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VOL. 36. No. 296. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, DEC. 19, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
. HOARE RESIGNS, LAVALMAYDO LIKEWISE
FOREIGN SECRETARY HOARE
OF GREAT BRITAIN RESIGNED
AND LAVAL MAY DO THE SAME
Ethiopians Make Most Ambitious Move
Of War In Attacking Italians
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Dec. 19, —It
» alian and Ethiopian troops
fought bitterly for the poss
ession of land, which in
European repercussions ov
er proposals for peace, pre
cipitated a crisis for one
government and placed an
other in practically the
same position.
Hundreds were reported
dead tonight following the
* most ambitious Ethiopian
assaults on East Africa’s
northern frontier since the
start of the war.
The attacks were repuls
ed by Italian fascists, who
retaliated with vigorous
counter movements.
► Hoare Resigns!
Close on the heels of the
resignation of Sir Samuel
Hoare, British Foreign Se
cretary, and co-author of
the peace plan came a re
port from Paris that Prem
ier Laval, who was a col
laborator with Hoare, may
resign.
K Amid a storm of criticism
against the proposal in Lon
don, the life of the Baldwir
government hung in the
balance.
Discussions In
Juneau Federal
Agencies Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
Juneau, Dec/*f9, — Th<
national emergency coun
cil convened for a discus
sion of various federal ag
encies, which means a clos
er cooperation of their act
ivities. The heads of all fee
eral and territorial depart
ments attended, each sub
mitting a brief report or
their work since the ad
vent of the Roosevelt ad
ministration. The findings
are to be compiled and i
comprehensive sumrnan
sent to Frank Walker, dir
ector of the national emer
gency council.
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Lack Of Funds Says Bureau Dr.
Prohibits Separate Hospitak
Lack of Funds, Says Dr.
i Van Ackeren, Prohib
its Having Sepa
rate Hospitals
The reason that the bur
eau of Indian Affairs is in
cluding a large hospital for
Ketchikan on its program,
planning to treat tubercu
lar as well as general pat
ients in it, is because of a
lower expense involved ov
er the alternative advocat
ed recently by the Ketchi
kan Chamber of Commerce,
i Dr. J. F. Van Ackeren ex
plained in a talk before
that group recently, says a
recent issue of the Ketchi
kan Alaska Chronicle.
“We are limited by
funds” he said, “and il
would cost practically as
much to maintain a 60-bec
hospital with 40 beds foi
tuberculosis patients anc
20 beds for general cases as
it would to have a smallei
tubercular hospital.”
Local advocates of the al
ternative plan claim tha1
an active danger exists ir
! having general and tuberc
ular patients in the same
building and recommendec
that the bureau contract its
general work with the Ket
chikan General Hospita
when another institution is
established here.
Explanation Given
Dr. Van Ackeren also ex
plained why the bureau is
(Continued on Page Three,
Caleb J. Milne
IV Found Ditch
Lips, eyes Taped
—
<By Tno Associated Press)
Doylestown, Pa., Dec. 19
: —A picked detail of feder
al agents sprang into the
grim search for the abduc
tors of Caleb J. Milne, IV.
: who was found dazed and
trussed in a road-side ditch
with his eyes and lips seal
ed With *ano
Government operators
;said that the G Men already
have a line on the identity
of his abductors.
1 The family was reported
to have paid a twenty-five
thousand dollars ransom,
but the rumor has not been
confirmed.
The youth, is recovering
in a hospital and so far has
been unable to talk about
the kidnaping.
May Take Jas.
Farley’s Place
As Post. M. Gen.
(Bv The Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 19, —
Frank Walker’s resigna
tion as National Emergency
Council director, gave add
ed strength today to the re
port that he may become
i Postmaster General, if Far
; ley resigns, to give his full
time to the New Deal’s el
ection campaign.
Lyle Calverson of New
York was appointed to sue
1 ceed Walker temporarily.
He was formerly solicitor
for the coordinating organ
iization.
Philippines Plan
Have 500,000 Man
Army In 10 Years
(By The Associated Press)
Manila, Dec. 18, — The
new commonwealth govern
ment is determined to make
a conquest of the Philippine
islands too costly to be pro
fitable, Manuel Quezon,
president declared. He dis
closed plans for an immed
iate standing army of 19,
000 men and 500,000 train
; ed reserves within ten
1 years.
