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GIRIjS BURNED TO DEATH
MA/NIEA, May 12. (AP)—Trap
fed toy bars, eleven' inmates of the
Philippine TrainingSchool for
Girls, a govenrraent reformatory,
were burned to death. The police
suspected arson ,and also grilled
the maltron regarding efforts made
to release the victims. Elghty-one
escaped. The property loss was
small. Ten girls perished locked
ip a detention cell on the ground
floor. The police said thaV«"the
legs of two were chained. A fri
ghtened guard made a vain at
tempt to unlock the door of the
cell, the police said, and then lied.
All of the girls were in their teens.
BOXER KNROUTM NORTH
. SEATTLE, May 18. (AP)—The
schooner Roxer Is on her first trip
Niorth since she was replaced by
the North Star. She will, carry a
full eargd of ties to Seward for
.-replacements on the Alaska Rail
road.' They will be loaded at
Eagle Harbor. No trouble is ex
pected over the fact that the ties
were not purchased in' Alaska.
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LONDON ADOPTS
_ TARIFF TRUCK
LONDON, May 12, (API—The
American proposal for an inter
national tariff truce was unan
mously adopted by the organizing
committee of the the World's
Economic Conference.
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FARM RELIEF BILL SIGNED '
WASHINGTON. May 12, (API
Roosevelt signed the farm relief
and currency inflation measure
and issued a simultaneous appeal
to mortgage creditors to refrain
from foreclosures, pending the op
eration of legislation. He appoint
ed George Peek, of Illinois, a for^
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mer Republican, who deserted the
party and supported Smith for
President, chief administrator of
the measure.
The President is ready to act
and use the power to increase
commodity prices and expand t cre
dits “when as soon and if it be
nocessary.”
WOMAN KILLED AFTER
iNStTLTS BY MOTORIST
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LEBANON, N.J., <AP)—Mrs.
Georgiana Heights, aged 40 years,
was shot and killed in the presence
of her small son and two friends
today by an unidentified motor
^ its.
The party had been,,, picked up
for a ride into town. The Motor
ist made improper advances to
Mr*. Heights and she and her.
friends and son started to leave
the car. As they were getlng out
the driver shot Mrs. Heights.
SOCIETY MATRON’S
BODY IS FOUND
DENVER. Colo.. (API— From
the waters of a lake near Denver,
the body of Mrs. William Fisher,
50 years old, prominent society
£ matron, was found late yesterday.
She had been missing from her
home since last .Saturday. . 1
Night Game: San Fransisco,
four Secramento, nothing.
ASSESSMENT WORK
8U8PENI»EI>
WASHINGTON, May 12. (AP)
—The House passed and sent to
the President a bill relieving hold
ers of mining claims from doing
the customary required hundred
dollars worth of work on clgims
in the United States and Alaska
this year.
PROFIT TAKERS 4
STILL ACTIVE
NEW. YORK, May 12, (AP) —
Financial markets were compelled
to hurdle high froflt taking 'bar
riers, but fiuished with relaltively
few casualities. and as a whole,
relatively unimpaired. Stocks off
one to two or more rallied at the
final hour and erased ^moit de
clines. They closed steady, to
fi mi. ’ • s
BIG GUNS IN' COURT
NEW YORK, May 12*. (AP) —
A long list of Wall Street’s migh
ty men will be called in the gov
ernment’s drive to convict Charles
Mitchell, bankeT. charged with
evading the Income tax.
< WBPBR ADVANCES
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NEW YORK. May 12. (AP) —
Copper advanced another fourth
of a cent to seven cents a-pound,
f Hawing the reported cleaning up
of available supplies.
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FISHERMEN AT WORK
ASTORIA, May 12. (AP) —j
More than titty gill net fishermen
tooik their boats up the Columbia, J
determined to operate In spite of
strike orders which were in effect !
since May first.
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JOAN GRANTED DIVORCE
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NEW YORK. May 12. (AP)—j
Joan Crawford was granted a div- j
vorce from Douglas Fairbanks. Jr. j
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MOVING FAST IN WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. May 12, <AP)
—Wallace and Morgentihau. the'
latter designated as Governor of
the farm credit administration, as
sumed key roles in the, nation's
moat ambitious program to re
turn farming to the class of pro
fitable businesses, without waiting
for the formality of the President
signing the measure, which is ex%.
pected today. They plunged into
the task of gearing .. administrat
ive machinery for at least two
years operation.
