Greek
Orthodox Catholic Church in Alaska
landed at the Anchorage Airport re
cently. He came from Bethel, mouth
of the Kuskokwim River. ,
The distinguished visitor is Bish
op Alexy of Alaska. Slight of stat
ure, with silvered beard, and gentle
and unassuming, the bishop, whose
domain spreads over an area equal
to that of several European empir
es, spoke modestly at the Anchorage
hotel of his long journey and his
work. <
Bishop Alexy, whose headquarters
are at Sitka, has been traveling sin
ce September 1st last year, visiting
scores of places in nearly every
quarter of Alaska. He has mushed
with dog teams, and traveled in
steamers, trains, motorboats and air
planes.
“The Orthodox Greek Catholic
Church”, said the bishop “has some
eighty churches in Alaska, with the
largest at Sitka and Kodiak. There
is an average of 100 members or
adherents for each church. Most of
them are natives, and many of Rus
sian blood, being descendants of the
early Russians who settled in Alas
ka. The membership includes Eski
mos, Aleuts, Kenaites and Sitka,
Honnah and Tlinget Indians, and
many others. All are very loyal and
devoted to their church. While I am
a native of Russia and speak the
language freely, 1 converse in Eng
lish with most of the natives affiliat
ed with our church.”
When the bishop is on tour, the
members in the isolated regions
make his coming a special event, and
travel many miles to meet for his
services.
As soon as he can arrange it, the
bishop will proceed from Anchorage
to Ninilchik and Seldovia, thence to
Seward and back to his headquart
ers at Sitka. While he is absent
from Sika, Rev. Vasseley Amatog,
regular priest of the church, is in
charge there.
Bishop Alexy’s full name is Alexy
Pontelaif, but later the custom of
the church the bishop’s use use only
their first name in their work and
service.
“I first came to America”, said
Bishop Alexy, “in 1909. I came di
rect from my old home in northern
Russia, and was stationed in many
places as a priest and later as bish
op. I was bishop of San Francisco
in 1927, and then Bishop of Chicago,
Bishop of Pittsburgh, Bishop of Sit
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Vmend Constitution
If Necessary Advise
Gov. Pennsylvania
(By The Associated Press)
MILWAUKEE, Aug. 24, —A frank
recommendation “If it appears that
the nation cannot be rescued with
out another amendment; then ant
ed we must", was left with the
young democrats as they entered the
second day of their national con
vention, by Governor George Earle
of Pennsylvania.
fie said that the American peop
le had changed the constitution
with twenty-one amendments and
had regreted only one of them.
Rev. Fr. Coughlin
Wins Court I e
In Chicago Feud
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Aug. 24, —Rev. Fath
er Charles E Coughlin, Detroit “Ra
dio Priest" today won a court order
allowing him to use the Soldier's
Field bowl here, with a seating
capacity of 80,000 for a mass meet
ing and the delivery of one of his
speeches on "Social Justice”, at some
undetermined future date
The park board refused to rent
him the field on the grounds that his
speech would constitute propagan
da on controversial political and ec
onomic subjects. Such speeches are
forbidden by park regulations, the
board held.
Overruling the board, Superior
Judge Joseph J Kelly said, “I have
examined other speeches by Father
Coughlin and I fail to find anything
subversive of the constitution or
good order of society”.
He added that the proposed ad
dress would exalt human rights over
property rights but would be per
missable.
Park board attorneys said they
would appeal, adding that the appeal
would probably tie up Judge Kel
ly's decree until fall. Attorney Sam
uel B. Ettelson, representing Fath
er Coughlin, said he would fight any
more delay.
The battle between the park board
and Father Coughlin started more
lhan a month ago and the priest re
sorted to the* courts when he fail
ed to get satisfaction from the
board. ,
President Spoke
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, —Presi
;nt Roosevelt spoke at 6:30 P. M.
Pacific Standard Time over the ra
iio to the democratic convention in
Milwaukee.
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THE MEDITERRANIAN
FLEET GREAT BRITAIN
WILL BKJMJEZ CANAL
iMliiopian Emperor Orders All Valuable
Property Hidden in Subterranean Cav
erns III Attempt To Preserve Wealth
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 24—A cruise program which brings
the cream of the crack British Mediterranean fleet to with
in almost overnight striking distance of the Suez Canal by
September first, was announced today, at Valetta, Island of
Malta, British base.
Emperor Haile Sellasie ordered the civil population to
. evacuate the capital within a week’s time, believing that one
of Italy’s first acts would be to bomb Addis Ababa from the
air.
Great Britain is preparing to show her naval might in
the Mediterranean, with planes now enroute to protect the
Suez Canal, it was declared by part of the London press,
after it had declared that the fleet may not be fit for con
flict in connection with the Ethiopian quarrel.
Mussolini’s army is tuned up for its gigantic game on
the Austrian frontier, which may be a pattern for Ethiopian
hostilities; while the populace is absorbed in the historical
question: “What will England do ?” Six thousand more
troops boarded ships for East Africa, in Italy today.
UNDATED, Aug. 24—The Ethiopian emperor today or
dered that all valuable property be hidden in subterranean
caverns.
American and other foreigners remained calm, some be
lieving that the League may yet save the situation.
A British warship is leaving Malta, August 29th to be
concentrated in a tight small ring' ranging from the actual
entrance to the canal and within it, to a point from one hun
dred and fifty to four hundred miles from the Mediterran
ean entrance.
Informed Italian quarters evinced an inclination to
depreciate the possibility of any corrective action to stay
Italy’s hand yet, an d observers reiterated that Italy was
prepared for any eventuality and would not be diverted
from its course, no matter how stern, the measures were
directed against her.
Suit Is Dismissed
Action Establish
es High Precedent
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, —A suit
to recover NRA assessments under
the millinery code authority, was
dismissed Friday by Supreme Court
Justice Aaron J. Levy.
The decision registered an import
ant precedent.
Lawyers said that the suit was
the first of its kind since the United
States Supreme Court held the NRA
unconstitutional.
They said the decision will be a
factor in any further attempts to
sue any of the numerous code auth
orities formerly located here.
Justice Levy asserted in dismiss
ing the suit that “the plaintiffs have
no cause of action against incorporat
ed code authorities as the monies
collected were paid out under a
mistake of law."
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Quake Felt Seward
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(By The Associated Press)
SEWARD, Aug. 24, —Strong
earthquake shocks of a minute dura
tion were felt here at 12:08 A. M.
B’riday, but no damage was report
ed.
^ oung Republicans
Serve Notice Will
Re Active In 1936
(By The Associated Press)
YELLOWSTONE PARK, Aug. 24
—Young republican leaders of the
West served notice today on their
elders that they were ready to take
an active part in party affairs in
the 1936 campaign. Closing a two
day’s meeting representatives sought
to work out a unified plan for the
West.
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