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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW AN INCREASE
Total Valuation of $22.-
323 Issued Here In
The Past Week

Permits were issued at the Of
flee Of Building Inspector Smith,
in the City Hall. to the aggregate
amount Of over $4,000 the past
week. Two important permits
cover group of houses and a new
filling station.
The permits follow: Cohen
Bros, six one-story frame dwell
ings, each 30 by rs feet, Chestnut
street, Continental Oil Co.. (by
Norman S. Early one-story brick
filling station, Summit avenue and
Lee street, 30 by 26 feet; Church
of God, by J. A Wilson. pastor,
one-story frame temporary tab
ernacle, Rose Hill avenue; Pres
ton B. Carl, concrete block. brick
and steel store room, Is by 48
feet, 134 East Baltimore street;
G. H. Bair, one story brick addi-
ton to present three-story brick
dwelling, 1913 East Avenue; w. T.
Maugans, frame storage building,
Georgia avenue; James H. Huss.
to move a two-story frame dwell
ing from Indiana avenue to Geor-
gia avenue; L. L. Toms, 103 Belle
vue avenue and Mrs. Cora L.
Bloom, Brookline avenue, each a
garage. and Harvey C. Beard. one
story porch addition, "a w. Church
street.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
GOV. 0'CONOK WILL
ATTEND CONFERENCE

Scheduled to lead the most i'm
pOrtant discussion on the Confer
ence program, Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor, accompanied by Mrs.
O'Conor, will leave Baltimore at
5:55 P. NJ, Saturday afternoon for
the 1910 Governors Conference to
be held at Duluth, Mimi, from
Sunday, June 2, to Wednesday,
June 5. inclusive Immediately
following the Conference the Gov
ernor will return to Baltimore and
be back in his office the morning
of Friday, the 7th.
Given first place on the Confer
ence program, the question What
Shall We Do About Relief" will
consume the entire session Mon
day afternoon. Governor O'ConOr
will take up the adequacy and in
adequacy of the present relief
programs Federal, State and
local, with particular reference to
those phases in whicr present poll
cies are deficient. With him in
the discussion will be Governor e.
D. Rivers, of Georgia, and Cover
nor Charles A. Sprague of Oregon.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
QUINCY ORPHANAGE.
HOME OBSERVANCE
Annual Day To Be Held
On Thursday, June 6,
At Quincy, Pa.

The Annual Day at the Quincy
Orphanage and Home of the Unit
ed Brethren Church, at Quincy,
Pa, on June 6, promises this year
to be another most enjoyable trip.
On this occasion each year the
buildings and grounds are thrown
open for inspection and enjoyment
of the public. Visitors come from
long distances every year
The Superintendent, Rev. A. c..
Wirtsch is arranging a program
at las to be rendered on the
lawn of the orphanage grounds.
The program will consist of vocal
and instrumental music, presenta-
ton Of Senior group, recitations,
drills and cantata and pageant,
Praise and Service At 3:15
there will be a physical training
exhibition.
At 1920 A. NJ. the Orphanage
and Home Boys Band will give a
concert. A public inspection of
buildings will take place at II.
The lunch period will be at IL
o'clock noon and another concert
by the band at lis.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
SCHOOL HAS A MOST
ENJOYABLE OUTING

The student body and faculty OF
the Hagerstown Business College,
held most enjoyable picnic at
the Enchanted Barn. along the
Potomac, near Sharpsburg. The
event was in celebration of the
moving of the school to the fifth
floor of the Professional Arts
Building, on July /.
Seventy-four of the student
body and faculty attended. the
trip being made in private auto
mobiles. Excellent refreshments
were served.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
LEAVE FOR DAYTON, O

Rev. Homer Kendall, pastor of
the U. B. Church at Keedysville,
and Mrs. Kendall, have gone to
Dayton, Ohio, to attend COM
mencement exercises at Bone
brake Seminary, from which he
graduated last June. While at
Dayton, pending her husbands
graduation. Mrs. Kendall was en-
ployed fin the u. B. Publishing
House and the offices of the Wo-
mems Missionary Society there.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
COM M ENCEM EMIT

