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Evening star., 1940-09-07
Col. Roosevelt Brands
President Democracy's Foe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BANGOR, Me-, Sept. Col.
Theodore Roosevelt charged last
night that his distant cousin, the
President, "dislikes and is con-
temptuous of democracy"
"He has paid lip service to the
people, but lip service only" Col.
Roosevelt said at Republican
rally. TN his heart he has supreme
contempt for them and for their
abilities"
He urged the election of Wendell
L. Willkie as a man who would not
permit the Nations money ito be
squandered by wild-eyed college pro-
fessors and corrupt political
heelers."
Charging the President was lead
ing the Nation into war, Col. Roose-
welt said that under Charley Nc
Carthy' Jackson's decision" the
President could, without consulting
any one, trade the entire United
States fleet"
There is more in the deal than
has been made public" he declared.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Purge Trial Prosecutor
Gets Soviet Promotion
1y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. ~
MOSCOW, Sept. 7.-Andrey Y.
Vishinsky, the States prosecutor in
1888 "Trotskyite" purge trials, be-
came Vice Commissar of Foreign
Affairs today in one of a series of
government appointments.
A new Commissariat of State Con-
troll was created and placed under
Lev Mekhlis, former chief of the
political department of the Red
Army.
Vishinsky, 81, former professor
and rector at Moscow University
and judge before he became prose-
cutor, was assigned to assist Pre-
mier-Foreign Commissar Vyaches-
laff Molotoff at the Foreign Office.
Mekhlis, 81, whose army post was
abolished with elimination of poll
tical commissars for the Red forces,
was given the task of overseeing
general finances, labor and produc-
ton Of all state organizations.
The Central Committee of the
Communist party appointed P. N.
Pospploff as editor Of Pravda, the
party newspaper which previously
was controlled by an editorial board.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Reports
Roosevelt Hint Of
Meat Issue Solution
Led to Believe, MeIo
Soys, Question Will Be
Settled After Election
~ the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, Sept. LEO
poldo Melo, Argentine delegate to
the recent Havana foreign min
isters' conference, said in a speech
yesterday that q conversation with
President Roosevelt and statements
Of other administration figures had
led him to the conviction that the
question of importing Argentine
meat into the United States would
be solved" when the November
elections are over.
DR.. Melo, speaking at an Amer
tcAn Chamber of Commerce lunch
con, referred to q conversation he
said he had with Mr.. Roosevelt at
Hyde Park, N. Y, q month ago,
concerning the non-ratified 1895
sanitary convention which would
permit entry Of Argentine meat into
the United States.
Departing from the prepared text
OF his speech, DR.. Melo said:
II am going to be indiscreet. Mr..
Roosevelt told me that the present
hour OF political struggle is not
propitious to raise this issue because
some Western Senators are possibly
more inclined to listen to the as
pirations Of their voters than to the
facts Of the case as explained by
the President"
Need Of Markets Stressed.
Returning to his prepared text
DR.. Melo continued:
Il shall add that in nv opinion
considering the psychology of the
people of the United States, the issue
must not be confined to negotiations
between foreign Offices but must be
carried also to the very people
through propaganda which will en-
gender and disseminate the convic-
ton that any possible importation
Of Argentine meats could not dam
age the producers of the United
States"
DR.. Melo emphasized that Argen-
tine mutton, chilled beef and corned
beef must find markets in the Unit
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Closer Cooperation
Between U. S, China
Urged by Chang
Generolissimo Hopes for
Restoration Of Common
Security in Pocific
BY ROYAL ARCH GUNNISON.
CHUNGKING, China, Sept.

