WEDNESDAY
From Nugget Daily Bulletin.)
US. LOTTIE A. THOMPSON
DEAD
OHORAGB, May 9, (API—
». Lottie A. Thompson, aged
ety-hwo, a pioneer Alaska wo
n, and a resident tor more
a thirty-two years in the North
d, died Monday of pneumonia.
i is survived by a son, Arthur
Thompson, who is U. 8. Com.
Mioner here. He was former
a resident of Nome and Kat
i. „
ANCHTJKUAN OFFICIAL SHOT
TLBNTSIiN, May 8. {^—Chinese
ops fled before the second Japan*
Manchukuan offensive in a di
tion toward this city. Much fear
expressed that the advancing
ce will continue all the way to
rd Tientsin.
A fbold attempt to assassinate a
•resentative of the Manchukuan
rernment, at a Peiping Hotel yes
day, was not calculated to help
tters. Two Chinese broke into
room and ahot Chang Shi Heng
erely. He may die. _
[OUSANDS EMPLOYEES WENT
WORK WITH WAGE
INCREASES
UNDATED, May 10th, (AP) —
ousands of employees went to
rk with a lighter step and a
ghter outlook as a number of
<* nufacturers’ encouraged by the
tineas upturns, announced wage
Teases ranging from five to 20
rcent, In keeping with President
•osevelt’s appeal to employers to
ap wages up. The movement It;
Re general.
SHBRMEN'S MASS
MEETING TONIGHT
ASTORIA. Oregon, May 10, (JP)
Declaring that their return to
9 river was vital to the welfare
the community, Mayor Tenbrook
Astoria, moved to end the strike
four thousand Oregon and Wash
;ton gill uetters and several hun
sd cannery workers, who have
en Idle since the season opened
the Columbia River May first,
inviting the fishermen to attend
mass meeting tonight.
iDNAPPBRS TELL
FANTASTIC STORY
FREEPORT, 111., May 0, (AP)
A fantastic story of how Wil
m Trevilllan, aged fifty-four,
official of the W.T. Raleigh
impany, allowed himself to be
dnapped for twenty-five thou
nd ransom was told the police,
te victim is safe home again,
s alleged abdyctors, William
ulbb, aged twenty-seven, and La
rne Moore, twenty-one, upon
tom the officers said they found
ransom note, threatened irons
his hide If the money was not
Id, are In jail. Trevillan was
und by the authorities in a
ack bound and gagged, a few
mrs after he was seized, as he
Gt the office for the day. The
fleers were informed before hand
id laid a trap, and followed the
dnaippers moves.
AIRPLANE (NEWS
Pilot Chester Brown oX the NAT,
turned to Nome this morning af
r a five day trip to northern
dnts, as far north as Pt. Hope.
i took Supt. Morelander from Pt.
)pe to Kivalina, and Mias Carlson
e traveling nurse, from Pt, Hope
Kotzebue. He also took Mrs.
irnhardt from Kotzebue to Kee
ilik, and Mrs. Nordllnd from the
Ttzefoue hospital to Candle. Mr
d Mrs. A1 Reed of Kotzefbue were
ought to Nome.
Pilot Vic Ross of the NAT, hop
d off this morning for Fairbanks,
route to the states.
Pilot Brown is expected to make
trip to Spruce Creek with Fred
nes and to Council with Fred
ebes, as passengers as soon as the
father condition permit.
ICE GOES OUT AT NENANA
- !
No official telegrams have been
received as yet In Nome In refer
ence to the Nenana ice going oat,
or the BtmM of the winners, sltho
the Anchorage radio broadcasted
Monday nlgbt that the tee went
out at Nenana May &th at 7:20 PM
and that there were four^ winners,
two in Fairbanks, one at Anchor
age and one at Hot Springs..
The closest guess in Nome was
made by John Kleeehln, 7:19 PM.
PARAGUAY DECLARED WAR
AGAINST BOLIVIA TODAY
AiSCUNCION. Paraguay, May 10,
i(/P)—Paraguay formally declared
war against Bolivia today. The
two countries have been engaged
heretofore but have been working
under a trncs since last Septem
ber.
„ President Ayala, using the au
thority recently voted him by con
gress, signed the declaration at
eleven o'clock this morning, the
action provoking great demonstra
tions and were the most wide
spread occurring since hostilities
'began last June. Crowds rushed
through the streets singing and
cheering.
FOUND BEATEN TO DEATH,
SEATTLE, May IP, (AP)—The
man found beaten to death on a
south end road, apparently by
robbers, has been Identified as
Andrew Christensen, aged thirty*
eight of Orilla.
