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The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06

was dancing to Marge Whaley's Orchestra. Hot dogs were sold at the back of the hall and the punchboards, wheel of fortune, spike driving contest, and ball throwing contest, provided prac- tically every one with boxes of candy and cigars.
 At two o'clock Saturday after noon, the last race of the sea son was run. Howard Lobbley came in first in this Emile speed race. His fast team of part Slb- erians made the course in 40 minutes 30 seconds. Second place was taken by Henry karrlker'S team. Ted Amarok and the team which had already won him two victories had to content themselv es with third place, Ted, how ever, was handicapped by having only 6 dogs. Fourth and flttf places went respectively to Pete Olson and Peter Berg.
 The first quarter mile of the course was well lined with spec tators and camera fans. A chilly wind caused many to pull uf their parka hoods, but nearly al stayed for the finish.
 MT. Lobbley was presented with a large silver loving cup a! prize at the carnival. Others tt receive cups were Miss Florence Kerr and MT. Marvin Jordan who pleased their sponsor Blink: Seiffert so very much by winning the Cheechacco Race on Sun dap, Feb. 26. They drove Tec Amarok's team. These cups Wer' engraved with the date of race the winners names and the ev ent for which it was given.
 Children who received prize from the Children's Day Races Feb. l9, were Floyd Wheeler for skiing, Willie Asharuk ant Alfred Huff for skiing behinC dogs, and Ted Amarok for th' fastest time in the Children Day races.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
Haycock ToCet New School

JUNEAU, March 3 (P) - The Senate referred to the Judiciary Committee for redrafting. their omnibus road bill which brings nine House bills into a single measure.
 The House passed the Senate substitute wolf and coyote bounty measure and also passed the School House bills for Snag Point, Unga and Haycock, as re duced several days ago.
 The Senate killed the $l4,400 bill for radio stations to dissem- mate information.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
Chinese Tickets
 Prevent Loading
March 6

PORTLAND, Ore, March 6 (H) -LongShoremen, apparently taking their cue tremendously from police and Chinese pickets, not only refused to load scrap iron for Japan on the Greek freighter Stathatou, but also ex- tended waterfront ethics to em- brace British grain carrier.
 Forty-four dock workers halt ed in deference to 800 apologetic but determined OrientalS who lined up at terminal No. 4 to protest a cargo of American junk metal presumably destined for munitions melting pots in Japan where it will be turned into arms to be used in the conflict with China.
 An eight man gang passed thru the line to load grain on the British motorship Ardangorm Although the wheat was consign ed to the United Kingdom, the longshoremen decided the picket line should include the entire terminal and the men were turn ed back.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
REGULAR WEEKLY AIR MAIL SERVICE, STATES ALASKA, RECOMMENDED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 The appropriations committee recom- mended an appropriation of $213,O00 for "a regular weekly air mail service between Seattle and Juneau during the fiscal year of l940
 The committee said the report accompanying the Treasury and Postoffice appropriation bill for experimental flights the past year proved the feasibility of a permanent route.
 The committee also suggested the House appropriate $125,000 to continue star mail route in Al aSka.
 Published records on the hear ings held on the bill disclosed the Post Office Department did not expect to break even on the new air mail route but felt it would stimulate development of the Territory and speed up com munication and transportation between Alaska and continental United States.
 Charles Graddic, superintend- ent of the air mail service, told 1 the committee it will cost less to give Alaska such service than to build roads and he said he be- ieved the Seattle-Juneau route would be well patronized "by virtue of the fact there is not such good boat service"
 In discussing it's recommend ed appropriation for Alaska star routes the committee said there appeared to be Some well found ed doubt as to the feasibility of extending the jurisdiction of the Civil Aeronautics Authority to the operation of all mail service in Alaska as conditions in the Territory are entirely different from those existing in continen- tai United States in that all class es of mail are transported by planes in Alaska at regular rates of postage. It doubtless will be some time before the entire sub- ject can be adjusted, and new rates fixed by the Authority.
 Tt is possible some additional legislation may be required tC deal more adequately with tn; situation as it is presented"
 At Seattle, Robert BullWinkel manager of the Pan American Airways said his company would probably use four-engined flying boats which would base at Lake Washington. He said he wa. pleased with the House action.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06

