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Annual Report
Nome Weather
Outstanding in the an
nual meteorological sum
mary compiled by the
Nome office of the U. S.
Weather Bureau, were the
wind and tidal storm re
corded October 9th which
did considerable damage in
Nome and western Alaska.
Another feature was the ex
ceedingly high record rain
fall recorded during the
month of October which
sent precipitation much
above normal for the year
ly amount.
The highest barometer
reading observed during
the year was 30.79 on Ap
ril 26t.h, while the lowest
barometer reading occur
red October 9th with a read
ing of 28.50 inches. The
annual range being 2.29 in
ches.
The mean maximum tern
perature for the year was
33.0 while the mean mini
mum temperature for the
year was 19.5 degrees, giv
ing an average annual mean
temperature of 26.2 degrees
which was 0.7 degrees
above the normal. The high
est. temperature observed
during the year was 72 de
grees recorded July 5 th.
while the lowest observed
was minus 30.2 degrees re
corded December 15th.
The range between the
highest and lowest temp
eratures being 102 degrees
for the year. The mean
daily range was 14 degrees.
The highest on record dur
ing 29 years of record was
80 degrees on August 13,
1926, while the lowest on
record was 47 below zero on
January 25, 1919. There
were 176 days with a maxi
mum of 32 degrees or be
low, while 243 days had
minimum reading of 32 de
grees or below.
Precipitation in the form
of rain and melted snow
measured 25:61 inches com
pared to a normal of 17.19
inches giving an excess of
8.42 inches, which is the
most ever measured in one
year during 29 years of re
cord. The greatest precipi
tation in any 24-hour per
iod occurred on October 31
when 1.52 inches occurred
Continued on Page 3
Five Sentenced
To Death Plot
Against Soviets
C7
(By The Associated Press)
Khabarovsk, U. S. S. Ft.
Jan. 27, —Five members of
an alleged espionage ring,
accused of seeking to pre
pare the way for a military
intervention in the Soviet
Union from Manchoukuo,
wore sentenced to death
Sunday, by the Far Eastern
Military Tribunal. Sixteen
others were given varying
prison terms.
Published reports of the
trial said the ring had re
ceived orders from a “for
eign military mission in
Manchoukuo . this was
generally interpreted as a
reference to Japan.
One of those sentenced
to death, which will be by
shooang, is George Sem
ona, Russian, described as
the leader of a White
Guard organization in Har
bin. Two others condemn
ed to death are said to be
Koreans. The nationalities
of the other two were not
given. Press reports said
all defendants confessed.
Child Slayer Is
Rushed Fresno
Avoid Lynching
(By The Associated Press)
Fresno. Calif., Jan. 27, —
A deserted Sierra foothills
road offered refuge for El
ton M. Stone, confessed
child slayer, preparatory to
a quick ride into Fresno,
for arraignment for first
degree murder.
Charging a covert move,
and to balk a possible lyn
ching, officers whisked the
.prisoner from his tempor
ary cell in Folsom prison
last night, by a secret route
to the city. His where
abouts will remain un
known until arraignment
time. Feeling is running
strong against Stone in
Fresno.
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A! Smith jumps
On New Deal
liberty Speech
(By The Associated Press)
Washington. Jan. 27, —
Alfred E. Smith’s long-her
aided speech at the Ameri
can Liberty League ban
quet Saturday night, had
political circles astir.
Smith criticized the New
Deal in all its phases and
works. In a bitter attack
on the policies of President
Roosevelt, his former poli
tical ally and friend, Smith,
imong other things, charg
ed that the administration
had substituted socialism
tor democracy. He further
charged that Roosevelt had
thrown most of the 1932
democratic platform into
the wastebasket.
He indicated he would
take a walk during the com
ing presidential campaign
if the Democrats at the
Philadelphia convention,
sanctioned the New Deal
activities.
Smith declared repeated
ly he wouldn’t be a candi
date for any office himself,
but some doubt existed he
would remain aloof in the
coming campaign.
Republican comment was
mostly laudatory of Smith’s
remarks.
The democrats where
commented at all mostly
(Characterized Smith as a
disgruntled old man, and
i Bv The Associated Pp's*)
Undated. Jen. 27, —Mar
shal Badoglio reported to
the Italian government
fhat Efhiopian casualties in
fighting on the southern
front, proved to be ten
thousand, and reported an
other five thousand Ethio
pians had been killed or
wounded on the northern
front.
