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The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
Current Comments Written From
 Washington

The old saying that it makes all the difference in the world whose OK is being gored, coupl- ed with the mistaken notion that Washington folk have soft snap anyhow, cause the rest of the country to pass lightly over the woes of the District of Columbia: but it may still be in order to note that Congress has placed
 upon residents of the District, the heaviest local income tax in
 the land. Possibly the common good demanded the levy. The same cannot be said of the pro- vision which exempts Members of Congress and legislative em- ployees. Those not vitally con- cerned in District Taxation should not placate anxiety for
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
Getting Action on Alaska Pacific Highway

Holding of meetings in White horse and Atlin within the last few days by members of the Canadian members of the Inter national Pacifc-Alaska Highway Commission reveal that our Can adian cousins are getting down to real business on the proposed project.
 For the first time, responsible officials are getting out into the region which the highway will serve, and seeking first hand evi- dence of the situation and needs, and viewing the probable route which the highway will traverse.
 The Canadians are taking the tnatter seriously and apparent 1y are out to know just whats ahead before they tackle the big job. All along the general route from the present British Colum- bia road system to the heart of the Yukon. the interest is keen. In various communities move ments are developing to have the main highway go their way or at least to get close branch line connections.
 The Canadian Commission is to meet soon with the American Commission, when some definite Joint program may be outlined for recommendation to Washing ton and Ottawa, seat of the Can adian government. If all mem bers of the two commissions re- ceive as keen support as now evidenced in the British Colum- bia and Yukon areas it may not be long until definite program will be launched for the open- ing of great trunk system that will connect the heart of Alas ka and the Yukon with the pop Mlous centers of the continent.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
Wien Airlines
 Activities

July 29-Pilot Sig Wien made three trips north stopping at Tel Ter, Taylor, Coffee Creek, Iron Creek, Macklin, Hannum Creek, Noxapaga and Deering with freight and the following passen- gers: Norvin Lewis, Nome to Teller; w. H. Loerpabel and Ralph Lomen, Coffee Creek to Iron Creek to Nome; Emil Laurin and John Nelson, Nome to Mack lin Creek; Graham hammers, Hannum Creek to Noxapaga; and Si Wallin, Hannum Creek to Deering. A trip was made to Haycock, Koyuk, and Council in theafternoon with freight and M. Jorgensen for Haycock and Coun cil.
 July 30-Four trips were made With stops at Taylor, Teller, Nox apaga, Fox Bar, Coffee Creek, Macklin, Dick Creek, Council & Haycock. Passengers were: Nor vim Lewis, Teller to Nome; Mrs. John Mass and Mrs. Riney, Nome to Haycock; Graham hammers, NoXapaga to Fox Bar; and M. Jorgensen, Council to Nome. Freight was carried to all points.
 July 31-A trip was made to Taylor with freight. A trip to Kotzebue is scheduled for this afternoon with John Newberry.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

The last few days witnessed the entrance of the United States into a treaty of a kind to which she had never before been a sig natory, namely barter pact. By the terms of the instrument, Brit ish rubber will be swapped for American cotton to be used in wartime, the commodities speci- fled being those of which the re- cipient nations are sadly in need, when emergency hampers the usual course of trade. One ef- feet of the arrangement will be to release much of the surplus cotton held by the government as security for loans. Canada does not take kindly to the new trade agreement between Britain and the United States, perhaps because her own wheat crop might become something of 8 drug on the market, if by later treaties, England should find ii convenient to extend the plan to cover grain.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
Mirow Air Service
 Activities

Friday night Pilot Martin made trip to Shaktoolik, Unal- akleet, Ungalik, Haycock, Koyuk and return. Mathew Thomas was a passenger from Nome to Shak- toolik and Miss Deborah Pentz from Unalakleet to Nome.
 Saturday Pilot Martin made a trip to American CT. Camp Or Council, Candle, Deering, back to Council and Nome. Corey Brayton was a passenger from Candle to Deering and Council. Mail and express was carried to all stops.
 Sunday, Pilot Mirow made a trip to Teller. Speed Snyder was round trip passenger. Dune Mclean was carried from Teller to Budd CT. and two trips were made to C. J. Tjernagle's camp with freight.
 Pilot Curly Martin flew to Council, Fox Bar, Taylor, Teller, Coffee CT. and return to Nome William Young was a passenger to Council, Corey Brayton was picked up there and taken to Tel Ter stopping at Fox Bar and Fay Tor. Joe Dominic was taken from Teller to Coffee CT. Mail was carried to Council.
 Pilot Martin made a trip to Teller via Taylor. Speed Snyder and a load of freight was left at Taylor and J. J. O'Leary, Vance Pearce and Joe Petrie were taken to Teller. Corey Bray ton was a passenger from Teller to Nome.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
Notice of Hearing and Settlement of Final Account and Petition
 For Distribution
No. 561

