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VOL. 37. No. 177 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 27, 1936 Per Copy 15cta
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Senatorial Com. Arrive Nome A. M.
TYPHOID FEVER CONTINUES BRISTOL BAY
Food Shortages Exist Central and Northern Spain
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CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN IN
ELEVENTH DAY AND
RIOTS CONTINUING
Food Shortages In Central, Northern
Portions Spain Reported. Losses by
Fascists Were Described Heavy
(By The Associated Press')
UNDATED, July 27, — Loyalist troops marched
on three regions dominated by insurrectionists, in the
wake of what the goernment termed leftist victories
on the northern slopes and at the strategic Guadarrama
Pass a few miles from Madrid.
Fascist losses were described as heavy in the el
eventh day of the nation’s civil war, which is punctuat
ed by reports of food shortages in the north and cen
tral portion of Spain.
Mass desertions among the rebels is reported, me
insurrectionists plan to starve Madrid into submission
it was again declared today.
It is understood that U. S. Ambassador Bowers’
aides left San Sebastian aboard the U. S Coast Guard
Cutter Cayuga. Bowers is apparently still there, infor
mation to the State Department in Washington, D. C.,
indicated today.
Loyal planes bombarded rebels camps in the Bal
eric Islands, and the government said that naval de
tachments were pursuing fleeing insurgents in many
localities.
At Oasa Blanca, French Morocco, reports are heard
that Rebel General Francisco Franco is troubled with
financial difficulties, and that he is charging the Russ
ian and French governments with supplying Madrid
with arms and supplies, to withstand the rebellion.
8 Newspapermen
Alive 1 Dead In
Plane Dive Ocean
(By The Associated Press)
Aboard C. S. S. Exermont, New
York, July 26, —Eight men, sur
vivors of an airplane dive into
the Atlantic Ocean off Nantucket
Lightship, and a dead companion,
are being rushed to New York,
after the large Bellanca cabin
plane piloted by Captain Will
iam Wincapaw had crashed after
circling the Queen Mary so that
several Boston newspaper photo
graphers could take pictures.
Edwin Ramsdall, photographer
of the Boston Post died in the
crash into the sea.
LONDON. July 26. — King
Edward of England cancelled his
plans for a holiday at Cannes, on
the French Riviera.
It was understood his decision
was -made on account of the trou
bles in Spain.
Typhoid Epidemic
Bristol Bay Is Still
Raging, No Deaths
(By The Associated Press)
KVICHAK, Alaska, July 26, -
The typhoid epidemic which had
its outbreak here last week con
tinues at Nushagak, Kanakanak,
Dillingham and Snag Point.
There are no known deaths yet
and all public places have been
closed. Nurses and doctors with
serum have been sent to the aff
ected areas.
To Fight In Sept.
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. July 27—Madison
Square Garden officials and Mike
Jacobs have reached a formal
agreement to promote jointly, a
fifteen round heavyweight cham
pionship bout between Braddock
anl Schmeling, at the Gardens
Long Island Bowl, sometime be
tween September 24th and 30th.
Baseball Scores
(By Tne Associated Press)
Saturday Gaines
COAST LEAGUE
Missions 2 San Diego 5
Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 8
Saturday Night
Sacramento 3 Seattle 4
Oakland 5 Portland 2
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Washington !) St. Louis 1
Boston 18 Detroit 3
Philadelphia 15 Cleveland 12
New York 5 Chicago 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 17 Philadelphia 4
St. Louis 2 Boston 3
Pittsburgh 7 Brooklyn 4
Cincinnati 4 New York 5
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Sunday Games
AMERICAN
Philadelphia 13-5 Clevelanl 0-8
Boston 10 Detroit 3 ,
Washington 0-3 St. Louis 2-9
New York 12-11 Chcago 3-8
NATIONAL
Pittsburgh 0-3, Brooklyn 1-4
Cincinnati 4-5 New Yirk 5-2
Chicago 0-18 Philadelphia 4-5
St. Louis 3-8 Bosaon 4-5
Coast Games
Sacramento 8-10 Seattle 7-4
Missions 4-1 San Diego 1-3
Oakland 0-7 Portland 7-2
Los Angeles 6-11 Frisco 5-4
National Guard
Patrols Roads
In Mississippi
(By The Associated Press)
BROOKHAVEN, July 26, -
The Mississippi National Guards
men patrolled highways today af
ter violence flared in an attempt
to place a milk blockade around
the city of New Orleans.
Seventeen persons were arrest
ed charged with complicity in
the fracturing of the skull of a
trucker whose truck-load of six
hundred gallons of milk was
dumped in the ditch. ,
A posse rescued Felix Guarbow
after pickets had tied a rope
around his neck.
Queen Mary Set
New Record Time
(By The Associated Press)
NAW PORK, July 20. — The
British Liner Queen Mary set a
westward trans-Atlantic record
from Cherbourgh breakwater to
Ambrose Lightship of four days,
eight hours and thirty seven min
utes, official time, clipping three
hours and five minutes from the
record formerly held by the
French liner Normandie.
SENATORIAL INVESTIGATING
COMMITTEE OLE ARRIVE ON
CHELAN TUESDAY MORNING
TO HOLD HEARINGS
Special Committee Investi
gate Conditions Among
Natives of Alaska
The U. S. Senate Investigating
Committee, of Indian Affairs in
j Alaska, aboard the U. S. C. G.
