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VOL. 37. No. 120. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday MAY 21. 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Barney Kelly’s Death Is Drowning
ENCOURAGING NEWS FEDERAL BUILDING
Townsend Denied Charges Made Against Plan
MARSHAL BADOGLIO
RETURNING ROME TO
RECEIVE HIS HONOR
Viceroy of Ethiopia Leave Worries Of
Government to General Graziani As
Starts on Trip Back Rome As Hero
(By The Associated Press')
ASMARA, Ethiopia, May 21. — Marshal Pietro Ba
doglio, leaving the responsibilities of Viceroy of Eth
iopia in the hands of General Graziani, is now on his
way to Rome.
The conquering hero is expected to arrive in time
for a triumphant procession on Constitution Day June
7th. Graziani commander of the southern campaign,
arrived at Addis Ababa yesterday.
At Rome, the influential paper “II Messagero” to
day drew the color line of the new empire, saying: “The
Fascist Empire cannot be an empire of mulattoes.”
At Paris, official sources said the government refus
ed to withdraw one hundred and fifty colonial troops at
Direwaba, the key-point on the Italian occupied Franco
Ethiopian railroad, despite requests from Rome^_
North King Is
Loading Freight
Men For North
(By Tile Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Ore., May 21, —
The steamer North King arrived
here today to take on supplies
and five hundred workers for the
Alaska fishing season. She is
scheduled to sail at 2 P. M Sun
day with 186 white fishermen and
196 Chinese and Filipino can
nery workers, cooks, waiters and
cannery hands.
F. L. Daly superintendent of
the Pacific American Fisheries
announced that live stock would
also be taken for butchering lat
er, and also chickens for the big
dinner on the Fourth of July.
Moose and Family
Blocked Railroad
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, May 19, — Alaska’s
big game went on parade to the
extent of blocking the railroad
for Dr. Greuing while he and
Col. O. F. Qhlson, Alaska Rail
road Manager and party, were
riding on a speeder.
They had to stop because a bull
moose held the right of way. They
yelled the moose off only to en
counter the cow moose and later
her calf
The party on its visit to Mount
McKinley park by auto frequent
ly saw moose, mountain sheep,
wolves, ptarmigan, golden eagles,
snow shoe rabbits.
Legislative Bloc
Putting up Fight
Obtain Funds
(13v The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C., May 21,
—Rebounding quickly after the
blow dealt the hopes for the
huge western reclamation pro
gram when the House yesterday
defeated by a vote of 113 to 70,
a fifty-eight million dollars ap
propriation in the Interior De_
partment bill, a bloc of legisla
tors beyond the Mississippi re
newed their drive for the ap
propriation, which was beaten am
id cries of “Pork Barrel out of
the Western Skies”.
The bill now goes to a confer
ence between the senate and the
house. It provided for appropria
tions for 1937 for construction in
seven states and included twenty
million dollars for the Grand
Coulee Dam.
Money For Rivers
Harbors Allocated
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21, —
Secretary of War Dern announc
ed that one hundred and thirty
seven million eight hundred and
sixty-six thousand, nine hundred
and eighty nine dollars had been
allocated for work on more than
three hundred rivers and harbors
for the fiscal year starting July 1.
That included Wrangell harbor
for $56,000 and Petersburg har
bor for $94,000.
Encouraging News
Received Nome By
Postmaster G. Mish
Postmaster Guy Mish of the
Nome postoffice who is in receipt
of several telegrams and a recent
letter from P. L. Neil. Postal In
spector for Alaska, from Seattle,
said today it seemed very favor
able that the Nome Federal build
ing would probably be built this
s immer and furniture, etc., ship
ped to Nome on the last boat.
His statement was based on a
letter which arrived yesterday
from Mr. Neil, under whose au
thority the furnishing of the new
Federal building will be carried
out. Mr. Neil, who had planned
on visiting Nome within the next
week notified Postmaster Mish by
telegram that his visit had been
postponed.
He had requested Mr. Mish to
assemble all lists of furniture re
quired in the new Federal Build,
ing and that furniture which was
already on hand so that the full
requirement would be known, &
the government supply same.
The lists have been prepared
and mailed to Mr. Neil who wrote
that it was imperative that these
lists, and the information request
ed be in his hands as soon as pos
sible, as the government definite
ly planned on the construction of
tiie Federal Building at Nome!
this summer, and it would be nee-,
essary to have the furnishing re
quirements of all federal activi
ties so that the supplies could be
shipped to Nome not later than
the last boat this fall.
While it has been generally ac_
cepted here that the new Federal j
Building for Nome was a certain
item, no previous information has:
been as encouraging as the recent
letter written by Mr. Neil and ■
received yesterday by Nome’s
Postmaster, Guy Mish.
As was brought out at the
Chamber luncheon yesterday,
while Dr. Gruening was in Nome,
the need of a new building to
house federal activities here is
extremely serious. The present'
offices maintained by some fed
eral agencies in the old and dilaip- j
idated Pioneer building are entire
ly inadequate and present a ser
ious danger of fire. The records j
gathered by these offices are not
housed as safely as should be.
