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Show THE PAGE TWO Aside From War WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBIISE While war and its repercussions held U. S. interest 100 per cent, the following newsworthy events drew little attention: IN BALTIMORE Mrs. Harold Ickes, wife of the interior secretary, presented her husband with a baby boy. IN CLEVELAND Col. Roscoe Special Congressional Session Expected to Halt War Profits; Housewife Feels Price Boost Twenty-six-year-ol- (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) d TIMES-NEW- -- Americas Hemispherically, constitute an economic unity which can operate independently of Europe. But in peacetime the Old world's rich nations dangle tempting trade offers before the tiny lands of Central and South America, wooing them away from the more commercial logical channels. When war again engulfs Europe, the rich suitors forget their temporary New world friends, who invariably turn once more to the U. S. for leadership. No exception to this rule is the War of 1939, which finds Argentina cut off from her German-Italiatrade sources by a British blockade, and finds Mexico's expropriated oil program at a standstill because Germany can no longer cross the war-craz- y north-and-sout- h NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE ON RAMPAGE The 'resident's "moral" obligation was forgotten. BUSINESS: War Babies "A'o American has the moral right to profiteer at the expense of either his feltoic citizens or of the men, women and children who are living and dying in the midst of war in Europe." The U. S. had two days to ponder this Presidential warning before the markets opened after a Labor day week-enIf pondering means forgetting, the nation did it well. Tickers ran three minutes behind as "war babies" zoomed 5 to 15 or more points. When it was over, 5,930,000 shares had changed hands and the value of listings at New York alone had upped some Next day the market straightened out. Grains were no exception, jumping to their pegged limits each day. So stagnated was the futures market that milling business practically came to a stop when processors refused to sell flour without being able to buy in their hedges against the cash wheat they needed. Finalof trade douly the Chicago board bled the daily " price limits and upped initial margin requirements. Meat followed the trend. Hogs soared from 50 to 75 cents as the market opened, jumping another $1 the next day. The net result soon sifted down to Mrs. Housewife, whose meat, butter, eggs and flour went skyrocketsuring despite government-helpluses of most commodities. Of! to the White House with this news Frank Murwent Attorney-Genera- l phy, gunning for the devil of World war days, "High Costa Living." He went back to his office with the President's blessing and an order to find ways of outsmarting the speculators, but Frank Murphy's job was not easy. A search of his statutes would he had show the attorney-genera- l few laws to fall back on. $3,000,-000,00- to dig in permanently. Though Generalissimo Smigly-Ryd- z called the retreat "strategic," there was every indication Poland's position was desperate. Off to London seeking aid went Foreign Minister Josef Beck, knowing full well there was no way Britain and France could send it. To a certain point Der Fuehrer's The Reich scheme was obvious. 7 SAW 0. ' JUGOSLAVIA J wiseacres thought Mr. Murphy would spend the next few weeks draft- ing legislation which the President could offer a special j congression- jjJ Y FRANK MURPHY . . . found no l(iui, - ft.'ld smart be politics, because Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace is doing his best to keep farmers from speculating with larger crops next year. If the glove fits agriculture, it also fits business. Though ambitious profiteers thought the President had left a loophole in neutrality by exempting Canada (which has not gone to war). Secretary of Plate Cordill Hull soon baslied this hope in the head. The U. S. might sell arms to Canada for transhipment to the allies, except for one sentence in the neutrality act: "It shall be unlawful to export . . . arms, ammunition or to any neuimplements of war tral state fur transhipment to, or for the use of, any . . . belligerent nation." Next question: How can this ruling be enforced? r ... THE WAR: Speculation As the War of 1939 got well underway, censorship's lid clamped itself over everything save the vague official communiques from London. ConParis, Berlin and Warsaw. versely, the propaganda mills ground faster than ever. By adding to communiques and subtracting from propaganda, observers could ascertain a few things. Hie gist: France, Britain and Poland were in a tough spot. The key to this problem lay somewhere in Poland. Defending troops rushed back to the Vistula and Bug fivers (See Map) where they hoped . jSjSt&f . li mirimifflfft" & rrnf mi KummMitiw Since national dog week comes September 17 to 23, it's a good time to train that pup Junior got last Christmas. Carl Spitz, who trains Hollywood's dogs, says any half-waintelligent beast can learn these tricks. First (above) is teaching him to carry objects. A newspaper is recommended as the first step. But remember, the dog can learn only one trick at a time and patience is Never hesitate to praise the dog. Right: If he jumps up on people, hold his front feet and walk him backward 10 or 12 feet. After doing this several