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VOL. 37, No'. 3. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, January 4, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
U. S. Neutrality Worries Europe
DOCTOR ISSLAIN ON FAKE MERCY CALL
Lindberghs Return After Hu’ptman Case Disposed
Lindberghs Not
To Return To U.
S. Until April
(By The Associated Press)
Llandaff, Wales, Jan. 4.
—Colonel Charles A. Lind
bergh and family who left
Liverpool Friday on a leis
urely motor trip through
Wales, will probably re
turn to the United States
within about three months,
it was learned tonight.
Spokesman for the fam
ily, J. L. Morgan, who is
related by marriage to the
Lindberghs, said “there is
no question of them remain
ing after the Hauptmann
case is disposed of and the
publicity dies down.”
The spokesman said the
Lindberghs expect to be
back in America about Ap
ril. They expected to occu
py either the home at Sub
rey of Neil Morgan a broth
er-in-law of Mrs. Lind
bergh, or that of his father
J. L. Morgan, when they
arrive here.
Nine Are Safe
(Bv The Associated Press)
Hankow, China, Jan. 4,
—The U.S.Consolate learn
ed that communist army
siege of the city of Chiah
Kiang had been lifed and
that nine American mission
aries were safe.
OFFICERS ELECTED
The annual election of of
ficers of the Ladies Aid So
ciety of the Federated
church was held Friday af
ternoon. A large attend
ance filled the cosy home of
Mrs. C.F. Yenney. All were
unanimously chosen.
President, Mrs. A. Polet;
V.-P., Miss Emily Morgan;
Secretary, Mrs. Thomas D.
Jensen; Treasurer, Mrs. A.
Rydeen; Devotional Leader
Mrs. Norman McCay.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Republican Club will meet
in Sullivan’s office in City
Hall, 3 P.M., Sunday, Jan
uary 5, 1935. All Repub
licans invited.
LEROY M. SULLIVAN,
Chairman.
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President Roosevelt Calls !
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On Nation Oppose Entry
United States Foreign War
Suicide Theory
Discounted In
Death Miss Todd
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Jan. 3, —
The grand jury investiga
tions into the death of Miss
Thelma Todd, turned to a
seaside cafe where she liv
ed, and the garage where
the body was found.
In the face of new testi
mony that the star actress
was subject to spells of de
pression and often said she
wished to die, George Roch
ester, jury foreman announ
ced “it looks as if the sui
cide angle may be just a
buildup. In actual evidence
we have found nothing to
support the theory definite
ly.”_
A JOYOUS
NEW YEAR S EVE
The gymnasium of the
Federal School was the
scene of an animated com
petitive athletic and game
contest New Year’s Eve.
Practically every Native in
Nome was present. Each
1 contestant had the enthusi
astic support of the inter
ested throng.
“Whispering Hope” sung
by Mrs James Brandon and
Miss Dorothy Russell, two
hymns sung in Eskimo by
all present and a midnight
message by the Pastor of
the Methodist church, the
Rev. Norman McCay, were
the devotional features.
The whole program was
in such fine spirit that the
evening was a unit in its
fine approach to the New
Year. A large freezer of
i ice cream gave glee and sat
isfaction to the boys and
girls.
Band Practice
City Hall
Tomorrow, Sun.
1:30 P. M. SHARP
Virtually Establishing A Precedent,
Roosevelt Challenges Critics
Come Out Into Open
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, -r- In sharp language Pres
ident Roosevelt made his annual message into a call
upon Congress to protect the nation against foreign
autocrats bent upon war, and against such autocrats
at home as seek to “Gang up” on the people’s liberties.
Flanked by a battery of microphones which car
ried his words far past the twelve hundred of Wash
ington’s official and social elect who jammed the bril
liantly illuminted House chamber at an extraordinary
joint session of the Senate and the House of Represen
tatives.
The first President of the United States to appear
at night before Congress to deliver his annual address,
the Chief Executive demanded first “a well-ordered
neutrality and an adequate national defense.”
And then slashing at the critics of the New Deal
in a manner almost unprecedented in an annual mess
age the President denounced what he called a deter
mined group “entrenched in greed”, which he said
was seeking to regain the domination of the national
government. He said “I recommend to Congress that
we advance; that we do not retreat.” As the President
eniereu me tnamoer ap
plause, punctuated with
loud yells, greeted him,and
lasted for nearly 5 minutes.
