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Evening star., 1940-06-01
III Wife's Death in Home
| Is Ruled Suicide

A suicide certificate has been is
sued in the death of Mrs. Virginia
Hanley, 81, who was found strangled
in her home yesterday by her hus-
band. 1gnatius G. Hanley.
Mr.. Hanley had stopped by dress
shop on his way home from work
and had bought two dresses, in the
hope that the gift would cheer his
wife, who had been i'll.
He entered the house. at 14l2 A
street Sc, to find his wife's body in
the bathroom. She had strangled
herself with a necktie, leaving a
note which explained that she could
not stand the pain caused by her ILL
ness.
Mr.. Hanley is photographer. in
the United States Geological Survey
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Rome Representative
In u. 5. Resigns in
Protest Over Axis
Hitler Tokine ltoIy
For 'One-Woy Ride
Says Tourist Head

Blythe Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 1.-Goffredo
Pantaleoni, for many years a direct
representative Of the Rome gov
ernment In this country as head Of
the Italian tourist information Of
flee, has announced his resignation
in protest against the CLOSE Coop
Grafton between Hitler and Musso-
lini."
This association, he said, was "a
'one-way ride which will end in
disaster for Italy if she enters the
conflict as an ally of Germany"
For many years." he continued,
Il promoted travel and good will
between this country and Italy. The
time has now come for me to step
down lest I betray my conscience
and ideals-for Hitler and his Nazi
agents have done their work all too
thoroughly as far as. Italy is con-
cerned, and it is the type of work
which I cannot too strongly con-
denim.
Millions Distrust Axis.
italian officialdom has already
been seduced by promises Of riches
and visions of territorial booty.
Italian publications, here and
abroad, have been giving full en-
couragement to the spread of Goeb-
bels' propaganda.
There are, fortunately, millions
Of right-thinking Americans Of
Italian origin, who, realizing the
eventual consequences of the Rome
Berlin axis, are by no means in
sympathy with its purpose
1T is my firm belief that If Hitler
wins this war with Italys aid, that
he will turn on his ally and
completely dominate her, and. il
his lust for power is any indica-
ton Of his purpose, 1t is not too
fantastic to envision an invasion Of
the Americas as the ultimate object
of his kampf.
Will Oppose Entering War.
Referring to fifth column activi-
ties, Mr.. Pantaleoni said he could
"only hope that the people of Ital-
! ian origin who have adopted this
country as their own will actively
combat this pernicious propaganda,
which is slowly but surely being dis
seminated on the Western Hemi-
sphere among Italians and Ger
mans alike, by Hitler's and Musso-
lini's agents"
He added that he planned to
organize ''right-thinking" Italo-
Americans into group proud Of
their adopted country and pledged
to discourage Italy's entry into the
war on the side of Hitler's mecha-
| nized forces of destruction
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Leche Case Nears
Jury After Testimony
On $500,000 Income
Ex-Governor Reports
Huge Commissions
While in Office
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, La, June 1.-The
mail fraud trial of former Gov,
Richard w. Leche, who says he
made a half million dollars while
Chief Executive, neared a jury to-
day. Mr.. Leche is charged with
having received a $3l 900 'bribe" in
the purchase of trucks by the
Louisiana Highway Commission in
1887 and 1888.
Mr.. Leche, who stepped out of
Office last June as the Huey P. Long
dictatorship began crumbling under
multiple scandal cases, denied yes
terday that he received any money
in the truck deals, but said he had
made huge sums as commissions
in oil and gas deals.
The Government charged in the
present mail fraud case that Mr.
Leche, L. P. Abernathy, former
Highway Commission chairman. and
George Younger, Alexandria motor
dealer, conspired to overcharge the
commission s116,57188 for 1873
trucks in 1887.
Abernathy and Younger, indicted
with Mr.. Leche, pleaded guilty Mon
day
Information concerning Mr.
Leche's income was deduced by
o. John Rogge, United States AS
sistant Attorney General, who pros
ecuted the Federal scandal cases
At one point Mr.. Leche said his in
come included $4,000 in an oil deal
and more than 100000 in a gas deal
Leche claimed these amounts were
legitimate commissions. He admitted
he invested no money in the enter
prises.
Mr.. Rogge said Mr.. Leche's in
come tax returns showed these
gross incomes: $13,l80.53 in 1888
$14,871 26 in 1894; $2o, 900 in 1885
100000 in 1896 (the year he became
GOVERNOR; $64, I'll 03 in 1887; s70.-
7262l in 1888 and 1882 ,059 40 in 1899
Evening star., 1940-06-01
War Communicates

