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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
British Accede To Japs'
BurmaE1ighwayD Demand
Closing Of Burma Road
During Talks Offered

LONDON, July 13.-(Saturday)
(APeSir Robert Leslie Craigie,
British ambassador to Tokyo,
was said today to have been
authorized to offer to close the
Burma road to China for two
months during negotiations with
the Japanese, who have demand
ed permanent closing of the
route.
Vernon Bartlett, commentator
for the News Chronicle, said, ut
may not make a very great diff
ference to the Chinese, since the
rainy season will hamper traffic
for the next three months"
He added that the British at.
titude was complicated by I'M
certainty about that Of Ameri-
ca" expressing belief that the
British would 'take any action
which Americans are prepared to
take"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
ADVOCATES
LIQUOR CONTROL
State Senator Addresses
Banquet OF ABC Asso-
citation AT Wrightsville

Until a better way is devised to
handle alcoholic beverages, Ishal]
favor the county option plan now
in operation. It's flexible, it's emo
cratic. 1t can be changed to meet
demands and conditions to improve
it's work ability" State Senator
Roy Rowe, of Burgaw, declared in
his address at the annual banquet
of the Association of Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control boards of Mort
Carolina at the Ocean Terrace hot
ell, Wrightsville Beach, last night.
Approximately 100 delegates
from all over the state were pre-
sent. W. C. Macmillan, chairman
of the New Hanover county ABC
board, served as POSTMASTER.
Declaring '1've lived under So
called prohibition and know that it
was a farce" Rowe said in an
swering the question of why did
prohibition fail so miserably. $50
long as sizeable majorities have a
taste for alcohol, son long as they
are willing to pay for it, someone
will provide it," he said in an at
tack on the b%ootleggers, 'the only
source and supply" for the taste
of the public.
Reviewing the r of prohibition
and the %gangsters and wave OF
crime that it produced, Rowe stat
ed, "Let us not underestimate the
menecase to society this criminal
would have been, here in North
Carolina the past few years, had
he been given a free hand to meet
the demands of our public. While
many of our counties, especially
those which seem to favor state
prohibition, m do not have store
nevertheless they r near enough
to South Carolina or Virginia to get
all the legal whiskey thay want
and the b%ootlegger at home will
supply those who are not so partl-
cular with what they drink"
1.-The sale of legal alcoholics in
New Hanover does not affect Meek
lenburg. 200 miles away. It's to
South Carolina that they look for
their wares. And why not? 1t only
20 miles away and if you doubt
the thirst and consumption of our
Piedmont citizens, just check the
sales in Rock Hill, S. c. If some
counties want to dispense alcohol,
under a system which makes the
Continued on Page Twol
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Petain Names
Il Ministers
For New Rule
Pierre Laval Is Chosen AS
Right Hand Man And
Ultimate Successor
WEYGAND IS RETAINED
Plans For Future Training
OF Nations Youth Stress
ed On New Set-Up
BY JOHN LLOYD


VICHY, France, July 12.-RE
(By telephone to ~Bern)-Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain, using the
kingly 'we", tonight named the
cabinet to help him rule authori-
tartan France and chose, Pierre
Laval, canny rightist and longtime
apostle of friedship with dictators,
as his right-hand man and ultimate
successor.
Twelve full ministers-including
Petain-were appointed, plus three
defense secretaries of state. The
new cabinet meets tomorrow.
Lava, as vice-president, his post
in the last 'defeat cabinet" heads
the list.
.. :. Weygand Retained :. -.
Gen. Maxine Weygand, former
allied Generallissimo, and Adrien
Marquet keep their posts of nation
al defense and minister of the in
terror, respectively.
These three will be the key adj
visors of the aged 'hero of YER
dun" It is expected.
BY a decree in the official jour-
nal, the 84-year-old Petain also
named Laval his eventual success
sor.
In the event Laval is not avail
able for the post, his successor will
be chosen by a majority of votes
in ministerial council.
The swarthy, white-necktied La.
val is the son of a butcher. He
Continued on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
WILL NOT TAKE WALK
Harmony Move Reinforced
By Statement From Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler
BY H A L.. TURNER

