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Evening star., 1940-10-25
the muck of Fascist or Communist

the muck of Fascist or Communist
doctrine"
Reafnrming his belief in New Deal
social legislation, Mr.. Willkie said
that further gains should be made.
He mentioned specifically an aim
ito make old age a time of con-
tentment and security; a time of
rest and independence" Further
more, he said, "the Government
should put all its power behind a
drive to abolish city slums and give
decent housing to all our people.
America should be land where
there is no wrong side of the rail-
road tracks," he added, land we
will make it just that"
En- route to Akron. Mr.. Willkie
made brief talks in Western Penn
sylvania communities and at War
rem, Ohio His train was behind
schedule because of the half hour
stop at Harbor Creek, Pa, for his
radio reply to the Presidents speech.
In that extemporaneous talk he
asserted that the New Deals record
Of broken promises and failures of
performance is so staggering as to
shock the faith of the American
people" Declaring that any indus
trial improvement from armament
manufacture was false rise. he
contended:
If we do not stimulate our do
mestic economy, it is inevitable that
the United States at the completion
Of its defense program will have one
Of the greatest panics in history"
Evening star., 1940-10-25

taking official note Of rumors that
British anti-aircraft guns were
wearing out and that ammunition
was running short, said last night
these reports were untrue and that
the system of barrage fire had been
abandoned when the raiders began
their dodging tactics.
IF the enemy can be lulled into a
sense of false security so that he
will fly straight for short time
salvo from several guns has good
chance of bursting near him. Sir
Philip said III a broadcast. Hence
the pauseS in firing-we are waiting
the opportunity to get in good
burst. I can assure you that
the situation is quite normal
At Dover the miStS lifted today,
and the French coast could be seen
across the Channel. The sea was
fairly calm. with cold northeast
wind blowing. Nazi raiders, taking
advantage of the more favorable
weather, came across the coast this
morning in small formations, which
split up to attack London from diff
ferent directions.
Watchers in one town reported
British fighter planes tackled
group of returning raiders. One
German plane appeared to be losing
height as it bolted for the coast
with Hurricane on its tail.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
WiIIkie
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Roosevelt told Congress last June
go home, 60 home, there is no need
of you staying here because l can
handle the international situation
Did you hear him say, You must
stay in session to appropriate money
for the defense of American the
nominee asked. HE said, Go home
go home. And yet If Congress had
not stayed in session there wouldn t
be dollar appropriated for that
defense program today
The candidate argued that tinker
ing boys down in Washington" had
hampered recovery.
We can develop an expanding
America where there will be an
absolute shortage of persons to fill
the jobs" he added.
Mr.. Wilkes campaign last night
in Akron, where he was lawyer in
the 20s, included talks in three
auditoriums. Two were composed
largely of "reminiscences while the
third was a prepared address dis
cussing collective bargaining.
Seeks to End Bad Feeling.
The New Deal, he said, has a
"reactionary" concept of collective
bargaining. Actually, he declared,
that system should bring about
understanding and cooperation be-
tween employer and employe.
The New Deal has created bad
blood between certain groups in in
dustry and certain groups in labor, :"
he continued With the help of
the leaders, both of labor and in
dustry, I want to put an end to this
era Of bad feeling. I want to unity
the spirit of America"
In its broadcast sense, Mr.. Willkie
asserted, collective bargaining will
bring a future for "the half million
young Americans who enter mature
life - each year"
The New Deals method of keep
ing faith with these young people" ="
he said. "is to treat them as prob
lem children, whose only hope is
Government handout. American
youth shall not be regarded as
surplus to be plowed underline
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Driver Is Exoneruted
In Track Cleaners Death

