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Show THE PAGE TWO WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Newspaperman Stud Charles Chapin. who was city editor of the New York Evening World at the beginning of the century, never drank, and was intolerant of others who imbibed . . . Johnny Quinn, a young reporter who worked under Chapin, indulgpd in an occasional glass of beer, and Chapin sternly lectured him about it . . . Quinn became ill one day and died wife shortly afterward, leaving The boys on the and children. World, knowing the family wasn't too well ofT, started a collection, with each man giving what he could afford. When they came to Chapin for a contribution, he brusquely dis- missed them . . . "Don't expect anything from me," he growled. "I won't encourage young reporters who drink beer to figure they can depend on the staff to help their families after they're dead" . . . When all the contributions were In, a group of the boys took the money to Quinn's widow. She was touched by their generosity, and tears trickled down her cheeks . . . "The World has the finest men on earth," she exclaimed. "Do you know, boys we couldn't have buried Johnny if It hadn't been for Mr. Chapin' check." assistant editor at the Reuter's News agency, in London, was once handed a brief cable from After a perfunctory New York. glance at it, the lad filed It with a lot of other material that wasn't of urgent importance. "Those Yanks!" he muttered. "They seem to think we're Interested In their President's hunting expeditions!" . . . "What do you mean?" his superior asked . . . The new assistant picked up the cable and waved it in front of him, explaining, "New York aeems 'to think it's worth five cents a word to tell ui that McKinley's shot a buffalo!" . . . The editor did a double-tak- e and, with a bellow, snatched the cable from his assistant's hand. It read: "McKinley shot Buffalo" . . . The first news of the President's assassination. A new Several ago years Alexander Woollcott checked into a New York hospital for observation, and one of the newspapers received an erroneous tip that he was dying. A reporter phoned the hospital and checked the report with Woollcott's nurse, who denied it . . . Woollcott, hearing the conversation. Insisted on talking to the reporter and, grabbing the phone, introduced himself. The reporter repeated the rumor . . . "Tut-tut,- " Woollcott, "I'm Just here for observation" "Then you're not dying?" asked the lad . . . "Of course not!" said Woollcott . . . "Well," queried the reporter, "what ARE your plans?" .... tut-tutt- New York Heartbeat y Zori-riaahh- Sallies la Our Alley: Dorothy Parker was being bothered no end by mag editor Harold Ross, the town bore. He kept Interrupting her party of friends in an East Side joynt with: 'The revolution Is coming! The revolution is coming!" When he said it for the steenth time, Parker popped him with: "And when It does it'll be EVERYBODY against Harold Ross!" . . . Dorothy Thompson has denied the rumors that Sinclair Lewis was in Reno for a divorce . . . "It's not true!" she fjaculated to a columnist, "I will not," he no!" told her. "everybody in town knows that you switched your affections to a fellow named Roosevelt!" "un-divo- In a 3rd Manhattan Morals: Avenue bcanrry: 'This is Noise Don't Gargle Abatement Week Your Soup!" . . . The Pullman porter on the Me, chants Limited (very fast train from Boston to N. Y ), ho announces the arrival tike this: "Hunnercd Twenney Fitt Street Station of the World's Greatest City Unci Yawk!" . . . Those new dice that lii;ht up when you throw a 7 . . The drunk downstairs in the 50th Street subway waiting for a bus! Si-- . Memos a Midnlghter: How truzit that Charley Gehrintter. the Drtroiter, will wed into the Dodge millions via a widder? . . . Tom Harmon. Michigan's sensational (most publicized athlete cf the year) will be engaged Decem1 to Margaret Thorn, daughter ber of a naval officer and the prettiest . . Dick Robat Ann Arbor of "We Three," ertson, the is now walking with h.s shadow and talking with his echo since the divorce . . . Herbert Bayard Swope lays he merely twis'ed his knee. co-e- d of . "'"" BATTLE FOR EMPIRE: Balkan Adventure six-ho- dy-conquered six-wa- Mac-Gowe- f ; fV time-and-a-h- V. S. BLANKETS bomb-battere- O life-sav- air-rai- d n CAPITAL CHAFF To keep step with the new civilian army, the war department has added a civilian adviser to Its press section. He is Harold Jacobs, veteran newsman, borrowed from the wage-hou- r division. Dies Committeeman Joe Starnrs of Alabama has come to the defense of Rep. John Coffee of Washington, who