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VOL. 38 No. 329_ NOME. ALASKA. SATURDAY NOV. 20 1937 Per Copy 10ct«
Refused Suggestion Go To Work
NO MORE SAILINGS VESSELS TO ALASKA
Chinese Government Moved 750 Miles in Interior
Scientific Party
May Remain On
|For a Full Year
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The Associated Press)
N^OSCOW, Nov. 20, — Soviet
Ru^jfia scientific partly after six
mori-ths of camping near the Nor
th I*ole, reported they had solved
the ""riddle of the drift from the
North Pole to the Atlantic".
Their unelaborated floe has
drifted about 450 miles, a message
indicated. They may spend a
full year on the floe. “If the speed
of the drift is not reduced they
may expect to reach the Eastern
Greeland current by March the
first. An icebreaker could easily
approach the floe in May or
June," officials on the ice said.
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Wilkins Hop Again
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EDMONTON. Nov. 20, — Sir
Hubert Wilkins hopped off at 8:17
a m. today on a second attempt
to fly to Fort Resolution, enroute
to Aklavik, to rern/jme the search
for the missing Levon :fsky plane
which disappeared in the Arctic
regions August 13th, last.
A SITDOWN STRIKE IN
RUBBER INDUSTRY
AFFECTS 12,000
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(By The Associated Press)
AKRON, Ohio, Nov. 20, —
Sitdown strikes again reared
their ugly heads, this time in
the rubber and tire industry
where more than twelve thou
sand workers are now dile.
AKRON, Nov. 20 (/Pi—Nation
al guard units prepared today for;
possible service at the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company where
a sitdown strike has put twelve
thousand workers on the idle list.'
To Reopen Monday
Company officials announced,
that the plant would reopen Mon
day. In turn, the union officials
immediately said that picket lin
es would be placed around the
plant to prevent its opening
No Guards Sent Yet
National Guard Officials said
that while no troops had been
sent to the plant yet. they are
being prepared for mobiliEation.
S'rikers are protesting against
scheduled layoffs.
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LITTLE MAN HAS A BUSY DAY every Saturday
for Texas Christian University’s 153-pound star back, Davey O'Brien,
played every minute of his team’s first four games, did all the pass- |
■ng, all signal calling, all the kicking and the biggest share of ball
earrving that ought to approach a record.
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Port Clinton, Ohio, Nov. 20, —
The 37th Tank Corps, of the Oh
io National Guard were order
ed late today, to mobilize for
duty at Akron where the sit
down strike of rubber workers
closed the plant of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber Company, put
ting twelve thousand men out of
work.
The nredical units of the 148th
Infantry have also been ordered
mobilized.
Football Scores
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 20—Following
are the football results up to the
hour of going to press:
Oregon kicked off to Washing
ton's 26 line on the first play,
Miller ran sixty-seven yards
down the sidelines to Oregon’s
seven, then on the third play fol
lowing scored a touchdown. Cru
vers' place-kick was good, but
Washington was penalized for
holding, point disallowed. Early
in the second quarter Ericksen
blocked Gebhardt's punt from
his own goal line and rolled out
of bounds behind the goal line,
giving Washington two more
points.
Minnesota 13, Wisconsin 6
Notre Dame 7, Northwestern 0.
Texas Christians 7, Rice 2.
Illinois 21, Chicago 0
Duke 20, N. Carolina State 7.
Purdue 13, Indiana 7
First quarter Stanford 0, Cali
fornia 0.
Harvard 13, Yale 6
Dartmouth 27, Columbia 0
Pittsburgh 28, Penn. State 7
Holy Cross 0, Carnegie Tech 0.
Colgate 7, Syracuse 0
Fordham 6, St. Mary’s 0
Princeton 26, Navy 6
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At Cambridge, the Har.vard
team rjiffied-Viile’Ir hopes of being
undefeated for the season, before
aj^rowd of fifty-eight thousand
football fans, giving then! the
fifst big three title since 1915,
When Foley scored the winning
touchdown in .a nine yard run.
SNAKES GET NEW DEAL
FROM OKLAHOMA FARMER
WEATHERFORD, Okla.. Nov.
(#>—J. M. Kroeker, farmer, who
lives near here, has a snake para
dise.
