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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

,,re,v than moi. to be charged with hav-
ing disposed of his tools in VIOLATION I" 'ne
German order.
Tn anv case. the Jews in conquered Poland
MANY of them and perhaps the vast nla'orl.y
of them good citizens of a free country unli
their land fell victim to the amo'tious eon-
quests of Adolf Hitler, now are to- be MADE
s,oyes for two years, with the announced pro-
vision that the two years may be prolonged
which means, in all probability, it will be per-
manent.
Other late reports from Berlin indicate that
the Jews in Germany are being severely us
eliminated against in the ratlonlng OF 1000,
and it is a fairly safe assumption tnat all
Jews in that land cursed by Hitlerlsm are
facing virtual if not actual starvation, since
thew not only are bitterly hated but regarded
as worthy of less consideration than dumb
animals.
And, speaking of slavery, one continues to
wonder what is happening to the millions OF
Poles, men, women and children, VINO nave
been at the mercy of Hitler and his murder
Gus gangsters since their unhappy iand feA
victim to the conquering hordes from Ger
many.
No newspaper correspondents from other
lands have been permitted to enter the con-
ouered country to learn what is going or
there, nor are any reports given the press OF
the world by the authorities In Berlin or Mos
COW to shed any light on the present plight
of the conquered p~eople-except that concern
ing the Jews.
Likewise the status of the 800, 900 or more
Polish soldiers taken prisoner by the German
armies of invasion and conquest remains a
mystery. The latest report, at the end of the
war in Poland, said 600, 900 of them had begun
the long trek into Germany.
What are they doing in Germany? It Is E
pretty safe assumption that they are In
slavery, working under taskmasters on the jobs
left by German men when they were called
into the armies.
Why not? Are Hitler and his henchmen toe
good to make them slaves?
If ever the Allies bring Hitler to an &C
counting for the trouble and the suffering hi
has caused millions of people in Poland, Czecho'
Slovakia, Austria and elsewhere, he will have
a multitude of black deeds for which to give
an account.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
THAT NEUTRAL ZONE

Great Britain finds so many reasons to OBJ
iect to the neutrality zone the American re-
publics have established around their shores
that it has refused to recognize its right to
existence, and has issued warning that eric
tion," to put it mildly, might follow any
attempt to penalize her warships within it's
mythical boundaries. Her chief objection is
that such a zone might easily be converted
into a sanctuary for German shipping, which
would prove an insurmountable barrier to
her purpose to cut her enemy off from all
sources of supplies.
The viewpoint is understandable. If she
is to drive Germany off the seas and so COM
pei submission through starvation, Britain
must be at liberty to run dow German
craft or ships bearing cargoes destined for
Germany wherever and whenever her war
ships encounter them, excluding only waters
Immediately contiguous to neutral shores.
Three hundred miles of sea is a lot of water,
In which enemy ships may easily evade pur
suit, and England does not propose to give
ner enemy chance to dodge her on its wild:
expanse, if she can prevent it. England is in
this war to win it. She would like to win il
without offense to the n~eutrals, but if the
neutrals insist on making victory difficult
she will not hesitate to give offense and trust
to diplomatic negotiations later to overcome
any i'll will arising from her ~offenses. From
the British point of view, this is reasonable
argument.
But the viewpoint of the American repub
lies is equally reasonable. They do not in
tend to be used, nor have their waters used
by any party to the conflict for supremacy
in Europe. They forsee that naval engage
ments in a wide sea area off their coast:
might affect their neutrality and possibly
draw them into the war. At least the under
tow Of battle might drag them nearer to par
ticipation in the war. If they have draw,
the neutral line far out, it is only to max
their security doubly sure. The Americas ar
not concerned with the intensity of the wa
at sea. But they are determined to proven
any warlike activities endangering them.
Thus the main issue raised after the dc
feat Of the Graf Spec near Montevideo, tn
right to have their waters free from war an
all its harmful possibilities. in which tn
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

