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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
STAMP ISSUE REEVES
FALKLAND ISLAND ROW
Great Britain's Claim to Possession
Held Unsubstantiated by New
Facts Found i'm Case.

, Spain, which was in possession of
the islands until Argentine independ-
ence. had questioned the claim of dis
covery alleged by England and had
denied that the declarations of It'll"
implied transfer Of sovereignty be-
cause the rights of Spain had been
specifically safeguarded in them.
Furthermore, Spain commended that the
restitution of Port Egmont to the
British in that year had been merely
an act of satisfaction to heal the
wounded honor of the British crown
and that it had been agreed to only
upon the promise of subsequent and
complete evacuation by the British and
the acknowledgment of Spanish SOW
ereignty over the islands.
AS the latter point could not be
proved satisfactorily, for no written
evidence Of it appeared in the official
text of the declarations of IT'LL" the
claim of title asserted by Great Britain,
especially after its implicit indorse-
ment by the United States, seemed to
have at least an appearance Of fact.
The British flag still flies over the
Falkland Islands and writer's of his
tory text books make only passing
reference to the case.
-~ New Data Uphold Argentina.
Recently, however, documents which
throw new light on the subject have
been given publicity, and this light is
so conclusive that no stone is left
standing of the British claim of title.
1t has been reserved to North Ameri-
can author, Prof. Julius L. Goebel, jr,
Of Columbia University, to unfold this
new evidence and say the final word
on the case, final word which would
substantiate the Argentine claim in
any impartial tribunal of justice.
A study of Prof. Goebel's work and
the documents he quotes cannot fail
to suggest the conclusion that the
British claim of title to the Falkland
Islands was devoid of any legal or
material foundation, when the seizure
of the islands was carried out, as
against the Argentine previously
Spanish) claim, supported by the
right of occupation and possession in
international law, superior to that of
discovery; by the public law of
Europe In the eighteenth century; by
specific treaties: by the British aban-
donment of 1774, which was not
voluntary one. but a withdrawal COM
plying with terms agreed to in the
correspondence preceding the ''declara-
tons of It'll" here revealed for the
first time; by the continued exercise
of sovereignty; and, last but not least,
by the formal acquiescence of Great
Britain in the Nootka Sound Conven-
ton.
Unfortunately, however, Plof.
Goebels scholarly work cannot be
distributed with every stamp of the
new Falkland Islands issue sold at
the post Offices Of Argentina. But it
is hard to believe that a few copies
are not available at the London House
Of Commons and at 10 Downing street.
Copyright. 1860
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Moulage Casts Become
Effective Detectors

Today masks are being used to iden-
tify and convict criminals.
When burglar ransacked a Mis-
souri, home he was careful about fin
gerprints but didn't bother about
footprints. His oversight landed him
in prison. Investigators found no
worthwhile clues In the house, but
outside in the soft mud was print of
the heel and sole of one of the in
truder's shoes.
A few years ago such bit of EVIL
dence would have been worthless be-
cause 1t could not have been pre-
served. Today, thanks to method Of
reproduction known as the moulage
process, a cast was made of the foot
print and fled away.
Long after the original footprint
was obliterated several suspects were
picked up, but all denied the burglary.
Then their shoes were examined. One
man wore shoes one of which exactly
matched every detail of the cast. Con-
fronted with this evidence, he con-
fessed and pleaded guilty
Here's another case. A series Of
robberies occurred in an Illinois town.
In each case small Jimmy" was
used to pry open windows. Casts were
made Of several of the marks left by
the tool. In the possession of a sus-
pect jimmy was found which bore
marks identical to those of the casts.
The evidence was so conclusive that
the man confessed at once.
In q Midwestern city several cars
were stolen, the serial numbers were
filed OF and other numerals were
substituted. The police recovered some
Of the cars, but were not certain
whether one gang or several were in
VOWED. BY making casts Of the num-
Der blocks the officers determined the
same set Of dies had been used on all
tia cara
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
New Series of Stamps
To Portray Darwin

