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VOL. 36. No. 302. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 27, 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
200 Dead 28 States Past Few Days
Italians Deny Charges Of Planning Native Revolts
ETHIOPIANS ACCUSE ITALY
TRYING CAUSE REVOLTS IN
NATIVE PROVINCE ETHIOPIA
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Italy Makes Plans Enforce Naval Laws
Country To Insure Protection
Report Stirring
Up Revolt Latest
Action of Italians
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 27, —The
latest Italian' action, the
Ethiopian government re
ported, was that they were
considering stirring up a
native revolt in Gojjam Pro
v.'sce,..against the payment (
of imperial taxes. Officials
denied that a revolt was
already under way.
Fascist headquarters re
ported the resumption of
guerilla and aerial warfare
on both Italian fronts. Offi
cial Rome communica
tions announced renewed
clashes in the north in
which Ethiopians suffered
heavy losses The invaders
lost nine men, with fifty
wounded.
Italian bombing planes to
the South dropped explosiv
es on native concentrations
a menace to General Graz
iani’s army at Dolo.
Italian officers are re
ported moving at Rome to
prepare naval forces for
prospective action in the
event of additional sanc
tions. It was noted that ap
proximately thirteen thou
sand naval specialists were
called back into the service.
Addis Ababa announced
tonight the capture of elev
en machine guns, rifles and
ammunition in the brush,
from Italian outposts in the
Tembien region, on the
Makale road.
France To Put
Up Proposals
For Limitations
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 27, —France
may propose a fleet limita
tion plan acceptable to all
five powers when the Lon
don Naval Conference re
convenes next month, Min
ister of the Navy Francois
Peitri said today.
He asserted that France
feels as strongly as does
Japan against any attempt
by the American or British
navies to cause their pre
eminence to become per
manent.
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Japanese Charge
Schools Leading
Student Uprising
(Bv The Associaieo Press) ,
Tokyo, Dec. 27, — The
government spokesman for
the Japanese said tonight,1
that Japanese consulary re
ports charged that mission
ary schools under Ameri
can and British influence
were taking a leading part
in the present Chinese stu
dent agitation against Jap
an. The spokesman howev
er, declined to name the
schools.
Students China
Demonstrating
Against Japan
(By The Associated Press)
Shanghai, Dec 27, —The
Chinese student agitation
mounted steadily, over-rid
ing quickened repressive
activities of the central
government.
One band of students,
its numbers swollen to two
thousand by demonstration
along the railway points,
persisted in efforts to enter
Nanking, the capital, on a
commandeered train des
pite the government’s dis
patch of five hundred of its
j troops to block the way.
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Pres. Birthday :
Party To Take
Place At Nome
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In response to a requestj
by mail from Henry L. Do
herty, National Chairman
of the Third Birthday Ball
for the President, organiz
ed for the furthering of se
curing funds to be used in
research and practical work
in connection with infan
tile paralysis, Judge J. II.
S. Morison of the U. S. Dis
trict Court at Nome for the
Second Division, replied
recently accepting the chair
manship of this division.
Yesterday Judge Morison
appointed his secretary,
Miss Mildred Maynard, to
arrange for a program of
entertainment to be given
the evening of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s
birthday, January 30th,and
to negotiate for the observ
ing in Nome of that occa
sion.
Last year Nome respond
ed with its usual whole
hearted support for this
worthy cause. As yet no
definite plans have been
made or supplementary ar
rangements completed for
the staging of this year’s
Birthday Celebration, the
fund of which is divided—
30 per cent to go to the na
tional committee for nation
al research in connection
with infantile paralysis and
70 per cent to remain in the
locality where it has been
donated, and to be used for
such practical or theoreti
cal purposes as may come
to the attention of the pub
lic there.
It is expected that defin
ite announcements will be
made regarding plans, in
the near future.
Airport Tidbits
Pilot Jones of the PAA,
hopped off this morning on
his return flight to Fair
banks with outgoing mail,
in the Fleetster plane. No
passengers were carried.
—
Other airplane company
activities were confined to
working on their planes to
day, with numerous flights
scheduled in the near fu
ture.
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COM) WAVE, ACCIDENTS,
OTHER CAUSES REAMED
DEATH 20!) PERSONS U.S.
