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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 282 NOME. ALASKA. Saturday, SEPT. 25, 1937. Per Copy lOcta
Chicago B. T. Suspends Com Trading
JAP AERIAL RAIDS INFLICT LOSS MILLIONS
Wilkins Enroute New York From Arctic Activities
UP WHERE THE TALL CORN GROWS. If you think you’ve seen tall corn, here's
some 17 stories high, bet it has a head start. The along with other vegeta Ves, is growing high
"h '. e rvrt-town New Y k on the tenv.ee of IVlrs. "’•■•r na *i's’ fifth Avenue p.nrhouse. She's shown
■ "iuug a few ears of choice corn. It’s no trou »’e for her to go to market. She just steps out the
front door.
ESKIMOS AND INDIAN AFFS.
STATIONS REPORTED FINE
CONDITION BY NORTH STAR
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Mrs. Ruth Farrell, wife of V.R.
Farrell, Office of Indian Affairs
head at Nome, who returned by
plane from Kotzebue after mak
ing the trip to Point Barrow
aboard the M. S. North Star, tells
of numerous interesting sights &
experiences witnessed on the voy
age.
The vessel left Nome August
31st stopping first at Teller where
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burhker
and two boys boarded the ship
for Barrow. From there the ves
sel proceeded to Kotzebue were
Mr. and Mrs. Ripley, and Mr. and
Mrs. Arnold came aboard. Also
Public Survey Engineers Berlin
Grasser and Nelson were passen
gers to Pt. Barrow.
The North Star then sailed for
Kivalina where Mr. and Mrs. J.
G. Nichols were delivered to take
up their duties as Indian Affairs
teachers.
At Point Hope teachers Mr. and
Mrs. Ripley disembarked. Every
one aboard ship visited the Epis
copal Mission at Pt. Hope and
also probably the most unique
cemetery in the world—where
Eskimos are interred and their:
graves marked with Whalebone.!
Between fifty and a hundred such
graves are to be seen there.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold took, over,
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Queer Practice
Chinatown Said
Be Bad Business
I
(By The Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept, —Am
erican owners of a building in j
Chinatown charge that the local
Chinese custom of “podii” has
caused two long-standing store
vacancies.
Asking a $5,000 cut in tax val-.
uation because of this situation,:
Robert Troy, building manager,1
described podii as "a pernicious
form of blackmail used by the
Chinese in San Francisco and no i
where else in the world'’.
Troy calls it a boycott on pro
perty. When a building tenant!
has failed in business, his credit
ors sometimes attach debts to the
property instead of the individ
ual, he explained. Written notic-!
es are posted and other Chinese
business men will not occupy,
the place for fear of reprisals.
“The landlord is sooner or lat
er appoached with the sugges
tion he make a ‘settlement’ and
his property would immediately
rent again,” Troy said.
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Alaska Line S.
S. Baranof Now
Due 7 pm Tonite
The Alaska Line steamer Bar
anof,according to Agent Joe Har
nish, will arrive tonight at 7 p.m.
due to encountering heavy wea
ther enroute to Nome.
After discharging at Nome the
vessel will sail for St. Michael,
Egavik and Golovin, thence back
to Nome to take aboard passen
gers for the States.
Following are the passengers:
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 Lee Thomas
Mrs. Relph Thomas
Mrs Ross J Kinney
Margaret Miller
Miss Joyce Harris
Norma J Bouck
Floyd Russell and wife
Lola Blakesly
Mrs Blanche C Havercamp
George Homastas
Harry Hepworth
Chris Anderson
Afraid Market
Manipulation so
Closed Trading
(Bv The Associated Press)
CHICAGO. Sept. 25—'The direc
tors of the Chicago Board of
Trade suspended trading on Sep
tember corn and ordered all open
contracts settled at the price of
a dollar ten and a half, at yester
day's close of business. Officers
said the action was taken to pre
vent market manipulation.
Dispute Settled
Sailors Wages,
If in War Zone
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE. Sept. 23. — Settle
ment was effected of the dispute
between marine unions and the
American Mail Line over the pay
ment of China “war zone bonus
es" to members of crews on ships
entering the Far East fighting
areas.
The settlement, in the nature of
a compromise, permitted the pass
enger steamship President Jeffer
son, which had been held three
days in Seattle, to get away for
the Orient.
Terms of the Agreement
Under the terms of the agree
ment if the ship enters Shanghai
harbor or any other part of the
China war zones, the Amercian
Mail Line and the United States
Department of State will aid the
crew in obtaining a bonus from
the United States government.
Satisfactory Compensation
If the ship is fired on while in
the China war zone, the Mail Line
will help the crew in “securing
satisfactory monetary compensa
tion from China or Japan’’, de
pending which country’s nation
als fire on the vessel.
The crew had demanded a war
zone bonus of $100 for every mem
ber of the crew. The crew num
bers 180 men.
LEAVING THE GOOD EARTH. These high-stepping
young Japanese, undergoing training as aviators, pilots and me
chanics, prepare to join the air force participating in the Chinese
expedition. The flying school is located on the beach near Tokyo.
Wilkins Says Will
Search Area If He
Returns in Future
(By Ttip Associated Press)
TORONTO. Canada, Sept. 25—
If Sir Hubert Wilkins and his
party return to the Arctic to
carry on the search for the Soviet
Polar fliers, they will search the
»ame area as covered during the
past month, it was agreed after
anding here enroute from Akla
,-ik to Nyw York.
Sir Hubert Wilkins declined to
:ay what recommendations he
■vould make to the Russian au
thorities regarding a continuance
>f the search.
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SEATTLE IS TO OBSERVE ALASKA
WEEK NOVEMBER 6 TO 14
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Sept. 23—“Alaska
Week,-’ in observance of the of
ficial dedication of Alaskan Way,1
the city’s new waterfront, will be1
from November 6 to November
14th, Mayor John F. Dore of Se
attle proclaimed.
“No body of men contributed
more to the growth of Seattle,
than the Alaska pioneers,” the
Mayor declared. ‘‘The arrival of
the steamship Portland in Seattle
with a ‘ton of Klondike gold' in
1896 marked the turning point in
the history of this great city.”
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PLANES BOMB
CHINESE CI'IT
(By The Associated Press'
NANKING, Sept. 25—Japanese
planes bombed China’s capital
for nearly seven hours, inflicting
the heaviest destruction of a ser
ies of devastations of Jap air
raids. The loss of life was not
extensive, maybe two hundred.
A million dollar electric plant
was destroyed and the water
works was put out of commis
sion causing damage estimated at
a million dollars. The govern
ment hospital carrying the Red
Cross flag was struck, hut not
damaged seriously. Three blocks
of the business district in the
heart of Nanking, were wiped
out.
Football Scores
(Bv Trie Associated Press!
SEATTLE. Sept. 25—Following
are the latest football scores. Oth
er big games are expected today.
Cententary 38, Oklahoma 0
UCLA 26, Oregon 13
VMI 7, Temple 18
Auburn 19, Birmingham South
ern 0.
California Aggies 13, San Fran
cisco State 7
Chicago Cardinals 21, Washing
ton Redskins 14