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VOL- 38 No. 45 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY FEB 25 1937 Per Copy 15cts
May Introduce Bill With Clause
Proposes 3 Year Development Plan For Alaska
JURY FINDS TOWNSEND GUILTY CONTEMPT
8 MILLION DOLLAR
THREE YEAR PLAN
ASKED BY DIMOND
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Recommendations call for large sums of money to be
expended in developing resources of Alaska
by opening up country everywhere
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Doings Legislature
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Feb. 25, —Taking
advantage of the 45th day, the
last on which bills can be intro
duced without a two thirds’ con
sent, legislators are busy today.
Nine bills and nine memorials
have been presented to the house
during the day, with more expect
ed at a night session. Fifteen
bills and two memorials were
introduced in the senate.
One of the principal measures
introduced was that representativ
es should be elected for four in
stead of two years.
Another bill called for a fif
teen thousand dollar appropria
tion to employ a predatory ani
mal exppert to urge a campaign
against wolves and coyotes. ,
Another called for a referen
dum at a general election on
whether fish traps should be ab
olished.. ,
Although a resolution was kill
ed in the senate early in the m>
aaon, a memorial urging the pass
age of the fiimond bond bill was
introduced in the house by Ross.
Freak Weather
Observed Atka
1 Island on Wed.
Probably one of the most un
usual meteorological phenomena
to occur in western Alaska was
reported to the Nome office of
the U S. Weather Bureau on the
night of Feb. 22, 1937
In the telegraphic report the
observer mentioned that the at
mosphere became filled with a
brownish haze turning to a pink
color This condition existing in
the air caused the electric lights
to appear green for about one
hour between 5 p.m. and 6 pm
A complete report of this con
dition with more details concern
ing sky conditions, wind, baro
metric pressure and so forth ii
being requested.
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, —Del
egate Dimond asked congress to
day to authorize an eight mill
ion dollar three year develop
ment program for Alaska.
In submitting the bill to the
House he said a long range pro- (
gram was necessary to the dev-1
elopment of the Territory.
He asked one million and a
half dollars for highway and road
construction, a million and a half
for airfield facilities, a million
for school buildings for natives,
five hundred thousand for hospi
tals for natives, seven hundred
and fifty thousand for University
of Alaska buildings, five hundred
dollars for native community im
provements, a million for topo
graphical surveys, a million for,
the construction of tourist hotel
facilities in Mt. McKinley Nation
al Park and a monument, a mill
ion dollars for rehabilitation of
the government owned railroad.
He said that if his last request
was approved the worked would
bring the line up to first class
condition,, providing for the re
placement of wooden bridges by
steel.
He also introduced a bill pro
posing a preliminary survey for
improvements to Grantley Har
bor at Teller, on Bering Sea. He
said an eighteen hundred foot
breakwater of shee steel piling
was needed to protect the port
from heavy seas.
Last Determined
Opposer Italian
Rule Executed
(By The Associated Press)
ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 25, —
Ras Desta Demtu, son in law of
Haile Selassie, the last Ethiopian
chieftain to dispute Italian occu
pation, was captured and execut
ed yesterday, when suprised by
Fascist soldiers.
His death was interpreted as a
mark of removal of the last vest
ige of organized resistance to the
Italian colonization.
Three thousand of his follow
ers battled four Italian columns
EARNE8T
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PUZZLED
f
PLEA8E0
fury Found Dr.
Townsend Was
Guilty Contempt
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, — A
ury here convicted Dr. Francis
rownsend of contempt in the na
;ional house of representaitves
when he walked out of a commit
tee hearing last May.
The verdict was returned only
one hour after the jury had re
ceived the case. They deliberat
ed the case for fifty minutes, but
were delayed ten minutes in en
tering the court.
Attorneys for both sides took
only twenty two minutes to pre
sent their arguments.
Justice Gordon instructed the
jury if it found Townsend had
■'willfully absented himself from
the committee hearing without
its permission or acquiescence, it
should find him guilty of con
tempt.
Justice Gordon allowed three
days for the defense to file mo
tion for a new trial, a provision
contained in the thousand dollar
bond required as soon as the jury
returned the verdict of guilty.
Dr. Townsend accepted the ver
diet philosophically and said “It
was not unexpected.d I expect
finally to defeat the charge and
conviction, and they will not
make any difference in the activ
ities of our organization, which
will go on as usual.”
Defense attorney Hanson said
that an appeal would be taken if
his motion for a new trial is ov
erruled.
Friday, seven miles south of Ad
dis Ababa, at the moment hand
grenades injured Marshal Rodol
fo Granziani, Ethiopian Viceroy.
