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The Nome nugget., 1940-02-21
By Their Nicknames Ne Shall Know All of Them
By Preston Grover

WASHINGTON-You might as wei be posted on the nicknames attached to political stars star lets because the campaigns are coming and both sides will want to humanize their proteges by that familiar touch"
 President Roosevelt was call ed The Boss" by the late Louie Howe his wise No. l secretary. He is called MT Big fondly by his friends, furiously by his foes. Vice-President Garner calls him 'The Captain" Everybody knows him by his initials, FDR.
 The runner-up Presidential candidates haven't generated pet names for themselves yet. When Hoover was President he was referred to as "The Chief" His friends still use the title.
 General Hugh Johnson refer red to Secretary Ickes as Hon est Harold" it didn't displace Washington's "Icky the lick" but when Ickes in return called the general Old Iron Pants that stuck.
 The sad face of Secretary Mor genthau prompted the President to call him Henry the Morgue. His name helped bit. Since then half dozen parellels to that have grown up such as Harry the Hop' for Secretary of Commerce Hopkins, Tommy the Cork" and Benny the Coh- en" for the redoubtable brain twins.
 Don't overlook Fanny the Perk," the Secretary of Labor. II is also Ma Perkins. She does
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nj like either one.

n't like either one.
 However Pa" has hung fam iliarly to Brigadier-General Wat son the Presidents Secretary, even since his West Point days.
 Vice-President Garner has been known as Cactus Jack or Texas Jack" for a generation. Postmaster General Farley is variously called "Gentleman Jim," Sunny Jim" or Big Jim , Some call him "Ginral' with that Irish touch.
 Every boil weevil south of the Mason-Dixon Line knows Senat- or Smith of South Carolina as Cotton Ed but in the Senate gallery he often is called "Ipse Dixit' He uses is often in speech es to mean that "tbe thing speaks for itself.'
 The nearest thing to a nick name for Senator Glass is the hopeless effort of non-Virginians to initiate his way of saying his own first name, Cyahteh. MT Big" calls his the unreconstruct ed rebel"
 Speaker Bankhead of the House sometimes is teasingly call ed "Tallulah" after his famous actress daughter.
 Col J Monroe Johnson, Assist ant Secretzry of Commerce is "Rowboat' and Herbert E Gaston Assistant Secretary of the Trea- sury has become "Admiral' since he took up Coast Guard work.
 Colonel Harrington, WPA Ad- ministrator is called "Pinky' It has to do with his complexion no doubt.
 When Senator Henry F Ash urst spouts forth a lengthy speech which is rare because he keeps them short his colleagues
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New Board of Directors C of C Met Tuesday

The first meeting of the newly elected Board of Directors of the Northwestern Alaska Chamber of Commerce met at the M & M Bank with all members present with the exception of Directors Ralph Lomen and Chas. Code who are now visiting in the Stat eS.
 Secretary Polet called the meet ing to order and declared the nomination for President open whereupon B J McConaghy was nominated and unanimously el- ected President.
 MT McConaghy assumed his office and declared the nomina- tion for vice-president open Whereupon Dr Thomas Morcom was nominated and unanimously elected. He then declared the nomination for Secretary open whereupon A Polet was nominat- ed and unanimously elected. H c GabrielSon was nominated and elected as treasurer and Carl To man nominated and elected for National Counselor.
 The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved Secretary Polet read the follow
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This morning barometric pres sure is abnormally high over Al aska with center of the high pres sure over extreme northern Can ada. There is a gradual and uni form decrease in this pressure towards the Alaska Peninsula, where there is well defined area of low pressure centered to the southwest of Dutch Harbor. There is. a steep pressure grad tent which is indicative for in creasing wind velocities.
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was the unanimous opinion that the committees to be appointed should consist of only 3 members and not over and that more committees be appointed with only one subject for each conn mittee.
 The Treasurer submitted the Annual Report which showed as follows:
 Balance on hand at the begin ming of the year.........-$ 589.63 Dues collected ............ 420.00 Alaska Products Dinner $500
 Total $1,094.63
 Disbursements
 Printing and Advertising Special Contract for pamphlet ........ ........ ........ ........ 25O.25 Arctic Shop for publicity ........ ........ .....-.. ............ 1000 Telegrams and postage
 ........ ........ ........ ............ 26.33 U s Chamber of Commerce dues ........ ........ ........ ........ 1000 Entertainment of guests
  ......,. ........ ............ ....... 59.30 Entertainment of Japanese fly CTS -....... ..,..... ........ .-..... 33.1O Entertainment at Ladies Day ..-..... ........ ............ ........ 1850 General entertainment expense .------. ----.-....-- ZAo AO including tourist visit
 Extra secretarial assistance -------- -------- Ot.OU Miscellaneous expense
 ........ ........ ....,... ............ 10.95
 Total $ 8O563
 ENab 1S Mot ho1opoo ooO 0o
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Suggestions and Criticisms Invited
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Weather Elsewhere: FOO am Nome Time
WEATHER SYNOPSIS AND GENERAL

