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VOL. 35. No. 132. NOME, ALASKA. 1 Wednesday, November 28, 1934. * Per Copy: 10 Cents.
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Two Federal Agents Shot To Death
36 ARMY BOMBING PLANES ARE GROUNDED
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“Baby-Face” Nelson, Public Enemy No. 1, Is Dead
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ARMY BOMBING PLANES
GROUNDED INSPECTION
ALSO ALASKAN FLIGHT
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON,. Nov. 28 — Thirty-six Martin bombers
the fastest airplanes of their type in the world, including
those ten planes which made the Alaska flight last summer,
were ordered grounded by the War Departments^ inspec
tion. -
Air Corps officials said the order was issued “not be
cause the planes were not safe but because they are so fast
and so large that they create some problems we have not
" considered before.”
The planes are now at March Field, Riverside, Californ
ia. The inspection will cover particularly the controls, pro
pellors, and engines it was disclosed.
The Army officials felt that the Alaska planes especial
ly should be gone over because of the ardous service they
have seen. One high Air Corps official said “If necessary
we could put the planes back in the air tomorrow, but we
don’t want to do that with them any more than we would
with any other planes which had been through their trials
during the last few months." He added that unless the
inspection work was done now, the planes “might become
dangerous.” •,
Douglas Fairbanks
Pays The Costs In
Divorce In England
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Nov. 28 — Lord Ash
ely was granted a divorce decree to
day from Lady Ashley,vand the cost
of the action was assessed against
Douglass Fairbanks, Sr., named as
correspondent.
Lady Ashley was the former Syl
via Saunders, former comedy act
ress. Mr. Edwards, who said that
he was formerly private secretary
to Douglas Fairbanks, the well
known Hollywood actor and hus
band of Mary Pickfbrd, testified
that Fairbanks took a house in the
country where he and Lady Ashley
„ lived for a long period.
Wild Bill Ingram
Resigns As Coach
Of U. California
(By The Associated Press)
, BERKELEY, Nov. 28 — Wm.
“Navy Bill” Ingram today resigned
as head coach of the University of
California, and Leonard “Stub”
Allison, Ingram’s first assistant, was
named to the post.
The retiring mentor who came to
California in 1931, gave as the rea
son for his resignation, that he de
sired to enter “a private business”
life.
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Street Railway -
Strike Standstill
Vandalism Rife
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 28 — With
the railway refusing to arbitrate for
a negotiation in the street car and
motor bus strike, today’s demon
strations were marked by vandal
ism and injury to more than forty
people, with the city transporta
tion system at a standstill.
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Proposes Building
U. S. Navy Up To
Treaty Strength
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — Chair
man Vinson of the House Naval Af
fairs Committee said:
“We cannot grant naval equality
to Japan at any price. If the Tok
yo government insists on wrecking
the Washington Naval Treaty limits
1 then insist that the committee and
Congress make enough money avail
able to build five ships for each
three ships laid down by Japan.”
CARD OF APPRECIATION
The Nome Motor Company wish
es to thank the pnbUe of Nome for
their help and attendance • which
made our house-warming such a
success and we wish to especially
thank Mr. Ralph Lomen for his ad
dress and Mr. Chas. Code for the use
of the theatre seats, and each and
every one of the committees.
Signed: Bud A Cliff.
FEDERAL AGENTS SHOT
MACHINE GUN BATTLE
IN A TRAP FOR NELSON
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Nov. 28 — Death from rattling machine
guns manned by Geo. “Babyface” Nelson, Dillinger desper
ado, and now Public Enemy No. 1, Tuesday took the life of
another Federal Agent, when a squad of agents under , the
command of Melvin H. Purvis, head of the Chicago Division
of The Bureau of Investigation, sought to trap Nelson, an
other man, and their woman companion, near Barrington, a
suburb of Chicago.
The gangster guns blazed a tattoo of death to Agent
Herman E. Hollis, aged thirty as he dropped mortally
wounded. Samuel P. Cowley, aged twenty-six, Chief
Assistant to Purvis dropped critically wounded, with bullets
in the abdomen. Department of Justice agents blamec
Nelson as the slayer of Agent W. Carter Baum, when the
Dillinger mobsters shot their way out of a resort in northern
Wisconsin, last April. Officers believed that the woman
accompanying the gunmen today was wounded. .An inten
sive police search throughout the territory has bqen launch
ed.
An unidentified federal agent inadvertently revealed
that Hollis who was killed today, was the killer of Dillinger,
when he blurted out:
‘T>amn them; Hollfe killed Dillinger; now they got him.”
It had previously been Assumed that either Purvis or
Cowley who accompanied the Indiana police, fired the shots
which killed Dillinger.
Purvis was not involved personally in Tuesday’s battle.
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Nov. 28, Later — Cowley, one of the fed
eral government’s ace manhunters, died from wounds in
flicted in the gun battle Tuesday with Nelson.
The government threw all its powers into a hunt for
Nelson. As he lay dying it was revealed by Department of
Justice agents that Cowley was the real leader of the federal
drive that brought down Dillinger. He also commanded
the munhunters which got “Pretty Boy” Floyd.
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A PROCLAMATION
To The Citizen* of Nome:
Whereas, John W. Troy, Govenor
of Alaska, has proclaimed Thurs
day, November 29th, 1934, as a day
to be set aside for Thanksgiving, it
is only proper that the citizens of
Nome lay aside their daily labor
and cease their occupations for the
day, gathering together in places of
worship to give thinks to Almighty
God for his beneficence during the
past year.