In the Probate Court for the Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
 of Alaska, Second Division.
 In the matter of the estate of JULIUS KNUTSON, Deceased.
 Notice is hereby given to whom it may concern; that the undersigned administrator of the estate of Julius Knutson, deceas- ed has filed in the said Court his final account and report and petition for the distribution of said estate and that Monday, the 2nd day of October, 1889, at the hour of II o'clock am. of said date in the courtroom of said Court at Nome. Alaska, has been fixed by the order of said Court as the time and place for the hearing of the same and objec- tions thereto and the settlement thereof, and that at said time and place the Court will adjudicate and determine who are the heirs and distributes of said deceas- ed.
 Dated this, the 31st day of July, 1889.
 John A. Fallman
 Administrator of the estate
 of Juius Knutson, deceased Publish July 31, Aug. ', IA, 21, 1899.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

The President has asked Con- gress for approximately four bil lion dollars, to be expended in a campaign against depression. Considered in its least consequent ial aspect, the request is a stumb ling block and a rock of offence in the road to early adjourn ment. Nothing is more trying than those jobs which turn up at the last minute before a fish ing trip or a vacation. Conserva- tive Democrats, with consider able Republican backing, are in- clined to "view with alarm,' ev- en though it is planned that the money shall go to projects cap able of paying it back. The best known beneficiaries, to mention a few, are federal housing, roads, rural identification and farm se- curity.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

This country can't keep out of a world war merely by minding it's own business. Too much of it's business is world business.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

CONSOLIDATED OLYMPIC LINE, Nome, Alaska Dear Sirs:
 In to your request to the general public for advertisements printed in The Nugget seems to the writer heartily appreciates what hav already section of the world it's best dvertise therefore suggest simple statement of wiat cal
 SHIPPING FACTS THE CONSOLIDATE OLYMPIC LINE 1st Established steamship line to Boring ports, this spring, understand 10% lower than the rates whe have been paying. 2nd old met rates about the time the Fl Capitan sailed. 3rd figure the four ships counting the Ell Caphn, which have already made trips to Seward Peninsula haze carried at least twenty thousand tons. 4th Figured only $4O0 per ton less than the old rate will S80O0O saving already this winch is less than half gone.
 5th. do not believe there is who could help but support the from this saving thus perpetuate the
 Signed: A Fren
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

The worst of towards is the one who knows what should be done and doesn't do it.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

Whatever else a woman thinks of her husband, she always thinks his boss is underpaying hir,o
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

A girl bought a new dress to teas. She didn't say whom she meant to tease with it.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31

Best of the comic strips is the one seen on any beach in the summer time.
The Nome nugget., 1939-07-31
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

their own welfare with the thot that it can't happen here" If Congress can pass the tax buck in one place, it can do so in another. Those who have not yet suffered from buck-passing of that kind, should keep their eyes open. The voters back home may well question the sincerity of legislators who are willing to let the other fellow pay the tax bills. Upon the other hand, it should be understood distinctly that all Members of Congress do not hold that view.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
When the Mats Can Pour They Will

Appleton throws what
the splitter and it isn't unreasonable
II becomes the splitting
We remember when
like Appleton had walked out with
and machine-gu bullets ,
The complaint against the AS beating the brains
out OF Macks team in the decision -
TO In of
eng tne years fance licking victnhey
ana all the they squawkng
hustng but sang
How which games which taking
21-to-0 pasing feel like husing?
Inc Yankees right League clubs
are trying to beat them from Elmer
ognutt
done baseball no good in general
IL mas washington Boston, Cleveland
and st. 800
One thing the Yankees depend and the Mats
ana the rest OF the clubs
pour on the New Yorks they will mercy And vhv no9
FOR four years the McCarthmen doing to all Others
II prlze-hght
Yanks and Browns the would have allowed
them limit. ~ "'N
ana that Recause +h.u
don't like they hurt Mavbe tho M hwy
something there - ~ '"'O
Evening star., 1939-08-15
De Corevont May See Little 1899 Action for Wildcats
Alabama Has Right Worry tennessee

really is worrying about the
Fordham, Tulane and Tennes-
see games. Well, we don't blame
'em. Jimmy Braddock, who sud-
denly dropped out of circulation,
Vis up in the mountains living the
life of Riley.
Jack Dempsey says in one of
the picture magazines Gook) the
man who beats Joe Louis will
have to be a combination of all
the former great champs. And
that, gents, Is an order.
Football story: Last year a
certain college went after a
tackle. To get him it had to
agree to educate the young mans
brother, who wasn't a football
player. The ouch is, the football
player got hurt, never played a
game and the school was left
holding the sack.
Philly newspaper men think
Ernie Messikomer, former Owl
captain, will be Temples new
cage coach. Messikomer now
coaches at Lansdale High. Sew
eral hundred applied for the post,
vacant since James A. Usilton
died two days after the close q
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Pepco and Naval Air
In Decisive Series
Struggle Today

