THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
GEO. S. MAYNAKD. Editor
RUSSELL G MAYNARD. Manager.
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TEACH THEM A LESSON
Again we return to that problem of false fire al
arms—that cry of “Wolf”, which does not need much
argument to convince right-thinking people, that to
jokingly call protective agencies away from their posts
of duty to safe-guard human life and property, is poss
ibly one of the most heinous acts of any present-day
moron.
Yesterday two false alarms were turned in to the
fire station through the electric fire alarm system, tak
ing the department up the length of Stedman Avenue.
Upon arrival at the supposed location of where the fire
should have been, and where the alarm eminated from,
no trace of any fire could be discovered, and neither
could any persons be seen about the alarm box.
False alarms have occurred several times in the past
and were caused principally by children who did not
realize the danger of such a “joke”.
We stress again the importance of a well-directed
lesson to the perpetrator of such acts. One good exam
ple of the severity of punishment or turning in false al
arms, and such occurrences will cease. Make such pun
ishment, good and strict, and the lesson will serve for
others who may have “playful” ideas concerning this
service.
LIBERTY, LAW’S DIGNITY NOT INCOMPATIBLE
The line between liberty and license can be an al
mighty hard one to draw. The American solution usual
ly is to allow a good deal of leeway on the side of lic
ense so as to make sure that liberty is not infringed; if
somebody abuses the privilege, that’s just too bad.
But it isn’t entirely impossible to draw the line,
even when such an extremely important abstraction as
the freedom of the press is involved; and it wouldn’t
hurt either the press or the bar of the United States
to give a little sober attention to some remarks on court
procedure recently made by Chief Justice William M.
Maltbie of the Connecticut supreme court.
Justice Maltbie proposed that the courts draw up
rules to govern press coverage of trials so as to avoid
such three-ring circus affairs as the Hauptmann trial.
With the rules which he proposes a great many
newspaper editors will doubtless quarrel. Steering
away from license, the justice may have a tendency to
cut into liberty a bit. But with the general idea that
press and bar can and should head off repitions of such
affairs as the Hauptmann trial there can be little dissent.
Justice Maltbie urges that the only reporters ad
mitted to a courtroom be those from the state and city
directly involved and from the great press associations.
He would prohibit all picture-making in court and ban
all movie and radio equipment. He would have the trial
judge exercise supervision over the giving out by court
stenographers of transcripts of the evidence.
Now the point to bear in mind, in any such pro
posal to reduce the hippodrome aspects of a sensation
al trial, is that one right is paramount—the right of the
public at large to know precisely what goes on in its
courtrooms. It is of the highest importance that the
war-time trial of Eugene Debs, for instance, be given
the fullest kind of coverage. Once set a limit on the
right of the press to tell what happens in court and you
provide an entering wedge for star-chamber sessions,
judicial tyranny, and the very negation of democracy.
No set of regulations, then, can be approved by the
American press if it in any way cuts off from the peo
ple a full and untrammeled knowledge of the facts.
Beyond that, however, there is a good deal that
can be said for the justice’s ideas.
Sensation-mongering is not an integral part of the
essential reporting of the news. No judge need turn
his courtroom over to the tabloids. The photographer
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need not exactly perch on the rail of the jury box. ine
radio and the movie certainly can properly remain
outside the door. .
For a criminal courtroom needs dignity and decor
um, if for no other reason than that it is the arena tor
a supposedly passionless and unbiased search for fac s.
The rights of the man on trial and of the society whic i
is trying him must be preserved. They are apt to get
lost in the shuffle, in a trial such as that of Hauptmann.
It is possible to improve our coverage of the courts
without sacrificing anv essential parts of press freedom
Justice Maltbie at least offers a stimulating approach to
the problem.—Exchange._ I
Weather Unusual
During Month Of
October is Reporl
A record breaking high temp
erature occurred on'October Is
when the mercury rose to 55 de
grees. The previous maximun
was 54, observed in 1923. Ex
ceptionally mild weather obtair
ed at the close of the month.
More fog and low clouds thar
the average were recorded durinj
the month. Temperature averag
jed about normal while precipit;
j tion was above.
The mean temperature for th<
month was 29.8 compared to th<
normal of 29.0. The mean max
I imum was 36.7 and mean min
mum 23.0. The lowest tempera
ture was 10 above on the 28th.
Precipitation in measurabh
amounts fell on 11 days durinj
the month for a total 2.04 inches
Snowfall, some melting as it fell
occurred on 10 days for a total o
j 7.6 inches. The greatest 24 hou;
■ snow fall was 2.9 on the 30th
while the most rainfall in a 2
hour period was .67 on the 21st.
Sunshine was below the ave:
age with only 109.9 hours observ
ed out of a possible 303.8; the pel
centage of possible being 36.
Clear skies were recorded on ’
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days, partly cluody 5, and cloudy |
19.
The wind movement amounted
to 6729 miles during 744 hours,
for an average hourly velocity of
9.0. The prevailing direction for
the month was Northeast which
occurred during 236 hours. North
was observed during 169 hours;!
East 85; Southeast 40, South 35,
i Southwest 25, West 36, Northwest
64 Calmn 4. The maximum velo
city for a five minute period was
34 miles from the northeast on
the 5th.
Light and moderate fog was ob j
served on 8 days while one den
se fog was recorded. Hail fell
during a brief storm on the 23rd.
1 Auroras occurred on 10 days. A
' solar halo, 22Vi degrees arc, was
recorded on the 1st while two
lunar halos were noted.
UPPER AIR DATA
Fifty one balloons were re
' leased during the month which
! is an outstanding number for1
October in 5 years of records. The
, highest altitude obtained during
■ the month was 32,952 feet on Oct
' , ober the 3rd at 11:26 a.m. The dir
. ection and velocity at this alti- j
'tude w’as 18 miles per hour from
ithe North Northeast.
The highest velocity reached
aloft was 96.0 miles per hour
from the south southwest at an
altitude of 24,000 feet on Octo
ber the 8th at 11:26 a.m.
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