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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
 Candidate,
 Lewis Post
Tells CI0 Conventioners He Has No Aspirations
 for Labor Job

ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Nov. 19. Philip Murray Pittsburgh labor leader, told the CIO convention delegates today he is not a candi- date to succeed John L. Lewis as President.
 The quiet spoken VicePresident of the CIO, the only person men, tioned at the convention as pos sible successor to Lewis, said:
 II want the convention to know don't have any aspirations. I am not a candidate for President of the CIO. That decision was reached by me-
 Murrays announcement came in the midst of a convention consid- eration of Lewis policies.
 Murray said he hoped the con- vention will work in harmony and adopt the Lewis report of his stew ardship in the past year.
 He declared he disapproved of Lewis's position in the Presidential campaign. Lewis backed Willkie and Murray backed Roosevelt.
 Murray added, however, he holds an affection bordering on love- for Lewis, for whom he has worked for thirty years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
AXIS MAY
 BRING TN
 PARTNERS
Rumanid and Bulgaria Re- porfed Joining Move
 Leopold Visits Hitler
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

Fascist quarters in Rome today said Bulgaria and Rumania will join in forthcoming war moves of the Rome-Berlin Axis and Spain also might enter what the Nazis describe as a giant coalition against Britain"
 Spains decision, it is said, will become known after Spanish For eign Minister Suner returns from Madrid after conversations with Hitler.
 Greece has applied to the United States Government for permission to buy planes and other military equipment.
 Acting Secretary of State Sum- ner Welles assured the Greeks Of a most sympathetic response, he de- clared in Washington, adding the Greek government has been so noti- fled.
 Reports are current in Berlin that King Leopold, Belgian prisoner of war since his surrender last June, has been among those who visited Hitler in the past few days, pre- sumably to discuss the projected coalition"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
NAVY BASES PROGRAMS
 SEEDED UP
Sixty Million Dollar Pro- cram for British Leds-
 ed Warports

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19. = The U. s. Navy plans to rush construc- ton, informed sources said, for a S6C, 100000 chain of bases on sites acquired from Great Britain in the Western Hemisphere.
 There are also indications U. s. Naval tenders might move to some newly acquired anchorages immed- lately to provide temporary base facilities for American subs and seaplanes guarding Atlantic and Caribbean approaches to the vital Panama Canal area.
 Way for general start of construc- ton and partial occupancy of some bases appeared cleared away today with the Navy's formal announce ment that "all British authorities concerned" have agreed upon sites to be leased to this Government.
 The sites are Bermuda, the Ba= hamas, Jamaica, Antigua, St. Lucia, British Guiana and New Foundland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
Axis Powers Are Believed Planning New Explosion
 in Southeast Europe
LITTLE NATION NOT TO
 MAKE FINNISH MISTAKE
Hitler Said to Be Framing Europe Which Is to Be
 Closed Corporation
tBy Associated Press)

Greece has appealed to the United States and other free countries" in her struggle against Italy as evil dence mounted in Rome and Berlin that the Axis Powers may be plan ming new explosion in southeast Europe.
 The Greek newspapers and Theye Nicoloudis, Foreign Minister, direct ed the appeal for help. especially to the United States and Great Britain. Nicoloudis declared his country is fighting a nation six times greater in war materials and the world should not be misled concerning the present Greek successes for Italy may be joined by Germany in the attack on Greece"
 Greece Like Finland
 Nicoloudis also said Greece's pres- ent situation is the same position that Finland was in but Greece will not make the same mistake as heroic Finland, in the face of her first successes in the conflict with
 
