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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-27
MOONEY BETTER

SAN FRANCISCO, Gal. Feb. 27.- Thomas Mooney is reported resting comfortably at St. Luke's Hospital today following a gall bladder opera tion Saturday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-02-27
TIDES TOMORROW
VEGA FLIES TWO
 BIG HOPS TODAY

Shell Simmons returned today from Ketchikan with five passengers aboard the Lcckheed. Glen Goudie, P. J. Fitzsimmons and Peter Walz from Hydaburg. N. A. McEacheran and Norman Cameron from Peters burg
 Leaving Juneau at o'clock this afternoon he took A. L. McCarter and Joe Lepic to Sitka; Kaz Kazelle and L. Crooks to Chichagof and Mrs. F. A. Clark to Hirst.
 Weather permitting he is sched- uled to return to Juneau with Jack Littlepage from Chichagof and Tom Morgan from Sitka late this after noon.
 There are 5,245 national banks in the ITnited States
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
PLAN TO BUY A CAR?

You may be one of those fortunate
people who are planning to buy a
new car thia summer. If SO.
don't fail TO come in and talk
over your financing set-up with
us. You'll find our service is
efficient. economical, and.
Local. Why not check up and
see just exactly what We can do
for you when you purchase that
new 1899 car?
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Committee Shayes
800 Million from
Roosevelt Funds
Continued from Page ID

Although it has been passed by the
senate, Chairman Walter Chandler
D.. Tenn, of the house judiciary
committee holding hearings on the
measure, thought it would be me-
chanically impossible to get 1t
through the house.
No formal action was taken on
the housing bill. but 1t was shunteo
aside to permit consideration of
another section of the vast lending
program. the $2,660,000,000 self
liquidating projects bill to finance
a program of toll roads. bridges,
rural electrification, farm tenant
aid, and purchase of railroad rolling
stock.
Chairman Henry B. Steagall, D.,
Ala, gave as the reason the absence
in Tennessee of a committee men,
Der. Rep. Albert Gore, D., Tenn, to
attend the funeral of Rep. Sam D.
McReynolds.
But other Democrats on the COM
mittee reported that there were not
enough votes for the housing bill
to get it out of committee and that
it would be killed unles the fon-
ancing provisions were drastically
amended.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
japanese to End
Border Conflict

JAPANESE ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS Hailar, Manchukuo. July 13
CUP)-Japanese army leaders said
today that they had about COM
pleted their present campaign on
the Outer Mongolian frontier. but
had made preparations for situ-
alton many times more serious.
A three-day tour of the front anc
of numerous bases between the
front and Hailar, provided ample
evidence of the big scale prepara-
tions the japanese-M -Manchukuan
army has made for any future test
with the Russian-Outer Mongolian
forces.
1t appeared that the japanese
had used the present incident,
which has resulted in nearly two
months of frontier fighting, to hold
elaborate meneuvers of military and
political Importance. AS the action
approached its end, the Japanese
expressed confidence that they had
demonstrated their military super
iority with both land and aerial
arms at a point where, they said
the Russians had chosen to con-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Marketing Expert
Outlines Cotton
PROGRAM at Meet

Leavern Lackey, of the U. S. Bu-
reau of Agricultural marketing SER
vice Wednesday discussed the clas-
sification of cotton, outlined funda-
mentals of the Smith-Doxey cottor
improvement program and urged
valley and Bard growers to take adj
vantage of the program benefits at
a meeting in the county courthouse
Lackey pointed the usefulness of
the one-variety improvement as
sociation in the county. and explain
ed the workings of the new agricul-
tural marketing service.
Under the service farmers may
send samples to state offices in
Bakersfield to determine the classi-
fication of cotton grown on theil
fields and thereby guarantee full
payment from buyers on high grade
cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Organizer Tells
Of Death Squads
Continued from Page

