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VOL. 41. No. 9. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 1939. Price per Copy lW
’ Pres. Urges Taxation all Incomes
Hitler Shelves Banker Schacht of The Reich Bank
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NAZI banker Hjalmar
Schacht visited Montagu Nor* 1 j
man. Bank of Eni and governor,
discussing refugee problem. 1 J
Hitler Annexes 1
The Reich Bank;
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BERLIN, Jan. 20 (fP) — Herr!
Hitler shelved Dr. Hjalmar!
Schacht, Nazi Germany's high-i
collared money wizard in a lght
ning move which thrust the great!
Reidh Bwk under the control,
of the Nazi Party Bank. The,
Reich Bank under Schacht had I
retained comparative independ-l
ence. Hitler put in the presidency!
Walter Funk, Minister of Eeor.- j
omics, number one barter sales
man. Only today Funk published
a blast at the United States as
serting Germany would buy from
•the Balkans and Turkey, goods
she used to get from, America.
35,000 Are Killed
44,000 Wounded
SHANGHAI. Jan. 19 </P) —The
Chinese National Relief Commis
<ion reported that Japanese war
planes killed 35,000 Chinese
children and wounded 44,000 in
Chinese cities and towns in the
i7 months ending Nov. 30.
President Urges
Congress Tax
All Incomes
i WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 —
President Roosevelt urged Con-'
gress to make all private income
from all government salaries and
: all future government securities
subject to general income tax!
laws by federal and state govern'
ments.
Federal tax officials estimated
that federal income would in
! crease as a result, as much as.
| three hundred million dollars)
) annually. State governments)
; will also benefit by large revenue
j increases from reciprocal author
ity given them to tax federal sal
aries and bonds.
j In a special message, the Presi
dent also advised Congress that
recent Supreme Court decisions
made some state securities sub
ject to taxes and asked legisla
tion to prevent persons whose in
| comes thus taxed retroactively,
j from suffering inequalities. He
' said, previous immunities granted
income from government secur
ities and employment “were not
inexorable requirements but re
sults of judicial decision.”
British Cops
For Terrorists
LONDON, Jan. 20 (/P)—Britain
gave guns to her usually unarm
| ed police to strengthen the guard
! against terrorists who for five
I days touched off bombs at pow
er and water supply centers.
An explosion at the rear of the
j Tralee, Island, Hotel where slept
) Frank Chamberlain, 25-year-old
son of Premier Chamberlain, led
■to the almost unprecedented or
: der for city and county officers
' to strap guns beside their tradi
I tional blackjacks.
Legislation
Authorizes
12 New Bases
WASHINGTON. Jan. 19 (Pi
Legislation authorizing a dozen
new naval bases including air
and submarine bases on the Pac
ific Island of Guam was intro
duced Iby the Naval Committee
chairman of the Senate with
House administration approval.
The navy proposes only to do
some harbor dredging in Guam
next year but wouldn’t construct
the base until 1942. The bill also
authorizes the navy to establish
or expand existing facilities at
Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, Midway,
Wake, Johnston, Palmyra Islands
and at Kodiak, Sitka, San Juan,
Puerto Rico, Pearl Harbor, Pen
sacola, and Jacksonville.
Uonak Island
To Get Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (P)—
Delegate Dimond introduced a
bill which authorizes the Post
Office Department to let contract
for power boat service to carry
mail from Seward to Uonak Is
land ponts on Bristol Bay.
Bombing From Air
Doesn’t Win War
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Pi
Nelson T. Johnson, American
ambassador to China told report
ers before conferring with Presi
dent Roosevelt 'The Sino-Jap
anese war proved beyond a doubt
that bombing from the air does
not win a war.” He reiterated
his prediction that the conflict
will continue for a long time
more.
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PROBLEM IN MILITARY ETIQUET was solved when cadet who fainted during In
spection at Woolwich, England, recovered before Viscount Gort (center) reached end of line.
