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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

Atlantic. From Q base in Green. land, an enemy would be within easy bombing range of the United States.
 However, when this question came up for discussion recently, it was admitted that should Hitler get to Greenland first, tho United States had no adequate airplane force or naval strength in the Atlantic to dislodge him.
 If Hitler took Greenland or Ice land, the United States would have about as hard Q time getting him out as the Allies had in root ing the NaZls out of Norway.
 Military axiom (emphaslSed by this War) is: once the enemy gets control Of Q seaport or on air base, 1t Is going to be twice as hard, almost impossible to get him out, So you may see something done by the United States about Green. land In the not too distant fu- lure.
 STOCK MARKET CRISIS
 It's Q closely guarded official secret, but the catastrophe Black Friday on the stock exchange last week came within q hairs breadth of shutting down the exchanges of the entire country.
 F'biu y,ap ,,eaa, ,ll.a,,a,ia.. al night conference Of White House and SEC officials, who weighed the grave decision for several hours.
 Two factors tended to favor the closing of the markets. One was the flood of selling orders that descended on brokers after the New York Stock Exchange closed Friday afternoon. The two bad days earlier in the week had not unduly worried the Administration. But then after the market had shot up on Thursday, the break on Friday caused real anxiety.
 What particularly worried the SEC experts was that there was little foreign selling, and that the great bulk of unloading was domestic. Furthermore, It was from people who hold their stocks outright, rather than on borrowed capital.
 According to the private rec. ords Of the SEC, there are only 100000 margin accounts now-.in contrast to the days of the Cool idge bull market when almost everybody was buying on margin, So the tremendous blocks of stocks dumped last week were not weak
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
ened margin accounts, but stock owned outright. BUSINESS BETTER

ened margin accounts, but stocks owned outright.
 BUSINESS BETTER
 Simultaneously the New York Times business Index went up, and economic conditions Inside Ire United States looked better. There- fore, only possible reason for tho dumping was fear fear of an Allied defeat -- fear of what might happen to the economic structure of the world In case it was over- run by Hitler,
 All these thiNgs were taken Into consideration by tho SEC.Whlte House conferoes But they could not decide whether to close the market. Finally, they put the de- cision up to Roosevelt. He had called the meeting, but had not participated, being occupied with Q flood of war reports. When the conferees came to him he suggested that they postpone any action, and see what happened next day. It was Saturday, a half.holiday, he said, and might not be so disastrous.
 This proved t0 be correct. The market stlffened, and while prices sold off again, the drop was not SO serious and there was some buying. Under these circumstances it was decided to await further developments.
 NOTE-one reason Roosevelt gave for his decision not to close tho markets was the problem of re-opening them. He was afraid that once the step was taken, 1t might be difficult to recall for a long time. Meanwhile tho eoun- tfy's financial system would be seriously dislocated.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
GERMANS CORNER VITAL PATENTS

Here are some of the situations which exist;
 i--Productlon of much of the optical equipment used by the army and navy Is governed by a patent pooling arrangement which gives large degree of control to a German firm.
 2-Productlon of beryllium, e metal Of great importance In the making of airplane parts, is ham, pered through German control of ' American patents.
 3--Some hundreds of patents dealing with military equipment In the United States are held by the German firm Of Krupp. 4--Chromium plating (Impor- tant in the production of airplane engines, artillery and small arms) Is q patented process. German firms have agreements with vari- ous American companies which oblige the latter to give them de- tailed information about the plat Ing method used in production of weapons for the U. s. army. 5--Production of much of | Amcrica's molybdenum (vltal In the making of steel alloys In the armament industry Is carried on | by firms belonging to an interna- tional cartel which maintains high U, s, price level. 6--Magneslum is important in production Of alloys for airplane parts. Certain important magne- sium alloy patents are under con- trol of German interests, with prices fixed at high level.
 7-derman control over certain parts of the U. s. chemical indus try is still very considerable, and some highly important processes in the U, s, industry are largely carried on by German techncians. Incidentally, German control over the chemical industry was one of the big stumbling blocks In the way of preparedness in 1917.
 8-In addition, collusive bidding by large number of American firms on contracts for the army and navy still Aourishes; 1t ap- pears, in many instances, on con- tracts for such vital defense mate- rials as iron, steel, machinery, am- intuition and electrical supplies. U. $. WARNED
 OF BIG BILL
 In the antitrust division memo- randum of last January, there was this warning:
 We have sufficient information to make us believe that the United States is going to pay heavily In buying military and naval equip- ment if these situations are not remedied."
 Today, there has been little government action to apply the remedy. The antitrust division cannot move for lack of money; 1t is stretching Its available funds SO far even now that deficits are being run on some of It's expense accounts, and the situations shown in evidence cannot be gone into further with the money now on hand.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

