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Show THE PAGE TWO Vast maim mnmm IB1 ORB W M The Front Pages: As long as the Rome and Berlin papers keep printing, Britain doesn't need a propaganda force. The Axis' squawks about the British attacks will have the whole world despising them even more than now . . . The trouble with covering plane attacks, confides James Aldrich from the British Mediterranean fleet, is that you develop "a tendency to see in the sky things you think are planes." Of course, you feel much relieved when they are planes. . . .It's good Huey Long didn't livu. His promise to make every man a king wouldn't be much of an inducement these days . . . The editorial salutes to the history and meaning of the City of London made shudders rhumba across the body. We recall similar editorials about Prague, Warsaw, Vienna and Paris much too reminiscent of an obituary notice. ... ... Sounds In the Night: At 21: "It looks like they're getting a more intellectual clientele the women are homelier" At the Riviera: "Shi goes around daring you to knock her conscience from her At the Stork: 'To shoulder" me a p'.ght club is just an upholstered concentration camp" . . . At 'die Beachcomber: "She's an heiress and he's an hetrdale" . . . At La Martinique: "She's in the powder room dulling her nose gloss, brightening her lips and sharpening At the Village Barn: her fangs" "One look at her figger and your At eyes yell for crutches!" Club Gaucho: "It's a pretty necktie, only It's not pulled tight enough" At Club 18: "He's as sincere as a Japanese apology" At Coq Rouge: "I went with her once. I had more fun biting my nails" In Reuben's: "It's lucky thing for Buckingham palaee that Gocring wasn't dropped on it!" ... ... ... ... ... Manhattan Murals: The flip newsat Fiftieth and Seventh who shouted: "Britain Bombs Berlin"! Read about the Grapes of RAF1" . . . The shooting shoppes all over midtown, chiefly patronized by sharpshooting gals . . . The "funny-manwho wears FDR and Willkie buttons on his lapel sooo . . . Jack Alexander's smarticle on Billy Rose for the Essecpee will be christened: "Basement Belasco" . . . Add descriptions: New York is a big dice game. Everybody's a loser, but nobody wants to leave the game. boy s" c! The Wireless: Attesting to the caliber of the British morale, Ed Murrow said they would rather live underground than under Nazi domination. . . . Cholly McCarthy is funny so long as he keeps his barbs well sharpened. But when he goes cute, he splinters. at Man About Town: Jolsnn's second in I'hilly grossed $33,000, he says, meaning $12,600 profit . . . What Jokester pasted a Willkie sticker on Mrs. FDR's windshield at the recent Rhinebeck fair when the chauffeur was dozing? . , , Quentin Reynolds escaped Injury when the London apartment house he dwells When Franchot In was bombed Tone was at Johns Hopkins hosp nurse developed a rash which the specialists there couldn't diagnose. They finally called it "Romance Rash." week ... Unless the Roosevelt administration shakes itself free of red tape and really does something about tin, it may have a major scandal on its hands. Months have passed since the nation first woke up to the fact that its supply of tin was desperately low. During that time, Japan has edged down closer and closer to the Malays and the Dutch East Indies, our chief tin supply, and now is at the gates of French Meanwhile, the plan to set up a tin smelter in the United States using Bolivian ore and to save a dangerous ocean haul half way round the world, still is clutched in the large hand of Jesse Jones. Jesse now is going through exactly the same routine that the state department followed four months ago asking American metal companies how much tin they would smelt, what process they would use, etc. Last May several companies told the state department they were glad to Phelps Dodge, American Metals, American Smelting St Refining and Vulcan Detinning. From them the state department had secured all necessary information. But after it had finished, the national defense commission went into the matter all over again, asking virtually the same questions. Now, at long last, the tin problem has come before Jesse Jones, who as federal loan administrator passes upon the $2,000,000 loan which is to be spent on constructing the tin smelter. And Jesse Jones has gone into all the aforementioned red tape still again. The tin situation is made even more difficult by the fact that although one of the busiest men in Washington, Jones declines to delegate authority, wants to know all the details. Jones is now secretary of commerce, a department which Herbert Hoover once made one of the most important in the government. But Jesse also insisted upon keeping his hands on