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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
TOM MIX dies
AS AUTO CRASHES
Cowboy Film Star During
Silent Era Killed On
Arizona Detour

FLORENCE, Ariz., Oct. IL Up
ION Mix, 60, cowboy-actor and
nero OF scores of western thrillers
VI The silent film era, was killed Is
miles south of here today as he was
PINNED under his overturned auto
mobile on a highway detour.
MIX, whose colorful career as a
CIRCUS performer, soldier, law en-
loreement officer and motion picture
s,ar made him the idol of millions
.ne world over, was travelling alone
rIom Tucson, Ariz., to Florence and
Phoenix.
coroner E. o. Devine said Mix,
apparently died instantly after los
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
BY X [. p

Not many men have witnessed
at , close hand within a span of
less than three years what might
prove the death agonies Of three
free nations. =
Lloyd Lehbras, rowing the war
fronts on Associated Press assign.
ments, has done just that. He
watched China survive, bloodied
but unbowed, the first dreadful
Japanese onslaughts at Shanghai.
He saw Poland smashed by Ger
many's massive war machine, and
fled : with defeat-stunned Polish
refugees into Rumania. Then in
France he watched again while
"the light went out of a nations
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Norwegian Freighter
Sent Down In Atlantic

NEW YORK, Oct. 12-R-Ship'
ping circles reported today that the
Norwegian freighter Hird, which
was operated between New Orleans
and England by the British admir-
atty, had been sunk in the Atlantic.
The 4,95O-ton motorship traded be-
tween Canada and the West Indies
before the a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
lDROWNS, ARE
SAVED IN inlet
William Ellis, OF Winter
Park, Loses Life As
Boat Capsizes

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, Oct.
1.-TWO mel were saved but a
third drowned when their boat cap
sized in Masonboro Inlet tonight
shortly after dark,
Z The three men, William Ellis,
of Winter Park, formerly of Raleigh,
who drowned, E. A., Reynolds, of
Carolina Beach, and Jack Martin, of
Continued on Page Seven; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
Theology Students Plan
To Refuse To Register

earnestly that if any of these young
men refuse to register they will
be promptly. and vigorously prose
cuted under the penal provisions
of the act"
He said no action against the
students would be taken until aft
er registration day, adding, Il
have a bunch they will be good
boys"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
NAVY

WASHINGTON, Oct. u. - Up =
The Navy. acted to keep its flying
arm at topmost strength today by
ordering all Naval and Marine
corps reserve pilots to remain on
active duty after expiration OF
their four-year voluntary service.
In another order, Secretary
Knox directed that full dress uni
forms and parade euipment be dis
pensed with during the present
emergency" - "
The order to the fliers affects
about $50 Naval Reserve. aviaIors
and 26 Marine pilots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

BY U. s. Weather Bureau

N FORECAST
Cnortn Carolina, South Carolina, and
dsv ga; Fair, mild Sunday and Mon
mo.hy Y. s. Weather Bureau
end dineaeorological data for the "a hours
As $3.50 p. m yesterday.
1.9o Temperature
m, ~ a; m; IS: 1870 a. m. IS; 1870 D.
min;mm, l:S0 p. m. GA; maximum rs:
uln oV; mean SO; normal 81,
In Humidity
NJ, "a. d: m 50; 1880 a. m. IS; 1880 D.
OF; 1870 p. m. 60.
Toto, Precipitation
OM iua,l or "A hours ending 7:3O D. m,
Oh i%noothes; total since first of month,
Tides For Today
Wilmington H j s Lc%
D0ro inlet ----- 5:31a Il :4Oa
rise 4.91 6:l6a; sunset 5:41p; moon
p' moonset 3:47a.
e,t Cape Fear river stag. ut Fay
So faa.' at 8 a. M, October 10,
''hued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
TAR HEELS A

RALEIGH. Oct. 2:-R-Plans for
the military draft in North. Caro-
lima were virtually completed to-
night, when Governor Hoey sent
fiGontinued on Page Three; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
(By The Associated Press)

