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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

o;do bv tomorrow whether he would
entor a preferential primary con-
test in his neighboring state OF Hill
nois.
The selection Of Chicago for the
convention city was or less
unexpected. When the committee
reconvened for an afternoon ses-
sion. the word was that Philadel-
phia would win easily, but that
Mayor Kelly would have a surprise
offer" on behalf of Chicago.
His surprise" was that Chicago
had SIPS, 900 ready for the party,
would match any reasonable Of
fer" but would not attempt to meet
any that were ridiculous"
I'VE are not here to be put on
the auction block" he said. 1--WE
want the convention in Chicago.
We want it as democrats"
Later Senator Guffey (D-Pa)
arose and on behalf of Philadelphia
offered $125, 1000, plus $4,000 worth
of services in preparing the con-
vention hall and Franklin field for
a n acceptance speech, and $4,000
which he guaranteed to raise-he
almost said contribute" but caught
himself in time. Kelly promptly
matched the bid.
This was not the case, however,
when Jesse H. Jones, the chairman
of the RFC, later offered a certified
check for 100000 ON behalf of
Houston, Tex. One report that cir
culated was that Jones was making
the offer for the purpose Of push
ing the bids upward. If that was
so, Kelly was not entrapped by the
strategy.
The first roll.call showed Chicago
and Philadelphia very close to-
gether, but with both lacking a ma
jority of the votes cast. Then.
while Mayor Kelly, flushed and
anxious, strobe up and down the
center aisle acting as his own floor
marshal, many western votes which
had been cast for San Francisco
were switched to Chicago.
The question of when both the
republican and democratic conven-
lions should be held is one that has
been agitating leaders of both par
ties for months. Important figures
in each have declared themselves in
favor of a late convention and a
short campaign.
Tr%aditionally the republicans meet
in mid-June and the democrats two
weeks later. Some republican lead.
ers have urged that they meet after
the democrats this year in order
that the party may know who the
democratic candidate ;. and the ma
ture Of the party's program.
After today's meeting, Chairman
John Hamilton of the republican
national committee issued a state
ment reproaching the democrats
for not fixing the date for their
convention. 10
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CHICAGO FOR MEET
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years and praised him as "the most
agreeable fellow to work with" he
had ever known.
Farley returned the compliment
in a nationally broadcast radio ad-
dress. In thanking the members of
the committee for past assistance,
he included sturdy stalwart John
Nance Garner, vice president of
the United States" Applause fol.
lowed the remark.
The exchange inevitably aroused
speculation as to political implica.
tions. Some have been predicting
the eventual emergence of a Gar
ner-Farley working alliance, aimed
at preventing a third-term nomina.
ton for President Roosevelt.
The third-term possibility was, of
course, on everyone's tongue, and
just as the meeting closed, word
that at Hyde Park, Mr.. Roosevelt
had said he was tired of attempts to
sound him out on the question and
that any announcement would come
at a time Of his own choosing and
his alone.
Sawyer May Enter
Deals and strategy and rumors
Of deals and strategy were also
much discussed by the members.
One of these reports had it that
Charles Sawyer would enter the
Ohio preferential presidential pri-
mary, for the purpose of swinging
the Ohio delegation to President
Roosevelt. Whether he would be OPP
posed by Senator Donahey (D-Ohio),
who has been suggested as a fav-
orite son nominee, remained undis-
closed. Sawyer vas the democratic
nominee for governor Of Ohio in
1888.
1t was learned, too, that a full
slate of Garner delegates would be
entered in the coming preferential
primary in Wisconsin. Garner was
informed Of this in a telegram from
state democratic leaders to which
he replied:
This is in keeping with my pub
lie statement in which I said 1
would accept the nomination. In
that statement l expressed the
opinion that the people should de.
eide and that the candidate should
be selected at primaries and con-
ventions as provided by law"
And, sitting in from the republi-
can camp, came word that Senator
Taft of Ohio was expected to de.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
CALL FOR NEW
SANATORIUM IS
SOUNDED HERE
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Cross tuberculosis sanatorium as
ISOLATION.
Members of the board of directors
are: DR.. vessel, president, Howard
Penton, the Rev. E. T. Halleck,
Mrs. David Jones, Mrs. j. T. King,
and Miss Elizabeth Williams, super
visor Of the sanatorium
Members Of the board contacted
last night concurred in DR.. Yves
sells statements.
DR.. VESSEL said the sanatorium
now has Accommodations for about
40 patients, both white and colored'
"Of these" he said, "97 per cent
are charity patients"
The board members were unanl'
nous in their praise of the TWo-Bit
club of the Atlantic Coast Line,
an organization in which each mem
Der contributes Is cents toward the
upkeep of the sanatorium.
The tuberculosis institution here
requires about $4,000 to $4,000 per
year to operate and ends each year
with a deficit. The city and county
contribute a total Of about 5000 to
the sanatorium-not enough for its
upkeep, it was stated.
DR.. VESSEL stated the Duke hos
pital foundation formerly contrib
uted to the hospital, but had stop
ped it's gifts several years ago and
is now giving to larger institutions
only.
DR.. VESSEL reaffirmed his state
ment that an addition to the pres
ent building would not be Of any
great benefit. The present wooden
structure is in such a state of dis
repair, due to it's age, that only a
new building would prove salts
factory. The sanatorium has &C.
comodations for about 40 patients,
and there is only one private room
in the building.
He cited the work done by the
lTwo-Bit club within the past few
years-the construction Of a new
nurses home, installation of a heat
ing sstem and many other projects
none of which, he said could have
been carried out without the clubs
aid.
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NEGRO IS INJURED
IN FLIGHT FROM
ATU AGENTS HERE
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ing at top speed he failed to ne
gotiate the curve at the Burnt
Mill creek bridge and his car
overturned several times.
Andrews, they said, Vas thrown
through the top of the car as it
rolled over and over. He got up
from the ground and started run
ming, they said, and a lengthy
chase on foot ensued before he was
finally apprehended.
Officers said that several Jars
Of illegal liquor were found in the
automobile, which was damaged
considerably. Most of the whiskey
jars were broken. however.
Hospital physicians said that An
drews' right eye was torn out in
the crash, but that the remainder
Of his injuries appeared to be
mostly minor cuts and bruises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
OBITUARIES

