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Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-22
SPAIN

Spain is in the spotlight again, with
the Axis insisting that the Allies are liza
bic to act against Spain as they did
against North Africa. The insistence, of
course, is little more than a shallow
bluff to cover potential Axis moves,
diplomatic or military, to subjugate
Spain completely.
The Allies are not liable to invade
Spain unless Germany goes in there first.
If the Nazis were there, of course Spain
would become belligerent nation, or q
conquered nation under German domina-
tion, and as such perfectly eligible for
attack.
As it stands now, however, Spain need
not worry about attack-frOm the Allies.
She is not a colony Of a dominated coun-
try, as is French North Africa. She is a
neutral nation, and as such her neutrality
will be respected as long as it is main
tanned If the Spaniards invite the Ger
mans in, however, there would be an
other story In Spain, Hitler would be in
ideal position to take Gibraltar That Is
probably in his mind as he inspires prop
uganda about allied intentions which
are really German hopes.
If anybody moves against Spain, it
will be Germany. And, if Germany does
move, it may be costly effort.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-22
German Generals
Bitter at Hitler
For Army MeddIine

LONDON, Nov. 21.-UPD-The
Daily Mail said today that the ar
rival of Nazi Gen. Ritter Won Tho
ma as a prisoner from Egypt had
revealed some remarkable facts
about the bitter feeling among
members of the German general
staff
Thomas. second in command to
Marshal Erwin Rommel in North
Africa was captured by the Brit
ish when they broke through Ger
man defenseS at Ell Alamein, and
sent the Africa KorpS fleeing west
ward.
He has said high officers of the
German general staff believe that
war is the preserve of the profess
Sional soldier and resent any en-
croachment by civilians and poll
ticians. which include Adolf Hit
Ter and all members of the N,2i
party, according to the Daily Mail.
RESENT MEDDLING
Thoma was said to have told his
captora that Hitler's assumption
of the supreme command spells
disaster for the German army,
built up by the general staff's de-
votion.
The Daily Mail. said Thoma be-
longs to the professional school OF
German soldiers. and said it still
opposes the Nazi party.
The theme of his remark was:
Hitler has ruined the Reich
sWehr." the Daily Mail said.
He also was reported to have Sc
Verely criticized Hitlcr's economic
policy.
DISSENTION RUMOHED
Radio Moscow broadcast Stock
holm report that German generals,
including Field Msrshal Wilhelm
Won List. were striving to rcorgan-
ize the high command and "et 1t
completely in the hands of military
experts.
Hitlers dismissal of Marshal Wal
ther Won BauchitSch and Marshal
Emil Ritter Won Leeb ranked pro-
fessional officers. and recent de-
velopmentS we're said to- have ag-
grieved them more
The Russian campaign Darticu-
larly was a sore spot. Radio Mos
cow said several hundred German
soldiers were shot or committed to
concentration camps in Norway
when they learned almost stimuli
taneously of the Allied taking
over in North Africa and that they
were to be sent to Russia for the
winter.
Three Thousand Germans were in
concentration camp near Narv'k
for refusing to go to Russia, While
many more were in chains along
the Norwegian coast for the same
reason, Radio Moscow said.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-22
OUR BIGGEST ARMY
is ONE OF WASTE

Americas biggest army is not dedicated
to fighting Il is dedicated to spending
the peoples money.
Our biggest army is not the United
States Army. 1t is the federal, state and
local governments army of civilian en-
ployees. There are 100000 more persons
on governmental payrolls in this country
than there are in the combined armed
services Of our country
Rep Monroney, R.. Okla, went to
great deal of trouble not long ago to dig
up some startling figures. The meat of
them shows:
That the number of men in the armed
forces now is % per cent greater than in
World War No. l.
That the number of labOrers in indus
try is 10 per cent greater now than then.
That the number of persons in federal
government employ is 2S0 per cent great
er than during the last war.
That the number on state and local
government payrolls is 100 per cent
greater now.
On the federal payroll are 2,571 800
men and women, and on state and local
government payrolls are 3,017,632.
In view of these findings, it seems no
wonder JnaJ Inefe are so many cfdckpOl
rulings restricting liberties which have
nothing to do with the war. and so much
red tape to even the simplest deal with
the government The politicians, after
all, have got to give their hirelings some
thing to do, and the only way they can
provide them with the material for keep
ing busy is by bothering the non-govern-
mental civilian population with some new
form, rule, bureau or project.
1t has been the argument of the politi-
clans that more governmental employees
are necessary these days because the
whole field of industry and economics is
more complicated. Rep. Monroney's fig
ures seem to blast the foundations out
from under that argument.
Industry, which is supposed to be the
complicating factor, meets its own in
creased complications with a 10 per cent
increase-yet government bigwigs argue
that they need $50 per cent increase to
meet the same complications. 1t doesn't
meet the test of logic.
1t seems to us that it is about time for
the government to 'unfreeZe" some val
liable manpOwer-and cut few taxes
down accordingly.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-11-22
NAZI TRAFFIC CHARGED

