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VOL 37 No. 64. NOME, ALASKA, Monday, March 16, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
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N. Y. BUILDING EMPLOYEES RETURN WORK
FAMOUS “MARRYING PRINCE”
IS DEAD AFTER BEING KICKED
ON THE HEAD BY OWN PONY
(By The Associated Press')
Del Ray Beach, Florida,
March 1(1 — Prince Serge
M’Dvani, of the famous
Georgian “Marrying Princ
es” brother of the lale for
mer husband of Barbara
Hutton was killed in a polo
accident near here toda> .
The 33-year-old former
husband of Pola Negri and
Mary MeCormi k, died ten
minutes af'er hL own pony
kicked him on the head
following a crash on the
Gulf Stream Polo Field.
The Prince’s third wife,
the former Louise Astor
Van Alen and former wife
of his brother Alexis, saw
the accident and rushed to
his side.
Serge married Miss Negri
the famous Polish actress,
May 5th, 1927, and was div
oreed April 2, 1931. Six
teen days later he married
Miss McCormick, the
blonde American opera
s’nger, and was divorced
from her November 14,
1933. He married Miss
Van Alen, February 8th of
this year.
His death followed that
of his brother Alexis by on
iy a few months. Alexis
was killed in an au.omibile
accident in Spain, August
1st of last year.
Serge’s widow is the
great granddaughter of
Mrs. William Astor who
once ruled New York soc
iety. He is survived by
two married sisters and a
brother, David, once the
husband of Actress Mae
Murray.
Airpl anes Deliver
Goods to Isolated
Camps In Idaho
(By The Associated Press)
Lewiston, Idaho, March
16— Airplanes gained im
portance in the operations
of central Idaho’s isolated
mining camps, alongside of
the plodding burro pack
trains of an earlier era.
Bert and Fred Zimmerly,
Lewiston aviators, are the
flying deliverymen for the
snowbound mining camps,
supplying them with prov
isions when no other form
of carrier could reach the
elevated regions.
The brothers act as am
bulance men or aerial
hearse pilots during emer
gencies. A week ago they
flew out the body of a man
from a mining camp who
had died there. They take
off from Grangeville, near
here, on skiis and drop
food, machinery and other
supplies, five hundred feet,
when landing spaces are
not available. The drop on
ly slightly damages the car
goes delivered in this man
ner.
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Germany
Celebrating
Anniversary
(By The Assoc iatefl Press i
Berlin, March 16 — Ger
many celebrated today the
first anniversary of Hitler’s
creation of the new army
in defiance of the Versaill
es Treaty. Hitler declared:
“Armies can never be con-j
quered.”
French Press
Is Indignant
Hitler’s Terms
(By The Associated Press)
Paris, March 16 — The
French press was indignant
today over Hitler’s terms,
and reported that troop re
inforcements had been mov
ed toward the eastern front
ier.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Meeting Board of Direct
ors of the Nome Kennel
Club at 8:30 p.m., Wednes
day, March 18th at home of
Dr. H. G. Hughes.
“Cappy” McDougall
Secretary
OPPOSITION TO REP. KENNY S
BILL IS GAINING HEADWAY
THROUGHOUT TERRITORY
Cordova Times Said It Not Worth Hie
Space To * Comment On it
(By Tne Associated Press)
Undated, March 16 — Of
ficials. business leaders and
organizations in Alaska
mustered their forces to
combat the proposed con
gressional bill for the estab
lishment of federal convict
colonies on the Aleutian Is
lands.
The opposition gained
headway at Nome, Satur
day, and south of Nome
and in other parts of Alas
ka opposition grew. The
Fairbanks chamber of com
merce and various chap
ters of the Pioneers of Al
aska planned special meet
ings to formulate vigorous
protests, and the Fairbanks
American Legion post, join
ed in^the movement, Dor
man Baker, Commander,
declaring “we will fight it
to the last.” He mentioned
other resolutions the Le
gion had adopted proa st
ing the move, and the de
mand for opposition to be
voiced at Washington, D.
C.
Thos. D. Jensen, Nome
Chamber of Commerce vice
president said he consider
ed the plan extremely de
trimental “and insulting in
its phrasing of making Pio
reers out of convicts.”
O. A. Torgerson, Cordova
banker said “We can afford
to having nothing but good
citizens in Alaska.”
