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Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02
l.orlbor Of i.ssocictoG Proos.
WHY INCORPORATE [

This question has boon asked many tino recently es tho dato of election approac- hos to decide if this corrrunity is to tal. it's rightful place among tho growing
 cities of tho Territory of Alaska or to remain just fishing hamlet as of old.
 To those of us who have lived in the organized communities of Alaska, the
 question nay seora trite, but many who hay not had tho opportunity of living in such towns, arc making that inquiry in all
 seriousness.
 We will all have to admit that at the present time, Kodiak is somewhat backward and lacking some very vital and irpo rtant Improvements to say nothing of an ade- quate admin stration of the town s affair Tn this sanc condition, we shall continue to survive. but only as village, until we act for ourselves and become small but substantial rnlni cipa1ity.
 As village, we are wi thout many of the things which in the organized cor1l- nities arc considered necessit tics. As a village, our sewerage system consists. to a groat extent, of ntelephone booths" in the back yards. Our wator system is very inadequate to serve our rapidly increas- ing population. We are totally without
 fire or police protection, wi tn tho oxce- ption of law onf for conent dispensed by tho local Federal off cia1s. We have no means of regulating traffic or of curbing the $ reckless driving of cars on the stroots ;. and roads of the conuni ty. As a village, we arc wi thout power and light, other than a co-oporative agency to render a moro or Less emergency condi- tion. No doubt, if Kodiak had beon an incorporated community, sore responsible company or persons would have installed a light and powor plant before this, but no person or corporation: wi tn any business acunon would invest zaoaoy in a place wher . thero was no responsible body with which,
Kodiak mirror., 1940-08-02

to adI1inistor the cornulnt tty's s affairs.
 Aa village, VIC arc wi thout tho powor and authority to handle our school system or provide safo p1aygrounds for the childron of tho town, whose only place of recreation now, is on the streets, where there is always the imminent danger of bodily injury or worso.
 Tho only was wo can correct the
 above nentioned deficiencies is by the " institution of city government in Kodiak, las is done in any other progressive town in tho Us. Let us put ourselves in 9 position to bo governed by responsible Eoloctod representatives on City Council who in turn could delegate. thoir plans to Ie. qualified civic head, such as a City manager, who would be thoroughly familiar wi tn city admin strative systems and tho Eu1 ti tudinous tasks of one placed at. the |ho1n of a growing; community. It means that we can provide ordin- Iances and regu1ati ions governing police |and. fire protection, fair and equitable taxation. the proper regulations for and |of various pushes SOS, ana the construc- |tion of nuch1y-necded sidewalks, streets land parks. It ncans that we can provide .E\ |plaVgrounds for our children and recreat- |ional facilities for the people of town, lin general. ;. .. .#<.. Many people are apt to say that this Twill, .tako a lot of money that is true. |But, by: being Incorporated, we will oo in ja better position to raise money. than by.:. remaining in our present status: Long Itern,, low interest rate Government loans |aro available to Incorporated towns, whi e will permit the above improvements horo, with very 1ittlo- cost actually. Under tho laws of Alaska and the U. s all Federal taxos and license fees that arc collected in an incorporated town, are returned by the (see pago 9)Fedora1
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Progress Reported
In j. :. and Soviet
Economic Talks
Agreement Is Soid
To Have Been Reached
On Several Points
By LLOYD LEHRBAS,
Associated Press Stah Writer.

Definite progress toward more
friendly relations between the
United States and Soviet Russia
which may play an important role
in far-reaching political questions
of the future-is being made in al
most daily discussions between Con-
stantine Oumansky, the Soviet Am
hassador, and State Department Of
t1cials.
Authoritative sources disclosed to-
day that during their recently re-
sumed conversations, Undersecre-
tary of State Sumner Welles and
Ambassador Oumansky reached
agreement on several basic prin-
ciples involved which have provided
a formula for settlement of some of
the irritating questions which have
created tension between the two
nations.
The Soviet Ambassador. it was
learned, is now discussing settlement
of specific questions with chiefs and
experts of interested government
divisions, and as quickly as they are
disposed of the Welles- Oumansky
conversations will be resumed, pre-
sumably along broader lines.
Informed officials emphasized that
the talks have not involved discus
sions of the rumored Japanese-Rus-
sian non-agression pact, American
interests in the Far East, or other
subjects of political character. They
have been confined to economic and
commercial questions, designed to
improve day-to-day relations. re-
gardless of political considerations
of the future.
Since Japan joined forces with
the German-Italian axis, it Is re-
ported to have increased its efforts
to negotiate a non-agression pact
with the Soviet to protect its north
ern frontier if and when the Jap
anese Army and Navy should move
south.
Information reaching Washington
forecasts the probability of a pact
between Russia and Japan, perhaps
in the near future, and officials here
emphasize the Welles- Oumansky
talks are not belated attempt TO
WOO the Soviet away from any such
projected treaty.
Evening star., 1940-10-15

