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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL 37. No. 212 NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, Sept. 5th, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Leo Hall May Hang Next Friday
BREWSTER’S REPORT GOES TO WN., D. C.
Mrs. Markham Wrecked Landing In Nova Scotia
LEO HALL LOST ANOTHER
CHANCE ATTEMPT ESCAPE
THE DEATH SENTENCE IN.
(By The Associated Press)
OLYMPIA, Wn„ Sept. 5, —Leo
Hall condemned to hang for the
Erland’s Point sextuplet slaying
in March 1934, lost another round
in his battle to escape death.
The State Supreme Court re
fused to recall its order to the
lower court that Hall’s death sen
tence be carried out. If the order
had been recalled Hall would
have been able to appeal to the
U. S. Supreme Court, a move
which his attorneys have been
working on all summer.
Hall’s two remaining chances
to escape the death penalty, offi
cials saids, were, for executive
clemency, or- action niiough the
federal courts.
The execution of the sentence
has been set for next Friday.
Refused Allow
Britisher Enter
United States
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3—The
United States government has re
fused to permit William Galla
gher, a Communist member of
the British Parliament, to enter
| this country. This was confirm
ed at the State Department when
the American Civil Liberties Un
, ion made public a protest over
tne refusal of the Department to
grant a temporary visa to Galla
gher, who was said to be now
traveling in Canada.
FIGHTING SPORADIC TODAY
IN SPANISH CIVIL WAR AS
REBELS HOLD POSITIONS
(By The Associated Press)
SAINT JEAN D. LUZ, France,
Sept. 5, — The Spanish govern
ment today rejected foreign dip
lomats’ proposals for humanizing
the Spanish civil war.
Diplomats had suggested that
both sides exchange hostages in
stead of continuing with present
executions.
UNDATED, Sept. 5, — Govern
ment militiamen charged today
in a futile counter-attack on the
rebel-captured city of Irun.
In Madrid the new Spanish
government subordinated all pol
itical interests to the military
emergency.
Hundreds of loyalists who fled
to France, today forded the Bi
dassoa river and swarmed over
rebel positions before the sur
gents could drive them back in
the early morning hours.
The government reported vict
ories in Toledo province.
Parisian communists threaten
^ ed a general strike in France if
the arms embargo was not lifted
so they could send guns and air
planes to the Madrid cause.
MINERS AND DREDGE MEN
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports,
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
Location Notices. Vouchers, and
Special Power of Attorney forms.
Reservations Are
Nearly all Gone
On Last Boats
Agent Joe Harnish of the Alas
ka Line, announces today that
the S. S. Mount McKinley will
sail from Seattle for Nome Sun
day morning, Sept. 6th, as sched
uled. Agent Harnish also states
that he has already received 75
first class reservations and twen
ty-five steerage reservations for
the south bound sailing of the S.
S. Mount McKinley from Nome.
He also let it be known that
the south bound sailing of the
steamer Victoria from Nome this
fall is already sold out and that
there are some 40 applicants on
the waiting list.
NOTICE
I wish to officially inform vot
ers of the Second Division that
due to business reasons I am
compelled to withdraw my name
as a candidate on the Republican
Legislative ticket.
GEORGE HELLERICH.
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$10.00 paid in advance will
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New Crew Coach
(By The Associated Press)
CAMBRIDGE Mass., Sept. 5, —
The appointment to head coach at
Harvard for crew of Tom D. Boll
es, freshman coach at the Univer
sity of Washington, was announc
ed today.
Bolles has lost only three frosh
races in his nine years at Wash
ington. He has won four nation
al freshman championships at
Poughkeepsie.
Leo Naguruk Is
Native Boy Who
Burned 02 Fire
._k unusual interest to our read-:
ers will be the news that the un
fortunate boy, victim of the ter-.
rible fire referred to in yester
day's issue under date line of
December 31, 1902 reprinted from
the Nome Nugget, is today living
right in Nome.
Those who have not yet read
the story are directed again to
the particulars under “Pannings1
from Nuggets of Other Days’’des
cribing the horrible results of a
fire in a cabin back of St. Josephs
Catholic church in which six Es
kimos were burned.
The Eskimo boy referred to as;
being the one pulled out from1
under the bed where he had his;
face up against the corner of the
cabin, is none other than the
deaf mute known as the Native (
“Dummy”, who makes his living
in Nome by painting odd signs ■
and generally doing odd bits of
work around the city. His name;
is Leo Naguruk and he claims to j
be 42 years old.
It is almost impossible to real
ly find out definite information
from attempting to talk to him,
as he can neither talk nor hear.
Neither can he read English.
However, he can count according
to English numerals, and he says
he was between four and six
years old at the time of the fire,
and pointed out where it had
taken place and in what year.
He testified to the horrible result
by his stumps of hands and his
face which is scarred and lined
from the effects of the flames.
There are many “old-timers” in
Nome today who remember that
event in 1902 and some have won
dered for many years whether
Leo Naguruk was the native
child rescued from that death
cabin. They may take this evi
dence and the evidence of other
persons present when Leo was
questioned, that he is that boy.
