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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-01
FRANCE FACES
SHIP STRIKE
CONTINUED from Page ~

Continued from Page II
serted, the success Of the premier's
three-year national reconstruction
program is absolutely certain"
because the people have seen the
need for completing the task al
ready begun.
Reynaud revealed that there
was a great rush today to bring
back to France expatriated capital,
and that freight car loadngs were
sharply increasing.
Reynaud was enthusiastically
applauded by large audience, In
Guiding United States Senator
James Hamilton Lewis Of Illinois,
when he said he frequently visited
America for "a bath Of opti-
misIn."
Arms of DEGREES
Enumerating the aims Of his
economic DEGREES, Reynaud de-
scribed them as: Adjustments In
the application of the 40-hour
week, avoidance Of monetary in
flation, repatriation of capital, re-
duction of government borrowing
and expenditures, granting of bet
ter credit facilities, and greater
liberty of wholesale prices.
I'm the new social equilibrium
now in process of formation"
he continued, 1.-The maintenance
of our liberties and Of the very
atmosphere of our democratic
regime is essential.
1.-THE world needs a strong
and economically sound France
in order to restore the balance
of forces in the world, and in
order to restore faith in democ-
racy which has seemed to
waver."
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Prosperous Era Ahead

He declared himself confident
that America is entering an era
SO prosperous that there will be
so many jobs available in this
country that the entrance Of a
few thousand Jews, or other immi'
grants, will be negligible"
He pledged himself to do every.
thing possible" to bring the Jew.
iSh refugees here to help them re-
build their lives.
The statement, authorized by
Ford in a conference with Rabbi
leo M. Franklin last night, fol-
lows:
II believe that the United
States cannot fail at this time
to maintain its traditional role
as haven for the oppressed.
II am convinced not only that
this country could absorb many
Of the victims Of oppression who
must find a refuge outside Of
their native lands, but that as
many Of them as could be adj
mitted under our selective quota
system would constitute a real
asset to our country.
A NeuU Impetus
because OF their special
adaptability in the fields of pro-
duction, distribution and agri-
culture, they would offer to the
business Of this country a new
impetus at a time like this when
it is badly needed.
Hundreds of Jewish men
now employed in our plants
show marked ability and 10y
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NeUU Czech Borders

WITH aaat the
sion of the
Munich and
V j e n n a
Ayr eements
the new map
of Czechoslo-
vakia has
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eight weeks
ago. Lower
map S h o W S
the country
as it is now
after larg e
tracts have
been handed
over to Ger.
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WHERE ITALY AND FRANCE ARE AT ODDS
Areas MussOIni Is Expected to Claim When Friendsip
Pact Comes Up
negotiations between France and Italy for
friendship pact, it appeared almost certain today.
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been drawn The upper map shows the Czechosovaa
Of the Peace Treaties with the frontiers they only
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Itdly'S Demand for Land
PerilS Pact With France;
Tu11iS, Corsica at Stake
By FRANK GERvAsI

ROME, Dec (LN.S)-Tunis and perhaps other French
owned territories will be laid the bargaining counter in
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OPEN DOORS
TO REFUGEES,
FORD URGES
Motor Magnate Pledges
Assistance to Jews

DETROIT, Dec. / G.N.S).
Henry Ford, in a statement sharp
ly critical Of the Nazi rulers of
Germany, today declared America
should use its selective quota i'm
migration system to establish itself
as q haven for Jewish refugees
from the Reich.
The motor magnate praised Jew
ish ambition and initiative and
said the Jews Of Germany would
be an asset to America because Of
their special adaptability in the
fields Of production, distribution,
and agriculture.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Bowman
"Pinch Hit" For
Governor

Writ G.. Bowman, Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman, pinch hit
ted as a speaker for Governor R.
C. Stanford at the harmony BAN
quet given at the Adams Hotel in.
Phoenix Monday night by the Ari-
zona Democratic Association. Gov
ernor Stanford was out of the city
at the time.
Mr.. Bowman's speech was the
best of the evening and he received
the greatest applause, according to.
County Attorney James v. Robins,
who, with Postmaster E. D. Mil
Ter, accompanied the well known
Nogalian to Phoenix. Robins added
that among persons congratulating
Mr.. Bowman at the conclusion OF
his address were Senator Carl Hay
den and Congressman John r..
Murdoch.
Mr.. Bowman told his Phoenix au-
dience that Santa Cruz County is
strong for the straight Democratic
ticket and that R. T. (Bob) Jones,
Democratic nominee for governor,
would carry this county. He ex-
pressed gratitude that Arizona DEM
ocrats are now united.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Republicans
Endorse
Democrats

