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Evening star., 1939-08-03
Plan for Refinoncinq
Farm Mortgages Aim
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Advocates of the $500, 900 900 pro-
posal for refinancing farm mortgages
which died with the administrators
lending bill, said yesterday they
would try to attach it to the final
deficiency appropriation measure.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive. Of
Wisconsin put the Senate on notice
that he and Senator Wheeler, Demo-
crat, of Montana would ask a sus-
pension of Senate rules in order to
revive the proposal.
Under the proposal, farm owners
would be eligible for mortgage re-
financing after the Secretary Of
Agriculture had found that normal
farm income was insufficient to meet
payments due for debt service.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Italy Hur|s $4,000
Against Invaders
From French Border
Press Treats Moneuvers
As Though Actual
War Is Woged
BY the Associated Press,

MILAN, Aug. 3.-An army of
$4,000. employing aviation, railways
and modern war machinery, hurled
its force today against simulated in
vaders from the French frontier
region.
The maneuvers were designed to
show the fate awaiting an enemy
attempting to enter Italy
Italian newspapers treated the
maneuvers almost as though a real
war were being waged. Front pages
and many columns inside were de-
voted to describing the dexterity
with which the defending blue"
forces-Italy's mobile Army of the
Po-were rushing ON the red" in
vaders.
10000 Advance From Border.
Advancing from the direction of
the Piedmont-and France-were
some 10000 men of the new Superga
infantry division, acting as the in
vaders, while attacking" and de
Tending planes droned overhead in
mock combat and bombardment.
The Milan newspaper II Corriere
della Sera has described the maneu-
vers, which started <Cuesday, as "a
march toward the enemy with the
double purpose of not only stopping
any invasion - but to circumvent
or crush, with powerful counter
offensive, the imprudent invader"
Speaking of "the. enemy across the
Alps" the newspaper commented:
"Of the four states on our frontier
one only is frankly inimical, another
is friendly and allied, the other two
are friendly and neutral"
Military Missions Attend.
Italy's bordering neighbors are
France, Germany, Switzerland and
Yugoslavia.
Military missions from Germany,
Spain, Japan and Hungary enjoyed
special contacts with the Italian
high command to observe the
maneuvers. The only foreign news
papermen covering the games on the
spot were from those countries.
King Victor Emmanuel, always an
active participant in the war games,
will review the troops.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Involved Language
Tendency Sotirized
By British M. P.
BY. the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 3.-The tend
ency toward use of involved
language by politicians is both
ering A. p. Herbert, humorist
member of Parliament.
In a letter to the Times he
said this corruption" also is
creeping into the defense serv-
ices and if Lord Nelson were
alive now he never would say,
England expects every man to
do his duty"
The famous admiral's state
ment, Mr.. Herbert said, prob
ably would run something like
this:
England anticipates that as
regards the current emergency
personnel will face up to the
issues and exercise appropri-
ately the functions allocated
to their respective occupation
groups"
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Floods May Force
japanese 10 Ease
Tientsin Blockade
Rising Waters Threaten
Two Bridges Above
French Concession
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TIENTSIN, Aug. 3.-Flood waters
Of Hopeh Province streams appeared
likely today to accomplish what
British protests have failed to do
force Japanese to ease the blockade
of Tientsin's British and French
concessions.
The rising Hal River endangered
two bridges upstream from the
French concession. If they are car
ried away, Japanese will be forced
to direct all transriver traffic in the
area over the International Bridge,
one end of which is in the concession
itself.
Such a routing would require, for
example, that traffic from the Japa-
nese concession to the Italian con-
cession 60 through the French area.
Thus 1t was believed that II the flood
waters rise further Japanese may
be forced to lift the restrictions by
which persons entering or leaving
the French and British concessions
since the blockade was imposed June
IA have been permitted to pass bar
rierS.
The Chinese quarter Of Tientsin
was threatened by the rising water
Dikes appeared near collapse. The
Peiping- -Tientsin highway was SUBJ
merged and waters Tapped at ballast
along the railway line between the
two cities in some places. The Hsi
River, which flows into the Hal
broke its banks near Tientsin, de-
stroying dikes and carrying away
hundreds of peasant homes. More
than $4,000 Chinese were reported
homeless.
The anti-British campaign con-
tinued unabated in North China
Four British missionaries, including
Bishop Scott of the Anglican Mis-.
sion, had to leave Tienfu, in Shan.
tung Province, because of anti
British agitation. Their departure
for Tsingtao brought to more thar
so the total of British misisonarie.
thus forced from North China
stations.
officials of the British hospita
at Chowtsun, also in Shantung Prov.
ince. were warned that patients mus
leave by Saturday, even those seri.
ously Ill.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Forster Promises
Destruction Of Rest
OF Versailles Pact
Decision Up to Fuehrer.
Nozi Leader Tells
Donzig Throne
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
FREE CITY OF DANZIG, Aug. 8.
Albert Forster. fiery NaZi district
leader of Danzig. last night prom
ised the destruction of "the last 10
per cent of the Treaty of Versailles. I"
Uppermost in the minds of his
listeners was this city's promised
return to the Reich"
At the same time the smooth
spoken leader reassured Danzigers
that they were protected against
any surprises"
Say it louder" cried some of his
brown-shirted hearers when Forster
quietly declared, I'VE have taken
certain measures to protect our
selves"
Nothing further need be said,"
he said.
1--WE know we cannot decide our
freedom ourselves" he added. "We
know that decision can come only
from the Fuehrer. We know that he
holds our fate in his hands and that
it is in good hands.
The treaty of Versailles is not as
yet destroyed, and the last 10 per
cent will follow. That it will come,
we know We do not know when,
but we will be able to hold out"
Forster addressed a crowd of sew
eral thousand men and women in
which brown shirts of storm troop
ers predominated, called together by
the Reich Society for German Sea
Prestige.
He mentioned Poland, who has
declared she would allow none of
her rights in Danzig to be impaired,
only once in passing in his brief
speech. He said the Poles were suf-
fering from "seasickness."
Most of the speech was devoted
to a description of brutal" English
colonial methods.
Evening star., 1939-08-03

