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Evening star., 1940-09-12
Gen. Pershing, Active and Hardy at 80,
To Celebrate Birthday Tomorrow at Office
Commander of A. E. F.
To TuIk Over Radio,
See Newsmen
By EDDY GILMORE,
Associated Press staff Writer.

Gen. John j. Pershing is going to
get good nights sleep tonight, for
tomorrow will be a crowded day
it's his 80th birthday anniversary.
In better health than in many
years, the doughty commander of
the American EXpeditionary Forces
plans to leave his comfortable suite,
his reading and his writing and
make one of his rare appearances
at his War Department Offices.
Last year the General spent his
birthday in Walter Reed Hospital
receiving a physical checkup.
The year before he was in AK
En-Provence, France, up and about
but his health too delicate" to at
tend ceremonies at st. Mihiel COM
memorating the big push" of his
doughboys.
But this year he feels so we'll he is
going to march into the big square
office-it once was Franklin D.
Roosevelt's as Assistant Secretary of
the Navy-and sit down for an aft
ernoon that would tire the average
business executive of so.
He expects to see any newsmen
who want to see him, to make a
radio talk to the American Legion
and to greet his friends.
The general SCOTS at the idea his
birthday anniversary might tire him.
His carriage is erect, his step Is sure
and his voice strong
At 80 he will be the fifth man in
the history of America to have the
all-embracing rank-General of the
Armies. Only Washington, Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan were ac-
corded that honor before him.
These days of European war and
American preparedness are full days
for Gen. Pershing. He lives in a
three-room suite across Lafayette
Park from his Office and the White
House.
The general rises at 7:30 with
military regularity and shaves him
self with an old-fashioned straight
razor. He has his breakfast in his
living room and reads his newspa-
pers.
He likes to ride and likes to walk
and gets in lot of both every day.
He's a busy man. He gets a VOL
ume of correspondence and his ad-
vice is sought by many in high
places of the government.
When he finds the time he works
on his autobiography.
There's one old friend whom Gen.
Pershing will miss particularly to-
morrow-Marshal Petain. They've
seen lot of one another since the
World War. But Petain will be
Evening star., 1940-09-12
necessary funds to handle the regis

necessary funds to handle the regis
tration.
He said he did not yet know how
much money the District would
need.
One appointment already has
been made by the Commissioners,
the designation of Gen. Cox to be
the selective service executive to
handle the whole program, under
the supervision of the Commits
SionerS.
The District is to be divided into
19 local draft board areas and the
| boundaries of these. it was ex-
planned, were based on the census
districts, since each area will be
allotted its quota for the draft on
the basis of population, as is done
in the States.
Thirty EIGHT schools were desig-
mated as registration places. But if
it is found this number is not Suffi-
cient should the age limits be 81 to
35, additional places will be desig-
mated, Col. McCoach said.
The Board of Appeals is to consist
of seven members, a lawyer, who
would be chairman; two physicians
one representative of labor, one for
business, and two for the citizenry
Board of Appeals Increased.
One of the changes in the plan
made by the Commissioners was to
raise the number of members of the
Board of Appeals from five to seven
so as to place on it two, instead of
one, representatives of the public
and to raise from one to two the
number of physicians on the board
Meanwhile school officials reported
to the first fall meeting of the Board
of Education yesterday the tentative
plans they have worked up with Ma
tional Guard officials for ues of
school buildings for registration
centerS.
School officials pointed out that
other things discussed but not for
mally included in the program as
before the Commissioners were the
use of high school cadets as spe-
cial messengers and aides to reg
iStrarS in the buildings and possibly
some of the most capable girl STU
dents III the commercial classes as
clerical assistants. Should registra-
ton day fall on school day. the
schools will be closed to pupils, it
was announced.
The appointment of Gen. Cox
which had been anticipated, was
made subject to final passage by
Congress of the conscription bill
The naming of the executive officer,
however. paved the way for imme-
diate action, since Gen. Cox is ex-
pected to establish his selective serv-
ice office at once, using the District
National Guard Armory.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Conmuniques of Warning Governments
! |ItoIion

