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V0L 37 ~ no. 198. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, AUG. 20, 1936. ___Per Copy 15cts
Germany Issued A Flat Ultimatum
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL IN P. 1. STRIKE
Vancouver B. C. Hew A One Million Dollar Fire
GERMAN WARSHIPS WILL NOT
ALLOW NAZI VESSELS TO BE
SEARCHED BY THE SPANISH
German Ship Searched
In Waters Beyond
Spain’s Control
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(Bv The Associated Press')^
UNDATED. Aug. 20. — Ger
many today issued a flat ultima
tum to the Spanish Socialist gov
ernment that German warship
commanders would take all possi
ble means to prevent illegal
search of any vessels flying the
Nazi Swastika, as a result of a
reported search of the Reich!*
Kamerun outside of Spanish ter
ritorial waters off Cadiz.
In Rome it was reliably report
ed this morning that Italy was de
laying demobilization of its class
of 1914 recruits, and that two
hundred thousand troops had
been ordered into Avellino for
war games.
The Spanish government has
formed a line of defense one hun
dred miles southwest of Madrid,
capturing Naval Moral. Dela
mata was reported to be in flames
with the rebels fleeing every
where. ,
Weather Holding
Mrs. Post Back
On Barrow Hop
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 20. — Per
sistently unfavorable weather in
the Point Barrow area caused a
postponement until Friday or
Saturday of the flight of Mrs. Wi
ley Port and others to place mon
uments at the site where her hus
band, famed Pilot Wiley Post,
and Will Rogers, noted American
commentator, died last August.
Report Declares
Spanish Fighter
Executed Spain
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 20. — The Reu
ter’s agency reported from Mad
rid that the Ponta Veda radio
had announced that Paulino Uz
cudun, Spanish prize fighter, had
been killed with a number of oth
ers by government firing squads.
However, the report could not be
confirmed.
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Republicans On
Final Phase Of
Campaign
•
The Republican meeting at
tended last night by a large
crowd of those interested in car
rying forward this campaign
struck a live point when they
realized the importance of the
vote of the female citizens of the
Division.
"Various members present spoke
on the importance of interesting
the ladies of Nome in attending
future meetings and taking part
in the campaign. Plans were
layed for another meeting next
Wednesday evening . for which
special efforts would be made to
draw a large percentage of the
women of Nome, to participate in
a huge Republican- rally.
[ A letter from Clyde R. Ellis no
tified Nome Repubicans of some.
I of the activities of Judge Lester
O. Gore, Republican candidate
for Delegate to Congress, and
Harry G. McCain, GOP candidate
for the position of Attorney Gen
eral foT the Territory in Palmer,
Seward, Cordova, Anchorage,
and plans for carrying on other
political rallies and affairs in
I southeastern Alaska sections.
Voting approval of Divisional
Chairman O. S. Weaver’s activi
ties in the distribution of politi
cal literature throughout the Sec
ond Division, the Republican
Club signified its hearty assent
to the vigorous methods now un
der way to bring the Second Di
vision back within the Republi
can fold.
Carl J. Lomen, informing the
club of receipt by him of infor
mation from the states, struck a
responsive chord when he declar
ed that some of the large polls in
the states appeared to be carry
ing reports of Landon supremacy
of public opinion through these
polls, adding that from his view
point he looked for considerable
Repubican victories in the ap
proaching elections. ,
After discussing other plans
for the wind-up of the campaign
which is only about 18 days away,
the meeting adjourned.
Fresh Killed
Reindeer
At Polet’s
Fire Destroyed
Arena And Ship
Yards At City
(By The Associated Press)
VANCOUVER, B. C„ Aug. 20.
—A fire starting in an apprentice
workers shop spread through two
shipyards, a motorboat construc
tion plant and the Vancouver Ice
Hockey Arena and auditorium,
causing a loss estimated by Fire
Chief Archibald Diamimed of
mure than a million dollers, after
originating in the Vancouver
shipyard shortly after midnight.
Two firemen were injured, nei
ther seriously. Thousands ljped
the waterfront watching the en
tire fire department fight the
blaze. , - ,
The arena; seating 17,000, was
the scene a few hours earlier of
the Max Baer-James Walsh box
ing exhibition which drew 10,000
| persons to see Baer kayo Walsh
i after only two minutes of the
| first round of their bout.
Between this week and the elec
: tion you can hardly expect the
truth , from partisans.
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Dawson Has Big
Celebration For
Past Three Days
(By The Associated Press)
DAWSON, Yukon Territory,'
Aug. 20. — Sourdoughs, tourists
and citizens are concluding a1
three-day cek on here, the
highlight of will be the 1
Annual Yul 1 tonight.
Yesterday was devoted entirely
to sports. Despite rain and mud,
Dawson salvaged the soccor tro
phy by a four to two victory
over Dea Creek. The interna
tional baseball crown is destined
to go to Alaska this year, with
I Pairper and Anchorace meeting
1ri today’s final game. Yesterday
Palmer downed Fairbanks 12 to 3.
In the Dawson theater, Vic Fo
ley, once top ranker in Canada’s
professional welterweight boxing
circles drew a four round bout
with G. Brophy of Fairbanks.
The word is that the old fash
ioned family doctor has disap
peared. This means that physi
cians have begun to send out bills
on the first of the month.
