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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Eastern N. E,
Take
Lives OF Five
Thousands OF Refugees
Prepare To Return Home
AS Roanoke Recedes
MARK SET AT WELDON
Property Damage To Fac
tories Expected To Pass
Million Dollar Mark

ROANOKE RAPIDS, Aug. 49,
R-Thousands of refugees f o IN
death-dealing flood waters prepar-
ed to return to their homes to-
night as the swollen Roanoke river
began to recede after claiming four
lives and destroying property I'm
officially valued at more than a
million dollars.
Points down-river from h e r e
meanwhile prepared to meet the
brunt of the vrest, which establish
ed a record high-water mark OF 81
feet in Weldon last night.
Williamson Prepares
At Williamson, where the river
is expected to be nine feet in flood
by Thursday, sandbags were being
hastily piled along highways. OF
ficials of the city said they expect
ed but slight damage.
At least 5000 persons in tn
vicinity of Roanoke Rapids a n d
Weldon were rendered homeless
yesterday. Approximately LOCO
were rescued by boats from homes
at Roanoke farms, a farm securl
ty project, and neighboring plana'
Four hundred convicts were
tons near Tillery.
marooned at the Caledonia prison
lapsed under the pressure OF the
flood waters.
Desk Sergeant A. P. Mcneil O.
the police force here said 5000 tt
10, 900 persons in and around Roa'
noke Rapids would have to rely
on charity, because the waters hae
caused all industries here to shu'
down.
A portion of, the Manchester Pa
per mill collapsed. Walls cracked
and floors buckled at Roanoke No
l cotton mill. Fire threatened the
Halifax paper corporations plan
when a boxcar of lime blazed up.
but firemen went to the scene II
boats and distinguished the blaze
MCNEIL said that some estimates
placed the damage to this indus
trial city at 81, 500, 900.
Five hundred persons were
homeless in Weldon, and drinking
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ACTION IS EXPLAINED
u. S. Destroyer Sent To
Scene Before Word OF,
Crafts Release Received

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 19.-R-
Mexico, on watch against any at
tempts to land arms for a revolu-
ton, stopped the American freighter
Herman Frasch off Acapulco, on the
Pacific coast, today but quickly per-
mitted the ship to go on its way.
Foreign Minister Eduardo Hay
told the United States embassy the
ship was inside Mexican territorial
waters and was detained only briefly
for an explanation.
Near Desert Beach
One source said the area is vir-
tually a desert beach. with many
coves and inlets where a ship might
land arms secretly. The fact that
the boarding officer was armed is
without significance, since officers
on such missions for all countries
usually carry arms.
1t was said authoritatively that to
be going to Panama the ship was
Unusually ClOSG W SIlOIc, SlllCS tllC
regular. route would put it about 70
miles at sea
(The ship was reported to have
been halted by a Mexican gunboat.
At San Francisco a U. $. destroyer
was reported to be on the way south
to investigate. The destroyer ap-
parently was sent out before the
word came that the freighter had
been released).
The ship of 2.641 gross tons is
owned by the Union Sulphur COM
pany o: New York and was bound
from San Pedro, Calf, to it's home
port.
~(Customarily she picks up sulphur
at Gulf ports for the west coast and
carries lumber and general cargo
back east).
An informed official said the YES
sci was detained for only a few
minutes and is now on her way
again."
AImazan Stronghold
Acapulco is in the state Of Guer-
rero, a stronghold of General Juan
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new CANADA-U. S.
BOARD WILL MEET
President Roosevelt Begins
Selection OF American
Members OF Group

