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The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
THE DROUGHT

Republican Chairman Hamilton on a tour of the Western States said at Bismarck, N. D.:
 4The political henchmen of the Roosevelt Administration are whis- pering that the Dakotas and the drought areas are in the bag Tn the bag if you please, because the Government has done it's bounden duty"
 The farmers in the drought area, Hamilton said, need not barter their suffrage: they are entitled to relief
 On the following day, at Hyde Park, the President discussed his plans for tour of drought areas to give the work of relief and re- mobilization his personal attention. He will leave around August 25.
 The President has asked if there was any political motif to his tip. Obviously annoyed at the question, he replied:
 Tt is a great disservice to the proper administration of any gov ernment to link up human misery with partisan politics"
 At later press conference, he outlined his plans to confer with the Governors of States in the drought area, to discuss co-opera- tion between the Federal govern ment and the States. In announc- :, ing the list of states whose Cover I nors would be invited to the con- 4 ference, he calmly mentioned Kan I sas.
 From Topeka came Landon's ] calm reply:
 II If there is any meeting any, where at any time of benefit tc Kansas I will attend as Governor ot | Kansas.
 Kansas has cooperated in every instance with the Federal govern ment and all its agencies dealing with any emergency or relief meas ures. My work as Governor ot Kansas comes ahead of anything else I am doing.
 | The two candidates have met be- fore. In 1883, Governor Landor was in Washington attending a conference of oil states. He called at the White House with Senator Arthur Capper, of Kansas. | It was Capper, who, last week messaged Relief Administrator Har- l ry L. Hopkins for Federal aid fol thousands of needy drought -strick- en Kansans."
 The President will go first tc the Dakotas. While in that region he will confer with the Governors of these two States and of Wyom- ing and Montana. He will meet the Governors of other drought states probably in Iowa.
 While in the Northwest he will be joined by the Great Plains drought committee which he ap- !, pointed two weeks ago. This com mittee is preparing program o1 water and soil conservation to pre-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12

NEW YORK, as of week ending August 8. CBy associated Press)--' The strike over craft and indus trial unionism has created schism in the American Labor movement.
 For half century, the American Federation of Labor has ruled over organized labor. Its rule is now endangered
 The schism came when the craft unionist- controlled Executive Coun- cil of the Federation suspended ten unions associated in the commit tee for industrial organization. Af- ter hearing, which the Industrial Unionists ignored, the Council de- cided the committee was endeayor- ing to establish dual or rival Federation.
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Willow Creek mining district.
 Morris L. Cooke, Director of the Rural Electrification Administra- tion, said the line will serve ap- proxmately 300 farms.
 The rural power line will connect with branch line to the Willow Creek mining district.
 Cooke said the branch line is being financed locally. The brancI line, Cooke further said, will enable the mines to be worked the veal round instead of only four and one half months year.
 The project calls for ten mile length three-phase line.
 Cooke said construction will bt undertaken immediately.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
THE OLYMPICS

The United States held com manding position in the Olympic Games in Berlin, dominating the track and field events.
 Much to the distaste of the Ger man Nazis, Jesse Owens and others of the negro race on the American team were greatly responsible for this.
 Owens, of Ohio State, was the outstanding performer. He won three championships
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
FOREIGN AFFAIRS


