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VOL. 37 No. 142 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY JUNE 16 1936 Per Copy 15cts
3 CCLPatrol Fliers Lose Lives Storm
MAX BAER GETS DECISION OVER SOUZA
Townsend Candidates Lose 2 Gain 2 in Primaries
THREE FLIERS LOST
LIVES ON PATROL IN j
A TROPICAL STORM
Heavy Rains Occurred In Miami. Fliers
Not Found, But Wrecked Airplane
Is Discovered Near Jacksoville.
(By The Associated Press)
MIAMI. June 15—The Weather
Bureau reported that the center
of a tropical disturbance bringr.g
drenching rains, passed over here
moving Atlanticward in a south
easterly direction. There was a
thirty mile wind and rain here
which kept up since Friday, rain
ing 6.76 inches. The wind did
not cause any damage but many
of the streets were flooded.
The Coast Guard at Jackson
ville reported they had, discover
ed the wreckage of an amphibian
plane missing, on storm patrol
duty, at Tampa Bay. The crew
of three men were believed to
be lost.
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, June
16—Three Coast Guard fliers on
storm patrol duty lost their lives
Monday in the blustery tropical
disturbance which isolated sev-!
eral South Florida communities.
The fliers were Lieutenant Chas
Martin Perrott, pilot, Radioman
Walter O Morris and Mechanic
William D. Eubanks. The plane
plunged into Tampa Bay near St.
Petersburg.
The storm which was not sev
ere, passed west to east across
the extreme southern tip of the
peninsula and went out over the
Atlantic Ocean. The bodies of
Perrott and Morris were recover
ed.
Democrats Took
Over Convention
Hall At Phila.
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, June 16th—
Democrats took possession of the
Philadelphia auditorium yester
day and doubled its field and
office force Monday in a great
surge of activity in preparing for
the Democratic Convention next
week. Three shifts of workmen
were assigned to all to perform
in five days what ordinarily re
quired several weeks. Renting
for private functions prevented
an earlier start in the great arena
which is to seat approximately
fifteen thousand people.
Caracas, Venezuela. June 15—
A five day strike was ended to
day when both strikers and the
government claimed victories ov
er labor’s demand to erase the
law suppressing leftist move
ments.
Pioneer Dru«;
Store Changed
Hands Monday
j
Mr! C. J. Newlin of Fairbanks,
today announced the purchase of
the Pioneer Drug Store of Nome,
formerly owned and managed by
Mrs. Charlotte Potter.
Ed. Steffen of Nome, who was
associated with Mrs. Potter at
one time, and also with Lomen
Bros Drug Store, before the fire
of 1934. has been appointed by
Mr. Newlin as manager of the
business, which will be conduct
ed under the name of the Pioneer
Drug Co., Inc.
Mr. Steffen announced this af
ternoon that the store would be
closed for a few days while the
interior is undergoing alterations
and installations.
There will be an att active,
strictly uptodate. all-electric soda
fountain and lunch counter in
stalled. he declared. . The thir
teen chair fountain, in every re
spect as modern means can al
low. will be conducted, and ren
der the same service as these
popular features are being oper
ated in the States today.
Mr. Bud Macklin, who arrived
at Nome aboard the SS Victoria,
well-known and experienced
Seattle fountain operator, will be
in charge of this department.said
Mr. Steffen.
Assisting Mr. Macklin will be
Miss Ann Loken, also of Seattle,
who arrived here on the Victoria.
She is also an experienced foun
tain operator, it was made known
Mr. Newlin. manager of the
enterprising and popular Co-Op
erative Drug Store in Fairbanks,
which also features a complete
fountain service, feels confident
Continued on Page Four
Roosevelt’s Son
Refuses Talk
May Run Seat
(By The Associated Press)
BOSTON, June 15th—Janies
Roosevelt, the president’s eldest
son refused to comment on pub
lished reports that he might seek
a congressional seat from Mass
achusetts district, held by the
former Cambridge mayor, Rich
ard M. Russell.