Is being accused by his Republican opponent of opposing the Dies invest, gation. Starnes sent Coffee a letter commending his support of the committee. ... in i inn mm i mm n - a- - f Here is General Alexander Papa-go- s who has been appointed by King George of Greece to lead the land forces of his country In their battle to fight oft the invasion by Italian troops. serves, and 17S warplanes was hardly more than a wooden barrier across the road in the path of a Turkey boasted of juggernaut 2.0O0.0O0 warriors, outflanked on all sides. Appeals to Britain were answered immediately, but Britain could ill afford to assemble its scattered naval power for a definite issue in the Near East Its Mediterranean fleet went Into immediate action, occupying the fortified Greek island of Crete, which bars the way to Suez, and landing in Crete, which gives them a base near Italy. AS TO WAR: Call for Service President Roosevelt stood at e microphone. Near him was War Secretary Henry Stimson, blindfolded. The cabinet member reached Into a glass bowl with his left hand, pulled out a capsule and extracted a slip of paper. He handed it to the President "The first number." the President said, "is 158." A woman screamed. It was the number assigned by a draft board to her son. It meant he was first on the list in Earlier, dignitaries of the federal government drew numbers, and latBoy Scouts, veterans, newsmen, radio announcers and volunteers from the audience were given the honor. The pulling of numbers, begun at noon, went on all night and continued hours rfter the sun had struck the Capitol's dome. Nine thousand in all were listed serially. In that order, providing the young men pass physical tests and have no dependents, they will be sent to army camps for a year's training. The first, a mere trickle, will leave home November 15. Before spring 800,000 in all will be In khaki. Army er If x: vSi I 1 ... .. .. i This fellow typifies the expression of many "158s" as they learned that tbeir numbers were the first drawn in the selective service lottery. He is Eugene Kolb Jr., of San Francisco. officials estimated only those men whose aerial numbers were among the first 1.500 selected will be ' examined for service this year, and half of them will not be accepted. President Roosevelt ruled that no man may be taken unless he has been given five days' notice by his draft board, in order to settle personal affairs. ' Mexico Weakens The republic just south of the Rio has decided to lift an embargo on supplies of war to Japan. The embargo had been decreed five days earlier by President Cardenas. It was indicated there still may be some restrictions on oil and scrap, which are government monopolies. Otherwise exporters may engage in free trade, including much needed mercury. One diplomatic source said a change may be made in the order after President-elec- t Manuel Cama-ch- o takes office in December. This spokesman said Mexico was anxious to with the United States and would recall the embargo if Washington indicated the international situation made it necessary. The four days' trial, however, cost Mexican exporters hundreds of thousands of dollars, since the war has shut off all other shipments. REVOLT INC. L Leuis Is Target 0.: What is forecast as likely to be one of the most turbulent conventions in American labor history is due when the Congress of Indus- trial Organizations meets at Atlantic City. John L. Lewis' endorsement of Wendell L. Willkie in the just closed presidential campaign was coupled with the announcement that he would resign If Roosevelt were elected. Lewis already faced growing opposition In the C. I. O. Sidney president of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers, split with Lewis on national defense. Hillman was named to the defense commission. Backing Hillman was the powerful Textile union. Lewis' endorsement of Willkie split away from him heavy factions of the automobile, steel, rubber snd electrical workers. If Lewis fails of many look upon Thilip Murray, quiet-voicsteel chieftain, as the possible successor, rather than HiUmnn. Hill-ma- n, ed M l"S, HUGH ' Jaur: ' f some elements of labor, because he Indorsed Mr. Willkie in the campaign now closed, have no sweet taste. Mr. Roosevelt's claquers maintained that he is the only friend of labor. John Lewis said not and so, to them, that makes him an "enemy v - , bid it of t J Irving Banman 1940 Champion, National Comhusklng Contest. In a field of 21 expert nubbin toss-er- s, Irving Bauman, Eureka, Illinois, tossed 46.71 bushels of corn against the bangboard to win the National Cornhusking Championship He barely at