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VOLUME 85. No. 78. NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1081 1 IVr Copy: IO cents.
ITALY DECLARES WILL INCREASE MR FORCES
PRESIDENTIAL PARTY RETURNS TO STATES
PRES. ROOSEVELT
AND PARTY ARE
NEAR STATES
•PRESIDENTIAL PARTY
NEARING MOUTH OF
COLUMBIA RIVER
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(By The Associated Press)
ASTORIA, Aug. 2, The cruiser
Houston, hearing President Roose
velt and party, was three miles
west of the Columbia River light
house at 11:45 a.m. with her
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convoy cruiser.
The big guns at Fort Stevens are
to roar the Presidential salute as
the Houston crosses the bar into
the river.
The President is to continue to
Portland for a funding at neon
tomorrow. He will then depart
an hour later for Bonnville Dam
and make his first address after
landing.
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6RAND JURY RETURNS
SEVERAL TRUE BILLS
GRAND JURY RETURNS
' SEVERAL TRUE BILLS
(By The Associated Press)
DETROIT, Aug. 2, The Federal
Grand Jury here today, returned
true bills against twenty-eight
men. Including some of Detroit's
leading bankers, directors or of
ficials who served during tre de
pression years.
The action was taken as a result
of Michigan’s financial debacle
last year.
JAP CONSUL REQUESTS
NAVAL PROTECTION
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO. Aug. 3, A Japanese
cruiser is on its "'ay to Foochow,
on the south China coast today,
in answer to a request from the
Japanese consul-general, tor pro
tection against communists act
ivities.
SOURDOUGH.. STATIONERY FOR
SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE
“FOREST KING”
RUNS ON REEF
ALASKA BOUND
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ANOTHER VKSSKIi HITS ROCKS
(By The Associated Press)
SRATTIjES Aug. 3. The steam
ship "Forest King," bound for Al
aska front Seattle struck on Kelp
Reefs in Haro Strait, between Sau
Juan Island and Vancouver Is
land, in a dense fog last nigh*,
springing a leak.
The coast guard was advised
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that the ship's pumps were able
to control the flow of water. She
ts now heading back to Seattle,
knd is believed to be out of any j
serious danger. After she had
crashed on the rocks she was r.e
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.floated under her own power.
The Alaska T,ine steamer Yukon
'sails for Alaska Sunday, and the
S. S. Alaska sails Tuesday of
next week.
ITALY TO INCREASE
, AIR & NAVY FORCES
ITALY WILL IXtHFASE
AIK AXI» NAVY FOKFKS
(By The Associated Press)
HOME, Aug. :!, Official decrees
today authorized the appropri i
tion of one hundred million dol
lars for the expansion, of the Ital
ian Air Force during the next two
or three years, and another appro
priation of about one half that
much for addition^ naval con
struction. «
SNAKE RIVER DREDGING
PROJECT NOW FULLY
UNDER OPERATION
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SNAKE RIVER HARBOR
ACTIVITIES
The U. S. Engineers operating
la Snake River Harbor have now
dredged a channel 85 feet wide
and 8 feet deep from the upper
end of the south revetment to a
point opposite the end of the East
Jetty, with the exception of the
baT across the entrance. The
dredge Is operating there today,
and if good weather continues will
have dug the channel inside of
the next three or tour days. It
is the intention, it was reported,
to make the channel 75 feer wide
inside of the river. This season
it is expected will also see th»
completion of the dredging of the
depth as the remainder of he
river channel.
Doable shifts will continue work
ins the. dredge until che entrauce
to f-nake Rivor Harbor has been
established to a goodly depth.
One shift will then be placed at
work constructing the U. 8. En
gineers’ Marine • ways on Belmont
Point. ,
A program has been outlined,
it is understood, for placing dol
phins next year at the end of the
Blast Jetty, in a southeasterly dir
ection, in order to protect boats
while entering th^k harbor from
the steel Jetty.
The painting of steel work on
the revetments and Jetty is pro
gressing daily; this is being done
to prevent rust.
A new modern blinker system
has been installed in the harbor
for the channel lights, which will
remain in the same place. The
lights were turned on August first
and will remain on until the close
of navigation.
