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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

Waterville, March 20.-The an. nual meeting of the Everyn.an's Bible class of Waterville will take place tonight at ' o'clock at the Grace Methodist church, with cleo ton of officers. The nominating committee includes Frederick Book Allen Fairhurst and William West wood.
 An open meeting will follow at o'clock, when Roy A. Walch, an in- structor at Crsiby high school, vii show colored moving pictures oi Mexico. An invitation is extended to all interested persons to attend At the close 0 fthe program, re. treatments will be served by the Bible class assisted by member oi the Ladies Aid society, under the direction of Mrs. Arthur TwelVeS. Card Party
 The Ladies' Aid society of St. Michael's church held card party Friday afternoon in the parish hall in charge of Mrs. William Dunlavey assisted by Mrs. Harry Truelove and Mrs. Thomas Buckley, and attend ed by the following: Mrs. Joseph Heery, Mrs. Walter Fox, Mrs. John Byrnes, Mrs. Daniel c. Keeley, Mrs. Leroy Cooke, Mrs. James German. Mrs. William Dubay, Mrs. Emil See bach, Mrs. Charles Wittrich. Mrs James Hughes, Mrs. Joseph Me- Ardle, Mrs. Thomas Buckley. Mrs Francis Whalen, Mrs. John Brenneis Mrs. John Cauvel, Mrs. John Lynch Mrs. Edward Barlow, Mrs. Leonard Gaugler, Mrs. Michael Malla Mrs William Rooney, Mrs. Peter Dutto Mrs. Harry Truelove, Mrs. George Goggin, Mrs. Alfred Ellis, Miss Jo- sephine LaChance, Mrs. Mary Snagg, Mrs. Henry LaChance, Mrs. James Waters, Mrs. William Calvin Mrs. John Kelley, Mrs. William Heaney, Mrs. Charles Bell and Mrs William Dunlavey.
 Girl Scout troop No. 27 met Fri day afternoon in the Sprague school gymnasium under the leadership ot Mrs. Sidney Henchel assisted by Miss Marie Laun. The girls have taken orders for cookies in accord with girl scouts in all sections of the city, and will receive the cookies on Thursday and Friday of this week from Mrs. Ralph Bates of Boy den street, for delivery on Satur- day, March 25th. Mrs. Bates ano Mrs. Emerson Liebe are members oi the committee assisting with the an- nual cookie sale.
 Members present at the mee lg were: Beverly Davis, Norma Hen- drickson, Penelope Bradley, Lucille Sizer, Ruth Weymer, Shirley Cook Olive Johnson. Ruth Tyler, Shirley Leisring, Ethel Meriviglia, Eleanor DiBlasi and Jeanne Lefevre.
 The Pride of Welch circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold a meeting tomorrow night at o'clock
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Puppet Show

The Caspeh s. Davis, American Legion auxiliary, will sponsor pup pet show and entertainment Satur- day afternoon, March 25th, at 2:30 o'clock in the Sprague school gym. naSium. The program will be prn- cipally for children, however, grown ups will find pleasure in the enter- tainment. Mrs. Everett Cook and Mrs. George Caldwell are in charge of arrangements, and Mrs. Eugene Waters of Thomaston will present LIie puppeC snow.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

A food sale will take place Sat- urday, March 18th, at Grieve, Bis- sett & Hollands store by the Ladies Aid society of St. Michaels chu,ch, Mrs. George Goggin and Mrs. James Hughes will be in charge in the morning, and Mrs. John Lynch and Mrs. Francis Whalen in the after noon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20
Bible Class Holds
 Elections Tonight
Roy Wach to Show Colored Movies of Mexico;
 FOresters to Name New Officers Tomorrow
w AT E WILL E
Mrs x. w Henion-I7S6 Thomaston Ave.-Tel 3-5462

street at o'clock. All ladies are
 asked to bring their yard of pennies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-03-20

The Pride of Welch circle, Com panions of the Forest, will hold a meeting tomorrow night at o'clock at Foresters' hall on Hanover street when the annual election of officers will take place. Mrs. Joseph Mc- Ardle will preside.
Evening star., 1939-04-05
The A B 6
The u. S. A. .
This is the third OF series
OF II miniature essays on de-
mocracy, sponsored BY the
National League OF Women
Voters.
III.
For the People.