times, your hound will think twice before leaping again. y fr n sea. Not unexpected, therefore, was the call which went forth from tiny Panama republic a few days after war was declared. Would the 21 American nations attend a conference to preserve western hemi- Fully stolen by Europe's war is the news spotlight which Washingd in 1936. to committeemen Interesting were the revelations that (1) Communist Browder has traveled abroad the past two years on a false passport; (2) his assertion that Communists work with every group seeking to improve U. S. economic conditions; (3) his apparently contradictory admission that if the present economic system worked ef- - a IKiii n't Above: A bad dog habit is chasing vehicles. The above bicyclist is braced against a nasty fall. But curing this trick is a simple procedure. Following the arrow, youll see Mr. Spitz making the dog crawl several times around the vehicle he has chased. Dogs, like humans, have a way of getting sick and disliking some medicines. The hard way of dispensing it taxes tempers of both man and dog. The easy way is shown at the right. Take the left thumb and forefinger and pull the loose skin of cheek and corner away from teeth. ' This forms a natural funnel. But keep his head up and prevent him from shaking it until swal lowed. Below: This unusual association is the result of per-fetraining. Only a properly tnueht doe can be expected to show such hrlpfulness towards a fellow creature. S8"Sk - TJ tf -- Anglo-Germa- time-teste- Lothian, did not share this disesteem. He said repeated ly that Abraham Lincoln was his political saint; he risked ostracism at his club by admitting that America did a lot to help win the war, and urged that England should at least make a token payment on the American debt. Lord Lothian, arriving in Washington as British ambassador to this country, has traveled widely in this country, has always taken home good reports, and, as one of the most skilled artisans of empire-buildin- g and upkeep, has urged unbederstanding and g tween the two nations, for the of both. "The British empire," he recently said, "is America's outer ring of If it disappears under security. Fascist attack, the United States and its Monroe Doctrine, freedom of the seas and so on would be Patterns Youll Use Repeatedly With Joy styles like 1768 are fliiHi uiu new Btraauil, and this is a particularly good one. TWO-PIEC- E with tiny-wisted and flaring skirt, to s silhouette. give you the Smart in faille, wool crepe or velveteen. Can be made with long or short sleeves. d, i. jacket-blous- e, hour-glas- Slip. Dart-Fitte- d Large women, to whom fit is will revel in the smooth well-bein- A brilliant writer and speaker, addressing cultural and foreign policy groups in many nations. Lord Lothian has spoken and written unofficially, his dissertations reflecting closely empire policy. There probably is no more scholarly and gifted outrider of the British intellectual dominions than this handsome Oxonian, trained in South Ar, frica under the famous Lord skilled not only In the realistic "pratique" of empire-buildinbut in its genteel histrionics. Like Simon, Chamberlain, Hoare, Halifax, Astor, Beaverbrook and virtually all the others of the British high command in recent years, he firmly refused to believe until Munich that Adolf Hitler had any but pacific and constructive intentions; he shared the prevailing conservative view that German expansion would be, legitimately, to the east, and that the resurgent Reich harbored no designs against the British empire. In 1935, he visited Herr Hitler and returned with warm reassurance to his countrymen. He reported great achievements by the Nazis and indicated high esteem for their fuehrer as virtually all his political associates had dope. He shared the shock and bewilderment of his confreres in the aftermath of Munich. He urged that no further concessions be made to Germany and that the Hitler onslaught should be met with an impregnable alliance against him. It was after Munich that he warned America against the ills with which it would be beset if Britain should succumb to a "Fascist attack." smootn reuow Never Carries A general tes sions court, twice held him, as did A Shootin' Iron s A Iv ! v ; Bridgeport, Conn., several times. but he won. seven to six, in 23 years of tilting with judges and juries, the charges' ranging through assault, robbery, burglary and homicide, as. involved in garment, flour, trucking and fake labor union rackets. lie has never carried a gun, and, as befits the richest of all industrial racketeers, keeps the strong-arstuff moving smoothly, with perhaps no more than an inter-offic- e memorandum to Unlike his carry It through. predecessors of anch amateurish outfits as the Gas House never Gang, be Is no show-ofwears conspicuous clothes, and Is never out speaks softly in front. - His gang at times has Included more than 600 thirty-secodegree hoodlums, and J. Edgar Hoover, of the FBI, to whom he surrenders, has put of the him down as a Barker-Karpi- s kidnaping gang and other equally unpopular outfits. He was born in Essex street, on New York's Lower East Side, in All his 1897, one of 11 children. brothers and sisters are honest and respectable. No explanation of hta errant ways has ever been offered. In his early youth, he formed partnership with young Jacob Shapiro, the beginning of a long and poisonous friendship. They worked up from such