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The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29
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Two Stores and
 Warehouse Burn In Candle Fire

News of a disastrous fire at Candle received Saturday in tele grams sent to several people in Nome. The fire, according to the reports, started Friday night, cause unknown, and before being eXtinguished had destroyed en- tirely the Magids Bros. Store, a two-story building, the Arctic Circle Exploration warehouse next door, and the A C E recre- ation hall and liquor store next door to that, in addition to sev- eral small cabins near by.
 All buildings destroyed were on the east side of the main street which runs North and South. Untiring work by the en- tire population prevented any further spread of the flames, said the reports; although little could be done in attempting to save those in the vicinity of the or igin of the blaze.
The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29
GRIFFITH -BOULANGER NUPTIALS SATURDAY MITE

Miss Zelda Griffith and Err nest Boulanger were united in the bonds of matrimony Satur- day evening with the Rev. Will bur P Wood tieing the nuptial knot.
 The wedding took place at the home of MT and Mrs Andy Ro- bertS and was followed by an in- formal reception to which many of the friends of the couple were invited.
 Bridesmaid was Miss Virginia Calkins, and best man was Gene Marks. The Boulangers expect to make their home at Nome for some time to come.
The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29
Over SZOO Taken in By Benefit for Crippled Children

The Benefit for Crippled Child ren of Nome, given under the auspices of the Roosevelt Birth day Ball Committee, proved to be a very successful entertain ment throughout.
 Only a small crowd was pre- sent during the early part of the program, but with the start of dancing, the hall soon became filled and dancing continued un- til 1 am.
 More than two hundreds dol lars was taken in, the ticket com mittee reported, and after pay ment of expenses one-half of this amount will go to the National Foundation for the prevention of Infantile Paralysis, and one-half remain in Nome.
 During the past year two nun dred and ninety-odd dollars were spent from the Nome fund for lhe relief of crippled children, numbering fifteen. During the en tire period since the commence ment of these annual Balls more than twenty hundred dollars has been expended. Outlying sections also held Birthday Balls Satur- day evening and proceeds from these affairs go into the Nome fund for disbursement both at Nome and in the outlying sec tions, where needed. The fund had balance before Saturday nights affair of more than three dollars.
The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29

Word was received by the Mar shals office Saturday that U S Marshal B B Mozee and party had delivered two insane prison CTS to Moringside Sanitarium at Portland, Ore. and had returned to Seattle. The prisoners were delivered, said the information, Friday afternoon.
The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MEET

The Board of Directors of the N w A Chamber of Commerce will meet at luncheon in the North Pole for the purpose cf making final arrangements for the annual meeting to be held on Thursday noon, February 15. This date is designated by the Bylaws.
The Nome nugget., 1940-01-29
LATEST FILINGS

Latest filings over the week end include:
 Democrats for the House, Fred A Kubon and Wallace Porter.
 Republican for the House: Lud wig E Ost.
 Independent for the House: Ed ward Anderson.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

They have had all kinds of publicity
The name of Willkie is on every
tongue. The opposition has taken
cognizance. There's a stop -Willkie
movement. These stop" move
ments are always significant of the
strength of the man sought to be
stopped. Back in 1923, there was
a stop Hoover" movement at the
Kansas City convention but it
failed. In 1882, there was stop
Roosevelt" movement at the Chi
cago convention but it failed. Maybe
that's what will happen to the
stop -Willkie" movement.
The delegates want to see a win
ner in November and the bosses and
leaders profess to have the same
idea. But judging by the public
pronouncements and the private
chickering's, it is apparent that the
political urge is strongest-the urge
to choose man with political back
ground who suits the customary
political specifications. That's why
we hear so much talk about the fact
that Willkie is tainted because he
voted Democratic in 1932-some-
thing, of course, that many millions
of Americans did. Unless these
same millions of independent
minded persons are won back there
will be no victory for the Republi-
cans this year. Willkie is clearly
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Dies Probers Leave
For Texas Session
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Members of the Dies Committee
were en- route today to Austin. Tex.
where committee officials said they
would begin hearings shortly in con-
nection with Nazi fifth column ac-
tivities which would "set off bomb
she'll"
Robert Stripping. committee secre-
tary, declared the hearings would
show interference with phases Of
the national defense program. He
declined to divulge details, however.
Chairman Dies and Representa-
tive Dempsey, Democrat, Of New
Mexico were both en- route to Texas,
and Mr.. Stripping said he and other
officials would proceed there tomor-
row. Mr.. Dies left for Austin yes
terday, going by way of Chicago.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Legion Posts Seek. Funds
To Purchase Iron Lunu'

