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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
SofibaII
 Teams 10
 Have Meet
Three Hundred Thousand to Play in National
 Tourney This Year
By STAN SVINTON AP Feature Service

DETROIT, Aug. 13-Softball = the backyard game that grew up into a colossus of sport-will burst into the spotlight in a few short weeks when the cream of 300,000 teams invade Detroit for the an- nual worlds championship tourna- ment.
 From the sultry Canal Zone to ,hili Nolthe.n Canada the top flight players among softbalrs e5ti- mated 3O9C,G ,G00 competitors arc en- gazing in eliminations to decide state, metropolitan district, provin- -ial and national champions who will compete September 5 to g.
 Puerto Rico, which sent team 5,200 miles last year only to lose it's first encounter, has already chosen a 194O entry and Wilbur F. Judge Landis, president of the Amateur Softball Association of America and Detroit's most ar dent softball fan, predicts teams will be on hand from Mexico, Canada and the Canal Zone.
 Altogether, approximately 100 teams composed of 2,600 players and managers are expected for the championships. War will keep the British Dominions from com peting and distance will prove tco great handicap for the Phil ippine Islands, Hawaii and Brazil.
 Co-Eds Entered
 Best known of the visiting teams are the defending cham pions-Carr's of Covington, Ky, Alameda Co-eds of Alameda, Cal, n the women's brackets.
 Detroit, a town where you rate as a fifth columnist if you don't root for the Tigers, is out to prove that it's loyalty to anything p4ayed with bat, ball and dia- mond is strong. When it was de- cided to take the tournament away from Chicago for the first time since it was started i'll 1933, a committee called on Mayor Ed ward J. Jeffries and won his sup port for a bid.
 S25,000 Invested
 Since then arrangements for handling tine flood of players have been completed and a contract for I the University of Detroit stadium has been signed An opening dou- bleheader between the defending champions and Detroit district winners will be played there as will the semi-f finals and finals.
 Backers aren't worried by the $25 .0OO being invested i'll the tour nament.
 "The record books show that 700, ,OO000O people saw softball games throughout the world last year. explains President Landis. That proves what kind Of a game softball is. The fans Will pick favorites when the playofis are being held throughout the city and then flood into the sta dium for the big games
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

NEW YORK, Au(,. l3.-The odds slightly favor Billy Conn. light heavyweight champion, in the last "call over" fight with Bob Pastor, heavyweight. tonight
 Conn has taken on weight tc get into the heavyweight class and if he wins he may meet Joe Louis.
 Neutral prediction is that the fight will gc the full IS rounds to- night and will be split decision ~'rce reithor man is likely to score by knockout.
 Interest in the match is slight and the gate is not likely to ex- ceed $50,000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
C.S. SELBERG DROpS. DEAD,
 FISHING TRIP
Prominent Merchant, Resi- dent of Fairbanks 30
 Years, Is Stricken

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 13.- Carl S. Selberg, 58, prominent Fair Janks merchant and for 30 years q resident of Fairbanks, dropped dead near Paxsons Roadhouse on the Richardson Highway on Sunday whne oil fishing trip.
 The remains were brought here for burial.
 He is survived by his widow now in Fairbanks. Negroes got to vote in the Ba- hamas in 1880, eight years before abolition of slavery there.
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Montana's veteran crusading states woman, Jeannette Rankin, defeated Rep. Jacob Thorkelson in the Re- publican primary to win the party's nomination for the national House of Representatives. Thorkelson had praised leaders of the Christian Mo-
 bilizers at New York rally
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
GUN DISPLAY IS
 DRAWING CROWDS

The windows of Thomas Hard ware have been drawing crowds since several pieces out of Bill Jorgenson's gun collection wer c grouped in display.
 Included in the display of oldtime firearms are early day Winchesters, little pistols, big pistols, little rifles and big rifles, and 26-pound tar get rifle.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
SELRYS TRAVELLING

