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Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
.cCabe Center to
Me ct dnesday

'fcCabe Eucalyptus home depart
m ht has changed its meeting from
It hrs5OS, to Wednesday of next
w'$k. -Snabers will meet at 1920 a.
md at me Alex McRae home, IL
m, les south of Main street on the
D1hlia canal road Mrs. McRae with
Ms. Frank c. Beyschlag, Mr.. A. R.
T,Rg. Mrs o. M Prowell will be
hGBtess for the day. Members have
been asked by the hostesses to bring
chhirs.
During the morning session the
stitchery project will be featured
anh a door prize is to be awarded
lnl the afternoon Mrs. McRae and
Mis-. Richard Moore will discuss
home furnishings, leading that prof.
ect. There will be a pot luck lunch
con at noon and members are to
answer to roll call with Christmas
gift suggestions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Society
Clubs
Wilson School
Has Special
Assembly

Wilson school heard a special
THANKSGIVING address at Wednes-
days assembly, the Rev Thomas
l.. Massie of the State Street Chris
tan church delivering a splendid
inspirational talk on this holiday
and its significance.
Mrs. Jane Fields students pre-
sented an Indian dance in costume,
and the speech choir, under her
direction, recited the invocation.
Wilson students have one parti-
cular special reason for being
thankful this year-the new lawns
shrubs and flowers which have been
planted recently and which have
greatly improved the school grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Thanksgiving Holiday Enjoyed
By Valley Citizens

Mrs. WiiDert Carpenter and MI.
1emain in E. Centro until the lat
ter part of next week when they
will return to Riverside where they
are making their headquarters. Mr.
Carpenter Is Mrs. Atheys grand
son, and during the Atheys stay
i'll Ell Centre they were renewing
acquaintance made while visiting
mere last winter.
Paul Cook, like Warren Currier.
is an ardent Dartmouth alumnuS
and will be in the football stadium
Saturday when his alma mater
plays Stanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Davis had
as their dinner guests Thursday
Mrs. Davis's mother, Mrs. w. A.
Edgar of Imperial, and Mrs
DaViS's father. c. L. Davis.
Mr.. ana Mrs Alex McRae and
Mrs. McRae's mother, Mrs. E. w.
Newton Of Long Beach, were dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight
Smith at dinner Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don c. Paulus
were hosts at a delightful Thanks
giving dinner party, their guests
including Mrs. Earl McReynlos
and daughter, Dorothy, of Santa
Barbara Mrs. H E. Gates and
son Harry, w. B. Nichols of Braw-
ley, Mrs, E. c. Foster and son Ed
ward, Mrs. Fred Williams, Miss
Lillian ShaWley
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
lie sion Post and
Auxiliary Plan
Joint Dinner

Boyce Aten American Legion
post and Auxiliary unit are TO have
a joint membership dinner Mon
day night al $50 o'clock IN the
Veterans hall.
Members of the Auxiliary are
making arrangements for the al
fair which is a planned pot luck
dinner. the committee ARRANGING
the menu and each woman bring
ing one of the dishes as the ticket
Of admission.
The menu will include meat loal,,
scalloped potatoes. vegetable, SALAD
and apple pie and coffee.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
News Items About
Valley Residents

El Centro is represented on the
list of honor students at the Uni
versity of California, on the Ber-
kelley campus by: Sarah Elizabeth
Couch. senior. The honor list for the
past year has just been announced
containing the names of students
who by the excellence of their
scholastic work maintained a "B''
average.
Miss Couch is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs r. f. Couch.
Rodney Hansen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. j. P. Hansen of El Centro, is
chairman of the homecoming foot
ball dance to be given at the Uni
Versity Of Southern California in
connection with the 18th annual
homecoming week celebration Nov
%. Dec. 3 will be climaxed by the
S. C.-Notre Dame football game
the dance taking place after the
game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Amsdell
of San Diego are spending the holi-
day weekend with Mrs. Amsdell's
son. E. c. Barnard, and Mrs. Barn
ard.
Rita Fabares and Lorna Hamer-
son are living this winter in San
Diego and have had several engage
mentS singing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25

