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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
CHECK FROM WATERBURY

New York, Sept. 11.-CUP)-Na- tional Headquarters of Bundles for Britain, Inc, announced today that a complete set of surgical instru- ments for an emergency field hos pital would be bought with a $2,000 check received from the Waterbury, Conn, branch. The Waterbury unit had specified it's contribution be used to purchase surgical instru- ments.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
FOOD CACHE DEFIEs ELEMENTS

Juneau, Alaska (UP)-Food left seven years ago by the ill-fated cosmic ray expedition of 1892 on the towering slopes of Mt. McKin- ley has been found in good condi- tion by park rangers on patrol. The supplies were part of 8 cache made near Muldrow Glacier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
Short Circuit

An automobile owned by John George, of A Barden street, was slightly damaged by short-cir- cult fire at Water and Maple streets last night.
 Four companies of firemen ex- tinguished the blaze.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11

her parents. The woman was or dered discharged by the court.
 Two brothers and a sister of Mrs. Adamek, Mrs. Blanche Street, Ed- ward Boisvert and Edgar B0isvert, face similar charges but their cases were continued until Sep tember 19.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
MASS

VEILLETTE-1st anniversary mass of reouiem will be celebrated Thursday morning, at 7:30 o'clock, at the St. Francis Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Helen Thresa Veillette.
 CARD OF THANKS We wish to think our many friends, relatives and neighbors for the beautiful floral tributes and the sympathy and kindness shown us during our recent bereavement, the death of our beloved wife and mother.
 (Signed)
 MR. PATRICK r. BRICK,
 MISS MARGARET l.. BRICK,
 FRANCIS J. BRICK.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
RsCAPIsT FR0M LOVE

one man loved her--another be. trayed her-and she tried lo run sway from both. Around thls dra- matle situation is woven "1hey Knew What They Wanted" Riko Radio picture co.gtarrlng Carolo Lombard and Charles Laughton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11

Salvatore Melchione, to erect addition to restaurant, 1942 East Main street, $1,0OO. Louis Laudatti, to demolish fec shed at 30 Congress avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11

Ellsworth Vines, former tennis champion who forsook the courts for golf, has covered eighteen holes in Sixty-four strokes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11

Angelo PetrOrais, to erect addi- tiea to garage, 4S McNamara street, $2OO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-11
BUILDING PERMITS

The following permits have been issued at the office of Building Inspector John T. Hartley:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
TRIAL OF MILLS
POSTPONED HERE
Dunk And Louella Brown,
Charged With jackson
Murder, Are Acquitted

Upon the plea of Aaron Goldberg.
defense attorney, that he has had
insufficient time to prepare a de-
tense, Judge W. H.. S. BurgWyn
yesterday granted a continuance
until next term in the case of David
Mills, charged with statutory rape.
The judge at first ruled against
Goldberg's request, but District
Solicitor David Sinclair interviewed
and said the state had no obJec'
tons to the continuance.
Sinclair added he wanted to have
the sheriff make a further investl'
cation into the affair before it
Dunk Brown and Louella Brown,
charged with the murder of Walter
(Gee-Gee) Jackson, were found nc
guilty. A bill of Indictment charg'
ing them with fornication and
adultery will be presented to the
grand jury this morning, however.
It was brought out in the evidence
the two negroes were living to-
gehter but were not married.
John Murray, young white boy,
pleaded guilty to bigamy. Judg-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Earl Long Is Indicted
OnEmbeZZlement Count
Japan To Take Role
In Making New Order

TOKYO, July %. R Pre-
mier Prince FumimarO Konoye,
indicating closer cooperation
with Germany and Italy, said TO-
night that Japan should take a
guiding role in establishing a
new world order"
In a nationwide broadcast he
voiced unwillingness to relin-
quish Japan's independent posi-
ton and did not name the axis
powers, but the implication was
clear.
1T is necessary for Japan to
push OIL from an Independent
stand" he said. "This is not
passive diplomacy: Japan must
be determined to cooperate in
the establishment of a new
world order"
Economic advances in h e
South seas and complete cOOpera-
ton in China and Manchoukuo
were urgent" necessities to ia
pan, he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
OTHERS FACE CHARGES
Action Involves Payroll
'Deadheads' During Gu
bernatorial Campaign

