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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Harry Bridges Cleared of Red
CHARGE in Lands Decision

efforts that were promoted by
tactics Of his counsel that at best
can be designated as shabby.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
DON'T EXPECT SESSION
8 TARTs ON PAGE ON z

this state, If 1t were properly dis
tributed.
IF ! had my way. there would
be a special session of the legisla-
ture. I've always thought We
should have a graduated income
tax and a tax on intangibles. Then
we could relieve some of the nui-
sance taxes. But it would hurt
the governors prestige and pride
to call special session, so I'm
sure he won't"
Among other Legislators
reached. Rep. Hugh Rosellini
also put the blame on the
governor. hut thought spe-
ciaI session would be futile.
The present administration" he
said. lis committed to a policy Of
taxing the people who can least
afford to pay. We had a good
program when we went to olym-
pia this year. but the governor,
his supporters and the Republicans
would not accede to 1t. The only
way to cut expenses is to get rid
of overlapping departments. For
instance, there are 20 agencies
with law enforcing officers"
More conservative legislators
generally considered the warrant
proposal wise, and looked for bust
ness improvement to remedy the
deficiency or revenue.
.T think the state can stand
to 10 n long way into the red
before the governor should
consider calling special ses-
sion," said Rep. z. A. Vane OF
South Tacoma.
I'D be reluctant to see a special
session called" said Sen. Ted
Schroeder. of Puyallup. Lord
knows where we'd get any more
taxes. 1t all depends upon the
amount spent in warrants. A spe-
cial session might cost more than
interest on the warrants. If 1t is
going to cost us lot in interest,
though, perhaps we should have
session now and remedy the
situation"
Rep. Tom Montgomery of Puy-
allup expressed his trust in the
state finance committee which ad-
vised going on a warrant basis.
Sen. Monty Percival said he was
surprised when he first read about
it but believed the plan sound.
I'VE are no worse off than
we were year ago." he said,
"but the administration must
have some good reason for the
warrant issue to protect the
states credit"
Sen. C. B. Kerstetter said he
thought a special session, If it
could be called for the particular
purpose of revising distribution of
revenues, would be logical.
IF something could be accomp-
lished legislatively without increas-
ing the tax load. I'd be heartily
in favor" he said, expressing ap-
parent doubt of a sessions use
fulness.
Right now think the best
hope is that business conditions
will continue to improve, thus ere
ating additional revenue for the
state" Rep. Paul Sandegren said.
1.-THE expense OF converting spe-
cial session so late in the biennium
would probably not be worth what
remedies the legislature could ef-
feet, IL any"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

services from Tacoma crematorium
will be held Tuesday at 2 p. M.
Miss Hall was teacher and
headed the faculty of the old EN-
erson grade school and later. until
she left Tacoma, was principal for
some years at the Sherman
school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
CONDUCT CONDEMNED

There is little substantial dis
tinction between such conduct and
that here involved - Withholding
action that might release an as
sumedly innocent man from Jail
unless he produced certain testi-
mony The incident. besides
not being very credible to the gov
eminent. affords some basis for
not completely disbelieving the as
sertion that Doyle. whose very in
tegrity was put in issue, could
have transcribed the bounds of
propriety. which seems not too
clearly TO have been envisaged by
one government official -.
1T is Of interest to note that at
the taking of this statement from
Ivan r. Cox in San Francisco,
neither the Acknowledgement Off
Gals Of San Francisco nor the i'm
migration authorities of San Fran
cisco were present. Instead. the
Seattle director. whose jurisdiction
extends to Portland but not TO San
Francisco. and the Portland police
department officiated."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
CRACKS WITNESSES