V. G. Vance, Cordova ho
tel owner called it a “rot
ten deal.”
The Cordova Times, ed
itorially said: “It is so rid
iculous that it is not worth
wasting space commenting
on” the bill offered by rep
resentative Kenny, demo
crat of New Jersey, last
week.
High School Wins
State Champship
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, March 16—Vall
et High School, with about
one hundred pupils, won
the state basketball cham
pionship by beating Hoqui
am Saturday to the tune of
32 to 28.
Extremists Seized
Property of Pres.
(By The Associated Press)
Madrid, March 16 — Ex
tremists seized today exten
sive properties owned by
President Niceto Alcala
Zamora. The president’s
aunt was attacked, but sav
ed serious injury by the pol
ice. The attack came de
spite orders from the left
ists leaders to their follow
ers to stop demonstrating.
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Sweet Singer Of
Nome Delights Her
Friends in Seward
Mrs. Grant Jackson, of
Nome, who with her hus
band spent last week end
in Seward, entertained lo
cal friends with her beauti
ful voice and fine piano
playing. An accomplished
musician, Mrs. Jackson is
equally adept on the ac
cordian, and both as an in
strumentalist and singer is
frequently heard over ra
dio broadcast in the States.
Saturday evening the
Jacksons and Senator and
Mrs. James Frawley were
entertained with Mr. and
Mrs. P. C. McMullen at din
ner by Dr and Mrs. A. D.
Haverstock and later the
group with other friends
enjoyed an informal mus
icale at the McMullens.
— Seward Gateway of
Feb, 25, , i
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BUILDING SERVICE EMPLOYEES
TOSS AWAY PICKET SIGNS AND
RETURN TO WORK TODAY
(By The A seriated Press)
New York, March 16 —
Thousand; of union elevat
or operator.-; and other
building service employees
ossed away their picket
signs today and began re
turning to work, after a
two weeks’ sti i .e that dis
rupted the operation ot two
thou 'Ci 11 cl four hundred ap
purtments and business,
structures.
A compromise settlement
was announced this morn
ing after a fifteen hour con
feronre. Th ? strikers hail
ed the settlement as a
“great victory.”
Wage: and hours are to
b fixed for the n xt three
years on the bn is of pre
vailing economic eondi
on Ti e set ment al
so provides for the immed
iate re-employment of strik
. id \ e and hour ar
bi t ra i. ion.
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Situation Europe
While > Grave
(By The Associated Press)
London, March 16 — In
formed League circles be
lieved today, that Great
Britain will reject the Ger
man demand for participat
ing in discussions over
Nazi violations of pacts and
attempts at two face treat
ies.
The spokesman said that
the situation, while grave,
was not entirely hopeless.
The cabinet met in an em
ergency session to discuss
Germany’s reply to the in
vitation. Some believed
that the French threat to
bolt the League of Nations
rather than comply with
Hitler’s terms, endangered
the life of the League.
Nomeite Dead
David F. Lane, who was a
young man back in 1899
and 1900 and was general
agent of the North Ameri
can Transportation and
Trading Company with
headquarters in Nome died
last month in San Francis
co. Although in ill health
for more -than -six months
he personally conducted
his farm at Turlock up to
the time of his death. His
wife, Alice K. Lane, died in
1930. He is survived by a
daughter, Ellen, and a bro
ther, Walter J., both of Tur
lock.
Attempt Extort
From
Barbara Hutton
(By The Associated Press 1
Manchester, England,
Alfred Molyneux, aged 31,
was jailed this morning on
a charge of attempting to
extort a thousand dollars
from Countess Barbara
Hutton Haugwitz Revent
low, by pretending to re
veal a plot to kidnap her
new-born son.
Police officials said late to
day he admitted writing a
letter “during moments of
depression,” offering to dis
close a mythical plot. He
will be held in custody.
Molyneux was trapped
Saturday by the police
when he went to keep a
rendezvous with a messen
ger from the countess. He
told the officers that no kid
nap plot existed.
Detective Inspector For
ster said Molyneux declar
ed: ‘‘I admit I wrote the Ie
ter knowing perfectly wel
that 1 knew of no such pio:
or of any persons who in
tended to kidnap the child.
I am without money, with
a wife and two children to
support and only get thirl;
shillings weekly. I sincen
ly regret my ‘action and
hope I have net eaused am
worry or anxiety to th.
count and countess.”
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