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Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
Real Japanese
Government
BY CHARLES p. STEWART

IN ltS cOnfluenUlal mOOQS SCdle
department officialdom admits that
the chief difficulty it experiences
in its diplomatic dealings with the
Japanese government arises from
the fact that the japanese govern
ment, in the last analysis, isn't the
real government of Japan.
At present Adolf Hitler actually
IS Germany's government. 1t gen
orally is agreed that he's tricky.
Even when he makes a diplomatic
bargain, the negotiators of the sec
ond part are suspicious in advance,
that he doesn't intend to keep his
word. Japan's foreign office is in
ternationally recognized as reason
ably Wellmeaning. What it prom
ises, it means to perform-if it can.
The foreign minister in Toxic,
however, may conclude an interna-
tional dicker in all good faith. but
if he tries too hard to stick to the
war department disappoves of it,
he becomes an exceedingly poor life
insurance risk.
IlluStratiVCly:
A few years back, before the
pending Far Eastern undeclared
war broke out, Jap militarSts un.
dertook to grab Shanghai, on the
Chinese coast. They encountered
more resistance than they expected.
The then japanese Premier Inukai
said it was literally impossible for
him to finance so formidable cam
paign as appeared to be impending
1t was true It since has been dem.
onStratod that the Japs are going
broke, endeavoring TO gobble China.
Nevertheless, a military committee
dropped in on Mr.. Iunkai and as
sasSinated him. to teach him and
his successors that they'd BETTER
lind funds, whether available or
not, for any enterprise militarily
suggested
Plenty of Such Purgcs
Shortly ahead of Premier mukais
elimination Premier Hamaguchi
was similarly erased for not being
belligerent enough. Later Finance
Minister Takahashi, Grand Cham.
berlain Suzuki and Legislators Ma
koto and Watanabe we're mopped
up as insufficiently quarrelsome.
Half q dozen aSsassinations Of
leading statesmen in less than as
many years. A fairly good record
There was no complaint about it,
either. It's a kind of an electoral
system
It's different from ours. though.
Here our war department is an
executive branch War Secretary
Wooding doesn't have Secretary of
state Hull killed if the latter fixes
up a treaty that the former doesn't
like.
In Japan the war department is
as independent of the rest of the
government as the traditional hog
on Ice. It's independent of the rest
OF the departments and Of parlia.
ment and of the mikado himself
Even the mikado would stand a fat
chance of liquidation if he defied
the military class. For that matter.
the japanese secretary of war would
be likely to be bumped off" by the
rank-and. fire if he turned pacifisti
cally sassy"
It's a survival of the ancient
'samurai"-the birds who killed
everybody else, or killed themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
Dale
Carnegie

I have many letters from people
asking how to start a conversation
with a stranger. went to an ex-
pert in that field Mrs. Naldab
Ross. 1886 Taylor Avenue, Scran-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

On Dads day we naturally tell
him he's the most important mem
ber of the household. But we've
noticed that even when he's sick
We. still get our meals on time,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
Barbs

Jimmy Braddock and Tommy
Farr are TO mix in London. Only
question that fight will settle is
which was whipped most thorough
ly by Joe Louis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
Thouuhts for the Day

Then spake Jesus again unto them saying, am the
light of the world he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness but shall have the light of life
John 8:l2.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

A person with normal color vision
can distinguish about 100 hues. But
many such people can't tell red
from green on a stop light
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

MEMBER
American Newspaper
Publishers
Associat ton
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15

that a drummer would think things
are booming.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Million Man Army
In Three Months
Is u. ). Plan
Col. Burns DiscIoses
Program Before
6. of G. Session
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The War Department has made
plans to put 100000 men under
arms within three months In the
event it should be ordered to mo-
bilize for war.
Col. J. H. Burns, executive officer
to the Assistant Secretary Of War,
giving this information to members
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States today, said an initial
fighting strength of 100000 men and
5000 airplanes was contemplated on
entry into any conflict.
Approximately 10000 manufactur-
ing plants already have accepted
schedules of production showing
what would be expected of them in
time of war, he disclosed.
"One of the big questions in time
of war" he declared, "is certain to
be that of price control, with all that
1t entails, such as salaries, wages,
taxes. prices of materials and serv-
ices and profits. If we reduce profits
to the vanishing point, we force
practically complete regimentation
of industry. On the other hand, If
we permit unreasonable prices and
profit we likewise ruin the morale
of the country"
If this country ever goes to war,
Col. Burns said, it must be prepared
to do so with the most efficient kill
ing and devastating machines man
kind has ever devised and In quanti-
Evening star., 1939-05-02
BY ALEXANDER r. PRESTON.

