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Civic and Study Clubs

American Association of University
Women-Today. 3 pm, walk. To-
morrow, pm, tea. Speaker, Mrs.
Leila Florence, The England I
Love-; 7::30 pm, creative writing;
7:30 pm. music appreciation.
Tuesday, II am, art appreciation.
Wednesday. 1880 pm, singers
group. Friday, 1915 pm. luch-
con meeting; 7:45 pm. bridge.
Saturday, IL m, French CONVEX
sation.
Washington Club-Tomorrow, II
am, book chat. Reviewer, Mrs.
Philip Sidney Smith. Tuesday, II
am, Speaker, Mrs. M. w. Stirling,
Housekeeping in the jungle of
Mexico" Red Cross work distrib-
uted.
Voteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters-Tomorrow. 10
am, social welfare, league Office,
1916 Connecticut avenue NV.
How to Know an Institution
When You See One; 2 pm, for
eign policy, with Mrs. c. S. Dun
can, 287l Audubon terrace NV.
Tuesday, 1915 am, government
and operation League Office
know Your Washington" pm,
economic welfare. Consumers in
terest, The Fair Trade Act"
Twentieth Century Club-Tomor-
row, 2. pm, art section, Y. w. c.
A. Rugs and floor coverings study.
Tuesday, 2 pm, French section,
Y. w. c. A., conversation and
study group; pm, speaker, Nine
Felian Garzia, "Anatole France ct
Ses Livres" Friday, 12:45 pm.
drama section luncheon. Program
and play review follows; 2 pm.
garden section, with Miss Isabel
Furbank, 3244 Thirty eighth street
NV. Program. making terrari for
children's ward, Gallinger Hos
pital
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Mrs. Henry D. Aller Thinks
Child Learns Most at Home
Interior Department Aide Practices
Her Beliefs in Rearing Her Own
Daughter Results
By GRETCHEN SMITH.

instruction received from
English father have been the most valuable her education
declares D. Aer the Public Relations Section Of the Fish
Service Department of the Interior.
Aer spoke before the Park View Womens Club last
Pof Islands, daughter the first white
educational
subjects the essentials of child training
learned early life given background
.a4- uAi.lI Ilaar,
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Club to Elect Officers

Election of officers for 194l will
e held by the Insurance Women's
hub of Washington at a dinner
heeting tomorrow at 6 pm. at
Wesley Hall, 1903 K street NV.
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Business, Professional Clubs

Soroptimist Club-Tuesday, $50
pm. founders day celebration,
buffet supper, willard Hotel.
Pilot Club-Tuesday, 6 pm, dinner
meeting, 1914 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Business Women's CounciL-Tues-
day, 8 pm, Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church, concert. Soloist,
Mrs. Charles G. Haig.
Insurance Women's Club of Wash
ington-Tomorrow, 6 pm, dinner
meeting, Wesley Hall, 1703 K street
NV.
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ores expected help with information suitable
price display
|Study o Code
lis Reading
inqurers, Leh recommends
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Women's Club of Bethesda-Tues-
day, II am, literary section, with
Mrs. Manning Dyer, 107 South
brook lane.
Women's Club of Sixteenth Street
Highlands-Wednesday, 2:30 pm,
with Mrs. James E. Karnes, 1418
Longfellew street NV.
Woman's Club of Chevy Chase, Md
Tomorrow, $50 am, folk dane
ing class; 1:30 pm. music Sec
ton bridge party; $50 pm, COM
munity forum, Can We Save
Democracy by Defending It?"
Speakers, Chester Williams, Ern-
est Lindley, Delbert Clark, Ray
Tucker, Allen w. Mancester, Mrs.
Richard Boeckel. Tuesday, 1e:45
am, physical education business
meeting; l pm, German section.
Wednesday, IL m, monthly meet
ing. Vocational guidance pro-
gram. Speaker, DR.. Weston Clark.
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Mrs. Leetch Recommends
Study Of Flag Code as
Guide to Correct Display
Now More Conscious of Their Colors,
Citizens Ask If Emblem in
Costume Jewelry Is Proper
BY FRANCES LIDE,
xNyAr.epfe rltth rI}tnr

the American flag costume jewely? Must
that parade? What do the
flags Capitol Building signify?
Americans
Evening star., 1940-11-17
1hite House Flag Tells
President Is There.

