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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
CHAPTER

Al1AI 1IlG
Belzer's departure, and his
asst words, left me upset. TIC
,teady myself I telephoned the jall
md got Harvey Mcclure On the
inc.
Harvey explained, trying to be
as gentle as he could, that there
was no way of arranging bail for
Jerry. After all, he's accused OF
murder. I'd have to be a magician
to get him out"
DO you think we ought to tell
Muriel?"
Tell her Why, that little fut'
ter-brain has been in my hair Tor
half an hour. She's here now.
can't do 9 thing with her.
Il object to such a reference to
Miss Benson. She may be a 1T
tie"
Pm sorry. After a half hour of
this I'm not quite normal. I think
I've succeeded in insulting her so
that she's leaving now"
"How's Jerry taking it,"
Hes okay. Seems stunned.
Doesn't act like any guilty pris-
oner l ever saw
.Why should he?" 1 snapped,
and hung up.
l paced the room a moment, then
pulled the box out from under the
bed, looked at it uncertainty, and
showed it back. I didn't know what
to dc.
l wondered when Belzer would
discover the loss of the knives
I had stolen from him. I wondered
if he already knew, and that was
why he was not running the story
why he had made that last re-
mark as he went out the door.
| tried to understand how a gang
of b%ootleggers would fit into the
picture and, like Belzer, l came
to the conclusion that b~ootlegging
was an outside element that had
slipped in by accident.
Still, l was faced by the fact
that Alfred and Tony had been
somehow connected. The finding OF
that number "732" in the pocket
of each of them could be no coin
cidence. Alfred was sympathetic
toward drug addicts. Tony and his
helper were addicts.
And the 'bootlegger" was def
nitely connected with Tony and the
boy.
1t was too much for me. If I
only knew what that number
meant
A knock sounded on my door. l
jumped. I seldom had callers at
this time of night.
l opened the door a crack and
then stepped back in amazement.
Muriel, weeping, threw herself
into my arms.
"Oh, Bill, Bill she sobbed.
you've got to get Jerry out Of
jail. You simply must"
"Muriel Do you know what
you're doing? What do you mean,
coming here alone at night? Think
of your reputation
MY reputation! Think of Jerry
"a jailbird. My folks will never
let me marry him now"
Wouldn't you marry him any
way?"
Yes I'll marry him tonight, if
you get him out of Jail"
Nov, don't get %hysterical. I'm
not asking that you marry him
tonight. What am I talking about,
anyway. You'd think I was his
father or something. Listen, Muir
lei, go back home. We can't do
anything for Jerry tonight. He's
okay."
She luttered down into a chair.
"Oh, this is awful How will /
and poor J y-ever live it
down."
You're only making things
worse for him."
Worse? How could they be
Worse?"
well, suppose he we're guilty."
She looked up at me, eyes
swollen. Bill, you don't vhink-'
"Of course not. He'll be cleared.
RELA LANAN-COTTRT RI
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05
Bella LANAN-COURT REPORTER
Founded on Actual Co11rt

THE TERRIBLE THING HAPPENED!
THE WOMAN JUMPED FROM THE
UPPER lEDGE OF THE OFFICE
BUILDING. TO A VIOLENT DEATH.
IN The Busy CROWDED STREETBHOl
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-05

The standard automobile Of today
has around $1,000 parts as compared
to $500 parts in the standard model
of 1925.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Gen. Moore Appointed
Assistant Chief Of Staff

Appointment Of Brig. Gen. Rich
ard C. Moore as assistant chief of
staff in charge Of the Supply Division
was announced yesterday by Sec
retary of War Woodring. Gen.
Moore succeeds Brig. Gen. George
p. Tyner, who has been granted a
leave Of absence pending retire.
ment in April.
A native of Missouri, the new
assistant chief of staff was grad
uated from the United States Mill
tary Academy In 1899. During the
World War he commanded the
318th Engineers in France and later
served as assistant chief engineer
of the I'd Army.
He was promoted to brigadier gen.
eral in 1898 and ordered to duty at
the Panama Canal Zone, where he
commanded the Atlantic sector. He
returned from the Canal Zone q
few days ago and Is now IN Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
IMon Captured
| through Fear
HE Is Wounded

