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VOLUME 35. No. 129. NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1934. Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Better Business Outlook In November
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CHAMBER PREPARING LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
Belief Is That Bremerton Sayers Mingling In Cities
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BUSINESS NOW HAS A
GOOD CHANCE PICK
UP—IS MORE STABLE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24—The better business outlook
reported by the United States Chamber of Commerce was
today upheld by the government statistics. “Evidences of
improving business sentiment seen in October, continue to
appear in November, amounting to a six percent rise in the
volume of check-payments, steady retail sales, stable whole
sale prices, favorable car loading reports, and increasing
steel production.”
The Chamber noted meanwhile that the Department of
Commerce had prepared its forthcoming monthly review
with the statement that business had been slowly on the
- gain. They reported an increased industrial production and
an increase in employment payrolls, and construction. The
Chamber of Commerce a week ago, initiated the campaign
for active cooperation between the administration and busi
ness leaders in brining about recovery.
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No One Is Blamed
For Death Of Late
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Albert A* Fink
What caused the death of Albert
A. Fink, trapper, is unknown, but
there is not sufficient evidence, to
blame any person for the demise,
is the conclusion that was reached
recently by a coroner’s jury which
was convened at Manley Hot
Springs by United States Commis
sioned Gus A. Benson and which in
quired into his death, says the Fair
banks News-Miner.
Attorney and Witnesses
The inquest was attended by Un
ited States Attorney Ralph J. Riv
ers for the Fourth Division and
among the witnesses were Archie
Moses and Titus Alexander, natives
who found Fink’s body; Dr. F. B.
Gillespie of Fairbanks, who testified
that the bones discovered by the
natives were those of a human
being, and Pat O’Connor, Deputy
United States marshal of this city,
who gave evidence as to the condi
tion of Fink’s last camping place.
Fink disappeared in April, 1933.
His camp and some of his bones
- were found the middle of this
month in the Baker Valley close to
the shore of Hootlalaqua river in
the'Manley Hot Springs district by
Moses and Alexander. They report
.ed their discovery to Commissioner
f Benson, who at once communicated
with the United States attorney’s
office. Thereupon Deputy Marshal
O’Connor went to the place where
the remains were.
Fink’s bedding and personal ef
fects, including his rifle, were at the
camp, but only a few bones were in
the vicinity and they were scattered
The presumption is—and the Dep
uty Marshal expressed the opinion
at the inquest—that Fink died a
natural death, and that his remains
were attacked and carried away by
wild animals.
Dr. pillespie testified that Fink
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who was about 55 years old, might
have been afflicted with heart dis
ease without being aware of the
fact and that he might have suc
cumbed to it.
The dead man’s effects were taken
possession of by the marshal’s office.
United States Attorney Rivers,
Deputy Marshal O’Connor and Dr.
Gillespie Returned to Fairbanks
from Manlqy Hot Springs by plane.
THREATENING
NAVAL R ACE IS
NEAR REALITY
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Nov. 24—The end of
the treaty, and a limitless naval
building race between Great Britain
the United States and Japan hung
over the tri-power conference, as
hope was virtually abandoned for a
compromise on Japan’s demands
for naval parity.
The United States will seek naval
accord with Great Britain if the
present treaty is junked, which the
Japanese threaten.
INSULL TRIAL TO
GO TO THE JURY
MAYBE TONIGHT
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Nov. 24—The trial of
Samuel Insull, Sr., drew to an end
with the Judge expecting to give
the case to the jury late today.
Only the government’s final argu
ments with rebuttal and instruc
tions to the jury remains. By to
night Insull may learn his fate.
WAR BUDGET IN
FRANCE COMES
UPTO$800m000
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, Nov. 24—The startling as
sertions that an alliance had been
arranged with Russia, met with of
ficial denial from the Ministery of
Foreign Affairs, which said that
there had been no “Military Ac
cord.”
But the statement yesterday of
Leon Archimbaud, reporter of the
budget, that an alliance had been
arranged, helped force through the
Chamber of Deputies a staggering
budget for National Defense of
more than eight hundred million.
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BALDWIN SAYS
INCLUDE U. S.
PEACE PARLEY
(By The Associated Press)
Glasgow, Nov. 24—Any collective
effort by nations to ensure peace to
the world must include the United
States, says Stanley Baldwin, Lord
President of the Council, ranking
second to the Prime Minister.
“Never as an individual will I
sanction the British Navy being
used for an armed blockade of any
country until I know what the Un
ited States is going to do,” he em
phatically stated.
He asserted that he deplored the
withdrawal of Japan and Germany
from the League of Nations.
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N W ALASKA CHAMBER
COMMERCE PREPARING
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LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
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The Northwestern Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce met yesterday in
their first session since the big fire
of September 17th, in the offices of
the President, G. R. Jackson.
Many communications and mat
ters of business were brought be
fore the Board of Directors and dis
should anything be necessary in (he
were telegrams and letters from
member chambers of the Alaska
Territorial Chamber of Commerce,
and from Chambers on the Pacific
Coast, offering their assistance
posed of. Among communications,
work of rehabilitating Nome.
The City of Petersburg gracious
ly sent $325.00 and the City of Ket
chikan $1,000.00, through their
Chambers of Commerce. Upon mo
tion, the N. W. Alaska Chamber vot
ed that letters of acknowledgement
and appreciation be sent these cham
bers.
