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VOL. 36. No. 285. ’ NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 6th, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
ITALIAN AIRPLANES STRIKE TERROR BOMBS
GR. BRITAIN IS
TO PROTEST
TO JAPANESE
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 6, —For
mal British representations
to Japan because of the
North China situation, it is
understood, are under con
sideration.
Following American and
British expressions of con
cern, informed London cir
cles said that the British
government was consider
ing drawing Japan’s atten
tion to its agreement under
the nine power treaty, un
less the autonomy move
ment is quickly clarified.
Britain is also understood
to be considering strong ac
tion to' maintain China’s
territorial integrity, a guar
antee under the treaty.
Japan takes the stand
that the foreign office
spokesman said the nine
power treaty was never ful
ly effective because China
failed to meet some of her
obligations.
From now on, the spokes
man declared, Japan insists
on talking directly with
China in arranging treaties
affecting China.
A Chinese official, while
expressing pleasure at the
American and British de
clarations, said that the
North China situation was
definitely worse.
One Convict Is
Killed; One Is
Taken Prisoner
(By The Associated Press)
McAlester, Oklahoma,
Dec. 6, —Dan Healy, one of
the five federal prisoners
who broke from the Musko
gee jail Tuesday, was slain
and Dewey Gilmore, his
companion was captured at
a farmhouse near Weath
ers.
Heady was killed when
he refused to surrender.
Gilmore offered no resist
ance. Officers believed they
had surrounded, the two
remaining fugitives, Russ
ell Cooper, the fifth escap
ed convict, having been
captured yesterday.
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Cold Weather In
Fairbanks Does j
Not Stop Flying
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, Dec. 6, —The
coldest weather record here
for the last twenty years
failed to prevent planes
from taking off yesterday
for various destinations.
Among them was one pil
oted by John Lynn of the
Northern Air Transport,
who took off for Nome with
Dr. and Mrs. William Char
teris of Seattle. Dr. Char
teris is to take the place of
Dr. Rex F. Swartz of Nome
who will leave soon for the
states.
Another plane piloted by
A1 Monsen of the Pacific
Alaska Airways, arrived at
Fairbanks from Kusko
kwim river points with Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Savage of
Flat, Charles Herbert con
sulting enginner of the Med
fra, and Carmen Smith, ra
dio operator at McGrath.
Defense Witness
Riot Trial Says
Was No Blackade
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, Dec. 6, — With
the assertion that he believ
es the men facing the riot
trial in the federal court
here were “framed”, A. M.
Geyers, proprietor of a
sheet metal shop, testified
for the defense today.
He said his shop is near
the scene of the alleged
riot on June 24th. At no
time was there a blockade,
he declared, and there were
only about 25 on the street
when the marchers ap
proached the front of his
shop, and then stopped,
seemingly for no apparent
reason.
Louise Tanner, a high
school girl, testified she at
tended several union meet
ings, but heard no referen
ce to guns or clubs. She
said she witnessed the al
leged riot from a second
story window but heard no
one order that the street be
cleared. A fight started be
tween a few men and then
the tear gas was released,
she declared.
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PLANES BOMB
ETHIOPIANS IN
TOWN DESSYE
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 6, —
Nine Italian planes bomb
ed the town of Dessye,
hitting Emperor Selass
ie’s temporary palace and
wrecking the office. One
ward, the American Sev
enth Day Adventist, in
the hospital was also de
stroyed. Casualties were
heavy among the civil
ian population, and panic
broke out at the Majga
tier airport. A Belgian
officer Avas wounded and
Miss Petra Hovig, Nor
wegian nurse, suffered a
broken leg. Twelve per
sons were reported kill
ed and nearly two hun-*
dred wounded.
More than a thousand
bombs were dropped. The
hospital was evacuated a
few minutes before the
raiding planes appeared.
Beds, surgical instru
ments, operating tables and
other equipment were
strewn all over the place by
the blasts of three bombs
which pierced the corrugat
ed iron roof.
An official Italian com
munication reported that
twenty-four Ethiopians and
three Italians died in inten
sified combat between the
patrols along the northern
fronts.
The outbreak is interpret
ed as marking the first ma
jor Ethiopian offensive. Re
ports from Makale said the
Ethiopians were making
swift thrusts on the town’s
supply trains and dealing
out punishment behind the
Italian lines and then with
drawing temporarily.
Weather Today
(by U.S. Weather Bureau)
Low barometric pressure
is observed on this morn
ing’s map over the Pacific
Ocean, Southern and South
eastern Alaska and south
ward over the Pacific coast
States. This disturbance is
attended by snow at Jun
eau and rain at Ketchikan
and southward.
Generally fair skies are
the rule in interior and noi
them Alaska with temper
fContinued on Page Four)
I
Handling Revolt
With Iron Hand
In North China
(By The Associated Press)
Tiensin, China, Dec. 5, —
General Han Fu Chu, gov
ernor of Shangtung, is em
ploying an iron hand in sup
pressing the self govern
ment movement in eastern
Shantung.
