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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Washington Merry-Go-Round

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WELFARE WORKERS
 GET NEW OFFICES
City Hall Equipment Being Removed to WeltOn
 Street School

Moving of the city welfare de- partment offices from the City Hall to the new welfare headquarters at Welton street school began today. The offices will be used by the four local selective service draft boards. The removal of desks, records and equipment was proceeding speedily today and the department will be able to begin operating at its new location within day or two.
 The food supply base, on Center street, will not be moved for two or three weeks, 1t was announced by Welfare Superintendent Martin F. Hayden. It is planned to let the stock deplete considerably before the base is moved to the new loca- ton.
 Alterations at the Welton street school have been completed by the Thomas Moran. Jr., Company, which was awarded the contract for the work. The building was used as Q draft registration center yesterday
 The new location will make pos- sible the standardization of all wel- fare department activities under one roof.
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Lutheran District
 Synod Staged Here
Rev. Frank A. Anderson of Portland Reads Paper on
 "Father Divine and His Angels" Yesterday

stated. we need to do more than men require of us. In the Church of Jesus Christ we need more who will go beyond the minimum re- quirements. =
 Rev. William R. Frendberg, Nau- gatuck, spoke on behalf of the Au- gustana Pension and Aid Fund, and also as vice-president of the dis trict thanked the local church for all hospitality shown. Rev. Carl H. Nelson, West Haven, conducted the liturgical service. Herbert J. Bohlin president at the organ and George c. Clausen favored with 8 violin solo.
 The following pastors were pres ent at the afternoon session: B. Ju- lius Hulteen, Hartfrod, Sigurd l.. Hanson, Middletown, Armand R. Nordgren, Ansonia, Carl H. Nelson, West Haven, Elmer L. Olsen, New Britaig. Henning L. Johnson, BriS- tol, Karl Johansson, Bridgeort, Adolf T. Bergquist, Branford, Leonard I. Johnson, Meriden, More G. Gustaf- son, Stamford, Frank A. Anderson, Portland, Karl E. Madison, New Ha- ven William R. Frendberg, Nauga- tuck, Thorsten A. Gustafson, Man chester, E. Einar Kron, Waterbury, and Candidate Perry Carlson, Shef- field, Penna. The Rev. MT. Hanson presided at the session:
 The following men were elected to the Commission on Christian Stewardship: Adolf Carlson, New Britain, Ragnar Anderson, Hartford, and Conra., Swartling, New Haven. The presiding officer introduced the Rev. MT. Anderson, who read a pa per on Father Divine and His An gels"
 The Iduna Circle of the local churc'4, Mrs. Anna Thomas, presi- dent, served a turkey supper to the assembled pastors and their wives. In the afternoon the pastors wives were entertained at the parsonage on Cooke street by Mrs. E. Einar Kron.
 In the evening the pastors divided into groups and conducted services in the churches of the Waterbury circle, namely Salem in Naugatuck, Bethlehem in Thomaston, Bethany in Torrington and Trinity in Wash hgton. The next monthly meeting of the district will be held in Man chester November 20.
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i.l the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church last night at a meeting of the Hartford District of the Angus tana Lutheran synod.
 "In a great venture of faith we must carry or seemingly impos- sible program in. a hostile world" he said further. Referring to world conditions the speaker spoke of the United States as being situated in g hostile world that places premium on force and says that the teachings of Jesus cannot be applied in the present age. As the sower sows the seed, so we must continue to cast the bread of life upon the waters of the world, even though it seems a useless task.
 Another speaker at the service was Candidate Perry Carlson, Shelf field, Penna., at present serving as assistant to Dr. B. J. Hulteen, pas tor of Emanuel Lutheran Church of Hartford. "One of the great diffi- entities in life is that men get by with doing as little as possible" he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CHIEF TO NAME
 PARADE ESCORT
Armisdce Day Committee Asks for Detail to March
 on November 10

