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VOL. 37. No. 224 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY SEPT 19 1936 Per Copy 15cts
Hurricane Blew Over onto Atlantic
2 EXPLOSIONS KILLED 1200 OF THE 1700
The White House Replied Sharply To Accusation
HURRICANE MISSED
THE NEW ENGLAND
STATES WENT SEA
(By The Ass
NEW YORK Sept. ’9. — One o
the worst hurricanes in hsitorj
swung out to sea northeast o:
here with all vessels warned t(
avoid it.
Despite violence which strucl
over one thousand miles of coast
line on the Atlantic seaboard
only seven are known to be dead
although there are twenty-threi
more missing. The death toll es
timated at forty-six, was revisei
shortly after dawn when thirt;
four men, feared lost from th
S S Long Island, in Delawar
Bay, were found alive on a coa
barge two miles offshore. Four o
ociated Press)
: the crew were missing.
One person was killed in Mary
' land; three in New Jersey three
i in Pennsylvania. Disrupted com
i munications prevented an accur
; ate estimate on the property dam
• iage although preliminary reports
, indicated that millions had been
, lost.
:: Connecticut apparently escaped
■ ed any damage as the storm, with
l j winds at a hundred miles an
r hour, circled northward. Else
3 where in New England the coast
3 was whipped by heavy rains and
1 gales. Damage was reported to be
f small.
Here Is Tour
Of Duty For
Hospital Staff
Miss Vigus on duty. Morning
care of patients. Brother Hen
sen’s leg dressed; progress excel
lent. La Belle full of energy,
wants to get out. Ratenberg and
Gustafson, our ambulatory crip
ples, planning their day’s enter
tainment. Freddy Waid improv
ing and enjoying home-made ice
cream. Peter X. and Harry Udell
resting quietly. Us earm bath
with boric acid for Bidwell’s in
fected arm. Four months old
Baby Fred’s pneumonia is loosen
ing up and the little tike wants
food. Temperature 103; tepid
bath must come first.
PAA plane arrives and sends
for the doctor. He is taking out
tonsils at the Bureau of Indian
Affairs; must be called for and
taken to flying field to bring in
patient from Koyuk.
Trays for ten patients. Drop
everything and put new patient
to bed. Eric Hummer, ten years
old, unconscious and suffering se
vere headaches anl blindness fol
lowing injury from baseball bat.
Must be watched. Luncheon fi
nally over. Will there be a chan
ce for two hour relief today?
That telephone has rung constant
ly. At last every one is settled
and Miss Russell comes on for two
hours. She is filling in of necess
ity because Miss Nelson is on a
week’s vacation and Miss Morgan
is sleeping, getting ready to come
on night duty.
An afternoon of answering
bells, receiving guests, making
beds, and preparing afternoon
I
Japanese Is
Shot In Head
In Police Box
HANKOW, China, Sept. 19.—
Niwajiro Yoshioka, a member of
the Japanese consular police here
was shot to death by an unidenti
fied Chinese, the Domei News Ag
ency reported today.
He was shot in the back of the
head while standing inside the
police box. Japanese naval forces
anchored here, in conjunction
with the consular police, estab
lished emergency patrols this ev
ening.
nourishment, and at last Miss Vi
gus returns in time for supper
trays. Temperatures, treatments,
evening medication, preparation
for the night, and the day is over.
It is now 7 o’clock and Miss
Morgan comes on for the long
night shift. A large part of her
nights this week have been spent
caring for the baby, who has been
running a very high temperature
and has been restless and gasp
ing for breath. Lots of mustard
plasters, tepid baths, and bedside
care. Morning comes, breakfast
is over, and with the report made
out, the new day begins.
Each day is like every other
day in general routine, but in ad
dition each has its special duties
with laundry, mending, steriliz
ing of operating materials to be
ready for any emergency, making
of diets, keeping records. At all
times all nurses must be avail
able to handle the special emer
gency or the operative case. At
no time are they free from all
responsibility. This service is
given to you gladly.
Fascists Spain
Still Refuse
To Surrender
_
(By The Associated Press')
UNDATED, Sept. 19. — Spain’s
government’s high command pum
ped a deadly stream of cannon fire
into the broken rocks of Toledo’s
Alcatraz fortress, where attack
ers said the explosion of two tre
mendous mines yesterday had
.killed twelve hundred of the sev
enteen hundred Fascists, and
their women and children.
But from the blood smeared ru
ins, remnants of the beseiged
horde still manned machine guns,
making a government victory far
from complete.
Attacking malitiamen waited
vainly for a white flag. At Saint
Jeandelux, France, Fascist Gen
eral Gonzalo Queipo de Llano, ac
'cused Spanish government forces
of killing eight hundred hostages
I at Bonda on the road to the south
'em seaport of Malaga.
In a speech over the radio from
Seville he said his troops had
succeeded in identifyiny bodies
of 512 alleged victims. He declar
ed they were mowed down by ri
fles and machine guns before the
Fascists occupied the town.
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Chinese Troops
Quit Barracks
(Bv The Associated Press!
PEIPING, Sept. 19. — Japan
esey military authorities won
complete control of Fengtai, a
dominating point for all of North
China rail lines, as Chinese troops
evacuated their own barracks.
