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Evening star., 1939-10-28
Plans 10 Strengthen
Atlantic Squadron
Of Navy Pushed
Vinson Indicates
Legislation Program
Will Be Ready Soon
BY the Associated Press,

1 .
Proposals to strengthen the Navy's
Atlantic squadron and put 1t on a
permanent basis were shaping up
today among members of the House
Naval Affairs Committee.
Chairman Vinson declined to dis
cuss the question, but indicated he
would be ready with a legislative
program for the Navy in the near
future.
Other committee members, how
ever, talked of various possibilities
ranging from minor reinforcements
for the present Atlantic squadron to
a "two-ocean" Navy.
The present Atlantic squadron
consists chiefly of destroyers, al
though it includes three old battle
ships and some cruisers.
Our naval policy has been predi-
Gated on assistance of the British
Navy If trouble developed in the
Atlantic" said Representative Mas,
Republican, of Minnesota, but the
current situation shows we can no
longer rely on that plan in an emer-
gency. Britain has her hands full
in the North Sea-"
May Reassign Ships.
Representative Mott, Republican.
OF Oregon expressed belief that Con-
gress would authorize additional
construction to meet the Atlantic
situation. If Congress failed to do
so, he said, some of the ships now
being built or already appropriated
for should be assigned to the Allan
tic Ocean, provided that did not i'm
pair the efficiency of the fleet in the
Pacific.
Another committee member, Re-
preventative Bates, Republican, of
Massachusetts, already has asked
the Navy Department to send him
detailed estimates of what it would
cost to duplicate the fleet now in
the Pacific as we'll as to provide the
additional shore facilities necessary
to maintain 1t on the Atlantic.
There also was talk in authorita-
tive quarters today that the Navy
might declare years holiday" on
the building of battleships and con-
centrate on fast cruisers and de-
stroyers.
Shipyards Are Crowded.
The crowded condition of Ameri-
can shipyards was given as the pri--
mary reason. The keels of four new
battleships have been laid and four
others have been ordered It was
said that even if Congress voted
funds for additional battleships they
could not be started for at least a
year.
In addition, German raids on
British shipping have emphasized
the need for light. speedy surface
craft, some experts said. Off1cials
emphasized, however, they had un-
diminished confidence in the bat
tleship as the backbone of naval
power and it was made plain that
those already ordered would be built.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Flyers A|oft 29 Days
Plan 10 Land Tomorrow
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LANCASTER, Calf, Oct. 28.-Two
25-year-old aviators who have set
world record for sustained flight
buzzed around over Rosamond Dry
Lake near here today and prepared
to set foot upon mother earth to-
morrow for the first time in q
month.
Wes Carroll and Clyde Schlieper
broke the last remaining endurance
record of 653 hours in the air Thurs
day.
Each day they stay up makes their
confinement to narrow quarters
more irksome, they said, but they
want to keep up until pm. tomor-
row so that they might complete a
record of 80 days.
They propose to land their pom
toon-equipped airplane at the Ma
rlne Stadium in their home town,
Long Beach, where a civic celebra-
ton is being arranged.
Both dropped messages that thev
would like to bathe before descend
lng-but just haven't the room. Yves
has been shaving regularly, but
Clyde has grown a bushy four-week
beard.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Series of Services
To Be Held This Week

