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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10
KETCHIKAN

Ketchikan's lady bowlers last
night issued challenge to Juneau's
top feminine pin-layers to an inter-
city match to follow the present
mems competition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10
JUNEAU PINMEN
WELL IN FRONT,
KETCHIKAN ELKS
Local Alley Quintet Takes
Nearly 300-Pin Lead in
First Set Of Match

Led by w. S. Pullen, who rolled
SCI total, the Juneau Elks' five
man bowling team last night rolled
team total of 1894 pins. to take
lead of nearly 300 pins over the
Ketchikan Elks' in the first leg of
the fifteen-game match between
the two lodge groups.
High man for the Ketchikan Pur-
Piles was Boos, who totaled SAC. The
second set of three games of the
match will be rolled this evening in
the two cities. Second high for
evening was r. H. Stevenson, who
rolled 588 to nose out Fred Hen
ming by one pin only.
Scores made by the two quintets
last night were:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10
DEPUTY TO HAINES
FOR 2 PRISONERS

U. S. Deputy Marshal William
Markle is leaving on the steamer
Baranof for Haines to return to
Juneau two prisoners held at that
place to serve sentences in the Fed
eral Jail. He expects to return on
the Yukon. The prisoners are
John Fleming, sentenced to four
months and 500 fine for drunken
ness in a public place, and Edwin
T. kson, sentenced to three
months and 5000 fine as an alien
in possession of firearms.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10
GRIZZLY DUE TOMORROW

The Game Commission vessel
Grizzly Bear, Capt. Claire Kroegh,
is scheduled to dock in Juneau at
noon tomorrow from Ketchikan, &C.
cording to word to the Commits :.
sion. Executive Officer Frank Du-
fresno of the Commission is re-
turning on the vessel from an Of
flclal trip to the First City and
Southeast Alaska points.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10

Milk contains three of the four
vitamins.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-04-10

Try The Empire classifieds for
results.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27
Methodist Church
Merger Is Illegal

The Times-Dispatch in Richmond
reports that the discovery of a hith-
erto overlooked law of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, has
VIRTUALLY dissipated" hope for early
adoption by that church of the uni
fication plan already approved by
the Methodist Episcopal church and
the Methodist Protestant church.
The law was discovered, the paper
said, by Bishop Collins Denny of
Richmond, who is regarded as an
authority on ecclesiastical law.
ut seems to be universally assum-
3D." said Bishop Denny, ''that the
approval of three-fourths of the
several annual conferences, present
and voting, and two-thirds of the
succeeding general conference is all
that is legally required.
"Such action by the annual and
general conferences, however, will
not be sufficient under our law. The
law of the church demands in addi-
ton, that the plan must meet with
the approval of majority of each
annual conference"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27
AAA to Use Planes
in Measuring Lands
Officials Discover Photographic
y Map More Accurate Than
Ordinary Survey

Airplanes are to be used this year
on more extensive scale than ever
in carrying out the agricultural con-
servation program, Agricultural Adj
justment Administration officials
announced at Washington.
It has long been established the
Photographic air map prepared by
experts is a more acurate, as well as
a more economical, method of meas
uring farm lands than the ordinary
survey.
The farmers themselves are better
satisfied with it, and results have
been so good that the AAA plans to
map $4,000 square miles of farm
land this year in "a states. Bids are
to be opened this month for two
contracts, and from time to time
other requests for bids will be ad-
vertised by the administration.
The maps are used primarily IN
checking the performance Of farm
ers under the AAA program, but so
great has become the interest among
farmers in this method Of surveying
their lands that many of them are
seeking copies of the maps and are
finding them real aid in planning
their crop programs.
The AAA began aerial surveys on
an experimental scale in 1884, in
creased the program the following
year, and in 1886 obtained the wide
spread cooperation of the farmers
who at first preferred the old-fash-
Toned and more conventional ground
surveys.
Bids are yet to be opened for the
mapping of 3O,O65 square miles in the
South, 68,216 miles in the West, T.
sos miles in the Northeast, 112,254
miles in the north central region,
and 42,436 square miles in the east
central region.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27
France Thinks US.
Could Prevent War
Frenchmen Base Idea on Fact
That America Owns Biggest
Supply of Gold

