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Evening star., 1940-06-14
Speed on Metals

The pressure for speed in all
phases Of transportation, from the
automobile and truck to the stream
lined locomotive and airplane, has
centered unusual attention on wear
resistant materials.
The addition of nickel to iron.
steel, aluminium and other metals
has resulted in alloys which provide
the necessary wear resistance and
offer substantial savings in weight,
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in the World War. When teleeraph
and telephone wires were cut be-
tween the front lines and the rear.
messages were placed on the legs
OF pigeons, or under their wings,
and many of them reached head
quarters safely.
Early in the present warfare
Great Britain's king turned over
the pigeons in the royal loft" to
the fighting forces.
Aviators of the r. A. r. (Royal
Air Force) at times carry pigeons
with them. When a seapiane is
forced down and cannot send out a
radio message, pigeons may take
the call for help to those who will
come to the rescue.
CFor General Interest section Of your
Scrapbook.)
If you want a free copy Of the
illustrated leafet, Mexico and
Mexicans," send me a Scent
stamped, self addressed envelope,
in care Of The Evening Star.
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Tomorrow: PrHsstans Around
Pdrfs.
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Here are seven dots inside of a
fectangle.
Can you draw three straight lines
which cross each other in such a
way that they seperate each dot
from the other six?
q Solution tomorrow.
tCopyright, 1940)
Solution to yesterdays puzzle;
Boats and Foods: The pairs should
have been read across in rows, in
stead of downward in columns
Thus the first two pairs would be:
BILANDER SHALLOP
BALACHONG SHALLOT
In this row (the first row., the
boat-words are on top (BILANDER
and SHALLOP) and the food-words
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Don't Take Ny
Word For 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Caribbean

The Atlantic Ocean betDeen
the West Indies and Central and
South America.
X X X X
The sea was named for the Carib
tribes of South American Indians
They were warlike and cannibalis-
tic. excellent canoe makers, and
skilled in the use of sails. The tri-
bal name is pronounced 'KAR-ib, ~
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POINTS FOR PARENTS
BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.

Little children hue so entirely in
the present that the dnticipation
OF a postponed pleasure eiues then,
little satisfaction.
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emais give up the struggle. Two
days after they surrendered, the
sultans army came, but it was too
late.
A better known case of pigeons
being used in warfare is found In
records Of the siege of Paris dur
ing the Franco-Prussian War. I
shall tell about that event in our
next story.
Homing pigeons played q part
Evening star., 1940-06-24
w. P. A. Workers Must
Sian LOYALTY Form

District w. P. A. employees will be
called on to sign form by. Friday
swearing they are not Communists
or members Of any Nazi Bund and
giving the status of their citizenship,
it was learned today.
Officials said every one of the
10000 employees would have to sign
the statement. In addition to spe-
cif1c mention of Communist" and
ANY Nazi bund organization" the
form specifies that the employe does
not belong to any organization adyo-
eating overthrow of the Government.
The employe will state either that he
is citizen or that he owes allegiance
to the United States.
Similar declarations are required
by w. P. A. all over the country
under provisions in the relief budget.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
La Guardia Denies
Talk With President
Has Political Note
Laughs at Mention Of
Rumors Placing Him
In Cabinet Post

Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of
New York City. who has been men
toned frequently as cabinet pos
sibility, few to Washington this
morning for a 45-minute conference
with President Roosevelt, but denied
as he left the White House that
there was any political significance
to his visit.
Asked directly if there was any,
thing to reports that he was being
considered for the cabinet-recently,
it has been suggested he might be-
come Secretary of Labor-the Mayor
laughed
Il think I'm in a hot box now"
Then he added as an after
thought, mo, think not"
A newsman asked the Mayor If
he would accept post if it were
offered, and he answered:
In a case of emergency, anyone
goes anywhere"
He was asked what he thought of
President Roosevelt's two Republican
appointeeS to the cabinet, Henry
L. Stimson and Col. Frank Knox,
but he again laughed and added:
"All I can do is select my own
cabinet"
He added, however, that he had
"a very high regard" for Mr.. Slim
son, who was in the cabinet here
when Mayor La Guardia was q men,
Der of Congress. He does not know
Col. Knox.
Mayor La Guardia described his
visit here as in connection with
routine matters dealing with New
York" and also said that matters
affecting the United States Confer
ence of Mayors, of which he is
president, also were taken up. He
said a statement on this phase of
the conference would be issued later
from the headquarters here.
| Mayor La Guardia flew back to
New York Immediately after he left
the White House. The President
Cancelled engagements with Norman
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Todoy's Program
. Philadelphia Mayor
Welcomes Delegates

