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Show ! THE BULLETIN. BINGHAM. UTAH First Nighter Spinning Champ 'Desperado' Three gentlemen, whose combined ages totaled 27G, broke into the limelight recently for three different reasons. "Shoshone Johnny," left, Indian, dropped into Hollywood from Death Valley to view a motion picture preview. Center: Jean Couterie, 106, of Quebec, is Canada's foremost exponent of the old fashioned spinning wheel. He wants Hitler to follow his calm example and end war. Kight: Sentenced to serve 60 days in a Newark, N. J., jail for vagrancy was Charles Dean, 70, who was found to be one of the gang which participated in the historic Great Northern train robbery In Stillwater, Minn., in 1898. WEEKLY NFJfS ANALYSIS By Earnhain F. Dudgeon German War Machine Invades Belgium and The Netherlands; Chamberlain Resigns His Post (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions arc expressed in these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) I "MS. " v 4 "f 7 I ; M , aiwiii ni,iMiriftifiiMiiiiihMfctfiiiimiiiM limua IT'S HIS FAl'LT I REALIZE THAT I'LL TAKE THE BLAME (Lvft to right: Duiid Lloyd George, I'rime Minister Chamberlain, W inston Chunhill.) (Set Witty Wtrriot.) blackout as the government pushed defense moves to forestall any war-like moves on the part of Italy's fleet which was reported massing within 400 miles of Alexandria. A strong drive by Britain and France to weld a "defensive alli-ance" in the Balkans was reported as that southeastern section of Eu-rope girded itself for coming events, resignedly believing it would be-come the eventual battleground of the war. THE WAR: More 'Protection "Germany has respected the in-tegrity of Belgium and the Nether-lands under the self-evide- precon-dition that these two countries, in case of war between Germany and England and France, would obscrvd the strictest neutrality . . . These requirements have not been ful-filled" . . . Thus read the begin-ning of an official Nazi message handed to the Belgian and Nether-lands governments as the world learned that once more Adolf Hitler had unleashed his mighty war ma-chine. Weary Warrior In England a weary man fought the greatest political battle of his life. That weary man was Neville Cham-berlain, prime minister of Great Britain, his current battleground being the British house of commons as a momentous two-da- y debate on the conduct of the war in Norway held sway. Speaking in defense of his admin-istration which was on trial. Cham-berlain told the world that the battle in Norway is not yet over. Experts believed he was depending on a vic-tory of allied forces near the Nazi-hel- d port of Narvik to bolster morale and aid Britain's North sea For earlier word had been flashed that the German army had invaded the three low countries: the Nether-lands, Belgium and Luxembourg. According to Berlin the Germans were moving into these tiny nations to "protect" them even as Norway and Denmark were "protected" on April 9 from invasion by Allied forces. When the news of the invasion reached Paris, French officials, act-ing in response to an appeal made by the Belgian ambassador, ordered the French army to march into Bel-- blockade of Germany. Winston Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, who day before had been given additional power over the country's war fortunes, rose in the house of commons to take the blame being cast upon the prime minister. He accepted full responsibility for the act around which most of the fury of the opposition centered. Enemies of the administration want-ed to know why the powerful British navy had not pounded at the port of Trondheim and forced it open for gium. in London, txenange ieie-grap- h, British news agency, report-ed that 400 persons were killed or wounded in the first German air raid against Brussels. And in Wash-ington when the same report was received the Belgian ambassador to the United States asked the state department to notify Germany that Brussels was an "open" city, con-tained no troops and therefore should not be bombed. Meanwhile President Roosevelt, upon learning of Hitler's latest war move, immediately summoned his cabinet officials and army and navy chiefs to plan America's course in light of this newest war develop-ment. the landing of allied forces in the early days of the conflict. Churchtfl said he had advised against this plan and then told the house that the real reason for the British setback was what Hitler has been claiming all along Germany's air force is too powerful to be faced in open combat at the present time. Strongest voice of the opposition was that of David Lloyd George, the man who led the empire to victory in World War I. Time after time he was cheered as the house heard him blame failure of the Norwegian campaign on Prime Minister Cham-berlain. He flayed what he called "unintelligent and half-hearte- d lead-ership" for lack of success. When the shouting was over 281 members rallied behind Chamber-lain as 200 voted against him, the result being that he was not forced to dissolve his cabinet. But as he left, the debate cries of "Resign! Resign!" rang loudly in his ears. Anxious Days Elsewhere nations were attempt-ing to calculate the effect of Hitler's invasion of the low countries. The governments were cautious, the citizens jittery. Premier Mussolini