The eyes of the Lord are in every place, behOlding the evil and the good. Prov. b: 5
 Righteousness exalteth na- ton: but sin is reprOach to any people. Prov. l4: 34
 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but wh0so confess eth and fOrsaketh them shall have mercy. Prov. 28: 13
 Many nice up-tO-date Bibles reasonably priced.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
Edith Hoop
 Crowned Queen At Nome Carnival

The Kennel Club wound up their activities for 1889 with a bang-up carnival Saturday night March 4. Highlight of the even- ing was the announcement of Miss Nome. The suspense as to who it would be was broken at midnight when the picture of a bowling malamute was broken and Miss Edith Hoop emerged smiling and happy and was crowned Queen by Kennel Club President, George Madsen. She then graciously presented cups and prize money to winners for all three races. She also drew the lucky number which won the $500 Poke of Gold. The winner proved to be Wilfred Nelly, who, at the suggestion of MT Madsen, sang two songs which were greatly appreciated by the audience.
 Miss Nome" is charming blonde and is true represent ative of Nome. She is a senior in the local high school and be- sides being a good student is active in all extra-curricular act ivities. Miss Hoop left this morn ing for Fairbanks to compete for the title of Miss Alaska" at the Ice Carnival. The best wishes of every one in Nome go with her. Miss Nome" is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Herman Hoop sourdough residents of Nome.
 Miss Hoop received 120 votes for the coveted title; Miss Mar earet Scott was second with 83 and Miss Vesta Poison was third with 53. It was erroneously stat ed from the stage at one time that Miss Scott was third. Miss Dorothy Nelson was fourth and Miss Gertrude Arnold fifth.
 Miss Hoop was presented witf a beautiful loving cup and eact of the other girls, who also ap- pearad on the stage, were pre- sented with golden spoons.
 The Amateur Contest, with A Hjellen as master of ceremonies was won according 10 an ap- plause vote by Johnny Hay anc Kay Walsh with their tap-dance number Second was Miss Eller Mulvihilrs Hilly-Billy kiddies and third the Three Breasts ol Spring put on by Larry Johan. sen, Bud Slack. and Paul Man deville. Mir Hjellen contributed to the program with a song anc some card tricks.
 The door prizes were awarded at 10 o'clock The $10 prize was won by Albert Martin with tick ct number 5113 and the $2.5( prize was won by Anthony Olsor with ticket number 5381.
 Throughout the evening there
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
CIGARET CAUSES $3OOOOo JUNEAU FIRE

lighted cigare mattress blamed S3O0 destroyed Building, the Alaska destruction business district Juneau Douglas departments aided volunteer citizens members of the U Cutter Haida building in the background
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!" $ o U RD GU G H.
STATIONERY

That unique and humorous and typical Alaskan stationery "Sourdough Roadhouse Letter. heads and Envelopes, have been brought strictly uptodate, and are now available at the Nugget otfi. ce.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
NOTICE

Keep in touch with the legis- lative news at Juneau and what Congress is doing at Washington, by subscribing for your own pa per, The Nome Nugget.
The Nome nugget., 1939-03-06
Diphtheria ImmunizatiOns

The school children who have been found susceptible to diph- theria by means of the Schick test will be immunized Thursday March 9, 9:30 am. to l2 noon. Parents who have not yet had either infants or preschool child ren immunized for diphheria are welcome to bring them at this time.
 Signed: Ida Sprenger
 Nome Public Health Nurse
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Evening star., 1939-02-12
Hall Clock

The original Of which bears the
name Of Thomas Jackson Preston
on the dioI, who wos prominent
at the time when the American
Constitution wos being adopted.
Genuine mahogany.
AsS"1@r 5j;s Price s3l5
Evening star., 1939-02-12
10000 Are Expected
At SesquicentenniuI

