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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Greece Bans Leaves
For Army as Italy
Masses Border Force
Will Not Be Surprised
If Invaded, Athens
Spokesman Declares

BY the Associated Press.
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 21.-The
Greek Army Cancelled all leaves for
officers and men today and a re-
sponsible spokesman said I'VE will
not be caught by surprise If Greece
should be invaded"
Only yesterday, in the third move
to strengthen the army within
week, the government called to arms
several thousand men Of number
of military classes.
Greece's precautions have been
taken amid growing tension with
Italy precipitated by italian charges
Greece was responsible for the as
assination of Daut Hoggia, an Al
bantam. Greece has denied any re-
sponsibility.
Official circles maintained silence,
however, on reports that Italian
troops were massing along the Al
bantam frontier.
Government quarters took cogni-
zance of Italian press attacks on the
country, including charges that
bands of Greeks had invaded Al
bania and burned 10 villages.
An official communique denied
an Albanian newspaper report. re-
printed in Italy, that Greek au-
thorities were planning an attack
on Albania.
mo armed bands" it added,
"have even been formed in Greece
for any purpose whatsoever"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

Republic Of Colombia. These noun
famous, mysterious islands. whose
sheltered harbors and lofty lookouts
are as valuable today as they were
to Sir Henry Morgan, No. l pirate
of the 18th century. guard the At
lantic approaches t. the Panama
Canal. They lie athwart the widely
used New York-Panama and Pan
anna New Orleans steamship routes
The Corn Islands, leased to the
United States by the Nicaraguan
government during World War !, be-
cause of their strategic importance
living close to the Atlantic terminus
Of the proposed Nicaraguan Canal
today at the height Of World Wal
Il are Nazi nests menacing the
Panama Canal.
The military commandant Of
these United States-leased island,
is 1t. Kruger, a Nicaraguan. whose
father was German. 1t. Kruger
spoke to us exultantly of Nazi VIC
tories in Europe. Proudly he showed
uS ldl &c PiSeAAC VA <ANSA~ ~~-S~-
on his living room wall.
Diesel Oil Disappears.
Der Fuehrer will rule the world
he said. Europe is only the be-
ginning" There is not one Amer
lean citizen to report the COM
mandants activities in the Corr
Island group. The leading either
of Great Corn Island actually
propositioned us to carry fuel oil
for Nazi U-boats.
In Limon, principal Atlantic sea-
port of Costa Rica, q large Ger
man owned merchandising house
handles Diesel oil. During the first
World War this firm was suspected
of pro-German activities. Today
these suspicious have even f1rmer
grounds. Port officials have been
unable to trace 200 drums of fuel
which recently were shipped out Of
Limon on one of the firms
schooners.
At every point in the Nazi refuel-
ing system, aviation activities also
exist. At one secluded island after
another, the Blue Streams crew
learned of plans to build or enlarge
existing airfields where no planes
commerce or tourists were to be
found. These airfields make an
ideal defense for refueling raiders
as we'll as acting as advance bases
1oy S,,x, sim If tho ALL
important Canal Zone area.
A basic tactic Of the Nazi organ
ization for warfare in the Caribbean
is to operate not through Central
American governments, but through
private individuals and isolated Of
ficials who are either pro-NaA OF
ready to work for money. In nc
case do we believe Latin American
government to be directly involved.
Despite every precaution taken by
American business concerns In this
area, clever Nal agents have been
known to insinuate themselves into
their organizations as a cover-up
for military as well as economic
penetration.
Throughout the Western Carib-
bean q particular class of Nazi asso-
ciates are ex-bootleggers - boat
owners who since the days of pro-
hibition have been running narcotics
or aliens. These men have no defi-
mite political Affiliations, but today
are finding that their biggest money
lies in running fuel for the Nazis.
Two factors make 1t possible fol
a U-boat to operate for weeks In
this area without being discovered
The adaptability Of the shuttle serv-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Italians Are Reported
Mossinq AIonq Border

