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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Old Argument Of Duke-C Carolina
Tn A9ain--It's Basketball Now

Penfield; Cardinals always strong
or it's own floor. 1t seems to me
the Tar Heels are the %favorites.
Madry: Both outfits are fast and
flashy at ball handling with Duke
rated a slight edge.
Penfield: Duke didn't look so hot
against Davidson Tuesday night.
Whatever the outcome on Satur.
day, the loser will get a chance at
revenge, since the teams will play
a return engagement at Duke
February %. Each is certain of
an invitation to the Southern con-
ference championship tournament
here February 29-March 2.
Duke and North Carolina divided
a brace of games during the regu-
lar season last year. Duke Won in
Durham and Carolina won in Chapel
Hill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Ry A b.

RALEIGH, Feb. S.-LR-So far
as we know Confucius never said
it, but there's an old proverb that
the Southern conference leadership
is frequently at stake when ath-
letic teams Of Duke and North
Carolina meet.
The proverb was true last No
vember is, when the football teams
of the universities-both undefeated
in the conference-tangled in Duke
stadium. The Blue Devils won,
10 to 8.
1t will be true Saturday night,
when Duke and Carolina basketball
teams square off at Chapel Hill.
Each uuint has won eight games
and lost one in the conference.
Partly because of the natural
rivalry between the schools, which
are situated only a little more than
a hop, skip and jump from each
other, and partly because both turn
out top-ranking teams, the "crucial'
Duke-Carolina encounters usually
take place before capacity crowds.
The game Saturday will be no ex-
ception.
It's a respected superstition that
the underdog in a Duke-Carolina
game energies the victor. For that
reason, the sports publicity men at
the institutions have been far from
optimistic lately.
For instance, the Chapel Hill
news bureau sent out a piece today
advising the general public not to
get the idea that Dukes team was
composed of dwarfs. This appar-
emily was meant to %counteract Duke
publicity which referred to the Dur
ham quint as Little Blues"
"Carolina's starting team aver
ages 6 feet, one-half inch in height"
said the piece from Chapel Hill,
and contrary to the impression in
some quarters Duke first five is
only a shade under this mark.
Probable starters are: forwards,
L al SOllS' Live lSIt1 LII lllSiSoS Nv
Price, $40, or Mock, 6-2; center,
Holley, 6-3; guards, Valadek, $40,
and Connolly, SO.
So, draw your own conclusions
from this conflicting testimony by
Bob Madry and Add Penfield, writ
ers for Carolina and Duke respec-
lively:
Madry: Both Carolina and Duke
have won all but two of their regu-
lar season games.
Penfield: Carolina lost two. Duke
lost four-to Oklahoma A. ana M,
81 to "A; Baltimore, 40 to %; Mary
land, 80 to 80; and Pennsylvania,
40 to 50.
Madry: Duke is generally being
glven an edge in view of Cardinals
IS to A letdown to Virginia Mon
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

LONDON, Feb. s. Up Great
Britain's labor millions, through the
national executive of the labor party
declared tonig ht unequivocally
against peace negotiations with any
nazi government in Germany.
A document giving the war pur-
poses and peace aims of the chief
opposition British party demanded
as a condition for ending the war
actual acts of restitution and free
dom for Poles and Czecho-S!ovaks
Austria should be allowed to choose
for herself whether to be in or out
side of the Reich, it said.
The statement, drafted by the SUI
preme governing body of the party,
gave the most explicit definition yet
Of the party's war and peace aims.
1t is to be submitted to the party's
national conference in May for de-
bate and adoption as the definite
lahor policy of this country.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
ROLE OF FAV0RITE
IRKS CARDS. HEAD
SAYS Other Clubs Trying To
Put Pressure On Them;
McKechnie Picks Reds
By JUDSON BAILEY

