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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1940 Washington, D. C. FIFTH COLUMN EVIDENCE The Dies investigating committee now has documentary evidence of Nazi fifth column operations in the U. S. so explosive that its publica tion might lead to a complete rup ture of diplomatic relations with Germany. Because of this the committee has been nervously sitting on the load of dynamite, uncertain what to do. It has consulted iie state depart ment, which is just as jittery itself. In fact, even more so. The de partment foresees the inevitable ne cessity of demanding the recall of a number of German diplomatic rep resentatives, with certain retaliation by Berlin by the ousting of U. S. officials. In the present delicate state of U. S.-Axis relations, the de partment doesn’t want to run that risk. So on its urgent advice, the com mittee is sitting tight and continu ing its secret probe of the subversive activities. The documentary evi dence in the possession of the com mittee is staggering. It definitely establishes: 1. That the Nazi government is directly supervising and financing a nationwide fifth column campaign to oppose and obstruct the defense pro gram, the U. S. government’s for eign policy and aid to Great Britain. 2. That this activity is being car ried on through German consulates and German-controlled papers, plus propaganda agencies of various kinds. 3. That Nazi consuls get detailed instructions from Berlin through reg ular short-wave broadcasts in code. Column Fuehrer. Suspected master mind of the Nazi fifth column is Dr. Manfreid Zapp, head of the Trans-Ocean News Serv ice, a propaganda outfit with offices in New York and Washington. Zapp came to this country after being booted out of South Africa by the British government. Two of the consuls implicated in the evidence the committee has turned over to the state department are £apt. Fritz Wiedemann, at San Francisco, and Herbert Schoiz, at Boston. Schoiz has been closely associat ed with Friedrich Ernst Auhaugen, Nazi lecturer for “The American Fellowship Forum,” who was seized in Los Angeles recently as he was attempting to board a ship for Ja pan. The committee is holding Au haugen as a key witness. Other evidence in its possession discloses the existence of a secret Fascist army in the U. S. running into the thousands. Chief organizers of this force have been the Ger- man-American Bund, the Ku Klux Klan and other “nationalistic” groups. • • • LOST LIBRARY The favorite story of the Presi dent’s at present is about a library that burned down in Georgia. Here’s how he tells it to callers: A Georgia politico called on him with a sorrowful plea to use his in fluence to get a WPA grant for a new library. “What happened to the old one?” asked the President. “It was destroyed by fire,” re plied the visitor sadly. "And Mr. President, I fear for the literacy of my home folks if a new library isn’t built quickly. No town should be without a library. It’s a great cul tural influence.” “Absolutely,” agreed the Presi dent. “How long has your town been without a library?” “Seventy-six years.” “Seventy-six years!” “Yes, sir. Sherman burned it down.” • • • LOCAL AIR BASES The army air corps isn’t saying anything publicly, but it is making a quiet survey of all airports in the country for the purpose of locating new bases and training centers. Objective behind the plan is to secure the greatest possible disper sion of air forces necessary for de fense. Four cities already have been selected: New Orleans, West Palm Beach, Fla., Tallahassee, Fla., and Augusta, Ga. • • • CAPITAL CHAFF New French Ambassador Henri- Haye was asked about French wine stocks. He said, “The Germans took France, and I’m sure they found their way into the cellars. I wouldn’t be surprised if all the good bottles have gone somewhere.” The Italian ambassador, Prince Colonna, has been in Washington more than a year, but has not yet sent his card, according to protocol, to the Czech minister. This is Italy’s way of refusing to recognize that Czechoslovakia still exists. While Gen. Hugh Johnson, ex-NRA boss, was blasting at Elliott Roose velt for being given a “paper work” assignment as an air corps captain, Johnson’s son, Capt. Kilboume Johnston, a regular army officer, got himself a desk job in the office of the selective service administrator. Bernarr MacFadden, health cult- ist, magazine owner and big Florida realty owner, may take another whirl for the senate. He is angling with Florida G. O. P. leaders to get his name on the party