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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
Dr.. S.W. Beech, SO, Dies;
Was Wilson's Pastor

b the Associated Press.
ALTADENA, Calf, Nov. 16.-Dr.
Sylvester Woodbridge Beach, So,
President Wilson's family pastor
and advisor. died today ut the home
OF daughter, Miss Syprian Beach.
DR.. Beach was pastor Of the First
Presbyterian Church Of Princeton,
N. j.. from 1905 to 1923. He ON
ciated at the White House wed.
diWs Of two Of President Wilson 5
daughters. Jessie Woodrow Wilson
to Francis B. Sayre' in 1913 and
Eleanor Randolph Wilson to Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo in 1914. III. -,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
.rond futher at IS

EVANSVILLE, Ind. Nov. Is LP-
Walter Doninger, Evansville police.
man, became . grandfather At %
this week when . son was born to
Mrs. Dora Happe, 10, one Of his
three daughters. Doninger was 10
when he married Miss Louisa
Behagg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

the Metropolitan Conference on
Employment and Guidance in New
York.
Educators" he said, "have raised
the question with the general stan
of instituting some form of voca-
tional training or specialized educa-
ton in the Army during the IL
months of training. There will be, of
course, many kinds of specialized
training under the Army program
itself, but this training will be fun
damentally training for military
skills and military detectives. rather
than training designed t0-Gixa the
trainee 90 vocation of -1peCfSfized
skill useful to him on his return
to civilian life.
Military. Not Civilian aSneeiAIty
This must necessarily Sc 50. The
airplane mechanic will be taught all
that time permits about airplane en-
gines and their care. incidentally,
such a man may get a much better
job when he goes back home. The
same may be true of those men in
anti-aircraft artillery and in the
infantry as well. but actually the
speciality a man learns in most
cases will be military specially
not a civilian specially"
Necessarily, because of the limited
time allotted to turning a civilian
into trained soldier, military OBJ
jectives must occupy most of his
time, Col. Draper explained.
Men classified by their boards in
Unavailable for immediate mill
tary service-are sent to induction
centers as they are needed, if they
pass the physical examination con-
Quoted by board physicians. At the
induction center Army doctors give
the men another examination-just
to make sure they are able to
stand the rigors of military life
Their next step is to be sworn In
QUILTED and examined for assign
ment to training units.
Less than one-twentieth of the
approximately 16,300,00O men be-
tween the ages of 81 and So who
registered on October Is will be
called to the colors during the
first year Of the selective service
law,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
c. |. o. Figures Show
9,115,000 Unemployed
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The c. I. o. estimated yesterday
that non-farm employment in
creased $4,000 from August to Sep
TENDER, but said there still were
9.115,000 unemployed at the end Of
the latter month.
The Economic outlook, monthly
publication of the labor organiza-
ton, described as fantastic" state
ments it said were made during the
presidential campaign that the de-
Tense program would absorb six mil
Lion unemployed. 1t predicted that
no more than one-fourth of those
now without jobs would find them
in the next year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
London
Continued From First Page.)

from the coast of Kent in the south
to two villages in the Hebrides. off
Northwest Scotland, where an aerial
machine gun attack was said to
have been ineffective"
A recheck by the Air Ministry
showed five German planes ."shot
down Friday night over this coun-
try"
In a south coast town. a sana-
forum. two churches and a school
were demolished; In London's out
skirts, one wing and the refectory
of q convent. Many bombs fell in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

hrmS accused OF
labor law VIOLA
tons "A stand
the C. I. o. has
insisted should
be reversed-Mr.
Hillnan declared
that he proposed
to continue to
insist that those
concerns o b ey
the law.
Il cannot con-
ceive of a real,
effective nation
al defense policy
that has regard
faH kA ->.eIA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17
D. G. Local Wants Lewis
Continued in Office