Dear Sir:
Approaching a recent invitation
to the public to use your Open Fo-
rum for the discussion of matters
Of general interest, I am tempted to
air a rather aged belief that it may
be a good thing if the Wilmington
Chamber Of Commerce, Wrightsville
Beach Board of Trade and Bruns-
wick County Chamber of Commerce
would seek a little more notice of
and attention towards the lower
North Carolina coast.
Other organizations with pro-
grams for general helpfulness are,
Of course, included in the sugges-
ton.
The lower North Carolina coast,
as defined in our mind, applies to
the border of Onslow, New Hanover
and Brunswick counties. Onslow is
very much one of the forgotten
counties Of North Carolina. 1t is
just on the border of one of the
political east west sections of the
state.
The coast of New Hanover is well
known but merits a more general
knowledge. The Brunswick coast is
rapidly becoming known and is set
for a lot Of breaks of great impor-
lance. Onslow is scarcely ever heard
from in any way. Still, we have nc
doubt but what the coast of On
slow has many great opportunities
awaiting development.
The three counties are linked to.
gether by the lower North Caro-
lima coast line, in addition to Dor.
dering New Hanover on each side
A little mutual pulling on the par
of those who can pull will result
in aid gravating all around.
I have never been in Onslow but
through the courtesy of a local coasr
guardsman, who has to make the
trip, I am planning to make a two
day trip there and back, through
the waterway, within the next two
weeks. The whole idea is just to ge'
a more general knowledge of thu
lower North Carolina coast.
W. B. KEZIAH
Southport, N. C.,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Funeral Services Are
Held For r. M. ReaOes

Funeral services for Robert VI
Reaves, 55, well-known archltecI d"-
former Wilmingtonian, VINO dleu ."
his home in Sanford shorty Del0tS
noon Monday morning, were Het'
from the Rogers funeral bone -,
Sanford yesterday morning ! i"
o'clock.
Wilmington at 1870 O'Clock yes's'
day afternoon. l..
The Rev. Ronald E. Wall pas...
of the First Baptist church, GU
Quoted the services. Burial loliO.
ed in the Bellevue c3rneteI! 10
Wilmington at 1870 O'Clock "D
afternoon.
Mr.. Reaves, a native Of "iH-n.
ton, and the son Of the iate ~
and Mrs. w. J. Reaves, no'oD ii.
Sanford - years ago and, uI'n nd
health failed some years ago. va
architect for the Sanford SasH
Blind company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
MISS BRIDCERS, 50,
CLAIMED BY DEATH
Funeral Services Will Be Con-
Quoted This Afternoon
At 3 O'clock

Funeral services for Miss Emily
Bridgers, SO, member of one Of
eastern North Cardinals pioneer
families, who died at her home at
3OS South Third street, yesterday
morning at SIS o'clock after a long
illness, will be held from the St.
James Episcopal church this after
noon at 5 o'clock.
The Rev. Mortimer Glover, assist
ed by Bishop Thomas c, Darst and
the Rev. William Milton, will con-
duct the services. Interment will
follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers will be, J.
V. Granger, Judge George ROM
tree, George B. Elliott, Thomas W.
Davis, C E. Taylor, Richard S.
Rogers, McC. D. Davis, j. W. Per-
rim, +. H. Fechtig, w. d. MacMl'
Ian.
Active pallbearers will be; iona
than Daniels, of Raleigh, George
Rountree, Jr., George Thomas
Robert Strange, Clayton Bethany
and George Clark.
Miss Bridgers was born in lar
boro on February >, 1851, and was
the oldest and last surviving of INT
10 children of Colonel Robert Ru
fus Bridgers and Margaret Elza
beth johnson.
Her family moved from Tarbofc
to Wilmington shortly after Int
close of the Civil war, when h e
father became president of the WE
mington and Weldon and the WE
mington, Columbia, and Augusta
railroads, which later merged h''
the Atlantic Coast line system,
Miss Bridgers was formerly con
nected with the Wilmington nea'
quarters offices of the Atlanta
Coast Line railroad and was a mem
Der of st. James Episcopal church
Miss Bridgers is survived by d
sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie c. BTU
gers, of Raleigh; and the to.lo"'
ing nieces and nepheWs: RoDelH
Ann and Emily Bridgers, Of Va
leigh, Burke H. Bridgers and Ann
Harlee Bellamy, of Wilmington
Mrs. w. S. C. s. Robinson, OF Cha''
lotte; Mrs. j. T. Early and MI,
Robert Clarke, of Alexandra, Va
and two great nieces and nephs"''
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Victor Roy Duncan Is
Heart Attack Victim