1. Who was the first U. s. Pres- ident not born a British subject?
 2. Bamboo is e vine, tree or grass?
 3. Which island off the coast of Scotland Is famous for It's ponies?
 (. Which country Is known as the Hermit Kingdom9
 5. A stereoscope Is something to hear, see, or speak through9
 6. Who takes the oath of office first, the President or the Vice President?
 2. Who Is the Attorney General of the United States?
 8. With which Major League baseball team does Dominic DiMag- gio play?
 Q. In what poem are the lines, Iris better to have loved and lost, Than never to have loved at all?"
 10. Does traffic in England travel on the right or left side of the high way?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

Mayor Jasper McLevy goes to bat for good cause when he espouses the need of cooperation from the public in preserv- ing the natural beauty of our scenic state. More public officials, particularly of the smaller towns, ought to join in this movement particularly at this time of the year. Everyone should be made con- scious of the fact that this Is our state and we want it to look its best at all
 times for our own benefit and also for that of the visiting motorist. This ten dency to pull up and tear down fine is a puzzling one. Why people do it we don't know, but they do. They should be encouraged to admire and not desire.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
Daily Almanac

Moon rises 10:16 p. m. daylight time).
 Sun rises 5:2S a. m.; sets 8:09 p. m. (day- light time).
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty minutes after sunset.
 Some of this dampness we are now enjoy ing would have cut down on the spread of damaging forest and brush fires early in May. wet May is often an indication of a boun- tiful crop for the summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
National
 Spotlight
BY BRUCE CAPTION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 CorrespOndent

Washington, May 23.-An amaz- ing situation in respect to the ma. tons vast rearmament program is indicated by evidence in possession of the antitrust division of the de- partment of justice.
 This evidence not only reveals, potential bottle-necks in the pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
A Thought for Today

And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy scr- wants for ever.-I Kings l2:7.
 
 Let thy servants be such as thou mayest com mand, and entertain none about thee but those to whom thou givest wages,-Sir Walter Raleigh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

Of interest, too, is the fact that this will be the first state convention the
 Democratic Party has held in ten years that wasn't at Eastern Point. EX-Gov- ernor Wilbur L. Cross was first named down there in 1880 and every two years after that the state convention returned to the same spot. The break may mean many things for the future of the party.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
Questions
 .and.Answers
nY rRRDERlO M. RRRnY


 Enclose . thFee.cent ssamp tor reply when addressing any Ques. ton of fact or Information Co Che Waterbury Democrats Service Bu. reau at Washington. Legal and medical advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be un. taken. Be sure an mall ls ad- dressed tO The WATERBURY DEMOCRATS SERVICE BU. REAU, 1918 Thirteenth Street. Washington. D. c.
 THE EDITOR. c. Is 1t always approbrious to call @ person Q devilp
 A. Not necessarily; 1t may mean bold, dashing fellow; poor devil" is synonymous with poor fellow: in England Q junior counsel is called a "devil": e printers apprentice Is called printers devil"
 e, How much does the interest on the public debt of the U. S. gov- ernment amount to annually2
 A. Approximately si,oOO,oooooo. e. Where can one get good illus- trations of United States postage stamps2
 A. "A Description of United States Postage Stamps ls47.i9So," may he purchased from the Super intendent of Documents, Govern ment Printing Ofiee, Washington, D. C., for twenty-five cents (paper bound), or seventy-five cents (cloth bound).
 e. How do current unemploy- ment estimates compare with those in 1884?
 A. Average unemployment In 1884 was i0,400,000, according to the esti- mate of the National Industrial Con- ference Board, and N2,364,000, ac. cording to the American Federation of Labor. An early lo40 estimate by tho National Industrial Conference Board placed the total at 9,o27, 1000, and tho A. F. of L. placed It at lo,- 38l, ,000,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

