MONDAY
i From Nugget Daily Bulletin.)
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-ALASKAN OFFICIALS
CONFIRMED SATURDAY
WASHINGTON, Juhe 12. {JPy—
The Senate Saturday confirmed
George F. Alexander of Portland,
as judge of the first division; Wil
liam A. Holxheimaer of Ketchlkau,
as diatriot attorney for the first
division; Ralph H. Riyers of Fair
banks as district attorney for the
fourth division; and Joseph A. Mc
^ Donald of Fairbanks for U.S. Mar
shal of the fourth division.
SELLERS SUCCEEDS LEIGH
COMMANDER CHIEF NAVY
, SAN PEDRO, June 12. </P) —
Admiral David Foot Sellers be
came Commander in Chief of the
U. S. Navy, Saturday, succeeding
Admiral Richard H. Leigh.
AIRPLANE NEWS
Pilot Hans Mirow of the NAT,
made a trip to Council this morn
ing with Tom Shaw and Wife, Ben
and Chas. Shaw and Thor Nelson.
On Mirow’s return to Nome he
took off for Teller with MGM peo
ple and supplies.
Pilot Chester Brown of the NAT,
left Fairbanks this morning for
Nome with mail and express. He
'♦* also had a passenger for Tanana.
m -
Pilot Rabfbins of the PAA, took,
off today for Council wMth a cap
acity load of pasengers and ex
press. Among the passengers were
Mr. and Mrs, Hans Hansen.
An NAT plane is scheduled to
fly to Kotzebue tomorrow : with
passengers and express.
NEW. YORK: O.V, Jacobs. -New
York financier and party of five
aboard his yacht were believed
lost today when they failed to re
, turn from a cruise on long Island
sound. Jacobs had important busi
ness engagements in New' York
city, and ^there was lititle posstbiU*
ity 'that he would not return if K
were possible. Coast guard and
merchant ships are searching for
the lost craft.
MATTERN JAM>S AT
KHABAROVSK. SUNDAY
Seattle, June 11. (>P)—-Jimmy i
Mattern, round the world flier,;
land ed Sunday at Khabarovsk. |
Siberia, or at 7:20 p.m. Saturday
eastern standard time. His next |
hop will be to Nome, a distance
o-f 2250 mllea.
MATTKKN TAKING BIG
SLEEP AT KHABAROVSK
BEFORE HOPPING NOME
MOSCOW, June 12. (/P)—Jimmy
. Malt tern, world tiler, caught up on
badly needed sleep at 'Khabarovsk
while his plane was being prepared
for the trans-Pacific hop to Nome.
He was so tired when he landed
after losing his way from Beloye,
that he Immediately went to sleep,
He gave officials no chance to
ask about his future plans and it
<ie not known when he experts co
take off for Nome. Bad weather
ahead was reported and that one
flier was ready to take off to meet
him as he neared the Nome land
, lng Held.
’Matterq stopped enroute at So
fisk and he lost many hours be
cause he had to go back to hla
former landing place due to the
fact that there was no refueling
factlltie* at Sofisk and had to
take, a second try to get off the
email field aft JtofllK..-^,.u—
WASHINGTON. A compromise
agreement between President
Roosevelt and House Democrats
Jf'— ‘
over War Veterans compensation
allowances was up In the House
Saturday with quick passage in
prospect. ^
The President summoned the
House chieftains to the White
House, today when he came dla
altlafied with some of the changes
made by the Steering committee
In the phraseology of his sufosti
tute proposal. After a two hour
conference Chairman Pout of the
Rules committee announced: “We
have reached a complete unde^
i standing. The agreements are
(even more liberal for the veterans
(than the original. We have as
surances from Budget Director
Douglas that the Spanish Ameri
can War veterans will be taken
care of.
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BOAT MOVKMKNTN
7 M.S. Ne'w York arrived Satur
day evening from Unalukleet
J U.S. Mail and the following -pass
, engens. From Unalakleet, Mrs.
'Powers, Mrs. Sambo and children,
! Mr. Boyle, Billy Denken and part
ner. From Golovin, Carl Jepson.