 For some weeks after the inn position of sanctions against Fas- cist Italy by the League of Ma tions, the Ethiopian incident was regarded as an international causus belli.
 But it was of secondary conse- quence in comparison with Spain.
 Internally, after three weeks of relentless warfare, the Fascist military revolutionary forces were still far away from their purpose: :: The capture of Madrid and the establishment of Fascist dicta- torship. a7'le
 Instead, the Liberal-Leftist fore es united behind the democratic government of President Manuel Azana were on the offensive
 Internationally, there were grave fears and concern in the chan cellories of London, Paris, Moscow and other capitals. There was no belittling the portentiousness of the Spanish crisis as it affected the peace of Europe .'t'.e'
 The Socialist government of Pre- mier Leon Blum in France, it's sym pathy for the Loyalist forces in Spain quite apparent, officially proclaimed a policy of strict neu- trality 'sa
 To keep the warfare isolated in Spain, the Blum government pro- posed general European ncu- trality agreement. Britain, Soviet Russia, Portugal, Belgium ana Czechoslovakia quickly assented.
 Italy replied with an agreement lin principle, while the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler delayed an answer to Paris. The official at mosphere in Germany was filled with enmity toward the Azana re- gime. NG ec ia
 The Nazi-controlled German press was filled with sensational stories of the execution of four German youths in Barcelona. The youths the Wilhelmstrasse charged, were shot down by a Revolutionary Marxist Tribunal Three of the youths were Nazis.
 In Berlin, there was powerful demand for collective international action ito put an end to the Red spectre in Spain. France was charged with moral support of the Azana government
 Germany's fleet was reported re- distributed for prompt action One squadron was mobilized off the Spanish coast. Not only Germany but Italy, seemed prepared for ac- tion against the Spanish Govern ment
 During the week, the United States government warned the Az ana regime against the confisca- tion of American property.
 Washington served notice it would hold the Azana government respon- sible for the projection of prop erty of our nationals.
 The State Department, however urged Americans to evacuate zones of danger, warning that develop ments might make it impossible to provide for their security.
 
 When George II returned to the throne of Greece some months ago he promised Constitutional Mon- archy.
 This week, the Constitution was ahrogated. The King installed hi. militorist Premier, General John Metaxas, as Dictator.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
MATANUSKA COLONY WILL
 HAVE POWER
Sum of $ll5,000 Allocat- ed by REA for Project
 Mine District Aided

WASHINGTON, Aug, 12. = The Rural Electrificatipn Administra- tion announces it has allocated $115,000 to the Anchorage Power and Light Company, a private con cern. to finance construction of a rural power line extension to serve privately owned farms and the the Matanuska Colony and nearby
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
Weeks NeiUs in ReuielU
 by Richord H. Hippelheuser

vent future widespread drought de- vastation.
 Most of the Presidents week was given over tc the drought situa- | ton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
WEATHER SYNOPSIS

The below normal this morning the portion of the North Pa being 2964 inches the Bay pressure prevailed from southwest distribution been attended precipitation coastal by fair weather the remainder of observation
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
WEATHER CONCEPTIONS AT 8 A. M
tBy the U. 5. Weather Bureau

Kchikan raining temperature ST. Craig cloudy 59; Wrange cloudy cloudy Radove raining 8 56 Cordova, cloudy 6 Chitna 60 Mccarthy 48 Portage raining 54 An Fairbanks 64 Ruby, clear 57; Nulato clear Kaltag, 48 Flat cloudy,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12

Norman Poster wrote, acted in and directed his latest motion picture
 Chester Morris claims he never has been ill day in his life. Yet he has no theory for perfect health.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
AT THE HOTELS
Gastineau

Gastineau MT. and Mrs. Fred Matson, Gus tayus; R. c. Welch, Hoonah; MT and Mrs. E. T. Foxhill; L. R. Springer, Hawk Inlet; G. w. Nos trand, City; Frank Goings, AL turas, Cal. Ruth Smith, Detroit; Charles Huntley, Fairbanks; s. B. Trites, Kensington; D. E. Mo Murphy.
 Alaskan Guy Scott, City.
 Zynda Dale Yates, Windham,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
Children's Star Brand 0xfords as low as $1.45

touched in any kind of water
 The Americans reached their sprint peak in the last half minute in which they took 21 strokes, Ul- brickson said.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1936-08-12
WASHINGTON U S-0ARED CREW
 HARD PRESSED
Forced to Flash Near End of Course to Overhaul
 and Beat Britons
Is Great Record
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still half length is pretty good against this competition"
 Is Great Record
 Ulbrickson was under the impress sion the Navy's crew beat the six minutes for the distance but he is otherwise doubtful that the Huskies' time this afternoon was ever
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POLITICS

