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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
(RAND JURY GIVEN
RECORDS OF KHAN
Turned Over In Investigation
of Terrorism, Intimidation
In East Point, Ga.

,TLANTA, March 29.-R-The
..norial wizard Of the Ku KIux
'ran today gave the Fulton county
..nd Jury a batch of records on
a. chapter at suburban East Point,
More a fatal flogging set off an
..,,iry into terrorism and intimida
membership Of the East Point
,onrer as far back as January :,
,asq was covered by records he left
<ith The jury, Wizard James A.
~s,lpscott said. The jury asked him
|, hrins additional records later, h.
..a but no date was set for a sec.
md appearance.
Investigators are seeking to estab'
Nh whether Is East Point men are
.,w or have been Klansmen at any
.rop during the last four years. The
-formation is sought in connection
nth impending jury action against
N Fast Point mechanic held in Jail
+, two charges of assault with in.
pnt to murder.
After an hour before the jury, the
,..vear-old, thickset wizard went to
no courthouse press room to an.
.rar reporters questions.
IF the fiery cross of the Khan
r.s ever burned to intimidate or
.,arce anybody" he said with EN-.
,tasis on each word, TT was in
inject conflict with my specific
%riers.'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Columbus County Will
Have New Registration

WHITEVILLE, March 29.-Co.
lumbus county will have an entire
new registration of voters this year,
W. C. Oliver, chairman of the coun.
ty board of elections, announced
today.
The registration period will ex'
tend from April " through May II,
Mr.. Oliver said, embracing three
Saturdays. May 10 has been set
aside as challenge day.
The law requires that each coun'
ty have a new registration or a
relisting, Mr.. Oliver said, and the
former will prove the most eco
nomical of the two.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
LOUISIANA STORM
LEAVES FOUR DEAD
CONTINUED From Page One)

was drowned when blown into the
bayou, which faces the village.
Their son, Lester, 8, is missing and
five-year-old, Alice is badly hurt.
Herman Aucoin, IL, also is missing.
Thirty homes were demolished.
together with the large Catholic
church, but the wind missed the
new village school house, in which
there were more than 800 children.
DIR. Samuel Leblanc, one of the
first physicians to reach the scene
from surrounding towns, estimated
there were 10 dead, IS hurt and at
least 10 persons homeless.
State police, the Red Cross, and
state hospital board rushed assist.
ance' to the stricken community.
which lies far back in the swamp
land over now almost impossible
roads.
The t%orrential rains continued un.
til long past nightfall, impeding
rescue work as gaunt and bearded
French-speaking fishermen prodded
the ruins, seeking additional bodies.
Mrs. Ferdinant Hebert, who lives
on a houseboat, said the boat was
flipped over three times and finally
beached across the bayou. She was
unframed, as were her two children
in school. She had not heard from
her husband, who was in the swamp
gathering moss.
Bernie Tourrerre, school janitor,
and an eyewitness to the destruc.
ton Of the big, white Catholic
church, said it blew up "as if it had
been dynamited," and the wind car.
ried the debris away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
NEW 'ALL-CHINA'
REGIME PLANNED
CONTINUED From Page One)

