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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-08
INDIANS SILENT

BOMBAY, Aug. 8.-Congress party president Azad and other leaders of the independence movement, de- clined to comment on Britain's offer of a new constitution.
 Nationalist newspapers said that since the offer falls short of de- mands for immediate independence, the party is not likely to consent to participation in the British Em- pire's war.
 Mahatma Gandhi said any state ment of his would be presumptive, as he has virtually retired from public affairs.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-08
MARSHAL COMING

U. s. Marshal Ben Mozee of Nome is enroute here today by PAA FL sctra from Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-08
CHANGE OF VENUE

j. The divorce suit of Louise Bills against William L. Bills has been transferred to Fairbanks where Mrs.
 Bills is now living.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-08
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is AZ, American Can 95A Anaconda 1895, Bethlehem Steel. IT'S, Comm n W alth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright T, General Motors 46, International Harvester 43A, Kennecott 26. New York Central 11A, Northern Pacific SIS. United States Steel SPA, Pound $391.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-08
DOW. JONES AVERAGES

The following are today's Dow. Jones averages: Industrials 125,13; rails, 26.70; utilities, 22.47.
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Evening star., 1940-08-25

Of Government nor the fact that
his continued presence in this coun-
try will be harmful" King said.
Labor Department expulsion pro-
ceedings against Bridges were
dropped last December as the result
Of a Supreme Court ruling In an
other case that an alien, to be de-
ported, must be found to have been
a member of an organization ad.
vocating overthrow of the Govern
ment by force and violence at the
time proceedings were instituted.
The proceedings charged Bridges
was a member of the Communist
party.
Jackson Cites Smith Act.
Last December, Dean James M.
Lands Of the Harvard Law School
reached a finding after q long hear
ing at San Francisco that, while
Bridges was "energetically radical"
he was not q member Of the Com.
munist party.
Subsequently, Congress enacted
legislation, called the Smith Act,
making deportable an alien who at
any time in the past has been q
member Of subversive organization.
Mr.. jackson, in the statement an
nouncing the investigation, said ne
was acting under the Smith Act.
The Attorney General expressed op-
position to the House bill directing
deDOrtatiOn of the labor lea6er
He declared that bill would be an
historical departure from Amer
lean practice and tradition In that
1t would be the first time that an
act Of Congress had singled out a
named individual for deportation
notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law"
Evening star., 1940-08-25

