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VOL. 38 No- 48 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY MARCH 1 1937 Per Copy 15cts
ONLY TWO MORE DAYS FOR FREE VOTES
Supreme Court Upholds Gov’t Gold Clause Status
SUPREME COURT HELD
GOVT CONTENTION
WAS CORRECT
Massachusetts power company tried to collect addition
al rental from paper company on gold clause
private contract* Court heldvoid*
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 28, — The leg
islature speed up action Saturday
as Monday was the tinal day on
which either house can consider
their own measures.
Two surprises came when the
house passed the Anderson bill
setting up a health sanitation
code for the Territory, and the|
senate passed the house’s memor
ial to congress asking that the
Merchant Marine Act or the Jon
es Law be amended to include
Alaska, by a vote of d to 3, -'Aril .
Roden Walker and Brunnele op
posing.
The senate also completed ac
tion on two bills which passed
the house providing for the ex
tension of the Purnell and other
acts to Alaska. ,
An important measure which
passed the house and now goes to
the senate is to amend the orig
inal act to elect Territorial house
members for four years instead
of two.
The senate approved its own
bill for the appropriation of
ikwetoty thousand dollars for a
fund to be used in case of fires,
slides, and to pay searching par
ties when persons are lost.
A1 Carey Won
Speed Race To
Cape and Back
Winners of yesterday dog race
to Cape Nome and return were
A1 Carye first 2 hours, 10 minut
es and 13 seconds.
John Norbert 2nd 2 hrs. 23 min.
and 10 seconds.
Louis Amuktolik 2 hrs. 39 min.
and 31 seconds.
Two entries withdrew from the
race, Ernest Buckmaster and
Cariker, and Ed Rohn did not
run.
"SOURDOUGH"
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rBv TTie Assoctsted Press •
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 1
-The government won in the
Supreme Court, its contention
that the 1933 resolution prohibit
ing the payment of obligations in
gold, as applied to contracts for
bullion as well as coin.
The five to four decision was
delivered by Justice Benjamin
Cardoza. Dissenters were Justic
es Van Devanter, McReynolds,
Sutherland and Butler.
The Supreme Court opinion af
firmed the rules of the first Cir
cuit Court of Appeals and the
Massachusetts Federal District
Court that contracts for gold bul
lun c„uld be paid off at its face
value in present day revalued
money.
The decision constituted defeat
for the Holyoke, Mass., Water
ower Company which sought to
collect twenty eight thousand,
Sharp Attacks Took Place During
Hearing On Mine Tax Bill Before
Legislature At A Recent Session
JOHN D. HARLAN SPEAKS
ON POSITION OF THE
MINING OPERATORS
The Alaska Daily Press of Jun
eau in its issue of Feb. 15th has
the following to say in reference
to an open hearing on Senate bill
No. 33.
After listening attentively to
more than an hour of discourse
by John D. Harlan, the open hear
ing on Senate Bill No. 33 resolved
itself into an old fashioned San
atoria! wrangle with House visi
tors taking pot shots from the
gallery.
Harlan, manager of the Ham
mon Consolidated Gold Fields at
Nome, told his story clearly and
without flourish. His statements
went unquestioned and he was
interrupted only once or twice by
members of the Senate who felt
he was digressing from the point.
Once Senator Vic Rivers of
Fairbanks, protested that Harlan
was talking politics instead of
mining. The speaker had just
stated that he was born a Demo
crat but had always voted inde
pendently. Senator Roden, as
chairman of the Committee of the
Whole, ruled that Harlan might
continue, saying something in a
low voice about “us independents
rate a build-up.”
Harlan’s main point was that
he conceded the mines should be
taxed and that he would have
no objection to an increase if it
were kept within the bounds of
absolute necessity. “You have to
raise additional taxes,-’ he said,
“and it is only fair that the min
ing industry should bear a part of
the increase.
“However, you should first de
termine how much you have to
have—not what you would like
to have, mind you, but what is
absolutely necessary. We all
want more than is necessary.
When you have determined the
absolute requirements, then you
should spread the additional levy
in the way you deem most equit
able.”
Other speakers were Jas. Free
burn of the Chichagof mine; H.
L. Faulkner, speaking for Paul
Sorenson of the Hirst-Chichagof.
(Continued on Page Two)
Wife Described
Death Husband
Drunken Fight
_____
(By The Associated Pressi
RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 1,1
—Mrs. Humphrey Pearson’s first
hospital statement to the author
ities, Sheriff Carl Rayburn said,
‘.partly substantiates” the theory
that her scenarist-husiband was
shot to”deth ccidentally as they
scuffled over the possession of a
revolver.
She told the sheriff they had
both been drinking, and that she
found him with a gun in his
hand. They struggled for it and
shot got hold of the gun and hid
in the bathroom. When she re
turned to other room she found
him dead, and doesn’t remember
when the gun was discharged.
Save $2 by paying in ad
vance for your subscriptior
c:gW -hundred and seventy four'
dollars additional from the Ameri
can Writing Paper Company of
Massachusetts, on rental contracts
negotiated more than forty years
ago. for water power rights on
the Connecticut river.
Tuesday and Wednesday Left In Which
Get Free Votes by Spending Cash
Or Paying Your Bills
Only tomorrow and the next
day remain in the free vote get
ting program of the Nome Ken
nel Club, for the election of a
Miss Nome. At the close of busi
ness Wednesday night, the ballot
boxes will be collected and votes
left over by the merchants tak
en back by the Club and reim
bursements made. A count will
be made and announced in Thurs
day’s issue of the Nugget and
from Thursday to Saturday 12
midnight it will be possible to
obtain votes direct, it was declar
ed today.
