davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
QUAIL CHAMPIONSHIP

ALBANY, GA, Dec. 29.-R-Two
settlers and IA pointers will take
part in the ST. 500 inaugural quail
championship of the southern Anna
teur Field Trial club, starting to-
morrow with a select entry list of
the country's outstanding dogs. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
PINEHURST WINS

PINEHURST, Dec. 29.-R-The
Pinehurst polo team chalked up an
other victory today by defeating the
Long Acres farm team of New York.
nine goals to three.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
SMOKE RINGS
Cage Loop Opener
By SAM

Eas+orn class A Conference basketball play for the
1911 49, = oets under way Friday night, with the New
H Ham ssaS Wi1d ksss 4 meeting :" Fayetteville in the Cumberland
capita1 And this is the opening of the p%ace-setter OF cage
loops in the state. H. +ho o+hor
five rnenhers of the conference will have to beat. Durham
has ,mn no a 72-game victory streak in the past three years,
inclnding pre- Christmas triumphs over burlington ana High
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
INWARD BOUND
Tanker
GIVEN HOLIDAY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 29.-R
College football luminaries of the
past season, who will meet in the
annual all-star charity game New
Years day knocked off practice
early today to spend the day sight
seeing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
Shipping News
ARRIVED
TankerS

Point Breeze, 2,914 tons, from
Atreco with cargo gasoline for At
lantic Refining company.
Gulf Breeze, 4,159 tons, from Port
Arthur with cargo gasoline for Gulf
Refining company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
MOONS EFFECT STRONGER

The attraction of the moon and
sun cause tides, with the moon hav.
ing the stronger effect of the two,
since 1t is much nearer to the earth.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
TIES WITH TAYLOR

Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, Dec. "
-CP-Jockey Earl Dew, 10, 2aiIoN'
ed back into a Tie with Walter Lee
TAYLOR in their contest for 1910 na'
tional riding honors today by pHo''
ing two horses to victory at Tie
Aqua Caliente track.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30

Sphinx moths are named Tor III.
motionless, ~sprinX-like poses OIL ID
larvae.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-30
In PORT
Barges

Sandborn, 423 tons, with sulphur
from steamer Severance, C. D. Maj
fit and company, agents.
Harold, 466 tons, loading cargo of
lumber at J. Herbert Bate Lumber
company.
Puroil, 1910 tons, discharging car
go Of gasoline for the Cape Fear
Terminal company.
Tugs and Barges
Tug Warbler, 1850 tons, with
wrecking barge. Chapman, 40 tons,
working on steamer Severance, yes.
sci to c. D. Maffitt and company,
agents.
Tug H. C. Cadimus and Barge
Waukeshau, 2,227 tons, discharging
cargo of sulphur for Heide and COM
pany, agents.
Steamers
Ctal.) Villarperosa, 1921 tons,
held in port account Of war.
Severance, 1858 tons, repairing,
C. D. Maffitt and agents.
INWARD BOUND
Tanker
Canon, 1,439 tons, from Puerto
Rico with cargo of molasses, South
eastern Shipping service, agents.
Motor Tankers
Nor.) MIR. Ferncliff, 2,494 tons,
from 1quique, Chile, via Charles.
ton, with cargo Of nitrogen soda,
to Pryde Forwarding company,
agents.
Steamer
America, 1856 tons, from Pacific
coast ports via Puerto Rico and
South Atlantic ports with general
cargo, Cape Fear Shipping company,
agents.
The Valley settler., 1940-03-08

SEED LOAN QUESTIONS
 So many people cro wonder ing about sood for spring planting cnd how it ccn be secured thct tho Cooper ativo Board eprotntod l'r. Erik and Tr. Rcsmus sen, to hold conference wi tn !'r. Hanson, General rcnogor of tho A.R.R.C. and find cut whct has end cen be dono to sottlo this prob1on in timo to teko ccro of tho fcrwors needs this spring. AS 6 rcsul t of tho conference tho following sta tomonts cen bo rlcdo. Favorable reports hcve been re- oivod from Washington in regard to approval of the F. rm Socur ity Adminis trc tion loan.
 At tho present timo it is tho inter tion of tho Coopert tive AssoGia tior to purchase tho necessary sood and hold it in tho warehouse for sclo, if tho for13r hes the cash to purchase the so2d it will Do available ct onco, however, if tho fcr1or must hevo a sood loan some arrangement will havo to be mado so thet tho Coopere tive Ass ociction cen be sure that tho loan will be repaid, poss ibly either with Cash in tho fall, good
 marko tablo sood ct harvest ttno, or by any othor nc thod that will assure paymont to the Coopora tive, Tho failure to arrange for tho us- uol othod of offering Sood loans was caused by the fact thct last September the Government officials
 in charge of tho financing of tho Colony Pro ject stated that no funds could be loaned or granted to tho A.R.R.C for uso in tho Col ony from the funds available at this 'timo. However 1t wGs st- atcd that funds could bo loaned to tho Coonara two As ssoci ntion if
The Valley settler., 1940-03-08
LETTING HELD FcR OPEN DISCUSSION