Davenport Iowa. nudged out Marion Link, of Ames, Iowa, who husked 46.36 bushels in the 80 minute contest Bauman, a renter, married and with a son, gets the gold cup and $100 prize. three-year-o- rmi r& FOR CffillSTMAS THIS YEAR SEND Grcclinrj Cards of labor." worker who could swallow that must have been so far gone in emotion that he could be persuaded that black is white. The New Deal has depended upon Mr. Lewis more than on any other single laborite until A ksrs i Washington, D. C. LABOR AND MR. LEWIS The attacks on John Lewis from ' V-- I S. JOHNSON 4 'rife fa bowl. aL General f 'YI:a.. "' I his district to answer the nation's selective service call. The woman was Mrs. Henry E. Bell, wife of a World war veteran who was on duty outside the building in a legion guard of honor. As a memento she was given the capsule which contained her son's number. Later her husband, a District of Columbia fireman, also was permitted to draw a number from the Jj4 Thursday, November 7. 1940 THE GLEANERS: Cham pionship Edward C. Wayne columns, they (EDITOR'S NOTE When opinions arc expressed in the re those ol the news analyst and not necessarily of this newspaper.) by Western Newspaper Reinforced by an "understanalng" with Gen. Francisco Franco, dictator of Spain, and Vice Premier Pierre Laval, acknowledged leader of France, the Axis powers rode off on a new highway of conquest Beulnito Mussolini served a timatum on Greece to surrender its strategic airports and harbors "to guarantee peace." Then without waiting for an answer, Fascist legions drove across the border toward Athens from their bases in Albania. Meanwhile Adolf Hitler, established In Rumania, made ready to attack Turkey, swinging through the lone remaining independent countries of Bulgaria and Jugoslavia. Hitler predicted that by December 1 he would hold Istanbul and the Dardanelles. Meanwhile there were indications that German troops would find free passage through Spain to attack Gibraltar. France's role was to turn over air and naval bases in Africa one. and the Near East for the battle on Britain's life line in the MediterraLABOR TRUCES nean. Defense Commissioner Sidney What seemed to be happening was HUlman's crack labor advisory the result of Hitler's failure to make board is making use of an old ad- England capitulate on schedule. age, "an ounce of prevention is London was still taking a severe worth a pound of cure" to over- beating from the air but still holding come one of the most serious ob- out and giving Germany stacles to preparedness work stop- as good apparently as it received. page. So, unable to conquer Britain, HitQuietly, the board has adopted the rule of getting employers and ler swung his force on conquest of workers together on a mutual agree- the British empire with a pincer ment for the settlement of disputes movement on both ends of the before activity is begun on a de- Mediterranean. fense project. This new system ensures labor Outposts In this movement Greece and the protection of its rights, and at the same time safeguards the em- Turkey were the last outposts linked to England in the fight against toployer from loss through strikes or talitarian domination. Outside of the ribetween jurisdictional squabbles Western hemisphere no Independent val unions. Illustrative of the plan is the nations lived, with the exception of of the British empire, virtually agreement arranged between the parts cut off from their mother country if contractors building the new shipyard at Orange, Texas, the Nazi conquest succeeded. There seemed little in the way of for the Consolidated Steel corporation of Los Angeles, and the unions. that success. Greece with an army of but 200,000 regulars, 400.000 re- It was negotiated by Charles able vice president of the A. F. of L. boilermakers and a member of the labor advisory board. Before a spade was put to ground, MacGowen secured from Harry . Morton, contractor representative, an agreement guaranteeing payment V! of prevailing wages, for overtime, double time for Sunday and holiday work, and no lockouts. In exchange, Morton secured from labor a guarantee and arbitration of jurisdictional differences. Cable dispatches have made no reference to it, but one factor credited by military authorities with helping to maintain the morale of d Londoners has been several hundred thousand American blankets. They have been a for the harried men, women end children crowded into dank, subterranean shelters. Some time ago the British Red Cross cabled a frantic appeal for blankets fur use in shelters. The American Red Cross decided to buy the durable and warm blankets used by the