TRAPPERS TELL OF
TERRIBLE QUAKE NEAR
THE SUSITNA RIVER
ANCHORAGE. May 9, (AP)—
Tremblors so violent that they
feld trees and hard to keep ones
feet, were described by George
Carter and Bob Weimer, Anchor*
age trappers, who were at Wide
Flats, on the East side of the
Sudtna River during April 26th,
when quakes' opened hugs cracks
some five feet wide appeared in
the earth's surface; at least one
thousand dead trees fell to the
ground and log cabins were torn
apart. The Ice along the rivers
and lakes were cracked and hnge
pieces shoved ashore. At Tyonek,
roofs of cabins shifted several
feet on the largest buildings.
THURSDAY
(Prom NHigget Daily Bulletin.)
YUKON I OB GOES
OUT AT DAWSON CITY
DAWBON.Y.T, May 11, (AP)—
Spring arrived as the Vce moved
out at IP:57 on Tuesday May 9th
and the Yukon River is running
full to the banks. The first boat
is expected to arrive here from
White iHorse about Jane 1st.
final blow to marxism
Berlin, lfa7 10, (AP)—Hitler's
revolution struck another , and
perhaps a Anal blow at Marxism
by seizing the property of the
Socialist party and militant non
partisan Reich-Banner organization
of the socialist party which is
now considered deed; they also
blacklisted books from private as
well as public libraries, which are
piled high on “Knltur’s” altars
thruout Germany, for public burn
ing tonight.
mansion hides biggest
STILL IN NEW YORK
HAMPSTEAD, R. I., (May 10th,
(AP)—Through the portals of the
old Belmont mansion, which once
opened ite doors to admit only
the crem de la orem of society,
eight federal prohibition agents
after a brief visit emerged with
eight prisoners and the announce
ment that they found in the fam
ous structure the largest illicit
alcohol still ever discovered In
New York State.
... The prisoners, according to the
federal agents, were the employee
of the owner of the still, whose
name waa not made public.
The Belmont mansion contains
27 rooms, it was owned at the
turn of the present century by
the late Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont,
and for a few months every year
was her residence. It was the
scene of many notable social events
Hitlerites burn
LITERATURE IN GERMANY
BERJUBN, May 11th, (ff)—The
books of Helen Keller, Frgns Boas
Jack London, as well as hundreds
of German authors, were condemn
ed as contravening the German
spirit, and were burned by univer
sity students throughout Germany
Tuesday night. “Jewish intellect
ualism is now ended." said Dr.
Joseph Godbbels, Minister of pub
lic enlightenment and propaganda.
MORE INDUSTRIAL
LEGISLATION
WASHINGTON, May 9, <AP)—
Roosevelt is expected to decide,
finally in a few days the kind of
industrial control legislation to he
laid before Conrjrew „ T*.r hs&BM
of industrial panaceas presented
are understood to be boiled down
'o' a point where the major re
maining points is authority to be
provided for compelling minorities
in industries to march with the
majority in agreements on pro
duction, wages end hours of work.
GANDHI ON THIRD DAY
POONA, May 10. (AP)—Gandhi
began hia third day of a three
weeka fast under the care of a
physician, as fears for his life
increased as Gandhi admitted he
was suffering from severe hunger
pains.
Dr. Margaret Speiegel, a German
Jewist, broke her counterfast
which she started in an effort to
force Gandhi to gtare up hts fast.
ALASKAN BELIEVED
MURDERED' AND ROBBED
VANCOUVER, May 11, (API
Following an autopsy, physicians
announced that a man believed to
be Sam Sbequin of Ketchikan,
died * from ' loss of blood. At the
request of Mrs. James McArdle of
Langley, Whidby Island, his sistsr
asked for a further investigation.
She previously denied that the
man was her brother. James Mc
Ardle also asked for an additional
investigation in an effort to learn
wat had become of Sheqnin’a
money. Police are now searching
for Samuel Kennedy, his friends
FIREBUG CONFESSES
" *
ELISWORTH, Maine, May 11,
(AP*)—Norman Moore, twenty
five, is said by the authorities to
have signed a confession that he
set the two million dollar fire
which made four hundred home
less Sunday night.
He said he enjoyed seeing the
flames of the fire and seeing the
fire apparatus perform. “Some
thing In my head led me to do
this;” he said.
MEETING POSTPONED
M’ ______
LONDON, May 11, (AP)— The
meeting of the organising com
mittee for the world’s economic
conference has been postponed un
til tomorrow, because some partic
ipating nations are Baid not to
have accepted tHe armistice tariff
truce which was proclaimed. Ger
many and France are among the
nations not heard from.
SENATE PASSE8
SECURITIES BILL
WASHINGTON, May 9, (AP)—
A far reaching securities control
Mil, des^aed to protect invest
ors from fraudulent issues, was
passed toy the Senate, and is ex
pected to Ibe passed by the House
and sent to the President by
nightfall after a conference.
