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Member of Associated Press Oldest Newspaper in Alaska ; THE NOME NUGGF^ ( GHO. 8. MAYNARD. Rnbltehar. ) vol. as. so. 10. < (I M K , ALASKA. SATURDAY, MARCH 7th, 1091 Sinelt- ..topy 2 5 eta ' $ 1 FLU HITS NOMEITES JUNEAU ANTITOXIN BEING RUSHED BARROW DIPTHERIA AND FLU AT FAIRBANKS MORE ABOUT REIN BEER INVESTIGATION AFFAIRS WASHINGTON, March 7. (/P) - Senator Kendrick, democrat from Wyoming, chairman of 'the Wil bur Reindeer Committee, told wit nesses at a recent hearing that “native distress” must be elimin ated before the controversies be tween the native and white herd owners could be settled. Kendrick further said that co operative plans for development of the industry was impossible until all doubt of integrity of proceed ings was cleared from the minds of .the natives and herdsmen. Secretary Wil'bur urged that the committee formulate grazing areas for the protection of owners in order to permit driving the herds to market. It was predicted that the herds which now nuiaoer more than three million head, are our future meat supply. Leonard D. Baldwin, president of the Alaska Livestock & Pack ing Company, recommended that live Government experts be placed in charge of the five grazing dis tricts, and further said that the business interests would be forced to withdraw without protection from the government. Secretary Wilbur urged that (Consideration of Baldwin’s plan for cooperative herd development. Chairman Kendrick said ifhait co operation between the Lomen’a and the native owners and the educating of the natives in busi ness methods was very essential. Carl Lomen Charged that lack of knowledge in the animal hus bandry in the Office of Education, has caused the troubl£. Ernest Walker Sawyer denied that asser tion anti representative Leavitt, a committee member, said that the natives should be given a chance to consider whatever plans were adopted. Secretary Wilbur, within ten d-ayb will order the transfer of Indians and Eskimos in Alaska from the supervision of the Office of Education to the Indian office authorities as authorized by Con gress, which also places the medi cal and education supervision and property under the Indian Office. WILL MAKE TRIP WEST THIS COMING SUMMER WASHINGTON, March 6. (£>)— Chairman Wood of the House Ap propriations Committee and also chairman of other House commit tees, and several officials of the Interior department will make two trips west, one of which will extend to Alaska, starting about June 15th. The delegation will spent about 20 days in Alaska. Director Albright of the National Park Service, Re clamation Commissioner Mead and either Indian Oomim. Thomas or Assistant commissioner Scott will accompany the group. Parks, reclamation projects In dian agencies and reservations, etc., will be investigated on the trip. ! DIPTHERIA AND FLU I EPIDEMIC AT FAIRBANKS j KETCHIKAN, M'arch 7tfc. (/P)— ; Diptheria and flu epidemic at j Fairbanks necessitated the can 'cellation of the (twelve hundred mile trip of the Ketchikan High School basketball squad to com pete for the Alaska championship (games. The cancellation was re quested by Superintendent Harry Moore of the Fairbanks schools in a wire to Superintendent A. E>. ; Karnes, here. PROPOSES PLAN | WASHINGTON, March 7, yp)— iChainman Raskob proposed a plat jform to the .Democratic National ! Committee, pledging support to | the Eighteenth Amendment but ad vocating a constitutional change permitting the atate-control of liq uor and a substitution of voluntary cooperation for political control of business. Other measures also ad vocated were old age pension- and the five day week. ; Senator Robinson roared a repud iation of the platform and A1 Smith book Robinson to task “for jumping all over Raskob". He said S that Raskob had the right to pre sent his view. James M. Cox ap pealed for a consideration of the differences between, the North and l the South over prohibition Raskob said he would deman 1 action at the next meeting either in j December or January. ' Representative Mary Norton of1 New Jersey insisted that the women ■wanted modification and accused j Rr hinson of changing his position, since she had last talked to him. A plan has been advanced for raising one million five hundred thousand dollars prior 'to the con vention toward a six million dollar campaign program for 1932. NEW HEAD AGAIN LIMA. Peru. March 7. (.!*>- Col onel Gustavo Jiminez. w^s install ed today as Peru’s third govern | ment head inside of a week He moved to bring about a consolida tion of the military forces, immed iately following his a¢ion to jpower. He also appeared to have the backing of scattered military i units, whose officers pledged him their support. An official bulletin late .today indicated that an under standing was being made with the insurgent forces at Arequij«a, where revoLt has been fostered from the IS OUTLINED next VEAPv WASHINGTON, March, 7, <T)— A construction program to bring the American Navy up to the Lou don Treaty strength, legislation and the extension of benefits to the Marine Corps, have been outlined a** subjects for consideration at the next Congress. SUBSCRIBE F6R TUB KUOOtf SON RITES SICK WITH FU! ' AT JTUNEAC—NO DANGER Alfred .J. Lomen writer of liolngs at the Capitol—Tells of Pioneer Convention Activities V>vomor Bail Next Tuesday' incites Sick of Flu »t tlune.,,1— At the request of the publisher of the Nome Nugget Alfred J. Lomen. Senator from this division, wires the following interesting news items. Before sending his information the Mug-get informed Mr. Lomen that we had already received all information relative to the opening of the legislative bodies, in order that duplication may not occur. The preceding events will be found in the other columns of this issue- under page three and four. Junea.u. March 6. 