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VOL. 37. No. 176 NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, JULY 25th, 1936 Per Copy 15cts
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4000 Killed Fighting San Sebastian
JURY FIND JAMES GUILTY 1st DEG. MURDER
Rebels Are in Control of 28 of Spains 50 Provinces
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CHECKUP CASUALTIES
FINDS 4,000 KILLED
IN SPANISH RIOTING
Fascists And Rebels Are In Control Of
28 Of Spain’s Fifty Provinces. Will
Try Starve Madrid Submission
(By The Associated Press)
... Headquarters Northern Fascist Army, Burgos,
Spain, July 25—Rebels who marched on Madrid with
intent of smashing the Leftists, paused sixty miles from
Madrid, their next move is undecided, Colonel Hazpuru
of the general staff, told the Associated Press that “all
our troops are now approximately sixty miles from
Madrid-” When questioned whether it indicated the
plan to try and starve the Popular Front or interfere
with Madrid’s water supply, he said, “Maybe.”
Colonel Villaneuva, Rebel Commander, estimated
four thousand killed in the bitter fighting for the pos
session of San Sebastian in a battle near Endar-Larza.
Fifty-five rebels and an undetermined number of gov
ernment militiamen were slain.
Paris advices reported that Amercan Ambassador
Bowers was safe at Fuenterrabia, Spain. The battle
northwest n»f Madrid for possession of the city, the reb
els planned an encircling movement from North and
South to starve the city of Madrid into submission, and
similar starve tactics will be used on San Sebastian.
At Iran, Spain, the American State Department ad
vised that two men while attempting a relief mission
for the American Consulate at Barcelona, were slain,
one was a Spanish subject and the other British.
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Finger Prints From Cloth Aid
In Detection
New York police now have a
method which will bring out
finger-prints left in such places
as on bed sheets, white shirts or
smooth dark cloth. The science
involved is simple chemical re
actions.
When fingers of human beings
touch any object(it leaves a small
deposit of body wax. In this
wax is a quantity of common
salt crystals which lie in order
ly rows conforming to the
whorls and ridges of the finger
print.
To bring out the print on white
cloth the fabric is immersed in
a 10 percent solution of sil
ver nitrate. This compound reacts
with the salt in the wax and
transforms the crystals into sil
ver chloride, a substance which
turns black when exposed to the
light.
Dark cloth is dusted with cal
cium sulphate powder which col
lects on the wax and forms
white lines. It is reported that
experts are now working on a
method for developing prints
through gloves.
UNDATED, July 25th—Fascist
and rebels are in control of 28
of Spain’s fifty provinces but the
overthrow drive is on the wane,
government officials announced,
while foreigners of other nations
evacuated.
National and French commun
ists charged that Hitler and Mus
solini are financing the rebellion.
Spanish Loyalists maneuvered
to block the Rebel drive on Mad
rid from the North. ,
Information from Paris sources,
declared that French communists
are secretly advising the detach
ment of shock troops sent to aid
the Spanish government.
Three more United States war
vessel aided the liner Exeter, en
route to Marseille with one hun
dred and sixty two American
refugees and other nationals from
Barcelona.
The U. S. S. Oklahoma arrived
at Bilboa. The coast guard cut
ter Cayuga is now anchored off
San Sebastian. The Italian gov
ernment sent four cruisers.
The American and Spanish em
bassies reported no casualties are
listed among United States citi
zens at the San Sebastian home
of Ambassador Bowers. He re
Eighteen Navy Sea|
Monday On Exli
Observation Flij
ported yesterday that he had tak
en refuge in a fortress near
town.
From Gibraltar comes the re
port that two new contingents of
rebels from Spanish Morocco are
advancing on Malaga. A battle
between six Spanish warships &
Rebel forts at Ceuta, Morocco,
raged in the Straits of Gibraltar.
Three cruisers, the Jaime Prim
ero, Libertad and Cervantes,
backed by three submarines
shelled the Rebel shore batteries.
Land and sea gunners matched
shell for shell, a heavy fog ob
scured visibility by the time the
war fleet found its range and
most of the shells appeared to
be dropping into the fort, little
damage was done to the town it
self. The cruiser Jaime Primero
left the flotilla and steamed off
toward the Gibraltar lighthouse,
with her bow damaged by shells
from the fort at Cueta.
It is also reported from Algc
ciars that a government plane
was hit by rebel batteries and
crashed into the sea between May
bella and Malaga.
Priest Denied His
Visit To Vatican
Concern Coughlin
(By The Associated Press)
NAPLES, July 25—Bishop Mich
ael Gallagher of Detroit, arriving
here, denied absolutely that the
Vatican visit has anything to do
with Father Coughlin’s activities
and further said that the “Vati
can never interferred with Rev.
Coughlin’s matters and he could
not understand that I am head of
all the priests in the Detroit dio
cese, therefore for myself I make
Coughlin observations, not the
Vatican.
