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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

Both the Congress
of Industrial Organ
izations, which is
headed by John L.
L e W is, a n tn Q
American Fedora
ton Of Labor, which
is headed by Viii
liam Green, have
national headquar-
ters here. What is
a poor politician 60
ing to do, however,
when Lewis and
Green are fighting
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
WHITE HOUSE:
Appointments

AS congress opened, President
Roosevelt asked confirmation of his
two most recent appointees:
q. Charles Edison, assistant secre-
tary of the navy since January, 1887,
and acting head of the department
since last summer, chosen for full
secretaryship.
q Daniel w. Bell, former acting
budget director, named undersecre-
tary Of the treasury to succeed John
Hanes, resigned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
In the North

Attack-and-repulse tactics contin-
ued featuring the war between Fin
land and Russia, the Soviet suffer-
ing bitter losses on all fronts from
Petsamo to the Karelian isthmus.
Main reason, as usual, was cold
weather, an ally Of the skillful Firms.
Most gruesome story:
Near Suomussalmi it was learned
the outnumbered Films had sur
rounded Russia's entire 163rd divi-
sion, waited three weeks in bitter
cold while the Soviet supply lines
broke down, then attacked to find
the Russians so weak and frozen
they could hardly move. Trapped
were most of the $4,000 men, thou
sands of them already dead.
Far from an optimist, Finland's
President Kyosti Kallio knew such
luck couldn't hold out. AS new
waves Of Red troops were rushed to
the front he appealed for foreign
volunteers. Already on the way were
$4,000 Scandinavians, with more to
come.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
Runors Behind
World Headlines

| York and Liverpool. Purpose of
transfer: To escape ban imposed
by U. S. neutrality law.
CUNTS:
q Resignation of DR.. Alan Roy Da-
foe as a guardian of the famous Di-
onne quintuplets may pave the way
for their return to the home of the
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Olivia Di-
onne. 500
Strategy:
d Both Republicans and Democrats
(the latter in self-defense) will prob
ably concentrate their major 1910
presidential campaign in the mid
western states, normally a G. o. p.
stronghold. For this reason lead
ers of both parties are urging Chi
cago as convention city.
Tragedy:
q University of Nebraska's DR.. J.
E. Weaver predicts that the most
ruinous drouth in history will strike
the middle-western "dust bowl" next
year. Already dry, the dust bowl re-
ceived only temporary relief from
light SHOWS.
Protest:
q Agricultural business interests
are planning campaign to demand
that the Farm Credit administration
be removed from the hands of Sec
rotary of Agriculture Henry Wal
lace, on charges that his recently ex-
propriated control over FCA viii re-
suit in loosened credit restrictions,
thus endangering the investments Of
FCA stockholders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
.pREssuRE GROUPS. BUSY

Harass members of congress
with various causes.
May be tuning up for the COM
ing campaign.
Many movements will not get
very far.
Union labor and the American
Legion active.
Bruckart doesn't believe it is
possible so many new injustices
could have arisen.
Few are able to analyze the
situation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
PEOPLE:
No Communist

At Washington, Harvard law
schools Dean James M. Lands re-
ported he had found Harry Bridges,
west coast C. I. 0. leader, is not a
Communist, thus closing the deporta-
ton hearing at which Dean Lands
officiated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12


each other and seldom, If ever,
agree upon what changes must be
made in the national labor relations
act.
The labor row may get more than
just an ordinary airing during the
session of congress now under way.
have written heretofore about
the special house committee investi-
CATION of the National Labor Rela-
tions board. Exposures by that COM
mittee already have brought de-
mands for the ousting of Commits
sioner Smith and Chairman Mad
den. Commissioner Leiserson, APP
pointed only a few months ago, APP
parently is seeking to clean up the
sinking mess, but the Lewis fac
ton of labor which has dominated
the board thus far is making Mr..
Leiserson's job pretty difficult.
There will be little consideration
for the Green faction if Lewis can
prevent it.
American Legion Can Really
Put or High Pressure
There is an offshoot of organized
labor's setup here known as Labor's
Non-Partisan league. I don't know
what 1t Is supposed to accomplish,
but it has a press agent and staff
of Executives" and they all seem
to get paid regularly.
The American Legion is getting
active again. It wants mere gov
eminent money for the ex-soldiers,
and make no mistake about it. The
American Legion can really put on
high pressure when it sets out to do
the job.
haven't scratched the surface in
naming the pressure groups that are
to be found here for the current ses-
sion of congress. There are at least
so business organizations and trade
associations. The purposes Of all
are the same, namely, advantages
for them. The advantages may be
in the form of cash such as the PEN
sion petitioners and the Legion seek,
or advantages that can be turned
into cash after the methods of bust
ness. In any event, they are all
headed down Washington-way. 1t
seems to hode no good at all for
the folks who are going to pay the
bill, including a national debt that
is now $45, 1000. 100000 or more
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

