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VOL. 36. No. 298. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, Doc. 21st, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
Four Men Accused Held For Kidnaping Housewife
NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN IS
SLATED FOREIGN SECT’Y.
IN PLACE OF MR. BALDWIN
Mussolini Scornful Of Franco-Britisli
Peace Plan As Campaign Goes Ahead
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 21—Prem
ier Mussolini directed his
blackshirt troops to procee:
with their campaign today
• Great Britain again tool
up the challenge to the san
ctionist nations, with a wai
like appeal.
Mussolini, scorning to re
ply to the now dead peace
plan, posed as “unshakablj
united” with his people a
gainst the disorganization
and contradiction of na
tions seeking to penalize
him for taking up arms a
gainst Ethiopia.
Neville Chamberlain
chancellor of the exchequ
er, slated to become the foi
eign secretary for Britain
said: ‘‘I trust that the Lea
gue of Nations will show
that they are prepared tc
make themselves ready tc
resist any attack whicf
may be made on anyone o:
their number.”
News of the Front
The Ethiopians are report
ed today to have recaptur
ed Enda Silais, 30 mile:
west of Aksum Dega Shaw
(Continued on Page Two)
Borah Seek Two
Liberal Planks In
G. 0. P. Plat fora
(Bv The Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 21st—
' Two planks, one pledginj
' constitutional law making
and the other a fight a
' gainst monopoly, are con
■ sidered certain to have pro
' minent places in the libera
' platform which Senato
■ Borah wants the Republi
can party to adopt.
His friends point to Bora!
• as the outstanding author
' ity on the constitution.
Seamen Strike
i _
i (By Tne Associated Press)
San Pedro, Dec. 21st—/
' Seamen’s strike held fou
coastwise lumber steamer
in port here pending a set
• tlement of their demand
■ for a six hour day. The ve
; sels are the Florence Ol
, son, Texada, Wallingfor
and Sikiyou.
English Boxer Knocks Out
Babe Risko In First Roun<
(By The Associated Press')
New York, Dec. 21—Jock
McAvoy of England knock
ed out Eddie “Babe” Risko,
world middleweight cham
pion in the first round of a
scheduled ten round non
title bout last night.
The scrap lasted only two
minutes and forty-eight
seconds. McAvoy knocked
Risko down six times be- -
fore Risko was counted out.
McAvoy weighed 168 and :
Risko 161 pounds.
ORDERS TAKEN FOR
XMAS CARMELS UP TO
DEC. 20—Delivered Xmas
Eve. Plain 75cts; With nutsi
$1.00 lb.—Hank Miller. 1
ifoung Attorney
Commits Suicide
(By The Associated Press)
Houston, Dec. 21—P. 1
Morton Jr., aged 25, of For
Worth, junior attorney fo
:he Federal Securities Ex
:hange Commission, plun
?d from the tenth floor o
;he Rice Hotel, dying a fe\
ninutes later, last night.
Richard N. Mather, als
jf Fort Worth, and senio
attorney for the emmissio
>aid: “I talked to the bo
about 1 A.M. and he was i
good spirits and not despo
lent.”
COMMUNITY
CHORUS SING
| FED. CHURCH
i
The initial appearance of
the Community Chorus will 1
be in the Federated church
at 7:40 P. M., Sunday Dec
ember 22. The following is
the personnel:
Personnel
Sopranos: Misses Mildred
Scott, Carra Harlan, Cath
erine Diener, Marie Vigus,
land Mesdames O. S. Weav
| er and Maxine Livingston.
< Contraltos: Mesdames
Eleanor G. Benawa, E. E.
Kirkpatrick, S. D. Mazen, i
- Leroy Sullivan and Miss 1
; Helen Fredreckson.
. | Tenors: Messrs E E Kirk
- patrick, S D Mazen, Fred
- Kubon, Wilfred Boucher.
Basses: J D Harlan, Wal
I ter Kubon, Alvin Bahlke, j
- C W- Thornton, and David
-Livingston.
Violin soloist: Richard
i Lee.
.! Accompanist: Mrs. Wil
fred Boucher.
Director: Miss Aleda
.Brinkerhoff.
Program
The rendition will cen
ter in the Christmas Idea
i and comprises:
r “Break Forth, O Beaut
3 eous Light—Bach—chorus.
“Gesu Bambino”—Yon
3—soprano solo, Miss Mild
3: red Scott.
- “The Old Refrain” — by
i Kreisler—violin solo, Rich
ard Lee.
: “The Birthday of a King”
—Neidlinger—chorus, with
baritone solo, J. D. Harlan.
