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VOL. 37. No. 60. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, March 11, 1936 Per Copy Ten Cents
France Threatens T< > Quit League
FRANCE THREATENS TO QUIT
LEAGUE UNLESS BRITISH BACK
DEMAND TROOPS LEAVE RHINE
“The French Honor Is At Stake And
We Will Fight To Keep It Unsullied"
(By Ttie Associated Press)
Paris, March 10 —(Copy
righted) A high source de
clared ihat France will quit
the League of Nations un
less Great Br'taur backs
her demand that Hitler
immediately withdraw the
Rhineland troops. Fiandin
will take warning of such
action with him when he
goes to London tomorrow.
The Locarno Treaty Signa
tories Conference prepared
to tell Eden and France
that ihey are not alone in
their stand against further
Rhineland oce up a tion.
Paris, March 11 —An au
thoritative spokesman said
“We know war is coming
within two years and any
how we might as well have
it now while we are prcpar
eel. The only way fi Tier's
troops will leave the Rhine
iancl is for the Locarno
Treaty Signatories to drive
them out But a stitch in
time saves nine for there
comes a time when a nation
refuses to be humiliated in
front of the entire world.
The French honor is at
stake and we are ready to
draw the sword if nccess
arv to keep it unsullied.”
Is Possible i hat
King Edward
May Be Married
('Ey The Associated Press)
London, March 11 — The
possibility that King Ed
ward the Eighth may
marry was officially an
nunced in a House of Com
mons message signed by
the king referring to finan
cial provisions made for
the queen and her family
in the event of his marriage
Italian Bombers
Kill 50 Wound 35
Ruin 2 Churches
(By The Associated Press)
Addis Ababa, March 11 —
It was reported that fifty
persons including thirty
women were killed and
eighty five wounded in a
raid by twelve Italian plan
es on Debra Markos, north
west of Gojjom, the prov
ince capital. Several Am
erican missionaries station
ed there in the town report
ed the wrecking of many
houses and that two church
es were ruined.
Extremists Are
Rioting Madrid
One Man Killed
(By The Associated Press)
Much id Village, March 11
— A Ceheginin Murica Pro
vince priest fired into the
mob which had burned his
home after a new turn in
a months rioting in which
one person was killed in
Granada Streets. Soldiers
are patrolling after yester
day’s clashes with the ex
tremists who broke in doors
of the University of Mad
rid and wrecked several
classrooms. They threw
furniture out in the streets
and burned it after which
they were stormed and
scattered by police.
Ratifies Reciprocal
Trade Agreement
O
(By The Associated Press)
Ottowa, Canada, March
11 — The House of Com
mons ratified the Canadian
United States Reciprocal
Trade Agreement by a vote
of 175 to 39.
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Miss Sigrid Felicia Seppala
“Miss Fairbanks”
The above is a picture of
Miss Sigr d Felecia Sepp
ala, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Seppala form
er Nome residents. Miss
Sigrid was elected Queen
of Fairbanks prior to the
Ice Carnival there, and
took part in the compete
tion for the Queen of Alas
ka, who was crowned dur
ing the carnival. She is 17
years old and is a student
at the University of Alas
ka. Her many friends will
be pleased to see her pic
ture once more, following
her absense from Nome for
die past number of years.
Roosevelt And
F. Knox Chosen
In NH Primaries
(By The Associated Press)
Manchester, New Hamp
shire, March 11 — In near
ly complete returns it was
indicated that Roosevelt,
Democrat and Col. Frank
Knox, republican, won the
New Hampshire presiden
tial primary. A victory in
a state wide vote for dele
gate to the National Con
vention with a Townsend
plank was Charles Carroll,
Mayor elect of Laconin,
with 13,000 votes in a field
of sixteen candidates.
—
Republicans Attention
Special meeting at City
Hall, Monday, March lGth
at 8 o’clock for the purpose
of electing delegates from
Nome Precinct to the Re
publican Convention at
Douglas. Important all
Republicans be present.
