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THE NOME NUGGET
( GEO. S. MAYNARD. Publisher. I
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VOLUME 85 No 84 -i NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST IO. 1981 ,Vr « ‘»P> : lO crnts.
$. S. V CTORIA SAILED FOR NOME
NATIUNAUZATIOH OF SAVER ORDERED BV PRES.
REP. CHAIRMAN SETS FORTH ELECTION ISSUE
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VICTORIA SETS FORTH
ON ARCTIC CRUISE
AT I A. M. TODAY
fl. S. VICTORIA SAILED
1 A. M. FRIDAY'
ON ARCTIC CRUISE
FOR NOME
The Alaska Line steamer Vic
toria sailed from Seattle at 1
a.m. Friday, today on her Arc
tic Cruise, and for Nome. She
carried one hundred an thirteen
passengers: thirty-eight for Nome
four for St. Micahel; one for Kot
zebue and 70 tourists. Following
Is the list of the local passen
gers aboard the vessel. A list of
the touriBts will be obtained when
the Victoria arrives in port, prj-_
bably next Saturday morning;
J H S Morrison
Myrtle Reader
Marguerite Johnson
Alice Rydeen
Mrs Shaw
Isabel M Urown ^
Mrs W Brow.n
Mrs L K Johnson
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Clarence Weisenheimer
B W Neilv
Miss I. Gaffy
A J Witehell
Wm Bloom and wife
Mildred Scott
Miss Aleda Brinkerhoff
Mrs Jos O’Farrell , ^
Bridget and Clancy O'Farrel
Geo Johnson
Miss Mildred Maynard
Mr aud Mrs Geo S Maynard
Mrs O M Powell
Hugh P O'Farrell
Florence Kurth
Miss E P Cannon
Ij Caddis
Mrs F J Daugherty and baby
Mrs Marie Brown and child
W W Lemax
John Kennedy
Catherine Diener
Jos O’Farrell
Mrs Chas M Cavey
Mrs Ted Ulrichson and child
To save writing letters, mail a
ropy of The Nome Nugget on plane
DOG IS KILLED: BROUGHT
BACK TO LIFE TO BE
STUDIED BY DOCTORS
(By The Associated Press'
BERKELEY, Aug. 10, One sac
rifice of life IS enough declared
Dr. R. E. Cornish, as he decided
not to kill his little fox terrier,
“No. 13" a second time.
The Doctor put the idog to death
and then- revived him. The dog is
not to be called upon to die a
second time. When he does die
it Will be permanently and natural
ly so that his brain may be exam
ined.
Cornish said that the bad reach
WOMAN EXECUTEO
INSURANCE DEATH
MURDERED MATE
EXECUTED FOR INSURANCE
DEATH OF HUSBAND
(By The Associated Press)
OSSINOINO, New York, Aug. 10,
Mrs. Anna Antonio was executed
In the electric chair at Sing Sing
Prison at 10:17 p.m. last night
Bastern Standard Time for the
murder of her husband, whose in
surance of five thousand dollars
was obtained by her.
Her condemned confederates,
Vincent Saeta end Samuel Far
caei followed her to the chair
in swift succession.
Two hours previously Saeta,
whose statements In the past have
delayed execution said: "She Is
Innocent.”
It was necessary to apply the
current a second time to Farraci
when physicians found him still
•alive after the first shock.
COOL. WAVE DID NOT
MATERIALIZE
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Aug. 10, The ex
pected cool wave failed to mater
ialize. Temperatures soared past
the hundred mark, in Missouri,
Kansas, and Illinois. Coastal
areas had comparatively mild
weather.
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LONG DISTANCE FLIERS
LAND IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Aug. 10, With gaso
line rapidly diminishing and fac
ing further inclement weather,
the long distance fliers landed
liere at 12:07 Eastern Standard
Time, after a flight of thirty hours
and forty-three minutes, covering
title more than half the distance
to Bagdad, their goal.
|ed a dicision to let the dog live j
until death comes naturally, at- j
ter consideration and suggestions !
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by fellow scientists. A study of
the dog’s brain might reveal more
of value than could be learned
by continuing to nurse him back
to maximum health which seems
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possible. An improvement in the
dbg’s condition would have been
sloiw and Cornish thinks that ,
months would elapse before the
dog would be able to walk.
