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Evening star., 1940-02-24
U. 5. Neutrality Act
Could Be Extended
To Arctic Ocean
President Hos Right
To Widen Area When
Conditions Warrant

BY the Associated Press.
The combat area into which
American ships are forbidden to sail
could be extended quickly to cover
the Arctic Ocean around Northern
Finland and Russia if the reported
British French naval activities in
those waters take the form of a
blockade.
The area now stops in the North
at Bergen, Norway.
The President has the right, under
the Neutrality Act, to extend or
diminish the forbidden area when
ever he feels that conditions require
the change. He needs no further
authorization from Congress nor
does he have to proclaim the Neu-
trality Act with regard to Finland
and Russia to do so.
II the area is extended to the
North, a lane undoubtedly would be
left open so that American ships
could still go to Bergen and other
Central Norwegian ports to carry
goods to and from Norway, for that
country and for Sweden.
Pending an official proclamation
OF a blockade, neutral ships under
international law have the right to
proceed through an informal block
ade If they are headed for neutral
nations.
Moreover, the blockade must be
strictly maintained in sufficient
force. Otherwise it becomes what is
known as paper blockade"
which is not recognized under in
ternational law.
Dispatches reaching here say that
Petsamo, the northern Finnish port.
Is under the control of the Rus
slams, so that American supplies for
Finland could not in any event 60
to Petsamo Such supplies. includ-
lrg several shipments of war planes.
have been unloaded at Bergen for
transportation by rail across Norway
and Sweden to Finland.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Ferry Rate Hearing
Set for Wednesday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.-The Pub
lie Service Commission will resume
Wednesday a hearing on the rates
and earnings of the Claiborne-An-
napolis Ferry Co.
The hearing has been in recess
while stenographic report of testi-
mony was prepared and final ex-
hibits Of Joseph Sherbow, peoples
counsel, were completed.
Mr.. Sherbow probably will COM
plete his case Wednesday,, after
which Philip Perlman, counsel for
the company, is expected to begin
presentation of testimony.
Mr.. Sherbow has termed the ferry
rates excessive and unreasonable, +"
and announced he will ask the CON-
missipn to order q reduction.
Evening star., 1940-02-24

Pressure is high along the Atlantic coast,
New Haven, Conn., 1029.l millibars t30.39
inches, but a disturbance is moving rap
idly eastward over the Great Lakes region.
Grand Rapids. Mich, 1013.5 millibars
t29 S3 inches, with a trough extending
Southwestward to Eastern Texas, Dallas,
l015.2 millibars (299s inches). A high
pressure area is moving southeastward
oeyyeer, the Plains States. Bismarck. n; OAK.
the last "a hours there has been rather
general precipita ton. mostly in the form
of snow, over the Lake region and the
Central Valleys. and rains in portions of
the Lower Mississippi Valley. Light pre-
cipitation occurred also in portions Of the
Plains States. the Rocky Mountain region
and the North Pacific States. Tempera-
lures have risen in the Ohio Valley and
the Southeastern States, but much colder
weather has overspread the Plains States
and the Middle Missouri and Upper Mis-
sissippi Valleys
Weekly Outlook
North and Middle Atlantic States-Tem-
peratures mostly below normal. except
warmer toward end of week Snow in
North Atlantic States and snow or rain in
Middle Tuesday. or Wednesday and again
near end of week.
Ohio Valley and Tennessee-Tempera-
lures mostly below normal, except warmer
toward end Of week. Raip or snow about
Tuesday and again during latter part Of
week.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac muddy at
Great Falls today
Report for Last u Hours
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Mystery Check Mailer
Excites Ozark Country
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Feb. 24.-A
generous but mysterious sunshine
friend" had the Missouri Ozark
country beside itself waiting for the
mailman.
Cashiers checks of 500 or more
are arriving unexpectedly at homes
with this penned admonition:
use this and try to make some-
body as happy as this makes you"
The gifts to charitable and other
organizations in Springfield total
$4,000. Now three former mer-
chants and widow living In nearby
Ava, Mo-, have received checks. One
check was for $50. the others for
500 e1ch.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Hur|eyHits Handicap
Placed Upon Future
Generations in j. ).
Tells D. c. Boys Funds
Are Used to Keep
Minorities in Line

