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GRAND FORKS, B. C., Sept. 30.—About half of the Doukhobors in ‘Canada (or roughly 8500) are still members of the central organization. : It is a business as well as a religious organization, and is called “The Christian Community of Universal : Brotherhood.” z ; The members live on land owned by the community; no individual owns any. The community owns the elevators, the warehouses, the irrigation systems, the co-operative stores. The member puts in what he raises; takes out only what is mecessary for life. The Doukhobors are poor. Their houses are about 30 years old. Many live in frame houses. Others live in ‘big square brick buildings, four families to a

use. / Most” of their work is done with horses. I have not seen a tractor or a Doukhobor automobile since we Some of them, of course, do have cars. The .younger ones tell eagerly about some vacation trip they made down into Washington State, or even as far as Oregon. The older ones would like to make such a trip, but they're still Russians, and there'd be too much red-tape about crossing the border. A few of the Doukhobors have made visits back to Russia. But they all had trouble getting out again, and invariably came home broke. About half of the Doukhobors have pulled away from the Commune, and struck out for themselves. But they are still considered Doukhokors, and there doesn’t seem to be any hard feeling about it.

Old Timers Wondering

The ones who pulled out have done better than the others; they have something to show for their labors. Many of the old Doukhobors are beginning to wonder. They've worked like slaves for a lifetime; they've seen their leaders pile up and throw money

It Seems to Me

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—It isn’t a very cheerful thought, but it seems to me that England and France can hardly hope for victory except In an extended war. German efficiency tends to defeat itself in the long haul. There is pretty general agreement among all the soldiers I ever met that #he German Army in the last war was the finest military machine the world has ever known. And yet it was finally shattered. Much has been said by Hitler and others about the Reich's having been betrayed by the promises of Woodrow Wilson. Indeed, there is a widely current belief that Germany consented to [lay down its arms at a time when it was still capable of effective resistance. According to all the testimony I have ever In spite of the fact that the cities and towns of Germdny had felt. the effect of the war only slightly on the surface, the army was through. It was true that there was a sizable force in being, but morale had been shattered. The efficient machine was something which no longer functioned. And the failure, in a curious way, grew-out of the very perfection of the organization. The German is a good soldier because almost more than any other man he has learned to take orders. As casualties grew it became necessary to move men up from the ranks to take the place of officers who Were gone. As a: rule

the German private does not make a good leader.

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Hitler's Genius Not Proved

One must admit that Hitler has succeeded to leadership in spite of the fact that as a fighter he did

. not move beyond the rank of corporal. Still, in spite

of the success of the Reich in the Polish expedition, .it remains to be discovered whether the Fuehrer is a military genius.

Washingt WASHINGTON, Sept. 30.—If any European gov=ernment thinks that we are running up the white flag because we are enacting keep-out-of-war -legislation, it gravely misreads the meaning of developments. We are withdrawing our frontier of interest from . {European waters. We have de5 | cided not to exercise the right of : [our ships to travel in belligerent waters in Europe—the right | which drew us into the last World War. But that is only half of it. {| At the same time we are pushing the frontier of the Western Hemisphere further out to sea. The difference between 1917 and 1939 is roughly that we have fallen back from a front 3000 miles away to one which we are : more willing and more able to defend. A significant expansion of the Monroe Doctrine is going on—if expansion is not the exact word, then call it implementation. Anyway the evolution is a historic one which is moving our fence out to take in British and French possessions in the Western Hemisphere and place them in the “no hostilities zone.”

