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The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24
Mt. Zion Baptist
Church Cleaned

House Doctor" Thomas H.
Jones is doing the cleanup job
on the Mount Zion Baptist church.
A member of the church and choir,
Mr.. Jones is generously doing a
guaranteed first class job for a
hundred dollars less than it would
have cost.
The church services are being
held in the basement during the
repairing of the main auditorium.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24
Judge Douglas Endorses
Pardons for Ex-Officers
Pr. Atty Asks Freedom !;
Governor Silent

Thursday, Mar. % = An unqua-
lifted opinion that former city Pa
trolmen F. H. Paschal and w. F.
Stevenson are not guilty of the
manslaughter charge upon which
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24
Victoria B. C. Resident
Passes Away March 8

VICTORIA, B. c., March 81 -
George e. A. Carter of Victoria,
B. c., passed away at the Jubilee
hospital March 8, 1889. Mr.. Car
ter leaves to mourn his death a
sister, Mrs. Mabel SPOTS, and a
brother, Roy S. Carter. Funeral
services were held Saturday at
McCalPs Funeral parlors.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24
Ask Pennsylvania Governor Not
To Allow Extradition to Ala. Man

reason to refuse to permit extra
dition of Hartie Lee Waters.
Alabama seeks to have Waters
brought back to its jurisdiction in
order to prosecute him on charge
Of striking a white man. The pro-
test to the Governor of Pennsyl-
vania was sent by the N.A.A.C.P.
March 10.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24

NEW YORK, Mar. 24-The foul
lynching record of the State of
Alabama, and the impairment of
public confidence in it's courts, be-
cause of the notorious" injustice
of the Scottsboro case were urged
upon Pennsylvania's Governor Ar
thur H. James, today as ample
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24

they were con-
victed last May
was given yes
terday by Supe-
rior Judge NAL
colin Douglas in
a letter to the
state p a no l e
board.
Paschal, Ste
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1939-03-24

NEW YORK (CNA) -Represen-
tatives of Virgin Island organiza-
ton in this city met this week to
initiate a campaign for the APP
pointment of another Negro Fede-
raj Judge for the Virgin Islands,
to succeed William H. HASTE who
has resigned the post to become
Dean of Howard University.
Ashley L. Totten, labor leader,
who was elected chairman of the
Publicity Committee, announced
that Virgin Islanders in this coun-
try were determined to prosecute
a vigorous program of action to
keep the Federal post in the hands
of the race and will back the
young and brilliant District At
torney in the Islands. James A.
Bough. for the post.
CHICAGO (CNA) Urgent
health needs on Chicago's longest
ed South Side We're discussed at a
health conference this week end at
the Metropolitan Community cha
pei, 4100 South Parkway.
Particular emphasis was placed
on conditions in the crowded Me-
gro section, where some 100000
Negroes live. More than fifty
community OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
medical, pharmaceutical, nursing,
social, civic and labor-sponsored
the gathering.
NEW YORK (CNA)-Unable to
grasp the rudimentary fact that
Negro voters turned to the New
Deal because they were tired of
fake Republican promises and ia
vored the progressive social pro-
gram of the New Deal, the Repub-
lican "brain trust" this week ap-
pointed DIR. Ralph Bunch, Negro
educator, to explore the reasons
for the Negro exodus from the
G. o. P.
KINGSTON, jamaica, B. w. l.,
(CNA--Mrs. Mary Morris-Knibb,
Negro school teacher and social
worker, made political history this
week when she was elected as the
first woman Council of Jamaica.
She was the first woman to stand
for election to any Jamaica NUM-
cipal board.
DAMASCUS (CNA) = The re-
signation of the Syrian Govern
ment this week was accompanied
by general strike in protest ag-
ainst the French Governments de-
lay in granting independence to
Syria.
Syria, which has been a French
protectorate since the World War,
was promised eventual indepen-
dence under the Franco-Syrian
treaty of 1896.
The French claim that the
French Italian tension has caused
the delay in ratification of the
treaty.
NEW YORK (C) = Little Miss
Renee Davis, Az, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Dennis,
1888 Manhattan Ave-, has been en-
rolled in The Little Red School
hause, 1876 Blocker St., in Green
witch Village, special and advanc-
ed idea in education of which Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, is a member of the
Cooperative Committee of the
school, along with Mrs. Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., wife Of the Sec
rotary of the u. s. Treasury, and
other prominent women.
y
WINSTON-SALEM, N. CDR.
C. McConney, native of Barbados,
B. w. l., has created for himself
quite an enviable record as a Chi
ropractor in the state of North
Carolina. This well-known and re-
spected gentleman has for many
years, as a result of the sterling
service which he has rendered to
his patients, endeared himself to
the entire community in which he
lives and labors.
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Tune IN every Thursday,
$3.50 p. M, KEEN, 1870 K.C.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-03

