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Evening star., 1941-02-09

Joan for tme forgot to breathe She just stood there
shaking staring down at the of shining golden coins
Brent picked of the coins and eaped out of the
vation THE first of the TREASURED" he cried gay For you
dearp'
The bit of metal cool and hard her hand 1t real
And still it difficult to believe they actually had found
buried treasure Tt like dream ism it,? she whispered
Call it dream if you want to- Troter said brskly 1T
looks like young fortune to Let's the camp things
here and get the out count it. There should
be three thousand douboons counting the you've got
Miss Dawson"
HEY finished the task of moving the by the light
of cracking fire - the wind off the Atlantic chilly and
the heat welcome the light
At the very bottom of the chest they found of some
heavy black wood bound with silver bands locked
with silver hasp.
Look here Trotter cried exctedly. "A jewel case I'll
bet Kind of an dividend eh He shook and something
moved inside.
Hastily he pried the lid off with the edge hatche while
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-
and from that selfhness think shall have full revenge
upon my unnatural children
But should it be otherwise then still the last laugh is
mine for know that these freshmnted douboons
counterfeit and without value worthless base metal thny
washed with gold although good enough for time to
make fools of thckheaded Dutch traders wtha If you do
not believe then ceave goody number of these bright
coins and see for yourself that do verify laugh you from
my gravel
Troter flung the fragment into the fire. There's your crazy
TREASURED he stomed 81 knew all along thered be something
sCewy about wgoose chase like this want that thousand
dollars, Manners; at least I'll paid for my wasted time
Brent nodded slowly Joan wished there something she
could do say to Danish the sudden misery in his eyes,
Its yours Trotter. The moneys in at your bank.
You're safe"
81 want it now growed Trotter "Sign it over to me now
don't want you trying to WEIGH out of it, later on"
Very well. The agreement is there pack All it needs
is signatures"
While you're attending to that, I'll get supper" suggested
Joan trying to act unconcerned What would you ke?"
1T doesn't matter to me-, snapped Trotter Il want that
thousand bucks!
Brent considered for moment, though his diet
important matter.
"I1 take couple of eggs if you don't mind" he said
Sunny side up"
up daylight the morning Trotter i'm
patient and grumpy Joan wanted to cry despite the fact that
she had cried of the night Brent seemed the alert
and cheerful of the lot although he had remained awake and
kept the fire going until long after midnight
Well let's shove off,, Trotter growled mo hanging
around here. got business to run, after aI'
That suits me- Brent said. We'll leave just
Joan and get treasure board"
You going to take that junk with you Toer sneered
What for? Think you sell them souvenirs cuoses?
You can't blame for trying you? Brent countered
cheery We've paid you thousand dollars for your interest
in our little enterprise, haven't we?"
"Ill say you have Trotter grnned "A signed, sealed
and delivered. just ousmarted you, that's all!'
Toer rock and watched them while Joan and Brent
made trip after trip carrying the counterfeit coins to the boat
at the beach
DO really think something for them, Brent?"
Joan asked "Oh, I'm sorry dragged you into ths!
you needn't be-, Brent chuckIed "f it hadn't been for
old Dionso wouldn't have met you And I've had
much fun my life He dropped bag of the spurious doub
looms into the boat and glanced thoughtfy the watching
Troter. We're going to have fun, little LATER
he added almost grmly.
The trip back to the mainland not pleasant for
Confinu odonno
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Telephone Rate Cuts
Are Effective Tomorrow

Reductions in long distance tele-
phone rates approximating IA per
cent, agreed to by the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. and
announced by the Federal Com
munications Commission. 60 into
effect tomorrow. The Chesapeake
& Potomac Telephone Co. is affected
in the nationwide changes.
The new schedule is estimated to
save the public s14,000.000 a year.
The new schedule, in addition to
percentage reductions, will elm
mate entirely the report charge
on uncompleted perSon-to-person
calls and on collect calls.
The commission pointed out, as an
example. that subscriber in WASH
ington in 1919 paid s4 to telephone
a point nearly 500 miles away, and
tomorrow he will be able to call a
point more than three times that
distance for the same amount.
Reductions in rates for the initial
periods of call apply generally where
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Cemetery Becomes
Show Spot of Toxic

