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Evening star., 1939-05-24
Cites Preparations for
Worlds Fair" Here.

To the Editor of The Star:
On the editorial page Of your paper
last week gentleman outlined plan for
q Washington worlds fair 1t may be of
interest to you and to him that on De-
cember 2, 1888, the National-States Per-
petual Exposition Foundation was in
corporated in Washington, D. c.. for that
purpose.
The particular business of that organi-
cation was ito secure the cooperation
Of the United States and the govern
ments of the States and Territories of
the United States to purchase the real
estate properties situated on both sides
OF East Capitol street from the Capitol
to Anacostia River, and that each State
and Territory shall purchase plot upon
which to build an edifice (financed and
approved by the Federal Government,
controlled and administered by the State
or Territory to which it is allocated)
suitable and adequate for educational
and exhibitional purposes-enshrining
for all time the natural, cultural, relig-
ious and industrial resources of that
State or Territory; thereby inculcating,
fostering and perpetuating the demo-
cratic spirit and principles of our great
America"
Nationwide newspaper publicity and
broadcast aroused great interest in all
the States and they Immediately re-
sponded with communications and in
quiries. We have been working hard on
this project, and, of course, appreciate
the cooperation given us from every
source.
Bigger business for Washington, of
course, would be the result of the full
fillment of our ambitious enterprise; but
that is not our objective.
1t Is to enshrine for all time. To pre-
serve. To advertise our States to one
another. To take an interest in Ameri-
can boundary lines. The Federal City
belongs to the States and Territories.
Other countries appreciate the advertis-
ing values of their embassies in Wash
ington. 1t is time the United States got
to know each other.
r. L. HENRY,
May 21. Executive Secretary.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
May 81
Listener Sees Decline Of
Fireside Chat Influence.

cHcSAOc CnaL lnHuence.
To the Editor Of The Star:
In 1888 the presidential chat had magic
power. In 1896 it was still the admins
tration's most potent weapon. For days
the chief subject of conversation among
friends and neighbors. But today has
the presidential chat lost its charm? Is
Its sway over? Has it lost or is it losing
its power to charm and interest the pub
lie? II so, how great the decline in its
power? Can 1t be restored to power for
the 1910 campaign?
No Gallup poll has yet obtained the
public's answer to these specific ques-
tions.
They are open to discussion by editors,
writers and the general public without
fear Of statistical contradiction. Their
correct answer will 60 long way toward
telling who will win in 1910.
The chat In its mechanical technique
has lost nothing. It is beautifully and
simply worded. It is delivered in elo-
quent conversational tones, with the Just
correct dramatic pauses. It's promises
OF recovery are so cleverly phrased as to
make us almost forget, at least for the
time being, that recovery isn't here and
that like Hoover's prosperity, it is still
around the corner.
Yet interest in the chat has unoues-
tionably waned-no longer do friends
and neighbors remind one another to
tune in on the chat. The chat is on-I
listen as Of old. but the children continue
with their lessons. My wife maps after
her many tolls. Grandmother says "Tell
me what 1t Is about when he is through
I've got to phone" the farmer ACROSS
Evening star., 1939-05-24
The Morris Appointment

The appointment of Assistant At
torney General James w. Morris to
fill the last vacancy on the District
Court bench will enable the long
overburdened court to tackle with
renewed strength the task of un-
tangling the intolerable log-jam of
litigation that has been impeding
Justice in I kjVil cases in the District
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crocodile Tears"

