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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
Negotiations Fail

NeROLt3tIOnS Fau
 Negotiations with Italy had failed because Britain wanted, in eX- change for coal, Italian armamentS and other products of heavy indus try. Italy offered instead fruits and other foodstuffs. /
 It was believed that Britain, in hope of arriving at friendly solu- ton and to avoid unduly angering Italy, might now consent to take some foodstuffs and also that it might offer Premier Benito Musso- lini credits of some sort if he want ed them.
 The government was expected to expedite the cases of the Italian ships, and it was believed that ships now in the Downs might be dispos- ed of today
 If 1t was decided to seize the cargoes, the ships would move to port for unloading and be released with a minimum of delay. Under the special rules for the export ban the cargoes would be subject to de- tention until after the war. Perish able goods may be sold, and the cash equivalent held for the &C., count of the neutral purchaser.
 Note of Rejection
 Great Britain was understood today to be preparing a firm but conciliatory rejection of Italy's protest against the Allied blockade of German coal exports.
 The fact that Italy challenged the principle on which the entire block ade of Germany is being conducted by Britain and France was regarded here as making rejection of the Italian protest certainty.
 Authoritative sources said that Britain could not accept the Ital- ian position without undermining the entire blockade.
 Several days probably will be re- quired before the reply is sent to Rome. The foreign office and the ministry of economic warfare and the embassy at Rome have been in consultation on the reply, while the British navy continued to order Italian merchant vessels into the downs to enforce one of the stiffest blows of the entire wal. to the trade of a non-belligerent country.
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SCHLOSSER CASE
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GERMANY WINS
 BRITISH CLASH

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wish to submit following report storms 1940 March 90 Our cost records show that mentioned period labor $653768 for truck hire and $4443 oil used in city equipment
 February IA 2o 2 and 28 have cost $ 24305 labor cost of $a2 O2 truck hire cost of $7o59S and gas oil for city equipment of $2e6.10.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-06
v G A41tg18NGe
 Finnish Report

serious but not necessarily g mortal blow to Finland.
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ing for a new chance at life They were seeking
freedom They wanted to- live in land where they
could worship God as they fit where their chill
dren could go to school, where the7 could think for
themselves and speak out occasion, where they
had chance to their daily bread according to
their best ability and lay aside little against
rainy day, and where they could live and laugh
without being bounded and driven from pillar to
post at the whm caprice of autocratic
overload In short, they sought liberation in this
land of liberty They came here to be free
For the most part, aliens are here legally
end most of them have been admitted for permanent
residence. There be little doubt that the
whelming majority of them decent loyal, hard
working respectable people, from whom this nation
has nothing whatever to fear.
But a program of national defense must be ade-
auate and complete Nothing can be overlooked OF
neglected We still have before the tragic picture
OF those hapless nations who underestimate the
dangers which urked behind their lines. This Gov
eminent must know everything 1t can learn about
every alien within our borders. 1t must find out
how many there are, who they are and where they
are 1t must know why they here and what
they are doing. A Government to protect its owr.
can do nothing less
And it must do too for the projection of the
aliens themselves These are dangerous days. Emo
lions run high and good judgment and sound reason
are apt to be overrdden by rashness and mpetuouS
enthusiasm Hysteria must be kept down, and race
hatred and prejudice must not be permitted to bold
sway This Government cannot allow the harmless.
law abiding loyal alien to be harassed prosecuted
by those who would act in passion and haste under
a genuine but mistaken of patriotism And it
can best protect and safeguard those from other
lands who live here if it knows all there is to know
about them.
The alien will the best interests of the
land of his adoption and himself by registering
promptly Special quarters have been provided at
Room 1O4 of the Federal Building here and a special
registration clerk employee in order to make regis
tration as easy as possible.
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LONDON NERVE-CENTER