A further ringing of fire alarms
by anti-Franco people has come
from the fact that the United
States has been shipping much
needed petroleum products and
foodstuffs to Spain. Out of this
has come the frequently heard
statement that Franco has been
shipping all such supplies
right through to Germany, or that
the shipment of these us. goods
to Spain has enabled the Spanish
government to release equivalent
supplies of their own to the NazlS.
All this anti Spanish buildup,
or teardown, whichever 1t is, may
have a certain similarity to many
of the things that we're said about
US. policy towards the Nichy
government up to November !.
And while there are no official
statements on US. relations with
Spain today, it is not beyond the
realm of possibility that the an
swers in the case of Madrid might
be much the same as the answers
in the case of Nichy.
Too many people, in short, may
have been looking on the Spanish
situation emotiOnally.
WANT SPAIN NEUTRAL
One of the most important points
in all the dealings with Spain has
been to fortifv Spains resolve and
ability to remain neutral. That this
is just as important to the United
States as it is to Spain can be, i'm
piled from President RcoSeVelt's re-
cent message to General Franco in
which he said, Il believe the Span
ish government and the Spanish
people wish to maintain neutrality
and to remain outside the war.
Spain has nothing to fear from the
United States
The Spanish foreign office,
tacitIy accepting this announce
ment, has had it reiSsued in
Spain and IN the Spanish col
onieS.
On the other hand. Franco has
great deal to fer FROM Ger
many, and the Nazis have made
heavy demands on the Spanish
government. Thus far Fran"o has
shown no willingness to lot Co
many march through his countrv
IL an attack on Gibraltar
And when the AXIS partners
Hitler, Mussolini and Laval bad
their conference after the US.
Army occupation Of North Africa.
Franco was nOti"Cably not anon"
those present. Perhaps that is sig
nificant.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-08-21

White House that was official, '" the HopHns-Maey ceremony was it.
 The first recorded wedding in the executive mansion was that of a Miss Todd. a relative Of Dolly Mad ison. and Gen. John c. Jackson. a member of Congress. That was per haps a year or two before the War Of 1872, when the White House still was in the unfinished stage.
 Dolly Madison seems to have been the No 1 matchmaker of thp per iod for the second White House marriage involved her sister. Mrs. Lucy Washington and Thomas Todd, member of the Supreme Court.
 John Adams. son of John Quincy. was next on the White House nup- tial roster One of the most splendif- erous marriages was that of Ellen fNelIiel Grant and A. C. F. Sartor- is in the spring of 1874 But it was eelipsed in importance. if not in splendor, 12 years later by the mar riage of President Grover Cleveland to Miss Frances Folsom. Cleveland was the only President ever mar ried in the White House.
 The list of marriages before and since at 160o Pennsylvania avenue is long. but in the whole record | cant find one where the groom was the Presidents closest friend and the bride in no way related 10 the first family.
 The only other wedding in the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-08-21

