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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02
SEARCH PARTY SEEKS PLIERS
 IN ANTARCTIC
Steamship Discovery Il Leaves New Zealand for
 Bay of Whales on Hunt

DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Jan. 2. The steamship Discovery Il, laden with food and medical supplies, and two airplanes, has sailed for the Bay of Whales and the Ross Sea in the Antarctic to search for Lincoln Els worth and his companion aviator.
 The vessel, dispatched by the British and Australian governments, is expected to arrive in Little Amer ica about the middle of the month.
 If Ellsworth and his pilot, Herbert Hollick Kenyon, who are unreported since they started their flight over Antarctica November 23, are not found, the planes aboard the ship will make flights in search
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02

moon to within 25 miles of the earth and should reveal whether there is life on Mars. The Einstein theory of relativity, the question of whether the universe is t'expanding" and other mysteries beyond the realm of mans knowledge may be answered when the giant new telescope swings into position at the new observatory being built on Mt. Palomar, near San Diego, Cal Before that, how ever, nearly two years will be required to polish the mirror-disk to the required accuracy for observations.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02
HERMAN SCHMEDEMAN
 SOUGHT BY BROTHER

Postmaster Albert Vile has re- ceived an inquiry concerning the whereabouts of Herman Schmede- man, who may be known as Her man Smith, and is probably em- ployed as miner or construction gang foreman. At one time he was a cowboy. His age is 64 years, height feet 9la inches, weight near 200 pounds, has grey eyes, and brown hair, probably now grey. A brother, c. A. Schmedeman, Route l, Junction City, Kansas, who has not seen him for 20 years, would appreciate word of him.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02
GIRL SCOUTS MEET
 MONDAY AFTERNOON

The first meeting of the Girl Scouts in 1886 will be held next Monday afternoon at 3:30 in the grade school
 There are now two complete troops in training: Troop Two under captaincy of Mrs. Robert Rice, and Troop Three, led by Mrs. Milton Lagergren.
 Members of both troops are urg- ed to attend the session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02
RIECK UPHOLSTERY
 CHANGES LOCATION

Ralph Rieck, proprietor of the Juneau Upholstery, has moved his business and residence to the build ing on IA Second Street which was recently vacated by the mining short course classes.
 The Upholstery was formerly To- . cated on Main Street, adjacent to the City Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-01-02
SHOP INCORPORATES

The Jones-Stevens Company, Ju- neau apparel shop, has filed articles of incorporation with the Territor- ial Auditors Office. Capitalization was set at $10,000, and incorpora- tors were Jessie Stevens, Ray Stey- ems and Winifred Jones.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
Sears Employees to
Share in $1,5OO,OOO
Jubilee Payment


El Centre employees of Sears,
Roebuck and Co. will share in
the Sl.500,000 Jubilee Wage Pay
ment" recently voted by the firms
directorate. Manager H. j. Heisch
of the El Centro Sears store, stated
today.
The statement was made follow
ing the receipt of a statement from
General R. Y. Wood, president of
the company. which notified Man.
aser Heisch that the disbursement
of the special Jubilee employees
fund would start in this city, as
in all parts of the country, Friday
Dec. II.
All regular employees whose Pc
riod of continuous service extends
six months or longer,-with the
exception of officers and certain
KEY executives who receive per
Torrance" bonus compensation
will participate in the Jubilee
Wage Payment.
The share received by indivi-
duals will depend upon their
length of service on the basis OF
between six months and a year,
a year and two years and more
than two years of service. Virtual
" all employees Of the local Sears
store will share in the wage pay
ment.
Those with continuous service
records of more than two years will
receive two weeks extra pay; those
with records Of from six months
to a year will receive a half weeks
extra pay.
General Woods announcement
stated that the directors had de-
cided to make this extra 1886 pay
ment to the employees because Of
their especially effective efforts
toward making the company S
Golden Jubilee celebration which
has extended through the current
year such an outstanding success.
He said: st have issued few OF
ficial announcements during my
tenure as president of Sears, Roe
buck and Co., that gave me more
pleasure than this one"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

