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VOL. 37. No. 227 —— NOME. ALASKA, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Definite Threat of Shipping Strike
FOGGY WEATHER CAUSES ACCIDENTS
I -anrlrtn Proposes His Republican Farm Program
DEFINITE THREAT OF
SHUT-DOWN ENTERS
SHIPPING CIRCLES
President Roosevelt To Appoint Commission Soon.
Shipping Board Says Has Data On Minimum
Wages and Working Conditions
(By The Associated-;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 23, — With Presi
dent Roosevelt expected to name the new Maritime
Commission shortly, Shipping Board officials said that
among its problems would be the prescription of mini
mum wage scales, reasonable working conditions for U.
S. seamen.
They said that comprehensive data on wages, re
lated to these matters, was now held by the Board and
would be turned over to the Commission, and it can
probably confer with shipowners and seamen’s repre
sentatives before promulgating minimum standards.
W ill Work If Enough Men Report
( By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 23, — A definite threat
to shut down Pacific coast shipping September 30th to
day entered the situations, as all hopes for a settlement
are turned toward Washington, D. C
Shipping plants said that if new agreements are
not reached by the end of the month, the question of
continued operation depends on the workers.
“If enough men report for work we will continue.
If not, there will be a shutdown”, shipowners said.
Sailors’ unions made a new offer to employer yes
terday, agreeing to submit to any group of lawyers, its
h contention that a new agreement should be signed sep
* arately by each shipping company.
Roosevelt Will
Hold A Meeting
Thursday Nite
(By The Associated Press)
HYDE PARK, Sept. 22, —Pres
ident Franklin D. Roosevelt said
today that he would hold a pol
itical conference here Thursday
with ten or twelve party leaders.
It was expected the parley
would map out the Roosevelt re
election strategy for the October
campaign.
Baby 0 K
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Sept. 23, — Doct
ors Eastman and Lloyd Kenny,
jointly stated today that Baby
Tafel’s general appearance was
good.
“The total danger now lies in
the possibility of auto-intoxica
tion,” from failure to eliminate
l food wastes. Respiration was
raised following an operation,”
the doctors declared.
Germans Deny
Hitler to Retire
From the Head
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Sept. 23, — Persist
ent rumors that Adolph Hitler
might relinquish the chancellor
ship, remaining as Der Fuehrer,
drew official denials Tuesday
night.
The propaganda Ministery den
ied the reports and other author
itative sources refused to com
ment on the rumor beyond say
ing: “they hadn’t heard of it.”
The rumor persisted, however,
despite denials.
NO RETURNS
No further returns in the re
cent General Election were re
ceived today, and totals still
remain the same.
The Name Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports,
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
Location Notices. Vouchers, and
Special Power of Attorney forms.
Louis Knocked
Out Ettore Fifth
Round Of Bout
(By The Associated Press)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 23, — |
Joe Louis of Detroit, continued
his successful comeback battle by
knocking out blonde A1 Ettore,
of Philadelphia, in the fifth |
round of their scheduled fifteen
round bout, before 60,000 specta-;
tors last night, at the Philadel
phia municipal auditorium.
Fighting one of his craftiest
fights, Louis knocked Ettore
I down three times and then put
j over the knockout with two
'crushing lefts,after a minute and
| twenty-eight seconds of the fifth
round.
Only in the third round when
he slowed the Brown Bomber
with two looping rights, was Et
tore able to hold him even. ,
| Louis weighed 203 Ettore 189.
I Gives Report
(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA, Sept. 23, — The
League Credentials Committee
decided to recommend that Eth
iopian delegates continue to sit
in the assembly, thereby revers
ing their previous decision to sub
mit the question of Ethiopia's
sovereignty to the world court.
Rebels Sensing
Victory Pushing
Hard to Madrid
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Sept. 23— Insur
gents, sensing they were on the
verge of a decisive victory, storm
c-d the roads to Madrid.
Toledo reported they were on
ly a few miles from there, fight
ing hard in a desperate effort to
save the survivors at Alcatraz.
Rebel commander Franco drew
his lines for an attack on the nav
al position at Carnero, 18 miles
from Madrid.
Reports were current in insur
gent quarters that Madrid was
debating the advisability of sur
render.
Although it was asserted that
Azana wants to yield, Premier
Cabellero is opposed.
The government forces defend
ing Madrid are eating only grapes
and watermelons, all the food
that is available.