NEW YORK.-The great English
naturalist, Charles Darwin, is to be
portrayed on one of the new series
Of postage stamps, of which a London
firm has manufactured 100000 to
the order of the Ecuadorean govern
ment, according to the educational
department Of the American Express
Co. The new stamp is one of six de-
nominations of a set which COM
memorates the centenary of the visit
Of Darwin to the Galapagos Islands
in September, 1885, and described in
the Voyage Of the Beagle" Ecuador
has chosen to make these stamps serve
as propaganda to let the world know
that the Enchanted Isles, as they were
formerly called, are Ecuadorean prop
erty. At the same time the Presi.
dent seeks to honor this years Darwin
memorial expedition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
snec,al Djsnatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BRUSSELS.-Young King Leopold
III of Belgium appears destined to
play an important part in the secret
diplomacy of Europe. Within recent
weeks he has made two trips to Eng
land. ostensibly for private reasons.
but mild official disclaimers OF any
diplomatic mission have not dispelled
the well founded belief that his real
purpose was to intercede with King
George in connection with Anglo
Italian relations.
King Leopold's sister, Princess Marie
Jose. is the wife of the Italian Crown
Prince Humbert. and as such some
day will sit on the throne of Italy.
Dowager Queen Elisabeth of Belgium
has been visiting her daughter IN
Rome recently. on account OF the
princess illness. and through her the
Belgian court has been kept well in
formed of the news and gossip of
court circles in Rome.
1t is an open secret that, during the
10 years of Fascist rule in Italy. King
Victor Emmanuel has not been too
happy. He could not, without expos
ing the dynasty to the gravest risks,
take an open or even a covert stand
against Mussolini, but the dictator's
ruthlessness toward the statesmen Of
the old regime who had been close
friends and counselors of the King
was known to have caused him much
pain.
King Forced to Yield.
This fact was so apparent that, when
the war with Ethiopia began, Musso-
lini determined that the King must
finally be compelled to lend the weight
of his influence to the support of the
Fascist regime Consequently, Musso-
lini and the King have made series
of simultaneous appearances, carefully
stage-managed to create in the public
mind the conviction that the mon
archy and Fascism are indivisible.
But England's determination to de-
feat Italy's objects in Ethiopia has
aroused the italian crown to the peril
it faces. If Italy suffers serious set
back in the present war it is not u,-
likely that the Mussolini regime will
be swept away, and there is serious
fear that the crown might be forced to
follow.
What King Leopold seems bent on Is
primarily saving the crown. The SIM
plest way to do this would be to bring
about a satisfactory settlement of the
Ethiopian question. allowing Italy and
the Mussolini regime to get out of the
adventure honorably. If that cannot
be done, it is reported that Leopold
wishes to get England's support for
plan whereby King Victor Emmanuel
would abdicate in favor Of his son. In
case of a revolution in italy. The act
of abdication would be equivalent to
assuming personally the blame for sup
porting the Mussolini policies, leaving
Prince Humbert uncompromised.
England Backs Monarchy.
The British King apparently was
impressed by Leopold's plea, and, If
rumor is correct. it was this that led
Sir Samuel Hoare to- agree to the
Laval compromise, which was agreed
on shortly after ,eopold's FIRST visit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
BY WILLIAM BIRD.


DARIS.-It is felt here that
- gigantic diplomatic tussle Is
coming with Germany on the
question of colonies. The
opening guns of the campaign already
have been heard in Berlin, and there
has even been a riposte from the
British side, when the British colonial
minister, J. H. Thomas, gave as
surances in the House of Commons
that the government was not con-
sidering any cession of colonies or
mandates to foreign powers"
So far the French government has
not taken any positive stand The
impression. however, here is that
France would be willing to use some
OF the ex-German colonies now under
French mandate as money of ex-
change in negotiations for new
peace pact with Germany.
Public Badly Informed.
Public opinion in all European
countries, even Germany. is badly in
formed about the colonial problem. In
these circumstances arguments are
accepted that have no basis in fact or
experience. The Germans point to
their growing population and the need
for outlets" implying that, if they
had their colonies back they could
dump good deal of their surplus
population there. In reality, however,
the number of Germans who could or
would emigrate to the colonies is alb
surdly small, not more than a few
thousands.
Another fallacious argument that
receives wide popular acceptance is
the alleged need for raw materials.
Unthinking people suppose that a
country which has no colonies from
which to draw such things as rubber
or tin or coconut oil or stray braid
is somehow disadvantaged as COM
pared with nations that can get such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Glass and Quartz Used
For Prehistoric Tools