All county Democratic candidates
without opposition at the general
election in November have been
endorsed by the Republican County
Central Committee, it was announc-
ed this week by County Republican
Chairman E. K. Cumming.
The Republicans have ten candi-
dates as follows.
M. c. Little, Sr., judge of the
superior court; Mrs. Bessie Sher-
rill Fabiani, county treasurer; Mrs.
Ada Jones, county recorder; Ed
Alvarez, supervisor in District No.
/; Robert Alvarez, state senator; j.
Craig Watt, justice Of the peace at
Nogales; A. S. Henderson, super
visor in District No. 3; Lou Ste
vens. constable at Patagonia; H. B.
Riggs, juttice of the peace at Pata-
gonia; and Wayne Davis, justice OF
the peace at Ruby.
Among the Democrats endorsed
by the Republicans are j. j. Lowe.
sheriff; Louis EScalada, supervisor
in District No. 2; Lula R. Lari-
more, school superintendent; Rob
ert Fqeischer, assessor; Major
George Macdonald, state represen-
tative; Miss Helen Okeefe, clerk
of the superior court; and James
v. Robins, county attorney.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
America In 1899
Had Parking
Difficulties

EDWARDSVILLE Qll) Oct. z
U.P)-There was a parking prob
lem in 1899, too.
A bound volume Of the issues
of the Providence (R. ID Gazette
carried this item:
"At a town-meet of the Free
men of the town of Providence,
legally warned and assembled at
the toWn-house on the 10 day OF
November, 1899, voted :. that
no inhabitant shall suffer his or
her cart, coach, truck, sleigh or
other carriage to stand for the
space of more than two hours un-
harnessed or unattached in either
the main or other streets of the
town. The fine for doing such would
be 81 for the first two hours and
Is cents for all hours over the
limit
Nogales international., 1938-10-08

Two groups of state Democratic
candidates will speak in Nogales
the latter part of the month, it was
announced this week by Lynn Lock-
hart of Phoenix, chairman of the
State Democratic Central Commit
tee.
One group, headed by United
States Senator Carl Hayden, will
speak on Saturday night October
22nd and the other group, headed
by Robert T. (Bob) Jones, candi-
date for governor, will be here on
Saturday night October 29th.
Senator's Party
In the Senator's party, in addi-
ton to Mr.. Hayden, will be At
torney General Joe Conway, Harry
M. Moore, candidate for secretary
of state; Supreme Court Justice A..
G. McAlister, State Auditor Ana
Frohmiller and Corporation Com
missioner Wilson T. Wright.
Governors Party
With Mr.. Jones in the governor S
party will be Congressman John r..
Murdock, Tax Commissioner Thad
M. Moore, Mine Inspector Tom
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Desert Plant
Uses Sought

TUCSON (Ariz) Oct. Ex-
cluSive) Arizona is making a
strong bid for a fubstation of the
regional crops research laboratory
which, from all indications, the
United States Department of Agri-
culture will establish in or near
Los Angeles. If such a station. is
set up, it will be for the purpose
of finding commercial uses and
processes to utilize native plant
such as cacti, yucca, ocotillo and
canaigre.
FOUR LABORATORIES
There are to be four laboratories,
costing $1,000,000 apiece, for the
special purpofe of experimenting
with crops of which a surplus is
produced. At first Arizona hoped
to have one of these institutions
within her own borders, but it is
settled that they are to be located
near the sources OF greatest sup.
ply.
When E. Chace and A. M. Sor-
ber, Department of Agriculture
scientists, visited Arizona recently
to inquire into crop furpluses here,
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Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Cov. Stanford
Attend
County Fair

Arizona's governor-Hon. R. G.
Stanford-will be a guest all day
today at the annual county fair
and rodeo at Sonoita.
A phone call announcing that the
governor will attend the fair was
received Thursday by The Inter
national from H. B. Thurber, presi-
dent of the fair association.
It was also announced that Jer-
rie Lee of Phoenix, Republican can
didate for governor, will be among
prominent persons from up the
state attending the fair.
Attorney General Joe Conway
and Tax Commissioner Thad Moore
expect to attend, according to Sher-
iff Harold j. Brown, who got back
this week from a trip to Phoenix.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Daily Service
On Big Series

