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VOL. 37. No. 67. NOME, ALASKA, Friday, March 20, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Alaskans Asked Donate Sufferers By Gov. Troy
A SUPER-LEAGUE IS THE GOAL OF FRANCE
SIGNATORIES LOCARNO PACT
TO JOIN IN MILITARY ALLIANCE
UNLESS HITLER COMES TERMS
Text Possible Ultimatum To Germany
Covers Five Points
(Bv The Associated Press)
London, March 20—The
House of Commons was
told today that the four re
maining powers who sign
ed the Locarno Pact had
agreed to join in a virtual
military alliance, if Fuer
her Hitler continues to re
fuse to consider proposals
placed before him to re-es
tablish the security of Eu
rope.
London, March 20 — A
virtual super-League of
Nations, was disclosed this
morning by the French del
egates, as the ultimate goal
when they proposed an In
ternational Conference to
consider the situation aris
ing from Germany’s re-mil
itarizing of the Rhineland.
The text of the possible
ultimatum, as issued by the
French spokesman, includ
ed five points for considcra
tion, as follows:
1. Organization for col
lective security.
2. A more exact defini
tion of obligations and ap
plications of sanctions.
3. Armament limitations
4. The strengthening and
widening of economic rela
ions, and the organization
of financial and economic
exchanges.
5. An examination of
conditions upon which Ger
many may return to the
League, and the formula
tion of a European non-ag
gression pact.
Western Pacific Locomotive Explodes
Killing 2 Men And Fatally Injuring 4
(By The Associated Press)
Wendover, Utah, March
20—Two persons were kill
ed and four were very ser
iously injured in an explo
sion on a Western Pacific
locomotive this morning.
The explosion, of an un
determined origin, occurr
ed at Silver Zone, Nevada,
about thirty-four miles
west of here. The injured
men were rushed to the
hospital here for medical
attention, and their chanc
es of recovery were express
ed as decidedly slim.
Secures Lease To
Build Plane Shop
Anchorage Field
(By The Associated Press)
Anchorage, March 20 —
The Anchorage City Coun
cil last evening, issued a
lease to William Bunsen,
formerly of Cordova to
build an airplane repair
shop on the airport at this
city. Mr Bunsen expects
to commence work immed
iately on the construction
of his shop which will han
dle all commercial busi
ness available, particular
ly from private owners of
aircraft, and independent
companies.
Juneau C of C En
dorses Opening
Park To Miners
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, March 20 — The
Juneau Chamber of Com
merce today endorsed a re
solution proposing the op
ening of the Glacier Bay
National Monument Park
for prospecting and mining.
NOTICE
The regular Tuesday
meeting' of the Nome Busi
ness Men’s Volley Ball
Club has been postponed
until Friday of this week.
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ALASKA ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE
FUNDS U. S. FLOOD SUFFERERS
To Nome Daily Nugget
Juneau, March 20, 2:30
p.m. — Floods in Pennsyl
vania, the .New England
States and other centers of
population between the
North Atlantic seacoast
and the Allegheny Moun
tains have caused a major
disaster to a large part of
the country. More than
two hundred thousand peo
ple have called on the Red
Cross for immediate relief,
including shelter, food, clo
thing and medical care.
The American people have
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NEW DEAL ADMINISTRATION
CONSIDER SPEND 400 MILLION
REHABILITATE FLOOD AREA
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(By The Associated Press)
Undated, March 20th —
New ravages of flooding ri
vers in New England and
the Ohio Valley, created
additional problems born
of destitution and panic.
Heavy death and dam
age tolls confronted the
flood-weary Eastern Amer
ica on the third day, today,
of these unprecedented
floods.
A revised toll of figures
showed 136 dead and many
more missing.
The damage was unoffic
ially estimated at near $300
000,000. More than two
hundred thousand persons
are homeless.