WHITEVILLE, Jan. Is - Victor
Roy Duncan, 80, was found dead in
bed at his home in the Beaver Dam
section about 8 o'clock this after.
loon. He had apparently been
stricken with a heart attack.
Funeral services will be held from
the Beaver Dam church Wednesday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock with the
Rev. George Hunt officiating. Burial
will follow in the Mcpherson ceme-
terry.
He is survived by his wife; four
children, Dorothy, Arvanell, Grady
and Villa Deane Duncan; one
brother, Troy Duncan; three sisters,
Mrs. Newly Inman, Mrs. Charlie
Williamson and Mrs. Otto Phelps.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

could hear the far laughter and see
the brilliantly lit windows. and
they had no intentions of ~intruding
at a high festive moment such as
They eased the yacht away from
the home dock, and moved on down
to the next dock, where thew tied
up and went ashore Then thew
went to a hotel and registered for
the night and remained till the next
day. so that all the guests might
stay and have fun, as long as they
liked.
That's MI. and Mrs. C. MacAr.
thur, Of Nyack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
FITZPATRICK RESIGNS

CLEVELAND. Jan. 16-(R-Her.
bert Fitzpatrick, tall, 6~7.year.old
bachelor chairman of Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway, resigned today. His
retirement is to take effect April Il.
eight days before the roads annual
meeting. The resignation, not un.
expected, led rail observers to won.
der whether it presaged a new
struggle among conflicting directors
for control of the c. & O., key line
Of the network welded by the late
o. P. and M. F. Van Sw~erineen
Fitzpatrick, longtime general coun.
sci of the road, became chairman
February 1e, 1887, succeeding O. p.
Van Sweringen. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
The Editors
BOX

The Editor does not n~ecessari-
" endorse any article appear
Ing in this department. They
represent the views OF the In
diyidual readers. Correspondents
are warned that all commune
cations must contain the correct
name and address for u rec
ords. though the letter may be
signed as the writer sees fit.
The Star-News reserves the
right to alter any text that for
any reason is Objectionable.
Letters on controversial sub
iects will not be published.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
E

CAMDEN, N. j., Jan. 10 Up -
Chester Eshelman, ~23-year-old Car
Isle, Pa, student pilot, was SEN
fenced to six months in Jail today
on charges of stealing an airplane
in which he attempted a self-styled
flight to Mars" last June. The
flight ended in the Atlantic ocean
off Boston. Eshelman was picked
up by a fishing traWier, but the
plane sank.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
QUOTATIONS

Our safety lies in the combined might of the
British Empire. Australia can get little from
war: she has no territorial ambitions. But we
regard as priceless the ability to call ourselves
Australians and subjects to the king.-Richard
G. Casey, Australian minister of supply.
We have reached a perfect identity of views,
not only in the political but in the moral field,
in examining all present European Problems
Count Galeazzo Ciano, Italian foreign minister
discussing Hungarian talks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

British reply to a joint note Of protest TAILS
IN coincide, is still unsettled. The plain state
mon+ If views by both sides has not cleared
up the knotty situation. But 1t is clear 'na'
the American nations will not have their re-
lations with the belligerents jeopardlzed oy
indiscriminate fighting off their coasts.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Man bout
Manhattan
/. r...L..
By George Tucker

NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The trades
people in Nyack, New York, think
Helen Hayes and Charles MacAr.
thur are strictly topdrawer to do
business with. They see a side of
this actress and this playwright
which you and 1 never see - the
home side, the fireside and slippers
side.
The man who brings the milk
and the man who leaves the butter
and the eggs knows a Helen Hayes
who has freckles on her nose {.
The man who cuts the grass and
waters the flowers knows a Charlie
Macarthur who waddles about the
yards sometimes in slacks that are
rumpled and slippers without socks
. . The maid who made Charles
bed this morning knows how many
cigarettes he smoked last night
while he worked at that great table,
under a mountain high shelf of
books, in his own room.
In other words, they know Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Macarthur, of
Nyack The people you and I
know are merely the actress and the
writer, pleasant, fascinating people.
But when the last page is read, or
the last curtain drops, that shuts
off u view. That ends it.. We go
home then, or go out to some cafe
and sit there and talk about how
she read those lines, and the way
her voice sometimes makes you
want to cry.
But in Nyack, where the butcher
and the caretaker and their fellow
tradesmen come in contact with the
MacArthurs daily, the picture is diff
ferent.
They know a lot of things and
they look forward to a lot of things,
and one of the things that they
plan for and anticipate the most is
perhaps the annual party that the
servants give every year.
1t happens like this. Everyone
who has served the MacArthurs in
any capacity all year is invited,
Helen and Charlie arrange this as
carefully as they do any of their
own entertainments. But, for that
day. the servants themselves are
host and hostess. All the good
things to eat that you a imagine
are laid by. One presumes that plen-
ty of cooling beverages are laid by
too, for this party is always given
in summer, when the STATS hang
white and low over the Hudson
and thirsts run high.
Then Helen and Charlie go away
for the day. AS they depart, the
guests begin to arrive. The whole
house, which means the library and
music room, the upstairs and the
downstairs, the kitchen and the eel
lars, are turned over to them. They
have a picnic. They have a feast
They have ham and turkey an
salads and cheeses and beer, and
wine, and fruits and ices and every
thing that one could possibly want
If there was a sound of revelry
by~night on the eve of Waterloo, ii
IS no less true at Nyack. The party
may last ten hours or 20 hours.
Ihere are no rules. The only thing
hard and fast is that this house
party takes place without fail every
year.
Last summe as usual, after all
~parat were made, Helen and
charlie went away for the day.
Ihey went somewhere on a yacht.
IL was three o'clock in the morn.
ing when they returned. As the
yacht neared the dock they could
see the couples dancing and hear
! the music from the river -. They
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
WOMAN ROBBED

