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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-02
BY MILTON BRONNER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-Senator
Wheeler's revelation that British
Sir George Paish told him Sir
George got america into the last
war and was going to get her into
this one, has focused new attention
on the propaganda situation.
The foreign-agent register at the
State Department reveals, of course
only those agents who have been
candid enough to set down in ac
eordance with law the fact that
they are representing a foreign
country
But it is interesting to note that
of some 400 now registered, by
far the largest number, 1874, rep
resent the United Kingdom.
Japan has 40; Spain 10; Russia,
IT; Germany, IT; and SO on. There
is some wondering about the status
of those registered to countries
whose present status is now in
doubt: France. 80; Holland, Ia;
Norway, 10; Denmark, 9; Hungary,
6: Czechoslovakia 7; Belgium, 2;
Poland, TO- and so on.
just what sort of activities these
people are conducting, and on
whose behalf, it is hard to say.
Sir George Paish, who has seen
fit to lobby among American sena-
tors on American foregn policy,
does not represent his government,
Britain asserts, and Sir George has
not seen fit to register as a foreign
agent.
JOHN q.
WONDERS
John q. Citizen reads ir. his pa
per that the State Department is
worried over the chance that, with
Holland under the heel of Hitler,
Japan may seize the favorable
moment to grab the Dutch East
Indies. John may wonder what it
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-02
ArsenuIs Suffer
Hondicop Of Old
Time Equipment
SETS THE PACE

SEIS IDE PACE
The Springfield arsenal-keeping
abreast of best manufacturing me-
thods-has set pattern for Usher
U. S. arms plants.
A small armory was first eStab-
lished there in 1777 at the insist
ence of Col. Henry Knox, chief of
artillery in Washington's army.
From the beginning muskets were
the principal product. The famous
Springfield rifle, Model 1908, was
developed and built there.
interchangeable parts manufac-
ture, now commonplace, was first
applied to army rifles at Spring.
field. The arsenal there is a test
Ing laboratory and standard or
guage of precision parts manufac-
ture.
Equipment at Springfield for the
manufacture of rifles, machine gun
and pistol parts clearly shows the
effect of periodic buying and long
neglect. Except for World War
equipment, most heavy metal work.
ing tools are obsolete.
fiOIfli 1870 to 1881 only 1Ouf new
machines were added to more than
1000 tools. Since 1884 approximately
275 tools have been introduced but
many operations have time or pre-
cision "bottlenecks" because con-
tinued use OF inadequate equipment
is necessary.
Watervliet arsenal in New York
state is the gun factory of the Or
dinance Department. 1t does all
machining work on the army's big
gun barrels and finishing operations
on the 3inch anti-aircraft gun
barrels. All breech mechanismS are
made there.
A good deal of modern earlip-
ment has been added for anti-air-
craft gun work, but 80 per cent of
the machine tools are more than
20 years Old. Principal value of this
arsenal to the defense program is
to furnish small groups of highly
trained workers to the industrial
shops which will build field guns
and the new antiaircraft guns.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
Soldier Enters
Not Guilty Plea
I'd Degree Murder
Triol Set Jon. 81

Jesse Edward Miller. 2s-year-old
coiored soldier from Fort Lewis
who shot Frank L. Bean in a down
town Tacoma hotel Sunday night.
Nov. %. pleaded not guilty Mon
dsy afternoon when arraigned on =
pecond-degree murder charge.
He elected 70 stand trial. so a
date was set for Jan. 81 in Judge
Fred C. Remains court.
The young soldier. from the
night of the shooting when he
freely told officers he did II. al
ways has insisted he acted in self
defense.
Miller. according TO his confess
sion. was sccosted by Bean in the
hall as he was seeking TO enter the
room OF a girl friend. The soldier
succeeded in getting the gun away
from Bean and fired when Bean
started after him again, he said.
The boy had been in the army
about q year. He joined In De-
cember. 1899. in Chicago. where he
had gone to work. His home Is In
Ct. Louis.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
Monitors Exhibit
viii Be Held Over

