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Evening star., 1940-07-13
Universities 10 Help
Gather Data for
Defense Program
U. Of Virginia Surveying
Possibilities of New
Industries in Stute
BY OLIVER MCKEE.

In obtaining data essential for
mobilizing the Nations economic
resources, the National Defense
Commission will have available the
research facilities of many Ameri-
can universities, DR.. Nathaniel H.
Engle, assistant director of the Bu-
reau OF Foreign and Domestic Com
merce, announced today.
Last November Secretary Hopkins
assigned to DR.. Engle the job of
promoting localized business re-
search program, with close CO.
operation among the Federal Gov
ernment and State universities and
university schools of business. He
has recently completed a 27,O0O-
mile trip, during which he visited
more than 10 universities in AZ
States.
Many Offers of Help.
Many American universities, DR..
Engle revealed, have offered to help
through their research facilities.
There are many projects, he pointed
out, in which university researchers
can be of assistance. Under present
plans, when the Defense Commits
sion asks the Commerce Depart
ment for data on American business
and its productive capacity, the de-
partment, if it has not the informa-
ton Immediately on hand, will util-
ize the research facilities of univer-
sites and college schools of busi-
ness.
Universities can assist in five i'm
portant ways, DR.. Engle said. First,
by making an inventory of regional
and local economic resources, the
amounts of strategic materials
available and what is being done
locally to provide substitutes. Sec
ond, by making estimates of regional
income. Third, by surveying local
industrial production capacity
Fourth, by estimating the number
of skilled workmen available for ma
tional defense industries and re-
porting on the facilities for train
ing labor. And fifth, by training
Army officers for certain specialized
jobs.
Maryland, Virginia Helping.
Among the State universities CO.
operating in the localized business
research program are the Univer-
sity of Maryland and the Univer-
sity of Virginia. Both are expected
to contribute economic data for the
Defense Commission. The Univer-
sity of Virginia is surveying the
possibility of establishing new in
dustries in the Old Dominion. This
is the type of survey that is par
ticularly valuable from the national
defense point of view.
Many universities have recently
completed, or now have under way,
studies that will be useful to the
Federal Government, DR.. Engle
pointed out. At the University of
Virginia, for example, a study OF
Fascist monetary and financial pol
icy Is nearing completion. Research
ers at the University of North Caro-
lima have been studying the meth
ods by which Germany, during the
last 10 years, has controlled for
eign exchange and international
capital transfers.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Aluminium Industry
Grants Pay Boost
And Averts Strike.
Increase of Z Cents
Per Hour Is Given to
5000 Employees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PITT S BURGH July ia
threatened strike in the aluminium
industry-essential part of the de-
tense program-was averted last
night when the Aluminium Co. OF
America granted a 2-cents-an-hour
pay increases 10 15,00p Of its hourly
rated employees.
Compromising with the c. I. o:
Aluminium Workers demand for a.
1O-cent increase, the company an
nounced the boost will be effective
at IS Of its plants tomorrow for en-
ployes having more than 80 days
Of continuous service"
Controverted wage negotiations
had gone on for months, drawing in
Federal labor conciliators when two
OF the five plants organized by the
G. I. O. voted to strike if a 10-cent
wage increase were not granted. ..
Nick Zonarich, president CT the
union. called the compromise "a
fair settlement" He predicted the
agreement would be approved this
week end at meetings of C. I. o.
locals at plants in New Kensington;
Pa; Edgewater, N. j.; Badin, N. c.:
Alcoa, Tenn, and Detroit. -,
Employees Of 80 days service will
now receive minimum of s. cents
an hour. The company estimated
the increase would amount to ST.
000,0 900 to s1250,000 a year.
Sole producer of aluminium in the
United States, the concern enjoined
its employees to cooperate "in meet
ing our joint obligations in connec-
ton with the vital requirements of
the national defense program" The
company is handling Government
contracts for aluminium for air.
planes.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
No Campaign Tours,
In Summer Plans,
Roosevelt Indicates
Expected to Spend
Week Ends on Potomac
And in Hyde Park
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Belying his reputation for eager
interest In politics, President Roose-
velt today gave a good imitation of
a citizen only mildly interested in
the Democratic National Convention
and the ensuing presidential cam
paign.
While still reserving his decision
on a third-term nomination, he
declared fatty yesterday that he
would not go to Chicago during the
convention-presumably not even to
make an acceptance speech should
that problem arise.
At the same time he indicated
his summer schedule would follow
a routine of alternate week ends On
the Potomac and in Hyde Park,
seemingly ruling out any campaign
tours.
AS he prepared to start that
schedule with a Potomac cruise this
week end politicians searched his
inscrutable but tantalizing remarks
Tor eleventh-hour hints of his in
tentions.
Some interpreted his summer
plans to mean that, If nominated,
ne would make a front porch"
campaign from the White House
and Hyde Park, explaining to the
voters that the defense emergency's
demands on his time and energy
precluded any speaking tours.
And almost every one in Official
circles 1elt convinced that he would
accept draft" nomination from
the convention.
Whatever his intentions, the
President did not appear to be
troubled by convention or campaign
prospects yesterday as he bantered
gaily with reporters at his last press
conference before the convention,
now two days away.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
1inkham Claims Roosevelt, ,
Hull Falsified About Policy
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Tinkham, Repub-
lican, of Massachusetts, said in a
statement yesterday that President
Roosevelt and Secretary of State
Hull have been guilty of deliberate
falsehoods" in describing their for
eign policy.
He referred to their disclaimers of
any intention to become involved in
the territorial or political affairs of
Europe and Asia.
The administration, Mr.. Tinkham
said, had taken provocative and
hostile action in the Ethiopian war
by attempting, illegally, to embargo
the shipment of oil to Italy" and
had Subsidized China in the Sino-
Japanese, war in accord
ance with Secretary Hulrs declared
policy of parallel action with Great
Britain"
In midsummer of 1898, he added,
president Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull sent American officials to
Czecho-Slovakia to support Great
Britain in the political crisis there
which eventuated in the Munich
settlement"
Last November, Mr.. Tinkham con-
tinued, President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hull authorized a large
R. F. c. loan to Finland in its con-
f1ict with Russia and sanctioned
shipment to Finland of United
States airplanes built for our Gov
eminent"
Evening star., 1940-07-13
japanese Volcano Erupfs;
19 Killed or Injured
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
TOXIC, July 13.-The volcano
Miyake was reported in eruption
today and dispatches to the news
paper Nichi Nichi said 10 persons
were known to have been killed or
injured and 80 were missing.
Lava was reported kissing into the
sea, while a cloudburst deluged thou
sands Of islanders attempting to
board rescue ships, including = war
ship and two steamers.
Food and medical supplies were
rushed to the scene, whichjs small
island in Toxic Bay, 80 miles south
of Yokohama.
One village was wholly evacuated
Nearby forests were being submerged
under lava ash.
The island, which has q circum-
ference of 18 miles, has $500 in
habitants, most of them fishermen.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