Naval Air Station and Pepco will
play the third and decisive game of
their series for the Government
League championship this after
noon at 4:30, after the air. minded
Gobs got back in the running yes
terday with a 80 decision over the
power men.
A record crowd is expected for
the finale of the series, which has
been one Of the most exciting week.
day struggles in a decade. The
combatants struggled to 3-3 stale
mate in the first, and Pepco took
the second by 4-3 margin in IL
innings.
"Reb" Garrison's shit pitching
stopped Pepco yesterday. The losers
nicked him for a run in the first
when Shorty" Chumbris walked
and after being sacrificed to second
raced home on Eddie Fitzpatrick S
single. Joe Keegin's triple and Pete
Chaconas' bunt accounted for their
second marker in the fourth.
Gilfoil broke the ice for the Tars
in the third, scoring on an error,
and the victors sewed up the game
with a two-run assault in the fifth,
which was aided by two Pepco
errors. The latter filled the bases
with one down in the fifth, but Gar
rison retired the side without DAM
age.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Mr.. Bill McGowun, Umpire, Had to Loft

We talked with MCGOWAN after that Nearly
Washington three
pancky This isn't
owan didn't they pancky
Yankees
But he grim
than to anything anybody Appleton
Gordon the
This giving the
laH1ng Imagine Appleton giving the quickie."
Still (al even
Vhen It's lO0 MCGOWAN
There he Appetons
the pitcher
motion Quick pitch my eye I hadda af, tell
Yanks admitted MCGOWAN,
splitter dunno but they're Appeons case
Pete Wetng fingers
hat Ordinarily don't object weing the
does all the time but he shows he's the reaching
down and squeezing the anything
but wettng
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Riggs, Cooke Facing Hot Scrap
In National Tennis Doubles,
Early TussIes Indicate

has been regarded as one of the
most forceful in tennis, yet it had
nothing on Hecht's and Hares dur
ing the long match, which saw nine
service breaks in all.
With Bryan "Bitsy" Grant and
Hal Surface out of the tournament
as result of a four-set defeat by
Gene Mako and Jack Tidball, to-
days schedule included such out
standing contests as Mako and It'd
ball against Morey Lewis of Kenyon
College and Al Stitt of Boston;
Quist and Bromwich against the
Pacific Coast youngsters, Welby Van
Horn and Jack Kramer; Chicago's
Murphy twins. Chester and Will
liam, against Hare and Hecht, and
Crawford and Hopman against Bob
Kamrath of Austin, Tex, and Dar-
rell ludlow of Phoenix, Ariz.
In the women's tournament De-
Tending Champions Alice Marble
and Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
were slated to swing into action
against Patricia Cumming of West
field, N. j., and Marilynn McRae of
Little Rock, Ark.
Evening star., 1939-08-15

last season. Eddie Mead, one of
the smartest fight managers in
the business, is trying to buy a
piece of Charley Ketchuck, Jer-
sey Jones new heavyweight, who
looks like the real thing. Jack
Elder, the old Irish" star, told
'em at Denver Notre Dame would
be four deep in every backfield
position.
One-minute interview: Jimmy
De Shong: Il joined the Yanks In
mid-June and haven't pitched a
game. But I'm not kicking. I'm
still eligible for that Worlds
Series sugar"
P. S.: That night De Shong
was farmed to Newark.
The Horton Smiths wish the
writer's would stop referring to
Mrs. Smith as the sewing ma
chine heiress." Eddie Cool, Phil
ly lightweight, is off to the coast
to fight Jacie Wilson in Los An
geles. Signed articles for a Jack
Dempsey-Harry Wills match (the
bout that never came Off are In
the Madison Square Garden cor
mar stone.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Jasper Post Bidding
For Regional Title
In Legion Series
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BELMONT, N. c.. Aug. 15.-The
bid of Washington's Sergeant Jasper
Post for a measure of sectional or
even national baseball fame was at
stake today as the District of Co.
~lu,nbia team clashed with Char
lotte, N. c., for Junior American
Legion regional championship.
Fisher, who yielded only two hits
In a 5-inning stretch to receive
credit for the victory and Kleg-
man, who finished the game, linn
ited Clifton Forge, Virginia cham
pion, to seven hits yesterday as
Sergeant Jasper registered an 80
triumph.
The Washington outfit, which has
captured Is of 16 games this sea-
son, capitalized on Clifton FORCES
eight errors to make the most of
Its 10 hits.
Charlotte entered the final round
by virtue of receiving a forfeit from
Baltimore, Md, Saturday in the
eighth inning after six Baltimore
players had been disqualified.
Fenton, Raba, DiBlasi and Fisher
were outstanding in pacing Ser
geant Jasper's attack, each collect
Ing three hits.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
BY the Associated Press.


