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VOL. 37. No. 115 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
143 Passengers North Sea Are Safe
HOOVER AND KNOX LAMBAST DEMOCRATS
Influenza Epidemic Fort Yukon Believed Waning
Flu Epidemic At
Fort Yukon h
Believed Wane
(By The Associated Press')
FORT YUKON, May 15, — Win
nifred Dalzier, school teacher
said that the past week’s epi
demic of two hundred cases of in
fluenza, with six natives dying, is
believed to be waning.
Four nurses apd a doctor have
labored incessantly at the Hudson
Stuck Hospital, which has forty
beds.
The epidemic was greatly ag
gravated when the Yukon ice
broke last Sunday at midnight,
inundating numerous cabins, stor
es, and flooding streets to a level
of eight feet.
Only three new cases of in
fluenza have broken out since
Tuesday. The ice in the Porcu
pine river has not yet broken,
and the flood waters of the Yuk
on are subsiding.
The Ways and Means Commit
tee of the House has approved a
bill working extensive changes in
the taxing of corporations. Some
Representatives outside the Com
mittee do not understand its op
eration, and the public, therefore,
need not hesitate to confess an
ignorance which no doubt will be
cleared away by the debate and
explanation which the bill will
receive on the floor. The passage
of the measure by the House at
an early date is promised. It will
yield an annual revenue of about
814 million. That much appears,
to be easily understandable, but
after all, who can comprehend
what such a sum means A per
son not an expert money changer
counts approximately fifty bills
per minute. Working ten hours
a day and taking no time out for
Sundays and holidays, he could
check up on the annual collec
tion in about 75 years, should the
money have to be handled in dol
lar bills.
The Kerr-Coolidge bill provid
ing for the deportation of aliens
is receiving consideration by the
Senate. Under its terms, a board
selected from the Departments of
Justice, Labor and State will be
given broad powers in deciding
who shall remain in this country
and who shall depart. It is con
tended that the plan would work
a breakdown of existing immigra
tion laws, which though by no
means perfect, have stemmed an
inflowing tide of foreign workers
at a time when stemming is badly
needed. Incidentally, seven mil
lion aliens at present are work
ing in the United States or are
on relief rolls.
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I
President Favor
Majority Rule
At Conventions,
fBy The Associated Press)
WASH1NGTOS, D. C., May 14,
—Another effort to have the Dem
oeratic party scrap the rule un
der which a majority of two
thirds is required at a national
convention for the nomination of |
a presidential candidate, is in the
making.
President Roosevelt late yester
day predicted that the convention
which will assemble in Philadel
phia in June would abandon the
requirement in favor of a major-,
ity rule. He declared he did notj
know why a Democratic conven-l
tion should be held up as in 1924;
and 1932.
Farley of Same Opinion
Postmaster General James A.
Farley, who is chairman of the:
Democratic national committee, I
also expressed the belief that thc|
two-thirds’ rule would be abro
gated in favor of a majority rule.
Opposed by Senator Byrd
Senator Harry F. Byrd, Demo
crat of Virginia, announced he
would oppose abolition of the;
two-thirds’ rule on the ground
that ”it is a safeguard for the get
ting of a candidate with the sup
port of a large majority of the
party.”
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press!
COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 9 Oakland 0
Portland 5 San Diego 0
Seattle 7 Missions 1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 12 Brooklyn 4
Chicago 0 New York 5
Pittsburgh 5 Boston 2
Cincinnati Philadelphia, cold.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 Cincinnati 0
St. Louis 1 New York 6
Washington 12 Chicago 13
Boston 3 Detroit 1
The New York Giants notched
their fourth straight victory, hand
ing the Chicago Cubs their fifth
straight defeat, as Carl Hubell
pitched a five hit game, to give
the Terrymen a 5 to 0 triumph,
in the first shut-out of the seas
on for the Giants.
The St. Louis Cardinals collect
ed 16 hits and downed the Brook
lyn Dodgers 12 to 4, as Bill Walk
er recorded his third victory of
the season, from the mound.
Boston tamed the Detroit Tig
ers behind Bob “Lefty” Grove’s
ace pitching. This is Grove’s 4th
win this year, and his third over
the Tigers in his career.
Bill to his new butcher: “Will
you wrap up Mrs. Brown’s ribs?”
New Butcher: “Okay, as soon as
I saw off Mrs. Smith’s leg and
weigh Mrs. Jones’ liver.”
PASSENGERS < IF NORTH
SEA SAFE AND THE
VICTORIA ENROUTE
North Sea First Destined To Be Beaelied
Now, Pumps Are Enroute Help Stop
Flow Of Waters Into Her Hull
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 14, —An intercepted message re
layed to Bremerton from the Naval Radio station at
Destruction Island said: “North Sea to Cutter Alert—
there are 144 passengers, life boats for all including
stewards department and engineers department—a to
tal of about 180 on board.”
The ship was formerly the Admiral Peoples. The
message did not say how she went aground, probably
due to the state of the weather. The Alert said she ex
pected the North Sea would be beached but did not
know how far off shore she lay. The vessel left here
Monday night and was due in Ketchikan Thursday. The
North Sea was build in New Jersey in 1018, and is of
3,133 gross tonnage, 299 feet long.