A democratic government exists
for the people and the people do not
exist for the government. A democ-
racy places the emphasis upon the
individual, and it is the individual
that counts and the individual who
must have opportunity for the fullest
development Of which he is capable.
Ever since the Pilgrim Fathers, our
country has been a refuge for count
less thousands who have chosen to
come here in order to live fully and
freely, and our Government, be-
cause Americas S people have chosen
to set up and maintain a political
democracy, protects our right to be
individuals. In any democracy the
opportunity for every individual to
have his say about government
must be protected. No law and no
governmental official must be able
to interfere with citizens right
to worship or to vote. The right to
express opinions about government
either in public or in private or IN
print must be safeguarded. A demo-
cratic government must guarantee
these liberties of the people. Amer
lea does. But no guarantee works
automatically. We must be con-
stantlv on the alert to assert these
rights and defend them. 1t is not
always easy. Sometimes we dis
agree bitterly with the views of our
neighbors and our public officials.
rhe fundamental principle of civil
liberties has never been better
summed up than in the quotation
from Voltaire: Il disapprove of
what you say, but I will defend to
the death your right to say it
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Course Of Lectures
To Aid Young Lawyers
OPENS Next Week
Junior Bar Arronges
Series to Cover
Many Topics

Designed to assist young lawyers
In practical problems, a course OF
lectures will be given in an Institute
on Procedure and Administration
under the auspices Of the Junior
Bar Conference of the American Bar
Association and the Junior Bar Sec
ton of the Bar Association OF the
District of Columbia. The first will
be held at 7:30 pm. Tuesday in the
new Police Court Building.
There will be eight lectures in the
program here, which is part of a Ma
tion-Wide educational movement
sponsored by the American Bar AS
sociation's Junior Bar Conference.
Charles Harrison Mann is chairman
OF the local committee.
Subjects in First Announced.
The first lecture will be on the
functioning of the Municipal Court,
including the clerks office, the mar
shal's office, the general jurisdiction
of the court, its landlord and tenant
cases, its small claims branch and
the mechanics OF appealing from Its
decisions.
On April 18 the second lecture will
be held and will deal with Police
Court. The clerks Office. traffic OF
fenseS. criminal otfenses and pre-
liminary grand jury procedure will
be considered. The April % lecture
also will relate to Police Court and
then the functiOninp of the branches
of the district attorneys office and
the corporation counsels Office, the
coroner'S office, the Juvenile Court
and the Commission on Mental
Health, will be considered.
District Court Procedure May ?.
Procedure in District Court will be
the subject of the May 2 lecture.
This will cover the clerks office.
marshal's office, assignment COM
missioner. Motions Court. Federal
procedure and Probate Court.
The May 9 lecture will be on ap-
pellate procedure and the new
rules. Administrative procedure will
be the subject of the May Is and
May % lectures, which will include
the recorder of deeds, the District
Board of Tax Appeals, the Zonlng
Commission. Workmen's compensation
and administrative practice in gen.
eral.
The final lecture Of the series will
be held May 80 and will be devoted
to The Lawyer and His Relations
With the Public
Evening star., 1939-04-05
Specialists to Lecture
In OpthoimoIogy Course

Thirty-four specialists in the
treatment of eye diseases and eye
surgery on and, in some instances.
demonstrate the latest developments
in the field during the annual post
graduate opthalmology course which
opened yesterday at the George
Washington University Medical
School,
The program will continue until
April Is. During the remainder
of this week a selected group OF
physicians will study practical de-
velopments in the field with DEM
onstrations. Beginning Monday a
larger group will attend lectures by
the specialists.
Today's feature will be special
work in orthoptics with particular
reference to children whose eyes
have become crossed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
Foreign Minister Halifax Gives Blunt Advice
 10 Germany
BRITISH OFFICIAL
 MAKES STATEMENT
Europe Puzz|ing Over Var. ious Rumors, Gen.
 eraI Alarm
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

Europe is puzzling a tumble of rumors, alarms and solemn warn ings by high official spokesmen and the usual tangible bases of fear are apparently grave.
 Declarations have been made by both the British and French that further aggression" will be met with force and these matched ru- mors that Germany is preparing for a new coup, perhaps against Danzig.
 British Foreign Secretary Halifax, in a speech, warning against fur ther aggression" which will be met by force, is the gravest utterance by a Foreign Minister to another power since the World War.
 The Foreign Minister bluntly ad- vised Germany that further ag- gression" in the world will be met by "our whole strength in fulfill ment of our pledges"
 In the face of all this. official Germans simply shrug their shoul- ders and say: We are conscious of our strength and are supremely calm"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
Shells Dropped on Plainly Marked Unified Sfates
 Building
BRITISH BLUEJACKETS
 LANDED AT CLOSED PORT
Nippon Party Is Reported Defeated by Chinese
 on Pingsfan Isle

