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DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF A BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION.
NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASF—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
yOL. 38 No. 19 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY JAN. 23 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Estimated 275,000 Are Homeless
Ship Owners Definitely Refuse Final Peace Offers
Asks $2,000,000 Relief Fund For Flood Sufferers
REPORTS FROM CITIES
INDICATE DAMAGE
TREMENDOUS
Thousands in Cities Throughout Flood Area Forced
From Homes, As Relief Agencies Spring
To Aid 275,000 Refugees 8 States
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(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Jan. 23, —Floods
at a Glance by Cities—Washing,
ton: Chairman Cary Grayson to.
day marshaled thirty seven hun.
dred Red Cross chapters in a
two million dollar campaign to
aid two hundred and seventy
thousand homeless or needy thru
out flooded areas.
The eight states hardest hit
by record floods are Arkansas,
Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Ken
tucky, Indiana, Ohio, West Vir.
ginia.
Cincinnati: The unprecedented
rise of the Ohio River slowed
today and remained stationary at
72.6 feet, for two hours, at 8 ana.
—a foot and a half above previous
all.time highs.
Meteorologist W. C. Deveraux
said: “We’re practically at the
top”. The loss mounted toward
the ten million dollar figure, with
estimates of the homeless rang,
ing from fifty and seventy five
thousand.
Pittsburgh: Co’d weather today
eased flood fears, with Penpsyl.
vania homeless estimated at for.
ty five hundred.
West Virginia homeless were
numbered at twenty thousand.
Louisville: The Red Cross said
today, that Kentucky flood refug
ees may number sixty five thou,
sand.
Indianapolis: Red Cross estimat
es declared thirty.three thousand
persons had been flooded out in
Indiana and predicted the num.
her would rise to sixty thousand
when the river reaches its crest.
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Nashville: Weakening levees
were the cause of the exodus of
twenty five hundred persons near
Tiptonville, with the total num.
ber estimated to be homeless in
middle Tennessee set at forty,
five hundred.
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St. Louis: The number of home,
less in Missouri, Illinois, and Ar.
kansas was raised to twenty two
thousand, with bottom land dwell
ers being driven to the ridges in
southern Illinois.
BEAUTY SUES OPERA STAR
A $200,000 Milt charging him with breach of promlee to marry was
filed at 8an Francisco by Mias Octavla Plcchlonl (right), $S-year*ld
beauty, against Ealo Plnsa (left), handsome opera baritone, bhe charged
that Plnaa proposed to her In 1933 and that she did not learn until
recently that he was already married. A year ago Plnaa wy the center
of another suit, brought by his wife against Madame Elisabeth Hath
berg, opera soprano, for alienation of affections, but It was
withdrawn, both Plnaa and Madams bethbergappearsdI at ths ban
Franelace opera season. (Associated Press Fhoto—-Photo of Miss
Plechlonl from ban Francises Chrenlde) i
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^ MAYORS SEE PRESIDENT ON MARITIME STRIKE
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In Washington for the United States Conference of Mayors, executives of cities affected by the maritime
•trike conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House. Left to right: Mayors Angelo Rossi of San
Francisco, Fiorello LaGuardia of New York, S. Davis Wilson of Philadelphia, Dr. W. J. McCracken of
Oakland, Calif., and Joseph K. Carson, Jr., of Portland, Ore. The mayors issued a plea to unions and ship
operators to arbitrate their differences In the interest of the public. (Associated Press Photo)
Pacific Coast And
Alaska Included
iHv Tho Associated Press >
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 23, —
Red Cross officials here today an
nounced the start of a campaign
in seven western states and Al_
aska, to obtain two hundred and
sixty five thousand dollars to aid
mid.West flood victims.
Two million dollars has been
set as the goal for* the nation
they said, declaring the families
left homeless number at least
seventy five thousand.
Japanese Cabinet
Forced To Resign
Because Policies
(Bv The Associated Pr°sst
TOKYO, Jan. 23, — Japan’s
parliamentary and political par.
ties overthrew the cabinet of
Premier Koki Hirota, forcing his
government to resign, under bit.
ter attacks from the army.
The Premier presented his cab.
inet’s resignation to the Emperor
after an unsuccessful attempt to
reach a compromise between mil.
itary leaders and political parties.
The Premie r is expected to
request the throne to extend the
present Diet suspension to allow
him time for the formation of a
new cabinet.
This is the first time in history
that the lower house has succeed
ed in wrecking the government.
Whether political leaders win de_
pends on the membership in the
next cabinet, which the mllitar.
ists are trying to capture.
LEGISLATURE IS
GETTING WORK
REAL EARNEST
Two Bills Introduced Vital
Nome and Seward
Peninsula
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Jan. 23, — Three
.bills were introduced .in brief
sessions yesterday after the mem
bers spent the day going through
the Alaska Juneau mine.
Brunnell. in a Senate measure
asked for a revision in the law
which would leave up to the
court, the place of holding of sal.
es of property in the execution
of judgments, instead of at the
site of the property itself. The
purpose of the bill was to re.
duce the expense of transporta.
tion in going to isolated properties
under the execution of the decree.
Laiblin, in the house, in a hill
yesterday asked for a road from
the Seward Peninsula tramway
to the Iron Creek district, a dist.
ance of about three miles, re.
quiring an appropriation of five
thousand dollars.
Tolbert Scott asked for the ap.
propriation of four hundred thou
sand dollars for the construction
of airfields, trails and roads.
Most of the legislators will
spend the weekend at Sitka, in.
specting the Pioneer’s Home, a
bienniel custom, leaving tonight
and returning early Monday.
Dr. H. G. Hughes, Nome’s only
dentist, was a returning pasaen.
on a PAA plane yesterday, after
a short business trip to the out.
side.
Feel Certain OK
Of NRA Policies
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 23,
—Spokesmen said today that com
rnittee and cabinet members, and
private citizens will approve
soon the basic objectives of the
NRA.
Officials said that the commit,
tee’s view on the NRA will be
helpful in shaping new policies
regarding wages, hours and work,
ing conditions.
APPEALING
CONGRESS
FOR HELP
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23, —
The mayor of bay cities appealed
for congressional action toward
the ending of the “deplorable”
maritime strike, as another peace
proposal was added to the long
list of rejected offers.
After voting to seek help from
the California congressional dele_
gation, the mayors sought a meet
ing between strikers and employ
ers next Tuesday with a view to_
ward fixing the responsibility
for the deadlock.
Asking presidential action, the
shipowners flatly refused “final”
peace offers by the International
Longshoremen’s Association and
renewed a previous offer which
the ILA turned down.
Thirty three men faced various
misdemeanor charges, after clash
es between union stevedores and
members of a rival organization
in which four men w'ere beaten.
MORE HOMES BUILT IN 1936.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 23.
Secretary of Labor Madam Per_
kins said the country spent one
hundred and fourteen percent
more to build homes last year
than the year before, and pre_
dieted a fifty percent increase
over that for this year.
ROOSEVELT, JR., AND FIANCEE
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This picture of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., son of the President, and
Miss Ethel DuPont was made at her home at Greenville, Del., after
their engagement was announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
DuPont. They will marry next June following young Roosevelt's gra# '
— uttlaa from Hirvi'A I Associated Prose Photo t - '