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Show THE BULLETIN. BINCHAM. UTAH Savs He's 'Gestapo' Bruno Johannes ValianskI, self-styl- ed agent of the Nazi "Gestapo" secret police, at Ellis Island. He was questioned about a small theft, and unfolded a lurid tale of his serv-ice as an alleged agent of the "Gestapo" and revealed a swastika scar brand on his arm. Striking Coal Miners Go Back to Mines L We!?-- - I ,', If , 'f I t j"' S", a 1 j The first group of coal miners to return to work following an agree-- j ment ending the general shutdown of bituminous coal mines by the United Mine Workers of America (C.I.O.), which began April 1 and con--; tlnued for a whole month. The miner are shown entering the shall of the Dun Glee mine, near St. Clalrsville, Ohio. I f I I I Yl P """"." Private Papers Of a Cub Reporter The harassed attache of the Amer-ican Consul at Lisbon sweari this happened: A small, shy little man leaned confidentially across his desk and said: "Please, Mister, could you tell me il there is any possibility that I could get entrance to your won-derful country?" ... The attache, pressed by thousands of such re-quests and haggard with sleepless nights, roughly replied: "Impossible now. Come back in another ten years I" The little refugee moved toward the door, stopped, turned and asked, with a wan smile: "Morning or aft-ernoon?" Well, as most of us suspected, that Nazi aviator who escaped from a Canadian concentration camp has lamistered to Peru, forfeiting the $15,000 bail posted by the German Consulate. This is good news, be-cause the government officials will henceforth crack down on them all, and there will be no bail for any of them . . . However, the clever aviator didn't have all the laughs during his escape . . . The first week here he was taken to many of the.Broadway hot-spo- ts ... In one of them he got a double "Mickey" for talking too much and loud and when you've swallowed a "Mickey" (no less a double one) you can es-cape all you like, but you will never feel better than a dead duck . . . Which is a lot better than feeling like a live Nazi who has swallowed a double "Mickey." Notes of an Innocent Bystander The Wireless: Authorities on the Far East expressed the opinion that Japan is strictly a gymnasium fight-er. Lots of form in the workouts, but a stumblebum in the ring . . . Upton Close called the embrace with Moscow an admission that both na-tions know they are "hopelessly out-classed in the Pacific" by your Un-cle Samson . . . Edgar Snow doubt-ed that the Japs would do any scrap-ping on the water, realizing that British and U. S. sea power would make them velly solly . . . And James Young, who was jailed by the Japs for his dispatches to here, pre-dicted that some Japanese screw-ball army officer, not the gov't, would get that country Into trouble. If so, he warned, pact or no pact, Stalin's planes would be over Tokyo like files, dropping pineapples in their suki-ya- . . . Many reasons have been advanced for Cholly Mc- Carthy's drop in popularity, but no one seems to have mentioned the program on at the same time Hel-en Hayes . . ; No Yank-Gia- nt ball game broadcasts this year. Can't find a sponsor willing to spend that sort of coin. Remember last year how the ball clubs took bows for be-ing good Samaritans to the poor shut-ins- ? The Front Pages: The Times asked a sensible question in a re-cent editorial. Why, it wanted to know, should Sen. Reynolds of N. C. head the military affairs commit-tee? In his eight years in the sen-ate, says the Times, the only quali-fication he has piled up for the im-portant post is seniority. You might as well argue that the last banana that hangs on the stalk Is the best-w- hen it's only the ripest . . . Even before Lindbergh, the notorious pub-licity dodger, poured his latest abuse on Britain, the Herald Tribune had soured him. That daily called at-tention to Major de Seversky's an-swer to the Lindbergh letter. It echoed the Major's query, to wit: "Where does a peace-tim- e aviator get off to pose as a know-it-a- ll on combat flying, of which he hss had none, yet?" . . . Samuel Grafton has a good suggestion. Let's France give food on our own terms, he proposes, and if Hitler doesn't per- mit those terms then the French will know who's starving them. The Story Tellers: The reefer-smoke- rs who want to pamper Hitler in order to help U. S. trade, can snap out of their pipe dreams by reading "To American Business Men," in Harper's. T. Graydon Up-ton, a banker who saw and smelled Naziism grow in Berlin, reports that the tycoons who backed Adolf were the first to be burglarized by him Remember it's an American bank-e-r saying this . . . Spain is sup-posed to be broke and hungry. So how can it afford to distribute, free of charge, an expensive booklet called Spain? ... This monthly reports what's going on In the coun-try, but carries no word of Nazi troops huddling there to charge on Gibraltar. Who is paying for this high priced job of printing? The Magic Lanterns: "Ziegfeld ?s.r hJ",', tri-but- to tte Iateglrl-"Fnifi- L ing the pattern MTng U iS bi' duti- ful, costly strictly for Bgand'Aook-do- n't analyze.!. American Broadcast" is a picture of the baby days. 