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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20
ITO Be Continued

Okay. lust to prove he's no trieno
of mine, Iii loan you my gun :,
He opened one of the cupboard
doors and from inside can Ia
heled sugar" he lifted out a reVo!.
yer that seemed to have been wen
cared for despite its evident age.
BE sure y'u give this back" be
remarked as he passed it over 20
me, first examining the chambers
TO make sure that they were
loaded.
How will get it 10 you?" ....
I'VE tie up at the wharf across
the river from the Rio Vista clnp
every other night bout sundoWnT
did some quick calculating.
Were you there Tuesday night1
about II o'clock?" -
He nodded big party at tho
club that night. Lights in the gar
den went out"
"What did you see in the gar
DEM"
He hesitated. Didn't see moth
ing. Too many willow trees"
wondered if his hesitancy was
caused by the fact that he knew
William Gala had an appointment
in that garden-with man VINO
was murdered.
Didn't you see anybody in the
garden?" 1 persisted.
He shook his head. II saw some
guy leaning out one of the upstairs
windows. I think he threw some
thing into the river. Looked kinda
queer. That's all saw"
"You didn't recognize him?"
Hell, no. He was clear across
the river from me. How would l
recognize him ?"
my error" 1 looked down at
the revolver in my hand. rs there
safety catch on this thing"
He showed me, but I decided not
to use the safety. l might need the
gun in a hurry.
The barge bell rang. | heard the
crew stirring around below us, pre-
paring for the landing.
Ito Be Continuea)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20

the head Of tho stairs that ,ea
down to where the cargo was ar
ried on The main deck. : leaned
against the rail and looked into
the fog. Except for the chug 81
the motor and the splash Of water
the night vas silent. There Wa5
something ominoUs about it.
\ half hour later the 2ooE came
out and banged 3 Spoon on the
bottom of 6 pan 10 attract the
crew. Five men CAME up the stairs.
They gave ME the impression, as
they squeezed past NE. that they
We're i'll at case.
The cook beckoned ME back it,
side after them. More grub; ne
announced. That stew was just a
starter"
! joined the crew around the Oil
cloth covered table. The men were
quiet. Aside from Pete, who sat at
the head of the table, they looked
to me like typical river buns. Pos
sible exception was the large man
who sat on Pete's right and ate his
food without looking up. There
was something vaguely familiar
about him. His face was not as
tanned and leathery as the faces
Of the others. He was not as shifty
eyed, but his face was brutal as
we'll as forceful. OF all the crew !
sensed that he was the man I could
trust least.
1 couldn't tell just how big ne
was, because he sat hunched over
his plate of beans with scarcely
room to operate the knife between
them and his mouth.
It was not until got up to turn
my wet clothes again that I dis.
covered why that big man dis.
turbed me so. I happened to glance
down at his feet. He was wearing
a pair of slices I could never for
get. They were the shoes I had
seen when I looked through the
crack under the door at 2 Cleaves
street.
Not only that, but the bottoms
of the trousers were the same. !
made a quick estimate of his pro-
00rtions-and was convinced. He
was William Gala!
ITO BE Continued
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