medical examinations q few days
after they register, and those ply
sically fit are assigned to military
units few days later.
Most Of the men being called up
are expected to state their prefer
ence for service in the Navy or the
Royal Air Force. They probably
will be disappointed, however, since
these branches have long waiting
lists, and the majority will likely
be drafted to what the Army itself
calls the "PBI'-the poor bloody
infantry"
All Dutchmen in Britain who have
registered for military service will
be called up in the first week of
August. They will wear British uni
forms with the word Netherlands"
on the sleeves.
The Ministry Of Information an
nounced officially last night that the
scheduled removal of British chill
dren to places Of safety in the
dominions and the United States
had been postponed"
In explanation, the announcement
said that owing to the great de-
mands now made upon the Admir-
atty there are not sufficient naval
vessels available for convoy duty"
The Ministry recalled the fate of
the Arandora Star, a British prison
ship, which was torpedoed by the
Germans with the loss of more than
1000 lives while taking German and
italian prisoners to Canada, and
added:
"The government is unable to take
the responsibility of sending Ship
loads of children away from the
country without convoy"
However, the government made
clear that children sent apart from
the governments scheme will be al
lowed to leave either at their
parents risk or at the risk of volun-
tary associations which have ar
ranged for their transport"
Yesterday nearly 1000 British
children, sent away under private
sponsorship, arrived on two ships
at Halifax, Canada. Another ship
carrying more children is nearing
the same port.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Six Accused Of Stealing
S175,000 Worth Of Meat
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 13-Six men
were held in jail today accused of
stealing $175,000 worth Of meat and
provisions from Brooklyn whole
sale house within two years.
Three Of the alleged conspirators,
Assistant District Attorney ]. Ken
meth McCabe said, were employed by
the firm and were able to transfer
shipments amounting to as much as
1000 pounds q day to a provision
company operated by the others,
without turning over purchase
money to the wholesale house.
The method employed, Mr.. Nc
Cabe said, was for the outsiders"
to telephone small legitimate orders
early in the day and then order new
purchases at night, for which q
record invoice was kept to quiet any
suspicious Of those in authority If
q question arose.
If all went well-and it did until
last Saturday-the second list was
destroyed.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Petoin Places Hurbors
Under French Navy

