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Volume 36. Number 230. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Two Million Men to Fight for Ethiopia
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LAST BOATS 1935 SEASON SAILED FOR NOME
N. A. T. Ford Safe-Rumor Of Crash Is Unfounded
Two Million Men
Ready Fight For
Ethiopian Empire
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Sept. 30, — In the
face of Selassie’s announced readi
ness to put two million men in the
field for Ethiopia, Mussolini dispatch j
ed twelve thousand more troops to j
augment the Italian army in East
Africa.
It is estimated that a quarter mil
lion Italians with another quarter
million native troops will be ready
for the Ethiopian campaign, when
the dry season begins within two
weeks_
Selassie awaited final word from
his Geneva delegation before going
ahead with mobilization plans, his
advisor saying that the Italians had
crushing surprises coming if they
invaded the black empire.
French and British governments
are close in consultation as to what
the League should do to prevent
hostilities, while the diplomats at
Geneva suggested that probably
nothing be done until fighting had
actually broke out.
Clarification Views
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Sept. 27, — The Unit
td States asked formally today for
a clarification of British views on
the holding of a naval conference
before the end of this year, as re
quired under the Washington Naval
Treaty of 1922.
ROOSEVELT REPORTS
ON IMPROVED FORM
TAXATION IN THE U S
Improved Business Conditions Will Insure
Big Cut In National Deficit As Emer
gency Spending Will Be Curtailed
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 30—New taxes were condition
ally ruled out, President Roosevelt reported to the people,
saying that improving business had fortified the govern
ment’s financial position.
Peering into the nation’s industrial fiscal future, the
chief executive saw curves in tax collections and expendi
tures swinging toward a meeting point. He predicted a big
cut in the deficit of that originally estimated for the current
fiscal year of 1936, and another cut for the next financial
twelve months, but no date has been set for a completely
balanced budget.
The national tax structure, the President said: “is
stronger than ever before”.
The return of normal business will produce revenues
sufficient for all purposes. The prevailing rate of recovery
forecasts a speedy drop in emergency spending by 1937. The
budget is being prepared in view of the sharply decreasing
spread between income and outgo.
The conditioned statement however, is upon the con
tinued collection of processing taxes on farm products,
the constitutionality of which is now undergoing a test in the
courts. The President’s assertions contained a statement
accompanying the revision of the budget for the current
fiscal year ending next June 30th. The President forecast
a deficit of three billion, two hundred and eighty one mil
lion dollars, as compared with the January estimate of
four and a half billion dollars deficit.
STEVE MILLS LANDS FIRST AIR
PLANE AT STORY ISLAND WAS
FORCED DOWN BAD WEATHER
Forced Landing, Goats and Bears
Marks Valdez Air Journey;
Visibility Cut Off
Bottled in by thick clouds and
forced to spend a night on an iso
lated island in Prince William
Sound, later skimming over vast
glacial stretches, then zooming
down close to high mountain peaks
and seeing numerous wild goats
and bears, Pilot Steve Mills of the
Star Air Service and party return
ed safely to Anchorage in their
pontooned plane recently, after a
very thrilling trip to Valdez and
return.
In the party leaving Anchorage
were Mrs. Randall Polk, Gus Gelles
Vern Johnson, James Dodd and Mil
ton Odom. Mrs. Polk remained in
Valdez and will return to Anchor
age by steamer and train.
Leaving Valdez Tuesday evening
for Anchorage, the plane headed
straight across Prince William Sound
in the direction of Anchorage.
When about in the middle of the
sound heavy clouds closed in about
the ship.
“We suddenly found our visibil
ity cut off in all directions,” said
pilot Mills, “save for a clear spot
just below us, and I turned her
nose down. A little island was near
by. I brought the ship to rest in
a friendly cove and taxied near
shore. It proved to be Story Island.
There was a ranch on the place,
and as we waited in the ship a man
put out from the shore in a small
boat. He proved to be John Beyer,
a fox rancher, who has been living
on the island and ranching there
with his wife for years.
“Our’s was the first plane ever
to land at his island, and Mr. and
Mrs. Beyer gave us a warm wel
come. It was about 8:30 pm. when
we got ashore, and believe me, we
certainly appreciated the hospitality
they extended us. Mrs. Beyer pre
pared us a fine warm meal and then
we chatted and spent a pleasant ev
ening. Later, some of the boys en
gaged in a championship card game.
(Continued o* Page Two)
NAT Didn’t Crash
Waiting Weather
Improve On Route
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 30, — The NAT
Ford plane enroute to Seattle with
a sick man and other passengers
is delayed at Whitehorse by unifav
orable weather, the U S Signal
Corp reported today.
NOTE!—A wire, to the local office
of the Northern Air Transport late
today stated that the plane would
leave weather permitting early to
morrow morning from Whitehorse
for Seattle.
The above information dispells
the vicious rumor circulated in
Nome last night and today, that
the Northern Air Transport Ford j
plane had crashed.
It generally was referred in its
origin to some person aboard the
North Star, but determined efforts
to determine its truth, find that in
view of the information received,
the plane did not crash and the ru
mor is false.
NOW AVAILABLE!
