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Volume 36. Number 167. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1935. Per Copy Ten Cents
Soviet Plane To Fly Across The Pole
MARGARET WALEY IS SENTENCED 20 YEARS
Arctic Cruise Program Start 8:30 P. M. This Evening
Margaret Waley Is
Sentenced Twenty
•Years By Judge
(By The Associated Press)
TACOMA, July 17, —Mrs. Mar
garet Waley, aged nineteen, con
victed in connection with the kid
naping of George Weyerhaeuser,
was sentenced today by Judge E. E.
Cushman, to twenty years at the
Federal Detention Farm at Milan,
Michigan.
Sentence was made after he den
ied motions for arrest of judgment
and a new trial, after overruling
the government’s objections that the
motions were being filed more than
three days after conviction.
Chief defense counsel Dore sub
mitted the motions without any
more argument than was made dur
ing the trial.
The girl showed no outward signs
of emotion when she was called to
the bar for sentencing. She stood
mute when the judge asked her if
she had anything to say. Neither
the government nor defense attor
neys made any recommendations
about the sentence.
Allots Money To
U. S. Coast Guard
For Improvements
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 17, —Presi
dent Roosevelt today allotted five
million, two hundred and sixty
three thousand dollars of the work
relief funds, to the Coast Guard,
for the construction of 51 new patrol
boats and the reconditioning of a
• number of shore stations.
The largest it'.m was five hundred
and eighty-two thousand dollars for
the construction of seven 82-foot
patrol boats to replace the seventy
five-footers.
Third Earthquake
In Three Months
In Formosa, Japan
(By The Associated Press)
TAIHOKU, Formosa, July 17, —
Forty-nine persons were killed and
a hundred and forty-four were in
jured today in an earthquake cen
tering in the southern part of Shin
chiku province.
The report first came through to
the police here.
This is the Japanese Empire's 3rd
fatal tremblor in three months, and
destroyed two hundred and twenty
four buildings. The quake today1
shook the same area in which near
ly three thousand persons died in
a shock on April 21st.
Telephone and telegraph lines are 1
disrupted and railway lines and
bridges are badly damaged.
SOVIET PLANE TO FLY
NON STOP MOSCOW TO
SAN FRANCISCO SOON
1
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, July 17, —A single-motored plane will at
tempt a non-stop hop from Moscow to San Francisco as soon
as weather conditions will permit, it was officially announc
ed Tuesday night, by the Soviet Commissar of Aviation.
The full itinerary of flight was not revealed at this
time, but it appeared that the fliers would follow the 1201 h
meridian across the North Pole to northern Canada near
Fort Simonson, and thence across the Dominion to Vancouv
er, British Columbia, then following the coast-line South
to San Francisoo.
Details of the plane have been closely guarded, and the
plane has been secreted from the public gaze.
The Soviets asked permission to fly across Canada end
the United States, several days ago. It is reported that
Pilot Levinoffsky, who flew to the rescue of Jimmy Mattern,
round-the-world flier who wrecked his plane near Anadir,
will be at the controls of the new plane. Levinoffsky hew
Mattern to Nome,Alaska in a seaplane, and then returned to
, his base at Sebastopol.
He was also one of those who flew to the rescue of the
Cheliuskin expedition last year. The length of the propos
ed flight to take place as soon as the weather clears, is esti
mated to be about six thousand miles.
Italy Planning To
Use Air Forces In
Ethiopian Crisis
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, July 17, —Ethiopian
preparations for war entered into
a new phase, as Emperor Haile Sel
assie announced he expected to call
a general mobilization of troops,
said British sources today, at the
same time indicating that a ship
ment of arms from Great Britain
to Ethiopia may be permitted.
The League of Nations annouiy
ed today that its council will prob
ably be called together about July
25th, to consider the crisis confront
ing the relationship between the
African empire and Italy.
The Italian aviation service dis
closed this evening it was supplying
its colonial forces with about three
hundred planes, indicating that It
aly intends to use her air fleet in
the event of an Ethiopian campaign.
French Submarine
Sets Speed Record
(By The Associated Press)
TOULON, July 16, —A world
submarine speed record of 21 knots
was established during trials today
by the French submarine Tonnant,
1,500 tons. Her engines develop
8,600 horsepower.
Mail the Nome Daily Nugget to
your friends, and let them know
about the re-building of Nome. .
Overwhelmingly In
Favor Bonding Cily
In Connection PWA
Results of the Bond Election held
yesterday in the City of Nome, in
connection with the Public Works,
Administration Loan and Grant
were wired today by Mayor Swartz
to the officials in Washington, D. C.,
and an ans-wering telegram should
be received soon from Delegate An
thony J. Dimond, that the loan and
grant agreement has been iigned,
permitting the city to proceed fur
ther, toward placing in operation,
its rehabilitation projects.
Following is the vote cast on the
five separate questions of bonding.
142 ballots, 56 less than earlier this
spring, were cast. ,
For proposal No. 1 on the ballot,
132 for and 10 against.
For proposal No. 2, 130 for and 9
against.,
For proposal No. 3 124 for and 13
against.
For proposal No. 4, 129 for and 10
against.
For proposal No. 5, 127 for and 10
against.
The light vote cast was probably
due to the fact that a large number I
of the tax payers are working on
the creeks in the vicinity of Nome,
and were not able to come to town
to cast their vote.
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Dcllwood On Arctic
( ruise Arrived At
Nome This Morning
r
The Arctic Cruise Liner S.S. Dell
w i'.id, of the Alaska Line arrived at \
Nome about 8 AM today, according!
'■> schedule with the following list
f passengers and a heavy cargo, for
Nome, Norton Bay and Kotzebue
Sound ports.