! Der of seekers after justice in WASH
ington.
It is astonishing to see the lengths
to which some of them will 60. For
example, there is one great church
organization that sought to force the
census bureau to include in the
forthcoming census certain ques-
tions that would have given. that
church q powerful leverage in the
future administration of government
affairs, according to well-authenti-
Gated reports. The church repre-
sentative tried for weeks to high
pressure the census officials into in
clusion of three questions. He made
some threats about the conse-
quences of their refusal. The gov.
eminent attorney to whom the CEN
sus officials submitted the question
had the CUTS to say mo" and that
was the census bureau answer.
1t was despicable thing, how
ever, and illustrates the dangers in
herent in the conditions ! have tried
to describe.
The old age pension movement
and the unemployment compensa-
ton movement and the other "wel-
fare" movements are represented
in full force.
Other Groups Are Working
For Gifts From Government
There are half dozen other
groups around town, working for
one thing or another in the shape Of
gifts from the government. Nearly
all Of them have found something
wrong with the present social Sc
curity law, but they do not agree
on what is wrong with it. The
whole circumstance rather con-
vinces me that maybe the law ought
to be tossed overheard. I doubt
that the federal government can
ever administer such law. There
probably is little possibility that any
such law ever can be made worka-
BILE on a national basis. Some of
the dreamy New Dealers who con-
ceived it have faded out of Wash
ington officialdom already and have
left their baby for somebody else to
nurse to maturity. The one service
they performed was to the New
Deal finances, because the original
program has brought six or seven
hundred million dollars into the fed
eral treasury-and it has been
spent.
Organized labor has its represent
atives on the scene in big way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS BY JOSEPH W. LaBINE
U. S. Reacts to European War
AS Shipments Crowd Wharves;
Ickes Warns Against sRaiding'

EDITORS opinions these columns they
Newspaper
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
A Good Mind

He that procures his child q
good mind makes a better pur-
chase for him than if he laid out
the money for an addition to his
former acres.-Locke.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

Kno,o your netos? Perfecf score is
100; deduct 20 points for each ques-
tion you miss. Score Of 80 is excel.
lent; so, average; 40, poor; 20, don't
tell anyone!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
FOR Feast
New job:

NegU job:
q Once U. S. ambassador to Italy,
and an official of the state depart
ment since Woodrow Wilson'S adj
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12
THE WARS:
In the Vest

Where Christmas left off, a violent
blizzard began to stop all operations
on the western front. Sidelights:
q Britain, expecting 'real war" in
the spring, ordered 100000 more
men prepared for army service.
@ In Paris lie Petit Parisien pub
lished report from Italy that Adolf
Hitler was ready to quit as chan
cellor and purge his more radical
Nazis to convince the allies to
make peace"
q Only sea activity was the decision
of Germany's freighter Tacoma to
accept internment at Montevideo
harbor rather than face capture by
British ships waiting outside the har-
Dor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

those who urge maintenance of
"civil liberties" etc., usually are
concerned with keeping themselves
in their jobs, while the seekers after
justice for the corporations and bust
ness interests are trying to preserve
their own material futures.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

dence" of planned sabotage by rep
resentatives of foreign governments
in U. S. auto, airplane and NUM-
tons factories. At the same time
Frank Murphy began probing anti
Semitic activities, using the income
tax, passport and foreign agent laws
as his weapons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-01-12

York and Liverpool. Purpose Of
transfer: To escape ban imposed
by U. S. neutrality law.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
N. E. FAIR OPENS
WITH fine CROWD
Governor Hoey Speaks As
84th Annual Exposition
Gets Under Way

