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I RUSSIANS ARRIVK FAIRBANKS
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(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, March 21-Pilot
Joe CrosBOn arrived Wednesday
night from Whitehorse with^ the
three Russian rescuers who plan
to .rescue the 83 persons maroon
ed on the ice floes of Bering Sea.
The party plans to fly to Nome,
Thursday.
MISSING RUSSIAN AIR
HKRO FOUND
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW. March 19 — The
Russian air hero, Liapidivsky, who
has been missing five days on his
flight to the marooned Bering Sea
party, has been located safe and
well at Cape Vankaren. He was
forced down by engine' trouble.
RUSSIAN RKS4TK PROGRAM
(By The Associated- Press)
MOSCOW, March 18 — By
land and sea the’ Soviet Govern
ment's operations have gained
momentum n the rescue of 89
—A- members of the expedition wJwJ
have been stranded on the ice
floes of Bering Sea. They are
faced with less than a month's
supply of» food and fuel.
Two specially equipped airplan
es are enroute to Cape Wellen,
Siberia, in an attempt to rescue
them, with another expected at
the Cape soon. Seven light plan
ts which have been unloaded from
a steamer at Olutorsk Bay are
expected to hop to titape Wellen
via Providence Bay Tuesday.
A dogteam base lias been estab
lished at Cape Onman and the
ice-breaker Krashin is scheduled
to sail soon from Leningrad to aid
in the rescue efforts. Two small
senii-rigid dirigibles have been
-neat ..by rail ,to Vladivostok to be
used for relief operations if other
methods fall. Meanwhile, three
Russians are enroute to Seward
on the SS Alaska on their way
to Nome via Fairbanks in a res
cue attempt..
Radio cbm ni unicat ion to the
marooned men was interrupted
Saturday, the last position being
*8 degrees 24 minutes 9 seconds
North Latitude and 173 degrees
7 mlnutea 7 seconds West Long
itude.
RUSSIANS ]>KI-A YKI>
IN FAIRBANKS
(By The Assoclatod Press)
FAIRBANKS, March 24 — The
Russian rescuers banqueted Thurs
day n'ght at a Pacific Alaskan
Airways reception. After the ban
quet the Russians thanked Presi
dent Roosevelt, the people of the
United States and the citizens of
Fairbanks for their assistance to
Russia in ^negotiating the purchase
of two PAA 9 place Fleetsters.
They intend to leave Fairbanks
for Nome Sunday, remaining in
Fairbanks for the purpose of mak
ing changes in the planes to suit
the conditions they will meet
when they land on the Ice floes.
! MAItOONBD RUSSIANS TO BK
IiANDKD AT NOMK
District attorney Hugh O’Neill
is In receipt of the following:
“Soviet embassy advises attempt
will be made from Nome by three
Sovie.i avitors . with airplanes ob
tained from Alaska mall line to
rescue some 89 persons, presum
ably citizens of the Soviet Union,
stranded since February 13 on
ire floes oft Wrangell Island as a
result of the sinking of the
Steamer Chelyuskin. An endeavor
will be made to bring the sliip
j wrecked persons in small groups
[to Nome or other nearby Alaskan
| points in a series of flights. The
[entire group will be repatriated
j to the Soviet 1,1 nion as soon as
possible after the rescue is effect
ed. The Slate Department
i waives visa r<:<iuir«*ratns. Please
afford every possible ass'tanee."
LATKST ON BUSHIANS
The Russian avitors were tent
j hopping their planes in I’aiibanks
today and expect to fly to Nome
, weather permitting.
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jU. H. AND JAPAN
KXCHANGK I'ltlKN l)SH IP
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 21 —
jThe Un ted States and Japan
.shook hands across the Pacific in
[significant exchange notes, mut
ually pledging peace notes whicih
were exchanged by Foreign Min
ister Kiko H'rota and Secretary
Hull. ^
TOKYO, March 21 — Hirota
j asserted that Nippon has no in
tentions whatever to provoke or
make trouble with any other pow
er. Secretary Hull, scanning the
reported war clouds in the far
East based on strained relatione
between Japan and Russia, said,
“I receive this statement with
special gratification. I am glad to
take this opportunity to state cat
egorically that the United States
on its part, has no desire to create
any issues and has no intention
to init'ate any conflicts in its re
lations with other countre*. This
is the first such passage of good
will notes since Roosevelt took
office, -
HOUSE PASHES PHILIPPINE
INDEPENDENCE HILL
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. March 19 —
The House passed and sent to the
Senate the bill for the independ
ence of the Philippine Islands.
ALASKA REPEAL
RILL PROGRESSING
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON.' March 19 —
The Committee on territories ap
i proved the Alaska Repeal Bill. Tt
will be up before the House in
two weeks.
WASHINGTON. March 20 —
The House passed and the Senate
approved the bill for the repeal of
prohibition In Alaska. It now
goes to the Senate for approval
of m’nor amendments.
LATEST ON ALASKA
LIQUOR LAWS
(By The Associated Tress)
SEATTLE. March 21 — Juneau
officials who are tq be members
of the Liquor Control Board in
formally discussed tentative plans
regulating the sale of liquor in
Alaska. When the bill is signed,
liquor is to be privately soldi
w tta wine and beer making it
ailable for moderate consumption
through low 'license costs. Hard
liquor is to lie i^old only in origin
al packages with a low excize
tax, in plans to eliminate the
bootlegger. Places selling beer
and wine already may continue to
do the same* with liquor when the
new system goes into effect with
out payment of any additional
license fees. It has been tenta
tively agreed (hat liquor must be
sold by private concerns with the
hundred dollar annual license fee.
