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Evening star., 1939-03-17
Nazi Forces Gather
For New Strike in
Empire Program
Destructive Elements
At Work From Finland
Gulf to Bosphorus
BY WALLACE r. DEUEL..

Chicago Daily News Foreign Correspondent.
BERLIN. March 1.-THE German
juggernaut prepared for new ad-
vances today. as Europe tried to
pull itself together, following the
shock OF Adolf Hitler's destruction
Of Czecho-Slovakia.
It's crushing power clearly unop-
posed by any bastions worthy of the
name, the Third Reich has only just
begun it's conquest of new empire
in the East-and not only in the
East.
The same forces of internal and
external destruction which leveled
the barriers to German power in
Austria and Czecho- o-Slovakia-and
Spain-were actively at work today
in nations stretching from Gulf of
Finland to the Bosphorous, and in
more than one other land elsewhere,
in Europe and overseas as we'll.
Memel Likely Next to Fall.
Memel seems likely to be one of
the first bastions in the north and
east to fall before the German ad-
vance next What will become of
the rest of Lithuania when this hap
pens is yet not clear. A customs
union with the Reich seems the least
to be expected.
Danzig, the Polish Corridor and
possibly Upper Silesia will be
brought back to the Reich sooner
or later. In Hungary, Rumania and
Yugoslavia national, racial and class
conflicts would require little en-
couragement to break out with ex-
plOsive force.
The world has done Adolf Hitler
the invaluable service-and itself
the incalculable disservice-of un-
derestimating this man. And yet in
"Mein Kampf" he has told the world
in advance, in millions of copies, and
in score of languages, precisely
what he proposes to do:
The National Socialist movement
Hitler wrote II years ago, must find
courage, without regard to 'tradi-
tions' and prejudices, to rally our
people in their strength for an ad-
vance along the road which leads out
of today's cramped living space to
new land, and which thereby frees
us from the danger of dying out or
from being obliged, as slave people
to perform the services of others >
Exceeds His Statements.
Experience has shown that for
the most part the only kind of
Hitler's utterances to which serious
reservations may be made are his
self f-denying utterances. He seldom
sets out to do less than he says
he will, but he often enough sets
out to do more. If the South and
West of Europe" to say nothing
of the rest of the world, are count
ing on immunity from Nazi impact
they are cherishing what may prove
to be a fatal illusion.
Providence has given to the
French Empire of land, to the Eng
lish that of sea and to the Ger
mans-that of air!" said Johann
Paul Richter at a time when Britain
MIA still ruled the waves, when
Napoleon had conquered the con-
tinent and the Germans were re-
garded as a people of amiable but
impractical dreamers and philoso-
pliers. The last six years have
given this metaphor, like so many
others, q strangely ironic twist.
tcopyrisht, 1899, Chicago Daily News. Incl
Evening star., 1939-03-17
| Mrs. Gamers
Rowing Machine
Keeps Her Fit
By the Associated Press

A rowing machine kept near her
desk for use at odd moments helps
keep Mrs. John Nance Garner fit
and trim.
Mrs. Garner. wife and Office man.
ager of the Vice President, exer-
cises on the machine for Is minutes
almost daily, although her young
secretaries say it's too strenuous
for them.
1t isn't a reducing stunt. Mrs.
Garner, a grandmother who has
been her husbands secretary for
more than 40 years, doesn't seem
to get fat. But she likes to keep
her muscles toned, she says.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Stock Market P|unges
81 10 S. in Heavy Selling

Fy the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 17.-Grow-
ing nervousness in money centers
over the German expansion in Eu-
rope was apparent today in heavy
bursts of selling in security markets
and action of foreign currencies.
In Wall Street, many stocks fell
81 to SIS. A fresh wave of selling
followed Undersecretary of State
Welles' expression of "condemna-
ton" of German "lawlessness.
United States Steel, Bethlehem.
Chrysler, American Telephone and
Douglas Aircraft at one time were
down SO to more than 81.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Refugee Helper Sentenced

BUFFALO, N. Y, March II R.-
Edwin G. Wagner, AZ, Of Fort Erie,
Ontario, was under a flve-month
penitentiary sentence today for ad-
mittedly bringing into this country
Jewish refugee from a German
concentration camp. Wagner plead
ed guilty yesterday before Federal
Judge John knight to q charge OF
transporting Isador Celnik across
the Niagara River last January.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Patronage 1ampering
To Pack Convention
Charged by George
Anti-New Deal Democrats
Revive Charges Of
Interference
Py the Associated Press.

