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Evening star., 1940-08-11
South America 10 Gef
Expert Advice on U. ).
Needs in Handicraft
Commission to Visit
Countries to Develop
Goods Europe Supplied
BY OLIVER MCKEE.

Under plans approved by the
Inter-American Development Com
mission, group of American re-
tail experts will 60 to South and
Central America next month to help
Latin American producers build a
new inoustry-supplying American
consumers with the handicraft
merchandise formerly imported from
Germany, Poland, Czecho- -Slovakia
and other European countries.
BY creating a new industry, the
commission, headed by Undersecre-
tary of Commerce Noble, hopes to
increase the cash income of Latin
America, boost its purchasing power
and make it better able to resist
economic penetration by totalitarian
powers
Millions Involved.
Before the war, according to
Commerce Department officials, the
United States imported annually
about $50,000000 worth of handi-
craft goods from Europe. Other
estimates place the value of these
purchases at considerably higher
figure. Since the outbreak of the
war, imports into the United States
from Europe have sharply declined
and American retailers have been
unable in many instances to supply
their customers with handicraft
goods from Europe.
South and Central America have
the raw material and the skilled
workers to produce these goods. In
order to sell their products sue
cessfully in the American market,
Latin American manufacturers,
however, need two things. First,
a knowledge of the type of goods
which will appeal to American
women. who make up the bulk of
the potential purchasers, and sec
ond, an advance forecast, from
American experts, of probable style
trends in the United States.
To Give Style Pointers.
On their forthcoming trip, the
retailers will tell Latin American
manufacturers how they can best
meet the requirements of the Amer
ican market and give them some
pointers on styles, present and fu-
ture. They will also guarantee to
take a definite amount of Latin
American handicraft for sale in
American retail stores.
The handicrafts previously i'm
ported from Europe cover a wide
range. The articles listed by the
Inter- American Development Com
mission include linen damask, crash
luncheon cloths, handmade bridge
and luncheon sets, needlepoint
tapestries, rayon damask, childrens'
sweaters, wicker sewing baskets,
wool bead hand bags. earthenware
dinner ware, lead and semi-crystal
stemware, crystal ash trays, cut
crystal perfume bottles, metal,
stone and wood bookends, women's
novelty shoes and lapel ornaments.
Made as they are by hand, these
and similar handicrafts do not COM
pete in any serious way with Amer
ican industry, according to Federal
officials. Now that imports from
Europe have largely been cut off,
the recently appointed inter-
American Development Commission
sees an excellent opportunity for
Latin American products to take
the place of the merchandise for
merly supplied by Europe.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

GOLDEN WEDDING-Mr. and
Mrs. Hamlin M. Vandervort,
1907 Hobart street NV, who
celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary August 6. Mr..
Vandervort, a retired employe
of the Veterans AdminiStra-
ton, and Mrs. Vandervort,
past supreme chief of Pyth-
ian Sisters, were married in
Jacksonville, Fla.
Harris Ewing Photo.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

A West Virginia man has in
vented machine to pull on trousers
without physical effort.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

tA) 'Ths HiIo" -.
EIostieixed eobor-
dine sides; patent
loeino and bow.
$50.
(B) 1.-THE carIton"
Black suede
eIostieized step-in
pump with suede
bow. $50.
(c) THE Sym
phony" Step
in pump with pot
ent trim and side
oorine. $50.
tD) THE PIaxe"
Elosticixed
pump with punch
work and oIIieotor
Golf trim. $50.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

HEAVY DUTY srAkE-The heavy duty
stake truck is ideal for carrying
materials of great bulk. The center
stake sections on the 1851 wheel.
base model may be swung open o.
removed for loading at the sides.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

cAB-ovER- -ENoINE--To pull heavy
loads when the pulling 10 tough
Chevrolet's cab-over- -engine models
are preferred by truck users who
demand the maximum strength,
power and efficiency.
Evening star., 1940-08-11

LIGHT DELIVERY PANEL - Grocers,
cleaners, bakers-all types of mer-
chants who must maintain prompt
day.to-day and door -to-door de-
livery service have found Chevrolet
panel deliveries the ideal trucks from
every standpoint.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
The Answers

