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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
Volume 36. Number 158. NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Wiley Post Plans Use Nome Airbase
SEATTLE MILLS WILL ATTEMPT BREAK STRIKE
Active Participation Federal Housing In Nome Soon
Ultimatum Issued
Pertains Mongolia
Japanese Troops
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, July 6, — An ultimat
um by the Manchoukuoan and Jap
anese army forces demanding the
right to establish a corps of observ
ers in Mongolian territory, was an
nounced today in a communique of
the Mongolian peoples’ republic.
The commuique said that the
Japanese and Manchoukuoan armies
threatened to demand the withdraw
al of Mongolian troops from a large
eastern section of Mongolia, if the
terms of the ultimatum are not ac
cepted.
The demand followed a series of
border incidents similar to those re
cently perpetrated on the Manchou
kuoan-Soviet frontier, allegedly of
a provocative character.
Chinese Apology
Forthcoming Due
Insulting Article
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, July 6, —A Nanking dis
patch of the Nippon Demapo News
Agency today reported that the
Chinese government has agreed to
dismiss censors responsible for pass
ing an article in the magazine New
Life considered as insulting to the
Japanese royal family. The Chinese
government informally agreed to a
demand for appologies the report
said, after which Japan will con
sider the case closed.
Soviets Searching
For Lost Airman
In Western Siberia
(By The Associated Press)
KHABAROVSK, Siberia, July 6
—Ten planes took off from here to
day to search for a Soviet seaplane
which has been missing since June
26th. The search was concentrated
around Nogato Bay, where fisher
men reported they saw a seaplane
the day it vanished. One of the
rescue planes cracked up in a forest,
seriously injuring the pilot and two
of the crew.
2,000 Bandits Warn
Will Capture City
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 6, —News rpeorts
received here from Peiping said that
two thousand bandits at Chang
Ying Hisin, twenty-five miles north
of there announced by pamphlets
they would capture Peiping today
or tomorrow.
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Deny Reports Of
Attempt Economic
Blockade Of Italy
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 6, —British con- j
sideration of an economic blockade
of Italian ports of Italy wages war
against Abyssinia was admitted on
ly a remote possibility late tonight.
Consideration of such a measure is
miles ahead of any present develop
ments in the Italo-Abyssinian sit
uation official said. Rome and Par
is reports said the British cabinet
was studying plans for such a block
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Mussolini States
Italy Has Decided
m/
No Turning Back
(By The Associated Press)
SALERNO, Italy, July 6, Benito
Mussolini mounted a cannon here
today and told 12,000 Blackshirts who
were ready to depart for Africa:
“We have decided upon a struggle
in which we as a government and a
people will not turn back. The de
cision is irretrievable.”
Enroute here from Rome, the wire
less antennae of II Duce’s seaplane
was struck by lightning, but none
of the occupants of the plane were
injured.
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American Legation
Orders Yanks Out
(By The Associated Press)
ADDAS ABABA, July 6, — The
American legation here ordered all
Americans to leave Ethiopia. Dip
lomatic circles took the action to
mean that the United States ex
, pects there may be immediate de
\ velopments between Ethiopia and
1 Italy.
British Airliner Is
I Missing: Landed 3
Miles From Shore
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July G, —Grave an
xiety was felt today for a Guernesy
to Bournemouth airliner forced
down at sea last night three miles
off The Needles, Isle of Wight. The
number of passengers was not ob
tained. Royal Air Force flying
boats and a destroyer were search
ing a wide area but up to 1 A. M.
no sign of the distressed plane had
been found. Last night the airlin
er’s pilot sent out SOS calls but
did not state the cause of his diffi
culties.
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WILEY POST PROBABLY
US \OME AS BASE FOR
SURVEY LATE IN Jl A
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(By The Associated Press')
LOS ANGELES, July G—Meehanies have nearly com
pleted work on a new Lockheed Orion plane in which Wiley
Post and his wife will make an aerial survey between Alas
ka and Siberia, for an unnamed commercial airline.
Post refused at this time to disclose the name of the
concern. While he was reticient about his plans it was
learned from other sources that the Posts would probably
make Nome, their western base.
Pontoons will probably be installed at Seattle on the
plane. Negotiations, it is understood, are underway to
secure permission to fly across Siberia. The first tests on
the plane will be made in a few days.
The Alaska-Siberian plane is low-wing, single-motored,
and equipped with a constant speed variable pitch propeller,
with a fixed type of landing gear.
When interviewed regarding his plans for additional
stratosphere flights across the United States, Post, declared
that he wouldn’t attempt another flight in the celebrated
Winnie Mae plane, but would be interested in making such
an attempt in another plane. He has failed in four attempts
this year.
Secures Permission Fly Nome To Siberia
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July (i—The Soviet Embassy here grant
ed permission for Wiley Post and wife and Fay Willis Wells,
to make the projected flight from Los Angeles along the
Great Circle Route through Nome and across Siberia.
The flight is postponed however, until the latter part of
July, when new maps of the Siberian route will arrive for
Post from Russia.
