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VOL. 38. No. 332. NOME ALASKA, Wednesday. NOV. 24. 1937 Per Copy 10ct«
Strike Settled at Se« tle-First Steamer Sails Friday
SETTLEMENT STRIKE WAS
ANNOUNCED TODAY, SHIPS
TO SAIL THIS WEEK END
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(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Nov. 24th—Alaska
steamship operators announced
the settlement oMhe dispute be
tween three lines serving the ter
ritory of Alaska, whereby the
Marine Cooks and Stewards union
men will return to work under
former conditions of employment,
thereby ending the six day tie-up.
Max Watson, business agent of
the Union, said, that the settle
ment was tentative.
Officials of the Northland Trans
portation Company said, that the
beamier North Sea will sail at 10
A.M. Friday.
The Alaska Steamship Company
announced that the steamer Yu
kon will sail for Alaska at 9 A.M.
Saturday.
The Union withdrew its demands
for rotation of the jobs of cooks,
stewards and waiters, Watson
said, and are going ahead with
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plans to return to work as if the
settlement was permanent,” but
the final decision of permanency
awaits the arrival of the crew on
the steamer Yukon, due to arrive
here tomorrow' from Alaska.
Stock Exchange
Told To Clean
Up, “Or Else”
(By The Associated Presst
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, I
(/P)— The New York Stock
Exchange was warned today
to be careful of its business
dealings, or else the federal
securities commission would
be forced to step in and take
over control, following reports
of mismanagement
Preacher To Get
Life In Prison
Brutal Slaying
(By The Associated Press)
PITTSFIELD, III., Nov. 24, —
Rev. C. E. Newton, was today con
i victed of the slaying of one of his
loyad church workers, while tlhe
jury fixed his punishment at life
imprisonment.
' The Missouri county preacher
had pleaded he was the victim
of circumstances in the brutal
hammer slaying last July of Mrs.
Dennis Kelly, aged 45, a mother,
at Paris, Missouri.
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SCIE TIC STATION WAS
Et ABLISHED BY
NAVY SITKA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24,
l/P)—The dispatching of six
navy planes and a tender ot
Sitka from Seattle, was par
tially construed as the esta
blishment of a military base,
although it was stated such a
move might receive criticism
in Tokyo, according to a navy
department announcement.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, —The
U. S. Navy Department disclos
ed that six patrol pianes and a
naval tender had been sent to
Sitka to “make weather and aer
ological observations :nis win
ter.
Japan Might Obje<,i
Any move to set up a ...tary
base in the Sitka area mgiht have
repercussions in Tokyo, it was be
lieved. But officials said that Jap
an would n< have grounds lor a
formal objection.
Long Range Type Planes
The Navy spokesman said the
planes were long range, twin-mot
ored bombers with a crew of five
to six men each. Their tender is
the minesweeper Lapwing. The
planes flew unannounced from
: Seattle to Sitka.
Base Is Scientific
Stressing that the purpose of
the establishing of a winter base
was scientific rather than mili
tary. the naval official said it was
an addition to the smaller winter
base already set up frther west
in the Aleutian islands group.
Six men were taken there this
fall by the Cruiser Portland. They
will remain all winter.
To Make Observations
They expected to make obser
vations in the upper air by mean3
of small radio-equipped captive
balloons.
Will Have A Real Base
With the crew of the Lapwing,
and the mechanics for the plan
es, ttie U. S. Navy will have more
than seventy men at Sitka. It is
| unknown definitely but the force
' may be increased. The planes are
! already working in conjunction
' with the Sitka radio station.
CHAIRMAN OF SECURITIES
COMMISSION LAYS DOWN
LAW MEMBERS EXCHANGE
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24, —The
Federal Securities Commission
today bluntly told the New York
Stock Exchange to get ready for
a federal house-cleaning unless
he Wall Streeters themselves
stabilize the market.
Emphasize Ups, Downs
Chairman of the Commission
W. O. Douglas accused the pro
fessional traders of accentuating
the ups and downs of securities
on the market. He called on
them to surrender their control
of the exchange to persons “who
have a clear public responsibil
ity”, Douglas said, “or else”.
