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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No-46 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. 26, 1937 Per Copy 1 Sets
Would return Reindeer to Eskimos
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REINDEER PRIVETBARTER IS. SUCCESSFUL
Lead Vote in Queen Contest Near 100,000 Mark
DIMOND PROPOSES
RETURN REINDEER
TO ESKIMOS TERRI
Bill introduced in congress today by Alaska delegate
would appropriate two million dollars for
purpose buying other owned deer
Y Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 26, — With a
total of a hundred and four bills
and sixty nine memorials in the
House and sixty nine bills and
18 memorials in the Senate, the
territorial legislature got down to
business today. No more bills
can be introduced unless by a
two thirds majority.
The Coffey memorial urging
congress to take action to prevent
the encroachment of Japanese
fishermen in Alaskan waters,
passed the senate. School buses
will continue to operate in the
territory, after the House killed
the board of education measure
which would have repealed that
^ portion of the Jaw.
The House by a vote of eight
to seven killed the bill providing
for the registration of nurses.
The house passed the Roden bill
•eitting up a complete system of
regulating insurance companies
in the Territory.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D C Feb. 26
—-Delegate Anthony J. Dimonej
asked Congress to give the rein
deer back to the Eskimos, wher
he proposed an appropriation oi
two million dollars to purchase
the herds now owned by Ameri
cans and Laplanders operating ir
the Territory.
“White men should never have
been permitted to have reindeei
in the beginning. There's been ;
constant conflict ever since. B\
giving the Eskimos exclusive
ownership, peace will be restor
ed, and the natives will be ren
dered largely independent,” Dim
Dimond said.
AVILA, Spain, Feb. 26, — The
insurgent command here said the
government offensive had coll
apsed on the Madrid front, aftei
insurgents had annihilated an er
tire battalion of Madrid militia
men, estimated at between sis
hundred and a thousand men
with machine guns and hand
grenades.
Details Concerning Reindeer Drive To
Barter Island From Pt. Barrow
Told By Act. Gen. Supt.
Following is an article submit
ted by Acting Superintendent of
the United States Reindeer Ser
vice with headquarters at Nome,
Sidney Rood, concerning the big
reindeer trek just completed, as
told in a telegraphic Associated
Press dispatch, elsewhere in this
a
issue:
Readers of the Nome Nugget
were advised by this office on
October 12th, that plans had been
formulated to move approximate
ly 3,000 reindeer from Barrow to
Barter Island this winter. The
object of this proposed reindeer
drive was to prevent recurrence
of periods of starvation among
the Eskimos in the Barter Island
region, by placing in their hands
a sufficiently large herd to insure
them a source of food and cloth
ing.
Despite storms, wolves and mid
winter-darkness along the Arctic
rim, the afore-mentioned drive
has been completed.
On December first, a herd oi
3,500 reindeer left Barrow for the
350 mile journey. On January
26th, this herd reached the Bar
ter Island range, only 17 reimdeei
having been lost enroute.
Barrow Local Reindeer Super
intendent Frank Daugherty ad
vises: “Deer arrived in time tc
allay suffering of many natives
who were without food." Sever
Barter Island herders are tend
ing their new herd constantly.
The six Barrow natives whe
were employed by the govern
ment to drive the herd to Bartei
Island have returned home, thir
and tired from their hard trip.
It is probable that the nex
distribution of reindeer will b<
made to Islands in the Aleutiar
chain.
, Very truly yours,
J. SIDNEY ROOD,
Act. Gen. Reindeer Supt
POPE PIUS XI
STILL SUFFERING
ROME, Fob. 28, — Latest i's
patches from the Vatican indicat
ed that Pope-ius XI was still
suffering from the effects of his
stroke although recently he ex
perienced some relief in the pain
which had been with him since
before Christmas.
Vatican physicians attending
the prelaite continue to urge ab
stinenance from work or fatig
ue, if he wishes to continue liv
ing.
President Talk
State of Nation
On March 9th
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C Feb. 2H
—President Roosevelt declared al
a press conference this morning
that he will make a nation wide
talk over the radio the night ol
i March 9th, on the state of the
nation.
It is expected by White House
officials that he will include e
discuss'on of his court reorgani'
zation plan.
He warned the newspane rnor
| however, rot to ro out on i
■ limb in predicting t’-at the "d
!
dress would be on the court is
sue.
The speech will last for a hal
i an hour beginning at 7:30 p.m
. Pacific Standard Time.
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South Commits
Suicide Because
Love Of Gii
if Associated Press)
EMMET, Idaho, Feb. 25 She
iff Boise Riggs said that Kenne
I Crowther, 22 years old shot hii
self and died a few minutes It
er.
Shortly before pretty Gym
Soom, aged 20, a member of t
c arch choir who he had kidn;
ed, escaped from him.
