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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
BRITISH WARSHIP
SUNK; ENGLISH
FIGHT NEW RAIDS

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harbor facilities, and pounding
aircraft factories, oil refineries,
supply factories and distribution
centers.
The ministry said a survey
showed of Britain's raiding
planes lost, one defense plane
brought down repelling the Nazi
attacks today and three lost
fighting off the Germans over
Britain yesterday.
In addition to the seven Ger
man planes downed today, one
was shot down attempting to
stop last nights raids into Ger.
many and IL Nazi raiders were
wrecked and others damaged in
yesterdays fighting over the
English coast.
German Targets
The British announcement listed
these German targets in the night
attack:
Aircraft factories at Bremen and
Deichshausen;
Docks at Hamburg, Bremen, En-.
ben and Wilhelmshaven;
Oil refineries at Hamburg and
\
Supply factories at Grevenbroich
Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg.
Goods yards at Hamm, OsnbarucA
and Soest;
Fourteen airdromes in Germany
and The Netherlands.
Separate squadrons bombed am
dumps at Harrington, on
the Netherlands coast, and large
concentrations of barges reported
seen e Bruges, just inland from
the Belgian coast.
British filters have been on the
lookout for such concentrations OF
barges which might be used to
ferry German troops across the
English channel for invasion.
The air ministry said direct bomb
hits started fires among the barges
and one heavy explosive shattered
ring of searchlights with which
German ground crews tried to spot
their attackers.
The air ministry credited an
American-built Lockheed with a
bombing that caused Explosion aft
er explosion" in ammunition ware
houses at Harlingen.
One German attack on a British
convoy today occurred off the south
east coast-near enough to land so
townspeople of communities along
the coast watched the battle.
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HATCH PRESENTS
CAMP A1GN PLANK
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builders something to chew on"
e said a got. a favorable rare ct
said the idea got a very IA
orable'' reaction.
Under the Hatch plan, the fed
eral government would %appropri-
ate definitely limited but equa
sums for each of themajor poll
teal parties, with proportionately
smaller !. amounts for minority
groups. Both contributions and ex-
penditures by private source S
would be prohibited, he said.
Hatch said the plan also would
contain Safeguards" so that it
would not encourage the forma-
ton of new parties solely to get
the campaign appropriation.
Senator Wagner of New York.
chairman of the platform commit
tee, announced that a special IS
member drafting subcommittee
would be appointed tomorrow upon
conclusion of public hearings with
instructions to write the party plat
form and submit it to the full COM
as speedily as possible. Sem
ator Byrnes O-SC) proposed crea-
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THREE

