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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31

Gray wool with widely spaced red and gray embroidered figures make his smart fall dress. It has bIoused black and long, tight sleeves. Skirt fullness is restrained. Many dinner skirts are slit at the front or at teh side. The quaint quaint kind of dinner costume rem iniscent of Flemish paintings, is re- ported in several collections - com- plete with little Dutch cap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-07-31
Of Interest To Women

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Evening star., 1940-04-18

in Istanbul, Turkey. There is little
doubt here that these moves would
not have been made unless i'm
portant decisions are in the of1ing.
Russia Remains An Enigma.
Curiously enough, the future OF
the war as it relates to Russia is
still an enigma. The British and
French have maintained friendly
relations in formal sense with the
Soviet. If Italy enters the war
and the Balkan states get mixed
up with Russian claims for terri
tory, the question of what Russia
may do will become increasingly i'm
portant. 1t is apparent that the
allies have not abandoned hope that
Russia will not become an active
belligerent and that her assistance
to the Nazis will be gradually les
Sened.
The one thing American officials
do reveal is sense of aWareness OF
critical events impending. The whole
domestic situation is, of course, af-
fected by drastic changes in trade
and foreign exchange relationships
While there is the usual talk about
America possibly being dragged into
the war, this is not supported by
anything persons in official position
are saying or doing. The prospect is
that America will have a year OF
worry, of loss in trade and financial
disturbance as the European wal
gradually extends its battlefields
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greSSion event Constantine Brown.
though they are clearly warned that
they soon may be attacked.
The Balkan nations are looking
around everywhere for some sort OF
palliative to postpone, at least, the
evil hour when they may be faced
with an invasion.
Aim to Avoid Destruction.
Within these countries there are
trends and suggestions made to the
governments as to how to avoid In.
vasion. The paramount thought Of
all political parties and of the bulk
of the population is to avoid the de-
structtion which the "protectorate"
with its implications may cause
them.
The Nordic neutrals have been
living outside the turmoil Of war
for over $50 years. While the big
powers were fighting and destroying
each other these neutrals have been
building up important industries
and developing all the resources OF
their country-war or no war out
side their borders. Now they SEQ
everything their forefathers accom-
phshed being destroyed by the
struggle which the big powers bring
into these neutrals' territories.
The Netherlands, the Swedish and
the Swiss governments realize that
II their countries are made the
theater Of operations between the
invaders and the protectors neither
of these big, strong, warning ma
tions will ever be able to pay them
for the reconstruction of their In.
dustry and trade which will neces-
sarily be destroyed by war. Hence
this desperate attempt on their part
to satisfy everybody provided the
big boys stay out of their territories.
Internal Politics Blamed.
According to reports which have
begun to come through to ofhcial
quarters in Washington the luke
warmness of the Norwegians to re-
sist the Germans was due to inter-
nal politics.
For several years Norway has had
Socialist government which was
welcomed by the masses but dislked
by the middle and upper classes.
Men in business saw themselves
taxed out of all their profits. And
they were yearning for q good old
fashioned conservative government.
The German agents offered them
such q possibility If Germany were
permitted to obtain q foothold In
Norway.
The Norwegians have only q
militia. That is to say, the officers
of the army are only part-time SOL
diers. Their chief source of income
came from various business activi.
ties. 1t was these men who have
been attracted by suggestions of the
German agents and decided that 1t
would be better for the country to
have the Germans in to end the So
cialist government than resist them
and play into the hands Of the So.
cialists.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