Now, therefore, I Rex F. Swartz,
Mayor of the City of Nome, do here
by proclaim Thursday, Nov. 29, to
be set aside as a day of Thanksgiv
ing.
REX F. SWARTZ.
Mayor.
Resumes Talk On
Legislative Issues
(By The Associated Press)
WARM SPRINGS, Nov. 27 —Pres
ident Roosevelt today resumed dis
cussions on the legislative program,
providing for adequate relief and a
diminishing budget.
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Federated Church
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Norman McCay, Pastor
THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
In keeping with the call of the
President of the United States a ser
vice of prayer and Thanksgiving
will be held in the Federated
Church at 11 a. m. tomorrow,
Thanksgiving Day.
The boys and girls of the begin
ners and primary depts. of the Sun
day School will present “The Story
of Thanksgiving.” The choir, un
der the direction of Miss Aleda
Brinkerhoff, will lead the commun
ity singing. Miss Scott and Mr. J.
D. Harlan will sing a duet. Pastor
McCay will bring a short Thanks
giving message.
As this is a worship period called
by the President all citizens are
most cordially invited.
The Stinson Reliant of the Mirow
Air Service was changed from
wheels to skiis yesterday on Snake
River. A scheduled flight is on the
books for Kotzebue tomorrow, w.p.
and upon the return of Pilot Mirow
he expects to take off for Fairbanks
the next day.
Mail the Nome Daily Nugget to
your friends, and let them know
about the re-building of Nome. _
“BABY FACE” NELSON
FOUND SHOT DEATH
FOLLOWING BATTLES
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 — “Baby Face” Nelson was
found dead near Niles Center, Illinois, it was learned late
today from Attorney General Cummings, who said that the
gangster was shot by Cowley and Hollis yesterday, in the
battle in which both lost their lives.
When the body was found by the Federals it was discov '
ered that Nelson had been shot five times in the stomach,
twice in the chest, and five times in each leg. The body
was found in'the ditch clad only in underclothing. The
outer garments were found later by Department of Justice
searchers close by, in Niles Center, fifteen miles from
Chicago.
INFLATIONISTS
ADVISED WAIT
FOR A WHILE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27 — Cur
rency inflationists were advised
Monday by Senator Thomas of Ok
lahoma, democrat, one of their lead
ers, to tread cautiously in the next
Congress and not provoke an early
showdovCn. 11 _J
Thomas in outlining a plan-of strat
egy said in an interview, that he be- ]
ilieved that there should be a period i
j of waiting for results of what was I
[ called as the presidential mandate, j
and for business to improve condi-!
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tions.
Recent administration gestures to
ward business were described by j
the Okahloma senator as indicative
that the President wanted industry i
left as far as possible with a free
hand, during the next few months, j
in order to see what could be done'
with this situation.
Thomas said he counselled the
waiting gapie by monetaary reform
ers. He did concede that if mater!
ial improvements in conditions re
sulted, that there woudl be little
chance for favorable inflationary ac
tion in the next session, but added
that inflationary strength would
grow if business efforts fall short.
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Frank Hart, member of the U. S.
Signal Corps at Nome, experienced
a very distressing accident last ev
ening, when he fell into the icy wa
ters of Snake River. Young Hart
was walking along the ice in the
dark, near Belmont Point, when
suddenly the ice cracked and he
found himself in the water. Pull
ing himself out, he rushed rapidly
for shelter, and by the time he ap
peared at the Radio Station his clo
thing wag one solid sheet of ice.
However, today, he is not experienc
ing any ill effects from his ducking
of last night.
FOR SALE—Five dogs, heavy
draft, broke to work. Inquire at
Nugget Office.
GERMAN ARMY
IS NOW UNDER
EMERGENCIES
(By The Associated Press>
BERLIN, Nov. 27 — The German
Army and the nation’s police forc
es are operating under the virtual
declaration of a state of emergency.
Reliable sources said that the dom
estic situation was apparently re
sponsible for the order. Its possible
significance in relation to the for
eign situation were minimized.
A PROCLAMATION
Following the tradition established
by our fore-fathers of setting aside
one day each year for the purpose'of
giving thanks to Almighty God for
the many blessings bestowed on
them, Franklyn D. Roosevelt, Presi
dent of the United States, Ijas set
aside and appointed Thursday, the
29th day of November, 1934jT to be
a day of Thanksgiving for the peo
ple of our great nation* to qbserve
again this day when thougfif is giv
en to Almighty God from (whom
comes the wisdom and human kind
ness that has sustained our peo
ple throughout the past year.
Therefore, I, Edward W. Griffin,
acting Governor of the Territory of
Alaska, do summon the people of
the Territory to give fitting observ
ance to this day, and by assembling
in places of worship and in their
homes to express thanks for the
blessings of life and the courage and
fortitude which has been given us
to carry through the past years; and
for the wisdom with which our lead
ers are meeting the grave problems
which mean so much for our future
welfare, happiness, and prosperity,
throughout the Territory.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the Territory of Alaska in Jun
eau the Capital, this 27th day of
November in the year of Our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and
thirty-four, and of the Independence
of the United States, the one hun
dred and fifty-ninth. Signed: Ed
ward W. Griffin, Acting Governor.
By the Governor, Signed, Edward
W. Griffin, Secretary of Alaska.
Seal. Harry G. Watson.
Secretary.