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VOL. 36. No. 274. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 22nd. 1935 Per Copy Ten Cents
U. S. EMBARGO ON OIL HARD BLOW TO ITALY
Pan American Clipper Leaving Today 1st Mail Flight
CLIPPER PLANE IS O K
FOR PACIFIC HOP TO
MANILA WITH 1st MAIL
Pan American Plane Tested For Blind Fly
ing And Start Was To Be 3:30 P.M. Today
Asks Relief For
Snowbound Area
Near Fairbanks
(By The Associated Press)
Fairbanks, Nov. 21, — City
and chamber of commerce of
ficials today appealed to Jun
eau to grant emergency funds
to provide an outlet for many
trappers, prospectors and set
tlers, said to be snowbound
and without supplies at the
Big Delta, 91 miles from here.
Snowplows are to be asked
for to clear the Richardson
Highway between here and
the Big Delta.
Roy Lund, mail carrier was
forced to abandon his truck
on the highway on account of
snow and is reported to be
struggling back on foot, pack
ing letter mail.
NEWSPAPER VOTED
AS MOST FLEXIBLE
WAY TO ADVERTISE
Pittsburg,—The newspaper
is the most flexible advertis
ing medium it was decided by
the National Industrial Ad
vertising Association in con
vention here last September.
A jury of experts heard evi
dence presented by newspa
pers, radio broadcasters and
film exhibitors and returned
its verdict in favor of the
newspapers.
Clipper Airplane
Is Pronounced To
Be Tiptop Shape
(By The Associated Press)
Alameda, Nov. 22, — The
China Clipper was given a
blind flying test Thursday, the
last of preliminary prepara
tions before the take-off Fri
day at 3:30 P M Pacific Stan
dard Time on its first trans
pacific airmail flight.
The ship was pronounced
in tiptop shape to hop to Hon
olulu, Guam, Midway, Wake
and Manila with a load weigh
ing one ton, all missives “1st
cover” letters. There will be
in excess of 35,000 letters be
ing sent, mostly by stamp col
lectors.
William J McCarthy, Post
master at San Francisco said
this would be the largest 1st
cover single load of mail on
record, whether land, sea, or
air. Postmaster General Far
ley will be present and con
sign a message to President
Roosevelt as part of the in
auguration ceremonies.
BIG MASK BALL
Pioneer Hall
Dec. 7 Whites Only
Diet Of Live Grasshoppers, Honey
Keeps Old Man Young In France
(By The Associated Press)
Le Lavandou, French Riv
iera, Nov. 20, —Live grass
hoppers and honey is the id
eal diet if you want to live to
be 100!
“Pere Julian” Titzmann,
aged 90 and senior member
of the lie du Levant nudist
colony, is authority for that
statement.
Julian should know for he
has eaten grasshoppers for a
number of years now and says
he never felt so spry in all his
life, which incidentally includ
es fighting in the Civil War.
When Titzmann was a
youngster, he emigrated to
America just in time for the
Civil War. In that conflict he
learned about grasshoppers.
One of his buddies taught
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Delegate Dimonri Unable Come To
Alaska Now Account W ile s Illness
Delegate Dimond
Unable Come To
Alaska at Present
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Nov. 22, —
Delegate Anthony J Dimond
said it would be impossible
for him to return to the Ter
ritory this fall. He had in
tended to go north in Sep
tember but because of various
Alaskan matters due to come
before governmental depart
ment, and the illness of Mrs.
Dimond, he was forced to
postpone his trip “ui .il it was
too late”.
Several committees of the
House of Reprt sentatives
which handle matters pertain
ing to the territory are ex
pected to start meetings in
December and if he visited
Alaska at this time he would
miss those meetings.
lie added that he hoped to
return to Alaska not later
than next June. Mrs Dim
ond is still in New York but
is able to leave the hospital
‘this week for her hotel. Dim
ond said physicians had giv
en her permission to return
to Washington Sunday.
60-Day Reprieves
Granted 2 Youths
Governor Of Wn.
(Hy The Associated Press)
Walla Walla, Nov. 22, —
Merritt Hunter and Carl Pat
terson, two youths condemn
ed to die on the gallows to
night, were granted a sixty
day reprieve each, by Gover
nor Clarence Martin. The
Governor said he seeks furth
er time to investigate the re
quests to commute the sen
tences to life imprisonment.