The Ethiopian conflict
emerged from the status of
a secondary colonial exped
ition, into a real war, with
well defined maneuever as
compared to the hitherto
secret advances.
The advance of Italians
on the southern front along
the frontier of Kenya- Brit
ish colony, was revealed to
day. The advance of a part
ly motorized division com
manded by General Ago
stini was also established.
His forces have penetrated
into the valley of Dawa
parma, in a punitive move
ment, parelleling the “hell
on wheels” column under
the command of General
Graziani, which has battled
its way two hundred and
sixty-six miles into the in
terior from Dolo on the It
alian Somaliland border.
Agostini’s men are meet
ing stiff resistance, but
were reported to have led1
an Ethiopian counter at
tack into a trap, killing a
thousand natives who were
caught in machine gun lire.
Operations on the Ethio
pian fronts are now divid
ed in five general areas.
More Filings In
Fourth Division
For Primaries
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, Jan. 26. —
Victor Rivers, 31, democrat
of Fairbanks, filed Satur
day for the senate. He is a
former student of civil en
gineering at the University
of Washington and at Nor
thwestern. He is now min
ing on Dome Creek.
Andrew Nerland’ Fair
banks republican nowT serv
ing his fifth term as repre
sentative, filed for reelec
tion on the Republican tick
et. Alfred T. Cosslett, re
publican, also filed for re
presentative.
I
his remarks as mere repet
ition of Republican New
Deal criticism.
Senator Joe Robinson of;
Arkansas, majority leader,!
and Smith's running mate
in 1923, closeted himself in
his senate office Sunday,
and is preparing a reply to
Smith which will be broad
casted over CBS, Tuesday
night from 10:45 to 11:15
P. M. Eastern Standard
Timp
The White House was sil
ent on the speech of A1
Smith. Smith did not refer
to the President by name
in his address.
Meeting Tonight
r r
A Democratic Club meet
ing is scheduled according
to advertisement to be held
at the Pioneer Hall at 8 P.
M. tonight, at which time
action is to be taken, it is
reported, on democratic
candidates filing for the
April primary election.
NOME KENNEL CLUB
NOTICE OI-' MEETNG
Anyone interested in dog
racing is invited to attend
a meeting to he held at the
Board of Trade, cS P. M..
Wednesday, January 29th.
at. Nome Kennel Club
Auto Race Driver
killed In Action
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Jan. 27, —
A1 Gordon, who joked at
death, and who is a veter
an automobile race driver
was killed when a tire blew
out on the 109th lap of a
200-lap grind at the Ascot
Speedway. His machine
crashed over the retaining
wall, out of control.
_
HOUSEWIFE WANTED
Istanbul, Turkey, Jan.
The sum of $2,500 is the,
prize to be won by the Turk
ish woman or girl who
will be crowned “Queen of
Housewives”, in a national
competition.
Jarr.ed to Death
ju :eau Apt. l ire
Sunday A lorn ins
J c
fBv The Associateo Press)
Juneau. Jan. 27. —Harry
O’Neill, 35, of the well
known Cordova family,
and one of his thirteen
children, was burned to
death at 6:30 Sunday morn
in^, when lire destroyed his
suite at the Chro Apart
ments.
ms wue ana a iwo-year
old child were sleeping in
another room. They were
i rescued by firemen who be
■lieved that O’Neill, fully
'dressed was smoking a cig
arette and fell asleep. They
believe the cigarette start-*
ed a blaze which ignited a
gravity oil burner,
O’Neill was recently em
ployed as a miner at the
Alaska Juneau mine. His
brother was found frozen
to death recently at the
Cliff Mine near Valdez. His
parents are belie red to be
iiving at Cordova.
W easels To liU'.e
Toussh Time For
Next Two Tears
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Tacoma, Jan. 27. —Weas
el - are gain; *o V- ve a very
/'Ugh time of ; for the
next two years, all because
die new King of Britain is
to be crowned, so say fur
buyers who bid up die pelts
of he little fe’lo i at the
last fur auction h re.
Royal robes must be
trimmed in ermine, and
weasels in their winter
jackets are the nearest
thing to it which can be
obtained in quantity.
With the Alaska product
in top demand' Hyman Yev/
dall, Seattle veteran fur
buyer attending the auction
here, said he intended to
bid on ten thousand pelts
stored at Vancouver. He
said that every big corona
tion meant that ermine
would be in style for
about two years.
Not only do royalty re
quire ermine trimmings,
but others also favor it,
said one buyer, “until the
populace begins to take the
new King for granted.”