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VOL. 38 No. 272. NOME. ALASKA, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1937 Per Copy 10ct»
Britain, France Patroling Med. Sea
ANARCHISTS SET UP DICTATORSHIP SPAIN
Soviet Ice Breaker At Barrow North Star Leaves
ANARCHISTS TAKE SPANISH
, GOVT. STRONGHOLD AND
‘ SET UP A DICTATORSHIP
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(By The Associated Press)
HENDAYE, Sept. 14—Anarch
ists made a coup de tat at Gijon,
the lone Spanish government
coastal stronghold in the north
west and set up an Asturian dic
tatorship, insurgent officers an
nounced at Irun.
Secret military advices say that
Blarmino Tomas, an anarchist,
headed the movment. He issued
a decree breaking off relations
with the Spanish central govern
ment, setting up an anarchist j
state in Asturias with himself as'
dictator. One of Tomas' first acts;
was to order the imprisonment!
of the whole general staff of the i
Spanish government's retreating;
northern army. Insurgent head
quarters stated he imprisoned
foreign military experts with the
government forces.
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Ohio Bans
Race Bias
In Trade
COLUMBUS, Ohio, (AP) —
Discrimination by merchandising
establishments against prospect
ive customers because of race or
color was barred by statute as an
amendment to Ohio's Civil Rights
Code, passed by the Legislature
became effective. It also prohibits
airline companies from refusing
transportation to any person on
these grounds. The penalty for
violation is a fine of $50 to $500
or thirty to ninety days in jail or
both.
One Fire In
Town In Year
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PAOLJ. Ind., (AP)—Fires are i
an unknown qautity here.
The fire chief in this town of j
2,016 residents, said that a call to
extinguish a rubbish blaze a few j
days ago was the first fire in
more than twelve months.
He attributes the lack of fires
to fire schools here held semi
annually. An ordinance forbids
erection of any but fireproof
buildings in the business district.
Firemen serve without pay, but
receive a bonus of $100 a year,
and are exempt from poll tax.
PLENTY UP. Flight Lieut. M. J. Adam of England’s Royal Air
Feme la ahom with the special high altitude helmet worn on his
flight to. a height of 53,93? feet—a new record for heavier-thaa-air
craft—la a Bristol experimental plane.
Passenger List Of S. S. Baranof
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Sept. 14—The S. S.
Baranof sailed 3 pm, Sunday, the
12th, carrying 4K passengers, !•
steerage. There were 24 passen
gers for Nome as follows:
J R Baber
Elmer Anderson
Mrs F E Thornton
Esther Abbott and infant
Frances V Miller
Mrs B W Neilly and two
infants
Mrs Anna Grinstead
Emma A Stubkjer
SteLla May Jackson
Mrs J McDermott
Verna Halvorsen
Edna Holden
Sister Elizabeth
Geo G Martin
Ralph Le« Thomas
Mrs. Relph Thomas
Mrs Ross J Kinney
Margaret Midler
Miss Joyce Harris
Norma J Bouck
Floyd Russell and wife
Lola Blakesly
Mrs Blanche C Havercamp
George Homastas
Harry Hepworth
Chris Anderson
krassin Arrives
Barrow, North j
Star Departs j
(By The Associated Press)
BARROW. Sept. 14—The Russ
ian ice breaker Krassin arrived
here from the ice pack base Late
yesterday and prepared to leave!
for the south during the night.'
The M. S. North Star of thej
Bureau of Indian Affairs sailed
at 6:15 p.m. after supplies were i
landed and hoped to reach Icy!
Cape before the ice closed in.
Chinese Defeat
Japanese Fleet
(By The Associated Press)
HONGKONG. Sept. 14— Chin
l ese warplanes, guns, and forts at
the entrance of the Canton River
are reported to have defeated the
Japanese fleet in what was des
cribed as a major naval engage
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BACK UP. FIELDERS! It’s “Sunny Jim" Farley at the plate.
The postmaster general engaged in a baseball row among Washing
ton Democrats on a holiday at Jefferson Island. The umpire was
W. Barkley, Kentucky senator; the catcher, Marvin McIntyre.
presidential secretary.
NINE POWERS SIGN PACT TO
RID MEDITERRANEAN OF
PIRATES AND SUB W ARFARE
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(By The Associated Press)
GENEVA, Sept 14— Nine Eu
ropean powers signed the Nyon
Pact binding them to a dramatic
scheme to rid the vital Medit
erranean routes from pirates and
submarine warfare.
Britain and France immediately
swung into action to concentrate
a mightly fleet on the inland sea.
Nine torpedo boats from the
French Atlantic fleet with fresh
cargoes oif supplies including
munitions drove quickly toward
their patrol posts and augmented
the formidable fleet of British
warcraft already at Mediterran
ean stations. Together the Anglo
French war vessels, comprising
the backbone of the internation
al fleet have sixty warships on
patrol duty.
The nine powers await Italy’s
decision on an invitation to share
I the responsibility in arrange
ments for patrolling the Tyre
ihennian Sea off the Italian west
I ern front.
Morris chair for sale. See or
phone Weather Bureau Office.
SAN FRANCISCO, UP) — The
Japanese-American News report
ed it was reliably learned that
the Tokyo Olympic Committee
has virtually decided to place in
the hands of the imperial diet the
question of whether the 1940
Olympic Games should be can
celled in view' of the Sino-Japan
ese controversy.
SINGAPORE. UP)—All British
ships leaving Singapore for China
are first painting huge Union
i Jacks on their hulls to identify
them to bomb laden warships.
DUSSELDORF. Germany. (tP)
Twelve persons were killed and
37 injured Sunday when a train
was derailed at Holzeim Station
near Neus.
SPRfNGFIELiD, Mo., (IP) — A
dog. no more than a man, can
serve two masters, justice of the
peace James R. Benson held in
deciding a suit here. He awarded
the dog to the man whom the
English setter followed when his
name was called
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KEARNS' WHITE HOPE. Introducing, says Jack
Kearns, the new “white hope.” Jack piloted Jack Dempsey to the
heavyweight title. For his newest build-up he went to the home
town of Chump Joe Louis, Detroit, and found this husky youngster.
Jimmie Adamick.