NEW ORLEANS. July 23-CP1-
Former Governor Earl K. Long was
indicted late today by the parish
grand jury on enlightenment charges
involving payroll "deadheads" dur
ing the February gubernatorial cam
paign.
Indicted with him We're three form
er members of the dock board and
the forme assistant to the boards
general manager.
Three indictments, charging en-
bezzlement and %eXtortion to the five
men, some of them among the most
prominent in the city, were returned
by the jury whose investigation OF
a Special board payroll began af-
ter Governor Sam Jones took office
May IA, succeeding Long.
Others
Named in the indictment with the
former governor were:
l. B. Rennyson, real estate broker
and board member from 1929 until
this year.
L. j. Vaccaro. vice president OF
the Standard Fruit and Steamship
company, board member from 1882
until this year.
Herbert J.. Schwartz, president of
the Maison Blanche company, New
Orleans department store, and a
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Contracts For $500, 900
Worth Of Supplies Let

RALEIGH. July % R Tine
state board of awards today let con.
tracts for approximately 100000
worth of supplies, principally foh
state highway and public WORKS
needs.
Purchases for state prisons in'
Guided 76 refrigerators to be furnish-
ed by Westinghouse Electric Supply
company of Raleigh at $31, 5S4.84.
Carolina Tractor and Equipment
got two contracts totalins
S77,753 to furnish 10 crawler type
tractors and Is motor grades. N. c.
Equipment company of Raleigh got
two contracts totaling $34,236 to
supply 80 leaning wheel graders Of
4,4O0 to 4,600 pounds and IA leaning
wheel graders of $500 pounds. Dill
lon Supply company of Raleigh. was
awarded contracts for s3,214.U
worth OF miscellaneous steel
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
WILL SPEAK
P ress Drives Home
Thought That Any Pros
pect OF Settlement Gone

BERLIN, July 23.-lR-Britain
must brace herself now against a
made-in-G Germany tornado Of ter
ror, high nazi sources indicated to-
night, adding that defiant rejection
of Adolf Hitler's FREDERICKSBURG
ton offer had torn the lid off"
Henceforth, they emphasized,
weapons will speak" Emphasize
ing this threat, the .nazi airforce
again raided Scotland and England.
Stress Thought
With one accord the German
press, radio and semi-official
Spokesman hammered home the
thought that Foreign Minister Lord
Halifax's refusal to talk peace and
the latest British air raids on Ger
many had definitely killed any
prospect of settlement.
Exactly when the long-threaten-
ed furious wholesale air-pounding
Of England would begin remained
a mystery. 1t was pointed out,
however, that Germany as well as
England is aware that only. a few
weeks of good summer flying
weather remain therefore Britons
Twill not have to. wait long to learr
whether Hitler can deliver the full.
measure Of terror he has threat
ened.
For the first time since the enc
of the French campaign, DNB, the
official German news agency
came out with a front report
such as it issued daily during the
struggle in the west to summarize
military progress.
Every semi-official and informa.
tive agency began r~eiterating that
the time for talk had ended.
Supplementing these warnings
was the continuation of nightly air
raids over England. The high COM
mand announced that last night
and earl ytoday nazi bombers had
raided the length and breadth OF
England and Scotland.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Victims Of Nazi Raider
Are Landed In B. w. |.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Brit
ish West Indies, July 23.-(Cana-
dian Press Seventeen survivors
from frieghters sunk in the west.
ern Atlantic by a German raider
were landed here today. F~orty-one
others had reached Bridgetown Sat
urday.
The men said a portion of the
crews had been taken aboard the
raider.
Oast week Al survivors from the
British frieghters King John and
Davisian reached the French is
land of St. Barthelmy, reporting
their vessels we're sunk 400 miles
to the east. The British admiralty
followed this news with the an
nouncement that a converted Ger
man merchant vessel was the raid
err 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
OF ACTIVITY
IN HOLLAND, BELGIUM
INDICATE DRIVE NEAR
Nazis Say Britain Must
Face Of Terror
British Report Raids
On Nazi Plane Plant

LONDON, July 23.-R
attacks last night on the air.
craft factory at Bremen, all air.
field at PaderbOrn and military
targets in the Ruhr, including a
synthetic oil plant, by aircraft OF
the bomber command were re-
ported today by the air ministry.
The air ministry said the
FOckewulf aircraft works at
Bremen was bombed "fOr the
second night in succession" and
added that German airdromes at
Bieleneld, Eschwege, Handorf
and Diepholz wer attacked.
"The oil plant at Hamburg
and Krupps' ammunition works
were among other targets but
drifting clouds made impossible
any accurate observation of the
results of the bombing" the min
iStry said,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
WELLES CRITICIZES
RUSSIA FOR GRAB
U. S. Will Not Recognize
Absorption OF Baltic Ma
lions Into U. S. S. r.

