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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
HeudIineFo|k
And What
They Do
Lochheod's Fame
Brought 5 Yeors'
Poy in Advance
by LEMUEL r. PARTON.


Deep in Secretary Morgenthaus
daring plan Of last April, to forestall
war by cornering raw materials, was
Archie Lockhead, then director Of
the Treasury's $4,000, 900 900 sta.
bilization fund. He is Of Scottish
descent and helped make it clear
that the peace foray would cost
500 DOC, 900 year, discovery
which had much to do with killing
the plan.
Men who herd billions at the
point of a sharp pencil ordinarily
aren't regarded as having personal
sterilization problems. Mr.. Loeb
head did, however, and how he
solved it is q hitherto unrecorded
footnote to the story of the novel
dollar bulkhead against war. After
long experience with New York
banks as one Of the best specialists
in foreign exchange, Mr.. Lochhead
went to the Treasury in 1892 at a
salary Of $4,000 a year. That was
not an exciting salary for a man Of
his attainments. but the stabiliza-
ton job was exciting enough and he
kept things humming in his de-
partment. With no precedents to
consult, he operated the huge fund
at q profit, achieved settlement of
all foreign accounts every day and
never allowed the Treasury to be.
come uncollateralized in its Tempo
rary holdings of foreign exchange.
He kept the dollar on an even keel
and did all the buying for foreign
silver under the Silver Purchases
Act.
On September Is of this year he
was replaced by H. Merle Cochran,
a financial expert attached to the
American Embassy in Paris. He
returned to New York. to find that
jobs commensurate with his ability
weren't hanging on every tree. He
was 4S years old, married and the
father of three children, more or
less starting life over again. He
had juggled countless paper millions,
but hadn't been able to salt any
OF them down for himself.
Some friendly contacts with
Chinese purchasing agents here,
buying war materials, proved inter-
esting. The Chinese owned corpora
ton was using here the s25, 900 900
credits extended by the Export
Import Bank One thing led to an
other. The Chinese would be pleased
to employ Mr.. Lochhead at a salary
OF $4,000 year, to administer this
purchasing fund Mr.. Lochhead
would be pleased to accept, but the
Chinese introduced one of their
quaint variants from customary
financial transactions. >1n view of
Mr.. Lochhead's great skill and
reputation, and in view of their
complete confidence in him, they
insisted they should pay him in 4
lump sum for his period Of employ
ment-$125, 900 cash in advance for
his five-year term This was done.
I told some Of my friends this story
and one of them wondered if Mr..
Lochhead would mind having one
stroke his back on Halloween night.
However. his dossier is more Of a
pluck than luck story.
released by Consolidated News FeaturesJ
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Judges YuIe Spirit
Soves Man From Jail
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dec. IS
There was a happy Christmas in
Evansville today.
william Christmas, 81, was in
court Saturday on charges he got
drunk and broke q window.
Il don't see," said City Judge
Marion Rice, how I can be hard on
man named Christmas just two
days before Christmas"
The judge fined him $40 and costs
but suspended To-day Jail term on
condition he pay for the broken
window.
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for the Twentieth Century and the
Broadway Limited combined. There
are So scheduled trips between New
York and Chicago every "A hours.
Twenty-si planes are In the air
somewhere between Manhattan and
Lake Michigan every hour of the
day and night. Year-end finds 400
daily scheduled flights on the far
flung national network of the sky
ways, which works out at one about
every az minutes. Even trans
Atlantic flying is becoming common.
Since last June Pan-American Air
ways has carried 100 passengers to
and from Europe. It's great clippers
have made 100 crossings. flown more
than $4,000 miles in linking Europe
and America, and transported 40
tons of mail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Deputies Are Elected
Throughout Russia

By tie Associated Press
MOSCOW, Dec. 25.-More than a
million and half deputies were
elected yesterday to district, prov
incial and village Soviets through
out Russia.
Although the Communist party
was the only ticket, organizers were
busy calling on people at their
homes and urging them to vote.
The press devoted most of its
space to the election.
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Holt to QuorreIing Might Speed Aid

ought develon maintain the
will
make that chldrenfor celebrate Christmas
whose rem faith life the surrounding
fair chance and make national destiny
particular
deal relief social
that while bcke
having fine policy there's it? What's
balanced budget the people perish? contribution the
Christmas this
and get the problems which a people
by the North Americn wspaperA Alliance, Incl
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AIvuh Eastman Dies,
Minnesota Editor