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Warning by Pittman Note the significant statement in this week’s broadcast by Key Pittman, Chairman of the Senate Fcreign Relations Committee: “If a belligerent ccuntry imposes upon us by conducting warfare in our ccastal waters, we will repel such impositions; It is not necessary that we go any farther.” | That is plain warning to Europe that there is to be no fighting over here. If they bring the war over * here, we shall drive them out. To appreciate the length of that step, remember

{ | NEW YORK, Friday—Since certain gentlemen saw fit to take me up a short time ago on a few words, which I will agree were open to varied in-

. terpretation, I must record that as usual the miracle

may be an accomplished fact! I said that the x President thought the old barn at Hyde Park could be remodeled for a sum far smaller than the rest of us thought adequate. Well, ingenuity| has found a way whereby the barn may be transformed into a two-family dwelling, and the sum. which I thought too small will amply cover this: /So my’ husband has the laugh on me. “It isn’t the first time that’ has happened! I can’t help, however, being much flattered that this simple diary should draw so much attention, from such important gentlemen. I went up to! the Manhattan storage house to see a most interesting collection of American historical portraits belonging to the estate of the late Mr. Percy Rockefeller. There I was pleased to meet the mem‘bers of the Washington Fine Arts Commission. Since Mr. Moore has retired, I have not had the pleasure of coming ip contact with the present chairman, and the other members of the commission have always _been vague, but very important, figures in the background, as far as I was concerned, . ;

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1939

| Hoosier Vagabond By Erie Pi

around by the hundreds of thousands, while they themselves toiled on in penury. | The Doukhobors today are without leadership.

They are simple people who must be led. There are;

intensely. important financial negotiations on- right now, and there is nobody of supreme authority to speak for the Commune. ; 3 : "The genius of the Doukhobors was old Peter Verigin. He was sogt of like God to them. He had served 16 years in exile in Siberia, but finally joined them in Canada. EZ He was a born leader and had a way of getting all there was to be gotten out of the Canadian Government. oF 3 But Peter Verigin, was killed in a train hccident a decade ago. His son, Peter Jr., became the leader. The Doukhobors followed him, but last spring, Peter Jr. died. He had no sons. The line was lost. A young man named John Voykin is aspiring to: become the leader. He is a grandson of old Peter, a nephew of Peter Jr.

s ” Financial Difficulties So John Voykin has changed his name to John Verigin. He has already spoken at a number = of meetings. But he is only 18. He lacks both experience and the mystical quality of the direct Verigin descent. It seems unlikely that he ean really lead, or the people follow. : We came upon the Doukhobors in bad shape. Years ago they put mortgages on their land. Lately they haven't been able to pay up, and the Sun Life Insurance Co. of Canada, which holds the mortgages, has foreclosed. : The Sun Life doesn’t want the land, for .it would be a white elephant on its hands. It seems to have a tolerant attitude toward the Doukhobors.. So it seems that, in the end, the land probably will be sold back to the Doukhobors—not to the Commune as an organization, but to individual Douk-)

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through with their payments. And if that is the solution, that will about be the end of the great communal experiment in economics based on love.

By Heywood Broun

The same American and British military men who mentioned the German army of the last war as the best military machine did note one exception. When put upon his own in some unexpected situation the German was less able to decide for himself than the American, the Austrian, the Britisher or any other soldier of the Allied nations. An exploit ‘such as that of Sergt. York's would be “almost impossible from a lone German private. The French and the British make their worst mistakes at the beginning of a war. The German blunders come more commonly toward the end. When a perfect machine ins to give way it caves in all over.

wise if they try to hand the offerisive over to Germany algng the Western Wall. - Any great sacrificial pus on the part of the Allies at this moment would be a piece of fatal tactics. Although the French are less showy in the field than some ‘of the other armies, many Americans who served in the last war think that in one essential they are the best of all. They profit by being a nation of shopkeepers. In the last war the pressure of politics led the French upon a few; occasions to make reckless experiments. Particularly the offensive of Vinelle proved almost fatal. The French fight best when they keep in mind the principle of so much for so much. They retreat superbly and live to fight another day under more auspicious circumstances. In spite of French romanticism, the army functions best when it dis-

“courages heroes and plays for conservation of man

power. Even in the ‘trenches the French are good waiters. The secret of the final outcome may lie in the histrionics of Hitler himself. Wars.are not won by the raising of hands and the breathing of defiance. Victory may come at last to quiet, bearded men who keep to shelter as long as they can. An army or a nation can afford to lose all the battles if only it can win the last ‘one.