a catspaw to gain political power
Leech presented an affidavit. wit
messed in Portland. in which he re.
called a Communist meeting when
Bridges under the name of "Rossi'
gave lengthy report on the 1896
maritime strike.
Leech related that Communist
party workers frequently took other
names, usually those of labor lead
ers they classified as "reactionary.
Leech said he knew that Rossi
and Harry Bridges was the same
person from photographs, from at
tending public meetings. and "by
word of mouth from the California
state secretary of the Communist
party, William Schneidermann." He
leaned from his seat. pointed a
finger at Bridges and said that
is he"
Attorneys for Bridges meanwhile
today abandoned their attempt TO
nave federal court citation issued
against Major Lawrence Miner. frs,
witness in the governments hear.
ing on whether the labor leader
should be deported as an undesir-
able alien.
Because Miner, Oregon national
guard intelligence officer. is an ad-
ministrative officer and the de-
portation hearing is not legally a
court, there is no basis for a cita-
tion, Miss Carol King, chief coun-
sci for Bridges, said.
She originally asked a citation
for either perjury or contempt after
Miner had admitted testifying in
the Bridges case first that he had
not given false testimony in a
Portland criminal syndicalism trial
then later that he had testified
falsely.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Annuimenf Asked
BVHusband Here

Gordon Grant Bell asked the
court THURSDAY to annul his mar
riage to Grace Ellen Bell on the
grounds that she was Of unsound
mind when he married her and
gince has been declared permanent
ly insane.
He alleged that he did not know
she was OF unsound mind at the
time of their marriage in Santa
Ana in 1926. He said she is an
inmate of Patton, state hospital for
the insane. E. A. Nance county
probation officer, was appointed
guardian of Mrs. Bell
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Machine Gunners
Move Into BIoodv
Harlan Coal Area
Continued from Page Il

at non-union mines.
Before that speech" Chandler
said, the situation in Harlan was
quiet. I'm going to ask the Harlan
grand jury to indict Turnblazer for
melting a riot"
At Washington. President John L.
Lewis of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations asked that the fed
eral government intervene in Har-
Ian county to protect miners from
politically disappointed and an
gry governor"
Lewis. who is also president OF
the CLOS United Mine Workers un-
ion. wrote Attorney General Frank
Murphy, charging that Gov. Cham
dler "pursues and wounds them (the
miners) with the same ferocity and
lack of restraint that characterize
the habits of Dominican dictator. ="
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13

test Manchukuan boundary claims
The japanese assert that they
have expelled the invaders twice
within six weeks and that they
believe they have discouraged Rus
sia from initiating large scale hos
tilities. At the same time, they
said. they had carefully avoided
retaliatory incursions into Outer
Mongolia. This was interpreted as
indicating the absence of any jap
anese intention of launching a big
campaign at present.
In this connection, it was note.
worthy that the Russians were now
in uncontested possession OF Chang
kufeng Hill, ON the Siberia-Man-
chukuo-Kor frontier which was
the scene of a long and bitterly
fought battle late last summer
The japanese withdrew from the
hill by agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
British Conscript
Hong Kong Defense
Continued from Page u

continued from rage ID
fantry brigade
There are four heavy artillery bat
teries, two anti-aircraft batteries,
two medium batteries, two compan-
les of Royal Engineers and units
Of the signal corps. Royal Army
service corps, the medical corps. the
ordinance corps, the pay corps. the
veterinary corps and the military
police corps.
In addition there is a volunteer
defense corps including two artil-
lery brigades, an engineer company
a machine gun troop, a motor
machine gun platoon. five machine
gun companies. and auxiliary units
including nursing corps.
Informed quarters said that the
reported conScription decision
would mean a reversal of the view
long held by many. that Hong Kong
could not be defended.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
War Mill Burn Up
Planes in Hurry

NEW YORK, July ls., 1UP) -
Warfare In Spain and Outer Mon
golia indicates that the next world
war-if 1t comes-wiliybairn up more
than 80 per cent or the fighting
planes OF the bciiigerents within
month. 81
That. according 20 Mai. George
Fielding Eliot, s1sz the eopinion of
some of the wds1s fotemost mill
tary experts as snfesult Of studies
OF fighting in uae Spanish civil
war and in the conflict between
japanese and Russians on the from
tiers of remote Ollser Mongolia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13