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24-Here
is the program for today's first ses-
sions of the Republican National
Conyention:l t5lsi j ftf
Call to order at 10 am. (E. S. T) q.
Singing Of America"
Prayer, the Rev. Albert J. McCart-
ney of Washington.
Welcoming address. Mayor Robert
E. Lamberton of Philadelphia.
Roll call, election of temporary
officers. selection of committees.
Recess until $3.50 pm.
Prayer, Dennis Cardinal Dougherty
Of Philadelphia.
Singing Of Ballad for America. !"
Keynote address, Gov. Harold E.
Stassen Of Minnesota.
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delegate strength, have denied they
are engaged in or interested in q
combination of forces. The plan,
however, Is to let the one who
shows the greater strength on the
first one or two ballots have first
place on the ticket, and the other
second place.
Great interest centers in the
Pennsylvania delegation - 72 in
number and the second largest. 1t
is pledged to vote for Gov. Arthur
H. James, favorite son candidate.
1t would be amazing, however, If
Gov. James were nominated. The
Keystone States delegation, If it
could be swung to any of the lead
ing candidates, might put him
across the line.
May Swing to Willkie.
The belief is that the delegation
is likely to leave Gov. James after
ballot or two, and there is strong
suspicion that under the guidance
of Joseph N. Pew, jr., angel of the
Pennsylvania G. o. p, many of the
delegates will swing to Mr.. Willkie,
who has the backing of big financial
interests all over the country.
Frank j. Harris of Pittsburgh,
leader of the Western Pennsylvania
group. said IA delegates with whom
Mr.. Willkie had breakfast probably
would swing from Gov. James to
Mr.. Willkie after the first or second
ballot.
The Illinois delegation, several of
its So members said, probably would
Split wide open" after casting q
first ballot for Mr.. Dewey, who won
Illinois preference primary. The
primary was advisory, not binding.
One OF the rumored trades"
places Senator Taft at the head Of
the national ticket with Mr.. Mar
tin as vice presidential candi-
date, with the understanding that
Mr.. Dewey be made Attorney Gen.
eral in the Taft cabinet. But this
is merely one of a dozen such re-
ports.
Taft to Contest Delegations.
Taft forces were reported to have
decided to contest in the Credentials
Committee the national committee s
recent action tentatively seating
Florida and South Carolina delega-
tions. They were backing the South
Carolina delegation headed by Tie
less Joe" Tolbert.
At the headquarters of Senator
Vandenberg, strategists reported they
were depending on second choice
votes to put their candidate out in
front for the nomination. They
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son, but whether they planned to
remain in France or embark for
Africa was uncertain.)
The government announced
meanwhile, that Gen. Charles de
Gaulle had been dismissed from the
army and from his post as Under
secretary Of War because of his re-
cent broadcast from London criti-
cizing the French government fol
It's conduct of the latter days OF
the war.
Gen. de Gaulle last night in an
other broadcast announced the
formation of a French national
committee" in England to continue
the fight against Germany and Italy
The government also announced
that Pierre Laval, veteran Of a half
dozen cabinet posts since 1925, had
been named Vice Premier.
Laval was co-author with Sir
Samuel Hoare, then British For
eign Minister, of the so-called
Hoare-Laval plan to halt the
Italian Ethiopian war by granting
Italy territorial concessions In
Ethiopia. A storm of criticism
ended the plan and cost Sir Sam
uel his office
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egates. Certainly there has so far
been no evidence of any definite
leadership. The great majority of
