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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
EARLY TALKS ON EXCHANGE,
 DE5TR0YER5
Newsmen Get Quick An. swer Regarding Move-
 ments of 50 Graft

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4-Stephen Early, White House Press Secretary, today said: Hitler can find that out for himself" when newsmen in uuired about the movements of 50 destroyers traded to Great Britain for naval and air bases in the Brit ish Dominions off the coast of the Western Hemisphere.
 Navy officials said eight of the destroyers will be immediately made ready at the Boston Navy Yard for release to Great Britain and will probably be taken Friday by Amer ican creYs to Canada and turn ed over to the British Navy of ficials.
 Others on Coast
 The whereabouts of the other de- stroyers is not disclosed except they are somewhere on the Atlantic sea- board.
 Asked to comment on the state ment of Wendell L. Willkie that it was regretable that President Roose- welt didn't deem it necessary to obtain prior Congressional approval or permit public discussion regard ! ing the trade, Early said:
 q take 1t that MT. Willkie does not like anything President Roose- welt does"
 Value of DestrOyers
 The Navy Department officials said, that of June 30, the destroyers were carried on the books as repre- senting current value of approxi- mately $1,700,O00 each. This would make the aggregate value $85, ,0O0,- GOO.
 Each vessel requires a crew of about 125 officers and men. Senator Gerald P. Nye, Republican of North Dakota, said the Presi- dents action indicates our leader ship is already using dictatorial practices, ignoring the laws o1 treaties in the name of an emer- gency."
 Senator Alben w. Barkley said there was no need for Congressional action and he predicted the public gives full approval to the agreement to transfer the 50 old-age destroyers | to Great Britain in exchange fol important naval and air bases.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
LEGION AUXILIARY
 HOLDS ELECTION
Catherine Davenport Is 10 Head Group : Seward
 Delegates Entertain

At last nights meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary held at the Dugout, Mrs Catherine Daven- port was elected to succeed Mrs. Aileene Olson as President for the coming term.
 Other auxiliary members receiv- ing elective offices include Mrs Florence Mutch, First Vice-Presi- dent; Mrs. Marian Hendrickson, Second Vice-President; Mrs. Mary Hagerup, Sergeant-at-Arms; Mrs Mable Lybeck, Chaplain; Mrs. Edith Davis, Secretary Treasurer.
 Committeewomen include Mes danes Aileene Olson, Dolly Kauf- mann and Lucille Stonehouse.
 Besides election of officers and routine business, Mrs. Elinor Du- senbury and Mrs. Ellen Chinella were taken into the unit.
 Following the meeting the Sew ard delegates entertained with a party at the Baranof Hotel.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
2,400 Additional Soldiers Leaving for Anchor
 age Base Soon
(HIlK00T BARRACKS
 APPARENTLY MOVED
73d Bombdrdment Squad. ron 10 Fly to Fairbanks
 from MCChord Field

WASHINGTON, Sept 4. The War Department announced today it is strengthening it's defenses in Alaska by sending approximately 2,4O0 additional troops to Anchorage about November 1.
 Permanent station units will be sent from the Fourth Infantry, less the First Battalion, now in Alaska.
 Elements now at Chilkoot Bar racks will be moved to Anchorage.
 The Fourth Infantry now at Fort George Wright in Spokane, and four gorups temporarily stationed at Fort Lewis, will be sent to the Alaskan post. They are elements of the First Battalion of the 81st Field Artillery, the 18th Field Artillery, the Anti Airraft and Signal Corps personnel and the .Anti-Aaircraft Warning g Service.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04

