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VOLUME 84 No. % .OMR, .4 L A 8 E A SATURDAY. FEBRUARY ll 1088 Single copy 2Beta. Per month <1^
KIDNAPPING FOILED LINDBERGH CHILD
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CONFESS KIDNAPPING
MRS. MARY SKEELE
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LOS ANTJTBLBS. Feb. 11. (A*)—
The police said today that Misa
Luella Pearl Hammer aged thirty
five and W P Howard, thirty-nine,
her hired man who has been Iden
tified as a parol&l convict, con
-feesed to the kidnapping- of Mrs.
Mary Skeele slxtyTllve years old,
and the attempted abduction of
Miss Isotbel Smith. Pasadena school
teacher *
Mrs. Skeele was released unharm
-ed shortly after the kidnapping
took place and Miss Smith’s ab
duction failed when she. sensed
something wrong when an auto
mobile called at her home to
take her to chuireh, following a
telephone call.
When explaining their purpose
in attempting to kidnap persons,
Howard said they wanted money to
raise the mortgage on a house own
ed by Miss Hammer. Both were
'hoofred. OP charges of kidnapping.
Miss Hammer viewed the predica
ment as a joke, hut wanted to
apologize to Mrs. Skeele. >
Neighbors comments on the mys
terious “goings on” at the Hammer
house resulted » ip their arrest,
SOURiDOUGH STATIONERY FOR
I SALE AT THE NUGGET OFFICE.
BIG EXPLOSION
STRAUS BURG, Frame. Fefb. 11
<;P)--Wore than a hundred were
reported killed in the explosion
of a huge gas storage tank at
the Ncnn . Circhen * Meet "WOfks in'
♦ he Saar Valley in Germany.
Details have not been learned,
but many truek-loads ot injured
h^yejiready been taken to the hot*
pit al which U preparing to re
ceive large numbers of patients.
The police have tfirown a line
ground the works. y
Since the police fear another
•''^plosion, the authorities contem
plated the evacuation of the low
er part of town because of the
danger of gas poisoning.
WEATHER MODERATING
UNDATED. Feb. 11, UP)—Moth
er nature, is tempering the Arctic
like thrum of winter at the na
tion, with moderating temperature*
aa ireports cable thru today telling
of an increase in the number 'of
deaths. Chicago counted a total of
twenty-two and the coldest weath
er in thirty-four years. Ohio had
nine deaths with a temperature of
fourteen below; Iowa five deaths,
Michigan six deaths and fifty-two
below; Missouri six deaths; Wis
consin seven deaths;. New Jersey,
Kentucky and Indiana two each.,
Four other states had one deajn
each. In the west, an! souUrwest
t.tirteen are known to per
ished. In some sections the extreme,
fold weather still prevails,
1JCAVING M>K STATUS
KETCHIKAN, Fdb. 11. </P)—
Winding up an airplane, train, and
boat tour to almost all of the
Alaska cities. Delegate elect An
thony J. Dimohd left 'Friday on
board the steamer Northwestern,
for Seattle, and “thence San F’ran
oJSoo to join hl« fam'ly before
his trip, east to Washington. He
said he was amazed that the de
j
predated currency legislation bad
nqt passed, and said he^ strongly
favors something of that sort to
help the Alaskan canning Industry.
FINAL. APPROVAL
. WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. (/PI—
The Senate Friday passed the bill
authorizing the secretary of War
to sulbmit to Cqngress estimates
for the proper maintenance of
flood control works on Lowell CJr^
near Seward. The measure has
been sent to the President for
Anal approval.
N» ACTION
WASHINGTON, Fdb. 11, (/P)—
The house ways and means com*
mittee voted against taking action
on any hill designed to provide
for an automatic Increased tariff,
to offset imports from countries
° with depreciated currency.
• RADIO AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. (/P)—
Legislation revising the radio com j
mission’s proceedure, and making
unlawful bioa-1 casters to ad'i'il-we
lotteries, neared congressional ap
proval Friday right, after pav.ng
the Senate It l.pw goes to the
house for n -Hon <n the amendments
proposed by the- senate. The l*ill
carries a penalty of a year in
iaii and a line, of one thousand
dollars or bo;i icr broaden : in.*
ireformat ion about lotteries. The
bill also broadens the present law
regarding the division of time al
lotted ■■ to opposing sides on a poli
tical question, making it apply to
the issues and several otihqr adjuuc
tive premises.