Tho meeting, advertised in tho last wooks issue of tho pepor, wcs hold on last Sunday afternoon. About forty persons woro present. lr" Noi1 Miller acted as temporary Cha irmon end was subs oquont1y oloc- tod to fill thct posi- for tho rost of tho roc ting. Yrs. Victor Johnson YVES appointed es secretary. The Chairman explained that the assemblage was call ed by a group of people who had met week be- fore in the Dormitory Basement, and that Frs. Ivan Eilson had b. en elected Score tary at that time. It was exp1ai ined that it wes not the intention of the group to call a Co4op member shi ipmee ting, but that it was merely intended as an open discuss ion of various problems of interest to the members and others.
 lively discussion <fo1lowe in re- gard to the news article and the Redio announce ement in the Anchor~ age paper and Radio station on Feb .27th. Respons ibi1ity for the article could not be established by any one present. It was agreed that the news article was very detremental to the best interests of the l.atenuska Valley as the in sinuat tions made could not be
 supported with any proof of ver- as ity. A resolution was offered to the as embnbl ege stating that this wes the sentiment of the pe- op1e assembled and it ws S voted upon and passed by an almost un- animous vote.,
 La ter a cormi tteo was eppointe to inve tigete and find out if
 pos ib1e who was TO ospons ible for the nows report and ask to report to the Coop Board on ,-onday night.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Nozi Hops Over France
And North Sea Reported

BELIN, Jan. 13 (P.-Unsuccessful
British attacks on German destroy
ers and important" reconnaissance
flights over France and the North
Sea were reported today in the Ger
man high commands communiQue.
I'm the west, no special events.
''The air force continued recon-
naissance activity January IL over
Eastern France and the North Sea
and obtained important results.
Three individual planes were unsuc-
cessfully attacked by enemy pur-
suffers.
Outside separate nocturnal flights
which were partially made under
violation of Dutch neutrality, only
a single enemy Bristol Blenheim
was sighted over German territory
January II.
"The plane: after a short fight,
was shot down by German pursuit.
ers and crashed and burned on
French soil.
Eight British bombers attempted
to attack German destroyers in
German (HelgolanO Blight. Only
two attackers succeeded in dropping
bombs, without hitting the mark.
One was shot down and q second
damaged.
"Six other British planes were
repulsed In time through effective,
well-aimed defense fire from our
destroyers."
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Missionary TO Speak
| Al Keller Memorial

Keller Memorial Lutheran Church
will observe foreign missions Sunday
with a special service in the Sunday
church school. Miss Mable Dysinger
missionary on furlough from Liberia
Africa, will be the guest speaker. In
addition to its regular staff, Keller
Memorial supports two full-time
missionaries, the Rev. Malcolm D.
Shutters, a son of the congregation
laboring in the Lutheran mission
field in China, and the Rev. Dr.
Frank S. Beistel, home mission pas
tor in Eugene, Greg.
At the morning service the Rev
DR.. j. Harold Mumper will speak
on Unto One of These Least" in
which he will set forth the work OF
the Board of Social Missions, cele-
brating the opening of the annual
roll call of the Lutheran Inner Mis-
sion Society of Washington.
On Wednesday the men will hold
their annual banquet in the social
hall. It is sponsored by the Wiles
Bible Glass. The guest speaker will
be Thomas w. Dawsey, associate di-
rector of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, who will speak on "The
Activities of the F. B. l."
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Police Testing Radio
In Gornerinq Evidence