Fires Claim Victims: Freczins And Ex
r
posure Responsible For Deaths
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ZvJ Dead ucsmt
Cold, Accidents,
& Other Causes
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Dec 27, —Death
resulting directly or other
wise from a widespread,
record cold wave, struck
down residents of at least
28 states, contributing to
a total of approximately
two hundred dead.
Traffic accidents account
ed for the great number—
86. The lives of fifty-five
persons were snuffed out by
exposure; seventeen died in
fires indirectly attributed
to the weather; seven suc
cumbed to carbon monox
ide fumes; five were drown
ed, and twenty-four others
died of miscellaneous unre
ported causes.
Three Missing In
Theatre Blaze At
Hot Springs, Ark.
(Bv The Associated Press i
Hot Springs, Arkansas,
Dec. 25, —Three persons
were reported missing and
four others injured, and
damage estimated at two
hundred thousand dollars,
as the result of a fire which
swept the Princess Theatre
here yesterday.
One unidentified body
was removed from the
ruins of a small frame ho
tel in the rear of the theat
re, which was wrecked
when a wall of the show
house crumbled. Three of
the missing persons occu
pied rooms in the hotel.
Three of the injured
were hurt in leaping from
the second story of the ho
tel, to the streets.
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I'ive nulkd in
Cav Region On
Xmas: Is Report
(By The Associated Press)
San Francisco, Dec. 26,
—Holiday traffic accidents,
suicides and domestic diffi
culties in the San Francisco
bay area left five persons
dead and several seriously
injured.
William Stein, 22, a coast
guardsman, fell from a
speeding automobile and
was injured fatally.
A man jumped from a
ferry boat and was drown
ed. An itinerant was found
dead along the railroad
tracks and was believed hit
by a train.
FUNERAL ALEXANDER
PATTERSON HELD TO
DAY AT FED. CHURCH
The funeral of Alexander
Patterson took place this af
ternoon from the Federat
ed church,the Rev. Norman
McCay officiating.
A large attendance of
friends of the deceased and
his relatives, listened tense
ly to the sermon and so1
emn and impressive music
rendered.
The beautiful casket was
almost hidden from view
by the numerous floral of
erings, a token of the high
esteem in which the deceas
ed was held.
Following the church ser
vices the cortege wended
its way to Belmont Point
cemetery.
Mr. Patterson came to
Nome on the motorship
North Star last fall, and
was in the employ of the
Hammon Con. Gold Fields
here until the time of his
death.
The sympathy of the com
munity is extended to Mrs.
Garnet Martin and family,
in this the hour of the ber
eavement of her beloved
father.
Reported l he!ma
Todd W as Beaten
just Prior Death
ftiy The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Dec. 27, —
A sensational unconfirmed
report that Thelma Todd,
motion picture actress, was
the victim of a severe beat
ing a few days before she
was found dead, widened
the scope of the federal
grand jury probe.
The report said that af
ter most of the guests had
departed from the Todd
Cafe, the star and a man
engaged in an argument.
The man struck the act
ress with his fist, knocking
her across a table. A waiter
interfered and there was
no further display of viol
ence.
Letter Thanks
Pilgrim Springs
Received Nome
Yesterday, Pilot Whaley
and Nelson of the Nome
Airways,completed an Aer
ial Santa Claus flight from
Nome to Pilgrim Springs
Mission and return. One
thousand pounds of gifts,
donations of one kind and
another, and express for
the kiddies and those in
charge of the Catholic Mis
ion there, were carried.
The following letter was
brou ,ht back by the plane
orn E. J. Cunningham,
Superior, ’hanking the pro
p'<• of Nome through the
N me Daily Nugget, for
iheir kind generosity and
thoughtfulness:
Pilgrim Springs, Dec. 26.
Dear Friends at Nome:
Surely we poor p mple at
PilgrimSprings don't know
how to thank you for the
many benefits you have
showered upon us.
You have made this Xmas
not only happy, but blessed
—the first Christmas in the
history of the Mission that
we had a real tree. We all
unite in thanking you for
' our generosity and hope
later to be in a pcxsition to
thank you personally for
your thoughtfulness and
kindness.
Sincerely yours for all, at
the Mission,
E. J. Cunningham,
Superior.
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