The New Deal administra
tion is considering today
spending four hundred mil
lion dollars to aid in rehab
ilitating property damage
and the homeless, swept
out of their residences and
homes by the terrible on
slaught of waters.
The worst hit sections of
Pennsylvania are slated for
one hundred and fifty mil
lion, and eighty thousand
dollars; West Virginia,
twenty million and ninety
six thousand dollars; New
England States, one hun
dred million one hundred
thousand dollars.
ALL TRAILS TO CONCORD CUT OFF
(By The Associated Press)
Concord, N. H., March 20
— Candles are selling for
fifty cents apiece here, with
another night of darkness
to be faced, due to floods.
No electrical power or
gas has been available sin
ce the first day of the terri
fying floods of New Eng
land rivers. The popula
tion of this city, 25,000, are
unable to leave either by
road or rail, and there are
more than four hundred
homeless, with the waters
continuing to force famil
ies to flee their homes.
Roosevelt Again Postpones His Trip
(By The Associated Press')
Binghamton, N.Y., March
20 — State Health Officials
I today rushed typhoid ser
| um, as a precaution against
any possible outbreak of an
epidemic resulting from
the flood crippled water
supply of various sections.
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Typhoid Serum Rushed To Flood Area
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(By The Associated Press)
Washington, March 20 —
j President Roosevelt again
postponed for at least twen
ty four hours, his proposed
fishing trip to Florida, due
to checkups on flood devel
opments.
SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES
BILL PROVIDING FARM EXPERI
MENT SERVICE FOR ALASKA
6<! Families Sell led On Farms In Alaska
Last Year Exclusive Of Matanuska
(By The Associated Press')
Washington, March 20 —
The Senate Agricultural
Committee today approved
the Schwellenbaeh Bill ex
tending farm extension and
experimental service to
Alaska.
At the same time the
House committee is consid
ering a similar bill intro
duced by Delegate Dimond
which would allow five
thousand dollars for the
year beginning July 1937
for experimental work, and
increasing annually to tliir
ty-seven thousand, five hun
died dollars by 1947; also
the bill would allow two
thousand dollars for an ex
tension service in the same
liscal year, increasing to
en thousand dollars in
1940.
Delegate Dimond told
the committee that 68 fam
ilies settled on farms in the
territory of Alaska during
the past year, exclusive of
the Federal Matanuska pro
ject.
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Explosion Followed In Fire in Texas
City Kills 3, \\ reeks 6 Business I looses
(By The Associated Press)
Texarkana, lex., March
20 — Three persons were
killed when a blast, follow
ed by fire, wrecked six
business concerns here this
afternoon, with damages
estimated at seventy-five
thousand dollars.
A fortune teller by the
name of Van Zan, was the
only victim identified. He
lived in an apartment
above a grocery store.
Firemen searched late to
day in the ruins for the oth
er victims.
The surrounding neigh
borhood was jarred sever
iy by the blast, and attend
ing witnesses said that
within a very few minutes,
other buildings adjoining
the one which biew up,
w re a mass of flames.
Borrowed Blood
St. Louis
Man Alive 2 Y rs.
(By The Associated Press)
St. Louis. March 20—Vol
unteer donors, have been
asked to keep alive James
Hedley 23 who has lived on
borrowed blood for the
past two years,
i Hedley is the victim of a
rare condition of aplastic
anemia. He has received
thirty-two transfusions, un
dergone two operations,
and been hospitalized sev
enteen times during that
period.
A new transfusion is to
be made today. The doc
tors working on the case
said that his condition was
caused by the failure of the
bone marrow to create suf
ficient red blood cells to
keep him alive.
They hope to continue in
definitely these transfu
sions with the hope that
gradually his body will
again take up the business
of manufacturing sufficient
blood to prolong his life.
NOTICE TO VOTERS
The Poll Book for the
registration of voters for
the forthcoming municipal
and school board election,
which has been open since
February 19th, will clos.
on March 28, 1936.
M. J. Walsh, City Clerk