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Evening star., 1940-07-28
President Of Yale
And Former Judqe
Pledge Wi||kie Aid
Dr.. Charles Seymour
And }. M. Proskouer
Both Democrats
Ev the ASsorIsted Press

SS the Associated Press.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
July 27.-Wendell l.. Willkie made
public today messages of support
from President Charles Seymour of
Yale University and Joseph NJ Pros
kauer. former New York State Su-
preme Court justice.
At a press conference the Repub-
lican presidential nominee reiter-
ated he was gratified at the type of
persons pledging him support.
There isn't a Mayor Hague nor
Mayor Kelly nor a Crump in the
list" he said.
DR.. Seymour telegraphed, he had
been "a Democrat since Woodrow
wilson, and added. Il look for
ward to voting for you in November
in the conviction that you and the
policies you have expressed will
assure protection against foreign
danger. the development of domestic
prosperity and the preservation of
American institutions.
Described as Leading Democrat.
Mr.. Proskauer, described by Mr..
Willkie as "one of the leading Dem
ocrats Of New York" wired that I'VE
have had enough of Government by
men who array class against class,
destroy the productivity of the Ma
ton, and, with half-baked schemes
for aid to the worker actually de-
prive him of the chance to work"
Il ask to be enrolled for active
service as a devoted supporter of
your candidacy as Southern born
Democrat" Mr. Proskauer added.
II take this course because you are
defending true Democratic princi-
piles against those who have taken
the name and violated the traditions
of Democracy"
Copies of Mr.. Proskauer's message,
(See WILLKIE, Page A-2
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Nazis Switch Raids
To Land Targets;
4 Bombers FeIIed
Wave on Wave Of Planes
Ronee Over Britain
In Daylight and Dark
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July q. - Targets
ashore bore the brunt of Ger
man air attack today as Nazi pilots
roared across Britains coasts for
the third successive day of in
tensive bombing raids.
If the switch from forays ON
British sea lanes vas intended to
catch the home defense off guard,
it appeared to have tailed.
At least four raiders were shot
down-raising Britains three-day
bag of Nazi bOmbers to 33-ano,
despite admitted damage and casu-
alties, there was no acknowledge
ment that any military objective
mad been hit.
Two German raiders were re-
ported shot down this morning
The Air Ministry later reported
two more enemy aircraft were shot
down OF the southeast coas. by
British fighter planes and that one
British plane is missing from patrol.
Wave on Wave Of Planes.
The raiders came in wave after
wave, in daylight and darkness,
ranging the isles from Northern
Scotland to Southern England
The German high command said
numerous fires were observed after
aerial bombardment at Tunbridge
Wells, mainline railway junction
midway between London and Hast
ings on the southeast coast; on
oil tanks along the Thames ard
the harbors of Cardiff and Aber-
throw. Wales, and Hastings. But
even the Nazi report mentioned no
fresh claims to aerial blows on
Britain's harried shipping.
A lone raider attacked a vessel in
the English Channel, but was chased
off by British fighters after missing
with six bombs
Extensively, the Air Ministry re-
ported attacks on German oil re-
servoirs at Cherbourg, St. Nazaire
and Nantes, in France, and on the
Dortmund power station and air
dromes of Schipol and Wallhaven,
in The Netherlands. One British
plane. it acknowledged, failed to
return.
To-day an aircraft of the coastal
command successfully bombed an
enemy ship off the Norwegian
coast" it added The crew was
seen to abandon ship
Nszis Thrice Intercepted.
Royal Air Force planes, trimming
the isles in constant vigil, repeatedly
scared above low-hanging clouGs
to wheel and dive on the German
planes before they could reach i'm
portant objectives.
Three times during the day along
the southeast coast swift chaser
(See LONDON, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Move to Limit CONSUMPTION
To 1928 Age Group Backed
Senators Discuss 1t as Toft Joins Opponents
Of Peocetime Draft; Showdown Due Soon

Military Affairs Committee said he
had heard similar expressions, and
added, Il feel that way myself"
L think We ought to limit the
registration of soldiers to the 18-
to-3l group representative May
said. explaining that he had been
impressed by the suggestion along
this line of Mayor La Guardia of
New York. before the committee
Friday.
Favors voluntary System"
Senator Taft, recent aspirant for
the Republican presidential NOM
ination. said he favored trying a
voluntary system" before support
ing the first peacetime conscription
move in this country's history.
Senate considerable of the COM
pulsory training bill is expected to
Continued on Page AT. Column 1.)
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Rumania Seeks Delay
In New Concessions
Ordered by Reich
Internal Crisis Feared
If Futher Surrender
Is Forced Now
By the Associated Press.


