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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
LARGEST INCOME

A Treasury department list of
400 corporate tax income returns
showed the biggest income was
the $469,713 salary and bonus
received by F. A. Countway, a
Massachusetts, Soap company
president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
DIES UPHELD

The house rules committee re.
commended to the house con-.
tinuation of the Dies commit
tee investigation of un-Amerf-
canism.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
The Day In Washington

(By The Associated Press
President Roosevelt, other ma
tiohal leaders and foreign diplo-
mats bowed in grief at a state
funeral for Senator William
Edgar Borah of Idaho.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-23
OVERDUE

LONDON, Jan. 22.-R-The ad-
miralty announced tonight that the
25O-ton trawler Valdora was over
due and must be presumed lost
Withher crew of nine men.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
q FAMILIES SEEK
HOMES IN PROJECT
Authority Starts Receiving
Applications For Units
In Nesbitt Courts

Twenty-three families applied for
homes in the Charles T. Nesbitt
Courts, low-rent white housing pro-
ject in the southern section of the
city, yesterday, the first day on
which applications have been re-
ceived.
There are ZIG family units In
the project.
Aside from the exceedingly large
number of applications received for
rsidence in the project, six ap-
pointments were made for today
with the tenant selection office, To-
Gated on the housing project site.
H. r. Emory, executive mana
ger of the Housing Authority of the
City of Wilmington, said last night
that a large percentage of the ap-
plicants of yesterday r apparent
ly eligible for homes in the pro-
ject.
However, before any applicant
can be finally certified each fam
lily must be Investigated as to an
nual income, present housing, etc.
Emory said that during the past
several months a number of fam
lilies have been to the Housing
Authority office and registered for
homes in the new project. He
requested that all these families
call tn tenant selection office, tel
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
]obless Aid
To Employees
Is Liberalized
Wagner Says Present Pay
ments To Unemployed
Workers Inadequate
G. 0. P. FIGHT MOVE
Democratic Ma
iority Beats Minority,
Sends Bill To House

WASHINGTON, July 29.-R-
The senate voted today to liberallze
unemployment benefits for railroad
workers by amending the 1888 rail-
road unemployment insurance act
Senator Wagner D-NY), sponsor
If the amendments, told the senate
that the accumulation of a $780,
MNOOO reserve demonstrated that
present payments to unemployed
railroad workers were "%pitifully in
adequate
Cut In Tax Asked
Sharply disputing this, a republic
can minority led by Senators Cur
| ney Of Soutl. Dakota, Austin of Ver-
ei ETA SHRR S HR SSHDUWM
mont and Reed of Kansas urged a
reduction in the three per cent pay
roll tax on railroads, with a small
er increase in benefits.
After four hours of technical de-
bate, the topheavy democratic ma
jority shouted down the substitute
Of the republican minority and sent
Wagner's measure to the house.
The republicans argued that the
railroad unemployment insurance
had been in operation less than a
year, that employment had been
improving and that the Wagner
proposals might double OUTLAWS of
about $3.50 900 last year.
They proposed that the railroads
be saved $40, 900, 900 a year by re-
duclng the payroll tax from three
10 two per cent, with a further re-
auction to one per cent if the re-
serve fund remained above $780,
10000.
Wagner protested that this would
be cutting a melon" for the rail-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30

The couny board, at its meeting
yesterday afternoon, decided to ask
MPA officials to change the plans
for improvements at B~luethenthal
airport to include concrete rather
than asphalt runways.
The board expressed the opinion
the former type would be more
durable and would provide a better
landing surfac for airplanes.
l.. J. Jordan, area WPA super
visor, said last night it is impossi-
BILE to tell at present if the request
can be granted.
He declined to say if conretc Ger
asphalt would be better for the
field.
Jordan said also, in his opinion,
the project again would have to go
through the Washington offices for
approval if the plans for runway
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
BRITAIN DEMANDS
COX DEATH PROBE
Japanese Say Newspaper
man Committed Suicide
Following His Ares.