The salutatOrian at the Hagers-
town High School commencement
on Wednesday morning, June 5.
will be Miss Mary Elizabeth
Troup, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Earl Troup. The salutatorian
will be Philip Spielman, son of
Mrs. Nellie B. Spielman. A total
Of 357 boys and girls will be in
the graduating class this year.
Last year 312 received diplomas.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
YEAR BOOK

A most attractive year book of
the Delta Pi Alpha of Western
Maryland College, observing the
fraernity's 18th anniversary, has
just been issued.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31

Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Beard. Way
side avenue, have returned from
a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
Rohrer, Arlington, va.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31

Shirey's Mems Shop, corner Of
Franklin and Locust streets, has
been improved by the extension
Of show window at the entrance.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
IMPROVING

Howard BURNER, Keedysville,
who was injured when kicked by
a horse three weeks ago, is i'm
proving.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31

Posture Queen Of America is Miss
Helen billiard of New York city.
Miss billiard was named by experts
to possess the qualities which make
for poise, beauty and health in walk
ing, standing and sitting pastures.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31
HANGOVERS
By
LITTLE HElSKELL

President Roosevelt's appeal
to the American people to re-
port activities of aIlthose preach
ing "isms" in this country, is
bringing results, even from
hagerstoWn its is reliably report
ed. And while no one here in
this community is becoming
frightened about the possibility
of a Fifth Column springing up
over night, they, nevertheless,
are becoming more and more
alert. For instance, if an alien
talks out of turn in a crowd he
is quickly set down by those
around him. That has already
happened here.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Army, Navy, Marines
In Big Military Pageant
CoIoriuI Parade to Climax National Convention Of
American Legion In Boston Next September

Major General ]. A. woodruff Of
the o. 8. Army, New highlands
No. ! soldier and commanding gen.
eral Of the First Corps Area, Is the
strategist who will plan, organize
and issue marching orders for the
greatest military parade In the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps vet
Grams Of 1918 capture Boston during
the 22nd annual National conven.
ton Of The American Legion next
September.
Major General Woodruff's ac-
ceptance of the parade committee
Craftsmanship was announced yes
terday at the 8 Beacon Street head
quarters of the 1910 National Con-
vention Corporation Of The Ameri-
can Legion.
Parade on Tuesday
Starting in the Back Bay area at
precisely 9 o'clock on the morning
Of Tuesday, Sept. "a, the Legion's
1910 spectacle Of Americanism-o n-
parade is expected to pour an I'M
precedented pageant Of flags, floats,
features and follow Americans
through the crowd-lined streets Of
Boston in q marching host that will
move steadily on its way until after
nine o'clock that night. This year
there are more Legion posts, more
Auxiliary units, more Sons Of the
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
Sweden, NorwayAgree
To Defense Alliance
Continued From Page y

to insure military collaboration, the
preparation Of fortiflcatiot1s and the
mutual provision Of military sup
piles.
The alliance would be purely de-
fensive, 80 as not to violate Fin
lands pledge to Russia to abstain,
from participation In any bloc hos
tile to II.
Alliance talks would be followed
at once by o meeting Of ecandinav-
ian foreign ministers either here OF
at Oslo to conclude complementary
economic, diplomatic and political
agreements.
Denmark would not be expected to
participate in the military alliance
but II was hoped IL might strength
en- It's collaboration with the three
participating states.
The proposed alliance would not
permit Sdgnatories to conclude al1i-
ar1ces with outside nations and 1t
was forecast that It would provide,
In event the signatories were en-
gagged In q defensive war, that Q
common agreement would have to
be concluded before assistance
could be accepted from any outside
power.
Russia Makes Big Advance
scandinavian countries generally
were beginning to note that under
the treaty, as the newspaper Bey-
lingske Tidende Of Copehhagen put
1t, never before has Russia ad-
vaaced its own borders 80 far TO-
ward Scandinavia as in 1040." On
der c2arist rule Finland was q semi
independent grand duchy, Of which
the Teign:ng car was grand duke
It resisted stuhbornly two attempts
ct Russianization, the first between
1899 and 1905, the second between
1908 and 1914.
As understood here, Sweden made
o proposal for o defense bloc alone
with its transmission Of the original
Russian peace terms, ct the same
time saying that II Finland accept
ed Allied aid Sweden could not
guarantee further help to her. II
was said also that the Sweden, Nor
weg1an and Danish foreign minis
ters discussed such o bloc at their
meeting at Copenhagen In February,
but that the Danish government was
cold.
Swedish talk OF O defense bloc
was based on the Idea first that
Russia would not oppose presumed
Finnish plans to refortify the coun-
try; secondly that the Russo-Fin-
nish treaty provision that neither
country, under q non-aggressiorl
treaty, should take part in any al
lance or coalition directed against
the other would not prove q bar
rier.
Ahmed 1t Defense
What has been termed Q Nordic
alliance would in reality, as advanc.
ed here, consist Of interlccking mu.
tual assistance pacts, not directed
against Russia or any other coun.
try, but purely aimed at defense.
It was pointed out that Russia wa
bound, under the peace treaty, moi
to attack Finland or to join In ALI.
al1ces or coalitions against 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
THIRTY-YEARS TO
LIFE SENTENCE