 Russia, one year ago, and failed then to ask for help from abroad"
 Great Britain has given a pledge to Greece for all possible" assist ance.
 For Axis Empire1
 Hitler is rapidly forging an Axis Empire" in Europe. This is becom- ng increasingly clear. He is attempt ing, step by step, to array the whole continent in political ties against Great Britain.
 Military Offensive
 In Bucharest, the newspapers car- ry dispatches from Berlin hailing the occupation of Rumania as the start of military offensive against Greece, Egypt and Africa by Ger many and Italy which, amid a new furry of diplomatic activity is pre- sumably bringing Bulgaria and Hun gary within the Axis fold"
 Hungary Next on List
 Hungary is next on the list for equalization to the Axis, the dis patches state. DNB, German news agency. says King Boris of Bulgaria has secretly discussed the situation with Hitler and this was at a mys- tery conference at Berchtesgaden last Sunday.
 It is also related that either Hit-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 The economic experts who measure the impact of war on our trade, in- dustry and labor have run head long into the problem of our in- visible aid to Britain.
 Our invisible aid is by far great CT than the visible, even though this unseen help seldom squeezes into the headlines with more spec tacular planes, tanks and destroy CTS.
 Invisible aid takes three forms:
 l. Sacrifice of trade to war zones.
 2. Abnormal expansion of ex- ports of war goods at the expense of normal exports.
 3. A deluge of gold we neither need nor want.
 Even before the war the Ameri- can merchant marine was handi- capped by competition from na- tions that could build and run their ships cheaper than we could on American wage standards. Now our neutrality law and the Brit ish blockade bar to us the world s richest trade routes between Amer ica and Europe.
 William L. Montgomery of the San Francisco Chamber of Com merce recently estimated that the war is costing us $750,O00, ,000 worth of foreign trade.
 We Sell War Goods
 More important than shipping services is the stuff that ships carry. Our biggest sacrifice to Britain is our willingness to let them buy more war goods and less peace goods, knowing all the while they won't need war goods after the fighting is over.
 The British almost doubled their purchases . of military planes in the first year of the war, boosting them up to $144,326,0O worth. But food S h pm Us increased only slightly from $80.0O0,000 to $114.- 100000 in the first war year.
 Our cotton shipments to the British Isles went up abnormally from $23,OOO,0OO to $104, 900, 900, because Uncle Sam subsidized cOg- ton exports. But tobacco pur- chases over here spiralled from $92 100000 to $2O,o00,00 Wood and paper shipments almost dou- bled from $22,O00,000 to nearly $4OOOO,OOO. Miscellaneous ite m s jumped up nearly one-third.
 Reasons were many. Primarily, the British were buying here only such normal" export items Us they had to because the Germans had taken their previous sources away from them. or they were buying sparingly here of every thing except war materials be- cause they could buy here only on cash and carry basis. This meant they had to use their gold.
 Abnormal Trade
 But whatever their reasons for shooting up purchases of one item, and damping off another, the net
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
DART BLAZE CLAIMS
 0FDE(kHAND
Fire Breaks Out Early This Morning-RdIph Pitcher
 Dead, Suffoldtes

Fire of unknown origin broke out early this morning aboard the mo- torship Dart and claimed the life of 26-year-old deckhand Ralph Pitcher, recently arrived here from Ketchikan.
 When firemen were called at $40 this morning by City Wharf finger Jack Kearney, who saw the Dart ablaze at it's Ferry Float moor ings, from the City Wharf, the ves- sel had evidently been burning for some time.
 Bremen Break In
 Doors were latched from the in- side and firemen had to break their way into the house and faced ter rife heat and rolling smoke. Heavy streams of water were played into the vessel and the fire was not sounded out" until almost an hour and a half later.
 Dart cook, Tom Hickman, waded into the water and SmQke-filled cabin to the three bunk stateroOm just forward of the galley on the port side where he found Pitcher in his bunk.
 Dr. c. c. Carter was called, but Pitcher had been dead for some time. He had been severely burned about the face and hands. Dr. Carter said death resulted from burns and suffocation.'
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
GREEKS SCORING
 SUCCESS
Sweep Italians Out of Way Fortified City of Kor-
 liza Reported Fallen
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

