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VOL. 37 No. 2 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JAN. 3, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Opp ising Forces Dislike Attitudes
NEW NEUTRALITY BILL BE INTRODUCED
Swedish Gov’t. Demands Investigation Of Bombing
INTERNAL DISSENTION
ITALY AND ETHIOPIA IS
CAUSE LOYALTY MOVES
Italy Will Protect Herself Propaganda
Ethiopia Urges Great Loyal ty
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 3, —Offi
cials of two nations moved
to strangle any internal dis
sention in their respective
countries.
In Italy, Fascist party
leaders called country
wide meetings to repeal
Mussolini’s declaration of
ten years ago, that opposi
tion to the regime would
be crushed by force.
In Ethiopia, thousands of
copies of an appeal for loy
alty were broadcast.
Emperor Selassie today
went to Gojjam province,
the scene of reported Ital
ians attempts to incite na
tive revolts against the pay
ment of imperial taxes, in
order to create domestic
dissension. The Italians
have not recognized official
ly protests concerning this
affair.
The Swedish govern
ment late today agreed to
assist the Swedish Red
Cross in raising funds to
finance an investigation in
to the bombing of a Red
Cross unit by Italian avia
tors, on the southern front.
This decision followed a
special Red Cross meeting
in Stockholm at which it
was decided to ask the In
ternational Red Cross at
Geneva to undertake an in
quiry.
Italy tonight called for
five thousand seven hund
red volunteers for the great
est aerial enlistment in his
tory.
(lup Donor Dead
(By The Associated Press)
London, Jan. 2, —Sam
uel Ryder, 77, donor of the
Ryder Golf Cup for com
petition between profes
sionals in the United Stat
es and England, died in a
hotel here of heart failure.
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2 Radio Systems
Answer Fletcher
On Radio Time
(By The Associated Presst
New York, Jan. 3, — A
claim to the right of radio
chain exercise of free edi
torial judgment in plan
ning its program, was sent
to Henry P. Fletcher, chair
man of the Republican Na
tional Committee, in an
swer to his demand for an
opportunity for the Repub
licans to reply to President
Roosevelt’s address to Con
gress tonight.
William S. Paloy, presi
dent of the Columbia sys
tem said he refused to “ac
cept the principle that all
broadcast activities of the
government are to be math
ematically balanced by its
opposition.”
M. H. Aylesworth, presi
dent of the NBC, who re
ceived a similar request
from Fletcher, promised to
give consideration to any
Republican requests for
time on the air, but did not
commit himself further.
The president’s broadcast
is to begin between nine
and nine thirty p.m. E$T..
30 Missionaries
In Besieged City
Called For Help
(Bv The Associated Press)
Nanking, Jan. 3, — Thir
ty missionaries are in a
desperate plight at Chiah
Kiang, in western Hunan
province, with the city cut
off and besieged by a com
munist army.
Ambassador Nelson T.
Johnson telegraphed Hun
an authorities requesting
the immediate dispatch of
troops to relieve the be
leaguered city.
GOLOVIN NEWS
v Special Correspondence)
December 193b
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Un
dem left for the outside by
plane on December second.
Mrs. Arthur Peterson and
son return to Nome after a
[short visit with relatives in
Golovin.
Mitchell O’Bradovitch
was a business visitor from
Council. This was his first
visit to Golovin for a num
ber of years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Han
sen moved to White Moun
tain for the winter to carry
on their work there.
Hugh Kimball of White
Mountain drove a tractor
down from that village and
took back a big sled load of
supplies. He was accom
panied by Mr. Hansen and
Abraham Lincoln.
Nathan and Joe Ost left
for their wood camp near
Council.
The Nome Airways was
very busy here for several
days this month freighting
supplies from here and
from Isaac’s Point to Dime
Creek. Jerry Lomen re
newed old acquaintances
while helping pilot Whaley.
