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The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-16
Lindbergh And Hitler

In an address delivered recently before large audi
in Chicago Colonel Charles A. Lndbergh endeavored
calm Americans and to disspae the fears that have dis
ubed the minds of many for time. He repeated his
doubts regarding the possibility of German invasion of
cur shores and insisted keeping out Of the European
struggle at all events. AS American citizen Mr. Lind
brgh is entitled to his opinion these matters well
en- many other subjects and would be ungracOus to apply
to him such uncOmpimentary ephets thrown out
on the Senate floor His analysis of the purposes of this
probably lacks the perspective and the penetration which
contemporary historian must possess in order to evauae
conditions properly but many other Americans have
pressed similar views and have not for this been
stamped as traitors Fifth COumnists
The most vulnerable and most dangerous assumption in
this Speech however, the advice of workable agree
ment between America and victorious Germany Lind
bergh apparently harbors great admiration for Germanys
Fuhrer which he manifested than OCCASION He
maes here appreciation of Naz theology identifying
with what he calls western civilization and envisages
the two great centers for such civilization in Europe
dominated by Germany and the other here can agreement
between could maintain civilization and peace throughout
the world far into the future see We wonder
whether the Naz officials who entertained him while he
visiting Germany took him to the concentration camps to
witness what is being done to convince the doubter Of
the exalted principles of National Socialism of their
We wonder whether he the ruined synagogues the de-
mOshed Shops the broken bodies of those whose only crime
was that they members of different race.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-16

There is a basic difference of ap-
prOach which cannot be overcome
until one swallows the other. The
democratic states must regard the
tOtalitarian governments as a re-
turn to barbarism. While we re-
alize, as does MIR. Lindbergh, the
catastrophe consequences of a
war with the axis powers, we are
equally Mortified at the POSSIBLE
ty of a compact with them, after
they have become intoxicated
with their triumphs and become
convinced of their policies as the
only right and proper ones. With
all his experiences and contacts,
Colonel Lindbergh shows himself
a rather superficial observer and
one who lacks a clear understand
ing of the perniciOus policies OF
the Nazi vOtarieS and some may
even express a doubt as to his
proper perception of the vital ele-
ments of our own ideals and mode
of life.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1940-08-16

A system that SuppreSses free
dom of research, freedom of ex-
preston and personal freedom
cannot possibly be made to fit in
with form of life which we want,
and presumably MI. Lindbergh
wants, to maintain here. Even if
our faith in Nazi pacts and agree
ments be entirely restored, a per-
manent cooperation with a State
that is based on a system such as
worked up by Hitler and his min
ions is quite impossible for us.
Still less workable would be an
understanding between us and a
victorious Nazi regime. 1t is not
merely Shouting names" and
pointing the finger of blame"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

1V1 ship contest, sponsored by The Detroit Times.
For many years Mr.. Hearst has sponsored
craftsmanship contest for R. o. T. c. units in high schools
and colleges This year. with every American anxious to do
his bit to help the nations Defense he opened the contest
to all citizens The only quacationthe applicant must be
a United States citizen.
Rifle clubs quick to cooperate and threw open their
private ranges that outsiders might and them
the Defense-minded Michigan quickly
action Applications received from almost every county
in the state Schools colleges and clubs comprised of men,
women and children, quickly signed up
The contest is set up without entry fee and lists the
following prizes To the team winning the Hearst Champion
shp-the William Randolph Hearst Citizens Workmanship
Trophy to be held for replica of the trophy be
held perpeuiy five gold lapel buttons To the
Five silver lapel buttons. To all other teams bronze
lapel buttons each
Detroit rflemen entered in the thus far
sist of such well known clubs the Michigan Rifle
and Revolver Club General Motors Club; Lincoln
Gun Club Fisher Branch Y. NJ C. A Rifle Team Century
Pistol and Rifle Club Chatham Rifle Club st. Marys Red
ford Gun Club the Detroit Bank Rifle Club; University
Detroit Gun Club Royal Russian Rifle Club; Robins Rifle
Club strot Gun Club; Great Lakes Steel Gun Club
Rifle and Revolver Club; 10Th Maccabee Rifle Club No. q
Southeastern High School Club the Greater Rod
Gun Club Wilbur Wright High School, Lawrence Tech blue
Devils" and the Nottingham Rifle Club.
Suburban entrants include the Wyandotte Rife Club and
the Plymouth Gun Club Entries still open enter
write Gun Editor Detroit Times for entry blank.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29
1000 Michigan Riflemen
Enter Hearst Contest

