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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

@. When did the British take
British Guiana In South America?
A. The region was explored In
1906, taken from the Dutch In 1895,
retaken In 1881 and lost TO the
Dutch and French In the same year,
and taken again In i706. The pres
ent boundaries OF British Guiana
were created In 1881.
@. Please give o brief biography
Of the Aim actor, George Sanders.
A. He was born IN ST. Petersburg
(now LeningrAd) Russia, In 1906.
and Is OF English descent. He was
an outstanding athlete during his
school days; Is 8 feet . inches tall
and, because Of his height, he took
up boxing and became interscholas-
tic champion. He was also an ex-
pert swimmer and saved O man from
drowning In the Thames. for which
he was awarded O medal by the
British Humane Society. Ills first
Aim appearance was In British
Dominion Studios Production,
strange Cargo" Then he played
one Of the Greek Gods In II. q.
Wells Things to Come" After two
more pictures In England, he went
10 Hollywood and played q role In
"Lloyds OF London" and was given
q contract. He has grey-green eyes
and light brown hair, and weighs
2ib pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

TODAY's COMMON ERROR
DO not say, "His father de.
Imanded John 10 leave the
ROOM" say, demanded that
John leave the ROOM"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

n YOU want cory Of the booklet
"Co0i Dishes, Drinks ana Desserts"
send TO The waterbury Democrats
WASHINGTON Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth
street, Washington, d. @. Enclose
ten cents IN postage.
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National


This Is the first Of three coll
ufns analyzing the moves toward
an economic union Of the Amer
icas.
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BY BRUCE CATION

BY BRUCE CATION
Waterbury Democrat Washington
Correspondent
Washington, June 24-The recent
White House announcement Of q
plan for an economic union OF
North and South America symbol
lies this governments conviction
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Washington Merry Go Round
DREW PEAR 3 o N
ROBERT o. ALLEN
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
FIREMEN HAVE
 BUSY WEEKEND
Territorial Health Lab Is Worst Hit of Bldzes
 in Past Few Days

A fire early this morning in the laboratory of the Territorial Health Department was the most serious od five different blazes that have oc- cupied the attention of the Juneau Fire Department since Saturday evening.
 The health department fire broke out at about 6:30 o'clock this morn ing from a short circuit, it is said, and lab director Warren c. Eveland estimated the resulting damage to equipment at approximately $l,000. John Smith, of the custodian staff, detected the smoke from the fire when he was awakened this morning with the laboratory rabbits squeal- ing in fright.
 At 8:45 o'clock this morning, fire men ran equipment to the Juneau Lumber Mills, but plant employees had already extinguished a fire in a mill jitney with little damage.
 A short time later, firemen were advised by phone that truck was ablaze opposite the Baranof Hotel, but light company employees and voluntary fireman Herman Porter put the fire out and saved the fire department trip.
 At l0:30 o'clock this morning, fire men rushed equipment again to Tex's Bearing House opposite the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04

A movie talent scout saw Lillian Cornell's picture in a radio maga- zine. After hearing her sing over d small Chicago radio program, the scouts brought her to Holly wood. Today, Miss Cornell is screen actress and great things
 are expected of her.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
Snow, Gold
 Is Weather
 Fare Here
Mercury Slips 10 New Low as First Snow FaIIs-
 Wind Strong

First snow of the season started to fall in Juneau Saturday evening and was continuing intermittently today, as the temperature got down to new lows for the fall.
 The snow. first since last March 24, began to fall at 9:07 o'clock Saturday night. Today the Weather Bureau announced snow on the ground measures .01 inches. North of here on Glacier Highway, how ever, the snow was several inches deep today.
 Temperature at 2 o'clock this afternoon was 25 degrees. Minimum last night was 27 degrees The fore cast for tonight is a minimum tenn perature of "A.
 Strong east and northeast winds blew over most of Southeast Alaska, most strongly in the northern DOT tions. In Juneau the maximum wind velocity was 27 miles per hour from the northeast at 11.16 o'clock Sum- day night.
 Winds were blowing over the weekend and today in gale force on Lynn Canal. Yesterday Eldred Rock reported 28 miles per hour. Today the velocity at Sentinel Island was 50 miles per hour.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
PLANE LIN
 (RA(kUp;
 10AB0ARD
Graft Down in B|inding Snow Storm, Sighfed-
 Fatalities Unknown