CHICAGO, July 12.-R-Chair-
man James A. Farley of the demo-
cratic national committee, long a
foe of the third term movement,
made it plain today that if next
weeks national convention renom-
in ties President Roosevelt, he will
60 along with the party's choice.
In the course of a press c%onferen-
ce mostly devoted to quips and
laughter, Farley dropped suddenly
into a mood of intense seriousness
when asked whether, if the chief
executive runs again, he would
emulate the 1896 example of Al
fred E. Smith and take a walk"
Democr t
Everybody who knows anything
about me-" he slowly answered,
''knows that Jim Farley is a demo-
GRAFT"
This harmony move was reinfor-
ced, too, by a statement from Sena-
tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana,
himself a candidate upon w h o m
much third party discussion has
conferred, that he would support
the conventions nominee.
These developments occurred
during a day which saw every in
coming train loaded with delegates
and convention goers, most of them
convinced that Mr.. Roosevelt will
accept the nomination. Many spec
ulated upon the meaning OF the
Presidents statement today that
he would not come to Dhircago dur
ing the convention.
It was recalled that MI. Roose-
welt appeared in person before the
1892 and 1896 conventions to &C.
cept the nominations. But the in
ference that, since he was not
coming to this convention, he would
decline another nomination failed
Continued on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13

BERLIN, July 12.-RHSpec-
tacular success for the starva-
ton blackade against England
was claimed and officially EN-
phasized today while Gerfan
sources remarked that only
Adolf Hitler and his top assO-
ciates knew when and how
or whether-a full-out military
assault on the British Isles
themselves would be made.
This significant and unampll-
fed observation was made I'M
der circumstances equally sig
nificant, for it was the second
successive day in which the
communique Of the high COM
mand had been preoccupied
with the progress Of the econo-
mic warfare, substantially to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
CLAIM STARVATION BLOCKADE
AGAINST BRITAIN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL

while new smashes by bombers
at English harbors and NUM-
tons plants were reported.
Again it was stressed off,
cially that the bases now avail
able to Germany on the Eng
lish channel in consequence of
the French capitalization h a d
made the U-boat a vastly great
er menace than in the World
war.
Again it was stated that the
convoy system SO useful to the
British in that war was not
working now-for it was said
that through coordinated sub
marine and plane attacks ser
ious losses had been suffered
repeatedly by the British.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13

Area, Wales
Are Attacked
British Report Damage
Light And Casualties
Believed To Be Slight
CHANNEL SHIPPING HIT
Eleven Raiders Reported
Shot Down And British
Planes Are Missing

LONDON, July 13.-R-CSatur-
day-German bombers carried
their blasting attacks On G a
Britain into southwest England and
Wales last night after striking
deadly blows yesterday at Hardy,
industrial Scotland.
The ministry Of home security
reported early today that Nazi air
craft dropped bombs last night ION
places in southwest of England and
Wales little damage w a S
aused and casualties are believed
to have been Slight"
Planes believed to have b e e n
German also were rported ovr
northeast England.
Smash at Shipping
The Germans yesterday smashed
again, as they have done, day after
day, at British Shipping on the east
and south coasts.
Raids on Scotland went on into
the night, the Germans, it Was re-
ported, dropping high explosive
and incendiary bombs in southeast
and southwest Scotland and incen-
diary bombs in northeast Scotland.
No indication of casualties or DAM
age was given in the reports.
The most savage blows W r e
aimed in northeast Scotland, where
at least o persons were reported
killed. This attack may have been
directed from German bases in Sta
vanger, Norway, at which for
weeks British airmen have been
pounding methodically.
Tonight II of the raiders were
reported officially to have b e e n
shot down. Two British p a n e S
were missing.
An air ministry communique thus
summarized the destruction OF
these Nazi craft, and illustrated
how far they had ranged over
Britain:
Six shot down while they were
attacking a convoy off the south
east coast; one sent to earth in
flames on the outskirts of a Scot
ish port; three off the sougheast
coast; one shot down into the sea
by coastal aircraft.
British Planes Lost
At the same time, however, the
loss of three other British planes
in a heavy assault last night on
German munitions works, air.
dromes, blast furnaces and other
was acknowledged.
BY these new raids in Scottish
areas, a rough outline of the Nazi
program seemed to emerge: A SER
les of rotating attacks designed to
hit every so often every section of
the British Isles.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Continued on Page TWo)

the exclusion of the military.
side.
1t has been three weeks now
since France was knocked out,
and there has been no sign Of
a major attack on Britain's
kingdom.
This time the high command
asserted that since the begin
ming of the war 4,329,213 tons
of "enemy merchant shipping
space or shipping space usa-
BILE to the enemy had been
sunk by Nazi naval and air
action and that aside from this
300 ships bad been SO damaged
by bombers as to be out Of
service for the present or for
some months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Japan Requested Ban On
Shipment Of War Mater
ials To China Over Road