RALEIGH, Oct. 8.-R-North
Cardinals 84th annual state fair
started today with a good crowd
Manager J. S. Dorton reported,
despite a little rain and threaten
ing skies.
With the forecast for clear, cool
er weather, officials said they ex-
pected throngs to flock to tn e
grounds to view the exhibits, the
midway shows and the %grandstand
attractions, before the gates close
finally Saturday.
Crowds started to the fair early
this morning, soon after Governor
Hoey had formally opened the ex'
position by inviting every North
Carolinian to attend. School pupils
of Raleigh and Wake County were
admitted free.
"This fair does exactly what the
name implies" Governor Hoey
said. "It places North Carolina on
display. North Carolina is a great
agricultural state, and agriculture
predominates in the exhibits. Bu1
I am happy to see progress in
industry displayed here, and l in.
vite every North Carolinian tc
come and see the exhibits, the
many attractive shows and tt {
varied entertainment"
The Governors speech was
broadcast by radio from an in
closed booth at the grounds, ano
those in the crowd outside coulc
hear nothing unless they had &C
cess to radios.
The Governor praised agricul
ture commissioner w. Kerr Scott
for hi swork in pushing programs
flor better agricultural methods and
improved marketing practices. The
chief executive also termed as
"wise'' the selection of Dorton as
manager. ..'
Judges began reporting winners
Of exhibit and livestock contests, 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
30 HIT
Southeastern Coastal In
vasion Path Apparently
Receives Hardest Blow
WEATHER IS BAD
Child Killed, Several Others
Hurt When Single Bomb
Skaters Houses

LONDON, Oct. 9.-O1ednesday)
In the mightiest assault yet
on this island fortress Nazl
raiders bombed 80 districts in all
England last night and early today
including thirty areas of the cap
ital.
A survey conducted by the auth
oritative Press Association showed
that many districts had been struck
by 2 am. e pm. E.S.T.).
The southeastern coastal "inva-
sion path" apparently received the
heaviest blows aside from LONDON
itself where rescue c. WIS and fire
engines ,careened through streets
lit by the inferno of ground bat
teries and exploding bombs.
Unfavorable Weather
After midnight the raio on Lon
don became intermittent, probably
due to unfavorable weather. Only
now and then did a lone raider
drone over the city pursued by
the Gathering anti-aircraft shells.
This new and tremendous bonn
bardment of London started early
last night as the peak of violence
to yesterdays raids by bombers
which flew so high as to be un-
seen, their explosives filling many
a street with tragic debris and
leaving civilians dead in the litter
of ancient buildings in the center
of the city.
During the first hours of the
night attack hundred of German
bombs and incendiaries fell and
there were more civilian deaths.
A child was killed and several
people injured by a single bomb
that smashed a number of houses;
in another borough there were I'M
determined casualties in a group
of workers apartment houses.
There, amid a continuing series OF
falling bombs, rescue workers
fought to clear the xreckage and
pull out those who had been i'm
prisoned. Many streets e thick
with glass,
Come in Pairs
A steady procession of German
raiders, apparently in pairs, came
up the Thames estuary toward
London.
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.-REThe
United States government, after
taking precautionary steps to get
Americans out of the Orient, to-
day cut off the flow Of subsidized
American wheat to far Eastern
ports, most Of which are controlled
by Japan.
Officials carefully refrained from
stating that this was another IN
the series of stumbling blockspaced
i nnthe way of Japan's march
toward a new ORDER in east Asia
but it was generally considered
to have the same general signifi-
canoe as the recently ordered en-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
AMERICA ACCUSED
OF HOSTILE ACTS
II Duce's Newspaper Says
Axis Ready To Fight If
U. S. Rejects Claims

ROME, Oct. 8.-R-Premier
Mussolini's newspaper, II Popola
d'Italia, accused the United States
today of genuine acts of hostility
and declared the combined Rome
Berlin-Tokyo axis is ready to fight
if the United States rejects Its
living space" claims.
This warning was written by Ap-
pelius, the Milan newspapers mill
tary commentator, two days be-
fore what the Italian press has
predicted will be an important
speech by the premier Thursday
at Padua.
II Duce's speech, the climax OF
an inspection tour of his fast-mov-
ing mechanical sarmy of the Pc,
may divulge something of what
he and Adolf Hitler discussed at
the Bremen Pass Friday.
Appelius listed as more than
violations of neutrality-true and
genuine acts of hostility:
The United States furnishing OF
arms to Fritain;
Her willingness to let Canadian
civilians train as pilots in the
United States:
Blocking raw materials to Brit
aims enemies;
Sequestration of gold of Europe's
defeated and occupied nations;
And, finally, British-American
plans for joint air and naval bases
in the Western hemisphere and
talk of including Java, Singapore
land even Dakar", 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
TRIAL OF WARDS.
OTHERS DELAYED
Continued To Next Term In
Columbus County After
Two More Men Indicted