NEW YORK, Jan. 16. Up
w~ell-dressed holdup man robbed
Mrs. Vincent Hubbell, prominent in
New York and Washington society
Of a $40, 900 pearl necklace and 9th.
err jewelry in her ninth-floor Park
venue apartment today, police re.
ported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
TOP o. H

Kindness is ultDdys an evidence OF great
ness. Malice is the property OF q small soul.
GEORGE F. HOFFMAN,.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

Many persons suffering a,:,
persistent or too frequent a.
bleeding have been relieved " od
jections of moccasin snake
in tests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Star-kews Program

1. shipyards.
9. Increase OF Port Facilities.
5 Adequate Hospital Facilities.
l., Annexation OF Suburbs.
s.. Development OF Fort Cas9eH as
Health Resort.
6. Promotion OF Canning lndus17y'
+. Citp Expansion Commission.
s. Junior College.
ACHIEVEMENTS WE HAVE
FAVORED
Stun Clearance.
Free bridge across the Cape rear
river over HighUoy 20.
Free ccuseuay to WrightsuiHe Beach
Recreation CenterS.
Municipal Auditorium.
Preservation OF Old City and Thai
ian Hall.
Civic Centre.
Organized Industrial services for VIII
mington.
Adequate school facilities for VIII
minqton and Nep Hanover county.
IYuftic signals on streets OF Whining
ton.
Thirtytoot channel from Wilmington
to Southport bar.
Construction OF third lock and dam
betueen Wilmington n FayetteuiHe
on the upper Cape Fe1r river.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
WASHINGTON

BY PRESTON O v

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The model fedora
ton outlined by Prime Minister Chamberlain
follows the rough outlines Of plan Number
Two" long under discussion by economists
here as a basis for peace and commercial har-
mony in Europe.
Doubtless. it is a bit Earring to Secretary
Of State Hull, for it doesn't dove-tail too well
into his trade agreements program in so far
as the latter is based on the principle Of most
favored nation treatment.
The Chamberlain plan, as now worked out
between France and England, is a tightly-knit
relationship. 1t would require some major ad-
justments, either on the part of the European
federation or on the part of Secretary HulIs
trade agreements program.
France and England have agreed to stabilize
their currencies against each other. For prac-
teal purposes, they have boiled francs and
pounds together into a monetary stew out of
which the two units of money come with the
same flavor, even when they retain their char
acteristic sizes.
They agree to coordinate their purchases,
so one will not bid against the other for sup
plies bought elsewhere. They agree first to
buy from each other, and to 60 elsewhere only
later.
Presumably they will regulate their tariff
schedules so each can work most advantageous
ly with the other.
Not for the Z. S.
Now it is easy to see that such a system will
work admirably only when the government
exercises a completely controlling hand in each
country, just as it does in those countries now.
No free trading country such as the United
States could get into that show and come out
with a whole skin. 1t would have to exercise
the same controls over it's commerce and cur
rency that France and England exercise. Just
now, of course, it is working out fairly well
for the United States because the two war as
sociates are willing and eager to buy all they
can in this country and are not in a position
to blackjack us into unhappy terms.
Rigid as this plan sounds, it may be the
one that finally will evolve for Europe and
for a time at least, for the rest of the worlG
when the war ends. All the countries involved
are fairly likely to follow the German pattern
of bi-lateral trade agreements for a time unit
they can expand them into three or four OF
many-sided agreements along the Chamberlain
lines.
In any such event they would all have tt
agree on certain values for their currency, or
equaliZed tariff schedules, and a carefully mea
sured give-and-take in financial arrangement
which would permit each country to have
balanced trade. 1t never would do for one ma
ton to get caught with an 'unfavorable'
balance of trade even for a single year. Eacl
would need an agreement with one or NOR
nations to equalize the trade in some fashion
either through direct sale of goods, or through
loans.
Free Trade Idea
Secretary Hull has sought a system OF ire
and open trade under which a nation Woul
feel prefectly safe in buying when and wher
it wished without fear that it would find ltsel
with banks full of blocked foreign currency
That is plan Number One" casually referee
to here as the ''old SYSTEM
n Nevertheless, even Hull has had to modify hi
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Free Trade Idea

