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Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10

Mother or big sister! Knit this
three-piecer. It's mainly in stock
inette stitch and the skirt is knit
ted to give the effect of pleats!
It's a suit that gives smart all
year-'round wear. Pattern 6312
contains instructions for making
the suit in 6, 8 and 10-year size;
illustrations of it and of stitches;
materials needed.
To obtain this pattern send Is
cents in coins to The Sewing Cir
Gle, Household Arts Dept, 259 w.
l4th ST., New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, ad-
dress and pattern number plainly.
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10
HIS PROBLEM

Little Johnny should have been
hard at his homework. As it was,
his father found him listening to the
wireless and sucking his pencil.
WELL" asked father, "why don't
you get on with your work."
81 can't, Dad" came Johnny's re-
ply, until I've heard the latest news
bulletin. You see, I've got to draw
a map of Europe"
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10
Ham And Eggs

When the well-known actor and
producer retired, the son carried on
with some of his fathers honors.
One evening in front of the fathers
theater an old friend of the family
affectionately patted the son on the
back and remarked: IA chip off
the old block, eh?"
To which the critic groaned: "You
mean q slice Of the old ham!"
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10
Foibles Tax Us

We are taxed twice as much by
our idleness, three times as much
by our pride, and four times as
much by our folly.-Benjamin
Franklin.
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10

DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a
tonic which has been helping women
Of all ages for nearly 20 years. Adv.
Glacier County chief., 1939-11-10

Revealing Death
Men may live fools, but fools
they cannot die.-Young.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Arkansas Oil Fields
Ordered Reopened

Ell DORADO. Ark, Aug. 26 LP-
Arkansas, which closed down its
flush" oil fields August 16 in con-
cert with five other mid-continent
producing States, today became
the first to terminate the shut
down when the State Oil and Gas
Commission ordered reopening Of
the fields on staggered schedule,
beginning tomorrow.
The order, released without COM
ment from the commission, was is
sued simultaneously with new off,
cial allowables which cut the
States daily production from So, ,956
to $3.50 barrels. The average re-
duction for the States five fields was
IA per cent.
The new allowables become effec-
tive upon reopening of the field.
The order and new allowables
were issued by the commission after
a hearing at which continuance Of
the shutdown was both advocated
and opposed by oil operators.
The August 16 closing order ap-
piled only to flush" fields, those
with wells flowing of their own pres
sure. Small "stripper" wells op-
Grated by pump were exempt from
the edict. 1t was taken in con-
cert with similar action in Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, New Mexico and
Louisiana in the wake of sharp
price cuts announced by major
purchasing companies In the mid.
continent area.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
British to Kill Animals, Snakes
In London Zoo in Event ofWur

Other precautions in London and
the countryside:
The historic stained-glass win
dows of Canterbury Cathedral were
removed and buried in the surround
ing countryside.
The jewel house at the Tower of
London, Windsor Castle and Ken
sington Palace were officially closed
until further notice.
+ Children were summoned to
schools, where teachers explained
evacuation plans. Teachers will be
held in readiness tomorrow and a
full-dress rehearsal of evacuation is
set for Monday.
All day long Germans packed the
Liverpool street railway station en-
route to Harwich for the channel
crossing. They were obeying their
governments order that they return
home Immediately.
One section of the Bakerloo sub
way line has been closed and, al
though there was no official an
nouncement, 1t Is believed it will be
converted into an afraid shelter.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Reich |naugurateS
Rationing Of Food
And Other Articles
Official Certificates Are
Required for Buying
Of Many Goods
BY the Associated Press.


BERLIN, Aug. 27.-German citi-
zens were notified today that be-
cause of the emergency they must
have official certificates to buy a
long list of articles in the neighbor-
hood store.
To get necessities such as shoes,
soap, household coal, some textiles,
eggs and cocoa, they must show the
merchant so-called "bezugsschein"
whicn will be valid for four weeks.
1t was announced officially early
today that the purpose is just dis
tribution of necessities.
Germans recalled that during the
World War similar rationing schemes
we've not introduced until the war
nad been under way about two years.
Now Germany has determined to
conserve its admittedly scanty sup
plies of some materials before the
emergency becomes acute.
Until late last night crews with
blow torches were going about the
city removing old iron fences.
The fence workers were fighters
in Germany's so-called battle for
the conservation of waste mate
rials" which has been going on for
some time.
But not until last night did the
need seem so great that work was
carried on after dark.
Also working late in the evening
were policemen, in groups of three,
going about Berlin pasting up signs
indicating the way to the nearest
air raid shelters.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Donzig Putting Up Decorations,
Believed for Visit of Hitler

