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commission and approved by the
governments;
(f) to perform the other duties
assigned to it in this agreement.
2. The commission shall have the
authority to employ such persons
and to make such expenditures as
may be necessary to carry out. the
duties set forth il this agreement.
1t shall have the authority to avail
itself of the services of such gov
ernmental agencies, officers and en-
ployes of either country as may be
made available. The remuneration,
general expenses and all other ex-
penSes'of its members shall be reg
uiated and paid by their respective
governments; and the other ex-
penses of the commission, except as
provided for under article III, para
graph CD of this agreement, shall
be borne by the governments in
equal moietieS.
3. The governments agree to per-
NIT the entry into their respective
countries, within areas Immediately
adjacent to the Niagara River and
the International Section to be de-
limited by exchange of notes, of per-
sonnel employed by the commission
or employed in the construction of
the works. and to exempt such per-
sonnel from the operation of their
immigration laws and regulations
within the areas so delimited. In
the event that the commission, pur-
suant to the provisions of para
graph l (b) of this article, allo-
Gates to either of the governments
the construction of works, any part
of which is within the territory of
the other government, the latter
government shall make provision
for the according, within the area
in which such a part is situated,
OF such exemption from customs,
excise and other imposts, Federal,
State and provincial, as may be rea-
sonably practicable for the effective
and economical prosecution of the
work. Regulations providing for
such exemptions may be settled by
the governments by exchange of
notes.
4. The governments shall, by ex-
change of notes, prescribe rules and
regulations for the conduct of the
commission. They may by the same
means extend or abridge its powers
and duties; and reduce or after re-
duction increase the number of
members (provided that there must
always be an equal number appoint
ed by each government and that the
total number of members shall at
no time exceed 10; and upon COM
pletion of its duties, the govern
ments may terminate its existence.
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FoHotDtng Is the tert of the st.
Laurence Waterway agreement
oett1een the United States and
Canada, transmitted toduu to
Congress by President Roosevelt:
The President of the United
States of America and his majesty
the King of Great Britain, Ireland
and the British dominions beyond
the seas, Emperor of India, in re-
spect of Canada, have decided to
conclude an agreement in relation
to the utilization of the water in
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Basin and to that end have named
as their respective plenipotentiaries:
The President of the United
States of America:
His majesty the King of Great
Britain, Ireland and the British
dominions beyond the seas, Emperor
OF India, for Canada:
Who, after having communicated
to each other their full powers,
found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles:
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Article Ill

The Government of the United
States of America agrees:
(a) In accordance with the plans
and specifications prepared by the
commission and approved by the
governments, to construct the works
in the international rapids section
allocated to the United States of
America by the commission; and to
operate and maintain or arrange for
the operation and maintenance of
the works situated in the territory of
the United States of America;
(b) to provide, as required by
the progress of the works. funds for
the construction, including design
and supervision, of all works in the
International Rapids Section ex-
cept % machinery and equipment
for the development of power and
co works required for rehabilita-
tion on the Canadian side Of the
international boundary;
(c) not later than the date Of
completion of the essential Cana
dian links in the deep waterway,
to complete the works allocated to
it in the International Rapids Sec
ton and the works in the Great
Lakes System above Lake Erie re-
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Article II
The Government of Canada agre

The Government of Canada agrees:
(a) In accordance with the plans
and specifications prepared by the
commission and approved by the
governments, to construct the works
in the international rapids section al
located to Canada by the commits
sion, and to operate and maintain
or arrange for the operation and
maintenance of the works situated
in the territory of Canada;
Ob) To complete, not later than
December 81, 1948, the essential Ca
madam links in the deep waterway,
including the necessary deepening
of the new Welland Ship Canal and
the construction of canals and other
works to provide the necessary
depth in the Canadian section of the
st. Lawrence River: Provided that,
if the continuance of war conditions
or the requirements of defense JUS
tify modification of the period
within which such works shall be
completed, the government may, by
exchange of notes, arrange to defer
or expedite their completion as cir
cumStanceS may require.
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Article |

