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Volume 36. Number 125. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 27, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
Gridley Talks On P.W.A. at Luncheon
KIDNAP CASE STILL BAFFLES AUTHORITIES
Hopeful Indications Speedy Settlement Lumber Strike
R T GRIDLEY OF PWA
DISCUSSES NOME PLAN
AT LUNCHEON TODAY
Public Works Administration Alaskan Re
presentative Talks About Work To Be
Done Nome When Bill Is Signed
R. T. Gridley, Assistant P. W. A. Administrator for Al
aska, who arrived in Nome last night from Fairbanks, via
airplane, met with the City Council and the Northwestern
Alaska Chamber of Commerce board of directors at noon
today at a luncheon at the North Pole Bakery.
His purpose in coming to Nome was to establish a per
sonal contact with the city in regard*to the Public Works
Administration loan and grant to the City of Nome. The
bill to authorize the city to bond itself in any amount not
to exceed $100,000 has been passed by congress and is now
before the president awaiting his signature, before the act
ual work of making the money available.
Mr. Gridley spoke at much length upon the necessity of
the city immediately arranging for the services of a com
petent engineer to lay out the plans for the different projects
in Nome which will be constructed. His suggestions regard
ing this phase of the PWA proposal were received by the
group present, and it is now the intention to bring the mat
ter before the city council meeting tonight, and get the pre
liminary surveying and planning accomplished so that when
authority is received to proceed, work may be started.
In speaking to the council and the board of directors,
Mr. Gridley mentioned also that he believed many minor
details of requirements would receive speedy consideration
in Juneau and offered suggestions which would help exped
ite the affairs when the president signs the bill.
As regards to the work itself, he said it was the desire of
the PWA to see that home labor and products were used to
the greatest extent possible for efficiency and training. He
stated that the city would be fortunate in preparing their
plans for the projects under advisement.
Securing the services of a qualified engineer, who
would appreciate the responsibility and who would have the
necessary training and experience, in his opinion, was the
most important feature of the Nome Public Works program.
Those assembled conversed with Mr. Gridley along this line
and all were of the same opinion that starting the project
with the early planning and surveying now, would give bet
ter chances of completing the projects before next fall.
Mr. Gridley stated he had little doubt but what the
bill would be signed by the president within the next few
days.
While talking about this project he also stated that he
understood plans for the construction of the new Nome Fed
eral Building were made and that the proposal is waiting
only for the official approval in Washington.
After the work planned by the city in its PWA program
has started, Mr. Gridley said he would attempt to have a
permanent representative of the PWA located in Nome dur
ing the period of the work, so that much of the red tape in
connection with completing and constructing of the pro
jects could be handled right here instead of waiting for offi
cial approval from Juneau, and the resulting loss of time.
Mr. Gridley left again this afternoon aboard a North
ern Air Transport plane for his return journey to Fairbanks.
He said, while in Nome, that the Fairbanks PWA program
for the construction of a new municipal building, had been
started Saturday afternoon. The bids were let last Thurs
day and excavation work began Saturday.
He is returning to his offices in Juneau, after inspect
ing several cities throughout the Territory who are planning
PWA programs. Enroute to Nome he stopped in Anchorage
and Seward where work will start soon under PWA funds.
SOME HOPE HELD FOR SPEEDY
SETTLEMENT LIMBER STRIKE
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, May 27—Renewed impetus for a speedy
settlement of the lumber strike was given today in the ac
tion of the Northwest Council of Sawmill and Timber Work
ers Union in modifying the previous wage and hour demands
Union officials announced that the new program called
for a raise of fifty cents minimum and a forty hour week
maximum and is open to anyone who sees fit to go into col
lective bargaining. Previous demands were seventy-five
cents an hour down to sixty and a thirty hour week. The
new demands do not entail closed shop but is for the recog
nition of the union in collective bargaining.
JAPAN SEES SELF AS TARGET
OF UNITED STATES NAVY'S NEW
BUILDING PROGRAM WARSHIPS
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, May 27—A strong hint that Japan regards
herself as a target for the seapower of the United States was
contained in a pamphlet distributed by the Navy Propagan
da Bureau in connection with the Empire’s celebration of
Navy Memorial Day, on the occasion of the thirtieth anni
versary of the Japanese victory over the Russian Fleet.
“We have confronting us another great power which
is increasing its navy with Japan as a target,” the phamph
let said. The United Stales was not mentioned but there
was no doubt as to the reference.