Before the settlement with the
Chinese, Japanese troops lay in a
military position facing other
Japanese who surrounded the
Chinese barracks. Meanwhile
Chinese with mounted machine
guns on the roofs of the build
ings were prepared for a possi
ble attack. A clash was averted
when terms were reached.
j “
Seattle Out Final
Play-Off Series
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 19. — The Se
attle Indians lost to the Portland
Beavers by a score of 13 to 3 Fri
day night, thus eliminating them
selves from Coast League competi
tion for the championship.
Portland will now play the win
ner of the San Diego-Oakland ser
ies for the championship. Oak
land has won two games straight
in their playoff series. The series
is, the best four out of seven ga
mes. Seattle lost the first four
games.
White House Said
Allegation Untrue
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.
In a sharply worded statement,
the White House said that it had
learned of a “planned attempt led
by a certain notorious newspaper
owner” to give the impression
that President Roosevelt “pass
ively accepts support of alien or
ganizations which are hostile to
the American form of govern
ment.”
The statement was issued by
Stephen Early, presidential secre
tary, who said that this allegation
was not true. The newspaper
owner was not named. President
Roosevelt returned from Harv
ard, after his speech there, to his
wife’s bedside where she is confh
ed ill with the grippe.
Returns From
Unalakleet In
j By Mail Today
Unalakleet returns give Dim
ond 25, Gore 21, McCain 9, Roden
200, Truitt 20, Boyle 40, Cole 6,
Smith 2, Hesse 45, Storey 2, Coch
ran 44, Kennedy 5 Baldwin 13,
Degnan 21, Gillette 0, Laiblin 10,
Lichtenberg 22, Nylen 21, O’Con
nor 4, Scott 12, Smith 36, Steffen
22 Swanberg 4. 51 votes were
cast.
Weather Bur.
Appointed A
Woman Attu
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 19.
Weather Bureau officials announc
ed today the establishment of
their westernmost observation sta
tion, and appointed as the “weath
erman” there, a woman, Mrs.
Francis H. McMillan who will
make daily reports from the Is
land of Atka, one of the Aleutian
Group.
Her husband is school teacher
.on the island for the Federal In
dian Service. They are the only
whites among one hundred and
three resident Aleutian natives.
1 She must share honors with the
northernmost weatherman who is
'also a woman—Mrs. Stanley Mor
gan has served for several years
| and is “very competent" said E.
, B. Calvert, Chief of the Forecast
\
ling Service. -
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Second Division Returns, General Election* September Jltli, 1936
Dele. Atty. Gen. Auditor Engin. Senator; Representatives
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PRECINCTS C £ ■Sc7~£.c 7 >. 2 'S , > g « .S Sc § w £ -a
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QO SKH CQ U cfl j K cn OZjW QO J Q Z Ocfi cn 73 73
CITY OF NOME . 384 144 115 192 201 284 155 27 316 146 328 197 115 68 184 248 275 72 191 154 286 180 165
LITTLE CREEK . 54 8 3 21 39 12 12 4 47 9 45 17 10 15 6 3 4 42 14 28 16 53 14 13
GOLOVIN . 25 5 6 19 1 20 7 0 11 11 23 7 25 15 5 18 7 1 18 1 3 15 3
BLUFF . 14 119678 15 10 88060 8 10 7785 10 0
KOTZEBUE . 43 36 33 10 35 38 35 4 38 37 44 35 6 1 32 35 40 2 5 37 39 35 38
FORTUNA LEDGE .-. 33 4 0 9 28 32 4 1 34 1 37 0 2 0 0 28 30 1 0 35 37 3 4
DEERING . 30 1 0 27 4 23 2 1 6 9 27 2 3 0 1 30 22 4 13 24 20 0 0
MT. VILLAGE . 811077106390010 76017701
CANDLE . 56 34 29 18 40 47 33 5 53 34 60 20 12 3 29 43 52 24 14 38 47 26 39
TAYLOR . 25 5 3 11 18 24 5 3 29 2 16 17 0 2 23 22 29 6 4 5 22 7 6
COUNCIL.. 11 6555 15 44 13 6 13 7564 5539499 10
SOLOMON . 26 2 3 4 4 18 7 2 17 8 13 14 4 3 10 8 16 21 6 8 10 12 6
TELLER . 23 5 9 5 13 11 10 7 5 21 15 11 5 2 16 8 13 4 4 5 10 18 13
ST. MICHAEL . 6451554 15382201 68017634
SHUNGNAK.-. 11 124683 0 12 0 10 2202 99019382
HAYCOCK . 21 4 1 5 17 15 7 1 17 5 18 6 4 7 5 14 16 9 3 13 11 3 8
KLANA . 14 583666 597 10 9 15 10 7 542 12 1 27 8
UNALAKLEET . 25 21 9 20 20 40 6 2 45 2 44 5 13 21 0 10 22 21 4 12 36 22 4
UTICA .
STUYAHOK .. .
TOTAL . 809 287 233 363 455 612 309 68 679 314 728 368 223 160 325 538 606 191 321 384 606 372 324