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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
600 Seek To Join
-. Army At New York

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-A
A rush to join the Army -
greatest since the World war
has hit the Second Corps
Area recruiting headquarters.
Recruiting clerks handled
400 applications and turned 200
away at closing time yester-
day.
Col. l.. b. Magruder, recruit
ing officer, said .2,9l4 COM
pleted enlistments had been
handled since Sept. 1, the high
est number in any month In
more than 20 years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
RESUMES
ATTACK ON DAKAR
Continued From Page One)

ing a British cruiser; that he
cruiser herself suffered a direct
hit from the submarine, the Persee,
and that three British planes had
been shot down.
The second ultimatum came at
1880 Tuesday morning, after the
invaders had tried four times to
land troops at Rufisque Beach, 20
miles northeast Of Dakar, and had
tried twice to put men ashore fur
Their to the northeast. ALI we're re-
pulsed, the government said.
Early this morning the British
began dropping shells on the i'm
portant: French naval base, which
the government calls 'the key to
the South Atlantic" Late today
the bombardment still was going
on, meager wireless reports re-
lated.
German Report
The German radio said the at
tackers of Dakar numbered 1000
landing troops in six tr%oopships,
escorted by British cruisers and
other naval units, and that "sev-
eral thousand" British marines al
so were available for the invasion.
It added that a French bomber
succeeded in sinking a British
cruiser by a. direct hit.')
Government circles declared
France has ample forces to cope
with British landing forces but that
British naval superiority is over
whelming.
The British, it was added, have
two battleships, four cruisers, six
destroyers, six troopships ; the
French have the crippled battle
ship Richelieu-knocked out by an
other British attack off Dakal
some months ago-the 1000 = tor
cruiser Georges Leagues and three
destroyers.
Admirals Landreau and Lacroix
commanders of the French squad
ron at Port Dakar, wired the
Vichy government that they were
confident of being able to with
stand the British assault, that II
any case they flight to the end
Senegalese Loyal
Admiral Jean Darlan, the nava
minister charged with the task o.
coordinating Frances remaining
warships, men and p a n es, an
nounced that the Senegalese forces
loyal to, Petain not only had re
pulsed landing parties and dam
aged "aggressor warships" at Oak
ar, the capital, but had lashed out
in reprisal.
Even before he spoke, French
planes, estimated to number as
many as 12O, had subjected Gil
braltar to its worst bombardmen1
of the war. dispatches from La
Linea, Spain, said the British rock
was bombed for hours by waves Of
planes from French Morocco, and
that gasoline stores appeared to
be afire.) !
Darlan, in an order of the day,
scornfully denied British assertions
that the Germans or anyone else
had menaced Senegal; declared
the British, in attacking, were
only following their own personal
interest" and proclaimed:
"Our firmness will stop hem"
With the battle reported continu-
ing, Darlan said the Petain-Lava]
government was counting on the
ardent patriotism of the fleet for
the defense of the empire"-an EN-
pire which, he charged, Britain
caokS tn ssdisnnannhar |
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

age to ships, the bombers wrecked
a dry dock, set ammunition dumps
and food stores afire, badly dam
aged the Crock" hotel, hit the en-
gineers' barracks, ripped up walls
on the street, sank two barges, and
destroyed an anti-aircraft battery
and all its crew.. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
O STARTED

NEW YORK, Sept. "a Up "A
special federal grand jury today be.
gan an investigation Of the mag
nesium industry as a part of the
general inquiry it started last July
of reported price fixing and monop.
|olistic practices in ten defense in
dustries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

San Augustine, oldest town in
Texas settled by Americans, was
the home of j. Pinckney Hender-
son, first governor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

Officially designated as a daughter
Of the regiment" Lily Pons, Metro
pelitan Opera star, stands at atten-
ton during ceremonies in New
York's Central Park at which the
colors of the list Regiment, New
York National Guard, were blessed.
The list leaves soon for a year of
training with the regular army.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

The Tain pyramid in the state
Of Veracruz, Mexico, is built in
seven sections and is divided into
1854 inches.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
LONDON

