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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
Siam Purchasing
Modern Arms for
Air, Sea and Land

BANKOK, Siam, April 24.-Siam-
csc military defense is being made
stronger on an unprecedented scale,
with the cover n m n expanding
more than 80 percent of the alton
al revenue in undermining the army,
navy and air force.
New airplanes are being ordered
from the United States; an order has
gone to Japan for four submarines
and Italy has nearly completed seven
torpedo boats. German and British
firms have been given orders for nav
al guns and ornaments.
Public contributions are being
sought to aid this military expan-
sion. Anti-aircraft drills are fire.
quent and an experimental mass
mobilization is to be held soon.
A hundred Siamese naval officers
and cadets have left for Italy to take
over the new torpedo boats.
AS member of the League of Ma
tons Siam has duly adopted sane
tons against Italy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
BLONDE ENTERS
wendell kIDNAP
CASE,NEW YORK
Mysterious Woman Being
Sought by Police
Clues Found

BROOKLYN, N. Y, April "a.
A mysterious blonde woman has been
brought into the Paul H. Wendell
kidnapping case as special grand
jury neared the close of the inves-
tigation.
Attaches of District Attorney Will
liam F. X Geognan said the woman
paid Wendel's bill and claimed his
belongings at the Stamford Hotel,
New York City, after he had been
abducted in connection with the
Lindebergh kidnap case previous to
Hauptmann's execution.
The police are seeking the woman
believed to be companion of man
hunted as one of the alleged kid
napers.
Martin Schlossman has been
charged with kidnapping Wendell af-
ter confessing he was paid for COM
mission of the crime
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
GALLANT FOX
COLTS SLATED
TO Be DOOMED

LOUISVILLE, April "a. - Three
sons of Gallant Fox, himself Der
by winner, are entered in the 1886
Kentucky Derby But, if tradition
holds, they might as well stay in the
barn on May 3
The reason is that offspring of the
same sire never have won the big
Churchill Downs fixture two years
straight Thus does last years vic
tory of Omaha. another son of Gal
liant Fox, seem to blight the chances
of Granville, Cavalero and Phantom
Fox all by The Fox.
Horses there have been which
sired more than one Derby winner
Virgil was the daddy of three-Vag-
rant, winner of the second derby,
in 1876; Hindoo first under the wire
in 1881 and Ben Ali, the 1886 win
ner
Zev. by The Finn, won in 1923, and
Flying Ebony, another of The Firms
progeny. was Derby champion in
l925-and that's the closest APP
proach of sons of one sire to con-
secutive victories in the Derby.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
CHIEF C Man
SAYS POLITICS
HAMSTRINC Law
J. Edgar HooverU Urges War
Against Crime, Flags
Racketeer Lawyers

WASHINGTON, April pa. Ed
gar Hoover, Chief of the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, told the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton in session here that 100000
murderers are at large in the United
States
Chief Hoover urged the D. A. R.
to wage war on crime, and de-
clared
Throughout our country law en-
forcement has been hamper e d,
hamstrung and strahgled by the
blood-caked hands of crime affil-
lated with politics in every large
American city.
There is attorney after attorney
who makes his living by counseling
men he knows to be guilty. Often
he plans with them"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
Boycott Of Nazis
Urged on Hindus
After Hitler Jibe

CALCUTTA, Inia, April 24.-An-
gered by Hitlers recent statement
that the British taught the colored
races how to walk, particularly the
Indians" nationalist leaders are or
ganizing protest meetings in all parts
of India.
Retaliation through the boycott
ting of German goods has been urged
at meetings in Bombay, Lahore and
Karachi.
Invariably the meetings have end
ed with resolutions to boycott and
with shouts of Down with Hitler!"
Labor organizations in Bombay
demonstrated in front of the Ger
man consulate with the same cry
and the German consul protested in
turn to local authorities.
Later a statement was issued.
credited to the German foreign Of
flee, which stated that Hitler's re-
marks were applicable only to IAN
cient India" But this was interpret
ed by the Indian leaders, they have
indicated at their meetings, as only
adding insult to injury
At packed mass meeting, held
under auspices of the National Stu
dents Council, an organization OF
Bombay university students, the fol-
lowing resolution was formulated:
In view of the reactionary atti-
tude of Hitlerism towards the world
in general and India in particular,
India as a protest should not par
ticipate in the Olympic games in
Berlin.
Because of the influence of the
Indian leaders, German exports to
India may be seriously affected.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
NORRIS COMPROMISED

