davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-29
PERSONNEL SERVICE,

RELIABLE AGENCY. DE 1851, 1402 tn
has cooks. houseworkerS. chamberma aids
nurses. mattresses, housemen, dayworkers
part-tipners %.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
NOT DEMOCRACIES AT ALL

Secretary Hubs trade agreements with
Latin American powers have directed such
great attention to the republics" at the
south we have come to think Of them as
democratic countries-that is, as countries in
which the voice of the people is the voice Of
the government. To be sure they are headed
by presidents elected by the people, and at
varying intervals balloting is INDUCED in
for new presidents. But this is about the
only resemblance they have to true democra.
cies.
In actual fact, amply supported by history,
they are relationships. The presidents step
into office with the support Of drawn bay
onets and retain their posts only when back
ed by the army. They rule, not so much by
the platform of their party as by machine
guns. And they are continually menaced by
plots for their overthrow through revolution.
Instead of serving the people as their
chief steward, the principal function Of a
president in the democratic sense, they rule
with the arrogant disregard Of the peoples
rights which characterizes dictators. They
offer no security to the people, but rob them
with IMMUNITY and without conjunction in
a way to shame the most shameless rack
eteers. Their chief ambition, aside from per.
sonal gain, is to do the bidding of other,
more powerful dictators in the hope that
they will build up greater credit for them
selves with governments better fixed to rule
despotically.
An example of this is offered by Mexico,
where foreign owned petroleum properties
were seized by CARDENAs presumably "for
the good of the nation" but actually at the
bidding of HITLER as a means of embarras.
sing the United States, Great Britain and
Holland and providing a source of gasoline
for his war machines.
Such procedure is irreconcilable with the
functioning Of a true democracy but is quite
within the political philosophy of dictators.
That the seizure is defeating it's main object
with Mexico unable to produce first grade
gasoline, is beside the mark. Mexico, doing
as Germany told it to do, confiscated proper.
ties worth millions to which it had no legal
or moral right, because it is ruled, not by a
in fact but in name only, and
guiding star is another dictator.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
THE BIG STICK

General PAXTON MARCH, celebrating his
'otn birthday at Palm Beach, added his voice
TO the increasing demand for adequate ma.
tlonal defense. AS General MARCH was our
chief OF staff during the cruel years of the
world war, what he has to say on military
matters carries the weight of experience. De.
tense measures are not a mere abstraction
TO him, but a definite need to be provided
as the only means of assuring our escape
from another war.
1t all adds up, he said, to keep America
out of war, but to insure that we've to be
prepared. In the last war we were 40 sure
President WILSON would keep us out, we
were totally unprepared. . this time there
won't be any time or opportunity to get
ready after we get in" Which brought the
old fighter to conclude the time has come
for the United States to remember the words
of another militant gentleman, THEODORE
RoosEvELTs Speak softly, but carry a big
stick"
With the Presidents demands for addition.
al appropriations for defense to come before
the congress shortly after its opening, Gen.
eral MARcH's familiar quotation from the re-
doubtable TEDDY ought to be in every mem.
ber's thoughts. If we ever needed a hi. stick
Tor protection, this is the time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
A 1 T ORCHESTRA

Wilmington thought is rapidly crystallizing
into a program for the physical and material
improvement Of the city. It is right to be.
lieve that 1910 will see great advancement
In civic and business undertakings.
It may also see similar advancement in
cultural undertakings, if community thought
is directed toward them.
Among such endeavors may be cited an or.
chestra, which might be designated a sym.
phony orchestra out Of courtesy, although it
Is not possible now to meet all the require.
ments OF such an organization. A little or.
chestra utilizing only local talent would be
. start, and with sufficient home support
could form the. nucleus for a more ambitious
Organization later.
Why not start it now, while the year is
yet young? It would offer a fine opportunity
for Wilmington's music leadership to prove
Its metal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
BETTER