One of the most important facts
to remember about the lombard
ment of London is that more than
most Americans can realize, London
is the complete nerve-center of the
British Isles. Disruption of that
city virtually paralyzes the rest of
the United Kingdom.
All the railroads radiate from
London. There are no secondary
railroad centers like st. Louis, Bos-
ton. Pittsburgh or Atlanta. Also the
telegraph system, mails, diStribu-
ton of merchandise stem from Lon
don. and even its newspapers serve
most of the rest of England. Nc
other great capital of the world is
SO bound up economically with 1t:
hinterland as London.
Furthermore. the city itself il
easier to bomb than most cities
British manufacturers, having al
eye to transportation, raw mater
ials. etc, rather than defense, hay'
concentrated a large part OF ther
factories in one part Of London. Th'
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tunate for colonies that are impor-
tant in their relations to the Unit
ed States. Improvement in Anglo
Irish cooperation is indicated. In
dia will present complicated prob
lens that promise gain in ma
tive progress toward independence
A negotiation that promises much
for a world at odds is forecast
for the United States.
Persons whose birthdate it Is
have the forecast Of year of gair
in unexpected ways. Romances
among the young may encounter
ineffective opposition.
Children born on this day prob
ably will be happy in disposition
clever and independent. They may
have psychic gifts.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN THE SSIONER g
COURT FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA, DIVISION NUM-
Der ONE.
Before FELIX GRAY. Commits
I sioner and ex-officio Probate
Judge, Juneau Precinct.
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST
WILL AND TESTAMENT OF
EVA c. WILSON, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned was, on the
23rd day of August, 1910, duly APP
pointed executrix of the Last Will
and Testament and Of the estate
of Eva C. Wilson. deceased.
All persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased are re-
quired to present the same, with
proper vouchers attached, to the
undersigned at Juneau, Alaska.
within six co months from the
date of this notice.
KENNA ADAMS,
Executrix of the Estate Of
Eva c. Wilson, deceased.
First publication: Aug. "a, 1910.
List publication: Sept. IA. 1910.
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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER le

Mingled good and evil are seen
in the configuration for today
The Judgment may be untrust-
worthy in the morning when the
inclination toward deception may
be strong. Envy and jealousy will
be widespread and persons who are
darlings of the gods should be
cautious.
Heart and Home: Women may
encounter obstacles today, if they
try to develop ambitious plans
Empty praise will be prevalent
among political organizations that
depend upon the work of wives
and daughters of men of affairs
Girls will profit through practical
tasks. Stenographers should find
this lucky day. 1t is not an aus
picious date for love affairs. Con-
tracts signed under this rule of the
stars should be fortunate.
Business Affairs: Activity ir
many lines of trade will be profit
able through the autumn. The ten
dency to study economic trends
will be helpful to agriculture. The
stars presage demand for great
numbers of motor cars and motor
trucks. The new family automobile
probably will cost more. as mech
anized units of transpor cation con-
tinue in great demand from for
eign countries. Foresight should bt
exercised. The future holds sur.
prising financial conditions.
National Issues: Warming Is giveT
by the seers that there will be
many insincere supporters of can
didates whose success appears prob
able, but the stars promise wise
craftsmanship for the next Admin.
| istration. The Administration will
draft brains and experience with
out regard to party affiliations
Supreme tests are forecast for the
nation which will strengthen its
alliances with South American
countries, Trade pacts are to BIZ
successful, also perplexing.
International Affairs: The full
Moon of this date is read as for
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NaZis, on the other hand, have scat
tered their plants in widely separ-
ated areas. The oil tanks, ware
houses, food supplies of London are
concentrated along the Rive
Thames, where they have been for a
century, relatively easy targets for
Nazi bombers
1t was impossible for the British
to decentralize their distribution sys-
tenn In the short time they had
before the war, and now this is one
of their great weaknesses. For if
the Nazis can put the city of London
out of commission, the rest of the
British Isles must necessarily suffer
partial paralysis.
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ALIEN REGISTRATION

