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Evening star., 1941-01-06
Dunner TO Address Civitun

DR.. Josef Dunner, foreign CORE
spondent and lecturer, will speak
on The End of Hitlersim" at a
luncheon meeting of the Civitan
Club at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
MayfloWer Hotel.
Evening star., 1941-01-06

Waste gathered in one month IN
England to be used again in indus
try was valued at $l,200so0o.
Evening star., 1941-01-06
Congress

Continued From First PageD
Evening star., 1941-01-06

Much Has Been Learned
From Lessons of Past.
There is much loose talk of our
immunity from immediate and
direct invasion from across the
seas. Obviously, as long as the
British Navy retains its power, no
such danger exists. Even if there
were no British Navy, it is not
probable that any enemy would
be stupid enough to attack us by
landing troops in the United
States from across thousands of
miles of ocean until it had ac-
quired strategic bases from which
to operate.
But we learn much from the
lessons of the past years in Eu-
rope-particularly the lesson of
Norway, whose essential seaports
were captured by treachery and
surprise built up over series of
years.
The first phase of the invasion
of this hemisphere would not be
the landing of regular troops.
The necessary strategic points
would be occupied by secret
agents and their dupes-and
great numbers of them are al
ready here and in Latin America.
AS long as the agressor nations
maintain the offensive, they
not we-will choose the time and
the place and the method of their
attack.
That is why the future of all
American republics is today in
serious danger.
That Is why this annual mes
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

One Of aviation's most thrilling
stories was that Of the parachutist,
Arthur II. Starnes, who leaped from
a plane at 81 500 feet, carrying some
rs pounds of extra equipment, and
didn't pull his rip-cord until he was
1900 feet from the ground.
He risked his life to find II hui
man brain could retain conscious
ness through such free fall from
such an altitude. He lost con-
seriousness for just a second, at the
moment when his chute opened and
snapped him into comparative i'm.
mobility.
At the instant 1t opened he was
travelling 100 miles per hour. He
somersaulted in the air - fell
straight, tried everything, and took
IA breaths, 8 deep and 8 light, In
the minute and SO seconds he
was falling.
He landed safely two minutes
after the first of the two chutes
he carried opened up. His feat
opened a new way for pilots to es.
cape in case their planes were dis.
abled In combat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
about Third Basemer.

In any event, there are no third
basemen now around who even can
be compared with the best Of other
years-Jimmy Collins Of Boston, Bill
Bradley Of Cleveland, Buck Weaver
Of the White Sox, to mention only
three.
Collins, fine artist, was also a
normal $3.50 hitter-almost as grace
full at third as Lajoie was at second.
Buck Weaver Is Ty Cobb's all
time pick and Buck isn't far away
from the top. Red Rolfe, in better
health, might have been closer
challenger.
Efficiency can also be costly at
times. For example, there are the
Yankees. They have needed just
SO games to win their last eight
World series competitions.
II they had been somewhat less
efficient and had needed the full
seven-game quota to win their titles,
these eight World series contests
would have required Sc games. This
means 20 possible extra games blown
of the docket, or q matter Of some
$3,500, 600, which is quite chunk
of cash that combined ability and
honesty have cost various club own
ers.
Mickey Owens third-strike entan-
clement in the fourth game Of the
series undoubtedly cost both bali
clubs over $250,000.
81 was standing close by at the
moment" Joe DiMaggio tells me,
''hoping for my time at bat. I can
testify that that curve of Casey's
broke with unusual speed and sharp
ness. Tommy Heinrich is a cool
headed, quick-eyed hitter. Tommy
is hard one to fool. But he must
have missed that sharp hook by at
least foot. Standing where was,
as close by, it is easy to understand
why that third strike got away"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
Great Second Basemen