A resolution supporting John L.
Lewiss continuance Is president Of
the G. I. O., was adopted here yes
terday by the membership Of the
United Cafeteria Employees, L. I. o.,
No. 471.
The resolution stated that this
is q crucial moment In trade union
history, particularly for the G. I. O.,
when an attempt Is being made by
outside forces to disrupt and smash
all progressive gains attained for
the membership :" 1t added
that these forces have already set
their machine In motion in an effort
to keep our present leader from
making further progress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

cuss the meeting, but Mr.. Lewis
ssid that 1t left their RESPECTIVE
opinions unchanged
With the convention opening
Monday, Mr.. Lewis was asked when
he formally would announce to the
delegates that be was retiring from
the G. I. o. presidency In con-
formity with his pledge to get out II
President Roosevelt was reelected
He has no plans in that regard.
While there is some draft Lewis"
sentiment Ut the convention, there
Is no idea that he will remain In
ONCE. It is considered certain that
the retirement Of Mr.. Lewis will
see Philip Murray, long his right
hand in the United Mine Workers,
and . c. I. o. vice president,
elevated to the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

the residential district Of an East
Anglican town, killing an undis-
closed number.
Traffic in one London street was
damned up by debris Of four
story art gallery. Apartment build
ings, shops, homes and bank were
hit.
Arches Fell Bomber.
DEAL, England, Nov. l6 R.-
anu-aircraft guns shot down Ger
man bomber over Kent tonight.
The plane crashed in flames near
Woodnesborough. Its crew was
killed '4'7''''' '"'7 "7'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

Only the wealthy in the Azores
can now buy electric refrigerators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

This year the Fischer cele-
brdtes its Tooth birthday
one OF the fen pianos dis
ttnautshed by a century OF
public fuUor.
Evening star., 1940-05-19

of the escape
Compar tment.
He knew the
submarine was
doomed. The
enemy above
knew it. too, and
after aw lille
they went away.
The captain
was still talking,
but it did not
much matter. A
new crisis would
develop with
each passing
minute. Richard
looked at his
cold and shak-
ing hands, and
once d AIN llC
was possessed
with the queer,
disturbing feel
ing that he was
not a part of
all this. His
though hts re-
f,,rnaI fpToy,ia
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LONE SURVIVOR
Continued from left hand column

stood at the voice tube. He nodded mutely Remain!
1t had happened before There little time IN an
emergency dive for anything He would be all right 50
long as the coming tower remained intact. But nc
thought the possibility of this doubtful. / he boat
sinking rapidly He heard a shell whine over
the tower. Then there shudderlng explosion Inc
rocked if in earthquake. Richard was thrown
off his feet He knew they had been hit and that part OF
the bridge had been carried away. He scrambled to
his feet
liz the water green and frohed with white rush
past the eyeports They under at last, But iaY
from safe Below quite clearly he heard sailor give the
meter reading The electric motors were in operation
now and the Desels were silent The faint sound OF the
destroyers screws vibraed through the hull Richard
wiped sweat from his cheeks and looked around the uny
room 1t had turned insuferably hot; yet outside he
sensed the cammy chill of the Beyond the eyeports
all was black and solid roaring dsanty The boat was
sinking deeper each instant. the diving planes were
active, the periscope down, its head turtled IN
The air and hot. Richard waited for the eA-
plosion he knew must come The destroyers had them
trapped and amount of skill the part of the cap
tain could very well orestal the kill. Even now the
pounding of the enemy craft drew closer and be-
came dull roaring 1t would be but matter OF seconds
before the depth bombs discharged The submarine
unable to sink rapidly enough to escape them
Richard knew no emotion except that he did not seem
to be part of this He listened to the voice OF the cap
tain below he heard the echong reply of the engineer
and then the navigator.
The churning screws directly overhead now, and
suddenly the first depth charge shattered across the
bow of the submerged ship The sinking vessel shuddered
with palsy The bow had sprung leak The submarine
urched stood on its and began to pummet down
ward like bullet dropped pond Richard was thrown
headlong But he grlpped his hands on supports. lie
clung, crouchng, against the heaving bulkhead.
Below there was din of screaming commands. 4he
torpedo room was shut off from the rest OF the snip.
All of the men in drowned The safety ballast was
blown Then number one and two main. The boat began
to level The water heavy bow slowly, like thng
denched The Uboat began drifting toward the surface
The men in the control had been thrown headlon&
against the bulkheads and there wild conluslon.
The captain restoring order. Flood the safety,
The ship shuddered to a standstll; then once more
started to sink. But it too late. second dept
charge found its mark 1t less but the snip
shook from to stern Bubbles crowded past the eye
ports The boat had been shaken loose of its fittings.
Seeping leaks had begun Richard sat down on the floor
Evening star., 1940-05-19