BY ROYAL ARCH GUNNISON.
CHUNGKING, China, Sept. Z
NANA3. - Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek in an exclusive interview
yesterday. after the writer had flown
800 miles across disputed sino-
Japanese territory for a special audi
ence, urged closer cooperation day
by day between the Chungking and
the United States governments $50
that a common security on the
Pacific will be soon restored and
maintained by your country and
mine"
This statement from China's mill
tant President comes on the heels
Of Secretary of State Hull's warning
that Japanese activity in French
Indo-China is q matter to which the
United States attaches importance
and follows Chungking declaration
that China will not countenance the
transport Of japanese troops across
Indo-C China.
Showdown Likely Soon.
Japanese troop movements from
Canton southwark to the Indo-C China
border, while the Japanese -Indo-
China negotiations continue, indi-
cate to Chungking officials that q
showdown is likely Immediately.
Chang Kai-shek looked well and
vigorous despite the almost daily
bombings of Chungking by Japanese
planes, and the Strain of admins
tering this war-torn nation is not
evident. Rumors that he is not well
are absolutely false. The writer saw
him Immediately following a meet
ing Of his war council.
When told that Americans are
becoming more interested in Pacific
problems, the generalissimo re-
marked, "I hope this cooperation
will develop day by day between
the American people and the Chi
nese people and between the Amer
ican and Chinese governments"
His declaration, urging co-opera-
ton for the maintenance of a COM
mon security on the Pacific, ties in
closely with similar statements
made by high officials along the
route that this correspondent has
travelled by air from New Zealand
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Axis Ministers Protest
Mexican Officials BIust

~ the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Sept. THE
German and italian Ministers to
Mexico have protested against criti-
cisims of Nazi-ism and Fascism made
by the President of the Chamber Of
Deputies at the opening of Mexico s
Congress last Sunday.
The Foreign ONCE yesterday ac-
knowledged receipt of the protests,
but it was said no further action was
contemplated.
The chamber president, Martinez
Stella, attacked Nazi-ism and Fa-
scism as representatives of the
'forces of aggression, political and
commercial, which are endangering
the world"
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Louisiunu Centenuriun
Gives Longevity Recipe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MARKSVILLE, La, Sept. T.
Henri Bielkiewicz, Avoyelles Parish
(county) assessor for 80 years,
quietly celebrated his 107th birthday
today.
Born in Havre, France, on Sep
tember 7, 1888, Mr.. Bielkiewisz
studied in Paris, later Joined the
Peruvian Navy, participated in the
gold rush to California and was
French interpreter for the Spanish
government during the revolutionary
period in Cuba.
The daily routine he advocates for
longevity: A rest period, exercise,
three meals and drink Of good"
LIQUOR.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

and Australia to the Netherland
Indies, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Burma Road to Come Up Again.
There is a tense condition now
in French Indo-C China, where the
Chinese will drive speerheads as
soon as Japanese troops cross to
seize the important railroad line
from Hanoi to Yunnan and Kun
ming for South China push. There
Is bound to be a showdown by Oc-
tober 18, when the question of Great
Britains renewal of the closing of
the Burma road into China, on
Japan's demand, comes up again.
Now China is cut of from sup
plies from the outside, including
gasoline for her planes, but Chang
Kai-shek's statement here yester-
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Cd States II United States exports

TO Argentina are 70 rise.
He suggested that sales of Argen-
tine meat to the United States would
help this country solve the problem
Of finding markets for its products
locked out of blockaded Europe and
cited figures to show that United
States purchases of Argentine meat
exports could be kept so low they
would make no dent in the United
States own meat industry. ~C
Two-Thirds Vote Necessary.
DR.. Melo said Mr.. Roosevelt "ex-
pressed desire" that the issue over
the sanitary convention be "equit-
ably resolved"
He said Mr.. Roosevelt told him
ratification of the convention re-
quired a two-thirds vote Of the
Senate.
1.-THE President called to mind, |"
DR.. Melo declared, that in the or
ganization Of the Federal Govern
ment a State like Nevada with ap-
proximately 100000 inhabitants had
two Senators as did New York, with
100000. Thus the Eastern State
with the great mass of consumers
weighed equally with the livestock
State Of the West"
Evening star., 1940-09-07

day shows the typical China spirit:
China can 60 on losing q lot longer
than Japan can 60 on winning-if
what she is doing is winning"
China has more armed men now
than when the war began and the
generalssimo exudes confidence of
success ahead, regardless of the
clouds Of intrigue at the moment in
volving European repercussions.
Chang apparently has gained con-
fldence from Secretary Hull's state
ment and also from watching the
Japanese spreading their troops so
thin from North to South China.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Borden's Widow Dies