Premier Mussolini has agreed to
take Italy into the war just as soon
as the Balkan situation moves into
another crisis which is expected to
be precipitated when Germany
starts out to protect" Hungary.
The allies, it is believed here,
have received the same information
and are preparing to act accord
ingly. Those who are in a position
to know say that the die has been
cast by Italy and that the next
move will be timed to coincide with
the invasion of Hungary.
AS for Sweden, the Nazis are be-
Heved to be ready to extend their
military operations just as soon as
1t becomes apparent that control
of the Swedish railroads is neces-
sary to bring the much needed iron
ore through the Baltic when navi-
i. cation opens.
U. S. Government on Guard.
The Washington Government has
been receiving reports of this kind
for long time, but does not make
them public because they have too
often in the past been premature.
But the Government is nevertheless
on its guard in warning American
residents abroad to make the neces-
sary preparations and adjustments.
Official Washington has four
channels of information - allied
sources, Nazi sources, neutral sources
and American Government sources.
Lately most of the information that
has been coming here has arrived
State Department is able to check
through its own diplomatic repre-
sentatives abroad, but secrets of this
kind are well kept. The infor-
nation that Italy will soon enter
the war on the side of the Nazi does
not come from the American Gov
ernment. 1t comes from informants
who know the Central European
situation and have communicated it
to various governmental represent
atives here and abroad.
The entry of Italy into the war
would be regrettable step viewed
from the standpoint of the United
States. At present. passenger traffic
and mails intended for the smaller
countries as well as the belligerents
Is being taken care of by service
between American and Italian ports.
If Italy becomes belligerent there
will be no direct communication
except through combat zones where
American ships are forbidden to
enter. The United States will be
virtually cut off from all trade re-
lations with Europe in her own ves-
sells. This situation is naturally
looked upon with the utmost con-
Germ by Americans.
Mussolini Can Act Quickly.
1t will be interesting to learn
the position of the Vatican in the
event that Italy becomes belliger-
ent. Up to now the influence of
the Vatican and the royal family
In Italy has been known to be lined
up against Italian entry into the
war. A decisive stroke by the Nazis
In Central Europe may change the
situation, however, over night and
persuade the italian dictator to
move. He does not need to consult
the parliament of the people-he
can act whenever the fancy strikes
him.
The cabled press dispatches tell
two noteworthy developments bear
Ing on the extension of the war at
an early date. A German military
mission has arrived in Rome and a
French military mission has arrived
Evening star., 1940-04-18
The Political Mill
Bennett Clark Controls the Missouri
Delegation to Democratic National Convention

as the man responsible for the
downfall Of Tom Pendergast. For
Gov. Stark beat the boss" In po-
litical battle long before he was sent
to Jail by Milligan on an income tax
fraud charge. It was Stark who re-
lentlessly pursued Pendergast and
gave every aid he could to the Fed
eral Government In its efforts to
Jail him.
Stark had Pendergasts support
when he first ran for the guberna-
torial nomination. But the two men
broke after Stark's election and
Pendergast sought to dominate ap-
pointments to important State Of
flee. Stark has given Missouri an
excellent administration, in addition
to shaking the State lose from the
grip Of the Pendergast rule.
The three cornered race makes 1t
more difficult for Stark to win the
senatorial nomination, particularly
II Senator Clark Is to back Milligan.
However, the demonstration against
the Governor by the Pendergast fol-
lowers at the State convention has
done much to arouse public senti-
ment in the State already, and 1t
may increase the Governors chances
Of success.
Senator Clark year ago was con-
sidered one of the likely contenders
for the Democratic presidential
nomination-when the talk was
mostly over conflict between the
New Deal faction Of the party and
the more conservative, old line DEM
ocrats, represented by Vice President
Garner, Senator Clark, Senator
Byrd Of Virginia and many others.
Now, however, the third term drive
has gone forward with a rush, and
with it apparently a willingness on
the part Of many of the party lead
ers, even those who have been ex-
tremely lukewarm toward the New
Deal, to accept the leadership of the
President, even If he does not run.
That the President would ever
agree to the nomination for Presi-
dent Of Senator Clark is entirely
unlikely. Clark fought the President
bitterly over the court bill in 1897,
over the Government reorganization
bill later. over the spending pro-
gram and. last fall, over the repeal
OF the arms embargo. He did re-
Gently, it is true. support the admin
istration in the extension of the
reciprocal trade agreement act.
Wishful Thinkers.
The proposal of some OF the wish
full thinkers to give to Wendell l.
Willkie, president of the Common.
wealth e. Southern Power Co., Is
fantastic when examined In the cold
light Of practical politics. Mr.. WILL
kie has the backing of a consider
able number Of men Of wealth-whc
have been impressed not only with
his business ability, but his ability
to speak and to handle himself in
debate. 1t will take much more than
those factors to give the presiden-
tial nomination to Mr.. Willkie, how
ever.
No one knows Mr.. Willkie in poll.
tics. He has never held public Office
never served on important politica
committees, never held any Of thu
minor jobs in the political machine
His support, outside of some of thu
men who have the money bags, i.
entirely paper support. He is 6
Hoosier and apparently the love O.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Town 10 Sue for Property
Offered for Library

