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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
Vol. 38. No. 14. . NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JAN. 18, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Police Hunting Canadian Reformatory Racketeers
G-Men Getting "Hot” on Mattson Kidnapers Trail
—
MAN HELD AT LOS
ANGELES; SUSPECT
NAME UNREVEALED
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 18—The
long expected break in the search
for the Mattson kidnaper is be
lieved near as federal agents con
centrated around Southern Cali
fornia. Authoritative sources said
his identity is known by compar
ison of fingerprints, also that Har
old Nathan who is in charge of
the search at Tacoma, arrived by
plane from Portland, which he
had boarded after qu'etly leaving
Tacoma by train.
A man registered here as H.
Nathan, in an hotel, said he had
no comment to make. Two other
men are held for questioning are
Joseph Mitchell aged 35, vagrant
from Culver city jail, refused to
answer questions, wa3 found car
rying a canvas knapsack holding
a boys sweater and several news!
papers about the slaying.
The other name is withheld,
the man was reported seized by
G-men and questioned at length,
is from some suburban commun
ity, was captured at Compton, is
believed to be John T. Hansen,
who will neither deny or adm t
any knowledge of Nathan’s ar
rival. The suspect who is held,
said, “I have no comments to
make.”
Identification of the suspect,
authoritative sources said, estab
lishes him as an ex-convict recent
ly paroled.
Another 2 Dead
4 *. V 4 : ^rpev; '
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 17—A. L
Loomis of Omaha, Nebraska, died
Sunday. He was the third fatal
ity of the transport plane crash
' of last Tuesday near Newhall.
Other victims were Martin John
.
son, the explorer, James A. Bra
den of Cleveland.
Loomis never regained consc
iousness. Braden was killed out
right in the crash, sftid Johnson
succumbed the following morn
ing. Ten others were injured in
t; e crash, among them being Mrs.
Martin Johnson who is reported
to be improving slowly from her
wounds.
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LOS ANGELES, Jan. 18—Earl
Spencer of Chicago, died as the
fourth victim of the airplane
crash last Tuesday. A theory is
advanced that the vast deposits
of millions of tons of uranium,
an active ore, on the airline route
over Newhall Pass, may have af
fected the radio, is advanced by
M ning Engineer Charles Stanley.
Investigators recalled the recent
report of the guiding radio beam
of Van Nuys station as “generally
unreliable.” Two transport plane
crashes and fifteen killed in the
same vicinity in less than one
month, gives rise to the ore
theory.
COAST GUARD CARRIES MAIL
V .
Tho Coaot Guard outtor Itasca brought tho first mall to reach Los
Angelas harbor from Honolulu sines tho Paolflo Coaot maritime strike I
Isolated Hawaii from Amorloan shipping. Hero are tho 290 bags of
mall being unloaded from tho outter at tho dock. (Aoooolatod Prose
. Photo) i
FIRST VIEW JUNEAU S LIDE—Was Delayed Mail In Arriving At Nome.
A terrific mudslide that occurred at Juneau, capital of Alaska, when torrential rains looaed mountain
sides took a toll of 14 lives. This picture shows some of the hundreds of volunteer workers who tolled
day and night to dig out the bodies of the dead from the wreckage of buildings At the right a group is
carrying away the body of one of the victims. (Associated Press Photo)
FIRST DE
Increased Amounts Asked
Numerous Agencies
In Money Bill
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Jan. 16—The first de
ficiency bill made its appearance
in the legislature, and was intro
3uc: d by the Ways and Means
Committee for two thousand dol
lar deficit in the Eagle bounty
funds; ten thousand dollars for
the hair seal; and foi ty five thou
sand dollars for wolf and coyote,
the latter animal has exhausted
he account due to the large
tatch of the animals.
Governor Troy announced the
•eappolntment of Mrs. A. H. Nor
lale of Fairbanks, P. C McMull
en of Seward, to the Territorial
3oard of Education and asked
he legislature for confirmation,
>f the board.
Budget, estimates submitted for
he next biennium show slight in-:
treases in various territorial ofli
■es. Relief and destitution was
>oosted from fifty thousand to
ine hundred and fifty thousand
lollars. Relief, needy and indi
gent from one hundred thirty
housand to two hundred fifty
housand. Allowance for moth
r’s care of minor children, from
linety to one hundred and ten
RESCUERS RETURNED LAS
VEGAS, NEV. WITH FOUR
OF FIVE WHO MAROONED
fBy The Associated Pr^ss)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada. Jan. 18
—-Rescurers arrived here with
four members of the marooned
party from the Nevada-Maryland
mine, one hundred and twenty
five miles north of here, after a
three weeks fight against snow
drifts and blizzards, which took
the life of Fred Miller aged forty
five, who froze to death in an at
tempt to obtain aid for Mrs. Lee
Prettvman, wife of the mine op
erator.
Mr and Mrs James Poe, Roris
Dunn and a negro cook, are all
suffering from shock and expos
ure and frost bitten feet. They
had started out when the hus
band failed to return with need
ed supplies. The party of sixteen
rescurers including Prettyman,
used four cars, a truck and trac
tor.
thousand. A new item of forty
four thousand for the care of de
pendent children. The Univers
ity of Alaska to two hundred and ,
thirty-five thousand. Pioneers
Home to one hundred sixty-four
thousand eight hundred and
eighty dollars. No recommenda
tions were made for radio sta
tions or radio telephones.
!
Prison Outbreak
Occurred in On
tario: Quelled
fBv The Associated Pres® i
GUELPH, Ontario, Jan. 18th—
Police combed the countryside
for prisoners who broke out of an
Ontario Reformatory during a
riot when the inmates fired the
prison and caught the guards.
Deputy Provincial Secretary J.
F. Neelands said the first checkup
disclosed thirty-six knowm of the
missing, estimated at one hun
hundred, fled before police rein
forcements quelled the rioting of
seven hundred and seventy-nine
convicts, shortly before midnight
when at least three were injured.
Two hundred thousand dollars
damage is estimate to have been
caused by the fire. The riot broke
out at noon, tear gas bombs fin
ally stopped them.
CATHOLIC LADIES SOCIAL
Catholic Ladies will give a
Whist and Bridge Card Social.
MONDAY, Jan. 25, 9 P.M., at St.
Joseph’s Hall. Adm. fifty cents
each for ladies and gentlemen.
Refreshments will be served.
Save $2 by paying in ad
vance for your subscription
HOW THEY HAD TO SHOVEL REACH MINE
Meeting Tonight
r c
A meeting of the Community
Xmas Tree Committee is being
held this evening at 7 P. M. at
the office of Supt. Calvin E. Pool
in the public school building.
Mr. Pool, who is chairman said
the purpose of the meeting was
to settle all outstanding accounts,
and discuss the advisability of
selecting a chairman and execu
tive offices for next year.
Insurgent Army
(By Tne Associated Press)
AVILLA, Jan. 18—The insurg
ent high command announced
that General de Llanos southern
army has captured the barrier
city of Mardella, opening the
way to Malaga, the strategic gov
ernment port of the Mediterran
ean.
A PJM.—1PUBLIC SCHOOL GYM—ALASKANS VS HUSKIES — HAMMON VS COMMERCIALS—ADM. ADULTS 50cts SCHOOL CHILDREN 25cts