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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Firms Await
Their Turn
At Sheariing

Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. g.
(AP)-Dr. Juhu Pasikivi, Fin
lands heavyset, stern-looling min
lister to Sweden, was expected 70
carry the hopes Of MS freedom
loving cOuntrymen 10 Moscow 10
meet the Soviet giant, which IN less
than a month has absorbed part Of
one European republic and brought
dark hours to three others.
Paasikivi, who helped Xix Doun-
diaries Of the young Finnish repub-
lie in 1920, will personify the de-
termination for independence of A.
100000 Firms. 1t was said ne would
be accompanied by technical experts
OF the Finnish foreign office.
While government officials in
sisted no demands had been re-
ceived from Moscow, and the in
vitation mentioned "only economic
(COntinIlpu on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
AAA Ready
To Back Up
Leaf Prices

Washington, Oct. 9.--(AP)-
The Agriculture Department
today awaited 1ast-minute
clearance of legal technicalities
before revealing details of it's
program to aid southern fIue-
cured tobacco growers when
markets reopen tomorrow.
A spokesman said the pro-
gram was in process of being
Cleared" and was expected to
be completed by the time sales
resume.
Boiled down, the program
CONTINUED on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Finnish Steamer
Sends SOS After
Striking a Mine

Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct. 8.
-(AP)-Danish radio stations
picked up an SOS at about noon
6 a. m. ESD today from the
2,60G-tOn Finnish steamer own
ed by the Nautick Steamship
Company, Ltd. The message said
only SOS mine" after which
nothing was heard.
In Amsterdam, an unidentified
frcightcr was reported to have
struck a mine north Of the island
of TerschcIIing at about noon.
Two Dutch vessels were said
TO nave gone to the rescue. One
report said the frcighLer prob
ably was a Finnish vessel carry
ing lumber cargo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Diversion Is
Unlikely AS
1910 Issue
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waller Hotel.
RV HENRY AVFRTLL

Raleigh Oct 9.-The steady
climb which North Cardinals rev.
eGues have made this year, makes
# decidedly unlikely that diversion
a highway funds will be as lively
an issue as had been expected in
nany quarters.
Whom this will help and whom
i viii hurt, when the individual
candidates are considered, is more
or less problcmatical, as none of the
suspected aspirants mad indicated
any particular desire to make di-
version one of his main planks.
Commissioner Of Revenue A. j.
Maxwell and J. M. BroughtOn are
The two candidates to whom opposi-
ton to diversion would appear to
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09

Portland. Maine, Oct 9.-(AP)-
Persistent reports that United States
navy and coast guard craft were
searching by sea and air for strange
Submarine sighted off this coast yes
talday, Approximately 200 miles off
the normal course Of the "threaten-
e" refugee ship Iroquois, were met
with silence today by all official
sources.
Arthur Greenleaf, Names commits
sioner OF sea and shore fisheries, an
nounced he saw the submarine clear
y moving at high speed on a course
that would take the craft in the gen.
elal direction of the European ship
lanes
Navy and coast guard officials,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Strange Submarine Seen
Off The Coast OF Maine

both in this State and in Boston, de-
clined to confirm or deny reports
that wide search was being made
for the submarine.
While five miles off Portland
lightship, on coastal patrol, Green
leaf said, he and two Wardens saw
the submarine come within SO yards
Of their motor cruiser yesterday,
start to circle the patrol boat and
then speed Off to the southeast.
Portsmouth, N. H., navy yard Of
ficials said an American undersea
craft was near the position given,
which is 13 miles south Of Portland.
Twice before, since the war began,
fishermen have reported unidentified
submarines off the Maine coast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Hitler Wants Subjects
In Baltic Brought Home

barrassing the economy and finance
Of the Baltic states on the one
hand and Germany on the other.
Work on this problem went on
as authorized sources said they had
nothing new to add to the question
Of peace or war. They said that
Hitler had made his statement and
that now it was up to neutral and
bclligerents on the other side to
make the next move.
Many of Germany's millions be-
lieved that peace was just around
me corner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09

compared with 70 a month ago, G6 a
year ago, and 81 the average con-
dition on that date for the ten years,
1928-37.
The Census Bureau reported, g.
686,712 running bales, counting round
as half bales, and excluding llnters,
OF this years crop had been ginned
prior to October l, compared with g.
577,1O9 a year ago.
The condition of the crop October
l in North Carolina was Sc percent
Of normal, the States ind Gated
acre yield was 292 pounds, and the
indicated total production was 49,
600 bales.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Senate Blocks Recess Attempt
70 Provide President Chance
20 Work For Peace In Europe
1899 Cotton Predicted
About 11,92S,OOO Bales