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Aug. 81
(P.-Italian troops were reported
massing along Greece's western from
tier today as the Greek govern
ment, belabored by the Fascist press
for alleged mistreatment of Albanian
minoritieS, strengthened its defenses
by placing more reserves under arms.
Premier Gen. John Metaxas con-
ferred at length last night with King
George II, but no explanation for
the sudden increase in the nations
armed forces was given and offlcial
circles declined to comment on the
reports of Italian troop concentra-
tons.
Reports abroad can neither be
confirmed nor denied" spokesman
said.
Armored Unit Included.
Usually weQ-informed sources
here, however, said they had in
formation that Italy was massing
considerable numbers of troops, in
Guiding at least one armored divi-
sion, in Albania opposite the Greek
border.
The Fascist press has been hint
ing strongly that Italy would make
territorial demands on Greece for
the Ciamuria frontier region on the
ground it is rightfully part of
Albania, which Italy annexed In
1899 after her Good Friday in
vasion.
Italian diplomatic representa-
tives also have been pressing Greece
to repudiate Britain's guarantee Of
her independence and have said
fatty Greece must be prepared to
enter Italy's sphere Of influence.
1t was announced, meanwhile,
that the Greek passenger steamer
Attiki, reported last week to have
been stopped by Italian warships
of Sicily, had arrived yesterday in
Piraeus, the port of Athens.
The ships Officers said the
italians had taken the vessel to
Palermo, Sicily, and had seized
2,100 tons of steel and many barrels
of glycerine from the cargo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
5 to IS Years Given Man,
Luwbreuker Since Il

A 35-year-old man who has been
in trouble with the law since he was
IL today began serving a stiff SEN
tence for HOUSEKEEPING and lar
ceny, given him. along with a stern
lecture. by Justice David A. Pine
of District Court yesterday
Justice Pine, in ordering the de-
PENDANT. William H. O'Brien, IS, to
serve from 81. to Is years in prison,
recalled that O'Brien had first been
accused Of a crime when IL years
of age and placed on probation.
One of the housebreakings to
which OBrien pleaded guilty was
the Courthouse Coffee Shop. next
door to police headquarters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Polish Government
In Exile Holds Self
At War With Soviet
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 21.-R. A.
Butler, undersecretary for for
eign affairs, told the House of
Commons today the Polish gov
eminent in exile regards "the
violation by the Soviet Union of
the Soviet Polish non-aggres-
sion pact as placing them in a
state of war with the Soviet
Union since last September.
He made this statement after
telling Commons there was the
closest collaboration" between
the British and Polish govern
ments ION all matters concern
ing the conduct of the war, in
Guiding questions of foreign
policy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
1873 Children to Leuve
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Aug. 81 tP.-Geoffrey
H. Shakespeare, dominions under
secretary, told the House of Com
mons yesterday the government has
approved applications for transpor-
tation of 1873 children overseas tc
escape the dangers Of war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Italy Ready to Defend
Albania. Gayda Says

ROME. Aug. 81 @.-Virginio
Gayda, authoritative Fascist editor,
said today that Italy and Albania
were ready to defend Albania
against 'the Greco-British plan Of
offense," and accused Greece of q
double maneuver designed to stifle
Nationalist sentiment among AL
bantam residents in Greece.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

This shows the western edge Of the Caribbean Sea,
stronghold the the inner deenes Of
Central America the United States to Panama Dotted
the 40oot "snoop cruise" schooner Blue
Stream sailed by Anthony JenknSon and Leicester Hemng
Swasas indicate key points in the Naz shuttle service
Note the fuel depos
string along the coast covering vital shipping lanes in the
area from Gulf of Canal Also note that
Nicaragua site Of Naz depot within 800 miles
of Canal are United States leased territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
neutrals would heed the warning To

keep out Of the blockade zone.
They can have no interest IN
exposing their ships and citizens to
destruction solely for the sake of
supplying the British, and in this
way prolonging the conflict" it said.
The agency called attention to the
action of the United States Govern
ment in barring American shipping
from the Mediterranean and the
Red Sea under the Neutrality Act.
Hope was expressed that this action
may serve as an example in the
interests Of everyone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
r. A. F. Reports Raids
On Italian Territory

CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 81 R).-The
Royal Air Force today reported nu-
merous raids on Italian-held Afri-
can territory, including Ethiopia,
where hangers and a railway sta
ton at Diredawa were bombed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
Sar-News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel.

