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VOL. 41. No. 8. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1939 Price per Copy
Summary Activities Alaska Legislature at Juneai
Arrest Eight
Accused Theft
$J .300,000 in Sets
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 (/P)—The
arrest of eight men accused of
stealing 26 m'llion n'ckels or
$1,300,000 from the city owned
subway system over a five year
period speeded District Attorney
Dewey’s investigation of the
amazing shortage.
The eight suspeats were book
ed on charges of grand larceny
and forgery after an ail night
questioning. T-n others were
questioned during the night but
were permitted to go home and
fc.-v.
District Attorney Dewey
instructed to return later today
for examination.
Prosecutor Dewey said ithe sub <
■way had b;cn systematically
looted of about three percent of
:ts gross receip's by a ring of
thirty station agents and main- i
ten a nee men. The thefts were!
disclosed by two subway com-;
pany detectives after a three j
year investigation.
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Old Saloon
Come Back
To Alaska
JUNEAU, Jan. 17 (/R—Alaska
will go back to old saloon days
if the legislature passes the Sen-j
ate bill, number ten, introduced
by President Walker, amending,
Chapetcr 78 of the 1987 Session
laws, which provides for hover-1
age dispensary licenses to be
rased from three hundred to
fifteen hundred dollars, but the
holder has the right to sell or:
serve on the premises beer, wine
and hard liquor for consumption
on the premises; also that sales
be limited to less than five gal!
ons of wine to any one person in
one day. Walker said the bill
will eliminate the cheap tawdry
places no>vv selling intoxicants.
Refuses Two
Confirmations
. . — •
JUNEAU, Jan. 17—In a joint
session this afternoon the legis
lature refused confirmation of
the appointment" of Margaret
Monkman to the Beard cf Public,
Welfare but approved H. L.
Faulkner and Margaret Harris
for the Beard of Education.
The Governor nominated Rich
ard Hardcastle of Ketchikan to
the Unemployment Compensa
tion Commission.
Roden introduced two bills to j
amend the Cooperative Act to al- *
low farmers in addition to fish-1
ermen to produce market pro
ducts through cooperative asso
ciations. The second bilil ap
propriates $103,000 to be used
for the relief of unemployment
distress by aiding cooperative:
associations engaged in agricul
tural development.
Patterson introduced a bill
which .appropriates twenty thou
sand dollars for the construction
and equipment of a hospital at
Seldovia. Patterson’s bill would
amend the Incorporation Act to
permit communities to own pub
lic utilities, to build hospitals,
wharves, cold storage plants,
and to operate canneries.
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Britain Will
Not Intervene
Spanish War
PAIIIS, Jen. 17 f/P)— Foreign
M ni-.ter B nnct said the question
of reopening France’s frontiers to
help the s rely pressed Spanish
government depended on the at
titude of Britain.
Informed London sources said
Bonnet wa-: told by Viscount
Halifax that Britain would not
intervene in the Spanish war “re
gardler.s ef the late Barcelona" or
French desires to help the gov
ernment.
!n Joint Session
For Half Hour
JUNEAU, Jan. 16 (/P)—A joint
session cf the Territorial Legis
lature lasting only a half hour
was held this afternoon with
Co!. John Lee of the Portland
Army division present relative to
the proposed National' Guard for
Alaska. He was generally quizz
ed by all legislators.
Smith introduced a bill propos
ing the territory set up an alco
holic liquor store from which all
returns be used to purchase
supplies. Refusal ito do so will
cause the license to be cancelled.
A $50,00-0 initial fund for pur
chasing stock would prevent any
monopoly from getting ,a hold of
the retailers.
Representative Lyng introduc
ed a memorial changing the leg
islature session from the second
to the fourth Monday in January
because Territorial officers arc
unable to make full reports of
the calendar year ending Dec. 31
Senate Confirms
Appointment Of
Felix Frankfurter
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 i/P)—
The Senate confirmed the nomin
ation of Felix Frankfurter to the
Supreme Court. There were no
debates. The Republicans said
they agreed in an advance caucus
not to oppose the nomination.