WASHINGTON-The most dis astrous news that has escaped the British censor recently is the fact that the Bristol arms factory in southwest England has been se- verely damaged by German bombs. This news has come back to Wash ington via diplomatic and military cables.
 The Bristol plant is one of the most important munitions factories in England, and apparently it has been virtually put out of business. Coming on top of damage to the Rolls-Royce airplane motor plant, this is devastating information.
 Furthermore, the Germans have been causing a lot more damage than gets on the press cables, and on the whole the British situation has worsened considerably in the past week.
 British morale is still high, m fact better than during the last WOIlQ wal, dAlQ oAA AeAoAA "'A~S~A- still are putting up an amazing battle, far surpassing the Germans in individual skill and bravery However, bravery and morale alone will not win a war, and when the output of many factories such as the Bristol arms plant is stopped it means that the British may have only morale and bravery left.
 On the optimistic side, however Royal Air Force aviators have been wreaking terrific damage on Ger man gasoline plants and Ruhr fac tories. The damage to German plants is greater approximately Only trouble is that the British don't have nearly as many planes as the Germans to perform bomb ing raids of this kind.
 The ratio in British bombing planes short time ago was 12 Nazi to one British bomber-based upon carrying capacity. It is little bet ter now but not much.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
Senatevet
 Whipped by
 New Dealer
Murdoch Runs Like Rabbit in Utah 5 First Pri-
 mary Returns

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 4. = William H. King has apparently lost the seat he has occupied for the past 24 years in the Senate as Abe Murdock, in a display of strength that surprised political ob- sewers, far outdistanced King fol the Democratic Senatorial nomina- tiOn.
 Murdock, ardent New Deal SUD- porter, got 28,138 votes out of 49i of Utah's 835 districts while King got 9,O87 votes.
 Kings apparent defeat is at- tributed to the liberal" Demo- cratic vote. Many labor groups op- posed King.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
PROGRAM

Tonight
 6:3O p.m.-4O and 8 and 8 and 40 Banquet at Percy's Cafe. 10:00 pm. - Public Dance sponsored by 40 and in EIks Ballroom.
 TOMORROW
 10:00 a.m.-JOint meeting of The American Legion and Aux Hilary at Elks Hall.
 Call to Order-By Depart ment Commander Don Adler. Invocation.
 Advancing of COlOrs.
 SOng-"America."
 Silent Prayer.
 SCl0, Taps" by Lola Mae AIexand accompanied by Carol Beery Davis.
 Bugler, Fred Sorri Jr.
 Preamble to the Constitution of The American Legion, by J. c. Morris, Second Vice Commander.
 Address of Welcome-By E. L. Bartlett, Acting Governor of Alaska; by Harry I. Lucas, May or of Juneau; by Charles Beale, President of the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce.
 ResponseS-Walter B. King, First Vice Department Com mander; Elizabeth Nordling, President, Department Auxili- ary; A. E. Karnes, 40 and 8; JO Sheldon, 8 and 40.
 Greetings-Milton D. Camp bell, Assistant Director Nation al Child Welfare Division, In- dianap0lis, Ind; George Gulluf- sen, Post Commander, Afford John Bradford Post No. 4; Esther Gullufsen, President, AL ford John Bradford Auxiliary Unit No. 4.
 SOlo-"Alaslka's Flag" by Lola Mae Alexander, accompanied by Elin0r Dusenbury.
 Recess to permit ladies of the Auxiliary to retire to the Le- zion DugOut.
 Call to Order
 Appointment of Committees. Retiring of ColOrs.
 Recess.
 12:OO nOOn-Past Presidents Luncheon, Percy's Cafe.
 12:O0 noon = Delegates and Visitors Luncheon, Gastineau Cafe.
 200 p.m.-Business Session. 800 p.m.-Address by Milton D. Campbell, Gold Room, Bar an0f Hotel. Public invited.
 9:30 p.m.-LegiOn and Aux Hilary Mixer, Elks Ballroom.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
BOMBERs FOR ALASKA

TACOMA, Sept. 4.-Ground troops being stationed in Alaska as part of the revitalized National Defense Program, are being bulwarked by bombing planes before November, a McChord Field officer revealed to- day.
 Alaska will receive its first bomb- ing force when the 73rd lombard ment squadron will be transferred from McChord Field to Fairbanks.
 Nine bi-motored bombers will be flown to Fairbanks with combat crews prior to November under orders released today.
 The bulk of the squadron's "A officers and PIT men will go north by boats with their dependents al- lowed to accompany them.
 Captain Charles Overacker is in command of the 73rd.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-There's been a lot of talk about tin since the national defense program got under way, but if you'll believe De- partment of Commerce officials, much of the talk is hooey.
 There's no doubt that if the United States tin supply were cut off, there would be a fine mess.
 But for that to happen, Eng land would have to lose the war, and Japan would have to seize British Malaga and the Dutch East Indies, and blockade our trade with those settlements or refuse to sell us any tin. Further more, it would have to be proved that Bolivia couldn't step up it's
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
Four Million HuddIe SIeep- fly in Underground
 Shelters GERMANS REPLY BY DROPPING FIRE BOMBS
Hiqh Com m and Asserts Many BIazes Started
 in English Cities
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

