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Evening star., 1940-02-01
Ford Only Auto Maker
Fighting Wagner Act,
C.. 0. Unionist Says
Tells Labor Committee
Thut Law Averted
Chaos in 1889

By the Associated Press.
A c. I. o. automobile union
leader testified today that except
for that incorrigible union-hater,
Henry Ford" automobile manufac-
turers were no longer among the
open critics of the Wagner Labor
Act.
The unionist, r. J. Thomas, made
the statement in an appearance be-
fore the House Labor Committee as
it resumed hearings on proposed
amendments to the act.
Mr.. Thomas said that the auto
makers, Mr.. Ford again excepted,
wanted no fishing expedition" at
Detroit by the special House COM
mittee investigating the Labor
Board and the act.
Thinks Act Averted Chaos.
Asserting that the automobile in
dustry might have been thrown
into chaos" in 1899, but for the ma
chinery provided in the Wagner Act
for collective bargaining elections,
Mr.. Thomas asked the Labor Com
mittee:
'Is it any wonder, then, that
among open critics of the Wagner
Act We no longer hear the voices of
the Automobile corporations except
ing, always, that incorrigible union
hater, Henry Ford?"
Mr.. Thomas added he was not
telling tales out of school" when he
said he had been informed by first
hand sources" that most of the
automobile corporations, large and
small, do not want the Smith COM
mittee staging any of its fishing ex-
petitions at hearings in Detroit"
See Corporations Weakening.
There are indications that in this
regard Mr.. Thomas continued, "the
auto corporations are beginning to
display an insight and appreciation
of the Wagner Act which the die
hards in Congress and in other in
dustries are still to achieve"
Mr.. Thomas denounced the Ford
Co.'S service department as a "spy
department" which rivals the es-
pionage force of any dictatorial
nation of Europe"
At one point the witness said:
Take away the N. L. R. B. and
we shall have no peaceful, legal re-
course against the kind of indus
trial tyranny which Henry Ford
has set up in Dearborn, Mich
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Democrats May Pick
Convention City, but
Delay on Date
Attempt to Moneuver
G. o. P. Into Making
First Choice Seen
By G, GOULD LINCOLN.

The Democratic National COM
mittee, meeting here Monday to
discuss the time and place for hold
ing the National Convention, is
now expected to decide on the place,
but may leave the time to be de-
termined later by the Executive
Committee
This is understood to be the de-
sire of some of the Democratic
leaders, who wish to put the Repub-
lican National Committee ION the
spot" The Republicans will meet
here February 16, also to fix the
time and place for their convention.
They postponed the meeting of their
National Committee until after the
date fixed by Chairman Farley for
the Democratic National Commit
tee session, the idea being that they
would thus be able to pick a date for
that selected by the Democrats.
If the Democrats now decide to
leave the convention date to the
Executive Committee of the National
Committee the last word will be
with them. The Republicans, some
of them at least, are not willing to
give up the time needed for cam
paign activities for any theoretical
advantage that might accrue from
holding their national convention
after the Democrats have nominated
their candidates and written their
platform.
May Fix Late Date.
What the Democratic National
Committee will finally decide Mon
day remains to be seen. 1t might
kick over the idea of jockeying with
the Republicans further and fix a
date for the convention so late that
the Republicans would be unwilling
to outwait it. Or it might decide to
go ahead and fix date the last
of June or early in July, as has been
done in the past.
Delay in fixing the time for the
Democratic National Convention
and it's eventual postponement to a
late date in the summer would, it
is believed in some quarters, ma
terially help the third-term draft
movement-or, barring that, give
the President more definite hold
on the convention and force the
nomination of a presidential candi-
date satisfactory to him and the
more ardent New Dealers. In the
membership of the National Com
mittee are men and women who are
definitely opposed to a third-term
nomination-and some who are not
ardent New Dealers. The postpone
ment question, if it is raised, may
lead to debate.
Complications in Delay.
One possible objection to fixing
the place for the Democratic Ma
tional Convention and postponing
action on the date for the conven-
ton, pointed out today, lies in the
fact that the city awarded the con-
vention would be unable to go ahead
with arrangements for the conven-
ton hall and other conveniences for
the delegates. In Chicago, for ex-
ample, there is but one hall salts
factory for the national convention,
and that is in use practically all
summer and all winter If it is to be
obtained, ample notice must be
given. The same thing is true in
other cities which may be contend
ers for the national convention.
At present the selection for the
Democratic National Committee
appears to lie between Chicago, San
Francisco and Philadelphia. Other
cities may bid, but these seem to be
in the lead.
Chicago has been mentioned many
Evening star., 1940-02-01

