The Nome nugget., February 28, 1931, Page FOUR, Image 4

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THURSDAY
(TELEGRAPHIC)
airplane JIKWs
Pilot Alger Graham of the Air
ways, made a forced landing near
Nuteto yesterday, without injury to
himaeif -or paseenger. Pilot Young
also ot the same company was to
leave Fairbanks ibds morning for
Nhitet© in the Fairchild plane to
pick up the mat! and paseenger
from Nome. Pilot Graham will ac
company Young to Fairbanks and
iT.ng back to Nome the new cab
in Standard plane.
P.olt Bill Graham of the NAT
i* scheduled for a flight to Teller
tomorrow, leaving Nome about 12
noon, carrying mail, tassengers,
uod express
NEW 131 Ken ON CHICAGO
CHICAGO. Feb. 20. bP>—"Big
Bill' Thompson, who promised to
work for the people of this city,
from IS to 20 hours a day for the
uext four ie^rs, won a smashing
victory in the republican moyority
primary election held here. He was
renominated to run for mayor by
a vote of 293,220 votes. Judge
Aohn P. Lyle who dashed off a
batch of vagrancy warrants, "for
public enemies" received 224.7.r»0
wMor. Alderman A! Albert receiv
ed 9$,976 votes. G. K. Schmidt
received 13,211 votes.
A close fight >u the forthcom
ing election is indicated as Anton
J. Germak, president of the county
commission walked off with the
democratic nomination with a vote
which is expected to exceed two
hundred and eighty-five thousand.
Ory a few outbreaks of violence
have been reported following the
primaries
SOON FORM ('AUCIS
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 26, (/P)
Most of the members of the Ter
ritorial Legislature will have ar
rived here by the end of this week
for the opening of the session, when
the legislature convenes next Mod
J. H. Murray of Cordova may have
the spealreivbip if he will accept,
which ie doubtful. Andrew Ner
i,and who was speaker in 1921 is
•another one mentioned for the
position.
Frank Foster of Cordova, ap
parently voiced the prevailing senti
ment, of the paramount need of
economy and curtailment of appro
priations. He also stated there most
certainly should be a limit on new
legislation. He stated he favored
the repeal of the Alaska Bone Dry
*4W, which is certain to come be
fore the legislature. The House
announced they would form a cauc
us sometime Saturday. The Senate
has so far made no caucus plans.
DRMKS EVER LOBBYING
AGAINST SUGAR
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.
Waiving senatorial immunity, Sen
ator Davis denied before the Sen
ate Lobby Committee that he ever
lobbied fcr or against the sugar
tariff, or received money for lob
bying. He further stated that he
wag the person referred to in the
published reports yesterday of an
unnamed senator who received from
a hundred to a hundred and fifty
thousand dollars from a sugar cor
poration, while the tariff act was
under consideration.
“It is a contemptible lie’’, he said.
"1 hold from eighty to a hundred
thousand dollars worth of stocks in
the Celotex Company, which mak
es board out of the by-products of
sugar cane, and I never oven d s
eus8ed the tariff with B. G. Dahle
berg, president of the qompany."
said Davis, today when personally
interviewed during the questioning
by the investigating committee. He
further said he did not know wheth
er the company wanted it high or
The tariff discussion started af
ter Nye called a newspaper article
to the attention of Senator Cara
way of the Senate Lobby qommit
tee. Although this article did not
msoticn Davis its reference was
I well directed toward him. Nye
j stated today that he would not
j further prese to unseat Davis, be
• cause of bh» alleged h-uge primary
campaign expenditure*.
MIC?KKY WALKRK GETS ’EM
! .MIAMI, Kkt., Feb. 26. (/P)—Mick*
'ey Walker, the b look-haired fighting,
I Irishman, now advancing beyond
world’s* middleweight champ, spot
i ted Johnny Rrsko of Cleveland ncar
I ly thirty pounds, and banded the
| the heavyweight a beating in ten
bruising rounds. The promoter was
Pa StrLbiing. Walker punched John
ny groggy in the last two rounds.
Riaho weighed 194 pounds and
! Walker weight 166 pounds and one
!ha«.
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DECLINES REVIEW CASK
|
j
i
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, (/P)—
The Supreme Court declined to re
view the case of Walstein G. Smith
treasurer of Alaska, challenging the
decision of the Circuit Court of
Appeal^ of the 9th District, that
the Alaska fisherman's tax law was
GRAND IGLOO CONVENES
| JUNEAU. Feb. 26. (/P)—The
Grand Igloo of the Pioneer? of
l Alaska convened at the call of M.
j It Roseau of Seward, president. Bv
J cry igloo was represented by dele
'gates or proxies. Governor pjrks
and Mayor Thompson extended >
j welcome to the delegate* to be
iguests of the chamber of commerce
j tonight at their election of officers.
ASK ABSOLUTE ADHERENCE
TO NAVAL TREATY
j PARIS. Feb. 25. {JP)~-An amend
ment between the French and Brit
ish foreign ministers. Briand and
Arthur Henderson. on conditions
J that France adhere to the London
(treaty, was virtually reached this
afternoon. Henderson and Alexan
der. tirst lord of the Admiralty, ex
pect to leave here for Rome, tonight
in an effort to obtain Italy's .ad
herence to the treaty
FRIDAY
TELEGRAPHIC'
MAY SELL, SYSTEM
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2ti. (/P)
j Identical bills authorizing the Sec
retary of War to sell to the bigh
I e«t responsible bidder, the Alaska
j Cable system. were introduced in
; the House and Senate today, at
| the request of the War Department
| Under the bills the department
|is empowered to sell the federal in
terests in the properties, either n
j whole or in part, after due ad
1 vertisement.
