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Evening star., 1939-05-09
Neutrality
Continued From First Page.

The only significant change which
the House made was inclusion of
S2,941 900 for naval air bases on
Midway, Palmyra and Johnston
Islands in mid-Pacific.
The money, which will 60 for new
ships, airplanes and armaments, as
well as to defray the Navys regu-
lar operating costs, is $145.8l70 047
More than the appropriation for the
year now drawing to close
The Appropriations Committee
had declined last week to approve
funds for the air bases on Midway,
Palmyra, Johnston and Wake
Islands. 1t reconsidered, however,
and recommended a compromise ar
rapgement whereby Wake Island
was to be dropped and the three
others proposed. This was to meet
Republican objections to bases west
of the 180th meridian, wrhich the
Republicans consider to be as far
away as American defenses should
be located. Wake is about IA de-
grees west of the 180th meridian.
Little Debate on Measure.
There was little debate and most
of the time devoted to the measure
was occupied with reading of the
bill by House clerks. What little
discussion there was consisted most
ly Of Republican objections to max
ing big appropriations without COM
penSating for them with increased
revenues.
There isn't a man in the House
who gives a tinker'S hoOt about
where the money is coming FROM
shouted Representative Rich, Re-
publican, of Pennsylvania Objec-
ton to his statement was made and
he changed it to an assertion that
a majority of the House did not
care where the money was coming
from.
Representative Lambertson, Re-
publican, of Kansas said the bill
was mot defense measure" adding:
I'VE wouldn't be spending this
money if we were just protecting our
own shores"
AAiS 0SiAdVC lCuSUIly
hearings on neutrality ended with
publication of a letter from John
Bassett Moore, former State Depart
ment official, condemning proposals
that the President be given power
to name and boycott an aggressor
nation
The Moore letter was presented by
Senator johnson, Republican, of
California, to whom it was written
on April 7. 1t said that giving the
President authority to name an ag-
gressor would at once make us an
autocracy"
The committee also heard James
+. Shotwell professor of interna-
tional law at Columbia University,
urge approval of the plan which Mr.
Moore opposed. Prof Shotwell said
he was "in sympathy" with the
amendment. introduced by Senator
Thomas. Democrat, of Utah, giving
the President authority to designate
an aggressor and recommend to
Congress that restrictions be placed
upon American trade with the coun-
try so named.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Dr.. Johnson Begins
18th Year in CIerqy

The Rev. DR.. George Johnson,
head of the department of education
at Catholic University, this week is
beginning his 26th year in the
clergy. Ceremonies Sunday at the
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton celebrated the silver jubilee Of
his ordination.
Children of the four grades in the
Model School of the Catholic Sis
ters' College sang at the mass and
the Rev DR.. Felix M. Kirsch of the
Catholic University department of
education paid tribute to Dr. John
son as a priest and as an educator.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Association Backs
Elective City Council

The Bladensburg Citizens Associ-
alton last night asked that any re-
organization in the District govern
ment contain an item providing for
an elective city council in indorsing
the postcard campaign of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Suffrage Associ-
alton, which is striving for an elec-
tive council Of seven as mentioned
in the Grif1enhagen report.
Two hundred blank postcards
were purchased by the association
for distribution and mailing to
Chairman Randolph of the House
District Committee.
John D. Wolfe. president of the
civic group, spoke on the general
subject Of suffrage.
New members admitted to the as
socia ton included j. H. Haymaker.
NJ w. Mcdonald, Robert Ashley and
Wayne Garner.
The meeting was held in Mr..
Wolfe's home, 2140 r street NE.
Accidents are the children of dis.
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Labor Peace Is Up
To A. F. l., Says Brophy
BY the Associated Prcss.

