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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
BRITAIN REVERSES
ETHIOPIAN STAND
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is won," said R. A. Butler, under.
secretary for foreign affairs, today
in the house of commonds.
British and those Ethiopian for
ces opposed to the Italian rule
which was impressed on Sealas.
sizes $50, 000-square-mile empire in
1885 are to coordinate "all acti-
vities likely to damage the enemy's
effort in north and east Africa and
in Sbyssinia (Ethiopia)," But
Ter said.
Tens Of thousands of Ethiopia's
fierce but Harmed warriors are
in the field against Italy already.
c. w. Martin, who was Ethiopian
minister to London at the time of
the Italian conquest, says at least
300, 900 to 400, 900 of his country-men
are ready to fight Italy if they
can get enough guns.
The London Daily Herald, on
June IL, two days after Italy de-
clared war, reported that 200, 900
Philippians loyal to Halle Selassie
were fighting the Italians in Ethio-
pia.
The next day Ras Birru, who
was Selassie's war minister, left
Jerusalem for the Sudan to direct
he fight as Selassie's commander
in-chief. Butler declared today that
contact would be made with Ras
Birru and Ethiopian General Abeba
Aragui lin order that British and
Ethiopian forces may coordin
ate their activities against the Ital-
ians in Ethiopia"
Butler said it was impossible to
give further details on this historic
shift of policy, the second since
British-led econimic penalties
(sanctions) against Italy petered
out and Mussolini's legions march
ed to triumph in Ethiopia.
The British shift from sanctions
against the conquest to sanction
of it was formalized in De Jure
recognition of Italy's annexation of
Ethiopia in a British-Italian agree.
ment in 1888. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
MYSTERIOUS FIRE
DESTROYS VESSEL
Greek Steamer Goes Down
Off Aberdeen, WASH,
Without Loss OF Life

ASTORIA, Ore, July 12.-RH
Destruction of the 1,100-ton Greek
steamer, Hellenic Skipper, by q
mysterious fire last Wednesday was
reported today by 81 members OF
the crew. No lives were lost.
First Mate Arts Catselides sale
the fire broke out at 8 a. m. as the
Honolulu-bound freighter plowec
through heavy seas 100 miles Out
of Aberdeen, Wash. 1t spread quick
ly from the stoker room and in a
f I minutes enveloped the entire
ship.
The crew put off in a lifeboat
and made its way through dense
fog and high waves, without a com
pass to near the Oregon coast. The
boat was sighted by a t%roller, taker
in tow and brought to the Columbis
river bar. Here a U. S. coast guarc
motor lifeboat took over anc
brought the survivors,, one of then
badly burned, to Astoria.
Catselides said he attempted tt
send out an S o S as soon as the
fire was discovered, but found tina
it had reached the dynamo and put
the radio out of commission.
"In a few minutes the crew was
rushing about the decks, screaming
and crazy with fear" he said.
I'm the mad scramble to get ir
the lifeboat, I ran across the form
of A. Merrtzanis, the second en-
gineer, who was badly burned. He
was lying on deck"
The engineer was hoisted into the
lifeboat, and the rev pushed away
from the burning vessel.
Then we saw two sailors who
still were aboard" he continued.
"'They were screaming to be pick.
ed up" 4
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
RY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

