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Evening star., 1940-09-26
The Political Mill
John ". McCormock's Election as House Leader
Breaks South's Hold on Thut Office

Gratis from that part of the country
who might have aspired to the honor.
With the presidential election just
around the corner the choice by the
House Democrats of any man for
leader who had opposed the Presi-
dents spending programs and other
measures would have been psychology
ically wrong So Mr. Woodrum
seemed doomed when it became ap-
parent that enough Democrats in
the House would insist upon electing
a new leader to succeed Speaker
Rayburn, despite the fact that Mr..
Woodrum was first elected to the
House in 1922 and has served con-
tinuously for four or five years
longer than Mr.. Mccormack.
A Coincidence.
Mr.. Mccormack, from Massachu-
sets, will face Mr.. Martin. joe
Martin, also from Massachusetts,,
the Republican leader Both have
shown themselves hard workers and
Mr.. Martin, now also Republican
National Committee chairman has
been able to weld the Republican
minority into a cohesive, fighting
force.
The election of Mr.. Mccormack
is, of course, merely for the re-
mainder of the present Congress,
i,h To- uypovo tho
new House, to be chosen on No.
vember S, takes office However, If
the Democrats retain control of the
House, he may look forward to being
reelected majority leader. Should
the Republicans win a majority of
the House, Speaker Rayburn would
be turned out Of his present office
and conceivably would return again
to the Democratic floor leadership
which would put him again in line
to be elected Speaker If and when
the Democrats should regain con-
troll of the House. The leadership
has almost invariably been a STEP
ping stone to the speakership, either
of the minority or the majority
party, depending on the swing of the
political pendulum.
Seek Independent Vote.
The organization Of New Dealers
to hold or win the independent
vote for President Roosevelt, which
is headed by Mayor La Guardia of
New York and Senator George w.
Norris of Nebraska. and for which
Tommy" Corcoran is leaving his
office in the r. F. c., makes 1t ap-
pear that there is some doubt in
the minds Of these gentlemen about
what the independents are likely to
do in this coming election. Hereto
fore, President Roosevelt has had a
vast majority of the independents,
which have been estimated as high
as 10000 900 voters-although that
seems much too high a number. A
recent poll showed that the Presi-
dent has lost 25 per cent-rhat
whereas he had rs per cent Of this
vote four years ago, he is backed
by only 81 per cent.
Mayor La Guardia is man Of
no political party-except that he
invariably supports the New Deal
ers. Senator Norris, known as the
great Independent, has surprised
the country time and again by vot-
ing with President Roosevelt. even
though such course has been op-
posed to what he stood for in the
past. He has swallowed the Roose-
welt leadership, hook, line and
sinker. Mr.. Corcoran's claim to in
dependence is even less tenuous
than is that of Senator Norris. How
strongly such ardent adherents of
one man will be able to appeal to
independent voters-who are sup
posed to make up their own minds
remains to be seen.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
New York 6. 0. P. Favors
Barton for Senate Nominee
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-New York
Republicans focused their discus
sions of a nominee for United States
Senator today on Representative
Barton Of Manhattan, who has said
he prefers to stand for reelection to
the House, but who has not closed
the door on his availability for the
senatorial ONCE.
A senatorial nominee to oppose
Democratic Senator Mead will be
selected at the G.. o. P. State Con-
vention tomorrow and Saturday al
White Plains.
Mr.. Barton, one of those second
ing the nomination of Wendell L.
Willkie at the Philadelphia conven-
ton, is regarded as being closer tc
Kenneth F. Simpson. New York
County chairman, than he is to the
State organization headed by Ed
win F. Jackie, who supported
Thomas E. Dewey at Philadelphia
Mr.. Simpson was ousted from the
national committee by Dewey forces
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Veterans to March

