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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 37. No. 182 NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, AUG. 1, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Soviet Fliers Ready for Hop Sunday
SOVIET FLIERS
READY TO HOP
OFF SUN. A. M.
Partial Itinerary Given By
The Soviet Embassy At
Washington, D. C.
HOP FROM NOME
Fliers To Fly Rim of The
Arctic To Lena River
Then To Moscow
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(By The Associated Press) i
WASHINGTON, August 1st—
A partial itinerary of Pilot Leva
nevsky’s hopping from Los An
geles Sunday, on a ten thousand
mile Moscow trip was announc
ed by the Russian Embassy. He
will fly up the Pacific coast to
Alaska and Bering Straits, then
proceed either to Big Tixie near
the mouth of the Lena River or
Dixon Island on the Siberian
Arctic Coast line, thence to Mos
cow via Krasnoyarsk.
Previous announcements indi
cated he’d stop at San Francisco
and other coast cities. The trip
is being made to study aerologi
cal conditions and high altitudes.
No record attempts will be made
the Embassy said.
Senator Henry
Roden In Nome
Tour of Alaska
Senator Henry Roden of the
First Division, who arrived via
NAT plane from Fairbanks last
evening, is making a trip thru
this section of Alaska in the in
terest of his candidacy for the of
fice of Attorney General for the
Territory as an independent can
didate.
Mr.' Roden was a former Nome
ite, this being his first visit back
to Nome since he left here in
1913, shortly after the big flood
of that year.
Senator Roden stated today he
expects to make a trip by air
plane to outlying sections to com
municate with the voters, touch
ing at Deering, Candle, Kotzebue
and other voting precints. Upon
his return to Nome he plans on
holding a public meeting at whi
ch he will further espouse his
cause for the territorial office.
While in Nome today he had
been busy seeing his old time
friends and making new ones.
Many of his friends inNome have
known Senator Roden for many
years, having worked with him
at various times when attending
sessions of the Alaska Legisla
ture at Juneau.
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20 Italian Planes Arrive Spanish Morocco
Delegate Dimond
On Trip Thru
The 2nd Division
Delegate from Alaska to the
National Congress, Anthony J.'
Dimond, arrived on the PAA
Electra at Nome from Fairbank
last evening. This is Delegate
Dimond’s first trip to Nome since
the fire here of 1934. He express
ed great surprise at the degree of
building which has taken place
since.
Delegate Dimond declared to
day that while in Nome he ex
pects to take up subjects of possi
ble legislation at the next con
gress. Mr. Dimond is a candi
date for re-election on the Dem
ocratic ticket at the general elec
tion, September 8th, 1936.
Delegate Dimond, accompanied
by Thos. Gaffney, and O. D.
Cochran, who is the democratic
candidate for Senator from the
Second Division, left by plane
this afternoon for Candle. From
Candle the party will fly to Kot
zebue, Deering and other places
returning to Nome Sunday.
Sunday he expects to spend in
Nome going over various sub
jects, and Sunday night at nine
o’clock, he will address the Na
tives at the gymnasium of the
Native school building.. He al
so announced he will speak at a
public meeting Monday night at
the Dream Theatre, to which ev
eryone is invited, at 8 P.M.
Regarding Alaskan affairs at
the national capitol, Delegate Di
mond stated that Alaska had re
ceived more honest and conscient
ious attention from the national
lawmakers, than for many years
past, and that there were numer
ous Alaskan bills and subjects of
legislation which could not be
brought up at the last session whi
ch he was sure would come to
the attention of congress next
January when the senate and
house reconvene.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
COAST LEAGUE
Los Angeles 0, San Diego 2
Sacramento 5, Portland 3
San Francisco 1, Missions 10
Oakland 4, Seattle 6
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 11, Cleveland 7
Philadelphia 4, St. Louis 12
Boston 7, Chicago 3
Washington 2, Detroit 3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 3, New York 1
St. Louis 8, Brooklyn 6—game
went ten innings.