With the arrest of several motorists still
operating their cars without 1910 licenses,
New Hanover county motor vehicle owners
have a concrete example of what to EXPECT
It they fail to comply with the law promptly.
The new licenses have been on sale since De.
cember l and ample notice was given that
failure to secure them within the prescribed
time, that is. before January /, would lead
to arrest. Probably some owners thought the
warning was given with tongue in cheek, as
In previous years a few days Of grace had
been allowed; but the highway patrol has
shown that it meant what it said when it
declared the deadline inviolable.
With the patrol on the alert for delin-
luents and exercising the power vested in it
10 take up all offenders, it is to be supposed
mat the staff Of the auto club, where Ii.
lenses are procurable, will experience a rush
y business which failed to develop before
~ last minute. as anticipated.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
NAILS WATCHING
AID TO FINLAND
Continued From Page One)

explained. but they are beginning
to suspect that the western Allies
want to use Finland as a Pawn in
the war game against Germany.
presumably this expression of the
Nazls viewpoint was based largely
on an official British statement to
the League of Nations promising to
give Finland all assistance possible.
and on Prime Minister Chamber.
lain's Declaration to Parliament
this month that his government
will send air supplies and other
materials" to Finland,
The Nazis Spokesman could not
resist adding that they would not
mind if Great Britain gave Finland
the same kind Of help she gave to
Poland.
At %Salzburg, DR.. Water Funk.
the economics minister, campa.gned
for increase bank savings 10 elirnt.
nate unnecessary buying by Ger.
mans. such savings, he told a
Reichsbank branch, amounted to a
National econmic duty in peace
linz and a compelling necessity In
war"
he accused Great Britain of buy.
ing up vast quantities of raw mater
ials above what were needed In order
20 90 able to dictate world prices
after the w,-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
BUILDINGS
ARE PLANNED AT
COUNTY FARM
Continued From Page One)

(COnClnucO FROM rage OIlcJ
largest with white men, negro wo-
men and white women following in
that order. As to size, they are de-
signed to accommodate exactly twice
as many prisoners as the average
during the past year. This feature
will allow for the farms future
growth.
The mess building will be go by
40 feet over all and the sleeping
quarters will be smaller.
The board approved the project
Of constructing a vestibule in the
west street door of the courthouse
in order to prevent the cold winds
from blowing in on the tax listers
when the door is opened. The only
estimate OF cost obtainable yester-
day was $115, submitted by Frank
W. Cox, contractor. The matter was
referred to the courthouse commit
tee for final decision.
Other business conducted at the
session was routine, including re-
quests for tax attachments for new
assessments on real estate.
At the conclusion of the session,
the board drew a-panel of 10 name
OF persons to ser ye on juries dur
ing the one week criminal term,
which opens on January Is.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
PROTEST

LONDON, Jan. r-P9-The United
States protest against British seiz'
ure of mails des ned for Germany
was in the due course %pigeonhole
tonight along TIL a previous pro.
test against the allied blockade and
the panAmerican complaint against
neutrality zone violation.
A spokesman for the government
said:
"A note was received shortly aft
er Christmas containing represer
tations of the state department con.
corning diversion of American malls
carried in neutral ships.
ut is receiving careful considera'
ton by his majesty's government
and a reply will be made in due
course"
(The state department said the
protest, sent Dec. %, asked assur.
ances British mails seizures would
a and said the United States
cannot admit the right of British
authorities to interfere with Ameri'
can mails.")
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
QUOTATIONS

rms war is that Of the neutrals almost as
mueh as the belligerents.-Foreign Minister
Grisore Gafencu of Romania.
IL Is amazing how factories engaged in pro.
oucins peacetime implements can divert their
proouctlon to those Of wal almost overnight.
1.Inslneer Vice Admiral Sir Harold Brown,
director, British ammunition production
l nope we can stick it out for a few months
uhtil help comes. I think everyone excent
oo u - VIII help us.-Kale Aapro, Finnish
consul in Rio de Janeiro, en- route Ia io;n
troops. JUN
botn the need for and the effectiveness Of
'ne social security act have already been den,-
onstrated beyond question.-Arthur + A1+noau-
er' chairman social security board.
we cannot rely upon destruction abroad to
create a demand for goods which, in the PROV
ct sense, can be fostered here with adventara
70 Ai.-Secretarv Of ccn~~r-e +-,-ry Tr.r1-ins
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
Editorial Comments
From Other Angles
FEWER BABIES
Raleigh Times

