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Evening star., 1940-07-25
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press.
AMERICAN LEAGUE.


Batting-Radcliff. st. Louis, .362;
Fnney. Boston. 1854.
Runs-Williams. Boston, rs; Nc
Cosky. Detroit, II.
Runs batted in-Greenberg. Detroit,
81; Foxx, Boston, 20.
c,,a HaitsTMcGCsky :, Ys1;. 4 Detroit 11s; Rad
Doubles-Greenbere; Detroit. 80:
Bondreau. Cleveland. 80,
Triples-McCosky. Detroit, IL: Fin-
ef hone ne'sUni runsIFoxx, F. Boston. e1; JOHN.
land. 10.
Stolen bases-Case. Washinston. 20;
Walker Washington. II.
Pitching-Newsom. Detroit, 13.1:
Smith. Cleveland, 1913.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-Danning. New York, .339;
Nav, PhiladelDhia, .3o9. '''
Runs-Frey. Cincinnati 65: Hack,
Chicago, 81.
Runs batted in-F. Mccormick. Gin
cinnati t5: Fletcher. Pittsburgh. ts3.
Hits-Herman, Chicago. 115; White
head. New York. 1O6.
Doubles-Hack. Chicago, 27; r. Nc
Cormick. Cincinnati. "a.
Triples-Ross. Boston. 10; Gustine.
Pittsburgh.
Home runs-Mize. st. Louis. IS:
Nicholson. Chicago IS.
Stolen baseS-Frey, Cincinnati II:
Hack. Chicaso. and Reese. Brooklyn,
10.
Pitching-Fitzsimmo BROOKLYN, Q.
/: Melton, New York, 3D..
Evening star., 1940-07-25
BY GEORGE sTAUTER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

DETROIT, July 25.-Two par
busting youths who broke all qualliy-
1np records for amateur competition
match strokes today over the long
Rackham municipal course in the
third round of the National Puohc
Links golf championships.
The two-Worth Stimits, jr,
Colorado College senior, and Edward
J. Furgol, 22-year-old Utica, N. y,
metal polisher-shared medallst
honors with a record breaking quail
flying score of 1873. ,
They we're among the survivors OF
a hectic day of firing in which two
ex-champions fell by the wayside IN
the first round and another went
out in the second round.
Defending Champion Andy Szwed-
ko of Pittsburgh was the flrst to 60,
falling before William Bublis OF
Chicago, and 2, in the days big
gest upset.
Other Former Champs Bow.
Bublis was 3 down to Szwedko at
the end Of five holes. but he evened
the match in the next six holes and
then bagged an eagle 3 on the long
l4th that proved the turning point
Of the match. Bublis defeated Einar
Hanson, San Francisco, In the sec
ond round.
The other former champions who
failed were David A. Mitchell OF
Atlanta. 1884 winner. who lost. up,
10 william Doll. Louisville. KY.
when Doll dropped q 35-foot putt
on the ANAL green. and Carl kaun :
mann Of Pittsburgh. isa7-2s-2s
titicholdcr.
Kaulfmann, a <i.sesr-old drivins
range proprietor, Was = 2.sndsl
victim oi is.yesr .old Jsek Ia Rose
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Evening star., 1940-07-25
Port of the Bottle AIreudy Is Won

Probably tenhs of battle Al-Amca laurels cene
around agents ability make critics. and public familiar
the BloA
this should be fairly barring injury to the big fellow
All winter the hungry have played his achievements
indoor field unbeatable at the
indoor c. "A the Mlose Games at the national indoor
at the University Maryland Games And when the
outdoor shopu the national outdoor A. u meet OF every
other sopu entered His only defeat the the
nationals distance himself whose surface
he is only scratching and finished second
football ability, of Is necessary
Forward
Bloz haunted for after Over
spill ball carrier with his huge hands
Al all America recognition without his
putting reputation give publicity lift Not at Georgetown
anyway
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Hurting Reserve
Mats
Big Problem
Relief Corps Needed
In West; Trovis No
Help as Cleanup
By a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.

By Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
DETROIT, July 25.-Cecil Travis
is going to continue to be the Ma
tionals' cleanup batter, but there
are grave doubts if the gangling
third baseman will provide any SEM
sational scribbling material swinging
in that coveted No. 4 spot.
"Show me somebody who figures
to do as well in that spot and I'll
put him in there tomorrow" says
Manager Bucky Harris. Cecil is the
best hitter on the club, confound it,
and I think he'll drive in some runs
for U.s."
Bucky's reasoning doubtless is
correct. Travis, swatting $40 or
so, is the Mats most consistent hit
ter and, as such, should whack
across runs in prolific fashion. Thus
far though, Cecil hasn't accomplish
ed anything astounding.
Hitting .238 in Five Games.
Travis, elevated to the No.
position five games ago, has driven
in three runs over that stretch while
batting mere .238. One of his runs
batted in came as the result of walk
ing at a time when the bases were
crammed, another on force-out at
second base. The third materialized
more legitimately, on a scorching
triple to center after Buddy Lewis
had singled.
1t IS a noble experiment, insert
ing Travis in that spot in the bat
ting order. If he clicks there, the
Mats will possess a player twice as
valuable as the Travis who hitherto
has hit for percentage, but never
driven in many runs. If he fails.
he still will be high percentage
hitter in less demanding position.
Meanwhile, Harris is more con-
cerned over his pitching predica-
+. lSee MATS. Page CD
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Espey Touted Leemuns, but Nobody Believed

who couldn't make the all America was
right after the
machines dembed Tuhy found himself
incapable meeting the teams G. WIS
schedule in those days.
what Leemans could do Jack Espey
fireworks cooed cards and
flags furiouy america propaganda to
all of the country.
effort George Washington wasn't con-
sten played the major Eastern and
critics who select all America
until after Tuy had finished at G. w. that was
help the bnd"agon te
the country
ASr when Leemans was the property
Giants and opposing his future team
play before the men who oandy
determine the II best college football
players ,,, 49,.
Ieemas stole Bill Shepherd Of Western Mary
land before him Foley Flavn Hagery and others might
Atar in their days. he emerged
the hest back on and time he packs
ball now Espy is vndicated some
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Heiohts Nine BOOKING

District Heights Boys Club wants
a game for Sunday with a strong
Junior team. Call Capitol Heights
479 after 6 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-07-25
Time Ripe With Hoyos Unbeoten, on Rise

Flavin, Groy Hager Costello
and Pansy passed up Connaugon broke the
dopters conscious of
Claude Grgsby capable
second team behind De Bettencour OF St.
Marys. Geogetowns went the
getting out their heay-headed drum
the cecendo to The time is
athlete Georgetown for two
schedule calls the Hoyas to be
closer the spotlight.
Up Coach system of playing hnemen has
not embraced tackle
tackles Hagerty had five
good Kowalski Fuov Bozs Daniels Neolon ct al
This though should be
nominate Boz the
other prolific feeders to the mythical
play
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
SCHOOL PROJECTS
HIT BY DEFENSE
More Funds Needed To Re-
nlace WPA Workers With
drawn From Jobs

The WPA program Of the Ne"
Hanover county board of education
erecting buildings at Washington
Catlett, Wrightsboro and the New
Hanover High schools and a building
for vocational training, has run IN
to a snag caused by increased pri'
vate employment and the National
Defense program.
When the contracts for the build
ings were let the WPA promised tc
Supply certain quantities of labor
and the contracts were let on that
basis.
With the Washington Catlett addi'
ton nearly complete, the Wrights-
boro work less nearly complete, the
MINIS gymnasium only partially
complete and the vocational educa
ton building near Isaac Bear schoo!
hardly better than started, WPA has
withdrawn so many carpenters ane
masons as to make it appear funds
now on hand will not be sufficient
to complete the buildings.
Meeting Thursday night, the board
of education voted to 60 before thu
county commissioners next Monday
afternoon, advise the commissioners
of the situation and ask them tc
take steps to insure the speedy com
pletion of the buildings.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Brief Docket Heard
In Recorders Court

A brief docket was cleared in re-
orders court yesterday morning.
Joe (Topsy) Rogers, charged with
an assault with a deadly weapon
with intent to kill, was given a con-
tinuance until Dec. II.
Ivey Stukes, negro woman con
victed of violating the liquor law,
was given a Christmas present.
Judge Ferguson, finding her guilty
of the charge, at first sentenc I'd
her to 80 days, then cut the sen.
tence to Is days so she would be
out at Christmas time. The amount
Of liquor involved in the violation
was less than an average drink.
Lucinda Forehand, charged with
violating the liquor law, was found
not guilty.
Trial of Mary Pollock, charged
with violating the liquor law, was
continued until Dec. II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Walter Mcneil Is Held
On Liquor Tax Charge