HYDE PARK, N. Y, Aug. 19.-R
The first meeting of a permanent
United States canadian board OF
defense was projected for early
next week as President Roosevelt
began today the selection of its
American members.
By telephone from his ancestral
home, Mr.. Roosevelt asked state,
war and navy department officials
in Washington to recommend four
or five persons, drawn chiefly from
the armed forces, to serve on the
board with an equal number Of
Canadians.
There was nothing to indicate
whether he would call on the army
and navy high command for the
personnel or rely on subordinate Of
ficers. But he hoped to complete
his choice by Thursday in prepar-
alton for the boards initial meet
ing at a place not yet designated
Meanwhile Secretary of the Trea-
sury Morgenthau left his Beacon,
N. Y, home today for an undis-
closed destination in Canada. There
was speculation in Washington that
the defense project but here at the
summer White House presidential
attaches said they had heard no.
thing of Morgenthau's Canadian vi
sit and were unable to suggest
what role, if any, he might play
in defense plans.
The rapid pace of developments
leading to the unprecedented
strengthening of U. S. ties with a
nation at war emphasized the grav-
ity with which the chief executive
viewed the problems of continental
defense.
He announced Friday in Wash
ington that defense consultations
were under way with Canada. That
same night he disclosed he was
meeting Canadian Prime Minister
W. L. Mackenzie King on Saturday
at Ogdensburg, N. Y, on the bor-
der between the neighbor countries,
to discuss mutual problems of de-
fense."
Their agreement to set up a
board to consider the defenses Of
North America and begin immed-
late studies of ''sea, land and air
problems, including personnel and
MATERIAL" was announced jointly
by the two chiefs of state yester-
day. 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Refugee Ship
Near
Mined Waters
American Legion May Be
In Area Mined Beyond
Control OF Germany
REVIEW STAND
Americans Aboard Trans
port Apparently Ignorant
OF The Situation

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-lR-
Unofficial calculations tonight plac-
ed the refugee ship American Lee
gion in or near Births waters
where Germany expressed concern
over mines we cannot control"
DR.. Wilhelm Tannenburg of the
German embassy here summoned
a press conference to express as
surance "that German military au-
thoritie will not in any way-even
Observation-Disclosures the Anne
rican Legion but to renew a warn
ing "about the danger of mines"
Ignorant of Situation
Abroad the army transport, the
1877 passengers, mostly Americans,
apparently were ignorant of tn e
situation. Replying to an inquiry
sent Saturday, when the original
warning was issued in Berlin, Mrs.
j. Borden Hartman, minister to
Norway, w%irelessed the associated
Press from the ship
"Yoour message firt intimatlon
of newly-mined area. No o n e
aborad informed"
Navy official declined to dus.
cuss the situation aboard the vessel
or even to report its position. Unof-
ficially, however, it was calculat-
ed that if the ship is travelling at
normal speed and the weather is
favorable, it should be approach
ing or already within the danger
zone" 1t left Petsame, Finland.
Friday night.
Navy records disclosed, mean
while, that in declining to alter
the ships curse the government
was acting in line with a previous
British warning that shipping
should skirt Scotland closely to
avoid mines between the Orkney
Islands and Iceland.
Routine bulletins of the hydro
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American Ship Detained
Briefly By Mexican Boat
Canada Creates Posts
OF Military Attaches

OTTAWA, Aug. 19.-(R-Fol-
lowing up the linking of U. S.
and Canadian defenses by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Prime Minis
ter w. L. Mackenzie King, Can
ada tonight created the new po-
sitions of naval and military at
taches at Washington.
Capt. Victor G.. Brodeur, Pa
cific coast commander of the
Royal Canadian navy was ap-
pointed naval attache; and Col.
H. F. G.. Letson of Vancouver,
military attache.
Navy Minister Angus Mac
donald said the action was not
to be interpreted as having re-
suited from the weekend confer
ences of President Roosevelt and
Prime Minister Mackenzie King.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-R-
Charging William c. Bullitt, tn e
American ambassador to France,
with something very little short
of treason" an indignant group OF
senators holly attacked the diplo-
mat today for his speech at Phil
adelphia.
Bullitt, warning that the country
was in danger of German invasion,
advocated CONSUMPTION and urged
that destroyers be made available
to Great Britain.
One after another, the senators
arose, in the course of the senate's
debate on the peace-time draft, to
accuse Bullitt of urging that the
United States enter the war, OF
seeking to promote a dictatorship
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
Farmers Carry Millions Of
Pounds OF Weed To Is
Markets In Belt
warehouses; FILLING
Hedrick Says Principal Of
ferings Today Will Be
Lugs And Filters
nv the Associated Press)