said. This act removed from the
power of the president the ira.
ditional right of the chief execu.
tive to control his party's con-
vention through federal patronage.
Obviously taking a rap at Wen.
dell Willkie, the Republican nomi.
ne, he said:
There will be no avalanche Of
kilograms to the delegates to thes
convention. Hysterical demonstra.
tons will be lacking because the
delegates already know the wish.
es and the will of the people whom
they represent, and they will not
be induced by Geographic propa.
ganda to violate their instructions
and defeat the will of the people
who elected Them 2
Proceeding Upon the assumption
that Mr.. Roosevelt would accept q
draft" nomination, his leading sup.
porters were said to have made no
plans beyond the submission of his
name to the convention.
Beyond that point, their estimate
| of the situation involved a possible
nomination by reclamation - despite
Farley's objections to selecting q
nominee without a roll call Of the
state delegations - or a unanimous
nomination, after one complete bal.
lot has given any opposition an op.
%portunity to express itself.
The convention eve brought in.
creasing reports, moreover, of an at.
tempt at a rapprochement between
the third-terms and the supporters
of Vice-President Garner. Some
friends of both Roosevelt and Garner
were reliably said to have put out
some feelers aimed at obtaining Gar.
ner's consent to run again for the
vice-presidency.
These were said to have been res
ceived with somewhat more cor.
diality than such proposals have
been in the past.
Wheeler Mentioned :
Efforts were being made too, to
bring Senator Burto1 K. Wheeler Of
Montana into closre harmony with
the third term ticket, with a posi-.
bility that he might be offered the
vice-presidential nomination, If Gar.
ner turns it down. Wheeler was in.
sisting. however, that he did not
want it.
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AUTO STOP SIGN
PROBE PLANNED
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flee and added he did not know
exactly what ordinances, were in
effect.
4 will, however," he said, 'in-
vestigate the matter and see that
the situation is cleared up immedi-
ately. If there are no ordinances
to justify tn signs, thy should b
rmoved from the Streets"
Lennon wrote a letter to the
county commissioners Friday ask
ing that they authorize the return
of funds paid by defendants in
court who pleaded guilty to
charges of not stopping at stop
signs at street intersections.
The judge held that the drivers
had broken no law if there were
no ordinances in this connection,
therefore should not be fined.
The county commissioners will
consider the matter at their meet
ing this afternoon at 3 o'clock. l
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u. S. WILL EASE
NATIONAL GUARD
CALL HARDSHIPS
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skilled specialists receive
more.
Among business, industrial
financial and civic organize
tions, the movement for leaves
with pay is being promoted by
Col. Robert A. Roos, San Fran
cisco business leader and army
reserve officer, and some as
sociates. Their program is for
30 days leave.
Reviving a World war prac-
tice, the National Retail Dry
Goods ASSOCIATIONS directors
have urged $3.50 member
stores to adop htte plan. Sim
liar action has been taken by
the National Association of Re-
tail Clothiers and Furnishers.
Among cities, Atlanta. Ga,
has enacted ordinances pro-
viding IA days with pay to en-
ployes called to service and
protecting the rank Of those
required to serve longer.
Sacra m e n t o, Calf, has
adopted similar rules and San
Diego, Calf, has directed its
civil service commission to
modify rules to permit service
beyond Is days. Augusta, Ga,
has granted leaves without the
loss of jobs to those enlisting,
as well as to trainees. Los
Angeles has adopted the Roos
plan.
Practically all cities, the confer
ence of mayors has found, hav
adopted resolutions similar to on
from Providence, R. l., urging cit
liens to support national defens
efforts.
Numerous large business and in
.ustrial firms have adopted tn
Roos plan, with General Mills, Inc
so far as to grant 60 day
with pay, in addition to regula
vacations.
Louis johnson, assistant .secre
tary of war, also has been ir
formed that stock exchanges il
San Francisco, st. Louis, Bait
more and Cleveland have ar
proved the system and that favor
able responses have been receive
from Lancaster, Pa; Lincoln
Tyler, Tex; Boston a
New York.
Among the widely known firm
and associations cooperating ar
the Southern Pacific railroad, Lo
Angeles chamber of commerce
Macy's of New York, Filene's c
Boston, California Shoe retailer:
