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The Nome nugget., 1938-03-04
Mrs. Marie Frantzen Mcdonald


 The bill introduced in the House by Delegate Dimond for the relief of Mrs. Marie Frantzen Mcdonald of Valdez, was report ed to the House February 10 by the Committee on Claims.
 AS originally drafted the bill called for a lump sum payment of $2,500 to Mrs. Mcdonald as compensation for injuries receiv- ed in the performance of her dut ies as a school teacher at the Bur eau of Education's school at Kok- rines, Alaska, in 1927. However. the bill was amended in the Com mittee to authorize and direct the Employees Compensation Com- mission to receive and consider her claim.
 The circumstances from which the claim arose are recounted in the following excerpt from the Committee report:
 Among the many duties re- quired of Alaskan school teach CTS is the care and upkeep of shool property. In the afternoon of October g, 1927, the claimant,
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care. * ]; * In lieu of the original bill awarding her $2,500 we recommend waiving of the time limitations which pre- clude consideration of her claim by the proper body, the Compen- sation Commission"
 1t is believed that the amended text of the bill will allow Mrs. Mcdonald a fairer, and probably greater compensation in time than the lump sum payment of $2,500 originally called for. Approval of her claim by the Compensa- ton Commission will provide a month payment, the amount of which will depend on the estim- ated degree of her disability.
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Lands to be Reserved For Native Schools, Hospitals, and
 Other Needs

Proposed legislation was intro duced in the House by the Dele gate on Feb. 2 to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw and permanently re- serve small tracts of not to ex- ceed $40 acres each of the public domain in Alaska for schools, hospitals, and such other purpos- es as may be necessary in admin istering the affairs of the Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts of Alaska" " Provision is made in the measure that such withdrawals shall be subject to any valid existing rights.
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then Marie Frantzen, had gath cred and was carrying fireWood into the schoolhouse when she slipped and fell on the school house steps, which were ice-coat ed, breaking both bones of her left leg. Due to the isolation of Kokrines, her place of duty, she was not able to secure medical attention for more than 6 mon- ths, except that performed by natives at her direction. In the meantime she, of course, suffered constant excruciating pain, but continued her work from a bed side. Regarding her failure to file a claim for compensation within the l-year period requir- ed by law, the Interior Depart ment reports:
 " Mrs. Mcdonald was the only employee at Kokrines, and there was no superior official stationed there to whom she could make a report of her injury. She did make report as promptly as possible, in view of the isolation of the station and the infrequent mail service, to the district sup erintendent of schools
 ''The claim was not, however, received within the time allowed and the Compensation Commits sion was obliged to reject it, al- though there appears to be no questoii'on that injury was stuff cred in line of duty Mrs. Me Donald is now permanently crip- pied, probably because of the un- availability of proper medical
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NOTICE

To the Members of the Democra-
 tic party of the Seward
 Peninsula:
 At the earnest solicitations of many friends I consented to be- come a candidate for the office of Territorial Representative for the Second Division of Alaska.
 Having been for the past two years a member of the Division Committee for the Second Divi sion, and for some time its acting chairman, after careful consider ati0n, I am convinced that I can be of greater service to the party as a member of its divisional com mittee than I could possibly be as a representative in the legisla- ture. I am deeply grateful for the support that has been offered to me as a candidate for office, but feeling that I can be of great CT service to the cause of demo- cracy in my present position, ! have withdrawn as a candidate for the nomination to the office of representative.
 Dated the 3rd day of March, 1888.
 Jack Solomon.
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The Washington Newsletter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND Delegate from Alaska

Continued From Last Issue)
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Citizenship to Chas. A. Ryan
 of Metlakatla