GANDHI ON FAST
POONA, May 9, (AP)—Gandhi
is endeavoring to survive a three
weeks fast on boiled water, salt
\
and soda. Ha is confident that
he will survive. Physicians be
lieve he will die. He is freasing
the period of fast in a sumptions
Poona bungalow of a demoted fol
lower, Lady Das Thaekery, the
widow of a Bombay merchant.
FRIDAY
(From Nugget Dally Bulletia.)
GANDHI DECLINING RAPIDLY
Cf
POONa, May 11. .AP)—Mm.
Gaulti, >.ined February bth, be
cause she Lad not paid the rev
enue due the government, was re
leased on the fourth day of Gan
dhi's fast.
Physicians expressed surprise
and disappointment at the rapid
decline of Gandhi.
PROSPERITY NOW
V,v AROUND corner
UNDATED, * May 11, (AP)—
The belief is that business, is now
the elu
sive corner, and Is strolling arm
and arm with prosperity, was ex
pressed by Industrial leaders as
they watched orders** pile up the
first time since 1929.
Confidence is reflected in em
ployees too, in the way of fatter
pay envelopes. As the wage
boosts continued to be Announced,
jobs became more plentiful ip
lines ranging from ice cream
makers to Railroads.
NORRIS—SIMPSON
AMENDMENT STRICKEN
WASHINGTON, May 11, (AP)
—The Norris—Simpson cost of
production amendment, to which
ths. administration objected, was
stricken from the farm bill by the
Senate, which sent the bill to the
House, giving currency inflation
powers to the President.
GANDRI VERY WEEK
POONA. May 1*. (AP)—Gan
dhi began tihs fifth day of his
fast too weak to move without
being carried. He is too weak to
even raise his arms to operate
the spinning wheel.
TORNADO HITS
KENTUCKY BORDER
UNDATED, May 11. (AP)—A
tornado along the Tennessee-Ken
tucky border killed sixty-seven per
sons and injured scores of others,
BemUty Swamps in Tennessee was
ths heaviest hit, with twenty-«ix
known dead. Witnesses describ
ing the country, said it was swept
so clean of houses and trees that
It looks like Argonne Porest.
One residence was entirely
blown away, except for part ol
the chimney. Several families per
ished in TomkinsvUle, Kentucky,
where the property damage was
estimated at one hundred thou
sand. Twenty houses were blown
down in the white section, and
twenty in the negro section.
league to hold session
GENEVA, May 11, (AB)—•'The
League of Nations convened a
special session of the Council to
consider the Paraguay declaration
of war against Bolivia. It was the
first formal declaration of war
since the birth of the Leagne.
Bolivia informed the League of the
declaration and asked for action.
Pending action, the Leagne ad*
dreaeea appeals to both countries
to exercise moderation and re
frain from war acts.
bombs found in
CONSULS RESIDENCE
MUKDEN, May 12th, (AP)—
Bombs were discovered in the res
idence of the American Consul,
Myril Meyers, and also in the of
fice of the British Consulate. They
were removed without exploding.
DEATH NOT DUB TO SUICIDE.
Vancouver, B. C., May. 12, (AP)
—The death of 8am Shequin, of
Ketchikan, a month ago, was not
caused toy the suicide, as originally
thought. After the foody was ex
humed, the authorities pronounc
ed that he was slain. It was also
shown that he withdrew * seven
thousand dollars from a Seattle
hank last fall before coming here.
The murderer sought to give the.
Impression that he had slashed
his own -wrists.
CHINESE DEFEND PEIPING
Peiping, May 12, (AP)—Chin
ese authorities moved swiftly to
the defense of Peiping, after the
second reconnaissance of the city
by a Japanese war plane, drop
ping handbills saying that the
Japs are reedy to extend the at
tack to Peiping and Tientsin un
less the Chinese ceased armed re
sistance. Chinese aviators, train
ed by Americans, are expected to
give battle tf the Japs attemypt
any more flights over the city.
CHURCHES TO CONSIDER
AGREEMENT ON BELIEF
PHJLAIXBLPtfilA, (AP) —An
effort to formulate a statement of
belief to 'wbfah all Presbyterian
and Reformed churches can agree
will be made at the quadrennial
meeting of the Alliance of the Re
formed Churches holding the Pres
bytertan System, to be held In
Belfast, Ireland, in June.
Leaders of these demonlnation
sl famliee in the UnMed,States and
Canada will be among the dele
gatee.
The extent of atheistic propa
ganda, the effect of the depression
upon churches (both la Europe and
America and the relati^na-jrf youth
and the church are *m<ng the
other subjects to be considered.
IV* Itatfet wishes to publish „
wary tas ef local sews that can
peeaosai interesthi Keen and the
I
them hi by telephone, by mall, or
drop ta at the Noggrt office. It
will be appreciated.
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