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THE NOME NUGGET
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FRIDAY
VOL. 39.
No. 6.
NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY. JAN. 14. 1938
Single Copy 25cts.
Cargo Handling Dispute Is Settled
Delegate Dimond Files for Reelection to Congress
Half Million Chinks in See-Saw Grips With Japs
5 H E FOOLED THE TEACHER and ner 10-year-old
classmates by dressing in a short skirt and baby socks and attending
classes at Woolwich, England, masquerading as an 11-year-old girl.
?»!; * S’ TerryXJohen, shown with htr husband and favorite
doll, is 2? years ole # ud a mother. She has stopped going to school,
althougn authorities threatened to force her return.
Clipper Destroyed
Fire, Explosion
Is Indicated
PAGO PAGO, Jan. 13, /TP)—A
clear indication that the giant
flying boa*. Samoan Clipper and
its crew of sev.n were destroyed
by fire and explosion, was brot
back by the minesweeper Avooet,
a naval craft, which returned to
port with charred fragments of
the Clipper after an all day
search, in which evary item re
covered showed signs of internal
explosion; all being charred and
burned and covered with alumi
num powder.
No hope is held for recovering
the bodies of the vitims from the
Shark infested waters.
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General Prepares
Major Offensive
I SHANGHAI, Jan. 13, (A*)—Gen
era lisc-mo Kai Shek ftev.' to Su
ehow, Chinese sources said, to di
rect *he at*a<ck on Japanese in
vaders who are threatening the
Lunghai Railway, China’s east
west lifeline. Kai Shek is said
to have outlined a major counter
offensive along the Tsingpu rail
way which meets the Ltimghai
line at Suchow. For one week
the Chinese armies have been
massing for an attack in this area.
SALESMEN: We have opening
for permanent full or part time
representative to handle trade
journal subscriptions for us in
Alaska. High commissions and
bonus. Give full details first let
ter— Associated Publishers, 469
Fifth Avenue, New York, U. S. A.
A C H AfN GE OF ATTITUDE, sudden as It was dra
matic, took place in a Bucharest court room when Site Constan
Hninwi (right) heard himself sentenced to life imprisonment at hard
labor for slaying his father in 1936. Previously his manner had bees
described as cynical.
Dimond Files
For Re-Election
As Delegate
Diamond For Re-election
JUNEAU. Jan. 14, (A5)—Delegate
Anthony J. Dimond will be a
candidate for re-election on the
Democratic ticket in the Primary
Election in April, according to a
message received by Governor
John W. Troy, who also said that
Delegate Dimond's declaration
papers are now enroute in the
mails.
Others Filing Juneau
J. P. Anderson filed for reelec
tion to the House on the. Demo
cratic ticket, he servd during the
last session of the legislature.
Jack Wilson, a member of the
Police department, here, filed for
the House on the republican tic
ket, he was unsuccessful as a can
didate two years ago.
PAA Plane Held Whitehorse
Due to Juneau Snowstorm
The Pacific Alaska Airways
plane enroute from Fairbanks to
Juneau, stopped overnight at
Whitehorse on account of a snow
storm in the Juneau area. Capt.
A. E. Lathrop is among the nine
passeingers aboard. Seattle bound.
Boom of Logs Missing
A Juneau plane will on Friday,
weather permitting, search for a
big boom of logs which are miss
ing between Sitka and Hirst. The
boom broke away from a tug dur
ing a storm.
Cutter Searches
For Three Miss
ing Trappers
I
SEWARD, Alaska, Jan. 12, (/P)
j—The cutter Morris left here on
the third searching trip for R. F.
James and Mr. and Mrs. Glen
[Collins, trappers, missing from a
j cabin on Johnson Bay, for the
I past two weeks. A note on the
I calendar in the cabin said:
“leaving for home”. It was writ
ten beside the date of December
27, which indicated they left by
[ boat to come here. It is known
that icy gales swept that area at
that time.
SEATTLE, Jan. 13, (/Pt—Geo
rge Mitchell, Washington State
i Game Department official, said:
Ray F. James was a former direc
| tor in the department, and re
' ported to be living near Anchor
! age for some time. Reports came
indirectly that James was trapp
ing and also operating a road
i house in that area, and thal
James was a resident of Seward
in 1935.
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.
How Mining Claims can be
Staked in Alaska, length, Bread
th, how many, and the Associa
tion Claim, described in detail, In
pamphlet form, for sale at The
1 Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
Ship Strike Was
Settled Service
Began Thursday
——
SEATTLE, Jan. 12, UP)—'The
cargo-handling dispute which
: closed ports, was settled Wednes
day. amicable at 6:44 p.m.tonight.