RALEIGH, Jan. 90 Increased
travel in North Carolina during
1889 is shown by the large increase
in gasoline used, the total amount
ing to 419,1S8,971 gallons, it was
pointed out today by officials of the
state advertising division Of the
department Of conservation and de-
velopment.
This is an increase Of 2 $685. 99
gallons over the amount used in
1888 and an increase Of more than
81, 600, 900 gallon over the amount
used in 1887. According to figures
obtained from the gasoline tax d.
vision of the department of revenue
motorists paid $~83,837,794 from this
gasoline at an average of 20 cents
gallon.
On the basis of figures worked
out by the American Automobile
Association, 65 per cent of this
gasoline was used by passenger
and IS per cent by trucks.
The AAA also has worked out
figures showing that passenger r
now average IA miles to the gallon
and trucks 10 miles to the gallon.
This mean that passenger cars
in North Carolina last year used
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
COTTON SUBSIDY
FUNDS ARE Low
Export Program May Be
Suspended For Rest OF
Marketing Year

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-R-
With available funds running low,
officials said today that the agri-
culture department soon may be
forced to suspend its cotton export
subsidy program for the remainder
of the marketing year.
The last congress made about
S37,500,000 available for this pro-
gram during the IL months ending
next July 81.
Officials said that virtually all
this money has been obligated under
sales already reported by export
ers. Between last August 1 and
January Is, exporters put in claims
for subsidy payments on 6,O7s, 900
bales. The subsidy rate originally
was $3.50 a bale, but has been re-
duced to 81.
Officials said it was possible that
congress may be asked to amend the
last appropriation bill to permit the
use for export subsidies of a part of
$12,125,00 made available for sub
sidization of cotton goods consump-
ton among relief FAMILIES.
Continuation of the export sub
sidy program, officials said, might
enable the United States to sell pos
sibly 7,000,O 900 bales this season.
This volume would virtually double
exports of last season and help con
siderably in reducing the huge cot
ton surplus.
There is a possibility, on the other
hand, that because of a shortage of
ocean freight space in Atlantic SER
vice, this amount of cotton could
not actually be moved even though
sold.
Reports show that actual ship
ments are tagging far behind export
sales. The quantity moved abroad
between last August 1 and January
Is totaled S,357,580 bales, or about
So per cent of the quantity sold.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
Gasoline Consumption In State
Increases Sharply During 1889

272, 472 1881 gallons of gasoline and
trucks 146,716,140 gallons.
In terms of miles, passenger cars
travelled almost four billion miles
in the state last year, or ASIA, 619,.
634 miles, while trucks Travelled
almost a billion and a half miles,
or 1~,467,161,4O0 miles.
One passenger car would have to
travel around the world 152,584
times in order to equal the num-
Der of miles Travelled by passenger
cars in North Carolina during 1889,
without considering the 1,467,161,.
400 miles Travelled by trucks.
It is estimated that at least g.
100000 people in 1000 900 pas
senger cars from other states visit.
ed North Carolina during 1889.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
Sub-Zero Temperatures
Reduce Trading Volume

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-(P-Sub-
zero temperatures and heavy SHOWS
kept many potential buyers away
from retail stores this week, Dun
& Bradstreet said today in a sur
vey.
Although retail trade for the ma
ton was estimated at 3 to 6 per
cent more than a year ago, volume
was spotty and on the whole only
fair.
TN many cities" the review de
clared, "the heavy movement of win
ter merchandise failed to offset the
slack in other lines, and the num-
Der of centers reporting lower sales
totals than a year ago was the larg-
est in some weeks"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
MD0NALD RAPS
n. {. TAX SYSTEM
u. Warns Oil Dealers Of
State Highway Funds
Diversion Possible

orRHAM, Jan. 20 DR.
o.In, Mcdonald, associate director
HaIt 9hs University of North Caro-.
d rxtension service, charged to-
lna hat wealthy interests" who
DAY aarermined to keep from pay
are ,beir share of a fair tax bur
ID now control state tax policies,
cHi rssponsible for the sales tax
at NO the real power behind
s stshvay fund diversion"
r-rtil the state government gets
than these interests and
Nss'. them under CONTROL" said
tstfa .Is, who was defeated for
a,,hernatorial nomination four
tAs ago in a bitter two-primary
YEA! .an+ any major additional appro'
fsa a+;ons will come from the high.
ray taxes
soaking to oil dealers from all
":ons of the piedmont, Mcdonald
". three things had to be done
AVERT the danger of diverting
sishvay funds:
n, State levy Of "fairer and larg-
y taxes on corporate and other
a.,ertrated wealth; 90 more ade-
CYa support for public schools;
V-a' m repeal of the general
sales tax.
.Hisbway fund diversion is I'M
..nrd it is unfair, it is vicious, it
s01 .ron dishonest" Mcdonald said.
asr. We are simply beating the air
= onposing it unless and until
.,sse three things are DONE"
rse people of the state, he said,
.,rs convinced that the public
,.soo1s are not receiving a fair
.sars Of the state money in COM
.,rison to roads. So long as the
srerage teacher gets the very low
at salary in the nation for her
.-.ining and experience, the people
srs in no mood to stop highway
tnnd diversion or to spend $5O,OO0,-
MN more for roads,"
Mcdonald declared there was
danger Of diversion of gasoline
10Y revenues "as long as a sales
tay is imposed on purchases OF
.ood clothing, fuel and other essen
rails. Governor Hoey (who defeat
ID McDonald) is eminently right
in one point; if the state is going
n tax retail sales, there is no logi-
cal reason why gasoline sales
should be exempted"
Highway fund diversion can be
prevented, Mcdonald asserted, "if
we will face the issues squarely and
lend cur efforts to bring about the
of a fair tax system which
has courage enough to reach wealth
as well as poverty"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
BLAST DAMAGES vi
ENGLISH PLANT
Station Put Out OF
Operation; No Sabo-
tage Suspected $?