In the first ten days of alien registration here
100 non-citizens resident in Juneau and vicinity have
filled out the required forms been fngerprinted
at the Juneau Postoffice
All Alaska aliens and all the estimated 100000
aliens in all parts of the United States, must register
before December 26
1t is to be emphasized that this registration
is not in any stigma, or evidence of hostility
official or unofficial Rather, it is being carried
out as Solicitor General Francis Bddle declares
a friendly way
The registration and fingerprinting require less
than half hour The information given will be
kept confidential. No fee is charged
What is important is that every alien register
during the next three months Those who do not
will necessarily, find themselves subject to penalties.
In times like the present, this registration is
simply an orderly defense measure In many coun-
tries such registration is required under any con-
ditions Americans however, have long resented the
idea, and only now coming to recognize the
need for keeping some check upon millions of
non-ctizens
Many believe the same system should be uni
versaI that all citizens should be fngerprinted-not
only as defense measure but for their pro-
lection. Thousands of citizens in fact, have vol
UNFAIRLY placed their fngerprints and identity data
and that of their families, in Government files.
We hope our alien friends will continue to CO.
operate cheerfuly in the registry, and that they
will understand that while it is primarily for the
nations protection-it is also for their protec-
ton as long as they remain III the United States.
Those who have nothing to be ashamed of In
their activities here have nothing to fear.
Our country has developed and grown to be
the greatest nation earth largely because of our
traditional policy that peoples of other lands are
welcome here. Through the years they from
every corner of the world They can still come and
they are still coming, though their numbers now
limited in accordance with plan adopted oy the
Congress some years ago, based allotments or
quotas worked out according to nationalities
These people came to us because they look.
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20 YEARS AGO + f 1 Bn I',
SEPTEMBER IA. 1920


The possibilities introducing and pulp industry
holding Eastern
Aaskas industrial
according Aaskas forests
The Forestry
brokerage firm olson ana Aerherm VI ths
the Spokane
Charles Ottese operator to leave for the
mine on the visiting the city for several
Bachelor broker returning passenger on
the Spokane visiting Southeast Alaska
j H Nichoads broker, the south the Alameda
Policy Commissioner of Juneau returned TO
Sika Spokane several days Mr. Policy
the W. p Mills Company at Stka
bridge club at her home curing
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M-DAY ON THE FARM

The uch-discussed M-day Plan
of the Army, covering economic
mobilization in the event the coun-
try becomes involved in a war, has
quietly undergone drastic revision
the fourth since the plan first APP
peared in 1881.
Neither the European war nor Hit
ler's totalitarian methods. however,
were responsible for the lates t
change. What forced it were certain
economic studies made by experts
of the monopoly investigating COM
mittee of Congress, known officially
as the Temporary National Econ
omic Committee (TNEC), which
shattered one of the M-day Plans
basic principles.
The plan contemplates system
of rigid price controls, particularly
on commodities, in order to prevent
profiteering and disruption of the
civilian economy Under the 1888
version the price of wheat, for in
stance, would have been fixed at a
low figure. Now selling at so cents
a bushel. wheat would be pegged at
around that price.
TNEC experts, backed by AAA Of
ficials, objected to this. They point
ed out to the Army that not only
would this be highly unfair to farm
ers, but it would help throw the
economic system out of killer by
reducing farm purchasing power
and also discouraging further raising
| of grain at a time when it was
! urgently needed.
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HOROSCOPE
"The stars incline
but do not compe"
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER Is

