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Republicans Fire Opening Gun 1936
SOVIET FLIERS HELD UP BY BAD WEATHER
Air Base Bill Passed—Alaska Chosen as First Airbase
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CHAIRMAN OPENS COP
1936 POLITICAL SCRAP
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, July 30, — Directly charging that the
“New Deal seeks to pervert or subvert the Constitution”,
Chairman Henry P Fletcher of the Republican National Com
mittee, invited the citizens of all political faiths to help
“meet this challenge”.
Fletcher’s assertion is apparently the opening gun of
the G. O. P. 1936 campaign in which he listed the New Deal
versus the Constitution as the major issue in the forthcom
ing Presidential race.
Fletcher said this issue would transcend mere party
lines. Without once mentioning the Democratic party in
his fifteen minute radio address last night, but lashing out
at President Roosevelt and the New Deal, the Republican
Chairman declared “the Republican Party welcomes the aid
and support of every patriotic woman,in this struggle to pre
serve our form of government and our free institutions.”
Following close upon the recent increase in Republican
activities, including the round table conference at Palo Al
to, at the home of former president Herbert Hoover, Fletch
er’s address took on added political significance.
He told newsmen before he spoke over the radio last
evening, that the committee had recently enlarged its head
quarters and engaged a “radio man”. He added that other
speeches would follow their number depending upon the
finances of the party.
Meanwhile Emil Hurja, Assistant to Postmaster Gen
eral Farley, as chairman of the Democratic National Com
mittee characterized as “just plain bunk!”, the published
reports today that New Deal leaders at a recent meeting had
decided to try and defeat Senator Borah at the next elec
tion.
“There was no such meeting and no such statement
made”, in regard to the purported meeting. At Salt Lake
enroute to the coast he issued a similar statement in regard
to the purported meeting, but declared the Democratic par
ty was justified in doing everything it could to defeat
Senator Borah.
Officials Studying
In Secret Detector
Ray For U. S. Govt.
(By The Associated Press)
FORT MONMOUTH, Highlands,
N. J., July 30, — Double details of
military police paced outside of the
army reservation here while officers
with the utmost secrecy studied a
new mystery ray, said to be capable
of detecting the presence of a ship
fifty miles at sea, through fog or
darkness.
Passes House Permit
Postmaster General
Contract For Airmail
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 30, — The
House bill to permit the Postmast
er General to contract for air mail
service in Alaska, was passed to
day and sent to the senate confer
ence for amendment.
Penny Banknote
Is Put On Display
Was Issued In 1928
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(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, July 30, —The Bank of
England is exhibiting one of the
most curious specimens of paper
currency ever made, which is the
smallest banknote ever issued. It is
a banknote for one penny, properly
printed and sent out for circulation.
How it came to be issued is a my
stery states William Gourlay, man
ager of the American Express Trav
el Service, who tells that in 1928
the bank by accident struck off and
issued this note with a face value
of one penny. There was only one
issue, and for many years it caused
annoyance to cashiers in making up
their accounts, until a reward of
£5 was offered to recover it.
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Weather Is Holding
Up Soviet Fliers On
North Polar Flight
(By The Associated Press)
MOSCOW, July 30, —• The weath
er continued unfavorable today ov
! er the proposed route of the Soviet
polar fliers. It is believed, howev
er, they may get away Thursday,
but possibly later.
Foreign Opinion Is
Cause Slacking lip
German Campaign
(By The Associated Press)
BERLIN, July 30, — Naziism, pay
ing heed to foreign opinion, slack
ened its campaign some, against
state enemies, and turned its atten
tion to communists, especially in the
United States.
The German press advised that
other nations should clean their own
houses before paying attention to
the Reich. Some papers advised the
United States to take care of its
communists and warned that "Am
erica has a duty, which is to pre
vent them from disturbing the
friendly relations existing between
the United Staates and Germany."
“Crank” Letters In
Mail Of Colonists
Mail Just Same
—
(By The Associated Press)
PALMER, July 30, — Of late,
some crank letters accusing the col- !
onists of being a "lazy, shiftless lot"
have been appearing in the mail of
the colonists here. They have been
received with both amusement and
anger and have been passed around
with the remark, that even crank
letters are to arrive at Matanuska.
Appointment New
Officials Is Made
Known By Adm.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 30, — The
Relief Administration today an
nounced the appointment of Lieut.
Colonel L. P. Hunt of the U. S. Mar
ine Corps as administrator of the,,
Alaska rural rehabilitation corpora- ,
tion, to be in charge of the Mata- ,
nuska Valley project. ,
Hunt was a member of Fuller’s1]
staff sent to Alaska early in July. ]
Other members of Fuller’s staff re ,
maining in Alaska, at Matanuska, ]
are Lt. H. V. Martin of the U. S. N. ,
in charge of engineering and trans
portation and A. M. Goodman of
Ithaca, New York assistant of the 1
farming division.. |1
SIGNS OF WAR ARE ON
INCREASE AS COUNCIL
ON EYE BIG SESSION
(By The Associated Press')
ADDIS ABABA, July 30, — Authoritative sources said
today they had received confirmation of a revolt of a number
I of native Somalis in Italian Somaliland, but complete de
tails are lacking.