Washington. Oct. 9.-(AP)- The
Agriculture Department forecast this
wears cotton crop today as 11,928,O0O
bales Of 500 pounds gross weight. The
forecast 81 production, based on the
condition # the crop October l was
the third estimate of the season. 1t
compared with 12,380,0O0 bales fore
east month ago and 11,412,00O fore
east Two months ago. Production was
II.943.J00 bales last year, and the
average production for the ten years,
1861. was 13,8OO,OOO bales.
t0Der l was IS percent of normal,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
COL. GEORGE NEWELL
DIES NEAR CAPITAL

Washington. Oct 9.-(AP)-Col-
onel George NJ. Newell, IS. retired
a7r7v officer who served with the
HEADQUARTERS CORPS in France dur
ing the World War, died today at
hic home in Falls Church, Va, OF
heart attack he suffered several
weekc ago. He was a native Of Ken
~nevi71o N. C. His wife who was
Miss Elizabeth COghill, of Hender-
~cn N c.. died in 1888.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09

they did not so
very long ago. The
war hasn't been in
candidacy's inter-
est. John L. Lewis
description Of him
as a "labor batting,
poker pl a y i n 6,
whisky drinking,
evil old man. evil
IDENTIFY has done
his cause more
damage than look
ed likely at first.
And, to a certain
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
High Court
Will Review
Labor Ruling.

Supreme Court agreed today to pass
on three controversies between the
American Federation of Labor and
the CIO over Interpretation of the
national labor relations act.
Acting on approximately 300 pc
titions filed during the summer, the
court consented:
To review a decision by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09

In Federal
Departments

Washington, oct. (AP)- The
Dies committee went into secret SEES
sion today, informed persons said,
to hear d government employee who
had attended meetings Of com
munist factions" among employees of
several government agencies.
Committee members declined to
disclose the witness name. The in
formant said the employee, fearing
rcprisals, had asked that his identity
be kept secret.
Chairman Dies, Democrat, Texas,
meanwhile, told neWsmen that com
mittee employees had been unable
to determine all that was stolen from
(COntinIpd IN page Fivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09

extent. he's had to debate his own
boom himself, by agreeing with
President Roosevelt that our arms
embargo ought to be repealed.
Politicians all foresaW that the out
break Of hostilities in Europe would
favor F. DIS chances of renOmina-
ton, whether or not we get into the
muss before his party's next cOnven-
Continued on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Gamers Bid
For President
Fast Fading
Ry CHARLES Z. STEWAHT
Central Press COlun1n'S1

Washington, Oct. 9.-Things don I
look so healthy for John N Garner,
as a Democratic presidential posi-
hilitv in 1910 as
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
GiQnthQh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair to partly overcast tonight
and Tuesday. followed by show
ers in the mountains Tuesday
ri"ht; little change in tempera-
tue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-09
Auto Deaths
Six In State
In Weekend

Charlotte, Oct. 9-(AP)-High-
way accidents claimed ut least tx
lives in North Carolina over the
weekend.
Willie James Norris, 33, of Chad
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
ATLIN WOMAN
 VISITS HERE

Mrs Nate Murphy, of Atlin, is as good a prospector and miner "as any man"
 A year ago, her husband, vet eran Atlin miner, passed away, and since then, Mrs. Murphy and her son Melvin have been operating the Murphy diggings on the o. Donnell River, doing pretty well, !" and at least keeping ahead of the sheriff"
 Mrs. Murphy flew to Juneau with AAT pilot Shell Simmons last night for a few days in this city
 She said snow conditions at At lin have been miserable" the past weeks, with snow beginning Octo- Der l and catching everyone un- prepared, without winter supplies. without mine timbers and with out preparations for freeze-up gen. orally.
 Lake Atlin is still open. Mrs. Murphy said, but all smaller lakes are frozen solid At Mcdonnell River, 30 miles out of Atlin. where the Murphys live, there is Is inches of snow at present and bull dozers are keeping the highway open.
 Mrs. Murphy is guest at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. Paul Morgan was dismissed oday from surgical care at St. Ann's Hospital.
 Admitted to St. Ann'S Hospital last night, Floyd Huff is receiving medical attention.
 Baby Esther Williams of Hoonah was admitted to the Government Hospital and is receiving medical care.
 Margaret Perrin was surgical admission today at the Government Hospital.
 Mrs. Mary Lott was admitted to the Government Hospital last night and is receiving medical care She was brought here from Petersburg 1n the steamer North Coast.
 Walter Williams was admitted to she Government Hospital and is re- ceiving medical supervision.
 Albert Wilson entered the Gov ernment Hospital for medical at tention.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
Reservations
 For NOrW0men on
 Thursday Evening