LONDON, Sept. a5.-CWednes-
day)-German bombers concen-
trated on central London last night
and early today in a prolonged
aid lit to bright whiteness by cal
ium flares they dropped before
dropping each rack of bombs.
The orange glare OPT the bursting
explosives and blue flames of the
incendiaries added to the weird
spectacle.
Anti-aircraft guns all the way
from the coast to the center OF the
city were in action, and single Ger
man planes made extensive stabs
at tn southeast coast and at Wales
on the west throughout the night
Sixteen incendiary bombs fell on
a hospital in north London. There
were no casualties.
Several persons we're killed and
injured, however, when a bomh
struck a building in central Lon
don.
Four incendiary bombs, dropped
at intervals of several minutes, fell
at approximately the same spo'
in central London.
In the early morning hours the
Nazi raids grew in intensity.
Long-burning flares dropped by
advance pplanes guided the bomb
ers to their detectives.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
WEATHER
CONTINUED From Page One)

WASHINGTON, September 24.-tR-
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 8
n m
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
BERLIN RAIDED

BERLIN, Sept. 25.-Wednesday)
-R-British bombers on t h e r
third successive nighttime a d
ropped explosive and incendiary
bombs and caused several" CIV
ilian casualties in Berlin early to-
day.
Millions stayed underground in
shelters for two hours and 48 min
utes.
Authorities insisted only S l i 6 h t
damage resulted and neutral OBJ.
servers gained the impression
there were fewer plans than il
previous raids and that defense
fire was less intense.
"Incendiary bombs fell on a hos
pital but because of the energet:
action of security services there
was no damage" an authorized
statement said. /
Evening star., 1940-05-01
- -,
Baltimore {. &P. Revenue
Is S1,411,526 for March
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. ..
BALTIMORE, May Operating
revenues for the Chesapeake g. Po-
tomac Telephone Co. of Baltimore
City, serving Maryland, amounted
to $1,411,5 ,526 in March, an increase
of $84,385 over March of last year.
Operating expenses were $944 6s2,
an increase of $6S.879. Operating
taxes for the month were $204,0 oil, or
about Is per cent of the customers
telephone bills. The taxes were
s7067 higher than in the previous
March. Net operating income for
the month was $262 1893, or $S,439
greater than in March, 1899.
For the first three months of this
year, as compared with the similar
period of 1899, operating revenues
were $4,200, ,37l, an increase Of 1884,
500. Operating expenses were $2.-
1875, ,916, an. increase of $26l 900. OPP
Grating taxes totaled $605 ,997, an in
crease of $34, $50. Net operating in
come was $768 .458, which was an in
crease Of $38,570.
MarylAnd was served by 2s6,546
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Winchester Bunk Elects

WINCHESTER, Va, May (Spe-
ciaD.-J. Fred Thwaite, Frederick
County fruit grower and school
board chairman, today was re-
elected president of the Union Bank
OF Winchester by stockholders at
their 10th annual meeting. Diec-
tors elected are Charles p. McVicar,
John H. Rosenberger, Coleman
Dunn, William A. Bailey, julius w.
Richard, Llewellyn jackson. H. B.
McCormac, jr.; Harry K. Benham
and Wendell B. Goode.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
60 stock Range Since 1927:
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.


NEW YORK, May l.-Steels. air.
crafts. motors and other shares
associated with the sinews of war
drifted lower today, carrying the
whole stock market fractionally
downhill.
Traders were motivated in their
pessimistic outlook by indication
that the campaign for the control
of Norway was turning against the
allies.
Losses were general throughout
the lists toward the close. and the
timidity of operators was shown
by the small total of transactions,
about $4,000 shares.
Chief of the issues on the down.
side were U. S. Steel, Bethlehem,
Chrysler, Montgomery Ward. Case.
Caterpillar. Douglas. United Air
craft, Martin, American Airlines,
American Smelling, International
Nickel, General Electric, Du Pont,
Union Carbide, Johns Manville, Loft
and Western Auto Supply. The last
named slipped 6 points at one time
to reach a new low of the year.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Jersey City Livestock