Tama Park Cemetery is becoming
increasingly a show spot for visitors
in Toxic, Japan. With a total area
of 253 acres it is laid out like a
checkerboard divided into % sec
tions and each section is subdivided
into number of plots. All passages
between sections are fine driveWays
provided with paved sidewalks. The
large graveyards facing them are
beautifully constructed on individ-
ual terraces about or 3 feet high
and marked off with stone or con-
crete walls. The confines of the
gravewardS are a veritable japanese
garden laid out with stone lanterns
and trees and strawberries.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

matter. to the world. But, II one
exists. It has not been found.
Mr.. RooseveltS friends and those
who are not his frlends-Lh Lhough IN
complete accord with his defense
program and foreign pOlicy-have
been equally futile IN getting re-
suits In this direction. Yet 1t Is
growing more important all the
time-So important that inability
to move him on this score is caus-
ing sort OF despair among tne
better grade defense executives,
who know. as Mr.. Knudsen has pro-
claimed, that it is essential TO DO
much more than we have been
doing. and also know that there is
not much chance OF increasing
speed until and unless Mr.. Roose-
welt yields to pleas or pressure.
As was stated the other day by a
House committee, the real bottle
neck in the United States is the
Presidents desk. That is where
the jam is. The reason, of course,
is that by insistence upon handling
details, as we'll as upon making all
defense decisions himself, instead
of delegating power TO a single
competent agent, the President has
taken on much more than any
human being can do we'll. When
to the immense gravity of our for
eign problems is added the heavy
routine load of the presidency,
which in itself is all any man ought
to carry, it is almost incredible
that Mr.. Roosevelt should attempt
personally TO manage the defense
machinery, map out its policies and
run the show When important de-
cisions such as he has just taken
in regard to Iceland press upon him
daily, the necessity for time for
clear thinking becomes overwhelm-
ing.
Military Committees Report.
The House Military Committees
report makes it plain that the basic
reason for the failures and delays
with which the program has been
afflicted is that he has too much to
do to do anything well. All of this
has been said again and again for
weeks and months. The commit
tee merely reports what was pointed
out year ago when the first de-
fense setup was announced to
wit, that what is needed for the
defense program is "a responsible
head with real authority" There
has never been such head; there is
none now and there seems no i'm
mediate prospect that there will be.
1t is headless, rudderless, utterly
uncoordinated organization. waste
fully sprawled out all over the lot.
stepped in unprecedented confusion
and heavily cluttered up with be-
Wildered misfits. There are, of
course, plenty of good men in the
machine, but there is not one who
can work his efficient best, because
the power of decision is all in the
hands of the oVerburdened man in
Evening star., 1941-07-09
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

If Axis powers choose to con-
slider United States occupation
of Iceland an act Of aggression,
they are free to do so. But ex-
perts on international law do not
view this action as any greater
aggression than occupation of
British owned bases in the
Caribbean Sea.
Iceland recognizes the sover-
eighty of the King of Denmark
who is now no more a free agent
than King Leopold of Belgium
or King Michale of Rumania.
The Premier of Iceland had full
power to authorize the presence
of American forces in the islands.
Iceland will become the fore
most military outpost of the
United States in the Atlantic.
The population is said to be
eager to assist in Transformation
of the island into a fortress.
There are several harbors which
can be made into excellent naval
bases and there is plenty of room
for adequate airfields.
AS soon as these plans are COM
pleted-the British have not
been idle since they took Iceland
under their protection last year
there is little doubt the German
blockade against Britain will be
severely hampered.
Believe Patrol Strengthened.
While movements of naval
vessels are secret, it is believed
that in the last few months the
Atlantic patrol under command
OF Admiral King has been greatly
strengthened by addition of new
deStroyerS and cruisers recently
commissioned, as we'll as ad-
dition of some units which could
be spared from the Pacific fleet.
According TO naval observers.
the Atlantic feet already is in
such a good shape it could under
take any "cleaning-up" the Presi-
dent might order.
While occupation of Iceland
Wes necessary, both for national
defense-to beat the Germans
to the draw-and for the pro-
lection Of the sea lanes to Great
Britain, there are still other i'm
portant strategic points further
south which come under consid-
Grafton for the same reasons.
The Azores and the Cape Verde
Islands are reported as being
used by Germans as supply bases
for submarine supply ships. In
the opinion of naval experts, for
our safety, these islands should
be controlled by the United
States, If the flow of goods to
Great Britain is to continue
unhampered.
Question Is Complicated.
The question OF occupation of
these islands is more complicated
because the Portuguese govern
ment is not willing to incur
enmlty of the Axis by relinquish-
Evening star., 1941-07-09
This Changing World
Azores, Cape Verde Islands ond Dokor Come
Under Same Considerations os Iceland