For both the Democrats and Re- publicans, it was week of campaign planning.
 At Hyde Park, the President con- ferred with Chairman James A. Farley and other political strate- gists. They decided upon, in the words of Farley, "an aggressive campaign" However, there was no declarations at this time on the extent of the Presidents political tour.
 Governor Landon will come East for a series of speeches in Penn sylvania and New York, Late in October, he will close his campaign in the East with an address in New York City.
 For Colonel Frank Knox, the Republican Vice Presidential nom inee. the toughest, fightingest schedule ever laid for a candidate has been planned. The Chicago publishers tour tentatively includes 35 states, with some 70 major speeches. 's
 At Detroit, there was a confer ence of anti-New Deal Democrats presided over by former Senator James A. Reed, of Missouri. The meeting was called to prepare a program of opposition to the re- election of MT. Roosevelt.
 Alfred E. Smith did not attend At his office, it was said previous engagements kept him in the East
 Among the participants was one of Smiths closest friends, former Governor Joseph B. Ely, of Massa- chusetts, who previously had de clared his intention of carnpaignine directly for the election of Governor Landon.
 Those informed of Smiths view: have said, in recent weeks, that tho former Governor, if he speaks against the reelection of the Pres ideht, would do so strictly as ar [ independent.
Evening star., 1936-03-24

States Senate, which had such legis-
lation under considera ton. that during
the World War every government, In.
cluding our own Government, declared
everything contraband of war, or in
other words, an illegal shipment that
might be captured, even including
foodstuffs; that, therefore, we would
not escape the danger by exporting
the normal quantity OF such goods
rather than the amount required by
the demand.
On the other hand. It was strongly
contended that II was better that we
do not export anything to warning
countries rather than that we should
be dragged into foreign wars. The
controversy was maintained sincerely
and ably upon both sides. 1t was evil
dent, therefore. that il we wished any
legisla ton at all 1t was necessary that
we compromise, and. therefore, such
provision was eliminated from the law.
What more may we do? We are
not a member of the League of Ma
tions, and we have no alliances. II We
are attacked, then we must defend
ourselves. Those extreme paciflsts in
our country-and ! speak Of the
honest, sincere people, and not the
hired paciflsts-who oppose the main
tenance Of our army, our navy, and
our air forces conscientiously believe
that no foreign power will attack US.
They still believe that justice and q
Christian spirit actuate all govern
ments. They hold tenaciously to the
theory that if we will not fight and
that II we convince all other govern
ments that we will not fight that, then,
they will not fight us.
deeply regret to be impelled to
declare that in my opinion history
and experience do not sustain such
high and pacific ideals Even in our
own country, the most enlightened in
the world, police forces equal in size
to our regular army are unable to
protect our own people against mur-
ders, kidnappings, robberies and other
vicious and low crimes.
World Jealous Of U. s.
The only thing that prevents the
bully, whether he be individual or gov
ernment, from acts OF violence Is fear
of punishment or defeat. To tell a
bully that you will not flght in
evitably results in a tight. BY virtue
of our situation, surrounded as we are
by two great oceans and having as
neighbors friendly powers, we do not
require a large army. but our very ex-
tensive coast lines-the longest in the
world-and the absolute necessity OF
the maintenance OF the Panama
Canal. SO that our fleets may be rap
idly joined in either ocean. makes 1t
absolutely necessary that We provide
adequate protection. We cannot dis
guise the fact that many governments
in the world are jealous Of us and
Evening star., 1936-03-24

some Of them hold for US an intense
hatred and . desire to humiliate and
punish us.
Broad oceans at one time offered us
great protection, but today the Pa
cific, 1000 miles across, is spanned
by airplanes. Fleets move more rap
idly and destruction by bombs and
poisonous gases hurled from the air
is more difficult to protect against.
Many Of our ships and our airplanes
are antiquated and obsolete. while
other governments have modern in
struments Of warfare and are increas-
ing these instruments as rapidly as
it is humanity possible. Let our Navy
and our Air Fleet sing into obsoles-
cence, and we invite attack upon our
coast with the destruction Of the lives
Of our people.
The only other step that we can
take at the present time to protect
our peace is to provide and maintain
naval and air forces equal to those Of
any other country In the world.
Evening star., 1936-03-24