CAIRO.-That prehistoric men and
women used glass knives and tools of
quartz, mixed with other minerals, Is
attested by the recent find" of a
party belonging to the Desert Survey
Of Egypt. The discovery, by mere
chance, was largely the outcome of
the expeditions curiosity concerning
q large area covered with large Jumps
of glass in the Libyan Desert, where
there was no evidence whatsoever of
volcanic rock to be found.
How glass could be accounted for
was debatsble. However, this glass
strewn about the desert was certainly
utilized by our prehistoric ancestors.
(Copyright. 1860
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

made a sixth of the population de-
pendent on Federal aid.
The New Dealers have added nearly
100000 men to the Federal bu-
reaucracy. This means not only mil
lions of dollars in salaries-at an av-
erage Of $500 year it would re-
quire $200,0o0,000 year to pay them
but also vast outlay for Offices,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23

relief. and the number Of unemployed
has been only little reduced.
People would not begrudge even
this large amount If they felt that it
solved the unemployment and relief
problems. 1t has been useful charity,
but it has brought no solution. In
stead. the spending of these billions
has created new problems. 1t has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
BY ANTHONY LANE.

Y yIENNA-Profound disappoint-
" ment is felt here at the fail
" ure of the recent Paris con-
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
GAS RATE MATTER UP AGAIN

The widely read piece Of news and one Of most favorable
comment locally Mayor Mercers annual re
port village council made Wednesday night OF last week
especially what he had regarding the local gas rate In
discussing increased price gas which effect he pointed
further in the future Quoting from his report
"On April % 1885, council Of McConnelsvlle adopted
gas ordinance increasing materially the price OF
natural gas the The ordinance provides
the end Of the such IN
crease years and be further increased at
that period. The rate then will be 81 tor the
first of and 55c 1000 cubic feet there
after" ;,
Mr. Mercer his report show that at the time the
the which supplies TINS
council that increased rate would be
ed by the Utilities commission due the fact that the
and that the suggested 80 hour work
would be passed by and that greater tax would De
;n,nosed uDon utilities called the fact that
the abolished the passing OF this ordnance
and that many employees the gas company working halt
labor being reduced right at the peak
of the business 80 hour week had not been
adopted utilities suffering new
would that Mayor MERGERS logic is sound and
timely.
Let us hope gas company will carefully consider the
by Mayor Mercer and voluntarily reduce their
Ohio company has done However, 1t does
understand that the and council are planning to pc
at battle cheaper For months the
village has been battling the rate proposition
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
WPA Workers Must Render
Adequate Service

WPA workers who refuse to rem
der adequate services for the wages
they receive will be discharged or
otherwise disciplined, according to
warning issued by DR.. Carl Wat
son, works progress administration
chief. sThese projects have been
provided in order to give work to
the eligible relief load" DR.. Wat
son said. 'There are very few in
stances where WPA workers feel
that they do not have to furnish a
fair DAYS work for the compensa-
ton they receive, but some of these
instances are Of such concern that [
feel it necessary to announce that
the state WPA will back the var
ious WPA district directors to the
limit in seeing to it that the gov
ernment receives the work to which
it is entitled. In the event county
or city authorities fail to cooperate
in this respect and there are a con-
siderable number Of persons on a
project who refuse to work, the
project will be closed
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13

