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Evening star., 1940-01-09
Il More u. 5. Ships
Detained by Allies

By the Associated Press.
The State Department made pub
lie yesterday a list of IL American
ships which have been detained for
inspection by the British and
French during recent weeks.
Yesterdays report brought the
total of American ships interfered
with by all belligerents since the be-
ginning of the war to 85. A pre-
vious list was issued on Decem-
ber IA.
Seven of the twelve ships in the
new list have been released. Eleven
were detained by the British au-
thorities. 10 of them at Gibraltar
One was sent into the forbidden
combat area-the Mormacsun,
which was taken into Kirkwall,
Scotland
One ship, the Oakwood of the
Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., was
stopped by both the British and
French, by the British at Gibraltar
and by the French while en- route
from Gibraltar to Genoa.
The ships listed yesterday were:
The OakWood, Meanticut, Syros
and Nashaba, all of the Lykes Bros.
Steamship Co.: Excalibur, Executive,
Ecilonia, Exeter and Extra, all of
the American Export Line; Steel
Engineer of the Isthmian Steamship
Co., Mormacsun of the American
Scantic Line and the Manhattan of
the United States Lines.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
'C.I. 0. Officials Ask
u. 5. Jury Probe After
Murder Of Woman
Spokesman Charge
Reign Of Terror;
Cite Mob's Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ABERDEEN, Wash, Jan. 9.-The
gruesome death of Mrs. Dick Law,
24-year-old wife of Grays Harbor
c. I. o. official, remained unsolved
today as union spokesmen assailed
local authorities and asked for a
Federal grand jury probe.
Five G. l. o. officials asserted there
was "a reign of terror which was
typified in the woman's tragic death
and in the destruction by mob OF
the Finnish Workers Hall" last De-
cember 2.
A mob wrecked the hall when
Communists attempted to hold a
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Randolph Asks President
To End Soviet Relations

Representative Randolph, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia placed in the
Congressional Record today a let
ter he wrote President Roosevelt
December l, urging him to assume
leadership in move to have the
United States break off diplomatic
relations with Soviet Russia.
The President in his reply, under
date of December II, told Mr.. Ran
dolph he would bear" the sug-
gestion in mind whenever the va
rious problems arising out of our
relations with the Soviet Union are
under consideration.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

and the tanker used it's guns against
the plane and the guncrew believed
it scored hit.
One of the bombs fell near the
ship, cracking pipes aboard the
tanker and damaging the wireless
and machinery, but causing no cas-
ualtieS.
The tanker British Liberty, 8,485
tons, sank in the North Sea over the
week end and 20 crewmen are miss
ing and believed lost. 1t was be-
lieved the vessel struck mine. The
captain was among the missing
Eighteen survivors arrived at a
French channel port yesterday
They said one of the ships lifeboats
capsized.
The admiralty announced British
warships had conveyed 5,911 allied
and neutral ships since the start of
the war, with the loss of IL by
enemy action.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Ships

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Evening star., 1940-01-09
Hennings Improved

The condition of Representative
Thomas c. Hennings, jr., of Mis-
souri,, who is ill in Sibley Memorial
Hospital, is still serious though
slightly improved, hospital author
tiles said today.
Evening star., 1940-01-09
Women Present Report
AGAINST Fair Trade Bill

Senate District Committee men,
bers today received the report OF
the Voteless D. C. League of Women
Voters Subcommittee on Consum-
ers' Interests opposing the suggested
fair trade bill for the District. The
measure would legalize the mainte-
nance under governmental super
vision of minimum retail prices.
The committee, basing its con-
clusion on a study carried on since
October, found that the bill would
establish a precedent which it con-
siders dangerous and would open
the door to monopolistic practices
by facilitating collusive action
among manufacturers" Further
more, the bill would protect "the in
efficient distributor against COM
petition from the more efficient"
The committee wishes to call at
tention to the national significance
of this legislation" the report said.
1t pointed out that the Miller
Tydings Fair Trade Practice Act
which is the model for the District
bill, was enacted on the explicit
premise that it did not represent the
establishment of policy by Con-
gress, but was merely an instrument
to permit the States to carry out
their own policies" It adds:
1.-THE passage of H. r. 1888 (the
District bilD would constitute direct
congressional affirmation of the
principle of price maintenance and
would give it national Endorsement. d
The report was prepared under the
general direction of Mrs. John Gra-
ham, chairman of the subcommittee
on consumers interests.
Evening star., 1940-01-09