Average citizens of France, who
rarely agree on anything, are in
general accord on this:
The United States yields the
greatest weight for world peace
They cite their old proverb that
gold is the nerve of war"-the
United States is the biggest holder
of gold-to support their conviction
of American power.
Either in conference to consoli-
date peace, or in combat if it comes
to war, the Frenchman expects
America to decide the issue. eve
count greatly on President Roose-
velt," said one man on the street eff
a country can prevent war, it is
America"
Despite highly Individual differ
ences on other question of politics
and diplomacy, a cross-section of
opinion, drawn from the man in the
street, a woman in the home, an en-
ployer in business, and a customer
in a cafe, showed unanimity on this
view.
Here is what the man in the
street, a janitor, had to say:
1--WE believe the United States is
strong militarily. Without the Unit
ed States, there is a balance be-
tween France and England, Germa-
ny and Italy. With the United States,
no one can beat France and England.
"Diplomatically, the United States
plays great role now. In case of
tension, it can exercise its influence
to prevent war.
Financially, the United States is
especially strong, and countries
needing money will pay attention.
You know gold is the nerve of war.
If a country does not have gold, it
cannot wage war;"
The Frenchman still considers the
United States as an ally, despite
Washington's neutrality laws and
non-entanglement stands. He con-
siders neutrality legislation as a
pre-war symptom, rather than any,
thing having to do with wartime
conditions.
1.-The United States are neutral,
having nothing to conquer and can
exercise an impartial influence"
said the man in the street. 'But if
there is a world war, how can
America stay out?"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27
WANT INCREASED FUNDS
Dust Bowl Area Already Confronted
by Crop Loss for Season

Dust bowl congressman have serv-
ed notice that they will fight in the
Senate to increase the 81 500, 900, 900
relief fund by a billion dollars, the
extra money to be tagged for
drought relief.
The announcement came from a
group of senators and representa-
tives from North Dakota and South
Dakota, Kansas, Montana, and Okla
bona after they had concluded a
prolonged parley with Secretary
Wallace and other farm and relief
officials.
Senator Frazier, Republican of
North Dakota, one of the group, said
that counties in his State and a
number of other midwestern States
already are confronted with pros
poets of total crop loss this season.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27

Business was booming too in the
first months of hat year. But about
the revenue de,artment it appears
that the state isgoing to collect big
money in everyfield.
One of the sue signs of prosper
lty about the re'enue department is
the disappearance of the bad check
in payment of txes.
Commissioner Maxwell accumu-
lated hundreds # these in the days
between 1880 ad 1888, but the men
who gave them had no money and
the banks on witch they were often
closed before tie checks were pre-
sented for payment.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27
RECORD INCOME TAXES

Raleigh, May 22.-North Carolina
is going to collect more than SILL
100000 income taxes for 1887, Reve-
nue. Commissioner A. J. Maxwell
says.
The best previous year was 1899
when about $8,3OO,OOO was collected.
The state had a lower rate then and
had the 1887 scale been in effect the
haul might have been bigger, though
Commissioner Maxwell is not GER
tain about that. There are many
more unemployed now than there
were then and necessarily fewer of
the small incomes liable for the tax.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27

Gorge H. DAVIS of Kansas City,
who was elected president Of the
Chamber of Comm cree of t. e Unit
ed States at its recent annual meet
ing in Washington, D. c. He sue
ceeds Harper Sibley. Mr.. Davis is
banker, a farmer and a merchant.
At its convention the Chamber op-
posed President Roosevelt's propos-
al to revamp the Supreme court
and called for amendments to the
Wagner labor act, defining "unlaw-
ful'' labor practices.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27

The George Washington bridge
across Hudson river measures Is
inches more in length on hot sum-
mer day than on a cold winter day.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-05-27

Arlington cemetery contains 4O8
acres of land.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04
News Behind the News
TOirnsend BorroWs Money Then
Gires 1t Back :. Trouble With the
Securities Commission

