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Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
j. Paul TOlbert Dies
After IL Days Illness

John Paul Tolbert, 65, well
known resident Of Malta, and one
OF the county's very best citizens
was claimed by death at his home
in Malta, Sunday morning at $40
O'Clock. Death followed a IL days
illness with angina pectoris, after
having been stricken while about
his regular daily work. He was a
son of the late Emanuel and Mar
garet woodward Tolbert, and was
born in Penn township He receiv-
ed a good education and when
young man he began the teachins
profession, which he successfully
followed in this county for ABOUT
fifteen years. Approximately twenty
years he had been employed as clerk
in the Malta Hardware, where ne
was always pleasant, efficient, ana
accommodating. He had wide ac-
quaintance, and his passing Will be
keenly felt. He was an active mem
ber of the Malta Methodist Episco-
pal church and at one time was
teacher of the boys Sunday school
class. He was also member OF
the Modern Woodmen lodge, and
past CONSUL of the local camp. he
had been a member of the board CT
public affairs of Malta village. and
was clerk Of the Malta village
school board at the time the Malta
and McConnelsvillc schools were
consolidated.
March 21, 1903, the deceased was
married to Miss Clara Bingham,
daughter of the late Jonas Bing-
ham and wife. She survives, also
one son, Elbert Tolbert of Column
bus; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude
Wright, of Malta, and Mrs. Alice
Ellis, near Hopewell, west side;
three brothers, Isaac Tolbert OF
Colwich, Kan; Clarence Tolbert OF
Meigs, and Tell T. Tolbert OF Co.
lumbus. Two sisters are deceased
Mrs. Blanche Miller, and Clara Iol-
bert, who died when young.
Funeral services were held Tues-
dav afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the
Malta ME-. church, with Rev. Wachs
officiating. Mrs. H. B. Sharp and
Mrs. Harry Harris sang some
fine Well Understand" and Mrs.
Harris sang as a solo, ''An Evening
Prayer" Miss Elizabeth Terry was
accompanist. The pail bearers were
Paul Bankes, Leonard Tavenner,
Merrick Snearly, Isaac, Tell, anu
Clarence Tolbert. Interment was
in Malta cemetery.
Among those from away at the
funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Ebert
Tolbert, Tell T. Tolbert and Myron
Tolbert, Columbus; Isaac TolDert'
Colwich, Kan; Mr. and Mrs. Brancn
woodward, Ava Graham, Atm
ems, and e. L. Bingham, Waterloo
Ia. |
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
WIUTE.gIOUSE-TsVfI
SANDWICH SHOP S0ID

Il. D. Whitehouse and Fred Tav-
enner have scld their sandwich shop
near the public square, next to DR..
Pes office to Howard Rothrock
and son-in-law, Frank ARean. They
will take over the business Just as
soon as they receive their licenses
and permits Mr.. Tavenner, who
still retains his interest in ''The
Old Barn. plans to spend most of
the time this summer. assisting on
the McGovern farm, east Of town.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
III. c. WHITE AND WIFE LEAVE
TOMORROW ON FINE TRIP

Mr.. and Mrs. H. c.. White plan to
leave tomorrow for a Is day trip by
train through parts of Canada, to
San Francisco, and Los Angeles,
Calf. They will leave Chicago Sat-
urday, together with party of 40.
employees of the ]. B. Simpson Tail
oring company, who sponsor the
trip. Mr.. White is the local repre-
sentative Of the company. Several
days will be spent at Bauff in Brit
ish Columbia; will visit Alberta and
Vancouver, and attend the Golden
Gate exposition at San Francisco
going to Los Angeles by steamer.
They will return the southern route
from California with several sight
seeing stops along the way.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
MISS WORSTELL IN PAGEANT

Miss Mary Frank Worstell, daugh-
ter of Mrs. s. D. Taylor, of Beverly,
represents "Miss Illinois in the
pageant "Stars for the Flag" which
is being presented in Marietta as
part of the Northwest Territory cell
ebration. Miss Worstell took fourth
place in the contest to select 'Miss
Liberty" which was open to girls
of washington county.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
r.. w. PITTINGER ADDRESSES
LOCAL ROTARIANS