ST. PAUL, Oct. Is (NANA).-
Yesterday newspaper reporter,
chasing the news that politicians
make. Today maker of such news
himself.
Such was the story-book turn of
events that elevated Joseph H. Ball,
ST Paul political writer, to the
United States Senate as successor to
the late Senator Ernest Lundeen,
who was killed August 81 in Vir-
ginia airplane crash.
Gov. Harold E. Stassen named Mr..
Ball Senator. choosing incidentally
a new baby" for the upper House
of Congress
Mr.. Ball is "a, the same age as
Gov. StaSsen. Together, they have
been in the Minnesota political pic
ture-Mr. Ball as writer on the
subject and the Governor as rising
political figure, since 1884. Mr.. Ball
then took over the papers political
assignments. In the same year, Mr..
Stassen became State chairman of
the Young Republicans. In the in
tervening years they have been close
friends
Against Joining War.
With the ink hardly dry on his
credentials, Mr.. Ball went on the
radio last night to discuss his pro-
gram. He pledged a fight against
American participation in the war
but stressed equally his desire to
see America so well armed that no
foreign foe will dare attack it. As
part of this program, he said he
will support creation of a cabinet
post to handle air defense on the
same basis that the Army and NAVY
Departments now run the rest of
the Nations war machine
we want to see warplanes roll
Ing of assembly lines by the hun
dreds. not the dozens, and We want
to see thousands of men trained to
pilot them" he said. In this con-
nectlon, he took fling at the ad-
mlnistration for the confusion, con-
Evening star., 1940-10-15

standardized teevson Hollywood is making whole
series of patriotic musicals There sale of chdrens
coats today store, of mems in another Vita
min B is household word you already know the
of several brands food products which These
things are which you've picked up somewhere How?
In your newspaper, of course, perhaps in bulletin
from newsgathenng service, broadcast you the
radio.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page. }


hood of Teamsters, this address was
labeled the Presidents labor decla-
ration of the campaign. The DEM
ocratic National Committee pur-
chased radio time for this speech.
During the last several weeks,
however, Mr.. Roosevelt has made
numerous other addresses, some Of
which were of major Importance.
Almost without exception political
implications have been found in
these and Republican critics have
protested frequently against failure
of Democratic campaign leaders to
label the addresses as political ut
terances.
Two appointments of political i'm
portance were kept by Mr.. Roose-
welt today.
The first was meeting with
Charles Porritt, State Democratic
chairman from Michigan, and DON
aid Kennedy, campaign manager for
the State Democratic ticket.
AS they left. Mr.. Kennedy told
reporters they had brought an in
vitation to the President to speak
in Detroit before the campaign ends.
The President made no promises,
Mr.. Kennedy added. The Michigan
party leader predicted that the
Roosevelt Wallace ticket and the
State Democratic ticket both will
carry a majority in November
He said that Mr.. Wallace will
speak in Detroit on October "a, and
probably will make appearances the
same day in Lansing and Flint.
Second of the political consulta-
tions was with group of Demo-
cratic officials from Nebraska, head
Evening star., 1940-10-15
81 British Planes
Fe||ed Over London,
Germany Claims
Pilots Soy Huge Fires
Were Caused by Cos Tank
Explosions in Kensineton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 15.-Marked in
crease in the intensity of the Nazi
onslaught on London was indicated
by the official German announce
ment late this afternoon that Ger
man warplanes had shot down 81
British planes over the London area
today.
German officials reiterated their
claim that the British flyers were
seeking to avoid combat, but ad-
mitted that five German raiders
were missing
ton pilots returning from flights
over London confirmed previous
belief that huge fires seen last night
came from explosions of several gas
tanks in Kensington.
Raids just off Englands shores by
little Nazi torpedo boats highlighted
a chronicle of naval successes re-
ported by the German high COM
mand today.
Although British bombers. winging
through moonlit skies, gave Berlin
two air-raid alarms during the night
and crossed paths with Nazi flyers
making heavy raids on Britain, the
communique stressed Germany's war
at sea.
Carrying the naval fight to the
British Channel coast, it said tor
pedo boat units "a few days ago" de-
stroyed two British submarine chas-
ers, two merchant ships and took 40
Britons prisoner
Four other larger merchantmen
were reported sunk by submarine at
tack and a fifth severely damaged.
British Successes Admitted.
One submarine, the communique
said, accounted for two tankers
totaling 10000 tons, another sank
the British merchantmen Devon
shire Qisted in Lloyd's register as
an 11,275-ton vesseD and a third
sank 4,900-ton ship.
Success of British airmen in raids
Evening star., 1940-10-15