The President’s industrial con
trol of public works program, de
signed to open up vast fields of
employment, will be presented to
his cabinet for approval, before
going to Congress next week.
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TIME TO CLEANUP!
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Paint big, Papering, Carpenter
ing, for Information see Hlof Peter
son, residence corner Steadman
avenue and Radio Walk sign, or
inquire at the Hardware Store.
FOR SALE—-Ford Delivery, In
good condition. Apply Catholic
Church for Information.
NOME LEGISLATORS TELL
OF LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
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The returning legislators. Sen
ators Al Lomen and James Fraw
ley and Representative George
Iiellerich, advise us that the Elev
enth Session was a very construct
1 ive one. in that the policy agreed
upon by the Second Division del
t egation before thedr departure
I seemed to be the policy of the
(Legislature as a whole, that is,
that appropriations be held down.
! so that during this period of re
construction no additional taxes
would be necessary.
pne of the most constructive
(which passed at this session
I was a bill appointing a Board of
| Education which will have com
plete charge of the school system
| in Alaska -and wil'l expend school
funds. The bill was introduced
ri'n an endeavor to take our schools
out of politics and to provide a
chock on the Commission! r of Ed
ucation,, who alone, under Uie pres
ent arrangement, has the expend
ing of practically one half of the
Territory’s revenues, amounting to
nearly one million dollars for the
biennium. This Board was ap
pointed by the Governor ,ot Alaska
'upon recommendations made, by
ihe delegations from each division
and consists of a member from ,
each division and one member at
'large. Under the new plan of
operation, the efficiency of our
schools will be increased and it
is expected that a saving of ap
proximately $200,000 will be ef
fected.
The sum of $250,000 was ap
propriated and made available for
the construction of a Pioneers’s I
Home, the location to be deter
mined by the live elective officials
of the Territory after they have
made a thorough investigation as
o the most suitable place. Ap
propriatiou was also made for the
housing Tbf .pioneers who are now
eligible to the present home but
who can not lit' accommodated
there because of lack of space.
There are 103 pioneers at the
Home today and there are more
than 30 others who have made
application for entry and can now
be taken care of. under the new
law. Itw as the concensus of opin
Ion at this session that pensions
will be discouraged, for with the j
erection of a new home our pio
neers can receive better care there
than can be afforded them under
any pension system.
The beer bill received consider
able attention during this session,
but'as its context has already been
printed in the columns of the Nug
get, the public can judge for them
selves of its* merits.
Col. Olmstead was contacted in
Seattle and he was enthused with
the possibilities of the radio tele
phone as a means of communic
ation in Alaska. He stated that
the radio telephone is no longer
an experiment, but a reality. The
bill which was put through at this
session carries an appropriation of
$20,000 to be expended under the
direction of the Highway Engin
eer. To receive a radio telephone
from the Territory, a community
will le required the raise 25 per
cent of the laid down cost. Col
Olmstead advises that It Is the
intention of the Signal Corps to
place large receiving and broad
j casting radio telephones sets in
all i he larger communities, from
[Nome ter Ketchikan; this means
hat communities taking advanT
tagc of the new radio telephone
hill can place themselves in com
munication with the entire world.
•Contract rate of interest has
been reduced from 12 percent to
10 percept, with the legal rate
[ remaining-at 8 percent.
8200,000 was appropriated for
the road fund. ,
Congress was memorialized to I
extend the Federal Highway Act
to Alaska.
The Legislature appropriated
liberally for the construction and,
maintenaee of schools, and for the
care of the indigent.
A bill was passed authorizing
tiie Governor of Alaska to make
application for and to receive from
the federal funds a substantial
amount of the appropriations made
by Congress for unemployment
and the revieving of distress. Any
moneys received ~H> -bet-expended in
Alaska will make possible the com
pletion of ^the many road, build
ing and harbor projects advoc
ated by the various divisions.
The Second Division delegation in-:
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coipvorated in their list of projects
the road building sponsored by,
tiie Chamber of Commerce, the
completion of the Nome harbor,!
the erection of a modern school
building for Nome, completion of j
a ?25,000 landing field for Nome,,
and the building of landing fields
in the outlying districts ^hete
plane service is desirable.
