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VOL. 41. No. 84. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1939 Price per copy 15*
Airplane Carr er Catches On Fire
British And French Jointly Display Military Might
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FORTUNES WAR
altered the fortunes of Alfonso,
former king who’s been an exile
since Spain became a republic in
1931. Franco-controlled Spain
reccnlly restored to the royal
family all the private property it
owned before 1931.
Pres. Suspends
8-Hr. Day Law
WASHINGTON, July 13 (/Pi
President Roosevelt decreed that
the interests of “national defense
would require the establishment
of naval aviation bases at Palm
yra, Johnston and the Midway
Islands in the Pacific and at Ko
0. diak and Sitka at the earliest
practicable date.”
For this reason the President
said that by executive order, he
is suspending for the work, the
8-hour day required by law on
government contract construc
tion. The President also emphas
ized the isolation of these places
from labor and supplies.
Congress authorized the con
struction of naval and aviation
* facilities in a five-point act sign
ed April 25th.
Says United
Press Guilty
Of Falsification
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WASHINGTON, July 1.3 (/Pi
President Roosevelt said in a
formal statement that the Unit
ed Press “have been guilty of
falsification of actual facts” in re
porting that he and Secretary of
State Corddf'l Hull had disag
reed over the language of the
neutrality message up before
4 Congress. The story said the dis
agreement was reported by ad
ministration quarters.
President Roosevelt was des
cribed in the story as wanting to
use forceful language in the mes
sage while Hull was said to have
opposed language which might
anger the Rome-Berlin axis and
further antagonize an already
rebellious Senate. The Presi
• dent’s statement ran to about 400
words.
Japanese Good
Will Flight To
Come Thru Nome
LOS ANGELES, July 13 UP)—
Seven Japanese fliers, employed
: in the aeronautical departments
of the Japanese newspapers
j Asaka, Mainichi, Tokyo, and
i Nichi, are to cross to the United
! States from the west on a round
[ the world good will flight in mid
! August.
They announced that the
j flight starting in Tokyo, w ould
cross to Nome. Farbanks, White
i horse and would include slops at
; Seattle, Oakland, Los Angeles,
Kansas City, New York and Mi
! ami.
, ■? ' . S T i
C 0 O D WILL mission as
“Mademoiselle France” brings
Ginette Catrians, 21. Paris
singer-dancer, to U. S. for visit.
NORTH POLE BAKERY
FRESH BAKERY GOODS AT
Explosion Ami
Fire Damages
Carrier Ranger
NORFOLK, Va„ July 13 iR*)—
Naval officials sought the cause
of an explosion and spectacular
fire which damaged the aircraft
carrier Ranger which injured 7
enlisted men. A muffled roar
came from the water hne of
amidship of the 730-foot vessel,
Witnesses said flames swept over
the plane flight decks for a
breadth of 200 feet.
Firemen at the Norfolk Navy
where the Ranger docked for
repairs, battled the blaze for 3
hours befre it was brought un
der control.
Late yesterday. Captain H. E.
Keys, captain of the yard, said:
“We do not know' what is re
sponsible for the expl <s;on ”
Unofficial reports said that the
gasoline wh ch was be r.g loaded
on the ship was probably touch
ed off in some manner.
WPA Workers
Are Striking
Against Govt.
WASHINGTON. July 14 ./P) —
President Roosevelt said that
there couldn’t be ar.y strikes,
against the government, like the
WPA strike or any other such
action, He made the statement
at a pTess conference in response
to a question and agreed with
Attorney General Murphy that
there couldn't be strikes against
the government.
WPA workers are striking be
President Ur^es
Neutrality Laws
At This Session
WASHINGTON. July 14 (fP) —
President Roosevelt told Con
gress that neutrality legislation
should be enacted this session
"for the cause of peace & in the
interest of American neutrality
and security.”
In a hundred-word special mes
sag Rr iseve’.t forwarded the
statement f Secretary of State
H 1! ent. led “Peace and Neutral
i y” in which Hull referred to
the present situation of danger.”
Pro' dent’s rr ssage gave
full approval" to Hull’s state
ference t the 12 to
11 vote ' f the Senate Fore gn Re
lations Commit!! ■ lo defer ac
tion until the nest session.
President Rcosevelt said “It
has been abundantly clear to me
rcr sem? time, that fee the cause
of peace and in the interest of
American neutrality and secur
ity. i'. is highly advisable that
Congress at this session should
take certain and much needed
action. In the light of present
world conditions I see no reason
to change that opinion.”
cause a provision of the law was
scrapped in the provailng wage
payment basis which required
130 hours of work monthly.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
Now is the time to look over
Y' ur job printing needs for the
spring and summer. The Nug
get Office will be glad to consult
with you as to your wants and
prices on same.
TRAGIC END TO PICNIC PARTY
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Only two of 10 persons crowded into this automobile escaped alive when it careened off a levee
into the San Joaquin River near Byron, Calif., during a home-ward ride from a picnic. Car is
shown as it was being pulled from river, with diver standing at right. Most of the victims
were San Franciscans.
HE WON AND LOST
Edward C. Read of R:i s»Wnva. Pa a Harvard junior, dressed him
self in a wig, black skirt, white blouse and lipstick, and hied him
self to Wellesley College, where he won the traditional hoop roll
ing contest whch tradition says is won annually by the first senior
to marry. When his fraud was discovered, he paid with a ducking
in nearby Lake Waban, and here he is going into the water.
Britain Calls
12.000 Reservists
For Maneuvers
1 LONDON, July 13 1/P) —Pre
i mier Chamberlain announced
that 12,000 of the nation’s 70,000
naval reservists would be call
ed to the colors for fleet man
euvers which are part of the pro
gram to make Britain ready for
any eventuality during the anx
ious period of August and Sep
tember. About 130 ships are tak
j ing part in the maneuvers.
He told the House of Commons
that 12,000 retired officers and
| other reservists would report for
duty on July 31 and remain in
active service until the end of
September, taking part in the
combined naval and air force
war games.
Informed quarters regarded as
! significant the maneuvers pro
gress in time with the Nazi party
! congress at Nurenberg on Sep
tember second. Many European
observers picked that time as the
danger period.
Asks Permit To
Sell Land
WASHINGTON, July 14 </P) —
Secretary Ickes asked Congress
to pass a law to permit the In
terior Department to sell or lease
land to incorporated cities and
towns in Alaska for recreational
and cemetery purposes.
British, French '
Jointly Display
Military Might
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UNDATED, July 14 ifP, — 30
| thousand picked British and
• French troops marching with
j tanks and guns, with powerful
I warplanes roaring overhead,
i staged their first joint display of
' British and French military
, might since World War days.
More than a million French
men cheered excitedly at the
j show arranged on the occasion of
Bastille Day to remind the world
of the unity of British and
French armed preparedness.
British War Secretary Hore
Behsha stood beside the French
high command on the reviewing
stand. Premier Daladier declar
ed in a world-wide broadcast
that the French army is invinc
ible against any attack and said:
“Any menace or any effort at
domination will find us resolved
to defend French liberties and
will join our efforts with all
those peoples determined to safe
guard their liberties.”
At home, Britain prepared a
war machine of maximum effic
iency in anticipation of a possible
autumn crisis, while in Germany
the press assailed “the pious
hypocricy" of British propa
ganda.
“Fashion: or Life in New York”
is the title of an old-time mek>i
drama. A good modern one could
be. “Fascism: or Life in Rome.”
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