Twenty-Five days from its incept-
ion the battle of Britain Cor rather,
of England, for that is what it isl
has attained such an intensity on
two fronts that a new crisis in the
war appears imminent.
The Germans are pressing the
fight in the air and underseas. 4
nod from Adolf Hitler may soo1
disclose whether a third front is te
flame into action in the form o.
a Nazi invasion or whether he viii
open a drive on a fourth front-a
psychological assault on Eng
lish nerves, on English will to pro-
long the battle.
Could Furnish Clue
Hitler's own whereabouts could
furnish a clue to the next phase
of the tragic drama. If he takes
the field in conquered France ii
would sharpen expectation of in
vasion in England. 1t would again
stress to all Germans Hitler's inn
Piled if not stated pledge at the
outset of the war to ask his armies
to take no risks he did not share
If a fourth front German attack
Is in contemplation in the form q
dramatic last-moment peace ges'
Lure backed by the pistol-p o i
threat of invasion, it must come
from Hitler direct. No other Ger
man voice could get it authority If
English ears sufficient to create
political dissension in Britain par
alleling that which led, in France.
to complete capitulation.
There have been recent intima'
lions that some such Hitler move
as a final prelude to "all-out' at
tack on England was anticipated If
some British circles. Every recon
word spoken for British ears by
Prime Minister Churchill and his
aides has had in it the clear pur
pose of counteracting any spreao
of defeatism in the nations houl
of greatest peril.
The continuing campaign in mi
nority British political circles tt
drive Neville Chamberlain, form
er prime minister and symbol O.
the former ''appeasement" senti
ment, out of the Churchill wal
cabinet indicates a fear that de
featism still could precipitate a
internal political crisis to snarl de
tense plans.
Object Lesson
Crushed France, regarded ir
Fascist trappings, lies just across
the channel, an object lesson tt
which Hitler could point in urging
Britain to escape the final horror:
of complete war by accepting
terms, perhaps generous terms, be
fore it is too late. Berlin is dinnins
claims of mounting submarine ane
air successes into British ears t.
foster public fear of starvation il
England.
The mounting toll of civilian cas-
ualties from German day-and-nigh'
bombing raids cannot be conceal
ed by censorship from the British
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GalIahadion To Run
At Arlington Today

CHICAGO, July 12.-(R-A nine.
race program, featured by the SIC
900 added Lassie Stakes and the
initial hometown appearance Of
Mrs. Ethel V. Mars Gallahadoin
winner of the Kentucky derby, was
expected to draw upwards of 35,
900 racing fans to Arlington Park
tomorrow.
Eight of the best two year old
fillies in training were named for
the Lassie stakes, at six furlongs,
with three entries representing the
east and five carrying the colors of
Western stables. Should eight start,
the race will gross $28, $50, with
the winners purse being $18, $50.
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MRS. BAXLEY

LUMBERTON, July I'm r S.
Margaret Bailey, rs, died at her
home at North Lumberton Thurs
day afternoon after an illness of
seven months.
Funeral services were held
from the home this afternoon at
2:30 o'clock with burial in the
Hollywood cemetery.
G. o. MINTZ
Funeral services for George
Owen Mint, 10, son Of the Rev.
and Mrs. S. I. Mintz, of Leland,
who died at 10:45 o'clock Thurs
day morning in a local hospital
after a short illness, were held at
8 o'clock yesterday afternoon from
the Elah Baptist church at Leland.
The Rev. H. S. Strickland con-
Quoted the services. Burial follow
ed in the Ganey cemetery.
In addition to his parents, he is
survived by a sister, Odessa Mintz,
Of Leland.
Active pallbearers we're: Bill
L. Ganey, James White, William
Hollis, James Hollis, Willie Will
liams, and Tommy Williams.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
BROWNS ARE HELD
IN JACKSON CASE
Coroner's Judy Conducts In
quest Into Fatal Shoot
ing OF Negro Here

A coroner's jury conducting an
inquest into the death OF Walter
Jackson, negro, yesterday after
loon ordered that Loretta Brown
and Dunk Brown, negroes, be held
for grand jury investigation With
out privilege of bond.
jackson died at James Walker
Memorial hospital following tn e
shooting, which occurred on tn e
morning of July 4.
Testimony introduced at the IN
quest yesterday placed the negro
man and woman in the house at
the time Of the Staying. jackson
was shot in the back with a pistol
Among the witnesses testifying
at the inquest were DR.. w. E.
Adair, Sergeant W. D. Thompson
Bette johnson, John E. Cutlery,
and Patrolman E. F. Bradshaw. 3
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Interpreting The War

