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Evening star., 1939-06-12
Lowell Urges u. 5.
To Name Islands
Vital 10 Defense
Fovors Declaration Thut
Transfer Would Not
Be Countenunced
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. June 12.-Former
President A. Lawrence Lowell Of
Harvard University believes the
United States should declare which
Islands in the Atlantic and Pacific
are so essential to the protection
of our shores or of the Panama
Canal that we could not counte-
nance any change of ownership.
In effect, this would be an eX-
tension of the Monroe Doctrine,
which DR.. Lowell described as an
Example of pacific initiative which
forestalled and prevented possible
war"
Must Face Problem. He Says.
DR.. Lowell, writing in the July
issue of Foreign Affairs, said the
problem was not hypothetical, but
one which must be faced Immediate
lv, for if The nations which possess
these islands understood they could
not transfer them without our con-
sent they would need little de-
fenSe" and conquest of them would
be fruitless.'
AS for Canada" DR.. Lowell
wrote. Everybody knows that no
hostile army could land there with
out war with us; and a cesSion of
Canadian land to another nation
is inconceivable.
Moreover, it is clear that neither
England, France nor the Neither
1opJc could coll itc share 0f Guiana
to European power.
The same is true of the islands
in the Caribbean or on the Atlantic
Seaboard. Could France trade the
possession of Guadeloupe to Italy,
or England that of Jamaica. Ber-
muda or Newfoundland to Ger
many?
CLEARLY not.
Transfer May Be Hostile Act.
"Although those islands are held
In full sovereignty such a transfer
would be an unfriendly act on the
part of the seller and might be a
hostile one on that of the purchaser.
The same argument holds in the
Pacific.
This means we could not suffer
the Galapagos Islands to pass from
Ecuador's hands into those of any
other power without our consent. "
DR.. Lowell said they were within
striking distance of the Panama
Canal. and put the Marquesas Is
lands, now owned by France, in the
same category.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Treasury Holds
| so Per Cent
|Of World Gold
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Treasury reported today its
gold holdings passed $4,000 100000
on June g.
Representing an increase of ST.
OOO,OOOOOO in less than three
months, the Treasury gold hoard
now is not only the largest in the
world but represents so per cent of
all the monetary gold in the world
The huge spring rush of gold to
this country came after Germany's
dissolution of the Czecho-Slova
republic with attendant war scares
The gold rush, which attained
peak of more than $200000,000 q
week, now has slackened to about
$25 100000 a week
The TreaSury'S gold-no one else
In this country is permitted to own
monetary gold-is stored in a sub
terranean vault at Fort Knox, KY,
the Federal Reserve and mint vaults
at New York and San Francisco and
in other strongboXes.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Foreign Teachers Hurt
In Bombing Of Changtu
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING, China. June 12-
Semi official Chinese reports said
today Japanese bombers damaged
property in the West China Union
University and injured two of its
foreign teachers at Chengtu, ITS
miles northwest of Chungking.
The university combines United
States. Canadian and British edu-
cational efforts and now is host to
several missionary universities from
Eastern China.
Other meager reports from Cheng
tu. capital of Szechwan province, in
which this wartime capital is 10
Gated, asserted Chinese pursuit
planes and anti-aircraft guns shot
down three Japanese warplanes.
Some of the strongest Chinese air
units are based at Chengtu.
One hundred casualties were in
flicted here last night by $50 Japa-
nese bombs, one fourth of which
were duds. The Mexican legation
and German Embassy were damaged
during the attack, but no diplomat
was hurt.
Reports from Chengtu said that
none of the $50 foreigners there was
hurt.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
WASHINGTON D. C., MONDAY JUNE 12 1885,

eases arising out Of unemployment.
yet coverage of a few diseases
only-named in the LAWS unfair
both to the employer and the en-
ploye who are not covered, for it
exposes the former to damage suits
and leaves the latter without reg
ular income provision at the time he
most needs it,
Miss Perkins said the Federal
wage-hour act had caused an in
crease in employment in the affected
industries, as was anticipated, and
further stabilizatior of employment
can be expected"
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Reich May Draft Women
Under Is as Luborers
BY the Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
MAGDEBURG, Germany, June
l2.-Every German woman under 25
is to become a farmerette to help
solve Germanys acute labor short
age, DR.. Friedrich Syrup, president
of the Institute for Job Finding,
said in a speech today.
He said decree would be is
sued, probably this year, making it
compulsory for all under Is to serve
one year on farms. The young fe-
male labor reserve, he declared, must
be utilized
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Businessmen to Meet

The Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association will hold a
luncheon meeting tomorrow at 12l5
pm. at Sholls Cafeteria, 3027 Four
teenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-06-12
Army, Navy Missions
From Spain Inspect
Italian Defenses
Diplomats Speculate on
Military Alliance as
Result of Visit
B, the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, June 12.-Spanish mill
tary and naval missions which came
to Italy to participate in the home
coming of Italian Fascist legion
naires left Rome today on tour of
inspection of Italian defense or
CARNATIONS.
There was speculation in diplo-
matte quarters on the possibility
OF an Italian-Spanish military al
lance as an outgrowth of the visit.
Some diplomats, however, expressed
doubt Generalissimo Franco, Span
ish Nationalist leader, would be
drawn into such a tie-up.
Military Pact Hinted.
Madrid newspapers reported Ital-
ion Foreign Minister Count Gale
azzo Ciano would visit Gen. Franco
soon and they suggested the posi-
bility Spain might join Italy in an
accord similar to the political and
military ties between Rome and
Berlin.
The departure of the Spaniards
closed a series of ceremonies which
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08

The water at Matamska has TO- ceded again leaving mud and sflth in the streets. The roads arc again passable tho' very wet. Travel to Wasi11a and the Expori- mental Station by way of Matmuska is again possib and the road crew is back on the job of TO- pairing the highway.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08
l-R E WAR NEWS

Polish second city surrounded. English soldiers havo reonf forced tho French England is dotormin' cd to strike out the German Sube morco
 England sent moro planes. with leaflet to spread over Germany but was driven back by anti air crafto .: France closed one port prevent ing Americans from evacuating Europe.
 This paper will try to have war news flashes each week
 if pos ssiblo.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08
NORTH 6RAR All

Tho next regular meeting of the North Star All Club will be hold at the home of Teddy DeLand, Saturday, Sopt.9. Ill members please be there in order to check up on the years work.
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The Valley settler., 1939-09-08
ANNOUNCE CEMENTS

The Northland Pioneer Grange i'll hold their regular bus mess a.oetinS September IA, in the Grange Hall. Some very important business comes up For discussion at that time and every momber is urged to attend and take part in t,-Is business matters
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The Valley settler., 1939-09-08

Fairbanks Linor-- The night boat was approaching the New York har- Dor, and as 5ho Statue Of Liberty came into viow, this exclamation was overhoard: What a small light for such 6 big statue."
 We wonder what experience prompt ed the young lady standing by the rail to chirp up with :--- The loss light, the moro liberty."
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08

The Grange bIcycl rafflod dur ing the fair went to ticket purchased by Mrs. Taylor, mother of Mrs Neil Miller. Each ti cket was marked, the Miller family.
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The Valley settler., 1939-09-08

.Loron McKo chnio will saw all the logs you have into any dinons ions required for $6o per thousa and.
 This applies to farmers onlys
 If you have sufficient saving to be done, he movo to your plauo.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08
CHURCH

Rev. Dormot 0'Tlanagan, Pastor of the Catholic church, Anchorage, announces that he will Oo in services in Saint Hi chael's church. Sunday Maaa at 1O:a.m. Rev. .O'Flanagan will arrive in Palmer Saturday evening.
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08
CANNERY PRICES

The following prices will be paid to the farmer by the cannery on produce which will G canned this season. These prices arc approximately twice that paid by outd dc cannorios. It has been hard to arrive at a price which would bu fare to the producer and yet adequate to allow for oporat : ing expenses.
 Boots ---- l 2 per lbo
 Carrots -- II per ID.
 Cabbage - l 2 per lbs
The Valley settler., 1939-09-08