~ ORE than 1000 defense-minded sportsoving Mich
n Al igan rifemen have signed up to compete in the
INN William Randolph Hearst Citizens Marksman-
Nv n ship contest, sponsored by The Detroit Times.
mi
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

Scoring their first card in The
Detroit Times Rifle Tournament for
the William Ran do lph Hearst
Trophies is the Greater Detroit Rod
and Gun Club team. Left to right;
Bill DuelI, Bill Smith, Willard MuIlin
and Al Pukalo at the club range.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-29

Dean Cobb (Ieft) and Bill Smith,
members Of the Greater Detroit Rod
and Gun Club, take no chances in
the William Randolph Hearst Citizens
Rifle Competition. Placing shot
hole gauge on the target and with
the aid Of magniiying glasses they
then determine their exact score.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Worst Quake in Its History
Rocks Rumania 5 Minutes

the
BUCHAREST, Nov. 10 Sunday ).-Rumania hit by
the worst earthquake in its history early today
The quake, which lasted minutes, sent 10-story
building containing 50 apartments crashing earth
Bucharest Houses and buildings throughout the city
damaged and the death toll expected high
Rescue Workers started digging of the
buding-one of BuchareStS taest
trapped injured killed The building contained Offices
and unoccuped theaer the first floor apartments
above.
The big apartment building only 10 minutes trolley
ride from Palace Square King Mihai Queen Mother
Helen in the capital at the time of the quake
Jon NiceScu printer who standing opposite the
apartment building when the earthquake started said the
building seemed to crack at the first shock
For several he said, heard horrible
and ye above the of falling plaster debris Then
suddenly the whole building collapsed upon itself with
The exact epicenter of the quake not known
Thousands of German soldiers using hundreds of
femen and police dig through the ruins of buildings seeking
victims.
special editions of Bucharest newspapers estimated
hundreds killed in the city alone
Those injured included the Rumanian Minister of Agri
culture Nicoae Mares who hurt when a ceiling fell
his head
SOFIA Nov. 10 Sunday P)-Bulgarians awakened
early today by several consecutive earth shocks felt through
Bulgaria. The of the determined
Immediately
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Defense Contracts
May Be Rewritten
To Avoid Strikes
Controller Rules U. S.
Will Meet Extra Cost
Of New Poy Scale

