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VOL. 37. No. 20. NOME, ALASKA, FRi DAY, JAN. 24, 193G. Per Copy Ton Cents
American Liberty League Attacked
SALT LAKE CITY MAY GET ARMY AIRBASE
Townsend Says His Clubs To Control Both Parties
Townsend Says
His Will
Control Parties
No Time To Organize A
Separate Ticket But
Can Control Parties
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 23, —
The threat of Dr. F. E.
Townsend to attempt the
forming of an independent
party on behalf of the two
hundred dollars a month
pension persons over sixty
years of age, was removed
Wednesday by Townsend
h mself.
assailed the old part
ies and said that Townsend
clubs instead, “would ded
icate themselves 1o the task
of taking absolute charge
of both”.
His decision was reached
“particularly in view of the
fact that it would be im
possible for a new party to
get a ticket on the ballot in
many states.”
Warns Sanction
Nation Pact Is
Threat to Peace
(By The Associated Press I
Undated, Jan. 24. —It
aly warned sanctionist na
tions today that British ac
tion in arranging the Medi
terranean security pact,
constituted “danger for
European peace”.
General Hudolfo Graz
iani, commander of Italy’s
southern forces, personally
led his troops into Neghelli,
capital of Gaila Borana.
There was no opposition.
Subscribe for the Nugget
thinning Foxes
Found None
(Bv The Associateo Press)
Muskogee, Okla., Jan.
—The Oklahoma Fox and
Wolf Hunters association
assembled at Brewers Bend
and unleashed 83 dogs.
Then they hunted the
slopes of Padgett mountain
and Betsy Lee hollow for
three days. They didn't
find a fox.
Cold Wave Lets
Up; Weather Is
Moderating Bit
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 24, —The
intense cold which paralyz
ed the upper half of the na
tion leaving almost a hund
red dead, and widespread
property damage, is appar
ently headed for the Atlan
tic Ocean, as moderating
temperatures and more
snow were forecast gener
ally today.
Snowbound residents in
many sections continued to
dig themselves out from un
der the worst blizzards in
many seasons.
The fury of the storm ap
parently spent itself on
New England, New York
and New Jersey, but sub
zero frigidarity still held
many north, central and
mid-western states in its
icy grip.
FATTEST MAN DIES
Buenos Aires, Jan. —
Pedro Cardoso, 32. weigh
ing 638 pounds, and char
acterized as the fattest man
in the world, is dead from
pneumonia.
Aircraft Carrier Anchored Harbor
| Seldovia. To Remain Period 2 Weeks
(By The Associated Press)
Seldovia, Jan. 24, —The
airplane carrier U. S. S.
Ranger anchored in Kachi
mak Bay, Cook Inlet, late
yesterday.
The aviators, seeking
sub-Arctic flying weather,
found the temperature 38
degrees above zero, and a
driving rain coming down.
A two-weeks’ stay is
planned in this area. The
anchoring of the Ranger in
the harbor here frequently
used by U. S. Navy ships,
inspired speculation of the
possibility that the protect
ed bay might be eventual
ly chosen as a northern nav
al base.
The Ranger is accompan
ied on the cruise by the de
stroyers Roper and Lea, as
plane guards.
Salt Lake City
j
Probably be Air
j
Base For Army
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Choice of Sail Lake City Is
Expected For Air Base
Under Wilcox Act
(Bv The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 24, —
Concentration of air com
merce bureau flying aids at
Salt Lake City, Utah, was
said by authoritative sourc
es, to have caused the War
Department official to sel
ect the site there for a sup
port base under the Wilcox
Air Defense Act.
Salt Lake is one of the
concentration points of
transcontinental air routes,
and it was said that the
Bureau of Air Commerce
declined to duplicate the
expensive equipment for
blind flying, weather re
ports, radio, and radio beac
ons, at some other point in
the Rocky Mountain area.
Pocatello Idaho, and Og
den. Utah had made over
tures for a proposed base
under the Wilcox Act.
There will be a base in
Alaska and another along
the Pacific Coast.
The Rocky Mountain
base will be used as a sec
ondary defense supply base
for coastal and Alaskan re
gions. At such base, fuel,
supplies, and repair shops
will be concentrated, and
men and planes will be
held in reserve for flights
into the area where addi
tional forces are required.
Roy Storey Files
Highway Engin.
Republican Side
(By The Associated Press)
Cordova, Jan. 24, — Roy
J. Storey, assistant con
struction engineer on the
Copper River and North
western Railway, announc
ed he had filed his Repub
lican candidacy for Terri
torial highway engineer.
The city health officer
here quarantined the liner
Northwestern to the extent
of allowing only Cordova
passengers to come ashore.
There are no signs of scar
let fever here, and the act
was merely precautionary.