Cloudy weather prevails over most of Alaska and scattered light precipitation over the south ern half. Temperatures are well above normal.
 The present distribution of the meteorolofical elements are favor able for cloudy weather with oc casional light snow and only mi nor temperature changes tonight and Thursday. Clearing and cold CT Thursday night.
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playfully remind him that his second name is Fountain. Shiny mated Representative Doughton, Chairman of the Ways and Means (taxation) committee is called "Old Muley.' He is from North Carlina.
 Some of the lads are calling Paul V McNutt 'McNerts" but not in front of him.
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William Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt Legion head told the House committee on American activ tics he favored life improson- ment for Senator Robert M La Toilette Jr. CIO chief John L Lew $ and Congressman Dickstein, Democrat of New York because I consider these gentlemen are engaged in Communistic activi- ties".
 Acting chairman Starnes pound ed the gavel protesting the state ment and permitting the com mittee hearing to serve as a sounding board for loose charges against leading Americans.
 District Attorney Pine issued a fugitive warrant against Pelley at the request of North Carolina authorities. He is wanted on charge of probation violation, having been convicted under the 1895 Blue Sky law.
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ing letter from the Fairbanks Dog Derby and Ice Carnival Inc of Fairbanks:
 February 8 Dear MT. Polet:
 We were very happy to learn that your Chamber of Commerce will assist to have Nome repre- sented again at the Fairbanks Dog Derby and Ice Carnival, March ', 8, g and 10.
 "We still hark back to the gala day in the spring of 1887 when the first Miss Nome" became Miss Alaska With three years gone by this may be the time for Nome to repeat it's previous performance.
 "We plan this year to have a special dog team and sled in our carnival parade for each of the young ladies representing neigh boring towns. If you have any special scheme for decorating Miss Nome's" sled and team please send them along. We are also providing driver for each team"
 Respectfully yours,
 Harry O. Arend, Manager The letter from Director Lo- men read at the last meeting and referred to the Board was taken up and considered and the sec retary was instructed to write for the information from the Territorial Treasurer as suggest ed in the letter.
 The question of appointing committees was discussed and it
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Np' IO 4NOU DuIaIIOO D AOJ'UU The next meeting of the Board will be held next Tuesday Feb. 27 at the North Pole Bakery and the President will appoint all heads of Committees.
 Meeting adjourned.
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A girl is as strong as her weak est wink.
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Now comes hand powered mixer, with Interchangeable parts which gives 1t versatility similar to the electrical type. Cleared for high or low speed, and made of stainless steel its three detachable parts makes 1t an egg beater, cream and cake batter mixer, ct cetera. It is also useful in the preparation of vegetables for children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
Soufhpaw Golf Champ
Skinny, but Bangs
Ball Long Way
Alvin Everett, Playing
Brilliantly, Is First
To Keep U. S. Title
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.-A1vin Ever
EFT Of Rome, Ga, a Highlander
until a severe burn weakened his
grip, is proof that southpaw golfers
can be wronged more than wrong.
The 3l-year-old Southerner shot
as good golf as you will see most
anywhere as he defeated Sammy
Alpert of Chicago, and 4, yes
terday to win the National Left
Handlers Tournament and become
the first player ever to capture the
event twice in a row.
Alpert was the tournament medal
list by virtue of a three-under-par Ga
on one round, but Everett, one OF
the longest drivers in the amateur
ranks, was too much for him in
match play competition.
Champion Lacks Heft.
The champion is a thin, raw
boned fellow with squinty eyes and
a slow drawl that's as smooth as his
backswing. He never had but one
lesson-and he beat the pro on that
occasion.
Although Everett never has broken
into the "bigtime," he has won the
Rome city championship four times
in the last six years and holds the
record for the lowest qualifying
score ever posted in the Georgia
State Open.
whats wrong with a southpaw
golfer?" he asked. Aren't there
good left-handed athletes in all
other sports f1elds?"
The United States Coli AsSocia-
ton does not accept their exclusive
annual tournament as daily regis
tered event, but the portsiders are
so used to being snubbed they don't
care.
However, they quietly are awaiting
the day of reckoning-the time
when some Wrong Way Corrigan"
will bob up with enough skill to
IIldhC tllC1 1lSAie-AiaAAASo IA SeAAA "a
take back all those slurring remarks.
And they see Everett as their
best hope.
Barely Misses U. S. OUen.
He missed qualifying for the Ma
tional Open this year by one stroke.
He is dynamite on the tee and
capable of giving you plenty of
thrills around the greens once his
focusing eye is working properly
down the wrong side of the club. He
was less than a dozen strokes over
par in seven trips around the
treacherous Norwood Hills course
this week.
He overdrove the 350-yard fourth
hole three times. The fifth tee is
$40 yards from the green and
guarded in front by a trap. Here
the Georgia Power Co. worker
landed three shots IL, 10 and Is
feet, respectively, from the pin.
We would say that's putting your
power where you need it.
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kavakos SoftbaIIers
Out Of Tournament;
/. B. N. Is Victor