In the Balkan war, Greece claims sweeping new successes in the coun- ter invasion in Albania with Ital- ian troops steadily falling back to the Key City, fortified Koritza.
 Mussolini's Fascist columns are reported fighting fiercely to keep the road open for the retreat from the Koritza zone.
 The Greeks are said to have cap- tured great numbers of Italians, who persist they do not want to fight; valuable stores of war ma- terials including 10000 blankets, quantities of grain, 10 field guns, 8 anti-tank guns and IS mortars.
 Dispatches from Yugoslayia said the fortified town of Koritza was attacked yesterday afternoon and but the Greek Command makes no immediate claim of cap- ture.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
SEVERE GALE CUTS DOWN
 AIR RAID|NG
Usual Blows ForestdlIed- Mysterious Flashes
 Cause of Alarm
(By Associated Press)

A severe storm over Great Brit ain and the English Channel cut down the customary trading of air blows last night and early today between the British and German air raiders.
 Mysterious Flashes
 Last night mysterious blinding flashes of light gave Britain "an invasion scare" until weather ex- perts explained it away by descrio- ing the phenomena as freak elec- trical storm over the Channel area.
 Nevertheless RAF, long range batteries and ground troops in the Dover area were on the alert for any possibility of German sea and land attack, rumors of which for some reason have been spread ing like wildfire.
 There were two night alarms in London, neither amounting to as far as the city itself was concerned. At the height of the invasion scare last night ru- mcrs were heard that hard naval battle was in progress off tn e British coast of Wales There were
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
ARMY AIR C0RpSIS READY FOR FLYING IN
 ALASKA, WINTER TIME
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19-When you are shivering in your boots at the first real cold snap of winter, give thought to the Polar Bear" squadron and the boys of the Army Air Corps who will be flying planes during the frigid months at Uncle Sam's first Arctic experimental air field at Fairbanks, Alaska.
 Maj. Dale Gaffney, commander at Ladd Field, just out of Fair banks, was in town recently to report to Air Corps headquarters, and already is winging his way back to his post in the flicker of the northern lights.
 What the Major had to report:
 Ladd Field will start the win ter with IA officers and 200 men (to be increased to 30 officers and 300 men by spring. and with five planes (also to be increased in number). Although adequate &C., commodations are up for the men, there wasn't time to build han gars, and the planes will go through the winter lashed to the snow when not in use.
 Since temperatures of 60 de- grees below zero are not uncom- mon at Fairbanks, this business of tethering planes in the open presented the Major and his men with one of their first problems. They think they have that solved over the motors of the planes will be placed great padded canvas hoods and under these will be heaters which will keep the planes ready for instant use even in severe weather.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
NEW MOVE
 INDICATED.
 5.E. EUROPE
German Bulgarian Drive on Greece May Be A.
 feefed dt Any Hour

BERNE. Switzerland, Nov. IS. Diplomatic sources here as- sert that a German Bulgarian drive on the Aegean Sea against Salonika. Greece, may be af- fected any h0ur.'
 The Greek spokesman declares his country has taken all uec- essary steps to meet such an attack on Greece's Macedonian flank.
 Foreign Military observers ex- press the belief that the Greeks could not hope to defend the narrow panhandle of MacedOnia and Thrace along the Aegean unless Turkey comes to help, but might try to hold SaI0nika.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
Dies LasIle5 Out Against
 5th Columns
Agents He eading 10 Five Cities 10 Seize Nazi and
 Red Group Records

CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Martin Dies today announced he is sending sev- en agents of his congressional con- mittee for investigation of un- American activities to four cities immediately" to seize records of what he described as German Communist organizations.
 Dies said agents of half of his staff have been dispatched to De- troit, two cities in the East and one in the South. He declined to identify any cities except Detroit.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19