The United Spanish War Veterans
of the District will parade with the
United Confederate Veterans on
october II, beginning at 9:45 am.
The line of march will take the vet
Grams from Fourth to Eighteenth
streets along Constitution avenue
NV. Calvin B. Lucas, department
commander Of the U. S. w. ", will
lead the marchers.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

real break IN the U. Iould Lincoln
traditional House Democratic lead
ership from the South. Except for
the late Henry T. Rainey of Illinois,
who became Speaker-after having
been the party leader-and the late
Champ Clark of Missouri, who also
served as leader and then Speaker
the House Democratic leadership
has gone to the South. Texas. Ala
bama, Georgia, Tennessee, North
Carolina and other States of the
solid South" have had the honor.
The big bloc of Southern members
of the House, in every Congress, all
of them Democrats, have been re-
sponsible for the recurring selection
of Southern Democrats to lead the
party in the House. In addition,
the fact that men from the South
have served for long years-whereas
Democrats elected from the West
and the North have been defeated
as the Republicans have gained
powers, has had much to do with
these results. Length Of service in
the House, as we'll as distinguished
service, has counted heavily in the
selection Of party leaders.
Today, with the election of Mr..
Mccormack, the Democratic leader
ship shifted definitely to the North.
Mr.. Mccormack, who has been an
important figure in the House for
a number of years. both as a high
ranking member Of the Ways and
Means Committee and as an active
leader in support Of New Deal meas
ures, is proud of the fact he was
born in South Boston" a populous
part of the city, but not regarded as
an aristocratic section. He Is a
lawyer, a former member OF the
Massachusetts, Legislature b o h
houses-and a veteran of the World
War. He succeeded the late pic
turesque Jimmy" Gallivan as the
Representative from his district, the
18th Massachusetts, district.
New Deal Victory.
Mr.. McCormack's election to the
leadership is New Deal victory
His most conspicuous opponent for
the leadership was Representative
Clifford A. Woodrum of Virginia,
who has served with distinction, but
who has been recognized as a leader
Of the so-called economy bloc in the
House, bloc which has fought some
of the New Deal appropriation
measures-and been successful in
some of the fights. The New Dealers
have been strong on the spend and
spend and spend program. which has
kept this country living on Treasury
deficits for the last seven years and
has raised the public debt to heights
never dreamed Of In the past. Mr.
Woodrum, a good Democrat and a
supporter of many of the measures
advanced by the New Deal President
nevertheless. like Senators Carter
Glass and Harry Byrd of Virginia
has been unable to stomach much
of the spending
The Virginian has not been alone
among prominent Democrats of the
South, now in the House. in his op-
position to the Roosevelt spending
and to some of the more radical OF
the laws enacted. Their attitude
made ineligible several other Demo
Evening star., 1940-09-26
The Capital Parade
Corcoron Recruited Independent Committee
For Third Term Under Presidents Direction
By JOSEPH ALsOP and ROBERT KINTNER.

Although ostenatousy campaign
time for the details partisan
handwok the Independent Committee Roosevelt
such Pogressves George W. Norris Foro La Guard
recruited by Thomas immediate
House adviser when the shifted the center of presidential
interest to problems Of foreign affairs national defense During
OF the spring and early actually Washington
Evening star., 1940-09-26

\ Az ~ ! y - Y " IL
yes t er d a y Of
r e p resentative
John w. Nc
CORN ack of
Massa chusetts to
fill the place
made vaca n t
when Majority
L e a er S a M
R a y b urn of
Texas was made
Speaker a f t e r
the death of the
late William B.
B a n k h cad Of
Alabama, is a
L. 4ho
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Six Cunudiun Soldiers
Killed in Traffic Crash
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEWMARKET. Ontario. Sept 26.
Six privates of the Canadian active
service force were killed early today
in a collision Of their automobile
with a fruit truck which had stop
ped at highway traffic light.
A seventh soldier was taken to
hospital with undetermined injuries.
The truck driver escaped with minor
hurts
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Red Cross Group to Meet

Residents Of Takoma Park, Md,
will be welcomed at the first meet
ing of the new Takoma Park branch
of the Montgomery County Red
Cross Chapter October 8 at 8 Co
lumbia avenue, Takoma Park. Mrs.
Howard Harrigan is branch chair
man,
Evening star., 1940-09-26

