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Evening star., 1940-07-08
Cheer Up if Your Son Makes
roubIe, Parents Are Told

you understand his problems and
are willing to help him solve them"
Not once in his half-century of
dealing with the younger generation
has he found it necessary to turn
one of his boys over to the police,
he says.
Several of his former messengers
have gone to high places. One is
district judge Several hold re-
sponsible positions in Illinois and
Iowa industries, he said, and he
climbed into cab the other night
to discover the driver had been one
of his messengers 25 years ago.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

is interesting to observe the reac-
ton here to the nomination of Wen
dell l.. Willkie for the presidency.
For several days now the inner
New Deal circle and its left-wing
spokesmen have been trying to
spread the idea that the Willkie
nomination was wholly an artificial
affair or that the delegates in Phila-
delphia were deceived by propa-
ganda or that the galleries were
packed.
But even the radical weekly, the
Nation, sometimes referred to as the
New Deals guide book, in this
weeks issue speaks of the bosses
of the party" being defeated by a
genuinely popular revolt" 1t adds:
THE high-pressure publicity cam
paign put on for Willkie and the
sums no doubt spent behind the
scenes to win him the nomination
would not have been effective if
utility men we're still synonymous
with insult, as in the '3Os. In
Willkie, the Republicans have a
candidate who comes close to
matching Mr.. Roosevelt in personal
affability and vigor. In real sense
Willkie was drafted. The party
bosses did not want him and Wall
Street did, but he was picked de-
spite his connections rather than
because of them"
viii Arouse Rivals.
It Is more important to analyze
why the New Dealers here have
refused to be realistic about the
Willkie nomination than to exam
Inc the fallacious premise on which
they have begun to launch their
campaign. 1t is psychological fac
tor that egotism and self-centered
personality ignores the virtues of
others. So it is with a political
group or faction led by those who
have welded power for consider
able length of time. The mere fact
that denunciation and invective
have succeeded in belittling all op-
ponents in the past is no basis for
the assumption-to use Harry Hop
kins' famous phrase-that "the peo-
pie are too damn dumb to under
stand anyway" Such tactics may
result in the worst defeat next
autumn that the Democratic candi-
dates have experienced in many
years.
For 1t certainly will arouse every
Willkie enthusiast in the country
to take off his coat and go to work
spontaneously on his neighbors and
friends if only to prove to the New
Dealers by votes next autumn that
the messages to delegates at the
Republican National Convention of
1910 represented the popular will.
The theory that $4,000 persons
could be hand-picked out of the
mass of people who live in Phila-
delphia and told how to cheer and
when to cheer at convention may
seem to the New Dealers an easy
thing to tell their cohorts, but it is
not an easy point to get over to
the millions of persons who have
been cheering in the movies this
past week whenever the picture of
Willkie has come on the screen.
The remarkable demonstration for
Mr.. Willkie as unannounced he en-
tered a moving picture house in
New York City seating 5000 is some
thing not readily dismissed as arti-
fetal.
Strong With People.
Somehow or another a candidate
must be strong with the people or
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A la Garner


la Garner
If elected Senator McNary
model slightly less picturesque considerably effective
oathes the life
submit
which
gives him such
old omitng
himself little above the fray And the Senate will
have Democratic majority for least
will badly need leader like Senator McNary gets
Republican who beats his breast and mouths his oratons
His suitabiies the presidential sufficiently
OBVIOUS He came from the Northwest had
foreign policy politician whole
character is collection of traits pleasing group
legislative sategis the Senate
He knows all the poakng
mining the position
amending helpful timing He nothing
fight although he rarely allows himself
He will particularly outrageous
beautifully to poison the midst
most his colleagues tearing their hair and shouting with
likely confess wouldn't
to beat the Democrats. It's better than golf day."
Cheerful Cynic
McNary looks just he
with bright brown
all before, mnding
started life farm boy became lawyer
the Senate in 1917 Henry Cabot Lodge who
tcan masqueradng under the scholar
potege Seniority
legislative talents eventually McNay
GCan leadership
AS leader he nfiated
Sort who would like their chefan beat his breast with them
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IL III SOIlleIIlillB
ii k e contempt.
But the Reich Is
filled with fear
some awe of the
power we can
bring to bear to
enforce the doc
trine, especially
our industrial
might, once this
is geared for
W ar. Hitler's
people are not
in the slightest
doubt of what
thew would be I'D
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against shouldFrederic william Vile.
they ever venture to challenge this
country, long known in Germany as
"The Land of Unlimited Possibili-
ties" That is the name of a book
written 40 years ago by Privy Com
mercial Counselor Ludwig Max
Goldberger, an eminent Berlin
businessman whom the Kaiser sent
here to survey our industrial system.
1t was largely as result of his
glowing reports that Germany re-
modelled her manufacturing plants
on American lines. Later she copied
our mass production methods. Be-
cause of his admiration of these,
Hitler bestowed a Nazi decoration
on Henry Ford in 1938-just about
the time the Nazis were invoking
mass production for construction of
their 90,000,000 000-mark blitzkrieg
machine. No war development any
where has made SO deep an impress
sion on Germany as the belated de-
cision to expand our defensive estab-
lishment on gigantic scale. Nazis
know that if the land of unlimited
possibilities" harnesses its full en-
ergies to the task, the United States
is invincible.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
The Venezuelan Episode.