autonomy, who were informed last
week by John L. Lewis, U. M. w
president, that the international
Executive Board would give certain
districts permission to elect their
own officers when they were found
capable of governing themselves.
"Not Democracy"
Most of the autonomy resolutions
declared the concentration of ap-
pointive power in the Executive
Board was mot in harmony with
trade union democracy" and asked
that the districts be allowed to
elect their officers.
A resolution from the Hardburly
(Ky) local, which the convention
disapproved, said discredited Off
cials rejected by the membership
"are being taken from one district
and sent to another through ap-
pointive power
The Hueysville CKy) local COM
planned that too often the field
representatives selected by the
executive officers were not the pop
ular choice of the rank and file.
Another resolution, complaining
about international officers and field
representatives serving as conven-
tion delegates, said I'VE feel men
working in the mines" know their
needs better.
Lewis Critic BOOed.
The only amendment passed pro-
vided the 1912 convention should
be held in October because of more
favorable weather. The conventions
have been held in January since
the union was founded so years ago
w. H. Houser of Paris, Ark, ac-
cused Mr.. Lewis of violating the
constitution by serving as the off,
Ger Of another organization. Boos
and shouts of throw him out
were directed at Mr.. Houser.
Van A. Bittner of Charleston
w. Va, secretary of the Constitu-
tion Committee, said there was nc
disagreement" because Mr.. Lewis
was serving the mine workers in
terests while heading the C. I. O.
and Labor's Nonpartisan League.
Convention officials hoped to enc
the two-week session by nightfall
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Losses in War at Sea

following reported Sat-
night, January 27
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Vigorous Red Attack
In Far North Reported

OSLO, Norway, Feb. l R.-A
vigorous Soviet Russian infantry
attack against Finnish positions at
Hoyhenjarvi, in the far north near
the Norwegian frontier, was reported
today by the newspaper Aftenposten.
The dispatch said 20 light Rus
sian planes participated in the at
tack yesterday. but that the Russians
were repulsed and Withdrew to their
original positions.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Williams College Lads
Take No Chances
By the Associated Press

BY the ASSOclated PreSS.
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass, Feb. /.
The weather, as every one knows, is
tricky, so Williams College lads are
taking Mark Twain's advice and
are doing something about it.
The Outing Club is hauling snow
from around and about to put on
Sheep Hill and insure favorable
conditions for it's winter carnival
Friday and Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Sheriff Breaks Lea

KINGWOOD, w. Va, Feb. l CP)
EN- route from Jail to the court.
house yesterday with three prison
ers, Sheriff Carl Roth slipped on
the ice, fell and broke his leg ir
three places. The prisoners helped
the sheriff on to the courthouse
from where he was rushed to hos
pital.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
Setter Knows Way Around

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb.
(R.-Dr. Albert N. Johnsons English
setter, Dyke, knows its way around
Dyke disappeared and showed up al
meeting of the Bird Dog Club.
Evening star., 1940-02-01
japan RefIouts Sunken Sub

TOXIC, Feb. R.-The japanese
Navy disclosed today that after
almost a years work it had refoated
the submarine I-63, which sank
February 8, 1889, carrying 81 men to
their death.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-01
CHAPTER VIII

