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The Key West citizen., 1940-12-16
BOX OF HOMEMADE GOODIES
CARRIES LOT OF SEASONAL CHEER

ANDER GEORGE
NUT BRITTLE keepS fresh inlg
time and is a good traEcler BaL
gently, without stIEmE- ] CID
sugar, l-2 cup water When suue
of the candy clicks II culd 49,
ter. remove the pan from rhe
heat. Mix IN 2 tablespoons bu--
ter, 2-3 cup chopped nuts an1
l-S teaspoon each Of salt and So
da. Beat well and quickly p1E
into a buttered baking sheet or
table top. Mark into squares and
break apart when cool Any nuts
will do. but ! suggest the mIK-
ture of shaved Brazil nuts and
pecans.
PANOcHE. delicate IN lzEur
and creamy IN texture. uzkes
many friends among holiday
groups. Boil gently. stirring fre-
quietly. 2 cups dark brown 81
gar, ! cup sugar, , Tablespoons
butter, l1-2 cups milk. and Is
teaspoon salt When 3 son hzl
forms IN cold water. take -he
candy from the meal and ler z
stand 20 minutes Add 3 teaspoon
of vanilla and beat until thlck
and cool Pour onto . burtered
pan. Flatten the TOP and cover
with chopped peanuts, Glberfs o.
black walnuts. Pack II . covered
box and keep cool
Another special Is NEL1Sz
TOFFEE. rich. delicious n ia
vor and crunchy- Boil 3 minute
without stirring. ! - CUPS 81
gar. l-s teaspoon cream q tar
tar and a cup Of milk STR an IL
cup butter and cook until me
candy is light brown and forms
a hard ball IN cold water SIR
several times 10 pTeveIt scurrh-
ing. Add a teaspoon 0f vanilla CT
rum and pour into q buftered pan
busted with chopped nuts Lell-
ed sweet chocolate can b. puuT-
ed over the top Of the cooled
toffee.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-16

Hcnky-tonks may be all right in a
honky-tonk town but not in Key West
They should be relegated to the outskirts.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-16

If the thermometer drops suddenly
lse stronger nail.
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-16
DREssED-uP POTATOES

To dress UP baked potatoes:
Use an apple 1eorer to make 4
holes IN @esth potaHe. Stuff with
cut link sausages and bake.
This is the way to make corn
bread stGffing: Bake cornbread
the usual way, but omit any
sweetening. Cool and crumble
with the fingers and substitute
the cornbread crumbs for half the
amount of white bread called for
IN the dressing recipe.
Ccoked beets in straws or slices
give extra flavor and gay color
to fresh ve~etable or cabbage
salad Cool the beets and chill
them before cutting.
Here is a flash" on what to
serve with tomato juice cocktail
or fish appetizers. Mash half a
The Key West citizen., 1940-12-16

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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
ITALIANS LEAVING
SOUTHERN BASES
Continued From Page One)

even foresee that the position O.
the Italian army will become more
and more difficult"
There are several important
facts" he said in resume.
1.-THE enemy in order to avoic
enlightenment is retreating. We
have been able to observe hi s
movements from Santi Quarants
(Porto Edda) toward Chimara.
from Argirocastro toward Tepele'
nj, from Premet toward Klisoura
Abandon Emplacements
"Generally the enemy is retreat.
ing from the places where he tried
stubbornly to maintain himself. Re.
garding Premet there two
facts: first, on the Premet front
the Italians have abandoned en-.
placements called the Lousnia ano
have fled toward the west. The
second fact of great importance is
that north of Premet we have sue.
ceeded in occupying the Frasheri
mountain range.
This new success is in itself
important in view of the fact thai
the F'rasheri position is a junction
Of mountain chains and passes.
"It was necessary to dislodge
the Italians and that was done aft
err a battle which ended in an Ital.
ian rout.
I'm the Pogradetz area Con the
northern 'front.' up to yesterday
the enemy defended himself stub
bornly on the heights northwest OF
Pogradetz but today they we're no
longer able to continue resistance
and we drove them out. The enemy
sustained heavy losses, leaving
many prisoners and war material
including three guns in our hands,
AS early as dawn this morning
the Greeks were officially declared
to be in Porto Edda's outskirts anc
during the day their artillery went
into action to cover the road run
ming from that seaport northeas'
some 20 miles to Argirocastro. Ital
ian resistance, which the Greek
command already h a d officially
characterized as failing, was sale
to have been thus even more near
ly broken.
From the center of the front
Greek accounts told a similar story
of success: it was said that new
mountainous positions in that sec
tor had been occupied and tina
Greek field pieces had been set uI
to shell the Italian emplace
ments.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
WEATHER.
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-R-Weath-
rainfall for the "a hours ending 3 n ny m.
Station rs, " +. liz
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
TORPEDO
BRITISH CRUISERS
Continued From Page One)

