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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
Dr. Ernest Cruening Of Washington
 To Be Speaker University of Alaska
lBy The Associated Press)

Juneau, April IS, - Dr. Ernest Gruening, director of the Division of Territor- ies and Island Possessions, under the department of the Interior, has accepted an invitation to be the Com mencement Speaker at the University of Alaska the latter part of May.
 He is to leave Seattle May 9th Governor Troy announced that he had
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
ALASKA CLIPPER
 SERVICE PLANNED FOR SUMMER l036
Chairman Washingtonians Announced
 Survey Is To Be Made
(By The Associated Trescb

(By The Assoclated Press,
 Seattle, April 10, Tom Drummey, chairman of the committee for Washington ians Incorporated, said that a trial flight to gain data on the feasibility of a pro- posed Alaska Clipper ser vice, would be made with in sixty days.
 The Washingtonians are organized as a boosting or ganization for this area and are advocating the immed- fate establishment of an air mail service to Alaska.
 Drummey announced to- day that Captain w. B. Voortmeyer, nautical advis or and meteorologist of Al ameda, California, will chart the course of the pro- posed service.
 He said that his organi- zation was underwriting a fund of five thousand doll ars to finance the flight to be made in a stock plane.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18

were higher yesterday in central and western Alaska
 Fairbanks recorded B above zero. Cloudiness was increasing in central Alas ka while partly cloudy wea ther prevails in .S.E-Alaska
 A storm area is charted near the end of the Aleut- ian Islands; it's movement is uncertain at present.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
U. s. Authorities Notify Police Of
 England, Search
(By The Assoclateo Press)

Paris, April IS, Unit ed State authorities here announced they had inform ed the British police, that they sought a woman in connection with the New York bond theft case, say ing she was supposed to be in a London hotel.
 The woman's husband is also hunted, and is still missing, as the search was extended across all Eur ope.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
The Washington
 Newsletter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND Delegate from Alaska
 (By J. J. ECKLES)

Washington, D.C., March 28-Hearings were held on March 24th on the so-called "Cruise' Bill by the Con- mittee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries of the House. The bill is one that has been introduced in Con- gress for a number of years and derives it's name from the fact that when first in- troduced during the prohi- bition period. it was intend ed primarily to prevent for eign vessels, which could serve liquors, from carry ing passengers from one point to another in the Un- tied States, or on a cruise without a destination.
 The bill provides that No for eign vessel shall transport passen gers between ports or places in the United States or it's posses sions, nor or hereafter embraced within the coastWise laws, either directly or by way of a foreign port, or for any part of such transportation, nor on contlnu- ous voyage terminating at the pont of departure or at any other port in the United States or it's aforesaid possessions, notWith- standing that said vessel enters or touches any foreign port on such voyage, under a penalty of $200 for each passenger so trans ported and landed" From the foregoing it is obvious that the present purpose of the bill is to compel American passenger traf- fic to travel by American lines.
 In his statement made at the hearing. Delegate Dimond point ed out that while in it's general application the proposed legisla- tion has much to commend it in promoting the idea and practice of travelling by American lines. it's effect in Alaska would de- prive a considerable part of the Territory of a much needed trans portation service. The Delegate requested that if the bill should be reported out that it be amend ed to except Alaska from it's pro- visions. He said that passage of the bill in it's present form would prohibit the carrying of passen- gers from Seattle by Canadian steamer to any point in Alaska or from any point in Alaska to Seattle and that the service given by the Canadian vessels is val uable supplement to that provid- ed by the American ships serving
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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
Weather Today

(U. s. Weather Bureau)
 Cloudy and unsettled wea ther prevailed early this morning over western AL aSka with a mixture of rain and snow reported turnout the lower Yukon sections.
 Maximum temperatures
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
been advised today.

been advised today.
 This will be the first vis- it of Dr. Gruening to Alas ka.
 Governor Troy announc ed the appointment of Col onel Otto F. Ohlson, Gen. eral Manager of the Alas ka Railroad, as Inspection Officer of the Cadet Corps of the University of Alaska. for the third consecutive time.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18

barrier.
 An unknown depth still remained between the res cue workers and the shaft through which they hoped to reach the one hundred and forty-frst foot jeVel.
 Virtually all hope of find ing the men alive, has been abandoned.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
MAN REPORTED TO BE MARIAN WEYERHAUSER KIDNAPPING
 SAID BE NEAR BUTTE
Woman Declares Man Robbed Her And
 Left Her Tied In Foothills
(By The Associated Press)