COAST GUARD CUTTER ALERT PICKED UP
PASSENGERS FROM NORTH SEA
Seattle. May 14, —The Naval radio station at Brem
orton intercepted a message from the North Sea report
ing “We aie sinking”, at 11:02 A. M. A short time lat
er the coast guard received a message from the cutter
Alert stating she was picking up 140 passengers and 20
crew who had taken to the lifeboats. A skeleton crew
remained on the ship in an attempt to beach her behind
Mexican Point.
VESSEL IS NOT TO BE BEACHED. PUMPS ARE
WORKING ALRIGHT. HOLDING WATER.
Seattle, May 14. — Another message from the
North Sea said she was lying at Eureka Pass, and that
her pumps were controlling the rapid leak, while the
Alert was steaming to View Cove with the passengers
and part of the crew.
The owners said no effort was now being made to
beach her. The company listed 143 passengers. It is
believed the Alert will speed back to the ship after land
ing the passengers.
S. S. VICTORIA TO TAKE NORTHBOUND PASS
ENGERS AND PROCEED PORTS OF CALL
SEATTLE, May 15, — The North Sea moved 8
miles north to the shelter of Hunter Bay during the
night and is awaiting the arrival of the S. S. Victoria
of the Alaska Line, which nosed out of Ketchikan thru
fog. The Alert returned with 121 passengers and crew
of the vessel, to the stricken ship, after disembarking
22 at Dali Island.
A survey showed only nominal damage to the hold,
and the pumps are gaining on the water.
Ketchikan is sending additional pumps aboard the
gasoline boat Phoenix. The Victoria is to pick up 88
northbound passengers and continue north without put
ting into Ketchikan. Thirty-four passengers bound for
Ketchikan will be taken there aboard the North Sea
and the Alert.
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Lifeboats Carry
*
300 Passengers,
So No Danger
L
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 14, — Assist
ant Manager Martaban of the
Northland Transportation Com
pany said that the abandon ship
order was given as a “matter of
precaution". He said no word had
been received as to the cause of
the ship going aground, but the
Captain reported they had been
proceeding in a fog at 8:30 A. M.
lie said there was no danger
of a loss of life as he said the life
boats are equipped sufficiently to
handle 300 persons, forty to each
one.
HAYCOCK
PRECINCT
Following is the results of the
primary election held at Haycock
precinct, commonly known as
Dime Creek. There were 18 dem
ocratic and 4 republican ballots
cast, making a total vote of 22:
Democratic Returns
Delegate to Congress
Anthony J. Dimond 17
For Attorney General
Jame.-; S. Truitt .14
For Auditor
Frank A. Boyle .14
J. S. Ilofman 2
For Highway Engineer
Wm. A. Ile. sc . . 14
For Territorial Senator
O. D. Cochran 12
Howard Lyng (>
For Representatives
George Laiblin 10
John Lichtenberg 1!
Mrs. Garnet Martin 1
David Mazen - 7
C. O. Roberts .3
Peter Sather 2
Tolbert Scott 7
Leonard Smith 6
Ed. Ulricksen 8
EYed Yenney 12
Republican Returns
Delegate to Congress
Lester O. Gore. 3
For Attorney General
Harry G. McCain . 3
For Auditor
Cash Cole .4
C. H. MacSpadden . 0
For Highway Engineer
Roy J. Storey.0
E. F. Wann . 4
For Territorial Senator
Chas. J. Kennedy .4
For Representatives
B. F. Gillette .3
Thomas D. Jensen .3
Edward D. Steffen .3
i Nels Swanberg, Sr.3
A traveler was groping his way
is a dense fog down a narrow al
leyway in London, when he sud
denly bumped into another man
coming in the opposite direction.
“Where am I going?” he asked
of the stranger.
“Into the river—I just came
out.”
Hoover Says To
J
Fijjht Preserve
Govern. Morals
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, May 15. —
Herbert Hoover urged the Repub
Hearts to fight for the restoration
of government morals, and the
revival of confidence in ‘ the dest
iny of America, because our Re
public is in great peril.”
He said that Roosevelt’s poli
cies “are driving the people in a
collectivist desert, and many of
his advisers glory in the progress
already made, which lias only in
creased poverty, which is a result
of the administration's economic
policies.
Hoover maintained and declar
ed that the night of tyranny is
closing in on the light of Ameri
can liberty in all parts of the
world. He said “your children
are already mortgaged with
debt, taxes and restriction in pro
duction.’’
Knox Says Finiit
Between Feo*)!e
(Bv The Associated Press)
SPOKANE, May 15, — Col ..
el Frank Knox, turned homeward
toward Chicago after two speech
hero last night, in which he
again sounded a militant challen
ge to the New Deal.
“The whole situation boils
Sown to this, next November—
are we the people to perpetuate
i solve - or are the professional
p blic office-holders to perpet
:ate themselves?”
lie said it was unimportant
who the republican candidate will
be—what is important i.s that the
people recognize the real issue,”
Two Convicts Are
Captured After
Freei^ Hoist i"es
o c
fBv The Associated Press)
ANTLERS, Oklahoma, May 15,
—Bill Anderson 30 and Archie
Herring 25, convicts, who broke
from the penitentiary at McAl
ister, were recaptured shortly af
ter they had released their three
hostages.
The two walked out of the
woods with their hands up, as
officers and bloodhounds approach
ed.
Six fugitives are still at large.
Four, in one group released Tuck
Cope, a guard who had been stab
bed in the neck, and had lost
much blood. The other guard re
leased was Victor Conn. Airplan
es are now being pressed into the
hunt.
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