II “Nazareth” —Gounod
S Warhurst—women’s chor
us.
( Continued On Page Four )
: Wilkins Is Ready
Hop In Search of
Ellsworth, Pilot
t
r -
(By The Associated Press)
Z Buenos Aires, Dec. 21—
f Sir Hubert Wilkins, noted
/ explorer is ready to take
off for an Anarctic search
o for the missing Lincoln
r Ellsworth and his pilot.
i| Wilkins plane arrived at
y Rio Gallegos yesterday. It
n was flown from the United
n States by Dick Merrill and
William Klenke.[
FOUR MEN ACCUSED OS
KIDNAPING WOMAN ARE
HELD UNDER BIG BOND
Charged Kidnaping. Assaulting Am
Robbing Mrs. Gertrude Stark
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Dee. 21st—
Four men, accused of kid
napping a young housewife
are held here under twen
ty-five thousand dollars
bond each.
Under the California law,
conviction may result in
the death penalty.
Police are seeking five
others, alleged members of
the gang of nine who ab
ducted, assaulted and rob
bed Mrs. Gertrude Stark,
December 15th.
Quake Is Felt
(By The Associated Press)
San Deigo, Dec. 21st—A
slight earthquake rattled
dishes in homes from Im
perial Valley to San Diego
last night. Reports showed
there was no property dam
age.
Senator Schall
Crave Condition
Hurt
(By The Associated Pross)
Washington, Dec. 21 st—
Senator Thomas D. Schal
of Minneapolis, was reporl
ed in a critical conditior
following a consultation c
attending physicians, froi
injuries sustained last nit
when he was struck bv a
automobile. He suffered
fractured skull,a compoun
fracture of the left leg, an
internal injuries. Late rc
ports tonight said the sen
ator still remained in
grave condition at the eas
ualty hospital.
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\avai Conference Adjourned Until
January 6. Say Japan Is Weakening
(By The Associated Press)
London, Doc. 21st—The
International Naval Con
ference was adjourned un
til January sixth, without
any agreement having been
reached.
However, some authori
tative observers reported
the belief that they had dis
cerned a slight weakening
in the Japanese demands
for equality with Great
Britain and the United Sta
ges.
This view was not shared
oy all delegations. The Ja
panese delegates reiterated
:o the press that they must
pave fleet equality. When
:he conference quit work
for the holidays, the Brit
sh proposals for a new
reaty still awaited definite
action.
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A A. A. Puerto
Rican Clipper
Has Crack-l![
(By The Associated Press)
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Dec. 21—An investigate
into the crash of the Pan
American 19-ton Puert<
Rican Clipper was begui
today while eleven injure*
persons were being treate*
in the hospital.
Making a scheduled sto]
last night on its regula
trip from Miami to Soutl
America, the Clipper, carr;
ing eight passengers and
crew of seven nosed over ii
shallow water. The pas
sengers were rescued b;
boatmen.
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Xmas Services
lie Tomorrow
i
The Federated church
| Sunday school invite their
parents and friends and all
interested to a varied Xmas
program Sunday, 11 A. M.,
Dec. 22.
Over eighty boys, girls
and young people will take
part. A pageant “When
Shepherds Watched” by a
group of older boys and a
* companion pageant “Their
Gifts and Ours” by the
boys and girls of the Be
ginners and Primary Do
~ partment; the Christmas
carols; the Gift to the Babe
will be leading numbers.
£ Remember the hour and
be assured of a genuine
welcome.
n
j Eskimo Carol
‘ Singers Are To
; \ isii Xmas Eve
.1 _
One of the most unique
of all world celebrations of
Christmas is tho caroling
■ by Eskimos. This is a Nome
tradition.
This year the groun will
visit the different sections
of our city after 10 o’clock
f P. M., Christmas Eve.
1 Mr. Albin Poison is don
ating sleigh and team. Miss.
Dorothy M. Russell deacon
ess of the Methodist Chur
ch is director.
. » rai
> iiHISS Laiki e o
Practice Sirrday
1:39 P.M. fs Call
i
i The Nome B,-ass Band is
i to practice tomorrow, Sun
I day afternoon, at 1:30 P. M.
1 it was announced today.
The practice will be for
) the purpose of preparing
" for the scheduled concert
l to be given Monday after
t | noon in front of the city
i building, v/eather permit
i ting, in connection with the
- Community Xmas sports
r feature of the celebration.
Members, new and old
alike are urged to be pres
■ ent, Director Carpenter re
i ported today.
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