Reservations Tor the Norwomen dinner are being made by calling 373. The affair will be held on Thursday at 6 o'clock in the Par lcrs of the Northern Light Pres byterian Church.
 Of interest is the announcement that Herbert Hilscher, noted free lance writer, will be present as guest speaker for the occasion. His topic for discussion is The Pat tern of Asia"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
WEEK END HUNTING

WEEK END HUNTING
 Wanderer leaving for Gambler and Pybus Bays Wednesday for week end hunting. See Kell or Kinky Phone 293. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
LAST YEAR'S GOLD
 STATEMENTS ARE TO
 BE EXCEEDED, 193o

Customs House figures so far this year prophecy an increase in gold shipments for the Territory this year, over last year, probably by about one and one-half million dol lars.
 In 1888, total shipments of gold from the Territory for the period up to October 3l. were $i5,6l5,997. This year, they are at $l6,459,079, an increase of $843,082.
 This figure, in comparison with last years 23,oo0o0O dollar total shipment figure, implies the total shipment will be around 24h ml- lion dollars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
COSMOS DIVIDE WITH GR0CERS;
 CABBIES GET 1

The Cosmopolitans and George Brothers split even at the Bruns- wick last night, while the Royal Blue Cabbies whipped the strong Barber trio four running
 Tonight's games are Home Groc- cry vs. Brunswick and Signal Corps vs. California Grocery.
 Tomorrows games are Druggist vs. Irving's Market and Independ ents vs. Cosmopolitans.
 Last nights scores were as fol- lows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07

Look ahead and you'll buy your new General Electric Refrigerator now. Food prices going up, and the higher they go the you with this Worldfdmous. dependable long-fe G-E Refrigerator.
 Alwuys a Liberol Trode-n ot the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
WOMAN KEGLER AGAIN LEADS
 PIN TALLYING

Cooks, with advantage of 72 pins spot, beat the Dark Horses in total by single pin, but won two of three games.
 Medicos beat Brewers two of three and in total, and the Mail Clerks took two from the Butchers after being whipped badly in the first game
 Incidentally, high bowler again was Mrs. Martin Lavenik, who wound up with 223 game to give her 551 and undisputed evening" s honors.
 Tonights games are Sharks vs Grocers, Fosters vs. Engineers and Jewellers vs. Physicians.
 Scores were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
HOOP PRACTICE
 E ON SCHEDULE

Basketballers hold forth tonight in the high school gymnasium from o'clock until 8:30 o'clock in the evening.
 All players who have signed the register at The Empire. and all managers, are urged to be present.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
iS SUICIDE

HOLLYWOOD, Cal. Nov. '. - A young Hollywood wife took her life by drinking poison after a quarrel with her husband
 Police said that the suicide victim, Mrs. Jean Berlin, died almost inn mediately after swallowing tn poison. Her husband. movie stu dio employee, is held for question: ing.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
Tennis Sfar
 Goes Abroad

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Nov. T. Tennis star Frank Kovach of Oak land has left for two months toui of the Philippines and the Orient Kovach was out of competition most If the summer with an injured el- bow but was runnerup to Bobby Riggs for the Pacific Coast net title.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07

DIR. STEYES, CHIROPODIST, Makes Arch Appliances to measure office, 10 Valentine Bldg. Phone 64a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-11-07
FIRST PLACE ON PIN LIST K
 QUESTIONABLE

Frank Metcalf has dubious front spot in the lineup of bowlers and their averages at the Elks, having an average of l96, though only hav- ing bowled in tournament play once this season.
 Claude Carnegie, who has rolled a number of times, is second, and perhaps should be first, with an average of l88.
 Leading the women is Mrs. Martin Lavenik, with an average of 162.
 Averages are as follows.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
9.Year.0Id EI Cenfro Girl Dies When
Stricken by |nfanti|e Paralysis