WASHINGToN-Dr Townsend recently tried
hard to borrow s5,Ooo,OOo from his devoted fol-
lowers.
He offered personal promissory notes for
loans of $40 and up.
The Securities Exchange Commission heard
about it and quietly told the doctor that any
one who offered notes for more than 100000
came under the securities act: and would have
to file an application for registration.
There has been considerable bitterness about
il inside the Townsend movement, and now the
Townsend clubs are going TO hold their third
national convention with headquarters at the
Powhatan hotel directly across Pennsylvania
avenue from the SEC.
Meanwhile Townsend has notified all those
who had advanced money and don't want him
TO let him have it as a gift that their loans will
be returned.
The s5OOOO0O Townsend General Welfare
fund has been changed from loan fund to a
IS 100000 gift fund-for the same announced
purpose of financing education campaigns, mass
meetings national broadcastS and the national
convention in order to get Congress to pass the
general welfare bill emoodyng the Townsend
plan
individuals and clubs are enthusiastically
sending in gifts of from $40 to sl00'
In his original appeal for loans Townsend said:
MY personal assets at this time aside from the
Townsend National Weekly which is already
pledged to the Townsend movement, are about
$780,
practiced law in New York with the now Supreme
Court Justice Clark McReynods, well remembers
his old partners virtue of Scotch thrift. The
other day he read how McReynolds had given
bootback in the Capitol barbershop dollar
with which to go to the circus and had prom
ised to make it IS if the coIored boy would stick
his head in the lions cage.
Dear Mac" wrote Wilson to the justice,
Your friends are alarmed about you since
read in the paper about your affair with the
tN.p laPk
your money than Harry Hopkins is with ours"
Justice Willis Van Devanter. who is retir-
ing from the court at the age Of 78 after dis
tinguiShed career of conservatism, served drinks
land farm.
The aged justice has been having much
obvious enjoyment from visits of cameramen and
correspondents as to create the suspicion that
he craved their acquaintanceship through many
years of cloistered life in the court. Out at his
farm he has shown the boys his hogs, horses,
wheat and flowers, pumped water for them from
the we'll explained to them how he couldn't hold
his pipe without the false teeth he had asked
his sister to bring from the house and remnisced
of youthful days when he used to break horses
in Wyoming.
Proudly he displayed dig wild Sleeps head
over the fireplace which he said he shot in 1897
He and a friend followed the sleeps tracks
through the snow and spotted it about 500 yards
away Van Devanter Shot first because he was
the poorer shot. The sheep. he recalls proudly,
lurched forward dead. That incident, Van De-
vanter said was of the greatest thrills of
his life.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04
Richter Will Get
Tests on Sanity

Two psychiatrists will examine
Amel Richter to determine whether
insanity was responsible for the
pioneer Imperial Valley rancher fir
ing at Mr.. and Mrs C. w. Knapp as
they sat reading in their home late
last month.
Richter's dual plea of not guilty
and not guilty by reason Of in
sanity, resulted in requests that
Judge R. D. McPherrin appoint
alienists to examine him.
DR.. Victor Parkin. Los Angeles
and DR.. Theodore Miller, of the
staff at Patton hospital for the
insane, we're appointed by the court
in conformance with section 1927
of the penal code.
Richter is held in the county
Jail on $4,000 bail at $4,000 on each
of two counts He is charged with
assault with a deadly weapon ano
not guilty by reason OF insanity
His trial was set for June q. He
was angered at the Knapps as
result of arguments over his least
of farming property which was
Cancelled by Knapp.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04
New York Day by Day
By Q. Q. Mcintyre

low their appetites to be guided by
the hour. That is: We'll, it is l
o'clock and I must go out to lunch" !"
Frohman'S only diversion is bridge,
and he plays a first class game.
Jack BaragWanath. the mining
engineer, who has been known
chiefly among the cognescenti as
Neysa McMein's husband is Shuck-
ing off that more or less cloistered
role Recently he authored a book
on prospecting to show that he has
been around and seen few things
in queer corners of the world. Then
he tried his hand at painting. and
they say that one or two of his
nudes put September Morn smack
back in the horse and buggy era.
Now comes news he has authored a
play that is brimming with vim and
vinegar. And if it gets by the censor
will make THE Woman" and few
other eye-poppers appear tame
indeed.
In the Ghetto at least the cam
opied carriage, horse drawn, has
survived. There are two or three
that appear in crowded centers on
Sunday morning in side streets Oil
Grand with drivers in faded uni
forms and shabby high hats. They
are filled with denizens who get a
ten block ride for 25 cents. For
many tired tenement housewives
and mothers this relaxation is the
only surceaSe from the eternal hub
bub.
* X *
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04

