Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. “The News of the Day In Pictures” Member of The Associated Press.
r™H THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOL. 38 No. 299 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY. DEC. 20. 1937. Per Copy 10ct»
Chinese Refuse IV ake Peace Terms
Jap Official Denies All Statements Bombing Panay
j
Body of Bingham
Enroute by Train
Louisville Burial
(By The Associated Press)
LOUISVILLE Ky., Dec. 20, —
A special railway car bore the
body of the late Robert Worth
Bingham, United States Ambass
ador to Great Britain who died
Saturday night, to Louisville for
burial.
Louisville was the scene where
he achieved fame as a newspaper
publisher before becoming U. S.
Ambassador.
The Department of War, at
• he request of the State Depart
ment, sent four troops of dis
mounted cavalry from Fort Knox
to act. as an escort of honor for
the sixty-six year old envoy, at
the private burial to take place
at the Cave Hill Cemetery this
afternoon.
Sir Ronald Lindsay, British Am
bassador to the United States, ac
companied the train, as also did
Marvin McIntyre who represent
ed President Franklin D. Roose
velt.
Ambassador Bingham died ear
]y Saturday night following an
operation at the John Hopkins
hospital.
Leaders Declare
China Is United
Against Japan
(By The Associated Press)
HANKOW. Dec. 20. — The Chin
ese refused to make any peace
overtures to Japan, several of
China’s highest officials told the
Associated Press today.
They declared that China was
united as never before. The loss
of Nanking has only intensified
the government’s determination
to resist Japan until China’s last:
resources have become exhaust-!
ed. they said.
Complete union prevails in fa
vor of continuing the war, it was
declared.
Recent peace gestures came;
from Japan through Germany,;
they asserted, and not from
China.
Subscribe for The Nugget.
V W ' '
WHAT A DIFFERENCE a couple of years made in the appearance of the Countess Barbara
Haugowiti-Reventlow is strikingly shown in these two pictures. At the left the chain store heiress is
shown as she appeared recently with her husband following their arrival in this country from
Europe. At the right the eouple is shown as they appeared In May, 1935, when they sailed for a Euro
pean honeymoon shortly after their marriage.
CHRISTMAS JUST AROUND THE
CORNER-PLANS THURSDAY
Christmas is only a few days
away now, and all is hustle and
bustle for the public, in obtain
ing last minute gifts and remem
brances, and preparing for their
Christmas dinners.
Business houses are urged to
do their last minute advertising
during the next two or three
days in order to get the best
results.
The big Community Christmas|
Tree Celebration at the public
school auditorium takes place
this coming Thursday evening, j
December 23rd.
A high class program has been
prepared by school children of
both the public and Office of In
dian Affairs schools. Stockings
containing goodies for the child
ren will! b? distributed by Santa
Claus who will come to Nome
earlier in the day.
GEN. LUDENDORFF DIED SUNDAY
(By The Associated Press)
MUNICH. Germany, Dec. 20,— The German world war com
General Ericks Ludendorff, aged mander was apparently recover-j
72, idol of the German army, ing nicely from an operation on
died here Sunday night sudden- an inf octed bladder, but his heart
ly- failed last night.
__. __ ___ _.. I
The big Christmas Tree for
the hall is cut ar.d wrapped ready
for transportation to Nome frrm
Council, as soon as an airplane
can make the trip over there.
Santa Claus and his Reindeer
are reported to be nearing Nome
and will come through the streets
at neon Thursday, staying over
until that evening to be present
at the hall.
Manager Hartford of the Tree
Committees, reported progress
in all divisions, and work going
(Continued on Page Four)
I
In Favor China
(By The Associated Press!
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 18. —Am
erican sentiment is overwhelm
ingly in favor of China in her
resistanae to the Japanese inva
sion, Gen. Russel Hearn declar
es. He complained today he can
not sleep because he has to an
swer the letteir of so many young
nun who want to join his “ar
my" to fight for China against
the Japanese.
Hearn reiterated he is accept
ing no enlistments. If he should
undertake to recruit a force for
action in the Orient he would
come into conflict with the neu
trality laws of the United States.
9
...AMID NATION-WIDE BALLYHOO consump
tion of the domesticated game bird has increased greatly. This year
from 1,000,000 turkeys in 14 western states, King Norbest II (above)
was chosen to grace the President’s table. Miss Artella Turley
crowns the champ, raised by Fred Wagner of Aurora, Oregon.
CONTRADICTS STORY
OF SURVIVORS Tl I AT
WAS GI NNED
_ Jk!
(Bv The Associated Press!
SHANGHAI. Dee. 20, —A Jap
anese military attache issued a
report cn the sinking of the Pan
av. the American gunboat which
was bombed from the air by Jap
anese airplanes, a w.ek ago,
which contradicted virtually ev
ery statement previously made
by American naval officers, and
British, Italian and American
survivors.
Major General Kumakuchi Har
ada denied that Japanese army
boats had fired on the Panay as
it was sinking.
He asserted the gunboat was
moving at the time of the inci
dent. when officially it had been
reported anchored for more than
two hours in the Yangtze river
twenty seven miles above Nan
king.
Labor Chiefs Are
Different In
Character
■■ ■ ■'
(By Preston Grover)
WASHINGTON, Dec. —Just a
minute, we want to give you a
quickie introduction to seven la
bor figures whose names have
already figured in the news.
By good luck we find five of(
them coming out of a corner suite;
in the Willard Hotel on Pennsyl
vania avenue. They are just •
breaking up a session of their con
ferences called to patch up the
split in the ranks of labor.
First to speak is Philip Murray,
vice president of the United Mine
Workers and chairman of the
Steel Workers’ Organizing Com
mittee. He has a voice so soft
and mellow it purrs. He testified
before a senate committee during,
its inquiry into steel strikes. He
didn't answer questions yes or no,
but used every question as an
avenue for argument. He leans
toward the theatrical side and be
comes tiresome to a few. but
ranks as the best negotiator for
John L. Lewis’ CIO.
For CIO
David Dubinsky, president of
the ladies’ garment workers, pops
out through the door and heads
for the elevator. He seldom talks
to masses of reporters, and his
only coment is that he is going
to help elect LaGuardia. He is
chunky and short, comes about
up to your vest pocket. He has
a white-toothed slice-of-apple
smile and talks with a dippy ac
(Continued on Page Two) '
THE DEEP BLUE SEA
was crossed by Adele Dixon
(above) in order to All the fem
inine lead in "Between the
Devil." Adele was only one of
many celebrities to arrive re
cently In New York.
Plan Kill Bridges
Blamed A. F. of L.
Charges .Made by Worker Who
Says He Was Paid $1,000
To Slay C.I.O. Leader.
(By The Associated Press)
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Dec. 2D
—Charges of a plot concocted by
American Federation of Labor
members to effect the murder of
Harry Bridges, head of the Paci
fic Coast division of the Long
shoremen’s Association, who is
an adherent of the Committee
por Industrial Organization, were
injected into a discussion of
‘gangsterism” in the labor move
ment at a mass meeting in Minn
eapolis called as the outgrowth
txf the recent slaying of Patrick
Corcoran, an American Federa
tion of Labor leader, in Minne
apolis.
Charges Contained in Affidavit
The charges were made by Geu
rge Cole, regional director, with
headquarters in Minneapolis, of
(Continued on Page Three)
—ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT UNTIL CHRISTMAS—
Santa Claus Is Driving His Own Reindeer to Nome