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VOL. 38 No. 327 NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY NOV. 18 1937 Per Copy lOct•
Marine Stewards Strike In Seattle
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U.S. PLANS TRADETREATY WITH BRITAIN
Japan Made Definite Break in Nanking Defenses
DEMANDS ARE
REFUSED AND
MEN STRIKING
SEATTLE, Nov. 18, (/Pi
Indications of a serious mari
time strike here moved to
ard a climax today, as north
ern shippers, denied demands
proposed by the Marine
Cooks and stewards Dept.
SEATTLE, Nov. 18, — Thirty
five members of the stewards de
partment of the Northland Trans
porlation Company’s ship North
Sea, went on strike today.
The vessel was scheduled to
fail at 10 A. M. tomorrow.
Served Demands
The Marine Cooks and Stew
ards Association served demand*
on all stewards departments that
work on Alaska ships should be
rotated among the members of
the union.
Denied Demands
Officials of both the Northland
Transportation Co., and the Al
aska Steamship Co., today denied
their demands.
The steamer Alaska of the Al
aska Line is scheduled to sail at
9 A. M Saturday. A conference
has been called in an effort to
avoid a tieup.
ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS.
Meeting Friday, Nov. 19, 8 P.M.,
At New Hall.
Business of importance. All re
quested to attend.
NORVIN W. LEWIS,
2t Secretary.
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CHIEF HOST will be
Mayor Fiorellc LaGuardia, who
has worked lor months to pre
pare New Fork City ter the ar
rival of America’'' World Wat
veterans and their families.
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HE'S SO TIRED OF IT ALL, answering those silly questions about the Mayor of Cannes and the champagne. So young
• John Roosevelt decides to take a little snoose and forget it all following his return from a holiday tour of Europe. Wbat’s that? Did
someone mention Mias Anne Clark of Boston? The President’s son revives. Well—yes, did she go to Hyde Park especially to wel
" come you home? Just a bashful grin answers this one. Have you fallen in love? Ha, Ha, that’s a laugh. "It's something novel as far as
.- _..__ I’m concerned," he replied.
Halibut Hearing
Called In Seattle
Date Be Dee. 2
<Hv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18,
—Commissioner Frank T. Bell
of the Bureau of Fisheries, said
he would leave by plane this
coming Sunday to attend halibut
commission hearings at Seattle,
Washington, December 2nd
He will meet with Alaska fish
warden to formulate a 1938 sal
mon fishing set of regulations. He
declared there were no material
changes contemplated.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 18,
—Delegate King of the Territory
of Hawaii asked congress to or
der a vote on statehood for the
Hawaiian Islands, at the next el
ection in the Territory.
Labor Committee
Works Congress
Wage Hour Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 18,
—The House labor committee re
newed their efforts to force con-1
sideration of the wage and hourj
bill, while congress consumed
more time of the special session
in talk rather than work.
Chairman Norton announced
that only two of the twenty one
labor committee members had
voted to recall the bill for revi
sion. He said the committee was
continuing it work of obtaining
the needed number of signatur
es, namely 218, to petition to
bring the measure direct to the
floor of the house.
The senate remained in the
throes of a southern filibuster ag
ainst an anti-lynching bill. Sen
ator Oonnally had the floor, with
the clerk reading a fourteen page
speech delivered by Justice
Black, while he was a United
States senator.
TRADE TREATY WITH
ENGLAND BE SOURCE
ANXIETY AMERICANS
Secretary of State Hull Issued Statement That United
States ‘‘Contemplating” Negotiating A
Trade Pact With Britain
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18,
ffl-b—Announcement of the in
tention of the United States
to negotiate a reciprocal trade
agreement with England, was
made today, startling the bus
iness interests of the nation.
WASHINGTON, D. C , Nov, 18.
—The United States and England
agreed to negotiate a reciprocal
trade pact, a decision thought to
have far-reaching economic and
political implications.
It was the first formal step to
ward an objective long sought by
President Roosevelt as an indes
pensable feature of his program
for liberalization of the world
commerce.
Hall Makes Statement
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
issued a statement asserting
merely that the United States
‘'contemplates” such negotiations,
although an actual start is not
expected for several weeks, which
climaxes more than a year of ex
ploratory work by representativ
es of both both governments in
London and Washington.