White Plains, N. Y, March IA
(UP)-James Johnston, A, was sen.
fenced today to from 30 years to
life for killing Ernest Brinkert, SO,
o minor figure In the Lindbergh
kidnapping case.
Brinkert was killed last Dec. ID at
his home here during quarrel with
Johnston over a $50 debt. Johnston
was convicted Of second degree MUIR
der and sentenced by County Judge
Frank H. Coyne.
Brinkert was questioned, and later
released, by police IN the Lindbergh
investigation after a card advertis-
Ing his taxicab business was found
In the purse Of Violet Sharpe, maid
who committed suicide following the
kidnapping.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
QUESTIONABLE
CAUSES TROUBLE
Leland Stamford Univer.
sity Issued 1t - High
School Pupils Got 1t

birmingham, Mass, March IA
Cup A QUESTIONABLE, compiled
by Leland Stanford University and
issued to 500 birmingham High
school boys and girls, was recalled
today by School Committee Chair
man James e. Luby. He said stu
dents had complained that some Of
the questions, which they were re-
quired to sign, "pried too much In
to personal affairs and home life"
The school committee will meet
Tuesday night to investigate how
the QUESTIONABLE was circulated
without It's authority. Pupils also
said they were told they could not
take the missionaries home and
complained that their answers were
not locked up but kept at the high
school for reference.
The questions included:
do you find It easy to make
friendly contacts with persons Of
the opposite sex?
"Have you ever had skin dis
ease, carbuncles or boils?
"Are your parents permanently
separated?
"Does your mother tend to DOM
mate your homer"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Finland requested Sweden and
Norway three days ago to reveal
their attitude toward a defensive
alliance II Finland made peace with
Russia, 1t was said, and both ma
tons Immediately agreed in princi-
pie to such an alliance.
It had been understood that swe-
den, increasingly anxious over the
implications Of the Russo Finnish
treaty as affecting It's own future,
had taken the initiative for pact.
First Move to Destroy
The newspaper Folkets Dagblad
said today:
"The Swedish people realized yes
terday that the flrst move had been
taken to destroy the Scandinavian
countries, and they realized that
Sweden was next. It Is great mis-
take to assert that Finnish inde-
rendence IL intact. Finnish inde-
pendence Is Of the same sort as that
Of E!Sthonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
Mention Of a military alliance proves
poor iiaivete and an attempt to blur
the Swedish people"
II was In this atmosphere that
news Of the proposed alliance was
made known.
A military and diplomatic confer
ence Of the three northern powers
Is to be summoned rs soon as Fin
land has withdrawn its troops from
the fighting lines, settled the new
frontier with Russia and exchanged
ratifications Of the Russo Finnish
treaty, It was understood. This was
expected to have been accomplished
within one week.
The tfree-power meeting would
prepare defensive treaties In ideal
and specify cases Of aggression In
which each power would guarantee
to help the others.
Military Collaboration
Regular general stair talks would
be arranged among the participants,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Legion squadrons, more bands, drum
corps and musical units than ever
before In the history II The Aneri-
can Legion--and this, they cay, Is
the Legionnaires' climax conven-
ton. It celebrates the 2let ami.
versary Of their first reunion and 1t
Is their very first national gather
ing since children born after their
war ras done began, to reach the
magic age Of 81 by thousands every
day. .4
When Major General Wo0druK's
parade committee Is fully organized
with vice chairman and mon to car.
~ out the details Of organizing this
army Of veteran units from every
state In the union, all u. 9. pos.
sessions and several foreign COM
tries that have organized Legion
Department, he will head Legion
naire staff Of several hundred men
constituting the biggest committee
in the organization Of the worlds
largest annual convention. His ac-
ceptance Of, this post headed Q list
Of committee chAirmaiship appoint
menbs accepted by leading Legion.
naires Of Massachusetts and report
ed yesterday to Executive Vice
President Harold p. Redden by Past
Department Commander John H.
Walsh Of Waltharn, chairman Of the
convention corporations committee
on committees.
Reunions Arranged
The Hon. Bayard Tuckerman, Jr.,
member Of the Governors Council,
is chairman Of the distinguished
guests committee. jeremiah Tworaey
assistant clerk Of courts In Essex
County Is chairman Of the commit
teeon reunions. This committee is
chraged with supplying headquart-
ers, halls, banquet rooms and en-
tertainmeat for the countless minor
reunions Of scattered groups who
served together on land or sea dur
ing 1918. Stephen o. Clarity, State
Fire Marshall, Is chairman Of the
committee on aviation. which will
have charge Of organizing the con-
vention's mass fights Of Army and
Navy planes and the Air Armada
over Boston on parade-day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
PUBLIC HEARING
ON ELKS' PLAN
Leasing Of Property TO OIL
Company NeCessitates
zOning Change