ID tNe hSSOClatcQ freSS.
Senator George, Democrat, of
Georgia charged the Roosevelt ad-
ministration today with attempt
ing to gain control of delegates to
the 1910 Democratic convention
through dispensation of Federal
patronage.
Il know that is happening in
Georgia" he said, "and I under
stand that substantially the same
thing is taking place in several other
States"
In an interview Senator George
said that the Georgia Patronage
COMMITTEE" was composed of Gov
E. D. Rivers, Jim Gillis, State high
way commissioner and chairman of
the Democratic State Executive
Committee, and Lawrence Camp,
Senator Georges defeated opponent
AS an evidence of how the COM
mittee works, Senator George said
that when the Georgia managership
OF the Reconstruction Finance Corp
was vacant, each of the three named
presented nomination to R. F. c..
Chairman Jesse Jones and that M
E. Everett of Dublin, Ga, whose ap-
pointment was announced by Mr.
Jones last Saturday, was one of the
trio proposed.
The R. F. c. appointment is not
subject to Senate confirmation and
Senator George said he did not
know what would happen if an op-
pointment came along which did
have to be confirmed. He left no
doubt, however, that he would op-
pose it.
While Senator George declined to
discuss specifically any State other
than his own, Senator Smith, Dem
ocrat, of South Carolina expressed
the belief the administration was
trying to exercise direct control of
patronage in his State. Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland
said that at one time an unsuc-
cessful attempt was made to organ
ize New Deal patronage committee
in Maryland.
(These three Senators were op-
posed unsuccessfully by Presi-
dent Roosevelt in last years
primary elections because of their
opposition to various administra-
tion measures)
A few weeks ago, Senators Byrd
and Glass, Virginia Democrats. as
serted that President Roosevelt had
turned over Virginia patronage
matters to Gov. James H. Price.
The patronage situation occupied
the attention of the Senate briefly
yesterday during debate over the
Government reorganization bill.
when Senator George declared that
patronage considerations in shifting
about or eliminating Government
bureaus might not be of so much
Importance to Congress in the
future.
There could not be so much in
reference by Senators and mem
bers of the House under the new
dispensation," he said: under which
an administration sets up patronage
committees in the States, patronage
committees which, I might add, are
supposed to have much to do with
the selection of the delegates to the
next national convention"
Meanwhile, Senator Wheeler,
Democrat. Of Montana announced
to newspapermen he would be q
| candidate for reelection next year.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
His Fifth Dimension Hypothesis
Stretches instein's Credu|ity

20 years ago, which upset the uni
versally accepted law of gravity as
q universal law and caused one Of
the greatest revolutions of all times
in human thinking, postulated a
universe in four dimensions instead
Of the three which can be grasped
by the human senses. This was
fantastic enough, but the world was
somewhat prepared for 1t by various
mathematical theories propounded
during the 10th century and folks
as a whole began to accept it on
faith as soon as 1t was exper-
mentally verified. The direction of
starlight and the motions of mer-
curry turned out to be precisely what
Einstein said they would be, and the
only mathematical structure into
which they would At was a fourth
dimensional one.
His present hypothesis, requiring
(6ee EINsTEIN. Page A.5)
Evening star., 1939-03-17
D. 6. Banker Honored

WHEELING, w. Va. March II
R.-The Fidelity Investment Asso-
citation stockholders reelected Carmi
A., Thompson of Cleveland as presi-
dent and John Marshall of WASH
ington, D. c., as chairman of the
Board of Directors.
Hubert F. Young of New York was
named to the board, and other men,
bers were reelected.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
B U II etin n

The House Ways and Means
Committee voted unanimously to-
day to exclude farm labor, do
mestic help and employees of re-
ligious, charitable and nom
profit institutions from any re-
vision of the Social Security Act
which may be made at this ses-
do1.
Evening star., 1939-03-17

to Germany, this morning informed
the Prague foreign Office that he
considered President Emil Hacha's S
capitulation to Hitler as invalid in
asmuch as it is unconstitutional"
With those words he rejected in
structions cabled to him from Prague,
now the capital of the German pro-
tectoEate of Bohemia -Moravia. that
he surrender his legation. Yester-
day he said he would not move
except on written instructions signed
by President Hacha. Today he
amended that point of view. He
said to the press:
Il stand on what I said yesterday.
that I must have a written, not a
(See HIIRRAN Page AL
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Kidnapped Briton Returned