Marie La Porte's hand shook
as she brushed her brown curls
before the tiny mirror which
hung In the alcove that served as
her bedroom aboard the La Porte
barge. She was miserably I'M
happy. The very thing she had
been trying to avoid had hap
pened, just because Dan Donovan
had insisted ON coming to the
barge. A shadow crossed her win
dow. Tommy was still outside. He
might kill Dan.
The casual conversation be-
tween Dan and her father and
mother sifted through the blue
denim curtain.
Eyes," Dan was saying, my
folks like water too. Dads idea
Of holiday is to have nothing
to do but sit on the after-deck Of
his houseboat, smoke his pipe
and think and sometimes, just sit"
''Nanette, where is my pipe?"
Bat asked his wife. Turning to
Dan, he continued, "Your pop and
I, we share tastes in common. I
smoke and sit and think. Specially
when we go to Canada summers"
Eyes, - Mrs. La Porte passed
his pipe - "that is my husbands
idea Of Heaven. Those long trips
they are monotonous. No life
for women"
She tried to talk easily to this
strange boy Marie had brought
home. Her curiosity, ordinarily
strong, had been deadened by the
earlier experience of the evening.
She still saw the fight between the
truckmen and the barge people.
Their shouts still rang in her ears.
"I'm glad Marie has that job
uptown, modelling" she said. "At
least that gets her away part of
the time"
Bat disagreed amiably. This
is . peaceful life. Eet ees my very
existence" he protested. Gust
like Marie, I was born and brought
up on a canal boat. My father
before me had hees boats"
Happily forgetting his black eye
and bruises, he told of the quiet
summers drifting along upstate
canals beneath overhanging trees
IF the weather is good, the
run lasts ten days. We haul grain,
phosphate, lumber, anytheeng. The
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The Fight on Pier Six

cuts. THAT goes for me too" he
yelled, connecting a left to Ryan's
nose.
ooh, it's too terrible" Marie
screamed. Zone is bound TO kill
the other"
Mrs. La Porte called that she
was going to the barge for Q
bucket Of hot water. THAT VIII
separate Them" she cried.
The sudden focusing Of a flash
light stopped their talk.
whats all this?" a gruff voice
demanded.
Hello. jerry" said Bat, as the
policeman pocketed his light and
made for the two boys. what a
time we have had theeS evening.
who started this?" demanded
Jerry Mcclure.
81 did" Tommy paused.
81 did," Dan yelled.
They both fell to fighting again
20. K" Jerry caught them by
the arms. Come along and tel
the Judge about it."
Mrs. La Porte came running
back with her pan Of hot water
praise God they're all right! Lei
me wash their faces"
Jerry laughed. They'll have
plenty of time to do that in JAIL
You can't put Dan in JAIL
Marie said excitedly. His father
is"
''The boys been disturbin' the
peace just the same as Tommy
was. I don't care who his father
is"
Leave my father out Of this
ordered Dan.
With heavy heart, Marie
watched the three disappear dowr
the pier.
(TO Be COntinued)
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e. AMall1M
CRACKERS

Louisiana's politics have projected
this southern state into a major
national role ever since the ascen-
sion Of Huey Long dozen years
ago. Find out how well informed
you are on this historic old state
by designating as true or false the
following statements:
/. Louisiana leads the nation In
the production of cotton.
2. The state Is nicknamed the
Pelican state.
3. The capital is at New Or
leans.
4. The Battle of New Orleans
was fought during the Civil War.
5. The territory that later be-
came the state of Louisiana was
discovered early in the sixteenth
century.
ANSWERS on Back Page
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. STORIES
IN STAMPS
Discoverer of Pacific
Was Often in "Hot Water

VASCO NUNEZ DE BALBOA,
first white man to see the Pa
cific Ocean, had a fair for getting
into and out of trouble. The Span
ish conqueror, pictured on the
U. S. 1-cent stamp Of the Pam
ama-Pacific commemorative issue
Of 1913, above, came to the New
World in 1901, settled down to the
life Of a planter.
Creditors closed in on him and
he had himself struggled on board
ship sailing for Darien. There
he gained supreme command of
the colony after an instruction,
but intrigue in the Spanish court
cost him the position. He UNDER
took several explorations and on
one, in 1913, had his first glimpse
of the Pacific. Four years later
he was executed on the charge Of
melting revolt.
Deodora de Fonseca, first presi-
dent Of the republic and one of
the leaders in the movement for
Brazilian independence, Benjamin
Constant and President Getulio
Vargas are pictured on Brazil's
new issue Of three stamps COM
nemorating the 50th anniversary
II the proclamation of the re-
public.
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Y. M. C. A. Notes