DR.. Albert Hughes, Bible teacher
and evangelist and co-pastor of the
Church of the Crusaders in Toron-
to, Canada, will begin a series of
special services in the Non-Sec-
tartan Tabernacle, 644O Piney
Branch road NV, Monday evening.
Meetings will be nightly, except
Saturday, at o'clock. Music will
be in charge Of Mrs. Margaret For
cey, with selections by the taber-
nacle choir and the VOL radio
chorus.
The services will continue through
November S. DR.. Clark Forcey is
the tabernacle pastor, and presents
the Church of the Air weekly over
VOL. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
'Detonator' Ray
Secrets Given 10
War Department
Inventor Claims He Can
Explode Ammunition
Two Miles Awoy
BY the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2s.-se-
cret details of a "detonator" ray,
declared by its sponsor to be capable
Of exploding gasoline and ammuni-
ton two miles away, were submitted
to War Department representatives
yesterday for test and development.
The sponsor is Otto H. Mohr, ell
derly Oakland, Calf, inventor and
former Illuminating engineer for the
Interior Department. He says he
Is not scientist or researcher but
"pro-searcher," a term he coined
to denote "one who goes ahead in
stead of backtrailing the path of
! knowledge for a solution to a prob
| lem"
Declines to Give Details.
Mr.. Mohr declined to give publicly
any technical details except to say
the process dealt "in part" with
gamma and beta rays and that, as
yet, he had found no way of con-
trolling the direction of the beam.
1t. Col. Roland w. Pinger, Army
ordnance officer to whom Mr.. Mohr
submitted the matter, will make his
report to the War Department.
Beta rays are streams of electrons,
substantially the same as the elec-
tricity that flows through lightning
and power circuits, but the term
usually is applied to one of the
three rays given off by radioactive
substances. They cannot travel far
through the air.
The gamma ray is something like
the x-ray but of shorter wavelength
and Is the most penetrating of the
three radioactive emanations. In
ordinary use its range, also, is lin
tied.
Mr.. Mohr came upon the phe-
nomenon accidentally while expert
menting with one of his many in
ventions designed to harness the
power of the sun.
Explodes Cartridges and Gasoline.
It's first effect, he said, was to ex-
plode number of rife cartridges
stored nearby. He tried it on small
quantity of gasoline several hun
dred feet away, and the liquid fuel
also exploded.
He suggested it might be utilized
to explode fuel and ammunition
stores within a radius of a few
miles" 1t thus might be directed
against enemy supplies or even hos
tile aircraft approaching within
range.
Its most Objectionable feature at
present is that the ray spreads out
ward in all directions, like ripples
in pond caused by an object fall
ing into the water. He hopes to de-
velop soon method of concentrat-
ing it into beam-like shape.
Mr.. Mohr invented one of the
earliest types of vacuum cleaners,
an indirect light from which he
made modest fortune. but lost it in
speculation. He has developed and
patented several instruments for
using sun power for heating, cooling
and even refrigeration.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Auto leups River

CHICAGO, Oct. % R).-Three
Chicago motorists could put in a
safe bid for the record automobile
leap of the year.
Ernol Lee, %; Carl Larson, 80
and Michael Hojnacki, So, suffered
only minor injuries when their cal
hit the stone base of a cemetery
fence on Foster avenue and then
hurdled the Chicago Rivera 60
foot leap.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
BY DREW MIDDLETON.

