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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
RUSSIANS RESUME
ATTACKS AGAINST
MANNERHEIM LINE
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ed from mentioning their own cas-
ualties.
Northeast of Lake Ladoga, the
| communique said, the Russians
had lost approximately 1,oSo men
in futile attacks during the last
few days near Tittajoki and Kuh-
mo, where several machine gun
nests were captured by the Firms.
In Helsinki itself, Finnish lead
ers showed intense interest In re-
ports that Latvia and Estonia were
growing FESTIVE under their new
military agreements with Russia.
News reports reaching the CAPT.
tai said that a possible crisis in
the relations between the two Bal
tic states and Moscow was limited
at recently in a radio address by
President Karl Ulmanis Of Lat
via, who was quoted as saying that
IF a decisive emergency occurs our
entire nation is ready to take up
arms"
Ulmanis was reported to have
warned that Everyone must have
at least two shirts packed with
extra underwear and a strong pair
Of shoes. . If the situation were
not serious I would not speak OF
these things at this moment"
General Berkins, chief Of the
Latvian army, was reported to
have gone to Estonia to negotiate
with General Johan Laidoner, COM
mander-in-chief of the Estonian
army, in connection with coopera-
ton to strengthen the national de-
lenses Of the two states.
Visitors to Finland from the two
countries said there was wide popu-
lar dissatisfaction with increasing
Soviet pressure and with military
agreements by which Russia last
fall obtained the right to establish
military, air and naval bases in
Estonia and Latvia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
DIXIE CAFE IS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
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extinguished, however, with a mini
mum of damage.
Most of the damage was confined
to the kitchen and rear sections of
the cafe. The dining room and grill
were damaged only slightly by
smoke and water.
The fire department had the blaze
under control within about Is min
utes after arrival, but in order to
prevent excessive smoke and water
damage the firemen remained on
the location for some time. The
blaze was fought from the front,
from the rear and from the roof of
adjoining buildings, and was pre-.
vented from spreading.
Power Wires Arc
Another dangerous circumstance
became apparent when high voltage
wires running to elevators in the
block started to arc. The heat melt
ed their insulation and their flashes
could be seen for blocks before they
were finally cut dead.
All the wires of this type for the
entire block are strung on the real
of the building occupied by the cafe
The firemen were hindered sor e
what in raising their ladders ir
front of the Building by the street
car trolley wires stretched across
the street.
When the blaze first started or
the kitchen stove, its tongues were
drawn through a fan ventilator an6
into the front of the restaurant. AL
patrons went out Immediately anG
no one was injured.
In the midst of the confusion, q
woman resident Of the Princess
building next door sat, with flames
roaring near her, applying powder
and rouge.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
Wander Nicer Says He Will
Start All Over AS Rookie