Meanwhile, Italians born in 1921
were called up for service in the
army for the regular two-year con
scription period, adding 200,0 900 more
men to the 100000 already under
arms.
The raid on the Crete base, estab-
lished by the British when they went
to the aid of Greece, was similar to
the attack by British torpedo planes
on laramie harbor Nov. II. Premier
Mussolini acknowledged three of his
warships were damaged, one Of them
extensively, at laramie and insisted
the British lied when they reported
the Gripping of half Of Italy's six
%battlesEips and four other wal yes
sells.
On the Albanian battlefront, the
high command declared that italian
troops held their own against artil-
l-ery-protected Greek assaults and
that Fascist forces themselves were
on the offensive in some sectors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
CONSPIRACY TO
CONTROL NITRATE
PRICES CHARGED
CONTINUED From Page One)

Of the attorney generals office
said, on an investigation of fertl-
lizers which started in 1888.
The indictments charged that the
alleged C S r e S existed
through restrictive and secret con-
tracts with producers and market
ers of various nitrates throughout
the world, including such countries
as Canada, England, Norway, SWe-
den, Switzerland, Germany, Po-
land, Belgium, Japan and Chile.
The n~itrates which the defend
ants allegedly conspired to control
are used as fertilizers in agricul-
ture, steel mill operations, g a S
plants, water works and other in
dustries.
Named in the indictments were
the following corporations: Allied
Chemical and Dye company, E. I.
du Pont de Nemours anG company,
the Barrett company, Semet-Sol-
way company, Imperial Chemical
Industries IN. " Ltd, Anglo
Chilean Nitrate Corp. (Chile), Lau-
taro Nitrate Co. Ltd. Great Brit
ain), Chilean Nitrate Sales Corp,
Synthetic Nitrogen Products Corp,
Chilean Nitrate and Iodine Sales
Corp. (Chile), all with headquar-
r in New York, and the Solvay
Process company, Syracuse, N. Y.
Most of the individuals named
are officers and employees of the
defendant corporations. Some OF
the individual and corporate de-
PENDANTS were named in at least
two indictments.
One of the indictments, No. 6 in
the series, named only Rudolph
1lgner, not otherwise identified, on
a charge of obstructing Justice dur
ing the grand jury Investigations
by allegedly ordering the destruc-
ton of the books and records of
Chemyco, Inc, to prevent their
falling into the hands OF the grand
jury.
Deny Charges
The Allied Chemical and Dye
company and its subsidiaries, the
Barrett company, S e ~ e Solvay
company and the Solvay Process
company, issued a statement deny
ing charges against them.
The Chilean Nitrate Sales cor
poration also issued a statement
denying "in every respect the re-
ported charges made against it by
the department of justice in it's in
dictment against the nitrogen in
dustry."
Medley G. B.. Whelpley, presi-
ent of the Anglo-C Chilean Nitrate
corporation and the Lautaro Nj
trate company, Ltd, said in a
statement that the two companies
were engaged solely, in production
and under Chilean law the export
was handled exclusively by the
Chilean Nitrate and Iodine Sales
corporation, (which is a quasi-gov-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
10 SPEED DELIVERY

BUCHAREST, Dec. a @ - In
creased railroad, highway a n d
pipeline construction to speed up
delivery of oil to Germany was
foreseen in informed circles as
the immediate result of the sign
ing of the Rumanian-German trade
treaty in Berlin today.
The announcement of the treaty
conceded with Rumania's expro-
priation of all oil pipelines, re-
servoirs, pumping stations and the
land on which they are situated
in a decree that would include
the Romano Americana properties
owned by Standard Oil company
of New Jersey. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
A Three Days
Cough is Your
Danger Signal