TOKYO, July 80 (Tuesday).-P-
Great Britain has demanded a full
investigation into the death OF Mel
vile James Cox, veteran English
newspaperman who, Japanese said,
committed suicide after his arrest On
espionage charges, reliable sources
disclosed early today.
Britain also has called for sub
sanitation of charges of a British
Espionage network" operating in
Japan following Tokyo's action in
rounding up several prominent Brit
ish business men.
japanese officials said Cox, a Reu.
tiers correspondent, lodged his guards
and hurled himself through a second
story window of the police head
quarters while being questioned.
British officials were not inclined
to accept a purported farewell note
Cox was reported to have left.
Domei, Japanese news agency said
the note was scrubbed by Cox to his
wife and intended as a will. 1t read:
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30

Other than expressing satisfac-
ton with the outcome of the Salz-
burg conference with Hitler, Pre-
mier Ion Gigurtu and Foreign Min
lister Mihail Manoilescu made no
public comment. They reported dl-
rect to King arol.
The government later issued a
communique expressing apprecla'
ton for the German-Italian com
prehension of real interest for Ru-
mania and the maintenance Of
peace in this part of the CONT
nent."
The communique said that only
general principles to establish con-
ditions which can lead to a definite
entente in the Danubian basin
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
SENDS SENATE LETTER
Disposition To Link Re-
quest With Compulsory
Training Bill Shown
WHEELER GIVES VIEWS
Guard Bill Is Expected To
Be Introduced By Sen.
ator Sheppard Soon
BY RICHARD l.. TURNER

WASHINGTON, July 29.-QP-A
request from President Roosevelt
for authority to order the national
active training duty was received to.
day by a congress engaged in a Deep
seated controversy over the question
of compulsory military training.
The developments of modern war;
fare are SUCH" Mr. Roosevelt said in
a letter read to the senate. that
only seasoned and highly trained
troops can hope for success. . This
group of men who of necessity must
be among the first to fight in the
nations defense have a right to the
best preparation that time and cir.
cumstance permit"
Wheeler Gives Views
In some quarters, ard principally
among the opponents Of the pending
~Burke-Wadsworth compulsory train.
ing bill, there was an immediate dis
position to link the two proposals.
Senator Wheeler CD-Mont) said that
if the CONSUMPTION bill were with.
drawn he would be glad to support
Mr.. Roosevelt's new suggestion.
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich), also
a critic of the draft bill, advanced
the opinion that the two were part
of n program, but declined to
comment on tlbe %nationalg uard sug-
gestion until he could see more
clearly what the whole involved.
Meanwhile, Senator Austin of Yer.
mont, the assistant republican floor
leader, said it was his understanding
that if Mr.. Roosevelt were given the
power requested, the national guard
would be called out to train recruits
drafted under the Burke-Wadsworth
bill, if the latter were passed.
Introduction Planned
From Senator Barley Of Ken.
lucky, the democratic leader, came a
statement that hte guard bill would
probably be introduced by Chairman
Sheppard (D-Tex) of the senate mill
tary committee, and that action
would be expedited, in view of Mr..
R~oosevelt's request for speedy
enactment.
1t was suggested by some legis.
lators, in fact, that the guard bill
might be brought before the senate
ahead of the CONSUMPTION measure.
The leadership was obviously in no
hurry to proceed with the latter. An
intense controversy has surrounded
it, and it was the apparent hope Of
some that a compromise might be
worked out, if the issue is not pressed
for a time.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
Nazis Give Rumania Until Sept. Is
To Settle Territorial Differences

were discussed at the talks with
the axis heads.
However, Juliu Manu-, leader of
Rumani's powerful peasant party,
opposed any further ceding of ter
ritory.
Nobody can imagine what will
happen among the people of Tran
sylvania if any cession is made"
he said.
He said that the real strength of
Rumania's- position is Germany's
desire to keep war out of the Bal
kans at all costs.
Rumania's Iron Guard organiza-
ton also has said there must be no
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
Industrial
Group Named;|
Meets Today
Members Appointed By
Mayor Cooper, County
Board Chairman Hewlett
PAGE CALLS SESSION
Committee Will Act As
Clearing, House For Others
Seeking Projects