told Italians that "only facts will break" his si-lence on Italy's future course of ac-tion in world affairs. The Italian press busied itself accusing England of improper motives because of that nation's fleet concentration in the Mediterranean. In the land of the Pharaohs, Egyp-tians were "treated" to their first Two days later, after Hitler's army began to march, Neville Chamberlain followed this advice and resigned. DOMESTIC: U. S. Blitzkrieg Mobilized from quiet military posts in 33 states thousands of mod-ernized fighting men of the United States were going through their paces as the regular army's largest peace time maneuvers the annual war games got under way in the deep South. Sixty-si- x thousand pro-fessional soldiers in opposing "Red" and "Blue" factions are fighting it out in the grim exercises which terminate May 25. This make-believ- e war was giving officials a chance to test much of the new mechanized equipment and "streamline" infantry divisions that have been built up and organized to give the U. S. a modern army. POLITICS: Advance Men In Washington, John D. Hamilton, chairman of the Republican national committee, announced that the members-designat- e of the resolu-tions committee will meet one week in advance of the assembling of the national convention to start framing the party's platform. Regular dele-gates will assemble in Philadelphia on June 24. Senator Wheeler (Dem., Mont.) has suggested that Democrats carry out a similar plan. 60 HARDY Per flowan, ,10. Sillit,.?, CONSTIP! Here U Amazing W Condition! DuetoSlujf So mild. UiuruuKli, rettwwi pendable relief from lick bndio tired feeling when M0cite4 Without Risk Tit If not delighted, return tot l; refund th purchaie atl price. Tht' filr. M WHY SUFFER f" FEMA1 C0IVIPLA IjdlaE.Mnkham'fV'jfrtjj H Helped Few women today d9 " b; functional trouble. MW"; YOURSELF Retting rtl Then try Lydia E. PnB Compound to help oM relieve monthly P' ft headache) and weak oW' due to functional dmri yeara Plnkham'a Comrt; dreda of thousand? ol voua women. Try " ZZH-WNU W - WHEN kidneyi with diiziness(bu-- frequent urination ,r W night, whn you p irupset...S Do.n' art Pfa working kidny- - reused every yt1 Thbddh" iV-- - - Washington, D. C, SHOOTING THE WORKS There is every indication that Hit-ler plans to throw everything he hai into the war mis summer, in order to end it by October. Cabled re-ports by U. S. observers abroad all point to this. There is almost certain to be a scries of blows aimed at different parts of Europe Holland, Rumania, Hungary, Greece, in quick succes-sion. Hitler has ample munitions and raw materials to last him through summer and fall, but perhaps not for the winter. Also there is a big Nai question mark placed over the presidential elections in the United States. No matter which party is elected, the Nazis are figuring that the United States will at least lift the Johnson act (forbidding credits to defaulted nations) and begin rticVuntt mrtinr munitions to the fll- - lies on credit. This Hitler strategy of betting the whole pot on one hand is why Italy is moving closer to war. It was always the Italian plan to bet on the side of the surewinner. And now, Mussolini appears to be convinced that the present moment in Europe is equivalent to June, 1918, when it was a foregone conclusion that the allies were bound to win. Today May, 1940 Mussolini seems to think that the situation is reversed, that the Nazis are bound to win, and a lot of skilled Amer-ican observers are worried over the fact that they agree with him. TAFT CLAIMS A little-notice- d press release put out by Taft headquarters last week deserved a lot more attention than it got. It was significant on two counts: First, its challenging tone toward the claims of Dewey. For the first time, the Taft camp struck squarely and vigorously at the New Yorker. Dewey's managers were pooh-poohe- d as "much more proficient in making claims than in electing del-egates," and the flat assertion was made that Taft will have "delegate strength in practically every state . . . and will be the real choice of a majority of the delegates . . ." Second, for the first time Taft managers did some specific dele-gate claiming of their own. Pre- - viously they spoke only in total fig- - ures ranging from 320 to 370 del-egatesbut they always avoided spe-cific state figures. This time, how-ever, the Taftites got down to the following particulars: California At least half of the 35 delegates will be for Taft. Delaware A majority for Taft; none for Dewey. Indiana Still unchosen, but Dew-ey claims of supremacy "fall in the class of wishful thinking." Iowa A "favorite son" delega-tion for Hanford McNider, minister to Canada under Hoover, with Taft definitely in the lead as second choice. Missouri At least 10 of Missouri's 20 delegates in the Taft bag. New York Taft has a good chance to get a bloc of delegates from Dewey's own home state. New Mexico Four of the six delegates privately favor Taft, even though this is the home state of Mrs. Simms, one of Dewey's cam-paign managers. North Carolina At least 15 of the 23 for Taft and not over five "have even a leaning to Mr. Dewey." Ohio Solidly for Taft. The South-"- The natural and nor-mal sentiment of the southern states, without' a single exception, is for Senator Taft. It is entirely possible that Mr. Gannett will