WHITEVILLE, Oct. 8.-The case
of Willie Flowers Ward and three
other defendants held ir the sensa-
tional SAB, 900 faxed drowning in
surance fraud, was continued until
the next term of superior court
here today when tn Columbus
county grand jury indicted two 9TH
err persons in connection with the
case.
Joe Ward, of Tabor City, brother
of Willie Flowers Ward, who was
supposed to have drowned while
fishing in Little River inlet May IL,
was indicted today.
District Solicitor David Sinclair
said that a bill a returned
against another man-unnamed-
who was thought to have been the
man who spirited Ward away from
Little River after the alleged
drowning. However, the unidenti-
fled defendant has not yet beer
apprehended.
Because of this, the case was
continued, he said.
Roy Barton Simmons W
Chess Ward are charged with con.
spiracy to defraud and W. F. Ware
and his wife are charged with the
same offense and also taking mon
ey under false pretense.
Judge Luther T. Hamilton, afte1
denying a motion for continuance
by the defense, ordered a specia
venire of IS men for jury duty II
the trial of Charlie Pugh, 30-year
old negro, charged with criminally
assaulting Mrs. Polly Faircloth
67-year-old white woman.
The case will go to trial Thurs
day morning. Solicitor Sinclair has
announced that he will ask thu
death penalty.
Pugh is being defended by Jack
son Greer, Sr.
CONTINUED on Page Ten; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
New Jap-Axis'
Threat Defied
By Churchill
Tokyo's Bargain
With Other Powers By Re-
opening Burma Road
REPORTS TO COMMONS
Reveals That $500 Per-
sons Killed And $4,000
Wounded By Bombs

LONDON, Oct. 8.-R-Winston
Churchill scornfully dared Ger
many or Italy today to try to aid
Japan ''while the British and Unit
ed States fleets are in being" and
answered Japan's bargain with the
Axis by ordering the Burma road
to Mandalay'' reopened for war
supplies to China.
With the accent on the far East,
the prime minister delivered an
hour-long war report to commons.
Outside, and clearly audible in the
steep old chamber, the sirens
howled, anti-aircraft guns rumbled
and bombs fell.
1t was a chronicle of both sue
cess and failure, for Churchill dis
closed disciplinary action already
was under way against those whose
"errors" contributed to failure of
the Free French" expedition last
month against Dakar.
Proud Report
On the home front he had a
proud report of England's valor.
do not let dull for one moment
the sense of the awful hazard in
which we stand" he said. 1T
is only by supreme and superb ex-
ertions, unwearied and indom-
table, that we shall save our souls
alive. ..
Long dark months of trial and
tribulation lie before us. Death
and sorrow will be our compan-
ions hardship our garment, con-
stancy and valor our only shield
I'VE must be reunited; we must
be undaunted; we must be inflex-
ible!"
Churchill disclosed that $500 per
sons had died and 5000 had been
wounded by German bombs in this
whole war; that an average of 400
heavy bombers had stabbed at
Britain every "a hours for the last
Continued on Page Ten; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09

barge on scrap neral, useful in
making munitions.
Ten million bushels of wheat or
wheat flour have been shipped to
far Eastern ports since January l
under a program in which the
United States grants export SUBJ
sides to enable exporters to com
pete in world markets. Some Of it
went to the Philippines (Which
were exempted from today's order
disseminating the subsidies) but
much of it went to far Eastern
ports. Asked whether any of this
wheat went to the japanese Army
in China, an official of the agricul-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
NAILS GUNS BUSY
British Bombers Drop
Flares To Guide Them To
Their Important Targets
BERLIN DAMAGED
Admit Is Persons
Killed And go Injured
During Lengthy Raid

