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VOL. 37. No. 183. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUG. 3. 1936 Per Copy 15cts
1 Killed, 2 Others Shot Prison Riot
CONVICTS RIOT
ONE KILLED
TWO HURT
One Killed Outright, Two
Others Shot In Attempt
l*o Make Break
DUE TO DECISION
Ringleader Called “Come
On Boys, Let’s Make A
Break For It”
(By The Associated Press)
SALEM. August 3—Seven hun
dred convicts of Oregon’s Peni
tentiary, turned into a mob of
angry men over an adverse court
decision rioted Friday and three
of them were shot, one fatally,
when they attempted to charge
the walls.
Thomas Baughn, fifty-year-old
murderer, died within an hour,
with a rifle bullet through his
lungs.
Two other convicts, James J.
Hamilton, 36, was shot through
the back and Joseph Dupray 24,
was shot through the hand.
A burst of gunfire quickly re
versed the hoarse commander of
ring-leader Frank Tilson 39, of
“Come on guys; let’s make a
break for it”.
A detachment of state troop
ers, who threatened to deluge
the yard with tear gas, restored
order.
A message from Warden Lewis
was what touched off the riot.
The Warden brought word that
the court had denied Roy Lanair’s
plea for an automatic release af
ter serving a minimum sentence
with good behavior credits de
ducted.
Weather Today
(U. S. Weather Bureau)
Rain, low clouds and moderate
winds have set-in over the Sew
ard Peninsula during the past 24
hours and this morning cloudy
weather prevails across the moun
tains to Ruby on the Yukon.
At Fairbanks it was clear with
Mount MicKinley visible, and it
was clear from Cordova along the
southeast coast.
A low pressure area exists ov
er the Arctic Ocean and a storm
of considerable intensity, for this
time of the year, prevails over
the west Gulf region. Pressure is
high from North Dakota across
Canada into the interior of Al
aska.
The highest temperature in
Nome yesterday was 63 and the
lowest this morning was 53. The
highest wind velocity during the
plight was 16 miles per hour from
the southeast at 3:00 A. M.
MARTIAL LAW NORTHERN IDAHO
Girl, Sweetheart,
Admit Murder Of
Mother, Hatchet
(By The Associated Press)
BAYONNE, N. J., August 3,!
—Police Chief O’Neill announced j
today that Glady's MacKnight,!
17 years old, had confessed to the
killing of her mother with a hat
chet, while her sweetheart held
her mother’s arms.
The girl and her sweetheart,
Donald Wightman, chorister on a
radio religious hour, were book
ed in jail on murder charges.
O’Neill said the girl admitted
quarreling with her mother, Mrs.
Helen MacKnight, 47, over an ear
ly dinner, so she could play- ten
nis.
Wightman seized the mother
who had a knife in her hand,
and the girl took a hatchet from
the top of the ice box and “swung
once or twice.”
Civil War China
Progress In A
Number Places
!
I
- - -
(By The Associated Press?
HONG KONG, Aug. 3, — Cen
tral government troops defeated
three thousand provincial soldiers
from Kwanghi, after a seven
hours’ battle, Chinese reports
said today.
The advices declared the clash
occurred at Mashanghu near
Doshing.
Eugene Chen, well known rad
ical leader reported on his arriv
al at Kwanigshi, that it was ap
parently a joint independent and
south government army.
Japanese reports at Shanghai
said the Kwangshi provincial
troops were streaming across
southwestern Kwangtung pro
vince border, and were occupy
ing small border towns. Kwang
tung forces were rushed to the
area to block the invasion.
Four-Masted
Sailing Ship
Coes to Japan
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 3 —
The four-masted ship Star of Lap
land, once with the Alaska Pack
er’s Fleet, sailed from here to
day for Osaka, to be placed in
a Japanese scrap yard. The sail
ing vessel was loaded with bulk
salt.
MARTIAL LAW WAS
DECLARED COUNTY
NORTHERN IDAHO
(By The Associated Press)
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 3, — Gov
ernor Ross signed a proclama
tion this morning, placing Clear
water County, the scene of the
north Idaho lumbermen’s strike,
under martial law. It is effective
this afternoon.
Ninety Idaho national guards
men and officers under Colonel
F. C. Hummel were ordered to
mobilize and proceed to Orofino,
the county seat of Clearwater
County.
The strike centers on the de
mands for higher wages, improv
ed working and sanitary condi
tions.
Ten men were arrested last
night in connection with the
shooting of four lumber mill
pickets and the beating of five
mill workmen.
A1 Bici, one of the victims, said
he was whipped with a chain
used to haul logs.
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Dimond to Talk
To Nome Public
Theatre Tonite
Returned From Northern
Trip Sunday Following
Talks on Reindeer
Returning last evening from a
tour of northern sections, Dele
gate Dimond attended a meeting
last night of the Nome-Douglas
Reindeer Association at which
Eslcimos and natives presented
their ideas in connection with a
reindeer bill to be introduced
next year in Congress.
O. D. Cochran, democratic can
didate for Senator, who accom
panied Delegate Dimond on his
northern trip, also returned to
Nome last night.
