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VOL. 37. No. 55. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday. March 5, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Roosevelt Wins Presidential Vote
Douglas Fairbanks and Lady Ashley Up Against It
DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AND
LADY ASHLEY CAN’T GET
FRANCE’S PERMISSION WED
Even The United States Consulate
Won’t Marry Them
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, March 5 — Friends
of Douglas Fairbanks, Sr.
and Lady Ashley said they
were determined on a
speedy marriage, which
was blocked in France yes
terday when they announc
ed their wedding.
They expect to go to oth
er European countries if
they fail again today.
Officials would not waive
the law requiring three
weeks residence and the
posting of banns one week
in advance.
The Fairbanks-Pickford
marriage ended in January,
and the annulment of the
marriage, of Sylvia to Lord
.Ashley, ended last June.
Paris, March 5;th — The
United States Consulate at
taches refused to marry
Douglas and Sylvia today.
Finis.
Brit. Admiralty
Announce Two
Cases Sabotage
(By The Associated Press)
London, March 5 — The
admiralty announced two
new cases of suspected sab
otage, which occurred on
the cruiser Repulse and the
submarine 28. The Admir
alty’s announcement came
after a statement made by
Lord Stanley, the parlia
mentary financial secretary
for the admiralty, in the
House of Commons, Wed
nesday.
Six cases of damage or
attempted damage to Brit
ish warships undergoing
repairs, occurred recently,
and that four of these cases
Lord Stanley asserted that
sabotage was suspected.
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Planes Bring
Dawsonites To
Ice Carnival
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, March 5—Ad
vance guard of airplanes
bringing many Dawsonites
to the Fairbanks Ice Carni
val, arrived Wednesday,
bringing members of the
Klondyke Hockey Team.
Other planes coming Thurs
day will bring Miss Bern
ice Kazinksy, a blonde,who
was chosen as Miss Dawson
Planes tomorrow will also
bring a large number of
athletic competitors in ad
dition to the visitors, six
teen dog team have entered
the dog derby, which will
be a fifteen mile course
down the right bank of the
Chena and returning on
the left side.
Prizes On Display
for Women’s Races
The Women’s sport day
events scheduled for next
Sunday afternoon is creat
ing about as much interest
as the Fairbanks Ice Car
nival in that city. Follow
ing is the list of prizes off
ered by the Nome Kennel
Club for the winners of the
races.
Main Event—4 mile race
with 5 dogs. First prize,
sterling silver cup; second
prize, chromium Silver
Meat Platter; third prize,
imported luncheon cloth.
Second Event — Ladies
ski race. First prize, hand
made Indian basket; second
prize, combination coffee
dripolater and tea pot.
Third Event—Junior ski
race. First prize, bourdoir
lamp; second prize, box
Almond Roca.
Fourth Event — Junior
I
President Wins
1st Presidential
Primary Test
—
(13v The Associated Press)
Donaldsonville, Georgia,
March 5—Democratic vot
ers of Seminole County, in
rural Southwest Georgia,
voted more than five to one
for the renomination of
President Franklin Roose
velt over their Governor,
Eugene Talmadge, in the
nation’s first presidential
primary test.
The official tabulation
gave a vote in the prefer
ence primary which is not
binding, as six hundred and
sixty one for Roosevelt, &
one hundred and twenty
for Talmadge.
In the Donaldsonville pre
cinct the vote was four hun
dred for Roosevelt to thir
teen for Talmadge.
dog race with one dog.
First prize, two piece silk
pajama suit; second prize,
wool cap and mitten set.
Fifth Event — Ladies ski
race with four dogs. First
prize, three pairs extra
sheer chiffon hose; second
prize, fancy make-up box
w.th Elmo double compact
vanity case.
Sixth Event—Junior ski
race with two dogs. First
prize, combination wool cap
and scarf set; second prize,
2 boxes gum.
Seventh Event — Junior
ski race, two girls pulling.
First prize, $1.50 cash each;
second prize $1.00 cash
each.
All prizes are now on dis
play at Cappy’s Store. En
tries must register at Cap
py’s before 12:00 noon on
Sunday. No entry fee.
Ernie Buckmaster is in
charge of laying out a 4
mile race course on the Ber
ing Sea ice.
