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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, MAY 27, 1938 Neir» tterieu" of Current Erent» Jersey Inquiry Ordered i~'HARGES that free speech and other civil liberties have been suppressed in the Jersey City do main of Mayor Frank Hague result ed in Justice department orders for a “thorough investigation" of the situation there. Attorney (General Homer Cum mings, announcing the inquiry, said it was prompted by newspaper re ports and complaints received from many persons. It would be direct ed, he said, at determining whether any one In Jersey City has been deprived of civil rights guaranteed by federal law. --- *--- C.I.O. CANDIDATES LOSE Pennsylvania Democrats on Lewis Turn Named for Senator . . . Earle Republicans Happy Red Tape Study 'T'HERE have been frequent com- A plaints that the government is requiring the filing of too many re ports and the filling out of too many questionnaires by business. Now the President has ordered a study of these red tape demands by the central statistical board, asking Chairman Rice to see if it would be possible to consolidate the fact- finding activities of the various de partments. —*— Plane Crash Kills Nine NT INE persons were killed in the ' crash of a luxury air liner on a On the eve of National Air Mail week the first air mail and passengei service between Juneau and Fairbanks, Alaska, was established by the mountainside not far from Los An Pan American Airways as the first link in its route connecting southeast geles. The plane was being taken ern Alaska with the interior. This photograph shows the scene at Juneau to St. Paul for delivery to the North as the plane, a twin motored Lockheed Electra, was about to depart for west Air lines, and it appeared the disaster was due to the desire of Fairbanks. the pilot to save a few minutes by taking a shortcut route instead of keeping to the beam directed route through the mountains. SUMMARIZES THE WORLD’S WEEK Ministers Are Recalled © Western Newspaper Union. Earle Beats C.I.O. Man T he desperate primary battle among the Pennsylvania Demo crats resulted in complete victory for Gov. George H. Earle and his state machine and equally complete defeat for the Duf- fey-Lewis-C. I. O. faction, whose can didates all the way down from senator and governor to mi nor county offices, were routed. Earle won the senatorship nomination over Mayor Wilson of Gov. Earle Philadelphia. Charles Alvin Jones, Pittsburgh law yer, captured the gubernatorial nomination, beating Thomas Ken nedy, secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers of America, who was on the Duffey-Lewis ticket. Jim Farley, national committee chairman, had projected himself in to the hot fight by advising the compromise choice of Earle and Kennedy, but the governor indig nantly told him it was none of his business, and the voters gave him a swat on the head by rejecting his advice. Republicans were elated because the returns showed a ground swell back toward G. O. P. conservatism. The Republican total vote exceed ed the Democratic vote, and this fact, together with the graft and bribery charges that enlivened the campaign of the Democrats, led the Republican leaders to hope the Key stone state would return to the Re publican fold in November. Judge Arthur James won a smash ing victory over Gifford Pinchot, twice governor, for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, and this was another swat at John L. Lewis, for he was reported ready to back Pinchot if Kennedy lost. Senator James J. Davis was renominated by a heavy majority. Both Senator Guffey and Lewis appear to have lost their claims to political leadership. Lewis had boasted that he controlled 800,000 C. I. O. votes in Pennsylvania, but the best he could do was 520,000. Earle, though he came out on top, was considered to have lost prestige greatly by the accusations of mis rule made against his administra- tion. His presidential aspirations were believed wrecked. The C. I. O. has lost other polit- ical fights, but none so important as this. President William Green of the American Federation of La bor called the vote a complete “re pudiation of the C. I. O. leader- ship.” He added: “It now has become abundantly clear that no candidate who bears the C. I. O. brand can be elected to high office in this country. The primaries proved the C. I. O. is a political liability, not a political power.” ----*--- Japanese Take Suchow T'OKYO gave out word that the Japanese forces had captured virtually all of Suchow, the impor tant rail junction city in Central China. The assault force fought its way through a hail of Chinese fire and there was furious hand-to-hand fighting in the streets. Then other forces stormed the walls from other sides of the city. A foreign office spokesman said Japan would now push on to Han kow, the capture oi which is re- garded as necessary from a strate gic standpoint. Some 200.000 Chinese troops were said by the Japanese to be trapped in the Lunghai zone, but it was like ly many of them would be able to