Butte, April Is. Police with bloodshot eyes and today worked another dressed in sweater and possible clue dealing with oVeralls over brown pair William Dainard, alias Ma of trousers.
 han, the Weyerhauser kid She said he left her with naping suspect. jocular remark that he was
 Mrs. Annette Carlson, Mahan
 cosmetics salesWoman this The stated she morning provided nforma- walking home from the tion when she told of being post office when the man abducted robbed and left accosed her He forced her gagged yesterday in into automobile at the lonely mountain gully east point of gun and took her of here. by unshav- Into the foothills.
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
Dynamite Blasts Moose River Mine
 Failed Open Up Way Release Minors
(By The Associated PreSs)

Moose River, Nova Scot barrier
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
Dynamite Blasts Fail To Reach Entombed Miners
Modern Dredge
 Machinery Dis
 places old Ways

Coincidental with the in- creased activity in mining turnout the North, Seattle manufacturers are develop ing some of the latest ideas for placer mining equip ment that is being offered to the mining fraternity.
 With the passing of the pick and shovel era in Alas ka, modern equipment is fast coming into it's own as it becomes increasingly inn portant to handle greater yardage than ever before, and at a lesser cost per yard.
 In Alaska as in practical ly every other part of the placer mining world, the gold dredge and dragline is superseding the pick and shovel and in many instan- ces the hydraulic pipe as a method of recovering plac-- CT gold, says a recent issue of the Alaska Weekly.
 Big Outfit
 The big yard and a half dragline outfit, Diesel pow cred that was recently ship ped by theWashington Iron Works of Seattle is an eX- ample of late equipment. This equipment was shipp- ed to the Peters Creek Min ing Company at Talkeetna, Alaska, and along with a shipment of supplies and equipment that will approx innate 300 tons is now being freighted in from the end of steel to the property,
 The latest type of wash ing machine that goes with this drag line outfit is of all steel construction and has been mounted on wheels to facilitate it in shifting. It is a dredge type revolving screen five by sixteen feet in size. An extra sized tail ing stacker that will allow working a larger area per set-up is a part of this mod nrn Dlant
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18
Dredge for Kougarok Will Be Modern

Right now the Washing ton Iron Works are rushing construction on one of the latest and most modern dredges that they have so far constructed for the Kou garok Consolidated Placers. This dredge, which will be of all steel construction, p0ntOOn type, has a twO-
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The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18

Moose River, Nova Scot ia, April l8, Heavy dyn- amite blasts yesterday and today opened up a deeper gap into the Moose River mine, but disappointed res cue workers in their at tempts to rescue three Tor onto men, entombed for nearly a week in the rock
The Nome daily nugget., 1936-04-18

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

ers. Mrs. Spilman is vice-chairman Of
the State Democratic Executive Com
mittee, and organized the Democratic
women of the State in the campaign
before the election. She also was Z
militant Hoey worker and supporter
in both primary campaigns. 1t is gen.
orally believed that she will be given
an appointment of major Importance
by Mr.. Hoey. She has oeen mentioned
as his possible choice for secretary
of the State School Commission, but
is now regarded as more likely to get
a place on the Unemployment Com
pensation Commission.
No one seems to have a very de-
finite idea as to who will be named
chairman of the new commission. The
ran OF Z. W. G.. I1uffnaar Of Sails
bury, editor of The Carolina Watch
man. member of the 1881 General
Assembly and for the past four years
secretary of the ways and means COM
nittee of the House in Washington, is
being mentioned in connection with
some important post with the unem-
rloyment insurance commission. Huff
man is regarded 2s an expert on so
cial security legislation, having as
sisted Congl sSnlan r. A. Doughton
during the months the Federal bill
was being written. Some think Huff
man knows more about this legisla-
ton than any man in the State.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
To EquaHze
Soil Program
Coming Year

