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VOL. 41. No. 131. NOME. ALASKA, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1939 P*T C0P7
Reindeer Sale Gets Under Way
NEUTRALITY MEASURE GETS FIRST TEST
Mussolini Purges Fascist Party Of Pro-Germans
Russia Calls
United States
Unneutral
UNDATED, Nov. 1 </P) — Ru
sia’s foreign policy outlined by
Premier Molotoff produced a
widely divergent set of reactions
in Britain and Germany cast a
gloom over Scandinavia. Molo
toff gave a warning to Finland
to come to terms with Russia
which shocked the public opinion
of nearby Scandinavia.
Newspaper editorials were cau
tious but commentators agreed
on describing tthe situation as
"ominous,” feeling that Russia
having once brodcast her terns
would not modif them.
Authorized German sources ex
pressed themselves as highly
pleased with the supreme coun
cil of the Soviets and that any
body who believed .that Germany
was disappointed was eompllet
ely mistaken. They added that
official Germany evidently was
especially satisfied with Molo
toff’s analysis of the causes
which led to the European con
flict. His assertions that the
restitution of Poland and the al
leged fight for ileologies were
mere excuses by Britain and
France.
There was official silence in
Britain regarding the speech
but British newspaper headlines
declared Soviet Russia was neu
tral.”
It was apparent from the tenor
of the press that Molotoff offer
ed Germany a pack*** of words
and very little else.
They feel it leaves Russia com
m.ted to a position of neutrality.
Head
To Supervise
Buying Reindeer
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 <£>) —
Secretary Ickes appointed Chas.
Burdick of Juneau as special
representative to purchase the
130,000 reindeer now owned by
whites for distribution to the Es
kimos at a cost of $720,000.
Burdick has been an employe
of the U. S. Forest Service in A1
aska for 14 years and recently
was assistant director of the CCC
at Juneau.
The funds for the purchase of
the reindeer were provided by
Congress. Officials estimated of
the half million reindeer in Al
aska 180,000 are owned by whites
| and the rest by Eskimos. Con
gress’ cbjeotive they added was
to acquire for the Eskimos all
the reindeer as a means of con
serving the deteriorating range
r'd to provide subsistence and
industry for many natives now
unable to maintain themselves
from their traditional sources of
1 food. The government set a maxi
mum price of four dollars a head
on the animals.
NOTICE
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prize checks are now ready for
distribution at Polct’s Store.
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PRETTY SOFT FOR NO. 5-While four of her co
eyclists furnish the motive power, the fifth girl does the steering
In this double tandem at Ostia, Italy. The machine is two single
bikes hooked to a tandem, with an extra seat.
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FAIR W AYS FAIREST —“Beautiful but dub” could
never be spoken about Virginia Guilfoylc of Syracuse, X. Y.. who
not only decorated the national women’s golf tournament play at
Darien. Conn., but turned in an 80 card as well. Fans who
watched her play dubbed her “golf’s glamor girl.”
Sea Blockade
Brings About
Food Restrictions
UNDATED Nov. 1 (/P)— Brit-;
ain prepared her first food ra
tioning since the war brough
German attacks on British ship
ping. The government announced
the rationing of butter and bacon j
upon which Britain largely de- j
pends. Denmark will start next
month to reduce her imports.
Britain’s concern over German
sea raiders was indicated in the
House of Commons by Churchill
who said one or perhaps two of
Germany’s swift pocket pocket
battleships were loose on the
seas.
Food restrictions familiar
with most European nations in
wartime is already in effect. Ger
man has even a wider scale of
food restriction than that im
mediately planned by Britain.
THANKSGIVING ON NOV 30
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 OP) —
Proclaiming November 23rd as a
day of general thanksgiving,
President Roosevelt asked thanks
and offered “for the hope that
lives within us” for a coming
eventual world peace. The pro
clamation designated the next to
the last Thursday instead of the
last Thursday as Thanksgiving
Day in accordance to Roosevelt’s
decision to move up the holiday
for business reasons.
Some states decided to cele
brate Thanksgiving Day on Nov
ember 30th anway.
The President said it was fit
ting to continue the “hallowed”
custom begun by George Wash
ington when he asked the nation j
to lay down all tasks for one day!
of the year to give thanks for the j
bl mgs granted by the divine
providence.
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NIMBLE—So fast are the fin
ders of Grace Pheian of Etna,
Pa., that she’s called the world's
amateur champion typist. She
typed 133 words a minute in
New York contest.
Mussolini
Bears Away
From Hitler
■ .
UNDATED, Oct. 31 (IP) — So
viet Russia, through her premier
and foreign commissar Molotoff
accused President Roosevelt of
mixing in Russia’s negotiations
with Finland “in contradiction
to the United States policy of neu
trality.”
On tre western front French
and German land forces fought
a series of skirmishes in the Lor
raine sector between the Moselle
and Saar Rivers. The general
staff reported bringing “marked
activity” to the front.
Molotoff likewise accused Brit
ain and France of “seeking a new
excuse” for war declaring “there
can be no question of restoring
Poland.” He disclosed Russia was1
seeking to make a pact with Fin
land sivn. s>r to those n ade with
Estonia, Latvia and Lituania
Mussolini organized the entire
leadership of the Facist regime
with a shake-up of the cabinet,
party, and top military posts un
precedented in its sweeping
scope. Seven cabinet minister’s
secretary's, the secretary of the
Fascist Party, chief of staff of the
army, air force and the Fascist
militia and four under secretfar
ies of stale were replaced in a
drastic reshuffling. In addition
Mussolini yielded the portfolio of
minister of Italian Africa to
General Attilio Teruzzi, Chief
among those shifted were two
Fascist notable of widely credit
ed pro-German tendencies. Lieut
General Achille Sbarace was re
lieved of the secretaryship of the
Fascist Party at "his own re
quest” and Dino Alfieri, min
ister of propaganda under Star
ace was named chief of staff of
the Fascist militia. The ambassa
dor to Algiers is awaiting assign
ment although some observers
jaw in the shakeup evidence of
lessening of German influence In
Rome. Foreign diplomatic circles*
generally attributed it to condi
tions within the Fascist party,
however, it was noted that the
shake-up came shotrloy after th*
German ambassador Victor Van
Maehensen left for Berlin Sun
day because his embassy said he
had an “extraordinary reason.”
Neutrality Bill
Is Likely To
Pass The House
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 <JP) —
Administration neutrality forces
advocating the arms embargo re
peal won their first test of
strength in the House when they
chose the procedure of consider
ing the administration neutrality
measure adopted. The test came
on the rule providing that the
bill be sent to a joint Senate and
House conference to compose the
| differences between the Senate
and House. The approved mea
sure formed contains no arms em
bargo while the latter passed at
the last session does.
The action came a few mo
ments after the House beat down
by a vote of 237 to 177 a Re
publican attempt aimed at open
ing up legislation on the House
amendments.
City of Flint
Is Off Coast Of
Nornvay Is Prize
BERGEN, Norway, Oct. 31
—The City of Flint under the
command of a German prize
crew felt her way southward
alohg the northern Norwegian
coast with a Norwegian naval
watchdog close at her heels. She
was sighted off Lodigen Light.
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l OUR OF A KIND —World problems don’t v.arry the
fit ourtdruplets at the W. E. Badgett household in Galveston,
* s'li.ous'h they do seem to have their own private wars.
1 . > almost eight months old. Joan (left), the ' J-pound
*. . ..,j 1,” apparently wants to tip over Jeraldin sa.d lean
c..e (right) in the cart. Joyce is In front. j.