The weekly meeting of the Malta
McConnelsville Rotary club was
held Friday evening at the Ken
nebec hotel, with 81 members pres
ent. The speaker was =. w. Pit
finger, who spoke on 'FThe Social
Security act, what it is and what 1t
does" His address was an inter-
esting one He dwelt particularly
on common misunderstanding Of the
social security act.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
80th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED

Wednesday evening Mrs. Nancy
McGonagle, mother of Atty Geo. o.
McGonagle. celebrated her seth
birthday at the home of her son-in-
law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Garner Dickinson, Of route rs.
Guests included members of her i'm
mediate family, and other relatives
and friends. Mrs. McGonagle, who
Is the widow Of John McGonagle,
Civil war soldier, is enjoying fairly
good health.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
FORMER EDITOR OF DEMOCRAT
WILL SOON BE 81
279. Richton avenue,
Highland Park. Mich.


Dear Editor:-I think my copy
Of Democrat is paid up to last of
August, but whenever 1t is, this
check will pay into 1929. Change
the address to the above, as / ex-
pect to be here until middle Of Aug
ust, then I expect to go with my son,
Ivan and family, to Washington, D..
c., for few months. Ivan, wife
and daughter, Doris, are planning
to spend the first half of August in
Michigan, where we plan to have
our first family reunion for several
years. Letha teaches in Detroit;
Urban and family live in Kalama-
zoo, and Edwin and wife will come
up from their home in st. Paris,
Ohio. July %, will be my S1st
birthday but I am about as active
as 80 years ago. My sister, Sarah
Ralph and I are all of my fathers
family living. She is almost 88.
P. S.: Highland Park is city in
center of Detroit, entirely surround
ed by Detroit, but separate city.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
GRANTED FELLOWSHIP ar
MAYO FOUNDATION

DR.. John r. Hill son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. S. l.. Hill of Reinersyille, has
just received notice that he has
been granted fellowship in proc
tolosy at the Mayo foundation in
Rochester Minnesota, beginning
January 1, 1889. DR.. Hill has just
completed a year as assistant resi-
dent surgeon at Starling-Loving
university hospital in Columbus. DR..
end Mrs Hill returned to Columbus
Wednesday. after a ten day visit
with his parents.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
% VIOLENT DEATHS IN COUNTY

According to the report Of DR.. Ed
gar Northrup, coroner Of Morgan
county, there were 23 violent deaths
last year in Morgan county. His re-
port shows that there were seven
drownings and the same number OF
suicides; three homicides, and four
deaths from accidental causes, and
two cases he investigated were from
natural causes. The report covers
the year from July 1897, to July
/, 1898.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
MALLETT'S ON VACATION

G. w. Mallett, county superin
tendent of school. his wife and their
son Dean, left Monday on a two
weeks motor trip They will visit
in New York City, and also expect
to spend several days in the Adiron-
dack mountains, and other places of
interest
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
L.. III. SEARS VERY ILL

Mr.. l.. H. Sears, well known drug
gist, Of this place, is very i'll at his
home in Columbus, where he was
stricken with an embolism II the
heart, last Thursday. He had gone
to Columbus to spend few days
with his family, when taken i'll.
He was taken to hospital, but in
about a day removed to his home,
and for several days showed inn
provement. Wednesday evening he
suffered another severe attack, and
is now very III.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
SOFT BALL GAMES

The local Eagles soft ball team
will play here this evening at $3.50.
At the time of going to press the
name of opposing team had not
been announced. Friday evening at
6 o'clock, the locals play the Sham
rocks Of GAINESVILLE, on the common
Last Friday the local Eagles de-
feated Beverly 40.
After winning four consecutive
games, the Millers were defeated
Tuesday night at Beverly, 1872.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
Echo Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Ferber of
GAINESVILLE spent the week end with
Mrs. Ferber's uncle, Ed Spencer OF
Echo Hill,
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Demster en-
tertained recently in honor of Mr..
and Mrs. Clyde Swift, at the homo
of the formers mother, Mrs. e. H.
Spencer, OF Echo Hill.
Mr., and Mrs. r. n. Spencer en-
tertained with an ice cream party
for Wallace Bragg, who left for
Kentucky, Sunday, after A visit
with relatives. '
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
LEAVING ON TRIP TO MICHIGAN