Mrs. Guy Boyd is appoint
ed Field Marshall for the
day. Those wishing to en
ter who have no dogs will
have no difficulty in borrow
ing dogs. It is advisable
to get busy and try out
dogs before Sunday. Some
are already training their
teams for various events.
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L a g u a r d i a’s
Strike Appeal
U n a v a i 1 i n g
(By The Associated Press)
New York, March 5th—
After Mayor Laguardia ap
pealed to the Realty inter
ests to arbitrate the Build
ing Service Emplo y e e s
strike.
James J. Bambrick, union
leader, declared that he
would “carry the fight to a
finish,” and said, he is pre
pared to issue strike calls
in sections of the city which
are as yet uneffected.
The City Hall peace par
ley ended in a sharp dis
agreement, the Realty own
icrs declined to arbitrate the
i closed shop issue.
Mayor Laguardia said to
the owners, I want to ap
peal to you to consider this
offer, that the minute it is
accepted,the union calls off
the strike and the employ
ees go back to work. I can
not see how any reasonable
person or persons can re
ject any such offer.”
Pioneer Social
And Meeting
Held Last Night
The members and friends
of Igloo No. 1, Pioneers of
Alaska held the second
social of the season after
the regular meeting last
night, to the full capacity
of the hall.
The winners at cards
were: Ladies: first, Mrs.
Luella Grant; second, Miss
Lavelle; consolation, Miss
Brinkerhoff. Men: first,
Aimer Rydeen, second, W.
H. Bloom, consolation, Gar
net Martin.
Ice cream, coffee and cake
was served after the meet
ing.
The Pioneer Women fur
nished the cakes for the oc
casion.
A. Polet of the Commit
tee announced that the com
mittee has recommended
to Pres. Rydeen to appoint
a committee and commenc
ing with the next regular
meeting to give parties reg
ularly for the balance of the
winter.
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ITALY WILL ACCEPT THE
LEAGUE'S PEACE APPEAL
IS LATEST INFORMATION
Emperor Halle Selassie Approves
Appeal Without Reservation
Ketchikan Pre
par iii£ Influx
Of Transients
V x
(By The Associated"'Pvcs.o
Ketchikan. March 5—Pre
paring for the spring influx
of transients, which has
been steadily increasing,
including a number of ex
convicts and parolees of re
cent years, the city council
is studying a proposed or
dinance which will require
them to register with the
city police within forty
eight hours after their ar
rival. The ordinance also
calls for finger-printing and
they must notify the police
of change of address within
24 hours.
The proposal follows the
recent establishment of a
personal identification office
by the police, who claim
that between fifty and six
ty known exconvicts and
parolees arrived here last
summer from the States.
The ordinance is modeled
after the. one adopted by
Los Angeles, which applies
to persons imprisoned with
in the past ten years.
Conspirator To
Overthrow The
U. S. GovernnTt
(By The Associated Press)
San Juan, Porto Rico.
March 5 — Pedro Albizu
Campos, nationalist lead
er arrived here. He is in
charge of recruiting sol
diers in a conspiracy to ov
erthrow the United States
Government by force. Six
others were arrested who
are also charged with incit
ing the assassination of Col.
Francis Riggs, chief of in
sular affairs, on February
23rd. Police later killed
two of his slayers.i
fBy The Associated Press)
Rome, March ot'n — Italy
will accept the League’s
peace appeal, according to
an excellent source, which
said that the basis of dis
cussion under certain con
ditions was not exactly dis
closed.
From one of the unnam
ed sources it is believed
that the territory already
occupied in East Africa
must be considered Italy’s
and not to form a part of
negotiations.
Italy said it was not fav
orable to the immediate
cessation of hostilities pend
ing the discussions.
(By The Associated Press)
Addis Ababa, March 5 —
Halie Selassie announced
the approval and appeal
without reservation, of the
proposed peace plans of
the League.
Treasury To Buy
All Newly Alined
Canadian Silver
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, March 5 —
Secretary Morgenthau said
that the agreement to buy
newly mined Canadian sil
ver through the Bank of
Canada is expected to ab
sorb he Dominions entire
output, estimated at sixteen
million ounces annually.
The treasury has fixed
the price at- a figure of a
quarter of a cent highei
than New York prices. He
further said that it was
possible to make similar ar
rangements with South
American republics produi
ing silver.
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