ROME, Sept. ~ Cp.-The Itdl-
tan high command i"sued the fol-
lot0tng cOmmuniQue today:
Railroad works on the Egyptian
coast and an enemy supply dump
at Sidi Barrani again were sub
jected to day and night air bombings
which caused fires, explosions and
destruction. Enemy armored cars
were scatter bombed and machine
gunned.
The enemy attempted to carry out
an air raid on Derna, but was put
to flight by our air nti-aircraft
reaction. An enemy plane of the
Blenheim type was shot down, and
another probably was shot down.
One of-our planes failed to return.
Further information shows that
during bombardments of Alden Sep
tember l and September two
enemy deStroyers were sunk.
Our air formations bombed an
airport at Khartoum, where they
hit an airplane hanger; a railroad
network at Hayia Junction, where
they hit tracks, cars, depots, and an
airport at Bara (Anglo-Egyptian
Sudan, where they hit small
houses and three sheds, causing fire
visible from a distance. All our
planes returned.
The enemy attempted to attack a
bridgehead at KasSala with tanks
and light artillery. Our artillery fire
put him to flight after an hours
battle. There were no losses on our
part.
Another attack against Dubat
troops at Gherill;, on the border
east of Wajar, was repulsed without
losses on our part after two hours
fighting.
An English airplane bombed a
residential section of Assab. damag-
ing civilian dwellings, killing one,
injuring two among the colonists.
Another enemy air raid on Camp
Sciasciaman, south of Adds Ababa,
caused slight damage. An enemy
plane was shot down and the crew
of three taken prisoner.
Enemy planes attempted to attack
the naval base at Massaua. Met by
quick anti-aircraft reaction, they
dropped their bombs in the sea.
In enemy air raid on DesSye, re-
ported September 9, two enemy
planes were shot down.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Berlin
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same area bombed the night before,
when the ReischStag and the Bran
denberg Gate were hit.
The Tiergarten is only a short
distance from the Wilhelmstrasse,
which is lined with government
buildings. Adolf Hitlers official re-
sidence is only few blocks away.
The raid, authorities said, was
much less intense than the previous
days attack. An incendiary bomb
started a fire in a Northside factory
but it was extinguished quickly, Nazi
spokesmen said. No deaths or cas-
ualties were reported in Berlin.
A heavy curtain barrage" sent up
by anti-aircraft guns kept the raid
ers at considerable height over the
capital, authorities said, but occa-
Sionally the hum of motors could be
heard.
In line with the Nazi effort to
disrupt and disorganize London, OBJ
servers kept constant note of reports
that some citizens were evacuating
the English capital.
Berliners were obliged to make
another personal adjustment to wal
conditions by a police order requir-
ing restaurants to close at II pm
The previous closing hour was IN
officials explained that the
lengthening nights enabled British
flyers to reach the capital almost
nightly, so Berlin was starting
I <go-to-bed-early drive, the idea be-
ing to get some sleep before the
raiders arrived and in any event tt
get the streets cleared before mid
night.
The police order was scarcely nec'
essary, since every one prefers tt
doze in his own air raid shelter
and gets close to it as early a!
possible.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Hunnuh Chosen Official
OF Bur Association

Paul F. Hannah of Washington
was one of four delegates elected to
the House Of Delegates of the
American Bar Association at the
associations annual convention in
Philadelphia, the Associated Press
reported today.
The other three representatives
chosen we're Joseph w. Henderson,
Philadelphia: Judge j. R. Keaton,
Oklahoma City, and John Parry
Wood, Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
D. 6. Draft
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missioners at once will begin to set
down the names of persons for ap-
pointment as members of the local
draft boards, the advisory board for
registrants, the medical advisory
board and the board of appeals.
At the same time, school officials
are to prepare lists of names of
school teachers who are to be de-
Signated as registrars.
However, Col. McCoach said these
appointments would not be made or
announced until after the bill fe-
comes law. With the machinery now
designed, the District will be ready
for action as soon as Congress passes
an appropriation act to provide
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Three Networks Grunt
Free Time to WiIIkie
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-The Mu-
tual Broadcasting System said last
hlgnt 1t would broadcast a speech
oy wendell L. Willkie from to $50
pm. 'E: S. TD Monday from Coffey-
gram.
Inc network explained this would
oe IN return for carrying a speech
py PRESIDENT Roosevelt from Chicka-
mauga Dam, Tenn.-an address
winch Republicans called political
N. B. c. and G. B. S. later an
nounced they also would broadcast
Mr.. Wilkes address, the former
over its blue network.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
King Sends Greetings
To 'Comrode in Arms