Joe Gordon's performance in the
last World series win more than
hold Its place when the Hot Stove
league opens It's winter session.
In Gordon's case it might be re-
membered that he is still a young
fellow, with 8 to 10 seasons left in
his wiry system, and this is too soon
to compare him with the masters of
the past.
In this masters list you'll find Nap
Lajoie, Eddie Collins, Frank Frisch,
Rogers Hornsby--and these four are
enough.
Lajoie, the most graceful Of all
ball players, was also normal $50
hitter. Eddie Collins was faster
than the big Frenchman and in adj
dition was q $40 or $50 hitter.
Hornsby was the best hitter Of the
lot with a consecutive f0ur-year
mark above 400. Bill Hanna, one of
the wisest of all the baseball experts,
always ranked Hornsby and Ed
DeIehanty as the two greatest right
handed hitters of all time-not even
barring Wagner and Lajoie. Frank
Frisch was another great second
baseman, fast, aggressive, smart,
and dangerous at bat.
It would be foolish to start ranking
Gordon, in his fourth big league
season, with these veterans who
starred for Is or 20 years each. I'll
say in behalf of Gordon, however,
that on the defense he can make
plays ! don't believe any other Sec
ond baseman could match.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
POLICY:
Defnedeby FDR

On the same day as the senate
opened It's debate on the historic
measure aimed at stripping the neu-
trality- act of all restrictions on
American shipping, the President
delivered his Navy day address In
which he declared that the u. ..
foreign policy was one Of deliver
ing the goodsp to friends Of dempc-
racy. Il tx SW o1ss 8@,
He said that despite U. s. efforts
to avoid 1t, "the shooting has start
ed.s' Bristling with challenges to
the Nazis, his speech, pledged his
administration to a policy of de-
stroying Hitlerism ard assisting IN
establishing a peace which Will
make q better world
s, In writing to the Foreign Policy
association an exposition Of his
own foreign policy, President Roose-
welt had said that 1t was SO simple q
child could understand 1t. ia
The cardinal principle, he assert
ed, was the destruction Of the Hit
Ter menace" and the protection Of
the American way Of life from a,
system that would destroy it.
He admitted that there were those
In this nation who would lull the
people into sense Of false security,
but warned that this action had pre-
ceded the fall Of every country
now occupied by Axis forces.
This and his Navy day address
served the purpose of clarifying the
situation as regarded the road the
United States was prepared to
travel in following the administra-
TONS leadership,
The President expressed himself
as confident that his aims were the
popular aims Of the nation, and that
the people would be ready with
such sacrifices as would be neces-
sary to carry them out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
SOVIET DEFENSE:
Last Ditch ~

What was called the ''last about"
attack possible for the Germans to
launch had been touched off on all
three of the major Soviet fronts, and
there were indications that the de-
tenders were reaching their last
ditch.
The military miracle" was hap
pening before the eyes of the world,
as the Red troops had apparently
halted the full fury Of the Nazi adj
vance, had kept their defense lines
intact, and were putting up what
even Berlin admitted was a mag
nificent defense.
, But whether they could continue
to hold or not remained the latter
part of the needed miracle. Ger
many announced the fall Of Khar-
kov, Donets basin industrial CEN
ter, city of $4,000 souls, Of H.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
MIsCELLANY:

SAN FRANCISCO: One of the
witnesses in the Bridges deporta-
ton case, James O'Neil, was con-
victed Of perjury.
LONDON: A new Florence
Nightingale" in Crete, Joan Stav-
ridi, who refused to fee to safety,
but who had remained there to
nurse wounded British Tommies as
well as the German chutists, was
receiving worldwide acclaim. Her
hospital was cave.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
($o;l!lI3|I|

CEvEN American league cities
- club owners and managers, are
already wondering how they are go
ing to keep the Yankees from am
other common canter next season.
So far they haven't found the an
swer. Maybe there isn't any answer.
There is certainly no solace at
hand In suggesting that the Yankees
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
DEFIANCE:
By Miners

Following a 40-day period in
which the National Mediation board
had sought vainly for a peaceful set
Element, and in which finally Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself had attempt
ed to take a hand, strike Of $1,000
coal miners In seven vital mines had
been called by John L. Lewis.
The headlines made the issue
plain. Lewis Defies Roosevelt. Once
an enthusiastic partisan Of the ad-
ministration, man who had seen
his CLIO. grow to enormous stature
under the broadly liberal labor
laws passed under the Roosevelt
administration, Lewis openly defed
the Presidents personal request for
mo strike"
X The mines were the captive mines
Of the steel companies, and from
them the coal and coke vital to
steel-making were drawn, the steel
firms contracting for the mines en-
tire output.
h The strike was seen to hit at the
very heart Of the national defense.
'T Out of it, the friends of the labor
movement frankly feared, would
come the signing by the President
Of a long-dreaded work or fight"
order which would draft all defense
strikers summarily into the army.
The strike was being watched
with keen anxiety in dozens Of inn
portant quarters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

