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VOL. 38. No. 307. NOME. ALASKA. Thursday. Dec. 30. 1937. Per Copy lOcto
Alaskans Might Get Local Self Govt
Jap Fishing Activities Be Settled In a Few Weeks
Chinese Putting Up Stiff Resistance To Jap Invasion
Plans For Self
Covt. in Alaska
Are Announced
fBy Tne Associated Press t
WASHINGTON, Dec 30, —
Delegate Anthony J. DLmond
said today that Secretary of the
Interior, Harold Ickes had ap
proved special regulations where'■
by Alaskans might set up local
self government und r charters,
and constitutions.
The new rules were promul-'
gated under the provisions of
the Indian Reorganization Act
and provide three types of con
stitutions: “1st, those that deal
with th,? business of municipal
activities of certain groups: 2nd
those that encompass only the
business activities of people re
siding in a given community:
and 3rd, those that deal w'ith the
business activities of groups with
common bonds.’’
“As I see it, the most import
ant f. ature is that the constitu
tion and charter may be adopt
ed at the same election, thus av‘
oiding a long delay which might
otherwise occur", said DLmond.
He added that constitutions
and charters would be approved
in advance by the Interior De
partm.nt, and would become ef
fective when ratified by the na
fives.
Election Held Up
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Dec. 30, The deep
*ea fishermen’s election was delay
nx1 by the non-arrival of returns
from Petersburg.
Settlement Of
Fishery Dispute
Is Being Hinted
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, Set
tl ment of the long dispute be
tween Japanese and American
fi-.herm-.n over salmon fishing
rights in Alaskan waters, was
predicted soon by inforced sour
ces.
An official who declined to be
quoted by name said that the
state department had informed
him that a definite agreement
between the two governments
would be reached “within a few
weeks”, and that its provisions
will be ‘highly pleasing to Alask
an interests”.
D legate Dimond cancelled his
holiday trip to Alaska in order
to prepare material for hearings
to be held on February first on
a bill to permit the president to
se* up fishery enforcement areas
in territorial waters, when he
d°ems it necessary to protect the
fish resources. Dimond declared
the bill was intended to halt Jap
anese operations.
mc.vrthur dies of
HEART ILLNESS, SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 30, (/P) -Alex
ander McArihur, 67 years old,
formerly of Fairbanks, suocumb
:d at the heme of friends in Seat
tle of heart disease. He was one
of the stampeders to Dawson, Y.
T. in 1887. Nothing is known in
Seattle of any surviving relatives
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Capt. J. H. Wylie (lett) and n mechanic tuned this 34-year-old
Wolseley automobile for a race against more than 8t veteran vehi
cles of the days of goggles and linen dusters. Course of the run was
-.from London to Brighton, England.
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Head Of Civil
Council Killed
Eve of Regime
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Doc. 30, —J. Lo
Pa-song, China’s most prominent
Catholic layman, and chairman
of Shanghai’s new civil associa
tion, was killed in the French
Concession by an assassin dis
guised as an orange peddler, to
day.
Police expressed the fear that
his slaying would start a terror
ist campaign which would pre
vent the Chinese from cooperat
ing with the Japanese in the
establishment of the new regime.
The assassin, who escaped, is
believed to be a pajtriot and ter- [
rorist, who became angered be
cause of the loss of his cause.
The civil association planned to
work with the Japanese in the;
rehabilitation of areas around
Shanghai.
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; Public Service
Strike is Ended
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(By The Associated Press)
PARIS, Dec. 30, —Striking pub
lie service work faced with Chau
temp's threat to smash their gen
eral walkout by calling them to
colors, accepted a compromise
settlement and went back to
work. The strikers, one hundred
and twenty thousand strong, were
notified to return to their jobs
soon after daybreak today.
Forging Ahead
(By The Associated Press)
HENDAYE, Dec. 30, The Span
‘ ish insurgent high command re
ported its army struggling to res
cue the besieged garrison at Ter
pel, had broken thru the govern
; ment lines northwest of the city.