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Court Reorganization Program Of
President Roosevelt Still Puzzling
Congress With No Sign Light Ahead
Relic of Arctic
Expedition Was
Found in North
>>,'■ The Associated Press!
PT. BARROW, Feb. 25, — A
native arriving here Wednesday
from the Eastward delivered to
trader Charles Brower a can he
had picked up on the beach three
hundred miles East of here.
It contained printed papers,
faded and discolore, fragile from
They purportedly pertained to
the expedition, of the H. M. S. En
terprise 87 years ago.
Brower said he would forward
the papers to the British admir
alty for historical identification.
The British ship Enterprise in
command of Captain Richard Col
linson arrived at Point Barrow
in 1854 to search for the ill-fat
ed expedition of Sir John Frank
lin and his men, and vanished
in the Arctic the same year.
If the papers are actually from
the Enterprise, their container
has withstood all these years in
the Arctic ice floes before lodg
ing on the beach where the Eski
mo found it
CHELAN, Feb. 25, —Isom
Lamb replying to the announce
ment of J W. Brinton national
vice president of the Townsend
organziation at Chicago, that he
was not in any way affiliated
with the national organization
said if leaders there did not re
pudiate their statement withir
ten days he would launch his
plan on a national scale undei
another name such as the "Am
erican Plan”. He made no explar
ation of how he would finance it.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,-The
President was said to have dis- (
cussed the possibility of enacting
the count reorganization bill with
a clause making its operation con
ditional on the failure to amend
the constitution, to permit pro
gressive legislation.
Administration supporters said
today that President Roosevelt
would soon send his wage and
hour proposals to congress.
Usually well informed persons
said Roosevelt was considering
using his court proposal as a
weapon to force action on a con
stitutional amendment.
Senators who have been talk
ing to him aaid however, he had
no specific constitutional amend
ment in mind but described his
opinion as desiring one to limit
the court’s jurisdiction rather
than to extend federal power ov
er industry and agriculture.
A national conference on a con
stitutional amendment is meeting
here March 18th for a three day
program. Noted speakers include
Senator Harris who will be the
chairman of the affair.
Chrysler Is Aim
(Bv The Associated Press i
DETROIT, Feb. 25, — Officials
of the United Automobile Work
ers of America arranged for
weekend consultations to draft
demands and submit them to the
Chrysler Corporation, at a coll
ective bargaining conference next
week.
The corporation agreed to the
conference last night. The union
said it hoped to complete the
General Motors negotiations be
I fore the Chrysler meetings open.
Upsets Occur
In Standings of
Queens of Nome
Another avalanche of votes
showed up in today’s count bring
ing Miss Gertrude Johansen back
into first place with Miss Mozee
running her a close second. Miss
Margueritte Lee still retains a
firm hold on third place. Miss
Ada Baldwin is still in fourth
position, but Miss Eileen Stan
groom is crowding her hard. Miss
1 Stangroom polled a heavy vote
I today and if she continues to
show strength tomorrow another
! upset may appear.
Today's vote is as follows:
Gertrude Johansen . 86,720
Jeanne Mozee .85,180
Margueritte Lee .73,02Qf
Ada Baldwin .60,920
Eileen Stangroom .59,340
Rita O'Leary .51,100
| Dorothy Nelson .17,680
Borgny Ulricksen .8,460
Geraldine Rude .7,180
Yesterday’s Totals
Jeanne Mozee.76,140
Gertrude Johansen . 70,340
j Margueritte Lee . 65,440
Ada Baldwin .59,060
Rita O'Leary . 49,980
Eileen Stangroom ...45,120
Dorothy Nelson .15,560
Borgny Ulricksen .7,600
Geraldine Rude .-.7,160
Dimond Asks For
Money for Relief
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb 25, —
Delegate Dimond appealed to the
PWA for twenty five thousand
1 dollars "for the immediate re
t :
’ lief” of residents of Douglas who
' are suffering from the affects of
their disastrous fire.
Dimond and Dr. Gruening, head
of the department of Territories
and Island Possessions said that
Governor Troy had informed
them “they had lost everything,
and haven’t even a meeting place
for the city council. Lodge rooms
s and community halls, together
■ with all similar buildings, were
r burned.”
t Dimond said relief funds are
3 the first need. The Governor
- asked for twenty five thousand
t dollars much of which could be
i used for rehabilitation through
e cleaning up the debris,
n Governor Troy also reported
e | that private subscriptions and the
Red Cross were taking care of
l.! temporary needs. ,