timid, cunning and inordinately
vain"
Stalin-Not Of Overwhelming in
telligence," but honest, strong and
human"
He called Japan's rulers "Nazis
without Hitler" and asserted that
Soviet Russia still seems to be
ahead Of the rest of the world in
its practical realization Of the COM
plete democratic idea"
Evening star., 1939-08-03
CoIIeeions Will Study
Geography Firsthond
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind.-Some 100
Indiana State Teachers College
students will learn geography at first
hand next summer in a 3,000-m mile
experimental tour of the Eastern
United States and Canada.
Two buses will take them to see the
places they could only real about
If they stayed on the campus. They
will visit Washington and the New
York Worlds Fair.
Prof w. Leroy Perkins will lecture
daily on the buses Students will
get lessons in their hotel rooms at
night and take final examinations
when they return here.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
California Bans B Girls

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3 R-Lone-
ly males no longer may have the
companionship of "B girls" in Los
Angeles bars. The State Board of
Equalization outlawed the bar girls,
who as hostesses have danced and
drank with patrons to induce con-
sumption Of more liquor. The prac-
tice' long has bean criticized.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Politicians
Continued From First Page.)

ticipate in local elections and to
hold municipal office.
The Presidents proposal that Con-
gress at its next session specifically
exempt local officials from the op-
Grafton of the bill drew the support
today of Representative Sasscer
Democrat of Prince Georges County
Md, in whose district are large
number of towns which draw on
Government employees to fill their
municipal offices.
These Government employees give
a fine type of unselfish service to
these towns" Mr.. Sasscer said, "and
I don't believe the municipalities
ought to be deprived of their abil-
ity"
Mr.. Roosevelt's remarks to Con-
gress on this score were:
For many years there has been
an exception to the civil service
regulation whereby employees per-
manently residing in the District of
Columbia or in municipalities adja-
cent thereto may become candidates
for or hold municipal Office in their
municipalities. This and few SIM
liar exceptions should, I believe, be
maintained"
Failed to Offer Bill.
Representative Howard Smith,
Democrat, of Virginia, whose dis
trict includes areas adjacent to
Washington, announced before the
Hatch bill vote in the House that
he intended to introduce amend
ments exempting local officials. He
failed to do so, explaining he feared
the House would go on record
against the amendment and that a
court in deciding the status OF the
Federal workers holding the local
posts would be influenced by the
House action.
Clarence Mace, Mayor of Seat
Pleasant, who works in the city
post Office here; Mayor Daniel
of Falls Church, who works in the
Interior Department, and John r
Adams, Mayor of Takoma Park, re-
main undecided about their next
move. 1t was understood, how
ever, that Mayor Daniel would sur
render his Office Immediately rather
than jeopardize his Government
position.
Councilman Thomas F. Probey OF
Falls Church, chairman of the FL
nance Committee and scientist In
the Agriculture Department, con-
siders himself as "ex-councilman,
according to Falls Church reports
while Councilman Clarence Shot
we'll, General Accounting Office
planned to wait to determine his
status.
The Mayor and these two coun-
cilmen have important business on
hand which only they are familiar
with, and their resignation would
it is felt in Falls Church, cause con-
fusion in the transaction of pending
town business.
Wait Interpretation.
The three incoming councilmen
Lawrence Laing, Charles A. Pen
dleton and Charles E. Kellogg, who
take Office September I, stated last
night they would wait legal in
depreciation of the new law before
announcing future plans, but all
admitted they would forego the To-
cal Office of the ruling is adverse.
The regular meeting of the Falls
Church Council will be held on
August IA.
A further Falls Church confu-
sion lies in the question of whether,
with the Mayor and the two coun-
cilmen missing, there would be a
quorum present to permit the trans
action Of business. The town char
ter fixes a quorum at four, and
the departure of the three Gov
ernment workers would leave only
four on the council, one Of whom
would have to preside.
In that event, Falls Church citi-
Evening star., 1939-08-03
u. S. ConciIiotor May Ask
Work on Dam Be Halted