An interesting disclosure during
the debate on the measure was that
Senator Norris had agreed at a
White House conference to reduce
the stipulated appropriation for
rural power systems in the next 10
years from the 81 ,000, 100000 origi-
nany intended to $420,000,000.
Hailed also as hopeful harbin-
gers of an Administration trend
toward curtailment of expenditures
were Secretary of State Hulls
strong emphasis upon the impor-
tance of a balanced budget in the
course of his temperate campaign
speech at Baltimore, and the Gov
ernment's apparently sudden deci-
sion to transfer to States and
municipalities the responsibility for
acquiring land for low-cost housing
projects
This change in Stun clearance
policy was said to have been indi-
Gated by the abandonment of the
Governments fight in the Supreme
Court on appeals of land condemn
alton cases in which the lower
courts had held that the Federal
Government lacked the power to
acquire land intended for use in
such projects.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
Holy Pigeons Starve
in Instanbul MOSQUE.

ISTANBUL, April 24-Flocks of
pigeons which have inhabited the
courtyards of Istanbul's mosques
since the 18th century are among
the principal sufferers here from the
depression.
Moslems who consider them holy
birds, always have made it a prac-
tice to scatter handful of grain for
the pigeons each time they went to
pray. AS prayers are said five times
a day the birds used to be gorged
with food.
But now the Turks, like every
one else. are counting their piastres
closely and no money is available to
buy grain. Limp with starvation the
birds are leaving the mosques.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
GALES BLAMED
FOR MEX. REVOLT
Rebels, Believed Religious
Fanatics, Swoop Down
on Three Towns

MEXICO CITY, April 24-The
name OF Plutarco Elias Gales, de-
ported former President and former
strong man" of Mexico, echoed in
the State of Vera Cruz today in
the wake of violence which brought
death to one school teacher and
the mutilation of another, and the
burning of three school houses.
Seventy armed rebels, shouting
Viva Gales" swooped down upon
the tiny isolated towns of Eitepe-
quez, Buena Vista and Pochotite
last night and burned public schools
before the soldiers chased them
back into the hills.
The Government blames religious
fanatics.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
Professor Rates
'C-Men' Superior
to Scotland Yard

COLUMBUS. o., April 24-Harvey
Walker, Ohio State University
criminologist, tips his hat to Uncle
Sans department of justice agents
and says he would rate them better
than even with England's famed
Scotland Yard operatives.
Walker, an authority on English
police methods. says definite COM
parison could not be made because
of 1.-The vast difference in the crimi-
nal problems here and abroad.
But Scotland Yard never faced a
job like that the Federal agents had
in cleaning out the Dillinger and
similar gangs" Walker says.
Our Federal agents work has
been brilliant, spectacular and eff
fective. They have fought crime in
America with crimes own weapons
fast cars, scientific equipment
modern firearms-and have won.
Scotland Yards enforcement is
centered on an island on which few
criminals hide successfully after
committing crime
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
MOSQU|T0ESAND
LOVE vAD|NC
PALMER COL 0NY
Signs of Spring Also Ac-
companied by Muddy
Roads, Matanuska

MER, Alaska, April "a
Spring has definitely arrived at
the Matsnuska Colony-roads are
muddy, mosquitoes are biting, and
two couples have been married.
The couples married were Miss
Betty Meirs, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl H. Meirs Of st. Louis
County, Minnesota, and Jeff More
ly of Palmer; and Miss Dorothy
Bouwens. formerly of Rhinelander,
Wisconsin, and Martin Novak,
formerly of Sanborn, Wisconsin.
Additional signs of springs APP
proach are activities of the colon
lists getting ready 10 plant crops.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
LandOn Enemies
Hope Legislature
Brings Him Grief
BY HERBERT PLUMMER

