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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
Compulsory Military Training Compromise Sentiment That Present Bill Should Be Changed Grows-Leaders in Congress Seeking Advice
 of President Roosevelt
BY LOUIS J. SCHAEFLE United Press, Staff Correspondent)

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 Washington, July 31. = (UP} = Sentiment for substantial modifi- cation of the selective compulsory military training bill increased today as Senate administration leaders sought the advice of President Roosevelt. Senator James F. Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, one of the Presidents closest congressional advisors, indicated a willing ness to carry the controversial issue to the chief executive after New Deal supporters urged the step and Republicans demanded that the President state his views on the pending bill.
 MT. Roosevelt said at his press conference late yesterday that he still adheres to his earlier endorse ment of the principle a compulsory military service but sees no reason why he should go into the details of the measure now before Congress.
 Norris For Compromise
 Senator George w. Norris, Inde- pendent, Nebraska, usually a loyal supporter of New Deal policies, but a foe of the draft bill, was one of those who urged Byrnes to take the lead in promoting compromise. He and others who normally side with the administration were reported to feel that the Presidents request for authority to call out the National Guard for year of intensive train ing is more than sufficient for the nations defense needs".
 In its present form, the draft measure would require some 42,00O,- 900 men between the ages of IS and 64 to register for some form of mill tary duty. Those between IS and 45 would be liable for actual mili- tary service and the others would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
FATHER DID NOT
 ENTER ANY PLEA

North Andover. Mass, July 31-- (UP)-A plea of innocent to a mur- der charge was entered in police court today for James Pallas. 50. New York city laundry foreman who allegedly confessed to police that he shot to death his 22-year-old daugh- ter Agnes to end her romance with e married man.
 When Pallas remained silent, trial Justice Cornelius J. Mah6ney said; I'll enter plea of not guilty for you" The case was continued to Aug. and pallas was remanded without bail to Essex County taii, Lawrence.
 pallas walked into police head quarters yesterday. lad 6 revolver on a desk and allegediy told author fiies he had shot his daughter. He ted them io 6 house where his daughter had been working ns Q houselEeeper. Her body was foinid in the doorway.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
War Moves On
 Today's Board
By J. w. T. MASON Limited Press War Expert

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 Recurring discussions in Europe about next winters food and fuel supplies continue to indicate that the continental countries do not ex- pect the war to end this year. Ger man reports this spring that Hitler would be in London dictating peace terms before the end of the summer have begun to fade while Europe turns to the fast approaching prob- lem of famine as wars winter weapon.
 There really are two problems in- volved in Europe's food question The first concerns shortages in the conquered countries and the second involves Germany and Italy. The two are associated, however, because of German seizures of food in the occupied territories, and necessity fol l Germany to pass some of this cap- tured material to Italy. To Starve Each Other Germany and Italy are trying te starve Great Britain into surrender d1lO lIlC DIltAo1A d1C C4l0CdtOAAAS VI prevent a totalitarian victory by withholding supplies from the enemy nations. The blockade is a legiti- mate weapon of warfare always util- ized when circumstances permit and 1 in the end sea power is the usual instrument of victory.
 Humanitarianism recolis from star. vation as a means of winning wars but in an era when women and chil. dren are bombed from the air and submarines sink ships at sea without rescuing the crews, moral pressure to stop a hunger blockade has nt logical consistency. Germany, how ever, is trying to use the moral issue as a means of securing air from aboard to balance next winters food shortages.
 Swiss reports say Germany is giv. |
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
Nazi Bombers Relentless; British In Dogged Fight
26th Anniversary Of Night
 Before World War Got Started
(By United Press)

Today anniversary of the of the World War the heir to the Austro Hungarian Sarajev0 Europe moving On July 3 the last had died.
 events: s1-Aus and Russia ordered general mobilization Germany
 asked in the of between Ger
 many Russia would France remain neutras. replied Germany with the terse words France
 do interests demand" Germany ordered
 mobilization of the and and declared
 Hoslites began Polish border
 Britain ordered general mobilization of the fleet. Aug 2Germany, Belgium demanded passage of
 troops through Belgium
 troops entered the Duchy of Luxembourg Ger
 invaded France at LOngwy, Sey Sur Vezouze Aug 3-Germany declared each other. 4-Btan declared Germany and Germany declared
 Belgium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
PROTECT WATER
 SUPPLY OF STATE