Experiments on policemen's use
of undetectable radio transmitters
while gathering evidence are being
conducted by the New York City
Police Department, the Interna-
tional Association of Chiefs of
Police said today.
Under present experimental pro-
cedure, the microphone is hidden
under policeman's vest. Police Of
f1cials report that the instrument
can pick up conversation between
an officer and another person and
broadcast it more than 200 feet. The
broadcast" may be picked up by a
specially equipped patrol car or by
hidden receiver, according to the
association.
The association pointed out that
the Lincoln Park, Mich. Police De-
partment is experimenting with the
use OF a portable radio receiver
which fits in policeman's pocket.
The equipment. weighing 2la pounds
and operated by f1ashlight batteries,
can pick up messages broadcast
from the police station miles away,
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan. 13 R-Aftel
swinging rapidly over a range o1
more than a cent a bushel, the
wheat market developed an upward
trend today largely in sympathy
with strength at Winnipeg attrib-
uted to export buying.
Chicago prices at times we're ur
almost a cent after being fraction
ally lower in early dealings. Win
nipeg quotations also rose almost q
cent. Messages from that market
said buying apparently came from
exporters, presumably in connection
with continental Europe business.
Exporters brought approximately
100000 bushels of corn in the Chi
cago spot market today and were
understood to be bidding for more.
These purchases were believed to be
filling export contracts negotiated
yesterday. A small cargo of United
States corn was sold to Scandinavia
over, night.
Corn prices advanced fractionally,
gaining strength partly from activ-
ity In the cash market. Oats were
steady to q shade higher, whfe May
rye led the upturn In the pit with
gains Of about q cent.
Lareqlotations were shout steady.
AZ u Am. wheat was " lower to
e hagher. compared with yesser-
so1yS nla Nay, e6x: July, 96x
- en- ~ higher; May,
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Willard H. Murphy Dies;
Traffic Department Aide

Willard Hutton Murphy, 48, Sec
retary to the Board of Revocation
and Restoration of Operators Per-
mits and of the Hackers Identifica-
tion Board of the Department Of
Motor Vehicles and Traffic, died
early today in Mount Alto Hospital.
Doctors attributed his death to .
heart disorder.
He entered the hospital several
days ago.
Mr.. Murphy, who lived at 2707
Seventeenth street NE, was born in
Wilmington, Del. He had worked
for the District Government since
1920, when he became associated
with the assessors Office.
In 1929 he was transferred to the
office of director of traffic, and
when the Department of Motor
Vehicles and Traffic was created in
1881 he was transferred to it and
named to the posts he held at the
time of his death.
Mr.. Murphy served in the Army
from 1918 until December, 1919.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Dewey's Candidacy
Escapes Jersey
fractional Fight
No Agreement Reached
On PIedeine Delegates,
Stote Leaders Soy
BY the Associated Press.


NEWARK. N. j.. Jan. 13.-Al-
though District Attorney Thomas
E. Dewey of New York, candidate
for the Republican presidential
nomination, appeared today to have
escaped a factional fight in the
party in New Jersey, two leaders
said there was no general agree
ment the States convention dele
CATION would be pledged to him.
An announcement that former
Gov. Harold G. Hoffman. leader of
one faction, and Arthur T. Wander
bilt, leader of another and one of
Mr.. Deweys II key advisers, had
agreed that their interests should
be united in carrying the State"
for Mr.. Dewey was made yesterday
by Joseph A. Bower, party off,
cial at whose home they met.
Mr.. Bower and State G. o. P.
Treasurer H. Alexander Smith said
later they felt that I'm justice to Mr..
Dewey himself and to all the other
possible candidates" it should be ex-
planned the expressions of Messrs.
Hoffman and Vanderbilt were simply
personal expressions of their own
views
None of the other party leaders
present at the meeting" their state
ment said, were called upon or
made any commitments with re-
gard to presidential possibil-
ties. There was no dis
cussion whatever as to whether the
delegates to the national convention
should 60 pledged or unpledged"
United States Senator w. Warren
Barbour said recently he felt the
Jersey delegation should be un-
pledged and said Daniel Pomeroy,
national vice chairman of the party,
agreed with him.
The Hoffman Vanderbilt accord
on Mr.. Dewey ended there. The
anti-Hoffman wing, with Mr.. VAN
derbilt present, picked State Senator
Robert c. Hendrickson last night to
run for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. Mr. Hoffman hasn't announced
he would run, but was expected to
do so.
Evening star., 1940-01-13