He disclosed that tros>ps
had been sent to put down
a movement allegedly in
stigated by agitators from
a state similar to Manchou
kuo, and that they had kill
ed two hundred and captur
ed the ringleaders.
Clipper Plane On
Last Hop From
Hawaii To Calif.
(By The Associated Press)
Honolulu, Dec. 6, — The
China Clipper hopped off
from Pearl Harbor at 5:35
p.m. Pacific Standard Time
yesterday. Captain Edwin
C Musick said he expected
to make the 2400 mile hop
in eighteen hours.
He planned to fly south
of the regular course to
avoid a reported mid-ocean
- storm.
The Clipper carried a
'crew of seven and 51,000
-pounds of cargo, including
;303 pounds of mail.
Threat Made To
Bomb S S Bremen
Not Carried Out
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Dec. 6, —Con
voyed by coast guard cut
ters, the North German
Lloyd liner Bremen dock
ed safely yesterday follow
ing an anonymous threat to
officials that the ship might
be bombed throughout the
night as the vessel lay at
quarantine. The guards
men maintained their pro
tective convoy. New York
detectives also guarded the
ship. An alleged commun
ist plot to damage the huge
ship led to the precautions.
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DEMOCRATS
NOME HOLD
MEETING
Opening the first step to
ward the 1936 territorial
campaign, the Democratic
Divisional Convention held
here last night, at the Pio
neer Hall, with various en
thusiastic expressions of ap
proval, passed resolutions
endorsing President Roose
velt and Delegate Dimond,
in addition to electing a di
visional committee for the
Second Division, and twen
ty delegates to the Territor
ial Convention to be held at
Seward, January 18th, 1936
Chairman of the Democra
tic Club, Jack Divine, suff
ered a temporary illness
when he took the chair,and
Thomas Gaffney was re
quested by the members
present to act in his stead.
Mr Devine remained at the
meeting.
The purpose of the con
vention, as stated in a let
ter from A. A. Shonbeck,
of Anchorage, Chairman of
the Territorial Democratic
Committee, was to elect a
divisional chairman at lar
ge; a divisional committee
of twelve members; twenty
delegates to the territorial
convention; and an expres
sion 'regarding President
Roosevelt and the present
aims of the administration,
besides another expression
on the position occupied by j
Delegate Anthony J. Dim
ond.
Jack Devine was elected!
Divisional Chairman, and
the divisional committee of
12 members elected includ
ed the following: Mrs Tol
bert Scott, Mrs.. Hugh O’
Farrell, Mrs. L. Grant, Mrs
Hugh O’Neill, Mrs. J. J.
O’Leary, Mrs B. B. Mozee,
Tolbert Scott,Russell May
nard, C. C. Tanner, Jack
Solomon, Lige Ketchison,
and Ernest Balsiger
The delegates elected
were: John Lichtenberg,
Garnet Martin, Lige Ketch
eson, Howard Lyng, Joe
Wallace, Mrs. Chas. Code,
Miss Mildred Maynard, Ai
mer Rydeen, James Daly,
and Mrs. Jack Devine of
Nome and Mrs. B. W. Mc
Carthy and Joe Dexter of
Golovin; Jack Murphy and
Dewey Goodrich of Candle;
( Continued On Page Four )
Secretary of State
Hull Notifies All
Nations U S Stand
Washington, Dec. 6, —
Japan and the rest of the
world were put on notice
by Secretary of State
Hull, that the United
States government does
n’t look with equanimity
upon the autonomy move
ment in North China.
Hull called upon “all na
tions” to respect their ex
isting treaties. He didn’t
mention the name of Japan
which has been generally
credited with the move to
separate North China pro
vinces from the Nanking
government, but the mean
ing was clear.
Wide speculation accom
panied Hull's statement,
which came almost on top
of the assertion of Sir Sam
uel Hoare, British Foreign
Minister, that anything
lending color to the belief
that Japanese influence is
behind the autonomy move
ment, “can old do harm to
the prestige of Japan”
Rumors that there might
be some joint action in the
Far East, however, have
gone unconfirmed.
Hull cited the extensive
American interest in North
China, as well as this gov
ernment’s treaty obliga
tions. He said:
“The american govern
ment is therefore closely ob
serving what is happening
there”.
fisheries Man
Dead After 38
Years of Service
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 2. —
Edward M. Ball, 59, assist
ant in the Alaska service of
the Bureau of Fisheries,
died Saturday following an
appendicitis operation.
Ball had been with the
Bureau of Fisheries for 38
years and had made several
trips to Alaska. He wrote a
number of statistical stud
ies based on his trips. He
was stationed at the Wash
ington office for the last
two years.
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