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VOL. 37. No. 48. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, FEB. 26, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
3 Ministers Shot In Japanese Riot
UPHEAVAL DUE COMMERCE
Declares Pantages “Not Very Rich” When He Died
Alex Pantages
Died With But
Little Money
(By Tne Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Feb. 26, —
Attorneys of Alexander
Pantages, who died Feb
ruary 17th, said that an in
ventory of his estate show
ed that he died a “relative
ly poor man”.
His wealth was once es
timated at twenty-four mil
lion dollars.
Earle D. Daniels, the at
torney who filed his will in
probate, gave its value as
a little in excess of ten
thousand dollars. He said
“Pantages was by no means
a millionaire at his death.”
Shrimps Found
In Bering Sea
Right Off Nome
Holds Promise Developing
Winter Industry For
Nome Section
A surprise was sprung to
the members of the Cham
ber of Commerce when at
their meeting Monday a
fine bunch of shrimp were
presented to them by John
Mitchell who is living this
winter in the vicinity of
the San Souci cabin west
on Nome on the beach of
Bering Sea.
E K Johansen of the
Nome Harbor Lighterage
Co. also caught some Sun
day while out fishing crab
through the ice—instead of
crab coming up in the net
he had shrimp.
Some informed persons
were surprised at the size
and uniformity of the
shrimp. •
Those who cooked and
tasted them were surprised
and pleased, finding them
sweeter and firmer than
the varities caught else
where in warmer water.
Here lies the possibility
of a new industry for the
Nome section, said some of
the directors, when refer
red to concerning the new
discovery, so close to the
city.
A. Polet’s store has the
balance in cold storage
and will be pleased to show
them to anyone interested.
COUP D’ ETAT ATTEMPTED IN
JAPAN RESULTS DEATH TO 3
HER HIGHEST MEN CABINET
Young Army Officers Attempted
Coup Because Liberal Attitude
Displayed In Elections
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Feb. 25, —Un
official reports from China
and England said that mar
tial law had been declared
in Tokyo and elsewhere in
Japan. Several political
leaders were said to have
been assassinated, as the
army sprung a coup, fol-1
owing the elections, in
which the proletariat ele
ment gained ground, al
though did not gain control
of the government.
No direct contact was
made with Japan early to
night, and present reports
are incomplete.
Tokyo, Feb. 26, — A
group of young army offi
cers assassinated three cab
inet ministers, including
the Premier, today, in a
sudden thrust at liberal
statesmen, a government
source said.
Emperor Hirohito immed
]irately commanded national
1st Fumio Goto to form a
new gove nment.
Goto has been minister
of home affairs, the office
which carries with it the
control of the po'ice.
Those killed were Prem
ier Keisuke Okada, Admir
al Viscount Makoto Saito
the Lord Keeper of the
Privy Seal, Former Prem
ier Gen. Jotaro Watanabe,
hicf of military education.
Seriously wounded in
cluded Finance Minister
Korekiyo Takahashi, and
Admiral Kantaro Suzuki,
Lord Chamberlain of the
imperial court.
Soldiers were immediate
ly ordered ou* on duty to
maintain or^e:.
The imperial palace and
all government offices were
Chief Of Crow Indians Elated To
Control Herd Bison
Crow Indian Reservation,
Hardin, Montana, Feb.—
A hundred bison are enjoy
ing a new domain in the
wilds of the Crow Indian
Reservation here after a
250-mile trip in seven auto
trucks from the Yellow
stone National Park.
To Chief Robert Yellow
tail, full-blooded Crow In
dian and superintendent of
the Crow Reservation,goes
credit for conceiving the
idea of bringing the buffalo
back as a part of Indian
life.
Yellowtail was appointed
superintendent of the reser
vation a year ago—the first
Indian ever to hold a simi
lar position—and immedi
ately outlined his plan,now
considered one of the great
est of social experiments
for the benefit of the Am
erican Indian.
It is conservatively estim
ated that at one time some
60,000,000 buffalo roamed
what is now continental
United States. But with
the coming of the white
man the buffalo was killed
off and in 1902 was well on
the road to complete extinc
tion.
4,400 Animals in U.S.
