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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-03
BRADLEY AND BIMELECH
STRANGER THAN FICTION

The demanG :ac seats has swamp
cd the Churchill Downs office force
rs usual, People, many of whom
have never before been to tract;
are still writing, tclegraphing and
calling and Offering TO pay premium
for seats but there are no more Ia
be had,
The same Is true Of people seek
Ing hotel rooms, They are willing
TO pay most any price for place
TO lay their heads,
II Blmelech Is 10 be given any
kind of on,ention In the Derby 1t
probably will come from Dit, n
gclded son of Transmute, but the
times and performances Of the two
horses indicate the Bradley pride
Is much superior,
Bmcleoh truly Is story-book
horse.
II q fiction writer wrote yarn
about an 80-year old owner COM
Ing up TO bid for his NTH victory
in what may be his last Kentucky
Derby. with the last son Of his IA
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-05-03
Dit, Sirocco
Picked to Run
Second, Third
In the Derby
BY HARRY GRAYSON
NEA Service Sports Editor

Louisville - u n b aten Blmelech,
odds-on and sentimental favorite In
the Kentucky Derby on Saturday,
is the biggest clnch since Dewey
took Manila,
Arnold Hangers Dit front-run-
ming and easy winner Of the Wood
Memorial, figures to place.
My figures have the Detroit
owned Dixlana Stables Sirocco In
the show slot and Walter H. Brann's
Maryland bred son OF Challenger IL,
Pictor, fourth.
Although Col. Matt VIM says
he has positive assurance Of n field
OF about H. 1t is my guess that no
more than 10 will go TO the post IN
the mile and n quarter Race Of the
Roses.
Bimeleoh, which his 80-year-old
owner and breeder, Col, Edward
Riley Bradley, considers the finest
running horse he ever saw, has
frightened the others out.
Practically oil the Derby train
ers exceut Silent Tom Smith, who
has Charles S. Howard's Oregon
bred Midland, comedies Victory 10
the medium sized dark bay son OF
Black Toney, which will be ridden
by Fred Smith, who has had the leg
up IN all his races,
They are shooting for second
money, $4,000, and hoping racing
luck will let their stGed get down
In front of the flying Bimelech,
which runs with his tongue stuck
out Of the right side Of his mouth
and In streaks with his eyes closed
DERBY NOW RICHEST
THREE YEAR OLD RACE
Other colts scheduled TO answer
the bulge are Mrs. II. G. Phipps'
Snow Ridge, fourth In making his
seasons bow In the Wood Memorial;
the Milky Way Farms Gallahadion;
The Miami Beach-owned Tower
Stables Royal Man; Joseph r.
Widener's Roman; the Mlllsdale
Stables sun pharos; A, l.. Fergu-
son Black Brumm9l; the Woolford
Farms lnscolad; the Shady Brook
Farms Connaught; and Harry M
Warmers Sky Dog and Gallant
Dream,
With the added money Increased
from $4,000 TO $4,000, this years
Derby purse Is the richest In his
tory I. the greatest money value
3-year-old running event In the
world.
Colonel VIM predicts the first
100000 crowd In the history of the
famous Blue Grass spectacle, basinB
his estimate ON the number Of seats
sold In advance rs compared 10
other springs,
Colonel VIM claims the largest
previous crowd at historic Church.
III Downs was 1000 In 1896, when
fIubblIng Over and Bagonbaggage
and Derby Day betting reached It's
peak with 1904 $40 wngerod on the
feature and $2,000,Gl3 during the
afternoon.
The old gentleman at the head
of the Downs insists the Derby was
run before $4,000 persons last year.
although looking a. the old ram
shacklc stands you wonder how the
place holds that many, let alone the
07 900 the major dom0 assets turned
out Ia years ago, when there were
fewer accommodation And We NJ
low for the mob In the inheld In our
Wonderment,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
Warming From the Past
cleveland Plain Dealer