Margaret Marie Riedy, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Riedy
of Ell Centro. died at 2:15 a. m.
Wednesday of infantile paralysis.
The child was sent home from
school Monday noon because of ill
ness. She became worse rapidly
and died at her home at I'll South
Seventh street early Wednesday.
She is the fourth Imperial Valley
resident to die of infantile paraly-
sis since January and the second
victim in Ell Centre in less than a
week.
She will be buried at Holy Cross
cemetery in San Diego Thursday
morning.
DR.. Warren F. Fox. county health
officer, said five persons had re-
covered or partially recovered from
the disease in the valley this win
ter. Charles Bernard Johnson, 80,
El Centran, died Sunday morning.
Joe Thibbodeaux, 6, of CTS He'll
avenue is recovering, he said.
Victims of the disease are isolated
and their families quarantined, he
said. He has checked all known
sources of infection and attempted
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17

and arduous trip through Canada
and to the United States, dlsem-
barked from the Empress of Aus
tralia at 1875 a. M, EDIT.
Cheers OF Long live the king
rane from thousands of throatS and
their majesties. rulers of peoples
who speak $50 tongues, also were
saluted in the alien language OF
French speaking Canadians-"viv-
ent leurs majesties."
The cheers swelled to a welcome
roar when two figures appeared on
the promenade deck of the vessel
that had made a tedious trip
through fog and ice. 1t was the
king, wearing a blue uniform and
cooked hat of an admiral OF the
fleet and the queen dressed IN a
dove gray gown with gray fox turs
and gray halo hat.
Much Of the military might of the
Dominion was mustered around
the wharf to greet their majesties.
A company of scarlet coated Can
adian grenadiers in tall bearskins
stood in an unwavering line with
naked bayonetS glittering. Rep
resentatives of the navy and local
police were there, too. and the
bright coats of royal Canadian
mounted police made red dots in
the crowd.
The 42-year-old monarch, who
mounted the throne upon the alb
dication of his brother, Edward
VIII, thus began his tour of Can
ada which will include a visit to
the United States.
The most arduous journey ever
undertaken by a modern king, it
will carry him 1854 miles through
Canada ana to Washington and
New York. George VI, by the
grace of God of Great Britain and
Ireland and of the British DOM
inions beyond the seas, king, de-
fender of the faith, Emperor OF
India"-was making history. Today
for the first time, a reigning Brit
ish monarch set foot in the Ameri-
can hemisphere.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Clio Agents Seek
Talk with Valley
Harvest Employers

Requests for meeting with CIO
representatives on or before May
% were received by several cam
taloupe shippers in Imperial Valley
this week.
The requests were contained IN
letter signed by l.. T. Cunning
ham, secretary of local rs of the
United Cannery, Agricultural, Pack
ing, and Allied Workers of Ameri-
ca, CIO affiliate.
Cunningham said the meeting
was called for discussion of
wages, hours, and working condi-
tions of shed workers for the COM
ing melon season.
In order that peaceful labor
relations will be insured during the
melon season, we are proposing q
conference of employer employe
representatives" the letter said.
Hugh T. Osborne, secretary of
the Associated Farmers of Impe-
rial county, said that he saw no
reason tor the conference as the
Fruit and Vegetable Packers asso-
citation and the shippers already
have signed a contract setting the
wage scale for cantaloupe packing
at nine cents a crate. THE men
who do the work" he said, al
ready have made their arrange
mentS."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Author
Urges
Peace
Stuart Chase Hits
Out Against War
To Boom Market

WASHINGTON, May II.
(UP)-Stuart Chase, econo-
mist and writer, today urged
safeguard against a minor
ity pushing this country into
war to boom stock prices or try TO
make people forget about the prob
lem of balancing budgets.
Noting that he had a son OF
military age, he pledged his sup
port before a senate judiciary SUBJ
committee to proposed constltu-
tional amendment which would re-
quire a national referendum prior
to a declaration of war.
There are two grave economic
temptations leading this nation to-
ward war in defiance of the facts,
he said Both seem to me con-
temptible, and I shall state them
without gloves on.
81. Shall we kill a million boys
to give stocks a ride in wall street
and temporary boom to business?
20. Shall we kill a million boys
to give our excess savings an out
let in war investment, because we
are too stupid to find adequate
channels in peace investment?
know that it is easier to finance
death and destruction than to fl
nance life and, construction, easier
to forget about the metaphysics OF
balanced budgets in war time than
in peace time.
I'VE can admire the people of Eu-
rope, and still be sorry for them,
Continued on Page 6; Col. g.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Children Take
Pasfeur Treatment