Methods Talked
To Prevent Civil
War Outbreak
(By The Associated Press)
NANKING, June 16—Methods
to prevent civil war outbreak
was discussed, somewhere in the
Southern Hunan Province, the
military authorities disclosed
that they are seeking a settle
ment of the Canton demands for
united Chinese action against
Japanese at Shanghai.
Four nations gunboats brought
a feeling of security. Five war
ships, one United States, two of
the British, one Chinese and one'
Japanese are in the ha:bor.
Militarists said that quick Nan
king action of pouring a large
military force into Hunan, gave
Generalissmo Chiang Kaishetc,
virtual control of the territory.
Report On The
Condition of Wn.
Man is Expected
t'Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, June 15—A re
port is expected this week on the
mental condition of Marion Zion
check, congressman from the
State of Washington, who has
been confined to the Gallinger
hospital for the past couple of
weeks.
Doctor Edgar A. Bocock. hos
pital superintendent, indicated
the report was virtually com
plete but said he did not know
when he would announce it.
Victoria Ready
Sail for Seattle
By Way Teller
The S. S. Victoria of the Alaska
Line. Captain A. A. Anderson,
returned to Nome from Norton
Sound ports about noon today
and is prepared to load passen
gers. baggage, etc., outbound for
Seattle as soon as the weather
calms sufficiently.
The vessel will then sail for
Teller and from there for Seattle
Cole Cash, National Grocery
Co.; Gil Rich of the Black Bear
Manufacturing Co.; and E. D. Er
skine representing Seattle Hard
ware Co., arrived on the Vic from
St. Mikes. The Natiianl Grocery
Co., motor boat ‘'Reliance” in
which they made the trip down
the Yukon was left at St. Mich
ael. It will proceed to Unala
kleet where they will meet it
later.
Discharging of general cargo
and freight from the S. S. Tana
na of the Alaska Line at Nome
was halted late yesterday due to
high winds from the southwest
which created too rough a water
to lighter goods.
Former Nome
Boy is Married
San Francisco
(Ey The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. June 16—
The marriage was announced of
John M. Dunn, an East Bay edi
tor of the Chronicle to Sue Wesk
eriine, a musician. Dunn is a son
of John H. Dunn, formerly clerk
of the United States District
Court at Nome and Juneau and
formerly of Anchorage. The son
was a former Seattle newspaper
man.
Airplane INews
jNome Airport
i
Pilot Hall of the Mirovv Air
Service, returned to Nome last
night from Fairbanks with first
class mail and express.
Pilot Hall is scheduled for Tin
City with Jerry Lomen. Arnold
Saley and one other passenger
today.
Pilot Hans Mirow of the Miiow
Air Service made a flight to Tin
City with express and one pas
senger for Teller yesterday.
Today he (lew to Council with
exp:ess. returned and then hop
ped for Taylor and Nugget Gulch
with Clyde White and one other
Pilot Neel Wien, accompanied
by Mrs. Wien, in the Northern
Air Transport tri-motored Ford
plane, hopped off for Fairbanks
about 9 P.M. last evening, after
being in Nome for several days
on business.
Dr. Gruening
Returned To
Washington
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. June 15 -Dr.
Ernest Gruening returning here
Sunday said "Alaska is still the:
American frontier. The people'
are sturdy, enterprising and self
dependent Americans, imbued I
with pioneer physicology. The
towns in many respects resemble i
those farm towns of the west a
generation ago. It is like step-j
ping back a quarter of a century !
or more in our history to visit
them.”
Author Dead
(By The Associated Press)
BACONFIELD, England. June
15—Gilbert Keith Chesterton. 62,
distinguished English author and
critic, died Sunday of a heart at
tack, after a week's illness. He
became ill when he returned
from a holiday in France. His
wife was with him when he died.