Individual business houses are
being rushed for votes as the pub
lie pays its bills and puts more
cash into circulation. Some have
offered additional bonuses of vot
es during the final three days of
the plan, including Polet’s Store
40 votes with each dollar; the
Dream Theatre 200 votes tomor
row night with each adult admis
I
sion; Yenney Water Delivery 40
votes, the Nome Daily Nugget
1000 votes for paid in advance
6 months subscription and 100
votes with each dollar paid on
past due subscriptions.
The baseball games Wednes
day will also be offering 40 votes
free with each adult admiss, n
and 20 votes with each children’s
admission.
Others who are offering sj
ial bonuses are the Nevada
votes with each 25 cents; Bo^rd
of Trade 20 votes with each 25
cents; North Pole Bakery 20 votes
with each 50 cents; Arctic Beer
Parlor 20 votes with each 25 cents.
The excitement of the past
| three weeks of the Queen Con
j test has built up enthusiasm and
(Continued on Page Four)
Two Rescued in
Airliner Crash
Others Killed
(By The Associated Press)
SYDNEY, Australia. March 1,1
—Rescued as they were writing
farewell messages after eight
spent without food of any kind,
two passengers of the ill-fated
Brisbane to Sydney airliner
which disapeared February 19th
were found huddled beside the
burned wreckage in the Mac
Pherson mountain range of
Queensland.
Three other passengers includ
ing William Fountain of New
"York, and the two pilots were
dead. J. G. Westray, who escaped
injury in the crash, was killed
later when he fell over a cliff
in the darkness, while trying to
get help.
The survivors were, a man
named Proud, who had his leg
broken, and another man named
Binstead, who was uninjured.
A farmer found the plane, af
ter searching parties had given
up hope of locating the wreckage
after nine days of fruitless sear
ch.
NOTICE
The Poll Book is now open in
the office of the City Clerk for
the Registration of Voters at the
annual Municipal and School
Board election, to be held April
6, 1937.
M. J WALSH, City Clerk
Common People
Say Coronation
Lost Its Kick
(By The Associated Press)
LONDOS, March 1. — The re
port that the Duke of Windsor,
for King Edward VIII would
wed Mrs. Wallis Simpson May
2nd, is causing fear that the roy
al romance would over-shadow
the coronation of his brother ten
days later.
Mns. Simpson’s absolute decree
of divorce becomes effective Ap
ril 27th.
A laTge body of the middle
class is expressing antipathy to
ward the coronation, admitting
that the coronation ceremonies’
excitement had lost its kick, and
that George VI seems to be a
substitute King.
The upper and poorer classes
contrary to the strong middle
class appear satisfied with George
and his family, as the royal rul
ers of England.
The Italian government may
not send a representative to the
coronation because Haile Selas
sie, erst-while Emperor of Ethio
pia, described as the Lion of Ju
dah, has been invited.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
pamphlet form, for sale at The
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
Johansen Girl
Continues Lead
Queens of Nome
Today’s voting assumed new
proportions when over 90.000
votes were cast. This exceeds by
many thousand any vote todate.
Miss Johansen still holds the
lead, but Miss Mozee showed a
real burst of speed today which
brought her wiithin 160 votes of
the top. making it almost a dead
heat.
Miss Stangroom received a
heavy vote today thereby tighten
ing her hold on third place and
being within less than 5000 of the
top.
0
Today’s standings are as follows
Gertrude Johansen .121,340
Jeanne Mozee .121,180
Eileen Stangroom .116,380
Margueritte Lee .104’940
Ada Baldwin .78,720
Rita O’Leary .62,380
Dorothy Nelson .19,920
Borgny Ulricksen .14,600
Geiaidnit Rude . 11,580
Don't Fold Your Ballots
It is expected that tomorrow’s
vote will exceed today’s totals by
many thousand as every one is
busy today buying and paying
bills.
A few minutes after today’s
count was completed one contest
ant turned in a stack of votes
totaling over 30,000. Being to
late to be included into today’s
titals it was necessary to hold
them over until tomorrow’s count
is officially made.
Don’t Fold Tour Ballots
The Nome Kennel Club again
warns everyone to get all of their
merchants free votes into the bal
lot boxes not later than Wednee
day. After that date they will be
worthless.
Contest Manager Ed. Steffen
states that he is in receipt of a
$100.00 check from the Hammon
Consolidated Gold Fields Inc.
which is a direct contribution to
the Queen contest fund. The
Nome Kennel Club wishes to ex
press its thanks and appreciation
for this contribution.
Don't Fold Your Ballots
_
(Don’t Fold Your Votes)
Yesterday’s Totals
Gertrude Johansen .105,06C
Jeanne Mozee .-.98,IOC
Eileen Stangroom .94,76(
Margueritte Lee .89,72(
Ada Baldwin .73,62(
Rita O’Leary .54,68<
Dorothy Nelson .17,9..1
Geraldine Rude .10,30'
Borgny Ulricksen .8,82
Double Header Baseball Games 'Wed. Mar. 3
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VS ALASKAN WOMEN—CO MMERCIALS VS HAMMON—40 Votes free with adult admission and 20 votes free with children’s admissioi