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VOLUME 3B No. 25. NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY. Jl’NE 5, 1021 Co Copy: 1.0 o-nN.
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FRANCE BELIEVES JUSTIFIED OVER DEFAULT
ADJOURNMENT CONGRESS IS STILL ONDEFINITE
FIVE CANNERY BOATS
NOW TAKING ON
CARGOES FOR ALASKA
CANNERY FLEET RKLEASta)
EFFORTS STILL UNDER WAY
FOR RFJiEASE OF OTHER
ALASKA SHIPPING
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. June 5. Efforts are
still being made to lift the block- ;
Nde T>f shipping, with several Seat
tle representatives of the strikers
still in San Francisco.
Representatives of the strikers
here are conferring today with
employers on a general basis for
a settlement proposal. At least five
of the larger ship companies are
reported ready for the presenta
tion of further release plans, before
a meeting of, the Northwest long
shoremen's strike committee.
Rtfan loft San Francisco, today
for Seattle to attend a meeting
of employers and longshoremen.
Re said he believed the union
would agree to a proposal for gov
If
eminent supervision. Following
meetings here, the longshoremen
released at least five vessels which
will be carrying supplies for the
Alaska salmon industry, which was
threatened with disaster. All ships
must be on a union basts. '•
Employers began signing up
with unions as soon as they
heard the news. The loading of
cargoes is being rushed. The Brist
ol Bay, fleet released by the strik
er* includes the Otsego, North
King, Katherine L> and Mazama.
Gilbert Skinner signed up the
steamer North Haven, which is
said to bo loading for western
Alaska.
OANMCRV VESSELS RELEASED
liOADING TAKING PLACE
(By The Associated-' Press)
SEATTLE, June 4. All vessels
of the Seattle cannery fleet were
released today by order ot the
Longshoremen's unions, the union
insisting they be loaded and man
ned by members of the American
Federation of Labor if the em
ployers accept this concession.
This means that the half dozen
or so ships^ which have been de
layed beta, loaded with thousand*
of dollars worth of supplies, will
again he traveling the seas, bound
for the canneries of the north.
The executive committee of the
longshoremen’s union authorized
the release of these ships after
they received a wire from Ryan,
President of the International Long
shoremen's Association, at Ran
Francisco.
SI’BSt 'RIRK FOR THK DAILY
XUGGKT *2.00 MONTH
BY CAKRIKR
*1.50 MONTH BY MAIL
UPHOLDS ALASKA
FISHING LAW
UPHOLDS TERRITORY ALASKA
PISHINO (LAW
(By The Associated Preas'.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 4, The
Ninth U. S, Circuit Court o.f Appeals
here today upheld the non-resi
dent fishing law passed by the
?' Territorial, Legislature in Alaska,
a year ago, as reasonable and con
stitutional.
The test suit was brought by Mr.
Anderson, a -Sail +4-anoisoo ftsher
man who contended the law which
required a twenty-five dollar fee
for non-residents and only one
dollar for residents was discrim
inatory, ; ■ ... . ■■ . . , a—
PRES. ROOSEVELT
DECLINES MIX UP
SETTLEMENT
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KOOHKVEI/r wnili NOT
INTERFERE) STRIKE
(By The Associated Press)
SHAjTTL<E, Jane E, Senator Dill
wired the Chamber of Commerce
„ here that President Roosevelt does
not feel, he can Intervene in the
longshoremen's strike. He said he
prefers to leave the problem in the
hands of the mediation board at
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, San Pranciaco.
The possibility that porta be
tween Canada and the Columbia
River will make separatee settle
ments and break the strike, was
met in San Pranciaco by the state
ment that the union would not
agree to such a settlement, in
sisting the union would hold out
for a statement embracing the
whole coast or not at all.
ADJOIRN ME.YT DATE
NOT DEFINITE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 4, Presi
dent Roosevelt told Congressional
lenders today that he was determin
ed. tt^yWHhho.ltL. a decision <m &
date for the adjournment of Con
gress until the administration pro
gram has been pushed through to
u conclusion. The president told
them lie wanted the tariff, silver,
housing and labor bills passed.
tfThe -senafe— rej oet od -1 he -am end—
nient to exempt farm products
from the tariff bill, thus remov
ing the greatest obstacle to the
passage of the hill.
SENATE PASSES TARIFF BILL
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 5, By a
vote of 57 to 31 the Senate today
passed the administration's recip
rocal tariff bill and returned jt to
the House conference for minor
changes.
The bill would empower the
President to make tariff bargain
ing agreements with foreign pow
ers without the Senate's approval.
The Object of the bill Is to help
regain the foreign trade lost since
the depression.
HOY KIDNAPPED KILLED
DISCOVERED STILL
(By The Associated Press)
PHILIPS. West Virginia, June 4,
Believed to be a victim of kid
napping and then murdered, because
he discovered a huge still, Dale
Janes, aged fifteen, was found dead
in a mountain cave, beaten to death
by rocks.