Daily service on the worlds base
ball series is being given at the
headquarters of the R. G. Edgell
Company opposite the police sta
ton.
It is being received via radio and
a Philco set is being used in CIV
ing fans a play by play report.
Large crowds are attending each
day.
The third game, between the
New York Yankees and the Chi
cago Cubs, will be played today.
The Yenks won the first two
games Wednesday and Thursday.
There was no game yesterday.
The Nogales International is CO.
operating with the Edgell Compa-
ny in presenting the service.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Gathering
Data On
Silver Situation

PHOENIX, Oct. ALI 46 coun-
ellis of the Arizona Small Mine Op-
orators Association are gathering
data on the silver situation in their
communities which is being sent to
the Rocky Mountain Metal Foun-
dation, Barr Bldg, Washington,
D. C. This organization is compil-
ing report to be used by the
congressional western mining bloc
in maintaining government buying
of that metal at a fair price.
Newly-mined silver is now being
bought by the government at 64t
cents per ounce ID is being Tut
on the Treasury b( oks at -1.29 tt is
giving the govern mt book prof
it of 100 per cent he price during
1887 was 1757 c, Is per ounce but
it was reduced by presidential
proclamation on December 81, 1887
to the present price which prevails
in during the current year but on
which there will undoubtedly be
new proclamation for 1899.
The congressional silver bloc, un-
der the leadership of Senator Key
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Not The
First Recount

The recount of the votes cast for
the Democratic nomination for
COUNTY recorder at the recent pri-
mary, which will get under way the
first of the week, is not the first
recount in this county but it has
been many years since there was
one.
In 1911-the year before Arizona
became a State-Raymond Earhart
defeated Harry Chenoweth by three
votes for county treasurer. A re-
rount changed the result by one
vote, Earhart's majority finally be-
ing determined as four votes.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Family Finds
Farming Often
Sorry Business

GLENNIE (Mich.) Oct. 7 (U.PD
Fred and Julia Nieman have de-
cided to give up farming.
On July 4, Mrs. Nieman broke
a leg while haying.
On July Is, their 8-yearold son
Dale seriously injured his foot
while herding cows.
A dog the Niemans borrowed
strangled itself on a leash and it's
owner has presented a bill for $50
The Niemans' mule, on which
they owed $3.50, was struck by
lightning, and their only pig died
Nogales international., 1938-10-08

Under the sponsorship of the To-
cal council of the Knights of Co.
lumbuc, Nogales will commemorate
again this year on Columbus Day,
next. Wednesday, the discovery of
the American continent.
AS in past years, the Knights
will be hosts to the leading civic
and business people of the city, at
a luncheon to be s.erved at II o'clock
noon Wednesday OcIoper 18th, in
the K. of c. Hall on Morley ave
nue.. Hon. Frank j. Duffy will pre-
side as POSTMASTER and the Rev
James Davis, Catholic pastor of
Bisbee, will deliver the main ad-
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Nogales viii Celebrate Columbus
Day Oct. 18th; Luncheon At Noon

dress, there being other impromptu
talks by local men.
AS a part of the program all
members Of Nogales council knights
of Columbus, will receive Holy Com
munion in body at the 8 o'clock
Mas tomorrow in the Sacred Heart
Church.
The committee in charge of Co.
lumbus Day arrangements is made
up of Frank Noriega, chairman;
Rev. Robert Donnohue, Frank j..
Duffy, Ralph Gonzalez, Earl Jack
son and Fortunate Macon.
The committee requests that all
business places and city offices dis
play the flag on Columbus Day.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08

Record-breaking crowds are ex-
pected at Santa Cruz County's big
yearly event-the. 23rd annual
county fair and rodeo at Sonoita
today and tomorrow.
Opening at 10:30 o'clock this
morning. a program has been ar
ranged that will please the public
every minute of the two days.
First event today will be a, six
manfootball game, Nogales Junior
High School Papooses versu' Pata-
gonia High School Lobo Pups. To-
morrow morning there will be a
track meet and at 1890 a. m.
Sunday horseshoe tournament for
the championship of Santa Cruz
County.
There will be rodeo each after
noon starting at 1:30 and three
horse races each day at 2 p. m.
H. B. Thurber, president of the
fair association, said this week that
all premium and contestants money
would be paid off promptly after
the show each day.
The livestock show, agricultural
and school exhibits promise to be
the best ever offered at local fair.
A special tent, from Los Angeles,
has been put up for the livestock
show.
Home cooked food will be on sale
each day at the county fair grounds
According to Mr.. Thurber the
track for horse racing is in the
best shape in the history OF the
fair association, and for the first
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Mapes Put On
Retired List