SANDLIN-Funeral services for
Mrs. Mary Bloome Sandlin, who
was found dead at her residence,
511 North Fifth street Monday
morning, will be held from the
chapel Of Andrews Mortuary.
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
conducted by the Rev. Walter B.
Freed, assisted by DR.. Edwin F.
Keever. Interment will follow in
Oakdale cemetery. Pallbearers
will be-honorary: W. A. Mailer.
John F. Rulfs, DR.. J. H. Dreher
and ]. ]. Overton. Active: Henry
Gieschen, Johnnie Bosch, Mer-
rim Archer, Lewis Hall, Martin
Schnibben and Henry Harbers.
Arrangements by Andrews Nor
tuary.
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AWAITS
MAJOR RED DRIVE
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when seven bombers attacked the
fishing village of Kaskinen on the
Bothnian Gulf, it was reported.
The village was of no commercial
or military Importance, officials said.
|. Two. were reported killed in the
bombing of Kajaani in central Fin.
land. ~
The communicate yesterday said
four field guns, 80 automobiles and
much other war material fell into
Finnish hands in the district north
of Lake Ladoga after the repulse Of
relatively weak attacks on three Fin
nish positions, one of them on the
shore of the lake and two others OH
islands near the shore.
Other attacks were reported set
back at Summa, on the Karelian
isthmus, at Aittojoki, north of XII
tela, and at Markajarvi, on the Salla
front,
Artillery Busy
Heavy artillery exchanges thun'
dered tonight along the Karelian
isthmus front, fitfully lighting a
snowy battlefield strewn with Rus
sian dead, slain in a fruitless Soviet
offensive which appeared to have
spent itself at last after five days
Of unrelenting attacks.
Military sources said the Manner
helm line remained unbroken by the
repeated Soviet assaults-in which
tanks, armored sledges and para.
chute troops were used and during
which Finnish front line troops went
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
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INDIFFERENT TO
MANY WARRANTS
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trace Of Cartwright and stated
that no such firm as The
Electrical Publishing Company"
exists there.
"They could find him If they
wanted to-" Saunders said. Some
body's covering up for him. He's
known all over that place."
Saunders was informed by the
police that a resident of Leesville'
s. e.. has written to the department
here, saying that a man answering
his description bought some chick
ems from her last March and gave
her a worthless check for about six
dollars.
II don't know nothing about her
chickens. I wasn't in South Caro-
lima at that time. If I had been,
I wouldn't eat no chickens raised
in Suoth Carolina. They'd prob
ably poison me-"
-Four OF the new charges against
him yesterday were for passing
worthless checks and the fifth was
for obtaining money under false
~pretenses.
Jimmy Kennedy, young white
man, who stated Saunders hired
him to sell subscriptions to a mag
azine through the coal mining areas
Of Kentucky and other states,
signed warrants alleging that Saun'
ders defrauded him of $50 in cash
and gave him a worthless check
for 81.
The fifth was sworn out by Her
bert S. King, for the Armature
Winding Service, Of Harlan, w. Va.
King said Saunders gave the com.
pany a check for $3.50 drawn on
the Harlan National bank which
cold not be cashed.'
go ahead and git some more
warrants" Saunders told officers.
Il don't care nothing about it."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
Branch Passes
In Lumberton Hospital

