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VOL. 37 No. 54 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY MARCH 8, 1937 Per Copy 15cts
Lets Send Basketball Team To Fairbanks Carnival
QUEEN MISS NOME RUSHED TO FAIRBANKS
Japanese Threat
U. S. Fisheries Is
Presented Feds.
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 8, —
Senator Schwellenbach .pictured
before the senate today a “threat
«ned invasion” of the north Pac
ific fishing grounds by Japanese,
British and Norwegian ships.
"This problem contains poten
tialities which may more ser
iously threaten the peace of the
United States than any other one,
on the immediate horizon”, he
said.
Urging executive action toward
an understanding he added how
ever, “our present extremely
friendly relationship with other
nations involved should assure
us we c^, and should avoid con
troversy”.
Jajfaner® interests, Schwellen
bach said, have depleted the fish
ing grounds off the coast of Siber
ia, and they have now taken steps
to send huge floating canneries
into Alaskan waters, which yield
the bulk of the American supply.
He said also that British and
Norwegian financial groups plan
ned to send the steamship Thor
land into the north Pacific where
the United States and Canada
have cooperated since 1924, to
protect the supply of halibut.
Tracing international disputes
which have arisen in America,
Europe and Asia over fishery
rights, Schwellenbach said new
difficulties should “incite the in
terest of the entire nation”.
He contended they were in
volved in the future of the fishing
industry in California, Washing
ton, Oregon, British Columbia
and Alaska where he listed con
servation expenditures at sixteen
million one hundred and one
thousand during the last decade.
Pointing to possible avenues of
solution, he warned against “in
vasion” of bright retaliation by
American and Canadian fisher
men who felt they had a propriet
ory interest, including a possible
boycott of products from nations
concerned:.
He introduced a proposal that
the United States and Canada to
join in a declaration that the nor
th Pacific Continental Shelf be
their exclusive fishing ground.
That his proposal would run
afoul of the international three
mile limit usage, Schwellenbach
admitted, but urged it “not be
thrust aside without searching con
sideration."
He served notice there would
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Helene Madison
Was Married At
Wenatchee, Wn.
fBy The Associated Press)
WENATCHEE, Wn., March 8,
—'Helene Madison, 24 of Seattle
former world’s Olympic swim
ming champion was married here
Saturday to Luther C. Mclver,
45, builder of the Rock Island
power dam near here.
Miss Madison had been in train
ing here as a nurse.
Prot. Hornaday
Zoology Died In
Stamford Today
fBv The Associated Press i
STAMFORD, Conn., March 8, —
Doctor William T. Hornaday, fir
st director of the New 'iork Zool
ogical park, and widely known
naturalist, died Saturday night at
his home here, following a long
illness. He was 82 years of age.
A daughter and three grand
children survive him.
Abandon Hope
to Halt Foreign
Investment U.S.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 8,
—Government fiscal officials said
they had abandoned hope of halt
ing the inflow of foreign capital,
through the new taxation system,
but added that the tax burden on
American and foreign investors
may yet be equalized.
Policy of Japan
Recognize China
Equality Basis
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, March 8, — Foreign
Minister Naotake Sato told par
liament that Japan would recog
nize China’s demand for equality
with Japan. He said this policy
was dictated by economic necess
ity.
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MISS MARGUERITE LEE
WAS ELECTED “MISS
NOME” FOR 1937
The Queen is Crowned! Long
Live the Queen. Miss Margueritte
Lee was officially elected Satur
day night at the Kennel Club
Carnival as Queen of the Trail
and Nome’s representative to take
part in the Contest at the Fair
banks Ice Carnival, for the selec
tion of a Miss Alaska.
Miss Lee is the aharming dau
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Lee, who are active dredge op
erators in the Solomon section.
Her nearest competitor was
Miss Gertrude Johansen, who
was only a few thousand votes
behind, when the voting was
closed.
Games, concessions, entertain
ment, singing, and dancing kept
the huge crowd which packed
the school auditorium, enlivened
during the course of the even
ing as the voting progressed.
Totals were broadcast over a
public address system every half
hour during the evening until
11 p.m. when it was declared that
every fifteen minutes new totals
would be prepared and announc
ed.
FINAL RESULTS WERE
Margueritte Lee .1,773,660
Gertrude Johansen 1,721,700
Jeanne Mozee .547,840
Eileen Stangroom.491,820
Ada Baldwin .137,120
Rita O’Leary .113,020
Dorothy Nelson .63,360
Geraldine Rude.38,660
Borgny Ulricksen .22,080
Voting was desultory during
the fore part of the evening but
from 11 o’clock on the dollars
commenced to roll in and the vot
es started shooting up in start
ling amounts.
During the last fifteen minutes
the several hundred persons pres
ent in the hall crowded close to
Manager Ed Steffen’s selling booth
to watch the final few minutes
of vote purchasing, and as each
backer of the two leaders walk
ed up and cast more votes, cheers
and applause increased. Promptly
at midnight selling of votes end
ed and five minutes were left for
all votes to be placed in the box
es.