WASHINGTON, July 23.-R-
The United States, roundly crltl-
Ching Soviet Russia for "annihila-
ting the political independence OF
thre Baltic republics, made known
today it would not recognize their
absorption into the Soviet system.
Sumner Welles, acting secretary
of state in the absence of Secretary
Hull, spoke out at a press confer
ence against "the devious process
es' by which he said Estonia, Lat
via and Lithuania we're to be de-
prived of their freedom by lone
of their more powerful neighbors."
The acting secretary did not
mention Russia by name, but he
left no doubt in any ones mind
as to his meaning. Newly elected
parliaments in the Battles republ-
les had voted in recent days, fol
lowing Red army occupation of
their countries and an intensive
propaganda campaign, to seek
union with the Soviet.
1.-THE people of the United States
are opposed to predatory activities
no matter whether they are car
cied on by the use of force or by
the threat of force" Wellses de-
clared in the prepared statement
he read to newsmen. They are
likewise opposed to any form of
Intervention on the part of o n e
state, however powerful, in tn e
domestic concerns of any other
sovereign states, however weak"
Serving notice that this govern
ment would continue to stand by
these principles, he said that I'm
less the doctrine underlying them
once again governed the relations
between nations, the basis of mod
ern civilization itself could not be
preserved.
Welles added, in response to a
question, that the United S a t e S
would continue to recognize h e
ministers of the baltic republics as
ministers of sovereign govern
mopfc poW 11pSer d11racs 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
Senate Arms
Group o.
Revise ,1
Asks Registration Of A..
100000 Men, Draft OF
100000 First Year
BASE PAY SCALE SET
Measure Is Expected To Be
Ready For Senate Con-
sideration Next Week

WASHINGTON, July 23.-R-
Compulsory military training NOV
ed a long step nearer reality to-
day when the senate military COM
mittee approved a revised Burke
Wadsworth bill providing for re-
gistration of AZ, 900, 600 men, o
whom 1,500, 600 would be drafted
in the first year.
Details remained to be worked
out, but in the main the measure
calls for:
l. Registration of all males be-
tween 18 and 81.
2. Actual CONSUMPTION of about
1900, 600 men between q and 81
during the first year, starting Oct.
l, 1910. There are an estimated
II, 500, 900 between these ages.
3. A training period of n year
for those selected.
4. Base pay equal to that OF the
lower grades of the regular arm
ed forces, starting at $21 a month.
5. Later draftees to be chosen
froom the 81 to As age groups.
Consideration Precited
Senator Sheppard O-Tex), chair
man of the committee, predicted
that the measure would be ready
for senate consideration next week.
Sheppard did not announce tn e
committee vote, but said there
we're few dissenting voices.
In explaining the measure to re-
p~orters, Brig. Gen. W. E. Shedd,
assistant chief of staff, said that
the men would be classified for
exemptions by local boards, SINH
lar to the World war draft boards.
Men with families, he said, or men
employed in national defense work
would be placed in deferred
groups.
The war department contemplate
es that youhts between Is and Il
and men between IS and GA would
be available for home defense SER
vice. Legislation providing tn S
probably will be submitted to con-
gress later.
The job of training the draftees,
Shedd said, probably would require
the services of the entire national
guard. He added, however, that
mobilization of the guard would re-
quire other legislation.
Could Volunteer
The committee measure would
not interfere with voluntary enlist
ments in the army, navy and ma
rine corps. Men eligible for the
draft also could volunteer for the
one-year training period.
If world conditions become
worse, General Shedd said, I'VE
might have to train more"
The President might have au-
thority under the measure to de-
termine the age groups to be re-
gistered and the ages and num-
bers of men to be actually train
ed. After a year of training, a
draftee would be assigned to a re
serve unit for 10 years., or until
he reached As, and void be sub
ject to additional training.
1t was apparent that the legis-
lation would encounter some oposi-
ton in the senate. President Roose-
cit and ranking army men have
endorsed selective service, but q
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
ManyShocksF
Electricity Noted Here

A shocking" condition which has
existed in Wilmington for some time
grew worse during the past several
days as dozens of citizens received
severe electric charges when board
ing buses and private automobiles.
1t all started when the city put
the new coat of asphalt on Front
street.
Almost daily now, reports are re-
ceived that persons entering one of
the Tide Water Power company's
buses receive a shock when they
touch the vehicle with their hands.
The condition has also been found
to exist in taxicabs and private auto
mobiles.
The shocks are not, of course, of
sufficient intensity to burn or to
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
F. D. R. Gives Views On Party Boilers
And Willkie Replies With Sharp Jabs