the vital job of federal loan administrator. This makes him, next to Roosevelt, the most powerful man in the government also the most sought after. Result is that state department officials, national defense commissioners and tin experts have to mark time waiting for a chance to see Jesse Jones. And after they get to him they have to wait for him to go through all the details personalIndo-Chin- C. V. K. Thompson, the New York correspondent for the London Express, relays this current London quip: All the civilized nations had been destroyed, bombs had levelled every city in the world, and a lone British pilot who remained alive flew his plane over Europe to search for some sign of life . . . But he could find none and no building unscathed . . . Seeing nothing at all left of Europe, he started flying to the U. S. but his navigation was faulty and he ran out of gas, crashing in the heart of the African jungle . . . With his last ounce of strength he scribbled on a bit of fuselage: "Here died the last man on earth!" And then he died . . . Two little apes, who had been watching from a tree, climbed down, waddled over to the wreckage. One picked up the note, read it to the other and exclaimed: "The last man on earth! Good gracious, do we have to start this whole darned business all over again?" The Debunking Dep't: Mr. Woodruff, congressman from Virginia made a ringing defense of Colonel Lindbergh. He insisted that Lindbergh must not be denied the right of Free Speech . . . Mr. Woodruff delivered some vitriolic remarks about people who disagreed with Lindbergh. This was a great waste of time, words and money, considering that nobody has ever tried to stop Lindbergh from saying anyIn fact, since entering the thing political arena, Lindbergh has been treated like a prodigal son. Both press and radio have given his comments conspicuous space and the networks have given him valuable radio time free . . . Even President Roosevelt is denied that priviIn short, lege at certain times the press and radio (which Lindbergh has often criticized harshly) have treated Lindbergh so fairly that Lindbergh himself has never complained about being mistreated. ... E Washington, D. C. Notes of a Bystander ... PAR5Ght . J I proceeds. Meanwhile also the United States lacks enough tin actually on hand to last a full year. Note Present molasses-lik- e negotiations regarding tin have won the nickname ." LOWDOWN "The Republican," sprightly, enterprising G. O. P. monthly, offers some interesting advice on how to place your money in the election. At its request, and with the assurance of complete freedom of opinion, C. M. Oehler, a research specialist, prepared a betting "tally sheet" In offering it the magazine warns, however, that conditions may change abruptly. "Election bettors must take into consideration," says the publication, "the possibility that a major 'emergency' may burst into bloom late in October or very early in November and may be a decisive factor in the outcome." With this In mind it presents the following tips on bow to bet Willkie money: 'Cinch bet" Vermont, Kansas, Maine, New Hampshire, Iowa, South Dakota, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan. Total, 87 electoral votes. "Give odds" Rhode Island, Nebraska, Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Ohio, Wisconsin (?). Total, 101 electoral votes. "Even money" Indiana, New York, Illinois. Total, 90 electoral votes. "Ask odds" Oregon, Wyoming, Connecticut, Delaware, California, Idaho. Total, 45 electoral votes. "Ask long odds" West Virginia. Montana, New Mexico, Kentucky, Colorado, Missouri, Maryland, Utah, Total, 67 electoral Washington. votes. "Don't brt" By NEPI1I. UTAH S, Nevada, Oklahoma. Tennessee. Arizona. Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Texas, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina. Total, 141 electoral votes. e MKRKY-CO-ROIN- Assistant Secretary of State Berle believes Spanish is the coming language for Americans, is having hit children learn it. The Liberty league, moribund for the last several years, last week quietly folded up completely. The few remaining employees were paid oft and told the league was giving up Die ghost Chief reason given " was the Hatch act Jouctt Shouse, league director, who in its heyday drew a $36.000 salary, is supporting Willkie but is not taking an open part In the campaign. Minnesota' Gov. Harold Stassen has a leading role in guiding the labor end of the Willkie campaign. Illustration of how some Indus- "purity-in-politics- Thursday, October 3, 1940 General New Leader Edward C. Wayne HUGH Japan and Axis Powers Sign Pact; Britain's Navy Backs Tree French Jour: J In Attack on Dakar, West Africa; 77 English Refugee Children Drown Vmutrmm Here is