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_r - - , __ p_, _ ^ r^^^^Jff_n_ru_-ru__|-_-_-_rj-_n_n_rLn-0yv-J-J-J-J-,^J-J-^J-^^, , n^r^^Lnf^J-^XJVVW._rL.J-J-_rJv.J Devoted To The Interests Of Nome And The 2nd Division , c* . — , . \\y ' ’ ^ ' * NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR RASE—FOR COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS MILITARY PURSUITS—IT CAN BE REACHED BY LAND OR MATER . „ Member of Associated Press Oldest Newspaper in Alaska THE NOME NUGGET _ _ _ _ _■_ ■ - . ■ . ■ '--- ■ — ~ ~ ~ — 11 1 - ~ • ( GKO. 8. MAYNARD. Pnbltaher. t % ' K <^j ___«■- tt - VOLUME 35 No. 96 • NOME, 'ALASKA. \ FRIDAY. AUGUST S4. 1834 P*r Copy: |0<vnM. t _' __ ■ ... *- ■ - -- .■ -.. . _ _ ..I. ..---=9 I AMERICAN PILOTS WILL COMPETE IN, FOREIGN AIR DERBY « V ' .. s AMERICAN CRACK PILOTS WILL COMPETE IX AIR CLASSIC ■'l •> (By The Associated Press) - V -ii, .coloaol Roscoe Turner^' holder of the trans-continental air speed record, announced Thursday that he and Clyde Pangborn, the round the world trans-Paciflc flier, would en ter the London to Melbourne air < derby in October, using a Boeing multi-motored passenger transport airplane. Turner and Pangborn are now en route to Washington, D. (!. to makg diplomatic arrangements for flyng over, foreign countries. The new plane Is being built in Seat tle. They intend to fly it to New York and then ship it to London where the flight is scheduled to begin October 20th. They expect to make the flight in sixty hours. The present record is six days and eighteen hours. NAVY PLANKS EXROUTE TO BANES IX- CALIFORNIA (By The Associated Pressl PRINCE 'RUPERT. Aug. 24. » / Navy plane was forced down Tuej d»y, one of the flight of twelve planes, enro'ute from Sitka to Prince Rupert. The plane is in charge of the Navy tender, Swan. It landed some little distance north of here. The other planes made the two hundred and fifty mile hop with out mishap. They are scheduled to proceed southward Saturday The plane was forced down off Coronation Island. BOMB MAN’S HOME NEW YORK (By The Associated Press? BROOKLYN. Aug. 2 4. The home of F. Nathan Wolfe, secre tary of the cloak and suit code authority, was bombed in what police interpreted as a warning to Wolfe to cease his NBA prosecu tions. W’olfe and his family were out of town. The tenants on the first floor of a double house were showered with plaster but were not injured. SUBSCRIBE FOR KH1 DAILY NUGGET #2.00 TttONTH BY CARRIER • 1.50 MONTH BY MAIL NORTHERN NURSE RECOUNTS VOYAGE ON NORTH STAR - ... * . * A passenger on the government boat North Star, which came to Nome yesterday and left shortly ■after noon to go to St. Michael, Is Mrs. Nan Gallagher, govern ment nnrse who will leave on the Cotter Northland for Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island. Mrs. Gallagher has worked in Alaska three years, both at the hospital at Aklak on the Kus kokwlm and at the Kotsefboe hos pital. She has been on leave since June 21, and spent a week of her vacation in Seattle, galling ■north on August 5. There is no hospital at St. Lawrence Island, states Mrs. Gall agher, bnt she will have a dis pensary, and will work for the natives of both Savoonga and Gambell. Her work as a nurse includes teaching health and giv ing first aid Instructions to the inhabitants of the island. She en Joys her work in Alaska very much, Mrs. Gallagher said, and doe* not care If she never re turns to Seattle. When the. North Star stopped at the Aleutian, Mrs. Gallagher saw and visited with Mrs. Mae Bunting, who is nursing* there now, but was formerly* stationed In Kotzebue. According to Mi>, Galagher, Mrs. Bunting looks * arftt Is enjoying her work. NEW DEAL TO BE PUT UNDER “LIBERTY LEAGUE” IN REORGANIZATION * NEW DEAL BE PIT I'.VDKK "IJBKRTV LEAGUE" ! (By The Associated Press) VASHINGTON. Auk. ,24. The new deal is about to be put under a bi-partisan microscopic orfeaniza thin to he known as the “Ameri can Liberty League," it was an nounced late yesteVday, Its founders will include two | formpr presidential nominees. A1 j Smith aird John W. Davis, a form ;er republican senator, James W. I Wadsworth, former republican kov lernor of New' York': Nathan D. 1 Miller and Irenee Dttpong who'coil tribu.ted to botli the Smith and Roosevelt campaign funds. Roosevelt was informed of the ! plan a week ago, blit his attitude ] is yet to be stated. However, it • js assumed that lie will be sym pathetic. The purpose was an nounced of combatting “radical ism” and the forming of public" opinion on issues of the times. The League's chairman will he Jouett Shopse. former cahirman of the Democratic National Executive (’em mittee. LOOKING WITH INTKKKST TOtVA ISO WHITK HOUSE (By Tlie Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Aug. 24. Every one looked toward the Whit? House to see how the President would react to the American Lib erty League. Although tile new-born 'league seemed to some people to lie a fore-runner of shattered party lines and a new alignment of “rights" campaign against the "lefts" is evoked also a demonstra tion that party ties have the I INCREASING STRONG ' WINDS ARE WHIPPING : FOREST FIRES IN N.W. , <« ■* . 