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VOLUME 36. NO. 95. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Quake Kills 3,000—251,000 Homeless
CRAZED BANKER KILLS 3 MEMBERS FAMILY
2000 Square Miles Devastated by Earthquake Formosa
Balloon Lands In
Missouri Safely
*
from Stratosphere
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 22 — The
stratosphere balloon carrying Cap
tain Orville Anderson and R. P. Wil
liams, descended safely at Farrar,
Missouri at 6:48 p.m. Central Stand
art Time yesterday from a planned
flight of twenty-six thousand feet,
during which they ascended twenty
six thousand feet. They reported
that they had gained valuable data.
Neither instruments nor the balloon
were damaged in landing.
Colonists Sailing
ForMatanuska To
morrow-120 Men
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 22-The
vanguard of the pioneer pilgrimage,
that of nearly a thousand persons to
Matanuska Valley, made final pre
parations for sailing Tuesday. One
hundred and twenty men are sailing
north for the purpose of clearing the
ground for the colony. They will
sail on the North Star.
Train Robber Is
Held In Custody
For Investigation
(By The Associated Press)
CALGARY, Alberta, April 22 —
Accused of taking control of a Can
adian National train with a toy pis
tol, William Winse, a transient, is
being held here by the police who
said that when the conductor, C.
Flegg, entered the sealed mail car at
Prunheler, he found the Winse man.
Winse was said to have appeared to
draw a pistol and forced him along
the train to the tender where he
covered the engineer until near Ar-I
dnode, where he leaped off. He was
found yesterday and arrested.
Fin. Committee
Favors Extension
Of Changed NRA
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 22 — A
survey indicated that a sizeable
majority of the senate finance com
mittee approves of the extension of
the life of the NRA with changes.
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3 Powers Make
Vehement Protest
Today Lithuania
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, April 22 — Authoritat
ive sources today said that Britain,
France and Italy had made a strong
point of protest to Lithuania regard
ing the treatment of the German
element in Memel.
LONDON, April 22 — Three pow
ers, as the principle guarantees of
the Memel statute, a source said, dis
patched a note couched in firm lang
uage, calling attention to the fact
that administrative affairs in the
territory were now in the hands of
the Lithuanians, and urging that
Germans be given their share of
places on the statute directorate.
South American
War Continues
Bloody Combats
(By The Associated Press)
BUENOS AIRES, April 22 —Para
guayan and Bolivian troops are in a
bloody combat along a hundred and
twenty mile front in Santa Cruz,
Bolivia’s potentially rich eastern
province. Observers see the possib
ility that the current flighting may
be a decisive chapter in the war.
Next War Scientific
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, April 19 — M. K. Hri
pin, chief of the Soviet Military Air
Force appeared through the author
itative organ "The Pravada” urging
all countries to unite and face what
he declared were German prepara
tions for aerial, chemical and bac
teriological war.
Leaky Boiler
Closes Nome
Public School
At eight o’clock this morning two
flues in the old boiler at the Public
School gave out, making it necess
ary to turn off the heat and dismiss
school for the remainder of the day.
The repairs were made as soon as
the boiler had cooled sufficiently,
and classes will be resumed at nine
o’clock tomorrow.
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NEARLY 3000 KILLED
EARTHQUAKE JAPAN
250000 HOMELESS
(By The Associated Press)
TAIHOKU, Formosa, Japan, April 22 — Nearly three
thousand were killed and eleven thousand injured in Form
osa’s most destructive earthquake of modern times early
Sunday. The latest tabulation near 2711 were killed. It is
estimated that more than a quarter of a million persons are
homeless. The majority of the victims were caught by
collapsing houses, which were made of sun-dried brick in
Chinese fashion.
Most Victims Of Chinese Origin
(By The Associated Press)
TAIHOKU, April 22 — Most of the victims were of
Chinese racial origin since Formosa was taken from China
by Japan in 1895.
The destruction area of the entire district is approxi
mately forty miles in diameter, and includes scores of pop
ulous villages in Taihoku and Shincika provinces. The
epi-center of the quake was near Toyoyhara, only six miles
below the surface, accounting for the unusually heavy dam
age. Although many Americans and Europeons were in
the island’s danger center, none are believed to be among
the victims.
2000 Square Miles Devastated
(By The Associated Press)
TAIHOKU, April 22 — Fires broke out today in the
ruins of several communities. Streams of injured contin
ued to straggle into emergency hospital centers, while army
carrier pigeons brought reports hourly of further devasta
tion in remote sections.
Two terrific shocks shook the populous sections, and
not a building was left standing. Entire families lost their
lives, and hundreds of persons were trapped in the debris,
and cried for help for hours before being rescued.
Relief workers were able to reach only a small percent
age of the injured. The dead are believed to be near the
three thousand mark.
Surveys made by planes indicated that the devasta
tion extended nearly two thousand square miles. The wea
ther is clearing today after a rain last night, and the districts
are recuperating after the shock combined with the out
break of fire and the wailing of injured and homeless, which
converted the period following the two main quakes, into a
nightmare of terror.
