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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

B. of Finance; full knowledge of its failure to supply and fill in the blank spaces which was required oi them. Never before in any of the reports which are here now was there once referred to this particu- lar matter that now referred to in this last report. In itself, it shows knowledge on their part of the ne- cessity of making some comment with respect to the operations and the method used by the B. of Fi- nance. Your honor will find on page seven of the report I hold in my hand this statement: "All invoices for the eleven months, ending No- vember 30, 1897 were checked to the warrants payable sheet and each sheet bore the signed approval of the Board of Finance" Not that they were approved by the Board of Finance, but they bore the signed approval of the board. And the con- tnuation of that system, your honor please, relates to one of the accused. That's why I'm offering it.
 If your honor please, am not offering this evidence as a limita- tion to the Kingsley Company or MT. Shades clients; I'm offering it as testimony that bears directly upon MT. Leary who signed the cer- tificate on the back at the meeting of the B. of Finance. It Is admis- sible as part of the conspiracy and no limitation as far as can see.
 Judge Inglis overruled the objec- tion.
 Q. What are those two items, MT. Brown.
 A. The last two items bearing the date of December q, not cores bonding to all other dates on sheets of December IA. Two items-vouch- CT drawn payable to the Under writer's Investigation Bureau-$758; another voucher for $27O. The two checks representing those payments are available.
 Dunn's Check
 o. And the entry on the front of the sheet is how many days after the date on the back of the sheet?
 A. Five days.
 Q. Do you find an entry on the bottom of the sheet No. All con- corning one of the accused?
 A. Yes, sir.
 @. Who is it and what is the en- try?
 A. Voucher 18068 with the date of December 21 to Martin J. Dunn. $350.
 o. Are there any other entries there that you find opposite the date that is later than the date of the board of finance meeting?
 A. One other entry.
 o. What is that?
 A. Date of December 21, voucher No. 18067 in the name of Wm. J. Shanahan, $125.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

Was it the duty of an auditor to comment or call attention to the omission of an entry on the blank space on the back of the sheet, for the approval of claims" by the board of finance?"
 Tt was," was the reply.
 The back of the sheet, according to the state, contains blank spaces, which if filled in would give an ac- curate picture of the amounts of the items on the warrants payable sheets, from the first to the last number. Brown referred to that space as safeguard to honesty"
 Following that trend of testimony, Alcorn returned for further review of warrants payable sheets, bearing the names of various of the accused for receipts of payments, under items dated following the meeting of the board of finance.
 When the name of William J. Shanahan, formerly of the con- troller's office was read by Brown, Attorney Patrick Healey, objected, saying he was not a defendant, and the statement was stricken.
 Alcorn presented an audit report dated January 3, 1888, which it was later learned, represented conditions in the city only to November 30, 1897.
 While the book was in view, AL corn questioned Brown about an item for December 16, 1887, which the defense claimed was not con- tained in the audit report, as made by Kingsley.
 Vicious Method
 Attorney Slade accused Alcorn of conducting "a vicious method of presenting conspiracy case."
 "The doors are open wide enough as 1t is," he said, without dragging in matters of no importance. He continued that the fact his clients names appeared on the audit report was no evidence of wrong doing.
 Alcorn replied that he was not making an offer of evidence against Shades clients alone, but in par- ticular against Daniel J. Leary who signed the certificate on the back of the warrants payable sheets. Tt was evidence of Q system that began in 1880 and continued right down through 1e3e," he said.
 Referring to the same report, Al- corn said ''it was the only one which has any reference to the methods used by the board of fi- nance" Ee continued that it showed that Kingsley Company had full knowledee Of the methods used by the board of finance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

Q. Will you give the total of the entries on that sheet which bear the date of December 21, 1887? A. SAYS.
 No Numbers
 @. MT. Brown, were they any, at any time, on the warrants payable sheets which are available for the years 1930-35 inclusive-were the warrants numbers ever inserted on the back of that sheet in the space provided for in the certificate? A. No. sir.
 Q. Referring to sheet No. 316, November 1, 1884. Do you notice 8 group of numbers beginning with 62073?
 A. do.
 Q. What is the next numberf A. 62571.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

