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The Nome nugget., 1940-05-17
G. O P. Committeeman Dies

PHILADELPHIA, May Is (P) - Ralph E. Williams, aged 70, for 32 years national Republican committeeman from Oregon, died two hours after suffering a cere- bral hemorrhage. He was first elected national committeeman in 1908 and became vice-chair- man 13 years later.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-17
LIVE IN PEACE

ROCK HILL, s. C., - Police man w. L. Sapp has a rabbit named Bunny and a one-eyed 'possum named Sam" who live in peace with his dog named Butch Whats more they take their food out of the same plate.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In the KobukPreeinct, Territory of Alaska, Second
 Division
 In the matter of the estate of WARREN J. FERGUSON, De- ceased.
 Notice is hereby given that, by order of the Probate Court in and for the Noatak-Kobuk Pre- einct, Alaska, the undersigned las been appointed EXecutor of the Estate of WARREN J. FER GUSON, Deceased. All persons having claims against said estate should present them with proper vouchers attached, within six months from the date of first publication of this notice, to the undersigned Executor at Kotze- bue, Alaska.
 First publication 18th day of April, 1940.
 Archie R. Ferguson,
 EXecutor Publish April 26 May 3 10 IT Save $2 by paying in advance 'or your subscription.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-17

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
N A M ES
in the menus

At its thirty-sixth annual conven-
ton in Chicago, the Advertising Fed
GRAFTON of America selected as pres
ident Elon G. Borton, advertising
director Of La Sale Extension uni
versity, Chicago.
Mrs. Wendell Wilkes maiden
name was Wilk. She comes from
Indiana, too. To match that, Mrs.
Franklin Roosevelt was Roosevelt,
before her marriage.
Col. Thurston Hughes, U. S. A.,
was announced by the war depart
ment as chief of defense of the
American Panama Canal Zone. The
colonel has been adjutant general
of the Panama canal department.
He succeeds Gen. Jacob Devers, U.
S. A.
DR.. Wilhelm Stekel, once DR..
Freud's No. / psychoanalyst, an
other exile, died at "A, in London.
DR.. Freud, in exile, had died pre-
viously, in England. Stekel was
strongly -dictatorial and an ex-
pert On sadists (Nazis?) and maso-
chists [Fascists7) ,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12

ing to slim figures. The skirt has
the lifting grace of circular full
ness.
And notice how little detailing
is required-just few gathers at
the waistline; otherwise it's all
straight, easy seams. Even begin
ners can make it, guided by the
step-by-step sew chart included in
the pattern. In fact, you'll prob
ably repeat this design many
times.
Pattern No. 8729 is designed for
sizes IL, IA, 16, Is and 20. Size IA
requires AS yards of 39-inch ma
terial without nap; "a yards of
ruffling. Send order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
THREATS & THRUSTS
Might of Mars

England was threatened by Ger
many. Rumania was more than
threatened by Russia, and also by
Bulgaria and Hungary. French
Indo-C China was threatened by
Japan. French Morocco was threat
ened, by. Spanish Morocco. British
Malta was threatened by Italy. Mar
shall Petain was threatened by VIM
ston Churchill. Uruguay was
threatened by some Nazis. London
threatened to conscript the humble
Hindus. Hindu revolt threatened
London. The French navy threat
ened to join England, to join Ger
many, to commit suicide. The
southern Irish threatened the north
ern Irish, or vice versa. The Chi
nese threatened to make peace,
and threatened to 60 on fighting.
The so-called fifth column threat
ened America ESQ they said)-then
subdivided into campaign Republic
cans and campaign Democrats, who
threatened one another.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
FORODDS & FORENDS:

The ailing League of Nations final
~ liquidated itself. The last SO en-
ployees were given notice at Geneva,
and Woodrow Wilson'S ghost sighed
from the treetops. Mr.. Wilson, Sir
Robert Cecil, and General Jan
SHUTS of South Africa, were the joint
architects of the league edifice in
1919. Many people, throughout the
world. including even brutal Ger
many, hoped that, phoenix-like. the
league would rise again. from its
1910 ashes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
RUMORS:
Believe or Not