The % year old Washington
mother sent to District w. P. A.
Offices by Representative Mcdowell,
Republican, of Pennsylvania, par
italy as a test case of the relief
agencys open door, policy inclusion
of applicants Endorsed by Republican
members of Congress, today was
placed in line for a s68 90 a-month
clerical job beginning early next
week.
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth King Cine
sky of 48 Independence avenue S.W.,
who appeared yesterday at the Office
of District w. p A. Director Paul
Edwards with a letter from Mr.. Nc
Dowell, received prompt attention
today in two interviews with men,
bers of the certif1cation staff of the
w. P. A. employment division.
She was given an "A" rating.
which indicates the most urgent
need. She was found eligible for
general clerical work and typing.
She was classified as a senior clerk
"a group which is paid $689O a
month in present wage scales.
w. P. A. officials said that Mrs.
Gimesky brought proof of her hus-
bands disability, her residence in
the District and her general need for
work relief.
w. P. A. executives said that an
assignment, designating Mrs. Gil
mesky to some specific project, prob
ably will be made today, that she
will perhaps receive notification
Monday and 60 to work Tuesday.
Edwards Raped in House.
Mr.. McDowell's action in indors-
ing Mrs. Gimeskys case came after
Director Edwards treatment of job
applicants referred to the District
w. P. A. by members of Congress
had been assailed on two successive
days on the floor of the House.
Representative Brown, Republican
of Ohio yesterday expressed COM
plete agreement with assertions
made Thursday by Representative
Byrns, Democrat, of Tennessee to
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Man Is Found Dead
From Gas Fumes

Carl Olaf Rylander, 81, was found
dead today in his gas-filled, third
floor room at TIL Fifth street NV.
by Policeman A. A. Schmidt of the
Traffic Division, who forced the
door.
Abram N. Faust, another roomer,
smelled escaping gas and called
police. The body was lying on the
floor beside gas stove, the jets of
which were open. Mr.. Rylander
was pronounced dead by a doctor
from Casualty Hospital.
Mr.. Rylander was last seen alive
about o'clock last night, mount
ing the steps to his room.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Slain School Girls
Mother Co||apses
Al Officers S Trial
Foint Follows Outburst
Before Jury Asking Why
Did He Kill Ny ChiId?'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, Jan. 13.-
Screaming "Why did he kill my little
child" the mother of slain Joan
Stevens collapsed in court today as
the case of a suspended State trooper
accused Of shooting the girl neared
q jury after a weeks trial.
MY poor child. Oh, why did he
do it?" cried Mrs. Mayme Stevens.
"She didn't know any different. She
was only a."
The mothers outburst was in the
presence of q jury which had just
examined a small sedan in which
the then Corpl. Benjamin Franklin,
30, shot the schoolgirl last June S.
He says he fired in self-defense
when Joan brandished a gun" he
later learned was toy. Woman at
tendants took Mrs. Stevens from the
room. Pale-faced and trembling,
she returned to the courtroom few
minutes later on the arm Of q
daughter.
Franklin, sitting in the front row
with State troopers, appeared un-
moved.
The crowded courtroom was
hushed yesterday when Franklin
testified he shot Joan after she
brandished a pistol" that "looked
real to me-"
He described Joan, a seventh
grader, as a rouged and painted
young lady" who talked of gang
sters and bank holdups and who
threatened to blow your - brains
out" Sobs of the girls mother
punctuated his account.
Franklin demonstrated how he
ducked low in the front seat of the
car and fred, dramatically re-
enacting the scene by stepping down
from the stand, the toy pistol in his
hand.
He didn't aim, he said, but held
the gun, an automatic borrowed
from another trooper-over his head
and fired "blindly" into the back of
the car. Eight bullets struck Joan
whom Franklin and Pvt. Edward j.
Swatji had picked up because, the
defendant said, she promised to give
them tip" on robbery plot.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Maritime Unit Plans
Z Of Biggest Liners
Ever Built in u. ).
EosiIy Convertible Into
Plane Carriers, They Will
Be $4,000 Tons Each

Proposed construction Of two Of
the largest commercial ships ever
built in this country was announced
yesterday by the United States
Maritime Commission. They will be
so designed as to be easily convert
ible into aircraft carriers in event
of war.
The commission indicated it would
probably advertise for bids on the
liners this month. They will be
operated by the American President
Lines between the West Coast and
the Orient. The vessels will have a
displacement of IS 1000 tons each and
will be about 760 feet overall.
A distinctive feature will be a
flight deck, which probably will be
fitted as a sun deck while the ships
are in passenger service, the COM
mission announced.
Commission officials pointed out
that while Warships are an economic
loss, the proposed ships when not in
war service will be earning return
on the investment. Tentative de-
signs indicate they will have avail
able space for 1000 to $500 pas
sengers each.
Though perhaps not in the luxury
liner class, the new ships will have
swimming pools, sun decks and other
features to attract the travelling
public. On per ton basis these
auxiliaries will cost less than a war.
ship of similar tonnage.
Though final designs will not be
completed before the end of this
month, it was said at the commits
sion that the new passenger-war-
ships will look not unlike the air.
craft carriers Lexington and Sara
toga. When in passenger service the
ships will have specially designed
flight deck on the top side which,
under necessity, can be extended
lore and aft to meet requirements
Tor naval plane landings. With the
additions, it was said, the landing
space will be comparable to that
now available on the Navy's first line
aircraft carriers.
The Maritime Commission is draw
ing the plans and expects to have
them completed in several weeks.
Meanwhile. the Navy is keeping close
watch and is in constant consulta-
ton on ways to facilitate changing
the passenger carriers into naval
auxiliaries in case of a national
emergency. 1t was not revealed,
however, how long it would take to
convert the ships from peace uses
to wartime naval work. Neverthe-
less, it was estimated that the time
for conversion would be short and
that plans for the conversion will
be completely developed in detail
before actual construction begins.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Senate Probers Hear
Labor Figures on
California Hdrvests
Ex-Heud Of Formers
Says Workers Vory
From $4,000 to 100000