1.-THE flag over the White House
flown from sunrise to sunset when
he President is in residence. So at
glance, one may know whether
not the President is at home"
Asked if it we're correct for
hndidate for Office to use the Amer
an flag in connection with his
ampaign, Mrs. Leetch declared:
For a long time they have done so.
here is no objection. unless a pic
IRE of the candidate or his slogan
ere to be placed on or above the
ag."
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More Fairgrounds
Needed, She Believes.

There should be more play
grounds" she continued. but even
that does not solve the problem.
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Bid for More Destroyers
ChurchiIl's Statement on Danger Of U-Boots
Again Roises Question of Lending Naval Aid

incapable of long voyages, but quite
adequate to prey on British ship
ping In waters close to their new
French bases along the English
Channel. In addition, 1t is reported
that the axis partners may come
into q gift of some q submarines
from the French Navy,
All this piles up to lot OF glief
for England. One of her great diff
culties in meeting this menace is, as
Churchill pointed out, that she is
deprived of vital bases IN Southern
Ireland because of Fires adamant
neutrality. 81.
In view of the urgency Of the
situation there is every likelihood
that. this question Of baies will be-
come a hot issue between the two
countries. Whether the British
would go so far as to seize bases In
Ireland remains to be sen.
Mr.. Churchill tempered his warn
ing by asserting his confidence that
England will "be able to bring in all
vital supplies Of food ami ammuni-
ton which we shall require" How
ever, this U-boat menae seems. to
me to be one of the gr.atest with
which Britain has to cope, and the
coming winter Is going II produce q
bitter struggle in the wlters about
the British Isles.
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Democratic Party Returns
To Power In Delaware

By the Associated Press.
WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 6.-Tne
Democratic party marched back to
power in Delaware today with q VIC
tory that gave the States three
electoral votes to Democratic
presidential nominee for only the
second time in half a century.
Democrats won every major State
office except the Governorship and
turned back the reelection bids Of
Senator Townsend and Representa-
tive Williams-the States only
Representative
With only 50 of the 24e precincts
unreported, President Roosevelt's
lead over Wendell willkie stood at
57,233 to 45,4o4.
The heavy vote for James M. Tun.
nell, ST., Democrat, led Senator
Townsend in 217 districts, 3l,57s to
26,673.
Mayor Walter w. Bacon of Wiln.
ington, Republican nominee for Gov.
ernor, received 1929 votes to 49,.
s72 for Josiah Marvel, jr., Demo-
cratic State chairman. In 203 dis.
trictx.
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dpore the outcome of the election should shortly ndaed
controlled press The relationships only pretended be dneed
the electoral affairs Of the Whether the
actually had preference become formally
What definitely believed
bitterness OF the campaign would
would seriously cripple foreign policy
This situation specifically
Sumner Wele election address Baltimore saddle
thing surethose
they made their plans for world fully into accounhe
period of presidential election They desperately hog
national life
part, due change of administration"
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New Mexico Is Swept
By Democratic Ticket
Nv tn. Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex. Nov. 8.
New Mexico returned q full slate
Of Democratic State candidates to
power today and cast its lot with the
Nation in re-electing President
Roosevelt.
Mounting returns indicated q
Democratic victory fully as sweep
ing as those Of 1885 and 1885
which some observers interpreted as
placing this State In the Solid
South.
With approximately half the
States si9 voting divisions tailed,
President Roosevelt, Gov. John z.
Miles, Senator Chavez and Clinton
P. Anderson, candidate for Congress,
all were leading Republican oppo-
nents by apparently unassailable
margins.
For President 4S1 divisions gave
Roosevelt ee,24l, Willkie 4s,o2l.
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ton except to speed them there will be in the
activities notably
sponsible for foreign relations
will remain by its trained personnel
home abroad carrying diplomacy Asia and the
other Americas which national approval irrespective Of
politics will the function standards
efficiency under their professional leaders Just there had never
election Especially will the training power for
military with prepared plans These
reflections comfort
Ill wshers in foreign parts
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allies and
nomney independent japanese pressing
that little country heavily
definite arrangements between Toxic and Bangkok which
provide
ing board attack the Malay Peninsula the Thaand will
cooperative and will the country its small force
a disposal Of the Japanese high command.
the meantime aggression agreement between the u
will hold good for few months at leashe time
believe the Of their southwark
expansion.
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that the Italian high reckoning
impossible permitted the
Italians weapons
could only bayonets artillery and hand
Whether the Musson
the German general staff wished
be Duce have underestimate the Greek and the
Britain
not developing according
necessary
believed the slowed all military
the attron Btain-unh pre
dental
at the chosen point within the
According military received from Europe
latter considered imminent factions
neutrality
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mind in effect a
bid IN broad
hint, IL you wild
for more Amer
lean destroyers
with which to
meet this very
real danger.
The Premier
told OF the "gi-
gantic task" i'm
posed on the
royal navy by
the U-boat cam
paign and other
calls Of war, and
W armed I'VE
,a,,-k mo~Aak 4Ant
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VoteIess Alaska Gives
Roosevelt Straw Ballot

