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VOL. 41. No. 136. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOV. 13, 1939. Price per «*py W
Opposes Gruening For Governor
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IS FELT IN SEATTLE
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Barracks Of Hitler’s Elite Guards Burn Down
ROMANCE CLIMAXES BILLINGS QUARTER CENTURY
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Warren K. Billings (left), free af,er serving nearly a quarter of a century at Folsom Prison for
the 1916 Preparedness Day parade bombing is shown in San Francisco with the woman he plans
to marry. Miss Josephine Rudolph, San Mateo, Calif, librarian. They are shown at the home of
Billings’ attorney, George T. Davis, (center).__
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DIMOND MAK MAKE
SHORT VISIT NORTH
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond
may make a trip to Alaska be
fore Congress convenes in reg
ular session in January, reports
from Juneau state.
Albert Wile, postmaster at Ju
neau recently returned to the
territorial capital from a visit to
Washington. D. C. The postmast
er was told by the Delegate he
intends to come North before
Congress resumes its work.
No direct word has been re
ceived by Nome Democrats from
the Delegate of his intention to
come North in the immediate fu
ture.
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November 11
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Santa Clara 6—Michigan State
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Raymond Pigeaud
Is First Allied
General To Die
PARIS, Nov. 13 (/Pi—Shrilling
air raid warning sirens sent the
civilian population of Paris for
cover for the seventh time since
the war started. Military sources
announced that German reconnai
ssance p’anes had flown into the
area. The announcement said the
planes were driven off by anti
aircraft fire but didn’t specify
the number of planes involved.
General Raymond Pigeaud.
STYLE NOTE-social
Mis. - Albert Davis of Palm
Beach no?e this dashing hat (if
it is a hkt) to Belmont races.
■ Division Commander and holder
| of the Croix de Guerre in both
| the /World War 'and this war
j died of wounds. His is the first
I death of an allied general in ten
; weeks of the war. No details
were given as to when and
where he was wounded.
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Territory of Alaska
By the Governor
—
A PROCLAMATION
An annual custom, revered and
conscientiously observed since
the days of our forefathers thru
: out the nation, has been recogniz
: 'd again by a proclamation of
the President of the United Stat
es, and in accordance therewith
f, John W. Troy, Governor of Al
- ka, do hereby appoint Thurs
day the 23rd day of November,
Nineteen Hundred and Thirty
Nine a day of
THANKSGIVING
And I recommend that upon
that day all the people of Alas
ka, refraining so far as may be
from their customary labors,
unite in returning thanks to Al
mighty God for his gracious
gifts; for the conditions of com
fort and happiness which have
been sustained in our Territory
as a whole; for the increasing evi
dcncc in wealth with which our
land is endowed; and for the
faith that a still more prosperous
era is at hand.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of Alaska, in Juneau, the
j Capitol, this Third day of Nov
ember, in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Nine Hundred
j and Thirty Nine.. .
(SEAL) John VV. Troy
Governor of Alaska
U Of Washington
Records Heavy
’Quake Shocks
SEATTLE, Nov. 13 (,P.i — An
earthquake described, by Univer
sity i f Washington geologists as
apparently the heaviest on their
seismograph records rocked
large areas in the Pacific North
west at 11:47 p.m. PST last night.
Officials and businessmen in Port
land. Tacoma, Sealt'e, Vancouver
B. 0. and other cities surveyed
tho damage caused by the shock
wh'ch lasted approximately one
minu‘e. The damage, however
was not expected to be high, con
sisting m j :lv of cracked wal's in
some buildings, broken water
mains and broken power lines.
In Seattle, a near panic occur
red in one of the theatres when
the patrons became alarmed as
tli* heavy glass chandelier,,In the
center of the ceiling began to
sway and rushed to the exits.
Calmer patrons than the others
quieted the throng and they filed
out of the theater in order y fash
ion. Other Seattle theaters re
ported their patrons left the
buildings quietly.
A corner section of the Nation
al Bank of Washington at Tac
oma, weighing about 250 pounds
crashed six floors to an alley in
the rear of the bank. Some plas
ter damage was reported in the
state capitol at Olympia.
I1 inn Delegation
C
To Soviet Russia
Returns Home
—
HELSINKI, Nov. 13 OP) — The
Finnish Foreign Office announc
ed that its delegation at Moscow
would return home tonight, sus-1
pending the lengthy negc/.ia
ions by which Russia was seek
ing concessions in Finland.
'
Dimond Opposes
Dr. Gruening
As Non-Resident
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 UP) —
Delegate Dimond said he asked
Presid nt Roosevelt not to renew
the recess appointment of Dr. Er
nest Gruening as Governor of A1
aska bat to wait for the regular
session ,f Congress before any
action toward filling the post and
after the Democratic Divisional
Committees at Juneau, none of
which went on record as appos
ing the appointment of a non
resident.
Dimond said he felt sure the
action had been communicated
for In', ri r Secretary Greuning’s
appointment was not submitted at
the spe ml session of Congress
because of the President's desire
to limit the work to the neutral
ity bill.
Do gat Dimond said he had
nothing personal in his opposi
fon to Gruening’s appointment;
but based it entirely on the de-:
sire of the people of Alaska. He.
said “Doctor Gruening is very
well liked in Alaska and if we
must have a non-resident for a1
governor, I am sure he wrill fill
the bill .”
Dr. Gruening said he talked
with secretary Ickes and had
been informed that the President
expected to give him the recess
appointment or send his name in;
at the regular session Gruening
told reporters he preferred the
recess appointment “if appointed.
woud refer to go to Alaska:
as soon as possible even if it en
tailed returning to Washington,
for confirmation.” He said he had'
no per-. 'o:il knowledge of opposi-1
lion to him in Alaska or else-,
where, :? it was said opposition
likely came from local interests
which had other ideas about the
governorship.
The N me City Council will
hold a r gular business meeting
'at the City Hn’l at 8 p.m.1
C ANA D I A N — ‘ !r“ Loring
Ci.risi.ie (above), uew minister
from Canada, has assumed duties
at Washinjrtoh, D. C. Longr asso
ciated with the Canadian depart
ment of externa! affairs as ex
pert on American relations, he
succeeds Sir Herbert Marler.
Barracks of Hitler
Guards Burns
KREUZLINGER. Switzerland,
Nov. 13 UP)—The large barracks
of Hitler’s elite guards were burn
ed down last night at Konstanz,
Germany, just across the front
ier from here.
Trains Collide
OPPELN, Germany, Nov. 13
i/P) — Forty-three persons were
known kilied and sixty injured
in a collision of two passenger
'rains between Langlie-BenRos
em*rad.
NO HERO’S RETURN FOR THEM
These three men. shown in a S cotiish hospital, arc German fliers who participated in the raid on
the Firth of Forth October 16, but who didn’t go back to a hero’s wecome. Shot down dur
ing the raid, all were wounded. Picture sent from Scotland to L ondon by telephoto and transmit
ted to the United Stae hy radio.