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VOL. 37. No. 110 NOME. ALASKA, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
Mahan Pleads Guilty Gets 60 Years
DIRIGIBLE MAKES RECORD TRIP 61hrs. 53min
King Victor Emmanuel to be Emperor of Ethiopia
“HINDENBURG” SETS
RECORD 61 HOURS
53 MINUTES TO U S.
Cruised Over New York For Eighteen
Minutes Then to Lakehurst Where
Pulled To Ground Safely
(By The Associated Press)
LAKEHURST. New Jersey, May 9, — The “Hin
denburg”, the newest and largest dirigible in the world,
built in Germany, completed its first flight across the
Atlantic Ocean to the United States, setting a record
for iighter-tnan-air cratt.
The giant ship was moored at the naval air base
here at 2:23 A. M. Pacific Standard Time. 61 hours and
53 minutes after it left Germany.
It was sighted over New York City at 1 A.M., just
as dawn was lighting the sky. Thousands of people
cheered, and ships tied down their whistles.
After cruising over Manhattan for 18 minutes, the
803 foot ship circled toward the south and departed for
Lakehurst. The red and black, large Nazi Swastika was
visible on the vertical aft fin, as a dozen or more air
planes circled far above.
The landing crew of trained sailors of the U. S.
Navy, aided by fifty civilians, brought the ship to land
without incident. The civilians were pressed into ser
vice because the soldiers of Camp Dix were not on
hand.
Aboard the ship were 51 passengers and a crew of
56. To make room for the Hindenburg, U. S. Naval
officers removed from the hangar the old naval dirig
ible “Los Angeles”, which the United States gained
from Germany after the war.
Dr. Hugo Eckner, who a short time ago was not
allowed to make the trial run with his newly construct
ed ship because he was not an ardent Nazi, but who was
in command of her on this flight, was jubilant when he
descended from the luxuriant interior of the immense
airship. He said: “It was a very, very successful trip.”
Carburetors Are
Taken Out Of
Army Airplanes
(By The Associated Press)
Dayton, Ohio, May —Great im
provement in aviation equipment
which does away with carburet
ors and increases the safety and
range of airplanes was announc
ed late yesterday by the material
division of the United States Ar
my Corps at Wright Field in
Dayton.
Twenty-five military planes
will be equipped with injectors
as substitutes for carburetors.
The injectors shoot slugs of gas
in about the proportions of a lit
tle ginger in separate shots into
each cylinder just before it fir
es.
Automaton of Steel
The injector is an automaton of
steel which defies gravitation in
in the uphill flow of gasoline. It
was suggested by carburetor trou
bles which fighting machines
have in flying upside down.
The injector equipped planes
use 7 percent and upward less
gasoline than those equipped with
the same kind of engines and car
buretors.
Same Shot of Fuel
The injectors give each cylind
er exactly the same shot of fuel,
whereas the quantity varies some
with carburetors. Injectors also
cut down the danger of fire as
backfires arc impossible with
them.
Gas is shot into the cylinders
with a nozzle pressure of 250
pounds.
The Army has been working on
the injector idea since 1924.
Earthquake Felt
(By The Associated Press)
SEWARD, May 9, — A heavy
earthquake, of a minute and a
half duration was felt here this
morning at 7:20 o'clock. There
was no damage of anykind done.
Tony Canzoneri
V ictor of Jimmy
McLaren Friday
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, May 9. — Tony
Canzoneri gave Irish Jimmy Mc
I Laron a terrific licking in one of
1 the most spectacular fights the
'little fellow has waged in many
\ moons.
Tony carried off the unanimous
decision in the ten round, non-tit
le bout. Both were lightweights.
Tony is the lightweight champion
of the world. He won seven of
the ten rounds.
Canzoneri dropped McLaren to
one knee with a terrfiic right
hand blow to the head in the
! second round. He had him at his
' mercy when the finish came.
Mrs. Sumi Fails
Attempt to Gain
Custody of Two
j
(By The Associated Press'
SAN FRANCISCO, May 9, —
Wilhelmina Sumi, Fairbanks, Al
isha grandmother, lost the fight
:n obtain the custody of her
laughter’s two children, in the U.
S. Circuit Court fo Appeals here
which declined to accept juris
diction in her case.
The children are Marne and
Helen Young, and are in the cus
tody of A. M. Young who said
he was made their guardian by
the will of their mother.
Mrs. Sumi’s custody try was
appealed from the Commissioner's
decision to the District Court and
then here, losing when the court
ruled it had no jurisdiction in
probate matters.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press!
NATIONAL LEAGUE
St. Louis 7 Chicago 9
Cincinnati G Pittsburgh 9
Only two games.
The Cardinals replaced the
Cubs as leaders of the league in
a weird virtory in which nine
pitchers performed. Johnny Mize
the Card's rookie first baseman,
knocked two home runs. Joe Med
wicks homer with two on bases
in the fifth inning proved the
turning point of the game.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston 9 Washington 12
Philadelphia 3 New York 2
Only two games
—
COAST LEAGUE
San Diego 5 Missions 4
Portland 10 Seattle 5
Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 3
Sacramento 2 Oakland 6
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MAHAN PLED GUILTY
2 COUNTS AND WAS
SENTENCED 60 YEARS
Second Indictment Mail Fraud Not Read
Before Mahan. Sentences To Run
Concurrently. Case Is Ended
I
(By The Associated Press')
TACOMA, Washington, May 9, Department of Jus
tice agents told U. S. District Court officials that Wil
liam Mahan was ready to make his plea to kidnaping
and mail fraud charges in connection with the abduction
of little George Weyerhauser last year.