Mr. and Mrs. Dana Walker and
son Keith plan to leave today on q
according to present plans, to Chip
pewa Lake, Mich. They will reside
in their trailer and expect to be
away a week or 10 days. Mr.. Walk
er is employed with the Ohio Fuel
Gas company.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
REV. AND MRS. GROVE
AT REUNION

Rev. and Mrs. A. N. Grove have
just returned from nine days visit
with their children, and other rela-
tives. The annual reunion was
held on July Fourth, at "Restwood,"
DR.. E. P. Groves summer home
Dr. and Mrs E. E. McPeck of Cleve-
land, the latter a sister of Mr..
Grove, are moving to Sebring, Fla
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
DOROTHY DUNCAN SUCCEEDS
MAXINE ROBERTSON

Miss Maxine Robertson, who has
had charge of the home service de-
partment of the Ohio Fuel Gas COM
pany in this territory, has been
transferred to Toledo Miss Dor
othy Duncan of Athens, who sue
ceeds Miss Robertson, was caller
here Tuesday
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
MUSIC TEACHER EMPLOYED FOR
DEAVERTOWN-RO FARM

Cecil Shirk of Huntingdon, Pa.
has been employed as supervisor of
music in the Deavertown-Rcse Farm
schools. He is a graduate Of Penn
sylvania state university, and has
had II years teaching experience.
He is married, but they have no
children
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
WE SEE A FISH

Having spent most of life on
Meigs creek, where we fished in
our boyhood--caught come which
we felt proud to carry In to add
to the family larder-but not
until Saturday evening did we
see real fish. w. s. Morgan
and Walter Dollison of Martins
Ferry, who are spending the
summer at camp on the Hum
phrey place, up the river, caught
40 pound mud-cat, Saturday,
on trot line. It was AL inch
es long, % " around. The head
weighed 7h pounds.-Meigs
Correspondence.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
SENATOR BULKLEY HERE

Friday evening, United States
Senator Robert j. Bulkley, Of Cleve-
land, made brief stop here, while
on his way from Marietta to Ian
caster. 1t was late in the evening
and the senator expressed regrets
that he could not stay longer and
meet more Of his friends. Senator
Bulkley is recognized as one of the
big men Of the senate.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
LEAVE FOR WARM SPRINGS, GA.

Mr.. and Mrs. F. G.. Barkhurst and
Mrs. Barkhurst's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Carter, left this morning
for Warm Springs, Ca, to spend
several days with the formers
daughter, Miss Dorothy Barkhurst,
who is taking treatment there for
infantile paralysis. Miss Barkhurst
is improving in health-can swim
very we'll and enjoys the water. She
is also walking in the ramps placed
for use of the patients. The party
will probably return next Wednes-
day.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
TO. ATTEND DIR. SCHOLL'S
TRAINING SCHOOL

Mr.. Ralph D. Dye and Walter
Mayes of A. A. Coulson & company.
leave Sunday, July IT, for Colum-
bus, to attend DR.. Scholl's training
school of master shoe fitting. Mr..
Ralph Dye, to take advance train
ing in foot appliance and shoe fit
ting, and Walter Mayes to take
training in master shoe fitting.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
CARRIE, SMITH UNDERGOES
SECOND OPERATION

Miss Carrie Smith, r. ~, who had
a growth removed several weeks
ago from her breast, had another
operation on her breast Monday at
Bethesda hospital. She is doing
well, and is expected home soon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

Alorzo Hanson & Son sold their
crop Of potatoes. about 500 bushels
of No. l Cobblers. to Digby &c COM
pany, brokers, Wheeling. w. Va.
The potatoes were raised on less
than three acres of ground.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
Deaths Toll

"VVVvvVVvVVv
July z to 4, 1888
John Paul Tolbert, Malta.
Basil Wells, Meigsyille TIP.
Mrs. Chas. Harris, East Bloom.
N. G. Street, Sayre.
Chas. Morris, Young Hickory.
Peter Lengeyel, Chapel Hill.
Mrs. Ruth Hotchkiss, GAINESVILLE.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
MRS. MARK GRUBB VERY III

Mrs. Mark Grubb OF Malta has
been very i'll for about two weeks
with an intestinal trouble. While
some better, her condition is not
good, and she may enter hospital
within day or two for obserya-
tiou.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
AT CCC CAMP

Manford J. Caplinrer. Center
township. William E. Dearnbarger
and Martin B. Rhorbaugh. Reiners-
vile, and Noah O. McMillen. near
sayre, left last week to enter CCC
camp.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