ing its sovereignty. The German
representative at Lisbon has told
the Portuguese bluntly that Ber-
lin is holding the Portuguese gov
eminent responsible for keeping
the islands under the active
supervision of Lisbon. The Ger
mans have several divisions on
the Spanish-FrenCh border, and
any attempt of the Portuguese
TO allow occupation of the
Strategically important islands by
either America or Great Britain
would precipitate a German at
tack on Portugal. Following these
threats, the Portuguese govern
ment greatly strengthened its
garrisons in the principal islands.
Yet in responsible military
quarters, it is felt that unless the
safety belt of the United States
and Great Britain is tightened,
the free flow of American war
materials and foOdstuffs to Eng
land will be severely handi-
capped
A Similar Situation.
A similar situation exists in re-
gard to Dakar and Casablanca,
French ports in Africa. Admiral
Darlan and Gen. Weygand have
consistently refused to allow anv
use of those ports by foes of the
Axis. Weygand appears, how
ever, to be keeping his promise
not to permit the Germans to
use them. Darlan. on the other
hand, is said to be willing to
come to an agreement with the
Reich on temporary" use of the
two bases by the German Navy
and air force.
According to reliable reports
from Vichy. the French Navy is
being quickly prepared for pa
troll duty" in the Mediterranean.
1t is believed that sometime next
month preparations will be COM
plete and the Marine Rationale"
Will begin patrol in collaboration
with its former enemy, the Italian
fleet.
Meanwhile, Vichy authorities
are doing their utmost TO crush
any possible American feeling
IN unoccupied France. A typical
example has just been reported
IN Washington. There is a Sun
day paper published in Free
France called Sept Jours (Sev-
en- Days. Five weeks ago a full
page of the publication was de-
voted to a photograph of the
popular American Ambassador,
Admiral William Leahy, and the
American Embassy 1t was harm
less enough, but the page was
blacked cut by the censor acting
on orders from Admiral Darlan.
The Germans closely supervise
Vichy and did not want even
such mild publicity for the Amer
lean Ambassador, who, while re-
naming persona grata with Mar
shal Petain, is certainly getting
in their hair.
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action accentu-
ateS this anX-
iety. But the
louder the ap-
pealS, the less
attention he ap-
pears to pay 40
them. II does
seem that there
should be some
way to induce
him to do what
is so clearly
vital TO himself,
to the country.
- l-.
Evening star., 1941-07-09

OF Calcutta and
Waterloo tradi-
tlons.
But isn't 1t
time that some
one paid tribute
to A m eric an
morale?
Here, boys. Is
the highest mo-
rale the world
has seen since
the animals rode
out the storm
with Noah, and
no cue StiOnS s
Evening star., 1941-07-09

purely Mill
tary purposes
and to what
extent for
political pur-
poses?
Pro b a bly,
for both. The
Nazi co-ordi-
nate t h e ir
military and
p o Ii t i C a |
strategy in a
re m a rkable
way. The at
tack was pre-
Evening star., 1941-07-09

Army ana navy
what he deems
are protective
measures is an
in t ere S tin 6
demonStratio o n
of the heXibility
Of the American
Constitution.
Thus the Pres
ident in h S
ca . city a S
{ q m m a n d e +
in chief of the
Army and Navy
can GiS1n O I q n
Evening star., 1941-07-09

the airline distance is more than l44
miles and less than 1880 miles. Re-
ductions in overtime rates begin at
l8 miles Most daytime. evening
and Sunday rates are affected.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
The Great Game of Politics
President Should Tighten His Own Burdens
To Breok Administrative 'Botteneck