Chronic bronchitis may develop if
your cough, chest cold, or acute bron-
cAltlS is not treated and you cannot
afford to take nance with anymedi-
cine less potent than Creomulsion
which goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laoen ph!egm and aid nature to
ESoothe and heal raw, tender, infameo
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomulsion blends lockwood
creo8ote oyspecial process with other
,lme tested medicines for coughs.
It contains no narcotics.
NO matter how many medicines
YOU nave tried, tell your druggist to
HI you a bottle of Creomulsion with
NE UNDERSTANDING you must like the
way II quickly allays the cough, per-
aHllng rest and sleep, or you are tc
nave your money back. (Adv.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
10IINTY REVENUE
TOTALS $4,000
u,othIy Report Of orrell
''c shovs $4,000 Expended
During November

r,s New Hanover county govern
.nsctea $37,9O9.94 and expend-
f0'' -, soo4e during November the
ed <Y .,oort OF ]. A. Orrell, coun-
MONTH"; a., disclosed yesterday.
Y a0'' notv had a cash balance on
l.' S~rf5.l2S.42 at the close OF the
han' % orrell reported, as compared
r'a'l ,iSo mS.q4 at the beginning of
tb1 , a,Y,irar items of receipts were
Pun. follows; property taxes
lstea -. hack taxes, S~4,99S.66; re
''' w.. court. $1,S53,25; and from
"Eds' vorra Carolina, $S,o37.25.
'ta,e =" disbursements of the coun-
'. -arernment during the month IN
~ '1,5 59 general election, 2's92.7 70;
1 I',s,y aid, %s3.669.4z; airport ST.
oD,,a' scbooI funds, extended term,
5000. hnildinss. s19.199.41.
'0p. bome, Se.37i.S9: health fund,
o'' ,'t "a. old age assistance funds,
= . .Ss1. aid to dependent children
|'','t % aGy. se public welfare depart
i'!u' q fq5.St: county home build
Ull4ttf
;,r fund. $l.9l3.49-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
JONES DECLARES
BRITAIN GOOD
RISK FOR LOANS
Continued From Page One)

o1AI L dSC o1lO(
at low rates, as a means of aiding
the British, taking as collateral
their gold, as well as their security
holdings here, in Canada or else.
where"
Eccles released what he termed
a full and correct text of his
speech before the national indus
trial conference board. He said
he was doing this because Gin
correct and misleading accounts
had appeared.
Another major development
bearing on aid to Britain occurred
when Senator George D-Ga), new
chairman of the senate foreign re-
lations committee, told reporters
that United States war materials
factories should be placed on a
24-hour day and the whole arms
production program stepped up to
a wartime" pace because ma
terial aid to Britain must be given
quickly if it is to be most effective.
He was speaking about arms pro-
duction solely, not about loans.
All these developments followed
an extraordinary meeting at the
treasury yesterday, attended by
nine high government officials, and
called, it "a said today, to dis
cuss Philips mission in advance
of his arrival in the city.
In view of the continuing stress
that has been placed upon claims
that England must have financial
assistance if she is to buy here
the implements with which to stand
off the Nazi attackers, many saw
that question, and the controversy
attached to it, quickly approaching
the boiling point.
How soon a decision could be
expected a problematical, and
some thought the Presidents alb
sense from the city on a fort
nights Caribbean cruise indicated
that nothing would be done i'm
m~ediately, although it was taken
as a foregone conclusion that Of
ficials here were keeping him adj
vised of developments in detail.
Two statutes, the Johnson act
and the neutrality law, prohibit
loans to Great Britain, except that
some officials interpret them as
having no application to two great
pools of money here from which
stable loans could be drawn. They
are the treasury's sterilization
fund, and the reconstruction f.
nance corporation.
Proposals to repeal the johnson
law and the neutrality laws ban
on credits to belligerent nations
have been made by some legisla-
tors. Since a congressional bloc
has served notice it would fight
the r~egealers, a considerable
length of time m obviously
elapse before explicit action can
be taken. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
GERMAN BOMBERS
ATTACK MIDLANDS
CONTINUED From Page One)

center of a town in that section to
light the way for the high explo-
sives that followed.
There was damage to both
houses and stores, but in the ag-
gregate it was described as light.
Anti-aircraft guns were active all
through the Midlands area.
Raiders were reported over
southwest England and Wales.
London, too, did not escape, al.
though the all clear sounded al
midnight.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
% ARRESTED IN
DRIVE ON LOCAL
NUMBERS RACKET
routirucd From Page One)