on the sidewalk and watched the
passing patrols of soldiers and the
building OF grim looking barricades.
In Danzig workmen were busy
erecting standards for shiny new
loudspeakers which most residents
believed were intended to carry the
words OF the Fuehrer.
All regular airplane connections
with Germany were cut off today be-
cause OF the threatening situation.
Baltic Sea ship service between
Danzig and German ports to the
east likewise was abandoned.
1t was evident tonight that the
Danzig forces had been strength
ened but despite numerous rumors
there was little evidence to prove
that regular German troops were
on hand.
Defense forces strung wire, pre-
sumably for a communication line,
along the main highway from DAN
zig to the East Prussian border.
A squad Of green-coated workers
(see DANZIG, Page A-z.)
Evening star., 1939-08-27
By the Associated Press.

FREE CITY OF DANZIG, Aug,
26.-Danzig's growing military es-
tablishment ,broadened its activity
tonight and festive decorations and
loud speakers were being installed
for what many citizens believed
was to be a celebration of "the re-
turn to the Reich" with Adolf Hit
Ter In the main role.
New defense barricades were
thrown up in the west which faces
Poland and the broad road lead
ing to the East Prussian frontier
apparently was receiving final mill
tary touches for entry of Ger
man troops.
Two new road barricades-one of
barbed wire and another of logs
and rocks apparently designed to
stop tanks-were put up on the
road to the seaside resort of Zop-
pot, short distance from the Polish
frontier.
Along the road from Danzig to
the Polish port of Gdynia little
groups Of anxious residents talked
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Five Blown 10 Bits
As Dynamite Truck
Exp|odes in Maine
Sixth Is FotuIIy Injured
As Blasts Force HurIs
Two Cars From Rood
BY the Associated Press.


HOLDEN, Me, Aug. 27 Sunday
tP).-An explosion of 100 sticks of
dynamite in truck, which last night
blew to bits man. woman and
three children, today claimed sixth
victim
Joseph J. Muir of Bangor, one of
four persons injured. died a few
hours after the blast Uttered the
countryside with debris.
The five earlier victims. all occu-
pants of the light delivery truck.
were the driver, Joseph Moffett, 80;
Mrs. Chester Grindle. 81. and her
three children, Margaret, IS; Stella,
9, and Marion, 7, all of Ellsworth.
Two automobiles travelling in op-
posite directions were blown from
the highway by the force of the
blast, which aroused this North
eastern Maine town of 543 in
habitants.
Mr.. Muir, an occupant of one Of
the machines, was not expected to
live. He and two companions. Mrs.
Annie Harlow and her 12-year- old
son Lawrence of Bangor, were taken
to Bangor hospital
The mangled body of one of the
truck passengers was found 10 yards
from the explosion scene.
The blast scattered fragments of
the truck 200 yards, and burst in
doors and windows of an unoccupied
house nearby.
Thomas Skales of Cambridge,
Mass. driver of the other auto, was
thrown Is feet by the impact.
Moffett, truck driver. had picked
up,a caseload of dynamite in Ellis
worth earlier in the day, driven it to
Bangor, and was returning to Ellis
worth when the explosion occurred.
Mrs. Grindle and her children
were returning from a visit to the
Eastern Maine General Hospital in
Bangor, where her husband is a
patient. Skales said he saw blind
ing flash of light, then heard deaf
ening roar.
Parts of bodies were strewn Tor
200 yards around. Some fragments
clung to telephone wires. Portions
of the automobiles were found 400
feet from the wreckage.
The blast blew in doors and win
dows of an unoccupied farmhouse
nearby, caused houses to shake in a
2-mile vicinity, and ripped COM
munication and opwer lines, plung-
ing Holden and nearby Eddington in
darkness. =
Evening star., 1939-08-27
BY the Associa ted Press,