TOKYO, July 13-(Saturday)CB
Great Britain has acceded to Japan's
demand to prohibit the shipment of
war materials to China over the
Burma road and a compromise on
the Burma issue which has caused
tension between the British and jap
snese is expected soon, it was re-
ported today in reliable circles.
These sources said the British,
however, had declined to prohibit
the shipment of all food materials"
over the route. Japan had demand
ed that the road be closed.
Gasoline Barred
Among the war materials it was
SAID would be barred from the road
under the reported agreement were
munitions and gasoline.
The compromise on the trouble
sumo question is expected to be
reached without further difficult
oes, 1t WaS said.
The reported agreement came after
d tWo'hour conference yesterday be-
tween the British ambassador, Sir
robert Leslie Craigie, and Foreign
Minister Hachiro Arita.
brltain's first reply to the Japa-
lese demands failed to satisfy the
japanese and they asked the Brit
An government to reconsider. The
AMBASSADOR had new instructions
NNen he went to the conference yes
terday.
newspapers here reported without
.onllrmation that the Japanese con-
sula.e staff at Rangoon, Burma,
Nouid have to be increased in order
:" insure the cessation of war ship
nents.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
new STREAMLINED
DIVISION FORMED
Headquarters OF New Or
qanization Will Be Estab-
lished At Fort Bragg

WASHINGTON, July 13.- up -
Creation of a ninth "streamlined" di-
vision, last to be undertaken under
immediate plans, was announced to-
day by the war department along
with organization of numerous other
new units made possible by a pros
pective increase of 5000 men in the
regular army's strength.
The Ninth Divisions headquarters
will be at Fort Bragg, N. c. Like it's
predecessors, it will have a peace
strength of about 5000.
Orders concentrating most of the
existing Fifth Division at Camp
Custer, Mich, were announced at
the same time, as a part of wide
spread reshuffling of units in con-
Continued on Page TWO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
WEATHER
FORECAST

FORECAST
shMulth Carolina and South Carolina
nav v"ers and cooler Saturday night Sun
uds generally fair.
en chronological data for the "a hours
Ing ':oo p. m. yesterday.
lon Temperature
IN &C a: m. II; 7:3O a. m. 70; 1870 p.
ninin, l:5O p. m. 81; maximum 80;
lum Is; mean 81; normal 70.
l.ao Humidity
b 5 n a: m. SO; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1:30 p.
IF; 1870 p. m. 81.
To4o, Precipitation
Don tai Tor a hours ending 7:30 p. m.
nonth hhcnes; total since first of the
A0nth o49 inches.
(Fro Tides For Today
!, Cam Tide Tables published by q.
N''S' and Geodetic Survey.
%"N~lngton ---- 4:o4a IL :31a
Masonbouo 4:50p -
'oro Inlet ---- 1:56a Silica
rise e' aiass 5:1o a; sunset 7:25 p; moon
"0p' moonset - :22a.
Vile, $50 feet stage az faSet'e-
""htinned on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
APPEAL

NORFOLK, Va, July 12.-QP-
Work on the preparation of his pc
tition for a writ of review by the
United States supreme court of the
adverse decision on salaries of negro
school teachers recently handed
down by the United States circuit
court of appeals for the Fourth ju-
dicial district will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, City Attorney
Alfred Anderson said today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
REVERSES
ETHIOPIAN STAND
Recognizes Halle Selassie
AS Emperor And Prom
ises independence

London, July 12.-R-Great Brit
ain faced about again today on
Ethiopia and little, black-bearded
Halle Sellassie once more is {.
cognized as Emperor of Ethiopia,
Lion of Judah, and his government
is a full ally against Italy.
The British will assure Ethiop-
ian independence when the war
CONTINUED on Page TwO)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Patrol Yacht Sunk;
One Seaman Is Lost

LONDON, July 12.-R-The ad'
miralty announced today that the
British patrol yacht Warrior Sec.
ond was sunk by an enemy bomb
ing attack in the English Channel
yesterday with the loss of n sea-
man. The rest of the crew were
landed safely.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13

The total tonnage lost Dy
Britain in the entire World war
was but 7,ss0,765 tons.
lin London, an authorized
source declared the figure of
4,S29,213 given by the Germans
was in fact more than four
times the total British losses
to July 1. 1t added that Ger
many had lost $4,000 tons Of
merchant shipping and Italy
about 244, 900 tons captured,
sunk or scuttled-more h a n
the total British losses since
the outbreak of the wary
Only today, the Germans told
Of sinking a Is, 00O-ton tanker
and four smaller merchant
ships in the English channel,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
SPIES SENTENCED