Following a suggestion made at a
meeting yesterday morning at the
city hall council chamber, Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper and Addison H.
Hewlett, chairman of the county
board, appointed a Wilmington In
dustrial committee yesterday after
noon.
The purpose of the committee
will be to act as a clearing house
and as a coordinating agency for
the various other groups working
On projects in the city and county.
R. B. Page was appointed tenn
porary chairman.
Other members are:
Thomas H. Wright, j. E. L. Wade
O. F. Cooper, WILDE I'd. Jones,
Fred Willetts, T. E. Cooper, Louis
T. Moore, Addison Hewlett, w. W.
Storm, c. B. Kornegay, Aaron Col
berg, Lorain Anderson, W. M. Hew-
lett, Dwight McEwen, Jr., LT.RCo
George Gillette, Julian M. Fields,
A. E. Jones, w. G. Broadfoot, B. B.
Cameron and G.. c. Dilks, of Chi
cago.
A meeting of the body has been
called for 10 o'clock this morn
ing in the council chamber of the
city hall.
An airport committee appointed
some time ago by the city and
county commissioners to investi-
gate the possibilities of having the
federal government take Bluethen-
thai airport as a training of opera
ton base, made a report of a re-
cent trip to Washington at the me
ing of the three bodies yesterday
morning. Several members of this
group are also on the Industrial
committee named yesterday.
Committeeman going to Wash
ington were: Harry Gardner, R. B.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
ConcreteR unwaysAsked
For Bluethenthal Field

construction are changed, thereby
delaying work for some time.
Jordan saod he had planned to
start work August l, but said this
new plan may mean a delay.
The chief disadvantage of con-
crete is the absence of a nearby
supply of the type of sand needed.
This was one of the reasons why
no concrete was used in the city
street paving program.
The board did not pass on a re-
quest by officials of the Wrights-
vile Beach Water Carnival asSoci-
alton for an appropriation. Action
was delayed until next Monday.
The only other business cleared
yesterday was a request for sew
eral salary raises in the welfare
department, also deferred
mkt week.
One beer license application was
granted and another was denied.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
SOME RELIEF

BUCHAREST, July 29.-R-Ger-
many has given Rumania until Sep
TENDER Is to settle her territorial
differences with Hungary and Bull
garia by direct negotiation. it was
reported tonight in authoritative
quarters.
If there is no agreement then, it
was said, the axis powers plan to
step in and impose their own settle
ment.
Other than expressing satisfac-
ton with the outcome of the Salz-
burg conference with Hitler, Pre-
mier Ion Gigurtu and Foreign Min
lister Mihail Manoilescu made no
public comment. They reported di-
rect to- King Carol.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
PROGRAM Is PASSED
Hull Happy Over Success
In Welding Nations Into
Closer-K Knit Group
BY J. C. STARK

HAVANA, July 29.-R-Amerl-
can foreign ministers cemented
the solidarity of the 81 republics
tonight in a policy of resisting po-
litical, military or e n o m l C
threats to this continent by foreign
powers.
At a private plenary session
which concluded their work except
for a public session tomorrow for
formal signatures, the ministers
approved a program embracing
the most far-reaching measures
ever enacted at a Pan-American
gathering.
Hull Happy
Secretary of State Cordell Hull,
weary from long hours of persua-
sion and argument to satisfy OBJ
jections raised chiefly by Argen-
tina, was happy over what sources
close to him described as substan-
tial success of the United States
in welding the American nations
into a closer-knit group to face
perils lying ahead in a wards
rupted world.
Three main United States OBJ
jectives. were accomplished in the
tedious negotiations, although the
documents emerged in language
couched differently from the orig
inal proposals.
These were:
1. An "act of Havana" repre-
senting a step forward from pre-
vious mere declarations, in which
the other 20 republics virtually
embraced the Monroe Doctrine
and gave their prior consent to its
enforcement to prevent any new
foreign powers from gaining con-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
DEMAND is PRESENTED
ASSOLOMSS TAGE ROW
OVERDRATPROPOSAL
Willkie Asked To State
Stand On CONSUMPTION

WASHINGTON, July 29.-R
- Senator Wheeler (D-Mont)
challenged Wendell l.. Willkie
tonight to state his position on
compulsory military training.
"The American people have a
right to know" said a statement
issued by Wheeler, a leading foe
of the pending Burke-Wadsworth
CONSUMPTION bill.
The bill, the Montana senator
said, presented the greatest is
sue confronting congress and the
people today. 1t would permit the
President, he added, to col.
script AZ 1000, 900 men, if he saw
fit.
Asserting that he would pro-
pose as a substitute a measure
reducing army enlistments from
three years to one, and was sure
that would "get all the men
needed" he added:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
Americas Cement Front
AGAINST Outside Threats
Secretary Hull Will
Receive Decoration