Monroeism has been particularly
obnoxious to Germans ever since the
Anglo -German-I Italian joint block
ade of Venezuela in 1902. This was
undertaken to compel President
Castro to settle claims for defaulted
debts and injuries to European ma
tionals during internal disorder in
Venezuela. The three fleets seized
Castros gunboats and bombarded
his coastal Notifications. Venezuela
thereupon, with the United States
support, proposed arbitration, which
was eventually accepted by the
blockading powers. The Hague
Court later decided in their favor.
President Theodore Roosevelt al
ways received credit for compelling
Germany grudgingly to agree to
arbitration by threatening to send
a fleet under Admiral Dewey to
Venezuelan waters. Berlin long held
the incident against US. 1t unceas-
ingly nourished the German con-
tention that Monroeism is an arro-
CANT and arbitrary dogma to which
Europe owes no consideration.
X y
Fifth Column at Work?
From a source for which this OBJ
server can unqualifiedly vouch
comes a circumstantial story of ap-
parent fifth column activity-wire-
tapping-right here in the National
Capital. A distinguished French
artist recently arrived at New York
to execute a commission at France S
Worlds Fair exhibit. While in
Washington he consulted an Amer
lean friend as to the best method
of inquiring about the we'll being OF
his family in Bordeaux. The
Frenchman was advised to COM
municate with the Red Cross. Later
from his hotel room, he telephonec
the Red Cross official with whom
he had previously been in contact
Evening star., 1940-07-08
W. c. Lusk, Publisher, Dies

YANKTON, S. Oak, July 8 LP).-
w. c. Dusk, II, publisher of the
Yankton Press and Dakotan since
l02 and for 40 years active in the af-
fairs of his community and State,
died at his home here yesterday of
heart trouble. Mr.. Lusk organized
the South Dakota Chamber of Com
merce and served as chairman of it's
board.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

Senator McNaTy has pursued a
policy of flexible compromise, plan
ming such shrewd strategies as that
which kept the Republicans quiet on
the court plan, yielding to the
President when necessary but max
ing trouble for him whenever pos
sible.
His talents as leader will not be
appreciated unless it is necessary to
fill his place 1t is reported that
Senator Vandenberp of MICHIGAN
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t e peopl e.
Such a phenom-
enon exists right
now. The at
mosphere here
has been SO long
surcharged with
New Dealism--
the concept that
only one man in
America coul d
possibly be pop
ular and that
anybody W h o
didn' t believe
this must be a
tory or a reac-
Evening star., 1940-07-08
Washington Observations
Hitlers People Deeply Impressed by Americas
Decision to Expand Defenses

