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VOLUME 84, No. 10 • •» M K. ALASKA SATURDAY, MARCH II,, 1988- .... Single copy 25cts. Per month |1.
SEVERE QUAKES STRIKE S. CALIFORNIA
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
• (Special to the Nugget)
.fUNBAU, March 10, —A resolu
tion calling for 'bonafide residents
of Alaska for all federal appoint
ment*, was passed by both boas
ts Friday.
The hank stabilization act was
passed by both houses and signed
by the governor. It gives the bank
ing board the power to declare
holidays and regulate the with
drawals and classifying of accounts.
The governor’s message was de
livered to a joint session ofy the
legislature Wednesday. It made a
strong appeal for drastic cuts in
appropriations to balance the bud
get. The governor also warned
against Increased taxation as the
industries throughout the territory
can just barely carry the pres
ent load. Legislation anticipating
the sale of beer and wines was sug
gested as a means of raising ad
ditional revenue. The budget board's
(recommendations contained only
appropriations for schools, pioneer
pensions, indigent relief, and the
necessary government operating ex
penses.
HAliTO NEARLY DEAD. j.
Oi,EV*iL.AND, March 11. ■ </P>—-• |
Hal to, the dog which led- Gunnar
Wasson’s team in the final lap of
the antitoxin race to Nome, in
15*26 during the diptheria epidem-:
if. is near the end of the trail, i
In his warm quarters at the i
Hrookside Zoo, his stout heart is i
slowly failing. He is partly debt
and blind. He manages to move his .
hind quarters only witli difficulty,
but is in no pain. He is about 14 j
years old.
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WEAR GERMANY
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. i PARIS. March 11. t/P)—French
fears that Germany may announce
that it intends of .earm are likely:
to be the topic of a talk between
MacDonaldNand his foreign secre
tary Sir John Simon, and Premier \
Ilaladier of France. The French .
will seek to forestall snch^a possi
bility by a big power pronounce-1
roent against Germany.
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HKSTENCRD TO WCATH
MIAMI, March 11, </P)—Zau
gare was sentenced to death in
the electric chair on murder charg
ed in connection with the death ot
Mayor Cermak of Chicago.
The killer appeared in court
with a happy and cheerful appear
ance. He shouted a»fter the sen
tence was proclaimed: "You’re a
capitalist; you are the crook! I
“> don't care what they do ■ to me.”
He wae rushed out of court foll
owing a flurry which threatened
to turn into mob anger.
ON A PAYING 5BA8I8
WASHINGTON, March 10. (/P)—
_ With the treasury deficit again ov
_er the biUiow dollar mark, Roose
velt made plain in conferences
with leaders last night, that he
would insist that the government
go on a paying basis. He wants
government credit unimpaired.
He said he would submit later,
■his legislation to raise revenue by
- a tax on legalized beer. His employ
ment program is to include re
forestation, Hood control, river and
batbor improvements, public works
and power development.
DAY—Change Your Copy >
PLANS HE LI El
'WASHINGTON, March 10, (/P)—
Through an economy bill, senator
Rdblnson disclosed the fact that
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Roosevelt later on plans a half
billion dollar bond issue for em
jergen-cy relief. A second president.
, ial message is looked for today,
which is expected to unfold an
economy plan but no one can ven
ture to say what. It
bably the ineafOTewtlF run thru
congress like the bank bill, which,
was not seen by most of the mem- ^
Ibers of congress, and was not
read by more than a dozen.
When and how the new currency I
will be spread through the couu- j
try is among the paramount ques-J
tions for treasury officials, which |
lacks definite answers.
The United States has more gold 1
than any oth#r country and about
one-third of all the gold In the 1
world. This protection alone would
have been sufficient normally but
the gold was being drawn out .of
the federal reserve banks where J
our financial banking is\supposed
to rest, and put where it Is no
longer useful, save to Individuals,
This new measure says a person
will be fined ten thousand dollars
or put In jail for ten years for
hoarding. Gold began yesterday
flowing from the people'." - hands
'back to the banks, and Is expect
ed to continue, which will relieve
the situation. Metal burned fingers
and seared consciences stung hoard 1
ers into sudden action. Thousands
of people all over the country,
scurried **10 the banks to purge
themselves of the yellow stain,
which the government has decreed
to be a passport to prison.
WALSH IS RURIKD
MHJLJfiNA, Montana, March 10,
—^Mourned by the nation as
well us by his native state, Sena-j
tor Thomas J. Walsh, famed pro- '
secutor of the Teapot Dome oil ;
scandle, and a leader in the dem-j
ocratic party, the first choice by ;
President Roosevelt for U. S. At
torney General in his cabinet, was
laid to rest here Thursday.
