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The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Hitler Can Find That Out For
 Himself Is Answer To Inquiry
 Movements of Fifty Destroyers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 lP) - Stephen Early, White House press secretary said Hitler can find that out for himself when re porters Inq-.t~d about the move ments of fff.y destroyers traded to Britain for air & naval bases.
 The Navy sa.d eight destroy CTS were made ready in the Bos- ton Navy Yard for release to Brit ain, and pr bably will be taken Friday by American crews to Canada Wh3 will tacn them over to the British Tae whereabouts
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Former Governor Alaska Troy Agrees Gov. Ernest Cruening
 On Liquor Referendum Facts

JUNEAU, Sept 3 - John Troy agrees with Governor Gruening on Referendum facts. With forty years residence in the Territory, and seven years as Governor of Alaska to draw upon, John w. Troy yesterday expressed his views on the Re- ferendum issue and particularly on the three press releases made by Governor Ernest Gruening cover ing taxation and employment in the liquor industry.
 MT. Troy sad T agree with the facts as pre- sented by Governor Gruenings press releases. For years I have opposed the governments compet- tion with private business in the Territory and see no justification whatsoever for the Territory going into the wholesaling and retailing of liquor, It would not be for the best interests of Alaska as see it."
 (Signed) H. H. Hilscher
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
U S. to Transfer 50 Over-age Destroyers to Britain
Britain to Lease Bases In Atlantic To United States In Return For
 Transfer 50 Over-age Destroyers

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, P- President Roosevelt notified Con gress of an agreement between the United States and Great Brit ain under which the United States will lease naval and air bases in British possessions in the north and south Atlantic and transfer of 50 average destroy CTS to Britain. Under the. agree ment the United States will ac- quire naval bases in NeWfound- land and on the islands of Der muda, the Bahamas, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Antigua and in British Guiana. The President said in special message: The
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
RAF Airman Scatter Nazi Raiders As War Enters Second Year And
 Strafe Bases In Axis Territories

UNDATED, Sept. 3 (P)-Waves of German Luftwaffe raiders, 300 in a single onslaught, twice sought to bomb London but fell back under the blast of RAF fighters and wall of flames de- fense by anti-aircraft guns. By midafternCon the British air min lstry reported that 23 Nazi plan eS were doWned and Is RAF planes missing. By contrast Der lin said 54 British planes were destroyed and 12 German planes failed to return.
 The British capital underwent two air raid alarms in the fore noon and afternoon, which lasted total of 142 minutes. -
 AS the war entered it's second year, the hard fighting RAF air men cut victory roll'' of capers in the skies after scattering the Nazi's first mass attack and ap- parently trounced the invaders in an hour-long battle over Do CT, the "HelrS Corner" region. The German aerial armada jetti- Soned their bombs and raced homeward with RAF fighters in pursuit. Shortly afterWard, how ever, the Nazi raiders roared back to renew the assault in the same southeast coast vicinity and Northeast Scotland.
 Little Divers
 Mussolini's command reported that the newly formed squad rons of Italian "Picchiatelli' lit tie divers attacked the fleet of British Wsarships in the central Mediterranean scoring hits on a battleship, aircraft carrier, a cruiser and destroyer. An Ital-
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Charges Made By Roosevelt

HYDE PARK, Sept. 2 2- Presi- dent Roosevelt charged that eff forts are being made to involve him in a political controversy over the provision of the conscrip ton bill authorizing the Govern ment to take over private indus trial plants.
 At conference with the news
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04

men, the President declined to answer Willkie's demand that he state his position on the provi- sion, asserting that an attempt was being made to involve him in a political discussion.
 Asked whether he approved of the amendment sponsored by Sen ators Overton and Russel, the President inquired in turn wheth CT the reporters remembered the old rule of '33-does the Presi- dent comment on legislation amendments or rules pending in Congress-to which one reporter said: sometimes he does and sometime he does not"
 Evades Delicate Subject
 President Roosevelt also de- clined to be drawn into a discus sion whether he concurred with Henry A. Wallace in his state ment in his speech accepting the Democratic Vice Presidential nomination, that the Republican Party is party of appeasement.
 President Roosevelt said he did not think a question along that line needed an answer. However, the President did say that Wal Lace spoke excellently and he had said so in a telegram to him.
 Progress on Bases
 President Roosevelt said very excellent progress was being made in conversations between Great Britain and the United State for acquisition of Naval and Air bases on British soil in the New World but said he could not forecast when a definite an- nouncement would be made and he could not and would not en- ter into discussion of it.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Secty. Agriculture Wilson
 Administration Passes Away

