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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

bune, but Pearl Harbor came two days later, and the matter was drop ped in the hope that war would unite all factions of the nation. After the battle of Midway, how ever, the Chicago Tribune, New York News and Washington Times Herald published story written by Stanley Johnston which stated that the U. s. Navy knew in advance the complete strength of the Japanese fleet and the fact that it was head ed for Midway Island.
 Published Exact Information
 The Tribune story even published the exact number of Jap ships and gave their names. Ostensibly, the Navy's possession of this advance in- formation was due to superior intel ligence work.
 Publication of the story was em- barrassing to the Navy. Advance in- formation regarding the enemy is priceless in wartime and this parti- cular information had permitted the Navy to be completely prepared at Midway and resulted in an over whelming victory-from which the Japs have not yet recovered.
 Next day after publication of the Tribune story, Admiral Ernest King, commander of the U. s. Fleet, sum- moned Arthur Sears Henning, the Tribune's Washington correspondent and grilled him at length. Later, King and Secretary of the Navy Knox went to the White House, and drastic action was demanded. Knox himself, who publishes the Chicago Daily ews, was not so insistent as the Admirals, some of whom de- manded that the Tribune be shut down.
 ,, But because the Tribune has been such 8 vigorous critic of the Admin istration, Roosevelt wanted to lean over backward against prosecution. So he placed the matter in the hands of William D. Mitchell, at torney general under Herbert Hoov- CT. Mitchell recommened that there was clear case against Johnston, the author, and perhaps the Tri- bune also.
 Johnston Is an Australian, mar ried to naturalized Bavarian girl, and lived some years in Paris. For a time he was Amsterdam and Berne manager of Press Wireless, and Am erican correspondents pay tribute to his efficiency, though the British kept a dossier on him.
 Taken Aboard Lexington
 Johnston was taken aboard the ill., fated Lexington, was treated like an officer aboard ship, and displayed great bravery when the giant car rier sank. Later, his stories of the disaster, scoop for the Tribune, were distributed to all newspapers by the Tribune, which knew by that time 1t was in trouble.
 After the Lexington sank in the Battle of the Coral Sea, Johnston was taken aboard another U. s. war ship and while on 1t, heading for home. is alleged to have obtained in- formation on which he based his subsequent dispatch. The dispatch was written after he reached the United States, and therefore was subject to voluntary rather than naval censorship.
 High Administration officials have been reluctant to prosecute John ston alone and permit the Tribune to go unscathed, in view of Its Dec. 5 story on the plans of the U. s. Army. However, 1t has finally been decided to place the entire matter before federal grand jury and let the jury decide whether Johnston or the Tribune, both or neither, should be indicted.
 Copyright, 1922, by United Feature
 Syndicate, Incl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
Connecticut Families
 Collect $11,79O,OOO
Insurance Policies IiOnOred as Death Claims" Dur.
 ing First Six Months of Current Year

Aggregate benefit payments to Connecticut families under life in- Surance policies which became death claims in the first six months of l942 amounted to S1l,700,O 900, the Institute of Life Insurance reported today. These funds were distributed to the beneflciaries of l3,134 policies, providing cash for the use of widows and children and the maintenance of homes.
 "The payment of this amount of money means that on the average, every week during the first half year e453,462 was received by fam flies in this state" said Holgar J. Johnson, president of the Institute, in announcing the figures. "Experi- ence has shown that this money, flowing into homes at the time of greatest need, renders an absolutely essential service in helping families to carry on. Perhaps, never before in this country has that service been so important since maintenance of sound morale in our homes is vital both to the high morale of our lighting forces and to success of the war production program"
 Of the payments to families in this state under policies which be- came death claims during the six months $8,045, 900 was under 2,999 ordinary policies, $1,429,000 repre- sented benefits under 946 group certificates, and $2,316,00O benefits under 9,1s9 industrial policies.
 The policies which became death claims in the first half of 1942 com- pare with 12,870 policies in the first half of 1941.
 For the nation as 8 whole, an ag- gregate of $502, ,723 ,0OO was paid out in death benefits under 567,235 pol icies which became claims during the first six months of the year. The number of policies which similarly became claims in the corresponding period of 1941 was 563,080.
 Of the total payments, beneh- 'iarieS under 144,956 ordinary poli-
 ies received 1856, 6,164,000 in death ~.neflts, while $60,397, ,0$0 was paid
 tt under 36,920 group certificates
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