LONDON, Jan. 26.-tP-A ter-
rifle explosion at the power station
at Irlam, Lancashire, today cut off
power to the townships Of 1rlam
and Cadishead. Officials said they
had no suspicion If sabotage.
The entire roof Of the building.
60 by As feet, was blown away by
the blast and debris blocked a near
by railway. Fire followed the e.
plosion. No casualties were reported.
Power to the Lancashire Steel
corporation plant, one Of England's
largest, was shut off Indefinitely.
Police said the explosion may have
been caused by faulty electrical ap-
paratus.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
$4,000 4 Week

HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 26.-1R
Clark Gable has signed a con-
tract with Metro : GOIdWyn =
Mayer for a reported salary of
$4,000 a week for the next seven
years. Supposedly the pay in
crease is 1000 a week.
The new contract calls for at
least three films a year.
The prospect of $l,456,0 900 in
salary is not an unpleasant one
for the man who has tried
working in an Akron, Ohio,
rubber factory, in Oklahoma oil
fields and as a telephone COM
pany~ collector in Portland,
Ore. He can still remember be-
ing stranded once in Butte,
Mont, penniless.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27

theless, the recent record of the
Cancellation service is worth look
ing at-and more people here are
wondering if the service ought not
to get more emphasis.
During the past two years, accord
ing to the report of Director John
Steelman, the Cancellation service
prevented more than $50 threatened
strikes-involving, in all, some No.
900 workers-from turning into ac-
tual stoppages of work. Interestingly
enough, the character of its work
is changing.
Steelman notes a definite trend,
away from the settlement of actual
strikes and lockouts, and toward
their prevention. Fewer people are
calling on the conciliators to come
in and stop trouble; more people
are asking them to come in and
keep trouble from starting. A little
bit of work goes a long way, some
times; in one case, for instance, one
conference between a labor leader
and a plant manager, arranged by
a conciliator, prevented a strike
which would have involved 10000
workers.
Furthermore, there is an increas-
ing tendency to look far ahead to
peaceful settlement of disputes.
More than SO per cent of the la
how oopnn1onrfc rie-oa1 IN noCnc
where the Cancellation service has
been called, provide for the arbi-
tration of grievances. More than 10
per cent provide that no strike or
lockout may take place until the
case has been laid before the Con.
Citation service.
The government isn't paying much
for this service. Last year the to-
tai cost of the Cancellation service,
for salaries and expenses, ran slight
ly under $500, 600. The service han
died 3,541 cases involving 1,636,54
workers-an average cost of $110
per case.
The Labor board, meanwhile, cost
$4,000 00. 1t handled $3.50 cases in.
volving 1,02S,959 workers, at an av-
era2e cost per Use of $433.
That comparison isn't made to
show that the Labor board is too
expensive. In the nature of things,
its work costs more. Point is that
the government is spending, for the
adjustment of disputes, only about
one-seventh of the money it is
spending to enforce the Wagner act.
When he signed the Wagner act,
President Roosevelt wrote:
THE function of mediation re-
mains, under this act, the duty of
the secretary of labor, and of the
Cancellation service This act,
defining rights the enforcement of
which is recognized by the congress
to be necessary as both an act of
common justice and economic adj
vance, must not be misinterpreted.
1t may eventually eliminate one ma
jor of labor disputes, but it
not stop all labor disputes"
And it is precisely all the other
disputes which don't come under
the zone major cause" referred to
by the President, which fall in the
services lap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
Behind The Scenes
In Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Increas-
ing sentiment for more government
Cancellation in labor disputes is de-
veloping. as the wrangle over the
National Labor Relations board con-
tinues.
The Smith committees work has
had the back-handed effect of re
minding legislators that there ext
lists in the labor department an I'M
sung outfit called the U. S. Con.
Citation service, which doesn't cost
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
RAJ E|G n
B R | { F S
Star News Bureau,
Sir Walter Hotel
BY HENRY AVERILL