NEW YORK, Feb. S-LR-Branch
Rickev master mind of the st.
Louis Cardinals, is yelping about the
rest of the National league making
his club a. winter book pennant
favorite.
"It's a conspiracy, that's what it
is" he complained during his visit
this week, '"Those other clubs are
just trying to get the pressure Off
themselves and or us. Why we
might be the biggest surprise of the
season-in the wrong way, I mean.
1--WE haven't settled that infield
problem. Yes, we're counting on
Martin Marion for shortstop and
that will free Jimmy Brown for
some other spot. But we don't know
vet whether he'll play second or
third and we can't expect him to
keep moving back and FORTH"
Picks Own Team
Right in the midst of Rickey's
expose of the Cardinal weaknesses
up walked Bill McKechnie, manager
of Cincinnati's champion Reds.
What are you fellows all picking
on us for . why should" he start.
ed to inquire of McKechnie.
you've got me all wrong
Branch" retorted the Deacon. I'm
picking my own team"
Lawyer As Shadow
Walter (Spike) Briggs, Jr., youth
full vice president of the Detroit
Tigers, whom Commissioner K. M.
Lands relieved of half a million dol
lars in cash and playing talent, now
takes a lawyer with him everywhere
he goes . at least that's what he
told his intimates when he intro
duced a stranger to them at the
various baseball sessions this week
|. And the local grape vine hears
Lands will move out of Belleair
Fla, and go to Sebring when Larry
MacPhail and his Brooklyn Dodgers
begin co%ngregating at Belleair.
Trade Coming Up
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh might
come up with a trade before the
season starts go. Managers and
owners of the two clubs were in sew.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Cunningham To Run In
Pennac Mile Tonight

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. s. Up -
Glenn Cunningham, the once un-
beatable Kansas Miller whose last
four major starts have ended in de.
feat, makes another bid for the
elusive victory tomorrow night as
defending champion in the Pennac
mile, feature of the third annual
Penn A. G.. Indoor meet,
Glenn has plenty of incentive to
win the Pennac Mile. His rivals will
include Chuck Fenske, the Wiscen.
sin ace who has twice whipped the
durable Kansan this year, and a
victory not only would avenge those
defeats but would go a long ways
toward establishing his indoor mile
supremacy.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

his best condition, he will have you
know =. His wedding with Lois
Stewart of Scranton, Pa, is beini
delayed because Il don't want to
spend my honeymoon in a training
camp"
Roy Cullenbine showed everybody
who cared to look his $4,000 check
(No. 2030) for signing with the
Dodgers, but some folks still figure
there's a catch to that much dough
-. The clubs explanation is this:
Cullenbine was offered a total of
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
British Labor Opposes Peace
NEGOTIATIONS With NaZi Regime

Despite the party's long advocacy
of improvement Of British-Russian
relations and criticism Of the British
government for "clumsiness" in
dealing with the Soviet Union, the
labor pronouncement condemned
Russia's "%unprovcked attack on Fin
land in shameless imitation of nazi
technique"
1t said I'VE should regard extino
ton of the free Finnish democracy
as an i%ntolerable disaster for civil
ization."
Hugh Dalton, party spokesman,
in commenting on the statement
said it was more specific on war and
peace aims than any definition of
policy by the Chamberlain govern
ment. The latter, he said, never had
gone so far in declaring against
peace negotiations with any leaders
of the nazi regime.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

era1 huddles Tuesday FRANK
Frisch, incidentally is gong TO pu'
his Pirates through two workouts a
dav at their San Bernardino train
ing camp instead of the n thai
Pic Travnor always preferred 49,.
Manager Bill Terry of the Giants
is going to his Florida camp by way
of Memphis -. Johnny VanderMeer
who lives in New Jersey, has gone
to Cincinnati and will leave for
camp from there =. He's been
working out in a gym and feels in
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

snowshoes We're cne ~
important factors in the 'q Gsn mos
ment of the Far North 0eVeIop
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09

$50, 900 for signing and one years
play, cut up any way he wanted.
That is he could have had a $780, 900
bonus and $4,000 salary, but he
chose to take $4,000 bonus right
now and $4,000 during the season.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
LEWIS ACCEPTS

COLUMBIA, S. c., Feb. S-CP-
Ralph Lewis of Winston-Salem, N.
c., today accepted the post of secre-
tary of the University of South
Carolina Alumni association. He is
a native of Aynor, in Horny county.
and was graduated from the univer'
sity in 1929.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-09
Garcia-A Armstrong Bout On
Feb. % O.K.'d By Jacobs