Announcement that the Chris
dnn Science Monitor exhibit. which
has been attracting numerous WIS.,
ltors to 945 Broadway, will be held
ever another week. was made to-
day by the five churches Of Ia
coma and Lake Steilacoom.
The various sections. including
he weekly magazine sections. art
htsrature. science. forum. women's
education. music. drama and homes
and furnishings features are at
tracing considerable interest here
Visiting hours will be 10 .. m. tt
op. m. daily until Dec Z.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04

Capt. G. c. Leland, McChord
field transportation officer. is the
inventor of new machine gun
mount for a motorcycle sidecar
that recently was submitted to
First Wing Headquarters, IL was
announced Tuesday.
Told Capt. Leland's idea, Sgt.
p. M. Roles, truckmsster. designed
and built the new mount, all ma
Ginning being done in the fields
truck garage.
The mount Is designed 40 that
th- gun may be raised or lowered
10 any desired position and may
be fired in any forward or side
direction.
II will be used principally for
guard purposes, officers said. The
mount was submitted to head
quarters by the transportation and
armament sections Of the seth
Reconnaissance squadron.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04

1O1TALEs. n. M-Two East
en- New Mexico college students
aEs hack in class after hitch-hik-
Ing through Is states in five days
q . cost Of IS each Hubert Car
sufhers and Quentin Nelson went
N = tour which covered Texas
oh1nhoma, KansAs. Missouri. Mis-
1Gufppl Illinois. Indiana. Kentucky
Nnrh Carolina. Georgia. Alabama
.Ioufninna and New Mexico.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
Gig Harbor Grange
70 Assemble Friday

GIG HARBOR Gig Harbor
Grange will hold its regular meet
ing at Community hall Friday.
The Women's Society Of Me-
mortal Presbyterian church will
meet Friday at the home Of Mrs.
John Wagner. The Mems club
win meet at the Junior church
Thursday evening at 7:45. On Sat-
urdsy evening at 7:30 there will be
. business meeting of the c. K.
ct the Junior church.
Rosedale PIT. A. will convene
Thursday evening. There will be
. program and refreshments.
Herman Uddenberg post. v. #.
w, and Ladies auxiliary. will meet
at Community hall Thursday even
ing.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
Deboters Practice
In Olympic Dec. 7

Debsters from high schools from
all parts of the state will compete
at the annual practice tournament
for Washington high school stu
dents Saturday, Dec. Z. at Olympia.
Lincoln High will be represented
by four teams, two affirmative and
two negative, which were selected
at the last meeting by Weaver
Allison. club adviser. The affirm
ative consists Of Sherley Bear
demphl and Bob Allison: Doris
Whitaker and Marvin Shaw. Neg
alive speakers are Bill kopel and
Ruth zegender: John Howard Lee
and Elizabeth Bahler.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
SKATING PARTY

An iee-skating party. sponsored
BY the choir Of Sixth Avenue Bap-
list church. viii be held in Lake
wood arena Friday. beginning at
1915 ,. N. Tickets may be OBJ
tanned at the box office. The pub
lie is invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
Sales Tax Down, But Gas Tax Shows Gain

The sales tax fell from 50. sos. .
80 a year ago 10 S3.si6143 last
month. The gas tax went up from
81 .514 .001 70 81. 663.6T3. Revenues
from auto license plate sales dur
ing November totalled so. 429.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04

Revenue from the sales tax dur
ing November fell slightly below
the mark set In November. 1888.
but the gas tax income went up.
State Treasurer Phil II. Gallagher
reported at Olympia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
ACTRESS EX-nANCER

Martha O-Driseon. young actress
featured in Paramount's The LADY
Eve" began her Hollywood career
as a dancer in filmusicals when
only 70. That was five years ago.
few DAYS later registered for the
draft.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04

% register Oct. &c under the selec-
tive service act and was fined 500
in L. S district court late Mon
day.
When originally arrsigned, ka-
maya had pleaded innocent and a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04

BOSTON - The Rev. Keith c
Kanaga, IS. assistant pastor OF
the Mount Vernon Congregational
church Of Boston, pleaded guilty
10 an indictment charging failure
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
WEEKLY DANCE

The Park Adult Dancing club
win hold its weekly dance from :
10 II Tuesday night In Fellowship
hall. Masonic temple.
bringing the years total 70 date
10 S3.07s.473. compared to S2.s4s, :
753 a year ago.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-04
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-29
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?
Perennials Easier To Grow From Early Sown Seed