gal. or any position on the west
coast Of Africa from which air
communication with South America
is possible. Land approach to these
positions is barred by the Sahara
Desert, which is spanned by no rail.
ways and across which only small
scale motor traffic has been found
practicable.
Could Use African Base.
Air approach is, of course. pos
sible, but airways alone cannot
transport large forces Of all arms,
and we at Natal, with control of the
intervening sea, would be in q bet
ter position as regards such place
as Dakar than would the axis pow
ers in, let us say, Libya or Tunis.
Our position would, however, be
enormously improved by the use of
a British base in Africa itSelf-such
as Sierra Leone, with its magnificent
harbor and its jungle and mountain
girt hinterland-and this is one OF
those AREAS of common interest"
which later exploration of the pos
sibihties of American-Briti CO.
operation may discover. However,
for the moment we may confine
our observations to the Iberian PEN
insula and its commanding position
as regards the western Mediter-
ranean.
1t is, as Great Britain in the
north, one of the keys to the At
lantic. While Gibraltar remains q
British naval base the axis Is con-
fined within the Mediterranean and
the Atlantic positions from which
South America might be reached
are safe. If Gibraltar goes, we may
expect the axis to move out into
the Atlantic islands not only those
mentioned, but the Cape Verdes.
commanding the Cape route of
British trafnc and lying but 1900
miles from Natal. 1t Is all very
well to say that we ought in such
a case to act forceably to prevent
such occupation. So we ought, of
Evening star., 1940-08-25
New Probe Begun
That May Lead 10
Deponing Of Bridges
Justice Department Seeks
Bosis Under Recent Law
To Gust Labor Leader
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Justice Department, acting
on q Senate committee recommen-
dation. began yesterday an investi-
CATION to determine whether Harry
Bridges, West Coast c. I. o. mari
time leader, Is subject to deportation
under recently enacted legislation.
A majority of the Senate I'm.
migration Committee recommended
the inquiry as a substitute for a
House-approved bill which would
require expulsion Of the labor
leader.
Attorney General Jackson, in an
nouncing the new inquiry, said that
j. Edgar Hoover, director of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation,
was on the West Coast prepared to
start work on the case.
Mr.. Jackson's announcement came
shortly after Chairman King of the
committee declared Bridges should
be deported to Australia, his ma
tive land, Immediately, because his
presence in the United States was
'hurtful
Senator King Disagrees.
Senator King declared, in a mi
nority report on the committees
recommendations, that there was
ample factual basis" for the House
deportation bill.
His Bridges conduct has been
so notorious. his contempt for the
American way of life so Haunted,
and his destructive influence so
persuasive, that in my opinion Can
opinion strengthened by action Of
the House, there can be no deny
ing Bridges hostility to our form
Evening star., 1940-08-25
! Hurt as Fire Rages
In Downtown Pittsburgh
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24.-Six fire
men were injured tonight battling
a four alarm, 100000 fire that swept
q wallpaper and paint plant on the
edge of the downtown Golden Tri-
angle"
A motorcycle patrolman, Al F1orig
was hurt when he was knocked
from his machine in collision with
an automobile as he hurried to the
scene. He was reported in Sc
rious condition.
Fire Chief Nicholas Phelan, who
estimated the damage, said the
blaze apparently started in the
basement of the four-story building
of the Peerless Wallpaper and Paint
Co. Several hundred gallons Of oils
and turpentine added to the danger.
A four-story apartment building
housing 26 families next to the
blazing structure was threatened for
a time. Clouds of smoke blanketed
the downtown district more than
three hours. Several thousand spec
tators jammed streets to watch the
spectacular blaze.
HARRISBURG. Pa, Aug. "a (P).-
Fire destroyed the warehouse OF
the Oliver Farm Equipment Sales
Co. tonight. causing damage esti-
mated unofficially at 100000.
All fire-fiighting equipment of the
city was called out. The fire was
brought under control after ap-
proximately five hours.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Representative Garrett
Losing in Texas Vote
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS, Aug. 24.-Sam Russell
Of Stephenville pulled away from
Representative Clyde Garrett Of
Eastland tonight in the Democratic
primary runoff for the 17th con-
gressional district. The tabulation
gave Mr.. Russell 26.131 to 24,000,
with II of IL counties reporting,
seven complete.
Eugene Worley of Shamrock ap-
parently had defeated H. D. Wells
Of Wellington for the 18th district
congressional seat vacated by Mar
win Jones. The vote was 26,393 for
Mr.. Worley to 19,037. OF % coun-
ties, "a had reported and 20 were
complete.
Mr.. Jones has been appointed a
fudge of the United States Court OF
Claims by President Roosevelt.
All other Texas congressional in
cumbents won in the first primary.
Only runoffs for State offices were
for the Railroad Commission and
Supreme Court.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Eliot Urges u. S. to Cultivate
Spanish and Portuguese Amity.
!berion Peninsula Held Highly important
.- ~rs To Continued US: Control of Atlantic

PEELED to do, but we should avoid it
if we can.
Sea power, as Mahan has pointed
out, consists not only OF ships, but
of bases. In these modern days
when aircraft plays so considerable
part in the control of the sea
bases are of even greater proportion
ate importance, since the effective
radius of action Of aircraft is less
than that of ships. and so more
bases are required to command a
given maritime area. Moreover, bases
are of more immediate Importance
in meeting the present emergency
since aircraft can be constructed
more rapidly than can warships les
pecially the larger types and so
can become more quickly available
to deal with imminent exigencies.
Need Advanced Positions.
The area which primarily interests
us In this connection is that part OF
the Atlantic Ocean lying south Of a
line drawn from Newfoundland to
Spain, and north of a line drawn
from Natal. Brazil, to Sierre Leone
on the west coast of Africa. The
western edge of this area we hold,
and we shall have line of advance
posts along it when we have the
use of bases in Newfoundland, Ber-
muda. the Lesser Antilles and
Trinidad. 1t should not be beyond
the scope of our diplomacy to ar
range with Brazil for joint use in
emergency of a base in the vicinity
of Natal; this would carry our power
forward from Trinidad to the crucial
northeast corner of Brazil, the near
est point of approach to the African
continent of any continental point
in the Western Hemisphere. But
even so, we would be dependent on
a purely defensive position unless
we had the overwhelming naval
force which we can now bring to
bear in these waters only at the
expense of abandoning our interests
elsewhere. To make better use Of
aircraft. submarine and light naval
forces in this vital maritime area,
we need more advanced positions,
Evening star., 1940-08-25