LUMBERTON, Feb. 5.-Marvin
Branch, %, of near Lumberton,
died in a local hospital last night
Of a cerebral hemorrhage.
Funeral services will be held
from the East Lumberton Baptist
church Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Interment will follow in
the family cemetery.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Branch, and
several brothers and sisters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
E. L. Haynes, Prominent
Robson Farmer Passes

LUMBERTON, Feb. S. E. L.
Haynes, 70, prominent farmer of the
Bloomingdale section Of south Robe.
son county, died at his home last
night after a short illness.
Funeral services will be held from
the late residence Tuesday morning
at 10 o'clock. Interment will folio"
in the Surles cemetery.
Mr.. Haynes was a deacon in the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
STATE COMMITTEE
PLANNED BY H0EY
Asks Group To Meet With
Him And Prepare For States
Part In Dixie Program

RALEIGH, Feb. 5.'Nf-IoVei-
nor Hoey asked a group of repre-
sentative North Carolinians To-Day
to meet with him here Saturday
to form a state committee 70
Zine things up" for the states
part in a south-wide program to
make this "a decade of progress.
"I am asking representatives OF
public agencies, the vocations, ag-
ricultural agencies, the different
races, and others to meet with me
to consider what we should do in
North Carolina" Hoey said.
He sent invitations to the fol-
lowing:
DR.. Clyde A. Erwin, superin-
tendent of public instruction; W.
Kerr Scott, agriculture commits
sioner; R. Bruce Etheridge, direc-
for of conservation and develop
ment: DR.. Carl V. Reynolds, Sec
retary of the state health board;
Mrs. W. T. Bost, state welfare
commissioner; Dudley Bagley, di-
rector of rural identification; For
rest H. Shuford, state labor COM
missioner; Frank L. Dunlap, high
wav commission chairman; R. G..
Devton. assistant director of the
budget; Stanley Winborne, utlll-
ii commissioner.
Dean I. O. Schaub of N. c.
State college; Dean Blake r. Van
Leer of N. C. State; Prof. L. 5.
Johnson of the state planning
board; DR. Howard W. Odum OF
the University of North Carolina;
Prof. T. E. Browne, director OF
vocational education; Russell w.
Grammar, director of extension at
the University of North Carolina;
Miss Ruth Current, director OF
home demonstration at N. c.
State; H. H. Gordon, regional d.
rector of the FSA; Miss Marjorie
Beal, secretary of the library COM
mission; J.. T. Anderson, state in
dustrial engineer; D. Hiden RAM
sew, general manager of the Ashe-
vile Citizen-Times; Gordon Gray.
publisher of the Winston-Salem
Journal Sentinel.
Mrs. Jane McKimmon OF N. e.
State college; Patrick Healey, Sec
sc Tho oory1n IF M11nici,
palities; Harry B. Caldwell, master
of the State Grange; E. F. Ar
mold, secretary of the farm bu-
reau; DR.. James E. Shepard, presi-
dent of North Carolina College for
Negroes; Or. F. D. Bluford, presi-
dent of A. and T. college; DR.,
ohm w. Mitchell of A. and T.;
Dean Harriet Elliott Of the
Woman's college; c. A. Fink OF
5 lisbury, president of the State
Federation of Labor; A. G. My
ers Of Gastonia, president of the
North Carolina Cotton Manufac-
t 'ers association; W. H. Woolard
of Greenville, president of the
State Bankers association; Willard
L. Dowell of Raleigh, secretary Of
the State Merchants association.
Coleman W. Roberts of Char
otte, president of the Carolina Mo-
tor club; Jonathan Daniels OF
Raleigh, editor of the News and
Observer; Mrs. Doyle D. Alley of
Waynesville, president of the State
Congress Of Parents and Teach
ers; DIR. J. Henry Highsmith OF
Raleigh, president Of the State
Teachers association; DR.. Calvin
Hoover of Duke university; J. G.
K. Mcclure of Asheville; M. G
Mann of Raleigh, of the Cote
and Farmers Cooperatives; and N,
G. Bartlett of Kinston, secretary
Of the Eastern Carolina chami I
pf commerce.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
TUESDAY,, FEBRUARY .