President Roosevelt, who no longer
worries about excessive governmental
spending and the mounting national
debt, told the American Retail Fed
Grafton that those who voice their
concern at his unSound fiscal policies
are shedding crocodile tears. In the
Presidents opinion the protests
against burdening future generations
with a staggering debt and interest
load are not sincere. After all, &C
cording to Mr.. Roosevelt's present way
of thinking, our national debt is an
internal debt, and IF our children
have to pay interest on it, they will
pay that interest to themselves"
That is a novel fiscal philosophy,
and if it is sound the national debt,
instead of being a mere forty billion
dollars, as at present, might just as
we'll be a hundred or two hundred
billion. After all, following Mr.
Roosevelt's line of reasoning, the
people would still owe the money
to themselves and still be paying the
interest to themselves.
But, despite the plain language"
used by the President in his Monday
night address, it is difficult to be-
lieve he really subscribes to any such
belief. Certainly he did not think
in that fashion when he was run
ming for the presidency in 1882. In
that year Mr.. Roosevelt was shocked
by the lavish spending of the Hoover
administrations little more than
half the amount the Roosevelt ad-
ministration will spend during the
coming year.
Warning of the dangers inherent
IN the volume of spending made
necessary by the centralized and
bureaucratic" government we had in
1882, Mr.. Roosevelt promised, if
elected, to reduce the national budget
by twenty-five per cent. Only by
the practice of such economy, he
said, could the Nation hope to enjoy
again the vanished prosperity of the
good old days.
When one recalls the eminently
sound position taken by the President
at that time, it is little confusing,
not to say surprising, to hear Mr..
Roosevelt labelling as hypocrites
those who express concern at a
volume of governmental deficit
spending that was unthought of
before he was elected after promising
to spend less than Mr.. Hoover was
spending.
But times and circumstances
change. The billions of dollars the
New Deal has poured into pump
printing efforts have failed to pro-
duce the desired results and another
presidential election is a little more
than a year away. From the time of
Abraham Lincoln, politicians in the
drivers seat have clung to the axiom
that it is unwise to change horses in
the middle of the stream. That being
so, it was not surprising to hear the
President tell his audience of retail
ers that "you cannot expect this
administration to alter the principles
and objectives for which we have
struggled for the last six years"
MIR. Roosevelt merits commenda-
ton for making that frank state
ment. 1t clears the atmosphere of
all doubt and puts the country
squarely on notice as to what it
may expect after 1910 if the New
Deal is returned to power.
Evening star., 1939-05-24

Remember those Italians and Ger
mans that their bosses swore were
not in Spain? 1t took them more than
two hours to pass by Generalissimo
Franco to be thanked.
Evening star., 1939-05-24

A "back to the city" movement has
started up in Massachusetts,. The
sponsors might meet with the lead
ers of the "back to the farm" move
ment and, like the Methodists, merge
witlxeonsequent saving in overhead.
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Letters to the Editor

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Asks Improvement oe
Wilson Boulevard.

Asks Improvement oe
Wilson Boulevard.
To the Editor of The Star;
understand the Virginia Highway
Commission has announced tentative
ALLEGATIONS of s247,864O4 for improve
ment of traffic arteries in Arlington and
Fairfax Counties.
I note that only two highways are
mentioned for improvement, Lee high
way and Columbia pike.
No mention is made of Wilson boule-
ward, which for some reason known only
to the Arlington County Board seems to
end at Glebe road. After Wilson boule-
ward crosses Glebe road one enters a
dangerous ravine, which should be filled
IN. Farther on is narrow bridge, rail-
road crossing and very dangerous in
tersection.
The county has had many opportuni-
ties to eliminate the above, but has re-
fused to do so.
The county board seems to be favoring
the outsiders who have come in and
built large apartments, but have neglect
ed the taxpayers who have been resi-
dents of the county for many years
Arlington, Va. c. F. BAGLEY.
May II.
Evening star., 1939-05-24