At that time, the Tribune and as- sociated newspapers, the New York Daily News and Washington Times Herald, published sensational story about secret war plans of the Unit ed States to build up an army of 10,- 100000 men. The story was docu- mented by confidential memos ex- changed between the President and his Secretaries of War and Navy Obviously the Tribune had got hold of one of the most important war secrets of the United States.
 Some members of the Administra- tion urged prosecution of the Tri-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

and 9s6. 6.l62,OOO under 3s5, ,3Se indus- trial policies.
 Living policyholders throughout the country received s742, 2,046, 900 during the first six months of the year, making total payments to policyholders and beneficiaries for the period SPAS ,669, 900.
 The payments to living policy holders included $l36, 900 under matured endowmentS of which 995,- 239,000 represented ordinary endow- ments and $41,706,000 industrial en- dowments. Disability payments amounted to @49,314,OO0; annuity payments to $83 ,3e4, 900 and divi- dends to policyholder $228, 8,651 900.
 The amount paid out in surrender values was 3244, ,652 900, 8 decline of 19 per cent from the like period of 1941.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
Women To Set Picnic
 Date Thursday Night
Discussion on Summer Salads and Desserts to Fea-
 lure Lithuanian Health Club Farley
BROOKLYN NEWS

ments are in charge of a commit tee headed by John Savino. Details were planned at special meeting of parishioners last night.
 The church choirs will render a musical program at the Lithuanian church outing. Sports, games. danc- ing and refreshments have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
NEW WORLD SEEN

Walt Disney's latest feature length film, "Bambi," takes audi ences into a world they always have wanted to explore but which has been closed to many because of hu- man limitations. Through the me- dium of animation, they now ex- plore the honeymoon thickets of the deer, the hibernating caves of the fur-bearers and peek inside the nests of woodland birds.
 Filmed in Technicolor, and five years in the making, "Bam'bi," will shortly be released by RKO Radio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
w o R L D w A R A YEAR AGO
 AUG. II, 1941
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
 German high command reports pursuit "Of the retreating enemy. in the Southern Ukraine.
 German and Russian planes trade blows fin bombing each others capitals, cOmmuniques re- port. Japan invoke more wartime ec- Onon1ic powers, chiefly price-flx- ing.
 Secretary of State COr1eII Hull expresses no hope of easing strained U. S.-Japanese reIa- ti0ns.
 German Turkish trade talks bog down,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
SEES sEAMY SIDE

Challenged to earn his own Iiv- ing for 30 days. a shy young uern- Der of the idle rich discovers c new world and hair-raislng experiences in RKO Radios Highways. By Night"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
Parish PicnicS

Parish Picnics
 Two parishes of the Brooklyn sec tion will hold outings Sunday, Au- gust g. St. Joseph's church picnic will be held at Linden Park in Union City, while the outing of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church vii ltake place on Bradley orchard on Bradley avenue. The parishes will benefit from the events.
 Various booths have been planned by the Mount Carmel group. The entertainment and general arrange
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

planned. Several dslnnne kcrzs Will be awarded co pFigos. The 1tar- ing paFish eommlttes is making ass rnngements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
Rav Roant nIaallnr

Members of Boy Scout Troop 1e will hold their regular weekly meet~ ing tonight at 6:30 o'clock ct the parish hall of Our Lady of Mount Carmel church. Scoutmaster Micts ael J. Purcaro will be in cllarFe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
Chicago Tribune Case
By Drew Peorson Author of The Washington "Merry Co., Round"


  respondent Stanley revelation which
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

Professor Alexander ,. Alsksls ia visiting in Springfield, Ill., at tis@ present time, another stop fn hls extended tour of the central statess
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11
DIGS 24-OUNCE CLAM

Fortunes Rock, Me. = (U.P) - While digging himself a mess of clans near his summer home, George P. Harmon uncovered one weighing 24 ounces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-08-11

A demonstrated discussion on summer salads and desserts will be a feature of the Lithuanian Health and Recreation Club meeting Thurs day night at 8 o'clock at Venta Hall, 103 Green stret. Plans will be made at the meeting for the an- nual outing of the society which will take place next month at the Lithuanian Park on Chestnut Hill road. A date will be set and other details outlined. Mrs. Lucy Grinius will preside at the meeting.
 The outing arrangements commit tee Is composed of Mrs. Mary Stri- zsuskas, Mrs. Grinius, Mrs. Dira Ba- kutis and Mrs. Elizabeth Gillis.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
Russians Surround
Old Walled City