By Raymond Clapper

that in the last war hostilities frequently occurred within American waters, even within the three-mile zone. We have given notice that such warfare cannot be carried on in those waters again. Some of the moves by which this is being dcne are these:. : oa 1. A year ago, at Kingston, Canada, President Roosevelt said that if Canada ever were attacked the United States would not stand idly by. That utterance received almost universal public approval in the United States. H

Territorial Waters Extended

' 2. This Government has established a naval patrol “several hundred miles” off the Atlantic Coast. 3. Mr. Roosevelt, at a recent White House press conference, said our territorial waters extend as far out us ouf national interests require. Add that to this: The war-time Espionage Act, still in effect, empowers the President, in Title II, during any time of national emergency which threatens to disturb our international relations, to control the movements-of any vessel, foreign or domestic,-or even to seize it and removq the crew, anywhere “in the territorial waters” of the United States. 4. In a later press conference, Mr. Roosevelt said that, under the Monroe Doctrine, British and French possessions in the Western Hemisphere could not be taken over by any other foreign power—meaning, of course, by Germany if she should win the war. ; 5. Undersecretary of State Welles, at the PanAmerican Conference now going on, made the significant. statement that the time had come when the 21 American republics must state “clearly and in no uncertain terms” that they cannot permit “belligerent Beliviiies in close proximity to the shores of the new world.” Thus, a bit at a ‘time, we are rapidly erecting the biggest “no trespassing” sign that has ever been put up on the hemisphere,

_ By Eleanor Roosevelt

To find our friend, Mr. Paul Manship, is one of the vague figures gives me great confidence, for I have always looked upon~this commission with such

awe! The reason is that they can at any time step|.

in and object to whatever changes I might want to make in the formal rooms at the White House! They are much interested in this collection because there has long been a hope that somewhere in Washington there might be established a national portrait ‘gallery. Here is the nucleus of a marvelous collection. : 1 was most fascinated by the paintings of George Washington’s ancestors and enjoyed all the others, many of which were very unfamiliar. I confess to finding, with rather a shock, one of George Washington himself with red hair. But I understand better why he held out at Valley Forge! Lo There is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln with ‘a very wonderful expression, which must have been

done toward the end of the Civil War because ihe} I hope some day|

suffering is so clearly, marked. they will be in Washington to add to the store of the nation’s richness. ; : In the afternoon I went to a reception given by the women sculptors and painters and I wish I had had time to look.at more of the work in the galleries. ‘I love Brenda Putnam's, contributions, which won the

It looks as though there might which drafted an embargo repeal

Neutrality—What Does

Congress

(Last of & By Charles A. Beard

Written for The Times

NEW YORK, Sept. 30.—It

course in one of the greatest’ *éd mankind.

ity Law of 1937 and adjourns, its members will be scattered * soon throughout

the country and thus deprived of immediate contacts with proposals and actions by the President and the State Department. If a crisis comes, Congress cannot assemble on its own motion. It must await the President's pleasure. If he does not call another special session, it cannot meet again until next January. It is this writer’s belief that: Congress should remain Dr. Beard in actual or ba ¢ on structive session during the continuance of the war abroad, or until the new, Congress is installed, if the war -should last so long.

be an argument here, but the secret :

‘session of 14 Democrats .on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee

bill was pretty much in agreement.

_ Left to right, Chairman Key Pittman of Nevada; Walter George of Georgia, and Tom Connally of Texas:

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American Government draw the best talents into the difficult and hazardous business of charting the nation’s

crises that has ever confront-

If Congress acts one way or the other on the Neutral-

Thus Congress would be in a position to discharge its constitutional duties and its obligations to the people in connection with foreign affairs. ! ” ” ”

ONGRESS is, however, a large and unwieldy body and needs special agents and committees to prepare reports and measures for its consideration.