In that year Congress ap
propriated funds for estab
lishing a herd in Yellow
stone Park to perpetuate
the species. That herd pav
ed the way for other herds
and today there are some
4,400 of the animals in the
placed under a heavy guard
to prevent any damage.
The recent parliamentary
election which demonstrat
ed the swing toward liber
alism in the Japanese el
ectorate. had established
Premier Okada more firm
ly in power than ever.
The younger officers’ ac
tion is regarded as an at
terapt at a military coup
d' etat. The officers had pre
viously criticized Okada, a
retired admiral, as not
sufficiently supporting the
military program on the
Asiatic mainland.
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Dies Be
For For Plane
Flights Canada
r
In connection with stud
ies on long-range forecast
ing the U. S. Weather Bur
eau will maintain daily air
plane weather observation
flights at Fort Smith, Mac
kenzie Province, Canada.
Mr. Hayward, Nome Mete
orologist, was informed to
day by telegraphic corres
pondence that all local pil
ots would be permitted to
submit bids for making the
flights in the Canadian city.
Any Nome pilots or air
plane companies interested
in bidding on these flights
for the months of May and
June should inform the
Nome Weather Bureau at
once.
•United States. Canada has
a herd of some 17,000.
The Yellowstone herd is
maintained at about 1,000
animals and each year the
surplus is disposed of—
slaughtered, sent to zoos
and Indian agencies. Chief
Yellowtail decided to ob
tain some of these surplus
animals and establish a
herd for his tribe. He ob
tained 115 head from Yel
lowstone and the National;
Bison Range herds.
This year he wrote: “Wei
have just completed one of
| the best fences, made com
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TWO MEN DEPARTMENT
COMMERCE DISMISSED IN
BATTLE SAFETY Si Ill'S
Insubordination Charged Against
p r
Two For Releasing Report
Condition Fall
Worse After 1
Month Illness
(By The Associated Press)
PCI Paso, Texas. Feb. 26.
—The condition of Albert
B. Fall, who took a decid
ed turn for the worse last
night, was reported un
changed today, by attend
ants at the William Beau
mont Hospital here.
The former secretary of
the interior under republi
can President Harding, has
been seriously ill for more
than a month.
Ethiopians Still
Holding On To
Mount. Fortress
(By The Associated Press)
Addis Ababa, Feb. 26. —
The Ethiopian government
announced today that their
troops were still holding
Amba Alaji, a ridge in nor
thern Ethiopia, which sev
eral times has been report
ed captured by the Italians.
FOIL SALE—Three piece
mahogany bedroom set,
table lamp, vanity lamps,
and etc., slightly used. In
quire at Nugget ollice.
Polarites Attention
All Polarites urged to
attend athletic work-out
and meeting Native Gym
at 7:30 p.m. tonight.
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(By The Associat' d Press)
Washington, Feb. 26, —
The dismissal of two De
partment of Commerce ship
ping officials for insubord
ination, was made known
today in offici.il quarters,
which forecast the resigna
tion soon of Joseph B.
Weaver, Director of the
Bureau of Navigation.
Weaver’s retirement is
expected to follow on the
comnie ion of herniation
for ? a if ty, n nv before
congre s.
The two aides di-missed
were Commander II. Mc
Coy Jones and Frechrick
L. Adams. Their dismiss
al is attributed to their re
fusal to answer questions
regarding the premature
east of po:t c seiz
ing the present safeguards
for ships.
Weaver, when question
ed today, said: "I am not
going to resign now!”
Science Notes
To broadcast burglar al
arms from banks direct to
police headquarters and
squad cars a portable trans
mitter operated in connec
tion with a phonograph
record has been invented.
The handle bars of an It
alian inventor’s bicycle are
reversible so that they can
be used in front of or be
hind a rider, the idea be
ing to lessen fatigue during
long journeys.
A spring in a recently in
vented handle that fits sev
eral types of safety razors,
whirls them to expel water
after use when a button i.-,
pressed to serve taking
them apart for wiping.
Construction has beer
planned of the first factor
for the manufacture of up
per leathers in the Iris
Free State with a capacit
of about 75 percent of thi
nation’s requirements.