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VOL. 37. No. 26. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 31, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Express Train Crashes Thru Bridge
UNION WORKERS DEMAND RAISE IN WAGES
Brewster Warns Against Overloading Of Planes
Benefit Nome
Thursday Night
Big Attendance
Local Talent Contributes
To Excellent Program
Rendered Thursday
Packed to overflowing,
was the Dream Theatre
last night by Nomeites and
others, to attend ‘the enter
tainment staged for the
Roosevelt-Children's Bene
fit, seventy percent of the
funds taken in are to re
main at Nome and the oth
er thirty per cent to be sent
to the States where it will
be used to attempt to dis
cover remedies for infan
tile paralysis.
Starting at 7:30 P.M. fea
tures of the program sur
prised the large audience
in versatility and talent.
The unique manner in
which the program was pre
sented brought applause at
each new turn. The gen
eral idea was of a television
broadcast, the lights being
dimmed and blanked out
with each change of act.
Judge J. H. S. Morison of
the U. S. District Court at
Nome, spoke for a few min
utes on the purpose of the
benefit and of the far-reach
ing, and dangerous spread
of infantile paralysis in the
States, expressing appreci
ation to those who attend
ed and to the entertainers
at large.
Following is the order of the
program: Orchestra, An Address,
Singing School. Piano Solo by
Miss Yvonne Mozee, Orchestra,
Dancing by Mrs. Neva Whaley’s
school. Violin Solo by Richard
Lee, Monologue by Mrs. Leroy M
Sullivan, Singing School with
solos, and motion pictures.
Those composing the orchestra
were Richard Lee, Miss Helen
Fredreckson. Glen Aldrich, C. F.
Yenney, Alvin Polet, Alvin Bahl
ke, Russell Maynard. Bud Bell.
The Community Chorus which
was a large success in the Sing
ing School numbers, singing pop
ular songs of the Gay Nineties
and old folk songs, included: The
Misses Mildred Scott, Marie Vi
gus, Catherine Diener.Carra Har
lan, Aleda Brinkerhoff. Helen
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Express Train
Jumps Bridge;
Four are Killed
(By The Associated Press)
Sunbury, Pa., Jan. 31, —
Laboring in five below zero
weather, rescue workers
removed the last of the cas
ualties from the Rea,J
Company’s fast night ex
press train which plunged
thirty feet from the Susqe
hanna River bridge killing
at least four persons and
injuring between twenty
five and thirty-five others.
Speeding through the
night on the run from Wil
liamsport to New York the
express hurtled from the
north end of the span, at
midnight, down to the bed
of an abandoned canal, not
many feet from the river.
The identified dead are
Dr. Guy Rothfuss, 32, of
Williamsport; Danshaw, a
fireman of, Tamaqua; Wil
liam Ramp engineer of Tam
aqua. Rothfuss and Dan
shaw were found dead in
the wreckage. The engineer
died a short time later in
the hospital from a brok
en neck.
Greek Politics
Cause Garrison
Held Readiness
(By The Associated Press)
Athens, Jan. 31, — Gen
eral George Kondylis, 55
year-old former strong
man of Greece, died sudden
ly from a heart attack to
day.
The Athens garrison was
ordered to stand by, on
guard against any event
ualities.
Authorities said no troub
le threatened immediately,
but they took precautions
in view of the recent state
ment by Kondylis, which
caused considerable appre
hension, that he intended
to use force if necessary to
prevent liberal Venizelists
who won Sunday’s elec
tions, from gaining control.
Kondylis recently split
with the re-called King
George, after taking a lead
ing part in the restoration
of the Greek monarchy.
Subscribe for the Nugget
Italian Troops
Are Bolstered
Adding Workers
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 30, —Pre
mier Mussolini told a coun
cil minister he fu.d bolster
ed Italian troops in Africa
by sending fifty thousand
new workers behind the
lines.
From Addis Ababa came
an official report of an Eth
iopian victory, when nine
teen sharpshooters from the
ranks of General Shale sur
prised a Fascist detach
>ment, killed thirty-five It
alian soldiers, and seized 4
motor trucks.
Ras Sevoum, native chief
tain on the northern front
declared that an Italian air
plane was shot down dur
ing a bombardment of the
city of Addis Ababa, Janr
uary 20th, and the three oc
cupants were killed in the
crash.
JeCroot Guilty
Of First Decree
Murder Jmeau
The irony of fate settled
upon Harry De Groot, who,
because he appealed a con
viction of second degree
murder and won a new
trial, now faces a probab’e
life sentence for murder in
the first degree, says a re
cent issue of the Alaska
Daily Press of Juneau.
A jury of three women and
nine men entered a sealed
verdict which was opened
by Federal Judge George
F. Alexander, of the First
judicial division,and which
declared DeGroot was guil
ty of murder “without cap
ital punishment” for the
killing of Abe Hanson at
Chichagif in 1933.