The hoard Of coming appeals, meet
ing ct the city hall tomorrow night
to consider an application by the
waterbury lodge Of Elks from exc
emption from the city ordnance,
viii take no final action but will set
the date for q public hearing. At the
hearing, proponents and opponents
Of the application win be given an
opportunity to speak.
The Elks seek an exemption in or
der to lease the east end Of their
property, on West Main street, to the
Sun oil Co. The company would be
given use Of a tract Of land with 100
feet frontage and 80 fet In depth.
An exemption from the Honing or
dinances is required because Of the
proximity Of the Elks' property to
the Second Congregational church.
The coming board tomorrow night
will order notices sent to all inter-
ested parties. =
Several years ago the Elks made
q similar request. The coming board
at that time, after some members 6f
the lodge has objected to the pro-
posal. asked for a. referendum among
the members. The plan was rejected.
A recent vote had different
result, the membership authorizing
the trustees to grant Q lease TO the
Sun Oil 90,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
JAMES Z. WALSH
TAKEN BY DEATH
Retired Policeman an d
Former Bank Enlploye
Dies In Hospital
(NEA Telsphoto)

James e. Walsh, veteran retired
member Of the Waterbury Police
Department, died this morning at
81. Mary's Hospital after an extern
ded illness. A native Of New Haven,
he was the son Of the late Michael
and Johanna Dawson Walsh.
Mr.. walsh was appointed to the
Police Department In 1905 and SER
we'd until his retirement In 1923. Fol-
lowing that time he became assoc
lated with the Citizens and Man
ufacturers National Bank rs floor
man, q position he held until about
seven years ago. For the past two
years he has made his home with
his son, Edward Walsh Of Prospect.
Survivors include: his wife, Alice
Hughes walsh; three sons, Ray
mond, Frank and Edward walsh:
one daughter, Mrs. Robert Reder Of
Flushing, N. T.; two brothers,
Maurice M. and Roger J. Walsh Of
this city.
The funeral will be held from the
Bergin Funeral Home, 200 East
Main Street, time and arrangements
to be announced later.
Friends may call at the funeral
home after. Z o'clock this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
ELEANOR FARRELL
DIES OF ILLNESS
Wildly Sophomore S lie k
Two Months - Funeral
Saturday Morning

