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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Bankhead
To Illness
State Funeral Is Planned In
House Today, Rayburn
To Succeed Him
|FDR TO ATTEND RITES
Body To Be Taken To Ala
bama AS House Recesses
For Three Days

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. -R -
President Roosevelt will attend
funeral services in Alabama for
Speaker William B. Bankhead, who
died of an internal hemorrhage
early today.
The White House announced that
the President would leave for Jas
per, Ala, aboard his special train
Immediately after a state funeral
for the speaker to be held in the
house chamber tomorrow.
Rayburn to Preside
Sam Rayburn of Texas, now the
house democratic leader, will be
elevated to the speakership and
will preside over the services at
the capitol at noon eastern STAN
dard Time.
They will be conducted by the
chaplain OF the house over ahich
Bankhead had presided since 1886.
Immediately afterward a special
tain will take the body to Ala
bama, accompanied by 50 Of Bank:
heads colleagues in the house and
a number of senators. The house
will recess for three days.
The President will travel on an
other train. Dedicatory exercises
for the new Washington airport
Tuesday, at which Mr.. Roosevelt
was to have spoken, were post
pned.
The journey will mark the third
time the President has attended
the funeral of a speaker since the
start of his administration. He
went to Illinois for services for
Henry T. Rainey in 1884 and to
Tennessee for Joseph w. Byrns'
rites two years later.
The chief executive was cruising
on the Potomac when the speaker
died but was notified Immediately
by radio. He said that in Bank
heads death every American
loses a tried and proven friend OF
our system of government" a n d
hundreds of tributes came also
from others.
Bankhead, a soft-spoken, gentle
man of 66, died suddenly at 1:3s
m. (EST). His last illness be-
gan Tuesday while he was in Bal
t,more t oaddress a political rally.
He tainted just before his speech
was to be delivered and al. that
time DR.. George W. Calver, capt.
toll physician, announced that he
had suffered an "excrutiating at
tack of sciatica."
After the speakers death, Cal
yer said that actually a blood YES
sci in Bankhead's abdomen had
rputured, adding that he withheld
the true diagnosis to avoid any
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
National Guard Units
M0veIntOEncampment
Control OF Men Passes
From State To Federal
Government

Wilmington's national guard
units-now a part Of the United
States regular army-wil move
into their temporary camping posi-
tons in various parts OF the city
this morning as a years training
period is opened.
The temporary camps will last
approximately 10 days, or until def
mite travel orders r received from
Fourth Corps Area headquarters IN
Atlanta, Ga.
manding officer of the local
Between 400 and 500 men in Will
mington will be affected by the
move, including scores of new men
who have joined within the past
several weeks.
During the ten-day period, they
will complete recruiting activities
and prepare further for the active
duty ordered for them and thous-
ands of others throughout the coun-
try by President Roosevelt in the
nations preparedness program.
Capt. r. B. Rodman, COM
manding officer of Company A,
lO5th Medical regiment, yes
terday was promoted to the
rank of major and remains as
signed temporarily as COM
mading officer of the local
medical company, according
to an Associated Press dis
patch received here last night.
The promotion was one of Is
announced yesterday by Ad-
jutant General j. Van B.
Nets.
All in Wilmington, as well as in
North Carolina, are members OF
either the Both division or the 252nd
coast artillery. All but members OF
the coast artillery regiment will
encamp at Fort Jackson, S. c., with
the exception of one unit, which
will go to Fort Screven, Ca, the
252nd will train at Fort Moultrie,
S. C.
In Wilmington and throughout
the state, guard officers and men
last night were busy with last min
ute plans for the mobilization. At
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
CAR DEATHS PROBE
PLANNED TUESDAY
Coroner Caison To Conduct
Inquest Into Marlowe,
Rogers Deaths

SOUTHPORT, Sept. 15.-An in
uest into the deaths of Bertram
Marlowe and Albert Rogers, of
Southport, who were killed in an
automobile accident here Saturday
night, will be held at the Bruins
wick county courthouse Tuesday
night at 7:3O o'clock, Coroner John
G. Caison announced tonight.
Marlowe, about 80, and Rogers.
about As, died from injuries re-
ceived when their car was struck
by an automobile driven by Joe
Suggs, negro of Southport, on the
outskirts of the town.
Suggs was badly injured but is
expected to ecover He has been
placed under arrest and is being
held at the j. Arthur Dosher Me-
mortal hospital.
Members of the coroner's jury
are: M. M. Pigott, G. w. Fisher,
J. D. Erikson, r. F. Plaxco, j. b..
Mercy and l.. W. Clemmons.
Funeral arrangements for the
two men had not been definitely
tonight
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
DRAFT COSTS NOW
FACING CONGRESS
Leaders Make Plans To
Provide About $780,
100000 For Consumption

WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. -R-
Congressional leaders made plans
today for prompt provision OF
about 81, 500, 900, 900 to pay costs of
the nations first peacetime mill
tary draft.
It is expected that President
Roosevelt will sign the Burke
Wadsworth CONSUMPTION bill, CIV
en- it's final congressional okay yes
terday, within the next day or two
and issue the proclamations fix
ing the dates on which approx
mately Is, 500, 900 men between the
ages of Il and SO will have to
register for military service.
Funds Necessary
Congress must provide the nee
essary funds, however, before the
army can proceed with induction
of men for a years military train
ing. Therefore, despite plans for
a three-day recess of the house
for Speaker Bankhead's funeral,
acting Chairman Woodrum O-Va)
said his appropriations ubbcom-
mittee would begin hearing testl-
mony from War department OIL
Gals tomorrow morning, as sched-
uled, their estimates of the amount
needed to finance the draft.
WASHINGTON, Sept. IS. -
undr the CONSUMPTION bill will
be allowed to defer the start
of their military service I'M
til July 1, 1871, if they desire.
this privilege is accorded on
" to those now enrolled in col
lege or who enroll before next
Jan. l..
All college students coming
within the draft ages will be
required to register.
Less than an hour after congress
dispatched the CONSUMPTION bill
to the White House for his sigma
ture yesterday, the president SUD-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16

KENVIL, N. j., Sept. 15.-R-
A sheriff's force raided the Ger
man-American Bund camp at And
over and a Dies committee inves-
tigator searched employees lockers
at the Hercules Powder company
plant here today as sequels to an
explosion which took at least 48
kiveS.
Sheriff Denton J. Quick of Sus-
sex county deputized e ightee
smalltown police chiefs and swept
down on Camp Nordlan, where he
said they seized subversive liter
AZURE and a rifle equipped with
telescope sights.
He then came here to check
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
CONDITIONAL AID
OFFER WITHDRAWN
All-India Party Working
Committee Adopts Resolu-
ton Blaming England

BOMBAY, Sept. IS Up The
working committee Of the All-In'
dia congress party adopted a reso-
luton today withdrawing a condi-
tional offer to cooperate with Brit
ain in the prosecution of the war.
The resolution, which must be
ratified by the All-India congress
committee, CONDEMNED the action
of the British government in TAX
ing India into the war without pre-
vious consultation.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, who dis
agreed with the offer in the first
place, was invited to resume his
leadership of the party with power
to "guide it in any action that
should be taken"
Gandhi earlier had approved a
resolution to be submitted to the
party committee expressing sym
pathy with Britain for her 'brav-
cry and endurance" and disclaim-
ing any desire to extend at present
the passive resistance to British
rule in India.
The resolution states the opinion
of the congress, however, that
Britain "has no intention of rec
ognizing midas independence"
1t was presented to the con-
gress committee numbering 300
party executives gathering today
from every corner of India.
Gandhi is expected to make a
personal appeal that the party
bide it's time in the independence
campai9n.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Senate Race
Promising
Photo-Finish
D e mpsey Is Leading
Chavez In New Mexico By
Approximately 1,700
161 BOXES TO REPORT
SO OF These Are Reported
To Be Chavez
Strongholds
(By The Associated Press)

ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, Sept. Is.
New Mexico democratic
race between Senator Den
mis- Chavez and Rep. j. J. Dempsey
headed tonight toward a photo-finish
to one of the most hotly contested
battles of state political annals.
With ISL Of New Mexico's 914
voting districts still unreported-99
of them in Chavez strongholds -
chung to a precarious
margin of approximately 1900 votes.
Twenty-four hours after the polls
closed yesterday in New Mexico's
first direct primary election, Demp-
sey had stood off a spectacular clos
ing squirt in which Chavez slashed
down a majority of 5000 Dempsey
ballots and went briefly into a razor.
edged lead.
Immediately. however, the white.
matched house champion of Sena-
tor Carl Hatch's clean politics" bill
forged again to the fore on the
strength of heavy returns from east.
ern state precincts.
The count, from 1853 voting divis-
ions showed: Chavez 4O,811, Demp-
sey 1854.
The outcome hinged on the COM
parative voting power and Chavez
Dempsey ratios Of the u%nreported
divisions, and-seemingly equally as
important-the variations which the
official canvasses will show from
the unofficial tabulations.
The closeness of the outcome
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
sill Await Main Force OF
Fascist Spearhead AS
GRAHAM Drives On
cAlNS DISCOUNTED
Italians Step Up Their
Operations In Air Along
With Land Movements
gv the Associated Press

