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VOL. 37. Number 46 NOME, ALASKA, Nonday, February 24, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
Col. Roosevelt Dead Heart Attack
PROPOSE ORGANIZE NOME PROSPECTORS
Activities Nome Kennel Club Create Modi Interest
NOME KENNEL CLUB TO HOLD
BIO LADIES DAY EVENT HERE
MARCH 8 ALL WINTER SPORTS
Nome Kennel Club
To Stage Ladies
Day Events
At a Board of Directors
meeting held yesterday at
the home of President Sam
W. Taggart, much discus
sion took place on future
dog races to be sponsored
by the Nome Kennel Club.
Reports of the Saturday
races were accepted from
the judges and it was gen
erally conceded by all of
the directors that a field
day such as that on Wash
ington’s Birthday, was one
of the finest of winter sports
in Nome.
Committees were appoint
ed by President Taggart to
devise ways and means of
raising funds to finance the
proposed race programs de
veloped by the Board yes
terday.
A membership committee
was appointed and includ
ed Ed Steffen and “Cappy”
McDougall.
Finance Comm. Russell
Maynard, H R. Phillips and
“Cappy” McDougall.
Entertainment Comm.
Frank Whaley and Ed Steff
en.
Ladies Day Comm. Dr.
H G Hughes and Frank
Whaley.
Membership Fee of $5.00
was decided on by the
Board, and another rule en
acted pertaining to all sen
Dimond Will Ask .
Speedier Action
On Land Measure
(By The Associated Press*
Washington, Feb. 24, —
Delegate Dimond said to
day he intends to ask the
Senate public lands com
mittee to speed action on
his bill, reducing the per
iod of fling objections to ap
lications for mining claims
in Alaska.
The house passed the
measure several days ago,
and sent it to the senate.
Dimond predicted that the
senate would pass it virtual
ly without opposition if the
committee reports favorab
ly on the measure which
reduces the period of ob
jecting to applications from
ten months to four months.
ior races to-wit: any ent
rant would be required to
be a member of the Kennel
Club, or, be subject to pay
ment of a prescribed en
trance fee for the race.
A tentative program of
races was agreed to and in
cluded a men’s speed race,
a ladies day dog racing ev
ent, high school race, and
possibly a big wind-up of
the season with a race to
Safety or Solomon and re
turn, on another big Carn
ival Day during which all
kinds of winter sports
(Continued on Page Three)
Walter Johnson Successful In
Dollar Toss Across The River
(By The Associated Press)
Fredericksburg, Virgin
ia, Feb. 24, —Regardless of
what George Washington
may have done, Walter
Johnson converted the leg
end into actuality Satur
day when he threw a doll
ar across the Rappahan
ock, and then repeated the
process for good measure.
The feat was attempted
because of the statement of
Sol Bloom, New York re
presentative, that he did not
believe it was possible.
The official toss cleared
the river by 30 feet, and
the length of the throw
was 317 feet.
Bloom said however the
British maps showed the
river to be 1420 feet wide
at the spot at the time Wash
ington was supposed to
have accomplished the feat.
Big Dog Day At
Nome Resulted
Lots Enthusiasm
Results of the 11-mile
men’s dog race to San Sou
ci’s and return, held Sat
urday, Washington’s Birth
day, are as follows:
*«. •
Ernie Buckmaster 56 null
31 seconds.
A1 Carey 1 hr. 01 min. 48
seconds
John Norbert, 1 hr. 03
minutes 26 seconds.
Arthur Trigg, 1 hr. 08
minutes 01 second.
Chas Simms 1 hr. 12 min
25 seconds
Ed Rohn 1 hr. 17 min.
42 seconds
Pete Olson 1 hr. 19 min.
44 seconds
John Hoem l'hr. 20 min.
30 seconds
Starter was Miss Vesta
Poison; Judges Thos. D.
Jensen, A Polet, Gunnar
Kaason; Timekeepers Har
ry Hagen, W A Boucher;
Marshals of the Day were
Frank Whaley and Dr. H.
G Hughes
Due to the blizzard r n
day night the trail up the
coast was soft and slow and
Pete Larson was hired to
run over the trail with a
team to help pack it down
before the race.
The largest crowd to
witness any dog sports this
winter turned out at the
start, in front of the City
Building, where both sid
es of the street were lined
up with spectators.
After the last team pull
ed out on the course, young
Brownie Whaley and his
one-dog team and sled
made a one-block speed
dash down the street, to
the roars of laughter and
entertainment of the big
crowd.
The next feature on the
program was a one-dog
team race from the city
hall down Main St. and
I around Thornton’s build
ing, won by Noreen Walsh,
1 (Continued on Page Three,
Prospect Alaska!