Kavako's Grill softball team,
which gave promise for a while of
spilling all the dope and taking
the District championship tourna-
ment, is out of the series. But not
before 1t scored a few upsets.
The Northeast ten was eliminated
from the tourney last night at
Ballston Stadium, where it went
down before Standard Linen, 5-3
Kavako's practically was in on a
pass anyway, having been admitted
to the affair after the tournament
was under way simply to add an
other team. 1t then proceeded to
eliminate Monocasting and later
Senate Beer, one of the favored
teams.
In last nights other game, Inter-
national Business Machine had no
trouble with Cameo Furniture, win
ming, lie. Two more games were
scheduled this afternoon, with
Kavako's meeting Cameo in a con-
ISOLATION contest while I. B. M.
tangled with Standard Linen.
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BY the Associated Press.

The weatherman hasn't been very
hopeful this week in the efforts
Of the major league baseball clubs
to iron out their pennant problems,
but there Is no indication that they
could have accomplished anything
even If he had been.
The Cincinnati Reds and Brook
Ign Dodgers collided in a two-game
series that ought to have provided
fireworks and instead fizzled like q
damp fuse. The two games were
split and the only difference they
made in the National League flag
chase was that Brooklyn, failing to
improve itself, muf1ed a chance it
could ill-afford in the shortening
days of the season.
The three top teams in the Amer
lean League continued their parade
with no important change.
1t now appears that neither Cleve-
lands back nor Bobby Feller's heart
was broken in that boisterous series
the New York Yankees swept last
week end.
Feller gave the Indians their Sec
ond straight victory last night, 40,
at Chicago after saving their scalps
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RoweII, RadcIiff Lead
Major Hitters With
Rivals al Heels
Four Bruin Swotsmiths
Bring Up Rear Of Top
10 in National Loop
BY the Associated Press.

6y tnc ASSOCldt6O fIcsS-
NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-It's Rip
Radcliff of the st. Louis Browns
and Carvel (Bama) Rowell on top
of the major league batting heap
as the baseball races round into
the September homestretch. Both
leaders had plenty of capable con-
tenders hot at their heels ready to
take advantage of any blacksliding.
Radcliff's lusty $50, three points
under his mark of a week ago, was
just five points ahead of Boston's
Ted Williams, who held steady at
.345, and 10 in front of the Yam
KEGS Joe Di Maggie, both of whom
are likely to prove dangerous.
Rowell dipped to 1923 this week,
two points less than he had last
Saturday, and Frank Mccormick
of Cincinnati and Dixie Walker of
Brooklyn we're chasing close be-
hind at 800. Possibly more feared
than either, though, were Johnny
Mize of the st. Louis Cardinals and
Hank banning of the New York
Giants, who were bracketed at .319,
still within easy cruising range Of
the lead.
The most notable feature of the
charmed circle, however, probably
was the array of four Chicago Cubs
in sequence among the National
League marksmen.
The leaders in each league Chased
on $50 or more times at bat):
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BIG FOUR-Up at Hershey.