SHANGHAI, June 30.-Japanese planes have destroyed the plainly marked American school at Foo- chow in the opening of the coastal offensives which the Chinese de- clare have been repulsed thus far.
 At the same time the British gunboat Grasshopper landed 36 bluejackets at Foochow, the port closed by the Japanese to protect British interests.
 The damage to the American owned Union Middle School two miles west of Foochow is estimated at S50,000.
 Two projectiles hit the large building which is one mile from any other structure of similar character There were no casual ties, according to unofficial reports.
 Chinese dispatches tell of the de- feat of a landing party of Japan csc at Pingstan Island, 45 miles southeast of Foochow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
LARGE VESSELS
 ARE WANTED ON
 WESTERN ROUTE
LeqisIation Asked for Con. eerning Mail Boats Ply
 ing from Seward

WASHINGTON, June 30. - Ap- proval of legislation to require mail boats operating between Seward and numerous points along the Alaska Peninsula and Aleutians, Bristol Bay and Goodnews Bay, to be large enough to accommodate freight and passengers, is urged before the House Post Office committee by Alaska Delegate Anthony J. Dimind, J. w. Cole, Deputy Assistant Postmaster General; Gen. Huntington Morse, Assistant to the Chairman of the Maritime Commission, and Paul Gordon, Division of Territories.
 The four testified that residents of villages along the 700-mile route are now virtually without water transportation facilities with the present mail boat and they are not licensed to carry passengers and freight:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
BEATS MOTHER TO DEATH; MAN
 HAS CONFESSED
Police Attempting 10 Link Slayer with KilI-
 ing Dancer

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, June 30 = Police, claiming confession of mat ricide from Campbell Mcdonald, heavy set 25-year-old student, are grilling him at length regarding the bludgeoning to death, five months ago, of a pretty young Russian dancer.
 Mcdonald, arrested at Santa Monica shortly before midnight last night. admitted beating his mother Mrs. Margaret Campbell, former si- lent screen actress, to death last Sunday night because, he confessed she was going to place him in an institution.
 Mcdonald so far has however, denied knowledge of the fatal slug ging of Anya Sosyeva, former zieg- field Follies dancer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
THREE FAIRS
 ASK FOR AID
 OF TREASURY
Fairbanks, Keflhikan, Ju- neau Seek Territorial
 Funds for Shows

Applications for fair money un- der the recently amended law al- lowing agricultural and industrial fairs to receive from the Territory a grant equal to the amount the fair association has on hand and actually spends for the exposition have been received by the Gov ernor's office from three Alaska fair groups.
 Today is the last day on which applications may be made.
 Grants of 5000 each were re- quested by the Tanana Valley Fair Association for a fair at Fair banks from August 31 to September 2: Ketchikan Industrial Fair As sociation, Ketchikan, September 1 to 4, and Southeast Alaska Fair Association, Juneau.
 Still pending from last year is an application from the Northwestern Alaska Fair Association at Nome.
 No application was received from Matanuska where a fair is usually held.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
5pot|ighf's Glare Is Now
 Crowded But Paul m(Nuft
 Is Staying Right in There
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, June 30-Ofter enough the candidate who first losses his hat in the presidential ring lives sorrowfully to see it trampled upon Such risk is being taken by Pau V. McNutt of Indiana, but few oi the wise ones here are advising against scratching off his name toe early. The gentleman, it seems, is smart.
 Political comets nearly always leave a train of scorched lesser lu- minaries. McNutt had some ol those. When he left for the Philip pines they said he was off for poli- tical Siberia. And after that affair with President Quezon over Wht should be toasted first, the ridicult reached historic proportions.
 Yet his current return to tht United States, this time presum- ably to stay and run for the Demo- cratic nomination, finds him as much in the spotlight as man could be coming back to country so busy with important affairs.
 His campaign organization pavee the way for part of the show, in- cluding a statewide demonstration in Indian and a wholesale distribu- ton of publicity material.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
WESTERN TRIP
 OF PRESIDENT
 E UP IN AIR
Says He Plans 10 Begin Tour, Possibly 4 Days
 After Adjournment