/. The Governments agree to es-
tablish andl maintain Great Lakes
st. Lawrence Basin Commission,
hereafter referred to as the Com
mission, consisting of not more than
ten members of whom an equal
number shall be appointed by each
Government. The duties of the
Commission shall be:
(a) to prepare and to recommend
plans and specifications for the con-
struction of works in the Interna-
tional Rapids Section in accordance
with and containing the features
described in the Annex attached to
and made part of this Agreement,
with such notifications as may be
agreed upon by the Governments;
CD Upon approval of the plans
and specifications by the Govern
ments, to prepare a schedule allo-
eating the construction of the works
In the International Rapids Section
on such basis that each Govern
ment shall construct the works
within its own territory or an
equivalent proportion of the works
30 approved;
(c) to approve all contracts en-
tered into on behalf of either gov
eminent for the works in the In
ternational Rapids Section;
Cd to supervise the construction
OF the works and to submit reports
to the governments from time to
time, and at least once each calen-
dar year, on the progress of the
works;
(e) upon satisfactory completion
OF the works, to certify to the gov
ernments that they meet the plans
and specifications drawn up by the
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waters 50 diverted shall, notwith-
standing the provisions of Article
Nv paragraph Co Of this agree
ment, be vested in the country di-
verting such waters, and the guam
tity of water so diverted shall be
at all times available to that coun-
try for use for power below the
point OF entry, so long as 1t con-
stitutes a part of boundary waters;
Co if any diversion of water from
the Great Lakes system or the in
ternational section, other or greater
in amount than diversions per-
mitted in either of the countries
on January l, 1910, is authorized,
the government of such country
agrees to give immediate considera-
ton to any representations respect
ing the matter which the other
government may make; If it is i'm
possible otherwise to reach a salts
factory settlement, the government
of the country in which the diver
sion OF water has been authorized
agrees, on the request of the other
government, to submit the matter
to an arbitral tribunal which shall
be empowered to direct such COM
pensatory or remedial measures as
it may deem just and equitable; the
arbitral tribunal shall consist of
three members, one to be appointed
by each of the governments, and
the third, who will be the chairman,
to be selected by the governments;
Cd the commission shall report
upon the desirability of works for
compensation and regulation in the
Great Lakes system. and, upon the
approval by the governments of any
such works, shall prepare plans
and specifications for their con-
struction and recommend to the
governments an equitable alloca-
(See TEXT, Page A-17.)
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Article w
The governments agree that:


(a) they may, in their respec-
tive territories, IN conformity with
the general plans for the project
in the International Rapids Sec
ton, mainstall or arrange for the
installation of such machinery and
equipment as may be desired for
the development of power and at
such time or times as may be most
suitable in terms of their respective
power requirements;
CD in view of the need for CO.
ordination of the plans and speci-
flcationS prepared by the commits
sion for general works in the Inter-
national Rapids Section with plans
for the development of power in
the respective countries, the COM
mission may arrange for engineer
ing services with any agency in
either country which may be au-
thorized to develop power in the
(c) except as modified by the pro-
visions of Article VIII, paragraph
(b) of this agreement, each coun-
try shall be entitled to utilize one
half of the water available for pow
er purposes in the International
Rapids Section;
I'D during the construction and
upon the. completion of the works
provided for in the International
Rapids Section, the flow of water
out of Lake Ontario into the st.
Lawrence River shall be controlled,
and the flow of water through the
international Section shall be reg
ulated so that the navigable depths
of water for shipping in the Har-
Dor of Montreal and throughout
the navigable channel of the St.
Lawrence River below Montreal, as
such depths now exist or may here
after be increased by dredging or
other harbor or channel improve
ments, shall not be injuriously af-
fected by the construction or OPP
Grafton of such works, and the
power developments in the Cana
dian Section of the st. Lawrence
River shall not be adversely af-
fected;
(e) upon the completion of the
works provided for in the Inter-
national Rapids Section, the power
works shall be operated, initially,
with the water level at the power
houses held at maximum elevation
1880, sea level datum as defined in
the report of the Joint Board of
Engineers, for a test period of 10
years or such shorter period as may
be approved by any board or author
ity designated or established under
the provisions of paragraph Cd OF
this article; and, in the event that
such board or authority considers
that operation with the water level
at the powerhouseS held to a maxi
mum elevation exceeding 1880 would
be practicable and could be made
effective within the limitations pre-
scribed by paragraphs (c) and I'd
of this article, the governments may,
by exchange of notes, authorize
operation, subject to the provisions
of this article, and for such times
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Article VII