tails.
Many of us ex-trick bicycle riders
see L. A. w. report of Gallia coun-
ty meet for July, 1900-are gladden.
ed by a revival of the art. Three
have been featured in cabaret floor
shows this winter Then, of course,
there is Joe Jacksons comedy trick
act which goes on and on as a
headliner in variety halls all over
the world. The newest of the bike
tricks is a one-hand stand on the
handle bars. Then there is Boy Foy
on one wheel who appears in the
Rainbow Room and at Music Hall.
X X
The climax of my trick bicycl-
ing was to ride, after running
start, with one foot on the saddle
and the other in the handle-bars.
arms folded. Was | the one! l was
at least until the fatal day the
front tire contacted a discarded
watermelon rind. They carried me,
feet up, on a shutter. home to
grandma with a stove-up neck, a
twisted sacroillum and two dangling
front teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04
NOTICE INVITING BIDS

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Trustees
of Central Union High School Dis
trict of the County of Imperial,
State of California, up to and in
cluding the 10Th day of June, 1887,
at the hour of 7::30 PM. at the Of
flee of Guy A. Weakley. principal,
in the main high school building of
said district on Brighton Street in
the City of FL Centro in the County
and State aforesaid, for the fur
nishing of one chassis and one, body
for bus for school transportation.
Separate bids must be made upon
body and chassis and any bidder
may bid upon either or both. the
board reserves the right to accept
the bid of one bidder for the chassis
and the bid Of another for the body.
The bidder whose bid for the chas-
sis is accepted. if his bid for the
body is not also accepted shall de-
liver the chassis to the factory of
the body builder whose bid is ac-
cepted, on or. before the lSt day
of August, 1897, and the successful
bidder for the body shall place the
body upon chassis and deliver the
bus to the district complete on or
before the 10th day of September
1897; and the same shall be of the
following general specifications:
Capacity shall be at least 40
pupils of an average weight of
l30 lbs, motor to be 6 cylin-
der, dual 8-25 tires in rear and
single 8-25 tires in front; wheel
base to be at least 2l5 inches.
The same shall comply with all
regulations of the State Department
of Education and Motor Vehicle
Department. and all state laws and
county ordinances and safety regu-
lations. Each bid must be accom-
panied by complete specifications
and must itemize entire equipment
included therein.
Each bid must be accompanied
by a cashiers check or certified
check in sum equal to five pei
cent $50 of the amount of thu
bid, payable TO Central Union Higf
School District. Checks to be re-
turned to unsuccessful bidders a.
the time of announcing acceptanc;
OF bid. and to the successful bid
der upon signing OF contract anc
delivery of bus to and acceptance
of the same by the aforesaid Cen.
tral Union High School District.
The said Board of Trustees re.
serves the right to reject any ant
all bids.
TERMS:
Payment or the full purchase
price will be made at the time o.
delivery and acceptance Of saic
school bus by a regular school war.
rant drawn in manner and form
as provided by schools Code Secs.
4.345. 4.347 and 4.349.
All bids must be enclosed in {
sealed envelope and addressed t.
the Board of Trustees of Centra
Union High School District. E
Centre, California, in care of Guy
A. Weakley principal
BY Order of the Board of Trustee,
of Central Union High School Dis.
trict. .,
signed97S' G. HORNE,
Clerk of Board of Trustees
Publish June a and IL.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04
SIMMONS

IMPERIAL IRRIGATION DIS
TRICT, Plaintiff. VS.. SARAH M.
STEPHENS. ct al. Defendants.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA SEND GREET
INGS TO SARAH M. STEPHENS.
JOHN DOE, JANE DOE. RICH
ARD ROE. JOHN DOE COMPANY,
A CORPORATION. AND RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, A CO.
PARTNERSHIP. Defendants.
Ycu Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above. brought
against you in the Superior Court
Of the County of Imperial. State OF
California within ten days after
the service ON you of this Summons
If served within this county, or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And YOU arc hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
Or damages demanded in The COM
plant, as arising upon contract, OF
it will apply TO the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plaint
Given under my hand and the seal
of the Superior Court OF the Coun-
ty of Imperial, State, of California,
this 9Th day of May. 1887.
(SEALl
w J. McCLEbLAND
County Clerk
BY ELEANOR McGIRK
Deputy Clerk
May =, IA, 81. 28; June 4. II, 18,
25; July 2. 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04