ballot against Democratic Senator Charles Andrews WHO’S llfj'■ By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated Features—WNU Service.) VIEW YORK. — Virginio Gayda, ’ Italy’s official writing wrist, pens a solemn warning to the U. S. A. In an editorial in his pa- K.V. EJitoria, KUS”” 1 ' Spokesman Suave, tells us not But Pen Ominous misunder stand the Axis-Japan agreement and hints that we’re in for bad trouble if we make a misstep. Why Gayda should have been chosen to do the tough talking, or rather writing, for Italy all these years has been a puzzle to this on looker. Not that he doesn’t do it well, but it is so unlike him. I met him once at a tea party in Rome, in the studio of a British sculptor. One would have thought he wouldn’t hurt a fly. That was soon after Mussolini took power. Tall, slen der, fair-haired, with a small, silken mustache, impeccably dressed, Gay da seemed diffident and eager to please. He was then editor of II Messaggero, which had been a strongly liberal paper, and he had made his political start in the gen eral doctrinal zone of Mussolini’s Marxian teachings. But with the March on Rome he had done an about-face with Mussolini and was making his paper daily louder and fiercer. There was considerable embar rassment and shyness among the guests, as it wasn’t safe for foreigners to mention Musso lini’s name, and they engaged the suave Gayda in talk about art, Roman ruins, the glories of the Pitti and Uffizi, and the like. Noting the signor’s facile speech, I remarked to an old Scottish bank er, standing by, that the editor seemed like a mighty smart chap. “Too smart for his britches,” growled the old Scot. One never would have thought that some day he would be telling the U. S. A. where it got off. A native of Rome, he began his newspaper career as central European correspondent for the Stamps, of Turin. He was in Russia when the World war started, entered the diplomatic service there and returned to newspaper work as editor of n Messaggero in 1921. It was in 1926 that Count Ciano, Musso lini’s son-in-law, discovered his penchant for ominous and threatening prose and made him the nation’s editorial spokes man, as editor of Gioraale DTtalia. • tAfHILE a talent for makeshift ’’ v might not rate highly in a civ ilization assailed by deadly preci sion, it has certain advantages in Col. Netherwood astgTinstthe Good Improviser, all-or-nothing Yet No Apologist techniques of absolutist government. The mechanics of the latter are such that when it is wrecked, it is an inert, busted ma chine in a ditch, while a democracy has an organic quality which makes it adaptive, allows improvisation, and perhaps enables it to grow new tissue and survive a deal of waste and muddling. Col. Douglas L. Netherwood, com manding officer of the northeast anti-aircraft defense at Mitchel field, indirectly touches off this idea. Recruits for the anti-aircraft forces are wearing odd assortments of tini- forms, sleeping in garages because of the lack of tents, and drilling without sufficient rifles or other equipment. To the worriers, Colonel Netherwood says: “Shucks, we’re doing all right, and I’m sure that the quarter masters will catch up on their outfitting soon. I drilled in my civilian clothes when I joined the army back in 1908, as a pri vate after I graduated from col lege. I’m sure the young fel lows we have out here at Mitchel field don’t mind it any more than I did.” Colonel Netherwood was born in Birmingham, England, and, inci dentally, the English are good im provisers and instinctive pregmat- ists. Their democracy came from adjustment and improvisation, rath er than from the grand principles of the encyclopedists. However, Colonel Netherwood is no apologist for hit-or-miss preparedness. In 1908 he entered the army, after his graduation from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical college. He has studied tech niques of precision at the Army War college, the Army Indus trial college and the Air Corps Practical school—with diplomas from all of them. He entered the signal corps and got his rating as a military aviator in 1917. In 1920 the aviation sec tion of the signal corps was des ignated as the army air corps. He became a lieutenant eolonel in 1935. Air Raids Make Things Interesting’ in London Left: While the staff of the United States embassy in London works on in the building below their feet, these members of the staff are assigned to the roof scanning the skies for Nazi planes. Should the planes come close, the warning is given. Right: Six men of the “Suicide Squad” bomb disposal