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

power of the general governmeEt over practically every branch of hu- man industry that l direct atten . ton in the hope that my feeble voice may contribute to his recognition by the people whose liberties are in volved in tEe exercise of such pow CT"
 He spoke before tl.e morning aS- sembly, tracing the history Of the supreme court.
 In its last Ho terms, the cou.. affirmed l35 eases and reversed i75 There were i99 dissenting opinions.
 "These figures indicate the extent to which the reconstructed court has undertaken to disavow and discard old doctrines and to declare new principles and rw concepts" he said.
 "The plain result Of all this is that no lawyer can safely advise his client what tho law is. no busl' ncts maN. n farmer can know whether or not he is breaking the law. for ii he follows established
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Rev. Charles E. Coughlin
 Attacks Neutrality Bill

Detroit, July l0-tUP)-Attacking the neutrality bill before the Sem ate foreign relations committee, Father Charles E. Coughlin in his Sunday sermon declared that if the measure were passed 1t would mean A surrender of constitutional rights to the president. The priest critic ized the section authorizing the president to declare a nation an "unjust aggressor" against whom war might be declared. He framed a message which he said the sen- ators might make public if the neu- traiity bill were passed. In 1t he said the legislators would state that i've surrender our legislative power to the president" we surrender the power of we the people into the hands of the president" Cough lin said the message would read.
 He said that a British writer had stated that if the bill became law
 Great Britain and France would be enabled to purchase from America all war materials and the nation thus would become "the workshop of Europe" T have more confi- dence ln the Senate than ever to consider . majority vill surrender
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
BANK BUILDING
 SALE DELAYED
Further Extension of Time Will Be Asked By
 Purchaser

Another application for extension of time to complete the cash pur- chase of the Merchants Trust Co.,, building on Bank street will be made by Attorney Max Traurig be- fore Superior Court Judge William H. Comley at Bridgeport Thurs day.
 As a measure of good faith, how ever, .he purchaser David Halpern of New York, will deposit an addi- tional $l000 with Bank Commits sioner Walter Perry, receiver for the Merchants Trust Co. The sale price. which was approved by the superior court is $9l ,000 cash. One thousand was paid on the day of the approval of the sale, and the additional $l,O00 to be paid on the approval of the extension of time, will leave $89,000 outstanding.
 Depositors of the derunct bank will receive an additional dividend upon the completion of the sale. It is understood that MT. Halpern is overexperiencing delay in obtaining a mortgagee for the property. While several have offered 10 take over a mortgage, MT. Halpern is await ing the best offer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
NEUTRALITY TO
 BE HARD FOUGHT
Stormy Week Is Expected in Congress-; Opponents
 Up in Arms
BY LYLE c. WILSON Limited Press Staff Correspondent) ]

Washington, July 10 - (UP) - Charges that the administration n eutrality bill would effect an alli- ance between this country and Great Britain and France moved Congress into a tempestuous week today.
 The Senate foreign relations com mittee is scheduled within 48 hours to take up the neutrality question Its action may hoist quick adjourn ment signals or head the Senate into month or more of filibuster. Post ponement of neutrality until next session would leave Congress little to do before going home.
 Briefly today there will be calm on Capitol Hill while the nation rem ders to the late secretra yof the navy Claude A. Swanson the honors of a state funeral in the Senate cham Der.
 That done, New Deal senators were ready to demand that Congress sur render on the security wage issue to Works Progress Administration strik- CTS. Thousands of skilled workers have downed tools in protest against new wage scales effective July by which their working hours in some cases were doubled without increase in pay.
 The administration $3,860, ,000, ,000
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
MOTHER KIDNAPPED
 BY HER OWN SON
Six Others Were in Plot to Get Possession of
 Property

Stockton, Cal, July 10. (UP)-A woman accused her son today of Kidnapping her in the hope of gain ing possession of her property.
 "The law must take its course, although my heart is broken" Mrs. Eliza Middlccof Emery, CT, said. Her son, Hubbard Middlecoff, 35, Los Angeles and six others were held on a charge of Kidnapping.
 Mrs Emery was taken from the home of a friend Saturday, She was found with her son in a San Fran cisco hotel seven hours later.
 Charged with Middlecof were Mrs. Sylvia Farley, Mrs. Gertrude Farley, former wife of caretaker at the Emery home Fred Abdallah, 3l, night club operator and former prize fighter; William Bergman, 26; Leo and Jess Quinlin, brothers. Mrs, Olga Chadd, with whom Mrs, Elm cry makes her home, filed the charge.
 Son Seized Her
 Mrs. Chadd told authorities that
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