The Ire board yesterday referred to Grief Thomas F. Cavanaugln a request from the Armistice Day committee for a firemen's escort in the parade Nov. 10. The chief was given power to act.
 The board turned over to. the committee on fire alarms and teIe- graph Q request from the Connecs ticut Light & Power Cmopany that it be freed of responsibility for the wires and pole arms on Kelsey street, which the company claimed are being used only by the fire alarm and telegraph system.
 Applications to the force were received from Joseph Yarmela, Ray mond St. Mary, Edward J. Mo- Nerney, John J. Grady, John F, Reilly, Harold Dunn, and John Herman.
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(Continued from Page 6) commander of the U. s. fleet; and Admiral Stark, chief or Naval Op- erations. The argument continued youghshod, and at one point Welles told Admiral Leahy: "You always were something of a firebrand."
 To this Leahy replied that he was simply looking naval facts in the face, that he knows what the British were up against, and that we were a lot better off if we gave the British help in the Pacific now. "If we wait," Ad- miral Leahy concluded, "it may be too late"
 Welles then pointed out that g blockade of Japan would mean cutting off the planes which are now being sold to Great Britain, since they would be needed in the Pacific.
 seNot ct alI," replied Leahy. ''We will use exactly the planes which the Navy has today. We can't get any more planes on our airpIane carriers than we have at present, so we can't use any more planes until we build new airpIane carriers, and they aren't built in . month or even nine months. So the British can keep right on getting their planes"
 Secretary Knox supported Leany emphatically throughout the ar giment, and the meeting ended after some of the most bare- knuckle discussion recently ex- changed on foreign policy, with no definite decision.
 Further conferences are being hold. and a final decision on shut ting off all Japan's war supplies probably will depend on develop rnets in both the Far East ana Europe.
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DR.E:M. EDW ARDS DlScOV VERY FOR
 CONSTI TIPkTIOM
Benefits Nation of Sufferers!

Benefits Nation Of Sufferers!
 COLUMBUS, OHIO: For over 20 years Dr. F. M. Edwards (widely known physician) successfully treated scores of patients for constipation and the head aches, lack of energy and mental dull ness which often result.
 This wise Doctor knew liver bile must How freely essry day into your intestines or fatty foods can't be properly digested and you may become constipated. So he kept this in mind when he perfected his famous Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets.
 Olive Tablets, being purely Vegetdbls, are wonderful, yet they assure gentle, thorough bowel movements and ALSO help stimulate bile flow. Test their goodness TONIGHT! 15f, S0f. 60e. /.
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NEWsHAWKs, BOOM

NEWOMAWAO
 Hollywood extras who play report CTS are finding plenty of work in current films, among them Walter Wanger's "Foreign Correspondent, Fox,s western Union," and Para mounts "Arise My Love-" The lat ter picture, starring Claudette Col bert and Ray Midland, deals with the experiences of woman reporter in Europe who falls in love with a soldier of fortune.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

"The Church is faced with a chal-' lenge today that is greater than any since the days of the early Chris tian Church" stated Rev. Thorsten Gustafson of Manchester, speaking
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Government officials Of MeKtcc are concerned over the belief Itat the country has become the ~duap' ing ground" for European war rel ugees.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
LIONS CLUB PLAN HALLOWEEN PARTY

orton P. Camp. . member Of the committee in charge Of the emer- gency industrial program here, dis. ouased the program at a meeting Of the Waterbury Lions Club at the
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mocracy. only six votes were cast at the election. To complicate mat ters, three were cast for each of the two candidates, necessitating anoth- CT election.
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Elton this noon.

Elton this noon.
 Mir. Camp described the aims of the program anG what it is accom- plishlng for Ahe young men trained to operate complicated machines In
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factories.
 President James A. MilIar presided and Harold Ashley discussed plans for the clubs annual Halloween frolic.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
cANDDATEs DIVIDE 2 voTEs

Gervais, Ore.-CUP)-The school board election here did not demon- strate any growing interest in de-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
MARITIME TIE-Up IS
 THREATENED
DeadIine Tomorrow Mid Riqht With No SettIe-
 ment in Sight

