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The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Sun Down, Accidents Up

When the sun goes down, traffic
accidents go up. More than 60
per cent of all fatal traffic acci-
dents occur at night, the National
Safety Council reports. Since
about third of the driving is done
at night, it estimates, the number
of traffic deaths per mile is about
three times as great at night as
during the daytime.
In the past seven years, night
accidents have increased 60 per
cent in rural districts, the report
says, and only II per cent in cities.
Adequate lighting and divided
highways tend to reduce headlight
glare and accidents, the council
said. Some states are experiment.
ing with new reflector buttons
placed along the side of the road
to show the alignment of the high
way on curves, hills and other
hazardous places.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Then Began an Expansion
Of the Federal Government

Shortly after the World war ended
and the federal government got
back to normal in the matter of size
and the functions it was perform
ing, there was a time when the popu-
lace raised loud shouts because
their government was spending a
billion dollars year. There were
some hard times along in 1919 and
1920 and a year or so more, and
there was the call of the suffering
for help from their national govern
ment. There were, too, numerous
ideas being fomented and allowed
to ferment. Each one contemplated
something new in the way of gov
eminent functions. Well, each one
contemplated some additional fed
eral expense.
In this way, there began an ex-
pansion of the federal government
that has carried on with an ever
accelerating pace until the New
Deal took over, six years ago. Then,
we really went to town in expand
ing the number of arms and legs
and eyes and ears of the federal
government. Yes, and with that ex-
pansion there came additional eX-
pense-expense, not in millions, but
in billions. Recently, you know,
President Roosevelt asked congress
to appropriate more than SO, 900, 000,-
900 for the government year. begin
ming July /, 1899 That total is not
all. There will be other and addi-
tional sums called for as each one
of these agencies, or many of them,
fails to live within its appropriation
and goes back to congress to ask
for more money. The relief admin
istration came in few weeks ago
and asked for 1915, 100000 more to
run it until July / when congress
believed in May, 1888, that it was
voting enough funds to meet the
needs of relief until the coming July.
But to get back to Mr.. Rice's sur
vey. I am not informed as to de-
tails, or whether the figures have
been segregated to show how many
of these 1875, 900, 900 reports are filed
with each of the several agencies.
Certain of the great offenders in the
matter of demanding reports can
be enumerated, however, to show
the trend. 1t is necessary obviously
in some cases for an agency of the
government to have all details of
businesses over which it has super
vision; yet, can not help wonder
ing whether it is necessary to have
such supervision in the first in
stance
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
BARCELONA

French sympathies in the Spanish
civil war lie with Loyalists; Italy S
sympathies-and support-lie with
Rebels. This animosity has wild
ened the Rome-Paris breach over
Italian territorial demands in Tuni-
STA, Corsica, Djibouti and other
French points. Just before Mr..
Chamberlain left for Rome, Rebels
began a well-timed offensive in
northeastern Catalonia, aimed to
show the prime minister that Loyal
ist Spain was weakening and should
be sold down the river by democra-
cies. But when Chamberlain re-
fused to concede the point, Musso-
lini's controlled press announced it
would be absolutely useless to
speak Of arbitration and mediation"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Why So Many Different
Agencies Doing Same WORK?

From the standpoint of effective
administration assuming that
many of the government activities
are proper-why is it necessary for
the government to have IL different
agencies interested in housing? Why
should the departments of COM
merce, labor, and agriculture, as
another example, be asking the
same business man to make reports
to each one on the same subject?
Why should there be a federal de-
post insurance company, a board
of governors of the federal reserve
system and a comptroller of the
currency all concerned with one in
dustry-banking? Why should each
of these agencies have examiners or
investigators, doing very much the
same thing, making Investigations
and examinations and reports to
their respective agencies? And for
got this one: the securities and ex-
change commission also horns into
bank management every now and
then!
Aside from these types, there is
the ever-present taxing authority.
Now, there must be taxes and they
must be collected and it must be
admitted that not all taxpayers are
honest. But hundreds of tax investi-
gators are going around and around
and undoubtedly they get their feet
tangled up with other investigators
and examiners. One wonders where
the end is.
G Western Newspaper Union.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Bruckart's Washington Digest
Federal Government So Huge
Few Can Grasp Its Magnitude
Multiplicity of Bureaus and Agencies Demanding Re-
ports of All Kinds Places Tremendous Burden on
Business; Many Agencies Covering Same Lines
By WILLIAM BRUCKART
WNU Service, National Press Bldg, Washington, D. C.