By the Associated Press.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Nov. 6 Up.
Although Alaska has no vote for
President, q straw vote conducted in
the regular polling places under
municipal sponsorship gave Presi-
dent Roosevelt 1893 to Wendell L.
Wilkes 399.
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Philippine Islands
Pleased With Election

~ the Associated Press.
MANILA. P. l.. Nov. 6.-Most
Filipinos and Americans in the
Philippine Islands seemed pleased
today with news of President Roose-
velt's apparent reelection in the
United States voting which stirred
wide interest here.
Many Americans favored Wen
dell L. Willkie, but q majority
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to influence us to cut down our ma
terial aid to the democracies.
Nobody abroad will gain by med
ding in Americas internal politics
This is strictly an American affair,
and while Americans reserve the
right to carry on bitter contest,
they do not admit the right Of any
foreign governments or newspapers
to assist or oppose any faction in
the United States during political
campaign.
(Reproouetion Rights Reserved)
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must expect that Dewitt Mackenzie.
next year still heavier U-boat
attack will be made upon us. +"
He declared bluntly that If the
formidable threat to seaborne
traffic were neglected 1t would touch
the life of the state" and in the
midst of this grimly realistic picture
he remarked:
"The so American destroyers are
rapidly coming into service just
when they are most needed, and
the main flow OF the new construc-
ton started at the outbreak Of the
war is now coming along"
This isn't the first time by any
means that the subject of the de-
sroyers has arisen. Only last Sum
oy First Lord of the Admiralty
Alexander, after expressing thanks
10 the American warships, added:
i shall be equally thankful for
am more that can be spared"
vital Anti-Sub Weapon.
TIE point of all this, of course, Is
ioNucSCIOycI uAC tA1C lldilOS hhCh
Of tie navy and are Win in deal
ing Nth submarines.
ThE the submarine threat to
Engla.d is very real there can be
no doubt, as have emphasized time
and asain in this column. Hitler
has uneashed a terrific drive, in
which italy Is participating, with
the idea of establishing a counter
blockadeand literally starving Eng
land into submission.
The NaGi chiefs hopes are based,
of course, On the fact that Britain is
mainly dependent on sea-borne traf-
nc for all her supplies-a vulner-
ability for which her navy Is her
protection.
He has a notable precedent in
Germany's Unrestricted submarine
campaign in the World War which
came so close to strangling England
that Admiral Jellicoe, commander
Of the grand fleet, warned the then
Prime Minister of disaster unless
the menace were checked. I was in
England when she had not more
than six weeks supply of food on
hand (probably considerably less, in
fact) and the position wasn't nice.
The British don't admit anything
like the losses in shipping sustained
in the World War-but they are be-
ginning to pile up. In the last con-
fiict England lost just over 1890, 900
tons, and the Nazis claim that al
ready she has lost 1000 900 tons in
this war. From my own estimates,
based on British official figures.
should say that the Admiralty
might be prepared to admit to the
destruction of perhaps bit more
than 2,600, 900 tons.
New Sub Fleet Unleashed.
However. the British have a fresh
worry in that Hitler has cut loose
q whole flock Of new submarines
which the Nasis have been turning
out in mass production. These sub
=
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Washington Observotbns
Dictator Nations Find Continuity of Aericun
Policy on Morning After Demoerocyfs lection
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Having decided the political Of
o tne next -FOUR years the American people Will
exclusively and ntensvey to the paramount need OF
Happily there were no OF opinion
The e Both President Roosevelt and Wke
agreed lar apart they may nave been on other quest
ing OF avert danger TO the security OF
uanscends Will
Nener were rival congressional candidates seriously safeguarding
so the defene program Will 90 60 ful steam aheadst the
tunu shouting past madthe
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This Changing World
German Army Reported Gathered in Rumonio
To Strike OF SoIoniko; toIions Need Aid
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

