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NOME. ALASKA. MONDAY. JAN. 10. 1938.
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Alaska Steamers Tied Up by Strike
Jap ar e ze To Decide as to Future War On China
WATER WINGS FOR SOVIET COMMERCE settle gracefully to the surface of
Chesapeake Bay as the 63,000-pound flying boat alights following a successful test flight before being
dismantled for delivery. An American factory built the 46-passenger trans-oceanic giant for the Rus
sian government’s Amtorg Trading Corporation. Largest sky ship ever built in the United States, it
may be forerunner of a new mercantile marine.
Seeking Power
Continue War
China 4 Years
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, Jan. U). (/P)—• Dome:
News Agency reported that Preni
iex Prince Konoye sought an un
derstanding with his cabinet as
to continuing the war against
China for four more year.-, and
also for a four year replenish
ment plan, which was described
a; calling for the closest coopera
tion of industrial, economic and
financial interests, with stress on;
development of industry, and that
if,be developed in coaro nu '.<n
with th. six year national defen-1
se plan, derails of which are still
undisclosed.
The dispatch further said that
Japan's final attitude toward
China was expected to be deter
mined tomorrow at a joint con
ference of Imperial headquarters
and cabinet.
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FOR PREACHING PEACE AMID WAR. Rosika
.ichwirnmer (left). Hungarian-born pacifist and organizer of Henry
Ford’s ill-starred “Peace Ship” to end the World War, recently was
awarded an aternationally collected prize of $7,000. Mrs. Lola
Maverick Lloyd (right) made the award in New York.
DuPonts Filed
Suit Author Of
Sixty Families
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Jan. 10, (A3)—E.I.
DuPont DeNemours and Company
filed a one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollar damage suit against
Ferdinand Lundberg, author of
the book entitled “America’s 60
Families”, and the Vanguard
Press, his publisher’s. Lundberg
characterized the sixty families
as owners of America.
A statement from the Company
noted that the “book had been
used as a text for public discus-,
sions, attacking American indus
try”, but did not mention speci
fically its use or its thesis by
Secretary of the Interior Ickes, in
his speech last week.
The complaint termed as mali
ciously false, the charges of frau
dulent the actions by the DuPont
Company against the government
of the United States, during the
World War, and the company
asks fifty thousand dollars dam
ages from Lundberg, and one
hundred thousand dollars dam
age from the publishers.
Fairbanks Man
Gets Medal For
Antarctic Trip
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 8—Dr. El
vin H. Bramhall, scientist of the
University of Alaska, was pre
sented with a Congressional
medal, voted him by the officers
and men of Rear Admiral Rich
ard E. Byrd's second South Polar
Expedition. The presentation
was made by President Charles
E. Bunnell, Friday.
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Are To Discuss
Civil Aviation
Washington D C
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10
(Ah—Secretary Hull announced
that a delegation of Canadian of
ficials will come here this week,
to discuss Civil Avia’lon. One
of the most important subjects,
it is understood, will be the pro
posal of a United States airline to
Alaska.
Secretary Hull said, that the
‘'discussions will be informal and
it is not contemplated that any
final agreements will b;- reached.
The delegation will be in charge
of U. I. Smart, Deputy Transport
Minister of Canada.
Royal Wedding
to Have
January Twenty
(By The Associated Press)
CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. (#*)—On a
more elaborate scale than in
many years, Egypt is preparing
for joyous New Year observance
—New Year’s assumes a vastly
more importance than Christmas
in the land of the pyramids.
The forthcoming New Year’s
celebration will merge into the
festivities marking the marriage
of the nation’s 18-year-old mon
arch, King Farouk, and Miss Far
ida Zulficar 17.
The wedding will take place in
Cairo January 20 and will be at
tended by representatives of all
the reigning houses in Europe as
well as be envoys of republics in
the New World.
Cario is making great prepara
tions for the event, and getting
ready to care for a vast throng
of visitors.