. ■MIIIIIHHIMMI—Li—kmii ■ - -
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK j
By Herbert Plummer
Washington, I). C.. —
Senator William E. Borah,
scarred veteran of so many
political fights, may have
iel himself in for more
rounds in allowing himself
to be put in the running
for President in the Wis
consin Republican primar
ies.
There is a strange situa
tion in Wisconsin, long the
home of western political
liberalism, that could bring
about the seemingly para
doxical result of a defeat
for a man who is consider
ed one of the outstanding
liberal Republican presiden
tial prospects. Nearly two
years ago, the brothers La
Follette, “Phil” and “Bob”,
running for governor and
senator, respectively, pull
ed completely out of the
Republican party and form
ed their own Progressive
party. After years of battl
ing with conservative Re
publican elements, they be
came independent in name
as they long had been in
spirt.
With the formal defec
tion of the I.- iFollet1.es,
scions of the reigning politi
cal family in Wisconsin
there went with the broth
ers a formidable group of
liberals, powerful enough
to elect both. Thus, the Re
publican party was left, in
the view of observers from
that state, dominated in
general by relatively con
servative elements.
The question now is pos
ed: Is it not entirely poss
ible that Senator Borah,
running at the behest of
two state political figures
described as Republican
stalwarts, will find himself
hard put in his announced
view of getting a Republi
can convention “committed
to liberal principles?” The
faction that once might
(Continued on Pane Three
CONFIDENT BONIS BE PASSED
Mayor Collins
Fairbanks ^ ed
Noon Yesterday
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(By The Assooiqttd Pressi
Fairbanks, Jan. 24, —
Ernest B. Collins. Mayor of
Fairbanks and Mrs. Jenny
Tilleson surprised friends
when they were married
quietly, shortly before noon
Thursday.
They left immediately
by airplane, Pilot Frank
Pollack, on a honeymoon
trip to Circle Hot Springs.
The bride formerly con
ducted the hotel at Manley
Hot Springs. Collins is now
serving his second term as
mayor. The marriage was
performed by Rev. John E.
Youl, Presbyterian Pastor.
Carl Behrendt was best
man and Mrs. Hazel Beh
rendt attended the bride.
Miss Emily Post says pota
to chips may be eaten with
the fingers. Something tells
us Miss Post must have
tried to spear one with a
fork.—Macon Telegram.
< By The Associated P> ess i
Washington, Jan. 23, —
Intimates of President F.
D. Roosevelt hazarded a
guess that he would ve'o
the bonus bill, but the chief
executive gave no hint of
his attitude.
Legislators are so confi
dent the bill will even pass
over a veto, they are specu
lating whether Roosevelt
will demand new taxes to
finance its payment.
According to the lowest
estimate a billion dollars
will be needed within a
few months, if the bill be
comes a law.
Fur Sales Reports
Good Tacoma, Wn.
(By Tne Associated Press)
Tacoma, Jan. 23, — for
ty thousand dollars worth
of furs, mostly Alaskan
skins, were sold at a mon
thly fur auction here yes
terday.
Ermine was the strong
est demand with the next
being mink, lynx, beaver,
muskrat, red, and cross fox
also in good demand.
American Liberty
League Attacked
•>v Schwellenhach
Purpose of Attack Was To
Expose Character Of
Hackers Of League
(By The A ueiattd Bross)
Washington, Jan. 24, —
Democratic castigation of
the American Liberty Leag
ue as controlled by "ras
cals and crooks", afforded
a rousing prehide to the
League’s dinner to be held
tomorrow, at which those
present will listen to an ad
rircss by Alfred E. Smith.
in words that held many
in t k nvded nate gall
erias lire tthless. Senator
Schwelienbach of Washing
ton, democrat, said “leech
es and bloodsuckers” sur
round Smith in the organi
zation.
Schwellenbach related
how Frank'..n D. Roosevelt
supported A1 Smith for the
presidency in 102.5, even to
running for Gov mor of
New York State at Smith's
request, but at Lh risk of
his own health.
Then he shouted: “No
man can successfully turn
his back on his friend”.
Schweiienbach also at
tacked other Liberty Leag
uers who have been caustic
and bitter toward the ad
ministration.
The senator’s declared
purpose was <o discredit
the American Lib wty Lea
gue's dinner by publicizing
the "character” of its back
ers.
Five Are Bur ’ed
Death; Attempts
Fail At Rescue
(Bv The Associated Press)
St. Johns, New Found
land, Jan. 24, —Mrs. An
thony Noah, three children
and a maid, were burned to
death as fire, of an undeter
mined origin, swept thru
her home.
All of them slept on the
second floor, and efforts of
firemen to enter the build
ing were frustrated by
flames and smoke.
Her husband, Anthony
Noah, on the first floor, es
caped. He was unable to
reach the second floor.