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EDITORIAL
Have an (Ameri
can-made) Aspirin
There are spies and sabateurs
in this country and the nation
should be on the alert for them.
But that doesn't mean that every
time a shoelace comes unti d it’s
the work of Nazi pixies.
Some people seem to think so.
Here are two examples from the
news:
1. Th: Denver & Rio Grande
"Western Railroad announces that
the explosion of a locomotive
boiler in Denver “may have been
caused by sabotage or low water
pressure.”
2. The Associat-d Press reports
that New Britain, Conn., was
plunged into darkness for two
minutes the other night when the
power failed. The AP adds thi
ominious sentence: “The trouble,
as yet undetermined, delayed pro
duction in many factories work
ing on Government defense con
tracts.”
Steady, boys, steady.
Another Dream
Vanishes
(Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Once upon a time the Russians
thought it would be a fine thing
if th private soldiers in their
army elected their own officers*
discussed every command given
and held a debate on whether to
igo into action or not. That was
in the days when the Bolshevik
revolutionaries were kidding the
people with slogans of "land and
bread” and creating “soldiers and
sailors soviets.”
Conditions have now changed.
That great hero of the people,
Joe Stalin, will take no chanc
es with the people, not even with
these citizens drafted into the
Red Army. Not long ago conven
tional ranks were restored to the
armed forces. Singleness of com
mand was r established and the
post of Political Commissar, who
had split authority with the mili (
tary commander, abolished.
Now new "Disciplinary Regula
tions” have been introduced
which go far beyond anything in
•any other army in the world. To
cite from the new code:
“In the ev-nt of disobedience,
open resistance or malicious
.b. ach of discipline, the officer
has the right to use ail measuie
of cur pulsion, including arms.
The officer, moreover, shall not
be responsible for the consequent
es, if he should be compelled to
use force and arms for the pur
pose of restoring discipline. * * *
Any offic r who fails to show
toughness and decision * * * will
himself be tried by a military
tribunal.”
According to the People’s Com-1
missar for Defense, Marshal Sem
yon K. Timoshenko, the purpose
of the new regulations is “to in
still in all ranks of th Red Army |
the realization that the officer’s |
order is law, and that all famil
iarity and pseudo - democracy in
the relation between the officer
and his subordinate cannot havej
a place in the R d Army. The en
listed men are absolutely for
bidden to discuss any order.”
An army run on the early so-1
viet system, like other fairy tales
to which the Russians paid allegi
ance, has vanished with exper
ience. Just let some poor, drafted
mujik shout, “Long live the sol
diers and sailors soviets!”
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Juneau Asks
For Air Raid
Protection
Discussion for building and
quipping of air raid shelters in
Juneau came up spontaneously at
a recent Juneau Chamber of
Commerce meeting, as members
rose in rapid succession to voice
the'’- views and the necessity of
obt; inir’g protection from any
possible air attack cn Juneau.
The di.-cussion started when A
torney R. E. Robertson gave re
birth to the proposal of construct
ing a $16,000 tunnel from Main
Street into the Evergr en Bowl,
•for added recreational facilities
and for at least partial protection
against air raiders." Members
quickly caught up the idea from
the defens angle and pointed
out how vulnerable Juneau is to
attack.
Robertson mentioned that a
large ship swung in Gastinea1.:
Channel in the lee cf the A-J
rock dump fer almost a day. and
no one in Juneau kn .v the idem
ity of the vessel and many did
not know that it was there. Thi
attorney brought up the advan
tage of protection from the tun
nel in addition to the solving of
recreational areas for Jun au
children and an aid to present
traffic accidents near the schools.
A .1 Too Far Away
Dr. William M. Whitehead said
that he has been considering for
- x months building on air raid
belter in his back yard. “Wha
chance would my wif and threi
children have climbing those
steps to the shelter of the Alaska
Juneau shafts while a raid is ir.
progress? Former experiences ol
other p oples show that they
would be strafed by machine
guns from planes, and never hav<
a chance of getting to the mine.
Gentlemen, the situation is more- j
serious than w think.”