Crowther carried the girl wl
spurned his love from the chur
last night, and then drove to
lonely pot where they talked f
so', er 1 ours, with him threat'
j ing to kill her. She managed
run ..cm h.m, and then heard
shot a little later. He was foui
I dead wi'hin a few hours.
Th? kidnaping was describ
by witnesses who said Crowth
cnrr'ed the screaming girl frc
the c urch where she was prai
icing with other young people f
a rel glens program, at 7:30 p.
T -iia' C quoted Crowther
.32; tc the girl “if you doi
1! e'.ti er kill you
■ s rrightened and final
si. ;ut of his car and r
■ to j a construction camp,
1 q —, ~r cf a mile away. On h
ay he heard the shot, b
cr'Cnued on to camp.”
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Reindeer Drive
Barter Island
Is Completed
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Feb. 26, — Picked
reindeer drivers returned to Pt.
Barrow yesterday reporting the
successful achievement of driving
three thousand deer from Barrow
to Barter Island along the Arc
tic rim, with the loss of only
seventeen, said advices to the of
fices of the Bureau of Indian Af- :
fairs here.
The drivers reported the Es- j
kimos along the coa^t were in a
dire condition as no fur has been
taken and few seal have been
, ki'led. ,
The caribou meat was exhaust
ed, as was also ammunition, but
the reindeer arrived in time to
avert starvation.
The drivers reported that trad
er Gordon at Barter Island, had
suffered a second stroke of para
lysis. Frank Daugherty Indian
' Bureau teacher at Barrow report
_ ed the entire fox catch there was
less than one hundred skins.
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Mother Of Tex
1 Rickard is Dead
Seattle Today
r' fBv The Associated Press)
:h SEATTLE, Feb. 26 — Mrs Lu
i- cretia Adams, 89, mother of the
t- late Tex Rickard, boxing promot
er, died at her home here after
‘11 a brief illness.
ie She had lived in Seattle for
ip the pasrt 35 years. Mrs. Adams
was born at Springfield Missouri.
io After her marriage to Robert
;h Rickard she lived in Texas, and
a after his death married Samuel
or Adams.. She spent a winter at
m Nome with her son duTing the
to gold rush days. She is'survived
a by two daughters, both of Seattle.
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ANCHORAGE, Feb. 26, — In
’d augural flights were made today
er by the Alaska Interior Airlines,
m which has three planes equip- ^
t- ped with two way radio commun
or ication.
n. Pilot Don Goodman and Oscar
as Winchell, northern veterans are
i’t partners in the new enterprise,
cr They plan to establish a network j
of radio stations to contact plan
ly j os in flight.
in The company planes will oper
a ate between Anchorage and the
erKuskokwim country including
ut Flat, Takotna, McGrath, Bethel.
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Holy Cross and Sleitmute.
Johansen Girl
Continues Lead
Queens of Nome
Today’s balloting was fairly
heavy but the votes were quite
evenly distributed leaving the
Queens in practically the same
positions as yesterday.
The candidates receiving the
heaviest vote today were Ger
trude Johansen, Eileen Stan
groom and Ada Baldwin.
Here are the standings of the
Queens today:
Gertrude Johansen . 96,580
Jeanne Mozee . 90,360
Mangueritte Lee . 78,280
Ada Baldwin 69.100
Eileen Stangroom.67,900
Rita O’Leary. 52,740
Dorothy Nelson .17,820
Borgny Ulricksen ... 8,700
Geraldine Rude . . .8,680
The contents of one ballot box
were not included in today’s
count. One store was closed
while the pickup of votes was
made, making it impossible to in
clude it in today’s count.
Only five more days remain for
Nomeites to obtain free votes
from the merchants. A number
of business houses are giving ex
tra votes now as a special induce
ment, so buy now and help your
Queen candidate to go over the
top.
Beginning March fourth Queen
votes will be on sale at several
business places the names of whi
oh will be announced later.
A special new ballot of differ
ent color and denomination will
then be issued purchasable in any
quantity. A number of support
ers are standing by awaiting the
zero hour when they will haul
out the old poke and lay it on the
line for their favorite Queen.
Yesterday’s Totals
Gertrude Johansen . 86,720
Jeanne Mozee .85,180
Margueritte Lee .—.—.73,020
Ada Baldwin ...60,920
Eileen Stangroom .—.—.59,340
Rita O’Leary ...—.51,100
Dorothy Nelson...17,680
Borgny Ulricksen .—.8,460
Geraldine Rude.—.7,180
(Bv The Associated Press)
WAUKEGAN, 111., Feb. 26, —
Sixty one sitdown strikers were
forced out of the Fansteel Met
allurgical plant here by fifty de
puties after withstanding tear
gas for more than an hour.
Some of the strikers were
bleeding from effects of the gas.
The plant was occupied by them
since February 17th.