An attendance of about 10000
alumni at the official sesquicenten-
nial celebration of Georgetown Uni
versity, May 28-June 3, was pre-
dicted yesterday by DR.. James S.
Ruby, jr. executive secretary of the
lniversity's National Alumni Asso-
citation.
His forecast was based on CORE
spondence with nearly 10000
Georgetown alumni throughout the
country, of whom about 5000 reside
in the District. AS the sesquicen-
tennial events Immediately precede
=. the annual June commencement,
visiting alumni may take in both
programs.
Frank j. Hogan of Washington is
president of the Georgetown alumni
and a representative also on the Ses-
quicentennial Committee which is
cooperating with the Very Rev.
Arthur A. OLeary, S. j., president
Of the university, and DR.. Edmund
A. Walsh. S. j., sesquicentennial
chairman. An intensive drive is be-
ing conducted by DR.. Ruby from
Washington as we'll as through the
various Georgetown clubs in score
or more large cities.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Bank Official Accused
Of Taking $4,000

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 11-Nicholas
Mervos, who rose from a bookkeeper
to cashier and vice president of the
National Bank of Duquesne, Pa, was
arrested today by agents of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation and
charged with embezzlement Of
$4,000.
w. F. Doney. president of the
bank, quoted Nerves as saying, Il
lost the money playing the stock
market"
The bank funds were taken be-
tween 1886 and this year, said John
F. Sears. special agent in charge of
the F. B. I. Pittsburgh Office. He
added a bank teller disclosed the
shortages.
Nerves, arraigned before United
States commissioner today, will be
given a hearing next week.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Loses
INew York


The Executive Council of the
American Federation of Government
Employees last night voted to shift
this years convention from New
York to Atlantic City.
The change in site was decided
on, 1t was explained, in the interest
of economy for the delegates, the
fact that the fair is to be held in
New York having brought about
rise in price of accommodations.
The convention will open as usual
the second Monday in September.
Atlantic City made strong bid
for the convention at last years
meeting in Chicago, but the members
at that time voted in favor of New
York
The council is winding up its mid
winter meeting at the Hamilton
Hotel today.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Haynes to Get Cross
For Flight to Chile
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Distinguished Flying Cross
will be awarded to Maj. Caleb v.
Haynes for flying medical supplies
to Chile to aid earthquake vic
tins.
Secretary Of War Woodring said
yesterday that the award, which
will be presented to Maj. Haynes
next Tuesday at Langley Field, Va,
will be in recognition of the flyers
achievement in plotting the Army's
super flying fortress while loaded
to maximum capacity.
Maj. Haynes made the flight Of
4,933 miles in total flying time Of
20 hours SO minutes.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Dr.. Kinder Has Own
Ideas on Fund
Campaigns
Drive Solicitors Sit In
At Practice Session
For Concert Today

Little lessons in high finance fire.
quently fall the lot of campaign fund
solicitors. But DR.. Hans Kinder has
his own ideas on the subject.
So don't be surprised If the So
hcitor of your contribution to the
annual sustaining fund of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra sets his
sales talk to the music of Tschai-
kowsky or Bach. Scores of campaign
leaders left Constitution Hall yes
tefday afternoon, filled with cam
paign pep talk and strains of the
classics.
They sat in on rehearsal of the
orchestra, preparing for the seventh
Of its Sunday series of concerts to
be presented in the hall at pm.
today. Between numbers DR.. Kind
Ter, with gestures and feeling, told
the history of the subsequent Sc
lection.
Practice Session Broadcast.
The campaigners, who begin the
drive officially tomorrow to raise a
sizeable portion of the necessary op-
Grating fund of $184 900, then relaxed
to soak up the symphonic strains.
With stamp of his foot and steady
rap Of his baton on music stand,
DR.. Kinder stopped the show with
out any qualms when the cello Sec
ton failed to pianissimo sufficiently,
and all in all. the setup was con-
sidered a decided success.
DR.. Kinder took advantage of the
opportunity to show laymen that
preparing for concert is not all
play for the musician, and the lay
men seemed to enjoy hearing the
orchestra piece together the classical
jig-saws into a full, well-rounded
musical picture. A portion of the
symphonic practice was broadcast
locally to give radio listeners an
inside" on the between -the-con-
certs life of the music professional.
Paul Nordoff, young Philadelphia
composer, who will be the guest
artist at this afternoons concert,
sat on the marble steps on one side
of the stage and listened intently
to the proceedings.
Fund Drive Outlined.
Mr.. Nordof, incidentally, as
child used to puzzle his parents
when he practiced his piano lessons
by moving his fingers along chair
or table edge.
II could hear the music when I
played on a chair" he explained,
but the noise drowned it when 1
pressed the piano keys"
But his second piano concerto,
which will be presented in its world
debut from the stage of Constitu-
. ton Hall this afternoon, was not
composed from a chair. DR.. Kinder
insists it will carve a lasting niche
In the musical field.
After giving his select listeners an
earful of music, DR.. Kinder turned
on them with brief outline of the
work that is theirs for the next 10
days in providing the foundation
for the 1939-40 sustaining fund. His
words were seconded by Thomas P.
Morgan, jr., general chairman of
the campaign, and other leaders in
the drive.
And so the solicitors departed
with music ringing in their ears and
campaign pledge blanks stuffed in
their pockets The rehearsal was
over but the high finance had just
begun.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
Connecticut Ave. Group
Picks Officers uesduy