.iss Shirley Cornett of San Jose
" is visiting the Roch Maquars
t. I week as the guest of Miss Ell
re. Maquar, has been feted at
n -aber of delightful social affairs,
n IS Cornett is a former resident
The city and is the daughter of
N and Mrs Boyd Cornett of San
Jh$.
Thanksgiving evening Miss Ma
q dr entertained for her house guest
aEthe Mquar residence, 766 Euclid
asunue, being decorated for the Oc-
c.hon with cornstalks and turkey
csouts. Games and dancing were
el Dyed as were the refreshments
o{Hider and doughnut.
nduests included former class
mites of the honoree: the Misses
c arlene Malone. Betty Anne Long,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Thre G Hostesse S
Give Shower

Mrs. Sam Turner was guest of
honor recently at a shower given
at the L. a. Conn home by Mrs.
Conn, Mrs. Glenn Kieffer and Mrs.
Edmund Giles. Mrs. Sones assisting
with the games.
Pink and blue decorations were
used and the afternoon was spent
in opening the presents. in play
in9 games after which refreshments
were served.
Invited guests included Mrs. Tur-
ner, Mrs. s'ones, Mrs. R. L. Shaw
and her daughter, Mrs. E. B. Ingle,
Mrs. Sharpe, ST, Mrs. Tom Sharp,
Ms. Walter Wakefield, Mrs. I. S.
Sones, Mrs George Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Los Amigos Club Sponsors
Thanksoivino Dinner

Los Amigos club of the Presbyter-
ian church has a decidedly pleasant
way OF celebrating Thanksgiving:
those members who are not enter
tanning guests for dinner on that
holiday and who are not able to
be with their respective families.
join forces and have a dinner party
together in the church.
This year large group had a
joint celebration in the church
basement. tables being beautifully
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
JOHNSON CHAPEL A. NJ. Z.
189 State Street
NJ l.. Hawkins. Pastor

Church school. $50 a. m; Prof
Geo. Venable, superintendent.
Morning worship. IL o'clock; SER
mon topic, Stewardship OF Person
ality"; special music by Gospel
Prayer band.
Special services for women at
2:30 p. m. Sermon by Rev Mrs.
Kncaid. national evangelist.
A. c. B. League. p. m.
Evening worship hour az $50
p. IN. Special educational pro-
gram special music by faculty Of
both schools, who will have charge
Of the evening period
Prayer services Wednesday eve
ming with Sermonette.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25

appointed for the occasion. Each
member contributed something to
the menu and after the delicious
dinner they enjoyed games and con-
tests.
Covers were laid for Dr. and Mrs.
George w. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs.
John Rhodes. Jack and Jimmie
Rhodes. Mr. and Mrs John Fort and
Lola Jean Fort. Mr.. and Mrs. Al
Smaller. Janet and Charles Smaller,
Mr. ano Mrs Harry Roberts, Joan
Roberts. Mr.. and Mrs Merrill Cole
and Darrell Cole, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond c. Reeder and Philip Reeder,
Mr and Mrs. Bill Wilkes.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Win Prizes in
Dance Contest

Ell Centre dance students won
prizes at an amateur contest held
recently in CaleXico, siX-year-old
Jean Klync receiving first prize,
Patricia Brown and Patsy Clerk,
second for a Dutch costume dance,
and Jane Merritt, third for a piano
souo. Tressa Harrell also enter
ed the competition. The entrants
we're accompanied by Miss Geneva
Abel
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
'TurkeyHash' For
Entire Nos Club

Turkey Hash" is the appropriate
name for the next Entire Nos club
dance, Nov %, at 845 o'clock in
the Ten Thousand club house.
Hosts for the evening are: Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Hevener, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lawrence Niles and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bartholomew.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
w. A. Tondro on
Trip to East

w. A. Tondro is leaving this
Weekend for Chicago where he
will attend the automotive service
industries show in that city, the
exhibit opening Dec !.
From Chicago Mr.. Tondro will
go to Philadelphia, Pa, to spend
the holidays with his daughter.
Mrs j. F. Frankish. the former
Barbara Tondro, and Mr.. Frank
ish. He will see for the first time
his granddaughter. Gayle Corinne.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Epworth lie asue
Homecomino