There was increasing talk-de
spite denials- about Neville Cham
berlain rising from the political
grave, as a possible peace-maker.
The great "appeaser" was still pop
ular in conservative British circles,
which did not altogether trust Pre-
n1ier-dictator Churchill and his to-
talitarian setup. Chamberlain has
been better liked by the Germans
than Churchill, and the rumor-mon-
gers said Neville might be able to
turn the peace trick, without in
curing too much expense. The
trade-unions disliked the umbrella
bearer" but old England is well
over half female in population, and
the ladies additionally have pre-
ferred Chambers to Church"
They swing a very heavy, organized
feminine vote. One critic observed
that the. far-flung dominions of the
seven seas seemed more bellicose
than the British Isles proper. The
anti-French element in England, al
ways strong, was pointing finger,
tipped with gall, at the "back-stab-
bing'' Gallics across the narrow
channel. In New York, opinion in
Dictated some sort Of peace by, at
very latest, mid-August or Septem-
Der l.. AS you know, your common
tator likes to sideStep predictions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
Summary Frock
For Slim Figure

NWEET and summary as bas-
y ket of flowers, this frock (8729)
is perfect for warm afternoons.
In printed silk, or fower-patterned
cottons like wolfe or batiste, it will
look so cool and fresh and fem
mine, with its open-topped sleeves,
heart-shaped neckline, and frills
that put all the emphasis up at
the top, an effect always becom-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
INDUSTRY:
Change of Pace


Current reports of Federal Re-
serve banks plus other commercial
induces reveal that a downward
trend Of industrial activity which
has marked U. S. business since last
December has now been reversed.
Expanding production is noted in
many key industries.
Steel production is now booming
along at capacity speeds and new
orders from foreign and domestic
buyers which are currently pour
ing in should keep blast furnaces
roaring for many months to come.
Automobile tire shipments have
shown large increases and leading
rubber companies say these more
than Offset seasonal decline in
sales to car manufacturers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12

G.B.S. added that he wished he was
prime minister, in order to deal
with the French in proper style.
When he was asked why he didn't
talk more these days, he limited del
icately that the U. K. police wouldn't
let him. This appeared more than
probable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
'Merrl.y-Go-R

Jesse Jones, Federal Loan admin
istrator., is playing q much greater
part in the national defense picture
than most people realize. He is
discussing with Roosevelt plans to
put federal money behind factories
which need to expand for munitions
production.
Though preoecupied with the war
in Europe, John @. Public has not
forgotten that China is fighting for
her existence, The Chinese embas-
sy receives many small contribu-
tions for the cause
/. Not ON the subject of war but of
age was one letter a lady sent to
Ambassador HUI Shih, who is 40
years old, but looks 30. She said,
II have heard that all Chinese look
10 years younger than they are. How
do you do it?''
Hu shib j. still rejecting on bls
answer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
II GERMAN WAR:
Mr.. Sha,U

George Bernard Shaw made some
really pertinent remarks on Eng
land, France and Germany. CHS.
said that anybody who introduced
100 per cent military communism,
a la Hitler, could not fail to beat
anybody who didn't introduce it. He
said that England, under Churchill,
had gone through the motions of in
PRODUCING military communism, too,
but that it was, thank goodness, still
merely a blueprint. He indicated
that there were better things than
military conquest: which is pretty
obvious. Then, he got around to
la belle France. He said that Eng
land should have declared war on
France, when Petain quit the war,
just as England declared war on
Russia, when Lenin quit the war, in
1917. He said that France was more
dangerous to England as phoney
neutral, than as a militant foe.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
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EFENSE DANGERS

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DEFENSE DANGERS
There is grave danger of this
country going completely haywire
under the pressure of war. It is
true that the grossest neglect of
defense in our history and the most
reckless impairment of our credit
and industrial efficiency have left
us in a most defenseless posture.
Although very weak, due to these
deficiencies, we have roved the
world like lamb rampant slapping
down the ears of every ferocious ami
NAL in the menagerie-lions and IT,
gers as well as jackals-until we
haven't friend on earth.
Perhaps the most cock-eyed i'm
pertinence on record is that the au-
thors of all this incompetence and
danger insist that they must be per-
petuated in a third term for Mr..
Roosevelt.
! am accused Of constant scold-
ing. / don't want to be scold. /
examine myself about that Sin the
night session." can't think that my
kind of preachment is wrong in this
crisis. If / can't think it is wrong
I ought not to stop it-scold or no
scold.
Last Mobilization.
Why do feel so confident? Well,
sat at the center Of both industrial
and manpower mobilization in the
first World war. It is a strange re-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12