The French representatives were
NJ. Paul Reynaud and Marechal Pc
tain. accompanied by Gen. Weygand,
Admiral Darlan and M. Paul Bau-
douin.
The Supreme War Council car
ried out general survey of the
situation and reached full agreement
regarding all the measures which
that situation called for.
The meeting of the Supreme War
Council gave full proof that the
Allied governments and peoples are
more than ever implacably resolved
to pursue in the closest possible con-
cord their present struggle until
complete victory is achieved
French
PARIS, June 1 LP).-The high
command morning communiQue
said.
French and British forces of land,
sea and air continued furious fight
in full solidarity at Dunkerque to
resist the German push and assure
evacuation.
The enemy, showing the i'm
portance which it attached to the
passage of the Somme. counter
attacked in this region. This
counterattack was repulsed.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
IS Washingtonians
To Be Graduated
Al West Point
June Week Ceremonies
To Begin Wednesday
At Military Academy

Fifteen Washingtonians will be
among class of $50 cadets to
graduate from the United States
Military Academy ut West Point,
June IL, it was announced today.
Among the graduates from nearby
Maryland is Henry H. Arnold, jr.,
son of Maj. Gen. H. H. Arnold, chief
of the United States Army Air
Corps, who lives at 103 West Bradley
lane. Chevy Chase.
The academy's June Week will
begin Wednesday and will continue
for seven days. The annual West
Point Horse Show will high light
events Wednesday and Thursday
Cadet hops will take place each
evening during June Week except
Sunday.
Regimental dress parades will be
held every afternoon through June
10. Degrees of bachelor of science
and commissions as second lieu
tenants in the Regular Army will be
issued on graduation day.
Cadets whose detail to the All
Corps has been approved will be
ordered to training center for q
years instruction in aviation. Upon
their successful completion of this
course they will be given their
wings" and assigned permanently
to the Air Corps.
The graduates from Washington
are Emory S. Adams, son of Maj
Gen. and Mrs. Emory S. Adams,
2909 Thirty-fourth street NV;
Frederick w. Oseth, son of Maj. and
. Mrs. I. M. Oseth, 1000 Cathedral
avenue NV; Earl Mcfarland, jr.
son of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Earl Nc
Farland, 39ll Livingston street NV;
James B. Bonham, son of Mrs. Louis
w. Bonham, 1916 N street NV;
Roderick Wetherill, son of Col and
Mrs Richard Wetherill, 3718 Nor
- rison street NV; William L. Porte
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William l.
Porte, 1917 Twenty-flfth street Sc;
Albert E. Brown, son of 1t. Col
and Mrs. A. E. Brown, 4440 @ street
NV.
Also. Edwin F. Black. son of Mrs
L. F. Black, 2116 Eighteenth street
NV; Robert R. Dodderidge, son OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dodderidge
1900 Connecticut avenue NV,
Frank P. Wagner, son of Mr.. Frank
c. Wagner, 7019 Georgia avenue
NV: Robert w. Strong, son of Col
and Mrs. R. w. Strong, 1927 Klingle
road NV; Frank T. WatrouS, son
of Capt. and Mrs. Frank T. Watrous
U. S. N, 1885 Macomb street NV.
Walter D. Swank. son of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Walter R. SWank, 1400 Fair.
mont street NV; Richard S. Abbey
son of Maj. and Mrs. Evers Abbey
1901 Connecticut avenue NV, anc
William j. Gildart, son of 1t. Col
and Mrs. R. c. Gildart, l405 Webster
street NV.
William E. Farthing, son of 1t
Col. and Mrs. William E. Farthins
of 1920 Mooreland lane, Bethesda
also is among graduates.
Those from nearby Virginia are
George Mayo, jr., son of Col. anc
Mrs. George Mayo, so Woodmon1
road, Belle Haven, Alexandria
Page E. Smith, son of Brig. Gen
and Mrs. Walter D. Smith, 1906
Army Navy drive, Arlington; Robert
E. Maxwell, son of 1t. Col. and Mrs
r. L. Maxwell Vienna; William F
Lewis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. F. w
Lewis, 325 Hume avenue, Alexan-
dria.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Gondhi Fuvors HoItinq
Drive Until War Ends
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOMBAY, June 1.-Mohanda K.
Gandhi indicated his belief today
that any civil disobedience program
in behalf of the campaign for In
dian independence should be de-
ferred until after the European war
is ended.
Writing in his newspaper, Harlan,
Gandhi said:
IF the British government won't
declare India free country, having
the right to determine her own
status and constitution, am Of the
opinion that we should wait until
the heat of battle in the heart Of
the Allied countries subsidies and
the future is clearer than it Is"
Greenland's population consists of
1920 Eskimos and 400 Europeans.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Canadian Plane Lands
Here After 'Detour'