Epworth League members have
planned a homecoming party for
Friday night at 7 o'clock in the
social hall, being designed as a
welcome for old members home
for the Thanksgiving holidays
Games and refreshments are to be
featured.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Eighth and Olive Streets
FIOyd Chas. Johnson, Pastor

Church school, GAS a. m. Robert
Armstronp. superintendent.
Morning worship. II o'clock; ser
mon topic. Six Ways To Get OIL
The Earth; music by the vested
choir. directed by Elizabeth Water
man.
Epworth League, 6:l5 p. m.
Evening worship. 7:30 o'cloch'
sermon topic. The Scripture That
Motivatcd the Life of William
Penn; special music, selected solo.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
csnsSs, SSnDGD OF Interest to Women 'Sff'' cub'
by IardyDa
by k..ine Hardy Davis
Christian Church
Services

Special services, in addition to
those Sunday. of interest to the
members of the State Street Chris
tian church include the boys club
meeting Saturday at 7 o'clock, the
leadership training class Monday at
7:30 o'clock at the First Baptist
church. the junior choir rehearsal
Wednesday at pm. and the Senior
choir rehearsal the same day at 7:30
pm. James B. Fisher is choir direc-
tor.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
STATE STREET CHRISTIAN
state and Fifth Streets
Thomas l.. Massie. minister

Thomas L. MaSSie, minister
9:30-Church school, Miss Ethel
Maupin, superintendent.
10:45-Morning worship, Sermon
subject: when Criticism Comes ";
special music. vocal solo by Eugene
Moore. Organist and Choir director,
James B. Fisher
$50 p.m.-C. E. meetings for Ju-
niors. intermediate. High School
and olGer young peorYe.
7:30 p.m.-Preaching service.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL
HOltyille
John Wesley Grande, Pasto

Church school, GAS d. m; Phil
Griffin, general superintendent.
Morning worship II o'clock; ser
mon topc. Whats Religion For?'
Junior High and Senior Epworth
Leagues, $50 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:9O o'clock
sermt,l tcpiG. "A Church That
Amounts To Something,
8 p. m, fellowship and recreation
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Churches Inviting Attendance

Ambassadors. $50 pm. Louetta
Mitchell, president.
Evening worship, 7:30 pm. Ser
mon topic, The Wages of Sin is
Death, by Evangelist Clyde Henson.
Special music-Children orchestra.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
SALVATION ARMY
635 Broadway

Adj. Lee Montgomery in charge.
Jail service. 9 am, county jail.
Sunday school, 10 am.
Holiness service, IL am.
Young people, $50 pm.
Open air service, 7 pm.
Indoor service, 7:45.
THURSDAY
Open air service, pm.
Indoor service, 7:45.
SATURDAY
Open air service, 6 pm.
Indoor service. 7 pm.
Juniors and Young People, $50
pm.
Evening worship, 7:30; Evangelis-
tic Service.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
ST. FAUL'S ,Episc0pal)
eth and Orange SITS.

Sunday services. 1880 and IL am.
Church school, 10 am.
Junior YPF., First Sunday eve
ming, 7:30.
Senior Y.P.F., Third Sunday eve
ming, 7:3c.
Evening prayer, special address
and conference, 7:30 p. m, Speaker
the Rev. H. V. Harris of Los An
gcleS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
FUNDAMENTAL BIBLE
FORUM
BlenkirOn Building
BItHkITOn BUlIUIn9
T. NJ Fntrikin dirpctOl

j. vi. EIIITIkIH, UITtCIOT
Meeting at 2:30 p. m. Sunday,
Topic, Good of God.
Non-G2nominatioaal good Bible
teaching.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC
Fifth and Orange

Rev. J. A. G. Van Veggel, Pastor
Masses. Sunday, 8 and 10 a. m.
Week days, $3.50 a. M;
Catechism instruction, Saturday,
10 a. m.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
Calendar
FRIDAY

FRIDAY
Townsend club No. l, 1880, Wilson
school
Signal chapter No. 276, O.E.S, o.
Masonic temple
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
FUNDAMENTALIST BIBLE
FORUM
l3lenkirOn Building

J. NJ. Entrikin, director
Meeting at 2:30 pm. Sunday
Topic, Good of God.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
HER GRANDSON PLAYS
UFR. WEDDING MARCH

SACRAMENTO, Nov. %. VUPJ-
While her great grandson played
the Wedding march on the piano,
Mrs. Anna Kornbrodt 78, was mar
ried Yesterday TO Harry E. Weeks,
75-year-old rancher.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
9th and Orange
Genrre w Thomas. DID.

