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Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07

is credited with having produced
from $65, 000, 900 to S75, 000, 900 worth
of quicksilver.
But from a mining community Of
$4,000 people in its heyday of the
'70s it has dwindled to an almost
uninhabited region, where a few
people work sporadically at extract
ing quicksilver, and where tourists
occasionally pass to have a glimpse
at the spot that once figured 50 re-
markably in the adventuresome
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Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07
NO TIME TO LOSE

The rearmament problem is the
deadliest this country has to face.
1t is purely time problem.
So we talk Of Harry Hopkips-the
greatest waster Of billions In our
history. He Is man whose Life
and training have been such that.
through complete ignorance Of It,
he distrusts our industrial system
only . little more than e distfusts
him. Nofeover Il b q 7o-l1oor-a-
day 5ob-und Z Hopkins hkaltA =
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Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07
No. I Filler of
NaUyGot Wings
The Hard Way


Navy Got Wings the appraisal
The Hard Way of personnel
resources is
important in critical hour, the rec
ord of this file is encouraging. Hit
Ter has not repealed the axiom that
the whole is equal to the sum of all
its parts; and that being the case,
this onlooker is convinced that we
have what it takes, considering, par
ticularly, the requirements for cour-
age and highly specialized ability.
Today's citations of individual
preparedness are Rear Admiral
John h. Towers, ranking avia-
ton officer Of the navy, and
Major General II. 81. Arnold,
chief Of the army air corps.
They are fexibly minded men
who never have been grounded
by precedent. They came all
the way up from primitive and
hazardous aviation, and from
their altitude they have seen
farther over the horizon than
most Of the rest of us. And they
warned us.
Admiral Towers is the only sur
vivor of the first three men assigned
to naval aviation in 1911. Com
mander John Rodgers was killed in
1926, and Commander T. G. Ellyson
in 1928. Towers himself has had
many close brush with death. It
was in May, 1919, that he command
ed the transatlantic flight of the
wobbly, but determined NC4. He
and his mates, sagging down into
the sea, TAXED 60 hours over 205
miles to the Azores. In 1918, he
was bucked out of a lurching sea-
plane, caught strap as he fell and
dropped 100 feet with the hurtling
plane into Chesapeake bay.
The navy's No. l fiier was born
in Rome, Ga, in 1886. Glenn Cur
tiss taught him to fly at Hammonds-
port, N. Y. Succeeding Rear Ad-
miral Cook, he became a rear ad-
miral and head of the bureau of
naval aeronautics in June, 1899. He
is West Pointer of the class of
1906.
Major General Arnold. known in
the air corps as Happy" Arnold,
for obvious reasons, was assigned
to aviation in 1911 and trained by the
Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07
'CoWboy' of Air
Thrilled Capital
In Sprocket Job

of the then complacent country by
riding Gathering chain and sprock-
ct job 80 miles around Washington.
sort of Currier and Ives plane up
to the perilous height of $3.50 feet.
1t was national sensation. They
began calling him the ride 'em
cowboy" of the air.
When the World war started
we had IS pilots and IS planes.
Lieutenant Arnold was clamor-
ing for more then, and, as gen.
eral, he has been out in front the
last year, insisting that air
strength would decide any mod
ern war.
One of his most notable achieve
ments was his brilliant leadership
of a hazardous plane survey over
the Alaska mountain ranges. He is
native of Gladwyn, Pa, and was
graduated from West Point in 1907.
D EAR ADMIRAL Samuel M. Rob
y inson blames delay in ship con-
Struction to restrictive labor laws,
short work weeks and inadequate
.. or qualified
Adm. Robinson appropria-
Rates High as tons. AS CO.
Navy Appraiser ordinator of
ship construc-
ton, he is cast in an important role
in the hard-pressing enterprise of
naval expansion. He is chief of the
navy bureau of engineering, ap-
pointed September 10 and appears
in the opening arguments primarily
as technician rather than as a
policy adviser. When and if there
is decision as to just what we
want to defend, what will be needed
to defend it, and how much It will
cost, Admiral Robinson will no
doubt score highly in the technical
information please" He is So years
old, q native of Eulogy, Texas, was
graduated from West Point in 1899
and engaged thereafter in never
spectacular. but crucially important
naval engineering.
Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07

