Greek Empties
Pistol At Auto
Kina of Italv
c J
UNDATED, May 24 i/P) — A
dispatch to Rome from Tirana. A1
ibania, said a Greek “afflicted
with poetic madness" emptied r,
pistol at the an1, i of King Vi'.tor
Emanuel, who was riding with
the Albanian pr mier, on May
17th. Neither was 'woundssd.
TESTS BEING MADE
FOR AUTO RACE
INDIANAPOLIS, May 22 -
Mechanics worked over the rac
ing cars of 10 drivers in prepara
tion f >r qu ilifying speed tests i;
the 500 mile Mem rial Day sweet
stakes.
Eighteen drivers already hava
won places in the official starting
lineup for the May 30 motor claw
ic. The minimum qualifying
speed is 115 miles an hour.
SHORTAGE OF OIL
MAY DEFEAT AXIS
CHICAGO. May 23 — Petrol
eum Consultant Robert Wilson
of the Office of Production Man
agement expressed the opinion
that a shortage of oil might bring
defeat for the Axis partners.
Dr. Wilson addressed members
of the American Institute of
Chemical Engineers in Chicago.
He declared that England stood a
good chance of winning the wav
if she could blast Germany's syn
thetic plants and transportation
facilities.
Dr. Wilson said that oil avail
able for German and Italian war
^ efforts amounted to only 5 per
cent of America’s annual output
of crude oil.
CHARITY FILM
IS BEING MADE
HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 22
—Cameras clicked on the inital
filming of a movie strictly for
the benefit of British and United
States charities.
All the film players will part
icipate without pay. The movie
will be entitle d “This Changing
World.” The story deals with
London from 1804 until the pres
ent day.
PRESS SUPPRESSED
p IN NETHERLANDS
LONDON. May 22 —Efforts of
tlie Nazis to suppress anti-Ger
man sentiment and activities in
the Netherlands has evoked an
other decree providing harsh:
measures for persons taking pari
in such activities.
Manufacture, possession or dis
tribution of anti-German printed
matter or pictures is punishable
by imprisonment.
I The new decree also makes it
punishable by imprisonment at
hard labor to take part in any
activity in connection with for
bidden political parties in the
Netherlands.
You can ^ave -2.00 by paying si
months it advance for your sul
acription w The Nome Nugget
Fl-'
At last a cure for smoke filled
rooms—the bane of almost every- I
ore but politicians in oonvention ]
assembled. A fan inside the stand ,
does the trick as shown by flying
ribbons. Aside from functioning as
an ash tray and a dispeller of nox
ious fumes, the smoke stand be
comes a serving table when a metal
platform, which comes with it, i3
placed over tt’o ash tr~y section.
Guards To
Watch For
S a !> of a <r c
v
WASHINGTON, May 22 — The'
rT na sod hv a vote of 267 to
*0 a hit] authorizing a new fore -
of guards to protect Navy shore
est.abii hmerts from p ci;ibl > sab
' Tlie bill authorized the an
pr or tion of $2,000,000 to fin
ance the new force.
Tb measure was recommend
'd bv the Navy Department and
; was id to be aimed at subver
sive dangers resulting from the
national emergency.
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AIR CORPS AND WEATHFR
BUREAU OFFER COURSES
At d'e request of tb United
’States Army Air Corps and the
United States Weather Bureau
the California Institute of Tech
nology is scheduling a special
course, in Meteorology which w 11
begin July 1, 1041 and continu
until about March 1. 1942. The
course is designed to supply
trained weather forecasters, who
are urgently needed by both of
these government s rvices. This
Joffers an excellent opportunity to
! secure training, under very ad
vantageous conditions, for a rap
1 idly expanding field, and at the
same time contribute to national
d1 fense.
For those men who quahfy for
the c urse, tuition will be free
and a salary will be paid while
the course is in progress. Upon
successful completion of the
course, employment i.s assured in
oni of the government services.