HAVANA, July 29.-R-The
last time CordelI Hull came to
Cuba he came OH a mission of
war-as a captain in the Ten
nessee Volunteers to the Spanish
American war.
This time, a U. S. secretary of
state, he came to further the
cause of cnotinental peace-but
he will be decorated for the war
services he rendered Cuba.
Tomorrow morning President
Federico Laredo Bru will best0W
upon him the Cross of the Order
of Carlos Manuel De Cespedes-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
VIEWS
NORFOLK DEFENSE
Visits Langley Field And
Inspects Activity To Fleet
Base, Navy Yard

NORFOLK, Va, July 29.-R-
President Roosevelt wound up a
personal inspection tour of the
'outer defenses" of the National
capital today with an assertion that
the chances of success of another
invasion would depend entirely on
when it came and who it was"
"A year from now" he remarked
1--WE are going to feel a whole
lot safer"
He had spent a blistering hot
day observing how some Of the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30

"The American people ought
to be told why al this haste and
why all the hysteria, are we 60
ing to war with Japan? Are we
going to set up an armed camp
between now and election time?
"The American people have a
right to know.
"The presidential candidates
ought to tell us what they think
about CONSUMPTION and war. Mr..
Willkie has told us how he
stands on the controversial prop
osition of suffrage for the Dis
trict of Columbia. Now. Mr..
Willkie, you ought to tell the
mothers of America, the workers
of America, the youth of Ameri-
ca whether you are in favor of
changing our traditional policy
with reference to voluntary en-
Cork;,,r,nI n Doro Truro. CoI 9
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
BARGES SUNK

LONDON, July 29.-R-Informed
Dutch sources were quoted in Lon
don tonight as saying British bomb
ers have Uttered the Ijsel river, i'm
ortant waterway link with the Rhine,
with the wreckage of barges. Ger
mans were said to have warned
navigators that the east channel is
cluttered with sunken river craft.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
CHINESE REFUSE
JAP PEACE HINTS
Tokyo Wants Five Prov
'nces; Indirect Hegemony
Over Europe Colonies


-noNGkONG, July 19.-(R-China
vas reported today to have turned
""h Internationally japanese peace
"eltufes giving Japan five northern
Sp'pese provinces outright, plus in
~Dect hegemony over the Asiatic
POSSESSIONS of France and Britain.
rofelsn quarters close to the
tNuasklng government of Generals
In0 Chlang Kai-Shek listed the
'apanese proposals:
l. outright cession by China to
mpan OF five Provinces, Hopeh
4'h includes Tientsin and Pei
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
Nazi Bombers
Attack Dover:
Lose. 20 Craft
Bombs Smash Into Resi-
Dental District OF One
Southeastern Town
PLANES TURN INLAND
Germans Apparently Aim
ing AT Military Concen-
trations In Dover