we need to be able to impose cor
dign risks on any aggreSsor at points
well advanced from the western
limits of that area. We need, above
all, to be able to prevent-by force
If need be-any such aggressor from
establishing advanced bases Of his
own within the area.
An ideal position would be the
control by us of bases in the Azores,
Madeira and Canary Islands. With
Newfoundland as its left flank, this
would give us a Zine of control
stretching across the Atlantic from
continental mass to continental
mass. But the Azores and the
Madeiras belong to Portugal, and the
Canaries to Spain; there seems no
present diplomatic basis on which
we could seek leaseholds for our
military power in those islands
They form, however, under their
present ownership, no peril to us;
and could We assure the continuance
of that ownership, and the free
dom of the governments of Madrid
and Lisbon from Nazi and Fascist
control, we should be content. This
brings us to the question of the
future of the Iberian Peninsula, in
which we are directly concerned
not only because of these islands,
but because of the close cultural re-
lations between Spain and Portugal
on the one hand and Latin America
on the other. Furthermore, we are
concerned with Britain's continued
tenure Of Gibraltar, at any rate for
the moment.
Any move from the Mediterranean
into the Atlantic by the Italian sea
and air power is barred by Gibral-
tar, while the Rock continues to be
the base for a British fleet which
Italy's Navy cannot face in line-of-
battle. Indeed, while Gibraltar re-
mains in hands friendly to us. no
movement from within the Medi-
terranean Sea can menace either the
Atlantic islands of Spain and Portu-
Evening star., 1940-08-25

course; but would We do 30, or
would We just talk about it? Could
the American people be sold the
idea Of sending their ships, their
aircraft, their troops across the
Atlantic to islands of which most
Of them have never heard save in
the highly -colored pages Of travel
folders? 1t Is to be hoped that they
could-but even then, unless we had
absolute naval command Of the in
teFvening seas, there would be a
considerable risk involved, and the
certainty Of the axis being firmly
established before we could get
there, with all the consequent cost
in casualties.
Cannot Act in Europe.
It Is, therefore, to our interest to
do what we can with our economic
and financial power to keep both
Spain and Portugal from falling un-
der axis control. We are taking Ger
tain direct measures of doing this,
In cooperation with the British:
and indirectly our support Of Brit
ain and the continuance of British
success in defending their islands
strengthens Spanish and Portuguese
resistance to axis encroachments.
We cannot, Of course-and this must
be strongly emphasized-do anything
with our military power on the con-
tinent of Europe. If we can work
out q plan by which eventually we
can have q strong air and naval base
in the Azores and perhaps one in the
Cape Verdes, we shall be better of |;
for the latter, the use of the British
base in Sierra Leone might be an
acceptable substitute.
Meanwhile, faced with the Ger
man infiltration at Dakar, 1t Is nec-
essary for us to use every available
means to prevent the crumbling into
dust OF the French power In West
Africa, the advance Of the axis to the
shores of the Atlantic beyond Gibral-
tar; and to this end our attention
to the situation in the Iberian Pen
insula Is demanded now and in the
immaculate luLuIe. Lie Udy may
come when, in our own defense, we
shall be compelled to wrest Dakar by
force of arms from Germany. Just
as we may be compelled to fight to
keep Germany out of the Atlantic
Islands. These will be distant and
dangerous operations; it is only sem
sible to do all that We can do today
with other means to reduce the like
lihood of our having to undertake
such risks tomorrow. Meanwhile,
however, while trying to prevent the
loss Of Gibraltar, we must also be
thinking Of what our position In the
Atlantic will be should Britain her
self fail: and to that position the
control of the Atlantic Islands would
be of great, If not of vital, impor-
tance. 1t Is for this reason that the
cultivation of close and friendly dip
lomatic, economic and financial rela- =
tions with Spain and Portugal is 50
clearly enjoined upon us.
(Copyrisht 1910 BY New York Tribune, Inc }
Evening star., 1940-08-25
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