Walter Mcneil, negro, Of Whining
ton, yesterday was being held in Nsw
Hanover county Jail in default q
$500 bond for trial at the spring term
Of federal court on charges of violat'
ing the federal government internal
revenue liquor laws, Walter G.
Hatch, U. S. deputy marshal, re-
ported.
The negro was given a preliminary
hearing yesterday before William A.
Wylie, U. S. commissioner, and prob
able cause was found on charges Of
removing and c%oncealing "a gallons
of illicit liquor.
The alleged violations occurred
August "a, Hatch said, when Alcohol
Tax Unit Investigators of the U. S.
Treasury department here seized a
car and the liquor, but the negro
was not apprehended until this week.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Gulf Oil Will Grant
D~raftees Years Leave

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. g.
Twenty-Five thousand employees OF
the Gulf Oil corporation and its sub
sidiary companies today have been
advised Of the company's policy re-
garding their entering military serv
ice.
All employees having six months
or more of continuous service Will
be granted a one.year leave of alb
sence.
In addition to the leave Of alb:
sence, every such employe of the
Gulf companies will receive his usu-
al compensation, less governmental
pay and allowances, for three
months.
Regarding employee insurance, the
company declared that group lnsur-
ance in effect at the time Of any
such employees entrance into gov
eminent service will be continued
throughout the period of his leave
of absence.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
AVE

BERKELEY, Calf, Dec. g.
R-Four University of Califor-
mia students, who had amused
themselves by dropping water
filled bags on passersby, were
saved from a dose of their own
medicine today by the California
influenza epidemic.
Police Judge Oliver YOungs
sentenced them yesterday to an
official dousing. They came into
court today ready for a soaking.
One of them wore a bathing suit
under a slicker.
Il know you would like to have
the order carried out. but your
health is too precious" said
Judge Youngs as he discussed
the prevalence of flu at the uni
versity. "The police chief and !
have discussed this matter and
we cannot assume the respon-
sibility for your health"
Instead, he sentenced them to
do two days of undesignated
work for the city.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
COTTON ELECTION
SCHEDULED TODAY
Nations Producers Are Faced
With Rapidly Increas-
ing SURPRISES

WASHINGTON, Dec. g. Up -
Faced with rapidly increasing sur
pluses as a result Of shrinking export
markets, cotton growers will vote to-
morrow on an Agriculture depart
IL ent proposal to continue strict mar
keting controls on the south's big
cash crop next year.
Under the proposal, each grower
would be told by the department how
much cotton he could sell without
becoming liable to a penalty of 3
cents a pound.
The marketing control program
was first inaugurated for cotton in
1898 and has been in effect ever
since, having been approved each
year by growers voting in a refer
endum.
Official estimated that 2,250,000
farmers in the country's 10 cotton
producing states were eligible to
vote. The states are Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Ken
lucky, Illinois, Tennessee, Missouri,
Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas,
Louisiana, New Mexico, Arizona and
California.
The control program must be ap-
proved by at least two-thirds of the
farmers voting if it is to be con-
tinued. In a referendum a year ago
91.2 per cent voted in favor.
Agriculture department officials
said they had encountered little op-
position to the program. They fore
cast a majority as favorable as last
year.
The 1871 program would establish
a national cotton planting goal OF
about q, 900, 900 acres, the same as
in effect this year. With normal
Yields, this acreage would permit the
marketing of about IL, 0 900 bales.
Before the present program was
started cotton planings often reached
40, OO0, 900 r.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
DEFENSE PROGRAM
ENDORSED BY H0EY
Saws u. S. Should Not Allow
Strikes To Interfere With
Arms Industries

NEW YORK. Dec. 6-tR-Gov
Clyde R. Hoey of North
endorsing the nations re-arlla,
ment program and urging AID 1oi
ENGLAND, declared here tonlgn'
that the federal government Shou
not allow strikes to interfere Will
defense industries.
Speaking at a meeting OF tne
Southern Society of New YORK. tne
Tar Heel governor said the south
..speaks the language OF genuine
Americanism in this crucial nour
of world history, and we face the
future with calm confidence In
America and abiding faith in a
great God"
II believe the government should
let it be known that our own ma.
tional defense program must not
he slowed down by strikes or any
other selfish or ~purposeful conduct
on the part of any group" Hoey
said.
CdllllOL IO1C4 dtC
anywhere. We are a united people,
and there must be complete dedi-
cation to the task of meeting this
emergency with unmatched re-
sources and unequalled productive
capacity of this nation.
England is an inspiration. AS
she bares her breast to shot and
shell and bursting bombs, her cour-
age increases and her fortitude en-
dures. I wish to see America help
her to the limit under law, and
continue undated our own prep
aration for defense at home"
The European war, he added, has
resulted in an awakening Of the
democratic spirit in America.
But the whole nation needed an
awakening" Hoey continued.
s'America is now thoroughly arous-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07