The affairs of men take different aspects
from age to age, but fundamentally they are much
the One hundred and twenty-five years ago
Americans we're confronted with problems similar to
those of today The preservation of liberty at home,
the question of national defense and the difficulties
arising from war in Europe called for vigilance and
good then now
In the Western Star of Lebanon, Ohio dated
February 49, 1907 Editor John MCLEAN wrote an
editorial which is fresh this mornings
paper He said in part:
"The government of the United States is not
only revered by it's citizens but it is the ad-
miration of the world! Here the rights of
man properly estimated and the true principles
of liberty and independence widely disseminated
Men, above all other beings, delight to enslave and
trample upon the liberties of their fellow creatures
Europe, at present is the grand theatre on which
is exhibited this interesting tragedy The ravages
of war followed by all the horrors of blood and
carnage again spreading desoation on the con-
tinent"
This was in 1907, not 1910. Napoleon was giving
Europe taste of the blitzkrieg of the day At home
there fifth columns" The Aaron Burr con-
spiracy had been uncovered. The oceans were wider
son to believe themselves safe from the European
storm than they have today. Yet by 1912 war was
visited on the United States The military estab-
lishment inadequate. Another item in that
first Western Star tells that the total regular mill
tary force of the Union is 4445"
If history teaches nything it is that nation
can defend its liberties only if it has the power to
do lesson should be taken from the news in
this old Ohio newspaper 1t is applicable today when
wars again spreading desolation on the CONT
nent."
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16

incorporated in new ships measures such as
those which Mr.. Edison advocates.
Even the newest of our ships-such as the Brook
Ign class of cruisers-have had too much built up
bridge structure forward too much tenement house
design somewhat after the pagoda-like pattern OF
the japanese instead of the simple but heavily ar
mored cone" mast like the French Algere, our
newest batteships now on the ways
In these respects we have Jagged and Mr. Edison
is right in calling attention to that lag. But at
the same time it should be pointed out that the
basic design of our ships appears to be rugged and
to compare favorably with foreign vessels. And it
is still the underwater hull of a man-of- war-not
its upper decks-that is its Achilles heel. The bomb
is formidable but the modern mine and torpedo,
carrying perhaps twice the explosive charges of most
of those used in the World War, are even more
Since the sinking of the British battleship Royal
Oak in Scapa Flow by German torpedoes the design
of the underwater hull of 45,000ton gants-Iowa
and New Jersey-has been entirely modified in order
to give these ships cellular compartment
taton than had been planned, and thus to localze
underwater damage and flooding. But despite the
triple or quadruple skins of the modern battleshp's
underwater hull and its of watertight COM
partments, it has not yet been found practical
because of the tremendous weight involved and the
consequent changes in the vessels stabity-to
its mark will certainly cause sufficient damage to
reduce the vessels fighting capacity to some ex-
tent and eventually to require drydock repairs.
Naval design is constant evolution Today with
the and deadly menace of the air added to past
hazards, it is and must remain, in continual state
of technical flux The Secretary of the Navy is wise
in openly voicing criticisms of of our past
practices and in advising the country, nferentiay
that the terrible lessons of the will not be vast
ed Washington. But it should be emphasized that
nothing he said is in any sense criticism of the
basic concept of power.
Air power has affected the design of fighting
ships and will further affect naval tactics and naval
strategy but it has not usurped the function of the
man-of- There is obvious but vital lesson
to which Mr.. Edisons discussion pointed Neither
sea power air power alone is adequate in the
modern world; the two must work together CO.
ordinated instruments of common defense.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
PLANES BOTHER BATTLESHIPS

Secretary of the Navy Edisons recent statement
that aircraft now have temporary advantage over
ships" is liable to many interpretations or misn-
terpretations particularly so at this time, when an
unprecedented test of power versus arpower has
just resulted in apparent victory in Norway for
the force armed with planes
The Secretarys press conference remarks were
not explicit but it is clear that he was discussing
two related vastly different subjects first the
effect of air power upon naval design, and second,
the .effect OF air power upon naval tactics and
naval strategy.
Most of the discussion seemed to center around
the first subject and here the Secretary emphasized
his belief that there is need of changes in naval
design-"putting anti-aircraft guns in turrets and
placing control apparatus where it will be pro-
tected eliminating splinter causing structures, etc.
His conclusions in this respect viii not represent a
new thought to naval designers but he has done
well to voice again criticisms that have long been
made for only recently have our own naval designers
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
20 YEARS AGO f fyfm EMPIRE
MAY IS, 1920


loaded 100 Boyle
Of Alaska.
throughout Alaska the Going Kid who
Bay had
M Pratt of ranc on Mendenhal
Model Buick the
Alaska and Supply Juneau
Territorial the steamer
Ketcan where he had been
called on
the shops of the Hudson Motor
Seattle position in the shops
do automobile repair work
High School basketball team
employed
the
the OF the White moose
Barber Shop and was to haveo o chairs.
Weathe Highe
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
NEW BLOOD IN ALASKA'S OFFICIAL
FAMILY