LONDON, Aug. 26.-Englishmen
gave up their cherished Saturday
afternoon leisure today to push de-
tense precautions, which included
plan to kill all dangerous animals
and snakes in the London Zoo in
the event of war.
Scores Of valuable but carnivorous
animals will be shot Immediately II
war breaks out, ZOO officials said,
while the population of the reptile
and insect houses will be gassed
Some of the more valuable animals
are being evacuated, including an
okapi, two giant pandas, two 60
rillas and a Grevys zebra valued at
81, 500.
No one has offered to board the
gorillas.
The Thames Emergency River
Service was organized today. In
the event of war motorboats will
patrol 13 districts of the river that
winds through London. They will
carry doctors and nurses to care
for air-raid wounded, and fire fight
ing and salvage equipment.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Two Bomb Explosions
Occur at Liverpool
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 26-Two bomb
explosions, which police blamed on
the outlawed Irish Republican
Army, occurred here tonight, and
angry after theater crowds at
tempted to mob a man who was
detained by police.
The crowds tried to overturn the
police van in which the man was
taken away, but were quickly con-
trolled by squad of policemen.
Part of the front of q sub-post
ONCE was blown out by the first
explosion. The second occurred in
the shopping center as hundreds of
persons were pouring out of thea
tiers.
The bomb was seen to fall from the
coat of man and explode. His
coat was set afire as he fed.
When the crowd saw a militiaman
seize a coatless man there was an
angry cry of Lynch the swine"
No one was injured in either of
the explosions.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
The European Situation

Hitler in celebration of the re-
turn of Danzig to the Reich.
page AID
Premier Mussolini of Italy Is
taking an active part in the last
attempt to save the peace Of
Europe" it was said in Rome, and
II Duce was represented as will
ing to enter negotiations to
avert war, but it was en-
phasized that Italian claims
must be satisfied. page A-4)
Believing that they had done
their part to avert war, the Poles
waited and prayed while diplo-
macy took its course in Berlin,
London, Paris and Rome. Inter-
est fas focused on the Hitler
Henderson talks. which. Official
circles said, were concerned with
Anglo-German relations. page
A-4D
The Hungarian government,
after rejecting Rumanias pro-
posals for a non-aggression pact,
countered with a proposal for a
treaty by which both countries
would provide guarantees of the
rights of their racial minorities.
page A-4D
In Japan the way was said to
have been cleared for a reshuffle
of the japanese cabinet following
the governments decision to turn
from the Rome Berlin axis to a
policy of splendid isolation"
An emergency cabinet session
early in the week, possibly tomor-
row, was predicted. page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Britain S Cabinet
Meets Again Today
On Killers
Government Is Reported
Determined to Prevent
Death of Poland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 26.-Tall spare,
70-year-old Neville Chamberlain was
cast again tonight as the chief actor
in European drama of war or peace
as the British government deferred
a Eyes" or mo" answer to an
eleventh-hour overture from Adolf
Hitler.
Again the British Prime Minister
and his cabinet-but primarily the
Prime Minister-were confronted
with decisions of momentous i'm
portance to the future of Europe
and in circumstances bearing both
parallels and contrasts to the crisis
OF 1888.
For two hours and a half Mr..
Chamberlain sat with his cabinet
discussing the full implications of
an apparent offer from the German
Chancellor to negotiate at this late
hour the German-P Polish dispute
which, in the Prime Minister'S own
(See LONDON, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Squa|us May Be Brought
To Surface Late Today
Nv the Associated Press

BY the Associated PreSS.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Aug. 26.-
Salvagers seeking to raise the $4,-
600, 600 submarine Squalus and her
rs dead closed the crafts high in
duction valve today and predicted
she might be brought to the surface
late tomorrow or Monday.
Leaks around torpedo tubes were
discovered today when air was
pumped into the hull after the valve
was closed, and a pump was set up
Immediately on. the deck of the
salvage ship Falcon to draw out tons
of water remaining in the craft.
Salvagers planned to submerge two
pontoons early tomorrow, attaching
one to the bow of the Squalus and
the other to the stern to assist in the
lift. Plans call for the Squalus to
rise bow first of her own buoyancy
once sufncient air Is blown into
the hull.
With the submarine on the sur
face, Navy authorities said it would
take only couple of hours to tow
her to drydock at the Portsmouth
Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Liner Carries ESQ
American Refugees
On nEmergencyTr Trip
Farley and z Daughters
In Group, but Will
Stop in Ireland
By the Associated Press.