The matter of disposing of the ex
pense incurred in the speedy estab
lishment of the Post Office follow
ing the fire was brought before the
meeting. Upon motion it was voted
to pay the expense necessary for
placing the Post Office of Postmas
ter Guy E. Mish, in temporary quar
ters for the winter. The money ex
pended amuonted to $177.20. Thi?
amount was voted to be paid. At
the same time a motion carried
whereby the Chamber would comm
unicate with the Post Office De
partment iff an effort that this
amount be reimbursed to the Cham
ber.
During the time when the rates
on the emergency mail carried by
airplane between Fairbanks and
Nome, were lowered from fifty
cents to twenty-five cents per
pound, the Chamber, in addition to
public subscription, paid the full
amount per pound until the re-es
tablishment of the former rate.
About $300.00 was collected thru
public subscription and at the meet
ing a bill from the Northern Air
Transport Inc., of this city showed
that a balaance due of $71.35 was
still owing. A motion was passed
authorizing the payment of this
sum.
Upon mition it was ordered that
one thousand letter heads and five
hundred envelopes be printed with
the Northwestern Alaska Chamber
of Commerce heading.
A subject of great importance to
this Division was brought before
the attention of the members. A
program of legislation to be brot
before the session of the Legisla
ture meeting the Second Monday in
January, was ordered to be prepar
ed. At the same time a notice was
ordered published in The Nome
Daily Nugget calling the attention
of this subject to the residents of
the Second Division, and inviting
their consideration and suggestions
on proposed measures of legislation
Two referendums were brought
to a vote at the meeting, from the
Alaska Territorial Chamber of Com
merce. The first one was on the
establishment of airplane bases in
Alaska, by the federal government.
This was given a favorable report.
The second one however, was re
jected. It proposed the creation of
a highway patrol on territorial high
ways, and the appropriation of mon
ey to take care of same. It was
deemed an unnecessary expense
and not conducive to proper econ
omic proceedure, having little bear
ing on the conditions, requiring any
supervision on territorial highways
such as a patrol.
Several other matters were dis
cussed but no action taken and ar- '
rangements were made for another 1
meeting as soon ac the public re- 1
ception of the legislation program ]
became apparent. The meeting was ;
adjourned '.o be called again by the '
chair.
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BELIEF IS EXPRESSED
SLAYERS 6 PERSONS
YE AR AGO STILL FREE
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(By The Associated Press)
BREMERTON, Nov. 24—The belief that the slayers of
six persons at Erlands Point last March, were still living
here, unapprehended, and mingling with other people sent
a shock through this city.
The belief was expressed by Chief of State Patrol Will
iam Cole, who said “We are making rapid and significant
progress,” in referring to the Patrol’s renewed work on the
slayings.
“We have definitely established the facts that the mur
ders were committed by local persons at Bremerton and
that they are still around,” Cole said. In Olympia, four men
have been assigned to the renewal of attempts to solve the
mystery.
Russia Ships Ore
Bearing Gold To
The United States
FIVE THOUSAND TONS FROM
SOVIET UNION REACHES
TACOMA SMELTER
NEW YORK, Nov.—The Soviet
Union is sending large quantities of
gold bearing ore to American smelt
ing plants to increase its purchasing
power in the United States.
Some 18,000 tons have already
been consigned and many thousands
more tons under present plans will
be shipped in 1935.
The gold will be turned over to
the United States mint and the dol
lars received will be deposited in
New York banks.
Ore at Tacoma.
The Norwegian freighter Leise
Maersk docked recently^ at Tacoma
with 5,000 tons for the smelter there
Ten thousand more tons will reach
the Tacoma Smelter within the next
two or three weeks. Some 3,000
tons were unloaded about ten days
ago.
The Soviet Government received
about $1,700,000 for smelted gold.
Last year the Soviet {Government
shipped about $13,0OO,^'OO worth of
such ore abroad, mostly to Germany
and England, to be used in purcha
ses in those countries.
First Shipments to U. S.
This is the first time such ship
ments have been made to this coun
ty and was allowed by an order of
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau
ast January, lifting restrictions on
mporting assayed Soviet gold.
The ore is nonferrous residue con
fining large quantities of gold. Al
hough the Soviet Union is now the
tecond largest producer of gold,
alants are not able to handle this
slag and it is piled up to the extent
>f hundreds of thousands of tons in
•ecent years.
While Soviet officials refrained
from discussing the gold ore ship
ments to the United States, it is be
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I lieved such increases in purchasing
power is in anticipation of an early
settlement of the Soviet-American
debt question.
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NEW KIND PLAN
IS PROPOSED IN
CURRENCY EXP.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24th— The
“Washington Post" says that a new,
far-reaching currency expansion
plan is proposed informally by a
'group of silver expansionists.
Rough outlines call for a with
drawal of more than nine billion
[dollars in federal-tax exempt secur
ities, which- will be redeemed by
issuing the equivalent amount in
new money, backed theoretically by
gold and silver, now in the treas
ury.
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LEVINSKY WINS
DRAW WITH ART
LASKY IN N.Y.
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(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Nov. 24—King Levin
sky, of Chicago, fought Art Lasky,
of Minneapolis, ranked as the chal
lenger for the world’s heavyweight
title, to a furious ten round draw,
Friday night.
Levinsky came from behind in the
last four rounds to move out in
front, and then earn a draw. Lasky
rallied himself in the last round to
stave off Leninsky’s threat. Levin
sky weighed 201 and Lasky 199
pounds.