MOSCOW. March 23. up Rus
sian forces have surrounded an an
cicnt walled city believed to be tn"
key town of Noveorod on the Len
ingrad front just north of Lake
linen, dispatches from the front
said today.
The Noygorod sector has been one
of the most important and most
fiercely contested in the Red army
winter counteroffensiVe since it IS
a key to the German lines arounl
Leningrad
South of Lake linen the impos-
tant town of Staraya Russa has
been surrounded and battered by
Russian forces for weeks. Still fur
ther south the enemy strOngpoint
of RzheV is believed to lie virtually
encirCled.
Dispatches said that German
counterattacks we're beaten back
during the night and that the Rus
slams took a number of towns and
killed more than 700 enemy troops
by mining a troop train in the rear
of the German lines in the Lenin-
grad area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
FACTORS OF GAIN

Military experts contend that ia
pan would have little to gain by 4
successful invasion of Australia
whereas a successful invasion OF
Siberia would eliminate grave
threat that always hangs over her
50 long as an anti-aXis nation such
as the Soy.et Union has aircraft
bases within easy bombing distance
Of Tokyo and other great japanese
metropolitan areas.
Japan and the Soviet Union have
an anti-aggression pact but neither
nation places much trust in it The
Soviet attitude toward ii is no Sec
ret Maxim Lityinov. Soviet am
basSador to the United States. haV-
ing described Japan as ono of the
common gang of aggreSSors
An appeal for more military aid
to the Soviet Union came yeStcr-
day from Sen Millard f. Tydings,
D., Md, in radio address He
cautioned against over iubliant in
depreciation of Soviet winter sue
ceSSes and said the entire conrsc of
tEo War may be determined by a
simultaneous Nazis-.lapaucae assault
upon the Russ, ,ns.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
Troop Train Hits
Lone Freight Car

VANCOUVER Wash, March %
UPl-Railroad crews cleared the
main line of debris today as an
ANY investigation pended in the
collision of a Spokane, Portland
and Seattle passenger train and a
tre!sht car. which killed two train
men and injured so soldiers, none
seriously.
Engineer Walter Crosby, 81, Port
laad. died within a few minutes
alter the wreck and the travelling
ea2ineer. j F.. Bear. So, Portland,
cled several hours later.
The locomotive, tender and one
passenger coach left the rails. ana
three OF the soldier er-paSsengers re-
eeiyed hospital treatment for cuts
and bruises.
The other soldiers in the coach
we're shaken up, and were taken to
Vancouver barracks for a period
of rest.
Coi, Raymond Edwards, COM
manding Vancouver barracks. said
the collision appeared accidental.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
MoresbY Suffers
Heaviest Raids

-. j T al Of Two planes and tWe
5#s nan ot third were Woulded
DARWIN BOMBED
I.H# the week end the Japa
a#ss aambed Darwin the great al
- a=th coast bat. md Broomc.
- - northwest coast. In addition
= Usadham
L ~ announced ais that planes
i 4e.eG q he JapsAese had been
= a#e5 ever I 'XnsHlle. on the
Is..saea#t coast both Saturday aud
Sn#ax Apparently ON recon
asIssaeee. slnale planes flew high
.a1 = - town. which is on the
afssss#at eass ceast highway at
nsgdas.
A.saezlnz "a 10 .4Wn Tor the
- fme Tie Japanese bombed
ks.aa1ne. on the Darwin railroad
- H8.es southeast OF Darwin and
- miles narth OF Brdum. south
aa teimnus of the railroad. in
aa e9aenf attempt to cut the vital
a'@a supply HE Ia the north
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
U-Boat Victims
Now Total IS

NORFOLK. Va. Mar. - Up
4 Navy announcement that
three more medium sized Amer
lean merchantmen had been
sunk off the east coast raised
TO So today the number of ships
known To have been lost in sub
marine warfare in United State ,
coastal waters since Jan. II.
More than 100 allied vessels
have been sunk in the intensive
axis undersca campaign off
Canada, the United States and
in the Caribbean.
Two of the ships were sunk
last Wednesday, and the third
went down Thursday. il was an
ncunced. At least 18 scamcn
periShed.
In two of the attacks, the sub
marines remained submerged
and escaped undetected. In the
other, Navy planes attacked the
suspected position of the l.
boat. but survivors were unable
to determine whether the raider
had been hit.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
M'Arthur Holds
Strategy PorIey

