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VOL. 41. No. 66. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939 per copy 15«
Nova Wins Technical KO over Baer
New British Sub Sinks With 94 Persons Aboard
British Sub Fails
To Rise After
Test Dive
LONDON June 1 i/Pt'All
available warships in’ the- vicin
ity ace searching for the new
British submarine Thetis, when
*t failed to reappear after a test
dive.
The tug accompanying her re
ported “something amiss” when
the 1,095-ton craft “was a few
hours overdue.”
The Admiralty ordered a
search for the ship whidh has a
normal complement of 53 men.
The construction company said
that 20 members of its staff are
aboard as well as a number h
admiralty experts who went
along to observe the trials off
Birkenhead.
The Thetis cost about a million
six hundred thirty eight thou
sand and was commanded by
Lieutenant Commander G. H.
Bolus.
Strong Tide Halts
Rescue Work
LONDON, June 2 UP) — The
British admiralty announced
that a strong tide carried the
submarine Thetis completely un
der water and forced the tem
porary suspension of attempts to
cut a hole in the stern which
would expose to rescue the 90
men aboard.
At the same time, the Admir
alty said it was not clear why
the use of the Davis escape meth
od had been abandoned, with 90
men si ll left in the submarine.
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Four Escape In
Davis Lung But
90 Remain
BIRKENHEAD, June 2 </P) —
Admiralty officials expressed the
belief that the Davis “lung” es
cape had been abandoned to pre
serve the aix supply for the 90
men still trapped aboard the
partly submerged British sub
marine Thetis.
Four of the 94 persons aboard,
j when the sleek new sub dived
' into mud and sand below 130
feet of water in the Irish Sea,
came to the surface with strap
ped on oxygen rescue masks.
But when no more men emerged
in mid-afternoon, several hours
! after the last four escaped and
were picked up, Admiralty of
ficials surmised that the escape
system had been suspended.
Rescue efforts were then speed
ed up from the outside. Naval ex
iports hurried preparations to cut
holes in the fin-like tail of the
Thetis which is glinting above
the surface while the nose lay
in the mud.
They hoped to cut holes in the
tail, above the water line at low
tide, in the early evening and re
lease the foul iair and permit
fresh air to be pumped in. They
hoped eventually that one hole
would be widened so the trapped
j men cc-uld be released through
j it.
A J D Gets Grippe
WASHINGTON, June 1 </P» —
Delegate from Alaska, Anthony
J. Dimond is confined to his
home with the grippe.
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Russian Message
Deadlocks
Front Proposals
UNDATED, June 1 </P)—A new ^
stalemate prolonged negotiations
to bring Russia ini'- the British
French. front and left London
and Paris shocked but stil' hope
ful but brought smiles in Rome
and Berl'n.
The deadlock was caused by
the statement made by Molotoff;
.about Britain’s proposals for a |
mutual .assistance agreement,
which he sad contained nothing
about assistance for the three
countries on the northwestern
border of the U. S. S. R.
Presumably, therefore, Russia
wanted guarantees for Finland,
Latvia and Estonia. Besides those!
•countries already are holding |
pledges to aid Poland, Greece, j
Turkey aird Rumania.
Molotoff, however, kept Lon-1
dons hope alive by aeknowledg- j
ing that Britan and France have,
taken a forward step in their ef!
forts to build a front and by say- |
ing that negotiations have not
yet ended.
German Nazis considered the;
Molotoff statement not only as a.
setback to Britain and France,
but also as encouragement to i
Italy and Germany.
Italian Fascists viewed the Rus
sian objections as humiliation for
Britain if not actual renuncia
tion of the British-French pro
gram.
In Warsaw, Polish circles took
the situation calmly, one view be
ling ithiat the Russian's Stand
“was obvious and not unexpect
ed as an instrument of bargain- i
i ing.”
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BLANKETS RUSHED FOR EXPECTED SURVIVORS
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Although there was no Certainty any of the crew ef the disabl cd submarine Squalus, pinned to
the bottom of the Atlantic, would be rescued alive, the Navy as sembled blankets and other sup
plies to be used in treating the men should they be brought to the surface. The might of the
Navy was thrown into the effort to save the 59 officers and men imprisoned in the submarine.
SISTER SUB STANDS BY STRICKEN CRAFT
Helpless to aid tlieir comrades 210 feet below the surface, members of the crew of the Sculpin,
sster ship of the Squalus, are shown standing by at the spot where the Squalus sank off the
New Hampshire coast with 59 officers and men. The ,S< 'llpin established contact with the sub
merged craft through a telephone line sent up by a buoy, but this contact later was lost
Nova Wins KO
Over Max Baer
In 11th Round
NEW YORK, June 1 iJP)—Lou
Nova wins a technical knock
out over Max Baer in the elev
enth round.
In the Yankee Stadium, Lou
Nova, blonde Alameda, Calif.,
youngster punched Max Baer’s
face 'into a bloody mess tonight
and stopped the ex-heavyweight
champion via a technical knock
out in the eleventh round.
Baer weighed 210 and a half
and Nova weighed 202.. The fight
ended after 1 mmute 21 seconds
of tne 11th round.
House Votes Down
Townsend Plan
WASHINGTON, June 1 </P» —
The Townsend Old Age Pension
bill was crushed in the House by
an overwhelming vote of 302 to
97.
Just before the final vote a
loud chorus of “noes” squelched
the effort of Rep. Treadway to
send the bill back into commit
tee. Treadway is the ranking
Republican on the Ways and
Means Committee and he propos
ed that the legislation be return
ed to that group for further con
sideration with the view to bring
ing forth a bill that would pro
vide "just, equitable pensions to
elderly persons on a pay as you
go basis.”
FRESH BAKERY GOODS AT
NORTH POLE BAKERY
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Urge Amendment
Wagner Labor Act
WASHINGTON, June 2 f/P) —
Secretary of Commerce Harry
Hopkins said a group of busi
ness men, during a discussion of
business conditions, urged Presi
dent Roosevelt last night to seek
an amendment to the Wagner La
j bor Act.
t Hopkins told reporters that the
eight business men who dined
at the White House, presented no
specific labor plan but indicated
possible changes in the wording
of the administration of the
Wagner Act.
He added that one of the most
important topics discussed with,
Roosevelt was foreign trade,
particularly with South America.
Taxation was also discussed.
Gets 20-year Term
SEATTLE, June 1 (/Pi—.Forrest
Smith of Juneau began a 20-year
prison term at McNeil Island for
the October 15 killing of Thomaai
Colling. He was convicted of see
ond degree murder.
James Sparks lof Ketchikan,
started serving a 5-year term fotj
a postoffice burglary.
A WIFE WEEPS, A CHILI) PRAYS
Fearful for the safely of Robert L. Coffey, one of the crew of the
submarine Squalus, down off the New Hampshire coast, his wife
Pearl (left), wept and his three-year-old daughter, Roberta (right),
prayed at theirt Los Angeles home as they waited further news.
Don’t Forget Ladies Aid Pie Sale Sat. Branch Store