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Evening star., 1940-06-23

writing of the platform in a hotel or at
a club. Pennsylvanians are experienced
in practical politics.
Pew is one of the few State leaders
who has even nominal control of his
delegation, and there are no national
leaders. unless such men as Hoover, Lam
don, Martin, McNary, former Senator
Edge of New Jersey and Henry P.
Fletcher of Rhode Island are put in that
category. In the other States, there are
factions and factional leaders. the logical
outcome of seven years out of national
Offices. Patronage develops political dis
cipline: without it the men and women
who come to the convention are likely
to follow their own bent.
Short Odds on Taft
This explains in part the short odds
on Senator Taft who will have Ohio's
So votes, the bulk of those from the solid
South, where his managers did effec-
tive field work, and scattered support
throughout the rest of the country. The
Taft delegates are counted on to stick
long with their candidate, while some of
the Dewey support is expected to drop
away when the balloting becomes really
serious. The Willkie supporters argue
that their candidate will be the bene-
ficiary of these defections from Dewey
and of the delegates who must give COM
plimentary or strategic votes to ia
vorite sons. With Pennsylvania 70
votes included there will be more than
$50 favorite sons votes floating around
the convention, nice catch for any
candidate.
Besides being Embossed, the convention
also will have the advantage of the pres
ence of almost all the presidential and
vice presidential candidates. This is un-
usual for both Republicans and Demo-
Gratis and will enable the delegates to
form their own estimates of ability and
vote attraction.
During the past week there has been
only casual talk of the prospective vice.
presidential nominee, but this does not
mean there are no receptive candidates.
They are mostly among the long shots in
the presidential form sheet. Vice
presidential ambition is one explanation
of the McNider candidacy and Senator
Bridges seems pleased when he is told
that the second name is already as good
as his.
A convention generates enthusiasms
as it goes along and the delegates already
here are confident that this is Re-
publican year. They are unanimous
that President Roosevelt will seek
third term and will be defeated on that
and the war issue. BY the end of next
week they will be claiming the solid
South no matter whom they nominate.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Seal 10 Urge Abolition
OF Buy Back Pawn Rule

Abolition of a policy of the Police
Department requiring persons whose
property has been stolen and sold
to a licensed secondhand dealer to
buy it from the dealer, will be rec
commended by Corporation Counsel
Elwood H. Seal, he announced yes
terday.
His suggestion will be made Tues
day when the Commissioners con-
slider the question, raised recently
after police requested the owner OF
a radio, which had been stolen. to
pay a secondhand dealer IS, the
amount the dealer had paid for the
radio.
Earlier, Mr.. Seal explained that
while the police practice was of long
standing, the real property owner
no doubt could win in court action
without paying the dealer.
Mr.. Seal agreed that the practice
probably helped police obtain CO.
operation from secondhand dealers,
but he said he believed the prac-
tice should be dropped on the
grounds that it placed an added
cost on the real owner and left the
door open to possible collusion be-
tween thieves and pawnbrokers.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Proposal Studied
For Housing Project
AT Fof Washington
Profits Would Be Used
For Summer Comp
For Poor Children

A plan is being discussed by the
Office of National Capital Parks
and the Welfare Recreational As
sociation of Public Buildings and
Grounds Inc. to convert officers
quarters at old Fort Washington
into a housing project.
One phase of the plan provides
that profits from rent would be
applied to establishment of a SUM-
mer camp for the children of low
paid Government workers.
officials of the Welfare and
Recreational Association are making
careful study of the quarters.
1t was learned yesterday that the
plan was considered by local park Of
the buildings. The historic Army
post, which. together with Fort
Hunt. guarded the river approach
to the Nations Capital and which
someday is to form the Southern
Maryland terminus of the George
Washington Memorial Parkway. was
recently turned over to the Office
of National Capital Parks by the
War Department, which decided it
no longer needed the fort for de-
fense purposes. However. the park
office received no funds with which
to maintain the area.
A few C. c. C. enrollees, trans
ported by boat from Fort Hunt
on the Virginia side of the Potomac
River. have been doing their best
to give the fort the proper care,
but this method of maintenance
has proved inadequate.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Taxi Driver Gets
| $500 Reward for
Returning Gems