Lands report was replete with
criticism Of the major witnesses,
who testified as to Bridges al
legged membership In or affiliation
with the Communist party.
Some Of his comments were:
Laurence A. Miner. former
World war A. Il. F. captain. for
mer major Oregon national guard
reserves. and former .'undercover"
investigator of "subversive activ-
tiles" for the Oregon state military
department:
Miners deliberate giving of
false testimony in this proceed
ing. as well as in the DeJonge
case tthe trial In Oregon of Dirk
DeJonge, a Communist. for vio-
lating the state criminal syndi-
calism act) is enough in itself to
destroy any belief In his credi-
bility -.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01

efforts that were promoted by
tactics of his counsel that at best
can be designated as shabby.
POLICEMAN EYED
ITO the examiner ii seemed that
Doyle's protestations as to his
patriotism accorded III with the
avowed duty of citizen to testify
fully and truthfully in a proceed
ing authorized by law, especially
one which so involved the public
interest"
Capt. John J. Keegan. chief of
detectives, Portland police depart
ment:
This recital is sufficient TO
show Keegan as one of the prime
movers in the effort to bring about
the deportation of Bridges
Keegan's testimony from the be-
ginning shows an effort to conceal
his activities and the activities Of
his men -.
NOT ONE OF INTEGRITY"
He misled the examiner again
and again, only to be forced by
documentary evidence and the tes-
timony of others ultimately to re-
veal wholly different story of his
activities and the activities of his
men than he first sought to por-
tray.
The picture that Keegan draws
of himself Is not of a chief of de-
tectives confident of the integrity
OF his office and the trustworthi-
ness of his men and other tactics"
John ]. Leech, who gave one
affidavit that he knew Bridges was
Communist. and another denying
his first affidavit:
Several matters strike very
deeply at the question OF Leech's
credibility . But ultimate judg-
ment on Leech's credibility must
still await examination Tin the re-
poro Of further evidence. for. like
one tin soldier falling in file Of
soldiers, the necessary consequence
of disbelieving Leech is to disbe-
lieve others who also came forward
with testimony on the issues in
volved In this proceeding.
LAWYER "PANNED'
The question of Leech is not an
isolated one; an appreciation of its
significance calls for an examina-
ton of the background from which
the testimony and other testimony
sprang. This background is the
part played in this proceeding by
the Portland police department.
Harper Knowles and Stanley NJ
Doyle"
Aaron Sapiro. disbarred New
York attorney;
"Sapiro's testimony possesses
elements of inherent improbability
People can conceivably act In
ways as extraordinary as these.
but something more than the word
Of disbarred and repudiated at
torney seems required to carry
such a burden OF proof His
testimony makes him out to be
man who trades upon his associa-
tons to their fullest extent and
who. in the effort to build himself
up speaks glibly of what he pur-
ports others have told him :.
One gets the impression that truth
matters little in this process. the
concern being the end rather than
the means"
CASTIGATEs BoNHAM
r. p. Bonham. Seattle district
immigration director:
THE extraordinary nature. to
say the least. of this conduct tan
asserted offer by Bonham TO help
Earl King, convicted of murder in
California. to obtain his freedom
from San Quentin prison II he
would furnish evidence on Bridges)
Is patent.
There is justification for gov
eminent officials TO act in behalf
OF guilty individual to mitigate
his sentence, II that individual viii
partly expiate his crime by help
ing the government 10 bring other
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
Witnesses Against Go Chieftain
Are Lambasted by Labor Secre-
tary's Trial Examiner

the government of the United
States by force or violence"
Such finding was unnecessary,
he said. because he had not found
evidence TO establish Bridges
membership or affiliation with that
party.
CITES TESTIMONY
Bridges own statement Of his
political beliefs and disbeliefs In
important" Lands said. 1T was
given not only without reserve but
vigorously. as dogma and faiths
Of which the man was proud and
which represented In his mind the
aims of his existence.
1T was fighting apologize that
refused 10 temper itself to the
winds of caution.
METHODS DEFENDED
1T was an avowal of sympathy
with many of the objectives that
the Communist party at times has
embraced, an expression Of dis
belief that the methods they wish
ed to employ were as revolutionary
as they generally seem. but II was
unequivocal In its distrust of tactics
other than those that are generally
included within the concept of
democratic methods.
That Bridges aims are ener-
getically radical may be admitted.
but the proof fails to establish that
the methods he seeks to employ to
realize them are other than those
that the framework of democratic
and constitutional government per-
mits."
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-01
DISCUSSES KNOWLES