A PERSHINC AIDS FRANCE
Mrs. Frances Warren Pershing,
the ,oar generals daughter-in-larc,
modelling a go,cn in Ne,c York for
French ,udr relief. Bids for gorUns
ranged from $3.50 to $1,000.
from the United States-for emer-
gencies. Japan also continues to
be a big importer of U. S. scrap
iron, and also is storing it for the
future.
These are two reasons why Pres
ident Roosevelt has asked special
powers of congress to embargo
shipments of materials which are
considered vital to the defense of the
United States. He expects, as soon
as authorized by congress, to slap
an embargo on scrap iron and ma
chine tools to Japan.
G. O. p. BLASTS
The barrage of Republican blasts
against a coalition cabinet which
has strafed the country recently was
no spontaneous meeting of minds.
Neither was it aimed entirely at the
President. It was aimed much
more against the Republican party
itself.
Inner G. o. P. master minds ad-
init that their political chances have
been almost as hard hit as the
shattered allied lines in Europe.
Prior to this catastrophe develop
ment G. o. P. election prospects
appeared very bright indeed.
1t looked as if the campaign would
be fought chiefly on Republican
ground; that is, on domestic issues.
Also, it was doubtful whether Roose-
welt would run. But the Hitler
blitzkrieg changed this situation
overnight.
Roosevelt's move to bring one or
more Republicans into the cabinet
made things worse.
Something had to be done fast to
block this
The barrage on Roosevelt was
opened by Colonel Lindbergh's
speech pooh-poohing any invasion
OdIlRSI. LII ". w. SllSlSS
this is credited to Hoover via his
close friend William Castle, former
undersecretary of state.
This was followed up with the
carefully spaced statements by
Landon, Hoover, Representative
Wadsworth, House Floor Leader
Martin and others demanding that
the President renounce third term
as the price for G. o. P. partici-
patton in the cabinet
ICELAND AND U. S.
There IS a lot more behind the
rushing of American consuls to
Greenland and Iceland than appears
on the surface.
Boiled down to cold facts, the
Roosevelt administration is afraid
of q Nazi air base only $500 miles
from Maine. Bombing planes al
ready have been developed which
can fly this far-loaded.
CAPITAL CHAFF
Said Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
Simms: 81 have never seen any,
thing like the sentiment out West for
Tom Dewey" But in her home
state Of New Mexico, Mrs. Simms
Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07
ICELAND AND U. S.
CAPITAL CHAFF

Said Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick
Simms: 81 have never seen any
thing like the sentiment out West for
Tom Dewey" But in her home
state Of New Mexico, Mrs. Simms
was turned down rs Dewey dele
gate.
Glacier County chief., 1940-06-07

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31

daughter, Joan, of Ocean City, will
spend this weekend with Mr. and
Mrs Algia Nicholson in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Walter Hearthway made bust
ness trip to Cape Charles on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Habbart of Ar
den, Del, spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio w. Wilson.
Commander and Mrs. E. James Es-
tess of Norfolk, will spend this week.
end with Miss Carolyn Hargis
Mrs Louis Robins and son, Louis,
of Robbins will spend this weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Powell.
Mrs. William Sherkey announces
the engagement of her daughter, Miss
Emily Louise Sherkey of Snow Hill
to Mr.. William Stark of Snow Hill.
The wedding will take place in June.
Mrs. Robert N. Stage spent Sunday
with her son, Mr.. Alton Stage in Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond Picken
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. l..
]. Gladding in Mears, Va.
Mrs. Louise Sexton and son, Tom
my Lee, and Mrs. L. B. Richardson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
ton Evans in Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31