you WON'T have to take any
more risks" / told my friendly
taller, the little cook. "I'll be able
to get off this barge at the next
landing without your help"
"And without the police?"
Fright. I'm going to ask one of
the men to 60 ashore with me-"
(which one?" ask,1 The Geek
suspiciously.
"We-ell, that oir fello" didn't
seem to be busy Nith the potatoes.
He doesn't look like regular
member of the crew. Low about
him? You wouldn't be afraid to let
me 90 in his custody, would YOU"
The little mans eyes were WIDE
"D-don't trust Bill. Don't go ashore
with him."
$50 his name is Bill, Ell? 1
thought so. He wouldn't be Will
liam Gala, would he?"
The cook was frightened. "Sh!'
He went to the galley door and
looked out to make sure no one
was listening. "How did you guess
that?" he asked, coming back.
1--WE thought you couldn't recog-
nize him." ,
"His size gave him away. And
since he's William Gala know
he'll be glad of the chance to 60
ashore with me in the dark. He'll
think it will be good chance to
finish the job he started"
you've sure got plenty OF
nerve" ,
"rn have the advantage. I'll
know my danger, and he won't
know that I know"
. The rumble Of the hand trucks
below us had ceased. There was a
scraping and a humping as the
eangplank was pulled aboard.
Pete shouted to someone to cast
Oh the mooring rope. The gasoline
ENGINE Of the barge came to life.
NE Were on our way to Big Bend.
fINo.s one came up to the galley.
ashaps they felt uneasy in my
&esanoe. I wouldn't blame them.
Es:4fIow did this outfit get MIXED
Rinwatki Calla?" I asked. you've
aifsady told me you don't gp for
Hfusder." ;iIh,,,t
/ lilies a friend of Pete's," the lit
tie cook told me. Il think Pete
owes him some money or some
thing, Bill asked for! a ride to
Frisco tonight. We didn't know
about him tying that old rowboat
to our stern. He used a long rope
and we didn't see it in the fog,
Jack heard you holler and pulled
YOU in. We sure were surprised"
so was Mr.. Gala, imagine" I
said.
HE thought he could get away
with it. When you told us the
name Of the man who tied you in
that boat" =,
"You, think he hoped you would
never know"
~ think after that rowboat sank
he was going to cut the rope"
"And that's the kind of man
you're trying to protect"
"Tm not protecting him. l just
don't like the idea of turning him
over to you-and your friends;
How do + know what he mad
against you? 1t musta been some
thing bad. or he wouldn't try to
kill you"
you probably think he's just a
bootlegger."
"sa-ay, how much do you
know"
"Whatever I know about Mr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN

III - .
T CONTINUED to adjust my
clothes hanging by the galley stove
until I regained my compcsure. 1t
would not do to let the crew know
recognized my kidnaper among
them. They thought couldn't iden-
tiff, him. They must continue to
think so. That was why nothing
had been done against me. 1t was
considered perfectly safe to wait.
"We-ell, let's get going" drawled
Pete as he rose from the table.
"Berger's wharf is just around the
bend"
The men filed out the door and
down the steps to the main deck
of the barge. The big fellow walked
stopped over, which knew was as
sumed as a disguise.
"How long before we make this
landing? 1 asked the cook.
About five minutes"
I looked down the ladder after
the men. In the sWirling fog I could
barely distinguish the crew as dark
shapes moving; among the potato
sacks. Two of them paused to light
cigarets and I saw their faces.
here was nothing sinister about
them.
The cook certainly didn't look
like a criminal type. I decided to
lake a chance on him. 1--WE got to
ger off at this landing" I told him.
win anyone object?"
"We-ell, I don't know. Mebbe it
.sn't safe. I don't know why, but
somebody was trying to kill you a
while ago. Mebbe you'd better not
Leave u.s.
':You think I'm safer on this
boat Than ashore alone?"
Elbow do you know you'd be
alone ?"
"I. think I can take care of that,
with your help. I've a feeling I'm
lot safe here"
IT sure amt a murderer, if
that's what you mean"
1T don't think you arc." l re-
assured him. II owe my i.fe 10 the
n..n on this barge, but at thc same
tine ! have a feeling that the man
who wants TO kill me is not a
stranger. An i right?"
The little man was f1abpergasied
by the question. He looked uneaslly
at the door. "No-oW, that's kinda
strong thing to say. But IL guess
you're right. We gotta pretty good
idea We amt going to let him get
away with murder, though, not or
this boat"
That's all l want tc know.
You'll be glad to have me of: the
boat?"
"Mebbe that sounda too IL
friendly. We don't want no muid der,
that's ALL"
"Good. I've got to arrange t. get
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20
rt.,"rER THIRTY-SIX


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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20

