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VOL. 41. No. 68. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, June 7, 1939 Priee per 001,7 15*
Jap Marines Cause Death of Briton
Britain Sending Special ‘Front’ Envoy to Moscow
Two Steamers 175 Miles From Nome In Heavy Ice
British Subject
Beaten, Arrested
By Jap Marines
SHANGHAI, June 6 (JP) — R.
M. Tinkler, aged 45, a British em
ployee of a British-owned oottcn
mill was held incommunicado at
the headquarters of a Japanese
landing party, after a clash with
the Japanese in the Pootung in
dustrial section across the
Wbangpoo River from Shanghai.
The Japanese who described
tile incident as “extremely ser
ious" accused Tinkler of firing a
shot at one Japanese officer and
threatened to kill others.
The Japanese version is: that
sailors entered the mill to break
up a fight among Chinese strik
ers and non-strikers, whereupon
Tinkler fired a shot and two oth
er Britons attempted to disarm
The sailors. The Japanese sum
moned reinforcements and Tink
ler was disarmed and hit on the
need with a . rifle butt. He was
taken to the Jap headquarters
where his injuries were treated
and was held in “protective cus
tody."
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Death Of British
Subject Causes
Serious Situation
SHANGHAI, June 7 f/Pi —The!
death of British citizen R. M. j
Tinkley, of injuries inflicted by
Japanese marines, created a ser
ious situatiom.
The Japanese charged Tinkley,
formerly an inspector of munici
pal police here, fired upon a Jap
anese -ffficer and threatened his
men when they entered a British
cotton mill in the Pootung dis
trict to stop a fight between;
strikers and non-strikers.
The Japanese embassy spokes
men declared the case was not
merely an issue involving the
pointing of a gun by a Briton at
a Japanese, but it involved law
lessness toward a Japanese offic
er in uniform. The Japanese mar
ines should disarm Tinkley and
manhandle him is expectable un
der tfhe circumstances, we are
surprised he wasn’t shot and kill
ed on the spot.
The British privately charged
the Japanese with misrepresent
ing the facts. British officials
made no statement but on in
vestigating, added British re
sentment to the fact that Tink
ley was taken to the Shanghai
General Hospital in Japanose -
dominated Honkow, rather than
the hospital in the international
settlement..
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MRS. BEERY WEDS BROKER
Less than a week after she divoroed Wallace Beery of the movies,
Mrs. Mary Arieta Gilman Beery became the brid ofe Albert J. Foyt,
New York and Los Angeles broker, in a ceremony performed at
Carson City, Nev., and announced they would make Nevada their
permanent residence after a trip to New York.
Kins Geoflge and Queen Elizabeth who entered the United States
this afternoon by way of Niasra Falls.
Waterfront News
The U. S. Coast Guard station
launch was placed in Snake Ri
ver Harbor by the Lomen Com
mercial Co', heavy duty crane yes
terday. The vessel in command
of skipper Sprenger and crew,
■has the honor of being the first
to navigate in and out of the
harbor along the beach this sea
son. The larger coast guard ves
sel wall not be placed in the
water until after the arrival of
the Cutter Duane when special
work will be performed on the
boat.
The Lomen. Commercial Com
pany launched the tugs Dayton,
Lucile. and Wave in the river via
the heavy-duty crane. Barges
were also launched and by ev
ening the company will have
seven barges launched, under the
supervision of Captain Jack An
derson, to handle the extraordin
arily large tonnage of freight
coming to tihiils section this
spring.
The U. S. Engineers in charge
of the Snake River Harbor pro
ject are making preparations to
launch 'their tug and barges this
■afternoon'.
The “Neptune,” a locally con
structed vessel by Gus Hendrick
sen, a master craftsman who
knows his stuff backwards, was
Launched in Snake River harbor
thru U9e of the Lqunen crane, and
■is now sitting pretty along the re
vetment near Dry Creek. Gus
deserves a lot of credit for the;
class and type of vessel he builds 1
right here at Nome. They are
staunch and sturdy and design
ed especially for the Bering Sea
coastal activities.
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Irish Leader Is
Detained Until
Royalty Depart
DETROIT, J une 6 <cP> — On i
the exact day that King George
and Queen Elizabeth are coming1
within virtually a step of U. S.
soil, Sean Russell, reputed lead
er of the outlawed Irish Repub
lican army, was held a prisoner
by Federal officers. They kept
Russell, the Irish orator, incom
municado at a Federal detention
building, and predicted that he
will remain in custody until the
royal train has left this area.
John Zurbrick, district U. S.
immigration inspector said he
had instructions from Washing
ton to release the prisoner only
on $5,000 cash bond.
He said Russell was arrested
as he arrived by train from
Chicago yesterday, on a warrant
charging turn with entering the
United States by means of false
and misleading statements.
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tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
kick out of it.
Britain Decides
Send a Special
Envoy to Moscow
LONDON, June 7 (JP) —Great
Britain decided to send a special
envoy to Moscow to speed up neg
otiations to bring Russia into the
British-French front.
Premier Chamberlain announc
ed his decision in the House of
Commons and said the envcfy
would go wjth instructions to
“facilitate and accelerate” at
tempts to complete the proposed
pact.
Although the name of the en
voy was not announced, Cham
berlain said he would be repre
sentative of the foreign office, a
civil servant, and not a member
c(f the government.
Chamberlain said Great Brit
ain and Russia agreed in prin
ciple but there were still some
obstacles such as the opposition
of the Baltic states to being giv
e n guarantees o f assistance
against, aggression h» he three
power group.
Suggest Dispose
Of School Land
WASHINGTON, June 6 UP) —
Representative Derouet introduc
ed a bill to authorize the Secre
tary of the Interior to dispose of
certain public lands, now reserv
ed for .public school support in
Alaska, either by lease or sale, at
$1.25 per acre. The lands dispos
ed of would be replaced for
school support purposes by an
equal amount of land now in re
served classification.
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Man Discharges
Shotgun Near
Car Duchess Kent
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LONDON, June 6 {&> —Polio*
held Ledwidge Vincent Lawlor,
aged 45, for further investiga
tion, for firing a shotgun near an
auto containing the Duchess of
Kent. Police said Lawlor sought
an excuse for his action by pro
ducing a gun permit.
He was given a quick hearing
before a magistrate and bound
over for a week. His story gave
no hint whether he deliberately
aimed the weapon at the car or
the duchess near 'her fashionable
town house. From its brevity,
authorities were at a loss to as
cribe any motive for his act.
The Duchess was unharmed
and no damage was done bo her
car.
Nine Walrus
Bagged In 2-Day
Hunt Bering Sea
Philip Alhsaruk and 5 other na
tive hunters returned to Nome
about noon today from a two
day hunting trip about 40 mile*
off shore among the ice floes with
a big skin oomiak. They were
very successful and brought back
nine walrus, the first to be cap
tured this spring. The hunters
while on their hunt cut open the
walurs and feasted on fresh,
clams found in the stomach of
the animals. Isn’t that something
that a lot of us sourdough would
like to eat. Oh! Boy!
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EX-SENATOR DILL AND BRIDE
Clarence C. Dill, fogmer U. S. Senator from Washington, and his
bride, the forpner Mabel Dickson of Spokane, Wash., are shown
as they left their hotel in Seattle just prior to their wedding—
whic was delayed an hour due to the bride-to-be’s visit to a hair
dresser. Following the ceremony, the couple began a leisurely
honeymoon down the Washington and Oregon coast and indicated
they might go into Idaho for fishing.