BY me ASsOciAted Press.
ST. CLOUD, Mimi, Dec 25.-Al-
yah Eastman, 81, editor of daily
newspapers in st. Cloud for Al years,
and known as the dean of Mime
sofa newspapermen. died last night.
He was stricken with a heart attack
last Tuesday.
Mr.. Eastman became editor and
publisher of the St. Cloud Daily
Journal Press in 1892. In 1929 the
Journal Press was acquired by the
st. Cloud Daily Times and he was
editor of the combined newspapers
until his death. He was a former
president OF the Minnesota Editorial
Association.
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" l I n COnSlQeT-
able equanimity.
Post m a S t e r
General = Ma
tional Chairman
Jim Farley Is, as
the saying goes,
Sitting pretty"
Unlike Paul v
McNutt he Is
disturbed by no
gnawing ambi-
ton to be Pres
ident.
Unlike Presi-
dent Roosevelt,
he is confronted
with no such
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A Good Faith

Judgment is the departments Judgment.
Altogether,
regard acceptable
the President
probably best the
his and do battle
world faith
little pathetic that
Christmas
good faith a thing
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child be will people
troubles of the future might the cabin Arkansas
Boston, might be sauatters shack the outskirts Of Omaha
Perhaps the wife of California might
baby in an old barn beside the road. Perhaps.
This child like to think will have chance into
leader thinker
will give something vital which not here before don't like
think that this small child might die Of manuron
pventabe
bring gifts
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Leaders Usually Spring From Poor

do know this recruiting
the rich and the welborn
ngon Of Mount Vernon Franklin Roosevelt Hyde Park becoming
traitor his
counrymen After ALL that
the abundant economic life generally
eadershe worlds
parents.
Even today
wealth always had things But Hugo Black Murphy
Bob jackson Corden Huthese make
like them both political parties
all walks life depend service leadership
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25

Oh Boys!" The
Irish wit penned
that line many
years ago, but
how true 1t rings
in this so-called
season of peace
on earth, good
will to " ar d
men!" Accord
ing to the holi-
d ay messages
which President
Roosevelt an d
Secretary Hull
addressed to the
u n | t e d States
Toro{on EnrS,}ca
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Dr.. George Brewer,
Noted Surgeon, Dies