Hartford. Conn. July 3i--(UP)-- The Connecticut Council for Nation al Defense considered measures to- to protect the states water supply from sabotage.
 Representatives of water compan- les throughout the state conferred with State Police Commissioner Edward ]. Hickey and Public Utlil- ties Chairman Joseph w. Alsop, but the protective measures were not disclosed.
 "'rhe public nnsy rest assured. . said Alsop. "that everything of 6 protective nature that col. Hickey thinks advisable viii bo carefully carried out"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
THE WORLD WAR 25 YEARS AGO,
 JULY 3l, 1915
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Russians continued retreat in Poland. evacuaiing Cholm.
 Italian and Austrian armies atill locked in sscend. Battle Of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31

Furnaces cleaned. Fesel. repaired. Call Homer xheFfIsn. Waterbury xIeeilng Company. xek f-sfTs. (Alno nsW fnrnaees'l l-Aas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
Both Nations Are Wreaking Vengeance On Each Other; Zero Hour Has
 Not Yet Been Set
By JOE ALEX MORRIS United Press Foreign News Editor)


 Great Britain faced new dangers today in Eu- rope and the Far East The blitzkrieg threatened in the axis powers propaganda campaign still was in preliminary stage. Nazi bombers continued the re- entess of scattered and occasional big scale attacks which are in their 44th consecutive day.
 Planes Rush To Rescue
 British fighting planes rushed to the of voy in the English Channel and fighting appeared to have resulted. Bombs fell Wales Defenses were strengthened Gibraltar where there have been repeated threats of general attack against the British fortress guarding the entrance of the Mediterranean But for the moment there period of watchful waiting in which the Fascist offensive in abeyance and at tention shifted to developments distant fronts
 British Sptfires In Action
 British Spitfire and Hurricane planes racing out over the southeast coast today to the of British convoy drove off big fleet of Na bonbers Bomb explosions were heard clearly ashore until the fast British planes arrived and the Germans disappeared toward the continent German planes bombed Wales heavily this morning, drop ping many bombs at inland points well as along the coast.
 British Harbor Attack
 The great British harbor of Plymouth, the Harbor Works at Swansea and aircraft factor at Fton were attacked by German planes yesterday despite adverse weather conditions the German high command asserted today Meanwhile the Nazi high command said in com munique British attacks Germany diminished "Only few British planes raided western Germany last night it was said Although bombs dropped, no damage and two British raiders it claimed were shot down by German pursuit planes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
TREASURY BALANCE

Washington. July s1--(UP)-Go- vernment expenses and receipts for the current fiscal year through July 29th, compared with a year ago:
 This Year Expenses Last Year $7s1, s1,24s,s42.s2 s775s40s, ,s0s.ss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
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The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01

We are a civilized nation. We are not serfs. We are a free peo- pie. I protest at these insults,
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01

What appears to be a most pressing need and one which seems to offer great opportun- ity for men of vision and capital in Alaska this year is accomo-
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01

We are civilized nation. We are not serfs. We are free peo- pie. I protest at these insults, We'll PigeOn-HOle It
 Hull whose soft brown eyes conceal a Tennessee crust as hard as Russia's best tank armor list ened to the outburst then follow ed with one of his own in words parallel to the following:
 MT Ambassador ever since Russia was recognized by this country in 1883 this country has filed protest after protest with your country" eve have it that he did not name them but hot in his mind no doubt was recollec- ton of the cavalier treatment of U s Amb bassador Steinhart when he sought to gain information of the vessel City of Flint held at MurmanSk)
 Your country Mir Ambassador seems to have a pigeon-hole as big as a wastebasket into which these protests go for we never receive reply from you.
 Well this country is going to start pigeon-hole of its own a big red pigeon-hole. And this protest is the first thing to go in to it." e-s
 That ended the interview What further Oumansky said has not come to us, Oumansky left the office told reporters he had come only to discuss current ev- ents with Secretary Hull. The Secretary asked if the interview had been satisfactory" declined to comment. But reports in off, cial circles indicate he thought it was satisfactory-very satis- factory.
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS

dations for tourists sportsmen and vacationists. All indications point to an unprecedented travel to Alaska this spring and sum- mer.. Travellers unable to visit Asia or Europe will flock to AL aska.
 Alaska is unquestionably land of outstanding recreational advantages. The fact that it is the last truly frontier region un- der the control of the United Stat es is of itself a matter of great appeal to most Americans. Its intricate network of fjords great glaciers, lofty mountains, active volcanoes. forested hills. tundra areas. distinctive big game and excellent sport fishing offer more of variety and interest in it's wild state to the lover of nature than perhaps any other part of the United States. Here is a re- source that men of vision and men of capital can work on RIGHT NOW.
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
INCOME TAX RETURNS DUE BY MARCH 18th