In the midst Of their conversation
a voice of unmistakable German
accent suddenly broke in, more or
less in these words: You damned
Frenchman. we know all about you
now, and the best thing you can
do is beat 1t back to Bordeaux" All
efforts to trace the source of the
interruption have thus far come to
naught.
Business Good, Despite War.
Unbelievable as it sounds, reports
show that American business was
little affected by tragic events
abroad last month. Evidently most
Of the shock passed off in May, when
the impact of events fell on a
public opinion unprepared. Neither
Italy's entry into the fray in June,
nor Frances surrender had any
pronounced influence. This may
have been because many French
contracts for American products are
being assumed by the British, while
the United States is also ready to
take over many of them. At any
rate. the conservative National City
Bank claims that sentiment has now
steadied, that security and COM
modify markets have become firmer,
and that Americans have begun to
pay more attention to the home
situation. The latter is substan-
TALLY and progressively supported by
the stupendous rearmament pro-
gram. Orders for steel, that old
reliable industrial barometer, have
equalled or exceeded mill capacity
for some weeks, reaching an oper-
ating rate of 81 per cent.
A Hero of Peace.
One of Americas heroes of peace,
the late DR.. Joseph Goldberger of
the United States Public Health
Service, is about to receive recogni-
ton in the movies, alongside fellow
scientists like Louis Pasteur, Paul
Ehrlich and Walter Reed. A short"
subject, "A Way in the Wilderness"
has been produced by Metro Gold
wyn-Mayer, dealing with DR.. Gold
berger's discovery of the cause and
cure of pellagra, which annually
brought death to thousands in our
Southern States quarter of a CEN
tury ago. The picture, which will
be publicly screened in Washington
Friday, was previewed last week at
the Public Health Service. In the
audience were many men associated
with DR.. Goldberger prior to his
death in 1929, as we'll as his son,
Ben H. Goldberger, a Washing
tonian. DR.. Goldberger's widow,
whose part in his experiments is
featured in the short" lives in
Biloxi, Miss. Hollywood plans
shortly to make full-length fea-
ture of the inspiring Goldberger
biography.
British Child Refugees.
Acting on a cabled request from
the British Federation of University
Women, the American Association
of University Women, whose ma
tional headquarters is in Washing
ton, has undertaken to cooperate
in placing several hundred young
sters between the ages of S and 16
in American homes. Kathryn Nc
Hale. general director of the A. A.
U. WIS educational and social serv-
ices, will be in charge of the pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1940-07-08

himself, as AZ
Landon did to
his grevious hurJ
in 1896, to be
pulled this way
by one set of ad-
visers and that
way by a another.
Or so I think
for you never
can be sure how
a man will act
W h e n running
for office.
The PERSONAL
ity and the views
of Wendell WILL
Evening star., 1940-07-08

British Child Refugees.
Crime on Decrease

SACRAMENTO, Calf. tP.-
Crime in California thus far in 1910
is substantially less than in 1899,
the State Bureau of Criminal In
vestigation reports.
Evening star., 1940-07-08
| New Dealers
Misjudge
Opinion
WiIIkie Choice Was
Will Of People,
Writer Contends
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

It has often been said that every
now and then Washington gets out
of touch with public opinion and
completely misjudges the temper of
Evening star., 1940-07-08

THE opinions OF the Driter this page their o,on,
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented In The
Stars effort to gue all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1940-07-08
The Capital Parade
MeNoy's Optimism Called Good Ausuy for 6. O. P;
Impression Changed by Wi|Ikie Nomination Response

By JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER
One of the best augres the Republicans the optimism
of their vice presidential
Optimism in another might little optimism
trait in the geniay cynical
believe distaste pedcamen
party has placed him. and left the Philadelphia
WINGED that the nomination Of his running mate Wendell We
would Republican disaster
Evening star., 1940-07-08

already job Vandenberg orator
legislative candidates have other faults and
his difficulties with his
likely than his difficulties with the Democrats
eeasedb by rth Am Alliance
Evening star., 1940-07-08
WiIIkie Seen
AS Boss in
Campaign
Personality and
Views to Dominate
G. 0. P. Race
By CHARLES G. ROSS.