A 22-year-old Baltimore man
caught last night by Policemen E.
L. Thompson and G. w. Linthicum
of the Montgomery County CMd.)
force after a chase of several
blocks might have escaped if he
had not believed he was shot.
The two officers were cruising in
their patrol car shortly before Z
pm. when Thompson turned his
searchlight on a front window Of
the home of H. E. Hassler, 308
Baltimore avenue. and saw man
passing the window in the dark
ened home. They stopped the car
and Thompson stayed in front
while Linthicum ran around to the
rear. AS he reached the back yard
q man dashed out Of the rear door
and fed down an alley.
The officers pursued, Linthicum
firing one shot and Thompson two
when the man refused to halt.
Several minutes later, after follow
ing him through back yards and
over fences, they seized him when
he slipped and fell. He insisted he
had been shot, but an examination
revealed only few bruises and
skinned places on his arms and legs.
The man is the seventh arrested
by the county police in the past
week in a drive to halt q series of
houSebreakingS.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Peril Turks in Each Flu Case,
Public Health Service Warns
7oCure the Flu.

II a doctor Is not available.
the Public Health Service sug-
gests the following precautions
as a basis for home treatment
Of . flu patient:
!. Go to bed at the first sign
Of illness and stay there for
several days after your fever is
gone, since relapse Is frequent.
2. Drink water freely, stay
on a liquid diet during the first
few days and 60 on soft food
about the fourth day. Then
gradually return to normal diet.
3. Do not use cathartics; enc
mas are better than laxatives.
4. Do not suppress coughs,
but place all nasal and bron-
chial secretions In disposable
tissues.
S. You may take a warm bath
at the onset Of attack to relieve
back, head and limb pains, but
q warm bed and warm drink
afterward are essential. Excess
sive sweating Is dangerous.
6. Do not use medicines un-
less prescribed by physician.
Good nursing and rest In bed
are the best methods of staving
OIL complications. Patients
generally should be isolated;
old people especially should be
guarded against all possible
sources of infection.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Pneumonia Deaths.
Fewer Here for Year;
Colds Still Increase
VirtuoIIy Every Hospital
Filled to Capacity With
Respiratory Coses

Although wave Of respiratory In.
lection cases has been keeping vir.
tually all Washington hospitals filled
to capacity recently, pneumonia
deaths here during the six weeks
ending January 13 were considera-
bly, less than for the corresponding
period a year ago, according to DR..
James G. Cumming, chief Of the
Bureau Of Preventable Diseases of
the Health Department.
DR.. Cumming reported a survey
revealed SO pneumonia cases and so
deaths, compared to 181 cases and
81 deaths for the same period a year
ago.
A survey today showed virtually
every local hospital still filed to
capacity-a situation that has ex-
listed for many of them for several
days. Some have had to add extra
beds. Respiratory diseases account
ed for a large part of the increase. ,
it was said.
Deaths Fewer This Year.
He added that while the case re-
porting was unreliable, it was to-
be noted that for the present period
the number of deaths was much
lower than for the corresponding
period year ago. This. he said.
was probably accounted for in part
by more effective measures of treat.
ment.
Dr. Cumming said it appeared
there was slight increase in the
number of pneumonia cases bei,g
treated in hospitals. The records
showed that yesterday Garfield Hes
pltal had II pneumonia patients.
Sibley IA. Providence S. Walter Reed
Z, the Naval Hospital 2. Emergency
Z, Freedmen's and about Is at GAL
linger Hospital.
DR.. Cumming continued:
Illness due to upper respiratory
infection is no doubt very prevalent,
as indicated by the fact that in the
Federal service for the past four
weeks absences of employees amount
ed to about per cent. On the other
hand, the absences among employees
OF large mercantile establishments
amounted to about 8 per cent.
Illnesses Apparently Milder.
Il am informed by emergency first
aid superintendents among mercan-
tile establishments that upper
respiratory illness this year is ap-
parently more mild than that which
occurred last year, and the year be-
fore. During the previous years sick
individuals were absent from work
for from one to two weeks. while
this year for only couple of DAYS.
while there has been an increase
in the upper respiratory infections
in the last three weeks, it NAV be
pointed out that apparently these
illnesses, by and large, are OF some
what milder nature than in previous
years, and but few of them are
complicated by pneumonia. This
would appear to indicate that the
wave Of illness, for the most part,
is the common cold rather than
influenza"
Evening star., 1940-01-19
How to Get More
Out of Your Income