The bill to extend the benefits of the Metlakatla Indians Citizen ship Act to Charles A. Ryan of Metlakatla, was ordered favor ably reported Feb. 10th by the House Committee on Indian Af- fairs.
 Enactment of this bill would automatically grant citizenship to Mir. Ryan by placing him within the scope of the Metlakatla Citi- zenship Act. This act, approved in 1884, granted citizenship to Indians born in British Columbia who migrated to Metlakatla, AL aska, in 1887, and to all British Columbia Indians who joined them there not later than Janu- ary l, 1900.
 MT. Ryan was formerly a mem Der of the Tsimshian Tribe and was born in British Columbia, but moved to the Annette Islands Reserve in 1923 and became a member of the Metlakatla Com- immunity. Since that time he has resided in Metlakatla and has been accepted by the natives of the community as a member of their group, participating in their activities and serving as a mem- ber of the Metlakatla Town Coun cil.
 As member of the Committee on Indian Affairs in the House, and one thoroughly familiar with the subject of the bill-Delegate Dinond sponsored not only the bill now pending, bur also the original Metlakatla Citizenship Aot-the Chairman of the Conn mittee assigned the bill to the Delegate to write the report theron.
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The new board of directors of the Northwestern Alaska Cham Der of Commerce met yesterday to organize and elect officers for the ensuing year. Elected were President. G. R. Jackson, who has been president for some years past; Guy E Mish, vice-president; A. Polet secretary; Harry G. Ga brielson, treasurer. Carl J Lomen was reelected as National Coun- selor at Washington, D. C.
 It was decided by the Board to designate the first and third tuesdays of each month as the luncheon dates for the Chamber, and the second and fourth Tues days of each month were selected as the Board luncheon dates to be held at noon, and not to last more than 55 minutes.
 The appointment of member directors on various committees is to be made at the next meet ing, it was announced by the secretary.
 Other subjects of policy and affairs of interest to the commun ity and Division were discussed, it was reported.
 The board decided not to ap- propriate the sum of S200 to as- sist in payment of the transpor- tation of the Eskimo baseball team to Fairbanks, claiming that the money could be used to bet ter purpose in other ways, altho they decided to render all usp- port possible to get the team to Fairbanks.
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For the Mission at Pilgrim Springs the Catholic Ladies will give their annual card party and dance St. Patrick's Day, March IT, at the Odd Fellows Hall Tic ketS will be on sale beginning next week.
 Tn benefit this year promises to be larger than ever with card games and entertainment for all. Refreshments will be served and a short program will be included. :. Tommy Thomas orchestra will play for the dancing.
 The Mission is especially in need of funds now, as garden crops last summer were not as plentiful as usual.
 At present there are more than seventy children being cared for at the Mission. The Mission ori- ginally was established to pro- vide a home for children whose parents died during the flu cpl demic. Since that time, however, the need for such a home has continued and the Mission has operated under difficulties to care for orphans and children from broken homes.
 Nome residents have always taken a kindly interest in the Mission and have made many per sonal contributions for the child ren in addition to their support of the annual card party and dance.
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Unable to match the power of the All-Stars the champion Alas kan Women suffered their first baseball defeat of the season last Wednesday night by a score of IS to 25. The All-Stars counted in the first inning and gradually pulled away as the Alaskans had difficulty hitting Martins pitch ing.
 The basket ball game proved a big upset when the High School took the Commercial l-Hammon squad to a F to 10 defeat.
 The High School boys were in good shape and set too fast a pace for the opposition who had difficulty in locating the basket as shot after shot rolled harmless ly off the blackboard. The High School made their points consist entity.
 Next week the Federals will tangle with the Nome team in what should be an evenly match ed contest, since both teams have been defeated by the High School by about the same score.
 No more base ball games will be played but other exhibitions or contests are being planned to Il out the evening.
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NEWS ITEMS

Snow storms today did away with all plane activities. Even the weather man says it is prob able that the weather will con- tinue over Sunday. However, the mild weather which usually accompanies storms, will no doubt bring out bumper crowd for the Kennel Club Carnival on Saturday night, at the school gym
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NOTICE TO VOTERS

The Poll Book for the registra- ton of voters for the fOrthcom- ing Municipal and School Board election is now open. Election takes place April 5th. 1888.
 M. J. WALSH. 3t. City Clerk.
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Means Business

A girl may wear a golf shirt and never play golf, or wear a bathing suit and never go near the water-but when she puts on a wedding gown, boys, she means business.-Niagara Falls Review.
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THE NORTH POLE BAKERY
 E. G. DAVIS Prop

