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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Heaviest Traded Was
United States Steel
Many Issues Made New Highs for Year Gains in
Some Stocks We're Over Points

livery on many products unless for
defense purposes. Copper strength
reflected a firner price for the
metal.
Market analysts sad bullish sem
timent had improved on publication
Of polls indicating a swing to Will
kie. Belief that John L. Lewis viii
support the Republican candidate
also helped the market, they assert
ed.
Business news continued to reflect
impact Of the arms program. Elec-
tricity output mounted to q record
high. Car loadingS were estimated
to have made contra-ssasonal rise.
Oil statistics showed Improvement
Standard Oil Of New Jersey rose
point to feature a better market
for oils. Utilities joined the advance
on a small scale. Rails improved.
with gains ranging to more than a
point in Union Pacific. american
Car g. Foundry preferred made a
new high in rail equipments.
New highs for the year and longer
were made by Budd Wheel, Marine
Midland, and Savage Arms.
Gains of ] to more than points
were made by Detroit Edison, Good
year, U. S. Rubber, Libbey- Ovens
Ford, United Carbon, Western
Union an Underwood Elliott Fisher.
A few weak spots included PEN
lex & Ford which made q new low
a A off and smaller declines were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
BY ELMER 9. wALzEE


New York, October 231(UP) ~
Strength and activity in metal
shares featured a strong stock mar
ket today. Gains ranged to more
than q points and many issues made
new highs for the year.
Heaviest traded was q. s. Steei,
which rose more than. a point.
Gains OF fractions to 2 points were
made by Bethlehem Steel, Youngs-
town Sheet q Tube, Wheeling steel,
Vanadiu1n, Republic and Colorado
Fuel & Iron.
Anaconda gained point and
Kennecott more than "a point. Con-
solidated Copper Mines firmed in
big turnover and good gains were
noted in Phelps Dodge, CerTo De
PascO and American Smelling.
Demand for steels followed the
Iron Age statement that big pro-
ducers were unable to promise de-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23

Vichy, France, Oct. 2S.-UP)-
Vlce-Premier Pierre Laval returned
today from an interview with Adolf
Hitler, conferred with Premier Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain and left
again for Paris.
The brief interview with Petain
indicated that Laval had come here
from Paris to seek a decision on
some issue # negotiations in prog
ress with the German Fuehrer and
had returned to Paris with the an
Swer.
French officials have insisted that
France has no intention of entering
the war against Britai nbut the SUBJ
ject of the Hitler Laval talks al
Fontainebleau outside Paris was not
disclosed.
after an interview with Herr Hit
Ter, M. Laval, vice. president of the
council, returned to Vichy, where
he conferred with Marshal Petain,
communique said.
Immediately thereafter Cat p
m. tonight he left for Paris"
During the Petain-Laval confer
ence other ministers were called In
for brief consultation.
Laval also conferred with the
Spanish ambassador to France, JOSE
Philippe Lequerica, before returning
to Paris. ct was reported elsewhere
that Spanish Gen. Francisco Franco
was en- route to France to confer
with Hitler)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
France Given Body Blow If
Nazi Peace Terms Are True

was advised that the proposal was
backed strongly by Vice-Premier
Pierre Laval who was described as
still working for its acceptance.
The terms of the German pro-
posal were outlined as follows:
France would be admitted to
share with the Axis in the new
world order" but as an associated
power not q partner.
Germany would obtain AlSace-
Lorraine and Italy would obtain
Nice. ,4
3-French troops in Africa and the
French feet and airforce would CO.
operate in the offensive against
Egypt and Palestine. 50 n
4-Germany and Italy to take
control Of French air and naval
bases in the Mediterranean and
Africa. @
5-Redistribution of French coll
onies as follows: France to keep Al
geria, France and Italy to. divide
Tunisia, France and Spain to divide
Morocco, Germany to regain the
former German colonies.
6-All other French colonies
would be jointly governed by italy,
Germany ard France.
The diplomatic source said that he
was advised that these terms pro-
voked "a row in the Petain cabinet.
FnreiOn Minister PAM Rall1oalin
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Building Plans At Old Army
Posts To Receive Draftees