ment which will absorb existing
puppet regimes and is committed to
2, policy of peace and cooperation
with Japan in the establishment OF
a new order in East Asia"
In Shanghai international defense
forces including United States ma.
rines, were out in full strength to
quell any renewal Of disturbances
and terrorism that marked the ear
Iy stages in the Japanese political
moves.
Within sight of the japanese
guarded walls of Marking unidenti-
fled persons believed to have been
Chinese guerrillas loosened rails
which overturned the locomotive
and three coaches of a japanese
operated train bearing new regime
officials, Japanese supporters and
foreign correspondents to the city.
Only a few Chinese passengers
were injured. Japanese soldiers sum
moned to the scene failed to find
any guerrillas.
In a broadcast from Chunklng
the national government president,
Lin Sen, bitterly denounced Wang
Ching-Wei and declared that he and
Chang Kai-Shek would lead the en-.
tire nation to flight to the end for
China's liberty, sovereignty and ter
ritorial integrity" He appealed to
the world to continue supporting
China, which would live on de-
spite the japanese and their pup
pets"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
LEADERS
INDICTED BY u. S.
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{ a,tment so far returned in the anti
-rst divisions drive to rid the build
rg Industries of allegedly monopo-
fstic practices.
Among the u manufacturers in.
4ofed we're the big three" of the
7iustry-Crane Co., Kohler Co., and
.nerican Radiator & Standard SAM
ay Corp.
Walter J. Kohler, chairman of the
,obler Co., and former governor of
~risconsin, was among the SO indi.
iduals indicted and subject, in event
Ii conviction, to fines of $4,000 each,
j, years Imprisonment or both.
i Charles B. Nolte, of Chicago, presi-
lint of Crane Co., and Henry M.
Reed, Ben Avon, Pa, president and
hairman of American Radiator,
Esewise were named.
Also indicted We're the National
.ssociation of Master Plumbers in
he United States, encompasslng
il0O employers Of journeymen
.lumbers, and the United Association
/ Journeymen Plumbers and Steam
Filters. an American Federation OF
.abor affiliate having 800 local
unions throughout the country.
The grand jury said defendants
inspired to effect a Restricted sys-
HIM of distribution" under which
plumbing supplies are sold by the
nanufacturer to the jobber, resolc
BY the jobber to the master plumber
md resold by the master plumber
Ito the consumer"
] Under this system, the indictment
iecIared, both the jobber and the
MASTER plumber exact a charge in
mnnection with the sale and dis
ribution of plumbing supplies, the
master plumber being engaged II
10th the sale and the installation OF
The said supplies and exacting a
.iarge on each operation although
he performs no services in connec
ion with the sale"
The grand jurors declared defend
ants ~boycotted and blacklisted those
Fho refused to fall in line with the
restricted system Of distribution
Individuals named in the indlct
nents included: Arthur S. Petit and
Sam Poole, both Of Greensboro, N
C.
The alleged co-conspirators, who
are not subject to prosecution under
The Indictment, were listed in the
ndictment as including: Atlas Sup
Ny Co., Cjobbers) Winston-Salem,
g. C., the Southern States Supply
10, Columbia, S. c., and the North
arolina Association Affiliated with
lie National Association of Master
aumbers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

ing speed and will devour the colos.
sal sum of $3.50, 900, 900.
20. The President holds the deter.
mined view that France and Eng
land must put an end to every policy
of compromise with the totalitarian
states. They (France and England
are not to enter upon any discussions
with them that have the purpose of
bringing about any changes in ter
ritory.
~. Moral assurance is given that
the United States will abandon its
isolationist policy and is ready in
the event Of war to participate &C.
lively on the side of England and
France. America is ready to place
its entire resources in the way of
finances and raw materials at their
disposal =.
"Bullitt vas very emphatic in say
ing that France must not enter into
any sort of an agreement with Mus.
solini He (Bullitt) characterized
Mussolini's methods as common
gangsterism and blackmail,"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Housing Projects Viewed
By Raleigh Architect

William Hendley Dietrich, of Ra-
leigh, architect for the two housing
projects under way there, inspected
the two projects being built here by
the Housing Authority of the City
of Wilmington when he visited the
city yesterday.
While here he conferred with Les
lie N. Boney, architect for New
Brooklyn Homes; with Lynch and
Foard, architects for Charles T,
Nesbitt courts; and with Henry r.
Emory, executive director of tt g
Housing Authority of the City of
Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
CHURCH FREEDOM
ISSUE QUESTIONED
Continued From Page One)