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credited to it 81 not Otherwise credited in this
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the road tells me he forgot to listen in
and wonders if all of this crop control is
going to get us anywhere anyway. My
retail friend listened and liked it-he
agrees with the President My other
business friends mostly didn't listen or
like it.
This is a long way from telling the
full story of the present days power of
the chat to charm and influence public
action and votes. But judging from what
we hear and still more from our failure
to hear much comment on the present
day chats, as compared with 1888 and
1886. gather much fewer people now ac-
tually listen to the chat than of old and
its influence as weapon for social
changes or for votes is on the decline.
HENRY E. COTTON.
Nashville, Tenn,
May %.
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acnleveQ under SUCH adverse conditions
as would have broken the morale of a
less hardy people. Unemployment has
been practically eliminated. Housing is
very satisfactory, as is sanitation. Food,
while not plentiful or luxurious, is whole
some and sustaining. Health and recrea-
ton are organized on statewide basis
and the esprit de corps Of the nation is
on high plane.
On the whole, Hitler has given to
Germany measure Of internal stability
that will merit emulation by some of his
more fortunately situated contempo-
raries.
True, the individual has forfeited a
certain measure of freedom in the proc
ess of regimentation, but the resultant
benefits would seem to have justified
the restriction. The postulates of regi-
mentation are inextricably interviewer
purpose. Within the corporate body, the
element of religion is subordinated to
national interests. The ship of state is
set to sail in tranquil waters, and to
this end nothing is permitted to swerve
1t from its charted course
In closing, submit that when the
curtain falls on the vicissitudes OF this
hectic age, and intolerance and bigotry
and bitterness and strife have long
since passed into the limbo of the for
gotten; when the deeds and misdeeds Of
men and nations are recorded on the
scrolls of time, Adolf Hitler will be ac-
corded the homage Of German posterity
and will take his place beside those
immortals who, in ages past, have con-
tributed so much to the glory Of the
ration and the benefit of mankind.
May 40. ]. DENNIS GRANGER.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
FRITZ KBHNH HAS
 BECOME INVOLVED
Tangles Up This Time With District Attorney
 Dewey of New York

New York, May 10.-(UP)-Fritz Kuhn, head of the German-Ameri- can Bund was involved withrdlue can Bund, was involced with auth critics again today.
 District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey disclosed that for the past month he had been Investigating five of Kuhn's corporations in con- nection with certain alleged grand larcenies of substantial amounts"
 He made the statement after Kuhn charged that $1,380 had dis appeared from his offices on May 2 when books of the five corpora tions were seized on subpoena. Paul Lockwood, executive assistant dis trict attorney, denied that any money had been taken.
 The corporations are the German American Bund, the A. V. Publish ing Corp, the German American Settlement League, Inc, the Ger man-American Business League, Inc, and the German American Front, Inc.
 Kuhn Makes His Charges
 Dewey said Kuhn telephoned Lockwood and made his charge af- ter James Wheeler Hill, secretary of the Bund, had been questioned at the district attorneys office. He added that Kuhn returned from a trip week ago but made no com- plaint about the raid" on his of flee.
 "No office was broken into" he sai. Hill made no objection to compliance with the lawfully served subpoena"
 Dewey's office also received a re- port that Kuhn earlier told news papermen that $1,800 had been talk en from his office, but it was in- sisted at Bund headquarters that Kuhn was misquoted and that the figure was $1,380.
 Kuhn was invited to the district attorneys office today to make any statement he wished.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
IS
 HEART-BROKEN
Baby Came in Contact With Scalpel as He
 Rugged Child to Him

Aledo, H., May 10 UP) A young physician, Dr. c. O. McCreedy and his wife today planned quiet funeral for their 19-months daughter, Nancy Irene, who died from a scalpel wound inflicted when the father hugged her.
 McCreedy placed the instrument "a long. slender knife-in his breast coat pocket after a minor operation
 in order to keep it from other m- struments until it cauld be sterilized
 Nancy Irene greeted him from her crib when he came home. The young father swept the child to his shoul- der. She snuggled against him, on the side where the infection cov- cred knife protruded.
 The child cried out as the in- strument scratched her skin, mak- ing a tiny puncture in the abdom- inal wall.
 Two nights later, on Monday, Nancy Irene died from a virulent form of streptococcic infection. Neither her father nor other phy- sicians he recalled in could help her The grief-stricken young doctor was absolved by a coroner's jury at Mo- line yesterday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

