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Devoted To The Interests Of Nome And The 2nd Division , <•» _ _ .tj-.tj-j-j-j-_ r“‘ 7 ! " ~ " k * NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE—FOR COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS MILITARY I’l'RSUITS—IT CAN BE REACHED BY LAND OR WATER Member of Associated Press__Oldest Newspaper in Alaska THE NOME NUGGET . .-■■■■ . > . • — .. —...- i — — _ rjn i_ - — — ■■ - —■ ... .. . ft,. - -- . i .. ■■ ■ i *■ ■ ----— I GEO. 8. MATN'ARO. Pnblinher. ) * * . VOLVMK 85. No. 28 NOME. ALASKA. KKIOAV, JI NK H, 1 <>.‘M IVr Copy: |(l 'ronls, ALASKA VESSELS NOW LOADING THIRD MEMBER OF DILUNGER GANG MUD BOOSIVEU TO ANNOUNCE NAT. SURITY PUR AXE SLAYER WILL PLEAD INSANITY IN KILLINGS MOTHER & BROTHER (By The Associated Press) LOS ANGELES, Calif., June 8. Louis Rude Payne, aged twenty-one confessed slayer of his mother and brother, collapsed during an in quest over their bodies today. The coroner's jury found the youth killed his mother and brother with an axe with homicidal intent. Af ter sobbing throughout the early testimony the youth broke down completely when witnesses told of the condition of the bodies whicn he mutilated with an a*e. Tt was necessary to carry bin from the room in which the in qoeet -wag befog held.' Ytwmg Payne fell into the arms of his father Lucius Payne, wei4lhy business Han. DbtdHitds aided the father to thffc (h<? dial! frdiB the ro6rt.■ Young Payne will plead insanity as a defense to murder charges, It Was announced by his father. • t - - - - - - - _ . UMTKl) AI RUN KM (HASHKH IN VIRGIN WOOhM -'■■■■ ■ 7" ■ i (By The Associated Press) SBATTI/B, June 8. A crew of j twenty-live men on loot are eu-. route through the forest and Wild erness in the Cascade Mountains east of here for the wreck of a United Airlines passenger plane . whlci crashed in the trees in the fog-bound mountains, last night injuring three of the nine persons aboard. Dwight Hansen, co-pilot fought hig. way through the virgin for est to bring the news to a logging company railroad spur, early this Corning, after the crash. A girl pilot and another co-plloi were .only Injured. SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR SAI,E AT THE NUGGET OFFICE FRANCE BLAMED FOR FAILURE OF CONFERENCE — i i— — DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE COMPLETE FAILURE DUB TO FRANCE (By The Associate 1 Pres*) GENEVA, June 8, France, de fiant to pleas and threats - alike, from a score ,of nations, demand ed today that the world disarma ment conference provide her se curity against possible German ag gression or admit abject failure V ■ and adjourn at once. Practical failure seemed assured. A miracle was needed it anything urn-rest pf more tnan two years' work. As conference leaders, com prising £)ie steering committee, gathered^ gloomily this afternoon to continue compromise efforts it. appeared certain there would be within a measurable time. HOOVER SENDS WIRE OK PRAISE TO COMMITTEE (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, June 8,' Former President Hoover .sent a wire yes terday to the GOP committee hero praising them on the program adopted. He urged the republican leaedrs ot give due representation to youth, claiming that the youth of today will be the political back bone cf the country tomorrow. CASTOR OIL BEING USED ITEM OP PI' NISH ME NT (By The Associated Press) VIENNA, June 8, Members of the Fascist Helmrarehr were re ported today to have adopted It alian fascist methods and to be meting out punishment to their enemies, the Nazis, with castor oil. ALL ALASKA SHIPPING IS RELEASED: SHIPS i LOADING TODAY: LEAVE OVER THE WEEK END srf VtWtKU ukAviSu »KATTLK M)R ALASKA THIM WKKY‘KN1> - <«T TM AKAocMtifl !»r*U) SHATtrUO. June 8 Six vessels [are due to leave for Alaska this j wett-end as a result of the agree I ment signed today between the iship owners and the district long shoremen as officers and twelve j hundred maritime workers went .ba/ck lo wort today. I Ttalph f,6men. President of the I Arctic Transport Company, . Said it was a victory for the longshore men. The Steamer Arthur J. Bald win of the Arctic Transport Co. and the It. S. Northland are being loaded today and will leave to mobrow and Monday for Alaska. Other vessels will follow the ^arly part of the weeSr-“ Under the agreement the work men will be hired by the unions from their own halls, thus giv- ! ing the strikers the recognition w'hich they sought. The longshore mvnr will—gf>~ to ~ *ork <Mf "IBe"-oUT pre-strike wage scale, pending ar- i arbitration of tlie increased wage demand. The remainder of the coast is . ,, ■ \.