of the death of Mr.. Homer Cooper,
in Porto RIGA. The deceased was for
merly of Snow Hill and was the son
of the late James and Eliza Coop
err of Snow Hill. He is survived by
one brother, Mr.. Edward Cooper and
two sisters, Mrs. William Sturgis and
Mrs. John Adkins, all of Snow Hill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Truitt entertained
on Tuesday in honor Of her daughter,
Charlotte AIMS second birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lawson and
Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Barnes, of Girls
field, spent the weekend with Mrs.
D. Frank Fooks.
Mrs. Horace Griffin entertained at
a dinner party on Monday in honor of
the birthday of Miss Rebecca Bennett.
Miss Louise Covington has returned
after spending the winter in Balti-
more.
The w. C. T. U. Society entertain
ed at a covered dish supper in the
social hall of Whatcoat Methodist
Church on Monday.
Mr.. Enron Sidaway and Mr.. Milton
Laws, of Beacon Business College,
Wilmington, spent the weekend with
their parents here.
Mrs. Walter Cnley, Jr., of Girdle-
tree, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Onley.
Miss Anna Jones and Mr.. Geo. H.
Corddry, Jr., spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. David B. Ford, in Ches-
tertown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hearthway,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Hearthway, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hearthway and
daughter, Jane and Peggy Sturgis
and Mrs. Nellie Ellis spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen CULLEN in
Ocean City, who entertained in honor
of their daughter, Joan's third birth
day.
Mrs. Edna S. Whaley, of near Ocean
City, entertained the afternoon con-
tract bridge club of Snow Hill at a
luncheon on Tuesday.
The Junior Aid Society of Pres
byterian Church was entertained by
Mr.. James Cabler on Monday evening
and a kitchen shower was given for
Miss Emily Sherkey.
Ann Grant, the four-year-old daugh
-. Il nj m
came near a serious accident on Sun
day when the door of her fathers
car came open and she fell out of the
car on the Salisbury road, but we are
glad to report that she escaped SER
ious injury.
Mrs. Bessie Sturgis and Mr.. Thos.
Sturgis spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Sturgis in Wilmington.
Mrs. Walter Hearthway of Snow
Hill and Mrs. Allen CULLEN and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31
CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR
NEW DUAL HIGHWAYS

The Maryland State Roads Com
mission has completed letting con-
tracts for the new dual highway thru
Cecil county, connecting with the Del
aware dual highway near GLASGOW.
The contract for two and a half miles
of the new highway between North
East and Bacon Hill, has been award
ed to Phillips Bros, of Salisbury, at
a bid of $2O2, 475.35. Another con-
tract for two and one half miles of
the same highway, between Bacon
Hill and Elkton, has also been award
ed the same contractors at bid of
$188, 406.4O. The M. J. Grove Lime
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31

Company, of Limekiln, Md, has been
awarded the contract for building 1.o
miles from Broad Creek to North
East. 1t is expected it will take near
ly two years to complete the entire
dual highway through Cecil. How
ever, it is planned to open the new
bridge across the Susquehanna river,
to traffic this summer, via. Aiken
avenue in Perryville.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31
Follow the Leader --PrunIax

Keep your children full Of pep
and energy, don't let them become
dull, slouchy, irritable, jumpy and
unlikeable just because their sys-
TENS need quick, harmless,
natural and effective laxative.
PRUNLAx, a wonderful discov-
cry made with genuine Prune
Juice and a natural vegetable,
tastes good and children like it.
It contains no harsh ingredients,
nothing injurious and is excellent
for the whole family.
Once your children try PRUN-
LAX they will never ask for any
thing else. All druggists carry
PRUNLAx.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-31

If mushrooms are young, part of
the stem may be used. If not, re-
serve the stems for an addition to the
vegetable soup or throw away.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23

The symbol "R" at the start of a physician's prescription stands fer the Latin recipe meaning take"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
SMOKER SHOWED AHEAD TO GIVE
 MORE TRAINING
Trdmbitds- Murphy Go Now Slated for Evening of
 October Thirty-first