public, yet Berlin contends she has
thus struck only at military Oh
5ectives and has made no ruthless
effort to shatter English civil
ian courage.
Censorship does conceal almost
completely the actual military
damage inflicted either in England
or by British counter-raids against
Germany. There is no yardstick by
which to reconcile conflicting Brit
ish and German reports of tn e
price Germany is paying in planes
shot down in action over England.
Dangerous Business
It is certain, however, that day.
light bombing is a dangerous bust
ness, even when bombers fr o m
nearby bases in France are pro-
tected by fighter scorts. Britain's
air force is outnumbered; but not
yet outfought. Germany has far
from attained that mastery of the
air that would make invasion pos.
sible without German losses
of staggering proportions. That is
a factor even Hitler must weigh.
1t is a factor, too, that w e J
might urge him to attempt a dram.
attic fourth-front attack on British
nerves, narrowed by weeks OF
bombing on a crescendo scale, in
the hope of duplicating in England
the political collapse in F r a n c e
that swept the Reynaud 'fight-to-
the-end" ministry and the third
republic successfully into the dis.
card.
Parliamentary government is not
dead in England, only in a state
OF voluntary suspended animation.
The same parliment that hustled
Chamberlain into the discard pre-
sumably could rescind ChurchilI's
dictatorial powers if a spirit of de-
featism gained sway in the bomb
agonized nation. 1t is a point which
Berlin strategists are not apt to
overlook and which only English
courage could answer finally. 3
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ROWE ADVOCATES
LIQUOR CONTROL
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life of the bootlegger unpleasant
and lean, then SO be it, Rowe
said.
He said that the rear emo statist-
les to bear out the prohibitlonlst4s
contention that drinking has In
creased, because there isno way
of knowing just how many and how
much white Lightning" a S
drunk in the prohibition days.
Referring to the alcohol question
as a political football for some,
Rowe sadi that the fact that no
alcohol beverages wer served at
the banquet might be a revelation
to some and an innovation for the
pious, if sincere" He praised the
association for its constructive Ell
forts to meet the issues rather than
evade them.
Rowe said that in Pender county,
his home, so far as he knew few
people wanted an ABC sore. Will
mington and Onslow county r e
within easy reach for those who
want the legal product, while the
proberbial bootlegger takes care OF
the others" he said.
Stating that he is not pessimistic
about the future, he said that ne
believed the only successful move
which organized society can make
toward the r%etardinG Of the use OF
liquor is through a sane, scientific
educational program"
"As a legislator with some ex-
perience, 1 have observed that we
cannot change the customs or NOR
ais of people by legislation. The
most successful laws are tn o z {
which meet with the approval Of
the majority of the people affect
ed - laws which reflect common
sense, which do not deprive size
able minorities from local self-rule.
are apt to remain on the statutes
from year to year." he said.
"Under a statewide vote, t h {
large central and western counties
might have the power to do away
with stores in New Hanover. But
have they the right? So far, the
legislators have conceded that the
present system is better than state
wide prohibition.
TT will be my purpose to respect
the wishes of the counties within
my district-just as l did in 1887.
l believe in the comocratic rights
Of counties, just as much as l be-
live in the democratic rights Of
states" Rowe said in conclusion
The senator representing tn
district was introduced by Jacl
@. LeGrand.
The state association will con
clude it's annual meeting this morn
ing at 10 o'clock, when the election
of officers and the transaction o.
other business matters will bs
held.
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CAPTAIN

SAN DIEGO, Calf, July 12.-R)
Captain Riley F. Mcconnell, Sc, COM
handing the San Diego naval train
ing station, and regarded as one of
the navy's authorities on Far East
ern affairs died today at the Balboa
Park naval hospital.
He was a holder of the Navy Cross
for conspicuous and meritorious ser
vice in the Orient from 1886 to 1889
during sino-Japanese hostilities. Nc
Connell did much to smooth the path
of American naval policy and dip.
lomacy in the orient prior to and
after the bombing Of the Panay by
Japanese airmen.
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FARLEY TO FOLLOW
F. R. IF DEMOCRATS
RENOMINATE HIM
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to dampen the enthusiastic ex-
of tn hotel lobbyETAOINETA
crowds. All who predicted his &C.
ceptance were quick to acknowled-
&c that they had nothing but their
own personal opinions to go IN.
Hopkins Arrives
One or possibly two of the days
arrivals, however, was generally
thought to know what Mr.. Roose-
welt plans to do. The first was the
PRESIDENTS intimate friend, Secre-
tary Hopkins, here to serve, it was
said, as a liaison man between
the White House and convention
leaders. The other was Senator
Byrnes of South Carolina, who re-
portedly will act as floor leader
for the third term supporters.
AS the crowds began to arrive
en- masse, convention routine got
into its swing. The national COM
mittee met in the morning, adopt
ed a resolution thanking Farley for
his eight years of service as ma.
tional chairman and heard him in
turn thank them for their coopera-
ton.
His remarks were courched in
terms and tone whichsomeinter-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY about it his
reply was simple that it was too
early to ansWr that question. AL
though it is nov clear that Farley
will not walk out. of the party if
it renominates the President h / S
determination to quit his post as
national chairman in that event,
remains unchanged.
In the afternoon the resolutions
committee, which will draft t h e
party platform, got to work around
a long green baize-covered table
in the Blackstone hotel, with Sena-
tor Wagner (D-NY) presiding, and
five senators-Wheeler, McCarran
Nev), Harrison Miss), Malsh
CMass), and Hatch (NM)-group-
ed about him. Major Edward j.
Kelly of Chicago was seated at
the foot of the table.
The platform committee first
heard a charge from Philip Muir
ray, speaking for the CLIO, that
Wendell Wilkes firm-the com
and southern corpora
tion-was violating the Wagner
labor relations act on the day the
was nominat
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
|B0BBI1T, FAQUlN
MEET IN FINALS
Atlanta And Memphis PLAY.
ers Sweep Semi-Finals Of
Dixie Tennis Meet

