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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
Not-So-Harmless Match

Take match from your pocket
and examine it. 1t looks HARM
less, and it is. when properly en-
ployed. But identical counter.
parts of that match you are hold
ing in your hand have caused the
destruction of billions of dollars
worth of property, and tens of
thousands of human lives. They
have deprived men Of jobs and
families of income. They have
ruined whole communities.
So it is with all fire hazards
gasoline. heating plants. me
chanical devices of one kind OF
another. and 80 on. Not one OF
them. handled with knowledge
and respect. is dangerous. But all
of them. mishandled, can bring
disaster and death.
It's easy enough to say, Pm
careful-fires are started by the
careless other fellow" But there
is always a first time. And a we.
fully small percentage of US give
fire, fire prevention and fire con.
troll the attention and thought
they so richly deserve. Compare.
lively few of W periodically study
the causes of fire and how they
may be obviated.
There's no better time for do.
ing that than right now. Your
fire marshal or insurance agent
will be glad to help. Remember
that fire prevention always begins
at home, in your house or Office;
remember that the really UMPIRE.
ventable fire is 80 rare as to be
almost nonresident. Above all
remember that the human ele.
ment is responsible for most fires
and that means you.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16

get results. And many a delegate
at the next nominating convention
will ask Jim" before Supporting
or opposing any candidate.
A number Of political experts
think that the President could not
win again if ne lost the aid and
backing OF Farley. So keep your
eye on the Postmaster General.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16

cially those in the food and mer.
chandising field. have grown
from little businesses. About the
capital most of their founders had
at the beginning was intelligence.
ideas. and a willingness to work.
The public pays will those who
serve it well. And service is the
stepping stone of all progress.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
To Be Happy Forever

If you wish 10 be happy for IN
hour, get intoxicated. If you wish
to b happy for three days. net mar-
RED. II you wish to be happy for
eight days. kill your pig and eat it.
But il you wish to b happy forever.
bscoms , gardener.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-02-16
Keep Your Eye on Jim

Important political note. which,
seems to have passed the rumor
stage, is that Postmaster General
Farley is at outs with the President.
In a recen: speech he said hatly
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13
SUCCESS IS
MARKED
FAIR0pENs
First Nighters See Co|orfuI
Entertainment Variety
Of Booths, Exhibits

Continued from Page One)
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TURNED OUT OF
HOUSE, MARTIN
LANDS IN JAIL

Arrested fer resisting ejectment
proceedings which were turning
Ninth Street, Arthur Martin was
arraigned before U. S. Commission
ers Felix Gray today on a charge of
obstructing process.
Martin was being turned out of
a house belonging to Mrs Tom
McMullen for nom payment of rent.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13

ranged booth is that of James H.
Hedges, contractor CT building mod
el1aization. This section displays
samples Of Inselbric, rigid asbestos
roofing and other roofing materials
One of the highlight novelty
booths CT chance is the next step.
This concession, Owned by Bud
Nance and Milton Daniel, features
nerse race game Following this
sectien is the Harry Suggitt dis
play Of cooking utensils and cutlery.
Mr.. Suggitt Is the Alaska represen-
tative for the Stainless Steel Co.
Anc her Nance and Daniel booth
features the rext step, where nov
elites are to be won by the turn
of the wheel A dice game, run by
the Juneau Fire Boys, takes up the
next space and this is followed by
Armand Duncans popular Darto
game.
Iict Dogs
One Of the most important stops
n the building. the hot dog stand
and refreshment booth, is next on
the program. This neat concession
IS operated by Mrs Katherine Hook
Ell. And last, but not least, is
another display booth Of the Alaska
Electric Light and Power Co. This
one features the General Electric re-
frigerators, stoves and washing ma
chimes.
Exhibit Rooms
Upon entering the exhibit rooms.
persons step tc admire the art and
photograph display, where exquisite
paintings and still life vie for hon
ors with Interestingly mounted pho
tographs. or special note is the
photograph entered by Jack Glasse,
entitled Midnight
Always worthy OF praise is the
native work, featuring totems, muk-
luks and other workmanship as we'll
as school entries from Holy Cross,
the Government School in Juneau
and other individual displays An
other interesting section is that of
the crochet and knit work, which
shows originality and talent.
School Exhibits
Another outstanding exhibit is
that of the Juneau Public anG
Parochial Schools. Colorful posters,
home economic work and manual
training accomplishments add to
his display Many contenders en-.
tered various PRESERVES and pastries
TO make the Home Cookery display
another stop of much interest.
Each year considerable pIide il
taken in the floral display, and
the one this year is no exception
The huge exhibit literally crowds
fer space, with arrangements of cut
flowers and potted plants marking
The most colorful display in the
building. OF outstanding quality
we're the delicate and fragrant
sweet peas, the ever-favorite gladioll
and the huge majestic dahlias.
At the other far end of the fair
building is un d the agriculture
and farm products department Here
on display are various breeds of rab-
bits each in separate pens. Huge
displays of garden products includ-
ing kale, cabbages. carrots, onions.
potatoes, berries and many others.
OF special interest is the Display OF
strawberries under cover of glass.
A ruler shows that eight of these
berries are equivalent to one foot.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13
HAGERUp HAS
BEST TOTAL;
PIN OPENERS