Charles Mapes of Patagonia mas
returned from San Francisco aud
Los Angeles where he mas been un-
dergoina medical treatment. He
has been taken out of service by
the Southern Pacific Company be-
cause of total disability.
Mapes has been working for the
railroad since 1898 and at Pata-
gonia for the past six years.
He was raiS ed in NogaleS and is
a son of John Mapes who built
the Santa Fe railroad from Benson
to Nogales.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
H. B. Riggs Is
Candidate

H. B. Riggs announces in today's
International as the Republican
candidate for Jus tice Of The Peace,
in Precinct No. 2 (the Patagonia
Sonoita and Elgin district.
Born in Salem, Wisconsin, Mr..
Riggs came to the Patagonia dis
trict early in life, settling there in
1894. That was before Patagonia
was founded in about 1899.
Mr.. Riggs, rancher, was post
master of Patagonia for 13 years.
His family consists of his wife and
two children.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Work Begins On
City Project

Work on the City-WPA street i'm
provement and construction project
got under way this week.
Initial work is the landscaping of
the strip between the arroyo and
Grand avenue from Banks Bridge
to the civic building. Santa Cruz
County cactus in being planted un-
der the supervision of Mrs. Harry
Morse and directed by City Engi-
neer George Brannen.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
ANNUAL 2-DAY COUNTY FAIR OPENS TODAY
Jones Not To
Be AT Fair

Because the itinerary for his
speaking engagements precludes
him from being in this part of the
state at this time of the month,
Senator R. T. (Bob) Jones, Demo
cratic nominee for governor, will be
unable to attend the annual county
fair at Sonoita today and tomor-
row.
A letter conveying the above in
formation was received Monday
from Mr.. Jones by Democratic Ma
tional Committeeman Writ G. Bow
man.
Mr.. Jones will speak in Nogales
on the night of Saturday October
29th.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
10000 Fish
Received Here

A shipment of about 10000 Perch
to be planted in the Ruby Lake
was received Thursday by the San
ia Cruz County Game Protective
Association from the state fish
hatchery at Phoenix.
The fish are between one and two
and one half inches in length and
within three years will be full
grown.
George Peterson, county game
warden, is in charge of the plant
ing and care of the fish.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
First Paving
.AtPatagoniia

Patagonia became town about
40 years ago but not until this
week did the little mining town
have paving.
Nearly mile in length. the paw
ing project from the cattle guard
in the south end of town to the
bridge over Sonoita creek was COM
pleted and opened to traffic.
The new paving gives the town a
very up to date appearance.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
ary Bettwy, contestee.

y
According to the official result
as determined by the board Of su-
pervisors, Mrs. Bettwy received
1888 votes and Mrs. Mitchell 1904
a majority of 10 for Mrs. Bettwy.
Hearing Today
At 10 o'clock this morning, with
Judge William G. Hall of Pima
county presiding, a hearing will be
held in the superior court on an
order to show cause why the bal
lots should or should not be re-
counted.
The recount is expected to get
under way Monday morning and
may last one or two days. Mrs.
Mitchell and Mrs. Bettwy will each
be allowed to name one commits
sioner OH the board recounting the
ballots and the court will appoint
one.
Mrs. Mitchell is represented in
the court action by very able legal
talent Attorneys Duane Bird,
Thomas L. Hall and S. D. Mona
han.
Sensational Allegations
Sensational allegations appear in
the lengthy document filed by Mrs.
Mitchell's attorneys.
It is alleged that the election Of
ficials of Ward No. (Nogales9 are
guilty of malconduct by having
permitted electors who were neither
absentee, sick or disabled, and 9TH
er individuals, to vote without re-
quirihg them first to sign their
names in full in the signature
rosters of electors.
Names of the election officials
DO NOT APPEAR in the papers
filed by the attorneys representing
Mrs. Mitchell.
It is alleged that the election Of
ficials permitted voting booths pro-
vided for electors to become open
to the observation of others.
Among additional allegations are
the following:
Permitting electioneering by con-
testee within the confines of said
polling place of Ward during the
hours of voting.
Permitting persons to vote whose
names did not appear Of record as
qualified elector in both the gen
eral county register of electors of
Santa Cruz County and in the pre-
cinct register list of No. precinct.
Permitting some individuals to
vote more than one time.
Permitting some individuals to
vote under names other than their
own and o{tensibly as the persons
whose names were used.
Incorrectly n d inaccurately
counting the number of votes cast
for contestant and contestee.
Rejecting ballots which were prop
er and competent and failing to
count and record the same
The complaint says that the
"malconduct of said boards of cleo
ton at Ward 3 was so gross,
flagrant and fraudulent that it is
impossible to determine the num-
ber of legal ballots" and that CON
testee did not in fact receive the
highest number of votes and con-
testant did receive the highect num-
ber."
The complaint maintains that
contestant was entitled to be Of
ficially declared elected to said Of
fice.'
It is also alleged that contestee
electioneered at the polling place
in Ward within $50 yards of said
polling place and handed out po-
litical literature and her campaign
cards on election day.
A further allegation is that the
contestee, for the purpose of in
ducing persons to vote for her. Of
fered and promised the post of
deputy county recorder to four per-
conS-Mrs. Ada Jones, John Bache-
lier, Herbert King and Mrs. Mae
F. Walker.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
2 GROUPS OF DEMOCRATIC
CANDIDATES TO SPEAK HERE
Senator Hayden And Party Will Be In Nogales Oh
October 22nd And 'SBob" Jones And Group
On October 29th

