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VOL. 41. No. 19. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEB. 13, 1939 *» •»
J Cardinal Piazza, 1st in Line for Pope
Pass $10,000 (or Nome School-Gold Tax Bill Killed
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Justice Brandeis
Resigns From the
Supreme Court
* WASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 13,—
Associate Justice Brandeis, aged
82, retired today as a member of
the Supreme Court. The surprise
action of Brandeis was taken in
a letter sent by him to President
Roosevelt.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Fob. 13.
—The letter received by Presi
dent Roosevelt from Justice Bran
deis read as follows:
“Pursuant to the Act of March
1, 1937, I retire this day from re
gular and active service on the
Bench”—dated today and signed
"Cordially, Louis D. Brandeis.”
While no reason was given for
his action in the letter, it was
assumed it was prompted by old
age, coupled with his recent ill
health.
Brandeis returned to the bench
only last Monday, after months
- * of illness from grippe.
Widespread reports immediate
ly became current he planned to
engage in actjvities^ on behalf of
the Jewish race, he is the first
Jew ever to serve in the high
tribunal known as the United
States Supreme Court.
Police Fire On
Crowd 2O.0OIS
MANDALAY, Burma, Feb. 11
OP)—Eleven persons were killed
and nineteen injured when mili
tar y police fired on a riotious
mob of twentv thousand who
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were conducting a demonstration
in defiance of the government
ban of public assemblies.
Numerous stores were wreck
ed.
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Thousands Pay
Homage at Bier
Of Pope Pius
VATICAN CITY, Feb 11 UP)—
Prince and peasant joined to do
homage to the Pope before his
bier in the Sistine Chapel where
he lies in state. Thousands of
rank and file Italians and for
eigners passed reverently around
the bier of the holy father’s body
which was clothed in white,
wearing a priest’s red chasuble
and a bishop's gold mitre on his
head. His hands were folded and
enclosed in red gloves. A small
crucifix lay at his feet which
were in red slippers.
Uniformed noble guards stood
at the four corners of the bier.
Papal gentlemen in waiting,
dressed in the medieval costumes
designed by Michael Angelo,
kept the crowd moving.
Italy’s 250 bishops were among
the worshipers. Crown Prince
Umberto, was escorted to the
chapel to pay respects for his
father, King Emanuel. Musso
lini’s son-in-law, Count Ciana
gave the dead Pope, a straight
armed Fascist salute. The gesture
attracted attention, for this is a
part of Rome in which the greet
ing is rarely seen.
Forty cardinals are already in
Rome and others are enroute.
They must elect a new Pope not,
later than February 28.
The foremost candidate ap
pears to be Adeodata Cardinal j
Piazza. Patriarch of Venice. He,
is the youngest of the prominent
prospects being fifty four years (
of age.
Three American cardinals,
Ban,me Cardinal Dougherty,
Arq ibishlop of Philadelphia; i
George Cardinal Mundelein of |
Chicago leave in the afternoon
with William Cardinal O'Con
nell of Boston who may not go.
PIONEER CARD PARTY
Monday, Feb. 13, 9:15 p.m.
I O O F IIALL
Refreshments Adm. 50<
MR. AND MRS. Lee Tracy found their spirits high and
the winter sports good at St. Moritz, Switzerland, where the bob
sleigh is a favorite vehicle. Tracy's a film actor.
M ISS...KISS...BLISS contest staged by a cosmetics
convention to find the loveliest lips in New England numbers
pretty liutli Allen (above) among its favorite contestants. She’s
shown at Boston: the finals are this moa'h.
Chamberlain Ilirsis
At Recognition Of
Insurgent Regime
UNDATED, Feb. 13, —Premier
Chamberlain addressing the Com
mons today, hinted at an early
recognition of the insurgent re
gime as the Spanish government,
but said that his government, and
not the House of Commons, would
do the deciding.
Meanwhile, the insurgent guns
and planes carried the civil con-1
flict back to central Spain, with
concentration on Madrid again,
as the seat of government.