The assault is centered around
ICeladas, about twelve miles nor
, thwest of Teruel. Governmen/t
losses from both aid and land
offensives is heavy. The besieg
ed are still in radio communica
jtion with Zaragoza.
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ARTISTS LAUD
EACH OTHER
PIETRO CIMINI AND LILY
PONDS ARE NOW GOOD
FRIENDS AGAIN
LOS ANGELES, Dec, 30, (/P)—
Friends again That is what Pie
tro Cimini, famous orchestra con
ductor, and Lily Pons are, and all
their friends are happy.
Cimini, who by many authori
ties is regarded as the greatest
living conductor of classical op
eratic masterpieces. He recently
voiced rather bitter censure of
Miss Pons for wearing an abbrev
iated costume in a motion picture
in which she enacted the leading
role. The young woman, who
always has sought the good opin
ion of Cimini, was hurt by his
criticism, and pouted, but made
no retort.
Cimini is conducting for the
performances of the San Framcis
co Opera Company being given
in Los Angeles, and Miss Pons
has the leading roles in some of
the operas. Her favorite is "Lak
me.” After presentation of this
opera, Cimini was enthusiastic
over the way Miss Pons acquitted
herself in the leading role.
"What if she does wear short
dresses in the movies.” Cimini
exclaimed, "Conventions were
never made for a person with a
transcendency beautiful voice
like hers. Golden notes Her en
gaging personality, her vocal
training, her outstanding genius
fire the human soul.”
“I am so glad he likes me,” Miss
Pons responded when told ol
Cimini’s praise. "Under his ba
ton, a gift, if ordinary, could be
come great.”
LEVINE FINED AS
FIRST AIR SMUGGLER
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK. Dec. 29—Charles
Levin?, the first trans-Atlantic
airplane passenger, was sentenc
ed in the New York court to pa'j
a fine of $2,500 on charges of ha\
ing smuggled tungsten into the
United States from Canada.
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Chinese Put Up
Stiff Resistance
To the Japanese
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(Bv The- Associated Press)
SHANGHAI. Dec. 30, -Jap
anese armies met with stiff Chin
ese resistance on Shantung pro
vinc. fronts outside of Tsingtao.
Dynamite rocked the north
China seaport from which. a
number of Amercians are in
flight.
Japanese sources sent word of
fierce fighting some hundred mil
es west of Tsingtao. bed ween the
railroad center of Weishin and
Tsingchow, south of Tsinan.
Warfare on the outskirts of
Tain, gave China’s sacred moun
tain Tai Shan, a baptism of fire.
The U. S. Gunboat Sacramento
docked at Shanghai with the fir
st American civilian refugees
from the threatened port.
Measure Would
Prevent Aliens
Alaskan Waters
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30, —In
formed legislators disclosed to
day that a bill designed to effect
the gradual elimination of Japan
ese and other alien fishing boats
from American waters, had re
ceived backing from the admini
stration.
The bill was introduced at the
special session by Royal S. Cope
land of the senate commerce
committee. Responsible persons
said Copeland, received a confi
dential letter from the White
House in which Roosevelt re
quested its passage.
The state department is also
reported to be backing the meas
ure, which puts new teeth in the
present laws on the documenta
tion of fishing vessels of five
tons or over, and strengthening
the pnwvisions that these vessels
must be American owned and
operated.
It requires the forfeiture of
undocumented fishing vessels in
this category, operating in Am
erican waters.
The measure also provides that
undocumented fishing vessels of
lessen that five tons may be op
erat'd in American waters only
if built and operated by Ameri
can resident aliens. However,
they could continue operation of
fishing vessels of less than five
tons, for a maximum of six years
This provision was designed
to prevent resident aliens from
having to sacrifice their boats
shortly after the enactment of
the measure.
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CUTTING FANCY CAPERS, Alabama University
prepares io go to the Rose dowl in the grand manner. Here is Irving
Berlin Kahn, sabre-twirling drum major who entered Alabama ia
1935, believing his chances of performing at Pasadena would be
greater there than at any other U. S. college.
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