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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Marshall Asks Chiefs
OF All Latin American
Armies 10 Visit j. ).
Two Groups to Inspect
Defense Preparations
During October
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief of staff, has invited the chiefs
of staff and one officer from each
republic of South and Central
America to visit the United States
in October in order to become famil-
lar with the United States military
establishment. .
In making this announcement to-
day, the War Department said il
was contemplated that, officials Of
the armies of Bolivia, Argentina,
Peru, Uruguay, Panama, the Domin-
lean Republic, Honduras, Costa
Rica, Guatemala and Colombia
would visit from october l to IA.
A second group-from Ecuador,
Chile, Haiti Ell Salvador, Nicaragua,
Paraguay, Venezuela, Mexico, Brazil
and Cuba-was invited to be here
from the 10th to the 30th of october.
The department said the invita-
tons were extended in two groups in
order to take advantage Of the most
favorable weather conditions.
The department said the visitors
would be transported by Army
planes to various Army posts. The
tentative itinerary for the tours
follows:
Washington, two days; Infantry
School, Fort Benning, Ga, two days;
Barksdale Field and Air Corps in
stallations in the San Antonio, Tex.
area, two days; ground troop activ-
tiles, San Antonio, two days; Field
Artillery School, Fort Sill, Okla, two
days; Fort Knox, KY, two days;
Military Academy, West Point, one
day; Washington, one day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
B u|Ietin S

Mrs. Isabella Rawlett, IS, Of
27l4 Quarry road NV, was found
dead Of Illuminating gas shortly
after noon today by her husband.
who came home with cake for
her birthday. Police said pot
of coffee had boiled over on the
gas stove, extinguishing the flame,
and the escaping gas killed Mrs.
Rawlett while she was taking a
nap.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. "a (R.
Fire broke out today in the Cali
fornia Building, one of the huge
framework structures of the
Golden Gate Exposition on Treas
ure Island.
A third alarm brought a great
force of equipment from Down.
town San Francisco to help the
island force fight the flames.
Clouds of smoke swept over the
man-made island in San Fran
cisco Bay. A brisk wind was
blowing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
ian-Hungarian
Farley Conapses;
Magyars Boost Army
Carols Delegates Refuse
Cession Of Territory
Demanded by Budapest
By the Associated Press.


BUDAPEST. Aug. 24.-Hungary
took new defensive measures today
calling up reservists overnight. al
the conference with Rumania over
Transylvania ended in failure.
The number of reservists called
up was not disclosed.
Additional soldiers were detailed
to guard the national railway sys-
tenn, and auto bus and taxicab com.
panies restricted their activities
presumably to put their vehicles at
the disposal Of the military au-
thorities.
(Rumania called up reserve
officers last night and cancelled
army leavesD
Hungarian newspapers reprinted
prominently today Italian press
comment that Hungary's right to
regain her pre-World War province
of Pennsylvania rs above discus
sion"
Reports received here said the
Rumanian high command forbade
all inhabitants Of the border area
to listen to the Hungarian radio
on penalty of court-martial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Roosevelt Pluns
Overnight Cruise

President Roosevelt plans to leave
Washington late today for an over
night cruise on the White House
yacht Potomac.
Gov. and Mrs. Maybank Of South
Carolina and James v. Forrestal,
Undersecretary of the Navy, will be
among the Chief Executives guests.
Secretary Of Commerce Hopkins
whose resignation from the cabinet
was accepted today. also is expected
to make the trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24