British Royal Air Force bombers carried a night of terror to the war nerves" of Berlin's 100000 residents as the bombers droned back and forth over the German capital city during which time two and one half hour air raid alarm kept up.
 The droning of the British bomb CTS and the stacotto chatter of anti-aircraft guns kept the city's millions huddled sleepily in under ground shelters but the Na1 of ficials asserted no bombs fell in Berlin proper and the only dam age" done was backyard fire set by British flares on the outskirts of the city. s
 Air Fight Is Staged Authorized German sources ad- mitted however, that there has been lively activity between Nazi and British planes in the Magdesburg region 100 miles west of Berlin. The action is described as the first big air clash at night over Central Germany
 German fire raiders struck back by dumping tons of incendiary bombs on English ports and inland cities.
 Drop Time Bombs The German High Command as- serts that incendairy bombs set big fires in Liverpool, Rochester, Port land, Bristol, Middlesborough and elsewhere.
 Some fire bombs are reported to be large crude oil bombs with ig- hitting devices attached.
 More than 50 incendiary bombs fell on single southeast English town, the High Command asserts, setting many houses afire.
 London Is Raided
 London today underwent it's for- tieth air raid, the alarm lasting 29 minutes as RAF spitfires and hur- ricane pursuit planes clashed with a formation of 40 German bomb- CTS. Fighting also occurred in the air over Dover, "Hell's Corner re- zion.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
ATTEMPT TO TAkELIFE0F
 KING CAROL
Seven Shots Fired Through Window Slayer r-fo-Be
 Is Captured

BUCHAREST, Sept. 4.-An at tempt to kill King Carol of Rumania has failed.
 An un i d tified man broke through the heavily guarded Palace gates and fired seven shots through the brightly lighted Palace windows before he was overcome.
 Reports are prevalent that the would d-be assassin was killed.
 Flags flying over the Palace in dicated the King was there at the time of the attempted assassination.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
TWO LOCAL PLANES
 MAKE TRIPS TODAY

Shell Simmons went out on a coast run today and Alex Holden flew to Admiralty Island and Chi chagof Island ports.
 Simmons flew Coney Starr to An- goon and Russell Clithero to Sitka.
 Holden took Mrs. H. E. Jacobson to Hawk Inlet and Bob Douglas and Tom Dyer to Hoonah, returning with Frank Wright and Harry Douglas from Hoonah and M. Muscatell and Vernon Swapp from Althorp.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
Alaska Is Now
 Juneau Bound

SEATTLE, Sept. 4. Steamer Alaska sailed for Southeast Alaska ports at g o'clock last night with 92 passengers including five steer age.
 There are 52 round trippers on tn ship. 4
 Juneau passengers aboard the AL aska are Mrs. Harvey Benedica, Mrs. Harry Lea, Mrs. Kenneth Lowe, Mrs. Marion Wetter and two infants, Fred Turkin. Harry Town send, Mrs Clark c. Hart.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
5T0(kQu0TATI0NS

NEW YORK, Sept. 4. - Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine stock today is AZ, American Can 97, American Power and Light 3A Anaconda 22h, Bethlehem Steel SIS, Commonwealth and Southern 1A, Curtiss Wright 8%, General Motors 49A, International Harvester 45A, Kennecott 29, New York Gen. tral 14h, Northern Pacific 7s, Unit ed States Steel STA, Pound $4.03A.
 DOW, JONES AVERAGES
 The following are today's Dow, Jones averages: Industrials, 132. .l6: rails, 28.85; utilities 9.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
LEROY LONG JAILED;
 THREATENED WIPES
 THROAT WITH RAZOR

Accused of threatening to cut his wife's throat with a razor, Leroy Long was arrested over the weekend by Marshal's officers at his home on Glacier Highway.
 Mrs. Long signed the complaint against him. Long was arraigned before U. s. Commissioner Felix Gray yesterday on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Bond was set at $500.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
ON THE STUMP