William Hughes and wife. -----
Hughes, Sam Hughes, Ola Hughes,
Mary Frances |Wisdalc (widGW OF
Henry CIarkJ. william Henry
Clark, Rufus Clark ami wife, -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-20

Clark, G0moTrah Clark. DGrOtn"
Clark, Hazel Clark and Edward
Clark, Lewis johnSor, GiusDand
of Dorothy $. .Iplir@Or) and all
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To Chas. Olsen, his heirs, ex- ecutorS, administrators and as- signs.
 You and each of you are here by notified that I have expend- ed during the var ending July lst, 1940, two hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the Sand Hill Association Placer mining claim, situated on the right bank of Snake River about three and one-half miles north westerly from the mouth thereof and th5 town of Nome in the Cape Nome Mining and Record ing District, Territory of Alas ka, in order to hold said mining .laim under the provisions of U. 5. C. Tit. 30 Sec. 28, and amend ments thereto concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being .he amount required to hold said claim for the period ending July lst, 1940.
 And if, within nin-ty days af- CT the publication of this Notice you fail to contribute your pro- portion of such expenditure as a co-oWncr, which amounts to one hundred d liars, your interest in said mining claim will become the property of the subscriber, Your co-owner, who has made the required expenditure to hold said claim.
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, the jth day of December. 194O.
 John Csrlson, Co-owner
 Publish Dec. 6 B 9 27. lo4O Jan. 3 10 IT 24 3l, Feb. ' IA 2l 28, 1941.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
U. s. Iron Embargo Hits Japanese

NEW YORK, Dec. - The Do mel Japanesz news agency de- clared in a broadcast from Tokyo that the United States Govern mentS extension of the export licensing system to iron ore, pig iron and certain steel products is regarded as hsr new economic measure expressly aimed at Jap an."
 Newspapers have unanimous ly pointed out that the appoint ment of Admiral Nomura as Am bassador to Washington first ap- peared to bring about a decrease In tension, but this has not re- su t-d in any modification of the attitude of the United States Gov ernment."
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
Pays Alimony
 With His Blood

CHICAGO Thomas Donohue, 42, must contribute blood in lieu of alimony under the terms of a divorce agreement.
 The unusual pact was approV- ed by Judge Joseph Sabath who said that it would be made part of a divorce decree issued.
 tIrs. Anna Donohue brought suit for divorce charging h-r hus bad with chronic drunkenness. Her attorney, Charles Gr@dman, asked Judge Sabath to order tenn porary imony paid at once be cause Mrs. Donohue was ill and needed a blood transfusion.
 Judge Sabath, perhaps the na- tion's mos famous d;vorc. court justice, tGnsd b D3nohua and said:
 You are big s.rapping fel- low. Why don't you be the don or for your Wife's transfusion? Besides it might bring you two ,ogether again.
 Tt would bring them together in body, but not in spirit com nented Attorney Gradman.
 And speaking of spirits" in arisct d Mrs. Donohue, T don't want any of his alcoholic trans fusions.'
 Under the agreement subse- quen ly reached, Mrs. Donohue
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
Hsr Tiger Pitcher Fred Hutchinson Praise Alaska Magazine

Freddie Hutchinson, who pitch es for the Detroit Tigers n the American League spent an hour today absorbed in his copy of the January issue of The Alaska Sportsman magazine.
 It's a beauty" he said. Its a winner in any league
 In Ketchikan for a short visit, Hutchinson is enthusiastic about Alaska and The Alaska Sports man, he says is the tops for in terest in portraying this country.
 That cover picture in full col or is one of the most beautiful views I have ever ssen," Freddie remarked. With country like that in Alaska, I'd like to stay here myself.
 And after reading the story about farming around Cook In let The Green Slopes of Homer it's called, I'd almost like to buy a farm there too, even though farming out is something a ball player doesn't usually like to talk about
 Freddie was equally impressed with the other stories and pie lures in the January issue. After r-ading A B Denman's story White Sheep and Grizzly Bear," he said he hopes he can do some hunting himself maybe next year.
 All in all" Freddie conclud- ed this January Sportsman is a dandy, and I'll bet people all ov- CT the States would want to take the Sportsman just to learn more about Alaska if they only knew the magazine. It's Okay. All hits mo errors!"
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
NOT ESSENTIAL?
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)

