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VOL. 36. Number 262 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Herman and Party OK Near Dawson
MUSSOLINI BARGAINS WITH GREAT BRITAIN
$2,100,310.59 Gold Bullion Shipped From Nome 1935
I
Eagle Denies Safe
Arrival of Herman
And Party There
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, Nov. 6, Dir
ect radio telegraph and ra
dio telephone communica
tion with the town of Eag
le late yesterday afternoon
denied reports of the flash
from that point earlier in
the afternoon, that the Her
man party had walked into
Eagle and were safe.
This report leaves the
fate of the party a mystery.
The weather at Fairbanks
is still bad. A message from
Dawson late Wednesday,
said that a Canadian air
plane will leave there for
a search as soon as it arriv
es from Mayo.
$2,100,310.59 Gold
Bullion
From Nome 1935
Figures Represent Gold Pro
duced From Nome and A
Dozen or More Sections of
Seward Peninsula 1935
Season Gold Mining
Chas. W. Thornton of the
Nome Railway Express Ag
ency stated the total amount
of gold bullion shipped out of
Nome via Railway Express,
to Seattle, totaled $2,100,310.
59 for the season of 1935!
The exact figure for the to
tal shipment in 1934 was not
obtainable, but it was thought
that this year’s shipment of
gold exceeded the 1934 re
port by at least one-half a
million dollars.
(jold shipped through Nome
in this manner, comes from
a dozen or more mining sec
tions on Seward Peninsula,
and testifies forcefully to the
fact that the Nome placer
fields, and the numerous oth
er mining areas in this vicin
ity, are producing enough
gold annually to be up near
the top of the list of the high
est producers.
The mining season of 1935
was slow to get under way
due to the extremely heavy
snowfall of last winter and a
late spring, and yet this dist
rict produced over two mill
ion dollars in a few short
months, which was shipped to
Seattle via steamer. This fig
ure does not include any ship
ments made through the mail
or carried out personally, and
there is no way at the present
of telling how much gold was
shipped by this route.
MUSSOLINI BEGINS 1st
MOVE BARGAIN WITH
BRITAIN OVER FLEET
Plans For Reduction
al Troops Being
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 7, —Musso
lini, uneasy over the vast Bri
tish fleet in the Mediterran
ean, bargained today for its
reduction with London. De
finite program has been made
informed persons said, to
ward allaying the tense sit
uation between Italy and Eng
land.
II Duce may withdraw the
bulk of his troops from Libya
and Britain may reduce its
fleet.
Premier Laval of France is
still seeking a means of settl
ing the Ethiopian dispute on
a basis satisfactory to both
the League and Ethiopia. He
conferred with British and It
alian ambassadors today.
General field headquarters
at Asmara announced that the
offensive on the northern
front would renew all along
the line at dawn today.
An Ethiopian communique
9aid that an Italian scouting
patrol which sought to enter
Makale last night, was driv
i en back by Ethiopian troops,
and ten Italians and two Eth
iopians were killed, and four
Italians were taken prison
ers. An Italian communica
tion today said that the sub
mission of tribal chieftains in
the northern sections of Eth
iopia was continuing.
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Discussed Today
Mayor Rossi Gets
Highest Plurality
In Election Race
(By The Associated Press)
San Francisco, Nov. 7, —
Mayor Angelo Rossi is credit
ed with having broken all pre
vious plurality records in any
San Francisco mayoralty el
ection, which yesterday re
sulted in a smashing victory
for him, in a non-partisan race
he, receiving, thirty seven
htousand votes more than his
nearest rival, supervisor Ad
olph Uhl.
Big Combination
Conference Has
Been Summoned
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 7, —New
deal officialdom is divided ov
er the wisdom of George Ber
ry’s move, calling a giant con
ference of industry and labor
to consider whether the na
tion needs the NRA.
Berry, industrial coopera
tion coordinator called a con
ference of several thousand
business men and labor lead
ers for December 9th.
SOURDOUGH TELLS OF WINDS
AND MOSQUITOES MATANUSKA
Sourdough Takes Issue With
Author on Point
Ross Paden, old sourdough
of Elamar, where he has lived
for many years, does not quite
agree with Barrett Willough
by, Alaska author from Ko
diak, when she tells of the
lack of wind in the Matanu
ska district. Mr. Paden trav
eled over the district men
tioned before it was named,'
and knows whereof he is
speaking, he told the Valdez
Miner.