OF such schools helQ IN the valley,
praising the work of Miss Mildred
Hickman, home economist in
charge.
Miss Ferne Smith, demonstrator
of S and W products featured in
the school. assisted Miss Hickman
on the platform, explaining the
merits of this well known brand
of canned goods used by Miss
Hickman in her cooking demon
stration5
In her talk Miss Hickman no:
only presented a series of appetiz-
ing new recipes but she discussed
modern electric equipment, point
ing how its many features which
have reduced kitchen drudgery anG
given the homemaker new hours
of freedom. Mthods Of cutting cleo
trio costs were also explained.
Miss Hickman, IN preparing var
ious dishes on the platform, also
brought out the fact that quality
materials are essential for good
cookery. and that the various
firms supplying the school with
materials had only the finest ner-
chandise to offer.
Mix and cream was supplied by
Vencills Dairy; butter, by the
Imperial Valley MIX Producers as
sociation; cottage cheese, creamed
butterInilk and Choc-Malt by Ar
den Diaries; coffee, tea, spices
by Ben Hur; flours for pastry
and cakes. and salad oils, by tbs
Globe Milling Co.; state inspected
meat by the Pacific Land and Cat
tie Co.; the ham, by the Wilson
Packing Co.; bread by Cramer's
bakery; cookies, crackers, etc, by
The National Biscuit Co., groceries
fruits vegetables by Cox Bros, can
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05

ned goods, by SuSSman and Worm
ser of San Francisco. ..
All equipment used, including the
two Hotpoint ranges, the Norge
refrigerator, kitchen utensils, was
supplied by the I. V. Hardware
Co.
Southern Sierras Power Co. is
also a sponsor Of the school.
Many, many prizes were distrl-
buted on Thursday, including gro
ceries and equipment prizes. Ad-
ditional prizes will be distributed
on Friday when the grand priDe,
new Hotpoint range, will be
awarded also.
Fridays session. the last of the
school. will begin at ? o'clock in
the United Artists theatre, and
like Thursdays l. open TO every
woman in the community.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
9O-DAY TERM
In JAIL GIVEN
IN THEFT CASE

A sO-day Jail sentence was given
Albert Humdy, Negro, in BraWley
Justice court Wednesday after the
original burglary complaint was
dismissed to permit filing of petty
theft complaint.
A check protector, adding ma
chine and typewriter stolen from
George Dahl were found hidden IN
the Negro's home.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
Driue-in Market
Under Construction

c. W. Holmes began construction
of a large drive-in market al the
corner of fourth ana Olive streets
Thursday morning after obtaining
a permit for such construction
from El Centre city councilmen at
council meeting Wednesday night.
His request for permission to cut
the curb to provide parking space
at the rear of the store. was referred
to Philip w. knights, city engineer.
Holmes said he will lease the
property to a company prepared 10
install $4,000 worth cf stock and
eouipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
Imperial Valley Press

Published every afternoon ex-
cept Saturday and sunday (sat-
urday afternoon issue now sue
ceeded by The Post-Press, sun
days) by the Imperial Valley
Publishing Company. 625 state
street. FL Centre, California.
Entered at El Centro, California,
post office as second class mat
ter.
Paul Jenkins, Publisher; George
Bennitt, General Manager; Rus
sell Bennitt, Secretary-treasurer;
Ed. Fitzhugh, Managing Eul-
tor.
90
NJ. C. Mogensen & Co.. National
Advertising representatives.
Member California Newspaper
Publishers Association.
Subscription Rates: SC per copy
In conjunction with The Post
Press; per month SOC; Paid In
Advance; 8 months. $1.65: 3
months. s3.25: One Yeer- $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-11-05
COOKING SCHOOL HAS
OPENING SESSIONS

Attended by hundreds of enthusiastic women, the Hot
point electric cooking school sponsored by the v Hard
ware Co. and Brothers market had its opening
sion Thursday afternoon in the United Artists theatre
Many of the guests pronounced to be of the finest
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
ALiberaI Viewpoint
BY. DIR. HARRY ELMER BARNES