sPARTANBURG, S. c., july !,
-R-Russell Bobbitt of Atian,.
and Louis Faquin of Memnbis
swept into the finals of the MID.
Dixie Tennis tournament TO-DAY and
will meet tomorrow for the cbam,
%pionship.
Bobbitt whitewashed the tourn..
ment dark horses" Jaek Rodgers
of Knoxville, Tenn, 6-4, 81, g.
following Faquin's conquest NJ
George Parks of Miami, 1-6, e..
60, rs.
Faquin's victory was unexpect.
ed, inasmuch as Parks was seeded
second, two notches above tho
Tennesseean.
Top-seeded Bobbitt outsmarted
the erratic, unseeded Rodgers
who had previously knocked of
two ranking players.
After yielding a AZ lead to Rod.
gers in the first set, Bobbitt broke
through the Rice institute stars
lightning service and went or TO
take four straight games and the
set. Thereafter Rodgers was thor.
oughly beaten, winning games on.
ly when Bobbitt occasionally suffer.
ed erratic streaks.
The Red-headed Faquin wore
Parks down with brilliant retriev.
ing to even matters in the second
set. The Miamian let his temper
get the better of him in the third
set, which he lost by 60, then fail.
ed to recover his poise in the
fourth. Faquin took full advantage
of the break, playing alertly all
the way.
The doubles finals putting Bobbitt
and Earl Bartlett of New Orleans
against Bill Farmer of Tampa and
John Ager Of Birmingham will
follow the singles title match to-.
morrow afternoon. 4
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NEW .STREAMLINED
DIVISION FORMED
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n~ection with the army's expansion.
In detailing the latest troop trans.
fers, the war department stressed
that posts temporarily vacated or
reduced would be fully utilized by
other activities.
Fort Bragg, major field artillery
post, vas selected as headquarters
for the new Ninth Division because
numerous facilities and a large oper-
ating area already were available.
Aside from the new division, more
than three score other organizations
were ordered created, including spe-
cial technical units to serve with
army corps. Seventeen units Of more
than 5000 men will be composed OF
negro troops.
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PETAIN NAMES II
NEW MINISTERS
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studied and won a scholarship
while driving his fathers meat wa
gon.
Gen. Louis Colson, chief of staff
OF the army in republican France,
is secretary of state for war; Ad-
miral Jean Darlan, secretary Of
state for the navy, and Gen. Ber'
trand Pujo, secretary OF state IN
charge of aviation.
The latter three were not given
the full ministries which they held
in the old Petain cabinet, and will
be answerable now to General Wey.
gand.
The other ministers:
Foreign afairs-Paul Baudoin,
same post.
Finance-Yves Boutillier, S a m e
post.
Justice-Raphael Albert, who
was undersecretary of state.
youth and family"-Jean Ybar-
negaray.
.Asriculture-Pierre Caziot, mem
Der of the National Agricultural
academy.
Communications Deputy Fran
co.'s Pietri.
Colonies-Senator Henry Lemery.
Public instruction Senator
Emile Mireaux.
The decree said ministers for
industry, production and labor
would be named later.
(These, however, apparently will
not be full ministers).
Decree
The decree which will appear
tomorrow in the official journal re-
ferring to Laval's right of success
sion as chief Of state, says:
If for any cause whatsoever be.
fore the nation ratifes the new
constitution we (Petain) are i'm
peded from exercising the sane
tons of chief of state, Pierre Laval,
vice-president of the council of min
listers, will assume them in full
right.
I'm case Laval is impeded for
any reason whatsoever from as
Stunning these functions, he in turn
will be replaced by persons de-
signated by a majority Of seven
votes of the council of ministers.
Until this persons investiture
his functions would be exercised
by the council of ministers"
The old chiefs use of the plural
pronoun I'VE" was manifested in
the first communique he signed
after taking President Albert Le-
bruins place as head of the French
nation.
Three DEGREES issued today, one
defining his successive powers in
the new governmental system, all
begin. 1--WE Philippe Petain, mar
shall OF France, chief Of the French
state"
A new ministry created fol
''youth and family" emphasized
the importance attached by Petair
to the future training of the ma
tons youth-burdened by a RS
aftermath end defeat.
Jean Ybarnegaray, who will head
this new post, is a rightist who
has been associated with Col
Francois de la Rocque's Fascist
Croix de Ecu (cross of fire.
marty. a
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-13
Johnson Checks Beach
Erosion Project Her..