Etv Hagerup captured opening
night honors at the Elks Club in
the first scheduled match tourna-
ment Of the season last night with
q SAB total.
Hagerup's Alaska Laundry club
bested juneau Florists three games
running, while the California Groc-
ers and Home Grocers had a closer
battle, the former edging out in
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. l3.-Closing
quotation of American Can today
S 96ls, Anaconda 20M, Bethlehem
Steel 76h, Commonwealth and
Southern IA, Curtiss Wright rs
General Motors 46i2, international
Harvester 43h, Northern Pacific
So, United States Steel 53B, Pound
S4.04
DOW, JONES AVERAGES
The following are today's Dow
Jones averages: Industrials 127.74
rails 2770, utilities 21.65.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13

MONEY FOR unusual negatives
hunting fishing. trapping, SCENES
SOC to S.. Jim O'NeD, Juneau
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13

2t5 CENTS EACH PAID for used
sound gunnV sacks at Coal
BunkerS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13
MISCELLANEOUS

FUR garments made or remodeled
Fur hats and caps made to order
Miss Hamilton, Gastineau Hotel
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(IipperD Due
From South

The Alaska Clipper is due in Ju-
neau this afternoon from Seattle
with five passengers aboard and
will return south tomorrow morn
ing.
Due in are A. D. Powers, Bruce
Hensley, Muirson Wright, j. T. Hall
and B. B. Mozee.
This morning, PAA Electra flew
north from here with Henry and
Jean Jacquot for Whitehorse.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13

total by Ia pins and winning two
of three games.
Tuesday night, Home Grocers roll
Juneau Florists and Alaska Laundry
rolls California Grocers.
Scores last night were as fol-
lows.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13

In case of error or If an ad
has been stopped before ex-
piration, advertiser please noti-
fly this Office (Phone 374) at
once and same will be given
attention.
"flE DAILY ALASKA EMPlHE
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1940-09-13
HUNTERS TO LEAEy

Jesse w. Carter, Associate JUS
tice Of the California Supreme Court
and Samuel F. Finley of Yreka, Cal,
who have been hunting in Alaska,
will leave for the States on the
Clipper tomorrow. >
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EXPERT public stenography and
bookkeeping. Alice Mack, office,
Baranof Hotel.
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FOR RENT

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A Willoughby.
FOR RENT Furnished apartment
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Four rooms and bath, oil heat.
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AIRMAIL ENVELOPES, showing
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WANTED

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Blue GAO before pm
WANTED Ladies coats refined and
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
pla nes.

