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VOL. 38 No- 50 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday MARCH 3 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Kentucky Senator Backs Roosevelt Court Program
HEAVY BALLOTING FOR QUEEN CONTINUES
Adoption Forty
Hour Week Will
‘ Allow Building
(Bv The Associated Press i
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 3,
—Navy officials said the adoption
of a forty hour week by the maj
or steel companies would break
the deadlock in the shipbuilding
industry, provided the manufact
urers of machinery followed
suit.
The officials said the forty hour
week would bring the steel com
panies under the Walsh-Healey
act which requires the govern
ment contracts to be filled by
firms under such labor provisions.
Navy shipbuilding plans are
threatened unless other industries
follow the decision of the steel
companies.
Strikers Plane
Company Settle
Down to Seige
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, March 3, —
Douglas aircraft company strik
ers settled down to a long seige
of picketing, while the police pro
tected the majority of the plant’s
five thousand six hundred work
ers, who were given a five cent
wage increase. The company said
the increase was granted before
the strike started.
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Senator Logan
Backs Program
For Sup. Court
fBv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON March 2, —Sen
ator Logan of Kentucky told the
senate he would support Presi
dent Roosevelt’s court plan to per
petuate democracy and save the
constitution.
He said his first impulse had
been toward opposition but the
United States cannot live unless
we find some way to enact such
laws as will bring protection,
peace and happiness to all the
people of the nation.
—
Zellerbach Profits
Reported For
9 Months
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, March 2, —
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
reported a consolidated net in
come profits for the nine months
ended January 31st of one mill
ion, eight hundred and eighty five
dollars, as compared to one mill
ion six hundred and fifty four
dollars foi the corresponding pel
iod a year ago.
Crown Williamette profits were
one million nine hundred and
twenty one thousand dollars, or
six hundred and eighty seven
thousand dollars in excess divi
dend requirements.
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Hearings in Washington On Alaska
Airmail Service Attended By Many
Persons Interested In Development
By I. J. Eccles, Secty. Delegate
Anthony J. Dimond
Need for a connected system of
mail service by air, through
which the larger towns and cit
ies in Alaska would have a de
livery of mail on the same day
it arrives in Juneau and a simi
lar one-day service south of Jun
eau was heard by the subcommit
tee of the House committee on
appropriations in charge of the
Post Office and Treasury Depart
ment Approriation bill January
27.
Approval of the plan will pro
vide a direct weekly service of
mail by air from Juneau to Fair
banks by way of Whitehorse in
Yukon Territory and Tanacross
in Alaska. Mail accepted on this
route but not destined for Fair
banks or points north would be
transported by plane from Tan
across on a loop route on which
deliveries would be made at Cor
dova, Valdez Seward and Anch
orage.
The hearing before the subcom
mittee was attended by a repre
sentative of the Post Office De
partment speaking for Hon. Har
lee Branch Second Assistant Post
master General, who was ill and
so unable to attend. Delegate
Dimond, with the aid of maps
and charts presented an accur
ate picture of what the desired
service would mean in view of
the distances and time of deliv
(Continued on Page Three)
TODAY LAST DAY
CAST YOUR VOTES
FOR NOME OUEEEN
Free votes obtained from merchants Nome must be in
ballot boxes tonight- Cash votes go on sale
tomorrow. Queen be elected Sat.
HUCE VOTE IS
COUNTED FOR
QUEENS
Today’s vote more than doubl
ed yesterday’s count, totaling
more than 300,000.
Miss Johansen still remains in
the lead with a margin of over
50,000 votes ahead of her closest
rival.
Miss Mozee slipped into third
place, giving way to Miss Stan
groom who now holds the second
position by a lead of 5,000 votes.
Miss Lee continues to show
strength and while she is in 4th
place is still close enough to be
a serious contender.
Judging by today’s totals it
looks like a strong four cornered
fight with each candidate being
a potential winner.
Today’s totals are as follows:
Gertrude Johansen . 257,980
Eileen Stangroom . 205,580
Jeanne Mozee . 200,480
Marguerite Lee . 191,180
Ada Baldwin . 120,420
Rita O’Leary . 70,880
Dorothy Nelson . 27,080
Geraldine Rude.21,180
Borgney Ulricksen . 16,760
Yesterday’s Totals
Gertrude Johanaen . 163,740
Jeanne Mozee . 139,700
Eileen 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
At the close of business tonight
all ballot boxes will be removed
and the final count of the free
votes made. It is hoped this
count will be completed in time
for tomorrow’s paper.
