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VOL. 38 No. 10 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, JAN. 13, 1936 Per Copy 15cts
Funeral Mattson Boy Held Today
Icing, Bad Weather Caused Transport Plane Crash
Legislature Still •
Delaying, Wait |
Arrival Others
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Jan. 13, — Pending
the arrival of Senators Devine
and Powers, and Representatives
Lichtenberg, Scott and Nerland,
the Alaska Legislautre met and
adjourned yesterday until today.;
The senate was to convene at 2
p.m. and the House at 3 p.m.
Members here are delaying the
forming of a permanent organi
zation until the missing legisla- j
tors arrive. However, they do
expect to proceed unless the ab
sent uve arrive shortly.
Five Marooned
Snow Storms In
Mine Country
(By The Associated Press)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 13,
A new snow storm in the Gold
Range mining district north of
here, added new hazards to res
cue crews striving to reach a
party of five persons from the
Nevada-Marylimd mine, one of
whom is reported to be dead.
Lee Prettyman, flying low over
the miners’ cabin, with two com
panions, read a message written
in the snow on top of the roof:
“One dead, three sick,' need
medical aid.”
The rescue party which left
here yesterday night, before they
heard of Prettyman’s story believ
ed that his wife. Mr. and Mrs.
James Coe, Doris Dunn a negro
cook, and Fred Miller were at
the cabin. It is unknown here
which of them is dead.
Deck Officers Are
. Settlement
fBv The Associated Press i
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13, —
t
Negotiators for licensed deck of
ficers and offshore operators lab
ored toward a plan for a settle
ment of the strike, while other
peace efforts remained clouded.
That conferees were near ag
reement was described as the stat
us of the dispute, at one point
today, by H. P. Melnikow, advis
er to the officers’ union. The
union demands preferential hir
ing, considered one of the funda
mental issues of the strike.
TWO KILLED PLANE
CRASH CALIFORNIA
OTHERS WERE HURT
_______
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13, —The
Salt Lake City to Burbank trans
port plane with ten passengers
and a crew of three members on
board pancaked at the foothill of
a slope, 29 miles north of here
Tuesday, in stormy weather.
One passenger, J. Braden of
Cleveland, Ohio, was killed. The
injured included Mr. and Mrs.
Martin Johnson of New York, ex
plorers and big game hunters,
each of whom received a broken
leg.
[ The victims were all brought
to hospital's here. Pilot William
W. Lewis, who suffered* a broken
leg refused to be taken from the
wreckage until the other occu
pants had been removed.
Later telegraphic dispatches
conveyed the information declar
ing that Martin Johnson, aged 52,
had died at the Good Samaritan
Hospital of injuries which he re
ceived in the plane crash—con
cussion, fractures on both legs, a
multiple fracture in both jaws,
fractured nose, and severe shock.
He was brought to the hospital
early today after receiving em
ergency treatment last night ad
ministered by a ranger of a look
out station a hundred yards from
the scene of the crash.
Johnson's w.fe suffered con
cussion and a fractured right
knee.
Jr
Co-pilot Clifford Ovens, and
A. A. Loomis of Omaha are the
j two most critically hurt. Others
are suffering from lesser injur
ies.
Pilo‘ Lewis, when interviewed,
said “heavy weather existed at
the time of the crash, and the
Burbank radio station of the com
pany seemed to be tied up with
other calls, and I couldn’t get
through to Union Air Terminal
here to get my bearings.
‘‘Ice was forming on the ship,
and driving me to the left, while
one motor sputtered badly. I
thought it might be ripped off.
and decided to chance a forced
landing. Suddenly out of the fog
loomed the snow capped Santa
Clara ridge. I turned off the mot
ors and pancaked'on the side of
the mountain.”