Candidates must be citizens of
the United States, between the
ages of 20 and 27 years. They
must also be college graduates
with two years of college study
in mathematics (including differ
ential and integral calculus) and
one year of physics, or a degree
in engineering.
Further detailed information
about the course can be secured
by applying immediately to the
Department of Meteorology, Cal
ifornia Institute of Technology.
Pasadena, California.
MAN ASKS FOR
LIQUOR PROTECTION
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ROSEBURG. Ore. May 22 — A
man who feels himself no longer
capabl of taking his liquor or
leaving it alone asked the court
for an order forbidding anyone
to sell him alcoholic beverages.
Such orders may be issued un-:
der Oregon law, usually on the j
petition of members of a per
son's family.
District Attorney Long said
that the Roseburg man, whose
identity was concealed, said he
had no relatives or friends to file
a complaint against him.
FORI) DELIVERS
6-CYLINDER CARS
—
DETROIT, May 22 — Deliver-1
ies have started on a new six- j
cylinder Ford car.
j Announcement to that effect j
! was made by company officials, j
Original plans called for introduc j
tion of the new Ford car earlier |
in the year, but defense prior- j
ities were cited by Ford spokes
men as the reason for the delay.
The latest six-cylinder Ford car
costs $15 less than current Ford
V-8 models and are similar in
body design.
PAROLE FOR BUND
LEADER OPPOSED
NEW YORK, May 21 — De
mands that Q rman-American
Bund Leader Fritz Kuhn be kept
in prison as a threat to Ameri
can defense efforts were voiced
by Judge Jonah J. Goldstein of
Brooklyn.
Kuhn has been in Dannemorra
prison since December 5, 1939,
and becomes eligible for parole
this week. Judge Goldstein, rep
resenting a number of civic organ
izatidns, has filed protests against
the parole with the stab? parole
board, requesting that Kuhn be
kept in prison for his maximum
term of five years.
IStrim5lm"nl1
Britain Is
Gaming In
Air Strength
LONDON, May 22 — B-itair.’s
: ;ir sir ngth is increasing, 'he A'"
Ministry announced and declare d
the need of trained, capo' ! pi
lots w • b ■ toming apparent.
The Air Ministry news servic
I disci •'•••'d that American-built
l bombers bad participated in the
North Airmen c: ' pa. tn for th
first time 1 si. wc k during e:
I bombing attack on F. ’• Capuzzo.
THo's are being trained no'
innl' in tiie British Lies but also
’ : C adn and in the other Dorn-1
i no.
T ■ ■ Air Mini try expressed
gratification at reports tha Brit-1
i h and Canadian fliers would be:
aiDwed to train at United States
alrfi Ids.
The air ministry stressed the
imp rtance of training in nigh' j
flying.
INTIMIDATION OF
WITNESS CHARGED
SAN FRANCISCO, May 22 -
A union longshoreman, R -co:'
Craycraft, of Portland, Ore., testi
fled in the deportation hearing!
involving Harry Bridges that
Maurice Cannalonga said he was
intimidated by federal agents in-1
to giving a statement linking.
Harry Bridges with the Commun
ist Parly. Cannalonga made the
statement to Craycroft.
Cannalonga is a ship el ctrieian
who testified for the government
several weeks ago. He said he had
j,attended Communist meetings at
which the CIO leader was pr s
ent.
Later Cannalonga made a sup
ported affidavit repudiating his
testimony. The affidavit was ad
mi tti d to the trial records as evi
dence after Deputy United Stall s
marshals failed to locate Canna
longa to subpoena him to testify
a second time.
Craycraft said that Cannalonga 1
1 declared he was threatened by1
federal ag> nts with prosecution
under a 20-year-old charge unless
he wujpld testify against Bridges.
BRIDGES CALLED
HIGH COMMUNIST
SAN FRANCISCO. May 22 —
The head of the United States
Immigration Bureau, Major Le-1
muel Scofield, declared from the
witness stand that Harry Bridges
is one of the leading Communists
of the United States.
Scofield was subpoened by the
Bridges defense for questioning
in the second deportation pro
ceedings against the Australian
born labor leader.