The President spoke from
the reading clerk’s desk be
low the dais of Speaker of
the House Byrns. Of dom
estic problems he said the
nation was approaching a
balanced budget; that treas
ury revenues were increas
ing and relief burdens were
diminishing. Increased taxa
tion is neither advisable
nor necessary under the
present laws.
Roosevelt challenged his
critics to seek a “complete
repeal” of the long list of
New Deal enactments.
“The way is open for
| such proposals; let these
j challenges be met if this is
what these gentlemen want.
Let them say so to the Con
gress of the United States.
Let them no longer hide
their dissent in a cowardly
cloak of generalities; let
them define the issue. We
have been specific in our
affirmative action; let them
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Doctor Brutally
Slain While On
Fake Mercy Call
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 4, — The
brutal slaying of Dr. Silver
C. Peacock, while answer
ing a fake mercy call to
save the life of a baby on
the far North-side Thurs
day night, left authorities
with neither definite clues
nor any positive motive for
the killing.
Almost twenty-four hours
after the call, his body was
found slumped in the rear
of an automobile. He had
been shot once through the
head, and his skull had
been crushed by blows ad
ministered by some blunt
* instrument, probably a pis
tol butt, or a hatchet.
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Comment
There is talk of a peace
agreement between Italy
and Ethiopia, along lines
approved by England and
France. Hostilities are to
be suspended and there
will be no oil embargo in
the meantime. Italy will
keep the territory she has
taken, and perhaps receive
more. Ethiopia is to gel a
seaport and a “corridor"
leading to it. Speaking of
corridors, it looks as though
he hardly can be consider
ed the bad boy to whom
such punishment generally
is accorded.
At this season of the year
it may not be out of place
to recall that Christmas
packages intended for the
Dead Letter OfTic, Washing
ton, D. C. need not be
wrapped securely or ad
dressed. Return directions
are not necessary, and the
amount of postage prepaid
is of no consequence, since
they will be carried free.
New York City has en
acted an ordinance by the
terms of which the Ameri
can flag must be shown at
all public political gather
ings. The law was passed,
it is said, owing to the re
fusal of a group denominat
ed by theAmeriean Friends
of Soviet Russia to display
the flag at a meeting. When
Mr. Key wrote the poem
with which his name is as
sociated, he expressed the
hope that the banner to
which he referred might
wave for a long time over
the land of the free. The
United States is the land of
the free, surely enough.
Anyone in Russia so bold as
to found an organization
known as the Friends of
l Capitol, and marshal it in
! open assembly, would have
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U. S. Neutrality
Change Worries
Nations Europe
(Bv The Associated Press)
Undated, .Tan. 4. —Ital
ian bombs rained anew on
e x pI os i ve-r oc ked Ethiopia
as proposed changes in the
American neutrality policy
heightened the rapidly re
turning European crisis.
An Ethiopian communi
que announced that a fleet
of planes bombarded heav
ily the region south of the
town of Makale, on the
northern front, killing ten
and wounding fifteen in the
'sector where Selassie’s de
fenders have been waging
their first major offensive.
Home today announced
that Italy has lost its four
th airplane. The ship went
down in flames over the
Cafta regions and its occu
pants, two officers, an ob
server and a non-commis
sioned officer wore killed.
In Washington, D. C., the
pronouncing of a fresh neu
trality policy subject to the
will of congress, caused a
sensation today in Euro
pean capitals.
The general belief pre
vailed in London that if
he United States restricted
he export of oil, the Leag
ue of Naiions would follow
sax. i,fus oiin li es previous
ly said that such an embar
go mean : wa..
Further atkdn , to the
Euiopean embroglio over
factors tangent to the war,
was the death of Gunnar
Lunds'uorn, Swedish Red
Cross worker, woun .led
during an Italian aerial
raid. The question of em'oar
gos to be revised in Gene
va, will come up within a
fortnight, London sources
said.
Three Are Burned
Bcadi in Michigan
(Bv The Associated Press)
Battle Creek, Mich., Jan.
4th—3 persons were burn
ed to death when fire des
troyed the home of Clare
Culver, 21, last night.
His wife Buelah, 19, and
their 2-months’-old daught
er Lovesta Vivian, also lost
their lives with her hus
band.