Double And Single Steam-Heated
Rooms Inquire Nome,Motor Co,
S. S. Victoria Sailed
From Seattle At 10
A. M.Sun. For Nome
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE,.Sept. 30, —The S S
Victoria, historic Nome liner of the
Alaska Line sailed from Seattle
for Nome at 10 A M Sunday, car
rying thirty five passengers for
Nome, as follows:
Shirlie Forrester
Mrs H G Hughes, child
Mrs C H Code
Mrs G E Harney
Gretchen Steffin
Thos. D. Jensen and wife.
Mrs Pearl Brodersen
Mary Bahr
Mary Ellen Griffin
Mrs Andrew Sather
Miss Yvonne Mozee
Mrs Alvin Polet
Mrs. Geo. S Maynard
A M Hartford, wife and
two children.
Rev. E J Cunningham
Mrs W R Graram and two
children.
Mrs A L Follman, & infant
Miss M Burker
Albert Mode
Mrs E. Hebberlee & child
Florence Cook
Mrs Kurt Sprenger
Mrs Gene Elms
Andy Ottesen
Dan Connelly
Charley Moon
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storm shed or garage, etc., it will
pay you to read the Nome Lumber
Company special in this issue.
LADY WHO BETRAYED
DILLINGER IS FIGHTING
DEPORTATION AS ALIEN
Mrs. Anna Sage, “The Woman In Red” Who
Was With Dillinger When He Was Shot
Declares She Was Sole Betrayer
(By The Associated Press)
^CHICAGO, Sept. 30, —Mrs. Anna Sage, “the woman in
red”, is fighting deportation to Roumania, as an undesireable
alien. During the proceeding she styled herself as the sole
betrayer of the late John Dillinger, once a public enemy
number one, but a dead one now.
She charges that the federal government is “chiseling”
on its promised price for the spotting of the gangster whom
she and another woman accompanied to the motion picture
house in Chicago, in front of which he was shot down,
She claims that she was promised five thousand dollars,
a trip to California and freedom from the deportation threat,
for her work. She states that she was paid the five thousand
dollars Dillinger reward and that she was given the trip
to California, but the government is now welching on the
rest of the bargain.
A habeas corpus writ issued by Federal Judge John P.
Barnes, barred her deportation Saturday. A hearing of the
writ has been set for October 3rd. Her attorneys said they
would subpeona Melvin H. Purvis, former chief of the Fed
eral agents here, with whom the woman said she had made
the deal.
Purvis refused to comment whatsoever, and federal offi
cials were also silent, but it was indicated that they regarded
the charges only as a dodge to avoid banishment. She said
she didn’t believe that Polly Hamilton, her companion and
sweetheart of Dillinger knew his identity until just a few
days before his death.
MINING NEWS OF HAYCOCK AND
DIME CREEK TOLD ON ARRIVAL
JACK NAAS NOME. GOOD SEASON
John Naas Relates
Doings Dime Cr.
Section Summer
John Nass, old time prospector and
miner, was an arrival Saturday af
ternoon on the motorship Irene,
from Dime Creek and Haycock.
Other passengers arriving Nome
were Wallace Porter, Miss Mattie
Porter, Billy Porter, Fred Kaupman,
Lizzie Orton, all from Haycock and
Mrs. Henry Ivanoff from Isaacs Pt_
A wedding took place September
22nd when John Naas and Mrs. Mar
garet Tiffany were joined in the
bonds of holy matrimony by U S
Commissioner Arthur Johnson. The
following evening a dance and ov
erflow celebration of the event was
in order when the whole town par
took of the refreshments, and wish
ed the newly weds much happiness.
Mrs. Naas arrived Nome last July
on the tourist trip of the DeUwood,
leaving the ship at Nome she jour
H’ • - • 4-•:«, ■■ \
neyed to Koyuk on a small tug and
thence up the Koyuk river to Dime
Landing, thence 7 miles via tractor
to Haycock where she had accepted
the position of teacher of the Ter
ritorial school at Haycock.
On the eve of the Irene’s passen
gers leaving Haycock for Nome, an
other social dance was given in
honor of Miss Mattie Porter who
is leaving for California to visit re
latives for the winter, also for Mr.
Naas and Mr Kaupman who are to
carry on prospecting activities in the
vicinity of Sinrock River, west of
Nome this winter.
Beginning at the head of Dime Cr.
Arthur Johnson is hydraulicing with
fairly good results.
The dredge operated by Wallace
Porter had about 60 working days
before the season closed down. It
is reported that the dredge did re
markably well.
Albert Hegberg is hydraulicing
on a bench opposite No. 1 above,
with good results.
(Continued on Page Three)
NAT Ford Toot
Off For Seattle
Sunday Morning
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 30, John Most
Alaska mining and cannery man,
being flown to Seattle by airplane
to receive surgical treatment, was
brought here Saturday by plane
from Nome, where he had taken ill.
He stayed overnight in the hospi
tal and continued on the trip at
5:45 A. M. Sunday in the 12-passen
ger Ford plane of the Northern Air
Transport piloted by Noel Wien and
Victor Ross.
They planned to refuel at White
horse and continue straight through
to Seattle, where they expected to
arrive Monday.
Although the plane will take
Most to the hospital it is making
a regular commercial trip carrying
ten persons besides Most and the
pilots, and Dr. Rex Swartz of
Nome- who is accompanying Most
on the trip. The plane plans to
fly via Prince George and Hazelton.
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