By the Associated Press.
GRENOBLE, France, July 13.-All
French ports, harbors and river
mouths from the Seine to the Bid
assoa River on the Spanish frontier,
together with all ports along the
Mediterranean coast and in North
Africa, were placed under authority
of the French navy today.
This was announced in a decree
signed by Chief of State Marshal
Petain which was published in the
official journal at Vichy.
The decree specifically mentioned
the sea and river ports of Nantes
and Bordeaux on the Atlantic and
Rouen on the Seine. But since the
Channel, Atlantic and Bay of Biscay
coastlines all are part of German
occupied territory, the exact mean
ing Of the decree was not clear.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
British Armed Force
Totals 100000 as
32-Year-0Ids Join Up
300, 900 Are Summoned
To Register in Lotest
Coll to the CoIors
BY the Associated Press,

LONDON, July 13.-Britain's new,
highly geared mobilization program,
which has been putting 1000 men q
day into khaki, was extended today
to include 32-year-olds as the ma
ton dipped deeper into its reserves
of manpower to meet the threat of
invasion.
Approximately 100000 men were
called to register before nightfall
in response to the latest call to the
colors, bringing the total summoned
to date to more than 100000.
Lending urgency to the mobiliza-
tion speedup was the growing activ-
lty Of Germany's bombing squad
rons, which roared across the Chan
mel again during the night to rain
explosives on Southwest England,
Wales and Scotland.
Renewed German sorties came to-
day. The Air Ministry announced
that an enemy" bomber was shot
down in the English Channel by
British fighter planes and a raider
was chased away over a Northeast
England town.
The ministry had announced
earlier that IL of the Nazi raiders
were shot from the skies in the pre-
ceding "a hours. The new German
loss brought the weeks bag" to 73
and the total shot down since the
first daily widespread rails on Eng
land June 18 to ITO. Two British
planes were reported missing in the
last phase of the war In the air.
Nazi Blockade Declared Failure.
At least 10 persons were killed In
Scotland during extensive raids yes
terday, but no announcement was
made concerning the casualties re-
sulting from last nights attacks.
The Air Ministry said damage in
Southern England and Wales was
slight and casualties apparently
were few.
British authorities, summing up
the results of daily German air raids
during the past week, said Nazi at
tempts to blockade Britain by air
attacks on ports and shipping had
so far failed.
Damage inflicted on shipping was
described as small, while the Ger
mans were estimated to have lost
more than $4,0O0,0O0 worth of air.
craft in the last seven days.
The British air force, meanwhile,
was reported continuing its assaults
on German munitions works, air.
dromes and other objectives. The
Air Ministry announced last night
the loss of three planes in the latest
of these raids.
Approximately 1900 Offices in Eng
land, Scotland and Wales were
opened to facilitate the registration
of the men called to arms today.
Under the new mobilization pro-
gram one class is being registered
each week. The next class will be
called July 20 and another July n
Many Are Exempted.
A large number of men being reg
istered are Immediately exempted
from military service because they
are employed in reserved" occupa-
tions listed by the government as es-
Sential to the nations war effort.
The reserved list includes men in
more than 1000 trades, including
accountants, miners, steam ROLLER
drivers, watch adjusters, radio en-
gineers, dock laborers, etc.
The entire process OF getting the
men into uniform after they have
registered has been quickened In re-
cent weeks. The men are now given
Evening star., 1940-07-13
WiI|kie Will Pursue
Campaign on Three
Major Pledges
Economic Rehabilitation,
United People and
Defense Are Themes
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
July 13.-Wendell L. Willkie said
today he would base his campaign
for the presidency on three major
pledges:
"A united people without class
consciousness, distinction or hatred.
Rehabilitation of our economic
life.
THE building of an adequate de-
fense program"
The Republican nominee returned
by plane to Colorado Springs from
Denver late yesterday after attend
ing a luncheon with the Repub-
lican State Committee and a public
reception. He told reporters his
friends estimated he shook hands
with between 5000 and 5000 persons.
/. During the reception, most greet
ers remarked Hello, Mr.. President"
and good luck"
Agrees With Spectator.
One of the throng asserted that
II think the Democrats will carry
about as many States this year as
the Republicans did in 1885,"
Mr.. Willkie responded, that's
right"
At his luncheon appearance the
nominee outlined his campaign pro-
gram and said, Our very way of
life, our democratic system, is at
one of the testing points in our his
tory. We are facing the most fe-
rocious assault, physically, psyche
logically and ideologically that we
have ever faced.
You Republicans have called on
me to lead the fight for the preser-
ovation of our way of life and the
preservation of the democratic proc
esses of our country, and I am over
whelmed with humility at my re-
sponsibility."
Economic Rehabilitation.
Mr.. Willkie said that "the reha-
bilitation of our economic life is as
important, or even more important"
than national defense program.
IF we make our economic life
vital and vibrant and have united
people," he added, mo dictator or
totalitarian ruler will ever strike
at this country"
Mr.. Willkie drove to Denver for
his meeting with the committee.
Mrs. Willkie accompanied him.
At Littleton, Colo, a spectator
asked Mrs. Willkie to speak She
shook her head and Mr.. Willkie
remarked with grin, "She doesn't
make speeches"
Evening star., 1940-07-13
|Formose, Decoy
For Graf Spec,
Blockade Victim
y the Associated Press.