Labor got a powerful voice in
the defense production program
yesterday when Controller General
Lindsay C. Warren ruled that Gov
ernment contracts negotiated prior
to enactment of the preparedness
legislation could be rewritten to in
corporate the new emergency pay
scale when this is necessary to avert
impending strikes, and that the
additional cost would be borne by
the Government.
The decision was in the first group
signed by Mr.. Warren since he took
office November /, and was directed
to the Secretary of the Navy in
connection with project that in
cludes construction of water sys-
tenn, sanitary sewers and storm
sewers at the Naval Air Station,
Jacksonville. Fla. where workmen
(See CONTRACTS, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1940-11-10
New Type Light Bomber
Is Delivered 10 Army
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army Air Corps disclosed yes
teerday it had received the first de-
livery of fast, new-type, light
bombing plane, made by the Doug
las Aircraft Co.
The new plane, officially desig-
mated the Douglas A-20-A, was de-
signed to combine the best features
of the low-flying attack plane and a
light-fast bomber.
An undisclosed number was or
dered last year.
The craft is an all-metal mono
plane, powered by two 14-cylinder
engines, each with three-bladed pro-
pellers.
Carrying crew Of three, the plane
weighs 19,050 pounds. with normal
load and has q 6i-foot 4-irch wing
spread.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Mrs. Chamberlain Called
To Husband S Bedside
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. Nov. 10 Sunday
Mrs. Neville Chamberlain, wife of
Britain's seriously i'll former prime
minister, was called suddenly to his
bedside at midnight.
Oficial word at l am, however,
was that the condition of the man
who led Britain through the Munich
crisis and announced her entry into
the war still was unchanged"
Mrs. Chamberlain. who disclosed
Friday that Mr.. Chamberlain is
gravely i'll, had remained at the bed
side of her 71-year-old husband
throughout the afternoon and until
9 pm, when she left her home to
60 eight miles to the village.
The urgent message called her
back after only three hours of rest.
Mr.. Chamberlain's sisters who
went to him from their home yes
terday afternoon were still at the
former prime minister's bedside
early this morning.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
President Sets Nov. d
As Thanksgiving Day;
81 States 10 Comply
10 Governors Follow
Traditional Dote n
ProcIumutions "
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt yesterday pro-
claimed Thursday. November 81 as
Thanksgiving Day and declared that
in these times of calamity and sorrow
elsewhere in the world may we give
thanks for our preservation"
1t was the second time the Chief
Executive had set Thanksgiving a
week earlier than the customary last
Thursday in November, which this
year falls on November 28 In 1899
he said it was done to benefit mer-
chants by providing a longer inter-
val between the Thanksgiving and
Christmas holidays.
is States Won't Follow Suit.
Two-thirdS of the States have
signified they will observe the No.
vember 81 date this year. Governors
of these Is States will adhere to the
traditional date of November %:
Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida,
Kansas, Iowa, Massa chusetts. Maine,
Nevada, Oklahoma, New Hampshire,
North Carolina. Rhode Island, Penn
sylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee
and Vermont.
In his proclama ton, the President
included prayer from the Episcopal
Book of Common Prayer. the same
he read to the Nation election eve
from his home in Hyde Park.
Text of Proclamation.
The text of the proclamation fol-
lows:
Il, Franklin D. Roosevelt, PreSi-
dent of the United States of Amer
lea, do hereby designate Thursday,
the twenty-first day of November
1910, to be observed nationally as a
day of Thanksgiving
In a year which has seen calamity
and sorrow fall upon many peoples
elsewhere in the world may We give
thanks for our preservation.
'On the same day, in the same
hour, let us pray:
Almighty God, who hast given us
this good land for our heritage;
we humbly beseech thee that we may
always prove ourselves a people
mindful of thy favor and glad to do
thy will Bless our land with honor
able industry, sound learning, and
pure manners.
Save us from violence, diScord,
and confusion; from pride and arro-
gancy, and from every evil way. De-
fend our liberties, and fashion into
one united people the multitudes
brought hither out of many kindreds
and tongues.
"Endue with the spirit of wisdom
those to whom in thy name we
entrust the authority of Government
that there may be justice and peace
at home, and that through obedience
to thy law, we may show forth thy
praise among the nations of the
earth. In the time of prosperity,
fill our hearts with thankfulness, and
in the day of trouble suffer not our
trust in thee to fail; Amen"
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Hamilton Quits
| Executive Post
| With G. 0. P.
!, the Associated Press.


John Hamilton resigned yester-
day as executive director of the Re-
publican National Committee, post
he has held since Representative
Martin became national chairman
last July.
Mr.. Hamilton gave no reason in
letter to the committee. However
Mr.. Martin, accepting the resigna-
ton, wrote that Il can appreciate
fully your desire to retire and re-
sumo your business career"
The Hamilton letter asked that
the resignation take effect i'm
mediately.
Wendell L. Willkie announced the
appointment of Mr.. Martin as chair
man few weeks after the Phila-
delphia convention and at the same
time said that Mr.. Hamilton, who
managed the 1886 campaign for ALI
M. Landon, would serve as executive
director. Mr.. Hamiltons S25 ,000-a-
year salary was continued, Mr.. Mar
tin serving without pay.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
BY the Associated Press.


ATHENS, Nov. 9.-Greek soldiers,
fighting stubbornly on home ground.
have halted the most serious Italian
thrust so far offered by the invaders
"a move down the western coast
and have hopelessly trapped a
famed italian division of perhaps
$4,000 men. it was reported here to-
night.
Greeks said the Italian Centaur
division, one of the best known units
of the Fascist forces, was so sur
rounded in the Pindus Mountains
that its surrender was imminent
and that hundreds of the divisions
men and its commanding general
already had been captured
1t was reported the Fascists were
without food and their supply lines
were cut.
4n London Reuters, British
news agency, declared in a dis
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Big Italian Drive Down Coast
Reported Halted by Greeks
Division of $1,000 Declared Trapped;
AnnihIoted, Dispatch to London Says