Miss Eleanor Elizabeth Farrell Of
2 Fleet Street, died this morning at
st. Mary's Hospital after an illness
Of two months. She was born in this
city, the daughter Of William r. and
Mary Quinn Farrell.
Eleanor was graduate Of st.
Thomas Parochial School and at
the time Of her illness was q mem
Der Of the sophomore class at Wildly
High school. She was well liked BY
her teachers and classmates. She
was a communicate Of st. Thomas's
Church.
Besides here parents she is sur
vived by four brothers, Joseph, VIII
liam, Henry and James Farrell;
three sisters, Rita, Jean and Claire
Farrell Of this city.
The funeral will be held from the
home Of her aunt, Mrs. Richard
Burns Of "a Beecher Avenue, Sat-
urday morning at $3.50 o'clock to st.
Thomas Church where a solemn
mass Of requiem will be celebrated
at 8 o'clock. Burial will be In
the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

mine or bomb to be detonated ct
height of 30 feet. Below, live goats
or similar animals would be stakod
q varying distances up 70 several
thousand yards to determine the
killing radius. Test so far con-
Quoted with only five pounds Of ex-
plosive, he was reported to have
said, cracked plaster In buildings
two miles from the proving grounds.
He said the type Of aerial mine he
would use would be equipped with
a device so the pilot Of the plane
could determine before dropping
it how far above the earth It would
explode. It was not revealed where
Barlow planned to conduct his
experiment.
The meeting Of the Senate Com
mittee yesterday was called to con-
slider the so-called Barlow Resolu-
ton, introduced IN the Senate by
Senators Guy M. Gillette, Democrat,
Iowa, and Nye, and in the House by
Church. The resolution would Gre
ate q Joint military commission fand
auLnOrlze AppIOpTlhCIOu u SzO,VVV
to conduct experiments with Bar
lows bombs.
First Revelation
Church revealed in his statement
that after Barlow described the
chemical formula OF his explosive to
the committee, members asked him
II those, facts were known generally.
when Barlow stated that this
was the first revelation" he said,
"the committee voted to keep the
testimony secret. A motion was
carried to burn the testimony and
all the notes were burned In o bas-
ket on the committee table.
Personally, I think that these
aircraft engineers and their scien-
tific colleagues are making awful
fools out of the makers Of war who
now stand before the people Of the
whole world as unable to protect
their own firesides from aerial at
tacks delivered at long distance"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
GRAND RIVER DAM
WORK CONTINUES

Disney, Okla, March 14-(UP)-
Adjutant- General Louis Ledbetter
today demobilized most Of the 70
National Guardsmeu maintaining
modified martial law at the $40, 000,-
900 Grand River dam. Work at the
dam went on almost as usual under
supervision Of less than dozen
guardsmen. Ledbetter sent home
five truckloads Of guardsmen who
had arrived as achievements. He
took this action after conference
with general Superintendent I. N.
Towne, who promised that there
would be no need Of the troops.
Everything Is peaceful and
quiet" Ledbetter said. 1--WE have as
surance that It will remain that
way"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
FUNERALS

Funeral services for Graham Por-
ter Gaines, 10, son Of Rev. and Mrs.
David Porter Gaines, were held this
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the First
Baptist church.
REV. Dr.. Gilbert e. Gates, execu-
tive secretary Of the Connecticut
Baptist convention, oficiated, assist
ed by Rev. DR.. Burtt N. Timbie, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, in
Meriden; Rev. DR.. John N. Lewis,
rector Of st. Johns Episcopal church
and Rev. Or. James e. Gregg, pastor
Of the First Congregational church.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

home, 143 Euclid avenue on Satur-
day morning at $3.50 o'clock to ST..
Margaret's Church where solemn
mass Of requiem will be celebrated
at 0 o'clock. Burial will be In the
family plot In Calvary cemetery.
Friends may call ct the home after
Z o'clock this evening.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
RuBRER CHECKS IRK MANILA

Manila Cup Disgruntled over
the increasing number Of rubber"
checks given by business men In
payment Of city taxes, the city
treasurer's office has warned that 1t
will henceforth prosecute Offenders.