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VOL. 37 No. 171 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 20, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Lemke Is Aligned With Townsend
TOKIO PRACTICING FOR POSSIBLE ATTACK
Fascists Revolt in Spain and Morocco Flares Anew
REBELLION
MOROCCO
AND SPAIN
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' (By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 19th—A swift
spreading rebellion of Spanish
armed forces in northern Moroc
co occurred without warning, but
the Spanish government at Mad
rid said, that it had been quelled.
Reports that a revolt broke out
in Spain itself, was denied by
authorities at Hendaye, a French
frontier town, who said that a
third of the Spanish Foreign Le
gion and regular garrison troops
had revolted. Unconfirmed re
ports and rumors stated that fight
ing progressed at Cadiz, Seville,
and Burgos.
The means of communication
from Spain is rigidly controlled
by the government which event
ually issued a communique de
claring that “part of the army
representing Spain in Morocco
has risen against the republican
form of government, but declares
that the movement is limited ex
clusively to several cities in Mor
occan protectorate zone, and that
no one in Spain, itself, joined the
scheme.”
French correspondents said the
plot was originally set for July
25th, but was hastened by lead
ers, founded on a split in the
ranks of the army and police,
with a division over support of
the republican government. Some
'of the reports attributed the re
volt to monarchists, while others
said it was purely military.
(By The Associated Press)
MADRID, Spain, July 20—The
Rightest rebellion was crushed
today by loyal government troops
which imprisoned more than one
thousand Rightist officers, but
rebels continued to hold Spanish
Morocco and several southern
Spain provinces.
The government announced
that the uprising was completely
dominated and it held the whip
hand in other sections, but re
volt leaders asserted their forces
were supreme in many important
sectors of La Montana.
The garrison near Madrid was
shelled and bombed by the loyal
ists who subdued the rebels aftei
four and a half hours when tht
hottest fighting was quieted
Scattered shots were heard thru
out the city.
General Francisco Franco,fight
ing leader of the revolt, landec
Northern African troops on th<
Spain-Mediterranean shores, ant
reported the occupation of un
specified airdrome cities in wha
WILLIAM LEMKE IS
DEFINITELY ALLIED
WITH TOWNSENDS
Gerald K. Smith’s Share The Wealth
Clubs Endorsed Lemke At Tow nsend
National Convention Cleveland
i
Alaska S. S. Co.
Agent At Nome
__Gives
The local agent of the Alaska
Steamship Company, Joe Har
nish, announces the following
changes in Bering Sea schedules.
S. S. Derblay sails from Seat
tle August 15th
S. S. Victoria, sails from Seat
tle September 1st.
S. S. Baldwin sails from Seat
tle September 10th.
S. S. Victoria sails from Seat
tie on her last voyage of the sea
son October 7th.
It will be noticed that the S. S.
Dellwood has been replaced on
the Bering Sea run for the bal
ance of the season by the S. S.
Victoria. The sailing of the Vic
toria on September 1st will fill
1 a long felt want, as it will enable
; school children and teachers to
: arrive Nome in time for the op
^ening of school, and the delivery
! of freight shipments at an earlier
date than previous schedules.
S. S. Derblay
The Derblay sailing of August
15th, will call at all ports includ
ing Kotzebue Sound and will be
| the last freighter for St. Michael
| carrying explosives and explo—
| sive oils. This vessel will be a
passenger ship southbound and
j will be able to carry 14 first class
I and 65 steerage.
S. S. VICTORIA
The Victoria on her September
■ first trip will call at Nome, Solo
; Continued on Page Four
, 111
HAD TO LEAVE JOB
| (By The Associated Press)
TROY, N. Y., July 18—Frank J.
jNisky found a job, but on his
first day he had to quit to be near
his wife who gave birth to three
girls. Nisky tried to get his job
back today.
was described as a “restoration
, movement.”
i Conflicting reports by both sides
. made difficult a precise valuation
j of the Spain-Morocco colony con
; ditions.
(By The Associated Press)
CLEVELAND, July 20—William
Lemke, Union party candidate
for President, aligned himself
with Dr. Francis E. Townsend,
Sunday, “in the great fight he is
making in behalf of the citizens
of our country," he said.
He addressed the closing ses
sion of the national convention
of Townsend Clubs, and further
said, “I am one hundred percent
for old age revolving pension de
tails. Such legislation must be
worked out by your organization
in Congress, and as President, I
will sign any bill that congress
enacts which will give an honest
and fair compensation to the old
people who have helped to create
the wealth of the nation. I will
veto any subterfuge or substi
tute, such as the so-called secur
ity act,” Lemke said.
The four-day convention clos d
leaving Dr. Townsend in the fin
ancial and legal control of the i
Old Age Revolving Pensions
movement.
Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith of the
Share the Wealth Clubs, endors
ed Lemke's candidacy, although
the convention had voted to re
frain from endorsing any Pres
idential candidate.
Navy Officials
Press For Quick
Trial Of A Spy
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 18—Navy
officials pressed preparations for
a quick trial of John S. Farns
worth, former navy officer accus
ed of selling navy secrets to Ja
anese government agents, in the
belief that evidence against him
will prove the existence of a spy
plot of unguessed proportions.