NEW YORK, Feb. s. LIP PRO
moter Mike Jacobs today gave
Ceferino Garcia, middleweight
champion, and Henry Armstrong,
welterweight king, permission to
meet in a ten-round fight at Los
Angeles, Feb. %.
Jacobs previously had threatened
to go to court, if necessary, to pre-.
vent the bout since both fighters
are under contract to do their fight
ing for him. Jacobs release is ex-
pected to pave the way for a title
fight in Madison Square Garden,
March 29, between Garcia and Ken
Overlin of Richmond, Va.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Surgeons Worked To Danish
Criminal Ideas But Failed

mobile, and authorities of the Grass
lands State hospital asked the court
for a chance to cure his inferiority
complex and thus make him a use
full member of society.
Surgeons In o number of opera
tions provided him with an artificial
palate and removed the hare lip,
thus giving him O normal appear
ance. Psychiatrists then exposed his
slib-conscious mind to him, convinc-
ed him that he would never again
he tainted. They gave him speech
lessons and trained him In social
usages.
Then, last May, TAFT stole O psy-
chiatrist's automobile. Driving II
away from the hospital. he was
seized by remorse and decided TO kill
himself. At high speed, he steered
the Cur ct q telegraph pole. missed
II, hit fence. The car was injured
he wasn't. Yesterday, County
Judge Frank n. Coyne sentenced
him TO two and q half 70 10 years
In Sing 9ing. Ne said ne felt sorry
for him, but had no alternative
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Britain Claims Record of %
German Planes Lost In Day
Germany Damages Two British Cruis-
ers, Tons of Shipping; Economic
Blow of u. S. Is Sensation
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS
UNITED Press Foreign News Editor

European belligerents waged bitter aerial war
today against a background of spreading economic
conflict that vitality affects the Americas and every
other part of the world. The importance of the role
of the United States in the growing economic strug-
gle was emphasized in dispatches from almost every
world capital as broad outlines of conflict sharpened
by European war emerged at such distant scenes as
Havana, Tokyo Salzburg and London.
28 Nazi Planes Downed
British fighting planes battled German bombers over
the British Isles today after downing % enemy craft
record for "a hours to bring to 213 the number shot
down since start of intensive raids June h. Another
bomber was brought down in southwest England TINS
morning pilot captured and three members OF
the crew killed.
British Destroyers Are Hit
The British said today that two British destroyers.
one the Boreas damaged by German bobers oper-
atag over the English Channel yesterday.
The Boreas sister ship of the BraZen which was sunk
recently after shooting down three German planes was
of 1850 tons and carried normal compliment OF aS8
officers and men,
The admiralty said that five small vessels total ton.
mage 51O4 were sunk in the Channel on Thursday
Bad Weather For Nazis
Berlin reported that adverse weather had nterfered
with German air attacks the British Isles but that co
sderabl coastal shipping destroyed bringing the total
CT recent British osses to $1,000 tons.
The Germans reported that % British planes Were
down. but admitted that wide scale British bombing
raids German bases continued
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
LOCAL CENSUS IS
NOW COMPLETED
District Is Cleared Up as
Books, Documents Go
to Washington

Census Supervisor w. Harry
Byrnes has completed every phase
of the national census in this dis
trict, approximately seven months
after first opening his office here.
All books and official documents
have been sent to Washington via
u. @. registered mail, and all other
equipment has been removed, leav-
ing the four-room suite which he
occupied in the Harrington building,
West Main street, hollow and bare.
The first efforts of Mr.. Byrnes'
and his staff were directed to an
industrial survey, started January 3.
Three months later the population,
farm and business census was start
ed with the staff increased by more
than $50 enumerators.
Very Complicated
The industrial census has been
the most complicated and difficult
and no ofiicial results have been
made known as yet. In the popula-
ton census, the fifth congressional
district increased from 241,262 In
1880 to 147,035 today. In the farm
census, Litchfield county has ares
farms as compared to 2,l453 In 1880.
The number Of business establish
ments In this district increased 10
Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
BRITAIN SAVES IN
BUYING PLANES
$4,000 Are Ordered to Be
Built Here; Would Cost
British Millions
BY sANDoR s. KLEIN