My second suggestion, therefore, is that Congress create a joint committee on foreign affairs to maintain contacts with the President and the State Department, to study proposals and decisions made by them, and to keep the leaders and members of Congress constantly informed as to the steps being taken by the Executive. This committee might well be chosen from members of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate and the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House, with majority and minority representation. Or a special joint committee could be established.

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‘enough. The issues of foreign affairs now arising are highly technical and complicated. Even

they lead to crucial decisions. So I propose that this joint committee of Congress on foreign

affairs be equipped with its own .

staff of experts in the laws and practices of international relations. Thus the experts of the State Department could be checked by experts equally competent, and where differences of opinion arise, Congress gould have the benefit of knowing the alternative policies and actions open for its choice. \ : 2 ” 2 O informed man or woman: believes that a repeal of the Act or a return to the swirling fog of international law will settle anything important for the United States. The foreign affairs of the country will still have to be conducted amid conflicting claims, assertions and ambitions for power over America. : Who is to do this conducting— and how—becomes highly important. ‘A member of Congress declared not long ago that “the Constitution gives the right to the President to conduct the foreign affairs of the nation.” No such language is to be found in the Constitution or in the debates of the convention that framed the Constitution. The Constitution confers upon .the President certain powers in relation to foreign governments, but the chief powers are exercised by and with the consent of the Senate or subject to acts of Con= gress. Suky ‘The President can negotiate

treaties with foreign powers, either : special treaties or general trea-, ties laying down rules of interna-

. tional law; but they cannot be ap--

plied until the Senate has ratified them. The President can nominate ambassadors, ministers, and

consuls to represent the United States in foreign countries, but his nominations must be confirmed by the Senate before they are effective. SEE f J 2 8

HE power to declare war is: vested in Congress, not in the President. The power to regulate the foreign commerce of the United States, in peace and war, is: vested in Congress, not in the President; and every right abroad claimed by the United States as a neutral comes within the scope of that commerce which Congress has the power to regulate. Congress can, if it chooses to do so, place any Cabinet officer immediately under its own scrutiny. Congress has the power to require the Secretary of State to report in person or in writing on his con= duct of foreign affairs. It is false to say that the Constitution. gives the President the right to conduct our forejgn affairs. The Constitution does nothing of the sort. Congress shares that power with him and will exercise its rights, unless it is willing ;to. surrender everything, supinel to his personal direction. But Congress has no right to make this surrender. It has constitutional duties in respect‘to foreigh affairs and its members owe to the people who" elected the the obligation of discharging these duties. = Sram ell he By falling to rise to its obligatiohs 4t would’ allow’ the President . to do whatever he pleases in that

Medicine student body will be able Gatch, dean, declared last night. Dr. Gatch spoke at the medical and asserted that while nations

greatest years of progress in history. “In this time of war and rumors of ‘war, and national uncertainty, this Center seems an oasis of ancient peace,” Dr. Gatch said. “It would ‘be folly, however, to ignore the fact that this peace may be disturbed by the national emergency of war.

Points to Achievements

“Until this happens, it is best for every student to go quietly about his own business and try to become the best. possible doctor he can.” . Dr. Gatch pointed to the construction of the new Board of Health Building, the unification of operating centers of Long and Coleman hospitals and the Clinical Building as outstanding achievements of the last year. “All of the buildings and all of the equipment of this great Center, on last analysis, exist for the better training. of - medical students,” Dr. Gafch said. 1939 Class Passed Exams “This student body represents the very pick, mentally sand: physically, of the youth of the: state. “It gave me great pleasure to have every member of the class of 1939 pass the examination of the State Board of Medical registration and examination. : “This - is the : third. consecutive year this has happened.”

CLUB HEARS RAE ON CRIME PREVENTION

Roderic Rae, scientific crime investigator of the Police department, spoke ‘before the Indianapolis Federation of Community Civic Clubs at the Hotel Washington last night.

Mr. Rae discussed the various instruments and procedure used in the Crime prevention and gathering of evidence. He outlined the use

and the lie defector at the request of the audience. Paul C. Wetter is Federation president ‘and Mrs. Plorence Thacker secretary.