District Attorney J. Charles Dennis announced
that Mahan would be arraigned at 10 A. M. today.
Tacoma, May 9, — Mahan pleaded guilty to both
kidnaping counts brought for the two hundred thous
and dollar kidnaping last May of George Weyerhaus
er.
Mahan’s first reply was “Guilty”, uttered in a low
tone of voice. Federal Judge Cushman lifted his head
and looked quizzically at him.
Mahan then repeated in a louder tone— “Guilty”.
Judge Cushman then sentenced him to sixty years on
each count at McNeil Island Penitentiary.
The second indictment charging mail fraud was
not read and Mahan declined to make any statement.
He also refused the offer by the court, to appoint an at
torney to represent him. The judge said the sentences
would run concurrently.
Two Freighters
Added Boats On
Alaska Sehedule
'By The Associated Frcssl
SEATTLE, May 7—The Alaska
Steamship Company has commis
sioned the freighters Cordova
and Nizina, both of which ate to
sail Saturday for southeastern
Alaska cannery ports.
The inclusion of these two ves
sels makes a total of nine Alaska
Steamship Company boats now
operating regularly to Alaska.
Farmers’ produce of fruit and
vegetables was rushed aboard
the Alaska Line steamers sailing
for Alaska tomorrow.
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(Bv The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May 9 The Steam
er Alaska of the Alaska Line,
sailed from this port at 9:20 this
morning enroute to Seward and
way ports. The vessel carried
one hundred and ninety-three 1st
class and one hundred and nine
steerage passengers. There were
ninety seven listed for the port
of Seward as follows:
J D Ilarlan and wife, Doctor E
P Smith, G A Sandell, Archie
Lingo and wife, Herman Lee,
Mr. Frodenberg, H, J. Ederer, D
Bush and wife, Joe Bush., A S
Moss, Clarence Ederer and wife,
A1 Hagar and wife, L McIntosh,
Mrs J R Ray, Mrs W R Hillman,
Mrs L E Henderson, J.. C. Stur
gell and wife, Mrs Lois Bryant,
R T Thayer and wife, Gertrude j
Chestnik and child, Catherine.
Wallin, Richard Evans, John O’-,
Jala, H I Miller and wife, John)
Schwegler, Bernice Pilan, Harold,
Stewart, W F Hoelscher, Charles |
J Able and wife, W E Egleton,
Sam Struckler, Miss Midge Reeve
Mrs Ruby Peyton, Naomi Lee
Peyton, G M. Davis, George W.
Richardson, R F Stanley, Roger
Summay, B N Salter, Carl Heiz
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Mar. Badoglio
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(By The Associated Press)
I UNDATED, May 9. — Premier
Benito Mussolini summoned the
people of Italy to another great
jAdunta tonight, the second with
: itt a week, and the second since
the conclusion of the Italian con
quest of Ethiopia,
j Well informed sources expected
I the Dictator to proclaim the for
j mal annexation of Haile Selassie's
kingdom before a grand ceremon
ial cabinet meeting, handing King
i Victor Emmanuel, the title of
‘‘Emperor”. Another title is an
ticipated for Marshal Badoglio,
| Italy' s commander of the forces
in Abyssinia, who will probably
i be made Viceroy of Ethiopia.
As Italy prepared to strengthen
i her hold on the East African king
dom, Ethiopian diplomatic renro
i sentatives prepared to go bet e
the League of Nations Council
meeting "for justice again.'-'. It
aly”.
It wn reported that the Eth
iopian emperor is preparing to
leave Jerusalem for London.
Sen. Trammel
Florida Dei \
Passed A v
1 Hy The Associated Ptess)
WASHINGTON. May 9, -Son
at. r Park Tramtn >!, FI ri.I.i dem
ocrat, died ol a cerebral hemorr
hage at his home lien last night.
He was 60 yeas old. and h d
been ill for several a . k-.
He was elected * . ‘he senate >f
the United Slates i. 1 16 Traili
n' il is the fourth r it .■ ,.f the
74th Congress to d e.
Weather Today
(bv U.S. Weather Be . e.u)
Generally fair weather prevail
ed this morning thru u* central
and northern Alaska while rain
was reported from Juneau a d
along the Aleutian Islands.
Temperatures continue nuld
thruout central and southern Al
aska.
A storm area is charted south
west of St. Paul I: land where a
barometer reading of 29.40 indies
is observed.
Airways conditions at 11 A.M.
today were as follows:
Nome clear temperature 44
Solomon clear 40
Golovin clear 42
Nulato clear 58
Candle clear 50
Kotzebue clear 44
Kaltag clear 48
Ruby partly cloudy 54
Unelakleet clear 48
Crooked Creek cloudy 44
Flat clear 49
Fairbanks clear 52
Juneau raining 40
Cordova partly cloudy 33
Bethel clear 46