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VOL. 37. No. 276 NOAI& ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 20, 1936. Par Copy 15ct®
Unions Won Legal Battle In L A.
CHAMBER LUNCH TALKS COOPERATION
Group To Request Subsidy For Zeppelin Service
UNIONS NOT FORCED
TO UNLOAD BANANA
CARGO STEAMER
i
Union Victorious
Legal Battle Not
To Unload Ship
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20, —
Victorious in a federal court de_
cision which prevents the unload
ing of a ten thousand dollar car
go . of bananas, unionists in the
harbor area pressed their cam.
paign to unionize southern Calif
ornia truck drivers.
Federal Judge Paul McCor.
mick ruled that the court lacks
jurisdiction in this matter.
Conditions at San Pedro have
changed since he ordered the un
loading of the liner California.
He vacated that order today.
Marshal Robert Clark was sum.
moned to court to show cause
why he should not be removed.
It was testified that he was un
able to find workers and had no
means of protecting them. In.
cidently there is other cargo on
top of the bananas.
Unions and Ship
Owners Await
Arrival Ohlson
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 20^ — The Al
aska steamship operators and
striking maritime unions both
awaited anxiously the arrival of
Manager Ohlson of the Alaska
Railroad from Washington, D. C.
to learn the full details of the
executive order to give Alaska
a service.
The spokesman for the Master
Mate and pilot Association said
that if Alaskans “are really starv
ing” members “would volunteer
to serve without pay on vessels
sent there, providing the profits
of such a venture would be giv.
en to charity.”
1st Time in 7 Years
(By The Associated Press)
PANAMA, Nov. 20, — For the
first time in seven years, no
boats passed through the Pana
ma Canal, bound for coast ports,
yesterday. The reason, of cour.
se is due to the Pacific Coast
maritime strike.
Forest Fire In
Canada Burns
Many Ranches
(By The Associated Press)
GALCARYj Alberta, Canada.
Nov. 20, — A forest fire, fanned
by a sixty mile wind swept a hun
dred thousand acres of ranch,
lands in the Bow River valley
near here, and was checked last
night by heavy rains.
It burned seven ranch homes,
and outbuildings by the dozens.
It destroyed winter feed for the
livestock. No lives were lost, al
though herds of livestock were
scattered for miles.
The fire destroyed the Calgary
electric power lines furnishing
power to street cars and tele
phones for several hours.
Suit Filed For
Removal Father
Coughlin Power
(By The Associated Press)
DETROIT, Mich., —Removal of
Rev. Charles Edward Coughlin
and the six other persons acting
as trustees for the National Union
of Social Justice is asked in a suit
filed in the circuit court in De_
troit October 16th by John O’Don
nell of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Father Coughlin, who is the
pastor of the Catholic Shrine of
the Little Flower in Detroit and
who is founder of the National
Union of Social Justice, is accus
ed of “dissipation of the trust
funds of the Union” and “in
preaching amd propagating fas_
cism and in undermining demo
cracy.”
The appointment of a receiver
for the National Union is asked
of the court.
Nature of Complaint
The complaint, filed by O’Don.
nell charges that the six trustees
of the National Union permitted
Father Coughlin “to pose as an
expert economist and waste the
trust funds of the Union in dis
torting fundamental economic
doctrine and in expounding eco.
nomic theories of which he pos
sesses only superficial know led.
ge."
To Recommend
Subsidize New
U.S. Zep Service
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 20,
—Representatives of the depart,
ment of commerce, the navy and
private business, will meet next
Tuesday to formulate recommen
dations to be presented to the
government for a subsidized dir.
igible passenger and freight ser
vice across the Atlantic Ocean.
They will report their actions
to the Maritime Commission,
which handles the recommenda.
tions for congress.
Conferees will study plans to
place American operators on a
parity with other operators in
other countries.
Two dirigibles would operate
on regular flights> coordinated
with Germany to provide fre
quent sailings both ways over the
Atlantic.
E. E. Adams, A
Former Nomeite
Died At Sitka
A letter received yesterday by
A. Polet, from Einer Hansen
superintendent of the Pioneer
Home at Sitka, carried the sad
news of the death of one more
oldtimer, and former pioneer and
Nomeite, E. E. Adams, on October
25th.
Mr. Adams, for many years
conducted the Snake River Gro
cery for the A. Polet Stores, pro.
minent merchants of Nome, and
up until the time of the fire in
1934, continued in that position.
He left soon afterward for the
Pioneer Home where he has re
sided with many fellow.pioneers
for the past two years.
The superintendent letter de
clared he was well liked by ev_
eryone there, and that his pres
ence will be greatly missed by
all who knew him.
It is unknown at this time if
there are any surviving relatives.
Mr. Adams, it is declared, was a
charter member of that great fra
ternity of the North, the Pioneers
of Alaska Igloo No. 1, at Nome.
NOTICE
Starting Monday, Nov. 23. bar.
ber shops in Nome will keep the
following hours—10 a.m. to 8 pm.
Saturdays—10 am. to 9 pm. and
Sundays—11 am. to 1 pm.
Bob Jackson
John Salonenka.
Milk Workers
Strike Settled
Peace Returned
(By The Associated Press)
OAKLAND, Nov. 20, — The
San Francisco Bay milk workers
dispute was settled today and all
men involved re-employed.