first ii lin the modern sense, the
Germaly had total victory in the
bag in early 1918. Then something
happened. The M. P.'s didn't win
that war. American resources and
organization - both economic and
military-did it.
But they were masterfully organ
lied and used by efficient and expe-
rienced men who believed, almost
as a religion, in both our economic
and political system. This admins
tration is allergic to both that kind
Of man and belief. Hopkins, Per-
kins, Wallace, Morgenthau-I hate
to scold them-but do I have to rep
resent that such incompetents are
fit to manage this great country
against an enemy who has shown
himself so fiendish1y clever in APP
plying the very lesson that compe-
tent Americans taught him and Ger
many in 1918?
Concentration Camps?
The President recently suggested
that it would be a good thing for
members of his press conference to
60 to a CCC camp. Are they GO
ing to be concentration camps? For
Mark Sullivan, he is reported to
have told other newshawks that he
had pardon written out in blank"
Mark is frequently critical but al
ways gentle, I wonder about my
pardon in blank" If, as and when
it can be done, / shall be boiled in
oil.
So should I shut up? If I do,
shall write myself down as gutless
as a kippered herring and as simple
as snipe. There has been no move
of this administration that to me
seemed right that I have not rushed
out to defend until my fan mail
groaned with accusations Of being
a water-carrier on two shoulders.
Just now I think many of the di-
rections in which we are going are
wrong and dangerous. I would like
to forget to say SO and to break the
too strident pace of this column by
writing piece about the "bees and
the rabbits and their sweet engage
ing habits" but solar systems and
universes are being too rapidly re-
oriented. If not doing so is ''scold-
ing" I intend to apologize-and do
it some more.
THE SIZE OF THE JOB
It is natural for military thinking
to channel itself into grooves set
by precedents and examples. Sol
diers don't fight all the time. In
periods Of peace, industrial progress
and invention 60 on but military
science comes to a full stop.
The results of any test Of it in
war are SO deadly that soldiers, in
peace, try to keep up with their
profession" and, in times like these,
almost frantically. No two wars are
ever quite alike. We learned some
things in late 1918 that should help
us now, particularly in industrial
mobilization. But we also learned
some things it would behoove us
now to forget, particularly that our
principal problem is raising men
whose equipment we can somehow
pick out of the air.
The war in Europe has been be-
tween densely populated nations
within a few hours flying distance
of each other, and only few more
hours for motorized blitzkrieg ma
chimes. Industrial and railroad CEN
tiers in each small country practi-
cally are the vital organs controlling
the whole of it and paralyzing the
punches in any such solar-plexes
nearly told the end of the story.
Neither condition prevails here.
Without nearby naval air bases, no
enemy on either coast is going to
threaten us or even this hemisphere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
iii RUSSIAN WAR:
Bessarabia, etc.

4 This so-called World war is a pc
culiar affair-a war Of in-and-outers.
Russia, for instance, is always pop
ping in and out Of it, One never
knows where she is. For example,
the Soviets popped into the latter
stages Of the Polish campaign last
September, and took most of the
eastern half of what they used to
call "Polonia Restituta." Then, at
the beginning of December, and
thereafter, Russia popped in again,
and fought the Films. picking up
Finland's second city of Viborg (Vi-
ipuri), the Finnish Mannerheim line
and other bases and odd bits. Also,
on and off, Russia has virtually. an
nexed the three little Baltic states
of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia,
which used to belong to the czar
and his navy, prior to 1917.
Then came another Russian
putsch, quite impersonal, like the
others. This time it was Rumania,
which had grabbed off a Russian
province called Bessarabia, in 1918.
The Soviets took it back, and also
took handy bases at the mouth of
the river Danube, and on the stra-
tegic Black sea coast. Comic King
Carol, playboy Of the western world,
appealed to Germany and Italy as
matter of course, then took the
Russians rather calmly. Rumania
also lowed" territory to Hungary
and Bulgaria (from 1919, and has
treated her racial and religious mi
norities badly. Nobody wept much
over comic King Carol, and his Mer-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY ROGER SHAW
Russian Drive Into Rumania
Alters European War Picture;
COP. Picks Willkie, McNary