Use Mine Sha ts
Most readily accept, d and ac
claimed suggestion of the intense
discussion was that of Trevor j
Davis when he p inted out that
there arc s veral abandoned
mine shafts in the Evergreen
Bowl and in Court House Hill,:
that could very easily and inex
pensively be turned into effect
iv , pro.cell.!, convenient she!
ters
More skeptical members of the
merchants were shown that black
ours in Sealtie and Ketchikan,
ai d construction of shelters in
Los Angeles was in the same lin
f thought and have been going
.: i .r several months.
The proposals were turned ov
. r to a committee to work out
1 will be report d at the nex.
| U S T I C E—Time deals kindly
with Chief Justice Charles
Evans Hughes, who has held that
rank with U.S. supreme court
since February, 1930. He was 79
years old April 11, was born In
Glens Falls, N. Y. Y _
SOLDIER AND MOTHER REUNITED
Twenty-one years ago Mrs. George Lnczak, 58, of Chicago placed
her 3-year-old son in an orphan home, expecting never to see him
again. Here she 'receives an embrace from her son, named Keith
Eliquist by foater parents. He learned her identity after years of
starch, hitch-hiked to Chicago from Fort Lewis, Wash., where he
ad enlisted in the C. S. army.
HOLLYWOOD
STAR - LITES
By Chuck Cochard , ,
What’s In A Name
HOLLYWOOD f Exclusive) —
Names arc an important part of
a motion picture players person
ality.
The fact that many of the big
g -T stars in Hollywood were giv
n new names with their motion
picture debuts, testifies to the
stress laid on prep, r sounding
i riames. Many a talented young*
-ter hit Hollywood under names
which either wouldn't fit on;
theater marque s, were unpr i-!
lounceable, or lacked euphony. ,
Norma Shearer’s real name is j
Norma Shearer. She once refus- j
ed a contract while getting start'
ed in New York because it en
tailed changing her name to
Pearl Glory. Mickey Rooney's
real name is Joe Yule, Jr. Ho
became Mickey McGuire when
lie created the famous cartoon
•haracter at the age of five. When
le outgrew the McGuire role and
mid no longer u e the name, he '
>ok his present name, M.ckey
Rooney.
C.u.a Gable used ‘.o be Billy
rk Gable; he dropped the
!iy when he entered pictures.
* •■Tis O'Keefe was Edward J.
r ruagan. His name was changed
when he was given a movie con
tract, Virginia Bruce was born ;
Virginia Briggs. She changed her
lame when she went on toe !
stage.
Mvrna Ley’s name was Myrna
liiams; she changed it to fit
’e exotic roles she used to play.
Melvyn Douglas was or: finally
Melvyn Hcsselborg. Robert Tay
ir was Spangler Arlington
Brugh and Joan Cassin b came
oan Crawford and has become
one of Hollywood's great under
that name.
Greta Gu-tafson was not ro
mantic. but Greta Garbo carried
aura of romance, mystery and
importance. Frank Morgan was
ginally Frank Wupporman of
lie Angostura Bitters W upper
nan.- of New York City.
Judy Garland was christened1
Helen Gumm shortly after she
arrived on this earth. She hap
pened to be playing on the same
vaudeville bill with George Jes
sel in Chicago. Impressed with
the child's ability Jessel asked
her name. "Gumm,” said the
little singer. "What flavor’” ask
ed JosSel. That was enough. It
was Jessel who personally sefect
■ i the name of Judy Garland as
a substitute.
Hedy Lamarr was Hewdick
Kiesler, the name given her by
her family. JLedy is short for
1/edwick. Mary Astor was born
Lucille Langhanke. Una Merkel
is her real name, but received
the odd name of Una because doc
tors informed her mother she
could have only one daughter —
Una, meaning one.
S me players have kept the
same names that saw them into
e world — Among these are
Spencer Tracy, Jeannette Mac
Donald, Eleanor Powell and Rob
ert Montgomery.
Joe DiMaggio (left), and Joe Gordon (right), New York Yankee
sluggers accounted for seven homers between them in nine games
prior to meeting up with rookie pitcher LesterMcCrabh at Philadel
phia. McCrabb held DiMag hitless for the first time in 27 straight
games, including 19 spring contests. Gordon got a single off Mc
Crabb, but the Yanks lost 6-5.
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