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VOL. 38. No. 105. NOME. ALASKA, Thursday, May 6th, 1937 Per Copy lOcts
Dirigible Was Ready Land At N. J.
When Suddenly Burst Into Flames and Is Total Loss
Zeppelin Had 39 Passengers Crew Of 61 on Board
‘Miss California''
Lucy Ann AlacLean, vice-presi
dent of the Associated Students
of the University of Southern
California, was named “Miss
California" to represent her state
In ceremonies atendant upon
opening of the Golden Gate bridge
at San Francisco May 27 to June
2. (Associated Press Photo)
Senate Committee
Begins Hearings
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6—
The Senate appropriations com
mittee began its hearings and
will soon take up the tour hun
dred sixteen million dollar army
appropriations bill which passed
the House. Congress passed the
five hundred twenty six million
navy bill making the total de
fense appropriations ninp hun
dred and forty two million, the
largest peace-time defense appro
priation in history.
The army bill includes the pur
chase of 513 airplanes and will
immediately start building a
base at Tacoma, the first of a
series of giant defensive airbases,
arid raising the number enlisted
men from one hundred and fifty
six thousand to one hundred and
sixty-two thousand.
More Sailings
ADDITION SAILINGS FROM
SEATTLE ANNOUNCED
(By The Associated Press'*
SEATTLE, May 6—The steam
ship Alaska sails from here at
nine o'clock Saturday; the S. S.
Mount McKinley at nine o'clock
Tuesday, and the S.S. North Sea
at ten o’clock Friday, as Alaska
sailing schedules were resumed.
Man Is Stabbed
In Gambling Game
Good News Bay
•
(By The Associated Press)
BETHEL. Alaska. May 6—The
Good News Bay section is becom
ing a real stampede camp, arriv
als are coming by motorship and
many prospectors are arriving by
plane. It is estimated that there
are two to three hundred men in
the area now, and more arriving
every day. The ground is staked
for miles around. There is no
place for these men to go, and
there is no work for them.
The United States Marshal was
summoned from Bethel after the
knifing affray C. W. Worth mgr n
ot Seattle, was kfnted in a gauCo
Hng game last night. H. T. Miller
of Palmer and a companion, arc
held in jail pending the outc-me
of Worthington’s condition which
is considered serious.
Pilot Winchell flew to Good
News Bay then to the hospital at
Mountain Village, carrying Wor
thington and Alice Forskren, the
lady barber at Bethel, who vol
unteered to go along as nurse,
the nearest doctor being hundreds
of miles away.
Assumes Control
Revolt Torn Town
(By The Associated Press)
VALENCIA, Spain, May 6—The
Valencia government assumed di
rect control of the revolt torn
Catalonia’s army and police in a
move to reunite republican Spain
against the Insurgents. Two very
strong forces have been sent to
Barcelona to quell anarchist re
volts.
Social Season
Opened, London
Many Attend
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, May 6—-Millions of
dollars worth of jewelry and cost
ly gowns will be worn at the Cor
onation and social events now
under way. The famous Kohi
noor diamond, worn by Queen
Mary twenty-five years, will flash
from the Queen’s new platinum
Crown. /
Last night the social season op
ened, when five hundred debu
tantes including fourteen Ameri
cans made their bow' before the
king and queen.
(By The Associated Press)
FLASH — I.AKEHUUST, New
Jersey.May 6—The German trans
oceanic Zeppelin II ndenburg,
burst into dames today as it pre
pared to alight at the U. S. Naval
Air Station.
This was the first cros .ing of the
p rsent year with 39 passengers
and a crew of til aboard.
I.ATEK—1The sound of the ex
p!os oa and appearance of sud
den flames brought shrieks from
peef.uots v. ho had gfthered to
v.ttnes the completion of file
h igo ?iep;> tin UindcaJurg’s 21st
Mb' crossing between Germany
and {he United State..
