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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26

to keep on to Ceuta an not go back
TO Marseilles, flgurin' if we got to
Ceuta we might keep on to New York,
even if We didn't git the cargo. Such
a person as might have an all fired
desire TO play furst cornet in the high
school band"
Without further glance at his
nephew Captain Warehouse bent over
The chart and the pilot instructions,
plotting his return course to MarseilleS.
So many nautical miles, so many tons
of coal consumed. Suddenly the buzzer
whined. The captain paid no attention.
That means there's a message in
the radio shack" said the mate Of the
watch. Want to get it, Charley?"
Charley left the wheelhouse then in
a moment ran back and handed a
message to the mate.
ISIS read the mate aloud. Cap
tain, this means submarine in sight
or attacking!'"
Captain Warehouse did not even
raise his head.
Too late, Charley" said he. Your
old uncle amt to be caught with such
ShenaniganS."
The captain added up column of
figures, checked the result, and closed
the book of tables.
Wen turn her now, mister" he or
dered. Swing her on the tick O. the
Swing her? Where, captain?"
Back to Marseilles! Was 1 jest plot
tin a course to the moon, dye think?
With the lunatics we got aboard here
I don't wonder!'
Uncle Lie" began Charley, Il sent
that first message. I wrote it on the
typewriter while the watch was chang
Ina ~ hi q tNn1
the submarine is true. It's in clear,
in English. the operator said so. A sub
marine is chaSin' somebody"
I'm going back to MarSeilles," said
Captain Waterhouse, was submarines
to spring up around here like mush-
rooms!"
The mate gave the order for the
turn. Ten degrees right rudder." Then
a minute later. Ten degrees right
rudder." The turn would take some
minutes, for the ship could only be
turned 10 degrees at time.
Frantically whined the buzzer. But
this time it was impossible for anyone
to leave the bridge. occupied as they
all were with the turning Of the ship.
Into the group burst the radio oper-
ator.
Captain" he painted. some ship
is under shell fire!"
With that he pressed SneeC OF
paper upon Captain Waterhouse. This
IS the message that Just come in. Some
ship wants our position"
If the message is in English and
not International CODE suggested the
mate, 1T must be the Llangollen. that
Britisher that's racin' us to Ceuta.
III he gets sunk" said Charley.
then we'll only have the Philibert
left in the running"
mo" said Captain Waterhouse,
well be out of it, too. I'll have to pick
ND the men from the Llangollen.
ThereTl be no weed-covered boats drift
the sea full O. bones If Lille Water
house can help i'll"
The mate came in with new piece
of paper. AL heads went over the cap
tain's shoulder to read the message.
"Can you help me. Give course and
speed. He's Smelling U.S."
Captain WAREHOUSES; features har-
dened. ASK him for his position" he
said.
nephew, after the mate had returned
with the strange ships latitude and
longitude, and further appeal for
assistance.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26
MONTANA TRADE
OUTLOOK BETTER
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ENVOY
FINDS BUSINESS ON THE
UPGRADE
Butte Ranked Fifth in Bank Debts In
District for May, Being Exceeded
Only by Minneapolis, St. Paul, South
st. Paul and Duluth.

Montana merchants are antici-
pating a favorable volume of bust
ness this year which will equal or
exceed that of 1899, according to
H. C. Timberlake of Minneapolis.
statistician of the ninth federal
reserve bank district, who recently
visited in the state. He said that
all Of the merchants he has talked
with on his trip across Montana
are encouraged by prospects for
the remainder Of the year. He is
contracting banks and looking over
business in the territory.
In the ninth federal reserve district
approximately 1900 banks and bust
ness houses furnish data which Is used
in compiling the monthly review Of
agricultural and business conditions,
Timberlake said. Sample copies of the
review are available to those desiring
to write for them.
The review Of June % shows that
sales at department stores in the
mountain section of Montana during
May were 1l6 percent of the sales dur
ing May OF the preceding year. With
the exception of two sections, which
were slightly below the 100 percent
mark, advances in department store
sales were shown throughout the ninth
district. including the states Of Mon
Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.
The figure in the mountain section
Of Montana was the greatest of any
area. however.
Butte ranked fifth in the amount
Of bank debts during the month Of
May in the district, being exceeded
only by Duluth. Minneapolis. st. Paul
and South st. Paul. The volume of
Butte's May bank debts was $22. 1884,
600 an increase Of more than 81 ,OO0, 600
from May Of the preceding year.
Bank debts for the most part, are
checks against depositors' accounts and
thus represent payment for goods, serv-
ices and debts.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26
WPA WRITERS
NOW IN BUTTE
HEADQUARTERS MOVED FROM
MISSOULA TO OLD HIGH SCHOOL
IN MINING CITY