By Macarthur are designed to iron
out pro3lcms oil unified command,
uniting the full effort of American,
australian, Dutch and other allied
forces on this continent.
Many technical problems have
arisen, but there has been a general
willingness to unite the allied
strength under MacArthur's su-
RENE command. Some problems
we're Strengthened out even before
tie supreme commander arrived
6ere and there has been no indi-
cation of important difficulties
Respond hg to congrt.tulatory
messages from Genera lissimo
Chang Kai-Shek OF China and Gen.
Sir Archibald WaVell, British gen.
erallssimo in India and Burma, Gen.
Macarthur pledged his allied forces
anew 10 do their best and reaf-
nrulrd hl., aa5.nulr oouinru.ts ~
complete lllted victory
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
CURRENT QUOTATIONS.

| am sure that every American, if faced
individually with the question as to
where General Macarthur could best
serve his country, could come to only
one answer = President Roosevelt, an
nouncing General MacArthur's appoint
ment as United Nations commander in
Australia.
Let's get rid Of all this flag waving
and all this baloney. Don't you know
that we can't win this war without the
women? Rep Charles A. Plumley, Yer
mont Republican. advocating a Woman's
army auxiliary corps.
If Germany attacks, Ireland's only
real hope for defense rests with the Brit
iSh na}y. the Royal Air Force the Brit
ish army and the American forces in
Northern Ireland.-EdWard NJ. Curran,
United States district attorney for Dis
trct Of Columbia.
Rubber has become symbol of the
struggle in the Far East. There is no
justification for using the situation in
the Pacific as an opportunity to make
unWarranted profits. Price Admins
traitor Leon Henderson.
No sacrifice is too great at this time of
national emergency. = Mrs. William
Pouch, OAR president general, an
nouneing change of national convention
to Chicago from Washington because Of
capital room shortage.
Literally our hides are at stake We
must win, or submit to the fate of a con-
quered people.-Alf VI. Landon, 1896
Republican presidential candidate
The more bitter the struggle against
the criminals abroad, the more impera-
i've II i that this country not relax its
efforts against the IaWbreakers at home.
President Roscoe Pound, Of National
Probation Association.
Idle tools aid only the axis.-George {.
Brainard, chief Of War Production Board
tools branch.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
No, 3l5i0

On Wednesday, April Is, 194G. at
1000 O'Clock am, PIONEER TITLE
INSURANCE AND TRUST COM
PANY. as Trustee unGer Deed of
Or Transfer in Trust dated April l,
1887 recorded April u, 1887, in
Book ass, page TO- of official Rec
ordS. in the office of the Recorde2
of Imperial County California. and
securing among other obligations one
note for S4.50000 dated April l. 1887,
in favor of IMPERIAL VALLEY
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCI-
ALTON coli iporauon, by reascn of
now continuing default in the pay
ncnt or performance of obligations
secured by said deed or transfer,
including the breach or default no.
tice of WnlGa MaS rGcorGeG in the
office OF the County Recorder OF
Imperial County. California, by the
Beneficiary and the undersigned
more than three months prior to
the date hereof, will sell at public
auction to highest bidder for casa
at the northern entrance of the
County Court House in the City OF
Ell Centre, California. all right, title
and interest now held by it under
said Deed or Transfer in the prop
erty situate in the City Of FL Centre.
County of Imperial, California, dc
Scribed as:
Lot -Four ID, Block Nineteen 80.
subdivision Of Blocks Nineteen
t19p and Twenty t20l. First Ad-
Il i,, Il To
Map No. 81 ON file IN thc office
of the County Recorder of Inpc-
rial CountH,
Together with all applrtcnances,
water rights and right o1 way in
anYWlsc appurtcnant To aforesaid
premises.
Said sale will be made CWithout
covenant. or warranty, express or
implied, regarding title, possession,
or cncumbrancesD to pay the unpaid
principal of said notc, to-Wit $40711f
with interest from September /.
1871 as in said note provided, ad-
yances, if any, under the terms of
said Deed or Transfer, and fees,
charges and expenses of the TruSte"
and of the trusts created by SAID
Deed or Transfer.
DATED: March 20, 1912.
PIONEER TITLE INSURANCE
AND TRUST COMPANY, as
said Trustee.
BY w w. McEuen, its Vice
President.
Corporate SeaD
mo. 2l NIB 80 A6)
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
BYMS.IANDIFR