Rep. John W. of Boston, Mass., just elected to the position of Democratic floor leader of the house of representatives. An ardent New Dealer, he succeeds Rep. Sam Rayburn, recently elevated to speaker of the house, following the death of William B. Bankhead. III H-- k CENSUS: Smallest Gain uKri I (" Besides you there are 131,409,880 in the United States, as of April 1. You have the word of the United States census bureau for it, ''. and they counted noses. But the ..... rise in population during the last 10 "Eventually, why not now," seems to be the slogan of these men of years was only 7 per cent, the lowest on record. In the decade bemilitary age that recently swamped the New York city U. S. army recruiting offices. This line of would-b- e doughboys, desirous of getting into the tween 1920 and 1930, the percentarmy before the draft blows them in, reached away around a city block. age of increase was 16.1. Decline in the birth rate and a Crowds like this have been applying for enlistment for the past few weeks and officials are of the opinion that volunteers may make np the first quota virtual stoppage of immigration is of 400,000 men required under the conscription law, without resort to the given as the reason. William L. director of the census, Austin, nationwide draft. viewed the situation with concern, (For further news of the draft see: DEFENSE. Conscription.) as did students of population trends. Night after night Messerschmidts THE WAR: thermite bombs Some have figured that by 1970 there dropped that wrecked rows of homes, stores will be 150,000,000 in the United JVeu; Fronts States and after that, unless someA united front of Germany, Italy and factories. The British museum thing unforseen occurs, the drift will was Shell hit. splinters pitted Big and Japan became a reality as these A famous church designed by be downward. three nations signed a pact in Ber- Ben. was destroyed. RADIO: lin in which they proclaimed to the Sir Christopher Wren slept in subway stations world a new political, economic and Londoners New Numbers and shelters, if at all. military treaty providing for an inThe Federal Communications comThere was demand for retaliation, terchange of assistance in case any announced that 777 out of other nation enters the European for the royal air corps to smash mission 862 radio stations in the U. S. will Berlin. war. change frequencies on or about DeMilitary experts were quick to say At Sea cember 1. The rearrangement that this pact was aimed at the The British admitted loss of their comes through agreement entered United States for it is believed by seventeenth submarine and on the into by the United States, Cuba, many that this country's policy of same day announced sinking of four Mexico and. Canada, in order to aid to Great Britain has disturbed Nazi boats in the channel. Most eliminate international interference. none is and the axis powers Japan of all, however, was loss Radio receivers of the push button shocking Amertoo pleased with the friendly of a merchantman sent to the bot- type will need adjustment to the ican attitude toward China. tom 600 miles at sea allegedly by a new numbers. For the metropolitan Under terms of the treaty signed German torpedo. The ship was centers she reception will not be in the presence of Adolf Hitler, bringing English refugee children to altered greatly, but it will make Germany and Italy are recognized America. Among the 248 dead were quite an improvement in the rural as the powers of the "new order" 77 children. Also lost with the ship areas, FCC officials claim. in Europe and Japan is to be the was Rudolf Olden, former publisher In the new setup. United States leader of a "new order" in "Greater of the Berliner Tageblatt. Olden stations now operating between 740 Asia." and 780 kilocycles will move up 10 was a thorn in the side of Adolf HitDay before this pact was signed ler when the fuehrer was struggling kilocycles; stations between 790 and 870 will move up 20; stations bethe United States government had for power. The brown-shirte- d leadcut off scrap iron shipments to er had voiced threats of vengeance tween 880 and 1,450 will move up on him. 30; stations will shift Japan. 