I’ll say that Father Coughlin
speaks for the people, not the
Leinke party. He said some very
just and acute things because of
his priestly mission, exactly that
he’s occupying hmself with the
needs of the people regarding
American public opinion, and
those who study social economic
problems, are deeply with Cough
lin and others, especially those
who look upon life’s problems
superficially.”
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)lanes Hopping
austive Weather
Hits To S.W. Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 25—Lieutenant
Commander George Price, Wing
Commander, announced that 18
twin motored Navy planes are
hopping from the Sand Point
base, Monday, for Sitka, Alaska,
on its first leg of one of the most
exhaustive weather flight studies
of Southwestern Alaska.
Six long range planes will be
u ed for Mights beyond Sitka.
The three squadrons of VP-79
and 12 will return about August
sixth.
They will be serviced by the
tender Wright at Sitka and the
Tenders Thrush and Gannet at
Kodiak.
MRS WILEY POST
WILL VISIT WITH
CROSSON S FAIR.
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 24—Mrs. Joe
Crosson, wife of the Alaska pilot
who flew the bodies of Will Rog
ers and Wiley Post south from
Point Barrow last summer, said
that Mrs. Post will visit Alaska
this summer.
Mrs. Crosson is here with her
husband to attend the dedication
of the Will Rogers Memorial at
Polo Field, and said that Mrs.
Post arrived Seattle several days
ago but remained in seclusion.
I Mrs. Post will visit with the
j Crosson’s at Fairbanks. Mrs.
’os. e iuldn’t be reached for com
ment. but it is reported that Mrs.
Post would probably attend the
field dedication Sunday.
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ROBERT S. JAMES IS
CONVICTED TODAY
1st DEGREE MI RDER
Jailers Found Razor Blade in James*
Cell And Guards Remember Veiled
Threats Made By The Prisoner
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, July 25—Robert S. James was
convicted of first degree murder last night for the rattle
snake and drowning to death of his seventh wife, Mary.
The jury didn’t recommend life imprisonment, so the
death sentence is mandatory.
The Superior Court jury returned the verdict after
deliberating for more than nine hours.
James was charged with the drowning of his wife
in a bathtub last August, after subjecting her to the,
torture of the fangs of a rattlesnake. The prosecution
alleged that he killed her to collect life insurance. The
red-headed, green-eyed barber displayed no emotion
when the verdict was announced. Sentence will be im
posed Tuesday morning next.
Charles Hope, an exsailor and hot dog vendor, pre
viously plead guilty to aiding in the killing, and he too
was convicted of first degree murder by Judge Charles
W. Fricke, after the James jury retired. Hope will
also be sentenced Tuesday, but the death penalty is not
mandatory in his case.
LOS ANGELES, July 25—Jail
ers found a safety razor blade
hidden in James’ cell, concealed
in the mattress, and recalled that
he said during the trial “If I
had a good straight razor it
would save the State a lot of
trouble.” A thorough search of
his cell was made by Turnkey
Davidson,who recalled that while
James waited for the verdict yes
terday, he said, “it’s either yes or
no today.” “and if its yes ?” ask
ed Turnkey—“well if its yes, you
wont have to bring breakfast to
i
mo in the morning.”
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U. S. LEADING
IN PROGRAM
BUILD SHIPS
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON,July 25—Offic
ial Navy figures made public Fri
lay show the United States lead
ng among the world's six naval
powers in the matter of new con
struction, actual or appropriated
[or, the figures show for the Un
ited States 95 ships of 287,915
Lons. Great Britain 06 ships erf
225,096 tons. France 39 ships of
194,098 tons. Germany 39 ships
of 130,250 tons. Italy 38 ships,
112,344 tons. Japan 34 ships of
93.re.rt toi ^
Of the new' construction the
United States has 79 ships i 265
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515 tons actually under construc
tion, many of which are nearing
completion. The work is being
rushed to bring the Navy up to
full strength as authorised by
existing Navy pacts, before they
expire December 3 1st.
Seven Liners Are
Due To Arrive At
Seattle Weekend
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 25th—Alaska
shipping agents said that from
six P. M. Saturday to midnight
Monday, Elliot Bay will ee one
of the greatest parades of inbound
Alaska ships in Sea‘tie’s port, in
h.story. Soven liners are arriv
ing, bringing six hundred passen
gers, large cargoes including
gold bullion and much salmon,
coming from a vast range of
ports extending from Ke,chikan
to Nome and Teller.
Germany Now
Official Accepts
Italo-Eihiopia
(By The Associated Press)
ROME, July 25—Ge. many of
ficially recognized the Italian
Ethiopian empire by abolishing
Nazi-Addis Ababi legation mak
ing it a consulate. The recogni
tion is regarded as one of the
first results of the AustroGerman
treaty in improving the Italo
German relations.
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