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Dr. George
Emerson Brewer, 70, noted surgeon
and authority on anatomical condi-
tons, died at Presbyterian Hospital
Yesterday.
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much OF his work to Welles, and
Welles is often at the White House.
1t may even be that Welles is per-
sonally closer than Hull to the Presi-
dent. for Hull works slowly and
cautiously. prefacing each step with
interminable consultation, while the
President likes to act quickly and
dramatically. Yet no one who knows
the State Department doubts that,
in all important questions, Hull's
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interest Of law and order. Yet what
that Child said. taught and was, be.
came the root Of the greatest move
ment in recorded history: The moral
and religious reformation Of man.
kind and the basis for q society and
q civilization which survived the
catastrophes which destroyed the
mighty Roman Empire itself.
I like to think that somewhere
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century before he was named
Secretary of State. After nearly
seven disheartening years at the
State Department chiefly passed in
vainly snoring up props against the
worlds ruin, he has not changed his
faith.
Certainly, Hull is not a good
Christmas story because he is
plaster saint. He comes from the
Tennessee mountains; he scratched
for his education, and he fought
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worse Is yet to come. your
willingness to sacrifice yourselves II
says Mr.. Roosevelt, your stamina
and the quality OF the intelligence
which you bring to the perform
ance of your duties are being
tested. They will continue to be
tested as they have never been
tested before" Secretary Hull
speaks of consequences Of the war,
which 1t Is impossible to foresee, z"
and of 1.-The troubled days which lie
ahead of u.s." Both the White House
and the State Department feel that
the rank and file Of the men and
women who are handling our foreign
relations have given an uncommonly
effective account of themselves dur
ing two years of international
turmoil If Gen. Hugh johnson
could know exactly the kind Of
ef1icient service that is being rem
dered. "Old Iron Pants" might think
twice before saying that what Secre-
tary Hull's staff at home and abroad
needs Is "a mess of monocles. a con-
signment Of spats and a cargo Of
tea"
Strained Relations East and West.
Seldom in times when the United
States was at peace have our rela-
tons with nominally friendly pow
ers been strained, and sorely strain
oI il, en- ,,,o,v 5irnnf;orc nc toJoy
Only with our sister Americas-and
even there, Mexico is an exception
is Uncle Sam on what can be truth
fully described as warm terms. In
the Far East we are on the verge
of break with Japan over a COM
mercial treaty and possible en-
barge on trade because of her high
handed violation of our rights in
China. as we'll as her aggression on
that country With Soviet Russia.
since the City of Flint affair and
especially since the invasion of Fin
land. we are at all but daggers
drawn. Withdrawal of Ambassadors
and breaking of diplomatic rela-
tions with Moscow are definitely 4
1910 possibility. With Nazi Ger
many, beginning with the recall of
Ambassador Wilson In November,
1885, American contact has re-
manned frigidly formal. to the occa-
sional point of outright hostility.
Half a dozen different incidents
combined to give the Hitler Reich
almost enemy status at Washington
Public sympathy over here is vir-
tually 100 per cent anti-German in
the major European war now rag
ing. Our relations with Great Brit
ain and France are, Of course, a
cordial expression Of American ma
tional sentiment in their favor. But
a few more violations Of the Pan
American neutrality declaration OF
Panama" like the fighting and ship
scuttling of American coasts, and
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hard political battle
presence and gentle ping
images are decidedly deceptive He philosopher
ne an extremely shrewd kindly
his practal experience extensive He
long ACQUAINTANCE He chairman
le during the lean
democracy VINO gave Franklin Roosevelt
so expert nat when he ocer
ony remarked 1t was lucky Cuba
would nave had all the in the cursing
most and urd in the
Harold Ickes sound sophomore jejune
Man Who Hopes
Hull good Christmas reason man of
iron principle believer in the
ne Is willing 10 battle
Inc incidents OF his
The destruction OF the Moley
winch ne won the leaders of Latin
with world peacethee all history
The dictatorship nations could survive
slogan peace trade
struck his stride when the Hull trade
world system But the English, preoccupd with their
slow coming
Hard as it is to hope the to hope still resides Hull Already
assist other nations repair the
allow himself succumb black despair
Kennedy Instead he gm preparing
night OF the next his
He thinks essential to the ultimate
world He considers his
political considerations persuade him to
"A Good Faith
stranger in his own house and that
adviser foreign Wel have con-
n Oth Hi
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Hs opntons OF the rttsrs this page their
RE STAR Such op.n.ons gre presented re
readers although such opinions may Be contradictory among
thenSeves and directly opposed to The StdrS
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We, The People
Leader Might Be Born Today to Help
Country Meet Troubles Of the Future
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Nineteen hundred and
people In stable he sticks'n
province the incredibly
He
Finally committee investigated Him for unoman activities
executed
followers were prosecuted and eventually
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Washington Observations
US. Relations With Many NominoIy Friendly
Powers Strained in Many Directions

even our ardor for the western pow
ers might COOL
i I 4
The Ramparts We Watch.
As the Taylor mission to the Vati.
can graphically portrays, the Hcose-
welt Administration is keenly alive
to the dynamite in the interna-
tional situation, even for 4 nation
as determined as ours to keep out
Of war at almost any cost. The
Democratic party Is going into 1910
with its warless diplomacy as a con-
spicuous platform plank. no matter
who heads the ticket. SO the RAM
parts Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.. Hull
are watching are those danger spots
across the Pacific and the Atlantic,
which momentarily cast shadows no
larger than . mans hand, yet bristle
with possibilities Of involving us In
war. One Of the veterans Of our for
eign service, now occupying q blue
ribbon post abroad, recently told
this observer in Washington that,
during the IS years Of his connec-
ton with the career, he had never
known the service to be so en-
GENTLY manned in the field or 80
astutely conducted at the helm. 30
overcast as the skies are this Christ
mas the Nation at least has reason
to feel assured that Americans are
on guard-and Americans who know
their onions.
The McNutt Poison Squad.
One OF the prevalent political
mysteries Is the source of the poison
gas being released almost from day
to day In some new Washington
quarter, for the purpose of suffo-
eating the McNutt-for-P President
campaign. Broadly, the monoxide
seems to emanate from the self
anointed inside New Deal outfit,
hell-bent for leather on a Roose-
welt third term, 9th Secretary Ickes
apparently in main charge Of the
smearing division. It's strongly sus-
pected that the Cohen
Frank ouglas-Jackson group of
young ultra liberals has access to
the anti-McNutt gas tanks. too.
And, of course, there's the Demo-
cratic National Committee element
devoted to Jim Farley. which loses
no opportunity to belittle the Fed
eral security administrator ambi-
tions and prospects. An impressive
set of columnists and other news
papermen seems also to have en-
listed in the crusade to snuff the
Indianan out of the 1910 picture.
Last week witnessed a typical ruse.
A leading New York paper 'front.'
PACED washington dispatch alleg-
ing that Gov. McNutt had been
"shelved' out Of the health program
of the Security Administration in
favor of Miss Josephine Roche. Next
day at his press conference the Pres
ident said the story was made out
of whole cloth"
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Farley Looks
Equonimity
Lightning Might
Hit, but If Not,
All Right
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