T. J. Selby publisher of the Val dez Miner, and Mrs. Selby are on a trip to Fairbanks. Both expect to leave Valdez about August 20 or whereabouts for Juneau, according to advices received here. Mrs. Selby will resume teaching at the Min field school but MT. Selby will probably visit here for only a cou- pie of weeks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
NEW GRID GAME
 PRICES, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Aug. 13.-A new low in football prices for the coming season is announced by Athletic Director Ray Eckman of the Uni versity of Washington.
 The base price for a game will be around $1 with admission for children at about 25 cents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13

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CLUSTERING
 ATTACKS
 STAGED NOW
Waves of Nazi Bombers Make Assaults for
 3rd Successive Day

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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
Pacific Coast League

Empire classIr1eds blng results.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
GAMES MONDAY

St. Louis Chicago rained out. Cincinnati 2; Pittsburgh 4.
 American League Detroit 5; Cleveland 8. Chicago 6; St. Louis 5.
 Pacific Coast League No games were played in the Pa cific Coast League yesterday as the teams were travelling to open today on the following schedule for this week:
 Seattle at Sacramento. Hollywood at San Francisco. Portland at Los Angeles Oakland at San Diego,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-08-13
BkCK FROM TRIP
 TO FRESHWATER

Minard Mill and l. Goldstein and their families, returned here last night on Mills Ourluk after five days at anchor in Freshwater Bay enjoying fishing and the scenery.
 The anglers reported getting lots of cutthroat about 20 or P inches long" in the stream near the head of the bay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Bombing Raids Strike
Many British Bases
CONTINUED From Page u

the gulf. One British plane was shot
down. the communique issued at
Rome said.
Italy Concentrates Forces
Farther north, the British re-
ported that big italian forces were
concentrated on the Lihyan FROM
tier (where the Fascists yesterday
said they had crossed into Egypt
and defeated a British patroD but
that the only Italians on Egyptian
territory were a general and a num-
Der of other officers and soldiers
who had been taken prisoner.
The British claimed to dominate
the eastern areas OF Libya and
Cairo communicates indicated con-
fidence that any Fascist offensive
could be repulsed. At Cairo, the
government indicated that big scale
fighting was expected Immediately
by arranging to declare Cairo a
ssHoly City" and thus seek to pre-
serve 1t from aerial bombardment
BY announcing that it would not
be defended by military forces.
Fascist aerial forces, apparently
operating in advance of ground at
tacks, bombed the British camp at
Sollum, the railroad lines at the
big naval base of Alexandria and
also attacked Mars Matruh, accord
ing to the Rome communique, which
reported Sunderland type British
plane shot down by Italian fighters
near Tobruk, the Italian naval
base.
Furthermore, the Italians struck
again at the main British oil sup
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
British Report

London, Aug. 7-CUP)-Italy has
concentrated strong forces on the
Egyptian frontier Of Libya and there
are indications that general adj
vance is imminent, British military
circles said today.
It was added that there had been
no intimation that any Italians as
yet had crossed the border.
There is a big concentration Of
Italians, at least two divisions (per-
haps 10000 mem in the northern
frontier area. We have only small
mobile force in that region" a
spokesman said.
1.-THE first phase of italian opera
lions in the northern desert has
lasted longer than was expected.
From the moment of French capitu-
lation one might have expected a
rapid immediate advance stimulated
by the German command"
Commenting on the Italian often
sive against British Somaliland a.
British military informant said:
Only Objective
"The port of Berbera Is about the
only objective Of value in Somali-
land and even If the Italians cap
tured it they could not use it because
they do not command the sea-"
The spokesman estimated that
italian forces advancing on Har-
geisa numbered 5000 to 1000 men,
representing two colonial brigades.
with guns and tanks.
Military sources said that they had
no knowledge of the strength of the
Italian forces moving on Gargara
and Odweina in Somaliland. On the
British side, they said, there was
the partly modified Somaliland
camel corps, some Of the kings
African rifles regiment, and other
troops under Brigadier A. r. Chatter.
It was suggested that Mussolini
was bidding mainly for prestige in
the Somaliland attack and doubt
was expressed that British command
of the Red sea was threatened.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