DOUBLE HEADER BASEBALL GAMES HIGH SCHOOL GYM WED, JAN. 25
FIRST GAME BEGINS 8 P. M. HAMMONS vs. NOME; COMMERCIALS vs. ALASKANS. ADM. 25c & 50c
ITALIANS HAD A WORD FOR IT and that word was "colonies," demanded by stu
dents like these in Rome, shouting for the return to Italy of Tunis and Corsica, now under France.
Ask To Amend
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Organic Act
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I JUNEAU, Jan. 18 OTV-A joint
: memorial was introduced in the
House by Spencer asking C.m
| gress to amend the Organic Act
to provide for a thirty day ses
sion of the legislature on even
number years as well as a sixty
day session on odd number years
because of advanced develop
ment of natural resources irt the
territory and also because of the
more active association between
the Federal and Territorial gov
ernments.
Appropriate $150,
000 to Help Tow ns
JUNEAU, Jan. 18 </P)—A joint
session was held Thursday to
consider the appointment of
Clara J. McCutcheon o Anchor
age, to succeed Mrs. Monkman on
the Board of Public Welfare.
Walker, in the Senate introduc
ed an emergency measure, an ap
propriation of $150,000 to relieve
the distress of incorporated
towns in sums not to exceed
$25,000 which is to be matched
by the towns. The fund will be
administered by the Governor.
Hoffman introduced a measure
appropriating $5,000 to be used
to cover expenses for Donald
McDonald of Fairbanks, as a
member of the International
Highway Commission.
Gordon’s House bill appropriat
ing $25,000 for participation in
the San Francisco Fair was bomb
ed by four amendments during a
diversion relating to who would
be appointed as director, also at
what salary. No action resulted.
Pioneer Card Party and Dance
Saturday, Jan. 21st. Admission
75<*; season ticket $4.00. Refresh
ments will be served. Season
tickets can be obtained at door
j Saturday night.
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Regulate Interest
On Small Loans
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JUNEAU, Jan. 19 (IP)-- Mrs.
McCutcheon was confirmed in a
. joint session of the legislature as
i a member of the Board of Public i
; Welfare.
: Senator Walker introduced a
proposed small loan act to reg
ulate the amount of interest on
$300 or less at not more than 10
% or less than 3% per month. j
Roden introduced a bill to re
duce the interest of Wrangell
City bonds held by the Territory
from 6 to 4%.
Senator Cochran was named
as a member of 'the Judicial
Committee.
Davis introduced a bill which
would provide obtaining bids for
all purchases for the territory of
over $50.
A communication from the
Glenn Carrington Company of
Fairbanks, contains the names of
many placer miners asking ex
emption from provisions of the
wages and hour law owing “to
extremely unpredictable wea
ther.”
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Seven Memorials
JUNEAU. Jan. 19 (IP) ~ Legis
lative attention centered on the
House today where Davis intro
duced seven joint memorials
urging control of the sea otter be
vested in the Department of Ag
riculture instead of the Depart
ment of Commerce; funds for Ag
riculture Department study of
wild life and resources; estab
lishment of forest range experi
mental stations; federal fire pro
tection of woodland, brush, grass
and tundra areas; study of pulp
resources for paper establish
ments; study of lower road stand
ards where higher standards are
too costly; study of Alaska wood
for various commercial articles.
The Senate passed the $20,000
appropriation for the construc
tion and equipment of a hospital
at Seldovia.
Insurgents Are
Within Borders
Of Barcelona
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HENDAYE, Jan. 20 (/P>—Span
ish insurgents sai d they smash
ed a new gap in the governments
lines defending Barcelona. Frame
o’s high command at Burgos re
ported the capture of Calaf, im
portant communications center
and railroad highway connecting
the government capital with
Lerida. The occupation of Calaf
they said brought insurgent
troops well within the borders
of Barcelona province at a point
about 45 miles northwest of Bar
celona and about flfteeen miles
west for Franco’s next objective,
Maresa.
Franco’s forces also opened
bombardment on the town of Ig
ualada, 28 miles west of Barcel
ona, key point of the Catalonian
“Maginot Line.’’
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‘ZERO’ Frankie Brlmsek
(above), hockey’s newest sensa
tion who counts his night ruined
if the opponents score, is a
goalie with the Boston Bruins.
He’s 23 years old.
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