San Francisco, July l0.-(UP) - The supreme court no longer pre- serves constitutional liberties, Frank J. Hogan, president of the Ameri- can Bar association said today in opening the association 62nd an- nual convention.
 He said the present court had re- versed constitutional doctrines and established" principles and thai, therefore, the legislP tive branch or government would have to protect the people against arbitrary exer- else of power"
 He praised Justice James Clark McReynolds and Pierce Butler for "courageou efforts to preserve land mark after landmark Of the law, and tO stop the procession oI precedents to the graveyard"
 Hogan said there had been a cur laIlment of states rights through the courts interpretation Of the in- icrsLato c0mmerc clause 0i the con stltution Conilniing. he said
 "It is to this expansion oi Inc
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
FAMOUS WRITER
 DIES SATURDAY

London, July l0-(UP-Havelock Ellis, 80, world famous writer on sex phychology. died Saturday at Hintlesham, near Ipswich, 1t was announced today.
 Until just before his death. Ellis spent most of his time trying to solve the personal problems Of the many people who wrote to him. He was able to take only a few minutes at a tune because of q throat ail- ment but his intellectual vitality was unimpaired.
 nlis' later years. though ne was honoIed in many countries. were embittered because his master work. studies In the psychology of sex had been banned in Great Britain It was published in the United States a few years ago in four vol- unies. but in Great Britain it could be obtained only ciandostinely. though the British museum had . copy Of it--in German.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
American Bar Association President Attacks Decisions Of Supreme Court

principles he is likely to be doing exactly that.
 What was a constitutional prin- ciple yesteTGa may be discarded doctrine tomorrow, and this. all this is what has been so often proudly proclaimed to be a government ol Jaws and not of men"
 A special committee on Judicia. salaries reporting to the house oi delegates. declared tha: a majority of state judges were underpaid. IL included a dra., of bill to increase salaries of federal judges. lut the committee said it believed a Need for federal economy made such a move of doubtful expediency
 Solicitor General Robert II. Jack son, addressing the Junior bar con' ference last night. declared tha' wage earnerS should be provide ~ish low cost legal service UnleSs lawyers provide this serllce, the' may face socializatlcA and iovern- mental control, he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Super-Silent Breeze Dis- pensers" Installed for
 Opening Tuesday JUDGE lNGLIS GAVE
 ORDER FOR FANS Kathleen Barbour, Book keeper of Kingsley Co.
 to Resume Stand
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

super-silent fans were in- stalled in the Waterbury conspiracy trial court room today to combat the terrific wave of heat and humidity which brought discomfort to those involved last week.
 The fans will be put into service tomorrow for the first time when the trial resumes after the weekend adjournment. Miss Kathleen Barbour, bookkeeper for the firm of George H. Kingsley O., New York, two of whose officers are on trial, will resume the witness stand.
 In two days last week, Miss Bar bour identified hundreds of docu- ments alleged to show the extent of work accomplished by the Kingsley company in Waterbury during the eight years of the alleged conspiracy Twenty men are on trial, charged with conspiracy to defraud the city of more than a million dollars.
 On Stand All Day
 Attorney Benjamin Slade, counsel for George H. Kingsley and John w. Meaney, whose defense is under way, said Friday that Miss Barbour will be on the stand all day tomor- row.
 She will be followed by a corps of expert accountants, who will testify in defense of the methods used by the Kingsley accountants, to combat the claims of the state that the aud-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

