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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
SPEAKS AT BANQUET
Freed Discusses Operation
OF National Conference
OF Christians, Jews

The furtherance of Christian
brotherhood for the redemption of
the world from sin, war, hatred,
and racial prejudices was urged by
the Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
bishop of the East Carolina diocese
for the Episcopal church, in an
address before the annual Brother
hood banquet last night at the Ma.
sonic Temple.
Bishop Darst appealed for the
uniting of forces of Christianity
to tighten the dark places and bring
the peace and beauty of God to
neglected souls everywhere.
Approximately 1875 persons in at.
tendance were asked by Bishop
Darst to become "keenly conscious
of their responsibilities and privi-
leges of this high hour of human
history" and rise up and build the
world anew on the forces of CHRIS.
tan brotherhood.
Freed Introduces Darst
The Rev. Walter B. Freed, pas
tor of St. Paul's Luehtran church.
who introduced Bishop Darst, dis.
cussed the operation Of the national
conference of Jews and Christians,
an organization set up for the pur-
pose of promoting better under.
standing between members of diff.
ferent faiths.
"Christians of today" Bishop
Darst said, ARE lifting their eyes
above pettiness and are hearing the
call of the great teacher of men,
who implored his followers to rise
up and follow him, the only way to
peace, fulfillment, and realization Of
the dream o fthe Kingdom of God
Are we ready, willing, big enough
to face the tasks of today? Only
through God may we vercom the
forces of selfishness, sin, greed,
and hatred, and bring about the
love, beauty, and fulfillment of the
hopes of men, Bishop Darst said.
Harry Solomon was the toast
Tonfinued on Page Seven: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23

Reserves And
Bans Exports
Many OF 100000 Men Sum.
moned For March | Or
dered To Report Now
|NAZI DEMANDS LOOM
Country Hopes To Slave Off
Showdown In Allied
German Struggle

BUCHAREST, Feb. 22-R-Ru-
mania, showing increasing; concern
over the possibility of war in the
spring, today increased her armed
forces and published a sweeping de-
cree banning the export of a long
list of raw materials and manufac-
tured goods necessary for the ma
tional Defense"
Many of the 200, 900 reserves who
originally were called for March /
were ordered to start reporting i'm
modiately for service with the ma
tons armed forces. These already
number 1,4O0,O 900 men and, with the
latest call, a virtual state of mobil-
ization will be in force by March 1.
Air Gasoline Barred
Oil and wheat Rumania's chief
exports-were left out of today's de.
cree although it was confirmed au.
thoritatiyely that delivery of avia-
ton gasoline and lubricants abroad
previously had been banned.
1t was learned that large internal
purchases of commodities in which
Rumania is deficient - mainly by
Germany-and the Allies delay in
furnishing new stocks led to issu.
ance of the decree.
Specifically forbidden were ex-
ports of Iron, steel, lead, aluminium,
copper, fur, leather, charcoal, wool,
cotton, rayon industrial chemicals
and all manufactures in which these
materials are used.
The government, meanwhile, wa
reported hoping to stave off a show
down in the increasingly tense AL
lied-German struggle for a major
portion of its oil exports by offer.
ing Germany the entire govern.
ment's legal share Of the product of
Allied and neutral owned corpora
lions at Ploesti.
Will Make Demands
With the arrival Monday of DR..
Karl Clodius, German economics e..
pert, the nazis were expected to
make sharp demands that Rumania
fulfill her promise to sell Germany
1,6S0,00O tons of petroleum in 1910.
Short of expropriating the output
of the Allied-owned fields in Ru-
mania, which raises the spectre OF
a French-British blockade or out
right Intervention by the western
powers, government circles saw little
chance of furnishing Germany's en-.
tire quota.
The government, however, is en-.
titled to $780, 900 tons of oil annually
from the foreign operators and could
Continued on Page Seven; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
Warships Believed Seeking
To Prevent German
Trade With Russia
SCANDINAVIA WORRIED
Reds Arctic Navy Reported
Placed In Complete Pre-
uaredness For War
~ FINER w.