Farmers carried millions OF
Do,nds of tobacco to the 16 border
bet market yesterday-the eve OF
cnpning sales-and most of them
expressed optimism over the pros
pect Of prices this season.
Prices were expected to be boil
stored by the short crop and the
recently voted three-year-control
plan. Quality was about average,
reports from the markets said.
Floors Filling
Recent rains hampered growers
in grading and getting their weed
on the floors and at least one mar
ket reported that offerings there
likely would be small. The major
ity of the markets reported, how
ever, that their floors were being
rapidly filled with good grades.
The North Carolina markets in
The belt averaged 15.49 last year,
while the average in South Caro-
lima was 14.6.
A glance at the markets last
night showed:
Clarkton, N. C.-More than 200,
900 pounds on floors, mostly Tugs
Of good quality. Indications were
that the four warehouses w o u | &
handle a big volume.
Darlington, S. C.-Darlington's
three warehouses held 49, 0C
pounds, mostly of good grade.
Conway, S. C.-Clear skies al.
lowed growers to bring in their to-
Oaco in huge volumes. Warehouse
men reported the quality was very
high.
Kingstree, S. C-Approximately
M'O0 pounds on the floors. The
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Attack Bullitt For Speech
Advocating Help For Great Britain

time war machine and Senator
Tydings D-Md) drawing a pro-
longed ovation from the galleries
with a supporting speech in which
he said that he preferred too much
preparedness to too little.
Another defense development
saw the senate appropriations COM
mittee quickly approving a record,
or near record, appropriation OF
SIS, 008, 169, 277 for beginning the con-
of 1000, 900 men. Downtown,
of a "two-ocean n a w
and providing equipment for an
meanwhile, the war department re-
ported that army recruiting,
steadily rising since last May,
reached a peak of 8,6O5 enlistments
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for this country. and of suspicious
ly close and friendly relations with
Soviet Russia. And, they added an
assertion that Bullitt's speech was
mot only approved but inspired
by the state department."
Their remarks interrupted a SEN
ate discussion of the draft which
found Senator Hill DALAI support
ing it on the ground that voluntary
enlistments place premium on
sla ckerism and a penalty on pa
triotism," Senator Capper (R-Kas)
opposing the legislation because he
believed there was not sufficient
danger to justify it, Senator Fra
zier (R-Nd) joining the opposition
because the measure would und-
ermine the entire economy" of the
country by creating a huge peace
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
WILKES SPEECH
RAPED BY FLYNN
Says COP Leader Believes
In Many Things New Deal
Has Accomplished

NEW YORK, Aug. 19.-lREd-
ward j. Flynn, democratic nation
al chairman, said tonight t a
Wendell L. Wilkes speech accept
ing the republican presidential no.
miliation showed he believed lin
most everything that the Roose-
welt administration has ac-
complished.'
In a nationwide (CBS) broad
cast, his first since he succeeded
James A. Farley as head Of the
national committee, Flynn assert
ed that intead of "a vigorous and
specific indictment of New Deal
measures" Willkie found it in his
heart to praise"
I'VE have his own word for it,
he said, that he believes in the
wages and hours law, that he be-
lives in federal regulation of Sc.
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BOULOGNE IS RAIDED
British Say They Stuck To
Fight In Somaliland AS
Long AS Possible
ITALIANS WIN COAST
Germany's Stern OF Bombs
Against England Abates
.Mysteriously Again