TT admitted by most expert students of the prison
problem that the most deplorable situation which
exists in prisons is the problem of dleness This
demorazes the prisoners personality illustrates
other efforts at reformation and greatly increases
the cost of maintaining prisons and reformatories.
In many other phases of prison administration
there has been progress in the last so years
But the prison labor system in many ways is more
deplorable than it half century ago.
Fortunately, We now seem way toward
tackling this knotty issue in determined fashion.
This started an incident connected with the esab-
lishment of the MIRA
On Oct. H. 1884, the President appointed Judge
Joseph N. Ullman of Baltimore, Frank Tannenbaum
and W. Jet Lauck committee to investigate the
competition between prison labor products and those
Of the cotton garment industry. The committee also
authorized to investigate other related questions
i on Nov. g. 1894 submitted comprehensive re-
port and specific recommendations.
1t recommended that the National Industrial Re-
covery Board should set up through the PWA fund
of s50O0G00 in order to assist the states in bringing
about complete reorganization of prison industries
It suggested that in the meantime the FERA
should purchase and distribute prisonmade garments
utilize prison labor in manner deemad desr-
able by the ERA
An initial ALLEGATION of 100000 has been made TO
launch the work of the Administration
It's members now meeting regularly and there
is every to believe that we are at last on the
high road to handling with some degree of enighten-
ment and effectiveness this problem -hich has
brought untold misery and waste to our country for
than half century
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in an old-faShioned wing collar wearing heavy
gold chain across his broad stomach, Mr. Morgan
comfortably he could in the relatively small
witness chair which the committee provided He
smoked an old disreputabe smelling pipe, said
frankly that his sympathy with the Allies from
the first that he hoped they would win but that the
last thing he wanted fer the United States to go
into the war
TT was banker that Morgan viewed the open
Il ing of the war. Three days after France entered
the war she asked the Morgans for a $1000000G0
loar. Conditions were quite chaotic and the Nor
cams were not inclined to take chance. Secretary
Bryan gave them good pretext for turning France
down oy declaring that war loans were dangerous
and inconsistent with the spirit of neutrality.
Mr.. Morgan was not much interested in that.
Neutrality, he told the Nye committee, was tech
nca matter for the government. Bankers had moth
ing to do with neutrality. If banker wanted to
make a loan to either side. and the credit good,
that was all there was to it.
To the government it was question of violating
the spirit of neutrality To the bankers it was a
question of making good loan.
France continued to lombard New York bankers
for help. At the same time bankers had come to see
that war orders meant good business and they were
beginning TO want to make war loans
THINALLY one of the Morgan sins the National
l. City Bank, undertook S10000000 one-year note
issue for France. Frank A. Vanderlp, then president
of National City, explained that the notes would be
placed with various large institutions ito whom an
appeal could be made other than strictly invest
ment lines" French Ambassador JusSerand had
limited 20 Mr.. Vanderlp that if the government att
tude against loans could be broken down there
would be plenty of business for American bankers
Two weeks later Mr.. Lansing then subordinate
of Secretary Bryan. went TO the White House and
obtained consent from Mr.. Wilson to tip the bankers
that they could go ahead and extend trade credits
but not TO embarraSs the government by asking it's
permission. The next night. at the Metropolitan
Club in Washington Mr. Lansing met Willard
Straight, Morgan contact man, and tipped him off.
That was on Oct. "a. less than three months after
the war broke out.
Mr.. Bryans embargo on loans had wilted with
the first autumn frost
Footnote-Ihree months later Senator Joel T.
Stone. then chairman of the Senate Foreign Rea-
tons Committee, tried to verify newspaper rumors
that the Administration had strapped its embargo
on loans and ne was given to understand that moth
ing had happened.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
Times Books

NUT of Japan onto this receivers desk has dropped
" book that is really different-"In Far Japan"
(Hokusedo Press, Tokyo, and G. e. Stechert g. Co..
New York;, by Frank H. Hedges.
Here is volume, not of poems but by poet an
American newspaper man who has lived many years
IN the Far East. Fond of footing it, or bicycling
through out-of-the corners of the ancient land
of the Eight Great Islands Mr. Hedges content to
give his readers series of gmpses of what he him.
self beheld experienced
Here he affords a peek at bridge, there the
upward march of a thousand steps of stone, or a
vista of japanese mountains yelled in mist. He
shows you villagers dancing a holiday, gay in
their kimonos the most beautiful, perhaps of all
national costumes. He makes you feel the rain and
hear the clackety clack Of myriad high wooden gea
worn by the populace to lift them above the puddleA
The author himself suggests that the burt way
to read his book is in many short sessions And he
is right He doesn't pretend to tell you all about
Japan. He doesn't even want to- mat would take
volumes Every land has feel" of its own, smell
of its own and costumes and customs of its own.
Mr. Hedges seeks to transmit these impressions and
he succeeds amazingly we'll For. have said. he
is at heart poet-a gentle sensitive much like
the late Lafcado Hearn
BY not attempting too much. Mr.. Hedges has done
much more than most in like number of pages TO
make readers understand what it is like in the lesser
known parts of Japan. tBy William Philip Simms1.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
Washington Merry-Go-Round
: BY DREW PEARSON and ROBERT