Delegate Dimond stated that af
ter interviewing natives at Buck
land, Deering and Kotzebue,their
opinions, nearly unanimous,were
to the effect that the U. S. gov
ernment should purchase all rein
deer owned by other than natives
and turn the deer over to the
Eskimos and natives of Alaska.
The Delegate speaks to the pub
lic of Nome at the Dream Thea
tre tonight, at 8 P.M., on some of
the pending issues of legislation
and other matters.
This afternoon he was the guest
of honor of the Second Divisional
Democratic Committee. He ex
pects to return to Fairbanks as
soon as weather will permit.
Of Spanish invention is a mus
ical instrument producing tones
resembling a soprano singer’s
voice when a bow is drawn a
cross a violin string stretched
across bellows and connected to
a phonograph needle and dia
phragm.
Vi orkers Comm.
To Aid Spanish
Leftists In War
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Aug. 3, — The
workers committees began the
collection of funds to aid Span
ish Leftists, following passage
of a resolution which charged
“German and Italian fascists as
war instigators.”
Doctor, Nurses
Hop Anchorage
(By The Associated Press)
KANAKANAK, Alaska, Aug. 3
—Dr. Ben Grimes accompanied j
by three Juneau nurses are head
ed for Anchorage via plane after j
two weeks combating the typhoid !
fever outbreak here, which is
now apparently under control.
Four died during the outbreak.
Persons living in outlying dis- ^
tricts are still to be vaccinated, i
The Pacific American Canner
ies crew sailed from here Friday,
there were no new cases amongst
them.
77th Victim Death
Jumping Marked
(By The Associated Press)
PASADENA, Aug. 3—Police
today marked up the 77th victim
of suicide bridge, on short Colo
rado street, near here. The man,
not Identified leaped to his death
shortly after police had picked
up another who was ready to
jump, according to reports they j
received. ' ‘
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
Saturday Games
COAST LEAGUE
San Francisco 3-4 Missions 2-3
Los Angeles 3 San Diego 4—
12 innings.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 5 Cleveland 4
Boston 0 Chicago 3
Washington 4 Detroit 13
Philadelphia 5 St. Louis 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 1 Boston 0—-11 innings.
Pittsburgh 0 New York 6
St. Louis 3 PhPc 4?lphia 11
Cincinnati 4 Brooklyn 11
Sunday Games
COAST LEAGUE
Sacramento 5-2 Portland 7-11
Los Angeles 2-2 San Diego 3-5
Oakland 11-8 Seattle 3-9
San Francisco 1 Missions 3
j AMERICAN
I Philadelphia 1-7 St. Louis 6-3
Washington 5 Detroit 3
Boston 1-11 Chicago 9-12
New York 4 Cleveland 4—tie,
called in 16th inning on account
i of darkness.
NATIONAL
St. Louis 13-11 Philadelphia 4-8
Cincinnati 4-2 Brooklyn 3-5
Chicago 3-2 Boston 4-3
Pittsburgh 2 New York 3
_
League Standings
COAST LEAGUE
Team Won Lost %
Seattle . 70 55 560
Portland . 66 56 541
Oakland . 67 59 532
Missions . 64 60 516
San Diego .62 62 500
Los Angeles .62 63 496
San Francisco 59 66 472
Sacramento . 49 78 386
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Team Won Lost % j
Chicago .57 35 620 j
St. Louis . 56 33 596 j
New York . 52 44 542
Pittsburgh .49 47 510
Cincinnati .45 46 495
Boston . 45 50 474
Philadelphia . 36 56 391
Brooklyn . 35 60 368
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Team Won Lost %
New York .64 33 660
Cleveland .56 42 571
Boston .53 55 541
Chicago . 50 45 526
Detroit .50 46 521
Washington.49 48 505
St. Louis . 32 63 337
Philadelphia . 32 64 333
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Zioncheck Will
Not Run Again
Election In 1936
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Aug. 3, — Repre
:entative Marion A. Zioncheck an
rounced he would not seek re
flection, at a caucus cf the Washi
ngton Commonwealth Federation
reld here.
He gave as his reason, the ser
ous condition of his mother’s
realth.
The surprise withdrawal of the
playboy Congressman left nine
recorded candidates up in the air
for planks on which to seek el
ection, as all had based their
hopes mostly on anti-Zioncheck
campaigns.
Five candidates were placed in
nominfitic a..- 1 the Democrats
and four by the Republicans.
The Commonwealth club which
advocates production for use, en
dorsed its executive secretary
Howard G. Costigan, today, ta
seek the democratic nomination
after the Zioncheck announce
ment. Costigan has six days in
which to file.
Hop Off Time Is
Postponed Once
More for Nome
CBy The Associated Press)
SAN PEDRO, Aug. 3, — Rad
io compass repairs in the new
Vultee plane purchased by Com
mander Levanefsky, for the Sov
iets, delayed until later in the
week, their projected Moscow
Flight.
Levanefsky and Levchenko
said the departure date was
now indefinite.
Louis Bleriot
French Pilot
Died Today
fBv The Associated Press)
PARIS, Aug. 3, — Louis Bler
iot, 64, famous French aviator,
who first flew the English Chann
el, died here today.
Bleriot flew the channel July
25th, 1909. He became an aero
nautical engineer after his car
eer as a pilot. He died suddenly
of a heart attack.
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