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VOL. 38. . No. 227. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, August 2. 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Chinks and Japs Worry Uncle Sam
SENATEELECTS BARKELY DEMO. LEADER
Chinese Central Govt. May End Relations Japan
U. S. Refugees
To Be Rescued
By Government
J
(By The Associated Press'
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 2—
The Japanese and Chinese Am
bassadors held sperate conferen
ces with Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull to give him the latest
official information from their re
spective governments concerning
the Far Eastern crisis.
Representative Hamilton Fish
Jr., of New York, said, that he
would ask Congress to relinquish
American Extra-Territorial rights
in China to prevent the United
States from being drawn into a
possible conflicl. **Frsh ui gcu
that Ameican infantry stationed
at Tientsin be withdrawn togeth
er with navy gunboats on Chin
ese rivers.
PEIPING. China, August 2nd—
An officer of the Japanese bar
racks told the Japanese press that
two American women were man
handled outside the Japanese em
bassy because they tried to peer
into the barracks. He said he
hoped foreigners would not make
the mistake of trying to penetrate
military secrets and commended
the sentries involved for taking
“proper measures”.
Miss Carol Lathrop of Washing
ton, D. C., and Mrs. Helen R.
Jones of Detroit, reported that as
they passed the Japanese Em
bassy recently, apparently too
close and showing too much in
terest in the defenses, Japanese
sentries leaped over a sandbag
barricade and kicked them both.
WOSHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 2—
The U.S.government may attempt
to move approximately 673 Amer
ican citizens out of strife torn
Peiping. Secretary Hull announ
ced this possibility after the ser
ious wounding of an American
marine demonstrated the dangers
to which foreigners are exposed
in the fighting between Chinese
and Japanese armies around the
ancient capital.
There are approximately 1300
Americans in Peiping, including
Marines on duty.
NANKING, China, Aug. 2—The
Chinese central government is re
ported, authoritatively,to be con
sidering a break in diplomatic re
lations with Japan.
TINTSIN, Aug. 2—Members of
the Consular Corps held an emer
gency meeting to consider safe
guarding lives of foreigners in
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ALL-CONGRESS TAX TEAM. The hunt is on in congress for lax-dodgers. The joint congressional investigating committee
announced that name of alleged tax evaders would be made public. Lc "t to right: Sen. Arthur Capper (R-Kan', fen. Walter *• George
(D-Ga) Sen Robert ' ^Collette (Prog-Wis), Rep. Allen T. Treadwe' R-Mass), Sen. David I. Walsh (D-Mass). Rep. Frank Crowther
(R-NY)', Rep. Fred M on (D-Ky), Rep. Thomas H. Cullen (D-NV ep. Jere Cooper (D-Tenn); seated, Sen. at Harrison (D-Miss)
and Rep. Robert L. Dou; (D-\C), chairman.
FARMER BOB.
Rep. Robert L. “Farmer Bob”
Houghton (D-NC) took front
place in capital news as chief of
the congressional inquiry into
tax Judging. He promised little
privacy for dodgers.
; event of an outbreak in the city.
The 1,000 members of the 15th
United States Infantry stationed
here, were ready for action.
TOKYO, Aug. 2—American Am
erican Ambassador Jos. C. Grew
and J. L. Dodds, charge d’affaires
; of the British Embassy, expressed
the “grave concern” of the United
States and Great Britain over the
Chinese situation. Both visited
Foreign Minister Koti Hirota and
told him of the anxiety over the
1 fighting at Peiping.
i
U. S. May Approve
(By The Associated Press)
1 WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 2—
Secretary Roper indicated that
the Bureau of Air Commerce
would grant the application of
Jimmie Mattern for a permit to
fly across the North Pole to Mos
cow.
Arnout Castell, veteran trader
and explorer of the Arctic Ocean
regions, returned Saturday from
a trip to Point Barrow tn his
schooner the “Nanuk”.
He left Nome Sunday. July 17,
arriving at Barrow Monday. July
25t,h. He left there for Nome
July 26th, and arrived back here
Saturday July 21st—one of the
fastest round trip voyages be
tween Nome and Point Barrow
ever made, according to avail
able records. The “Nanuk” stop
ped at many points along the
way.
Skipper Castell reported very
little ice along the Alaskan coast
up to Point Barrow, but from
there to the Eastward he said the
Arctic ice pack is laying hard up
against the northern shore of Al
aska.
Along the west coast of Alaska
he said the Arctic pack is about
25 miles out from the shore, and
steady northeast winds continue
to keep it there.
The “Nanuk” was the first boat
to arrive at Barrow this year
from the outside world, at pres
ent the U. S. Coast Guard Cutter
Northland is enroute to that nor
thern outpost of Uncle Sam.
The majority of the cargo of
i the “Nanuk”, said Mr. Castell,
was fresh vegetables and fruits,
which he took north, trading with
other items of cargo. From the
general aspects, conditions have
been good during the past winter,
and the summer carries every
promise of plenty of iish and sea
animals for the Eskimos of that
northern region.
Weather North
Pole Reported
To Be Stormy
ml
(Bv The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS. Aug. 2—A North
Pole weather report early today
gave the information that dense
fog, storm and strong winds ex
isted there. The same conditions
are extending toward Hudson
Bay, but over Alaska broken
clouds prevailed. The Russians
stationed here are busy sending
weather reports to Moscow every
six hours. Leo Chvat, the Moscow
Pravda correspondent, arrived
here from Juneau via PAA plane
NEW YORK. Aug. 2—Congress
man Christopher Sullivan was
elected leader of Tammany Hall,
succeeding the late James Dool
ing.
(By The Associated Press)
New York, Aug. 2—The Gen
eral Motors Corporation announ
ced that the United Automobile
Workers union must provide guar
antees against unuathorized stri
kes before negotiations could be
started on other phases of the
company-union contract.
Did Not Avoid Tax
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 31
C i uressieau! investigators heard
Assistant Attorney General Rob
i ri H. Jackson deny that Mrs.
Franklyn D Roosevelt avoided
income taxes by one of the clever
Wle schemes which the president
h s denounced. Jackson told the
Senate House Tux Committee he
h J advised Mrs. Roosevelt that
., ontract for her radio talks
would not produce income tax
able against her. because the pro
ceeds went to a Philadelphia char
lty cause.
Sen. Barkley of
•>
Kentucky is New
Senate Leader
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON Aug. I -Sena
tor Barkely ■ f Ke-.tuesy. won the
Democratic Leadership of the
Senate by a v • :• of 38 : > 37. Bar
k Jy who served a, assistant to
the late leader, J -4/' T. Robin
son. f A k
er Sen. HarrL Mississippi.
Barkely was .-a: p i by most
nds welt bill.
Senator Harris -! ’he backing
of those again.-- • measure.
As a result of . .etion, sup
1 porters of th* J. eiary program
-.pock ed .1. Aa\&e won back some
if the ground i in a series of
blows during the las few days.
'The select..in of B >rkely left the
future of the measure and the
ques‘of speedy adjournment
of Congre.-s a.s demanded by op
porent.- »f the Court 3:11 uncer
tain
1 rote marg j wh :h
Barkelv was selected, emphasized
the closeness -f the division of
Senate democrats Senator Har
rison moved ’■ m ike ’ e electi m
unanimous The nt Mtoti was a
dopted
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mobiles ” refused to ride in school buses and continued to walk
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