AT THE NORTHWESTERN ALASKA FAIR AT NOME, ALASKA—JOIN IN WITH THE CROWDS AND HELP MAKE THIS FAIR ONE TO BE PROUD OF
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 75 NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, APRIL 1, 1937, Per Copy 15ets
GRAND OPENING NOME FAIR TONIGHT 8 PM
Wt. Mountain Entry Wins 1st Lap Dog Race Today
ALBERT JOHNSON
WHITE MOUNTAIN
WON THE 1ST LAP
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Despite the bitter cold northeast
wind, more than two hundred and
' fifty Nomeites turned out this
morning to watch the start of the
Three-Dav Dog Derby being run
to Cape Nome and return, a
•distance of 26 miles. Following
•is the order in which the teams
reft Nome:
.As the teams rounded Cape Nome
telephonic reports were sent in
by direct wire to the grand stand
erected on Front street at the
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starting line, which was also eq- j
.ripped with a special loud speak
•rg public address system to ac
quaint the crowds with the pro
gress of the racers.
Starting Lineup Today
Luke McGIuke 9:00
John Norbert 9:05
Ernie Buekmaster 9:10
Edwin Punguk . 9:15
Little Alfred 9:20
Harry Kakoona 9:25
Chas. Blatchford 9:30
John Kost 9:35
Ered Topkok 9:40
Alien Lee 9:45
.Albert Johnson 9:50
Considerable Ohs and Ahs
were to be heard on all sides as
they listened to the reports and
the fast time in which the racers
made the run down the coast 6n
The ice of Bering Sea.
The surprising fast time of 1
h'Hir 50 minutes and 27 seconds
was set up for the first lap of
the race by Albert Johnson, rac
ing team from White Mountain.
He was closely followed by Fred
Topkok of Igloo with 1 hour 58
minutes 04 seconds.
Following are the times of all
the racers today.
Ai>ert Johnson 1:56:27
Fred Topkok . 1:58:04
Edwin Punguk . 2:00:06
Ernie Buckmaster 2:07:20
Harry Kagoonuk.2:12:10
John Norbert. 2:12:45
Little Alfred . 2:13:06
Chas. Blatchford . 2:14:17
Luke McGltlke .... 2:14:32
Allen Lee . 2:25:50
John Kost .. .. 2:35:41
Peter Charles drove Luke Mc
Glukes team and Tom Oolegak
drove. John Kost’s team. The oth
er teams were driven by their
owners.
The teams will leave in the
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Grand Opening
Of Fair tonight
Many Features
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Childrens races and sports pro
grams were postponed until this
afternoon due to the racing teams
returning from Cape Nome in
such fast time.
Tne Fair Building opened at 1
p.m. today for public inspection,
and many persons availed them
selves of the opportunity of see
ing the many exhibits.
Last night the Eskimo Potlatch
drew- a crowd of more than 300
natives, local and visiting who
enjoyed a roast reindeer feed,
stew, vegetables fruits and w ound
up with ice cream and cake. Fol!
owing the big dinner at the In
dian Affairs school, Eskimo danc
ing completed the evening of en
tertainment—a fitting start for
the part played by these people
in the Fair now open in Nome.
This evening marks the begin
ning of the Fair at the Fair Build
ing, at 8 p.m. C M Allyn. vice
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Spanish Forces
Pushing Back
Franco’s Troops
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, April 1, —In a
Spanish roundup Spain’s govern
ment troops pushed in pursuit of
General Francos insurgent forc
es on three widely separated
fronts.
Bitter revolts despite mass ex
ecutions and arrests to crush
them are reported to have spread
against insurgent leaders in newv
sections of the country, it being
reported they had spread from
Spanish Morocco to key centers, j
even to Salamanca the seat of
Franco’s government.
The government claimed smash
ing successes in drives against in
surgents in both the Guadalajara
and Cordoba sectors, and also to
ward Burgos, Franco’s former
headquarters, but Franco’s men
gained new ground on the Bil
bao front Their airmen also
bombed Durango southeast of
Bilbao, killing sixty.
STOLEN BY LONE KIDNAPER
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CHARLES MATTSON JR.— MURDERED
Mattson Suspect is
Released From
Federal Bureau of Ident'fication
Agents Released Seattle Man
In New Mexico
IBv The Associated Press!