NEW ( RI MER LAl Nimp
MAtRB ISLAND, March 11. (JP)
—The new ten thousand ton cruis
er “San Francisco”, was launched
here Thursday. She is the fifteen
th of fighting ships being bnilt
under the limitations of the Wash
ington Treaty. Twenty two vessels
are sixty percent completed. The,
San Francisco was built at a
cost of nine million, three hundred
thousand dollars, exolusive of arms
juents. She Is of the pocket battle
ship type, and carries much more
powerful guns and armaments than
the ordinary cruiser of her sixe.
J TIGHTENS HOLD
BERLIN, March 11, (/P)—Hit
ler’s control over free states in
the republic of tW German con
federation was tightened today as
hts minister of the interior Doctor
Wilhelm Freck appointed national
socialists to federal police com
missioner poets for Baden, Saxony,
W-uerttenburg and Schaumlbergltppe.
Bavaria is now the only state re
maining under the authority of
Its own state police.
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The fourth game of the trophy
series given by the Pioneers of
Alaska will be played on Wednes
day, March l»th, 0 pan. sharp.
Light refreshments will be sowed.
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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
WASHINGTON, March 9, (IP)—
.Roosevelt's message to cotigress
proposed the immediate opening
of all sound banks with provisions
for currency expansion during bank
ing reorganization.
He said "I cannot too strongly
urge upon Congress the clear nec
essity for immediate action.”
•He- further stated he would re
quest for passage at an early mo
ment, two other measures which
■he regards as an ''immediate ur
gency”. It is understood in capi
tal quarters these refer, to ’ the
granting of power to him, to cut
federal expenses drastically, includ- j
ing veterans| appropriations; and of J
getting to work on the huge pub !
lie buildings programs to provide
employment. He said "It is my -be
lief that hanking legislation will
not only lift Immediately all un
warranted doubts and suspicions as
regards to banks .which are a huu
dred percent sound, 'but it will al
so mark the beginning of a new re
lationship between the banks and
the people in this country. Our
lirsr task is to. n ,m n all sound
banks. I will ask congress for im
mediate enactment legislation giv
ing the executive branch of the
government control over banks for
protection of cd&keitors, «ml auth
ority to open such .banks as have
already been ascertained to be in
sound condition, and other such
banks as soon as possible, and the
tuthority to reorganize and, reopen
>uch banks as may be found to
-equire reorganization, and put
hem on a sound basis. I will
aak for amendments to the T'ed
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*ral Reserve Act to provide for
arch additional currency, adequate
y secured, as it may become nec
essary tu issue, to meet all demands
’or currency and at the same time
w’hieve this end without increasing
he unsecured indebtedness of thq
tovernment.”
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ESTABLISHES MAIL SERVILE
JWIASHIN’OTON, March ft, (/P)—
rhe post office department an
t unced the estajblishn’iTit of steam
>oat~ mail service front Seattle to
shagway by way of Ketchikan.
tVraguell. Peter (burg, Juneau, and
Haines, as often as the contractors
roatF operate wHth a maximum of
twenty-five trips from April to
October 15th this year, and April
:o June 30th next yetir with the
turn of six hundred and seventv
Ive dollars for a orund trip.
OCCUPYING PROVINCE
UNDATED. March 11. (JP)—Fol
lowing close on tlie heels of the
victorious Japs, Manchukuoan sol
llers and troops Who conquered
fehol,_ conies the Manchukuoan
jifflctals to establish a rulership,
ind set up a new government.
Officials havb taken over the
control of villages and- cities de
mrted by the (Thinese in the face
af the campaign which carried the
invaders as far as the great wall
separating Jehol province from
China proper. Over a stretch of
two hundred and fifty miles there
are many deserted villages with
ninety percent of the buildings un
occupied, and then only by aged
persons and . children. The Chinese
made an unsuccessful attempt to
retake Kupeikow pass but were
driven back by Japanese infantry.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE.
GALLS FOR J'OWKU
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WASHINGTON. March 10. -
President Roosevelt called upon
(Congress for dictatorial power to
reduce veterans costs and federal
salaries, promising that if it com-;
' plies “there are reasonable pros
j pert's’’ for a balanced budget with
in a year. The democratic phal
anx of the house and senate, ]
though not without dissent, set;
out at once to do his bidding, ex
pecting tehretoy to have hundreds
of millions of dollars saved for
the treasury which the president
said will have piled up a five bit- 1
tion dollars deficit by June.
"I aim pointing a definite road", I
he declared, in the message, and
asked that he be allowed to take !
it "at once without even waiting I
for the beginning of the next fisc *
a i year.
Even before his message conltl '
lie read to the senate and houst-. '
threats and determined dispute j
were in evidence. House democrat -:
ic leaders arranged to bind their!
majority in a caucus' and get - the ]
bill through bv next Wednesday
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if possible.