Church school, GAS am. A. j.
Shaller, Supt.
Morning Worship, II am. Sermon
topic, Prepare Ye the Way OF the
Lord"
Special music, Solo by William
North, jr.
Young Peoples Societies-Chris-
tan Endeavor, High School and
Junior College groups, $50 pm.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
THE FIRST LUTHERAN
So. 10th & Holt Streets
Rev. Paul Neipp, pastor

Sunday school, $50 am.
Morning worship, lO:45 am. Ser
mon topic, Behold Thy King Com
eth Unto Thee"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
10th st. and Park Ave

Normal ID. Davidson, pastor
Church school, GAS am. o. M.
Stark, Supt.
Morning worship, IL am Sermon
topic Message by the pastor
Special music - Congregational
Singing.
Young, Peoples Societies: 'Christ''
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25

VACANCIES Cost Money, Rent
Through Post-Press Want Ads!
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Athey of Santa
Cruz who are spending several
months in southern California were
THANKSGIVING guests of Mr.. and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
MCKINLEY IN
 SATURDAY, "A
 COMING HERE

Twenty flour came in and l6 went out on the Mt Mckinley Sat urday night when that vessel pass ed southbomd through Juneau.
 From Seward passengers were Ray B. Dame, F. P. Fiske, L. J. Franck, MT. and Mrs. Earl Knight, Mrs. F. L. Laughton, F. L. Laugh ton, John Pelander, Victor Power, L. J. Goldman. Edward Kupietz.
 From Valdez-C A. Bartholomae, c. c. Armistead, D. Colp, Ingram Varnell, Robert Whitthorne, Henry Mead. George Monagle, A. B. Cain, John Cani, James Libkie, Harry Cooay.
 From Cordova-W. J. Mcdonald, c. Carlson.
 Leaving for Seattle were-Jesse Hill, E. F. Brines, Aage Westerso, Steve Guiana, Henry Osterman, J. F. Dwyer, George Dalsanto, R. Teeple, F. Jones, G. w. Hill, Joe McNamee, George Hoover.
 To Ketchikan-J. Pan L. ChrlSta, w. H. Baum, Dr. J. w. Edmunds,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
DOLLAR DOWN
 BUYS A WIFE

NEW YORK. Sept 19.-A dollar down and so much a week is the favorite method of acquiring a wife or wives-these days among the men of the scattered zande tribe of African bushmen.
 How the good old American in- stallment plan has entered the marital field in the Belgian Congo was reevaled by Miss Myrtle L. Wilson, a missionary with the African Inland Mission, at Dangu, in the Congo, for the past twenty years.
 She returned recently aboard the Dollar liner President Harrison, en route to Muncie, Ind, to visit her father.
 When a Zande buck purchases 2 bride on the installment plan" Miss Wilson said, the deal is virtually the same as the purchase of an automobile here If the husband fails to meet the payments the girls f a ther or brothers come around anl reclaim her"
 A wife usually brings $4.50 in the Congo, payable in cash or it's equiv alent in hoes, rakes, spades, cotton, fishing tackle "or anything that happens to be lying around handy" 7"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
Pr0spector Out
 Of Hibernation"

SACRAMENTO, Sept 19.-Out of the hills of Morris Lake recently came Jim Hodges, gold prospector. He took the thaw out of his griz- zly beard and told weird tale of the longest 'hibernation" he was ever forced to spend on his wooded claim.
 Snow piled all around the place. . Hodges recalled. Toward the end of winter it got so deep I had to build more than fifteen feet of stovepipe over my cabin to handle the situation.
 T didn't go outside very often. But to be able to do so, I had to dig an inclined tunnel almost 70 feet long before the cabin door to the first peep of daylight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
WHEN WILSON SPOKE