the storm battered transport
 that crashed on Bountiful Peak
 before dawn this morning were
 apparently killed, aerial observ-
 CTS report. Carl Reynolds, Salt
 Lake Telegram photographer,
 whose plane dipped over the
 wreckage, reported the crafts
 body is torn open and the tail
 snapped off. He said two bod
 les were visible in the snow and
 no sign of life was seen.
 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Nov. 4 The missing United Airlines plane with 10 aboard has been found on the ground in the mountain country north of Centerville, Utah.
 Centerville rests at the foot of the towering Wasatch mountains.
 The plane was sighted by search ing fliers who radioed the Salt Lake airport.
 The plane does not appear to be in bad condition, apparently Pilot Howard Fey having attempted a forced landing.
 The transport disappeared early this morning in driving snowstorm Ground parties have started foi the scene.
 William flaws. United Airlines flier. spotted the plane, but low hanging clouds obscured the visior and he was unable to determine i any of the seven passengers ane crew of three survived the crackup ] Passengers aboard the plane ar' listed as MT. and Mrs. H. c. Muir O Detroit; Joe Cassero of Oakland Elland Dyball of Fergus Falls, Minn. George Stevenson of Sacramento MT. and Mrs. L. Wilson of May wood, Illinois.
 Others of the crew, besides Pilo Fey. are First Officer Thomas San degren and Stewardess Evelyn San dine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
ABC of
 Third Term Question
ZAP Feature Service)

0. What does the Constitution gay about third terms?
 A. Nothing.
 Q. What did the Founding Fa-
 hers say?
 A. On this subject, Washington wrote, T can see no propriety in precluding ourselves from the ser vices of any man who in some great emergency shall be deemed universally most capable of serving the public" However, Thomas Jef- ferson wrote, There is another strong feature in the new Consti- tuition which I as strongly dislike. That is the perpetual re-eligibility of the President. It will be pro- ductive of cruel distress to the coun- try even in your day and mine
 c. Has Congress ever done any thing about third terms?
 A. In the l830s and 40's, several Constitutional amendments were proposed in Congress but they got nowhere. Toward the end of Grants second term, the House, by a large vote, went on record against a Presidential third term. Near the end of Coolidge's second term, the Senate adopted an anti-third term resolution.
 O. What Presidents besides Franklin D. Roosevelt sought to be third-term candidates?
 A. Technically speaking, only one Ulysses s. Grant. He had served two full terms before he bid for a third nomination by his party.
 0. Fer what ether Presidents were third terms' considered?
 A. Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge.
 0. What happened in the case of Theodore Roosevelt?
 A. Roosevelt filled the uncom- pleted term of Mckinley, then was returned to office in 1904. Thus, technically, he was elected PRESI- DENT only once. In 1904, he an- nounced he would not be candi- date again, saying, Under no cir cumstances will I be candidate for or accept another nomination Following the Presidency of Taft, however, MT Roosevelt changed his mind and in 1912 ran as third party candidate against Taft and Woodrow Wilson, Wilson was elect ed. Teddy became the only man actually to make a fight before the electorate for third term.
 o. What happened in the case of Calvin Coolidge?
 A. Those who urged third term for MT. Coolidge argued that his po- sition was the same as that of Theo- 1cre Roosevelt, Coolidge having been elected PRESIDENT only once, since he filled the unexpired term of Harding. Even though Coolidge issued his famous T do not choose to run" statement, his boom showed signs of Towering. The Senate adopted, by 56 to 26, an anti third term resolution, which, in its primal form, had kicker prase Resolved that the Senate com mends the observance of this pre- cedence by the President" This would have put Coolidge on the spot i had he run.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
Legion Auxiliary
 To Meet at Duqout

A meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary will be held tomorrow night at o'clock at the Legion Dugout.
 Mrs. Catherine Davenport will preside and all members are asked to attend
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
MtLAUGHLIE RETURNS FROM UNEMPLOYMENT
 CONFIRMATION TRIP

John Mclaughlin, Research and Information Representative of the Unemployment Compensation Com mission, returned on the steamer Denali after contacting employers with regard to coverage under the Territorial unemployment compen- sation law Mclaughlin visited Cor dova, Valdez, Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04

Juneau Cold Storage Company. The buildings furnace had backfired and caught flame in furnace room rub bish. Damage was negligible, fire men said.
 Saturday afternoon at 5:45 o'clock. another furnace gave trouble and was flooded at the San Francisco Bakery on Second Street. No dam age was done beyond charred wood- work
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
MONTH HAS LESS THAN 0NE-F0URTH
 SUNSHINE QUOTA
ButO(tober Warmer, Drier thdn Normal, Weather
 Bureau Reports
THIRD REPORT

The month of October in Juneau averaged warnter and drier than normal but the percentage of pos sible sunshine was less than one quarter the usual amount, accord ing to the monthly meteorological report issued today by the Juneau ] Weather Bureau Office.
 The average temperature for the month was 45.8 degrees, as com pared with the normal of 43.3 de- grees. The warmest October of record was that of 1888 with a mean temperature of 48.3 degrees and the coldest was that of 1884 with 36.4 degrees. The highest tenn perature last month was 58 degrees on the 18th and the lowest was 32 degrees on the 3lst. Over period of 46 years, the highest tempera- ture for October at Juneau was 66 degrees in 1896 and the lowest was 13 degrees in 1883.
 Long Growing Season
 The first killing frost in the past autumn occurred on October 3l- With the last killing frost of the spring occurring on April 3, the growing season for 1940 was 211 days, equalling the record year of 1929 for the longest growing season over a 38-year period.
 The total precipitation for the month, 9.67 inches, was 1.64 inches below the normal of 1l.31 inches. The wettest october over period of 48 years was that of 1889 with 1911 inches, and the driest over similar period was that of 1888 with 2O4 inches. The greatest amount of precipitation recorded last month within 24-hour per iod was 300 inches on the 18th and 20th. Measurable precipitation fell on 23 days of the month. No snow fell at Juneau during the month.
 There were no clear days, ore partly cloudy and 30 cloudy days last month. Out of possible 3l9.l hours, the amount of sunshine re- corded, was l33 hours, or per cent. This is the least amount re- corded for October since sunsnins records began in 1917.
 The prevailing wind direction iol the month was from the south, wltr an average hourly velocity of I' miles. The maximum velocity for sustained period of five minute was 30 miles from the east on th' 20th.
 These 12 states could elect
 the President of the U. S.: [ California. Illinois, Indiana.
 Massachusetts, Michigan, Mis-
 souri. New Jersey, New York, l nI&fn
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The Daily Alaska Empire guaran- tees the largest daily circulation o1 any Alaska newspaper.
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Rainbow Gir|sP Plan
 Banquet Here Soon

With Miss Maydelle George pre- siding as Worthy Advisor. a meeting of the Order of Rainbow Girls was held Saturday at the Scottish Rite Temple.
 Plans were made for the father daughter banquet to be held on the evening of November 16, and com- mittees were selected.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04

These 12 states could elect the President of the U. s.: California. Illinois, Indiana. Massachusetts, Michigan. Mis- souri, New Jersey. New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Penn sylvania, Texas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
Couple Club to See
 Food Demonstration

At tomorrow nights Couple Club dinner to be held at 6:30 o'clock in the parlors of the Northern Light Presbyterian Church, a food dem onstration will be given by MT. and Mrs. H. H. Suggett. MT. Suggett is
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
HERE FROM SITKA