If you want to get the most out of
your income, budget it-plan your
expenditures wisely-and adhere to
1t. Every thrifty household must be
managed after some predetermined
financial plan. Get the thrift habit
order your copy of the 1910
HOUSEHOLD BUDGET BOOK
LET. 1t tells how to make the best
uses of money, how to spend and to
save, and how to make your money
work for you. Twenty pages Of
thrift hints and twelve ruled ac-
counting pages for keeping . daily
record Of expenses and income.
Every household should have q CODY
Of this useful little publication. Ten
cents postpaid.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Advancing Troops
Be|eaguer Canton,
Chinese Declare
Southern City Held by
japanese Virtually
EneircIed, They Claim
BY the Associated Press,

oy tuc Associated P1eSS.
HONG KONG, Jan. 19.-Chinese
officials declared today that a series
OF japanese defeats in Kwangtuns
Province had resulted in virtual en-
circlement of Canton, chief city of
South China, by advancing Chinese
armies.
The Chinese asserted that Japa-
nese outer lines defending Canton
were "crumbling" and that the Japa-
nese had met in Kwangtung one of
their most serious reverses of the
whole war.
They declared that since the Jap
anese began a retreat from Yingtak,
important station on the Canton
Hankow Railway 80 miles north of
Canton, the invaders had been
pushed back more than 50 miles.
The Chinese lines, they said, now
form an arc with its right, or west
ern extremity, only 10 miles from
Canton and the center and left only
Is miles from the city.
Canton, normally with a popu-
lation of 100000, was seized by
the Japanese after a lightning cam
paign in October, 1888, and since
then has been the base for their
extensive operations in South China.
For several days the japanese
have been silent on the Kwang-
tung campaign. Last week they
admitted some of their forces were
withdrawing from the northern part
OF the province, explaining that
they had been sent there only. to
mop up Chinese armies and chat
their mission had been accom-
plished.
Yesterday the Chinese reported
the killing Of 500 Japanese in a
battle 80 miles north of Canton.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Caution Comes as
Illness Curve
Soors Sharply
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The "G-men" who help guard
the nations health are watching q
sharply climbing curve on q chart
at headquarters Of the Public
Health Service.
It tells them that Public Enemy
Flu Is on the loose-that this win
ter's wave Of the mysterious chill
fever-ache malady is four times
bigger than the average.
New cases Of influenza reported
for the first week Of 1910 numbered
some 10000 as compared with q
flve-year median for the corre-
spending week Of 2.423 cases. For
more than q month cases have been
increasing at an accelerated pace.
Public health officials say there
Is no cause yet for national alarm.
In the 1928 epidemic, $1,000 new
cases were reported in the first
week Of 1888 and in the 1929 out.
break 100000 cases in the CORE
spending week.
Peak Comes Later.
They point out, however, that "the
situation calls for close watching, =
since the peak of flu prevalence does
not come usually until the mid
February to mid March period.
Most cases are believed to be COM
parattvely mild, but health author
tiles warn that all cases should be
regarded as potentially serious.
That Is mainly because of the dan
ger OF complications such as pneu-
monia and streptococcic infections
Medical science has found no
specific remedy or preventive for
influenza and its first cousin, the
common cold.
Flu Is q suave faker. Even phv-
sicians cannot always diagnose in
dividual cases, influenza or grippe
in its early stages frequently being
indistinguishable from a cold. To
many people the only difference is
one Of severity.
Some "Preventives" Harmful,
Various vaccines, serums. pre-
pared medicines and even alcoholic
beverages have been urged as influ-
enza preventives. The Public Health
Service says there is no evidence
that any OF them may ward OIL the
infection, and some may be def
nitely harmful.
Man is the carrier of influenza.
So the fact that infected persons
remain for time in contact with
the public plays large part in flu's
rapid and widespread distribution
in epidemics.
Persons who try to keep on their
feet and stick it out" contribute
the greatest number to the death
rolls because they are walking
storehouses of infection and IRE
quently succumb due to unwar-
ranted exertion.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
40 Pct. Of Tickets
For Gone With Wind >
To Aid Films Sold
Quick Response
By Public Urged
By Committee

