GOVERNOR and CONNOR SKKK
INFORMATION OF ALASKA
. Continued from Page Three) .
unit and they were met at the ho
tel by the welcoming committee
consisting of Arnold M. Nordale,
Mayor, Paul Jv Rickert, President
of the Chamber of Commerce; R.
E. Sheldon, Postmaster' and Capt.
A. R, Lathrop.
In addition the members of the
-visiting party were greeted by a
•large number of residents who
bad gathered to extend greetings
and to pay respects.
One of thoee especially glad to
meet the Governor was Frank But
ean, resident of the North tor 47
years
“‘1 have met and shaken hands
-with every Governor of Alaska,”
gratifyingly remarked the aged
jHoneer ater he had been intro
duced to Gov. Troy and sbaken
hands with him.
The visitors -were guests of Capt. ;
Lathrop at dinner last night.
Mervi-n Sides. Deputy Collector (
of Customs. Who started from Jun-1
eau with the party did not dis
embark from the steamboat Yu
kon at Circle City but remained
aboard tb go to Nenana.
He will attend to some official
business there and will come to
(Fairbanks tomorrow in the Bril)
motor
road.
The Governor, Collector and mem- i
bers of their party will go to Nome ;
via plane of the Pacific Alaska |
AJirways. They plan a stay j
of a few day* in Nome, and will j
return by plane to Fairbanks. I
From here they will go over the
Alaska Railroad to Anchorage, and
after a stay there continue to S*
ward. At Seward, they embark on
ghe southbound Steamship for Jun
eau. They will visit Valdes and'
Cordova while the vessel makes j
•her calls at thoee ports.
(Fairbanks News-Miner,. Aug. :
7, 1933).
GOVERNOR TROY’S PARTY
ARRIVES NOME TODAY
Arriving at Nome today from
Fairbanks via P.A.A. plane pilot- j
ed by Ed Young, were Governor
John W. Troy accompanied by
blis daughter Mrs. Dorothy Mor
gan: Collector of Customs for j
Alaska, J. J. Connors, accompani
ed by Mrs Connors and Mervin
Sides, deputy Collector of Customs
from the Juneau office. The party
plan to leave Nome on their return I
trip to Fairbanks' Friday..
The Chamber of Commerce met ]
this morning and decided to give i
a luncheon' at the Log Cabin to
the Governor and Collector of ;
Customs Connors. The City Coun
cil will give a public reception and
dance at t<he Eagle Hall to the
governor and hie party, the data
of which has not been set.
Hundreds of motor care crowd
ed with citizens met the Govern
or and hia party when the plane
•landed at Nome river, and after
Introductions they were taken to
the Golden Gatsv- Hotel where the
public will have wb^eppoHnnHy to
see and talk to the Governor on
any matters pertaining to the wel
fare of Alaaka or tkia division.
Nome today kaa the pleasure of
meeting and weleomlag John W.
Troy, Governor of Alaska, who in
making hia Cm official visit to
Nome and Seward Paatneula. No
man 1a Alaaka today to better vers
ed in a knowledge of the territory,
toe people, industries, conditions
and problems of government than
Gov. Troy.
Through the eolnms of this
“unable aheet,” the citizens of
Nome take pleasure in extending
to Governor Troy and hie party,
a sincere welcome and happy so
journ While In omr community.
ARIZONA VOTES FOB REPEAL
PHOENIX, Aug. 9, (JP)—Bone
Dry for eighteen yeara, Arizona
became the twenty-first state to
Tatify the pro^posed repeal of the
eighteenth amendment 'by a vote
of more than three to one. Three
nundred and thirteen of the state’s
four hundred and forty-four pre
cincts gave thirty-one thousand,
six hundred eighty-three for re
peal and nine thousand, six hun
dred and four against.
HAMIWIN SAILED AT
NOON TODAY
SEATTLE, Aug. 9, </P>— The
Baldwin sailed at noon carrying
four passengers, three of whom
were for Nome, Captain Otto Polte
R. S. Wilkinson and J.B. Kennedy.
SITKA GETS PIONEER HOME
JUNEAU, Aug. 9, (JP)—The Com
mission authorized by the legis
lature selected Sitka tor the new
two hundred and fifty thousand
dollar pioneer home. The rote
was four to one. The lone rote
was for Anchorage.
AIRPLANE NEWS
Pilot Hans Mirow of the NAT.
arrived this morning from Kotze
bue, with first class outside mail
and express. He plans to leave
tomorrow morning for Fairbanks.
Pilot Chester Brown of the NAT
made a round trip to Teller today
bringing back Mrs. T. Peterson and
Mrs. Paul Stanford
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THURSDAY
(From Nkigget Daily Bulletin.)