BUENOS AIRES, July 13.-The
French liner Formose, decoy which
lured the German pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spec into . British
trap last December 13, is herself the
victim Of q blockade established by
her former British allies.
Because Of the French British
rupture. the 9,975-ton Formose. and
three other French vessels, the
Aurigny, $3.50 tons; Campana, TO-
8l6 tons, and Mendoza, 8,199 tons,
are anchored In Buenos Aires Har-
Dor. The British threat to capture
any French vessels which try to
reach France has held up their de-
parture.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Tyre Taylor in New Post

Tyre Taylor, Washington attorney,
has been elected executive vice
president of the Southern States In
dustrial Council, it was announced
heee today. He will act as naison
officer between Southern industries
and various Federal agencies, it was
stated. He formerly was connected
with the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. and the Justice Department.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Planes
Continued From First Page.)

that the Packard board of directors
had approved a general arrange
ment for production" of the British
motors which are now in use by the
Spitfire and Hurricane planes in
tercepting German bombers. Con-
tracts 'are being prepared covering
this undertaking." declared the terse
statement.
Will Receive r. F. C. Loan.
The three-paragraph statement
made no mention of the problems
which were solved and which pre-
viously had prompted Packard
President Max M. Gilman tenta-
lively to halt negotiations for the
order of 5000 motors costing $43,-
100000 to be built for the United
States and 5000 for Britain.
However, it was said by other
sources that Packard would receive
a loan from the r. F. c. covering a
major portion of the $30,000,000
which would be needed for plant
expansion and tooling
Packard officials were reported
also to have been told that revision
of rulings made by the Treasury De-
partment on depreciation which
could be charged to plant profits
were to be made soou, and profits
would, therefore, be considerably
higher.
Acknowledged to have one of the
most efficient engineering depart
ments in the automotive industry,
Packard announced it expected to
be producing $40 engines month
IS months after the signing of the
contract, and 20 engines each month
when production begins in 10
months.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that
lack of liquid-cooled engines had
halted delivery to Britain of 10 to
100 P-40 Curtis pursuit planes which
are reputed to have top speed of
367 miles per hour. The warplanes
were designed specifically for the
1,040-horsepower Allison liquid
cooled engines being manufactured
by subsidiary of General Motors.
But after almost two years of ef-
forts, production of the engines is
reported to be less than 20 a month.
The United States Army is also re-
ported to have contracted for the
entire output to be installed in the
other pursuit planes now being con-
structed by several aviation COM
panies.
. There was some talk of sending
the planes without motors to Eng
land where Rolls-Royce engines
would be installed after some slight
changes in design. Installation of
Wright or Pratt & Whitney air.
cooled engines, of which production
Is now estimated at about 1900 a
month of those over 1000 horse
power, would require considerable
redesigning and would reduce the
speed of the pursuit planes. Allison
has the only liquid-cooled engine in
this country suitable for warplaneS.
Wright and Pratt & Whitney have
the only air-cooled engines suitable
tor that purpose.
q Engineers of Continental and Ly-
coming Motor Cos. have developed
Iquid-cooled pancake" engines
which present even less air resist
ance than the Rolls-Royce and Alli-
son motors. They were found, how
ever, to be longer than the average
width of plane wings, disadvan-
tage which is rapidly being overcome
by Army, Navy and company engi-
neers.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Victor Rosewoter Dies;
Ex-Owner of Omuhu Bee
Nv the Associated Press