Gardners who plan to grow per- ennials from seed this year, and every gardener should do so, will have an easier time of 1t if they will SOW in pril instead of waiting until June or later.
 When summers are hot and dry it is often quite task to get seeds to terminate in June, and seedling plants must be given extra atten- ton at that time to keep from be- ing scortched to death.
 In April and May, however, we usually have cold, moist weather which hastens germination and is Favorable to the young plants Many of the perennials germinate best in cool weather. Delphiniums. for ex- ample, grow best in temperature of 40 degrees.
 When seeds are sown in April or early May the seedlings should be transplanted in July so that they have room to develop into sturdy plants. They will be large enough by fall to be planted in the border where they are to grow.
 ! There is tlo garden operation which saves money faster than growing ones own perennials. When plants are purchased they are relatively expensive because of the long growing period, the intensive care they have had and the large percentage of loss. Plants have never been grown successfully in large scape operations because of the limited area over which they can be distributed satisfactorily and the high cost of packing such frag-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
LESTER P. BARLOW
 SHOWS EXPLOSIVE
Stamford Inventor Gives His First Demonstration
 of Powerful Bombs
By SANDOR s. KLEIN United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

Middle River, Md, March 26.- (UP)-Lester P. Barlow of Stam- ford, Conn.,, publicly demonstrates for the first time today an explosive he claims is the most destructive ever created.
 Barlow, who a few years ago of- fered the navy a 2,000-pound TINT steel bomb which he said "could penetrate five vessels placed side by side and make holes big enough to drive 40 horses through" told the senate military affairs committee recently that his newest and best explosive could utterly destroy everything within miles,"
 Relatively small charges of the liquid oxygen-carbon explosive will be used for the demonstrative Bar low arranged for the press. The tests will be made on the grounds of the Glen L. Martin Company, air. craft manufacturers, which employs Barlow as consultant in the devel- opment of explosives.
 A spokesman for the company told of Barlow's difficulties in car- rying on past experiments because he has been unable to find a suffi- ciently large isolated area near his laboratory, 8 skack-like structure just outside the Martin grounds.
 "Once he detonated about one pound of the new explosive" he said, "and complaints came in that windows and plaster were broken in houses four miles away"
 Safety Features
 Barlow demonstrates safety fea- lures as well as the destructive qualities he claims for his new in- vention.
 He will fire high-powered rifle bullets through charge of his new explosive to show that it can be handled safely and set of only by special detonaters. Another charge will be burned to prove that there is no hazard from accidents involv- ing fire. Other samples will be fired from small cannon point-blank against steel barricades to illustrate its immunity to impact hazards. A small mortar will be used in still another demonstration, Shoot- ing & charge of the liquid oxygen carbon 1000 feet into the air to prove that even this shock and that of its fal Ito the earth will not de- tomato 1t. The same charge then will be detonated.
 Barlow expects to conduct more exhaustive tests soon for army and navy officials, who are skeptical. These tests were arranged for after the senate and house military and naval committees heard his secret formula. Prior to that meeting Bar low says the army and navy weren't cooperative because he had once won & $600,000) court judgment against the government for World War inventions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
CAPT. DODGE DEAN
 OF SHIPPERS DIES
0-Year-Oldi "Sea DOg'' Checked at Last! By l Dying on, Land

Block Island, R. T., March 26-- (UP)--Cap'n William T. Tab Dodge, 30, dean of American coastwise skip pers and once the nations youngest licensed pilot, died last night at his home afterea long illness. ! Death in bed, ashore, which he often termed a 'landlubber's end, cheated him of his expressed wish to, Ego down into the sea-"
 Dodge was born to the sea, son of a, line of mariners that extended back to the states early history. As the "boy. pilot" at IT. he steered whaling vessels into New Bedford, Mass, harbor.
 Of all his experiences, the one he least liked to, remember was the sinking of the Larchmont, Sound New York. When Dodge brought in liner plying between Providence and eight survivors on the night of February, II, 1907, he said: Bringing in 36 corpses on freeZ- ing night like this is something you can never forget"
 Even as a member of the state legislature from 1902 to 1906, Cap'n Tal never passed up chance to bring a vessel in or out.
 Born on this island, he went to sea at the age of seven. Two older brothers, Captain Darius B. and Captain Uriah B. served as pilots 40 and 35 years respectively before their deaths.
 He leaves two sons, both licensed pilots. His wife died last August.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
MAY LOSE WISCONSIN,
Garner Is Giving Him One Great Battle for Dele-
 gates to Convention
BY LYLE c. WILSON United Press Stan Corresp0ndentl