A party of Italians, meanwhile, departed today from Ad
dis Ababa, and the war office declined to confirm reports
that a ten thousand-strong army from southern Ethiopia was
headed for the frontiers of Eritrea.
The commander’s wife, a member of the country’s high
est nobility volunteered to join the army, and the Emperor
is considering seriously to offer other women leaders, her
adopted course. Men volunteers plunged zealously into
military preparations with renewed zeal, although a gen
eral mobilization has not yet been proclaimed.
UNDATED. July 30, — The League is mindful today,
of Ethiopia’s policy in meeting opposition on the eve of
the momentous council meeting. England appears as the
only member likely to call for forceful action tomorrow.
More troops are to sail from Italy for East Africa. It
alian delegates are journeying to Geneva for the Council
session. Anthony Eden of Great Britain departed today
from London to demand a pledge from Mussolini to explore
every possibility of peace. France ordered reinforcements
for her Somaliland garrison to insure neutrality.
WASHINGTON
CURRENT
COMMENT
July 11, 1935
A good many Democrats may be
of the opinion that the party can
do no wrong. There are quite as
many Republicans who feel that
whatever a Democratic administra
tion may attempt cannot be right.
The non-thinking of both parties,
if collected into a single organiza
tion, would have things in their
own hands. There is one matter,
however, which is a prod sharp
enough to goad the easy-going in
to thought and action, regardless of
political affiliation, and that matter
is taxes.
It is natural enough that more
than the headlines should be read
when they refer to tax plans in
ended to yield about a billion dol
ars. Congress and the Treasury are
.alking things over, and the revision
if course will be upward and not
lownward. The proposed schedules
ire too long and too intricate to be
liscussed here. The burden ap
lears to be distributed pretty even
y, with a possible tendency to bear
lown a little more strongly than
leretofore upon those who have
leither poverty nor riches.
Opponents of the proposed tax
neasure use the phrase: Soak the
hrifty. Its friends point out that
I
.sufficient income must be raised to j
meet current expenditures and to j
make substantial reductions in the'
public debt. The reader is left free
to take the side that suits him best.
John D. Rockefeller has just pass
ed his 96th Birthday, and has col
I lected several million dollars from
life insurance companies as a con
sequence. That, probably, will call
forth the comment that he has en
ough and does not need it, and that
, small consideration is accorded to
the man of 96 who has not been
fortunate enough to be able to keep
up his premiums. All of the fore
going may be true, yet to it should
be added the observation that the
money will bring Mr. Rockefeller
| no joy or added comfort. All that
he can now enjoy is an easy chair,
shade from the summer's heat,
| warmth against the winter’s cold,
and food enough to sustain the pul
isation of his failing heart. Likely
he w'ould be glad to buy back a van
ished youth at the price of ail his
gains. There is little to justify sym
pathy for the aged poor and in the
same breath bitter words for the
aged rich.
Speaking of the elderly, the pap
ers note that three men, whose ages
I
ranged from 21 to 25, were executed
recently in Illinois. There were no
old folks in the group, nor are they |
usually found in any march to the
scaffold or the chair. Hoary head
ed murderers are scarce, perhaps j
because they have found out that j
the best way to get even with an j
(Continued on Page Two)
Air Base Bill Is
Passed: Alaska To
Be The 1st Base
CBy The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 30, —Frank
ly elated at the passage of the Wil
cox Airbase bill, high army air
corps officers turned their eyes to
ward maps to determine where to
build six new air bases authorixed
by the measure. The bill was sent
to President Roosevelt today for his
signature.
the depots are to be established in
six key points in specified defense
areas, and will cost approximately
one hundred and twenty million dol
lars.
Progress toward the actual work
of establishing hem w .' depend up
on the hnanckr, oucknig i ti.c pub
lic works allotment board, which
believed that funds would be avail
able this year for one or two bases.
Reports from an authoritative
source indicated that Alaska would
be chosen first, with Fairbanks as
the site, as the government desires
to experiment with cold weather
flying. The second area will probab
ly be the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle and Portland will vie as
a base for the second defense area,
which will he established as a key
position, serving as a connecting
link with Alaska, and play a vital
part in the coast defense plans.
lax Bill Approved
By Committee And
Hope Be Floor 31st
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, July 30. — The
new, quarter of a million dollar tax
bill was formally approved by the
House ways and means committee
today. It is hoped that they will
get the measure on the floor of the
louse tomorrow.
Items embody new taxes on inher
fances and gifts, increases in taxes
in individual incomes, corporation
and excess profits and graduated
levies on corporation net incomes.
Investigator Silent
Matanuska Project
Until He Reports
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, July 30, — Silent on
[he government's Matanuska land
rolonization project, S. R. Fuller of
Mew York, special assistant to Ad
ministrator Harry L. Hopkins of the
Federal Emergency Relief Admini
stration, arrived here Monday from
Alaska. He said he would have to
report to Hopkins before making
my statement. He departed for
Washington, Monday night.