Since settling on the farm 40
years ago, Kroeker has refused
to kill any but rattlesnakes. He
drives the reptiles safely out of
the way of his farm machinery.
Kroeker said the snakes repay
him for his friendliness by eating
insects.
WAR UNFURLS ITS SLACK BANNER across the skies or Su..,, .
across a section of Chapei, native quarter, as flames broke out during Japanese boiuli t. ...itaio
with Chinese defenders retreating, uncontrolled fire swept by a strong wind, roared i .. the once
humanity-packed city, sealing its doom. Hundreds of buildings, many already damaged in the bitter
iViiSV' W '.til W
PASSENGER VESSEL SAILINGS TO
ALASKA INDEFINITELY
POSTPONED
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Nov. 20. — L. W.
Baker, traffic manager for the Al
aska Steamship Co. said that the
situation remains unchanged to
day. He said he was sending a
message of instructions to the
company’s agents in Alaska.
Watson, of the union, said that
a telegram promising support and
sympathy had been received last
night from Juneau front a labor
convention was held. Watson says
further it will be up to union
members on the steamers Yukon
and Northland, and next week,
whether or not they walk off the
ships when they arrive at Seattle.
Following is a copy of the tele
gram sent by Mr. Baker, and se
cured from Joe Harnish, Alaska
Line agent at Nome.
Seattle, Nov. 20, 1937.
Joe Harnish, Nome.
Cooks Stewards Union demand
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Seattle Woman
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Shot Husband
In City Hotel
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(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 20, — Mrs.
William Henkee. aged 39, shot
her husiband three tim AMf-m
band four times, and herself on
ce through the left breast, in
the presence of friends, at a down
town hotel room last night, said
Detective Lieutenant Ernest Win
ters.
He Had Been Drinking
The woman explained that her
husband had been drinking and
started to curse her for spend
ing money foolishly. He is now
near death with two bullets in
his abdomen.
She said she hoped he would
die. She regretted she had not
killed herself.
ing change of entire personnel of
their union each voyage and each
vessel. As this is in violation of
our agreement with them and
would necessitate change of prac
tically sixty percent of entire
crew earh sailing and as you
know is impractical and imposs
ible to give satisfactory service
i we are ‘deferring sailing passen
ger vessels until this matter is
adjusted.
K W BAKER.
Traffic Manager
Alaska Steamship Co.
SOV I ET KE YSTON E
in the Far East, Marshal Vasily
Bluecher (above) commands an
estimated 400,000 troops in east
ern Siberia.
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LOS T—Lady’s Silver Ring
I’inder please return to Nuggef
Office and receive $5.00 reward.
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FOR RENT—Four room, part
- ly furnished house, for informa
' tiou inquire at Nugget Office.
Government Of
China
To A New Seat
(By The Associated Press)
NANKING, Nov. 20, —The Chin
ese government formally announc
;ed this morning the removal of
the nation’s capital from this
city to Chungking, in Szechwan
Provi nee.
Oflieials reiterated their deter
mination to resist the invasion of
Japan to the last man.
Chungking is seven hundred
'and fifty air maiis farther inland
from Nanking.
Takes Ov er Jobs
(By The Associated Press)
ROME, Nov. 20. — Benito Mus
solini, “Strong Man of Italy, an
jnounced today a shakeup in his
icabinet and colonial administra
tion. with the Duke Aosta named
[as Viceroy to Ethiopia.
II Duce assumed the African
portfolio besides the premiership,
j He is now Minister of the Inter
|,ior, Navy, War, Air and Colonies
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"* PROCLAMATION! *
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* In conformity with the re- *
+ quest of'President Roosevelt, *
* an unemployment census is *
* being conducted in Nome. *
* Commencing today and end- *
* ing Saturday. Nov. 20th. *
* Chas. Jones is appointed to *
* distribute the forms to be *
* filled out by every totally or *
* partly unemployed worker *
* in the City of Nome. *
*
* It is hoped that these forms
i* will be promptly completed *
* and dropped in the local post *
* office. No postage is neces *
* sary. #
* Edward M. Seidenverg, *
* Mayor. *
i* Attest: M. J. Walsh, *
I* Citv Clerk. *
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