FOR SALE-A Lange kitchen range, equipped with hot water coils. A bargain. Inquire at The Nugget Office.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Hughes and Jules Verne,

You were right, Jules Verne. It is a
pretty small world. after all. How small
1t really is even your gifted Imagination
dared not estimate. You ventured far
into the, realms Of fancy Of your day
when you envisioned trip around the
world In 80 days.
Times have changed, Jules. You were
too conservative. You figured your
world-girdling voyage in days, but How
ard Hughes and the doughty crew Of his
modern. silver-hued ship of the skies
have reduced the reckoning basis to
hours. They have written a thrilling
sequel to the story which amazed read
ers Of lie Temps in 1872.
Hughes sleek, twin-engined, Ameri-
can-built plane cleaved its way around
the Northern Hemisphere in 81 hours
and II minutes Of elapsed time. or just
; days, 10 hours and II minutes from
the take-ot1 at Floyd Bennett Field. The
late Wiley Post had done it in days,
1s hours and 20 minutes in 1888. The
yes, but" folks will bring out that
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Picks China to Win.
From the San Jose Mercury Herald.

From the San Jose Mercury Herald.
Col. Theodore Roosevelt, national
chairman Of the United Council for
Civilian Relief in China, says the second
year Of the war starts with chances for
final victory for China better than they
ever have been.
The reasons given are O) the courage
and unity of the Chinese people and
their determination to win their inde-
pendence: CD that being an agricultural
nation they can endure . long war far
better than highly industria!ixed and
crowded Japan; 90 the order, stability
and comparative prosperity Gen. Chang
Kai-shek has succeeded in maintaining.
Gen. Alexander Won Falkenhausen,
head Of the German military star In
China, confirms Col. Roosevelts opinion.
Ordered to return to the Maxi govern
ment, he said on leaving Shanghai: II
feel sure China is gaining flIial victory,
and that Japan will fail In both war and
peace"
China's relief load is beyond its capac-
ity' to carry, and millions will starve
unless foreign nations provide them with
food. Contributions sent will not only
save lives. but help China win its
Independence.
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neither Post nor Hughes circled the
globe at its greatest circumference Of
approximately $4,000 miles, but nothing
can detract from the sheer achievement
of winging across more than $4,000 miles
Of ocean. steppes, mountains and gla-
ciers In little over three days.
Some may call it stunt flight, but
such stunts" as these are all to the
good. They not only come a. a welcome
surcease from news Of bombings. floods
and plaques, but do much to break down
international barriers and to promote
good will by bringing nations and men
closer together.
More than that, they blaze the trail
for greater feats to come. It does not
require the imagination Of q Jules Verne
to foresee faster flights around the
world, and new eras Of travel and trade
that inevitably must tie far-nung peo-
pies in closer bonds Of fellowship. The
world owes more than a perfunctory bow
to the latest flying ambassadors of the
New York World Fair.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Advice to q Maid
Oh maiden, plain or nrettv.

Oh maiden, plain or pretty,
from village, farm or city,
II tbs your plan to snare some man.
try not to be too witty.
Your special type of chatter,
Believe me, doesn't matter,
II you would win and haul him In. jue.
natter, datter. datterl
Your smile may be entrancinR,
Your dgure made for dancing
The kind Of girl that Is pearl for moo
light and romancing;
Yet, claiming every data
For charm in social patter,
Be not too sure Of your allure, but
fiatter, flatter, datterl
Tho vowing you're his idol,
He hints Of subjects bridal
Cut short his praise, 1t never pays =
really suicidal.
That idol you'll bespatter,
Indeed forever shatter.
Unless you steal the steering wheel, and
flatter, flatter, datteri
Why, even II you're smitten
BY some proud. Titled Briton,
Don't fear from this your goal youU miss,
and 80 receive the mitten.
His fam1ys plans he'll scatter,
Serve love upon platter.
II you but wear . guileless air, and
fiattey, flatter, datteris
So maiden. plain or pretty.
From village, farm or city,
II you, forsooth, would wed some youth,
try not to be too witty.
For tho you're thin or fatter,
Or 'twixt the first and latter,
Heed all I've said and keep your head.
and datter. natter flatteSi
D. 4 q.
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THIS AND THAT
By CHARLES 3. TRACEWELL.