| College Station, Raleigh, Dec. II
| The 1887 soil-conservatiosl program
will apply more equitably to all North
| Carolina farmers, according to j. F.
Criswell, of State College.
| Next year, he pointed out, farmers
who do not grow tobacco, cotton, and
peanuts will be given greater oppor-
| tunity> to earn payments with soil
building practices.
Provision has also been made for
larger payments to truck growers,
crchardists, and dairy farmers, Girls
well continued.
! However, he stated, cash-crop grow
ers will still be offered diversion pay
| ments for taking land out of these
crops and increasing their acreage of
soil-conserving crops.
More emphasis will be placed on
soil-huilding in 1887. he said, inasmuch
as the rate of payment for soil-build-
| ing practices will probably be in
| creased and a greater acreage of soil
| conserving crops will be required for
a grower to receive his maximum pay
ment
The maximum acreage of soil-con-
serving crops to be required next
year Will be the acreage normally
devoted to these crops on each farm
plus the acreage diverted from soil
depicting crops.
Penalties for failure to plant the
minimum acreage of conserving crops
required will be enforced more strong
ly in 1887 than in 1886, and there will
/. be stricter checking of growers
compliance, Criswell said
More details of the 1897 program
will be discussed at State College We'd
nesday by J. 3. Hutson, director of
the east central region. and ]. E. Thig
pen, administrative assistant, at the
annual staff conference of the extern
sion service.
All county farm agents and assist
ants in the State will be at the col
lege to hear the discussion on the
new program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

for good many years that there was
probably more inefficiency and poll
teal complacency in the Department
OF Agriculture than in any other
State department, the prevailing opin-
ion among all those who knew DR..
Leiby was that he was by far the
ablest division head in the entire de-
rartment, did more work, and played
less politics than any other division
head. Experienced observers here
and friends of DR.. Leiby could not
understand how Scott, pledged to
bring about more efficiency in the
Department of Agriculture, expected
to get efficiency by firing the most
efficient division head in the depart
n1ent. Expressions of d.sapproval
and resentment were heard on everv
hand and threatend to reach the
members of the special session OF
the General Assembly, now meeting
here.
1t was then that the friends and
supporters of Scott here started doing
some telephoning and decided that
something must be done to halt his
firing spree, Scott was advised to
II
was held Tuesday morning, attended
oy scott and seven or eight of his
trends and supporters who worked
Tor MN during the campaign It is
understood that Scott was told in this
conference that he was heading
stralght into trouble if he insisted on
going TOO fast with his agricultural
house cleaning campaign and was
urged TO slow down, at least until aft
er the regular session of the General
assembly meets. 1t is understood
tnat Scott finally agreed tor do this.
Scott is also understood to have In
olcated that while he had nothing
against Or Leiby from the standnoint
OF ability or efficiency, he felt he was
100 cIosely IN sympathy with the Old
regime OF Commissioner w A 6sra-
ham, also that he wanted q head ~
the entomology division who wo,,rd ~
operate more closely with State Cot
lege. It was learned here todav that
Scott has offered the position RI he
vacated by DR.. Leiby to C H. Brar-
ION, extension entomologist at State
College, and that Brannon has acca,.~
ed the appointment. appointment ~
State College man to this nos+ -
not unexpected, since Scott anno,,nc.
"a many weeks ago that he intendad
TO bring about closer Cooperation ha-
tween the Department of Aqrtc,,lt,,ro
mo ina to eliminate as much as poss;hla
~ duplication Of effort between
nese two state agencies. Scott is an
1iunanus of State College
friends of Scott maintain that = :. |
sly natural that he should turn ia /
Sc college to get the trained ana !
men he needs, since he ia an
-, OF the college and knows !
= men there. Those less fr.endlv
y Scott maintain that the ousting of
1''oy and the appointment of Bran
Aen to succeed him is merely an en-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16