Haven, Conn.,, on a charge of violat.
ing a state law prohibiting the SO.
licitation of funds for any alleged
religious, charitable or philanthropy
ic without permission from
the county public welfare council.
The trio-Newton Cantwell and
his sons, Jesse, 16, and Russell, 10
commended they worshipped God
by going from door to door and play
ing monograph records which ex-
planned the Bible. They said money
was received for literature.
Jesse Cantwell also was convicted
on a charge of breach of the peace
as a result of playing to two Cath.
olics a record calling the Catholic
church a racket" a wicked pow.
err" and a fraud and deception"
When Hayden Covington, attor.
ney for the Cantwells, argued that
Jesse was within his rights in play.
ing the record the chief justice
leaned forward in his chair and as.
serted:
II suppose these Catholics have
some right of religious freedom also.
I suppose they have the right to be
left alone and not to be assaulted
with scurrilous denunciation of their
most cherished faith. What do you
say to that?"
IT say we are right" Covington
shot back.
1t was then that the chief justice
asked if there was no limit at all
on the conduct of those who thought
they were worshipping God.
"There is no limit so far as this
record is concerned" Covington re-
piled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
HULL AND OTHERS
DENY NAZI REPORTS
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this to say it should be taken with
two grains of salt.
After the President said he had
not read the dispatches from Ber-
lin, a correspondent asked if he
knew the purport of them. Mr..
Roosevelt answered he knew the
general purport of them and added
that the correspondents should
make the two grains of salt into
three.
He said he expected to see Am.
bassador William C. Bullitt before
he left next week to return to his
post in Paris. Bullitt was promin-
emily mentioned in the Berlin docu.
ments as having told the Polish am
bassador here the United States
would enter a war against Germany
if Britain and France bestirred
themselves against Germany.
Count Potocki, the Polish ambas-
sador to the United States, called
at the State department shortly
after the press dispatches %recounted
the publication of the documents in
Berlin, and conferred with officials,
among them James Clement Dunn,
special advisor on European affairs.
He called to seek information, and
had no comment to make to report.
ers beyond saying, I'VE shall see.
We shall see."
Hull, before writing his state
ment, conferred with his associates
this was to see whether anybody at
any time had heard anything at all
along the line of the Ferman pub
LEGATION. Hull then wrote his state
ment. After it was written, Ambas'
sador Bullitt telephoned him. Hull
read it to him, and Bullitt concurred
in it fully.
Senator Pittman (D-Nev.), chair
man of the senate foreign relations
committee, told reporters that the
German government was attempt
ing to stir up opposition to the
President and create fear in the
minds of the people,"
Rep. Fish (R-NY) said the
charges were of $50 serious a ma
ture" that the house foreign affairs
committee should investigate. He
added that IF President Roosevelt
has entered into secret understand
ings or commitments with foreign
governments to involve us in wal
he should be impeached."
Other comment included:
Senator Danaher (R-Conn)-"The
source from which documents
emanate nowadays certainly is open
to suspicion. We don't even know
the detectives of our former allies,
much less those of the axis powers.
We should behoove ourselves to sit
back and hope that the European
powers negotiate their own peace
without our participation"
Senator Pepper (D-Fla) - tits
German propaganda, and it shouldni
affect our policies in the least" =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
R. SAYS THERE
IS SCANT PROSPECT
OF EUROPEAN PEACE
Continued From Page One)

had not made any peace proposals
or commitments and had not re.
ceived any.
AS to the specific information
given to Welles by the Italian, Ger
man, French, apd British govern
ments, Mr.. Roosevelt said it would
be regarded as entirely confiden
tial, inasmuch as it related to the
views and policies of those govern.
ments.
His statement continued:
ITO Mr.. Welles go my thanks an6
full appreciation for carrying out
this difficult mission with extra,
ordinary tact and understanding
and in accordance with the best
American diplomatic traditions"
Prior to the press conference, the
President was closeted with Secre
tary Hull and Welles for 70 min.
utes, presumably receiving from
the undersecretary further reports
on his six weeks visit abroad
Welles returned yesterday and al
most Immediately went with Hui
to the White House where they
remained for an hour and a half.
At his press conference, the Pres.
ident elaborated briefly on the
statement that there was "scant,
immediate prospect" for a just and
stable peace.
He said that this meant just
what it said; it was not to be tax
en- as a representation, because
immediate meant immediate anC
not the distant future, and o.
course no n could tell from day
to day what developments would
take place in Europe.
The Presidents reference to bet
ter understanding and more friend
ly relations resulting in certain in
stances from Welles' trip was tax
en- to point most directly to Italy
Welles' two visits to Rome, at the
beginning and at the close of his
European journey, are understood
here to have opened possibilities Of
more friendly contact with Premier
Mussolini's government.
The Presidents statement tina
there was scant chance of immedi
ate peace occasioned little surprise
at the capitol.
Senator Barley, of Kentucky
majority leader, said, "It is abou-
what I expected"
Chairman Pittman (D-Nev), o
the senate foreign relations com
mittee, said: Il know of no chanc,
for peace as long as countries arr
fighting"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Services Held
For Mrs. Rosa Stephens

HALLSBORO, March 29.-Funer-
al services for Mrs. Rosa Stephens,
So, widow of L. M. Stephens,
of H%allsboro, who died early yes
terday at her home after an ILL
ness of ten days, were held at 1
o'clock this afternoon from the
Hallsboro Baptist church. Burial
followed at the Spivey cemetery It
Tabor City.
Mrs. Stephens is survived by two
sons and three daughters, Malcolm
Stephens, Harrell Stephens. Mrs.
A. @. Dew, Miss Beulah Stephens,
and Miss Elizabeth Stephens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
GROUP
WILL BE FORMED
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* c., April 5 at 1 o. m. to form
IN organization which will have as
IFS detectives the improvement OF
'aterways on the coast line, I'M
provement of navigable streams and
oher projects.
These include beach erosion and
|'nore protection enterprise, drain
'se streams to alleviate floods, and
Improvement of drainage for health
|Nnditions such as malaria control.
Brown said Governor Hoey and
astern North Carolina congress
men already had their letters. He
I'D wide interest had been mani
'st in this proposed waterway as
|tciation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Columbus County REA
Power Lines Energized