He had eaten hearty dinner at the inn and when he
finished she came and sat down opposite him. The place
had filled up and now there din of chatter and
cigar smoke and the catter of Dishes the candleght
hickered grotesquey against the wall The girls dark
eyes were smiling who are you? she asked.
He shrugged: "A sailor" He told her his name,
Il am Tonia,' she said
How does it happen you know Spanish
Il sang in Madrid" Her eyes clouded, when rft
it was shambles.' She paused. But that a long
while ago"
Not SO long" He was amused. He felt a hot
CONTINUED on poge 10
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
WASHINGTON
DAYBOOK
BY PRESTON GROVER

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. - The explanation
here of England's cavalier manner toward
American mail and commerce IL that she IL
either dead certain she is going to win the
war and Corr dead certain American support
is "in the bag"
This nation has always been disposed to side
with England in any war against Germany.
The impression here is that Britain feels she
can scrub us around more than considerable
without any change in our attitude.
Moreover, her experience during the last war
could convince England that she can do al.
most anything short of raiding our coasts
without encountering anything harsher than
a stern note.
With respect to the mail and ship searches
we had the same daily panic all through the
last war. We got hot under the collar and
sent hot notes. The British, coached by U. S.
Ambassador Page, largely ignored them.
For months on end the British kept a patrol
Of cruisers just outside New York harbor to
examine ships whose cargoes the British
thought suspect. Finally we got wrought up
about that.
Well jolly well have no more of that, We
said to Britain. And Britain backed down-ex-
actly three miles. That is the distance she
pulled her cruisers away from the three-mile
limit. They didn't loom up so big six miles
away, but they continued to stop and search
our ships just as they now are doing farther
out to sea.
Washington never will get over being amazed
and riled at Britain's high.handed methods. She
grabs our ships and drags them through the
war zone, examines sealed envelopes for any
thing from bonds to q lotion truck, and orders
the cargo unloaded If she thinks 1t might
trickle through some neutral country into Ger
many.
And about the only thing we can do Is to
protest. We ourselves set the pattern during
the Civil war. The Union navy seized British
cargoes in the Caribbean on the presumption
they were bound for the Confederacy, even
though they were billed for Havana or some
other non-belligerent port.
These days we ourselves are not being very
polite-to Japan. We even rough up her geog.
raphy. On official U. s. maps issued since Jan.
uary l we don't list various inundated islands
in the Pacific as being under Japanese DOM
~ination. That incl oles all the islands around
Guam, our embryo naval base in the far west.
ern Pacific.
Japan has repudiated the League of Nations
under which these former German islands were
inundated to her, So far as u. 8. maps are
concerned, the islands are orphans.
Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but the con.
ference on the Cause and Cure of War Is meet
ing In the only worthwhile bombproof quarters
we know Of in downtown washington. 1t Is q
room two stories underground in the Wash
ington hotel, just a block from the White
House. The President might like to know
where to duck.
OF course, he could hide in the underground
tunnels channeled through Capitol Hill, but
that will be a long way to run If the bombers
come this way.>
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
COLD WEATHER COSTLY

Not to put too fine a point upon it, the
cold weather was mighty unpleasant. And,
while the sun has come back to lessen bodily
discomfort, it's effects are not yet past. AS
witness the rising price of vegetables and
fruit.
Raleigh quotes these items: A food store
buyer on Tuesday had to pay 81 a bushel Tor
string heans as against $2.40 the day before.
The price to customers went up to. fifteen
cents a pound from three pounds for a quar-.
ter.
Oranges costing the dealer last week S1.50
a box, climbed to s2.1O, with an advance to
fifteen cents a dozen from three dozen for
a quarter to retail buyers. Carrots went from
$1.22 to $500 a case wholesale, squash from
$3.50 to $3.50 a bushel, beets from IS cents
to 80 cents a dozen punches, cabbage from
S1.75 to $3.50 a hundred pounds.
All advances were accompanied with com
parable hikes in retail prices. Madam House
wife is up against a sharp revision of the
household budget as a result of the shivery
weather.
Nor is the home the only place to suffer,
The state school system faces a $4,000 in
crease in its fuel bill. Wear and tear on
school buses, forced to negotiate heavy SHOWS
in many sections OF the state, may add $50,
900 of extraordinary expense.
These, however, are among the minor costs
of the cold snap, and are Uncomfortable II
comparison with the losses of fruit and vege
table growers, which preliminary surveys
show to have mounted into the millions o.
dollars.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
EXPORTS AT 1929 V

