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Evening star., 1939-09-10
j. ). Owned Tanker,
Flying British Flag,
1orpedoed and Sunk
Total Of II Vessels,
Neutral and BeIIiesrent,
Lost in First Week
1y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The far-reaching attacks OF
European belligerents against en-
emy shipping on the high seas car
ried an indirect blow at American
interests yesterday in the torpedo
ing of the loaded oil tanker Kenne-
bee, near the English coast.
Although the 5,548-ton vessel few
the British flag, she was owned by
subsidiary of Standard Oil of New
Jersey, the Anglo-American Oil Co.
of London. She was commanded
by Capt, E. J. Instune and left New
York August for Aruba, where
Standard Oil maintains a refinery
The Kennebec travelled from there
to San Juan and back to Aruba
before sailing August % for England
with load of fuel oil.
Standard Oil officials in New York
said they believed all the crew men,
bers were British. The ship usually
carried 81 men, they said, but a
Holland America line freighter yes
terday advised Amsterdam she had
saved the full crew of 80.
The only reported loss of the day,
the tanker raised to II the known
total of ships sunk since the war
broke out and sent the British
French toll to 10. Four German,
one Dutch, one Greek and an un-
identified vessel, which observers
believed German, also have gone
down.
Meanwhile, the chief foes in the
sea warfare-the British and Ger
mans-made conflicting claims as
to the success of England's efforts
to halt Nazi shipping and thus cut
OF vital supplies,
The British government asserted
Germany was virtually" cut off
from overseas sources of war sup
ply" and that the naval blockade
was now virtually complete except
for the Baltic
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Elliott Roosevelt Sees
Grave Possibility Of
u. ). in War for Allies
Holds Victorious Nozis
Would Soon Violate
Monroe Doctrine
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 9.-Elliott
Roosevelt, in an interview here to-
day, said the present Neutrality Act
Is virtually certain" to be changed
at a special session OF Congress and
there also is grave possibility"
the United States may enter the
European conflict on the side Of the
Allies.
While I am one of many millions
who want this Nation to stay out
Of war" the Presidents son declared,
lin my opinion, If we wait, and it
appears Germany is winning 1t may
be too late to do any good. We are
too far away"
d Monroe Doctrine in Peril"
IT Germany wins she will imme-
diately strip England of her COL
onies and that will be direct viola
tion of the Monroe doctrine, which
We have always insisted upon.
Should Germany, for instance, de-
mand British Guiana, in Northern
South America, we would have to
fight.
The lightning war Germany pre-
Evening star., 1939-09-10

tration blanks are now being print
ed" he said. This point should be
cleared up early in the week."
Enlistment in the Polish army Is
being considered by the clubs
younger men, according to Mr
PaWl.
Expects PrOtracted Fighting.
I'D be off myself if it weren't for
family responsibilities" he said
THE great dif1iculty in enlistment is
not the Neutrality Act, but the near
impossibility of reaching Polish soil
I think 1t may be done by going
through Rumania"
Mr.. Pawl predicted that Washing
tonians of Polish descent will sue
ceed in getting to the front If the
war lasts long enough" He believes
the fighting will be protracted, since
the Nazis will be forced to shift
battalions to the French front, and
the Poles are working on the prin-
ciple of conservation of manpower. -
The war will cause shift in the
clubs activities. During recent years
the usual program has featured
monthly social nights, with vigorous
Polish mazurka dancing and fine
Polish sausages. Twice a week the
club has held a school, open to the
public, with classes in Polish lam
guage and history, and instruction
in Polish folk dances. The classes
have been held in Thomson School
at Twelfth and L streets NV, DUR
ing the winter season, under the di-
rection Of Mrs. JadWiga Lewicka
former radio singer.
These activities may be somewhat
curtailed. and the contents of the
Chronicle, the clubs Polish and
English language magazine, may
now emphasize war aims, Mr.. Pawl
said.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
craft, can be constructed and oper

craft, can be constructed and oper-
ated within three or four months.
I'VE could then only ship raw
materials and the question comes to
mind whether we shall be neutral
or should we allow capital and labor
to move or keep it here.
1--WE should make the law flexible
enough to meet conditions. CASH
and-carry seems to be the idea and
many Democrats who originally ia
vored the existing law, as we'll as
many Republicans, notably Mr..
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Federal Bur Council