Guy C. Boyd
Precinct Committeeman
Jafsie Enroute
Home from Vac
ation In Panama
(By The Associated Press)
Trenton, March 11 —Jaf
sie is enroute home after a
vacation in Panama and he
will probably be subjected
to renewed questioning on
the Hauptmann case. Hoff
man’s office said that Con
don’s departure, barely
forty eight hours before the
time limit, Hoffman said
would have been able to
reprieve Bruno. He is sen
tenced to die the week of
March thirty. The ques
tioning will bear on the “un
solved phases” and inciud
ng the possibility of that
more than one was involv
ed and that an offer of two
hundred fifty thousand dol
lars was made, Condon said
for him to change the trial
testimony.
Mrs. Catherine
Roycroft Died
Seward S’night
(By The Associated Press)
Seward, March 9 — Mrs.
Cat her. ne Roycroft, aged
ninetyx two formerly of
Nome and Anchorage died
last night. She came to A1
aska in 1905. She crossed
the plains 'to California, as
a baby with her parents, in
the gold rush.
Garrison Repels
Chinese Bandits
(By The Associated Press)
Shanghai, March 10th —
Hankow dispatches said
that the Hwakshish Kiang
garrison drove off eight
hundred bandits who were
threatening the city.
Lari Beatty, Aged
63, Dies London
(By The Associated Press)
London. March 10— Earl
Beatty, aged sixty five, ex
admiral of the English fleet
died last night. He has
been ill for several weeks.
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EX-MAYOR JOHN F. DORE
RETURNED TO OFFICE
IN SEATTLE ELECTIONS
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Returns Indicate Adoption All Charter
Amendments Except One
(Hy The Associated Press)
Seattle, March 10th—Ex
Mayor John F. Dore return
ed to office on the basis of
complete unoflicial mayor
alty election returns, defeat
ing Cincinnatus candidate,
councilman Arthur B. Lang
lie, by a vote of 53,415 to
46,413. Cincinnatus coun
cilmanic candidates Carlos
R. Zener and Albert H.
Kelly finished the last of
six for three council berths
The returns indicated the
reelection of councilman
Robert H. Harlin and coun
oilman Frank J. Laube.
Excouncilman David Le
vine was also indicated as
reelected as were school
directors Dietrich Schmidt?
ind Frank S. La v ley wh|
were opposed by five liber
als. The returns also indie
ated the overwhelming re
election of Horace P. Chap
man of the Corporation
Council and C. von Soelen
and the adoption of all
charter amendment prop
ositions except the one
merging the harbor and
police departments.
Introduces Bill
Authorizing C G
Station at Nome
fUv The Associated Press)
Washington. March 9 —
Delegate Dirnond introduc
ed a bill authorizing the er
ection ol a Coast Guard S:a
tion at Nome to replace the
one destroyed by fire two
years ago.
Dirnond also introduced
an amendment asking
Congress to eliminate the
provision giving the Secre
tary of the Interior author
ity to impose tolls on all
Alaska roads and trails out
side of National Forests as
“the tolls are a burden on
traffic and are discriminat
ory.”
2 Longshoreman
Gangs Walk Off
Ship In Seattle
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle, March 10 — Two
longshoreman gangs walk
ed off the Tacoma Oriental
Steamship, Everett, in a
dispute over the size of
sling loads.
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Nazis (onsider
Peace And Yet
Prepare for War
(Bv The Associated Press)
Berlin, March 10 —Semi
official Nazi utterances in
dicated that interest was
shown by Germany to re
turn to the League, when
satisfied that Britain is will
ing to consider new pact
proposals.
Geneva—The League in
terpreted Britain’s stand as
making German sanctions
unlikely.
At Cologne, Ihe corps
commander’s first inspect
ion of the German Rhine
army’s heavy artiiiery and
other equipment was evi
denced.
At Strasbourgh, the resi
dents are praying to hear
rumors of the old German
Imperial regiments being
revived in he Reich army
of the Rhineland.
Card Party and Dance
The Catholic Ladies wil1
give a card party and dance
including refreshments
March 17th, at St. Joseph'
Hall, 9 p.m. General ad
mission 75 cents. 4-t
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