BY the Associated Prc3s.
ATLANTIC CIT.', N. j., May o.
John Brophy, national director of
the G. I. O.. told the International
Fur Workers Union last night that
peace in the American labor move
ment will come when the rank and
file Of the A. F. Of L. assert their
desire for unity"
Mr.. Brophy said the c. I. o. had
sought unity, and the workers in the
A. F. L. unions had demonstrated
in many ways they want unity" but
that the latter's Executive Council
had failed to see the burning need
for unity"
He said the C.. I. o. was now
stronger than ever" and that the
very difficulties of the past two years
have contributed to strengthening
the G. I. o. unions"
Evening star., 1939-05-09
Justice Laws to Talk
On Court Procedure

Justice Bolitha j. Laws of District
Court will speak tonight at the fifth
session of the Institute of Practice
and Procedure, sponsored by the
Junior Bar Conference of the Amer
ican Bar Association and the Junior
Bar Section of the District Bar As
sociation. He will discuss court
room procedure.
John Henry Sullivan, assistant as
signment commissioner of District
Court, will speak on the operation
Of his office. Ralph w. Burton will
preside. The session will be held in
the auditorium of the Georgetown
University Law School. Admission
Is free. The last meeting of the
institute will be held a week from
tonight.
Evening star., 1939-05-09

SAFETY WORK REWARDS-These trophies will
the winning school safety patrols at the conclusion Of the eighth
national school safety patrol parade here Saturday Approx
mate $4,000 schooboy paromen from all parts Of the country
expected assemble $50 for their annual
down Constitution Shown with the trophies Miss
Ruth Bell of 1903 street Star Staff Photo
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Pressure Is Pressure

The Department of Agriculture off cials who circularized their employees for contributions for fund to build Roose- welt Library at Hyde Park have done a bad thing. No one can doubt that pres sure on a federal employe to subscribe to fund of this kind is greater than pres sure on an ordinary citizen not so em- ployed. It is a subtle pressure, all too much like the pressure placed on private employees who are urged by the boss to vote for Joe Blow lest the plant close down next week.
 Pressure is pressure, and this kind of thing is to be discouraged both in govern ment and private employ. If it is good thing to build by private subscription such library at Hyde Park, then it should be possible to raise the money from people who simply as citizens are interested in seeing it done. People de- pendent on the government for their pay-check are too vulnerable to this sort of appeal; it is a bad precedent, and ought to be halted at the outset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
5O,OOO to One

Judge Joseph Sabath of Chicago re- gently celebrated the 51st anniversary of the day when, at 18, he eloped and mar ried the lady who is still his wife Judge Sabath's unsual task is the hearing of divorce cases He has granted, he esti- mates, in long career on the bench, 50,000 divorces.
 You would think that such protracted procession of marital woes would tend to sour a man on matrimony. But not Judge sabath. My wife and I are still on our honeymoon" said the judge on the 51st anniversary of his own wedding, day on which, by the way, he had 5l divorce cases on his call.
 It might be good idea for Judge Sabath to bring Mrs. Sabath to court with him, and allow her to sit on the bench by his side, in the hope that some of the divorce-seekers would see in them living lesson in life and how to live it; to see that in spite of all the stresses and strains of modern life, it can be lived successfully in double harness.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
A Good Boost

The announcement that President Franklin D. Roosevelt is going to pro- claim Thanksgiving Day one week earlier in 1889 is certainly good boost for the World Calendar Association This group has been trying to secure worldwide CO., operation in a new and modernized calen- dar in which we'd find such dates as Thanksgiving Day permanently located, year after year. MT. Roosevelt's decision to have Thanksgiving earlier this fall is due to the fact that the customary date for it would be November 30, the last day of the month.
 There will be lot of objections to mak- ing such a change as he proposes and getting away from the idea that the last Thursday of the month must be pro- claimed Thanksgiving. And there'll prob ably be many efforts made to prevent the President going through with his present plan. On the other hand there are many sane and sensible reasons for advancing 1t one week. And when you come right down to it, there is no law which prevents the President from actu- ally setting the date for Thanksgiving It's one holiday, observed nationally, which is not determined nationally.
 Custom has been since the end of the Civil War to proclaim the last Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day, with the President doing the proclaiming and the governors of the various states follow ing his example. But federal law has never set definite date for the observance, so MT. Roosevelt is on safe ground when he maintains that he will advance the holi- day one week this year. It means, of course, a lot of headaches for college football, but this test will be more or less one destined to show if college football has become definitely professionalized or still is an amateur sport.
 From the point of general convenience the earlier observance should be pleasing to more people. It now lengthens the period from Thanksgiving to Christmas; It cuts down correspondingly the period from Labor Day to Thanksgiving. Calen- dar reformers can take heart at this indi- cation of an appreciation for fixed dates year after ysar, which is their prime motive in shifting our months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
In Today's Mail