JERSEY CITY, N. j.. May 1 IN Omitted
States Department OF Aericulture).- Cattle,
salable, $3.50; total. 500. Steers fairly ac-
pound New Jerseys, 9.65: two loads me-
dium, 1.l99-l 22O-pound Canadians 9I5-
30. Cows and bulls active. fully steady:
100: few selects 500; cutter and COM
mon. 5.0O-60O: Gamers. 4OO-4.75: few,
3.50: Good sausage bulls. 1907 so: odd
head. T.75; medium. 6.25-75; cutter and
common. 5.75-6.OO
vealers and calves. salable. $50: total,
$50. vealers fairly active. steady: good
small lot good ia pounds. 9.75; common
and medium. 7 0O-9 so: culls 5.50-6.25
Hogs salable. 100. on New York market:
for sood and choice. 1875 pounds
Sheep and lambs. none salable; total
k57O. Market nominal.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Dividend and Interest
Payments Decrease
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May dividend
and interest payments to individ-
uals during the first quarter are es-
timated by the Department of Com
merce at $2,032. 900 900.
This compares with q depression
low of $1,96l ,000. 900 in the first
quarter Of 1888 and $2,941. 900 600
in the same period of 1899.
The relatively small gain in pay
ments since 1888 may be traced
to the sharp decline in interest
rates which resulted in the refund-
ing of large volume of bonds and
mortgages by obligations bearing
kloWer rates.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Cbicase Cash MARKET.

Chicaxo Cash Market.
Wheat. No 3 mixed, l.O.i4 Corn. No
! yellow. 66a.-6si4: No. y. 61-6s14: No.
mixed grain. as No 3 white 4I-4Ii.:
No. 4. 3s Barley mailing. 1855 nominal:
feed. 40-53 nominal No. 3 maltins. 66.
Soy beans, No. 3 yellow. OSis
Winnipek Prices
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. May Wheat prices
tumbled as much as 3 cents bushel
today to the lowest levels since be-
fore the invasion of Scandinavia. but
then recovered some of the loss
Selling in connection with con.
tinued heavy marketing of grain
and Rome reports indicating there
will be no sudden change in Italy's
-belligerent position uncovered
stop loss liquidation that gained
headway as prices declined. Liqui-
dation of May contracts. on which
first deliveries were made today.
also was a market factor while the
trade had several reports of inn
proved and favorable crop condi-
tons
Wheat closed l7s-2's lower than
yesterday, May. sl047s s-105ls: July.
slO4's-1,; corn. ss-'s down: May,
64: July, 64ss-l2; oats, 5s-ss lower.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
industrial Machinery
Exports Rise Sharply

By the Associated Press.
March exports of industrial ma
chinery, totaling $37 $50, ,84l, are re-
ported by the Commerce Depart
ment to have been ~ per cent
higher than 4 year ago and the
largest for any month since De-
cember. 1920. Principal gains over
last. year were in shipments of con-
struction and conveying machinery,
Woodworking machinery, textile,
sewing and shoe machinery,
Evening star., 1940-05-01

telephones on March 81 of this year,
an increase Of 1918 over the num-
ber in operation a year earlier. Users
made more than 80, ,158, 300 calls dur
ing the month, an increase of 1874
per cent over March, 1899.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
200 Tons Of Leod Sold

NEW YORK, May l (P.-St. JOS
eph Lead Co. reported rs tons of
Southeast Missouri pig-lead sold
yesterday at $4.95 per 100 pounds
East st. Louis, SO tons at $5.15 New
York and IS tons at the New York
average.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Winnipeg Prices.
New York Cotton
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated Press.
NEW YORK. May IAN unfa-
vorable weekly Government weather
and crop report exerted little in
f1uence marketwise in cotton fu-
lures trading today Predominating
was fairly heavy Bombay and do
mestic hedge selling. Prices moved
over narrow limits with operations
only spasmodically active.
Mid-afternOon quotations were
unchanged to lower: May (old)
1880; July (old 1852: December
1908.
Evening star., 1940-05-01

SIUUUO
Unit Of
In oankruptcS reorsanlzed under
oAnkfuptcy Act securities BY
Rates OF DIVIDEND annual ds
Dursements based declara
ton Unless dividends are not
IE dividend extra or extraa
accumulated dividends
lar this year PAYABLE in stock Cam
STOCK Accumulated dividends
Evening star., 1940-05-01

Cottonseed oil closed steady Bleach
able prime summer yellow, 6o5b. prime
September, 6.3Sb October $500; Decem.
Der, 6.44b. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-05-01
Futures closed l higher to 2 lower.