All merchant free votes not in
ballot box tonight will be worth
less.
New Votes Thursday
Beginning Thursday morning
new Queen votes will go on sale
which will be sold for cash only.
These will be in two denomina
tions and can be purchased at
(Continued on Page Four)
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, March 3, — By a
vote of eleven to five, the House
killed the Coffey bill which would
have provided for a referendum
on the abolition of fish traps.
The Senate passed the Walker
anti-crime bill which sets up a
Territorial Bureau of Criminal
Identification. The measure is
| aimed to cooperate with federal1
x.prshals, police departments and
the Department of Justice invest
igators.
The senate also appropriated
fifteen thousand dollars to com
bat the wolf and coyote menace.
It killed the bill to repeal the
eagle bounty and also the meas
ure providing for a tax commis
sioner for the Territory. ,
Governor Troy nominated Thos.
Donohoe of Cordova to succeed
the late Martin Harrais, as a
member of the board of regents
for the University of Alaska
1 Hv The Associated Press)
CHICAGO March 3, — A sev
en months’ jubilee opens tomor
row celebrating Chicago’s one
hundredth anniversary which
includes a flower festival, aviation
tournament farm week and the
carnival of the Great Lakes.
Scientic Party Invades Nunivak Island
And Hooper Bay Section To
Study Eskimos’ Teeth
A scientific party of three men
left Anchorage recently for Beth
el by p'.iane, where two more
persons joined them and the
group then proceeded to remote
points in the Nunivak Island
and Hooper Bay regions to pur
sue the problem of dental re
search among the Eskimos.
The party included Dr. L. M.
Waugh, professor of dentistry at
Columbia University, New York
City, head of the expedition; Dr.
E H Seigel, bio-chemist at Colum
bia and Dr. T. J. Pyle supervis
or of dental activities in Alas
ka for the Bureau of Indian Af
fairs.
At Bethel the party was com
pleted by Dr. Otto George of
Akiak and Florence Hurst field
nurse for the Bureau.
Piloted by M. W. Sasseen in
whose ship they left Anchorage
today, the party will visit re
mote regions little affected by the
civilization ^>f the white man in
the Bering Sea area. Dr. Waugh
began the expedition into the
Kuskokwim regions three years
ago and has made two summer
expeditions. Valuable data on
the problem of tooth decay is ex
pected to be secured.
The expedition is sponsored by
the Bureau of Indian Affairs and
The Barrymore in a Happy Pose
Shortly after their Wedding
Of Barrymores
1 The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, March 3, — Re
peated efforts to effect a recon
ciliation by John Barrymore have
todate failed, following a recent
attempt to get his wife, the for
mer Elaine Barrie to change her
mind following petition for a di
vorce.
Mrs. Barrymore, John’s fourth
adventure into matrimony charg
ed her husband with mental cruel
ty and with upbraiding her with
vile and profane language, foll
owing a New Year’s party given
in her honor. Since then the Bar
rymore’s have been estranged.
Reports Accident
I no Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS March 3 — U. S.
Commissioner Harry Greep of
rck Hot Springs telegraphed
today that Pe'.er Blccms a trap
per was found with a rabbit
wire snare pulled tight around
■is neek. The snare was fastened
to Bloom’s dog-pulled toboggan.
Slowly freezing to death after
breaking through the ice while
crossing a creek. Greep said he
placed the number eight wire
around his neck fastened the loose
end and then started his dogs up.
They broke loose and reached
Central roadhouse.
Man and Wife
Rescued After
Being Snowed in
(By The Associated Press)
K.ANAB, Utah, March 2,—‘If
anyone ever tries to feed me
salmon again I’ll shoot ’em” ob
served Carl Cox former National
Park ranger as he and his wife
arrived here after being rescued
from a snowbound ranch eighteen
miles south of Jacobs Lake Ari
zona on the edge of Grand Can
yon where they had been mar
ooned for eight weeks in a small
cabin.
“All we had to eat until the
tractor arrived was salmon and
popcorn” he said. His wife is ex
pecting a child soon. Fourteen
feet of snow was reported in his
area—the most on record.
Columbia University. The group
expects to return about the last
’ week in April.—Anchorage Times
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