patch from Athens that the Gen.
taur division repeatedly had been
annihilatedD
Authoritative circles in Athens
could give no details of the report
that the Greeks have stopped the
Italian drive down the west coast
from Albania. However, they said
the Greeks actually we're on the
offensive on the remainder of the
mountainous front and were pushing
the Italians back at several points.
A high command communique said
local attack on the right wing. sup
ported by artillery fire. was repulsed
while 80 prisoners were captured in
other local attacks.
The Athens radio tonight summed
up the military situation in this
manner:
The Italians tried to invade
Greece from three different points.
(See GREEK, Page abb
Evening star., 1940-11-10
London Has Respite
Between Two Heavy
Bombing Attacks
Hall Where Hitler Spoke
Blasted, British Say;
Convoy Sinking Denied
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 10 Sunday -
German raiders returned to the
aerial assault on London shortly be-
fore dawn today after subjecting
the capital to a heavy attack early
last night and then giving Londoners
a few hours of peace and uninter-
rupted sleep.
The customary nightly air raid
! tapered off around midnight to a
period of extraordinary quiet and
the "all clear" was given.
1t had been for a time a thunder
Gus attack-loosed at the earliest
hour yet known here-and bombers
had approached in relays from sew
eral directions, others striking stimuli
taneously at Northern England
Wales and the MidlandS.
So heavy was the gunfire during
the evening that big, solid buildings
we're shaken by the conclusion.
One plane shot down in Southeast
London demolished two houses. and
was believed thus to have trapped at
least two people in its descent.
Munich Hall Bombed.
The new Nazi attacks on London
followed the spectacular activities
on the R. A. F. Friday night when
British planes were said to have
dropped bombs on the Munich beer
hall where Adolph Hitler was ex-
horting his Nazi old guard.
Tn tho az Nv,
issued an oblique denial Of official
German claims that an entire
British convoy of $4,000 tons had
been destroyed Tuesday by a NaH
surface raider in mid-Atlantic.
In spite of the enemy'S claim
to have annihilated this convoy"
the official communique said, 1T
can now be stated that a number of
ships successfully eluded the raider
Owing to the necessity for main
tanning wireless silence, no other
details are yet available
(The German high command
reported that the whole convoy
was destroyed by surface war
ships" and German sources de-
clared only two ships sent sos
messages. This indicated, they
said, that all had gone down
under shellf1re.
(The messages, which reached
New York, came from the Brit
ish ships Rangitiki, 1888 tons,
and Cornish City, 1852 tons. say
ing they were being shelled by a
pocket battleship of the Admiral
Graf Spec class. Nothing further
was heard from them.)
Two Attacks Turned Back.
Two daylight thrusts at London
yesterday were turned back with
comparatively little damage here
save for the destruction of several
business buildings.
During the day, isolated points
all over England were under in
termittent bomb fire, but casual
/ ties were few, officials said.
Up to dark four raiding bombers
had been shot down, the Air Minis
try announced, without British
! loss.
The Admiralty said the British
destroyer Winchester had shot down
two German dive bombers and hit
(See LONDON, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Fort Meade Work Goes
On 3.Shift, 7-Day Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md.
Nov. 9.-Work on buildings being
constructed for $4,000 troops to be
Quartered here soon after January
1 was put on a three-shift, seven
day week today by the War Depart
ment.
The speedup was ordered to in
sure completion of the huge Army
contonment in time for the men, to
include National Guardsmen as we'll
as conscripts.
Of1cials said approximately 4,50O
carpenters, laborers and others were
on the pay roll today, with some
1000 expected TO be employed at the
peak of operations.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Wilkes Thin Skin Kept Him Answering
Instead of Attacking, Says Nicholson

So we moved in with two chair
men, Mr.. Farley retaining his old
offices on the fourth floor where the
State committee had pitched its
camp, and Mr.. Flynn on the fifth,
where the National Committee had
its habitat. The old chairman would
take no important step, insisting
that he should not hamper the new
chairman. Mr.. Flynn, delicate about
assuming authority while his pal
was still in Office, was equally OBJ
servant of the amenities. Thus we
dawdled for weeks.
Had Different Formulas.
Actually, the two had entirely diff
ferent formulas for running the
show. Mr.. Farley adhered to the
Continued on Page Ala, Column -
Evening star., 1940-11-10

