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Evening star., 1940-06-20
Hamilton Stresses
Saturday Dead|ine
On Derby Entries
Preliminary Instructions
On Finish-Line Procedure
Outlined in Broadcast

With the deadline for Soap Box
Derby registration only two days
away, Derby Director zeb T. Hamil-
ton today urged all boys interested
in the 1910 coaster race to register
at once for the race to be held
July 13.
After Saturday." Mr.. Hamilton
warned, mo more registrations will
be accepted for this years race. If
you want to enter and have an
afternoon of real fun, go now to
the Chevrolet dealer nearest your
home and sign up.
This years Derby will be held in
Just a few days more than three
weeks" Mr.. Hamilton pointed out.
THE roster of entrants must be
compiled and racing jerseys ordered
for every contestant in the next
week or so, and all of your cars
must pass an inspection to see that
they conform to the 1910 rules"
Finish Line Procedure Outlined.
Preliminary instructions on what
the boys are to do at the finish
line on Derby day were outlined
over Station WMAL yesterday by
E. Mach Clark, chairman of the
Finish Line Committee. Speaking
on the regular Derby broadcast at
Ais pm, Mr. Clark told of the plans
which have been made to check off
winners in each elimination heat.
After the completion of each heat,
he said, the winning cars will be
trucked back up to the top of the hill
for arrangement into the next
elimination round.
That's where your cooperation
will be most important" he en-
phasized. IF you have won your
heat-stay with your car-because
you'll be wanted at the top very
shortly afterward.
IF you have been beaten, stay
with your car until it has been taken
aside and off the course, and then
you can 60 to watch the rest of the
races" he advised
Mr. Hamilton told of the difficulty
In selecting Derby course to meet
with all the requirements of speed
with safety and conveniences for
contestants and spectators alike.
Hopes for Permanent Course.
He expressed the hope that a
permanent Derby course might some
day be erected in Washington, and
thus allow the national and inter-
national finals of the Derby race to
be held in the Nations Capital.
Interviewed by Bill Coyle we're
Jay Bisgyer, II, 5000 Nebraska av-
enue NV, a student at Alice Deal
Junior High School, and Hobart
Simons, 13, $40 Maple Ridge road,
Bethesda, Md, of Leland Junior
High The boys told of their prep
arations for The Star American
\Legion sponsored race and of their
hopes for victory.
The applications of five more boys
were received today at Soap Box
Derby headquarters at The Evening
Star, raising the total number of
entries to more than 220. The latest
entrants are:
Joseph Blodgett, IA, Baltimore
boulevard, Berwyn, Nd; Roy Cook,
Is. Marshall street, Falls Church,
Va; Russell D. Maske, 13, GOT Ed
monston road, Hyattsville, Nd;
George Revitz, Is, 1904 Iowa avenue
NV, and Lester Wilson, jr., IS,
1915 North Hartford street, Arli1g-
ton, Va.
watch The Star for Derby Ne,Ds)
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Asks BottIeship Delaware

DOVER, Del. June 20 (R.-Gov.
Richard c. McMullen petitioned the
Navy Department today to name
one of the new battleships proposed
under the national defense plan for
the State of Delaware.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
EPIDEMIC:
But Not Serious

Developing in California and
sweeping eastward with reduced
strength, an epidemic of influenza
sent thousands of people to sick beds
but at no time became serious in
the eyes of medical authorities.
Greatest cause of rejoicing among
them however, was the fact that the
type of influenza was not the deadly
one that covered the nation in 1918
1919. The present type contained none
of the forms of pneumonia present
in the World war epidemic.
However hundreds of men in army
cantonments we're placed in hos
pitfalls and precautions we're set up
among the civilian population. Doc
tors mostly ordered rest and sleep.
Right at the moment, there is no
sure way Of controlling influenza, &C
cording to the public health service.
Medical science is better than in
1918, however, in at least one case
the virus which causes the malady
has been isolated.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
LOSS:
One Ambassador