unimportant. Acting White House
Secretary William D. Hassett said
that the board will meet both in
Canada and the United States and
at various cities as its work de-
velops.
"The president today will initiate
over the telephone conversations
with the State, War and Navy De-
partments to get their coopera-
ton in naming the United States
members of the joint defense board
Hassett said.
"The president hopes that the
American membership will be nam
ed by Thursday and that they can
meet with the Canadian members
early next week.
"The place of the first meeting
is not determined, but that is un-
important. The board will be meet
ing all over the place. sometimes
in Canada and sometimes in the
United States as its work develops" 4"
Mr.. Roosevelts orders were issued
over a private telephone circuit
which connects the summer White
House here with the White House
switchboard at Washington.
The new defense agreement was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19

,.war. Only previous British territory
| to be given up were the tiny chan
mel isles which lie close to the coast
of France. ~
The war office announcement said
that British forces in Somaliland
had been evacuated safely after
fighting a rear guard action against
an italian force which outnumbered
the small British garrison by a
wide margin.
Despite Italian superiority, heavy
casualties were inflicted upon black
shirt troops, the war office said
losses which it will be difficult for
the italian African command to
replace.
The war office attributed loss of
Somaliland TO the collapse of France
which blasted a joint Anglo-F French
defense plan. 1t said that the de-
cision then had been made to evac-
uate the territory, if necessary, af-
ter inflicting as much damage on
the Italians as possible.
The announcement did not indi-
cate where the evacuated British
forces were taken. 1t was thought
likely that they might have been
taken across the Red Sea to the
strong British base of Alden or pos
sibly to some other nearby British
African territory
British forces, heavily outnumber-
ed by the Italians, have been re-
treating in the face of the Italian
oftonly nI II I,oI hi iv1fa H.,
London for several days that evacu-
alton was imminent.
The war office announcement
said:
Enemy losses, particularly among
blackshirt units, have been heavy
out of all proportion to our own"
The war office said that "all Brit
ish guns except two which were lost
in the earlier stages of the action
have been embarked" .
1.-THE greater part of the material.
stores and equipment also was evac-
uated and Yne remainder was des-
troyed," the announcement said.
italian occupation of British So
maitland wuld give Italy control of
nearly 500 miles OF coast line on
the Gulf of Alden. entrance to the
Red Sea which leads to the vital
Suez canal. Berbera, the capital.
is about 18O miles across the Gulf
from Alden, the great British base
at the mouth of the Red Sea.
The population of the protector
ate is approximately 344,7 700, OF
whom all but about $500 are native
Mohammedans.
The present protecorate was de-
cided upon finally by the British
and Italians in 1907 after the Brit
ish had given up about $4,000 square
miles to Abyssinia. Egypt lost con-
troll OF the country in 1884 It's first
British government was the govern
ment of India. In 1893 it was taken
over by the foreign office and in
1905 control was transferred to the
colonial office
Its value is strategic. 1t imports
approximately 160643 tons of food
and textiles annually and exports
even less, mostly hides and live
stock
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
Canada, U.S.. Linked With
Mutual Defense Compact

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 10.
UP)-PreSident Roosevelt today
allied on the State, War and Navy
Departments for quick action to
implement the United States mutual
defense agreement with Canada,
and set Thursday as a deadline for
such action.
In telephone conversations with
departmental heads at Washington,
Mr.. Roosevelt made clear that he
wants immediate action on estab-
lishment of a permanent Canadian
United States joint board on defense
of North America.
Amounting virtually to a defense
alliance with Canada, the new
agreement served notice upon
aggressor nations of the world that
the United States never will permit
conquest of its North American
neighbor.
Under Mr.. Roosevelt's speed-up
orders, it appeared that the four
or five American members of the
board will be named by Thursday,
and may meet with the Canadian
members early next week.
Site of the first meeting was
not disclosed, but temporary White
House officials said this point was
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
Drought Threatens
Arizona Crops as
Reserves Run Low
Farmers Pin Hopes on
Rainfall as Water for
Irrigation Recedes
by UNITED PRESS

