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VOL. 37. No. 258. NOME, ALASKA, Thursday, OCT. 29, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Midnight The Last Hour Of Truce
FINAL RETURNS DIGEST POLL FOR LANDON
Roosevelt And Landon Speak Daily In The East
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PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE
CLOSING THEIR CAMPAIGNS
IN POPULOUS EAST
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Landon Talked
Madison Square
Garden Tonight
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, Oct. 29, — Repub
lican nominee Landon paused to
visit the grave of the late Theo
dore Roosevelt, former president
of the United States, before giv
ing his climatic address tonight at
Madison Square Garden, in New
York City.
While Roosevelt carried the ex
position of New' Deal policies in
Pennsylvania and other eastern
states, Landon conferred last
night with (take-a-walk) Alfred
E. Smith.
Landon said: “We’re going to
stick together a long time.”
Roosevelt made speeches today
at Wilkesbarre, Harisburg, Cam
den and Wilmington, before head
ing back to Washington, D. C.
Roosevelt Nears
End of Speaking
Tour Of East
yuy me Associated Press)
UNDATED, Oct. 29, — Presi
dent Roosevelt, bidding for Pen
nsylvania’s 36 electoral votes, said
at Harrisburg, that the new Am
erican people would not return to
power the Republican leaders who
“emptied the national market bask
et, but will go forward with
those who are succeeding in fill
ing it once more.”
He declared there was an av
erage rise in factory payrolls of
seventy-seven percent.
At Wilkesbarre he said “a hand
ful” of employers are spreading
pay-envelope propaganda again
st the Social Security Act.
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California Law Prohibits Signs
Which Mention Drinks or Beers
Law Prohibiting Mentioning of
Drinks In Public Signs
Brings Strange Words.
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, October
Thirsty Californians are downing
“beep” in “puffets” while the
State prepares to go to the polls
to decide wihat to do about the
drinking situation.
Those who wish to put their
foot on the rail as they wet their
palates must look not only for
signs of "beep” but also for
“b—r” or “bees on draught,” for
it’s against the law to advertise
beer in letters more than six
inches high.
Moreover, the word “saloon,”
according to state statute, does
not exist and you can camouflage
drinking places but not with such
everyday euphemisms as tavern,
inn. or buffet.
‘Bona Fides’ Sprouted
When California joined the rush
of States to legalize liquor sales
by the drink and package, the en
abling legislation prohibited the
use of the word saloon and con
fined single drink sales to bona
fide cafes, where no beer or
stronger drink could be served
without food. Enforcement was
placed in the hands of the state
board of equalization.
“Bona fide” drinking places
sprouted overnight with rubber
sandwiches the principal appeti
zer. Signs—from a foot to a yard
high—.began appearing on the
streets shouting that “beer-wine
whiskey” were inside—with men
tion of food in dully painted let
ters.
The board of equalization saw
an unprecedented growth of eat
ing establishments and decided
beer or stronger drinks could not
be mentioned in letters more than
six inches high. Shortly there
after it ruled that tavern, inn,
buffet, etc., were not the proper
words to hang in lights in front
of drinking emporiums.
The result? Gaudy illuminated
signs spell out “cave,” “avem,”
“tabem,” “cavern,” “peer-sand
wiches,” “n n,” “cuffet," “puff
ett.”
Some of the places are more
orthodox about it and merely put
up the name of the host, or a sym
bolic figure. But they are in the
minority.
California, characterized by its
Anti-Saloon league as “the wet
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Current Comments
Written From
Washington
(Special Correspondence)
Mr. Hitler says that Germany
must put its foot down on Com
munism. What the Soviet organi
zation thinks of anything that is
not Red is well known. Mr. Mus
solini is sure that he has the plan
that should be followed by a
weary and bewildered world.
A college president in the Un
ited States believes that we must
constantly have in mind that fas
cism and aommunism are com
mon foes of a democratic society,
and be equally unsympathet.c
with either. Solomon is respon
sible for the maxim that in a mul
titude of counselors there is wis
dom, which is good stuff unless
modified by Pope’s suggestion a
few thousand years later: “Who
shall decide when doctors disag
ree?’’ The doctors do not seem
to be in accord, and until they
are, the American patient will do
well to be his own physician and
throw all nostrums that have
been compounded from a Euro
pean prescription, away.
If Congress sees fit to make the
necessary appropriation, next
spring will make the beginning
of air mail service across the At
lantic. A bunch of English flow
ers then can be delivered in New
Jersey before they have with
ered. They would have wilted
considerably on a similar trip in
1846. In tha/t year, the sailing
vessel Yorkshire got into the pap
ers by crossing in sixteen days,
and steamships were doing but
little better.