Washington, October %. - CUP
The War Department has an.
nounced details of building plans fol
reception centers being constructed
at army posts to receive selectivt
service trainees.
For a 500-man center cantonment
type, plans provide for an admin
istration building, recruit receiV-
ing building and warehouse, 10 (63-
many barracks, a cafeteria mess
quarters for the camp commander
and 10 officers.
For 1000 man center: An admin
istration building, a recruit receiv-
ing building and warehouse, 20 bar
racks (63-man), 1,000-man cafe
terra mess, quarters for the camp
commanders and IA officers.
For 2,000-man center: An adj
ministration building, a recruit re-
ceiying building and warehouse, 40
(63-man) barracks, 2,OOO-man cafe
terra mess, quarters for the camp
commander and "a others.
Plans for each type of center in
clude Post exchange, recreation
building. infirmary, fire station,
guard house, theater. hospital and
utilities.
For reception centers of tent con-
struction me building plans viii be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
GOVERNOR MIXED
UP OVER STATES

Holyoke, Colo, Oct. (UP)-
Ralph L. Carr, seeking his second
term as Republican governor OF
Colorado, was en- route from Wray,
Colo, to Holyoke with his caravan
when it pulled up in small town.
The sound truck attracted a crowd.
Carr got out of his car and started
a speech. After listening to him
explain at some length why he
should be reelected, one mar called
out:
aren't you out Of your territory,
governor? This isn't Colorado. It's
Benkelman, Nebraska" Said the
Benkelman Post and News Chroni-
Gle in reporting the incident: Gov.
Carr and his party then headed
west in high gear to find a more
fertile spot in which to hunt votes
for the Colorado governorship."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
JOHN |. Lewis IS
SILENT ON RADIO
COnfers Briefly Today
With Philip Murray, Who
Backs Roosevelt

washington, oct. 2S.7-tUP) Pres
ideiit John Z. Lewis Of the Congress
Of Industrial Organizations con-
ferTed briefly today With Philip
Murray, CLIO vice-president, but
neither would say whether the talk
had any bearing on Lewis radio adj
dress Friday night.
There was some speculation that
the two may have discussed the
matter In view Of Murray's support
Of President Roosevelt for a third
term nd retprts that Lewis on Ffi-
day night may endorse the candi-
dacy OF Wendell l.. Willkie.
Prior to the conference, Lewis met
with reporters "just to be sociable, =
but declined to discuss in "any re-
spect whatsoever" the scheduled adj
dress. He likewise declined to say
who would pay for the radio time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Nv JOE ALEX MORRIS


UNITED Press Foreign News Editor
Adolf Hitler appeared today to be
mysteriously mapping an early
climax in ElTope's war.
The Nazi Fuehrer was reported
comforting, probably near the French
Spanish frontier, with Spanish Gen
Francisco Franco presumably on
plans for intenSifying SPANS COLA
boration with the long-threatened
Axis offensive against Great Britain
Pierre Laval, French vice-premier
who talked to Hitler near Paris
yesterday, rushed to Vichy for a
talk with French Premier Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain and then
apparently after decision was
reached-dashed back to Paris for
further consultation with the Nazis
Although the French and Spanish
developments appeared to point to-
ward the Mediterranean the Nazi
promises of an offensive on all front
were recalled by British air min
istry statement giving details OF
the massing of German vessels
with bows specially altered to facili-
tate landing of tanks and guns
for an invasion of Britain.
Mystery In Air
The mystery surrounding the re-
ported conferences and the Nazi
hints of impending developments Ga
customary tactic of the Axis pro-
paganda ministries) added to recent
indications that Hitler was map
ping climactic blow possibly a
gainst the British fleet in the Medi-
terranean.
That the Nazis could bring both
France and Spain into such All Of
fensive, however, was repeatedly and
vigorously denied by the Vichy gov
eminent, which emphasized that it
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
PRESIDENT OF U.
OF VERMONT DIES

