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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38. No. 303. NOME. ALASKA. Wednesday, October 20, 1937_._ Per Copy 10ct»
Landon Pans President Roosevelt
WILKINS WILL CARRY ON WINTER SEARCH
Japs Disclaim Further Responsibility Auto Bombing
BREAKS SILENCE TO
CASTIGATE THE NEW
DEAL BY ROOSEVELT
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 20,
—Alf M. Landon, the 1936 Re
publican presidential nomin
ee, who suffered the greatest
defeat in the history of the
nation today broke his year’s
silence with a dramatic tir
ade against President Roose
velt.
(Bv The Associated Press*
TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 20, —
Alf M. Landon reasserted him
self as the active, as well as tit
ular leader of the Republican
party, last night in a blunt in
dictment of the Roosevelt ad
ministration, as greedy for pow
er and failure in the exercise of
loo much power which was al
ready granted.
Out of Common Decency
The former Republican stand
ard bearer told his radio audien
ce that he had been silent for
the past year because “good
taste and good government de
mand that an elected official be
given an opportunity to esta
blish the policies which he prom
ised the voters. But now the
time has come to act.”
Castigation Roosevelt
Of President Roosevelt Lan
don said:
“He is not the man who
was elected in 1932. It is ap
parent he is going through
the same progress that trans
pired in the life of every man
in history who was given
too much power. Power feeds
on power, today just as it did
President. F. D. Roosevelt
in the days of Julius Ceasar.”
Government reorganization, he
said, has for its main purpose,
the placing of practically every
federal employee under the
thumb of the President.
“Most mistakes he had made
are because he was given too
much pow:r”, said Landon.
Criticized Legislation
He made these criticisms of
legislation in general. “He has
drafted colLege sophomores”.
“He has proposed NRA substi
tutes—the same mistake over
and over again.
“Relief—A. political football.
“Consitution—It works when
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COASTING ON AIR is rapidly becoming a popular sport
la England and other European countries. This scene of a glider
hovering In a olouded sky was taken at the first Anglo-German glid
ing camp, where soaring competition was scheduled to continue for
a month.
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AIR ATTACKS
CHINESE WAR
INCREASING)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20,—The
Japanese today served notice
they would not be responsi
ble for neutral automobiles
traveling between Shanghai
and Nanking.
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20, — Am
bassador Nelson T. Johnson of
the United States today formally
demnaded that the Chinese forces
keep their warplanes from fly
ing ovr the International Settle
ment, and dropping bombs in
foreign areas.
Assurances Not Fulfilled
The Ambassador said the prev
ious assurances that planes would
not fly over the foreign settle
ments had not been fulfilled by
both Chinese and Japanese.
Forces Are Active
Chinese and Japanese planes
were active today in the Shang
hai and Naning areas. The Japan
ese dropped heavy explosives on
the Chinese airdrome at Nan
king while the Chinese raided
the Japanese lines about Shang
hai.
One Smart Chinaman
Foreign military observers toid
of one instance in which a clever
Chinese pilot joined a returning
Japan.se squadron, unsuspected
by them, and dropped two heavy
bombs at a five hundred foot cle
vation, doing much damage.
Not Be Responsible
Japanese authorities served no
tiee on foreign consuls this morn
ing that they would refuse to as
sume any responsibility for the
safety of neutral automobiles trav
sling from Shanghai to Nanking.
Approves a Reduction
The Japanese cabinet at Tokyo
this afternoon approved a reduc
tion in government expenses of
fifty nine million dollars, for the
remainder of the year, in an econ
omy move to help meet the cost
of the China campaign.
Deal Is Completed
One more mining deal is added
to the list of promising develop
ment features for this section,
during the. past summer.
A reliable source indicated that
the complete holdings of Jerry
Sullivan on Humboldt Creek, in
the Kougarok section and the re
mainder of his mining property
not already leased, on the Kou
garok River, had been taken over
by lease and option in the name
of W. A. Castleton, at present in
Seattle, but who is well known
in this section in connection with
his interests in the Alaska Sun
set Mines Inc., a few years ago.
It was also declared that Mr.
Castleton was expected to come
to Nome early next spring to
make arrangements for drilling,
prospecting and mining for next
year.
■Hu Tin «
THESE ''ARE SENATOR'S BIRDS, 450 chickens provided by Senator Harry F.
Byrd (D-Va.) at a feast in Winchester, Va„ at which 2,000 apple growers from all parts of the coun
try celebrated the 1937 harvest. William Pope of Jamaica, N. Y., carries in a new batch to add to the
huge order of fried fowl, prepared by his Aunt Susan (above) who has supervised the cooking annu
ally since 1925.
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Some Details Oil
Unemployment
Compensation
What Is Unemployment Compen
sation In the Territory of
Alaska?
Every State and Territory of
the United States now has an un
employment law which conforms
with the Federal Social Security
Act. The Alaska Unemployment
Compensaton Act was passed by
the Thirteenth Alaska Legislature
at its extraordinary session.
To begin with let us dwell brief
ly upon the Federal Social Secur
ity Act so that we may recognize
the relationship between the Al
aska Unemployment Compensa
tion Act and the Federal Social
Security Act.
The two Titles of the Federal
Act which we, the general pub
lic, are most interested in are
Titles VIII and IX.
Title IX of the Federal Social
Security Act levies an employ
eers’ excise tax on employers of
eight or more individuals. The
tax under Title IX for the calen
dar year 1936 was 1%, for 1937 it
is 2% and after December 31,
1937 will be 3% of the employ
er’s total payroll.
With this employers’ excise tax
in effect the Federal Government
made a proposition, you might
say, to the different States advis
ing them that the State whose
Legislature passed a State ur.em
ployement compensation Act whi
ch would meet the approval of
the Federal Social Security board
would be entitLd to deduct front
the Federal tax levied under
Title IX, to the extent of 90% of
that tax, the amount of their con
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A HAIR'S BREADTH
wc-n the hobo crown (or ''David
I” (Harry Bcetson, above) from
Hairbreadth Harry, loser by one
vote at the Britt, la., convention.
W ilkins Leaving
For Alaska To
Continue Hunt
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Oct. 20. — S r
Hubert Kilkins today announce 1
that he and Holliek Kenyon, his
pilot, would leave New York to
morrow’, weather permitting for
Alaska, on a second attempt 'o
find Pilot Sigismund Levanefi ;y
and his five companions, miss ig
in the Soviet trar.-Polar airpk.se
which took oft from Moscow f< r
the United States August 13 .1,
and which has not besn hea-i
of since.
Wilkins said he would probab
ly remain a week at Winntpc
while skiis arc fitted to the plar *.
His plane has a fuel capaci /
of thirteen hundred gallons, ai i
a cruising range of 3,500.
From Winnipeg he will go eith
er to Point Barrow or Aklav
he stated.
(B.v The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Oct. 20. — Felix
Warburg, aged 60, member of the
powerful banking family of two
continents, and noted philanthro
pist died here today.
He was president of the Kuhn*
jLoeb Company. Warburg suffered
| a slight heart attack a few days
ago.