The high contracting parties agree
that the rights of navigation ac-
corded under the provisions of exist
ing treaties between the United
States of America and His Majesty
shall be maintained, notwithstand-
ing the provisions for termination
contained in any of such treaties,
and declare that these treaties con-
fer upon the citizens or subjects and
upon the ships, vessels and boats of
each high contracting party rights
of navigation in the st. Lawrence
River and the Great Lakes System,
including the canals now existing
or which may hereafter be con-
Structed.
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and subject to such terms as may
be prescribed in the notes, at q
maximum elevation exceeding 1880.
90 the governments may, by ex-
change of notes, make provision for
giving effect to paragraphs (c), Cd
and (e) of this article;
(g) during the construction of the
works provided for in the Inter-
national Rapids Section, facilities
for 14-foot navigation in that section
shall be maintained.
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Water Bill Comes Heuvy

(See TEXT, Page Aid
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Preliminary Article

For the purposes of the present
agreement, unless otherwise ex-
pressly provided, the expression:
(a) Joint Board of Engineers"
means the board appointed pur-
suant to an agreement between the
governments following the recon-
mendation of the International
Joint Commission, dated December
19, 1921;
(b) Great Lakes System" means
Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron
dncluding Georgian Bay, Erie and
Ontario, and the connecting waters,
including Lake st. Clair;
(c) "St. Lawrence River" includes
the river channels and the lakes
forming parts of the river channels
from the outlet of Lake Ontario
to the sea;
Cd international Section" means
that part of the St. Lawrence River
through which the international
boundary line runs;
(e) Canadian Section" means
that part Of the st. Lawrence River
which lies wholly within Canada
and which extends from the east
erly limit of the International Sec
ton to Montreal Harbor;
Cd international Rapids Sec
ton" means that part of the Inter-
national Section which extends from
Chimney Point to the village of St.
Regis;
(g) Governments" means the
Government of the United States of
America and the Government of
Canada;
(h) countries" means the United
States Of America and Canada;
ID Special International Niagara
Board means the board appointed
by the Governments in 1926 to ascer-
tain and recommend ways and
means to preserve the scenic beauty
Of the Niagara Falls;
Cd Deep waterway" means ade-
quate provision for navigation re-
quiring controlling channel depth
of 27 feet with depth of 80 feet
over lock sills, from the head of the
Great Lakes to Montreal Harbor
via the Great Lakes System and St.
Lawrence River, in general accord
ance with the specifications set
forth in the report of the Joint
Board of Engineers, dated Novem-
ber Is, 1926;
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Article VIII

The governments, recognizing
their common interest in the preser-
vation of the levels of the Great
Lakes system, agree that:
(a) each government in its own
territory shall measure the guam
titles of water which at any point
are diverted from or added to the
Great Lakes system, and shall place
such measurements on record with
the other government semi-an-
nually:
(b) In the event of diversions
being made into the Great Lakes
system from other watersheds ly-
ing wholly within the borders of
either country, the exclusive rights
to the use of waters which are
determined by the governments to
be equivalent in quantity to any
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Article Y

The governments agree that Moth
ing done under the authority of this
agreement shall confer upon either
of them proprietary rights, or legisla-
tive, administrative or other jurisdic-
ton in the territory of the other,
and that the works constructed
under the provisions of this agree
ment shall constitute a part of the
territory of the country in which
thew are situated.
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Article vi

The governments agree that either
of them may proceed at any time
to construct. within its own terri
tory and at it's own cost, alternative
canal and channel facilities for navi-
cation in the International Section
or in waters connecting the Great
sary for the operation of such
facilities
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Printed copies of a new bill passed
by the British Parliament dealing
with the water of the country of
Fife, in Scotland, weighed nearly
l pound each.
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quired to create essential links in
the deep waterway.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
II Schools in CAPITAL
Area Represented
In Soap Box Derby
n Boys at Leland
Junior High Are Busy
Building Coasters

