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EDITORIAL
SIX WEEKS TO
ALASKA ELECTIONS
With the Alaska territorial el
ection only six weeks away it be
hooves all candidates and part
ies interested in the contests to
awaken to the importance of the
issues at stake.
The matter has been dormant
since the spring primaries. The
average Mr. John Citizen has
been more than busy this year
incidental to mining and other
seasonal occupations of the realm
to have given much thought to
the questions of so much public
concern.
It is high time the issues which
the voters of the Territory are
to be called upon to settle at the
polls September 10 are now brot
into review, so that they may j
decide intelligently and advised-:
ly just how they are going to
tfnark their ballots and whom out
of the many candidates they
wish to send to the legislature;
ar.d name to represent them in
legislative, executive and admin- j
istrative capacities.
Alaska never was at a more
important if not critical point in
her career. Launching of new
large scale projects and the dawn
ing of a new era in the Territory
demands that the people place in
positions of public trust the very
best and most trustworthy men
■available.
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Now is the time to awaken the
public consciousness to the needs i
of the day. May all facts bear-!
ing on the situation and all is
sues be brought into the open
and presented in such manner
that none may later'be able to
complain they did not know
what it is all about.
It requires weeks to get elec
tion returns back from the re
mote precincts, and by the same
token takes just as long to get
all the information about the is
sues out to the more remote el
ectors. To make a thorough cov
erage of the field, leaves no time
to spare.
It’s time to warm up for the
election, and see that no elector
far or near, is without the bene
fit of knowledge he is entitled to
in the campaign and that it is in |
his hands in good season.
DEWEY WILL TAKE
STUMP FOR WILLKIE
COLORADO SPRINGS. July I
31 —Wendell Willkie today said j
that Thomas E. Dewey of New
York City, an aspirant for the
Republican presidential nomina
tion, will make an "active cam
paign for him.
—
THIRD PARTY FOR
WILLKIE IS IN OFFING
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 31
—Attorney Alston Moore issued
a call for a meeting next week
for a “Jeffersonian Democratic
Party” to support Wendell L.
Willkie for President.
Drafting Acceptance Speech
COLORADO SPRINGS, July
31 — Wendell L. Willkie began
drafting his address accepting
the Republican nomination as
Presidential candidate.
Associates predicted that the
major portion of the address will
be devoted to an attack against
"machine politics,” renewing his
previous blasts against what he
terms the ‘‘Kelly-Nashes, Hagues
TEN
HIGH
STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY
DOUBLE YOUR ENJOYMENT
and Crumps.”
Talk among his supporters is
that he might seek to form a
third party in an effort to cap
ture Democratic votes.
CAPTURED FRENCH
SOLDIERS RELEASED
BERNE, Switzerland, July 31
—In an effort to reduce millions
of hungry mouths in German
held portions of France, the Ger
man Army of Occupation is re
ported releasing hundreds of
thousands of imprisoned French
soldier's and shoving them ac
ross the demarcation line into
French ruled territory.
Officials of the French Vichy
Government already declare the
people are hard-pressed to get
food supplies and describe the
situat’on as frightful and perplex
ing.
OTTAWA CONSIDERS
TREASON BILL
OTAWA, July 31 — The Sen
ate will consider this week the
treason bill, providing the death
penalty for treason. The mea
■sure provides for punishment by
life imprisonment for acts of a
I lesser gravity than treason, done
with intent to help the enemy.
The bill has been passed in the
House of Commons.
Failure Follow
Orders Causes
Train Wreck
AKRON, Ohio, Aug. 1 (/P) —
j Railroad investigators blamed an
j engineman’s failrue to follow op
j orating orders for a fiery bath
and the second major train
| wreck in 43 years. They said the
failure to sidetrack a gasoline el
ectric coach led it to crash head
on with a 73-car freight train
here last night. The coach in
stantly became a virtual furnace.
Three of the train crew leaped
to safety. Other passengers in
cluding five children were burn
ed to death. The line blamed the
! coach’s engineman Thomas Mur
: tough, aged 49,who jumped after
the accident. He was seriously
injured and unable to tell his
story.
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INTENSIVE TRAINING
IS NECESSARY
WASHINGTON, July 31 —
1 President Roosevelt asked Con
i gress to let him order National
Guard officers and the Reserve
Corps into intensive training say
| ing he is now convinced the se
curity of the nation demanded it
and “cannot with clear con
science longer postpone this vital
| ly essential step.”
SALES
Every Month in the Year
Auction Sales Dates
—
1940
August 14
September 11
October 16
November 13
December 11
SPECIAL SALES HELD ON
REQUEST OF SHIPPERS
Advances will be made as
usual when requested.
Transferred by telegraph
If Desired
The Seattle Fur Exchange
1008 Western Avenue
Seattle, Wash.
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY
That unique and humorous,
typical Alaskan stationery—
"Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have beei
orought strictly uptodate, and are
now available at the Nugget offl
, ce.
Buy them by the bundle, Use
them for starting fires. For Sale
j at The Nome Nugget.
MAN’S WATERFALL TOPS NIAGARA —High water on the Columbia river churned
up this mighty rapids as overflow poured across Washington State’s big Grand Coulee dam and
spilled 190 feet_higher than Niagara Falls. Water can be seen pouring through three of the 50-foot
overflow gates across the dam, and it also is coming through overflow conduits near the top and about
half way down on the big concrete barrier. Size of the dam is indicated by comparison with man in
loner hi!. Cranes atop the spillway are used to control the overflow gates and other machinery.
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