The Booster Sunday school class
of the M. P. church was pleasantly
entertained at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Davis Tuesday evening.
A business session was conducted
Contests and riddles were enjoyed
during the social hour Lovely re-
freshments were served
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

Miss Jessie Mckinney, private
secretary to Congressman Robert T.
Secrest, has been ill for week
with neuritis. She is at the home
of her mother. Mrs. George McEl-
hiney of this place.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
JOHN GRANDSTAFF
ABOUT THE SAME

John Grandstaff Of Bristol town.
ship, remains about the same, and
his condition is very critical. He
has been unable to take nourish-
ment for about 10 days.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
FOUR DAYS AROUND 80

Very warm weather has prevail
ed the past week, with the temper
Gture 90 or above on four days.
Total rainfall for the week, .25
inch. The daily high and low tenn
peratures as furnished us by Floyd
Davis Weather observer were.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
BOY BREAKS ARM

George Sidwell, jr., aged about
ten years, Of GAINESVILLE, fell Tues
day from an automobile, fracturing
his arm, while visiting his grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. C. Master
son, Deerfield township.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
FAIR PREMIUM LIST READY

The Morgan county fair premium
lists are ready for distribution.
Those wanting same, please write,
or telephone the secretary, w. w.
Barkhurst, McConnelsville route
one. Telephone 53-TH. ve.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
MRS. r.. X. LONGLEY
HAS OPERATION

Mrs. Kenneth Longley was oper-
ated upon Wednesday at Bethesda
hospital for the removal Of her
breast She stood the operation
well.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
j. r.. ALDERMAN BETTER

Word from J. r. Alderman OF
Pelham, N. Y, who suffered a col
lapsed lung several weeks ago, is
that the lung has healed and is fill
ed UP with air. He is feeling fine,
but is not yet at work.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

Mrs. Lewis Allen of Elgin, ILL.,,
is the guest of her daughter, Mrs
Francis Kraps, and family, of this
place. Mr.. Allen accompanied his
wife here, remaining over the week
end.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14
ANOTHER BIG ONE

While fishing Monday near Braggs
station, Wesley Henery landed 40
pound mud~cat. 1t was caught on a
trot line.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

A miscellaneous shower was held
last evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Wilson. of Malta. in
honor Of their daughter-in~law, Mrs.
Robert Wilson, a recent bride.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1938-07-14

This mornings Times Recorder
states that Mrs. Martha Rollins of
McConnelsville was admitted to Be
thesda hospital, Wednesday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
SHERIFF WITHHOLDS
RESULTS OF QUIZ

ASHEVILLE, Jan. Bum
combe county officers spent sew
eral hours yesterday and today
questioning North Cardinals two
desperadoes, Bill Payne and Wash
Turner, but Sheriff Laurense E.
Brown last night declined to di-
vulge the results of the interview
with the prisoners.
Payne and Turner were brought
here from Charlotte late. Wednes-
day night and placed in the Bun
combe county jail to await trial
on murder charges growing out Of
the Staying last August Of State
Highway Patrolman George Penn.
Penn was shot down in the Fair.
view section last August %, after
he had chased an automobile from
a highway weighing station near
the Municipal golf course, into
dead-end dirt road approximately
five miles from Fairview.
The sheriff said last night the
two desperadoes went through the
usual routine of prisoners enter
ing the Jail here. They were fin
gerprinted, photographed, given a
bath and clean clothes. then re-
turned to their cells.
They told officers neither Of
them had yet engaged counsel, but
declined an offer Of Sheriff Brown
to have the court appoint defense
attorneys to represent them.
When Payne was asked If he
was the gunman who kidnapped a
young couple at the Recreation
park shortly after Penn was killed.
Brown said he replied: "Pd rather
not talk about that"
Miss Lola LeVerne Hedges, l6,
visitor from Fort Smith, Ark,
and Sam Wolfe, 10, of Swanra-
noa, were forced to drive man,
whom they later identified as
Payne, from the Recreation park
to Townsville. They were hand
ed 20 one-dollar bills and advised
their automobile would be return
ed to them if they did not notify
officers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
SAY JAPS TO SEND
TROOP SHIPS TO ITALY