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FOUR ITALIAN AVIATORS HURT i
HORTA, Azores, Aug. 9, (/P)—
Four Malian aviators were hurt
when one of the planes of Gen
eral Balbo’s armada overturned on
the takeoff to Lisbon. The fliers,
including Captain Ranleri, the
commander of the ship, were tak
en to the hospital. Their injuries i
were slight. The accident is said
to have been caused by the fac;
that the planes were forced to
take off in the open sea, and this
; one was caught by a wave. Twen
ty ships left for Portugal. Three
remained to care for the injured,
'but will leave as soon as the men
are out of the hospital, ^og a
waited the fliers on the Europ
ean coast.
ITALIAN PLANES
ARRIVE IN LISBON
LISBON, Aug. 10, </P)- Twen'y
tbree seaplanes of the Italian air |
armada arrived Wednesday from
the Azores. The ,bree seaplanes
which remained at Pontagelgada to
care for those Injured in the
wreck of the other plane, arrived
shortly after the mein group.
PUBLIC RECEPTION TONIGHT
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A public reception end ball will
be given at Eagle Hall tonight I
under the anspicee of the City of
Nome, is honor of Governor John
W Troy, who la making Ms fleet
oflflctel visit to this section. The
reception will take place between
sine and tea o’clock, after which
desertsg will be indulged in to
masle* fu rnrth*d*y>.tke - Nome or
chestra. Everybody is welcome.
IT PATS TO ADVERTISE
The Loan OobbokM Com
pany advises that due to- the little
User which they re* la lest night’s
Nugget they sold their entire
•bock of Ladysmith coal prior to
soon today. Hud they had more
k could hare hoes disposed of, as
there were many calls which they
could not satisfy. To take caro of
those who did not benefit by their
special sale, they are now offer
ing Carbonado nut coal at$14.00
per ton in the yard, while the
stock lasts.
BONERS TELEGRAPH
RECOVERY ASSOCIATION
GRINDSTONE, Pa., Ang. 9, (ff)
—A direct appeal to the National
Recovery Association was tele
graphed by the Miners Committee,
representing several hnndred men,,
who claimed fresh grievances
against H. C. Fricke Coke Com
pany. They said in a message
hurriedly dispatched to Edward
MbGrady, National Recovery Ass
ociation labor representative, that
■a. '
I the company officials refused to
accept the union checkwefght man
and recognize the miners commit
tee. They have been on a strike
two weeks. The men bad agreed
to return to work at the Colonial
mine. The miners remained at
the entrance to await word from
Washington.
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LEWIS TO PRESENT
MINERS CASE
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, (yP)—
The United Mine Workers, thru
its president, John L. Lewis, de
manded a guarantee of fire dol
lars a day as a basic wage and *
thirty hour week, in the (bitumin
ous coal fields. Lewie is present
ing the matter to the hearings on
the soft coal industry codes. Le
wis said it would take two hours
to present the miners case.
WASHINGTON STATE
JUSTICE RESIGNS
OLYMPIA. Aug. 9, (>P)—Justice
Emmett N. Parker, member of the
Supreme Court, since nineteen
nine, aged seventy-four, resigned.
Ill health was given as the cause.
DKRBLAY SAILS AUG. 10th.
The sailing from Seattle of the
steamer Derblay has been post
poned from August 12th to on or
about August 16th. The vessel is
scheduled to call at Unal&ska en
route to Nome.
BOARD BRINGS
MINERS TOGETHER
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10, (JP)—
The Labor Boaid Wednesday night
brought the employers and miners
together in the Pennsylvania coal
strike, settling the matter of em
ploying checkweighting to the sat
isfaction of both parties. The
board called the employers and
employees Involved in the Heading
hoisery strike to appear Thursday
for hearing, while the hearing of
Pottsville shirt mill controversy,
and other Pennsylvania indust
rial troubles will be held Friday.
SEVEN ORPHANS BROWNED
NEW YORK, Aug. 9, (A3) —
Seven orphans were drowned by a
huge wave on Rockaway Beach.
One body was recovered. Tile
children were part of a group of
one hundred and five taken to the
beach fo-r on outing from a Brook
lyn Orphanage yesterday.
RUTH TEMPORARILY
ABANDONS FLIGHT
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 9. OP)—
Ruth iNioholB returned here after
taking off in an attempt to make
a nonstop flight to New York.
Motor trouble caused the return.
8ke *ays she plans to try It again.
e FRIDAY j V
<F*em Nmd Bally Bulletin.)