With.n a few moments the giant
a rrrat'i wau reduced to a twisted
mays of steel strewn along the
ground Vo estimate of d *ad or
iui.:re;< i.- .'imucaiai available.
Tile Himlcnbnrg was delayed
several hours hy strong head
wind . over the Atlantic and rtin
<tcrn. shor'iy before sighting
the 2 akehur-t Naval Air Station.
The Zeppelin kept aloft cruis
nt; above the air station more
than an hour wafting for weather
to clear before mooring. The
a:r liner was preparing to come
down when it suddenly burst in
to flames.
Spectators stood sobbing h.vs
ericaily as U. S. army trucks
ped to the blazing wreckage
with screaming sirens.
The Ilindenburg was in com
mand of Capt. Max Pruss, former
1st officer. Captain Ernst A. Leh
man who commanded the Hin
• denhtirg on last year’s crossing,
f - .
was aboard in an advisory capa
city.
75 Killed by Bombs
J
I Hv In'. A- -.ivt i ted i-n.'S-sl
HEN/J A YE, France, May 6th —
Sevar-ty-Jlve persons were kill 'd
in the government aerial bom
bardment of Vallad I d, the in
surgent headquarters northwest
of Madrid.
Says Republicans
May Unite W ith
Conservatives
< By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 6—
Senator Bridges said the Repub
licans may unoppose democratic
Senators Van Nuys, Gillette and
Clark for re-election in the 1938
elections. Bridges said that the
Republicans may unite with the
conservative democrats against
Roosevelt. Bridges further said
the republicans need a positive
program.
Fire Wipes Out
Village Norbuck
'Ftv The Associated Press) I
EDMONTON, Alberta, May 6—:
The village of Norbuck was near
ly wiped out by being caught in
the pa'h of 100 foot high flames,
of a brush fire which roared over'
t!ie town, after which the treach- ■
■ r us winds changed from north
west to southeast. The inhabit
ants tied, in every available auto
and truck, to Winfield, five miles
south of the burning village.
hHly-T-ribe for the Nugget
An Open Anil Closed Case Of Safely Pin Swallowing
Five-year-old Claire Oles swallowed an opened safety pm while arranging her dolly s clothes and
was rushed from St. Peters, Minn., to a Minneapolis hospital where surgeons bared the stomach
wall by a long incision, felt the pin through the stomach tissues and, by deft manipulation, closed
It. At the left Claire holds a pin like the one she swallowed. The X-ray pictures at the right show
the pin open and closed in the child’s stomach. (Associated Press Photos)
Belgian Premier Wins
Paul van Zeeland (above), pre
mier of Belgium, won an over
whelming victory in an antt-Fas
eist election. This photo was
transmitted to New York from
Pur ope by radio. (Associated
Press Photo)
Adjournment 01
Congress is Most
Uncertain Now
(By The Assnoia'ed Press)
WASHINGTON. 0. C.. May f> —
Congress began its fifth month
and leaders are uncertain wheth
er adjournment will be in July
or October. Some senators ex
pect an early windup, believing
that they may be able to effect
a compromise of the Court plan
and defer wage hour legisation
until the next sAssion. Much,
however, hinge- on President
Roosevelt's decision when he re
turns to the capital next week
The Senate is recessing due to.
a lack of business. The House m
acting on minor legislation.
The House sub-committee has
opened the hearing an Roose
velt’s recommendation for a bil
lion and a half dollars relief ap
propriation. Advocates for the
billion dollar appropriation ap
pear to be gaining over advocates
for a two billion dollar appro
priation.
Jury Discharged ,
(Bv The Associated Press!
NEW CASTLE. May 6th—The
jury trying Brig. General Henry
Denhardt was discharged in cir
cuit court, after failing to decide
since late yesterday whether or
not the ex-Lieut. Governor shot
! and killed his fiancee, Mrs. Verna
Taylor, The triai lasted two
i weeks.