LONDON, Sept. II (P).-King
George sent "warmest congratula-
tons today to Gen. John j. Persh-
ing, who will be 80 tomorrow.
Il send you my warmest congratu-
lationS on your 8Oth birthday" the
King said in message to the World
War A. E. F. commander. together
with the best wishes of the people
OF this country, where you will al
ways be held in affectionate esteem
as a distinguished leader and COM
rade in arms"
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Ship Carrying $40 Safe
In Crash Off New jersey

HOBOKEN, N. j., Sept. 12.-Greek
steamship line officials said the
liner Nea Hellas, arriving from Lis
bon with 500, passengers, was I'M
damaged today after a collision
with the Norwegian tanker Litiopa
off Quarantine. They said the liner
was proceeding to its Fifth street
dock.
Evening star., 1940-09-12
Beauty Mud for Defense

Mud found in Southend, England,
and used for beauty treatments is
to De mixed with sea water and en-
ployed in the manufacture of one
OF the most vital metal elements in
armament construction.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CITIZEN PILOTS
 IN AERIAL SHOW
Demonstration Planned for Sunday to Boost Will.
 kie's Campaign

Oonnecticut's greatest flight of citizen pilots will take place on Sunday when 80 pilots from airports all over the state will fly to Hart ford, to participate in a public meet ing at Brainard Field, Hartford, as part of a nationwide demonstration, s'Wings for America, in the inter est of the election of Wendell L.. WilNkie, Republican nominee for President of the United States.
 At the meeting at Brainard field, scheduled for 1:30 o'clock, to which the public is invited, both to watch the arrival and departure of the planes, and to hear the addresses, Governor Raymond E. Baldwin and Major Al Williams, fastest flyer in the world, will be the principal speakers.
 Local meetings will be held at several of the local airports, to greet the returning pilots.
 Connecticut, known throughout the aircraft industry as "the Avia- ton State, is planning the great est demonstration in proportion to its population, of any of the states, MT. Williams said, and at each ot the airports, large crowds will gather to speed the departure of the planes at noon, and to welcome them home about 3 o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CITY AIDED BY
 FEDERAL D. !. ] !. FUNDS
$3,772,526 Sent Here By Uncle Sam to Promote
 Various Projects

Waterbury received a total of s, ,772, ,526 in WPA funds during the five years ended June 30, it was al- nounced by the state headquarters of the Works Projects Adninistra- tion today. The state total for the five year period was $65, ,318,966, which was divided among 142 Con- necticut's 169 cities and towns. Bridgeport received the largest amount of federal funds for WPA, having total of $8,347,234. New Haven had the second highest total, S, ,966, ,547, followed by Hartford with 6,117, ,763 and New Britain with S, ,93O, ,582. Waterbury was in fifth place, followed by Meriden and Stamford.
 The federal expenditures here were for projects of many varying l types. Among the major projects l here were installation of sanitary
 sewers on scores of streets, install
 lation of many storm sewers, erec- tion of the municipal athletic field on Watertown avenue. school repairs. educational and cultural projects in the libraries and schools, park deyel- opment, and enlargment and devel- opment of the East Mountain golf course.
 The national WPA headquarters at Washington announced today that Tremaglio Brothers. of this city, were unsuccessful bidders for the construction of a post office at Charleston, w. Va. The local firms bid was $43OO00. The contract is be- ing awarded to the V. G. Egan Re- fract Engineering Corp, of New York, whose bid was $374,547.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
Sn1ith's Educational
 Measure Again Lauded

of production and taught them to the producers"
 Congressman Smith sponsored the educational orders bill which was enacted into law in 1888. Un- der it's provisions, contracts have been issued from that time by the government to manufacturers to acquaint them with methods of producing essential wartime pr0d- ucts. The bill was designed to keep factories fooled up for the production of arms during a pe- riod when there was no market for such products. '
 Military experts have comment ed that six to nine months were saved in the present production of some military equiment because the educational orders act has been in effect since 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
|HOLLORAN APPEAL WITHDREW TODAY J ]
Hearing Against Liquor Control Commission Set
 tied Without Costs