b. the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-Wendell
L. Willkie advocated today that a
secretary of aeronautics be added
to the Presidents cabinet because,
he said, that branch Of the military
service is the most important and
should not be subordinated.
1T would be much better" the
Republican presidential nominee
told press conference, ''if we had
one cabinet member in charge of
military, naval and aeronautic oper-
atoms. and under him men in
charge of the three branches. How
ever, because I think that would
take some time, in the interim we
should create a cabinet member in
charge of aeronautics.
Emphasis in developing military
strength should be on the branch
that today is most important. My
impression is that in our air con-
struction and training of pilots and
mechanics we are hopelessly I'M
prepared.
If England had a trained force
equal to that of Germany she would
not be facing her present crisis"
Replies to w. P. A. Statement.
Before taking up the aviation
question, Mr. Willkie replied to q
w. P. A. statement saying W. P. A
employment decreased by about 100,
600 persons from June to July.
Yesterday Mr.. Willkie asserted
that the rolls showed 10000 gain
in July and proposed that Attorney
General jackson investigate to de-
termine if there was any violation
of the Hatch Anti-politics Act.
Today Mr.. Willkie, seated behind q
desk in his hotel headquarters, read
figures which he asserted had been
taken from w. P. A. press releases
For the week ended July 3, he
said, w. P. A. employment was l.
6l1,2l3. He said it increased to l.
6l8.968 July 10. to 1859 .294 July II,
to 1859 ,448 July "a, and to 1,700, 281
July 81.
The figures" Mr.. Willkie said
SHOW an increase Of about 1000 in
the relief rolls during July, 1910
which corresponds with a rise in each
previous election year since the
Roosevelt administration has been In
ONCE.
Call for Investigation.
tv,Ir ie oft xx,l.i ,l, ~
to be investigated by the proper Fed
eral officials as a violation Of the
Hatch Act" he continued.
Howard o Hunter, acting W. P. A.
commissioner, said in Washington
that w. P. A. employment in the
months preceding the election would
(See WIILKIE, Page A-3D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
German Tourist Office
To Be Probed by Dies
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24.-The Dies
Committee on Un-American Activ-
tiles will inquire into activities OF
the German Tourist Information
Office when it meets here next week.
Stephen Birmingham, chief in
vestigator for the committee, served
q subpoena on Ernst Schmitz, gen.
eral manager of the office, yesterday
ordering all records and files be
produced before the committee.
Schmitz has been in charge OF
the organization since 1t was opened
in June, 1925. to supply information
to tourists contemplating trips to
Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
CONSUMPTION Is Urged
By Senator Gibson
In Maiden Speech
Vermont Republican
Hits Colleagues Who
Minimize Hitler Peril
By ]. A. OIEARY.

Hitler conquered France in the
length of time this country has been
debating compulsory military train
ing, Senator Gibson, Republican. OF
Vermont, warned today as he came
out strongly in favor of the pending
selective service bill.
Taking the floor for the first time
since he succeeded his father in the
Senate, the new Senator took sharp
issue with his colleagues who con-
tend the United States is in nc
danger from Europe's war.
AS Senator Gibson spoke. it was
apparent no substantial headway
on the bill would be made this aft
ernoon, but Senate leaders were
optimistic of obtaining action next
week.
Il have heard on this floor many
expressions by able members of this
Senate that they do not believe there
is any possibility of attack" said
Senator Gibson. In all courtesy to
them their beliefs amount to moth
ing. Let us see what the one man
who knows believes about the pos
sibility of this attack
Quotes From Book.
The 39-year-old Vermont Senator
who was appointed two months age
to finish the term of his father. then
quoted from a recent book by Her
mann Rauschning, entitled Voice
Of Destruction"
Listen to one short quotation
from that book" Senator Gibson
continued, land then let any Senator
arise and say he does not believe
Hitler will possibly attack us. ]
quote:
National Socialism alone is des-
tined to nberate the American peo-
pie from their ruling clique and give
them back the means of becoming
a great Nation. I shall undertake
this task simultaneously with the
restoration of Germany to her lead
ing position in America
1O-Vote Margin Predicted.
Administration strategists today
predicted the Senate would approve
the Burke Wadsworth compulsory
military training bill next week by
margin of at least 10 votes and
in a form calling for immediate
CONSUMPTION.
These leaders also said recheck
of their polls. following President
Roosevelt's call for speedy enact
ment of a selective service law that
would become effective at once, in
dicated a substitute bill by Senator
Maloney. Democrat, of Connecticut
to delay the draft until January
faced defeat by a margin of from
two to four votes.
The President said yesterday that
to put of the actual drafting OF
men might delay the whole defense
program a year or two, and he re-
marked that Congress had been
considering the matter since June
20 and still was talking.
Senator Walsh. Democrat, OF
Massachusetts, told reporters II
seemed obvious to him that ad.
ministration pressure" would be ex-
erted to get the bill through in its
present form. As pending, the meas
ure would require the registration
of all men from 81 to 80 years old
making them subject to call to mill
tary service, with some exemptions
II think the Presidents statement
1See CONSCRTPTTON Page A-4O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Italian Warp|anes Bomb
British Bases in Egypt
By the Associated Press.