practically without sleep and food.
Finnish counter barrages, these
sources said, thus far had blocked
every attempt of the Russians to dig
in closer to the Finnish lines.
The Firms made no official men,
ton of their own losses, but foreign
observers said they unquestionably
lad paid a heavy price themselves in
dead and wounded.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
LICENSES REVOKED

RALEIGH, Feb. s. Id
beer licenses of three dA.,,Ns'aI
three counties-Cabarrus. RnsA'iS IL
Rlchmond-were revoked todav s M
on petition of the brewers and y Up
Carolina beer distributors co ,,rs'a
tee. e0'nnlt'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

LOS ANGELES, Feb,
trial of William Bioff. aTh
chleftain' on an indictment Union
evasions of income tax aeAsTsln,
nearly $4,000, was set tn nisN's d
May % by Federal Judge Pa, To-
Jenney. 'alph E.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06

Hloomingdale Baptist Church
survive by his wife; ONE HIT H II
Clinton s;nsa HAYNES, of Myr raS o. o'0ther.
sisters, Mrs. Carrie Mor,oa va, tvs
New Macedonia, and Mr. l0sSsy Of
Edwards, of %Barnesville, Charity
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
FREIGHTER BURNS

LONDON, Feb. 5.-R-Fire to.
night swept the Danish freighter
Karen, $50 tons, after an explosion
while the ship was anchored off the
Scottish east coast.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-06
wake UP YOUR
LIVER BILE

Without CaIomel-And You'll Jump Out Of
Bed in the Morning Karin to Go
The liver should pour out two pints Of
liquid bile into your bowels daily. If this
bile is not flowing freely, your food may
not digest. 1t may just decay in the bowels.
Gas bloats up your stomach. You get consti-
pated. You feel sour, sunk and the world
looks punk.
1t takes those good, old Carter's Little
Liver Pills to get these two pints of bile
flowing freely to make you feel up and
up" Amazing in making bile flow freely.
Ask for Carter's Little Liver Pills by name.
10f and 25f. Stubbornly refuse anything else.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Burglars Land in Jail
Because They Talked
Too Much on the Job
Debute Over What
They Should Take
Awokens Occupant

Thanks to a loud discussion last
night as to what articles ina sup
posedly unoccupied house at 1926
Sixteenth street NV. should be
stolen, three would-be burglars are
in police custody.
Their debate awoke Harold Park,
Is. who had gone to bed early be-
cause of cold. Mr.. Park, sleeping
in his rear upstairs bedroom, was
reused about pm by voices down.
stairs. He thought his younger
brother might have brought in some
friends, so he went back to sleep.
Once again the voices awakened
him. This time they came from
the next room-his sisters room.
Knowing something was amiss Mr..
Park eased barefoot to the wall and
listened.
Police Act Quickly.
Lets take this" an unfamiliar
male voice said.
LNoy tliClC 1Cll lOO1ll III lllS SulL
case" replied another man.
How about this?" suggested still
third stranger.
When he had heard enough to
convince him that burglars were at
work, Mr.. Park slipped on his bath
robe, picked up his wallet and pat
tered silently down the back stairs.
He crossed the lawn to a neighbors
residence and telephoned police.
Patrol cars pulled up in front of
the house within a few minutes.
Policemen Wilbur L. Sherer, C. F..
Bradley, L. D. Peyton and P. G..
Dawson swiftly surrounded the Park
residence, entered front and rear
doors.
$500 Loot Found in Bag.
The prowlers were rounded UP:
one was under a table, one in a
closet on the second floor, the other
attempting to hide in a corner. In
Mr.. Parks Gladstone bag-ap-
parently the suit case the intruders
were filling while they debated what
its contents should be-was found
5000 worth of jewelry and several
articles of clothing.
Mr.. Park, who is employed by the
Park Transfer Co.. owned by his
father, William A. Park, said today
that his cold isn't much better.
Maybe it's because of walking
around in my bare feet" he ex-
planned. "Or perhaps it's because
my rest was disturbed
The three men, all with prison
records according to police, were
being held for investigation. One
was released from an Atlanta Fed
eral penitentiary recently. Another
just completed a stay at Lorton
Reformatory. All three are taciturn
today.
*We talked too much last night"
one commented.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Line to Continue Lower
Fares for u. S. Workers