Lengthy arguments over the ad- instability of the testimony of War ren M. Brown, state accountant, featured the states connecting witt ness" appearance on the witness stand in the Waterbury conspir- acy trial yesterday.
 Defense counsel presented lengthy tirades on the allowance of Brown to present conclusions" and "in- ferences" drawn from his review of records of the City of Waterbury.
 Principal target of the states att tack yesterday, with Brown testify ing, were the warrants payable sheets of the controllers office. As the court session adjourned, Special Prosecutor Hugh H. Alcorn was att tempting to link the alleged im- proper manner in which the sheets were kept, with the failure of the accountants of the George H. King sley company to report" the al- leged irregularities.
 In the Final Phase
 The state, in calling Brown to the stand, indicates strongly that it is in the final phase of its case. In previous sessions, when masses of documentary evidence have been presented, it was with the promise of the state that the documents would be connected" to transactions of the accused, by Brown.
 Leading up to the attack on the Kingsley company for failure to re- port the allege irregularities in the warrants payable sheets, Brown tes- tified much along the same lines as those traversed during the testimony of James P. Purcell, city accountant, now acting controller.
 He stated that 8 view of the sheets indicated that numerous items were added to the sheets after they had been approved by the board of
Evening star., 1939-09-28

Of defense. Boston and New York
City might be lost, but we would
hold Pittsburgh and our steel plants
to the death.
In neutral impartiality, our cal
culations were based on q British
invading expedition of 100000 men,
French of 100000, which were to
be spared for the adventure from
the trenches where they had i'm
portant business with the German
Army. The allotment for the Ger
man Army, which also had impor-
tant business in the trenches, was
787 900, to be transported across the
Atlantic when the British Navy had
swept German merchant ships of
the seas.
In case we were drawn into that
war our Navy and Army officers
knew that we should have to send
destroyers to fight the U-boats on
the other side of the Atlantic and to
clear the way for an Army to fight
overseas. They did not forget that,
in all our foreign wars since 1812-14,
we have fought abroad. 1t may be
said, after century and a quarter,
to be confirmed national habit.
But Army and Navy officers and
all preparedness advocates knew,
too, that the only way to rouse our
people to arm in peace is throw
scare into them lest we be driven
from our homes as refugees. Lurid
pictures of New York demolished by
the bombs of air raiders helped
preparedness in the winter of 1916
II. The recent appearance on our
east coast of two submarines also
helped. This also served German
policy. In case we did make war on
her, so. much the better for Ger
many If we kept our Navy in our
harbors and our Army furiously and
desperately digging in on the Ale
ghanies.
How much of Navy and Army
had We in 1916? Our Navy was
inferior to the British, not quite
equal to the German and superior
to the japanese. Our merchant
marine was pitifully small.
One Squadron of Planes.
Our Army had one squadron OF
four obsolete planes, the total of our
regulars and National Guard was
about 100000, with little modern
artillery. We had no reserve officers
and no real industrial war organiza-
ton. The puny numbers we had
were utterly unfit for war in Europe,
where tactics and weapons, while
Evening star., 1939-09-28
Strong U. 5. Force
Is Held Best WAY
To Avoid War
Lessons Learned in 1914
Cited as Helpful in
Drafting Policy
By COL. FREDERICK PALMER.

We have only to be honest with
ourselves, diSmissing archaic slogans,
to realize the best way to keep out
Of war and 70 enable us to play a
decisive part in ending the war in
our own and world interest. 1t is
to forge a sword so powerful, with
so long a reach, in such trained
hands that, if we have to draw it at
all, it will be to lay it on the coun-
Gil table as card of force, which is
the only card that counts in Europe
at present.
That means the right kind of pre-
paredness, reversing the policy Of
1914-15-16, which did not keep us
out of war. Instead of planning be-
fore war to wait until the enemy
hits us on our soil, we shall plan to
60 out and hit him-Which is what
we have always done in the past.
This method saves lives and it saves
money.
The last knew, there was still in
our archives the plan for national
defense made by our Advisory Com
mission of industrial leaders and ex-
perts, aided by War College experts,
in the winter of 1861. The War
College experts must have smiled
secretly at the plan, and it would
surely have brought a loud horse
laugh from our doughboys in the
trenches in France a year later.
But President Wilson, in his noble
idealism, wanted no provocative
show of offensive force on our part
to handicap his plan for the peace
of reason.
Basis of Calculations,
After delaying actions to prevent
an invading European army from
overrunning New England, New
Jersey, Maryland and Tidewater Vir-
ginia too rapidly, the Allegheny
Mountains were to be our main line
Evening star., 1939-09-28

