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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 292 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 19.37 Per Copy 10ct»
Yanks Win 2nd Game World Series
Japan Resents Condemnation By United States
JAPAN GETS BIG SURPRISE:
FEELS HIGHLY INSULTED BE
BLAMED: FUROR IN TOKYO
Caterpillar Mgr.
On Visit to Nome
Dan Lhamon, manager of the
Caterpillar Division of the North
ern Commercial Co. arrived here
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yesterday via Mirow Air Service
for a week’s visit to Seward Pen
insula mining camps.
Directing sales and service of
Caterpillars, Caterpillar units and
allied equipment, Mr. Lhamon
left this morning on a plane trip
to Tin City, Teller, Kougarok and
other sections.
a Kecora ueveiopment
"More than 100 Caterpillar, un
its and features were shipped in
to Alaska by our company, dur
ing the first nine months of 1937” j
said Mr. Lhamon, “and we are
still.going strong.” [
“Being on the ground counts”, j
he declared, when commenting on
the purpose of making the Sew
ard Peninsula tour of camps.
Being on the Ground
"We are better able to service
the equipment operated by indiv
iduals, and at the same time, ad-1:
v-se the proper equipment, the |
size and design most suited for op-'
eration in the different localities,,
in case the customer is in the'
field for further development,”,
Lhamon stated.
He expects to be in this section
for about a week, before return
ing to Fairbanks, his headquar
ters. The Caterpillar Division of
the Northern Commercial Co.
recently opened its brand new
(Continued on Page Two)
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO. Oct. 7, — Japanese
statesmen were called into em
ergency session today by the
Empire’s foreign office, immediat
ely upon receipt of the news
'rom Washington, D. C„ that the
United States had condemned
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Japan's invasion of China, as a
,dotation of the treaty.
No Immediate Reply
No immediate reply is expect
ed. it was reported. The Japanese
go%'ernment was taken complete
.y off its guard by the American
condemnation.
Unofficial Statement
One of the highest government
jfficials is said to have declared:
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“We have been badly sur
prised and completely bewil- ,
dered. We had been certain, |
prior to this, that the United
States understood the situa- :,
tion better han any other na
tion."
Great for Newspapers ,
Newspaper extras appeared on ,
.he streets of Tokyo as soon as
;he bare text of the Washington
statement was available. Excite
ment spread through the city as
crowds clustered about the news- ,
joys.
Representatives of other world
powers frankly raised the ques
tion:
"Does this mean action—
and what form will it take?
Accuses World Powers
General Sugiyama, Japanese
Minister of War, accused the
world powers of preaching just
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YANKEES TAKE 2nd
GAME OF SERIES BY
SCORE EIGHT-ONE
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FLASH—Yanks beat Giants 8-1
Short Score
Giants—1 run 7 hits 0 errors.
Yanks—8 runs, 12 hits 0 errors.
3atteries—Giants: Melton. Gum
>ert. catchers Coffman and Man
:u.-:o. Yanks: Ruffing and Dickey.
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(By The Associated Press)
Yankee Stadium: Oct. 7, —The
'few York Yankees clubbed lanky
Glilf Melton to the showers in
he fifth inning and continued
heir heavy bombardment again
;t Harry Gumbert and Dick Coff
nan. as they duplicated their
right to one opening game mar
jin over the Giants in the second
iVorld Series game before a
:rovvd of 57,675. This gives the
Yanks two straight triumphs,
vith only two more needed to
:lineh the series.
Same Kind Bombardment
As in yesterday's game when
hey drove Carl Hubbell to the
ihowers in the sixth inning, the
mtburst came after being hand
■uffed for the first five frames.
Then the Yanks burst loose
vithnut warning against the
Tiants’ No. 2 southpaw. Cliff
Wel'.on. Meantime their own
ight hand ace Red Ruffing held
;he Giants to 7 hits. He fanned
sight and walked only three, as
ie followed Gomez into the vic
,ory column for the series.