have more delegates from the South than Mr. Dewey." Washingtin - Its delegates are not yet elected but not over six of the 16 will be for Dewey. In summary, the Taft 'campaign managers claim that their man will have most votes on the first ballot Looks like the Philadelphia con-vention will be interesting w Dl CE HARD TO SEE When Ambassador Phillips called upon Mussolini last week it was the first time in one and a half ycars (w-- .h IfjTl one exception) that f 11 a U. S. envoy had'' j seen the real dicta - H tor of Italy. VS, p The one exception ' was when Sumner k V Welles visited Rome Q 1 and insisted thitf ' 'Vf' Ambassador Phillip J sit in on his talk will tfj i Mussolini. For 1 Ssl months prior to that Phillips had not seen one foreign d.plomat except the German Phillips got the audience only be-"u- the Prcsidcnt of Watcs asked for it personally What Roosevelt wanted, of course IS .'ST Italys rSer'Iff amba-"- T can ask intend "7 CUntry w"cther he K raised the question War- InStpad' Phil" h PP.ng i the Mediterranean replird:yhiS.POinlthatMHni ha Am Unngly' and icated definite denying lLT' . sk Me t O a a The Que StripS dCS 2. Is propaganda the enemy a newj .Wht salary Washington receiv terms as President 4. At what degrei the equator? 5. How many ga water must a large crossing the Atlanti 6. Is a peruke wot neck or foot? 7. Has the Nazi s raised hand, been people? 8. What is the old of higher learning States, Yale univen or the College of Mary? The Antu 1. Francis Hopkin of the Declaration ence, designed the Stripes. 2. In old-tim- e ra: were written on pap; arrows to be shot to 3. Washington reci ary during his terms 4. Zero. 5. Large liners r than a million gallon! ter, for one trip acre 6. Head (it's a t 7. It was former!) sign of serfdom amc Ancient Rome. 8. Harvard, foundei Nazi Railway Gun Barks at Maginot Line fit ' iT-i, Mtka . , v.-. . ., , z . A Nazi big gun pictured in the instant of sending its load of death toward the French Maginot line. German militarists place a great deal of faith in the ability of these huge railway guns to help crack France's lineiof defense. When army communiques report "slight military activity on both sides," they usually Imean that the big guns have been barking, spreading both death and destruction. Week Days' 1 Names of the days are derived from Sat Adoring seven of ti deities more particula the rest, the Saxons ii days of the week to to The Sun, the Moon,! of Germans as well i Woden (father of gods war), Thor (eldest sor Friga (wife of Woden of gods), and Saeter Saturnus. Pathfinder, G. 0. P. Keynoter, Leaders Hold Parley .'":v' K V sV-- f " --fi' fH 4 l Ml llv v ; M l H.l 4l ' III imiMWWWM .wM)i'yii4 Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, Republican national con-vention keynoter, pictured conferring with party leaders while in Washington to see G. O. P. leaders on his speech concerning the party platform. Left to right: Sen. Wallace White of .Maine, Kep. Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, Sen. Henry Lodge of Massachu-setts, Gov. Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, and Sen. Arthur Vandenberg. Pampered Pig i m I Fcnelope, pet pig owned bv Mrs. Catherine Schneider and children of Sea Cliff, Long Is-land, grew up from piglethood too rapidly and neighbors ob-jected to the pet. Kather than slaughter Penelope the Schnei-ders moved to a new home. Effort Count Although strength the effort will desem great enterprises trie enough. Propertius. Joblcss Teacher Solves Problem iiBmiaMrTSwiia.i,fi'--iiaaia- -s - Although she has a teacher's certificate from a southern uni-versity, Miss Alice Coniffee was unable to find a teaching position. Determined to stay off relief roils, she has found a new occupa-tion. She is pictured here shining shoes on a Philadelphia, Pa., street corner. Miss Coniffee also worked as waitress and librarian. Glamour Girl i fxV pi A successful photographers' model ,s Elaine Altevogt 11. months-ol- d and daughter Mrs. William C. AltevoiJ' Brooklyn, N. Y. EIaine ece.ved several Hollywood of fers; now has a trust funo from earning!,. NAMES . . . in the ncivs C In France, Joan of Arc's name was in the news as soldiers and civilians joined in paying tribute to that nation's legendary heroine on the national holiday in her honor. C. In Russia, of course, it was none other than Josef Stalin who had his name in the news as it was an-nounced that Soviet union citi7.ens read more of his literary works than the writings of any other author. Probably it was "planned that way." C. One year ago the submarine Squalus was a name in the news when she plunged to bottom of the sea carrying 2li men to death. Now the vessel gets another headline as she is being recommissioned. New name the Sailfish. C. Speaking before the senate bank-ing and currency subcommittee. Senator Sheridan Downey (Dem., Calif.) asserted that future U. S. prosperity depends on the hope of "forcing out" of banks and insur-ance companies excess savings not being put to productive use. C. Another senator, Lewis O. Schwellenbach, was named as a fed-eral district court judge when the senate approved his nomination made by President Roosevelt. The senator intends to remain in con-gress until the end ct the present session. . ...r Sincere Frie A friend is a person; I may be sincere. may think aloud- .- son. |