, Hob Doyle, Cha«. Blatchford, Sel
by David, Daniel Boone and Misha
Antone. Vessel sails for St. Mich
ael and way ports Tuesday A.M.
The steamer Victoria of the
Alaska Line, arrived at Nome Sun
day afternoon, ahead of all other
vessels, and experienced little or
no difficulty in getting thru the
ice pack. The main story of the
Victoria Will be published in Sat
urday’s issue of the Weekly Nug
get. The Vic is scheduled to sail
for St. Michael this eveving.
The Coast Guard Cutter North
land arrived sometime this morn
iug and dropped anchor in the
roadstead. She evidently took
the hull by the. horns and follow
ed the passage thru the ice which
y •<»
'the old reliable Vic was fortunate
enough to find.
* The steamer Baldwin of the
Arctic Transport Co., is reported
as slowly working her- way thru
the ice towarsd Nome, being son's*.
75 miles off.
All Vessels carried mai) and the
postoffice is swamped with tons
and tons of mail which is being
distributed as fast as possible.
Box holders are requested to keep
their boxes empty, thus assisting
the clerks in rapid distribution of
the mail.
KlgJlO. France: Fourteen
Frenchmen were killed yesterday
while searcjiing for a party of
three lost In the French Alps.
They were swep^, off a mountain
trail by a snowslide and buried
under thousands of tons of snow
and rocks. Another member of
the searching group witnessed the
ttradegy but was powerless to
warn his comrades.
TUESDAY
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(From Nugget Daily Bulletin.)
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Chicago, June 13, (/P>—A gay
party of World's Fair pleasure
seekers were burned to death late
Sunday in an airplane crash. The
number of victims remained un
certain today. Charred 'bodies of
uine victims, including the pilot
and the mechanic, were removed
from the twisted wreckage of a
Sikorsky amphibian which plunged
to the gro>und at Glenview, a sub
urb, thirty miles from Chicago.
Owners of the plane, which was
fighting toward an airport after
being crippled in an attempted
landing at the World Fair harbor,
believed a tenth victim, possibly u
woman, was aboard.
WASHINGfTON, June 13. (/P^
Gen. Cummings said today that 96
gold hoarders with gold holdings
estimated at $66,501 will be pros
ecuted. “I have,” Mr, Cummings
said, ‘‘No patience with people
Mb* follow-* eoe-rse which- inr“WBT
time would class them as slack
ers.”
CHICAGO: Little sensation of
the heat wave througnout the Mid
west yesterday. Three people
were drowned in Chicago and
many others in Wisconsin, Illtnios,
Michigan, Ohio and . New York
when they sought relief from the
hottest Juno weather Chicago has
experienced in years. Attendance
at the Century of Progress expos
ition dropped although the fair
grounds, situated on the shores of
Lake Michigan and one of . the
coole?#, spots in Chicago.
NEW YORK, June 13, (/P)—
Max Schmelfng of Germany, form
er heavy weight boxing champion,
will return to his native land this
week and will marry Anny Ondra,
German film star, in July.
SACR1AM.E1NTO: Here's the only
case of pofltdble tire puncture on
record. When Frank Oamm,
1 it:* county wool, b iver tool* ins I
clit(i Into a Red 111 1;.f repair
Wuh a punctured t.i v a gold n tr;
get was found Imbedded in the
rubber. The lire picked up the
nugget while Gam was traveling
through a pioneer mining countrv. j
WASHINGTON, June 13, (Jp)—
Fa’lure of House and Senate con- ;
fer.ences to agree on a veteran's
pay slash compromise tonight con- j
vinced leaders it Is impossible to :
adjourn Congress tomorrow. Pres
ident Roosevelt tonight told Sen
ate and House conferees he , will
make no further concessions on
the vexing question of slashes in
Veteran's compensation.
CROYDON, England: Captain A.
L. Lemor was killed Sunday when
his plane crashed a few minutes 1
[after .taking off. He was testing 1 1
new type of, plane for. long dis- j
tance flying with heavy loads. Hej
had prevtosiy tested the empty ;
plane and returned for a load. He-j
was at one time .an outstanding j
test pilot for the Air Corps.