The sum of eight hundred thou
sand dollars was spent by men
in Washington, D. C., last year
for haircuts, shaves and manicur
es according to the Census Bur
eau an item that suggests sever
al things. In the first place, who
will own up to the manicures? j
Then it is to be remarked that j
the government has a watchful
eye. Not a brushful of lather es
capes its notice. Why have bald
headed men not banded together
in support of a sliding scale for
haircuts. Surely it is worth more
to cut an acre of wheat than to go
around the edges of the field
with a scythe. What do people
do nowadays with bay rum? Ev
en the literature of the barber
shop has changed. It does not
seem the same place with the
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DEADLINE MIDNIGHT
IN COAST STRIKE IF
DISPUTE UNSETTLED
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, October 29th—Dramatic post
ponement, early today, of the threatened strike of thir-:
ty thousand Pacific Coast maritime workers, brought
hope of peace to the troubled waterfront.
Unexpected resumption of negotiations between
seagoing unions and one of three groups of steamship
companies, extended through last night, and brought
such success, that the walkout was postponed until
midnight tonight,, by a joint negotiation committee.
The Maritime Federation committee said it was
informing all its district councils of the postponement.
“Negotiations are progressing favorably, and unless by
9 p.m. tonight, no satisfactory arrangement has been
reached, the strike will take effect at midnight,” saidi
the committee’s order.
Operations continued at all major coast ports. Fed
eral conciliator E. F. Fitzgerald predicted: “there pro
bably will not be any strike at all.”
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, —
Tonight at midnight is the dead
line for calling the projected
coastwide maritime strike, ac
cording to an announcement from
the joint union negotiations com
mittee, which apparently is await
ing the outcome of conferences
with unions.
Tentative agreements were
reached between these groups for
pay increases from coastwise op
erators, which is a different group
than the deep sea lines. What ef
feet the agreements between
coastwise operators and their
employees will have on the strike
is not immediately apparent.
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO Oct. 29, —
The Federal Maritime Commis
sion postponed its fact-finding
session today until Monday, to
permit negotiations to proceed.
“As long as there is hope that
both sides can get together, we do
no wish to delay negotiations”,
said Rear Admiral Hamlet.
Representatives of both sides of
fered no objection. McGrady
moved immediately to arrange
hurried meetings.
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29, —
Lf the Pacific Coast strike is call
ed tonight, union leaders said,
the possibility is that it would
take effect only against four of
the major west coast companies.—
Dollar Line, Matson, American
Hawaiian, and Swayne and Hoyt.
Such action, observers said,
would keep the walkout from
spreading to the Atlantic Coast.
Yesterday one thousand left
wing seanron in New York voted
to join with their brethcrn if
there is a strike on the Pacific
Coast.
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Foreign Buyers
Purchase Copper
'By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK Oct. 29, — For
eign buyers are reported to be
paying ten and a quarter cents
a pound for copper on the export
market, the highest since March
1931. Domestic copper, quoted at
ten cents is unchanged.
English Flier Is
Harbor Grace
(By The Associated Press)
HARBOR GRACE, New Found
land, Oct. 29, — Storms over the]
Atlantic Ocean were reported to
the London-fbound Captain Molli
son waiting here after a flight |
yesterday from New York.
“It’s not so good being delayed”
he said.
Tonight at 7 o’clock in the Fed
erated church there will a Hallo
we’en Party for the boys and
girls of the Junior Department of
the church. The room has been
attractively decorated. There
will be plenty of lively games,
and Mrs. Sullivan will tell a
ghost story. A good time is in
store for all who come.
Literary Digest
Final Poll Is In
Is For Landon
Landon Given 32 States
And Roosevelt 16
According Poll
(By The Associated Press')
NEW YORK, Oct. 29. —
Following are finals of the
Literary Digest’s nationwide
poll:
Landon Is said to have 32
states and Roosevelt 16.
Popular vote—Landon—
1,293,669. Roosevelt—972,
897.
Roosevelt is declared to
have only 40.94 percent of
the total vote.
Spanish Embassy
Says Subs Ready
Blockade Coast
%
riiv The Associated Press* 1
PARIS, Oct. 29, — The Span
ish Embassy declared today that
it had confidential inf rmation
that a fleet of Italian submarines
was awaiting only an order for
sailing, at Gaeta, Italy, to esta
blish a blockade on the Catalon
ian coast and perhaps attack the
Spanish government’s stronghold
there.
The Embassy warned that the
civil war in Span might break
out r.i any mom n . a grave
into, sat or.al cor.fi it.
investigation fci>f
Accident Still On
fBv The Associated Press)
PORT TOWNSEND, October 28
—Prosecutor Allan Trumbull said
that the investigation of the hunt
ing accident and killing Sunday,
of Ben Hawkins aged 63, has “not
yet closed.” The coroner’s jury
last night found he was slain ac
cidentally by William Tolle, aged
43, his hunting companion.
The Mail boat Meteor arrived
at Nome this morning but due
to stormy conditions on Bering
Sea it is believed the small boat
has gone behind Sledge Island
to wait until the storm subsides.
This is the last trip of the Meteor
from St. Michael this year. It is
understood the vessel will return
to St. Michael and then sail for
the states.