L &
Boston, Oct. 23-(UP)--Guy VIM
fred Bailey, ga, president Of the Uni
versity of Vermont for the past 20
years, died at hospital here last
night after a years illness. -
A native of Hardwick, VT, he was
Vermont secretary of state from 1908
to 1917 when he resigned to become
comptroller of the university.
Though he never practiced law, he
was a member Of the Vermont Bar.
DR.. Bailey was vice president Of
the Winooski Savings bank and q
director Of the Rutland Railroad CO.,
the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Co.. the Green Mountain Power Co..
and the Howard National Bank and
City Trust, Co. of Burlington, vt.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23

Smashing Attacks By
British On Big Front
Continued from Page -

did not intend to re-enter the war.
Nad Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop's whereabouts were
kept a military secret by Berlin al.
though he participated yesterday in
a conference in France between Hit
Ter and Pierre Laval, vice-premier of
France, and was expected to 60 on
to Spain. There also were reports
that italian Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano would join the con-
ference in Spain, presumably in a
move to increase Spanish war COLA
boration with the Axis.
Clamps Down ON News
German officials, clamping down
military secrecy on almost, all Dip
lomatic news, still refused to offer
any explanation for the Hitler-La-
val meeting, although the German
radio called attention to London re-
ports that Laval was friendly toward
Berlin and that the meeting was
the most sensational development
of the war"
French officials at Vichy ocon-
tinued to deny vigorously that
France had any intention of enter
ing the war against Britain or
against any nation except to resist
any attack on the French empire,
and Berlin was silent on reports that
Hitler was seeking to bring the
French fleet-or what is left of it
into a naval offensive against Bri-
tain.
At London, however, British
sources believed that the Nazis
might attempt to use the French
warships to divert the British naval
forces in the Mediterranean from
their campaign against Italy. In
this way, according to London be-
lief, Hitler might make use Of the
nuisance value" of the French war
ships but would not be able to drag
the French people into conflict with
the British.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
WOOL MARKET

Boston, Oct. 23-(UP) - Quota
tions were firm ON domestic woods
in Boston although demand was
rather quiet, the U. s. Agriculture
department reported today.
Buyers were showing waiting
attitude towards domestic woods
pending the opening Of bids.
scheduled to take place Oct. % on
government orders for large amounts
Of wool for military purposes. A fair
amount Of business at strengthen
ing prices was being conducted in
spot fine cross bred South Ameri-
can woods.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Brush Fires!

Firemen battled three brush
fires before noon today as the
brush-fire season kept alarms
sounding.
Fires were extinguished by in
dividual companies on Parker
street in the Waterville section
and on Fairview street and Har-
pers Ferry road in the East End.
There were no other fires this
morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23

washington, oct. 2S.-CUP)-A
diplomatic source has been informed
that Germany more than two weeks
ago had offered France a final peace
settlement in return for her par
ticipation in the war against Great
Britain but that. the proposal had
been rejected by Marshal Henri
Philippe Petain and a majority, of
his cabinet. The German offer was
said to have been made after the
Hitler Mussolini talk at Bremen
Pass. Despite this action by the
Petain cabinet, this source said he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Show FOlds=Up

''Whiz Wham," alleged musical
comedy which opened at Jacques
Theater Monday night, proved a
decided flop and the show failed
to open last night as the troupe
packed UP their belongings and
left town. No future policy was an
llounced by the management, but
it is a certainty the theater will
be closed the remainder of this
week.
Monday nights performance
clearly portrayed the lack of re-,
hearsals, only one act on the en-
tire program, cowboy band, draw
ing applause. The rest of the en-
tertainers were booed loudly, so
much so that even newspapers and
candy boxes were tossed at them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Indian Summer?