Its like plank had dropped out
Of things" was one official reac-
ton in London to the news that
Lord Lothian, British ambassador to
the United States, had died in Wash
ington, D. c. Victim of a uremic
infection, Lord Lothian was i'll but
a few days and died at the age of
So years. Night before his death he
had been forced by his illness to
cancel an appearance before the
American Farm Bureau federation
meeting in Baltimore.
However, in a speech written by
him and delivered by Neville Butler,
counselor of the British embassy,
Lothian made a strong appeal for
more aid by the United States for
the British war cause.
Announcement of his death fol-
lowed only by few hours the news
of the speech.
Popular in Washington circles,
Lothian was respected by his SUI
periors and his countrymen at
home. Official British sources said
quite frankly that his influence in
Washington would be sorely missed
in these critical days. Lord Lothian
came to the United States as am
baSSador in 1899.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
FARM PROGRAM:
Loan AdUocdted

The American Farm Bureau fed
GRAFTON, meeting in Baltimore, advo-
Gated program, which through the
use of government loans, would peg
prices of major crops considerably
above current market quotations.
The federation, which has been
pro-New Deal, admitted the plan
would require congressional revision
of the present agricultural legisla-
ton. The present law permits loans
up to rs per cent of parity rates.
The proposed legislation would
make loans to farmers at rates
equivalent to IS per cent.
Edward A. O'Neal, federation
president, said parity prices based
on current conditions were about
SLIP bushel for wheat, 1875 a
pound for cotton and BIS cents a
bushel for corn.
Coupled with the high loan feature
would be a system of marketing
quotas and heavy penalties for
farmers who sold in excess of their
allotmentS
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
BY Edward C. Wayne
Hitler Seeks Way to End Misadventure
Of Mussolii Against Battling Greeks;
Farm Group Asks New Parity Loans;
Lord Lothian, British Envoy to u. S., Dies

EDITORS NoTEwhea
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
RedTnament Story
Has Two Sides

There are a lot of stories cir
culating about inefficiency in re-
armament work. Some tell of men
who are employed in industries
,qhere they are pitifully inexperi-
enced.
That's one side Of the defense sto-
~ that you hear good deal about
these days. But it isn't the only
side. / heard the governments
side of the defense hiring story the
other day from Arthur Flemming,
one Of the three-member civil serv-
ice commission.
THE United States civil service
commission" Mr.. Flemming said
to me, lis faced with the heaviest
load in its history"
Today the civil service commits
sion is the central civilian recruit
ing agency for the entire defense
program" as Mr.. Flemming de-
scribed it snd when / had finished
my interview with him took two
Of the most hopeful thoughts away
with me that / have been able to
nourish in the Is years since 1 be-
gan watching the failures, faults and
foibles, as well as the achievements
Of the Washington side show"
The first thought was this: we
have fair chance of keeping poll
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Red Tape SIoshed
To Increase Efficiency

But there is q side of this recruit
ing work that does not show I'D in
figures. 1t is the spirit which Is evil
dent from the attitude Of the COM
missioners themselves and the whole
staff. There is no clock-watching
here. Hours mean nothing. Red
tape has been slashed. There is one
objective-to get the best men and
women available for Uncle Sam and
to get them quickly.
THE best example Of the benefits
OF the system" Mr.. Flemming ex-
planned, lis the skilled worker who
has worked up through the service
and who, though he could easily
secure higher wages in private bust
ness, is loyal to the government
and prefers to stay in the federal
service.
'One of the outstanding examples
OF these men is John G. Garand.
Long before the national defense
program got under way this man,
one OF the key figures in our de-
Tense, was working inconspicuously
in a drafting room in the armory
in Springfield, Mass Now his name
is known around the world as the in-
ventor Of the Garand rife"
John G. Garand, Mr.. Flemming
told me, was born in Canada and
came to this country when he was
10 years old. When the World war
broke out he enlisted in the artillery
and was assigned to the bureau of
standards in Washington to do ord
nance work. After the war Garand
took a civil service examination for
craftsman and was sent to the ar
mory in Springfield. He perfected
number of inventions and finally
produced the Garand rife. Loyal
to the civilian service of the United
States as he had been to the armed
forces, he periodically turned his
patent over to the government. His
rewards are simply the promotions
he has won. He Is now senior
ordnance engineer. You'll find him
at his desk today.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Washngton Digest
Civil Service Strives to Keep
Politics Out of Defense Work
Merit System Increases Efficiency of Rearmament u S.
Foreign Policy Awaits Qualification in
Roosevelt's Inaugural Address