.
ROME, Aug. 24.-Italian planes
yesterday bombed the naval base
at Alexandria, Egypt, and the Egyp-
tan air fields of Sidi Barrani and
Khartoum, as well as British con-
centrations at Mersa Matruh, the
Fascist high command announced
today in communique acknowledg.
ing loss of an Italian submarine.
The communique said the SUBJ
marine was sunk by British tor
pedo-carrying plane in the Gulf Of
Bomba, Libya.
The Italian raids on detectives in
Egypt were said to have had con-
siderable results" with large fires
observed everywhere" The com.
munique reported all Italian planes
had returned to their bases"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Two British Soldiers
Freed by japanese
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSB.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 24.-Two Sea-
forth Highlanders British soldiers
arrested twice in Japanese-occupied
Hongkew on charges of assault and
battery, were released by Japanese
today after Maj. s. r. Hunt, iaison
omcer of British forces, expressed
reRret for their misconduct.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Delegations Preparing
To Quit Turnu-Severin

TURNU-SEVERIN, Rumania, Aug
"a R.-The Observation-Disclosures
conference over Pennsylvania col
lapsed today.
The two delegations, admitting
failure to find a common ground
for continuing the negotiations, pre-
pared to depart for Bucharest and
Budapest.
The collapse of the axis-inspired
attempt to arrive at a friendly set
(See RUMANIA, Page .A-4)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Downdraft blamed tentatively IN
crash killing flyers. Page As
Washington and Vicinity
Utilities Commission approves gas
firms rate schedule. Page A-16
Maryland Legion ends sessions to-
day at Cumberland. Page Az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Hundreds of Reich Bombers
And Fighters Swarm Over
Southern England
BULLETIN.

LONDON (AP).-The Germans shelled the South
east Coast of England early tonight with ong-range>
guns from the French Coast for the second time during
the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
BULLETIN.


LONDON (AP.).-German bombers caused "con-
siderable damage" to buildings of the Royal Air Force
airdrome at Mansion, Ramsgate during todays
attacks, the Air and Home Security Ministries an
nOunced.
Thirteen German planes were shot down during
today's mass air raids communique said. One Brit
ish plane acknowledged lost.
The communicates
"Ths morning Dover was attacked by gunfre from
the French Coast resulting in slight damage to houses
Later the enemy directed attacks from the air on
Dover and Ramsgate. Little damage was caused at
Dover but at Ramsgate some buildings were, were MT
including gas works. Some persons were killed and
injured:
at Mansion, near Ramsgate, where considerable DAM
age done to buildings.
Reports so far received show that during these
operations 10 more enemy aircraft were shot down.
by anti-aircraft gunire This bring the total so
far today to Is.
"One of our aircraft was lost but the pilot safe"
LONDON, Aug 24-Hundreds of German bombers and
fighter planes swarmed over Southern England today in
attacks and attempted two raids on the London
but British authorities said they were turned back by
fighter planes.
Some bombs fell in one They exploded in
open field and did damage
While capitals anti-aircraft raised wall OF ex-
plosive steel city, British fighters challenged the
raiders reported to have shot down one ana an
escorting Messerschmitt
large formation planes approached the London
area during from the southeast and the explosions
of bombs was heard distinctly the heart of the city
challenged by squadron OF BRUSH spit
fires before they penetrated the ctys defenses
Fl Bombers at Tow a Thames Mouth
The afternoon attack followed at 1874 which sent
Iondoner to 1t likewise
was Tended off without damage, officials reported
seaside at the mouth OF the Thames
Estuary Nazi bombers The
belief these planes had been beaten on their real
out" Ramsgate, which was
badly battered
At the height of the offensive the began hammerng
at the Calais with
big guns batteries set ashore replied in
brisk counterattack
heavy barrage aircraft fire ringed London with the
heaviest flashes seen the northeast
heavy along the Thames Estuary
London heard plainly In the heart OF the
city even before the alarm sirens stopped walllng
rooftops in the northeastern outskirts
said screaming dogfgh raging overhead between
the raiders and British fighters.
Londons for the second time at 345 pm
after having caught during the early morning rush hour at
8:24 by the first alarm.
The heavy firing after few moments during the after
noon the of the planes gradually died away
British Lay Down Barrage French Coast.
Shortly before large numbers of German
Dorne fighters reported coming
over southeast engaged by British fighters while
guns laid counter-barrage against the
French reply the German Smelling of the Dover area
patrols fighting running battle with the Nazl
craft some coming in groups OF S.
raid the 18th alarm in the British captal
During this attack German planes were
over southeast and third in the southwest
followed night OF comparatively hgnt
which parachutes dropped again IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Wi||kie Urges
Air Secretary
For Cabinet
Nominee Drufts Talk:
Charges Padding
OF Relief Rolls