Bert E. Halterman. taxicab driv-
er, reported he was $500 richer today
because he found a case of glittering
Jewels in his cab and returned them
through police to their owner.
Countess Szechenyi. the former
Gladys Vanderbilt and widow OF
former Hungarian Minister to the
United States.
Police placed the value on the
Jewels at 5000 on a detailed list OF
the gems they obtained after Count
ess Szechenyi missed them.
The driver found the leather case
in his cab after he had taken two
women from Union Station to the
vicinity of Dupont Circle.
It contained almost so items
brooches, pendants, rings. pearls.
etc. On the following morning the
driver turned the jewelry in to the
company for which he drives. He
then went to the hack inspectors
Office of the Police Department and
learned the missing articles had
been listed by their owner.
A careful check revealed every
item was recovered. Mr.. Halterman
received $500 check from the COM
pany which carried insurance on
the gems, he said.
One of the things he is doing with
the money is buying q new taxicab.
he said. He lives In the 1900 block
Of Kearney street NE.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Crystal City May Require
Special Act Of Conqress

Probability that special act of
Congress may be needed to auth
orize the proposed s15,OO0,0O0 "Crys-
tai City, residential and commercial
development, planned for the
Temple Heights or Dean tract at
Florida and Connecticut avenues and
Columbia road NV. arose yester-
day at the District Building.
Roy S. Thurman. one of the pro-
moters of the project, has requested
approval by the Commissioners of
legislation to sanction the project
If they should find that present laws
do not authorize approval of the
plans. En- gineer Commissioner
David McCoach, jr., yesterday for
war6ed the question to the office of
the corporation counsel for an
opinion
A part of the 21-building project
would be 180 feet high and another
l35 feet high, both above the present
permitted limits for sections of the
area, and in addition a commercial
classification would be needed for
at least part of the property.
Mr.. Thurman asked whether an
act of Congress adopted April 90
1880. to authorize the erection of q
building project planned then by the
Masonic order, would offer necessary
legal authority. Robert Clouser
member of the Zoning Commission S
staff. advised Col. McCoach that it
would not. and Mr.. Thurman also
suggested that a change in sub
stantive law would be required.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
DR.. Broome 10 Address
P.-T. A. at Chevy Chase

DR.. Edwin w. Broome. superin-
tendent of Montgomery County
schools, will speak at the first meet
ing of the Chevy Chase Md Ele-
mentary School Parent Teacher As
sociation Tuesday at 8 pm. in the
school.
An open discussion will follow his
talk on Content and Objectives of
the Elementary School Curriculum" i"
after which an informal reception
will be held
Mrs. Dean Dinwoody, president,
has announced the following COM
mittee chairmen:
Hospitality. Mrs. George H. Wer-
ner; health and social welfare, Mrs.
Omer w. Hermann; membership,
Mrs. w. Roger Ellis; recreation,
Mrs. Depue Falck; publicity, Mrs.
Earl A. Trager; music, Mrs. Leon
w. James; band, Mrs. Catherine
w. Clarke; library, Mrs. Dorothy
S. Branch; cafeteria cashiers, Mrs.
Arthur H. Won Thaden; grade
mothers. Mrs. John r. Fleming, and
Motion Picture Council representa-
tive, Mrs. M. Hamilton Osborne.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Ambassadors Son Tells How
Nozis Crushed Belgium Quickly
Officer, Now in Washington, Describes Way
Defenders Fought On, Despite Sure Defect