More than 40 per cent Of the
2,300 tickets to the Palace Theater
for the benefit performance of
Gone With the Wind" have been
sold in the first four days of public
sale, the Rev. Edmund A. Walsh,
S. j., chairman of the Washington
unit of the Finnish Relief Fund,
reported today.
Latest reports from F. Dorsey
Stephens, Finland representative of
the Finnish Relief Fund, indicate
that upwards of a million persons
in Finland-men too old to fight,
and women and children-have
been driven from their homes in
sub-zero weather without adequate
clothing and little or no nourishing
food" Father Walsh said.
Every penny paid for tickets to
the Finnish relief benefit perform
ance of Gene With the Wind" on
January q will go Immediately to
Finland for the relief of this tragic
and bitter suffering" he added.
No Overhead Costs.
AS fast as payment is received
for tickets, he said, the funds are
forwarded to Finland through the
national headquarters of the fund.
An anonymous donor made it pos
sible for all the money received
through the sale of tickets to 90
to the fund. No overhead or ad-
ministrative costs will be deducted.
THE Finnish government" Father
Walsh said, sis doing everything
possible with the limited money at
its command to care for these home
less refugees, but insufficient funds
make it impossible to give them the
necessary care.
while the Fund has already sent
more than $600.O00 to the Civilian
Relief Committee in Helsinki, Mr..
Stephens says the Firms are in dire
need, and additional funds must be
forthcoming Immediately if untold
suffering is to be prevented"
Quick Response Urged.
Pointing out that little more than
a week remains before the perform
ance. Father Walsh urged that
tickets be purchased Immediately.
They are priced at 50, IS and $40,
and are on sale at the Carlton,
Shoreham, Wardman Park, Willard,
Mayfowef and Washington Hotels
and at the Office of the Finnish Re-
lief Fund, room AS, Transportation
Building.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Witness Identifies
Morris as Browder
In Passport Case
Former Vice President
Of Red Unit Tells Of
1927 Application
BY the Associated Press.
NEW WORK. Ion

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. Jan. ia former
vice president Of the Internal tional'
Workers Order. Communist or
ganization, testified today at the
passport fraud trial of Earl Browder
that after witnessing passport ap-
plication for one George Morris, he
later realized" that Morris actually
was Browder. sos
The witness was George 6. Powers,
whose name appears on Morris 1927
passport application as the man who
identified Morris. The last witness
yesterday, he was recalled this morn
inf for cross ss-examination.
In preparing to close it's case, the
Government sought to link Browder
through Powers testimony to a
second allegedly fraudulent passport.
The prosecution, through the tes-
timony of Nicholas Dozenberg. erst-
while Communist. who pleaded
guilty to similar charges, sought to
show yesterday that Browder OBJ
tanned a passport in Dozenberg's
A1uAllC AL 4OI4.
Elma Waldron, a State Depart
ment agent in Washington, was re-
called as the trial resumed.
Shown a passport application
made in 1927 and bearing the name
of Morris Mr.. Waldron testified the
applicant said in reply to question
that he never before had obtained a
passport.
The Government claims that
Browder obtained three passports
under the names of Morris, Dozen
berg and Albert Henry Richards
before getting one in his own name
in 1894.
Under cross-examinatiop by De-
fence Counsel George Gordon Bat
tie, Mr. Waldron said he had no rec
ollection Of the application in ques-
ton.
Powers memory again was hay
as Mr.. Battle sought to question
him concerning purported Fed
eral investigation Of the Morris
passport in 1929.
He said he talked with a man II
think was from the Department Of
Justice" but under questioning said
that for all he knew the man might
have been from the Department of
Commerce.
Powers said he thought" the
! name Of Browder was brought up in
the conversation with the unidenti-
fed man. Later he said he be-
lieved he was asked whether Morris
actually was Browder, but he
couldn't recall his reply.
Pressed for a definite answer, he
finally said:
We'll. 1 told him that to the best
Of my knowledge Mr.. Morris was
Mr.. Morris and Mr.. Browder was
Mr.. Browder."
United States Attorney John T.
Cahill said the prosecution would
rest before nightfall, after three
days Of trial, and Mr.. Battle indi-
Gated that Browder might testify,
although this was not definite.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Most Urgent Need
Held New Recognition
OF Moral Values
International Reform
Federation Hears
Leaders at Breakfast