LONDON, Oct. 9.-(Wednesday)
Royal Air force struck
at German invasion bases on the
French coast again early today in
an attack lighting the continental
coastline from Calais to Boulogne
with spouting flames.
Low-lying clouds over the Strait
of Dover reflected the vivid glare
of bursting British bombs.
The explosions we're heard plain.
ly on the Kent coast.
Drop Flares
Searchlight beams and antl-alr.
craft shells were tossed s.1J ward
by German coastal batteries in an
effort to beat off the attack. The
British bombers, keeping to their
task, dropped flares to guide them
to their targets.
Bombers of the British night
hawk patrol flying in laundering
relays dropped hundreds of bombs
on Berlin Monday night and. early
Tuesday in the heaviest assault on
the German capital since the war
began.
The air ministry news service
said some bombs fell within a mile
or two of famous German land
marks in Berlin, the Reichstag
building and the Inter den Linden,
a great thoroughfare. =
The British indicated the four
hour and So minute cir raid on
Berlin was just one phase of a
series of bombings which saw the
fury of the British air might I'M
leashed on at least 10 German
held ports of the invasion coast
and on the German-held Fokker
aircraft works at Amsterdam.
Meet Violent Fire
Their pilots told of melting vic.
lent anti-aircraft fire everywhere
during the protracted raids.
(The Germans said Is persons
were killed and go injured in Ber-
lin and reports from Amsterdam
said eight were killed there. The
Germans also Kaid the Berlin at
tack was the worst of the war;
The air ministry said more than
100 bombs were dropped in just on
part of the Berlin raid-an attack
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
SANDIFER SPEAKS
AT ROTARY MEET
Calls For Furtherance OF
International Understand
ing And Good Viii.

The ~furtferance of o~rganizational
detectives of international under
standing, good will, and peace was
urged by Joseph R. Sandifre, Of Hen
Jacksonville, a director of Rotary In
ternational, in a talk before an inter-
city meeting of group 10, 188th dis
trict of Rotary International last
night at the Cape Fear hotel.
Sandifer, president and headmas-
ter o fthe Blue Ridge school for boys
at Hendersonville, since 1914, in re-
ferring to World War No. 2, pre-
dicted that right will triumph over
might in the end and expressed the
hope that world understanding would
be followed by universal good will
and peace.
Approximately $50 Rotarians and
their lady guests from Wilmington,
Elizabethtown, Clarkton, Chadbourn,
Tabor City, and Whiteville, attended
the meeting.
Introduced by the Rev. A. V. Glib.
son, of Sanford, past district COVER.
nor, Sandifer discussed the following
organizational detectives: develop
ment of acquaintanceship as an op.
portunity for service, vocational and
community service, and the fostering
of international understanding, good
will, and peace.
Sandifer brought personal greet
ings frmo Ed K. Willis, of Concord,
district governor, who is recovering
from an illness in a Charlotte hos
pital, and the board Of directors of
Rotary International, and urged his
fellow Rotarians to stress work
among the underprivileged youths of
their community and the teaching of
Americanism in the public schools
Rabbi M. M. Thurman gave the in
~. urv- III 0N
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-09
Cincinnati Rallies In Sew
enth Behind Hurting OF
Lion-H Hearted Derringer
26,769 ATTEND GAME
Wild Throw To First In
Third Inning By Werber
Gives Detroit Only Run
BY JUDSON BAILEY

CROsLEY FIELD, Cincinnati,
Oct. 8.-R-The heroic Cincinnati
Reds surged from behind in the
seventh inning today to take the
Detroit Tigers 2 to l and win the
1910 worlds championship of base
ball behind the dead-game hurting
of lion-hearted Paul Derringer.
The National leagues first tri-
umph since 1884 was 4 throbbing
struggle that stirred the blood of
everyone of the 26, 1859 spectators
at the seventh and deciding game
of the World Series.
Derringer and bullying Buck New
som, each of whom had worked in
two previous series installments,
waged as tight a battle as two
capable and courageous hurlers
ever could throw at each other and
for some time it seemed that the
outcome might hinge on one error
by an outstanding fielder of the
series.
Tigers Only Run
In the third inning Bill Werber,
the Reds valiant t-ird baseman.
made a wild. throw to first and lei
in the Tigers only run-an I'M
earned tally that kept the Reds
stewing until they final. burst
their bonds in the seventh for the
winning runs.
The home town fans, hoping anx
iously for their first world cham,
pionship since 1919 when the Chi
cago BLACK Sox" sold out to gam.
blers, stood up to stretch in the
seventh and were still standing and
shouting encouragement wher
Frank BUCK Mccormick bounced
a terrific liner against the higF
green wall in left field, $50 fee
from the plate.
The red-headed, freckled Jimm,
Ripple shot the first pitch agains
Continued on Page Three; Col. ~