The fire is too dense to get
runner through. Has it destroyed
headquarters also? You feel the
eyes of your men upon you and the
weight of them seems unbearable.
What is there to do? You've got
to act and soon. It's murder to at
tack. Your force is insufficient to
hold the ground. So you below an
order. Have they heard it? Your
voice sounds very weak in that roar.
But your men saw your mouth open
They already knew the order.
Back, further back-take cover
yonder"
It's the same old story-always,
Back, still back"
When can we say. "Forward?"
But the men knew, I think. it would
be never . not in that war. Was
it fair test of strength? A line of
chests against wall of steel. I be-
ieve I can understand why our
King capitulated.
Fought With French, Too.
Yet the war was not quite over
for me when I swan the Somme
For three days I fought with the
French colonial infantry found on
the other bank. When their line
gave in went with them to Rouen
From there I was sent to a new
headquarters of independent Bel
gians at Poitiers.
That was about June 6. I Joined
new Belgian motorized squadron
attached to the 7th Infantry Divi-
sion. We were supposed to go to
the River Loire. But the French
were having a bad time. as were
the English. Our organization
could not hold together.
I went to st. Nazaire and tried to
embark with the British for Eng
land, but they refused me permis-
sion. I knew then further resist
ance was useless in France All
fighting for us had ended. Tney
gave me place with a scouting
detachment.
We had armOred cars of a type
used by staff officers and we had
motorcycle couriers. Our job was
to keep in contact with the Ger
mans, to report their numbers,
speed, direction and where they
were stopping. 1t was an exciting
game, stalking their divisions. It
seemed useless, too-the fight was
over.
Narrow Escape at Sea.
Some of us were at La Rochelle
one morning about dawn during
an aerial bombardment. We saw
small Polish whaler about to cast
off her lines from a pier. 1t was
full of women and children and
old men.
where are you going?" we asked.
ITO England" somebody said. So
we jumped on board. They didn't
want us, but we had our side arms
and they were in hurry. The bonn
bardment was still on. We all sailed
for England, but we didn't get out of
the harbor. A French patrol boat
came alongside and took us of.
The whaler hadn't gone more than
q few hundred yards when q Stuka
bomber dropped on 1t. There was a
(see BELGIUM, Page BID
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Confederafes Meet
Here This Week for
Golden Jubilee
Ranks Of Army in Groy
Trimmed to About 200,
All Post Ninety

Once again. and perhaps for the
last time, Washington is preparing
for an invasion by the Johnny
Rebs.' +s
Not since 1917 have the South
erners stormed over the Potomac C
behind tattered battle flags to cap
ture the Capital, and the interven-
ing years have thinned their forces.
Their leaders can scarcely muster
200 for the gray column which will
move down Pennsylvania Avenue
this week to the stirring strains of
Dixie" on the Golden Jubilee Re-
union of the United Confederate
Veterans. All the veterans are now
over 80.
The Southerners will open their
50th reunion at $50 clock Wednes-
day in the Willard Hotel in conjunc-
ton with sessions of companion
groups-the Sons of Confederate
Veterans. the Order of the Stars
and Bars and the Confederated
Southern Memorial Association.
At least 1000 delegates and out
of-town guests are expected for the
sessions.
Parade Set for Friday.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans
will open their meeting here at 8
o'clock Tuesday night in the Labor
Department Auditorium. Their ses-
sions will be finished Thursday
afternoon.
The combined convention will be
climaxed with parade Friday
morning.
The opening day program for the
veterans includes music by the
United States Army Band and ad-
dresses by DR.. John E. Briggs, chap
lain of the Washington Camp. S.
C. ": Representative Randolph,
chairman of the House District
Committee; DR.. George Boiling Lee
of New York, grandson of Gen. Rob-
ert E. Lee; Gen. Julius Franklin
Howell. "a, of Bristol, Va, COM
mand in chief of the veterans; Maj
w. F. Van Swearingen, general
manager of the reunion, and DR..
Andrew Reid Bird, pastor of the
Church of the Pilgrims, Washington
The Army Band will furnish music
for the grand ball of the veterans
at the Willard Wednesday night.
Grand Ball Arranged.
Thursdays program includes busi-
ness sessions at 10 am. and 2:30
pm, followed at p IN. by the grand
ball of the Sons of Veterans. The
parade Friday morning will be the
final feature of the reunion.
The S. C. v. convention will be
addressed Tuesday night by Breck-
inridge Long. former Assistant Sec
retary of State: Commissioner Mel
vim C. Hazen, Maj. Van Swearingen
and DR.. Briggs.
The third annual convention of
the Order of Stars and Bars, an or
ganization of commissioned officers
and descendants of commissioned
officers of the Confederate Army
and Navy, will open at 2:30 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon in the Fairfax
Room at the Willard.
The 4lst convention of the Con-
federated Southern Memorial As
sociation will open at 10 o'clock
Tuesday at the willard.
The Confederate veterans held
one previous reunion in Washington
from June to 7, 1917. Their first
meeting was held in Chattanooga,
Tenn, June 3. 4 and 5, 1890.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Fuirfux Sd Term Foes
Will Meet Tomorrow

The anti-third term Democrats
of Fairfax County, Va. will hold a
meeting at their headquarters, in
East Falls Church, tomorrow night
to make plans for the presidential
campaign.
The headquarters is located on
West Moreland street just Oh the
Lee boulevard.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
By CHARLES VAN DER
STRATEN-PONTHOZ.

