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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
The Choice

This week the final chapter will be
written in the mystery of whether
the President will run again. After
that the American people may ap-
praise at their leisure the condition
created so deliberately by the Presi-
dents studied silence in the matter
during the past three years and
half.
Should the President decline the
nomination which awaits him on
Thursday, the reasons for his I'M
precedented attitude may find ready
explanation in the choice of another
candidate, who, it is rather obvious
now, must have the Presidents
blessing.
Should he accept the nomination,
the reason for his silence may be
more difficult to understand but, in
addition to standing for reelection
on his own and his party's record
against an able and popular OPP
ponent, he will test the Importance
of the third term tradition" in our
system of government.
The Importance of this tradition
does not lie with the individual, who,
for reasons Of his own, may choose
to ignore or to challenge it. Under
our conception of democracy, that
is free choice. The Importance OF
the tradition depends upon the
American people. If they are not
bound by this tradition, and all that
1t means in our way of life, it is not
worth great dealt is, in fact,
nothing more than tradition.
To The Star and to a great many
Americans, the tradition possesses
a significance in our form of govern
ment which should be preserved. It
is more profound than such super
fetal considerations as the number
of years man may beneficially serve
his country in the White House;
whether his record justifies his con-
tinuation in that position or whether
he is the exception to the rule that
no man is indispensable.
The tradition through the years
has come to represent the very es-
sence of our democratic theory of
popular government, which is that
government springs from the people
and overshadows any individual.
Today, when so many people have
had this ideal torn or by degrees
enticed away from them and they
have lost it altogether, the third
term tradition" has assumed an i'm
portance, in The Stars opinion. that
1t never had before.
Should the President, as is his
right, challenge that conception of
the tradition, his decision to do so
will be personal disappointment to
those who have regarded the presi-
dency itself as a bulWark of the
tradition. And if Mr. Roosevelt elects
to run for third term he must ex-
pect to ALLEVIATE many of those who
have supported him in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
EVERYDAY RELIGION
By the Right Rev. James E. Freeman D. d. H. d. C. L.
Bishop OF Washington.

Religion Between Sundays" is the
provocative title Of book written some
years ago by one who thought Of religion
in terms Of real life, He was unwilling to
think of his religious convictions as hav-
ing their large and possibly only express
sion on Sundays He recognized the
place and value of the church, but he be-
neved that creeds were to be lived, not
merely said. Sunday was in peculiar
sense holy day and had It's defined and
proper uses, but to make It the only day
for religious exercises and the recogni-
ton Of Gods place in life, seemed to this
thoughtful man inconsistent and wholly
inadequate, hence, Religion Between
Sundays"
There is peril in too great magni-
flying Of one day rs the day Of worship,
the setting apart Of one place as the only
At place in which the deeper truths Of
life find their fullest expression. We
need the church and all that 1t wit
nesses to, but we certainly need to make
of our religious habit something that re-
lates 1t to all the common concerns of
our daily life. A strictly Puritan Sunday
with its stern exactions will hardly fit
this age, and 1t is unappealing, especially
to youth On the other hand q secular
lied Sunday breaks down one Of the most
valued and valuable institutions In our
lies economy. That - Sunday well
spent brings q week Of content" is most
true, and the place this day is designed
to have in our social and economic sys-
TENS is clearly evident. What 1t stands
for and what 1t emphasizes OF our cor
porate obligation as members Of one
great family In the sight Of God is one
Of hfe's most valuable assets. but we can
not confine our devotional practices to
one day.
The proof Of our religious convictions
is in their use, they have their supreme
test where life is lived. Some one has
said, do not trust a faith that cannot be
applied to the exigencies of life. Jesus
Christ lived with men and brought all
that He had of goodness and virtue to
bear upon their problems; every day was
made sacred by acts Of self-sacrifcing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Speeding Defense