State headquarter offices of the
Montana WPA writer's project are
now located in the old Butte high
school. Michael Kennedy, state su-
pervisor, has announced. The prof.
ect formerly had its state offices
in Missoula. In addition to the
state supervisor. his assistant, Mrs.
Eleanor B. Plummer, and office
manager, Mrs. Margaret P. Whita-
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26
DIVIDEND DECLARED

The State liquor control board de-
c!ared a dividend Of sl50,o00 out of
May profits, the money to be turned
into the state general fund for use as
specified by the legislature. according
TO L. NJ. A. Wass, administrator for the
board
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26

BROWNS IN CREEK
Lyle Doughty, "a, of Livingston, was
found dead in Rock creek, rs miles
north of that city, apparently the vic
tim of drowning after suffering faint
ing spell.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1940-07-26

An oil we'll was ordered auctioned in
Hl ana for non-payment of profit
taxes
Evening star., 1940-09-17

diate danger is expected at any
point. Upon this basis every one
must endeavor to carry on his work
and see that output and the public
service do not suffer or suf r only
the minimum interruption.
There are some matters con-
nected with our ARRANGEMENTS
under air attack which should
prefer to discuss in private. must
remand the House that every word
spoken in public session can be
telegraphed all over the world and
that there is no reason why we
should keep the enemy informed
of the details of our ARRANGEMENTS
and thus enable him to inflict the
maximum injury upon us. We do
not receive any similar information
from him about his way of life.
though am sure our military stats
would be very much convenienced
thereby.
There are several things I wish
to say to the House and I daresay
there are several things that mem
bers would like to say to the gov
eminent. I therefore propose that
we should now move into secret
session and l declare to you. Mr..
Speaker, that casting my eyes about.
I espy a stranger. Oaughter)
Evening star., 1940-09-17
John.H. 0'ConneII
Funeral Is Thursday

John H. OConnell. IS, former
chief of the Land Patent Division
Of the General Land Once. died
suddenly Saturday In Los Angeles,
it was learned here today. He will
be buried in Mount Ohvet Cemetery
after funeral services at 8 am.
Thursday at st. Anthony's Catholic
Church.
Mr.. O'Connell was principal Of
the Normal School at Whitewater,
Wis, prior to his appointment to
the General Land once in 1892.
He retired as chief of the Land
Patent Division in 1882.
A resident of the Brookland sec
tor since 1905, Mr.. O'Connell was
active in the Brookland Citizens
Association. He also was a men,
ber of the Knights Of Columbus
and the Holy Name and St. Vim
cent de Paul Societies of St. An
thongs Church.
Surviving are q daughter, Mrs.
Doris Healey Of Los Angeles; a son,
John Harold OConnen; two sisters
and . brother living in Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Churchill
Continued From First Page

and also in the silly idea that they
will put pressure upon the govern
ment to make peace GaughterD
The deliberate and repeated attacks
upon Buckingham Palace and upon
the persons of our beloved King and
Queen are also intended, apart from
their general barbarity, to have an
unsettling effect upon public opinion.
They have, of course, the opposite
effect. They unite the King and
Queen to their people by new and
sacred bonds OF common danger and
they steel all hearts to the stern and
unrelenting prosecution Of the war
with so foul a foe.
Figures on Casualties.
gave the House, when last ad-
dressed them, the casualty figures
up to the end of August and, with
out prejudice to our habit Of pub
fishing the figures monthly, I may
now mention that during the first
half Of September about 1000 civil
ians, men, women and children,
have been killed, and about 5000
wounded by air bombardment. About
four-fifths Of these casualties have
been in London.
Many hospitals and churches and
public monuments have been dam
aged, but the injury to our war
making capacity has been surpris-
ingly small. We are only now be-
ginning to get the increased flow Of
production from the great programs
started on the outbreak Of the war
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Storekeepers Given Year
To Comply With Order
Storekeepers and other merchants

