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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26

Cong. Brown appropriations and
authorization. Various efforts to re-
duce T.V.A expenditures, to permit
savings of further twenty five mil
lion dollars, were defeated BY a farc
handful of votes, one amendment
losing by only three votes. The Re-
publican minority in the House voted
a most sol;dly for the reductions II
the Senate concurs in the action Of
the House a real step will have been
taken toward reducing governmental
deficits for the coming fiscal year.
President Roosevelt's saggest II,
made in recent message to Cor
gress, that Federal taxes be hcavils,
increased this year is meeting With
strong opposition on Capitol Hill.
The economy Bloc in Congress il
stronger than ever, for seeming 4
many Of those who were much ia
/, favor Of taxing and spending during
the last session Of Congress are II II
favoring reduced expenditures and
are opposing tax increases. Evident
~ they heard much along this line
from their constituents during the
recent recess period spent at me.
So Mr. John Citizen can put it down
in his little black book that there
will be no increased Federal taxa
ton during this year providing, Of
course, that America remains at
peace.
Speaking of peace-and war: A
.etter has been received from a read
er calling attention to the fact that
this column, toward the end Of the
Congressional session last summer,
predicted that a new crisis and
threat Of war would develop In
Europe soon after August 18th. The
correspondent further pointed out
that war did break out in September
1st, and then requested that further
information appear from time to
time in this column on the war Sit
uation. While, Of course, it i al
ways dangerous Co make predictions,
here is the latest: Extraordinary eff
forts are being made, under cover,
right now to bring peaceful settle
ment of European hostilities with
in the next sixty to ninety days.
President Roosevelt knows what is
going on and, it is hintad, will even-
tually play leading part in the Sc
cret negotiations. IT peace does not
come before Spring, there IS an ex-
ceedingly grave likalih cd that the
war WI spread so as to involve al
most all European nations, and bring
about real danger to American
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SUPERB ATfvE

SUPERLATIVEi
'alms Of well-earned praise to r.
Bs enard Young, sr., Editof-P Publish
os Of the ever-growing Norfol,
j .rna and Guide for achieving a
s. erlative place n the Virginia
III nor Roll sponsored by the Times
4 patch, Richmond, VirsiHia's lea
ing white daily new paper. Mr..
ing was cited fer h.s contlibu-
tisa t. interracial understanding
- in the state and ii tie South,
fo,. his journalistic accomplishments,
an interpreter to the white press
{ what the Negro thinks" ana as
q systematic camnaigner for in
g asing opportunities for Neg oss. =
The Norfolk publisher Highly ex-
elaplifies Che truism that business or
81 citations reflect the character Of
lh ir owners. The Guides treat
ment Of Negro journalists has al
Wfys been consistent with its fuir,
clean, instructive policies.
Mr.. Young's citation indicates the
definite influence the Negro pres
has upon the White Press, who sell
dom quote US but generaay read US.
Here field we should cultivate
with still more deliberation.
AMERIcANIsM!
Il was rr nd to be an American, Z
sal dParker Warkins, new,y discos.
cred WPA Tenor, in the midst Of
the grand American enthusiasm and
aportsmanship.' s.. Huwok, Marian
Anderson's manager had JUST o.fer-
ed Watkins . 100000 contract af-
ter he had drawn, by accidentsof Of cir
clinstances, daily cr awd> 81 several
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
EDIT O RIAL

and rolled against his body
To get rid Of them he must
sit up and leisurely eat them
BY this time he is attracted BY
a bevyt Of beautifully plumed
birds. For short distance he
follows and studies them. But
they move too fast for him, so
he stops in his tracks and lies
down I to catch some more
sleep. It is such beautiful
day, why shouldn't he enjoy
it? So he does.
Allof which is to say it is Ia
below Zero outside. Pity poor
Quimho, he does not have this
to worry about. But somebody
is calling the writer to shovel
the snow. Now who is to be
pitied?
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CAL WINS DIGEST


thousand by his singing at Penn sta
ton with RkO organists Banks
Kennedy durirs the CHI. stg..ss hoii-
days. Watkins Di.sak si,ts us
one more hcave upward.
True, the inc,slcas was tsriea.
All sr.s.s1, w..ich Il often layiss Aith
/. s. ia D. Il. ant aid met, s.s-
I ecial.y uncer dr.matic eircnMAtas.
ces. But with the Negro. much de-
i ends Up n a happy combination Of
mood, place and circumstance--add-
ed to the fact that we must be al
ways twice as good
Negroes are keenly aware that
A M ricanism has different defini-
tions in different parts Of America
ANDANTE!
When the New York City Inward
University Cub presented Desnice
and Dolores Calvin in piano recital
in New York they reinforced a ira
dition of The New Order. Having al
ready ,disAingaiahed themselves by
winning prizes and the recognition
Of music critics, the Calvin Sisters
iage IL and l5) rendered a top
fight program and more than iusti-
fed their excellent training.
The coming death Of Europeai,
civilization will finally establish
America as the culturG center Of
the world. Then, no one will have
arrived without American app~e-
val Negroes, too, shall have gain
cd in the arts se!f-support and eff
approval--firm respected. Against
that time we must accelerate oui
andante tempo.
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peace and neutrality.

