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Volume 36. Number 126 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY. MAY 28, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
NRA Declared To Be Unconstitutional
WEYERHAEUSER KIDNAP CASE SILENT TODAY
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Administration Abandons Attempts To Enforce NRA
NRA DECLARED TO BE
UNCONSTITUTIONAL IN
SUPREME COURTS EYE
Supreme Court Of The United States Ren
ders Decision That N. R. A. Is Unconsti
tutional And Gives Too Much Power
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, May 28, — The N. R. A. and its vast
code structure was tumbled to the ground last night by the
sweeping Supreme Court of the United States decision of un
constitutionality, which suspended “all methods of compul
sory enforcement”.
Acting only a few hours after the high court held unan
imously that President Roosevelt had been given too much
“unfettered” authority in proclaiming codes, and that the
code provisions went too far in regulations affecting intra
state commerce, the administration took preliminary steps
with Donald Richberg, NRA Administrator, to see what
was going to be done about it.
Following the conference with the President, Richberg
issued a plea that employers continue to operate under their
codes until a new structure could be reared. In a statement
issued to the press, Richberg said:
“This decision of the Supreme Court makes codes of
fair competition unenforcible as a matter of law. In defer
ence to that ruling all methods of compulsory enforcement
of the codes have been immediately suspended. This will
not affect the enforcement of any contractural obligations
which may have arisen by an agreement of parties, and does
not require sanction of the federal authorities.”
The President held a conference with his aides, foll
owing which Richberg issued the suspension order. Pro
ponents of the New Deal pondered apprehensively the poss
ible effect the court’s decision might have on other admini
stration measures, on which the vast reform program is bas
ed. All legislative action on New Deal matters has been
temporarily halted, while the congressmen considered the
import of the decision from all angles.
Passenger List Of
S. S. Northwind
Enroute To Nome
The following passenger list of
those aboard the S. S Northwind.
under charter to the Arctic Tran
sport Co., which sailed for Nome is
as follows:
Mrs J I Anderson
Mrs. Geo. C. Folger
Mrs Evans
Ruth Reat
Mr. Willitts
C J Tjernagel
Mr. Bissner
Mr. Alexander
The vessel carried as cargo, a dred
ge for .the Casa de Paga section, new
engines and parts for Sunset Creek;
a complete outfit of machinery and
trucks for Tin City; dredge parts
and machinery for Kimball and
Dent at Council. According to the
telegram received tihe Baldwin will
sail June 1st for Nome with addi
tional mining machinery, lumber and
other features of cargo.
WASHINGTON, May 28—Specu
lations ranged throughout a bewild
ering maze of details, tentatively
with the assurance that the men on
Capitol Hill and in the administra
tion appeared to be canvassing the
advisability of resorting to one or
more steps in a drive for new legis
lation, applying the principles of
minimum wages and maximum
hours, together with collective bar
gaining and the ban on child labor,
to the purely interstate commerce,
measures. This might stretch the
session of congress into August or
beyond.
Causing conjecture and acute dif
ferences of opinions were some of
the following mentioned, if passed
might help the situation: An at
tempt to get the states to pass sup
plementary laws applying the prin
ciples to intra-sta,te business; an e<
fort to amend the constitution to
make the NRA principles legal; an
attempt to obtain legislation enforc
ing some of the NRA principles by
means of government’s taxing pow
or; an invitation to industry to join
in voluntary agreements with the
government to observe certain prac
tices; and a move to get congress to
grant the temporary authority to
President Roosevelt to govern indus
(Continued on Page Four)
The Washington
News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
May 11.. 1935.
The bill introduced in the senate
by Senator Pope, of Idaho, and which
is commonly known as the Pope
Dimond Bill because the identical
bill was introduced in the house by
Delegate Dimond to provide for un
employment relief through devel
opment of mineral resources- to as
sist the development of privately
owned mineral claims, and to pro
vide for the development of emer
gency and deficiency minerals, was
reported with amendments by the
senate committee on mines and min
ing Tuesday.
Governor Troy called on the presi
dent Monday and discussed Alaskan
matters and extended to him the of
Icial invitation of the Territory to
make a visit to Alaska this summer.
The president is greatly interested
in the Territory and anxious to
make the trip, but at this time he
j was unable to state as to whether it
would be possible to do so this sum
mer.
Legislation providing for the auth
ority to make a preliminary examina
tion of the Tanana River and Chena
Slough with a view to control floods
in the Slough was favorably reported
by the Committee on Flood Control
in the House, Friday.
Monday might well have been call
ed “Alaska Day" in the House, for
the following five bills, introduced
by Delegate Dimond were passed by
thait body:
H. R. 5707—To ratify and confirm the
corporate existence of the city of
Nome, and to authorize it to under
take certain municipal public
works, including the construction
reconstruction, enlargement, ex
tension., and improvement of iits
sewers and drains, fire-fighting
system, streets and alleys, dide
walks, curbs and gutters, and a
municipal building, and for such
purposes to issue bonds in any
sum not exceeding $100,000.