4&01h d6C ~
British explorer, had called on him
to discuss plans for an Arctic ex-
petition for that purpose.
Body Cremated
The funeral services were followed
by cremation. Burial will be in For
est Lawn Cemetery at Buffalo. N.
Y, on Friday.
Besides Mrs. Hamilton, other rel
atives at the funeral were Cooks
daughter, Mrs. Helen Vetter Of
Snyder, N. Y; a niece, Miss Ada
Murphy Of Toms River, N. j., and
the explorers divorced wife, Mrs.
Marie Fidele Cook Of Buffalo.
"Our friend who has passed" DR..
Hamilton said, "exemplified intel
lectual and moral honesty - there
were no exceptions. He exemplif1ed
intellectual and moral generosity, no
matter what the opinions of others.
He was always Intellectually gener-
Gus and appreciated the honest
opinion of others. He was able to
say, Others have the same right to
their opinions as l.
HE was Intellectually and moral
ly patient, although at times he
might have been excused for a little
burst of impotence. Re was able to
suffer with other persons who chal-
lenged the truth and were wrong"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Egypt Tells Story

Cairo, Egypt, Aug. 7-(UP)-A
determined Italian drive into British
Somaliland was believed today to
be prepared to offer firm resistance.
They were isolated, except on the
sea side, for the territory is bordered
by French Somaliland, Ethiopia, and
italian Somaliland, with 375 miles
Of desert between them and British
Kenya.
The Italians were advancing from
the Harar region Of Ethiopia toward
Garagara. at the southwest corner
Of British Somaliland: Hargiesa.
about 80 miles inside the somali
frontier. and odweina, 90 miles east
Of Hargeisa and about the same dis
lance from the border.
Reference In communique yes
terday to the collapse Of French
somaliland left It unclear whether
ftaliantrops might seek 10 advance
from that area. or whether there
might even be fighting on the
French- British eomaliland frontier
between British and Italian forces.
leila. chief port Of British Somali-
land. Is only about IS miles from
the border Of French somaiiiand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
WILL
SEE new ENGLAND
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campaign for q third term. He con-
ferred Monday with Mayor Fiorello
II. La Guardia Of New York, leader
Of liberal factions whose support
Mr.. Roosevelt seeks IN his campaign.
During his visit here, Wallace
probably viii iron out final details
Of his acceptance ceremony. He
has announced It win probably be
held at Des Moines, iowa, between
August "a and August 20. Since his
opopnent. Senator Charles L. Nc
Nary, Republican, Oregon, Repuhli-
can vice-presidential candidate, Is
delivering his acceptance speech on
August 81, it appeared. likely that
wallace would time his own accept
ance for August 20 or August 20, to
give the Democratic ticket an OPP
portunity to fire the final shot In
the exchange Of acceptance oratory.
Following up his disclosure that
he is planning Home Guard units
formed around war veterans, the
president is expected to leave the
summer White House late this week
to inspect Navy bases.
Base At New London
Although Mr.. Roosevelt said de-
tailed plans for his inspection are
not ready for announcement, 1t was
believed that he would visit the sub
marine base at New London, Conn,
the Navy Yard at Boston, Mass, and
other major naval Establishments on
the New England seaboard. 1t was
believed he would delay, until about
mid-August, an inspection Of the first
army In upstate New York, where
81, 900 regulars and National Guards
men are engaged in intensive war
maneuvers.
Mr.. Roosevelt extended his de-
Tense planning, apparently on the
assumption that Congress will grant
him authorization to call the Ma
tional Guard units into active fed
eral service, he disclosed that plans
are under way to organize local
home defense units to insure pro-
lection of vital localities while the
National Guard units are in service
elsewhere.
The President has insisted that
his defense inspection trips will
be without political implications.
On his intensive inspection Of
Chesapeak e Bay defenses late last
month, he was cheered by crowds
as he was on his campaign swings
of 1892 and 1886 but confined his re-
marks to defense.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