do to preserve our own peace. even
though Europe and Asia become In
volved In war? In my humble opinion
there Is little, II anything, We may
do at this time in aid Of
the settlement Of the present European
controversy. We refused to Join the
League Of Nations and majority Of
our people, I believe, are still opposed
to such involvement upon the part Of
our Government.
Experience has conclusively proven
that force-supreme force alone-can
insure the enforcement OF any decree
whether it be by national or inter-
national court. We cannot, therefore,
afford to interfere with foreign con-
troversies that threaten war unless
we are prepared and determined, at
the time, to use our military forces
in defense of our acts, which acts
may be construed as acts of war. Our
Government will not send its military
forces to Europe In aid of the en-
forcement Of the DEGREES of the League
of Nations or any other league of al
lance, even though that be the only
way to punish a guilty aggressor and
prevent or stop war. We may do
many things that will eliminate
causes that in the past have tended
to involve us in foreign war, but we
must not blind ourselves to the fact
that when war insanity spreads over
the earth there Is nothing that can
guarantee our peace.
We have enacted laws providing for
the licensing Of the manufacture Of
arms, ammunition and implements of
war, and have prohibited the exporta-
tion of such materials to belligerent
countries. We have prohibited the
granting of loans or the extending Of
credit to belligerent governments. We
have regulated, strictly. the use of
our ports by vessels Of belligerents,
and have taken steps to prevent our
citizens from travelling upon the yes
sells of belligerent countries. This Is
the furthest advance ever made by
tect its neutrality and escape the
QAHStTS OF war.
Embargo Difficulties.
There were those who favored ex-
tending such embargo to all materials
and exports above the normal peace
time exports to such belligerent coun-
tries. This provision was bitterly
fought. 1t was contended that it
would be uselessly placing a destruc-
tive burden upon our farms, industries,
and labor; that other countries would
supply such materials and our froeign
markets would be permanently de-
stroyed; that it was inhuman to re-
fuse to supply the innocent civilian
populations of warning countries with
foodstuffs and clothing. 1t was again
called to the attention OF the Foreign
Relations Committee of the United
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
HENDERSON SPLITS
z DURING WEEKEND
Must Raise $500 by We'd
nesday Night or Club
Will be Disbanded

Henderson whipped Townsville in a
Virginia-Carolina league contest Sat
urday at Townsville, but lost to An
gier there Sunday afternoon, 4 to l,
when Doc Smith, skipper of the An
gier team, got home run with two
more on base.
The Tobacconists are scheduled to
meet Burlington nine tomorrow and
Clover here Wednesday.
The fate of the ball club will be de-
cided by Wednesday night, Skipper
Powell stated today. He said he was
putting it up to the fans. If they
want baseball this summer, they must
raise 5000 by Wednesday night, and
If that was not done, he was going
to disband his ioall club. He cannot
carry on the brand of ball his team
is playing with no money, and not
any support at the gate, he said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08

but superficial recovery enabled it to
dislocate German plans for 1916. The
Cars high command was planning
a major offensive for July when TIA
lians, struggling to stave off the Aus
trian offensive in the Trentono, ap-
pealed to their Russian ally to pre-
vent the Austrians releasing forces
from the eastern front for Trentono.
So BrusilOv moved against the Aus
trO-German forces, on such short no
tice that there was no concentration
of forces or preparation to warn the
enemy of his intentions. Consequently
his attack took the enemy by COM
plete surprise and the front crumbled
like a piece of toast.
The first day 10000 prisoners were
taken at Luck, and within a few DAYS
more than 100000 prisoners were in
lRussian hands across the Strypa.
With both flanks collapsed, Austro-
German forces were in danger of a
route, but Russian reserves had been
concentrated in the north for the of
fensive and could not be moved south
quickly enough to deliver the coup-de
main. Russia's military staff had
neglected in the years before the war
TO build up lateral railways.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
TODAY'S YESTERDAYS

June 8, 632 A. D.-Mohammed died
aged 81, in the house of his ninth wife
Ayesha, at Medini, having found q
religion that was to grow to have
0O,000,00O adherents.
To Mohammed we owe our race
horses and coffee. He founded the
blood-lines from which all thorough
breds' horses of today are descended
And legend has it that coffee first
became widely known and popular
after it was given to Mohammed as
a medicine when he was ill. Years
perhaps generations before an Ara
bian goat-herdsman had noted that
when his animals ate the berries of a
plant that grew upon the hillsides
they become stimulated and skittish
He himself chewed the berry and
felt it's effects, and in time he dried
the berries that he might enjoy their
tonic effects the year around.
$50 Years Ago Today-Ice Cream
an American improvement on Euro
pean ices, came to popular public at
tention. 1t was advertised for the
first time by A. Hall, the New York
er who was first to manufacture it
commercially, after it had been a
novel refreshment among the aristo-
Gratis for several years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
FIRST WORLD WAR DAYBY-DAt