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You mar ache, persistent headd sineaa, getting UP 1 ! nesa under the tjftea all played out. l 0 a medicine that kssJ s claim than on I ; known. AihyorJ IKulcused by Western Newspaper Union.) NAZI PROPAGANDA GOES ON UNCHECKED IN U. S. ALL AMERICANS, from the Pres-ir'e-down to the least of us, con-demn Hitler and Naziism. We want none of Hitler or his kind, or his ideology. We send men to prison for spreading the Nazi doctrines, and yet each week we are counte-nancing the spread of this thing we abhor. The German Lftrary of Informa-tion, undoubtedly financed by Ger-many in the interests of Hitler's Germany and all it represents, sends, broadcast over America the most subtle kind of Nazi propaganda. Mil-lions of copies of its weekly publica-tion, "Facts in Review," are circu-lated in this country. The Amer-ican postal system is used to dis-tribute this publication. It boldly an-nounces that copies may be obtained upon request and without charge. You find them in hotels, auto camps, in our training camps, and In all possible places where they will be seen and read, and your name, once on the mailing list, means receiving a new copy each week. Typographically it is an attractive publication, well printed, beautifully Illustrated. Each word In the text of its 44 pages is a eulogy of Hitler, his henchmen and Naziism. Its pur-pose is to convince American people that Hitler Is working for the best interests of the world, that he is a world savior, that England would de-stroy world civilization if that coun-try itself is not destroyed. While smooth, it is not even cleverly veiled. With It each week are offered many other publications, any or all of which may be had for the asking. Why, I wonder, is such an effort to break down American democracy permitted to operate? Certainly it is known. Any officer of the government, any member of congress, as well as any citizen, may have copies of the publication, as many as he wishes, by merely asking for them. They will be sent through the American postal system for thepurpoSe of convincing Amer-icans that the German system of Hitler will prevail and that it is best for the world that It should. To permit circulation of this prop-aganda to continue is hardly con-- sistent with our American policy. It is the kind of thing that will lead to sabotage in American armament plants. It will appeal to the fanatic and the subversive elements. ROAD TO ALASKA FEASIBLE, SAYS 'SLIM IN THE NAME OF NATIONAL DEFENSE serious consideration is being given in Washington to the subject of constructing a highway from the American line through Brit-ish Columbia to Alaska. The de-fense purpose is for the moving of an army, mechanized or other, should we find it necessary to de-fend Alaska. The proposition is for the United States to provide the funds and Canada to provide the right of way and patrol it after' the highway is completed. . Long, lean, weather-beate- n "Slim" Williams, an old Alaskan sour-dough, has agitated such a highway for several years. In the winter of 1931-3- "Slim" drove a dog team from Alaska to Washington as his first demonstration of the feasibility of his dream. In the summer of 1939, starting from Fairbanks in May, he made the trip through to Vancouver on a motorcycle, at least both "Slim" and the motorcycle , came through but whether he car-ried the motorcycle more miles than it carried him, I am not sure. He insists he has proved that a high-way to Alaska is practical. There is today, and has been for many years, the beginning of such a highway. It is from Vancouver, fol-lowing generally the course of the Fraser river, to Prince George, a distance of something like 500 miles. It was constructed in the gold rush days as a means of getting miners in, and ore out of the then thriving gold mining area around Prince George. It was, and is, passable for pack animals, but not wide enough for automobiles. Beyond Prince George, and as far north as Hazelton, is a trail followed by In-dians and trappers. Beyond Hazel-to- n are the unconquered Rocky mountains of British Columbia and Alaska. But "Slim" Williams says they can be conquered. PRACTICAL THE PRESIDENT Is said to favor a revision of the draft ages, reduc-ing the minimum to 18 years and stopping the maximum at 30 years, or less. That is practical. THEN AND NOW " IN WASHINGTON they will tell you today of a perfect working house of representatives majority, with some six key men directing legisla-tion. During the twenties, and up ., : to some 13 years ago, when the Re-publicans had a heavy majority in the house, one man largely directed the course of legislation. If Martin B. Madden said a bill was to pass, it passed; if he said no, it did not reach the Boor. Madden was the bouse of representatives. m Vt ri . . .WTS 'iTlr. th-nrl- ! i Washington, D. C. TERRITORIAL BASES The island bases of the Unitec States are now considered our bes safeguard against invasion. Bu army and navy brasshats get 1 scorching rebuke in a report pre pared by the house appropriation! subcommittee that inspected terri torial bases. Written by Rep. James G. Scrug ham of Nevada, chairman of th group, the report recommends th immediate creation of an "hide pendent air force." This would be intended to correct two chiel abuses: (1) The location of army and navj bases almost side by aide in flat, unprotected country, thus "invitinj destruction by enemy bombs." (2) Failure to build hangars, repaii shops and other facilities under-ground. Regarding the first criticism th Scrugham report states: "Thli policy of concentrating highly essen-tial military or industrial struc-tures in very limited areas cannot be too strongly condemned, and may constitute an error of gravest consequences. This is as true in our territorial as well as our continental defenses. "The lesson of the destruction of the Polish air force by the Germans at the beginning of the war seems to have gone entirely unheeded (by the aeronautic bureau chiefs re-sponsible). In a fiat country, pro-tected air facilities may be imprac-tical, but where there are adjacent hills, it seems inexcusable to delib-erately build . . . bases invitingly located for bombing attacks, and so close together that an enemy plane can hit one if it misses the other. "Everywhere the story is the same, from Hawaii to Puerto Rico, from Alaska to the Virgin Islands, Jamaica and Trinidad. Also, no adequate plans have been formulat-ed for water reserves, except to con-tract for drilling a few wells, with grave uncertainties as to quality and quantity." Scrugham's conclusions are that "tragedy of the first magnitude" may develop unless immediate steps are taken to rectify conditions at the territorial bases. His solu-tion is the centralization of all mili-tary air forces under a single head with cabinet rank. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AIR One of the significant differences between the war and navy depart-ments is the hostility of navy brass-hat- s to civilian scrutiny and control of their operations. Deciding that the vastly expanded army air corps needed a central di-recting head, Stimson and Patter-son selected Robert Lovett, New York banker and World war ace, for the Job and had the President appoint him. There was no inter-ference from the generals, and air corps chiefs are working harmoni-ously and effectively with their new civilian boss. Navy brasshats, on the other hand, are fighting tooth and nail to block a similar civilian intrusion into their gold-braid- realm. Through high-power- lobbying op-erations in the house, the admirals wormed into the $3,500,000,000 navy appropriation bill a provision that would make it impossible to name an assistant secretary for air. The prohibitive clause is a very slick piece of axing. On its face it has no connection with the pro-posed .civilian appointee. It merely bars the expenditure of navy funds "for any additional positions . . . at a rate of compensation in excess of $5,000 a year." The pay for an assistant secretary is $8,ooo a year. TOUGH DRAFT BOARDS The problem of industrial man-power has become so acute that de-fense chiefs have complained to se-lective service officials that some local boards are "too tough" about granting deferment to skilled work-men. Ohio draft boards, for example, are ordering the induction of crafts-men badly needed for the crucial machine tool program. Similar complaints have been made against Michigan draft authorities for tak-ing specially skilled men needed by the Packard plant, now producing Rolls-Royc- e airplane engines for the British. From Virginia have come reports that the draft is hampering the vast naval and shipbuilding program at Newport News. The problem of labor supply Is also hitting agriculture. Agricul-tural officials fear that so much labor is being drained off farms that some of them want to bar any more defense plants in midwestern dairy and pork sections. MERRY-GO-ROUN- D TalL fast-movin- g Rep. Lyndon Johnson is going to let no grass grow under his feet in his campaign for the seat of the late Sen. Morris Sheppard of Texas. The young New Dealer, who has the public blessing of the President, plans 208 speeches, an average of three a day. George Brooks, executive assist-ant in the OPM labor division, is able to keep two secretaries bjsy taking dictation and at the same time carry on a teVphone conver-sation. U. S. Chamber Head Albert W. Hawkes of Kearney, N. J., elected president of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, following final business session of the 29th annual meeting of the chamber. White House 'Firster' Is First Again John Hunefeld, 75, who has headed the New Year Day reception line at the White House each year since 1924, was right on the spot again when the sale of defense savings bonds opened in the district. He was first in line at the city post office. Photo shows James Hudson making the sale to Mr. Hunefeld, as Mrs. Mary Hlnton looks on. Arrogant Disreg: To disregard what thinks of us is not only but utterly shameless-.- U. S. Loan to China J? " M"' Signing of a stabilization agree-ment involving the purchase of Chi-nese yuan by the U. S. stabilization fund to the amount of $50,000,000 was another important step in the monetary between the United States and China. Thoto shows (seated) Henry Morgenthau Jr., secretary of the treasury, and T. V. Soong, representing China. Standing: Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese am-bassador. Fire Demon Takes Heavy Toll in East i ; V V v f i All . JfP1 F i iftr"" "" Jts i'v Damage estimated at about $2,0uo,oou was caused in the Ocean Bluffs, Mass., area as the result of a fire that destroyed a church and leveled more than 450 cottages. Only a timely shift in wind saved hundreds of other houses. The above photo shows a row of cottages burning fiercely when the fire was at its height. Wise Leadership Ten good soldiers, will beat a hundred head. D. W. Thompson, Our Failings No one, is satisfied tune, nor dissatisfied tellect. Deshoulieres. Easing Belto Straining breaks trie relaxation relieves s Syrus. . Wins Safety Award ! ,"" iSa J Gov. R. A. nurley of Connecticut (left) receiving the National Safetv Council's 1940 grand award for states from Col. John Stilwell, presi- dent or the Council, whose traffic contest is conducted in 1,281 cities in the 48 states. Mexican Army Doctors Study U. S. Methods CsvwMHowM.'-'a.-- . SsssaW viiwAiiwMt-vJ- ..w. v. w6ttJn rsfttiiliii'rtiiWlif ft .m: feto&Mft Mexican army medical officers visit a Chicago draft induction station to study U. S. army methods. From left, Capt. L. Johnson of the draft center. Mexican army men, Majors Salas, Vera and Sanchez; Lieu-tenant Colonel Ramos and Major Gomes. Captain C. Buczynski, of the draft center. Major Zapata of Mexico. Seated: R. Forsythe, a selectee. |