"it Is not too much to say that the situation is dangerous" the memo randum went on to assert:
 "We have reason to believe that a number of foreign interests, and in particular German interests, have entered Into restrictive agreements with American pro- ducers, with the affect, If not with the deliberate purpose, of throt- ting American capacity to pro- duce certain essential war mate- rinlS"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

Bfleily put, It IS 10 take a inorC- gage on the British fleet In lieu of war debts.
 In other words, the British would make Q small token pay ment, then promise to turn their fleet over to the United States on the war debt in case of default. In return, tho Johnson Act would become imperative, and the United States would extend immediate war credits,
 Behind this, of course, Is not SO much the matter of war debts, but the very real fear that the United States may lose itS great est bulwark of protectiOn--the British fleet
 How important the British fleet is to American defense is only Just percolatlng to the general public, Real fact, however, is that the United States is not now pre-. pared to defend both tho Pacific and the Atlantic coasts, and will not be prepared for four more years. It would take at least that long to build q second fleet.
 The keystone Of American dc. fense has been:
 1. A big navy In the Pacific.
 ?. Friendship with Great BrI- tain, which rules the waves of the Atlantic.
 According to the Chip Robert plan, Great Britain would enter into contract with us to deliver the remains of her fleet In case of defeat. Legally, this might give the British an excuse for not signing away their ships to Hitler. Actually, good part Of the fleet --at least in North Atlantic waters would be out of commission be- fore the British surrendered. How ever, some British vessels still re- main in South American waters, at Singapore and In the Mediter- ranean.
 NOTE--Another plan receiving informal consideration by come Of the insiders Is to repeal the John son Act ana give immediate credits to the Allies in return for a mort gage on the French and British possessions In the Western Hemi- sphere.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
Washington Merry Go-Round os." ss.."' ,s. ..,

wANGI0N May w. Chp Robert secretary the Democratic the Allies and at the time Western
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
What's Your l. O.?

Can you answer seven of these test questions? Turn to last page for the answers,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23
GREENLAND AIR BASE

You can write 1t down as cer- tain that should Hitler send an air expedition or occupy 1t otherwise, Roosevelt would oppose that oc- cupatlon, If necessary with the armed forces of the United States.
 Reason, of course, Is that
 Greenland Is such an import
 ant air stepping -stone across the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

ToDAY's COMMON ERROR It Is not good English to use no good as an adjective to describe a person or object; worthless k a better word.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

e. How much does the interest on the public debt of the U. s. gov- ernment amount to annuallyS
 A. Approximately Sl,0SO, 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-23

e. How many miles Is 1t from the top of the highest mountain to the greatest depth of the soa9
 A. i22 miles.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Bramha|I Disc|oses
Plank Draft Sought
Voting Representation
Text Of Resolution
Approved by Central
Committee Is Published

The shape of the initial formal ac-
ton which led finally to adoption
by the Democratic Convention of
platform plank indorsing suffrage
for the District has been revealed
by Walter F. Bramhall, secretary
treasurer of the Democratic Gen.
tral Committee of the District of
Columbia.
On May 13, according to Mr..
Bramhall, the committee met in
the Harrington Hotel here and heard
Malcolm S. McConihe, Democratic
national committeeman for the
Capital, introduce a resolution in
structing the Districts delegates to
the convention to "use their utmost
efforts to obtain insertion OF a
suffrage plank in the platform.
The resolution pointed out the
District of Columbia boasts popu-
lation in excess of that of each of
eight States and population Of
voting age exceeding that of each
of 10 States. bears "all the burdens
of national citizenship" and con-
tributes revenue to the Federal Gov
ernment in excess of that paid by
"eachof more than a score-pf STATES.
Approved by Committee.
The committee approved the reso-
luton, and it was taken to Chicago
and laid before the Platform Com
mittee by member of that group,
Melvin D. Hildreth. vice chairman
of the District of Columbia Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
Working together, Mr.. Hildreth
and Mr.. McConihe at last won ap-
proval of a suffrage plank, as fol-
lows:
I'VE favor the extension of the
right of suffrage to the people of
the District of Columbia"
The original resolution, first link
in a chain of events leading to
Evening star., 1940-07-27