Seventy-two schools in Washing
ton and nearby communities Of
Maryland and Virginia are repre-
sented by entrants in Washington's
l94l Soap Box Derby.
Best represented Of all the schools
in the Metropolitan Area is Leland
Junior High School. Bethesda, Md,
where 2l boys are builGing coaster
racers for the all-boy event to be
held Saturday, July IL.
Paul Junior High School. in the
District, the usual leader each year
in the total number of registrants,
is in second place with eight boys
signed up. Each year, however,
more than a score of youngsters
from the school enter the Derby and
before the registrations close a
better showing is expected.
Thirty-six elementary schools
have boys entered In the race, and
from 81 junior high schools in the
area 80 boys are registered. Twenty
eight high school boys are building
homemade coaster cars.
Registrations Close in June.
Schools with the largest number
of entrants include Alice Deal
Junior High School. 7 entrants;
Gordon Junior High School. Z;
Hine Junior High School, s; Jeffer-
son High School. Arlington, Va, Z;
Thomas Jefferson Junior High
School, s; Whittier and Lafayette
Elementary Schools, 4 each.
Derby Director Zeb T. Hamilton
today urged boys interested in the
Derby to register without further
delay.
The registrations will not close
until the latter part Of June" he
said, but with the Derby only s
weeks away the sooner you register
and get into the building OF your
racer the better off you will be-"
The Derby is open to boys between
IL and IS years of age, inclusive. To
register, a boy should 60 to the
Chevrolet dealer nearest his home
with one of his parents or his guar
dian. There the boy will receive
an official rule book after signing
the necessary registration blanks and
the safety pledge.
Latest Boys to Sign Up.
The addition of 20 more names OF
Derby entrants raised the total
Soap Box Derby roster to 1T en-
trants. Latest ones to sign up are:
Frank Bora. Is, $50 Ninth street
NE: Bernard Bowser, Is, $50 Tenn
pie street NV; Carl Cook. IA. 1928
Fourteenth street NV: Leo Cora
tolo, IA, 4ll9 Hayes street NE;
Thomas c. Flowers, 13. lis E street
Sc; Charles Gardner, II, 408 Emer-
son street NV; Larry Guess. IA,
ITO E street Sc: Richard Hale, IA,
$40 Thirteenth street Sc: Raymond
Jones, IA, 800 Third street S.W.;
Ernest Kavades. Is, 2106 Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV; Bo Lamar, jr.,
13, 466 Grant avenue. Manassas. Va;
Patrick Marsden. IA, 2l6 Ninth
street SW.; Johnny Owens, IA.
Nokesville, Va; Pete Places. Is, 1921
Nichols avenue Sc; Leo Rishty, II,
4l6 Kenyon street NV; Harold
Roger, IA, 4215 Leland street. Chevy
Chase, Md; Thomas Tulenko. Is,
1874 Massachusetts, avenue Sc;
James c. Vincent, 13, 1904 r street
NV: John Wilkerson, Is, 1915
Twenty-fifth street Sc, and Wymer
Williams, II, 1914 Kenyon street NV.
watch The Star for Derby Ne,Ds.J
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City News in Brief
TODAY.


Dinner, Southern Wholesalers
Hamilton Hotel, 8 pm.
Dinner. Interstate Commerce
Commission, Willard Hotel, $50
pm.
Dinner. Petworth Woman's Club
Hotel 2400, I pm.
Dinner, District Congress of Par
ents and Teachers, willard Hotel
7:30 pm.
Dinner-dance. Federal Deposit
Insurance Corp, Carlton Hotel
7:30 pm.
Meeting, Master BARRIERS Asso-
citation, Hamilton Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, Virginia Alumni Asso-
citation, Carlton Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting. International Associa-
ton of Catholic Alumnae, May
flower Hotel, $50 pm.
TOMORROW.
Meeting, Railway Labor Executive
Association, Hamilton Hotel, 10 am
Luncheon, Junior Board of Com
merce, Annapolis Hotel, 1890 pm
Luncheon, Beta Theta Pi Alumni
Association of Washington, Earl
Restaurant, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Federal Bar Associa-
ton, Harrington Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon, Cosmopolitan Club
Carlton Hotel, 1890 pm.
Luncheon. Kiwanis Club, May
flower Hotel, 1880 pm.
Luncheon, Washington Institute
of Public Accountants, Madrillon
Restaurant, 1890 pm.
Meeting, D. c. Section, American
Road Builders Association, Willard
Hotel, 4 pm.
Dinner. Georgetown Preparatory
School. Mayfiower Hotel, 7 pm
Dinner, Georgetown University
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Red Cross School
To Troin Nurses