Foster, Superintendent Of Public
In ttitution H. E. Hendrix and Will
liam Peterson, candidate for state
treasurer
The Senator's party is scheduled
to be in Patagonia Saturday after
noon October %.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Tomato Acreage
On West Coast

Acreage on the west coast of
Mexico planted with tomatoes this
fall is 25 percent Of what it was
last year but is sufficient to net
the same number of carloads as
passed through here last winter,
it was stated this week by James
Manson, manager of the Pacific
Brokerage Company.
The shipping season will get un-
der way early this winter.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
VISITING AT PATAGONIA

Mrs. Mae Kerr, wife of DR.. Mark
Kerr of Cincinnati, Ohio, and
Miami, Florida, is visiting her
brother, H. B. Riggs, and family.
at Patagonia. Leaving Patagonia
she will go to Long Beach to visit
another brother, Charles Riggs, a
retired marine.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Registration
Closes Monday

Registration for the general elec-
ton November 9th will close at the
office of County Recorder Lucy T.
Mitchell at S p. m. Monday.
Up to Thursday evening about 25
persons had registered since the
September primary and most of
those were from the Patagonia dis
trict
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
RECOUNT OF BALLOTS CAST
In COUNTY RECORDER RACE
SOUGHT BY MRS. MITCHELL
Sensational Allegations Contained In Suit Filed I1
Superior Court; Hearing Set For
10 O'clock This Morning

Seeking a recount of the ballots
cast at the September 18th pri-
mary in the race for the Demo-
cratic nomination for county re-
corder, Mrs. Lucy T. Mitchell, in
cumbent, filed suit in the superior
court at z o'clock Wednesday night.
In the court action Mrs. Mitchell
is named as contestant and Mrs.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
IN THE MOVIES

Miss Jane Cadogan, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Cadogan Of
Hudgin street, is taking speaking
part in one of the forthcoming
leading movies, coed picture, at
Hollywood.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
RECORD-BREAKING CROWDS
EXPECTED AT SONOITA FAIR;
RODEO PROGRAM EACH DAY
Horse Racing, Football And Track Meet On Program
For County Big Annual Event; Fair Dance
Set For Tonight

time there is plenty of water ON
the grounds, as a re;ult of the re-
cent drilling of a well.
New flag poles have been set IN
three feet of cement this year.
DANCE TONIGHT
The big annual county fair dance
will be held tonight.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08
Many Happy Returns

Victor j. Wager, III, two years
old october 6.
Mrs. Presley T.. Cheshire, Oc-
tober g.
Nogales international., 1938-10-08

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The Washington times., 1938-05-27
'M'LEAN DRIVER
HURT IN CRASH

ATHENS, Ohio, May 27.--John
Barlow, Washington D. c., chauf-
feur for Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B.
Mclean, jr., was recovering today
from bruises after the Mclean
car. which he was driving near
here late yesterday, collided with
an auto loaded with PWA work
erS.
Barlow was believed en- route
to Colorado Springs, Col, where
the McLeans are honeymooning
following their wedding in Wash
ington Wednesday, when the col
lision occurred.
One occupant of the car struck
/ y the Mclean machine suffered
a fractured rib and the other
four were shaken up. Damage to
the Mclean machine was reported
slight.
The McLeans abandoned pre-
liminary plans to make the trip
west in their car and took a
train from Washington.