It is . hardy little fellow, able to stay
with US the year around, ana most often
does 70.
The clear song Of this bird is won
derful cheering influence on the cold
winter mornings.
II there 10 any sunshine at all the
sparrow likes to perch on q fence post
or rail or wire, and there sing out
over the snow.
Few birds are more beloved than this
one by those who know 1t intimately.
Unfortunately not every person knows
It. Many think 1t Just q sparrow"
some even confusing it with the English
sparrow.
Nothing could demonstrate better q
loss suffered because Of something else
chronic haters Of the pesky English
sparrows, rs they call them, often do
not know the flne song sparrow because
their hatred Of the other bird will not
let them.
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This unfortunate deprivation is found
In all walks Of life, and among all types
and conditions Of men.
Here is . fellow who deprives himself
Of some Of the best music because he
has worked up an unconscious hatred
Of Beethoven, based on the essentially
silly reason that his music Is not like
the music Of Tschaikovsky.
The books Of that master Of humor
and pathos, Charles Dickens, are un-
known stories to some modern readers
who have discovered the shocking fact
that they are not exactly the same as
the writings Of some of our "moderns."
It Is often possible, by building up
spleens justified or unjustifled, to cut
ones self of from books and music and
creatures, including birds, which one
would like If they were approached
honestly and, let us add, fearlessly.
The fear that one may have to change
q set opinion-isn't this one Of the
greatest motivations in the world with
many?
Those who live in the suburbs and
who miss knowing the song sparrow.
are losing something. for this rightly
may be called the perfect bird.
Its score on all points is about 100
per cent, q really remarkable showing
It's coat is plain, but perfect enough in
its way; its song is not outstanding, yet
once heard and known is never forgot
ten; its habits are never spoken against;
its benefits in the way Of insect con-
sumption are large.
1t is impossible for any one, we be-
heve, to know and admire this small
sparrow without having a better feeling
toward the English sparrow, which 1t
resembles. and to whose great family II
belongs.
We left the yellow cat cycling th'
sparrow at the plate Of meat
Some may wonder II the bird ended
in the stomach of the cat, in the fashior
Of the fable.
The cat never moved. and the song
sparrow flew to the gate post, where /,
rippled into song as naturally as its
name.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Big Business DIAGNOSED.


Approximately go per cent of Ameri-
can industry is in the hands of "big
business"
This situation has been brought about
largely because big organizations and
enormous investments are essential to
take advantage of the great technoloei-
cal advances of recent years for the pro-
duction of cheaper, better and more di-
versified goods for human consumption.
One can imagine, of course, great evils
which might result from such condi-
ton. The large organization which is
first in the field may have the power to
stif1e competition and fix the prices Of
its products without the regulatory rein
OF competition. The last word on this
subject is spoken by the experts Of the
Brookings Institution in report issued
yesterday. They ind that there is, In
fact. little actual or possible longtime
price-nxing. Quite aside from any ethics
involved it is bad business. The only
price-nxing which pays is the fixing Of
the lowest possible prices at which =
profit can be made in order to obtain
the widest possible market. The notions
of price-fixing corporation which acts
on q different theory consistently are
medieval and such . concern will 60
the way Of all antiquated things. En-
lightened business leaders know this.
Moreover there is one kind Of com.
petition which the most powerful corpo-
ration cannot sscaps-ths continuous
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Almost always the finest scenes IN
bird observation are those which occur
In an instant and are over quickly.
It is here as with camera work, often
the best "shots" are lnplanned and un-
sought; they occur In q twinkling Of
the eye, before tho camera is ready.
Fortunately, the bird observer keeps
his record in his mind.
Those wonderful cameras, the eyes,
register with great speed what they zee.
The mind develops and prints the meg
ative" and keeps the Photographic book.
Even the professional photographer
does not have his camera by him at
all times. There Is no modern minia.
ture camera "fan" who has not la
mented the absence Of his instrument
at some time or other.
We caught a wonderful picture that
hot Sunday morning, picture which
we propose to print here for the benefit
Of readers.
Old Ounce. the yellow cat. was lying
on the bottom step, about four feet
from a platter Of ground beef, at which
he had eaten his I'LL.
Along hoped q song sparrow.
This is q grand little bird, not only
one Of the best Of the large tribe Of
sparrows, but also one of the very best
birds Of any family.
This sparrow hoped up to the plate.
Quincy the cat registered interest, a.
any proper cat should, but made no
move.
Rightly showing no fear whatever, the
song sparrow took a stab at a piece Of
beef.
He rather liked it. evidently, for he
fingered few seconds, hopping around
the plate, then back again.
All worm and insect eating birds are
fond Of raw meat.
Baby robins, often blown from nests,
can be raised nicely on angle worms,
raw hamburger, and meal worms, the
latter to be purchased at pet stores.
Even the dainty humming bird, pop-
ularly supposed to live entirely upon
the nectar of flowers, prefers minute
insects.
These are what the ruby-throat (the
only member Of the family which comes
to this locality is after as 1t dips it,
long bill into the throat Of q bell
shaped flower, such as that Of the trum-
pet vine.
The extremely rapid motion Of the
wings will hold the little bird perfectly
suspended before flower It is only in
recent years that cameras have been
made speedy enough to stop" this wing
motion
1t is curious fact that hummers do
not come everywhere. but seem to pre-
fer city gardens to suburban ones.
And wherever they are seen there is
likely to be found big green moth, with
FURNISHED feathers" samplng the same
flowers.
X Il
The song sparrow is not 50 tremen-
dously much larger than the humming
bird.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