/. Vast excavations extending
under the city, formerly subter-
ranean quarries which furnished
building material for the city.
2. No, the stars collectively
represent the 48 states of the
Union.
8. Arctic" is from the Greek
arctos, a bear, the reference be-
ing to the northern constellation Of
the Great Bear.
4. The largest jail is in Ward
road, Shanghai, with accommoda-
tons for more than 1000 prison
ers.
5. The Romans made settle
ments of men TO cultivate the
soil, these being known as colonia;
hence the origin of the word col
ony.
6. Thirty different gauges, rang
ing from Is inches to &c inches.
z. Aluminium wire is drawn so
fine that 10000 miles of it would
weigh only one pound.
8. The pressure at 40 fathoms,
or 240 feet, is so great that it
will not only prevent cork from
rising to the surface, but will COM
press it into small, hard pellet.
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nice things it does to your figure,
you'll want it both ways, and
make it up time and again, In
street materials as well as in day
time cottons. It's a very adapta-
bic style, too, becoming to misses
and women's sizes alike.
For home wear, choose crisp
cottons like gingham, percale or
calico. For street or Office wear,
faille, fat crepe or gay silk print
will be pretty, with collar and
cuffs of pique, linen or sharkskin.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1898
is designed for sizes IA, Is, Is, 20;
30 and AZ. Corresponding bust
measurements 80, "a, SO, 38, 40
and ~. Size 16 (34) requires Az
yards of 39-inch material without
nap; IS yard contrast.
Send order to:
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Ask Me 4nofher
9 a General Quiz
The Questions

1. What are the catacombs Of
Paris?
2. Is it true that each star in
our flag stands for an individual
state?
8. Why is the Arctic ocean so
named?
4. Where is the largest jail In
the world?
S. How did the word colony orig
mate?
6. How many different gauges
do the commercial railroads OF
the world use?
7. How fine can aluminium wire
be drawn?
8. If a cork is sunk to a depth
of 40 fathoms in water, will it rise
to the surface upon being re-
leased?
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LAID OFF

Billy's first year in school was
still new enough to be exciting and
his mother was surprised one day
to see him home IN the middle of
the morning.
.'Why Billy, what's the matter?"
''Too hot" said Billy laconically.
"Yes, it is hot" she agreed. 81
suppose you must go back tomor-
row."
"Naw," said Billy. I'VE are laid
off until Monday"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
Hairbreadth Escaue

Lady-Mr. Murphy, understand
you used to be a sailor. You must
have had many hairbreadth escapes.
What was the most serious?
Murphy-Yes'm. I come close to
bein' drownded once. ! went to
sleep in the bathtub and forgot to
turn off the water.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
Princess Frock Is
Simple, Charming

CHARMING and changeable are
~ the words for this very SIM
pie princess frock (1898-B).
Charming, because it is so Slim
wasted and fiare-skirted, with
wide shoulders gathered at the
top. Changeable, because you can
make the neckline two ways-ei-
Their with the round tailored col
lar, or with the collarless square
neckline. As a matter of fact, if
you once get il on, and see what
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
Anticipation

BY anticipation we suffer mis-
cry and enjoy happiness before
they are in being. We can set the
sun and stars forward, or lose
sight of them by wandering into
those retired parts of eternity
when the heavens and earth shall
be no more.-Addison
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
Old Stuff

''Don't you remember me from
last season."
ST don't care for any left overs
from last season stuff"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07
A Gentleman

Somebody has said that a king
may make nobleman, but he
cannot make a gentleman.-Ed-
mund Burke.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-03-07

TAKE a tip from the men of the
i U. S. Antarctic expedition COM
manded by Rear Admiral Richard
E. Byrd: When it came to cigarettes,
the expedition took Camels. Camels
burn slower-.give you more pleasure
per puff and more pufs per pack.
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 from the German legation in Dublin, through one of his friends there. He believed they were authentic and discussed them at his home with 8 group of about 30 persons including Viscount Lymington and Lords Darnley, Arnold, Ponsonby, Canon and Morris of the Peace Pledge Union, an organization that Sir John Anderson, home secretary, told Com mons this week was being watched by the police. Then, Lord Tavistock said, he submitted them to Lord Halifax.
 Oficials made no comment on the "terms" but well informed persons were skeptical, classifying them with several other rumored peace over- lures of doubtful authenticity.
 The terms on which Germany pur- portedly was willing to declare an immediate peacG and open peace ne- gotiations were: CD Germany to grant independence to Slovakia pro- yided it remains neutral; (2) Ger i many to give 8 reconstructed Poland full independence, allowing her use of the Vistula river, giving her a sea outlet and railway communications; (3) Germany possibly to arrange a plebiscite in Austria; (O Germany to disarm If other nations did likewise ; | (5) Germany to re-enter the League of Nations if the league guaranteed that all grievances would be dealt with fairly, Germany, purportedly would be willing to consider other methods of obtaining raw materials than by having her colonies restored.
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TWO BANDITS IN
 PAYROLL HOLD UP

