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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 35. No. 158. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1934 Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Hauptmann’s Note-Books Damn Him
U. S. EYES ON ROSE BOWL FOOTBALL GAME
LEGISLATION IS READY
SESSION OF CONGRESS
WILL MEET THURSDAY
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 — With several explosive is
sues in the offiing, the dying year of 1934 found the Demo
cratic leadership laboring to weld a huge majority into a
singe unit to put the administration program smoothly thru
the 74th"Congress, opening Thursday.
Surveying the membership ranging from a share of the
wealth men on the “left,” to the pillars of old line conserv
atism on the “right,” leaders acknowledged that controver
sies were in store. They said they had found that a con
census of opinion among many leaders was that the last
election was a mandate to follow Roosevelt’s lead:
The President’s program is gradually emerging from its
preliminary stage, embracing a vast range of problems, top
ped by relief of unemployed. However, it is yet to be re
vealed. Roosevelt’s message Friday may include details
expected to give the outline of his principle aims. Probably
his appearance Saturday with his delivery of the budget
message will furnish the answer of how much will be spent
on public works. Speculation as to the amount runs from
one and one-half to seven billion dollars.
RIOTING SAAR
ASK FOR LAW
wfL—-—
(By The Associated Press)
SAARBRUECKEN, De& 31—Ser
ious rioting broke out as anti-Nazis
asked for the introduction of semi
martial law to suppress “terrorism
which is gripping the Saar.” Fifteen
persons were injured over the week
end, due to disturbances of one
kind and another.
PRES. WRITES ON
BONUS PAYMENT
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—Roose
velt in a letter on the Bonus issue,
said, “Those who have advocated
the payment of these certificates at
this time for the purpose of stimulat
ing business, certainly cannot have
given the interest of the veterans
much thought.”
The letter was written to the Tex
as American Legion Post, in rpely
to a request for information on the
bonus question.
Brotherhood & Sis
terhood New Year
Social Tonight At 8
Native Brotherhood and Sister
hood will give an Entertainment of
native games and dances on New
Tear’s Eve at 8 o’clock (TONIGHT),
at the Native School Gym. Coffee
and doughnuts will be served after
the games. New Tear’s Service will
dose the evening. Admission for
white people 25 caste. Natives free.
Cohan Returns To
Movies After 17
Years: Is Success
One of America’s best-known stage*
personalities makes his talking pic-!
ture debut in the “Phantom Presi
dent,” political comedy which comes
to the Dream Theatre Tuesday.
He is George M. Cohan, known to
both Broadway and the “road” as
one of the stage’s most prolific ac
tors, playwright?, producers, and
songwriters. Claudette Colbert and
Jimmy Durante are also featured in
the cast.
Though it is his first talking pic
ture, and his first venture into Holly
wood, “The Phantom President” is
not Cohan’s first movie. Back in
1915, when films were still a more
or less crude proposition, he made
several in a New York studio.
During a career extending back
more than three decades, Cohan has
personally written and produced 40
plays, and collaborated in writing
and acting ten others. His musical
efforts have kept pace. “Yankee
Doodle Dandy” and "Give My Re
gards to Broadway,” written by him
for a show of his own back in 1904,
were his first hits; “Over There,” to
which American troops marched off
to France in 1917 and 1918, was per
haps his greatest.
Making his talkie debut in “The
Phantom President,” Cohan plays
two roles. His first is as a banker
who is qualified for the presidency
in every respect but one—he hasn’t
the personality to get votes. His
second is as the banker’s “double,”
a medicine-show barker fairly ooz
ing personality, who is hired to im
personate the banker to get him
votes. A dramatic but amusing cli
max ultimately reveals the situa
tion to the public. ' •
Miss Colbert is cast as the daugh
ter of an ex-President, object of
adoration of both Cohans.
UNITED STATES
TURNS EYES ON
FOOTBALL JAN 1
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Dec. 31—Football fans
all over the country centered their
interest in Pasadena and San Fran
cisco, where on New Year’s day Ala
bama meets Stanford in the Rose
bowl game, and East tackles the
West, in a tense, annual Shrine
Charity contest.
Punglund’s recovery from a cold,
still places him on the East’s doubt
ful list. Duane Purvis, Purdue half
back has a torn tendon which is ex
pected to keep him out of the East’s
lineup. The East is planning an
aerial attack against the heavy
Western line, with its ground as
sault resting on the shoulders of
Izzy Weinstock, of Pittsburgh, a
fullback.
The coaches of Stanford and Ala
bama agreed that the Rosebowl
classic would be decided on the
breaks of the game. The game will
be broadcasted over the radio, start
ing at 1:30 P.M. Pacific Standard
Time, or 10:30 A.M. Nome time.
S. S. VICTORIA
AGROUND B. C.
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 31—The S. S. Vic
toria of the Alaska Line, enroute to
Alaska, is aground near Nanaimo,
British Columbia, awaiting a high
tide today, to refloat. The vessel
reported “no danger.” A snow
storm and poor visibility is believed
to have caused the ship to lose its
course.