Storekeepers and other merchants
handling food. whose businesses al
ready are established, today were
given a period Of one year of grace
to comply with the Commissioners
order >of last July that they must
provide hot and cold running water
and other cleansing facilities for all
employees handling food.
For all such establishments enter
ing the field, however, the require
ment will stand as originally adopt
ed. The delay was granted after the
Commissioners listened to argu-
ments presented by Arthur J. Sund-
lun, president; Edward D. Shaw,
secretary. and Ringgold Hart, speak,
ing for the Merchants and Manufac-
turers Association and spokesmen
for other businesses. It was claimed
that as many as 1000 concerns
housed In old buildings would have
to make adjustments to their prop
critics and that all of them could not
comply with the rule at once and a
years delay was requested.
Evening star., 1940-09-17

and 1t Is very agreeable to see that
the increases are maintained over
50 wide field In spite Of the enemy
fire.
To show how indiscriminate and
wanton is the enemy's attack one
has only to compare the figures of
civilian and military casualties in
the first fortnight of September.
There were, as / have said, 10000
civilian casualties from air attack,
but only some $50 of these occurred
IN all the fighting forces.
The air raid precautions organi-
cation In all its branches has proved
its efficiency and the greatest dis
cipline and devotion has been shown
by all. The fire brigades are, of
course, conspicuous, but in paying
tribute to them there must be no
disparagements of all the other
forms of service which have been
faithfully and punctihously dis
charged.
By Trial and Error.
OF course, the task of preserving
the health and well being of this
enormous community in the Thames
Valley, exceeding 100000 souls,
living under artificial conditions of
scientific civilization. and of supply
ing them with food and all other
necessities and of making provision
for those whose homes have been
destroyed or who have had to be
evacuated-all this must, as the
House will realize, have cast strain
on the machinery of government
which calls for ceaseless exertion by
all the authorities concerned.
1 am glad to say that this heavy
and intricate task is being efficiently
and successfully discharged and our
whole system of life and labor is
being rapidly adapted to conditions
hitherto unknown to modern society
Constant adjustments have to be
made and defects remedied in the
light of experience.
AS I said last time, a great deal
OF our progress must be by trial and
error. We have to feel our way
and do our best to meet each diff
Guilty as it reveals itself. I had
hoped, as I told the House during
the week that has passed. to promul-
gate some new rules about air raid
warnings, but the intensification of
the air attack has made it difficult
to draw precise conclusions as to
new rules and it is wiser for the
moment to allow the process of
local adaptation to work a little
longer.
Trained Jim Crows"
Broadly speaking, our plan must
be to use the siren, which it may
be noticed has been cut in half, as
an alert and not as an alarm. and
to have system of local and highly
trained Jim Crows" or lookout men
who will give the alarm when imme-
Evening star., 1940-09-17
London Firemen Keen
So Busy They Forget
Danger From Bombs
Big Job Is to Halt
Spread of BIozes Started
By Ineendiories
BY WILLIAM McGAFFIN,
Associated Press Correspondent.

LONDON, Sept. 17.-If there Is
one way to become oblivious to the
dangers of the battle of London it
is to spend an evening with the f1re
brigade.
know, for I've just been to
huge fire In central London that was
blazing like Dante's inferno when
we arrived. In two hours that tre-
mendous fire, set by incendiary
bombs, was under control.
Speeding through blacked out
streets. while German bombers
droned overhead and ant-aircraft
guns raised harassing drumfire of
exploding steel, I asked my guide if
the flremen were scared to fight fires
In such conditions.
They get to battling blaze like
this and that's all they think about
They forget about the danger over
head" he explained.
I thought he was pulling my leg.
When we reached the fire I under
stood.
Five hundred men were manning
q hundred pumps as we arrived.
Thirty pumps is small fire, so
Is medium and hundred and over
is major" my guide yelled over the
racket of the engines.
Gray auxiliary engines and big red
regulars filled the streets for blocks
around. coils of hose squirming from
them like pythons. 1t was in this
district that several firemen were
blown of a high ladder by a bomb
and killed last night
I nearly stepped on an innocent
looking sandpile as I hoped over
a gutter running full Of water and
headed for the blaze. The guide
pulled me back.
"Incendiary!" he shouted.
Up there in the cloud of sparks a
fireman on a water tower trained
hose on adjoining roofs.
The guide explained that one Of
the biggest jobs is to prevent fires
from spreading. He regretted that
London had so many wooden roofs
but he was thankful we don't have
any skyscrapers like yours in New
York"
After a while we went away to
look at some incendiaries employees
had doused with sand in a nearby
loft. When We returned the blaze
which had been so spectacular was
reduced to few small licks of flame
which the firemen call "bullseyes"
Jerry will be back later to see
what he's done and he is going to
be disappointed, eh?" exulted my
guide.
The f1remen in this army of fire.
fighters are helping to save London
with land job comparable to the
work of the r. A. F. in the air. They
work 48 hours in a stretch, then try
to sleep the next "a hours through
the noise of daily dogflghts. They
get approximately $l3 a week.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Rome
Continued From First Page)

northern border Of Kenya Colony.
The British said they were inflict-
ing severe losses and retarding Ital-
ian forces trying to move southwark
in the direction Of Nairobi, Kenya
capital.
Evening star., 1940-09-17

