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| ~ I THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 348 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 14. 1937. Per Copy lOct*
JAPAN AGREES TO DEMANDS
Japan Sets Up Provisional Government In China
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{/IT H CLINT FRANK'S PASSES, elusive broken
rid running, blocking and brilliant field generalship, Yale's Mae
barriers drove ahead in Iheir quest for 1937’s mythical eastern foot
ball championship. Captain Frank appeared headed for All
American ranking and a top spot in Eli's hall of fame.
Thompson Assist
In Weather Fore
casts For Wilkins
FAIRBANKS, — Howard J.
Thompson, weather bureau chief
in Alaska, arrived in Fairbanks
recently on the Fdectra from
Juneau to forecast for Capt. Sir
G-torge Hubert Wilkins’ Arctic
flight this month.
Search in Moonlight.
If weather conditions are fav
orable, Capt. Wilkins will search
over the Arctic ice pack during
the latter period of this month
for the Russian airmen who were
loKt last August in an attempt to
fly over the Pole from Moscow
to the States.
The full moon occurs Decem
ber 17 but there may b? moon
light enough between now and
the 26th for flying through the
Arctic night.
Area To Be Cross-Sectioned
An area south of the Pole, be
tween the 150th and the 80th
parallels, will be cross-sectioned
by the searching plane.
Radio bearings for the plana
will be sent out from Aklavik
and Barrow. A special radio sta
tion has been set up at Aklavik,
and another is being established
at Barrow by S. A. Smirnov and
R W. Cook. The Barrow station
awaits delivery of a transmitter
which is aboard th; Gillam plane
which had a forced landing at
Cape Halkett.
Meterological Work
Mr. Thompson and Mr. Belia
kov will work together to supply
weather data and forecasts to Sir
Hubert. Both are meteorologists.
Mr. Thompson was in charge
of thr Fairbanks weather station
fr.jm 1929 to 1934. He helped es
tablish the airways weather ser
vice in the Territory. At present
he plans to stay in Fairbanks un
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til Christmas, when he wiM re-;
tui n to his headquarters in Jun
eau.
The Soviet government pays
for his services in weather fore
casting for the Arctic search.
Services Sun., 19th
Next Sunday at the Federated
Church Christmas will be observ
ed. In the morning at M o’clock
the church school will present
the. Christmas story in pageant
form. All are invited to attend.
Everyone who cares to is invited
to participate by bringing a gift
wrapped in any attractive paper,
the gifts to be sent to Pilgrim
Hot Srings for the children there.
Pleas? mark packages for boy or
girl.
JAPAN SAYS j
RfiADY PAY
FOR PAN AY
(By T'i Associated Press)
TOKYO. Dec. 14. —Japan de
livered a formal note today which
met in both principle and minor
points President Roosevelt’s de
mands for satisfaction over the'
sinking Sunday of the Ain rican
gunboat Panay.
Foreign Minister Koki Hirota
sent to Ambassador Grew a note
which expressed apologies and
regrets and promised indemnifica
tion.
It stated that nieasur s had al
ready been taken to prevent any
recurrence of the accident.
Ambassador Grew also receiv
ed from Washington, D. C. a
statement to present to the Jap
anese government. Its contents
were not disclosed, but it was
said to be in line with President
Roosevelt's memorandum.
Schmeling Won
From A Third
Rater Knockout
(By Tne Associated Press>
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, — Max
Schmeling, former heavyweight
champion of the world took a
trial hurdle in his stride last
night, scoring an eighth round
technical knockout over Harr>
Thomas of Chicago, whom ht*
knocked down eight times.
The German had an easy time
of it. Thomas weighed one hun
dred and ninety six and a quar
ter while Schmeling tipped the
scales at one hundred and ninety
six.
James J. Braddoek who lost the
world’s heavyweight crown to!
Joe Louis, was signed to a ten
round bout with Tommy Farr.
British champion, January 21.
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JAMES J. BRADDOCK—WHO WILL FIGHT FARR
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..AND DUCKY POND'S CLASSES at the blackboard with gridders taking notes
'-schooled “the Vales" in tundmnentals. Early season games this year tumid the squad lacking expe
rienced tackles and wingmen. but constant skull practice and scrimmage brought the front wall at
mid-season almost to the plane of the powerful B’ue backfield. Tackles Bill John a-.id Bill Platt and
Guard John < aslle have helped end Pond's worries in the line.
New Regime Is
Set Up In China
By Japanese
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 14, -Jap
an’s rising sun flag fluttered at
each comer of Nanking’s walls,
within the ancient stone battle
ments of the abandoned capita!
of the Chinese government.
The city itself' is reported to
be in flames.
A new provisional government,
for China under the agency of
conquering Nippon, was formed
at Peiping.
Guiding principles of the new
regime, reported the Domei Jap
anese news ayency, was vigorous,
opposition to the harassed gov-;
ernment of Chiang Kai Shek, sup
pression of communism, and eo
iperation with the Japanese and
Vlanchoukuo.
Among the officials of the pro
visional regime are two former
presidents of China, three former
premiers, five former finance min
stes, and four other one-time
■abinet mebers.
The official Japanese commun
que asserting the new setup,:
•ontained a hint that the war!
nachine would thrust on into the i
leart of China.
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SURVIVORS PANAY TREK OUT
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Dec, 14, —Fifty
two survivors of the Panay made
their way from an inland refuge
toward the Yangtze river, carry
ing their two d:ad and eight ser
iously wounded.
Awaiting their arrival from
Hanshaw, some twenty miles in
land are the U. S gunboat Ohau,1
the British gunboat Bee. three
Japanese warships and a Japanese
airplane stood by at Hoshien ta
aid the injured.
The two known dead are Char
Its L. Ensminger of Ocean Bay,
California, storekeeper of the
Panay, and Sandro Sandri, an
Italian newspaper man, who
sought refuge aboard the vessel.
... I N*T H E EAST'S GRID WARS a westerner
leads the ace kickers. He's David Colwell, 20-year-old Coloradoan,
who booted a soggy ball 39 yards against Cornell (or a field goal.
When going gets tough, the Blue depends on Colwell to send tho
pigskin deep into enemy territory out of danger.
' XMAS BASEBALL GAMES WED., 15th 8 P.M.
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