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VOL. 37. No. 118. NOME, ALASKA, Tuesdav. Mav 19, 1936. Per Copy Ten Cents
Invites Nations To Discuss Moneys
TROUBLE AGAIN HALTS FISHERIES BOATS
Dr. Gruening Be Entertained Lunch Tomorrow
NAT Ford Plane
Off For Nome
Monday \\ it!i 8
(By The Associated Press'*
SEATTLE, May 19, — Chief
Pilot Noel Wien, with co-pilots
Vic Ross and Norris Johnson,
in the Northern Air Transport
Ford plane, with eight passengers
took off from here Monlay for Al
aska, expecting to arrive at Nome
Thursday, and stopping at Prince
George, Ilazelton, Whitehorse,
Skagway and Fairbanks.
Co-pilot Ross said: ‘‘The next
step in aviation is the develop
ment of a regular service be
tween Seattle and Alaska. This
flight might be called a jaunt or
survey trip.”
Passengers w'ere John Long, H.
Alexander, Fred Roberts, all min
ing men; Dr. Rex. F. Swartz, W.
H. Cameron purchasing agent at
Nome for the Hammon Company,
Arthur Brown Fairbanks jeweler,
Verda Bras, and C. D. Cummings.
Cr. Britain Sees
Dominion Flags
Fading Pacific
URGE DOMINION SUBSIDIES
TO SAVE “AUL RED”
SHIPPING ROUTE
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, May 19, — Large
subsidies to protect Britain’s
globe-circling “all red” shipping
route from the competition of
subsidized American steamship
lines in the Pacific will be asked
at a Dominion conference here
soon.
The convening of the confer
ence, bringing together repre
sentatives of Great Britain, Can
ada, Australia and New Zealand,
came simultaneously with warn
ings in Parliament that unless im
mediate action is taken “there
soon will be no British flag in the
Pacific.”
Sir Robert Horne, Glasgow con
servative in the House of Com
mons, said two British lines in
the Pacific were on the verge of
abandoning operations because of
the government-aided American
competition.
Appeals to Patriotism
. “If these big British lines are
swept off the sea it will mean
goodbye to the British flag in the
Pacific,” he said, appealing dram
atically to the patriotism of Brit
annias ancient rules of the waves.
This was during a debate on con
tinuance of Britain’s annual $10,
000,000 grant to tramp shipping.
The conference in addiition to
its attempts to organize domin
ion subsidies, will discuss "fight
ing fire with fire” by - setting up
“coastal traffic reservations” such
as the United States used to main
tain its grip on trade between San
Francisco and Honolulu. These
(Continued on Page Three)
Alaska Girl To
Give Up Movie
Career to Marry
(Kv Tne Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, May 19, — Par
amount Studio executives wond
ered today where Terry Walker,
pretty Alaska girl, formerly of
Petersburg, was still on the con
tract list.
They said she telephoned from
New York and said she woidd
probably get married and give
up her career. It was unknown
who she was going to marry.
Graduates Were
Awarded Their
Dipl omas Mon.
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS. May 19. — Sev
enteen graduates of the conti
nent’s furthest north University
of Alaska, received their diplo
mas yesterday, at the first com
mencement since it was raised to
the status of a University.
Dr. Ernest H. Gruening, Direc
tor of the Division of Territories
and Insular Possessions, deliver
ed the Commencement Address,
at which Governor Troy was in
attendance.
Graduating were Richard Date
of Cordova, Albert Dorsh of Berg
Montana, Howard Estekeke of
New Castle, Indiana, Donald Fow
ler" of Nenana, Glen Franklin of
Forest Grove, Oregon, Hilja Rein
ika of Douglas, Louis A. Smith
of Granite Falls, Washington,
Doolie Vauthrin Chase of Fair
haven, New York. Joseph Wahh
and Aben Shallitt both of Nome,
George Hervton. Reino Huttala,
Helen Linck, Winifred MacDon
ald, Leonard Thompson, Edwin
Stevens all of Fairbanks.
Hilja Reinika, who worked her
way through college, graduated
magna cum laude, and with the
highest grades.
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Townsend Cara
van Arrived At
Washington D. C.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 18
—The Townsend caravan bearing
ten million, five hundred and 81
thousand sginatures, arrived at
Washington from their thirteen
day journey from Los Angeles.
They will be presented to the
house investigating committee to
morrow.
OLD PAPERS!
Buy them by the bundle. Use
them for starting fires. For Sale
iAt the Nome Nugget.
UNITED STATES SENT
INVITATION CONFER
ON MONEY MATTERS
Secretary of the Treasury Morjjenlhau
Fold of Agreement To Help Stabilize
China's Currency, Set up Exchange
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, May 19, — Tacitly inviting the
nations of the world to enter into a “frank exchange of
views” on money matters, the United..States moved to
day to help China stabilize her currency.
Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr.
today announced a conditional agreement with China
whereby the U. S. Treasury would make “substantial”
silver purchases. His announcement came after sever
al weeks of conference.
Morgenthau also said it was agreed by the United
States to provide China with a dollar exchange for cur
rency stabilization.
