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VOL. 38 No. 344 NOME. ALASKA. THURSDAY DEC. 9 1937. Per Copy 10ct*
U. S. Marshal Thos. Gaffney Dies
JAPANESE BALKED FORTIFIED MOUNTAIN
DIED PEACEFULLY:
BE BROUGHT NOME
BURIAL IN SPRING
Body Of Lloyd j
Kinder Found
North of Nome
The body of Lloyd Kinder, who
disappeared last December, while
ja company with Charles Each
and one other, enroute to the
quartz mine*at Silver Creek, was
tound yesterday by two Eskimos
coming to Nome from Ij$oo.
The body was discovered partly
covered with snow and ice, about
30 feet from the location where
.-us sikiis were found by a search
ing party last winter, following
the abatement of the blizzard
which brought about hits death.
The skull and part of the shoul
der had been mutilated by foxes.
Judge J. H. S. Morison sent Bob
Oomak and the two natives to)
bury the body at the scene of its |
discovery. j
Kinder’s relatives reside at Po-;
mono. California. They ordered 1
a search party last winter to;
impend some time in attempting to ;
locate the body, but nothing more
than his skiis were found at that1
time.
H. Brorson Is
Found Dead In
Cabin Kougarok
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H. Brorson, who followed the
Trade of watch-maker and jewel
er in Nome two years, was found
dead yesterday on the floor of his
cabin on Macktlin Creek, in the1
Kougarok section, according to 1
word brought to Nome late yes-j
terday.
Martin Backstrom and Pete Sat
terlee, with whom he had been
working, returned to his cabin
and are reported to have discov
ered him lying dead upon the
floor. They immediately went to
Taylor and sent word into town.
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FUNERAL NOTICE
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Funeral services for the late
Ethel King, will be held at Z p.m.
Saturday, December 11th, at the
McConaghy Undertaking parlors
located on Division Street
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News of the death of U. S. Mar
shal Thomas Gaffney, of the Sec
ond Division, was received this
morning by the Marshal's Office
from Seattle. The telegram said
he passed away peacefully at 9:45
P.M. last evening.
His last wish before death took
him was that he be buried at
Nome, where he had spent the,
last thirty-9even years of his life, j
Since going to the States on the
last boat with federal prisoners
in custody. Marshal Gaffney has
been in the hospital in Seattle,
receiving medical treatment for
advanced diabetes, from which
he died last night.
The wire did not mention when
his funeral services would take
place in Seattle, although it did
mention that arrangements ha$i
been made to bring his body back
to Nome on the first sailing of
the boat in the Spring.
Elected in company with other
well-known pioneer Alaskans
from this section to the First Al
aska Legislature in 1913, Thomas
Gaffney did much toward assist
ing in the development of this
section of Alaska, both as a miner
and as a Legislator. He was 71
years old, on his last birthday,
the 12th of November past.
A devout atholic, he was well
esteemed and loved by his many
friends, and especially by all
children, of whom he thought
much, although he was not mar
ried and had no family.
Head of the Democratic organ
ization in this section of Alaska
for many years, U. S. Marshal
Gaffney received his appointment
during President Roosevelt’s first
administration,the winter of 1933.
Since then he has conducted his
office efficiently and has perform
ed his duties with respect and
dispatch, as evidenced by reports
of several governmental officials.
A strong supporter of the Dem
ocratic doctrines, Thomas Gaffney
was re-elected as a member of
the Alaska Legislature to the
1927 session. In 1930 he made a
strong fight for the position of
Territorial Auditor, although he
lost the eleotion to Cash Cole,
then running for re-election to
the office.
Hince becoming U. S. Marshal
at ome, Mr. Gaffney was instru
mental at various times, in bring
ing attention of high government
offices, the needs of Nome and
this section of Alaska. He work
ed diligently toward pressing the
early construction of a new Fed
eral Building, sorely needed, fol
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doing battle far above the clouds at an altitude of 30,000 feet. It Ls shown being wheeled from its fac
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^ behind the wings, the ship's guuners are left a clear field of vision. Its name is the Airacuda.
CHINESE COMMAND APPROACH
NANKING FORTIFICATIONS
ON PURPLE MOUNTAIN
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(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9, —A Chin
ese artillery bombardment from
the strongly fortified Purple
Mountain overlooking Nanking,
today blocked Japanese attempts
to assault the walls of the capi
tal.