EDITORS opinions expressed these columns they
necessarily Of this
wspaper
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
TASTY TRIPLES:

A Wyoming crowd showed the cur.
rent hysteria. They tarred and feath-
cred member Of a harmless re-
lgious sect, who had been distribut-
ing pacifist literature, and who was
against compulsory fiag-saluting.
The poor fellow did not know how
to salute the fiag-and accidentally
gave what looked like Nazi salute.
OF course. as pacifist, he detested
Nazis. Nevertheless, he was dam
gerous fifth-columnar.
Boston school children can split
their infinitives to suit themselves,
according to sensible proposal by
a school committeeman, named Joe
Lee. There really is no such thing
as correct English spelling, pronun-
citation, or punctuation, as George
Washington was forever pointing
out. Language, obviously, is tool,
and not a musical instrument" as
one linguistic cynic put it.
1t was 5000 airplane engines for
England, to 5000 for America, that
revolted Henry Ford, although it did
not seem to revolt Secretary Nor
genthau.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-12
P1O000ISs
M. Ralbo

In the hot summer days OF 1888,
your commentator stood on Hud-
son river pier, and watched an Ital-
ian aerial squadron form and re-
form over his head. The squad was
en- route for the big doings at Chi
cago. It had flown in from 'far-
away" Europe, amid great eclat. At
its head was a glamorous, bearded
figure, Gen. Italo Balbo. Balbo, the
great airman, was the No. 2 Fascist,
after Mussolini He had marched
on Rome, and helped put Benito in
power, in 1922.
Balbo's American flight made him
too popular in Italy. There was
only room for one man on the stage.
So Mussolini sidetracked Italo to
govern African Libya, where that
tough gentleman did good job. He
stayed there seven full years, and
built up its ornaments, and threat
ened England's Egypt. Then the
great airman was killed, out there,
in piddling airplane accident. Mus
solini (perhaps) breathed easier.
WuLKIE:
McNary
The Republicans met at Philadel-
phia and nominated liberal, able
Wendell Willlkie on the sixth ballot.
The chief rivals to Willkie were
Dewey and Taft. The Vikings
finally outvoted the Dewbirds and
Taftisti, amid a rather acrimonious
row.
Moreover, Willkie did not differ
much from Roosevelt on matters Of
foreign policy. The Republicans had
adopted an elaborate "peace" plank
in their platform, but Wilkes ear
lier war utterances did not check
with it. It looked perhaps as though
the Republican party watchdogs
would have to watch Willkie.
Sen. Charles McNary of Oregon,
farm progressive, got the Republi-
can vice presidential nomination. It
appeared that, somehow, many in
terventionists had attended the Re-
publican convention, to cheer for
Willkie, when logically they should
be cheering for Roosevelt: for
peace" is the Republican issue,
this time, Of most significance.
F. ID. r. e w. w.
Roosevelt was late to press con-
ference, and apologized by saying
that somebody had turned off his
elevators electric power, and he
hoped it didn't stem from Philadel-
phia-a crack at public-utility Will
kie. Then Roosevelt said he would
like to talk over foreign affairs with
Willkie. The wary, willy Willkie re-
piled that he would be delighted to
discuss national defense with Roose-
velt-if that was what Roosevelt
meant by foreign affairs" 81
think one should be most courteous
to his predecessor" said warrior
Willkie, who can be an extremely
mean taIker. That meant that the
1910 campaign was on-with a
bounce and bang.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1940-08-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13. (UP)-Ad-
miral Thomas G. Hart, United States
Navy commander in chief in the
Far East, is due here tomorrow, it
was announced officially today, In
one of a fleet of six American
submarines.
He is coming to support a pro-
posal, bitterly opposed by the Jap
anese, that United States Marine
take over vitally important defense
sectors of the international settle
ment now held by the withdrawing
British garrison, it was said in re-
liable quarters.
The British decision to withdraw
troops from Shanghai and northern
China faced the international set
tlement forces with the problem OF
absorbing the big British defense
sectors. The question was whether
the japanese should get any OF
the British area and thus extend
their domination.
Col. De Witt Peck, United States
Marine commandant, called meet
ing of troop commandants yester-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
BY J. w. T. MASON
United Press War Expert