The Executive Council of the Fed
eral Bar Association will meet to-
morrow night in the Veterans Adj
minlstration Building to vote on
new members of the association.
Inc new Federal bar directory will
soon go to press and the names
voted on tomorrow night will COM
plete the list.
Evening star., 1939-09-10

dicted has already failed. The Po-
lish Army is still intact. My advice
is to watch Italy and Russia, par
ticularly italy. And in Poland
watch for guerrilla warfare. The
Poles will sever German lines OF
communication and the deeper into
Poland Germany penetrates the
longer will those lines necessarily
become"
Mr.. Roosevelt intimated the in
fluence OF munitions manufacturers
would have much to do with chang
ing the Neutrality Act.
Visions Flight Of Industry.
In this country we have many
manufacturers who would like to sell
their munitions and materials used
In war, and if a strict embargo in
shipments even to normally neutral
countries like Canada is maintained
1t stands to reason United States
capital and labor will move to Can
ada where factories. especially air.
Evening star., 1939-09-10

Coming to the District in 1921, he
shortened his name from its orig
inal Polish form. "PaWloWski was
too much of a tongue-twister for
my friends" he explains. He is an
examiner IN the Patent Office.
Mr.. Pawl declared that one tech
nicality Is now preventing club
members from accepting a large
number of contributions spontane-
ously offered by outsiders.
we must be registered with the
State Department., and the regis
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Master of U-boot Victim
Louds kozis' Rescue Aid

Cobb, Ireland, Sept. Q UP.-A
closeup OF submarine technique was
given tonight by Capt. James Bar
nelson of the freighter Olive Grove,
sunk by German U-boat.
Capt. Barnetson of Leith, Scot
land said his ship was sunk about
$50 miles of the Irish Coast.
The submarine sighted us about
) o'clock in the morning." he said.
When I saw her I gave orders to
put about and tried to escape her,
but she came right on and gave
orders to heave to. I still tried to
get away, but she steamed around
us again.
The Ollvegrove almost jumped
out of the water as she was hit.
There were two boatloads Of us
IN the water. The submarine sur
faced again and we saw her CAP
tain, man about % years old, wear
ing beard about inches long.
Every man in the crew wore similar
boards so that it was apparent they
mad been at sea for long time.
They treated us very we'll. The
captain hailed my boat and asked
me to come aboard the submarine.
I expected that l would be taken
a prisoner, but all he did was ex-
anime my papers and find out where
We were bound. He was apparently
dubious about the exactness of his
own instruments and asked us our
bearings when we were hit. He
then inquired about the efficiency OF
our instruments.
He then said that If we came
astern of him he would lead us in
line to the Fastnet "a rocky Irish
tslet with lighthouse) and we fol-
lowed him. Several hours later he
sent up two red rockets and told us
he had sighted a steamer which
would pick us up"
The American steamship Wash
lngton picked up the crew and
brought them here.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
I'd Ships of BeI|igerents
Stoy in South America Ports

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 9 (R.-
The end of the first week Of the war
found at least 81 British, 80 Ger
man and 3 French ships anchored
In South American East Coast har-
bors from Belem, Northern Brazil,
to Mar Del Plata, Argentina.
British shipping generally was
continuing with restricted move
ments, but German merchantmen
have not left the harbors since
blockading British cruisers were re-
ported to have seized and sunk at
least three Nazi vessels.
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Free Meals for 100000

More than 100000 school children
In England now have free meals or
milk, consuming 100,000000 bottles
of milk year.
Evening star., 1939-09-10

Taft { Senator Robert A. Taft, Re-
publican, Of Ohio, are changing
their views"
Evening star., 1939-09-10
Spain Interns 80 German
Merchantmen, Seals Radios

VIGO, Sept. 9 lFp.-The Spanish
government tonight ordered 80 Ger
man merchantmen interned and
their radio broadcasting apparatus
sealed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-12-21