I'm a little more than two weeks
of that fatal May I had seen my
tank unit destroyed. my comrades
butchered and my country crushed
under the heel of the invader.
Wounded in the knee, I had been
forced back from hospital to hos
pital before the German advance in
the final phase of the desperate
struggle for Belgium. Toward the
end I escaped on foot and swan
the Somme to be received by French
soldiers on the other bank.
When I learned that King Leo
pold had capitulated I could not
find it in my heart to blame him.
He could not stand alone against
such force. Further resistance would
have meant only the further slaugh-
ter of his soldiers and his people.
I saw only a small part of that
bitter campaign. A soldier in a
modern war can see but a fraction
of what goes on But saw enough
to know what the Belgians were up
against.
Those who fought in the last war
had ideals. On the second day OF
this war ours we're already crushed.
Defense Is Stubborn.
Yet I saw soldiers cling doggedly
to a soil they abandoned yard by
yard. even when the last buck pri-
vate knew it was hopeless fight. l
know from bitter experience how a
soldier thinks under such circum-
stances.
In the face of the enemy, with
men falling all about him, he fires
with his comrades at the pale green
dots before him.
The firing gets denser and denser.
The green dots seem to hesitate.
Will the order come to attack? Why
doesn't it come right now?
But no! Once again the tables
turn. Fresh green dots rebuild the
enemy line. Is it our turn to hesi-
tate now?
Is the ammunition getting low?
Here and there a machine guns
murderous stream. of fire is inter-
rupted. The gunners make desper-
ate gestures. What's happened? Has
something gone wrong up the line?
Understands Surrender.
I know how it feels to have SOL
diers look to you, their officer, in
such circumstances. You wonder
what has happened to the telephone
wire leading back to Headquarters.
It Is dead.
Evening star., 1940-10-06

(See BOWERMAN, Page Bed
Evening star., 1940-10-06

Charles ran der Straten-P Pom
thoz. %, son of the Belgian Am
baSSador, has Just returned to
his home in Washington after
fighting With mechanical unit
OF the Belgian Army. He SaW the
start OF the collapse OF Belgian
and French detenSes and tUaS
1Uounded in action.
He WriteS in hope of adding
something to Americas knO1rl-
edge OF nelp offensive tactics de-
ueloped by the Nasis, especially
the elements of terror, treachery
and surprise. This is the last of
q series OF three articles, proceeds
of uhich the author is turning
ouer to the Belgian ,Dar relief
fund.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
turkey Dinner Thursday

A turkey dinner will be held
Thursday from $50 to pm. at Our
Lady of Sorrows Church, Ethan
Allen avenue, Takoma Park. Md.
Mrs. E. D. Spalding is In charge.
Evening star., 1940-10-06
Traffic Record

The traffic record as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending at 8 am.
yesterday:
Fatalities, one pedestrian.
Accidents, "a.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 1856.
Pedestrians injured. 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
,i;ations, none.
dlled by 1910 traffic, So; by
oenber 3 in 1889, 66.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

On exhibition At the eighth annual exhibition or work of members of the Craft Students League or the Y w. A. of New York, which opened last week in the Barzon- Plaza Art Galleries Mrs Laura Leather of Beh lehem has four hand-Woven articles on display. lne Bethlehem woman showing two heavy silk table scarfs one in yellow the other in light green and orange blue and rose bag of hand-woven fabrics, and white wool The 500 articles on display were chosen by jury made up of league members and represent the work of l5O or the 25OO men and women who have belonged to the league for the last eight years May is the closing day of the exhibit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
Worlds Fair Of 194O Opening Set For May n At New York
"Peace And Freedom Theme of Bright New
 Show; Low Prices

Worlds Fair, N While war rages across the world, fifty nations will unite with representative America For Peace and Free dom," new theme of the Worlds Fair of I940, In New York, mammoth exposition designed to be all things to all men In the home of democracy.
 For this is bright new show from the top of the Trylon to the farthest outpost of the Fair area. It's as exciting as Q homecoming football game, as American as pumpkin pie and as inexpensive as q county fair.
 The Forty Fair will open May II.
 The admission fee has been re- duced to fifty cents. Low food prices will permit visitors to eat, drink and be merry. Railroad transportation has been cut to a minimum. Hotel rooms start at $i50, and good rooms in private houses at $l,
 A star spangled Amusement area, rechristened "The Great White Way" is studded with a host Of new attractions and brlghtened with direct lighting system ten times more powerful than last years
 Here jamboree of major en- tertainment features--The Danc- ing Campus dedicated to- the dance with It's undergraduate life and great swing bands--Gay New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