Pennsylvania Retailers associs
ton, Kansas City chamber Of con-
merce, Pittsburgh Retail mercf
ants, New York City Retail DR.
Goods association, Bank OF Amer
ca, and the San Francisco chan
bef''of commerce.
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ton of the subcommittee to ex-
pedite the drafting.
Senator Wheeler of Montana said
that unless the foreign policy plank
advocates retention of the presen
neutrality acts and opposes send
ing American troops to 6 h t
abroad, "They will have a fight
on the convention floor"
ut is not sufficient to say that
we will not send our boys to fight
in foreign wars" the Montanan
said, because in 1917 it was no
longer a foreign war after we got
into it. It was our war;"
Wheeler reiterated his own de-
termination to refuse the vice-pres-
idential nomination, if it is offered
to him, asserting Il would rather
be Senator from Montana than be
vice-president."
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FARLEY REMAINS In
PRESIDENTIAL RACE
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vention dominates him-not with
REORGANIZATION plans.
Wants Rollca1
When reporters asked Farley "a
bout the idea of discarding the
rollcall procedure to nominate by
reclamation, he reiterated his view
that a rollcall should be held. No
one with any degre of intelli-
gence' would attempt to do other
wise, he said.
Whether Farley's persistence in
sticking in the race was a ges-
ture of defiant dissatisfaction with
the way things were going here
he did not say. Although it has
been common knowledge that he
has been averse to the third term
idea, he did not state his views
on tht issue in a radio speech
he made tonight.
THE interest in the convention
now assembling here is perhaps
greater than usual because of the
third term question: he said. Il
regret it is impossible for me, for
obvious reasons, to comment OIL
what may or may not take place.
even though We Americans are sell
dom patient when events of great
magnitude are about to take place.
In any event, I can assure you
that the proceedings of the con
vention will be well worth hear
ing"
Praises Record
Farley went on to praise the
record of the Roosevelt admins
train, saying that many excel
lent things have been accomplished
and that the Democratic party did
the job better than it could have
ben done by any other party"
Speaking on the same radio pro-
gram, Senator James F. Byrnes OF
South Carolina, a Roosevelt lieu
tenant, asserted that the conven-
ton opening at noon eastern STAN
dard time tomorrow, would be THE
first Embossed convention which has
met on American soil under the
auspices of any party in power"
The delegates were selected when
the Hatch act was in force" he
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
AGAINST
BLOCKADE IS SEEN
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~SS oASJ
sunk, seven British planes. destroy
ed, Malta repeatedly attacked and
a British naval formation peppered
with "bombs of middle and heavy
caliber."
Gayda laid sponsorship of an al
legged blockade scheme tt the United
States, asserting that such a plan
would raise the problem of freedom
of international trade, which surely
cannot find useful assistance in this
g%randiose commercial blockade of
the Americas meditated at Washing
ton"
president Roosevelt has approved
a report designed to establish the
basis for Pan-American economic
unity through a broad program of
c%entralizing exports of the Western
Hemisphere through n or more
agencies representing all countries.
(He has emphasized, however, that
commodities handled in such a way
would be marketed outside the Amer
icas and that in effect, the plan
would mean a pooling of staple crops
grown in common and exporting
them.
(The purpose, he said, is to provide
"a further safeguard for the peace
of this hemisphere and as a near
of protecting u economy and the
economies of the other American
republics from the repercussions of
the disturbed international situa-
tion.)
ct is evident" Gayda declared,
that a concentration of American
goods could only provoke other con
tinents' formations of other similar
groupings for defense and balance.
'Blocs, political and economic, al
ways by automatic reaction create
other blocs. Present history proves
it."
The Fascist editor commented also
that such a plan contrasted with
previous American policy of freedom
of international trade and declared
it ''%navigates in the waters of eco
nomic ~autarchy."
He defended Europe's autarchic
development as having "honest ma
tional aims" and not being intend
ed to overthrow international trade
currents"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
OBITUARIES
QUINCY X. NIMOCKS, SIR.