flicting reports of progress, undem-
ocratic secrecy, charges and coun-
ter-charges that now emanate from
Washington on this vital phase of
our defense preparations"
Attacks Democratic Convention.
While as a newspaper reporter he
had no favorites among the polit-
ical parties. he disclosed in his radio
talk that from his observations at
the two national conventions last
summer he drew the conclusion that
the Republican session was un-
bossed, but the Democratic was
dominated by "the whip OF patron
age and spur of bureaucratic pow
err" That made him supporter
personally of Wendell Willkie, the
Republican presidential nominee, he
said.
Mr.. Balls appointment had the
politicians guessing as to what Gov
Stassen will do in 1912. Gov. Stas-
sen is now in his second governor
ship campaign, having planned to
seek the senatorship against Mr.
Lundeen in the 1912 election. Mr.
Ball, however. said that he will be
| a candidate for election to succeed
/ himself.
! Consensus in Minnesota was that
the Governor, already a national
figure in Republican politics, hoped
to get to Washington in 1912 tc
shape things for another climb UP
the political ladder, possibly as a
candidate for President or Vice
President in 1914
This ambition will now have tc
be served from Minnesota.
Evening star., 1940-10-15

In the first place you the people, govern yourselves,
regulate the affairs of your community the state the
nation Because you know what's going you are able
adjust your lives and your laws and your thoughts
the actual and aeua world In Germany or Russia fairy
tales will serve as we'll news because the subjects of
those have all their thinking and governing done
from what passes for the top.
In the second place you, the people of America, hav
ing the and information about all that's offered in
the market place. know how and where and when buy
the things you need and for human comfort. In
Russia you'd stand in line and take what ofered-f
anything In Germany, before the began, you'd
get measured of substitutes like
them.
Evening star., 1940-10-15

How news is gathered, how it is brought you in ar
cle and dispatches and advertisements long and inter-
esng story But you get the news-cheaply accurately
quickly Now let's see what you do with it vhen you get it.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
ed by National Committeeman
James G.. Quigley.


Mr.. Quigley announced as they
left the White House that Senator
Norris. Independent, of Nebraska
will make a speech on behalf Of
President Roosevelt in Omaha on
November 2, the Saturday before
election.
The Nebraskan predicted that his
State also will be in the Roosevelt
Wallace column despite recent polls
showing trend toward the Repub-
lican candidate. In explanation he
recalled that there had been a strong
Republican current there in 1886,
but that in the last few day the tide
had turned to give Mr.. Roosevelt a
majority of about 100000 votes.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Sacred Heart Pupils
Hold FIuq Ceremony

Six hundred and fifty children of
the Sacred Heart School, 1925 Park
road NV, interrupted classes yes
terday afternoon to salute the first
raising of a flag on the new flag
pole donated by the Mothers Guild
of the school.
The Rev. James A. Smyth spoke.
Six Scouts offlciated at the flag
raising and a bugler played "Colors." Z"
The flagpole is the first on the
school premises.
Evening star., 1940-10-15
Commander Rejects
.Rooseve|t's Offer
To Quit Air Corps
Brig. Gen. EchoIs Says
=. Services Are Needed
Due to Expansion