Associated Press Foreign Correspondent.
WITH THE r. A. F. IN FRANCE,
Oct. ~ delayed, passed by field CEN
soo The Royal Air Force, newest
and most glamorous of Great Brit
aims fighting services, is spending
most of its time in France on the
Workaday job of phoeoeraphing
enemy defenses and communication
lines.
I visited today a huge airfield
where aided by every modern inven-
ton to overcome the ancient
enemies of mud and weather. a
squadron of the R. A. F. is preparing
Photographic study with the Ger
mans as "sitters."
The unit does everything connect
ed with the job. 1t takes the pic
lures, develops them and sends them
to general headquarters or to French
artillery units which use the photo
graphs as basis for shelling enemy
objectives.
The planes at this field were being
used strictly for reconnaissance
Others like them participated in the
famous pamphlet raids"
1t was one of these planes which
performed one of the wars most
daring feats-a flight 600 feet above
the Siegfried Line with a camera
swapping while the Germans, who
apparently thought it was one of
their planes, waved gaily at the pilot
and crew. asked an officer what
the pilot had done.
oh, he waved back at them" the
officer said.
Units Are Highly Mobile.
When a plane returns from one
OF these Photographic missions the
films go directly to self-contained
development units which, like every-
thing else in the British Army, are
highly mobile. These units look
like old-fashioned crossroads diners,
but the equipment is the newest
obtainable. One was shown to me
almost reverently by an R. A. F.
sergeant, who said if the Germans
started attacking he thought it
would be "the busiest place in
France"
Photographs taken so far have
mapped almost the entire Siegfried
Line. In addition, the airmen have
picked up singularly clear views of
railroads, highways and ammuni-
ton bases.
The number of men used on the
ground to put one man in the air
ranges between and 10. The
planes must be camouflaged and
overhauled, and fuel and food mas
to be brought up to feed men and
ships.
The R. A, F. is supplied by bases
scattered the length and breadth
OF France. From them a squadron
can get anything from an engine
or a wing to spare pair of rubber
boots.
Scottish Troops Dig In.
Scottish troops are digging in
along reserve line under the ewes
OF Lord Gort, commander-i chief
OF the British expeditionary force.
Scottish units which won fame in
the World War took pride in the
name said to have been given them
by the Germans. "The Ladies From
He'll But the Ladies From He'll"
Will not be ladies much longer,
Sometime in the next two weeks
they are to take off their kits and
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Nazis Are Irritated
By Pope's Sympathy
For Conquered Poles
Quick Agreement Voiced
With Criticisms of
Oppressive Treaties
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 27-German politi-
cal quarters expressed irritation yes
terday because Pope Plus XII in
his encyclical expressed sympathy
for the Poles, but not for the Ger
man nationals "butchered" in Po-
land.
That the Pope appeals for BROTH
erly sympathy for the Poles is not
surprising in view of the affection
which Polish Catholics always have
enjoyed from the Vatican" they
said.
No Official Reaction.
without doubt, however it would
have made good impression if the
Pope had thought not only of the
Poles, but also Of the thousands Of
German nationals-men, aged wom-
en-, children-among them also
thousands of Catholics who were
butchered by the Poles in the cruel
est manner"
Although no reaction to the en-.
cyclcal was available from authori-
tatlve government quarters, it was
pointed out that comment zap
peared to be superhuous because it
is known how far the views of the
National Socialist state regarding
the problems handled in the en-
cyclical differ from the standpoint
of the Vatican and to what extent
they parallel and agree"
Statement on Treaties Approved.
Quick approval was accorded the
Pontiff's statement that treaties or
treaty conditions which were unjust
or too oppressive and impracticable
should be changed or replaced in
time through honorable negotia-
tions.
This viewpoint, it was felt, ap-
piled especially to the German ma
tion after the Versailles and St. Ger.
main treaties.
Many sentences of the encyclical
are an estimate of the Versailles
conditions which could not be better
stated political quarters said.
The encyclical so far has not been
published in the German press.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Leaves Estute to Sisters

ROCKVILLE, Md, Oct. % (Spe-
ciaD.-The entire estate of Mrs
Pauline A. Hannen of Cabin John
is bequeathed to her sisters, Fanny
A. Knoblock and Alma S. Knoblock
under the terms of her will, which,
has been admitted to probate in the
Orphans Court here.
The property at 1852 Eighth street
NV, Washington, is left to them
absolutely, and the home at Cabin
John is bequeathed to them for life,
upon their death to 60 to Mrs. Han
mems sons. Carl A. and Paul T. Han
men, who are named executors. The
instrument does not state the value
OF the estate.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
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Evening star., 1939-10-28
Artist Who Pointed
SITTING Bull Dies

BY the Associated Press.
TARRYTOWN, N. Y, Oct. o.
Rudolf Cronau, "a. German-porn
artist who painted the portrait of
the Indian chief Sitting Bull, died
yesterday.
Mr.. Cronau was a we'll known
conversationalist, lecturer, author
and authority on Christopher Co.
lumbus
Evening star., 1939-10-28
South America Buys

South American countries, In
which IS to 80 per cent Of the cars
in use are of American origin, alb
sorbed $500 cars and trucks last
year, representing 20 per cent of
automobile exports and bringing the
total number of American-type mo-
tor vehicles in use below the Equa-
tor to more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Switzerland Holding
Parliament Election
BY the Associated Press.

BERNE. Switzerland, Oct. 28.-
Switzerland held parliamentary
election today-without major is
sue and few minor ones.
Candidates for the Lower House
represented six main political par
ties, ranging from the Catholic
party on the right to the Socialists
on the left.
Evening star., 1939-10-28
Cretun Had Buthtub

We think Of bathtubs as fairly
recent innovation. But recent ex-
cavation proved that King Minos
OF Crete had a handsome tub in his
palace 1000 years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
Europe Claims Films
 Committing Suicide
tcontinued from Page u

