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VOL. 38- No. 47 NOME, ALASKA, Saturday FEB. 27th, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Cape Nome Speed Race Tomorrow
EXCITEMENT INCRE ASES IN QUEEN CONTEST
$2,000,000 Bill Introduced To Buy Reindeer Herds
AIRPLANE COMPANY
SAYS WILL START UP
DURING THE WEEK
Huge aviation manufacturing concern which been sub
ject strikers, announced would commence
operations despite efforts strikers
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 27, — The hand
ling of liquor in Alaska became
a revived topic of the legislature
as the House began consideration
of the McCutoheon high license
bill, sometimes referred to as the
saloon measure, which would set
up a system similar to the old
means of handling liquor before
prohibition, with wholesale lic
enses costing fifteen hundred dol
lars. retail one thousand, club
two hundred and fifty, and road
houses one hundred dollars. An
amendment made today provid
es that windows and doors shall
be covered instead of open as at
present.
A public hearing was held this
afternoon on the gross gold tax
bill, with prominent mining men
being heard.
The senate has already passed
the measure known as the Brun
nelle bill which would levy a
three percent tax on the gross
production of gold and p'atinum,
with a net tax on the production
of other metals. An amendment
is now before the house for a
two percent tax on gross produc
tion instead of three. ,
Brower Definite
Records Belong
To British Ship
(By The Associated Press)
POINT BARROW, Feb. 27, —
Charles Brower said that an ex
amination of the faded and frag
ile papers had convinced him
they were part of the British
ship Enterprise.
, One legible entry gave a posi
tion as Cambridge Bay.
He said he would not try to
read the papers fully as he fear
ed more handling would ruin
them, before they could be sent
to England.
Brower said he believed they
had been washed from a cache
on the beach. They already had
been much handled by natives.
The papers were contained in a
badly rusted, galvanized can.
<Bv The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, —The
Douglas Corporation issued an
annourV -ment that it would re
sume operations next week.
The announcement was chall
enged by Busick wiho said, that
with sitdown strikers out of jail
they would throw a “concrete
wall” around the huge plant.
All of the 341 strikers were re
leased on their own recognizan
ce last night.
District Attorney Fitts said the
prosecution of them would be
“concentrated on the leaders,
with lenience recommended for
the others.”
A preliminary hearing will be
held Tuesday, he said.
The Northrop plant was closed
Thursday by two hundred sit
downers, who evacuated late yes
terday when they were told “to
get out or be indicted.”
Extra Knitting Vocational Class
Authorized And others Extended
Pursue Courses Balance of Year
The formation of an extra knit
ting class was announced by Supt.
Calvin Pool of the Nome public
school, following receipt of a wire
from Vocational Director for the
Territory, A. E. Sehoettler, auth
onizing further needs at Nome.
The new class will meet for
purposes of organization next
Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the high
school.
“Allottment for the vocational
fund limited but Nome can have
whatever needed to carry on ad
ults vocational classes balance of
this winter,” read the telegram
from Mr. Sehoettler.
The demand for an extra knit
ting class caused Mr. Pool to
write Director Sehoettler and
the telegam was in answer to his
request for an additional course.
The afternoon knitting classes
which have been in progress for
I some time have been extended for
another three weeks it was an
nounced. The cooking class,
which has also been in progress j
it expected to be extended said
Supt. Pool.
Vocational Education in Nome,
beyond any doubt, has taken the
serious interest of adults through
out the city, as evidenced by the
enrollments in the various cours
es. It is hoped that by Monday,
a complete list of entrants in the
several vocational classes now
going on, will be compiled for
publication on that date. In ad
dition other particulars pertain
ing to the classes are expected
to be announced.
Oldtime Alaskan Is
Dead in Anchorage
(By The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE, Feb. 27, — Rich
ard J. McArthur, Alaska resident
since 1886, died in the hospital
here today. He was seventy six
years old. A sole survivor is said
to be a sister living in Cleve
land.
McArthur was born at Georg
ian Bay, Ontario. He has mined
in Montana and Colorado. He
came north before the big stam
pede and mined at Dawson, Nome j
and at Kuskokwim points.
Senator Thomas
Behind Dimond
Reindeer Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, —Sen
ator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma
today asked congress to appro
priate two million dollars to be
used by the Secretary of tihe In
terior to buy reindeer, slaughter
houses and other equipment nec
essary to grate the Alaska rein
deer industry under government
control, or through cooperative
associations, participation in tihe
benefits to be limited to Eskimos,
Aleuts, and Indians.
The Thomas bill is similar to
the measure offered in the house
yesterday by Delegate Dimond of
Alaska.
NOTICE
The Poll Hook is now op-n in
the office of the- City Clerk for
the Registration of Voters at the
annual Municipal and School
Boa d e'ection, to be held April
C, 1937.
M. J WALSH, City Clerk
Save $2 by paying in ad
vance for your subscription
SPEED RACE TO CAPE NOME
AND RETURN TO COMMENCE
12 NOON—ARE 9 ENTRANTS
The special Nome speed race
for dog teams, commences prompt
ly at 12 noon, tomorrow, at the
starting point at Front and B
Streets.