RALEIGH, Jan. 26-While some
of the highly-heralded gubernator-
lal prospects are still Withholding
their announcements for one reas.
on or another, it seems that a real
dark horse" has started gallop,
ing.
There come to this bureau cards
urging "Work and Vote for Col.
Arthur Simmons for Governor,
North Carolina 1910. Economy cuts,
NOT War Veterans"
Earnest inquiry yielded the fact
that Col. Simmons is a Graham
insurance mar who is quite an in
dependent in politics, His card did
not say SO, but it is reported he
is running for the democratic nomi.
nation, though he hasn't put up
his sos yet.
Garland Bobbitt, commander of
Raleigh's American Legion post,
ran into Willis Smith, likewise a
legionnaire and one of the candid.
ates who has been putting off his
formal debut for a long time.
look here, Willis" said Bob.
bitt, eff you don't hurry up and
announce all the voters will have
become candidates by the time you
get out in the OPEN"
incidentally, MI. Smith has gone
to Washington and his coming out
will again be delayed, this time
until next week, according to
present plans.
Willis says it's legal business, not
politics, which takes him to the
national capital.
'The Governors Office and that
of Secretary of State are both
Constitutional" cracked Thad Eure,
But I don't want anybody to think
because governor cannot succeed
himself that the same thing applies
to the secretary of state"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
Heauy Seas Cripple
Norwegian Freighter

lohYO, Jan. 26-lR-The news.
tapef Asahi reported that the cap
IAN and crew of 80 Of the Norwe-
gan freighter Flu Yuang, 1859
w. LOOK to lifeboats today when
vessel vas battered by heavy
Las ABOUT 200 miles southwest of
ssis An sos was sent out by the
~ eu route from the South seas
70 Yokohama.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
FLASHES
OF LIFE
(By The Associated Press)

MT. SAVAGE, Md.-It was al
most a family affair when Game
Warden Theodore Theorig took
Arthur Mailey before Magistrate
.Aloysius V. Monahan on a charge
Of hunting rabbits out Of season.
Mailey, who was fined $50, lives
in the same house where the war.
den and magistrate reside.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
COLD NOTE

OMAHA, Neb.-Since 1888 Homer
1Tuenther, secretary to Senator
Burke (D-Neb.) hasn't worn an
overcoat.
The only trouble" he said, sis
'lat people keep On trying to give
you an o%vercoat. In restaurants the
walter will pick an overcoat off a
Aook and try to put it on you. The
same when you go to somebody's
MUSE It would be great for an
oVercoat collector"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27

m en- m o n e Y,
keeps a lot of
trouble from hap
pening, and has
not yet brought
any business men
down here pro
l. e S ting against
government in
reference"
No direct COM
parison of Concili-
alton service and
Labor board i 8
fair, because the
two organizations
have entirely diff
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
ENGINEERS

RAJ Ugh - The institute of en-.
gineers at N. c. State college was
told last night that aviation in this
country was rapidly opening up
the air to the man in the street."
The speaker, Osward Ryan, acting
chairman OF the civil aeronautics
authority, said that the people of
the United States were responding
enthusiastically to the new national
al: policy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27

SnCS n o t a
vamp Ike Theda
Bara, nor a "leop-
ard woman" like
Louise Glaum.
Though Spanish,
she's not t h e
Lupe Velez type
of "firecracker,"
and Barbara La
Marr's "too a
tiful" suggests
something more
fragile and frigid
than this healthy.
sultry looking
actress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-27
escaping Chlorine Gas
Kills Two Norwegians

oNIo' Norway, Jan. 26-R-Two
boaI we're killed and 10 required
frsip p,lal treatment today when a
va,sa car loaded with chlorine de-
no; speu a leak and spread the
MioSnas gas over the village of
udleh, near Drammen.
IN oolles were commandered
pa ienoVe the population until the