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VOL. 37. No. 18. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Formal Proclamation King Today
100 PRISONERS, ALCATRAZ, GO ON STRIKE
Evidences Paul Redfern Found In Guiana Jungles
Warden Alcatraz Prison Searches
For Leaders Vocal Revolt Of One
I
Hundred Imprisoned Incorrigibles
Noise and Strike Occurred in Laundry:
Recalcitrants Placed in Solitary
I
Tough Prisoners
Rebel at Alcatraz
Now In Solitary
(By The Associated Press)
San Francisco, Jan. 22,
—Warden James A. John
ston today sifted meager
evidence in the search for
the agitators who precipi
tated the vocal revolt and
strike of a hundred incor
rigibles, imprisoned in Al
catraz Island Federal Pri
son.
Meanwhile the strikers
remained locked in solitary
confinement.
The trouble began in the
Air Base Danakil
Desert Found By
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 22, — Ras
Desta Demtu, chief of the
Southern Ethiopian forces,
today denied Italian claims
of a widespread vcitory a
long the Somaliland fron
tier, last week.
The discovery in the Dan
akil desert, of an air base,
and the arrest of Sultan
Mohamed Yaku, who pur
portedly said he hoped to
strike at Addis Ababa from
the air, was reported in in
formed circles today.
In Geneva Baron Pompeo
Aloisi, of Italy, led an at
tempt to prevent the trans
fer of $24,000 to the sanc
tions committee, a move
which the league council
turned down, with only Al
oisi as the dissenting vote.
Marshal Badoglio report
ed the capture of Neghelli,
capital of Galla Borana, op
ening a new offensive in
northern Ethiopia.
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laundry where the prison
ers set up a din and racket,
abruptly quitting their
work.
Guard herded the recal
citrants into their cells
without any violence oc
curring. One hundred and
fifty of the prisoners did
not participate.
Births Drop, And
Deaths On Gain
In The Territory
Deaths 16 Per Cent Higher
In 1035—More Marri
ages Recorded.
Births in Alaska declined
6.2 per cent during 1935,
according to figures releas
ed by the Territorial Audi
tor’s Office, while the death
rate increased by 16.7 per
cent.
The statistics show that
1211 babies were born dur
ing the year. 594 male and
617 female. This is a drop
of 76 from the 1287 births
in 1934. Of the children
born this year, 351 were
white, 311 Indian, 301 Es
kimo and 190 of mixed
blood.
Deaths throughout the
Territory totalled 1273 for
1935, which is a gain of 213
over the 1060 for the prev
ious 12 months. White per
sons numbering 517 were
taken by death, 404 Indi
ans, 264 Eskimos and 67
people of mixed blood.
Tuberculosis Leads
Tuberculosis claimed the
largest number of victims,
239, while pneumonia was
second at 207 and heart dis
jease third at 151.
Influenza took 45 lives,
i while cancer and spinal
j meningitis each claimed 31
Sixty-four persons were
i drowned in Alaska during
11935,and gunshots and poi
isoning were each fatal to
KING EDWARD VII FORMALLY
PROCLAIMED NEW EMPEROR
AMID FANFARE OF TRUMPETS
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Huey Long’s Men
Win at Louisiana
Polls For Offices
(By The Associated Press)
New Orleans, Jan. 22, —
The slain Huey Long seem
ed to have scored another
sweeping victory at the
Louisiana polls.
Early returns showed
Long’s candidates were run
ning as much as eighty
thousand ahead of oppon
ents.
Long supporters carried
New Orleans by sixty-five
thousand votes.
Youthful Richard W. Leche
won the democratic nomin
ation for Governor, and
Governor O. K. Allen was
nominated to fill the unex
pired term of Huey Long.
Allen Allender was nom
inated for a full six year
term.
12. Alcoholism took nine
lives, burns eight and ex
posure six.
The causes of 53 other
deaths remained unknown.