BIG FOUR-Up at Hershey,
Pa, these four are fighting
1t out today for the cham
pionship of the worlds great
est golf show-the Profess
sional Golfers Association
tournament. To reach the
semifinals Snead defeated
Gene Sarazen, l up; Guldahl
defeated Ben Hogan, 3 and
2; Nelson defeated Eddie Kirk,
6 and S, and McSpaden de-
feated Paul Runyan, 8 and 6,
all playing brilliant golf
through 36-hole matches. To-
day Snead meets McSpaden
and Nelson battles Guldahl.
All but Guldahl have been
f1nalists in the tournament.
Slammin' Sam is hot after his
first big title. "A. P. Photos.
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.ProvesCourage
With Uphill Win
Over Sarazen
GuIdohI Plays Great
Game to Beat Hogan
IMP. 9. A. Bottle Q
BY TOM REEDY,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

HERSHEY, Pa, Aug. 31.-Sam
Snead, pre-tournament favorite
every time the professional golfers
get together, stood on the threshold
again today with only two players
barring his way to the really big VIC
tory his all-around ability merits.
His performance yesterday in de-
feating Gene Sarazen, thrice P. G..
A. champion, wiped out the memory
of those tournaments in which he
has been front runner and folded.
Snead's 1-up triumph after a So
hole uphill fight put him against
Harold Jug) McSpaden, whom he
had to play off to win the Canadian
Open crown several weeks ago. In
the other bracket Byron Nelson
meets Ralph Guldahl Both are
former United States Open cham
pions.
Sarazen nearly carried out his
threat to give Sam golf lesson"
The doughty squire bounded around
in fine style for q holes and was
8 up. That was the signal for his
80 years to start protesting, however.
Sarazen's Legs Weaken.
MY legs feel like tons" said Gene
and shortly thereafter it was quite
evident. He slipped to back nine
SO for IA after a morning round
Of So.
Snead fired three brides from the
9th hole on, his third on the 34th
~, Oh
| in the day.
Old Man Sarazen walked that last
hole mighty slowly, but Snead was
spry and that was the difference.
I'll never play in another P. G.
A." Gene unused later, its too tough
at my age" He's been saying that
for years and each time arrives on
opening day, hits half dozen balls
off the practice tee and starts out to
sass the field.
They don't make competition stiff
er than the kind Guldahl got from
Ben Hogan, the Texas pile driver.
| Guldahl won 8 and 2, which sounds
easy. But Ralph had to shoot one
of the most amazing rounds of his
career to win. In the morning
Guldahl shot a SO to go up, against
Hogan's II.
Pits 80 Against Hogan's IS.
Hogan came smacking right back
after lunch with an outgoing 80.
Again Guldahl bettered this with
80, only one shot over the course
record. 1t was the same story on
the remaining holes. On six holes
birdie was good enough only for a
tie.
Guldahl got one putt down that
measured IS feet for a half after
Hogan had dropped a 25-footer.
Guldahl was just too good with his
approach shots, however, and con-
stantly got inside Hogan.
Nelson and McSpaden had breeZes.
Byron brushed aside Eddie Kirk.
Pennington, Mich, dark horse, by a
6 and S margin.
McSpaden caught Paul Runyan
when the little fellow, twice winner
of this tournament, simply couldn't
hit the ball straight, and the result
was an and win.
Three of the remaining quartet
have been finalistS in this tourna-
ment and failed. McSpaden lost to
Denny Shute in 1887, Snead was
whipped by Runyan in 1898 and Nell
son lost to Henry Picard last year.
Guldahl never before got beyond the
early 18-hole matches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-31
BY EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Aug. 31.-News:
If you like the Yanks you can
get 81 in Jack Doyle's book.
Mike Jacobs reported shifting
from Billy Conn to Pat Comis-
key as Joe Louis next opponent.
Banks McFadden's successor in
the tailback spot at Clemson will
be Joe Blalock, at end, who
chucks aerials from the port side
and is the only triple-threater in
sight. Welby Van Horn, young
Coast net star, wants to break
into baseball and was auditioned
by the Red Sox last week. The
football Dodgers offered Nile
Kinnick q $1,000 contract. KY
Laffoon has $4,000 yams in the
bank and doesn't give a whoop II
be never wins another golf tour
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White Sox American Leagues Champion Ruzz HurIers
No Golf Hordges Sold From

would beat the collegers at their
own game-passing. What about
Dartmouth getting ready to can
Gel its football series with Geor-
gia? Also, what about those
stories coming out Of Orange,
N. j., home Of what used to be
the great Galento?
Today's guest star - John
Mooney Salt Lake Telegram:
mo wonder Oscar Witt worries
the Indians with his antics.
You'd squirm, too, If the apple
of your eye Bobby Feller) sud-
denly turned into q crab apple"
Personals-Red Barber (he's
tops is all signed up to broad
cast the World Series. George
Barton, IT,, son Of the sports
editor Of the Minneapolis Trib-
une, now has his own dance
band and has just dniGhed .
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Indians Backs, FeIIer's Heart
Unbroken by Yankees Drive,
Triumph Over Chisox Hints

