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Evening star., 1939-07-29
Human Bomb Bandit,
Loot Spent in Travel,
Gives Up Peacefully
Recognized .on Street
By Former Member
Of Church Class
BY the Associated Press,

by the Associated fIesS.
KANSAS CITY, July 29.-John
Thornburg, human bomb" bank
bandit who threatened to blow any
one to hell that tries to take me-"
gave up quietly enough to a small
town policeman who told him I'VE
can use you over at our place"
Arrested at Nevada, Mo-, Thorn
burg was brought here for arraign-
ment on charges of robbing the First
National Bank Of Chanute, Kans.,
in March.
He was recognized on a Nevada
street by Demus Beckett, student in
Sunday school class Thornburg
once taught at Caney, Kans.
Arrested in Pool Hall.
Arrested in a pool hall yesterday,
he readily admitted he held up the
Chanute bank by threatening to set
off three sticks Of dynamite taped
to his stomach. He obtained $4 1850.
He escaped in taxicab, aban-
doned it at Fayetteville, Ark, and
took a bus to Alabama.
'"I wasn't going any place in par
ticular," he said-"just roaming, I
guess. Around June I was in New
York. 1 saw the Worlds Fair there.
From New York Thornburg went
south, then west. He even visited
Mexico. He had bought an auto
which he later sold.
Joe Balch, Chanute city attorney
whom Thornburg forced to accom-
pany him while he robbed the bank,
asked him what he had done with
the money. He had only s284.
Spent Money Travelling.
II guess I spent it mostly travel
ing" Thornburg replied.
Thornburg had spent several days
at Kansas City General Hospital as
an amnesia patient shortly before
the robbery Hospital attendants
were amazed at his knowledge of
psychology. He often discussed his
own case with doctors. He thought
the doctor who said his amnesia was
due to trying to escape mentally
from his past knew what he was
talking about"
Mr. Beckett recalled Thornburg as
a mice boy who sometimes
preached at the Caney Christian
Church.
Thornburg's wife, who lives at
Caney, has sued for divorce.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Anti-lynch Bill Fight
To Be Revived in House
BY the Associated Press.

oS inc associated Press.
Representative Gavagan, Demo-
crat, of New York announced YES
terday he had obtained sufficient
signatures on petition to take his
antl-lynching bill out of the hands
OF the House Judiciary Committee
ana bring it before the House. He
said he would demand consideration
of the legislation on the House floor
early next session.
The measure would impose penal
ties on counties in which lynchinps
occur. A similar bill passed the
House in 1887 but begged down in
a Senate fllibuster.
A petition to discharge a House
committee from consideration of a
bill requires 2l8 signatures. The
final one was obtained yesterday.
Mr.. Gavagan said.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
lMorcuntonio
Holds Caucus
lin Phone Booth
BY the Associated Press.

BY L0c ASSOClhteO TIcoS
The American Labor party in the
House held a caucus last night
while the Democrats were holding
theirs.
Representative Vito Marcantonio
of New York, the American Labor
party whip, said it was held in tele-
phone booth No. 7 in the cloakroom
by permission of the Speaker.
Representative Marcantonio, who
also is the American Labor floor
leader, said it reached "the same
decision it has always reached at
other caucuses-that the only way
to get what it wants at this Con-
gress is to keep on fighting"
Representative Marcantonio, in
fact. Is the only American Labor
party member Ia the House.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
District Is Promised
Cooler Weather