Airplanes, tanks and other me-
chanized equipment of modern war;
fare as we'll as the highly trained
men who operate these machines
of destruction will be lost In tre-
mendous numbers in the early
phases of any future major con-
flict. Eliot. noted critic of military
affairs and author of Bombs Burst
ing in Air. said. Unless mechanic
ed equipment is used with extreme
care, the losses will far outweigh
its effectiveness. he said.
ut is the concensus of army men
in Europe" he added. that air.
plane losses Ia the first 30 days
will amount to so to 100 per cent
with a nearly equal loss of per-
sonneD.
That is why European countries
are so intent upon maintaing large
replacementS for airplanes and
tanks. But The personnel losses
will be more difficult to replace. II
is much harder job-especially in
Germany where mass production
has been applied to military craft
to train a pilot than it is to build
an airplane"
Both airplanes and tanks, he said.
will have to be subordinated to the
infantry because if used indepen-
IDENTIFY as the main offensive weapon
neither would be effective over a
long period and no country could
keep UP steady stream of me-
chanized equipment for the battle.
field.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
-Four States Route
Gets Destination

The -Four States highway be-
tween Las Vegas and Blythe will
carry the designation of ~. S.
95' for the present, Robert Hays.
secretary of the international high
way association, was informed
Thursday
North from Las Vegas to Canada.
however. the highway will continue
to be known as U. S. 80. The desig-
nation was made by the executive
committee of the American Asso-
citation of Highway Officials. The
committee did not give a designa-
ton to the Four States highway
from Nyland to Blythe.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
Valleys 1st Heat
Wave Stacking Off;
Desert Kills Man
Continued from Page ID

Daggett reported 100 wednesday
Indio l18. Palmdale 104, and many
miles nearer the seacoast, the mer-
curry still scared above 100 as at
San Fernando 1071s, Burbank 104,
Van Nuys 103, Arcadia l03, and
Temple City 100. Los Angeles maxi
mum was 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
FRENCH-TURKISH
PACT IRKS ITALIANS

ROME. July 13. UP)--An Off
cial announcement today disclosed
that Italy had made ample reser-
vations" regarding the recently con-
cluded agreement between France
and Turkey which turned Alexan-
dretta over to the Turkish govern
ment as the price of Turkish par
ticipation in the European security
front.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-13
TRUSTY ESCAPES FROM
COUNTY JAIL HERE

Francisco Padillo. 44-year-old
county Jail trusty, was AW.OL
Thursday. lie failed to return after
a trip to a postal box in front of
the court house at am. He was
jailed for 180 days May 81 for dis
turbing the peace at Imperial.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
Wins Plaudits

The appointment of County Detective Edward Hickey has won plenty of plaudits throughout the state. Evidently MT. Hickey has made and kept great num- Der of friends in his tasks which have brought him to the front quite conspicu- ously over long period of years. It's a difficult matter to offer congratulations graciously in political appointments, for one must always keep in mind that the object of attention may some day be in the same position as the incumbent who failed of reappointment.
 Generally speaking Com. Anthony Sunderland proved an acceptable head of the State Police Department. However, he is Democrat and the change in politics on Capitol Hill virtually decreed that many Democrats must give up their offices when their terms expired. In fill ing such places Gov. Raymond E. Bald- win has acted wisely in most instances. Certainly in this one he took no chances of inviting criticism. No one could find fault with Mr. Hickey as head of the State Police Department. He will fit in perfectly in the department and will, of course, be as jealous in promoting the welfare and efficiency of it, as he has been as mem- Der of States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn's staff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
"Alert Basis"

Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin's abrupt announcement of last week that he was seeking permission from Washington for creation of battalion of anti-air craft guns in our National Guard, his demand that officers be examined for physical fitness does not, of course, sound the call to arms, but it does indicate that Con- necticut is on the firing line. Perhaps we might say the state is apt to be on the receiving line. Certainly in the event of a war, in which this nation might be in- volved, New England must be amply protected from without and within. On this basis alone can we view the guber- material announcement calmly.
 AS to the National Guard declaration that has been more or less underway for some time The first inkling of such move issued from Washington some days ago when Congressmen tried to have it done on a national scale. The idea is to make physical fitness requisite of all officers of the state units, particularly so at time when preparedness for any emergency is necessary. It is in the best interest of the c. N. G. that such test of strength be made and be lived up to by member officers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09