DN I'M
rArRO, Sept. 15.-Italy's deep
.,;,o drive into Egypt and occu-
,,-ion of the sollum area was an
,rered today by the British Royal
Air Force with blasting attacks on
Fascist forces throughout the re-
zion.
The Raj said its attacks were
Dsuccessful'' and reported the
hmbing of moving troops, great
Ssmage to expeditionary equip
ment and the starting of many
fires in Italian-held territory.
The British still awaited t e
main force of the spearhead. War
shall Rodolfo Graziani's tr o p S
we're driving into a Mediterranean
coastal region of desert villages
vacated by British troops.
There was no indication as to
where the British would stiffen
their resistance, but they discount
ed the first Italian advances as
comprising only d2sert wastes.
The Italians stepped up their op-
eations in the air along with their
land movements.
Appeal Issued
As the Italian troops proceeded
further into the territory of an
Egypt with which Italy is not Of
tcially at war, young King Farouk
issued an appeal to Moslems IN
Egypt and all the world for col
lactive prayer for peace.
The monarch's message asked
Mohammedans to implore Allah to
extend his mercy throughout the
world and restore an era of peace
ard harmony, heal the wounds OF
humanity, to protect the Moslem
countries from all misfortune and
tesuscitate the prestige of Islam"
Egyptian officials announced
there would be no change in Cal
t0s blackout regulations for the
present.
Cairo, which the Egyptians hope
will be spared bombardment as an
open city, and a holy place to
Aoslems, is only partly d a r K.
breet lamps are dimmed but full
light is permitted to stream out
1f the windows of houses.
Alexandria, where the British,
leet is moored, has been bombed
eVeral times and has a full black
put.
As a whole. Cairo remained
GAIN in the face of invasion. The
populace carried on their activl-
yes with their customary light
neartedness.
There was widespread specula-
a0n as to whether the present
palan thrust constituted the first
'ep IN a general offensive or to
sAether it merely was a local OPP
lration.
Inc view was advanced by many
na' the desert drive is designed
pefely to hold the frontier and
Soyan territory by British light
InitS.
IheSe units have been raiding
,lce Italy entered the war with
CONSIDERABLE results, including the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Fair Enough
WESTBR03K PEd[ER
BY WEsTBROOK PEGLER

Not that ever feel any actual
need of corrooc-ation in my con-
victions-some of which are unique
not to say absurd-there is COM
fort, nevertheless, in an essay by
Clifford Ward of the News-Sentinel
of Fort Wayne, Ind, on the sub
ject of Hoosiery.
These dispatches recently ven
tured some observations on the
identifying characteristics, sartor-
ial and social, of the true Hoosier
by way Of refuting Harold Ickes'
charge that Wendell Willkie was
putting on an act in returning to
Elwood to make his acceptance
speech.
incidentally, in the same burst
of constructive craftsmanship Mr..
Ickes made a rather nasty refer
ence to John w. Davis, the Morgan
lawyer, as the last previous wall
street candidate" for the p%residen-
cy, and, Junior Oman that I am,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Mass Production Plan
To Be Used In Draft

Delaware-for example, will have
two reception centers-Fort Dix
and Fort Niagara.
The Fort Dix center may be the
model for the country-thanks to
two years study by a quiet, be-
specialized youn engineer Of Tren.
ton, -. j., Reserve Capt. L. P.
Thompson who made the problem
of recruit handling his spare time
hobby.
Heart of the Fort Dix system
expected to handle about 2,400 men
in 10 hours-is the recruit pro-
cessing building" a vast cement
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Camp Is Raided AS
Powder Blast Is PrObed