passes back into the hands of few great supercorporations or holding companies. The power of these hold ing companies then further degen- crates into the hands of business coalition of a few men who rarely own as much as ten per cent of the stock in the controlling corporation
 Thus, by the separation of owner ship from control these few men in the drivers seat have an economic strangle hold on the U. s. that mak- es the powers exercised by the known dictators of the world seem mild by comparison. These economic roy- alists," as MT. Roosevelt has aplty christened them, have vastly contri- buted to the mismanagement, spolia- ton. and corruption of American business in the last decade, and has jeopardized the whole institution oi private property in this country.
 They can, by the very power they weild, force any government out of office that is not inclined to look with favor upon their rapacious praCtlCeS, bupStlJutiilB Aor it d BOV- ernment of their choice. When thif happens you will have @ Congress in Washington that Is no better thar a replica of the corrupt English Parliaments of the 18th and 17tt centuries whose governing was mo. tivated by the affiuent land gentry of the period to the detriment oi the masses. Remember, 1t can hap. pen here. The tactics may have changed somewhat since those early days, but beneath the surface you will find the same motives.
 IRVING c. BURLEIGH, 176 Walker Avenue,
 Ansonia, Conn.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

That perennial favorite of New Bri- tain's-ex-Mayor George A. Quigley - is in again. He is apt to seek the COP nomination for mayor next spring when the biennial election will be held in the Hardware City. We've actually lost count of the number of times Mr. Quigley has been mayor of his native town. And certainly not being able to remember that, how could we be expected to recall the number of times he has sought the nomination or election in vain. It has been legion, though, we feel sure. It was before the World War that he first be- came mayor in New Britain and only a year ago he lost to the present Demo- cratic incumbent, Mayor George J. Coyle. Incidentally MT. Quigley doesn't think that Mayor Coyle can be reelected in 1940, which is tantamount to good political scrap in 40.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Fame-And Fame

Since July seems to be something of an anniversary month, why not give a thought to another great benefactor of humanity - Edward c. Berner of Fond du Lac, Wis., Berner, who died recently, claimed to be the father of the ice cream sundae. He often told the story of how a customer walked into his ice cream parlor one hot July day, 39 years ago. He ordered an ice cream, and Put some of that on it." he said, waving at bottle of chocolate soda flavoring Berner held.
 Now Berner was an experimentive soul, and he did 1t. He might have cried, "No, no, a thousand times no! This has never been done" But he didn't. He tried 1t, and liked it, and recommended 1t, and sold it, and introduced a new delight to the world. A modest achievement? - Perhaps, but which would you rather have invented, the ice cream sundae or the thermite incendiary bomb?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

Landis' job is Jim Farley, Q star first-baseman in his youth Oklahoma's dapper little Senator Josh Lee, the Presidents private choice for keynoter at the 1940 convention, says that the day of flag-waving oratory is past. Ora tory is no longer an emotional poocess," he declares. "It is an intellectual operation. The mind must be convinced first before moving the wilp Ivan Me- Daniel, wealthy California pack ing plant lobbyist who was widely credited in congress as the prin- cipal author of the amendments to weaken the wage-hour law, will be one of the principal witnesses of the LaFollette Civil Liberties Committee probe of the Associat- cd Farmers. McDaniel is one of the founders and officers of the organization.
 CAPITOL PEDLAR
 No odder than the many strange things that happened during the recent congressional session was the peddling of neckties to tour- ists by a senate doorkeeper.
 A century ago the Capitol was overrun with hawkers who, in the guise of holding exhibitions, peddled wide variety of mer- chandise, ranging from stoves and stew-pans to pianos and souvenirs. One impresario even set up a "Panorama of Paris" and charged 50 cents admission.
 After considerable public pro- test, Congress finally put an end to the peddling, but during the last session H0n0re J. ("Pete") Provencal, $1,740-a-year guard
 on the patronage list of Rhode Islands millionaire Senator Pe-
 ter Golet Gerry, quietly revived
 it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
. HlGHLlGHTS FRoM
 LATEST BOOKS
Migrant Farmer
 An Old Problem