Chelan, is due to arrive at Nome
either late tonight or early to
morrow morning, said information
to Kurt Sprenger, officer in char
ge of the Nome Coast Guard Sta
tion, today.
The party includes Senators
Elmer Thomas, chr., of Oklahoma,
, Shipstead of Minnesota and Lynn
J. Frazier of North Dakota.
Others are included in the
party but their names are not av
ailable today.
The Northwestern Alaska Cham
her of Commerce has arranged
a reception committee consist
ing of directors and the mayor
of Nome to meet them upon their
arrival.
While the federal party is in
Nome the local chamber, said
officials today, intends to bring
Out Or In, You
Can Jud<*e By
Foreign Custom
(By The Associated Press)
BUCHAREST, Rumania, July
27,—Rumors that foreign minist
er Nicholas Titulescu had resign
ed were increased this week-end
by an official communique saying
"Mr. Titulescu had been receiv
ed in audience by King Carol.”
Inasmuch as “Mr.” is invariab
ly used in Rumania when a cab
inet minister has relinquished his
post the rumors were believed
to have some foundation.
American Seaman
Come For Trial In
Berlin Tomorrow
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 27, — Impris
oned since his arrest in Ham
burg a year ago, Lawrence Simp
son, a seaman of Kirkland, Wash
igton, will go on trial before the
second senate or people’s court
here tomorrow on a charge of es
pionage it was announced today.
Eo their attention such matters
as roads, airplanes fields, radio
beacons, revetments, harbor, and
nther affairs of the Second Div
ision which sometimes come to
the attention of the nat: mil con
gress. This, it was explained,
will be pres < nted for tl eir < b
servation while they are on the
ground here, and their aid en
listed, if such matters come be
fore them in Washington, at a
later date.
The Senatorial committee is
primarily interested in Office of
Indian Affairs conditons and act
vities, and the conditions among
the native peoples.
Further details concerning any
subsequent activities while they
are at Nome, will undoubtedly
be forthcoming after their arriv
al.
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' The Natives of Nome and King
Island announce a fair to be held
:in conjunction with the arrival
!of the Coast Guard Cutter Che
lan and the Senatorial Commit
tee on Indian Adairs. The Com
1
mittee is expected to arrive late
Monday or early Tuesday.
The Fair is to be held under
the auspices of the Chamber of
Commerce and Sam Mogg, presi
dent of the Alaska Native Broth
erhood, in the Gymnasium of the
Native school.
The exhibit for the Nome Na
tives is under the direction of
Norman Lee; for the King Island
Natives, Simon Katexak is direc
tor. For the benefit of the na
tives, articles will be sold to the
general public. Everyone is in
vited to look and buy or just to
look. The Fair is expected to
be open from 3 P.M. Tuesday.
The general exhibit is under
the direction of Mr Coan of the
Office of Indian Affairs, who is
attempting to solicit from the
community article made by the
natives which are unusual or ex
ceptional. He wishes to hear
from anyone having such items
and will exhibit them only un
der his immediate supervision. If
you have anything of this type,
telephone the Office of Indian Af
fairs or get in touch with Mr.
Coan at the Native school build
ing sometime during the day,
Tuesday.
Other entertainment for the
Senatorial Committee to which
the general public will be invited
will be announced later. It is
expected to include, native danc
ing, games, and water sports.
7 (oast Guard
\esseIs Assigned
To Active Duty
ONE FOR CORDOVA
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 26, —
The U. S. Coast Guard tentative
ly approved si at n assignments
for its seven new type cruisers,
which are undergoing trials at
present.
There are others under con
struction scheduled to be complet
ed before February 1st which in
clude 37 new cutters 327 feet
long, 41 feet beam, displace
ment 2,000 tons, top sp *ed 20
knots an hour, cruising radius
five thousand nau'ical rules at
top speed. Ci st t’.v; and a half
million dollars each.
Tentative assignments place
John C. Spencer, n inly f r duty
out of Cordova. It own
when he will take up h;. station.
Olympic Tryouts
Reveal Athletes
Break Records
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 27. — Three
world’s records were shattered
and four Olympic and two Am
erican marks were bettf r d today
as the cream of America’s ath
letes fought it out in the final
tryouts for the remaining 4.1 ber
ths on the U. S. Olymp'c team.
As new world records were
written in the high jump, 3.000
meter steeplechase and 200 met
er run around a turn, collee-col
ored Jesse Owens of Ohio State
clinched his third place on the
team with his record perform
ance in the 200 meter . md Don
Lash of Indiana secured his sec
ond berth by winning the 5,000
meters.
Two negro boys cleared the
high jump bar higher than any
human ever leaped before. Cor
nelius Johnson of Compton Jun
ior College, California : d Dave
Albritton of Ohio State tied for
first place in this event with re
cord performances of six feet
nine and three-fourths inches.
Harold Manning f om Kansas
sot a now world record in the
3,000 meter steeplechase with 9
minutes 8.2 seconds..
Jesse Owens set a new world
mark of 21 seconds flat for the
200 meters run around a turn.
Owens had already won Olympic
berths in the 100 meters run and
the broad jump.