Brokaw of this place. When about
30 years of age, she united with
the Church of Christ, the church
being at that time located on the
Hooppole road; later she held mem
bership with the Fairview Church
of Christ, and remained a consistent
member, always regular attendant
so long as her health would permit
In the home she was a kind and de-
voted wife and mother, and in the
community where she had lived
nearly her lifetime, she was an es-
teemed lady, always ready to lend a
helping hand. She had host of
friends, who were sorry to learn Of
her passing. Funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon, at the
Fairview church.
Scott Davis Funeral
The funeral of Scott Davis, held
at Mt. Olivet, Sunday afternoon,
was largely attended. The services
were conducted by Elder c. L. Wig
gins of Stockport, with interment
in the cemetery at that place. The
deceased was a lifelong resident Of
this place. He had wide circle of
friends and acquaintance, who
were sorry to learn OF his passing.
Those from distance to attend
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13

the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Davis of Salineville; Mrs. Otis
Hosom Of Chicago; c. D. Sheets of
Ellis Dam; Howard Sheets of Little
Hooking; w. G. Gatewood and wife,
D. C. Patterson and wife, AlonZo
Hanson and Theodore Tompkins of
McConnelsville.
Pearl Hambel received word of
the death of his brother-in-la law,
Baker Tucker of Chauncey
Mrs. A. E Watson returned home
Saturday from Columbus, where
she visited her father, John Thorpe,
and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Rollison who
have been i'll, are both improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Hosom of Chi
cago arrived here Sunday, being
called by the illness of his mother.
Mrs. Emeline Hosom.
Mrs. Nettie Rowland and son
William visited Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Miller, at Chesterhill.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13

Friday Governor Davey again exercised his authority ane
expenditures the public funds of SOOOOo
the had been approved by the general
semby In vetong appropriations he left the bills total n
had left in the original appropriations act lh
of Governor Davey might be expected has caused ter
rbe While those organization agree tnat appo
should be that the OF the govern
should be much less they want off some other or
particular which trey most interest
ed has long been that taxpayers cannot look m
relief either the heads departments and institutions or TO the
legislature The only hope with the executive department
George White when saved the state millions OF dol
through and did and 1T IS
Governor Davey effect additional savings
the millions dollars If Governor Davey does not do It,
papers throughout the state that have
since the he nominated for
bitterly attacked him, One OF
papers Times and the following taken
editorial which appeared Saturday. and which shows changed
attitude:
There may be endless argument about the reasons
methods of Governor Daveys action. It be that
he has been reasonable in instance. Possibly
great the chance for others has been
neglected But the important thing is that he try
ing get expenditures down toward reasonable
level. Once bring total appropriations down to the point
where they should be and it will be comparatively sim
pie when that level has been accepted to distribute
funds equably."
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
Stockport Route Two
Death of Emeline Hosom

Mrs. Emeline Hosom passed
peacefully away at her home here
Sunday morning, Feb. g., about
three o'clock, her death resulting
from an attack Of bronchial asthma.
She was a daughter of the late
John and Mahala Bozman Hindman,
and was born in Windsor township,
Morgan county, Ohio, May i, 1848,
being 81 years, nine months and
nine days of age. On Oct. IA, 1861,
she was united in marriage to Jas.
P. Hosom, Civil war veteran, who
survives. To this union were born
seven children, six surviving-Otis
of Chicago; Carl, near Malta; Fred
of McConnelsville; Claredon of
Hackney Arthur, near the home,
and Mrs. Olive Bell Hanna OF the
home, who has SO tenderly cared
for her aged mother. One son, FL
"a Denny Hosom, is deceased. She
is also survived by IL grandchil-
dren: ten great grandchildren; two
brothers, Edward Hindman of Gran
vile, and Lewis Hindman of this
place; two sisters, Mrs. Henry (Lou-
fse) Olney and Mrs. Vernon (Lucy)
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
THOSE GOVERNMENT ENVELOPES

heard much of late about the government inter
and individual rights and the supreme court
has recentv ruled things along that line
wondered what about the government that
in the of envelopes which
postofice the stamped envelopes
selling price little bit than the stamps alone cost
This not competition the trade but
One of the things that gals this OF
ranked envelope that then govern
sort or government
gratis aways for the good of the cause when to nd
vidual would strictly under paid advertising
for many been the envelope print
about the only business where the gov
competition with enterprise r1nters
special favors the government but we
wonder how far government would # it attempted make
and sell shoes clothing etcand why the distinction
between these commodity like envelopes wrong
the direct competition with
vae business which pays the government
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
The Community Newspaper