escape. --- *--- F.D.R. Going to South America A NNOUNCEMENT was made at ** the White House that President Roosevelt is planning an extended PAGE FIVE TA IPLOMATIC relations between Great Britain and Mexico were broken because of the dispute over Mexico’s action in expropriating for eign oil properties. President Lazaro Cardenas of Mexico took the initiative by recalling Primo Vil la Michel, Mexico minister at London, and ordering the closing of the lega tion indefinitely. The British government promptly directed Minister Owen St. President Clair O’Malley to Cardenas leave Mexico to- gether with his staff, the legation being put in charge of Consul Gen. J. Dalton Murray. While the suspension of relations is a direct outgrowth of the oil sei zure, the immediate cause of Carde nas’ action was what he considered Britain’s “insolent” methods in de manding a claims annuity of $85,- 000, due since January 1 for dam ages to British interests in a revo lution years ago. Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay handed a check for the amount to Minister O’Malley, told him of the recall of Minister Michel, and said: “May I be al lowed, however, to call your excel lency’s attention to the fact that not even powerful states with ample re sources at their disposal can boast of having fulfilled their monetary obligations.” —-ft— trip to South America this summer. It is expected he will leave from an eastern port aboard a cruiser, pass through the Panama canal and spend a month along the west coast of South America, going as far as Santiago, Chile, and stopping at the capitals en route. On his return the President probably will disem bark on our west coast and sweep across the country on a special train, making speeches. Following a brief trip to Annapo lis to see the boat races between Harvard and the Naval academy, Mr. Roosevelt inspected the model community project at Arthurdale, W. Va. In the middle of June he will go to Massachusetts for the wedding of his son John and Mis9 Anne Clark. —*— Daladier Defies Italy EGOTIATIONS for a Franco- ’ Italian accord came to an im passe because Italy sought to break up France’s alliance with Russia. Premier Daladier was angered and to newspaper men he declared that France would defend her frontiers against “all attempts at vio lence, whatever the circumstances.” The direct cause of a break in the conversations was shipment of arms M. Daladier through France to loyalist Spain, Shorn of diplo- matic technicalities, Italy seems to have demanded that France choose between Italy and Russia. Should she choose Russia, disrupting Brit ain’s plans for a general Euro pean settlement, Britain might leave France to her own devices and pro- ceed to reach an agreement witb Germany. Jobless Number 7,845,016 TN ONE of the final summaries of * the unemployment census Direc tor Biggers reports that the total number of registered unemployed in the United States is 7,845,016; and 61.3 per cent of the jobless are ei ther under 25 pr over 45 years of age. Of those registering, 5,833,401 said they were totally without em ployment and 2,011,615 said they had emergency jobs such as the Works Progress administration, National Youth administration, Civilian Con servation corps, and others. The census was taken in November. --- *--- Slattery Has West’s Job D ESIGNATION of Charles West as undersecretary of the inte rior was accepted by President Roosevelt, and Harry Slattery of North Carolina was immediately named in his place. The retirement of West marks a complete victory for Secretary Ickes in their long feud. Only recently Ickes dismissed all but one of West's office assistants and then turned the office over to Assistant Secretary Ebert K. Burlew. Their feud began when the President named West to the post without consulting Ickes. White House Secretary Steve Ear ly announced the President wis looking about for another post for Hanes in Treasury Post West. —*— Woman Ambassador? 'T'HERE is a good chance that the A United States will be represented at Moscow by a woman, for Mrs. Charles C. Broy is under considera tion for the post of American ambassa dor to Soviet Russia, which Joseph E Davies recently re linquished to be come ambassador to Belgium. Mrs. Broy, who is a Texan by birth, is the wife of an Amer ican foreign service officer and the wid ow of Representa Mrs. C.C. Broy tive Thomas U. Sis son of Mississippi. She was recom mended for the ambassadorship by the chairmen of the foreign rela tions and foreign affairs committees of congress, and has the backing of many prominent members of con gress. If appointed and confirmed, she will be the first American wom an to be an ambassador. Mrs. Broy was officially present ed to Secretary of State Hull by Senator Key Pittman, but the secre tary has known her personally for 16 years. I PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT nomi- ‘ nated John W. Hanes, who has been a member of the securities and exchange commission less than five months, to be assistant secretary of the treasury. It is likely that, before the end of 1938, Mr. Hanes will succeed