What the troubled Democrats here seem to be studying hard tC do is to convince the public that what is happening is not Russian not German, not Italian, but actu- ally nothing more than what PreSi- dent Woodrow Wilson had in mind when he said at Indianapolis on January 8, 1915:
 ''The country is not going to use any party that can not do continu- ous and consistent teamwork. Ii any group of men should dare tC break the solidarity of the Demo- cratic team for any purpose ol from any motive, theirs will be g most unenviable notoriety and a responsibility which will bring deep bitterness to them. The only party that is serviceable to na- ton is a party that can hold abso- lutely together and march with the discipline and with the zest of g conquering host"
 Wilson was not accused of die tatorship inclinations when he saic that. The modern dictator had no yet been invented and the old one' were buried with the Caesars
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
THIRTY SIX 60 SOUTH ABOARD
 s. s. ALEUTIAN

TWenty-four passengers arrived in Juneau on the Aleutian this morning from the Westward and 36 sailed south.
 From Seward passengers were w. A. CaStleton, c. Hawkesworth, H. w Jewell, V. Lyman, H. Magnuson, w. A. Shields, c. Hill, B. A. Rolf.
 From Cordova-H. c. Dunlop, Mrs. Jane Phinn, A. L. Vaughn, D. De- vich, c. -.alI1pc, w. B. Metz, J. Short, E. Stallings, Baxter Felch, Jack Mellquist.
 From Valdez-Mrs. E. D'Armond, J. R. Eagle, J. MacGowan, G. Poulds, Beatrice Washburn, B. Els her.
 Sailing to Seattle were J. L. Gray, Arthur Ficken, Lewis Taylor Jr., Mrs. s. P. Whitely, Mrs. George Matthews, E. L. Gruber, Mrs. Cru Der, Roy Rutherford, Mrs. H. o. Arend, Edith Hopkins, E. H. La tham, M. Powell, pr. w. A. Bell, Mrs. J. E. Musser, MT. RoySe, Mrs. Royse, Dorothea McHenry, Perry Huff, Mrs. M. Larsen, A. Lyman, Jackie Forde, the Rev Feltas, Ma thilda Hoist, John Knapp, Mrs. John Knapp, Jeanette Moses, MT. and Mrs. Louis Norvell, Ken Gallagher
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
TEN GO SOUTH
 WITH DENIAL THIS MORNING

The steamer Denali, going through Juneau Saturday to Skagway and returning south this morning, took IS passengers from here for the head of Lynn Canal and returning southbound took 10 passengers from here for Sitka and Seattle.
 Roundtrippers to Skagway were A. Van Mavern and John Doe.
 Sailing to Skagway were Maggie Kadnahaj Shirley George, A. c. Black, Ken Graves, Ester Rhind, R. Hunter, c. Henry, D. Brown, A. Jackson, C. Albert, P. F. Jasper, Dave Heinminger, Sam Hemmin- ger
 Sailing to Sitka were Mrs. Charles Dick, Mrs. Peter Williams, Peter Williams, J. F. Chamberlain, Charles Dick, Peter Williams, J. Pe- lander.
 For Seattle - H. Franck, H. Franck Jt., Carl Hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
TIDES TOMORROW

Low tide-3:43 am. O.3 feet.
 High tiee-10:13 am, 1f.6 feet. Low tide-4:10 pm, 2.6 feet. High tide-1O:19 pm, 15.9 feet.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19

fused with a secondary medica meaning when Mussolini, in hi'
 original Italian fascist purge, hao resort to castor oil treatment. The nature of the method and cer- tain amount of humor in it, caught worldwide attention and associat- ed the word with dictatorship.
 Then came the no less famous
 blood purge" in Nazi Germany which was followed by a similar liquidation in Russia. That was enough to identify a purge with dictatorships and, for this genera ten at least, to brand it as their instrument, their weapon and their method.
 The fundamental correctness of the word in the present instance seems a misfortune of the first to some Democrats be- cause of the peculiar circum- stances of the present efforts at party qualification.
 It just happens that persons marked for party discard are per- sons who opposed the court bill and the reorganization bill, two measures concerning which the cry of dictatorship was raised to such an extent that the President saw fit to disclaim either lesire or qualifications for dictator ship.
 The Republican party chairman lost no time in tying the Old World and New World situations to- gether. John Hamilton accused the President of adopting the Rus sian technique of the purge" in an effort to divert our attention from the failures of the New Deal.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
OUT TO COLLEGE