when a woman, who wished to re-
main anonymous, wrote out check
for $50. So were the other officers,
for that matter-Jimmy Hills, 13,
president, of Shepard street; his
brother, David, 10, vice president,
and Albert Silver, IA, secretary, of
5306 Connecticut avenue NV.
The boys modelled their club after
one organized by 14-year-old Leon
ard William of No. 7 Virgilia street
shortly after the Republican Con-
vention chose Mr.. Willkie. The
children canvass the neighbors for
members, man or beast, at 10 cents
each, and plan to turn the total
over to the Montgomery County
Willkie Club.
Democrats Blamed.
The members do not represent
unanimous political view among
the juveniles of the neighborhood,
as witnessed by the mysterious over
Evening star., 1940-07-27

throw OF a big Willkie sign which
the club erected in the Hills front
yard after hours of labor with paint.
beaver board, nails, wire and string.
During the night somebody threw
the sign fiat on the grass.
who did it?" President JIMMY
was asked.
"A Democrat. I think" he re.
piled, "a Roosevelt Democrat,
why do you want Willkie To
win?"
1--WE children must think OF o,,r
future"
What do you think of the foreign
policies OF the candidates."
Jimmy puzzled over that one and
then said he would prefer to ba
quoted as having nothing to say,
He remarked, however, that he def.
nitely didn't want to go to war!
Evening star., 1940-07-27

of bill same as approved by United
States Junior Chamber of Com
merce at Memphis convention. 1886.
Urgently solicit the cooperation of
you and all members to individually
contact, before Tuesday, at the Cap
ital, the Congressman of your dis
trict, who is member OF the Judi
ciary Committee, urging his sup
port
Many members of junior boards
of commerce in various States have
a personal understanding of the Dis
trict's voteless problem for the last
national convention of the national
body was held here last month. 1t
was the largest ever held and
marked the 21st anniversary Of its
founding.
The Memphis Resolution.
The text of the resolution adopted
at the Memphis convention in 1886
follows:
Resolved by the United States
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
annual convention assembled In the
city of Memphis, Tenn, June, 1896,
that it record its hearty approval
of the proposed amendment to the
Constitution of the United States,
as stated in H. j. Res. 461 and S. j.
Res. IL, empowering the Congress
to grant the residents of the Dis
trict of Columbia voting registra-
ton in the Senate and House of
Representatives, the vote for Presi-
dent and Vice President and the
same rights before the courts Of
the United States as are enjoyed
by the citizens of State. That
we believe that these voteless and
unrepresented fellow Americans are
entitled to these specific rights OF
citiznship accruing to residents of
the several States without further
delay and therefore pledge active
and continued support of this
chamber to this end.
BE it further resolved, that the
officers and proper committees Of
this organization be, and they are
hereby authorized to petition Con-
gress and State Legislatures and
take such other action as will aid
in obtaining prompt and favorable
action upon this meritorious pro-
posal."
Evening star., 1940-07-27

