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VOLUME 35 No. 142. NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1934 Per Copy: 10 Cents.
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Wants Unified Action Against Crime
THREATS OF WAR CENTRAL EUROPE CEASE
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22 Victims Lie As Mute Evidence Denatured Alcohol
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PRESIDENT FOR WAR
ON CRIME WANTS THE
BACKING AMERICANS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON^ Dec. 11 — A unified attack by federal
and local agencies of the nation, on the crime problem, was
urged Monday night by President Roosevelt before an aud
ience composed largely of the country’s leading crime fight
ers, and high officials of the government.
The President declared:
' “I want the backing of every man, every woman, and
every grown child in every state of the United States and
every county of every state — their backing for what you
and the officers of law and order are trying to accomplish.”
He further declared that careful planning for the cop
ing with crime would be ineffective in its results: “Unless
the people of the United States understand the large pur
poses of crime suppression and cooperate with those pur
poses.” _;_
FIND $30,000.00
MORE RANSOM
MONEYHIDDEN
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 — The
discovery of an additional thirty
thousand dollars in Urschel ransom
money on the Lewis river in a hide
out in Washington State, was an
nounced by the Justice Department
today. Details were withheld but
the Portland Oregonian said the
money was found after four persons
were held on charges of conspiracy
in the case. They were taken to the
Lewis River hideout presumably to
locate the cache.
ABDUCTED MAN
SAFE, INJURED
BY 2 CONVICTS
(By The Associated Press)
YAKIMA, Dec. 11 —Clarence Far
rell the abducted Ellensburg theater
man, was released last night and
was safe at Sunnyside, according to
an early report received here.
SUNNYSIDE, Dec. 11 — Geo.
Wasson, rancher near here was
stopped at the point of a gun near
the wreck of Farrell’s automobile
and made to drive Farrell who was
injured, and his two abductors to
the Wasson ranch where all three
stayed yesterday.
The two abductors left the ranch
in the Wasson car today. Wasson
and his wife came here to report
the incident and get medical aid for
Farrell, the details of whose injur
ies were not reported.
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LIBEL MAY BE
BROUGHT SIR
JOHN T. SIMON
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 10 — It was an
nounced that a writ would be issued
on behalf of Sir John Simon, For
eign Secretary, in respect to the
statements that he was interested in
armaments firms, and his conduct of
British Foreign Affairs. This is one
more sensational development in
the proposed British inquiry into the
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manufacture or sale of arms. While
the exact nature of the writ was un
determined, it is considered that it
will consist of probably preliminary
to libel proceedings.
Proposed Plan To
End Disputes Of
2 Balkan States
(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA Dec. 11 — Statesmen re
vamped their plan to solve the Yug
oslavia and Hungarian dispute with
increasing hopes today, that Hun
gary would accept the plan which in
volves an invitation to Hungary to
conduct a strict investigation into
the assassination of King Alexander
and to punish -anyone convicted.
The proposal was made by Pre
mier Laval and accepted by Yugo
slavia to be carried out, with the-of
ficials saying that Yugoslavia would
take no independent measures again
st Hungary should the League rule
favorably for Hungary, in the pres
ent dispute pver Yugoslavia's charg
es against Hungary in connection ]
with the slaying of King Alexander. \
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CITY COUNCIL
HAS MEETING
DOES BUSINESS
The City Council met in session
last evening. All councilmen were
present except Sather and Seiden
verg.
A wire from R. T. Gridley state
engineer for the PWA assigned for
Alaska was read in which he re
quested information if the City
would rather apply; for a straight
loan arid not take the grant from
the PWA, repaying the loan but at
3 percent. Mayor Swartz answered
the wire and declined, stating the
city preferred to make the regular
application. The council approved of
his action.
Another wire was read from A.
E. Karnes, Territorial Commission
er of Education pertaining tc the
mw school building for Nome! He
stated that Col. Clark had talked
to him about the fifty thousand dol
lars already available and stated he
would like to see Nome wait until
1936 before attempting to get enough
money from the government to build
a suitable school house. The council
interpreted this to mean that it was
possible at that time and probably
would be easier to get the sum re
quired. However, no definite action
was taken.
Mr. Karnes did state he thought
it might be possible to get twenty
five thousand dollars, but not the
fifty thousand required.
Discussion as to better lighting
for streets took place. Additional
lights were ordered placed on Front
Street. Permanent lighting methods
were brought up but postponed un
til a later date.
The matter of dogs running loose
on the streets during the day was
brought before the attention of the
council and Councilman Polet was
ordered to enforce the ordinance
pertaining to the tieing up of dogs
between certain hours.
A suggestion for a temporary fire
alarm system brought approval from
the council and some of the old alarm
boxes are to be investigated to see
i£^ they will be serviceable during
the remainder of the winter.
The dumping of garbage on Sea
shore Avenue by business people
came before the council and was re
ferred to the committee on health
and sanitation.
The City donated $25.00 to the
Community Xmas Tree fund for this
year.
Further details of business were
disposed of and the council took up
the matter of the meeting dates
of the Board of Equalization. It
was ordered that the council would
sit as a whole as a Board on Fri
day Dec. 14, and possibly twice
later than that, but would finish
its business of adjusting the tax roll
by Dec. 21st.
Upon motion the council voted
to adjourn to meet as a Board of
Equalization on Friday of this week.
CARD PARTY SATURDAY
The Catholic Ladies will rive a
Sard Party Saturday, December
L5th, at 9 p.m. Refreshments will
>e served. St. Joseph’s Hall, Sted
nan avenue, place formerly used by
iohn Liehtenberg after fire.
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YUGOSLAVIA CHEERS
DEFEAT HUNGARY BY
LEAGL 2 OF NATIONS
(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA, Dec. 11 — War threats in central Europe
disappeared Monday night when Yugoslavia and Hungary
bowed to the League of Nations, whose Council unanimous
ly adpoted a resolution “deploring” the crimes at Marseilles.
The action of the two opposing nations in accepting the
resolution was viewed as a great victory for the League, in
the interests of peace in central Europe, which has been
threatened by war, as a direct result of the assasination on
October 9th of King Alexander of Yugoslavia.
BELGRADE, Dec. 11 — Yugoslavia cheered the resolu
tion adopted at Geneva regarding Alexander’s death, as a
sweeping victory for her and ignominous defeat for Hun
gary. The country sang the praise of the League of Na
tion^
SEC’TY OF INTERIOR
REPORTS ON DEFICIT
OF ALASKA RAILROAD
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11,—The operating deficit for the
Alaska Railroad was $178,973.00, a decrease of $7,811.00
from the deficit of the fiscal year ending June 30th, 1933, it
was disclosed for the last fiscal year in the annual report of
the Secretary of the Interior.
Total revenues were given as $1,293,684.00 for the last
year, which the report said was an increase of $77,856.00
over the previous year. The total expense of rail and river
boat was $1,471,496.00, a decrease of $21,588.00. Improve
ments came despite the decrease of 3967 tons in rail line
tonnage from the previous year, due to the lower commer
cial coal shipment.
The increase in the revenue report was explained as
caused by the increase in the shipment of lumber, gasoline,
and oils, and out-bound fish. The Secretary said that the
railroad has continued its investigation into the mineral re
sources of Alaska tributary to it, and would aid projects that
would contribute tonnage as well as those that affected the
general welfare of the territory.
FURTHER FIND
IN LINDBERGH
KIDNAP CASE
(By The Associated Press)
WELLINGTON, Dec. 10 — Pieces
of wood, on one of the missing
rungs in the Lindberg kidnapping
ladder, were taken from Haup
mann’s home, and joined together
by a state expert who found that it
fitted perfectly. This was the report
of Arthur Kohler, wood expert who
said “this report definitely ties
Haupmann to the electric chair.”
The defense counsel refused to be
lieve Kohler’s findings.
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Gorrell Mystery
Is More Complex
Than Ever Before
(By The Associated Press)
TULSA, Oklahoma, Dec. 11 — The
sudden death of Sidney Born, aged
nineteen, which the police said was
suicide, plunged the Gorrel case into
a deeper mystery.
He was found under the steering
wheel of his father’s car, with a bull
at in his head, from his father’s pis
tol, which lay in his lap. He was
found fifteen minutes after telephon
ing the jail jn an attempt to con
verse with Phillip Kennmar, aged
nineteen who is held in connection
with the death of John Gorrell.
ARRESTS TAKE
PLACE IN ALKI
AGONY DEATHS
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Dec. 11 — The last
words gasped out in their death
beds by victims of poison drops,
formed the basis for informal charg
| es of involuntary manslaughter now
being faced by two druggists, Solo
mon Miller and Irving Schwartz,
who were arraigned and bail set at
ten thousand dollars.
Three other druggists are being
held as material witnesses on twen
ty-five hundred dollars bail.
Twenty-two victims lie as mute ev
idence of the denatured alcohol
which spread a wave of agony thru
jthe city. Another near death was
'
also reported. Some of the victims
Ion their death beds told of buying
i alcohol from Miller’s drug store
| and from ^chwatz’s store clerk.
20 Deaths In Fire
(By The Associated Press)
LANSING, Mich., Dec. 11 — At
' least ten persons were killed, either
burned or drowned when they jump
dd from windows into the Grand
River, when fire broke out in the
Kern Hotel, where many legislators
stayed during the recent special ses
sion. Police and firemen feared that
at least twenty were killed.
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“Love Me Tonight”
Humorous Farce
At Show Tonight
CHEVALIER VACATIONS IN
FRANCE AS NEW FILM
OPENS LOCALLY
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Maurice Chevlier’s image will
laugh, sing and talk in Nome to
night, but Maurice Chevalier him
self will be far, far away.
The French favorite, star of Roub
en Mamoulian’s “Love Me Tonight,”
which comes to the Dream Theatre
tonight left America for a vacation
at his home near Cannes, in South
ern France, immediately work on
the film was completed.
Chevalier has spent each summer
there for the past several years.
This year he will remain until early
fall, when he will again return to
Hollywood.
He plans no concert tours, and pro
bably will make no public appear
ances in France except at one or two
charity benefits. His countrymen,
however, will be able to see him in
a French-language version of “Love
Me Tonight,” which was made sim
ultaneously with the English ver
sion to be seen here.
Jeanette MacDonald, who has play
ed opposite Chevalier in previous
pictures, is his feminine lead again
in “Love Me Tonight.” Charlie Rug
gles, Charles Butterworth and Myr
na Loy head the support cast.