LIE HAVRE, Aug. 27 Sunday -
A group of $50 American refugees
from Europes threats of war sailed
for home early today on an emer-
gency trip of the United States
liner President Roosevelt.
The group included Postmaster
General James A. Farley and his
two daughters. Farley, refusing to
have any vacation interrupted
by the possibility of hostilities, "
planned to get of the ship in Ire
land for another week of his Euro
pean vacation.
An almost full moon hung low
over LIE Havre as the ship left the
harbor to pick its way through the
6-mile danger zone around the
French coast.
Warships Notified.
Patrolling French warships which
have orders to shoot to sink any
commercial craft found within the
zone after nightfall, received spe-
clal notifications that the ship
would be passing.
The passengers had rushed to lie
Havre from all over Europe to
board the liner, which was turned
around at lie Havre to evacuate
Americans.
The Roosevelt, which normally
carries from 200 to 800 passengers
will have taken on s35 by the time
she leaves Southampton and Cork
Cots were put In lounges and even
lSee AMERICANS page Al
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Lorton Quits Bourd
At Presidents Request
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TULSA, Okla, Aug. 26.-Eugene
Lorton, publisher of the Tulsa World,
will resign as a member of the In
ternational Joint Commission at the
completion of the commissions tour
of boundary waters between the
United States and Canada, he an
nounced tonight.
Mr.. Lorton was appointed by Pres
ident Roosevelt in 1888. The Pres
ident, in letter to Mr.. Lorton, asked
him to withdraw to permit appoint
ment of technically qualified"
high Government official to the
commission. The publisher replied
he was in thorough accord with the
spirit and text OF your letter."
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Queen Elizabeth
Orders Extra Food
Supplies for War
BY the Associated Press.

BALLATER. Scotland, Aug.
26.-Queen Elizabeth, accom-
panied by Princesses Elizabeth
and Margaret Rose, today Wis
lted grocery store at the
village nearest Balmoral Castle
and ordered extra food supplies.
The British government had
recommended that all families
lay in weeks supply of food
in view of the European out
look.
Evening star., 1939-08-27
U.S.. Continuing
Preparations Despite
Hopeful Dispatches
President Sees BerIe
And Johnson on
War Problems
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Dispatches from abroad gave Of
fetal Washington a measure of hope
yesterday that European war
might be averted, but there was no
relaxation in the hour-by-h
study of developments abroad, or
in the Governments advance prep
arations for the steps this country
will take if war breaks out.
President Roosevelt, still await
ing German replies to his two mes
sages in behalf of peace, conferred
with Assistant Secretary of State
Berle and Assistant Secretary of
War johnson regarding plans to
meet the problems war would pre-
sent for this country.
Neither the White House nor the
State Department had received any
indications as to when. or whether,
Chancellor Hitler would reply to
the Presidents peace appeals. 1t
generally was assumed, however, that
weekend developments would show
whether Europe would be plunged
into war or would settle its dit
ferences by negotiations.
French, Polish ENJOYS Call.
The French and Polish Ambassa-
dors called at the State Depart
ment and discussed the fast-de-
'veloping European events with Un-
dersecretary of State Welles.
jerry Potocki. the Polish repre-
sentative, expressed the apprecia-
ton of his government for Mr..
Roosevelt's efforts to avert war.
THE only thing we can do now"
he asserted, 'is to wait and wonder
what Hitler will do"
Ambassador Potocki told report
ers he thought recent German de-
velopments-the sudden stoppage Of
communication with the outside
world and its unexplained resump-
ton, the grounding Of commercial
planes and the call for German
shipping to return home-were de-
signed as another step in Hitler's
war of nerves"
The Polish Ambassador reiter-
ated previous declarations that Po-
land was entirely willing to ne
gotiate with Germany" But he
added that negotiations cannot be
carried on In an atmosphere of
threats"
Avoiding a direct answer to a
question as to whether Poland would
(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-08-27
FRANCE COLD TO H|TLER'S PEACE OFFER.
BRITAIN DELAYS; NAz|S CALL OFF CONGRESS
Present Proposition to Warsaw
Paris Reported Telling Fuehrer
Late Bulletins

PARIS Aug. 27 Sunday A.P0.-Sunday morning
published several pictures today showing British
colonial troops and British sailors landing from England
terday at Dieppe France and heading for undcosed
destination.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. rs AP).-The British cruiser
Ajax departed huredly for home at II pm tonight The
sailing order while dinner being
the British Ambassador guest of honor
Evening star., 1939-08-27