Changes in Alaska's official family have been
freouent of late Dr. James Ryan of Fairbanks will
replace Anthony F. Karnes as Commissioner of Edu-
cation next February and today it is announced by
the Board of Public Welfare that Russell G. May
nard of Nome will be the Terr!torys Director of
Public Welfare succeeding William b Kirk.
Both of the new appointees are young men.
Maynard is Chief Deputy U. S. Marshal in the Sec
ond Division Ryan is head Of the Department of
Education at the University OF Alaska. Both should
make fine Territorial officials
The retirement of Mr.. Kirk and Mr.. Karnes
should not be let go by without word being said
for their valuable contributions toward the building
of modern working democracy in Alaska Both
have served ably unsefshly in the interests Of
the people of the Territory. Their work is appre-
ciated by Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not c0mpeW
FRIDAY, MAY II

FRIDAY, MA II
Conflicting planetary aspects arr
discerned in today's Horoscope. Tht
stars favor those who exercist
power, political or financial. Under
this configuration sympathy for the
capitalist may be prevalent as ta>
burdens increase.
Heart and Home: Adverse influ-
enceS affect women today. Unrest
and anxiety may be felt by mothers
who are slow to recognize that for
mer social customs are passe, ano
that a new order prevails. Patience
with the vagaries of the young is
urged by the seers who foresee
domestic unhappiness in a period
of readjustments.
Business Affairs: Transportation
is to be OF supreme interest as
airplanes, trucks, and many novel
machines are built to meet the
growing demands of the CONNER
cial world. Through foreign war
experiments in covering terrain that
is almost impossible new inven-
lions will prove of value in their
application to peace needs. The
summer is to be noteworthy for
unusual achievements.
National Issues: Political ma
chimes in widely separated States
are to become serious liabilities
TO party organizations. Uncovering
of graft and devious practices will
expose scandals of far-reaching eff
feet in the South and West. Wom-
en- will speed work in peace or
CARNATIONS, but the stars fore
shadow delay in attaining world
harmony. no
International Affairs: The con-
junction of Mars and Uranus this
month is predicted as likely to
affect further the alignment Of
European countries. Japan's rela-
lions with the United States will
gain serious potentiality. Drastic
methods aggravating disagreement
in trade policies are prognosticated.
Promotion and general progress
are indicated for the coming year
Women should be alert to deceit
and treachery.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be orderly systematic and
practical as well as highly gifted
intellectually. These subjects OF
Taurus are usually determined and
successful.
Copyright, 1940)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16

Weather: Highest, At; lowest 40; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16

Mrs Rose Washburn added to the force OF the Viii
arber Shop and was to have of the chairs
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
Daily Lessons in English " %. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MIsUSED: mot life This is
a vugarsm. Say by any means
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Hostile Pronounce the 0 as in OF
as in u. first syllable
Boulder large stone); observe the u
stately commanding majestic
WORD STUDY: it yours Let US
word each day oday WORD
nfamy disgrace pronounce the as IN BIZ
&C in ASK unstressed) why stigma OF
faith
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
Bus TERMINALS
ARE p|CkETED AS
DRIVERS STRIKE
Seven States Involved in
Dispute Over Juris-
dittiond| Rights

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, May Is
Picket lines formed in front of
the Pacific Greyhound Lines Of
flee today as bus drivers responded
to a strike called by the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen.
Seven states are involved in the
dispute over jurisdiction.
Buses continue to roll into the
depots.
Company officials said schedules
will be maintained on lines oper-
ating out of Portland to San Diego
and east to Salt Lake City and
Ell Paso.
All terminals, however, will be
picketed, the drivers declare.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
WUUCkN CllUULlIL ROBERTA LEE

@ What should person of makes
a glarng conversational blunder?
will quickly lead the others into onlerent
slbie and notice the blunder
@ What are principal of husband and
affairs and when sending wedding
gifts.
member OF the family 10 excuse hi
leaving able a progress?
A Yes; is the
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
LOOK and LEARN g. g. G. GORDON

S largest of all land animals?
What of the best hanors
in the world?
no Monsieur Beaucaire'?
What state of the production of coke?
abotionist arrested hanged III 1903
he had seized armory Harpers Ferry Va?
elephant
Janeiro, Brazil
Harrington.
A Pennsylvania.
5
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16