coPENHAGEN, Feb. 22. V
DISPATCHES from northern Norway
+oriobt definitely establishing that
number of British warships are
lrino in wait off Finland's Arctic
roast and the Russian port of Muir
msnsk produced fresh trepidation
in Scandinavia where it was feared
new Incidents might threaten the
northern countries neutrality.
Some Scandinavian papers also
said French warships had joined
the British warships, possibly for
The purpose of intercepting Ger
man.Russian sea comeback making
use Of Norwegian territorial waters.
Threat Recalled
1t was recalled that following the
Altmark incident, in which a Brit
isa boarding party raided a Ger
man steamer in a Norwegian FJord
and took off British prisoners, the
French and British expressed dis
satisfaction with the way German
ships evade the blockade through
Norwegian waters, and threatened
to take steps to stop it.
Because of the unusual configu-
ations of Norway's shores, the
Germans are able to navigate most
Of the way from Russia's ice-free
port of Murmansk to the Baltic
without going outside territorial
waters.
Any new naval activity in Nor
vegian waters might face that
country with new decisions decided
" embarrassing to her effort to Of
fend neither Allies nor Germans.
Uniformed London quarters said
there was reason to believe a Brit
lSh naval detachment recently had
been in the vicinity of Petsamo,
flnlands Arctic coastal region
Which is in Russian hands, near
me M0rmansk region).
The Soviet commissar of naval
affairs, Admiral Nikolai Kuznet-
Continued OH Page Seven; Col. d
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
WILL RETURN TO U. S.
Are Turned Over To Consul
General John N. Hamlin
By Military Guards

SEVILLA, Spain, Feb. 22.-R
Six freed American prisoners, in
Guiding Harold E. Dahl-remnants
Of the American section of the
International Brigade which fought
for republican Spain in the civil
war-were turned over by military
guards to United States Consul
John N. Hamlin tonight.
They expected to embark on the
American Export liner Extra for
New York Saturday.
To Take Later Ship
Two others, Conrad Stojewa Of
California, and ALT Abdreasen, nat
uralized American from Norway,
are expected to take a later ship.
Besides Dahl, those given into
United States care here were Law
renee FAINT Doran Of Los Angeles:
Continued on Page Four)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23

RALEIGH, Feb. 22-R-TwO
democratic gubernatorial candi-
dates have rejected proposals
by Thomas S. Cooper for a first
primary in which the winner
takes all, and for a ban on pO-
litical speech-making except at
joint debates.
Consequently, it is virtually
certain that Cooper, mayor OF
Wilmington, will make a sound
truck tour of the state in his
campaign for the democratic
gubernatOrial nomination.
Several weeks ago, Cooper
wrote letters to five candidates
asking them to agree to his
proposals. He made it clear to
reporters that, unless all five
endorsed the suggestions, he
would conduct : sound-truck
campaign.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
Darst Urges Furtherance
OF Christian Brotherhood
Eight Persons Hurt
In London Explosion

LONDON, Feb. 22.-(R-TWO
bombs, believed to have been
planted by Irish republican army
%terrorists, exploded tonight i'll
LOndOn's west end.
Eight persons were injured Sc
riously by one explosion i'll busy
Oxford street, main westt end
artery. Windows in three stores
were smashed.
The second blast wrecked a
mems lavatory at the Marble
Arch, at Oxford street and Hyde
Park. No one was injured there.
Police believed the bombs were
intended to renew the terror
campaign" which preceded the
execution of two l.. X. A.
zeaIots at Birmingham on Feb
ruary Z.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
M'CREA'SR REMOVAL
TO Be REQUESTED
Governor Dickinson Will Be
Asked To Gust Indicted
Wayne Prosecutor