j. r. Steelman, director of the
Federal Cancellation Service, indi-
Gated today he may ask the Recla-
nation Bureau to shut down Green
Mountain, Colo, dam construction
until mediation conferences can be
held in an effort to settle the strike
there.
Regardless of what has already
happened or who has been in the
wrong UP to now" he said, "the
place to settle labor disputes is
around the conference table"
sP. w. Chappell Of the Cancellation
Service, has been in Denver for sew
eral days. 1t was suggested here
that he is awaiting the arrival there
OF Roy Warner, head of the Warner
Construction Go. OF Chicago, the
contractor.
Evening star., 1939-08-03
Bolivion Foreign Chief
Is Replaced by Busch
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Bolivia, Aug. 3.-Foreign
Minister Alberto Ostria Gutierrez re.
signed today and President German
Busch appointed Minister of Mines
Dionisio Foianini acting foreign
minister.
Informed Buenos Aires sources
said a political struggle is in progress
in Bolivia between Busch and ad-
herents Of former President David
Toro, whose government Busch over
threw July Is, 1887. Two foreign
ministerial appointees of Ostria Gu
tierrez were said to have been objec-
tionable to Busch as members Of the
Toro regime.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
BRITAIN BUYING
 MORE PLANEPARTS

East Hartford, Conn.,, Feb. e-tUp) United Aircraft Corp, today ans nouneed receipt of an order from the British government for 200 air. plane engines and eenbtant speed propellers to equip similar nuns ber of planes being obtained from the North American Aviation, Inc, of fnglewood, Calf. The planes are of the training type, it was said, and tho order was duplication of one q corresponding number Of planes, engines and prepellers awarded about nine months ago.
 The cost of the engines and proc peliers, it was understood unoffis eiaily, would Do about ei,b00000 Production was to start immediately.
 The Pratt & Whitney engines are Of the so.eailed Wasp type and Of nine cylinders. They are capable Of 600 horsepower from the takeoff
 The propeiiers will Do manufacture cd by the Hamilton Standard Pros pellefs, q subsidiary of the United Aircraft Corp, here.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
MORCENTHAU ON
 STERILIZATION

Washington. Feb. e.-tup)--seere- tary Of the Treasury Henry Mor- benthau, Jr, today made public Q letter to Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge, IT,, R, Massy revealing that the t2,ooo, 100000 stabilisatien fund has made Q net profit Of ei2,000,0 ,0o0 Mofgenthau told his press confer ence that the profit Is now the high. est it has ever been. He emphasized that none Of it was earned by speeu- iatien. He reiterated his view that when the stabiiigation fund is to be iiquidated it should Dc used to retire government debt,
 Lodge had asked Morgenthau te confirm a statement made by Senate Majority Leader Aiben W. Barkley, D., Ky. that the stabiiisation fund profit approximated ei2,0o0, 900. Mor- eenthau said that the mobilization fund has never fallen below 92006,- 000,000. The si2,00e,0o0 represented net profit after ell expenses were paid. He declined to give 6 bresk- down Of the expenses but said the biggest eost item was for eemm,ini- cation by cable and telephone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Many Italians Will Burn Candles
 To Patron Saint Of Tooth Sufferers

the set of the saints teeth in .st. Peters was abandoned.
 Religions Italians firmly believe that candles denated tomorrow to churches dedicated to st, Apol- lonia will guard their teeth and prevent toothaches throughout the year.
 Numerous other saints gre woF- shipped in Italy for other suffer- ings and ailments. St. Lucia pro. tscts the eyes of faithful, gt. Blaise cures throat diseases, while phy- sicians and surgeons have patron saints in Bt Cosmas and Bt, Dafiian. Nurses are protected by gt, Agatha.
 Each saint has . special feast day on the Catholic calendar. Pio,ls resolutions and donations are made by faithful on these feast days.
 h this regard saint Porfirius, patron saint Of farmers. is strong iy handicapped. His feast day k celebrated every four years on Feb. 2o-Lcap xearl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