Roswell Ma gill as under-secre tary of the treasury Mr. Magill, who is on leave from Co lumbia university, is anxious to return to his old position, it is 1. Vi. Hanes reported. Mr. Hanes may not assume his new duties until the reorganization of the New York Stock exchange is completed. He will be the first New Deal assistant secretary of the treasury who has been identified with Wall Street investment bank ing. When selected for the SEC he was a partner in the firm of C. D. Barney & Co. With his wide knowledge of the securities business, the new ap pointee will be of value to the treas ury, which faces important refinanc ing operations in the near future. ---- *--- League Censures Japan T)R V. K. WELLINGTON KOO. Chinese delegate to the League of Nations, had better luck in the Geneva sessions than did Haile Se lassie. once emperor of Ethiopia, or Del Mayo of Spain. The council finished its business by adopting a resolution condemning Japan for its course in China and urging mem ber nations to give direct aid to China. The CLAY MASK / “I shall be a little late tonight," Merrick told his wife as he threw out the clutch and slipped the gear shift into low. “Oh—you’ll be late? How late, dear?" she asked with the color leaping into her usually pale cheeks. Impatiently he held his foot on the clutch. “Oh a couple of hours or maybe three. I have to drive over to Speedwell’s after business and it may take me some time there.” Nora nodded. “All righty, I’ll look for you when I see you dear.” Until he had driven five miles Merrick thought nothing of his wife nor her slight flush nor her words. Now, however, they re turned to him poignantly. Why should she want to know just how late he would be? What was she going to do with the time? Why had the color sprung into her cheeks so quickly? Was it pos sible that there was some one she would see in that time? Nora was always busy all day between su perintending the house, looking after the children and giving her attention to certain social amen ities that could not be overlooked. He remembered suddenly how Nora had smiled at young Mills at the last Country club dinner. Was it possible—could they—he found himself driving on with set lips and glassy eyes. His Nora! As the day passed Merrick man aged to call to mind some dozen cases where Nora had seemed more than slightly interested in some man other than her hus band. Yes, he had probably lost For Safety Sake -------------By------------- D. J. WALSH Copyright.—WNU Service. her. He had grown careless and this was his reward. At closing time he had worked himself up into such a frenzy about the whole thing that he drove straight home instead of going to Speedwell’s. He was home a half hour earlier than usual. Minette, the maid, was at the door and her eyes frowned as she saw him. “Madame is not—expecting you —yet—’’ she said, falteringly, in reply to his inquiry. “No—well, I’ll go right on up,” he said trying to be casual. “But—it would be best if you—” began Minette. Without reply he went up the staircase, past her, the veins in his throat swelling uncomfortably. Throwing open the door of her room, he stood on the threshold, glaring. There was a sudden yelp—hard ly human—but he recognized the tone as that of his wife. And his wife’s face—gray as ash! “Well?" he said harshly. “Oh, Merrick, I thought you go ing to be late,” she said lamely. “There is so little time during the day and I thought this would be a good chance to use my clay mask stuff.” And Nora wondered why it was that with the crumbling clay on her face her husband took her into his arms and affectionately caressed her. “It just shows,” she told her self later, “that men don’t care a rap for looks—because who could be pretty in a clay mask!” “/"'UTTING-IN” as an accident cause can be eliminated if motorists will remember that safety requires waiting until the car just passed can be seen in the rear view mirror before turn ing back into the same traffic lane. Thinking about one thing while doing another causes accidents. Flying around a corner in a car and honking all the way doesn’t relieve your conscience if you hit someone. Dirt on lenses may reduce the light intensity of automobile head lights from 10 to 50 per cent. In addition to glare caused by scat tering of the light beam. On long trips, get out of the car frequently and “stretch your legs.” Tired muscles react slowly. Speed must be consistent with volume of traffic, condition of road and time of day, even if laws al low a greater speed. Never drive so that you cannot stop quickly enough to meet any emergency. According to scientific tests, the ear responds to a warning faster than the eye does. Thus, a bell, whistle or horn causes a driver to put on the brake faster than when he sees a signal. The most important safety de vice on any motor car is the driver, safety officials point out. Even the “self-starter" needs a foot to start it, and the best brakes re quire quick toe pressure to stop the car. A Happy Home Happy is the house that shelters a friend! 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