and the individuals or corporations
required to meet government de-
mands? My guess is that at least
third of our present government
structure is of no value; that at
least that portion could be elimi-
mated and everyone would be hap
pier, and that if a large chunk of
these functions were forgotten, liv-
ing wouldn't be so complicated and
certainly not so costly. 1t must be
remembered that every time cost of
government is increased, there is
more than the outlay for govern
ment expense involved. Every time
a government agency gets Shiny fin
gers into business, just then does
there arise an added cost of living
1t is not hearsay with me when l
say that high pressure groups force
additional government expenses
upon the nation. l have watched
their operation year after year. l
have sat in the galleries Of congress
and observed the operation of lobby
lists who have checked and re-
checked their lists of members; l
have seen their propaganda, their
threats of dire consequences at the
polls and have seen coWardly sena-
tors and representatives capitulate
to the pressure. A million or so, or
several hundred millions, are voted;
new federal agency is created and
starts spending money. The per-
sonnet that gets on the payroll at the
start begins Immediately to look for
ways to keep its jobs and the agen-
cy establishes "haison" with con-
gress in order that congress can be
informed"
There are 20 or 80 boards and bu-
reauS and commissions in the gov
eminent today that were created
for temporary" purposes, but
which continue to convince members
of congress that unless the agency
is continued thousands Of persons
viii suffer-maybe die.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
HoW Many of These Agencies
Can We Get Along Without?

Hence, the Rice survey calls at
tention to something much deeper
than just the burden that govern
ment places on its citizens. 1t sug-
geStS the question: how many of
these governmental agencies and
their functions can we do without?
How many can be abandoned with
benefit, both in the matter Of sound
government and in the elimination
If useless expense to the taxpayers
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Weekly News Analysis
Sharp Foreign Policy Shifts
Follow Rome Farley Collapse
BY Joseph w. La Bine-

in settling Europe's problems until
the Insurgents won the Spanish war.
AS if to hasten this outcome, the
Chamberlain offensive" swept into
Catalonia and drew near Barcelona.
Obviously Mussolini wants to wind
up the war, release his troops from
Spain and consolidate his position
in the Mediterranean in prepare
ton for renewed demands against
France. Meanwhile, in Paris Pre-
mier Edouard Daladier's Radical
Socialist party demanded govern
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
TOKYO

When London heard that Chamber
lain had abandoned his appeaSe-
ment policy, the foreign office inn
mediately emboldened itself like
youngster with a new slingshot.
Looking around for places to drain
off a long pent-up wrath, it turned
attention first to Japan. Tokyo's
conquest of China has been tolerat-
ed by Britain simply because stern
position would incur the anger Of
Japan's anti-communist friends, It.
ally and Germany.
For some time there have been
hints of u. S.-British parallel ac-
ton against Japan for violation of
the 1922 nine-power pact which
guaranteed China's 'open door"
But this parallel action has hereto
fore been one-sided, as witness the
huge U. S. credit grant to China
compared with Britain's tiny credit
allowance. But Washington strong
protest note to Tokyo last Deem
Der 81 was velvet smooth compared
with the protest British Ambassador
Sir Robert L. Craigie was called
upon to hand Japan after the Rome
conversations. Excerpts:
His majesty's government is at
a loss to understand how former
Japanese premier) Prince Konoe's
assurance that Japan seeks no ter
ritory and respects the sovereignty
of China can be reconciled with the
declared intention of the japanese
government to compel the Chinese
people to accept conditions in
volving surrender of their political,
economic and cultural life to Japa-
nese control. For their part,
his majesty's government desires
to make it clear that they are not
prepared to accept or to recognize
changes of the nature indicated
which are brought about by force"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
How Women
in Their 4O'S
Can Attract Men

Here's good advice for woman during her
change usually from 38 to 81, who feers
she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries
about hot flashes, loss of pep, dizzy spells,
upset nerves and moody spells.
Get more fresh air, hrs. sleep and if you
need good general system tonic take Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
especially for WoDsen. 1t helps Nature build
up physical resistance, thus helps give more
vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming
jittery nerves and disturbing symptoms that
often accompany change of life. WELL
WORTH TRYINGl
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