-
 Washington, March 26 = (UP0- Vice-P President John N. Garner is said by his supporters here to be assured of gaining national conven- ton delegate strength in the Wis consin preferential primary one week from today.
 Garner and President Roosevelt are opposed in Wisconsin in the first significant >test of third term sentiment. The states draft -Roose- welt movement is reported here to be strong but Garner managers in- sist that the new deal wing of the Democratic party will not make a clean primary sweep.
 Two other mid-western states were promised to the third term cause by Democratic. spokesman. Addressing Baltimore, Md, au- dience last night, Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt said 1ndianas 28 delegates would be for MT. Roosevelt if he sought another term. President Homer Matt Adams of the Young Democrats5 Clubs, with headquarters in Illinois, ap- peared at the White House assert ing that the states 58 delegates would be for MT. Roosevelt's re- election. Garner and the president are opposed in the April 9 Illinois primary. It is not binding.
 Primary Complicated
 Wisconsin, sends 24 delegates to both the Republican and Demo- cratic National conventions. The Democratic primary is complicated by. the entry of two third term slates one pledged to MT. Roosevelt and the other to Roosevelt-F Farley however, is not generally regarded here as a contestant in the Wiscon- sin contest. But the presence of two Roosevelt slates in opposition to single Garner slate may divide the third term vote to the advantage of Garner candidates.
 Garner and MT. Roosevelt also are opposed in Oregon, California and Illinois primaries. Garner form ally requested place on the Ore gon ticket yesterday.
 The Republican contest in Wis consin is between Senator Arthur K. Vandenberg, R., Mich, and Dis trict Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, of New York. It is the first test of their comparative strength and of the ability of Dewey to translate his un- questionably considerable popular support into national convention votes.
 Dewey Campaign
 Dewey is campaigning for mid- western and Wisconsin support but Vandenberg is avoiding the stump although he made last night one of his comparatively rare speeches off the senate floor. Asserting that the Republican party must choose "sea- soned" leadership if it is to win next November, Vandenberg told Na- tional Broadcasting Company au- dience that the country is ready for change but is in no mood for blind reaction"
 Vandenberg's reference to sea- soned leadership was accepted here as challenge to Dewey's fitness for the presidency because of his com- parative youth. Dewey is 38 years old and the senator 56.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
PROTECTION FROM . VACANT MILLS

Fall River, Mass, March 26- (UP) Demands for better protec- tion against the fire menace caused by abandoned mills increased today after a $l5O,O00 fire destroyed three mill buildings, two houses and forced 200 persons from their homes yesterday.
 Apparatus from Il Massachusetts cities and towns was summoned to aid Fall River firemen in protect- ing property near the five-story Osborn mills which were used as warehouses.
 Famed by a 35-mile wind, the flames were out of control for nearly two hours. Because of oil-soaked floors in the mill and the rabbit fur stored there flremen did not try to save 1t, but concentrated on pro- tecting other mills and tenements nearby.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
YMCA Notes

The date for the annual camp reunion will be set, the camp budget will be discussed and plans for improvements and repairs at the camp will be outlined, at an important barley of the Mataucha committee of the Waterbury Y Boys camp at the Central Y to- morrow night at 6 o'clock. Barlow L. Heminway of Watertown, com- mittee chairman, will handle the gavel.
 Others on the committee are: John M. Brodie. William P. Ar hold, Merit w. Atwood, Clarence J. Bartlett, Edward T. Carmody, John s. Coe, 0. Arthur Dubois, A. J. German, John L. Gilmartin, Tom Kay, Dr. Charles |. Larkin, Walter w. Lowell, Dr. Harold F. Morrill,, Dutton Noble, R. Firth Pickels, Dr. Edwin c. Reade, John F.. Robinson, William J. Slator, Herbert s. Smith. Tracy Smith. Stanley Volovski, Patrick J. Wall lace, Norwood Webster, Rev. James F. Wood and Calvin J. Martin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26