A drive to collect funds for the
purchase of an iron lung" for the
District was opened today by Ameri-
can Legion posts of the District Of
Columbia Department. The goal
has been set at $3.50.
1t. Col. Joseph F. Randall U.
s. A, retired, a former president
of Homeopathic Hospital, has been
appointed chairman of the Iron
Lung Committee.
The respirator will be given to
one Of the local hospitals, accord
ing to Col. Randall, and will be
the first of such type in the Dis
trict. Approved by the American
Medical Association. the iron lung
will be adaptable to both infants
and adults.
Assisting Col. Randall will be
Haywood N Saunders, senior vice
commander of the District Depart
ment; Mrs. Anne Frame, second
vice commander; John j. Mulvey,
third vice commander. and Charles
Kohen, c. Francis Mccarthy and
Gail T. Judd, past commanders.
Contributions may be sent to
the Iron Lung Committee, Denrike
Building.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

called who could
without either
weakly
gives incredible strength
prospect the Republicans
the President the issues without either seeking
that
issues issues all He far from be no
Republican popuus
VIII victory.
~ (Relead by North American Newspaper Alliance Incl
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Woman Democrats Elect

The Women's Democratic Club of
Hyattsville has elected Mrs. John j.
Fainter president to succeed Mrs.
Harold B. Mayhem, who was not a
candidate for another term. Mrs.
Robert c. Meredith was chosen vice
president; Mrs. Paul Tyler, Sec
retary, and Miss Elizabeth Mayhem,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

out In front as the man the rank
and file of the delegates would like
to nominate but the bosses and lead
ers are fighting him hard-perhaps
because they have had no part IN
bringing him to the front and will
not control him If he is nominated
and elected.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Schools Near Homes

Schools are an important requi-
site of a residential neighborhood
In selecting community for the
purpose of building a home, the
prospective home owner should have
some assurance that there are
schools available in the community,
or that provision is being made for
them in the future.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

QAyS, WIFI NC.
pubncans q n d
Democrats, "iso-
lationists" q n d
Il n t e rvention-
lists" tearin &
at one a another's
t hr o q is q n d
scuming for po-
ltical DIV a n
tage at ny
price. Yet 1t Is
d e m ocracy in
action-the Bill
Of Rights at work
and unlovely
as its current
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Candidates in Eclipse.

It's been many convention day
since the ordinarily minor matter
of platform plank so utterly oblit-
Grated presidential candidates.. At
Philadelphia, as the G. o. P. cur
tain rises, the issue of war policy
and preparedness has stolen the
show. The rival ambitions of Dewey.
Taft, Willkie, Vandenberg and other
hopefuls are woefully in eclipse. We
must bark back to ructions over
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Washington Observations
War and Defense Issues Put Candidates
In the Shadow Of Party Platform

BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
An armistice would have Its uses
over here. It's not a pretty or in
spring picture that this fair land
to the outside world these
Evening star., 1940-06-24