the federation dedieates itself to-. MUSIC FOR MORALED.
 Davis said that he asked this. "On behalf of the people Of the United States. and on behalf of the War Department. the Navy Depart ment. the Marine Corps. the Coast Guard, the Treasury Department the Office Of Civilian Defense. and the Office of War Information.
 As far as "on behalf ofsa go. that's what we call swinging in the groove.
 $ #
 Grim reminder lFrom official Army bulletins: Letters sent to American prisoners of war OF civil fnternees should be addressed thus CD Full name and rank. (21 Pris- oner of war number; if for the Or tent. say only formerly of Wake Guam, or wherever else the pris- oner was at the time of capture. l31 Prison camp by name and mum ber-or in the case of the Orient. the phrase. Held by Japan. CD Country in which camp is located (5) co International Red Cross, Geneva. Switzerland-or for Japan. GO Japanese Red Cross, Tokyo; (6) Via Chicago.
 Such letters need no postage, but must be marked in the upper left hand corner. Prisoner of War" Cor Civilian Internee'D- Postage Free" Letters must be typewriter or written so plainly that no words are in doubt Name of sender and return address must be on back Of envelope.
 Space should be left on front of envelope for a possible forwarding address. Don't ask me where.
 * *
 The OPA last week "set ceiling prices on book matches; fruit cake; Maine sardinesi New Zealand pickled sheepskins.
 How those boys do get around.
 * *
 The marriage of Harry Hopkins and Mrs Louise Macy in the White House July 30. was a historic event but it's not without precedent and lot of it.
 As a matter of fact, there was a time when the White House was sort of Little Church Around the Corner" on Pennsylvania avenue and it is probable that the East Room has seen lot of marriages that have not even been recorded in the history books.
 The reason is, as nearly as the keepers of the annals can figure out, that in the early days-before the Civil War-there was a distinc- tion between "official' and "unof- ficial' weddings in the White House. The "officiaT' ones were generally members of the president ial family. The unofficial" ones were those where friends, political or personal, pulled a few president ial strings and got themselves knot ted in that big East Room with its Grecian pillars, staggering chandel- iers, and towering draped windows.
 The society writers of those days gave the unofficial" weddings a quick brush-off and the White House historians did the same The Hopkins-Macy wedding belongs to this catagory but don't think for a minute that it will get the same tseatment in the record books.
 In the first place (and last) liar " Hopkins is as much or more a member of the official family than most of the Roosevelt kinfolks. Hop kins is the Presidents closest friend and most trusted adviser, but the relationship goes deeper than that. If ever there was a wedding in the
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-08-21

szzzzaaszzza=ss-az=za - reserve officer for more than 10 years in military intelligence, went l into service on Dec as a captain and already has won a promotion. Osmers' record is even more mus ual. Fulfilling a pledge he made in a speech on the floor of the House to enlist the minute the United States got into war, he went in as a priyate-the only member of con i gress to start out as a buck private in this war, probably a record that holds for World War I, too.
 Of the three who have not been heard from, il is considered posi- tive here that Col Melvin J. Maas. St. Paul, Minn., now on duty as a U. s. Marine Corps flying officer somewhere in the Pacific. will be a candidate for reelection But no word has been received from Capt Vincent F. Harrington. the 39-year- old Sioux City Iowan, who was last heard from in the Army air corps at Stout Field, Indianapolis; or from Lieut.. Com. Eugene Morley. of Shamrock, Texas, who is with the Pacific fleet
 The constituents of Lieut. Com. Lyndon Johnson, from Johnson City, Texas, didn't wait for him to decide to run again. While he was with the Pacific fleet a petition of 10000 voters placed him on the bal lot and he was nominated without opposition which, in Texas, assures him of reelection.
 Three other congressman who are back from the war fronts and up for reelection are Lieut.. Com. Francis Walter, of Pennsylvania, a naval aviator in World War |; Lieut. Com. Warren G. Magnuson, of Seattle, Wash. and Naval Lieut.. James E. Van zandt, of Altoona, Pa, who also is a World War l vet eran.
 The only senator to serve with the armed forces in this war is Maj. Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., the Beyer- ly Mass, Republican, who was lined up with the isolationist bloc before Pearl Harbor, but who al- ready has had his baptism under fire with the tank corps in Libya.
 Not that it has anything to do with it, but neither party can claim any corner on patriotism so far as the service of congressman is con cerned. Of the II mentioned above, five are Republicans, six Democrats.
 # * *
 From the Capital Warfront:
 Alexei Tolstoy, who bears a name that has been great in Russian lit erature for several generations doesn't mince words when he writes in the Soviet Embassy Information Bulletin: Kill the beast! That is your sacred Concentrate all your strength to smite the enemy to the very hearts learn to kill him with the full ferYor of hatred. To wipe out Faeism is essential to free dom and happiness. To kill the en- emy is your sacred duty to ciyiliza- ton. Cherish your hatred for the enemy Be proud of it - it is the banner of your victory"
 Now you know why Hitler has found the Russians hard to crack on the eastern front.
 * * * *
 Elmer Davis, director of the Of- flee of War Information, called on James c. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, to stand by his pledge of Dec 27, 1941 ("Each and every member of the federation and it's officers pledge themselves on this occasion to do everything possible to aid in the fight for freedon....to fight with every weapon at their command.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1942-08-21