tics. scandal and disgrace out of
the defense program, such as we
had in the last war. If It is humanity
possible to do it. And second, II
this is done. we may take the great
est step In our history toward clean
ing up the rottenness Of the patron
age system that is the curse Of de-
mocracies.
Perhaps l am over optimistic. But
here are the facts as learned them.
In the first place the civil service
commission has recruited, exam
ined and certified 100000 workers
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
PEACE TALK:
On Many Fronts

While cannon roared and ships
were torpedoed into the deep, talk
Of peace broke out in Europe. But
there was no peace. The fury
on land, sea and in the air did not
abate, nor did there seem much
chance that the peace moves would
be successful.
In England a motion was made
in commons by Independent Labor
ties from Glasgow that the govern
ment seek a negotiated peace. The
governments reply was made by
Maj. Clement Atlee, Labor leader,
who said the choice was not war or
peace but "war and what kind of
peace" The motion was defeated
341 to 4. The following day in a
Northampton election a candidate
who campaigned on a "stop the
war" platform was defeated 1.167
to 1851.
In Germany there were indica-
tons that Adolf Hitler was seeking
a formula to bring an end to the
italian misadventure against
Greece. The effort was handled by
Franz Won Papen in Turkey who
sought to have that nation intervene
with Greece.
This was important since any
German move to help Mussolini
would require movement of NaZi
troops through Bulgaria or Jugo-
slavia and risk involvement with
Turkey. But Greece was in no mood
for a cessation of hostilities.
In Portugal there were rumors OF
underground movements seeking
peace. Many looked upon this as
the most logical step of all, since
Hitler would rather trust dictator
controlled Portugal than either the
pope or President Roosevelt. Also
Portugal has for 400 years been al
lied to England.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Var Goes On

In Italy, Premier Mussolini was
continuing reorganization of his
combat forces. Added to the retire
ment list was Marshal Pietro
Badoglio, hero of Ethiopia and COM
mander of all armed forces; Gen.
Ettore Bastico, governor of the stra-
tegic Dodecanese islands; and Ad-
miral Cavagnari, chief of the paval
staff who had served Italy in five
wars.
The invasion of Greece" begun
a month earlier was turning into
a debacle. Italian forces had lost
all supply bases and airfields IN
southern Albania. Many of the
bases had been built and equipped
since Italy took over Albania and all
were aimed at carrying on the
march toward the Aegean. How far
into central Albania the Italians
would be forced to retreat before
finding a new defense line was I'M
certain.
In Egypt the British opened an
other blitz against the Italians. For
weeks the army of Marshal GRAHAM
sat at Sid Barrani, rs miles within
the Egyptian border. Then the
British struck. In the first three
DAYS they took 1000 prisoners, killed
the commanding officer Of the post
and captured his assistant.
An this was aimed at pressing a
concerted drive to crack Italy and
out a wedge into the Axis alliance:
Within Italy there were reports OF
anti-Fascist riots and murmurs OF
discomfort.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20
Warrington Digest
BY BAUKHAGE
donal Farm and Homo Com