Both Chinese and Japanese of
ficers reported that thus far the
Chinese defenders on the thirt
een hundred foot hill, had kept
the Japanese from a frontal at
tacks on the barriers, through
which an invading army has
newer passed.
Eighteen Americans remained
Sn the city.
Main Japanese forces are said
to be about five miles south and
east, but small detachments are
skirmishing with the Chinese
within the shadow of Nanking's
settlements.
Chinese authorities said that
spirited battles along the defense
rng around Nanking had cost the
Vapanese 2,400 casualties, and the
loss of the village of Shangchou
su, by the Chinese.
Press Correspon
dents Killed War
(Bv Tne Associated Press!
SHANGHAI. Dec. 9, — Masoa
Yoshijimi, correspondent of a
Tokyo newspaper, and Ycnnur!1
Ynshio Amano, a photographer
for the newspaper Aslii were kill
ed on the Nanking war front to
day. Three other Japanese news
papermen have been killed on
the Shanghai peninsula during
warfare there.
Warning that
democracy may
die in America
“in our
generation,’’
Or. Glenn Frank ,
recently
denounced before j
the nation's
bankers
concentration of
power in
Washington.
"Men who wear
the robes of
liberalism plan
more and more
to seek to set
class against
class,” he said.
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New Head North
China Son To Be
Say All Reports
(By The Associated Press)
PEIPING, Dec. 9, — Reliable
sources reported the arrival of
Wang Keh Min, veteran Chinese
financier and stataman, around
whom it is said a new autono
mous government for North
China will be formed with the
fall of Nanking, whcih is regard
ed as a matter of days or hours.
Both Chinese and Japanese cir
cles predicted as imminent, the
organization of such a regime.
High sources said he came to
Peiping with Major General Sei
ichi Kita, Japan’s supreme politi
cal strategist in North China.
It was said that Wang would
end the warfare in North China,
and “insist" on the withdrawal
of Japanese troops before he will
head the new government.
Commission To
Recommend the
Removal Stock
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Dec. 9. — The
governing committee of the New
York Stock Exchange said today
it will ask the Securities Ex
change Commission to strike from
the listing and registration, the
capital stock of the Mother Lode
Coalition Mines Company on
February 1st, or such later date
as the commission may fix.
The committee said that the
Mines' reports indicated little
ore remaining.
The company referred to is affi,
bated with the Ke.nnecott Copper
Company.
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DIED AT AGE 71
BURIAL BE
NOME
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 9, — U. S
Marshal at Nome, Thos. Gaffney
aged 71 died here of diabetes
last night.
His body will be sent to Nome
in the first boat next season, ac -
wording to present arrangements.
Gaffney had been in Seattle
since November 5th when he ar
rived w-ith federal prisoners.
He had been a resident of
Nome for the past 37 years, and
was formerly a miner. He was
elected a member of the First
Alaska Legsilature.
He had been U. S. Marshall
since the first Roosevelt admini
stration. and was unmarried.
Surviving him are a brother
in Ireland and a sister in Boston.
Funeral Former
Nome Woman is
Held In Seattle
Funeral services were held at
Forkner's Chapel, Saturday Nov.
11th. for Mrs. Sarah Jane Dease,
6229 First Ave. N.W . Seattle, who
passed away at the family home
November 11.
Mrs. Dease was prominent in
the social life of the community
She was matron of Greenwood
Chapter No. 196. O.E.S., in 193v,
and was one of its most loved and
devoted members. She was char
itable, unselfish and always ready
with a helping hand to those in
sickness and distress. Her dead'
is greatly mourned.
Surviving are her husbano.
Chauncy Dease; a son. Clarence,
a sister. Mrs. Mary Gough; a bro
ther, William Satchell, and two
grand-daughters Joan and Dolor
es Dease.
The above clipping was received
in Nome by Mrs. Harry Hager,
who was a personal friend of the
family, both while residing in
Nome and Seattle. The Deas>
family lived in Nome for several
years before return utg to Seat
tle. While here Mr Dease was
connected with the W. J. Rowe
transfer, and alter moving to the
states with his family, entered
the transfer business in Seattle
The many Nome friends of the
Dease family, extend their sin
cere sympathy to the beareaved
family.
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