Jos. E. Dexter made a
business trip to Nome by
plane during the first part
of the month.
John Fagerstrom made a
trip to Nome by dog team.
He took in a load of fresh
greyling.
Jack Naas passed thru
Golovin on his way to his
home at Dime Creek. He
had just completed a job of
drilling up near Sinrock.
The Christmas program,
prepared by the Sunday
School children under the
direction of Ruth Ost, was
given in the church Mon
day evening, December 23.
A large crowd attended. At
the close they were treated
to an apple and an orange
and given a lovely scrip
ture calendar.
The school program was
i given Tuesday night, Dec
ember 24th at which time
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Unknown Man Is
(by The Associated Press)
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 2, —
Bruno Hauptmann’s attor
neys injected an unidenti
fied man into the case by
disclosing that they were
checking a story that a man
had been associated with
the late Isidore Fish in the
crime.
They declined to disclose
the identity or whereabouts
of the man until the lead
had been fully developed.
Tommy Touhy Of
Touhy Gang Held
Questioning Now
—
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 2. —Tom
my Touhy, long sought as
the leader of “the terrible
Touhy gang, was seized in
a west side appartment to
day.
He has been wanted for
questioning about a long
list of postal robberies, in
cluding the one hundred
and thirty thousand dollar
holdup at Charlottesville,
North Carolina.
Burned Death
Two Daughters
Trying To Save
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 2, — Milo
K. Miller, 28, federal re
serve bank guard and two
daughters he tried to save,
were burned to death when
fire swept their suburban
home.
Miller carried his wife
and small son to safety and
then returned to attempt
the rescue of his daughters.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
Republican Club will meel
in Sullivan's office in City
Hall, 3 P.M., Sunday, Jan
uary 5, 1935. All Repub
licans invited.
LEROY M. SULLIVAN,
Chairman.
Publish Dec. 31, Jan 2, 3, 4.
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REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
house: objects rubber
STAMP ATTITUDE DEMOS.
Representative Bertrand Snell Oppos
ed To New Deal Attitude
New Neutrality
Bill Be Tossed
Congress Soon
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 3, —
A new neutrality bill be
lieved to endow the Presi
dent with new, and power
ful weapons to curb Am
erican business and trade
with embattled countries,
is ready to be tossed into a
congressional debate.
it had the backing of Sec
retary of State Hull, chair
man Pittman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Commit
tee, chairman McReynolds
of the House Foreign Af
fairs Committee.
The bill aims at restrict
ing not only trade but fin
ancial dealings with war
ring nations.
Borah Comment
At An Early Date
Townsend Plan
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 3, —
Friends of Senator Borah,
said that in his view, the
Townsend Plan was basic
ally sound in some respects
but unworkable.
They stated that Borah
had promised a detailed
statement regarding his at
titude toward the plan, at
some early date.
Reported Vt ork
Relief Continue
In Year 1936
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 2, —
Continuance of existing
work relief programs thru
out the year was predicted
(By Tne Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 3, —
Democratic leadership in
the House said that a maj
ority of the party desires a
short session of congress,
while Republican leader
ship called for an end to
the rubber stamp attitude.
Statements were issued
by Representative William
B. Bankhead, democratic
leader, and Representative
Bertrand Snell, republican
chieftain.
Resolutions Made
Memorialize Lon^
And Sen. Schall
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 3, —
The senate today turned
its thoughts, as the session
opened, to two members
who died since adjourn
ment last summer.
f h jy were Huey P. Long
and Thomas Schall.
Senator Over on offered
a resolution memorializing
Long, whose spectacular
anti-administration filibust
er, cramped final business
of the last session. Sena
tor Shipstead offered a sim
ilar resolution in memory
of the blind senator from
Minnesota.
by authoritative sources as
friends and critics awaited
the opening of congress to
see what the president
would propose in his annual
message.
It is known that any re
lief appropriation asked for
would be much smaller
than the funds received last
year.
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