T1ENTS1N, China, March II R.
N. F. Dyott, chairman of the
T1entsin British Chamber of Com
merce, was rescued today after
having been held briefly by three
armed Chinese kidnapers.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Vienna Halls Hitler
As Conqueror After
Dash 10 Moravia
City q Sea Of Swustikos;
Thousands Demand
Sight Of Fuehrer
BY the Associated Press

VIENNA, March 17-Adolf Hitler
arrived at Vienna at 5 pm. diam,
E. S. T) today after a two-day
journey through his new protectorate
of Bohemia and Moravia. A spe-
cial train brought him from Brunn,
Moravia.
He was cheered by thousands as
he entered the Hotel Imperial Is
minutes later. He went Immediately
to his room on the first floor while
the crowd shouted repeatedly "Seig
Heil!"-hail victory"-and I'VE want
to see our Fuehrer!" Then he ap-
peared on balcony and gave the
Nazi salute.
All Vienna was a sea of swastikas.
Flags have been displayed every
where for two weeks celebrating the
first anniversary of Austrial An
schluss with Germany (actually
March 15).
Detachments of Nazi Storm
Troopers and black uniformed SIS
Guards, Hitler youth groups and
uniformed frauleins had been in
formation before Hitler's hotel for
hours.
Meanwhile, reports from Brati-
slava said German troops had oc-
cupied strip of Slovakia bordering
Carpatho- Ukraine, which is being
occupied by Hungarian forces.
These reports said the Germans
were received everywhere as friends
in reaching the easternmost point
Hitler has declared his intention
of taking over.
Bratislava had expected Hitler to
visit that Slovak capital this morn
ing. Thousands of Germans and
Slovaks assembled at the city hall
to greet him, but instead he came
directly from Brunn 10 Vienna, hay
ing made d two day journey through
newly conquered Bohemia and Mo-
ravia. 1t was still uncertain
whether Hitler might go later to
BratiSlava.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Foreign.
Conquering army parades for Hitler
in Moravian capital. Page Al
Britain calls Ambassador home from
Berlin. Page Al
Nazi forces gather for new strike in
empire program. Page Al
Arrests, suicides increase in Prague
under NaIs. Page AS
National.
U. S. condemns Reich lawlessness'
IN Czech seizure. Page Al
Anti-New Deal Democrats charge
patronage interference Page AL
Committee considers plan to enlarge
Panama Canal. Page Al
Washington and Vicinity.
Bills to doom nearby gambling rack
cts pass House. Page Az
House committee considers "rotat-
ing" relief load. Page Az
Halt of D. G. land bears realty tax
burden, Senators told. Page B-1
Trade Board Committee backs
original tax changes. Page B.1
Evening star., 1939-03-17

(See HURBAN, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Conquering Nozi Army
Porodes for Hitler

BRUNN, Moravia, March II R-
Adolf Hitler, moving in triumph
through his new protectorate OF
(See HITLER, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1939-03-17

(See LONDON, Page A-60
Evening star., 1939-03-17

Fair and colder, with lowest about "a
degrees tonight; tomorrow fair and
cold; rising temperature Sunday. Tenn
peratures today-Highest, 43, at pm;
lowest, 80, at $50 am.
Evening star., 1939-03-17

(See ROOSEVELT, Page A-60
Evening star., 1939-03-17

Gee E1NSTE1N, Page A.5D
Evening star., 1939-03-17

Although no similar step by
France was considered imminent,
sources close to the foreign ministry
said that Robert Coulondre, French
Ambassador to Berlin, might return
to Paris later to give necessary ex-
plantations concerning recent events. !"
M. Coulondre's trip, however, was
not expected until after the state
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
THE FINGER POINTS

