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VOL. 33 No. 214. NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, July 17, 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Sen. Harrison May Become Leader
281 Killed, 250 Injured When Train Is Derailed
Mattern Expects Reduce Russians Time By 20 Hrs.
Albert Dyer, street crossing guar . v/ho c nfe scd brutal slaying
®f three girls, as he appeared in A- 1' District Atty’s. office.
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FIRST SOVIET POLAR PLANE
WELL STOCKED PROVISIONS
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(By Tiie Associated Press!
VANCOUVER. Wn.. July 17, — Russia’s first pol
ar to U. S. fliers were elaborately equipped to cope with
the rigors of the north in ease of a forced landing, with
the ‘covered wagon" of the Arctic, carrying supplies
and equipment to permit the trio to live for months if
forced down.
They had aboard pistols, rifles, ammunition, a rub
ber boat, flares, besides ample supplies of drinking wat
er, canned goods, salt, clothing and fuel which appeared
t o bo a mixture of high test gasoline, stove oil and dies
*' oil. The plane was equipped with a variable pitch
propeller. ,
Pickets examine exploded ic:tr gas bomb at Youngstown, Ohio. ■
The photographer who took photo was wounded shortly afterward.J
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Roosevelt Says Will Remain Neutral
In Selection of Robinson's Successor
(By The Associi'ed Press)
WASHINGTON. July 17. — President Roosevelt
today indicated that he would remain neutral in the;
selection of a successor to Democratic senate leader Jo-1
seph T. Robinon. Senator Harrison appears to be the
choice, with senator Barkley withdrawing from the;
race. A caucus will be held Wednesday.
Grants Powers
Great Britain to
Save Committee
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 17. — The In
ternational Committee on T,on-in
tervenlion in Spain voted unani
mously to grant full powers ot
Great Britain to keep the non-in
tervention scheme alive and try
to find, a way out of the deadlock
into which the committee has fall
e t
The full committee of twenty
seven nations was unable to find
a scLuiion of the conflicting de
mands of Britain and France, and
those of Germany and Italy.
Britain accepted the mandate
on the understanding that she
would have full discretion to car
ry it out.
The major powers at the meet
ing were adamant in their prev-;
ious attitude.
Lord Plymouth, British chair- j
man of the committee declared:
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that the British government in
accepting the mandate is not pre
pared to accept strictures tn their i
(the government's), conduct no
matter from what quarter they
may emanate. France threatened
'.a leave her border open unless
a general agreement is reached.
Agreed Remove
Somes Phases of
Wage, Hour Bill
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 17,
—Members of the Senate Labor
Committee reported today a ten
tative agreement to strip from
the wage and hour bill much of
the discretionary power given a
proposed labor board of labor
standards, would be fixed, mem
bers said, beyond which the
board could not go in establish
ing minimum wages and maxi
mum hours.
Another amendment would el
iminate power of the board to es
tablish fair labor standards, above
the basic non-oppressive stand
ards.
Mystery Golfer
Hollywood Was
Robber In N. Y.
(By The Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, July 17, —The
mystery golfer of Hollywood, J. [
Montague, is held by police. They
claim he told them he is glad the
mystery that surrounded him has
been lifted.
Montague became a legend thru
his expert golf playing on Holly
wood links. He was a close friend
of many movie stars, but always'
refused to pose for photographs
or talk to newsmen.
Police held him on a warrant
charging robbery in New York
States seven years ago.
They said he admitted his real
name was La Verne Moore and
that he said he had been influen
ced by bad company as a youth.
Police quoted the mystery golf
er as saying he was glad he had
been arrested because he could
now lift the cloak of mystery
which prevented him from partic
ipating in tournaments.
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°pp oses Measure
Increase Term Of
Judges 10 Years!
—
A resolution was passed by the
Nome Bar Association, by a un
animous vote, expressing the dis
approval of the association with
the proposed bill now in congress
to change the terms of Federal
Judges in Alaska, from four to
ten years.
The resolution was immediately [
dispatched to Delegate Anthony
J. Dimond in Washington, D C.
The Juneau Bar Association;
communicated with the Nome or
ganization the other day and ask
ed for an express of opinion on
the matter.
The resolution in opposition to
the bill was the answer of the
Nome Bar Association.
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PAPERS FOR SALE
Buy them by the bundle. Use
them for starting fires. For Sale
At the Nome Nugget,
JIMMIE MATTERIN' IS
RUSHING PREPARA
TIONS POLAR TRIP
(By The Associated Press>
LOS ANGELES. Calif., July 17—Jimmv Mattern
is preparing his plane “The Texan”, in which he expects
to fly nonstop from California to Russia, for fuel con
sumption tests between here and Kansas City. He said
he hoped to lower the record of the second trio of Soviet
fliers who made their hops in 62 hours, by at least 20
hours. Mattern’s Lockheed monoplane has two 450
horsepower motors with a cruising speed of 200 miles
per hour. He will have cooperation from Signal Corps
in making radio tests in his hop from San Diego. The
plane will take off with 1130 gallons of gas in the tanks,
and will be partially filled over Fairbanks when he will
refuel in the air. taking on 900 gallons of gas.
PEIPING, July 17—Huge troop concentrations are
reported moving toward North China by both sides.
PATNA, July 17—Two hundred and eightv-one were
killed and two hundred and fifty injured when the Cal
cutta Expres was derailed, 17 miles from Patna. All
European passengers are reported safe. Authorities
suspect sabotage, as upturned rails indicated tampering.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. July 17—A slender brown
haired girl, aged 19. whose identity is guarded by police
who hope for early solution of the slaying of Dr. Geo
rge W. Webster, aged 39. obstetrician, held in commun
icado. The physician was slain while entering a town
house in a fashionable section. The girl appeared com
posed in jail.
Boy Scouts in ravine where they found the bodies of three girls,
near Inglewood, Calif. The girls were aged seven, eight and nine.