BUDAPEST, July 13-(Saturday)
|-GP-Eighteen persons, on OF them
a. Rumanian, were sentenced last
night to three to Is years in prison
for espionage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25
VILLAGE OF WILLOW RIVER
State Operating Tax 6.37 Mills
Total Tax Rate BY School Districts

School District No II Rate IN Mis- Iof. II
School District No. FLA, Rate in Mills 1S2: ~
Assessed Tot
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25
TOWN OF PINE LAKE

State Operating Tax 6.37 Mills
Total Tax Rate BY School Districts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25
TOWN OE WILMA

TOWN Or WTCWR
State Operating Tax 6.37 Mills
Total Tax Rate BY School Districts
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25
TOWN OF ARNA

State Operating Tax 6.37 Mills
Total Tax Rate BY School Districts
School District No. 100A, Rate in Mills 19489
School District No. LOG Rate in Mills 1916
Assessed Total
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25

VILLAGE OF SANDSTONE
State Operating Tax 6.37 Mills
Total Tax Rate BY School Districts
School District No. Rate in Mills 1879
School District No. ga, Rate in Mills 1915
Assessed Total
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-01-25
VILLAGE OF HINcKLEy

State Operating Tax 637 mills
Iotai Tax Rate by School Districts
SScnooi District NO. 2, Rate in Mills 191 SO
Evening star., 1940-05-13

--S3.9S Quito d o or
clothes dryer. COM
plete with steel post.
ground box and 100
It. Of drying space.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Near Panic Caused
By Beer ParIor Fire

Fires caused near panic among
colored patrons of beer parlor near
Bethesda and put hundreds of tele-
phones out of commission in the
Hillside (Md) area last night.
More than $50 patrons of the beer
parlor operated by Willie Smith. on
River road, near the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad tracks, broke windows
and doors in their haste to leave
when the blaze from an overheated
oil stove ignited a partition. DAM
age to the PARTON was about IS and
from broken windows about $50, ac-
cording to police reports. The
Bethesda and Chevy Chase Fire De-
partments were called to extinguish
the blaze, which broke out about
7:30 pm.
The fire, which destroyed the
roadside fruit and vegetable stand
operated by William Kellam at Crys-
tai Spring avenue and the Marlboro
pike, in Prince Georges County,
about 2 am. also melted the casing
OF the telephone conduit and short
circuited about $50 telephones in the
vicinity, county police reported.
The county police headquarters at
Upper Marlboro was without tele-
phone service for about Is minutes
and other sections for longer periods.
Fire department apparatus from
Hillside. Capitol Heights, Seat Pleas
ant and Boulevard Heights aided in
fighting the flames. Mr.. Kellam
was at his home in Washington
when the fire broke out, police said.
John E. Gupton, 40. a transient,
was in serious condition at Casualty
Hospital today with burns received
when his clothing caught fire In a
''hobo jungle" near the Baltimore &.
Ohio roundhouse.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
New 1910 Low Is Set
By Insurance Shares
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, May 13.-1nsurance
stocks in the New York City market
dipped to the years lowest levels at
the close of the past week, according
to figures compiled by Holt, Rose &
Troster.
The aggregate market value of 20
leading fire and casualty insurance
issues on Friday, May 10, was $780,
$4,000, compared with $619, ,727 900
at the close of the previous week, a
decrease of $9,199,0 900, or 1.48 per
cent.
The current average yield Of the
20 issues is 3.91 per cent, compared
with yield of 3.85 per cent on May
g. The current market value equals
10l times the reported hquidating
value, against 1.03 times on May 8.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Col. Robert r. Fletcher Will pre-
side at the gathering, to be held
In the club room Of ODonnell's 8
Restaurant. l22l E street NV.
Mr.. Shaw serves on the directing
boards Of the Criminal Justice As
sociation, Southeast Settlement
House and the Institute OF Mental
Hygiene, Ill Community Chest
Agencies, and IL . trustee Of the
National Training School for Boys
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Sond Helps Escape