WASHINGTON-T State De- partment is absolutely opposed to it, but the question of breaking off diplomatic relations with Ger many may come to a head very soon.
 Reason for the showdown is ir- refutable evidence gathered by the Dies Committee showing the activity Of German Consults in the United States. Certain letters seized by the Committee reveal that Nazi Consuls close to Hitler have gone to such amazing lengths in their subversive activities that publica- tion of the letters would lead to a tremendous public outcry and de- mand for the recall of the Consuls to Germany.
 The State Department is opposed to their recall, because this would also mean the recall of American Consuls and diplomats from Ger many, with the virtual, if not &C., tual, breaking off of diplomatic re- lations. The State Department op- poses this because it believes that American diplomats in Germany are useful as observers who can inform Washington as to what is going on.
 However, some other Administra- ton advisers take an exactly con- trary view. They point out that Hitler has forced American diplo- mats to leave Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Poland and most of the Nazi-occupied areas, so there are not many U. s. observers left. Furthermore, they point out that American diplomats are so isolated in Germany that most of the in- formation they get actually comes from American newspapermen in Germany This information could continue from the press regardless of the presence of American diplo- mats and Consuls.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
90 AMERICANS FROM ORIENT
 ARRIVE IN B. {.

VICTORIA, B. C., Nov 19.-About 50 American citizens, mostly Ameri- can oil company employees and their families, have arrived here aboard a trans Pacific liner from China. They left the Orient on advice of the American State Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
DIRECT HIT
 ON EUROPA

LONDON, Nov 19.-The British News Service reports today that the British Air Force bombers scored direct hit amidships on the Eu- ropa, Germany's. largest ocean liner, as it was tied up at the dock in the harbor at Bremen.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
German Arm
 Produtf IsCut
 By Air Raid

LONDON, Nov. 19-Production of the Krupp Arms works at Essen has been cut down 50 percent as the result of bombing raids of the British Air Force. is the assertion made today by the BritiSh Air Ministry.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
NAZIS IN LATIN IAMERCIA

There is large question mark in the minds of Latin American diplomats regarding the United States policy toward Nazi Fifth
 Columnists. Nazi agents have been the plague of Latin America, oper- ating almost openly in Uruguay.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-19
SKIS FOR BOMBERS

Although skis or runners for small planes have been in use for years, Ladd Field for the first time will try out ski landing gear on the great four -motored B-l7 bomb
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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-04-04

Because moons distance from
earth varies by 10000 miles dur
ing a month, total eclipses of the
sun do not always occur when
moon gets between sun and earth.
Man at X will see ring around sun
during annular eclipse, but would
see total eclipse if moon were
closer to earth.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-04-04
Bridges Attacks
Maritime Board

NORTH BEND. Ore, April 4.
tUP) Harry Bridges, president ol
the International longShorelleh 3
and WarehouSemen'S union TO-DAY
demanded congressional L!'eH~
tigation into allegations The U. =
maritime commission has abttttd
shipping interests IN maneuVerS de
signed to assure "rXOrbltant profits
and create an artificial shortage
Of bottoms
Speaking before an ILWU con-
vention mass meeting at Marshfleic
last night, Bridges said the COM
mission works hand in glove with
ship owners. He presented a detailed
analysis of alleged manipulatlonS
by which owners supposedly sell.
bottoms to foreign lines at ire
mendous" profits and then are fur
Their compensated by the commits
sion in the supply of other ships at
a fraction of their normal value.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-04-04

