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VOL. 37. No. 308. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, DEC. 30, 1936 _Per Copy 15cts
A Standstill In Strike Negotiations
NEW DEVELOPMENTS LACKING TACOMA
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NO NEWS CONTACT
KIDNAPER MATTSON
BOY TWELVE HOURS
Twelve Hour Period in Which to Contact Kidnaper,
Ends With No Apparent Life or Interest At
Mattson Home This Morning
(By The Associated Press)
TACOMA, Dec. 30, —The Mat
tson home lay dark and silent
at 7 a.m. this morning, at the
end of the twelve hour period
during which the family friend
had indicated the twenty-eight
thousand dollar ransom demand
was to be paid.
The friends, who declined that
his name be used, said that at
seven p.m. last night negotia
tions “were definitely under
way”.
No cars entered or left the
driveway from 10:45 p.m. last
night until this morning.
During the night the only
signs of life in the home were
the two men who spent the en
tire night sitting in a dark room
near the front door. Titey'betray
ed their presence occasionally by
parting the curtains. They were
believed to be G-Men.
An advertisement was inserted
in the Seattle Times yesterday
"Mabel, please give us your ad
dress, Ann”. Reliable sources
said it was published in an at
tempt to establish contact with
the kidnaper.
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Inauguration Is
To Be Simple
But Colorful
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WASHINGTON. D. C„ Dec. 29
—Plans for “a simple though
colorful inauguration” January
20th were approved recently at
the White House by President
Roosevelt and Vice President
John N. Garner.
Rear Admiral Carey T. Gray
son, United Sta'es Navy, retired,
is chairman of the committee on
arrangements for the inaugura
tion. He declared that after the
President takes the oath of office
at the Capitol plaza, there will
be a parade on Pennsylvania Ave
nue.
Parade Will be Colorful
In the parade will be units of
the army, navy, marine corps,
West Point cadets, Annapolis mid
shipmen and governors of var
ious states.
There will be no inaugural ball
because of the Presidential Birth
day dances that will be held on
January 31.
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r HUSKIES BREAK OREGON JINX
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University of Washington’s Huskies kept up their march toward a
Pacific Coast Conference championship when they broke their jinx
against Oregon at Portland with a 7 to 0 victory. Here is By Haines,
fleet halfback, going over for the only touchdown of the game after
Washington recovered an Oregon fumble. (Aeeoclated Press Photo)
Gold Experts
Say New High
(Bv The Associated °ressl
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 3U,
Experts in the U. S. Treasury
have calculated that the world’s
1936 crop of gold will reach a
new peak, and are pondering its
possible effect on international
money markets.
The production estimated for
the world including Russia, was
given a suggested total output of
gold this year of about forty mil
lion ounces as compared to the
previous peak of thirty million
ounces in 1935.
The tight gr p governments
now have on their currency struc
tures, makes it difficult to pre
dict how the outpouring will be
reflected in the money markets,
it was explained.
The experts said it was their
opinions that the effect would be
cushioned in the United States
by the Treasury’s recently an
nounced decision to “sterilise"
newly acquired gold and prevent
its use in credit inflation.
QUEEN OF CAMPUS—WHY NOT?
Pretty Miss Elsa Smith (above), 20-year-old student at New York State
College for teachers, will reign as this year's queen of the campus. She
was selected from a group of five candidates and crowned in a tradi
tional ceremony In Page Hall. (Assnclated Press Photo)
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NEGOTIATIONS END STRIKE
VIRTUALLY AT A STANDSTILL
TODAY AND CONFABS ENDED
(By The Associated Pressi
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30, —
Negotiations toward ending the
sixty-two day maritime strike
were virtually at a standstill to
day.
Some sources are expressing
the belief that congressional ac
tion will be necessary to settle
the dispute.
The future of conferences be
tween shipowners and all but
one of seven striking unions re
mained unsettled. Assistant Sec
retary McGrady announced to
day that he plans on returning
to Washington, D. C.
Offshore shipowners tentative
ly agreed to confer today with
representatives of the radio tel
egraphists, after negotiations
with two other unions—licensed
personnel of officers and engin
eers—had broken down.
Unions announced the forma
tion of a “law and legislation
committee” composed of one re
presentative from each union.
It was declared by leaders
that members of this committee
“may go” to Washington for the
opening of congress.
H. P. Melinow, adviser to the
unions, said he was informed
that twelve bills, dealing with
the dispute, and related difficul
ties, have been prepared for in
troduction in congress.
Liars’ Club Has
Real Queen Of
The Tall Tales
(Br The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 30, — The
world’s organized liars hailed
Queen Mrs. Gale Barnhouse, of
Flowerville, Michigan, as the
winner last night, at the annual
meeting of the Burlington, Wis
consin Liar’s Club, and present
ed her with a medal for her
story.
“The Story:”
“Mosquitos were so bad they
used to eat up our baby chicks.
Then they started tossing down
grown ducks, then turkeys.
“When they were full grown,
they ate three of our calves and
then two of our milk cows. On
ly one of those mosquitos con
tinued to pester us. Yes sir she
was a mean one, but she’s dead
now.
“She finally decided to tackle
old Maudie. That’s our mule. I’ll
be gol darned, when that mos
quito got Maude about half eat
en, and about half way down,
Maude let loose with both of
her hind legs and broke the
mosquito’s back. Now she’s dead.”
Crave Digger Says
Job Depressing
At Times
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fBv The Associated Press)
KENTON, Ohio, Dec. 28—Eddie
Mullins,who digs graves in Grove
cemetery, admits his job’s a bit
depressing but it would be worse
if it weren’t for Jersey and Ma
ble—his pet cows.
Eddie, who loves animals and
would like to have a farm of his
own, walked into the dry brown
pasture to the east of the ceme
tery. He had just finished plant
ing some evergreens and had a
few minutes to spend with his
friends.
Both trotted toward him, each
apparently to be first to receive
a pat on the head. Jersey won
| the trot.
Jersey Cow Prays
“Don’t you think it would be
a good time to pray for rain so
the grass will be green again?”
said Mullins to Jersey.
.. Jersey looked at him for a mo
ment and then sank to her front
j knees, her head almost to the
, ground, but she still had her eyes
focused on him.
. “Look at you,” reproved Eddie.
. “you’ll never get rain by praying
that way.” Jersey then bowed
her head until her chin touched
the ground.
Mable Shows Her Love
“That’s better,” said Mullins.
(Continued on Page Four)
TREATIES
ENDED AT
END YEAR
MAY BEGIN BUILDING
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(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec 30,
—Momentous decisions of naval
construction, and a far eastern
policy lie ahead of the United
States following the termination
at midnight tomorrow of the
Washington-London Naval Limit
ation Treaties.
Coincident with the lapse in
restrictions of size of the world's
fighting fleets for the first time
in 15 years, these problems be
come uppermost—first whether
two new battleships are to be
added to the American Navy—
and second what the United Stat
es intends to do about fortifica
tion of her territories in the Pac
ific area.
The navy’s objective is to pre
pare a Cuh.bat flotilla to full al
lotted strength by 1942.
Authoritative sources predict
ed that President Roosevelt
would lose no time in ordering
the construction of two, nerw,
fifty million dollar battleships.
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. He’s ‘Automatic’ 1
George Karamatic (above), 190
pound fullback of Gonzaga, has won
acclaim as one of the Far West’s
best backs in the 1S3S season. He's
so good that Gonzaga fans havs
dubbed him “Automatic” Kara
matic. (Associated Press PhoteV
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