! of Massachusetts,, member of the
House Judiciary Committee, wired
The Star today from his home in
Somerville, Mass: Il am in favor
of national representation for the
| District of Columbia"
Representative Ambrose J. Ken
nedy, Democrat, of Maryland. a
member of the House District Com
mittee, also declared himself as
strongly in favor of national repre-
sentation through a constitutional
amendment. He said that, as a sep
arate proposition, he thinks Con-
gress should exercise the authority
it has to grant some form of local
suffrage in municipal government.
He suggested that might be tried
out while waiting for the States to
approve the constitutional amend
ment for national representation.
Rayburn's Statement Heartening.
Those who have been working
for years to get congressional ac-
ton for national representation
were heartened by House Leader
Iva DuI IL D glldG llC Dc-
lieves the Summers resolution will
be passed by the House without
serious opposition. He also said
that he believes it will be approved
by the requisite 36 State Legisla-
lures, remarking: "The people of
the District are pretty good sales
men. They have done a good job
in persuading Congress, and should
do equally as well with the State
Legislatures"
Meanwhile, members of Junior
chamber of commerce in numerous
States are throwing their support
to adoption of the Summers pro-
posal, officials of the Junior Board
of Commerce of Washington an
nounced
Adding further promise of favor
able action by the House Judiciary
Committee, the local junior board
has wired officials of other junior
boards to urge approval of the meas
ure by their representatives who
are members of the Judiciary Com
mittee.
The Washington junior board long
has been an active worker for ma
tional representation and at the
1886 Memphis convention of the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce the national body adopt
ed resolution calling for approval
of national representation.
New Drive Planned.
A. z. Foster Wood, president of
the Junior board here. and James
S. Beattie, member of its board of
directors, who is director in charge
of the national representation pro-
gram, planned the new drive this
week.
In move to convince members of
the Judiciary Committee of the
widespread sentiment for granting
District residents a voice in their
Government, they sent the follow
ing message to the presidents of the
Junior chambers in the districts of
each of the 26 members Of the Judi
ciary Committee:
Summers bill providing nationa
representation for the District OF
Columbia comes before House Judi
ciary Committee Tuesday. Content
Evening star., 1940-07-27

3 Rumanian Ships
Seized by British
Al Port Said
ReprisoI for c Confiscotion
Of Oil, Bucharest Says;
English Deny Retaliation
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST. July 27.-British
authorities at Port Said were re-
ported to be "forcibly holding" three
Rumanian ships today as a reprisal
against confiscation of British oil
interests In Rumania.
The Ministry of Marine, which
announced the seizures, listed the
vessels as the 4,5O1-ton freighter
Bucegi and two oil tankers.
CThe tankers were identified as
the 6,394ton Oltenia and the
5,3l1-ton Steaua Romano by the
German wireless, which also said
1t had heard unconfirmed reports
that Rumania had retaliated by
seizing l8 British boats on the
Danube River.)
Official quarters characterized the
British action as ''unwarranted.'
They declared that recent measures
taken in respect to British oil hold
ings in Rumania do not affect the
right Of property, but are aimed only
at preventing foreign-owned prop
erty from injuring Rumanian ma
tional interests"
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Two Purse Snutchers
Given Jail Sentences

Two purse snatchers today were
serving stiff Jail sentences that were
imposed yesterday by District Court
Justice T. Alan Goldsborough after
their pleas of guilty.
Richard Dulin, 20, was sentenced
to serve from two to six years for
taking S13.86 and SIS compact
from Oleta Burnett on July 7 at
Thirty-first and @ streets NV. after
she got off a bus.
Maurice H. Ross, 81, colored, was
sentenced to serve from three to
nine years for taking SO and a
watch charm worth IS from Ola F..
Royal on July 5 on Sixty-first street
NE. near East Capitol street. The
complaining witness told police that
Ross took her purse and examined
1t under a street light while he
made her wait.
Evening star., 1940-07-27
Young Wi||kie Enthusiasts Sian
Pets Along With Their Masters

vember elections. Nevertheless, the
dog and cat are signed-up, paid-up
members Of the clubs section S.
Tubby even wears a Wiilkie button
on his collar.
Club Has S68.34.
The idea Of signing up neighbor-
hood pets was put through in the
leaner days of the club, when a
dime looked pretty big to Treasurer
Richard Stimson, 8, of 640l Georgia
street, Chevy Chase, Md.
That was a fortnight ago. The
club now has real money in the
war chest-$68.34
Richard was almost overwhelmed