nOrSeS Tall naQ been set since july
1, 1885.
Docking Not Liked
Docking and setting of horses tails
have long been under fire by humane
organizations and Massachusetts, was
the first state to pass a law forbid
ding the exhibition Of horses whose
appendages had been cut or trained
to assume any but a natural posi-
ton. Connecticut and New York
followed the Bay States example,
the N'tmeg State law allowing, how
ever, showing of horses whose tails
were altered prior to July /, 1885,
when the law went into effect. It
also allows veterinarians to operate
on horses tail where such action
is necessary for its health or to alter
a deformed tail.
There are two schools of thought
among horse breeders and exhibitors
on the subject of nicking and setting
tails. Each presents convincing ar
guments for and against it. But 1t is
considered likely now that the state
will once and for all take definite
stand with regard to its five year old
law.
Representing Mr.. Solomon is At
torney Edward Brodeur, well known
in Hartford equestrian circles, while
Attorney Arthur L.Shipn1an appears
for the Connecticut Humane society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Wythe williams, one Of the ma
tons foremost tlewsmen and ex-
elusive Colonial Network radio
commentator who has repeatedly
scooped all news sources in his
sensational stories Of European
events, will be one Of three guest
speakers to take part In the 'New
England Town Meeting On the
Air" discussion to be broadcast
over WATR from Repertory The
alter in Boston. Subject of the dis
cussion will be "Can America
Save Its Liberties?" In addition to
Wythe. williams. Rev. Mark
r. Shaw, Secretary. Of. the. Ma
tional Council for the Prevention
Of War and Professor Max Lerner
of Williams College will take part.
Moderator Of the discussion will
be Donald M. Sullivan, President
Of the American Newspaper
Guild.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Italian Forces Cross
Frontier
Continued From Page u

are along the Sudanese frontier Of
Ethiopia.
somaliland and Egypt appeared
today, however, to be the immediate
theaters of action. The fall Of either
would aid the Axies, it was held, to
bottle up Britain's Eastern Medi-
terranean fleet.
British navy units were believed
to be patroling the Egyptian coast
in the frontier region, ready to shell
italian troops who tried to advance
near the shore OF the sea.
Italian Fleet Moves
There were reports that part of
the italian fleet, especially submar-
ines, might be sent eastward to try
to drive off the, British ships and
leave the coastal highways clear.
Though official communicates had
spoken only a swirmishes on the
Egyptian-Libyan frontier, there were
indications that a big general Of.
fensive by italy was developing in
both the north and east African
areas, with the prospect Of desert
blitzrieg" against Egypt, pointed to-
ward the vitality important Suez
Canal apparently imminent.
Dispatches from Adds Ababa,
Ethiopia, mentioned the likelihood
that italian units which fought in
the Ethiopian war In 1885 might
again face Ethiopian units in an
expected drive into British Kenya.
Reliable informants were cited
that the Emperor Halle Selassie had
been given an important command
and that an Ethiopian army was
being formed by the British, equip
ped with modern rifles and machine
guns.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
TAXPAYERS GROUPS
IN STATE MEETING

A Waterbury delegation will at
tend a meeting Of the Connecticut
Federation of Taxpayers Associa-
tons. Inc, tomorrow night at the
Chippanee Country Club, Bristol.
William J. Pape Of this city is vice.
president OF the state organization.
Formation Of a Waterbury Tax
payers Association was recently
completed, with Lewis j. Hart, serv-
ing as president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Egypt from Libya, a threat to the
SueZ Canal.
A drive through British Somali-
land to the coast would be calculat-
ed to give Italy control of the Gulf
of Alden and the entrance to the Red
Sea. Italian bombing of Alden were
believed to mean that Alden was an
eventual objective. Its capture would
enable Italy to set foot in Asia.
italian forces are n1assed in the
Kenya frontier region and threaten
a drive there. Other Italian forces
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Dial Doings
BY JIM PARKER

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thuehout currently conducting the orchestra
Hour Jimmy Scribn VINO AL twenty
two voices Family takes leave OF absence after his
WATR
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pickup broadcast from the deck OF the u
regular program Costello will join the west
West following their broadcast OF August a.
the substitution Of guest column in this space yesterday
enjoyed the Coonna pillar much ed FOLLOW
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radio She only five feet tall and wears size nine dresses
Everyone agrees that WATR-Nutuars
among Washington
article According to the expert H. Noes Mckay Lewis
in dicon newscae, and is rated
better than President Roosevelt According to the Mckay report
Lewis made only three and half bugs ne calls them
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tonight
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Wilson, vocalist with
wndow bands
$780, the original pigeons and all their friends show
orchestra
String rocng comedy Broadway
will be broadcast the third Manhattan Midnight
drama NBC-wJz tonight at $3.50.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
Return of French Government.