CANTON, May 19, — Chinese currencies broke
sharply on the exchange market in a “monetary panic”,
following the announcement of incomplete information
concerning the agreement.
DR. GRUENING BE MET AT LUNCH
TOMORROW BY CHAMBER TO
DISCUSS ALASKA MATTERS
The Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce
today announced plans for the greeting of Dr. Ernest
Gruening, Director of the Division of Territorial and
Insular Possessions, who is due to arrive Nome tomor
row from Fairbanks aboard a Pacific Alaska Airways
plane.
Dr. Gruening, who has been attending the Conv
mencement exercises at the University of Alaska, stated
yesterday he planned to come to Nome, while in Alas
ka, and see as much of Alaska as was possible, while on
his trip to the Territory from his headquarters at Wash
ington, D. C.
There are several vital subjects to be brought to
the attention of Dr. Gruening, stated Chamber officials
and they propose to acquaint him with some of them
while he is attending a luncheon to be. given at the
North Pole Bakery tomorrow noon, given by the Cham
ber at which there will be about 18 guests, includ
ing prominent Nomeites and civic-minded citizens.
Wires were sent today advising Dr. Gruening that
plans had been made to meet him here, and requesting
the Pacific Alaska Airways plane to hold over for a few
hours while he is acquainted with several of the points
of interest which he intends to inquire into.
Dr. Gruening expects to return on the same plane
tomorrow to Fairbanks, and then in company with Gov
ernor John W. Troy of the Territory of Alaska, fly to
Juneau, Thursday. This is Dr. Gruening’s first trip to
Alaska, and every effort is being made to acquaint him
with every possible feature of importance to the terri
tory and of each Division which he visits. Very seldom
has the opportunity arisen to communicate with depart
mental officials who are close to or are at the head of
activities pertaining to the Territory.
Tacoma, Seattle
Bidding Match
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. May 19, — The
keenest competition in years ex
ists at present between Tacoma
and Seattle over the Freddie
Steele-.I< hnny Hi. ko prize fight,
as to which city the match shall
be held in.
The Seattle city council agreed
to appropriate five thousand doll
ars to build ten thousand bleach
er seats in the civic auditorium,
giving the arena a capacity of
25.000.
Tacoma -.portsmen immediately
summoned Druxman and it was
reported, planned to underwrite
the expenses of the fight.
Ferry Service
Resumed Pu<*et
Sound — Strike
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, May -18, — The
Bremerton ferry service of the
Kalakala and Cliippowa. was re
sumed today after a one-day
walkout of ferry-workers, in op
position to longer summer sched
ales. The matter will be arbi
trated by the t> wernor, at Ills
request.
New Arrivals For
Farming Tanana
Valiev Fairbanks
J
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, May 18, — Rec
ent new Tanana Valley farmers
who have arrived here include
R. G. Fitz of Faribult, Minnesota,
brother-in-law of Mai Witten; C.
M. Solts of Oklahoma City; Leo
and Jack Gibson, brothers and
James Faulk, all from Eagle Riv
er, Wisconsin.
Baseball Scores
(By The Associated Cress)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Lefty Grove won a bitter pitch
er’s battle over Vernon Kennedy,
for his fourth shutout this seas
on and his seventh victory, as
Boston downed Chicago 2 to 0.
Washington 1 Detroit 7
Philadelphia St. Louis, New
York Cleveland, rain.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago 7 Boston 2
Pittsburgh 2 New York 4
St. Louis 11 Philadelphia 6
Brooklyn 6 Cincinnati 9.
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Trouble Again
Holds Fishing
Boats To Piers
fBy The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, May Kith
Pickets halted tlie sailing of Alas
ka Salmon fishing is ats. Several
policemen were on hand to main
tain order. It was said that two
hundred pickets watched the boat
"Glacier” at pier 22; fifty more
pickets watched the “American
Star" at pier 45. and claimed that
non-union workers had been tak
en aboard ship.
Paul X. Lyons, the union secre
tary, said, that the packers of Al
aska had agreed to recognize the
union, to grant shorter hours and
for collective bargaining.
A. K. Tichenor, vice-president
of the Packers, announced that
officials will confer with the un
i' n on wages and also whether
the union will open membership
to men who have been employed
from three to fifteen years.
C. P. Hale, president, argued
that the men had been employed
at Bristol Bay for years and
would insist on hiring his own
help.
LSal/ar Peters' n i f the Red Sal
mon Company, said his firm will
be guided by the action of other
companies.
Officials said that l* don leaders
informed them that membe. hip
in the union was elo-t it
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IS'' the Associated Press)
TOKYO, May 18, The Japan
ese House if repre -n'etiv.' . 1
opted a four hundred and thirty
nine million dollar budget fof
naval expansion, today.
Survey Pm!ids
Attack on Sox ids
(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED, May 18. — Chinese
predict that recent new Japanese
re-enforcements who arrived at
North China garrisons, would be
directed at both China and Sov
iet Russia, after a glance at the
Sino-Japanese situation existing
at Peiping and other places.
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