Asked by Laborite’s Arthur
Henderson, first, for assurance
that recognition was not contem
plated, and second whether the
House of Commons would be
consulted, Prem. Chamberlain
said the rapidly changing situa
tion forbade such assurance—
“the government must take the
responsibility."
Henderson also asked: “how it
happened that the last six air at
tacks” were carried out last week
against the then Spanish govern
ment island of Minorca “by It
alion planes”, while surrender
negotiations were in progress
there aboard the British cruiser
Devonshire.
Chamberlain responded, read
ing a telegram from the British
consul at Palma, Mallorca, Fran
co’s Balearic island air base, that
he had been authorized to say
the attacks on Minorca “were in
disobedience to orders and were
very much regretted.
3rd Div. Marshal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 (TP)—
The Senate Judiciary Committee
reported favorably cti the nom
ination of J. IJ. Patterson as |
i marshal for the Third Division.
Says Company
Police Violate
Civil Liberties
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (TP)—
The Senate Civil Liberties Com
mittee recommended legislation,
to stop labor spying and resrict
the activities of company police.
The Comittee headed by Sen
! ator LaFollette, was sharply
critical of the activities, of the
police employed by Republic
Steel Corporation and the Harlan
County, Kentucky, Coal Operat
! ors Association.
The Committee said: “The ex
periences of Harlan County and
the industrial communities
' where Republic Steel operates,
indicated clearly where private
l police systems are used as in
struments of an anti-union pol
icy. They abridge and violate
! the civil liberties of workers
and other individuals; they vio
1 late the rights of labor guaran
i teed by federal statutes and re
jsult in bloodshed, causing loss of
I life and injury to persons and
j property and endanger public
: safety.”
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House Passes
$10,000 Bill For
Nome School
JUNEAU, Feb. 12 (/P) — The
Senate passed the House bill es
tablishing a Pioneers Home Trust
fund also the Dowd memorial
ask ng the Department of Agri
culture to obtain funds to in
crease the number of wild life
agents and furnish two airplanes.
The Senate killed the House
memorial to transfer jurisdiction
over the Sea Otter from the
Bureau of Fisheries to the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The House passed the bill giv
ing Nome $10,000 for school im
provement. This is the first ac
tion on any school measure at
the present session. Nome City
Clerk M. J Walsh spoke briefly
in support of the measure.
Gold Tax Bill
Be Introduced
In The House
JUNEAU, Feb. 12 (/P)—Relia
ble information is that the gold
tax bill will be introduced in
House with the probability of
consideration given by the Com
mittee of the Whole.
As a matter of respect both
Houses met briefly Monday after
noon for roll call, as opinion was
divided as to whether legislation
enacted would be legal, as Mon
day was a Territorial but not a
Federal holiday.
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Senate Votes
8 to 0 Against
Bill
JUNEAU, Feb. 10 ^—Follow
ing introduction of the gold tax
bill and reading by its title for
the first time, Senator Rivers
asked unanimous consent that it
be advanced to the second read
ing saying, “It is only as a mark
of respect to Governor Troy that
we allow it on the floor at all."
The bill was quickly advanced
to the third reading, the rules
were suspended for final passage
then came a solid eight nays.
Senator Cochran declared that
the bill was a “monstrosity."
The Bone Dry bill w-ould pro
hibit the manufacture and sale
of intoxicating liquor in Alaska.
Representative Martin said:
“The bill is going to pass. We’ve
got so many liquor bills that no
body knows what the score is.
We have bills that you drink
! standing up and bills that you
drink sitting down. Wires, letters
and petitions are flooding the
legislature to do this and do that.
Let’s go back to the beginning
J and start all over."
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Ship Excutives
And Union Men
In Confei dice
SEATTLE, Feb. 13, — Alaska
shipping line executives went in
to conference today with repre
sentatives of the unions, in an ef
fort to end the dispute which has
tied up Alaska shipping.
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CANO E— NOT THE GIRL (Thelma McEwan) caught
judges’ eye to win “best decorated canoe" contest in Australia, j
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