The pine has proven more sue
cessful than any other tree in the
forestation of present-day Palestine
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
Hi-kappas To Play Royal
Crown In First Tilt; AS
Meet Leland In Finale

The Cape Fear Baseball associa-
ton will present its first night pro-
gram of the season at Legion field
tonight, with the third-place Hi
Kappas meeting the fourth-place
Royal Crown team in the first tilt
and the Athletics playing Leland
in the finale of the doubleheader.
The curtain raiser, starting at
8 o'clock, brings together two old
rivals, who always put up a great
scrap whenever they tangle. Both
teams feature an effective batting
attack plus an alright defense.
The starting hurler for the ~fratern-
ity team is expected to be Sunny
jim" Bullock, who up until last
Sunday had won five games as
against one defeat. Bullock is rat
ed the strikeout king of the Cape
Fear loop, having whitfield 8 bat
ters in 63 innings of pitching. Cor
don Hobbs will be the Kappa re-
triever and the remainder of the
lineup is expected to find Eagles
at first, Leon Thomas at second,
Ed. Hobbs at short, Billy Pieper
at third, Flowers in leftfield, Joe
Cherry or Shine Bradshaw in CEN
ter, and Tyler or Lewis in right
field.
Manager Skeet James of the, re
outfit announced that his choice
for mound service tonight would
be John CFirebalD Hendrix, lanky
finger from the Coast Guard Cut
ter Modoc. Hendrix famed fifteen
in supduing the Purol Bluebirds
Sunday and is anxious to better
that record at the Hi-Kappas ex-
pense tonight.
Others in the re starting lineup
will include:
Sam Smith, catcher; Norman
Farmer, first base; Markiton, sec
ond base; Johnnie Edens, third
base; LinWood Rowan, shortstop;
and Cherry, Hawkins, and Wilson
in the garden patrol.
Another pitchers duel is expect
ed to come up in the SAC-Leland
setto. Fletcher Piner, star chunker
for the AS will face Leland's re-
nowned Lefty Brew in what is ex-
pected to be the feature of that
contest.
Pen Clark will be the Leland
catcher and the rest of the team
will include; H. Brew, at first.
Lyon Clark, second, Clifford Clark
at Short, Workman at third, and
Rodgers, Norris, and W. Brew in
the outfield.
The probable SAC lineup follows;
Baton, catching, Rich playing
first, Brown playing second, An
deron at third, Jack Brown at
short, and Sandlin, Lenord, and
Wallace in the outfield. 4
Umpires will be Casteen and
Gretchen, and Griffith and Peele.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
FOOD STAMP MEET
SCHEDULED TODAY
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furnish money for the establish
ment Of a revolving fund at the
start.
The plan, in brief, provides for
the disposition of surplus food pro-
ducts through grocery stores ra.
Their than through FSCC ware
houses. Such a warehouse is now
operated here at the foot of Grace
street.
The stamps, in various denomi-
nations, are given to the city's
poor and are redeemed at grocery
stores at face value for designated
foods. The idea is to increase the
consumption of those foods which
would otherwise make a glut on
tne market.
The stamp plan is now in oper.
alton inCnarlotte and has b e e r.
Ioung highly satisfactory.
lit is now being expanded to in.
rlude other cities.
Other benefits, beside that o
disposing of excess food through
normal channels, means that abou
$1,000 weekly will be released into
the city's trade channels. Hereto
fore, the equivalent of this sun
has been distributed through the
warehouse in foodstuffs.
This latter plan has proven
somewhat unsatisfactory Off sever
al reasons, and is gradually bein,
replaced throughout the n a
with the food stamp plan. .
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
COMMITTEE PASSES
INCREASE IN ARMY
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bat training planes, mostly bomb
ers, to manufacturers who would
be free to sell them to the allies.
co The senate judiciary COM
mittee urged the senate to approve
legislation requiring tina aliens be
registered and fingerprinted, as an
anti-fifth column measure.
Consideration of a series of ad-
ministration amendment, including
enc to permit the army to trade in
old guns for new, delayed a final
senate vote on legislation granting
broad powers to the Pre-
sident and var department to
speed up the defense program.
Chairman Sheppard (D-Tex) Of
fered the amendments. Minority
leader McNary (R-Ore) obtained
a postponement of final action to
give the chamber time to study
the proposals.
The "trade-in" amendment,
which would make possible release
of obsolete, unserviceable or sur
plus weapons for use in Europe's
war after they had been turned
into private manufacturers, stirred
some debate. I
Fighting "Devil"'
why not be frank" asked Sc
nator Clark (D-Mo), land ,recogn-
ize this as a method of beating the
devil around the stump and selling
to the allies part. of the armament
Of the United States?"
I'm glad the Senator agrees it's
the devil we are trying to beat
around the stump" Majority Lead
er Barkley (D-Ky) remarked.
Among other things the pending
measure would suspend for o n e
year all restrictions on the size of