Plan Rex Beach
Draws Interest
PROSPECT ALASKA
Suggests Getting Behind
Rex Beach In Plan
Develop Mining
The following letter from
Art Brown, addressed to
The Nome Daily Nugget,
offers some real, construc
tive viewpoints on a subject
which has been dealt with
at various times in recent
months through these col
umns.
'The subject- itself is an
interesting one and the'pub
lie is heartily urged to di
gest the letter. Further
opinions and remarks con
cerning this subject would
be welcome, as the matter
is of great importance to
this section ofAlaska,where
mining is the great indus
try:
Nome, Feb. 24, 1936.
TO THE EDITOR,
NOME DAILY NUGGET.
A recent editorial in your
paper told of the activities
of a former Nomeite in Jun
eau and Washington, D.C.,
Mr Rex Beach, of his ef
forts to secure government
aid to scientifically pros
pect the mineral resources
of Alaska. His plan as de
tailed in the January issue
of Cosmopolitan is new to
Nome and Seward Penin
sula only in minor substan
ce.
For years past, I have been
informed numerous individ
uals, familiar with the con
ditions and cognizant of
the possibilities, have lent
their efforts along this
line. I have in my posses
sion a file of correspond
ence dating back to early
in the year 1932, with opin
ions and comments from
many and varied sources,
including such prominent
men as President Roose
velt, former President Ho
over, Secretary Ickes, Pro
fessor Raymond Moley of
Columbia University, for
mer Governor Parks, Gov
ernor Troy, Delegate Dim
ond, former Delegate Wick
ersham, also Aubrey Will
iams, Director of the Na
tional Youth Administra
tion, whom Mr. Beach has
(Continued on Page Two)
COL HENRY ROOSEVELT
ASST. SECT'Y. U S NAVY
DEAD OF HEART ATTACK
Was Fifth Of Family To Occupy
Naval Position
Former Gov. Of
Maryland Al.
J. Ritchie Dead
(Bv The Associated Press)
Baltimore, Feb. 24, —
Former Governor of Mary
land, Albert C. Ritchij^ .ug
orous advocate of states
rights, and an outspoken
foe of the Roosevelt admin
istration, died suddenly in
his apartment, the victim
of a stroke.
His last public utterance
was on the constitution,
while addressing a church
gathering last night, a few
hours before his death.
Uprising Puerto
Rico Results In
Death To Two
(By The Associated Press)
San Juan, Puerto Rico,
Feb. 24, —Puerto Rican
nationalist agitation which
resulted in the slaying of
S E Francis Riggs, chief of
the insulant police, and a
district police chief, drew
a vigorous official investiga
tion today.
Riggs, a former army col
onel, was shot to death yes
terday by two nationalists,
both of whom were killed
later by the police.
Tw'o hours later, district
chief Francisco Velez Ort
iz attempted to put down
a nationalist riot in a cafe
in Utaudo, and was killed.
Governor Blanton Win
ship announced today that
a full inquiry into the in
cidents would be pushed.
NOTICE
FOR SALE—Three piece
mahogany bedroom set,
table lamp, vanity lamps,
and etc., slightly used. In
quire at Nugget office.
(Bv The A;soci;<t(rt Press)
Washington, Feb. 24, —
Colonel Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt, assistant secre
tary o! the navy, and a
distant cousin of President
Roosevelt, died suddenly
Saturday at the naval hos
pital. He was 56 years old.
Colonel Roosevelt, who
was serving as acting Sec
retary of the Navy dur ing
the current illness of Sec
retary Swanson, was taken
to the hospital Friday with
an attack diagnosed as in
testinal influenza.
Washington, Feb. 24, —
Flags of the navy ships
of the United States thru
out the world, fluttered at
half mast in official mourn
ing, for the first time sin
ce Calvin Coolidge, form
er U. S. President, died,
for Colonel Henry Latrobe
Roosevelt, Asst. Secretary
of the Navy, former marine
officer and distant cousin of
President Roosevelt.
He was the fiffh of the
Roosevelt family who have
served as assistant secre
tary of the navy.
His death Saturday in
the naval hospital was at
tributed to heart attack,
following intestinal flu.
Freedom To Be
Given Political
Prisoners Spain
(By The Associated Press)
Madrid, Feb. 24, — A
general amnesty decree, of
fering unconditional free
dom to all political prison
ers, today lent a calming
influence to Spain, but rad
icals persisted in some sec
tions in a riotous celebra
tion of the leftists’ assump
tion of power.
Fresh disorders were
centered in the southern
part of Seville province
where the rioters raided
churches, burning images,
and furniture.