Operators Surprised
His statement surprised Wall
Street operators, many of whom
interpreted it as an open declara
tion of w>ar, in an attempt to
place responsibility for market
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WH1 N& »kU MRt NOT DEAR, out too plentiful, it becomes a problem for the govern
ment. In Pisgah National forest in North Carolina they multiplied so rapidly it became necessary to de
clare open season for designated periods. Beginning November 1 the area will be thrown open to 2,600
hunters, each specially licensed and allowed one deer. Here are some of the large number of fawns
feeding at a special trough of “baby food."
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breaks on stock exchange mem
bers. They declared such a pro
posal as Douglas made would
mean the end to exchange and
commission relations, as has ex
isted recently, while outwardly
friendly, being highlighted by on
ly occasional criticism.
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* THANKSGIVING *
* PROCLAMATION! *
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* In accordance with a long *
* established American cust- *
* om, and in keeping with the *
* wishes of the President of *
* the United States and the *
* Governor of our Territory, *
* I, Edward M. Seidenverg, * i
* Mayor of the Municipality of * i
* Nome, hereby Proclaim * ■
* Thursday, November 25th, *.
* 1937, a Day of Thanksgiving * j
* to be observed in giving *j
* ithanks to Almight God for *
* the many blessings He has *
* bestowed upon our people *
* during the past year. *
* I urge the people of Nome * '
* to assemble on the day set *
* forth at their customary *
* place of worship and offer *
* thanks that our city, terri- *
* itory and nation have escaped *
* the distressed conditions that *
* have borne so heavily in the *
* past few years, and that hap- *
* piness has been restored ag- *
* ain. *
* In witness whereof, I have *
* set my hand and caused the *
* seal of the City of Nome to *
* be affixed hereto this 23rd *
* day of November, 1937. *
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* Edward M. Seidenverg, *
* Mayor. *
* Attest: M. J. Walsh, *
* City Clerk. *
* (SEAL) *
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JAPANESE BEGIN BOMBING
NANKING WHILE NEUTRAL
REFUGEES ASK SAFETY
('Ry The \3s0ciated Press)
>P»vGHAI. Nov. 24, t/Pi
—Japanese forced commenc
ed the task of reducing Nan
king to a stage where surren
der would be imperative, as
their planes carried out early
morning raids on the former
capital of China.
SHANGHAI Nov. 24. —A Jap
anese spokesman announced that
Nipponese bombing planes had
aided Nanking this morning, re
sulting in death to forty civilians.
The announcement coincided with
confirmation dispatches from for
eign sources.
Russian Planes Arrived
Advices said today that the
long-awaited Russian manufact
ured airplane, had arrived at the
e.pital to bolster the Chinese Air
Forces. The Japanese raid is be
lieved to have beer, an attempt
to smash the new craft quickly.
Ask For Neutrality
Earlier thirty-four Americans
and twenty other foreigners re
maining in Nanking had asked
the Japanese to make their quar
ter a neutral zone, to prevent
possible destruction by bombs
and shells.
Tlie Japanese authorities said
they favored the proposal in prin
ciple but that there were miliary
consideration which the Japanese
army had to take into account.
Bombings Elsewhere
Reports from Hongkong said
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the Ja.oane.se planes had bombard
j -d the city of Clinton, killing
about one hundred civilians.
Former Governor
Puerto Rieo Dies
In Iowa Town
IBv Tne Associated Press)
! CORNING. Iowa, Nov. 24, —
Judge Horace Mann Towner, aged
82, a former governor of Puerto
Rico, and a former Iowa republi
can congressman, died here last
night.
His condition had been serious
ever since a fall he suffered at
his home about two weeks ago.
Towner returned here in 1929
after serving six years in Puerto
Rico.
Dies In Texas
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IBv The Associated Press)
AUSTIN. Texas, Nov. 24, —Al
bert Sydney Burleson aged 74,
Postmaster General in the Wood
row Wilson cabinet died at his
home here today. Funeral servic
es have beein planned for this
afternoon.
He is survived bv his widow
three daughter, two sisters and
six grandchildren.
RUFUS IS MAD, KEEPER'S GLAD uecause ay niak
ing the 680-pound African lion angry, Superintendent Byron Gibson
of Los Angeles’ zoo, was able to save its life. Ill from arsenic poison
ing, the king of beasts opened its mouth and Gihaon squirted in a
liquid diet.