Ambassador Bill Bullitt, most ver- satile and volatile of all RooSevelt's diplomats, probably will go on the stump throughout the country cam- paigning for national unity and urging American support for Great Britain.
 His tour will be divorced from the New Deal, and he will not re- turn to his embassy in France.
 Many of the men around Roosevelt TOW are far ahead of him in pro posing aid to Britain, and some of them may cooperate with Bullitt in this movement. Some are defin- itely critical of the President though close friend Bullitt is not. They feel that Roosevelt has been holding back. and that the country is ready to go much further than he.
 NOTE-Bullitt received 4,O0O let ters and telegrams after his radio address warning the nation that the United States faced immediate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04

You Miqht Have 10 Quit Eating Out of Cans, But
 Tin Needed for Defense

tin supply to 50,OO0 tons. It was almost that high in 1929 but had dropped to little more than half that by last year. There is the possibility we could cut our con- sumption to get along on what we could get from Bolivia plus the small amount of tin that could be reclaimed.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
GERMANY CAUTIOUS

BERLIN, Sept. 4.-German auth orized sources displayed extreme caution on reaction to the United States transferring 50 old-age de- stroyers to Great Britain in ex- change for naval and air bases in British possessions off the ocast of the Western Hemisphere. The authorized German sources did declare, however, that the move involves question of conceivable vast import and the attitude of Ger many cannot be defined before 8 thorough going study as to the ef- fleets of international law con- cerned."
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
RUMANIA IS TO BE
 '|NvADED'
German Troops Ready fo March Into Litfle
 Rioting Nation
(By Associated Press)

German troops today began mass ing to march into riot-torn Rumania as King Carol, himself target of assassination, accepted the resigna- tion of Premier Gigurtu and called General Antonescu to form a new cabinet.
 A British radio broadcast said a air raid alarm was sounded in Buch- arest this morning.
 Russia Calls Up Men
 Simultaneously Russia called two more classes to the colors. The Mos COW newspaper Bolshevik declared tcdas' that the "call comes during a very complicated international sit ,.ation when the world is involved in
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
LABOR BOARD E
 SEEKING ORDER,
 FAIRBANKS CASE

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. 1. The National Labor Board has asked the Circuit Court of Appeals for an enforcement order, a consent decree, against the Independent Lumber Company, of Fairbanks, AL aska.
 The order sought would require the company to cease dominating the Brotherhood of Alaska Miners and discontinuance of interference in collective bargaining.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
SITKA, KODIAK
 PROJECTS NOW
 GIVEN APPROVAL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4. - The Senate Commerce Committee has approved of 20 river and harbor im- proyements. primarily for national defense purposes, to cost 1000 900. Included in the approval list are the harbor improvements at Sitka and Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
HAS CAUSED WARS

Tin is a mighty interesting pro- duct. Wars were fought for it long before the Christian era. Julius Caesars invasion of the British Isles may have been to get to the tin mines in Cornwall.
 England has been all but con-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-09-04
ELKs TONIGHT

Juneau Elks will hold their regu- lar lodge session this evening.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
IG.O.P. DELEGATES ITO HOLD CAUCUS
Spirited Contests Expect ed for Congressional
 Nomination in 5tEl

The caucus of waterbury's dele- gates to the fifth district Republi- can congressional convention, sched- uled for tonight, has been postponed until tomorrow night. Town Chair man Vernon Hall said that the de- lay was necessary because several of the delegates were out of the city.
 Coming less than 24 hours before the congressional convention opens at he Elton Saturday morning, the caucus will decide to which of the several candidates the eight local votes will go. The principal names to be offered the local delegates for consideration are those of Austin L.. Adams, Frederick w. Palomba and Frank T. Johnson, though backing will also be sought for Col. Roy E. Rice.
 Other candidates for the nomi- nation are Senator Claude V. Badger, Attorney Edward Sweeney and States Attorney William Blodgett.
 In Republican circles today the impression was prevalent that if the caucus decides to make a specific endorsement the contest will be principally between MT. Adams and MT. Johnson, with MT. Palomba be- ing kept in the background unless a stalemate develops on the convel1- tion floor. Adams is a Middlebury resident and local banker; Johnson lives in Thomaston and works in Waterbury as reported; Palomba is member of the board of tax commissioners and apportionment.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
FIGHT POSTPONED
 DUE TO SICKNESS
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 Meantime, at Waterbury, Publish CT William J. Pape, Republican, grew incensed at charges by Hurley that the Baldwin administration had violated the spirit of the merit system act in several appointments, and challenged the public works commissioner to 8 debate.
 "Sheer hypocrisy" was the de- scription applied by Pape to Hur- ley's position on the merit system. q am willing to debate with him publicly so that the people of the state may know some of the facts that have come to my attention" " Pape said.
 Pape was particularly angered at Hurley's reference to the appoint ment of James P. Purcell, star witt ness in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, who was given a job in the state finance department.
 Paul L. Cornell, Republican U. s. senatorial candidate, gave a state wide radio speech last night in which he said America needed to produce more, and not less.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
GOV. SUFFERING
 FROM DYSENTERY