ELWOOD MAN KILLED

ELWOOD, Ind., Sept. 30 (U. P.).— Louis: Linsmeyer, 51, former loan co er here, was killed

London, died at the London ranch ‘here today. She was 71. She was

popular prize for sculpture, I think she grows stronger and very year. -

and “value of the drunk-o-meter|

yesterday when struck by a train, - | ville. . LONDON'S KIN DIES | GLEN ELLEN, Sonoma County,| Cal.,'Sept. 30 (U. P.).—Eliza London Shepard, half-sister of the late Jack

the first national president of the

I. U. Medical School Dean Notes Year of Progress

If war comes to the United States, the Indiana University School of

to meet any requirements, Dr. W. D. school building on W. Michigan St., abroad have been physically and

nervously torn by war hysteria, the Medical Center has had one of its

Y. M. AT LAFAYETTE 0 NOTE 50TH YEAR

Times Special LAFAYETTE, Ind. Sept. 30.—The Lafayette Y. M. C. A. is to begin its 50th anniversary celebration tomorrow with programs in the local churches. ? - Activities have been planned :for the ‘entire week, ending Oct. 7 with a hobby show at the ¥Y. M. C. A. A “Father and Son” banquet will be held Monday at 6:30 p. m. Entertainment will be provided by the Purdue Men’s Glee Club. ~ A Hi-Y reunion will be held Tuesday and the annual anniversary banquet will be held Wednesday at the Purdue Uhion Building with the Rev. Fr. E. J. Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, Neb. as speaker, Thursday will be given over to badminton, . volley ball and table tennis. tournaments and on Friday the George Williams Room at the “Y” will be dedicated at 7:45 p. m.

PROFESSOR WILLS UNIVERSITY FORTUNE

—Dr. John Martin Vincent, 81, re-

fortune of more than $1,000,000 to Johns Hopkins University, it was disclosed today in probate court. ‘Dr. Vincent, professor of history at the University for more than 20 years, lived in a modest home here and it was not known that he was wealthy. He made his fortune by inves a comparatively small sum in a chemical concern 29 years ago.

CIVIC ASSOCIATION ELECTS OFFICERS

BOONVILLE, Ind. Sept. 30 (U. P.).—Ivor J. Robinson of Boonville was elected president of the South-

for the third consecutive year at the |annual banquet last night. Other ‘officers named were Floyd Ousler of Cynthiana, Hilbert Bennett , P. O. Buechlér of FerdinErnest W. Owen, of Boon-

|and, and TRAMPLED = BY TEAM

P.).—Mrs, ‘Matildo Coldberg, 34, of

ly yesterday when she was trampled f seam of horses she

‘PASADENA, Csl., Sept. 30 (U.P.).| tired professor of history, willed his|

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SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 30 (U.| | mear South Bend, was injured fatal-|

RETAIL MILK RATES ~ WILL RISE UPSTATE

SOUTH BEND, Ind., Sept. 30 (U. P.).—Retail milk prices in St. Joseph County will rise 1 cent on both quarts and pints tomorrow, Walter Stone, County Milk Administrator, announced today. He said increase for the producers would be set by the State Milk Control Board in Indianapolis Oct. 10 for all October milk. Changes were made in accordance with the accepted policy that prices should drop in the spring months and increase in the fall, he said.

14 PUPILS AT TECH

TO SPEAK FOR FUND

Fourteen Tech pupils who are members of the Demegorians are to give talks for the Community Fund drive, according to Charles R. Parks, director of speech. They are Margaret Antibus, Mary Isabel Benedict, ‘Charlotte Boesel, Lyndell Mae Collins, - Raymond Conerty, Betty Fleming, Wilma Grabhorn, Betty Leona Jones, Avonelle Mozingo, Betty Ann Perkins, Vanita Perry, John Possman, Gilbert Shaeffer, and Betty = Rea Scifres. os :

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

1—What section of the earth is inhabited by Polynesians? 2-_Name the oriental treelike grass that sometimes grows as much as a foot in one day. 3—How many inches are in one "rod? : 4—-On what continent did the’ great religions of the world originate? 5—What percentage of the rivers of North America flow in a southerly direction? 6—Is the planet Mars larger than the earth? i 7—What is the common name for the German shepherd dog, that strongly resembles the wolf?