Pensions Cor members Of parlia-
ment are favored In South Africa.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-03
BALDWIN AGAINST
F.D.R. SUGGESTION

Trenton, N. J., Oct. Sup
Governor Raymond 4. Baldwin of
Connecticut today struck out at "the
suggestion Of government by de-
cree" as contained in President
Roosevelt's PRONUNCIATION Of a ''limit-
ed emergency" In the current war
situation.
In a prepared address before the
Republican state convention, Con-
necticuts first-term Republican gov
ernof asserted:
The people Of this country :.
want no government by decree-even
such DEGREES as might be promul-
gated In q limited emergency We,
as Republicans. as American citizens,
have a right to look into this thing.
We have right to criticize.
we have a right to enquire, have
the American people been fully in
formeds To what, II anything, have
we been, or are we being, committed?
Unless we take care, we are liable
to see party set against party--not
IN the legitimate give.and-take OF
friendly government, not In the open
debate and free expressions of opin-
Ion that are the birth rights OF the
American people, but In dispute
upon the question of whether or not
ALL"
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1t exempts territorial waters of
Canada and of European possessions.
The declaration, approved by
cheering delegates in a private plen-
airy session last night, provides for
individual patrols, according to the
abilities of each country. 1t also
permits bilateral and multilateral
agreements for cooperative patrols.
The declarations adoption only a
few hours after the sinking of the
British freighter Clement off the
Brazilian coast was viewed by many
delegates as the new worlds answer
to such belligerent acts.
WelleS said the Clements sinking
by a German raider, could not have
been more timely IN demonstrating
the need for safety zone.
The delegates also approved res
olutions asking that the European
war be waged humanely, protesting
belligerents' contraband lists, defin-
ing their neutrality and regulating
their behavior, regulating belligerent
ships entrance to American ports,
and forbidding belligerent air flights
over American territory.
Each Re. ublic may decide for it.
self whether to permit submarines
to enter its territorial waters.
A special commission on inter-
American neutrality was set up to
deal with any developments that
threaten American sovereignty.
Warning Powers Notified
A wide-scope, long-range econm-
ic program was adopted to cushion
the effects of the war and develop
inter- American commerce.
Mexico'S declaration providing for
consultation in the event a portion
Of the new world, belonging to a
non-American nation, changes its
sovereignty, also was sent to the bel
lgerent nations.
The warning powers also were no
titled that the American govern
ments will take measures to main
tain their Democratic ideals against
the danger OF foreign subversive
ideologies."
Welles and Chile's minister of Ag-
riculture, Arturo Bianchi, comment
ing on their governments decision
to negotiate a trade treaty, said In q
joint statement:
This seems to be a very practical
indication of the kind Of arrange
ment we are all hopeful to achieve
1t is very gratifying to make this
announcement (of negotiations) at
this time. 1t Is an effective demon
stration of cordially and continent
tai solidarity"
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not include Russian man power. be-
cause I am convinced that Russian
troops are most unlikely ever to
reach the western front. That is
inhibited by transportation difficult
ties, shortages Of materials, internal
weakness, lack of any national
purpose for the Russians, together
with the risks to the Germans of
such q guest. Those who think Rus
sla might effectively invade india
know little of that reality"
"Conceding these facts, Mr.. Hooy.
er. what about Germany's supposed
In the air as an offset
to the allied advantage on sea and
land?" he was asked.
Nobody knows whether It Is SUI
perior or not" he replied. mo
doubt the most indeterminate phase
OF this war % far u the effect Of
the improved aircraft--the air front.
4 we assume the superiority OF
Germany. which Is not certain, even
supported by other air fleets, yet
again In the defense there Is the
offset TO superior numbers by the
improved anti-aircraft guns and
other grounds projections
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ker, Republican, won q convincing
victory in Watertown as the head
Of the Republican ticket.
Trumbull Surprises