In the list of mentionables for
the Democratic presidential NOM
nation of 1910 there's at least one
man who can survey the outlook
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The Capital Parade
Hull Retains Faith in Peace and Trude.
Looks to Rebuilding When War Ends

BY JOSEPH ALSOP RODENT KINTNER.
As observe somewhat enthusiastically
earth and good will 1t
Code Hull Of the few world figures of
them Peace and trade" been Corde quarter
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
Peace on earth is q Joke" once
wrote Ambassador Joe Kennedy's
Dublin pal, Dr.. Oliver st. John CO.
garty, in a poem entitled "Oh Boys!~'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-12-25
Air Traffic Growing Fast.

Ar IFamc UfOWfnk FAST.
Few Americans realize the extent
to which this country has become
airminded. Although La Guardia
Field. New York's magnificent new
airport, has been in operation only a
couple Of months, there recently
few In or out of the terminal in one
day $500 passengers. The field now
schedules l26 landings and take
of1s daily. Travel between New
York and Chicago averages $40 pass
engers day in both directions,
which isn't far behind the average
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even our ardor for the western pow.
ers might cool.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-09-14
TAKES
DOWNWARD SWING
All Species Decline From
Last Weeks Highs Hogs
In Rally on Tuesday

South st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. IL,
cattle sold lower
early this week as a reaction from
last weeks boiling advance, accord
ing to the Federal-State Market
News Service. Quotations averaged
25-50c lower on steers and yearlings
and mostly 25c lower on other kill
ing classes but to iron out some OF
last weeks extremely high spots
required taking off 50c-$1.OO in fire.
quent cases. Good and choice fed
steers and yearlings turned at So
00-10.5O, grass fat steers downward
to $500, common kinds below Good
to choice heifers made $S.75-10OO,
the bulk of grass fat heifers $3.50
$50, common heifers down toward
$500. Good western cows sold at
$7.00-7.50, heitery COWS at $7.75, the
bulk of native butcher cows at So
50-6.50, Gamers and cutters at 81
O0-5.25.. Medium and good sausage
bulls sold at $6.50-7.25. Vealers lost
fully SOC, putting the bulk at $11.OO
down, prime selects up to $1,000.
Stockers and feeders remained in
active demand and that trade turn
ed stronger after absorbing the
largest run of the season on Mon
day when some replacement stock
sold a little lower. Good and choice
replacement steers turned at 1925
$50 the bulk of lower grade steers
downward to $3.50. Good and choice
feeding heifers made $7.50-850.
The market for hogs continued to
make wide price swings. Mondays
trade declined 25-50c, but a rally
of 25-50c on Tuesday erased all of
the decline. Current values are now
steady to 25c bigger than the close
of last week. Tuesdays top reach
ed $7.75, while good and choice light
packing sows made $500. Pigs adj
vanced SOC to top at $500, demand
being broad.
Spring lambs suffered a 50-65c
break at this weeks opening, but
braced on Tuesday. Feeding lambs
ruled steady to- Csc lower, other
classes about steady. Good and
choice spring lambs ranged from
$9OO-9.35 with the bulk around So
25. Common to choice native ewes
brought $2.0O-3.25,, native feeding
lambs $7.OO-7.75, and a car load CT
SO pound Montana feeders $3.50.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-09-14
THREE AUTO
FOur-Year-Old Menagha
Girl Thrown Bodily
From Car-Man Injured