A coroners jury today exonerated
Harold L. Hoover, 90 of II Tenth
street NE. in the death on October
20 of Robert Scott. 35, of 5l4 Mis-
sisslppi avenue, Silver Spring, Md.
Testimony at the inquest re-
vealed that Mr.. Srott, an inspec-
tor for the Capital ransit Co., was
struck by Mr.. Hoover's car early
on the morning of October 18 while
he was cleaning the streetcar tracks
on Florida avenue between Seventh
and Eighth streets NV. Mr.. Hoo
yer, who was travelling west on
Florida avenue at the time of the
accident, said that he did not see
the victim until the accident oc-
CURED.
Evening star., 1940-10-25

serious situation might arise for
the New Deal candidate.
Howard Bruce, for years Demo-
cratic national committeeman for
Maryland and last spring a candi-
date for the Democratic senatorial
nomination, is saying absolutely
nothing for the Roosevelt ticket A
number of the Democratic leaders
of his organization are working
openly, however, for Willkie. In
other words, the Bruce organiza-
ton. III part at least, is going over
to the enemy. Mr.. Bruce was sup
ported by Mr.. Curran in the pri-
mary race. and Mayor Jackson went
for Senator Radcliffe, along with
Senator Tydings. Senator Radcliffe
was renominated With the mayor
now luke warm to the Roosevelt
cause. as it appears he is, the Sltua-
ton has become increasingly mixed.
Senator Tydings is saying nothing
so far in the presidential race. II
ne says anything, which is ex-
tremely doubtful. he will not speak
in support of the reelection OF
President Roosevelt.
Purge" Chickens Roasting.
The Presidents effort to purge"
Senator Tydings in the Democratic
primary in 1888 and to bring about
the nomination of David J. Lewis
for the Senate, is coming home to
roost in Maryland today. At that
time an organization was formed
throughout the State to defeat the
Presidents effort. Many of the
men and women who took Sen.
Tydings' part are moving over into
the anti third term camp today.
With many Of the Democratic
leaders openly disaffected or merely
giving lip service. it is not surprlS-
ing that the Roosevelt campaign
is moving slowly in this State today.
The Eastern Shore counties, with
one or two exceptions, are reported
to be in revolt and ready to go for
Mr.. Willkie. The colored vote. both
in the counties and in the CITY, is
moving back into the Republican
party, according to informed lead
ers. The Afro American, Negro
newspaper, is supporting Mr.. Willkie
this year, whereas it supported Mr..
Roosevelt four years ago.
President Roosevelt's lead of 158,-
900 votes over Landon in 1886 came
in great part from Baltimore City
113 5000 of it. Today. the best esti-
mate I could obtain was that the
counties would split about even,
and might give Mr.. Willkie a lead.
In Baltimore City, the Roosevelt
lead of four years ago will be cut
way down, and if tremendous
swing materializes, might be wiped
out entirely. Much, it is said, will
depend upon how we'll financed the
organizations are on election day
not to purchase votes, but to pay
workers to get the vote out. If re-
ports are true. the Democratic cam
paign is anything but active, as
compared to the opposition.
Radcliffe is Given Edge.
In the congressional race, Senator
Radcliffe is given a decided edge
over former Gov. Nice. Mr.. Nice,
however, is a resourceful cam
paigner. He has the support Of the
Negro vote in large part. His
trouble will be in getting that part
of the vote which apparently Is
going to Mr.. Willkie.
The Republicans have chances to
Evening star., 1940-10-25

pick up two or more House seats, one
in the 9th congressional district
where Walter johnson, "the big
train of other days. is the Re-
publican nominee, and another in
the first or Eastern Shore district.
There is a fight, too, in the fourth
district, where John A. Meyer, who
defeated Representative Ambrose
Kennedy for the Democratic nomi-
nation, is running against Daniel
Ellison.
The Democrats are counting on
the labor vote in this State. and
upon the foreign blocs-Poles, Lithu-
anians, Italians, etc. They figure
that Representative D'Alesandro,
himself of Italian blood, will be able
to keep the Italian American bloc
in line for the Democratic ticket.
The Jews. with some exceptions, also
are regarded as strongly for Presi-
dent Roosevelt Also they are hope
full that before election day arrives,
the Democratic national organiZa-
ton will send some "sineWs of war"
into the State, which are said to be
much needed.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Maryland
Continued From First Page.

