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VOL. 38. No. 125. NOME. ALASKA, Saturday, MAY 29, 1937 Per Copy lOcts
Mighty Yukon’s Flooding Waters
WREAK HAVOC MANY TOWNS WIDE AREA
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Unionists Injured In Riots at Ford Motor Co. Plant
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Ford Motor Company Says Riot Fears Felt For Safety Of Holy Cross Bo!) Pastor, Heavyweight of New York
Was Staged At Gates of the Plant Mission Which is Flooded by Yukon Decisions Lob Nestell, Los Angeles
(Bv The Associated Press)
DETROIT, Mich., May 29—The Ford Motor Com
pany said that the riot at the gates of the plant were
■‘staged to cover the failure of the UUAWA in its or
ganization of Ford workers”, and attributed the dis
order, in wihch 18 unionists ,v Vv t, to a union of
unidentified newspapers, who are said to have demand
ed a “Ford Strike Story. For 6 months, raiders have
been accompanied by federal men from Washington,
whose utmost efforts for the past several months failed
to involve the company in irregularities affecting labor."
Accidents Kill Two on Auto Speedway
(By The Associated Press)
INDIANAPOLIS, May 29—George Warford, aged
37, of Indianapolis; and Albert Opalko, of Gary, Indi
ana, were killed in accidents on the Speedway, as the
drivers were trying out their cars for Monday s race.
Warford was standing in the pit with others, when he
was struck by a car which ran wild. Opalko crashed,
and his car overturned.
Estimated Hundred Buried Avalanche
MEXICO CITY, May 29—The hurriedly reinforced
army of rescue workers dug into millions of tons of
rock studded mud in an elfort to reach more than one
hundred estimated dead, buried in the avalanche which
yesterday, crashed down on the mining town of Tlalpu
•Janua.
‘MOTHER HUBBARDS’ FOR ESCAPEES
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Wearing “Mother Hubbard” dresses is the penalty for prisoners
who flee from the state reformatory in Granite, Okla. Here is
George Lane in his dress after he was captured following his
flight from prison.
( By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, May 29—Fears are felt for the safety
of Holy Cross Mission on the lower Yukon, from flood
waters, as no radio reports have been received, but ar
rivals by plane said the accumulation of flood waters
around Holy Cross may have inundated the whole
region. The Mission has a Catholic school of one hun
dred and fifty children, mostly natives. The planes
which flew within sight of the community, said, appar
ently all buildings were flooded, at least the lower stor
ies.
No river steamer has as yet reached that part of the
country, and no steamers have left vet for Yukon river
points below Tanana; but the steamers Nanana and
Alice with barges, left N$npna for Tanana. Returning
immediately, the steamers will probably get away from
Nenana Sunday for Marshall and other lower Yukon
river points, with the first cargoes of freight, passengers
and mail of the navigation season.
Galena, Koyukuk and other small towns of that vic
inity are reported Hooded. The motorship Idler with
barge, is nw lding here under command of Captain Geo
rge Black, and is expected to sail Saturday or Sunday
for Koyukuk river points, and is expected to go up the
Koyukuk river as far as the town of Hughes. His fleet
will be joined by his motorship Bertha at Nanana.
Water is still flooding the outskirts of town in Fair
banks, appearing on the back streets near Fourth and
Lacey, where it backed up through the sewers, but no
general alarm is felt. General building activity is pro
ceeding over all the city, including a number of new
large permanent structures.
Progressive Fairbanks Mining Men
Organize Territory Wide Mining Asso
After many years of apathy and
apparent neglect in the matter of
organizing to protect and foster
mutual interests, the small min
ing operators oif the Fourth Divi
sion, have finally seen the light
and have formed an association
which will in time, we hope, en
compass all of the divisions whose
principal industry is mining.
Following is a comanuncation
received by the Nugget from the
Fairbanks mining association:
Mining Men Form Association
A group of men prominently
identified with mining in the
Fairbanks District have recently
formed the Alaska Mining Asso
ciation for the purpose of promot |
inig the welfare of that industry
in Alaska.
All persons engaged in, or di
rectly interested in, the mining i
industry in Alaska, are eligible
to membership.
The mining men of Alaska have
many problems in common and
much tangible benefit can come
from an organization wherein
they can pool their interests and
some of their problems. As stat-'
ed in its organization papers, the
objects of the Association are
social, educational and scientific,
and it is intended to spread in
formation beneficial to the indus
try throughout the Territory.
During summer months, the
miners of Interior Alaska are too
widely scattered for common
meetings, but during the winter
months it is proposed to hold din
ners at which there will be talks
and discussions of problems aris
ing in the field, and possibly the
showing of motion pictures of
actual field operations.
The Association proposes to
hold an annual genera! meeting
in a different city each year, im
mediately following the close of
the mining season.
It has been suggested that the
Association offer a suitable prize
to the mining student at the Un
iversity of Alasika presenting the
best paper during the year, whi
ch will be read at the annual
meeting. The constitution and
by-laws of the Association are
largely patterned after the Am
erican Institute of Mining and
(Continued on Page Two)
(By The Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES, May 29—Bob Pastor, New York
heavyweight, easily decisioned Bob Nestell of Los An
geles, in a ten round go before a crowd of thirtythous
and fight fans at Wrigley Field. Pastor took six rounds
to his credit. Each of the participants scored a knock
down in the first round, Pastor again doored Nestell in
the third round and cut Nestell’s eye in the fourth, and
continued to outsmart him during the remainer of the
battle.
Planes Attack (Tty While People Asleep
(By The Associated Press)
VALENCIA, Spain. May 29—Insurgent planes un
leashed a terrific bombardment on the temporary capi
tal of the Spanish government while the city was asleep
killing at least one hundred persons with, dozens of
three hundred pound bombs. Many are still unaccount
ed for as the attack came an hou: before dawn. More
bodies are being found with the removal of debris.
Alaskan C aptain Gets Transfer States
(By The Associated Pu'.- ■ ■
WASHINGTON, D. C,, May 29—Army orders just
issued, include the transfer of Cant in Jo:;:; \Y. Gaddis,
infantrv sit.tinned at Chilkoot Barra A . ’ ;' - t Doug
. l.e: Utah.
Votes Million Half For Frisco Fair
(By The Associated Pressi
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 29—The Sen te passed
and sent to the House a bill to authorize an appropria
tion of a million and a half dollars for Fni’ed States
participation in the San Francisco World's Fair.
CULT CASE BEFORE JURY #
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Delight Jewett, 17, and her father, Norman Jewett (center), are
shown as they coyv.rd with William Fleet Palmer, chief assistant
United States attorney, before the Federal grand jury hearing on
the case of John W. Hunt, white leader in the Father Divine cult,
accused of a Mann act violation in allegedly transporting Delight
to Beverly Hills.—(Associated Press Photo.