y X
t Adolph Sabbath. oldest men,
ler IT the House in point Of service
and Chairman Of the powerful. Rules
Committee, correctly reflected Pres
ident Roosevelt's attitude toward the
continuation Of the Dies G mmitteo
in a recent interview, rea fignt
Is ahead in Congress over the con-
tinuatson Of the Committee. MI.
Sabbath, ardent New Dealer, upon
leaving a presidential inference st
the White House last week infornes 4
newspaper men that he would op-
pose a continuation of the Commit
tee for Investigate IN OF Un-Ameri-
can Activities, headed by Chairman
Dies and broadly and plainly insim
idated that the President was also
opposed to the Committee. It is d
well known fact, of course, tha.
many high Administrati officin s
have been most critical of the Com
mlttee's work in recent months
President Roosevelt hiself, upon one
occasion when the Committee seized
Il list Of names of governmental em-
p'oyees and officials having member
ship in supposedly communistic Or
ganization, branded the acti Of the
Committee as "sordid. . Mrs. Roose-
yelt attended committee hearings
and sat with members of your or
ganizations beng investigated by
the Committee recently, later taking
them to the White House to dine.
Pull ic Officials, whose membership
in, or connection with, organizations
under investigation have been made
public by the G mmittee, are bring
ing pressure to 'heaT againEss the
continuation Of the Committees leg
isiative authority. However, it is
predicted that the life of the Com
mittee will be extended and an ap-
propriati for a continuation Of its
work will be voted by Congress soon
after Mr.. Dies, who has been III at
his Texas home, returns to Wash
ington.
The Death Angel has again visit
ed the roth Congress. Last Friday
night William Edgar Borah, United
States Senator from Idaho, passed
on, as result of a cerebral hemor-
rhage suffered on Tuesday. Senator
Borah was the dean Of the Senate,
having served in that body since
1907. A Republican, the Senator
was the leader of independent
thought in governmental affairs.
Champion Of the Constitution, he
will long be remembered for his
many gallant fights in defense of
that great document. Isolationist,
and believer that American inter-
ests should always come first, SEN
ator Borah had naare to do with the
directing of Americas part in for
eign affairs during the past thirty
years than any other one individual.
There are but few Borahs in the
life time Of any nation He will be
missed. The Senator's death was the
third in the Senate during the past
year and the twenty-first in the 76th
Congress.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26


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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
PIONEER OF THE WEST
(To Lucy cleghorne
from New Engiand)

She left the green and steady hfis,
And though her heart said No
She followed as Il woman Will,
Wherever man vii 60.
She lef, her tended bed Of herbs
Her garden in its glory,
And wenr into tortured land
A lost sola s pufpatory!
In binding sun and arid waste,
With not a friendly tree,
She worked untiring, by her mate,
Though far her heart would be.
And now they lie where 6 pliers play
Deep in the sandy loan,
And oh. / hope her soul has found
A kinder, verdant home.
MARY Bradley Talbon'
The poem for the week pioneer
Of the West was written BY Mary
Bradley Fsa bout at the request OF q
friend who returned to Dayton after
visit to California The friend re-
lates of having passed thru the Ari-
zona Desert where in an old ceme-
terry she saw tombstone bearing
the Inscriptions "In Memory Of Lucy
Clegborne, born in New England 4
Mrs. Falbout shows real artistry
in giving US vivid word picture o.
what might have been the true story
of Lucy Cleghorne.
You are invited to send in your
original poem. We know that there
are some fine poets among our read
ers. Let us hear from more Of you.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
"A Democratic
"A r1E'faor2

One of the many assump-
tions, upon which q democra-
cy III founded, is that it is com
posed Of a multitude of brains
ara capable citizens. " b 9
wien called upon could take
hold upon the helm Of state
and guide it right.
The present encumbent o.
the White House, by his fiji
clustering and clearly express
ga designs upon a third term,
confradicts this theory. His as
sum ption seems to be that only
ke, among all of the people Of
Ehla great ngaaonweaaths is
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26

quarter Of a billion
dol ars have already
been saved the tax
payers of the Unit
ed States by action
OF the House in
reducing the presi-
Dental requests for
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
BY THE
RIVER OF LIFE