MOSCOW. March % - up
Eassia Is equippine its fliers with
american built Airaccbra pursuit
.'anes for the spring campaign. II
Ms disclosed today us Soviet troop
9lshed deeply into German posi-
i2ns around Kalinin and Yrbansk
lie army newspaper Red Star
id Airacobras. known in the I'm.
led States Army as P-39s, had
Seen provided for am entire regi-
ment of the Soviet air force and
the filters praised the ships as su
fcrior t@ the latest OF the vauntcd
German Messerschmitts
Germany too, was said to be
Gringing up new planes for the
spring offensive Russian fliers
shot down two of the latest type
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO EN-
GAGE IN THE SALE OF ALCO
HOLIC BEVERAGES
March 20, l9


To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that tif-
teen days after the above date, the
undersigned proposes to sell alco-
holic beverages at these premises,
described as follows:
459 Main Street, FL Centre,
California
Pursuant to such intention. the
undersigned is applying to the
State Beard of Equalization for is
suance of an alcoholic beverage
license cor licenses for these
premises as follows:
TRANSFER OF ON SALE
BEER AND WINE
Anyone desiring to protest the
issuance of such license CsD may
file a verified protest with the
State Board of Equalization at Sac
ramento, California. t n 8
grounds fer denial as provided by
law
Al BERT WILLIAM HAMILTON
abl s.hmtN.. l'Itee
Al -
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23

pered and enemy aliens move freely i'll
detenSa areas.
Net while #tfa grim lob of preparing
our home communities against air raids
and sabotage Is gummed up with lot
Of highfalutin. hooadogpling. social SER
vice activity.
Not while pressure blors clamor for
higher benefits, #bounties and pensions.
W will not get maximum production
III short. unless, first, we fully realize
eur awful peril; and, second, get over
the gimmes Of recent years
Gimme shorter hours. gimme higher
wages, gimme bigger profits. gimme more
overtime. gimme less work. gimme more
pensions, gimme greater crop benefits,
gimme more appropriations and patron
age, gimma plants fer my congressional
district. gimme fees and dues to work
for Uncle sam, gimme ham II eggs. gim-
me share-the-Wealth, gimme $50 every
Thursday.
France had the gimmies. too-had them
till tke Germans were close to Paris Then
everybody went frantically to Work-too
late
France has no gimmies today-eXcept
gimme food for my baby, gimme place
to lay my head, gimme death,
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
French Test Huge
New SeapIane

VICHY. March 90. up - a
French seaplane, weighing 43 tons
and said to be the largest in the
world has passed preliminary tests
on the Seine near Paris, it was re-
ported today.
The plane, known as the P-16l,
is the flrst large type craft built
in France since the armistice. Ex-
perts said despite lack of raw ma
terlals and other difficulties, it was
imperative that France continue 10
build the most modern models in
order to be able to compete in the
world markets when the war ends
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
Airwayes Cleared
InL. 4. Alarm

LOS ANGELES, March % up
The presence of an unidentified
object off the coast of Southern
California resulted in a l9-minute
radio silence in the Los Angeles
area shortly before dawn today, the
western defense command announc-
ed in San francisco.
Radio stations let the air at 5 :36
m but were permitted to resume
broadcasting at SIS m.
No alert was ordered for the ci-
rilian defense.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-03-23
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF HEARING
Before the Railroad Commission ol
the State of California.
Annlicat inn No olrnI

In the Matter of the hppllcatIoa
Of BLYTHE GAS CO Ltd, for a
certificate of public convenience and
necessity
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
tho Railroad Commission OF the
State of California has set Il hear
ing in the above entitled matter be-
fore Examiner CrenShaW for Mon
day. March 30, 1912 at 200 PM,
in the Commission Courtroom. State
Bldg Los Angeles, California. a
which time ana place all interested
parties may appear and be heard.
BY Order of the Railroad Com
mission.
Dated at san Francisco, this 10th
day of March, 1912.
H. G. MATHEWSON
Secretary, Railroad Commis-
sion of the State of Calilog-
MIA.
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