One thing about the Willkie CAM
paign appears certain: Though he
will take advice he will be the boss
of the show. He will not permit
Evening star., 1940-07-08
This Changing World
Fear of U-Bout Buses in Caribbean
Islands Causing Concern in U. S.
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

The question of the French colonies Hemisphere
especially the islands the
grave concern to the United States Government
According
intend these andsbede
of the world-as submarine bases.
The Germans taken the
ubmarinesome SO units
being for German
might Martinique
operate against the British and conceivaby against American shipping
1t Is that the French hostility toward this
the PeanLaval
1t is taken for granted S
PEELED to to the Western Atlantic operations the British
OF bound to be conducted from whatever base suit
able
any base they might be able to establish South
would have to obtain at least the ac Of the respective
Evening star., 1940-07-08
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Germany has never had much re-
spect for the Monroe Doctrine. AS
her recent truculent note to the State
Department indicates, she still holds
Evening star., 1940-07-08

tor McNary a very different i'm
preston. He accepted second place
on the ticket with extreme reluc-
tance, under pressure, not from the
politicians in the convention city,
but from friends back home in Ore
gon, who told him he had to do it
for his party. When he gave in to
their urgings, he told them fatty
that he would take strictly passive
part in the campaign. But, although
he and Mr.. Willkie have yet to
discuss plans together, Senator Mcr
Evening star., 1940-07-08
British Action Barred

After the Secretary
Monroe Doctrine will be possible occupy
French possessions in this hemisphere.
Secretary Hull indicated clearly that the
prevent nations having this
But ne warned Germany that the United States would permit
OF
definitely directed Germany
Rome that the United
fly the colonies
the time difficult country
could allow Britain
Guadeoupe protection
restrictions a the totaHtarian
Safety of u. S. Involved
OF these French colonies allowed into
hands OF the German this
Panama Canal and the safety of the United States.
military
United
France has really independent
lengthy
Diplomats somewhat regarding such
drastic action They that such occupation
might be interpreted act hostile and
further aid making tool of the
political strategists maintain that military
islands might ammunition opposition
that the Democratic a
Diplomats looking for a solution btbeved certain
that Canada might
French colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Evening star., 1940-07-08

discuss plans together Senator McNay
little swing through the
following
Evening star., 1940-07-24

governorship by Sam Houston Jones.
Sixteen men were listed in the I'm
dictment as pay roll "deadheads."
No charges were made against them.
Long was the second former Gov
ernor to be indicted since the Louisi-
ana political scandals broke l3
months ago and brought tumbling
down the political regime estab-
lished by his brother. The other,
Richard w. Leche, is under q To-
year Federal sentence on mall
fraud charges.
Last nights Indictment was the
first charge against Long, success
sor Of Leche when the latter stepped
down from the Governors chair
June 26. 1899.
Three former members Of the dock
board were named In the Indictment
with Long: I. B. Rennyson, real
estate broker; l.. ]. Vaccaro, vice
president Of the Standard Fruit IL
Steamship Co., and Herbert J..
Schwartz, president of the Maison
Blenche Co. The other indicted
was John M. Fush, former assist
ant to the boards general manager.
The charges came in q widening
investigation Of public affairs un-
dertaken after Mr.. Jones, the newly
elected Governor, took once on
Evening star., 1940-07-24