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, (P1-Dav- i'd Franklin Houston, aged "A, life insurance company executive and secretary of agriculture in the Wilson cabinet died here to- day.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
REPUBLICANS NOTICE

Nome Republican Club meet ing Saturday, September !, 19i0, City Hall. All Repub licans in- Vited. All committees will re- port, and final plans made for the General Election next Tues day.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04

 of the other ships was not dis closed except that they are some where on the Atlantic seaboard.
 Asked to comment on the state ment made by Wendell Willkie that 1t was regrettable that the President didn't deemed $ nee esSary" to obtain prior congress sionaI approval or permit public discussion of the trade, Early said: T take it, NIT. Willkie does- nit Ike anything that the Presi- dent does"
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The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04

right bases in Newfoundland and Bermuda are gifts generously given and gladly received. The other bases mentioned will be acquired in exchange for 50 of our average destroyers."
 The President disclosed the op- inion of Attorney General Jack son, dated August 27, regard ing my authority to consumate this arrangement" Officials said no action by Congress was neces- sary to put the agreement into effect.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04

ors. The Moscow newspaper Bol- Shevik declared the call comes during a very complicated inter national situation when the world is involved in the second imperialist war the Red army and navy received perfect rein forcements this year."
 The Rumanian embassy in un- occupied France issued an official statement denying that Carol was wounded in an abortive plot against his life.
 The new Rumanian premier who was arrested several weeks ago for assailing the govern ment's action in yielding to the Soviet expansion tactics, was re- leased only yesterday to com msnd the Rumanian army forces in Pennsylvania.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04

ian communique acknowledged that long-range British RAF bombers, flying 1900 miles on round trip to their home bases, raided northern Italy killing two and wounding IS in Genoa.
 17,0OO,OOO Miles to Attack
 Other RAF bombers pounded the German bases near Boulogne, on the Nazi-held coast of France, dropping salvos of bombs and ex plOsions reyerberated like thun- der clear across the Channel. Still other RAF bombing squad rons are carrying on strafing in axis territory, which the London air ministry announced has talk en them for IT million miles or TOO times around the world in the year struggle for military ob jectives in west and southwest Germany
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Hitler Vows Retaliation For
 Nuisance Raids On Germany
 German Troops Enter Rumania

UNDATED, Sept. 4 (P1-Hitler bitterly assailed the British "nui sance' raids on Germany and vowed that hundreds of thou sands of pounds of Nazi bombs would fall on England nightly hereafter in retaliation. He ad- dressed 25,O00 workers in the Der lin Sports Palace and declared For three months 1 have wait ed for the British to cease the nuisance of nightly, plan-less bomb throwing; now we'll give answer night after night
 Signal For Aerial Blitzkreig?
 In some quarters Hitler's state ment was interpreted as signal ing the start of the full force aerial blitzekreig against Brit ain, hurling into the fray many thousands of bombers and fight ing plane known to be held in reserve. Estimates of Germany's irst-line air strength ranged as high as 18,000 planes.
 Attempt Assassinate Carol
 German troops began maSsing to march on riot-torn Rumania, as King Carol himself was the target of an assassination at tempt. The pro-Nazi Iron Guard accepted the resignation of pre- mier Gigurtu and called General Antonescu to form a new mih- tary cabinet a British radio broad cast said.
 In Bucharest, an air raid alarm in the early morning, sounded simultaneously with Russia call ing two more classes to the col
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-04
Investigate Iron Guard