0 to from local French Trouble DEFENSE: stations now on 1,500 will move down Battle broke out in two new secto 1.490. Stations now between 550 tors and France was engaged in Conscription and 720 will remain unchanged. Two volumes of rules and regulaboth. Technically it is not war. But to the soldiers and sailors killed tions which have been compiled PIE IN THE SKY: during years of study by the army it made little difference. But No Automobiles signed by President Roosevelt Gen. Charles de Gaulle, leader were Two years ago. Dr. Robert Ley, to of draft the govern manpower. of the "Free French Committee" The cover everything head of the German labor front, which, from offices in London, is op- from regulations the requirements of promised to put an automobile in posing the Petain cabinet, led an enrollees tophysical 0 amount and type of every worker's garage. Some the expedition against Dakar, Senegal, furniture needed in draft board ofworkers $2 began contributing AfWest in French Africa. Many toward the $396 purchase rican states controlled by France fices. Whereas the regular army weekly which later was raises) to applicants under 64 inches, price, already had pledged allegiance to rejects But there will be no automoDe Gaulle. In Senegal, De Gaulle the draft will accept men of 60 $467. inches. The draftee must have biles. Both unfinished factories and said, there had been infiltration of three upper and lower biting teeth contributions have been turned over Germans and Italians who sought to war use. to seize the air station. The air that meet and three upper and three lower teeth. Ley now is offering a new plan. Conscripts chewing is is the hopsjation important. It After the war, he told German workrewill care dental minor needing ping off place for Brazil, 1,700 miles ers, wages for 10 years will be diacross the south Atlantic much ceive it in camp. vided into "free" and "tied" parts. closer to Latin America than New CAMPAIGN: The "tied" parts will revert to the York. government and workers will get De Gaulle expected quick victory. The Willkie Suing not only automobiles, but homes and comFrench warships under his Wendell Willkie ended in Madison, other things the government thinks mand, however, were beaten off by Wis., his first swing around the coun- is good for them. He also said Petain warships already in the port. try, which was expected to set the there will be no more forced labor But British naval forces backed up pace for the Republican campaign. and everyone will have a weekly the French and a first class battle Everywhere he spoke to great vacation from Saturday noon to ensued. The British indicated they crowds, though not always to friend- Monday morning. will land troops to hold the country. ly ones. In speech after speech Mr. SCIENCE: In reprisal Petain planes bombed Willkie attacked New Deal spendGibraltar. ing, the third term. Democratic city New Process machines. He said he had a three-poiIndo-Chin- a John Henry Walthall, program: 1, Rehabilitation of a also was under American industry as a means of scientist with the TV A, has discovFrench of abstracting alumiassault in this scene by Japanese. ending unemployment; 2, a strong ered a method from common clay. AlumiThe Tokyo government sought mili- national defense; 3, preservation of num num is now derived from tary privileges ostensibly to attack democracy and national unity. His found domestically chiefly bauxite, In Arin back but the China through next tour will be eastward. door, kansas, but imported In huge quanreality to extend their Asian influtities from Dutch Guiana. The TV A LI. D. ence. An ultimatum brought them F. I). said the discovery will make the In the Philadelphia hall where results. But the Japanese Canton U. S. virtually independent of forarmy attacked nevertheless, and be- Wendell Willkie received the sources. President eign nomination. gan an invasion. Roosevelt, dressed in a purple gown, MISCELLANY: In Europe received the degree of doctor of laws C Mrs. Stanley Bcggs, 46. of Lynd-hursGerman radios continued to thun- from the University of Pennsylvania N. J., was arrested by FBI der that Nazi legions would invade at Us 2'K)!h anniversary celebration. agents charged with demanding 0 England. "We are coming," said He had fault to find with the unfrom Miss Helen Clay Fries, the broadcasts aimed at the British iversity's founding date. He told the heiress of the late steel millionaire. Isles. crowd, which laughed at the re- C. A bill fixing for peaceLouder than the radios, however, mark, that it embarrassed him that time sabotage Inpenalties defense industries was the rumble of bombs over Lon- "the 2O0;h anniversary should fall has been passed by the senate and don as well as other Interior towns. on an election year." sent to the house, ft The Pennsylvania which cuts through the Appalachian mountains from Pittsburgh to near S in the neivs N A M Harrisburg. was designed for speeds at more than 100 miles an hour. When German dive bombers levRunning for congress In the Gaf While the express road has not yet eled Warsaw, Mayor Stefan Starsyn-sk- i man populated Yorkville section of been opened for traffic, the commisdirected the defense of the city New York city, Joseph McWJIIIams, sion controlling it has already deworld. who round the heard radio dubbed