the White House. who will not let
any one relieve him of anything
and cannot possibly do all he is
trying to do.
Result Was Bad.
The result is pretty bad. There are
numerous examples, but two will
suffice to Substantiate the charge
of failure" and delay" One is that
the industrial committees, essential,
as the last war proved, to proper
operation of prioritieS, and which
were authorized by the President
two weeks ago, could have been
authorized IL months ago. 1t was
fully that long ago the recommended
ton was made TO him. There was
never any opposition to it-from
him or any one else. But he Just
never got around to it until recently.
1t is not easy to compute the value
of the time lost.
The other instance is connected
with the vital business of price
control. 1t is agreed that the
price control administrator cannot
function without legal authority.
The draft of the bill to give him all
the authority necessary has been
on the Presidents desk for great
many weeks. He may present it any
day. or he may let it lie for more
weeks. In the meantime, the un-
fortunate MI. Henderson founders
around in an Intellectual manner. 1t
would be easy to give other instances
of the kind. Even the routine
business of the presidency lags. For
example. the President let the two
Supreme Court vacancies continue
for four months, although there was
never any question as TO whom he
would appoint. No reasonable expla-
nation for this long delay has ever
been given.
Unjust to Country.
Altogether II is a tragic situation.
The President is being unjust 10
himself as well as TO the country.
Neither his judgment nor his
energy is equal to the strain put
upon them. The effect upon the de-
fense program is attested not by
his critics but by an important COM
mittee of the House, the chairman
OF which is a friend. No more COM
plete indictment of failure has been
made than contained in its report.
The President ought to be free TO
give his full thought to the great
questions Of foreign policy. un-
bothered by the defense problems.
The Icelandic occupation un-
questionably was wise and neCes-
sary move and it has met with
overwhelming public approval. But
it is only one of the series of steps
which are being urged and for the
consideration of which he should
have fresh mind and unimpaired
vigor.
The load he insists upon carrying
would tire a superman-and he is
not that. No one now wants to make
political capital out of the Presi-
dents errors of judgment. The
question of who is to blame for the
defense failures and delays isn't
important The important thing is
to effect a shift that with more
time for reflection and less physical
and mental strain will enable the
President more effectively to lead
the Nation in the sound foreign
policy which he has laid down.
There is nothing quite as important
in the United States today.
(Copyright 1941D
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Named TO Welfare Bourd

LA PLATA, Md, July 9.-Mrs
William H. Lloyd and Judge Walter
J. Mitchell have been appointed
members of the Charles County
Welfare Board
Evening star., 1941-07-09
BY FRANK X. KENT.

The chorus is swelling of those
who are anxious for the President
to tighten the burdens which are
bearing him down. His Iceland
Evening star., 1941-07-09

THE opinions OF the prers this their not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented in The
Stars effort gire all sides OF questions Of interest its
readers although opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars
Evening star., 1941-07-09

More nickel was consumed IN
1910 in the United States than in
any other year.
Evening star., 1941-07-09
On the Record
By DOROTHY THOMPSON.

There are some things about
the attack on Russia that are
not clear. 1t raises the question:
to what extend was it launched for
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Iceland Coup
Puts Axis on
Tight Spot
Attack on Forces
There Would Put War
Onus on Hitler
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

President Roosevelts technique
in avoiding an outright declaration
of war and at the same time MAIN
tanning through the use of the
Evening star., 1941-07-09
Mclemore-
Americans Don't
Score EoslIy
BY HENRY McLEMORE.

We have all heard lot and talked
a lot about English morale.
There can be no denying that it
is fine and up to the best Black Hole
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
Dear Mr.. President:

Lear MT. 1TeSlQent:
"a year ago at the Gridiron Din
ner. in the spirit of the old Ameri-
can tradition that politics cease at
the waters edge, I pledged you CO.
operation and support in the diff
ficult foreign situation confronting
your administration.
Therefore | want to renew my
pledge, especially in view of the
fact that so many members of
Congress, of both parties, seem to
have forgotten this basic principle
of American politics and by their
actions help create the impression
'on foreign nations that they do not
trust your administration of for
eign affairs. They would ham,
string your conduct of an extreme
ly delicate foreign situation"
To this the President responded
with an equally cordial message
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
"My dear Governor Landon:

