THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
SATURDAY APfc. 17 1937 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY APR. 17 1937 Per Copy 15cU
Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. “The News of the Day In Pictures” Member of The Associated Press.
DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF A BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION
NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR B,ISE— ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY r VIATION
Brighter Outlook Labor Troubles
Seattle Fur Exchange Holds 2nd Monthly Auction
Terr. Board Of Administration Defers Allowances
Peace Parley Is
On In Canada
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On Motor Strike
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(By The Associated Press)
UNDATED. April 17th—Labor
postponement strike of eighty-five
hundred railroad employes, a
prospective agreement in the dis
pute involving thirty-seven hun
dred automotive workers of Osh
awa, Ontario, and a possibility of
a broader understanding between
capita! and labor, brightened the
troubled industrial horizon in less
than two hours before the strike
deadline last night, when the
firemen and trainmen brother
hoods called off their proposed .
walkout on the Southern Pacific
Railroad. The Federal Media
tion Board will study the unions’
complaints.
The United Automobile Work
ers Union 'local at Oshavva, Onta
rio, has accepted an invitation of
-a peace parley for 2 p.m. today,
with Premier Mitchell Hepburn
and a General Motors official.
Secretary of Labor Perkins said
at Washington, today, that she
had nineteen acceptances of lead
ers for the Labor Industry’ Con
furon.ee for next Tuesday on the
matter of collective bargaining, i
The UAWU has intensified its
campaign to organize the Ford
employes of Detroit.
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Defer Allowance
Appropriations
Special Items
(By The Associated Press)
JUNEAU, April 17—Penciling a
checkup of revenues, also further,
action on the Dimond bond bill
now before congress, the Terri- j
torial board of administration de
ferred allowances of appropria
tions as passed by the last legis
lature, totaling three hundred &
sixty nine thousand dollars.
The delay, however, does not
mean that the appropriations wlilil
not be made. The projects affect
ed include the Women’s dormi
tory and power house for the
University of Alaska; the Experi
mental Fur Farm; Fish Lafoora
tory; Hospitals at Kodiak, Seldo
via; three assay offices, one each
at Nome, Fairbanks and Ketchi
kan; Rural school construction;
emergency roads, and schools for
Douglas, Eagle, Ska gw ay and Ne
nana.
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FOR SALE—Two story house
(furnished or unfurnished) Price
reasonable. Inquire at Calkins
Shoppe.
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CREW ABANDONS FLAMING BRITISH STEAMER
This .s an aerial view of the ti'itish steamer. Mane ItioHei. ablaze JO miles from Holyhead Angelsy,
Wales. Fire, followed by explosions, enveloped the vessel and the flames spread so rapidly that the crew
was forced to leave the ship in lifeboats (Associated Press Photo I
Am. Pacific Fish.
Announced Profit
NEW YORK. April 16, — Pac
ific American fisheries, operating
out of Bellingham reported a net
income for the fiscal year end
ing February 28th, of $703,273,
equal to one dollars and eighty
two cents a share on 385,468 shar
es, as compared to $506,136 or
$1.47 on 314,008 shares, for the
previous year.
The concern owns twenty eight
canners iin Alaska, British Colum
bia and Puget Sound.
ENROUTE TO BRITISH CORONATION
Pnnce YdSuhito Chiclubu and his princess (above) are shown as they
arrived in Vancouver, B. C., on their way to London to attend the
coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Prince Chichibu
is a brother of the Japanese Emperor. They plan to visit In New York
before sailing on the Queen Mary. (Associated Press Photo)
ENTHUSIASTIC PRICES
PREVAIL AT FUR SALE
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(By The Associated Press*
SEATTLE, April 17—Blue fox
skins brought a big demand at
the second consecutive monthly
auction, held yesterday, by the
Seattle Fur Exchange. It was an
nounced that buyers took ninety
per cent cf the fine skins offered
at top prices ranging from sixty
five to ninety dollars for Aleut
ian Island ones, and twos brought
sixty dollars.
Alaskan, Arctics, and North
western rancher brought seven
teen dollars minimum. Prices
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were unchanged from March for
Blue fox offerings.
Eight hundred skins, all rac
coon, was the most ofTered; and
sixteen thousand five hundred
Muskrats were withdrawn. Prices
on other varieties were mostly1
unchanged. Red fox showed
slightly declining offerings.
Prices which peltries sold in
cluded: Mink. 8200 offered eight
to thirty dollars.
Red fox. seventy two hundred,
offered ten to twenty dollars.
White fox, 725 offered $14 to
$30.00
Muskrats, offered ten dollars to
$70 dollars.
Silver fox offered 3100, $15 to
$140.00
Lynx, 730, offered $24 to $34.
Marten, 2300 offered $16 to $70.
Otter, seven hundred twenty-1
five, offered $16 to $22.
Badger, 950 $4 to $18.
Beaver, five hundred, offered $4
!to $21.00.
Fisher fifteen offered $40 to $90
Wolves, four thousand four hum
dred and fifty, offered $4 to $12.
Timber Wolves, two hundred &
i twenty, offered $35 to $75.00
Ermine, ten thousand six hun
dred, offered sixty cents to $1.60.
Cross fox, eight hundred and
ten, offered $25. to $75.00
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FLEET STEAMING OUT
CROSS PACIFIC OCEAN
(By The Associated nr“ss)
ABOARD BATTLESHIP PEN
NSLYVANIA, April 17 The great
armada moves westward in the
Pacific from California's shores
where it might force forty thous
and mea at battle stations in U.
S. fleets during their annual
maneuvers, while a smaller unit
is speeding up the Pacific coast
to be joined by the Dreadnought
New Mexico in Puget Sound.
This smaller unit will make a
dash for the Aleutian Islands.
Rear Admiral Walter N. Vernon
who is aboard the cruiser Concord
commands the four destroyers &
two light cruisers in the Aleut
ian Islands. Later this fleet will
dash to the main fleet, Hawaii
bound, fighting its way to the
islands, there to be put to a test
in a week after their arrival, in
defense of the island against a
similar armada.
The seamanship and battle fit
ness of the Navy is to be given a
crucial peacetime test for six
weeks when the hundred and
thirty nine ships and four hiun
dred and seventy four airplanes
engage 'in these maneuvers.
Admiral Arthur J. Hepburn'
commands and directs the west
ward movement. He has been giv j
Confesses Hoax
Robert Miller Scout executive
of Safford. Ariz., missing for a week
! and given up for dead, reappeared
at El Paso. Tex. He first told a story
of having been kidnaped but later,
under questioning, admitted it wae
a hoax. (Associated Press Photo)
en a greater problem of strategy
and tactics for his force, than
any previous fleet cruise
The Nome Daily Nugget carries
several forms of printing blanks
for your convenience — Dredge
Logs, thawing and drill reports.
Mining Deeds, Placer and Lode
Location Notices. Vouchers,
OtP^r-n IN TRIPLE SLAYINC;
t. Nndnei „ie shown here leaving the New York
pc! ..e st..tu iter being questioned in the murder mystery ot Ver
onica Gedenn 20 beautiful model, her mother and a roomer In the
Gedcon apartment Mrs. Kudner. Veronica's sister, hei husband, and
the model's father discovered the triple slaying Easter Sunday. (Asso
ciated Press Photo)