Congressional action this session
I is regarded as unlikely. Chairman
Heed of the Senate Military Com
i in inter* said that the Senate Com
mittee had not taken any action,
and said that it was probable they
would await House action,
j Under the terms of the radio
[art of 1927 it was not construed
i prohibitable, the purchase of tlie
system by any person or firm not
|eni;aged in the communication busi
ness by wire or radio. Another
provision said its operation would
be construed as violating the rad
io act unless a monopoly was created
I in the purchase of the system. The
bids will be opened only to United
States citizens or corporations whose
controlling interest is in the Unit
ed States.
EINSTEIN VISITS SCHOOL
PASADENA. Feb. 27. (/P)—A1
bert Einstein went to school today
despite the fact that he is leav
ing tomorrow at I p.m. for Ber
lin with a short stop at New York.
He appeared today for an hour
before thirty-five hundred students
of the Pasadena Junior College. His
last speech in the United States
will be made on March 4th at a
Jewish banquet in New York. He ex
pressed entire satisfaction with his
visit here, both as to his studies’
interest in America, and in the re
ception given him by American
scientieta.
WKTKKR8HAM OBJiXTTg
SEATTliB, Feb. 27, (jP)—Declar
ing that the proposed sale of the
Washington Alaska Military Cable
! System to private interests wjould
retard the industrial development
of the Territory, Wickersham said
he would tight most strenuously
against the move in Washington.
He said: "The sale of this sys
tem wotrtd surely increase the rat
es, but worst of aH, private own
ership would cut, out many small
er stations operating at a loss and
working hardship on the develop
ment of isolated communities."
CUTTING SNOOTY
! WASHINGTON^ Feb. 27, IF)—
j The Italian Bmb*e?y requested the
Italian consul in New York City to
send it for farther study a full re
j port concerning the remarks made
i last Saturday by Assistant Attorney
1 General John O’Birian. O’Brian is
! quoted as indirectly criticizing Mus
isolini by eaying "Thank God, we
'don't 1 vo in a country ?uch as Italy
j where a dictatorship o' one man
jean crake a horizontal slash in wag
’es."
When asked to explain later, O'
Bri-m said "Perhaps I made a poor
choice of words in expressing my
I ideas, but it was not my purpose to
j cast any aspersions upon Italy or
| its rulers. I was referring to when
:?he depression c*a.me in Italy Musso
jlini issued a manifesto ordering a
• ten percent cut io government sal
aries, and had been piven to under
stand that later it was extended to
I private employment. The thought r
hnd was that the Federal Govern
I nient here has taken no such ac
FUR BUYERS MEET
TACOMA, Feb. 27, (/R)—Buyers ,
in all principal £ut centers of the
United States and Canada, are here I
for the winter fur sales. Fox and .
• marten are especially sought after.'
j Prices are stronger now' than for
many months. Fur dealers said j
that prosperous conditions are for-j
Jfceon. Most nf the furs now here!
are from Alaska and the .states.
BELIEVES CHARGES UNREAL
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27, (/P)~ !
Chairman Johnson of the House Im
migration ••ommittep said that he
believed the charges from Mexico
! C:ty that live thousand Mexicans1
[were being held in virtual slavery
i in Alaska, were inspired by the ;
[Soviet government, and saw it as j
a part of a movement against those
[nations seeking to bar forced lab- j
jor products.
Johnson cited a recent Mexico !
City dispatch telling of the alleg- •
od slavery and then said “The im- !
migration committee has inquired j
into the report, and ascertained that '•
the estimated number of Mexicans
in Alaska was fiorty”.
IS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. (JP) —
Eugene Meyers of New York who j
was nominated to be Governor of I
the Federal reserve board, was con- I
lirmed today by the Senate by sev
enty-two to eleven votes. Senators |
Frazier and Brookhardt criticized *
bis activities in Wall Street.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGEf
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Probate Court for the Cape
Nome .Precinct, Territory of Al
aska, Second Division.
In the Matter of die Estate of
JOHN JUSTUS HAGER, deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned has been ap
pointed by the above entitled
Court, Administrator of the Estate
of John Justus Hager, deceased,
and all persons having claims
against the said estate are hereby
required to present tlhe same to
the undersigned, at Nome, Alaska,
as required by law, within six
mouths from the date hereof.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, February
18th. 1931.
G. R. JACKSON,
Administrator of the Estate of
John Justus Hager, deceased.
Publish Feb. 21, 28, March 7, 14,
21, 1931.
MMR DECK 8B961GN MAT
JUB RUMINATED
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27, (A3)— '
This year’s "lame dock" House had
a chance to eleinwnate lame dock
session* in the future by demand
ing passage of legislation to give
the newly elected Congress a chance
to take their eeate in Janaury fol
lowing their election in November.
It ie aow being debated in the
Hooee. The debate is limited to
four hours
Under the proposed bill the pres
ident And the vice-president woukf
he inducted into office January 24
fallowing the November election in
stead March four. The Senate has
adopted a measure several times,
hut M wo© always killed in the
House because no date was set for
adjournment of the session replac
ing the lame duck session.
Speaker L/ongwerth said he was
unopposed to it if a date Was set
tor April or May.
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