SAN FRANCISCO, July 2. - The Federal Government brought intense pressure to bear today to bring about a settlement of the threatened Pa cific Coast maritime tieup.
 Secretary of Labor Frances Per- kins and Maritime Board Chairman Robert Breure were both reported doing everything in their power to secure settlement of differences be- tween shipowners and the c. I. O. Marine Cooks and Stewards Asso- ciation
 The strike set for midnight last Sunday was postponed at the per- sonal appeal of Secretary Perkins. but, the new deadline of midnight tomorrow night was rapidly ap- preaching with no settlement in sight.
 Maritime Labor Board Mediator Harry Roulfs said that he hoped to bring about resumption of negotia- tions today. Roulfs said that Federal agencies were keeping the long dis tance wires from Washington hot in trying to clear the way for a settlement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
Bv JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, July 2. The other day, I went to the Norwe- gian legation, where tiny party gathered around Minister Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne an d toasted the 35th anniversary of the independence of Norway.
 There are times when I wish I could do sob-sister act and this is one of them. Never before have sat up" with the corpse of a nation. Never before have I heard a deceased's survivors clinging with such desperate fortitude to the hope that some little spark of life remained.
 When the little group assembled, there was not one who knew that Norway had given up the ghost- not even MT. Morgenstierne. The word still was to come-but except for the Minister and two of his aides, none doubted but that death was only a matter of hours.
 MT Morgenstierne said proud ly that King Haakon VII was somewhere north of Narvik" Git turned out to be Tromsoe) far in- side the Arctic circle, and that the Crown Prince was with him. AS matter of fact, the king even then was leaving for England. There was no truth in the report, the Minister said, that the King had been ill. The Crown Prin- cess (whose beautiful portrait, in a red velvet dress, dominated the room in which we sat has sought sanctuary for herself and children in Sweden.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
Baseball Today

The following are results of base ball games played this afternoon in the two major leagues National League
 Brooklyn 4; Philadelphia 2. y 2 American League
 Philadelphia 4 Boston 3.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02

own navy counting on hostile fore es lying athwart our path to rubber and tin, and to the Philippines in the Far East.
 These islands provide southern supply line for our fleet guarding commerce or fighting to keep com mercial routes open, and line whose first supply depots would be far out of range of the Japanese navy. Our present direct lines from Hawaii to the Far East lie in the path of great Japanese mandated territory of the western Pacific, the Marshall and Caroline Islands.
 The French islands also provide a new strategic leg to our main defense line from the Aleutians to Hawaii and Panama.
 It must be remembered that in case of trouble, our navy would be supplied with strategic materials from the great industrial triangle ,of the eastern United States, via the Panama Canal With the carial as supply base, the navy is con- fronted with almost insuperable dis stances to supply fleet operating in the Pacific, regardless of what stepping stones are used.
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from Panama, the route to Manila via Honolulu stretches 9,538 miles. With the Marquesas as the first link in the supply chain, instead of Hawaii, the southern route to the Far East is $500 miles long, difference of only 200-odd miles.
 Naval eyes have been on the French islands for years. In 1921, Capt. Dudley w. Knox of the United States Navy proposed that we buy the islands or let them become a part payment on the war debt.
 Now congressional committees are thinking about these islands, even though they are not saying so out loud.
 A resolution that went zooming through Congress the other day says the United States will not recognize European acquisitions in the western hemisphere, and pro- vides for conference of American republics. Anything @west ~sof Spain and east of Tokyo may be western hemisphere" that any such vast area is in any Navy mind What is in the minds of the fram- CTS of the defense resolution is a new definition of the western hem isphere, written by American re- publics, and definitely including within its boundaries the French islands in the Southern Pacific.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
SUBMARINES IN ACTION
 OFF COAST
Heavy losses Are Report ed = Italian Vessels
 May Be Helping
CBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

An intensified U-boat campaign, striking while the British escort system has been upset by the col lapse of France, has scored "ad- mittedly heavy losses" among Great Britain's merchant shipping, an au- thoritative London report says.
 Wholesale sinkings are recorded for a three week period, June 2 to June g as escort ships were divert ed to withdraw the British, French and other Allied troops from the battlefields.
 It is estimated that 186,000 tons of British shipping has been lost and now it is indicated that Italian subs might be helping Germany's renewed unoerseas warfare to crip- pie imports of vitally needed food stuffs for Great Britain.
 In the darkest month of the World War, April, 1917, the peak of Ger many'S unrestricted submarine war fare, Great Britain lost 196 ships to- taling 100000 tons. At that time, the United Kingdom had only six weeks supply of food left.
 Unofficial figures place the Brit ish losses in the current war at 784,O00 tons up to May 26. This was followed by several weeks during which no shipping was reported sunk.
 Today's announcement makes the total British loss almost 100000 tons.
 British reports estimate German shipping losses up to June 4 totaled 830,000 tons.
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(ABINETp05 NO RELATION
 TO POLITICS.
Stimson and Knox Testify Before Two Senate
 Committees