"Milner can best be dismissed
a. a self-confessed liar, a man
who has admittedly tried twice
once successfully-to make false
hood parade as truth"
Harper L. Knowles. California
American Legion radical research
head:
There Is abundant evidence 10
indicate the work of Knowles
committee came perilously close
to that of those organizations
whole sole purpose Is to combat
militant unionism A close
differentiation was not always
made between labor agitators and
those truly engaged in subversive
activities =.
CHARGES CoNTuMACy
He was neither q candid nor a
fortnight witness Il was i'm
possible TO listen 20 Knowles two
accounts Of this incident tan sffi-
dsvit from Herbert Mills) without
being convinced that on occasion
he lied when he dared 10. and
conveniently forgot matters when
an outright denial might make for
subsequent embarrassment =
Stanley NJ Doyle, former Ore
gon special agent:
a. Doyle proved TO be q
problem In eontumacy his
conduct throughout evidenced 9
desire not to testify. and effort,
were made TO interpose every
trivial legal teehnicality that
could be conceived Of TO avoid
truthfully detailing his relation
ship to the facts put In issue
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
81 Dead. Missing
In Lake Storms

Wilbur E. Smith, the Hannah and
the Bethlehem in Lake Superior,
and the fishing tugs Irene and
Dornbos in Lake Michigan.
Thirteen survivors of the pulp
carrier Navodoc, which was driven
aground near Pentwater while en-
route from South Chicago to Fort
William, Ont, were brought to
Fentwater coast guard station Jhis
morning by the fishing tug Three
Brcthers. The Novadoc was be-
lieved TO have carried a crew of
16.
The storm struck suddenly, but
not without warning. The winds
swept in from the northwest, some
times reaching a velocity Of rs
miles per hour, smashing lifeboats,
ships timbers, life belts and other
debris were washed up along nearly
200 miles of shore line. A binding
snoWstorm which swept over the
dismal scene hampered the coast
guardsmen attempting to bring aid
to disabled vessels, but winds abated
last night and ships began moving
through the heavily travelled Sault
Ste. Marie docks into Lake Super
lor. Temperatures were below
freezing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Big Unemployment
Total Predicted
After War Ends

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 13. CUP)-
A period OF unemployment even
worse than that which followed
the World war was predicted to-
day by Senator James j. Davis of
Pennsylvania as an inevitable af-
termath of the present expanded
national defense program.
Senator Davis, ranking Republic
can member of the senate naval
affairs committee, is making ma
tionWide tour of naval activities.
He left here TO visit San Francisco,
Los Angeles and San Diego.
National defense production is
good for the country while it lasts"
the senator said But there are
now as many unemployed as there
were in the slump following the
first world war, and when we add
to that number who will be without
jobs when our defense orders are
filled, we will have an enormous
total"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Roosevelt Pledges
Cooperation With
True Americans

WASHINGTON. NOV. 13. (UP)-
President Roosevelt today gave Am
erica a pledge to work for national
unity during his third term should
to shoulder with all who place the
Americanism above all other con-
siderations."
His statement indicated his de-
termination to rise above partisan
ship in a search for national unity
on the principle that only "in union
we shall find our true strength.
His pledge was delivered in a
statement acknowledging items of
thousands" of congratulatory tele-
grams and letters which he receiv-
ed after his election. The letters
and kilograms pledging loyalty and
support he said, came from men
and women who cast their vote Nov.
5 for Wendell l.. Willkie as we'll as
those who voted for the third term.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
WiIIkie Clubs 10
Continue Renamed

NEW YORK, Nov. 13. (UP)-
The 10000 clubs which supported
Wendell L. Willkie for president
were being enlisted today in a new
organization to lead the loyal
opposition" of the 22,OOO,000 per-
sons who voted for, him.
Oren Root. jr., leader of the
Associated Willkie clubs scattered
throughout the nation, said the
new organization probably would be
named 1--WE The People" and would
strive to carry on the principles for
which Willkie fought during the
campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
World Federation Of Nations Seen
As Only True Road to Lasting Peace