UNITED Press Stoff Correspondent
Washington, July 26-UP)-De-
tense experts estimated today that
it would cost Great Britain between
$500 ,000, 900 and $1,000. 10000 to con-
Struct and equip factories necessary
to produce the $4,000 planes is
considering buying here in 1941 and
1912. The planes themselves would
cost billions more.
The American aircraft industry,
which now produces between TOO and
300 military planes monthly, repre-
sents $4,000, COO, 900 investment
The new British requirement of 5000
planes monthly, in addition to those
being built under existing contracts
here, would not require proportion
ate plant investment to expand pro-
duction facilities, but the cost of ex-
pansion would approach 81 900 ,000,-
600, 1t was said. Large-scale expan-
sion also would be necessary in the
aircraft engine industry.
Meanwhile, controversy ragged
among production experts over whe-
ther production facilities really could
be expanded sufficiently to provide
delivery of 5000 planes month be-
ginning next January.
Responsible persons in the avia-
ton industry expressed doubt and
one said he regarded the plan as
fantastic" Others wondered wheth-
er the announcement of the pro-
posed British order did not contain
an element of propaganda.
Denies Any Aid
Treasury officials denied that
they were aiding and abeting" the
British in dissemination Of any pro-
paganda designed to impress Ger
many. They said Secretary Of the
(C0ntjnliAd IN Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
GERMANY ADMITS
SINKING OF ship
1900 French Troops Were
on Board Britain
Is Blamed
BY FREDERICK C. OECHSNER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY FREDERICK T.. OECHSNER
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Berlin, July 26-UP)-Germany
admitted today the sinking of the
French Steamship Meknes, with l.
300 French officers and soldiers and
sailors aboard, but blamed it on
Great Britain.
The official News Agency, report
ing the sinking, after several denials
had been issued, said: 1.-THE British
government alone is responsible, I"
saying that the German government
had received no request for safe
conduct and no satisfaction of the
ships sailing with French who de-
sired to return to France.
In accordance with British orders,
the official agency said, French
ships whose crews place themselves
in British service must sail under
the French flag, and the German
government had already informed
the French government that mer-
chant ships sailing under the French
flag would be sunk as enemy craft
after July % unless safe conduct
was arranged.
Say British Sank Her
Earlier a spokesman had said: "As
it was claimed that the ships sail
ing was announced beforehand, and
she was fully lighted, it can be re-
garded as out Of the question that
any German speed boat fired on her
The only assumption one can make
Is that Mr.. Alexander CA. v. Alex
ander, British first lord of the ad-
miralty. who announced the sink.
ing yesterday to the house Of CON-
mans) himself sank her in order Il
create new propaganda against Ger
many"
A communique OF the official agen'
cy asserted that German bomberI
and dive bomber planes yesterday
afternoon sank II merchant ships
totaling $4,000 tons, h an attach
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

White Plains, NY, July 26.-(UP)
-Psychiatrisls and surgeons. work.
ing at the behest Of New York state,
failed to cure an inferiority COM
pick. So today they put handouts
on George TAFT, IS, and took him
over to Sing Sing prison. TAFT first
came to the attention Of New York
state at the age Of eight. A stu
dent IN the Mamaroneck public
school, he was required to recite q
poem to the class afflicted with q
hare lip and q cleft palate, he
couldn't speak clearly, Of course.
The other pupils laughed. He struck
cut at them with his fists and when
the teacher tried to stop him. he
hit her.
When he was nine, he was sent
10 homo for incorrigible boys. At
10 he was arrested for larceny and
assault. At II and 10 he was arrest
Cd for burglary and at 20 New York
stats had 70 deal with him for In.
toxieatlon and larceny. A year ego
ne Yves brought ifto court once
more, this time Tor stealing an auto
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
FRENCH LEADERS
WILL FACE TRIAL
France Is Going After
Those Who Fled From
That Nation