She was young, beautiful and
popular. She could dance all night
and be as bright-eyed as a kitten
the next day; she had been as
sidously trained in every art and
accomplishment that social sue
cess might demand. In Mrs. Ar
cher's heart there was a secret re-
lief that her brother-in-law's ira
gic death had removed the last
link between Virginia and the ap-
.palling place that had been her
home. Virginia must not be
wasted there. She must marry
well. It was necessary, for more
reasons than one. =.
And Virginia, for the past few
months, had been unusually do
cile. After her first passionate
outburst of grief and self-re-
prosch that she had not been with
her father, and the days of haun-
ted restlessness which had follow
ed in that place of memories, she
had dropped into an Indifferent
acquiescence with her aunt's
plans.
Already Mrs. Archer was plan
ming to spend the next winter at
Palm Beach. BY that time Viz
ginia would have sold the west
ern property, and they could af-
ford it very nicely. It was Won
derful, she reflected, what a price
the elder Bradish was willing to
pay for a whim. AS for his SON.
well, Stanley could be relied upon
to- prefer civilization to a ranch.
It was working out beautifully.
Sounds drifted in through the
open window. A car was coming
into the drive. Mrs. Archer had. a
glimpse of two young heads, one
gay and wind blown, with a cop
per sheen, the other smoothly
dark. She sighed comfortably,
and pushed the accusing bills
aside.
Down below the parley was
brief and careless.
"Come on. "We'll get out there
ahead of the mob"
"Can't promise. I have a lot to
do"
The car shot out of the drive.
The girl with the coppery head
turned and went in, and a neat
maid just crossing the hall check
ed her steps and waited for pos
sible orders.
amy calls for me while I was
out, Anna?"
eyes, miss, several. "1've left
not of each one on your desk"
Thanks; maybe I can lose
them" Virginia grimaced frank
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H6NES LOUISE Provost

All 1lOuT 1dISI tl1C AaSC ~ NAAAN
was finished, the dishes were
washed, and Lee had saddled the
buckskin again. His movements
were light and quiet, his voice
low. Voices carried on these still
nights.
"By the way, Joey, what's Sian
ty Gano up to now?"
"Slanty? Where'd We see him?"
Joey peered back suspiciously.
"Just outside Valley Pass. First
time I've seen him on Circle V
land since Matt ordered him off
and told him to stat off. He offer
ed me a job and said he was
looking for strays. persuaded
him that he wouldn't find any
here, and he sidled off,"
II bet We did!" Joey snorted
gleefully. "Slanty's had run of
luck lately, and it's swelled his
hat size somethin' outrageous.
He's manager for the old Cebal-
los place-yeah, manager! Ye
know it was took over for the
mortgages when old Don Luis
died. Some company's got it now.
I disremember the name, but
Slanty's been put in charge"
From the cabin door Joey
watched Lee go, tall, outstanding,
strong. An upturned universe
was grinding slowly back to its
foundations. Matt was gone and
that was irreparable, but the rest
would come right somehow. Lee
was home.
Lee topped the rise from Joey's
ravine into the Valley of the Sun
and kept going. Tonight, by plane
if he could get one, he was start
ing east.
Whatever clouds might be
hanging over the Circle V, beau
ty and late afternoon sunshine
lay like a mantle on the cottage
which Mrs. T. Ellison Archer had
taken for the summer season. It
was cottage only by comparison
with the more pretentious places
nearby and the great estate along
the shore road, and it was more
expensive than the T. Ellison Ar
cheers could afford, but it was in
the heart of a fashionable summer
colony, and Mrs. Archer was not
the woman to neglect her duty
toward a manageable niece, es-
pecislly where duty and personal
comfort marched side by side so
agreeably.
In the safe seclusion of her
room, she sighed a little over the
task of balancing accounts that
were much too heavy on the de-
bit side. Figures were so depres-
singly obstinate, but after all most
of the bills were really Virginia's
and the rench sale would attend
to them. Mrs. Archer frightened
visibly.
There was no doubt in her
mind that she had done well by
her sisters child. To be sure,
there had been at first an intract-
able streak in Virginia, vigor
of speech and action, a habit of
making friends of quite impos-
sible people which had caused
her aunt some anxiety, but the
vigor had toned into a careless
composure, and Mrs. Archer had
automatically censored Virginia's
friends for six years. Now she
could sit back and view her far
from unpaid labors with compla-
cency. Virginia was a success.
~ ~, 49, ~. Ev HeSx 49, Esxv 49,. ~, V
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"You stake your claim anywhere
around here that you want"
So Joey had staked his claim,
carefully and conscientiously, Civ
ing Matt a psinstaking diagram of
it's limits, but the whole ravine
had been Joey's from that day.
Lee turned back to Joey abrupt
ly.
"Nobody's going to jump your
claim, Joey. If anybody tries it,
you let me know and I'll take
him apart. And the Circle v isn't
going to be sold-not yet. I'm 60
ing east to bring Virginia back. "
"Now, Lee, you be CAREFUL"
Joey sat up suddenly and fixed
a worried eye on him.
A brief grin twitched the cor
ner of Lees mouth. Both he and
Joey remembered the blazing
temper Of the waif Matt had
brought to the Circle V years be-
fore. The temper was still there,
but, as Joey said it knew who was
boss.
He stood looking toward the
head of the ravine where the
trail was still greyly visible run
ming up and out. It would be near
ly dark in that great grassy bowl,
with the sun dropping like a
plummet behind the hills.
A match rasped in the cabin,
lamplight wavered and grew stea-
dy, a stove lid ratified. Joey's
voice came out to him.
aye goin' up to the house, Lee?"
mo-. the monosyllable was
clipped. 81 was going up to look
things over, but that will have to
keep. You needn't tell anybody
I've been here, Joey. I'll turn up
again before long"
Mind! Don't you dast go any,
where else, Lee HOLSTER. Now
I'll have supper ready in two
shakes"
Lee nodded acceptance.
"This Lawler business" he said
slowly, 81 don't get it yet. Who
picked him, with good men like
Curley and Darrell already on the
place? Who is winding up Mats
affairs? The bank? Judge Har-
vey?"
Neither of 'em. Honey isl
Honey! Not all alone?"
"Why-yes." Joey sounded apo
logetic. "That's the way Matt
fixed it in his will. I guess Matt
kinda counted on the Judge bein'
here to advise her anyway, and
you around to help her run
things, but now that she's back
east, it don't seem to work out
that way"
Joey's voice trailed off on a dis
couraged note; but picked up
quickly in defense of Mats mis-
taken judgment.
aye see, it was an old will.
Matt was amin to make a new
one but he never got around to
it,"
Joey smothered sigh and went
back to his pans. Lee stayed for
moment longer in the doorway,
staring out at the thickening dusk
with thoughtfully narrowed eyes.
Yes, it was pretty clear that the
shrewd old judge was not advis-
ing Virginia. Maybe he'd better
drop in and see the Judge him
self.
He did full justice to Joey's
meal.
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~. Halfway up the stairs the cop
perry head turned.
"Oh, Anna, if anybody comes in
the next hour or so I'm not at
home"
Virginia went on upstairs. Her
aunt's door was slightly ajar, but
she hurried on.
(TO Be COntinued)
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TROOP GETS NEW CHARTER