LONDON, Jan. 7. (UP)-Doc-
gmentary allegations that Pre-
mier BenitO Mussolini of Italy is
arranging for large-scale move
nents of Fascist troops and war
materials, supposedly to the Span
isl lnyurgent battlefronts, were
understood today to have been
presented to the British govern
ment.
The allegations, in detailed
form and describing the purport-
ed movements of heavy, naval
type siege guns by the Italians,
were reliably reported to have
been made by a foreign power.
Regular Italian shipping lines
have been ordered, according to
the information, to hold at dis
poSaI of the Italian authorities
$1,000 tons of shipping for trans
Poy;ation of the troops and war
equipment.
At the same time, it was charg-
ed, Is transport ships which were
due TO have been delivered to
Soviet Russia from Japanese ship
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
REFUNDINC
PLAN SET IN
MOTION HERE
City Council Takes Action
by Resolution Passed
Thursday Night

The city council at its meeting
last night passed a resolution to
set in motion the provisions of
the refunding plan for the city.
The bondholders committee,
empowered by the plan to de-
clare it operative, have already
done so and SOL percent of the
bonds and other obligations of
the city have been deposited with
the committee.
Under the ordinance passed by
the city council on December 9,
the city has certain obligations
to fulfill and the city in it's reso-
luton last night requested The To-
cal government commission to ap-
prove the plan.
The plan provides that the re-
funding bonds, in the discretion
Of the board of commissioners,
may be validated by suit institut-
ed in the superior court of Hem
derson county, and after appro-
val by the local government COM
mission and valuation, the re-
funding bonds are to be deliver
ed in exchange for the outstand-
ing obligations Of the city, these
obligations to be cancelled.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
BIG SHUTTLE
INVOLVING US.
ENJOYS BEGUN
Kennedy Is Nominated for
London Post; Three
Others Designated

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. UP)
President Roosevelt today nomi-
mated Joseph P. Kennedy to be
ambassador to Great Britain. He
also nominated Hugh r. Wilson,
assistant secretary of state, to be
ambassador to Germany, and Nor
man Armour, present minister to
Canada, to be ambassador to
Chile.
He also transferred Joseph E.
Davies, ambassador to Soviet Rus
STA, to be ambassador to Belgium.
There have been rumors Of the
projected changes for many weeks
but the White House and state de-
partment have refused comment,
apparently until all assignments
have been made.
Officials who are usually we'll
informed had said the shifts were
set and that the announcement
would be forthcoming shortly.
The Chilean foreign office at
Santiago already had announced
that it approves Armour's appoint
ment. In connection with the rep
rcsentation to Canada it had been
reproted the American legation at
Ottawa might be raised to the
status of an embassy so as to be
more acceptable.
Davies is now in the United
States on leave.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
IA KNOWN DEAD
IN LAP AIR RAID

HANKOW. China, Jan. L
CUP)-Rescue squads dug today
among burning debris for the
bodies Of men. women and chill
dren after new japanese air raids
on China's provisional capital.
Forty Japanese planes flying
in perfect formation deSpite a
tattoo of anti-ailcca'. ire, yes
,erday wrecked Haraow $ military
airport, destroyed & hospital and
took a known to.. Of II dead and
q wounded.
Nos. of the casualties were wo-
men and children. Rescue parties,
working in the glare of the flames
Of bombed homes and shops, fear
ed that the death toll would
mount.
Many persons in this crowded
emporium of Central China, near
" 500 miles inland along the
Yangtse, feared that the air raids
were TO become a daily terror
70 avenge destruction wrought by
the reOrganized Chinese air
forces.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-07
Belgian Premier In London To Confer
For World Economic Adjustments

forum when he visited Rome TWO
weeks ago, arrived in London al
ter a. channel crossing from Os-
tend and went Immediately to the
BELGIAN embassy. Chamberlain will
soc the Belgian diplomat at No. 10
Downing street tomorrow.
Inclusion of the proposal for a
General arms limitation pact in
bic nIan was believed to have been
decided upon by Van iceland to
overcome the opposition of certain
sections of British public opinion
which is determinedly opposed to
granting financial help to Europe's
dictators without receiving politi-
cal guarantees.
If an international gold reserve
fund is established, the British in
sist, there must be strong pledges
from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and
Premier Benito Mussolini that the
funds will not be poured into
heavier ornaments for Germany
and Italy.