H. L. Faulkner, chief de
fense counsel, announced
immediately that De Groot
will appeal the verdict, al
though he did not disclose
when the appeal would be
filed. It may be made any
time within a year after
sentence.
“I was considerably sur
prised at the verdict,” said
Faulkner. The defendant
himself took the blow with
out trace of emotion, and
!
Hugh Brewster
issues Warning
Of Overloading
(Bv The Associnted Press)
Anchorage, Jan. 31, —
Hugh Brewster, Aeronaut
ical Inspector of the Depart
ment of Commerce, for Al
aska, issued a warning on
the overloading of airplan
es, and urged passengers to
refuse to ride in planes car
rying an excess load.
He said passengers are en
titled to see a certificate of
capacity, question the pilot
relative to the load, and al
so inspect the pilot's licen
se.
Another case of scarlet
fever was reported today.
Gloria Swanson, aged 12,
is the patient, and has on
ly a mild attack.
Erne Kling was fined
$2o at Palmer for trespass
ing on the Alaska Railroad
by driving a truck on the
tracks, because the road
was yet unfinished. He had
been freighting between
Anchorage and Palmer. He
drove on the tracks, across
rivers and on flats.
was immediately escorted
from the room by U. S. de
puty marshals.
Much Argument
The verdict was reached
after nine hours and eigh
teen minutes of bitter har
anguing among the jurors.
Leonard J. Holmquist was
elected foreman and deliv
ered the verdict.
While no official report
was made of the delibera
tions,rumors.spread around
the Federal building that
several of the jurors, some
placing the number as high
as six, were at first in favor
of a verdict carrying the
death penalty.
It was believed that “ex
tenuating circumstances”
in the case resulted in the
recommendation for life im
prisonment.
No sentence date was set
but sentence will probably
be passed by Federal Judge
Alexander within 10 days.
Woman In Case.
Man’s Former Wife.
It was a woman’s word
that turned the tide against
De Groot in his second trial
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New Set-up For
Federal Reserve
System is 0 h’d
(Hy The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 31. —
The Senate today confirm
ed without opposition the
President’s re-organized
Federal Reserve Board, in
cluding Marrinor S. Eccles
of Utah, who is slated for
the new chairmanship Feb
ruary 1st.
Senator Glass of Virgin
ia, democrat, had previous
ly opposed Eccles. The new
board has greatly increased
banking and credit control.
Its powers were granted
under the 1935 bank act.
The new board is to be
known as “the board of
governors of the Federal
Reserve System.”
Union Workers
Demand Raise
Of 10 Percent
CBy The Associated Press)
Portland, Jan. 31, — Re
presentatives of approxi
mately 20,009 union work
ers in the Portland area pro
sen Led demands for higher
wages and other conces
sions, today to Port!, ad
employers.
The largest unions in
volved are the building
trades group and sawmill
and timber workers. The
building trades ire asking
about a ten percent increase
and the mill workers about
the same.
Portland employers indi
cated the demands would
receive attention tonight at
the annual meeting of the
West Coast Lumbermen’s
Association at Tacoma.
Body on Glacier
Seen By Plane
Over Rainier
(By The Associated Press)
Mt. Rainier National
Park, Jan. 30th, —Delmar
Fadden’s body lay thirteen
thousand feet up on Mount
Rainier, while a party of
expert climbers mapped out
plans for recovering it.
President Talks
i'aral ysis Donors
Birthday Balls
f Bv The Associated Pn- •,»
Washington, Jan. 31, —
Calling for a coordinated
national effort in the fight
against infantile paralysis,
President Franklin D. Pioos
evelt, on the occasion of
his 54th birthday Thurs
day, spoke his appreciation
to thousands of celebrations
to raise funds for this pur
pose.
Interrupting near mid
night. his own anniversary
party with his “old gang” at
the White House, the Pres
ident delivered a brief ra
dio address.
His words were carried
to what officials estimated.
6.000 birthday bails at
which 5,000.000 men and
Women d meed throughout
the nation.
Meanwhile Mr . Pu> -e
velt raced around Washing
ton. appearing at six differ
ent birthday ball celebra
tions.
Tire funds derived from
the celebrations vi 1 go
partly for the upkeep of the
Warm Springs, Georgia
Found; lion where Roose
velt fought his way back
o health, and the rest to
'o'’"»i clinics he said, after
rh rk.'n , t! i* was im
pos. .'Yu ■ r .mv s ngle a 7
e i y to . o.nb u ue d se se.
President d. lared:
“You have make me very
happy: mo e hap " than I
can expie .s in wards. To
several hundred 'housand
•iciims of infanPle par ly
sis i send very personal
greetings, especially to the
youngsters arno eg them
whose lives lie ahead of
them, it is in their behalf I
thank you once more”.
Mussolini iMans
n> * v „ « ,
iteiaiiaiory cl
More Sanctions
(b.V The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 31, —In
formed sources at Rome
predicted that a program of
retaliation including possi
ble severance of diplomat
ic relations, may be Benito
Mussolini’s answpr to fur