Green Advocates
Maximum Hour
Regulations U S
WASHINGTON, D. C.t Jan. 8
/P)—William Green, president of
:he American Federation of La
oor, who helped kill the Wage
Hour Bill during the Special
Session of Congress, advocated
;he "Maximum-Hour” for regu
ation of industrial employment,
A-hich would mean the ending of
ihe slump, he tesified before the
Senate Committee before he took
:he stand.
President Robert Wood of Sears
Roabuck mall order house, told
the committee that employment
in the consumers goods industry
will increase in March or April,:
and also added that the recent
speeches of Secretary of the In
terior Ickes and Assistant Attor
ney General Jackson, attacking
some business interests, was
frightening” business generally,
but called President Roosevelt’s
recent message to Congress, “re
assuring”.
Imperial Confab
Decide Japanese
Policy In China
TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 10, (/T)—
The Emperial conference was
summoned to meet in the pres
ence of Emperor Hirohito, tomor
row, to decide formally on “Ja
panese unshakable policy towards
China.”
Only twice before, has such a
conference been held, once in
1(194, the time of the Chinese
Japanese war; and ten years later
to meet the Russian-Japanese
crisis.
According to the Japanese press
reports the cabinet has been in
conferences for two days with
Imperial headquarters, drafting a
program “to destroy the anti-Ja
panese administration in China."
A foreign office spokesman said
that Japan is prepared, either for
peace or prolonged hostilities.
Japanese newspapers said that
Admiral Nobumasa Suyetsugu,
the Home Minister, was insisting
on a formal declaration of war
against China and withdrawal of
recognition of the hitiese govern
ment.
Fierce Fighting
Cain Control of
Railheads China
SHANGHAI, Jan. 10th, —
Chinese reenforcements were
rushed into southern Shangtung
Province to meet the advancing
Japanese who threatened the
Lunghai Railroad, China's east
west lifeline, in a decisive battle
for control of the route.
It appeared imminent that the
Japanese forces were also ap-!
proachmg Suchow, an important
Lunghai railroad junction point!
in northern Kiangsu Province,
both from north and south.
In addition the Chinese said,
that Japanese transports arrived |
at Haichow, the Eastern terminus1
of the line, some hundred and
twenty-five' miles northeast of
Suchow, to land blue jackets for
a drive inland.
Nome Eskimo
Manila Drowned
Fell into Water
MANILA, Jan. 10, C/Pt—Army
authorities announced today, the
accidental drowning ir. the shark
infested Manila Bay, of Sergeant
Isaac Kakazuk, an Eskimo form
orly of Nome, who is attached to
the 59th coast artillery.
Officials said that Kakazuk fell
overboard from the Army's mine
planter Harrison, three miles off
Corregidor last night, while the
vessel was enroute from Manila
to Fort Mills. The body was un
recovered.
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cause Wii'iam Pcrr> (abcve) of
Audubon, la., vowed after his
eirl left him at the altar 50 years
ago never to speak another vol
untary word.
New Airplane
Company Come
Alaska Future
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 10. iJP)—
Homer L. Bredouw, president of
the Bredouw-Hilliard Automoti
ve corporation, said, that two
men purchased a passenger cabin
plane at Springfield. Missouri, for
use by an Alaskan air company,
and also purchased two planes
here.
Bredouw said, one of the men
was Les Prosser, the other Clark,
whose initials he couldn’t recall.
The men left Sunday for the Pa
cific Coast where Bredouw re
ported that the planes will be
dismantled and crated for ship
ment to Alaska.
President Bredouw further said
that the men have fur and min
ing interests in Interior Alaska,
and plan to use the planes freight
ing supplies to prospectors and
trappers which they have grub
staked, to bring out the pelts and
gold.
Fred Apostoli
Right Challenge
Champ. Steele
NEW YORK. Jar.. 8,-(/P)—Fred
Apostoli, a former San Francisco
bell-hop, proved his right to be
called the number one challenger
of Freddie Steele’s Middleweight
Crown, Friday night by stopping
the Champion in the ninth round
of their twelve r -urd non-title
bout.
Referee Athur Donovan stopp
ed the fight to save the bleeding,
battered and dazed Steele from
further punishment
Steele weighed 158^4, and Fred
Apostoli 161
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