German Army of gathered Rumanis
More tan nan OF according to latest reports stationed along the
Danube The Germans intend the
strike at saon principal seaport Greece because saonika
ucuay important these The British
countries The attitude the other sateYugoava
the present conflict depends largely whether the British
maintain their line Of communications through that
occupy it. the resistance of the
TO collapse.
It true that the Greeks putting magnificent light
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-
eign cuities in
buttin into the
Amerin cleo
ton.
AS ese lines
are wten, this
c or rspondent
does ot know
the come Of
the elton. At
this nnent the
banotaye still
being united so
that n1bipo
said hfeAcould
poSsiblM Meet
the votaNr be
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HE opinions OF the oers this page their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars EFFORT to eue all sides OF questions OF interest to tie
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed TO The Stars.
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peCter imam the most optimistic OBJ
servers ever expected.
But their resistance-with the
feeble means at their disposal
would have been broken several
days ago had the italians had more
heart in this fight.
According to all reports, the
Italian Army is not particularly in
terested in the campaign, merely
fighting because 1t has orders to
and is a well-disciplined force.
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welkin ring. That is consumma-
ton for which the Republic has cause
to be devoutly thankful. 1t is yet an
other manifestation of the American
way, for the rancors of our politics,
except in isolated personal instances,
are not perpetuated beyond election
day. The verdict falls. The Nation
accepts it. Uncle Sam resumes
business at the old stand.
whether Hitler, Mussolini, Stain
and Japan's war lords welcome or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-06

leaned toward Roosevelt because Of
his Far East policy Filipinos
thought the Presidents reelection
desirable because Of his attitude to-
ward the Philippines.
There was no comment from off,
Gals.
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be complete continuity of American
policy along every major line. We
shall, above all, arm ourselves to the
fullest possible extent on land, at
sea and in the air. Defense progress
will proceed on that stupendous scale
for which our literally unlimited
productive capacity is equipped,
once geared to It's maximum power.
Just as there will be no changes in
the processes of armament produc-
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Dutch East Indies this fall.
The Japanese have two main
bases of operation against Singapore
and the Dutch possessions: Indo-
China and Thailand.
The latest reports indicate that
while the japanese are in possession
of Northern Indo-China, they are
preparing to descend toward Cam
bodia and use the port of Saigon
as a naval base. Air bases in the
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Japanese GETTING Ready to Strike

the other getting ready
withdrawal OF divisions
China indicates that decided ahead and take
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F reign Press
Experiment
Infection
Pferences Have
ASerse Reaction;
Ret Iiution Likely
3ylAVID LAWRENCE.

Thee one aspect of the cam
paign With can better be discussed
after le election than before and
that's he amazing impertinence Of
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BY DEWITT MACKENZIE.

British Premier Churchills grave
statement yesterday regarding the
incr easing Nazi submarine menace
to English shipping was to my
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The Question of War

Roosevelt Wlkie
the earliest possible moment
they United determination out
indssoube unit the
ensngled host might sacrifice
Of American lives Yet both presidential aspans must have realized
thinking citizens
and minds going to circumstances which
have exclusive control might day force
universally possibility, arming may
powers
belgerent
tremendous potential strength of the United States They
realize that could again be decisive factor 1918
While that contingency which lessen the probability of
decidedly condition
the slackening defense plans for single second
With the toatarians indsputable mastery of Euope-wh
Btanhe per this hemisphere would instant
powers
this point
the destined make difference because Of joint Roose
struggling democratic institutions both
Continuity of Policies
addition the demonstration of in
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Nozi Aid Now Necessary

Hence lacks the fanatic enthusiasm of legons
to do or die that the defending Greeks have.
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McNary and Wallace
Wire Felicitaiions
On Election Results
Successful Coniidote
Tells Senator They Will
Work Toeethe'
By the Associated Press.