The appeal on the hearing of John J. Holloran against the Liquor Control Commission was withdrawn from the docket of superior court this morning without costs to either party. The original hearing had been assigned by Judge Frederick M. Peasley for Wednesday, October 2. ! Judge Alfred c. Baldwin has awarded Edward s. Andrews of Prospect damages of $2,410 against State Highway Commissioner Wii- liam J.Cox and in the memorandum of decision the. magistrate suggested that the general assembly consider a change in the existing laws rela- tive to assessment of damages for land taken for highway purposes. MT Andrews had appealed from g $955 allowance made by the state. The state charged that MT. An- l drews land was to be used solely for landscaping, side grades, clearance and the like and not for travel. If used for travel the Andrews home would have to be moved back.
 The claim of MT. Andrews that once the State takes the land 1t can use 1t for any purpose it desires and that therefore he is entitled to $2,- 1 41O was upheld. .3s.s,
 Judge Baldwin stated the legisla- 1 ture should provide for the assess
 ment of damages resulting from the taking of land for landscaping and l to hold in abeyance assessment ot damages if the land taken is used
 for travel. Such action is not pos- Sible now.
 Tomorrow morning at 8 short calendar session Judge Baldwin will
 be asked to extend the receivership 1 of the Charles A. Tennpleton, Inc. Permission will also be asked for the l payment of. another dividend. Charles l A. Ternpleton. former governor, is
 the firms receiver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Water streets.
 Their talk was scheduled for from 2:15 o'clock to 2:45 o'clock. Each will urge support for Franklin D.. Roosevelt.
 Attorney Gerard Murphy, who was formerly connected with the at torney-general's office, will ac- company them. The group will talk from an auto near the place where the old watering trough used to be at the intersection of Water and Maple streets.
 Burgess Joseph Dinneny. chairman of the Democratic Town Committee, and Warden John J. Sheridan will welcome the visitors.
 It is possible MT. Dempsey will be here at the Democratic smoker in St. Georges hall, Linden Park, to- night, and Congressman Smith will definitely speak at the smoker this evening. it was stated today. Demp- sey will be invited to referee the boxing bouts at the smoker, and it is expected many vii turn out in the hope of seeing the famous fighter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Former Assistant Secretary of War Louis A. Johnson in a radio broadcast last night cited Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith of Wa terbury's educational orders legis- lation as one of the principal req sons why in our current defense program, "we can do, in two years, more than Germany did in seven."
 Replying to a radio broadcast by Col. Charles A. Lindbergh on Monday, Col Johnson said, we are able on sea, in the air and on land, to assure the completion of the program should defense be needed.
 We can do this because it was planned for and developed. The plants for equir:lent were. selected months ago. By educational or ders we have learned the methods
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

eration here November fs. Carl Froelich will preside.
 Expected to attend win be: Henry Thomas of Ansonia. state president; George TroWbridge. West Haven New England president; Fred R. Book, president of the Waterville Bible class; James Isittlejohn, presi- dent of the Sunday Noon club: Fred W. Rowe. presldent of the First Baptist church class; Clarence Fol-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Dallas. Tex.-CUP) Awakened by a ablIrolar." Detective E. ". Smith reached for his revolver and crept to his porch. smith raised his weapon but didn't fire, for the ''bur- eiar'' turned out to be 8 proving 'possum.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
BIBLE COMMITTEE
 TO MEET TONIGHT

A committee meeting will be held
 by Bible class delegates from Wa terbury end surrounding towns to- night at the Central Y at7:S0 o'clock to make plans for the 18th annual convention ot the Connecticut Fed-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

well. convention registration chair man; Roy Ferris. president Of Wood run assembly, and Charles Rietdy yke, chairman of the general committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
CoTrRcE UosEs OLD JANITOB