Private motorists were permitted to operate their cars, which had been in garages because of gasoline requisitioning, in order to aid in evacuating non-combatants. The evacuation was not to have been started until today, but because of the urgency of the situation evacua- ton was started yesterday and wo- men and children already had left viborg by motor car, bus and special train.
 A United Press Copenhagen dis patch quoted reports that Russia in- tended to demand naval bases and air force bases In the Aaland Is- lands, among other things.
 Doubt was expressed that Sweden, largest and richest of the Scandi- navian nations, wound aid Finland.
 A dispatch from Tallinn, Estho- mia, said that workers, at 8 big meeting last night, approved a reso- lution to convey an expression of friendship to Russian workers, and a second resolution expressing "ap- preciation" of Josef Stalin, Russian dictator. At other meetings of workers, it was voted to ask the gov ernment not to permit repatriated German-blooded people to take money and valuables out of the country, but to confiscate them for workers social benefit projects.
 At Riga, the Latvia- Russia mutual aid" pact, giving Russia important military and commercial concessions, was ratified last night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
Vincent Scully May Be Choice to Face Culhane
tContlnued from Page D

day began plans for forming organ nations in each of the 32 voting dis tricts. Names of possible delegates to city, town and school conven- tions were under consideration.
 Judge Mascol0 Reports
 Reliable sources stated that Judge Mascolo would not enter any prim- ary in which more than two candi- dates were taking part. Friends said that he would support any candi- date, backed by the organization and the reorganization group, who was opposed to Senator Culhaffe.
 If Judge Mascolo should be of fered the backing of the organiza- tion and reorganization forces, and MT. Sculy should for any reason withdraw, packers said he would re- fuse to run unless with an entirely new slate of candidates, and with no present Democratic office-hold- CTS running for reelection,
 Leads to Settlement
 Members of the town committee and of the reorganization group which is headed by State Chairman J. Francis Smith and Attorney J Gregory Lynch, agreed at series of conferences held since last Fri day that Senator Culhane would al- most certainly win the party nom- ination unless three-sided prim- ary, or one with more factions talk ing part, could be avoided. It was this fact principally that led to set clement of the town committee dis pute, which for weeks had threat ened to disrupt the party entirely
 Scully supporters scoffed at rumors that the corporation counsel, if he won @ primary fight, would with draw and recommend that the nom- ination go either to Attorney Lynch or to Senator Edward P. Egan.
 It was reported today that MT Scully's advisers planned to call in leaders several factions of the party and heads of racial groups to ask their support. The Young Demo- cratic Club was reported undivided on whether or not it would back MT. Scully's candidacy.
 Senator Culhane,s friends today continued their busy campaign to win him the nomination. Ward and district workers of the Culhane group will meet at The Elton to- night to make further plans for the campaign.
 The Democratic town committee
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

last night received the resignation of John Di Corpo, assistant city clerk; Dr. Edward J. Godfrey, city health officer: Tax Attorney George Guilfoile, and Matthew Dunphy. These resignations virtually cleared the committee ranks of city em- ployes.
 Appointed to the town committee were the following: District 1-1, Edward F. O'Reilly of Cherry street; IA, Joseph Calo, of Ward street; 2-1, Daniel Driscoll. of Holmes ave- nue; 3-2, Andrew Phelan, of Grand view avenue; 3-5, Attorney Joseph Alishausky, Riverside street; 3-6, Michael Ryle, of Elmwood avenue; 4H3, James Kelley, of Lounsbury street; 5-2, James Fitzgerald, of Ridge street.
 A vacancy in district 5--7 was left thrilled.
 The Independent Democratic party has announced that it's primary will be held Monday, Oct. 23, at the Y. M. c. 4. The party is waiting to see the outcome of the regular Democratic primary before deciding what stand it will take in the city election campaign.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
RUSSIA ERECTS
 AN IRON BELT
(Continued from Page O