Prom oter Slugger Weavers looked-for bout b tive cen Larry T m b ta and Eddie Murphy, scheduled for October 26, has been postponed to October 31, it is announced today
 Slugger Weaver, promoter. says the postponement will give his bat tiers a longer conditioning period and all should enter the ring at peak condition.
 In addition to the ten-round Murphy -Trambitas go, out of which will Come a challenger for Billy McCann's crown, there will be 20 more rounds of leathercuffs, Weaver said
 An added feature will be a two- round battle between two 80-pound- CTS, Charles Brown, and Young Slugger Weaver and the winner will Challenge any other of the same nweight.
 <, Tickets for the smoker are on sale at Bill the Barber's on Will loughby Avenue, Baranof Cigar Stand, Imperial Pool Hall, the Brunswick and the Triangle Inn.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
HdIIoWe' 'enMotif Is Carried Out at
 (. D. A. Social

Enterta in keeping with the Halloween season, featured last nights social following the meeting of the Catholic Daughters of America held at the Parish Hall.
 Games and special events were arranged by Mrs. Frank Hennessey and Mrs. Glen Wald. Prizes for the various features were won by Mes danes George Sjmpkins, H. c. Red- man M E. Monagle. T. Jacobson and Walter Hellan.
 Refreshments were served for the occasion by comp,itteewomen Mrs. Charles Devlin. Mrs. J. M. Giovan- etti, Mrs. F. M Doolin and Mrs. T.. Jacobson.
 During the business session plans were made to join with the Knights of Columbus on November 10. for communion to be held in connection with the Prayer For Peace move ment The entire Parish will take part in the services. which are to ut iolioWCN Dy LII bltdhldoO GU UliC Baranof Hotel.
 The committee appointed to CO., operate with the Knights of Col umbus in arranging for the event includes, Mrs. Walter Hellan, Mrs. H. c. Redman and Miss Betty Goodman
 Visitors attendinp tho affai, h st evening were Mrs. E. F. Means of Cordova, house guest of Mrs. Frank Hennessey, and Mrs. M. Coyne of Tacoma, who is spending some time in Juneau with Mrs. J. K. McAlster.
 It was announced that the regular Thursday sewnig meeting would be held at 1:15 o'clock at the home of Mrs. George Simpkins.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
Juneau 10 Base Air
 Squadron
New National Guard Unif 10 Be Assigned Here,
 Says Governor

One of the new National Guard air squadrons will be based at Jul neau. Gov. Ernest Gruening an nounced today in an address to the local chapter of the National Fed eraticn Of Federal Employees at the Baranof Hotel
 Probably there will be four nn ts, with one surely to be basel at .1u- neau.r the Governor said. Author ization for formation of the air squadrcns was received several weeks ago.
 The Governor spoke today of the national defense program as it af- fleets AlaSi-7 The effects on the Territory will be beneficial and tro- mendous, he said. nrodictine that the projects now under construction are merely the beginning of very large future program.
 AirficId Here
 Juneau will undoubtedly see it's present landing field developed in short time, the Governor said, into another great airport such as that at Annette Island" These new fields. he said, would be used for both military and commercial pur- poses.
 The Governor told his audience that Anchorage would shortly be- come the largest city in Alaska The $500 troops ordered to the base there will, with their families, in crease the population of Anchor age to many thousands. The 1940
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independence of Cuba.
 Assassination Witness

| Assassination Witness The war with Spain increased the work in the executive offices and made necessary more confl- dential assistants to the President. MT. Cortelyou was promoted July l, 1898, to the post of Assistant Sec retary to the Pre si d en and nj April of the next year was made Secretary. In the latter position he accompanied Mckinley on his official trips. He was with the President when he was assaSsinated at Buffalo and attended to the many duties in connection with his death and funeral.
 MT. Cortelyou was continued in his post as Secretary to the Presi- dent when Theodore Roosevelt suc- ceeded to the Presidency. The lat ter recognized his secretary's fit- ness for higher position and more important work and appointed him to a Cabinet position as the first Secretary of Commerce and Labor when that department was creat- ed by Congress in 1903. His nom ination for the place was confirmed by the Senate the day it was sub mitted.
 When Roosevelt was nominated as the Republican candidate for President in 1904, Cortelyou resigned from the Cabinet to become chair man of the Republican National Committed and manager of the Roosevelt campaign With the elec- tion of his chief, Cortelyou re-en- tered the Roosevelt Cabinet as Postmaster General, served until March 4, 1907, and then shifted to
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
DRUGGER5 GET SCRUBBING IN
 DIN CONTESTS