A Canadian Colonial Airlines
transport plane, forced to stop at
Washington Airport last night when
heavy fog prevented landing at New
York and other points en- route from
Montreal, took off this morning
shortly after 8 o'clock to complete
its journey.
Some of the IS passengers con-
tinued to New York by train after
the plane arrived here at LAS am.
1t left Montreal at $50 last night
and took off at Burlington. VT. after
clearing customs, at 10 pm, accord
ing to Capt. R. E. Churchill, flight
commander,
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Bill Is Passed to Move
Marshall Statue

The Senate late yesterday passed
two House measures relating to
statuary in the National Capital.
One authorizes removal of the
statue of John Marshall, Chief JUS
tice in the early days of the repub-
lie, from the Capital grounds to the
vicinity of the Supreme Court
Building.
The other authorizes erection in
the Capitol grounds Of a bronze like
ness of the statue of George Wash
ing which stands in front Of the
Sub Treasury in New York City.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
| Paris Rewards
Boy Who Helped
ICupture 'Chutists
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, June 1.-Thirteen-year-
old Guy Bocher of Massy, in the
Seine ct Oise district near Paris,
received a 1000 franc currently
about $500 savings account and
congratulatory letter from Interior
Minister Mandel today for taking
part in the capture of three German
parachutists.
While playing in a garden at his
home May q, the youth saw an
airplane maneuvering overhead and
then spotted three parachutes nut
tering down.
He ran to the town hall to sum-
mon police, who rounded up the
sly troopers In . running gunfght.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Chute Firefighters
To Guard Sequoio Trees
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTERVILLE, Calf, June l.
Parachute firefghters will protect
the inaccessible regions of Sequoia
National Forest from the ravages of
lightning fires this year.
Forest Supervisor J. E. Elliott said
such fighters would be dropped from
fire patrol planes just as soon as
flames are reported from lookout
stations or the plane patrol.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Paris
Continued From First Page.)

L lOlIl I Al Z dSCt
returned again to the assault. A War
Ministry spokesman said the battle
still was continuing.
The morning communique of the
high command. describing the ac-
ton, gave no details of the Dun
kerque situation, but said French
and British forces 'of the land, sea
and air continued a furious fight in
full solidarity to resist a German
push and assure evacuation"
e Nazis Bring Reinforcements.
The renewal of German activity
along the Somme, including an at
q tack against the one French bridge
head on the northern bank, was de-
layed apparently pending the arri-
val of Nazi reinforcements. The To-
cation of the bridgehead was not
) disclosed
The Germans were described as
having been unable to resist French
efforts to mop up the southern bank
yesterday.
After the French had consolidated
their position at the unidentified
bridgehead, the Germans launched
a series of attacks aimed at both
the northern and southern positions
from which they had been pushed.
q The assaults failed, French
spokesman said.
The action in this area extends
over front approximately 2 miles
wide and is continuing.
The fate of some units retreating
from Flanders remained subject
of deep concern. Though two of
Gen. Rene Jacques Adolphe Prioux
motorized French divisions that
have been standing off the attempts
of Nazi panzer units to thwart the
withdrawal were reported to have
reached Dunkerque, two others were
said to be isolated.
Allied planes dropped ammunition
food and medical supplies to these
isolated troops as they attempted to
fight their way toward the coast, Is
miles away
A thin armored wall of tanks
guarded their flanks in a modern
version of the ancient phalanx.
The fate of Gen. PriouX himself
reported by the Germans to have
been captured, remained obscure.
Military sources said no informa-
ton had been received for some
time from the two encircled French
divisions and the chances for theil
successful evacuation appeared tc
be dwindling.
The Germans were reported vir-
tually to have abandoned the use
of tanks in the Dunkerque sector az
result of the flooding of the sur
rounding terrain by the opening ol
food gates.
Ferry Across Channel.
Racing against a break in the
weather, great fleet of transports
shuttled back and forth across the
foggy English Channel in a des-
perate attempt to salvage as much
as possible of force which once
totaled more than 10000 men.
While the gigantic rescue tasl
proceeded under the guns of Allied
warships, the French army of the
center, supported by the seconc
British expeditionary force nov
!. being formed in France, was re.
ported to be mopping up the Able.
vile sector at the mouth of thu
ySomme.
! ct was not clear whether the
Evening star., 1940-06-01

as head OF the committee of Negro
leaders to represent the interests
Of the Negro flood sufferers.
He delivered the dedicatory ad-
dress at the unveiling of the Lin
coin Monument in Washington in
1925.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
Jupunese Elevate KIDD