Rev. Andrew J. Kelly of Hartford ad- dressing congregations at his church this past Sunday adopted somewhat the same tone as did the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin the previous Sunday on the subject of war and American participation. Father Kelly called for crusade in this nation against our being drawn into a foreign conflict. He pointed out that 20 years ago Americans thought they were fighting for some sort of an ideal, but after it was all over they found out differently A war today of European powers would be no different and our participation would not make the cause of either side any holier. Father Kelly said this in part: "When they talk to us now about another Democratic Front let us look closely at the other democracies with which we are allied. Otherwise we will be only front for the scoundrels Ask them if their gov ernments guarantee to every last citizen such inalienable rights as come from God, which we in America hold as 'self-evident.' If they cannot answer affirmatively, and none of them can, we want no alliance with them. :"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
U. s. Sends A General To Brazil

The soldier who is to be chief of staff of the United States Army is on the high seas, on his way to Brazil. This is move in a game that is somewhat new to the United States. This country has not been as well accustomed to military missions to foreign lands as have the countries of Europe. But it is game we can play if we must, and which we feel confident we can play well. The circumstances leading up to Gen. George c. Marshall's trip to Rio de Janeiro are interesting.
 Several weeks ago, as part of his cam paign to increase German prestige in South America, and to get sympathetic hearing for German aims among influ- ential Latin-Americans, Chancellor Hitler of Germany invited to Germany the Brazilian chief of staff, Gen. Pedro Aure- lio de Goes Monteiro. There he was o have been much feted, given the privi- lege of Heading" division of German troops. Every effort was to have been made to produce in him an attitude which would in the future be sympathetic with the Germany of Adolf Hitler. They do those things very well in Germany.
 State department officials and influ- initial Democratic leaders in Brazil were Eorried, for Nazi influence is already
 kzong in Brazil, and it is constant fight o keep the course of the ship of state steered toward a future free democracy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09

rather than allowing it to lapse back into totalitarian influence. What to do? The present plan was adopted. The visit of General Marshall to Brazil was arranged and soon public announcement was made that General Monteiro would not go to Germany at present. He would stay in Brazil to help entertain the distinguished American guest. Later in the summer 1t is planned to invite General Monteiro here to return General MarshallS visit.
 Thus the first trick, in this game goes to the United States. Thus we must be ready to top or trump any card played in a game which, if not of our choosing, has nevertheless been chosen. Americans differ somewhat about just what course we should pursue in relation to Europe. They differ scarcely at all in regard to South America.
 The Western Hemisphere, equally for reasons of idealism and of self-interest, must be kept free to develop its own insti- tutions and it's own future without undue pressure, direct or indirect, from Europe or Asia. On that practically all Ameri- cans, North and South, agree. When any chips drop on the table in the South American game, it is up to the United States to see, raise, or call at all times, and to hold hand that will be "good" at any stage of the game
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
A Thought for Today
Diversion De Luxe

Up in Massachusetts yesterday there was unfolded to the Legislature a gran diose scheme which is designed to aid the tax rates of the states 351 cities and towns An average reduction of $1.55 in the tax rate would be attained if the pro- posal were adopted. However, it amounts to nothing more nor less than diversion of state highway funds. $19,200,000 would be distributed among the 351 communi- ties A stipulation is that cities and towns use the funds obtained for road work.
 Thus you have diversion and yet you haven't. The money, raised through taxes on motorists and motor cars, will be used to pay for city streets and town roads. It would be allotted over period of two years, an equal amount being diverted each year to local channels. All of which sounds to this writer as if it were plan to turn back to the city or town funds that are raised primarily and solely by operation of motor vehicles along city streets and town roads.
 The Democrat has long contended that the dirt road fund which each Connecti- cut community gets does not compensate for the amount of motor tax money that is raised solely through operation of auto- mobiles and trucks within city and town limits. We'll wager that more mileage IS run up on car driving between home and business than in making weekend or evening trips along state roads. All of which shows that city streets get he heav- jest wear and tear, yet the amount of money raised locally by taxing cars is not equal to what should be spent in mainte- nance and construction of new pave mentS.
 The only other concession of the state to the local community in this regard is the growing disposition of the Legislature to allow cities to have certain streets and bridges placed under State Highway De- partment care. Ultimately this tendency will increase or else there will be local taxes on gasoline. As it now stands cities, in particular, are hard pressed to keep their streets in as good condition as our state roads.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
WHY A CORONER?
(Bidgepot Times-Star)