Cleveland Plain Dealer)
 It is not enough that Britain's horrors of war increase from without. The Board of Trade has added to them from within. In one of its prioritieS rulings it has decreed that the sale of corsets shall be limited to half of last years volume on the ground that tn, garment is non-essentia'
 That there have been protests is not surprising for the ruling strikes at the very fundamentals of a large and important sector of the populace. Even the British willingness to take punishment in silence is not enough to cover this case. They can tolerate phys ical terror and destruction but they will admit no tampering Wi.h esthetic principles. They in sist cn retaining the symbols as well as the substance of civiliz- ation. They insist also that the Board of Trade is not a compet- ent judge of corsets, that because of its sheltered life it still thinks and speaks of corsets in terms tha apply to the ironsides grand ma wore, of garments that weigh ed four pounds instead of the mod=rn models that weigh four ounces and consume none of the steel the board is trying to con- serve. No four ounce fimsy would be the subject of haggling in peacetime but when defense is at stake nothing can be ovsr- looked.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
.SatkO Finds His
 Trip East Was For Naugght

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. lP) - Paul Satko who gained fame when he sailed to Alaska with his wife and seven children in his homemade craft "The Ark" said that he learned in Washing ton, D. C. that his 4,500 mile trip from Juneau to the capital was entirely unnecessary.
 Satko came here to ask the gov ernm nt to open new land to homesteading at Juneau so that he can make farm for himself and his family which now con sists of eight children. He said he learned that he could have ac complished the same end by ask ing the Forest S.rvice at Juneau to classify the land he desired as suitable for agriculture.
 On the way back to Alaska, Satko said he plans to stop in Seattle to give authorities a chance to do anything they wish in connection with his disregard of Seattle court order last Ap- Til whEn he sailed for Alaska se- cretly in disregard of the order.
 T am not going there looking for trouble but if they're going to do anything I would rather have it happen while I'm alone so the Wh9 family won't be ted up, :" Satko said.
 Satko avoided Seattle on his way -ast from Juneau passing through Vancouver only. He built his Ark on the eas. coast, took it across the nation by auto mobile for the trip to Alaska where he sought new opoortunit- ity for himself and his family.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
EDITORIAL
ALASKA'S PROBLEM
tSeattle Post-Intelligencer)

{Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
 Ii is difficult at this distance to pass satisfactory judgement upon the merits of the dispute between the management of theMatan- uska colony and those settlers who refuse to make payments on their farm properties, under the terms of their contracts.
 It is evid,nt that some of the colonist are doing quite we'll and that others, partly as result of having undertaken too heavy an indebtedness are having rather serious difficulties.
 The Alaskans themselves are in a better position to determine where the blame lies and to seek suitable adjustments.
 And 1t would be well if the residents of the Territory were to devote some attention to this issue.
 Many sections of Alaska are experiencing a tremsndous boom from defense operations. But Al aska needs a much better round ed development than can be pro vided by either temporary con- struction or permanent military activities. It needs more diversi- fication in general and more az riculture in particular.
 The Matanuska project was planned as an experiment. To the extent that it encourages future developments it will help Alas ka. If it is permitted to degen- crate into a failure through un- ssemly quarrels it will be defin- itely harmful to Alaska's future.
 Alaska has long clamored for a greater degree of self-govern- ment and voices have been raised from time to time asking for statehood.
 We believe that more self government is indicated. And the mo. helpful step that A askans could take toward this end would be to settle their local difficult ies 10 the greatest extent that is possible und.r present regula- tions. The problems of Matan- uska strike us as one subject on which we hould have the reason ed judgement of Alaska's citi- zens and the territorial officials.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
Rising Price Of Rice Has Brought Crisis