1931. Nugget, Nome. The Pioneers convention held February 25th to 28th was har monious. interesting and construc tive. Nome was represented by Senators Sundq,uist and Lomen j and Representatives Burgh and | The convention authorized the issuance of charters to “Log Cabin organization" for juniors and pass ed a resolution for the construe-1 ing of a Pioneers Home at Anchor j Juneau entertained the conver | tion royally. The Governor's reception and ball is scheduled for Tuesday, and Nomeites and their wives will be there with bells on to show them we are not out of date or step I with the times or fashion. Senators Sundquist and Lomen today introduced a bill authoriz ing the territory to reimburse dep uty George Wagner in the sum of -$2605 for monies expended while accompanying Dr. Benson during an epidemic in the winter of 19 2S Nomeites Sick of Flu Mr and Mrs. George Helierich, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Sund quis't. Henry Burgh, Cliff M. Allyn, And\ Nylen George McKay and many others have been confiined to their rooms on account of an atitack of flu. However, all are improving and they are in no dan ger and hope to be going strong bv Monday next. What to use in place of money is our greatest worry this session, but we do not believe it is as dark as it is ipainted to us here, f Greetings to all. Alfred J. Lomen. SIGNS TRUCE NEW DELHI. India, March 7, (4>)—Mahatma Gandhi, and Vic eroy Lord Irwin signed a truce to day ending a year-long civil dis obedtance campaign. This has been regarded around here as a triumph for Gandhi's doctrine of non-viol ence, paving a way for self govern WHOOPING COUGH BREAKS OUT FAIRBANKS. March 7, {#) Whooping cough raging in the Goodnewa Bay district ha.* already caused fourteen deaths t was re ported to I)t. J. A. Sutherland to day. local Territorial Health Offi cer, by Dr. Myers of the Bureau of Education who wag sent there. DEMOCRATS HOLD MEETING WASHINGTON. March 7. (^P) — The National Committee of tiifc Democratic party, meeting here have caused several of the party leaders and chiefs to come forth and state their views to the press. Despite the fact of several small groups wishing to "hash * out herd problems of the party. G o majority of those present are -* ?' tl that the meeting will wind Sp with har mony on all sides, including the question of the prohibition high light in the 1932 campaigns. A1 Smith was on hand, disclaim ing any kno..lodge of proposals for abolishing prohibition as an issue, and when interviewed gave tin newspapers something to talk about. He caused widespread comment and interpretation^ that he was at.il! very much in the picture as a presidential candidate. When asked about Govtlrnor Roosevelt as a candidate for president. Smith, said “This is not the time to dis cuss it. It is a matter to be decid ed by someone more important than I. and that means a National Con GKTS DECISION MIAMI. March 7. (/p) —Prime Camera, despite his celebrated cracked rib received the decision of Referee EJmer McLelfcand, in a close ten round battle with Jimmy Maloney, in which there were no knockdowns. The crowd of twenty thousand spectators booed lustily when the decision was proclaimed Camera’s weight 273 pounds and Maloney’s 200 pounds. The re ceipts totalled seventy-five thousand dollars. Many notables were at the gervtvl From 4 to 7:5tO P. M. NORTH POLE BiXERr Chicken Dinner SUNDAY $ 1.25 PLANE ENROUTE JftARKOW WITH ANTITOXIN TODAY Pilot Jou Croaaon. of the Alan kan Airways, flying the fast Stear man biplane, hopped off from Fair banks this morning at 8:16 with an,itr.vin diptheria serum for use at Barrow where a large percent age of the population are ill. ! The plahe is expected to return to Fairbanks tomorrow via Kotze lbUL_ HIGH TIDE IN BOSTON I I I BOSTON. March 7, (/P)—Twice w'ithin twelve hours, an extreme ly high tide has been churned into a raging flood by a powerful on shore giale, wrecked property which has been estimated at 3 million dollars, along the p^-.^nv - and at this city. Huniii ’ fiavo been driven from their homes and var ious summer communities entirely washed out to sea. No deaths have so far been reported. The Red Cross provided cots for the. homeless and the city has furnish ed food and clothing for refugees. Much water fills the waterfront streets of Boston and in some plac es stands two feet deep in the airplane accident ROSE BURG, Ore , March 7. (/P) — H- E. Smith was burned severely about the arms and face, and P E. Hanson was injured in the eye, in the forced landing of a Pacific Air Transport airmail plane, piloted! by Grover Tyler, twenty miles east of here at midnight last night. Smith and Hanson were from Seattle, and another passenger C L. St&vens of Boston and the pil ot were uninjured. Tyler was forc ed to make a landing when fire was discovered in the mail com partment. Both wings were rip ped off in landing. The mail was only slightly damaged. AGREE FURTHER LIMITATION** PARIS, March 7, f/P)—An agree ment for the further limitations of naval armaments, involving a modi fication of the London Treaty, was concluded today by France, Italy, and Great Britain. The text of the agreement will be cabled to the capitol at Washington and to Tok yo, with recommendaitions that it be approved. Foreign Minister Briand approved yesterday the Pro position brought from Rome by Arthur Henderson, British Foreign Minister, where Italy had agreed. Briand said that the details of the agreement, would be published soon in all countries involved, probab ly next Wednesday. The agree ment was reported to involve fur ther reductions from the London agreement, to which the United States and Japan will be asked to concur. Airplane Envelopes. 2 5cts. p,?r dozen at Nugget Office.