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Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. “The News of the Day In Pictures”,, Member of The Associated Press. DEVOTED TO THE BUILDING OF A BETTER NOME AND THE SECOND DIVISION. NOME IS THE STRATEGIC WORLD FLIGHT AIR 8.LSE—ESPECIAL!.V ADAPTED FOR COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY /* VIATION | ;:?ir THE NOME DAILY NUGGET VOL. 38. No. 337. NOME. ALASKA. Wednesday. DEC. 1. 1937. Per Copy lOctf Japs Return Launches with Apology SUGGESTS CHINA ASK JAPS PEACE TERMS Vandenberg For President Clubs Are Discouraged IN POLITICS Michigan’s Senator Arth’ r Vandenberg de clared himself satisfied with the result of a f-nicago tl.o.P meet ins which delayed act:on on a proposed mid-term party con vention. •••* ' '■* - '*-*• - W~) Vandenberg Says Not To Boost Him For Presidency JBv Tne Associated Pres*’ KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1. — Sen ator Arthur Vandenberg today said he “was not a candidate” for the Republican presidential nomination and that “he should n't be put in a false position”. He wired his friends who had proposed the Vandenberg for President Club saying he “hon estly felt the Republican party should keep impersonal and so avoid needless friction while we are ruibuilding t.o v ctory.” Are you taking advantage of six months paid in ad vance subscription ? Italian Editorial Urges Chinese To Sue For End War (By The Associated Press) MILiAN, Italy, Dec. 1. — In an editorial believed written by Ben ito Musolini, his newspaper 11 Popolo D’ltalia contended that China can expect no help from other powers acting collectively, ■ and counselled China therefore, j to ask Japan for peace terms. | Informed persons saw in the j suggestion that China seek peace, j a possible hint of Mussolini’s will ingness for mediation. The war article said “now that the first American participation in a European conference for coll ective action has failed, it is hop ed that President Roosevelt’s se quel is unhappier than ever, as it was his speech n Chicago which ignited such flames and brought such action to the front.” Ford Company Is Cited Violations (By The Associated Press) ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1, — The Na tional Labor Relations Board is sued a complaint charging the Ford Motor Company with un fair labor practices ai its St. Louis assembly plant. A hearing has been set for Dec ember 16th. The oharges against th' company wore filed by the United Automobile Workers of America, on a complaint which alleged "the company had inter fered, restrained and coerced its employees, in the exercise of their right to self organization." HI COULD H CAR HO IV I L when ho became.deal two yean ago. so Duke, Boston bulldog, bad to rive ■» Us duties as watchdog. Bui Dr. George Cohen (above), New York City rlaa, devised a microphone for Us back aad boae-eosductlng re ceiver for his heal, restoring the lJ-year-old dog’s hearing. . » MAX LOOKS INTO THE FUTURE at a conference at his German home with his trainer, Max Machon, and his attractive wife, known on the screen as Anny Ondra. Schmellng has decided to light both in New York and Germany before his scheduled meeting with Champion Joe Louis next year. Broadening Of Tax Base Is Not So Simple Now By Preston Grover WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, People who talik glibly about “broadening the tax base” could well be reminded that more than a year ago the tax base was broadened with one quick gest ure to nick a billion dollars from the incomes of persons once des cribed flippantly as of “no parti cular importance." It was accomplished through the social security tax. The in come from that going into the old age and unemployment funds is estimated by treasury sources to be about a billion a year at its present level. If the law is not amended the one per cent levy now in effect climbs on up ul timately to three percent. At present the employer and the employee each pay a sum to the government equal to one per cent of the employee’s salary. So in effect an item equal to two per cent of each employee’s sal ary pours into the treasury mon th by month. The top limit of the tax at present is $30 a year, or $60 a year when the employer’s share is included. The reason for that is that even if you make over $3,000 a year, you cannot accu mulate benefits based on more than $3,000 pay. Yet even so, this $30 a year tax is decidedly more than the average wage earner has been paying to the government thru the inoome tax. Of course if your income is $1,200 a year the social security tax is not $30 but $12. And if the inoome is $2,000 a year the tax is $20. But we’ll stiak to the $3,000 a year man, for several reasons. (Continued on Page Two) Father Hubbard Says Weather at King Is. Perfect 'Bv The Associated Press' KING ISLAND. Alaska. Dec. 1. —Father Brenard Hubbard, “The, Glacier Priest", head of the Hub hard Arctic Expedition which is spending the winter on King Is land, forecast, in a radio message sent from the Island to the States, that freakishness will char acterize the coming winter thru out North America. He laid the prediction to the influence of cur rent,and sun spots cycles. He said the fickle weather will continue into 1938. Huhbard de lared the King Island Eskimos are puzzled over the abnormal moderation of the weather. As yet no zero temperature has bom recorded. Berries are still ripening and being pciked, and fresh water springs are still run ning. No ice has been sighted in the Bering Sea yet. ‘ Alabama Chosen Meet California In Rose Bowl (By The Associated Press) BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 1, — University of California officials today announced the selection and acceptance of the University of Alabama’s unbeaten and un tied football team to play the un defeated U. of Californa Golden Bears, in the Rose Bowl contest on New Year’s Day. Newspaper advertising vill develop new business for you. LAUNCHES SEIZED , BY JAPS RETURNED WITH APOLOGIES SHANGHAI, Dec. 1. — Following their regular pro cedure of action followed by apology, the Japanese today backed out of an embarrass ing diplomatic position. (By The Associated Press) SHANGHAI, Dec 1, —The Jap anese navy today returned to its owners wiih an apology, an Am erican-owned launch, the seiz ure of which by Japanese sailors yesterday, drew a spirited pro test from the United Slates Con sular General. Strong Reaction Apparently disturbed by the strong reaction in the United States, the Japanesa returned two American flags with the vessel. They also handed back to the owners, two Italian vessels, with the usual apologies. The Japanese asserted that sail ors had not thrown the United States flags into the Wangpoo riv er, when they tooik over the ves sel. This statement was confirm ed by the U. S. Consuate officials who explained that the flags had merely bt.n handed down to an adjoining launch formerly belong ing to the Chinese. Additional Captures The Japanese reported the cap ture of the Kiangyin forts where the Chinese had blockaded the Yangtze river approach to Nan king, with a boom of sunken junks. Bridge Aces Come To Parting Ways (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK. Dec. 1, — Bridge Expert Ely Culbertson said his fourte n year old bridge romance with hi.s wife Josephine has end ed and that she is earoute to Reno. He said “I have lost a grand slam doubled”. The disruption of their marriage will not affect their business partnership, from which .aoh has received cne hundred thousand dollars a year. Grounds for the divorce were alleged to he that he is untra-tem peramenta! and moody. „ „ 0 ...TOWARD FORMER GLORY Notre Dame Is led this year by Captain Joseph Zwers, 170-pound end. On successive weekends the Layden lads were scheduled to meet Pittsburgh, Army, Northwestern and Southern California. Slow hi starting, they showed great power la defeating Mlnaesohra Gophers.