The fact that the volume of American ex-
ports has touched the level of 1929, despite
wars in Europe and China, indicates that
the United States has opportunity to assume
commercial mastery Of the seas.
True, foreign nations have lost their COM
mand of commerce on the high seas as a re-
suit of Marian exploits, and may be expect
ed to re-exert themselves when the wars end
to recover their former position. But the day
when they may accomplish this is still some
time ahead.
Meanwhile, America enjoys almost unprece-
dented advantages, despite the blockade OF
Germany and the suspension of the trade
agreement with Japan, which, if fully ex'
plotted, could give her an unbreakable hold
on seaborne commerce.
A similar situation followed the World war
but was not taken full advantage Of, with
result that we slipped several notches from
the high position we had then attained. Will
clearer vision of the possibilities now, it il
not impossible to acquire the same mastery
that existed in the old clipper days, whe1
American BOWS cleaved the waters Of thu
seven seas to the dismay of competing com
mercial fleets.
Our opportunity is the greater because O.
the opening UP of larger Latin American mar
kets through new treaties, and because war
disturbed nations must devote considerable
time, when the conflict ends, to reassemblin,
their resources and replacing ships sent t.
the bottom.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
TWO WAR TALKS

It was an exceptional experience, that of
having the rulers of two nations ION the air"
in a single day. If it accomplished nothing
else, it demonstrated how far apart nations
may be in their PHILOSOPHERS.
The ruler in Berlin, celebrating the sew.
enth anniversary Of his rise to power, and
the ruler in Washington, observing his 58th
birthday, both talked Of war-but Of such
different wars. .
With venom in his heart and irony in his
words, HITLER, the German overload, hurled
his oratorical vitriol in the faces of the Brit
ish and the French premiers, saying that
they shall have their fight.
With kindness for all and sympathy for the
afflicted, ROOSEVELT poured out his gratitude
to dancers at $4,000 balls and to other thou,
sands Of dime-donors throughout the country
that they SO generously contributed to the
fight on ~infantile paralysis and voicing a
hope that ultimately the nation may be able
through the foundation now mastering polio
to extend it's beneficent protection and relie1
to all crippled children.
The one speaker devoted an hour and foul
minutes to a rallying cry for the destruction
Of men; the other, perhaps ten minutes to
rallying cry for the saving Of children. Wha'
4 contrast!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
CITY HALL LANDSCAPING

COMMISSIONER WADE's landscape program
at the city hall and Thalian hall Will
greatly beautify. the site and increase the at
Effectiveness of the entire neighborhood, IN
addition to adding materially to the con-
y~enience of persons with business in either
part of the joint building. OF especial con-
venience will be the proposed parking lot
at Princess and Fourth, and the widening OF
Third, north from Princess, to the city's
property line.
The commissioners plan to beautify every
inch, including. the sidewalks, and
to save some space for palmettoes, with flow
ering growths wherever possible, will set
off the architectural beauty of the structure.
as great pictures are the more beautiful be-
cause Of their frames.
The old custom of divorcing public build
ings from beauty in their surroundings Il
gradually yielding to a strong demand fol
more aesthetic establishment It is peculiarly
fitting that this magnificent structure in the
heart of Wilmington should become one Of
the most attractive of the city's many beauty
spots.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01

temulate vast changes in the world order, IN
u,h;oh this country. no less tina. the nations
already at war, is included.
With the mind of congress firmly set on
cutting expenditures to the bone, it is alto'
gether probable that Mr.. WILSON'S opinion
will override Mr.. ED1soN's When time comes
to vote the naval appropriation. 1t this IS
the outcome of present discussions at WASH
ington, the people can only hope that no un'
toward event during the two years for which
congress will provide a navy building pro
gram will happen to prove the V1NsoN view
destructively shortsighted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Radio Beacon Will Be
Installed At Bald Head

