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DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF A BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION.
NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE- ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
V()lume 36. Number 154. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY st, 935. Per Copy Ten Cents
8 Billion Dollars To Be Spent Fiscal Year
SLAYER NEW YORK ATTORNEY IS ARRESTED
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY IS
TO CARRY ON WORK
OF BUREAU OF MINES
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, July 1, — The Department of the In
terior announced that starting today, July 1st, assaying
work now conducted by the Alaska Bureau of Mines, will
be taken over by the Geological Survey.
The Department added: “Only tests and examinations
of public significance will be made. Assay tests of rocks
and ores will be confined to those directly connected with
the development of mineral resources in national domains
in Alaska. No test or examinations will be made primarily
for public parties or corporations. In other words, the mak
ing of tests of specific samples will rest entirely on showing
that such tests will have a real public value, falling within
the scope of the authorized activities of the Geological Sur
vey.”
The assay work will be carried on at the University of
Alaska, with Paul Hopkins, Associate Analytical Chemist
in charge.
Official Flight En
durance Record is
Set And Still Going
Break Official Record And
Now Out To Beat Record
Made by Chicago Pair
PAIR BREAK EN
DURANCE MARK
Brother and Sister Have Been
Aloft More Than 553
Hours to Break Record
(By The Associated Press)
MERIDIAN, July 1, —Miss Freda
and A1 Key who already broke the
official world endurance flight re
cord, today circled their plane over
here, hoping to remain aloft until
1:01 P. M. Eastern Standard Time,
to better the unofficial endurance
mark of 647 hours, 28 minutes and
thirty seconds set by Dale Jackson
and Forest O’Brien at St. Louis.
The Keys bettered the official re-1
cord of 553 hours, 41 minutes and
30 seconds, Thursday which was
held by John and Kenneth Hunter
of Chicago, set in 1930.
Eliminates US Ten
nis Player England
(By The Associated Press)
WIMBLEDON, July 1, —Jack
Crawford, Australia’s besit tennis
player eliminated Sidney Wood of
New York, top ranking American,
in the quarter finals here today.
The Nome Daily Nugget is prepar
rd to do your job printing.
Captain Eden Says
Mussolini Refused
To Accept Offer
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 1 —Captain An
thony Eden revealed to the House
of Commons that Mussolini had re
fused the offer made by Great Bri
tain to give Ethiopia a slice of
British territory, in an effort to fac
ilitate a final settlement of the dis
pute between Ethiopia and Italy.
He declared that Great Britain had
not asked for any concession in re
turn for this arrangement except
grazing rights for their tribes in such
territory as might be ceded to Italy.
Fight to Broaden
A.A.A. Commence
Senate Tomorrow
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON July 1, — The
senate heads into another major
controversy in a fight over amend
ments to broaden and bolster A.A.A.
powers.
The amendments were revised, in
the light of the Supreme Court's
decision that struck down the NRA.
They were finally approved by the
Senate Agriculture Committee.
Debate on the floor of the Senate
will start tomorrow or Wednesday.
91 Dead 17 Missing
Due Floods Japan
TOKRO, July 1, —Ninety-one per
>ons are dead and 17 missing due
,o floods over the week-end.
The Washington
News - Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
June 15, 1935.
One far-reaching result of the
decision of the Supreme Court on
the validity of the NRA codes has
been to stop the issuance of all pro
posals for bids pertainng to Feder
al building projects. Also, all bids
that had previously been called for
are being returned to the bidders
unopened.
This was decided necessary be
cause the estimates for the bids are
on the basis of the labor and mat
erials being supplied under the re
quirements of the NRA codes, and
since the Court has held the codes
invalid it is believed that the bids
based on the codes would also be
invalid.
It is this situation that is now
holding up the construction of the
Ketchikan Federal Building. The
contract for painting the Fairbanks
Federal Building is also being held
up. As soon as a decision can be
'
reached the Treasury Department
will call for new bids on all Fed
eral building projects. Delegate
Dimond is doing everything possib
le to expedite action on both of
these projects. The decision does
not affect non-federal projects.
The bill suspending annual assess
ment work on mining claims in the
United States during the period from
July 1, 1934 to July 1, 1935 passed
both houses and June 13th was sign
ed by the President. The provisions
of the Act do not include Alaska, in
fact all reference to Alaska was ex
pressly stricken from the bill at the
request of the Delegate in line with
the sentiment of Alaska as indicat-!
ed by House Joint Memorial Num
ber Three whiah was unanimously j
passed by both houses of the Ter
ritorial Legislature requesting con
gress to grant no further suspen
sion of annual assessment work up ■
on unpatented mining claims in Al-1
a ska.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, formerly
chief resident physician at Abington
Memorial Hospital in Pennsylvania,
has accepted a position with the
government hospital at Anchorage
Dr. Albrecht will leave Seattle June
15 on the steamer Yukon.
H. R. 2466 a bill to relieve John
E. Click, chief clerk of the office of j
Indian Affairs at Juneau from pay
ing $216.82 to the government for j
certain freight charges, passed the
senate June 10th and is now await-'
ing the approval of the president.