Rome, Feb. e-tUP)--Dentai pa- tents will make pious pilgrimages to shrines and churches dedicated to St, ApoiIonia today, feast day Of the patron saint Of dentists and those suffering from toothaches.
 St. ApoIIonia confessed her Chris- tan falth in Alexandria, Egypt, about the middle Of the third cen. tury, thus exposing herself to dan- ger and suffering. Under tho reign Of Philip the Arab she was tortured and then burned at the stake. Be fore dying sii her teeth were ex' traeted,
 It Is recalled that numerous Cath Oile churches declared they poss sessed teeth Of the Christian martyr. When special celebrations were held in honor of St. Apollonia during the pontificate Of gixtsis v, tbe Pope is- sued . bill ordering all churches to send the purportsd teeth Of the staint to Rome. More than 60 sacks Of teeth arrived at the Vatican and the PontiffA intention of exposing
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
OFFICERS NAMED
 TO FOREST, PARK


 Hartford, Conn, Feb. D.--tUP)- Clarence W. Seymour, Hartford, to. day held the presidency Of the Con. neetieut Forest and Park assoeia. ton, following his election ct c meeting of the group last night. Pref. II, 1T. Chapman of Yale uni- vefsity forestry school was elected president Of the State Wiidiife Fed. efation at the same meeting.
 Other officers of the Forest and par'' association: Walter Howe, Litehfeld, vice president; Frederick s. Chase, Waterbury, Mrs, Alan Y. Mitchell, Greenwich, directors.
 Charles D. 1T. Vaill, Hartford, was named secretary. treasurer Of the Wiidlife Federation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

i4 of her 22 votes for MT. Lincoln. Indians gave her 20 votes for Lincoln without c break. Thus the balloting went on, amid the most intense excitement, until the whole 485 was cast. It was necessary to Q choice thnt one candidate should have 233. Wil- liam Fl. Seward had i7S and a i-2, Abraham Lincoln i02, Ed- ward Bates 4e, simon Cameron 30 and i-2, salmon P. Chase 70. The remaining "42 votes were die vlded among John Mclean, Ben- jamin r. Wade, William L. Day. ton, John M. Reed, Jacob Colla- mer, Charles Sumner and John 0. Fremont.
 "on the second ballot, the first gain for Lincoln was from New Hampshire. Then Vermont fol- lowed with her vote, which she had previously given to her sena- tor, Mir. Collomer, as Q compli- ment. Pennsylvania came next to his support, with the votes she had. given to Cameron. On the whole ballot, he gained 70 votes, and received iei: while Mir. se- ward received i84 and i-2. The announcement of the votes given to MT. Seward and MT. Lincoln was received with deafening ap- plAuae by their respective parti. sans. Then came the 3rd ballot. All felt that 1t was likely to Do the decisive one, and the friends of Mir. Seward trembled for the results, Hunreds of pencils were in operation, and before the result was announced 1t was whispered through the immense and excited mass of people that Abraham Lincoln had received 23i and i-2 votes, only lacking vote and Ia of an election. MT. Carter of Ohio was Up In an Instant, to an- nounee the change Of { votes of Ohio from Mir. Chase to Mir. Lincoln. That finished the work. The excitement had eliminated. After c moments pause, like the sudden and breathless stiffness that pfeeedes the hurricane, the storm of wild, uncomfortable and almost Insane enthusiasm deseend- ed. The scene surpassed deserip- ton. During ali the bailotings, c man had been standing upon the roof, communicating the results to the outsiders, who, lin stifging masses far outnuinbefed those
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Market Irregular As
 Trading Opens Today
No Group Displayed and Trend of Importance--Mauy
 Stocks Held to Their Closing Levels