| In previous articles I have re-
peatedly stated my conviction that
ultimate victory in the present war
rests on the control of the sea COM
munications of the Atlantic Ocean.
That this control should not fall
into the hands of power or powers
hostile to our vital interests and our
way of life is of the first Importance
to the American people. 1t is for
this reason that We are primarily
concerned with the fate Of Britain
and of the British fleet.
Now we are taking, and none too
soon, certain steps which will i'm
mensely improve our position in the
Atlantic. Our new defense conver-
sations with Canada, coupled with
the offer of leaseholds for bases in
British possessions in this hemi-
sphere, will give us-as far as bases
are concerned-dominance OF the
northern transatlantic routes. But
even with Trinidad and Barbados
available as bases, our position with
regard to the southern routes leaves
much still to be desired.
A direct invasion of North Amer
lea is not the immediate danger,
even presupposing Hitler victory
over the British. Hitler's immediate
need would be food and raw ma
terials, and these he can most
quickly obtain in South America.
The rapid development of German
commercial and financial relation
ships with that continent, backed by
the prestige of victory and carrying
with them the political connotatlons
inseparable Gin the Nazi SYSTEM
from such transactions, would be
our first occasion of concern. Such
relationships depend on the control
of communications. Unless goods
and persons may move freely be-
tween Europe and South America
and unless such movements may be
regulated by no interest other than
German, even a Hitler victorious in
Europe cannot, exploit his victory as
he would wish in South America.
Must Fulfill Guarantees.
It behooves us, therefore, to see to
it that whatever befalls, we shau
continue to control the vital sea
communications between the old
world and the new, in order that we
may be able to give that full pro-
lection against German pressure ana
German infiltration which our South
American neighbors will expect from
us, and in default of which they may
deem us as weak and helpless in the
face of Nazi aggression as perhaps
some of the small conquered peoples
of Europe today deem France and
Great Britain. We, too, have given
guarantees, and we must see to 1t
that our guarantees are made good
if they are challenged in fact, as
challenged they have already been
in words.
For this, the control Of the North
Atlantic and the command OF the
approaches to the Caribbean are for
the moment insufficient. vitality es-
sential to our security, they do not
give us the means of denying access
to South America of an aggressive
European power unless they are i'm
plemented by a naval strength so
decisively superior in ships and air
craft to anything the conqueror of
Europe could move toward the south
as to render such a move hopeless of
success. We can assemble such a
naval strength in the Atlantic at
the moment only at the price of
abandoning all our interests. and
those of our friends and neighbors,
in tn ePacific; at least, In the West
ern Pacific. This. We may be COM
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Plan 10 Reconstruct
Madison Drive Is
Under Consideration
CupitoI Parks and
District May Combine
To Reopen Street

The section of Madison drive on
the Mall between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets NV, which has been
closed since early spring and which
has been allowed to remain closed,
although no work of any kind has
been done on it, may soon be recon-
structed by means Of deal between
the District government and the
Once of National Capital Parks.
If the deal falls through. it was
learned yesterday, the drive may
remain closed indefinitely for lack
of funds, thus closing of roadway
considered needed in the city's high
way system.
The once of National Capital
Parks, under whose jurisdiction the
drive is, felt it was necessary to
close 1t because it was constructed
In 1892 on IL feet of soft filled earth,
which was allowed to settle only
three months, and because it has
been used by heavy Virginia bound
buses to reach Highway Bridge. Its
sub-surface condition, coupled with
the pounding it has received from
bus traffic, ruined the roadway and
created a traffic hazard
Parking Prohibited.
Parking has been prohibited be-
cause the movements of cars being
parked would cause further damage.
The circumstances under which
the drive may be paved are as fol-
lows:
The ONCE of National Capital
Parks this year has total Of $50 900
for roadway construction. This is
provided out of roads and trails
funds of the National Park Service.
However, this $4,000 is earmarked
specifically to reconstruct that part
Of the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway which is to pass under the
new Massachusetts, avenue bridge
over Rock Greek Park. Hence, re-
construction of Madison drive with
the money is precluded.
But, park officials feel that, since
the District government originally
constructed the drive in 1882 and
since it has been buses which pay
gasoline taxes to the District which
have damaged it, it is the Districts
responsibility to reconstruct it.
Plan Is Worked Out.
Therefore. plan has been worked
up whereby the $4,000 would be ap-
piled as sponsors, contributors to
w. P. A. and c. C. c. projects to
landscape and put finishing touches
to a number of District highway
projects. Throwing in relief labor
runs the total value of work which
can be done with the $4,000 up to
about 100000.
In return for the finishing work
which would be done largely at the
new K street overpass, Barney Cir
Gle in Southeast Washington and
at the eastern approach to the new
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge. the
District Highway Department would
reconstruct the roadway under the
new Massachusetts, Avenue Bridge,
extend Anacostia Parkway to con-
meet by means Of a half clover -leafo
with Pennsylvania avenue S g., and
reconstruct the section Of Madison
drive between Twelfth and Four
teenth streets NV, This work would
amount to shout go 900. e'.s-....-'- :
Thus, the parks and highway de-
partment would swap 100000 worth
OF work and get the several jobs
done, whereas if the work were done
separately under existing funds the
money would not 90 so far.
1t is expected that the deal will be
clinched or fall through at a meet
ting between park and District Off,
cials this week.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Pants Were Not Stolen