After checking over property and accounts under a new CCC setup at Sitka, Regional Fiscal Agent Ray Ward and Assistant L. E. Iversen have returned to Juneau head quarters of the Forest Service
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
VISITING BROTHER

Everett Wrede, brother of Unem- plcyment Compensation Commis- sion employee Bill Wrede, came in by plane from Fairbanks Saturday and is at the Gastineau Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04

Q. What does the Constitution gay about third terms?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04

a representative ot the Stainless Steel Company.
 Following the dinner there will be social hour. All reservations must be in this evening and may be made by calling 373.
 Lake Baikal in Siberia is the deepest in the world.
 De Sota explored Arkansas in 1541.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-11-04
DAUPHINY RETURNS

L. A. Dauphiny, Public Land Surveyor on the Public Survey Of- flee, returned on the Denali after the seasons field work on the Kenai Peninsula and at Anchor age.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30

new dealer who is in Texas pro- noting a third term delegation to the Democratic National Conven- tion. Rayburn has endorsed Garner. Johnson is a new dealer.
 No Comment Made
 Rayburn and Johnson made the telegrams public in the White House executive office lobby. Asked what the President had said about them, they replied:
 "No comment"
 If a Texas armistice were ar- ranged on the basis of the tele- grams it would lead to a delegation pledged to Garner, but selected by state convention which had en- dorsed the Roosevelt administration and avoided an anti-third term resolution. That would prevent em- barrassment of either side.
 Wirtz has been in Texas about 10 days on mission understood here to be a counter attack on the Garn CT -for-President movement. He saw MT. Roosevelt just before departing.
 An explanation of the telegrams from sources close to Garner is that Wirtz encountered greater support for Garner than he had expected and that Johnson and Rayburn sought by their telegrams to offer him a face saving avenue of re- treat.
 Couldn't Stop It
 But from other sources 1t is sug- gested that Mir. Roosevelt could not have raised a hand to prevent the dispatch of such telegrams--What- ever his reaction may have been-- because to have done so would have amounted to denying Gamers right to seek the presidential nom- ination. He has avoided either con- mitting himself to run or suggesting that any of his subordinates should not run--notably in the case of Postmaster General James A. Far ley who obtained presidential ap- proval before filing in today's Mass achusetts presidential primary.
 But regardless of whose face Is to be saved in Texas, the telegrap- hic maneuver offers an opportunity for a truce if the opposing third term and anti-third term leaders in that state desire 1t. Texas casts 46
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
JOBLESS MAN IN
 STUNT AT FAIR