In Trouble Twice
Ruffing was in trouble in on
y two frames, when a double
)y Bartell and a single by Ott
[cored the Giants only run. Moore
• JJ * ? j* radium fame and fortune, Mrs. Josie Bishop, discoverer of (
a reputedly rich radium deposit in Red Rock Canyon, Calif., beams happily as Manicurist Harrietts j
Lange polishes off the scars of 20 years of prospecting.
BULL PEN catching held
no charms lor Harry Dancing,
26, ol the Giants. So when he got
his chance as a regular, he made
good in a big way. His excellent
handling of pitchers has been
one of the big reasons for the
New York team’s fight for
league membership.
*ingled out to third base to end
bis threat.
Total Money Mounting
The crowd toda., brought the
.otal attendance for the two gam
es to 118,000, and the gate re
ceipts to 3229.000 paid, bringing
be two days' take to 3463,000. The
slayers will share to $236,000.
Cutter Duane
Takes Hubbard
Party King Is.
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The U. S. C. G. Cutter Duan“,
with Captain Phillip F. Roach in
command, sailed early this morn
ing from the Nome roadstead for
King Island and St. Lawrence
Island.
Aboard was the Father Hubb
ard Arctic Expedition which will
spend the next winter on King
Island. Included in this party
were Father Hubbard. Kenneth
Chisholm, and Bernard Kenneth.
Ed. Levin, also a member of the
| Expedition, and likewise connect
: ed with Father Hubbard for
some years past, was unable to
|accompany the expedition at this
time, as he is receiving medical
; attention at the Maynard Colum
bus Hospital in Nome. It was ex
pected, however, that he would
join his comrades within the
next two weeks.
King Islanders Aboard
The King Island Eskimos were
also passengers aboard the gov
ernment vessel bound for their
rocky homes on the island after
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UNITED STATES CONDEMNS
JAPAN AS WAGING WAR ON
CHINA: SHE IS AGGRESSOR
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. 7.
—The United States Departmen*
lute yesterday formally condemn
ed Japan for the Sino-Japane.se
warfare.
“In tlie light of unf. Id.ng de
velopments in the Far East, the
government of the United State
is forced to the conclusion that
the action of Japan ir. China is
inconsistent with the principle;
whcih should govern relationship
between nations."
Contrary to Treaties
The statement continued:
Furthermore, Japan's ac
tions this past summer in
China are contrary to the pro
visions of the Nine Power
Treaty as regards principles
and policies to be followed ■
in matters concerning China,
and to those of the Kellogg -
Briaiul Pact."
In Accord With League
"Thus," said the statement of
the United States, "the conclu
sions of this government with re
spect to the foregoing, are in gen
era! accord with those of the As
sembly of the League of Na
tions."
North Star Back
From Pt. Barrow
T.’e M S. N.<r*h Star. Office of
Indian Affair- v sset. returning
to Nome about 4:0 a.m. today,
af'e-r completing .ts annual voy
age to Point Barrow and other
points along the western Arctic
coast of Alaska.
Excellent weather was exper
ienced on the trip, it was saidr
and much reindeer loaded aboard
for transportation to the States.
Captain Whitlam, commander
of the North Star, is said to have
declared, he never experienced
a store enjoyable voyage to Pt.
Ba rrow.
Twelve Eskimo children were
brought to Nome aboard the gov
ernment boat, and will lie taken
by plane to Anchorage, and then
ce to the Indian Affairs school at
Ekluina.
The North Star is sailing this
eve r-g f. ■ Sul men. Elim. and
Unalukleet. n:v.i will probably re
turn to Nome Saturday, after
which it will depart for Diomede
GIVING*H IS BLOOD for treatment of Infantile paraly
sis is this youth who has recovered from the disease and wishes to
do his part to aid others stricken. Health authorities reported a large
number of cases in several communities and drastic precautions
were being taken.
Volunteer Fire Dept. Meets 8:30 Tonight City Hall