Billy, 8-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. j. Brazil of Arlington Coun-
ty, Va, today has his secret-and
his parents have an extra $1.85 tele-
phone bill to pay.
Mr.. Brazil, an employe of the
Government Printing Office, suf-
fered the usual reactions of one
who believes he is overcharged for
service when he received his MONTH
ly telephone bill last Thursday. A
check with the telephone company
revealed that call had been made
April to the Tennessee State Peni-
tentiary at Nashville.
Nonplussed at first, it occurred to
Mrs. Brazil that Billy is an ar
dent fan of the shoot 'em-up- VIII
lie" and G-men radio programs and
often races about the house shout
ing "Hi-Yo, Silver" followed by a
fusillade as he draws his imaginary
"gats" from his imaginary holsters.
It also occurred to the parents
that the date Of the mysterious call
was a Wednesday, and check with
the telephone company placed the
call at 1888 pm-three minutes
after a stirring radio program goes
of the air.
Billy, who sits with his ear glued
to the radio loud-speaker each
Wednesday night, was heard to ex-
press his own theory as to how es-
CAGES from penal institutions could
be thwarted. His suggestion, voiced
one day before the telephone bill
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Pacific Air Bases
Are Sidetracked in
House Committee
Wake, Midway, PoImyro
And Johnston Islands
Work Stricken Out
By the Associated Press.

Br the Associated Press.
Navy plans to establish system
of air bases in the Western Pacific
struck a snag today when House
Appropriations Subcommittee side
tracked the administrators request
for funds to start the work on four
islands.
Chairman ScrugEam said the
group had decided against inclusion
in the regular naval supply bill of
funds for bases proposed for Mid
way, Wake, Palmyra and Johnston
Islands. The chairman indicated,
however, that the items might be
considered later this session by an
other subcommittee.
Chairman Vinson of the House
Naval Committee indicated vigor-
GUS attempt would be made tomor-
row, when the bill reaches the House
floor, to restore the deleted items.
Representative Scrugham said the
action of the House few weeks ago
IN voting against a proposal to make
the faraway island of Guam the
A>oFy D oNAdtAOAA OuGkOoC III VIC IA
cific was largely responsible for his
committees decision to delay the
rest of the program for that area.
I'm view of the vote on GUAM" he
said, I'VE felt there should be fur
ther study to determine whether the
State Department and military ex-
perts agree on the need for these
projects. There is merit in them,
but there's no particular need to
rush into the matter"
Figure In $65 5,000, 900 Program.
The islands in question figured
in $65 ,000, 900 program under which
the Navy intended to provide oper-
ating base facilities extending from
Alaska, via the mid-Paciflc and Ha-
waii to San Juan, Puerto Rico, IN
the Caribbean.
Under that program, approved last
(See DEFENSE page A-A)
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Boy, 8, Calls Tennessee Warden
To HeIp Him Hold Prisoners

arrived, was that an airplane be
kept flying over prisons so that the
pilot could guide those on the
ground on the direction fleeing
prisoner was taking.
Remembering this, Mrs. Brazil
questioned her son, and he told her
he had made the call, but he was
very mysterious about what had
transpired. Billy doesn't want to
talk about it," Mrs. Brazil said.
"He knows q penitentiary is place
Of correction and it is where grown
up bad boys are sent"
The telephone operator furnished
the information that she had been
asked for the sheriff" of the peni-
tentiary and had to inform the
caller that there was no sheriff at
the institution, but that she could
connect the warden. The call was
finally completed to the assistant
warden.
Mrs. Brazil reflected today that
on April S at 1888 pm. she was up
stairs with Billy's younger sister
getting her ready for bed. The
father was not at home, and the
telephone was on the first floor,
and so was Billy.
Billy lives at 436 North Nelson
street and is in the third grade at
the Henry Clay School. No one but
he and the assistant warden Of the
Tennessee State Penitentiary know
what words were uttered April 5.
Nevertheless, Mr.. and Mrs. Brazil
must pay the telephone bill.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
| Roosevelt Aides
| Accused of Step
To stop Garner
By the Associated Press,