LONDON, Aug. 2O.-(Tuesday)
-(RHConceding defeat by heavy
odds in distant Somaliland, Britain
flung the full force of air offensive
against Germany and the Nail
held French coast last night anu
today in the fiercest bombings OF
three nights of successive RAIDS.
While the royal air force launch
ed squadron after squadron across
the explosion-lighted English chan
mel, the drone of scattered Nazl
planes was heard owe almost
every quarter of this embattled Is
land but no concentrated attacks
were reported.
Berlin Air Raid
(Air raid sirens kept more than
4 1000, 900 Berlin residents under
cover for an hour and 40 minutes
shortly after midnight, and n by
one every other German radio sta
ton went off the air, indicating
widespread British bombing at
tacks across the Rhineland.)
Bomb bursts huge fires and the
flash of anti-aircraft explosions
seen clearly in southeastern Eng
land showed the intensity Of the
Royal Air Forces third successive
overnight pounding of the nearby
coast of France.
Three waves of British planes
smashed at Boulogne big NaZi base
and center of a wide coastal
stretch over which the British fliers
ranged.
Observers said the new blows
were the hardest the British have
yet struck along the coast.
In British Somaliland the first
phase of the shun-scorched African
campaign was chalked up as a VIC
tory for the Italians.
AS at Dunkerque when they were
forced to flee from Flanders the
British said they stuck to the fight
as long as possible to make the
Italians pay the highest price for
their victory.
Withdrawn BY Ship
Then they made a successful
withdrawal by ship removing much
of their material wit hthem and
destroyed what was left behind.
Acknowledgment of defeat in
Africa came as Germany's storm
of bombs against Britain abated
m%ysteriously again.
After dark however the drone Of
motors high overhead indicated
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Turkey Promises Greece
Aid If Attacked By Italy

"a bitter press campaign against
pro-British Greece has been under
way in Italy since an Albania
patriot, Daut Hoggia, was decapl-
tated near the Albanian-Greek oor-
der over week ago.
Authoritative Italians nave
insisted Freeze has territorial de.
signs on Italian-ruled Albania and
some circles have said Premier
Mussolini would demand Ices OF
Greece and Yugoslavia for Alvanla
in a general settlement 8
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20

The Wilmington p~ostoffice Will
register aliens in New Hanover
county and parts of Fender and
Brunswick as the job of finger
printing and identifying foreign
born persons throughout the Unit
ed States begins on August q and
extends through December 26.
Registration in Wilmington will
be in charge of A. B. Bradshaw,
civil service secretary at the post
office here.
No definite quarters to house
the work have as yet been selected,
but they will probably be in the
basement of the postoffice.
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Registration OF Aliens
Will Start Here Aug.Z7

Every alien in New Hanover
county will be required, under a
recent act of Congress, to register
when the office is opened. Persons
in Brunswick and Fender coun-
ties who live nearer Wilmington
than their w county seat post
office may register here.
Offices will also be set up IN
Whiteville, Southport, and Burgaw.
Questions will be asked concern
ing the name, nationality, previous
facts about each person register
ing. They will not be queried as
to allegiance to any nation.
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STAGES PLANE
ATTACK ALARM, RADIO
STATIONS ARE SILENT
English Leave Berbera
In Face OF Heavy Fire

coast through the British pro-
tectorate on the Gulf of Alden,
to cover the retreat.
Fascist troops behind their
advancing tanks and artillery
barrage, entered the capital to-
night and Italian aircraft at
tackled the troop-loaded British
ships in the Gulf of Alden.
italian reports in Rome
gave the British strength in
Somaliland as about 1000,
mostly Rhodesians and Indians.
Capture of Berbera came
after an Italian drive Of 800
miles along the coast from il
butt, French Somaiiland, and
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CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 19.-R
The British middle east hea-
quarters announced tonight
that British troops had with
drawn from Berbera, capital
of British Somaliland, under
heavy Italian attack by tank,
artillery and aircraft.
The Italian victory ended the
first decisive phase in the vast
African war where Italy is try
ing to rout the British from
control of the Suez Canal and
sever British empire commun-
ications.
British airmen rained bombs
on troop movements and sup
ply lines stretching from Ital-
ian SOmaIiland clear to t h e
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
WICKARDtIS NAMED
FOR CABINET POST
Undersecretary OF Agricul-
ture Nominated To Re-
place Wallace
Aug.l9.-R-