SUBSCRIBE FOB DAILY NUGGET
•1.50 MONTH BY MAIL
GREAT BRITAIN WILL
DEFAULT PAYMENT
JUNE WAR DEBTS
GKKAT BRITAIN TO DKFAVLT
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June 5, Great
Britain dispatched a note to the
State Department this morning in
forming the United States that it
had Keen found necessary to drier
making any payment on its trar
debt installment, due June 15th.
The amount due was approximately
two hundred and sixty-!sro million
dollars.
PKAXCK THINKS kAk IS
•It STII-TKD IN TURNING
DOWN WAR PAYHUNTH
(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, June 5, Newspapers here
hailed Great Britain's decision to
[suspend debt payments on its war
I loans, to the United States.'* as
proof that France was right all
along, in defaulting. Henceforth,
the papers state. United Europe,
will oppose America on this ques
tion, “War Debts Dead", were
'Were headlined all over France
this morning.
I’VITKD STATUS FIGURES
WAR DEBTS NOW
ONI A’ FROZEN ASSETS
>1ly The Associated Press!
W ASH KNfKTON, .Dine 5, The
twelve billion dollar war debt which
all of Europe owes the United
Sta-tes became a badly frozen as
set, now^tjjBt Great Hritain, for
the first time in the proud hist
•Try of the empire, decided to dp
fa oil
It is believed that other coun
tries are likely to follow-- suit, ex
cept Kin land.
The British virtually heralded
a complete collapse of the entire
situation. No official comment ban
been tirade in Washington regard
ing Britain’s decision to default.
France, it was reported, expect
ed to press new efforts to liquid
ate ft.s huge debt owing to the
United States, on the basis of ten
rents on the dollar.
It appeared likely that this pro
posal would be included in plann
for a settlement of the appro
ximately four billion dollar fortune
which France owes the United
Stat es.
IXQI IRKS FOR JKXShJVS A OK
I By The Associated Press)
NKW YORK. June 5, The tnait
reputed to have killed several
people- in Fairbanks in 1915. is
aibout 51 years of age. His pic
tures show hint to he about that.
This was in response to a request
tremi Fairbanks as to* his ago.
I.omen Advertising Barbecue ...
According, to the Lomen Com
mercial Co., advertisement' on page
four of this issue, thev are going
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to give a free barbecue- and pic-'
June 10th*
They have arranged for a tug
pnd lighters to be at Snake Riv
er Sunday we’hre they will leave
from, at 9 . m m,_sharp.. The. pithlic
has been invited to take this
opportunity for an ottiing. before
the boats come The picnic . of
course depends upon good weath
er. The high school students and
all the teachers will he special
guests. The company warns you th
dress warm if you care to go.
The tug Genevieve of the Lent
en Commercial Co. 'was launched
Tuesday morning and one barge.
One barge was also launched Suns
day morning, being in the water
in time to unload the nine tons
of mail and four and one-half tons
of feright which were brought
ashore from the cutter Northland,
which arrived early this morning,
before the second barge was in the
water. The remainder of the com
pany’s floating equipment will be
placed in order and launched as
soon as it ia needed.
The man who pops the question,
Carries off the blushing maid;
And the man who advertise?,
Is the man who draws the trade.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
STOCK MARKET
SETS LOW RECORD
hMana.iW-Ay.
STIX'K MAKkDT KX<KI>TIO.NAI,
IN TIt.\l)IN<» MONDAY
(By The Associated Press)
NKVV YORK. June 4. Stock
made a. motion toward recovery
days of trading during the past
‘ten years. The laboV picture aid
ed (die sentiment of both buyer*
undi sellers, as wary transfers ,T
'inly three hundred and forty-fno
l liousand took place. Closed firms
gained only fractions and . up to
one point. Drought conditions were
lug following reports of showers
over the afflicted areas.
CUTTER NORTHLAND
ARRIVES AT NOME
9 TONS OF MAIL
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CUTTER NORTHLAND ARRfVFS
NOME: FIRST VESSEL
FROM STATES
The U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
Northland arrived Nome at 7:50
*>. in. today from Unalaska and the
States. The cutter left Seattle on
May 15th for Dutch Harbor and
| Unalaska. Arriving with the ves
sel here were 17,500 pounds of
second class mail matter which Is
n<rw being distributed in the lo
cal post office'
The Northland Is the second
vessel of the 1934 season of navi
gation to arrive at Nome, but the
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first boat In here from the States.
The Krassln, the Russian ice
breaker was the first vessel here,
arriving May 21st from the west
ward.
The Northland, which is In char
ge of Commander William K. Scam
mel, will be stationed In the north
ern Bering Sea waters nntll next
fall, after the last boats leave
Nome.
Enroute north the cutter en
countered only about 70 m'les of
fee, which waa-*mostly broken up.
The Northland will remain here
for a couple of days aqd then pro
ceed to St. Michael with the mall.