the army air corps, would give the
army authority to construct and
lease plants for manufacture of
munitions, or provide government
facilities at private plants a n d
would provide a special fund of
$66, 900, 900 plus $66, 600, 900 in con-
tract authorizations for use of the
President in meeting defense en-.
ergencies.
One provision would give III e
President authority to restrict or
prohibit the export of war mater.
isls whenever he found it to be in
the interest Of national defense
In response to a question bv
Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich1
Sheppard said the President could
apply the embargo to a sinrIa
country if he found it, NECESSARY
in the interest of defense.
"That is a very inappropriate
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
ITALY
JOIN
NAZIS, KEEPS
OPENING SECRET
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and dimmed headlights on
the few automobiles and BIZ
cycles allowed to be at large.
Steel-helmeted Blackshir t
troops patrolled the city
through the night.
Cast Die
Premier Mussolini cast the fate.
full die in a dramatic announcement
which called the Allies "%starvers'
and the holders Of "all the riches
and gold on EARTH"
Italy cheered his decision, and
wept, too; but mostly 1t cheered.
Berlin sources said Italian troops
already had set upon France through
the Riviera to sandwich Paris,
marching from the south to meet
the hard-pressing Nazi forces driv.
ing down the north.
Attacks on French possessions In
LLlC N4OQ1LOl d1lCdI1 "SkS S0bSAAGAC Gu
imminent-in response to the con-
tinual cries for Italian conquest of
such prizes as Corsica aad Runisia.
Defines Aim
Mussolini defined his principal wal
aim as control of the Mediterran.
can and warned his acknowledgement
neighbors to rigidly preserve neu-
trality, lest the war spread to the
Balkans and to Egypt and Turkey.
Military circles intimated Italian
forces would strike first at a French
or British outpost in the Mediter-
ranean rather than directly against
France.
That would entail an attempt to
seize Tunisia, Corsica or Malta.
The hate which had been ham.
mered into Italians minds in a s.
year propaganda campaign was
epitomized In Mussolini's assertion
that recent history might be sum.
married. In phrases, promises,
threats Of blackmail and the
League Of Nations siege" This was
in reference to the sanctions impos-
ed on Italy during its conquest Of
Ethiopia.
ITO Smash Chains
Italy finall ytook the field with
Germany, Mussolini said, ito smash
the territorial military chains SUI.
locating US in Jul own sea-"
Behind his words lay the burning
determination Of fascists to achieve
territorial expansion which thew said
France and England always have
blocked.
Posters On walls of every Italian
community proclaim Italian rights
to Nice, savoia. Corsica, Malta, Tun.
isia, Jibuti and the suez canal.
In ngnting for them, Mussolini
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
GERMANY
NAILS HAIL ITALY'S
MARCH INTO WAR
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NSoAAtAllbSu AIoII L dSS III
field headquarters, observed that
the Italian step was ordained by
providence" and that the axis part
ners were determined to be assur-
ed of their vital rights for all
the time"
To II Duce, Hitler messaged:
THE historical decision which
you announced today moved me
most deeply. German armed for
ces are glad to be able to stand
in battle at the side of their Italian
comrades"
Hitler told Mussolini that the
rising disrespect for the national
living rights of Italy by the rulers
in London and Paris has now led
us together-we who already were
most closely bound in the world
outlook through our revolutions
and politically through treaties
in the great battle for the free
dom and future of our nation"
Immediately after making h e
Reich's pronouncement, Won Rib
bentrop hurried to the Italian en-
bassy, where he had a long and
earnest conversation with the TIA
Ian ambassador, Dino ALI eri.
Alfieri was called tc the balcony
OF the embassy by clamoring
crowds.
Speaking briefly, he said the
pact of steel which Won Ribben-
trop and Ciano Qtalian foreign
minister Count Galeazzo Ciano)
sealed here a year ago came to
practical expression in the alliance
OF arms and blood today.
Through the ruins of the old
world we break a new path to a
new era of civilization and j u S.
tice."
The last 4 hours had been a
victory parade for h e German
people.
First came word that two Ger.
man battlesLips, the Scharnhorst
and Gnelsenau, were back in act
Ion and had sunk the British air
craft carrier glorious (Which Brit
ISM officials Omitted today.
Then came announcement of
capltulation of the Norwegian ar
my-the third enemy army to fall
eIore German arms in a month.
n Netherlands and Belgium pre-
Vlously had given up the fight.
"A row of reported successes on
the long front across northern
france was told in headlines in
Gerfnan papers-and then c a m G
IL Duce,s word that Italy had en-.
Iered the war at the side of the
Reich. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
THEATRE BUSINESS
SUPPORTS DEFENSE
Ed Kuykendall Pledges Indus
try's Whole Hearted Sup
port To Program

