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VOL 36 No. 292. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, DEC. 14, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Secret Session Delegates Monday
ITALY TO TRY~ TURN LEAGUE SANCTIONS
NAVAL TALKS TO BE IN
SECRET FROM NOW ON
DUE INSISTENCE JAPAN
Japan Says General Sessions Unsatis
factory Means To Agree
(By The Associated Pr°ss)
London, Dec. 14, — The
inauguration of bilateral
conversations, coupled with
the announcement of a sup
er secret session Monday,
attended only by delegates,
is believed to be ushering
in one of the most signifi
cant and critical develop
ments of the naval confer
ence.
Both moves were man
euvered by the Japanese on
the ground that general ses
sions were cumbersome and
unsatisfactory, in negotia
tions to overcome difficul
ties and reach a new agree
ment to replace expiring
treaties.
Best informed sources
said the British, who were
at the head of the first sep
arate discussion with the
Japanese last night, actad
only after urgent Japanese
insistence.
Date of Pleading
Is Set
Following Plea
(By The Associated Press')
Twin Falls, Idaho, Dec.
14, —Douglas Vanvlack to
day asked for a postpone
ment of his plea on a char
ge of first degree murder,
when he was brought into
the District Court. A date
for his pleading was set for
next Monday morning.
He is charged with the
murder of Fontain Cooper,
state highway patrolman,
and is also accused by offi
cers of slaying deputy sher
iff Henry C Given, and his,
Vanvlack’s former wife
Mildred Hook of Tacoma.
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Millions Swindled
Garrulous Public
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Dec. 13, —
Confiddence men swindle
$40,000,000 a year from gul
lible victims in the United
States, government agents
have computed, and no
amount of cautioning will
keep unsuspecting persons
from parting with life sav
ings.
There are 400 of the
“con” men plying their
garrulous trade in the Un
ited States and they aver
age $100,000 annually from
trusting persons. Mostly
their victims are elderly,
retired persons.
Herbert N. Graham, gov
ernment postal sleuth, is
the chief worry of the con
fidence men. His sporadic
raids on cities has put doz
ens of the glib gentlemen
in prison and sent other doz
ens fleeing to foreign coun
tries. Atlanta, Reno, Den
ver and other cities where
bunco men have centered
have known the “torpedo
ing” of a government raid
under Graham’s thorough
direction.
The trap that catches the
victims seldom varies. Af
ter a brief acquaintance in
which he is the affluent
host, the “con” man “finds”
a pocketbook under the tab
le where he and his victim
are eating. The wallet con
tains any amount of money
above $50, a surety bond
of $100,000 and a faked
newspaper clipping of a
man who is said to be a sen
sationally wise stock invest
or or horse race gambler.
The pocketbook is return
ed to the owner, and to
show his appreciation the
owner bets or invests the
money in the wallet, say
Continued on Page *3
Eleven Nations
Expect Default
War Debts U. S.
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 14, —
Eleven nations are expect
ed to default again tomor
row on war debts to the
United States.
Only the payment of two
hundred and thirty thous
and dollars from Finland
out of a total of nine hun
dred and fifty-six million,
four hundred and fourteen
thousand dollars, due, and
past due, is likely to be
credited to the U. S., as the
semi-annual payment date
rolls around.
Elivver Plane Is
Produced By A
World war Pilot
(By The Associated Press)
St. Joseph, Missouri, Dec.
14, A cozy little monoplane
which “you can learn to
fly in three lessons” enter
ed the government’s com
petition. for a cheap, simple
craft.
The plane was built bv
Hayden Campbell, world
war pilot and is an all-met
al, two passenger ship.
“It just lands itself when
brought in on a glide, and
can’t nose over,” Campbell
says. He stated it would
make 125 miles per hour
and it can fly 22 miles on a
gallon of gas.
With quantity production
Campbell believes the ship
may be sold as low as $1,
250. “I can teach you to fly
it in three lessons”, Camp
bell said.
One-Fourth Sum
Has Been
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 14, —
Leaders of the relief drive,
announced, that todate,
Comptroller General Mc
Carl had released one bill
ion, 68 million 344 thous
and dollars, of the four bil
lion dollars job fund, for
expenditures by state offi
cials, and the Works Pro
gress Administration.*
ITALY TO TRY TURN THE
LEAGUE DUE ETHIOPIAN
DENUNCIATION PROPOSAL
Fascists Intend Use Ethiopia's Demand
Proposals Unfair, To Turn Tide
(Uv The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 14. —The
death of an American medi
cal missionary in Ethiopia
punctuated the fretful af
termath of the attempt by
the British and French to
formulate terms of peace.