MINERS AND DREDGE MEN
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length. Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, in
oamphlet form, for sale at The
Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
ROOSEVELT AT NEPTUNE’S COURT
Here is President Roosevelt as he appeared before Kina Neptune’s
court when equator-crossing festivities were held aboard the U.S.S.
indianarolis or his trip to South America. Beside him stands his attor
ney, alert to defend his client against Neptune's charges. (Associated
Press Photo)
CRITICS ACCLAIM HER DEBUT
Biono’e Betty Jaynes. 15-year-old Chicago high school sophomore, won
the acclaim of music critics in her debut in grand opera with the civic
opera company there. Here she is as she appeared in her first role,
that of Mimi In “La Boheme.” (Associated Press Photo)
GAMES AT SCHOOL GYM TO
RE REAL EXCITING — LARGE
CROWD EXPECTED ATTEND
The second series of games in
this year’s baseball trophy race
begins at 8 P. M. tonight at the
new school gym. The first game
will be between the Alaskans and
Hammon, and the second be
tween the Commercials and Hus
kies.
Officials will be Umpires Nor
vin W. Lewis, and Guy Boyd.
Scorekeepers Emerson Bassett &
Babe Seidenverg. The price of ad
mission is 50 cents for adults and
25 cents for school children.
The Boy Scouts are planning on
selling “hot dogs” at the games
tonight, to raise a little money
for their organization. When the
game gets under way don’t forget
to ‘‘chew on a hot dog once in a
while.”
Entrance to the big gym will
be by the main entrance to the
building on the B Street side,
doors will be opened at 7:15 p.m.
to the public. ,
Following are the probable
lineups for tonight’s games:
HUSKIES
Allan Lee.Catcher
Ben Mann . Pitcher
Gene Elms.First Base
Stan Amarok.Second Base
F*red Waid.Third Base
Bud Slack.Left Short
Martin Willoya, captain, R. Short
Donald Lyle .Left Field
Richard Lee.Right Field
Subs—Bud Cunningham and
Tom Martin.
HAMMON
Art Harris, Captain,.Catcher
Chuck O’Leary .Pitcher
Jack Humling.1st Base
Gerry Harney.2nd Base
Tony Rolando.3rd Base
Gene Marks.Left Short
Carl Glavinovich. Right Short
Dick Ludwig . Left Field
Garnet Martin.Right Field
Substitutes— Steve Anderson,
Andy Roberts, Homer Roberts.
(Continued on Page Three)
Trade Agreement
Germany France
App ears Offing
< By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Jan. 13, — An official
communique from the govern
ment announced that negotiations
were definitely under way for the
creation of a trade treaty be-1
tween Germany and France, as
the first confirmation came thru!
of a re-approachment move be- j
tween the two countries. j
FUNERAL
TACOMA
OF BOY
Details Are Lacking
(Bv The Associated Press)
TACOMA, Jan, 13, —The flow
er-banked casket, shielded the
gaze of the sorrowing family
from the brutal wounds which
the Mattson boy suffered at the
hands of the kidnaper-killer.
The funeral for the little boy
took place at 1 p.m. today Pacific
Standard Time.
Details of the wounds, learned
from a closely guarded autopsy,
were entirely withheld from Mrs.
Mattson and the two remaining
children William lfi and Muriel
14. Neither G-Men nor physi
cians would disclose the details.
However. the San Francisco
Chronicle in a copyrighted dis
patch from Tacoma said one stab
wound from the back almost
pierced the body, missing the vit
al organs, and leaving the boy
to torture, before he was finally
killed. He evidently fought fierce
ly “probably in an attempt to
escape”. S'
It was definitely determined
the Mattson boy had been dead
for six days when his body was
found Monday.
May Press Bet
For Increased
Relief Funds
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, —The
House sub-committee beginning
consideration of President Fran
klin D. Roosevelt’s seven hundred
and ninety million dollars relief
request, faced a spreading drive
commenced by liberal mid-west
ern representatives, to boost it
to a billion dollars.
Representative Boileau termed
the proposal ‘‘insufficient to put
all employables back to work.”
He said that the House liber
al bloc will try to increase work
relief wages twenty percent.
Administrator Hopkins was call
ed as the first witness to testify
at a closed hearing being held
today.
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Double Header Baseball Games Wed. Jem. 13
8 P. M.—PUBLIC SCHOOL GYMN—HAMMON VS ALASKANS—HUSKIES VS COMMERCIALS—ADM. ADULTS 50cts SCHOOL CHILDREN 25cts