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NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR BASE—ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY AVIATION
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL 38. No. 298. NOME. ALASKA. Thursday. October 14, 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Shells Crash Into Heart Shanghai
China Charges Japs Using Gas & Dum Dum Bullets
Social Security Issues Another Grant to Territory
LEAGUE NATIONS LISTENS
TO CHARGES BROUGHT BY
CHINA ON JAP CRUELTIES
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Sol Lewis Of
Nome, Passed
Sol Lewis, member of the firm
of Greenberg & Lewis, operators
of the Nome Liquor Store, died
at 11:30 o'clock this morning at
the store.
Death, said the report, was due
to failure of the heart. Mr. Lewis
who was about 60 years of age,
had received medical advice re
cently to make a trip to the sta
tes, as he had. been suffering from
other complications as well as
heart trouble for several years.
He had planned on leaving
Nome on the last boat for Seattle
this fall, intending to place him
self under medical care on the
outside. His dtiath today came
unexpectedly.
Herbert Greenberg, his partner,
has wired Mrs. Lewis and chil
dren in Seattle*, who survive, ad
vising them of the death of Sol
Lewis, and awaiting instructions
for funeral arrangements.
Canada leads the world in the
transportation of freight by air.
In the Last year, commercial trails
port companies operating chiefly
in the mining areas of the north
carried 22.947,000 pounds of frei
ght consisting largely of machin
ery. fuel oil and supplies.
GENEVA. Oct. 24, — China
today appeared again before
the League to protest about
the war tactics of Japan, in
its undeclared campaign in
China.
(By The Associated Press)
Geneva, Oct. 14, — With char
acteristic caution, the League 1 is
tened today to a strong protest,
charging the Japanese with us
ing asphyxiation gas and dum
dum bullets, lodged by the Chin
ese government.
Bombardment Also Cited
The protest also alleged that
the Japanese were continuing to
openly bomb cities wherein the
civilian population were helpless
ly unprotected.
The protest drew attention that
such action was in open defiance
to the League resolution denounc
ing such tactics.
SLUICE BOX ROBBERY
ON EIVENGOOD CREEK
Sluice boxes on the claim on
Livengood Creek operated by
Henry Spall and Jay Livengood
were robbed October 5, according
i to arrivals in Fairbanks from
Livengood. Some of the boxes
were emptied of their golden con
; tents. How much was taken or
by whom is unknown, but it is
said the value of the missing gold
may run into several thousand
dollars.
The owners are oldtime miners
of the camp. Livengood is one of
the discoverers.
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A ST ITCH IN TIME, added to summer pleasures, Is the
vaedion tomato of Mm. Calvin Coolidge. widow of the 30th Presi
dent of the United States. The former First Lady is shown busily
••wist at the Northport, Me., home of her Northampton. Mass.,
neighbor, Mrs. F. D. Adams.
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SPOTLIGHT
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Still a student
is the wife
of Supreme
Court Nominee
Hugo L. Black,
shown here
with her
young daughter
Josephine.
The mother of
three
children halted
her education
during the
war to enlist
in service and
now studies
for her
college degree.
Fifteen Charter
Members Were
Organizers Dpt.
The permanent organization of
the Nome Volunteer Fire Depart
ment was effected last evening at
the meeting held at the city hall.
The Department consists of
Chief W. W. Laws, and fifteen
charter members, with a full com
plement of 20 members prescrib
ed in their constitution. Follow
ing are the officers and charter
members of the organization:
Chief W.W. Laws
Asst-Chief, Binks SeifTert
Captain Garnet Martin
Lieutenant, .Kurt Sprenger
President N.V.F.D., Norvin Lewis
Vice-Pres.,.Henry Miller
Secretary, .E. J. Bundy
Treasurer . Jim Davidson
Trustees: Chief, Asst. Chief, Sec
retary, A1 Arrowwood and Ray
Decker.
Original 15 Charter Members:
Norvin Lewis
Binks Seiffert
Garnet Martin
Kurt Sprenger
E. J. Bundy
Henry Miller
Ray Decker
A1 Arrowwood
Curtis Jacobs
Abe Shallit
Jim Davidson
Russell Maynard
Alvin Polet
Jack Hurley i
Bud Harper
Supplementary by-laws were
passed at last night’s meeting &
next Wednesday set as the time
for the next meeting. Other de
tails of the organization will prob
ably be announced from time to
time, as the Nome Volunteer Fire
Department intends to be a live
wre organization and possibly
entertainments and dances may
be pulled off sometime in the
future.