BUCHAREST, July. 27.-Rumanla
sought a formula tonight whereby
actual cession of territory to Hun
gary and Bulgaria may be post
poned as long as possible. despite
German order that she enter into
quick direct negotiations with those
countries.
tIn Rome well-lnformed
source reported that the Ru-
manians while in the italian cap
ital discussed details of Balkan
territorial alignment which would
give parts of their country to
both Hungary and BulgariaD
The Rumanian press and radio
said any further surrender of Ru-
manian territory at this time might
provoke an internal crisis of serious
consequences just at a time when
Germany wants to keep supplies
moving from the Balkans to the
Reich.
Hope for Better Fate.
Already having been forced to
yield Bessarabia. and Northern
Bucovina to Soviet Russia, Ru-
manians took the general attitude
that the longer they could delay
transfer of soil to Bulgaria and
Hungary the better the nation is
likely to fare in any eventual divi-
sion.
Bulgaria desires Southern Do
bruja, which Rumania got in the
second Balkan war in 1913 and
Hungary wants Pennsylvania. which
came under Rumanian rule in
World War settlements.
1t is hoped in Bucharest that
measures already taken to please
Germany, such as the seizure of
British oil properties and making
their reserves available to the Reich,
will find favor for Rumania in Ber-
lin.
Speculation on TankerS
There was speculation whether
Rumania might also take over 80
British Danube River tankers in
order to ship oil to Germany. This
would benefit Germany greatly,
since lack of transportation facili-
ties is the main obstacle to present
shipments.
Discussing British detention of
three Rumanian ships at Port Said,
Rumanian papers significantly
pointed out there are at least IL
British ships in Rumanian harbors
while only one Rumanian vessel
remains within reach of Britain.
New Soviet radio warnings that
Russia will feel obligated to take
frontier measures" unless Rumania
stops the tyranny" of which ref
tSee BUCHAREST, Page abb
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Duce Tops Off Strenuous Day
By Winning in 7 ennis Doubles

white shirt and cream linen shorts
that showed his war-scared legs he
pedaled briskly up the. garden path
of his Villa Torlonia estate to bathe
and dress for a conference with
Rumania's Premier and Foreign
Minister.
The question he asked in the
morning, after his ride. was do I
look weak, sick, tired?" 1t goes
without saying that no answer was
needed.
For 10 minutes II Duce rode and
hurdled furiously to prove his fit
ness to the world and when he
got through he was not even
breathing heavily.
Mussolini arranged the show for
IS members of the foreign press
In the early morning on the grounds
(see MUssOLIN1. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-07-28
BY stan Correspondent of The star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star
HAVANA, July 27.-Dependence
by majority of the Latin American
republics on United States leader
ship in solving war-born problems
threatening their very independence
was emphasized during the first
week of the second emergency meet
ing of American Foreign Ministers
in session here.
Argentina, traditionally jealous of
North America and anxious to be
known as a continental leader in
her own right, was the principal ex-
ception. but even her delegation
awaited the cut from Secretary Of
State Hull before developing its own
proposals.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
By RICHARD G. MASSOCK,

ASSOCIATED PresS forelRn correspondent
ROME, July 81 Morning and
afternoon on this long, hot day,
Benito Mussolini, who will be 81
Monday, put on a performance of
personal fitness for a gallery of in
ternational newspapermen and
asked them, in effect: How am I
doing?"
This morning he galloped and
jumped his fine chestnut mare; this
afternoon he played tennis in shorts,
before cameras and reporters. Az
both shows" II Duce glowed with
good health and bubbled with ex-
cellent humor.
In the tennis game, Mussolini and
young partner won, IS, against
two youthful athletes. Then, wear
ing cream linen cap with visor,
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Honolulu Clipper Off
With ID Persons Aboard