CINCINNATI, Feb. 12- Up -
Johnny VanderMeer, baseball hero
and problem child, is going to start
all over again as a rookie.
The smiling Jersey Dutch boy who
hurled two successive no-hit, no-run
games for the Reds in 1898, the-
suffered severe reversal of form,
said so today.
Headed for spring training at
Tampa, Fla, VanderMeer sal d
quietly:
I'm going down there as a roush-
err I'll just try to prove to oman
ager) Bill McKechnie that I have
the stuff. And I'm sure I can make
the grade"
Friends of the apple-cheeked port
slider, including General Manager
Warren C. Giles, are convinced =,
has something there,'-a sensible,
logical approach to a situation that
has worried him.
No cranial initiation resulted from
his unprecedented feat of two no
hitters in a row within a week,
against Boston here, and no Brook
lyn's Ebbetts Field. They were Just
two ball games to Johnny. In fact,
he fled public alteration after the
first and, incognito, sold tickets tn. t
night for a charity ball in Coving-
ton, KY.
He went on to win Is games and
lose 10 in 1898, contributing mucL
of the Reds spectacular rise from
the cellar to fourth place.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
GERMAN VESSEL
BELIEVED SUNK
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Both the Spanish steamer Arri-
age Mendi and the Brazilian pas
senger ship 'Bage said they found
nothing, and the Bage said she
was searching for survivors.
Cruiser Arrives
Shortly after her sos was heard
by the Brazilian government radio,
the 9,SOO-ton British cruiser Haw-
kins, nosed into harbor with her
guns cool, but British sailors COM
ing ashore declared: eve think one
of the other British w%arships got
her today but We really do not
know"
Four Brazilian vessels and a
Spanish ship rushed to the aid of
the Wakama.
The first ship to report hearing
the distress call was the Spanish
steamer Arriaga Mendi. She gave
the Wakama's position as about SO
miles off Cabo Frio, which is al
most due east of Rio de Janeiro.
The Arriaga Mendi later report
ed reaching that area but finding
nothing. Then she messaged she
was sailing to the spot given by
the Brazilian passenger ship Bage,
which also heard the sos but I'M
derstood that the Wakama was
several miles away from the scene
to which the Arriaga Mendi sped.
The Bage said she should reach
the area late tonight.
The Arriaga Mendi gave the Wa
kama's position as about 50 miles
off Cabo F'rio, which is almost due
east of Rio de Janeiro.
The Wakama carried no passen-
gers when she left this port. AL
though the exact number in her
crew was unknown, a vessel of her
size usually carries between 80 and
IS men.
The possibility was advanced
here that the Wakama might have
been scuttled by her own COM
mander to avoid capture by the
Hawkins or some other enemy
warship.
The Wakama, laden with lard,
hides, cottonseed, linseed and cas-
tor oil, mica, cacao, rock crystal
and wool waste, was the eighth
German merchantmen to leave a
Brazilian port this year. Nine other
German freighters remain at an
Choir in this country's ports.
Shortly before the Waksma sail
ed, the 5,846-ton Nazi freighter
Uruguay sailed from Recife with
a large quantity Of foodstuffs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
CAIENT0 READY
FOR LOUIS BOUT
n,,o.Ton Tony Will Bet $10,'
600 He'll Stop Champ In
Five Rounds