ed and periodically united. Ever
a wear ago. You would find plenty
If defenders for communists MAJ
is. fascists, among people who
should have known better. They
we're not outright supporters, but
belonged to the parlor pink crowd
and were continually minimizing
the danger of these vicious doc
trines to democracy and christian
ity. 3.
Belgium and France served te
arouse the people of America, ano
they determined to put down these
subersive groups whose sole pur'
pose was the overthrow of u gov
eminent. The masses became cru
saders for democracy and Ameri'
canism, and today you find a mill
tant and courageous spirit domin'
ant among the people,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
ROME RADIO SILENT

LONDON, Dec. g. Up Reuters
British news agency announced
that the Rome radio went off the air
at $40 p. M, (12:4O p. M, E. S. T.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
WILL VOTE HERE

A cotton control referendum for
New Hanover county will be con-
Quoted today from 9 a. m. until
5 o. m. at the office of R. w.
Galphin, county farm agent, in
the customhouse.
The referendum is being con.
Quoted to determine whether or
not growers will keep the control
of cotton and marketing quotas in
the county in effect for another
year.
Farmers who had cotton planted
or planted cotton in the county
during 1910 and sharecroppers, ten
ants, and landlords, with the ex.
ception of those who rented for
cash or standing rent, are eligible
to vote in the referendum. S
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
Ryti Says Finland Must
Be Ready For Any Blou

HELSINKI, Finland, Dec. g. Up
Premier Risto Ryti in a speech
marking the 23rd anniversary of Fin
nish independence told the nation to-
day it must be ready for any even
tuality.
FINLAND still is in the danger zone
but I'm confident we will emerge
from our troubles" he said.
He foresaw the greatest danger to
European existence when the war
ends, predicting furious outbursts
against the community which made
possible such suffering"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
George Jeffrey Returns
From Washington Parle,

George W. Jeffrey, manager of the
Wilmington office Of the Social
Security board, yesterday returned
from Washington, D. c., where he
attended a conference of field office
managers from region Four.
Various procedures and operations
under provisions of the Social Secur-
ity act were discussed in detail by
representatives from North Carolina,
Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland,
and the District of Columbia, Jeffrey
reported.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
N. G. TO VOTE

RALEIGH, N. c., Dec. g. Up -
Between 5 $4,000 and $4,000 North
Carolina farmers will go to the polls
+omorrow to decide whether cotton
marketing quotas should be con
tinued next year. All farmers who
grew cotton commercially this year
are eligible to participate in the re-
ferendum.
The marketing quotas will be ap'
Piled to the 1941 crop providing farm
ers throughout the cotton belt give
a two-thirds majority to the proposal.
The referendum will be the third
and last this year for North Caro-
lima farmers, on farm marketing
quotas. Flue-cured and hurley to
bacco referenda, held previously, re
suited in overwhelming majorities ir
favor of control.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07

Gibraltar has an area Of only
two square miles. Its population
is 1000.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
ke&LAaau
COURT
Decision In the Strange Case Of
THE HONG TONG TERROR"
Continued from Page Eight

Continued from Page Eight
u Willie Fang
was found guilty of the murder Of
Sing Flu in the lower court, which
decision was affirmed by the
Supreme Court. The sentence was
prison for life.
To review the case: Willie Fang
and All Ling were members of one
tong, while Sing Flu, Judge Shell
dan's boy, was a member of another
one. These tongs were bitter enc
mics and Sing Flu was a marked
man.
The leader Of the tong chose
Willie Fang and All Ling to do the
job, the stage being Saturday night
in Chinatown, with its milling
crowd of shoppers and sight-seers
to swallow up the culprits after the
deed was finished.
All Ling evidently became sepa-
rated from his companion in crime,
lost in the crowd, and shot Sing Flu
through the head. Then suddenly,
Willie Fang, over-Zealous to do the
bidding OF his tong, rushed upon
the scene and piled his murderous
Ratchet
The attending physician said
that death from the pistol shot was
almost instantaneous, and in that
case, Fang used his Ratchet on a
dying man and, according to the de-
tense, was not guilty Of murder.
But the court said: "A person is
not guiltless of murder because the
one he kills has already been NOR
tally wounded"
This is taken from a true ease.
Reference of citation may be had by
sending a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to "Bela Lanan-Court
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07