DETROIT, Feb. 22.-R)-Governor
Luren D. Dickinson will be asked
Friday to remove from office Dun
can C. McCrea, Wayne county pro-
secutor indicted with IA other persons
on charges of conspiracy to operate
and protect a 81, 1000, 00O-a-year base
ball pool.
Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson,
whose one-man grand jury inquiry
into relations between metropolitan
law enforcement officers and the I'M
Iderworld resulted in the Indictment,
announced today his intention to
make the request to the governor.
McCrea, Fred w. Frahm, former
Detroit police superintendent, and
Harry F. Colburn, the prosecutors
chief assistant, were accused, with
CONTINUED ON Page FOur)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
TWO CANDIDATES TURN DOWN COOPERS
ONE PRIMARY, JOINT DEBATE OFFERS

Besides Cooper, Gravely and
Horton, the democratic. guberna-
tOrial candidates are j. NJ.
Broughton of Raleigh, Paul
Grady of Kenly and A. J. Max
well of Raleigh.
At least three of the aspirants
Cooper, Horton and Brough-
tOn-made speeches tonight.
Cooper, addressing the Wash
ington, N. c., Rotary club, said
the public had been misled "as
to the amount of money re-
quired for a teachers pension
fund.-" Approximately 20 years
ago, he said, he obtained pass
age of a bill by the general as
sembly which provided pensions
for New Hanover teachers.
"This pension fund is still in
CONTINUED on Page Two; CGsfo
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23

Horton said his plans to speak
throughout the state would not
be changed. He asserted that
the democratic nominee should
be "chosen in the most repre-
sentative manner possible" and
added that this would require
a second primary, unless a can
didate poIIed a majority of votes
in the first.
Cooper apparently had forseen
that his proposals would be We
toed, for he wrote the attorney
generals office recently inquir-
ing whether he would have to
pay state and local taxes on
sound-truck equipment. AttOr-
ney General Harry Mcmillan re-
piled yesterday that such equip
ment, if used in a political
campaign, was not subject to
tax.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
The two candidates who have

The two candidates who have
made public their replies to the
Wilmington mayor are l.. Lee
Gravely of Rocky Mount and
Lieut.. Gov. w. p. Horton of
PittsbOrO.
Gravely said he was willing
to meet aspirants in joint de-
bates, but that he had made
speaking engagements which
would preclude the possibility of
limiting his addresses to such
debates.
As for the leader in the first
primary being declared the
party's nominee, Gravely said
'it is very easily possible that
the leading candidate in the
first primary will receive less
than one-third of the total votes
cast"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
TRAWLER
SUNK BY GERMANS
Nazis Lose Two Planes In
Hot Sky Battles Along
Coast OF Scotland

LONDON, Feb. 22.-P)-Germany's
black raiders accounted for Britain's
goth naval loss of the a today,
sinking a naval trawler in another
wave of attacks up and down the
British coast, but suffered repulses
in fierce return fire from newly
armed small boats and lost two
planes in hot sky fights.
German undersea activity also was
reported in dispatches from Amster-
dam to have resulted in loss of the
2,621-ton Finnish steamer Brita off
the Irish coast. The crew abandoned
ship after an explosion.
"A submarine was sighted after
the explosion" said the Brita's mes
sage.
Nine trawlers were attacked by
Continued on Page FOur)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
LOSSES ARE HEAVY
1000 RUS
slams Reported Killed
In Taipale Fighting
TANKS CAPTURED
Firms Al To 46 Years Old
Called; Snowstorm Fails
To Retard Battles =.
TANKS CAPTURED
BY THOMAS F. HAWKINS

HELSINKI, Feb. 22.-R-FIir
land called more of her older men
to the colors tonight as the Red
army, hammering relentlessly at
the Mannerheim line, continued a
tremendous offensive which the
Firms said was being repealed with
heavy losses after reaching a point
II miles from Viipuri.
Approximately 1000 Russians
were reported killed at Taipale in
unsuccessful assaults on the east
flank of the line, while on the op.
posite flank the Finnish high COM
mand said the attackers had lost
large numbers" of tanks in fierce
fighting.
Old Men Called
The Fins did not mention their
own losses, but the need of re.
placements was emphasized by an
order calling out the classes of
1894 and 1895-men A to 46 years
old. The three preceding classes
were modified last week.
A snowstorm which swept the
icthmus yesterday failed to retard
military operations appreciably. The
sky remained heavily overcast, how.
ever, and light flurries of snow
during the afternoon raised Finn
ish hopes that a traditional Feb
ruary blizzard might yet come to
their aid.
The extent to which the Man.
nerheim line has been penetrated
in the bitter battle that has ragged
along the Karelian fsthmus for all
most four weeks was indicated by
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
Dahl, Other Americans
Are Released By Franco
IS CARRIER BOYS
DELIVER THE STAR
M NEWS TO 10000
READERS DAILY