TOKYO, Oct. 12.-The Canadian
Pacific liner Empress of Russia
sailed for the United States today
with the first Americans to heed
their state departments advice to
get out of the Orient-about 100
wives; and children of American
business men.
There was no noticeable excite
ment, although many Of the fami-
lies were aware their separations
would be long.
The United States consulate was
flooded with inquiries about ship
ping facilities, and bookings. were
reported heavy on all ships sched-
uled to leave soon. +,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
officers OF General Staff
Lead Forces Occupying
Rumanian Cities
BULGARIA. IS ARMING
Auti-Aircraft Guns Set UP
Opposite Garrison Of
Nazi Invaders
Nv the Associated Press

ATHENS. Greece, Oct. II. - A
sigb authority tonight announced
that the Greek army is modified
and that this Countrywide Turkey
is ready to fight if anyone pulls
The trigger by an invasion.
Vastly concerned at the implica'
tions Of Germany's march to Buch-
Arrest, in the heart Of the Balkans,
this authority said Greek forces
were being strengthened on the AL
bantam frontier where italian forces,
already estimated to number 10000
to $50, 900, are being gradually in
creased.
No Figures Given
No figures were given as to the
strength of the Creek forces facing
the Italians there, however.
Labor groups are putting 2,OOt
miles of roads into shape for mill
tary transport, it was said, anc
owners of cars and trucks not al
ready requisitioned have instructions
to deliver their vehicles at designat'
ed points within four hours notice
of a general mobilization.
There is no indication the govern
ment is weakening under axis diplo
matte pressure to discard Britain's
guarantee of assistance in event Of
ettack.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
j. S. Liners
To Remove
g..
Americans
Manhattan And Washing
ton Being Prepared For
Trips To Orient
FIRST GROUP SAILS
Navy Secretary Knox Or
ders Reserves To Re-
main On Duty

WASHINGTON, Oct. IL. - R -
In order to speed removal of
Americans from the Orient, the
State department arranged today
for the Manhattan and the Wash
ington, two of the nations largest
liners, to make special trips to the
Far East.
The two vessels, formerly in the
transatlantic service, have a pas
senger capacity of between $500
and 5000 each. Secretary Hull said
they would sail on their mission
as soon as possible.
In addition, Hull said five other
American passenger liners were
now in the Pacific, a number Of
freighters were available fol
some passengers, and that efforts
were under way to arranget fol
other ships to transport Americans
from various Japenese and Chinese
ports. Officials said there were
about $1,000 Americans in the
Orient.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13
By the Associated Press

Dy tHe ASSUCIdIeu ITcSS
SOFIA, Bulgarian, Oct. 12.-Bul-
garla was reported tonight to be
Strengthening anti-aircraft defenses
On her Danube river frontier facing
Rumania and on the Plovdiv rail.
way line to Turkey.
Especially strong installations
We're said to have been made across
Inc river from Giurgiu, Rumanian
Wontinued on Page Three; Col. s.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-13

But when a bomb drops near
by it is evident that a plane is up
there-or was a moment ago.
It still was reasonably calm as
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
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Continued on Page Eight; Col.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Weather Due
| In Most of u. S.
Ion Election Day

Washingtonians looked back on
a sunny week end today and for
ward to a fair election day with
continued mild temperatures.
The highways and sandlots were
crowded yesterday as the thermom-
eter reached Sc degrees in the after
noon. Today and tonight will be
fair and slightly warmer, with a
high of 70 degrees predicted by the
weather man.
The Weather Bureau last night
forecast fair weather for most of
the country on election day, but
predicted light rains for some cen
trail sections. In special election
day forecast it said:
The present indications are for
occasional light rain Tuesday in
portions of the middle and lower
Mississippi Valley, the region Dor
tons of the West Gulf States and
Southern plains. Rains are more
likely Tuesday afternoon over. sec
tons bordering Lakes Erie and On
tario and in the morning over the
middle Mississippi Valley, while
rains are not likely until Tuesday
night in the North Atlantic States.
THE weather will be mostly fair
and mild south of the Ohio River
and over most Middle and South
Atlantic States and fair weather is
indicated for the plains States north
of Kansas and over most sections
from the Rocky Mountains vest
ward
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
La Guardia Sees Smashing
Victory for Roosevelt
By The Associated Press,