„,. CA^iOCA’S MORE THAN A DANCE down at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where two new
i minelayers—the “Carloca” (left) and the “Cananea”—were recently launched, In continuance of
I ’ ' Brazil’s armament program. Pres. Getulio Vargas attended the launching ceremony._
Japan Willing To Trade
Bill Provides
$25 Month For
Needy Children
j
JUNEAU, Jan. 18 (ff>) — S;r i
! cer introduced a bill inv lving
amendments relative to the ass
essment and collection < f tax-s
■ whereby the tree urer and and
1 itor would keep a closer chock.
D.rager in'reduced a bill which
strikes out the word f male with
reference to the definition c f r.
ther in rc pcct tu payme^'s f
indigent ch 11 cli :■ n who v. dl b
awarded $25 each inonth f r each
child needing aid whether ■ ir i.
for bv the mother or by an ther
woman.
The Davis Bill would limit the
perdiem expenses of officials and
employees for travelling out-ode
I the territory with the exception
I of the attorney general when in
court attendance. Davis al-o asks
an appropriation for eight thou
sand dollars f r the transporta
tion of pupils .to and from school
• in the territory ito be expend i
by the Bureau of Education.
Twelve letters received fr m
1 natives at Kanatak urges the con
! tinuance cf the bounty pay
ments on Dolly Vs-rden trout, as.
ji'.h^y cat sain-on eggs.
Th.e Seward Post of the Ameri
i can Legion urges the censid.ra
tion of the pos-iibililies of estab
lishing vocational schools in the
Territory.
Wanting to help humanity and
having sense enough to do so are
different prepositions.
FUNERAL NOTICE
Funeral service for the late
Albert Ramsay will be held at
the Federated church, Saturday,
Jan. 21, at 2 p.m.
c
KISS she gave a leper, fiuiet
ing the patient, earned for .time.
Gerke a prize given to French
nurse showing devotion to duty
Appropriation
$890,000 is Made
Public Roads
JUNFAU, .Tan. 16 (/Pi — The
Senate p'-ed a bill providing
an $BI}0.()0>() appropriation for
public roods. A petition was re
ceived front the northland by
Grange from Palmer urging for
funds to carry children from ru
ral d's'ricts to schools, also for
regulation of stock running at
large.
The Fairbanks Legion Post
added fuel to the fire by request
ing a national guard.
Longshoremen at Anchorage
asked for an appropriation to
take care of destitute men there.
The Game Commission conclud
ed its open hearing this after
noon with the principal sugges
tion being greater protection for
deer.
Japan Willing
Negotiate For
Open Doe
TOKYO, Jan. 17 f/P)_Dom
Japan’s national news agency i
d'cated that the lowering Oif t
United States and British Doj
inions bars to oriental immigi
tion might be made on the com
tion that the Japanese mainta
the open door trade policy
western nations in China. T
agency said Japan was willing
negotiate separately with the
S. and Great Britain concern!
the future of their commerce
China but guarantees for sire
thening Japan's world posit!
must be made in return for eqc
commercial opportunities ai
concessions.
Senate Committe
Approves ilcpkin
WASHINGTON. Jan. 18 (TP)
The Senate Commerce Comm
tee approved Harry Hopkins a
pointment as Secretary of Cor
merce. William Harriman, Ne
York banker and chairman of tl
Business Advisory Council test
tied in support of the nominatio
It will probably be taken up 1
the Senate for final action t
morrow.
Pioneer l ard Party anti Dam
Saturday, Jan. 21st. Admissit
75c; season ticket $4.00. Refresl
ments will be served. Seast
tickets can be obtained at dm
Saturday night.
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W ITH THE TOUCH OF THE MASTER, Senior Ordnance Engineer John Garand, who
perfected the army's new semi-automatic rifle, puts gun in a machine rest for target practice at Spring
field, Mass. Tiie gun, which weighs nine pounds, uses .30 caliber ammunition and fires a clip of
* bullets, one or more a second, before reloading. Exact plans of gun are a guarded secret.
For Open Door To China