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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 37. No. 277 NOME. ALASKA, Saturday, NOV. 21, 1936. Per Copy 15cts
Allegaf *.ons Secret Pact Stir Europe
APPEALED rODEPARTMENTS TRANSPORT
Renewed Demands ederal Intervention Made
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Russ Owen Safe
Juneau Enroute
Seattle to Nome
(By The Associated Presst
SEATTLE, Nov. 21, —A request
for a checkup on the reported
crackup and death of Russ Owen,
who took off from Seattle the oth_
The painting work of lines for
athletic games in the new Nome
school gym was completed today
bv Ernest Brykinas ter, and the
various men’s indoor baseball
teams will be practicing there
next Monday evening, November
23rd.
Interest has been worked up in
town over the coming series to be
played this winter, and the play
ers are keenly on edge to get
started practicing.
Practice will continue twice a
week until nearly Christmas when
a benefit baseball night, including
doubeheader games will take
place.
A notice in today’s paper shows j
also that the married women of
Nome are going to organize and
prepare for some games this
winter. More power to them.
we expeci 10 see me single
women of the city organize short
ly and offer competition.
In addition to indoor baseball
interest has also awakened for j
some basketball games, and sev_:
eral organizations are contemplat
ing organizing teams.
On the face of all this activity I
it appears that Nome will have
a revival of sports this year, not
seen here for many years.
No Picture Mats
Till Mail Arrives
Due to the serious interruption
and confusion in the mail system
in Alaska at present, caused by
the maritime strike on the Paci_
fic Coast, the Nome Daily Nugget
has not received its weekly
quota of news mat pictures, the
service recently begun, and
which is receiving such wide in.
terest and approval, since its in
ception.
It is possible, weather permit,
ting, that the picture mats are in
eluded in the first class mail
which is scheduled to come thru
to Nome Monday, i
er day for Nome, was made today
by the Associated Press.
Newspapers everywhere in Al
aska were advised to try and find
his whereabouts.
Juneau finally reported that
Owens had landed safe and sound
at the airport in the capital.
Ohlson On L t
(By The Associated Prt
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. ’ —
Colonel Ohison, manager of the
Alaska Railroad, arrived here
at 7 a.m. today from Washington
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SOVIETS CONTINUE TO
HARP SUBJECT OF
SECRET PACT
German Denies
Japanese Pact
Is In Existence
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(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Nov. 21, — A high
government spokesman here said
that Germany and Japan “have
much in common in their govern
mental idea”, but denied that
there is “any hard and fast allian
ce between the two”.
He said that both may act to_
gether because they are opposed
to Bolshevism.
“It is possible that if either
should become involved in a
war with Soviet Russia, the other
would exercise at least a benev
olent neutrality.”
Relations Will
Be Strained at
Tokyo—Soviets
(Bv The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, Nov. 21, — Russia
Friday night told Japan that the
German-Japanese pact would
strain Sovet relations with Tokyo, j
The Russian warning concern,
ed what the Soviets previously
asserted was a military alliance
between Germany and Japan, de
signed against Russia.
Neither Japan nor Germany
acknowledged the Russian.report
ed pact when the charge that a
pact existed, wras first made.
Berlin’s only comment today
was “nothing has changed since
lour last denial that such an ag
reement existed.”
German U-boat
Sunk, Eight Are
Drowned Craft
(By The Associated Press)
LEUBECK, Germany, Nov. 21,
—U.boat No. 18, collided with an
other vessel in the bay here Fri
day morning and went down with
eight men aboard.
The navy department, which
withheld the news of the tragedy
for more than 12 hours said that
twelve other members of the
U.boat crew were rescued, but
gave no details. Hope was ab
andoned for the remaining men
aboard the sunken craft.
BASEBALL NOTICE
All white married women inter
ested in indoor baseball please be
at Nome school gym, Tuesday,
8 p.m. Nov. 24. Please come pre.
pared to practice.
The first Christmas Seal Sale
was held in. Denmark in 1904, the
result of an inspiration of Einar
Holboell, a postal clerk.
National Income
Jumped, Believe
Budget Balanced
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 21,
—The task of a possible balanc.
ing of the budget, looked better
today following a report by the
internal revenue bureau that gov
ernment income had jumped one
hundred and seventy million dol
lars for the first four months of
the present fiscal year.
Treasury receipts from July 1st
to October 31 were $1,209 242,000
as compared to $1,037,689,000 for
the same period last year.
Treasury experts said that the
new estimate justified Senator
Harrison’s prediction that the
budget would be balanced in the
next fiscal year beginning July
1st, 1937.
How to prevent tuberculosis is
a part of the campaign financed
by the annual sale of Christmas
Seals.