HONG KONG, Dec. - A Jap anese military official quoted what was assort-dly a dispatch from London that the Chungking government was facing an acute shortage of supplies.
 The Japanese official asserted that the information was that the rising price of rice had created a grave political crisis for the Chungking r-gime. The official claimed that the Chungking gov ernment had prohibited public gatherings because of fears of rioting It was also asserted that the Chungking government in tructed all Chinese army and DO Lee officers to intensity tn ir su pervisory activities in the light f the asserted crisis.
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The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27

They have been residing in Ju- leau ever sincs.
 Tae Seattle juvenile court for oid Satko to depart for the Al aska trip after the boat had been .ermed unseaworthy and top heavy by Washington authorities. He sailed seer fly desite the or Ter.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27
Civilians
 Killed in United Kingdom, 3 Mos.

LONDON, Dsc. - Civilian air raid casualties in the United Kingdom in November totaled 4.588 dead and 6,202 injured, it was announced officially. The to- tai for the three months period September, October and Novem- ber was l5,522 dead and 24,620 wounded.
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27

Thomas w. Lamont, partner of J. P, Morgan and Company: Tt is not for the businessman to at tempt to initiate the nations for eign policies"
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27

will undergo a transfusion at the Cook county hospital, drawing on the blood reserves there. Don ohua th.n must donate blood to inc hospital "blood bank
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27

Hiram Johnson, U. S. Senator from California: The idea of unity is hold-ov r from the hvs.erics of the last few months
The Nome nugget., 1940-12-27

Carlo Sforza, former Italian diplomat: Art is, in its essence, ind.vidua ist:c and free. Other W.se it is not art"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16

fred Beecher, Yale university, Bris. tol Co.,; Kenneth Goodyear, Mid- dlebury college, U. s. Rubber Co.,; Robert s. Goodyear, Harvard uni- versity U. s. Rubber Co.,;
 Richard B. Harding, Jr., Amherst college and Harvard university Scovill Mfg. O.; Donald A. Hil- Hard, Rensselaer, Polytechnic i11sti- ute, United Chromium Go; Hal- bert L. King, Yale university, Sco- will Mfg. Co.,; Frederick B. Mac Laren, Yale university. Bristol Co.,; William H. senger, Pratt institute, Pratt 6 Whitney; Nicolai Tirnenes, Norwegian Technical institute, Wa terbufy Tool Co.
 H. Vincent Townsley, Newark Technical institute, Waterbury Tool Co.,; Irving Doolittle, Yale univer- sity, Scovill Mfg. Co.; Harry Wintsch, New York university, Nau- gatuck Chemical Co.,; John Flynn, Wesleyan university, Scovill Mfg. O., and Joseph Ivaska, Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute, Waterbury Tool Co.
 The school offers courses in three main groups: Mechanical design, manufacturing methods and pro- duction methods. Individual cours- es in these three groups include: Engineering mathematics, chem istry of materials, physics, mechan- ics, manufacturing methods, phy- sical metallurgy, industrial engin- eering, shop mathematics, blue print reading, accounting and cost control and foremanship.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-16
TALKS AT OUTING
 'OFF THE RECORD
Republicans Speak at Third and Fourth Ward
 Party Yesterday

Prominent loacl Republicans att tended the annual outing of the Third and Fourth Ward Republi- cans yesterday at Bradley's orchard, Town Plot. There were several speakers, but their remarks were of the record"
 The days program included sports entertainment and serving of pie mic lunch.
 Among the guests were ex-Mayor Patrick M. Perriello, Town Chair man Vernon Hall, Mrs. William Ger ardi, vice-chairman of the town committee, Anthony Petrillo, Alder man William Gerardi, Peter Augelli and Harold K. Hadley, president of the Young Mems Republican Club.
 Arrangements were in charge of President Anthony Colucci, Anthony Comardo, James Lavecchia and Prosecutor Michael J. Galullo.