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 15.-Elliott
Roosevelt, the Presidents second
Son, will remain a captain in the
Air Corps Reserve, Wright Field
officials indicated today.
Refusing Capt. Roosevelts resig-
nation, Brig. Gen. o. P. Echols, as
sistant commander of the materiel
division of Wright Field, declared
'his services are needed"
Gen. Echols said Capt. Roosevelt
insisted that his resignation be for
warded to Washington but declared
he refused to comply "on my own
responsibility"
Intended to Register.
The text of Gen. Echols' statement
follows:
The publicity given him by the
press as the result of his having ac-
cepted a captaincy in the United
States Army Air Corps, Special Re-
serve, and his opinion that it might
have an injurious effect on the
selective service program, has caused
Capt. Elliott Roosevelt to submit
his resignation to Brig. Gen. o. P.
Echols, his commanding officer at
Wright Field, with the intention of
registering for the draft.
Gen. Echols has refused to ac-
cept his resignation on the grounds
that Capt. Roosevelt's physical eX-
animation shows that his eyeSight
is such that it renders him unfit for
either combat or flying duty. Due
to the large amount of work result
Ing from the Air Corps expansion
program. it has become necessary
for the Air Corps to commission a
large number of non-fying reserves
for duty in connection with the ad-
ministrative, supply, inspection, pro-
curement and engineering functions
Of the Air Corps materiel division
at Wright Field, the Air Corps
depots and field inspection units.
25 Non-Flying Officers.
instructions from the chief of
the Air Corps provide that these
reserve officers will be commits
stoned from personnel not physically
At for flying and will be trained in
administrative supply and procure
ment activities with the view of
using them to replace physically fit
flying officers now on this duty.
There are now Is non-fying
officers on duty at Wright Field and
additional officers of this class are
being commissioned daily for duty
at Wright Field and other Air Corps
activities.
400 Additional Specialists.
present instructions are to COM
mission 400 additional specialist re-
serves in the grades of major and
captain for duty with the materiel
division. The regulations require
that the officers commissioned will
be in conformity with the age group.
Specialists between the ages of 80
and 40 years will become captains
and those above 40 years of age
majors.
Gen. Echols stated that with
Capt. Roosevelt's background, his
radio work, he is perfectly capable
of carrying on the duties to be re-
quired of him in regard to liaison
work between the Air Corps and the
Signal Corps in connection with the
procurement of aircraft equipment.
His services are needed. He is
signed up for one year for duty at
Wright Field and his resignation
will not be accepted"
Evening star., 1940-10-15

on the French port Of lie Havre and
in the Netherlands was admitted.
The high command said "destruc-
ton caused by British bombs in the
past few days were especially heavy"
and part of the civil population is
without shelter"
Evening star., 1940-10-15
w ho
told you?
BY NORMAN CHANDLER
Chairman; Newspaper Publishers commi4es
By NORMAN CHANDLER
choirmon; Newspaper Publishers commiftes

TINE German public believes Germany
i is protecting Norway and Denmark
The Russians think that southern Finland
and the little Baltic nations came joyously
into the arms of the Soviet Union.
You don't believe these things. Even
through alright censorship, the stencil Of
a hundred high crimes in far places has
reached YOUR nostrils. How?
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What's she say in the note?" he asked.
Helen? 1t isn't what she said! It's
what she meant!'
well, what's she say?"
"Oh, she said she'd heard I'D been
having a lot of trouble - as she'd
thought l probably would have -
and she'd just got this from her uncle.
She said she didn't want me to be
mortified!
He thought it over. II don't see
anything wrong with that" he said
at last Il think that was nice"
Audrey stared at him. 1t was not
the first time she had come up against
this particular kind of masculine
obtuseness. 1t was something that
had to be handled with care or a
man would think you we're being
cat. 1T was my job" she said, land
l fell down on it. That's the point.
It's going to be all over Melville"
NO." he said. you're cracked on
the subject. And as far as Pm con-
cerned, I'm kind of glad it's the end
of it. You went out with that guy
about eighteen times!'
Il didn't go out with him exactly.
mean, you can't call it going out
with him. 1t wasn't the same at ALL"
Il don't know why it wasn't! The
way looked at it, it wasn't going out
with me-"
well, it was the Christmas tree"
But now you've got your old
Christmas tree!
81 suppose l have"
well, then, we can talk about
something else, for Pete's sake. How
about tonight - take for instance
How about going to the movies?"
1--WE could" Audrey conceded.
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TWICE AS GOOD FOR CHRISTMAS

