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VOL- 38 No. 49 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY MARCH 2 1937 Per Copy 15ets
HOUSE PASSES HIGH LICENSE LIQUOR BILL
Presentation Of Baseball Trophy Tomorrow Night
SALOON BILL PASSED
HOUSE NOW GOES
TO SENATE
McCutcheon Bill for high licenses for liquor dispensar
ies passed by margin of one vote. Measure
receive first consideration in Senate
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TBv The Associated Press)
JUNEAU March 2 — By a mar
gin of one votes the house passed
the McCutcheon high license, or
open saloon bill, 9 for and six
against it. The measure now goes
to the senate where it has the
right of way over other liquor
bills, being the first to get action
with the exception of the Ander
son liquor referendum, which was
defeated by the senate. Two oth
er liquor bills one by Patterson
calling for a territorial liquor
setup under and administrator,
and one by Rivers making statu
tory the present regulations, are
not yet acted upon.
The house also passed the Nell
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, March 2, — The ter
ritorial'house by a vote of 11 to
5 passed the Brunnelle gross gold
tax bill. The measure had already
passed the senate.
It is expected to yield about
gix hundred thousand dollars an
nually or about double the pre
vious amounts, from mining com
panies.
Briefly the bill calls for a three
percent tax on gross production of
•U gold and platinum mines, and
provides for a graduated tax on
net earnings of other mines rang
ing from three-fourths of one per
cent on ten thousand dollars, to
eight percent on the net over one
million.
An exemption of ten thousand
dollars is provided under the
gold and platinum gross tax sec
tion.
I
PWA Approved Of
Grant for Douglas
f, . -
TBy The Associated Press)
... WASHINGTON March 2, —The
Public Works Administration ap
proved the twenty five thousand
dollar grant for the rehabilitation
of the town of Douglas, recently
destroyed by fire.
... Delegate Dimond said the mat
ter was immediately transmitted
to the budget director. .
Scott gin-^marriage 'bill providing
that no marriage can take place
until three days after the issuan
ce of a license.
,The house ways and means com
mittee this afternoon reported ag
ainst the Race amendment to the
Brunnelle gross gold tax meas
ure which would have levied the
tax on net returns. The amend
ment was practically Race’s orig
inal bill.
The teeth were taken out of
the proposed eight hour bill sis
amendments were adopted by the
house which exempts canneries
and mines
Two other measures were tab
led which means their end—the
repealing of the boxing law and
prescribing rules for traffic on
highways.
Reversing their position of Sat
urday the senate killed the Mc
Cutcheon memorial to congress
which would have asked the na
tional body to amend the Merch
ant Act as applicable to Alaska.
A vote of five to three against
the measure which was called up
by Powers, resulted.
Both houses agreed to extend
the time for consideration of
their own measurea until Wed
nesday night.
Japanese Fear
Strength U. S.
Pacific Ocean
fBy The Associated Press)
TOKYO March 2, — Japan’s
army and navy ministers disclos
ed to the Diet today, a program
to stress chemical warfare, and
vigorous plans to meet ‘‘the men
ace” of increased United States’
air units in the Pacific.
When Japan’s army and naval
air force rearmament program is
finished said the navy minister
Mitsumasa Yonai, Japan need not
“fear the United States there.”
He said that Japan was ready
to accept an invitation from a
third power tc discuss arms lim
itation with the United States but
wouldn’t propose such a parley
unless there was a definite pros
pect of an amicable settlement.
“In the event the United Stat
es increases its air force in Al
aska, the Aleutian Islands and
Hawaii and other Pacific posses
sions”, Yonai said “Japan will be
menaced. Some think airforce is
more powerful than warships but
the navy regards the air force as
an auxiliary to the fleet, both be
ing indispensable.”
Minister of War Sugiyama dis
closed the Japanese army was con
centrating on gas and other chem
icals as war weapons to make up
for numerical inferiority.
$10.00 paid in advance will
give you the Nome Daily
Nugget for six months, A
Baving of $2.00. Do it now !
Grand and Glorious Time Promised
At Carnival. Crowning and Special
Coronation Ceremonies Miss Nome
We’re all set for the big Ken
nel Club Carnival this coming
Saturday evening. The Queens
are looking more beautiful than
ever and their total of votes is
mounting with prodigious leaps.
The plans for the evening were
discussed in detail again last
night by the Kennel Club Board,
which expressed pleasure and ap
preciation for the ideas being
worked out by Carnival Manager
Heberlee.
You are going to be able to dance
to the finest orchestra music in
the land, all of the latest dance
hits from the Outside. Entertain
ment skits from the stage will fill
in periods during the evening.
Games and lunch concessions will
| be brightly decorated and entic
ing to all. The hall will also be
appropriately decorated in the
racing colors of the Nome Ken
nel Club.
And while this is all subordinate
to the main event of the evening,
it should attract the attention of
nearly every man. woman and
child in Nome.
The big event, of course, is the
election of the Queen of the Trail
who is to be crowned with the
title of Miss Nome. Appropriate
ceremonies for her presentation
and coronation are at present be
ing formed rapidly and an impres
sive ritual will solemnize the oc
casion.
Contest Manager Ed. Steffen
will be on hand to furnish votes
to all and sundry who are back
ing their current favorites, and
'‘Grant Jackson Trophv ’ Indoor
Baseball Be Presented at Games
Tomorrow Night. Don’t Miss It.