q
Congratulated hearty BY Senator
McNary of Oregon, whom he de-
feated for the vice presidency, Henry
A. Wallace Responded today with a
telegram saying, II snow we shall
enjoy working togetflr for the ma
tional safety"
Republican McNarysent the Vice
President-elect this tlegram:
'Heartiest congratulations. Wish
ing you all grace AM administra-
ton all prosperity"
Democrat Wallace, himself a for
mer Republican. replid:
Just received your gracious wire
and want you to kDw that your
fine attitude has bee. greatly ap-
preciated. 1 know " shall enjoy
working together forthe national
safety which comes fpm prepared
ness and for the dfense which
comes from a united spirit. That
part Of the general lelfare which
springs from the well ,eing Of agri-
culture will, of coule, command
our understanding an united sup
port"
SALEM, Greg, Nov.s CP,.-Sena-
tor McNary, Republica vice presi-
Dental candidate, coreded defeat
at 1o:40 o'clock Up. S. - last night.
In q prepared statersnt issued at
Fir Cone, his country bme, Senator
McNary said:
II am congratulatin Mr.. Roose-
welt and Mr.. Wallace and wishing
them grace and their administration
prosperity. We are a lnited coun-
try. The two-party syssm is secure.
We shall try to afforo Mr.. Roose-
welt and his associates worthy and
vigilant opposition.
'Today's trend Initiates a Vie
tory for our princires four years
hence"
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New Sub Fleet Unleashed.

However. the British have a fresh
worry in that Hitler has cut loose
q whole flock Of new submarines
which the Nazis have been turning
out in mass production. These sub
mersibles are said to be small and
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Continuity of Policies


full action which election apostles
Evening star., 1940-08-22

German aircraft since June 10.
More than TOO of these were claimed
downed in the past two weeks alone
in massed daylight raids, a period in
which Britain acknowledges the loss
of less than 200 planes.
Pictures of scrap heaps of German
bombers brought down here bolstered
the peoples confidence. The Mirror
captioned one Of these pictures
"Hitler's Junk-ers Yard" with the
letters JUNK In capitals.
1T is possible" the News Chronicle
cautioned, "that Goering is using
this lull to plan some new form of
attack-perhaps on a still larger
scale-which may break over us in
the next few hours or days"
Night Forays Continue.
The usual night forays continued
last night and were notable for the
dropping of an aerial torpedo on a
row OF houses in a southeast coast
town. The torpedo exploded with a
blast which shook the whole town
Designed to be launched hori-
zontally in water as weapon
against ships. the tropedo appar-
emily was jettisoned from a plane
which could find no more suitable
target and had to return home
without it to conserve fuel.
1t fell into a row Of eight workers
cottages and made a shambles of
them. burying and causing an un-
announced number of casualties. It
Evening star., 1940-08-22

up at 5 o'clock in the morning as q
bomb had fallen on the railway and
we would have to be diverted
around to reach the port. Our gloom
at the prospect of that early rising
increased at the thought that per-
haps the Germans would disrupt
transportation in this country to
such an extent that it would not
matter If they had not closed the
ports. However, trains made the
return trip through that way less
than "a hours after the tracks had
been torn up, and their whistles
screamed defiance in case any
planes might be lingering overhead
to gloat over their short-lived vic
tory.
If We had hoped to see the Ger
mans 60 after the port again. We
were doomed to disappointment.
The calm and quiet remained un-
broken, save for the sounds Of riv-
citing in the dockyard and machine
gun practice on the rifle range on a
distant hill.
copyright, 1910. Chicago Daily News. Inc.)
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Nozi Aerial Torpedoes
Believed Large Bombs

BERLIN, Aug. ~ R.-Observers
here said today that the aerial
torpedoes" which some Britons re-
port were dropped in England last
night probably are large bombs.
possibly OF 1000 Kilograms t2,205
pounds.
Observers say the 1,0O0-kilogram
bomb resembles a torpedo in many
respects. 1t has fms on the tail and
a barrel-shaped fan behind the fins
to steady descent.
Some are as much as 10 or IL feet
long. When pitched from planes
they pursue forward course,
squirming and wriggling until the
combination of gravity and forward
speed causes the air to take hold"
of the fins and force a curved course
dOuypu,ord