ina congress from abridging the
freedom of the press there has
grown in this country code of law
including countless decisions of the
courts protecting the press from I'M
warranted attacks not only by con-
gress. BY the state legislatures and
| by the executive, but by the courts
themselves.
What has freedom of the press got
tc do with this charge of contempt?
For years the PoSt-DiSpatch,
striving to comply with the pro-
visions of its founders platform,
published daily at the masthead of
this page. has been exploring and
exposing and condemning the rot
tenness and incompetence that feS-
! tiers in local administration Of law
Conversely, and for the same motive,
the Post-Dispatch has upheld and
lauded judges and prosecutors who
are doing their work we'll; likewise.
the Post Dispatch has joined every
movement instituted by the bar as
ISOLATION to take the courts out OF
politics, to modernize the states
criminal code and otherwise to pro-
tect and preserve the majesty OF
| the law.
When a Judge cites a newspaper
for contempt of court, he can, or he
may think he can. silence that news
paper. In that event there would
inevitably recur miScarriageS of JUS
tice such as have Shamed us far
too often in the recent past. Even,
now, with press free to comment and
the people free to judge, the recent
record of some courts and some
public officials is appalling. We
could fill this page with instances
of defective indictments, inexcus-
able delays, packed juries, incredible
incompetence on the part of prose-
cutors. and threatened, bribed or
murdered witnesses. In the case of
the election frauds alone, thousands
of felonieS have been committed in
St. Louis in the last few years and
not a single election crook has gone
to prison.
If a newspaper is to be gagged
by being hailed into court to answer
a charge of contempt whenever a
Judge has felt the sting OF editorial
criticism, that means the end of the
power of press to tell the people
about the failures and evils of their
courts. That means the end of free
dom of the press.
We do not believe that American
courts or the American people will
accept such revolutionary depart
ure from American principle. On
behalf of American newspapers IL
general, big and little. rich and poor
powerful and obscure, we accept this
challenge.
The Post-Dispatch will continue
honestly, fairly and sincerely to
criticiSe the courts.
The Post Dispatch will not be in
Inundated.
The Post Dispatch will not be
shackled.
The Post-Dispatch will not be
gagged
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-04-04

with the locality. AT the middle of
this interval the ring Will be oil
equal width all around
From places within approximately
50 nules both north and south of
TINS central line the eclipse will APP
pear annular. but the ring will at
no time be- perfectly symmetrical
II Will become more lopsided the
farther the observer is located from
the line.
Immediately outside the annular
zone the maximum phase will show
: thin crescent of light. AS the dis
t4l.ce from this zone increases, the
percentage of the suns eclipsed dia-
metcr will decrease. AT Minneapolis
It viii be sc per cent: at Juneau.
Alaska. only per cent.
tours photographing this
eclipse with ordinary cameras will
find very slow film, small stops, and
tho shortest possible exposures Will
bring best results. If the camera
is allowed to stand undiSturbed, ana
the sun is shot" every live OF ten
minutes. a series OF images on one
picture mav be obtained.
Simplest method for viewing the
phenomenon is the use of smoked
lass or Photographic negatives. Elk
cClipnt views may be obtained
through field glasses, the front
lenses of which should be properly
Gari-eDed
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-04-04
Annual School of
Missions Opens
CALEXICO NOTES =

Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Lopez o. MeX-
icali entertained in honor of Leo
GARLIC Friday evening. Attending
we're Carl Spanrol. David Gil, Miss
Eleanor Stricken. the guest OF honor
and Mr.. and Mrs. Lopez, the hosts
Tho music section Of the Wompn's
Improvement club has baon SGT
Iorwald until April 10th WIN Arf;e
MaSHl Carter WI cGlihC, her
musical appreciation pros am. Mus
ic lovers are invited whether club
women or not.
Rev. Charles Thorman Of the Bap-
fist church announced the opening
Sunday evening of annual school
of missions. A buffet supper was
served at six o'clock, following the
supper study groups assembled IL
the various church rooms for Study.
At the close of the study pe.l9d
Mrs. Mary Diechman of Los An
geles was the speaker of the even
ing. She illustrated her lecture with
slides of Alaskan scenes.
DR.. end Mrs. Henry Newsom of
Denver. Colorado, were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Mandrapa
Friday. The NeWsoms are cousins
of Mrs Mandrapa and are SPENDING
some time in Long Beach