CITY OF TELLER HAD A VERY
PICTURESQUE AND EVENTFUL
HISTORY CONNECTION GOLD
Seventy years ago the first
newspaper in the northern part
of the western hemisphere offered
itself as “a better medium for
advertisers than any paper pub
lished in the world.”
This modest statement was made
upon the geographical showing
that it was the only newspaper in
the higher northern latitudes for
a span of half the globe.
The ‘‘home office” of this paper
called ‘The Esquimaux” was at
Grantley Harbor north of Nome
and the site of the present town
of Teller. The town then was
called Libbysville and was estab
lished in 1866.
Libbysville was named for Cap
tain Dan Libby, who was in cha
rge of the station established
jointly by the United States Army
and the Western Union Telegraph
Company while constructing a
route for an international cable
that had been started at that time
due to difficulties encountered in
trying to lay the first cable across
the Atlantic.
Cable Laying Headquarters
The Western Union Company
had failed in two attempts to lay
the Atlantic cable, when they
! conceived the idea of an overland
j connection through British Co
jlumbia, Alaska, Siberia and then
down to the European cities.
With the assistance of the U. S.
Army, a small fleet of vessels car
riel workers and supplies to sev
eral points on the coast of Alaska
and Siberia. The Alaska head
quarters was called Libbysville
and the main station in Siberia,
known as Camp Libby, Plover
Bay. Siberia.
John J. Harrington, a San
Francisco printer employed as a
laborer setting posts and hauling
supplies with dog teams at Lib
bysville. started the paper in 1866
the year before the United States
purchased Alaska from Russia.
A copy of the first issue of “The
Esquimoux” is on file at the Ter
ritorial museum at Juneau. About
twelve issues were put out, all
in long-hand, the final one being
published in Siberia. Later, when
Harrington returned to San Fran
cisco, he had the issue set up in
type and reprinted there. The
first issue contained the naive
statement:
Best Medium in World
“Our readers and the public
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
STEPPED INTO FIGHT WITH
THE SEATTLE NEWSPAPER
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Press)
AMERICANS
Boston 4-2 Philadelphia 5-7—
first game 13 innings.
New York 7 Washington 4.
Detroit 8, St. Louis 13.
Cleveland-Chicago rain.
NATIONAL
Brooklyn 2 New York 3. j
Chicago 4 Pittsburgh 5.
Philadelphia 1, Boston 9.
COAST LEAGUE
Seattle tl San Francsico 7.
San Diego 8 Sacramento 10.
Missions 5 Oakland 8.
Portland - Los Angeles post
poned.
Late News That
Derblay Sailed
Enrou te Nome
We must apologize for not re
ceiving the passenger list of the
S. S. Derblay or any details of
its sailing for Nome from Seattle,
which we ordinarily expect thru
the Associated Press.
The Daily Nugget has wired
twice for the information already.
Agent Harnish of the Alaska
Line at Nome reported receipt
last evening of information that
the Derblay left Seattle Saturday
and proceeded to Naniamo, B. C.
The vessel sailed from there, said
his report, for Nome Aug. 18th.
His telegram further declared
there were 10 passengers on board
the steamer, and that it should
arrive here about August 29th.
Accused P. I. Slandering
Beck Who Encouraged
Newsroom Strikers
(By The Associated Press)
Seattle. Aug. 20. — The Central
Labor Council today sprang to
the defense of Dave Beck, pres
ident of the teamsters council,
who has been under fire during
the newsroom Post Intelligencer
strike.,
While the Times and Hearst ex
ecutives charged that Beck domi
nated the strike, the labor council
denied that he was instrumental
in having the newspaper declared
“unfair.” , .. ,s -r X i
“We deplore and denounce the
cowardly and baseless attacks up
on one who had no immediate
part in declaring the P. I. unfair
to organized lab r, but who, in,
Common with other loyal union
ists, are giving the striker- every
encouragement and support ;n
his power The P. I. manage
ment has conduct d a disgrace
ful campaign of scurril- us slan
der against Beck, using a record
and an amount of lime on the
radio, to cruelly impose messages
upon listeners, through their self
ish and dependent hirelings,”
said an announcement of the la
bor council.
No indications were apparent
today that any at: rr.pt at arbitra
tion would be mads.
t By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 20. —The
twelve man crew of the tuna clip
per San Juaquin faced at least
another day’s wait for aid, drift
ing helplessly on the heavy seas,
while coast guard cutters are en
route.
generally will at once perceive
the benefits of extending to The
Esquimoux their patronage. It
is the only journal circulated in
this territory, and none other is
published north of Victoria, B. C.
on this continent, or in China, in
the western hemisphere, between
the longitude 130 degrees east and
120 degree west of Greenwich,
nearly half the globe.
“It is the official organ for all
matters connected with the West
ern Union Telegraph, Russian Ex
tension, in the vast extent of
country to be traversed by this
gigantic enterprise of the 19th
century, and is therefore a better
medium for advertisers than any
other paper published in the
world.”,
Needless to say it had no adver
tisers. The third attempt to lay
the Atlantic cable succeeded, and
a steamer from San Francisco
brought news to the company’s
employees in Alaska and Siberia
to abandon any further work on
the Russian extension and return
to San Francisco. More than $3,
000,000 had been spent on the
Alaska-Siberia cable at that time.
Left to Eskimos
Grantley Harbor was then ab
andoned to the Eskimos for more
than 20 years. After the gold
strike at Nome in 1898, prospect
ors of course ranged for miles
both above and below Nome, and
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