by tne Associated FreSS.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Mayor Flo
relic La Guardia charged yesterday
that numerous American corpo-
rations and their directors who
were backing Wendell L. Willkie
had Interests" in Germany and
that these firms and individuals
hoped to change the United States
of America to United States, Inc. ="
Predicting a smashing victory"
for President Roosevelt, the mayor
declared:
Much of the money raised by the
Republican leaders in this campaign
has been collected not as usual con-
tributions. Much of this money has
been given and taken with the dis
tinct understanding the money
given constituted investments CAL
culated to bring an actual return.
Distinct and definite assurances
of certain privileges in return for
the political investments made is
the hope of the various groups. Per-
haps the most shocking hope of the
u. S., Inc, boys is the roster of
advisers Of Utility Candidate WILL
kie, or may say those from whom
he will take guidance on our foreign
relations.
Here they are: General Motors,
Ford Motor Co., International Tele-
phone d Telegraph Co., Westing-
house, Remington-Rand, Standard
Oil Co. Of New Jersey and Socony
Vacuum Oil Co., among others"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Silver Spring Groups
Delay Tomorrow Meetings

Because election day falls on their
usual meeting date several organi-
cations in the Silver Spring MD
area have either cancelled or post
poned their November meetings.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Woodside Methodist Church, how
ever, will meet as scheduled tomor-
row at II am. at the church, Mrs
H H. Hewlett, president, announced
yesterday.
Woodside Parent-Teacher AS
ISOLATION will not meet tomorrow
night, but instead will hold its meet
ing November IL, Charles Pretty
man, president, has announced
The November meeting of the Sligo
Park Hills Citizens Association has
been cancelled by its president
Stewart Lashley, and there will be
no meeting until December.
Silver Spring Businessmen AS
ISOLATION. however, will hold its reg
ular meeting at $50 pm. tomorrow
in the Silver Spring Hotel.
The Woman's Democratic Club OF
Silver Spring will hold a short bust
ness session today at the home
of the president, Mrs. r. M. Poole
1l08 Trinity avenue formerly Will
low avenue) so that prediction
work of the members will not be
hampered.
The Northwood Park Citizens
Association will meet Friday night
instead of tonight, at the Indian
Spring Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Pinchot Says 6. O. P.
CHARGES Are Nonsense
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov 4-Gifford
Pinchot, former Republican Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, urging the
reelection of President Roosevelt,
termed nonsense" yesterday Re-
publican charges that dictatorship
might result from New Deal success
at the polls
Mr.. willkie says that if Roosevelt
is reelected "our democratic sys-
tenn will not outlast another four
years." said Mr.. Pinchot in a radio
talk. ITO that I say, nonsense. The
people who talk like that show their
complete lack of confidence in the
American people and the American
Constitution.
I'm campaign time, lot of nom
sense goes; but this talk of Dictator
ship, based on distrust of the power
of our people to run their Govern
ment to suit themselves, is too
much for my stomach.
Both Willkie and Roosevelt have
honestly given the American people
every assurance that they intend to
keep us out of war. The difference
is that Roosevelt has had experience
and knows how. Willkie has had
no experience and does not know
how"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Flynn 'Revises Upward
Roosevelt Victory Estimate