Dr. Robert Hoffman was
killed today while handl
ing an unexploded Italian
bomb at Daggah Bur, on
the southern front.
Try to Turn League
Rome advices indicated
i that the Fascists intended
trying to turn the League
against Ethiopia, using the
Ethiopian denunciation of
the peace plans, as a ful
crum.
Italians tonight launched
a new attempt to prove that
Ethiopia was a backward
and uncivilized country,
urgently needing the help
of a civilized nation like
Italy.
Informed Italian sources
hinted that the Ethiopian
sta n d yesterday might
bring a slacking in the
sanctions.
Britain. Germany
To Have Closer
Feeling Future
(By The Associated Press)
London, Dec. 14, — Well
informed sources disclosed
today that Great Britain
had suddenly moved to cul
tivate a closer relationship
with Herr Hitler.
The move received no
explanation in official quar
ters.
Sir Eric Hipps, British
Ambassador was assigned
to take the initiative in
Berlin and is conferring
with Hitler on a general
disucssion of all Anglo
German problems.
The move was followed
closely by Hitler’s reception
of the French Ambassador, j
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Dimond Said lie
o F?*! H
SOOil Flic £ or
Demo. Primaries
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, Dec. 14, — The
first definite statement of
Delegate Anthony J. Dim
ond being a candidate for
reelection, was received by
chairman of the divisional
democratic committee Me
monagle while the division
convention was in session at
Wrangell.
Dimond advised that he
would soon file his declar
ation subject to the demo
cratic primaries next Ap
ril. The delegates cheered
after announcing their
pledged support.
Referee Stepped
Fight Gave Louis
Technical K. 0.
(Bv The Associated Press)
New York, Dec. 14, —
Joe Louis, sensational De
troit negro heavyweight,
added veteran Paulino (Jz
cudun of Spain to his list
of knockout victims, last
night before a crowd of
twenty thousand spectat
ors.
The “brown bomber’’
won on a technical knock
out in the fourth round of
a scheduled fifteen round
bout. The referee stopped
the bout after Paulino had
been floored for the count
of eight, with a terrific
right hand punch.
Louis weighed two hun
dred and one-half pounds
and Uzcudun 207 lbs.
This is the first time that
Paulino has ever been
knocked down or stopped.
Louis outclassed his oppo
nent in every round of the
short match.
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Speed Saxes
Pilot, Passenger
Certain Death
Ice, Fog forced Ship Down
But Pilot Kept Nose
Fp In Crash
Stn aking to earth at the
rate of 1 15 miles an hour,
the airplane of Pilot Estol
Call with Stanley Herman
son as p ssenger, was forc
ed down on the Nushagak
River November 25 by ice
and fog, Pi'ot Call disclos
ed upon his return to Anch
orage.
Hermanson is at the An
chorage hospital suffering
from a fracture of the hip.
Call is able to get around
although he limps from the
effects of a sprained ankle.
Excrutiating experiences
of eight days facing bitter
cold and a 30-mile gale
while attempting to keep
alive with the wreck of the
plane as shelter, were told
by Pilot Call and Herman
son.
Call said he did not be
lieve they could have last
ed another 24 hours.
The two men were found
by Pilot Kenneth Ncese
with Jack Elliott of this
city and II P Nicholson, a
trader of Kanakanak, as ob
servers. A flag fashioned
from a piece of fabric from
the airplane wing, and a
circle of spruce boughs at
tracted the attention of the
searchers to the debris of
the plane hidden under
ig'ht inches of snow in the
brush an-j willow trees be
side the rive".
Pilot Call said he and
Herm ns on left Naknek at
9:43 o’clock the mo ning of
November 25 (Monday).
They were heading for
Dillingham but a sto^m
made travel difficult. They
left their regular course
and followed the Nusha
gak river to the north, he
said attempting to go ar
ound the storm.
It was warm and raining
hard, Call said, and they
were moving along in good
shape. Temperatures drop
ped suddenly and ice form
ed all over the ship. The pil
ot said he banked to turn
and found the ship falling,
out of control.
“I turned her on full
speed to keep the nose up”
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