The Boy Scouts of the Eagle
and Indian Patrols, making up
Troop 81 have their new char
ter for the coming year. These
scouts meet in the basement Of
the West Jefferson Presbyterian
church under the guidance of
Scoutmaster j. w. Luke and AS
sistant Scoutmaster, Paul A. Per-
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CHAPTER III

: Lee Hollister, returning from a
trip abroad to the Circle v Ranch,
owned by Matt Blair, who for
twenty years had been like a IA
Their to Lee, decides to surprise
the family. He sends them no
word of his coming and rides
over the hills to the ranch on
horseback. When he finally sees
the wide ranchland before him, he
is astonished at the unusual as
pect of the place. He is troubled,
when he meets Slanty Gano on
Mats land. Then Joey-old pros
pector befriended by Matt-tells
him Matt is dead by his own
hand.
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PAGE SEVEN
kiinS.
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many,
many friends for the kindness
and sympathy shown us during
the sickness and death of our
dear wife and mother.
J. S. BROWNE
and FAMILY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
HUSBAND HELD
 IN WEES DEATH

Revere, Mass, Aug. 26- CUP)- Ferdinand Paarand, 27, of Chelsea whose wife's bathing-suit clad body was found floating off Revere beach yesterday, was to be arraigned on murder charge in Chelsea district court today.
 The sewer construction worker was removed last night to police headquartetrs here from the hospi- tai where he was being treated for Illuminating gas poisoning, result ing from an alleged suicide attempt after he reported his wife Edna, 27, formerly of Baltimore, missing Mon- day.
 A formal murder charge was lodged against Paarand, now held without bail. after preliminary ex- animation of his wife's body by Q medical examiner. An autopsy was expected to be completed today.
 When notifying police of his wife's disappearance, Paarand said she be- came III while in row-boat with him at the beach. He took her ashore returned to the boat and came back to And only her handbag and clothing on the beach. he said.
 paatand said they were married two years ago and that it was his wife's second marriage, She was the former Edna Phelps.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
CUARDSMEN TO ARRIVE TODAY
Due Home From Platts= burg - Body of Local
 Man Awaits RemOvel
Acme radiophoto