France was reported to have
informed Chancellor Hitler last,
night that he should take to
Poland his proposal for preserv-
ing Europe's peace by returning
Danzig and the Polish Corridor
to Germany. France cut off all
air communication with Eastern
Europe page AID.
Chancellor Hitler, repeatedly
acting on information that the
British cabinet considered his
demands on Poland excessive,
called off the Nazi party con-
gress at Nurnberg which was to
have opened next Sunday page
AID.
The British cabinet, after meet
ing last night on information
brought back from Berlin by the
British Ambassador there, Sir
Neville Henderson, adjourned to
meet again this morning to de-
eide the answer Sir Neville will
take back to Hitler, probably
today page AID.
The United States liner Presi-
dent Roosevelt sailed today from
LIE Havre, France, with a group
Of $50 American refugees from
European war threats. Among
them was Postmaster General
James A. Farley, who planned to
disembark at Cork, Ireland, for
a visit. page ALL
Military activity was broadened
in Danzig and festive decorations
and loud speakers were being
erected for what was believed
might be a visit of Chancellor
Evening star., 1939-08-27
Weather Forecast

From the Omitted States Weather Bureau Report
Full Details on PAGE Az
Mostly cloudy today and tomorrow: mod
crate temperature; gentle winds, mostly
northeast. Temperatures yesterday
Highest, 80 at 4:30 pm; lowest, SO
at 6 am.
Evening star., 1939-08-27

(See PARIS, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-08-27

(See JOHNSON, Page A-6.D
Evening star., 1939-08-27

(See AMERICANS, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-08-27

Full Associated Press
News and Wirephotos
Sunday Morning and
Every Afternoon.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-11-16
T crest Tres
Over County
hru the w eek

Forest fires ragged over consider
able areas in the Cumberland
Mountains during the week. On
the mountain slopes of Bear Pen
Creek, near the Big Lick, and
around Grassy Gap hundreds of
acres were burned over. The fires
started in the north of the noun
tain on the Kentucky side and
swept over the crests into Vir-
ginia.
Fire Warden James Rose of
Honey Camp hurried to the scene
with a corps of frefghters and
took charge at Grassy Gap and the
Big Lick. CCC boys from the
Clintwood camp went into action
along the Bear Pen slopes. For
two days and one night the battle
continued until the fire was out.
Several acres of timberland had
been burned over, but little other
property was damaged. Practically
all of the area burned over is in
the national forest.
In the fall of 1886 the same
areas in the Cumberlands were
burned over. The fires Of that year
were more destructive than they
were this year. In the summer OF
1887 the mountain scenes of the
fires bore the greatest crop Of
huckleberries within the memory
of any person. 1t is said that the
people of the Blue Ridge around
Luray and Harrisonburg once
practiced setting forest fires in the
mountains in order to have a good
crop of huckleberries.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-11-16
Passes
But Rumors Still
Lin 6 er O n

Dame Rumor has it that Charley
Patton Mullins, late Democratic
candidate for Treasurer, and Vir-
gil Skeen, late Democratic candi-
date for the House of Delegates,
will ask for a recount of the vote
at Mcclure Precinct. On reports
of alleged Irregularities, they have
hopes that recount would give
them victories. Mullins lost Nc
Clure to Bill McFall by majority
of It's, and Skeen lost that pre-
cinct to Buchanan by majority
of 231, according to returns. The
discovery Of any great Irregular
ty in the returns would probably
seat Mullins and Skeen, as their
opponents won by small MAORI
ties.
1t is understood that action will
start with a petition to circuit
Judge to order a recount of the
Mcclure vote. Whether any other
precincts will be involved, is not
known. Democrats charge that no
members of their party were
allowed to check the count at Nc
Clure. It is said that one of the
pool books was found few days
after election along the road that
runs through the camp.
Dickinson County e | e c 10 n
have not been questioned since
1919. In the county election OF
that year, the late Frank Sykes
was credited with small majority
over DR.. J. C. Sutherland for
Treasurer. DIR. Sutherland contest
ed the election, charging various
irregularities. A great many voters
were called upon to swear for
whom they had voted in the cleo
ton. However, nothing came OF
the contest, and Sykes held the
office.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-11-16
DROUGHT CONTINUES

Although Clintwood is faced
with no acute water shortage, the
drought continues with no indica-
ton of rains to come. The clear,
cold nights and chilly days are no
harbingers of rain. From present
indications most of Dickinson
County and surrounding territory
must wait for the SHOWS to bring
the necessary moisture.
Dickinson NJ m r al High
School is practically without wa
ter at this writing, according to
E. A. Hyde, sanitation officer. 1t
will be necessary to construct out
door toilets and conserve the little
remaining water for heating pur-
poses. Children already are carry
ing their drinking water to school
in bottles.