The United States Lines Co. has
filed a statement announcing con-
tinuance of the so per cent reduc-
ton in fares for Government en-
ployes and members of their
immediate families for the second
saNings of the passenger liners
Washington and Manhattan in their
intercoastal service, it was an
nounced yesterday by the United
States Maritime Commission.
The tariff permits the rate reduc-
ton on the sailing of the Washing
ton from New York August 80 and
the sailing of the Manhattan from
New York September IA. The
Washington will arrive in San
Francisco September IA, leave San
Francisco September II and arrive
back in New York on October i.
The Manhattan will arrive in San
Francisco September 20, leave San
Francisco October and arrive back
in New York October 16.
Evening star., 1940-08-09

exactly IS minutes-from the time I
began to write until he was ready
for the publisher" the author added.
Another Work on Way.
Mr.. Leaf, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles w. Leaf of 4707 Connecticut
avenue, now "a years old and resi-
dent of Greenwich, Conn, has writ
ten several popular sellers since he
penned Ferdinand" in 1886.
He revealed that another of his
works, John Henry David will be
published In September.
'It's the story of kid who likes
to play baseball and do other things
that normal youngsters do and at
the same time likes to think. It's
designed to convey to children the
stupidity of the idea many kids
have that to be strong is to be
tough It's meant to teach them
that they can be strong and big
and still be kind"
Mr.. Leaf. who was born in the
little town of Hamilton, Md, now
a part of Baltimore, lived most of
his life in Washington. He gradu-
ated from the University of Mary
land in 1927 and subsequently en-
tered Harvard University in search
Of his masters degree in English.
Taught in Prep School.
He left Harvard, however, before
obtaining his degree and taught in
preparatory school for three years
and then accepted a position with
the F. A. Stokes Publishing Co., of
which he is now a. director.
In his talk before the All Club
members at College Park this
morning he talked primarily of
traffic safety. and told his audience,
use your own good horse sense
and strive to promote s. Wy.
"One of the main difficulties in
promoting traffic safety is the dull
aspect of safety rules. Then, too,
there is a human streak in all of
us that tempts us to do the 'dont's'
instead of the prescribed dos
However, if YOU use your own good
horse sense you'll get along all
right"
It was Mr.. Leafs first visit to the
College Park campus he left Is
years ago.
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Round-WorId Trip on Freighter
Led to ferdinand the BuU
Author of Fumous
Story Speaks to
600 at Maryland U.

But for a youths consuming de-
sire ito find out what makes people
tick" that hero of millions of old
and young alike, Ferdinand the
Bull" might never have been Gre
ated.
Munro Leaf, former Washing
tonian and graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland, today said it
was this curiosity that led him into
the field of writing where he pro-
duced the now famous peace-loying
animal
Perched atop desk in the admin
istration offices of his alma mater,
where he had come to address more
than 900 boys and girls attending
the twenty-second annual All Club
week, Mr.. Leaf told the story be-
hind Ferdinand"
I'm college I always had a great
curiosity to find out what makes
people tick so when I finished
school I beat around the world on
freighter, observing the people
of various countries and mentally
jotting down my observations.
Stories With a Moral.
II finally was offered an oppor-
sunity to enter a publishing COM
pany in New York, and did bit of
writing, bringing into my stories the
observations 1 had made during my
travels and attempting to weave into
them some moral, particularly some
point that would be beneficial to
children.
1T was while I was doing this that
Ferdinand was created. I was at
home in New York at the time and
one Sunday afternoon I just sat
down at my typewriter, began to
bang the keys and out came 'Ferdi-
nand.'"
Mr.. Leaf said he had never
thought of Ferdinand" until
the moment he started to write,
and that, unlike most writers, he had
no plot already prepared when he
began to evolve the famous bull
which preferred to sit and smell the
flowers to fighting.
'The creation of Ferdinand took
Evening star., 1940-08-09
Weed Control Experiment
Will Start on Monday

A series of Weed-control expert
ments will be started Monday in Ma
tional Capital Parks, aimed at what
officials termed the "pestiforous and
ubiquitous crab grass, broad-leaf
plantain and other intruders on
park lawn areas.
Areas in Dupont Circle, Palisades
Playground, Lincoln Memorial Plaza,
Columbia Island, West Potomac
Park and the Langdon Recreation
Center will be treated officials said
today. A single application of
arsenic acid solution will be used in
the experiment. If necessary, the
treatment will be repeated next
spring.
Park officials said that the use of
acid spray would kill the weeds,
leaving the areas brown temporarily
The true grass roots, however, will
not be affected, and the elimination
of the wild plants will enable the
good grasses to stage a comeback.
This weed-control work is part of
the f1ve-year turf experimental pro-
gram now being conducted in the
National Capital Parks under the di-
rection of DR.. John Monteith, di-
rector greens section, United States
Golf Association. He has been ap-
pointed collaboration at-large with
the National Park Service.