As Coroner Theodore E. Steiber continues his confusing you're guilty but you're not guilty" type of f1ndings-there have been two more since we wrote last Fridays editorial many people have raised the fol- lowing question:
 "Why should there be a coroner, anyway"
 It is almost impossible to answer that question with the argument that a coroner is necessary, or that he performs a function which would not be accomplished without him.
 For the truth of the matter is that, when the coroner goes through his routine of calling witnesses and Investigating the circumstances of a fatality of any kind, he is merely duplicating what is the regular and ordained work of the medical exam iners, police, prosecuting authori- ties, courts and juries.
 The truth further is that although the coroner is instructed to make a finding, police, prosecutors, courts and juries are not at all bound to follow his findings. They make their own Investigation of the evidence, facts and circumstances, hear the testimony themselves, and general ly they are much better equipped to get to the real truth of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09

to reduce the price, not the crop.
 Meantime, the international wheat conference in London has got down to the basic question of export allotments for each coun- try. If Argentina, Australia and Canada accept allotments below their previous exports, then the world will have gone long way toward acreage reduction.
 WHAT IS A LIBERAL?
 In a speech at Denton, Md, during the primary purge against Senator Willard Tydings, Roosevelt defined a liberal as follows: Amy one who feels that the past should be brought up to the present by using every legitimate instrument to do the job, government in- cluded, I call liberal or progress sive'."
 The other day, Mrs. Fern Runion of Huntington, w. Va, asked Mrs. Roosevelt for her definition of a liberal, and got this reply:
 q think I would define a liberal as a person who is will ing to listen to many sides of a question, to keep an open mind so that if new facts are pre- scented, he or she can change his previous conclusions on any sub ject. I should expect 8 liberal to contemplate any new theory advanced on any subject with interest and curiosity and to ac-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
Selected Poem
GARDENS

(By Myra P. Ellis in the Boston Post) To have little plot of land
 That's given OCT to planting Where hollyhocks like soldiers stand
 And silver rains go slanting, Across the roses fragrant head,
 Upon the pansy faces, Where butterflies their bright wings spread And bees run busy races. A garden that lies very near
 The dusty road of duty, Where all who pass may finger here
 And feast their eyes on beauty. The wildwood flowers all are free
 In forest, field and meadow And gardens neer should cloistered be
 From human sun and shadow No naughty walls their grace should bar,
 No hedge their bloom should capture, Just small, white gates, to swing ajar
 To liberty and rapture For gardens that are planted well
 Must grow in gracious giving Along the road of life, to tell
 Gods perfect plan for living.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-09
Views of The Press

case than is the coroner.
 All these functions are the order ly process of the law in the case of a fatality.
 The coroner's finding may or may not guide them. Usually a coroner's finding doesn't have much type of finding in which Coroner Steiber specializes may have unfortunate and altogether unintentional effects, for the confusion they create be- clouds and may influence the future course of the case after it has left his jurisdiction.
 Here is a situation where an office which admittedly does no good to any one may be, quite uninten- tionally we are sure, doing harm.
 The general assembly could abol- ish the office of coroner tomorrow and the state would lose nothing but an outmoded and archaic function. Coroner Steiber's unfortunate type of findings may heighten the pub lies realization of that fact.
 "Why should there be coroner?"
 No one knows good reason why there should be.