BY the River ST Life
Grows the poetry tree
Giving friendly shelter
To you and to me;
Oh pause now and rest
By the tranquil stream
And sing me your son
Of lifr's queer dream.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26

T.s che Delta C.ahares
Whether it's snowisg,
Ill BE gaiax.
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(Address) POETRY EDITOR,
BY THE RIVER OF LIFE
"a Space for Literary Effort
charless r. II. Johnson
Dayton ForHm,
4l4 w. Fifth Street
Dayton, Ohio
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-01-26
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Coroner Hennessey in His Finding Stated Calvin
 Was Intoxicated
LEARY WAS RIDING
 IN CAR WITH CALVIN
Auto Struck Tree as It Left Road-Leary In.
 stantIy Killed

The automobile-death of James Leary, A, brother of former Controller Daniel J. Leary, today was blamed by Coroner William J. Hennessy on John Calvin; of 3 Newell Place, driver of the car which crashed on Thomaston Ave- nuc February 5. Coroner Hennessy's finding states that Calvin was under the influense of liquor when the car carrying Leary and Miss Bea- tric0 Trucloye, of 1065 T'homaSton avenue, left the road, struck Q tree. turned on It's left side, and skidded 63 feet Into 6 highway fence.
 Calvin had no operators license, the coroner states.
 " Instantly Killed
 Leary was thrown to the pavc- ment and instantly killed: Miss True- love was hurled more than 70 feet down an enbankInent; Calvin re- mained in the car and "had to be assisted from 1t by passersby and police"
 Coroner Hennessy charges that Calvin gave two alibB. He said first that he ieii asleep at the wheel; later that someone stepped on his accelerator foot, thus throw ing the car out of control.
 Besides Calvin and Miss Truelove, the following witnesses were exam- ined during the inquest:
 John J. Albert, 90 Auburn ave- berfs street; stephen Morelli, PAS nue; Thomas Y. Dowrey, l7 Cham. Phelan; Prank Ricchezza, 203 Wood Congress avenue: Officer Thomas street; and Herbert Suckley, of this city.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Chamberlain Informs Com. mons Narvik Might Be
 Evacuated LABOR PARTY MAY
 FORCE VOTE TONIGHT British Forces at Narvik Face Too Heavy Risks
 to Remain There
BY WALLACE CARROLL United Press Staff Correspondent


 London, May 8. - (UP)- Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain's cabinet faces a test of confidence in the House of Commons tonight at the end of debate in which parliamentary critics again blasted the governments con- duct of the war in Norway and suggested bitterly that even the last Allied ioothold near Warwick might be abandoned,
 Decision to force a vote that is tantamount to q non-coniidence ballot was reached by the larbor party to renewal of debate this af- | ternoon In which the cabinet leader- ship waged battle against opposi- ton that mounted to q point where tho outcome seemed doubtful.
 Developments Included:
 1. Chamberlain said that British forces in the Narvik zone faced grave risks pending establishment of Allied air superiority in north Nor way, but ignored a critical sugges- ton by laborite Hugh Dalton that Allied troops seeking to crush Ger man resistance at the iron-ore port might be withdrawn lin the next week or two,"
 2. Lord Stabolgi, retired naval of iicer, joined the attack of Sir Roger Reyes, British naval hero, on the lock of bold action against Germans in Norwegian waters, suggesting that not only Trondheim could have been captured but that Oslo fjord might have been seized by the Allies,
 3. Richard A. Butler, parliament tary foreign secretary, said that re- Storation of freedom and indcpend- ence of Norway and Denmark was one of the Allied war aims.
 {. Herbert Morrison, laborite, re- newed the attack on Chamberlain nj the House of Commons, asserting that the whole cabinet was open to censure for failure of the Norwe- gian campaign.
 Morrison criticized the British di- plomatic and intelligence services on the basis of their action in Norway.
 But" he added, 'if the intelli- gence service did report and the ministers did not act on their in- formation, the ministers arc directly corned in a grave failure"
 Possible Evacuation
 The possibility of Allied evacua- tion Of the Narvik area of Norway was mentioned in the House of Com mons today after Prime Minister Me- vile Chamberlain saiG that the Brit ish forces there were exposed to grave risks due to lack of aerial power.
 The Narvik area, where Allied troops were understood to have sur rounded about $500 Germans in Narvik town and on nearby hills, is the only part of the coast on which British forces are still operating.
 Chamberlain said that the govern-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
ROBERT HURLEY
 DENIES. BREAK
Public Works COnimis- siOner Declares Friend.
 ship for Sen. MalOney
(speciai To The Democrat)