In deciding to incorporate in the
excess profits tax bill, soon to be in
troduced in Congress, provisions to
liberalize the tax amortization re-
quirements on plants and equipment
built for defense purposes, and to
eliminate the present per- cent
profit limitation on airplane and
ship contracts, the administration
has taken the initial step toward
removing a major obstacle to
speedy carrying out of the national
defense program. Announcement of
the tax plan was made at the White
House last week following a con-
ference of President Roosevelt with
congressional leaders, and represent
atives of the National Defense Com
mission, the Treasury and the Fed
eral Loan Agency.
Under the present law, the Trea-
sury can allow only the normal rate
Of depreciation on special defense
plants. To fill orders for munitions
and equipment needed by the Army
and Navy, American industry will
be called upon to invest large sums
in new plants, with no certainty that
these facilities can be used for other
purposes at the end of the present
emergency. Recognizing the need
for new type of depreciation write
of for the defense industries, the
administration proposes a tax
amortization over a five-year Pc
Rod of additional plants and equip
ment certified as Immediately nee
essary by the Army and Navy. and
the National Defense Commission.
The administrations new tax plan
also will eliminate the present 8
per cent profit limitation imposed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
Vichy

The government of Marshal Pc
tain and Pierre Laval was obliged to
establish capital somewhere, and
the little city of Vichy is reasonable
choice It's central location recon-
mended the town, approximately
equidistant as it is from the far
south and the far north, the east
and. the west Of France.
But it happens also that the place
which the ancient Romans called
Vicus Calidus had the advantage Of
possessing accommodations for
transient population. It is resort
world-famous for its numerous aka
line springs. The waters, state
monopoly, are credited with medi-
cinal qualities helpful to suffering
humanity - especially, perhaps, to
those invalids who have lived not
wisely but rather too richly. Madame
de Sevigne, the greatest of letter
writers and one of the most gener-
ously gifted of wits, advertised the
spa at the court of Louis XIV; yet
the thermal retreat, an official
chronicler confesses, Ibid not be-
come, really fashionable until the
Second Empire" Napoleon III and
his beautiful consort, Eugene, COM
mandede the season to success.
Unless one had been to Vichy at the
right time, one had been nowhere
on any occasion.
Insrecent years, the city has been
patror1i1ed particularly by bourgeois
visitors who came not so much in
search of health as in quest of a
pleasant change of scene and recrea-
ton, nit too far from Paris. The
casiro.l the hotels, the parks, the
theaters, the concert rooms, even the
side streets with their boarding
houses aid shops, have been re-
specially prosperous. Now they will
be still buster with new customers.
In Vichy the remnants of French law
and order are assembled. An authori-
tartan regime is being set up for
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lncipient Fascist

behlnd the venerable Marshal Pc
tain as French chief-of- state stands
man In whose own form the French
nation is being shaped-Pierre Laval.
In the record and character OF M.
Laval, heir-apparent to the aging
marshal, may be found many clues
to the future that lies ahead of the
French people, doomed now to be
dominated by Germany until the
power of Hitler is broken.
Although the aged Marshal Petain
is head of the state, it Is less his
hand than that Of Laval, Frances
supreme apostle of appeasement,
which is. determining the shape Of
things to come. With M. Laval in the
saddle the Germans will find little
difficulty in working their will, for
compromise with enemies was one Of
his cardinal policies as premier.
M. Laval prior to the war occupied,
in spite Of the vacillations Of his po-
litical Affiliations over the years, an
influential position among French
statesmen. Instead of pressing
Frances rearmament he strove to
buy of the dictators, and his agree
ment with Sir Samuel Hoare in De-
cember, 1885, to give Mussolini vir-
tually all he wanted in Ethiopia
crowned career dedicated In its lat
ter phases not so much to respectable
compromise as it was to outright
surrender to the threat Of force.
The lack % strength In policy had
its counterpart in lack Of strength
In political conviction, and his po-
litical movements carried him from
one end of the scale to the other,
from the Communist fringe OF So
|. cialism in the last World War to the
extreme right, where he has more
lately placed himself.
His authoritarian sense is strong,
a quality which will fit him admi-
rably for the post to which he is ris-
ing. He is not likely to give the Ger
mans much trouble, and his name
may be added soon to those of Hitler,
Mussolini, Stain and Franco on the
roster Of Europe's totalitarian die
tatorS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14
South of the Border