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. 1—South Sea Islands. 2—Bamboo, : 3-198. 4—Asia. - 5—About 95 per cent. . 6—No. ly . T7—Police dog. ‘ s ” 2

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fog called international law. Drinks Ink and ~ Doubles Dare

CLARENCE CUMMINGS felt pretty good today, but had firmly resolved to confine his drinking to milk, pop or other such things which are ;pleasing to the palate of an 11-year-old boy. The boys at School 16 yesterday dared him to drink a bottle of ink. He drank not only one bottle, but two. His teacher, Miss Mary Leslie, took him to City Hospital and then to his hofne at 1521 Wilcox

JESSUP SWORN IN AS JOBS DIRECTOR

Wilfred Jessup today was director of the State Unemployment Compensation Division and secretary’ of the Unemployment Compensation Board. He was sworn. in yesterday by Judge Michael Fansler of the State Supreme Court. : The new director succeeds Clarence A Jackson, now acting assistant to Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt. is to take a position with the State Chamber of Commerce Nov. 1.

Mr. Jackson

Y.M.C.A ADDS 1351 MEMBERS

Edward Zink’s Team Takes Top Honors as Drive - Goes Over Top.

The Y. 'M. C. A. membership drive, with a goal of 1250 memberships, went over the top last night when a grand total of 1351 was re= ported. : : Edward Zink’s team took top honors for recruiting activity with 287 memberships. H. C. Atkins team took second place with 183 and 4210 points and the Alex Maga gart team was third with 183 meme bers and 3639 points. Schmidt’s Team Gets 189 The other teams finished as fole lows: Adolph Schmidt's, 189 meme

‘| bers and 3058 points; Roy Sahm'’s,

170 and 2245; A. C. Sinclair's, 126 and 1998, and Charles Jones’, 47 and 511 points. : Team standings were determined on the total number of points rather than on total memberships. Senjor memberships. counted. for more points than junior memberships. : Miscellaneous returns not credited to teams brought the membership total to 1351. Sy ”, Individual high scorer of the came paign was Earl Schmidt, who brought in 69 memberships. He was presented with a plagwe. C. O. Mogg, general boss” of the drive, paid special tribute to four other men who trailed Mr. Schmidt in individual totals. Wood, G. V. Carrier, Roy O. Johns son and Earl Kiger. ih Get Quota of 130 Ne Leaders whose teams made their quota of 30 memberships or more included: ) : Merle Calvert, R. L. Snyder, Ralph Leas, H. C. Atkins Jr., Cyrus Wood, C. L. Foerst, Roy O. Johnson, C. H, Barker, Maurice Williams, Carl Sas lenberger, W. E. Layton, M. Li Payne, Mr. Carson, Gerald Ohrn, G. V. Carrier, Earl Schmidt, Leroy Johnson Jr., R. W. Akin, J. Allan Dawson and Earl Kiger. :

RADIO TRANSMITTER EXHIBITED BY GUARD

A new $5000 transmitter belonging to the 38th Signal Company of the Indiana National Guard was to be. demonstrated this afternoon on Monument -Cirele. Messages from Army short-wave radio stations throughout the Midwest were to be picked up so the public could hear them. as Capt. John. Jefferson, company recruiting officer, announoged means.

time, that 46 more persohs between 18 ‘and 45 will be added to the

company. There are 83 in the sigs nal’ company now. Enlistment will be held at the Indianapolis Moto Armory, 2000 Madison Ave, at 8 p. m. Thursday. Recruits will Be given ‘radio, telephone . and wire training, Capt. Jefferson said.

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