NEW YORK, June 4Thoughts 4
while strolling: Add derbyists-
Major Bowes and Conde Mast. No.
thing stirs wanderluSt like liner
nasing out TO open sea. Reddest of
the red-haired orchestra leaders.
Richard Himber. For a smooth
public speaker. I'll take Albert Ed
ward Wiggam.
Rhyme. For a swift dancing caper,
no one is topping Paul Draper. Otto
Soglow is the same size and shape
of the King he draws. Never knew
anyone who didn't like Grantland
Rice Ogden Nash still looks the
collegiate freshman and Roy Ho-
ward continues to turn in those
shirt and tie combinations.
Any magazine would top a million
for the Duke of Windsor's thoughts.
Bushy haired boys: Arnold Genthe,
Will Irwin, j. P Nc Evoy and Jay
C. Plippen. The midget mustache
Herb Roth features. the big stiff.
Comics have to step some to be
funnier than w c. Fields on the
radio Or anywhere else.
Tempus fugiting note: F. Scott
Fitzgerald thatching grey at the
| temples. Famous walks: Hope Will
Jams. Otis Skinner, Dolores, Mrs.
Fiske Jack Dempsey and Chaplin.
Connecticut neighbors: Gene Tun-
ney and Haywood Broun. Voices
a'iks Nellie R.evell and Fibber
McGee's Molly.
Handsome scribblers: John Nc
Claim and Joe Bryan Ill. Americas S
highest priced society reporter,
Maury Psul in his Rolls. Wonder
if Tobie Summer knows Obie Win
ter? Ambition: To have James Mel
tons voice and join the boys on the
court house steps in Sweet
Adeline!"
The entire state of Alabama is
going to town for its .favorite the
atrical daughter. the slamorous
Tallulah Bankhead. as selection
for Scarlet O'Hara" role in Gone
With the Wind Editorials are
being written and public meetings
are being held to further the plea
Alabamians feel the interpreter OF
Scarlet must be brilliant. viva
ciouS dashing personality. "Tallu' is
all that. with a hefty plus. She
should be of the South Southy and
she is that Also the actress is the
daughter of an eminent Southern
family. the granddaughter of a
Confederate captain. and has the
proper accent. Too there is grow
ing demand for Miriam Hopkins.
another Southern daughter.
X
Daniel Frohman, who will be 81
this August, has eaten but one, meal
a day for years. His method is
simple. He eats the meal, and a
big one. when he is hungry. 1t may
be at O'Clock in the morning. in
the afternoon or II at night. He
believes that too many people al
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-04

If the long bombardment of Mad
rid has proved that airplanes alone
cannot win a war or a battle, the
prove equally well that neither a
war nor battle can be Won without
any airplanes at all
The fighting has gone on long
enough now to show pretty definite
ly what the modern anrplane is cap
able of as military weapon And
survey of the different campaigns
hints strongly that when other
things are equal. or nearly so. it is
the airplane that wields the balance
of power.
The recent rebel army drive
against the Basques defenders were
entrenched among rugged mountain
ranges. Man for man. they seem to
have been as Well-equipped, as
Well-trained, as disciplined and as
brave as the rebels. Under old con-
ditions of warfare, they should have
been able to hold out indefinitely
But the rebels had airplanes and
the BaSques had none. Trenches
and forts on impregnalbe heights
were bombed into submission. Ser
vices of supply back of the lines
were disorganized. Squadrons of
bombers and hedge hopping" scout
planes armed with machine guns
constituted The spearhead OF the
rebel attack. And as result the
Basques were driven steadily back
to the very gates of Bilbao.
1t is noteworthy. incidentally,
that whenever bad weather made
flying impossible the rebels made
could clear the way could they go
| forward
Much the same thing has been
true in other theaters of the war
Madrid looked like doomed city
at the beginning of this year. Then
the government managed to gain
| the superiority in the air. The rebel
| drive on the capital was stopped
| in its tracks.
Madrid has been haraSSed by
bombardment, but 1t is not as near
surrender now as it was in January.
In March came the government
thrust at Guadalajara. There, Too,
the government gained decisive
superiority in the air. The result
was complete rout of the de-
Tending Italian divisions.
u X
All of this can hardly be miSinter-
preted. A definite advantage in the
air seems To mean victory, if the
ground forces are equal An army
which has no air force at all ap-
parently has no chance whatever
against a foe which has an air