BROOKLINE, Mass, Aug. 15.-
The finger today was squarely upon
Bobby Riggs and Elwood Cooke,
Wimbledon doubles title holders. in
the still uncompleted first round of
the mems national doubles tennis
championships.
Given day of rest yesterday aft
er an arduous week at Rye, N. Y,
Riggs and Cooke take on Lytton
Dowson of Boston and Philip jane
son of Worcester in their first match,
and unless they produce a far bet
ter showing than top-seeded frankie
Parker and Don McNeill did while
winning yesterday, Uncle Sam S
Davis Cup hopes may sink to a new
low.
Parker and McNeill, chief rivals
Of the Wimbledon champs for Davis
Cup doubles entry, were carried to
five sets before beating Jack Bush
man Of Baton Rouge, La, and Will
liam Talbert of Cincinnati, 6I3,
46, 3-6, 81, Gland Parker s
poor play was largely responsible.
Hecht-Har Team Is Threat.
The days action, while putting
Australia's two formidable threats.
Jack Bromwich and Adrian Quist
and Harry Hopman and Jack Craw-
ford, into the second round, also
produced third dangerous foreign
threat in the unseeded makeshift
combination of Ladislaw Hecht of
Czecho-Slovakia and Charles Hare,
English southpaw.
This team unexpectedly ousted
John Hope Doeg, twice a national
doubles champion with George Lott
as his partner, and Wayne Sabin
after a 7l-game battle of services
that lasted 2 hours and As minutes
The scores were 80, 81, 46
10-8, Ga.
Doeg's left-handed service long
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Nationals 3-Ti|t
Series Crucial
To Yankees
Harris Pitchers Have
Been Thorns in Sides
Of Champs All Year
BY a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. Is
Back to the diamond wars go the
Nationals today, unimportant in
themselves but in position to fig
ure nightly in the destinies of the
pennant-seeking Yankees and Red
Sox.
With Dutch Leonard, Ken Chase
and Joe Krakauskas primed for
slab action, Bucky Harris surprising
ball club-it has won 10 of the last
l3 games-today was to open an
other "croocial" series here The
distance is three games to deci-
sion; the opposition, the world
champion Yankees.
New York Washington series. For
the last few years these have been
committed chiefly because the
schedule called for them. But this
season it's different. In the first
place, the sixth-place Mats, one of
the softest touches in the American
League, have held the Yanks even
in IA battles. Secondly, the Yanks
are accusing them of sabotage, etc.
Leonard Holds Big Edge.
The second claim is under the
skin of the Mats. They have man.
aged to play 500 ball against the
Bronx Bombers, true, and against
the second-place and challenging
Red Sox they have won only 2 of 13
games. But the sabotage suggestion
is resented, chiefly because it doesn't
make a bit of difference to the
Griffs who wins the pennant.
They'll still get the same for finish
ing sixth and, for winding up in this
niche. the clubs share will remain
at 5000, or exactly 5000 per player.
The Yankees go into this series
as an ostensibly hot ball club. In
their last game they defeated the
Athletics, 81 to 0. But this doesn't
mean much to the Griffs. made
quate as may be their hurting. it is
considerably better than Philadel-
phia's. They won't be beaten by
any 2l-to-0 score. Maybe 10 to /,
but not by 81 to 0.
The last time the two clubs
clashed, the Washingtons took two
out of three games This was in
Washington. Here the Yanks figure
to have the edge but not by such a
big margin as heretofore. For one
thing, Leonard has been bad news
to the champions. -Four times this
year he has faced them ana four
times the portly knuckle baller, who
couldn't lick the same team a wear
ago. has whipped Di Maggie, Dickey
and Co.
Yank Pitching Falls Apart.
Nor has the Yankee pitching been
anything about which to rave. It
has been long time since the New
York slab staff has hurled in stride.
Ruf1lng, who was working during
that 21-0 conquest, has been the
only pitcher in the last seven games
to 60 the route.
Alley Donald, who won IL in a
row before being beaten, has been
belted out twice in a row. Lefty
Gomez has been having a bad year.
Monte Pearson HAS stopped winning
and now he is complaining of "a
sore arm. Bump Hadley is just an
other pitcher and that goes for all
the rest with the exception of Re-
lief Chucker Johnny Murphy, who
Is injured.
All In ALL it looks as if the next
three afternoons may be exciting.
And, for that matter, three after
THESE, may produce some fireworks.
for the Mats will come home to
Grif1lth Stadium and play, of all
people, the Red Sox.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Is
Flash: Lynn Waldorf told Ne0
Orleans scribes Bill De Col
want wouldn't see much
with Northwestern this Year.
Says William needs a thorough
schooling in fundamentals.
Something he neglected to pick
up while doing all that ball lug
ging for dear old Austin High.
Barney Ross becomes boxing
editor of the N. Y. Press, racing
and boxing sheet, this week.
Ray Carlen. in town for Conn and
Dorazio, tells you with straight
face he's worried over Lou Nova's
indifference toward the Galento
fight.
Today's guest star-Lynn c.
Doyle, Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin: Keep an eye on that
American League race. Joe
Cronin is in a fine position to
play Rideout to Joe McCarthy's
Wooderson."
One Of the Alabama coaches
told . pal the Crimson Tide
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Ruth S Four Slams
At All Angles