EDITORS NOTE-When opinions
are expressed in these columns. they
are those of the news analyst. and not
necessarily of the newspaper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

NJ EW YORK. - Mushing along
with Jim Titus, an old desert
rat, about twenty miles southeast
OF Tonopah. many years ago, this
=, scrivener was
Case-Hardened alarmed nv the
Diplomat, Ticket approach of
on Key Pittn1an what seemed
to be a savage
sandstone. Old Jim, who seemed
to know everything, treasured me.
It's that young teller Key Pitt
man. He's runnin' around in that
big rattletrap automobile of his
tryn' to get up telephone COM
pany. Just kickin' up dust-that's
about ALL No peace for anybody
around here"
Mr.. Pittman roared on through
the greasewood, to set up his new
telephone company, sluice tidy lit
tie fortune out Of that and sundry
mining ventures, and to become
chairman of the foreign relations
committee of the United States SEN
ate. He backs up the President.
why shoot a man when you
can starve him to death?" says
Mr.. Pittman, indOrsing the hint
of financial sanctions" against
world Outlawry in the Presi-
dents address. He readies his
nOY,1 iffoo fnr oof;On
In Nome, Alaska, Mr. Pittman
was a charter member of the
Ornery Mems club, organized at
Tex Richards bar. Years later, Ole
Elliott, Tex Richards partner, re-
organized the club in Tex's northern
saloon in Goldfeld. I believe Mr..
Pittman's affiliations were with the
Montezuma club, down the street,
but he was highly esteemed alum
nus of the Alaska chapter and he
found enthusiastic 'sourdough"
backing in his financial and political
enterprises. Since 1913, Nevada has
been sending him regularly to the
senate.
He has been steadily against
Japan-that is, against strong
arm Japanese trade and mill
tary aggressiOn-and quite as
fervently for silver. Well up in
the headlines today is the
conjecture that the Presidents
new trade and credit militancy
will move first in the direction
of Japan.
Born in Mississippi, educated in
Tennessee, practicing law in Seattle,
Mr.. Pittman landed in Dawson,
Alaska, with a Canadian dime in
his pocket. He manned unilateral
bucksaw for few months before he
was appointed district attorney.
Jack London and Rex Beach found
in him rich pay streak of copy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

ment Intervention to prevent
Rebel victory in Spain, arguing that
such an outcome would threaten
Frances Mediterranean communi-
cations.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

slavia, Hungary and Poland. At the
same time German Foreign Min
lister Joachim Won Ribbentrop left
for Warsaw to talk with Polish For
eign Minister Joseph Beck.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Joys Concealed

He who can conceal his joys, is
greater than he who can hide his
griefs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

First to Act.
Among the wise, the brain acts
before the mouth.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

NHEN the young German i'm
w migrant, Max J. Kramer,
landed in New York and slept on a
park bench, he had no Don't Dis
turb" sign.
Opportunity, as Hence a police
aCop, Knocked man wakened
WithNightstick him by whack-
ing his feet with
nightstick. 1t was really oppor-
tunity knocking. The policeman,
who happened to speak German,
steered him into a carpenters job,
and, before long, he was buying and
building hotels with the facility of
child handling building blocks. That
was the only time he ever slept out,
Last May, his wife, Maria
Kramer, bought the S0-stOry
Hotel Lincoln for S7,O00,000
cash, tooling it over into the
black in less than six months.
She is a linguist, has made
career as a fashion expert and
interior decorator,
Mr.. Kramer, who had so when
he landed, built more than 500 tene-
ments, and, in 1925, had more than
$4,000, 900 worth of buildings under
construction.
G Consolidated News Features.
WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Priests Fight
on Strikes Gets
Eye of Nation

York taxicab strike. He is the Rev.
Father John Peter Boland, chair
man of the unique New York State
Labor Relations board since June,
1887. During his incumbency, New
York has attracted the attention OF
the nation in it's industrial media
ton.
''StOp them before they get
started" is his formula, as he
quotes the pope's encyclical, adj
vising priests to ego to the
workingman." When he was ap-
pointed to his present post, he
retired from his parishes of st.
Lucy and st. Columbia, with the
blessing of his bishop, the Rev.
John A. Duffy of Buffalo. He
became profoundly interested in
techniques of labor mediation
while studying for the priest
hood in Rome. He urges regu-
lar meetings between employers
and employees and continuous
and constructive effort, rather
than emergency action when
trouble comes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