Labor Day Speech
fBv The Associated Press)
TOPEKA, Sept. 5, — Alf M.
Landon, republican candidate for
president said in a pre-Labor
Day proclamation “Labor should
be free to organize for fair con
sideration, forever free from gov
ernmental or any other form of
coercion.”
Airline Feasible
Russia To U. S.
I
Said Levanevsky
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Sept. 5, — The es
tablishment of a permanent air
line between Soviet Russia and
the United States was declared
possible by Commander Levan
evsky, accompanied by co-pilot
and navigator Levchenko, who
are resting at Krasnoyarsk, Sib
eria on their California to Mos
cow flight, changing their plane
from floats to wheels for the
remainder of the flight.
“The establishment of a per
manent airline is completely
realizeable. I say this despite our
difficulties on our flight,” said
Levanevsky.
NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received at
the office ol' the City Clerk until
noon on Wednesday, September
llth, for sale of 184 sheets of cor
rugated iron recently removed
from city warehouse. Bids will
be opened on Wednesday at one
o'clock P.M., Sept. 9th...The city
reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL,
By M. J. WALSH,
City Clerk.
(Publish Sat. Mon. Tues.)
Federated Church
Rev. Vincent C. Widney, Pastor.
Church School, 11 o’clock.
Worship Service, 7:45 P. M.
Sermon topic: “The Christian
Gospel of Labor.” This service
commemorates Labor Day. All
are cordially invited to attend.
There will be a social hour in the
parsonage following the service
to which all are invited.
NATIVE SERVICES
AT 5 P. M.
Sermon topic; “The Christian
and His Work”. All welcome.
Subscribe for the Nugget
REPORT ON MILLS CRACKUP
HAS BEEN SENT TO CAPITOL
SAID INSP. HUGH BREWSTER
Bert Newsom
Pitched A ^ in
For Senators
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5, —
Burk Newsom pitched the sena
tors into sole possession of fourth
place in the American League by
holding the Philadelphia Athlet
ics to nine hits, for a seven to
three Senator victory.
Yesterday’s win was Newsom's
j sixteenth of the season, and puts
; the Senators a half a game in
front of the idle Chicago White
Sox, with whom they were tied
for fourth place Thursday.
(By The Associated Press)
ANCHORAGE Sept. 5, — In
spector Hugh Brewster, Bureau
of Aeronautics, declined to com
ment on the crash of Mills’ plane
saying that his findings are be
ing forwarded to Washington, D.
C.
The film taken by the fishing
party did not disclose anything.
They were all taken from the
ground showing members of the
party with the day’s catch of fish.
Mills' hands were still on the
stick and the plane had appar
ently been cruising at normal
speed when it struck the ridge
in thick weather,.
The wrist watch on the pilot’s
wrist had stopped at 5:5!!, said
Kenneth Neese, manager of the
Star Air Service.
I
! FIRST WOMAN SUCCESSFUL --
SOLO HOP ACROSS ATLANTIC
BUT CRASHES ON LANDING
Fred Swanson of
Dime Creek Dead
Says Informal ion
Nows of the death of Captain
Fred Swanson of Haycock and
Dime Creek was received by Joe
Harnish in a letter from Jack
Young of Golovin, dated Sept. 1.
The information learned was that
Captain Swanson had passed
away a few days ago, after a
long illness.
Captain Swanson was one of
the best known old timers on
Seward Peninsula as well as an
honorable and respected citizen.
He has conducted a business and
trading post at Dime Creek and
operated a coastwise boat be
tween Nome and Koyuk river for
several years. His passing will
be regretted by all who enjoyed
his acquaintance and their sym
pathy is extended to his bereaved
family.
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
There will be a meeting of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood to be
held at the Club House, Saturday
September 5th, at 7:30 P.M. All
members arc requested to be
present. Important business.
SAM MOGG, President
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Sept. 5. — An air
plane believed to be that of Mrs.
Beryl Markham was reported by
the Canadian Pre.-s as p ssing ov
er Renews, New Four'.land at
8:35 A. M. EST t< day, flying low
toward the West.
The report was timed 19 and
a half hours alter the English
society woman hopped off from
Abingdon. An hour and a half
earlier she was reported sighted
three hundred miles out above
the sea. by the master f the S.
S. Spanrdam.
—BULLETIN—
LOUISBURG, Nova Scotia, Sept.
5—( By Canadian Press )—Mrs.
Markham’s plane after its trans
Atlantic flight, was reported as
wrecked by a forced landing at
Baliene Cove on the Northern
tip of Nova Scotia. She is believ
td unhurt and only scratched on
the face.
She asked Cape Breton Air
Club to send a ear for her that
her plane was damaged heavily.
Edith McGinness, a telephone
operator received the call from
Mrs. Markham telling of the
crash of the plane.
Special Power of Attorney forms
now on sale at
The Nugget Office