the delegates have not been officially
pledged, either by primary, State
or county convention action, to any
of the candidates, although many of
them have been privately COM
mitted.
Under these circumstances the
race for the presidential nomina-
ton appeared to be still wide open.
The period of horse trading has
begun and will continue right up to
the time of the nomination. Esti-
mates of the number of ballots
which will be required to make a
selection run all the way from one
to a dozen. Balloting is not ex-
pected to begin before Thursday.
Prominent among the delegates
Is former Governor Landon of Kan
sas, Republican presidential nominee
in 1896. His running mate of that
year-Col. Frank Knox, Chicago
publisher and recently appointed
Secretary of the Navy, was conspicu-
GUS by his absence. He resigned as
delegate-at-large from Illinois
Immediately after his appointment
was sent to the Senate by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mr.. Landon, as titular leader of
the party, stands nearer to lead
ership In this Embossed convention
than any other delegate. He has
been reported as participating in
an effort to bring about the
nomination of a Dewey-Taft or
Taft-Dewey ticket, but has denied
1t. The Philadelphia Inquirer pub
hshed a story this morning assert
ing that Mr.. Landon had been
dickering with Democratic Senator
Wheeler of Montana and John L.
Lewis, president Of the c. I. O., with
the idea of making Senator Wheeler
a presidential or vice-presidential
nominee.
Terms Report Absurd;
absurd and ridiculous was Mr..
Landon's Characterization of this
report. II have not discussed candf-
dates with either Mr.. Lewis or Sem
ator Wheeler" he insisted. The
published report included a sug-
gestion that Mr.. Lewis might be
picked for vice president.
Despite Mr.. Landon's denial that
he has had no part in an attempted
coalition Of the Taft and Dewey
forces to bring an early nomination,
1t is known that such efforts are un-
derway. Both Mr.. Taft and Mr..
Dewey, recognized as leaders in
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strength while her government took
the final steps toward the armistice
with Italy which at the same time
fulfills condition of the armistice
with Germany, an agreement which
Premier Marshal Petain defended
stoutly against British criticism.
The last links with Britain, mean
while, apparently were severed by
the departure of British Ambassador
Sir Ronald Hugh Campbell and the
subsequent broadcast announcement
from London that Britain could no
longer recognize the French govern
ment at Bordeaux.
The announcement was received
shortly after Premier Petain had
issued a sharp reply to a statement
by British Prime Minister Churchill
expressing grief and amazement"
that France had accepted Germany's
terms.
Marshal Petain declared that Mr.,
Churchill Is not the Judge of
Frances best interests and even
less can he Judge French honor"
"Mr. Churchill must learn"
Marshal Petain said, that France
has neither husbanded her blood nor
her efforts. She knows she merits
the respect of the world and it Is
through herself first sof all that
France expects to be reborn"
For the present.. he added, "the
French are certain to show greater
grandeur in avowing their defeat
than in pursuing vain and illusory
projects. For the future they know
their destiny is in their courage and
their perseverance"
Caught Between Attackers.
Even as Marshal Petain spoke the
remnants of the French Army
fought to hold their shattered de-
fense lines against Germans advance
ing on the north and Italians at
tacking on the south.
(The French high command
reported that Italian attacks In
the Alps had been thrown back
with Serious losses." Reuters,
Britain news agency. said IN .
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Five Civilians Wounded
In Raids on Malta