What John Steinbeck has put into
 novel about the incredible plight
 of the migratory workers in Cali
 fornia, Carey McWilliams puts an
 record as fact in the tremendous
 ly vital book, Factories in the
 Field" Little, Brown: $2.50). Me-
 Williams Is commissioner of im-
 migration and housing in Cali
 fornia speaks authoriatively about
 the problem here.
 The exploitation of farm labor in California, which is one of the ugliest chapters in the history of American industry, is as old as the system of land ownership of which 1t is part. Time has merely tigh- tened the system of ownership and control and furthered the egrada- ton of labor. As far as the vast army of workers who operate these plight is nearly as wretched today as it was 30 years ago.
 In all America it would be difficult to find a parallel for this strange army in tatters. It numbers 0,O00 workers and a more motley crew was never assembled in this coun- try by a great industry As one contingent of recruits after the other has been exhausted, or has mutinied, others have been as- sembled to take their places. =.
 It is an army that marches from crop to crop. It's eu,lipmeut Is neRli- gible, few pots and pans, and its quarters unenviable. It is supported by 8 vast horde of camp followers mostly pregnant women, diseased children, and fleabitten dogs. It. transport consists of 8 fleet of an- cient and battered Model T Ford, ad similar equipage.
 No one has ever been able te fathom the mystery of how thi, army supports itself or how 1t ha, continued to survive. It has hac many savage encounters witt droughts and floods and disease and, occasionally, 1t has fought ir engagements that can hardly be called sham battles, its casualtiei have been heavy.
 Today the army has many new faces as recruits have swarmed ir from the dust-bowl area eager t enlist for the duration of the crops at starvation wages. But in sub- stance, 1t is the same army that had followed the crops since 1870.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Deliberate or No?

The dropping of Public Works Com-- missioner Robert Hurley as a member Of the governors cabinet is interpreted in different lights by the press of the state. But there seems to be an underlying feel ing among editors that the hard-hitting and energetic MT. Hurley was left off the list purposely. He is regarded as good political timber for the Democrats in the battles to come. He is also, 1t might be said, not one to sit back and let his de- partment be run from the outside.
 We don't know what prompted Cover nor Raymond E. Baldwin to eliminate Commissioner Hurley, when he was nam ing other Democratic members Of the Cabinet. He must have realized that 1t would be very noticeable if one former member of the gubernatorial cabinet was eliminated without some good reason for 1t. There doesn't seem to be good ex- planation for dropping Mir Hurley. If there is need of governors cabinet and if it is to be comprised of the important conmissionerships, then certainly the extremely y-important Works Commission should be represented.
 There will be more and more people coming to the belief that the failure to rename Hurley was deliberate and that it was an effort to keep him as much in the background of state affairs as is possible without actually interfering with his official duties. Unfortunately for this version of it, If 1t is anyway near correct, She very nature of Commissioner Hur- Ieys duties and the imnenslty Of the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16