tNaIonal rarm and Homo Com
mentator.)
tReleased by Western Newspaper Union.)
Washington is a nervous and lit
terry place these days with winter
running In and out so fast that the
squirrels in the park hardly know
whether to bury nuts, eat them or
just watch the ones that walk by.
Part of the atmosphere of sus-
pense Is due to wondering what is
going to come out Of those notes
which the President took with him
when he sailed away from his Ash
ing-and-inspection trip and which he
is still working on.
When he left, men who usually
know at least something of what
the White House is thinking about,
told us:
"The President has closed his
mind to any additional aid to Brit
ain now. There will be no change
In the present program. We will
try to send more supplies but there
won't be any change in the nature of
the help that we've been supply
ing"
Most Of us who observed Mr.
Roosevelt closely at his last con-
ferences before he left thought we
saw confirmation of this statement
in the way he answered questions
on the subject, the tone of his voice,
his look, his gestures.
Some Of the people clamoring for
more active participation in Brit
ish efforts went so far as to say:
Hes walked out on u.s."
But hardly had the Tuscaloosa
weighed anchor than things began
to happen which made us wonder
There was the widely printed sto-
~ that the United States was pre-
pairing to send American merchant.
men with supplies right through the
| war zone-to England. Another tina,
American warships would act as
conveys, at least part way.
Discuss Financial
Aid TO Britain
Then there was heated contro-
versy concerning financial aid to
Britain. After a meeting Of depart
mental heads admittedly for the
purpose of exploring" the subject,
Jesse Jones, federal loan admins
traitor, said that he considered Brit
ain "a good risk"
Senator Johnson of California
came right out and said he expected
a drive to repeal the Johnson act,
which forbids loans to defaulting ma
tions, at the next session of con-
gress. He said he would fight it.
These were some of the signs
which seemed to point toward the
consideration of new and drastic
methods of helping John Bull.
But still the people who made
their original predictions to the eff
feet that the President wasn't plan
ming action, certainly none that
might involve us in the war, held
their ground.
At this writing no one processes
to know what form the notes in the
Presidents portfolio will take We
can only wait for the inaugural adj
dress, the budget message and the
report to congress on the state Of
the nation. When we know what
these state papers contain it will be
interesting TO look back and see
who was right, the people who, like
Senator Johnson, said we are "edg-
ing into war" or those who believed
that the President had set the Ship
of State on a neutral course and
| then dashed the helm.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20

CANAL zONE-A Corps U. A. showing
rotary Of Navy Frank e
lenses Somewhere Panama Shown left
Maj
Lieut. Gen. Van Voorhs
Rohsenberger
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20

FROM CHE BILLION
COAL FIELD IN THE
GEOGRAPHICAL CEN
TER OF INDUSTRY
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-12-20

between July ] and November % of
this year. There were l76, 900 place.
ments alone in the war and navy
departments. Most of the workers,
OF course, were employed In navy
yards and arsenals Take Water
vliet, for instance, up In Connecticut
where they make the big guns. That
arsenal has a hard time keeping 100
men busy normally; now 1t employs
5000.
The civil service commission staff
has been enlarged for the emer-
gency recruiting from 1900 men,
bers in June to 1000 today. Be-
sides the force in Washington there
are Is district offices and 5000 To-
cal secretaries; one in every first
and second class post office. These
secretaries, who are usually postal
employees, have information on ex-
aminations and requirements of po-
sitions open. Here the persons who
want jobs can 60 and find out just
how to apply for them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

(Conttnue0 rom Page D a broad program of farm legislation. which included a new milk control act, expansion of rural electrifica- tion, establishment of regional mar kets, reorganization and coordina- tion of the states agricultural divi- sions, and extension of agricultural educational facilities.
 Hurley said he would follow the New Deal example of using farm surpluseS for the relief of under nourished and urderprivileged school children" and attributed $l6O00,- 900 increase in Connecticut farm income since 1882 to the policies of the Roosevelt administration.
 Republican State Treasurer Jo- seph E. Talbot, seeking reelection. charged Hurley with citing IA inac- curacieS in a recent speech accus- ing the state of wanton spending.
 Hurley said that he was able to save $30,OO0 for the state on coal through economies in his own de partment-the public works division and Talcot bounced on this asser- tion to declare he had examined the records for 16 years and "the highest coal bill we could find was one for $l6.000. If MT. Hurley car save $3O,O00 out of a $16.O0O bill. he is pretty good"
 Both major parties found little ts encourage them in the annual Col chester election. The town retained its Republican complexion, with { lighter vote than two years ago. Int decrease in ballots was about evenly distributed between Republicans ant Democrats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
JUDGES VERDICT
 FOR FITZPATRICK
Damages Allowed in Cross Complaint Filed in
 Superior Court