A friendly" suit to secure prop
erty once offered to the town OF
Hyattsville. Nd, by the late William
P. Magruder for q public library
will be filed In the Circuit Court at
Upper Marlboro, it was learned to-
day.
Waldo Burnside, corporation coun-
sci, was authorized to file the suit by
the Mayor and Council.
Mr.. Burnside explained that in
March, 1897, Mr.. Magruder noti-
fled the Mayor and Town Council
that he wished to donate piece y
property on Spencer street, west Of
the present post Office. for library
building not to exceed $4,000 In
cost.
The counsel said that the town
accepted the gift of the property, but
that actual delivery was never made
The question to be determined by
the court, 1t was explained, i.
whether the formal acceptance o1
the property by the Town Council
made the transaction a consumateo
gift or whether 1t was contract
that could be executed.
The suit will request that the court
authorize the trustees of the estate
to turn over the property to Mayo,
and Council.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

politics runs in his veins, as 1t does
in the veins Of all other Hoosiers.
But he is getting around to the game
a little late.
No one knows whether Mr.. Willkie
would be able to deal with Congress
or what he would do in the matter
Of executive administration Of the
Government. 1t is Just about two
months until the Republican Ma
Evening star., 1940-04-18

w,
ing as the Missouri delegation does,
under the unit rule, cannot be con-
sidered an encouragement to the
New Dealers.
That Senator Clark would be
able to turn the delegation against
President Roosevelt in the event the
President should run again is not
only problematic but unlikely. But,
should the President not run. 1t
might be impossible for him to get
the Missourians to support New
Dealer for the presidential nomina-
tion-such New Dealer, for ex-
ample, as Attorney General Robert
H. Jackson of New York.
Clark STARK Contest.
While Senator Clark and his
friends apparently dominated the
State convention and elected a
great majority Of the delegates to
the national convention, Gov. Lloyd
c. Stark, who had declared for a
delegation ready to do what Presi-
dent Roosevelt wanted. was not
eliminated from the delegation. He
was chosen one OF the four dele
gates at large, despite efforts to turn
him down for the place. Also half. a
dozen Of his friends and supporters
were elected to the delegation.
And so Senator Clark won the first
round in the contest which has de-
veloped between Missouri's two
strongest Democrats Of today. Up
until last summer Clark and Stark
had been extremely friendly. But
control of the State delegation to
the Democratic National Conven-
ton, plus rival ambitions-both men
had been mentioned as possible
favorite son candidates for the
presidential nomination-caused a
rift which widened more and more
as the months rolled by. Gov. Stark
not only was mentioned as a pos
sible dark horse candidate for the
presidential nomination, but he was
talked Of as a probable choice fol-
the vice presidential nomination in
the event President Roosevelt should
be q candidate to succeed himself
Indeed, he might still be given such
consideration. At the same time
Gov. Stark announced last summer
his candidacy for the Democratic
senatorial nomination against Sena-
tor Truman.
The Missouri primaries do not
take place until August-for the
nomination Of senatorial and other
candidates. In the meantime, the
Democratic National Convention
comes and goes, meeting July Is In
Chicago. What happens there may
have considerable bearing on the po-
litical future of Gov Stark-as well
as that Of Senator Clark. To con-
fuse further the situation in Mis-.
souri,, Maurice Milligan, United
States district attorney, has resigned
that Office to campaign for the sena-
torial nomination against Stark and
Truman. He is expected to have the
support Of Senator Clark. Milligar
was the prosecutor of the cases
brought in the Federal court.
against Boss Pendergast and some
of his lieutenants. Pendergast i!
now behind the bars. and his organi.
zation in Kansas City has recently
been defeated in a municipal elec.
ton. However, the Pendergast ma.
chine Is not entirely submerged.
The Pendergast Machine.
| Members of the machine went II
the recent Missouri State conven
ton and put on a demonstration
against Gov. Stark. The machin,
has turned its hatred PARTICULAR,
against the Governor-rather thar
! against Milligan. They regard Starl
Evening star., 1940-04-18