The training of Nome’s ‘‘fire
More Fed. Funds
Issued to Assist
Alaska Old Age
JUNEAU, October 6—The Social
Security Board today issued a
statement through Hugh J. Wade,
Director of its office in Juneau,
Alaska, that it had authorized a
grant of funds amounting to $31.
368.75 for the purpose of assisting
the Territory of Alaska in financ
ing its Old-Age Assistance plan.
The amount of money is to be
matched by at least an equal
amount of territorial money, and
paid out to needy aged persons
who qualify under the new Alas
ka Old Age Assistance law.
It is estimated that the Depart
ment of Public Welfare will give
old age assistance to 750 aged per
sons during the quarter beginn
ing October 1st and ending De
cember 31, 1937.
Mr. Wade pointed out tnat,
since the 1937 legislature, in its
extra-ordinary session held in
March of this year amended the
Alaska Old Age Assistance law to
comply with the requirements of
the Social Security Act. Alaska
has received from the federal
government through grants made
by the Social Security Board a
total of $60,206.25. The Territory!
having received from the Social
Security Board a previous grant
amount to $29,137.50.
The Alaska Old Age Assistance
law is administered gy the De
partment of Public Welfare, and
W. B. Kirk is the Director.
BARANOF SAILS FRIDAY
The S. S. Baranof, sailing on
the last voyage to Nome this seaj
son, leaves Seattle at 10 A. M. |
Friday, Oct. 15th.
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eaters” will commence immedi-1
ately said Chief Laws, and the
city may expect the department'
to be on hand to assist in fighting!
all fires from this date on.
CIVILIANS SUBJECT
BOMBARDMENT BY
WARSHIPS PLANES
SHANGHAI. Oct 14. —
The International Settlement
here felt the full force of a
heavy bombment from the
Japanese big guns, today. It
was estimated more than a
hundred Chinese civilians
were either killed or wound
ed.
(By The Associated Press'
SHANGHAI. Oct. 14 —Great
shells crashed into the heart of
Shanghai's international settle
ment, as Chinese and Japanese
armies battled with renewed fury
for control to the approaches of
the Orients most important com
mercial city. Killed or wounded
Chinese civilian were estimated
at more than one hundred.
Fighting In The Air
Mtanwhile, fihting raged over
head as Chinese planes attempt
ed to raid the Japanese airfield
in the Yangtzepoo area. and
swirled along ahe fringes of the
in t e rnat ional sett 1 ement
Train Was Bombed
Some fifty miles west of Shang
hai. an additional seventy five
Chinese c.vilians were killed
when Japanese planes bombed a
pass, nger train on the Soochow
Kashins Railway.
American is Injured
An American saiolr. J. P.
Michael of Connersville, Incl.
a radioman aboard the flag
ship Augusta of the U. S.
Asiatic Fleet, was slightly
injured when shrapnel from
Japanese shells sprayed the
big cruiser, lying an anchor
in the Whang poo river.
Protest Was Made
Japanese naval commander Ad
miral Kiyoshi Hasagawa apolo
gized for the incident after Ad
miral Harry Yarnell of the Aug
usta protested against the reck
less firing of Japanese warships.
HOOVER URGES DRAFT
OF OOP PRINCIPLES
CHICAGO. Oct. I3th— As the
foundation for a mid-term Re
publican party conference in ’38,
a positive, courageous draft of
fundamental principles should be
formulated b> leaders of the or
ganization." former President
Herbert Hoover, declared in Chi
cago, after a discussion with Col.
Frank Knox, republican vice-prea
idential candidate in 1936. and of
Illinois at the Lowden home.
Mr. Hoover issued a formal
statement, .saving:
Draft of Fundamental Principle*
'“Col Know nd I discussed the
I proposal which wf.l come before
the Republican National Commit
t..e at its meeting next November
' 5th. namely ' lidifying an 1
strengthening roe republican par
ty. We favor the creation of i
committee of distinguished Re
publicans to formulate a draft of
fundamental principles for subms
sion to a general conference of
party members some time next
spring Young Republicans sho
uld be given a p ace in these par
ty councils."
THE DEVIL IS NO SISSY In the 500th showing of
Nellie Davis’ “Heaven Bound’’ at Atlanta, Ga. The “Devil himself,
lust up from “Hell’’ bearing a truly Satanic grin, is played by H. J.
Fur low In the show depicting mankind’s temptations. More than 1W
are included in the cast.