Orleans, q colorful reproduction of the romantic Creole quarter -- Billy Roses New Aquacade await the pleasure-bent millions.
 Spectacular innovations in the main exhibit area will add punch to the impressive exhibits Bpon- sored by industry and govern ment. There's a dazzling Fashion Show to capture the feminine heart. A sportsman's show will feature champion log-rollers and lumberjacks to add to the thrills of the great outdoors. A totally new exhibit of home furnishings called America at Home will ap. peal to mass America.
 This Forty Fair is for we the people.
 It has been pointed out that the Worlds Fair is doing better job than tho League of Nations in keeping the governments Of the world working together in friend- ly concert. Despite hoStilitieS abroad, fifty foreign countries are staging a great international pageant at the Fair. They have ransacked their museums to dis play priceless national treasures,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

some of which may never again be exhibited in America. A whole universe of romance and adven. turc, the Fairs foreign area Is q magic carpet covering the world in two hours, and without dodg- Ing submarines on the way.
 More than eighty restaurants cafeteriaS and snack bars will of- fer good, wholesome food at prices designed for every pock- etbook, including 6 5 and 10 cent restaurant where no Item on the menu will be over 10 cents. There are more than three-score 10 cent lunch stands.
 Industry is spending millions of dollars expanding and revital. izing the tremendous shows that won the public fancy Q year ago. "rhe news of the day" head. line events depicting a champion ship fight, an air battle or the presidential electiong will be em. blazoned nightly across the sky in the greatest fireworks display ever attempted,
 Big aS life and twice aS hand some, the Worlds Fair of 1040 In New York Is Q thrill that comes
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
LOCAL WOMAN ASKS PARDON
Thursa Scott Makes First Appeal to Board Since
 Commitment

Approximately 90 state prison in- mates at wethersncld, including Thursa Scott and Louis N. Leopold of this city, will petition the state board of pardons next Monday
 The local woman is doing . three- to-ten years sentence on Q man- slaughter charge in connection with the death of her husband here two years ago.
 Leopold is doing life on an arson charge committed ten years ago here.
 Other petitioners are: Joseph F. drogan, former West Hartford police chief: Louis Lauria of Litchfield county: John Corey and Francis Wills of New London county, and David W. Binkly of Holland county.
 A petition of Arthur M. Becker, convicted February 10, iD32, of as- sault with intent to murder, and sentenced to from 10 to 20 years, will be heard also if special permis- sion is granted by the board under the rules. Other petitions in this category include Joseph Cianfione, second degree murder, April l, 1922, life, and Mike Rugiero, second de- gree murder, April 1, 1922, life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

Editor, Tall Tower Topics: When pickea up sam Wlliansons biography of Frank Gannett, did not lay if down until had read It through. Part especially fascinated me because of the new light it threw on the Supreme Court fight and similar struggles Of the last three years Chapter 2o dealing with the debate between
 annett and Secretary Ickes over the Town Hall forum of the Air on Freedom of the Press suggested to me that other newspapermen might be as much interested In this hook as am We in New York who have seen Frank Gannetts fes work know that his leadership m good causes extends back not only during the past three years but thirty years In every period in the nation history newspapermen have honored their profession ny such leadership he has given in public aairs Wi'h the thought that as fellow newspaperman, you may share my lively interest in and appreciation of GanneI
 have arranged to have this copy of the bgragphyd en to you Sincerely Henry L s S'oaoao rs i Them" an intimate glimpse into the life of the numerous White House occupants with whom he worked and associated in past years. The Ed)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01
FEM. EN.

Marty Tehan of l45 Hill Street IS happy ad thesc days Last Thursday the stork visited his wie at 'ne Waterbury Hospital and left an eight pound baby boy, the first bundle from heaven for the Tehans Mrs. Tehan is the former Connie Christiano Dr. Joseph A. May one of the citys youngest dentists and MT and Mrs. John NIrozinski saw the Brooklyn Dodgers register their eighth straight National League victory Sunday afternoon in New York at the expense of the Giants at the Polo Grounds. Rev Dr. John C' Walker has accepted the invitation to deliver the prh cpal address at the spring meeting Of the Middesex Association of Congregational Churches at the ha"' dam Church next Sunday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-01

once in lifetime, A show never to be reproduced, and Q memory to be enjoyed forever.