Filing of duplicate of the federal income tax return is necessary O s Sullivan deputy collector of internal revenue em- phasizes.
 MT Sullivan who will remain in Fairbanks until March 9th points out that there is $5 fine for individuals and a $10 fine for corporations or partnerships for failure to observe the rule. ?
 Such copy must be a complete duplicate of the return" the de- putty collector said except that the affidavit on the duplicate form need not be filled in"
 The deputy explained that in accordance with law the dup licate may be inspected by an official body or commission law fully charged with the admin stration of state or territorial law" providing the inspection is for the purpose of obtaining in formation to be furnished local taxing authorities.
 The state does not authorize the inspection of duplicate re- turns by the public however.
 The time for filing income tax returns expires March 15.
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
MORE PLANES AND GUNS NEEDED AT PANAMA SAYS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

Aboard the Cruiser Lang Feb 29 (R-President Roosevelt said at a press conference doubling the number of planes and guns defending the Panama Canal is necessary for long-range defense and told reporters the defense program contemplates possible actions through Central America as lar south as Peru Colombia and Venezuela,
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
MUST REMAIN ON THE LAND

PARIS Feb 29 (P) - France requisitioned seven million far mers and ordered them to remain on the land and not seek city jobs until spring planting is done.
 A government order shifted control of farmers from private employers to government and now farmers will be able to es- cape the edict only by action of special tribunals.
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
The Washington
 Day-Book
By Preston Grover

WASHINGTON - So hard did Secretary of State Hull trample on the toes of RuSsia's Ambassa- dor Constantine Oumansky at their recent conference that al most any sort of a howl might have been expected.
 Neither Ambassador Oumansky nor Secretary Hull said any thing officially after the confer ence. But it was a hot session authoritative sources report. This is the story as it is being told here
 Oumansky had plenty to kick about on behalf of his country and probably had been told pret ty forcefully to do some kicking. This country has not even tried to hide it's hope that Finland will knock Stalin's legions into the Volga..
 But the "kick-off" incident seems to have been a speech by Assistant Secretary of War Louis Johnson in New York before the state bankers association. He re- ferred to Finland as an outpost of modern civilization. Presum- ably beyond Finland was only barbarism.
 Again" said Johnson in the the world beholds the proof of the age-old axiom that a free man is worth at least a dozen serfs". He referred to Fin lands foes as the forces of big otry and oppression" where "pol- ltlcs and purges stymie the off, cerS in command and blind sub dominates the men in the ranks
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
EDITORIAL

The following editorial IS re- printed from the March issue Of the Alaska Sportsman, It has that foresight for which the mag >azine is recognized and points a policy which applies throughout Alaska-an aim which AlaSkans everywhere should adopt,
 One of the rarest faculties in the world is vision-vision to see into the future. Fortunes have been made by men of vision; frontiers have been opened and empires have been founded by men with foresight enough to see the needs of the future and the opportunities of the present and who had the courage to "go to work on them" ...#
 The West was just great wilderness when men broke boundaries to seek their forum eS in the undeveloped frontier There were no jobS-no ready made homes or city convenience es. There were no industries. If the people had waited for them there would not be millions en- toying life in Sunny California" or the Evergreen playground and other parts of the great West today.
 However the resources were there. The opportunities were there and what was needed were pioneers builders and capitalists. All had to be men of vision to see the future possibilities of the bare plains the forests the streams and the mountains. If they had merely said There's nothing there, You can't find a job. The gold is restricted to just a few spots. The Indians will kill you. The summer sun will burn you up. ."-If they had mere ly seen the present and had no vision to look into the future and see the West as it is today the Indians would still be in possession of the land.
 Still vision is not enough. They had to believe in what they saw and to put forth effort to build with what they had To grasp an opportunity was not enough they had to hold on to 1t when failure threatened and when it appeared that all their plans would fall apart.
 Men of vision are at work in Alaska today and more of the type of men who built the West are needed. The work is slow and the odds are great but AL aska has the resources the plains the forests the streams and the mountains,
 It may be argued that the pro- ducts that can be developed from Alaska's resources are not needed in the world today. That not men are needed, but capital. that there are no ready-made jobs before greater population can be and that industries must come achieved. That a man cannot Tive off the country" in Alaska as he could in the early days of the West. That Alaska is not an agricultural country! This is no doubt true to a great extent.
 But in Alaska a man can start in a small way and grow up with the country. There are cer- tain opportunities here that can be grasped by men of vision will ing to work hard and to wait while the Territory grows up". It surely is growing and l94O will see the greatest growth in three decades. The question may rightly be asked what then is just ONE such opportunity"
 What appears to be most pressing need and one which seems to offer great opportun- ity for men of vision and capital in Alaska this year is accomo-
The Nome nugget., 1940-03-01
White House Approval