prohibition at Kansas City In 1928
and at Chicago in 1882 for a parallel
to the knockdown and drag out in
the Quaker City over the Repub-
hcans' stand on international prob
lens. The platform fracas may not
end with the majority report Of
the Resolutions Committee. Bitter
partisan politics. burning desire
to smear Roosevelt on the twin
charges Of war-mindedness and pre-
paredness failures-became so in.
tense after the Knox-Stimson
bombshell that one OF my Washing
. ton fellow columnists on the en-
battled scene described Philadel-
phia as the abode of political scav-
engers. digging around the garbage
cans for scraps of refuse in the
form of votes"
Calm and common sense partially
succeeded the confusion and wild
rancor f1rst produced by the Knox
Stimson appointments, but smash
ROOSEVELT" remains the battle cry
par excellence It will undoubtedly
predominate throughout the con-
vention and the ensuing campaign.
Editors on the Bridge.
Roosevelt has taken a leaf out of
Woodrow Wilson's notebook in 60
Ing to Journalism for a Secretary Of
the Navy. The World War Presi-
dent appointed the owner of the
Raleigh News and Observer, Jo-
sephus Daniels, to run the Navy, and
now Daniels 19l3-192l right-hand
man, himself President, turns to an
editor, Col. Frank Knox, to take the
helm. There's good story about
another Republican Chicagoan, the
late Fred w. Upham. and the Navy
portfolio. To Upham, famed gold
digger for the G. o. P, President
Harding offered the choice of almost
any job within the latter's gift. Up
ham replied: I'D like to be Secre-
tary of the Navy for two months
every summer"
A "Leopold's" Spots.
That infallible compendium of To-
quacity. the Congressional Record,
has just perpetrated the prize typo
graphical bull of the season. In
printing Senator Wheelers fulmina-
ton against the Knox -Stimson ap-
pointments on June 20, it makes the
Montanan say that "a leopold does
not change its spots" The rugged
Democratic isolationist did not have
the King of the Belgians in mind.
What Wheeler said was: The min
ute the Democrats take a man
from Wall Street, he becomes a
liberal; the minute he does not come
along with us, he is a reactionary.
A leopard does not change its spots
that quickly"
Evening star., 1940-06-24

so sadly lacking in politicians OF
But the Wilkie
example &he entire Connecticut
from island have suddenly
swung in behind him.
strength in New Jersey and Illinois already
the Pennsylvania delegates
make important nroad on Dewey New York The
ALT M Senate Chean
Cheftan Joseph W. Martin Massachusetts
bert Hoovershow one
in Philadelphia frankly comedies that WILKES
definite possibility
Evening star., 1940-06-24

veers ow a r d
war, the conven-
tion platform
veers ow ar d
peace. If he ar
ticulates aggres-
sively the emo
tions Of a pro-
Ally public opin-
ion. he is be-
rated for having
committed the
Nation to pol
tcies which its
inadequate ma
tional defenses
cannot back up
Will, f0rro
Evening star., 1940-06-24

a administrations
effort to set UP q
great trade car
tel, embracing
the II American
republics q II d
perhaps Canada.
for the "eco-
nonic defense"
of the Western
Hemisphere.
Congress in
the near future
will be asked to
enact enabling
legislation. ! n
its broad out
y,- 49, 49,
Evening star., 1940-06-24

"dSOAA VA AAAOllldo Z. OCWCy, d HAL
with little experience and ex-
tremely changeable convictions on
foreign policy. They made Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio, in all other
respects as we'll qualified a candi-
date as the Republicans have, seem
too unexciting a figure to make a
successful fight against the Presi-
dent in such a distracting time.
They raised national defense and
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Enter Mr.. Root

The sudden of Wlke really astonishing
months he official Of public
whose gift forcefu agreeable personality approach
national problems
Then young lawyer put an
advertisement
interested promoting Wilkes presidential
IN touch with him. The overwhelming
enthusiasts followed Roots lead and most Of WILKES delegate
strength
completely
ordinarily to the however
amateurs-n it things.
The first OF course the wide for Wike business
provide
and much important the impact the Republicans
situation that
Europe altered the Republican picture overnight
WIIkie and the Issues
Something of the Republican bewdment problems
opposition time desperate national crisis
reaction the Presidents choice of Henry L. stmson Col
vnced isolatoniss cheeuy joke
old dogs have been called back to the right kennel
isolationists
the bulk of the Republicans
month had obvious results They brought
Evening star., 1940-06-24
rude Cartel
Held of Vitu|
Importance
Public Not Even Yet
Awake to Magnitude
Of the Problem
BY CHARLES G. ROSS,

The war and Republican politics
have tended to obscure a piece Of
news Of tremendous long range i'm
portance-the news, namely, of the
Evening star., 1940-06-24

HE opinions OF the wrtters this page their on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN The
Stars e1ort to gpe all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although such opinions may BE contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
The Capital Parade
The WiIIke Phenomenon Likely to Give G. O. P
Its Only Effective Rivol for Roosevelt
BY JOSEPH ALsop and ROBERT K1NrNER:

BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
PHILADELPHIA June 24-Wendeu Wkie the
OF about of the talk in Philadelphia
personality from his theories his private morals
enthusiastically ang the participants Republican
Convention and their horde Of followers
Wlkees distinguished
wild in their tie dangerous zeal Of their and their
almost overwhelming voluby Anti Wiktes
than of Wilkes inability the
inevitable public
plugging Street
The Bryan of the Rich
and q
Evening star., 1940-06-24

rennial saturnalia in which the Am
tried to sum up WILKES appeal in
the remark that "he is the William
Jennings Bryan Of the rich" Un-
doubtedly, there Is some truth in the
phrase. Certainly the origin of the
Willkie boom was in the feeling Of
powerful conservative elements that
here. at last, was a man both articu-
late and imaginative, appealing and
eloquent, who could expound the
conservative doctrine with a dash
and conviction which are commonly
Evening star., 1940-06-24

To cut Japanese expenditures In
China, the Toxic government has
forbidden its nationals to 60 to
China except on essential business.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
@. O. P. Meet
Called Mere
Politics
WiIIkie Out in
Front, but Bosses
' Are Fighting Him
Nv DAVID LAWRENCE.

by DAVIO La l1WNENOE.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-There
is no mistaking the temper of this
Republican National Convention. It
is out to get Roosevelt" If he
Evening star., 1940-06-24
This Changing World
Jopon's Plons for Exponsionist Moves in Asia
Reported Unopposed by Germany and ltoIy
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN
nent take possible time Hong Kong
% s xs hss
Konoys who for several middle
The adiras who reluctant embark
m hs s the @ United into the
s snd n with vi n. the Far the Of
Moves Not Opposed
The japanese representatives reported
@ no 1o ay VIII 1Gm s
potential menace to the United States the Atlantic
the from re- a the tan the
Pacific fleet will not venture farther from its
guardian Of both oceans ~ "'A' A''' ""1 'A'' ~ O
Of these there nothing
Negligible The torce
RS MP @ s Wit ao BE- s! %
resist even a week.
slightly different There ueent
morale Questionable whether these
s s of
Gnns true hat M the French & are than the japanese 1nd
defeat tragedy by the Japa
s @
s s % Of m try pa
b local
The srs turn off the Dutch East Indies believed
compelled to haul down the flag Hong Kong and at Saigon
. The Japanese are watching the Of the British and
Fleets In the Mediterranean possible that because the
Petan
's s
the Bordeaux intern
willing or forced to along with the British
May Get British Resistance
ane % s ss Dutch Is % I @ BY s aV m: m
defend themselves waters
by imposing British naval force.
At the same time believed here that the German
advised the Toxic totaarans to wait for further
England It said that the Berlin
in the Far East to leave the Dutch alone
brought to her knees When this happens
handle the British fleet
certain While Berlin has objection Japan controlling
the whole Asiatc mainland
over territories rich in rubber and oil Java suma
Gmny evden has special plans in regard to the Netherlands
dependencies In
would the Netherlands colonies and exploit
for Germanys benefit. "
Evening star., 1940-06-24