BROVILLAIID KNOCKS
out mr
NEW YORK. Aug. I®. UP)—La*
Brouillard, former welter weight
champion, Wednesday night knock
ed oat Ben Jeby, recognised in
New York as the middle weight
title bolder, In the seventh of a
scheduled fifteen round fight.
Jetty weighed one hundred fifty
nine and Bronlllard half n pound
less. Ths victory carries no title
significance outside New York
state.
STATE OF WAR GRIPS CUBA
HAVANA, Aug. 10, UP)—A state
of war gripped CCba following the
decree of President Machado say
ing that the general strike was
paralyzing Industry and trade and
created a revolutionary state in
the country. Conflicting and un
yielding attitudes of numerous ele
ments are involved the growing
crisis and Increased public tension.
Grave concern is felt for the
welfare of the citisens unless the
strike is terminated. The little
bread and milk distributed is done
under armed guards. Foodstuff
stocks are rapidly disappearing.
Numerous conferences are ecbedul
ed for today.
The Spanish ambassador protest
ed (he killing of two Spaniards,
Mandoy. The British is said to
have done likewise but there is no
cinfirmation of this. From the
United States came word from
Roosevelt urged politicians to get
together for the good of the conn-,
try.
GOVERNOR AND PARTY
BRING ENTERTAINED
Owing to lack of space ' in the
Dally Bulletin the activities of the
City Council in giving a recept
ion and dance to the governor
last evening and the chamber of
commerce luncheon this afternoon
will be printed in tonvmorowe issue
of the Weekly (Nugget.
ARIZONA WILL. HAVE
WOMAN REPRESENTATIVE
PHOENIX, Aug. 9, (A>) —Mrs.
Isabelle Greenway, Democratic Nat
ional Committee-woman, and a
friend of Roosevelt’s family, de
feated her two male opponents for
the state’s congressional post. Her
nomination is equivalent to an el
ection as* there rae no republic
an candidates.
AIHPLAKI NEWS
Pilot Hans Mi row of the NAT,
took oc yesterday for Fairbanks
with' mall and express and Mr.
and Mrs Chaa. Rouse of the Bio
logical Survey, as passengers. The
Rouees will make Fairbanks their
future home.
Pilot Chester Brown of the NAT
hopped for Deerlng yesterday with
Keith Roberts, Deputy Marshal
Cremer and Roes Kinney On 4tfe
return trip he brought down An*
drew .Anderson, Cremer and Kin
ney.
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Pilot Brown made an emergency
trip to Golovin today to bring to
the hospital a 7 year old boy from
Wihflte Mountain, with a broken
arm. The plane also stopped at
Spruce Creek to bring a cleanup
to "the bank, from the Spruce
Creek Dredging Company.
An NAT plane is scheduled to
make a trip to Kotzebue tomorrow
to bring back Mr. Nash for con
sultation with the goernor on rein
deer matters.
Pilot Ed. Young of the PAA,
will return to Fairbanks with the
Governor’s party probably tomor
row.
BIG ROAD CONTRACT LET
KETCHIKAN, Aug. 11. UP)—A
contract involving '■one hundred,
thousand was let Thursday by the
Bureau of Roads for grading and
surfacing three miles of road from
Madbay to Higgins. The Stems
company of Spokane was the low- "
est bidder. The work is expected
to start in three wrecks.
STOCK MARKET
DEVELOPS WEAKNESS
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NEW YORK, Aug. 11, UP) —
Weakness in wheat apparently
brought another pause in the mar
ket. Prices were dull with an ex
tremely narrow range. The mar-,
ket closed irregular with some of
the leaders rallying moderately.
The trading dropped one million,
three hundred thousand.
MAKING IT TOUGH
FOR NON-CONFORMISTS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, (JP) —
the National Recovery Association
busied itself making a rough path'
for any transgressors ot its pro
grams. General Joihnson, while
frowning on the work of the >boy
ctfct, said that the government
wouldn’t buy from firms that did
not conform, and at the same time
he said that those who display
Blue Eagles and violated the pl
edges would be given publicity. A
nation wide organization of house
wives ham beej, perfected, and they
will refuse to buy from retailers,
not conforming.
ROMS WILL HONOR FLIERS
ROME, Aug. 10. (Jf)—A Roman
triumph, not followed for many
centuries, wifi be revived Satur
day to give General Balbo and
members of the trans-Atlantic sea
plane squadron s rousing welcome.
It will also have another purpose—
to pay tribute to Mussolini as the
inspiration of Italy’s reconnais
sance in aviation. They wii‘ com
pete in enthusiasm with the rec
eption given the fliers in America.
Balbo plans a nonstop flight from
Lisbon to Rome, a distance i of
thirteen hundred miles.
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