The term everybody" refers to the social, sporting and theatrical crowd who have enough money to treat themselves constantly to such items as Napoleon Brandy and Bergdorf Goodman dresses. SMART" PLACES
 DO THE BUSINESS
 Places of this type which cur- rently seem to have the accolade of smartneSs are the Savoy Plaza. a creamy hotel which features in its Cafe-Lounce the very sensa- tional chanteuse, Hildegarde; the Persian Room of the Plaza Hotel, the St. Regis, and possibly Num- Der One fifth Avenue, where Nora Sheridan warbles her amusing lyrics.
 But th~ zenith of spending is reached in two spots which were running before repeal and which still continue to attract the lush trade.
 These are the blue, crystal and mirrored Stork Club and Fl Mor- occo, both of which are used not only by the Hemingways and the Tunneys, but by some of New York's richest and most inceSsant champagne drinkers in the same way the neighborhood boys use the corner pub.
 TALENTED GROUP
 OF YOUNGSTERS
 Scattered around town are occa- sional little spots whicl. are doing very well and which, for atmoS- phere at least, are comparable to the hill of the Montmartre dur ing the lush days when the col- lege boys infested Joe zellis.
 One such place is the village Vanguard. A little walkdown joint on the fringe of Greenwich Village, 1t has the appearance of a walled-up subway station. Yet 1t offers the most original floor show in New York just at the mo- ment. The entertainment is pro- vided by The Revuers, five young kids of the struggling artist type who run through 8 forty minute routine of clever sartorial sketch es. They've been doing this type of entertainment since last Spring and now I understand they are moving up. Soon they will jump from their one-flight-down Vil- lage nightery to the gilded Rainbow Room atop Rockefeller Center, sixty-five stories above the street level.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
Press Comment
A MARK FOR PETER AsTRA9
(New York Sun)

tNCW xOrk 6uHI
 In winning the 1889 Hambletonian Peter Astra was not forced to show that he is capable of; he was able to take the faster of the two heats at Goshen in 2:04 1-4, two seconds un- der the mark he set in the Amer ican Stake. He was driven by sage horseman, H. M. Parshall, who knew what the three-year-old must do and what he needn't do. Now there is talk about sending Peter Astra after the world record, to beat l:55 1-4, the mark that Greyhound set last year.
 Perhaps Dr. Guilinger, the owner of Peter Astra, and Mir. Parshall may decide to make the effort. It would bo interesting. Peter Man. ning's record of i:56 3-4 made in 1922 stood until 1887. when Grey hound covered the distance in 1:56. Last year he reduced this time to the present mark, 1855 1-4. Grey hounds records make an imposing list: They are the fastest mile, the fastest mile in race, the fastest mile on a half-miie track, the sasts6t mile by 6 gelding, the fastest mile by three-year-old gelding, the fastest mile by q fuor-year-old gel. ding, the fastest mile by fiveyear- old. the fastest mile bya six-year- old, the fastest two heats, the fast est three heats and the fastest mile and a half. Nor has the name of Peter Manning been eliminated from the records of firsts. He still has to his credit the fastest two , miles and the fastest two miles oil s half-mile track. The long idstancs races have pnssed from favor. It [ eisht-slx years since Conqusros e. the record of 0:b0:53 for 100 maila at centerville. Perhaps some da; Peter Astxa Inay 60 out Co beat that,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-08-16
BUSINESS AUTOCRACY SLOWLY sTRANGLING NATION, SAYS
 ANSONIA MAN

Editor, Waterbury Democrat: Is the economic throttle of the U s. in the hands of five, ten, or even twenty-five men? Could such a small ! minority of the nations capitalists 1'm still not sure whether that apostrophe in the word nations wouldn't have been more appro- priate in the following word) sub. jugate the masses to their predatory whims?
 Absurd" you say, "130 million people living in the worlds greatest democracy controlled by such small business dictatorship, what an assinine question" A short time ago probably would have been just as vociferous in the. rejection of any such possibility. What then, you may wonder, has made me begin tc doubt the veracity of my former thoughts on this subject?
 Well, for one thing, the recently completed findings or the senate committee which for the past year has had in tow the task of inveSti- gating the growth of monopolistit business practices in the U. s. IT reading through their recently sub. mitted report to the President. was fairly shocked out of my seal upon realizing the economic force yielded by certain great American enterprises.
 Did you know, for instance, that there are over twenty billion-dollai corporations in the country today The day of the small businessman 1t is apparent. is passing.
 There are 200 corporations in thi! country today controlling 55% ol the total business wealth. Yes, that'l what said, "55%s," think of it. while the remaining 45% is dividef among 100000 companies. As as founding revelation of economic power you must admit.
 There would be no real menace il this to the populace as a whole however. were these 200 corporationl competing in the spirit of privat enterprise by which the nation ha grown. But. as no less eminent ai authority than the noted Harry ' Barnes. of the New School for So cial Research, has recently pointed out, while tho number uz atockhold CTS and corporations increase. tn actual control Of these industries