William J. H. Fitzpatrick, Jr.. was awarded judgment of eS2l.S6 against John Creel in memoran- dun of decision handed down by Judge Alfred c. Baldwin In superior court late yesterday afternoon. The judgment was entered oTf Q cross complaint filed by Fitzpatrick after Creel instituted an accounting suit against him. Issues were found for Fitzpatrick in the accounting action:
 Creel, in the case which was tried last week, alleged that Fitzpatrick had given him an oral contract ull- der which he was to have been paid 50 per cent of the net profits of 8 used car automobile business.
 The magistrate in allowing ,danl- ages on the cross complaint stated that Creel borrowed $3O5 from Fitzpatrick and this, plus interest of $16S8, Is due.
 Attorney Harry Spellman repre- sented the defendant and Attorney David Goldstein the plaintiff.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02

A decision by the state supreme court on motions to delay appeal arRuments until late November was expected momentarily today by counsel for the IA men appealing convictions in the Waterbury con- spiracy trial. Motions to postpone the hearing of arguments from oct. a to a date in November were heard by the court yesterday.
 The defense counsel argued yes- terday that they find it physically impossible to prepare their appeals by Oct. g and "do the job right." The court also heard motions to rectify the trial records to snow how long the jury stayed out before giving a verdict. and to show what was termed the hostility" of the crowds surrounding the courthouse during the trial.
 The supreme court justices who heard the motions were Chief Jus tice Maltbie, Associate Justice Avery Associate Justice Brown, and Asso- ciate Justice Jennings. Speculation as to whether Associate Justice ELS may disqualify himself arose when Justice Els, who resided here be- fore moving to Litchfield, walked out when the conspiracy trial argu- 1nents began.
 States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn opposed any further delay ill the appeals. He pointed out that his statff is much smaller than the de- fense staff. MT. Alcorn did not oo- feet to the motion to rectify the iec- ord in regard to the time the jury deliberated, but objected to the in! clusion of the alleged hostility ot the crowd. He pointed out that the defense at no time asked to nave the trial taken out of Waterbury into another county.
 Asked by Chief Justice Maltoie why the time element should be included in the records, Attorney John H. Cassidy pointed out that the trial jury deliberated only six hours, or 10 to 12 minutes for each defendant.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-02
BUND HAS 10000
 MEMBERS IN U. 5.
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page U
 A slogan painted on the wall, he said, reads:
 "One race, one society, one leader"
 Asked what that meant, he said:
 By that was meant that all the German-Americans should combine under one leader and that was the purpose of our organization. We felt we could get somewhere under a united leadership"
 He then testified that the Bund had 10000 members, and that 2O,- 900 900 persons were eligible.
 Representative Jerry Voorhls, Democrat, told up the questioning.
 with that many people under one leadership in your organization it could dominate the politics of the country" he said.
 we never want to dominate any thing" Klapprott replied. If we had that many we could keep this country out of war. How could they dominate when there are 130,000,OOO or more other people?"
 That's just it." Voorhis said. "They are not organized. That's why this inquiry is important"
 The witness said he was born in Germany in 1906, came to America in 1927, and was naturalized in 1884. In 1887, he became eastern department leader of the Bund, the post he still holds.
 He joined the Bund, he said, to fight the boycott on Germany goods in this country.
 Klapprott said his eastern depart ment covered the eastern seaboard from Main to Florida and has about 20 units. There are none in New England, he said, about 10 in New York, four in New Jersey, and one in Pennsylvania. There are none in Deleware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, Washington, D. C., North and South Carolina, Florida and Georgia, he said.
 Members pay $1 a month dues, of which 60 cents goes to national headquarters, he said.