o,ANGE, N. j., Feb. 12.-R-
Galento has 100000 that says
. .sn stop Joe Louis in five rounds
pa they meet for the worlt
WV veieht boxing championship
this summer
Jimmy Frain, Galento's trainer
~ tonight the Beer Barrel Poker
Wv aats to bet Louis, his managers
.nv of his friends $4,000 the
%omnion will not answer the bel
for the sixth round.
mouis is through, Finished
a,.nto said. "He couldn't hur1
o"rturo) Godoy last Friday night
cadov's ears ant mouth were split
Sar our %six-round fight on the
o,,is. Braddock card in Chicago
wv summers ago. I wasn't even
scratched"
codov was given the decision
o,or Galento in that bout, but the
o..nge barkeep brushed off t
,oss saving the referee was Gin a
sos when he gave Godoy the de.
cision."
yoar the end of the bout, Ca
,onto says, he accidentally hit the
referee, adding:
nThe referee didn't know where
no was and held up Godoy's hand"
As for Max Baer, Galento wants
IN meet him anywhere but ir
yor York City, and winner take
ALL
The bout would be for Finnish
rolief because they're socd people
and I'm always for the u%nderdog.'
Inst how much of the gate re-
RENTS would go for Finnish re.
1ief is up to Mike Jacobs, New
York promoter, and Joe Jacobs,
Galento's manager, the heavyweight
said.
NV manager is working on
getting that bout, but I hear Baer
don't want it," Galento said. He's
afraid of me, the bum"
Getting back to the Louis Godoy
bout, Galento said he'd "be asham-
ed to fight the way Godoy did.
Why, they'd throw me outta the
ring.
"Godoy didn't go in for the
championship; he wanted to stay
Is rounds and that's the way he
fought"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
GERMANS, SOVlETS
SIGN TRADE PACT
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hasten production sufficiently for
her. own needs for munitions and in
struments necessary for the conduct
of the war. Therefore she will have
difficulty fulfilling Russian wishes.
Germany Determined
There is an unbounded determine
ton in Germany, nevertheless, to
master this difficulty, for the Reich
has great need of Russian materials
such as manganese, iron and other
r oil, timber, grain, paraffln,
hemp and flax.
What Russia needs more than
anything else at the present mo-
ment is spare and substitute parts,
for much of her munitions manufac-
turing equipment, especially for
those lathes and molds which orr
ginally were supplied by Germany
but now have become shopworn.
Well-informed Germans say they
have been agreeably surprised by
the efficiency with which the Rus
sian transportation system has func-
toned thus far in meeting demands
of Russian German trade collobra-
ton.
They point to the practical exper-
fence gained during the process Of
repatriating 100000 Germans from
the Wolhynia area Of Russian-oc-
cupied Poland.
While large numbers TO these re.
patriates trekked to Germany in
their own canvas-covered, horse
drawn carts, it was estimated that
two thirds came by rail. This trans
port functioned almost without a
hitch, Germans say.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
BRITAIN, TURKEY
MAKE TRADE PACT
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machinery, cotton and other war
materials and in return will get
raw materials including tobacco and
dried fruit.
Big slices of Britain's normal to.
bacco purchases from the United
States will be diverted to Turkey,
since in wartime Britain considers
her dollar too valuable to
use for tobacco. Instead she buys
American planes, trucks, and other
war manufactures.
The pact provides that Turkeys
imports from Britain will not eX.
coed 80 per cent of the products
sent to Britain, leaving Turkey
a favorable trade balance.
The agreement whose terms were
disclosed today was signed in Lon.
don Feb. 8 by Foreign Secretary
Lord Halifax and the Turkish am.
bassador, Tevfik Rustu Aras. 1t
supplements the mutual assistance
pacts which link Turkey with
France and Britain and other eco
nomic agreements giving Turkey fl.
nancial assistance to buy arma.
ments.
In 1888 Britain sold Turkey goods
valued at $4,000 900, approximately
one-tenth of Turkeys impotrs. Brit.
ain took from Turkey imports val.
ued at about $12,OOO,0O0 in the
same year.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
SECRET POLICE
METHODS FLAYED
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(COntlnueu From rage OHe)
that no such practice as that dis
closed by this record shall send any
accused to his death. No higher
duty, no more solemn responsibility.
rests upon this court than that of
translating into living law and
maintaining this constitutional
shield deliberately planned. and In
scribed for the benefit of every hui
man being subject to our constitu'
tion-of whatever race, creed or
persuasion"
The negroes were Isiah (1zell)
Chambers, Jack Williamson, Charlie
Davis and Walter Woodward Wood
ard). They were rounded up with
more than a score of other negroes
Immediately after the killing OF
elderly Robert Darcy at Pompano,
Fla, in 1888, and no charges -ers
filed until after confessions were oh.
tanned the following week.
Here the record develops a sharp
conflict upon the issue of physical
violence and mistreatment," the SUI
preme court found, "but shows,
without conflict, the drag net
methods of arrest on suspicion with
out warrant, and the ~protracted
questioning and nross-questioning of
these ignorant young colored tenant
farmers by state officers and other
white citizens, in a fourth floor Jail
room, where as prisoners they were
without friends, advisers or counsel
lors, and under circumstances cal
culated to break the strongest
nerves and the stoutest resistance.
For five days petitioners were
to interrogations Gull
minating in Saturdays all night
examination. Over a period Of five
days they steadily refused to con-
fess and disclaimed any guilt. The
very circumstances surrounding
their confinement and their ques-
Eioning without any formal charges
been brought, were such as
to fill petitioners with terror Ind
frightful misgivings."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
U OPT

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Feb. ~.
PA resolution holding that the
question of deporting Harry
Bridges, west coast CLIO leader "is
one which should be ultimately de-
termined in a court of law was
adopted today by the California
assembly. The measure, asking
congress to enact legislation to
authorize deportation proceedings
in federal courts against undesir-
able aliens, held that many peo-
pie are of the opinion that Harry
Bridges is an undesirable alien and
should be deported."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
ALLIES, TURKEY
INCREASE FORCES
IN THE NEAR. EAST
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both sides entrenched behind the
greatest Notifications the world has
ever known, military experts turned
special attention to the strategic
southeast as the key to Europe's
back door and, specifically. to Ru.
mania's oil.
Competent military observers
state that on the basis of carefully
checked figures the British-French
forces in the Near East now total
at least $4,000 men. Turkey has
$4,000 men under arms, making
the tri-power strength 10000 men.
France To Hike Force
Sources close to the allied mill.
tary missions here say that France
plans to have 100000 more men in
Syria before long, and it is also
reported by competent authorities
that Britain is planning to mobilize
100, 900 Arabs and 10000 Jews in
Palestine.
Turkey could bring her total
force to 1900, 900 men, it is said,
and thus the potential Near East
ern strength of the three powers
would be 100000 men.
The present British-F r e n c h
strength of 100000 men vas said
to be made up as follows:
1. Two hundred thousand troops
from Egyptian bases composed
mainly of Indians and Moslems in
highly-mechanized motorized infan'
try units differed by both British
and Indians with war experience
in the Near East an1 the Balkans.
l. 2. Three hundred thousand troops
in Syria massed by France. These
include one division of the Foreign
Legion and Senegalese, Madagas'
cans and Algerian regiments. These
forces are being rapidly increased
and, according to some estimates,
are considerably higher.
3. Forty thousands troops, main
ly British, in Palestine.
4. The 10000 Anzacs who arrived
at Suez today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
ANZACS ARRIVE