Investigations into Farnsworth
record and activities expanded
until they assumed the aspects of
a countrywide sipy hunt unparall
eled since the world war. Admir
al William H. Standley, acting
chief of the Navy, expressed be
lief that Farnsworth had accom
plices.
The Washington
News-Letter
OFFICE OF A. J. DIMOND
Delegate from Alaska
(By J. J. ECKLES)
With the enactment of the bill
introduced by Delegate Dimond
to authorize incorporated muni
cipalities in Alaska to incur
bonded indebtness, which was ap
proved by the President, the cit- i
ies and towns can now issue
bonds for undertaking public i
works without securing authority .
of Congress as has been neces
sary in the past.
The Act limits the bonded in
debtedness that can be incurred
to 10 per cent of the total value
of the taxable property of the
city or town. It requires appro
val by at least 65 per cent of the
voters who are listed on the tax
assessment roll of the town. The
Act stipulates that tne Donas is
sued shall not bear more than 6
per cent interest and shall ma
ture in not more than 30 years
from the date of issuance.
The governing bodies of the
towns will decide on the regula
tions for the elections, as well as
other matters pertaining to the
issuance of the bonds and to pro
vide the necessary tax revenue
for meeting the interest and re
tiring the bonds when due.
The Delegate said that he be
lieved the passage of this law
marks a very definite forward
step in the gradual extension of
self-government to the Territory
with a consequent loosening of
the restrictions placed on Alaska
by Congress. He also pointed
out that the Act could easily be
the direct means of saving mon
ey to Alaska towns which would
be enabled to take advantage of
loan opportunities at low rates
of interest that might not be
available if negotiations were
held up pending Congressional
action on the individual applica
tions. Further, in this connec
tion, it appears that some Alaska
towns that now have outstanding
bond issues on which interest
rates are high will be enabled to
authorize new issues at the pre- |
vailing low rates of interest with
which to retire the original debts
A bill for the protection of oys
ter culture in Alaska was intro
duced in the House by Delegate
Dimond. The proposed legisla
tion is the result of the growing
interest in many places along the
coast of Alaska in the possibili
ties of artificially propagating
oysters. Its aim is to provide
property protection for those who
wish to enter and develop the
TOKYO GOING THRU ACTUAL
MANEUVERS DEMONSTRATION
DEFENSE POWERS OF JAPAN
War Chiefs Force City Adopt Custom As
If Country Really Bein'* Attacked
By <)ther Nation with Navy Plain's
(By The Associated Press)
IUK.YU, July zu—rngnt min
ion Japanese residents began gi
gantic “air defense maneuvers”
under rigid army direction. The
population was forced to submit
to restrictions simulating war
time activities. For 4 nights all
lights were ordered extinguished
from Tokyo to Yokohama, Thea
tres were closed, night traffic was
largely suspended. Maneuvers
were based on the assumption of
an imaginary hostile navy with
a powerful air force steaming to
ward the Japanese Capitol from,
the Eastern Pacific.
n iormai pimiainaunn uy me
mayor opened the maneuvers,
announcing a “rupture in diplo
matic relations with a certain
country,“and assumed the enemy
fleet’’ was described as rapidly
approaching the Japanese coast
with hostile air scouts e> pected
to arrive over Tokyo Wednesday,
followed by heavy bombing
planes on Thursday,
i Officials declined 1 identify
the hypothetical enemy, many
believing it was assumed that the
enemy nations were the United
states and Russia.
Senate Party Is
To Come Nome
In Near Future
(By The Associated Press'
SEWARD, July 20th—Senators
Sbipstead, Frazier, Thomas, an 1
party toured Seward area last
Saturday and studied the forest
conditions and learned the hos
pital needs to the Weslward, and
later entrained for Anchorage,
Matanuska and Fairbanks. They
will return here next week, they
said, and take the Cutter Che
land for Nome via Westward
points.
Three Army Air
Corps Officers
Way Fairbanks
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 20—Three Un
ited States Army officers sailed
for Fairbanks via Seward as a
part move by the Army Chief to
select an airbase near Fairbanks.
The three are: Lt. Colonel Wil
mot A. Danielson, Major Albro L.
Parson and Major Otto G. Trunk.
They are aocompanied by Ser
geant W. J. Stewart, who was as
signed to the party from Camp
Lewis.
field of oyster culture.
The obstacle to those who wish
to commercially develop the cul
(Continued on Page Three)
Boat And Plane
Hunt Widened
c
' Hv The Associated ness)
TAMPA, Florida, July 20th—
Ships and planes have widened
the search for the m dors! Ip Nun
coa, missing with twenty-two per
sons aboard.which is twelve days
overdue fr m Ge rgetov n.Grand
Cayman. Three Cuban gunboats
have been ordered to range the
seas in search for the nine Amer
icans and four Britons aboard.
Precautions Are
Taken In Spain
Against Fascists
'By The Associated Press)
MADRID, July 18—Emergency
police precautions were ordered
thruout the Country today in
fear of fascist violence. Police
men and storm guardsmen on va
cation were summoned urgently
to their posts. Ail leave was can
celled. Police announced the ar
rest of 150 fascist and of 200 oth
er persons, elsewhere in Spain.
WARSAW, July 20th—General
Edward Rydz Smigly, 50 year old
chief inspector of the army, has
been named by the government
as next in rank to the president
of Poland, succeeding the late
Marshal Joseph Pilsudski.