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KING GEORGE V ENG. IS DEAD
58 MILES PER HOUR WIND AT NOME TODAY
Reported Ethiopians Are Near Recapture Of Cities
ETHIOPIANS REPORTED BE
NEAR RECAPTURING CITIES
FROM ITALIAN INVADERS
French Forces Also In Mediterranean
Having ‘'War Maneuvers"
Reports Made
Ethios. are Near
Capture Cities
(By The Associated Press)
Undated, Jan. 20. — The
world’s diplomats gathered
around the League Council
table today to discuss the
African war, as the Ethio
pian government sources
predicted a huge drive to
repossess the cities of Mak
ale and Aksum.
Unconfirmed reports re
ceived from Addis Ababa,
told of the congregation of
thousands of Ethiopians
around the northern fron
tier cities and the partial
recapture of Aksum.
Forces of Ras Ayale. for
mer bandit were said to be
only thirty miles from Ak
sum, but a possible entran
ce of the city will be de
layed so that the bandit
chieftain will have the hon
or of being the first to en
ter.
France and Britain mov
ed to strengthen their Afri
can- defenses. A reliable
source in London disclosed
a gigantic concentration of
military and naval streng
McCutcheon Jr.
To Run House
On Demo. Ticket
(By The Associated Press)
Anchorage, Jan. 20, —
Steve D. McCutcheon, of
Curry, son of Representa
tive H. H. McCutcheon of
Anchorage, announced yes
terday, he would run for
the territorial senate on the
democratic ticket.
He served two terms on
the clerical force of the
House.
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th around the Egyptian ar
ea.
The majority of the En
glish power lies in between
forty thousand and eighty
thousand regular troops,
a hundred and fifty-seven
warships and seven hund
r? d military planes.
The French Atlantic fleet
entered the harbor of Casa
Blanca, Morocco today, and
her Mediterranean fleet set
forth this afternpon Jfor
French owned, island of
Corsica.
Winter Weather
Causes Deaths In
Many Areas U. S.
(By The Associated Press)
Chicago, Jan. 20, —Tor
nados swept three south
eastern states, while bliz
zards lashed the northern
tier of states from Rocky
Mountains to the Atlantic
Coast, as the nation count
ed at least 115 dead, includ
ing 58 in traffic accidents,
the majority, auto fatali
ties chargeable to slippery
streets and obscured vision
of the drivers. Many of
the airports were closed
and airplanes grounded by
the weather.
Football Coach
South Dies Sun.
Of Heart Attack
(By The Associated Press)
Nashville, Tenn., Jan. 20,
—Dan E. McGuigin, Ath
letic Director of Vanderbilt
University, and long known
as the Dean of Southern
football coaches, died unex
pectedly late Sunday, of a
heart attack. He was fifty
six years of age.
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Memorial Teddy
Roosevelt N. V.
Bed k*aled San.
(By The Associateo Press)
New York City, Jan. 20,
—New York State’s memor
ial to Theodore Roosevelt,
was dedicated Sunday with
ceremonies in which Presi
dent Franklin D. Roosevelt
and other speakers took
their texts from words of
the Rough Rider President.
The Chief Executive, a
distant cousin eulogized
“Teddy” Roosevelt for his
“passion for righteousness
and strong sense of justice”.
.They, in a reference, ir.,,
terpreted by some as evi
dence that he was thinking
of the Soldiers’ Bonus Bill
now pending before the U.
S. Senate, the President
quoted “Teddy’s” Fourth of
July speech, in which his
predecessor said “a man
who is good enough to shed
his blood for his country,
is good enough to be given
a square deal. Afterwards,
more than that, no man is
entitled to, and less than
that, no man shall have.”
After the ceremonies, the
Roosevelt party entrained
for Washington, D. C.
U. S. S. Ranger
Sailed Enroute
Alaskan Waters
(By The Associated Press)
Port Angeles, Jan. 19, —
The U. S. Aircraft Carrier
Ranger sailed at 4:15 P. M.