Wells said. But localized power
centers have been abolished by i'm
proved communications and con-
nections.
Until the world learns that,
there'll be a great deal of foolish
and destructive action. There has
to be a world federation govern
ment. There'H be no peace until
there is
Wells said the need for such a
federation had been made more
urgent by the advent Of the air.
plane into warfare. The major
factor in warfare no longer is dis
tance, he said, but time
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

DETROIT, Nov. 13. (UP)-Dimin-
ishing winds and clearing skies TO-
tiay disclosed a mounting death
toll of ships and sailors in one
of the worst storms in the history
of the Great Lakes, eighteen were
known dead, 81 were missing and
believed dead, and the crews of
several other ships still were un-
reported.
The scene along Lake Michigan's
eastern shoreline was one Of freez-
ing desolation, battered hulks of
long lake freighters and scores Of
Coast guardsmen and CCC enrollees
searching among the wreckage for
Victims of the gale which struck
from the west late Monday.
OF the known dead, IL were at
Ludington, Mich, morgue, and four
at Pentwater, Mich. Two bodies
still were uncovered from the
wreck of the freighter Novadoc a
few miles south of Ludington.
The missing were believed to be
from:
The William B. Davock, 1900
ton freighter which sunk near
PentWater Monday night with crew
of 33.
The Anna Minch, 4,2O0-ton grain
carrier which went down near the
Davock Monday night with crew
of "a.
The fishing tugs Indian and
Richard H. off South Haven, Mich,
with crews of five and three res
pectively.
rowboat. near Sault Ste Marie in
Lake Superior with two fishermen
aboard.
The dead were from the William
b. Davok and the Anna Minch.
vessels still unreported were the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13

PHOENIX, Nov. 13. (UP)-H. c..
Wells, the celebrated British nov?l-
ist, declared here last night that
peace would be impossible until
every nation put aside its pre-
judices to form a world federation.
The English author, speaking
to a capacity crowd in the Phoenix
high school auditorium, made no
reference to the ill-fated League
Of Nations in his plea for new
world order.
People still talk Of coalitions of
power as if a geographical central
ization of power still were possible" o."
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
TAKEN TO JAIL

joel Walton. 40 was taken to
the county jail Tuesday night by
deputy sheriffs to insure peace and
Quiet at the Walton home south
of E Centro. The officers were
sent to the Walton home to quiet
a family quarrel.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Spanish War Vets
To Honor Official

District Inspector Irving Willis
of San Ysidro will be among the
visitors at the Thursday night meet
ing of the Spanish War Veterans
and auxiliary.
A baked ham dinner will be
served visitors and members of the
two organizations at $50 p. m. in
Veterans Memorial hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Lockheed Buys
Big Air Terminal

LOS ANGELES. Nov. Is. (UP)-
Lockheed Aircraft Corp, announced
today the purchase of Union Air
Terminal at Burbank, Cal, from
United Air Lines for S1,500,000 sub
ject to approval Of the civil aero
nauties board.
Lockheed will use the field for
testing and delivery of its new
planes, most of them warplanes
The terminal is adjacent to Lock-
needs subsidiary plant, Vega Air
plane company.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Speaker Tells How
To Enjoy Games

How to enjoy football games was
the subject of talk Viggo Hansen
gave at Ell Centre Lions club at
noon Tuesday.
IF you want to get the most out
of football game and understand
why a certain play works or fails y
Hansen said" concentrate on a
different man during each play.
Stop watching the ball and the ball
carrier all the time
He also reviewed hand signals
used by officials and explained fouls
as being the things least understood
by the general public.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
william Russell
Funeral Slated

Funeral services for William
Russell, 70, Ell Centro resident for
&c years, were scheduled at the
Lemons chapel at 4 pm. Wednes-
day.
He worked on ranches and at
odd jobs during his residence in
Imperial Valley. AS far as is known
he has no relatives surviving him.
Russell died in an Ell Centro hos
pital at 2 am. Wednesday from a
heart ailment.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Materials Firms
Fined by Court