Marriages Gain
A total of 730 marriages
were performed in the ter
ritory during the past year,
according to the Anditor’s
figures. The first division
led with 349, while the 3rd
division had 183,the fourth
118, and the Second 80.
This compares with 591
weddings for 1934, and re
presents a gain of 139, or
19.04 per cent.
‘‘Dynamite Joe” lived up
to his name at Ketchikan
recently, when his live pig
disappeared.Dynamite was
fattening it for a Christmas
delicacy, and after it was
stolen he assumed every
one was guilty until they
proved themselves innoc
ent. He accused a city offi
cial with having stolen the
porcine tidbit. Then the
other morning while the
world was dark, Joe’s pig
came back. He was so tic
kled that he forgot to look
to see who brought it back.
New King Edward VII3 Took No Part In
Ceremonies Square St. James
Palace: Seen at Window
(By The Associated Press)
London, Jan. 22, — The
shr*A and fanfare of trum
pets, climaxing the age old
pageant, this time charact
erized with modern touch
es formally proclaimed
Great Britain's new flying
monarch, as King Edward
VIII, before an immense
crowd outside historic St.
James Palace.
Medieval clad, in the
Garter and the King of
Arms, Sir Gerald Woods
Wollaston stepped to the
balcony over Friary Court,
and in a firm voice pro
claimed Edward King and
Emperor, Defender of the
Faith.
The new ruler was seen
to appear momentarily at a
tail window adjoining the
crimson hung balcony. Oth
erwise ho took no part in
the ceremonies.
In Sandringham, sadden
ed East England country
folk mourned at the bier of
King George, lying in the
tiny tlagdraped chapel of
the church on the royal es
tate.
Four Freighters
l ied Honolulu
Labor Troubles
(By The Associated Press'
Honolulu, Jan. 22, —The
tie-up of four Matson Line
freighters continued today
with the disputants at an
apparent impasse.
Randolph Sever, shipping
agent for the line, said the
striking seamen had pre
sented four demands, but
replies did not alter the sit
uation.
CHINESE ASSAIL
YELLOW JOURNALS
Nanking, Jan. 22, —Yel
low journalism in China is
in for hard sledding if a
new rule, already passed
by the executive \uan,
gets by the central poltical
council.
Originating in the minist
ry of the interior, the new
regulation states that no
newspaper shall be allow
ed to print news about the
private life of individuals
or domestic affairs without
the previous approval of
the police.
Low Cost Housing
Program Is Almost
Ready To Present
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 22. —
Plans for a gigantic, low
cost housing program are
almost ready for presenta
tion to President Roose
v elt, by officials who have
been quietly drafting them
for him.
They call for a perman
ent governmental agency
to direct the program
which is designed to extend
lover a long period of years
in conjunction with states
and municipalities.
Four Musk-ox
Non Living On
Nimivafc Island
Four musk-ox from the
herd at the University of
Alaska were taken to N’l i
ivak Island last fall by the
motorship Meteor, owned
by Frank Williams, game
commissioner at St. Mich
ael. Caribou, once plenti
ful there became extinct 30
years ago. The island has
been stocked wilh reindeer
which are multiplying rap
idly. No one has discover
ed whv the caribou vanish
ed from the region. Mr.
Williams said a large crop
of ducks was rai-ed in his
vicinity,most of them were
pintails. Emperor, white
and Canadian geese were
also plentiful.
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Paul Redfern, U. S. Pilot Missin" Since 1927 Is
Believed Still Alive, Rescue Party Leader States
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(By The Associated Press)
Georgetown, British New
Guiana, Jan. 22, — Art Wil
liams, ex-U. S. Army pilot,
said yesterday that his ex
pedition had found definite
traces that Paul Redfern,
U. S. flyer missing since
1927, on a flight enroute to
Rio de Janeiro, was still
alive.
He said they found evi
dence that Redfern was in
the vicinity recently where
they have been searching.
Williams did not disclose
the location or whereabouts
of the two other members
of his expedition where. 2
other expeditions are also
searching for Redfern.
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