WASHINGTON, April 24.--Poli-
ticians here, Democrats and those
Republicans opposing Gov. Alfred
M Landon for the G. o. p. Presi-
Dental nomination. have their eyes
trained on developments in the
Kansas capital.
The possibility that Landon may
call a special session of the State
Legislature to settle the problem
of Kansas cooperation with the
Federal Government on assistance
phases of the Social Security pro-
gram is the reason.
The Social Security Board in
Washington already has advised
the State that it plans do not
meet requirements for Federal help.
The principal objection is that the
Kansas plan would be established
on a country option rather than a
Statewide basis.
From a political standpoint. how
ever. the relative merits of the two
plans have nothing to do with the
Question. The important thing is
Landon's own statement that we
are going into all possibilities, in
Guiding a special session Of the Leg
islature. to bring Kansas in under
the program"
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
DuCe's Air Plan
Speeded to Meet
European Crisis
BY GEORGE c. JORDAN

ROME, April a. A six-year,
billion lire aviation program squeez-
ed into three years is giving Italy
one of Europe's foremost air forces,
supported by a revolutionized in
dustrial organization.
In May, 1884, Mussolini announc-
ed he would spend billion lire in
six years to make over the national
air force. Later he added 200,-
100000 lire, bringing the total to
about $96,000000, and ordered the
job done by June 30, 1887
The air force already had been
getting 900,0o0,000 a year, equiva-
lent to about $72,000,0O0
Thousands of New Pilots
At the time II Duce announced
his air program the Italian force
consisted of 25,830 men, 1880 Of
them pilots There are now l750
commissioned officer pilots and A.
900 men, including 1,400 student
officers in training.
Mussolinis expansion progra m
also comprehends the training of
10000 reserve pilots. This means
there are 5000 actual or potential
pilots already flying or in training.
Informed sources place the pres
ent italian air strength at about
1900 planes, of which between 450
and 500 are in East Africa.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
NoMEITEs HAVE BABY

A telegram, recently received at
Nome, stating that baby had been
born at Spokane to Mr.. and Mrs.
Gus OLeary, well-known Nomeites,
neglected to state whether the baby
was a boy or a girl. Mr.. OLeary
who is employed in the power house
Of the Harmon Company at Nome,
left there some time ago by airplane.
Mrs. OLeary travelled to the States
by boat last fall.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
France Bluntly
Refuses Returning
OF Cameroons

PARIS, April "a. - France to-
day officially announced refus-
al to return Cameroons. French
inundated territory in West At
RIGA, to Germany.
Louis Truitard, official of the
Ministry of Colonies, declared
that it is out Of the question
for France to expose the natives
of CAMERON to the German re-
gime.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
Vote Held Worth 5000

NICHOLASvILLE, KY. = James
Perkins vote is worth 5000, Jesa-
mine circuit court jury ruled in
awarding damages because elec-
ton officers refused to allow him
to vote in the November election.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
HITLER'S ARMY
BIG ISSUE FOR
FRENCH VOTERS
BY JonN EVANS

PARIS, April 24.-German remil-
itarization of the Rhineland and
the war scare in its wake may
change many votes in the elections
for deputies April 26 and May 3.
Adolf Hitler put political sooth-
savers on a spot until he denounced
the Locarno pact, for as German
soldiers stomped into the Rhine
land, observers were predicting a
sharp swing to the left.
Since then. however, the rightists
have taken full advantage of the
tense situation and their appeals
for "a strong man at the helm"
to face Germany may alter results.
Left Leaders Worried
Rightist leaders are warning that
the World War broke on France
shortly after it turned to the left
in the 1914 elections and are assert
ing that a strong nationalist gov
eminent, ready to assume a stern
attitude toward Germany, is the best
guarantee of peace
Leftist leaders admit worry and
encouragement. 1t is against their
policies to advocate big armies and
navies.
Political meetings turn to war
talk Voters ask candidates why
Hitler tore up the Locarno pact and
escaped punishment. The danger If
war will however, be only one OF
fr-o,,.r, - uao rao,,x.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-24
CONsTITUTIONALITY

Chairman Henry P. Fletcher, of
the Republican National Committee,
Immediately bounced upon this ac-
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Opponents of Gov. Landon would
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
LLOYD FARCE
BRINGS RICH
SCREEN FUN