The cumulative intensity of Ger
man air raids over Great Britain
during the present week is assum-
ing the form of a Semi-blitzkrieg.
A full blitzkrieg. seeking to des-
troy British resistance and force
Capitulation would require far more
airplanes than have yet been used
and would necessitate the bombing
of London where British defenses
are directed.
To the present the German at
tacks have deliberately avoided
Iondon-the Germans presumably
not relishing retaliation against
Berlin. The purpose of the present
modified blitzkrieg thus does not
seem to aimed at quick annihilaton
Though the German attacking
planes are numbered by the hun.
dreds, the daily visitations must be
regarded as experimental. intended
to discover how the British defenses
react to large scale assaults.
II the German high command
decides that the British defenses
are weakening and that mass at
tacks can dominate the air, then
the real blitzkrieg may be expected
But it is well within the require
ments of realistic strategy for the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE, Jr,

BRISTOL, England, Aug. 13.-
CUP)-"Whatever material damage
has been done, our hearts are not
in our boots; they are still beat
ing in our breasts" the lord mayor
said.
The lord mayor of this busy port
on the western coast is A. w. Bur-
CESS. He is a good host. He made
the remark as he poured the famous
Bristol Cream" sherry for party
of foreign correspondents.
The Germans had reported that
this city of 100000 near the chan-
mel of the same name was in
ruins as a result of heavy bombing.
So the correspondents came to see
for themselves. They found that
the city was continuing the vital
Job of feeding and providing mu-
nitions for the British Isles.
Not single objective of any
Importance so far has been struck
in the number of occasions when
bombs actually were dropped. Local
security officials said. A tour OF
the city and harbor district seemed
to give convincing proof.
On IA occasions since May IL, the
German radio or German-controlled
radio stations in occupied terri
tories have described very great
material damage and many ex-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Far EasternU. S.Navy Commander to
Back UpProposal Marines Take Over
Defenses Evacuated by britishers

day and proposed to them that
the marines take over all but a
small segment of the British area.
The marines would defend under his
proposal. the settlement water front,
the only inlet for goods from "a
broad, the business and financial
section, including major hotels and
foreign business establishments. the
American consulate general and the
American club, and the western sec
ton which includes the fashionable
American residential area and the
Columbia country club.
The japanese boycotted this meet
ing and called one for tomorrow
at the japanese naval commandant,
who would be senior officers here
after the British withdrawal.
Today's announcement that Hart
was on his way altered the situa-
ton. He outranks Takeda and it
was said in reliable quarters that
he personally had sponsored the
proposal, which Peck made yester-
day to the other troop command
ants.
Hart come from Tsingtao. His
fleet of submarines is escorted by
the navy submarine tender, Pigeon.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-08-13
Romans Take Over
Strategic Post in
Soma|iIand War

ROME, Aug. 13 UP)-Italian
forces attacking Berbera, capital
and chief port of British Somali-
land, have occupied Adadleh, at
the foot of mountain ranges hedg-
ing their objective against the sea,
an official communique claimed to-
day.
General headquarters of the arm
ed forces said that battle for Ber-
bera was raging between the noun
tain ranges in middle British So
maitland and the coast.
Dispatches placed the fighting,
described as nearing climax, in
sun-scorched stretches 40 miles
south of Berbera.
Italian units of "all kinds" were
engaged, the communique said, and
1t claimed that the main body of
British forces defending British So
maitland was now in action.
According to italian general head
quarters the battle for Berbera
started at one p. m. Sunday when
the Italians unleashed an attack
that brought into action the infan-
try and air forces of both sides.
"The first clash with the main
body of enemy forces which are
defending British Somaliland oc-
Cured at one p. m. Aug. IL with
the attack by our troops and yester-
day series of furious cOmbats oc-
Cured in the zone,' the commu-
nique said.
1--WE have shot down one Bristol
Blenheim bomber and we found the
body of the pilot, who was a cap
tain.
During the battle we lost one
airplane.
"A squadron of our bombers hit
fuel depots at Malta, causing large
fires"
The British were said to have
mased tens of thousands of ma
tives and crack contingents of newly
arrived Indian troops behind desert
ramparts toward which the Ital-
ians were driving from three di-
rectionS.