the Hercules payroll against a list
of persons believd to frequent the
Bund camp. Andover is about ten
miles from the plant, scene OF a
terrific powder explosion Thurs
day.
Robert B. Barker, special inves-
tigator for the house committee on
un-American activities, said ne
had searched such lockers as sur
vived fire and explosion for evil
dence that any workers belonged
to subversive groups. He declined
to discuss his findings, but said
they would be presented at a con-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
OUTER DISTRICTS HIT
Buckingham P a la c e Is
Again Hit; Oldest Hospital
Struck, Officer Injured
KING, QUEEN SAFE
Bombings Carried Out
From Hammersmith To
Kentish Coast
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON, Sept. 16.-Monday)-
London's steel circle of anti-air-
craft cannon blasted through the
moonlit heavens early today at an
increasing procession of German
warplanes after gunners and fight
err pilots had claimed destruction
of at least ITS of the Nazis partici-
pating in mass daylight attacks.
When night came, the Germans
shifted from these costly methods
to Individual timetable" visits at
1O-minute intervals. Then tn e
gradually stepped up these slightly
until the intermittent bark of Brit
ish guns became a steady roll that
shook the skies.
81 Per Minute
The staff man writing these lines
in the London office of the Asso-
c1ated Press counted 81 explosions
in one minute, some of which were
heavy enough to rattle the win
doWS.
Most of the detonations sounded
like guns firing but there also were
shell bursts and several that may
have been bomb explosions.
Reports from over the Metropol-
itan area showed most of the dam
age in the nights raid was caused
in the outer districts of London.
Bombs fell over a wide area, not
only in London but in the Midlands
and southeast and northeast Eng
land.
One of London's oldest hospitals
was struck, and the medical Off
Ger vas injured.
In the day raids, one of the de-
stroyed Germans was brought
down just outside the gates OF,
Buckingham palace after ~loosing
a new load Of time and fire-bombs
on the Royal residence.
King George and Queen Eliza
beth were away, and no casual
ties we're reported a m 6 the
household staff.
While the fires were being ex-
tinguished, a British fighter
bounced on the German plane,
shooting it literally to pieces.
The Nazi pilot fell dead on the
roof of a nearby building, his par
achute unopened. The Briton too
bailed out, and received a hero's
acclaim as he parachuted to a
yard in the neighborhood.
From Hammersmith in the West
of London, to the Kentish coast at
Beachy Head, the story was the
same:
British fighters tumbling nj
spinning and climbing in bitter
dogfights with the raiders.
Thirty British planes were &C.
knowledged lost, but 10 pilots were
reported saved.
Besides the heavy toll claimed
against the German raiders, the
British described a fierce thrust
back at Germany and at the Ger
front line of invasion" In
the channel ports of France, Hol-
land n Belgium Saturday night
and Sunday morning.
Raj bombers systematically"
sought out 1.-The German high COM
mand's invasion machine" said
the air ministry new service, and
wrought havoc upon it despite the
heavy storms in which lightning
struck planes and ice coated the
One Raj pilot attacking Ant
werp, Belgium, set afire a 5000
ton merchant ship and said he saw
more than 300 barges in the har-
oor-possibly the dagger point of
intended invasion. Ostend, too, was
to have been greatly
strengthened in the past week, and
was hit hard.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
Bv C, HALL

FORT DIX, N. j., Sept. 15.oR
When the nations young men are
called for training under the draft
bill they will find that the prin-
ciples of the "~speed-up' and mass
production have been combined to
whisk them into the army.
The draft reception centers being
set up in the nations nine army
corps areas are a far cry from
1917. Planning a streamlined fight
ing force, the army has already
modernized it's recruit reception
system. .
The Seconds Corps Area-cover-
ing New York. New Jersey and
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-16
WEATHER

fnoUstatn carolina: Fair Monday and
soN NS slightly cooler Monday after
l1S genealogical data for the "a hours
'"0 p. m. Yesterday.
La Temperature
b, II Is. d, n; 65; 7:30 a. m. 81; 1:3O p.
hiDim,,o ''@o p. m. rs; maximum 81
uNi Of; mean y; normal 70.
l.ao Humidity
b, e.. d; N. "a, 1870 a. m. 80; 1:30 p.
""' 1870 p. m. y,
Tot., Precipitation
bone. LOT - hours ending 1870 p. M,
Lilo inc cb.al since first of the month,
Tides For Today
svoh ----- 9:24a 4:16a
iasonboro tn,o. 9:27p Atop
Sunrise s 1882 1:26p
hse do o:o6a; sunset 6:1Sp; moon
'p' moonset 5:52a.
%stteyjl1s rear river stage at Fay
lo.s tne at 8 a. M, September 10,
'Son'lnued on Page Two)
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-05
Ambitious For An Education, Four Boys
Buy Lot, Building Own House For Residence