We are recalled by the re-
cent Coster-Musica affair, the
bit of unfavorable comment
that arose when the first fin
ger printing was done in
order to prove conclusively
that this was one sure way
of convicting a criminal. How
many jibes, jests and denun-
Citations were made, how
many caustic remarks were
uttered regarding the uncer-
tainty. The head of a great
business corporation is ar
rested and his finger prints
are taken as a matter of pol
ice routine. There would be
few to connect this promi-
nent financial figure with a
prisoner of 1909. The finger
prints of the two men were
identical and the two men
became one personality, due
to a card in the files of the
police. The man who laughed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
SAVINGS BANK INSURANCE

The state of New York is
following the example Of
Massachusetts in a new sys-
TEN of putting savings banks
in the insurance business.
The latter state began such a
system about thirty years
ago and it has been salts
factory. The idea of bank
insurance is that it is avail
able for the man who is not
financially able to afford
large policies, to the man who
can only put aside small
sums Of money at a time.
The banks issue policies lin
tied to $1,000 and no one
person may buy more than
three of them. Up to this
time this class of people have
been served by an agent who
goes from house to house col
lecting a dime or quarter.
This is not satisfactory in
many cases being too high
in cost and in pressure sales
manship, according to advo-
Gates of this new system.
With this new method of
buying insurance from saw
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

ings banks the man pays his
premiums at the bank and
benefits by lower rates. If he
cannot meet his payments,
instead of losing his policy,
he has the privilege of loans
or surrendering it in for cash.
This plan is not intended to
compete with various insur-
ance companies but is to pro-
vide insurance for the man
who has been unable to have
it in any other way. There
are only these two states fol-
lowing this procedure at this
time but it is believed there
will be others before long.
Whatever the personal opin-
ion of the policy holders, it
is not to be denied that any
such type of insurance that
can be within the reach of
men who haven't been able
to afford another sort, is
worth trying.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
WHAT PRICE DEER

1t is now possible to give
to our readers the figures
that report the results of the
annual deer hunting season.
The result totals 100000
hunters swarmed the woods
of the states in their search
for game. The fact that out
of this number, 1874 were
brought out dead and nearly
800 were carried out wound
ed, is sufficient reason for us
to remark that a previous
editorial dealing with the dis
astrous results of careless
use of fire arms and the evil
dent lack of precaution on
the part of all hunters call for
editorial comment. Think of
the homes throughout this
nation where sorrow was
caused by mans desire for
sport. Of course accidents
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

them a medal for distin-
guished services. If it was
possible for two fifteen year
old youngsters to do this, as
a childish trick, what would
have been the outcome if
older heads with criminal
intentions, had been let loose
in the same mint? There
may be all sorts of excuses
and explanations but the
main idea is the fact that
San Francisco needs more
and better protective meas
ures in her mint. The tech
nicians were asked how to
keep the windows open for
ventilation and still keep out
the intruders in the mint.
Folks here suggest they ask
the boys, who might have a
good solution, how they found
their way in!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Too Much Burden Placed
On Every Kind of Business

Surely, Mr.. Rice has corroborated
the contention that government is
placing too much of a burden on
every kind Of business by demand
ing and obtaining all of these re-
ports-daily, weekly, monthly, an
nually. Of my knowledge, can
point to a hundred small businesses
that have had to hire extra account
ants and other experts to do moth
ing but make out reports to the fed
eral government-and answer cor
respondence from some squirt here
in Washington who tells them they
have not filed in the proper items
on line 81, etc. It has happened to
me, personally, more than once, and
all there is to my office is myself
and my secretary.
! imagine that farmers got taste
Of this business of reporting to
Washington In connection with the
agricultural adjustment program. In
wandering around the department of
agriculture have seen hundreds of
persons. checking and rechecking
farm contracts, reports of agents
and inspectors, county committees,
etc. Those farmers who did not en-
counter demands for statements
about this, that or the other still
have something to which they can
look forward, because they will get
such demands sooner or later.
Like the government machine It.
self, ! can not help puzzling as to
what l35, 600, 900 reports mean. OF
course, it can be said that it is one
report for every man, woman and
child in the nation, but 1t is not a
true perspective. There are, of
course, many millions of persons
who,make no~reports to 1.-The govern
ment IN Washington. That means
others must make many reports.
Why So Many Different
Agencies Doing Same Work?
From the standpoint Of effective
administration assuming that
many, OF the government activities
are proper-why is it necessary for
the government to have II different
agencies interested in housing? Why
should the departments of COM
merce, labor, and agriculture, as
another example, be asking the
same business man to make reports
to each one on the same subject?
Why should there be federal de-
post insurance company, a board
Of governors of the federal reserve
system and comptroller of the
currency all concerned with one in
dustry-banking? Why should each
Of these agencies have examiners or
investigators, doing very much the
same thing, making investigations
and examinations and reports TO
their respective agencies? And / for
got this one: the securities and ex-
change commission also horns into
bank management every now and
then!
Aside from these types, there is
the ever-present taxing authority
Now, there must be taxes and thew
must be collected and it must be
admitted that not all taxpayers are
honest. But hundreds of tax investi-
gators are going around and around
and undoubtedly they get their feet
tangled up with other investigators
and examiners. Zone wonders where
the end is.
@ Western Newspaper Union.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
WITH A CHILD LEADING