Harold Lloyd is up to new tricks
in The Milky Way, which opens
today on double bill with Margot
Grahame in Two in the Dark at
the United Artists Theatre.
The specialized farceur Is as al
ways inimitable AS timid milk
man who is pushed into fistic fame
when he ducks the blows Of the
middleweight champion in a brawl.
Lloyd gave everybody a splendidly
hilarious time.
Two fierce pugilists proceed to
try to knock the comedians block
off. In the assortment of footTork
that Lloyd uses to escape every
dance step is introduced from the
tribal stomp of angered aborigines
to the bubble-chasing flutters of
Sally Rand.
The Milky Way is insanely
merry. Ii is guaranteed to give
every funny-bone a good workout
The gags in this Paramount pic
ture are irresistible.
Fine work is done by the sup
porting cast, which is composed
of Adolphe Menjou, Verree Teas
dale. Helen Mack. William Gargan'
Dorothy Wilson and Lionel Stan
der. Leo McCarey has done an eX-
ceptional directing job.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
HUNDREDS MAROONED
BY RAGING STORMS

stretcher through deep drifts and
moved to the railroad station at
Truckee in a heated ambulance.
Other members of the company also
were enroute back to Hollywood.
Power company employees and
CCC workers we're marooned in the
Mosquito district, above Placerville
when an earthslide crashed down
a mountainside burying the only
road into the region.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.s U.P - The
fourth successive cold wave of the
worst winter of the century
numbed mid America today. Tenn
peratures ranged down to 38 degrees
below zero.
Snow and strong winds were fore
cast for most of the northern states.
Centering in the icy Canadian
wastes, new storms ragged across the
id-continent driven by winds of
65 miles an hour velocity in some
sections, driving Sleet and snow
ahead.
Devils Lake, N. D., had the low
recording of 38 degrees below zero
early today Temperatures between
10 and 25 below were expected to
be common in the Great Lakes and
Mississippi valley regions tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
License Plates May
Be Keynote of Song

With 1886 automobile license
plates throughout America leaning
strongly to the colors black and blue
L. D. House, and M. M. Dlzney'
Imperial Valley distributors for
General Petroleum Corporation, rise
to inquire:
why the black and blue? It's
coincidence of course But, the two
colors may we'll stand as a motor
lists safety warning to keep away
from black and blue by driving
carefully. And the blue might stand
for taxpayers blues, created by
the blackness of the situation that
takes about one-fourth of every
motorists fuel dollar for taxes.
"Colors of far western states con-
trast well with the following COM
binations: Oregon-black on alum
mum; California-black on orange;
Washington-blue on white; Ari-
zona-black on copper; Nevada
silver on blue.
Eighteen of 48 states use blue as
one of the colors on license plates.
Black is featured by % of them.
Black wins. But black as the tax
situation appears to many motor
lists, we have no reason to cry the
blues Despite the almost a bill
lion-dollar annual gasoline tax
which the motorists pay, the price
of this fuel in 1885 was below the
average for 1884, and consumption
showed a marked increase, indi-
eating greater travel.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
MORE RAINS MAY
ARRIVE HERE

Intermittent light rains and con-
tinued cloudy, unsettled weather
are predicted for the weekend by
Fred A. Baughman, local meteor
ologist for the U. S. weather bu-
reau.
After Saturday night the frost
warning service in the valley clos
es for the season. In case of Sc
rious frost danger, however, warn
ings will be issued at p. m. over
KNX, Baughman said. Baughman
expects to remain in Ell Centro for
two more weeks before leaving for
another STATEN.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
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appeared to have been suffered at
Merced. where Bear Creek crumbled
its banks and flowed to within a
short distance of the downtown bus
mess district before openings cut by
the Merced fire department under
the Southern Pacific railway divert
ed much of the flow.
The diversion, however, routed a
score of Mexican families from
dwellings in West Merced lowlands.
Death, accident illness and in
jury accompanied the delugeS.
Extreme cold and mountainous
Snowdrifts combined with illness to
force Mary Astor, film actress, and
a Columbia Pictures company to
abandon their location quarters on
Lake Tahoe. Miss AStor, stricken
with influenza several days ago.
was carried to the Tahoe CITY on a
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16