Harry G. Watson. Secretary to
Governor Troy, at the luncheon
(Continued on Page Three) j
CLEANUP NOTICE
Beginning May 19 and extend
ing until June 1st, the City of
Nome has declared a period dur
ing which citizens and property
owners are directed to cleanup
their property and the beach in
the rear of their buildings where
this applies. ,
During this period the city
truck will pick up all debris piled
in front of property alongside the
street and cart it away.
Health and Relief Committee
Publish May 18, 19, 20, 21.
TOWNSEND DENIED
USED MAIL DEFR AUD
OBTAINING MONEYS
l)r. Townsend Confident That At Next
Session Congress Be Two Hundred
Congressmen Behind Movement
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, May 21. — Dr. Townsend, today
predicted that the nekt Congress would have at least
two hundred House members pledged to the Pension
Plan. He contended this would mean about one hundred
and fifty members in addition to the present fifty claim
ed to be supporting the plan.
“We will 9weep the country west of the Mississippi
River”, he told newspapers, after he had testified before
the House Investigating Committee that “in the neigh
borhood of a million dollars” had been collected since
the start of the movement.
Townsend said he hoped to have at least one can
didate in each of the country’s 435 congressional dis
tricts, mid two in some districts.
He said he had had several conferences with Fath
er Coughlin and had also exchanged views with Gerald
Smith, organizer of the late Huey P. Long’s “share-the
wealth” movement.
WASHINGTON, May 21, — The assertion was im
mediately denied that the Townsend organization had
used the mails to defraud, as made before the Investi
gating Committee by James Sullivan, committee coun
sel. who declared that eleven thousand, four hundred
and ninety dollars had been raised for a congression
al fund by an appeal to the Townsend Clubs through
the mails, in the form of “Townsendgrams”.
Dr. Townsend denied knowledge of the appeal “un
til after it was out.” He added he did not believe the
mails had “been used to defraud”, explaining that he
had little to do with the raising of money—his province
dealt with the philosophical and economic aspects of
the movement.
Sullivan said that prior to the Townsendgrams ap
peal. the organization had raised twenty three thousand
four hundred and ninety dollars to defray the expenses
of the seven men brought to Washington in January of
last year, to draft the McGroarty bill and work for its
passage.
Hindenburg Off
For Germany At
10 P M Last Night
(By The Associated Press)
LAKEHURST. May 21, — The
Hindenburg left here at 10 P. M.
last night on its return flight to
Germany with 51 passengers on
board, including a two ton rac
ing plane belonging to Janies
Haizlip St. Louis speed pilot who
will try for new records in Eur_
ope. The dirigible is scheduled to
return here June 22nd to make
another crossing of the South At
lantic from Rio de Janiero.
Half Of Salmon
Fleet Ready To
Sail for North
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, —
Half of the fleet of the Red Sal
mon Packing Company ^ said fore
men who joined with union offi
cials is nearly ready to sail. They
announced the vessel American
Star was to sail late today.
One hundred and eighty-eight
workers of the Bristol Bay Pack
ing Company, said officials, are
eager to reach a settlement as
they sought contact with union
officials.
Bernard Kelly
Meets Ii is Death
Drowning in Sea
r
The startling news of the death
of Bernard Kelly, who formerly
operated the Alaska Hotel before
the fire of 1934, was revealed last
night when his body was found
lying partly in the water of Ber
ing Sea at Cape Nome.
Steve Pedersen, a native hoy
was returning along the coast in
his small boat and saw a dark
object lying on the beach. Upon
drawing near he saw a bodv.
Noticing an automobile moving
along the road the native boy
beached his boat near the body
and ran to intercom it.
Supt. Russ J. Kinney of the AJ_
a ska Road Commission wa> in
specting the road near the Cape
and it was he whom the boy step
ped. Together they went down
to the beach, looked at the body
and then decided to go to the
Cape Nome Roadhouse and tele
phone the federal authorities at
Nome
U. S. Marshal Gaffney, Deputies
B. B. Mozee and Hugh O F. rt 11
and U. S. Commissioner Tanner
immediately departed with Bi <x
Seiffert of tlit? Reliable Tran-for.
for the scene. After insp ' g
the body and the manner whi
ch he was lying, fa e i rd,
it was turned G\a-; an i
recognized it as being "Ba: it-, ’
Kelly.
The body was v, r; pped m a
canvas and brought to N one and
placed in the morgue. A special
inquest was held last niglit by a
Corone. s Jury including Thus. D.
Jensen. E K. Johansen. Peter
Berg, Stuart Stnngroom. C. M,
Allyn and Bill Anderson
Wiien tb body a.i- examined
•t was di c vered ' it tilth arms
were t.ed wi'h a rope which was
looped around the breast and the
back, leading it was s, d. to the
fear, by some, that Mr. Kelly had
met with foul play. Sever d wit_
nesses were examined last niglit
late after the body wm= brought
(Continued on Page Three)
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
St. Louis 12 Boston 8
Philadelphia 0 Chicago 4
New York 3 Detroit 4
Washington 7 Cleveland 6
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 10 Boston 8
Chicago 2 Brooklyn 11
St. Louis 7 New York 10
COAST LEAGUE
Portland 11 San Francisco 12
Seattle 4 Los Angeles 0
Missions 1 Oakland 3
San Diego 1 Sacramento 2
FRESH HERRING AT POLET’S,
25 cents per pound
Caught right in front of Npme.