1,578, sunk by a submarine ION
off the Portuguese coast last n,.,1
Earlier reports from Lisbon ss;a -
Liverpool freighter was enron 'he
join a U. s.-bound convoy when ~ ~
submarine struck. LUG
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-07
SEAMEN RESCUED

NEW YORK, Dec. g. Up The
Spanish freighter Navemar radioed
her operators, Garcia and Diaz, today
from the British freighter Pamela,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-20
Farley Says
His Name To
BePresented
"An:l That's That
Says Postmaster Cen
eral In Declaring That
His Name VIII Be Of
f e e d Democratic
Convention.

Springfield, Mass, March 30
(AP)-Jamcs A. Farley asserted to-
day ''frankly and without reserva-
ton" that bis name would be pre-
scented to the Democratic national
convention at Chicago and added
.. u.alS mat.
Far!cy's statement during time
If continued speculation a. tn Prcsi-
den n"cscvclfi plans Tor l940, was
made to neW5papermcn rs he az
rived here to confer with group of
Massachusetts Democrats. Questions
directed at him conferred mainly on
his action in entering the Massachu-
sets presidential primary on April
80.
When asked about reports that he
WI" tcaming up with other can
didatcs, he replied:
Farley is in no combination with
anybody. | an deeply grateful to
Chairman Burke and the other Dem
ocratic leaders in Massachusetts for
the great compliment they have paid
me X Ky
ITO clear up any misunderstood
ing let me say that my name will be
presented to the national convention
at Chicago and that's that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-20

to make photographs but reports
from Tonder, Denmark, said Sylt APP
parently was being bombarded all
over again.
The public and press exhausted
superlatives in praise of the biggest
raid of the war, carried out by fleet
estimated at between 80 and SO fast
bomberS.
The big raid was staged just few
hours after Prime Minister Cham
berlain had told the house of COM
mons eve intend to fight" and hint
ed that Britain was about to avenge
the German raid Saturday at Scapa
Flow.
Two planes which took photo
graphs of Sylt this morning returned
safely
Air Minister Sir Kingleys Wood,
in telling the house Of commons of
the raid today, said that hangers and
oil storage tanks were set afire and
that many hits were made on the
jetty, railway and other parts Of the
big German base"
TodayS reconnaissance flights con-
firmed the success of last nights OPP
erations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-20
Red Envoy
Flies Home
Departure of Ambas-
S a dor To Berlin
Arouses Conjecture of
Important Message.

Berlin, March 20. --(AP)-The
Russian ambassador to Berlin de-
parted by plane for Moscow today,
arousing conjecture that he was car
rv;ng an important message to
Stain.
though the purpose of his trip
home was not revealed officially, the
conjecture seemed warranted in view
of the Bremen Pass meeting between
Adolf Hitler and BcnitO Mussolini
and the efforts of German diplo-
macy to find a common denominator
for -Russian-ltalian interests.
The departure was linked with
rumors which have persisted in Ber-
lin ell week that tomorrow or Fri
day at the latest would mark an
other milestone in the relation OF
Russia TO the Romc-Bcrlin axis.
The German press continued 10
prepare the public for Russia's join
ing with Germany and Italy for the
duration Of the war.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-03-20
Cromwell's
czech Gets
Criticism

Washington, March .2j.--(AP)~-
Secretary H,Il directed James H. r.
Cromwell, the minister 10 Canada,
today Ia send him al once an official
version Of CrumWcll's Toronto speech
praieng AnGlc-French war aims.
Some members Of the SorHte for
cjcn relations committee said they
believed Cromwell had OvcrSteppod
the bonds Of diplomatic restraint and
there was some talk Of demanding
his recall.
Hulrs request Wa" of some signi-
ricancc since the State department
usually waits for the envoy who
makes the speech to send it in.
Representative Sweeney, Demo-
crat, Ohio, demanded an investiga-
ton ard possible recall of ''olr
plavboy minister"
ar or playboy minister 10 Can
ada" Sweeney said. wants to FIGHT
@nr tho Pritish cmnire I respectfully
suggest that he Join the ranks Of
such distinguished American cxpat-
rates as Lady Aston and Kermit
Roosevelt so that he may carry on
for the emnire.
eve should have the courage to
tell Cromwell and his lawfully wed,
ded fortune Doris Dixie. America:
wealthy hciross. 10 get the hell out
Of this republic"