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Henry L. Stimson testified today that his nomination by President Roosevelt as Secretary of War had mo rela- tion to politics" and that he had not discussed the third term ques- tion with the President.
 Stimson appeared before the Sen ate Military Affairs Committee.
 At the same time Franklin Knox, Chicago newspaper publisher, who has accepted the Presidents ap- pointment to be Secretary of the Navy. told the Senate Naval Affairs Committee that he had accepted his appointment without asking any expression from the President re- garding the third term.
 Stimson and Knox testified at hearings demanded by Republicans in the Senate and some Democrats who asked that they express their views as to whether the United States should intervene in the war.
 Knox was asked by Chairman David I. Walsh of the Naval Affairs Committee whether or not he had publicly or privately urged giving military support to the Allies" The Chicago newspaper publisher replied never"
 Stimson expressed himself as being against sending troops beyond our borders unless protection of the United States makes such action necessary.
 Regarding the circumstances of his appointment, Stimson said that the President had telephoned him at his New York law office June 19 and asked him to take the position as Secretary of War "as a call to duty"
 Stimson said that the position had absolutely no relations to politics, the President had said. And agreed with him."
 Knox said that the President had first offered him the navy post last November or December, but he had declined it at that time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
(I0Loseriin
 Court baifIe

LONG BEACH, Cal, July 2-The Consolidated Steel Corporation was the winner today in it's bitter fight with the CIO Shipyard Workers Union.
 A Court ruled in favor of the steel company in suit by the union to compel the company to employ CIO instead of AFL workers. The Court also dismissed the CLOS claim for $50000 damages.
 The Court action was over work being done on four ships being built for the Federal Maritime Commis- soin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
M.tNARY WILL
 COME WEST
Will Be Notified of Nom : ination af His Farm
 in Oregon

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Republi- can Vice Presid n tia Nominee Charles L. McNary will go home tc Oregon to accept formally the nom- ination voted him at the Philadel- phia Republican convention. Mo Nary said he would make an accep- tance speech at his farm near Salem Oregon. But he failed to fix a def mite date.
 Meanwhile, the Senate Republi- can leader said probably candidate Willkie would journey to Washing ton later in the week to talk over campaign strategy.
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By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

WARRINGTON, July 2.-While most military eyes are focused on Europe, many naval strategists are turning toward several tiny specks in the Pacific-potential lifelines of American commerce.
 Up to now these specks have been in Frances hands.
 They are the Marquesas, the Tu- buai Tuamotu, and the Society Islands in the South Seas. That South Sea paradise, Tahiti, is among them.
 Of cburse there are French pos- sessions: closer to our shores than these Pacific islands. But naval and congressional students have in- dicated they do not feel the Euro pean Possessions in the Guianas and the Caribbean area should tempt Herr Hitler to open occupa- ton immediately They are toe close to the American mainland. But what about the French pos sessions in the South Seas?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
} FLEEING FRENCHkEN
 ARE CAUGHT
Ndzi Arm Reaches Out on Atlantic 10 Grab For-
 mer Cabinet Officials

BERLIN, July 2.-The DNB. Ger man official news agency, reports that former French Premier Edouard Daladier has been caught aboard French steamer by German sub marine in the Atlantic and forced to return to France.
 The report also says that two former French Cabinet Ministers, Mandel and Delbos. fleeing with Daladier, are also being returned
 The news agency does not say what the Germans plan to do with the former Cabinet officials.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
WILLkIE PLANS
 NEW CAMPAIGN; '1'' 3-MAN MACHINE
Something Different in Vote Races Scheduled
 for Fall Fight