Michigan's oldest newspaper, the
Detroit Free Press, has been pur-
chased by John S. knight, pub
Usher of the Akron, o. Beacon
Journal and the Miami, Fla, Her
aid. The Free Press, 100 years
old, has been morning news.
paper.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16

Oystermen who plant their beds,
cover the producing bottoms with
layers of old shells. The young oys-
tiers attach themselves to these after
passing the laryal stage.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-05-16
Operator in Movie
Theatre Trapped in
Booth, Dies in Fire

PUEBLO, Col, May 16-Officials
are investigating theatre fire
that claimed the life of the thea
tire projectionist. The theatre en-
ployee was burned to death when
he was trapped in his booth. The
400 patrons escaped safely.
The cedars of lebanon, to which
the Bible often refers as symbols OF
strength, long life and prosperity,
grow at 600 feet above sea level, and
reach height of SO to 80 feet.
Fourteen towns in the United
States are called Hope.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
PAN-AMERICAN UNITY
Nevada State JournaD


This is Pan-American Week. week
set aside to check up on progress made
in increasing the cooperation between
American republics, TO discuss the I'M
portance Of making that unity something
more tangible than ambiguous rcSolu-
tionS.
1t took the American republics Il long
time to get together. Simon Bolivar call
ed the original Pan-Americ;m congress
in 1926 The United States WAS invited,
but wasn't represented.
\ treaty of union was signed June 26,
1926, but Mexico, Peru and Guatemala
failed to ratify it. The postponed seS-
sion of the original conferences was
scheduled for Tacuhaya, near Mexico
City, but it was never held.
In 1882, invitations were issued by the
United States government for 4 confer
ence to be held in Washington in Novem-
ber Of that year to discuss arbitration
between the nations of the western hem
iSphere. The assassination Of President
James A. Garfield. and the accession
of President Chester a. Arthur caused
the withdrawal of the invitations which
were not reiSSued until 1889.
The real beginning of cooperation be-
tween a ma ority of the nations Of this
hemisphere may be said to have begun
with the establishment of the Interna-
tional Union of American Republics"
better known as the Pan-American union
in Washington in 1890 The original
purpose of this group was to facilitate
the prompt collection and distribution
Of commercial data and information
The objectives of the Pan-Amerlcan
union have been broadened in more re-
cent years, but much remains to be done.
This is a proptiouS time for strength
ening the bonds between the republics Of
the western hemisphere The war in
Europe has tended to emphasize the de-
STABILITY and need for this unity, but it
will not be achieved by forming so-called
neutral zones about this hemisphere.
1t will be achieved only by increasing
our trade with the south, by evincing
more interest in the problems of our
neighbors, and by displaying less interest
in the European belligerents who evalu-
ate friendship exclusively ON the basis
of what it will net them.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Willis Thorntons Editorial On:
Gallant Captain Commands Great Ship

A toast to Giles Chester Stedman
master of the America,
This gallant American captain has
just been given command of the
graceful ship being completed at
Newport News. It will be the finest
the United States has ever built
Every American ought to be proud
OF the trim hull of this ocean beau
ty whose sea trials are scheduled
for June And proud likewise of the
career Of Captain Stedman. who at
~ has already amply earned the
right to command her.
Both are thoroughly modern and
Thoroughly American Giles Sted-
man rs QuniCv Mas. boy, who
Hant"d 10 etudV engineering But
Il" also wanted to 90 TO sea. Via
p" Coast Guard he served in the
war IDu" with the navy during the
World War Then he went to Massa-
CHusr''e Institute Of Technology to
''Udy marine engineering and took
b. irf merchant fleet berth as
'hgd officer of the GraySon in
1919 SIX Years later he was first Of
t.crr Of the President HARDING when
'ic got an appeal for help from the
italian steamer Ignazio Florio. Sted-
man himself directed the lifeboat
crew which brought the FlOrlO'S
crcW 10 safety in a dangerous sea
H. 1888. now master Of the Ameri-
can Merchant, Stedman answered
IN appeal from the British ship
FXcter City. and in vicious Gca
directed the rescue Of % men from
this vessel All the marine world
hailed it as a mastery piece Of sea-
manShip.
Staff captain of the Hviathan
before she was retired, Captain
Stedman now takes over the most
coveted lob in the American mer-
chant marine. He is a credit to his
country. clean-living and modest,
an advance guard in the new mer-
chant fleet that is putting the Unit
ed States back on the seas where
her flag once futtered 50 brightly.
In day when so much Of mems
energies is devoted TO destruction.
is good 10 hear the industrious
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Two Valley Men
Get Prison Terms