Patrick J. Hurley. Secretary of
War in President Hoover's cabinet,
told more than 500 Washington boys
last night that the youth of this
country faces "the most severe han
dicap that ever confronted a genera
ton of Americans"
Addressing a mass meeting of the
city's boys organizations, held in
connection with the "Citizens Of
Tomorrow" exhibit at the National
Museum, Mr.. Hurley declared that
"as citizens Of tomorrow you are
handicapped by $4,000, 900 900
mortgage on your future"
These generous men who have
been preaching to you that you are
underprivileged," he said, have
been paying their own salaries and
emoluments and supporting their
big automobiles out Of funds that
they have obtained from mort
gage on your future"
Members of the Capital area Boy
Scouts, the Boys Clubs Of Wash
ington, the Metropolitan Police Boys
Clubs and the Boys Department OF
the Y. M. c. A. were In Mr.. Hurley's
audience.
Charges Future Mortgaged.
The speaker charged that "your
future has been mortgaged to pro-
cure funds to make suitable appro-
priations to keep well-organized
minorities and pressure groups on
the right side Of the political line
up"
Declaring that no one individual
has less privilege or more privilege
under the laws Of this country, Mr.
Hurley observed:
Recently your friends who have
been saying that you are under
privileged have asked Congress to
allow them to increase the mort
gage against your future to $50, ,000,-
600, 900. so that they will have sum-
cient funds for welfare purposes
during the impending campaign"
Says Security Not . Gift.
Mr.. Hurley praised the "funda-
mental principles" Of social security
but warned his audience that ECO
nomic security must be wrought in
the sweat of those who work"
"You should make up your minds,
he advised, that you will live by
the sweat of your brow and that
you will create jobs and wealth for
your handicapped fellow citizens.
The people themselves must
pay for security"
Music was furnished by the Police
Boys Club Band and q trio from
the Boys Club of Washington. The
Boy Scouts presented 4 pageant
based on their work in the Wash
ington area, and boys from the Y.
M. c. A. staged = tumbling act.
Acting As master Of ceremonies was
Thomas e. Lodge, civic leader and
chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Device Made to Identify
Hit-und-Run Drivers
Nv the Associated r

By the Associated Press.
PHOENIXvILLE, Pa, Feb. "A
device to identify hit-and-run
drivers has been patented by State
Policeman John E. Sebesi.
It consists of q small metal strip
engraved with identification infor-
nation such as type of car and en-
gine number. Policeman Sebesi pro-
poses that States require each auto
mobile and truck to carry the strips
front and rear. They are designed
to break OF If q vehicle strikes a
pedestrian or another car. leaving
. clue II investigations.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Weather Report
Furnished by the Unit
IS Weather Bureau,)


CoumbiaRain
lowest
tonight shifting
to fresh
Maryland-Ran in east and central
mountains in east portion tonight much colder
portions tonight:
colder n portion.
West Virginia-Coudy colder
ight rain turnnp to furies
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Good Deed Goes Sour

KANSAS CITY. Feb. "a (P.-Two
Boy Scouts saw three men disap-
pear behind counter in a dark
ened grocery store. They notified
police, then let the air out of the
tires of what appeared to be the
getaway car. The three in the store
were the manager and two clerks
sweeping out.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Diversified TruveIina

JERSEYV1LLE, ILL.,. Feb. "a (P.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall used nearly
everything but stage coach in travel
ing here from Parshall, Colo. They
rode a bob sled from their farm to
Parshall, took a train to Denver, a
plane to st. Louis and finished the
trip by automobile.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Steinbeck Book Banned,
Newspapers Lend Copies
~ the Associated Press.

| ~ the Associated Press.
KERMIT, Tex, Feb. A.-"The
Grapes of WRATH" banned from the
county library because commission
ers thought it was obscene, still will
be available in Wink and Kermit.
The Kermit Sun and the Wink
Times Herald announced they would
lend copies to the public and both
newspapers reported . heavy de-
mand.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Runaway Boy, IA, Sleeps
In Theoter ~ NIGHTS
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 24.-Four-
teen-year-old Johnny Masgai likes
movies so well he lived with them
for ~ nights.
Found asleep in a theater yester-
day, Johnny told police he had
spent every night there since run
ming away from home February l..
II panhandled every day and
made enough money to buy my
meals" the boy related. But I'd
save enough to get into the last show
every night"
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Builds Fire Under Wife