superintendent of the departments
test farms, Scott also said, provided
Miller desires to remain. Rumora
have been current for a week or more
that Miller would be the next to be
notified that his services would not
be needed any longer by the depart
ment and that he would go along with
DR.. Le.by, William H. Richardson,
and some half a dozen others who
have already been notified they will
not be retained But Scott denied this
rumor and said that "the Department
of Agriculture reeds Mr.. Miller and
wants him to remain as superintend-
ent of test farms, provided he wants
to-
George NJ. Stephens, who was of
fered the post of director of publ
city and publications, the job which
has been held by Richardson for the
past - years, has decided he will be
unable to accept the Job, Mr.. Scott
also said. Stephens is the son Of
George Stephens, one of the former
publishers of The Asheville Citizen.
He has been closely connected with
the Farmers Federation Of Asheville
for some time, the large Western
'%arth Carolina farm cooperative
headed by James G. K. Mcclure.
Prof. Brannon. who will be the new
head of the entomology division, is
a native of Mississippi, a graduate of
Mississippi State College and has
done graduate work at the University
of Virginia, Duke University and
State College. He has been at State
College here II IL years. Dr.. Leiby,
who he will succeed, is a native of
Pennsylvania, but has been in North
Carolina 21 years, for the past II
years head of the entomology division
of the Department of Agriculture. He
attended Duke University and Cornell,
receiving his Phi D. from Cornell
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
READ mus FIRST

READ THIS FIRST.
Jack ReId only witness to the muir
der vi Sis Henry &eve1inse IN the
chapel al his 1nclonr Abbey, is IL nc'er-
dO~wrI VIM mas Uoc1 posing as an
,tineran, painter In the chapel to
steai Jowelcd cross. Reid could raise
40 alatiu al the time OF tie murder
6or fear OF ncnmnating himself.
Richard Scldcn, summoned from Scot
sand Yard, questions Lady Hilda, the
victims widow, and Eric Colindale,
agent for the estate who is in love
with her. lie also talks with Mrs.
Thornton. the hOusckeeper. The blood
hounds Of Colonel Graham, neighhor,
have traced Sir Hcnry's body 10 the
coti3n of his father. Announcing lie
is going to London, Seldom urges Jack
Reid to communicate with Sylvia Law
renee, goVerncsS Of the two Sewerage
children and have her move her room
and the chiidren's to another part OF
the house. Reid relays the detective
warning to Sylvia whom he secretly
adnircs, talking TO her from tree
near her window. The Severlnge law
yer reads Sir Hcnry's strange will 10
Lady Hilda and Colindale in which he
leaves everything to his butler, James,
except an allowance for. his children
and widely provided she married
Colindale Lady Hiida and Colindale
are shocked Ivy the contents of the
will. The agent goes off TO find Sylvia
and the children. Colndaic and Lady
dilda have words rs they discuss the
future. Reid is impressed with the
funeral services for Sir Henry.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORYl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
CHAPTER 23

THE SOFT beauty of the organ
notes, and the infinite pathos and
loneliness of the Office for the
dead, clothed in the most magical
and inspired language ever writ
Zen, held Reid spellbound, in a
dream of ecstasy during Sir
Henry's funeral. This mere clod
of earth lying beneath the Union
Jack-garshly out of place-was
hailed with all the panoply of
heaven as a ransomed soul "in
sure and certain hope of a glorious
resurrection Could human pre-
sumption or sublime faith rise to
greater height?
"For the trumpet shall sound
and the dead shall be raised incor-
Tuptible for this mortal shall
put on immortality"
The squalid lives of the dwellers
in the Abbey, with their petty
intrigues, sank down like black
fendS of night underline spell of
the triumphant reclamation, and
lifted this jealous, morose old man
beyond the confines Of the Abbey
into something vast and real
death. Death trampled underfoot
in Scornful deiance-"O death,
where is thy sting? G grave,
where is thy victory?"
Silence. as though for the paGx-
ing of the soul from the torturo1
body, and then the first moving
notes OF the Dead March from
Saul, the solemn dirge that
marks the end from which there
is no escape, when the golden bowl
is broken and the silver cord un-
IOOSed, and dust rr.drns 10 the
earth as it was.
And then the music changed to
n paeon of victory in crashing,
triumphant chords that vibrated
from the ancient roof.
The coffin was lowered by silent
men in black to the crypt below,
where the body of the last of the
Severinges would wait for the last
summons, if the exquisite words of
the service were more than the
mere jargon of ritual.
Almost stunned by the beauty
of it all, Reid slipped out quickly
into the court, longing for solitude,
and sat down ON an old bench set
against the chapel wall.
He was Joined by Colonel Ora
ham who Vas obviously upset by
the funeral. He showed it by his
abrupt manner. Dressed in a
black froek coat and silk hat, he
looked the county magnate.
Hello, Reid" he said gruffly.
Il hate these funerals, don't you ?''
i suppose it all depends upon
how much you know the person
who is being buried"
Eyes, L suppose So" He looked
IN disgust at the mellow brick of
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h o " c.
faith L and hnk Mrs GenueH charges
hchd
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continued from Page One.)
leigh, 1t Is agreed. In fact, he was
making a hit with most of the farm
ers out over the State, since he had
promised them that he was going to
clean house in the Department of
Agriculture, and get rid of the large
amount of dead timber and political
fIoatisna which he charged existed in
it. But a good many of these minor
employees who were being fired by
Scott had considerable political in
fluence and signs of possible trouble
ahead for Scott in the regular ses-
sion of the General Assembly were in
the offing. A good many OF his
friends and advisors were already
begging him to go slow and wait I'M
til he took office before doing any
more firing.
But when he swung his axe, again
and notified DR.. Leiby this week that
be would no longer need his services,
matter rapidly came to a head. For
whiIe observers here have conceded |
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
Brannon To Get
DR.. Leiby's Post