BIG BLOW HARPS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11. (/P)—
A major oratorical outburst, riv
aling any known one of recent
years is impending as leaders are
making ready to debate the Blaine
repeal resolution proposals to cut
enforcement funds and restrict the
activities of dry agents. The repeal
proposal will be taken up after
the pending war department appro
priation bill is passed.
FOIXIKS uNOVKM.H STAGKH
TONITE KAGI.K If AIX
The gigantic production “Follies.
Novolle”> direaled by Mrs, G. R.
Jackson, will bo staged this even
ling at j,he Large Ragle Hall. The
| curtain will rise at $:30 p.m. sharp
j and the audience should be in
j their seats at ting! time,
j With the assistance of numer
ous onos and the creation of an
ensemble, with com nines especial
ly made for this affair, the pub
i lie of Nome will once again Ho
witness to its home talent of art
of many descriptions. Practice ftp
some time past has beeu Vigorous
ly followed and tonight will cul
minate the affairs of ^about foil*
months preparations.
The program issued embodies
many separate and distinct feat
ures including solo acts of godd
I inert', besides the emseinble scenes
of the follies. It is understood
at this time that almost tjvery seat
in the house has been sold and
/the hall is sure to he filleri when
the curtain call arrives. an ex
i ... $
tra performance a(ill be a skit
by the M-G-M E- timo company,
'intended both as a comic feature
and also to show the trials and
tribulations connect -d with their
particular field of .vocation. ,
i Z .It\j>ar» been mwiv years since
it production of this size has been
staged in Nome, and to many of
those who were in Nome when
the^trin stock companies used to
iitour thru here, it will be a pleas
ant reminder of days gone by when
both the A. B Hall and the Eagle
Hall were used a-s theaters for
plays and productions.
The character find type of en
ter tain ment, to be presented this
evening will undoubtedly take in
many different fields of inter
est, although as vet, no inkling
pf the, surprises and climaxes has
•been gained.
The Greeks of anclentf times
had a word for it, when they
called it drama. Life among ‘those
people consisted of a great seas
on of plays presented in Greek am
phitheaters nil over" the-land. To
day one can see the remains of
it/hese great Sylvan theaters scat
tered thruout the principle sections
if»f the land. HoweveV! Greeks or
no Greeks! Nome and its peoples
have for .many year* religiously
tVbserved the staging of drama in
short or lengthy form,, and tonight
•witnesses a resuscitation of those
days, with the spirit of modern,
progressiyoness and individuality
ae the motif for everything.
As a suggestion and reminder,
for your enjoyment and approval,
the Nome Nugget wishes to be
in the foreground as applauding
and advocating the remarkable
production of the “Follies
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NOTICE
Persons having in inind matters
which they believe require legisla
tion in Juneau, and desire the
Chamber of Coqimerce to present
same to the Second Division Dele
gates, may submit such matters in
writing within the next few days
to Mr. A. Polet our Secretary.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
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KIDNAPPING FAILS
LINDBERGH SECOND
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| . ROANOKE. Va.( Fed). U. (/PH
, Joe Iiryhnt and Norman Harvey,
i and a women whom Harvey claitn
| ed tVr - bo his wife, are still being
! held in the Lindbergh kidnap threat |
j caae,, for their attempt to extort
.fifty thmiSBttd dollars from the
Lindberghs, while the Federals '
are -cons+dering their next course j
of action. •
New Jersey police compared j
letters and examined the stamp
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U,£ tile in)*; office with those of.
-the kidnappers and, slayers of tho
first Ltndifoergh baby. Thev said
Ulu:'"hindwriting was apparently
Hot the same. > *
The latest threat said tlie propos
ed kidnappers demanded fifty thOu^
sand dollars, "or I will get your
baby'.-. The police^*said there are
several conflicts in the stories giv
en^ by the two men and the worn
a ft.-' -■ ‘ •
SCOhES KNOCKOUT
NEW YORK Feb. 11. (/Pi -
Prlmo Carnero, the Italian giant,
knocked out Ernie Schaaf wtt.h a
left jatb to the chin in the thir
teenth round of their scheduled j
fifteen round bout. Carnero weigh
ed 2B4 and .Schaaf 20" pounds.
