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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Democrats 10 Issue
Their Campaign Book
After AI|-Free
Distribution Of
$4,000 Copies to
Sturt Next Week
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE much
discussed Democratic souvenir cam
paign book is coming out despite
Attorney General Jackson's pro-
nouncement and the general public
furore.
1875 900 copies will start next week,
Oliver Quayle, Democratic national
treasurer, said today.
1T is to be given away to State
organizations throughout the coun-
try-all of which was planned MANY
months ago" he said The adver-
Using was paid for before the Hatch
Act went in force: not single adj
vertisement was accepted after en-
actment OF the Hatch Act.
But the souvenir book isn't to be
as elaborate or as large as hereto
fore. 1t will be about the size Of
the popular magazines. II will
really be campaign handbook for
party workers in souvenir form"
Mr.. Quayle added that although
some cartoonists have put him in
broad striped clothing, he has no
intention of going to jail.
On the cover will appear Price
IS cents That was put there"
Mr.. Quayle explained. only TO place
maine value on the publication
and 10 prevent any unauthorized
person from getting hold Of a few
copies and trying TO sell them At a
premium for personal profit. Our
effort has been so much in good
faith that We have done all we could
| think OF to prevent someone from
making money on the publication"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
STAR, WASHINGTON c. SATURDAY,
Questions and Answers
National Representation
Third OF series answering point
,Uith the Summers amendment.

Third OF answering points raised connection
uith the Summers amendment.
QuestonUp this been talking about the
national u.s. repre-
sentaon of the people of the District In Congress and in the
the Summers amendment require Con-
gress grant local suffrage?
Answer No. Remember that the Summers amendment re-
qures nothing Congress merely adds to the powers OF
Congress the decision when and how
to exercise those powers.
Question What the Summers amendment say in regard
local SUFFRAGE?
nothing 1t does grant Congress the power
to establish n effective local government.
Question: Congress already set form OF
local chooses for the District OF Columbia?
Answer Yes 1t can by legislative enactment estab-
desires For nearly theequarters
of governments created by statute permitted
some local participation citizens in their government
Question: Then amend the Constitution? What is the
meaning of the phrase the Summers amendment hch gives
such local government Con-
oress av establish all of ITS ooer said
District"
Answer controlling decisions of the courts have held
that delegate its general powers and
these are the would enable local to
function effectively delegate the power TO make
municipal ordinances police and fire regulations etc. but no
local lawmakng would be an
effective The Summers resolution gives Con-
delegate Of It's powers 1t may choose 10
any government may establish locally.
To Be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Noble Will Support
WiI|kie as His Part
In Aiding Defense
Feels Change in Regime
Would Be VitoI Factor
In Unifying Nation

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Aug. 17-Edward j..
Noble, wealthy Connecticut Repub-
lican and manufacturer who re-
signed as Undersecretary of Com
merce in the New Deal administra-
ton. announced last night he would
work for the election Of Wendell l..
Willkie. the Republican presidential
candidate.
In resigning my Government
post" he said in a statement. Il
told President Roosevelt that 1 felt
I could be really helpful in the field
of national defense. My intention
to do all I can to insure the cleo
ton of Mr.. Willkie is part of that
program.
1T is my conviction that a change
in administrations will be a vital
factor in the unification of the
country and the acceleration OF de-
Tense measures. I know of no more
important immediate aid I can give
to national defense than to devote
my energies between now and next
November to the Willkie campaign
Mr.. Noble was appointed chair
man of the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority in 1898 and organized that
new governmental bureau for the
control of civil aviation. He re-
signed from the post in 1899 and
was named to the Commerce posi-
ton. On entering Government
service he gave up active participa-
ton in numerous business interests
but remained board chairman OF
Life Savers Corp.
1t had been reported he might
run for the Senate from Connec-
ticut, but Thursday night he said
his only response to that was no
comment" and last nights state
ment did not mention the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Eliot Sees Hitler Stalking All
On Invasion of England
Can Gain Quick and Complete Decision
If Successful, but Risks Downfall