Election of officers will feature the
annual dinner meeting of the Con-
necticut Avenue Association, Inc,
Tuesday at $50 pm. in the Chinese
room of the Mayfower Hotel, Max
Tender, executive secretary, an
nounced today
The Nominating Committee has
submitted an eligible list of nomina-
Evening star., 1939-02-12

tions for officers and directors, Mr..
Tender said, and voting will follow
the dinner program. A report Of
the Style Show Committee for the
Easter fashion promenade and ex-
hibit will be given.
Evening star., 1939-02-12
CosmetoIoqists to Dance

The Washington Hairdressers and
Cosmetologists' Association will hold
its annual dance Tuesday evening
at the National Press Club audi
torium. A floor show will be pre-
sented during the intermiSsion.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
judge Thomas Treated
Like Schoo|boy, Jury Told

oy tne AbbOClAtS0 freBS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1s.-Leon
Leighton. spokesman for Federal
Judge Edwin S. Thomas, who ap-
peared today before the special
grand jury investigating the Federal
judiciary, complained that the jurist
had been shadowed by Federal
agents and treated like a school,
boy" by John T. Cahill, special as
sistant to the United States Attor-
ney General.
ITS a damned outrage" the at
torney added.
Mr.. Leighton said he spoke as a
friend rather than as counsel for
Judge Thomas, adding that the
judge did not want an attorney to
represent him in the investigation
Judge Thomas, summoned from q
South American cruise to testify in
the investigation, was subpoenaed
IN his chambers in Hartford, Conn.
yesterday, after failing to keep an
appointment with Mr.. Cahill.
Mr.. Leighton declared Mr.. Cahill
had tried to order Judge Thomas
around like an Office boy" on his
appearance Thursday. He said the
Judge had nothing to conceal either
in his appointment of a receiver
for McKesson & Robbins, Inc.
which was headed by the late F.
Donald Coster- -Musica, or in the in
vestigation of the business interests
of Martin T. Manton, who recently
resigned as senior judge of thu
United States Circuit Court Of Ap
pealS.
Evening star., 1939-02-19
Controversy Faced
By j. ). on Claims
OF Polar Lands
WroneeI Island and
Antorcticu Areas
Are Involved
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Diplomatic controversy is In the
making over claims staked by this
and other countries on frozen lands
at the opposite ends Of the earth.
One involves a potential air base
In the Arctic Ocean-Wrangel Is
land, northwest Of Alaska.
The other is slice Of ice-capped
Antarctica-wherel geologists specu-
late on the possibilities of huge
reserves Of coal and other minerals.
Congress has q bill to establish q
naval air base on Wrangel Island.
Its proponents say a base there,
when combined with those proposed
for islands in the extreme North
Pacific, would give Alaska complete
air protection.
Dispute Admitted.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, OF
North Carolina, and Representative
Mas, Republican of Minnesota,
authors Of the bill, admit there is
dispute over possession of Wrangel
Island, but assert the title belongs
to this country. Diplomatic sources
explain that Russia and the United
States are the major contending
powers, England having withdrawn
previous claim.
The question of ownership OF
vast, ice-covered lands around the
South Pole concerns at least six
interested nations. including the
United States. The others are
Great Britain, Australia, Norway
France and New Zealand.
Most recent American claims are
based on discoveries by Admiral
Richard Byrd between 1888 and 1885
and by Lincoln Ellsworth last year
No one knows what resources lie
beneath the Antarctic ce-shelves
Officials Watch Situation.
State Department officials are
watching the situation. but indicate
there is no likelihood of Government
action for some time. Before taking
a diplomatic step. they need exact
descriptions of the lands discovered
The latest conflict of claims
volving about 400 900 square miles
has risen between Mr.. Ellsworth and
the Commonwealth of Australia over
territory Mr.. Ellsworth discovered
last year.
The Commonwealth Of Australia
is claiming the largest share of Ant
arctic land. Great Britain claims
a huge slice.
The French claim the so-called
Adele Land, including the whole
sector stretching from the cont.
mental coast to the Pole.
Although the discoveries of Ad-
miral Byrd are now more than three
years old, this Government has not
yet taken any steps to place its posi-
ton automatically before the other
nations. The feeling mere general,
Is that the American claims are on
good grounds and that when the
time comes they can be made to
stand up.
Evening star., 1939-02-19