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4-Democratic
National Chairman Edward j. Flynn
said last night that he had revised
upward his forecast that President
Roosevelt would be reelected with
a minimum of 427 electoral votes.
He did not make known his new
estimate.
In formal statement issued from
Democratic National Committee
headquarters, Mr.. Flynn charged the
Republicans spent at least" five
times the approximate 81 800 900 he
said they had reported.
MY information, Mr.. Flynn said
"is that their expenditures for bill
board advertising alone was in ex-
cess of this figure. OF course, they
have camouf1aged to evade direct
conflict with the Hatch Act. .
They are carrying on the same
sort of campaign to the end. For
example, we have just been advised
of instructions to their Western
workers to have the newspapers dis
play prominently early on election
day bulletins showing that Willkie
is sweeping the East. The instruc-
lions do not bother with the validity
of these phoaey bulletins"
Mr.. Flynn asserted that IF there
was nothing else, the record Of sheer
mendacity on the part of the Willkie
campaigners would mark this cam
paign as the most vicious and
fraudulent in our political history.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Cherry Trees
In Bloom at
| Hams Point

The park police reported today a
number of Japanese cherry trees in
East Potomac Park had been OBJ
served in bloom. The trees are, for
the most part, the youngest on Hams
Point, having been planted there last
year.
The policemen said the blooms
were coming individually and in
scattered areas, not in clusters as
they do in Washington's springtime
James Beatty, superintendent Of
the Department of Agriculture
horticultural station at Beltsville,
Md, said the late blooms were not
unusual in hardy trees like the
cherry, pear and others.
The expert said such bloomings
we're entirely natural in late autumn
II the weather remained mild. He
said trees which bloom now will not
blossom next spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Endless Governs Seen
Extending TO Tennessee

Virginia's famed Endless Caverns
extend all the way into adjoining
Tennessee, it was announced here
yesterday by members of the Ex-
plorers' Club after returning from
the caves.
Leland S. Reid, Labor Department
employee and a member of the ex-
ploring party, said the caverns ex-
tend bewilderingly in a south by
southwesterly direction, following
the natural limestone strata into
Tennessee.
A room as large as the Constitu-
ton Hall auditorium, on a Level
directly above one of the Endless
Caverns rooms that has long beer
opened to the public, was reported
The explorers, led by Capt. H. T.
Cowling, Arlington, entered the
caverns Wednesday morning anc
emerged late Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04

dent can take for himself The
third-term candidates own future
administrations and those of all sub
sequent Presidents would be directed
to q further series of their re-elec-
tons and the people would not get
the disinterested service to which
they are entitled.
Constitutional Amendment.
when elected, in order to pre-
vent any subsequent demonstration
of such ambitious views, in my first
message to Congress I shall recon-
mend that they submit a constitu-
tional amendment limiting the time
any one President may serve to
eight years, or less"
Mr.. Willkie again accused the
President of promoting discord "by
classifying among the evil forces
the leaders of labor, agriculture and
industry, the former members OF
his administration, and the millions
who equally oppose war or any other
road to dictatorship, such as the
third term"
The Saturday night speech of the
third-term candidate reminded him
Mr.. Willkie said, of the old saying
THAT an acre of performance is
worth a whole land of promise" He
said the President echoed my very
strenuous pleas for unity, but the
echo came back thin and garbled
by the interference of nearly eight
years of discrepancy between his
promise and his performance.
mo man." he added, can bring
about unity-or even put it together
in a speech-if he follows generali-
cations about unity by manufactur-
ing discord. Unity is not achieved
by classifying as an evil force the
millions of people who now support
me"
Mr.. Willkie spent quiet Sunday
after attending church in the morn
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Browder Says Party Goal
is TO Match Soviet Gains
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.-Communist
Presidential Candidate Earl Brow
der said last night that the
achievements which Stain has led
in gaining for the Soviet Union we
strive TO gain for the United States
and its people"
Winding up his campaign with an
address delivered at Madison Square
Garden, Mr.. Browder declared
America had abandoned neutrality
and was ''in imminent danger OF
becoming a belligerent" in the war
abroad. He asserted that the
Communist party would save
America from catastrophe by emu
lating the policy of Stain"
I'VE warn the workers and farm
ers of America" the candidate said,
that neither Of the major parties
Republican or Democratic), nor
their candidates, are worthy OF the
slightest confidence
Both are pledged to spend the
life blood Of American youth and
the sweat of American labor for the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Wall Streets
profits and imperial world power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Smoof Gravel Claims
Prices Are Low, Asks
Suit Be Dismissed
Advises District Court
Figures Here Are Better
Than in Other Cities

