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VOL 35 No 154 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1934 Per Copy: 10 Cents.
Christmas Excursion Train Wrecked
ROOSEVELT IS BUSY LEGISLATION CONGRESS
Government Engineers Busy Many Alaskan Projects
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WORST TRAIN WRECK
HISTORY OF CANADA
SCORE PERSONS HURT
(By The Associated Press)
HAMILTON, Ontario, Dec. 26—'The splintered wreck
age of a Christmas excursion train is today being searched
for more victims, as officials of the Canadian National Rail
road opened an investigation in the collision with another
train.
A score of persons were injured, some critically, when
the Detroit to Toronto Express tore into the rear of the sta
tionary excursion train on a siding at Dumdas, seven miles
from here.
Several women were among the mangled victims, all
of whom were Canadians. Two wooden cars at the rear of
the excursion train were crushed- ManY passengers, scream
” ing in agony, were pinned for hours beneath the wreckage,
before they could be extricated.
(By The Associated Press)
HAMILTON, Dec. 26—Engineer B. B. Burrell is credit
ed by railroad officials as averting an even greater tragedy.
Seeing no hope of preventing the locomotive from piling
into the special train, he ordered it cut loose from the coach
es behind, which prevented them from telescoping.
W. C. Rice of Toronto, a traveler, is hailed as a hero,
having removed six passengers from the splintered coaches
before he himself collapsed, in one of the worst train wrecks
in Canada’s history.
Survivors estimated that the express was traveling at
a speed of about 55 miles an hour, as it approached the sid
ing. Burrell said he drove straight through following his
instructions when suddenly the train crashed violently into
the special. “That’s all I know. The cause will have to
be determined,” he said when questioned as to how the acci
dent occurred.
SHOT STOPS THE
CAREER OF BANK
ROBBER— DEAD
(By The Associated Press)
HARRISON, Neb., Dec. 26th—A
long range shot from one of die
posse members, cut short the career
of an unidentified man who held up
the Sioux National Bank here and
obtained six hundred and ninety
five dollars and then fled in a car.
The auto went over an embank
ment. He ran but was brought
down by Albert Moddy, rancher,
member of the quickly organized
posse.
GOVERNOR DIES
HEART DISEASE
(By The Associated Press)
PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 26—Geo
W. P. Hunt, aged 75, seven times
Governor of Arizona, died at his
home here. Death came as he dis
cussed with his daughter, Mrs. Vir
ginia Brannon, plans for the Christ
mas dinner. Heart disease was the
cause. He had been confined to his
bed for the past two weeks with a
bronchial cold.
71 PLANES TO
BE BUILT FOR
U. S. AIR CORPS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 —Harry
H. Woodrin, Assistant Secretary of
War, announced a contract of award
to the Douglas Aircraft Corporation
for the construction of seventy-one
observation planes, to cost one mil
lion, six hundred and fifty-five thou
sand, three hundred and ninety-four
dollars.
This leaves just one more award
to make, to complete this year’s ten
million dollar purchase program for
next year. Under this program the
Air Corps is to get eight hundred
planes, bringing the aerial'fleet up
to two thousand, three hundred and
twenty planes.
Deaths In King
County Increase
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 26th—Christmas
Day added five more deaths to the
traffic toll, bringing King County’s
total traffic dead for the year, up to
one hundred and eighty—thirty-six
more than the previous record.
NEW PUN FOR
RELIEF IS NOW
BEING DEVISED
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—The ex
pansion of the CCC to carry a great
er burden of helping the unemploy
ed is now under consideration by
the administration relief experts, as
one of a number of projects, which
are being studied as a possible
means for putting more emphasis
on work relief than outright dole.
The proposal would expand it to
include, old men and married men.
PROJECTS NOW
BEING STUDIED
U. S. ENGINEERS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26th— The
Board of Army Engineers compila
tion showed that they had investi
gated and surveyed projects involv
ing the navigation of water, conser
vation, and power development and
ran costs which would be one bill
ion, two hundred and eighty-nine
millions.
Meritorious were the following
which includes the dredging, exten
sion and turning of the basin in the
Nome harbor sixteen thousand five
hundred dollars. Dredging a ten
foot basin at the south end of Wran
gell harbor fifty-six thousand. The
construction of a breakwater at the
north side of the Seward harbor
seventy thousand. The dredging of
a six foot channel, sixty feet wide
at Dry Pass, seventy nine thousand
dollars. Removing obstructions to
provide for a five foot channel in
the Egigik River, five thousand dol
lars. Dredging a ten foot harbor
and the construction of two break
waters at Cordova two hundred and
ninety-five thousand dollars. The
dredging of a twenty-two foot chan
nel two hundred feet wide at Ko
diak seventy-seven thousand dol
lars.
Dredging twenty four foot ap
proach channels and an eleven foot
boat basin and short eight foot
channel at Petersburg ninety-four
thousand; dredging two-two foot
channel, remove rocks and shoals at
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Sitka, sixty-seven thousand five hun
dred dollars. The engineers empha
sized that the projects had not nec
essarily been recommended but had
been studied.