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. R.-
Lady Laura Borden, 78, willow of
Canada's Prime Minister of the
World War period, Sir Robert Bor-
den, died at her Ottawa home today.
She was the former Laura Bond og
Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

Two babies, one 6 weeks and the
other Is weeks old, were flown on
the same airliner from England to
India.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

British destroyer deal "a little cloud
which will one day let loose a thun-
derstorn" that will overcome Adolf
Hitler.
Evening star., 1940-09-07
Anti-Nozi StormcIoud
Seen in Old Ship Deal
By the Associated Press

CAPETOWN, Sept. Prime Min
lister Jan Christian Smuts of the
Union of South Africa declared in
an address at City Hall last night
that he saw in the United States
Evening star., 1940-09-07

Because of the shortage Of elec-
tricity in Japan, trains running in
and near Toxic must not be heated
this winter.
Evening star., 1940-09-07

3otal ----S6,959, 635, ,S06 S3, SAC, 0S2, ,009
(Grand total S1O,6O5,71Ts15)
In addition. Congress authorized
a $4,610, 100000 expansion of the fleet
to provide a "two-ocean" Navy. Only
a small part of that sum actually
was appropriated, however. The bal
ance will be provided by Congress
during the next five or six years.
The Senate also finished congress
sional action yesterday on bill to
increase from 2,400 to 1900 the num-
Der of students in the Naval Re-
serve Officers Training Corps.
Power to Suspend 8-Hour Day.
On the House side, the Merchant
Marine Committee approved bill
to permit private shipyards to sus-
pend requirements for an eight
hour day on construction and re-
pairs to vessels for the Maritime
Commission. The measure would
be effective during the national
period proclaimed by the President
year ago.
A similar measure affecting naval
construction already has been en-
acted into law, and like it, the pro-
posed bill would require payment
Of time and one-half for overtime.
The Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee approved two bills which
would make World War sabotage
and Debt Moratorium Acts appli-
cable in the existing emergency.
Ten-Year Prison Terms.
Fines of $4,000 and 10-year prison
terms could be imposed for at
tempts to injure national defense
materials. premises or utilities under
the terms of one measure.
The other bill would suspend
temporarily, in certain cases, en-
forcement of civil liabilities against
all members of the Nations armed
forces. Protection afforded in the
World War act against evictions and
confiscations would be extended in
the present bill to cover life insur-
ance premiums and taxes.
Another measure approved by the
committee would extend the Presi-
dents power to forbid the exporta-
ton of certain strategic equipment,
supplies and machinery by permit
ting him to take over, at fair price,
any such materials intended for ex-
portation if they were needed for
national defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
THE MAN WHO LAUGHS AT Hitler

commodities, which was inaugurated
after the World War and has been
kept scrupulously up to date ever
since. Strategic Materials" were de-
fined as those essential to national
defense. for the supply of which in
war dependence must be placed in
whole, or in substantial part. on
sources outside the continental limits
of the United States"
Back in 1920 this list included forty
two items.
The best picture of our development
since then is the fact that in 1910 this
list now contains only fourteen strate-
gic items, with fifteen others classified
as Critical" that is, presenting less
difficult procurement problems.
Aluminium, optical glass, iodine,
shellac, camphor and nitrates are typi-
cal of the commodities that have al
ready been removed from the strategic
list Others like coconut shell char, silk
dIu HlCI SuI Will SOoib NC VII tIC ISL
because of the perfection of substitutes
or the increase of domestic production.
Of the fourteen items remaining,
eight do not offer the procurement
difficulties they formerly did, or else
do not involve overseas shipment.
Nickel, for instance, comes from Can
ada; piezoelectric quartz crystal from
Brazil - a precarious source should
war come. but still within airplane
range for the small quantity we need
for strategic uses.
In the case of antimony, American
deposits have been found that offer
great promise; in the case of man.
ganese the United States Bureau of
Mines has developed new method of
extracting it from abundant, low grade
ores, a method simple enough to make
quick expansion feasible. Our domes-
tic output OF mercury, once entirely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