Saturday for Alaskan wat
ers to conduct flying tests
under sub-Arctic condi
tions. The destroyers Lea
and Roper accompanied the
Ranger as plane guards.
Kipling Be Buried
At Westminister
~
(By Tne Associated Press)
London, Jan. 20, —Rud
yard Kipling will be buried |
in the Poet’s Corner of
Westminister Abbey Thurs
day, Reverend William Fox
ley Norris, Dean of West
minister, announced today.
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Convention At
Seward Strong
Administration
(By Tlie Associated Press)
Seward, Jan. 19, — The
democratic convention, the
first held in either state or
territory, for the coming
1936 national election, in
structed its delegates to the
national convention in
Philadelphia in June, to go
down the line for Roosevelt
and Garner, and created a
territorial platform which
contained a strong endorse
ment of President Roose
velt, Delegate Dimond,
Governor Troy and other
democratic officials.
Pointing out that Alaska
had made the greatest pro
gress during the three
years of the Roosevelt ad
ministration toward home
rule in the Territory, the
convention advocated the el
imination of fish traps and
advocated and urged the
further employment of re
sident fishermen and labor,
but no specific reference
was made to pending trap
legislation in congress, or
the time and method of el
imination.
The convention closed in
the small hours of Sunday
morning. All territorial dis
tricts were well represent
ed.
Wind Velocity Of
58 Miles An Hour
Recorded Nome
High winds ranging in
velocity from 30 miles per
hour to 56 miles were ob
served over Sunday and
Monday by the NomeOffice
of the U. S. Weather Bur
eau. Blowing snow reduc
ed visibility and this with
extreme wind made local
flying impossible. Velocit
ies averaged about 46 miles
during this afternoon, often
reaching 50 to 56 miles per
hour.
The maximum velocity
reached for a 5 minute per
iod was 54 miles per hour
from the North- Northeast
at 7:10 a.m.
In an effort to get a bal
loon sounding at 5:30 a.m.
today, two balloons were re
leased with attached lan
KING GEORGE OF
ENGLAND DIED AT
11:55 P.M. TONITE
Prince Wales Automatically Becomes
Ruler British Empire
(By The Associated Press)
SANDRINGHAM, Jan. 20. — King
George unofficially was reported dead,
at shortly before midnight.
(By The Associated Press)
SANDRINGHAM, (Later) - King
George V. aged 70. died shortly before
Midnight tonight, and the Prince of Wal
es automatically became ruler.
Queen Mary, the Princess and Duke
of York, and the Duke and Duchess of
Kent were at his bedside w hen death
eame.
Fhe doctors' bulletin said death
eame peacefully to the King tit 11:55 P.
M. with some of the family present.
‘‘The King is Dead! Long Li\e The
King!*' sounds throughout Empire*
terns. The first balloon
sailed forth about 50 feet,
failing to rise, and the cord
holding the lantern catch
ing on a clothes line. The
balloon was saved.Mr.Hay
ward, Nome meteorologist,
has had five years experi
ence in airway balloon as
censions in Wyoming and
Juneau but stated he never
had a similar experience.
The 11:30 a.m. balloon run
showed a surface wind of
north-northeast 46 miles
per hour with severe gusts.
The one thousand level had
a wind velocity of 66 miles
per hour from the north
northeast while the maxi
mum altitude attained was
fourteen hundred ft. where
a velocity of 68 miles per
hour from the north-north
east was observed, it being
impossible to follow the bal
loon beyond that altitude,
account of being obscured
by buildings and blowing
snow.
Set Ip 3v King
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Sandringham, Eng., Jan.
20, —King George V, prop
ped up in bed. this mormng
signed the document set
ting up a Council of State
to assume the modest- roy
al duties during his grave
illness.
The Council included
Queen Mary, the Prince of
Wales, Duke of York, Duke
of Gloucester, and Duke of
Kent.
An official bulletin re
ported that the King had
a more restful night, last
night.
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