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VOL. 37. No. 141 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY JUNE 15. 1936 Per Copy locts
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SOVIET AIRMAN IN
SEATT LE TELLS OF
PLANS OF FLIGHT
Simnund Levanevsky Confide! Aerial
Route Across North Pole From His
Country to United Stales via Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 15—Commander Sigmund Lev
anevsky, Coviet Chief Inspector of Arctic aviation, told
interviewers here that he believes a transpolar air
route from Russia to Seattle and San Francisco,- will
be established within the next ten years.
He is making an aerial trip from New York to Los
Angeles and through the Pacific Northwest. The
“Lindbergh of Russia” told newsmen plans were matur
ing in Russia for the Soviet-San Francisco flight over
the North Pole which is to take place soon- in the “Inter
ests of science and to establish an eventual permanent
air route which is a logical one. my government has
studied the plan a great deal. It is only six thousand
miles, by the shortest route. Bases could be set up
on our side of the Pole and also in Alaska and at Seat
tle, for refueling stops.”
He declined to comment on the heroic rescue two
years ago of a hundred and ten persons of an Arctic
expedition frozen in near East Cape, Siberia.
Murder Charges May Be Involved
Following Abortion Operation
Existence Ring Alleged By Jury
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, June 15—A coroner’s verdict in
the death of a San Francisco woman and sensational
disclosures surrounding the sudden death of an Oak
land physician introduce the possibility of murder
charges into investigation of a purported criminal oper
ations ring tonight in a second inquest, held after dis
closure of the ring’s activities a jury in San Francisco
held that Mrs Florence Alves as a result of an abortion
performed by a person unknown to this jury. At the
same time police revealed that records seized in Los
Angeles showed that Dr. J E Folsom, a former Oakland
physician- did within five months after selling his busi
ness under a contract which cut the original purchase
price in half if he did within two years
•Cafe Workers Paris Also on Strike
PARIS, June 13—Employees of the Paris cafes
joined the strikers today and ceasing their work re
mained in occupation of the premises. Such famous
places as Maxim’s and Websters were effected. Work
ers in dressmakers shops and drug stores struck, also
remaining in occupation of the places where they were
employed. Strikes in the north seemed ending.
WASHINGTON’ June 15—The democratic national
committee had $299,000.00 in cash with which to start
its presidential campaign on May 31, the party’s quar
terly financial report showed today.
Pilot Whaley
3 Passengers
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Plane ('rash
Pilot Frank Whaley flying the
Travelair monoplane of the Nome
Airways, with three passengers—
Ed Burke and Jack Burke of
Paulsbo Washington, and Leo
Suhonen of Astoria, Oregon, ex
perienced the misfortune of lit
erally being knocked from the
air while in flight between Nome
and Taylor, at 4:27 p.m. Friday.
Pilot Whaley, and his three
passengers were brought to the
hospital at Nome on the tram car
of Isadore Fix. from the scene of
the accident about five miles from
Shelton, where the plane plun
ged to the lake, late Saturday
night after being exposed to the
extreme cold water for more
than twenty hours before being
rescued.
Pilot Whaley explained that a
bolt of lightning hit the right
wing shattering the outer five
feet and causing the plane to go
into a spin which ended in the
lake. He said he was able to
flatten it out a few times before
it hit. All four of them were
badly bruised and shaken up. re
ceiving sprains to ankles and
arms.
The plane landed on its nose
in the water tearing off the mot
or and the front of the cabin,
knocking unconscious a couple of
the passengers. Pilot Whaley and
the other one managed to gel
them out and on top of fhe wing,
safely. There they lay until a
small boat had been dragged a
couple of miles from Pilgrim
Hot Springs and rescuers helped
them ashore. There they were
met by others from Nome and
make-shift stretchers construct
Continued on Page Four
Landon Visited
Alfalfa Bill Of
Oklahoma State
(By Tne Associated Press)
TOPEKA, June 15—While Lan
don planned on early campaign
ing he visited with W. H. “Alfal
fa" Bill Murray, former gover
nor of Oklahoma, and a demo
crat, who declared that the repub
lican platform embodied demo
cratic principles and affirmed:
“Interested in principles not
candidates, this will be a dirty
campaign of course.” He wmuld
not say whether he would sup
port Landon.
