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VOL. 37. No. 145 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Schmeling Knocks Out Joe Louis
Judge Cushman Declared PWA Contracts Illegal
Congress Today Passed Huge Appropriation Bill
WASHINGTON JUDGE
SAYS PWA CONTRACT
ILLEGAL; 1* OF KIND
Judge Cushman At Tacoma Believes
This First Time Sueh A Decision Has
Been Returned In PWA Contracts
(By The Associated Press)
TACOMA, June 19—Ruling that the contract made
by the Vancouver Washington School District was in
valid, District Judge Edward E. Cushman declared the
contract provision demanded by the PWA was illegal.
Cushman held that a number of sections were void
which included nearly every contract made for State
projects under PWA supervision. The Court named
specifically sections of the contract providing for a 30
hour week, minimum wages, employment of men from
government lists, and settlement of labor disputes by
a federal board, Judge Cushmann also held that the
State left to the federal government the final decision
in each instance, which he. held is illegal.
Court observers pointed out that the decision
might have a wide effect since nearly every PWA grant
or loans has been conditioned on such clauses in con
tracts. The suit was brought by George Isaacson who
contended that the work entailed more than the con
tract price, since many changes were made after the
contract was signed. Isaacson also contended that he
should be compensated on a basis of the reasonable
value of building. Judge Cushmann instructed the
jury to disregard the contract.
Deficiency Bill
Not Included
Alaska Airmail
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 19, —
Congress passed today the two
billion, three hundred and sev
enty-five million dollar relief de
ficiency appropriation bill and
sent it to the White House.
Senator Copeland of New
York objected to the elimina
tion by the senate, of the amend
ment adding two hundred thou
sand dollars for Alaska air mail
service, but to no avail, as the
money was lost.
The bill carried one billion,
four hundred and twenty mill
ion for work relief, to be turned
over to President Roosevelt; and
re-appropriates three hundred
million dollars for the new pub
lic works program.
More than thirty million doll
ars is appropriated for the West’s
irrigation and reclamation pro
jects.
The senate amendment provid
ing for three million, seven hun
dred and ten thousand dollars for
Indian reclamation projects, was
cut to seventy hundred and 80
thousand dollars.
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Wild Bill Murray
Talks To Landon
Concerns Politics
(By The Associated Press)
TOPEKA, Kansas, June 19, —
William “Alfalfa Bill” Murray,
former governor of Oklahoma,
congratulated Governor Alf M.
Landon today on what republi
cans hope was the beginning of
a parade of anti-new deal dem
ocrats to the Landon’s standard.
Murray wsa one of the first of
southwest political leaders to send
Landon congratulations on word
of his nomination. A critic of
New Deal programs Murray
professed to see eye to eye with
those who wrote the republican
platform of this year. ,
Murray refused to say wheth
er he would support Landon
this fall, apparently referring to
the tax payers league for whom
Murray has been attacking Pres
ident Roosevelt’s administration,
he said: “I am not interested in
any particular political party.”
POCATELLO, Idaho. June 19,
—The Pocatello Tribune said
Senator Borah wrote that:
“He is willing and rather an
xious to seek re-election because
of the questions involved in the
coming campaign.”
College Crews
Ready Big Race
Poughkeepsie
(By The Associated Press)
POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y„ June
1!), — The college fleet was com
pleted today with the arrival of
Cornell's big red boat, making
seven varsity crews on deck for
a final few days practice before
the intercollegiate rowing asso
ciation regatta on Hudson river
next Monday.
The Washington Huskies got in
an impressive drill while Navy,
dark horse of the regatta, also
took a double workcut.
Coach Jim Wray, tried to dir
ect his Cornell crews from a sing
le shell, but the Hudson was so
choppy that his shell overturned
and the coach had to strike out
for the float.
A1 Ulbrickson boated three
giant Washington eights. The
morning workout was confined to
a short paddle but later in the
day the Huskies took a long con
tinuous row for ten miles to get
out the kinks accumulated on the
long trip from Seattle.
Syracuse also took a 12 mile
row. Larry Wells No. 2 oar is
still out of the varsity because
of a back ailment and his place
is being taken by Gilbert Barn
sart. Columbia and Pennsylvan
ia took advantage of the smooth
waters this evening and got ...
a brisk drill on the course.
Three Escaped
(By The Associated Press)
RETRIEVE PRISON FARM.
Texas, June 19, — Three long
term convicts jumped a prison
guard, Felix Smith, today, and
killed him with his own piste 1
then fled into the dense under
brush, on Smith's horse and two
mules.
They are T N Atkinson, habit
ual criminal in for life, Luke
Trammel imprisoned for twenty
five years for murder, and For
rest Gibson, ten years for theft.
They attacked Smith as the
plowing squad was being taken
to work. The guard was riding
behind the mule-mounted con
victs, when without warning they
slipped from their mules, and
dragged Smith from his saddle,
quickly disarming him. They slew
him with his own two pistols.
Notice To The
Public
The Pioneer Drug Store has
been purchased by Mr.C.J. Neu
lin of Fairbanks. All bills clue
the Pioneer Drug Store up to and
including June 15th, will be col
lected by me personally at my
new Studio and Art Shop, two
doors East of that building.
Signed: Charlotte B. Potter
Roosevelt Will
Begin Campaign
President Soon
—
'Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. June 19.
President Roosevelt will plunge
immediately into his re-election
campaign after his expected re
m nt.nation at Philadelphia next
week, White House plans reveal
ed today.