Boston, March l. - (UP) - Two bandits held up two employees of the Abingdon Shoe Company during the lunch hour today and escaped with the $1,336 payroll for the con- cern's 30 employees.
 Phillip Dress, 29, and Alberg Sharp, 45, both of Jamaica Plain said they were stepping out of their automobile with the money i'll a shoe box when a gunman stepped from another machine parked near by and ordered them to hand over the cash.
 The gunman stepped into the waiting machine, driven by another man, and sped away. Neither ban dit was masked.
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GERMAN PLANES
 HIT HARD BLOWS
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ANOAAvIllkCA &AOAAk . eNtsS ~ most extensive Royal Air Force flights - by bombing craft - over Germany since the war started. The planes made six to ten-hour recon naisance flights over big German cities and coastal bases.
 A British announcement said that German searchlights tried to find the British planes over Berlin but that there was no anti-aircraft fire and no action by Nazi fighting craft.
 One British pilot reported he was able to identify an, important rail- road junction IT miles south of Der. lin and that he dropped three par achute flares there before contin- uing to Berlin.
 The Na2i planes came over the North Sea at about the time the air ministry was announcing the R. A. F. flights to Germany. Along the coast, the most shat tering anti-aircraft fire of the war was heard. Batteries boomed from 1 the Essex area to the Thames Es- tuary. Guns along the Thames Es- tuary were firing at a plane. be- lieved to be German, flying at a great height.
 Royal air force planes flew out to engage the bombers while they at- tackled the fishing fleets off York shire.
 The air ministry announced, that British planes during the night had flown over Berlin, the FriSian Is- lands, the German Baltic ports of Kiel and Lubeck, Hamburg, Bre- men, and Hanover and the naval
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SECRETARY HULL HELPS OWN BOOM
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Continued from Page D tends, is the worlds bullwark against international chaos. That chance may still exist. But polls and the opinions of responsible Re- publican legislators indicate that the Senate will support the House in continuing the administrators au- thority to negotiate reciprocal agreements.
 Some Democrats Fall
 Hulls policy has alienated some Democrats as well as many Repub- licans, but it remains substantially party issue so far as Democrats are concerned. There is notable Republican support for the trade agreements. Thomas W. Lamont, a partner in J. P. Morgan and Con- pany, is the latest anti-New Dealer to line up with Hull.
 Writing in Golfers magazine, La mont described himsel fas a life- long Republican who belieed the re- ciprocal program should be contin- ued. The autmotive industry is i'll with a big boost for the export salesmaking effect of reciprocal agreements. The Republican pro- gram committee, presided over b5 pr. Glenn Frank, approved the avoidance of congressional log-rol- ling achieved by the Hull system but proposed that the completed agree ments should be subject to approval by concurrent resolutions by Con- gress. Lamont Warns Party Lamont warned his party to cau- ton.
 q can understand the attitude" !" he wrote, "of those who are not convinced of the lift the Hull agree ments have given to our foreign trade and who therefore may not support this policy. But for the Republicans to take a partisan stand against this manifest effort to ex- pand our commerce would, I sub init, place the party i'll an unten- able position. It would jeopardize the success of any Republican ad- ministration that might win office next November, for the reason that the next four years for America must be made to produce expand- ing not dwird''ro "-"-"
 Hull scarcely could ask for less qualified endo1seme..v O. .iie p.. ~y upon which his cabinet record stands and with which he would be identified as presidential candi- date. Hull is not rated here as a New Dealer in the sense that Sec- retary of Commerce Harry L. Hop- kins is So regarded. He is persona grata with the Democratic organ- lzation and with Democrats in Con- gross where he served in both the House and Senate. He once was chairman of the Democratic Na- tional committee and, important, too, is the fact that he is a close friend of Postmaster General James A. Farley.
 Whether he will be nominated for president depends largely upon MT Roosevelt, although it is probable that unless he sought the office himself the president would not be able to control enough delegates to prevent Hull'S nomination if Farley and Democratic Conservatives cen- tered on him.
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bases at Cuxhaven and at Bruns- buttel at the mouth of the Elbe.
 life B0at Ashore