U UotcIO' NcW DcdIcIO, ItdCVIUII.
aries" "janissaries" and princes Of
privilege"
We shall need our best brains.
wherever they are to be found, in
the service Of the people, through
the peoples government. We must
abandon many of our business
methods and many Of the activities
which those methods have raised
against them. We must be as free
to raid Wall Street and the campus
Evening star., 1940-09-26

illinois, fronts for such
local bosses Ed Kelly Chicago Mr. Flynn seems to busy hse
poita
chains
showing Wike Information Please Bu
doing everything they
doing pretty successfully
Evening star., 1940-09-26

bility.
The invasion
of Great Britain
by the Germans
is no longer con-
sidered lik ] y.
After this Sat-
urday the tides
will be running
low and heavy
seas will sweep
the Channel. Ac.
cording to all
military experts
including Ger
mans---if the in
vasion could not
Evening star., 1940-09-26

popularity, to head a screen actors
committee for Roosevelt.
Generally speaking, he is wag-
ing his campaign as a defense of a
well-fortifled position. Wendell L.
Willkie has not yet forced him to
become aggressive. He makes his
speeches and deals with problems
as they arise. His national chair
man, Ed Flynn. has decentralized
the party organization putting local
control in the hands of such local
Evening star., 1940-09-26

D r. G e o r 6 e
G a llup, in a
] e t ter to this
corr espondent.
today points out
that the State
by-State poll S
which he has re-
leased thus far
are b a S e d on
percentages only
of t h oSe who
nave d e c ! q e d.
Thus if there Is
a numerical to-
tai of 81 per
cent who favor
Roosevelt TODAY.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

for leadership call Republicans
party There reconciliation
future that state Of affairs which
Is per cent OF business engaged settled political
decisions OF majority of the American
national
physical and moral energies
RELEASED Consolidated Featu IncJ
Evening star., 1940-09-26

Identity Lincoln's philosophy Of
government of the people, by the
people, for the people" with Marx
ism. That brought me to, with a
jerk.
For that was what M. Simone's
book reports-that "the men who
betrayed France" were the conserv-
atives, the business leaders, the in
dustrialists, the men who staged the
flight from the franc rather than
complete the Maginot Line from Sc
Evening star., 1940-09-26
We, the People
SoeioIizins Of U. S. Bosic Industries and
Financial Institutions Pictured as Necessity
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

coincidence books Of Importance in
read together.
These books he Boenecks Of by Thurman Arnold
Betrayed Andre Smone Mr. Arnold Is
Assistant Attorney Of the Antitrust Division Of the
Justice French journalist
a sight Of
them until suddenly reminded Of their meaning by report Of
the speech before the New York in which the
democracy the United States deod effort made
Evening star., 1940-09-26

THE opinions of the writers this page their on
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions interest to its
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1940-09-26

the R. F. c., of which Earl Clapp
is administrator. The Government
is holding about 230,000,000 feet
more.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Not for many day has the
Democratic leadership of the House
reposcd in the hands of a New Eng
lander or man from as far North.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Bride Sees Bolt Kill Husband

SEDALIA, Colo, Sept. 26 lP.-
Mrs. Mary Belscher, 21. a bride of
five days, accompanied her husband
into the fields. AS she watched him
load hay, lightning killed him.
Evening star., 1940-09-26

more than a month ago, when the
President asked him to organize the
Independent Progressive third-term
support. LiaiSon work with the Pro-
gressives had been part of his task
in the 1886 campaign, and he took
up pretty much where he left of
four years ago.
AS times change, Mr.. Corcoran's S
task was hardly so easy this year
as 1t was in 1896. The name Of
Senator La Toilette of Wisconsin,
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Undecided
Voter Seen
In Key Spot
Victory May Fall
To Candidate Who
Convinces Him
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

Approximately one person out Of
every three is still undecided as to
how he or she will vote in the presi-
Dental election this year.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Must Check Anti-Democrocy

Mr. Anod book pertinent in this discussion because is the best
the nation
than surrender little of their privileges.
There blinking the
period we face the necessity for ozng basic industries
financial institutions Whether this
the
England the
Bevin and Morrison a condition
Evening star., 1940-09-26
New Life for Madden

New Life for Madden
illustrates Presidents
the practical details campaign from
the powerful figure he the o. the degree of his isolation
judged his sharp prohd
l.. o.
surviving his old without
followers his such
o. General leaders of the left
In short Mr. Lewis hurt the President bo to his
left
wing unions New York Yet effort concate Mr. Lewis the
President has already
reappontment
tons Board Chairman j. Madden.
Mr. Madden is member the N left-wng majority,
whose activities the President sought W.
the board His might well confirmed
would anything
the President could would the
policy initiated with the appointment cleaning
labor board from
Until recently taken for granted that Mr. Madden through
Then after
suddenly decided
the boards other wng Edwin Smith, could
and when Mr. Smith fatty refused anything
Madden might Thereafter himself
pretty
continue Office least until
Even in the Movies
into his hands number of the
Evening star., 1940-09-26
This
Changing
World
Axis Now Faces
Winter Campaign
And Its Hundicups
And Its Hondicups
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The prospects of winter cam.
paign, with the most serious conse-
quences for the totalitarian states.
have now become a strong proba.
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Reconciliation Task Lies Ahead