i-s at 4e s-e on i,bOo shares. olonn Martin gained i-0 to 30 T-B on 2'000 shares in tho avlatiotis where Doug lnslosti. 6 to 70 3.l, Southern Pa- ciflc was unchanged In the rails ac' i7 i-4 while Pennsylvania gained Ia to 90 B-0 and New York Central lost i-4 to 10 b-0.
 Kennecott was unchanged at " in tho coppers where Anaconda lost i-a to 20 3-B. North American eased while Consolidated Edison was un-' changed in the utilities. Montgon- ory Ward and Sears Roebuck had small advances. Y
 Many stocks held at their previ. ous closing levels, including U. s. Smelling, Columbia Gas, 1nternas tlonal Harvester, American Tele~' phone, Philip Morris, Boeing Air- plane, Texas corporation, Interna- tionai Nickel, and safoway Stores.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
Your Income Tax
NO. s WHO IS THE HEAD OF A FAMILY

WHO IS THE HEAD OF A FAMILY
 A taxpayer, though single, who supports and maintains in one household one or more individuals who are closely connected with him by blood relationship, rela- tionship by marriage, or by adop- ton, and whose right to exercise family control and provide for these dependent Individuals is based upon some moral or legal obligation, Is the head Of c family and entitled to the same exemption allowed c married person--s2,bo0. Also he may claim c s400 credit for each dependent, If such de- pendent person is under i8 years of ago or is by reason of advanced Age or poor health tmental or physicaD incapable Of self-sup- port For example, widower who supports in one household an aged mother and e daughter i7 years old is entitled to an exemption Of 92,B00 as the head of q ff mily plus credit Of s400 for each depend- ent, total of $500, The s400 credit however, does not apply to the wife or husband of a taxpayer, though one may be totally de- pendent upon the other.
 Several factors are involved in determining whether Q person who files Q return as the head Of q family is to be thus classified. The element Of either legal or financial dependency must exist. A taxpayer who supports in his home minor children over whom he exercises family control is classified as the head of 6 family, even though the children may have an ieome of their own stif- ficent for their maintenance. If he does not support them, by rea- son of their own income, but does exercises family control. he cans not be classified as the head Of Q family.
 If an individual supported is an adult and there rests upon the taxpayer moral or legal obiiga- ton to provide e home and care for such individual. the exemption as the head of c family Is allowed, provided the individual is finan- eiaily dependent. If the indiyi- dual is not financially dependent, the exemption, even though the taxpayer maintains the common home and furnishes the chief sup- port, does not apply.
 For income tax purposes there can Do only one head Of c family and the exemption cannot be divided. Not infrequently claims for the s2,600 exemption are re- eeived from two or more members of . family. t
 It should be remembered that . single person, whether or not the head of . family, k required to file c return if his or her net income for 1888 was si 900 or more regardless Of whether the return is nontaxable by reason of the s2,b00 exemption,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09

present, excepting, perhaps, those who imagined that they might possibly be made the recipients of the conventions favors.
 "The platform upon which the party proposed to conduct tho campaign was adopted on the second day. An eye witness of the scene says, "All the thousands of men in that enormous wigwam commenced swinging their hats, and cheering with intense enthu- siasm; and the other thousands of ladies waved their handker- chiefs and clapped their hands. The roar that went up from that mass of ten thousand hue man beings Is indescribable. Such spectacle as was presented for some minutes has never before been witnessed at Q convention. A herd of buffaloes or Hons could not have made 0 more tremend- ous roaring
 "Mr. Evarts of New York noin- mated MT. Seward, and MT. Judd of Illinois named Abraham Lin- coin. Afterwards. MT. Dayton of New Jersey, MT. Cameron of Penn sylvania, Mr. Chase of Ohio, Ed- ward Bates of Missouri, and John Mclean of Ohio. were formally nominated; but no enthusiasm was awakened by any names ex. cept those of MT. Seward and Mir. Lincoln. Caleb B. Smith of Indiana seconded the nomination of MT. Lincoln, as did also MT Delano of Ohio, while Carl schurz of Wisconsin and MT. Blair of Michigan seconded the fiomina- ton of Mir. Seward, It was cer- tain that one of these two men would be nominated. ls '
 On every pronunciation of their names their respective partisans raised their shouts, vie- Ing with each other In tho strength Of their applause. The excitement of this mass of men ct that time cannot be measured by those not there, or by men in their sober senses.
 Result of Ballot
 "The ballot came. Maine gave nearly half her vote for Lincoln: New Hampshire. ' of her 10 for Lincoln; Massachusetts was di- yided; New York voted for Mr. Seward. giving him her 70 votes. Virginia, which was expected also to vote solid for MT. Seward, gave