White House during war time was that of Miss Alice Wilson. niece Of President Wilson. to Rev. I. S Me Elroy. Jr.. in August. 1918. IL was also a quiet one
Evening star., 1942-07-19

pute case won by Norway before
The Hague tribunal
He had been back from this as
signment less than month when
Justice John H. Clarke resigned
from the Supreme Court in order to
devote his time to the cause of
world peace. President Harding
crowned his friendship with the
Utahan by selecting him for the
post.
Many of Justice Sutherlands
closest friends were in the West and
he did not often see them In
Washington. when time permitted,
he liked to renew companionship
with some of his senatorial COL
leagues by taking luncheon in the
Senate restaurant, and he found op-
portunitv for such reunions fairly
frequently because he did most Of
his court work in chambers which
he occupied in the Capitol.
He used to play golf and attend
baseball games. but he quit those
diversions after passing his three
score-and-ten milestone. He also
gave up evening social affairs and
spent his time mostly at his home
and office Many of his summer va
cations he spent abroad, visiting the
homes of his ancestors in England
and Scotland and keeping in touch
with English law and practices.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
New WPB Unit
| Assures Heorinq
lFor Inventors
2, the Associated Press.

The outlook is brighter more for
the little man with big idea.
War Production Board Chairman
Donald NJ Nelson has approved
creation of an Office for. Technical
Development within WPB. One OF
the tasks will be to see that invent
ors with plans for increasing or i'm
proving war production don't get
a quick brushof1.
The project, calling for a $780,
OO0,0 900 appropriation, has been pre-
sented to the Budget Bureau for
approval
Several engineers and scientists
have been considered to head the
new Office, but no decision has been
reached, associates of Mr.. Nelson
said.
A staff of engineers, chemists and
technicians is to be set up which
would sift through the proposals
advanced by private citizens or 9TH
er governmental agencies. Much
of the requested appropriation, it
is contemplated, would be used to
build pilot plants for the proving
of processes which seem worthy of
intensive study. and to construct
operating test models, machinery,
or new-type vehicles.
Evening star., 1942-07-19

surgeon for Southern Railway since
his retirement from the Army six
years ago.
Born here in 1888, Col. Jones was
a graduate of the George Washing
ton University Medical School. Per-
sonal physician to Gen. John j.
Pershing, for some time he was sta
toned in New Mexico and Massa-
chusetts and during the World War
was with the American Army in
Coblenz, Germany.
After the war Relief Director
Herbert Hoover sent him to Russia
to combat epidemics then threaten
ing. Col. Jones was chief medical
officer of the Army Air Corps before
his retirement in 1886. Shortly
thereafter he joined the railroad
system as chief surgeon.
Honorary pallbearers include Gen.
Pershing, Maj. Gen. Roderick Car
michael, Maj. Gen. Merritt w Ire
land, Maj. Gen. Charles r. Reynolds,
Brig Gen. Shelley Marietta, Brig.
Gen. Rally B. McAfee, Col Arthur
Whaley, Col. Samuel Morris. Col J.
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Body of Justice Sutherland
Will Be Returned to Capital
Funeral Plans for Supreme Court Jurist
Who Died in Massachusetts Incomplete