Queen Gives Awoy Furniture
LONDON, Sept. II P.-Queen
Elizabeth ordered several suites Of
furniture from Windsor Castle sent
to bomb-damaged homes in Lon
donS East End today.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Lees Speech Tonight
And 6. 0.P. Luncheon
Feature DC. Politics
Senator to Give Address
To Womon's Club; Other
Meetings Arranged

An address by Senator Lee Of
Oklahoma tonight before the Wom-
ans National Democratic Club and
a luncheon meeting this afternoon
under auspices of the Women's
Membership Committee Of the Will
kie-McNary Campaign Club were
principal events on the political cal
endar here today.
Senator Lee will speak at 8 pm.
before the. Democratic group at the
clubs headquarters, 1926 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV.
The luncheon Of the Women's
Membership Committee Of the Re-
publican group was scheduled to
start at 1 pm. in the Willard Hotel
and was to take the form of a Con-
stitution Day" observance. Ad-
dresses and patriotic exercises were
listed as features.
Rufus Luck of the Speakers
Bureau Of the Republican State
Committee in and for the District
Of Columbia today spoke at the
opening of the' 63d annual conven-
ton of the National Supreme Grand
Lodge of the Ancient Independent
Order of Moses in the clubrooms
1921 T street NV. He advocated
following the tradition" against a
third term for a United States
President and declared Wendell L
Willkie, the Republican Presidential
nominee, would bring about re-
armament Of this Nation more
efficiently than Roosevelt"
At $50 pm. tomorrow the local
New York State Democratic Club
will hold an executive meeting at
Democratic headquarters in the
Burlington Hotel.
Many persons were gathered yes
terday at the Willkie Washington
Committee headquarters, 727 Fiji
teenth street NV, and at the
headquarters of the Willkie -McNary
Campaign Club in the Woodward
Building, Fifteenth and H streets
NV. to listen to the radio broad
cast Of the Coffeyville CKans) speech
Of the G. o. P. nominee.
Among those at the club head
quarters to listen was former Sen
ator Thomas p. Gore of Oklahoma
Mr.. Gore, who served as a Demo-
crat In the Senate, attributed his
failure in the 1886 Oklahoma pri-
maries to his opposition to the New
Deal.
James c. Wilkes, chairman of the
Republican State Committee in and
for the District, last night reported
on local campaign progress at a
meeting of the Young Republican
Club of the District, at headquarters
of the Willkie -McNary Campaign
Club. A total of 10000 Willkie but
tons had been distributed in the Dis
trict through last Saturday. he re-
ported.
A debate which was scheduled for
last night between Representative
Patrick. Democrat. Of Alabama and
Representative Vorys, Republican,
Of Ohio was postponed until pm.
next Monday, due to the death of
Speaker Bankhead. The debate, on
the subject, Roosevelt or Willkie," +"
will be held at the local Democratic
headquarters in the Burlington Ho-
tel. It will be under auspices of the
Democratic Central Committee of
the District.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
Italians Report
Bottle in Desert

ROME, Sept. II R.-Flying COL
umns of italian and British motorized
troops battled today in sandstorms
of the Egyptian desert, the Italian
high command reported. with the
Fascist legions nearing Sidi Barrani,
81 miles inside the British defended
Egyptian frontier.
Sand from the Sahara blew across
the hot battlefield near the Mediter-
ranean shores.
(Cairo dispatches said tempera-
lures Of ITO and 100 degrees
prevailed and that scant water
supplies tormented the soldiers.
Sharp fighting took place yester-
day In the Sidi Barrani region be-
tween our advanced troops and an
English armored formation" said
the Italian communique.
The battle is continuing in the
midst Of clouds of sand blown up
by hot Sahara winds.
Symptoms Of Crisis"
Some symptoms OF crisis are
noted IN the enemy lines"
Marshal Rodolfo GRAHAM was at
tempting to move his huge motor
lied and mechanized army Of natives
and Blackshirts into Sidi Barrani,
which Is noted chiefly for its
dozen ancient Roman wells with
their good water.
From the Libyan border he had
only q dirt road along the coast for
his advance to Sidi Barrani. But
from there he would have an as
phalted highway for 100 miles to
Matruh, chief British base in the
desert frontier lands.
There Is a military airport at Sidi
Barrani, which, an authoritative
source said, the Italian commander
hoped to seize as an advance base
from which to launch quick, re-
peated raids on Alexandria, British
naval Sase, and the Suez Canal,
the British lifeline"
Evening star., 1940-09-17