For nearly fifteen minutes the
crowd did not know who the
lucky girl was and then the cur
tain was drawn from the stage
and seated on a throne was Miss
| Lee with the other eight con
testants standing four on each
side of her. A continual round
of applause bombarded her for
several minutes, and then cries
of speech prompted her to mod
estly, and charmingly, express
her appreciation for being accord
ed the honor of Miss Nome. Miss
Lee further expressed her senti
ments when she told the crowd
she was indeed proud to be el
ected Miss Nome, and hoped that
she could fulfill their expecta
tions of her in Fairbanks. also
stated that her only wish is that
I would like to have all the other
queen contestants accompany me
to Fairbanks.
President of the Kennel Club
Wilfred Boucher then presented
her with a beautiful loving cup,
after placing the Kennel Club
crown of a “Dog Collar” with
the colors of the Club draped
from it, on her head.
Each of the other contestants
was presented with a souvenir
spoon. The winners of previous
dog races were announced and
they stopped forward to be pres
ented by the Queen with their
prizes, after which dancing en
sued for a short time before the
evening came to an end.
Miss Marguentte Lee “Miss
Nome” of 1937, left here by air
plane Sunday morning, with pil
ot Hans Mirow of the Mirow Air
Service at the controls. Mr. and
Mrs. O. S. Weaver were also pass
engers aboard the same plane for
the Ice Carnival at Nome. Mrs.
Weaver kindly consented to assist
in the choosing of the Queen’s
wardrobe upon her arrival' in
Fairbanks, $100 for which was
donated by the Miners and Mer
chants Bank, G. R. Jackson pres
ident.
Manager of the Queen Contest
Ed Steffen, after working all day
yesterday on closing details of
the contest, left by Mirow Air
Service plane this morning to at
tend Miss Nome at the Ice Car
nival, and do all in his power to
give her every chance for the sel
ection of Miss Alaska.
Details of the Carnival held
Saturday niglht, under the capa
ble direction of Manager Lloyd
Heberlee, worked smoothly and
with complete success throughout
the evening. The hall was taste
fully decorated with pennants of
Nome Kennel Club colors. The
(Continued on Page Three)
Move On Foot
Send Basketball
Team Fairbanks
Following is a telegram receiv
ed from the Ice Carnival Commit
tee in Fairbanks, guaranteeing
$300 toward meeting expenses of
a basketball team to come to
Fairbanks from Nome and play
exhibition games during the af
fair there.
Fairbanks, March 8, 1937.
Nome Athletic Club
Nome Alaska.
Understand basketball team not
coming account not having had
sufficient practice. We are sure
your team can make creditable ^
showing and sending team would \
be great boost for athletics in \
Nome and also inter-city good
will. Will increase our offer to
three hundred dollars. Answer
collect immediately.
Carnival Committee,
By Leslie Nerland.
The telegram to the Nome Ath
letic Club urged a Nome team be
sent. Inquiries made late today I
elicited favorable comment from
several sources, and a movement
was immediately started to re
quest the city of Nome to put up
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I
Labor League
Behind F. D.’s
Court Program
(Special to the Nugget)
WASHINGTON, D. C. March 8,
—A labor non-partisan league
was organized to bring pressure
to bear on congress in favor of
the Roosevelt proposal to revamp
the Supreme Court.
President George L. Beery of the
League said “the President has
chosen this path—the only path
toward his humanitarian object
ives.”
Roosevelt will follow up his
Thursday appeal for the enlarge
ment of the Supreme Court, with
a Fireside Chat, broadcast to the
ration tomorrow evening at 7 p.
ir- Pacific Standard Time.
Vote at 3 p.m. today:
Margueritte Lee . 592,660
Gertrude Johansen. 561,700
Eileen Stangroom . 359,820
Jeanne Mozee . 350,840
Ada Baldwin . 132,120
Rita O’Leary . 111,020
Dorothy Nelson . 55,360
Geraldine Rude . 28,660
Borgny Ulricksen . 18,080
AFL Is Pushing
Efforts Unionize
Textile Workers
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 8
—The American Federation of
Labor began to strengthen its or
ganization in the aluminum, cem
ent, cereal, gasoline station, and
agricultural industry, while John
L. Lewis, of a rival organization
centered his campaign to bring
more than a million into a Un
ited Textile Workers organization.
Both organziations claim the
right to unionize the textile in
dustry.
Dist. Attorney
Fitts Ambushed
On Way Home
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES March 8, —
District Attorney Burton Fitts,
ambushed last night, was shot in
the arm by a man in a black se
dan, as Fitts was driving home.
Two shots were fired. Fitts be
lieves it was an amateur’s work.
Fitt’s, a militant prosecutor,
has convicted some of the West’s
notorious criminals, during the 8
years he has been in office.
Fitts’ office is said to have re
ceived scores of threatening mess
ages after the district attorney
had obtained indictments of three,
or four sitdown strikers of the
Dougals Aircraft Factory, on
charges of conspiracy to trespass.
U. S. Entertainers
Get Cold Reception
At London Today
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, March 8, — Ameri
can entertainers, were given a
cold welcome, for the coronation
of King George VI, after British
stars protested to the ministry
ani successfully urged a taboo
against the importation of foreign
competition.
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