GREEN BAY, Wis. Aug. "a P.-
"some one stole my pants with So
in a pocket from my car" man
reported to police BY telephone. De-
tectives who investigated were met
by a very red-faced individual. Its
all right" he said. II just remem-
bered had my pants on under my
overalls."
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Benefit Dance

HERNDON. Va, Aug. Is (SpeciaD.
The Young Woman's Club Of
Herndon will sponsor a benefit
dance Friday in the school audi
torium. Mrs. James Franklin is
chairman of the Ways and Means
Committee and the Floor Committee
consists of Bert Sasher, chairman;
Calvin Kidwell, E. Barbour Hutchi-
son, jr: William Anderson, Thomas
Kite and Russell Gillette.
Evening star., 1940-08-25
Mexican Troops Guard
Workers From Assussins

Federal troops have been as
signed by the Mexican government
to protect the sugar center at Co
atotolapan. Vera Cruz. where %
workers were slain in q month.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
Dickinson County Herald

church at Lebanon last Sunday.
Miss Lillian Lioutza was baptiz
ed last Sunday by Rev. Leo Lyle.
John and Ira Banner Short pass
ed through Norland Monday on
business.
Arnold and Robert Swindall att
tended the show at Clintwood on
Tuesday night.
Mrs. M. E. Swindall visited her
daughter, Mrs. Willie Allen Pow
ers of Baden, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Powers has been slightly i'll
for the past few days.
Mrs. D. c. Vanover of Darwin
spent Wednesday with Mrs. Amy
Short.
Frank Fleming, of Red Ash, is
visiting relatives here this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
TWENTY-SIX. TAKE EXAMS
FOR CONSERVATION JOBS
applicants

About twenty-six applicants
took the training course and ex-
animation in connection with the
1910 soil conservation work in
Dickinson County last week, ac-
cording to County Agent Fred F.
Fletcher. Part of this week is be-
ing used by the soil conservation
officials in having the various
workers practice checking farms
in this vicinity. Work on the pro-
gram will begin shortly after July
fourth.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1940-06-27
LOCAL TEAM TAKES PART
IN # F A MEETING AT
BLACKSBURG

The poultry judging team from
Dickinson Memorial High took
sixth place in the state FF A
meeting held at Blacksburg last
week. Kermit TIibbitts of the To-
cal team scored fourth place in
the mile event in the track meet.
Another winner from Dickinson
County was Roy Tiller, son of
Noah Tiller of Fremont, student
in Ervinton High. Roy took fifth
place in judging shop exhibits.
John M. Skeen, son of Mrs.
John NJ Skeen of Clintwood and
teacher of agriculture at Triplett
High School. Mt. Jackson, was
selected coach of the state poul-
try judging team which will rep
resent Virginia in the national F.
F. A. meeting to be held in Kan-
sas City, Mo-, this fall. This is
the second trip Mr.. Skeen has
won to the national meeting. Last
year he received free trip for
having the best F F A chapter in
Northern Virginia.