Initiative is not a thing of the
past, said Superintendent A. A.
Wood recently as he told of four
young men, DESTROYS of obtaining a
high school education and deter
mined to get it at any cost.
Mr.. Wood explained that Karl,
John and Albert Erhardt and Joe
Wallace worked this summer to
raise enough money to buy a quar-
ter acre on the Titman place. At
present they are living in a tent
on their land and are digging a
basement and getting ready for the
foundation of the house that will
be theirs while in high school, Karl
has three years left, and John, AL
bert and Joe have four years to at
tend.
According to present plans the
house will be one large room and
will be equipped with double deck
err beds. The boys being from ranch
homes are not novices in the art of
taking care of things around a
place, SO everything points to the
success of their venture.
1t is not often that four young
men SO full of ambition are found in
one spot and undoubtedly they will
not only make a success of their
high school careers but will carry
that training into the world as a
cushion to be used against Old Man
Hard Knocks.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-05
Committees
Plan Last
Fair Details
Parade at One O'clock Will
Start Thrilling Program OF
Entertainment.
EXHIBITS ARE OF
WIDE VARIETY

Last week a complete outline was
made for the Western Lincoln Coun-
ty Fair when members of the Az
ricultural Committee of the Com
mercial Club, and representatives
of the Grange, Farm Woman's Club,
Lions and Troy Commercial Club
met at the city hall.
Paul Church, Lions president, said
the parade would begin promptly
at one o'clock, forming on Lincoln
Blvd, facing west. The parade will
60 down Mineral avenue to Front
street, west to California and up
to the Moose hall. Here it will dis
band and the fair will officially
open.
All types of exhibits will be at
the Moose hall and at approximate
ly three o'clock the afternoon sports
will begin. Bicycle races, foot races
and other types of fun will be par
ticipated in by all and prizes will
be awarded These events will take
place on Main street Immediately
back of the Moose hall.
AT the exhibit hall the Farm
Woman's Club will have an ice
cream booth, the Junior Methodist
Aid will have an assortment OF
homemade candies and the fish
pond, the Grange will supervise q
hot dog stand and the Catholic ladies
are running bingo game.
In the evening several members
of the CCC camp and some local
boys will mix in a few boxing
matches. This event is scheduled
for 7 o'clock which will be followed
at 7:30 by band concert directed
by r. W. Sargent, instructor of mu-
sic at the school,
The entertainment will begin
promptly at o'clock at the grand
stand Of the Libby Recreational Gen.
ter. A. A. Wood and A. l.. Dean
have charge of this section Of the
show and according to all advance
notices. it will be something ex-
ceptional. A cavalcade of early Lin
coin county will be the main theme.
Fred Sandborn, agricultural agent
for the Great Northern, will arrive
here September Is to help the local
committees get the fair in shape and
will stay over for the full enter
tainment.
Following are the prizes being
offered. Best float, $40; second best
float, S. best decorated auto, SIS,
second best decorated auto, $3.50,
best decorated horse and rider, S.,
second, $3.50, best decorated BIZ
cycle, first, second and third places
will receive three dollars, two dol
lars and one dollar respectively.
Entries in the pet parade will
also have a chance for prizes for
three dollars are being offered as
first prize, two dollars for second
and one dollar for third.
The best horseshoe pitcher will
take away the prize of $3.50 and sec
ond best is due to win one dollar.
Five dollars will be given to the
winning tug-o-War team and win
ners of bicycle races will take away
the one dollar first prize or fifty
cent second prizes.
Harold Gompf stated yesterday
Continued on page a
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1940-09-05
Rental Instruments
To Be Available for
Music Students

An eighty piece band and thir-
ty piece orchestra by October first
is to be the first goal of the music
department of the Libby public
schools, according to R. w. Sargent,
the school music supervisor. He
goes on to say, 1T is very likely
that the groups will be even larger,
if the enthusiasm already shown,
continues. Approximately SO stu
dents are already enrolled in school
instrumental organizations.
Negotiations are under way to
establish rental system on instru-
ments for Libby boys and girls. We
are negotiating with a reputable
Chicago concern to rent us both
moderately and more highly priced
instruments at low rate says MIR,
Sargent.
This week scientific tests are be-
ing given in all grades from the
fifth through the twelfth to deter
mine the musical ability of each
student. On the basis OF this test II
will be possible to aid students anG
parents in choosing instruments on
which the children are most likely
to be successful.
Eminent educational authorities
agree that music education is vital
element in the training of any child
Aside from the high degree Of pleas
ure which comes with mastery of a
musical instrument, children learn
discipline, cooperation with others,
and new way to fuller, richer life.
A recent survey gives interesting
proof that the music provides def
mite mental development. At Mag
delen College, where the survey was
carried out, only 10 per cent of the
students take music, yet this lC
per cent take rs per cent of all
prizes in scholarship.