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 With such stinging phrases in ms mind the smallish trimly- built Oumansky swept into the state department. Doubtless he knew as all Washington knows that important speeches by Louis Johnson and other members of the cabinet are usually passed on by the White House before de- livery. That added to the sting.
 Hull had caller so Ouman- sky had to wait Is minutes. Fur ther indignity.
 At last into the Secretary's office he strode.
 Hull as usual the polite south ern gentleman first the hard voic ed diplomat second arose and asked Oumansky to sit down.
 T will not sit down" said Ou- mansky icily. ''This is not a so- cal call. I am here on business, l have come to protest. !"
 To be sure" said Hull sitting down to await the blast.
 We have been insulted" snap ped Oumansky whose perfect En glish according to some accounts Wayered at points.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-10
TED Bond Makes Her First Bet

Eyes, Sam7"
~ 'spec' he wus scoutin' for
some rich man who wants his COLI
ors In the Derby, Them sorts u
always tryin' 10 buy q good colt
me- IN G las minute, But, Miss
sherry" Sam shuffled uncom-
fortably, you amt going 70 sell
tho little fellow for nothin' Is
your
mot for anything, SAM" she
treasured him,
THANK you, thank you, Miss
Sherry he glowed with relief, II
jes' wants 10 handle q Derby win
ner befo' I dies
wei, you'll handle Pepepr Boy
Sam-win or lose-for I'm not 60
Ing 10 sell him, and he's surely
running In the Derby, And Sam"
she was positive now, III anyone
else asks questions, you send them
straight 10 me-"
eyes, ma'am. Little fellow sho'
ought win today
"Wel have better luck next
time, SAM" she said as she turned
toward her tack-room,
The thought struck her: she had
10 have money instantly, or there
would be no next time. Tomorrow
was Saturday; Sam and Elijah had
TO be paid, The feed bill was due
and n blacksmith's bill. She had 10
get q new blanket for Pepper Boy
good horse blanket In her colora
and worthy OF being thrown over q
Derby candidate, would cost at least
$40, She owed for the furnished
house she'd taken-got II with no
down payment because she had q
Derby colt, and the place was going
vacant, And, yes, sch had 10 have
$500 In order 10 start Pepper Boy
IN the Derby,
She had less than o handful Of
dollars 10 her name.
Then she remembered Cousin
Ted, and tho generous offer OF the
morning, TOO bad, but she'd have
10 tap Ted for the entire $500,
Wei, the school teacher had
offered II, She'd
Sherry stopped abruptly, in
front OF her party-closed door OF
her tack-room. Someone was In
there two persons and they
were arguing In low but heated
tones,
A girls voice :" you said
Madden would give Pepepr Boy a
masterpiece OF ride. Those
were your words, You swore he'd
winl"
nut, my dear, well-known
English accents answered, "he did
give the colt q great ridel Beauti-
full lie was Within two inches OF
winnign--"
Beautiful, was it2 Those two
inches cost me 500"
Sherry gasped with shock.
"0ood Granny Mosesl" she ex-
claimed TO herself, "Uncle Willie
touted Cousin Fed"
ITO Be Continued
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-10

wwRRRY BOND - society girl
owner Of race herse, Pepper
moy.
PAUL WHARTON - . rival own
e., determined 20 teach sherry
chat racing 10 not . womans
game.
nEHRP GRANT - young gentle.
man rider.
WILLIE BOND - sherry's uncle,
. turf 'AdviseF,"
YESTERDAY; The Derby Trial
hrlngs Pepper Roy = real test
against two good horses. Watch
ang che race with Paul, sherry
eoss shep Grant give his Monitor
q great ride. Madden challenges
IN the stretch, Castanets comes
up, and the thre horses finish
under the wire, neck and nehk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-10
. STORIES
IN STAMPS
JueosIovio's Boy King
Becomes q War Lord

Becomes q War Lord
THiS being a king Is n tough Job.
= And getting ready TO rule 49,
100000 subjects Is just as hard.
King Peter II Of Jugoslavia, with
10 months OF army training ahead
OF him, has discovered that.
Jugoslavia's boy king has start
ed the final phase of his training
as n monarch. An intensive course
In military science winds up seven
years Of preparation for the day
Sept. 0, l04l--when no will DO
crowned.
Peter was n boy Of II, as pic
tured on the 1893 Jugoslav stamp
above, when the assassination Of
his father, on Oct. 0, 1894, called
him home from an English school,
started him on the way to being
a king.
Five years were devoted to
study OF languages--hc speaks Ave
elements OF administration and
government, history, science and
the elements OF military educa-
ton. He had little time for play,
lived according TO a strict rou-
tine.
He's In the army now, as n buck
private. But he won't spend much
time In the barracks. Teachers of
Belgrade Military School come to
the palace TO give him instruction.