Cincinnati 12-2, Phila. 2-7
Pittsburgh 10, Boston 5
Olympic Games
1940 Be in Japan
It Is Decided
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug. 1—The Interna
tional Olympic committee, Friday
awarded the 1940 games to Japan
in a rapid flow of events that pav
ed the way for the officials open
ing of the Olympics today. Vot
ing 36 to 27 in Japan’s favor in
secret balloting the committee re
jected the vigorous bid Finland
made for the contests, influenced
in part by a subsidy of 1.500,000
Yen, that Japan promised to pay
transportation costs to Tokyo.
Lemke Supports
Townsend Plan
Before big Crowd
(By The Associated Pressl
CLEVELAND, Aug. 1—William
Lemke, presidential candidate of
the Union Party, endorsed the
principle of the Townsend plan
in a bold bid for votes of the two
million followers of Dr. Francis
E. Townsend. He did it as twi
light settled over the Big Bowl
where 4000 delegates and visitors
to the Townsend National Con
vention gathered recently for a
mass meeting. He also paid tri
bute to the late Huey P. Long,
whom he called the greatest dean
ocrat of the last 20 years. He in
vited dissatisfied persons of all
parties to join him in this fight
we are making in behalf of the
common man.
Dr. Townsend who followed
Lemke on the program, evidently
did not believe his endorsement
of the pension plan strong enou
gh to recommend to his followers
that they support the Union Par
ty’s candidate.
One Dead, Two
Hurt Pen. Riot
(By The Associated Press)
SALEM, Ore.,Aug. 1—One con
vict was killed and two others
wounded by a guard at the State
Penitentiary today, after 700 pri
soners shouted defiance to prison
rules and nearly 100 tried to rush
the walls to escape. The riot in
the prison yard was started after
“grapevine reports” got around
to the men that one of their num
ber had been denied automatic
release by the Court after he had
served a minimum sentence with
good behavior credits deducted.
Cutler Northland
Sails for Barrow
Return in Month
The U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
Northland with Captain W. K.
Sc a mm el in command, sailed !
from Nome for Point Barrow via
way points late today, on its an
nual cruise to the northernmost
post of United States federal
jurisdiction.
Aboard the Northland are Fed
eral Judge J. H. S. Morison of
the Second Judicial Division, ac
companied by Mrs. Morison and
! their grandson Stuart; and Nurse
I Mildred Keaton of the Office of
Indian Affairs.
Judge Mori'snn is making this
a semi-official trip, and at points
called at will look into the afTairs
| of any federal offices principally
the U. S. Commissioner’s up the
I coast. The trip is also a vacation
; for he and his family. They ex
pect to return aboard the Cutter
in about a month.
Nurse Keaton will observe the
health conditions among the Es
kimos while on the trip.
I
C Men Arrested
Writer (F Note
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CBy The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1—De
partment of Justice Agents an
nounced here today, the arrest in
Grant, Nebraska, of Sterling Wal
rod Powell, aged 16, a farm boy,
on a charge of attempting to ex
| tort $25,000 from the father of
Shirley Temple, child film star.
Agents said a letter from Powell
to George Temple stated, that
“unless twenty five thousand dol
lars are dropped from an air
plane near Grant, Nebraska, on
May 15th, the life of Shirley Tem
pie will be endangered.” Shirley
with her parents are now touring
the Northwest.
Found Body
(By The Associated Press)
IRON RIVER, Wis., Aug. 1—A
body tentatively identified as that
of Robert Bernstein, the missing
24 year-old Janesville, Wisconsin
youth, was found near here late
yesterday. Identification was
made by John Bernstein, father
of the missing youth, who had
come to aid in the search for his
son, whom last week, Laveme
Marks, his 19 year old boy friend
and companion, reportedly con
fessed slaying.