Hopes for Indian summer
scared with the temperature
to day as the mercury passed
the Sc degree mark at noon.
The weather bureau predicted
cloudy and warm tonight, gen.
orally fair tomorrow.
The low during the night was
80 degrees, according to the city
plumbing office. Lower tempera-
lures were registered at the
North Pole.
Yesterdays high mark was 81
degrees, a great climb from
Tuesdays high.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
GOT AUTO BACK

Boston, Oct. 2s-UP)-Hartlnan
Schmidt of Pennington, Conn, to-
day got back his auto which was
stolen yesterday, but told police that
stocks and equipment worth $4,000
to $1,000 were missing from it. The
car was found abandoned in South
Boston.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
SpotEghting
Brass City News
$1,000 for Roses!

Almost $1,000 was collected in
tie recent Buy Rose for Brit
ain" drive, chairmen of the cam
paign reported today. The money
will be used to buy medical sup
plies, beds and bedding.
Mrs. George Brown, of the Brit
ish Veterans organization, was
the highest-scoring in divid u al
worker during the drive last Fri
day and Saturday.
A vote of thanks was extended to
all those who bought roses for the
cause.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
AMATEUR GETS BYRD RADIO

Pittsburg, Cal. (UP)-Don Lucido,
local ham operator of station W6I-
DY, contacted admiral Byrd at
Little America and had a 10-minute
two-Way conversation. He was told
that the expedition was building
houses for the winter; that they
had had some trouble with the
snowmobile as the warm weather
had opened large assures in the ice.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
Withdrawn

The case of Wincas G.. Eiduvecus,
charging the liquor control COM
mission with unfairness for revok-
ing his liquor permit, was with
drawn from the superior court
today.
An extension, to March was
granted in the foreclosure case of
the Waterbury Savings Bank
against Francis P. Guilfoile.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
S7,40O Contract

The Waterbury Farrell Foundry
and Machine company has receiv-
ed a contract of $7,400 from the
war department. for presses, it
was announced by the department
today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
GOSS TO ADDRESS
INDEX CLUB AT Y

The scovill Manufacturing Com
pany's part in developing the brass
industry viii be traced by John B,
Co.'S. company official. at a meet
ing Of she Index club tonight at the
Central YMCA Dinner will be
served q 8 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
WILL VISIT ILLINOIS

Springfield, ILL.,, Oct. 23-(UP) -
President Roosevelt will appear in
Illinois during the present political
campaign Gov. John H. STEELE an
nounced today He. will visit Rantoul
and Scott Fields and other "ilnpor-
tant defense projects in Illinois, :"
Steele said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23

them Of ocean-going types. Raj
observers also saw large motor
vessels, tugs and merchant ships.
"On one occasion As large mer-
chant ships we're reported at Lee
Havre," said the ministry.
British reconnaissance fights dis
closed also that new aircraft shell
tiers were under construction at many
airdromes from which it was ex-
pected German planes would parti-
cipate in the invasion attempt.
1T was noted too that railways
were particularly busy, especially
between Germany and the low coun-
tries" the ministry said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-23
INSURANCE SHOCKS
NEW YORK CURB MARKET
THoAAAsToN