Folks. I went out to sell box
supper Friday evening and we sure
had a peculiar proposition for I'm
perial Valley. Had about 40 ladies
come and bring nice decorated boxes
and only 10 men arrived. Next was
what to do. We couldn't sell 40
lunches to ten men so US men held
a council of war, took a vote and
decided to pay 2 dollars apiece and
have a regular picnic lunch
Worked fine. Wasn't a piker among
the men. SO I am passing this new
plan along. The only trouble
think will be will have TO watch
those guys when I drive through
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
JAMES DAVIS
LAUDED FOR
BUM EMBARGO
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be more than returned to Los
Angeles, and will benefit the rest
of southern California, by a sharp
decline in petty crime, begging
and other problems connected with
the transients, he predicted
The blovckade plan was the re-
suit of conferences between Chief
Davis and city, county, federal
and relief officials and represent
atives of the press, Horrall said
. Capt. Horralrs talk was the
high light of a meeting attended
by about 80 peace officers, includ-
ing representative from River
side, Los Angeles and Yuma coun-
ties. At the invitation of Sheriff
Pete Newman of Yuma, the Ari-
zona city was chosen as the next
meeting place for the association
Brief talks were given by sev-
eral visitors, including State Sen
ator Ben Hulse, Assemblyman
Clarence Walker, United States
Commissioner Bob Whitelaw and
guests from outside the valley.
Breakdown Urged
WhitelaW, cCmplimenting the
the peace officers on organization
of their association, urged upon
the group a campaign to break
down county and state lines SO
that officers, trailing a criminal,
will not have to stop at the myth
ical boundary, while the criminal
tlees.
Ben White, president of the
Riverside County Peace Officers
association, added his compli-
mentS tC others on formation of
the Imperial county association.
Such an organization, he said, is
of great beAefit in developing
friendship and cooperation be-
tween officers Cf various depart
mentS.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware, presi-
dent of the newly organized asSo-
citation here, presided at Friday
nights meeting, introducing guests
and conducting the business ses-
sion.
Police Chief J. Sterling OsWalt
Of Ell Centre was appointed chair
man of an entertainment commit
tee. Officer George Bucklin Of FL
Centre was appointed editor-in-
chief of the associations mcnthly
bulletin. He will be assisted by
Hazel Livingston, secretary treas
urer of the association.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-16
MIGRATORY CAMPS
GROW LIKE WEEDS
ON VALLEY ROADS

her doll up in both hands. He saw
her play with her doll that very day
when he was in to the hospital TO
see her. A young man comes from
a tule reed shelter to ask if anyone
has heard of place he could go to
work picking peas. No one has
heard of such a place.
Yes, the mother will have another
baby soon. This is a problem. The
doctor does not think a tent on the
ditch bank is the proper place for a
woman to have a baby. Because
the woman has been exposed to spin
al meningitis, the county hospital
people think she should not be taken
into the maternity ward. No, they
do not think the ward for contagious
disease is the place for her. That
would be bad for the new baby. The
father doesn't know what to do but
he will see the doctor and the cOun-
ty hospital people again. The mother
sits on an old box in front of the
tent.
Tule reed huts not more than six
feet high. windoWIeSs little denS
reeking of spoiled food and unwash-
ed bodies. Shacks made of card
board boxes flattened and nailed to
posts! BEDS over which dogs chase
romping children Beds gray with
sand and dust kicked up by the
Shuffling feet of the family.
HutS made Of corrugated iron and
Staked to the earth by means of
l,orl,nI ,f-ivo fo,,pi,,c A nO+ I,;JJe,,
behind a windbreak of tumble weeds
and rags where a sick woman in
quires if there is any more disease
in the camp"
The atmosphere of the independ-
ent camps is dominated by the
stencil created by a lack of SANTA
ton facilities. In some of them the
filth is unbelievable.
= y
Who lives there? Men. women
and children whose speech carries
the accent of the cotton fields of
Oklahoma and Texas. They are Am
ericanS. They aye white people
They, in the main, are kindly, friend
ly and grateful for help. They have
no money. They are wanderers.
What is the solution? What can
be done? Does anything do any
good? Relief and welfare workers
health officers, nurses and physi-
clans seek the solution. A lasting
solution
If they are told to move on.
where will they go? If they are fed
today, it does not mean they will be
able to feed themselves and their
families tomorrow, next month or
next year.
Some of their farms blew away in
last years dust storms: some of
them lost everything they had ac-
cumulated; some of them never had
anything, some OF them like to
wander.
They are here but they cannot be
said to belong here. Actually thev
belong nowhere. Many of them new
er stay in one place long enough to
establish residence.
Authorities shake their heads. The
solution, some say. is not possible for
this generation. But the children
schooling-training-education-pe
haps the solution lies there.