small beginnings as package-snatchin- g and mauling pushcart peddlers, and, taking on hired help, began to take over crime firms, such as the Kid Dropper gang. Their first outreach was when they began systematically to shoot up the leather business. (Consolidated Ftturcs WNU Senrlc.) m f, f d COMMUNIST BRO'VDF.R "I only indorsed his policies." nd fectivcly there would be no place for the Communist party. Biggest newt, however, was something which might if substantiated make the Republican party blush. In 1936. said the witness, a man named "Davidson" had approached him as representing seven wealthy Question Mark who were willing to Most observers agree that Italy's Republicans give the Communist party $250,000 current resulted to nominate President Roosevelt as not because Hitler waived his its When presidential candidate. treaty, but from deliberate inten"Davidson" heard that information tion. Though Rome declared its about the offer had been on neutrality, removed air raid shel- to the Democratic nationalpassed committers and resumed oceanic shipping, offer was withdrawn and there was method in this madness tee, the for both Hitler and Mussolini. For "Davidson" disappeared. If this embarrassed Republicans, Hitler, Italy was not only a threat against democracies, but also a po- their Democratic opponents were tent source of supplies should all also reddened. Communist Browder denied he had endorsed Presiother paths be cut off. For Mussodent Roosevelt in 1936. Then he lini, it was smart to watch devel"I carefully reopments: Seeing in I)pr Fuehrer a explained w"y: frained because I knew the Repotential threat to his Mediterranean domination. II Puce is willing publicans wanted me to do it. I to join whichever side he thinks ill only indorsed his (Roosevelt's) policies." Uncle (LEPKE) BUCHALTER. who, it seems, after all, hasn't been away, was discharged seven times by New York magistrates. et Aside from Poland's retreat, aside from German apathy on the western front, the War of 1939 followed tradition. On the propaganda front, Berlin issued a "white book" replying to Britain's "white paper," rer recounting lations and placing responsibility on Faced with continued F.ngland. merchant marine warfare, both France and Britain established import control systems to conserve foreign exchange and provide shipping space for war necessities. Most vital, however, was the plan whereby the United Kingdom hopes to starve Germany into submission. Thrown around western exits of the Baltic sea was the impregnable naval blockade which only Britain could muster. Meanwhile the unique ministry of economic warfare hoped to make British pounds, shillings and pence an equally potent weapon. cham- T OUIS S, Actuality SEEDS Crested wheat rrass seed, clean, complies Willi Washington pure seed law. Information & prices on request. Hejclar A Mulkey, St. John, Washington or Certified Seed Co., 1114 Old National Bank, Spokane, Wash. g, U made no offensive on the western forces front, where British-Frencfound the lightly manned Siegfried line a stone wall. But when he has mopped up in Poland, Herr Hitler can decide on one of two courses, war or peace. If he makes war, the combined armies of Britain and France will have tough sledding against a Nazi juggernaut which vulhas no problem of back-doo- r nerability. From over its new common border with Russia could come all the economic help Germany needs. But observers saw another possible reason for Hitler's apparent lack of interest in the western front Having no military objectives there, having failed to declare war against Britain and France, he might turn about and sue for immediate peace on the stipulation that Poland shall be incorporated into the Reich. ROLLS DEVELOPED Bilk enlargements, or prints, your choice of 16 prints without enlargements Ii5e coin. He prints Ac e. NORTHWEST PHOTO SERVICE North Dakota Fargo - Dept. K Mil-ne- DOMESTIC: ton's election-bouninvestigaticn committees hoped to enjoy this summer. But early September brought one witness before Rep. comMartin Dies' mittee who broke through the barrage from abroad to win prominent place in the week's press. The Earl Browder, general witness: secretary of the U. S. Communist party and its presidential candidate T1 8 Sam was "Uncle Shylock" in England, Sir Philip Kerr, later the 01 marquess British Envoy la Old Friend Of Uncle Sam IT PHOTOGRAPHY THIS YORK. Back In the NEW pagne days, when our T T threatened." production at normal. RUMANIA POLAND'S WAR Heavy shaded area shows German territory. light shade shows territory I'oles say they are willing to surrender to establish permanent front lines along the fistula und Hug rivers, in strategic areas shown with dots. pre-wa- iL vlJ JLk. solwhich could use idarity to good advantage. Europe can no longer supply the needs of South America, nor can America supply the needs of Europe under neutrality restrictions. But everyone including newly handcuffed American exporters would be happy to open up new markets in the other Americas and thus keep U. S. d Hence the iW3 g iPIR HUNGARY NEWS sphere peace? Plainly visible behind scenes was the hand of the U. S., SN A 7wM iXJu b By LEMUEL F. PARTON If, if, the WHO'S WEEK d PAN AMERICA: Solidarity TO DO IT- - ' IN NEW YORK claimed it was dropping a "bombshell" into the automobile field with an unprecedented new low price car for 1940. 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