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27.-The
Honolulu Clipper left at 1909 pm
today on Pan American Airways
second commercial flight in the new
San sco-Auckland, New Zea-
land service.
Fourteen persons. all company
employees or Government inspectors,
were aboard.
Pan American said its first pas
senger fight would leave here Sep
tember 7. and that planes would
leave for New Zealand every two
weeks thereafter until new ships
can be obtained, after which the
service will be put on a weekly
basis.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

A move to limit the compulsory
military training program to the
age group between 19 and % was
developing in congressional circles
yesterday as Senator Taft. Republi-
can. of Ohio Joined opponents of
peacetime conscription for show
down fight in the Senate this week
The 1923 age limit suggestion. it
was learned reliably, is being dis
cussed informally by some Senators
who are not prepared to take
stand against any training program.
but who are opposed to the range
of the Burke-W -Wadsworth bill.
Meanwhile. at the other end of the
Capitol, Chairman May of the House
Evening star., 1940-07-28

was the even money favorite
yesterday, but finished up the
stretch. Because of the Cali
fornians' loyalty to Kayak, Chal-
ledon paid $40. The victory
brought his earnings to s294,63
At Chicago the $4,000 added
Arlington Futurity, first of the
seasons big 2-year-old races, was
won in the mud by Cleveland
Putnams Swain. with the IA
vorite Attention running out of
the money. The consistent sprint
er He Did wilted under the 12a-
pound impost in the Empire City
Yonkers Handicap, with the
$7,500-added purse going to Sic
kle T. The $500 Puritan Handi-
cap, Suffolk Downs feature, was
won by Upstream, a 9-to-I shot.
(FHrther Details tn Sports Sectton.)
Evening star., 1940-07-28
British Plane Reported
En- Route to New York

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July PA Brit
ish plane was reported at La Guar
dia Field today to be en- route here
from Foynes. Ireland. and expected
to land tomorrow after brief stop
over at Montreal.
Details of the type of plane, its
ownership or the purpose of the
flight were not available at the air.
port. Officials there said the plane
would not be in contact with the
airport until it was within 80 miles
of the field.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Gibraltar Battery
Reported Damaged
Heavily by Bombs
Guns Are Heard in Action,
But No Worships or
Planes Are Sighted
b. the Associated Press.

By tire Associated Press.
LA LINEA. Spain. July 27-Re-
ports from Gibraltar tonight said
battery on the Punta Europa
shore of the British stronghold had
been heavily damaged by a
bomb hit.
Anti-aircraft batteries went into
action on the western side Of the
Rock and cannonading could be
heard. but no warships or invading
airplanes could be seen.
A British merchantmen was SAID
also to have been damaged yester-
day by Italian bombing planes
which attacked Gibraltar twice
within "a hours.
Because of the repeated raids.
almost the entire civilian popu.a
ton has been removed.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Gish Sisters Reunited
On Stage After 80 Years
BY the Associated Press.

DH tilt hSSotlhleu fTees.
CHICAGO. July 27-Lillian and
Dorothy Gish appeared on the stage
together today for the first time in
80 years, and the audience didn t
know it. Dorothy had been here
visiting her sister, who has the lead
ing feminine role in Life With
Father"
A member of the cast became i'll
and Dorothy stepped onto the stage
at the last moment, playing the
part of maid. She was unan-
nounced and the audience appar-
emily did not recognize her.
The early stage play in which
they appeared together as small
girls, was Her First False STEP"
in 1901.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Chu|Iedon, Pride Of Maryland,
Wins $4,000 Race on Coast

w. L. Brann's Maryland bred
Challedon, the horse of the
year" in 1899, ran one of his
greatest races at far-off Holly
Wood Park in California yester-
day when he won the $4,000
Hollywood Gold Cup in track
record time Specify was second
and Can't Wait third as $4,000
fans watched.
Challedon covered the mile
and quarter in 2:02 and won by
a length and quarter after
coming from far back. 1t was
the third straight victory in the
stake for Jockey George Woolf,
who rode Seabiscuit in 1893 and
Kayak II last year.
Kayak, coupled with Advocator
as the Charles s. Howard entry,
Evening star., 1940-07-28
German Commissioner
Named for Luxembourg
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
80 BERLIN. July DISAPPOINTMENT
of Gustav Simon. district Nazi
leader of the Coblenz-Trier district,
as Germany's civil commissioner for
Luxembourg, was announced to-
night.
Simon replaces the military COM
mander who heretofore has admin
istered the little German occupied
grand duchy. He will be responsible
to the military commander Of Bel
9iu,n and Northern France.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
WJSV to Broadcast
Talks on Havana PorIey