Showers and cooler weather are on
tap for the week end, the Weather
Bureau said today.
Showers this afternoon, tonight
and tomorrow morning are expected,
the forecaster said, accompanied by
lower temperatures. Tomorrow aft
ernoon, northerly winds are expect
ed. Monday will be fair, the bureau
said.
The temperature went up to 81
yesterday afternoon, but was driven
down by showers that pelted some
parts of the city.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Mistake Murder
Search
For Racketeer
Dewey Shortens Vacation
To Push Hunt for
BuchuIter ..-...
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 29.-The mis-
take murder" of fat, good -natured
music firm executive who never
had an enemy in the world" touched
of a Nation wide hunt today for
Louis Nepke) Buchalter, described
by District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey as the most dangerous in
dustrial racketeer in the United
States"
Cutting short his vacation to take
personal charge, Mr.. Dewey organ
lied the hunt to take Buchalter dead
Or alive" and stop what he termed
a war of determination" blamed for
five gangland executions.
Two other men have been wounded
In the racket warfare and two are
inexplicably missing.
Asks Boost in Reward.
The district attorney said he
would ask the Board of Estimate
to boost to $25, 900 its present IS 900
reward offered for the capture of
the blg-nosed, thick-l Tipped fugitive,
deposed overload of the garment and
baking industrial labor rackets.
An additional $1,000 is offered by
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
and may be increased.
The hunt for Buchalter, who skip
ped $4,000 bail two years ago while
awaiting trial on antitrust charges,
was int ,nsified by the assassination
last Tuesday of Isadore Penn, a 24O-
pound Bronx householder. Four
men ambushed the startled victim
and shot him five times.
Orlovsky Intended Victim.
Mr.. Penn, jolly and widely pop
ular IN the music publishing field,
died ignorant of why he had been
shot. Mr.. Dewey confirmed the belief
the killers had erred and said their
intended victim was Philip Orlovsky,
former official of a garment labor
union dominated by Bouchalter and
his partner, Jacob cGurah") Sha-
plro. Orlovsky and Penn lived in
the same apartment building and
were of similar build.
Mr.. Dewey said Orlovsky was
"one of the toughest men in New
York" and, if he would talk, the
underworld would be cracked wide
open" Despite the realization he
has been marked for death. police
said Orlovsky has kept silent.
Dewey announced he had ar
ranged with Police Commissioner
Lewis j. Valentine to put a body
guard of two detectives on every for
mer Buchalter whether
he likes it or not"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Government Nears
End Of Deportation
Case Against Bridges
U. 5. Counsel Seek to Put
Defendant on Stund and
Bring q Dispute
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 29.-Gov-
ernment counsel neared the close Of
its presentation of the deportation
case against Harry Bridges today,
waiting a decision whether it might
add Mr.. Bridges himself to the list
Of 16 witnesses it has offered.
Citing accepted immigration
Service procedure, the Government
proposed to place the Australian
born West Coast c. I. o. director in
the witness chair when the case
already the longest in the history
Of the immigration Service, Gov
ernment men said-resumes some
time next week.
Mr.. Bridges attorneys objected.
They insisted on the right to pro-
duce Mr.. Bridges when they see fit,
somewhere among at least 10 others
who will be summoned in at
tempted refutation of the charge
cAAIo eAiO ACoil lOllSollOlC lCduCI 10
an alien, deportable to his native
Australia because Of asserted mem
bership in a party advocating over
throw of the United States Gov
ernment.
The dispute was behind closed
doors, but member of the Gov
ernment staff said that Dean James
M Lands of Harvard Law School,
presiding, was seeking precedent on
which to base a decision.
Mr.. Doyle, past national COM
mander of the American Legion's
40 ct 8 Society and former special
prosecutor for the State of Oregon
in criminal syndicalism case. was
summoned along with IL others in
California who, the defense said,
would be used to show Improper
inducement" offered for testimony
against Mr.. Bridges. Another is
Harper l.. Knowles of San Francisco,
witness before the Dies Committee
last year.
In addition the defense announced
it would offer four character wit
nesses; two Stanford professors to
refute the Governments claim that
the party advocates violent over.
throw of the Government, and per-
haps others.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Wife Asks $500, 900
In Love Theft Suit
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 29-Mrs.
Clifford F. Barton puts a S500,OOO
price tag on the love of her husband,
which she accuses Mrs. Dorothy O.
Mower, widow of former Ameri-
can Tobacco Co. president, of steal
ing.
In damage suit, she charges Mrs.
Mower "Willfully enticed and alb
ducted' her husband, New York
broker, from her and their daughter,
Anne, 2.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Makes insanity Plea

LOS ANGELES, July % (P.-
Campbell Mcdonald, 26, confessed
slayer of his mother, Margaret
Campbell, former film actress, plead
ed innocent and innocent by reason
Of insanity to murder charges yes
terday.
Superior Judge Clarence L. Kin
caid set his trial for September /.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Shanghai
Continued From First Page.)

with Japan questions which affect
third power, France.
Another stumbling block in the
Toxic conference is the Japanese
demand that Britain cooperate in
halting circulation of Chinese gov
ernment currency in North China
and substitution therefor of notes
of the Japanese-dominated Federal
Reserve Bank.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Bill Offered to Provide
Night Work DifferentioI

Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, OF West Virginia has intro
duced a bill providing compensation
for night work at the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing at a rate IS
per cent higher than the day scale.
His action was taken at the request
OF the Women's Union of the bureau
The union explained today that
part Of the employees receive the
higher rate at the present time
and that purpose Of the bill is to
include the remainder of employees
on night shifts.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Dodge
Continued From First Page)

committe on memorial monument
for Theodore Roosevelt Island. Pres
ident Roosevelt appointed him a
member of the Washington Lincoln
Gettysburg Memorial Boulevard
Association.
Mentioned for d. c. Post.
Active in church work here, Mr..
Dodge served as vestryman of St.
Johns Church in Georgetown, and
founded and served as chairman of
the Social Welfare Committee of the
Washington Federation of Churches.
Last year, when Commissioner
George E. Allen resigned, Mr.. Dodge
was mentioned prominently in
speculation regarding his successor
Mr.. Dodge is survived by his
widow, the former Regina Lunt,
daughter of the late Judge and
Mrs. Horace Gray Lunt of Colo
RADIO Springs; a daughter, Mrs.
Charles w. Eliot, II, wife of the
executive officer of the National
Resources Board, Washington, and
son, Clarence Phelps Dodge, jr.
A nephew Stuart Phelps Dodge, re-
sides in Colorado Springs.
After leaving Washington last
year, Mr.. Dodge had spent several
months at his summer home near
Mount Evans, 40 miles west of
Denver. He passed the winter at
Warner Springs in San Diego
County, Calf, with his family.
The pneumonia attack this spring
left Mr.. Dodge's health impaired
and he was taken to Denver early
in June. He had planned to spend
the summer there.
Began Career in Colorado.
The son of David Stuart Dodge
and Ellen Ada (Phelps) Dodge, he
was born in Honolulu July 26, 1877.
The family home was at Simsbury,
Conn. Mr.. Dodge was a grandson
of William E. Dodge, distinguished
New York philanthropist and mer-
chant, who founded the widely
known Phelps Dodge Co. Both of
Mr.. Dodge's parents were of Eng
lish descent.
After receiving his early education
at Westminster School, Conn, of
which he was one OF the original
members, and Phillips Academy at
Andover, Mass, Mr.. Dodge gradu-
ated from Yale in 1899. He was a
member of Alpha Delta Fraternity
and captained Yale's tennis team.
Then Mr.. Dodge went to Colorado
to visit an invalid brother, the late
Francis Phelps Dodge. He entered
the real estate business in Colorado
Springs, but soon afterward turned
his attention to newspaper work.
After several years as reporter, he
became owner of the Evening Tele-
graph. Subsequently he purchased
the Colorado Springs Gazette, a
morning newspaper, after disposing
OF the Telegraph. He was publisher
OF the Gazette from 1904 to 1922,
inclusive.
Active in Politics.
Active in politics, Mr.. Dodge
served two terms in the Colorado
State House of Representatives. He
UaS Gtefe nhoi~~~.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Flood?

CHEROKEE, Okla. (R.-Water
shortage interrupted work on a
$3,000.000 f1ood-control project.
Salt Fork River, which the project
was designed to curb, went dry,
hating work two days. Engineer
Phillip F. Goodman solved the
problem by hauling water from
wells.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

Bread and a handful of dried
olives is the food of the southern
Italian and Greek.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

Canada's first paper mill began
operating in the year 1904.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

ngerode OF Alexandria, Va and New York
fort Longfed Ponsonby England are shown after
their marriage yesterday the " estate of
Percy R. Pyne r The bride daughter of COL and Mrs
Fzhugh Lee Mnnigerode and the bridegroom the son
the late Maj Myes Ponsonby Of the British Photo
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Active in Politics.