The crowd yelled fake, and booed
lustily even as jthe victim lay a#fj
pa really unconscious on th«* floor.
A crowd of twenty thousand saw
the figbt. Victory for the Italian^
has been forecast by critics ever 1
sir rhe match was 'made. > rnero
now automatically la quai't. <i fo-r
a anee at the heavyweight* tltlo
n tine with Jack Shari*-?.
s arkey trounced Carnero in a
15 ouod bc-u*!. .two years a*o.
i\ lu.-if pt^t up a very poor e*
o, ;,n^— -jfcv*01'
the start, ''There were no knock
downs prior to the knockout. The
loser was shoved, more than knock
ed off his feet.
KAGLK FItONTIKK NIGHT
i*iu»vki> iti<{ srrcKss
According to all the repot ♦» ami
exptessiqOs ot' approval follow.ns
tin annual K icle Frontier. Nirr.
the (voting passed off as a Mg
success in * very way. Some of tin.
real joTH-tlme gambling' tables were
.ustd. ones which Used to grace the
Second Class Saloon, also includ
ing Tex Rickard’s Northern Sal
oon. The Monte Carlo, am? other
memorable danee halls and gambl
ing places in the early days of
Nome. A .real so.urdough ‘’Road
house” Was conducted by tlie Cag
les with those famous chefs Nick
Nicon and Chas. Alexander officiat
ing. Dance music of the days of
A. L. Carpenter, Ollie Bourette.
Freddie Hanks, and other remark
able musicians, was furnished Tyy
the six-piece Nome Orchestra,
which also played some of the lat
ent hits from Chicago and New
York. • < -
A large crowd were out Satur
day evening to try and break the
Eagle National Bank but evident
ly the wheels of fortune or the
gods of luck were noj. so dispos
ed, as no one won enuogh f
the Eagle money to come close.
When gambling stopped at 12:30
a.ni. the following were awarded
prizes for winning the most moni
ey. Earle K Cooley $207,600; Nor-i
man Rolando $1 79,000; Nels An
derson $128,000; Miss Elizabeth
Linaberry $111,000; Mrs. L. B.
Kurth $81,000. The prizes awarded
respectively were 1 fox skin, 1 fox
skin, 1 fox skin. 1 box of candy,
ticket admission to all remaining
* &
baseball games.
Despite the fact that a howling
blizzard had been blowing most of
the evening, almost everyone In
Nome was there. Along about the
latter part of the evening the
blizzard let up and when the
crowd left the hall for home, the
wind had died down and the sky
<w»# clear. One of the real sport
....
ing crowds present at the Fron
jtier Night.- was the staff and cast
of the Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer mov
ie company, filming Peter Freuch
en's novel 'The Eskimo*'. Many
of that company had been in out
of-the-way places in tile world but
Shad never really gambled on the
tables of a by-gone era. Such as
were used that evening ’Nome was
I a city of fift> or sixty thousand
[.people when "Hector was .a pup";
■■nd the tables Used were brought
to the country”, when gold was first
discovered in this section. So, all
in all. the evening proved to be
both financially and socially, a
huge success.
STII.I, SEARCHING ROIHKS
NBUiN CIROHBIN. Saun_. Valley, -—T
Feb. 11. |/P)—Blind to 'lie dang
er of tottering walls, rescue work
ers dug in the debris, over a
wide area of this Industrial city,
searching for boding. of which
they are finding more than wax
'expeoted, of persons who were eKh.
er killed or maimed in yesterday’*
huge gas explosion. Authorities
computed 'casualties yesterday but
findings today have increased more
than was anticipated. About twelve
hundred were injured and in ihe
neighborhood, probably of nearly .
three hundred killed
IX)VH ROMANCE
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SEATTLE, Feb. 11. i/Pt —Charg
• g that Froiaosor Rcbert »BfOWk :
| of the TJhlversity Engineering
i School carried on a clandeetna lore
affair with his wife, llavmatid
C vixens. former Seattle attorney
now residing in Portland, Oregon,
today filed a fifty thousand doll
ars alienation of affection suit
against the professor.
For other airplane activities look
nader Ike Telegraph Balletla days
of ike weak.
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