unit of the Royal Engineers lift a heavy time-bomb from the crater it caused when it plunged into a West London street. Australia Does Her Bit for Great Britain Large bombs for the royal Australian air force are pictured (left) being filled with explosives at the Com monwealth explosives factory in Maribyrong, Australia. They will be put to use against military objectives of Germany and Italy. Right: Inspecting Vickers machine guns at the small-arms factory in Lithgow, Aus tralia, before shipping for distribution throughout the British empire. Open Giant Boulder Dam Outlet Valves Six-Foot Babe A huge man-made waterfall is shown spurting from the 11 tremen dous outlet valves of the Boulder dam, in Nevada, creating a waterfall higher than Niagara. When engineers opened the valves, they sent 30,000,000 gallons of water plunging into the mighty Colorado river. Twenty thousand tourists were there. “Lulubelle” shows off her six-foot youngster at the San Francisco zoo. As excitement caused the death of her two previous babies, news of the birth was withheld for 3 days. Admiral Byrd Awarded Gold Star Educator Held President Roosevelt awards a gold star to Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, to be attached to the suspension ribbon of his Distinguished Service Medal. The award was for his recent achievements in the Antarctic. Photo shov » President Roosevelt, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, and Re-.r ; &rniraJ E. Byrd. Dr. Frederick Aughagen, German citizen and former professor of lan guages at Columbia “U,” who was arrested in Los Angeles and held for the Dies committee. DRAFT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Q.—A bugle drives me nuts. Can I get exemption on account of I am allergic to brass musical instru ments? Otto. A.—No, but it may be possible to put you in some division where you can sit up all night and not have to be called at daybreak. • • • Q.—I am for an adequate defense. I believe conscription necessary. I love my country and am willing to fight for it. But I have always lived home and put everything up to my parents in any emergency. As I am not used to taking on responsibilities myself, could I send my father? J. K. K. A.—You think of the darnedest things. • • • Q.—I have been working nights for the last four years and sleeping days. This has completely changed my habits. I can’t keep awake any more by daylight. Unless this war is to be fought after dark what good will I be in the army? Anxious. A.—You will be assigned to scout work in dark glasses. • a • Q.—I have as much courage as the next fellow and I would never fail my country in a pinch. The draft is all right, but what bothers me is that I do not look good except in a blue suit. Will there be any branch of the service where clothing colors are optional? Duke. A.—You know how the Democrats are. / way will be found to make you happy. Maybe you can wear army pants and a dinner jacket. • • • Q.—I hate Hitler. I despise dicta tors. I am a 100 per cent Ameri can. The Western hemisphere must be protected. Roosevelt is my hero. We must show the world nobody can at tack us. But I tried sleeping on a cot once and I can’t do it. Where does this leave me when the draft call comes? Muggsy. A.—Don’t let it get you down. Modern war is so terrific nobody can sleep anyhow anywhere. Q.—I am a young man 21 years old with no dependents. I am sure to be drafted. But I have been studying those pictures of army tents and I do not see any wall plugs for my radio. Must I buy one of those portables? Joe. A.—It can be arranged to put you in a company which has k a crooner for a top sergeant. • • • Q.—I reached my twenty-fifth birthday last week without ever go ing anywhere on my feet when I could do it in the old man’s auto. As I understand it, the draft army may have to walk. I talked this over with my folks and my mother persuaded dad that he should let me take his auto to camp. But he refuses to pay for the gasoline any more. Can I have him arrested for obstructing the draft? Dutiful Son. How to Slip-Cover Your Old Rocker By RUTH WYETH SPEARS /^\NE day there came a letter with a rough sketch of the old rocker at the upper right. The last line of the letter said, “I will remove the rockers if you say so, Mrs. Spears, but I would like to keep them.” Well, why not? There is nothing smarter now than things Victorian. Old oil lariips with flowered globes are being wired for electricity so, why not redesign this rocker along simple lines? Cover it with plain rep in a nice shade of blue perhaps, and give it a matching