Most interesting statistics which come out
Of Europe are the count Of the dead; although
happily the sit-down affair on the western
front has not resulted in anything like the
death and destruction predicted at the outset
of hostilities in September.
AS a contrast to Europe we begin 1910
with a count Of the living. Not only will the
census takers count noses. but they will 60
into business statistics and other things which
should be Of much interest in showing us
just where we stand as a nation in the light
Of cold, unimaginative figures.
As it begins the 1910 count, the bureau Of
census points out that the significant fact
that there has been a decided drop in the
birth rate. During the eight years following
1928 there have been 1900, 900 fewer babies
born than during the period from 1921 to 1928.
In the past, the general theory has been
that it is a decidedly unhealthy sign when
a nations birth rate begins to decrease. How
ever, with 1000, 900 unemployed and the tre-
mendous relief costs incident thereto, it may
be just as well that the population is not
multiplying with it's customary ~alacrity.
However, it is unlikely that the dearth of
squawling brats has resulted in a falling off
of population, for medical science has caused
the death rate to decrease to a greater de-
gree than the birth rate. The increase of the
aged is strikingly emphasized in the ever
growing agitation for old age pensions.
AS to the dropping birth rate, it will be in.
~teresting to ascertain whether the decrease
has occurred among destitute families little
able to care for children or among those more
fortunate families which can well afford a
large number Of youngsters.
We haven't the statistics available, but we
suppose that the poor, as usual, are rich in
babies.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
MOVE CAREFULLY AHEAD

ROGER BABsoN, the economist whose charts
are studied widely and whose forecasts are
often right, refuses to cast the business
horoscope Of the entire year 1910, saying that
no man, not even HITLER or STAIN, can fore
see what the last half will bring forth
Right now I think there are only two pos
sibilities: (1) a rip-roaring boom, or (2) a
sickening crash Which is to say his guess
is no better or worse than anybody's.
But for the first half, January to June, he
thinks the country in the best shape since
1929. His charts show that business will be
lowering around lis. To. be the best half
year in a decade, he says business must av.
erage ten to fifteen per cent above the same
period last year. In terms of his chart index
that means an average of 112, which is a
pretty high, but remember that business
must operate at a pretty high level during
the first quarter merely to fill orders now
on hand. Business could fall back to as low
as LOG by June and still ring up the best
first half since 1922"
AS with all prophesies, there is the as.
sumption that present trends are a true in.
dex to the future. If we are to have fulfill.
ment of the promise there must be no serious
displacement in the smooth course Of trade
now under way. If markets fall off or we
overstep the limit of safe production, with
accompanying increases in SURPRISES beyond
the nations or the worlds ability to buy
and consume, there will be no reason to look
back on the six-month period as a happy one.
Thls uncertainty, then, supplies the spur
business obviously needs to exercise extreme
warlness in all transactions, expanding only
within safe limits and avoiding all inclina-
lions to plunge with the thought that a ris.
ing curve in the business charts offers ex.
cuse for gambling on the future.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
TO FILL
HOUSING UNITS
START FEB. |
Continued From Page One)

negro has more than three depend
ents.
The officials estimated that there
will be more applications than ac'
commodations due to the fact that
Of the approximately 100 families
whose homes were demolished TO
make room for the construction OF
the buildings, more than 80 per
cent expressed a desire for a home
in the new structure.
1t was estimated that 100 per cent
of the negroes on the eligible list
will want quarters in the new build
ings.
The housing officials added that
the construction of the buildings IS
now going forward according to
schedule and should be ready for oc'
cupancy on schedule time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
Hollywood
Sights Ind Sounds
Robin Cooa.-
BY HUBBARD A
(Pinch-hitting for Robin Coons,
on vacatiOn.)

