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VOL. 38. No. 107 NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, MAY 8, 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Total Dirigible Deaths 35 Today
VICTIMS HINDENBURGHOLOCAUST MOUNT
Latest Advices Nenana River Ice Is Still Holding
2 Naval Airmen
Are Killed Sea
Plane Crash
(Bv The Associated Press)
ABOARD BATTLESHIP PENN
SYLVANIA, May 8--In mid-Pa
eific maneuvers, two naval air
men were killed when a plane
crashed and sank in the ocean
rluring the fleets war games. Na
val officers reported the victims
if the crash were Lieut.# Com
mander John Frances Gillon, pil
'd of the plane and radio operator
Glen M Beal, radioman first class.
The accident happened Friday
off Hawaii, while Gillon was com
man ding the scouting squadron
2-tB, which were returning to the
aircraft carrier Saratoga where
the other planes of his squadron
where landing on the deck. The
plane suddenly went into a pow
er dive and plunged into eh ppy
seas. Nearby destroyers rushed
to tlie scene but the plane had
disappeared.
Fighting Renewed
(Fsv The Associated Press>
CKRBERE, Franco Spanish Bor
der, May 8—It is reported that
fighting has started anew at Bar
celona between the rebellious
anarchists and Catalonian forces
causing many casualties.
Civil war within civil war has
jj^read to Barcelona suburbs and
business and transportation has
become paralyzed.
Four hundred were killed and
thousands injured during the re
volt Tuesday and Wednesday.
Suspect Arrested
David Madrid (above), 20, was
held in Los Angeles Jail on sus*
picion of burglary after his arrest
at the home maintained by the
Little Sisters of the Poor where,
police said, he terrorized aged
residents. Capt. Bert Wallis said
he also was questioning Madrid
concerning three recent "brick*
bat" slayings. (Associated Press
Photo) K
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Cannery Vessels
Leaving Seattle
For bristol Bay
(flv The Associated Press \
i SEATTLE, May 6—The steam
ship General Gorgas saled yes
terday for Ekuk, marking the be
ginning of the annual movement
of cannerymen to Bristol Bay,
Alaska. The Otsego sails Satur
day and the David Branch May
15th. The three ships will carry
more than thirteen hundred men
and twelve thousand five hun
dred tons of supplies.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press*
Yesterday’s Games
National League
Pittsburgh 8 Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 5 Boston 3
St. Louis 2 New York 8
Chicago 1 Brooklyn 12
American League
Washington 2 Detroit 4
Boston 5 Chicago 3
New York 6 Cleveland 7
Philadelphia (J St. Louis 9
Pacific Coast League
Sacramento 1-1, Oakland 5-0
San Diego 2 San Francisco 10
Missions 7-5 Los Angeles 3-6
SeaUle-PorUand (rain)
Today’s Games
National League
Chicago 5 Brooklyn. 6
Cincinnati at Boston and Pitts
burgh at Philadelphia, both gam
es postponed account cold rain.
St. Louis 12 New York 5
American League
New York 0 Cleveland 4
Boston 5 Chicago 6
CORVALLIS, May .8-Washing
ton baseballers defeated Oregon
Slate by a score of 11 to 2.
May Organize
‘White Collar’ Guys
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6th—
Unorganized “white collar” em
ployees including bank, insurance
company and other office work
ers held a mass meeting to dis
cuss the formation of a labor un
ion. Alfred T. Smith a bank
clerk, presided at the meeting
which about seven hundred at
tended.
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Court of Inquiry
Into Disaster will
Begin Monday
CB.v The Associated Press)
LAKEHURST, N. J., May 8 -
The Navy Department convened
tiie Court of Inquiry into the
cause of the destruction of the
dirigible Hindenburg,whose death
total reached thirty-five last
night with the death of Captain
Ernst Lehmann, who piloted the
ship on ten safe voyages to this
country.
This year the Court is headed
by Captain Gordon Haynes, Com
mander of Naval Ammunitions
Department at Fort Mifflin, The
Commerce Department hgs <*1*0
arranged for hearings which will
start Monday next.
All bodies of German victims
will be returned to Germany as
soon as possible.
Captain Lehmann’s last words
were: "The next time we come
over I hope we will tie using
Helium gas.” In Germany the
nation was spurred on to build
several new air liners which are
under construction at Fredrich
shaven.
The theory that an electric
spark, either from one of the
engines or one of the landing
ropes, remained the most general
ly held cause of the disaster to
the Hindenburg.