Aside from the thousands de.
livered by the Carriers, many
more are sold on the streets
and at neWsstands-this thor
ough distribution enables you
to sell and rent almost any,
thing and at small cost through
classified ads.
In no other way can you hope
to tell thousands of Star-News
Subscribers what you have for
sale or rent except through
these inexpensive Want Ads.
Also don't forget to read the
bargains and services offered
daily in the classified columns.
]onr Miss the "T" Values In TO.
days Want Ads
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
|BEEKEEPERS OPEN
MEET HERE TODAY
!. l. Sans, H. w.. Weather.
ford And H. J.. Cary Will
Speak At Sessions

Inc North Carolina State Bee
Aeepefs association and the state
'eeheepers will hold their annual
leetlng In the customhouse today,
"ll The opening session to get
Uiiuer way at $50 O'Clock.
Ailong the conventions leading
speaAefs will be C. L. Sans, ex-
suslOh apiarist of the N. C. State
y w extension service; H. W.
"edlherford, extension apiarist of
'1aon Hills, Va; H. J. Cary, of
N0n'lhued on Page Seven; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
WEIR NAMED COP
FINANCE LEADER
Railway Labor Executives
Association Endorses y
Members OF Senate

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-LR-
The republicans got organized for
one of the coming campaigns most
important problems-raising funds
today with the appointment of
Ernest T. Weir, Pittsburgh steel
man, as chairman Of the party's
finance committee
Meanwhile, the Railway Labor Elk
ecutive's association, composed of
officials of 20 out of 21 railway or
CARNATIONS, publicly endorsed %
CONTINUED on Page FOur)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
WEARY OF IDLENESS

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Feb. a.
R-Weary of the idleness he'd
looked forward to for years, John
J. Gibbins, at 70, bought back his
painting business today and hap
PLY prepared to work for the re-
mainder of his life. He sold out
his business 10 years ago and re-
tired to Florida.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
BODY FOUND

JOPLIN, Mo-, Feb. 22.-R0The
knife-slashed body Of Miss Eula
Gipson, 2S-year-old beauty operator,
was found today near a night club
on the outskirts of Joplin. A truck
driver with whom the woman was
seen last night was being held for
questioning.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23
WEATHER
FORECAST

TURECASI
,,a dOtlh Carolina: Fair and contin.
mt MT eoid Friday; Saturday fair and
"' quite so cold.
bm1n chronological data for the "a
ending 1870 p. m. yesterday
1.,o Temperature
p, m d. m, 40; 1870 a. m. So; 1870
50. - $50 p. m. As; maximum
a. "l'"llhum 80; mean AZ; normal
1.9o Humidity
p. m nv a. m. SS; 7;3o a. m. 30; 1:9o
Ill., a; 7:3o p. m. IS.
Tot. Precipitation
H., nori lor "a hours ending 7:3o p.
''OAth' 1882 inches. l'is' ol Tile
1lueS For Todor
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-23

Use s.4en o'4oa; sunset s:O3p; moon.
''4zp; moonset s:4oa.
Fvape Fear riv err stage At
fayetteville, 1920 feet. 's' a.
pued on Page Two; Col. 5,
Evening star., 1940-02-27
Wholesale Commodity
Index Is Unclaimed