we stood still, had been developing
in two years of actual war expert
ence.
Let us recall the truth we all knew,
but which the censorship had to
conceal in France. The first of our
Liberty plane motors began to ar
rive late in the summer of 1918. Our
home Army experts had waited so
long to design the perfect gun and
machine gun that mass production
did not begin until after the war
was over. On Armistice Day, we
had not enough guns and machine
guns OF our own to equip q single
division. We had to depend-host-
age to them-upon our allies for
tanks, planes and guns. Our con-
tribution was flesh and blood.
Our Navy and Army today? Our
Navy IS inferior to the British, i'm
mensely superior to the German.
stronger than the Japanese If we
are to fight around Hawaii, though
Japanese secrecy conceals the Jap
anese building program. Compared
with 1914. our merchant marine has
increased $40 per cent, or 1000, 900
tons.
We have about 5000 planes which
are not obsolete and we are building
fast. With the expansion the law
permits under presidential order,
our regulars and National Guard
will total 100000. We have 100000
trained Reserve officers and Coop
Grafton already established between
the Army and industry for procure
ment, which should save us from the
chaos that followed our entry into
the war In 1917.
Force Of 1,00o, 900 Is Goal.
What next? We have appropria-
tions for automatic rifles and mod
ern arms and mechanization which
should equip less than half of the
protective force Of 100000 that is
the Army goal. But we should not
move at a leisurely pace in the pres
ent world emergency. No arms, no
munitions, no essential imported
war material should go abroad in
, preference to our own needs, which
was the tragedy of 1914-19l6.
II we just pass up the scare
method of obtaining preparedness,
and we organize and arm on the
premise that our Navy will fight
abroad and our Army will go to our
coast ready for transport, we can
have far greater potentiality at less
Evening star., 1939-09-28

cost than If we stick to the ALE.
gheny Mountain defense plan.
Has any one any idea that, If we
are drawn into this war, it will be
on the side Of Germany? Regardless
of sentiment, as one mans opinion,
our interests are locked up with the
British naval and French army
ramparts in the East and the out
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should be American military at
taches on the allied fronts.
Another point: In 1917 we went
into the war in burst of idealism
for the cause. This time we should
know not only what is expected of
us, but also what influence we shall
have on the peace terms.
When 1t is the argument Of force
that counts, then let the world know
Evening star., 1939-09-28

posts of our Navy In their interest
on the Pacific.
We shall be In on the side Of the
allies If we do in. Therefore there
should be more cooperation on their
part than In 1914-1916. The curtain
Of military secrecy should be parted
for us. We should not have to learn
the truth Of their situation after we
are In as we had to in 1917. There
Evening star., 1939-09-28
Smoke MeIts Snow

OGDEN, Utah R.-Farmery b,
heve they have solved the mystery
OF why snow in this city melts days
earlier than 1t does in the surround.
ing country. They attribute 1t to
the warmth of smoke hanging over
the city area.
Evening star., 1939-09-28

how strong We are. Give proof of
our power as warning Of what we
can do If we make war. Then we
may not have to go in at all.
released by tho North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1939-09-28

The Philippines will have an Agri-
cultural Industrial Bank,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
HOT DOG OR HAMBURGER?