Years ago when the iron horse was
just a colt and relatively untamed,
it was discovered that nearly every
time it kicked over the traces most
of the deaths and injuries occurred
in the last car of the train. To
eliminate this trouble, some one sug-
gested that the last car be left of.
At FIST sight the suggestion. seemed
sound, but after the directors tried
it out, unexpected difficulties arose
and the plan reluctantly was aban-
doned as ahead of its time.
1t has now been dug out of
oblivion, given new twist, and
applied to the nine-hole interna-
tional golf course near Minot, N. Oak.
Eight of the holes are in Canada,
while the ninth and last is in the
United States. New regulations re-
quire Canadians entering the United
States to have a passport. Conse-
quently Canadian golfers unequipped
with the magic document simply
leave off the last hole.
In some ways the scheme works
well. It Is approved particularly by
players one up at the eighth, and
also tends to make even the losers
turn in better, lower score. But on
the whole it is not so good. Almost
any other green could have been
spared but the last. That is the alibi
green, where all the hard luck of the
match is rehashed; without it, most
of the Joy Of golf is gone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

service. He did not divorce His devo-
tional habit from the practices of daily
contacts with His fellows. The whole Of
life was sacred.
4 Our religious faith is not for self -coA-
sumption; 1t is not luxurious possession
that cannot stand exposure. 1t is not
like some exotic plant that lives and
thrives only In given climates. Real,
vital Christian faith is rugged, strong.
capable of any test survives any and
every condition, is richer in value in days
of adversely than in days Of prosperity.
It does not wither with age but comes
to its highest expression when every other
worldly possession fails. Certainly this
is what Christ designed 1t to be, and He
exemplif1ed 1t in His own daily walk
and habit. Life lived In consonance with
His spirit is ennobled, enriched. satisfy
ing. Such q religion on Sundays and
between Sundays, and under conditions
favorable and unfavorable Is more con-
tageous and persuasive than all our
boosted professions. 1t creates better
and SUMMER atmospheres, brings encour-
agement to the despairing, light to those
whose lives are Swallowed, heart's-ease
and freshened hope to those who are dis
appointed and disillusioned. 1t does not
wear It's heart upon its sleeve, but its
every act proclaims with confidence the
secret Of its security and peace. All Of
us know or have known people with such
a faith. We did not have to ask the
name Of the church to which they be-
longed, for their faith was such that 1t
outstripped all labels and all classical
tons. Thackeray once said that some
people seem to wear a letter of credit on
their faces that Is honored everywhere.
This everyday religion of which we
write is universally popular. because it
is never arrogant nor intrusive. 1t con-
firms what it holds Of truth by what it
lives and practices and by the Joy and
warmth of its expression: it relives the
life Of Him "Who went about doing
good" There is no argument against
such sunny, happy faith. Such an
everyday religion is the one best hope
our troubled, distracted world needs to-
day. 1t is religion between Sundays"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

by the Vinson-Trammel Act on air.
plane and ship contracts. This legis-
lation has been criticized as discrim-
inatory, and not without reason, for
the limitation on profits does not
apply to other national defense con-
tracts. The proposed excess profits
tax will cover all industries, q much
fairer arrangement.
Congress can do much to acceler-
ate the national defense program by
substituting a profits tax, applying
to all industries, for the present
profit limitation on ship and airplane
contracts, and permitting the Ave
year tax amortization of facilities
constructed by industry to fill Army
and Navy orders. A liberalization
OF the amortization requirements
will simplify the tax liabilities of
prospective contractors, and provide
an assurance that they will be able
to charge OF the cost OF plant ex-
pansicn within a reasonable period
Of time. This will result in more
speedy execution Of defense con-
tracts.
Under present plans, the excess
profits tax bill will be introduced in
Congress after the convention recess.
Legislation to secure for the Govern
ment recapture OF excessive profits
created by the national defense pro-
gram seems clearly needed. In en-
acting an excess profits bill, Gen.
gress should also remove the legis-
lative barriers to quick plant expan-
sion by American industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