Cliff Slater and his orchestra will
play for the Third Annual Beta Hi
Y Junior Prom at the Central Y. M.
G. A. ballroom on Saturday evening,
February 8.
New novelty presentations and ar
rangements will be presented. A
song, "Time Flys BY All Too Soon"
arranged by Edward Lush former
WILKES announced will be intro
duced by Don Cooley singer for the
orchestra.
A broadcast will be held from 9:45
to- lO:15 over w. B. r. Y. from the
dance floor.
The Variety Club held their cleo
ton at Central Y. M. G. A. last
night. Edward A. Steinmagel was
elected president, George E. Harel,
Secretary Treasurer, Michael Dowl-
ing and Robert Mole, Chairmen of
Program and Social Committees.
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TREATMENT FOR RADIATORS

Three coats of paint are recon-
mended for radiators or other pre-
si0usly implanted metal surfaces
subjected to heat. Make primer of
~ parts paste red lead, 10 parts
cav linseed oil, part turpentine
and part liquid drier. For other
coats, mix equal parts soft paste
white lead, and lead mixing or lead
reducing oil. To obtain desired
color add olor-in-oil
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Sports
QUESTIONS
Answered

Have you a sports question you
want answered? Write your ques-
ti0n clearly, sign your name and
address and mail your query to
Sports Fan Question Man, Sports
Service Bureau, The Waterbury
Democrat, 1913 18th street, WASH
ington, d. c., enclosing a Scent
postage stamp for personal reply.
Don't telephone: write as directed.
q. When and where will the 1910
Army Navy football classic be play
ed?
A. November 80, in the Municipal
Stadium, Philadelphia, Pa.
Q. Did Donald Budget ever win
the James E. Sullivan Memorial
Trophy, and what is its signifi-
canoe?
A. It Is a trophy presented annu-
ally by the Amateur Athletic Union
of the U. S. to the athlete who, by
his performance, example and in
fluence as an amateur and man
has done most in a certain year to
advance the cause of craftsmanship
Bulge received the award in 1887.
Q. When and where did the FAM
Gus John L. Sullivan-Ja Kilrain
fight take place?
A. Sullivan defeated Kilrain in
seventy-five rounds, at Richburg,
NR3eGisSitoni 1I11v 8 1890
(See our general Question and
Answer column ON page g.
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(See our general Question and
Answer column ON page g.
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CAST OF CHARACTERS

MARIE Ia PORTE-modeI in
exclusive dress sh0ppe, lives on .
barge.
DAN DONOVAN = pIaybOy son
~ . rich Irishman, In love with
Marie.
TOMMY RYAN - leader Of the
truckers fighting Marie's father.
LYNDA MARTIN-sOciety debu
~smnte, wants 10 marry Dan.
BAPTISTE La PORTE-Marie's
father, owner Of a fleet Of barges.
YESTERDAY: Mike Donovan
arrives In New York, finds Dan
absent. Mike goes to Lynda, tells
her how happy her engagement to
DAN has made him. Lynda is pug
Ned. Dan has not asked her. Mike
plans q family celebration Of the
event. Arriving home, his Chinese
servant informs him ''Meesah Dan
in JAIL"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-01
The War Spreads

Like an ugly ink blot, the European war
has spread in little more than year
across the whole map of a continent. 1t
10 hard to realize now that all this started
over border dispute over Danzig and
the Polish corridor, just as the World
War started in dispute over responsible
ity for the murder of an archduke.
The dispute over Danzig might have
been settled across the table, given the
slightest good will, the slightest desire to
settle it. But already whatever good will
was left had been dissipated by the futile
Munich effort at appeasement, the
mounting evidence that Nazi Germany
was not to be satisfied by mere amicable
adjustments of borders. And because
there was not enough craftsmanship,
enough good will in all Europe to COM
promise matter of access to the Baltic
Sea, the conflagration started which now
spreads across all Europe.
More even than in 1914 the world is
interdependent. And even then dis
pute between Austria and Serbia event.
ually dragged world to war. Today -
within two days after the Danzig failure,
Britain and France entered the war.
Within two weeks Russia was plung
ing into Poland for it's share of
the swag, and within two months
it was invading Finland Within seven
months Denmark and Norway were gra-
tuitously moved down, protesting their
neutrality as they fell. Within nine
months Belgium, the Netherlands and
Luxembourg followed. Before year
was out, Italy plunged in. The tenth
month saw Russia partitioning Rumania,
and Egypt was invaded just after the
first year closed. With the fourteenth
month Greece is likewise engulfed.
What is significant is this of all these
countries not more than one or two
wanted war. Yet war was thrust upon
them all. Once war on this scale is I'M
leashed, those fighting have only one OBJ
iective - to win. Thus Greece, whose
dictatorship under Metaxas was scarcely
less oppressive than those of Germany or
Russia, is welcomed as an ally of demo
cratic England, just as the democracies
welcomed autocratic Russia in 1914. Die
tator MuSSolini does not hesitate to try
to crush Dictator MetaXas. Behind the
fine-sliced bologna about idealogy lies
the naked struggle for power, for survival
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-01
A Thought for Today
One Promise Is Attacked

Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridgeport
doesn't think that Governor Raymond E.
Baldwin will keep his promise OF reduc-
ing operators license fees from $500 to
fifty cents if he is reelected next week.
In a Bridgeport address the other night
the Socialist mayor struck out in all
directions at political opposition He sees
no good in either major political party,
as represented by the present administra-
ton and the contemplated Hurley regime.
But oddly enough he doesn't mention
too much about what his Socialist group
would do for the State if he were to be
elected.
The McLevy candidacy this fall is
pretty much of an unknown quantity. 1t
doesn't loom up as strong as 1t did two
years ago at this time. But few days
before that 1888 election no one would
have conceded Mayor McLevy anything
like the 10000 votes that he polled,
enough to allow small minority group
like the Union Party to decide the cleo
ton against Ex-Governor Wilbur L. Cross.
! No one believes now that this 1888 figure
will be remotely approached by the Social
list vote.
AS to the attack on the Baldwin prom
Use of a slashing reduction in operators
fees, that was to be expected. We said
as much few weeks ago, when COM
menting on the plan which is an appeal
ing one if it can be accomplished, as we
said, without upsetting the Motor Vehi-
Gle or State Highway Departments pre-
sent services. Such low fee would be
an inducement to more drivers, but it
might not increase their number to the
point where income from this source
would be sufficient. Who knows but
what a gas tax increase might innedi-
ately follow? It must be shown that the
drop can be accomplished painlessly.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-01
Again! The Real MIR. Willkie

The most astounding view yet of the
real Mr.. Willkie is revealed in his charge
that Ambassador Joseph Kennedy'S plan
answer to direct question Mr.. Willkie
asked is "cheap campaign speech.
Cheap! Cheap to explain to anxious
mothers and sweethearts that no treaty
or commitment to send American boys
to war was ever made by him to anyone!
Cheap to say that our entry into the war
is not desired by Britain! Cheap to say
that he never gave anyone in the whole
world the slightest hope that America
could ever be drawn into the war! Cheap
to explain in detail why Britain wishes
us to stay out of the war; Cheap to
explain how our present aid to Britain
is far more valuable than our entry into
the war could be!
Does Mr.. Willkie think it not cheap to
send mothers and Sweethearts to a pill
low of care and worry every night by ask
ing questions about secret treaties and
then not being fair enough to welcome
the answer that will lift the burden from
their hearts? Does Mr.. Willkie think it
is not cheap to refuse to listen to an an
swer to the question he asks? Does he
think it is not cheap to wish to deny his
opponents the use of the radio in reply
ing to questions asked over the radio?
Viewpoints as to what cheapness con-
SiStS of are not all the same.
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march off to camps in various sections
next month in the same fashion. They'll
accept this period Of military training as
a duty to be fulfilled just as faithfully to-
day as other generations Of American men
have acted down through the glorious
pages of our history. If ever there could
have been a concerted action by q def
mite croSS-Section of Americans this would
have been the golden opportunity, but
the principles and ideals of this nation
are too deeply instilled into our hearts
to want to upset it or replace it with some
other form of government.
Many may not like universal military
training; others may think it is only a
prelude to real warfare in which We'll be
involved right up to the hilt, but it's
being accepted by those whom it most
intimately concerns as part of their con-
tribution to perpetuation of land of
the free and home of the brave. May
we all consecrate ourselves to the same
idealistic purpose.