Farmers of Arizona's central
valleys looked to overcast
skies Monday with a hope of
receiving sorely-needed rain
to save crops threatened by
one of the longest dry spells in re-
cent years.
Slight rain fell in the Salt A'iver
valley area Sunday night, bringing
only about .08 of an ich OF moisture.
Skies were murky Monday and there
was promise of more precipitation.
While not realized generally, the
water problem in the great Salt
River valley is highly critical-so
critical in fact that many farmers
despair of receiving water from ir-
rigation districts and are installing
deep well pumps.
The five great dams of the Salt
River project Roosevelt, Horse
Mesa, Mormon Flat, Stewart and
Bartlett-have capacity for i'm
ounding a total of 1878, ,408 acre
feet of water Yet the ttal amount
of water actually stored in the five
dams altogether is little more than
10000 acre feet.
More than $4,000 acre feet of this
total is behind one dam-that at
Mormon Flat. Roosevelt dam, cap
able of storing 1,398,43O acre feet,
Continued on Page 6, col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
British
SodrS
Confidence Grows
Isles Can Throw
OffAirA++acks
UNITED PRESS

Great Britain invoked die
tatorial powers Monday for
England, Scotland and Wales
to meet the threat of German
invasion as the Royal Air
Force and the German Luftwaffe
battled blow for blow in the second
week of unprecedented air warfare.
The ministry of home security,
by decree, established the whole Of
Britain's island territory as a single
defense area. The action invests the
ministry with automatic power Of
dictatorship anywhere in Britain if
German invaders attempt to land.
The action-described as precau-
tionary-came as British confidence
in their ability to withstand the
German attack scared despite warm
ings that progressive intensification
of German air action must be ex-
pected.
The British claimed a new high
was set Sunday in the percentage
of German attacking planes shot
down. They claimed a bag of 140
German planes, "a per cent of the
estimated 600 sent over during the
day in three great waves. British
losses were put at 16 planes. eight
of whose pilots saved themselves.
The British action was not con-
fined to home defense. A terrific
smash was made at German bases
along the French coast. Attacks
were started Saturday and were
continued through Sunday. Reports
from Vichy, the French capital,
said that the port of Bouiogne and
the naval air base there virtually
had been destroyed by three tons
of incendiary bombs.
Observers who watched from Do
yer, % miles from the French coast,
said the fires started by the British
bombs were so intense they were
reflected on the windows of Dover
houses. Some 26 German airdromes
in France we're said to have been
Continued on Page 6, col. d
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19

Jtlt IIlcoSdSc lldu UCCl IClcIIcu w
the 18th naval district headquarters
at San Diego for verification.
Acapulco is port on the west
coast of Mexico and is about 1900
miles south of San Diego.
Mackay radio, which originally re-
ported the message, said it had
been addressed to "all U. S. naval
and commercial stations"
The message reached Mackay here
through the freighters Panaman
and WacoSta. Each rebroadcast the
report from the Herman Frasch.
Mackay received the rebroadcasts
at 10 a. m. psf but the messages
relayed by the two freighters indi-
Gated the incident occurred several
hours earlier.
The message as transmitted by
the freighters said:
stopped and boarded 1920 GMT
(7:20 a. m. PST) by Mexican gum
boat G22, 10 miles west northwest
of Acapulco.
mot allowed to proceed. Now
being boarded, armed forces"
The reason for the boarding was
not explained.
Operated by the. Union Sulphur
Co., the Herman FraSch is an 5000
ton vessel which carries sulphur and
lumber cargoes in intercoastal
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
Infant browns in
Cesspoo| Here

Richard Gotta, 2-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Juan Gotta, drowned
Sunday in ceSspool near the
family home 212 miles south east
of Ell Centre.
The child was missing for 35
minutes before his alarmed parents
and friends found the little body
in the cesspool. He was rushed to
the Ell Centro hospital where a
physicians and the resuscitator
squad from the Ell Centro fire de-
partment worked for "a hours
trying to revive him.
Brief funeral services took place
Sunday. at the Lemons mortuary
in Ell Centre. The baby was buried
at the st. Francis cemetery in
Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
Walter P. ChrysIer
Dies Suddenly at
New York Estate