Vichy, France, July 26.-(UP)-
Eight political leaders, including five
former cabinet members, are to face
trial on grounds of fleeing the
country and sharing responsibility
for the war disaster which crushed
France, it was made known today.
Four men face charges of deser-
ton, as members of the armed
forces-PierTe Mendes-France, radi-
cal Socialist deputy and former
treasury under secretary; Jean Fay,
radical Socialist deputy and former
national education minister: Pierre
Vienot, radical Socialist deputy and
former foreign under secretary, and
Charles Wiltzer, Socialist deputy.
The other four were members of
the war cabinet-Edouard Daladier,
premier; Georges Mandel, interior
minister; Cesar Campinchi, navy
minister, and WON Delbos, educa-
ton minister. These eight are
among those who fled to Africa In
the liner Massilia. Charges may be
brought against some former lead
ers Of international negotiation
with foreign government-Britain
Government spokesman assert that
no person who shared responsibility
for Frances defeat would remain
unprecedented.
However, It was decided not Il
proceed against 10 Of the men who
Ned In the Massilia, on the grouns
that the sailing was authorized Of.
ficsally and that the 10 sailed with
the consent Of the government ther
In once. Cases Of members Of par.
lament who went TO Great Brit.
ain, the United States. 9wltzerlant
or Portugal without the consent q
the government viii BE- examined
! intar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26

Inc new OrOer, making IL possible
for the United States to embargo
shipments of those war materials,
was issued by President Roosevelt
yesterday. He promised clarifica-
ton of its provisions today. A sim
liar order is in force on such prod
ucts as cotton linters, wool, rubber,
Officially, the action was taken
to conserve oil, scrap iron and steel,
and other scrap metals for this ma
tons own defenses.
The regulations, nevertheless, pro-
vide a potent instrument for deal
ings over far eastern issues with
Japan. Japan's keen interest in the
action was indicated when embassy
officials asked the State Department
fors1H1gzzetioa about the order soon
after it was issued. They received
no informa ton.
Abrogates Japan Treaty
A year ago today, the United
States abrogated the 1911 commerce
treaty with Japan. The treaty act
ually ended six months later, on
January Is, 1910. 1t has never been
renewed and trade between the two
countries has been on a day-to-day
basis.
The regulations likewise could be
used for curtailing or stopping COM
pletely oil shipments to Spain.
SPANS imports of oil rose about
one-third over normal for the first
five months of this year. The Brit
ish expressed belief that some OF
it was going to Germany or Italy.
Spanish sources denied that charge.
The treasury and maritime COM
mission already had stopped Ameri-
can tankers from carrying oil to
Spain. That action - on the face
of official statements was de-
signed to keep the vessels out OF a
dangerous area and restrict their
operations to the Western Hemis-
phere. Spanish tankers still are
plying back and forth, however.
The possibility of general British
blockade of Spain and Portugal was
described as imminent in London
quarters. These sources said that
in the event of such action, the
United States was ready to close
Continued on Page g.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-26
Attorney Blansfield Throws His
Hat Into Senatorial Ring Battle
State Representative Guastaferr Already Has Entered
Race-Attorney Blansfield Makes Statement
of His Position

Formal announcement Of his cam
didacy for the Democratic nominal
ton to represent Waterbury from
the 18th senatorial district was
made today by Attorney Michael ".
Blansfield. His statement follows
closely upon the official announce
ment of State Representative Hugo
Guastaferri that he is determined
to seek the nomination for the SEN
ate this fall and not for the house.
AS friends of Senator George T.
Culhane have always took it for
granted that the general public was
acquainted with the fact that he
would seek denomination and re-
election on his record for the past
six years in the State Senate no
formal statement was to be ex-
pected from Mr.. Culhane.
But to eliminate any doubt con-
corning Senator Culhane's inten-
lions, the Democrat made an in
quiry today of Senator Culhane
himself and the answer as to
whether or not he would be can
didate met with the answer, Posi-
lively, Yes"
Stage Is Set
So there the stage is set for a
lively contest in the 18th senatorial
district with three protested can
didates to date and more coming.
The name of Attorney John Mem
brine is being mentioned. He will
be supported by the, Italian Amer
lean Democratic club.
Speculation will now Ibe focused
on which candidate will become the
administration favorite." Senator
Culhane cherishes no hope that he
will be. Attorney Blansfeld may re-
ceive the nod. Then again the adj
ministration may introduce a can
didate of its own, Attorney John
Monagan, being numbered among
the possibilities.
Next week former Senator Joseph
A. Lawlor is expected to announce
that he will be a candidate for the
nomination in the 10th, opposing
Senator Edward P. Egan. His state
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