tunity for Red Sea action. however,
because Of British naval control Of
the Red Sea. which guards the
southern part Of the Sues Canal.
FOR the same reason. Italians would
be unsble 10 operate from the Brit
ish somaliland coast. should their
present drive reach that far.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
BRITISH FOREGO LUXURY
FOOD

London.-(UPj-There is no de.
mand today for luxury foods, la
mented West End hotel catering
manager. People don't seem to
want caviar, fresh asparagus and
out-of-season Strawberries.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07
FRENCHMEN FACE
TRIAL TUESDAY
CONTINUED from Page u

read in an indictment before the
supreme court. After the formal
court installation ceremony tomor-
row it will go into a five day recess
until Tuesday to enable officials to
complete preparations.
Indictment of Government.
The governments indictment, 1t
was learned reliably, will charge the
court to:
l. Establish the degree Of war
guilt of the principal personalities
named in the indictment.
2. Judge Mandel and others ac-
cused Of plotting against the secur-
ity of the state or of direct nego-
tiations with any foreign govern
ment.
8. Enquire into foreign influence of
French public opinion by secret
subsidies to the press or to gov
eminent Office holders, and to es-
tablish the role and guilt of those
who accepted foreign money.
The supreme court, created by the
authoritarian government of Mar
shall Henri Philippe Petain, meets
tomorrow in the Gothic Palais de
Justice in this sleepy and sweltering
county seat which dates from the
18th century.
The court will fix the "war re-
sponsibilities and possible punish
ment of former Premiers Edouard
Daladier, Paul Reynaud and Leon
Blum, former Allied Generalissimo
Maurice Gamelin, former Minister
of Interior Georges Mandel and
other war leaders. The trial, prob
ably lasting three months, will be
private.
Thousands Fill Town.
Thousands of visitors, including
French and foreign correspondents
and French politicians, government
leaders and members of the diplo-
matte corps and the usual group of
well-dressed women flocked into the
town.
Many were ordered to move on
by the gendarmes who had orders
to permit no one to stay here unless
he had definite business in connec-
ton with the supreme court ses-
sion. Riom has four modest hotels
and all have been taken over for
the magistrates and their attaches.
The town had been crowded with
war refugees, including many Bel
gians, when it suddenly came into
the limelight. The refugees were Or
dered out and told to go north.
The temperature inside the an
Gent Palais De Justice today prom
ised q sweltering session beginning
at 4 p. m. tomorrow when the 10
magistrates will don their heavy
scarlet robes. The sun beats down
on this almost treeless town which
lies in a high valley between the
rolling hills Of ancient Auverge.
There were no facilities for the
world press. Not even an extra tele-
phone was installed. Court officials
said that after the first, public for
NAL installation of the magistrates
and administration Of their oaths
of office, all sessions would be pri-
vate.
Return of French Government.
Moulines, Aug. 7.-(UP)-The re-
turn of the French government to
Paris or Versailles will be discussed
tomorrow in Paris in new Franco
German negotiations between French
Vice-Premier Pierre Laval and Otto
Abetz, who holds the rank of am
bassador In the Nazi foreign office
and is stationed In Paris.
Accompanied by his daughter,
Countess Jose De Chambrun, Laval
passed the German lines early this
afternoon on his way TO Paris. Abetz
viii arrive back In Paris tonight
after discussions with Nazi Foreign
Minister Joachim Ribbentrop con-
anr,.l,.e, ti.A af,tanfiuaa IA he 0i1fa inad
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-07

Wilson agreed bring his Bishop
the
and concurred NBC that the
cancelled FDR
Importance Sunday a
coming this stipulation when asked
Pershing EDST.
which conted with the airing of Bishop and the Gargoy NBC
Wilson,
ceded his half Pershing.