CAIRO, June "a R.-Five civilians
were wounded in a series of air raids
on the British naval base at Malta
by large force Of italian bombers
escorted by fighter planes, a Royal
Air Force communique reported
today.
The communique said:
"A large force of enemy bombers
escorted by flight fighters raided
Malta yesterday. In all, so aircraft
came over the island, yet very little
damage was done and only five
civilians were wounded.
IAN Italian pilot was rescued from
the sea after a parachute descent
italian bomber $40, attempting
reconnaissance over Malta, was Ia.
tsrceptsd and shot down IN flames.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
District Delegates
May Vote for Capper
On First Roll Call
Gesture Would Be
Compliment for His
Work on D. G. Committee

By staff Correspondent Of The star.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-The
District delegation to the Republic
can National Convention may cast
its three votes for Senator Capper
Of Kansas on the first ballot II none
Of the principal candidates for the
presidential nomination appears to
have a commanding lead for that
roll call.
Senator Capper's name will be
presented by the Kansas delegation
as its favorite son, and If the Dis
trict delegates should decide not to
show their hand at the start, as to
their preference among the chief
contenders, 1t was thought in some
quarters they would take this op-
portunity to give a complimentary
vote to the Kansan.
Such a course, while not revealed
by any of the delegates, would be
most appropriate as a recognition
Of Senator Capper's long service to
Washington on the Senate District
Committee. For nearly a decade,
while the Republicans were in
power, he was chairman of the
committee, and his interest in local
problems has not slackened since he
became ranking minority member.
No Permanent Choice Made.
OF course, the District votes would
, go elsewhere later even If this plan
is followed. Furthermore, with bal
loting not due to start for more
than 48 hours, the District dele
gates may be prepared by that time
to vote for their ultimate choices at
the outset.
AS expected, they made no an
nouncement of a choice for the
presidential nomination after their
first conference this morning. In
fact, there is possibility all three
votes may not be found in the same
column eventually.
Carroll c. Glover, jr., will be the
Districts representative on the Reso-
lutions Committee, which will as
semble this afternoon to begin
formal drafting of the party plat
| All AlAs 4NA1 .. AOulSC OIlO"
will represent the District on the
Committee on Permanent Organiza-
ton and on the Rules Committee.
Delegate j. Franklin Wilson was
assigned to the Credentials Com
mittee.
The decision of the Resolutions
Committee on the Districts plea for
a plank on suffrage for Washing
tonians may be known by this eve
ming. In view of the preliminary
work done last week by unofficial
subcommittee, the platform prob
ably will be put into final shape
soon after the temporary Resolu-
tions Committee is made permanent
at today's opening convention ses-
sion.
The plank requested by the local
delegation asks for an Endorsement
of representation for the citizens Of
the District in Congress and In the
electoral college.
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A. P. Wirephoto.
Stimson Disclosed
As Reserve Corps
Brigodier General

BY the Associated Press.
It's General-not Colonel
Henry L. Stimson.
Making the point today, off,
cials cited records showing the
Republican Secretary of War
designate was promoted to brig
adler general in the Reserve
Corps on June l6, 1922.
He actually served in that
capacity at maneuvers at Pine
Camp, N. Y, in June, 1926, when
he commanded the 152d Field
Artillery Brigade. He retired
to inactive status with this rank
on reaching the statutory age
limit of 64 in 1881.
Because of his World War
services, however, he is still
Colonel" Stimson to many asso-
ciates. At the close of that
conflict he was commander of
the 31st Field Artillery Regi-
ment of the Regular Army.
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dispatch to London from

dispatch to London from
Bordeaux. ~.
cat the same time "lively fight
ing" was reported in the environs
of St. Etienne, 81 miles SOUTH
west of Lyon, as the Germans
continued to drive southwark
through France.
(Another German column, ac-
vancing along the Rhone Valley,
was said to have reached the
region of Culoz, 80 miles south
west of Geneva and 48 miles east
of Lyon)
Protocol to Be Signed.
Informed sources reported that 9
protocol would be signed with Ger.
many, after the signing Of the Ital-
ian armistice, which would permit
the removal of the government and
French military command from Bor-
deaux. =.
eight words were censored
here. The armistice terms as
published in London gave the
French the right to return their
capital to Paris or move to some
= other city,
In a brief communlque last night
the high command said that ION the
whole the situation is without
change except along the Atlantic
Coast, where the Germans are con-
tinuing their advance In. the direc-
ton of Rochefort, Saintes and
Cognac." .s
Reports from Monte Carlo
said that the crash of gun-fire
was echoing along the entire
French-Italian front, from the
Swiss border to the Mediter-
ranean Shore)
From CLANCY, on the French
Swiss border, came word that
French Alpine troops facing the
italian frontier were heading to-
ward Toulon in an effort to, make
their way to North Africa and
continue the war from there.
About 10000 troops removed
from the Maginot Line also were
reported on their way to Medi-
tsrranean ports under Gen. Bes-
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Rome
Continued From First Page.)

England and later a semi-inde-
pendent buffer state would be
formed of Nice, Savoy and part
OF Dauphine.)
Unlike his axis-partner, Adolf
Hitler, who met the French dele
gates at Compiegne, Premier Mus
solini was not present when the
mission arrived here last night.
Within IL minutes after they had
landed at the Rome airport the
Frenchmen were whisked away in
automobiles to their meeting with
the italian delegation.
Regarding military activity in the
newly opened Mediterranean war
zone the Italian high command an
nounced that 20 persons had been
killed and almost two score injured
in an enemy air raid Saturday on
the Sicilian port of Trapani, but
denied any damage to military OBJ
jectives.
Its communique also reported that
Italian planes had bombed the Brit
ish naval base at Alexandria "efYec-
lively" Saturday and had raided
the French base of Bizerte in
Tunisia.
In North Africa, the high COM
mand declared, action has turned
in our favor" after intense activity
by our air force against armored
cars and enemy formations"
From Monte Carlo came reports
that fighting between ground forces
was surging along the entire length
of the French Italian frontier.
The italian government has taken
over the beautiful 10th century Villa
Medici, French property in Rome
which has housed the French Art
Academy since 1903, reliable source
disclosed
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G. O. P.
Continued From First Page.)