U. S. army, which average around $6 epiece in mass wholesale lots, but immediately ran into serious tangles. One was the fact that the government was heavily in the market for blankets for the army and navy, and if the Red Cross also entered the market, prices would certainly skyrocket So the Red Cross turned to the defense commission's business aces, who Immediately called a conference of leading merchandisers from Macy's, Sears Roebuck, Filene's, Montgomery Ward and others. By long distance telephone these experts immediately made a flash survey of U. S. mills, which revealed the discouraging fact that the mills didn't have 200,000 blankets on hand, even at S6 per blanket But there were ample "seconds" available, blankets rejected by government inspectors. These could be bought at around $2 each. And that was done. The British got blankets without delay and at a saving of $300,000. Simultaneously American mills cleared their shelves and the domestic market was undisturbed. By Axis Powers Continue Balkan Drive, Attempting to Cut Britain's 'Lifeline'; Turbulent Labor Convention Forecast; Selective Service Lottery Completed e The Big Parade: Hoot Gibson, the gweat big cowboy, dodging taxis and looking scared stiff, at 46th and Madison . . . Hatless'Hope Hampton holding hands with hubby, hurrying home . . . Tommy Corcoran, all . . . Guy work and no play-boLombardo and Ben Bernie melody-land'- s Sweet St Low . . . Karen Van Ryn, the gorjiss Dutch ballerina, glammer competition for Vera . . . Afternoon stroller on E. 56th Street Peggy Fears In silver fox coat, red boodwah clippers and blue slacks . . . George Raft, the Merchant of Menace, watching the floor show at Leon and Eddie's, while the Leon and Eddie's floor show watches him. ... WASHINGTON. Little known fact regarding Britain's attempt to aid Greece was that this time, the British were not caught entirely napSeveral weeks before the ping. Italian advance, they had smuggled one division of Australian troops into Greece, and they are now reported to be holding the passes in the rugged mountains of Macedonia. However, the total Australian force Is not much more than 20,000 men, a mere drop in the bucket compared with Italy's 200,000 troops now advancing from Albania. Biggest help the British can give the Greeks, of course, is at sea. There have been no major engagements between the British and Italian fleets chiefly because the Italians have kept pretty well out of sight But now, with the necessity of sending a constant stream of supplies to a large army, the Italians are sure to run into some major engagements with the British. Unquestionably, if the Greeks should fall, it would be Jugoslavia's turn next. With the support of the Jugoslav army, the Greeks would have a real chance, for the Serbs are among the best fighters in Europe. However, the Balkans seem to be following the same policy of the Dutch end Belgians; that is, letting Hitler pick them off one by NEPHI, UTAH TIMES-NEW- ld NO REST: Carol Pursued The turbulent road to exile traveled by former King Carol of Rumania struck a new detour. One month on his way from Bucharest to Portugal and still not at his goal, the king learned that the Spanish government had ordered his consort Mme. Lupescu, and his palace minister, Ernest Urdareanu, returned to Rumania. There they likely will stand trial before an Iron Guard court for crimes against the state. Carol was informed of the order by Spanish police. "Pray, who gave those orders?" he asked. "My superiors," said the officers. "Who are your superiors?" asked the king. There was no answer. Distinction AND Quality now. Then Fiorello LaGuardia ranked him with the forces of evil. Maybe as politics, that is understandable, but the back stabbing by leading lights of the workers can't be excused especially in the C.I.O. Never before John Lewis was there any full and effective labor organization and collective bargaining in our greatest industries steeL automobiles, rubber, oil, electrical, lumber and shipping. Never, except for John Lewis, would they ever have come. Other labor leaders so opposed it that John could only do it by secession and the creation of the C.I.O. He believed in protection and organization for all of labor, the lowliest as well as the aristocracy of labor. They didn't He parted company. The result was an addition to the ranks of organized labor of 4,000,000 workers and a tremendous improvement in wages and working conditions for all workers. Air Brush Designs j (Hand Painted) Oilettes Steel Die Engraved Cards DeLuxe Box Assortments Designed and Styled by BURGOYNE See Xour Printer at Once 31 Presidents Although