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Presi- dent Roosevelt said he probably will start his trip to the west coast four days after Congress adjourns, but the newsmen at the press confer ence today are not sure just how he meant the remark on the date
 Quite frequently his western trip, possibly extended to Juneau. Alaska. has been topic at press conferences.
 The President tossed off his lat est comment on it today with a quick grin and told his questioners faacetiously that thus they knew all about the subject.
 The newsmen professed however, that they are as much in the dark as ever.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
I(kE5 SAD;
 LOSES pWA
 TOMORROW
Secretary Hopes He Can Take If" Under New
 Reorganization

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Sec- retary of the Interior Harold l. Ickes today said farewell to his six-year- -old public works organiza- ton in a voice choked with emo- ton and mumbled the hope he could take it.
 I've taken a good many things on the chin. I ought to be able to take this" he said.
 On July 1, John M. Carmody, named by President Roosevelt to head the new Federal Works Agen- cy, takes over the PWA program.
 Ickes, who will continue as Sec retar yof the Interior, addressed 2,500 PWA employees, some of whom may lose their jobs under reorganization.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
STOOD UP FOR U. s.

From the Philippines nave come reports that by his hard-handed attitude in the cocktail affair he saved face for the United States in the Orient. In the Orient that is important. It seems that at dip lomatic party someone proposed a toast jointly to the President of the United States and the President of the Philippines. McNutt declined to let it be used as precedent.
 He notified each foreign consul that toast for the President of the United States is to be separate and not jointly with the President of the Philippines. If more toasts are desired, then one may be given first to the U. s. high commissioner (him- self) and next to the President of the Philippines. The United States said McNutt, comes first until the islands are Independent. Filipinos boiled for a time with indignation.
 Just where McNutt stands with President Roosevelt is anybodys guess. It is reported substantially here that before McNutt let his name be put up for 1940 he went to Roosevelt and asked if it would em- barrass the President. MT. Roosevelt reputedly said the more the mer-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
GEN. CRAIG URGES WORK
 IN ALASKA
Retiring Chief of Staff Is for Preparing Line
 Lightning Force

WASHINGTON, June 30. On the eve of his retirement as the Army's Chief of Staff, Gen. Malin Craig today recommended that five small seasoned hard-hitting Army divisions be created to strike with lightning rapidity against any en- emy attacking the Western Hem iSphere.
 They would be infantry and ar tillery divisions and would be avail able for instant dispatch to seize or hold naval air bases or destroy enemy bases, the General said.
 Gen. Craig also recommended the Alaska a-Hawaii-Panama-Puerto Rico outpost line be prepared for imme- diate action
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
British Issue Warming, Nazi Aggression
TIME EXTENDED FOR 60DAYS,
 ANNUAL ASSESSMENT WORK

bill granting extension of time for the annual assessment work on mining claims was sent to the White House this morning and members of Congress from the western states are urging the Presi- dent to sign the speedily passed legislation.
 The extension of time for the an- nual assessment work is for sixty days. The House measure was for 90 days but the Senate agreed to only sixty days, to September l, and the House concurred.
 Representative Murdock, author of the bill, said he and other wes- terners have addressed appeals to the President to sign the legisla- tion at once.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
FOREIGN SILVER REMAINS TODAY,
 B GENTS, OUNCE
Compromise M dy Permit Treasury 10 Continue
 Purchasing

WASHINGTON, June 30 - The price of foreign silver remained at 38 cents an uonce today, set yes- terday by the Treasury Department.
 It is believed that a compromise on the monetary bill between the Senate and House will provide for continuation of the Treasury's for eign silver buying. Silver buying from foreign lands, as the issue now stands without compromise. prohibits purchases after midnight tonight.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
BASEBALL TODAY

The following are scores of game: played this afternoon in the two Major Leagues:
 National League Cincinnati l; Chicago 5.
 American League Chicago 1; Detroit 3. New York 10; Washington 2.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
OFFICES FEEL
 ACCUMULATION
 HERE SATURDAY
Fisheries, Game, B. p. R.. CCC, PWA, WPA All
 Being Shifted