-Ay [Still ip iiie, grip of the strike. ! Other ships to be loaded lb's week-bad die the Jj, flippy, Virginia, Deribluy, Zapera, add tS<* Noreo. i " ■ '■ 4 • KYA\ Hi f S AuAtitiXP.ST uramsk AlAbIlA Fffafts bk SIGXKB TOO At (ay The AsiAcktted Press) 3 AN FRANCISCO, June (i. Bombs dropping from the air here added a touch of modern warf&re to the longshoremen's strike, as the blockade of all except Alaska vessels continued. The agreement which has been held up by the refusal of th-> strikers to work with a group of non-striking employees of the A! a ska Steamship Co., will be sign ed today, said Ryan. R.van declared the agreement should have a great effect on tile eoastwlde strike generally, He said, “It showed where, the shippers ate willing to gfve uV the consideration we are entitled to. There will be no trouble 'n the ending of our difficulties. Hop es for a general settlement are * i centering in ilia proposal of gor-i erment participation in the con trol of liriilg of Idils.’V Mayor SflitS of Beattie aanounc id, aftAr conferring With Presi ildiit ft/**, tiat tBd loading of ail Aldska cargo** Would begin at once, and shipping to thd north will proceed unhampered by the coasnhis* atrikd. The settlement plans were ac cepted by representatives of both parties after the statement by Mayor Smith that unless immed iate Rteps were taken to open the port of Seattle to .Alaska, that he would tak* action. Details of the settlement were not revealed, pending the draft ing nf the. formal peace agree ment. and its signing of accept ance and agreement by the long shoremen and the employers, which is assured will take place today. THIRD MEMBER OF DILLINGER GANG KILLED I ...... a. •- l»' ANOTHER MEMBER OK THK r>n,U\GKR^<i.%\G KIUKD <By The A“iloeta t Wd Press) 1 WATEttlsOO, IOWA. June >, Tommy Carrol, the third of the .Tbfiti Dtllinger mobsmen to ns killed ia._ the drive to eradicate, the gang, rell with life bullets in his body, fatally Wounded, last night. He Was shot When he reach. <J for his gun in attempting to re •tat arrest, as two detectives clos ed in on him. A tip was given the detectives by a garage mech-j anic. Carrol died a feW hours a.fter he ' was shot, in the hos pital. Captured with him was .lead Compton, apred t.deuty-one. whU said she was his wife, of only I few days. Noth were involved in file sen sational abortive police attempt |J capture the gang in Northern Wis consin. dhen the outaws shot llieif way to freedom, April 22nd. Misi Compton, despite her statement nf only being married for the (pa4 few days to Carrol, was with thj mob at the time they shot theiS way through the circle of a thou sand police which had siiYi'onndei the Rung in the woods. I ' ■ U. s. TO BUILD TO TRKATY STRKNOTlI (By The Associated Press) WASHLYGTON, June 8, The Navy's first definite move tbwai'1 8'* treaty strength was taken Wednes da y tvHeiiZ Secretary oi tb e Navy Swanson approved plans for the construction of twenty-four naval vessels including fourteen destroy ers, six ’submarines, one heavy cruiser and three light cruisers. MARKKT CO.NTLVTKS SKKKVK (By Tli* Associated I'ress I NKW YORK. June X. Metal is sues developed sonic- .strength tii ley -mi a list1 i>m IIP rfcet. A ie# 111.s •! ? nme<| j eer sdv.a.uce. J*a'j Imt there was little enthusiast!} front price levels. .Most stocks generally were close and irregu lar. Kl'BSt R1RK FOR THK DAlIiY — '-- , ,,, — ROOSEVELT PLANS TO ANNOUNCE NEW SECURITY BILL AT NEXT SESSION ROOSEVELT TO ANNOUNCE NEW NATIONAL SOCIAL INSURANCE PLAN FOR PEOPLE AT NEXT SESSION (By The Associated Press) 1 WASHINGTON, June 8, Con gress was told by President Roose velt today, tha he wag prepar ing a vast plan of social Insurance for the security of “the citizen and his family.” This program, together with an other national plan for land and water resources will be laid before Congress next winter. It wits an nounced. “Among the objectives," salt! President Roosevelt, “I place the security of the men, women and children of the nation fjftjA- The peophp"*want decent homes la which} to live: they want to loc ate where they can engage In pro ductive work: and they also want some safeguard against the mis fortunes which cannot be wholly eliminated In this man-made world of onrs. "When the next Congress con venes I hope to be able to pre sent this program of mine, as a carefully considered national plan covering the development and the tinman uso of our national re [sources of laud and water, over & long period of years. It Involves the abandoning of millions of acres tor agricultural use, and re placing them with better land." ROOSEVELT SIGNS BANKRUPTCY MU. I * (By The Associated Preaa) WASHINGTON, June 8, Presi dent Roosevelt today signed the corporate Bankruptcy Bill. «!« signed for the pnrpoae of faclH jtatlng the release of distressed companies from the hands of re ceivers. »