scene because he seemed extYaordi-
narily excited" Investigation indi-
Gated. the inspector added, that the
suspect was not ut home when the
two were shot.
The double staying occurred in
the Elliot section Of the city on Z
street bordering the south side Of
the Ohio River, opposite the Pitts
burgh business district.
The slayer, after firing five shots
at the couple, raced up 4 hillside
and escaped In the darkness before
witnesses could get . good view Of
him. The gun was not found.
A preliminary police tnvestiga-
ton yielded no motives for the
crime. Detectives said there was
no apparent attempt to rob the
couple.
Mrs. Louis Marion, who lives near
the scene, said she heard three
screams, then shot. While she
was calling police on her telephone,
she heard more shots. Other neigh-
bors. running from their homes, saw
the slayer nee.
Mr.. Ewing, in the drivers seat,
was shot three times. Then the
gunman ran around the car and
fired two bullets into the woman Is
she attempted to get out.
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Wallace Says Speech
Contained Tribute
To Chairman Farley
Undeiivered Address
Also Called for Party
Harmony, He Asserts
~ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July "a. - Secretary
Wallace said today that the speech
he prepared but did not deliver be-
fore the Democratic convention
which nominated him for Vice Pres
ident contained a plea for party
unity and q tribute to National
Chairman Farley.
MIR. Wallace, en- route to WASH
ington to confer with President
Roosevelt for the first time since he
was chosen as the Chief Executives
running mate, said he decided
against making the speech to the
delegates last Thursday night be.
cause 1t was 50 late and the conven.
ton was waiting to hear the radio
address of Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Secretary said that he would
not make any political statements"
until he has visited the President
tomorrow "and maybe not then"
He told reporters that he did not
know now how extensive his cam
paign would be, but reiterated that
he had no intention Of resigning
from his cabinet post.
Asked If he had sought the NOM
ination. Mr.. Wallace replied:
IT the powers that be in the
Democratic party felt that they had
better chance with me on the
ticket. 1t was all right with me.
THE first I knew of how the
powers that be felt was that morn
ing"
He referred to last Thursday,
when 1t was learned that the Pres
tdent favored Mr.. Wallace.
Mr.. Wallace stopped here on his
trip from Iowa to the Capital to
speak before the National Commit
tee for Agriculture. composed OF
farmers from IL Midwestern States.
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Earl Long Indicted
On EmbezzIeIneni
And Extoriion Charges
Former Governor Of
Louisionu Accused Of
Padding Poy Roll
BY the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, July 24.-Louisi-
ana's reform" movement centered
today upon former Gov. Earl K.
Long. brother OF the late Senator
Huey p. Long. who founded q now
shattered political empire.
The 43-year-old Earl, along with
four others, was charged by the
Parish County grand jury last
night with embezzlement and extor.
tton. The indictment involved al
legged padding Of dock board pay
roll during the week preceding the
February 20 runoh primary In
which Long was defeated for the
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Pittsburgh Couple
| Slain in Parked Auto
By Mystery GunInan
Divorcee and Bourder
In Her Home Victims;
Excited Man Seized
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, July 24.-As they
sat In a parked automobile. an At
tractive. blond divorce and q man
who boarded at her home were shot
to death early today by an unknown
assailant who escaped on foot.
Felled by q burst Of gunhre were
Mrs. Carrie Kolb, 38-year-old d.
vorcee. and j. Edgar. Ewing, As.
A few hours later, police took into
custody for investigation . widower
who lived near the Kolb home. De.
tective Inspector Walter Monaghan
said the suspect was seized as he
mingled with . crowd at the death
Evening star., 1940-07-24

May Il. A source high In the Jone
administration asserted the inquiry
would continue until I'VE
make a clean sweep Of every State
department where there existed any
suspected wrong doing"
Evening star., 1940-07-24
Woman EnIists Son
And Then Seeks to
Join Army Herself
py the Associated press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, July a..
Mrs. Bessie Solomon accom-
panied her 18-year-old son to
an Army recruiting station,
watched him enlist. then told
the commanding oficer:
II should like to sign up, too
-as IN ambulance driver or to
serve in any other unit that I
could"
1t. Col. Frederick schoen-
held informed her that the
Army, for the present at least,
couldn't accept women As
fighters. But he added:
you are q fine American
mother. We shall make q re-
cord OF thiA case. The time
may come when we can avail
ourselves Of such patriotism"
Evening star., 1940-07-24
William A. Smith Dies:
Virginia W. P. A. Head

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. July 24.-Wil-
liam A. Smith, 50, administrator Of
the w. P. A. in Virginia since 1895,
succumbed to a heart attack last
night at his home here.
Prior to his appointment as State
w. P. A. head, Mr.. Smith had served
as State relief administrator and
State civil works administrator.
England now has woman bus con-
ductOrS.
Evening star., 1940-07-24

More new American passenger
cars are seen In Argentina than 4
year ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-25
JOY AND DOUGLAS
 TOP COMEDY CAST
"Third Finger, Left Hand" Opens This Afternoon at
 LOew's POIi

Myrna Loy, perfect wife of 'The Thin Man" pictures, and Melvyn Douglas, who made Garbo laugh in sNinotchka," team for the first time in 'Third Finger, Left Hand" hilarious adventure in romance opening today at Loewis Poli for an engagement for four days. Miss I,oy proves far from a perfect wife, and keeps Douglas in more trouble than she did William Powell in T Love You Again"
 She inventS a husband for busi- ness reasons, and Douglas. in love with her, shows up and pretends to be the mythical spouse, keeping away her other two suitors. She can't expose him, so takes it out by getting him into all manner of trouble-all of them funny.
 Her attorney, Lee Bowman, wants to arrange a divorce for her so that he can marry her himself. But in the end the warning romancers, who got married so that she could be legally divorced, discover they were really in love with each other