DR.. Leo S. Rowe. director general
of the Pan-American Union, and
Luis Rodolfo Miranda. Cuba's AS
sistant Secretary of State, will dis
cuss the results of the Far -Ameri-
can Conference at Havana in spe-
cial radio broadcast over Station
WJSV of the Columbia Broadcast
ing System at pm. tomorrow.
At $50 pm, Edward R. Murrow,
chief of Columbia's European staff
will interview Marshall Joubert of
the British Royal Air Force from
London.
Both will be 15-minute broaGca,ts.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Dependence on u. S. Leadership
Significant Fact at Havana
Secretary Hull Took Care to Enlist Views
Of All Delegates in Drafting Proposals

The United States. which called
this conference to formulate a pro-
gram under which all the Americas
could unite to defend themselves
against the menace of German
economic and political domination.
was the only country entering the
meeting with specific suggestions
for action on all the three major
problems under consideration.
With most of the other 20 nations
it simply was case of looking to
Uncle Sam to fulfill the role of
good neighbor" and help them out
of a tight spot by advising them
what to do and helping them do it,
In return, they were ready to CO.
(See PARI,FY Page A-4O
Evening star., 1940-07-28
One Killed as Leftists
Fiqht BoIiviun Fuscists

By the Associated Press.
LA PAZ, Bolivia. July 27.-One
person was killed and several
wounded last night in a clash be-
tween Leftists and Falangists (Fas-
cists) in which machine guns, pis-
tolls and stones we're used.
Six persons were arrested.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Duchess Visits Hospital

LISBON. July 27 (P-The Duch-
ess of Windsor, who with the Duke
is staying in Lisbon hotel visited
a maternity hospital at Cascais to-
day and contributed an undisclosed
sum of money to 1t.
Evening star., 1940-07-28
By !. A. OLEARY,

(Draft Of compulsory military
service bill on PAGE A-5.J
Evening star., 1940-07-28
Weather Forecast

Local thundershowers today and tomor-
row, cooler today and tonight, gentle
north shifting to east or southeast winds.
Temperatures today--Highest, 100, at 8
pm; lowest rs, at S am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report.
Full details PAGE A.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

The Evening and Sunday Star is
delivered in the city and suburbs at
75c per month. The Night Final
Edition and Sunday Morning Star at
85c per month.
Evening star., 1940-07-28

(See WEATHER, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-07-28

(See FARLEY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-07-28

(See TEXAS, Page A-4
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-30
Frankly Speaking
By PAT FRANK

claiming that work on the Zone
would be done by Foreigners"
He voted against any aid for
refugee children. He explained we
should take care of American or
phans before foreign children, but
he has consistently voted against
domestic relief measures, too.
He wrote a letter to William Al
len White, of the Committee to
Defend America by Aiding the AL
Hes, suggesting that Mr.. White
join the British Army instead of
trying to make America wake up.
His favorite word is ''warmong-
err"
He epitomizes the Congressman
who calls himself ''isOlatiOnist,"
but who actually is plain pro-
German.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-30
WASHINGTON