GREAT NECK, N. Y, Aug. 10
(UP) = The automobile industry
mourned one of it's alger heroes
today-Walter P. Chrysler who
gave up a successful career in an
other field to become one of its
big three.
Chrysler. 65, chairman of the
board of the Chrysler company and
builder of one of New Yorks three
tallest SkyScrapers, died of a cele-
bral hemorrhage at his estate here
yesterday evening. He had been ill
for two years.
Expressions of sorrow arrived at
the estate from the leaders of his
industry and of business. Charles
F. Kettering, vice president of Gen.
eral Motors, Williams S. Knudsen,
president of General Motors, w. P.
Brown of the Briggs Manufacturing
Co., Harlow H. Curtice. president
of the Buick division of General
Motors, were among the many who
expressed their regret at his pass
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19

feStation of butterflies IN ImperiaI'
Valley was offered by Leslie Burr,
county apiary expert, as principal
reason for the decline in production,
but the agricultural commissioners
staff reported the infestation was
only slightly more serious than in
1899.
other contributing factors were
listed by Art Sinclair, inspector in
Harrigan's office including a short
er melon crop, and a reduced al
falfa acreage.
The 1899 honey crop crossed more
than $4,000, according to Sinclair,
while income from the 1910 crop
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19

vile anu lTleIlu, JACK SIlODe. Inc
unidentified man stabbed Rodgers
four times in the chest, arms and
neck and then fled into the rail-
road yards where darkness hid
him from view.
"He got me in the chest Rodg-
ers gasped before he collapsed.
Peace officers in northern Cali
fornia searched Monday for the
assailant who was said to weigh
about 160 pounds, was of short and
stocky build, and wore white hat,
white shirt and black jeans.
Mrs. Rodgers is a daughter of
Mrs. William Peterson of Brawley
and had been working in packing
sheds with Rodgers. Until June
they operated the Cantaloupe eat
ing place in Brawley. Mrs. Rodgers,
twice divorced, married Rodgers in
Yuma last February.
The wife and Shobe said they
were sitting with Rodgers on the
running board of an automobile
late Saturday night. Rodgers left
them to buy peanuts. Within two
minutes Shobe said he saw two
men Scuffling on the sidewalk Is
feet away. He said he recognized
one as Rodgers but before he could
reach the fighting men. Rodgers
dropped and the assailant fled.
Shobe said he believed the fleeine
man was an Indian, but Sheriff E.
l.. Williams of Ukiah did not agree.
Rodgers was expected to be bur-
led in Brawley where he lived
eight months of each year He was
a member of the Elks lodge of
Brawley. He attended school in San
Francisco and Ell Centre. His par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rodg-
ers, live in San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
ESA Opens Second
Braw|ey Office

The Farm Security Administra-
ton Monday announced the OPEN
ming of the second FSA office in
Brawley.
Officials in Washington said
the office will serve the western
portion of Imperial Valley but did
not explain whether the office will
handle surplus commodities the
present office does or would handle
farm tenancy loans which recently
were opened in Imperial Valley.
The news of the office opening
came in telegram received by Ned
Holmes from Congressman Ed. V.
Izac.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19
British EvACUATE S0MAL ILAND COLONY
Senate Committee 0kays history's
Biggest Sinq|e Defense Fund Bill

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. (UP)-
The Senate Appropriations COM
mittee today approved unanimously
a $5,008, 1927 supplemental ma
tional defense appropriation bill
to finance construction of two
ocean navy and equipment of a
mechanical land army.
This House approved BILL largest
single defense appropriation mea-
sure in history, increases to about
0,0O0, 100000 the money and con-
tract authorizations being granted
for defense by this session of Con-
gress.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-19

1t provides for more than $4,000
additional airplanes. Together with
previous appropriations, this will
give the army and navy together
around $4,000 planes.
The Senate committee added $34,-
507, 1920 to the House approved total
Most of the increase will be used
to strengthen American air de-
fenses, committee members said.
AS reported to the Senate, the
bill carries $2,268,699 PIT in direct
appropriations and $2,739,470,000 in
cantractual authority for both the
army and navy.