TUCUMCARI. New Mexico,
March 31. —Federal authorities
dropped the case against Vern
Charlton, aged 34. Seattle man,
who has been held here since
last Saturday for questioning in
connection with the kidnapping
of Chas. Mattson Jr.
Sheriff White said that Alex
Stieet and M C Faulkner, feder
al agents “had withdrawn the
ease against him and had advis
ed that Charlton was released.”
They told Charlton he could go,
i but the man said he wanted to
stay for a shave and supper.
G-Men following his arrest last
Saturday, expressed the hope
that Charlton would be in the link
. needed to break the cast wide
open, and uncover the behind-the
scenes details pointing to the kid
naper and murderer of the Matt
ison boy, the case which has puz
zled the Federal Bureau of Iden
tification longer than any other
I kidnap affair.
THE BIG FAIR I) ON-LETS GO! -WORTHWHILE
News of the Divisions, and Highlights of what you ca n expect at the NWA Fair
The response to our request to
make this Fair a success by send
ing in exhibits, has been very
gratifying to the Board. It is a
marvelous exh bit when one con
siders the conditions under which
we live and the short notice in
time for possible exhibitors to
collect and prepare the r exhibits.
It is instructive and educational
in addition to a picturesque af
fair. A group of pictures of the
booths will be well worth plac
ing in anyone’s collection.
We have had a very fair re
sponse for entrants in the ama
teur contest and will put on a
very credible show. We are go
ing to let the audience be the
judges of the winners, in true
amateur style.
It is instructive to we, of the
older generation, to see the in
terest the boys take in mining
specimens. We are in a mining
country and the more interest
our boys show and an inclination
to learn about the minerals pos
sible for successful operations,
commercially, just that much
more its the stability of Our Sec
tion of Alaska assured. If this
FAIR succeeds in the opening of
just one hard rock mine or helps
tow aids that end, it will be worth
every dollar the Territory has
appropriated for Fairs.
The exhibits of fur work, cloth
ing and foot wear by the native
sewers is wonderful. The adapt
ing of modern inventions into
their garments and foot wear is
a striking illustration of one of
the benefits the white man has
brought to them and of their ca
pacity to absorb new ideas and to
put them to practical use.
The time made by the dog teams
this morning threw all our calcu
lations out of gear so that it was
necessary to postpone the shorter
races and athletic events sched
uled for this morning, but the
additional time in the afternoon
will allow of them being held
then. The complete program of
athletic events is now in your
hands so make your plans to en
ter the events which appeal to
you.
It is better to be a “Has Been”
than a “Never Was”, which you
are bound to be if you NEVER
TRY. Get in and try kids. Lend
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Other Measures
Introduced At
Special Session
(Special to the Nugget)
JUNEAU, Aprli 1, — Estimated
to raise a quarter of a million
dollars during the next biennium
the senate by a vote of 5 to 3.
passed the biil introduced by
Brunnelle providing for a tax of
three dollars a thousand on trap
caught fish, with an increase tax
levy on the fishing industry pop
ping into the special session sud
denly, after receiving no action
at the regular session, causing a
stir among the members.
It is already understood that
substitute bills are being prepar
ed in the house to lower the pro
posed new levy.
A joint resolution was introdue
ed by the ways and means com
mittee providing for the creation
of a committee consisting of the
Governor, Treasurer and Auditor
to employ a tax expert to survey
the Territorys entire system of
taxation and report at the next
session.
Late yesterday afternoon the
senate passed the school trans
portation bill without a dissent
ing vote, as was done previously
in the House at the governor’s
request, in his recent message to
the Legislature, but with an am
endment by Rivers that the ap
propriation be taken from the
needy and indigent relief fund
which is larger than usual.. This
it was said was to protect the fund
appropriated for roads.
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POISON VICTIM TELLS O17 HO°C~C
Transported to court In White Plains, N. Y., In a wheel chan, Mrs.
Louise Reeves told a jury In the case of Chang Soo Lee, Korean house
boy accused of attempted murder, how she suffered a “nightmare of
horror" as a result of poison allegedly administered by the defendant.
Mrs. Rasvss Is shown as she arrived at court in an ambulance. (Asso
ciated Press Photo) 4