DR. GRIEST SAYS FLl AT BARROW
PRACTICALLY OVER. SOME OF
CONVALESCENTS HAVE RELAPSE
(By The Associated Press)
POINT BARROW, May 27—The fiu epidemic is prac
tically over, with but a lew sporadic cases among people
from the far eastward along the coast who came here within
the past week for the whaling season. None are serious, Dr.
Griest reported. The last deaths were two children, one
an infant who died from tuberculosis. There have been
several relapses due to convalescents over-eating, and other
wise not taking care of themselves after being discharged
from the hospital.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEN
MAKE CAPTURE IN SEVENTY-TWO
THOUSAND DOLLAR EXTORTION
(By The Associated Press)
PASADENA, May 27—Seriously wounding and captur
ing one suspect in a seventy-two thousand dollar extortion
plot, Department of Justice agents and the police today
pressed the search for other members of the gang, which
addressed extortion notes to Herbert D. Ivey, bank presi
dent and head of the Los Angeles clearing house association,
who is now under threat of death.
Department of Justice agents and the police substituted
a man for Ivey who was to have had a date with the mob.
In the battle which followed Jack Williams aged thirty-five,
was shot in the chest, his badge deflecting the bullet which
otherwise might have hit him in the heart.
RANSOM NOTE WARNS
FAMILY KIDNAPERS DO
NOT INTEND TO FOOL
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 27—In a copyright story, the Post-In
telligencer printed the following as the text'of the kidnap
note received by Weyerhaeuser in Tacoma, May 24th after
the disappearance of their son:
“To whom it may concern: two hundred thousand dol
lars in cash, half in twenty dollar bills and the other half in
tens and fives: all Federal Reserve Notes, unmarked and the
number is not to be taken—if they are and the bills are
marked it will be all oil with you. Do not notify the police
or the department of justice or any private detective ‘agen
cy’. 11 you do it will be all off. Keep it out of the papers.
This is business—be business-like. You have five days to
raise the money and you had better have it.
“As soon as you have the money advertise in the Seat
tle P. I. in the personal column and say we are ready. Sign
it Percy and Minnie. Tire bills which you pay with must
have been in circulation before—not new ones. Be care
ful: don’t try to slip any gold certificate notes on us. You
will be notified where to go when the time comes. Be sure
there is no one following you as you will be watched from
the time you leave. Just follow the rules and we will get
not for us.oooooooofooat, SHRD
along fine. If you don't follow them, it will be a sorrowful
day for you. not for us. Remember a slip on your part will
be just too bad for someone else. We know what we are
doing. It has been planned for three years. We don’t
want to hurt anyone if we can get out of it, so just remember
a slip on your part is liable to be wrong. Don’t do it. ’
Signed: “Egoist.”
The wording of the note was grammatically correct
and with the exception of the one word “agentev,” all words
were spelled correctly.
INTEREST CENTERED ON A TAN SEDAN
TACOMA, May 27—A small army of authorities who
are working on the kidnaping case, dropped any pretense at
lying low until the abductors return the boy. There are
detectives at the postoffice to watch for any special delivery
notes to the family. The first message was a special deliv
ery. Two federal men stay in the deteetive office and ad
vise the course of action to be taken on tips that come in.
At present activity is centered on a tan sedan with a
California license plate which was seen near the Lowell
school Friday and previously seen near the school with
three men watching the school for -1 or 5 days before the
kidnaping.
LUCK ENTERED INTO ABDUCTION OF THE BOY
TACOMA, May 27—The element of luck played an im
portant role in the abduction. Usually the boy’s first cousin
Erskine Ingram, waas George’s daily companion on his noon
day walks from the Lowell School which they both attend
ed! to the Annie Wright Seminary, the girl’s school attend
ed by Anne his sister, aged thirteen.
On Friday Erskine took lunch at school and George was
alone on the last block and a half of his daily walk to the
seminary. Had Erskine accempanied him, both boys might
have been abducted or neither of them.
WEYERHAEUSERS ADVERTISE THEY ARE READY
TACOMA, May 27—In response to the direction of
“Egoist,” the Wyerhaeuser’s inserted two notes in the P. I.
The first read “expect be ready; come Monday’’ and was
signed Percy and Minnie. This was taken to mean that the
ransom would be ready or that an intermediary would meet
the kidnapers. The second asked for a new method of com
munication. It said: ‘,Due to publicity which is beyond
our control, please indicate aanother method of reaching
you. Hurry ! If you would relieve an anguished mother,’’