President Roosevelt appears to culti-
vate military pattern Of mind. It Is
remarkable how often he speaks in terms
Of conflict His public addresses suggest
that he visions himself as field marshal
leading battalions Of troops into battle.
Yet he almost never specifies the enemy
nor explains in any detail what all the
shooting is about.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Shooting Stars.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.
What q Change.

What a Change.
Not q word from Washington
As the summers course is run.
Once so prominent in fame,
1t is nothing but a name.
Now a sounding chord is struck
In the land Of old Kaintuck:
Words re-echo with renown
Out in Oklahoma town.
Next we seem to own the earth
In the city of Fort Worth,
Fen the canebrakes will awake
Cheers that sound from gulf to lake !!
Washington is not 50 gay
On this tranquil summer day
It is nothing like the same,
Oh, the flckleness of fame.
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competition Of that very chronological
advance which created It. II 1t fixes
prices and decides to drift easily some
body is bound to come along with new
product or q new method which will wipe
out its markets. The only way q big
industry can protect Its enormous invest
ment is to join in this sort of competition
to discover the newer product or the
cheaper method before somebody else.
The biggest and best concerns are doing
this. They are competing with them
selves as an alternative to competing
with others.
So, the Brookings experts ind, there
Is scant danger of American industry
being controlled by arbitrary. reaction
ary monopolies. Once . corporation
adopts such a policy it has signed its own
death warrant-however delayed may be
the execution of the sentence.
There is, Of course. always the tempta-
ton. Throughout nature there is drive
to let well enough alone and It applies
to corporations as well as to clans or
squirrels. Opposing 1t is the drive to
live. And the private corporation can
not pass a law to protect its price-fix-
ing-as a government could If 1t acquired
control of industry.
There has been q good deal Of COM
plant that the New Deal is opposed to
big business This is not necessarily true.
Its spokesmen have stated over and over
again that they wish to cooperate with
the right kind Of big business. The trou-
BILE is that they are inclined to make
their own arbitrary selections of the
right kind"
Upon this whole question the Brook
ings report throws good deal of light.
The right kind" is the kind that looks
out best for its own best interests-for
the better 1t serves itself the better 1t
must serve others.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

When man is sick of turmoil, there
is tonic that he may take for the cor
rection Of his ailment without expense
and with little inconvenience: Let him
go for a walk through the streets of the
city between midnight and dawn, and
let him remember that behind the dark
ened windows of every house there is a
quota of trouble equal in some regard to
his own. The democracy of human sor-
row makes q sensitive individual humble.