“Well, it is just too bad. j
After reading the article by
Barrett Willoughby, “Log ofj
the New Pioneers”, and she
an Alaskan who has presum
ably traveled all over the Ter
ritory. I want to give the ex
periences of an old Alaskan
who has pulled a sled by the
neck from Seward (where
you had to walk around the
big stumps in the streets) to
the now famous valley of Ma
tanuska. I disagree with one
of her statements, where she
says the wind does not blow
hard there. I will tell you of
one experience I had in the
valley. We carried a 7x9 tent
and had a fairly good supply
of grub. It was blowing when
we made camp, but when we I
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N. A. T. Gets Word
Herman and Party
0 k Near Dawson
The welcome news con
cerning the evident safety
of Pilot Jack Herman of
The Northern Air Trans
port Inc., and his five pass
engers, was received this
afternoon by the local of
fice of the NAT from its
Fairbanks office. Follow
ing is the copy of the tele
gram:
“Lynn arrived noon to
day. Vic Ross and two oth
ers on search. Jack Herman
and party OK near Daw
son. Signed: Marie Kiern
11011.'’ The telegram was
dated Nov. 7, 12:45 P. M.
Naval Construction
Plans W ill Brill” Up
Air, Water Forces
(Bv The Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 7, —Ad
miral Ernest King, Chief of
the Bureau of Aeronautics
said there was a possibility
that by 1940 the Navy will
have an air force adequate to
complement the navy strong
th under the treaty.
Under the present ship
building plans the Navy will
reach by 1942, full sea fight
ing strength permitted under
the Washington-London nav
al treaties. King said he hop
ed to have 1.910 planes in ser
vice by that time.
Landon Speaks lip
Aspirant G. (). P.
Pres. Nomination
(By The Associated Press)
Cleveland, Nov. 7, — Gov
ernor Alf M Landon of Kan
sas, mentioned as a republi
can presidential contender, as
sorted that the nation’s great
est need was a sound, com
mon-sense administration.
He condemned experimenta
tion in government and urg
ed a pay-as-you-go policy in
government financing. He
warned against increasing
the public debt, as the bur
dens will hamper later gen
erations.
How to have the last word
with your wife—just say—
“yes.”
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BATTLE OK MAKALE
DRAWS NEAR ARMY
OF ITALY IS READY
Massing Of Ethiopian Troops Is Reported
And Italians Occupy V antage Point
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 7, — Gain
ing early, a dominating posi
tion, the entire Italian army
in the North, one hundred
thousand strong, drove again
; st Makale, routing small
bands of Ethiopians who fled
after brief had-to-hand skir
mishes.
The invaders mounted ar
tillery ridge, guarding the val
| ley leading into Makale.
Ethiopians are massing a
round Amba Alaji for an ev
entual stand against a furth
er Italian advance, while dip
lomatic negotiations in Euro
pean capitals proceeded, look
ing toward a peace settle
ment.
Mussolini took precautions
to meet any eventualities, by
a new decree which called out
corporals of the military class
es from 1900 to 1910, to be in
readiness to serve in thirty
days, the decree indicating
home service only.
fill Try To Plug
Holes l!.S. Policy
Remain Neutral
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 7, —The
senate munitions investigat
ors embarked on an effort to
plug what they regard as the
loopholes in the nation’s neu
trality policy.
They want to prevent Am
erican money from making
credit facilities for anyone
seeking to finance the pur
chase of war materials for
the belligerent countries.
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HALIBUT FISHERMAN COMES
ASHORE WITH AN OCTOPUS
(Bv The Associated Press)
Ketchikan, Nov. 7, — Wil
I
liam Hansell of this city
fought for his life here re
cently when a 12-foot octo
pus was hooked on his fishing
line and put up a struggle
which threatened for a time
to upset Hansell’s skiff. After
battling an hour, Hansell sue
ceedcd in killing the monster
and bringing him ashore.
Angling off Blank Point as
a Sunday afternoon diversion,
Hansell thought that his line
was snagged on a rock on the
bottom and attempted to clear
it by rowing around in a cir
cle. If it was hooked in a wat
er-logged timber or fouled on
a rock this would clear it, he
figured.
He kept a strain on it as he
rowed, turning in a wide cir
cle.
Hauls Line In
Finally it seemed to come
free and he hauled in. It came
up all right, even easier than
he expected. His victim, the
octopus was bringing it up!
The strain on the line had
irked him and he evidently,
was investigating to see what
it was all about.
When the big fish came in
sight over the stern of the
skiff, Hansell saw it liberate
the redsnapper which was
still hooked to the line. The
octopus started to go down
but the fisherman beat him to
it.
Hurriedly picking up his
gaff hook, Hansell gaffed the
octopus and the fight started.
Eight, six-foot arms started
into the skiff from various
directions, each of them whip
ping itself firmly onto the
boat and feeling farther for
more to get hold of. The fish
erman was in a poor position
to fight, having only one gaff
hook. But he conceived the
idea of getting the monster
ashore to kill it.
Long Arms Hooked
That necessitated rowing.
He was some distance from
shore.
A number of halibut hooks
on a piece of gear gave him
an idea. With the hand that
was not engaged holding onto
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