BINGO Every Thursday night at
8 o'clock at " r. w. rooms. -Spon-
sored by Alexander Gregorek Post,
". F. w. and Auxiliary.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
ON THE BOATS
=

g
 Boat passengers booked out of Wrangeu the past week were:
 North Coast, southbound Aug. 19 -Fr. McNamara to Ketchikan.
 North Sea, southbound, Aug. 2O- Palmer Miller, c. F. Nagel to Ketch- ikan.
 Northland, northbound, Aug. 90 M. L. Miles, ". C. Overby, to Pe- tersburg; T. R. Curtis. Gwen Car ruthers. l. Thatcher. to Sitka; Steve NukoYieh to Juneau.
 Mount Mckinley, southbound Aug. 17-Geo. Lemmons to Ketehikan.
 Prince Rupert, southbound, Aug ust Is. Mrs. Dave Gay to Seattle. R. E. Moore, Joseph Ware, Viola Ware. Jonas Ware, Reginald Ware, Donald Ware, Ronald Ware to Prince Rupert.
 Yukon. southbound, August 2O- W. l. Barton to Ketchikan.
 Columbia, northbound, August 20 Willat, L. D. Robinson, Ju- neau, Mrs. Harry Christofferson to Kodiak.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
YUKON STREAMS
 STILL SHOW GOLD METAL

Ottawa, Aug. 23-Men still pan" Yukon streams for gold. During the fiscal year ended March 31, pro- duction was 108,078 ounces, the Canadian Mines and Resources De- partment reported.
 ''Aftter almost half century of continuous operation the famous placer fields of the Klondike still have gold-bearing reserves of a mag nitude that assures more years of success" the department says.
 Pan, rocker and sluicing methods, however, have given way to huge electrically operated dredges. Placer operators are working over the old KlOndike diggings.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
COAST GUARD COMMANDER
 DISCREDITS REPORTS OF BIG DI0MEDE QUALIFICATIONS

ALAMEDA, Calf. Aug. 23-Com- mander Harold Bradbury of the coast guard shoshone, just back from a patrol cruise in Alaskan wa ters, discredited reports that Russia has fortified Big Diomede island just across tthte boundary with AL aska.
 So far as I was able to see. there is no foundation whatsoever for ru- mors that the island is being forti- fled as an air and naval base by the Russians. l cannot understand how any power could undertake to forti- fly so unstrategieally located a place" he said.
 All saw was a barnlike frame building, perhaps constructed as a housebOat."
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
THE COPS TOOK ANOTHER LOOK

CHEYENNE, Wyo. Aug. 23. At po- lice headquarters they've labeled this one Fifth Column report No. 9s9."
 There's a mysterious man out in front" said trembling feminine voice on the telephone. He's got a telescope or something. He must be a fifth columnist Come quickly, please"
 Four policemen, with drawn re- volyers, crept up on man who was working mysteriously over a small instrument.
 What you got there?" one ofti- cer demanded.
 Why, hello boys" said Pilot Tom Kelso of a transcontinental air line. Whats up?"
 It turned out he was practicing with a nayigators sextant. The cops stayed for a look at PolaTis.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
CHURCH SALE

Presbyterian Ladies Aid will hold it's annual sale Saturday, Septem- Der 21 Adv.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS ;"

Guests registered at the Wrangell Hotel the past week were: Joseph Ware. Paul Ozawa, Joseph Ozawa, Frank Madrik, Palmer Miller, Arts Nagel, John Jones, ". Barton. Irl Thatcher. Geo. Nelson, ". c. Over by, Steve Vukoyich, Dr. and Mrs Rude. Barney Johnson, Fl. B. Foss, A. Van Mavern. Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Remington and family, James Rine- hart, A. s. Fleming. Mrs. J. B. Gray Mrs. Alice Thorman, Elmer schlefer Mrs. O. Holland. Bill and Alice Diers. Mir and Mrs. Dudley F. Un- derhill. Mrs. H. Christman. E. L. Todd, Elmer sehlefer. L c. Cook, Harold Weatherby.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
HAPPY BIRTHDAY g

E < E E E g s g g The Sentinel extends birthday greetings this week to the follow ing:
 Mrs. Chad Wyatt, August 26.
 Mrs. John Clements. August 28. Mrs. Frank s. Barnes. August 28. Jean and Joan Mccormack, Au- gust 38.
 Billy Binkley, August 30.
 Ruth Crompton, August 30.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
WAR IS (CENsOREDl