SUEZ, Feb. 12.-R-Britain es-
tablished a huge man.power reser'
voir Of Australian and New Zeal
and troops today in this military
and maritime keystone Of the Near
East.
Thousands Of fighting men from
down under disembarked from gray
luxury liners which had carried
them 10000 miles from the Anti
podes in what was said to be one
of the greatest troopship conveys
in history. .
(Advices reaching Istanbul said
30, 900 men had landed in Egypt
bringing allied forces in the Near
East to at least $40, 900 and under
scoring fears that war might spread
to that section Of the world in tho
spring.)
There was only n casualty en-
route from Australia-a former
football player who died OF heart
disease.
The Anzacs were all over five
fleet eight inches and most unoe1
" years Of age. 800,
Singing "Roll. Out the Barrell'
and shouting "cooee"-Australlan
for "yippee"-they marched. from a
great armada Of troops ships.
A newly constructed tent CITY,
camouflaged on the edge OF the
desert. was ready for them with lou
wooden dining huts, c%anteens, mo.
yies, showers, seven miles OF paved
road and other features.
Establishment Of this reservoir
Of man-poyer tightened the empires
grip on the vital Suez waterway
which connects Britain with India
Australia and other Far Eastern
sections of the empire.
They were in a strategic position
for Suez canal defense, for quick
movement into often.troubled Pales'
time or transport to Turkey II nos
~tilities break out in the a%pprehen'
sive Balkans.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
Athletes Foot Sufferers

Now get prompt, effective relief
from the itching, burning discom-
forts of athletes foot with famous
Black and White Ointment, the
cooling, soothing parasiticidal
dressing that is a%ntiseptic and kills
those fungi which it contacts. Use
with Black and White Skin Soap.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
BONAUD
GIVEN PROMOTION
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visit to make arrangements Tor
moving to the Virginia city.
He will be succeeded as passen-
ger agent here by B. S. Whaley,
who is being transferred from
the Huntsville, S. c., office of the
Seaboard Air Line. Mr.. Whaley,
who has been with the railroad for
a number of years, is scheduled
to- arrive in Wilmington today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
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FALSE TEETH
Looseness and WORRY

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
WATERFALL

A waterhaul is the most de-
scriptive word to be used for the
action AZ police Sunday.
Informed that an automobile
loaded with liquor was heading
into the city, headquarters sent
two patrol cars to intercept it.
They stopped the car at the
Smith Creek bridge and found it
was loaded -. with empty jars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
STATE FROsH WIN

State freshmen defeated Erwin Reu
Birds, 48-35 in a basketball game
here tonight. The yearlings led
throughout, and had 21-16 advantage
at the half.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
SHEPHERD LOSES
FIGHT IN ATLANTA
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vantage and the slim margin went
to McGrath.
Wilmington fighters not seeing
action tonight but scheduled for
fighting Tuesday night are: Jimmie
Swami VS.. Richard Kelley, of Fort
Benning; Harry Barnhill VS.. Ear.
Dixon, of Atlanta; and Tiny Tay'
lor VS.. Scrapper Donoho, Of Fort
Benning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, February 12.-P-
Weather bureau records Of tempera.
lure and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing . p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13

Only two North American meteo'
rites have been known to strike
buildings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-13