CONFLICT IN EVIDENCE
DAMAGES HAUPTMANN
DEFENSE KIDNAPPING
(By The Associated Press) . I
FLEMINGTON, Dec. 31—Hauptmann’s notebooks con
taining careful accounts of his expenses will be used, an
official source disclosed today in his prosecution, in an effort
to show that the fifty thousand dollar ransom money figured
in his income. ,, f*
To substantiate this the prosecution has a woman wit
ness ready to testify she saw packages of money secreted in
a cabinet in the Hauptmann home. The State also expects
Betty Gow to testify that the child was dead or dying when
he was borne past the spot near the Lindbergh home where
she found the thumbguard stripped from the baby’s hand.
The discovery of the money made the woman exclaim
in surprise, an authority said, but Mrs. Hauptmann made
light of the matter with the remark that some of money
Bruno earned in stock transactions. *
io The State regards this as a damaging blow at Haupt
jmann’s contention that the ransom money found in his pos
session was given him in a shoe box by Isadore Fische, and
that he did not know its contents until it broke open after
being watersocked by the rain, which leaked into the closet.
I
Candle Extends
Happy New Year
The citizens of Candle, according
to reports received today, are giv
ing a big New Year’s celebration
there tonight. The affair is to be
known as the Firemen’s Ball and
many people have been brought ov
er from Deering for the big dance.1
Candle wishes Nome a Happy and
Prosperous New Year, and Nome
returns the wish with high hopes
that Candle will have a fine develop- j
ment within the next few years.
TWO QUAKES IN
CALIFORNIA SUN,
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Dec 31—Two un-!
connected earthquakes, one moder
ately strong in the Gulf of Califor
nia, and the other rather sharp at
San Jose, south of San Francisco, :
shook widely separated portions of
California, Sunday, shortly before'1
6 A.M. The damage resulting wasi
reported to be slight.
TONIGHT
DEC 31 - 10 P M
Barn Dance
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
NOME ATHLETIC CLUB
ORCHESTRA—SPECIALTIES
- FREE PUNCH
Railroad Warm-storage Building, Former
ly Occupied By Bon Marche Stores
On Stedman Avenue
ADMISSION—$1.0ft-LADIES FREE ,
Captain Sharp’s
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Death Reported
Letter To Taggart
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Contained in a letter received by!;
Sam Taggart, agent for the Bolcom!
Canal Lumber Co., at Nome, was '
the infromation that Captain Sharp!1
died in Honolulu, just prior to his 1
departure for California. I
Captain Sharp will be remember- i
ed as being the U. S. Army doctor <
at Fort Davis, in Nome, during theU
World War. He was transferred to i
Hawaii and promoted to the rank of 1
Colonel. It will also be remember- ■
id that he married here, the former
Miss Marcia Jones, sister of Holly I
Jones, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. <
Paul Jones, known to the sour- i
doughs and Nomeites of earlier days. 1
It is understood that Colonel Sharp t
vas again to be transferred during
December, and just before embark- 1
ng for San Francsico, to take up his <
lew duties, he became sick and 1
lied. His body was taken back to <
he United State for burial.
The Nome Dally Nugget is prepar j
Ml to do your Job printing. a
CATCHING UP
ON GANGSTERS
TWO ARRESTED
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 31—John
Paul Chase, said to have been the
man with George “Baby Face” Nel-*
son, when the outlaw was fatally
wounded after cutting do\vn two
federal agents in a gun battle in
the suburbs of Chicago, was arrest
ed at a Mount Shasta resort Friday.
His .arrest was kept secret until
Saturday night. Federal agents
said that Chase would' be charged
with murder.
Meanwhile Arthur Pratt, aged 30,
af * lielena, Montana, is being held
oy Federal agents. Officers said
they found $1,740.00 belonging to
Chase in a safety deposit box rent
ed by Pratt, who said that he was
anly keeping the money for Chase,
as an accomodation.
Government officials said however,
that Pratt tipped off Chase that the
Federals were looking for him.
Pratt was brought here from Hele
na.
BARN DANCE AT
“BARN” TO BE
A CELEBRATION
Tonight, the I^ig Barn Dance tak
?s place at the “Barn”, or the warm
!torage buijding.*.lpcated on the rail*
■oad tracks *m Stedman Avenue, for
nerly occupied by the Bon Marche.
All kinds of surprises have been
irranged for the crowd which will
issemble to dance the old year out
ind the new year in. A program of
’eatures has been arranged and will
nclude a Comedy Song and Dan
;e by Dorothy Nelson, Geraldine
^ude, Constance Mazen, and Borg
ley Ulrichson. Another feature will
)e the "St. Louis Blues,” by Mrs.
iV. R. Graham and Mrs. Frank Whal
:y; followed by a song and dance
)ut on by Frank and Neva Whaley.
\ special orchestra has been en
gaged to furnish the dance music,
vhich is to begin at 10 p.m. Every
ine is urged to come early and en
oy the fun.
Promptly at midnight * the New
fear will be greeted with a special
'orchestration” which should provide
ots of fun and merriment. The
^ome Athletic Club has left noth
ng undone in their efforts to put
>n a big party to celebrate this
'lew Year’s Eve. They promise to
nake you feel like you were in a
>arn and also to put on a good barn
iffair.
Don’t overlook their big celebra
ion this evening. The admission
harge is gentlemen $1.00 and lad
es free. Welcome the New Year at
he Barn Dance tonight, given by
he Nome Athletic Club.
leg in the New Year Right by Be
oming a Subscriber to The Nome
tally Nugget—$2.00 per Month by
Carrier.
Mail the Nome Daily Nugget to
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The Nugget Wishes One And All A Happy New Year