THE son of a Buffalo dock work
l. er, one of nine children, who had
seen labor wars in his youth and
through his lifetime, has sought
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

ways to end
them, was infu-
entail IN bring
ing about the
truce in the New
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
Use Genuine BAYER Aspirin
the Moment Your Cold Starts

The simple way pictured above
often brings amazingly fast relief
from discomfort and sore throat
accompanying colds.
Try it. Then = see your doctor.
He probably will tell you to con-
tinue with Bayer Aspirin because it
acts so fast to relieve discomforts
of a cold. And to reduce fever.
This simple way, backed by
scientific authority, has largely sup
planted the use of strong medicines
in easing cold symptoms. Perhaps
the easiest, most effective way yet
discovered. But make sure you get
genuine BAYER ~
Aspirin Aspirin "a
l5foR u TABLETS ~eXB
a FULL DOZEN ase NJND)
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26
WHO'S
NEWS
THIS
WEEK
By LEMUEL F. PARTON

NEW YORK. - Mushing along
4 with Jim Titus, an old desert
rat, about twenty miles southeast
of Tonopah, many years ago, this
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-01-26

tur b" S 6 n.
Hence a police
man Weakened
him by Whack-
ing his feet with
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01
r. pop CORN n..

Every year new and delicious
pop corn recipes appear, to make
new friends for this old favorite.
Here is treat for your family and
friends: ..
Caramel Corn
cup white sugar u cup water
"a cup white corn 2 tablespoons butter
syrup u tablespoon vinegar
Tablespoons quarts DOB corn
sorghum
Combine all ingredients except
the corn. Cook until syrup becomes
brittle when tested in cold water.
Pour over popped corn, stirring the
corn while pouring. Turn on to but
tered platter.
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01
King of Trees

In Britain they boast Of oaks
and yews over 1000 years old, but
in America we have giant trees
reputed to be between 5000 and
1000 years old. Most famous is
the General Sherman tree, in Sc
quota National park.
This giant confer is over 5000
feet above sea level. It's height is
$50 feet and its diameter at the
base of the trunk 35 feet. The
trunk contains enough timber 10
build 40 five-roomed houses, and
it would require 80 large railway
trucks to transport the load. The
tree is as tall as a 16-story build
ing, and the trunk is wider than
a main road. Every year it pro-
duces thousands of cones.
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01
OPPORTUNITY

Grocery store stk.. M. School cl-Iidren's
cafe and supplies. All cash bus. Gross
So. 900 in 80. Est. 20 yrs. 2 beautiful
New r. mod. Hollywood artistic. built
In. Venetian blinds. Air cooled. Also
new mod. r. home now rented. Sits on
lots on bank of river. Across ST. hi-gY
schools. I blk. from our store. All
places sac. husbands death. Good ODD
Tor groceryman put on route car. Sur
rounded by fine farms. Ideal climate.
$3.50. Terms. Photos. fun dctaiis.
Owner BEATRICE GALBREATH,
EAGLE POINT. OREGON.
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01

An Englishman was startled when
he heard weird scream in the
night. what was that7" he asked.
IAN OWL was the reply.
"Yes. ] know, but what was owl
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01
JUST FIsHIN'

Robinson, on holiday, approached
the misunderstanding angler.
do you fish much here?" he
asked.
Yes" was the reply.
"What for?"
BASS mostly
What size?"
Anything up to five pounds"
What do they look 1ike?"
81 have no idea
Glacier County chief., 1939-12-01
Doll Care

Child-Mother, can have some
water to christen my dolly?
Mother-No, dear, don't like you
playing with water.
Child-Well, can I have some wax
to waxinate her? I'm sure it's time
she had something done.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
TemperumentuI Unionists

Labor disputes seldom are satu-
rated with glamour. A notable
exception, however, is that now
being considered by William Green
and other members of the Council
of the American Federation of Labor,
upon whose decision tomorrow rests
the issue of an actors strike. With
many of the stages and screens
greatest stars embroiled in labor
controversy, recent days have brought
brand new type of entertainment
for the public. There is something
captivating about a pajama clad
Tallulah Bankhead flying to Atlantic
City to put on an emotional show for
the Unconditional heads of the A. F..
of L. Fascinating, too, is the spec
tacle of Sophie Tucker being berated
by the intense Miss Katharine Hep
burn, and of airlanes filled with
screen celebrities bent upon preserV-
ing the integrity of their profession
The man in the street is aware
that something Of considerable
moment Is happening; that such Z
Evening star., 1939-08-13