Included on the vessel's passenger
s t is a group of tourists, making
the voyage North on tHe company’s
econd Arctic Cruise, a feature be
gun with such suece 1 . t summer,
.mil which took them into the Arctic;
Ocean, and a landing at a point in !
Siberia.
The program of entertainment
and enjoyment planned for them at
Nome is taking placed today and this
evening, and a copy yf the program
to be given this evening is also in
cluded.
Automobiles were provided this
morning and the members of the
Cruise enjoyed a ride over Nome
highways to the celebrated gold
fields of the Mammon Consolidated
Gol Fields and the Alaska Sunset
Mines Inc.
Their avid interest for informa
tion on gold mining found answers
in the permission to go aboard the
dredge operating at Sunset Creek,
much to their delight.
Returning to Nome they visited
the Mammon dredge at Center Cr.
but did not go aboard. Upon their
return they witnessed one of the
finest exhibits of Eskimo handi
craft ever assembled in Alaska, at
the U. S. Government School gym
nasium.
During the afternoon the group
wandered through the city of Nome,
inspecting the various landmarks of
the town and its people. This ev
ening they will be witnesses of some
of the affairs of the Eskimo people
in a special program prepared for
their benefit, and to which the pub
lic is invited.
1. Regular Native Dance—
. All Natives.
2. Women's Dance—
.King Island Natives
3. Men's Dance—Diomede Natives
4. Raven Dance—. ? ? ...?
5. Wolf Dance— Nome Natives
The above program will be about
an hour’s duration.
Charge of fifty cents for the
white adults and 25 cents for white
children under 1G years of age, will
be made.
The public is invited to this en- '
iertainment and exhibit. You who
lave been in Nome for some time
enow and appreciate the fine work
nanship of these people—to those
vho are new in the community take
in hour’s time and get acquainted,
rhe U. S. Native School is located
m D Street, two blocks west of
lYont Street.
This program promises to be one
if the most interesting Native pro
>rams ever featured in Nome. Along
COMPARISON FINGER
PRINTS ELIMINATES 1
WRH‘SER KIDNAPERS
(By The Associated Press!
TACOMA, July 17. — Through fingerprint compari
sons, William Dainard, alias Mahan, wanted as the ‘"brains”
of the Weyerhaeuser kidnaping gang, was definitely elimin
ated as the death-dealing bank robber, who Monday, shot
two Puyallup police after holding up the Orting State Bank.
The fingerprints also eliminated the possibility of one
of the two soldiers who escaped from the Fort Lewis guar.f
house recently, being the robber and killer.
The prints were studied by Sergeant Fred Scheutze of
the Tacoma police, and a Bertillion expert, who now is com
paring them with the records in the Tacoma office. They
have also been airmailed to Washington, 1). C. for compari
son with the records there.
One of the escaped soldiers, Max J. Butler, aged 20,
surrendered to the Olympia police Tuesday night, saying he
had parted with his pal, Joseph C. Rapel, Sunday. ' Butler
said he surrendered to dear himself of any connection with
the Orting bandit, and “escape being shot.”
with the program the Natives of
King Island, Diomede Island and
Nome village, will have on display
and for sale their very best ivory
carvings, model kayaks, oomiaks.fur
clothing, curios, etc. All of these
articles will be for sale at the most
reasonable prices. Now is the op
portune time to start your ivory
collection, or to secure needed birth
lay or Xmas gifts.
The S. S. Deilwood is scheduled
to sail for Golovin, Unalakleet and
St. Michael early tomorrow morn
ng, and return to Nome and then
re proceed to Teller and East Cape,
Siberia, where it is believed a land
ng will be made, through permi.s
;on of the customs of both the U. S.
3. R. and the United States.
ARCTIC CRUISE LIST .
Baer, Mildred
Barry, Arthur J
Clokey, A F
Clokey, Joseph
Dilthey, Beulah
Douglas, Margaret
Duthie, Miss
Eisner, Jack
Fonda, John
Ingraham, R.
Ita, Miss Florence
Kiliani, Bayard
McLimons, Miss D
Moore, Edw. J
Plumb, Mrs R G
Mullens, Mi's Laura
Plumb, R G
Stephenhassard, Mr.
Thomson, Miss Vera
Rambo, Anne Marie
Stephenhassard, E. M.
Vanderhoef, Dean T
Vanderhoef, W R
Weston, Miss E K
Crabb, Gordon
White, Wm. K
NOME LIST
Allen, Miss K
Anderson, Grace M
(Continued on Page Three)
Max Srhmelling To
Fight Joe Louis Of
Detroit, September
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, July 17, —Disclos
ing a shift in heavyweight plans
which apparently eliminates Max
Baer from the picture, promoter
Mike Jacobs, today closed negotia
tions for a 15-round match between
Max Sehmelling and Joe Louis, De
troit negro, to be held September
18th at the Polo Grounds.
The winner according to Jacobs,
will be matched with James J.
Braddock, for the world's cham
pionship in 1936.
Hitler Patrols Area
Be Sure Efforts Be
ing Made To Guard
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 17, —Adolph Hit
ler himself patrolled Kurfuersten
dam last night to see that there
were no new outbreaks of anti
semetic rioting.
Twice, he rode up and down the
fashionable thoroughfare in an auto
mobile to make a personal survey
of the situation to assume himself
that firm steps were being taken
to prevent a repetition of Monday’s
disturbances.
The government circles admitted
the new attacks were caused by the
bad impression abroad, as they
sought to white-wash the Nazi move
ment, attributing the riots to “sub
versive' elements.
The police patrolled the west end
section where the outbreaks started,