permitting the purchase of larger
stores. In an emergency, however, our
chief sources of supply are still in Asia,
which means strict economies in our
tin consumption if we are to pull
through a war. Glass. cardboard and
other substitute containers would
have to be used widely. and black
steel plate, lacquered. will supplant
many tin cans Our improved reCla-
nation methods would have to salvage
much of our need from the dumps, and
restrictions would have to be enforced
to stretch out our stocks. However. in
1918 the simple expedient of suspend
ing the use of tin for toy carts alone
resulted in the saving of $4,000 tons
of pig tin.
Another vital commodity in the
same category is rubber, although
future prospects here are better. While
government experiments in Central
American rubber growing proceed
along lines promising three times the
normal production per acre, we have
perfected reclamation processes that
can take care of from thirty to fifty
per cent of our consumption as long as
the scrap supply holds out. Mean
while the government is building up
reserve by exchanging surplus cotton
for British rubber.
In the interim, of course, the pro-
duction of synthetic rubber advances
from the experimental status to the
point where $50 rubber manufacturers
are using neoprene alone for many of
their products. Much more expensive
than real rubber now increasing pro-
duction has already reduced the price
nearly forty per cent?, this product is
actually cheaper than natural rubber
for many special uses. since it does not
deteriorate from oxidation, heat. oil,
(Confinved on pose 1o)
9-2e-4O
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Continued from pogs six

imported, is rapidly increasing to meet
our needs; the new alsifilm may soon
compete with mica in the electrical
field; atabrine and plasmochin have
made great strides in the treatment of
malaria and. although neither has
displaced quinine. they ease this pro-
curement burden to some extent.
Thus. by means of synthetic substi
tutes or the building up of domestic
production, we have whitfield down
the 1920 Strategic List to third of
its original length and can rely on
proved methods of conservation or
reclamation to aid us further.
Tin, for example, has long been one
of our weakest points. strengthened
somewhat by Congressional action in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

YER since the campaign agitation
for the presidential election
~ started, my office has been del
uged with letters from people eager to
find ways of attaching themselves to
Uncle Sans pay roll. 1t may be that
all the political Juror of recent weeks
has excited job seekers about the pos
sibilities of government work. In any
case. most OF these people are deluded
with the idea that such jobs are easy
to get.
As a matter of fact. it takes longer
to obtain a civil-service position with
the federal government than almost
any other type of job. As many a
disillusioned applicant can sadly tes-
tify, the usual waiting period is at
least a year. and it may be more than
twice that long
Here are the steps involved in the
process: Since positions can be OBJ
tanned only after you have passed a
long. difficult examination, your first
move should be to find out when the
next examination in your line OF work
will be held. A letter addressed to the
United States Civil Service Commis-
sion, Washington. d. c.. will bring
you this information. These examina-
tons are held at irregular intervals.
whenever the government finds it
necessary to make staff additions. At
your request. the Civil Service Com
mission will put your name on file and
send you an announcement about the
time and places at which the next
examination will be given.
Fsrfkes Steps
If YOU meet the age. education, ex-
perience, Experimentation and other
requirements stated in the announce
ment. carefully fill out an application
blank at your local post Office and mail
it back promptly to the Commission.
Failure to get your application in on
time will make you ineligible for the
examination. Several days later you
will receive an admission card, which
will tell you when and where to report
for the quiz. The examinations are
usually given simultaneously in some
600 cities throughout the country.
There are two principal types of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29