WASHINGTON Augl9.-R-
Claude R. Wickard, und%ersecre-
tary of agriculture, was nominated
today to be Secretary Wallace's
successor and Immediately an
nounced that, if confirmed by the
senate, he would continue tn e
Wallace policies.
Wickard, a fomer Indiana farm
er who has been active in the ad-
ministration's agricultural pro-
gram since its beginning, was at
Biloxi, Miss, when word reached
him that President Roosevelt had
sent his name to the senate.
After praising the Wallace poll
cies, he said:
81 hope that it will be possible
for all agricultural groups to help
support these policies and to see
that they become recognized as
an eSSenLldl PART u Jul oeAS
program.
Meantime President Roosevelt
at Hyde Park, accepted the re-
signation of Wallace, who starts
active campaigning Sept. S as the
democratic vice presidential noml'
nee. The President made known
that Wallace's role in the cam
paign would be to "devote his time
and talents exclusively to an IN
terpretation'' Of the agricultural
program to the people.
Wallace, in his letter OF reslgna.
ton, had said he believed heartlly
in Mr.. Roosevelt's unique capa'
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
RAINFALL TOTALS
l5.9 INCHES HERE
Is Nearly Four Times Aver
age For First 10 Days
OF August

Yesterdays 81 inch of rain
drought the total for the month so
AL 70 1894 inches, nearly four
u,,les the normal average for the
salile period, the weather bureau
reported last night.
ndln1all has been recorded in IA
~ me ~ days in the month thus
II H. Duflng the week from August
fl, 70 H. an unusually large rain
nd brought the total for that per-
'0a to 7.56 inches.
,o a'aloush floods have wrought ha-
w IN other sections of the state.
ualnage has been done in this
'Nill'y' The Cape Fear river rose
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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 19.-R-
Turkey was reported in informed
quarters to have promised Greece
today to come to her aid in the
event this country is threatened
by Italy.
This report was made after the
Turkish minister to Greece called
on Premier General John Metaxas.
However, officials remained 81
lent on the significance Of the mini
ster's visit.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
INDUSTRIAL FUNDS
REFUSED BY BOARD
County Declines To Con-
tribute $500 Toward
Operation OF Committee

On the motion of George Trask.
the county commissioners yester-
day afternoon declined to contri-
butte the $500 requested for tn e
operation of the Wilmington Indus
trial committee.
Lewis j. Coleman seconded
Trask's motion.
Only Chairman Addison Hewlett
favored making the donation, and
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Order To Open
Lexington Meet Today

LEXINGTON, Aug. 19.-R-Rep.
resentatives from the 342 councils
of the Junior Order will meet in ses-
sion at the Junior Order home here
tomorrow.
Officers of the state council will
be elected Wednesday,. E. v. Har-
ris, state council secretary since
1886, will resign to enter private
business.
John H. Folger of Mount Airy will
deliver the principal address Tuesday
night
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-20
WEATHER

No,,, FORECAST
continnoa carolina: Generally fair and
'uea cool Tuesday and Wednesday.
sn ddhinssseG7F .s6g data for the "a hours
'''V p. M. Yesterday.
l:3O Temperature
m. 81. a. m N; 70; 1870 a. m. 70; 1:so D.
ninimnn' oe p. m. 70; maximum 81:
u; mean "a; normal II.
l:O Humidity
h. S. a; m. N, 50; 1880 a. m. 81; 1870 D.
w. 1870 p. m. IS.
Tota, Precipitation
N2l incb hor "A hours ending 7:3O D. m.
1884 innhs total since first of month.
Tides For Today
Nllmin pton High Low
eon -------- II fla 6:13a
'D00r0 Inlet - s:ooa S:5sa
Sunrise -, 9:21p Slip
tie S.1sse o:37a; sunset 6:54p: moon
APP moonset 7:59a.
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La gaceta., 1940-11-14
FERTILIDAD DE CTERTOS
'Oeuvre'', Paris