! M. G. Ringenberg, manager of the
Seattle Waterfront Employers
Association said: “the port will
open at ten A.M. Thursday; that
the Longshoremen voted to re
turn to work and the employers
accepted a peace proposal sug
gested last night and the dispute
has been settled.”
Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman
of the U. S. Maritime Commission
attended the final joint confer
ence: I am not at liberty to say
whether Chairman Kennedy took
part in the negotiations, Ringen
' berg said.
The terms of the settlement
were not immediately revealed,
1 but, nevertheless, the first sailing
to Alaska since the tieup will be
the motorship Silver Wave, whi
ch clears Thursday for Ketchikan
only.
Ships Once More
Scheduled to Sail
Port of Seattle
SEATTLE, Jan. 13, PP)—Three
hundred and fifty men, two hun
dred of them Stevedores, were
sent to the waterfront to work
' cargo ships as thus port reopened
a week’s tieup.
Keith Middleton, manager of
the Border Line Transportation
Company, who operates the Bor
der Prince, which caused the con
troversy over sling-loading, said,
the agreement will permit the
ship to resume its normal opera
tions. The vessel is now at Van
couver unloading a cargo there,
and is expected to return here in
the next few days. He also said
the settlement provided for the
ship to be discharged hetre, altho
the method of discharging was
not decided on.
A preliminary meeting to out
line points to be arbitrated cov
ering the entire dispute, is sched
uled in Seattle today. Last night’s
agreement merely provided that
work, be resumed pending arbi
tration of the disputed points.
Three vessels, including the
North Star, from southeastern
Alaska ports, arrival list today
and which will be met by union
representatives, are: Border Line
Company sailings to Alaska, in
clude the Northland for Juneau
and Sitka, tomorrow; and the Al
aska for Seward, Saturday.
KEEN GIRL
Freddy—I hear Mabel gave her
boy friend the sack.
Eve—Yes, but she kept the
presents in it.
“As far as women are concern
ed, you men are all alike."
“In what respect?”
“Lack of it.”
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Half A Million
i Chinamen Fight
Defend Ground
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 14—One half
million Chinese troops fought
along the banks of the ancient
Grand Canal (tonight), in a see
saw battle to determine the fate
of Central China, spurred on by
. the presence of Generalismo Kai
Shek, who caused a shakeup in
some parts of the army command,
who with renewed vigor the Chin
ese troops counter attacked, going
I across the frozen canal, in an at
i tempt to recapture the town of
Tsinging, which changed hands
a haLf dozen times in costly en
gagements.
Kai Shek Steffens Morale
! At Hong Kong the purpose of
Generalismo Kai Shok’s tour of
the front was described, by au
thoritative sources, as an attempt
to stiffen the morale of the re
treating troops and to induce his
generals, who have be.,n acting
independently, to work together.
| Seeks Britain Financial Help
j At Amsterdam, a group of high
' ranking Chinese diplomats and
government officials worked out
I details of a plan for seeking Bri
! tain's diplomatic financial help
against Japan.
“Has your wife any distant
relatives?''
“No, they have all come to live
with us.”
i
Pres* Lebrun’s
People’s Front
Cabinet Resigns
PARIS. Jan. 14, (/P)—The Bank
of France ordered all exchange
transactions suspended until fur
ther notice as President Albert
Lebrun began early this morning
conference, seeking a new gov
ernment to replace the shattered
people’s front cabinet of Camille
Chautemps.
Socialists Quit Cabinet
Chautemps resigned early to
day because of the growing lab*
unrest and the fall r* •
which brought about his resigna
tion after Socialist members quit
his Cabinet.
Finance Minister Stays on Job
Georgrs Bonnet, resigning fin
ance minister, remained in the
cabinet to direct the nation’s fin
ances in the interim of naming a
new Cabinet. Minister Bonnet
however, permitted the stock ex
change to open as usual.
PARIS. Jan. 14, (JP)— President
Albert Lebrun invited George
Bonnet, former ambassador to
Washington and recent finance
minister, to form a new govern'*
ment.
A DISTINCTION
Howell—Do you work for a
living?
Powell—I work for it, but I
i don’t get it.
JUSTIN PASSING Sid Luckman, Columbia University’s
187-pound back, is a sensation, but he also excels in running phi>s
and all-around football ability. Even in defeat hy Army, Euckman
shone brilliantly. His big test will come when I.ou Little s team
meets Cornell Oct. 3i).