I do not know what definition
there is for community newspa-
per. 1t seems that no two agree
about it. Proctor Knott of Ken
tucky made one speech in congress
and died in trying to live up TO 1t.
It was about Duluth the Zenith CITY
of the Unsalted Sea. And among
other brilliant things he said was
that Duluth was the center OF
series of concentric circles each
hundred miles apart and so near the
center of the universe that the SKY
came down at equal distances all
around it.
If | may apply that definition ev-
cry newspaper in the United States
is a community newspaper. There.
is a slight difference between a COM
munity newspaper and metropoll~
tan newspaper, and / shall give my
own construction. A metropolitan
newspaper is Sold-the community
newspaper is subscribed to. 1t IS
the difference between the street
news stand and the front doorstep.
The metropolis, with its com
mutors, it's railroad stations massed
with hurrying humans, its long
rides on cars, surface, subways and
busses. furnishes bulk readers for
it's papers The community news
paper reaches it's readers by way OF
the postoffice, the rural carrier, the
newspapers own carrier boys, and
few. very few are sold on the streets
or from news stands. 1t is the dif-
ference between static and clear re-
ception. That it seems to me de-
clares the difference, sets the metes
and bounds between what we are
pleased to term the metropolitan
newspaper and the community
newspaper One is casual, although
it may become habit, the other is
an integral part of the family cir
Gle and welcome guest. The diff
ference in metropolitan newspapers
is that some are distributed to the
kitchen, others at the front door.
The community newspaper is equal
ly welcome in kitchen and at the
front door--National Printer Jsur-
nalist.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13

branded packages, according to H.
N. Wilson of the cooperative mar
keting division of the Ohio farm
bureau.
Branded potatoes, produced and
marketed by members of the farm
bureau cooperative potato market
ing project during the past several
months, have created much
greater demand than the farmers
have been able to supply, said Viii
son, and have brought prices as
high and higher than those paid for
Maine U. S. No. 1 potatoes, which
have an enviable reputation for
quality.
.'Ohio produces potatoes equal in
cooking qualities and appearance to
the finest from other states" said
Wilson, land inasmuch as Ohio
growers normally produce only
slightly more than half the potatoes
consumed in this state, there should
be no question of a continued de-
mand as long as quality is maintain
ed
Large buyers in Cleveland and
Pittsburgh have been steadily sup
piled with potatoes sold under a.
brand name by members of the
| farm bureaus cooperative market
ing project, but much greater vol
ume could have been sold in other
cities if storage facilities had ca
abled us to produce more. Adequate
storage room is essential if Ohio CO.
operative producers are to meet the
demand they have built up for their
potatoes.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
Newton Ridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Luther McKibben
and son Russell spent Sunday at
Bert McKibben's, and attended the
funeral of Scott Davis.
Bernice Newsom spent the week
end with her mother.
Fred Teeters who has been in
poor health, is better.
Laura Mae Newsom spent over
the week end with her friend, Thel-
ma Dewitt Of Stockport.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray McKibben and
daughter spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Ransom Lane Of Dale.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Revenaugh
and daughter of Blue Rock, spent
over the week end with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bishop.
Russell McKibben spent Monday
night with his sister, Ina Orwig,
of GAINESVILLE
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-02-13
Program For Bristol Grange

Bristol grange, No. so, will meet
Friday evening, Feb. Fl, at 1880.
The following program will be CIV
en-: Song, by grange; roll call,
name the first school that you at
tended, your first teacher, and
something that happened during
the year. The rest of the evening
will be taken up with games. Any
one having rook or finch cards or
checkers, please bring them. Ev-
ervbody come and enjoy the even
ing.-Wayne Macklem, Lecturer.