D.A.R. Elect Pres.
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 10 — Mrs.
William A. Becker of Summit, New
Jersey, was elected Daughters of the
American Revolution president gen
eral over Dr. Flora Myers Gillen
tine of Chattanooga. The election
was a triumph of the present D. A.
R. administration over the strongest
insurgent move in the organization
in many years.
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Additional Filings
For City Positions
j
Additional filings of applications
for positions in the fire dpeartment
were W. W. Laws of Vancouver,
Wn., for chief, James Haughey for
Driver, and Blake B. Wales for en
gineer. The applictaions were clos
ed at five p.m. with the above names
and others printed Saturday.
The applications will be taken up
at the council meeting tonight in the
Nevada Hall, commencing at 8 p.m.
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Bank Teller kills
Three Members of
Family — Crazed
*
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, April 22 — Apparent
ly crazed by illness, William Gard
ner, a bank teller, shot and killed
his daughter Rita, aged twenty, her
brother Gerald, fourteen and wound
ed another son, Kenneth, aged sev
enteen. His wife who was ill and
asleep during the shooting, was in
jured.
Swanber^-Edman
Tlie charming wedding of Miss
Grace Swanberg and Mr Axel Ed
man of Nome was solemnized Eastei
Day at the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs Nels Swanberg,
Sr., of this city.
Mr. Edman was formerly of Ar
vika, Vermland. Sweden, where his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Edman
now reside.
The Re Norman McCay officiated
at the ceremony with Miss Mildred
Maynard as the maid of honor and
Nels Swanberg, Jr , as the best man.
The ceremony took place at 2:00 p.m.
in the presence of invited guests.
The bride was attired in a beauti
ful white lace wedding gown and
wore a floral crown of lillies of the
valley. The beautiful calla-lily
which the bride carried was pre
sented to her- by Mrs. Lars Rvnning
who grew it in her home. The lily
was exquisitely formed and set off
by one of its own huge leaves as a
background and softened by green
fern and a spray of smilas. The
bow and streamers were of luster
ous white satin and frail bridal
tulle.
The maid of honor wore a dress of
apricot chiffon trimmed with brown
tulle. She carried a boquet of
cream-colored roses, tied with del
icately shaded green tulle.
Mrs. Jessie Lehman sang the solo
by Carrie Jacobs Bond, “I Love
You Truly," acompanied by Mrs.
Luther Dunbar. Mrs. Luther Dunbar
played Mendelessohn’s 'Wedding
March," as the bride entered on the
arm of her father. ,
Following the wedding ceremony
a reception was held from 2:00 to
5:00 p.m at which the many friends
of the happy couple attended, offer
ing their congratulations and wishes
for future happiness.
A wedding supper for the bride
and groom took place in the even
ing with a few invited guests, which
was a crowning event for one of the
most outstanding Easter weddings to
take place in Nome for several years.
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Whereabouts Of
John Land Is
A s c e r t a i n e d
Two natives arriving at Nome
from the Kougarok section, reported
that John Land, whom was reported
missing recently, was found living
in a cabin owned by Paul Rasmus
on Aurora Creek, in the Kougarok,
about 30 miles north of Mr. Land's
cabin on Dahl creek They stated
that he apparently is in good health
but no reason was given for his be
ing there. The native boys brought
to Nome a quantity of fresh killed
reindeer meat.
PAA Ylail Plane
Is Due Tuesday
F’ilot Munsen flying a new Fair
child plane of the PAA arrived Nome
Sunday from Fairbanks with the
following passengers: Mr. J. Dav
ick. father of Miss Adaline Davick,
local gov't nurse, Joe Fortune, J. A.
Flu 11, P. Widell and A. Holm well.
The plane did not carry mail on this
trip and immediately took off on its
return trip to the Fairbanks base.
Emerson Bassett local agent for
the PAA, stated today that the PAA
mail plane was expected to arrive
Nome Tuesday.
N A T
Vi iill Passengers
From Fairbanks
Pilot Chester Brown of the NAT
returned to Nome from Fairbanks,
yesterday having as passengers Mr.
and Mrs. Clyde White, Mr. Harktiess
and Mr. Dow.
Shortly after arrival here the
plane took off for Teller with Mr.
Kennedy as a passenger: and on the
return trip to Nome brought down
Jack Anderson, Mr. Parmelle and
V. W. Valee.
Pilot Brown took off about 10 a.m.
today for Ruby with Miss Eileen
Walsh, who will visit her sister
Mary who is teaching school at
Ruby. Miss Walsh is enroute to
Washington, D. C., to accept a posi
tion.
At Ruby, Brown will contact an
other NAT plane from Fairbanks,
picking up B. J. McConaghy and oth
er passengers. The plane will take
Mr. McConaghy to Marshall on bus
iness with Deputy Marshal B. W.
Neilly, after which the plane will
return to Nome.
Tuesday Pilot Brown is scheduled
for a flight to northern points.
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