A ships life boat containing nine exhausted men and one dead one, all believed to be Italian, was wash. ed ashore on the Suffolk coast. Earlier a boat with seven ship wrecked men had been beached in the same area.
 The Nfeboats came from an un- identified Italian steamer which sank after striking a mine in the North Sea. Survivors believed that Il men were missing.
 Today'S air ministry colnmunique marked the fourth time this week that Raf planes have reconnoitered over Berlin.
 A Norwegian vessel attacked by German planes reached an east coast port, listing badly after send- ing out distress signals.
 The skipper of one fishing boat the Courageous-that was at- tackled said that the German plane passed within 50 feet of our port side and fired a burst of machine gun bullets.
 "The plane then climbed and dropped a bomb that fell close. Our boat seemed to be lifted from the water but suffered no serious dam- age.
 "The plane turned away and we made for port"
 An Italian victim of mines was identified as the steamship Mirel- la, 5,340 tons, registered out of Genoa. The vessel sank after striking a mlne in the North Sea. Nine of the crew reached the east coast in a row boat. It was fearcS several members of the crew were lost.
 German Report
 Berlin, March 1-(UP)-German airplanes broke up" a British con- voy and sanls several ships, the of- ficial news agency announced today coincidentally with declaration by Marshal Herman Goering's newspa- per that the Nazi aerial armada awaits only the order of Adolf Hitler to begin its greatest test.
 The renewal of attacks on British sea power was announced soon af- DET S9ukIlIlCI WCAACo, Os M OA4N4S -ASSS retary of State, arrived for .oncer- ences with Hitler and other high of- ficials and on the fifth anniversary of the founding of the German air force headed by Goering.
 Several ships of nigh tonnage were sunk by bombs and several others were set afire," the an- nouncement said. One convoy group was broken up."
 But according to Goering's Esse- uer National Zeitung, the attacks on British shipping are nothing compared to the tasks for which the air force is prepared.
 "Germany's air force stands be- fore its second test which will be its greatest and which awaits only the Fuehrer's command" the newspaper said. describing the Polish campaign as the first test.
 "The German air force can and does look forward to coming events with incomparable confidence in victory"
 The announcement of today's ac- tivities saiF that British warships conveys and armed merchant ships were attacked.
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Russian troops were in Viipuri's summer residential section, a mile south of the city proper, and were advancing all along the Manner helm line after having captured 27C fortified positions yesterday)
 Films virtually admitted that theil second largest city was untenable that Russian occupation was only question of time and that the Rus slams were now so close that they could see the fires their artillery had set.
 Of Great Importance
 Strategically, Viipuri is of great importance to the invaders. It lie' at the head of the Karelian Isth- mus and once established there they would be on the road to Hel- sinki, lying 200 miles southwest by g board coastal highway.
 Viipuri's fall would mark the enc of one phase of the war-the Rus sian advance, at terrific cost in mer and materials, northward from tht Leningrad area, through the outel defenses of the Mannerheim line tC the western end of the isthmus. Int advance from Viipuri presumably would be west and south, towarc the capital.
 Not minimizing the seriousness O. the situation, the Films dispellec any doubt that they would continue the fight after Viipuri falls. Int present retreat, 1t was said, was or dered because of Finland's numer' ical inferiority and the value sh' places on the lives of the men, ii contrast to the Russian tactics O throwing a constant stream of fresf divisions into the fight in complete disregard for casualties.
 It is estimated by the Films tha the Russians have lost l50,000 men 800 airplanes and 1900 tanks in thi invasion, most of them on the 18th mus. The Russians began the mail
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CHASE HOME IS
 SOLD TODAY
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 of Social Service on the south side. The two realty deals coming with in few days. practically determines the future status of the west side of Church street for a number of years to come.
 Value of Properties
 The Goss property was appraised for 900. 800, while the Chase home is appraised for approximately s80.O00. The late Henry 6. Chase. formerly president of the Chase Companies, Inc, made his home on Church street for many years. He had hopes of living to see Grand street with the new municipal building as the principal setting, the location Of Q group Of community buildings. He had visions of Waterbury, q "Clty Beautiful" and c0operated with the authorities iH effectlng many changes for the betterment eG the community,
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Berlin and Washington.