b. the Associated Press.
~ PHILADELPHIA, July 13.-Victor
Rosewater, SO, former owner of the
Omaha Bee and chairman of the
Republican National Convention IN
1912, died last night. He had been
I'll for six weeks.
- Mr.. Rosewater had resided in
Philadelphia since 1922, coming here
shortly after he disposed of his
holdings in the Bee.
6. g He is survived by his widow, the
former Katie Katz of Baltimore; a
son, Edward Rosewater, and. a
daughter. Mrs. Percy Sax, jr, both
OF Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
to come to Chicago during the con-
vention fits into this scheme.

to come to Chicago during the con-
vention fits into this scheme.
How best to create the semblance
Of draft" is one Of the matters
which the group has under consid-
GRAFTON. There is even = suggestion
that the Presidents name not be
formally presented to the convention
that when the roll is called the
delegates instructed for Mr.. Roose-
welt will simply go ahead and cast
their votes for him. Upward of
TOO Of the 1904 delegates have been
instructed to support the President.
Garner Definitely In Race.
E. B. Germany, Vice President
Gamers campaign manager, has an
nounced that Mr.. Gamers name
will 60 before the convention no
matter what the Roosevelt follow
ers do. Senator Wheeler Of Nom
tana said his name would certainly
60 before the convention II by the
time Montana Is reached on the
State roll call the President has
not "unequivocally" announced he
will run.
Mr.. Farley made 1t clear at his
press conference yesterday that he
will be regular" II President Roose-
velt is the party nominee, that he
will not do what AL Smith did in
1936-"take a walk"
Every one who knows me knows
that Jim Farley Is = Democrat" !"
was his comment.
If Mr.. Farley declines to remain
as national chairman then it Is
rumored Mr.. Walker, long time sup
porter of President Roosevelt, who
has filled a number of jobs for the
President, Is regarded as q likely
selection to succeed Mr.. Farley.
The one bit Of concrete informa-
ton that Mr.. Farley advanced at
his conference yesterday was that
he expected the convention to end
by next Friday. On that day, he
says, he expected the nominations
for Vice President to be made.
The Vice Presidency.
The vice presidential nomination
is a topic widely discussed here.
The third termers look at the mat
ter from two angles. One, whether
it Is desired to strengthen the
ticket politically by the selection of
a vice presidential nominee and,
two, whether 1t is desired to get
the best possible man to deal with
the Senate during the Roosevelt
third term. II the first motive is
to control the selection, then the
nomination may 60 to a Westerner
or possibly to Secretary of State
Hull, who halls from Tennessee, q
border State. If the second motive
prevails the nomination may well
go to Senator Byrnes, who has been
an able administration supporter
in the Upper House.
A good deal of work is being done
for Gov. Lloyd C. Stark of Missouri,
who is now more than a dark horse
candidate for the vice presidential
nomination. Senator Clark, at odds
with the Governor, is throwing all
the cold water on that move that he
| can.
One report here is that the Presi-
dent has already offered the vice
| presidential nomination to Secretary
Hull and that Mr. Hull has declined
A theory is that the Secretary of
State regarded the move as an at
tempt to kick him upstairs" and
put Undersecretary Welles in his
place at the head of the State De-
partment.
1t is believed. however, that Mr.
Hull's nomination as running mate
for the President would greatly
strengthen the ticket, for the Secre-
tary is highly regarded throughout
the country.