for assuming that this new proof,
whatever its character, does not in
fact exist.
Secondly, the controversy between
Britain and Japan has reached a
point now where the japanese are
not going to be satisfied merely by
the surrender Of the Chinese sus-
poets. The British, of course, are
fully aware of that. Under those
circumstances, it is pertinent to in
quire whether Britain, if convinced
of the innocence of the Chinese,
would have agreed to turn them over
to the anese-dominated Tientsin
authorities, knowing as she must
have known, that such action in
evitably would lower British prestige
without placating Japan.
Evening star., 1939-08-13
japanese Victory

The decision by British officials in
China to acquiesce in japanese de-
mands that they surrender four Chi
nese wanted in connection with the
murder of a Tientsin official is
diplomatic victory for Japan and will
be construed in the Far East as
another damaging blow to Great
Britain's prestige. Undoubtedly there
Is supporting evidence for the latter
conclusion, but it would be mistake
to assume too hastily that the Brit
ish are simply sacrificing the four
Chinese to save themselves from
further embarrassment.
In the first place, British authori-
ties have stated that the decision to
surrender the men, who had been
held under guard in the British con-
cession, was made after the japanese
had submitted new evidence which,
in the judgment Of legal experts,
made out a prima facie case against
the suspects, two of whom are &C
cused of murder and two of belong
Ing to an illegal organization. The
quality Of this new evidence may be
open to question, particularly in view
OF the firmness with which the Brit
ish heretofore have resisted japanese
demands that the men be surren-
dered, but there is certainly no basis
Evening star., 1939-08-13
The c. |. 0. and Kentucky

Inc congress OF Industrial Organ
izations was the major issue in the
recent Democratic primary in Ken
tucky Lieutenant Governor Keen
Johnson, the candidate supported by
Governor Chandler and the organ
lied Democratic machine, attacked
the c. I. O. in his opening campaign
speech, June "a. His opponent was
John Young Brown, counsel for the
United Mine Workers, C. l. o. affili-
ate, in District No. 80, which includes
Harlan, the celebrated coal mine
country. Mr.. Brown told the voters.
that he was proud of his c. 1. o.
connection. The returns from the
campaigns vote, although they are
still incomplete in Louisville, give the
victory beyond doubt to Mr.. johnson.
The c. l. O.'s loss of another polit-
ical campaign, following it's defeats
last autumn in Pennsylvania and
Michigan, has national significance,
suggesting that John L. Lewis labor
union will bring little strength to
the Democratic National Convention
in 1910. Mr.. Lewis had a general and
immediate interest in the Kentucky
campaign. He had long opposed Gov
ernor Chandler as an enemy of the
struggle for unionism in Harlan
And in the midst of the primary
battle, a new outburst in Harlan-a
strike and the sending of troops there
by the Governor, with fatal conse-
quences, provoked Mr.. Lewis to a
new outburst against Governor
Chandler.
Mr.. Lewis protested to Attorney
General Murphy in July, when the
recent Harlan difficulties were at
their height, that, I'm Kentucky,
Happy Chandler has young men in
military uniforms shooting coal
miners" In May, Mr.. Lewis made a
speech in Philadelphia at the Textile
Workers Union Convention. There
he accused Governor Chandler of
"double-crossing" the miners-of
promising Mr.. Lewis his support of
unionism when he was running for
Governor and of aiding the mine
operators against unionism instead.
He has been unfaithful to his prom
ise," Mr.. Lewis said of Governor
Chandler.
The returns from 1893 of 4,3O7
precincts give 24O513 votes to Mr..
Johnson and 214,69O to Mr.. Brown.
Even in Harlan County, Mr.. Brown
got only GAS votes to Mr.. Johnson's
1896. Both the candidates for the
Republican nomination, John Sher-
man Cooper and Judge King Swope,
had more Harlan votes than Brown.
John L. Lewis attributes Governor
Chambers enmity for the C. I. o.
in part to the support the C. I. O.
gave Senator Barkley in the primary
campaign for the Senate against
Governor Chandler a year ago. Sen
ator Barkley supported Mr.. Brown in
the recent campaign, but nobody
thinks he has lost prestige in Ken
lucky on account of it. However,
the G.. I, o, has.