,..r1ing. James Hall, Carrie HAYES
,1orbert CUNNINGHAM m, Walter
rr,on,as. David Mckay, Taft Peter
.m, Henry Pace, Joe Davis, Hazel
l,,.g 1ames Rboe, Charles w. West
sr,o; David HAYES, Leroy Harriss,
ro.spb galloway, Arthur Bennett,
rorrfe Cowan and James Davis, ali
negroes.
Tboncb all the defendants will be
..red before recorders court this
warning. it was anticipated last
rirt+ that practically all of
No eases will he continued to give
-fa officers an opportunity to delve
through the materials seized in the
raid yesterday.
Two negroes. who will be state wit
7ssses, were held on vagrancy war
r7p+c
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05

ernmental instrument of the Chill
can government"
The first indictment, which
named AZ foreign corporations and
65 individuals as co-conspirators in
addition to those indicted, charged
conspiracy to fix prices and con
trol production and marketing of
fertilizer nitrogen. of all types; the
second, conspiracy to restrain
trade and fix prices in ammonia
solutions; the third, a similar con-
spiracy in the domestic and i'm.
port trade of sulphate, of ammonia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
Jolly Junior Club Will
Hold Meeting Tonight

The Jolly Junior club will hold
its monthly business meeting to-
night at the Junior Order hall al
7:3O pm. it was announced last
night.
All members are urged to be
present as important business will
be discussed and the election of of.
ficers for the next year will be
held, 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
DIR. LEMUEL SELF

b CHARLOTTE, Dec. 4-R- DR..
Lemuel Lester Self, 81, prominent
Cherryville physician, died today
at the Charlotte Eye, Ear, Nose
and Throat hospital. He had been
in declining health for a year.
The funeral will be held at the
Methodist church in C~herryville
Friday at 2:30 P. M. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
GERMANY, RUMANIA
SIGN TRADE PACT
Continued From Page One)

(COntlnued From Page Une1
the new Europe" and, 1.-THE strug-
gle with Britain for access to Bal
kan products ends in another Ger
man triumph"
The Germans maintained, how
ever, that the significance of the
step transcribed the needs of war,
saying that the basis for postwar
trade thus was being established.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-05
HOFY WILL SPEAK

RALEIGH. Dec. 4.-lR-Gover-
nor Hoey will speak in New York
city Friday night at the annual
banquet of the Southern Society.
Mrs. Hoev and their daughter,
Miss Isabel Hoey, will also at
tord l
Evening star., 1940-01-15
City News in Brief
TODAY.

Meeting, Senators Club of Catho-
lie University, Wardman Park Hotel,
8 pm.
Dance, Catholic Daughters of
America, Wardman Park Hotel, 10
pm.
Meeting. Washington Association
of ANA teur Cinematographers
Mount Pleasant Library, 8 pm.
Banquet, Manresa Retreat League,
Willard Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Democratic Women's Ma
tional Council. Willard Hotel. 8 pm.
Meeting, District Federation of
Federal Employees, Willard Hotel, 8
pm.
Meeting, Washington Airmail So
ciety, Thomson Community Center.
8 pm.
Meeting, Army and Navy Union
Presidents Garrison. No. 104 AM
bassador Hotel, 8 pm.
Meeting, General Accounting Of
flee Employees Union of the District
of Columbia. Raleigh Hotel. 7 pm.
Meeting, District of Columbia
Bankers Association, Raleigh Hotel
8 pm.
Meeting, Railroad Retirement
Board, Annapolis Hotel pm
Meeting. Woodbridge Stamp Club,
Taft Junior High School, 7 pm.
Meeting, Tau Beta Phi, MayfloWer
Hotel, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
By WILL p. KENNEDY,

Members of Congress and Capitol
officials today are Offering con-
gratulations to a veteran employe,
Charles E. Fairman, chief clerk in
the Office of the Architect of the
Capitol and Art Curator, who quiet
ly closed his desk Saturday after
noon and made a trip to Alexandria
and was married. The Rev. DR..
Pierce L. Ellis, minister of the Bap-
tist Church, officiated. The bride
is Mrs. Louise Hartley Wassell, the
former wife of an Arkansas Judge,
protege Of the late Senate Leader
Joseph T. Robinson. She is first
vice president of the National
League of Penwomen. member of
the Authors Club of America and a
member of the Newspaper Women's
Club of Washington.
Mr.. Fairman is in his 86th year.
This is his third marriage. He has
lived in Washington more than go
years and has a summer place in
Fairfax, Va. He and his bride are
leaving soon for trip to Mexico.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Fairman have
been affiliated with The Star. Mr..
Fairman's first newspaper work
was on The Star. He did a series
of feature articles in 1893. Later
he contributed articles on art and
photography to The Star, and was
at ore time art editor and critic
on the Washington Times. For
many years he has been a con-
tributor to national magazines.
Mrs. Fairman came to Washington
to represent newspaper syndicate.
For three years she worked on The
Stars womans page. in the Sunday
department. and did "Historygrams'
on the children's page.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
New Drive for j. ).
Tax on Chain Stores
Launched by Patman
House Member Confident
Of Vote on Proposal
At This Session