S1-2,000 was appropriated for '
the completion of the printing of
!he compiled laws of Alaska, in- '
eluding the laws passed by the
Eleventh Session. I
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During the session there were
225 laws repealed, and approx
imately the same number of bills
were introduced, many of which
were k filed. . 1
From the best figures obtain- 1
able it appears -'that the Territor
ial Treasury is .$300,000 better off
today than it was two years ago,
and the appropriations this ses- 1
sion were 25 percent less than 'i
those of two years ago.
In order to avoid the necessity '
f an extra session which would be
necessary should the 18th amend-!'
went be repealed, a law was pass—'
f“d extending to the Governor, the
Treasurer, and the Auditor, the 1
power to make laws and regul- j
ations to handle, control and lic-j*
ense the sale of intoxicating liq-i1
uors in Alaska from the date of j
the repeal of the 18th amendment j!
fo the date of the convening of the 1
next legislature. !(
On the Wednesday preceding j1
adjournment the —Legislature, the;'
Governor gave a reception and1
dance for the Legislators, at the j1
Governor's Mansion. On the night J*
of May 5th the legislators gave a '
ball, to reciprocate for the many
kindnesses shown them by the
citizens of Juneau.
The Eleventh Session was pec
uliar in having no schisms and
no party politics. Peace and har-1
mony prevailed.
NOTIOH .
For other local news during
the week days look on pages 3
and 4 under days of the week ,
with telegraphic news as publish
ed la the daily bulletla.
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CITY COUNCIL MEETS
The Nome common council met
in—regular session May - 8. Mayor
Tarnutzer presided and all mein
fliers of the council were present.
In addition to the regular rou
tine business. the question of
street repairing and drainage was
■brought to the attention of the
council by the chairman of the
street committee. It was reported
that several drains were frozen.
Lut on account of the lighit snow
fall during the past, winter, - do
flooding of auy consequence was
anticipated, therefore, repairing
would be postponed until the ice
had thawed out. -
Councilman Harry Hagen, chair
man of the Harbor Committee, re
ported that his .committee had con
ferred with Mr. Bauer of the U.S.
Engine cring Dept., relative to Mr.
Peld's application for a permit to
a certain area along the Snake
Rivet Harbor revetment. Bauer,
while maintaining^- a position of — -
strkt neutrality in the matter,
showed the committee every cour- -
tesy and furnished maps, surveys
of. the Nome Harbor, telegrams
from his department and other
dttt^ tf-hirh were ver usefu<mv»'*/
helping the committee to under
<ta"nd what the rights -of the War
[Apartment were, the City of Nome
uid adjacent property owners to
lie area in Question. The com
nittee had decided to recommend
hat Mr. Polet be given a permit
or wharfage rights to an area of
and adjoining the revtrtment
■ommencing at the east side of
3ridge Street' and running ;tf>0 ft.
•astward along River Street. It
jeing understood that the War
department had prior rightt of
vay at all times, to the ground
tithin 12 feet of the revetment.
The council recessed and con
ulted maps and c.irrc'sp ndence
■oncerning Mr. Polct’s a p plica
Ion, hut after convening. » •< ided
o defer action .until after the ar
rival of Mr. Polet and AJfred .1.
.omen, who would both be in
own and able to attend the next
neeting. i ••
All application was tea d from
.. E. Robinson, superintendent ®f
he Office of Indian Affairs, ask
£
lig for space for wharfage for his
It nartment. His _a.uDlica.tion was
ilaced on file and will probably
>e acted upon at next meeting.
A small cabin known as "Doc'*
imith’s residence was sold to Gu*
Cunelis. for the sum of 925.00.
Councilman Mason called the
ittention of the council to the
isk involved In continuing to be
lopendent upon one engine at the
i'ire Department in case of a
ireak down during a fire. He
ecommended the installation of
he old La France (steam engine)
iwned by the city and now in
ttorage, as an auxiliary. The
day or appointed a committee on
his matter, to report at the next
egular meeting. * Councilman
ilason is chairman of this com
nitt.ee.
M. J. Walsh, city drek, was ap
>ointed Territorial School Tax .
'ollector for the year 1933.
Several citisens were present
ind manifested considerable inter
est in the deliberations of the
council.
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