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(BY ’’NOSEY”)
Following more than eight
weeks of indoor baseball which
captivated that true northern spi
rit of rivalry of athletics, the sea
son comes officially to a close to
morrow night, when the High
School Girls play the Alaskan
Women, and the Commercials
battle the Hammon.
I suppose it would be proper
for me to predict who will win,
in as much as I have proved only
about fifty per cent correct thru
most of the season. However, pru
;dence is the better part of valor
at a time like this. Of one thing
I am sure and that is that both
games will be exceptionally well
played and exciting throughout,
I suggest you take in the final
game of the series, as some very
nice plans have been worked out
for the presentation of the beau
tiful "Grant Jackson Trophy” to
the winning team for 1937.
And as an added inducement
Queen votes are being given aw
ay—40 votes for each adult ad
mission and 20 votes for each
children’s.
At the meeting of the league
officials Sunday, it was definitely
decided with the permission of
the school board, to place the
trophy on display in the corridor
of the Nome Public School for
the balance of the school year,
where it may be seen and inspect
ed by the public attending any
functions in the building.
Plans for tomorrow evening
call for a presentation speech by
L. E. Rynning, acting manager of
the Lomen Commercial Co., the
trophy to be brought into thebig
gymnasium during the intermis
sion between the Women’s game
and the Hammon-Commercials
game, by the Captains of the 3
rival teams, and presented to the
Captain of the Hammon Team.
I Art Harris. Captains of the other
[three teams are Martin Willoya
'of the Huskies; Fred Larson of
the Alaskans; Kenneth Rude of
| the Commercials.
At the same time individual
honors are to be paid to the
members of the Hammon team,
the champions of 1937. in the per
sonal presentation of a minature
sterling silver baseball watch fob,
inscribed "Champions 1937".
All of the teams will appear in
their regulation uniforms,and the
scene should be truly reminiscent
(Continued on Page Two)
Earth Tremors
Felt Ohio And
Other States
(By Hie Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio March 2 —
Earth tremors were felt in Ohio,
Kentucky West Virginia Indiana
and Michigan between 9:45 and
9:50 a.m. today Eastern Standard
Time.
Reports indicated no damage ac
companied the quake. Slight rum
blings were heard in some dis
tricts and buildings shook a little
and movements of desks and
chairs were discemable.
the voting promises to be excep
tionally exciting and close. Back
ers of the various QUEENS are
eagerly lining up for the final
“Putsch”.
To the oldtimers who have wit
nessed many Queen of the Trail
contests, the present Queen Con
test has proved to be an exciting
and stimulating period, Individ
ually and collectively they have
commented at the interest and
spirit which has developed during
the past three weeks. They de
Mussolini Said
Lifetime Train
ing for Italians
(By The Associated Press)
ROME, March 2, — Italy de
creed a thirty seven year mili
tary period for every man in
the kingdom, in a mailed-fist an
swer to the challenge of Englan
's vast defense rearmament, or
dering virtually a lifetime of “in
tegral militarization” for the It
alian citizens throughout the ag
es.
The ages apply to those be
tween 18 and 55. The Fascist coun
cil scouted even “the remotest pos
sibility of armament limitations”,
plans.
“An adequate increase” in arm
ed forces and their extension for
five years, and a general commis
sion for war supplies made up the
order.
“Total sacrifice if necessary of
civil necessities to military nec
essities for the attainment of max
imum self sufficiency regarding
military needs”, was the theme of
II Duce's address.
Johansen Girl
Continues Lead
Queens of Nome
Miss Johansen stepped out in
front in today’s count with a to
tal of over 42,999 votes cast in
her favor.
Miss Mozee still retains the sec
ond position but is being crowd
ed hard by Miss Stangroom who
is showing herself as a strong
candidate.
Marguerite Lee is in the fourth
spot and close on the heels of
Eileen Stangroom while Ada
Baldwin is in fifth place. Miss
Baldwin received the second
heaviest vote in today’s ballot
ting by turning in over 35,000
votes.
Today’s totals are as follows:
Gertrude Johansen 163,740
Jeanne Mozee 139,700
F.ileen Stangroom 135,160
Marguerite Lee ...... 131,920
Ada Baldwin .114,560
Rita O’Leary . . 66.020
Dorothy Nelson 22.720
Borgney Ulrickson 16,040
Geraldine Rude 12,640
A total of over 150,000 votes
showed up in today’s count and
it is estimated tomorrow's total
will go well over that figure.
Business is humming according to
comments from various merchants
and they are running Contest
Manager Steffen bowlegged to
keep up with the demand for
votes.
Don t Fold Your Ballots
Vote getting by the candidates
and the public is developing into
a serious business since only one
more day remains to get free vot
es.
All votes must be in the ballot
boxes by the close of business to
morrow night which is the offic
ial closing time of tile merchants
free vote plan.
Promptly at the opening of bus
iness Thursday morning votes
will go on sale for cash only. Cash
votes will be on sale at conven
ient places the last three days.
The price for Queen votes will
be announced in this paper to
morrow as well as the names
of the business firms who will
sell them.
Yesterday’s Totals
Gertrude Johansen .121,340
Jeanne Mozee ..121,180
Eileen Stangroom .116,380
Margueritte Lee .104’940
Ada Baldwin ..78,720
Rita O’Leary .62,380
Dorothy Nelson .19,920
Borgny Ulricksen .14,600
Geraldine Rude .11,580
Don't Fold Your Ballots
Double Header Baseball Games Wed. Mar. 3
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VS ALASKAN WOMEN—CO MMERCIALS VS HAMMON—40 Votes free with adult admission and 20 votes free with children’s admission.