GRITTY in numbers Of German air
force, has chance of producing a
quick decision. is the form of at
tack which American aid can do
the least TO counterfeit in time,
Germany is now we'll placed geo.
graphically for this form of attack.
as she can strike from various di-
rections and can make use of feints
and in general exploit the strategic
f1exibility of the air arm.
Risks Air Superiority.
Disadvantages: Requires contin-
uity of action and large masses of
planes for success if losses are dis
proportionate, German air power
may be seriously weakened without
achieving a decision. Should that
happen while British sea power is
intact and British air power grow
ing, the result might be to turn
the tables on Germany.
3. Assault by direct invasion:
That is, preparation by naval and
all Opci dtlOIlS, lOllOWCu NY de,ChiPI
to convey an army to Great Britain.
Advantages: Will be finally and
conclusiyely decisive if it is sue
ceSsful In training and equipment
German Army is superior to British
if enough German troops can be
brought into the island. Co-ordi-
mated efforts of all arms are the
particular German genius. giving
full scope for qualities of German
staff and high command.
Disadvantages: Considering Brit
ish sea power, may we'll result in
a bloody and decisive defeat with
out any advantage gained at all,
with unforseeable repercussions in
Europe and within Germany itself
1t Is the most risky of the three
propositions as far as immediate
risk is concerned: it also offers the
prospect of the greatest gains if it
succeeds
Hitler Weighs Safety.
1t is to be noted that in all Hit
ler's ventures. he has apparently
had in mind certain safety factors:
That is, he has made sure OF a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
By DREW MIDDLETON.
.ocist.d Press War Correspondent.

LONDON, Aug. III entered the
bombed southwestern suburbs OF
London by motor car last night. just
after the mass German air raids.
and the first sight l saw was two
dead air raid wardens. living on the
ground in their tin hats and blue
overalls.
One had been hit by fragment
of steel: the other did not have
mark on him.
found a factory burned to the
ground. windows within miles ra-
dius were smashed. Two pubs were
a tangle of glass, bottles and bricks,
Train service TO the bombed area
was coming back TO normal last eve
ming.
Two bombs dropped near a girls
school, but there were no casualties
there. Several persons were killed
when a bomb hit the ticket once
of a railway station in one OF the
southwestern suburbs.
Rows Of Houses Damaged.
Outside one wrecked house po-
lice constable stood guard. Inside
were the bodies of his own step
daughter and her 7-year -old daugh-
ter. 1t was his own home.
Rows of houses near a childrens
recreation ground were damaged.
A number of cars were burned up.
Stores and houses on both sides
of one road were wrecked. The
roof of church was damaged.
Machine gun bullets hit a score
of houses, chipping the walls and
dislodging roof tiles.
The bombers few in formation,
dropping their loads of bombs In
rapid succession.
Another church was wrecked ano
a mission hall was cut in two.
A number of delayed action
bombs fell.
Two Killed in Garage.
Two men at work in garage
were killed. but two girl clerks IN
the adjoining ONCE escaped I'M
injured.
A woman. who hurried home from
the grocery when the raiders came,
arrived just in time to be Kiiieo
by a bomb.
One man said. "As soon as the
raid started, 1 ran upstairs and got
nv wife. who is ill. l carried her
to the passage. There was an ex-
plosion outside.
The blast took me OH my 1eet
and the locks of the doors that were
shut were completely smashed. The
scullery door was blown on ana all
the windows were blown out.
Two men were killed in a road
where a bomb made a big crater.
In another place a 5-year-oid giri
in a shelter was wounded in the
chest and leg by bomb splinter
which penetrated the back OF the
shelter.
One house which was badly DAM
aged was also damaged by bomb in
the World War. apparently IN one
Of the Zeppelin raids OF that perlod0
Mothers Shield Children.
Another who threw herself over
her child in the street escaped in
Jury. but another who tried the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

minimum objective. while not for
getting the possibility, If things go
well. of attaining mora maxi
mum objective.
1t is therefore quite likely that the
present series Of air attacks on
Great Britain may be intended to
test the possibility Of reducing the
island by air assault alone. If, with
in a definite time and after a def
mite expenditure of casualties in
men and machines. this does not
seem probable. then invasion can
be tried-for which the air attacks
will have done much to prepare the
way-or, the Germans can for the
time being fall back on the policy
of blockade.
A great deal. therefore, depends
on the results of the present air
attacks If the actual damage &C
complished is no more than is
claimed by the British commune
ques, the Germans will hardly be
encouraged TO suppose that by
further heavy losses they can gain
compensating advantages. They
will turn to invasion, if they must
have success quickly: if contempla-
ton of other factors leads them to
think that they can afford to wait,
they will put the bulk of their effort
into tightening their blockade.
Invasion Attempt Probable.
Judging solely from evidence now
available, accepting the British fig
ures as to proportionate losses of
planes engaged, bearing in mind
that air power alone has never been
decisive but has always proven the
with surface forces, it seems prob
able that an attempt at invasion
may be forthcoming within a COM
paratively short time.
Under present circumstances and
in face of the ominous signs (omi-
nous to the Germans, of course Of
growing Anglo-American co-opera-
ton, German leaders can hardly
dare to the long drawn out and
very uncertain process of blockade
with such means as they have at
their disposal.
If they really attempt invasion,
it will be cast on which Hitler
will for the first time set all his
fortunes. There will be no mini
mum and maximum objective about
such an enterprise If it wins, he
wins everything; if it loses, it will
assuredly mark the definite de-
Ginning of his star toward the dark
horizon.
Copyright. 1910, BY N. Y. Tribune. Incl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.D

where precautions for hemisphere
security were discussed and pro-
tective program adopted.
Some officials regarded today S
meeting as the first step in assuring
Canada that the United States
meant TO fulfill the pledge President
Roosevelt made two years ago.
They said they believed Mr. Roose-
welt had twofold purpose:
l. To give Canada assurance of
American help in the event Britain
Is conquered and the Dominion is
called on TO resist a threat of Ger
man aggression.
2. To enlist Canada's help in get
ting for the United States such
additional fleet and air bases as are
considered necessary to bulwark the
defense of North America.
Mr.. RooSevelt's dinner with Mr..
Mackenzie King was to follow an
afternoon devoted TO visiting en-
campments of the LIST Army and the
National Guard, which have been
engaged in mock war around
Ogdensburg for a fortnight.
The President was scheduled to
leave his train at Norwood. N. Y,
around noon and start his inspection
swing by motor car, accompanied by
Mr.. Stimson. Stimson'S aide, Col.
Eugene Regnier; Chairman May,
Democrat, of Kentucky, of the House
Military Affairs Committee; Brig
Gen. E. M. Watson, presidential
secretary and military aide: Capt
Daniel j, Callaghan, naval aloe, and
Rear Admiral Ross T. Mcintyre,
White House physician.
After attending church services
for the troops, Mr.. Roosevelt will
board his special train at Ogdens-
burg tomorrow and leave for Hyde
Park. N. Y, to spend a few DAYS at
his country estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Air Warfare Claims
British Claims.


conflicting the
Battle of Britain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Reporter Views Raced Homes
And Death in London Suburbs
Factory Burned to Ground, Girls Fleeing
Bombs Peppered by Machine Guns

same tactic was wounded by bomb
splinter.
One suburb alone was struck by
30 to 40 bombs.
Girls in a factory near where
bomb burst rushed outside. They
said machine-gun bullets spattered
about them when they reached the
street.
Fragments of bicycles and baby
carriages Uttered one street.
Some parts Of the bombed area
were roped of and newspa permen
and public barred.
One man pointing up street
said: Go up and take a look
there and You'll know why / hope
I'm called up for the r. A. F. next
week.
They killed nv nephew fine
19-year-old lad. He was just walk
ing across the street TO see a friend
when a bomb hit the friends house
killing the friend and wife. too"
Gas and water works demolition
squads worked on repairs and
cleared debris. People without other
accommodation shoveled plaster and
broken glass out Of their blasted
homes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Transformer Explosion
Blacks Out Chevy Chase

A large section of Chevy Chase.
Md, was blacked out about midnight
last night by a short circuit near
the transformer at Connecticut ave-
nue. and Thornapple street.
The only damage was to a nearby
tree. which was slightly charred by
the sparks. The current was off for
about an hour before the wiring was
repaired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Three District Women
Elected by Ahepo