Is the hamburger supplanting the hot dog? Here is one interesting provocative and perhaps controver sial issue which to have eluded the pains taking attention of Dr. Gallup.
 The question first posed some time ago at food trade gathering deVotee of the hamburger declared that it sweeping the nation, flourshng n de luxe eating places well roadside stands and that the poor little frankfurter might just well put his tail between his legs and scamper for oblivion Here ore dog whose day done
 Not SO cried the hot dog partisans and the battle was on Now comes the New York Worlds Fair with scientifically colaed data the respective gasrono- mic prestige of the rivals Grover Whalen master of detail has done some careful counting in the shadow of the trylon and perisphere. Here is what he finds
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
OREGON'S METEOR

A hundred million million meteors day enter the earts atmosphere according to the astronomers. Luckily nearly al are mere grains which expire in rnoments-y glory ss they brush against the air much nstch-heads Hare up after striking rough sur face The meteor thai aroused the wonder of people the vletny ot Portland. Oregon recently was clearly of unusual siza Moreover II behaved quite in ac- cordznce with the rules That is. it exploded and scattered ts fragments over the countryside, where farmers VII Dlck them ID for years to come.
 w71s1 are these ooolss that wander through space fo- nlions Of years only 10 end occasionally in a fzsh when they rush into the atmosphere of planet? Perhaps stuff that vas left oyer after the planets
 made ike the bits of brick ath and plaster that strew pavement before 8 building More likely, the debris of comets that exploded. There doubt in the minds of astronomers that the disruption of the eica, Futile ard Temple comets resulted in the for nation ot millions of meteors through which pow at regular seasons, Even existing comets like Haleys leave their trains of iron and stone.
 The msteor that startled observers pointed clearly to one way in which the earth might meet with dis aster In 1908 there fell in Siberia the famous Podka- mennaya Tunguska meteorte with appalling results Thousands of square miles of forest were scorched Fifteen hundred reindeer were killed The river ognia damned by falling cliffs Professor Harlow Snap ley thinks this body must have been minute comet Suppose it had been larger and suppose that had fallen not in desolate region of the earth but in populous Europe America Cities blasted out of exstance rivers flashing into steam great bridges and machines melting like lead--no romancer could exag- gerate the probable devastation
 There is only one consolation in this dismal pie t'lre No shooting star is likely to demoish the earth The big too few the atmosphere is too dense Yet our planet has been fortunate Considering that has been pelted for two three billion years 1t IS little short of miraculous that history no major catastrophe traceable to meteorite
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15

From April 30 when the fair opened until few days ago some 10,000000 visitors had eaten 2,28600 MT wimpy of the comic pages will demand recount. His perennial invitation to have with me you has unquestionably boomed the hamburger. But against his consistent support must be set down the fact that it hot dog, not hamburger, which vas offered to the royal teeth of MT and Mrs Windsor at the recent Hyde Park picnic. Will the hamburger rally from this royal slight?
 We'll leave the to the respective cheering sections Perhaps after all the final honors will be even and the Great American Picnicker will munch oontentedy, hamburger in one hand, a hot dog in the other and his mouth too full for argument.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
Alaska Contracts
Seattle Post-Intelligencerl


 Normally architects and other designers in govern nent service plan Federal improvements and construc- ton awards are made upon the basis of competitive bidding.
 Conditions in connection with the new program of building extensive outlying naval defenses are so strikingy different that Congress in authorizing the program provided entirely different system for handling these awards. Qualified architects and con- struction firms are being listed by the naval depart ment and from these lists will be selected firms which will undertake the required work on a fee basis.
 Among the authorized work in this program is the construction Of naval air bases at Ska and Kodiak Alaska.
 Many of the materials for this work and many of the skilled workmen necessarily will be transported from Puget Sound This region has architects and contractors emn- ently qualified, by their experience in Alaska and large private and governmental contracts elsewhere to undertake the current projects
 Under the circumstances the navy department should do something more than include architects and contractors from Puget Sound in general list of those qualified for the Alaska work
 Other things being equal the designers and con- struction experts who make their headquarters in this should be given preference when the Alaska selections are made
 It is matter which should enlist the attention of commercial and civic organizations and command the active support of the members of Congress from this state.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH
By W. |. Cu <r~