For the last three weeks the
wholesale commodity price index
compiled by the National Fertilizer
Association has remained at the
same level, TIA per cent Of the
1926-1928 average. The index was
72.8 q year ago and 76.5 two years
ago. The high point for 1910 was
78.5. reached in the first week in
January.
Higher prices last week for farm
products and foods we're Offset by
declines in other commodities. The
food price average advanced to the
highest point reached in the last
month.
In the farm product group de-
clining quotations for hogs, eggs and
wool were more than Offset by in
creases IN cotton, grains, cattle and
poultry.
The average for all commodities
other than farm products and foods
declined during the week to the
lowest point recorded since last Oc-
tober. Lower prices for bituminous
coal were responsible for the drop in
the fuel index. The eleventh con-
secutive weekly decline in the textile
price average reflected lower quota
tions for cotton goods, burlap and
woolen goods and yarns.
The building material index
dropped to new low for the year.
Increases were registered by the in
dexes representing the prices Of
metals and miscellaneous commodi-
ties.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
oil Earnings Lag
Despite Consumption
Record in 1899
Atlantic Refining Heed
Cites Depressing Effect
Of Illinois Pools
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. N.-While
consumption of petroleum products
reached q new high volume in 1899,
earnings of the industry as . whole
were only . little better than in 1898,
year Of business depression, and
were only half the earnings of the
industry in 1897. Robert H. Colley,
president Of the Atlantic Refining
Co. told the company's stockholders
In the company's annual report for
1899, released today.
The record of the Atlantic Refining
Co. closely paralleled that of the
industry, Mr.. Cooley reported to the
stockholders. Atlantic's sales volume
also reached a new high in 1899,
while 1899 earnings were $5O28, 900,
compared to earnings of $4,317, 900
for 1888. Earnings per common
share were $l.66 in 1899 and $1.40
in 1898.
The fact that the petroleum in
dustrys earnings. as measured by
the rate of return on investment,
Jagged behind earnings of other
manufacturing lines of business, Mr..
Colley attributed to a number of
special conditions within the indus
try, including the depressing effect
on petroleum prices of the develop
ment Of the great new oil pools of
the Illinois basin.
Referring to the growth in taxes,
during recent years, Mr.. Colley re-
ported that the Atlantic Refining
Co.'S 1899 total tax bill amounted
to $32 029 sol. exceeding the sum Of
the company's payrolls, interest on
the funded debt, and earnings for
the year. OF this total tax bill,
$40, ,476, ,853 was collected from Gus
toners and paid to taxing authori-
ties on account of sales and excise
taxes.
1T Is often said and more often
implied" Mr.. Colley said, that Gus
tomer-paid taxes are no concern
of the company. On the contrary,
they are a serious concern of this
company and of all other sellers of
goods and services because of the
direct and devastating effect which
they have on the spending power
and patronage of our customers.
Their sinister influence upon the
whole economy is growing and the
end is not in sight,"
Taxes paid by the Atlantic Refin-
ing Co. in 1889, excluding sales and
excise taxes, amounted to $5,552, ,64s,
an increase Of 247 per cent from
the 81 sol ,007 paid in 1890. These
1899 taxes paid by the company
Excluding sales and excise taxes
exceeded the company's net 1899
earnings by more than half mil
lion dollars.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
Goodrich Co. Reports
M,62S,746 Profit,
ss sas s. /
$3.50 a Share
1899 Result Contrasts
With $2,24o.ll9 in
Previous Year
By the Associated Press,