Berlin and Washington.
 It was expected that Ribbentrop who speaks excellen. English, would lay the groundwork for the discus. sions here. explaining that Germany has no desire to prolong the wal and was willing to end 1t on q status quo involving. according to some res ports, the establishment of the Polish frontiers of 1914 and a few administrational changes in Bo- mla-Moravia. It was believed that Hitler would tell Welles that T necessary, Germany was ready te wage war to the finish, that hs would yeaEsert 0ermany's right e colonies and the need for settlement of such questions as the distribution Of the worlds Taw materials,
 It was learned that Welles bed conferred "Wednesday night Ht zLFs lef wIth John Cudaliy, United ktatei ambassad0p 10 Belgium, and lhal Cudahy had proceeded immediately 10 Brussels by way Of perls, Cldabs had arrived Co Zurich ahead ol Welleg and presumably Informed him Of ibe sItilatioD iD the LoA GoliDirieh
 T'he United states embassy hsFl ailn0llDaed tlBAt Wfiles would Fe' aelve AnlpFlenn ileMkpApef Rlen Al eiso D. Hns teipe q, e. hbtD
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assault there Q month ago with 1S divisions and is estimated to have used at least 20 as the drive pro- gressed.
 The Films have thrown up new defenses around and behind Viipuri in the forests and boulder-strewn fiatlands and they were expected to make uses of the ruined walls in the city, possibly defend the city from house to house, to give their com- rades behind the city more time to build new Notifications.
 Southeast of Viipuri the Films had been forced back in the Aeyr- aepaenfflaervi, Salmenkaiu and Vu- oksi areas, where the Russians moved up, needless of savage Fin nish artillery fire which was en- fllading over wide sectors.
 Gain Nothing
 Except for the advance on the isthmus, the Russians had gained virtually nothing in three months of war. The lines in the Petsamc area of the far north were virtually where they were Christmas, before an Arctic blizzard forced the Rus- sians back to HoeyenjaerVi. At Sale in north central Finland, where the Russians had been thrown back s miles with devastating losses in Jan uary, the front was comparatively calm. There had been no attempt to push past Suomussalmi, where dead Russians of more than two divisions still lie under the snow.
 At Il a. m. today there was an ail raid alarm at Helsinki lasting 2t minutes. Three Russian planes were seen flying very high. Finnish anti. aircraft fire was heard southeast oi the city.
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THREE CHILDREN
 PERISH IN FIRE

Holderness, N. H., March 1 --(UP) - Three children - the eldest only three years old - perished today despite frantic rescue attempts by their parents when fire destroyed the house of MT. and Mrs. Roy Paul.
 The dead: Roy, IT,, 3 years; Myron, IS months; Betty. 2 months.
 Mrs. Paul. 20, was in the other room Of the two-room wooden structure when the blaze started, and the children were trapped. The father ran to the scene from . nearby garage but could not reach the victims.
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ALIAS JUDITH BARRETT

Judith Barrett, who has R feas tllged role in PaFamOnnts Those Were the page,S fllmlkailon Of cole lHge He hl 1905, has llsed four difs feYeDt names during heT stage and screen eeEeeE
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Alter q tAflsEeaF research new end beliegspiaidlng varieties ef glef bnve been developed 10 Inaia,
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Meets Won Ribbentrop In Conference Today
who will also attend the meeting with Hitler tomorrow.
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Throughout the night he had rid- den through the blacked-out Ger man countryside, his first expert. ence with war conditions, and scarcely had he reached his hotel at 1 a. m. (4 a. m. EST) when Ber- lin air raid sirens began screech- ing test signals.
 He had ridden from the Swiss
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Long-distanco runners Os sydney, Australia. are demanding cups 0t hot tee ct the end Of each race.
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'VAGABOND KING' 'The Vagabond King" will be used as starring vehicle for Nelson Eddy.
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Films, Russians Very
 Near Critical" Stage

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