BATTLE FOB CONTROL
REACHES CRUCIAL
POINTS TODAY
(By The Associated Press)
MADRID, Aug. 1st—The most
crucial battle of the two weeks
old Spanish revolution appeared
imminent Friday, as troops of
the rebellion announced they
were marching toward Madrid.
Loyalists were reported converg
ing on Cordoba and Granada, im
portant southern cities. Violence
was reported growing through
out Spain and in Barcelona, a
new government w'as formed af
ter the resignation of the Cata
lonian government.
OBLEGORDO, Spain, (North
ern Rebel Headquarters), Aug. 1
—The Rebel army of Gen. Emilio
Mola, smashed its way forward
Friday, on the March to Madrid,
one column reaching the out
skirts of Buitroga, 38 miles from
the capital. Thirty rebels were
slain and 72 wounded. Fascists
estimated the Loyalists lost 300.
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GIBRALTAR, Aug. 1—Twenty
j Italian airplanes have arrived in
| Spanish Morocco for Gen. Fran
cisco Francos, of Rebel forces, it
j was reported today. The planes
j were allegedly purchased with
! funds provided by Juan March,
Spanish multi-millionaire.
WASHINGTON, August 1st—
I he exodus ot Americans rrom
Madrid is underway with scores
leaving the Spanish capital for
the Mediterranean sea coast, Eric
Gwendelin, third secretary in
charge of the American Embassy,
wired the State Department to
day.
FRANCO SPANISH BORDER,
Aug. l^Prinee Don Carlos of
Bourdon and two Sicilies, broth
er-in-la'w of the prince of Astur
ias, heir presumptive to the Span
ish throne, has succeeded in
reaching the Spanish border and
joining the rebels at Pampelune.
' He is considered the Prince of
Asturias, emissiary to th • tnonar
, chist rebels. __
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CASA BLANCA, Aug. 1—Gen-’
oral Victor Denian, Chief of Fran
ce’s North African forces, Friday,
took over the investigation of 4
^Italian military planes believed
lenroute to aid Spanish Fascist
Rebels. Eleven Italian air force
officers in civilian clothes were
under arrest after they were fore
ed down on the coast in two huge
tri-motored planes. Ammunition
and war paraphenalia were found
in the Italian planes. The avia
tors insisted they were on a sec
ret mission.
Telegraphic Briefs
tby The Associated Press)
SOUTHAMPTON, England, Aug
; ust 1—The yacht Nahlin, was
loaded yesterday, preparatory to
King Edward’s departure for a
cruise in the Adriatic. The ship
will depart Saturday, (today).
Details of his Majesty’s journey
were not announced.
SEATTLE, Aug.l—Washington
states’ wheat crop, at its harvest
peak today, in most areas, will be
the greatest in a decade and the
most valuable in three years and
the second largest in the country.
Government officials estimated
the 1936 crop would be about 45,
424,000 bushels.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1—Fred
Apostoli of San Francisco was
named by the California Athletic
Commission, today, as the State
Middleweight Boxing Champion,
and the leading contender for the
world's crown now worn by Fred
Steele of Tacoma, Wash.
Fresh Effort Is
Launched Draw
Pact of Europe
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 1—A fresh at
tempt to write a new pact guaran
teeing the peace of unruly Eur
ope, was launched Friday, with
German and Italians accep‘ing of
invitations to participate in a 5
power Locarno Conference. Al
most simultaneously the Fascist
regime announced they had
agreed to sit down with Britain,
Belgium and France in an effort
to work out a substitute for the
Locarno Pact which Hitler de
nounced when he marched troops
into the Rhineland.
GEORGE ANDERSON
Is Now in Nome.
Expert Piano Tuner
Kohler, Brumback Pianos; Grand
i and Upright for Sale and rent.
I Rebuilt Pianos, New Tom Thumb
and Grands.
Public Meeting Mon. Aug. 3,8 P.M. Dream Theatre