Una manana, al leer ell peri6-
dico cierta persona encontr6 un
articulo editorial en- Ell cual Sc
Re criticaba ssveramente. Sc pu-
so fusioso ante les insultos y le
pregunt6 a un amigo como ven
garse de clio. IlRetaria al autor
del articulo a duelo? IPedirfa
una excusa pGblica? lilo de-
mandaria?
Pero ell amigo era un fil6sofo.
"Usted no debe hacer NADIA de
ESQ.,, lie contest6 calmadamente.
LA mitad de las personals que
leyeron ell peri6dico no vieron el
articulo. La mitad de les que lc
vieron no 10 leyeron, La mitad
de los que 10 leyeron no 10 COM
prendieron, La mitad de los aus
10 comprendieron nc 10 creye-
ron. Y la mitad de los que lc
creyeron no eran genie impor-
tante, despues de todo".
La gaceta., 1940-11-14
INTENSE FlRIO EN- Ell NOR
TIE DEL PALS

Washington, Nov. 14.-Tem-
r@er2turas &c hc!2da y grades ba
jo cerc lie aguardan a la naci6n
en- la parte norte. FL ndmero de
muertos por los temporales de
los dltimos dias y ell frio ha He
gado a 103, con 81 desapareci-
dos. En- Lago Michigan pereoie-
ron Is marinoros en- los dias
transcurridoS desde que ell NAL
Sc present6. Muchos va
pores sufr.eron averias y GEN.
tenares de pequanas embarcacio
ne sfueron lanzadas a la costa
por la fusrza del vientC. Cr9ese
que cuatro vapores Sc han per-
dido en- los grandes lagos. LEGO
La gaceta., 1940-11-14

especiaii7ado y espeaalizan en-
la materia y, debido a ccfuerzo
comdn Y a las varla ar aatt1-
dsdes Ecvadas = c?oo, pIo-c g
ia Naci6n presentar com1 IA
primera en- recursos nacionalas
naturales Y la ms adaantada
en- confeccionarios para uso del
hombre y su utilization en- las
necesidades de la vida.
Pero esa acci6n de los Gcbier
nos no puede ser fructifera sin
la cooperation de todos los ciu-
dadanos, sin que cada uno de e.
los sc convierta en- un protector
de escs recurscs ,~tratan6o de
conservarlos Y de aumentarics
y evitando en- TODD tempo y en-
toda OCCASION ell de2perdiclo, ell
uso indebido de ellos y la des-
trucci6n, que por mucho que
sea 10 que Sc pcsee 81 no Sc mlds,
81 no Sc conserva y Sc defiende,
llegara la epoca en- que desapa-
recera 10 que Sc tiene y la album
dancia sera seguida per la esca-
SEE, lie algeria por la trist:za.
Esto debe de ser inculcado en-
la mente de los ninos para que
desde su infancia sc den cuenta
de esas grandes verdades, y, en-
las escuelas, guiarlos por la SEN
da que conduce al bienestar y a
ia defensa de los intereses que,
al llegar a ocupar su lugar de
ciudadaros, tendran que con-
servar Y defesder.
La gaceta., 1940-11-14
CAPRICHOSO. POETA
BOGke Carter

Reverenciado como PATRICIA
patriarch, incendiario y poeta,
Gabrielle D'Annunzio gozaba de
privilegios especiales concedi-
dos por ell gobierno de Mussoli-
nj. Sc lie permiti6 %colocar, al
frente de su residercia junto al
Lago Garda. como 81 fuera un
monumento, "a proa de un "des-
troyer armada de un canon de
3 pulgadas de diametro. Cada
vez que Sc celebraba un dia de
fiesta, D'Annunzio subia junto
al canon y Sc divertia de 10 lin
do disparando salvas.
Frente a la villa de DAnnun-
zio construy6 I'm rico financlero
aleman una hermosa residential
que pinto de color rosa brillan-
te. Cada vez que miraba hacia