delegation to the
Democratic Ma
tional Conven-
ton. s e n a t o r
Clark has been
at times q bit
ter opponent Of
the Roosevelt
q d m inistration.
His suo c e s s,
therefore, at the
S t a t e conven-
ton, which vir-
tually gives him
the direction Of
80 delegates to
the ma t l on a l
o4x,,,nv,f{nv AIT
Evening star., 1940-04-18
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Evening star., 1940-04-18

SIX or et 6 n t
weeks.
The countries
which are ex-
pected to be in
vaded soon are
8 W e d en- and
Hungary. This
may tend to
d r a W h e r
countries in t o
the war. The
n form a tion
reaching h ere
from diplomatic
sources abroad
o I a reliable
xlx
Evening star., 1940-04-18

afford have Simpson with
bung by making fun Of glamour
like motion picture
has been telling who would
fit to be President He asked for the Tight
Simpson doing all these things and
But the opposition OF Simpson Dewys closest po
the question: Why are those VINO nave
worked the his most bitter private critics
today? ~ ., w.,
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley.
W. G. T. U. Leader, Dies
BY the Associated Press.

6y The Associated Press.
LIBERTY, Ind, April 1s-Mrs.
Elizabeth Stanley, 81, who for more
than a quarter of a century fought
for temperance in Indiana, died at
her home here last night after .
years illness.
Mrs. Stanley was president Of the
Indiana Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union for ~ years. She
retired last year because of Ill health
and was made honorary president.
She was native of Tennessee, but
lived In this State for IS years.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

protection" on
the other hand,
are still clinging
desper a tely to
the idea that
they may escape
from getting en-
tangled In the
present uro-
pean conhagra-
ton.
B 9th tn e
Netherlands and
Belgium declare
themselves de-
termined to fight
against any ag-
Evening star., 1940-04-18

NI1CVccIIIdII 1AcIIIIcUII S1IIlPSOII. OeW.
ey has thus lost 20 or so of New
York County's delegates that would
have been his on the first ballot, and
he has given Simpson the oppor-
tunity to wage open war In return.
But as one of Dewey's chief advisers
puts it:
Ken Simpson never was for
Dewey for President. He would
have voted his delegates once for
Tom and then bolted. We couldn' t
Evening star., 1940-04-18
This.
| Changing
| World
NeutroIs Still CIinu
To Hope Of Avoiding
Involvement in War

BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.
The European neutrals, menaced
by the protection" Of the axis pow
ers on one hand and with offers Of
assistance Of the allies to Offset that
Evening star., 1940-04-18

tional Convention meets June "a,
and there is not much chance to
tell the voters-and the delegates
about Mr.. Willkie His nomination
would be q miracle.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
We, the People
Treason in Norway Argues for Investigating
The kozis, Not Houndine the Communists
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Leland Of the Chicago Daily
his Stockholm dispatch describing
whc certain prominent country
He made abundany clear that
tacks Communism.
Norway for
German Army number Of highly
Evening star., 1940-04-18

necessarily The stars Such opinions presented IN TIE
Stars effort to all sides questions
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-04-18

ticians who spiked the guns Of the
Norwegian Navy, surrendered forts
and ports, sabotaged defense plans
and equipment, and generally
creased the rollers Of Hitler's wooden
horse.
It is as though-to use q far
fetched comparison-some Of our
prominent conversatives, the chief
Of naval operations, the comman-
dant Of the New York CORDS Area.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
The Capital Parade
London Is Reported Inclined Toword Dewey;
Observer Declares Hoover Is Friendly to Toft