King Carol enforced martial law in his dwindling, trouble fraught kingdom and started an investigation of the alleged Iron Guard manifesto, demanding his resignation with the elevation of Prince Mihail, aged IS, to the throne, because of the cession of Pennsylvania province to Hun gary.
 Uniformed German troops, the vanguard of a reported full-siz- ed German expeditionary force to protect Rumania's border from further Soviet action, took up quarters in the Szollok railway station, 50 miles southeast of Budapest.
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Manager of Met. Opera Passes
 Away in Italy

NEW YORK, Aug. 3, (P) - Madame Francis Aida, opera sing e., revealed that she received the c2bled news of the death, in Ferrara, Ita y, Of her former hus- band, Guilio Gatti Casazza, long time manager of the Metropol- itan Opera House.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
BAND LEADERS,
DAUGHTER AS SPY

Boston, Feb. 26 - CUP - Miss
Virginia Faith Davis, "a, daughter
of society bund leader Meyer Da-
Wis, who said she was invited" to
leave France after being mistaken
for spy, ran into further difficulty
with customs officials when she ar
rived here yesterday on the Amer
lean Export Lines steamer Excam-
bion.
Oficials seized two portraits she
said she was bringing to a '"friend"
in New York and told her he would
have to come here and pay duty on
the pictures. His name was not re-
vealed.
Msis Davis was found travelling
without a "safe conduct" pass
while enroute by train from Pennies
to Nantes. She was released after
questioning by authorities. She was
in France for six months to study
voice. Her family lives in Philadel-
phia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

ton Of all Czecho-S lovaks in France
and the British Empire.
This was authorized lately when
the Government in Paris was rec
ognized, headed by Eduard Benes,
the exiled president. His brother
Volta Benes heads the movement
in this country. In the Canadian
Army there is being formed spe-
cial unit of Czechoslovaks which
some from this country are joining,
although QUIZ neutrality laws forbid
ding foreign recruiting here are
being observed. Unlike Finland,
Czechoslavakia Is legally at war.
Leading the new army are Cen
eral Ingre and man. of that glor-
ious band of Legionnaries who 20
years ago wrote with the clearness
Of blood upon snow a special page
In history. They marched and
fought across Siberia to the ships
that brought them to this country
and then home to Czechoslovakia.
And the flags of that Czech Legion,
the flags of their republic-red
white and blue-those flags, cher
ished in Praha, were burned by the
German Gestapo. That is one rea-
son why the new Czech Army will
fight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

brought down the Messerschmidt,
flew an American plane, wore an
American sweater, and, afterwards,
smoked an American cigarette.
For backing him and the rest of
the Czech army-in-exile are near
ly two million people In this coun-
try of Czechosloyak birth or de-
scent. Their Capital Is Chicago
and besides Illinois they are nu-
merous In Pennsylvania, Ohio, New
York, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Mimi
esota and Texas. A quarter Of Cedar
Rapids in Czech. Pittsburg is the
Slovak center where internal diff
ferences have been pretty well
smoothed and a majority support
the Czecho-Slovak National Council.
ARMY MAY
SOON BE 5000
This reawakened organization is
raising money for relief of the 5000
refugees here, and many more else
where. Also it is sending comforts to
the growing army in France that
is the hope of these people, always
tenacious, who still hope and believe.
They believe this army will pres
emily be forty or fifty thousand, and
! latest advices are that its ranks are
being swelled steadily by conscrip-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
SINCLAIR WEEKS
ASPARTY LEADER

Boston, Feb. Is - WP) - Sin
clair Weeks Of Newton, former Re-
publican state chairman, probably
will succeed q. s. Representative
Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Of North
Attleboro as Republican National
Committeeman from Massachusetts,
party leaders said today.
Martin, minority leader Of the
national house, announced his
resignation at Washington yester-
day from the committee post he had
held since 1886. He said increasing
burdens in congress prevented him
from giving sufflcient time to COM
niittee work.
Republican State Chairman
George w. Schryver Of Williams
town informed Of Martins, move,
said the post probably would 60 to
Weeks, now eastern treasurer for
the national committee. At Holyoke,
Mrs. Margaret A. Green, the states
second national committee men,
Der agreed with Schryver and add
ed that the state committee would
meet at Boston by mid-March to
elect successor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
Valiant Army Of $1,000 Czechs, Skilled
In Mechanical War, Fights For Allies
u. S. Funds Aid
The Building of
Volunteer Force
BIZ THOMAS N. JOHNSON
NEA Service Military Writer