The union station permitted
drivers to proceed, not requiring
them to pass picket lines.
Four hundred thousand resi_
dents of Oakland and Berkeley
are now assured of their milk
supply. The city took over the dis
tribution after declaring an em
ergency yesterday, but has return
' cd that work to its proper place
today.
More Than 1000
Drowned When
Reservoir Broke
(By The Associated Press)
OSARUSAWA, Japan Nov. 20,
—A rushing avalanche of water
from a bursted mine reservoir,
last night swept away this little
town, drowning more than a
thousand and destroying more
than five hundred homes.
Sleeping inhabitants were trap
ped everywhere. Japanese troops
were sent to restore order. The
: reservoir bursted due to recent
heavy rains.
CCC tamps Seen
Proving Ground
For Ball Play ers
—
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov.—
OCC camps are seen as a new
proving ground for ball players.
Tom Doerer, former Washington
sports writer who edits “Happy
Days,” official CCC organ, reports
that 55,000 young men in the 2100
camps scattered throughout the
country play ball. They have
put together teams able to beat
the best semi-professional aggre.
gations.
St. Louis Cardinals have cap.
tured a dozen of the leading per
formers. Washington has tried
out several and is to look at sev.
eral more. The Philadelphia Ath
letics are experimenting with 2j
and Cleveland has signed one.
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“COOPERATION” KEYNOTE OF
CHAMBER COMMERCE LUNCH
ATTENDED MORE 50 GUESTS
“The Spirit of Cooperation”
as stressed in a main address by
Dr. Thomas Morcom, at noon to
day, proved to be the keynote of
the luncheon sponsored by the
Northwestern Alaska Chamber
of Commerce.
With more than fifty dinner
guests assembled in the dining
room of Cavey’s Restaurant, G.
R. Jackson, President of the
Chamber introduced Rev. Vin.
cent Widney of the Federated
Church, Mr. Edwards, associated
j with the Hammon Company, and
Thos. Givan, Nome agent of the
Wien Alaska Airlines and Calvin
Pool Superintendent of the Nome
Public Schools, as newcomers as.
sociated with the life of Nome.
President Jackson, following,
a delicious luncheon, called on
keynoter Dr. Morcom, to sound
the call for continued progress
and prosperity, for Nome and the
sourrounding territory.
Dr. Morcom speaking in gen.
eralities, pointed to the time-test
ed value of cooperation in what
ever activity has taken place, to.
ward the realizing of progress.
“In order to appreciate the val
ue of cooperation, an educated
man, one who is constantly chang
ing his point of view and decision
or judgment of affairs, in harmony
with the ultimate attainment for
the common good h:s bu to
look at history, not only the hist
ory books of school, but what hi;
really transpired right here in
Nome,” he said.
He drew attention to the pract
ical advantage of cooperating
in pointing out how Nome and
the people in it have recovered
from the fire disaster of 1934.
Concluding he said: “There is
a definite need of cooperation and
the sooner everyone appreciat.
es the good to be derived for
common progress, the sooner will
Nome avail itself of its latent,
possibilities, of a rapid growth
and prosperity to all.”
President Jackson delivered a I
resume of many of the past eft-1
orts of the chamber and to what
extent they had been successful
—in one year, 1931, with twelve
proposals, and a total record of
9 successful moves. Since then
success has crowned the efforts of
chamber officials in numerous
ways, and several important re_
solutions are still to be worked on
with better than fair chances for
success.
| Representative Leonard Smith,
newly elected member of the A1
ask a Legislature, presented orally
several suggestions for contem
plated legislation^ and promised
to present them to the secretary,
A. Polet, in writing.
V. R. Farrell, Nome represent,
ative of the Office of Indian Aff
airs submitted in an address, a
highly important suggestion in
the form of a proposal to enlist
the aid of the Resettlement, or
Rehabilitation Administration of
the federal government in bring
^ ing about sanitary and more
healthful conditions of living for
Eskimos in Nome. He, likewise,
promised to submit his proposal
i,n writing to Secretary Polet, and
was assured that serious consid
oration would be devoted to it.
President Jackson called on a
pioneer business man. and one
who has been of great value in
securing aid for Nome and this
section of Alaska in the past,
Ralph Lomen, Seattle manager
of the Lomen Commercial Com.
puny, to say a few’ words concern
ing the workings of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and its
Alaska Conimitte of which he
was at one time vice chairman.
Speaking, along the same lines
of cooperation as stressed by Dr.
Morcom, Mr. Lcmen urged that
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Lorreet j o\A
Of Strike mI
Vessels Now 213
t'Bv The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 20, —
Shipowners recapitulated today,
and said that the number of ves
sels now strikebound totaled 213
the previous number 191.
Observers declared today that
the settling of the milk workers
dispute brightened the strike pic.
ture, considerably.
From Honolulu came a new ap
peal for federal aid from Gover
nor Joseph Poindexter, who re.
quested that the Interior Depart
mnt relieve “the alarming situa.
tion” by sending a ship load of
food and supplies.
City Health Director Dr. J. C.
Geiger, here, declared today he
was not waiting for “anyone’s
approval or disapproval”, and
ordered scavengers to remove and
destroy twelve tons of rotting
bananas on a strikebound dock.