Alaska Launderers all but swept the slate with the Druggists al the Brunswick last night, but tho Druggists managed to eke out q tie in the first game of the eve ming to give themselves a half point of the four for the evening.
 Scores are still below average as keglers strive to get their eyes on the One-three pocket, and nobody last night hit over 500.
 Tonight's games are Islanders vs North Transfer, and George Broth CTS vs Alaska Laundry
 Scores last night were as fol- lows:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
DOUGLAS
 NEWS
MRS. BALOG HOME

Mrs. Catherine Balog arrived home yesterday on the Aleutian from seven weeks visit in the south. As representative of Nugget Chapter No. 2, Order of Eastern Star, she attended the trienniaI assembly of the General Grand Chapter of the Lodge at San Fran cisco, Cal She also visited the Golden Gate Exposition. spending altogether about a week in Cali fornia before returning to Seattle to visit with relatives before leav- ing for the north
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Mrs. H. 0. Adams
 Returning Home

Mrs. H. o. Adams, wife of the agent of the Alaska Steamship Con- pany in Juneau, left on the steamer Denali today and is enroute here after spending thtree weeks in Se- attle.
 She accompanied her mother and father, MT. and Mrs. J. K. Camp bell to the States, and while in Seattle visited with her sister, Mrs. j. N. SiurSen.
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C0NFIDANTE OF THREE PRESIDENTS
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HELP! POLICE!

SPARTANSBURG, s. C., Oct. 22 Send the police out to my house right away-I've just shot my wife six times" said a frantic voice over the police department telephone.
 Two carloads of police rushed to the scene-to find that the man had shot AT his wife six times.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23

census showed Anchorage with slightly more than 4,000 people.
 A new era in Alaska is just be- ginning. the Governor said This is the natura, -scasequences of the growing up of the first generation of native-born AlaskanS, but is greatly accelerated by the national defense program.
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MISS PEARCE RETURNS

Miss Margaret Pearce arrived home on the Aleutian after her an- nual vacation from her duties iri the United States Forestry Serg- ice. She visited friends in the south. Miss Mary Pearce who is in Seattle has position there and will remain south for the pres ent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23

New York City over 30 stories high. The Empire State Build ing has 1O2 stories, topping the list. The RKO Building al Rockefeller Center is No. 42 on the list with 31 stories.
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the portfolio of Secretary of the Treasury in which he continued to the end of the Roosevelt admins tration.
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LEAVING FOR TENAKEE

Mike Gaveril is leaving on the Estebeth this evening for Tenakee Springs where he will spend few weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-10-23
NOTICE

AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing air route from Seatolt to Nome, on saIe at J. B. Burford & Co. adv.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-09-27

firing and the ease with which the
piece can be held on the target
throughout the firing OF q COM
plete clip is remarkable for the
type rifle. The average rifleman
Is capable of firing approximately 40
shots minute"
According to army officers, the
Garand's greatest superiority over
the Springfield is in anti-aircraft
work.
"The so-called kick of the con-
ventional, bolt-action rifle throws
the line of aim well away from the
target at each shot," they said. THE
aim is further disturbed by manipu-
lating the bolt for insertion of a
new cartridge. In the Garand, the
kick Is very light, and it is easy to
keep the rifle on the target through
OFT succeeding shots.
Speed vital Factor
1.-THE advantage of this for de-
Tense against high-speed, low-alti-
tude craft, where the target is pres
ent for a fractional period of time,
can be appreciated readily.
Try, for a moment, to visualize
company OF soldiers on the march,
equipped with Semi-automatic RI
files. An atrplane travelling at a
speed of about 200 miles an hour
suddenly appears over the top of the
trees. Within a split second, each
man can bring his rifle to his
shoulder and begin firing eight
rounds, almost as rapidly as he can
pull the trigger
Defense of this type certainly
should add materially to the pro-
lection of marching columns"
The Garand rifle was named after
its designer, John C. Garand, an
employee at the Springfield armory,
who conceived the weapon some
time in 1929.
But it took aperiod of years-un-
til 1885 before the army standard
lied the model.