WHITEVILLE, March 29.-Twen-
ty-three more miles of REA power
lines in Columbus county were en-.
ergized on Tuesday, E. D. Bishop,
chairman of the Brunswick Electric
Membership corporation, announced
here yesterday.
This brings the total number of
miles of line on Project 40-B up to
80, and serving about IS members,
DR.. Bishop said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
WILL, ATTEND

A number of Wilmingtonians are
sssnning to attend the meeting in
Washington Friday for the purpose
y. organizing a North Carolina
'aterways association.
although no letters Of invitation
]au been received here last night,
vans were being. made for Will
~iAgton to send a delegation of
+om 10 to Is persons to the meet
southport and Fayetteville also
ran to send representation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
FOREST FIRES

WHITEVILLE, March 29. - At
least fifteen separate and distinct
forest fires in Columbus county dur.
ing the past week, yesterday led
County Forest Warden W. S. Ed.
munds, Jr., to cancel all brush burn
ing permits until further notice. A
house belonging to J.. S. Potter, of
near Acme, was ignited from a for.
est fire and was destroyed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
WEATHER
Continued From Page One)

WASHINGTON, March 20 - R) -
Weather bureau records of tempera-
ture and rainfall for the "a hours end
ing s p. M, in the principal cotton
growing areas and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
TRADE
ACCORDS PROGRAM
PASSED BY SENATE
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Of cloak room maneuvering - all
had known for days the vote would
be close-a hushed senate answered
the call of the roll at 4 o'clock, a
voting hour previously agreed upon.
Chairman Harrison (D-Miss) of
the finance committee, in charge of
the bill, filled out a senate tally
sheet as the vote proceeded in see
saw fashion, giving the advantage
first to one side and then to the
other Pittman, sensing defeat, sat
red-faced and erect in his chair, his
hands folded before him.
Democratic party lines were split
on the tally. Eighteen democrats
supported the Pittmen amendment,
while 43 were against. Republicans
voted solidly for the amendment.
So important did the administra-
ton consider the issue that there
had wen been talk of a Presidential
veto, in the event that the amend
ment had been approved. Senate
1eIA4lSoIlo4 1loo pSS11 uO1kVo41SSo ny
administration spokesman as offer
ing SO many opportunities for de.
lay, obstruction and log-rolling as
to make a continuation of the pro-
gram useless. Pittman demanded
ratification as the only constitu.
tional procedure.
THE VOTE
WASHINGTON, March % (P -
Here is the vote by which the senate
rejected today a proposal to subject
reciprocal trade agreements to senate
ratifications:
For the proposal (41):
Democrats = Adams, Ashurst, Bone.
Bulow, Chavez, Clark of Idaho, Con-
nally, Downey, Gerry, Glass, Holt,
McCarran, Murray, O'Mahoney, Pitt
man (1s).
Republicans Austin, Barbour,
Bridges, Capper, Danaher. Davis
Frazier; Gibson, Quincy. Hale, Hol-
man. johnson, of California, Lodge,
McNary, Nye, Taft, Thomas of Idaho,
Tobey. Townsend, Vandenburg, White
(21).
Progressive-LaFollette (1).
Observation-Disclosures ().
Against the proposal (44).
Observation-Disclosures, Barley, Bill
BIO, Brown. Byrd, Byrnes, Caraway,
Chandler. Clark Of Mo-, D%onahey, Ell
lender, George, Gillette, Green, Guffey,
Harrison, Hatch, Hayden. Herring,
Hughes, Lee, Lucas, Mcclellan, Mead,
Miller, Minton. Overton, Pepper. Rad
cliffe, Reynolds, Russell, Schwartz,
Schwellenbach, Sheppard. Smathers,
Smith, Stewart, Thomas of Okla,
Thomas of Utah. Truman, VanNuys,
Wagner, Walsh (43).
Observation-Disclosures.
Pairs were announced as follows:
Wiley, republican, for the proposal,
and slattery, democrat, against
Wheeler, democrat, for, and Tydings,
democrat. against; Burke, democrat.
for, and Bailey; democrat, against
Reed, republican, for, and Hill, demo-
crat, against; Lundeen, farmer-labor,
for, and Nelly, democrat, against.
Absent and not voting Andrews,
democrat.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Republicans In Columbus
Will Meet On April I

WHITEVILLE, March 29.-Re.
publicans of Columbus county will
gather in the courthouse here on
Monday evening, April 8, for the
purpose of selecting nominees for
the legislature and county offices,
I. B.. Tucker, Jr., chairman of the
republican executive committee for
the county has announced.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
BEARS WIN