is the law and not Washington which
has prosecuted the railroad, and this
persecution the lot Of all chronic and
persistent lawbreakers, has been feeble
and inadequate in proportion to its de-
serts. The Capital has been the victim
Of this corporation. never its prosecutor.
The lamb, having "persecuted' the wolf,
Is threatened, - in the fable, with the
death penalty. For Il Congress bestows
privileges upon the road without touch
ing the grade crossing evil, and thus
pcrpetuates the surface tracks, the
franchise granted to the corporation win
include unlimited right to murder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

the management Of that portion Of
the nation not occupied by the con-
quering Nazis. Meanwhile, the
River Allier flows through its &C
customed valley to the Loire and
thence to the open sea. Only super
ficial things are changed. The basic
verities remain eternal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

Hitler visits Napoleon's tomb, pos
sibly with rather contemptuous emo
tons. Napoleon visited that Of
Frederick the Great in the same way,
just as Frederick visited Barbarossa's
and Caesar that of Alexander. They
come and they 20.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

what to Look For in an Old Farm
house" is the heading of an advisory
article in a household magazine.
There are some things one does not
have to look for in some old farm
houses; they find you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

Some swear by altar Of roses as
the worlds most enhancing per-
fume; others declare for heliotrope.
verbena or wild honeysuckle. But
can any odor equal in delightfulness
that of the cover Of a brand-new
baseball to the nostrils of a boy?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

Our forebears firmly believed that
only a silver bullet could STAY
specter. Modern tyrant- dictators
will discover that no metal, no ex-
plosive, no repression, will, kill
flrmly-f1xed idea,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

Philadelphia demonstrates. fully
how different in meaning may be the
noun convention" and the adjective
conventional"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14


During the 900 years since the Nor
man Conquest, England has been under
frequent threat of invasion, but has al
ways successfully repealed its enemies.
Only a short time ago, as history talks.
the Martello towers were built all along
the coast to repel Napoleon. The forces
Of the Duke of Monmouth did actually
land at Lyme Regis, but were defeated.
Then the Scots invaded and were fought
OH at Preston Pans and Culloden, and
there was the Spanish Armada when
the beacon fires flared over England.
These invasions never were successful
and so the Kings Men never rose from
their long sleep. Perhaps the time has
come now when the need will be greatest.
And perhaps the Red Dragon Of Wales
will reappear. That Is another legend
which goes back to the time Of the
Wizard Merlin. Merlin, the great Ar
thurian necromancer, foretold that there
would come q day Of fearful combat
when. after centuries Of sleep in q noun
tain fastness Of Wales, the Red DRAGON
would arise, breathing flame, and drive
an invader into the sea. So strongly
held is the belief that the battle cry Of
the Welsh is an invocation of the Red
Dragon.
To show that this is not 50 outmoded
as 1t may seem, 1t may be recorded that,
curing the first World War, British
soldiers saw the Angels Of Mons appear
N the SKY and come to their aid against
the Germans when 1t seemed that they
couio stand against the Hun enemy no
longer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-07-14