and last reported storming and cap- turing the railroad station at San- kai, 35 miles northwest of Canton.
 As news of the guerrilla raid was disclosed here, Shanghai reports said that Chinese troops co-operat- ing with the famous women's divi- sion commanded by Mrs. Pal Chung-Hsi, wife of the deputy chief of staff of the Chinese army. had stormed and entered the city of Sunwui at dawn yesterday and killed 200 troops of the Japanese garrison.
 Shanghai, May 10-(UP)- Ten armed Japanese, using Japanese army automobiles, today kidnapped five Chinese officials from c res- taurant in the International settle- ment.
 The officials included Chiang Hou. director of the Chinese aNew Life" movement in Shanghai. and 9oo Liang-5u. chief of staff of ouerrillas operating in the Pacshan area.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
DOCTOR COLLAPSES AS HE OPERATES
Whispers to His Assist ants, Paints Away, Dies
 Some Time Later

Pekin, H., May 10. - (UP) - Dr. Bransford Adelsberger, A, prom inent neurologist, was bent over a patient at Pekin Hospital Monday night. He was performing 8 major operation and was at its most criti- cal point. AS he reached for an in- strument, he swayed and put out a hand to steady himself. He felt faint. He whispered hurriedly to two assistants, Dr. L. A. Bake, Pe- kin, and E. c. Burhans, Peoria. Steeling himself, he folded back the patients wound tissues. Then he collapsed from a stroke.
 Bake and Burhans caught him and led him to another room. He was still conscious. He asked about his pulse and requested that his wife be summoned. Then he fell into a coma.
 Burhans and Bake returned to the operating room where the pa- tent, Russell Lindstrom, 8, who had been injured seriously in Q fall, still was under the influence of ether. They completed tAs spera- ton.
 Adelsberger never regained con- sciousness. He diee yesterday. His patient was given Q good chance to live.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
Their Clients Demanding Speedy Trial; Brown Is
 Telling Old Story PURCELL TOLD IT
 ALL WEEKS AGO Procedure of Prosecutor Acorn Called Vicious
 By Attorney Slade
BY JOSEPH P. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Defense Attorneys Patrick Healey and Benjamin Slade today blasted the methods of procedure of Special Prose- cutor Hugh M. Alcorn in the Waterbury conspiracy trial, as Accountant Warren M. Brown stated that it was the duty" of accountants to re- port alleged irregularities" existing in the books of accounts of the City of Waterbury.
 As the expert accountant read off totals of multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars said to repre- sent checks issued by the City of Waterbury and paid through banks before any record was made on city books, Attorney Healey, counsel for six of the accused protested:
 "The defendants represented by me are entitled to a speedy trial. The procedure prevents a speedy trial-he's ready merely for the pur- pose of emphasis.
 We've sat here for hours listen- ing to figures which Purcell (James P. Purcell city accountant) testified to weeks ago. He's not testifying from his own knowledge, he's mere ly a reader.
 Its argumentative and should be reserved until the time for argu- ments," he continued in a loud voice. Its waste of time."
 Slade Calls It Vicious
 Previously, Attorney Slade, couln- sel for the Kingsley Company ac- countantS on trial had character ized as vicious" the procedure of Special Prosecutor Alcorn in trying conspiracy case"
 Brown, the states connecting witness" was on the stand at that time also, testifying from audit re- ports for 1887, made by the Kings ley company accountants.
 Lengthy testimony of Brown con- corning amounts for checks alleged ly issued by the city without any record being made-for later affixa- tion to the warrants payable sheets, was stricken from the record by Judge Inglis, when it became known that he was testifying from his lengthy report, and not from ex- hibits entered in the trial by the state.
 Similar Figures
 Subsequently,, however, he read similar figures from reconciliation sheets taken from the records of the city of Waterbury. The witness said that from 1850 to 1887, the pe- riod covered by his survey, the prac- tice was followed of issuing checks before the items were entered on the warrants payable sheets for ap- proval by the board of finance.
 The jury was relegated to its chambers for almost an hour this morning, during which battle ragged over the question of Alcorn concern ing the duty" of the accountants to report irregularities.
 George H. Kingsley, William B. Murray and John w. Meaney, of the George H. Kingsley accounting firm, are on trial, charged, with 20
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
SENATOR ECAN IS
 FOR REFERENDUM
Will Vote for Referendum s Bill Will Thus Oppose
 Senator Culhane
Especial to The Democrat)