George Troychek is a passenger south on the Princess Louise toi Seattle where he will enter the Uni versity of Washington.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
TAKES YUKON

A. F. Allard went to the Vest ward on the Yukon Saturday night, He is booked for Valdez.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19

Statisticians estimate that 90 per , cent of the polo ponies used in the United States are raised on Texas farms.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
Marine News
Steamer Movements NORTHBOUND

. Columbia due sometime tomor-
 row. Should have 3l2 days
 mail aboard.
 North Sea scheduled to arrive
 Wednesday.
 Tongass scheduled to arrive
 early Thursday morning.
 . SCHEDULED SAILINGS
 g Princess Louise scheduled to . sail from Vancouver tomor- . row at 9 pm. c Alaska scheduled to sail from o Seattle Sept 21 at 9 am.
 Q Northland scheduled to sail c from Seattle Sept. B at 10 . am. . Aleutian scheduled to sail c from Seattle Sept. "A at 9 . am. . SOUTHBOUND SAILINGS . Yukon scheduled southbound . Thursday. . LOCAL SAiLINGS . Estebeth scheduled to sail every . Wednesday at 6 pm. for Sit . ka and wayportS. . Dart leaves every Wednesday . at am. for Petersburg, Port . Alexander, Rake and way . ports.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
ropean power would take it over.
 Defense Proposition

T
 Defense Proposition
 Stoeckl. a great realist, ever 1 feared the harraSsed Mormon' would cast their eyes northward 1T their search for a home, thus fore | ing Russia to "the alternative o1 providing an army of defense ol renouncing a part of our territory. His initial discussions were encour aged by Senator Gwin of California but before either country could get down to bartering the Civil War was on and the Alaskan deal was off.
 With peace, however Stoeckl was quick to strike again. He went to St. Petersburg in 1866 and, through his continued pressure, the Czar himself called a secret meeting Russian interests had clashed again with the British and the Russians were in a mood to welcome any thing to relieve their problems ln the Far East.
 Stoeckl dwelt upon this. He also stressed cordial American-Russian relations resulting from Russia's neutrality in the Civil War, Curious ly, no thought whatever was given to Alaska having any minerals. Her only resources discussed were coal, forests, furs, shipping and ice for refrigeration.
 Unbelievable Careiessncss
 The papers on this conference. possibly incomplete because of the long passage of time, show almost unbelievable carelesSnesS in deal- ing with such an important mat ter only 70 years ago. Very casu- ally. the conferees decided the min ister should get no less than $5,- 900 900. Boundaries were only vague ly defined.
 Stoeckl was sent off to conclude the deal and, shreWd trader that he was, he forced Seward to pro- pose the purchase. The negotiations went swiftly, and the treaty text was so brief that it could be cabled to St. Petersburg on the newly per fected transatlantic cable. The im- patient Seward footed stiff cable bill. Alexander II gave his approval and Alaska was ours. Only then did the storm break in Congress, be- cause the deal was one of the most secret ever conducted in history.
 Unearthing the documents in Moscow was no small diplomatic feat itself The embassy obtained permission to see the papers only after a years repeated requests during which time no one knew what was contained in them. Most of the documents were in French the court language of the time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19

caption writers. Purge" has only five letters. It fits so well into linn tied space. The urge for shortness and explosive brevity which led head writers to make probe" a crude journalese equivalent of "investiga- tion" was certain to push purge into the headlines.
 Probably no one would De con- blaming were it not for the fact that, in the history of recent years the word has taken on additiona implications. For political purposes it's primary meaning became con-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-19
Inside Story of
 Alaska Purchase
 Is Now Disclosed

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Purge" Joins Mandate" Now,
 Embattled Word

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