Harold Gillam, general manager
of the Gillam Airways operating
from Cordova to points in the inter
ior, arrived in Washington June 7th.
S. 1958 the National Labor Rela
Detroit killer Is
Arrested and Tells
Different Stories
Slayer and Three Girls Are,
Arrested For Slaying of
New York Attorney
CONFESSES KILL
ING OF LAWYER
Claimed Dickinson Shot Him
self Through Head After
Drawing His Revolver
(By The Associated Press)
DETROIT July 1, —Prosecutor
Duncan McCrea announced that no
charges would be placed against the
three girl companions of William
Lee Ferris, 2d, confessed slayer of
Howard Carter Dickinson, New
Yol k attorney and a relative of Chief
Justice Hughes.
The girls are Jean Miller, and
Loretta and Florence Jackson, ar
rested Sunday at a Fort Wayne ho
tel with Ferris. They will be de
tained as material witnesses.
Ferris told several stories of the
shooting—that Dickinson drew a gun
as they rolled dice in a car, and was
shot in the ensuing scuffle—that
Dickinson drew a gun when Ferris
stopped the car in a lonely park at
the girls' request—and that Dickin
son fired a shot through his own
head.
Controversy llij^li
House on Holding
C
Company Measure
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 1, —Pow
erful forces fought to the last min
ute as the house called its session
for a crucial test on the question
of abolishing public utility holding
companies.
Conflicting claims of victory came
from advocates anti opponents of
the death sentence clause which
President Roosevelt wants imposed
on unnecessary holding concerns.
Bituminous Strike
Postponed For 30
Days To Await Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 1, —With
the strike call to the bituminous
roal miners postponed another thir
ty days, the backers of the Guffey
--
dons Act, and commonly known as i
the Wagner Labor Disputes Bill was 1
reported June 10th by the House <
Committee on labor.
(Continued on Page Two) , I
UNITED STATES “TILL”
OE 8 BILLION DOLLARS
FISCAL YEAR OPENED
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 1, — A fresh “till", stocked with
more than eight billion dollars was opened by the New Deal
forces, for spending during the fiscal year beginning Mon
day, July 1st.
In this new fiscal period President Roosevelt estimated
that the government will use eight billion, five hundred and
twenty million dollars, of which four billion, five hundred
and eighty two million has been allotted for recovery and
relief. ,•,
Against this sum the U. S. Treasury is expected to col
lect only three billion, nine hundred and ninety-one million
dollars in revenues, leaving a defict of four billion, five hun
dred and twenty-nine million dollars.
In comparison, the rate of spending during the last fiscal
year, however, fell below the estimates of President Roose
velt, and it is possible that it may do the same during the
coming period.
bill devoted themselves to obtain
ing quick action on this measure to
regulate the industry with "a little
NRA”.
The bill is expected to emerge
from the House ways and means
committee this week.
John L. Lewis called off the strike
which was scheduled for today,
when the government intervened.
U. S. Coast Guard
Asks $99,000 For
Station At Nome
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON June 30, —The
U. S. Coast Guard asked the Works
Relief Administration for funds to
carry out the following improve
ments and projects in Alaska:
At Unalaska, for recreation build
ing, accessories and equipment, 89
thousand dollars.
At Nome—a station building, boait
louse, accessories and equipment,
599,000.00. The buildings of this
•.tation were destroyed in the recent
ire there last September.
Projects also proposed called for
improvement in 18 states.
War Department
Wants to Improve
(lliilkoot Barrack
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 1, —The
Var, Justice and Interior Depart
nents asked the Work Relief Admin
stration today for nine million dol
ars with which to carry out the
onstruction of projects planned.
The War Department asked for
mildings reconstruction and other
Will There Be A
Fourth Of July
Celebration Nome
Church Is Offered For Hall
Efforts have been made during
the past few days to arrange for
the sponsoring of a Fourth of July
Program, but up until today noth
ing definite could be determined
as to whether a program, including
literary exercises and athletics,
would be given.
Due to the rush season, business
people of Nome have had little time
to contemplate or plan a 1935 4th
of July. Consequenlty it has pro
bably been left up to other public
minded citizens to take care.
Rev. Norman McCay of the Fed
erated Church offered the church as
a place to hold the literary exercis
es, to the city officials.
However nothing has been done
for a literary program today, but
it is hoped that some of the public
minded citizens will find time to ar
range for exercises on the Fourth.
The Nome Brass Band is holding
another of its weekly practices at
the Band Hall tonight at 7:30 P. M.
Sharp. All members urged to attend.
The Cutter Northland sailed yes
terday from Nome for Teller and
Way Points. Lt unknown if it will
return for the Fourth of July.
improvements at Chilkoot Barracks,
ty-four thousand dollars for new
An additional request for one hun
dred and four thousand, six hund
red and forty-three dollars was made
for reconstruction and other im
provements at Chilkoot Barracks.
N.A.T. Plane For Fairbanks Tuesday Morning, July 2
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