A four-spar bouy has been in
stalled to mark the channel at
Safety. All such work has been
carried on under the supervision
of the U. S. Engineers.
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STORMS IN MH'HIOAN
(By The Associated Press)
DKTROIT, Auk. », Violent wiml
mid rain storms' swept through
central and eastern Michigan lea*
iug eight dead, and more than
one million dollars damages in
i heir wake.
One hundred and fifty passen
gers were taken off an excursion
boat by the coast—guard after the
pleasure boat had been driven
ashore.
HITLER ASSUMES
ABSOLUTE POWER
IN GERMANY
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HITLER ASSUMES ABSOLUTE
CONTROL GERMANY
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug, 3, Hitler made
himself absolute and unquestioned
dictator by a virtual coup d'etat,
becoming both President and Chau |
cellor of Germany.
He called for and received from
. ' ,tw
the Heimwehr, standing army, tho
oath of allegiance to hint personal
ly.
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President von Hindenhurg is to
be buried at Tannenburg, the fam
ily having surrendered his body
to the government for .services.
The funeral is to lake place next
Tuesday.
TWO CORDOVA GIRLS
BELIEVED DROWNED
TWO (OlUfOVA tillSI.S ARK ,
MISSI \<» IN SEATTLE
(By The Associated Press)
'SEATTLE, Aug. t. Missing for
i lie past twenty-four hours, since 1
they left home to go for a swim, j
fears are being felt here for Wil
ma, aged twelve and Gladys, aged
eleven, two daughters of Mr, and
Mrs. Carson of C-ordova. Feats
are felt that they might have timm
drowned. The Carsons came to
Seattle from Cordova oijrly in
May. i
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ITEMS OF GENERAL
INTEREST TO NOME
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The number of cars operating
in Nome and surrounding vicinity
under territorial licenses up to
Aug. 1st this year is 140. There
were 129 licenses granted to plea
sure cars and 11 licenses to trucks.
This number is five more than
the entire total number of licenses
ganted for the whole of last sea
son.
KAMI JOY FLIES TO CANDLE
TO RETURN TOMORROW
Pilot Ben Easley of the Roust
Airways flew to Candle today with
a load of mall and express for
that place. He expects to return
tomorrow, bringing Mrs. R. B.
Julian from Baldwin.
Representing the Biological Sur
vey, L«. J. Palmer of College, Al
aska, has sent to Alfred Lomen,
two Labrador retrelver dogs which
left this fnorntng on the mail boat
Meteor to be sent to,Baldwin.’’We
purpose of shipping the dogs north
is to cross breed them with sheep
dogs In the attempt at producing
a suitable animal for reindleer
herding. Both breeds of dogs are
the finest of their kind, and each
possess qualities which If combin
ed would go to make a fine rein
deer dog.
H. M. Hansen, better known as
"Hans” Hansen from Council, was
In Nome yesterday for some time
on business, having flown over by
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KAKTIiylAK'KS IN M V IN K
(By The Associate?. l're«s> ,
PORTLAND, Maine. Aug. 3, A
series of earthquakes jarred the
Maine coast today. Very little,
;f any damage was done.
DK.MOISILI/K OlVItDS
(By The Associated Ptpss) 4
. XKW ORLEANS, Aug. 3. Senat
or' Huey Long wtrs served with a
court order today demanding the
immediate demobilization of the
national guard.
plane from his mining ground in
the Council region. Mr. Hansen
reported that earlier in the sea
3or. considerable difficulty duo to
lack of water, was encountoerd *n
the mining activities, hut at -pres
ent, and for the past month, there
has been ample saturation to
carry en extensive mining opera
tions. He also reports that a
great deal of prospecting and min
ing is being carried on in the
Council section, which leads to the
opinion that the Seward Penln- „
sula mining fields have experien
ced an early and decided pick-up
in activities. It is well to receive
such encouraging news from the
Council section and we sincerely
trust that by the end of the sea
son this fall, that, all operators In
that section will hav9 accomplish
ed some real, and definite pro
gress.
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