(Pinch-hitting for Robin Coons,
On vacation.)
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 2.-"Swanee
River" Screenplay by John Taintor
Foote and Philip Duane. Directed
by Sidney Lanfieid. Cast: Andrea
Leeds, Don Ameche and AL Jolson.
The charm and grace and the
music of the Old South, as Stephen
Foster saw it, is the principal set
ting for this obviously glorified story
Of the life of that early-day song
writer.
The development and the treat.
ment are very much like that of a
former Zanuck hit musical, "Alex-
ander's Ragtime Band" and this
certainly should be as popular. It's
story is the struggle Of Foster to
sell his music: when he is a sue
cess, to control his weakness for
drink; and finally, his futile effort
to regain his ~self-respect, his in.
spiration and even his health.
Trite as it is, I'm going to say
1t: Ameche never was better than
he is in this role Of the talented,
sensitive Foster. Jolson, a bombas-
tic minstrel man, is back in his own
element-and color, blackface. An
dre0 IAa6S ic rmiro
Logically placed is Fosters v
lasting music, including JEANNE
With the Light Brown HAIR" Ring
That Banjo" "Oh, Susanna" "Old
Black Joe" and. as a dramatic eli
max, "Swanee River"
"Gulliver's Travels" The best
news for parents about this cartoon
feature is that it has no scare
stuff" All the principals in this
fantasy are played for comedy, even
including my favoritely.named spy
trio: Snoop, Snitch and Sneak.
The plot Of this version Of the
very old Jonathan Swift tale is typi-
cally musical comedy, with an al.
most war, an almost thwarted no.
nance and a big argument over
whose wedding song it shall be,
Kiag Bombo's or King Little's. The
scenes of the CAPTURE Of the giant
are filled with wonders and drama.
The songs, all of them, are of
whistling caliber.
The piece develops a star, too, in
Gabby, but whether we shall see
him again is a decision remaining
to be made by Producer Fleischer.
THE HUNCHBACK OF NoTRE|
DAME" Charles Laughton and
O'Hara. A photograph of
the lovely Miss O'Hara may be OBJ.
tanned by addressing R.K.O. studio,
$50 No. Cover ST., Hollywood, and
enclosing 10 cents to cover costs of
mailing, etc.
CHARLIE MCCARTHY, DETEC-
TIVE" This is a murder mystery
with a fifth wheel named Mccarthy.
Too bad. Charlie, and you were
such a funny guy,
THU LIGHT THAT FAILED"
Ronald Colman and others try, but
by the time Kipling's plot is wheeled
In, everyone, including the actors
seem to wish Colman
would get his damned picture paint.
cd and end the suffering.
"RAFFLES." Virtually a remake
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
COURT GETS N
HE GETS

HOUSTON, Tex.-tR-Hauled in.
to court on a charge of carrying a
deadly weapon-a hunting knife
with a 4 IL inch blade-an 18-year'
old youth had a ready defense.
THAT knife is a sandwich max
err" said he. Tive cut lots Of bread
and spread a lot Of jelly with it."
Son, I'm going to let you 60,
but I want you to keep your knives
shorter and spread your jelly thin
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
AMERICA PROTESTS
SEIZURE OF MAIL
BY GREAT BRITAIN
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
binary mail addressed to the
Netherlands, IS sacks OF mail
addressed to Belgium, fdur to
Luxembourg, three to Danzig, 259
to Germany.
3-Steamship Black Tern, Oct.
IL; removed 81 sacks addressed
to Rotterdam 81 to antwerp,
1874 to Germany.
4-Steamship Astrid- Thorden,
Oct. "a; removed 468 bags of
mail addressed ii Gothenburg, IL
to Helsinki.
The state department also said
many individual instances Of
British censorship of American
mails" had come to it's attention.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
TOP o. THE