ment with Finland to make a Rus sian preserve of half the Baltic, the one time German Lake,"
 Juhu Saasikivi, special Finnish Envoy, arrived today to receive the Bolshevik terms. All Scandinavian envoys here, as well as Russian of- ficials, welcomed him.
 Lithuanian Pact
 Josef Stalin and Premier Foreign Commissar Viacheslav Molotov, at a midnight conference, concluded an agreement with Juozas Urbsys, Lith- uanian foreign minister, for a 15- year Mutual Aid" pact, renewable automatically for an additional 10 years unless it is cancelled.
 Russia obtains air force bases - Lithuania has no desirable harbors since Germany seized Memel-at points to be agreed on and in return Lithuania gets back the Wilma area, including the city of Wilma which Lithuanians regard as their recal capital. Poland had seized Wilma HUH AltAlud1lld dIlu ldGCI 1IuSSAd ldu taken it from Poland.
 Russia engages" to defend Lith- uania against attack by any Euro pean power. Thus, though Germany is not mentioned, any attack by Ger many would apparently bring the pact into effect.
 Russia, by a bloodless conquest which has amazed the world, holds naval and air force bases in three Baltic countries. It dominated the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic coast down as far as East Prussia. Only an agreement with Finland was needed to bring control of both sides of the Finnish gulf. and thus prac- tically close it for military purposes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

times we have won. But always we have fought"
 Holding to every shred of hope that aid might come to them, Fin nish people counted on the friend ship of the United States, recalling it's praise for Finland as the only nation among many that had paid it's war debt installment spromptly and in full.
 An army of 255, 900 men had been disposed at strategic points.
 A further force of 120,000 civil guard volunteers awaited a mobili- zation call for duty. These Finnish Minute Men keep their guns and steel helmetr in their homes and Are able to mobilize in from two to three hours
 Small, Efficient Navy
 To defend its coasts, Finland had a small but efficient navy. There were two coast defense ships really light cruisers, of 4,000 tons with four 10-inch guns and IA anti-aircraft guns; five modern submarines, 25 mine sweepers and mine layers, seven motor torpedo boats of which four were good for 40 knots, 16 25- knot patrol boats and four small gunboats.
 Foreign diplomatic quarters saw little hope either of successful re- sistance to Russian demands or of foreign aid for Finland. Sweden, Finland's neighbor on the west, though equally interested in the Aaland Islands which lie in the mouth of the Bothnian Gulf between them, showed no sign of interest in halting the Russian Baltic thrust.
 Argument of Films
 l. An attack on Finland would be an attack on the Scandinavian na- tions who wish only to be left alone Finland, Sweden, Norway and Den- mark with whom are aligned in the Oslo" group, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.
 2. Sweden has vital interests in this situation, because of the near ness of the Aaland Island to its coast.
 3. The friendship of the United States. at least, might be counted on because of Finland's faithful pay ment of it's war debt obligations.
 Didn't Know Demands
 It was understood that the Fin nish government did not even know the demands which Russia intend- ed to make. Official spokesmen told the United Press that the govern ment was quite prepared to discuss political and economic relations cordially, but Finlands demand tthat its independent political and national existence be left intact was unconditional.
 There was every sign that the gov- ernment was prepared to back this demand with its life. The Russians had more than 100000 men mo- bilized against Finland's 255,OO0; nobody believed that despite valu- able natural defenses the Films could long hold out; There was but negligible air force to try to fight off a Soviet force of thousands.
 Nevertheless, preparations for de- fense 'ent on swiftly and without excitement. The first blackout last night proceeded without fanfare and without publicity, but was carried out perfectly. Cars Are Operated
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11

tContinued from rage D
 Anthony Petrillo is understood to be the leading choice for the nom- nation for tax collector, with An- gelo Possemato and Joseph DiPie- tro as other possibilities. The lead- ing candidates thus far for the nomination for city sheriff are John w. Stokes and William Gerardi. A probable nominee for the Board of Aldermen or Board of Education is Rudolph Hennick, advertising manager of the American-Republi- can.
 Mayor Perriello has still failed to commit himself on his candidacy for mayor on the Independent Re- publican ticket. Organization work CTS have sought to have him with draw as the new party's candidate and to back the nominee chosen at the convention Monday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
RICH SLAYER
 FIGHTS RETURN

(Continued from Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-10-11
'pVSIIIUEI.
 POSTAL RECEIPTS

POSTAL RECEIPTS
 The post office receipts for the month of September amounted to $45, ,329.90, showing an increase of $5,793.90 as compared with the month of August, and an increase of $383.36 as compared with the month of September, 1888.
 TELEPHONES
 There were 1866 telephones in use at the end of the month, show ing an increase of 1o2 telephones as compared with the month of Au- gust, and an increase of 374 tlele- phones as compared with the month of September, 1888.