Cape Alava, Wash, is the most
westerly point in the United States.
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from South Bend, are visiting at the
Ed Wilson home. The Lytles are
former Richland residents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Relton en-
tertained at a dinner party Friday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. McIn-
tosh and son Dean, Mrs. r. B. Digh-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. H. A. Muncey.
Tommy Van Fossen left Monday
for Portland enroute to San Diego,
where he will enter the United
States navy.
Alfred Mosher, who is with the
United States navy and is station
ed at San Deigo, is visiting at the
home of his parents.
Carroll Harding reported for jury
duty in Yakima Tuesday.
Alvine Schireman and family OF
Bothell visited at the home OF
Schireman's mother, Mrs. Philip
Schireman, ST., Mothers Day.
Mrs. w. C. Easley OF Yakima is
visiting at the Dillon home.
Miss Jones of San Francisco and
Mrs. Crane of Los Angeles. sisters
of Mrs. Harry Dillon, who have been
visiting at the Dillon home, return
ed to their homes Thursday.
Mrs. Harry Dillon, Mrs. C. Pet
erson, Miss Jones and Mrs. Crane
spent Saturday in Yakima.
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son returned from the Pasco hos

son returned from the Pasco hos
pital Saturday.
Mrs. F. Lemon. who underwent an
appendectomy at the Pasco hospi-
tai was able to return to her home
Saturday.
Mrs. Lowman and daughters OF
Tacoma is visiting at the home OF
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. l..
DIETRICH.
Mrs. Smith and two children Of
Walla Waila are visiting at the
home of Mrs. Smiths father, DR.. F..
Lemon.
Mrs. McGinnis. who has been
seriously i'll in the Pasco hospital,
is slowly improving.
Harry Wilton returned to his
home in Portland Friday, having
been called to Richland by the
death of his brother, Frank Wilton.
r. B. Dighton and C. S. Billing
ton returned home from Boomers
Ferry this week, having completed
the seeding on Dighton's wheat farm
there.
Mrs. Robert Marsh of Longview
is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Fletcher
and Mrs. Allen Ellington of Kelso
is visiting at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Hanson.
Mrs. Lyle, Harold and Verginia
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20 Richland Students
Receive Diplomas Tues.

RICHLAND - Graduating exer-
cises were held Tuesday evening in
the grade school auditorium for the
1910 graduating class of the grade
school and also the high school.
With a few fitting remarks Mrs.
H. r. Van SICKLE, county superin-
tendent of schools presented the
eighth grade diplomas. Mrs. Jen-
kens, principal of the grade school,
presented the class to Mr.. West,
principal of the high school, who
welcomed them on behalf of the
Richland high school, who will re-
ceive them next year.
A very different and impressive
graduation service was introduced
10 the singing of the glee club the
graduating class entered and took
their place on the candle lighted
stage.
Members of the class in turn were
called upon and honored for their
achievements. Mrs. Van SICKLE
presented the diplomas and then
with lighted candles the class
marched to the back Of the audi
forum and received congratulations
from the very large crowd, who at
tended the services.
Those receiving diplomas were
Austin Murray, Mary Weir, valedic-
torian, Robert Fletcher, June Stimp-
son, Esther Combs, Alexander Ham,
ilton, Lauren Clark, Robert Culp,
Donald Culp, Mary Jane Griffith,
Helen Boiling, Tom Van Fossen,
Juelo Merino, Warren Supplee,
Clair Scott, Lyman Nelson, Richard
Hunt, Fern Douglas, Martha Wei
die and Lucean Deranleau.
Baccalaureate Services
Baccalaureate services were held
Sunday evening. May IL, at the
GRADE school auditorium for the
graduating class of 1910.
Special services were held May IL
at the Methodist church in honor OF
Mothers Day. Mrs. Earle Jones
sang Mother Machree." A special
program was given with Mrs. Herb
ert Clark In charge.
The auditorium was beautifully
decorated with peonies and snap
dragons. There were twenty in the
class. The Lyric chorus of Kenne-
wick sang three selections and VI
olin solo was given by Marie Ham
ilton. The service was given by Rev.
T. G. Nelson and the Invocation by
Rev. w. Danials.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Alexander, MIR.
and Mrs. Rudolph Schmidt and
families of Zillah visited Sunday at
the home of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. G. Copeland.
Attend Legion Meet
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Copeland, MIR.
and Mrs. E. Whitehead, Doc Cor
den, George Arbuckle, Vic Nelson
and Louis Sloan attended the Am
erican Legion district meeting held
at Sunnyside Thursday.
The Boy Scouts are selling pop
pies for the benefit of the hospit-
allied veterans.
Mrs. r. Patterson, nee Dorothy
Combs, is visiting her parents.
Austin Murray and Robert Fiet-
cher have been chosen by the Ell
mer Lindskog post of the American
Legion to represent their post.
Mrs. Benny Fruehling and infant