WAsH1NGToN. Jan. with
w neutrality the dominant
issue before Congress, a secret
test of Roosevelt's neutrality
policy is being made by the United
States District Attorney in New
York City.
And so far, one foreign country
has been able to throw a wrench
into the entire neutrality ma
chinery. That country is Be-
livia.
The case involves the alleged
purchase of four Curtis bombing
planes by Bolivia in violation Of
the arms embargo against her
and against Paraguay. The four
planes left the United States on
the pretense of exploring new
air route to Bolivia, and were
finally grounded in Peru at the
order of the State Department.
The Department of Justice is
now attempting to prosecute sub
salaries of the Curtis Airplane
Co. of Buffalo. But company Of
ficials have refused to answer GER
tain important questions on the
ground that they would incrim-
mate friendly" government.
There is no secret that the
friendly" government is Bolivia.
State Department officials say
that the trail leads directly to the
door of the Bolivian consul in
New York,
However, the Bolivian consul
SO far. has beer unwilling to testi-
fly. And under commercial
treaty between the United States
and Bolivia, negotiated before the
Civil War, there is no way that
he can be compelled to testify.
Justice and State Department
officials predict sensational dis
closures if the testimony can be
brought out. Meanwhile they are
at dead end.
NOTE-Officials consider this
case extremely important as
precedent for enforcing the Neu-
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are to stand up under the higher
speeds made possible by the de-
velopment of new cutting tools.
"The petroleum industry requires
new steels for deep well drilling
where a whole pipe string two
miles deep may have to depend
on the tcpmost coupling.
New heat-resisting steels are
needed for cracking stills and high
pressure steam applications. New
iron and alloys will find an amaz-
ing range of uses where strength
is not so important as resistance
to corrosion."
Mr. Girdler sees the home as
one of the greatest of the new
markets for steel. The demand
will come first in equipment for
the home, subsequently in build
ing materials for the construction
of the home itself.
There is at this time an enor-
nous deferred demand for new
residences" he says. when and
if the financial situation permits
resumption of new home building,
this field may develop real ton
mage for the steel industry.
Today, steel plumbing, furnaces,
kitchenware, tableware, refrigera-
tors, and laundry equipment are
no longer novelties. But the
market has hardly been more than
scratched. Modernization pro-
grams are bringing steel-built
equipment often for the first time,
into thousands of homes and BUSH
ness structures.
THE field of household appli-
ances is not, in my opinion, as
great as the potential market for
the Steel-frame house. Both from
the cost and production stand
points, the steel frame house is
practical, and it has passed the
experimental stage"
EQUIPMENT developed for
IL rolling wide sheets for auto
moplle podleS can, with modif1-
cations in rolling practice, be en-
ployed for rolling sheets of stain
less steel, alloy steel sheets, iron
alloy sheets, or enameling stock"
he says All of these can be used
for interior or exterior walls of
buildings. Their practicability has
already been proved in service,
and there certainly is a demand
for a low-cost, long wearing house.
That steel framing for small
houses and small buildings will
soon become widely accepted is
almost certainty, for steel can
bring to these smaller buildings
the same advantages of rightly,
fire safety, lightning protection
and immunity to attack by ter
mites and vermin that it does now
to skyscrapers.
Mr.. Girdler thinks that all-steel
buildings may find their first use
on farms.
steel barns have been devel-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
Not So Secret