H. B. 6114—To amend section 128
of the Judicial Code to provide
the right of appeal in all civil
cases and all criminal cases from
the decision or judgment of the
District Court of Alaska. ,
H. R. 157—To amend section 5296 of
the Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States to provide that the Dis
trict Court of Alaska shall be deem
ed a court of the United States,
and the U. S. Commissioners of Al
aska shall be deemed Commission
ers of a United States court, with
in the intent and meaning of this
section..
H. R. 6085—To authorize the town of
Petersburg ito undertake certain
municipal public works, including
the filling, grading and paving of
streets and sidewalks and construc
tion of necessary bridges and via
ducts, and for such purposes to
(Continued on Page Two)
Will Conduct A
Re-study Of All
New Deal Acts
Congressional Leaders Order
Re-study of All Phases of
New Deal Legislation
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 28, —A
complete restudy of all of the. big
administration’s bills, to determine
their constitutionality, in view of
yesterday’s NRA decision, was or
dered today by congressional chiefs.
Abandons All At
i tempts Enforce
Rules Of NRA
Administration Abandons All
Attempts to Enforce Rules
Regulations of NRA
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 28. — Amid
confusion in the capital, which, fig
uratively speaking, is strewn with
the wreckage of the New Deal’s No,
1 Experiment, the administration
abandoned all attempts to enforce
the NRA and appealed to the busi
ness world to observe its rules vol
untarily. They sought u series of
hurried conferences to chart the fu
ture.
Meanrtime in London, press com
ment on the United States Supreme
Court’s NRA decision, reflected, that
a terrific blow had been dealt to the
prestige of President Roosevelt.
Robot Era Seen
For World In 30
Years From Now
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, May — Robots will per
form all the menial tasks of 50 years
hence—and the great problem will
be how to fill in all the extra hours
of leisure. Thait is the rosy picture
of 1985 as envisioned by Sir Eric
Geddes, speaking at the exhibition
of arts and handicrafts here. “I
don’t know how much leisure there
will be,” he said, “but it will cer
tainly be a problem to provide for
.the outlet of energy during those
extra non-working hours which will
be created as mechanical technique
develops.”
Sir Michael Sadler, master of Uni
versity college, Oxford, suggested
that “with mass production in indus
try everywhere advancing with giant
strides, there must be a great re
birth of interest in artistic things.”
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ABOUT KDN APING CASE
CUOSED TO NEWSMEN
Silence On Part Of Authorities In Weyer
haeuser Kidnaping May Mean Break In
Case* Hunting For Men In Canada
(By The Associated Press’)
TACOMA, May 28. — Authorities today tightened up
on a score of sources of information regarding the search
for the kidnaped Weyerhaeuser boy.
The office of detectives was closed to newsmen. The
doors of the state patrol were locked and justice department
investigators were absent from headquarters. No comment
was forthcoming from officials as to whether this meant a
break in the case.
However, in the P. I., the classified advertisement
still read “We are ready. Signed Percy and Minnie”, and
indicated that the family was ready to deal with the kid
napers.
The family yesterday went into conference with auth
orities to determine a method by which the boy could be
returned safely. What decision they arrived at, only they
know.
The Weyerhaeusers have already been told by the kid
napers “You will be notified where to go when the time
comes.” This is the next step probably waited by the family.
It is believed that their son Philip, aged ten is being
strictly guarded and in seclusion. No one has reported see
ing him about the home since last week-end. He has not at
tended his classes at school. Two little girls were seen
repeatedly about the home.
The search for George Weyerhaeuser, meanwhile, has
swung into Canada, with the remnants of the Alvin Karpis
and Machine Gun Kelly’s gangs, as possible suspects.
Cadets Graduated
Academy Receive
Their Assignments
Thirty-one Cadets Graduated
From Coast Guard Acad
emy Receive Commissions
(By The Associated Press)
NEW LONDON, Conn., May 28, —
Thirty-one cadets were graduated
today from the Coast Guard Acad
emy and given ensign commissions
and assignments.
Included today were Ralph D
Dean of Seattle and Clayton M. Opp
of Yakima who were assigned to the
Cutter Chelan. Robert F. Shunk of
Seattle was assigned to the Haida
at Cordova.
MADE FLIGHTS YESTERDAY
Pilot Hans Mirow of the Mirow
Air Service made a flight yesterday
with A. C. Stewart and H. W Her
schel to Monument Creek, and Pete
Bloomberg to Pilgrim Springs
He is scheduled for a flight to
j Dahl Creek in the Kougarok, with
Pete Yaeger and Mr. McCard as
passengers, Wednesday.
Canadian Gov t. To
Consider High wav
Alaska Proposal
Canadian Minister Will Pres
ent International High
way Proposal to Gov't.
fRy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 28, — Dele
gate Anthony J, Dimond said today
thait he had been assured by Will
iam Duncan Harridge, Canadian
Minister to the United States, that
the proposed International Highway
to Alaska would be considered by
the Canadian Government.
Dimond quoted the Canadian min
ister as saying he would present the
proposal to the Dominion officials
when he visits Ottawa this week.
A bill providing for the construc
tion of the Alaska portion of the
road and to make arrangements for
negotiations between Canada and
the United States over the portion
of the highway crossing British
Columbia, is now being considered
by a Committee in the house.