Syracuse, N. Y, March 26.-CUP) The upper half of New York was buried today under the heaviest snow in years, with hundreds of families marooned.
 The blizzard described as the worst since the memorable one of 1888, had reached its full fury last night when 45-mile wind piled up huge drifts, blocking virtually all roads and causing six deaths and more than 100 injuries!
 Syracuse, Utica and Rochester, with a combined population of 640,000, were snow-bound. Horse-drawn sleighs were used to haul milk into the cities. Police were stationed at their outskirts to prevent anyone trying to leave by automobile. Radio stations, at the request of police, re- peatedly warned their listeners against travel.
 On the highways. hundreds of au- tomobiles were completely buried in snow, their occupants having taken shelter in farm houses.
 Alarm At Auburn
 Residents of Auburn were alarmed for three hours last night by reports that an airplane was circling the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
New York State Hit
 By Heavy Blizzard
RecOrd-Breaking Snowfall Reported From Various
 Communities in Upper Section; Aid Rushed

city in distress. Flares were lighted on an emergency landing field, Morse signals were flashed by the food lights at the state prison and radio amateurs tried in vain to communi- cate with the plane. Early today the civil aeronautics authority said all planes were accounted for and it was believed the Auburn residents had heard the motors of several air. liners, routed over that city because of the storm, rather than those of one circling plane.
 The storms victims included IA year-old girl who died near Newport from a ruptured appendix, unable to reach 8 hospital for an operation because of the snow drifts; three persons killed by automobiles; and Orin Fortune, GA, Saranac Lake, and Walter B. Couch, 52. Rochester, who died of over -exertion walking in the snow.
 < Most Are Traffic Victims
 Most of the 100 injured were traf- fic victims. An ambulance required four hours to travel 20 miles from Rochester to Spencerport and re- turn with a man seriously hurt by an automobile. An army flyer, Lieut.! Joseph Stenglein, of Brooks Field Tex, was forced down in Cortland county but escaped injury when his plane nosed over. Trains ran behind snow blows and there was no other means of travel. The storm are in- cluded Onondaga, Monroe, Cort- land, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis, St Lawrence. Franklin, Madison, Tomp- kins, Oneida and Wyoming counties Wyoming county, with 30Oo0 resi- dents, was virtually isolated.
 Main Roads Blocked ! Main roads into Warsaw were blocked and snow ploNs were unable to make progress through the giant drifts. A strong wind, at times reaching 8 velocity of, 45-miles-an- hour. drifted the snow as fast as the blows could clear it. Nearly 500 au- tomobiles were stalled near Syracuse alone. The wind was abating at Syracuse this morning and authori- ties hoped to have main highways open later in the day. Utica officials had abandoned efforts to reopen the roads, but said the work would be resumed as soon as the high wind had ceased. Similar conditions ex- isted at Rochester.
 Roads leading to Batavia were blocked. Only one snowplow re- mained in service. An undertaken vainly sought state police aid tI reach an isolated mgion where two persons were reported dead. The weather bureau promised relief for the area. Today's forecast was ''snow fiurries, in northeast portion with slowly rising temperatures" Rome reported 500 automobiles marooned in drifts. A single high was open to Malone.
 The blizzard skirted Buffalo by n few miles and the, states second largest city escaped with less than three inches of snow.
 Less than an inch, of snow fell at Jamestown, but a strong wind piled 1t into eight-foot drifts that blocked streets on the outskirts of the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-26
CROSS STRIKES AT
 TICKET FIXING

New Haven, Conn.,, March 26- (UP)-The practice of ticket fix ing" in the municipal courts, de- clared Former Gov. Wilbur l.. Cross last night, can be "sequelched by public opinion" and a demand for an administration of "even justice to all"
 The courts, he said, 'are by no means free from political influence, D and Strict enforcement of the law is absolutely necessary if we are to have any degree of safety on the road"
 Speaking in anticipation of the State Highway Safety Conference which opens at Yale University, pr. Cross asserted:
 Tn safety" minded young people lies our hope for the future when the number of motor vehicles travelling In long lanes over our roads will be double what 1t is at present, but 1t is for us to do our job now"