plus farm and industrial products.
It is entirely possible that this coun-
try can maintain the essentials OF its
free economic system and can avoid the
government controls that are so detailed
in the nations of Europe If only an outlet
can be found for American capital IN the
nations Of this hemisphere which would
fall within the American orbit 1t would
be possible to adjust matters to high
degree Of isolation from both Europe ana
the Far East, even without hemisphere
development, If this country would be
content with somewhat more extensive
control in agriculture, In . few indus
tries and in finance. The problem then
would be for the Government to guide
funds into internal development. Many
Of the Governments planners feel, how
ever, that there would be fewer polltlcal
problems from program OF develop
ment Of Latin America because that type
Of development would involve fewer re-
strictions upon industry and finance
within this country.
In theory, the idea Of four great eco
nomic empires sounds fine. In practice
and In fact, there are many dimculties
that stand in the way Of the idea.
Nonetheless, the thinking Is along these
lines and 1t may be that out OF the world
struggles now in progress there may
come a new grouping Of nations. There
then would remain the problem OF devel-
oping exchange between those groups
ana Of gradually reducing the barriers TO
trade and the incentives 70 war.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Pick any man out of a crowd
at random and ask him his hob
by. Maybe he'll say golf. That's
all right, but not unusual. Pick
out another and ask him. His
may be fishing. That's nice, too,
but quite ordinary. Tag still
another and you'll find collect
or of stamps, perhaps antiques,
even sea shells. All are splend-
id indulgences if you have the
time and inclination.
But keep on picking. Maybe
some day, if your dogs and de-
sire hold out, you'll find one
whose hobby and chief interest
in life is-hold your breath
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Leader Photo by Douglas Wentz.
Willard Gandert, clerk of the
board, is shown above at his desk
in the Commissioners office.
Sanatorium; approve all bills for
payment, establish or alter new
roads, vacate all old or abandon
ed roads, establish all county
bitches and maintain and repair
all county bitches.
The board is authorized to or
der incorporation of any villages
within the county, and to order
formation of a new or a division
of any existing township into a
new township. 1t acts as a pa
role board in the release or pa
role of any and all prisoners in
the county Jail and approves all
animal claims for stock, etc.,
killed by dogs. Moreover, it is
responsible for the budget of the
county; is given authority in
conjunction with the County
Auditor to issue bonds for Lick
ing County, and approves pay
ment of all soldiers burials. The
chairman Of the Board of County
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

Commissioners is a member of
the Board of Revision and the
Board of Public Assistance.
The Clerk
Present clerk to the board is
Willard Gandert. Upon him
falls the responsibility for keep
ing all records of commissioners
performances. These include rec
ords of the commissioners jour
nal, ditch journal and the county
home journal.
He makes all purchases under
$100 for all the county offices,
departments and institutions ex-
cept the Childrens Home and the
t. b. sanatorium. These, in ad-
dition to many detailed prob
lens delegated by members of
the board, constitute the position
of Mr.. Gandert. Heretofore a
stenographer was provided the
office to serve as assistant to
the clerk. Since Mr.. Gandert's
entry into the post, he has acted
as both clerk and stenographer.
Members of the board at pres
ent are Hugh E. Jones, chair
man; John H. Holman and A.. R.
Webb. Mr.. Jones has filed his pc
tion for reelection to the board.
Mr.. Webb, however, after serv-
ing one term in the office, plans
to retire at the close of his term
in December of this year with
out seeking his second term.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14

That's Phil's way of doing
things-the easy way. Only he
seems to arrive at solutions
quicker than the other fellow.
There was a time when he
took transfer jobs as far as
Massachusetts. He'd do it even
now. To the coast for that mat
ter, but it isn't necessary. He's
agent for the Aero Mayflower
Co. They take care of trans-con-
tinental work. But he didn't
assume the agency to make his
work lighter. He did it more to
save time than anything else.
He employs eight trucks in his
daily work. Associated with
him, too, are Willis Sachs and
his son Phil, Jr., both of whom
have similar proclivities for
the work. They don't wait for
any of their IL employees to grab
hold of the heavy end. They do
it themselves with relish.
So if you're still looking for
that man with the hobby for
work, you can quit. He holds out
at SO South Buena Vista street.
You'll know him. He'll be on
the heavy end of that piano.
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1940-03-14
MRS. FOSTER TYLER
DIRECTS GIRLS PLAY

The local organization of
Camp Fire Girls presented am
original play at the grange hall
Monday night when the Alexan-
dria grange held it's regular
meeting.
The girls who took part in the
play were Patty Pratt, Juanita
Hammond, Theresa Huffman, Do
ris Henthorn, Barbara Peeb6s,
Dorthea Tyler, Marjorie Will
Jams, Virginia Lauterbach, JUL
ia Thomas, Betty Hawkins, Pat
sy Chidester, Blanche PEBBLES,
and Alice PEBBLES.
Mrs. Foster Tyler, guardian
of the group gave a short talk.
An interesting feature of the
program was the exhibit of the
craftwork of the girls and their
aawrds and ribbons won at the
state fair.