11 — ■ I NEW IMPUTES GIVEN El,AMl]S BY RISING WINDS (By The Associated Press) SPOKANE, Auk. 23, Wind* gave new impetus to tires along many fronts. Fighters were look ing hopefully for a change in the weathei as the only chance of bringing the flames under control soon-. , v _________ WAITING HOPEFULLY FOR CHANGE IN WEATHER" (By The Associate 1 Press) SPOKANE, Aug. 24, Despite having lost- nine hundred^ miles of '-Are lines in Idaho and Moa tanft forests, foresters looked hope fully at the clouds in the. skies and the humidity records, as flames again added two thousand acres to the Avery sector. A report from Butte said that the fire in the Selway forest had grown from forty-five thousand to more than sixty thousand acres. HOT DAY IN PORTLAND '£_ (By The Associated Press) PORTLAND, Aug. 24, The sun best down hot again, after a new record of the year was made yes terday when the mercury touched 95 degrees. Last year’s previous record was 91 degrees. 9 MA('OX LOOSES AI III* EWES HYlXfi |\ XOUTHWKST " t (By The Associated Press) SEATTLE. Aug. 2:t. \Yh n the Macon appeared over Elliott Bay | yesterday morning she loosed five | ---- planes. *T' 1 < * vf fl<» v about. tlip tno tlier ship like sparrows around a:i eagle. The M:f eon circled five:' A J r‘ Tacoma ami then headed directlv for Portland, enroute bat^ to her base al Sunnyvale. Valif*. * * --+~'*i NKGRO ATTACKS THHUK (ilKKsj I’OSNK Klld.S HIM ’-~f- |t i .1 (By The Associated Pressl BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 24, Citi zens slew an' unidentified negro who . attempted to attack. three white Mtirls in I a park here. The’ posse came upon film as lie was about to accomplish his aim. They trapped him in an alley and shot him to death. rr -.■■■ ■•••■ 1 ~ •: strength of five democratic sena tors, whose names have beeh men tioned in connection with the lea gue. The League made a public dec laration of loyalty to the Roose velt administration. Those mention etl were Glass Hyrd of Virginia; Gore of Oklahoma: Tvdings of Maryland; Bailey of North Ga r-> lina: all” of whom denied any part in the formation in the "Congress hioc composed of republicans an8 democrats in opposition to the new deal." N lit.ROES ARj$t^ELE< -TROOCTKD (By The Associated Press) fODDYVILLE. Kentucky, Aug. 24 William Chaney of Lonseville, and George Tincher. both negroes, wi re electrocuted this morning. Both were convicted murderers. .STOCKS FLATTENED OFT NEW YORK.- Ang. 24. Stocks flattened out uiid"r moderate pro fit taking by proponents for ad vance. While still reasonably bullish, the. market is less enthus iastic;* despite tJie continuance of a slightlv' inflationary psychology to which the recent “advance" was partly attributed. -^Tlie close wa.^ irregular. Sales were three quas a^l's of -a ijiilliou. NOTHING- DEVlMTE ON ‘ RORBANDT SCSPENSION % ~~7 WASHINGTON. Aug. 2 1. The Department nf Commerce declared , V . ' the;, diil not have a.fiy information other than the word from Aero nautics Inspector ,11a 11 at Anchor age that he had ordered Dorhandt grounded and ..that he was for warding particulars. MRS. SARAH BOYNTON PASSES AWAY ANCH0RA6E NOMEITE SOURDOUGH WOMAN OF ANCHORAGE AND NOME (8 DEAD (By The Associated Press) ANCHORAGE, Aug. 24, Mrs. Sarah Boynton, aged eighty-flve( a long-time resident of Seattle, but formerly a pioneer of Anchorage and Nome, died here Thursday fol lowing a brief illness. The fun eral will probably be held Sunday. Her daughter, Mrs. Frank Reed, Republican National Committee woman for Alaska, for several years, died In Seattle early this summer. PUBLISHER OP JUNEAU EMPIRE IN SEATTLE (By The Associated Preas) SEATTLE, Aug. 24, Robert Bender, publisher of the Juneau Empire, and Nick Bez, president of the Alaska Southern Airways, arrived here Wednesday night in a plane from Juneau. ^ The flight was made In little more than five hours elapsed time. CLlasses in weaving, register now to get orders for looms and supplies on last boat. Other hand lcrafts If desired. Mrs. R. W. Rest. » * SHOW DOWN MAY BE NEAR SOVIET AM) JAPAN i ' ‘Dy The Associated Prtss). MOSCOW, Aug. 24, Years *8 differences between Russian and Japen over the pj^inese Eastern R. R., the key to a great slice of the Orient, came close to a show down in'the eyes ot Soviet For eign Embassies here, which are intently following incidents taking place from Tokyo, to which Mos cow addressed a blunt protest tor the arrest ot scores of Soviet cit izens along the railway.