The immigration chief said that .
his department is certain that
Bridges not only is a Communist,
but is one of the most prominent
Communists in America.
If you want to get rid of a man
who tries to borrow some money, !
lend him some money. <
BCTZ IM ACTION—Here is an action shot of Pauline
Betz, the I 03 Angeles tennis star who took the national indoor
tennis singles title at Brookline, r.lass. She and Dorothy Bundy
also took the national indoor doui irs championship.
France Intends
To Keen Colonies
k
W.-V'HJNGTC >T, Mny 22
Fre"'h Amhn? ! t t’v Unite '
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FT’ F ■ • ‘he p ■ ti ; of C • ■s'
F. • .»-£*• r n aboard French ves
i ; Ui ite I States port -. r
ifF ar d Hi dr*. rminalun f th
Vichy gov-mment t pru'cct ’h
French -colonial empn’1', r.elud
ing Western Hemisph< . posse
1 •;>r-• -}I '• sa. 1 France ha
'U rod rr-op !han ar> nf the oth
er re al den: -rack s and he s: ‘
h r total ca ualtirs in the pres
eio war at 125,000 d- d, 20 J.OO'J
v. undc-d and almost l JuO.OOB pr.
sr ner.'..
The envoy add d that Frano
ha:; a ; intention of becoming e
be 'li: 'rent in the present s’rt.g
gl n '
HAWAIIAN' ISLES
HAVE BI ACKOl’T’
HONOLULU, May 21 - Light
were blotted cut in the Hawaiian)
Islands shortly after 9 o’clock
last night as residents wore warn •
cd of the approach of the retical
enemy h nibers.
The blackout was h raided by
siti as and radio announcements
and motor messengers heralded i
the approach of the planes to iso-1
latod hamlets.
All lights were extinguished
e\ rywherc even Japanese gro
cers shutting -off their kerosene \
lamps and lighthouse keepers
doused their beacons from tl»
farthest north Kaui Island to fa:
south.
AUSTRALIAN WAR
COST S700.000.080
NEW YORK. May 29 The
Australian Minister to the United
States Richard G. Casey, said that
Australia’s war effort in the cut
rent year would cost about $700,
000.000.
Minister Casey address d a
luncheon of the Bond Club. He
pointed out that the cost of this
one year of modern war is not
very far from the total cost of the
whole four and one-half years of
the World War. The Australian
minister said the government's
policy is to raise one-third of the
money from taxes and the rest
from loans.
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PLANS MADE TO
SEND IRELAND FOOD
WASHINGTON. May 22—Presi
dent Roosevelt was scheduled to
confer with American Red Cross I
Chairman Norman Davis on the j
administration offer to charter or
lease to the Irish government
two food ships for relief of Irish
civilians.
The President announced the i
ship offer Tuesday and it was ac-;
cepted by Irish Minister Bren
nan in behalf of the Eire govern
ment. Mr. Roosevelt and Davis1
will go over plans for Red Cross;
purchase of one-half million dol
lars’ worth of food for the Irish, i
STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY—90 PROOF • SCHENLEY DISTILLERS RP.. N. Y C
STAR IN TENNIS SK Y—Pauline Betz (above) of l.os
Angeles is the new national indoor singles champion, winning
title recently at Brookline, Mass. Superior playing over l>;.n. hy
Bundy gave Miss Betz the title vacated by Alice Marble.
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Slightly colder tonight with light fog during the night. Cloudy
Tuesday morning becoming parti y cloudy before noon and clear
| in afternoon with slowly rising te mperatures.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
j Highest temp — 47 Lowest te mp — 27 , Precipitation — T
; Total precip this month — 0.10 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 _ 1.67
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight---- 31 87 E 2 Clear
8am --- 36 68 NNE 5 Cloudy
12:30 p m___ 39 63 S 9 Clear
| Tomorrow: Sunrise 2:05 a. m. Sunset 9:56 p. m.
One Year Ago Tod»v
j Highest temp — 50 Lowest temp — 38 Preciptation — A
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