ru NOW QOeS THIS
concern the Yankees7
Well, DiMaggio Is ~, Gordon Is
20, Killer Keller is rs, Heinrich Is
rs, Rizzuto IL 20, Sturm IL rs, and
Boniiam, Russo, Donald and Breuer
are all under 20.
It's true that William Malcolm
Dickey, better known as Arkansas
Bill, Is "a. But Dickey, always in
condition, Is good for 80 or 30 games,
and Buddy Rosar, Dickey's under
study, is only ~. Red Role is
80. Ruling and Gomez are no
longer in the kid class. But Priddy
Is only ~, and there is some first
class talent coming up from Newark
and Kansas City.
The Yankees, In the main, are
still q young team--a team that
Is In its active prime. And there
Is still Joe Mccarthy at the head
with his team blending influence. No
wonder the other American league
clubs are In q sadly baffled frame
of mind.
For while the Yankees have been
mauling all National league rivals
with considerable gusto, they also
have been mauling their own league
just as Justify.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

are growing OLD.
The vital statistics
show that a ball
players prime is
somewhere between
20 and 80. II is here
he has the combina-
ton Of youth and
experience linked
together. For ex-
ample, Ty Cobb was
20 when he had his
greatest season in
l911-when he bat
ted .420.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
KEARNY:
A Diary Story

Inc WlOOW OF a AOHuOn uOCIOT,
only passenger on a recent convoy
from Britain to the United States,
kept brief daily diary Of her trip,
and from it readers were able to
CLEAN more facts about the Kear-
ny's torpedoing than they had from
naval reports.
The torpedoing occurred two days
after the convoy left Iceland, two
days after the ships had been joined
by the Kearny and 'sanother U. S.
destroyer"
Though the diarist's vessel was
some distance from the naval ships,
she wrote of the SCATTERING impact
Of the depth bombs discharged by
the Kearny when submarine was
reported 80
She wrote: ~
'Our ship trembled like leaf at
each discharge. I thought surely
we had been hit"
The Kearny and the other destroy
er left the convoy, and were not
seen again, she continued. Two
days later she heard the Kearny
had been torpedoed.
This gave the public picture Of
the incident, and showed that in all
probability the Kearny, after drop
ping depth bombs, must have fol-
lowed the trail Of the submarine,
and finally was hit by Q torpedo
during the pursuit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
sBUTCHERIES':
Continuing

Prime Minister Churchill, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and General De-
Gaulle all had their say about what
they called the ttNazi butcheries" Of
hostages which were continuing all
over occupied Europe.
Resentful people were taking pot
shots at high Nazi officers, and each
time one Of these hit a vital mark,
scores of persons connected only
distantly with the crime were be-
ing executed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
Stars-of Stripes Quilt
Intriguing Everyone

y ED, white and blue are starred
~ in an attractive quilt which
bears the intriguing name--Stars
Of Stripes. You'll be charmed
with the easy piecing of these
clever eight-pointed star blocks Of
which just 20 are required. dag
onal setting Is used and with q
narrow border, the size is about
90 by ITO.
Accurate cutting guide with estimated
yardages and directions for the Stars of
Stripes IL 1880, is cents. The quilting
may be either diagonal cross lines or Q
star motif. Send your order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

From Tokyo comes this picture Of
a Japanese aviator described by the
caption as "abOut to take off, In
fighting the Chinese. Note the Jap
anese flag being tied about his head.
ing to agree with one Of his utter
ances.
The Domei news service, and the
Times Advertiser, both authorita-
tive, predicted that a special ses-
sion of the diet would be called for
the direct purpose Of discussing
Japanese-American relations.
They were both gloomy over the
outlook for the lasting peace in
the Pacific that the United States
desired, and Japan was apparently
fighting for-provided it would be
peace dominated by Nippon.
The American formula for peace
was this: Withdrawal from China
and Indo-C China of Japanese, Aneri-
cans and British. Recognition of
the United States of the puppet gov
eminent of Manchukuo. Guaran-
tees of inviolability of territory to
the 'status quo" of governments.
And all recognized that Japan
was far from willing to sign any
such treaty. ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
KNOX:
And Japan