himself "the American cided that the state's by an hour When the Nazis entered the city fuehrer" and preached Nazi doclaw will be enforced, speed they found him still at his desk. trine, was roundly defeated, getting ft Boston tsw the greatest parade He was placed under arrest and dis- but 674 votes. One of the leaders In the history of the American Leappeared. On the anniversary of of the Christian Mobilizers. Joe when 100.000 veterans and their gion that arrest, British sources said, as he was dubbed by New auxiliaries were in line, and 300, York newspapers, was in a hospital 000 tartynkl was put to death In spectators stood along the curbs the following day for a sanity test to see the 14 hour long procession. I pm UJ S-'1 -- fWMa PILOT TRAINING WASHINGTON. Five weeks ago I questioned the value and efficiency (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions are expressed tn these columns, they are those of the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) Released by Western Newspaper fT"1"" j" S. JOHNSON a. ly. Meanwhile the threatened Japanese conquest of Asiatic tin supplies BETTING WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS TIMES-NEW- of us - 500-pou- clear-chann- 1,460-1.49- 1,500-1,53- 200,-00- nt Indo-Chin- t, $o0,-00- super-highwa- E i, of the civilian pilot training program, which is a plan to train 50,000 pilots for military and naval service by farming the students out to civilian pilots in groups of from 10 to 40 to be trained at so much a head. I said that it was not properly supervised, was dangerous and unlikely to produce many military and naval pilots who would not have to start all over again in the primary training of the armed services. I wrote that after seeing the plan in process and talking with experienced and impartial training experts upon whose judgment I rely. From other such men that column received indorsement, but by some interested in that program I was told with various degrees of indignation that I did not know what I was talking about. Wayne Parrish, editor of American Aviation, has watched this development closely, has recently made a study of it and has not, as a recent gossip column Implied, the remotest political interest In an editorial in the September 15 issue, he goes a lot further than did my column and even hints at the very odorous condition which may result in a congressional investigation. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Hinckley wangled a total appropriation of $37,000,000 to finance this program. It was presented as a defense move to train 50,000 pilots perhaps for Mr. Roosevelt's 50,000 phantom planes. The record is not clear as to whether congress was told that nothing in the plan commits any trainee to any kind of military service, but Mr. Parrish raports that prospects are assured that there is no such obligation and told just to forget that part of it. Out of 77 graduates of the secondary course, 76 didn't seek military training. Corner Whatnot V Made of Spools iSf-,TBO- RE $S IN or. Ho"! J HOLES CORNERS SHELVES, ol ( I r ' ' 1 IPPfi li JsML , ST "T - U ""TvSEliS SPOOLS 6 CURTAIN W14 . 6LUE RODS RUN frT shelve rarJllL. I I THR0U6H NS v$$$i$ A HI tVt 12,4 A 3 Lj -- SPOOLS AND u HOME Demonstration Agent wrote me the other day to say that many of the women in her group had made the spool shelves described in SEWING BOOK 3 and the end tables of spools in Book 5. "One member has an interesting collection of pitchers and would like to make a corner whatnot for them," the letter continued. Well, here it is ladies! With the collection of pitchers all in place. The sketch gives all of the dimensions and instructions. The second shelf from the bottom needs six holes. All the others have three holes each. The design may be varied by using larger spools at the bottom for the first spool above and below each shelf. Use extension curtain rods to fit the holes in the spools. A little glue between spools makes the whatnot rigid. Stain or paint. NOTE : These homemaking booklets are a service to our readers and No. S contains a description of the other numbers; as well as 32 pages of clever ideas with all directions fully Illustrated. They are 10c each to cover cost and mailing. Send order to: MRS, RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for each book ordered. Name Address Bedford DON'T BE BOSSED BY YOUR LAXATIVE RELIEVE CONSTIPATION THIS MODERN WAY When you feel gassy, headachy, logy duo to clogged-u- p bowels, do as millions No military or naval authority is very clearly on record, but privately neither branch believes that a at bedtime. Next dotake satisfactory substitute for the servmorning thorough, comfortable relief, helping you start the day full of your ice primary courses