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VOL. 37, No. 6 NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Demos. Appeal AAA Case to People
Ethiopia Asks League Appoint Commission Inquiry
ETHIOPIA WANTS
ITALY STOPPED
IN MURDERING
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Appeals League To Halt “Policy Of
Merciless Extermination*4
(13v The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 8, —Eth
iopia today asked the Leag
ue of Nations to step into
Italy’s “policy of merciless
extermination”, as official
sources in Rome predicted
that Mussolini may dispat
ch one hundred thousand
more men into the African
campaign.
Emperor Selassie’s gov
ernment based its plea for
,a League commission in
quiry on alleged continued
employment of poison gas
by the Fascists.
The British admiralty an
nounced tonight the with
drawal of four ships from
the Mediterranean. Five
others have been ordered
on spring cruises. The mo
bilization of five new troop
divisions, was reported in
Rome tonight, to be under
consideration.
The Ethiopian request is
to be considered by the
(League council at a meet
ing to be held January 20.
At Addis Ababa, the gov
ernment said that the It
alian aviators have been
flying over Gojjam provin
ce during the last three
days dropping placards “in
viting the population to re
volt against the central
government.”
Diplomatic sources in
Paris prohpesied a halt to
any movement to impose
further sanctions on Italy,
declaring that the current
deterrents are sufficiqnt to
crush Italy’s power to con
tinue the Ethiopia war.
Snow Blankets
Large Portion
Of United States
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 8, —Snow
blanketed the nation gen
erally from New England
to the Rock Mountain Stat
es, extending southward
through the Mississippi
valley to Texas.
Mrs. Ray Hern, of St.
John, Kansas, was killed
by an ambulance which
skidded in deep snow near
Hutchison.
Another death was at
tributed indirectly to the
weather, and occurred at
Valley, Nebraska where a
railroad man was overcome
by fumes from a gas heat
er.
Several traffic mortalit
ies are also charged to slip
pery streets and snow in
widely separated areas.
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Court Impounds
Processing Taxes
Till Case Settled
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 8, — The
disposition of fifty million
dollars in AAA processing
taxes, was impounded by
court order and must aw
ait the supreme court’s rul
i ing on the rice millers pro
. cessing tax case.
Processing taxes were
I paid until last May when
I several large packers and
'processors filed suits to re
strain the collection of it.
The packers won the pre
liminary cases but the court
order that the amount of
the taxes involved be held
Tn escrow, pending a final
disposition.
(By The Associated Press)
Pendleton, Jan. 8, Thos.
Reed, 82, was killed today
' by an automobile driven by
| County Commissioner Wm.
Meiners, as he walked into
I the street from behind a
'parked automobile.
New Dealers Are
Appealing Case
AAA To People
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 8, —
New Dealers, appealing
from the Supreme Court
1 o the electorate in the hope
that the nation will reject
the constitutional views of
the court’s majority, and
eventually follow the cour
se upheld by the minority,
administration officials, at
Washington, from the
White House down, emph
asized that the justice
handed down was in two de
cisions in the case that
'wrecked the AAA.
Already Secretary of Ag
jriculture Wallace has ap
pealed to every family to
'study both decisions. Con
demnation of the majority
opinion continued among
congressional democrats.
Whether New Deal stra
tegic plans would involve
an active drive for a con
stitutional amendment, re
mained undetermined. The
president remained silent
on the question today, and
meanwhile the AAA staff
is at a standstill, working
without pay.
JDimond Proposes
Alaska Law For
Eskimos, Indians
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 8, —
Delegate Anthony J. Dim
ond today introduced a
bill permitting the Secre
tary of the Interior to es
tablish in Alaska, reserva
tions for Indians and Eski
mos, if the natives vote for
such an establishment after
the secretary has proposed
it.
The bill would extend
some provisions of the
Wheeler-Howard Act to
the Territory, particularly
giving the Indians the right
to form business associa
tions financed by the fed
eral government.
NOTICE WORKOUT
All Polarites urged to
attend athletic workout at
Native Gym., Wed., Jan. 8,
7:30 P. M. — Badminton,
handball, basketball. 2t
VETERANS IN SEATTLE BREAK 1
UP NEW COMMUNIST COLLEGE
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Six Communists Arrested
In Riot But None Of
Marching Veterans
(By The- Associated Press)
Seattle, Jan. 8, —Riot
ing broke out last night
when a hundred war veter
ans attacked students and
teachers in a newly opened
communist college.