MYRTLE BEACH, S. c., June 10
-LPAEd Kuykendall of Columbus,
Miss, president of the Motion PIC
ture Theater Owners of America, in
an address here today pledged the
theater business whole-hearted sup
port to the national defense pro-
gram.
Kuykendall, speaking at the an
nual meeting of the Theater Own
ers of North Carolina and South
Carolina, stressed the Importance
Of: entertainment and relaxation IN
q time of such mental strife.
Other speakers included Claude
Lee, public relations representative
of Paramount pictures, Lyle M. Will
son of Roanoke Rapids and George
Dembow of the National Screen
Service, also spoke.
A banquet and dance topped the
first days activities.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
PRO.ALLIES BODY
JOINS u. S. GROUP
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(vdlLlJIutu T1OI1 L 0SC HI
a means of crystalizing sentiment
was suggested.
Previously a letter from Senator
Josiah W. Bailey was read to the
group, in which the senator pointed
out that the United States cannot
do more than it is pres emily doing
without putting itself il an unneu-
trail position and hat sending of
material aid to the Allies may
weaken the national defense.
The discussion revolved around
the advisability of going to greater
lengths to aid the Allies than the
lation has already done, in view
of the fact that such further &C
ton might involve this nation in
war and might also weaken the
national defense program.
When the matter of inserting the
page advertisement in local papers
was brought to a vote, there was a
division, with some of those at
tending the meeting not voting and
W. D. Macmillan, chairman, ruled
that without unanimity ] do not
feel this group should attempt to
do this as representing the senti-
ment of the people of Wilmington
and consequently we shall delay it
until some future time"
1t was then decided to form a
Committee of 100 with those at
tending today's meeting to be mem
bers and to suggest others for mem
bership in the committee which is
represent a cross section of the
people of the city.
Those attending the meeting yes.
terday were Thomas H. Wright,
Harmon Rerison, DR.. w. H. Moore,
Arthur Diehl, Warren johnson,
John Stevens, Roger Moore, Louis
Moore, Hargrove Bellamy, Winder
Hughes, Peter Browne Ruffing,
George Kidder, F. H. Fechtig, Alex
sprunt, William B. Campbell and
Mrs. Robert Tate.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
TUESDAY, JUNE II, ION

