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VOL. 41. No. 108. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, Sect. 16th. 1938 Single Codv 25cta.
Chamberlain-Hitler In Conference
Roosevelt Receives Set Back In State Of Georgia
Delegate Dimond Expresses Appreciation fine Vote
Warlike Tension
Mounts in Czech
With Warnings
UNDATED. Sept. 15, (JP)—'The
Czechoslovak Government ignor
ed the Sudeten German ultima
tum to withdraw Martial Law
from the disorderly border re
gion or take “responsibility for
all future developments”.
Europe' swarlike fevor mount
ed when Sudeten leader Konrad
Henlien discharged the commis
sion which had been delegated
to negotiate with the govern
ment. His demands for German
minority broke off all relations
with Prague.
Crowds attacked public build
ings in various towns and vill
ages in the German populated
districts, ran up the Swastika on
flag poles and fought with the
police.
Forty Killed In
Czech Fighting
Sudeten Areas
s
PRAGUE, Sept. 15, 1/P)—Fight
ing between Czech gendarmes
and Sudeten--G rmans armed
with machine guns, rifles and
hand grenades in various towns
in the Sudeten regions, resulted
in at least 40 deaths with bloody
clashes continuing.
Tonight the Foreign Office re
ported eight gendarmes were
killed in a battle with two thous
and Sudetens in the frontier city
of Schwaderback, where the1 Su
detens occupied the Czech gen
darmie station.
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Plebeseite Is Near
PARIS. Sept. 15, (.4*1—Represen
tatives of both the French and
British governments put pres
sure on President Eduard Ben s.
to accept the Sudeten-German
demands for a plebeseite. Diplo
matic quarters appears firm in
the belief that Prague will be
forced to accept a plebeseite.
Takes Setback
Primaries State
Of Georgia
ATLANTA, Sept. 15, (/Pi—Pres
ident Roosevelt’s campaign of
political liquidation against law
makers that he deems out of
step with the Now Deal, appear
ed to have have struck another
snag in the Georgia democratic
j primary, with veteran Senator
Walter F George out in the
front for his race for renomina
1 tion.
Incomplete unofficial returns
from the States one hundred and
fifty nine counties gave Senator
George tentatively two hundred
and sivteen county unit votes,
ten more than enough to send
him back to th Senate without
a runover.
Second to George, for whose
defeat the president called in his
speech last month at Barnesville,
a “dyed in the wool conserva
tive”, ran former Governor Eu
gene Talmadge, a fiery adminis
trative critic. Talmadge had
one hundred ar.A sixtv-six unit
votes tentatively to his credit.
Lawrence S. Camp, Atlanta
Federal District Attorney, a 100
percent New Dealer, w’hom the
President urged Georgians to
elect, trailed with a lead of nine
counties, capable of giving him
twenty eight unit votes.
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Chamberlain Was
On Visit to Talk
For Empire
BERCHTESGADEN. Germany,
Sept. 15, (JP)—British Prime Min
ister Chamberlain came to see
Herr Hitler at his home, a pre
cedent breaking personal effort
; to keep Europe out of war. In
the rain Hitler welcomed his en
trance o«f his mountain retreat,
the elderly British statesman,
who dashed from London by
plane and train, to speak for the
British empire in reference to
the Czechoslovakia crisis.
Smiling broadly and looking
hearty.Mr. Chamberlain stepped
down from his special train ait
this Bavarian, Alpine town at
7:02 a.m. PST. His confident ap
pearance imported anything but
a gloomy outLook of the tremen
dous task to be faced at the con
ference. Hitler and Chamber
lain had tea and then Hitler in
vited him to remain for dinner.
Refused To Say If
Talk Successful
LONDON. S;pt. 16. (7P)_Prem
ier Chamberlain returned from
one of the greatest peace mis
sions in history after a man to
man talk with Herr Hitler.
Asserting that he was satisfied
that “each of us fully understand
wihat was in the mind of the oth
er", but as to whteher he achiev-!
ed success in his efforts to talk
Hitler out of going to war, he,
refused to say.