Plans call for a major political
address at the Monticello home of
Thomas Jefferson near Charlott
esville, Virginia, July 4th. It
: will be h;s answer to Gov. All
M. Landon’s statement that “to
me the fight is on." ,
Prior to the convention Roose
I velt will remain in Washington
to pilot congress through the
adjournment rapids and prepare
'nis acceptance speech, to be made
at Franklin Field, Philadelphia,
June 26 or 27.
Bonus Checks
To Boost Nation
Debt Way Up
fBy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, I). C„ June 19.
—Bonus checks rocketed the na
tions public deficit $2,744,01)0,01)0
this week to an all time record
; igh of $31,331.355,862., the trea
ury balance .sheet for June 15
showed today.
The statement disclosed an al
most overnight jump of mor
than one billion five hundred
million, in the government operat
ing deficit for the 1936 fiscal year.
Excursion Boat
Lucky to Reach
Dock To Sink
(By The Associated Press!
DETROIT. June If), — The ex
cursion steamer Tashmoo, with
water flowing through a gaping
holes in her side, won her race
with death early today, while
fourteen hundred passengers
danced to the swing of her band
and the engine room black gang
stoked boiler fires, while water
swirled all around them.
The vessel struck a rock a half
mile from the main ship channel
in the lower Detroit river, on her
return from a moonlight cruise.
Ten minutes later the ship
reached Amherstburg, Ontario
and then sank in 18 feet of wat
er along side the dock, a half
an hour after the last passengers
had disembarked.
The ship settled to the bot
tom submerging the lower deck,
but leaving the upper deck and
pilot house clear.
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SCHMELING WINS BY
KNOCKOUT IN THE
12th ROUND TODAY
Upset Oeeurs In Heavyweight (lonlest
Wlien Selinieling; Koeks ( hit Louis In
12th Round. <)dds \Y'ere for Louis
Dope Was All
For Louis Fijrht
W ith Schmeling
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. June It). — The
Joe Louis Max Schmeling fight
is loaded with the stuff from
which upsets are born.
Louis has the fight won before
he goes into the ring. He can call
his shots and name the punch
and the minute and the round.
Schmeling hasn't a chance. He’ll
be the 24th K O victim of the
mighty brown man. That's the
gist of the pre-battle talk.
Memories are short along cauli
flower alley. It was just about
this time about a year ago that
:he same sort of a set-up exist
ed f-T the Max Baer-James J.
Braddock fight.
Baer was a sure thing, a to.,
to one favorite, who could l't
lose. Yet Braddock walked out of
the ring a world’s champion.
Turnkey's triumph over Demp
sey at Philadelphia, Corbett's
victory over Sullivan at New Or
leans. Kid Levinski’s victory ov
er Joe Walcott. Ring history is
filled with amazing upsets which
must result from sure things
The only sure thing in boxing
is that there is no sure thing.
LAKEWOOD, New Jersey. June
19, Joe Louis completed training
Tuesday for his fifteen round
bout with Max Sc!*moling at the
Yankee Stadium, which was to
have taken place Thursday, but
which was postponed due to
rain.
He wound up six weeks of con
ditioning with five rounds of
boxing. Trainer Jack Blackburn
said "Chappies is ready. He is
in the best condition yet. You
all ain’t seen nothing lak the
boy who is going in there.. He
is going to write a whole lot of
new pages in ring history.”
More than fifteen hundred saw
the young Detroit negro finish his
training in the carnival-like ar
ena on the Stanley hotel grounds.
He expects to scale about 201
and a half pounds, approximately
a pound more than for his last
two bouts.
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(By The Associated Press)
-FLASH
New York, June 1!>. —
Max Schmeling, German
heavyweight, was victor
ious over the Brown Bomb
er. Joe Louis, bv a knock
out in the twelfth round
here tonight, the first time
the negro has ever been
knocked out.
(By Tne Associated Press/'
NAPOCH. Now York, June IP.
Max Schmeling’s six weeks of
preparations for his fight wit1.
Joe Louis ended yesterday in
furious ine round assault ,n the
features of one Jerry J hns ai i
lanky, durable spar; :.ig part:;!
In the final one round of wor
the former heavweight chaitipioi
unlimbered all his puns and be
labored Johnson all over the rin ;
Ir&wiog a stream of blood from
his nose and cutting his mouth.
Siril icrs (Hosed
Electric Plant
At Kent, Ohio
'■p.v the Assooiatid Press)
KENT. Ohio. June 19, - Stri*<
ing union employees closed t> •>
electric company here and 1 -
seiged the plant with rifle fr
Firing kept up f; r about fo -
hours, and five men were woun -
ed, one seriously. Snipers cea
ed firing on orders from the pi k
et lines captain, who said th if
the union president was obtain-n ;
warrants charging two score m 1
in the plant with inciting a riot.
McALESTER Oklahoma, Jure
19, —Arthur Gooch, 27, convict
ed kidnaper of two Texas offict rs
was hanged in the state priso 1
here today. He is the first to I •
executed in Oklahoma for kit’ -
naping under the federal Lind
bergh law.
RIVERSIDE, Calif., June 19. —
Veteran trouper W. C. Fields wo ;
reported showing a slight im
provement today in his fight ag
ainst pneumonia.
He was stricken Friday, at a
nearby hot springs and rushed
here for hospital treatment.