TOXIC, June l P).-Marquis
Kiochi KIDD, former Home Minister
and Minister of Education. was ap-
pointed lord keeper of the privy seal
today, succeeding Kurahei Yuasa,
who resigned because of illness.
Evening star., 1940-06-01
To Grow Medicinal Plants

Havana will establish a section
of typically tropical medicinal
plants adjoining the Bosque de la
Habana, the cost to be borne by
the government and the National
Pharmaceutical Association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Tar Heel Apprehended
By Florida Authorities

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, April 9
-R-Franklin, N. c., authorities
were enroute home today with a
man listed as Tom Williams, who
escaped Jail there in January Whle
being held on a murder charge and
was arrested on the beach here
clad only in bathing trunks.
Williams first S reported
charged with Staying his wife, but
when he was turned over to the
sheriff from Franklin it w a s
learned that the fugitive was want
ed for the fatal shooting of Edna
Hodgins, a housemaid.
An agent of the Federal Bureau
of Investigation said Williams cam
here to visit his sister and brother
in-law. Officers failed to find him a
their home but later located him OF
the beach after a girl displayed
snapshot of herself and the fugitive
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
FORD TO FIGHT
N.L.R.B. ORDER
Circuit Court Asked To
Invalidate Ruling In
CLIO Case

w YORK, April 9.-lR-
Counsel for the Ford Motor COM
nanv announced today they would
ask the circuit court of appeals at
Cincinnati to declare void National
Labor Relations board order charg-
ing Ford with unfair labor practices.
The case grew out of a distur-
bance on May &c, 1887, when mem,
bers of t h e United Automobile
Workers (CIO) attempted to distri'
butte leaflets at the main gate of the
River Rouge plant and FLASHED with
Ford employees.
Criticizing the boards attitude as
suggesting dictatorship, the COM
pany asserted that Chairman Mad
den recently testified before a con-
gressional committee that he would
consider it an unfair labor practice
for an employer to call a union
leader a communist, even though
that was true, and c%ontended:
eff this be the law, the first
amendment has no meaning to the
employer, 81 Idl do COllSCAllo IAS
communication of his opinions about
unions to employees. In relation to
a union, he enjoys the same free
dom of speech as the Russian en-
Joys in relation to Stain, or the Ger
nan in relation to Hitler. He may
speak or write with complete free,
dom so long as he does not dis
parage or criticize"
The company's petition sets forth
three principal points as the basis
for its attacks on the boards or,
der. The company alleges:
1. That the board utterly disre-
garded" the sit-down strike back
ground of the case and the threats
of a sit-doWn strike at the Ford
plant, which, the company alleges,
led to the events death within the
boards decision.
2. That the boards order violates
the company's rights of free speech
and free press, and
3. That the company was denied
a fair hearing by the biased and
prejudicial conduct of Trial Examin-
er John T. Lindsay.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Yachts Begin Moving
Northward By Canal

SOUTHPORT, April 9-The spring
movement of yachts from Florida
waters to the east and to the
Great Lakes is beginning and in a
short time they will be stopping
in great numbers.
Four of the beautiful boats stop
ped here Sunday and Sunday night.
All were contacted by a represen-
tative of the Chamber of Commerce
and advised that there would be
modern anchorage facilities here in
the fall and that the Wilmington,
Southport and Wrightsville inland
waterway areas were not now at
fected by the Marine Insurance I'm
derwriters' clause applying to hur-
ricane zones.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
RULINGS ON N. E.
LAWS ANNOUNCED
Officers Required To Fin
gerprint All Convicted
Felons In State