After the EARL, m orning hours
benefic aspects dominate today.
There may be depi ession and irrita-
bility unless a positive mental atti-
tude denies apprehensions. There is
good sign for aged persons.
Heart and Home: Differences of
opinion in the family circle may be
marked this morning when the ideas
of the young may clash with those
of parents. Desire for adventure will
be definite among girls as well AS
boys. Training for public service will
be imperative later in the year, the
stars indicate.
Business Affairs: Trade adjust
ments will occupy attention. Retail
merchants should profit from fall
buyers who will spend money gen.
erously Despite advice to look for
ward toward inevitable results of
world war the young will continue to
be self -indulgent. Although college
registrations will show shrinkage,
university centerss will continue to
be prosperous. f.e
Nationall Issues: While experience
ed statesmen will be needed as never
before, the demand for younger men
belonging to new order will be
widely recognized. Death will remove
more than one old political leader
before the new year. Warning has
been repeatedly that extreme fatigue
will have serious effect upon men
carrying heavy public. burdens. The
close of a notable career as a re-
former will remove famous woman
from high service.
International Affairs: Refugees
who have worn crowns and who have
ruled nations will visit the United
States in coming months. They will
be much entertained. Despite democ-
racys cherished ideals tribute will
be paid to royalty in its time of trib-
ulation. The greatest of all republics
now will have opportunity to exhibit
its institutions and its citizenship in
their best attachments.
Persons whose birthdate it is
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French Crime Against France

New York Times
Some spokesman of France have done their best
in recent weeks to assure us that the Vchy regime
is not a puppet regime and that the line between
the unoccuped and occupied French territory Is a
genuine frontier between two contrasting ways OF
life Now however Americans have way OF Judg-
ing for themselves. dispatch from the Swiss bor-
der reports, with abundance of detail, that hun
dreds of anti-Nazi refugees in unoccupied free
France have been delivered back to the whipping
posts and torture chambers of the German Gestapo.
The men of Vichy could not have wanted this
terrible thing done. They must have known that
the victims helpless men and women who had
led to France for sanctuary, and who wanted moth
ing more than to help France in her struggle against
tyranny. Marshal Petains Ministers were no doubt,
ordered to open their inteInment camps to the
agents of the conqueror; the Marshal himself admit
ted in extraordinary talk with American cores
pondents, that 1.-The Germans hold the rope and
twist it" whenever they choose. Government that
meekly hands back hundreds Of fugitives to their
prosecutors cannot pretend to be anything but a
puppet. The crime committed against these refugees
is, in truth crime against France proof that the
present Government is a mockery of all that indie
pendent has stood for in the eyes of civilized
men.
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done to the farmer while at the
same time prices were kept in hand.
The Army agreed and this re-
vision, which in the event of war
would mean hudreds of dollars to
farmers, was incorporated in the
plan.
Another TNEC recommendation
incorporated IN the Plan is for the
spacing" of war orders. The Army
and Navy have thousands of orders
all ready to shoot the moment the
country goes to war. Hundreds OF
plants, under the educational ord
err" system in operation for several
years, have machinery ready to pro-
duce the arms, munitions and other
material that will be needed.
TNEC experts pointed out that q
deluge of such orders would have
serious economic repercussions. They
advised a spacing" system under
which prices and supplies could be
more easily controlled without i'm
pairing the production of goods.
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SHIPPING PARALYSIS

Another factor which makes it
hard for the British economy to
operate is the dependence of Lon
don on the adjacent Channel ports
of Dover, Southampton, and Ply
mouth. These ports, once among
the busiest in the world, now are
almost empty Air raids from the
nearby French coast have made use
Of these ports suicidal. Hardly q
ship steams into their harbors.
Result is that most British ship
ping has to go to Liverpool and
other ports on the west side of the
island. This means that goods have
% come by rail from Liverpool to
London. And the Nazis daily have
been bombing the rail line. Accord
ng to uncensored reports received
here, the rails are repaired one day
then bombed out of commission the
next day.
All this slowing up Of England's
economic life is more important
than actual casualties. Even the fact
that London is kept awake all night
is important. Sleepless nights slow
up factory production. If it takes
'hree to six months to tool fac
tory in the United States to prepare
'or airplane production, imagine
how much British munitions fac
tories must be thrown out of joint
even if only two or three machine
tools are bombed out of commission
per night
These are some Of the factors
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LOOK and LEARN %syy G. GORDON