At all times, prices of the Smoot
Sand and Gravel Corp. have been
substantially lower than prices in
other cities on the Atlantic sea-
board" the corporation advised Dis
trict Court today in filing an answer
to the Justice Department conten-
ton that it is an illegal monopoly
The firm asked that the civil suit
filed against it by the Government
after the District grand jury failed
to return an indictment against it,
be dismissed.
The court was informed in the
answer that the bulk of the corpo-
ration's business is in the sale of
three-qUarters inch gravel and pea
gravel, the prices for which were
only slightly increased in 1881. and
in 1885 were reduced to figure lower
than the prices which existed after
the reduction in 1923. the prices
fixed in 1885 continuing since that
time
The Smoot Sand g. Gravel Corp.
in its answer laid before the court by
Attorneys Roger J. Whiteford and
John J. Wilson, conceded that the
purchase Of the Columbia Sand &,
Gravel Co. by the defendant, l.. E
Smoot, eliminated the competition
from that company. but denied that
the Smoot concern thereby acquired
80 per cent Of the trade and COM
merce Of the sand and gravel bust
ness in this area. Since 1881. when
Columbia was purchased, the answer
recited, many and substantial sand
and gravel businesses have been
organized in the District and
vicinity. In some of these instances
sand and gravel have been delivered
at so low a price as to make it i'm
possible for the Smoot firm to COM
pete with them in those immediate
areas, the answer says.
The court was advised that, what
ever the volume of the business OF
the Smoot Sand & Gravel Corp, IL
is due to the high character and
efficiency of the services which ii
provides for its customers"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
War Plans Officer
Discounts Espionage
In Burglary Case
Comdr. Sherman
Believes Intruder Wus
Hunting Cash, Not Secrets

Comdr. Forrest Sherman, member
of the United States-Canada Joint
Defense Board and assigned TO the
War Plans Division of the Navy,
said today that he believed the burg
lar who entered his hons yester-
day was looking for cash, not State
secrets.
The prowler was surprised in the
home at 4611 Kenmore drive NV,
about I'm. yesterday, when Comdr.
Shernan's 16-year -old daughter,
Ann, was awakened. He fed when
she called out to her father.
Police said the burglars methods
were little unorthodox, but were
inclined to join the naval officer in
scouting the espionage theory.
The prowler went into a garage
in the basement of the house, pulled
out the fuses and then entered
apparently through a window in the
commanders first-hoor study.
He had flashlight and its beams
awakened Miss Sherman. On hear
ing his daughters call Comdr. Sher-
man got up and tried to turn on the
lights. The burglar fed, escaping
through the study window.
Police were summoned and Comdr
Sherman replaced the fuses. His
desk was ransacked-the only thing
in the house which had been dis
turbed.
He said that he sometimes worked
on Navy business in his home, but
never took any documents of a conf
Dental nature out of his office.
Most of the officers time lately
has been devoted to aiding in prepa-
ration of Canadian United States
plans for defending North America
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Rescuers Save Miner,
Held 4o Hours by Slide
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON, Pa, Nov. AK
hauste6 but uninjured, middle-aged
Julius Yankowski staggered weakly
out of West Mountain coal mine
drift late last night after 40 hours
Imprisonment behind tons Of rock
and earth.
Sobbing prayer in Polish, he fell
into the arms of rescuers and was
taken Immediately to hospital,
Only excellent ventilation in the
dark shaft kept Yankowsk alive,
rescue officials said.
His voice husky and growing
steadily weaker, the miner shouted
encouragement as rescuers, fearful
of additional slides, worked eau
tiously toward him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-04
Church Honors Its Dead

ROCKVILLE, Md, Nov. 4 (Spe-
ciaD.- memory of the five men,
bers of the church who died during
the last year, special services were
held in the Baptist Church here
yesterday morning. The pastor, the
Rev. Herbert o. Cooper, presided
and as the name of each deceased
member. was read a flower was
placed in vase.