examinations One is written test,
frequently of the short Question-and-
answer variety. and the rating you get
will depend both on the score you
make and on your qualifications Of
education and experience. The other
examination does not require a writ
ten test. as may be the case if you are
applying for a position in one Of the
mechanical trades or a high-grade
technical job. Instead. you will be
graied on the sworn information you
submit regarding your special qualif-
cations, education and background OF
experience.
After the examination. your real
period Of waiting begins. The Civil
Service Commission must read and
grade many hundreds of thousands of
papers every year. so it is not surpris-
ing that you will not learn for many
months whether you have passed. If
you did pass - the passing grade is
70 your name is placed on a register
of eligibles. ranked according to score.
Preference is given to men who have
seen military service. and to the wives
of disabled veterans. Appointments
are made from this register as the oc-
casion warrants, and the usual life of
the register is one year. after which
new examinations may be given.
Here are some additional hints
that may save you lot Of time and
trouble:
j. Be sure that every bit of informa
ton in your application blank is true.
Your statements will be investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-29
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Mr.. Spencer regrets that he cannot
reply Individually 10 letters from read
ers. But he sViH be glad to receiss cow
rsents and inquiries on job broblems
and piH discuss as many as possible
Wifhin the limits Of this eoivnsn.
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YOU AND YOUR JOB
Lyle NJ. Spencer


and any falsehood knowingly made
may cost you your appointment.
4. Don't 60 to Washington to take
your examination. You can't hurry an
appointment that way. and wire
pulling on civil-service jobs won't do
you any good
s. Only two persons from family can
hold civil-service jobs.
q. Check carefully on residence re-
quirements before applying for posi-
ton. Federal jobs are scattered all
through the country. and many OF
them are limited to residents Of par
ticular localities.
,. Remember that federal jobs are
apportioned among the various states
roughly in proportion to their popula-
ton. The quotas OF states bordering
on Washington, ID. c.. are already
overloaded. Your chances are much
better if you live in states such as
California. Texas. Louisiana and Ore
gon, whose quotas for most jobs are
less than half filed.
D. Since there is so much red tape and
waiting involved. you should apply for
any civil-service job you hope to get
at least a year on tsCO ahead of time. 1t
is not too early for students to make
application early in their junior year
of high school or college.
/. Remember that civil-service posi-
tons are not limited solely to the fed
eral government. All states now have
merit systems for employees engaged
in social-security activity. Seventeen
states operate civil-service laws, as do
about $40 cities, an increase OF some
thirty per cent in the last three years.
Altogether, there are now 1909 units
of government Offering civil-service OPP
portunities to wide-awake job seekers.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1940-10-12
OUR POPULATION

Census figures show that the
population Of the United States
was 131,409,SS1 on April !, 1910
"a gain Of S,634,S35 residents in
10 years.
The increase is about seven per
cent and is the smallest OF any de-
cade in American history.
On the basis OF percentages.
Florida gained the fastest 27.9
per cent; South Dakota lost the
most Is. and the District OF Col
umbia. in which the number OF
federal employees had doubled in
10 years. exceeded the states
with a gain of 36.2 per cent.
In actual numbers. California
gained the most. 1,I95,437. and
Kansas lost the most. S1.S62
The seven per cent national
gain IS less than half the ratio in
any previous decade and may be
attributed 10 a declining birth
rate and a virtual stoppage OF Inn
migration during the last 10 years.
From 1910 to 1920 the national
gain was 149 and from 1920 to
1880 II was IS l per cent.
The static" level-or stand
still I'm population may be reach
ed in 1870 or 1880
New York continues 10 be the
most populous state with 1879.
622 residents. and Nevada trails
all with 110.O14
Population shifts may change
the distribution Of seats in the
House of Representatives. but
the exact changes cannot be deter
mined until the census figures are
verified and Congress has a chance
10 act.