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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 313 * NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY. NOV. 1. 1937. Per Copy 10ct«
Shoots Children: Husband Is In Jail
BRITISH SHIP SUNK BY A STRANGE PLANE
Japanese Entered American—British Compounds
MOTHER SHOT
KILLED FIVE
CHILDREN
NORWALK, Iowa, Nov. 1, j
<4’)—The most tragic shoot
ing ever to occur in this sec
tion took place Saturday night
when a young mother shot
and killed five of her seven
children.
(By The Associated Press)
NORWALK. Iowa, Nov. 1. —
Neighbors today aided a grief
stricken father to make funeral
arrangements for his thirty-five
year old wife. Mrs. G. R. McAn
inch, who shot and killed five of
.her seven children and herself.
Not Enough Shells
The mother, who fired a
charge from a small bore shot
gun into the forehead of each
child, said in a note, that she did
not have enough shells to take
all of their lives.
Two of Them Survived
The tvtfo surviving children,
Ray aged 15. and 11-year-old
Gail, cams upon the bodies of
their five brothers and sisters,
and their mother, Saturday
night.
The father was in jail when
the tragedy occurred.
WILKINS ADDED
NEW RADIO
PARTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 1 </P)
• Sir Hubert Wilkins returned
to New York, obtained addi
tional radio equipment and
hopped a westbound plane to
rejoin his exedition at Winni
es, over the weekend.
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Nov. 1, — Sir Hu
bert Wilkins returned here by
assenger lane Sunday from Win-j
nieg. to obtain equiment for land
to plane radio contacts. He re
turned to Winnipeg today.
Will Allow Contact
Wilkins hopes the new equip
ment will enable land stations to
contact his plane, twelve to fif
teen hundred miles out over the
Arctic.
Date Set For Hops
He expects to leave Winnipeg
November 8th or 9th, and will
fly to the MacKenzie River Delta
by way of either Fairbanks or
the MacKenzie valley, depending
on snow conditions.
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Nov. 1, W—Wil
kins left here this morning by
plane for Winnipeg to rejoin his
aerial expedition which is pre
paring to renew the search for
the missing Soviet airmen.
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IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE, but just in case it does tbe United States army wants to be prepared (or the worst. Hearing
the whine of an approaching airplane and the crisp command, “Scatter!” this column of troops near Camp Kipley, Minn., falls to the
ground as the attacking ship roars low overhead and strafes the soldiers with Imaginary machine gun bullets. The mimic attack was
part of the Fourth Army's maneuvers designed to test the new mechanised divisions' efficiency and train the men for possible defense
of the Pacific coastline.
H. M. S. HOOD SENT
INVESTIGATE INTO
BOMBING OF SHIP
LONDON. Nov. 1, (JP)—
A British merchantman was
bombed and sunk by an un
identified plane Saturday, and
as a result the largest battle
cruiser in the world, has been
dispatched to the scene by
Great Britain.
fBv The Associated Press)
LONDON, Nov. 1, —The Brit
ish government today ordered
the battle cruiser "H. M. S. Hood”
the most powerful warship in the
world, to Barcelona, to investigate
the “pirate” attack on the Brit
ish merchanman “Jean Weems”
off the Spanish Coast.
Is Now Enroute
The huge battle cruiser, armed
with eight and fifteen inch guns,
is now steaming toward the Catal
an coast from Mallorca, where
she was ordered only last week.
Will Investigate
The officers have been instruct
ed to interview the crew of the
vessel, all of whom were saved,
before the bomb wrecked the
ship which went down Saturday.
Reports reaching London indi
cated the crow had only five min
utes warning before the vessel
was bombed by a plane marked
with a skull and cross-bones.
The insignia of the ship was
one which Bruno Mussolini, son
of the Italian dictator, might have
flown.
Football Scores
(By The Associated Press)
Following are the scores of foot
ball games played Saturday:
Idaho 7 Washington 21
USCO Washington State 0
Oregon State 0 Stanford 0
California 27 UCLA 14
Colorado Mines 0 Colrado 54
Calif. Aggies 12 Nevada 0
•Duke 43 Wash. & Lee 0
Vanderbilt 0 George Tech 14
Nebraska 7 Indiana 0
Michigan 7 Illinois 6
GALION, Ohio, Nov. 1. —Wil
liam Montgomery Brown, aged
82, deposed leader of the Episco
pal Church, died here today.
AN OPEN LETTER TO
THE PUBLIC
Nome, Alaska, November I, 1931.
GREETINGS:
As you no doubt know there has recently been
organized a Volunteer Fire Department for the City of Nome
whose constitution has been approved and accepted by the
City Council, and whose purpose will be to aid and assist
the Regular Department
This is a new organization which will render its
services under the direct supervision of the City Fire Chief,
to promote safety and protect the lives and property of the
Citizens of Nome.
Being anxious to promote the best interests poss
ible to the Community, we are asking the Citizens of Nome
to meet with us at our next regular meeting in order that
they may acquaint themselves with our organization, our
aims and purposes, and to gain their moral support which
will be as vital to the Community as ours will be.
This invitation is therefore extended to ail the
people of the City of Nome to meet withus at our next re
gular meeting to be held in the City Hall, Wednesday, Nov
ember 3. 1937, at 8:00 P. M. Sharp.
Sincerely yours,
MEMBERS OF TIIE NOME VOLUNTEER
FIRE DEPARTMENT
APOLOGIZE FOR
STEPPING ON
U. S. TOES
SHANGHAI. Nov. I, (A*>
—Japanese became more in
sLstant at getting to the Chin
ese forces in the vicinity of
the International Settlement.
So determined did they be
come that a Japanese admiral
was forced to apologize to
commanding officers of Unit
ed States Marines. However,
they had gained their point.
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 1, —Japan
ese Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa,
today apologized to the U. S.
Marines commander, who had
protested against the Japanese
foray on the American-protected
side of Soochow Creek Sunday.
Crossed To U. S. Side
Japanese bluejackets had cross
ed the creek to the American
sector of the International Settle
ment. The apology came as seven
thousand Japanese shock troops,
under cover of a thunderous ar
tillery barrage, crossed the creek
west of Shanghai, to attack Chin
ese positions along the South
bank.
Refused Withdraw Troops
Major General A. P. D. Telfer
Smollett, commander of the Brit
ish troops, today refused to with
draw his soldiers front their out
posts in western sections of the
city, in answer to the Japanese
disclosure that the Chinese ma
chine gun nests near the British
outposts would be subjecied to
an intense bombardment.
Flies Union Jack
The British Commander order
ed Britain’s Union Jacks, flown
over all British dugouts and sand
bag barriers.
What action British forces are
to take if the Japanese bombard
■ ment becomes to hot for them,
was not revealed, although it is
expected that resistance will be
shown if the Japanese encroach.
Body Of Mate Of
Holmes Is Found
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Nov. 1. — Massa
chusetts’ month-old mystery, and
the disappearance of Edward An
derson. former first mate aboard
the Schooner C: S. Holmes, who
walked awayand chartered a taxi
cab at Naches Pass, October 1st,
ended with the discovery today
of his body on the beach near
Falmouth. Massachusetts.
Articles on the body indicated
it was Anderson. Papers and
clothing also identified him. He
was a native of Maine.
Anderson withdrew thirteen
hundred dollars from a Seattle
bank last May, and gave a Seattle
, address. His widow and mother
who live at Toppenish were noti
fied.