(Continued from Page D that broke Yost's nerve, he said later at the police station. He was as nervous as a fan dancer in a blizzard when he told about it.
 Soon after the dummy dived, Yost was yanked from the platform by Charles Nelson, World Fair steel inspector, who had started to climb the Trylon when Yost first ap- peared.
 By the time Yost got down from his perch the area around the Trylon was swarming with radio cars, fire apparatus and onlookers Yost was bundled into a police car and taken to the station.
 Were you afraid to jump?" he was asked.
 "Oh, wasn't afraid but the par achute on the dummy didn't open right" he said as he was taken to court.
 Yost was dressed in white cover alls. He stepped out on the plat form, at the openinng of trap door 20 feet from the top of the Try lon at 7:15 a. m. He was there an hour later, waving to about 200 workmen and police who were watching below.
 Anonymous Calls
 Newspapers and news photograph agencies received anonymous tele- phone calls last night and the caller reported man would be at the top of the Trylon at 7:30 o'clock this morning. The call indicated the man would jump but was vague on details.
 Suspecting a publicity stunt, news papermen were on hand when the man stepped out on the platform. He danced and then sat down on the platform, his legs dangling over the side. For IS minutes he al- ternately stood and sat. At 7:30 he threw coil of rope from the platform and it landed in pool surrounding the perisphere.
 Twelve minutes later the specta- tors saw white-clad figure hurt ling down from the platform. The visibility was poor because of a light fog. The figure proved to be dummy, however, with a para chute attached to it. It floated to
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landing about 200 feet from the Trylon.
 Busy 20 Minutes
 In the next 20 minutes the man on the platform threw down a can- vas sack and then a collapsible suit case. Twice the man climbed a ladder which extended from the platform to the top of the Trylon Each time he reached the top he turned and waved, then climbed back to tn platform. At 8:26 a. m. a second figure appeared on the platform and was seen to pull the first man inside the Trylon. Watch CTS saw that the second man was a policeman.
 Magistrate Thomas A. Aurelio fined Yost $25 and gave him the al- formative of serving five days in jail. Yost went to jail but it was indi- cated that the World Fair would see that he didn't serve time. Police confirmed that Yost had no money with him.
 Yost said his home town was Hol- lywood where he was a stunt man but that he wasn't able to make a living there and hitch-hiked east.
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man device to spread flames started by incendiary bombs.
 Yesterdays raid apparently were directed at the dock area. In raid: Sunday the French lost a lieutenant and six soldiers killed. In all, the French had lost 27 officers and mer killed by German bombs.
 After yesterdays raids, German planes thrice flew over NamSos or reconnaissance flights, and it wa: believed they were getting a full picture of the situation to direct raiding squadronS in big attack.
 A French soldier, coming out of 8 shelter after yesterdays raids, said to me:
 we wish our people would send us some planes to beat of the Ger mans"
 A British Tommy said:
 "BHmeyl They fly over us here as if they were over their own air field They gave us hell during the recent fighting with their unimpeded low altitude bombing and machine gun ming"
 British Lose By Bombs
 London, April 30.-(UP)-An ad- miralty statement today said that two British submarines are overdue and must be considered lost. They are the Tarpon and Sterlet.
 The admiralty also announced that the trawlers Bradman and Cape Siretoko had been bombed and sunk. No loss of life was reported
 The date and place of the bomb- ings were not announced.
 The Tarpon, completed May TO- 1887, carries a normal complement of 53 men and is of the class be- tween 1o9O and 1875 tons, according to Jane's Fighting Ships.
 She was in the $1,000,000 class and was built for patrol duty.
 The Sterlet was in the 670-960 ton class and was designed to crash dive in less than 30 seconds. She carried 40 men normally and was completed Jan. 4, 1886, according to Jane's Fighting Ships.
 Britain had 57 submarines at the outset of the war and seven have now been admitted lost, one by col lision and the remainder sunk by the enemy.
 The German cOmmunique said to- day that two or three British sub marines were sunk yesterday in the Skaggerak and Kattegat and Nazis reported that 13 had been sunk in all during the war.
 British Subs Lost
 Berlin, April 30.-(UP)-Author- ized Nazi sources claimed today that a total of 13 British submarines had been sunk in the Skagerrak, between Norway and Denmark. The high command previously had said in to- days communique that two or three more British submarines were de- stroyed by German forces.
 The Nazis have asserted repeated ly that British and French efforts to cut German communications lines in the Skagerrak proved futile.
 German troop transports and sup ply ships, they said, have moved regularly to Oslofjord, led by mine sweepers and conveyed by warships and scores of German airplanes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-30
OKLAHOMA LEANS
 TOWARD DEWEY

Oklahoma City, April 30-(UP)- Almost certainly aboard the presi- dential bandwagon of Thomas E. Dewey, New York district attorney, were the 2 votes of the Oklahoma delegation to the Republican nation al convention today.
 The delegates were not bound by stration that greeted mention of instructions but the rousing demon Dewey's name at the state conven- tion yesterday served as mandate to them.
 A doben persons stood at the men, tion of Frank E. Gannett, Roches- ter, N. Y., publisher; Governor John Bricker of Ohio, Senator Styles Bridges of New Hampshire, former