our constitutional rights to one man." Coughlin said. In the first part of his talk Coughlin called upon his listeners to support an economic and social reform which would give America 'an adequate supply of debt-free money so there can be an adequate payment of an- nual wages"
 He said an indication of social turmoil" was Q proposal by Harry Milton, official of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, for an ''anti-Fascist guard" by the Ilgwu to oppose Fascist organiza- tions in the country besides the Coughlinites He accused Milton of striving for a world revolution ostensibly in favor of the working man but really in favor of the haters of our Republican form Of government" Milton proposes that a group of union laborers will mili- tarize themselves and establish an independent army within this re- public" he said. Tt indirectly pro- poses that this army will march against the people of America aA Mir. Harry Milton and his fellow subyerslves marched against the people Of spain."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
Poland Gives Approval to British Statement to
 Make It Official
DANZIG CITIZENS
 ARE NOT OPPRESSED
Britain Will Give Full As- sistance If R-dAnendence
 of Poland Is Threatened
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent,
 London, July 10-(UP) - Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain told the House oi Commons today that Great Britain is "firmly resolved" to fulfill her guarantee of military aid to Poland if Pol ish independence is threat ened at the Free City of Danzig.
 In an anxiously awaited state ment, approved by Poland ill ad- vance, Chamberlain said:
 We have guaranteed to give our assistance to Poland in case of a clear threat to her independence which she considers 1t vital to resist with her national forces, and we are fully resolved to carry out this un- dertaking.'
 Chamberlain admitted that the population of Danzig is almost who'll ly German racially, but said that the prosperity of the people depends largely on Polish trade and the lat ter's access to the sea.
 He said there was no question of any oppression of the German pop ulation of Danzig. On the contrary, the administration of the city is in German hands and the only restric- tions were not of kind to curtail the liberties of the citizens.
 City's Status Approved
 The present regulation of the city's status. he declared, although 1t might be capable of improvement, could not be regarded as basically unjust or illogical.
 Chamberlain contended that maintenance of the status quo in Danzig was in fact guaranteed by Fuehrer Adolf Hitler himself up to 1884 by 10-year treaty concluded with the late Marshal Pilsudski.
 Chamberlain Gaid that up until last March. Germany appeared to feel that the whole positie light ultimately result in revision of Dan- gigs status, but that the question was neither urgent nor likely to lead to a serious dispute.
 In March. when the German gov- ernment submitted an offer accom- panied by fresh campaign, he con- tinued. the Polish government real ized 1t might be faced with a one- sided solution which 1t would have to resist.
 Poland Saw Others Fall
 Poland Chamberlain said, had be- fore her the events in Austria, Cze- choslovakia and Memel, and there- fore refused to accept the German viewpoint and made counter-sug- gestions for a possible solution.
 Chamberlain said that Poland took defensive measures and ther sent reply to Berlin on March 26, so that it could be seen that it was not the British guarantee, given after that date, that encouraged the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10
EIGHTY KILLED
 IN EXPLOSION

Burgos, Spain. July 10-(UP)- Military authorities ordered com plete evacuation of Penaranda De Bracamonte today after an explos- ion which killed at least 80 people wounded more than 1,500 and start ed fires which nearly destroying the town.
 It was reported without confirm ation that a railroad train which was approaching Penaranda station when the explosion occurred had disappeared with its passengers and crew and the station personnel.
 The suns heat ignited a big gun powder supply in the suburbs. The countryside within 30-mile radius was shaken by the resulting ex- plosion. So terrific was the blast that some people were killed by concussion, and the injured included not only people in the immediate vicinity but people in villages near by.
 Penaranda was set afire and 1t was asserted that almost every house was either wrecked by the explosion or burned in the result Ing fire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-10

Town Chairman Crary declared today that he has no intention of resigning, as rumored However, 1t was indicated that William H. Dun- lavey, vice-chairman of the town committee, will play a more active role In party affairs in the future and 1t may be that he Is being groomed to fill the shoes of. Mr. Crary. There have been reports that MT. Crary would be supplanted by Attorney Frank Healey, former city court prosecutor and brother of Pro- bale Judge Patrick Healey.
 May Be New Slate
 An entirely new slate of Demo- cratic candidates must be offered to the voters If the party Is to be victorious In the fall, according to a good-sized bloc of the town com m!3tee. This plan, If adopted. would msan the custer of such ofiice- holders as City Clerk John P. Fitz- maurice, Tax Collector William A. Ennis and Town Clerk Mary c. Kil- martin.
 The "clean sweep" proposal may be opposed at Thursday nights ses- sion, but 1t appears that 1t would be adopted unless there are changes in the town committee personnel. Mr. Crary says that no such changes are contemplated, and say that the committee is now a representative boiy as a result of last years shake up
 May Evade City Manager
 The Democratic party Is not ex- pected to go on record either for or against the city manager system, but party workers acting "unoffi- cially," will battle 1t strongly. The Republican party likewise has not
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