WASHINGTON: <N>n&re»s struck
from the Industrial hill the Clgrk i
amendment'1 making all securities j
now tax exempt subject to tax-1
ation. The amendment to subject j
to taxation all outstanding sec- I
nrities which carry tax exemption 1
clauses was adopted by t he Senate
on a 4 5 to 37 vote.
BOAT MOVEMENTS
S.S. Derblav of the Alaska Line, :
arrived at Nome today from Sea-1
title, and began discharging cargo j
immediately. Captain A.VV. West-1
eiholm is master and Joe Harnish, f
purser, as usual. The vessel has a
big consignment of freight for
Nome among which are tugs and
barges for the I’.S. Engineers work
at Nome Harbor and the Nome
Hafhor and Lighterage Co. equip
ment. Capt, J$*M. Peterson it is re
ported (brought in a large mining
outfit for the Dime creek section.
Following is the list of passengers:
Nome. J. Bars tad, W. Brown.
Norton Bay. Oavannaugh, Mrs.
ft. Cavannaugli, R. W. Anderson,
J.M. Leigh. E. Peterson
Shismaref. Mr and Mrs. E.J.
Hartje
..Kotzebue, K Kearns, M. White
head.
Steamer Baldwin is reported 50
miles off Nome and due to arrive
this evening.
Steamer Victoria which sailed
from Nome last night left Golovin
this afternoon for St. Mictvael.
Arrives From Fairbanks
T. N. Henry, examiner for the
Department of Justice arrived from
Fairbanks via NAT plan last nite.
LiOS ANORI4H6, June 13, (/P)~
B. Johnson, organizer of Radio
1
News Service of America, was gc
oused today of issuing corporation
checks without sufficient funds.
NEW YORK, Jimmie Matteru
intends setting up a new fast re
•eettfr-tm the' Oral VSI3'' Bight around
the world as he pointed his plane
towards Khabarovsk, Iberia, Fr
day and resumption of the Trans
pacific bop.
MOSCOW'. June '13, {&)—"Jim
my -Mattern, American flyer, flying
around the world, hopped off from
Khabarovsk, Siberia at 9:15 p.m.
Moscow time, Monday for Nome.
Mr. Mattern had lost all chance
of bettering the Poat and Hatty
record for an around the world
fligliit bue he Still expected to be
the first man to encircle the glob
alone by air.
Owing to bad weather encounte
ed aBter taking off for Nome, Mat
rn returned to Khabarovsk
WEDNESDAY
(From Nugget Daily Bulletin )
S81 ITALIAN WANES AND IX*
MEN ENROUTe TO CHICAGO
MIDAjN. Italy, June 14. (/P)—
sTwemty four Italians pflanes carry
ing ninety-six men with General
Italy Balbo, Italy’s Air Minister,
art* scheduled to take off today
from OCbetello for Chicago to at
tend the world's fair.
Captain Errol Boyd and his two
companions were forced down on a
mud flat near S>t. Marc, Haiti, a
short distance from their goal to
Haiti, on a good will flight. Thev
were unhurt and no damage re
sulted to 'the plane.
The Spanish fliers arrived at
Havana from Camaguey, Cuba,
where they landed front Seville.
AKRON. June ’ 13, </p)— The
giant airship, Macon, was taken a
loft early . tonight for the fourth
test flighit, a forty eight hour cruise
over the midwest and the lower
lakes, during which her officers
planned to send the cruiser over the
Century of Progress Exposition, i i
Chicago, tomorrow. ^
HAVANA.-Cuba, June 13. (TP)—
rhe Spanish Trans-Atlantic fliers,
"apt. Mariano Barba ran and Lieut.
Joaqln Collar landed at Cantaguev
it the ext rein! eastern end of
’iiha at three forty pin., today
They left Seville.-. Spain at one"
'orty five a.in. Saturday, and had
>een expected at Havaffa about five
p.m. Monday on a record flight
westward crossing of the Atlantic.
NEW YORK. June 13, [IP)—
Flying the same plane in which
Clarence Chamberlain crossed the
Atlantic, Captain J. Erral Bovd
look on fro id Floyd Bennett Field
oday on a projected nonstop Good
will flight to I’nrt-Au-Prince, Haiti
flying with Captain Boyd were
r
Robert C. I.yon liis co-pilot, and
Harold 1*. Davis, - author of the
hook on Haiti. Their ^Wlfanca
monoplane, Columbia left the air
port at four thirty five p.m.