A major surprise was In Trumbull,
where the Democrats captured the
post Of first selectman. Wolcott
again gave a large Republican mar.
gin, as did Woodbury. and Seymour
Democrats held that their victor
les in the larger communities augur-
ed well for the success of the party
in the state election next year.
Republican towns which went
Democratic are:
Bristol, Canton, Enfield, Glaston-
bury, South Windsor, Windsor
Locks. Lisbon, Killingly, Plainfield,
Thompson, Morris, New Hartford,
and North Canaan.
Democratic towns which went Re-
poblican are:
East Hartford, Marlborough, Ash
ford, Brooklyn, Kent, Ellington,
Somers and Union.
Sprague, now Republican, was in
doubt. One selectman Of each party
was elected, and others were tied.
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CONTINUED frtin Page ~
customary voting place trouble was
reported.
AS reported elsewhere, Senator
George T. Culhane, Democrat, and
Alderman George L. Kingston, Re-
publican, entered a protest against
the refusal of moderators to allow
some persons to vote.
Should the tally Of votes after 6
o'clock tonight show majority Of
"Yes," votes, then Waterbury will
henceforth be governed by o city
manager charter, and on Nov. IA the
voters will elect, by the p. r. meth
Cd, seven councilmen and seven
members Of the board of education.
Should the majority of votes be
mo-" then on Nov. II, the voters
will choose mayor, controller, city
clerk and other city officials as In
the past.
Extra policemen were ON duty at
each Of the 80 voting districts, but
no disturbances were reported. Quiet
seemed to prevail everywhere.
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ance Of the American people NOV
ing ON facts and not on emotion, I
asked Mr.. Hoover to amplify this
statement. He said:
Russia's Navy Negligible
ION the sea the British and French
have naval strength Of about 2,500,-
600 tons against Germany's about
100000 tons. Russia, even If she
comes in, which is improbable, has
negligible navy. Italy has about
100000 tons. German shipping Is al
ready driven off the seven seas In
30 days. Italy would have the same
fate If she joined in, which at the
present times appears also improb-
able. I am confident that our naval
experts will confirm that this DOM
nance Of sea power may be dam
aged, but cannot be destroyed by air.
craft. The submarine may be trou-
blesome, but there has been great
progress in methods of detecting
submarines since the last war, and
this type Of warfare Is less danger
Gus than formerly. Even In the last
war it had no major effect upon
naval command Of the seas.
The losses Of merchant shipping
in the first month are much less
than In the first month after the
intensive submarine attack began in
the last war. The allies may have
lost perhaps 100000 tons of mer-
chant ships. They have 10000, 900
tons left, and can hire more. They
cannot be starved out Of either food
or materials by any combination of
European powers. The enemy
whether 1t be Germany, or even Italy
or even Russia, must cross the seas
to invade with troops, either England
or the British or French possessions
In Africa, India, Australia, or the
western hemisphere. Allied sea pow
er will stop that.
ON the military front the sole
point of attack Is on Continental
France. France is protected by yerv
much more powerful fortificat ions
and armies than In 1914. am cone
fident our military experts win con.
firm that it takes two or three
times as many men on the part Of
attack to overcome the man power
behind modern Notifications such as
those which surround France. The
French army is the best in the
world.
Allies Better Qualified
Germany has q populat ton of
about 100000 Germans from
which to draw man power. The
allied empires have about $780,
900 white population and 3O,OO0,-
900 more OF fighting races whicf,
they can draw from to protect
France. And their possessions con-
tain another $4,000. 900 people that
can aid in food, raw material and
munitions production. The Allies
can put more men on the front and
support them better than the Ger
mans.
I'm view of events, Russia and
Italy must also be considered In
this army picture. While the entry ]
Of Italy with . population Of a. ,
100000 is highly improbably, even |,
In such event the Allied man power |
on deefnse Is still superior. I do
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-03
German Towns Held
By French Are Bombed
Many Prisoners Taken in Fighting in SaarIOus Sec
tor; Mines Exploded in Pathways, Roads; French
Infantry Operates in Violent RainstOrm