One of the shewde and bestnformed Republican leaders
support
M
party investigating
Ia natural force"
bit evidence Is quite tangible
Congress visited this week by Ronald editor of
that
Evening star., 1940-04-18
nv G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

Senator Bennett Champ Clark
emerges from the Missouri Demo-
cratic State Convention, held last
Monday, In control Of the State S
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Not One Communist Coup

This Norway affair cuts the
patriots For the Of history reveals following
country has been captured by
revolution The the have not
the Russian Revolution Of 1917
grandees who
invited the italian
country in 1896.
not the Communists but the Naz the nduiais
1888
Fascists ndustaists
organized the march Rome 1922
Communists but the conservatives the
the cec paved the for annexation enforced
before Munich not the Communists
ambitions the
tves the Tories, the Cent Families.
served the oeraing
almost including
Jewbaitng from the
through
farmers and industrial employees
Of the prominent Norwgans who their
the Nazs and thus made battlefield between
enemies rather than the legendary Reds
Evening star., 1940-04-18

1aVOTabIy lnCI1ned toward Dewey.
Ronald is pro-Dewey himself, so his
statement must be discounted. But
he recently made similar written
report to the Dewey headquarters in
New York.
The second bit of evidence al
ready has been widely commented
upon-the congratulatory letter
from Landon to Edwin F. Jackie,
an ardent Deweyite, on his selection
as New York State Committee
Evening star., 1940-04-18

number Of weplaced officials
allow the British Navy take possession Portland Boston, New
City Philadelphia and Washington that
of British the United
would Of them
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Time to Check on Treason

F. B. should Immediately
checking anradical
should
Hler potential Trojan Horse american model The Dies
should action the facts and aaons the
other
patriots 1t would be joke Martin Dies felt obliged to
Evening star., 1940-04-18

France has q coast line of l,76O
miles. Of which 456 are on the
Mediterranean,
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Italy Is Seen
CASTING Lot
With Nuzis
War Move Expected
By Musso.ini
Within 2 Months
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Extension of the European war
TO include more neutral countries
Is confidently expected by diplo-
matte Washington within the next
Evening star., 1940-04-18

a subpoena to himself, in the course
Of this investigation.
For history at least is not a
liar, and history says that in 20 years
Communist revolution has not cap
tured a single country, while Nor
way is only the latest Of dozen
nations to yield to foreign invasion
and domestic treason for the benefit
of the Fascists. Finland alone sup
plies the proof of the social pud-
ding, for in Finland there was no
Communist wooden horse" to ease
Russian Finnish dispute was decided
cry and sabotage Of the borders frol
(Released By the Consoli,
Evening star., 1940-04-18
THAT'S JUST FINE


epreted behalf
friend campaign and
therefore the significance.
FIattery for Taft
deny any commitment to Dewey
but is that they
his two leading Senators
enough
themselves qualification" reports Topeka
To continue Republicans predictions
Judgment the basis natural
candidacy
Landon will be in favor of the candidate
hopeful being recently private
spoken fatterng
If by chance the Landonie should plump the
Taft the at the
Pennsylvania will be enviable position that
Pennsylvania delegates will decide the nomination.
candidate one
Arthur
Justice Roberts who extremely able
Pew
his opportunity.
Evening star., 1940-04-18
Dewey and the Pictures

Meanwhile opinion divided the effect
onetme friend political Republican National