MATTKK.V TAKES OFF
AC1AIX FOlt X4»IK TODAY
MOSCOW, June 13, uTj—Jimmy
Mattern. round the world solo
Bier, who took off for Nome re
turned yesterday unexpectedly to
Khabarovsk, Siberia after being
eight hours five minutes eii route- to
Nome. He returned at 6:20 a.m.
Moscow time. He found it im
possible to make Nome due to the
stiff head winds 'and bad weather
encountered.
MOSCOW. June 14. (/Fv -Storms
held Maittern at Khabarovsk, and
it Is unknown when he will take
off again.
MOSCOW. June 14.—From unof
ficial sources it Is learned that
Mattern took off for Nome at ?
p.m., Nome time today. If this
information should be correct,
Mattern would probably arrive at
Nome about 6 a.m Thursday morn
ing, our time, weather conditions
permitting.
LONDON. June 13. (JPV—'Thou
sands of delegates and_ftUa£haa-to
delegations flocked into London to
nifrlut preparatory to the conven
tion tomorrow of the World Econ
omic conference at which the
world's greatest batitlo for econ
omic peace and financial stability
will be fought.
W AH INC. TON. June 13, (£>)—
Conetruction of another airship ol
the Akron’s rank was urged foi
the* Navy today by Congreaslohal
Investigators at the same time
the lone surviving officer of the
disaster which wrecked that craft
was ordered to sea. Lieut. Cotn
mander Robert V. Wiloy was dir=
ected to report June 25 to the
U.S.S. Cincinnati, a light cruiser in
the baittle force of the Pariflc.
WASHINGTON. June 13. i/P, -
News and decision were awaited
whether to continue the Senate
investigation of the J.P. Morga.i
banking Interest or postpone It un
tlll . cooler weather in the Capitol
MACON ON ANOTHER
TEST FLIGHT.
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MACON. Ohio. June 14. (/PJ
The dirigible Macon took off yes
terday on another test flight and
was sighted over Chicago, some
time later.
WATER STILL KISSING
—
Portland, Ore.., June 14, (/Pj —
j Flood waters are still rising and
threatening new land, more farin
Jers and live stock.
BALDWIN IN SIGHT
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The steamer Arftyir J. Baldwin
j of the Arctic Transport Co., will
; anchor in the roadstead about 4
I p.m. today, enroute from Seattle,
with a capacity cargo.
js.S. VICTORIA UNABLE
REACH ST. MICHAEL
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In a wire to Agent James P.
j Italy from Capt. Odsen of the Vic
jtoria, received the morhing, it is
j learned that -the vessel is anchored
ten miles off Egg Island. The bay
' is reporjtp’d full of ice and tues
are unable to come out with bang
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AIRPLANE SEWS
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i’ilo: “Hans Mirow oT"~rfip NAT,
took off for Teller with H.M.
South. Capt. Louis Une and son,
'and two other passengers whose
names were unattainable. Mirow
Ion his return is scheduled to make
a flight to Candle and Kotzebue,
j weat her permitting.
———
k Pilot Chester. Brown of the N^T,
took off this, morning for Kdo
garok with Bub Wentland and one
other passenger. On his return to
Wthi mail and the following pass
ATonie he took off for Fairbanks
pngers; Ik icitor Hex F. Swart*.
Miss it nth Standard. Mr Ca9tleton
and Joe Sjgsby.
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LONDON, June 13. f^Pl— King
George V opened the London Econ
oraic Conference with a plea for
powers to forget hatred and unite
in fight to rebuild world prosper^
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SOURDOUGH. STATIONRRT FOR
SAL.* AT TH* NUGGIT OF'PIC*.
Large alia eareiogM, k>g •»
eogb to mQ th« Rea* WeaUp
Raggat and wad Am tlM*
abplaae mall, «u aow ba Rad at
Anyone recqjrlug newt of friend*
or otdu^ra returning to Nom« at
any time, the Nugget would appre
ciate an opportunity of making
local mention of name.