Invented New
Submarine Bell
Pearl Hunting
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, June 16—Wm.
Lindley aged 27. a Los Angeles
inventor and deep .sea dive: who
figured on raising the Steamer
Icelander, near Juneau, 2 years
ago, designed a new tpye submar
ine diving bell for Pearl hunting
off Panama. The outfit weighs
almost a ton and is cylindrical in
shape, nearly six and a half feet
long, it has two shatter-proof
bullet-proof glass portholes and
is estimated capable of withstand
ing a pressure of twenty-five hun
dred feet depth with a five to one
safety factor. Five hundred feet
maximum is the depth that is ex
pected to be used.
WPA Workers
Were Paid Off
At The Project
(By The Associated Pressl
SEATTLE, June 15—Several
hundred WPA workers on a pipe
line project to the north of town,
who stormed WPA headquarter
Saturday for their pay which
they claimed was overdue, were
paid off at the project.
Officials said the checks we e
not due until Saturday. The
police escorted the officials out of
the building, to prevent a; y
demonstrations or attacks.
Beheaded Four
Others
(By The Associated Press)
MADRID, June 15th—A civil
guard was slain by beheading &
four other persons kdled in
fresh outbursts of violence he e
today. The latter deaths brought
the total to more than 200 killed,
since the leftist election victory
last month.
The guard was seized as he ,
walked along in front of socialist
headquarters. A spectator said
guards stormed the building and
found his body.
NOTICE
All taxes real and personal due
City of Nome for year 1935 are
due and on July 15, 1936, penalty
and interest on those unpaid will
be calculated, and the delin
quent tax roll will be prepared,
advertised, and the property sold
according to law.
NOME COMMON COUNCIL
M. J. WALSH
City Clerk
Publish June 13, 15 16, 17, 18, 19,
and 20, 1936.’
Mrs. Fisher Of
Ruby Died Fair
hanks Tuesday
(By Tne Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS. June 15th—Mrs.
Charles Fisher, an Alaska-Yukon
pioneer who came north .'15 years
ago, died Monday of heart trou
ble. She recently flew here
from her home at Ruby where
she and her husband long con
duted the Fisher House. Mr.
Fisher died here last winter.
Mrs. Fishe: is survived by three
daughters, Mrs. W. N. Growden.
wife of the United States Com
missioner here; Miss Dolly. M.ss
Mildred Fisher of Ruby. The
later is postmistress at Ruby.
Candidates V*i in
Two And Lose
2 Nominations
<B\ T he Associated Press?
PORTLAND, Maine. June 16—’
Candidates endorsed by Father
Coughlin and Dr. Townsend or
ganization won two and lost two
nominations in the primaries nr
cording to unofficial eturns, it
was indicated.
Senator White, republican and
Governor Brann, democrat, wer ■
unopposed for m mmation o'
their parties for the S ■ rate.
Max Baer Gained
Decision in Fight
< Hv ine Associated Press)
SAL!- LAKE CUT. June 16
Max Baer, former heavy weigh
champi n, clowned and slugge!
Iris way to a derision over Tony
Souza of San Francisco, in a
come-b; ek six round bout, Mon
day night. Baer weighing 22 .
floored Souza who weigh 'd 22 ,
twice in the second r mnd. thr ■ ■
times in the fifth, but otherwise
looked only like a shell battl
who smashed his way to the
heavyweight title.
Cable Broke, 1
Killed, 1 Hurt
On Ferry Boa;
(By The Associated Press)
DAWSON. June 15—One pe •
son was killed and another injr •
ed Sunday, as the swift curre
of the Yukon River tore awa •
the steering gear of a ferry pi •
ing between Dawson and t' •
West Side of the river.
Guy cables holding the fen ■
to her course snapped and strui
the men who were both passe
gers, killing Edward Ryan, "s
and breaking the arm of Erl j
Benson, 25.