The veteragans appeared
shortly after the police had
departed with five prison
ers, including Morris Rap
ort, northwest communist
organizer and faculty mem
ber whose arrest was order
ed last November by Mayor
Smith, who accused him
and two others with active
attempts to prolong Seattle
police.
Police also arrested Al
bert Andrews 40, commun
ist unit chairman after the
riot. He was treated for
head injuries. George
Brottche received a gash be
low one eye. Several stu
dents reported they had
been hurt. No veterans
were arrested. The mayor
stated he was exceedingly
sorry to hear of the riot.
Seattle, Jan. 8, —Veter
ans broke up a commun
ist’s college first session.
Amid fights with stud
ents and faculty members,
they were routed during a
hand to hand battle, after
refusing the veterans’ or
der to disperse. Six alleg
ed communists were arrest
ed by the police.
Recommends A
Cash Payment
Soldiers’ Bonus
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 8, —In
a formal report to the
House, the ways and means
committee recommended
a cash payment of the bon
us, as an essential part of
the recovery program, cap
able of increasing the na
tion’s purchasing power. A
vote is expected Friday on
the report.
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Bruno Hauptmann
!s To lie Executed
January 17, 8 P. M.
(Bv The Associated Press)
Trenton. Jan. 8, — The
execution of Bruno Haupt
mann is reported to have
been definitely set for Fri
day, January 17th at 8
P. M. Governor Hoffman is:
reported to be studying the
transcript of the trial as,J.he
court of pardons prepares
to convene Saturday.
Came Commission
Recommends Few
Changes In Laws
Juneau, — At the com
pletion of its eleventh rep.u
lar session, the Alaska
Game Commission recom
mended changes in game,
furbearers and other regu
lations, which when ap
proved by the Secretary of
Agriculture, will become
effective on July 1, 1936.
for the ensuing fiscal year.
These changes will be an
nounced in detail in Game
Law Circular No. 13, which
will be printed early this
spring and distributed thru
out the Territory as in for
mer years.
Migratory Bird Recom
mendations—The Commis
sion again adopted a resolu
tion asking the Advisory
Board of the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act under the
Department of Agriculture
to divide Alaska into three
zones for separate open
seasons on migratory birds.
The zones recommended
are in harmony with the re
quests of sportsmen, sports
men’s organizations and
chambers of commerce of
the several sections affect
ed. The Commission has
further urged that all poss
ible consideration be given
to the duck hunter of Alas
ka in the matter of other re
gulations pertaining to the
shooting season of 1936.
Predatory Animals—The
services of one or more ex-.
pert wolf and coyote trap
Missbig For Four
Days NAT Pilot
Reports in Today
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Plane With ?, Passengers
Flies Into Nulato And
Then to Fairbanks
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks. Jan. 7.— Pilot
Jack Hermann, flying a
Northern Air Transport air
plane has been overdue for
four days, enroute from
Akiak.
Pilot John Lynn and two
observers from here, to
gether with several planes
from Bethel, searched yes
terday for him.
Hermann’s passengers
are Deputy Marshal Nels
Anderson of Bethel, Dr.
Morion Myers of Akiak
and William Chinoy also of
Akiak.
Rubv reported that the
plane had never reached
there.
Later—Reports to Nome
today said the plane had
arrived OK and was pro
ceeding to Fairbanks.
pers in Alaska have been
requested by the Commis
sion and full information
concerning the increasing
damage inflicted on valuab
le forms of wildlife by these
• nimals in Alaska is being
.)! ought forcibly to the at
' ntion of Federal authori
es in the hope that ade
■uaie funds may be obtain
i i'oi controlling these
H’edr'tors.
Open Sear on on Deer—
oviceci that tnov are not
eriously depleted by a sev
ere winter, the Commission
lias recommended another
short open season on the
Peer which were tr; nsplant
ed in Prince William Sound
islands from Southeastern
Alaska in 1916. The bag
limit of one buck and oth
er features of last season’s
ihooting for that section
ire to remain in effect. No
changes are recommended
for the shooting of deer
n Southeastern Alaska.
Furbcarers—In response
!.o requests from local res
idents, muskrats in the
Golovin Bay drainage are
being given the benefit of
a closed season, while the
season for the taking of
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