to graduating class vh;o,
cludes his own son, Frantra m
Roosevelt Jr,, now comple,jn. D.
law course. hi
Congress was busy wiz,
OF his armament program os' a
senate approved a biz D a,I The
ing a $685., 600, 900 annro au.aori,'
for an IL per cent exna vptlatim
the navy and increasing no. Of
force to 10000 planes; tbe ITS s,i iii
military committee recomn mouse
increasing the size of the rass'
army from 10000 to 400, o tesa ss
authorizing the President 't " aa
out the national guard from eal
time service in the United s s.ae
and its possessions. ''a's'
The capital echoed ton -.
nunciations of Italy's course 10 de-
tering the war, and predi Il. EN-
that the event would serve N,usoA'
paliy to stiffen American de n.nct'
nation to give all possible b sIs
the Allies. The House, mean rvt %
prepared to take up the ~ Nh,
oO0, 900 tax bill, intended to t; r'VVs''
the extraordinary defense ancs
gram. NH
Arrives In Rain
Arriving at Charlottesville j.
downpour of rain which forced
ceremonies into the univers;. we
memorial gymnasium. Mr. pn.s.
welt motored to the CAMPUS ' u,ss
ed aside an offered raincoat n wa"
ed into the building, donned y 'a a'
and gown and moved onto tba ~
temporary platform reserved
faculty members and disting,is u'
ed guests. su'A'
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
BRITAIN
BRITAIN ANSWERS
ITALY'S CHALLENGE
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mendous Smelling. of German
troops along the Nazi-occupied
French coast.
The air ministry reported re-
inforced aerial units inflicted
heavy damage on the Germans
in northern France, in Rhen-
ish Prussia and the Ruhr.
Bombers Active
IA large force of raiders shortly
after noon today dropped close tc
1000 bombs of various types with
in a period of is minutes" the
air ministry said in detailing a
series of intensive attacks.
Many fighting vehicles south o,
Polk was reported bombed from
/ 1000 feet, leaving "a mass Of
wrecked machines enveloped n
dust and smoke"
British bombers dropped $500 in
cendiary bombs over the Ardennes
countryside during the night, the
air ministry reported, and an adj
ditional 900 were dropped in the
Hirson region.
lone thought in the British mind
is to sustain the battlefront" an
official statement said. 1T is re-
allied that the fate of not only
Britain and France but of the
whole world depends on the result
of the battle now raging.
despite the imminent danger of
German invasion of the United
kingdom, the British government
and the British nation are unani-
mously of the opinion that al
their available forces should be
directed without delay to the scene
of battle"
British officials said Hundreds
OF German planes" propped bombs
on England during the past few
days in the hope Of 'immobilizing
cur fighters" but that they had
completely failed"
Describing the fighting officially
as 1.-The battle of Paris and Lon.
don," the government declared the
British people as proud to en-.
dure attacks which otherwise
would have been directed against
the allied armies from the air."
Officials said Mussolini's an.
nouncement showed he had failed
to find a pretext for war IF o !
which he had search-a pretext he
had hoped would enable him to
lead a united nation to war"
He goes to war without his
peoples support" they d d e d.
Italy waited to intervene at what
they considered the appropriate
moment for the gravest embarras.
sment to the allies and had hoped
by such a policy to secure a shire
of world edomination-but all they
get is Just what Germany is pre-.
pared to give her in event of q
German victory" :
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
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D. R. PLEDGES
U. S. RESOURCES
TO THE ALLIES

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to the task Of any emergency and
every defense.
Keep Roads Clean
"Au roads leading to the accom-.
plishmet of these detectives must
be kept clear of distractions. We
will not slow down or detour. signs
and signals call for speed-f u | ]
speed ahead.
Il call for effort, courage, sac
ifice, devotion. Granting the love
Of freedom, all of these are posi-.
BILE.
And the love Of freedom is still
fierce and steady in the nation to-
day."
The chief executive left a capital
swiftly gearing itself for the task
he outlined, to deliver his address
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
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ON PLANE MOTOR
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plant where in World war days the
manufacturer built whippet tanks,
ambulances and submarine chasers,
the latter ultimately at the rate Of
one a day.
Accompanying the plane were
Lieut.. Hubert Zemke of the 36th pur-
suit squadron, Major Paul Kemmer,
of the arrny's production division,
and ]. H. Harrington, civilian engi-
neer.
Ford was Joined in his inspection
of the craft by his son, Edsel Ford.
president of the Ford company
Charles e. Sorenson, general man.
ager, and p. E. Martin, vice-president
of the company and Major Thomas
G. Lanphier, former commandant Of
the army air base at Selfridge Field,
Mich.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
ARMS RESOLUTION
IS SENT TO F. D. R,
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which Alan A. Marshall, chairman,
will preside.
The resolution reads:
WHEREAS some weeks have
elapsed since the President called
upon the Congress to prepare for
the defense Of the United States,
and in that time little, if anything,
has been accomplished to that end;
and
WHEREAS in only a few days
more time than it has taken Con-
gress to discuss the proposed de-
tense measures of the President,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-06-11
OBITUARIES
JOHN ii, OWENS

LAORELHILL, Fla, June 10
'ohh Il. Givens, Of Laurelhill, died
dC MS home this afternoon of a
cerebral h~emorrhage.
mr' HiVehs was the father of
MIS-. Rlnaldo B. Page, of Whining.
loh' IN. T., and Mrs. Kenneth Viii.
hanson OF Palm Beach, Fla.
Funeral services will no hold 81
Laurelhill Tuesday afternoon at
1870 o'clock.