Tories Marxsts" Communists" nongers" brain
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who did down the Blum
the privileges and mmnes the Sixty Families" the Bank
France
Evening star., 1940-09-26

leading Of Mr. Corcoan 1886 conference
Madison
While
expectation the notable absentee
irony since Mr. coaduor in rounding up the
been David K Miles, little New Deal and
of Harry Hopkins wng unwilling
celebrated fund
Evening star., 1940-09-26
Even in the Movies

In truth the intervals of his work the President gathered
into his hands number the details
hng
time induce leading
Glacier County chief., 1940-12-06

some information. LIE Brun drank too
much and when drunk was quarrel
some But he never talked. Dion was
as stupid as he looked. Meter was
ever watchful. WEIGH, he was sure.
was the brains of the mob.
The four were well supplied with
money and Jerry suspected that they
CreStmont robbery for which Eddie
Brest was doing time.
He tried to tell himself 1t would be
better if he failed to learn anything
Then, Eddie Brest would be out of
the way and Alice. in time. might
turn to him again. But the fever of
the hunt was on him. He wanted to
prove himself a good enough detec-
tive to gather evidence to convict these
Eddie. He needed help. so he went
out and called his brother. Dan, from
a booth.
I'll speed things up" Dan promised
when he heard the story. Try TO be
with them in Frankies at o'clock
this afternoon. Pick up any leads I
throw out and don't be surprised at
anything that happens
So Jerry was sitting with the four
and Charlie Panther when Dan walked
in that afternoon and ordered a beer
Slipping 1t at the bar, he seemed TO
discover the group for the first time
He came over to the table.
Hello, boys" he grinned, but his
eyes were hard as they took in Jerry
Who's the new playmate, a punk
you're breaking in?"
ASK him, copper lie Brun rasped
"All right, I will. Who are your
he barked at Jerry.
What is this" Jerry asked. RUSSIA
ut might be-" Dan said anG
smacked Jerry across the mouth with
the back OF his hand.
Jerry came out of his chair and
started left at Dams jaw but Welch
grabbed his arm.
Don't start anything" he whis-
pered We're all hot"
1 Jerry sat down again. wiping his
mouth with his hand.
Listen, punk" Dan snarled. "a
could pick you up and throw you
away for cOnsorting with criminals
But Ill give you a break. Beat it,"
Jerry beat it. He went up to his
room, jubilant and wild with excite
ment. WEIGH practically had admitted
that they had pulled job. If Jerry
was figuring right. the four woulc
soon come up with detailed informa.
ton. He sent a bellboy out for two
quarts of Scotch and a quart Of gin
He had room service bring up the
other ingredients and beer. The sup
plies had arrived and he was on hi
! second Scotch and soda when hi
Glacier County chief., 1940-12-06

scious of a shadow which had been
between him and the sun for a long
time. He looked up and behind and
saw Alice.
Jerry, you were wonderful" she
said
u didn't do it." Jerry growled. Dan
figured all the moves"
Il don't mean about finding the
criminals. mean giving up your va
cation to prove Eddie Brest innocent,
even when you didn't like him"
Il gave up more than my vacation"
mo, you didn't, Jerry. You know
I love you! II 1 ever thought I'd lose
you, I'd see that they threw Eddie
Brest back into prison. Only, Jerry.
you should never talk when you're
angry
Il know, Jerry agreed. When will
We get married."
We'll Alice pointed out, you still
have five days vacation left. Why
don't we use them for honeymoon"
THE END
Glacier County chief., 1940-12-06