Receive Equal Treatment
It appeared good reason to be
lieve that the British government
had probably consented to consid
er the granting to some Ameri
can products, treatment equal to
that which it now accords goods
from British dominions.
Asked Suggestions
Secretary Hull invited interest
ed persons in the United States
to submit suggestions to the State
Department.
Produce to be considered will
be evaluated on last year’s trade
istatistics, and show that leaf to
baceo, fruits, nuts, meats, fats
and petroleum products are the
most valuable products for Amer
ican exports.
The United Kingdom's edge is
quoted as whiskey, spirits, un
dressed furs, represented as the
chief purchases of the United
States, according to the English
point view.
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Will Ask Approval
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18,
Senator James E. Murray of the
State of Montana, said he had
urged Postmaster General James
A. Farley to approve of the air
mail route extension to complete
the Texas to Alaska line through !
the states east of the Rocky Mts.:
Murray said he would invite
the senators of Montana, Wyom
ing. Colorado, New Mexico and
Texas to participate in discus
sions with heads of the Post Offi
ce Department.
Open Bids Dec. 15
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 18,
—Post officials said they would
open bids on December 15th, on
airmail contracts for a route be
tween Juneau, Whitehorse and
Fairbanks.
They also disclosed they had
asked the Bureau of the Budget
to approve of an airmail service
between Tanacross and Anchor
age
Roosevelt Was
In Bed Today:
As Tooth Pulled
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D C„ Nov. 18,
—President Roosevelt had a
tooth extracted this morning, af
ter his dentist decided that the
infection could not be cured.
Otherwise his temperature is
expected to go down. The Presi
dent remained in bed following
the extraction ceremony.
Two Are Captured
SYRACUSE. N. Y.. Nov. 18. —
Detective Sergeant Metzger said
last the police had captured John
Oley and Harold Crowley, two
of the three convicted kidnapers
of John O'Connell, who escaped,
from the Onondaga penitentiary.
Metzger said that three officers
took the pair without resistance,
at a rooming house in the down
town business section of this city.
******* * * * *,
* *
* proclamation: *
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* In conformity with the re- *
* qua<t of President Roosevelt, *
* an unemployment census is *
* being conducted in Nome. *
* Commencing today and end- *
* mg Saturday, Nov. 20th. *
* Chas. Jones is appointed to *
* distribute the forms to be *|
* filled out by every- totally or *
* partly unemployed worker *
* in the City oif Nome. *'
* *i
* It is hoped that these forms *
* will be promptly completed *,
* and dropped in the local post * >
* office. No postage is ncces *
* sary. *!
* Edward M. Seidenverg, *
* Mayor. *
* Attest: M. J. Walsh, *
* City Clerk. *
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CAPTURED A
CITY GATE IN
A BIG DRIVE
SHANGHAI. Nov. 18, (/P)—
Japanese forces continued on
tlie way to Nanking, with bit
ter opposition, which, howev
er, failed to stop the advance
for any length of time.
SHANGHAI. Nov 18, — A
Japanese army spokesman an
nounced tonight that Japanese
troops were driving a break
through China's Hindenburg line
between Shanghai and Nanking.
Advance Continues
He said the Jaanese had cap
tured one gate of the walled city
of Kashking, southern keystone
of the tine.
V«ry Heavy Fighting
Both Chinese and Japanese re
ported heavy fighting in the area
around Kashking, sixteen miles
southwest of Shanghai, and thir
ty miles- south of Soochow, a main
point of Chinese defense.
New of the Japanese push
against the southern wing of the
Chinese defenses came a few
hours after an unofficial govern
ment warning which spurred the
enmiigration of civilians from
Nanking.
FUNERAL NOTICE
The funeral of John N. Mel.cish
will be at the Federated Church,
Friday, November 19th, at 2 PJM.,
under tlie auspices of Anvil Lodge
KENNETH D. RUDE,
2-t Master.
BEAUTY Plus her other gifts
made Miss .Massachusetts (Claire
J. Nevulis) one of the most tal
ented entrants in Atlantic City’s
Miss America's Beauty Contest.