| the French until dragons combed
the area on horseback, exploding
mines planted in pathways and
roads.
The French discovered that they
could avoid mines by following black
cinder paths which the Germans
had laid out for their own safety.
The paths which do not have black
cinders are Quilted with mines which
look like diversified jam pots and
which have decorators attached to
trees by invisible wires so that men
on horseback tripped over them and
set off the blast.
The battling in the Berus sector
is really an effort to drive wedge
into the Saarlouis sector and the
adjoining industrial towns Of Dillin-
gen and Voelklingen.
French infantry in the last 48
hours has operated in violent rain
storm which frustrated airplane sup
port for the land troops. They cap
tured Uberherrn and Bisten but the
Germans still held Spitz, at the
crest protecting Berus.
All morning French batteries in
the woods behind us fired at the
crest where the Germans were en-
trenched.
Nazi Flag on Tower
A furry of dust came from a stone
observation tower occupied by the
Germans and topped by small
Nazi flag. The tower was near a
church steeple. Within an hour, as
we watched through field glasses, the
tower, the steeple and what appeared
to be a small Nazi fortress had dis
appeared.
The French fire superiority this
morning was about five to one. The
German resistance in that sector APP
peared to be diminished recently,
but officials said that it had in
creased noticeably again after arriv-
al of Nazi artillery from the Polish
front.
Localized German counter-attacks
on the strategic balcony held by
the French overlooking the Saarlouis
sector were reported from several |
other points, but French advices said
all of them were repulsed and that
machine gun and artillery fire was
breaking up the Nazis effort to re-
gain grounds.
A number of prisoners were taken |
in the fighting, French messages
said. Artillery was reported active |
all along the line, with the Germans |
bombing their own villages which |
are held by the French.
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Democrats Gain Five
New Important Towns
Continued from Page ~

In Beacon Falls, a Republican first
selectman was chosen, while in Nor
folk and North Canaan Democrats
were returned, to office. New HART
ford and Morris also voted Demo-
cratic.
Republicans won by q large mar
gin in Thomaston and also captured
Prospect, though the latter town re-
ported an unusually large number
of write-in ballots. Warren A. Par
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(. BIZ RALPH HEINZEN


United Press STAFF Correspondent
with the French armies. In Ger
many, Oct. 3.-CUP)-French and
German troops fought In the rugged
hills Of the Warndt Forest today for
possession of heights dominating the
rich but now paralyzed Saar Valley.
From O French regimental obser-
Walton post, / looked down into the
valley where there have been re-
peated-but so far on a small scale
attacks and counters attacks as
the French pushed the Nazi advance
troops back and where today the
Germans sought to regain a COM
manding wooded hill.
a patrol Of about so UaM soldiers
attacked the French advance lines
in the Warndt Forest, near the Ger
man village of Lauterback.
There was light, grayish fog sift-
ing across the hills when the Ger
mans stabbed at the French lines
shortly after dawn.
Fighting Brief
The thrust was made less than
200 yards from the French observa-
ton post in a former German Gus
toms house and it was repulsed af-
ter brief fighting.
heard first the sharp Staccato
rattle of French machine gun and
then through the trees to the east
came the deeper tone of Nazi ma
chine guns replying. The French far
ther down the line joined in and
there was an exchange of fire, after
which the German guns ceased and
the shooting died out.
We waited Is minutes, then out
Of the woods came a French patrol
leader bearing a new German ma
chine gun and its belt Of copper
pointed bullets, about half used.
Behind him came grim-face
Poilu carrying two helmets, stained
with blood and each showing gap
ing bullet hole.
Another French squad went out.
It came back with two German dead
and four wounded men-two French
and two Germans.
The remainder of the German pa
troll retreated, moving rapidly
through the forest and setting off a
hidden mine that wounded five more
men, the soldiers reported.
The fighting in this sector is local,
but 1t is in progress on both sides of
the observation post where I was
stationed this morning.
The Germans were seeking appar-
emily to regain ground lost to the
French earlier and to approach
Saarlouis, where the French had
taken the frontier villages of Uber-
herrn- and Bisten and sought to turn
the commanding pronentory of Be-
rus in order to command the Voel-
klmgen area in which Germany's
biggest steel plants are located.
The Saar Valley once was the
source Of 10 per cent of Germany's
steel but today it lies dead and idle,
with even the Nazi army pulled back
to the Siegfried line in the distant
hills and only patrols-supported by
artillery-holding the mined bridges
over the Saar.
French Retain Positions
BY repulsing the local Nazi thrusts |
the French have retained their posi-
tons in the great forest which COW
ers each side of Saarbruecken. The
city itself is pinched off by the
French advance but not occupied.
The Warndt resembles the famous
World war Argonne battle-ground. 1t
Is covered with thick scrub pines
and is one of the finest game shoot
ing preserves in the Saar Valley.
Germans had mined the whole for
est and inflicted many casualties on
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L0SE-HOOVER