Just as the cables announce new
Maxi measures to crush Czecho-
slovalia's win to live. the grape
vine brings news that will grow
stronger. The Czechs have struck
back their first blow, in a manner
new and significant Of things to
come.
Confidential word reaches Amer
lea that Czech air squadronS have
Joined the French army on the
Western Front and Czech pilots
have brought down German planes,
including one of the new Messer-
schmidts. This Is interesting, not
Just because of the David Goliath
appeal, but because this Czech
David has in his sling bigger and
better stones than might appear.
These first hundred Czech air.
men are the pilots" leading six
hundre more, daring survivors of
one Of Europe's best trained air
forces, who have eluded the Nazis
and fitted to France to fight for
their country's freedom. Some even
. flew their own planes via Poland or
Rumania. Supporting them are
many of the mechanics and tech
nicians in whom Czechoslovakia
abounds-trained guners, radio men,
engineers, munitions workers.
Probably the most expert army in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
New Venture In Government Tried;
North Carolina Takes City Powers

lower tax rates and to modernize
their tax skuctures.
The accumulated total debt of
The counties and cities has been
reduced $43,000,00 in the 10-year
period and the rate Of reduction is
growing each year.
DR.. Paul w. Wager, political
economist of the University Of North
Carolina, believes that North Caro-
lima has come to new conception
of state responsibility" under the
pressure of necessity during the
depression years.
cat the price Of tax relief, which
led to debt relief, local governments
have surrendered prerogatives which
they thought were essential to
democracy" Wager said.
"But they learned by experience
that democracy was enriched and
strengthened by the transfer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
GERMAN, DUTCH
PLANES in FIGHT

The Hague, Feb. 26-(UP) A
German bomber and a Dutch pur-
suit plane battled over Netherlands
territory yesterday. The Dutch plane
was struck three times by German
machine gun bullets before the Nazi
craft fled in.o Belgium.
A strongly worded Dutch protest
to Germany charged that the Ger
man plane mot only violated Dutch
territory but also dared to open fire
on Dutch plane which was doing
is duty"
IT was announced that Dutch
anti aircraft batteries fred on an
other German plane.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
THOMAS LA SELVA
NOLLE RECIPIENT

A 17-month old breaking and en-
tering charge against Thomas La
Selva, ~ of Waterbury, now q pris-
oner at the state penitentiary in
Wethersfield, was nolled in city
court at Ansonia Saturday by
Judge william Kingston.
The case had been hanging fire
since Sept. IA, 1888, when three oil
burners were stolen from an An
sonia plumbing concern. The burn
ers were later recovered in Water
bury, where they had been bought
by a man who did not know they
were stolen.
La Selva and two other Water
bury men were arrested last spring
after the hi-jacking Of a truck in
Bridgeport.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
BABY IS CHOICE
BEFORE AN AUTO

Boston, Feb. 26 = (U.P.) = It it's
a choice between an automobile and
q baby, "have the baby" DR.. Dom
aid Macomber told an audience OF
women yesterday at a public lee
ture at Harvard Medical School. He
said BIRTH control has caused an
alarming" increase in Sterillty.
Parents should give financial as
sistance to young people to help
them raise q family" he said. 'The
idea in America that young people
when they marry should stand on
their own feet Is wrong because 1t
precludes the opportunity to raise q
family"
He said that one of every six
couples was sterile in the United
States. Such couples, he said, should
consult q physician concerning the
many cures available.
1.-THE frs: symptom Of (nationaD
decay" he said, "is q diminishing
birth rate. Sterility Is never found
among strong, virile pioneer peo-
pie"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
NO ARRESTS in
SUSPECTED FRAUD