NEW YORK, July 2.-A new type of setup for a national political cam paign is under consideration, with Presidential nominee Wendell Will kie reported ready to name con- mittee of three men to head his ac- sivities.
 One man, it is understood, will be campaign manager, another will be national chairman of the party, and third will be Willkie's personal rep resentative.
 Willkie himself declined to discuss the situation at a press conference.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
SITS up WITH CORPSE
 OF NATION; F0RT|TUDE
 IS STILL MANIFESTED

fensives and they were doing oa all they could to keep their methods secret. Less than one-half of one percent of the Norwegians were traitors. The fifth column, he main tained, actually was composed of German tourists, salesmen and business agents who had filtered into the country by the thou sands, and because of Norway's neutrality could not be kept out. TWO MONTHS-A RECORD
 With tears in his voice, if not in his eyes, the soft-spoken, outward ly unemotional representative of the only small nation invaded by Germany which was able to cling to & bit of its soil for as long as two months, reiterated his faith that the Nazis would lose their great offensive-maybe not soon, he said-but in the end.
 He admitted he had received no word from King Haakon on the 35th anniversary of the day when Norway, by mutual consent, dissolvaE its long federation with Sweden and became an indepen- dent nation. He said he himself had sent no message to the two million persons of Norwegian descent who live in the United States. There would, he said, be happier time for that.
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STILL COULD HOPE

MT. Morgenstierne spent minutes diagnosing the condition of his country as he saw it at the time. There was, he insisted, no reason to give up all hope.
 There was not one word of truth, he insisted, about there having been a fifth column in Norway made up of Norwegians. That was all Nazi propaganda. Norway was just the testing ground for the Nazis' major of
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
NAVAL BASE AT KEEL I5
 AIR RAIDED
British Make Night Attack Scotland and Wales
 Bombed by Ndzis
(By Associated Press)

British planes last night carried out a heavy bombing attack on the naval base at Kiel.
 The Germans assert that seven raiders were shot down by defending Nazi planes and anti-aircraft bat teries.
 Germany also sent raiding planes over Scotland and Wales early this morning. Twelve persons are re- ported killed and score wounded.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
INVESTIGATING
 SCUTTLED LINER
 5EAMEN IN U. S.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July g. Federal agencies are Investigating reports that 400 German seamen on Angel Island are engaging in Fifth Column activities.
 The seamen are members of the scuttled Nazi liner Columbus and have been on Angel Island for sev- eral months.
 Strict secrecy surrounds the in- veStigation.
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AP Feature Service
 in the of Europe territories by German including Czechosovaka Poland Netherlands and northern France
 
 City of Danzig Memel and land taken by Russia during the the Baltic occupied by Russia In crossed lines is Italy
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
ONE LANDING MADE
 BY HALIBUT FLEET

The only halibut landing today on the Juneau fish exchange was made by the schooner Explorer, Capt. Magnus Hanson, bringing in 36.000 pounds that sold at 8% and 6A cents a pound to Alaska Coast Fisheries.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
ITALIAN BASES ARE RAIDED BY
 BRITISH PLANES
Four Submarines, One De- stroyer Reported 10
 Have Been Sunk

LONDON, July 2.-British planes have carried out widespread attacks on Italian bases in Africa, causing heavy damage.
 British planes are said to have ac- counted for four Italian submarines and one destroyer in their devastat- ing raids.
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DUE
 THI5EvENING

R. F. Lewis, owner of the Ju- neau Water Company, is a pas senger aboard the Princess Alice, due in port this evening. Mrs. Lewis is accompanying her husband on his business trip to Juneau from his California home.
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CAPT. {. ". (AuS
 TAKEN TO HOSPITAL

Capt. c. w. Cauls, one of the pilots of the steamer Aleutian, was taken to St. Ann's Hospital thls morning and is receiving medical care. He will be taken to the States on the next southbound steamer.
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DOING NICELY

Carol Ann Olson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Oscar G. Olson, who was operated on few days ago for appendicitis, is doing nicely, according to advces at St. Aims Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
ENGINEER IN TOWN

Harry Bowyer, mining engineer. came in today and is at the Gas tineau Hotel He flew to Hirst to- day to examine properties in that area and hoped to return this eve ming.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-07-02
Retirement Adj
 Is Extended 10
 Alaska Railroad

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Presi- dent Roosevelt has signed the bill extending to the Alaska Railroad the retirement act for all employees of the railroad.