FAYETTEVILLE, July 14.-Fun-
eral services for Quincy Kellogg
Nimocks, Sr., 70, veteran member
of the Cumberland county bar, who
died early Sunday morning. at his
home here, were held this after
Hay Street Methodist Church.
The Cumberland County Bar as
sociation and the Cross c k
school trustees acted as honorary
pallbearers.
He is survived by four sons:
Judge G. K. Nimocks, superior
court jurist; r. p. Nimocks, Cum
berland county treasurer; DR.. Will
liam G. Nimocks, of Fayetteville;
and DR.. H. S. Nimocks, of Balti-
more. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
BY EDWARD E. BOMAR

The Mediterranean naval and air
fighting reported in conflicting YER
sions from Rome. and London is in
dicative of the type of warfare that
may be expected for some time ia
that theater of the European con-
f1ict.
Bes1eged at home by Germany,
Great Britain is clamping a block
ade on Italy in the Middle sea and
appears determined to continue
trading blows with her more vul-
nerable foe as long as the home
citadel stands.
Italy Strikes Hard
In the exchange of the last few
days, it is entirely likely that the
hardest blows were struck by Italy,
even though there is little reason
to believe they were decisive.
Rome communiques proclaim a
great victory, asserting that Fas-
cist warplanes thwarted an attempt
b. the eastern forces of the British
fleet 10 effect a juncture with the
western force based on Gibraltar.
Though the claims are scoffed at
in London, some neutral naval men
suspect that the British admiralty
might indeed intend to concentrate
some or all of the battleships and
other heav. units at the Atlantic
gateway t. the Mediterranean.
There is no suspicion, however, of
any present intent to recall the
bulk of the fleet to the harassed
homeland.
IKE grand strategy of the Eur
opean struggle, such a move would
be a last-stand act of desperation
involving surrender of the Medi-
terranean, final severing of e
empiz, lifeline, the probable quick
loss of Egypt and perhaps of the
war itself.
The odds appear that the block
ade and seige warfare in the Medi-
terranean will go on as long as the
British isles hold out and the Brit
ish flag flies over Gibraltar.
Regardless of Italian claims, and
the uncertainties following the sur
render of France and the decision
Of Turkey to remain neutral, it is
far from a one-sideu struggle.
Virginia Gayda, Premier Musso-
lini's 'okesman, stresses that TIA
ly is contributing to axis successes
by j obilizing a great British
fleet and possibly 1900 planes sore
ly needed at home, but fails to
L LINTON the los Of Italy's trade
and the pinch of her limited oil and
food supplies.
Has Advantages
In the struggle for the vital sea
conn unications routes, Italy en-
Joys manifold advantages. Her
fleet is concentrated, is numerical
" superior in all but apital ships
and aircraft carriers; the fascist
margin in the air is three to one Or
more, and L Duce's bombers
swarm from bases on both north
ern and southern coasts.
The once powerful British island
naval base at Malta, bombed re-
peatedly from nearby Sicily, is. no
longer a IRE It..
Britain's fleet by contrast is di-
vided, ever thoug', it is backed by
strong + es and able to synchro-
nj it's operations by radio and
plane communication. At any time
Germany, Italy and Spain might
combine against Gibraltar from the
land, direly threatening to snap
entirely the Fritish grip on the
Medi' r. anean.
In the meantime the British ad-
mirals must be nursing a grim
hope that II Duce will risk his. ma
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NO COMMENT

WASHINGTON, July 14.-R-Of-
fcials here withheld comment to
night on press dispatches IF m
Singapore reporting a British Ell
fort to bring peace between China
and Japan. =.
All inquiries at the state depart
ment were met with the response
that there was nothing to be said.
In view of the United States,
great interest in the Pacific ano
close relations with Great Britain,
it was presumed that this govern
ment had been fully informed Of
the British move.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
IRRESISTIBLE PULL

The curious actions OF tne
Drawn in creeping to the positive
pole. when placed in an electrical
" charged tank, are caused by
the arrangement of their nerve H.
bers. The creatures can no more
help crawling toward the pole
than a piece of steel can resist a
magnet.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
Interpreting The War

va forces in battle, which thus far
he has o~~.fully refrai.o- from do
ing. The hope that the Italian fleet
might be enticed to come out and
fight might provide the real TX
PLANTATION of last weeks ma
mowers.
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RITAI HOPES TO
N SINO-JAP WAR
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Continued from rage UHeJ
of the attempt would be known
soon.
believing that an honorable
peace is the real desire of the Chi
nese and japanese peoples" Jones
said. 'this majesty's government
will 20 to the greatest length to
avoid seconding and prolonging
the war in the East, and will put
forward every effort it can afford
to end it."
The acting governor said it has
been one of Britain's IS a d d e S I
trials" to see China and Japan,
former allies of the empire at
war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
"WEDNESDAY OF THE CATS

The "wednesday Of the Cats"
the day on which the animals were
thrown from lofty towers to ward
off evil, was established by Bald
win III, count of Flanders, and al
ways came during the second
week of Lent. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15

PSEUDO SMOKE AND FLAMES
Volcano Smoke" is merely con-
oenslng steam and the flames"
molten material reflected on these
Vapor clouds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
SINGLES BEES

British scientists have produced
a race of bees that don't, or won't,
sting by mating queen bees with
arones instead of letting t e m
choose the swiftest and strong
est bees.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15

It is reported by competent
traffic observers that four out Of
five accidents occur when the pave
ment is dry and the weather is
clear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
RAINFALL'S A WASHOUT
For, WATERWORK'S PROFITS

MILWAUKEE, R-The city wat
erworks is complaining that bust
ness is poor. Rains in the first SIX
months of 1910 reduced lawn
sprinkling so much that water
works revenues were $65, 600 less
than for the same period last year,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-15
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, July IA. - Up =
Weather bureau records Of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending s
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
800 AT FUNERAL
OF ARMY LEADER
Brigadier-G General Hagger-
ty Laid to Rest in New
Haven Yesterday