Mayor Howard w. Jackson of Balti-
more is the head of one faction in
this city and another is headed by
William Curran, who is regarded
as the chief figure in the Roose-
welt campaign. Mayor Jackson has
announced he will go along with
the Roosevelt Wallace ticket.
Actions speak louder than words,
however and on two occasions since
the campaign got under way, Mr..
Jackson has delivered public ad-
dresses which poured considerable
poison on the Roosevelt admins
tration in Washington. One of
these speeches was delivered yes
terday at convention of insur-
ance agents. The mayor prefaced
his remarks by saying. Il want 1t
understood that what I say is en-
tirely non-political" He proceeded
to tell the insurance men, however,
that today the United States is
headed toward bankruptcy and he
warned that the end Of this road
will plunge the Nation into COM
munism or fascism.
"If a government takes in 81 and
spends 81 he said 'it cannot be
a good government. I would say
this if the Jackson government
(referring to the city government
were taking in 81 and spending 81,
If I took the pension fund of city
of employees and spent it to pay
current expenses, I'd feel that any
criticism of that move would be
fully justified. Id be bankrupt
eventually. You know what would
happen then
Sees Hitler as Bogey.
These comments were interpreted
as rejecting directly on the hand
ling of Federal finances by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. He warned the
holders of life insurance policies
that their policies are being en-
dangered by the trend of affairs of
this country. Reverting to the for
eign policy of the administration,
he said: Il still thank God for
the Atlantic and the Pacific, and I
don't think the American people
should get disturbed about Hitler.
Hitler's having trouble enough try
| ing to cross 20-odd miles of channel.
Nor must we, in America, begin
using Hitler's methods"
The mayors speech made leaders
in the Roosevelt headquarters
squirm. 1t is clear that if the lead
ers of the Jackson organization and
the employees about the city hall
should take cue from his criti-
cism of the Roosevelt administra-
tion, and do little to get out the
vote to support Mr.. Roosevelt on
November 5, or might even give
some support to Willkie. a very
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London
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tCOIllIlueU fIOIll flISl rage
Several houses were damaged in the
attack
While London was held under its
ruSh-hour alert, other attackers
were reported in the vicinity of a
South Wales coast town. apparently
in continuation of the new Nazi
strategy of spreading bombs over
a wide area of Britain by small
group or single plane actions.
Germany'S aerial assaults on Lon
don slackened considerably during
the night, but squadrons of Nazi
bombers blasted at the industrial
Midlands furiously.
Two Shelters Hit.
Two public air raid shelters were
hit in one town in that area. but the
loss of life was reported to be small
and government communique said
the number of persons killed and
injured throughout the country was
exceedingly small"
The British capital had two raid
alarms during the night. the 48th
since the total air warfare began
The respite between the two was
brief, but the second ended COM
paratively early-about 4:30 am.
The regular government commu-
nique did not even mention that
London had been attacked
In an unidentified Midlands town.
the same one in which the shelters
were struck. motion picture house
and a theater were hit and a fire
bomb fell on a drug store. Other
commercial and business properties
also were reported damaged.
Although reports early in the night
said the raiders were coming over
in greater numbers than in the past
several nights, the government said
there was comparatively little
enemy activity over the country last
night"
A number of persons were caught
in debris in London and rescue
squads labored to free them.
Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert,
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Politics on the Air
Tonight

8:15 p.m.-WMAL, Sidney Hill
man, labor co-ordinator, National
Defense Advisory Commission.
$3.50 p.m.-WRC, Frank o.
Lowden, former Governor of I'LL.
nois: Third Term Issues"
900 pm.-WOL, WRC, WJSV,
John L. Lewis, president of c.
I. O., talking under C. I. o. aus
pices. expresses views on ma
tional political situation" accord
ing to his ONCE.
$50 p.m.-WJSV, Irwin S.
Cobb, speaking from Oklahoma
City, Okla, under auspices Of
Oklahoma State Democrats for
Willkie.
9:45 pm.-WMAL, Edward j.
Flynn, chairman, Democratic
National Committee.
1890 pm. WJSV, Repub-
lican Candidate Wendell Willkie
speaks from his train in Wilkes
Barre, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
u. S. Is Ready to Begin
BuiIdinq Bermuda Bases

HAMILTON, Bermuda. Oct. q
(PD-Sites for United States air and
naval bases already have been
picked on this British island and
construction work will begin the
moment British approval is forth
coming, spokesman for an Ameri-
can Naval Mission said last night.
A shipload of planes also will be
sent here Immediately the go-ahead
signal is given, the spokesman indi-
Gated following a meeting at the
Colonial Secretary's Office attended
by the mission, headed by Rear Ad-
miral J. w. Greenslade.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
King Introduces Bill
To End Punderinq Here