SOMERVILLE, Mass, Feb. "a up.
Harold j. Romeo, 40, built a fire
with newspapers under the chair in
which his wife Ruth, 38, was sitting.
They took her to the hospital with
second-degree burns. Romeo was
charged with drunkenness and
mayhem.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Sheep Sheured by Thief

CONVICTION. Ga, Feb. "a (P.-
A thief slipped into Dairyman c. A.
Sockwell's pasture and stole the
wool off the back of a sheep which
was pasturing with COWS, the dairy
man reported.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Illinois Dead|ine Near,
Roosevelt and Garner
Forces Stand Firm
Any Withdrawals Must
Be Made by Midnight;
La Guordiu Pulls Out
Nv JOHN C.. HENRY.

Political friends of President
Roosevelt and Vice President Garner
were standing frm today for the en-
trance of their candidates in the
Illinois primary Of April 8, with the
deadline for withdrawal being mid
night tonight.
Democratic leaders expected no
retreat by either side, although Al
ing of the Presidents name by the
Kelly-Nash Illinois Democratic or
ganization was done without any
known consent from the Chief Exec
utive. Mr.. Garner gave formal
notice OF his willingness to be a con-
testant.
The names of the Democratic
party's two top men are the only
ones entered on the Illinois ballot,
with the eventual voting results
being awaited as an important
measure of their respective
strengths.
Test for Roosevelt.
Coupled with the April primary
In Wisconsin, where the names OF
OllC dllu VIC 1lCSluClll
also are entered, the illinois race
may determine whether Mr.. Roose-
welt is going places in what is be-
lieved to be an effort to name the
nominee If he is not a candidate
or whether the Texan can command
support outside his native South.
While there is some controversy
NIL, AT I1Ar candidate l.
case President RoosevelD must give
his written consent to being placed
In the Illinois ballot, Senator Stat
terry, Democrat, expressed the opin-
ion last night that the act made
1t optional with the State Certifying
Board. In any even, the Vice Presi-
dents Illinois managers said they
would not contest the filing of Mr.
Roosevelt's name.
With the President still on the
high seas on a fishing vacation
Capital politicians took the view he
would keep silent before tonight's
deadline. Nor did they believe
Mayor Edward j. Kelly of Chicago
or Pat Nash, Democratic National
Committeeman, would withdraw his
name.
La Guardia Withdraws.
With . "phooey" from New York's
Mayor La Guardia, the Republican
primary in Illinois Is being left tc
two other New Yorkers, District At
tornev Thomas E. Dewey and Rep
reSentative Fish,
Entered by friends in the Illinois
race, the New York Mayor formally
withdrew yesterday, at the same
time extending his blessing to the
candidacy of President Roosevelt
and remarking sadly that the Re-
publican presidential crop is "a poor
one indeed"
"The voters In Illinois will have
the opportunity of expressing theil
preference for a constructively pro.
gressive government by voting theil
preference for President Roosevelt
who is entered in the primary, o.
they have various types of reac.
tionaries among other candidates,
Mayor La Guardia told the Asso'
ciated Press.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
FARMER-LABOR-l.
BUCKLER
PROGREssIvE-1.

PROGRESsIvE-I.
HULL
=, Paired: MERRITT. Democrat. Of New
Pennsylvania AGAINST: Kelly. Democrat. t.
OF Pennsylvania against; NELSON. Demo,
crat. OF Missouri for and THOMAS, Repub-
ncan, OF New Jersey against: DREWRY
democrat, Of Virginia for and JENKS Re-
publican. OF New Hampshire against: SUI
r1yAM; r1y 41wrI DEMOCRAT; Of New York for and
SGMuLTE Democrat of Indiana for and
GEHRMAN Progressive, of Wisconsin
akainst; STEAGALI. Democrat Of Alabama
ior and WOLCOT1, Republican, Of Michigan
;rytdn sey for and COFFEE; pemoerat' Of wash.
Iexas Tor and ROCKEFELLER, Republican,
OF New York against: CUMMINGS Demo
Republic.n, Of New York asainst: MosER. r,
ssGHpRIcKs; sGNppRRIcKss; Democrat Of Florida AGAINST;
ROBERTSON Democrat, of Virginia for
and CROWTHER Republican, OF New York
:rsin,t; Az. st., MALoNEY Democrat q Inuisi:
pennsylvania .against; DEROUEN Demo
crat; OF Louisiana for and JEFFRIES, Re
publican, Of New Jersey against.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "a, on February l2.
Lowest =, on January %

Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon Yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 15 per cent at 4 80 a m today,
Lowest, 30 per cent at AIS pm yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic SurveyD
Evening star., 1940-02-24

Record for Last "a Hours
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, 45, noon today Year ago 40.
Lowest. 80. 4:30 am. today. Year
ago, ~.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today - $50 5:54
Sun. tomorrow - GAS 5:55
Moon, today 7:4Sp pm 7:lq am
Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset
Precipitation.
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Trade Pact Roll Call
Five Republicans Join Democrats in
Approving Hull Policy, ZIG to 1853

The House roll call yesterday on
final passage Of q resolution to con-
tinue the reciprocal trade program
for three years:
Evening star., 1940-02-24

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
at Harpers Ferry: Potomac mut
Great Falls today.
Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1940-02-24

FOREIGN STATIONS
moon, Greenwich time todayJ
Temperature Weather
Horta (Fayap, Azores 80 Cloudy
San Juan. Puerto Rico n CLOUDY
Havana Cuba 50 Cloulx
Colon. Canal Zone rs clou a
Evening star., 1940-02-24

Total House membership
Evening star., 1940-02-24
Test for Roosevelt.

Coupled with the April 2 primary
tn Wisconsin, where the names Of
the President and Vice President
also are entered, the Illinois race
may determine whether Mr.. Roose-
welt is going places in what is be-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Noticeable Decline
 In Lower Grades In
 Past 1O-Year Period
Heavy Increase Reported in Local High Schools; Superintendent of Schools Dr. Thomas J. COndon
 Comments on FIuctuating Figures

While enrolment in the elemcn- tary schools continued to decline locally registration in the high schools last year reached an all time high, according to supt, Thom- Ag J. Condon, who last week gave his annual report to the Board of Education.
 pr. Condons figures show clearly the Btady drop in the elementary school rcgristration, which for i03B- 30 totaled i0,087, q decrease of 770 below the previous year, the total decrease over the i0-year period, being 4,0b7 or 27 per cent.
 High shoolS on the other hand attained the record enrolment Of 4,O80 last year, an increase Of 300 over iD37-38, and nn increase Of i,Bb2 or 37 per cent over i020-30.
 Tho total net registration for all schools was iB, 676, a decrease of 386 below the previous year, or a total decrease for the 10 years from i020-30 Of 2,206 pupils.
 "T'he downward course Of school population, which has created a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

situatlno wherein the closing of el- emcntary school buildings was inev- itable," pr. Condon states" has not yet become manifest In the secon- diary schools where Q much differe- ent situation exists"
 But" Dr. Condon continues, "the sharp decline In pupil enrolment leaves no alternative in the elimin- ating of vacancies as they occur ex. cept in tho unusual instance. As a result twelve teaching positions were closed during tho year ti0S0)"
 The decline In school population, which has been going on since 1929, is generally blamed on the declining birth rate.
 The declining birth rate, in turn Is conceded to have been caused by a variety Of factors, notably birth con- trol.
 Another factor mentioned for the declining birth rate Is the abnormal number of marriages which followed the World War, and then dropped off to Q normal" level.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Fewer Pupils Entering Grammar School
Dull E yesight Leads
 To Many Complications
Children Find Learning" Difficult, Suffer Elm barrassment in Classroom-Parents Urged to Consider Youngsters' Future.

sight, reports these facts after long and careful investigations:
 Of persons i5 years of age or less g 9t need glasses.
 Of persons 90 years Of age 30PS need glasses,
 Of persons 40 years Of age 48% need glasses.
 Of persons 30 years of age 7l% need glasses,
 or persons GO years of age 82Po need glasses
 Of persons over 60 years of age 05% need glasses,
 "Well," says a hopeful mother, "that doesn't apply to my children They see all right without glasses And they are not backward in school"
 So far, so good. But because the children arc not backward in school and because they seem to see well, she is judging their vision by two obvious and superficial criteria Probably she doesn't realize that everyone possesses to certain eX- tent the ability to compensate for visual defects by employing an un- balanced flow of nerve energy to the eye muscles, his act causes what
 