I The board favored an addition to
the excise tax of two or two and a
half percent, calculated on the
I invoice price. Sales by the drink
are to be prohibited. Any reput
able business established for a
year may obtain the Bcan«e after
approval by the city council or the
endorsement -of a hundred legal
Voters - ts ’received.- Steamships .
may be allowed to sell all kinds
of liquor in TerritoriaJ waters ,
but the buffets must l)e closed in
;
ports. I
ALASKA BUVKKABK
HOME BULK MKEI.V
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 23 —
Alaska is another step ahead to- ;
ward the horue rule policy of II-'
quor-control. Congressmnal ac-;
tlon will complete the repeal bill
which places control of alcoholic
beverages In the hands of the 1
Territorial legislature. Two
changes of the original bill were
made by Dlmond. Under the or- |
iginal measure all prohibition
laws would have heen wiped out, j
but this was changed such as to |
leave control of ' industrial alco- <
hoi in federal hands the same as
In the States. Another amend
ment followed repeal in the
States by excluding all pending
cases based on prohibition viola
,
tions from further prosecuton.
The President has not .signed
the bill as yet.
DLMONI) URGES
, FEDERAL HIGHWAY ACT
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. March 19 —
Delegate Dinioud introduced a bill
1 to extend the provisions of the
Federal Highway Act to Alaska,
asking that certain modifications
Ion federal specifications be gTant
; ed in recognition of the handi
caps in building standard roads
which are encountered in the
North. He pointed out that Alas
ka would have received ten mil
lion dollars from the Publics
Works Highway Fund last year
bud it been under the act. IM
mond said the passage of his bill
will be another large step toward
I he construction of the Alaska por
tion of the proposed international
highway from Seattle to Fair
banks.
STANDARD Oil. < OMPAXY
< IN JAM
(By The Associated Press'
LOS ANGELES, March lit —
The Standard Oil Company of
California and its alleged sub
sidaries, the Signal 0 1 and gas
Co., the Delawretice _Corp., and
its subsidaries have been seized.
The Standard Oil Company and
forty-one individuals were named
in the indictments charging vio
lations of the National Petroleum
Industry’s Code of fair competi
tion. The indictments returned
by the federal grand jury Friday
night charged the major compan
ies with producing gasoline which
was distributed and sold through
minor firms with different trade
names.
ALASKA AJtMV- PLANE -
BASE PROPOSED
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(By The Associated Press*
WASHINGTON. March 2:S —
Delegate Dimond said Thursday
that he was preparing a bill pro
viding for the establishment of an
army air corps base in Alaska,
probably near Fairbanks. . The
bill will be ready for introduc
tion within a week or . ten days
and provides for stationing army
officers, pilots and all types of
army planes on a site to be sel
ected by flying officers for the'
purpose of training young Alas
kan men as reserve pilots. Di
mond predicted solid support from
western representatives and sena
tors for the measure.
NOTICE
Anyone receiving news of friends
or others returning to Nome at
any time, the Nugget would appre
ciate an opportunity of making
local mention of same
J HOUSE r ASSES SILVER BH,1<
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Maiyh 19 —
Despite administration indifference,
the House—passed the Silver Re
monetization Farm Relief Bill by
a majority well over the two
thirds vote required by the pro
cedure under which it was con
sidered. Tho bill says that silver
must be accepted at a premium
above the world price in exchange
for agricultural commodities in
which a surplus exists.
WASHINGTON. March 20 —
The Senate culled on Morgenthau
for a list of silver hoarders. ''
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The Arct c Transport Company
of Nome have just been advised by
their Seattle Office relative to their
j ‘ ranepurtation schedule for tha
i •'timing sumnie'.
The M. S 45£t>rra is at present
j San Pedro, to which port, she
; turned after her very successful
ot'ia iishiug exped tiop. She will
depart froip fats Angeles on May
first. from San Francisco on May
fifth, and from Seattle for the
north on May, fifteenth. Her first
port will be Unaiasku, aud from
there site will contatd all ports
as far as Kotzebue.
The S. S. Arthur d-l'jHa Id win will
■•ail from Seattle (*ii May 28, for
Nome direct, and will contact alt
ports fro in Nome to St. Michael.
His gratifying to realize that,
freight offerings from this section
of Alaska arp so extensive this
year that it is necessary for our
local transportation company to op
erate both" - the Sierra and tho
Hti'jdw n. Tile Lonten Commercial
< 'oni|tiii> attributes no small
ttltare of this tonnage tp tha
-heter+y -response given to— theirt
unique merchandising plan inau
gurated last fall. Incidentally,'
tit sailing of th MS Siera for the
Arctic means an additional rev
enue of .ypprox irately ? 1,000 for
Nome inasmuch as her tonnage
tax goes directly into the city
coffers.
,, Nome merchants and dredge
operators will he pleased that, they
can, by getting their requisition**
out early make substantial sav
ings by shipping 1 certain merchan
dice which originates in San Fran
cisco, direct front that port to
Nome.
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