Yesterday morning the dogs plight
still preyed on his mind. so he re-
turned with companion and looked
again.
The two boys hurried to the rescue
squad station on Park road and
induced men on duty to return and
help bring the dog to safety.
Three squad members lowered the
slim Moore youth into the well and
he brought back a black-and- white
brindle terrier, so weak 1t couldn't
even whimper.
The dog made its way to a house
quarter of mile away and
bounded into the arms Of Mrs. Mel
Bach, its owner.
Smoky" she said, had been
missing since before Labor Day.
Evening star., 1940-09-17
DOG in Well 2 Weeks Saved
Through Boys Persistence

A dog which spent two weeks in
an abandoned well owes its life to
the persistence of l6-year-old
Richard Moore, 7l8 Rock Greek
Church road.
Out Of curiosity, Richard followed
rescue squad men to a remote spot
on Sargent road N E. near the
District line to the we'll where
passersby had reported hearing
whining dog Saturday.
The lad watched firemen lower
light and leave after it failed to
reveal anything. He went home. but
returned Sunday morning with a
f1ashlight.
At the bottom Of the well he saw
the dog.
Evening star., 1940-09-17

for President Roosevelt IN 1892, and
the Democratic platform of that
year, 'and I still believe in it."
Then he pictured the increased ma
tional debt of the past seven years
and predicted that in four mole
New Deal years it would go from
80 billion to rs or 100 billion dol
lars"
Mr.. Willkie got a big hand when
he said that perhaps in less diff
cult times, when democracy was
not facing a test we might be
able to afford the luxury of a third
term"
Some people, he said, argue that
after eight years man is more ex-
perienced. If that argument is fol-
lowed to its conclusion, the same
man would possesse even greater
experience after IL or l6 years, he
declared. And then he reminded
them that in the Old World the
longest rulers have been absolute
rulers"
In his Tulsa speech Mr.. Willkie
also struck out at the increasing
degree of Government control over
the business and life of the country
under the New Deal, and drew ap-
plause when he raised his voice and
pleaded:
Take their heavy hand of of us!
Take the poisonous withering hand
Of politics off of our lives and busi-
ness and the 100000 unemployed
will go back to work and this coun-
try will prosper"
Points to d. c. Increase.
While discussing this issue Mr..
Willkie repeated a reference he
made earlier in the campaign to
the growth Of Washington In recent
years.
BY the way" he told the Tulsa
crowd, Washington has increased
As per cent in population in the
last 10 years and practically every
other city in America has de-
clined"
Both at Coffeyville and Tulsa
Mr.. Willkie criticized the Demo-
Gratis for what he called subter-
fuge in presenting the third-term
nomination as a draft and Mr..
Roosevelt's subsequent refusal to
debate the issues of the campaign.
He said they were "subterfuges so
apparent that no parent would ac-
cept them from their children"
Mr.. Willkie staged a remarkably
quick comeback from the throat
strain of Saturday by avoiding all
political discussion over the week
end. He went through the two
major speeches and several short
rear platform talks yesterday with
out crack in his voice.
Delivery Much Improved.
But he did not shout for emphasis
and put unnecessary energy into his
voice, as he did last week. If the
improvement made in his delivery
and effectiveness yesterday con-
tinues, the attack Of hoarseness he
developed in Illinois may prove to
nave been blessing In disguise for
his campaign.
After leaving the Texas Pam
handle, the candidates itinerary
called for rear platform talks at
Clovis, Vaughn, Mountainair and
Belen, N. Mex. Tonight he will
speak at Albuquerque, N. Mex.
Willkie headquarters announced
yesterday that Brooks ENEMY Of
Cleveland would replace J. Leslie
Buell. as his campaign adviser on
foreign affairs. Mr.. Buell., q former
editor Of Fortune magazine, was
stricken i'll In Kansas City yester-
day.