A bill designed to stop pandering
in Washington was introduced in
the Senate yesterday by Chairman
King of the Senate District Com
mittee.
The measure. requested by United
States Attorney Edward M. Curran.
would impose penalty of up to five
years in prison or maximum fine
of 81 900 for the offense. Mr.. Curran
said the bill is needed to supplement
the present criminal code.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
New Deal Created
Bank Panic in 1888,
Hoover Charges
Soys Roosevelt Violated
Promise Not to Tinker
With Currency
By the Associated Press.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25.-For-
mer President Herbert Hoover ac-
cused the New Deal last night of
creating bank panic" in 1888.
He told a radio audience that I'VE
were on the way to recovery" when
Franklin D. Roosevelt succeeded him
as President.
Then. he added. Mr.. Roosevelt
violated promise not to tinker with
the currency, and created bank
panic in the United States"
Mr.. Hoover criticized the. Presi-
dent for "smearing" the preced-
ing Republican administration in
Wednesday nights speech.
Mr.. Roosevelt said the leaders
were willing to let the people starve
in 1892" he asserted. Mr.. Roose-
welt denounces Justification. So
do l."
Mr.. Hoover declared that the
Presidents address seemed to in
dicate that was his opponent and
this still was the 1892 campaign"
Well" he added, ''he is mis-
VdACil. SiiOuiu tiliIih ~ WOulu NC
Ill advised to raise the memories of
promises that won that campaign"
Two Different Periods.
The President, Mr.. Hoover con-
tinued, tried to compare two diff
ferent economic periods, taking the
low point of one and the high point
Of the other.
He said that 1900 900 persons
were on relief when Mr.. Roosevelt
took Office, but the relief lin my
administration was under nom
political. non-corrupt local COM
mittees.'
Mr.. Roosevelt destroyed that"
Mr.. Hoover asserted. and placed
relief under a central bureaucracy
And there are still $4,000 900 persons
under Federal relief"
Under assumptions Of personal
power" he added, I'VE are steadily
drifting toward war. And one
result of the use of these powers
has been to stifle the restoration
of productive employment. and a
prosperous agriculture. and to in
volve the peace of the American
people
Forces Around President.
While not suggesting that Mr.
Roosevelt aspires TO be dictator. 4"
Mr.. Hoover said the President has
built personal power to dan
gerouS point and there are forces
and men around him who are i'm
placably pushing further and fur
ther in that direction"
Every dictator in Europe has risen
as legislative bodies yielded powers
in the name of emergency, Mr.
Hoover asserted, and added:
Nobody will deny that the ma
iority of the Congress has been re-
duced to a rubber stamp for the
Executive"
Furthermore, the former Presi-
dent said, the United States Su-
preme Court has been weakened
steadily with complaisant appoint
ments.'
Summing up. Mr. Hoover said
"the Republicans were concerned
not only with the prospect OF a
third term, but with a vital check
upon the rise of personal power in
the republic"
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Americas Ready
To Guard Hemisphere
Against Nazi Move
Quick Action Planned
To Keep Germany From
Getting Frances Lands
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

The United States and other
American republics today were
primed for quick cooperative action
20 take over Frances possessions in
this hemisphere Immediately if
signs of even indirect Nazi control
over the French colonies should
emerge from current Franco-Ger-
man negotiations.
Influence of expected closer COL
Liberation between conquered
France and the axis powers on
French territory in the Caribbean
area was of paramount concern to
officials here as they watched closely
for results of the dramatic confer
ence somewhere in occupied
France" between Reichsfuehrer
Hitler and Marshal Petain, chief of
the French government.
The United States also is vitally
interested in any new disposition of
the French fleet and in the fate of
Dakar, French naval base in Africa,
which might be utilized by Germany
and Italy, if France makes new
concessions, for submarine attacks
on shipping in the South Atlantic,
or possibly for an invasion spear
head against South America.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
Natives VIII Meet

The Society Of Natives of the
District Of Columbia will hold its
first meeting of the fall season Mon
day at 8 pm. at the Arts Club, 20l7
l street NV. Current civic prob
lens will be discussed. Entertain
ment has been arranged by a COM
mittee headed by Miss Florence
Thompson.
Evening star., 1940-10-25
to prevent the removal of the planes
or the Bearn.
L. S. NAVY Nav Act.

