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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 82 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1937. Per Copy 15cts
DOESN’T THINK JAPANESE ARE A DANGER
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Indian Brown, one of America’s Foremost Turf Threats
TERRI. HEALTH DEPT. CONDUCT
INC T. B. SURVEY AT NOME
Following up Tuberculosis
Program Already Going
On United States
Doctor J. A. Carswell, who
arrived jn Nome yesterday from
Juneau, via plane, after making
several tuberculosis surveys in
other towns of Alaska enroute,
is associated with the Territorial
Department of Publ ic Health, &
will be in Nome until about Noon
Monday. April 12th, to conduct a
Tuberculosis survey in this ciBy,
in conjunction with Dr. Thomas
Morcom of the Maynard-Colum
bus hospital, where X-Ray tests
will be conducted free for all
adults, both white and native,
who may desire such service.
The Territory of Alaska is fol
lowing up a Turbereulosis pro
gram. which has already been
carried out throughout the Unit
ed States, and as this is only a
preliminary survey to contact
groups in each division, it is the
purpose of the Territorial Health
Board to later send a doctor here
to contact the surrounding outly
ing sections of the 2nd Division,
to make an accurate survey of
Tuberculosis.
Money has already been allot
ted by the Federal! government
for the construction of Tubercu
losis sanitariums throughout the
Territory, and it is the intention
to build these sanitariums in lo-.
ealities where they will be most
advantageous to those in need of
medical care and attention. It is
also learned that the buildings
of the former White Mountain
Industrial school have already
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A. F. of L. Out To
Break John Lewis
WASHINGTON. April 9—The
American Federation of Labor
has asked aid to fight John L.
Lewis, and are requesting Con
gress to require the Labor Rela
tions Board to poO the workers
by crafts instead of factories in
the elections to choose employe
representatives of mass produc
tion industries.
I
Dirnond Fearful
Cut Cold Price
Hurt Territory
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, April 9, —;
Delegate Dirnond expressed con
cern ever current rumors that
the government may soon cut the
price of gold.
“If the government puts tin
embargo on foreign shipments of
gold it wouldn’t be so bad but at
any rate, it’s likety to tear to
pieces our newly built Alaska
economy. I believe it will result
in deflation if the cut rakes place”.
He added however, that he
couldn’t be ieve the government
“was even considering such a
step".
Dimnr.d said the increase in the
price of gold in 1935 to $35 an
Ounce “brought prosperity to the
great. mineral regions of the
West and Alaska. It is my under
standing under the restrictions of
the Reserve Act, that the Presi
dent can reduce the price of goid
n!y to $34.47 from its present
price of $35. But even this rediuc
tion should not be attempted,
and I believe it will not be done."
COAST BASEBALL SCORES
Seatf’c ft Oakland 3 called in 8th
account of rain.
Sacramento 3 I4 s Angeles 2
Portland 1 San Francisco 1 call
ed in 6th account of rain.
San Diego 4 Mission 1 night game.
POfirF FVirT STUBBORN STRIKER
This woman striker refused to walk to the patrol wagon when police
set out to rout strikers picketing the Solomon Dress Co, In St Louis,
Mo, so they took matters In their own hands. Tha picket sat down on
the sidewalk, but police escorted her Into the wagon. (Associated Press
Photo)
President Stated
Didn’t Know Any
Move to Reduce
■ Bv The Associated Press i
WASHINGTON. April 9 -Pre.s
idcnt Roosevelt told a press con
ference that neither he nor Sec
retary Morgentho of the Treas
ury Department knew of any
plan to lower the world price of
gold, when asked about conten
tions in financial and other circ
les, that gold prices were too
high.
1k* said that was very interest
ing but know of no plan to Cow
er the price. He suggested that
such reports evidently originated
in the foreign press.
Police Ordered
Strike Duty In
Canada Is Said
fBv The Associated Pressf
UNDATED, April 9—Mounted
police were ordered on strike
duty following reports of the stri
ke of the Canadian General Mot
ors which is spreading to other
industries. Premier Mitchell Hep
burn of Ontario, said, he would
raise an army if necessary to pre
vent the spread of CIO organiza
tions in Canada. Four thousand
workers are now id'e.
In the United States, Governor
Murphy said that serious trouble
in the auto industry has past, and
that eleven thousand workers of
the Hudson plant are going back
to their jobs this month. The
stlike ended 'last night.
Weary Members
Say Hearings To
(By T'lio Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D.C., April 9—
Weary members otf the Senate
Judiciary committee said that the
hearings on the Court Reorganiz
ation Billl will end in another
week, when the Committee then
goes into secret session to work
on the numerous propoSals design
ed to fortify and supplant the
administration’s program. Un
committed senators hold the bal
ance of power over the commit- ,
tee as well as the Senate.
)
TACOMA, April 9, — A mar- j
riage license was issued to Rob-;
ert A. Watson of Ketch ilkan and
Lucietta Wheeler at Tacoma to
day. I
HULL SKEPTIC THREAT
TO ALASKA FISHERIES
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON D C April 6 —
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
advised western Congressmen
that he doesn't expect Japan to
invade the traditional American
fishing grounds off the Alaskan
coast without due consideration
I of United States interests.
He discounted expnessed fear's
that the Japanese by unrestricted
fishing would destroy the sa'lmon
industry of the United States
and Canada who have sought by
the expenditure of millions of
dollars the conservation of this
industry.
"In the light of information
now available to the state de
partment, the assumption seems
to be warranted that the Japan
ese government fishing operations
off Alaska wit continue", said
Hull.
In a letter to Senator Homer
T. B'me, of Washington, he said
i that the Tokyo Embassy had ad
vised him t.hat Japanese press re
ports had recently quoted the
Minister of Agriculture and For
estry as saying that while Jap
anese fishing outside of terrifor
, ial waters was permissable, the
Matter was to be seriously con
s.ldered because of international
relations between Japan and the
United States. He said that he
had further reports that an as
'sociation of Japanese fishing in
terests “recently issued a pamph
let in which it emphasized the
right from the point of view of
international Law. of Japan to
participate in the exploitation of
salmon in the eastern Pacific.
However the association recon:
mends that the Japanese govern
ment give full consideration to
the exercise of care to conserve
and protect sa1 mon, and to give
full regard to the interests of
other countries, to maintain ha:'
irony among all salmon fishing
industries concerned."
“I am not unhopeful of obtain
.ng the records of the Japanese
diet hearing at which the Jap
anese fishing director was quoted
'as saying that his country would
encourage the Japanese nation tn
fish for salmon in the extra-ter
' tutorial waters off Alaska. The
| records of hearings have not
been published and it is doubtful
'whether their text can be procur
ed," added Secretary Hull.
One in Four On
Relief Or Idle,
It Is Estimated
fBv The Associated rt-psO
WASHINGTON. April 9—A fed
eral survey showed that 9.773,000
persons unemployed in the Unit
ed States will st'rt v. rk this
year compared to 12,838,000 per
sons in 1933, or a gun of about
forty mil1!ion gainful workers. In
the United States there is about
one in four persons on relief or
Idle.
SPRING TIME IN LOS ANGELES
A suouen storm brought hail to Los Angeles and snow to neighboring
foothills on tha sscond day of spring. This Los Angeles street scene
shows the hail which whitened the ground. (Associated Press Photo) }
BASKETBALL—-FRIDAY NITE SCHOOL GYM
DOUBLE HEADER—Married Women vs Hi School Girls—Nome Team vs N. A. C.—Hi School Gym—7:30 P. M. ADMISSION Children 25cts Adults 50cts—April 9