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Fourth Division
Returns Indicate
Demo Strength
FAIRBANKS, Sept. 14, (JP*—
Fourteen precincts including
the city of Fairbanks and thir
teen outlying precincts, give
sweeping majorities and defeat
of the one hous legislative pro
posal by more than twro to one.
Fairbanks proper, cast 752
votes as follows:
Dimond 477. Grigsby 156, White
80. Chase 269, Olson 397. For
senator Joy republican 355, La
' boyteaux, democrat, 375.
For representative in order of
! strength: Godon, democrat, 410,
Rogge democrat, 385; Johnstone
republican 555: f "sert republi
can 336: Lane,, ;1 nocrat 366;
Knuppe r public.,., J30; Spencer
democratic 304: Fowler republi
can, 232.
For one bouse legislature 186,
for two house, 520.
First Division Is
Strong Majority
For Democrats
JUNEAU, Sept. 16, (/P)—Thirty
eight out of 53 precincts in the
first division gave Dimond 2876;
Grigsby 784; White 706 Chase
1279, Olson 2826. Roden 2261,
Stabler 1881. Democratic repre
sentatives have presumably safe
leads, althou returns from sev
eral large Indian precincts may
put one republican.Frank Barnes
into the House.
_
JUNEAU, Sept. 16, (VP)—'With
only one third of the returns of
the Third Division reported, but
all larger precincts accounted for
the democrats have a long lead
over their opponents. There is
only a slight possibility of the
highest republican to overhaul
the hindmost democrat. Delegate
Dimond is leading both oppon
ents two to one in the total vote.
Olson is leading Chase for treas
urer three to one.
Republican Has A
Slight Chance
House in 1st
JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 15. (JP)
—With complete returns from 32
of the 53 precincts in the First
Division, delegate Dimond has
received 2752; Grigsby 745, and
White 718. For territorial treas
urer Chase 1246, Olson 3696.
Unicameral legislature snowed
under, altho the Indian villages
indicated favorable.
Delegate Dimond issued a state
ment expressing his appreciation
of the fine support given him aqd
renewed confidence. He said “I
shall do all within my power to
continue to deserve that confid
ence.” ,
The first division continues to
roll up a good majority for dem
ocratic senator and representas
tiyes.
Dimond Expresses
Appreciation of
Fine Vote
JUNEAU, Sept. 15aiv iio,..Ma
JUNEAU, Sept. 15
Nome Nugget, Nome:
May I express through you to
the citizens of your city and dis
trict my heartfelt thanks for the
decisive vote of confidence given
in the recent election, and my
firm desire to render the best
possible service to all of the peo
ple of Alaska.
Signed: Anthony J. Dimond
Fifty Children Are
m
Hurt in Collapse
School Roof
CLARKDALE, Arizona, Sept.
15, (/P>—The roof of the Ciark
dale High school study auditor
ium collapsed in which were 50
pupils, injuring at least fifteen,
and two critically.
Sudeten Dissolved
PRAGUE, Sept. 16, (/P)—'The
Premier’s Office announced that
the Sudeten-German party had
been dissolved by the Czechoslo
vakia government.
Agree Revisions
Coast Contracts
Another Year
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 15th,
(/P) — Negotiators for the Long
shoremen and employers announ
eed that they had agreed to re
visions in the contract for anoth
er year, and disclosed that the
arbitration plan which is claim
ed to put an end to quickie stri
kes, has been compromised.
Almon E. Roth, the Waterfront
Employees Association president,
said that a complete agreement
had been reached in revisions of
the present contract, which ex
pires September 30th.
Alaska Shipowners
Agreement Still
Hanging Fire
SEATTLE. Sept. 15, 'T>)_The
contract between the Alaska ship
owners and the Seamen’s Union
of the Pacific, is still hanging fire.
Peter Gill a representative of
the Seamen’s Union of the Pacific
here, said, the change in the Al
aska agreement doesn’t pertain
to hours and wages, but consists
of provisions involving the met
hod of working cargoes while
ships are in Alaska ports.
FISH STORY in London involves L. Mullet "rescuing"
R. T. Pike—their real names—for a life-saving demonstration.
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