My dear Governor LandOn:
"The generous spirit of your
telegram helps me to meet the
problems which confront our coun-
try in the field of foreign rela-
tiOns during these troublous times.
"The pledge which you gave at
the Gridiron dinner a year ago
carried force because of the pa
triOtic motive which warranted it.
The renewal of that pledge not
only strengthens the hand of the
government but gives all of our
citizens a good example"
Wendell Willkie, last years Re-
publican candidate, likewise came
out with a declaration of fealty to
and cooperation with the Presi-
dents policies, and the country
was delighted with these two evil
dences of the submergence of par
tisan politics and the indication of
a nations unity in the face of
national emergency.
Where Are The Old Views?
However, another election is in
the offing and beyond that looms
another Presidential election. So
the other day we had Governor
Landon making a big speech in
Kansas Citv Micco,1ri uo hoUan
his cooperation by complaining
that the Presidents declaration
that the intent of the lease-lend
act was that we should deliver our
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

Presidential election. The purpose
of our country is preparedness for
defense. Mr.. Landon's speech sug-
gests that he is equally in favor Of
preparedness - for the Republican
convention of 1914.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
DISPELLING THE FOG
By CHARLES NICHOLSON
Director of Publicity Democratic National Committee
Bv CHARLES MICHELSO,

aid to the anti-Nazi powers shakes
every moral and legal conception
Of representative government"
And Governor Landon continued in
this wise: over eight years of
that sort of slick leadership is
destroying the confidence in poll
tical leaders essential to popular
government. Over eight years of
fooling the people, condoned at
one time or another by different
groups because of the ends, is
planting the seed for the destruc-
ton of our republic. Such a policy
was major factor in the destruc-
tion of the Republic of France"
The ex-candidate said that he
refused "to break ice" for the
President; and he went on, when
a President Or a Governor can per-
suade the minority party leaders
to do that for him he is sabotaging
the strength of that party in the
next election" Here is another
paragraph: 81 will not run inter-
ference for him or cooperate in any
sort of hoax, even to the extent of
keeping still about it,"
And along the same line: ,"Mr.
Roosevelt tries to hide behind the
bushes while letting Republican
leaders break ground for him.
This may be an effective way to
attain his personal ambitions but
is not the way to maintain the
two-party system essential to our
democratic processes. And it is
not effective national leadership in
either war or peace"
Preparedness for-Which?
He gave this formula, possibly
to explain the divergence of the
spirit of his telegram to President
Roosevelt and his attitude today,
which he expresses thus: ga ro-
bust, vigorous healthy Christian
Republic requires that a people be
able to cooperate politically. But
it also requires constant proddlng
and criticism and real opposition
by a minority party
"G'bls is no time he added, "to
lie kindly and generous to a chief
eXecutive who has refused to tell
industry or labor, or even the army
and navy, what is or may be ex-
pected of them"
Most people recall that the Presi-
dent has told industry that the
country expects the greatest pro-
ductiOn of wartime material that
industry can compass; that he has
told labor that it must subordinate
its inter-organization feuds to the
national needs; that after a U. S.
warship was attacked he told the
navy to shoot first; and he has
been unceasing in his efforts to
build our skeleton peace time
army into a modern and adequate
force.
However, perhaps too much ac-
curacy or consistency may not be
expected from the gentleman who
carried Maine and Vermont in ono
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

Even horses don't understand
English in Iceland, according to
U. S. Marines stationed there.
Queer Icelandic customs, together
with autos and carts being driven
on the left side of the streets are
confusing, Leathernecks report.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

Real Estate and Fire Insurance.
Money at Per Cent loaned on
first mortgages. Brewer and Lind
sey, 214 Second National Bank
Bldg. Phone 2481.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
ROOFING Thinning

L. H. Miner, Johns-Manville and
Carey Approved Roofing contrac-
tors; timing and sheet metal
work. Stag roofing, spouting, fur
naces, skylights, metal cornices.
Office at 35 Wayside avenue; shop
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

A wooden mixing spoon is light
and we'll adapted to beating cake
batter; it makes little noise and
does not discOlor the batter.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
BICYCLES

Bicycles, Parts. Tires & Repair
ing. Delphys "The Home of the
Bike" 81 E. Franklin St. Phone 5.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07
UNIVERSAL DRY CLEANER

For Dresses, Rugs, Floors, etc, 25c
gal. in customers container. An
all-arOund cleaning solvent. H. l..
Mills, 46 w. Baltimore st.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-11-07

SUITE of 3 modern offices. Desir-
able location, 3rd floor front, Ware
ham building, 1873 w. Washington
ST.; also single offices. Phone 527