THE Securities and Exchange
L Commission has pulled
quiet fast one on business exec
utives who have been squawking
to high heaven over the publi-
cation of their salaries and other
financial secrets"
1t is the contention of the SEC
that this information is not really
confidential. To prove this, the
commission recently launched
secret test. 1t assigned one of its
experts to study various financial
reports published regularly by
number of corporations.
He found that in practically
every instance he could uncover
selling costs and other pertinent
business facts about the concerns
which had claimed these were
firm secrets"
The commission did not stop
there. 1t sent a letter to some
of the complaining corporations
asking them for secret data about
their competitors. In every case
the answering company disclosed
that it knew all about it's COM
petitor's affairs.
In other words, the business
secrets were secrets only inso-
far as the public was concerned.
Note-The SEC plans to reveal
the findings of its secret tests
when it goes into court to de-
fend itself against suits filed by
American Can and several other
corporations.
(Convripft fqa6l
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
Ladies of the Press

DROBABLY no President of the
L United States has ever enjoyed
such harmonious relations with
the Gentlemen of the Press as the
wife of the present incumbent has
enjoyed with the Ladies of the
Press.
Mrs. Roosevelt's weekly press
conferences hitherto have dripped
with honeyed words and endear-
ing phrases. On any possible slip
of the tongue she WAS protected.
When she wore a costume at the
party for wives of the Gridiron
Dinner" which many felt would
have caused Republican criticism,
not one Lady of the Press be-
trayed the secret.
But now a note of GOODNESS has
made its unwelcome entrance.
The Ladies of the Press are be-
ing "scooped." In her regular
daily column, Mrs. Roosevelt has
become their competitor.
The situation was the chief topic
of discussion at the last meeting
of the Washington Newspaper
Women's Club. The Capitals
leading society editor, Jean Eliot
of the Washington herald, raised
the issue publicly. She wrote:
Mrs. Roosevelt scooped the
newspaper women who cover her
press conference yesterday.
In her first daily column in
local newspaper she spoke of a
luncheon at the White House for
Is with Mr. Regain of Groton
School seated at her right. She
didn't tell the press women about
it-and nothing could be learned
from White House attaches. May
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many advantages of steel. I'm
doubtedly steel buildings will have
as many fashions and designs as
there have been in wood, less
brick and stone structures.
"Steel today has what tomor-
rows markets will want. 1t stands
waiting for the return of bust
ness confidence which may trans
late potential markets into cur
rent demand"
An important factor of the new
steels is their dependa bility, met
allurgists say This is one of the
things which have occupied the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-01-08
It's Our Ethics, 1t Seems

A the same time, lecturer in London remarked
n that he was upset to observe that certain
English children were beginning to initiate American
ethics or rather he preferred tc put it, American
lack OF ethics. English newspapers in editorial
ment along side photographs of the Lindberghs took
occasion to thank God that the press of England has
never been fouled by the vugarity which had driven
Col. Lindbergh to these shores.
There is undeniable charm in the following
specimen which appeared in the London Daily Ex-
press:
THE Duchess of Kents comparative secuson has
an especially happy and homey explanation. Unlike
the sufflciency of most fashionable young mothers
she is herself nursing her baby She is sacrifc
ing in that words true meaning all of her time to
the demands OF new life. Any doctor will say that
the age-old example she has followed is best for
mother and child"
AS an example of that seclusion from intimate
publicity to which they look forward in the Mother
Country this item should be reasSuring.
But it is in the field of advertising that the ethics
OF Journalism in the Mother Country is shown in
the most effective contrast against the lack of ethics
in America.
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forces except the CONVICTION OF
William j. Bryan, then Secre-
tary of State, that loans to war
nations were dangerous, And he
was soon discredited. His policy
was undermined and he was
forced out of the Cabinet, re-
placed by Lansing who had for
gotten more international law
than Bryan ever knew, but who
didn't know how to keep us out
of war, or didn't want to.
Whether it hoped to or not,
the committee did not make Mr..
Morgan out to be the villain. A
ponderous good -humored giant,
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f 4ar =
attention of the scientific labora-
tories.
In the old days the character
istics of steels showed such wide
variability that the engineer was
always forced to leave an ex-
tremely wide margin of safety.
With the new steels they say
that it is possible to figure much
closer. The steels can be de-
pended upon to maintain the
properties specified. This is the
result of scientific research into
manufacturing methods.
TOmorr0w-Aluminum bright
ems the world.