l. How did Peak, Colorado. get its nameP
Q DO water?
What major baseball team naugurated night basenaF
A. 1.-The Scourge of God?
What state of the the Wolverine state?
ANSWERS
It was its dscoverer Colonel Zebulon Pike
absorbed their 1000 anu uousi
skins
Cincinnati in 1895.
Attia the Hun
Michigan
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and Hitler's overwhelming air pre-
ponderance is beginning to tell.
CD Most important factor in the
Battle of Britain is Britain's ability
to hold out until the bad weather
set in around the end of September.
If the British can stand up for 20
days more under the most gruesome
air bombardment in history in
which the Germans have not yet
used their most devastating of all
weapons, gas = then they will get a
breathing spell which may turn the
tide of battle
Upon this factor of the weather
over the English Channel three
thousand miles away may also de-
pend the course of events in the
Western Hemisphere
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Daily Lessons in English %. L. GORDON

MSUSED Do not write I'VE have your favor OF
September Say LETTER OF September L.
OFTEN Stupendou Pronounce su-perdus
first U as in UNITE RULE, accent second syllable
OFTEN MISSPEIIED preferred to ANALYSE
SYNONYMS Weak, feeble, infirm decrep, debiitated
STUDY: times and it yours Let us
our Todays word
MATADOR: kill the bull in bulfght GRO
second unstressed as IN
DOOR, sylable)
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WUUEkN CIIuULIIL ROBERTA LEE

When husband write letters shouldn't his
wifi be willing this for him?
A. No. He thank letters as we'll as
all other letters friends letter written
seconohand
O. always ask person for permission 10 use ms
a reference doing so
A always
O. Is necessary introduced at large wed
reception?
is
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SEPTEMBER IA
Floyd Fagerson
Sylvia Davis
Mrs. James Sanderson
Albert Brown
Gil Rich
Theoda M. Kann
r. F. McDevitt
Ellen Shaffer
Emma Nelson
E. LOOMS
SEPTEMBER Is
Colleen Magorty
Mrs. Trevor M. Davis
Mrs. r. w. Marshall
Roy Thomas
Charlene MacSpadden
Anard Linquist
Edward Bowden Jr.
Glenn H. Neitzert
Kenneth Waterhouse
Leon Constantine
A. Van Mavern
Wallis S. George
Gudmund Jensen
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DECENTRALIZING ARMS

The TNEC also was responsible
for the recent change in Army speci-
fications permitting manufacturers
to bid FOB. factory instead of F.
OBJ. point of destination.
TNEC studies of Army purchasing
methods showed that under this old
practice a premium was placed on
concentrating key industries in dense
and highly vulnerable locations.
Factories in the interior were at a
disadvantage. and the Army's buy
ing methods operated against de-
veloping them.
The experts strongly advised that
place of production and not destina-
ton be made the basis for bidding.
This would develop interior plants
and also, by increasing competition,
have an important. effect on keep
ing down prices.
NOTE: The TNEC study on gov
eminent purchasing methods is now
being printed. It should be highly
interesting reading.
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FARMERS GAIN

The economists advocated that this
price fixing aspect of the Plan be
junked, and instead that establish
ed governmental agencies. familiar
with the farm problem. be utilized
to handle price and production ques-
tons. Strengthened by the broad
powers granted in the Plan. these
agencies could see that justice was
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have the augury of a year of happi-
ness. The young will have romance
as a chief concern, although there
will be a great deal of public serv-
ice to engage attention.
Children born on this day will
be generous and aspiring, talented
and intuitive. They will pursue pleas
ant paths in a world of change.
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which, despite the valor of the Royal
Air Force and the bulldog courage
of the British people, make U. S.
War and Navy observers pessimistic
regarding British ability to hold out.
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HELPAN
ALASKAN
Telephone 7l3 or write
The Alaska Territorial
Employment Service

Tor this quall1le0 worker.
PRACTICAL NURSE - Widow,
age 38. Several years experience
in practical nursing, including hos
pital duty. Not registered. Call for
ES 172.
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Italy makes no explanation of the concentration
of troops on the Albanian border, but the
Greeks have a word for it.