Hartford, May 8--Commissioner of Public Works Robert A. Hurley told The Democrat today that, con- trary to reports recently. there had been no political break between himself and Senator Francis T. Ma loney of Meriden.
 It had been reported on, several occasions that owing to recent de- velopments within the party, which were reported to include the recent accepted suggestion from Senator Maloney that the senatorial nonlin- ation of the Democratic party be made at the spring convention which normally only elects delegates to the national convention, friend- ship between Maloney and Hurley was waning and the latter was aligning himself with political forc- es hostile to the Meriden Senator.
 There's no break or change in our friendly relations" said Com. Hurley. Personally see no change in our feelings I am not heading any movements to unseat the sen- ator nor to prevent him from be- ing nominated next month. l am sure he will be nominated and will be unanimous choice of the con- vention."
 The commissioner also branded as imaginative the reports that he was lining up opposition among party leaders in many sections of the state to the Maloney candidacy.
 "Nothing to it." he declared, "and so far as can find out these lead- CTS who are starting an uprising against Maloney don't exist in fact only in fancy"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
United Press War Correspondent Webb Miller, Meets Tragic Deatf
Major Assignments Covered
 By Webb Miller In Career
tNEA Radiophoto)
(By United PreSS)

Here the major assignments covered by Webb Miller during his a newspapcrman:
 I96With Pershing expedition of Pancho Villa Mexican border. I9l7-TO Ireland the Sim Fein riots
 American Farnce for the battles of Cha eau Therry the Vesle Ourcq and the Argonne. l9l9-The conference in Versailles.
 192Frst with Mussolni the reporter at the Cannes conference.
 I925-The RR riots in Morocco and the start of lifelong friendship with the then Spanish dictator Primo De Rivera
 independence riots after Of the longest air journeys in hOy2000 miles through l6 countries interview with the Mahatma M. K. Gandh.
 l935-TO Ethiopia toughest assignment which he q world the Italian invasion.
 l936On the maiden of the German dirgbe Hinden the United States Spain for the Spanish civil abdicati0n of King Edward VIII.
 l937-The coronation of King George V To Russia dispatches effects of the political "purges
 199TO the United States Canada with King Elizabeth; to the western front France
 front n inn
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
War Bulletins

Vatican City, May 8 -- CUP0 --- Pope Plus, addressing 1000 pilgrims including many newly welded cou- ples. expressed fear today that the European war might spread soon,
 Before imparting his Apostolic Blessing to the p!lgriins in the Clementine hall, the Pope spoke of this tragic spring time jn which conflict tends to extend itself"
 He added: There is the possi- bility of obtaining a just peace through prayer" and asked his hearers 10 pray for peace.
 The Pope lamented tlat the world was poisoned by disloyalty."
 Our hearts said the Pope. "are saddened by the spectre of war ap- bearing ou the horizon just when you youthful couples unite your lives. The fires of war are already blazing in various nations and in this springtime tepds to invade with it's flames other nations"
 He asked the newlyweds to offer prayers and said that if human ef- fort is not capable of reaching q just peace We must invoke the Al- mighty and above all the Virgin Mary to whom the month of May is dedicated to send Saint Michael, the Angel of Peace, upon our homes and relegate in eternal hell the war which is running the world"
 Paris. May 8 3- CUP) - A Polish expeditionaIy force. consisting Of men who escaped from Poland and have been trained and armed in France, has arrived at Narvik. in Arctic Norway, military inform ant said today.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-08
Holland, However, Has Prepared for Anything
 That Might Happen
MARCH OF GERMAN
 TROOPS NOT VERIFIED
Neighbor Belgium Reports All Quiet-But Rumors
 of Invasion Persist
BY CLIFFORD |. DAY United Press Staff Correspondent)

Amsterdam, May 8. --- (UP) - The Dutch govern ment maintained precautions against invasion from any quarter today, despite new assurances from European belligerents that the Neither lands was in no immediate danger. A check of the prov inces showed all was quiet and both Berlin and Paris spokes- men took the position that there seemed to be no threat at present to the low countries.
 The country was still tense and somewhat nervous, however, as . result of sudden military precau- kEtnngsa 'ssff'As ~ " s7Ys, saastas
 Foreign telephone calls were re. sumed at 6 Q. in. today after the night long suspension during which military authorities forbade calls from Holland and permitted only a few calls into Holland. Tn these calls listeners at this end were not permitted to speak.
 It was believed that during the suspension hours the army mad kept all lines busy with summonses to reservists and with troop orders.
 Leaves All Cancelled
 Leaves Of all men of the fighting forces had been cancelled Mem- bers of anti-aircraft units and searchlight batteries who had been released to work in war production factories were recalled to military duty. Key rivers and canals had been closed to foreign traffic and ships in them immobilized.
 Telephone calls to and from foreign countries had been sharply restricted during the night and some calls had even been cut off.
 Train and boat services mad been restricted because of troop move mentS.
 CThere had been reports outside Holland that German troops were
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