From Nome the route crosses Whalen Bay to Nagaevo,
Irkutsk, Sverdlovok and Moscow. From there they plan to
return to New York via Iceland and Greenland.
Mrs. Wells is the wife of Linton Wells, aviator and
writer who held the round the world record about ten years
ago, when he traveled by plane, ship and automobile.
Wiley Post has flown around the world twice, each time
to a record for speed. IP1 now holds the solo world speed
record, although Clyde P;.i gborn with co-pilot Bennet Grif
fin plan to fly around the world in a little better than four
days, non-stop, refueling in the air—And their route calls
for a refueling at Nome, according to their plans announced
sometime ago.
Schmelling to Fight
Uzcudun Of Spain
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 6, —Max Schmell
ing of Germany and Paolino Uzcu
dun of Spain have reached top form
for their 15 round heavyweight
bout Sunday. Schmelling is about
ready to accept a bout with Joe
Louis, Detroit negro, in the United
States if he beats Uzcudun.
22 Deaths Typhoid
(By The Associated Press)
ROME July 6, —Typhoid fever has
caused 22 deaths in Rome in recent
weeks it was announced officially
today. Sanitary inspectors arc in
quiring into the cause. A check ol
the city water and milk supplies
showed both to be pure.
Committee to Start
Investigation Soon
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON July 6, — Chair- j
man Wheeler of the Senate inter-1
state commerce committee said that
his committee would start immed
iately to collect evidence in its con
templated broad investigation of rail
road financing.
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Pegues Is In Nome !
Begin Active Co
operation Of FHA
Will Confer With Financial
Concerns And The Public
To confer with local financial in
terests, business men and residents
generally regarding a definite lions- '
ing program for Nome, Director
John E. Pegues of the Federal Hous
ing Administration arrived today on
the PAA Electra from Fairbanks,
lie will remain for several days,
making his headquarters in the
Reindeer Service headquarters in
the Alaska Road Commission build
ing.
The terms of loans insurable un-;
dor the National Housing Act have 1
been greatly liberalized during the
past six weeks.,Procedure has been
simplified and certain restrictions
have been relaxed or removed en
tirely, Mr. Pegues said.
"The Federal Housing Adminis
tration's plan is practically made to
order for conditions that have exist
ed here since the disastrous fire of
last September. It is our hope that
we can be of real service in meeting
housing needs in the community.
During my stay here I shall be glad
to discuss the individual problems
and to act as liaison contact be
tween those who desire to borrow
and the banking officers.”
Throughout the Territory there is
an abnormal amount of business i
and work created by the home and
business property modernization
program. There is also a large vol
ume of new construction under the
Housing Administration’s mutual
mortgage insurance plan. It is be
lieved that both plans will be put
into operation here without delay,
Mr. Pegues asserted.
During his stay here, the Director
is a guest of Alfred J. Lomen, man
ager of Lomen Commercial Co.
Puts Much Money
On I ace Required
To Eat For Week
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES July (i —Movie
actresses put as much money on
their faces as they put in them a
surprised judge was told today.
Merna Kennedy who says she
needs $3,000 a month from Busby
Berkeley, dance director, to make
both ends meet told Judge Valentine
she needed $200 a month to keep
herself in beauty treatments and
mosmetics and $250 for food.
Berkeley who makes $1500 a week
aomplaind he could not support
such a wife, estranged or otherwise,
and the judge ruled she would have
to get along on $100 a week until
ner separate maintenance suit com
as to trial.
Seattle Mills Will
Attempt To Break
The Lumber Strike
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 6, —A swing to
ward a reopening of lumber mill
iperations appeared in progress for
Monday, which is to be the big day
if the drive to open more mills.
The managements for Seattle mills
ire getting the plants in readiness
;o open Monday despite minor pick
dings and troubles. With the first
ni 11 to resume work, operators at
ither points are making plans for
a further expansion of the industry
in an effort to break the back of
the strike.
Recommendations
For Third Party
(Bv The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 6, — Recommen
dations for the formation of a new
political party were adopted by the
organization committee of the third
party invitation conference.
The second recommendation ad
opted was that a permanent commit
tee be named to select a date and
sit for the first national convention
of the proposed Third Party.
Insect Battle Being
W aged Under Glass
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 6, — A
groggu centipede, a wary black wid
ow spider and a cocky tarantula
leered at each other from three
corners of a glass box today while
spectators waited for them to finish
a battle to decide the supreme in
sect warrior.
A scorpion, and another tarantula
lay dead, early casualties of the el
imination tournament. Also in the
arena were a fly and a cockroach,
apparently there by accident. The
tournament was in its second day.
Weather In States
Causing Deaths as
Extremes Reached
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, July 6, — The weath
erman is cooking up some more hot
dishes for today. His latest menu
included plenty of steaming entrees
yesterday, garnished with cloud
aursts, waterspouts, tornadic winds,
excessive temperatures—rain: rain
and more rain.
Many sections of the nation re
ported no immediate relief was in
sight from excessive variations of
:he weather. Fifteen deaths were
attributed dirertly or indirectly to
;he weather yesterday.