A four-year old Menahga girl was
thrown bodily from a car and a
Grey Eagle man was injured, in
two separate mishaps, as a trio of
accidents marked the traffic course
fer the day Monday on the citys
streets. Authorities pointed out that
only two injuries were suffered in
the three.
The four-year old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel johnson, OF
Menahga, was thrown from their
car bodily about noon Monday
when they collided with a car driven
by Swan Thornbloom. of this city.
Apparently without serious injury,
the little girl was being taken from
a Minneapolis hospital where she
had been treated for severe burns.
The accident was at the corner
of Third and Walnut streets.
Dewey Fuller, of Grey Eagle, was
administered medical attention
Monday evening when the car he
was driving and a truck crashed.
at the Third Street corner at the
Armory. The truck was driven by
a driver for Beal-McGowan COM
pany of Fergus Falls, authorities
said. Mr.. Fuller's injuries were des-
cribed as two broken ribs.
Monday afternoon two cars were
involved in a minor accident on
north Main street, it was reported
The car of a North Dakota tourist
was side-swiped by an unidentified
car, authorities reported.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-09-14
Meeting To Explain
Trust Fund Activity
(Continued from Page One)

in trust fund, and that no interest
had been paid on them up to the
time of Mr.. Rien's appointment. He
spoke of the estate of DR.. J. A.
Dubois as being of over $4,000 in
value and that no claim had been
filed by the trustee. He mentioned
two farms, placed in the trust fund,
and stated that certain notes were
outlawed. He stated that Mr.. Rien
tried to reopen the DR.. J. A. Du-
Bois estate, but the petition was
denied.
He stated that all of the men
selected to conduct the business
Of the trust fund, were officers of
the bank or stockholders, business
associates or related either through
blood or marriage. He stated that
it was unprofessional to discuss
with anyone outside the bank the
deposits or checking account of Mr..
Rien. He stated that all figures
in the trust fund were found cor
rect in the audit, but charged the
trustee with negligence by not fore
ing collections.
Ben Dubois asked for the floor
and said he was manager-director
at all times. He stated the total
investment in the Spalding farm
was $4,000 cash in 1919, and like
all other farms deprecated in value
in the years to follow. He said
they purposely held securities until
times got better-and they are now
getting better. He said he was
willing to do whatever the deposit
ors wanted, but he wanted to see
them get all they could out of the
fund. He stated that he had a
moral obligation to accomplish that
purpose and he owed $4,000, which
he is paying back at the rate of
500 per month, and that he was
going to pay every cent that he
owed. Attorney l.. L. Kells asked
for the floor and charged that Mr..
Wallenta misinformed those pres
ent.
Attorney Quigley, of st. Cloud,
said Mr.. Wallenta got $500 and
some travelling expense to date, and
that he has a bill in the court Tor
$500 for services. Added expense
in auditing will bring that expendi-
ture to $1,000, he said.
Attorney Wallenta asked for sig
natures on a petition asking that
Mr.. Rien be retained. This meet
ing settled nothing as the real is
sue will come up for a hearing be-
fore Judge Himsl at st. Cloud on
Saturday, September 18th, at 1000
a. m. The second petition, which
made the hearing possible, was
made for the purpose to stop al
legged undue expenditures and to
stop using funds to finance a suit
now pending in Ramsey County
court.
This meeting was somewhat OF
a show for those present, but little
accurate information was gained
therefrom as the matter will be set
tied in court at a later date.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1939-09-14

dinner one evening there were
twenty-five persons from the North
Star State.
Postmaster-Genera James A.
Farley, returning from Europe dur
ing the conventions run, could not
attend and others high in the ma
tional department were unable to
attend. But main speakers did in
clude Jessie Donaldson, superinten-
dent Of post office service; Bob
Ramspeck, Georgia Congressman;
and James Meade, New York Sena-
tor, and a member of the commit
tee on post offices and post roads.
Texas was definitely hot. Mr..
Bunker announced en- his return to
this city Tuesday evening. 1T was
100 one day." he pointed out by
way of explanation. Houston, he
said, was a thriving city of about
100000 today and only few years
ago was considerably smaller.
Struck with the friendliness of the
people, Frank, like most northern
ers, was delighted with the Texas
drawl