RALEIGH, April 9.-R-State
laws now require chiefs of police
and sheriffs to fingerprint all per-
sons convicted Of felonies and send
?. copy of the prints to the State
Bureau of investigation, Attorney
General Harry Mcmillan ruled to-
day.
Mcmillan released a digest of re-
cent opinions, including:
State or national banks in North
Carolina cannot accept warehouse
receipts on whiskey as collatera!
for loans.
Boards of county commissioners
have authority to designate official
repositories for county funds. The
Catawba commissioners have au-
thority to deposit county funds in
a federal savings and loan associa-
ton at Conover and to put sinking
funds up to $1,000 in said associa-
ton if a certificate is obtained to
the effect that such county funds
would be insured.
The governor is empowered to ap-
point one or more fit persons in
every county to act as justice OF
the peace, but vacancies occurring
after justices qualify for office are
filled by clerks of superior court.
An employe of the unemployment
compensation commission could also
serve as a school committeeman.
School principals elected for the
year 19S9-4O have power to nomi-
nate teachers for 1904.
The highway commission has no
right to take topsoil from property
of the Eastern Carolina Training
school and the school has no au-
thority to permit the commission to
enter upon its land and take the
soil. The property has been dedicat-
ed to a public purpose.
Municipal tax authorities cannot
levy on the liquors in an ABC store
to satisfy any valorem taxes. They
could attach funds on hand and
bank deposits. 1t was suggested
that a mandamus action be brought
to compel payment of the tax.
The vital stats ties bureau has
no authority to change the birth
certificate of an illegitimate child to
make it appear that the child is not
illegitimate, even upon representa-,
ton by the mother that she later
married the father of the child.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
HOOVER PLUGS FOR
PACT

A friend who recently chatted
with Herbert Hoover says Hoover
pointed out that if the nations of
the world really want to make PEE
and get security via disarmament,
a useful instrument is handy-the
disarmament treaty drawn ':p but
never put into effect, at the Geneva
conference in 1882.
Hoov . believes this might be a
valuable thing to dig out. AS drawn,
it abolishes weapons of aggression"
submarines, bombing planes, tanks
and mobile heavy artillery. Impress
sive thing about it, to Hoover's way
of thinking, is that it was okay d
by the general staffs of the a ma
tons at that conference. Objections
by the civilian governments of
France and Japan were what killed
it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
Civil Service Exams
Announced By u. S

The United States Civil Service
commission has announced open
competitive examinations for the
positions listed below. Applications
must be on file in the commits
sion's office at Washington, D. c.,
not later than May 6.
Information specialist, $4,000 a
year, also principal, $500, senior,
$4,000, associate, $4,000, and as
~sistant, $1,000 a year. The optional
subjects are press and publications,
and radio. Completion of a 4-year
college course and certain special
lied writing or radio broadcasting
experience, differing in length and
degree of difficulty according to
the grade of the position, are re-
quired. Additional experience may
be substituted for the college edu-
cation. Applicants must not have
passed their fifty-third birthday.
Park superintendent, $500 a
year, National Park Service, depart
ment of the interior. Except for
certain substitutitions, applicants
must have completed a 4-year col
lege course and must have had re-
sponsible experience in the admin
~istration of park activities, part of
which was in connection with a
large municipal, metropolitan, or
county park system. Applicants
must not have passed their fifty
third birthday.
The commission has also an
nounced that the closing dates for
receipt of applications for the posi-
lions of senior inspector and in
spector in the Navy department
have been extended to April %. In
addition to the fields of inspection
given in the original announcement
the examination will be held for
the following: Engineering materials
electrically, and ship construction
(either hulls, mechanical, or cleo
trical.)
Full information may be obtain
ed from A. B. Bradshaw, secretary
of the U. S. Civil Service board of
examiners, at the postoffice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
One Shot, One Slugged
As Illinois Ballots

CHICAGO, April 9-GP-One man
was shot and another was slug
ged today within two hours after
the polls were opened in Chicago
Andrew Borkowski, SO, a repub'
lican precinct captain in the 18th
precinct of the 21st ward (south,
west side), was wounded superfc'
tally in the head by a bullet which
police said was fired by Mrs. May
Vitovec, At. Police quoted her as
saying:
HE made a lot of trouble all
over the ward with the states at
torney's office. He knows what !
mean"
The shooting occurred in a pol
ling place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10
HATCH WON'T DO
A HE SAYS

Day after his new clean-politics
bill passed the senate. Senator Carl
Hatch was debating a letter to his
secretary. Letter was to a consti-
tuent, explaining that Hatch could
MT comply with some request.
Hatch dictated: and 1 am not
going t. do anything"
He pal!sed, grinned at the secre-
tary. Might as we'll end the SEN
tence right there" he said. 1.-THE
way I feel now, I'm not going to
do anything at all, for a long time"
Don't bank on it, though. Hatch
took a beating from the physical
strain The two-week fight put on
him; but his health was better at
the end than at the start, and he'll
be in there pitching again very
shortly,