CottOnseed Oil
Bleachable cottonseed oil futures closed
) higher to 5 lower. Sales, 81 contracts
May. 6.S0b July. $50; September. 8 SS:
October. o Ssb: November. $50: Decem-
ber, SOB. b Bid.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS May 1 LP,-Foretan
and domestic political uncertainty con-
tinued to restrict trading in cotton fu-
lures today. Closing prices were steady. 2
roints net higher to l point lower
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
Line Up For Inspection

Not merely the wave of fatal accidents
~ Waterbury and involving WATERBURY
ans hit the apparent breakdown in all
safety measures throughout the state
sho,1Id convince everyone that radical
stems must be taken to curb the growing
death list for 1940 Last year water
bury was one of many communltles thaC
set up an enviable record Tor deafness
davs''. 1t may be that before the year Is
over this record will have been echpseo
and we hope it will, but were not TOO con-
fident about it.
It does seem that the present situation
demands that state authorities speed
I'm their plans to get the testing lanes
operating once more. We haven't heara
much of the lanes the last few weeks, but
with spring not too far OIL 1t Sn,t 700
much to hope that the tests Will be started
then. And not bit too soon TO satlS1y
good many public officials, including
lot who spoke disparagingly OF the lnSpec-
tions a few years ago and added tner
voice TO the chorus of dlsSenters VINO
brought about the disruption OF their
service.
II NAV be argued from statlstlcal
viewpoint that few, if any, OF the recent
fatal accidents could have been averted
had the cars involved been recently IN
snected. That's point that can't ana
probably shouldn't be argued. The polntt
Of the matter is, though, that accident
figures are on the increase and draStlc
steps must be taken to cut them down.
On with the inspectionsl
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

The National Conference of Christians
and Jews is sponsoring the observance of
Brotherhood Week this month. It will
run over period that includes Washing
toms birthday which is fitting, provided
the proper spirit and interest is mani
tested, and not merely a gesture. The
Brotherhood Week is commendable, but
so often some of those that subscribe to
such movements merely render lip serv-
ice The standard of Washington as an
example to Americans who have no time
for subversive movements is expressed in
his words, cit is now no more that tolera-
ton is spoken of as if it was by the indul-
gence of one class of people, that another
enjoyed the exercise of their inherent
natural rights. For happily the govern
ment of the United States, which gives to
bigotry no sanction, to persecution no
assistance, requires only that they who
live under it's protection should demean
themselves as good citizens, in giving it
on all occasions their effectual support"
Such standard does not countenance
the various "anti" groups who practice
and preach intolerance in more or less
high-handed fashion.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
Bureaucracy Runs Rampant

In a recent column, David Lawrence
said: "A sweeping investigation OF the
Securities and Exchange Commission
NAV be voted by the House OF fRepresen-
tatiyes. For never before has there
been revealed such a clear case OF inter-
ference by a governmental commission
with REINFORCEMENT and the normal de-
vclopment of construction in the utility
business. Likewise, never before has the
SEC undertaken to tell American busl-
ness men that they must issue common
stock instead of bonds, increasing the
expenses of their companies. In eftect,
the SEC disregards the prospect That us
action may cause electric light rates IN
America to be forced upward when they
ought to be coming down"
Mr.. Lawrence refers to the case OF
large operating electric utility, which
applied to the SEC for permission to sell
a S1O,OOO,OOO bond issue to the pubic.
This utility has strong credit, and IL
could have sold bonds bearing per cent
interest per year. Instead, the Commits
sion 1.-TWO of its five members dissentmg)
said that the $1OOOO,000 should be raised
through the sale of common STOCK, 1or
which the company would have to pay
about 8 per cent in return. IN otner
words, the company would have to pay
around 100000 year for capital II
could obtain for approximately $SoO,oOo.
To quote Mr.. Lawrence once more,
Congress never intended to vest such
broad powers in the SEC, or, having writ
ten general phrases, never believed the
SEC would stretch its power to put the
government in the position of debating
to management" Certainly, to the or
binary citizen, there is a great difference
between any government bureau protect
ing investors and keeping fly-by-night
securities from being marketed, and tell
ing a leading industry with the finest
kind of credit that it must spend half a
million year more than is necessary IN
raising money for expansion and employ
ment. This is exactly the sort of thing
that is preventing real, ordereL economic
recovery in the United States. It is such
usurpAtion of legitimate private. rights
by public servants that is opening the
eyes of many good citizens to the abuses
Of centralized government.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