Roosevelt is officially d Presilisted as the dent of the United States, only 31 men have actually held the officf The discrepancy is explained b the fact that Grover Cleveland is down in American history as the d and twenty-fourt- h President the only President who served two terms, Benjamin Harrison's term intervening. Pathfinder. thirty-secon- Exactly that was what I was tryThere is not a twenty-seconsingle advance in the condition of organized labor that didn't have its birth in the nest of the Blue Eagles the acceptance by industry of the rights of labor to organize and bargain collectively free from the inLOST COLONY: fluence of child labor the creation of a Labor Relations board for the Neiv Clues settlement of disputes. In 1591, when George White, govMr. Roosevelt says that the men ernor of the colony of Virginia, re- who opposed that oppose him now. turned from a two-yeto Engtrip Well, John Lewis and this writer opland, he could find not a trace of the pose him now, and we helped do that Creomulsion relieves promptly besettlement he bad left on Roanoke when to do it was such pioneering cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel island, N. C. The only clue was and battle against both reactionary the word "Croatan" carved on a employers and reactionary labor germ laden phlegm, and aid nature soothe and heal raw, tender, intree. It was the name of a local leaders that sometimes I felt I to flamed bronchial mucous memIndian tribe. branes. Tell your druggist to sell you hadn't a friend on earth. , Until recently historians were I had at least two. One was John a Dottle of Creomulsion with the un- - T derstanding you must like the way It mystified at the disappearance of Lewis. The other was William quickly allays the cough or you are the pioneer men and women. Three Green. It is sad to me to see these to have your money back. quartz stone two men split today. In those days years ago a was found on the bank of the ChowI never asked either for a sacrifice an river, near Edenton, N. C In of his position for the common aim for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis Elizabethan English it told of the that was not made. I never asked death of the colonists from "misery either for help that was not given. Lasting Pleasure f and war." Included in the dead was Neither ever gave me a promise No entertainment is so cheap as Virginia Dare, first white child born that wasn't kept in America. I can't say that those early efforts reading, norM.any pleasure so lastW. Montague. Now 46 other stones have been for labor had equal help from people ing. Lady unearthed along a trail which who support Mr. Roosevelt now. His showed the colonists plodded through secretary of labor sniped at it conNorth Carolina, South Carolina and stantly. Mr. Wallace's organization DON'T. Georgia. Twenty of the nation's forethe farmers against it poisoned folkmost experts on BY YOUR LAXATIVE RELIEVE said agriculture should get theirs belore, led by Dr. Samuel E. Morison, fore labor, and that higher wages CONSTIPATION THIS MODERN WAY have declared the stones authentic. under NRA raised the of overWhen you feel gassy, headachy, logy Most recently discovered stone told alls and cotton gloves.price du to dogged-u- p bowels, do as miltionm Mr. Roose1599 of in at bedtime. Next of the marriage do take Virginia velt himself countenanced a disloyalI thorough, comfortable relief, morning Dare's mother to an Indian chief. in the itself which ty J organization helping you start tne day lull of yous led to its downfall. normal energy and pep, xeelin g like ASIA: million! doesn't disturb gr But here, as elsewhere throughout night's rest or interfere with workth your his whole line, John Lewis fought U. S. Interests next day. Trt the chewing In Asia the current situation had night and day with all he had to give gum laxative, yourmlC It taste good, if f i for the common man in the ranks of a economical ... and family supply Vi handy important complications. Japan, costs oniy now linked to Italy and Germany by labor fought to victories that adthe new triple alliance, said it would vanced that cause more in a few fulfill its obligations. These may be years than in all the years of the Interpreted by Tokyo to call for sei- labor movement since its beginning;. Noble Thoughts zure of Hongkong and Singapore. He never led labore astray in his life. The British base at Singapore alThey are never alone who are) EMPLOYMENT CENSUS accompanied with noble thoughts. ways has been considered to prop up The United States employment Sir P. Sidney. one end of the American lifeline. : 1 The United States