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

dull Is his eyesight. Everything that Jack sees Is blurred. How can a child be expected to read If the print ap- pears fuzzy and greye
 Could you read m comfort if the print looked like that to you2 Could you study? Could you do homework Could you learn, If every lesson re- quired such eyestrain?
 How unfair, then, to scold Jack How unjust to consider him stupidl Don't blame Jack. Help him. Re- move the invisible blindfold that IS blurring his sight. Give that keen active brain of his Q chance to show haw bright 1t really Is.
 How many Jacks are there in your neighborhood? How many, perhaps among tla boys and girls you knowp These children do not realize but you can forecast, the tragedy of their future,
 Added Shame
 Each added day Of slow learning makes stronger their belief that they are less capable than others. t!acl added shame from thouehtless schoolmateS drives them deeper in- to their moodiness and despair Their time at school is largely vast ed, results In fewer lessons learned less progress made, because prev ious lessons were not mastered. Growing up, these children hesitate to seek better jobs, feel themselves incompetent, tend to accept what ever low-paid work Is offered, re- main failures" while their mates move ahead and prosper,
 Oh yes, they come to wearing glasses sooner or later, most of them but does tha maks up for lessons never learned, for education never acquired, for the shame and bitter ness of being taunted daily by thoughtless playmateS as a dummy"
 Perhaps you think this picture IS being painted too black. Parents Tn the past have thought that, when told such story. here you have the explanation of many an adult fail- ure whom you know today. Child hood convictions of personal infer iority usually persist through out life. It is deeply fortunate, but true. That is how we human beings are made.
 Obviously, when a child of any age lags behind his fellows 1t is easy to assume that he is just plain stupid. Or 1t Is easy to blame the teachers at school. But teachers are too busy too human to selec: certain children to be disliked for no reason. And as for stupidity, for every truly poor mind you can find dozens Of cases of poor eyesight. Certainly, then. the first place to look is the e''es.
 Perfect Eyes Rarity
 But why should my child's eye sight be bad?" Nobody can answer However, modern scientists do know that a pair of really prefect eyes is a rarity. Savages get along without glasses, it is true. But savages have no books to read, no printed lessons to study, no jobs ahead of them as the means of continued living. And savages oplnly deride anyone whom they consider stupid. Neither Is a future faiAire.
 The Better Vision Institute, Q non-profit organization, that makes a continuous study of human eye.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
BY DIR. R. W. MEsslER

Poor Jackl laughed at by hls schoolmates, given scant attention by his teachers. Why? Because Jack can't learn," they explain, Nonsensel Jack hasn't been given a chance to learn. Jacks brain is not dull--it Is sharp enough. Whats
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
IT %
FORODDS & FORENDS:

The ailing League of Nations final
ly liquidated itself. The last SO en-
ployees were given notice at Geneva,
and Woodrow Wilson'S ghost sighed
from the treetops. Mr.. Wilson, Sir
Robert Cecil, and General Jan
Smuts of South Africa, were the joint
architects of the league edifice in
1919. Many people, throughout the
world, including even brutal Ger
many, hoped that, phoenix-like, the
league would rise again, from its
1910 ashes.
Soviet Russia, allegedly the work.
ers' paradise, had a five-day, seven
hour-week. But, due to the national
defense preparations that are dog
ging the world, the Russian workers
were stepped up to six-day, eight
hour week. The shift was from
35 weekly hours to 48 weekly hours.
Italy did much the same thing-but
Italy never claimed to be a work.
ers' paradise.
Japan talked necessarily about a
Monroe Doctrine for Asia, while GER
tain South American intellectuals
characterized the Yankee Monroe
Doctrine as an imperialist racket.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-07-11
III GERMAN WAR:
Mr.. ShauU

George Bernard Shaw made some
really pertinent remarks on Eng
land, France and Germany. G.B.S.
said that anybody who introduced
100 per cent military communism,
a la Hitler, could not fail to beat
anybody who didn't introduce it. He
said that England, under Churchill,
had gone through the motions of in
Producing military communism, too,
but that it was, thank goodness, still
merely a blueprint. He indicated
that there were better things than
military conquest: which is pretty
obvious. Then, he got around to
la belle France. He said that Eng
land should have declared war on
France, when Petain quit the war,
just as England declared war on
Russia, when Lenin quit the war, in
1917. He said that France was more
dangerous to England as phoney
neutral, than as a militant foe.