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13.-The
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
today dipped behind the labor scenes
of Southern CALIFORNIA; big agri-
cultural industry which utilizes
thousands of farm workers at the
height Of the fruit and vegetable
harvests.
Holmes Bishop, former president
OF the Associated Farmers of Cali
fornia, told the committee that be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 workers
were required in the State during
the winter season and from 10000
to 100000 during the harvests.
John Watson, president of the
Associated Farmers, denied that
large agricultural operators seek low
wages for their workers.
Says 3,0OO, 900 Absorbed.
Mr.. Watson said the State had alb
sorbed 100000 persons within the
last 20 years and that its inability
to care for the present influx was
due to poor business conditions.
I'm Of the opinion" testified Mr..
Watson, that our continually en-
ployed men are greater in number
than the seasonably employed. Cal
ifornia conditions are leveling out
The witness said many migrant
families were settling down and that
California agriculture in some Sec
tions was getting away from situa-
tions where, during peak periods,
children worked with their parents
on crops.
The problem of child labor among
migrant families demands atten-
ton, and it is in a problem of the
child's education in American
ideals" he added.
La Toilette Directs Quiz.
Senator Robert M. La Toilette, ir.,
committee chairman, directed ques-
tioning yesterday toward large scale
farming operations. Howard A.
Miller, manager of the Agricultural
Department of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, said that
| large operations were not uncom-
mon in the dairy industry but that
in the citrus industry it was no
longer true that many groves are
owned by absentee landlords.
Earlier the committee heard test
imony that closed shop agreement
between the A. F.. L. Teamsters
Union and the Motor Truck Asso-
citation of Southern California in
1887 was kept secret because the
association feared reprisals."
Harry w. Dali, general organizer
for the teamsters, said that certain
Of the employers feared reprisals
from large industries of Los Angeles
if the pact became known"
Evening star., 1940-01-13
29 Girl Scouts End Course

twenty mine Girl Scouts from
Troops "a, ~, 70, 9S, ia and 1876
Boy Scouts, at ceremonies In the
can Red Cross course under direc-
ton OF Mrs. Florence Hopes, Red
Cross viii be held In the Interior
Ia. Their certificates Will be
awarded by Victor Kebler, 81. deld
commissioner Of the Washington
Bay Sco,lts, ct ceremonies "a the
Hine Junior High School On satsir-
day, January 20.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Soyre Stand Unchanged
On Philippine Freedom
By the Associated Press.

BY Cne Associated PTeSS.
MANILA, Jan. 13.-Francis B..
Sayre, high commissioner to the
Philippines, is greatly impressed"
by the impregnability of Corregidor
Island, whicl guards the entrance
to Manila Bay.
At a press conference Mr.. Sayre
was asked if he had changed his
views on Philippine independence
to conform with those of former
Commissioner Paul v. McNutt for a
realistic re-examination" Of the
question. He replied his attitude
had not changed lone iota."
He declared the matter is up to
Congress and reiterated that any
request for a change must come
from the Philippine people. The
matter hinges largely on rapidly
changing world conditions, he said.
Evening star., 1940-01-13
Mothers Hit for Keepino
Daughters From France
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 13.-Miss Anne
Morgan, president of the American
Friends of France, says she is "hav-
ing an awful time with American
mothers who don't want their
daughters to 60 to France"
Frankly, don't know why" said
the sister of ]. P. Morgan, financier.
There is plenty of splendid work
to be done there"
Miss Morgan arrived in the italian
liner Rex yesterday, wearing the
natty uniform of her organization
and ready, she said, to fight it out
with these mothers who are ham
pering our work"