took action In service of the social security board another direction. Premier General is taking a sort of census of skilled workers to provide information on Petain of France was notified in availability of laborers for depersonal note from President Roose- the velt that if France surrendered fense Industries. The board announced that the bases to the Axis powers, the United States would feel duty bound to oc- enumeration and location of the workers is being carried on through ?, XJ dash in rtATMi usTN?0 cupy French colonies in the Carib13 especially established regional ofbean. fices in Washington, Boston. New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago. 4540 Birmingham. Minneapolis, WNU W Kansas City, Austin. Texas; San Sans Character Francisco, Seattle and Denver. how the wind is blowing For the last few months the buNobody is truly unassailable unreau has been obtaining trom the til his character is gone. Auto Sales Retail sale of autostate employment services compremobile trucks this season is runhensive and detailed labor market TcUr'a TTwtaritr r , ning 20 per cent higher than in 1939. reports, showing the number and ef Dotnt Puii, after For the full year the manufacturers type of workers who are registered asanr yean of world. wide ase, surely mast expect to pass the record of 1937, with state employment services as be accepted as evidence which was W7.000 units. available for employment in defense of satufartory ase. ' An 4 favorable mtbne F.nterUlner The duchess of Industries. opinion Windsor soon may enter the radio supports that Other information, being obtained ef tlie able physician field as a featured program. Radio by direct canvass of about 20.000 wba test the value of Ifcian'a andcr esactine circles announced they were hunt- employers in defense industries, condition. I 1i Teae phvsicisn. too.laboratory ing for a sponsor. The dnchrss will covers each employer's current laeppror every wot4 1 Mveruwrg yoa read, the elective of broadcast from Nassau and give her bor needs and his requirements for waica a to recommend ; t . Fuit a a rondon.f i .i di ti..i . ...... earnings to the British war relief the next 60 days. of tie kidney function, mni tot relief: at fund. This material Indicates the type tie nam and worry it cause. 1 if more people were aoars of Air Mall A route through New and number of workers needed and tne dnev must constantly remov bow is wie as the planned being England the period of time for which that cannot nay in tie ktod witomrt to he.lt., there wWd be better next step in extension of the non- are expected to be employed. they In -V """'" wny l wscl body eoftere All mail Ameriservice. ne stop air addition, the United States employ"ier lar.r end diuretic medica- - B( can Aviation, Inc., "flies the cir- ment service expects to have adotien employed. o cn:y or toe freqnent arfna- cuit" in several eastern routes now, vance Information on potential lattoei "'"m. omtime wIra of disturbed kiHn'V f function. In pay njffey tiarnnf dropping pouches and picking up bor shortages in any area or occuaeadacbe. altars of il pmii'mt without a r.ian making outgoing pation through reports on the kind entire ap aitm, sve.lins. porn. of jobs which state agencies have ? fed weak, aemma, landing. a.T','"1ci"r ont. played Proof that of the Crlroe temaie had difficulty in filling locally. se lon , fc. 1t , better tn t ea eiedi-inis deadlier than the mj!e the species teat (M wow world wide The national labor clearance mathan cairn em-ea !?s faTorab.f comes from the Federal F.ureau cf chinery is designed to minimize known. Aik ar ungtberl Investigation. A homicide survey and unnecessary movement showed that II out of every 1.004 of workers from one area to another women arrested are charged with follo'vmg rumors of jobs. murder, to 10 out cf every 1.000 men. ing to do in NRA. ve ief At Last For Your CougLv CREOMULSION BE BOSSEDJ I Feen-A-Mi- f f, Feen-A-Mi- nt Feen-A-Mi- 10 J TREND... u 1 highlights federal grand jury Investigawas begun into activities of Manfred Zapp and the Transocean News Service, which he headed. The Transocean News Cervice has r.a connection with any American news service. s headquarters are in Berlin and there is an ciTice in New It sun ho "news'" free of York. charge to many newspapers. . A tion Latin-America- t in tht u vefi s news C What was called the most drastic art-unio- law n in Arrerican history was declared unconstitutional by the The law Oregon Supreme court forbade picket lines and industrial boycotts and was adopted by a referendum. Edward Ga'.l.e of Tormto. 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