 State Capitol, Hartford, May 10- Senator Edward P. Egan of Water bury will vote in favor of the Wa terbury city manager referendum bill, reliable political sources said here today. It is understood that Senator Egan's stand is supported by J. Francis Smith, of Waterbury, chairman of the Democratic state central committee.
 The action will place Senator Egan in opposition to Senator George T. Culhane, also of Waterbury, who has been actively opposing the bill and who succeeded in blocking a move to have the measure passed under suspension of the rules in the senate, as it did in the house.
 No Announcement
 Senator Egan has made no public announcement of the fact that he will favor the bill, but this is be- ieved to be a gesture of deference toward Senator Culhane, the senior senator from Waterbury, since the latter is opposing the bill.
 Indication today were that the bill would pass, meaning that the voters of Waterbury will decide at a spe- cial election whether or not they wish to be governed under the city manager charter proposed by the Citizens Good Government associa- ton.
 Senator Egan, it is known, does not believe in the city manager form of government for Waterbury, but his stand is that the question
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
LOCAL MAN NAMED
 AS ONE OFFICER
Timothy F. Collins Elected ViCe=Chairman of Fair
 Trade Board

Providence, R. l., May 10.-(UP). Joseph M. Adelizzi, representing New Haven and Bridgeport, Conn.,, owners, was chosen chairman last night at an organization meeting of the fair trade practice board form ed as result of the recent tri-state truck strike.
 Other officers selected were: Vice. Chairman Timothy r. Collins, union leader of the Waterbury, Conn.,, area; treasurer, John F. Curran, representing Worcester, Mass, own- CTS, and secretary, Chester G. Fitz- patrick, union leader of the Wor- cester, Mass, area.
 The three-week strike, affecting Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts, was settled last month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10

were clearing up armed gangs of undesirables." It was asserted that there had been street fighting in Canton between Chinese guerrillas and Japanese troops.
 Today, however, informants as- serted that the declaration of mar tial law had been due solely to the raid on the bank Sunday.
 The Japanese said that the un- specified suspects" for whom they were looking had been arrested.
 Chinese sources said, however, that none of the guerrillas was ar- rested. They said that 1t was 20 minutes after they left the bank when the Japanese found what had happened.
 Japanese troop movements north of Canton yesterday were believed to have been ordered in an unsuc- cessfyl attempt o hsad off the guerrillas, who were said to be try- ing to join the strong body of Chi- nese irregulars moving down the Hanknw railroad toward Canton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-05-10
SOVIET RUSSIA
 HOLDSKEY ROLE
Has Not Yielded Complete ly to Britain-Gern1an
 Press Quiets Down
(By the United Pressl

Soviet Russia assumed the key role in the European alignment picture today.
 Great Britain, seeking to draw Russia into 8 security agreement which would entail armed resist ance to aggression by Germany, as- sured Russia that she would be ex- pected to assist victims of aggres- sion in eastaern Europe only after Britain and France, coming to the aid of those victims, were actually engaged in war.
 The statement was made by Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in the House of Commons. However, both Chamberlain and R. A. Butler, for eign undersecretary, told question: CTS that the government still is op- posed to 8 military alliance of Brit ain,. France andanz
 Chamberlain's statement correct ed 8 Soviet impression that aid by Russia was to be one-sided.
 The importance of the Russian position was Illustrated by the re- port in Paris that the Pope's fail- ure to include the Soviet in his mediation proposals was marked factor in the coldness shown by Britain and France to the Pope's suggestion.
 Russian Dual Victory
 Russia gained two diplomatic vic- tories in an indication by Rumania that 1t is ready to accept Russian security guarantee, and @ report that Poland is willing to accept Rus sian material aid, under certain conditions to be specified, in event of war. It tended to remove one of the British objections to a three power military agreement, Britain having insisted that neither Poland or Rumania is willing to associate itself with Russia.