four New Deal projects and in
favor OF 10.
His record in this respect matched
exactly that of Justice Van Devanter
whose retirement from the high
! bench on June 2. 1887. was one of
! the determining factors in halting
President Roosevelt's project to ap-
point additional justices when court
members of retiring age refused to
/ quit active work.
| Justices Sutherland. Van Devan
ter. Butler and McReynolds gener-
ally were found together in the IS
to 4" decisions of the hectic New
Deal days. Twice they were joined
by Justice Roberts and administra-
tions laws were overthroWn; five
times Roberts voted the other way
and New Deal enactments were up
held.
Justice Sutherland's pre-Supreme
Court background was long record
of public activity in Utah where he
was one of the wheel horses of the
Republican party. He grew up under
pioneering conditions and practiced
his profession while winning places
in Utah's first State legislature, the
House and the Senate. He was
elected to the House in 1900, defeat
ing William H. King, Democrat, his
former law partner. He went to
the Senate in 1905, serving two
terms and retiring when defeated
in 1916 by Mr. King.
Considered Able Lawyer.
In Washington Sutherland was
considered one of the ablest lawyers
in Congress. AS Senator he was
largely instrumental in the enact
ment of the judicial and criminal
codes. He spoke in favor of bills
establishing the postal savings banks
and for compulsory workmen's
compensation, and on behalf of
constitutional amendments provid-
ing direct election of Senators and
woman's suffrage.
He was president of the American
Bar Associate 1861 and in 1918
delivered lecture course at Colum-
bia University which afterwards ap-
peared in book form with the title:
Constitutional Power and World
Affairs"
The 1920 Republican Convention
at Chicago with it's nomination of
Mr.. Harding after the Frank Low
den-Leonard Wood deadlock had
been broken by the famous smoke
filled hotel room" conference, was
turning point in Justice Sutherland's
/ career A mild-manners man of
polished affability and agile mind,
he had formed close senatorial
friendship with Mr.. Harding and the
candidate called on his former COL
league to lend his political acu-
men to the front porch campaign"
at the Harding home in Marion,
Ohio. Justice Sutherland spent sew
eral months there and was credited
with special effectiveness in healing
some of the convention wounds and
re-uniting the party for it's smashing
victory in November.
Attended Arms Conference.
When the Washington conference
on limitations of armaments as
sembled in November, 1921. Presi-
dent Harding named Justice Suth-
erland as chairman of the advisory
committee to the American delega-
ton. He took an active part in
shaping the. conference course to-
ward the naval limitation and nine
power Pacific pacts which resulted
The following July Harding sent
him abroad as chief of counsel for
the United States in shipping dis
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Col. Glenn |. Jones'
Funeral Will Be
Held Tomorrow
Roll Surgeon Found Dead
On Troin Yesterday;
Burial in Arlington

Funeral services for Col. Glenn I.
Jones, former Army surgeon, will be
held at IL am. tomorrow at the
nome, 5516 Moorland lane, Edge
moor, Md. Burial will be in Arling-
ton National Cemetery.
Col. Jones, a native Of this city,
was found dead early yesterday on
Southern Railway train en- route
to Washington. He had been chief
Evening star., 1942-07-19

The body of former Supreme
Court Justice George Sutherland,
80, who died in his sleep early yes
terday in Stockbridge. Mass, will be
brought here for burial, but funeral
arrangements had not been COM
pleted last night.
Justice Sutherland's daughter,
Mrs. Edith Bloedorn, and her hus-
band DR.. Walter A. Bloedorn, 46l7
Hawthorne lane, NV, left yesterday
for Stockbridge
Politically staunch Republican,
Justice Sutherland served one term
in the House and two terms as Sena
tor from Utah before he was named
to the Supreme Court by President
Harding in 1922. He retired in Janu-
ary, 1898. after President Roosevelts S
unsuccessful attempt to enlarge the
court.
Born in Stony Stratford, Bucking-
hamshire, England, Justice Suther-
land was the only Supreme Court
Justice foreign-born of alien parents
since 1874. When he was Is months
old his parents moved to this coun-
try, settling in Utah. He studied at
Brigham Young Academy and the
University of Michigan. During his
wears in the Senate, Mr.. Sutherland
was close friend of the then Sena-
tor Harding of Ohio.
Strict Constitutionalist.
The 80-year-old jurist had been
in failing health for some time, but
had been able to be up until Friday.
He died in an inn where he and Mrs.
Sutherland had spent the last month.
Death was caused by coronary
thrombosis. With his wife he spent
his last days walking or on short
motor trips.
He is survived by his widow and
two daughters. Mrs. Bloedorn and
Miss Emma Sutherland of Cali
fornia.
Known as strict constitutionaliSt
Justice Sutherland maintained that
it was the duty of the court only
to rule on the constitutionality of
laws and not whether the legislation
was wise or urwise.
"If the provisions of the Consti-
tuition be not upheld when they
pinch as we'll as when they COM
fort" he once asserted, they may
as we'll be abandoned"
Voted to Uphold iva.
Holding this view, he found most
of the New Deal cases which came
before the court inconsistent with
the language and intent of the Con-
stitution. OF the 13 such cases
which were heard before the term
starting in October, 1886, he voted
to uphold the administration in
only one, and that was the limited
approval given the Tennessee VAL
ley Authority. In the 1861 term,
Justice Sutherland voted against
Evening star., 1942-07-19
Spanish Ship BIockoded
In Argentine Port

B, the Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina. July
18.-British authorities are with
holding a navicert from the Spanish
freighter Rita Garcia pending in
vestigation of reports another Span
ish vessel, the Aldecca, supplied oil
to an Axis submarine in the Atlantic,
1t was reported here today.
Awaiting permission to pass
through the blockade. the Rita Gar
cia is tied up at Port Rosario.