with a relief appearance at Wash
ington on Monday.
The White Sox have been close
cousins of the Tribe all season,
handing over Is out of IT games and
the result last night was not sur
prising even for the 44,877 fans
who watched the affair.
Teller permitted a dozen hits to
eight Cleveland collected off Lefty
Thornton Lee, but JEFF Heath gave
him three-run lead with a homer
In the first frame and the Van
Meter speedster simply coasted
home-as tight as an old collar In
the pinches. He struck out 10.
1t was Feller's 23d victory and
lifted the Tribe to 21z games ahead
of Detroit and 5 over New York,
both of whom were idle.
The Boston Red Sox also closed
in on the Yankees from behind by
putting the Philadelphia Athletics
through a ga wringer. Ted Will
liams knocked the winning run
across with a triple in the seventh
inning to capitalize on Joe Heving's
fine relief pitching. which permitted
the AS only two hits in 1-3 in
nings.
Brooklyn trampled over Cincin-
nati's champions So in the only
game in the National League.
The weak-h hitting Reds numbered
a home run and six doubles among
10 hits they collected of Luke Ham,
lin, but they couldn't get them to-
gether and were chopped to pieces
by the steady assault of the Dodgers
led by Dolph Camilli. He hit a
homer and two singles, each good
for a run, and Rookie Pete Reiser
also hit for the circuit off Gene
Thompson.
This left the Reds tx games in
front.
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record run at the swank Hotel
Nicollet out there. Visitors:
Jack Wade and Jack Troy, who
direct the sports pages of the
Charlotte Observer and Atlanta
Constitution down in Dixie. Say
their football teams will chal-
lenge the world and make the
bets light on yourself. Also,
Max Patrick, Mississippi State
drum beaten.
Red-face dept.-When Will
Harridge, president of the Amer
lean League. arrived at Comiskey
Park recently he found they'd
sold his reserved box right out
from under him. Ouch!
Conn-scription - Billy Conn
has come out for CONSUMPTION.
At that, it might not be a bad
idea for Uncle Sam to get him
before Joe Louis does.
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Win, Lose or Draw
When the Chips Are Down
BY LEWIS F. ATCHISON.
I'm the temporary absence of Francis E. STAN

VHen OnIPS FTe OOWn
Joe Louis ring earnings gradually pg around the 100000
figure that him position of the the
sports history hitch
pans-a long detour in the upward hike
any simply
because he's too good for his good Right he distinct
liability Promoter Mike Jacobs actually lose
heavyweight half
with two and
tired seeing them pick
the marbles and out took their granted
it is with the fight They have reached the point where
Louis accepted universally and isn't
action
a
convinced willing for the privilege
the young marching horizon
challenger,
will the big not he'll have
10 and let that.
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ney.
They're the tops. They'll not
win the pennant, but the White
Sox still are the American
Leagues champion jockeys. They
stand in a body and applaud
loudly whenever Joe Mccarthy
makes a rare emergence from the
dugout, thanking him for per-
sonal appearance. And they're
getting under the Indians hides
by suggesting it would be nice If
you could run bases as fast as
they run up the steps to Owner
Bradley's office.
Paul Waner, Lee Handley and
Bob Klinger teed OF in the Pitts
burgh City championship the
other day and swiped the entire
gallery. Steve Owen Of the foot
ball Giants called the turn on the
all-star same-said Green Bay
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Dempsey Was Biggest Cote Attraction

Jack Dempsey principal arguments that crossed
Willard
since been champion Louis
times less than Dempsey
drew less bout The obvious Dempsey had fair list
of contendes udiousy avoided
the calengers
might put knock him of the throne
knock him into the and almost
Harry Wills unney just around the corner sharpen
ing dung weapons Dempsey good enough keep the pack
field behind must
Dempsey fought
which fabulous ideas OF his
measuring comeyou had fairly good idea
of It's size and speed but weren't Louis willing fight every
actually taking four opponents while the supply
accurately buying
all black and white
possibilities be cleaned from the
with Max Ber That's the sixth largest gate
made possible by the fact that Baes prestige
had completely evaporaed The customers wanted to
happen the chin with the
Sheng send the possibility of upset
and willing to the price Of their curiosity.
Well the list of changers exhausted Louis has worked himself
the record
still for he has at least three good
opposition develop quickly must be
Right production it impossible
for Louis to achieve the goal
guess guy will have to suffer with his 100000 and make the
best of it.