(Tert of Willkie W. p. A. state
ment and Hunter reply on Page
A-3)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Notionol

Willkie drafts speech attacking New
Deal business policy. Page Al
Gibson urges immediate CONSUMPTION
in maiden Senate speech. Page Al
q. g. still opposed to Bermuda CEN
sorship, Hull says. Page Al
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24

(See CONSCRIPTION, Page A-4J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24
Weather Forecast

Cloudy, continued cool tonight and to.
morrow; gentle north and northeast
winds. Temperatures today-Highest,
SO, at noon; lowest, 81, at 7:l5 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page AZ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24

IoCAl-NATioNAl
Associated Press and up Wirephotos North
American Newspaper Alliance. Chicago
Daily News Foreign Service and The Stars
stan Writers. Reporters and Photographers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-24

(See RUMANIA, Page .A-4.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
In Case You Didn't Know

Floyd Gebe the from Buffalo to the Detroit Tigers
World Cleveland
series started today the slim gent the North End
national 1887 Ceiben pitched
Virginia
game played Malony
his welfare
prize for the wicim of the week which follows
after reading that there 1879 CHILLY customers the
Comky bout last night Benny remarked They ought make
1890 Comsky wasn't he?"
Handicap Narragansett
the fellows that
know who had to the prime h with little
and Illness beyond hard cold Major John Burial another
grand anyb0dy list vcepreden
Seniors Golf Association which will Woodway
for golf and dinner October TO- Lawson Little
his wepayng Breton
up golf
Dick Tucky is making real impression
scouts have marked his with l.. Al
date Now Richard behave himself he another
in the "bg time which to footbalers
Light Fixtures Machine Shop tonight
$3.50 with the Chase championship hanging
outcome and the big celebration Country
Club where Walter Jarvis will introduce the speakers Bobby
Greatorex Au-Waervne combine
Hamilton Park Colnsvle game Sunday is also Billy
Moore Day" in the willie afternoon
Chase Metal will settle League sofba
doubeheader starting at m. at Fulton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
Three Star In
Cherry Park
Harness Results

Avon, Sept. 2-Hollyrood Buster,
the Great Lee and Judge Trogan
won the plaudits Of a banner open
ing day crowd in the harness horse
races here yesterday as the colerful
Cherry park fair launched three
day stand.
The two-day harness horse meet
Ing will be concluded with a pro-
gram Of three races this afternoon,
and the fair will end Saturday when
automobile stunning will provide the
main attraction.
hollywood Buster, a bay gelding
by Hollywood Hernes and who is
owned by Thomas B. Graney of
Sparkill, N. Y, came on to place
first in the second and third heats
after finishing third the opening
heat of the featured Nassau stake
Tor tWo-year old trotters with a
purse of $500 added.
Fortune, bay colt owned by Ed
ward F. Graney of Pearl River, N.
r., a brother of Thomas B. Graney,
sped to an easy two-length victory
In the first heat of the Nassau
stake. Fortune was beset by misfor-
tune in the next two heats, however,
continually breaking" stride to wind
up seventh the second heat and two
lengths off the pace the third heat.
The Great Lee, a bay gelding by
Corporal Lee and owned by the
Squire Brothers, Greenfield, Mass,
won all three heats of the ZIG pace.
Three times the Great Lee had to
prove his mettle by coming from be-
hind on the final turn and pulling
out OF line to nip the pace-setter at
the wire by a head. Driven by Noah
Squires, the Great Lee beat Dale H.
twice and Show LasSie once in top
ping the field of eight "side Wheel
ers". The time of 2O9 for the sec
ond heat was the days fastest.
Consistent
The four fast trotters something
IN the 2.12 trot finished in the same
positions every heat, with Judge
Trogan, nge-triding bay geld
ing owned and driven by Frank B.
Maynard of Carmel, N. Y, sweeping
all three heats. The times on the
second and third heats were zoe Ia
and 21O.
Judge Trogan proved his heart in
the greatest comeback of the day
when, after breaking trot to relin-
quish the lead at the first quarter
pole and drop five lengths in arrears
OF Setter Hanover, got up full steam
the second time around and came
storming down the home stretch to
win b va neck. 1t was a different
story the next two heats, however,
the Judge showing plenty of early
loot to set the pace all the way.
Finish Friday
The two-day meeting Of the hat-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
YANKEES STILL
In THERE AS
SERIES STARTS
Cleveland, Detroit Fight
1t Out-BOnhanl, Cor
don, Dickey Shine