T. S. johnson. consulting ono,
neer of the state planning ho,si
of Charlotte, was a visitor j. wv
mington yesterday. '"
While here he made certain cbo.
or the shore line of WriphtsrM
Beach.
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MRS. SAM TOWNSEND

LUMBERTON, July 12.-Funeral
rites for Mrs. Sam Townsend, 40,
OF Lumberton, RID. 2, who died
yesterday following a weeks ILL
ness, were conducted this after
noon from Clyborne church, with
interment in the Prevatt cemetery.
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GUARD CALL WOULD
AFFECT MANY MEN
WITHIN WILMINGTON
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service if congress enacts a COM
pulsory military training law.
Both the army and navy high
commands have endorsed conscrip-
ton. Testifying before the senate
military committee, Gen. George
C. Marshall, army chief of staff,
said today that it was essential to
the national defense.
The Divisions
The divisions mentioned by Early
are the 44th, Both, 45th and 41st. A
war department spokesman said,
however, that their selection + r
training was entirely tentative.
If congress approves the plan,
he said, the question of W i C h
units to call will be reexamined
in the light Of facilities available
at that time.
For instance, he explained, the
3Otn division normally would train
at Camp Jackson, S. c., but re-
gular army's training might n o t
permit use of that post. In that
event, he said, a different division
might be selected.
Early declared he could not say
how long a training period would
be provided, but it was learned
that the war departments recon-
mendations called for a year.
Each of the national guard di-
visions has a strength Of SOB Of
fcers, nine warrant officers, and
9,4O0 men.
This is about 5000 men and 70
officers under authorized p e a C e
strength and officials anticipated
that the divisions summoned G
active duty would be augmented.
Procedure
Guard officers understood the
procedure would be first to re-
cruit the divisions to peak strength
tn, retain them at their home sta
tons for about ten days and then
move the various units to nearby
posts for training under canvas.
While the plan announced by
Early contemplated ealing only
four divisions of the guard to
active service, General Marshall
told the senate committee he per-
sonally favored an immediate or
der for all the nations 230, 900 citi-
zen-soldiers to don their uniforms.
In addition to the decision on
national guard training, major de-
velopments bearing on the defense
program were:
The defense commission secured
approval of directors of the Pack
ard motor company for an arrange
ment whereby the company will
manufacture 5000 Rolls Royce air
planes engines-3,000 for the Unit
ed States and 5000 for Great Brit
ain.
Will Build Plant
Authoritative sources reported
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, July 70 Up -
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending S
p. m. in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere:
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DEMOCRATS PLAN
DELEGATE BONUS
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VOof''1'uou HOH1 1"6e OHeJ
the three delegate bonus proposed
by Rivers but leaving the district
representation as is, also was de-
feated.
The national committee approved
a temporary roll of 1,088 delegates
to the convention starting Monday,
leaving only six to be accepted
after settlement toforrow of a con-
test between two Puerto R i C a n
delegations-one pledged to Post
master General James A. Farley
and the other to President Roose-
welt. 4
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Mrs. E. N. Noble of Minneap-
oils, Mimi, was named U. S. GRO
Chef champion in 1889.
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1t is thought that only mi of
toe II apostles, John, escaped mar.
tyrdom.
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Will Build Plant

Authoritative sources reported
that arrangements had been made
for construction of a $50, 900, 900
smokeless powder plant at Louis
vile, Ky, with defense funds. It
would be operated by the Dupont
Powder company. 3