The United States has been ne
gotiating with France for the re-
turn of the planes, but the neces-
sity of obtaining permission of the
Franco-German Armistice Commits
sion has been an obstacle.
Should occupation of any French
colonies be decided upon, it was
believed that American naval forces
would. carry it out with consent
of the other American Republics
represented on the Emergency Com
mittee.
Appointment of Capt Colon Eloy,
Alfaro, Ecuador's Ambassador to
the United States, as her repre-
sentative, brought the committee
into being with IA members yester-
Evening star., 1940-10-25
His A. Is for Alex,
z. for Zonder, Says
Dusky CoroIinion

BY the Associated Press.
SANFORD, N. c., Oct. 25.-
Registrar T. w. Mcdonald asked
a colored man registering for
possible military conscription
his name.
"A. z. Seymour" was the re-
ply.
Your full name?" Seymour
was asked.
Alexander Seymour"
whats the z. for?"
"Oh, dat's for Zander," Sey-
mour explained. DE A. is for
Alex"
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Miss Florence Brown Dies;
Justice Department Aide

Miss Florence Elizabeth Brown,
81, an employe of the Public Lands
Division of the Department of JUS
tice, died yesterday of pneumonia
in Georgetown University Hospital.
She had been i'll three days.
A native of South Dakota, Miss
Brown was born in Centerville, the
daughter of the late Samuel Lewis
and Mrs. Jennie West Brown. She
came to Washington in 1925 to work
for the Department of Justice.
Here she was graduated from the
Washington College Of Law in 1882,
was admitted to the District bar
the same year, and to practice be-
fore the Supreme Court of the
United States in 1896.
Miss Brown was a member of
Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Beta
Phi Fraternity, Bethany Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star
and attended the First Baptist
Church. She made her home at
300 South Clifton Terrace NV.
Surviving are two sisters. Mrs.
Joseph F. Lyvers and Miss Mildred
Brown, both of Washington, and
brother. Harmon Brown of Mitch
ell, S. Oak.
Funeral services will be held at
3 pm. tomorrow at the Hines
Funeral Home, 290l Fourteenth
street NV. Burial will be in Gen.
terville.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

service at the First Baptist Church
at Fredericksburg at 1 o'clock this
afternoon. t r
Fifty Scout windows, entered in
the Scout week contest for the best
window displays of scouting activity,
were judged yesterday, according to
Linn G. Drake, Scout executive for
the National Capital area.
Prizes to Be Awarded.
The Judging Committee, which
visited all so windows scattered
throughout the city, was headed by
DR.. r. Harvey Sargent Of the Geo.
logical Survey, who has been active
In Scout work here. Winners will
be announced soon and prizes will
be awarded later.
Montgomery County (Md.) Scouts
celebrated at big rally last night at
Leland Junior High School, presided
over by Paul Hannah, Scout District
commissioner.
Activities of various troops in this
area will be scattered throughout the
week, with some groups presenting
Scouts in action" at demonstra-
tions Of scouting work.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Hopes for 0. K. on Bill
To Buy Washington Farm

Representative Engel, Repubn-
can, of Michigan, expressed hope
last night that the House Public
Lands Committee soon would ap-
prove his bill authorizing the Fed
eral Government to acquire as a
national shrine the Ferry Farm out
side of Fredericksburg, Va, where
George Washington spent his early
boyhood days.
The farm was sold at public auc-
ton q week ago.
Mr.. Engels bill authorizes an
appropriation of $4,000 to purchase
the farm. It would be maintained
and preserved by the National Park
Service.
It was on the Ferry Farm that
George Washington, according to
tradition, cut down the cherry tree.
Three years ago, according to Mr..
Engel. cherry producers in Traverse
City, Mich, in his Congressional dis
trict, sent a cherry tree that was
planted on the Ferry Farm to re-
place the one that George WASH
ington is supposed to have cut down.