Douglas did not vote democratic
fur years ago, Mr.. Roosevelt as
serted, and he doubted that Hanes
did, either. He added that they
were honorable and maiable young
men who formerly we're in the gov
eminent service.
Mr.. Roosevelt was told that Reed
had called a meeting of grass
root, JefferSonian democrats, IN
Chicago.
Again? He retorted. 1t seemed to
him, he added, that Reed, who
once represented Missouri in the
senate, had done much the same
thing in 1882 and 1886 and maybe
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
BRITAIN IS PREPARED
Germans Are Concentrate
ing Military Supplies In
Western Lowlands
IS READY FOR SIEGE
Nazi Planes Continue At
tacks On Ports From Scot.
land To The Thames

LONDON, July 23.-LP)-Britain,
barricaded behing a growing wall OF
preparedness, waited watchfully ont
confidently tonight for Adolf Hitler
to start his blitzkrieg.
Reports in neutral sources of
greatly increased activities in
Dutch and Belgian dockyards and
railways indicated that her great test
may not be long coming.
These reports, unconfirmed in Brit.
ish quarters, said the Germans ap.
p~arently were concentrating military
supplies in the western lowlands-a
logical jumping off place for a mass
invasion.
Britain Strong
Taking stock of her position
against efforts of German war
planes and commerce raiders to
create a starvation blockade, Britain
found herself strong in ships, food.
men and wealth.
Naval experts declared the island
kingdom had more destroyers now
than when the war started, despite
the loss of 26.
Even if the Germans intensity
their submarine campaign, Food Min
lister Lord Woolton declared, Britain
will not starve because I'VE have
stocks to stand a long SIEGE"
Lord Woolton asked American
newspapermen tonight to tell the
United States there is no food short
age in Britain, because people over
there still want to send us parcels Of
food"
He estimated that the harvest in
continental Europe would not be
more than 70 per cent of normal this
year and declared that "this bust
ness of starving people out may work
the other way around we've still
got a navy"
Troops Ready
War Minister Anthony Eden de-
clared Britain had 1900, 900 home
guard troops read and reported that
reorganization mad re-equipment of
French, Belgian, Czecho-Slovak, Nor
wegian and Polish soldiers now in
Britain was making good progress"
Longtime American res idents Of
Britain are forming their own home
guard"
British recognition Of a new gov
ernment for free Czecho-Slovaks,"
headed by DR.. Eduard Benes, a for.
mer president of the dissolved repub-
lie, was announced by the Czecho-
Slovak national committee.
Warplanes roared both ways
across the English channel.
Nazi planes, apparently picking
British harbors as their principal
targets, bombed ports from Scotland
to the Thames Estuary and British
fighters repeatedly raced out to sea,
apparently to intercept aerial squad
rons attacking conveys.
An admiralty tabulation for the
week endin gully IA acknowledged
that enemy action" had sunk nine
British ships totalling 23,963 tons,
four Allied ships totalling 1885 tons
and six neutral ships totalling 70 ,734
tons.
In their own raids, the air minis.
try said, British filters Monday sank
a German anti-aircraft ship in a raid
on the Norwegian port Of Bergen,
hit German airfields, factories, barge
concentrations and docks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
u. S.Proposes
Mandate
Over Islands
Proposal Is Submitted Al
Conference OF American
Republics In Havana
RAILROAD SUGGESTED
Americas Would Act As
Trustees OF European
Holdings In Hemisphere