have to cut hole right through the
roof of the club But they'll love that!
What's mere roof?'
well, maybe you wouldn't under
stand" Tom said. But it's the prin-
ciple of the thing, isn't it, Audrey"
"Of course said Audrey.
"Yeah," Gene said. "And what
about food? What about the principle
of where would you eat?'
''Oh, my! AS if l cared about that!'
Eve could pick up a sandwich or
something" Tom put in hastily.
And it doesn't matter!' cried
Audrey eff can get a really big
tree tree bigger than this one -
a really enormous tree ="
YEAH" Gene said. 'This may
sound like tree to you. 1t sounds
like date to me-
"A dater' said Audrey. "Oh, my
goodness, that's so crazy! keep tell
ing you Who ever heard of date
about tree!'
"Sure," said Tom. "A date tree"
wise guy" said Gene. wise guy!
"Yeah?" Tom said. Making some
thing of it?''
They were looking at each other in
a mean way now - and both of them
had their chins stuck out. Frantically
Audrey tapped her mittened hands.
They we're both losing sight of the
point - and the point was simply and
solely to get tree bigger than Helen
Spoffard's tree. Gene had no class
pride - and Tom had no sense. She
addressed them both with severity.
That's crazy" she said. That's
crazy acting like that. We've got to
get going"
Sure" said Tom.
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Continued from poss eleven

He grinned at her. That's all set
then - And from now on that Prince
ton guys out of your life"
''He was never in my life," Audrey
said. HE -"
Mop he demanded, savagely.
Then he must think he is. Because
here he is now"
Audrey whirled around. Tom
Courtney had swept his car down the
drive and now he was hopping out in
the casual way of the old family
friend. "Hir' he shouted.
Audrey smiled, trifle nervously.
I'VE were just looking at the Christ
mas tree" she said.
That thing?" Toms gesture dis
missed it. Say, I've got word of
good one. l mean a good one! My
own grandmother, believe it or not -
she's had a tree. A tree that would
knock your eye out. So we'll just 60
get it -"
NO." said Gene. you won't.
Audrey's got a date with me - the
movies at SEVEN
"Sure - but it's only little after
five now. Well be back"
"Yeah?" said Gene where is this
placer"
''Oh, about thirty miles"
ut won't take long" Audrey add
ed, eagerly. "And if it's bigger than
that tree Helen sent me Il mean l
kind of owe it to myself - and be-
sides, the way Norma said. it was
really the whole freshman class that
was sort of involved - and if we can
get really big tree -
you get it any bigger than this
one," Gene said modify. land they'll
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day coach, Elsa had an arm under
Georges shoulder; his head was in
her lap. Tomorrow. perhaps, all this
would be smashed to bits. Tomorrow,
perhaps, Georges first wife would say,
mo-, and that would be that. But,
somehow. she knew that wouldn't
happen. Somehow she knew that to-
morrow would be different Georges
first wife would be kindly.
George stirred; his head twisted
in her lap. Have you remembered
who that fellow was?" he asked.
mo" she said. But - but Pm
sure I've met him somewhere before"
The End
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She turned to Gene, then, in last
desperate appeal to reason. There's
no sense being such dope! I'll be
back in plenty of time for the movies!'
But it came to her, as she drove
away with Tom, that something more
than a movie date was at stake. The
trivial situation had, in some mystic
rious way, become important. There
had been something in Genes express
sion as he looked at Tom Courtney.
She glanced at Tom now, half fear
fully.
81 have to get back, you know"
she said. Il have to-
''Oh, sure
But look -I mean it!'
He smiled at her. "Oh, we've got a
lot of tint" he said.
Audrey settled back. But she was
still uneasy. The trip, moreover,
seemed to be taking longer than he
had said it would.
''Well," he admitted, Il thought it
was thirty or maybe thirty-five miles,
but guess it nearer fifty. But what's
fifteen miles more or less?" He fished
in the glove compartment and found
two apples. He gave Audrey one and
bit into the other.
Audrey tried to keep her eyes from
the clock on the dashboard - but it
was long past six by the time they
reached the little house in the country.
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around here because his face is so
familiar"
Maybe" said Tony Falucci. sleep
lily, maybe he's somebody we know
from the Owasko Club, maybe. l
gotta pull down there. I'll find out"
His wife wrinkled her nose. mot
from the Owasko Club - no. don't
think So
maybe someone who lives on
Simpson Street." said Tony.
Il think So" his wife said. Il know
I've seen him before"
The train ratified over a switch and
nosed into mist -shrouded hills. In the