Continued from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
Scott Advised To
End Firing Spree

continued from Page one.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-12-16
Mrs. Spilman May
Get Security Job

Continued from Page One.)
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incidence. pur PROBABLY pure
chance.
'Tn see about your lunch, sir.
Huclxs rose heavily and went out,
and directly the door was shut
recollection flashed back with a
sudden thrill scott", the word
that Sir Henry had uttered in, the
moment OF his attack before death
came to silence his tongue.
He was glad Hucks had gone, or
his face must nave betrayed some
thing, for the coincidence was
strange.
After lunch he was aimlessly
waiting about, hardly knowing
what to do with himself, an&.
threading a return to his lonely cot
|tage, when Colindale came into the
garden.
"I'm off," he said, with mirth-
less laugh; taking a holiday, and
l shan't be sorry to be out of it
all. 1 wanted to see you before
went. I'm sick of all these in
Iquiries and the depressing atmos-
phere of the placer
To Reid there came a feeling of
relief-Sylvia would be free from
his attentions, at any rate.
"You remember" CoIindaIe wen34
on, in slightly embarrassed man.
ner, when we met before, T asked
you to help 'me--you can do so
now if you care to-"
Money!"
mo, that's all right; but was
agent, you know, of the estate"
At the word was, Reid pricked
up his ears.
Someone else will have to
|carry on now for Lady Severinge,
and wondered whether you would
care for the job"
Reds heart beat fast, but he
showed nothing in his face. Was
this mere chance, or had fate
played into his hands?
II don't know the faintest thing
about it," he said, with smile.
ooh, that doesn't matter-the
papers in my office are in perfect
order, and the whole place works
automatically now. It's only
matter of supervision and paying
the gardeners.
II don't suppose I should stand
Ia chance"
"Oh yes, you Will-Tve spoken
to Lady Sewerage, telling her to
take you on. You see, after what
has happened, it would be much
better if you were there than a
stranger, and she agrees"
Reid eyed the other coldly.
you had better tell me how
matters stand-it will be safe with
me-"
When l return hope to marry
Hilda-Of course, it's TOO early to
discuss it at present-but you will
understand that I could hardly. re-
main on as agent in those circum-
stances"
Il underStand-then l shall wait
till hear from Lady Severinge, is
that it?"
"You can take it from me that
1t will be all right. And, by the
way, keep an eye on that butler,
james, can trust to your discre..
ton, but don't get sparkling about
with Sylvia Lawrence-she's a
topping little girl, but prude and
can't see joke"
Reid wheeled round to hide his
face, which, despite all his self
control, had gone red.
And you don't want a refer
ence or testimonials or anything?"
he managed to say.
mot with a man like you-be-
sides, you'll find Lady Sewerage
knows a gentleman when she sees
one" He laughed a little harshly.
Il like you, and know you'll play
the game"
tits the first time l have ever
taken a job in my life" Reid said,
grinning sheepishly at CoIindale.
CAN the better-open air life
and plenty Of exercise. I wish you
luck. I'll drop you a line from
ray club"
Ito Be COntinued(