Reorganization, as outlined Tn two plans of President Roosevelt and later approved by Congress, goes into effect at midnight to- night, touching half a dozen Ju- neau offices of Federal agencies.
 Just what the various changes will mean, however, is not known even to the heads of departments here, none having received more than brief notice that the transfer was effective July 1.
 The Bureau of Fisheries is shift ed under the reorganization plan from the Department of Commerce to the Department of the Interior.
 The Alaska Game Commission, with it's Bureau of Biological Sur vey staff, leaves the Department of Agriculture for the Department of the Interior.
 No Information
 Neither Seton Thompson, Assis- tant Chief of the Alaska Division of the Bureau of Fishtries, nor Frank Dufresne, Executive Officer of the Alaska Game Commission was able to predict today what the change would mean here, outside of change of wording in official letterheads.
 Said President Roosevelt in his message accompanying the reor- ganization plan:
 These two bureaus have to do with conservation and utilization of the wildlife resources of the coun- try, terrestrial and aquatic. There fore, they should be grouped under the same departmental admins tration, and in that Department which, more than any other, is directly responsible for the admin i5lration and conservation of the public domain. However, I intend to direct that the facilities of the Department of Agriculture shall continue to be used for research studies which have to do with the protection of domestic animals from
 rHa-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
J. p. WILLIAMS
 RETIRES FROM
 FOREST SERVICE
Chief Ranger Reaches Age: Limit After 30 Years
 in Service

Having rounded out 30 years of service in the U. s. Forest Service J. P. Williams. widely known as forest officer, wildlife specialist and sportsman, today retired from Gov ernment service on account of age. His title on retirement was Chief Forest Ranger.
 All members of the Regional Off, flee and District Rangers Office of the Forest Service attended a luncheon at Percy's Cafe this noon honoring MT and Mrs Williams, Assistant Regional Forester We'll man Holbrook, on behalf of all Forest Service personnel in Alaska, presented the retiring Ranger with a fine pair of binoculars, suitably engraved.
 Born in Wisconsin, MT. Williams attended the University of that state and participated in the Span- ish- American war from the spring of 1898 to January 1899 as mem- Der of Co L, Third Wisconsin Vol unteers on the Puerto Rico cam paign.
 To Alaska In 1903
 He made his first visit to Alaska in 1903 During the summer of 1904, 1905, and 1906 he was mem Der of the International Boundary Commission acting in the capacity of boatman, packer and hunter.
 MT. Williams first position with the Forest Service was that of Forest Guard on the Wenatchee National Forest, at Leavenworth, Washington. This was a tempor- ary position begun on August l, 1909. He took the Ranger exam ination that fall and received a permanent appointment as Assist aant Forest Ranger on the Chi waukum district of the same forest on May l. 1910. He was trans ferred to the Tongass National For est here as Forest Ranger in July, 1915. He resigned on March l, 1918. for the purpose of enlisting in the World War but was rejected on account of age
 He later went to Camp Perry as a member of the Alaska civilian rifle team on invitation of Governor Riggs, and was chosen to remain for six weeks longer for intensive train ing and examinations to fit him as rifle instructor for the 31 to 45 year draft MT. Williams re-en- tered the Forest Service on Janu- ary l6, 1920, as Forest Ranger on the Tongass National Forest and
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
BURDI(K DUE FROM
 INFERIOR TOMORROW

Forest Inspector Charles c. Bur dick. who has been in the Interior for six weeks arranging for num- Der of new eco camps under the summer program of the Corps, is returning on the Baranof from the Westward, due here tomorrow af- ternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30

WASHINGTON, June 30.-Presi- dent Roosevelt this morning con- sidered the possibility that a Senate filibuster might block renewal of his expiring monetary powers.
 The President remarked that the people would not be more favorably inclined toward filibusters if one developed.
 The Presidents remark about the people of the nation is readily un- derstood as meaning that any fili- buster situation is evidently de- signed to focus attention on an ef- fort to delay Congressional action so his emergency monetary powers will expire at midnight tonight. He added that he considered his filibuster remark as rather a mild one.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
Jack Dempsey Under knifeiil
 N. Y. Hospital
Emergency Appe ndieitis Operation Perform
 ed Last Night

NEW YORK, June 30. The stamina that carried him to the top of the boxing game is stand ing Jack Dempsey in good stead following an emergency operation for appendicitis, his physician said
 The former heavyweight shamp- ion apparently withstood the op- eration last night very well and early this morning his general con- dition was reported as excellent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-06-30
AMERICAN GIVEN
 HIGH RATING IN
 GLIDER SOARING

ELMIRA, N. Y., June 30.-Offi- cials of the National Soaring Meet announced today that Aviation Ca- det Robert M. Stanley, by his al- titude flight of 16,4O0 feet, has be- come the first American glider pi- lot to qualify for the Golden O.
 Award, the highest International rating available to sail plane fliers.