can be given normal energy and pep, feeling like a in this haphazard fashion. million! doesn't disturb) Those who doubted the wisdom of your night's rest or interfere with work the the transfer of the independent CAA next day. Try the chewing gum laxative, youraelC It tastes good, it's to the political department of comeconomical ... and a family supply handy merce,, do not feel much encouraged by these developments nor by FEEN-A-HIHT- To the increasing sabotage of the inspection service of the old CAA, which hung up so remarkable a Careless With Life record of air safety on the transport There is nothing of which men lines. are so fond, and withal so careVeteran inspectors are being sub- less, as life. merged, weeded out or resign in disgust to make places for less ex perienced men. It is hard enough to understand how military and naval pilots can be trained by a slapped together Read This Important Message! hay crate organization of civilian pilots, but harder still to see how a To yon dread thorn "trying years" (38 to 62)? Are yon getting moody, cranky and safe and uniform course of instrucNERVOUS? Do you fear hot flashes, weaktion can be given in so many indeening dizzy spells? Are youfealoua of attentions other women get? TELEtf LISTEN pendent "schools" by instructors These symptoms often result from female themselves of a wide variety of exfunctional disorders. So start today and take infamous an without and Lydia,E. Pinkham's Vegetable Comtraining perience pound. For over 60 years Pinkham's Comspection service rating almost perpound baa helped hundreds of thousands of women to go "smiling thru" difficult fect efficiency. Many of the Eitef ulPinkham's has helped calm unstrung "private flying specialists" Barres and lessen annoying female functional "Irregularities." One ol tha stoat who are "directing" this loose joint"woman's" tonics. Try ill ed organization for training military and naval pilots were examined Relying- on Others and failed to qualify under the old He on another's table who relies as service inspectors. inspection is apt to dine late. In this new "specialist" rating, they receive higher pay than experienced inspectors $5,600 a year, as compared with $3,200, $3,800 or $4,600; the latter figure being the highest rate in the old inspection service. This and similar policies May Warn of Disordered are stripping that service of compeKidney Action tent men. Modern life with Its hurry and worry; Much worse faults of carelessness Imvular habits. Improper eating anil and monkey business bave been redrinking it risk of exposure and Infection throws beery strain on the work to been I bave but unable ported, of tha kidneys. They are apt to become and fail to filter axcees mad confirm them. What this situation and othat Impurities tram the a is needs congressional investigablood. Yoa auy suffer asntng backache, tion. Maybe it will get it but not nadache, dlzsineea, getting ap nights, until after the election. feel swelling Feen-A-Mi- nt Feen-A-Mi- nt t, ajTso-t- in pains, lt tired, nervous, DEFENDING BRITAIN While I was in Chicago recently, the "Defend America by Defending Britain" committee staged a mass meeting largely of Gold Coast intellectuals in the Coliseum. It was harangued by several eminent breast beating war criers. All they ask now is to strip our inadequate army air force of 50 of its flying fortresses and detach from our navy the mosquito torpedo boats which congress recently prevented the President from sending to Britain. How this kind of thing could be done lawfully even under the attorney general's phoney opinion by which the destroyers were detached without even consulting congress doesn't appear. These people don't care. They don't even worry about that, because they know the President doesn't care either. constantly all worn out. Other aigna of kidney or bladder disorder are sometimes burning, scanty or too IrequenS arinatioa. Try Deaa's Pitlt. Doan't belp tha kidneys to psse oil harmful excess body wssta. They ksTe had mora than half a eeatury of public approval. Are recom-sarad- ed by grsteful osera Terywhara, Asm year setfkosrf 4040 WNU-- W Too Beyond Help late the bird cries out when it is caught. y After the terrible rolling we got for listening to our Anglophiles in 1917, I never expected to live to sec the day when anybody would be dumb enough on the one hand and have, nerve enough on the other, to defy the great weight of American public opinion and try to push us into another world war to make the world safe for anything but our own country. This Eastern Seaboard propaganda, apparently fully financed by somebody, is threatening to get away with it $J I ieJ fasffrsaaaw'- " ' ""J-' f4 iiMH wb1W' y .,mss-'- lAl .IrVajdmr , , . assajaj.. rrt- - m |