By the Assoctated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-Tte B. r
Goodrich Co., q leading rubber man
ufactrlrer, reported 1889 net income
Of $6.62S, ,74e. equal to $3.50 . share
on the common stock.
In 1888 net was $2,24o,l1s, equal
to IA cents a common share.
Sales for the year jumped "A pc,
cent to $135, ,735 ,562, exclusive Of op-
erations Of certain European SUBJ
salaries
David M. Goodrich, chairman, said
the company for 1899 had tax
charges of $l0,258, 900. equal to $787
a share on the common stock.
U. s. Playing Card Co.
United States Playing Card Co
reported 1899 net profits Of $975 $40
equal to $3.50 a common share. The
net was the largest since 1880 and
compared with 1927, ,S08, or $2.4l q
share, in 1898.
Beech-Nut Packing.
A preliminary report of Beech.
Nut Packing Co., Canajoharie, N
Y, and controlled afnliated com.
panies showed 1899 net income o1
$2,472 ,658, equal after charges tc
$565 share on the common stock
compared with $2,527.143 or $5.7e
q share, in 1898.
Arundel Corp.
Arundel Corp, general contrac-
tors and dredgers, with headquar-
tiers in Baltimore, reported 1899 net
profits of $763 POT, equal to $l.63 q
share, against 1898 net earnings Of
$l,007, ,783, or $2.12 a share.
Carrier Corp.
Carrier Corp, manufacturers OF
air-conditioning equipment, with
headquarters in Syracuse, N. Y, In
a preliminary report, subject to
audit, showed a 1889 net profit o,
$50 ,099, compared to q net loss II
1898 of $1,133,02l.
Mead, johnson & Co.
Mead, johnson & Co., manufac.
turers of infant diet materials, with
home offices in Evansville, Ind. ir
certified audit for 1899 showed net
profits of $1,814,099, equal, after
preferred dividend requirements, te
$10.27 share on the common stock
For like period in 1898 the firm
showed net profit of 81, SOS, PIP, OF
$9.02 per common share, also after
preferred dividend requirements.
Evening star., 1940-02-27
WASHINGTON c. TUESDAY FEBRUARY a. 1910
Armco Nef Reaches
|A,011,9oS Mark
| During Year
Result Compares With
$l,307, $50 Deficit
In Previous Period
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. T-The Amer.
ican Rolling Mil Co., Middletown,
Ohio. reported today for 1899 net
income Of $4.0ll, ,90s, equal to 60
cents q share on the common stock,
contrasted with net loss Of 81 ,307, $50
in 1888.
Ckerles r. Hook, president, said
I'VE expect an increase in volume at
fair prices" after q leveling OF in
steel inventories during the first
quarter Of 1910.
He based the forecast on accu-
mulated American needs and expec-
.ations Of increased exports Of steel
products. :,
Eaton Manufacturing.
Eaton Manufacturing Co., auto
mobile accessories manufacturer, re-
ported for 1889 net profit Of $2,7O7,-
$40, equal to $3.84 share on the
common stock, against $23,154, or
cents q share, In 1898.
The main plants are in Cleveland.
Crown Zellerbach.
Crown Zellerbach Corp. and sub
salaries reported today for nine
months ended January 81 net profit
Of IS, 1877 .632, equal to $1.68 a COM
mon share, compared with 50, ,484 1888,
or 66 cents a common share, in the
comparable period last year. The
company manufactures newsprint
and other types of paper on the
Pacific Coast.
West Virginia Pulp.
West Virginia Pulp g. Paper Co.
and subsidiaries for the three
months ended January 81 showed
net profit Of $754,583, equal to So
cents q share on the common stock,
against 1889 ,164, or II cents a share
on the common, in the like period
Of the preceding fiscal year.
Fisher Tobacco.
Axton-Fisher Tobacco Co., with
headquarters at Louisville, reported
1899 net income Of $3.50, 1884, equal to
$3.50 share on the class "A" COM
mon and 1884 on the class "B"
common.
For 1898 the company had net
income Of $729 ,451, or $6.72 a share
on the class "A" and $303 a share on
the class "B."
Ex-Cell.O Corp.
Ex-Ceu-O Corp, manufacturer OF
machine parts and tools, reported
1929 net profit Of 1912 1882, equal to
1921 a share on the capital stock,
compared with $437 ,677. or Sill a
share in 1898.
Anchor Hooking Glass.
Anchor Hooking Glass Corp. and
subsidiaries showed 1889 net profit
OF 81, AS, ,498, equal to $1.65 a share
on the common stock, against $751;
400, or 68 cents a share in 1898.
West Virginia Coal.
West Virginia Coal g. Coke Corp.
and subsidiaries reported for 1889
net loss of $l60,03 compared with
net loss of $527, ,734 in 1898.