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VOL. 37. No. 27. NOME, ALASKA, Saturday, February 1, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
House Approved Money for Alaska
MRS. HUEY P. LONG FILL HUSBAND’S SHOES
Ethiopians Claim Annihilation Of An Italian Army
Annihilation Of
Italians Claimed
By Ethiopians
(By The Associated Press>
Undated, Feb. 1, — The
annihilation of the Italian
army under General Dia
manti, which has been op
erating in northeastern
Ethiopia, was claimed by
Ethiopian sources, in a Des
ye dispatch.
The alleged battle was
unconfirmed by Italian sour
ces. The Ethiopians claim
ed the famous “28th of
October division” was in
cluded in the casualties of
wiiot was described as the
greatest battle of the war
on the northern front.
The report said that the
Ethiopians had captured
hundreds of prisoners asd
great numbers of machine
guns, rifles, and ammuni
tion.
From various sources
came the report that Ras
Desta Demtu had been de
posed as commander of ar
mies in southern Ethiopia,
and was being succeeded by
General Blatch, a veteran
warrior of Sidamo provin
ce.
In Rome, Mussolini call
ed the Fascist Grand Coun
cil together as rumors are
rampant, that the peril of
a European war was being
increasingly feared as a re
sult of the African hostili
■ ties.
Ants Eat Into His
Hand But A Yogi
Completes Fast
(By The Associated Press)
Allahabad, India.—With
his hand partially eaten by
white ants, a Hindu Yogi,
emerged from a cement
sealed tomb near here after
45 days without food, wat
er or air.
Thousands of pilgrims, in
religious ecstacy, witness
ed the climax of the remar
kable feat which is known
as “samadhi”—the perfect
absorption of thought. It
is regarded as the highest,
endeavor of religious pen
ance.
The Yogi, reviving his
death-like trance on orange
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Mrs. Huey Long
Fill Unexpired
Term Husband
(By The Associated Press)
Baton Rouge, La., Feb.
1, —Mrs. Huey P. Long,
widow of the late Senator
Long, was appointed to
erve his unexpired term by
Governor James A. Noe.
The appointment was the
result of the death this
week of Governor O. K.
Allen, associate of the late
senator, who had been nom
inated for the unexpired
term.
Two wcyjjgn will sit in
the IJ. S."Senate for the 1st
time in history, when she
takes her seat. The other is
Mrs. Hattie W. Caraway,
who also succeeded her hus
band, and who is the lone
woman member at present.
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House Representatives Approves
Interior Department Bill Which
Included Moneys For Territory
Body Is Brought
Down From Mt.
Rainier Glacier
(By The Associated Press)
Mt. Rainier National
Park, Feb. 1, —The body
of Delmar Fadden. 23, thrill
climber, was brought down
the mountain late last night
at 11:30 P. M. by two half
frozen rescuers—Wendel
Trosper and Paul Galbrai
th. They arrived at the gla
cier basin on skiis and re
ported the body had been
brought as far as Camp Cur
tis, the nine thousand-foot
rest camp. The body was
recovered from the 13,000
foot level
INFORMATION INCOME TAX
Tacoma, (Immediate Re
lease—Special) —Federal
income tax return forms
for the year 1935 which
must be filed on or before
March 15 are being mailed
to taxpayers today, it was
announced by Alex McK.
Vierhus, Collector of Inter
nal Revenue. Except for a
few minor changes the
forms are similar to those
used by taxpayers who fil
ed returns for the year 19
34. The rates of tax, both
for individuals and corpor
ations, are the same as the
rates that were in effect on
1934 incomes.
In accordance with the
provisions of the amend
ments to the Revenue Act
as enacted by Congress
last April, the Collector’s
office is mailing with each
income tax blank this year
for the first time, a green
duplicate sheet which the
law provides must be filed
by each taxpayer with his
original income tax return.