Nine entrants are registered
and prepared to leave on time.
The teams will leave 5 minutes
apart. Starter will be former
Queen of the Trail Ida Knutson.
Timekeepers are Harry Hagen
and George Taggart.
Judges will be C. D. Jones, A1
mt'r Rydeen and Leroy Sullivan.
Judge at the Cape Nome will
be Frank Martin.
The race will be between Nome
to Cape Nome and return, a dis
tance of about 26 miles.
Following is the order in which
the teams will leave the scratch:
A1 Carey
Johnny McLuke
Ernie Buckmaster
H C Cariker
John Norbert
Pete Olsen
John Kost
Laurie Amuktolik
Fred Rohn
Suicide Strikers
Ccrue Out Mine
Are Near Dead
li\ I ' A-.:iii('jati (l Press)
PECS, Hungary, Feb. 26, — A
suicide strike of two hundred
and fifty miners ended when half
the men, dazed from hunger and
bleeding from wounds received in
an underground fight, staggered
out of the shaft.
Each striker had a handful of
mules’ oats twice daily. Sixteen
ponies with them died in the
shaft from drowning or poison
gas.
Some of the men could not
walk when they came out. The
miners said when they went
down the shaft they would come
out only if their pay was raised:
otherwise they would die.
Calls Governors
Pass Legislation
for Soil Erosion
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 27.
—President Roosevelt in identical
letters requested the governors of
all the states to enact soil con
servation laws, to bulwark the
federal fight against dust storms
and floods.
He also sent them a draft of the
proposed law providing for the
organization of soil conservation
districts in order to carry on ero
sion control projects with feder
al aid and the enactment of land
use regulations, after approval
by local referenda.
Tlie President said “The nation
that destroys its soil destroys
itself.” 1
Second Shioment
i
Cold Made From
Frisco to Denver
* Hv The Associated Press!
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24. —
The second shipment in a move
ment of three hundred million
dollars in gold to the Denver mint
was sent on its way today with a
heavy guard.
The shipment included two hun
dred gold bricks valued by Sup
erintendent Peter Haggerty at
seven and one half million doll
ars. He said the balance would
be moved within the next month.
This is in line with the govern
ment’s policy to concentrate the
gold supply at Denver and Fort
Knox, Kentucky. The three hun
dred million dollars in gold was
accumulated since previous ship
ments two years ago denuded
the supply here.
Went On Errand
28 Years Ago &
just Returned
(Bv The Associated Press*
MOUNDSVILLE, West Virginia
Feb. 27, —Twenty eight years
ago Mrs. Emma Simms, sent her
young son Charles to the butcher
for a pound of liver.
He returned today with the
liver, and also a wife, from Anch
ornge, Alaska, where they have
lived for several years.
Mrs. Simms was a residents of
Aleppo, Pennsylvania at the time
she sent him to the store, and had
heard from him only once years
ago. He wrote that he hadn’t
forgotten the errand and some
day would complete it.
Johansen Girl
Continues Lead
Queens of Nome
Today’s voting again showed a
big burst of speed which caused
considerable change in the line
up. Miss Johansen still holds the
honored spot with Miss Mozee
running a strong second.
Miss Stangroom made the strong
est bid in (today's voting by turn
ing in a count of over 26,000 votes
thereby capturing third place.
This forced Miss Lee into the
fourth spot and Miss Baldwin in
to fifth.
Today’s vote is as follows:
Gertrude Johansen 105.060
Jeanne Mozee . 98,100
Ei'cen Stangroom 94,760
Margueritte Lee. 89,720
Ada Baldwin .73,620
Rita O’Leary . 54,680
Dorothy Nelson . . 17,9 0
Gera! 1 ne Rude . . 10,300
Borgny Ulricksen 8,820
(Don't Fold Your Votes)
With only four days remaining
to get free votes, buying has
taken a new spurt according to
comments made by several busi
ness firms.
Most merchants have already
completed their monthly state
ments in preparation for the last
minute rush to pay bills. They
are also stocking up on plenty of
Queen votes anticipating a big
vote the last few days.
And don’t forget—be sure and
get all of your votes into the bal
lot box not later than next Wed
nesday. No merchandise vort.es
will be accepted or counted after
that date.
Don’t Fold Your Votes
Yesterday’s Totals
Gertrude Johansen . 96,580
Jeanne Mozee . 90,360
Margueritte Lee . 78,280
Ada Baldwin 69,100
Eileen Stangroom . 67,900
Rita O'Leary . 52,740
Dorothy Nelson .17,820
Borgny Ulricksen ... . 8,700
Geraldine Rude . 8,680
Steel Corporations
To Raise Pay
(By The Associated Press)
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 27, — The
nation’s biggest steel corporations
are considering an increase in
wages amounting to seventy five
million dollars annually.
Employees expect an increase
of seven and a half cents hourly*