may be, it typifies the American
way of life. Few of us would have
it otherwise. AS dictators don't un-
derstand how nation or govern
ment can tolerate such turmoil and
survive, Hitler and Mussolini prob
ably consider the embittered atmos-
phere of Washington and Philadel-
phia positive proof that trans-At-
lantic democracy is also in decay
and ripe for destruction. With the
leading contender for the Repub-
lican nomination shrieking over the
radio in the best Dewey basso pro-
fundo that Franklin Roosevelt
must go!" with Senator Nye de-
manding the Presidents resigna-
ton, with certain Republican and
Democratic leaders alike laundering
that the Stimson-Knox appoint
ments denote incontrovertibly that
the country is being dragged into
war"-it would be small wonder If
the victory drunk axis autocrats
didn't delude themselves into think
ing that an American house so bit
terly divided against itself can be
blitzkrieged into defeat, too.
X y
No War in Sight.
In unpredictable days like these,
cocksureness about either peace or
war is the most precarious of pas
times. If the G. o. P. takes the
1910 field as the peace party" the
guess is here ventured that no dogs
of war will bark in our neighbor-
hood in the visible future, for the
Democrats also are fairly sure to
60 to the country with stay out of
war" as their slogan. That is the
definite prospect, in this observers
judgment, with Roosevelt running.
The reasons are plain as a pikestaff
In the first place, F. D. R. would
want to be reelected. He knows
perfectly we'll that anything re-
motely smelling like a pro-war pro-
gram would spell his doom. In the
second place, no man realizes more
keenly our unpreparedness for war
at this hour or for months to come
Finally, though many so-called
statesmen seem to have forgotten
it, only Congress can take us into
war. Every mothers son and
daughter in House and Senate,
moreover, are fully aware that a
constitutionally required declara-
ton of war by Congress is. in the
country's present state of mind, al
together unthinkable, either now or
In measurable time, except in self
defense.
Will War Keep Out?
The question is not so much one
of keeping America out of war as
1t is of war keeping out of the
Americas. That is up to the Nazis
and the Fascists, rather than to
the President or Congress or the
people. The wiseacre doesn't exist
who can foresee when or whether
some now unimagined incident, not
Of our making, might ignite the
fire of war Supposing, in their as
sumed invincibility and because Of
Franco-British-Dutch helplessness.
Fuehrer and Duce sought to lay
hands on the billions of Allied gold
in this country, which our Treas
ury has frozen" or ventured to
hoist an axis flag over an Allied
colonial possession in the North or
South Atlantic-how long could we
keep out of war, or could war be
kept out of us? 1t would ensue in
evitably and automatically.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
The Bryan of the Rich

wise and acid who has observed
rnnial saturna which the American people choose their Presidents
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-09
St. Paul Observes
LincOln-DOuglass
Memorial Feb. II

What would Lincoln or Douglass
do if they were alive and facing
the problems of today? That is the
theme of the Lincoln Douglass
Day Memorial Program at Halle
@. Brown House on Monday, Feb.
IL. Frank Alsup, Northwest Di-
visional Director of the PWOC, is
the principal speaker.
His topic will be "My Country
IT'S of Thee" Miss Elizabeth
Schuck and Sam Reed from the
University of Minnesota will also
speak. Miss Schuck will talk about
Harriet Tubman and Sojourner
Truth, Negro women abolitionists.
Reeds talk will be about Lincoln
and Friedrich Douglass. Rev. c. B.
Wheeler of Mount Olivet Baptist
Church and Rev. Clarence T. Nell
son of Camphor Methodist Church
will appear on the program. Frank
Boyd is chairman of the meeting.
The 38-voice Minnesota Jubilee
Singers Chorus will sing, and Sam
uel Herrod, the director, has agreed
to present his talented mems
chorus in a special number.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-09
Ames Lodge
Faces Loss of
Beer Permit

A letter from Minneapolis Lii
cense Inspector Alderman made
possible the probable revocation of
the beer license of Ames Lodge
Elks Rest, 148 Hyland avenue.
An ordinance passed by the city
council in 1888 calls for automatic
revocation of 3.2 beer license when
ever license holder is shown to
have government liquor permit.
Alderman reported to the Mill
City license committee that the
Elks Rest had the Federal stamp.
Lodge officials Tuesday exhibited
letter which showed that they
had attempted to obtain a refund
on the Federal tax stamp and can
eel it.
Members of the lodge will ap-
pear before the hospitals and hos
pitfalls committee Friday today in
behalf of the lodge.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1940-02-09

where he will represent the Mime
apolis Youth Clinic at the Citizen
ship Institute to be held Feb.
to IL.
Mr.. Schoffner, prominent worker
in youth groups for several years,
is a junior at the University of
Minnesota and a member of St.
Peter Church, Omega Psi Phi fra
ternity and the Socialite club. He
will be available for speaking en-
gagements upon his return.
Cash contributi ons which
financed Mr.. Schoffner's trip were
received from the following organi-
cations and individuals: Ames
Lodge 1O6, I. B. P. o. E.; Walters
Union No. Ga; ForgetMe-Not
Club; N. A. A. C. P; American
Legion, Johnnie Baker Post; Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters.
Twin City Chapter; Building Ser
vice Employees Union; National
Alliance of Postal Employees,
North Star; S. M. T. Lodge; So
cialite Club; Economy Market;
Dreamland Cafe; DR.. w. D. Brown
Miss Magnolia Latimer; C. w.
Washington, and John Thomas.