The Red Cross today announced
opening OF a training school to
develop registered nurses. The
school will be operated in collabor-
alton with Bryn Mawr College and
the Woman's Medical College Of
Pennsylvania.
Miss Mary Beard, director of the
Red Cross Nursing Service, said
200 college graduates will be trained
as nurses in less than three years.
The school term at Bryn Mawr will
extend from June % to Septem.
Der Is, she said.
Because Of the defense program
there is dearth of trained nurses
and the new step was taken to pro-
vide an adequate nursing supply
for the needs of the Navy and
Army, she added.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Navy Lets New Contracts
For S5,52O,O96

The Bureau OF Yards and Dock
of the Navy Department yesterday
awarded the Z. A. Pessagno Co.,
Washington contractors, a contract
to build two quarters for operators
at the radio station at Annapolis.
Amount of the contract was s127 400,
At the same time the Navy an
nounced award of a contract for
station wagons to the Steuart Motor
Co. of Washington for s., 1896. Total
contracts announced by the Navy
yesterday were $5,520,096. Items
purchased included a large amount
of aviation gasoline from West
Coast oil companies.
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Dental School graduating class,
Mayflower Hotel, pm.
Dinner, Senior Glass of George
town University, Hotel 24O0. Z pm
Meeting, Alpha Beta Phi Legal
Fraternity, Willard Hotel, $3.50 pm
Dance, st. Anthony High School
senior class, Hamilton Hotel, 10 pm
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High School Girls Plan
Weekend Cumpinq Trip

Girls from Dunbar. Armstrong
and Cardozo High Schools and
Miner Teachers College will take
part in camping trip to Camp
Lichtmen over the coming week end.
Mrs. Therese L. Robinson, in
structor of physical educat ton at
Dunbar High School, initiated the
project begun two years ago. For
the first time, girls Of the other
schools will join with those of Dun
bar in the trip. Counselors of the
camp will be graduates or trained
students at the Teachers College.
Evening star., 1941-05-28
Above e-NormoI Storage
Of Feed Advised
BY the Associated Press,

by IIle HoSUCIdItu FTeSN,
E. I. Oswald, assistant director
Of the University of Maryland Ex-
tension Service. advises farmers te
store greater than normal feed re-
serves against a possible shortage
of transportation facilities caused
by the national defense effort. He
believes transport will also be taxed
to the limit by an unusually large
grain crop in Western States.
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LOW DOWN FROM
HICKORY GROVE

Everything you pick up. you
run into something about A l or
B-l, etc. Or if you twist your
dial trying to get away from some
person telling you how to become
more alluring by rubbing some
thing on versus getting out in the
sun, you run into vitamins. Just
at time when the Alley Bands
are becoming trifie scarce on the
radio, along comes vitamins.
| got nothing special against
AL and B l, etc. We are over
doing it. Like IN the Govt. we
been overriding it there, too. We
got aiphabetitis--a bad case. If
the ABC in vitamins should hap
pen to turn out like with the Govt +,
We are heading into poor shedding
Fifty years ago they found out
how to make white flour. so the
millers made it white. Now, to-
day, science is showing that white
flour is good flour that was ruined
by taking out the iron and vita
Minis o. the original wheat kernel.
Before messing around with A,
B. and c in can. your doctor is
the guy to see.
Grandpa grandma ate dark
bread, loaded with vitamins, iron,
etc, No wonder they could fight
Indians.
Yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA.
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blackfoot School
Carnival October Is

The Blackfoot school carnival.
originally scheduled for Friday
evening, October 81. will be
staged Saturday evening.
October % that it will not conflict
with the Browning event.
Iu addition to domi nant
attractions such as the country
store, minstrel show. fish pend,
etc. There will be a big turkey
rattle, which will take place at
IL that evening.
Doors will be open at 6, with
dancing beginning IL. Black
foot school Sponsors plan on max
ing this seasons carnival the big
gest in history and anticipating a
monster crowd from Browning
and other Glacier county COM
munities.