Terms in San Quentin were fixed
Saturday by the state board of
prison terms and paroles for two
men from Imperial county.
John J. Donohue, who pleaded
guilty to burglarizing the Milton
Hickman home in Brawley Aug. |,
1897, had his prison term cut from
five to four years.
Willie Dunn. Negro, was given 4
four-year term for stealing an au-
tomobile. He and a Negro COM
panion stole E. l.. Benefits pick
up truck from an Ell Centre street,
drove it to Mexicali sold the ma
chinery it contained, and later
abandoned the car in CalexicO
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Helen Meredith
Commits Suicide

NEW YORK, April 13. CUP)-
Helen Derby Meredith, former wife
of the actor, Burgess Meredith, was
found dead in her basement apare-
ment today, apparently a suicide
by gas.
Mrs. Meredith wrote u will on
a kitchen memo pad before OPEN
ing the Jets of the stove. AS she
died she wrote this postscript: I'm
feeling fine except for the fumes"
The tragedy was discovered by
the governess for Mrs. Merediths
12-yearold daughter by her first
husband, Stephen Berrian, jr, a
former junior amateur golf cham
pion. The child was spending the
weekend with Mrs. Meredith'S ia
ther, Harry l.. Derby, former pres
ident of the American Cyanamid
and Chemical Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
County Jail Terms
Imposed on -Four

Terms in the county jail fell to
the lot of four defendants in su-
perior court Friday
c. H. Short of Somerton, Ariz,
was sentenced to Jail for 10 months
for drunk driving He ran over a
pedestrians foot in filling station
in Ell Centro and a few moments
later erased into car near Holt
vile and caused an accident which
sent a woman to the hospital for
treatment.
Albert Pryor of BraWley was sent
to jail for eight months for forg-
ing a friends name to a telegraph
money order
Probation was revoked for two
prisoners, Orin Dabney of Braw-
ley and j. A. Kirkpatrick of Ell
Centro and they were sentenced
to Jail for six months each. They
failed to support their families.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Oxford Group at
Biq Luncheon Here

Educators and friends of the Ok
ford movement from all corners of
Imperial Valley gathered at the
Barbara Worth hotel in Ell Centre
Saturday for a Moral Rearmament
conference.
At luncheon meeting they heard
San Diego speakers including Olive
Jones, former president of the Ma
tional Educational association, Ran
dolph Haslund, graduate of Oslo
university, Norway and Cleveland
Hicks, formerly of Harvard.
A dinner meeting will be held
at the hotel at $50.
Moral Rearmament is a move-
ment Tor "hate-free, greed-free,
fear-free world" that grew out of
the Oxford movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
River Basin States Discuss Latest
Arizona Demands for Entire Use
OF GiIa, Division Of Colorado

river supply. Gov. E. P. Carville of
Nevada, chairman of the confer
ence, said, however, the proceed
ings would be secret until close
of the meeting.
Chief concern of the conferees
was SAID to be Arizona'S request
that waters of the Gila river, tribu-
tary of the Colorado, be lett entire
ly in the possession of Arizona
and that any discussion of division
be made in regard to the remain
ing water in the Colorado.
Attending were representatives of
a Colorado river board named by
Governor Olson from nominees
submitted by the Metropolitan Wa
ter district of Southern California
and the Imperial Irrigation dis
trict Both were said to be in op-
position to Arizonas proposal for
ALLEGATION of the water.
The river dispute gained great
est notice several years ago when
the Arizona national guard was
called out to protect river privileges
demanded by that state.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-04-14
Automobiles Crash,
One Demolished

Occupants of two automobiles
miraculously escaped injury in an
accident mile north of Ell Centro
late Friday but one of the cars
was demolished.
A car driven by Benjamin A. M.
Schapiro, Hollywood, swerved back
and forth across the highway,
crashed into the borrow pit, and
overturned. The accident occurred
when Schapiros car struck fender
on a car driven by Mrs Josephine
Corral Aguilez of Ell Centro in at
tempting to pass it. The Schapiro
car was wrecked.