Words Often Misused: In the best usage, scholar is applied to learned person, pupil to one in an elemen- tary school, student to one who is attending a college or university
 Often Mispronounced: Overalls Pronounce as spelled, not overhalls
 Often Misspelled: Mischievous; not vious.
 Synonyms: Principal (adjective) prime, chief, main, leading, fore most.
 Word Study: "Use a word three times and it is yours Let us in- crease our vocabulary by mastering one word each day. Today's word Prudential; proceeding from pru- dence; exercising prudence. Pro- verbs are, for the most part, rules of moral, or, still more properly, of prudential conduct. ."-Brande.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
Gold Crop Coming In Measuring
Fairbanks News-Miner)


 Bank and other authorative sources report go. from widely scattered Interior Alaska mining camps is now coming m enroute to hints in the States i'll steady stream-indcating a prosperous season throughout the vast area.
 A plentiful snowfall in spring favored the miner, and the frequent rains have also helped giving continued abundance of water for hydraulics and other placer mining operations The gold harvest for the season promises be of the best for many years.
 This condition applied chiefly to placer mining, but number hard rock propositions also are adding their share And several of the quartz properties long in the process of steady development are reported to have tapped rich pay zones and to be about to add their contribution to the production column.
 Men with the courage and the will to do are being rewarded There always are a percentage who fall to find what they seek but mine ever was opened without that prime essential of faith coupled with de- termination It is only the man who has faith and grit to make the venture who gets anywhere in mining or most any other enterprise.
 All credit to those who get behind the pick and persevere Alaska needs more of their kind. The suc- cess of those now reapng the harvest is inspiration 10 others accept the invitation to get into the field roll up their sleeves and do their best
 Many an undiscovered prize hidden in the treasure vaults of Interior Alaska awaits someone And it's cnch such prizes will go to those wEo lack faith or will not try.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
League at the Nets
(NeW York Times)

(NeW York TimeS)
 On the courts at Wimbledon there is an obJect- lesson for statesmen in the al-Engand tennis cham pionships. Here in the mems singles is league ol nations in miniature with players from the four cor of the earth pitting their skill and strength against each other in friendly rivalry In the fourth round draw, to pick but few names, we find the perennial H. w. tBunny) Austin of Great Britain, Franz Kukuljevic of Yugosava, Henner Henkel of Germany the veteran Jacques Brugnon of France, Emil Gabory of Hungary A. D. Russell of Argentina, Gaus Mohammed of India and Bobby Riggs of the United States.
 In other sections of the tournament Poland the Netherlands, Belgium, Rumania, Bohemia and Mora via, China, Denmark Luxembourg and New Zealand are represented Even Italy, whose Lawn Tennis Federation last February promulgated the incredible totaltarian ruling that in international competition players must henceforth wear uniforms and refrain from shaking hands in order ito avoid the weed of in- timacy had it's representatives Whether they obeyed the mandate history does not relate
 In any case the tennis court like the arena of other sports forms great melting pot Even in world slipping from it's moorings of sanity and international honor it is hard to believe that can play game with sportsmanship today and shoot each other to- plorrOW
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
M D D E k N ETIQUETTE
By Roberta Lss

o. Where should the woman guest of honor and the woman who is second in importance be seated at the dinner table?
 A The woman guest of honor should be seated to the right of the host. the other woman to his left.
 e. Can religion be solace to a person who seems to be without a single friend?
 A. Yes, absolutely. God is the greatest friend of all. True is the old proverb, "He can want nothing who has God for his friend"
 @. Would it be correct for a woman to wear a spectator sports dress to small informal tea during the summer?
 A. Yes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-07-15
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR

ALL CONCERNED are hereby notified that William T. Mahoney was appointed administrator of the estate of John Lennon, deceased, by the U. s. Commissioner and ex of ficio Probate Judge for the Craig, Alaska, Commissioners Precinct on May 20, 1889.
 All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present them, with proper vouch- CTS, within 6 months from the date hereof to me at my office in the Federal and Territorial Building, in Juneau, Alaska, or to me at the home of Mary Lennon Rudolph in Craig, Alaska.
 Dated at Craig, Alaska, July 6, 1889.
 WILLIAM T. MAHONEY,
 Administrator of the estate
 of John Lennon, deceased. First publication, July 6. 1889. Last publication, July 27, 1889.