Secretary Knox Of the navy, in an
address, had stated that some sort
of clash of a military and naval
nature with Japan was inevitable"
and for once Tokyo seemed will
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
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IA GOOD DEAL OF HOPE RESTS
WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES
PAT E ON

Ne~~>~e-~~- ''~~"~~--
A GOOD DEAL OF HOPE. RESTS
WITH RURAL COMMUNITIES
A GENERATION ago an evening
spent at friends home, an occa-
sional visit to the theAter or dinner
at a hotel or good restaurant were
considered the pleasures Of life by
people of the cities. Automobiles
did not provide quick transportation
to night clubs, which did not exist,
with their blare Of saxophones and
snare drums, their "blues" singers,
scantily dressed women entertain
ers, round after round Of alcoholic
connections and their headaches for
the morrow. The Victorian pleas
ures Of the eighties and nineties
were of a simple kind, but they were
real. They made for substantial
citizenship that was not subject to
hysteria.
Today those city pleasures Of the
past are gone. They have given
place to wild orgies Of hilarity,
which leave in their wake only re-
grets for lost opportunities. We
have imported the ways Of what
were the gay capitals Of Europe and
those ways were at least partially
responsible for what has happened
in Europe. They helped to make
Hitler possible.
People Of our rural communities
are today more typically American.
They live a more rational life. They
represent the culture of the nation.
They provide the foundation upon
which our future must depend. If
our civilization survives the world
cataclysm, it will be because Of the
influence of our American rural
communities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
NEUTRALITY:
Fight Commences

The fairly close vote in the senate
foreign relations committee by
which 1t was decided to add to the
ship-arming bill an amendment per-
hitting American ships to travel
where they pleased with lease-lend
cargoes, indicated that a severe
fight was in prospect.
Senate anti-administration lead
ers, however, did not predict victory
for themselves, but said that the
bill, as amended, would probably
pass by a close vote. h aY
Delay and full debate was what
they promised, though there were
indications that the ship-arnning bill
would have passed swiftly.
Wendell Willkie, in a statement
following the committee action, had
expressed himself "gratified'' by
the vote, and especially by the Re-
publican reaction. But this was
hard to understand, for only one
COP. member voted "aye," Sena-
tor White.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

These are three women Of the
crew of the Russian freighter Pc
trovski which locked in the U. S.
recently--the first Russian vessel to
arrive here since the outbreak of the
Russo German war. The women
sailors, photographed under the Red
banner are Cleft to right: Maria
Antonovna Bondarenko, Klavdia
Sergena Borovik and Valentino
Stutzerenko.
story industrial buildings, dubbed
the Pittsburgh Of Russia.
Fantastic stories were told of the
losses on each side.
Strange was the report from Mos
COW, telling of Stain in personal
command, Of the removal Of Buden-
ny and Voroshilov from command,
to take charge of the forming of
new armies, and Of the placing of
Timoshenko in actual. command Of
the defense of the capital.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07

WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
U. s. Policy Of Delivering the Goods
In Effort to Aid Foes Of Hitlerism
Is Nations Objective, Says President;
Nazis Pound Russians ON Three Fronts

opinions hs:s scI.mn. ssy
(Released BY western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
WHAT OF THE FUTURE,
A MUCH-ASKED QUESTION

n MOOu-kASMGU QOGOx1OIN fs
WHAT LIES AHEAD? What will
happen when the war or the emer-
gency or the boom blows up? Such
a day is coming.
Some of my acquaintance in
Washington assure me that there is
nothing to fear. They tell me it has
all been given thoughtful considera-
ton. The government is prepared
to provide.
A bit of discreet questioning dis
closes that these acquaintance are
eagerly waiting that as the day on
which will be disclosed the failure
of the American system of free en-
terprise, and the substitution of the
state, socialism Of Germany, or the
state capitalism Of Italy. These two
systems are so nearly alike that
only a microscopic analysis can
determine a difference, and both
SAVIOR of Communism.
How viii the government provide?
Can we keep on adding to the mort
gage of approximately $1,000 that is
plastered on every American family
and on which it must pay an interest
charge of some $3.50 a year? How
far can we continue to add to an in
debtedness that now equals close to
one-third of the value of all our ma
tional wealth? Is
Industry is not now permitted to
accumulate any reserve to provide
shelter for the rainy days ahead.
There is nothing to insure a days
wages for the workman when the
demand for guns, tanks and planes
is no more.
Congress should be thinking of
that future day, unless congress is
willing to see our American system
60 overheard and America follow
the road all the rest of the world is
travelling.
FIXING WAGES, PRICES
THE PAYMENT, at exceedingly
high wage rates, of billions of dol
lars each year to American work.
men and q drastic limitation on
production of commodities for civil
ian use produce dangerous condi-
tons for the creation of wild, un-
controlled imitation. Ways by which
such conditions may be offset in
clude a limitation on all prices, in
cluding wages, an exceptional and
drastic tax rate on all incomes that
are above those of normal times, or
an ax,forCod y,s,rchaca ~ oox,arpx,,a,<
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
.BENES:
His Tie,o