Active IN politics, Mr.. Dodge
served two terms in the Colorado
State House of Representatives. He
was State chairman of the Pro-
gressive party in the campaigns of
1914 and 1916. In 1928 he sought
the nomination for Governor On The
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Caucus

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
CIGARETTE K
 CAUSE, BLAZE
 ON WILL0UGHBY

A cigarette thrown into a trash bucket is believed by firemen to have caused temporary brick blaze in a cabin on Willoughby Avenue oppo- site the Cash Grocery yesterday ev- aning
 The two-room cabin, occupied by A. Lenz miner, was smoke-filled and burning in the kitchen when the firemen arrived. A hydrant connection and four lengths of hose were required to put the blaze down, the first time in recent months a hose stream has been needed in Ju- neau in fighting fire.
 Lenz was not at home when the blaze started and apparently had just gone up town after finishing dinner. The kitchen was consider ably damaged and some of Lenz's clothes were consumed by fire.
 The alarm was sounded from the 2-1 box at 7:25 o'clock. The out" signal was blown at o'clock.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
THE CHIEF FORESTER

Those Of us who knew him will find it hard to realize that P A. silooA Chief of the U s, Forest Service is dead When he visited in Juneau few months ago he was d man whose energy and en- thusasm were as boundless as his friendship We expected him to go or and
 The brief report from Washington yesterday said he died of heart disease after weeks illness. He was only 56
 Alaska may wen mourn the passing of F A. sicox. He a good friend of the Territory and during hLs yIat here last summer formulated ambiti- plans for development o1 timber and recrea- tionsl industries in Southeast and Westward Alaska. This work cannot but be retarded by the death of the Chef
 Silcox close personal friend of Frank Heinzieman, Alaska Regional Forester. He was a friend also to hundreds in Alaska who met him this year for the first time. All these will appreciate keenly the loss to the Territory and Nation his death represents
 The silver haired forester's achievements ganizer and trouble eshooter live after him. As labor relations expert for the great New York printing industry in the years between the end of the war and the call rom Washington to head the Forest Service ScoX was respected and honored by workers and employers alike. When q man in difficult a posit9c4 can maintain the confidence of capital and labor period of years. he has something. The Nation will miss P A. Silcox
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
 By w. L. Gordon

Words Often Misused: Do not say, "The entertainment was voted suc- cess" Say, was pronounced a sue cess"
 Often Mispronounced: Extraor- dinary. Pronounce eks- s-tror-di-ner-i both els as in set, as in or, first as in it unstressed, accent second syllable.
 Often Misspelled: Phenomenon (singular). Phenomena tpluraD.
 Synonyms Accumulate, gather, collect, amass, assemble, increase, hoard
 Word Study: "Use word three times and it is yours" Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day, Today's word: Pastoral; relating to rural life and scenes. Pastoral daleS thin set with modern farms. Wordsworth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
cBroscobe The stars incline but do not compel
FRIDAY, DECEMBER g

This is an unimportant day in planetary direction. Concentration may be difficult. Accidents in win ter sports may be numerous. Small deceits and hypocrisies will be pre- valent. Envy and jealousy may be easily kindled while this configura- tion prevails.
 Heart and Home: Romance will not flourish today The young will be self-centered and interested in future plans. In the family the pursuit of pleasure may cause re- bukes. In high positions, men and women will feel their responsibili- ties.
 Business Affairs: A temporary slump in trade may follow the holl- day stimulation. but the general con- dition of advancing prosperity will continue. Importers will encounter new difficulties. Banks and bank CTS will meet troublesome interna- tional problems. Those who have foresight will avoid speculation, even though many new fortunes will be made.
 National Issues: Relief methods will be changed and renewed eff forts to exact work for money be- slowed on the unemployed will be made. The line separating the un-
 mployable from the able-bodied will be firmly withdrawn as drastic ec- onomies become obligatory in many states, especially those on the Pa eific Coast. Strikes will add to the number of those in need.
 International Affairs: Russia will give the world reason for anxiety. There will be pacts with longtime enemies of the Soviet government which will not add to the sense of security of the United States, In time Poland is to regain it's place as a nation, for revolution is pre- saged among the subjects of the dic- tators aria
 Persons whose birthdate it is have the augury of year of mixed for tunes. As the months pass im- proved financial conditions are in- dicated. Elders may put obstacles in the way of their children.
 Children born on this day prob ably will be kindly in nature and endowed with a strong sense of jus tice. They should be popular and successful
 Copyright, 1939)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
HELLO, SEATTLE!