Four Cities Are
Bidding For The
Rep. Nad. Con
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Nov. 22, —Four
cities—St. Louis, Cleveland,
Kansas City and Chicago—
are definitely seeking the 19
36 Republican Convention.
Detroit is expected to pre
sent the fifth invitation when
the national committee meets
in Washington, D. C. Decem
I her 16th.
Sino-Japanese Reforms North China
Are At Standstill Account Bickering
c
Status Quo Sino
Japanese Reform
Plan In N. China
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 22, — Tne
plan attributed to Japanese
military leaders for the auto
nomy of five provinces in
North China remained static,
although it was reported in
Shanghai, that it was still in
the progress of fermentation.
Chinese national govern
ment officials were reported
nervous over indications that
the negotiations betwen Nor
th China leaders and Japan
ese army officers had been
resumed.
Military and civil leaders
of the Japanese cabinet de
bated on differing points of
view at a session which ob
servers said would probably
determine the Sino-Japanese
policy.
I
Manna Loa V oka no
Erupts In Hawaii
Two Years’ Silence
(By The Associated Press)
Hilo, Hawaii, Nov. 22. Mau
na Loa volcano poured four
flaming rivers of molten lava
spectacularly down the moun
tain sides last night, each col
umn, appearing to be about
a mile wide, and sliding rap
idly.
National Park observers
said there was no immediate
danger.
The volcano was stirred
from a two-years’ slumber by
the earthquake which also
sent a small tidal wave pound -
ing against the shores of the (
Hawaiian island. 1
The eruption lighted the i
countryside with a blaze of 1
red light, clearly visible in t
Honolulu, 200 miles away. b
UNITED STATES BAN
ON OIL TO ETHIOPIA
ITALY WAS A BLOW
Secretary Iekes* Request U S. Oil Industry
Not Ship Oil Comes As Surprise To Italy
U. S. Embargo Oil
I bird Blow to Italy
Wartime Supplies
(Bv The Associated Press)
Undated, Nov. 22, — Fas
cist authorities in Rome ex
pressed open suspicion over
Secretary Ickes call that the
United States oil industry
halt shipments to both Italy
and Ethiopia, declaring that
the action brought the Am
rienns closer to the ranks of
sanctionist countries, and by
;o doing were subject to re
prisals.
Fascist leaders said that
Ickes’ request was a serious
threat to Italy’s wartime sup
ply
Kas beyoum. Ethiopian Ar
my commander was beaten off
by an Italian column at Ab
arm Pass yesterday. He circl
ed and attacked the Italian
rear guard and was again re
pulsed. after a hot skirmish.
A British note answering
the Italian protest against the
application of sanctions, was
handed today to the ambassa
dor. It was understood to be
polite but firm, in making
dear to Mussolini that Brit
an did not intend to lift the
League penalties.
President Arrives
(Bv The Associated Press)
Warm Springs, Ga., Nov.
!2, —President Roosevelt ar
dved here Thursday at 4:00
r1 M Central Standard Time
ifter an uneventful overnight
ide from the White House.
Another Quake
Helena, Montana
Scares Residents
(By The Associated Press)
Helena, Montana, Nov. 22,
—Residents rushed into the
streets Thursday night after
an earthquake, described as
“strong” by the weather bur
eau, shook this city at 8:58 P.
M Mountain Standard Time.
This occurred as the city
was enjoying a comparative
calm after it had recorded 991
tremors varying in intensity
since October 12.
The Thursday night quake
was marked by a bouncing mo
lion which last five seconds.
No immediate damage was re
ported.
Earthquake \nd
Tidal Wave Hilo
Hawaii ^ esterday
(By Tlio Associated Press)
Hilo, Hawaii, Nov. 22, —
A tidal wave following on an
earthquake swept Hilo’s wat
erfront, damaging small boats
and piling up debris on the
beach.
Two small yachts were
sunk and a power boat dam
aged. The earthquake did no
damage. The tidal wave reced
ed immediately. No on saw
it and its presence was known
only by the damage to beach
and boats. Kilauea volcano
remains quiescent.
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Rumored Barbara Hutton s Fortune
Dwindled To Five Million Dollars
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Nov. 22, — The
ale of twenty-four mortgag
:s owned by Countess von
iaugawitz Reventlow, the for
ner Barbara Hutton, was fol
owed by reports that the for
y million dollars she was
upposed to have inherited,
had dwindled to a fraction of
that amount.
The Brooklyn Eagle said it
had reports that her fortune
was now five million dollars
or less.
The mortgages sold had a
face value of three hundred
and fifty-two thousand doll
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