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Get License
(By The Associated Press)
BREMERTON, Sept. 22, —The
marriage license bureau here dis
closed today that Milo Clouse,
and Miss Barbara Lowrie, both
af Juneau, Alaska, had obtained
a marriage license this morning.
FOGGY WEATHER CAUSED
3 DEATHS PLANE CRASH
& TWO SHIPS COLLIDED
_____i
London Promised
Consideration in
Matters Farmers
i
(By The Associated Press)
DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 23
Pledging the farmers a cash ben
efit and conservation payments
Governor Alf M. Landon, repub
lican presidential nominee, pre
sented to agriculture, his farr
program, which, he said, wa
aimed at the “protection of th
family type of farm. It offer
practical means for attainin
what we have been seeking—
free and independent agricul
iture”, the candidate said, as h
assailed any system which “pen
alizes plenty with rewards o
scarcity or the menace of per
manent control from Washing
ton.”
This was the Kansasan’s firs
major farm address of his presi
dential campaign.
Landon declared that the ques
tion of crop insurance would b(
given the fullest consideration bj
the Republican party.
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(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Sept. 23, — A
dense fog over the Atantic sea
board, endangering shipping and
, disrupting aviation schedules,
1 claimed three lives in a Rhode
Island airplane crash.
It caused the collision of two
freighters in New York waters.
A twin-motored U. S. Army
bombing plane crashed at Hills
. grove, Rhode Island, killing all
- three of the Army airmen. They
i were trying to land by radio dir
s ections sent them from the
e! ground station, but overs not the
s j landing field, „
;1 The freighters "Pluto ' of Nor
J wegian registry, and the "New
- York Central”, of the Vermont
■. Transportation Company, crash
• ed last night. There was no loss
[,of life declared responsible sourc
I
•,es.
The Coast Guard removed the
crew of seventeen from the
FJluto which flashed an SOS and
sank shortly before dawn. The
other freighter was able to pro
ceed to New London, Conn., un
1 der its own power.
FOR SALK—General household
furniture—beds, guns, dishes, set
of overstaffed, water tanks. In
quire at Nugget office. 3t
Second Division Returns, General Election’ September 8th, 1935
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CITY OF NOME . 384 144 115 192 201 284 155 27 316 146 328 197 115 68 184 248 275 72 191 154 286 180 165
LITTLE CREEK . 54 8 3 21 39 12 12 4 47 9 45 17 10 15 6 34 42 14 28 16 53 14 13
GOLOVIN . 25 5 6 19 1 20 7 0 11 11 23 7 25 15 5 18 7 1 18 1 3 15 3
BLUFF . 14 1 196781 5 10 88060 8 10 7785 10 0
KOTZEBUE . 43 36 33 10 35 38 35 4 38 37 44 35 6 1 32 35 40 2 5 37 39 35 38
FORTUNA LEDGE . 33 4 0 9 28 32 4 1 34 1 37 0 2 0 0 28 30 1 0 35 37 3 4
DEERING . 30 1 0 27 4 23 2 1 6 9 27 2 3 0 1 30 22 4 13 24 20 0 0
MT. VILLAGE. 811077106390010 76017701
CANDLE . 56 34 29 18 40 47 33 5 53 34 60 29 12 3 29 43 52 24 14 38 47 26 39
TAYLOR . 25 5 3 11 18 24 5 3 29 2 16 17 0 2 23 22 29 6 4 5 22 7 6
COUNCIL. 11 6555 15 44 13 6 13 7564 553949 9 10
SOLOMON . 26 2 3 4 4 18 7 2 17 8 13 14 4 3 10 8 16 21 6 8 10 12 6
TELLER . 23 5 9 5 13 11 10 7 5 21 15 11 5 2 16 8 13 4 4 5 10 18 13
ST. MICHAEL . 645155415382201 68017634
SHUNGNAK . 11 1246830 12 0 10 2202 99019382
HAYCOCK . 21 4 1 5 17 15 7 1 17 5 18 6 4 7 5 14 16 9 3 13 11 3 8
KIANA . 14 *5 83666597 10 9 15 10 7 542 12 1278
UNALAKLEET .-. 25 21 9 20 20 40 6 2 45 2 44 5 13 21 0 10 22 21 4 12 36 22 4
UTICA . 20 1 1 10 7 13 127 10 14 3523 15 8699603
ABSENTEE VOTES . 15 10 7 5 12 16 8 0 13 11 13 11 2 0 6 14 12 3 8 13 8 10 11
TOTAL . 844 298 241 378 474 64 1 318 70 699 335 755 382 230 162 334 567 626 200 338 406 620 382 338