Secretary Hull has sought a system OF free
and open trade under which a nation would
feel %prefectly safe in buying when and where
it wished without fear that it would find itself
with banks full of blocked foreign currency.
That is "Plan Number One" casually referred
to here as the ''old system" ,
Nevertheless, even Hull has had to modify his
plan piece by piece in the direction of a more
closely regulated trade. In some of the trade
agreements it has been necessary not only to
agree on quotas, but to base the whole treaty
on currency agreements. That was one OF the
stumbling blocks over which the Argentine
U. S. negotiators finally %sprawled.
Whether and how soon this government will
be willing to take the next big step and agree
to lend money abroad in order to equalize
trade is a speculation.
Perhaps the United States, since 1t mas most
of the gold. will be able to temper the Cham
berlain plan in the general direction OF Hulrs
unhampered international trade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

Last summer as usual, after all
preparations were made, Helen and
charlie went away for the day.
1hey went somewhere on a yacht.
IL was three o'clock in the morn.
ing when they returned. As the
yacht neared the dock they could
see the couples dancing and hear
the music from the river -. They
Evening star., 1940-11-22
Senate Committee
Asks Prosecution Of
Vote Fraud Charges
3 Kentucky Areas Named.
Juries to Get Chicago
And Philadelphia Coses
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Gillette announced to-
day that the Senate Campaign Com
mittee had recommended Justice
Department prosecution for "ap-
parent ballot box stuf1lng" in Har-
Ian, Bell and Pike Counties, KY.
Senator Gillette also announced
that Federal grand juries had taken
or would take action on reports of
election frauds and voting irregu-
larities" in Philadelphia, Chicago
and Wilmington, Del.
A special subcommittee composed
of Senators Adams, Democrat, of
Colorado and Tobey, Republican, of
New Hampshire was assigned to re-
sumo public hearings within a week
on complaints of irregularities in
New Jersey. Senator Gillette said
its report would be sent to Maurice
H. Milligan, special Federal prose-
cutor, for any action he deemed
wise.
In the Kentucky case Senator
Gillette said agents Of the COM
mittee reported that in five Ken
tucky precincts with 1,795 regis
tered voters a total of apis votes
were tabulated.
In one Kentucky precinct with
SIS registered voters there were e43
votes tabulated, with only "a ac-
tually cast" the Senator said. More
votes were recorded in the primary
election in these areas than ballots
printed for the purpose of election" !"
Evening star., 1940-11-22
John E. Morrison Dies;
Rites Here Tomorrow

John E. Morrison, 81, who operated
a nursery farm in Seat Pleasant.
Md, for about IS years prior to his
retirement in 1920. died Wednes-
day at his home in Belmont, Ohio, it
was learned today. He was a native
of Ohio.
Active in the affairs of Seat
Pleasant, Mr. Morrison once served
as justice of the peace of the town.
ship. Upon his return to Ohio, he
organized and became first presi-
dent of the Three-Quarter-Century
Club, membership in which is open
only to persons who have reached
the age of rs.
Mr.. Morrison leaves his wife, Mrs.
Mary Morrison, four sons, DR..
Ralph L. Morrison and j. Bryant
Morrison, both of Washington:
Hugh S. Morrison of Texas and
Vance M. Morrison of Carson City,
New; two daughters, Mrs. Ida
Diven and Mrs. Martha H. Russell,
both of this city.
Funeral services will be held at
noon tomorrow at the Hysong fu-
neral home. 1900 N street NV, with
burial in Glenwood Cemetery.