New York, September ~. -
(UP) The New York Yankees
occupied only small piece of the
American League spotlight today.
Regardless of what happens in
the Dtroit-C Cleveland series which
opens at Cleveland today, the Yanks
can at best only finish in tie for
first place with one or the other.
Even then, the Yanks must win all
of their four remaining games -
one with Philadelphia and three
with Washington - to remain in the
running.
The Yankees preserved their
mathematical chance yesterday by
winning two from the Athletics,
5-4 and 20. Homers by Bill Dickey
and Joe Gordon featured a nine-hit
Yankee attack in the first game and
Ernie Bonham tossed four hitter
in the nightcap for his eighth vic
tory since he came up from the
minors August /. .csa ~
Washington combined two singles
and triple in the ninth to score
two runs and defeat the Boston Red
Sox, 6-5, in the only other game
played in the American League.
Close Finish
Fighting to hold fourth place in
the National League, the Pittsburgh
Pirates fought off Chicago's bid with
a 7-6 victory. The Pirates trailed
by two runs going into the seventh
but put on three-run rally to win.
Boston brought Brooklyn's home
season to a dismal close by defeat
ing the Dodgers twice, So and 5-4.
Harry Gumbert and Bob Carpenter
pitched the New York Giants to a
double win over the Philadelphia
Phillies, 81 and 81.
Johnny Wander Nicer won his
third game since returning from
the minors by pitching the Cincin-
natti Reds to 4-3, six hits win over
the st. Louis Cardinals. but Newt
Kimball gained an even break for
the Red Birds by winning the night
cap, ST..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27
CONNECTICUT
GRID YEAR OPEN
Coast Guard vs.. Uconns /;
Arnold Meet New Bril-
tain Tonight
(By United Pressl


The thud of kickoffs win resound
on two Connecticut small college
gridirons tonight, and on another
two Saturday, to officially open the
1910 season.
Under fioodlights, a crippled Uni
versity of Connecticut eleven op-
poses the Coast Guard Academy at
New London. Three key men Of the
Huskies were on the sidelines with
injuries, while the Cadets offered a
starting lineup which included ten
of last years veterans.
Teachers Favored
The other night game, at New
Haven, brings together Arnold Col
lege and the Connecticut Teachers
OF New Britain. The Teachers were
among last seasons top teams, play
ing a schedule in which they were
united, ul1beaten, and unsecured up
on until the final game. Arnold
presented mediocre backfeld, with
few holdovers from 1889 and woe
full lack of reserves.
Saturday, at Middletown, Brown
University and Wesleyan meet for
the first time since 1914, with Brown
favorite because of its more sea-
soned team.
Meanwhile. Trinity will open its
schedule at Hartford against REM
selaer Polytechnic Institute. Both
teams were at full strength for the
fray.
Yale inaugurateS its schedule next
Saturday. meeting Virginia, at New
Haven, for the first time in "A years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-27

ness horses will be concluded Fri
day, and large fields of outstanding
horses have been entered in the
three events which are highlighted
by the Puritan and Nassau stakes
for three-year oldS.
Among the drivers at the meeting
are Mace Dickinson, owner of the
Connecticut River Stock Farm at
Hatfield, Mass, and a past president
of the Bay State circuit, and Frank
L. Wiswall. owner of the Locust
Farm Stables, Londonville, N. Y,
and executive vice president Of the
U. S. Trotting Association. An at
torney by profession, he is owner of
the four-year old Countess Belwin,
2.04 Ia, and Friday will drive his
Priscowyn, a promising three-year
old filly.
The new Mcnamara starting gate
was successfully used in the Nassau
stake. Warren j. Wood Of Chatham,
N. Y, was the starter, while M. W..
Delaney of Hartford and Martin H.
Dodd of Norfolk were judges. The
summary: