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Evening star., 1940-06-22
Two Morning Services
Announced by Church

Two identical morning worship
services will be held tomorrow at
the Chevy Chase Baptist Church
one at o'clock and the other at
II o'clock. with the Rev. Edward O
Clark taking for his theme, mo
Blackout of Faith"
In the evening this church will
cooperate with other Protestant
churches of the community in the
union vesper services on the lawn
of All Saints Episcopal Church at
pm.
The Book of Genesis. in the Know
Your Bible" series. will be consid-
cred Thursday evening. The Board
of Deacons will meet at 9 am.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Dr.. Ray Will Preach
On Victorious Faith

DR.. Clifton K. Ray, pastor of Ep-
worth Methodist Church, will
preach at II am. tomorrow on
victorious Faith" A combined
service of the young peoples de-
partment and the Wesley Fellow
ship will be held at 7:30 pm. DR..
Ray will preach on THE Journal
of Life"
The official board has elected the
following officers: Chairman, w. C.
Fur; vice chairman, w. Cameron
Burton; secretary, I. A. Lehman;
financial secretary. E. L. Loving;
treasurer, Marvin Hummer.
DR.. Ray will conduct the meeting
Thursday evening
Evening star., 1940-06-22
Metropolitan Presbyterian

Dr.. j. Lowrey Fendrich, jr., will
speak on "Hypocritical Skeptics" at
II am. and at pm. on will Power
In Religion"
On Thursday evening the Fellow
ship Forum of the Southeast will be
held in the Church of the Brethren,
with DR.. Fendrich leading the dis
cussion on What Difference Does
Christ Make in Church Life?"
The annual Sunday school picnic
will be held at Marshall Hall on
June 20.
Evening star., 1940-06-22
AIubumuns Plan Rites

The Alabama Society of WASH
ington will sponsor it's annual Ala
bama Sunday services tomorrow in
the Washington Memorial Chapel,
Valley Forge, Pa. Former Repre-
sentative LaFayatte Patterson of
Alabama will speak,
Evening star., 1940-07-16
u. 5. Making Contract
On First Powder Plant
In Defense Program
Private Interests to
' Operate Enterprise
In 'Sofe Locotion'
BY FRED H. MORHART, Jr.

A contract will be concluded to-
morrow for the first Federally
owned and financed powder plant
under the new defense program, 1t
was learned today. The plant re-
portedly will cost in excess OF $25,-
100000
War Department officials declined
to reveal at this time where the
plant would be located. 1t was
said. however, it would be inland
in "a safe place in time of eme-g-
ency."
The plant will be operated by pri-
vate interests.
Other Goyernment-owned plants
are expected to be announced as
soon as negotiations with private
munitions manufacturers are COM
pleted. Private interests also may
build their own plants with the aid
of Government loans.
Designation of the locality for
the first Government-owne plant
is expected to be announced tomor-
row.
It has been reported that most
of the plants, either private or Gov
ernment, to be constructed in the
future will be located west of the
Allegheny Mountains. perhaps in
the Great Plains States. These
localities. it Is pointed out. would
be practically invulnerable to mil.
itary air attack
However, modifica tions in these
plans to cover costs of shipping
raw materials and the finished
product may place these munitions
plants elsewhere. Another factor is
labor supply.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Democrats Draft Public Power
Plank as Roosevelt Monoqers
Await Third-T Term Nomination
Floor Fight Brews
On Foreign Policy
Stond in Platform
BY JOHN c. HENRY,
Star Staff CORRESPONDENT.

CHICAGO, July l6.-The 1910
Democratic platform will contain a
strong public power development
plank, providing in effect a keynote
for an intense campaign against
Wendell Willkie on the issue of the
Republican nominees utilities back
ground.
This fact was reliably learned to-
day as platform subcommittee of
II members began executive sessions
on the job of actually drafting the
party's convention pronouncement
1t is the hope of Chairman Wagner
that subcommittee draft will be
ready for submission to the full
committee tomorrow morning-and
to the convention tomorrow night.
While the foreign affairs plank
has kept the committee in some
thing of a fuss throughout the past
week, there has been a tacit una
nimity among the policy makers 10
a labored effort to build up the rec
ord for the contemplated vital pro-
nouncement on the power issue.
In at least one instance. and there
are undoubtedly others, it was
learned that testimony was solicited
from State delegation where the
private utilities bugaboo is a major
political factor. And through several
days of open hearings there was
constant return to the issue by
spokesmen from all sections of the
country.
Rankin Makes Long Statement.
Representative Rankin of Missis-
sippi. long time foe of the private
utilities, was given the longest period
before the committee of any witness.
taking more than an hour to repeat
almost verbatim one of his House
speeches attacking private power in
general and Mr.. Willkie in par
ticular. Monroe Sweetland, young
delegate from Portland. Greg. de-
livered an impassioned appeal to
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Man Hurled 10 Death
For Refusing $40 Loan
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
WEIGH, w. Va. July 16.-The
arrest of Fred B. Mcclure, mining
engineer who, police said. admitted
hurting the body of his unconscious
employer six stories down an elevator
shaft after an unsuccessful attempt
to get a $40 loan, was announced
today by Police Chief Harry C.
Cha fins.
The death of G. D. Hylton, AZ. de-
scribed by friends as a man who
never had an enemy" at first was
believed to have been an accident
His body was found atop an ele-
vator in a downtown building July
10 a few minutes after the operator
heard the body strike.
Friends of Mr.. Hylton, engineer
for the Vera Pocahantas Coal Co.,
demanded an investigation, Mr..
Chaffins said. and Mcclure was ar.
rested last night on a murder war
rant.
The police chief said Mcclure con-
fessed
They quarreled over the loan"
Mr.. Chafiins said Mcclure told him.
Then Mcclure said he knocked Mr..
Hylton unconscious with a paper
weight, dragged him through two
omces and pushed him down the
shaft"
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Monster Turns Out to Be Hoax
To Scare Watermelon Raiders

That fierce, roaring, gargantuan
monster which has been roaming
the wilds Of the Eastern Shore dur
ing the last week has been definitely
identified.
It Is not an orangutan. It is not
a sea serpent. It is not a Great
Dane.
1t is simply a "watermelmonster, :"
a creature bred by imagination out
of thin air by farmers who want
to protect their watermelon crop
from raiders who are naturally
camouflaged for their midnight
work.
The creature has a short life
span-living only during the weeks
while Eastern Shore watermelons
are ripe-but has such . reputation
for ferocity and frightfulness that
practically all the doers On the shore
are locked and barred against it.
The true nature Of the 'varmint, :"
which has been reported roaming
through Caroline County, Nd, dis
turbing the field hands sleep with
awful cries lately, was revealed BY
j. r. Eddington, Federalsburg, Md.
It was several days ago when pews
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Glass, Chicago Bound,
Doubts He Should
Nominate Farley
He Would Not Ask Ne
If He Were WISE Says
Virginia Senator

Senator Glass of Virginia saying
he expected to find the Democratic
Convention In Chicago cut
nd-dried" affair, questioned today
the wisdom of his nominating James
A. Farley for President.
The 82-year -old Senator was
asked by reporters if he would NOM
mate the National Committee chair
man after Senator Glass announced
he was leaving for the convention
this evening.
Il suppose so. but he would not
ask me if he were WISE was the
reply.
Senator Glass will be accompanied
by his recent bride. the former Mrs.
Mary Meade of Amherst, Va. He
said her illness had prevented their
attendance at earlier convention
sessions.
Un Chicago this morning Mr..
Farley was asked to comment on
the Senator Glass statement. All
the Postmaster General would
say was:
CI'll be- delighted to have Sen
ator Glass nominate me and will
consider it very high compli-
ment,')
Evening star., 1940-07-16
New Baltic Constitutions
To Follow Soviet Lines
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RIGA, July 16-Three newly
elected Parliaments in Estonia. Lat
via and Lithuania will assemble
soon, it was officially announced
today, with the drafting of new
constitutions along Soviet lines their
first task.
The counting of votes from elec-
tions Sunday and Monday began
with ofncial estimates that more
than 80 per cent Of thise eligible
in the three Baltic nations partici-
pated.
The Latvian Telegraph Ministry
announced the lifting of censorship
imposed after Soviet Russian troops
occupied key areas OF the three ma
tiOnS.
Evening star., 1940-07-16

of the "varmint' reached print.
Farmers reported finding huge foot
prints In their melon patches and
seeing q creature that weighed 200
pounds and stood on its hind legs.
At first it was suspected that an
orangutan had escaped from
circus. Then police obtained casts
of the footprints and sent them
here to the Biological Survey for
Identification. Yesterday, the foot
prints were declared to be those of
a large dog.
Some one discovered that Mr.. Ed
dington's powerful Great Dane was
missing, and laid the blame on the
dog. Mr.. Eddington firmly denied
the accusation today.
Il know where my dog Is" he said.
And know what that varmint is,
too.
"You see, the watermelons are
getting ripe over here. I've got $50
acres Of them myself This varmint
Is horrible creature that some one
contured up to protect the water
melon fields.
The varmint Is doing q good job
Of It, too. Looks like we might get
ascrop this year."
Evening star., 1940-07-16
U. 5. Opposes Closing
OF Burma Route,
Hull Warns
British Believed Aware
Of American Attitude
Toward Toxic Pressure
BY GARNETT d. HORNER.

Firm United States opposition to
closing Of the Burma road into
China or other action hAmpering
commerce was announced today by
Secretary of State Hull.
The Secretary.s comment was
made at his press conference in con-
nection with reports that Great
Britain. under pressure from Japan,
would temporarily close the Burma
route for movement of war mate
rails into China.
This Government" Mr.. Hull said,
"has legitimate interest In the
keeping open of arteries of COM
merce IN every part OF the world
and considers that action such as
this. If taken, and such as was taken
recently in relation to the Indo-
China Railway. would constitute
unwarranted interposition of OBJ
stacles to world trade"
French Bowed to Toxic.
The French government acceded
to japanese insistence for closing
the railway route into China from
French Indo- China.
Mr.. Hull did not reply directly
to questions about whether the
British government had been in
formed of the United States atu-
tude, but said it could oe assumed
the British we're well aware of the
American noSition
The temporary closing of the
Burma route for movement of cer-
tain commodities into China was
understood to have been agreed
upon by the British government at
Japan's insistence in the hope that
further negotiations might lead to
settlement of the war between
Japan and China. .-
Secretary Hull made clear yes
terday that. while the United States
Government is keeping fully in
formed on developments in the Far
East, 1t is taking no part in the
reported peace moves and pursues
separate and independent course
with respect to the situation.
Evening star., 1940-07-16

the party to make power the prin-
cipal issue of the campaign-for just
the reason that the Republicans
fear it.
Maurice Davidson, New Yorker.
put Mr.. Willkie and the power in
terests across the barrel" early in
the hearings and among others ap-
pearing yesterday were 1t. Gov.
Francis Kelly of Massachusetts, and
former Senator Smith w. Brookhart
of Iowa.
With obvious relish. several wit
nesses and committee members re-
ferred to the fact that former
willkie associate, Gano Dunno, util-
tiles engineer now working with
the National Defense Commission.
had recommended to House and
Senate committees that the Tennes-
see Valley project be expanded in
the interests of national defense.
There seems to be great de-
mand for expansion of the public
power activities of the Govern
ment," one committee member re-
marked nalvely.
And in his address before the full
convention last night. Speaker
Bankhead dweit lovingly over the
achievements of the T. v. A.
I'VE have taken the position" he
added, that the waters in our
rivers are the God-given heritage OF
the people and that private utility
companies have no vested right to
have monopoly on their exploita-
ton"
These very words may appear
again when the Platform Commit
tee reports.
Actually, with Mr.. Willkie and
President Roosevelt-who as far as
Continued on Page A.3. Column a.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Lewis Quits Chicago,
Third Party Unlikely
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 16.-After spend
ing two days listening to Democratic
politicians talk platforms and a
third term, John L. Lewis returned
to Washington today without having
hoped on anybody's bandwagon or
started one of his own along the
third party road.
The broad-shouldered c. I. O..
leader whose union treasures con-
tributed $500,0O0 to help re-elect
President Roosevelt in 1886 left the
city with his future political plans
concealed under a soft straw hat
pulled down close over his eyes.
Among a score of c. I. o. third
term delegates here were a few who
privately predicted that Mr.. Lewis
would lead no third party into the
November election, but instead would
go along quietly with the Democrats
If the party platform reflected his
views on war, labor and domestic
problems.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Ickes Indicates 'Crock-Down'
On Scattered Opposition
Royburn Reported Acceptable to New Deal
As Vice Presidential Nominee

looking out for President Roose-
velt's interests. However. there
were IS or Is other candidates in
the field. and a new one cropping
up almost every hour. Representa-
tive Rayburn of Texas, House ma
jority leader, is acceptable to Sec
retary Hopkins and Secretary of In
terror Ickes, it was learned. Further,
it was said, they planned to dis
cuss Mr.. Rayburn with the Presi-
dent.
The Roosevelt third-term cam
paign managers haxe sought to ap-
pease the ants, up to date. There
were indications today that they
might begin to crack down hard on
the opponents.
Secretary Ickes. who is here as
one of the Inner circle" and whose
private room at the Stevens Hotel
tSee CONVENTION, Page A-30
Evening star., 1940-07-16
New Hitler Offer
ToSpare Britain
is Reported
Free Hand in Europe,
Return of Colonies
Terms, Rome Hears
BY the Associate ess.

6y inc ASSOC1dte' FSSs
ROME, July 16.-Diplomatic cir
cles heard today that Adolf Hitler
was preparing to make last three
point offer to Great Britain for a
war settlement which would spare
the British Isles from devastating
attack.
Diplomatic reports from Berlin
indicated that Hitler might make an
offer to Britain in a speech before
the Reichstag within the next few
days.
Count Galeazzo Ciano is planning
tentatively to go to Berlin before
Hitler speaks to confer with the
Germans on terms as Premier Mus
solini's representative, diplomatic
sources said.
Private advices from Berlin indi.
Gated that Hitler probably would
offer Britain plans for:
l. A European settlement of con-
tinental affairs;
2. Return to Germany of those
colonies taken from her by the
British after the World War;
8. Economic rehabilitation Of
Europe.
Gold "Mediator" Role Hinted.
Britain might be offered the roc
of mediator between the gold stand
ard countries, including those of the
Western Hemisphere. and the ma
tions of Europe in a world eco
nomic adjustment, these sources
said.
This was interpreted in some
quarters as meaning that in the
reorganization of Europe after peace
Britain would be asked to work out
some "harmonizing" economic re-
lations between the so-called gold
countries" including the United
States, and those nations such as
Germany which operate on a
planned economy, with little or no
gold
Since two-thirds of the worlds
gold is owned by the United States,
that Nation would have to play a
major part in any such reshaping
of the international economic sys.
tenn.
But. according to this inforna-
tion, Britain would have to keep
out of continental European politics.
1t was recalled here that Hitler,
in his Reichstag speech last October
g. offered a settlement in which hs
proposed conference of the big
European powers.
Since then a great part of Europe
has fallen directly or indirectly un-
der German control or influence.
leaving only Britain in opposition to
Hitler's scheme.
The first Fascist claims that italy
is entitled to hold a protectorats
over Palestine appeared. meanwhile,
in the Rome newspaper La Triouna.
1t argued that Britain, holding a
mandate over Palestine from the
League of Nations. is losing su-
premacy in the Mediterranean and
that protection of the Holy Land
henceforth is Italy's right as the
strongest Mediterranean power.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Anti-3d Term Plank
May Be Offered
Convention

By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.
CHICAGO. July 16.-An anti
third term platform plank may
be offered the Democratic con-
vention. it1Was admitted today
by Senator McCarran of Ne
vada, a member of the Platform
Drafting subcommittee.
Declining to say he would or
he would not offer it. the Sen
ator did admit that such a
plank may be proposed in the
committee session, and added
that the action might be taken
by some one other than himself.
Earlier, Senator Wheeler of
Montana, who is cooperating
closely with Senator McCarran
on the foreign policy issue. said
he knew nothing Of the posi-
bility. He took occasion. how
ever. to remind the press that
years ago in the Senate he had
voted for the La Toilette resolu-
ton directed at that time at
stopping a draft Coolidge"
movement.
II feel now as I did then
about the third-term tradition"
he said.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Todoy's Program
BorkIey Address
To Be High Light
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 16-Today's pro-
gram at the Democratic National
Convention:
Call to order at noon, Eastern
standard time.
Prayer by Bishop Reverdy C..
Ransom of Wilberforce University.
The national anthem, sung by
Helen Gahagan.
Address by Mrs. Thomas Meal
lister, director of Women's Division,
Democratic National Committee.
Routine business.
Recess until 9 pm, Eastern stand
ard time.
Prayer by Rabbi Louis Binstock,
Temple Sholom.
Address of permanent chairman,
Senator Barley Of Kentucky.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
100000 Men Massed
For Attack on Britain
Friday, Paper Says
Article Reports Earlier
Assault Delayed by
StoH Disagreement
BY the Associated Press.


GRENOBLE. France, July l6.-
lie Petit Dauphinois said today that
foreign diplomatic quarters in
Switzerland had heard that a
projected attack on England by
100000 Germans had been delayed
because of differences in the high
command, but that the attack may
be launched Friday night.
The Germans have assembled
hundreds of ships for the attack,
the newspaper said In a dispatch
from Bern.
According to lie Petit Dauphinois,
the commander in chief of the Ger
man Army and other generals op-
posed the plan of attack, first set
for July $40, because they thought
1t too dangerous to the attackers
In its original form.
The ships, according to the news
paper, range from German and cap
tured French. Belgian and Dutch
freighters and passenger ships to
fishing Smacks and barges to be
towed by tugs.
They are lying along the coast
from Brest. France, to Bergen, Nor
way. the paper said
The fleets escort of light gun
boats, submarines and fighting
planes. to be preceded by mine
sweepers and waves of bombers.
were ready when one group of gen.
erals headed by Gen. Walther Won
Brauchitsch. commander in chief
of the Germann Army, protested
that 1t was too dangerous, the paper
said.
The dispatch said that Gen. Will
helm Keitel, chief of the general
staff, defended the original plan be-
fore Hitler but the Fuehrer never
theless delayed the attack to con-
slider the objections.
The Won Brauchitsch group. the
dispatch continued, argued that
minesweepers could not clear the
lanes well enough for such a mighty
neet and that two-thirds of the force
might be lost. leaving 200 900 men to
risk destruction by the British de-
tenders.
The Italian command. the paper
also said, were reported to be op-
posed to the plan.
The dispatch concluded with the
report that Hitler had decided on
a modified Keitel plan which may be
launched Friday night if weather
permits.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Red Cross Speeds Food
To French War Victims
By the Associated Press.

BS the Associated Press.
GRENOBLE, France, July l6.-
Hundreds of trucks hired by the
American Red Cross and the Amer
lean Society to Aid War Victims
rushed food, medicine and other
supplies today to the scenes of
greatest refugee needs in parts of
France unoccupied by German
troops.
The supplies arrived at Marseille
yesterday on the United States
freighter McKeesport, first relief
ship to reach a French port since
signing of the armistices with Ger
many and Italy.
A dispatch from Marseille in LIE
Petit Dauphinois quoted Capt. Jubb
Of the McKeesport as saying the
voyage was without incident.
Evening star., 1940-07-16
Laughter Punctuates
RooseveIt's P hone
Talk With Hopkins
White House Gives
No Clue to Intentions;
Byrnes in Spotlight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt talked by
telephone today for five minutes
with Secretary of Commerce Hop
kins. who has been described by
some in Chicago as the Chief Ex-
ecutive's contact man at the Demo-
cratic National Convention.
The account of the conversatio
given to newsmen, however. con-
tributed nothing to the questions in
their minds about the third-term
situation.
Heard Loud Laughter"
Stephen Early. presidential secre-
tary, who was with Mr.. Roosevelt
when, the Hopkins call came
through. reported that "the CONVEX
sation was all from the other end
and he could not hear it. Asked
whether he heard the word "ac-
clamation" used. Mr.. Early replied
that all I could hear was loud
laughter"
With each passing minute SEEM
ingly bringing third-term nomina-
ton closer, reporters asked whether
Mr.. Roosevelt had changed his mind
about going to Chicago. Mr.. Early
told them he did not "see a chance"
that any of them would get a trip
to Chicago with the President.
Mr.. Roosevelt heard the keynote
speech by Speaker Bankhead last
night as well as the address of Ma
tional Chairman Farley.
Will Work and Listen.
He reserved nearly two hours in
the middle of the day so he might
listen by radio to convention activ-
tiles and at the same time work on
his mail.
The extent and purpose of Mr..
Roosevelt's long distance participa-
ton in convention affairs was some
what obscure, but it served to move
Senator Byrnes of South Carmolina
we'll into the foreground of political
conjecture here.
The President. using special
telephone line linking the White
House with Chicago, had long,
midafternoon conversation with
Senator Byrnes yesterday. White
House officials explained that the
Chief Executive wanted to find out
what was happening in the conven-
ton city. Senator Byrnes. they said,
did most of the talking and the
President most of the listening.
President Sees Hull.
The phone call followed presi-
Dental luncheon engagement with
Secretary Hull. Aides said the COM
ing Pan-American Conference at
Havana was discussed at the
luncheon.
Both Senator Byrnes and Mr.. Hull
have been mentioned as vice presi-
Dental possibilities acceptable to
the President in the event he ac-
cepts call to buck the third-term
tradition. And to many remaining
in Washington the choice of some
one for second place on the ticket
seemingly supplied more of prob
lem than the selection of the head
man.
Senator Brynes frequently has
served as a spokesman and "trou-
ble- shooter" for the administra-
ton on Capitol Hill and has been
listed among the top-flight New
Dealers" at Chicago who are work.
ing for a third term.