20 Years Ago Today-Russians re-
captured Lutsk, their fortress city
from the Germans, who had held it
nearly year.
This was the first major achieve
ment in the offensive begun on the
5th. AS Liddell Hart remarks, "it had
such an astonishing initial success as
to revive enthusiastic dreams of the
irresistible Russian steam-roller.' that
was perhaps the greatest and most
dangerous myth of the war. Instead,
its ultimate achievement was to
sound Russia's death knell. Para
doxical in its consequences, it was
still more SO in it's course an epitome
of the delusive detectives, of the blund
ers leading to success, and the sue
ceases leading to downfhl1; which
marked perhaps the most erratic war
in history"
When the Germans started the Yer
dun attack they figured Russia was
too crippled from the crushing Mack
ensen offensive of 1915 to be a men
ace. The enemy's surprisingly rapid,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

DR.. Louise Stanley, chief of the bu-
reau of Home Economics, U. S. Dept
of Agriculture born at Nashville
Tenn, SO years ago.
Frank Lloyd Wright of Spring
Green, Wis, Observation-Disclosures ar
chitect, born at Richland Center, Wis.
81 years ago.
u. S. Senator Robert F. Wagn er OF
New York, born in Germany, SO years
ago.
Charles B. Henderson of Nevada
member of the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation, born at San Jose
Cal, 63 years ago.
Rev. Samuel S. Marquis of Bloom.
field Hills, Mich, noted Protestant
Episcopal clergyman, born at Sharon
Ohio, 70 years ago.
Clarence Fl. De Mar, New England's
noted Marathon runner, born at Me.
dina, Ohio, 48 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
r. TODAY =
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1743-Count Cagliostro, notorious
Italian charlatan, who had an ex-
traordinarily successful career at the
different courts of Europe, born. Died
August 26, 1875.
1797-Samuel Bowles, first of the
noted family of publisher-editors of
the Springfield, Mass. Republican,
born at Hartford, Conn. Died Sept. 8,
1851.
1SO6-Gideon J. Pillow, Tennessee
lawyer, general in the Mexican war,
noted Confederate general, born in
Williamson Co., Tenn. Died Oct. 8,
1878.
1910 Robert Schumann, famed
German composer and music critic,
born Died July 49, 1856.
1S13-David Dixon Porter, famed
Union admiral of the Civil War, son
of a noted American admiral, born at
Chester, Pa. Died in Washington,
Feb. 10, 1891.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
NATIONAL LEAGIIE
AMERICAN I.EACuE
ONE-ARMED GOLFER
DELIGHTS GALLERY

Jimmy Nichols, one-armed golfing
star delighted a gallery at the West
End Country Club yesterday after
noon, as he participated in four
some, really turning in fine game.
His lengthy drives, using his left
hand and right handed club, were
one of the features of the rounds
Nichols went to South Boston, Va,
from here
Nichols paired with Seifert in play
ing Brodie and Strause, and Brodie
and Strause took the match and 4
with Brodie shooting 70 for the 10
holes clearly demonstrating that he
is in championship form.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
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THE GREAT GIFT: For the grace of
God that bringeth salvation hath ap-
peared to all men, teaching us that,
denying ungodliness and worldly lusts
we should live soberly, righteously,
and godly, in this present world; look
ing for that blessed hope, and the
glorious appearing of the great God
and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who
gave himself for us, that he might re-
deem us from all iniquity, and purify
unto himself peculiar people, zeal
Gus of good works.-Titus 2:11-1-4.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-06-08
TODAY IN HISTORY

1864-President Lincoln unanimous
ly renominated by the Republican
National Convention meeting in Bal
timore.
1866-Canadian Parliament opened
for first time in it's new building, in
it's new buildings, in Ottawa.
1872-Act of Congress laid the foun-
dation of many features of the postal
service in use today.
1905-Norway and Sweden, dissolv-
ing the union between them, begin
separate existences.
1923-Britain modifies divorce laws
by equalizing terms by which men
and women can be divorced.