A new recognition Of moral values
is the worlds most urgent need,
distinguished churchmen and legis-
lators agreed today as they spoke at
the 45th annual breakfact of the
International Reform Federation in
the Methodist Building here.
The United States hopes of sup
plying leadership in peace-making
after the current European war will
prove vain unless sales of war ma
terials to Japan for her campaign
in China are stopped in this coun-
try. Senator Schwellenbach, WASH
ington Democrat, told the gathering.
I'VE can't disregard the moral re-
sponsibility we have under the Nine
Power Agreement" he said.
Senator Schwellenback contended
armament sales to Japan were in
consistent with a will for peace, de-
claring lasting world accord would
come only with a restoration of
common decency between nations
IN the keeping of agreements"
Bishop Freeman Speaks.
Expressing his preference for
speaking before inter -denomina-
tional meetings, such as that of the
federation, Bishop James E. Free
man said: THE churches have to
consolidate their interests in great
movements"
Sooner or later, you are going
to be bossed by the church." Bishop
Freeman told the Senators present.
and then went on to explain he had
witnessed evidences of a new awak-
en1ng Of the Importance of spiritual
values among businessmen.
This, he continued, brings hone of
greater regard for things spiritual
In relat ton to the affairs of nations
u have never known men to fee
from great moral issues more than
in the past 10 years." Bishop Edwin
H. Hughes said.
He deplored the tendency to re-
gard reformerS as fanatics" and
pointsdIOuta Yamesof reform:
leaders has outlived that of many.
persons who achieved recognition
during their lnetimes in less coura-
geous pursuits.
kansas fought for rs years for
suppression of the liquor traffic, and
it is stronger now than ever in the
fight" Senator Capper, Kansas Re-
publican, declared in a brief address.
Sheppard Sends Regrets.
Senator Wiley, Wisconsin Repub-
lican, also was among those present,
and Senator Sheppard, Democrat, of
Texas and veteran prohibition cham
pion, sent his regrets at having to
forego an appearance through con-
gressional business.
The invocation was pronounced by
the Rev. E. H. Pruden, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, and the bene-
diction by DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris of Foundry Methodist Epis-
copal Church. Justin Lawrie, choir
master of the latter church, contrib
uted vocal solos.
Among the leaders in the reform
movement present were the Rev.
DR.. Daniel A. Polling, president of
the World Christian Endeavor; DR..
Ella Boole, president of the World
Women's Christian Temperance
Union; Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith,
president of the National w. C.
T. u, and Mrs. William A. Sunday,
widow of the evangelist.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Basket Boil Come
To Aid Finnish Fund

By the Associated Press
CARLISLE, Pa, Jan. 1e.-Dickin-
son College today pledged the pro-
ceeds Of its basket ball game with
Washington and Jefferson February
6 to the Finnish relief fund.
President Fred G. Corson said he
was informed that it was the first
American College benefit game for
this purpose.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

Senate:
Meets for routine business.
Judiciary Subcommittee considers
anti-lynching bill.
House:
In recess.
Ways and Means Committee con-
tinues hearing Assistant Secretary
OF State Grady on reciprocal trade
pacts
Special committee questions N. L.
r. BIS chief trial examiner,
Evening star., 1940-01-19
Report

FURNISHED By the Bureau1
District OF CoumbaFar colder with
zero tonight tomorrow fair with slowly rising
and continued cold moderate northwest and west winds
Maryland-Fa tonight
portions tonight slowly rising temperature
west portion late tonight; continued cold Sunday.
VrginiaFar and colder tonight;
central portions between
lair, with slowly rising Temperatures; continued
Vrga-Fair tomorrow; rising Temperature
Evening star., 1940-01-19
bollet Tryouts Tomorrow

Annual tryouts for the Washing
ton Civic Ballet will be held at II
Am. tomorrow at the Ben Murch
School, Thirty-sixth and Ellicott
streets NV.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

The wave disturbance that was over
Western North Carolina Thursday is now
moving rapidly east-northeastward. being
central this morning about $50 miles east
Of the Virginia Capes with lowest pressure
about 1.OO7 millibars t29.74 inches). and
the Southeastern Gulf Of Mexico where
the lowest pressure is about lob milli-
bars ,29.91 inches). Relatively low pres
sure prevails over the northern Lake re-
gion and along the Pacific Coast, Saut
Ste: Marie Mich. l O09 millibars co so
inches. and North Head. Wash. 1.O129
millibars (29.91 inches). The great area
OF high pressure from the Northwest. ac-
comp eompanied by abnormaly, low tempera-
the Plateau region eastward. The highest
pressure Is ]. .O41.7 millibarS 80. rs inches),
at Helena, Mont. The line Of zero tenn
perature this morning extends from ex-
treme Northern New Mexico eastward to
extreme Northern Alabama. and mini
mum temperature Of IA degrees was regis
tered this morning on the Texas coast at
Port Arthur; while BIovnsville reports
y degrees: Snow; mostly light. has fallen
the Lake region: the Ohio and upper Mis-
stssippi Valley, the Appalachian region and
the Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic
States and rain has fallen in portions of
the extreme South. There has been Q re-
action to somewhat higher temperature
from the Canadian border southwark to
Kansas. Iowa and Wisconsin. due to. the
the North.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Evening star., 1940-01-19
River Report.
Report for Last "a Hours.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Falls today.
Evening star., 1940-01-19

Record for Last "A Hours.
nrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. n. pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 10
Lowest, 9. $50 an. today. Year ago,
Record Te1DsSaturss This Year.
Hishest, BB. on January II,
Lowest, 8, ON January 10.
Evening star., 1940-01-19
PTeoipitattM,

Monthly precipitation in inches In Ii
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1940-01-19

The Sun and Meer