Normal, ul.-CUP)- Garter Har- fis, Negro janitor at Illinois State Normal university, has retired from active service at the age of 88 after 4B years on the university stan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17

Harris once served es an internal revenue collector under President Garfield.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-17
DEMPSEY, SMITH
 BOROUGH GUESTS
Former Heavyweight BOx= ing Champ, Congressman
 Speak This Afternoon

Jack Dempsey, former heavy
 weight boxing champion, and Con- gressman J. Joseph Smith were scheduled to talk in Naugatuck this afternoon at the corner of Maple and
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-12
Costs of War

Without casting any reflection on
anybody, il can probably be said
truthfully that Il large number OF the
members of the Congress know little
or nothing about details of apprO-
rriatiuns being railroaGcd through
the House and Senate for this ma
tional defense program.
Listen to this. Appropriations al
ready made or i'll the legislative
process amount to S5,02l, 6l9,6l2. 1t
is the greatest pcaCctimc expenditure
for war preparations any people in
ali the history of humanity ever
undertook in single year. To con-
template that figure. one would
think we could build the biggest
navy. the best air force and the
largest army that ever marched.
But war costs, and what are we
setting for this incomprchcnSlDlc
outlay of cash? Here it is: First
maintain the already established
service: then add $4,000 enlisted
men to the regular army: provide
5000 Ca number Hitler would Sncczc
aD war planes, and allow the navy
10 start work on IS additional
WarShipS.
In other words, all of this is just Il
starter" In heavens name, what
will the bill be when the job is fin
i>hcd. if indeed it ever is finished
short OF initiation and debt rcpudIa-
ton.
The American people are ready to
pay to the utmost of their abilities
to pay if and when they know these
things are needed. and that they arc
receiving value received for their
money. If the news story is correct
in the costs contemplated and tho
pitifully small amount of defense
the money will provide arc an On
ample of what We are in for, thcr"
is no wonder so many people arc
fish about extravaganza and
Suuandcring. No nation on earth
can support Il program such as APP
pears in the making in the United
States if this starter" can be &C
ccptcd at what it appears TO be.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-12
Enough Is Enough

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shining example OF how the law OF
diminishing returns inevitably ope-
rates when the heavy hand of the
tax collector is over-played.
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when he protested the proposed new
tax. He said tobacco is a sick in
d,,.,,.,. aIreadv suffering from the
lose IF foreion markets and from a
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-06-12
ANSWERS.

|. Henric Weidneh who came to
North Carolina before the Revou-
tionary War and settled in what is
now CataWba county. He died in
1892. In his will he bcqucathcd his
children two stills IN order that the
children might be more cheerful"
2. Many of the higher mountains Of
Western Carolina have treelcss areas
on their SUBMITS. Dr. w. A. Gates,
of the University of Louisiana, has
made extensive investigations of
these areas, and has advanced the
theory that they arc caused by gall
wasps. These wasps work on oak
tWigs on these higher elevations and
cause them to die, thus leaving the
area trcclcss.
3. An effort was made in 1915 to
get bill through the legislature TO
provide state aid for a system of
canals. These canals were planned
to connect the rivers and form a
water system from the east to the
west.
4. Governor r. B. Glenn in his mes
sage recommended the primary sys-
tenn as Il means of saving money and
preventing fraud.
5. Charles Fisher, born in 1889,
elected us representative to congress
in 1919 TO fill vacancy. He was re-
elected TO succeed himself the next
term, but declined to be candidate
again until in 1889 when he was
elected to serve another term. At the
end of this term he again declined to
become candidate, and few years
later, in 1916, he declined to accept
the nomination for governor. Died in
Hlllsboro, Mississippi, in 1849 while
on visit.
6. or the eleven men tried by the
United States senate setting as a court
of impeachment two have been North
CarOlinians. These were William
Blount, u. S. senator from Tennessee,
charges dropped January ID, 1859,
for want of jurisdiction, and Prcsi-
dent Andrew Johnson acquitted May
rs, 1868.