SOUTHPORT, Jan. 31'-A 'a W.
beacon will be installed os n
Treasury department in tns .
Bald Head lighthouse on bala A' =,
island soon. according to adVlre' "
ceived here from the LlshInv'
division of the coast guard In Nv"
folk. :.
The information was accompaA" ''
by instructions to FRANK r.r
check, keeper of the lower 's y,
Fear river lights, to lnspe'' ,',
condition of the tower for ln'
pose of ascertaining what ips
would be needed and the es'''D'
cost. .
Mollycheck, assisted by W. .,
Keziah, has already gone oSei
great masonry tower. Inc D+ IN
ton revealed that the beacon IA.
be installed at once, without AZ
ing for repairs. The nl ~. 4
floors, and stairways are as SOL" a
when the structure was erec'' n,
years ago. One lower VINO" a,t
is broken and nine other wa" M.
panes are missing. This, WIN h.
sible exception OF the sla'' n d
tern room, will constitute ,'a,s,,
the possible repairs now OF r,a,,
that will be required in many
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
QUOTATIONS

The best solution of labor trouble would be
to consider laborers a. part owners.-EnriQue
chairman, Philippine Island assem-.
bly, labor committee.
History tells us that foreign wars are an
easy device to divert our attention from our
own domestic problems.-Senator Burton K.
Wheeler (Dem., MONTH.
The very existence of nations that cherish
independence and democratic ideals Is menaced
by enemy forces Of ruthless aggression which
aim to dominate mankind by terror and vlo'
ence.-Gov.-Gen Lord Tweedsmuir OF Canaoa.
Unless this war ends in a better settlement
than the last, we shall have only q shorter
spell before the &c Paui
Teleki, Hungarian premier.
Undoubtedly there are activities in this coun'
we can safeguard ourselves against them.-sec'
rotary of Interior Harold 1ckes.
There is no particular danger involved Il
congress would raise the debt limit TO $oo,oVo''
000, 000.-Secretary Of the Treasury Henry MOT
genthau.
I love my country better than I love tn
democratic party. - Postmaster-Genera james
A. Farley.
We, the women of today, should be able AM
willing to do for the women of tomorrow VIVA
the women of yesterday did for us-that 10 10
set the goal and point the way.-Mrs. carr.
Chapman Gait, president, National America
! Woman's Suffrage association.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
SCHOOL RUS SAFETY

Dear sir:
The coroner's jury, in the case OF
the Leland school child, ran over
and killed by the bus that carried
her to and from school, held that
it was an unavoidable accident.
You insist that there should be
a grand jury investigation | am
not ~disasreeing with you. I DO not
know the bus driver and. ] certainly
de- not wish him any harm. lhvesti-
eating further will not bring the
child back to life, at the same time
it cannot hurt the driver it he was
not in any way to blame. And, a
thorough investigation of this ease
may r an a stimulant for alert
ness and caution on the part Of
other drivers.
We do not know the methods fol-
lowed by other schools than South
port, in Brunswick county. But, We
car say that it seems to Us tina.
Professor Lingle of the SOUTHPORT
school has been and Is exercising
every possible precaution to aver
accidents.
With the beginning of the sprins
term - uniformed boy patrols were
placed at Southport crossings. II
be on duty while the children were
going to and leaving school. An,
other uniformed patrol was place.
on each school bus and q rigid re-
quirement of him Is that when
bus stops he shall be the first Il
alisht, No child ia allowed to leav'
the bus and cross the read unit
this uniformed patrol indicates thai
the way is clear. The patrol doe'
not return to his seat until all chill
dren are in the clear across th'
highway, if they have to cross 1t
The same procedure is followed whe1
the children are being picked UP II
the morning.
The patrol makes a daily report tt
Professor Lingle. the report cover
ing both attractions Of rules OF safe
ty when getting on or leaving buse'
and department while on the bus
The driver and the patrol are joint,
responsible for department on thu
bus.
". B. KEZIAH
| Southport,