Union Chairman
Aboard A Liner
For Mainland
(Bv The Associated Press')
HONOLULU, Nov. 21, — Ralph
Rogers, chairman of the mari_
time union strike committee sail
ed aboard the liner Niagara last
night for the mainland^ to confer
with union officials in San Fran,
cisco.
Word is awaited here from
President Roosevelt on the re.
quest for a government transport.
It was explained that Roose
velt’s executive order permitting
the chartering of ships for aid of
Alaska, did not apply to Hawaii
because the Islands have no such
agency as the Alaska Railroad.
Matson Line officials denied the
existence of a branch of the In.
ternational Longshoremen’s As
sociation in Honolulu.
Game Commission
Meeting Postponed
Until March 2nd
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, Nov. 21, —Due to
transportation uncertainties as a
result of the maritime strike, the
annual meeting of the Alaska
Game Commission scheduled for
December 2nd, has been postpon.
ed until March 2nd, it was an
nounced today by Executive Of.
fleer Frank Dufresne, who de
clared that a representative of
the Biological Survey from Wash
ington, D. C. had intended to1
meet with the commission, but
now could not be on hand for
the new meeting.date.
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Business Groups |
Renew Demands
Govt. Intervene
|
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21, —
Business groups here renewed
their demands today for govern,
ment intervention in the mari
time strike, as the new peace pro.
posal withered under the opposi.
tion of employers.
McGrady sought to attack the
crucial hiring hall issue from a
new angle after shipowners last
night rejected his proposal for a
neutral port, with committees to
settle individual controversies.
T. G. Plant^ employers’ spokes,
man, termed the plan impractic
able.
DEPARTMENTS SAY
TRANSPORTS HAVE
NO ROOM SUPPLIES
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Garner Receive
Doctor of Laws
Degree Bay lour
(By The Associated Press)
WACO, Texas Nov. 21, — Vice
President John Nance Garner,
saying that he usually declines
such things as honorary degrees,
came here today to receive the
Doctor of Laws Degree from Bay
lour College. Mrs. Garner is al
so receiving a degree for her part
in the staging of the Texas Cen
tennial celebration.
Lumber Business
Hit Hard Strike
On Pacific Coast
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 21, —The West
Coast Lumbermen’s Association
said that ten thousand five hund.
red men had lost their jobs in
mills and lumber camps during
the first two weeks of the mari
time strike. Five thousand others
are doing part.time work.
Production in the Oregon and
Washington mills is down 39 per
cent and shipments have fallen
43 percent.
More Football
S W Louisiana 0 Louis. State 93
Minnesota 24 Wisconsin 0
Oregon State 18 Oregon 0
Gonzaga 8 College Pug. Snd. 0
Frisco 7 Montana 24
N. Dakota State 12 Idaho 13
Stanford 0 California 20
Florida 14 Georgia Tech 38
Sewanee 6 Tulane 53
Illinois 18 Chicago 7
Indiana 20 Purdue 20 tie
So. Methodist 7 Baylour 13
Texas 0 Centenary 3
Wyoming 7 Brigham Young 32
Kansas State 0 Nebraska 40
A dance with orchestra, door
prizes, fun and entertainment is
taking place at the Nome Amuse
ment Hall tonight, the funds of
which are to go to the newly or
ganized Nome Athletic Club,
which is sponsoring the affair.
Tickets havtf been sold through,
out the city in connection with it.
Army Transports
Don’t Have Spare
Emergency Cargo
iHv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, 1). C., Nov. 21,
—The Interior Department last
night asked the use of navy traas
ports to take emergency food sup
plies to the aid of Hawaii. The
request was made of Secretary of
the Navy Swanson, after Secty.
of War Woodring said that avail
able army transport car; o space
was only sufficient to care for
supplies for the troops in Hawaii.
The cooperation of the war and
navy departments was asked af_
ter receipt of appeals from Gover
nor Pointdexter of Hawaii.
Director of Island and Insular
Possessions Ernest Gruening, con
ferred with Secty of the Interior
Ickes, and other officials before
asking other departments. He said
the chartering of a private vessel
to transport food would cause dif
Acuities with the strikers, but it
is still under consideration.
President Arrived
fl'.v The Associated Press)
PORT O' SPAIN, Ti nidad, Nov
21, — Historic Trinidad, first dis
covered by Christopher Columbus
in 1496 welcomed President F.
D. Roosevelt in ceremonial fash
ion today.
The President deferred landing
until he returns from Buenos Air_
es, where he is going to attend
the inter-American peace confer
ence.
Deputy Governor A. W. Sey_
mour, attired in gold braid, was
received in the admiral’s cabin
aboard the Cruiser Indianapolis.
The President planned on doing
some fishing in the harbor.
NOTICE
Starting Monday, Nov. 23. bar.
ber shops in Nome will keep the
following hours—10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturdays—10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and
Sundays—11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Bob Jackson
John Salonenka.