LONDON, July 30.-CTuesday)-
German pre-dawn raiders struck
again today through the darkness
at blacked-out towns of southeast
ern Enhland where massed dive
bombers yesterday pounded at the
key defens works of Dovr, with
in sight of the Nazi-held coast of
France.
In one southeastern town bombs
smashed into a working class res
idential district, wrecking homes.
Residents fled to air raid shelters
but the first bombs exploded be-
fore all could take cover. There
was no stimate of The casualties.
Planes Turn Inland
Other raiders streaked i | a n d
from the northeast and southwest.
Adolf Hitler hurled his greatest
aerial thunderbolt against Dover,
the logical LIBERALIZATION point for
any invading force, in Il day-long
series OF savage attacks yesterday.
For an explosive half-hour wave
upon wave of dive bombers and
f%ighters80 in all-blasted at the
channel port, only % miles from
the French coast and possible in
itial objective in the first major
invasion attempted against Eng
land in 847 years.
British fighters, long-awaiting
just such an attack, swarmed into
the skies to tangle with the at
tackers. Official figures placed the
bag of Nazi craft downed in this
engagement at 20, but unofficially
the total was given as %.
The ministry of information, re-
Taxing its restrictions against NAM
ing towns attacked, gave permits
sion tonight to name Dover as the
scene of the days major battle.
Earlier the action was referred to
only as over a Southeastern port"
Military Objective
Some of the most important mil
itary concentra atoms in England are
at Dover, a town of 40, 900, and it
was att these the Germans appar-
emily were aiming their bombs.
Towering above the city is an
ancient fortress, modernized in re-
cent years. Military men say it
can withstand virtually any as
sault.
Protecting it's fine haroor are
huge, stone breakwaters through
in peacetime pass ships on
the cross channel route between
Dover and Calais.
From the Dover cliffs the shores
Of German-occupied France may
be see on a bright day.
Today's tremendous attack led
many Britons to believe Hitler
would not be long in launching
his threatened frontal a S saul5
against Britain-the first since the
legions of MILAN the Conquercr
successfully invaded this i l a nd
in 1866.
The days overwhelming score in
favor of Britain's defenders was
somewhat by the announce
ment Of the sinking of the destroy
er Wren, 18th destroyer casualty
Of the war, by a Nazi air bomb.
From Walesto the southeastern
coast the Germans blasted away
at these isles with an intensified
ferocity which led Britons to con-
clude the long-anticipated frontal
assault was imminent.
Southeastern coastal areas,
where the air ministry said Brit
ISL fighters shot down Is of 80 Ger
man attackers in a single, 30-m;n-
ute engagement, bore the brunt of
the days onslaught. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
HIGH TEMPERATURE
TO CONTINUE HERE
Mercury Remains In 90
Degree As Heat Wave
Completes Tenth Day

Temperatures ranged up to 80
degrees in Wilmington again yester-
day, as the city sweltered through
the 10th consecutive day of the
severest heat wave of the season.
Weather Bureau officials last
night said no end to the heat wave
is vet in sight. Today will be fair
and continued hot, with the maxi
mum temperature expected to be
about go degrees. No thunder
showers are expected.
Yesterdays low temperature was
Is degrees and the mean was three
above the normal of 70 degrees.
Temperatures during the past
week were above the 80 degree mark
every day. A high of 98.5 degrees
was recorded Monday and the mean
temperature was $50, 6.8 degrees
higher than the normal for the week.
Rainfall the past week amounted
to .26 inches, or Las inches less
than normal.
Weathermen said the total rain
fall for the month to date is 1875
inches, compared with $50 inches,
the normal for the month to date.
The current heat wave began Sat
urday, July 20. The present record
for duration of s%corching tempera-
lures in the city, weathermen said,
is II consecutive days, recorded in
1882 from July 8 to "a, with a high
of 95 degrees reported.
The highest temperature ever re-
corded in the history of the local
weather bureau was 103 degrees re-
corded on July IL, 1879.
SOME RELIEF
RALEIGH, July 29-P-After 10
torrid days which brought tempera-
lures of more than 100 degrees to
many North Carolina cities, the mer-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-30
WINDS0RS TO SAIL
FOR u. S. AUG. !
Duke Makes Arrangements
For Trip To New Post AS
Governor Oh Bahamas

LISBON, July 29.-The Duke
of Windsor and his American-born
duches swill sail for America on an
American export liner next Thurs
day en- route to his post as COVER
nor and commandments OF the
Bahamas, the British embassy said
tonight.
The duke will hold a press con-
ference tomorrow afternoon. l
EXCALIBUR TO SAIL
Although the embassy announce
ment did not identify the liner,
the Excalibur is scheduled to sail
for New York on Thursday.
U. S. Diplomats William Phillips
from Italy, John Cudahy from Bel
GUM and George Gordon from the
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WEATHER

pou, FORECAST
dav w. cloudy Tuesday and Wednes-
.hundonnnnei d few scattered afternoon
'S'oWers in the interior.
ending g2i .9a data for the "a hours
$50 p; m. Yesterday.
l:o Temperature
m. 90. d. M n 70; 7:3O a. m. 80; 1:3o D.
minimum ~ 7. m. 81; maximum 50;
"0Hn %; mean 80: normal 70.
La Humidity
'S; 1880 p. m. 81. !" o. Lou T.
Tot.l Precipitation
hone: to ,Gl a hours ending 7:30 p. M,
l.3S inc i"lai Since first of the month,
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