Hartford, July 10 Attended by
Governor Baldwin and military men
of high rank, funeral services for
Brigadier- General James A. Hag-
gerty of New Haven, who died sud-
denly in the State Armory-Arsenal
here Monday, were held in st. Bren-
dams Church at New Haven Thurs
day morning. The generals brother
in-law, Rev. Robert Bowen, of Mid
dfetown, officiated at solemn
requiem high mass.
The burial was in Mr.. st. Bene-
dict Cemetery, Hartford, where a
three-volley rifle salute was fired
and taps sounded by members of
the military escort. General Hag-
gerty was born in Hartford but had
lived in New Haven most of his
life.
Nearly 800 persons filled the
church and hundreds of others
lined the sidewalk as the flag
draped coffin, flanked by National
Guard officers, was carried into
the church. The bearers were Lieu
tenant Colonel James M. Quinn.
Lieutenant Colonel william L. Lar
ash, Major p. B. Tarbell, Major
Dwight E. Smith, Captain v. W..
Phelps and Lieutenant Bennett D..
Farnham.
Congressman James A. Stanley
of New Haven, a former officer in
the National Guard. Mayor John
w. Murphy of New Haven, Major
General Morris B. Payne, of New
London. commander of the 43d Di-
vision Of which the 85th Infantry
Brigade. General Haggerty's COM
mand. was a part: Brigadier-Gen-
eral Leonard Wing, OF Vermont,
commander Of the 86th Infantry
Brigade; Brigadier General Regi-
maid b. DeLacour, acknowledgement
Of Connecticut: Lieutenant Colonel
Pierre v. Kieffer. Of list Corps Area
Headquarters ct Boston. in charge
Of National Guard affairs for New
England and officers from nearly
every military and naval unit In the
state were present.
The State Armory- Arsenal at
Hartford was closed throughout the
day.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
PAUL REED HEADS
WELFARE WORKERS
Wheeler Young Post Has
Named Orincole, Luddy
Assistants

Paul Reed was elected chairman
Of a newly formed welfare commit
tee at meeting Of Wheeler Young
Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars, last
night. He will be assisted by Frank
Orincole and John Luddy.
The club voted to pay an Off
cial visit to the q. s. Veterans hos
pital at Newington to distribute
cigarets and tobacco to the ex-
servicemen hospitalized there. The
date Of the visit will be fixed soon
by Major Thomas j. Bannigan,
manager.
Francis w. Orencole, commander,
announced that a member had do
mated four flag stands, two for
the post and two for the Sons of
Veterans. The post also voted
to contribute to the Bundles for
Britain organization.
The post also voted to cooperate
with the Lieutenant Shea auxiliary
on the annual outing scheduled
July % at Josephine Donahue's cot
tage at Lake Winnemaug in Water
town.
During the meeting a minutes
silence was observed in memory
of George J. Holmes. Washing
ton park assistant supervisor, who
was killed by lightning. His
father, Captain George L. Holmes,
Is a member of the. post.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-07-19
Moss-C Covered Rackets
Revived Successfully
Warning Broadcast By Police for Merchants, Truck
Drivers on Alert for Operation Of Gang of Crooks

Boarding house owners today
were warned to be on the alert,
following teletype message re-
ceived by Capt. Joseph P. Stevens
from Danbury disclosing a racket
that was pulled there yesterday.
According to Danbury police, q
man made some easy money by ask
ing for room in boarding house,
giving the woman a $40 bill and af-
ter receiving $13 change, engaging
the woman in conversation.
After talking for few minutes,
the man asked the woman for the
$40 bill, saying that he had the
right change. She gave him back
the $40 and he gave her 81 out OF
the $l3 she had already given him.
The man then said he. was goine
to get his wife and would return
shortly, but he never came back.
Trurck drivers operating on tn,
Boston post road were also warned
to be on the lookout for a band Of
thieves who are operating on tht
highway from 10 click at night t.
daybreak.
The teletype message states the
thieves, evidently using a long stick
to the end of which a cutting i'm.
plement Is attached, are slicing the
ropes and canvass on the rear Of
trucks and picking up the goods
that fall out
Capt. Stevens said he believes the