ATTACK STORAGE TANKS
(By The Associated Press)
MUKDEN, Manchuko, Aug. Id, j
CLERGYMEN GERMANY
OBJECT HITLER OATH
CLERGYMEN REBEL AGAINST
HITLER'S ORDER FOR
OATH FEALTY
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug. 10, Many clergy
men are rebelling against swear
ing fealty to Hitler, declaring that
the German ruler seeks to place
himself above God and the church.
| However, the law requires that
this churchmen take an oath of
‘‘Fidelity and obedience” to Hit
ler. This is one of the several
laws enacted day before yesterday
by the national synod. It appar
ently is part of the Nasi program
for a unified protestant church.
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HITLER GRANTS AMNESTY
POLITICAL PRISONERS
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug. 10, Hitler open
ed the jail doors to thousands ot
jg; ]
political prisoners, issuing an am
nesty order applying to those con
vieted of minor offenses.
The order was made in com
memoration of tbe union of the
presidency and the chancellory.
The move was looked upon as the
first step In a campaign to estab
lish^' a fresh vote of confidence for
the plebiscite to be taken on Aug
ust 19th.
PRESIDENT ORDERS
NATIONALIZATION OF
SILVER TODAY
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NATIONALIZATION OK HILVKK
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(By The Associated Press)
WlASHBNGTOfri, Auk. 10. Presi
dent Roosevelt issued an exeeu'-j
live f order providing for the na
tionalization of silver a( fifty’
point naught one cents per ounce
according to the provisions of the
silver purchase act of 19:11.
The silver announcement was
made public by Secretary of the
Treasury, Henry Morgen than. Jr.,
who said that the mints would
be directed to receive any and all
silver in the l*. S. MinW and de
duct as siegnorage. sixty-one and
eight twenty-fifths percent of sil
ver so received and return to the
depositors silver certificates or
other coin or currency, in any
amount equal to the monetary val
ue of tile remainder.
This order does not effect dom
estic silver mined since December
21st of last year, which may still
be delivered- to the mints under
the presidential proclamation of
that date. All other silver with
certain exemptions, situated in the
United States on August 9tli ol
this year must be delivered to
the mints within ninety days.
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MMKR <MUSKS RK4UTIONS
OF JOY AND DOUBT
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 10, The
government's silver "coup rang all
the bells in the economic earillion,
and an echo».answered immediate
ly, everything front joy to bewild
erment, being registered.
The order taking possession of
silver brought forth varying re
actions. Leaders of the silver
bloc expressed gratification. Thom
as. the popular exponent of silver j
predicted on international scramb- 1
le for silver that would force a j
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world conference to draft a uni- !
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form world currency for exchange
purposes. He, foresaw "a new era
of prosperity,’’
Storks and commodity markets
sensed t lie inflation while many
observers think that aside from
possible implications the announce
nient does not mean inflation. How
ever, that feeling is mixed. Wall
Street's reaction was indicated by
a prominent banker who called the
move merely a concession to the
silver crowd, and of ‘‘no great
importance.”
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(By Ttie Associated Pressl
WASHINGTON'. Aug. 10. Mor
genthau said the issuance of cur
rency against all silver would con
Unite on the basis of cost price
as has been the practice since pur
chases begun.
For each dollar paid nut to ac
quire silver bv nationalization or
otherwise a dollar's worth of cur
rency will be issued, although the
Treasury has tile deseret ionary
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base that such issuance may be
oti the legal monetary value of
the dollar at twenty-nine an ounce.
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The and buildings
of the Standard* Oil Company of
New York at New (.'liwang were
attacked this morning by band
its, following a demand for ten
thousand ollars. The raiders were
beaten off without any damage
having resulted to the property.
FLETCHER ATTACKS "
DEMOCRATS ON
THE NEW DEAL
MARKET INFLATION
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, A wava
of inflationary buying swept
Stocks and foreign currencies
which rose sharply against the
dollars, following teh silver an
nouncement. Many advances
were recorded of from one to
three or more points, after early
losses on bonds which reacted
and regained some. Wheat bound
ed up, No. 1 hard, reaching one
dollar and fourteen and one half
cents. Stocks closed Arm.
NOTION
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ment most be is the Nogget office
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day preceding Insertion, otherwise
the change af copy will neceasar*
ily be held over one day.
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NATIONAL CHAIRMAN,
LAUNCHES ATTACK
(By The Associated Press)
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 10,
Henry P. Fletcher today called on
the country for “a verdict on the
new deal” to be given November
6th. His appeal was made from
the Republican State Convention
platform here, in what is regard
ed as the party’s national chal
lenge.
He branded the NRA ‘‘a badge
of industrial servitude,” and lam
basted the farm-branded NRA “a
tragic disappointment.”
Leaders of both parties watched
the republican chairman’s choice
of weapons and bis mode of at
tack. This address is expected to
declare an issue on which the Re
publicans will do battle for
more Congressional sea|p.