care of the Health Departments
competent obstetricians.
"The result was that in 1898,
1868 patients registered at the pre-
natal clinics. In connection with this
program we have seen the death rate
of infants reduced from 72.4 deaths
per 1000 live births in 1886 to 48.1 in
1898.
mot only has the death rate been
reduced but the number of patient
days at Gallinger has been very ma
terially decreased so that the Health
Department was able to close the
obstetrical annex used for the over
flow Of cases that could not be kept
on the obstetrical floor in the main
building, with saving of personnel
and a reduction in the cost of main
tenance. Also, coincidentally, the
corridors of the obstetrical ward,
which formerly were filled with OBJ
stetrical patients, were cleared"
The department said recent esti-
mates indicate that 470 fewer obstet-
rical patients were delivered at Gall
niger that would have been the case
if the integration of care had not
been put into effect. The actual
cost OF care of a mother and baby
at the hospital is $36, DR.. Seckinger
figured. From this it was deduced
that the saving in obstetrics amounts
to $4,000.
Describing the new system, in con-
nection with out-patient service in
obstetrlc cases, the department re-
called that after patients are ex-
amined by an obstetrician in the
prenatal clinics, the report is ex-
amined by DR.. Ella Oppenheimer of
the Bureau Of Maternal and Child
Welfare, and DR.. j. Bay Jacobs, di-
rector OF maternal welfare. When
patient registers with one of the
clinics, one OF the staff of Mrs. jose
phine Prescott, director of the Nurs.
ing Bureau, makes a visit to the
home to determine If home delivery
is desirable. If possible, the patient
Is referred to the out-patient service
OF George Washington, Georgetown
or Howard University.
AS result of the co-ordinated
programs, the department reported,
the Health Department was able to
discontinue the Obstetrical Annex in
the Psychopathic Building at Gall
niger, which, in turn, made other
changes possible.
Among these, the department re-
called, were the removal of child
patients from an old structure, des-
cribed as fire trap" in the report
on Gallinger prepared by the United
States Public Health Service, trans
ferring them to the annex formerly
used for obstetrics; transfer of con-
Evening star., 1939-02-19

valescent medical cases from the
old contagious disease building to
quarters formerly occupied by the
pediatric department.
This, in turn. made possible the
establishment of complete eye,
ear, nose and throat department in
the medical annex, the department
said. previously, children referred
to Gallinger for tonsillectomies
underwent operations on the pedi-
atric floor, which was not desirable" :"
the statement continued.
Voicing hope that Gallinger soon
will be able to open out-patient
clinics for the care of medical cases,
the Health Department reported
considerable savings and improved
services have resulted from arrange
ments for coordination between
Gallinger, the Hospital Permit
Bureau, the Physicians to the Poor
and the public health nursing
groups. The department said:
"As now organized, the chief
medical oficer in medicine at Gal
Evening star., 1939-02-19

linger is able to discharge patients
more quickly than has been pos
sible previously. The work of clear
ing the medical wards at Gallinger
Is an outstanding achievement of
the hospital.
Patients are not only more
quickly and adequately cared for
and treated, but the number of
hospital days has been materially
reduced.
"A saving of four hospital days
per patient has been accomplished
within the past six months. The
per diem cost per patient for the
past year has been $3.50, which
means a saving of SIC. 40 per patient.
The total number of patients
hospitalized III this service for the
year 1888 was 1852, and on this
basis it Is estimated that there has
been q saving Of $27,892.'