One ~. Teller" of this city was re-
ported today as being the man who
solicited advertisements for the state
postal clerks organization, but no
warrant had been issued by Water
town authorities pending further in
vestigation.
Off1cer Louis Jordan, of Water
town, said q $40 check had been
made out to Teller by s. Mclean
Buckingham, state milk administra-
tor, when he showed as his creden-
tials the purported signature of Post
master Daniel Sullivan.
Mclean said the man described as
Teller from a receipt he gave Nc
Lean solicited a full page advertise
ment in the POST ONCE Clerk" ma
tional quarterly magazine, last Sat-
urday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26

Europe are Czechoslovakiak's $1,000
men now training to support their
airmen near the old A. E. F. port Of
Bordeaux. Their cold experiences is
animated by flaming desire to
right their oppressed country's
wrongs.
MEN WHO ARE
GOLD MINES
By thousands they have found
stealthy paths leading out of their
Country, now a prison house. First
through Poland, now through
Rumania and Yugoslavia. they come,
burning with desire to strike blow
for freedom.
Through Yugoslavia alone have
come nearly a thousand specialists,
men worth their weight in gold to an
army. Escapes were often carefully
planned by several secret organiza-
tons in the Nazis' midst. They have
even found ways for three Generals
to escape this past month despite
the arrest of many former Czech
army officers. All Czech roads lead
to Bordeaux, even from America,
whence has come much help.
According to advices received here,
the youthful Czech pilot who
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
BY EMMETT ATKINS. Jr.

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Raleigh, N. c. (UP)-Three ex-
periments in transfer Of local gov
ernent powers to the state govern
emit have brought North Carolina
cities and counties from the depths
of a 1862 100000 debt to comparative
financial stability within the past
10 years.
According to Charles M. johnson,
state treasurer and one Of the key
figures in the financial reorganiza-
ton of the local units, the surren-
der of functions by counties and
municipaliti IS has strengthened
rather than weakened the demo-
cratic processes of government.
In 1881, the local units of North
Carolina were 1852, 100000 in debt
and going deeper every year. The
demand for funds for schools and
roads was constantly increasing, and
with the depression and its conse-
quent reduction of tax revenues,
the demands could not be met. Lo-
cal and county bond issues clogged
the market and brought low prices.
Legislature Took Action
To alleviate the situation, the
state government by legislative &C
ton during the next two years in
augwated three experiments in
taking over responsibilities previous
ly shouldered by the cities and
counties. They were:
etn ncfV.
ton and maintenance of all roads,
primary and secondary.
2. The state assumed full finan-
cial responsibility for maintaining
an eight-months school term, with
counties and localities adding funds
to the state appropriation if they
wished. This had never been done
in any state except Delaware, which
has only three counties.
8. A local government commits
sion was established to sell the
bonds and notes of all counties
cities and towns and to advise and
assist in refinancing %the debts Of
local units.
johnson pointed out that none
OF these Cnree experiments mao peeIl
tried in any other state, at least
to the extent to which they were
put in operation in North Carolina
still the only state to take, full re-
sponsibility for all its schools and
roads. The Nor.h Carolina Local
government commission was the
first such body to be established
although since 1881 several other
states have created similar COM
missions.
Road Building Centralized
Prior to the states assuming the
burden of constructing all high
ways and roads, Johnson said, the
highway commission constructed
and maintained only those roads
known as main highways, as is the
case in all other states. Secondary
and county roads were constructed
by counties and in some cases even
by districts or by one or more dis
trio within a county.
The .eight-months school term is
maintained by the state without any
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-26
BY ELMER C. WALLER
UNITED Press Financial EDITOR

New York, Feb. 26--(UP)-Stocks
and bonds opened irregular and
quiet today. Cotton futures opened
! to 6 points higher.
Net changes were sma4, anda size
able number Of stocks opened at the
l'evious close.
Eastman Kodak lost ga point to
146 IA on the first sale. Allied
Chemical dropped 3-4 to 176 3-4.
Chrysler lost "a to82 ga. Brooklyn
q Queens preferred made new
high at As 5-8 up I SD. Elsewhere,
changes were less than a half point.
Minor declines were noted in
Montgomery Ward, u. s. Steel,
Lockheed, Western Union, Douglas
Aircraft and Pan American Anyways.