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GET ZONE DATA

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phic office revealed last night that
the German government has warned
American ships to avoid ANY sus-
picious behavior" while passing
through waters off England and
France. The ships were warned that,
upon sighting German warships,
they should avoid zig-zagging, using
radio apparatus, accepting British
or French conveys, screening Of
lights or failing to obey command
to stop.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1939-10-03
SCULPTOR STAR

Nelson Eddy, an enthusiastic anna
teur sculptor, yesterday finished a
clay bust of Iona Massey, modelled
on the set between scenes in "Bala-
laika" at M-G-M. He plans to have
it finished in bronze to present to
his co-star.
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QUIET ELECTION
DAY OBSERVED

CONTINUED frum Page u
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Furniture Orders jump
Far Above Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

ID luc AsSOCidlSu IIcoS.
CHICAGO, April 29.-Business
done in the furniture industry dur
ing the first three months of 1899
showed improvement over a year
ago, the National Association Of
Furniture Manufacturers reported
today. March business was slightly
better than that of the previous
month.
Orders received during the first
quarter this year were 81 per cent
ahead of the corresponding period,
production increased % per cent
and pay rolls 18 per cent.
New orders received last month
were l per cent better than those
for February and l8 per cent better
than for March a year ago. The
March-February improvement was
due mainly to reports received from
manufacturers Of upholstered, juve-
nile and kitchen furniture and
cedar chests, case goods and occa-
sional tables and novelties showed
decreases of and per cent, re-
spectively.
Shipments of all kinds of furni-
ture during March were 18 per cent
ahead of February and were chiefly
from untitled orders on hand. Con-
sidering an increase of 20 per cent
IN cancellations over February, un-
filled orders suffered appreciably.
The backlog of untitled orders at
the end of March was 38 per cent
over that recorded a year ago.
Evening star., 1939-04-30
Quarter S Building Pace
Best in 7 or 8 Years
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 29.-Building ac-
tivity during the first 1899 quarter
was the best for the period in seven
or eight years, Nationwide survey
disclosed today.
Dollar valuation of residential and
industrial construction in A States
for which building permits were
issued during the quarter was esti-
mated at $846, ,189 ,562, the National
Association of Building Trades EN-
ployes reported.
This compared with $595 1892 ,843
in the initial 1898 quarter, s721,-
439. 1856 in 1887 and $6O2 ,958, ,791 in
1896, which up to that time was the
best in four or five years, the asso-
citation said. Home building in "a
leading citiees increased 119 per
cent during the quarter, compared
with the like 1898 period.
Easily available financing, Gov
ernment aid and replacement of
obsolescent houses combined to aid
the upturn, said E. M. Craig, execu-
tive secretary of the association.
Despite the upturn in home con-
struction, however. Craig said most
Nationwide contractors believed
home construction costs should be
reduced to be consistent with present
earning power OF the working
masses"