BEARS WIN
HICKORY, March 29-R-Time-
ly hitting gave Lenoir-Rhyne a 4
to 2 win over Appalachian in a
baseball game here this afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30

Historians mention embroidery
a. early as 1891 BIC.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
U. 5. Workers 10 Hear
La Gudrdia Toniqht

With Mayor La Guardia of New
York and Chairman Ramspeck of
the House Civil Service Committee
among the speakers, the Goth ami
versary of the passage of the Civil
Service Retirement Act will be OBJ
served by Federal employees at De-
partmental Auditorium at 8 o'clock
tonight.
Mayor La Guardia, a member of
Congress when the act was passed,
was among It's principal proponents
and Is coming to the Capital espS-
cially for the anniversary observ-
ance. He was scheduled to deliver
a radio address in Chicago tonight,
but arranged to have the broadcast
from Washington so that he might
take part in the event.
On the program also will be the
members of the Civil Service Com
mission-President Harry B. Mitch
ell. Mrs. Lucille Foster McMillin and
Arthur S. Flemming. The Marine
Band will play and there will be
numbers by the Symphonic Choir of
the Agriculture Department.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
Charles Albert Rapee
Property Custodian
OF House. Expires
Designer Of Much Of the
Furniture in Capitol
Buildings Was III a Yeor

Charles Albert Rapee, 1910 Har-
ward street NV, veteran property
custodian of the House, who de-
signed much of the furniture and
decorations in the Capitol and House
Office Buildings, died in Garfield
Hospital today after years illness.
Mr.. Rapee was born here June q,
1877; attended the old Wallack
School, at Sixth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc, and was appren-
ticed to w. B. Moses g. Sons in
1892. He advanced to designer and
craftsman OF special furniture in
1898 and held that position for 10
years.
He started in the furniture -mak-
ing business under the firm name
of Berckmann & Rapee. He was
appointed by Elliott Woods, super
intendent of the Capitol Building,
as inspector of furniture under con-
struction at manufacturing plants
for the new Senate Office Building.
He designed and equipped COM
mittee rooms in the Capitol under
William j. Browning, then clerk
OF the House, designed the fit
tings for the Supreme Court cham
bers in the Capitol and for the new
House Office Building in Coop
Grafton with Capitol Architect Da-
vid Lynn.
He designed catafalques for the
funerals of the Unknown Soldier,
President Harding and former Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson. December
l, 1928, he was appointed assistant
property custodian, and February
%, 1887, he was appointed property
custodian.
Mr.. Rapee is survived by his
widow, a son, DR.. Lawrence A.
Rapee of Garfield Hospital; a
daughter, Mrs. Earl c. Sharits,
Glenbrook, Nd; a brother, Frank
Rapee, and two sisters, Mrs. Edward
Watts and Mrs. j. j. Waters.
Funeral services will be held
at 2:30 pm. Saturday at the fu-
neral parlors of S. H. Hines at
Fourteenth and Harvard streets
NV. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-05-23
EVENING WASHINGTON c, THURSDAY MAY 49, 1910

Tex. church for the release for
three months Of the Rev. Frank G.
Brown to visit churches and pres
byteries.
The demand Of T. M. Glasgow
Of Charlotte. N. c.. for an inves-
tigation of seminary teaching
brought quick protest from Mr..
Brown, church moderator, and other
ministers.
Seminary Head Replies.
To the layman's assertion that
"many Of the most glorious young
ministers I know of are coming out Of
the seminaries blurred about
a whole Bible" and that ministers
we're hesitant to seek instruction
on doctrinal matters because there
would forever afterward be ques-
ton mark after their Names" Mr..
Brown replied:
There is far more power in
prayer than fll criticism"
Denying what he said was Mr..
Glasgow's intimation that some Of
the seminary teachers did not be
Evening star., 1940-05-23
P.-T. A. Dinner Concludes
9th Annual Convention

Several hundred parents and
teachers last night joined in a fell
lowship dinner at the Carleton
Hotel, which closed their 9th an
nual convention.
An informal program included in
PRODUCTION of new officers and skit
by Mrs Edward r. Seal and Mrs.
Evelyn Bright Buckley on the diff
culties of PIT A. president in
keeping up with her civic engage
ments.
Among those present was Mr..
Lawrence Wood Robert, grand
daughter of Mrs. Alice Birney, who
founded the local Parent-Teacher
Congress. Mrs. Louise Fraser was
also on hand. Mrs. Fraser says she
has attended every one of the q
conventions of the District Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers.
Supt. and Mrs. Frank w. Ballou
were honor guests as was First
Asst. Supt. Robert L. Haycock.