Honolulu Team Is
Winner Football
(By The Associated Press)
HONOLULU,‘Dec. 26—In an ex
hibition Xmas game here, the Uni
versity of California was defeated
2^ to 13 by the Honolulu town team.
PRESIDENT ^WORKING
ON LEGISLATION FOR
SESSION OF CONGRESS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—President Roosevelt today
worked on the program which, among other things, is ex
pected to mark a definite swing from the dole to work re
lief, while Democratic leaders strove to forestall any upris
ing which might spell a major upset in the administration’s
program.
Some are talking of scrapping the famous one hundred
and forty-five rule, under which that number of signatures
on a petition can force a bill to the floor. The proposal to
take its place is that a majority or two hundred and eigh
teen be registered.
The President’s message, it is understood, will deal
[largely with unemployment and social security. A federal
and state unemployment insurance plan is to be recom
mended, it was reported.
LINDY NURSE
RETURNS FOR
KIDNAP TRIAL
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Dec. 26—Betty Gow,
the last person to see Charles Lind
bergh Jr., alive, arrived here to par
ticipate in the trial of Hauptmann.
She arrived on the liner Aquitania
and was dressed in a travelling suit (
with gray tweeds. She appeared toj
be tired and apprehensive over the
prospects of the forthcoming pro
ceedings.
The former Lindbergh nurse was
listed under the name of Beatrice
Galloway, and not until this morn
ing were the passengers aware of
her identity. She declined to talk
when questioners crowded around.
She occupied a tourist cabin on the
vessel coming over.
BUYS MEAL FOR
MAN KILLS HIM
ATTEMPT STEAL
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 26—John Consig
liari, had a very generous Christmas
spirit. He bought a shabby indiv
idual who entered his tavern, a big
meal at a restaurant across the
street. He went back to his tavern
and dozed in a chair.
A window pane in the rear break
ing, brought him to his feet. He
snatched up his pistol and crept to
the window and shot at a form
which dropped into the tavern.
Upon turning on the lights he
found the man dead, and the same
was none other than he for whom
he had bought the dinner. The man
was identified as Edwin Busch.
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NEGRO TAKES
POLICE CHIEF S
GUN KILLS HIM
(By The Associated Press)
ELLAVILLE, Ga„ Dec. 26—Seven
teen year old Henry Dodson, a ne
gro, is said by officers to have shot
and killed Chief of Police W. B.
Soutern, aged 42. He is being sought
by a posse, even though it is feared
that he will be lynched if caught.
(By The Associated Press)
ELLAVILLE, Ga„ Dec. 26—Dodson
is being held in the jail at Colum
bus charged with the killing of
Chief Soutern. He killed him with
the chief’s gun. He was captured
in the swamps late today. Author
ities said he confessed that he fear
ed the mob might form and try to
lynch him. The negro was arrested
Christmas eve and charged with
theft. He grabbed Soutern’s gun
and shot him enroute to jail.
DEATHS THRU
XMAS TOTAL UP
TO 163 PEOPLE
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Dec. 26—Grim tragedy
stalked over the United States on
Christmas, bringing deaths to at
least one hundred and sixty-three
persons.
A train wreck near Hamilton, On
tario, killed 16. Fires, auto acci
dents, drownings, suicides and other
tragedies turned the day from one
of joy to sorrow for scores of famil
ies. 115 died in traffic accidents. 1
suicide left a note “Merry Xmas.”
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PRES. TALKS TO
NATION PEOPLE
ON CHRISTMAS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26—In a
Christinas message to the nation,
President Roosevelt proposed:
“That courage and unity” be made
the spirit of the occasion. “It is a
way to greater happiness and well
being. This year, again, we are
entitled to new hopes and new an
ticipations, as during the year to
ward which we looked last Christ
mas with anticipation and hope,
and in which we have seen fulfilled,
many things that were wished a
year ago. Life thus goes on from
anticipation and -hope to fulfill
ment.”
FLY 2400 MILES
OVERS. POLAR
ICE AND SNOW
(By The Associated Press)
WELLINGTON, N. Z., Dec. 26—
Lincoln Ellsworth, Antarctic explor
er and pilot Bernt Balchen, reported
that they flew in their plane on a
flight across the Antarctic from De
ception Island to the Bay of Whales,
a distance of approximately 2400
miles. The purpose of the flight
was to determine if the Ross and
Wedell seas were connected and find
out if the Antarctic in reality was
two continents.
WOMAN IS DEAD
AFTER ILLEGAL
TRY OPERATION
(By The Associated Press)
PORT JEFFERSON, N. Y„ Dec.26
—The nude body of the pretty
blonde Mrs. Loretta Wilson, aged 19,
was found in a thicket along the
highway near here.
The police believed the woman
died of an illegal operation. Will
iam, her husband who was a chauf
fuer, reported her missing Thurs
day. She told her landlady that she
was going to see a physician, but
Wilson denied knowing that she
planned to undergo an operation.
94 Year Old Man
Dead New York
(By The Associated Press)
YONKERS, N. Y., Dec. 26—John
E. Andrus, aged 94, the “Million
aire Straphanger,” died at his home
here. He had been ill for the past
three days.
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