tCOnClnueQ from F1rSt Page)
hoped to have most of this delega-
ton.
Other candidates and their leaders
are becoming increasingly irritated
at the manner in which the Willkie
drive is conducted. and there were
evidences that before long the lid
will be blown off, with charges
made that the big financial interests
are seeking to dominate the Repub-
lican party and nominate their
candidate.
Texans to Hear Willkie.
An example of the manner in
which the Willkie forces are work.
ing on the delegates, even those
lined up for other candidates, is
scheduled meeting of Texas 26
delegates this afternoon ito hear
Willkie." The Texas delegates have
been regarded as the particular
property of Senator Taft, with Col.
R. B. Creager, Texas national COM
mitteeman, as Taft floor leader.
Delegates of II States of the West
and Northwest met again this morn
ing and denounced Mr.. WILKES
position on the reciprocal trade
agreements. It was an anti -Willkie
meeting with $50 delegates present
and half hundred alternates. A
resolution was adopted opposing the
trade agreements, saying they were
lnimmical to the interests of the
country. The States represented
were Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado,
Arizona, Oklahoma, North Dakota
and Texas.
Meanwhile, reports came from the
Massachusetts, delegation that Will
kie sentiment, lead by Sinclair
Weeks, son of the late Secretary
OF War and Senator John w. Weeks,
was rampant there. 1t was esti-
mated by the Willkie followers that
at least 20 of the 80 delegates would
plunk for Mr.. Willkie. However,
Representative Joseph w. Martin,
Jr., Republican leader of the House,
can have the delegation on early
ballots if he wants it. Furthermore,
Mr.. Martin is understood to be op-
posed to Willkie nomination, and
there was more than a chance that
Senator Lodge would stand with
him.
An Embossed Convention.
For weeks and months this con-
vention has been touted as a gath
ering Of independent, Embossed del
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said that "if and when" other lead
ing nominees began to slip, Senator
Vandenberg was counting on his
friendship with them to increase his
strength.
Senator McNary of Oregon,
favorite-son candidate of his State,
Is on the job. He is reported to be
strongly opposed to the Willkie can
didacy, particularly because Mr..
Willkie has favored the reciprocal
trade agreements of the present ad-
ministration in principle"
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Davis, head of the Red Cross, and
Chairmen Land of the Maritime
Commission and Fly of the Federal
Communications Commission, pre-
sumably because of the length OF
the conference with Mayor La
Guardia
Evening star., 1940-06-24

The pilot Of this plane also was
rescued from the sea after para
chuting, but the other five crewmen
are missing"
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Lizzie, Largest Elephant
In Philadelphia Zoo, Dies
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Lizzie,
largest elephant at the Philadelphia
Zoo, died today of old age.
Josephine, another of the zoos
elephants, is the official mascot for
the Republican National Convention,
which opened today.
Evening star., 1940-06-24

Only one kind of bread is baked
in Germany.
Evening star., 1940-06-24
Petoin Defends Decision
To Ask for Armistice

BORDEAUX, France, June a. ~.
France fought On with wanting
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-09
Smoke Begins Curling Up From
South;s Tobacco Curing Barns
soea: 1870 y NsA SERVICE. INC: 7: y: REG:

ATLANTA, July 8.-R1Smoke
curled from curing barns in the
southeast's tobaccoiand today,
starting another luxury crop of Gig
arctic leaf towards markets.
Upwards of 800, 900 southern
farmers look to fue-cured tobacco,
the type used principally for Gig
arettes and snuff, for a major part
of their annual income.
They set out plants this year I'M
der controls intended to restrict
production to less than 700, 600, DOC
pounds, for a nation that consumes
between $50, 600, 900 and 400, 600, 000
pounds annually. The remainder
was aimed at the export trade,
dwindled now to a mere trickle be-
cause of the loss of European and
British markets.
Unseasonal cold weather delayed
the crop in some sections as much
as two weeks, but the broad leafed
plants are ripening in Florida,
Georgia, eastern Alabama and