LONDON, Aug. 23-In these days when everyone is warned not to dis play any geographical information that might be of military value, ev- en advertising boards have been brought up to date. An example seen at a southern resort under the heading Wartime Bargain:
 Beautiful detached house situat- ed on the milan road from (blank) to (blank) overlooking (blank) Bay and (blank harbor. Five minutes walk from the (blank) bus route, the (blank) shopping center, and the (blank) railway station.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
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 PLANE NEWS q

| I z e
 Pilot Tony schWamm. WrangelI- Petersburg Ar Service, made the following flights to and from Wran- gell the past week.
 Friday, August 18th. From Pc tersburg for the southbound Prin- cess Louise: Mrs. Mary Engmark. Mary Lou and sharon Leigh Eng mark. Mrs. Bud olson was a Wran- gell visitor from Petersburg that same day, having flown over with Tony. Bert Johnson, fisheries war den. chartered the plane for offie- ial business. That evening Mrs. John MolYer, wife of Captain John of the .XL, returned to her home in Peters burg with Tony, on her first air plane trip.
 Sunday: Irl Thatcher and ". I. Barton, travelling salesmen, were passengers from Petersburg. A. R. Brueger was a round-trip passenger to Burnett Inlet. Lew Williams, of the Sentinel was a passenger to Pe- tersburg. And Clarence Olson, from the fisheries boat Brant, was a charter passenger from Petersburg.
 Monday: Lew Williams returned to Wrangell. Art Tveten, temper ary editor of the Petersburg Press, and Chin Soon, restaurant owner, were round-trip passengers from Pe- tersburg. 4. R. Bruger was a charter passenger on cannery business.
 Tuesday: During most of the morning Pilot schwamm was flying party of tourists in the Farragut Bay region, north of Petersburg. Then he brought D. J. Conway from Petersburg to take passage on the Isouthbound Louise that evening. During most of the afternoon he was flying fisheries wardens on off, ficial business.
 Wednesday,: Before coming to Wrangell, Pilot schwamm made a trip west of Petersburg which in- eluded a stop at Rake. Coming to Wrangell he took F. S. Barnes to Ketchikan, later returning him, and one other passenger, from there
 Thursday: F. T. Richfield was a round trip passenger to Petersburg.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-08-23
Planning Council
 Prepares Report
 On Alaska Liquor

JUNEAU, Aug. 23-Faetual stu dies Of Alaska's liquor industry by she Alaska Planning Council made at the request of the Governors of flee and released today in summary form by Governor Gruentng reveal its economic importance to the Ter ritory and it's relative place in it's fiscal system It ranks third as a source of taxation and is one of the major sources of employment and wages.
 The study was carried out by the executive staff of the Council and deals only with economic and ad- ministratiVe phases of the industry.
 The industry since it's establish ment in 1883, coincident to the re- peal of the National Prohibition Laws and the Alaska Bone Dry Law has been directly under the control of the Territorial Legislature through the Territorial Treasurer. Conducted by private interests un- der a licensing and excise tax sys- tenn, automatically collecting, the gross revenues to the Territory now average $3.67 per capita. Admins tratiye costs. including enforcement Of regulations and inspection, aver age 36 cents per capita annually. The average for States having the state monopoly or liquor store sys- tenn is $L0O per capita for Admins traitor and net receipts of approxi- mately $200 per capita.
 In 1889. for instance, the Treas urer's office received a total oI S268,033.00 in revenue from the in- dustry. This was almost 50 percent of the taxes paid by the mining in- dustry, S568,000.00 and more than one third of the revenues of the sal mon pack tax $765, 5,592.o0.
 In addition to the Territorial tax, incorporated communities of the Territory collected approximately S235, 100000 in real and personal property taxes from licenses and in refunds from the Territory.
 The completed report, the Cover nor said, will be submitted to the Legislature next January.