LES ANGELES, Nov. 13. UP)-
Fines of $4,000 were levied against
1G marble companies, II individuals
and the Southern California Marble
association today on their change
Of pleas of not guilty to nolo con-
tendere, whereby they chose not to
contest antitrust law violations.
They were indicted by a federal
grand jury last February as
part of the governments prosecu-
ton of antitrust law violators in
the building industry. Tom c.
Clark, chief of the west coast
antitrust division, announced the
defendants had entered into
consent decree enjoining them from
taking part in any price fixing
agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Complaint Charges
Road DAMAGED

A complaint charging A. C. Stew
ems with damaging q raylig treat
eel road south of El Centro was fill
ed in justice court Wednesday.
P. c. Oswalt, foreman of road
district No 2, signed the complaint.
He said Stevens drove a grouser
type tractor along the road. driving
on the pavement when it was i'm
possible to travel beside it. The
pavement was cut and gouged Os-
walt said, at intervals for a mile.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
WEATHER

Southern California: Considerable
high cloudiness Wednesday an d
Thursday; continued warm; mod
crate at times locally fresh 10
strong northeast winds,
u. S. Weather Bureau. Ell Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
IS Women Fined
For vaqrancy

Ell Centro's city Golfers were $3.50
richer wednesday after the police
department collected 13 vagrancy
fines of $50 each from 13 Ell Centro
women.
Those who paid fines were Judy
Murphy, 30, Ginger Johnson, %,
Joan Adams, 81, Emma Alvarado,
80, Millie Covan %, ESsie Jones, 30,
Viola Pitts, 30, Mona Mendez, %,
Carmine Sandez, %, Pearl Hayes,
rs, Simona Santos, 81, frankie
Brown, %, Rose Sellers, 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
Joseph McGrew
Succumbs Here

Joseh McGrew, rs, resident of
Imperial Valley since 1911, died in
FL Centro late Tuesday after "A
brief illness.
He is survived by only one rela-
tive, l. W. McGrew, brother who
lives in FL Centre.
MCGreW was born in Lexington,
Mo, Oct. 25, 1864 The body was
taken to the Lemons chapel Funer-
al arrangements will be announced
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-11-13
ASSEMBLYMAN PLANS
SUNDAY LIQUOR BAN

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 13. (UP)-
Assemblyman Ernest o. Voigt of
Los Angeles said today he plans to
introduce bill at the coming leg
islative session proposing to pro-
hibit sale of liquor on Sunday morn
ings.
He said the chief purpose of the
measure would be to prevent drink
ing from interfering with religious
services.
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Stock Averages
BY VICTOR EUBANK.

Associated Press financial writer.
NEW YORK, April 11.-War's
Wall Street nephews, steel and air
craft stocks, held the market above
water today while traders cautiously
watched the action on the Scandi-
navian sea coast.
Wide early advances on optimistic
overnight buying orders were slashed
considerably toward the final bell
and the rate of transactions, grad
ually slowing, indicated a total turn
over of about 900,O shares.
Chief deterrent to strong bull
movement among the war babies"
appeared to be Winston Churchills
refusal to claim a sweeping victory
when he spoke before the House Of
Commons. While he talked, trading
practically halted, to pick up again
at reduced quotations when the
speech ended.
Among the days best showings
were those made at various times
by Douglas, Lockheed, Boeing,
United Aircraft, Glenn Martin, U. S.
Steel, Bethlehem, Eastman Kodak,
Allied Chemical, Westinghouse,
American Smelling, Anaconda, New
York Shipbuilding, international
Mercantile Marine, U. S. Rubber,
Chrysler and Dresser Manufacture
ing.
Bonds made selected gains. Com
modities generally advanced a bit
AT Chicago both wheat and corn
rose, the former Is to q cent
bushel and the latter as to a cent
Cotton was cents a bale higher
to Is cents lower. London and
Paris prices improved; Amsterdam
was uneven.