By the Associated Press.
A new campaign for enactment Of
a Federal tax on chain stores waa
launched today by Representative
Patman. Democrat, Of Texas, long
time advocate of such = levy.
Expressing belief that his pro-
posal could be brought to 4 vote at
this session, Mr.. Patman said he
had talked with Chairman Dough-
ton of the House Ways and Means
Committee and that plans would be
worked out soon for perhaps two
weeks Of hearings. The committee
refused last year to consider his bill
The Texan asserted that II 1t was
brought to the floor not more than
Is members would vote against his
bill.
The measure, introduced in the
first session of this Congress, would
levy a graduated tax on retail out
lets Of chain stores beginning with
$50 on each one in excess Of 10 and
ranging up to $1,000 each In excess
Of 500. In addition, this would be
multiplied by the number Of other
States in which q company con-
Quoted its business. Mr.. Patman
said that only about 20 major chain
systems would be seriously affect
ed" by his proposal.
He asserted that he would elimi-
nate from the bill q section emempt-
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Reorganization

and rentals as the Commissioners
may impose for the construction of
tunnels and the laying of conduits
and pipes in the alleys, streets and
avenues in the District of Columbia
under the jurisdiction of the Com
missioners
9. "All laws now in force and ef-
feet for the condemnation of streets
as laid down on the plan of the
permanent system of highways for
the District of Columbia shall be
applicable to the condemnation of
land for the extension. widening
and Strengthening of all streets
within the District of Columbia
10. ITO make, adopt and enforce
regulations requiring the proprietors
of machines used for vending of
merchandise in any form to pay
an annual license fee to be pre-
scribed by the Commissioners for
each machine owned or operated
by the proprietor of such machine.
Lawmaking Powers.
II. ITO enact reasonable regula-
tions to secure and promote the
general welfare of the inhabitants
of the District, by them deemed
proper for the safety, health, peace.
good order, comfort, convenience
and morals of the District.
IL. To erect, maintain and oper-
ate such laboratories, testing plants
and manufacturing plants as in the
discretion of the Commissioners are
deemed desirable for the perform
ance of essential municipal func-
tions.
13. To restrain and punish va
grants. mendicants and street beg.
gars.
IA. ITO make and adopt rules and
regulations concerning the control
and management of the fiscal and
municipal affairs of the District.
Is. To make and adopt rules and
regulations concerning the control
and management of all property,
real and personal, belonging to the
District.
Is. ITO grant pardons and respite
for oftenses against the laws of the
District or regulations promulgated
by virtue of any such laws of the
District.
II. "To make, adopt and enforce
regulations for the regulation.
licensing and revocation of licenses
of persons. firms and corporations
engaged within the District in the
business of heating and air-con-
ditioning contracting"
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Mrs. Leon Foote Dies
At Georgia Home

Mrs. Leon Robertson Foote, for
mer Washingtonian and widely
known church worker among Meth
odists in the South, died at her De-
catur (Ga) home Saturday night,
1t was learned here today.
Mrs. Foote, who had lived In the
District during the World War Pc
riod and participated in the work
Of the Francis Asbury Methodist
Church, had been i'll for several
months. Besides her husband, WAL
ter w. Foote, Mrs. Foote is survived
by a sister, Mrs. Howard Elgin Of
Washington.
Funeral services were to be held
this afternoon in Milledgeville, Ga.
Evening star., 1940-01-15
Foirmon, Capitol Architects
Aide, Weds Mrs. WusseII

MIR. Fairman has been employed
In the Capitol for 81 years. HeOas
been best known in recent years for
his series of books on the art work
in the Capitol Building.
He came to Washington to settle
pension claims for old friends In
Vermont, and was so successful that
this business grew and he became
one of the best-known pension
claims agents in the country.
Meanwhile he had studied law and
toQk his degree from Columbian
(now George Washington) Univer-
sity.
While still art editor on 4 WASH
ington newspaper he was consulted
by Elliott Woods, then In charge of
the Capitol Building. regarding some
Of the art work in the Capitol, and
as a result of that interview Mr..
Woods urged him to accept a per-
manent position In the Capitol in
charge of the art work there. On
the death of John WEIGH, chief clerk
in the architects ofhce, in 1921, Mr..
Fairman was appointed his success
sor. Several years ago Congress
passed a special law that he be kept
on the rolls. in spite Of his advanced
age. far beyond the retirement
limit. just as long as David Lynn,
the architect, desires to retain his
services.
For many years Mr.. Fairman has
resided at 325 U street NV.