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Vol. 39. No. 42. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, FEB. 20th, 1937 . Per Copy 15cts
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WIFE IN JAIL CHARGED MURDER HUSBAND
Administration Modified Plan of NRA Is Suggested
HOSPITAL AT POINT
BARROW IS BURNED
GROUND THURSDAY
Dr- in charge believed blaze caused by defective wir
ing- Loss estimated at $75,000- Dr- Maurer
Asks for medicine and surgical supplies
(By The Associated Press)
POINT BARROW, Feb. 20, —
The government hospital here
burned to the ground Thursday
night. The fire started in the base
ment and was believed caused by
defective wiring. It spread rap
idly, and the three patients in the
hospital were removed to safety.
Excitement due to the fire in
creased, and a polar bear, appar
ently attracted by the blaze, wan
dered through the village within
a hundred yards of the burning
building, forcing women and child
ren to seek refuge in their hom
es.
The records and some personal
effects of the hospital staff were
fortunately saved. The doctor's
quarters were saved after a hard
fight. Hospital authorities estimat
► ed the damage at seventy five
thousand dollars. Dr. Maurer re
quested that a supply of medicine
and surgical instruments be rush
ed to Point Barrow immediately
by airplane.
Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 20, — The Ter
ritorial House passed the senate
resolution today asking President
Roosevelt to visit Alaska, and al
so measures providing for the
Territory to take advantage of
federal legislation for extension
to Alaska.
Following a talk by President
Bunnell of the University of Al
aska, a fund is to be used for ag
ricultural experiments etc.
A senate memorial was intro
duced which asks congress to
change the Organic Act to permit
the legislature to set the length
of time for residence in the Ter
ritory, before getting a divorce.
The length of residence now re
quired is two years.
Only five days remain for the
introduction of bills.
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BRIDGES FACES CRASH QUIZ
h...y Lritlgcs, president of the striking Pacific t * ' -■• * •••'• ■,-r,>
is pictured as he was booked by police at Long Beach, Calif., for “inves
tigation of negligent homicide” after Joe Miranda, 8-year-old bicyclist,
Was killed in a night collision with his automobile while he was on the
Way to address a strike meeting.' Bridges was released after sevcr l
hours on a writ of habeas corpus. (Associated Press Photo
STEELE DEFENDS HIS TITLE
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Considering New
Flan Introduce
ISis Legislation
(Bv The Associated Pr>- ■
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb 2')
Unimpeachable authorities said
President Roosevelt is considering
a flexible program to outlaw law
wages and long hours, through
revisions in the fair trades prac
tices of the antitrust laws.
The system would provide for
a broad program of voluntary ag
reements under which business
men would ban unfair and waste
ful practices. Congress would
make penalties for violations for
industries engaged in interstate
commerce if they held to the
payment of low wages and work
ed their employees long hours.
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A board would also be establish
ed to formulate wage and hour
standards for each industry.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 —
Both sides agreed there was suf-1
fieient senate opposition to block
action on the court revision pro
gram indefinitely, by filibuster
ing, but the administration lead
ers doubted if these tactics would
be used for the president’s pro
gram.
Roosevelt is unwilling to com
promise but some authorities said
they believed the president might
accept a scheme to accomplish his
aims without a constitutional am
endment.
PERLIGNAN, France, Feb. 20
Last minute volunteers rushed to
Spain early today to beat the
embargo deadline. Government
soldiers are taking their posts in
the Pyrenees to stop any further.
movement of volunteers.
Freddie Steele
Victor For 3rd
Time over Risko
(Bv The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Feb. 20, — Fred
die Steele, of Tacoma, middle
weight champion of the world,
saved his crown last night by
belting out a decision over Babe
Risko of Syracuse, in a fifteen
round bout here.
Steele weighed 157 and Risko
158 pounds. This was Steele’s
third Victory Over Risko from
whom he took the title last sum
mer in Seattle. Steele’s first vic
tory over Risko was in an over
weight match.
False Alarm Was
Turned In Today
From Box 23
A false alarm of fire was turned
in this afternoon from Box 23
opposite Frank Whaley’s home.
Chief Laws was eating his mid
day lunch at the time and the
team and driver responded to the
alarm, but instead of heading for
Box twenty-three they headed
for D street and the west end.
Finding no fire in that section of
the town the fire department re
turned eastward going up and
down several side streets, before
they finally saw some smoke is
suing from a rubbish pile near
the scene of the call box. How
ever, when the team finally ar
rived at Box twenty-three Chief
Law's was their awaiting the de
partment and making investiga
tion as to who turned in the false
alarm.
Wife Murdered
Husband And is
Now Held Jail
(By The Associated Press)
EVERETT, Wn. Feb 20. —Four
children, while their mother is
in jail for the slaying of their
father Thursday night, are being
cared for by a twenty-three year
old telephone operator who charg
es the victim is the father of her
unborn child.
Mrs. Mabel Fain, 38 is being
held on an open charge for the
shooting of Harry Fain, a CCC
camp foreman at their home at
Index. ,
She said she still loved her hus
band, but didn’t remember what
happened.
Mrs. Charlotte Oxford, the tel
ephone gril. said she left a hus
band George and her two small
children in Missoula, Montana,
thirteen months ago. She assert
ed she did not know Fain was
married at first, and that he did
not know she was not divorced.
She said Mrs. Fain had for
given the expected child and
had invited her to come and live
with them. ,
Mrs. Oxford said ‘Fain came in
Thursday night and went to bed.
I was waiting in a front room
for him, and the children were
asleep. Then I heard those shots
and ran to the bedroom were
I saw Mrs. Fain with a gun in
her hand”. »
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Johansen Girl
Lead Today In
Contest Queen
Merrily the contest rolls along,
providing a lot of fun and an
endless topic of conversation for
the whole town. Apparently there
is not a disinterested spectator in
Nome; schoolboys and old timers
alike are equally vociferous in
attesting to the outstanding merits
of their choice and are willing to
back their judgment by anything
from a wrestiing match to a dog
race.
Gertrude Johansen continues to
lead Jeanne Mozee by substantial
ly the same margin as yesterday,
with Margueritite Lee less than a
thousand votes behind. The next
three candidates are slowly but
steadily pulling up on the leaders
and a strong drive for a day or
two would put any one of them
out in front.
Mere is today’s '.ineup:
Gertrude Johansen 53.860
Jeanne Mozee . 47,100
Margaret Lee . 46,140
Ada Baldwin.41,360
Rita O'Leary .34,260
Eileen Stangroom 32.700
Dorothy Nelson . 14,040
! Geraldine Rude . 6,960
Borgny Ulricksen . 6,600
—
The public is again urged to get
busy on their buying and paying
of bills. March third will end'
the Merchants Free Vote plan whi
: ch leaves only eleven more days.
Until then Queen votes are free,
after which date they wull cost
real money.
(Continued on Page Four)
- BOTH SON AND SECRETARY
James Roosevelt, oldest son of the President, now has a dual role to
play, for he Is a member not only of the family circle but also of tho
i "official family” which he has Joined as a secretary. He is shown on
the job at his White House desk. (Associated Press Photo) J