Charged with robhing members Of
the Brasileiro Yacht Club near Rio
de Janeiro, Brazil. Edmundo Closer
was captured by members and
policemen. As he was being guarded
on the beach he snatched up sand.
thre wit into the eyes Of his captors
and escaped before they were able to
see again.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Floyd Carter Of Chevy Chase, Senior
Vice Comdr. G.. ]. Mcdinnis Of Be-
thesda, Junior Vice Corndr. Law
renee w. Smoot Of Kensington.
Chaplain J. A. Blueford Of Bethesda
and Judge Advocate Joseph A. Can
trel Of Chevy Chase.
Dancing will follow the installa-
fioS, sig
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Jackson Backs Lane
1oSucceed Bruce
As Committeeman
Maryland Democrats
May Fill Post at
PorIey This Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 13.-Mayor
Howard w. jackson declared today
he favored selection of w. Preston
Lane of Hagerstown, Washington
County Democratic leader, as Mary
land national committeeman to sue
ceed Howard Bruce.
Mr. Bruce, defeated in Mondays
Democratic senatorial primary. said
last night he had been committee
man for nearly Is years, and that
is long enough for anybody.
IT have made no secret for many
months past that whether nomi-
mated or defeated I did not wish to
remain Democratic national COM
mitteeman," he said.
Parley May Be Held This Week.
Both Mayor jackson and Senator
Tydings indicated a conference of
Democratic leaders might be held
this week to choose man for the
influential post.
Mayor Jackson, in a statement,
said Mr.. Bruce was desirous of re-
firing as national committeeman a
few years ago. was one among
others who asked him not to, and
had let it be known that I would
favor remaining him now.
Il hope to talk with Senator
Tydings, former Gov. Harrington,
E. Brooke Lee and others this
week,
Senators Support Seen.
IT believe Senator Tydings and
Senator Radcliffe will and I shall
favor naming w. Preston Lane as
successor to Mr.. Bruce"
Senator Tydings, who with Mayor
jackson backed Senator Radcliffe's
successful campaign for renomina-
ton, said he had mot been in touch
with him (Bruce) since the elec-
ton and I have not talked with
anybody about it. :"
Senator Tydings added that he
supposed "some conference will be
called this week. None has been
scheduled"
Mr.. Lee, the Montgomery County
Democratic leader, said he would
be glad to support Mr. Lane and
was sure Western Maryland counties
would feel the same way.
Mr. Lane led the ticket for dele
gate to the State convention from
Washington County and is recog-
nized leader among the Democrats
of the western part of the State.
He is a man of independent means
with time to devote to the job.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Montgomery Veterans
To Install Toniqht

The Montgomery County Post,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will In
stall new officers tomorrow night
under the direction Of State Comdr.
James K. Arthur and his staff at
the Bethesda Women's Club.
The new officers are Comdr. ].
Evening star., 1940-05-13
FederoI Chest Forum
Will Hear Shaw

Rehabilitation and parole prob
lens will be discussed by q. How
land Shaw, the State DEPARTMENT.
chief Of Foreign service personnel.
at 1880 pm. tomorrow In the final
spring meeting Of the Federal Com
munity Chest Forum.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
Short Course Registration

ROCKVILLE. Nd. May IL (Spe-
cial) al)-Montgomsry County women
who plan to attend the annual rural
women's short course ct College
Park should register by June !. It
was announced today by Miss
Edythe NJ. Turner, home demonstra-
ton agent. Registrations have al
ready started 1t her ONCE here and
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Miss Turner thinks the county's
goal for SO will be reached. The
first to register was Mrs. Annie
Harding Of Ashton.
Evening star., 1940-05-13
QuudrupIets Born

Quadruplets, two boys and two
girls. were born recently to q a.
year-old native woman In Queens
town, Cape Of Good Hope.
Evening star., 1940-05-13

Roll this handy table wher.
ever you need tin the kitchen.
on the porch, next to the din
ing room table! The cleaning
white porcelain top is stain and
acid-resisting, measures 16x20-
inches. 29 inches high. Easy
rolling casters. Handy shelf.
Evening star., 1940-02-23
Letters to the Editor
Says Outlaw Of Submarines
Not Sufficient.

Says Outlaw Of Submarines
Not Sufficient.
TO the Editor of The Star:
Your editorial, entitled, Unrestricted
Sea War;" was very interesting and in
formative. On the other hand, the refer
ence to outlawing the submarine would
be humorous If it were not related to the
present period of frightfulness.
Would it not be a mockery to single
out one highly destructive implement of
war as illegal? That would be like con-
doning the very act of war itself which
becomes more frightful as 1t becomes
more modernized
How about the bombing plane, for in
stance, whose purpose is presumably to
bomb military objectives, but which
rarely fails to inflict untold hardships
on non -combatants? The reason for
this is that such implements of destruc-
ton rarely can come close enough to
their objectives without risking their own
safety; hence, they have to operate more
or less at random from a great height.
Whether they deliberately bomb nom
combatants is question cannot answer.
Not only submarine warfare, but all
warfare, should be outlawed. Any at
tempt to legalize any particular form Is
tantamount to recognizing war as a
necessary part of civilization.
February 20. HENRY LEBACH.