I.AKKHURST, N. J., May 8 -
In secret inquiries taciturn offic
ials and experts sought from a
score of witnesses the key to the
mystery of the majestic Hinden
hui'g's flaming destruction. A
public investigation into the tra
gedy begins next Monday, but
officials strove in the meanwhile
to correlate evidence which may
ultimately establish the cause.
Dimond Urges
Additional Funds
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6—
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond to
day urged the Senate Appropri
ations Committee to approve the
provisions in the Agriculture de
partment bill to give Alaska three
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for forest roads and trails,
saying, with this amount plus
the unused funds of previous ap
propriations, it would be possible
for Alaska to make a good start
towards development of her na
tional forests.
FOR SALE—Modern heating
stoves—burn either hard or soft
coal—slightly used, inquire at the
Nugget Office for information.
V\l ITS TO NEW RECORD
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ii jiies ni ti:c ;-u:e vault event of the recent dual meet with Cali
fornia. The mark exceeds the present world record. This picture
shows Sefton clearing the bar. (Associated Press Photo)
Italy Withdraws
J
Correspondents
From London
(By The Associated Press)
ROME, May 8—AH but three
English newspapers were banned
from Italy, and all Italian news
paper correspondents at London
were ordered home and will boy
cott the Coronation.
It is presumed this move was
the answer to what the Italian
press bitterly termed "campaign
in the British press—also British
lies" that have been appearing
newspapers tendency to feature
Italian defeats in Spain. Anoth
er tentative reason is the British
action of inviting ex-Emperor
1 Haile Selassie of Ethopia, now a
j conquered Italian province, to
jthe Coronation.
It is predicted that these inci
i dents will increase the already
strained relationships betwen
these two countries.
Nenana Ice Still
Firm. River Ice
At Chena Rising
fBy The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, May 8—Ice re
mains firm in vicinity of town of
Nenana an d some prophets claim
it is good for another week, altho
temperatures reached 52 above
yesterday and but little snow re
mains on Main Street. The ice
stil remains solid and has not
lifted any as yet.
The Chena river ice rose six
inches during the last 24 hour
period, with 32 above tempera
ture Thursday night.
The Tanana River is wide open !
at Richardson, and the Healy and
Nenana Rivers are both open.
Pilot Harold Gillarn flying to
Valdez yesterday, said there ap
pears to be no more open water
along the general route than last
winter.
MORE ON ICE CONDITIONS
The following ice and weather
conditions were received at the
U. S. Weather Bureau Office in
Nome: Nenana at Noon today,
weather clear, temperature 44;
above. Tanana River ice still at
winter level with practically no
water on top. Ice is still covered
with snow.
Fairbanks—Weather partly clo
udy, temperature 55 above, Che
na River ice floating and has lift
ed one foot in last 48 hours, but
no ice running locally.
Father Hubbard’s
V anguard is Now
Enroute Seattle
(Hv The Associated Press)
SAN JOSE. Calif.. May 8—Fr
Hubbard’s vanguard is now en
route to Seattle. where Edgar
Levin, of San Joes and explorer
Kenneth Chisholm will supervice
packing of the expedition’s equip
ment.
The expedition will leave Seat
tle May 20th for Juneau, thence
to Kng Island where they will
make camp.
Levin is the expedition’s field
manager, and Dr. Victory Levin
of Creighton University, will
have charge of nutrition.
Scientists accompanying this
year’s expedition will study the
effect of seal oil on TB. patients
Much special equipment, bailed
on previous Arctic experiences,
will be taken to the King Island
base, where six two-room houses
will be constructed, each house to
be heated by sea oil stoves.
Special radio transmitting and
receiving instruments and motion
picture supplies will also be tak
en by the expedition
Levin’s favorite dog ’'Wolf",
three quarters woll' ur.d one quar
ter malamute. will accompany
the expedition. It will be the
dog’s fifth AlasJtan trip
NEW YORK, May 8—Lou Am
bers of Herkimer, New York, de
cisioned Tony Canzoneri, by win
ning twelve of the fifteen rounds.
This was Canzoneri's third at
tempt to win the lightweight title
KhIi.Ii Inee Killed
llalph luce, of Boston, Mass., mo
tion picture director and actor,
was Killed in England when an
automobile in which he was rid
ing with his wife struck an iroi
standard at Kensington. Mrs.
Ince suffered face lacerations.
(Associated Press Photo)