Three Washington women heve
been elected to Offices in the Daugh-
tiers OF Penelope, Junior group of the
Greek-American Order of Ahepa,
meeting in Seattle. the Associated
Press reported. Miss Josephine PEN
del of Los Angeles was elected presi-
dent.
The Washington women elected
are Miss Estelle Eliades. reelected
grand vice president; Miss Marie
Zuras. grand secretary. and Miss
Mary De Vekos, grand governor.
Miss Virginia Athos of Salt Lake
City was chosen grand treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Young Democratic Club
Picnic Postponed Week

The annual picnic of the Young
Mems Democratic Club of Takona
Park, Nd, scheduled for today, has
been postponed one week. F. Byrne
Austin, club president announced
today.
The picnic in honor of Senator
Radcliffe and Representative Byron
of Maryland. both seeking re-elec-
ton this fall. will be held at the
eadowbrook Saddle Club on the
East-West highway from IL am. 10
Z pm. next Saturday, Mr.. Austin
said.
An all day program of games and
athletic events will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

In estimating the present and pos
sible future course of the battle
of Britain, of which the first phase
is now in progress, it will be we'll to
remember certain basic principles,
in the last analysis a country, like a
fortress, can be directly attacked in
only two days-by assault and by
blockade. Direct attacks may. of
course. be assisted by indirect means
fifth columns and that sort of
thing-but we are here concerned
with the direct methods.
The kind of attack selected de-
ponds on the relative positions of
the forces and the kind of force
available on both sides. Here we
have an island. 1t can be blockaded
only by sea forces. including air
forces operating over the sea. 1t
can be assaulted only by air forces
or by land forces brought across the
sea under the protection of the
other types of force. Thus we have
three general possibilities, from the
German point of view:
l. Blockade, carried out by air
forces, submarines and light craft
operating against British shipping,
supplemented by air attacks on
British ports and interior lines of
communication.
Starvation Objective.
Object to starve the British people
and stop the British war industry
through lack of essential raw ma
terialS.
Advantages: No great risk Of
crushing defeat, time to consolidate
Germanys continental conqueStS,
minimum of land forces needed, per-
hitting attention to be given to
Balkans and release of man power
for harvest.
Disadvantages: Superior British
sea power with growing American
and dominion aid makes it probable
that Britain will be able to keep
going and increase her air power
SO that eventually she will be super
ior to Germany, while maintaining
grip of her own naval blockade
Time is with Britain. not Germany.
This method is likely to take too
long.
2. Assault by air power alone; OBJ
ject, to bomb the island of Great
Britain into submission by de-
of its means Of resistance
and possibly break down of the
Of its people.
Advantages: Makes use OF superb
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
Ford Accepts u. 5.
Order for 1900
Airp|ane Motors
Engineering Department
Expected to Speed
Production

ES The Associa ed Press.
DETROIT, Aug. l7.-Henry Ford
Is going to make aviation engines Tor
the United States Government.
He said so Yesterday in a tele-
phone conversation from his vaca-
ton lodge in the Huron Mountains
of upper Michigan. in confirming
an agreement with the National De-
Tense Council to build 1000 air.
cooled engines of a type now made
bv the Pratt & Whitney division Of
United Aircraft Corp,
While the Defense Commission
reported in Washington that con-
tract had not been cleared" offici-
allv. that step was considered merely
formality in the light of Mr.. Ford S
statement.
Neither Mr.. Ford nor any of his
engineering staff At Dearborn would
say when the motors could be put
into production, but Mr.. Ford en-
phasized that the undertaking would
not interfere in any way with his
plans To build his own type of air
plane. powered with a l.500-horse-
power liquid cooled motor.
Work Progressing.
I'VE already have done consider
able work on our own engine and
We are going ahead with it as rapidly
as circumstances permit" Mr.. Ford
said
Presumably the Ford engineering
department will lose no time in
getting the 1000 order for the
Government under way. 1t was re-
called today that Ford engineers
had drafted complete factory lay
OUT several weeks ago, in anticipa-
ton of an order for mass produce
ton of Rolls-Royce Merlin type en-
gines
Considerable experimental work
was done on the Rolls-Royce
type motor, but Ford and the Ma
tional Defense Council were unable
to come to an agreement on a pro-
posed order for 5000 of the engines,
because of the manufacturer in
sistence that his United States
plants would build war machinery
Tor defense OF the United States
only" The proposed order included
an allotment for Great Britain.
Policy Defended.
At the same time Fords Canadian
factories were manufacturing war
materials for the dominion govern
ment and his great plant at Dagen-
ham. England. was producing NUM-
tons for Great Britain That, Mr..
Ford held, was proper, and he added
that 1t was equally proper that his
United States plants produce war
materials only for the American
Government.
He Immediately made availabl
10 the Packard Company the re-
suits OF the preliminary experiment
tai work his engineering department
had done on the Rolls Royce motor
The Packard company expects to
undertake the production of the
1000 engines. although formal con-
tracts are yet to be signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17

ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-17
BeIt-Purrish Reunion

REISTERTOWN. Nd. Aug II
Special The Belt-Parrish Asso-
citation will hold its 4lst family re-
union tomorrow in Firemens Grove
here.
The voice of labor., 1940-10-24
Gilmore Citizens
Obtain Lease on
Old School House

GILMORE. Oct. ia lease for
the use OF the abandoned elemen-
tary school here has been prom
ised by the county board Of educa-
ton TO the group OF citizens wish
ing to use the building as a COM
munity center. Since two differ
ent groups were seeking the lease
it was necessary for representa-
tives of each group to appear be-
fore the board on Tuesday to pre-
sent their cases.
The citizens group was repre-
sented by Mrs. John Leake and
Mrs. Leonard Dye. The second
group wishing to lease the build
ing for Pentecostal church serv-
ices was represented by James
Raynor and Gown Thompson.
Each group was questioned By
Superintendent Charles l.. Kopp
and after hearing both sides, the
board decided that the community
would be better benefited If the
building was leased by the citizens
group as they are willing TO give
the Pentecostal people the priv
ilege Of using the building when
ever they desired. whereas the
Pentecostal people wanted it for
church services only.
The citizens have promised TO
abide by the school regulations
that require the building be used
for the interests OF the commu-
nifty. kept orderly and clean and
administered BY a board of trus-
tees.
The group has appointed three
trustees. Harry Spiker. Charles
Robertson and Joseph Mills. James
Raynor and Gown Thompson
agreed to act as trustees also and
an amiable settlement was made.
The voice of labor., 1940-10-24

Ing Trotzky innocent Of the Soviet
charges against him.
The late Haywood Broun de-
scribed Stolberg as "burnt-cork
radical who has sung for his sup
per by showing up as the quaint
revolutionist hidden 20 frighten
and amuse the guests at Park
avenue parties.
That Stolberg should seek 10
survive by this perverted form OF
literary endeavor is explainable
by his career and character. But
1t is hard to understand why the
Saturday Evening Post. which
has the reputation of being res
pectable even when 1t is reac-
tionary, should dredge UP such
stuff.
Only It's intense hatred Of the
President: only its bitter and
vengeful spirit toward the New
Deal can explain its liberation of
such an obvious foul blow from
a hired character assassin.
The Saturday Evening Post
owes It's readers an apology.
May Il be expected-after cleo.
tion:
The voice of labor., 1940-10-24

opened today at the Maryland
Theatre. Hailed as one Of the
seasons most delightful loyeon-
the.run laughfests. lie Stayed for
Breakfast" was directed by Alex
ander Hall with supporting cast
which includes: Alan Marshal,
Eugene Palette and Una O'Con-
nor.
Set in a Paris background, the
new comedy hilariouSly describes
the romance Of a politically.con-
scious cafe waiter and the estrang.
ed wife OF a pompous banker.
Douglas, in the former role. is 4
fugitive from the law for having
taken a pot shot at the financiei.
Miss Young connives at his escape
and. IN the end. takes shot at
the financier herself! But between
the hectic beginning and the
hilarious ending Of He STAYED for
Breakfast" there is said to be an
immeasurable quantity OF great,
good humor. OF delightful. witty
dialogue and OF happily novel
situations.
Palette, as the banker. provides
his share OF the complications.
Anxious TO restore himself to his
former wife's good graces, equally
anxious to capture the fugitive
whom he suspects she is hiding,
Pallette's presence on the scene
lends telling effectiveness to a
comedy OF outrageously humorous