This duplicate return, un
der the new law, will be
placed on file in the Collec
tor’s office where it will be
open to inspection by state,
country and municipal tax
authorities who have secur
ed the necessary permis
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Langley, Va., Feb. 1, *
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* believed to be a new *
* international light air- *
* plane record when she *
* covered a 100-meter *
* closed circuit course *
* in 55 minutes. She *
* took off at midnight, *
* and set the tiny plane *
* down again at 12:55 A. *
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House Approved
lot. Dept. Bill
Alaska Moneys
(Bv The Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 1. —
Delegate Anthony J. Dim
ond today, said that the
Territory of Alaska “had
fared better this year than
for the last several years”,
,when speaking in connec
tion with the Interior De
partment appropriation bill
approved Friday by the
House.
The House rejected an
amendment by Dimond for
adding twenty-five thous
and dollars for relief of or
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sion.
The statutory filing per
iod far all annual income
tax returns begins on Jan
uary 1 and ends on March
15 .Taxpayers are privileg
ed to file their returns on
1935 income up to and in
cluding March 15 with the
Collector of Internal Rev
enue at Tacoma or at any
of the district offices locat
ed at Seattle, Spokane,
Bellingham, Everett, Yak
ima, Aberdeen and Walla
Walla The return and re
mittance must be filed in
ihe collector’s office not lat
er than March 15 to escape
statutory penalties.
As in previous years sin
gle persons who had a net
income of $1,000.00 or more
or a gross income of $5,000
or more, and married coup
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* LESTER O. GORE *
* FORMERLY NOME *
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* Juneau, Feb. 1, Lest- *
* er O. Gore, Ketchikan *
* attorney, and formerly *
* Federal judge of the U. *
* S. District Court for *
* the Second Division *
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phan, blind and crippled In
dians, but the Delegate said
he was otherwise satisfied
with the bill which carried
$041,881 for educaiion and
support of the natives, an
increase of fifteen thousand
dollars over the current fis
cal year; three hundred
and forty thousand dollars
for medical relief, also an
increase in the medical re
lief. The Int. Dep't. appro
priation also includes thir
ty thousand dollars for the
purpose of acquiring the
Presbyterian hospital at Pi.
Barrow.
Hesse Filed For
Highway Engin.
On Beno. Ticket
(By The Associated Pr»ss)
Juneau. Feb. 1, —Other
filings today included Wil
liam A. Hesse, democrat,
for renomination as high
way engineer.
Lewis Lund, 76. who
came to Juneau in 1889 and
never left, died of heart at
tack Friday. He established
the first transfer company
here, and was the first to re
place horses with automo
bile trucks.
He was known for his
generosity, and to have nev
er refused aid. He charged
a thousand dollars off the
transfer books for those
who couldn’t pay. There
are no known relatives.
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Gave Approval
For Funds Used
To Investigate
(By The Associated Press)
Washington, Feb. 1, —
Majority leader Robinson
of Arkansas said that Pres
ident Roosevelt gave his ap
proval to the proposed sen
atorial presidential cam
paign expenditures for in
vestigations, which Robin
son introduced in a propos
al Thursday to the Senate.
He explained that the in
quiry would be a continua
tion of the one pursued the
past several years. He stat
ed it was designed to pre
vent bad practices.
Miner Says Oil,
Silver And Gold
Are Also Found
G. S. Herbert Brings Word
To Point Barrow by
Dog Team, of Rich
Finds Endieott
Mountains
Point Barrow. Alaska,
Jan. 10—G. Stanley Her
bert. mining engineer, brot
word here by dog team of
his discovery of rich gold
end silver deposits & wells
of oil in the Endieott moun
tains.
Herbert has spent several
months in an area 100
miles north of the Arctic
nj r^»]p
Herbert says his field as
says :n numerou ; pi :cs
ever an area of 124 miles
square showed high-grade
gold ore thruout. He a>>
said he found large galena
deposits containing a rich
vein of silver’ which traces
over an area of three and a
half miles.
A petroleum deposit la
10 miles from the gold ore.
the miner said.
Herbert had to leave the
country on account of food
shortage. It was said here
that the only prosper in.
known to have been done
in the region was b> ore
Ned Arey, placer miner
who died years ago.
Local Miners See
Great Possibilities
The Endicott mountain
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