The American Civil Liberties Union
became the first liberal organization to
take definite action against Communis-
tic and Fascistic influences when the
Unions governing committee and board
of directors both voted to bar persons be-
longing to organizations with obvious
anti-democratic detectives or practices"
Many Stalinist syfnpathizers will shortly
set up howl. But by its gesture, the
Civil Liberties Union has won the ap-
plause of thousands of Americans, whose
approval is more important than that OF
Reds and FasciStS.
The name of the organization clearly
states its objective. Anyone subscribing
to tenets of the Civil Liberties Union,
and, at the same time, upholding either
Stalinism or Hitlerism, is The clearest kind
of hypocrite. No organization, profess
ing to safeguard American rights and lib
critics, can afford to encourage that type
of member.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
Cultural Invasion"

The Finnish people haven't forgotten
that, behind all the brutality, Joe Stain
still sticks to his avowal that he is send
ing culture to the backward" Firms.
Stealing an idea from American radio
quiz programs, Finnish station recently
selected five Russian prisoners at ran
dom and gave them brief intelligence
test while the world listened. The pris-
oners included medical captain, an air
captain, two sub-lieutenants, and one
lieutenant.
A few of the questions were: "Who was
Beethoven?" 'Who was the first car of
the Romanoff dynasty?" Where was
peace concluded after the last WARP" The
questions drew complete blanks. It's not
9oing to be easy for Stain to push that
lind of evidence aside. Pretty smart PEG
DE, these Firms at the front and be-
hind the lines.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

In New Yorks old Royal Exchange,
three gentlemen got together at 10 o'clock
on the morning of February /, 1900 ex-
act1y $50 years ago. It was the first
meeting of the United States Supreme
Court, but it lasted only few minutes.
Only half of the court = one shy of a
quorum - was present.
The next day, fourth justice struggled
into town, and the business of the session
got under way. The remaining two JUS
tees never did show up for that first Ses-
sion. Not that it mattered great deal.
There wasn't much to do beyond induct-
ing court officers and admitting attor-
neys. After 10 days, the justices packed
up and went back to work as federal cir
cult judges.
The courts history since then has been
distinguished and dignified. It deserves
the traditional happy birthday wishes
with the usual "hope you have many
more" thrown in.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09
POSTING TRUNK ROUTES
(New Britain Herald)

After the State Highway depart
ment Is through thoroughly posting
the trunk routes through Hartford
it might get busy in Middletown,
where strangers are at a loss to
find their way through this juno
ton city every summer. And it
might also get to work in New Brit
ain, which has q numbered trunk
line passing through it but without
being posted within the city limits.
We refer to the numbered route
from Middletow to Plainville,
which traverseS Oorbin avenue to
West Main street minus the state
markings from Shuttle Meadow
avenue to the Plainville line. 1t
may be a3minor state route, but it
is route that is bound to be fol-
lowed now and then by tourists. In
fact, we have noticed cars from
distant points Flooding through the
west end like covered wagons lost
in the desert.
New Haven has been well posted
by the highway department. Any
stranger can find his way through
New Haven without traversing the
trafic-ridden downtown regions.
This system should be in vogue ev-
erywhere throughout the state.
Strangers following q road, who get
lost in a city where the markers
stop, usually utter very harsh re-
marks about said city. Faulty post
ing of highways Is Door advertiS-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-02-09

The plan to admit students pursuing
regular college courses to Connecticut
State Teachers Colleges sound feasible.
AS these colleges now operate only those
taking the teachers training courses,
which was formally called normal school
training, could register. But if present
plans materialize students may take two
college years at the State colleges. Also
to be commended is the plan for sum-
mer course for nature teachers at Mid
dlefield estate.