Investigation To
Be Made Death
of Thelma Todd
(By The Associated Press)
Los Angeles, Dee. 19, —
A coroners jury today de
cided that Thelma Todd,
motion picture actress met
death by accident, but re
commended that a further
investigation be made into
the tragedy. A grand jury
investigation was ordered,
following the report of the
coroner’s jury.
Captain Clyde Plummer,
chief of special investiga
tors said he was ordered to
make an inquiry along a
‘'totally new angle” of the
case. He said the order was
given by George Rochest
foreman of the grand
jury, but he could not dis
cuss its nature.
Final Meeting Of
Board Equal. Was
Held Last Night
At the final Board of Eq
ualization meeting last eve
ning, all members of the
council were present ex
cept Albin Poison. Harry
was elected mayor pro tern,
and the minutes of the last
meeting were read and ap
proved.
The clerk reported that
in a survey of the inven
tory of the Standard Oil Co.
assessment at Nome he
found $26,853.90 instead of
the suggested figure of $11
575. No action to change
the original assessment was
taken by the council.
James Frawley appeared
on behalf of H. S. Burgh,
owner of the Nevada, to ob
ject to the raise of $2,000
on the building made at the
last meeting of the board
on the ground that it was
not proportionate with the
assessment on other build
ings, and was too high for
his. The council took no
action to change it.
Mrs. Jack Devine appear
ed to object to a raise in the
assessment on the building
of the Lincoln Hotel of
which she was the owner.
She stated it was an old
building and that for the
past number of years her
(Continued on Page Two)
JAPAN'S STUBBORNNESS FOR
EQUAL NAVAL STRENGTH IS
LIABLE BE END CONFERENCE
Japanese Delegates Insist At Expense
Of ’ft oriel Slic Be On Par Others
fBy The Associated Press)
London, Dec. 19. —Jap
an’s stubborn, unswerving
determination to have a
navy equal to any on the
seas, regardless of world
opposition, emerged clear
ly, as the delegates of the
large seapowers at the con
ference, debated the mer
its of the British compro
mise proposal, while Amer
ican, French and Italian
conferees voiced their ap
proval of the principle of
the British plan.
The Japanese made no
secret of their strong oppo
sition to the preamble of
the tentative draft of the
plan which recognizes the
right of each power to poss
ess a naval strength neces
sary to assure security, but
specifies that each must
base their construction on
the minimum adequate to
obtain security.
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Briggs Sole Owner
Of Detroit Tigers
O
(By The Associated Press)
Detroit, Dee. 19, —Wal
ter O. Briggs, co-owner of
the Detroit baseball club
announced that he is tak
ing over full ownership of
the Tigers through acquisi
tion of the half interest
held bv the late Frank J.
Navin. Terms of the pur
chase were not disclosed.
Auto Accidents
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, John T. E-iis, 72,
walked against lhe side of
i speeding auto here today
ind was killed. Charles
Crawford and Carl Bower
pedestrians, were hit by
jutomobiles and fatally in
lured.
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Secretary Commerce Roper Savs
Merchant Marine Is Below Level
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—
American Merchant Mar
ine Inadequate Secre
tary Commerce Says
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Dec. 19, —
Warning against a poten
tial shortage of merchant
ships in a war emergency,
Secretary of Commerce
Roper projected the possi
bility of government owner
ship of the merchant mur
ine.
The cabinet member ad
vanced these arguments be
fore the American merch
ant marine conference as
the reasons why conflicting
interests must be willing to
make concessions on new'
subsidy legislation.
“It is well known and
deeply lamentable tb at
while we are boil dine a
navy of treaty strength we
are doing virtually noth
ing to supply our navy with
modern auxiliaries.
“Even as it exists today,
the navy will find our mer
chant marine inadequate”,
Roper said.
He stated that a major
campaign would require
900 merchant ships total
ing 6,000,000 gross tons,
while the present Ameri
can ships' available are
hardly half of that.
Talks Draw Protest
Business men in New
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