w A01114NG4O1N
Now that Rep. Jacob Thorkel-
son, the Trojan HOrsey Norweg-
ian, is retiring from the political
arena by popular request of his
constituents out in Montana, his
place in Congress as a spreader
of GOebbels-type poison will prob
ably be taken by Rep. John C.
(Bullneck) Schafer, of Wisconsin.
The Hon. Mr.. Schafer is a Re-
publican who represents the
fourth Wisconsin District, which
includes Milwaukee and it's large
German population, and he acts
accordingly. The Hon. Mr.. Schafer
is nicknamed Bullneck by the in
habltants of the House Press Gal
lery because, in heft, he most
nearly resembles Goering of all
the Congress, and because when
angered-which is nearly all the
ume-his beefy neck gets red
and CLOVIS like stop light.
The Hon. Mr.. Schafer is form
er locomotive engineer, born in
Milwaukee. He is on his feet,
fighting progressive, liberal mea-
sures, and attacking most any
thing that would help the defense
OF America, just about every day.
And like ThOrkelsOn, he doesn't
content himself with speaking, but
fills the back Of the Congressional
Record, or appendix, with what
ever he hasn't time to spew out
on the floor.
On several occasions he has in
cluded in the Record material
from Father Coughlin's Social
Justice magazine, which he seems
to read avidly and admire no end.
He is fond of dOubIe-barrelIed,
persOnaliZed.- adjectives. VIII e n
speaking of measures he doesn't
like, reminiscent of HitIer's "PIu-
tO-DemOcratic Obligarchies." For
instance, he called the cash and
carry neutrality act the Barney
Baruch-BlOOm nonneutrality bill"
He calls the President "that New
Deal Fuehrer Roosevelt" and he
refers to the CONSUMPTION act as
the "COL AdOlph Ochs Adler Ba-
ruch Compulsory Military Serv-
ice bill"
In nearly every piece of defense
and preparedness legislation he
has followed an abstructionist pol
icy maddening to those Congress-
men who know the immediate
need, and are anxious to get things
done. But on National Defense.
he was careful to pair his vote off
when voting time came-so it
was not recorded.
He voted to rec0mmit the Pa
mama Canal Bill, providing for de-
Tense and development of the Can
al Zone, and explained his vote by
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-30
n IN FOR A SAIL WITH THE
w. p. A.


The last time we were in a sail
oo+ was in mid-January with the
,ercury frozen in its tracks at
Il above zero. DOdging ice-flOes
the Atlantic and reefing can
os in the teeth of a snOw-laden
lIi1zard from the northeast, we
rore initiated into the shivering-
uivering inner circle of those who
olehrate the Frost Bite Derby as
|be High Tide of the Year. Quite
ecently. and with the same skip
or as in the FrOst-Bite event,
% were taken for another ride.
however, this time we went with
he W.P.A.
Now a la landlubber and a Re-
ublican, this alphabetical COM
sination implies one thing, but to
vachtsman it can have only one
hterpretation, and that absolute
non-relief. To the shippers and
he sailors, this kind of W.P.A.
lands for Wet Pants Association.
but more of this later.
There are thousands of Jewish
OmmOdores and captains in dOries
nd dingies that spank the crys-
alline blue waters of Americas
BIKES and inland waterways. The
ype of tub they sail is as diversl-
led as the ferries that plaw be-
Ween Oakland and Frisco in the
Golden Gate or as strange as the
raft that ply the N.Y.-HObOken
Oute. But we doubt if any of these
lippers have the enthusiasm or
he knowledge of saiIbOats and
he sea that is the heritage of
Ohnny Mendonca. pronounce the
like an s., please).
Those of you who read of our
Intrepid adventure last mid-janu-
ry will remember Johnny. In our
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-30
WET PANTS ASSOCIATION
HOLDS A REGATTA

The organization known as the
W.P.A. in naval circles has been
sailing along now for the past six
years. Organized to encourage
the rank beginner to learn to sail
while racing" the Association be-
gan with less than a score of men,
bers and in it's first summer of
competition fewer than a dozen
boats took part. Today, the men,
bership of nearly 1000 and the
racing regattas, held weekly in
the summertime, draws racing
craft of every make and descrip-
ton. Needless to say, Johnny, who
spends whatever time he's free
from the classroom where he
teaches Spanish-was a charter
member.
We were in Johnny's thirty-two
foot sloop. We were flying behind
a canvas that had its beilyful of
wind. The spinaker, or parachute
sail, was really getting us places
and we were bound for a buoy
some six miles from Ambrose
Light to our station as judges in
this latest of Wet Pants Regattas.
"The only way landlubbers can
really learn how to sail, to tack,
to furl out canvas, to head into
the wind, to throw a spinaker
from a jib and a spanker from a
boom is by actual experience"
said this seaman. "The best way
for a landlubber to get the feel of
the ocean is to fall out out of his
boat couple of times after MAX
ing mistake in judgment in hand
ling his craft while racing. Hence
our name, the Wet Pants AssO-
citation. Most of the youngsters in
tOday's race" and Johnny pointed
to hundreds of small white sails
dOtting the horizon, "have earned
their varsity letters and most of
'em have learned how to sail. And
just as we have gOOdly percent
age of Jewish youngsters in the
FrOst-Bite clan, so are we getting