The former president of Czecho-
slovakia gave his views on the war,
saying that the sudden and early
winter in Russia was the death knell
Of Hitler's hopes.
The Nazis, he said, might last
through this winter, taking the de-
fensive in Russia, and turning their
forces to other fields where the
weather was better.
He could not see Germany sur
viving another winter. He claimed
that Hitler was losing faith with his
present associates, and that a mill
tary dictatorship soon would be
formed, and following that Ger
many would collapse, for an inter-
nal schism would be set up.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-07
PLANES:
Death in Peace

The loss Of five pursuit ships
Of the P-40 type, the American Spit
fire, as it had been called, which
vanished during a fog during which
a squadron Of 10 became separated
from each other, showed this coun-
try that deaths in plane training
could be heavy in peace as in war.
One pilot was seen to parachute
from his ship in the mountains near
Tehachapi, Calf. Another was
found, burned to death, in the
wreckage Of his plane.
Seven bombers were searching
for the others, systematically. They
had to land on field. The field
was too small, and one cracked
up.
Before they could take off again,
a tractor and road graders were
obtained. Emergency crews went
to work lengthening the runways by
5000 feet.
The bombers of the searching
party arrived at the field in early
morning. It was late afternoon be-
fore they could resume their search.
There was no expectation Of find
ing the missing three pilots alive.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-23
Editors Note

The Detroit Times daily
editorial page. with Paul
MaIIon, Hugh johnson,
Westbrook PeqIer and
other regular features.
is on Page 20 today.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

& Ohio Railroad Co. proffering every
possible facility to the Government
their road would afford. The consulta-
ton not ending until pm, Col. Lee
accompanied by his aide, 1t. Stuart
U. S. A.. Immediately afterwards, on q
special train, set out to overtake the
detachment of the United States
marines"
While the Government was thus acting
to crush the insurrection at Harpers
Ferry the Mayor of Washington, not
wishing to be caught unprepared called
for Federal aid. and The Star tells us
of this in the following item:
Maj Brent dispatched a requisition
to tine Secretary of War, who. upon re-
ceipt thereof. issued an order for him
to draw on the United States Arsenal
for 200 stand of arms and 5000 rounds
of ball and buckshot cartridge The arms
were received at the Office of Capt. God
dard. chief of police. where they were
all loaded with cartridge and bayonets
fixed. The entire police force was on
duty, one-half on parade and the other
so under arms at the City Hall, for action
at moments warning. Police mounted
on horseback were station at every out
let of the city, at the bridges, etc, to
give instant warning of any hostile dem
onstrations from outside the city"
At the time no one knew to what ex-
tent the Harpers Ferry trouble would
reach, and President Buchanan was
about as much alarmed as any one else
hence he called out, through the Mayor.
Evening star., 1941-11-02

TO one he gave q few words Of cheer,
for another he wrote a letter home; to
others he gave an orange, few comfits
a cigar. pipe and tobacco, sheet of
paper or postage stamp :. from an
other he would receive a dying message
for mother, wife or sweetheart. -. As
he took his way toward the door, you
could hear the voices Of many a stricken
hero calling. Walt. Walt. Walt! Come
again! Come again!"
AS nurse, Walt Whitman may be for
gotten. but as q poet he will long be
remembered, especially for his when
Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloomed
and his 20. Captain, My Captain in
spired by the death of President Lincoln.
The last of these follows:
oh captain! Ny captain! Our fearful
trip is done,
The ship has weathered every rack the
prize We sought is won:
The port is near. the bells / hear, the
people all exulting.