usual, is why we worried at any
stage.
We had some very definite trou-
bles, of course. The first of these
grew out of the almost knightly
courtesy of two fine, stout fellows
Jim Farley and Ed Flynn,
These men are close friends and
had been mutually admiring COL
leagues for many years. Mr.. Farley
agreed to stay on as chairman for
about month after the convention
to ease the way for his successor.
Meanwhile, he had, according to his
systematic habit, set up headquar-
tiers at the Biltmore and formulated
his various committees and divisions.
much as we had them four years
ago
Evening star., 1940-11-10
More Data Awaited
In Sinking Of u. ). Ship
Off Australia
Clue to Nationality Of
Mine Sought in Metal
Found in .Lifebouts
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The United States Government
sought further information yester-
day on the sinking of the American
freighter City of Rayville before con-
sidering whether to take any action.
The 5.883-ton freighter, owned by
the Maritime Commission and leased
by the United States Lines. was
blasted by an explosion about 10
miles off the Australian coast Fri
day night while en- route from Ade-
laide to Melbourne All of the crew
except the third engineer succeeded
in escaping in lifeboats.
Dispatches from Sydney gave the
missing mans name as James Bryan,
%, of Norfolk, Va, but Maritime
Commission records listed the ships
third engineer as Mac B. Bryan,
Randleman, N c.
Secretary of State Hull told a press
conference yesterday that prelim-
mary information indicated the yes
sci had struck free mine, but that
there was as yet no knowledge of
tAAN iAeibAOiAoAlby Va lllC
No Notification of Mining.
He said he did not recall that any
nation had notified the State De-
partment that it was mining Austria
liam waters. Under international
law, a belligerent is obligated to
notify neutral nations when waters
are dangerous because of mines.
The secretary said there had been
no consideration of the advisability
of extending the Neutrality Act and
forbidding American ships to visit
Australian waters.
At Sydney, Naval Minister William
Hughes said the sinking probably
was caused by a mine, cause also
blamed for the sinking less than "a
hours earlier of an unidentified Brit
ish freighter in Australian waters.
Experts looked for a possible clue
to the nationality of the mine in
fragments of metal found in the
Rayville's lifeboats after they had
cleared the sinking ship.
Sub Raider Unlikely.
Should examination show the
mine to be of German or Italian
origin it would indicate the pres
ence of a raider in Southern Pacific
waters. In the early months of
the war, maritime sources reported
that at least one raider. probably
an armed merchantmen, was cruis-
ing in those waters.
Some experts here were inclined
to discount the possibility that any
new raider might be a submarine,
saying the distance from probable
fueling base would be too great
for that type of craft.
Crew members of the Rayville
said the explosion came without any
warning and that after the blast
the ship "dived by the head with
incredible speed" The force of the
explosion was SO great that it blew
portions of the cargo and the
wrecked fore part of the hull
through the superstructure.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
French Submarine Sunk
In Fiqht, British Assert

LONDON, Nov. 9 (P).-The Brit
ish Admiralty announced tonight
that the French submarine Poncelet
had been sunk in an engagement
with British naval forces off French
equatorial Africa.
The Admiralty also announced
that the British submarine H-49 is
overdue and considered lost.
A Vichy announcement that a
(See VICHY, Page A-4D
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Pact to Divide Spheres
Is Rumored in Sofia

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 9 F.-
Rumors that the axis and Soviet
Russia may be reaching an agree
ment on a division of spheres of
interest in Turkey and the Near
East spread here tonight as soon as
It was announced that Russian Pre-
mier-Foreign Comrissar Molotoff
soon would visit Berlin.
In some quarters, however, the
impression prevailed that the trip
merely would solidify ties of friend
ship between the two powers with
out Transforming them into a mill
tary alliance. These sources noted
that Molotof long has owed visit
TO the German capital and that
one frequently has been suggested
by Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Ger
(See MOLOTOFF, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1940-11-10
Pittmon, 'GroveIy III,
Put in oxygen Tent
Ry the Associated Press.

BN the Associated Press.
RENO, New, Nov. 9.-Senator Key
Pittman, chairman of the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, is
gravely i'll and has been placed in
an oxygen tent at the Washoe Gen.
eral Hospital, his physician, DR.. A.
j. Hood, said tonight.
Senator Pittman, who is 68, suf-
fered a breakdown prior to last
Tuesdays election, and was ordered
to bed. Later he had a heart at
tack.
Evening star., 1940-11-10
5 Below Zero in Montana

HELENA, Mont, Nov. (P.-The
mercury today dropped to S below
zero at Cut Bank and / below at
Great Falls, both in Northern Mon
tana, as snow fell over most of the
State.