New Haven, Conn, Sept. 26.- (UP)-Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, who was admitted to New Haven Hospital yesterday after several days illness at home, is suffering from slight dysentery," hospital Director James A. Hamilton said today.
 The Governor, he said, "has re- gained his normal temperature" after a comfortable night.
 Hamilton said it, was "hard to say" how long the Governor would be confined. He said that depended on his response to treatment in the next three days.
 The director issued the following bulletin on the governors condition:
 'Fairly comfortable. Slept well last night. Has regained his normal temperature. The case has been diagnosed as a slight dysentery and the general condition is good"
 The Governor is being treated by Dr. Francis G. Blake of Yale Medi- cal School.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26
BIG WELCOME FOR
 WILLKIE PLANNED
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 and Bridgeport. He will leave Bridgeport about noon by automo- pile, driving through Stratford, Der oy, Ansonia, Seymour and Nauga- tuck to Waterbury, and is due here at 1 o'clock. MT. Willkie is to leave Waterbury at 2:3O and proceed through Bristol and New Britain to Hartford where he will address a campaign meeting. Then he will drive from Hartford through Meri- den and Wallingford to New Haven, where another meeting is scheduled. He will spend the night in the state and make an address in New Lon don at g a. m. the next day before heading into Rhode Island.
 Town Chairman Hall said today he will call an early meeting of the Town Committee to make complete plans for MT. Willkie's visit. He said he believed that Library park would be the best location for the candidates address. MT. Willkie's motor cavalcade will enter Water bury along South Main street and proceed through the business section to Library park. Leaving the city, the official party will tour other downtown streets and drive out East Main street, to Wolcott street, to the Bristol road.
 The general state committee for MT. Willkie's visit consists of MT. Harwood, Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin, Miss Katherine Byrne, state vice. chairman, and National Committee man Samuel E. Pryor, Jr.
 The arrangements committee for the visit consists of J. Kenneth Brad ley, Fairfield county leader; Neils Poulsen, of Ansonia; Frank Tindale, town chairman at Hartford; Thomas Fully, town chairman at New Haven and John Mallon, Jr., town chair man at New London.
 President Roosevelt visited Wa terbury in the 1886 campaign and received tremendous ovation as he spoke at Library park and as he drove through the main streets. Col Frank Knox, the Republican vice. presidential candidate, addressed 8 large crowd at Hamilton park in the same campaign.
 One of the greatest throngs in the city's history was at the Union
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-26

Informants said that the present diplomatic situation was so import ant that a two weeks lull in Ger man-Italian military activities might be expected. This did not apply to air force activity, it was emphasized.
 The British-free French attack on Dakar, the Italian campaign in Egypt and the Japanese-F French agreement on Indo- China, it was said, had speeded negotiations.
 It was believed that one point in the Berlin discussions would be the attitude to be assumed by Germany and Italy toward American disap- proval of Japanese occupation of Indo- Chinese bases.
 Serrano Suner, a firm friend of Germany and Italy, was expected to take an important part in the Ber- lin talks.
 There was an increasing tendency here to look to closer Spanish ad- herence to the Italians German Axis" especially because of the Dakar events.
 It was reported that southeastern Europe, including expansion of AL bania and relations of Germany and Italy with Jugoslavia, would be dis cussed.
 The attitude of Italy and Ger many toward other French colonial possessions in view of the Dakar episode also may be discussed.