Among 5000 University Of Florida
students are 43 Smiths, Is Browns and
q JoneSeS.
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Daisy signed SOUTH will ~ L,ca. hou, 4, \,
toeraph during production ' ~ WV wv
Blonde Goes Latin Weatherwax his trainer carries
ink pad When wishes autograph. Basys paw
is pressed the pad then transferred book paper
picture.
Daisy doesn't have a stand-n. Renfro bought a
double for Daisy after panstakng searching throughout
Southern California When the double made his appearance
he bit Director Frank Strayer Now Daisy stands in for
himself.
Daisy is probably the busiest dog actor in Hollywood.
In addition to appearing in three Blonde pictures annually
he works in that many at other studios.
was Daisy who almost caused major catastrophe at
M-G-M during filming of The Women" With the picture
almost completed the studio yhooing fact that
in the cast. including animals male Then it
out about Daisy 1t hushed up the time.
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member of the Blonde troupe he known Spooks
but Baby Dumping larry Smms) changed all that and
when child makes up his mind, all the of become
Yes" men.
Daisys first contract with Columbia was A one picture
deal but since that time he has appeared in all five of the
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RETURN SHOWING

BEVERLY - "Rangers Of, Fort,,n. -
starring Fred MacM Murray. also Sir
Cedric Hardwieke in Tom Brown o
School Days"
CAPIToL-Stsn Laurel and Oliver
Hardy IN Saps al Sea " also Lola
Lane and James Craig in "zanzi-
bar"
COMMUNITY - Jeffrey LYNN and
Brenda Marshall in Money and the
Woman. also Robert Young and
hAureen OSulliyan N Sporting
Blood "
KAY STREET-Ann Sothern and Lee
Bowman IN Gold Rush Msisie."
also George oBrien and Virginia
Vale in Stage TO Chino"
LAKEWOOD - Ronald colman and
Ginger Rogers in Lucky Partners"
Also AKIN Tamiroff and Brian Don
levy IN The Great McGinty."
Robert Young and N.ur-
cen Sullivan in Sporting Blood 9"
also Lee Tracy and Linda Hayes in
Millionaires in Prison
RT,IART-wnlism Bovd in Hidden
Gold" also MAY Robson ana Henry
Davenport in Granny Get Your
Gun"
81 NSET-Ann Sothern and Lee Bow
man in Cold Rush Msisie also
Virginia Gilmore and Robert sier-
ling IN Manhattan Heartbeat
sHELI.-Chester Morris and Buck
Jones in Wagons Westward" also
Grant Withers and Fay wray in
Navy Secrets"
ST <SET-pennis Morgan and Viz
ginia Bruce in Plight Angels" also
Peter Lore and Rochelle Hudson
in Island Of Doomed Men"
TEMPLE-Errol Flynn and Brenda
Marshall in The Sea Hawk" also
Lloyd Nolan and Lynn Bari in
Pier 10
LIBERTY, Puyallup - jeanette Mac
Donald. Nelson Eddy and Joseph
Schildkraut in Bitter Sweet"
RIVIERA. Sumner - Victor Mature
and Louise Platt in Captain eau
ton" also the Jones Family in
ON Their own"
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Lilly Pons Becomes
American Ciiizen

NEW HAVEN, Conn Singer
Lily Pons, accompanied by her
press agent, husband and a group
Of friends. went TO federal court
yesterday and became an Amer
can citizen.
Just before the star of opera.
screen and radio renounced her
French citizenship and took the
oath of allegiance. her press agent
distributed a prepared statement,
which, reviewing her struggles for
a musical career, added:
Il am deeply happy to become
an American citizen. owe every
thing 10 this country"
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teman! However. the award stood and he now has
Boscar, little fire hydrant statuete suitably engraved
Life isn't all pay checks and fun for Daisy he goes
in for serious stuff too In fact he's the first movie dog
give his blood in tranfusion for another dog When
Arthur Lakes pekngese became ILL., Daisy submitted to
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II you're not using Il. sell II with
3 DnGe>Aaeaoa T1nas Want Ac.
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operation which proved very
successful.
OF all the Bumstead fam
ny, Daisy is most interested
in little Larry Simms. You
see. Larry plays with him be-
tween scenes it's the old.
old story of a boy and his dog.
Producer Robert Sparks.
responsible for the Blonde"
pictures. has received more
than 1000 letters from dog
lovers protesting the fact that
Daisy is always billed rs
Himself" on the screen
credits when everyone knows
that Daisy is q feminine
name.
Sparks patiently answers
these letters. telling the writ
ers that Daisy was introduced
into the B um stead family
when Baby Dumping was
still using q fifteen word vo-
cabulary. Baby Dumping
insisted on calling the dog
Daisy 30 Daisy it has been
ever since.
Daisy signed his s50th au-