By tne ASbOClateQ fTeSS.
Representative Mason, Republican,
of Illinois accused the Roosevelt ad-
ministration today of promoting a
stop Garner" program
BY creating IAN. alliance of New
Dealers, labor leaders, radical Reds
and Northern Negroes, Representa-
tive Mason said in statement, ad-
ministration men hope to block
the Vice President out of a chance
at the Democratic nomination for
the presidency next year.
The Illinois Republican linked
with what he called this large en-
circlement program" several lesser
ones. He charged that John L.
Lewis, Secretary Perkins and the
Labor Board were trying to encircle
the A. F. L.; that Communists were
trying the same thing on the c. I. o.
and that the administration almost
succeeded in doing it to business
before Congress woke up."
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Serious Rioting Breaks Out
In Strike OF Seamen
BY the Associated Press.

EVERETT, Mass, May 2.-Serious
rioting, which caused Police Chief
George o. Kenney to request "all
cities and towns" in the State to
send men and equipment immedi-
ately," broke out this afternoon in
the week-old seamens strike.
Mr.. Kenney directed his appeal to
the Boston police and urged them
to broadcast it. His appeal asked
for as many men as possible.
The request for aid came shortly
after Is men had been arrested and
Mr.. Kenney had directed another
request to Boston police for aid.
The first outbreak, he reported, oc.
CURED near strike headquarters,
during which a truck was stoned.
Supt. Edward w. Fallon Of the
Boston police dispatched tear gas
grenades to Everett.
Meanwhile, five participants In q
strike demonstration at the Beacon
Oil Co. plant yesterday were fined
$25 each in district court after
they had been convicted of throwing
missiles and of malicious destruc-
ton Of property.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Body Found in Burning Car
With Discharged Pistol
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RISING SUN, Md, May 2.-The
charred body of Robert Christie
Taylor, %, was found in his burning
automobile today. A discharged
pistol was under the body.
Coroner r. C. Dodson said the
body was so badly burned it was not
possible to say at once whether Mr..
Taylor had been shot. An autopsy
will be held this afternoon, DR..
Dodson said.
The upholstery of the car and its
interior were burned, but the flames
had not spread to the rest of the
car, the coroner said. One window
was open and the door unlocked,
the other door was locked and the
window closed.
The coroner said the case might
be either suicide or murder, but that
he did not see how a man could
have shot himself and then set fire
to the car. He said the fire burned
Taylor's legs off.
Mr.. Taylor, truck driver for
mushroom grower, was found by
Peter Tome, a farmer. The car was
parked on a country road with its
interior still smouldering.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Emn,itt Warning Sent to Jail,
Brothers Fined in Tax Case
Sentenced From
3 to 9 Months;
$500 Assessed
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Emmitt Warning, his brothers.
Leo and Charles, and Gordon L.
r. Sddur, a public accountant,
Dere indicted more than year
ago on charges OF detrauding the
Government OF income tdres
from the numbers game. First
trial resulted in a hung jury. Sec
ond trial ended In a naistrial
phen charges OF jury tampering
,Uere made. Emmitt and four
others Uent to prison. His
brothers and Sadur, not inpolued
in the jury scandal, 1Uere granted
q separate trial in the tar case.
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.
Justice Bolitha j. Laws closed In
District Court today the income tax
fraud case against the Warning
brothers, former big shots" in the
numbers racket, with prison term
Of three to nine months for Emmitt,
who already is serving 26 months
for jury tampering, and fines OF
$2,5OO each for Leo and Charles
("Rags').
Emmitt interrupted his third
trial, in which he faced jury alone,
with a plea of guilty. His brothers
changed their pleas to nolle con-
tendre (no defense).
Charles and Leo were given, in
addition to their fines, prison terms
of three to six months each, with
the direction that the jail sentences
be revoked upon payment Of the
fines
They were taken into custody and
held in a cell block at the courthouse
for several hours. A cashiers check
for the amount of the fine then was
turned in at the clerks office and
they were released.
Sadur Case Still Pending.
The Warning brothers and Gordon
L. R. Sadur. tax accountant, were
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the Government Of approximately
$4,000 in income taxes from num-
bers game profits. The case against
Sadur still is pending.
Under the conspiracy law, the
most any of the brothers could
have received was four months to
two years. The maximum is two
years, and the indeterminate SEN
tence law which applies in such
cases provides that the minimum
cannot be more than one-f1fth Of
the maximum.
In pronouncing sentence, Justice
Laws pointed out that in contempt
cases, there was no indeterminate
sentence law and Emmitt would
have to serve the entire 26 months,
with time of for good behavior.
In imposing sentence on the three
brothers, Justice Laws said:
"The charge with which I am to
deal is a conspiracy to fradulently
evade payment of income taxes due
the Government. However, Incl
dental to proof Of this case, it has
(See WARNINGS, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1939-05-02
W.P. A. Rolls Reduced
100000 for Month
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
The Works Progress Administra-
ton today fixed May employment
rolls at approximately 100000, a
reduction of 100000 from April. In
Washington the reduction was $50.
Reductions were made in each
State in accordance with w. P. A.
plans to curtail enrolment under
the $1OO,OOO,0O0 supplemental relief
appropriation granted by Congress.
President Roosevelt had asked for
$150,000,OOO.
w. P. A. officials said that had
Congress made available the full
Sl50,O00,0O0 the May enrolment
would have been approximately
2,700,000. 1t has been planned to cut
about 100, 900 off each month during
April, May and June.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Mrs. Doyle Will Review
Cadets al Annual Drill

Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, will
be the reviewing officer at the an
nual company competitive cadet
drills for white senior high school
cadets next Monday and Tuesday
at Griffith Stadium.
School officials expressed the
opinion that this is the first time
since the holding Of the drills, in
1888, that a woman has been asked
to serve as a reviewing officer.
Col. Frederic G. Kellond of the
Sd Corps Area headquarters was
originally scheduled to review the
drill. He notified school officials,
however, that he would be unable
to be present.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Planes Reuch Guantanamo

NORFOLK, Va, May 2 R.-Two
Navy patrol plane sQuadronsu which
left here yesterday morning for q
1,100-mile hop to Guantanamo, had
reported arriving safely by 6 o'clock
last night.
The "a giant Navy craft are bound
for the West Coast to join the United
States Fleet.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Body Of Woman,
Torn by Dogs, Found
BY the Associated Press.

By t1e AS60clAted PreSS.
LYNCHBURG, Va, May 2-The
body of 68-year -old Mrs. Alice Pat
terson Freeman of Amherst County,
badly torn by pack Of dogs, was
found last night by her husband
when he returned home from q trip
to Lynchburg.
Whether she was killed by the dogs
or whether death occurred from
natural causes county authorities
could not say. Justice Of the Peace
E. M. Wright Of Madison Heights
said his verdict would be that she
died a natural death or was killed
by the animals.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
British Consul to Return

LOS ANGELES, May 2 P.-
Francis E. Evans, British counsul
at Los Angeles since 1884, said
today he had been ordered to re-
turn to England, but denied that
his transfer was occasioned by the
European situation, describing it
as rust q routine move"
Evening star., 1939-05-02
u. S.-AustroIiun
Trade Pact Discussed
BY the Associated Press.