HAVANA, July 23.-R-The Unit
ed States proposed today that all
American republics join in a man
date over European possessions in
the western hemisphere to k p
their sovereignty inviolabl un t. |
Europe's war is over or eventually
to give them independence.
At the same time, Bolivia was
reported seeking a transcontinent-
al South American railroad which
would act in emergencies as an
auxiliary to the Panama Canal in
moving troops and guns from coast
to coast.
Early Action
The joint trusteeship over Europ-
can colonies in the new world was
envisioned in a draft of a conven-
ton offered less than a day after
the conference of American foreign
ministers opened. Broadly, it pro-
posed:
j. That the Americas act as trus-
tees of the European possessions
in this hemisphere.
2. That mandates over these pos
sessions be temporary and h a
they be returned to their original
soveriegns az soon as possible or
granted their independence.
3. That the parent mandate COM
mission to be set up make recon-
m~endations for any military and
naval protection deemed necessary
to protect the territories from an
outside menace.
In a sesolution designed to act
as a stop-gap until the treusteeship
is in operation, the United States
foresaw the possibility that some
one nation might have to act in
dependently to offset a change in
the sovereignty over the European
colonies.
However, the resolution declared
such action would be provisional
only and the affected colony would
be given to the mandate commiss-
on as soon as possible.
The proposed railroad line would
ruiz from the Brazilian coast on
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
of Chile, and would be effected by
filling in gaps between exist
ing lines, it was said. The resol-
ution points out that only about
1000 kilmeters (about 5000 miles,
need to be built for the projected
road.
The first article of the United
States proposal affirms the princi-
pie of non-recognition and MONACO
ceptance of any change of soverei-
gnty over any European posses
sions in this hemisphere.
The proposal also insists that
any action regarding European
possessions must be a joint Ameri-
can affair. 1t stipulates that each
American republic must We repre-
scented on a commission for actual
government of the colonies during
the mandate period.
Inhabitants of inundated territor-
les would be allowed the I'M o S
ample" control possible over their
internal affairs.
The convention must be ratified
by each nation before it is effec-
tive. It's accompanying resolution
was designed for any situation aris-
ing from the change or threatened
change of the sovereignty of the
colonies which might come before
the convention is operative.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
PLUMBERS N E E 7
STARTS TOMORROW
Thirtieth Annual Conven-
ton OF Association Will
Be Held Al Beach

The North Carolina Association
Of Plumbing and Heating Contrac-
tors will open it's thirtieth annual
convention at the Ocean Terrace
hotel, Wrightsville Beach, Thurs
day morning.
Possibilities for the improve
ment of the plumbing industry will
be the most outstanding topic OF
discussion during the convention.
Several prominent sanitary en-
gineers and plumbing and heating
contractors will speak on various
phases Of this subject during the
meeting.
The convention will be called to
order Thursday morning at II
o'clock and the first business ses-
sion will start Immediately. ]. w.
Thurman, of Rocky Mount, state
president, will preside.
Speakers on the program will be
introduced by C. C. Davis, of Will
mington.
The program will be as follows:
Address Of welcome: Dan j. Her
nm, mayor of Wrightsville Beach.
Address of welcome: Thomas E.
cooper, mayor of Wilmington.
response: Jack Rogers, Ashe-
vile.
lhtroductions: Thurman.
ihree minutes will be allotted
representatives. of manufac turers
WHO wish to have the floor.
Inns session will be recessed al
Iz'4o o'clock after the announce
ment Of committees.
abundance prizes will be drawn
d. each business session.
Al 2;3O o'clock Thursday after
noon' a boat ride up the inland
waterway will be held for the la
0iTs attending the convention.
from 2:30 to 4:30 o'clock thai
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24

more to dollars than to humanity;
and that Reed was we'll qualified
to lead dissident democrats.
The President was first asked
whether the word bolt properly
described Burke's offer of support
for Willie. He made the remark
about the party boiling Burke and
then grinned until a roar OF laugh
ter at his answer had subsidized.
Burke was defeated for renoml-
nation in the Nebraska primary by
Governor R. L. Cochran.
Mr.. Roosevelt was reminded. he
said, of Lew Douglas and Johnny
Hanes by an inquiry about how
he regarded this dissent of Jeffer-
sonian democrats
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24

cause injury, but cause much dis
turbance among commuters in the
buses.
C. Fl. McAllister, an electrical
engineer for the Tide Water Power
company, said last night the SHOCKS
are due to static electricity general
ed in the friction between the cars
rubber tires and the sticky SURFACE
of the asphalt pavement.
AS the speed of the wheels rota'
tons are increased, he said, the cleo
tricity is generated at a more raplo
rate and the metal body OF the ous
becomes charged-acting something
like a condensor-and stores up the
electricity.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-24
BY DOUGLAS B. cornell

HYDE PARK, N. Y, July %.
-R-President Roosevelt don
ned political harness today long
enough to speak his mind about
Senator Edward R. Burke, Lewis
w. Douglas, John w. Hanes and
former Senator James A. Reed
four anti-third term democrats who
have teamed up with Wendell l..
Willkie.
Prompted entirely by press con-
ference questions, Mr.. Roosevelt
said he %understoon that the demo-
cratic party nd bolted from
Burke) that the administration felt
the minds of Douglas and Hanes,
former government officials, ran