Is their face red? Two
years ago it was that San
Francisco built a steel and
concrete mint, spending
81, 100000 to make it burglar
proof as well as fire, bomb
and earthquake proof. 1t
took two fifteen year old boys,
doing the job as a prank, to
enter the forbiddimg mint
and startle the watchmen
and guards. Despite the buzz
GERS, bells, telephones and
lights that were rung, buzzed
and lighted, the boys stood
their ground, protesting that
the act was not intended for
robbery but done for fun,
lust to see if we could get
i'm. The sentence of pun
ishment for such a. deed
should be very light, in fact
San Francisco really owes
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eminent today that were created
for temporary" purposes, but
which continue to convince members
of congress that unless the agency
is continued thousands of persons
will suffer-maybe die.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

Before a man buys a horse
he inquiries as to its dispo-
sition, when buying a car he
asks about it's wearing quail
ties. But he isn't so partic-
ular, in some cases, when
picking out a wife.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

WASHINGTON.-Many times in
these columns / have written ex-
pressions Of fear about the size of
this thing we call the federal gov
eminent. It is so huge that few per-
sons grasp the magnitude of the
machinery. And it can not be ex-
planned satisfactorily. Certainly, one
can not say that it Is just $50 big"
and measure it by extended arms.
On the other hand, incidents or &C.
tons Of unit of the federal govern
ment may furnish an indication of
the size on the basis of compari-
son. Such an incident came in the
news recently and, unfortunately,
very little attention was paid to it in
daily newspapers Of the nation.
Here is the basis Of comparison,
and it tells its own story as to the
size Of our national governmental
machine:
AS Of July 1. 1888, the director of
the census estimated there were
100, $4,000 persons living within the
continental United States.
During the year 1898, citizens and
corporations within the United
States were compelled by law or
regulation or special orders to file
with federal government agencies
a total Of 1876, ZOO, 900 reports, infor-
nation forms, questionnaires, sta
tistical facts and other required
statements.
That total Is the official calcula-
ton by Chairman Stuart A. Rice, of
the central statistical board, who
had made q survey of all federal
agencies upon orders Of President
Roosevelt. The President wanted to
know whether there was a real basis
for the thousands Of complaints and
editorial criticisms about the tre-
mendous burden that has been
placed upon every kind Of business.
including individuals, by their gov
eminent. The Rice conclusions.
however, have demonstrated in an
understanding way just what an &C.
topus our national government has
become, and it may be-indeed, it
is likely-that Mr.. Rice has per-
formed a chore here which will
mark the beginning of the end of
federal government expansion. His
findings ought to have that effect, in
any event.
Then Began an Expansion
OF the Federal Government
Shortly after the World war ended
and the federal government got
back to normal in the matter of size
and the functions it was perform
ing, there was time when the popu-
lace raised loud shouts because
their government was spending a
billion dollars year. There were
some hard times along in 1919 and
1920 and year or so more, and
there was the call of the suffering
for help from their national govern
ment. There were, too, numerous
ideas being fornented and allowed
to ferment. Each one contemplated
something new in the way of gov
eminent functions. Well, each one
contemplated some additional fed-
eral expense. -
In this way, there began an ex-
pansion of the federal government
that has carried on with an ever
accelerating pace until the New
Deal took over, six years ago. Then,
we really went to town in expand
ing the number of arms and legs
and eyes and ears of the federal
government. Yes, and with that ex-
pansion there came additional ex-
pense-expense, not in millions. but