“The very stability of our gov
ernment itself is coneerned. and
when that is concerned* the benefits'
of some must be subordinated
the needs x,f all,“ President ifcowtAj4
velt told Congress. “Wihen a great j
danger has threatened our basic!;
security, it is my duty to advise!,
congress of the way to preserve j
ourselves, and in so doing. I nulst j
be fair not only to the few, but
to the many. It. is ii? this spirit ;
that I appeal to you." he said. Ij
He did not specify to what |j
lengths he intended to go in slash- j
ing veteran's appropriations and ]
government salaries, if given autbj-'ji
ority, but advisors estimated that’,
a half billion dollars'was intended),
to be saved. ,
The measure would require -ml- ,
ary reductions taking into account- |
the cost of living and. and he lim- t
ited to a total cut of fifteen per
cent. including the exfwjting. s-ilarv i
cut. *
Veterans whose disability is ij
traceable to service origin will be!]
kept on the payrolls. The measure i
would also give the president full <
authority to fix the rates x>f com- ]
peflsation for all other veterans,
now receiving allowances and who ,
are noi in the above classification. |
SHARI* BATTLING u
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. TOKYO, .March 10, (/Pt—A heavy |
battle between the Chinese and the t
Japanese within the walled city
of Kupeiko-w, whs reported as the ]
Japanese stopped to consider ex- |
tending operations into north China <|
proper in order to take the north- i
ern gateway to Peiping. * (
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SENATOR HOWELL DEAD
WASHINGTON, March 11. </P>-— -
Senator Robert B. Howell, of Ne- <
braska, died here' of heart attack, 1
fpfl-owing a long illness due to i
pneumonia.
Tlie House passer! Roosevelt’s -
economy bill today. The Senate set i
action over until next week. i
WINS BATTLE
NEW YORK. March 11, (/P)—
Max Rosenbloom, champion light
heavyiweigh-t of New York state,
won a close draw from Adolph
Hauser, the barrel-cheated Ger
man, in a fierce, fifteen round ;
ibattle here laat night.
yiAKES HIT CALHFOKMA;
-LONG 15 EACH DEMOLISHED
*.{5,000,000.00 DAMAGE
/lOs AtNGELEiS, March 11, <R‘)
Severe earthquakes shook Los
Angeles and other southern Calif
ornia cities late Friday. Long Leach
hit hardest, now lso]ated, communi
cation lines down.
Death tolls mounted as reports
trickled in from outside points. Ear
ly figures placed known dead at',
one hundred and forty, with a pro
perty damage totalling upwards of
thirty-five million dollars. The en
lire nustuess section or L<ong tjoicn
was reduced to wreckage.
Further reports and estimates
figure the death toll will total
about—five hundred, with four thmr
■and injured.
Early tremors late veslerday
gave warning of seismic a -tivities
which culminated in a devastating
shock at 5:5.7 p.m., Friday, the
greatest blow of the twenty odd
shocks which continued from that
time until aibout two a.m. this
[iioruing.
Early last evening Long Beach
•eported twenty-five dead one thou
sand injured and Los Angelas re
ported two dead and fifteen h in
-ced injured. ths
n“"Hard^t hft WuS^eight
*ep * dead, San Pedro two* dead,
hint a Anna, and Watts, three dead
>ach.
At 10 p.m. last night known
lead totalled eighty, with twentjr
ive hupdrpd injured. By 1 a.m
lixteen shocks with a circular
novement had swept southern Cal
fornia. and '/the death to!! had
nounted to 1 to verified, with four
hoijs'and injured, and millions of
mllars property damage The quak
■s covered coastal areas two hun
I red miles long and thirty miles
vid,* More than a n i’lion people
©It the Shocks. Long*’ Beach cou
inuallv show increase in deaths.
LOS A NOBLES. March 11, (A>
—.Hy midnight last nigth 65 bod
es of the earthquake victims were
©ported to have been recovered
rom ru-ins. The 14th distinct
■hock rocked Oalifornia at 10:59
ast njghl. •„
All available surgeons, anvbulanc
■s and nurses were called to the
lospitals from various areas. Matty
ectlons suffered a disruption iu
communications. preventing an ac- ''
urate check up on the devasta
ion. Fires spread rapidly after
he first few"* horrifying quakes.
Sailors were landed at Long
leach to preserve order. Navy ships
n Sau Diego harbor are standing
»y to rush aid if needed. Qover
ior Rolpli was asked lo call out
he militia, but so far has not
aken any action *
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LGS ANGELES. March 11. (/P)
—Counting earthquake dead at 14Q
>r more and its injured at more
IjBn four thousand and property
lamage swelling to close to ~f9
n/fllion dollars, southern Califor
tia today felt tlte aftermaths of
wenty major shocks, which struck
it intervals last night and early
;his morning. The last five quakes
vere of less intensity than the on
to immediately preceding.
Long Beach, which is the hard
tot hit, has already started rehab
ilitation and has ordered an army
>f workmen to clean up the city,
knaheim Boulevard extending al
most two miles eastward Into the
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