AMOY. China, June 15—Six
destroyers and one cruiser of the
Japanese navy arrived here to
day and landed marines to pro
tect the lives and property of
Japanese.
Officers said the seven vessels
were ready to proceed to Can
ton and watch the Hong Kong
situation at a moment’s notice if
necessary.
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oabv bonus
Bonds Ready
For Delivery
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June 15— A
cargo of bonus baby bonds worth
nearly a billion, six hundred and
fifty-million dollars was trundled
from twelve Federal Reserve
bank centers at midnight Sun
day and tagged for delivery to
some three million world war
veterans. Officials estimated the
individual payments will range
from sixty to fifteen hundred
dollars.
Here’s How To
Get Cash Bonus
Bonds Issued
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, June 15--Here
is how the veteran proceeds I >
cash in on his bonus bond—
He takes it to a local postmas
ter or to any officer authorized
to witness requests for payment
such as executive officers of
banks or trust companies; prove
identification then sign the re
quest on the back of the bond for
payment: receipt for bonds is
given and thereafter a check on
the treasurer of the United Sta
tes payable to the veteran fol
lows by mail.
In the event of death or incorn
petence of veteran, legal repre
sentative will be recognized. If
no legal representative exists in
structions should be obtained
from the division of loans and
currency in Washington.
U. S. Engineer
To Go Juneau I
Talk on Harbor
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(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 15—Col. H. J.
Wild, U. S. A: my engineer, an
nounced he would go to Juneau
July fifth for a conference on the
small boat harbor with Governor
Troy.
Governor Troy was the honor
guest of the King County Dem
ocratic Club at a luncheon held
Saturday where he conferred
with Admiral T. T. Graves of
Bremerton on Alaska naval de
fense problems. He left by
plane Sunday night for Washing
ton. and was accompanied by
Robert Bender.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June 15—Sen
ate and House conferees went
into their fourth day of deliber
ations on the tax bill. All at
tempts to reach a compromise
are still far away on the major
issue of taxing distribution on
corporation profits.
BOAT RUNS A MICK
HURT 15 PERSONS
\<Ioi|>h 15. Spreckels Impair*! on IVir
plionr polirr (Jimhinii Spikr W hen
His Boat (»ot Brvond His (lonlrol
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, June 15—The victim of a runaway out
board racer which injued fifteen persons on Greenlake
Beach, Sunday. Adolph B. Spreckel . 28, the driver,
and wealthy San Francisco sportsman is unconscious
today in the hospital where physicians worked to save
his left arm.
He was hurled from his boat when it struck the
;shore and his arm was impaled on a telephone pole
climbing spike where he hung until spectators got him
down.
The boat leaped onward into the crowd and stop
ped against D. Lockhart, a Seattle spectator who was
watching the races from a wheel-chair- He was hurt
seriously but it is believed he will recover.
Friends said that the physicians believed thev
would save Spreckel s arm- lacerated from the shoulder
to the elbow, unless infection sets in. His wife wit
nessed the accident in the race, from the crowd. Sprec
kels' is the grandson of John I). Soreckels L mi- - ••-)•■ nc
0. P. High Command Works
Hard ( lounleract 1 irst Si»ns Of
V.
Discontent Over The Platform
fBv The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND. June la—The G () p hi,.h command
worked furiously behind the scenes Saturd; y night to
quiet first signs of discontent over the carefully worked
compromise party platform in the first move of a coas*
to coast campaign to overturn the new deal at the polV
in November. The task facing the Landon-Knox boar
of strategy is to prove to the conservative East and the
rural liberal West that both can live and prosoer unde
the fifteen plank platform adopted bv the convention.
The job was complicated at the outset by a telegram
from Gov. Alf M. London, the rebelling presidential
nominee, which sent senator William E Borah, repub
lican of Idaho, sulking into his tent.
Roosevelt Promised U. S. Not Tangled
r
DALLAS. Texas- June 13—President Roosevelt, in
a clear statement on troubled international affairs in
Europe and Asia, pledged today that the United Staff .
was “not going to get tangled up” in old world difficul
ties. Speaking earnestly to a group of about 175 nu i
at a luncheon given in his honor, he expressed hop -
that the United States could be of some help in restcr.
ing friendship among nations of the world by settir
an example of unity, cooperation, and friendship, h
added, but that help is going to be confined to moral
help. We are not going to get tangled up in their pro
blems in the days to come.