Secretary of State Hull and Stan
ley M. Bruce, Australian High Com
missioner in London, discussed today
possibilities Of q trade agreement
between the United States and
Australia.
Their conference also embraced
the opening Of direct diplomatic re-
lations through establishment OF an
Australian Legation here and IN
American Legation at Canberra.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Severe Quake Recorded
OFF West Coast
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOClRCeu FTeSS
PASADENA, Calf, May 2.-The
California Institute of Technology
chronological Laboratory determined
today that a severe earthquake,
recorded at many points in the
United States, centered in the gulf
of lower California.
The institute recorded the quake
starting at 5:16:23 am. (P. S. T..
It fixed the distance as 200 miles
south of Yuma, AriZ.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Gehriq to Be Benched

DETROIT, May 2 (R.-Manager
Joe Mccarthy of the New York
Yankees announced today that Lou
Gehrig, who has played in 2,130 con-
secutive games, would be benched
at his own request in today's game
with the Detroit Tigers.
Evening star., 1939-05-02
BY JOHN C. HENRY,

William Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor,
denying one by one the week end
accusations of John L. Lewis Of COL
lusion between the A. F. L. and the
National Association of Manufac-
turers, today accused the C. I. o.
chieftain Of attempting to fan the
flame Of class hatred to instill
thoughts of falsehood and misrepre-
sentation in the minds of working
men and women and thus bring
into play the prejudice and passions
Of working people"
The A. F. L. presidents reply to
Mr.. Lewis was contained in q letter
which he wrote to the Senate Labor
Committee and which he read to
its members as he completed his
testimony this morning on behalf Of
pending A. F. L. amendments to the
Wagner National Labor Relations
Act.
IT charge publicly" Mr.. Lewis
wrote the Labor Committee last
week end, that these amendments
recommended by Mr.. Green and his
associates have been prepared with
the aid, advice and counsel of the
National Association of Manufac-
turers and of several Of the most
reactionary and anti-labor corpora
tions Of the country"
Mr.. Green's Reply.
Mr.. Green wrote in reply:
THE purpose of the letter Is pat
ent and obvious. 1t was prepared
and submitted for propaganda pur-
poses. 1t is filled with trickery and
deception. 1t has nothing to dc with
the merits Of the amendments to the
National Labor Relations Act spon-
sored by the American Federation
of Labor.
Il am sure that no member Of the
Committee on Education and Labor
will be deceived or misled by it even
though that may have been the in
tent of Mr.. Lewis. Each Of you can
clearly see and fully comprehend the.
real purpose of the communication
It was designed to fan the fame OF
class hatred, to instill thoughts of
falsehood and Misrepresentation in
the minds of working men and
women and thus bring into play the
prejudice and passions Of those
working people who would be mis-
led by it.
1T was also intended to detract
from a fair consideration of the
virtue and necessity of the amend
ments proposed through an appeal
to the base passions and class hatred
Of unsuspecting people.
with your permission, I wish to
answer these questions categorically
and seriatim. I make these answers
for the sole reason that failure to
do so might be accepted as an ad-
mission of the ruth of the implica-
tions contained in the questions
submitted"
Lewis Letter Put In Record.
AS Mr.. Green finished, Chairman
Thomas announced that he had
had no intention" Of placing the
Lewis letter in the Record, but that
he would now do so.
Remarking that "the scene shifts"
frequently, Mr.. Green said he had
even heard that my good friend,
Senator Burke" was allied with the
N. A. M.
rs that right?" he turned to the
Nebraska Senator.
I've heard rumors to that effect"
Senator Burke replied. I'm glad
to welcome you to the company.
At the conclusion of this colluquy.
Chairman Thomas also took occa-
sion to criticize the considerable
amount of newspaper speculation
and accusation that the committee
lSae MlAGNER Act Pace A-sl
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Washington and Vicinity.

Washington gets high-grade milk,
health officer testifles. Page Al
Warnings face sentence today for
income tax evasion. Page Al
Roper to keep Canadian post only
few months. Page Ak
$4,000 sets Of records sold in Star
campaign. Page Al
Special prizes for best made Derby
raceo2 Page ALL
Evening star., 1939-05-02
Notionol

Project head charged with instigat-
ing w. P. A. sit-down. Page Al
brains" in poison ring named by
Petrillo. Page A-3
"The Yearling" wins Pulitzer prize
for novel. Page Az
President takes rest after entertain
ing royalty. Page Ais
Hoover says research is key to en-
ployment. Page A-18
Evening star., 1939-05-02

Foreign.
Britain to expel so Nazi agents,
London papers report. Page Al
10 dead, 1000 homes damaged in
Japanese earthquake. Page Az
Reich officials discuss Slovakia with
Hungarians. Page Al