By the Associated Press.
NORTH CONWAY. N. H., Aug.
15.-A foursome including Babe
Ruth of baseball slugging fame
slammed golf balls from all an.
giles yesterday.
Ruth, a lefthander. went
around a course with w. Rolfe, a
one-armed played; Emil Mueller,
Sd, who grips his clubs cross
handed, and Ben Roman, a pro,
who shoots from the right side.
Looking for a game, Ruth met
the remainder of the foursome in
clubhouse without prearrange-
ment.
Evening star., 1939-08-15
The Day Appleton Was "Coueht" Throwing Spitters

II the claim well based might be different
Harris had pitched Leonard in Boston he would have employed
yarold hurler who throws difficult delivery
The And he had pitched
with bad finger and at best three days of
Mats
the
Grifmen would look kings and
forgetting that episode last week Washington
winning from the champions Pete Appleton relief pitcher
working for the Mats and grimly holding a
The Yanks began yell bloody
ton OF throwing quick pitches When this failed
sion with Umpire Bill MCGOWAN they changed their complaint
said that Appleton throwing spbas
dating chap at heart He walked Appleton
ing those nasty spitballs
Evening star., 1939-08-15
League Leaders
Show Heart in.
Nipping Bucs
Four ToIIies in 9th
Get VIM; Cards Bow,
Chisox Triumph
BY BILL WHITE,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

IT the Cincinnati Reds have the
"jitters," as their critics would have
you believe, then there are some IS
other clubs that could Standard
profit by-a similar attack.
Last nights thrilling 9-8 victory
over the Pittsburgh Pirates is
pretty fair sample you can't count
the Reds out just because they
haven't been quite as hot as the
weather lately.
All they did, and at a time when
the pressure" is supposed to be
causing their eardrums to pop, was
spot the Pirates seven-run lead
and then, with a grand display
of courage and a four-run rally in
the ninth, pull themselves uphill and
squeeze out victory
If that isn't "the old college trv"
it'll do until better example comes
along.
Riggs Pinch Single Tells.
Little Lew Riggs is the biggest
man in Cincinnati today. 1t was
Lewis pinch single in the ninth
with two out and the bases loaded
that climaxed the game that was
pitchers battle for two innings,
runaway for the Pirates the next
two and long, tough haul for the
Reds the rest of the way.
The win, coupled with St. Louis
loss, by 40, to Chicago stretched
the league leaders margin to TN
games. The Cards blamed their de-
feat on the veteran Larry French,
(See LEADERS, Page CD
Evening star., 1939-08-15
Under Pressure Vital Reds Determined Pennant Pursuit
Win, Lose or Draw

By FRANCIS (. STAN,
Star Staff Correspondent.

15-The York Yankees have
Nationals
Athletics these terrific da
picking the Yankees
American
They airing their the Mats
Athletics Philadelphia
Real dirt They forgot their place long enough
to bringing their
games.
The Yankees with Bucky Harris because he held Dutch
Leonard and Ken
body assuming they either They've
much the writing
for the Yankees lose quickly the mantle
been bestowed them during the last four this the sped