Radio telephone talk from Juneau to Seattle, is going to be cheap dur- ing the Christmas and New Years holidays, according to announce ment made today by the Signal Corps.
 Sunday rates are to prevail dur ing the period
 For misunderstanding at O. clock Saturday evening, December B, and up to 4:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, December 26, one can talk from Juneau with parties in Seattle for SAYS for three minutes.
 Then on the turn of the year, from ' D. m. December 30 to 4.30 a. m. January ?, the same rate for the same time will be in vogue.
 The radio office operators ask that those intending to use the ra- dio telephone during the Christmas holiday period, put in their call now and thus be assured of a certain definite time
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

Bavarian sarmy because he hated the idea of fight ing in the Hapsburg army of his native Austria.
 Neville Chamberlain was a. Birmingham alder man soon to become director Of Birmingham Small Arms, Ltd.
 Nussolini9 He was editor of the Avanti a Socialist newspaper, advocated neutrality in 1914 and later urged intervention the side of the Allies
 Daadier was "a school teacher in the Vaucluse Department, on vacation when broke. He was 3O interested in Socialism. He joined the army on mobilization day, serving as sergeant major in the 15Sth infantry"
 Stalin? He a political prisoner in Siberia
 And Roosevelt was Assistant Secretary of the Navy
 We draw moral from these facts. They sug- gest however, the remote walks from which modern leaders come. A century previous the leaders of these same countries would have had such varied careers Most of them would have come from royal lines. And contemporaries of those royal lines are. rather conspcuousy, in exile today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
NEWS pHOTOS-RUSH

Actual photographs Of the damaged German battleship Admiral Graf Spec are published in AL aska exactly week after the naval battle off Uru- quay, at the other end of the hemisphere, in which the ship blasted by British cruisers.
 We are getting used to the speed of modern communications, but every in while some thing like this makes sit up and take stock anew Of bhe wonderful age in which are living It is indeed wonderful its technological progress.
 If only we could dc as well with the minds of men such events as te war of which the Graf Spec battle wes part would be impossible.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
Fellowship Club
 Will Make Candy

For distribution yo those in the City jail, members of the Fellow ship Club will meet tomorrow night to make candy. The session will be held in the Parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church and is to start at 7:30 o'clock.
 A portion of the evening will also be spent in trimming the Church Christmas tree.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
ANSWERS
MODERN ETIQUETTE

e. Should a college student open the door for faculty member?
 A. Yes, if the college student is a man It is not required that a girl do so.
 @. Should the coffee or tea cups be placed at the right or left of the hostess?
 A. The cups should be placed at the left of the hostess.
 @. Is there a fashionable hour for beginning formal dance?
 A. Ten o'clock is the usual hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
WORLD FIGURES, THEN AND NOW

We near much about the World War leaders who figure todays war news. The Living Age suggess that it may be quite as interesting, as an Index Of personality to recall where all the leaders of today were in l914-nos only those who were prominent bul those who weren't.
 Hitler? He in Munich, "a nonentity living in straitened circumstances. He enlisted in the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
GREETINGS SENT OUT
 BY SANITARY MARKET

The Sanitary Meat Company, E. B. Shafer, owner, is sending out a little gift, to all regular customers, with his sincere best wishes, and in cordial appreciation of the only as- set that money cannot buy-friend- ship.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
PRESBYTERIAN ,. S. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
 GIVEN SUNDAY NIGHT

The Christmas exercises by the Sunday School of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church will be given Sunday evening starting at o'clock and lasting until o'clock.
 The pageant Christmas in Song and Story will be presented with the entire school participating. The pageant is directed by Mrs. Jack Finlay.
 Parents and friends of the chil- dren are invited to the exercises
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
SIX INITIATED
 BY ELKS LODGE

Six new EiKs were welcomed into the order last night at an initia- tion conducted by the local Lodge.
 Initiates are Gale T. Osborn, Dar- win Hoel, Dr. John Geyer, l.. E. Teagle, Spencer DeLong and F. E. Carothers. sr.Ek i. A feed" was enjoyed after the session.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

AUTHORITIES estimate it takes IT men in manufacturing and transport to maintain one soldier fighting at the front.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

Latest Gallup poll shows 96 percent of the voters favor staying out of the European war Apparently the other four percent don't look a. pictures, let alone read the news columns.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21

Martha Jacobs was dismissed to- day from medical care at the Gov ernment Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-12-21
CHEAP FARE TO SEATTLE

$36 first class takes you to Se- attle aboard steamer Taku next Monday. Make reservations now with D. B Femmer, Agent. adv