Speak to all more kindly
Than the gear before!
Prog q little ottener!
Love a little more!
Cling a little closer
To the Fathers 7oUe!
So, life 5eloW shall HEer groW
To the life above.
R. of C. W.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, Jan 2-R-Weath-
er bureau records of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending 8 p.
m, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
By PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.-Every time we
think Of $4,000 or $4,000 tons of Yankee battle
ship shouldering its way into Chesapeake bay
amt no such animal.
But the navy apparently doesn't SILVER.
There isn't any official word on the thing,
but somehow you get a feeling that the idea
of a super-colossal stupendous boat like that
doesn't awe the navy. To them it Is a sort
Of dream boat, like the dreams one has of
returning to ones home town in a car so long
it has to be backed twice to turn the corner
into Main street. %
You might suspect that even Acting secre-
tary Of the Navy Edison has dreamed such a
dream. He remarked at a press conference in
a sort OF incoming undertone that a shin which
contained all the features Of which the navy
dreams would be something bigger even than
the super-colossal As, OO0-tonners now being
planned.
There is evidence, also, that the navy
may have even more magnificent IDEAS in
mind. The old Panama canal-the one we ma
noW-Wll handle an 80,000-tonner. It would be
a tight tit with not more than two feet to
spare along the sides. The new canal which
the war department engineers are building
lor the navy to use will be big enough even
Tor a fairly matronly, full busted 20, 000.ton-
ner-a ship with hips, and maybe a hustle
Lots of Room
The new canal-parallel to but a short dis.
lance away from the present two channels
VIII nave locks 1900 feet long. The present
limit Is 1000. THE Bremen had to squeeze to
get through on a trip she made shortly before
she SHE'D past the British mine blockade, The
new locks will be 1876 feet wide. The present
ones are ITO. And they will handle a shin dip
ping 45 feet below the surface, against a 81
foot draught limit in the present locks.
imagine a ship mounting a round dozen
gums shooting shells as big around the base az
a fruit basket and taller than a man. It don't
seem right and it isn't fair. It would make
pocket battleships' out of all our present
crop of peanut-pushing rs, 900 and 30. 900 ton
ners. 1t could carry destroyers as life boats.
1t would absorb %airplanes much as a tired dop
~tolerates a fly.
And a Shiny, barnacled 1,000.ton submarine
lying in wait in the deep shadows of the sea
could put the monster down with a trio of
well-placed torpedoes.
British Rib
BEFORE somebody else does it we must tell
you that Lord Lothian, the British ambassa-
dor, teasingly blames Americans for letting
Europe in for the League of Nations.
10 Americans who twit him about it Che
was an associate League-maker), he replies:
why didn't you tell us it wouldn't work?
You tried it for eight years under the Articles
OF Confederation. It failed then, so you adopt
ed the constitution"
Inc ambassador Is an advocate Of @ more
tightly federated Europe than was built un.
der the League of Nations. He has written
extensively about it, although since he became
ambassador ne has not done much public talk.
ing on the subject.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03
Niven playing creditably the title
role.

"BALALAIKA." One Of the win.
ter's few musical pictures. Illona
Hassey, a fragile blonde, has a lit.
tie OF Dietrich.s personality and a
little of the Carlo accent. Nelson
Eddy, M.G.M.'s old faithful, seems
more at home in the romantic scenes
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-03

"RAFFLES." Virtually a remake
Evening star., 1940-10-10
City News in Brief
TODAY

Meeting. Federal Bar Association,
Mayfower Hotel, 5 pm.
Supper, United Confederate Vet
erans' Association, Willard Hotel.
$3.50 pm.
Diner. Sons Of Confederate Vet
erans' Association, Lafayette Hotel.
6 pm.
Dinner. Reciprocity Club, May.
flower Hotel. $50 pm.
Banquet, D. A. r., Mayhower
Hotel. pm.
! Meeting Kappa Gamma Sorority,
Hotel Raleigh, 7:30 pm
1 Meeting. Washington Astrological
Association, Hotel Raleigh, 8 pm.
Meeting, Rea Chapter. Disabled
American Veterans, Mayfower
Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, Alliance Club, Hamilton
Hotel. pm.
Meeting. Washington Union Label
League, Hotel Annapolis. 8 pm.
Meeting. Young Friends Club.
Hotel Raleigh, $50 pm.
Grand ball, United Sons Of Con.
federate Veterans Association, vii.
lard Hotel, pm.
Board meeting. National Sand
and Gravel Association, Willard
Hotel, all day.
Convention, Signal Section. As.
ISOLATION of American Railroads,
Wardman Park Hotel, all day.
Convention, National Association
Of City Passenger Agents, Ward.
man Park Hotel, all day.
TOMORROW
Luncheon, D. c. Division Of Unit.
ed Daughters Of Confederacy, vii.
lard Hotel, II o'clock noon.
Luncheon, D. A. R. Charter Mem
bers, Mayfiower Hotel, 1890 pm.
Meeting, War Mothers Association,
Raleigh Hotel. pm.
Luncheon. D. c. Bankers Asso.
citation, Willard Hotel. 12:45 pm.
Meeting, Omega Kappa execu.
tives, Hotel Annapolis, pm.
Dinner, Beta Beta Gamma So
rority, Carlton Hotel, 7:30 pm.
Meeting, University of Virginia
Alumni Association. Washington
Chapter. Carlton Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, Auxiliary of Ancient Or
der of Hibernians Mayflower Hotel,
8 pm.
Meeting. A. F. G. E, Hamilton
Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, Past Commanders Of
American Legion, Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting. Washington Board Of
Trade, Willard Hotel, 8 pm.
Convention, National Association
of City Passenger Agents, Ward
man Park Hotel, all day.
Golden reunion, United Confed.
crate Veterans Association, Will
lard Hotel. all day.