Minus one man, a casualty in the war games at Plattsburg, N. r., the Waterbury attachments of the 102d Infantry, c. N. G., are due to arrive home today at 1850 but delays are anticipated. Pelting rainstorms made the last week of the two weeks arduous training a nightmare for the young soldiers.
 Condolences to the families of the three men of the 102nd, killed by lightning during maneuvers, were expressed by Gen. Hugh A. Drum, commenting the first army. "These men have made the supreme sac rifice," he said. We honor their memories and express our sincere sympathies to their families"
 The body of Rocco Pistone 20, of the medical detachment, 102nd In- fantry, Waterbury, one of the three killed by lightning, remained at Plattsburg today, awaiting removal to Waterbury. Two telegrams have been sent the Pistone family and word is awaited as to arrangements.
 All necessary removal papers have been arranged by Major Joseph A. Ciminera, commanding the detach- ment. Major Ciminera had to leave camp with his men, and details will be carried out by members of the regular army.
 The medical detachment will turn out as an escort for the funeral.
 Besides. his parents, Pistone is survived by two brothers, Vito and Daniel, and two sisters, Mollie and Jane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
British Ambassador
 Flies To London With Fuehrer's New Plans
HITLER URGED
 TO MAKE PEACE
Roosevelt Asks Him to Fol-
 low Polish Example; U. s. Ready for War
BY HOBART c. MONTEE


 Washington, Aug. 26 - (UP) - President Roosevelt put war or peace squarely up to Adolf Hitler today by asking him to follow Poland's ex- ample and agree to compose Ger man-Polish differences peaceably.
 The president cabled his new ap- peal to Hitler last night, his second within 24 hours.
 He informed him that President Ignacy Moscicki of Poland had agreed to settle the controversy by direct negotiation or conciliation. In urgent terms, he asked Hitler to &C., cept too.
 "The Polish government is willing to. agree to solve the controversy which has arisen between the re- public of Poland and the German Reich by direct negotiation or through the process of conciliation," MT. Roosevelt cabled Hitler.
 Countless human lives can yet be saved. All the world prays that Germany, too, will accept"
 The president dispatched his new appeal immediately upon receipt of a message from Moscicki accepting the terms of proposal which was sent simultaneously to him and to Hitler by MT. Roosevelt Thursday night.
 T have. this hour received from the president of Poland 8 reply to message which addressed to your excellency and to hi mlast night" President Roosevelt said to Hitler.
 He then repeated textually the message he had had from Moscicki that Poland has always considered direct negotiations between govern ments as the most appropriate method of solving difficulties which may arise between state. We con- slider this method all the more fit- ting when adopted btween neighbor- ing countries.
 we consider likewise the method of conciliation through a third party as disinterested and impartial as your excellency to be just and equitable method in the solution of controversies arising between na- tions," Moscicki continued.
 Moscicki then pointed out that "it is not Poland who is proffering any claims or demanding concessions from any other nation" He pledged Poland to refrain from any positive act of hostility provided the other party also agrees to refrain from any such act direct or indirect"
 President Roosevelt reminded Hit (Continued on Page 2)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-26
GERMAN BOAT IS
 HELD AT QUEBEC
Attempted to Leave Port Without Cargo That Had
 Been Paid For

Quebec, Aug. 26.-(UP).-The Ger man freighter Koenigsberg was held captive today by Royal Canadian mounted police until her master agree to unload the rest of the car go and posts $l2.0O0 bond on a theft charge for having tried to sail for Germany without unloading.
 The 7000-ton North German Lloyd line ship had just started to un- load at Sorrel last evening when orders came from Germany for all Nazi merchant ships to hurry home because of the European crisis. Her 400-ton cargo, mostly zinc oxide had been paid for in advance by a Montreal firm and because of that Adelard Paulhus, national revenue collector, revoked the Koenigsberg's $ sailing papers.
 The ships master, Capt. Wilhelm Siegert, ordered her mooring lines cut nevertheless, mad she pulled out and started down the St. Lawrence with Paulhus standing on the dock ordering Siegert to come back, and the pilot, Leon Gendron, standing at the ships rail shouting that he wanted to get of and was being "shanghaied."
 In short order, c. R. Mackenzie lawyer representing the company that owned the cargo. got a theft warrant from the admiralty and a pilot boat filled with Royal police men put out n pursuit. They over- hauled and boarded her five miles below Quebec and after a half hours argument, brought her back here.
 The policemen told Capt. Siegert he could resume his trip when he unloaded and posted the bond. They said the crew could SO ashore fl they wanter. but the ship couldn't
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