foot stool and a hem stitched linen chair set all tricked out in tassels? Here is the result of that idea and the diagram shows all the steps that led up to it. Almost any old chair may be transformed with a slip cover if a little work is done first to build out or to saw off projections. Padding is also important, and open spaces under ems may be covered by stretch- :ng the padding tightly and tack ing, as shown here. * * * NOTE: Directions for making the foot stool are in Sewing Book 3. The hem stitched chair set is in Book 4. All the steps in fitting and making slip covers are illustrated in Book 1. Booklets are 32 pages each, and will be sent to any ad dress upon receipt of 10c to cover cost and mailing. Send order to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York Enclose 10 cents for each book ordered. Name Address Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels •m Mtb iautln,eM*iMd with omp PW*i to Rnk« it agraMM. and uty to Uk. When constipation brings on acid in digestion, bloating, dizzy spells, gas, coated tongue, sour taste and bad breath, your stomach is probably "cry ing the blues” because your bowels don t move. It calls for Laxative Senna to pull the trigger on those lazy bowels, com bined with good old Syrup Pepsin to make your laxative more agreeable and easier to take. For years many Doctors have used pepsin compounds, as agree able carriers to make other medicines more palatable when your "taster” feels easily upset. So be sure your laxative contains Syrup Pepsin. Insist on Dr. Caldwell’s Laxative Senna, combined with Syrup Pepsin. See how wonderfully its herb Laxative Senna wakes up lazy nerv.s and muscles in your intestines, to bring welcome relief from constipation. Andvee how its Syrup Pepsin makes Dr. Caldwell’s medicine so smooth and agree able to a touchy gullet. Even finicky children love the taste of this pleasant fami-y laxative. Buy Dr. Caldwell’s Lax ative Senna at your druggist’s today. Try one laxative that won’t bring oo violent distaste, even when you take it after a full meal. It’s tie Thing! “What are you going to do when you’se as big as mummy, dear?” “Slimming exercises.” A.—You can settle this some way. How about asking mother to pay for the gas? Q.—I am 32 years old and have been married six years to a woman who never stops talking. We have five children all of whom take after their mother. Her father and moth er live with us, and an aunt who has dropped in for a two months’ visit has brought her dog with her. Isn’t there some way this draft can be speeded up? And if so, why must I first be examined to see if I come up to specifications? This is an emergen cy, both from my standpoint and the government’s. Charlie. A.—Protect yourself in the clinches and be patient. We wish you luck. OLD SORES VARICOSE ULCERS, MILK LEG, BURNS. BOILS, ETC. THAT “HANG ON” —may b« permanently relieved by using ALLEN'S ULLERINE SALVE. This won derful salve—one of America's oldest remedies, discovered In 1849, Is used to this dey with satisfying results In the most stubborn cases. It has powerful "drawing />ut" action which promotes healing from the bottom up! Keep this safe, effective salve for general house hold use always on hand. Ask your drug gist for ALLEN'S ULLERINE SALVE-ln Its old-fashlonad package—or write J. P. Allen Medicine Co., Dept. B, St. Paul, Minn., enclosing 35c or 45c for the gen erous Jars ... or $1.25 for the economy can. We pay the postage. Thrust Out “Will I ever?” No you will nev er while you ask that question. YOU CAN’T WIN A man will have to be this fall A creature of great craft; For women, opportunists all, Have Leap Year and the Draft! —Nan Emanuel, e e e TO RENT—Cedarhurst. Wooded surroundings, six rooms, one and one-half baths. Franklin 1194.—New York Times. Well, even the forest primeval doesn’t make it any easier to use half a bathroom, does it? ... BLESSED IGNORANCE One sort of knowledge Good to lack Is what is said Behind your back. —Richard Armour. ... “Seven of the largest oil companies in Rumania were seized by the gov ernment. They were all operated on British or American capital. The government, said it was not confis cating the properties and intended only to control them.”—News item. Wanna bet? ^ COLDS tyuickty LIQUID TABLETS SALVE NOSE PROM COUGH DROPS SPECIAL BARGAINS TATHEN you see the specials of * * our merchants announced in the columns of this paper you can depend on them. They mean bargains for you. • They are offered by merchants who are not afraid to announce their prices or the quality of the merchandise they offer. fv