A rabid dog at Millers service
station on the San Diego highway
and one suspected of having rabies
in the Calexico area caused seven
children to submit to Pasteur
treatment, Deputy County Health
Officer Lawrence Niles announced
Wednesday.
Two unidentified men took a
stray mongrel from a ditch bank
west of Calexico Sunday and pre-
sented it to two children. The
childrens father killed the animal
because he thought it was rabid.
Health Officers destroyed a stray
white Spitz at the Miller station.
Laboratory tests showed it was rab-
id. This dog is believed to have
come from the Seeley-Dixieland
area.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Steyedores Told
To Resume Work

PORTLAND, Ore, May IT, (UP)
Federal Arbitrator Wayne L,
Morse ruled today that the action
of longshoremen in observing an
imaginary picket line was an eva
sion of the oregon anti-picketing
law and ordered them to return to
work at the freighter william Luck
enbach at once.
Clifford OBrien, attorney for the
International Longshoremen's and
WarehouSemen'S union, said he
would guarantee that the long
Shoremen would resume work i'm
mediately.
Morse, ruling on the final dispute
between the union the Waterfront
Employers association as the har-
Dor resumed shipping tied up since
Thursday, said the Luckenbach dis
pute was a local question, not coast
wide.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Sportsmen Form
Conservation Assn

Twenty five Imperial county
sportsmen met at Brawley Tues
day night to organize the Imperial
Valley Fish and Game Conservation
association. Elmer Sears was elect
ed president and r. B. Whitelaw
secretary. A board of five directors
will be selected.
Dues of ST. a year We're decided
upon, and another meeting called
for 1880 pm. next Tuesday at the
Imperial Irrigation District offices
in Imperial, when bylaws will be
presented.
1t is the purpose of the organi-
zation to give Imperial Valley rep
reSentation before the state fish
and game commission,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
-Four Negroes Hurt
AS Auto 0yerfurns

BRAWLEY, May II. = -Four Ne
groes were slightly injured last
night when a sedan in which they
were riding with five children blew
a tire and turned over five times
on the Central Valley highway
five miles south of here.
Eibht minutes after radio
broadcast of the accident, three
highway patrol cars sped toward
the scene and five patrolmen were
on the job. The sedan was demol-
ished. 1t belonged to John Redmon
of Fresno and was borrowed by
Mrs. Kittie Flenaugh, %, of Braw-
ley, his cousin.
The injured were Mrs. F1enaugh,
Mrs. Vera Polee, Is, Lenyard Means,
27, and a man known only as
George"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17


the Agrarians had tired of their
communal state and intended a
mass request for ownership of their
farms. AS one informed source
pointed out:
The government has supplied
them with seed and machinery, but
the farmers appear more interested
in having some money of their
own"
A veil of secrecy continued to
hide President Cardenas' plans re-
garding a visit here. At present he
is in Sonora. A previously an
nomced itinerary provided visits
to Mexicali and Tijuana.
Officially there was no word con-
cerning the proposed visit. Esteban
Flores Dias, secretary of the ter
ritorial government and second to
the governor in command, an
nounced recently that the govern
ment has not been notified in any
way. Other government sources
were equally non-committal, ex-
planning the president never dis
closes his itinerary ahead of time.
No definite plans had been made
for accommodations for the presi-
dental party, although there was
some mention of placing the gov
ernor's own residence at the presi-
dents disposal.
A welcome committee of three,
however, was named by the cham
ber of commerce to go to Punta
Penasco and greet the president.
Those selected were: Pablo Lam
deroS, Arturo P. Noriega and Al
berto Moreno.
In case the president does come,
he probably will come by motor
car.
The president is interested in
highway and railroad development
and that will be the best way to
inspect conditions" M. F.. Guerra,
director of public works, declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-17
Ham-Eggers Claim $4,000 Supporters
In March on Sacramento This Week

LOS ANGELES, May II. CUP)-
Leaders of the $30-Thursday pen
sion plan today estimated approx
mately $4,000 of their supporters
were leaving southern California in
a march on the state capitol at
Sacramento.
They will present to Gov. Culbert
Olson a stack of 18 petitions bear
ing some 100000 names asking him
to call a special election on their
pension initiative measure.
Between $4,000 and 10000 were
estimated by the leaders to be leav-
ing from Los Angeles county and