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respect to American interests in the
Far East. But from the Japanese
standpoint the problem is one OF
Japanese expansion into the Chi
nese market because the United
States and other countries have in
sisted on erecting tariff walls to
exclude Japanese-made products.
Thus far nothing is being done
to ameliorate the situation, which
indeed, is being aggravated by
speeches in the japanese parlia-
ment that offend America, and
proposals in the United States Sen
ate that irritate the Japanese.
With all the outcry about Ameri-
can public opinion being in favor
of maintaining peaceful relations
with every country in the world
it is surprising how little attention
, is being paid to the slowly smol-
dering fires of discord and ami
mostly which are being developed
as between Japan and the United
States.
Grew Acts on Orders.
The controversy has been handled
thus far by the State Department
through Ambassador Joseph Grew,
career diplomat who follows in
structions and who makes speeches
criticizing Japanese policy only
when he is told to do so by the
authorities here.
There is evidence that the liberals
In Japan, though in minority, are
as much alarmed as the liberals in
the United States over the poor
state of Japanese-American rela-
tions. The question of what to do
about it has been subject of dis
cussion in Toxic and Washington by
many persons who have long felt
that Japan and the United States
could, if they tried hard enough,
reach an understanding with refer
ence to Far Eastern policy. The
subject is somewhat complicated by
the partisans of China, many of
whom now are insisting that the
United States apply an embargo
against japanese trade
What seems to be the most prac-
tical suggestion yet is the appoint
ment of Japanese American COM
mission to be clothed with full
powers of negotiating any and all
questions in dispute at present
between Japan and the United
States. To be effective, the japanese
commission must be composed of
representatives of the militarist
party in Japan as we'll as the foreign
office. for otherwise there would be
doubt here about the ultimate
value of any settlement that might
be reached. AS for the American
commission, unless it were composed
of members of the Senate as well
as representatives of the executive
branch of the Government, the
settlement would not be likely to be
ratified.
Must Be Detached.
Such a commission would find it.
self unable to function unless it sep
arated itself at once from any ques-
tions that have arisen as between
China and Japan. For the purposes
Of mediating the war between Japan
and China, the good Offices of an
American mission wholly apart from
the Japanese American commission
would be extremely useful. The fact
that two such steps we're being
taken coincidentally-the mediat-
ing commission going to Toxic and
meeting in Washington-would tend
to create confidence that all diff
culties were being tackled with an
idea Of establishing an era of peace
in the Far East.
The japanese point of view,
namely, desire for economic ex-
pansion into Chinese territory, is
not novel. 1t has been recognized
before by a consortium of financial
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The Capital Parade
Roosevelt Roce Held Possible If Allies Are mperiIed;
Hull Only Man Mentioned Fuvoroby as Successor


having to
with happy
who question him the subject
essential mystery remains
dent has told all Of people high and low friendly and friendly
third term sponsored Deal henchen7 All
explanations offered the
another nomination desiring the
of the and because
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talking OF en-
tering him in
the Illin o / S
pre- II d e nti al
pref r e n i al
primary. P e t l.
tions to place
President Roose-
velt's name on
the presidential
preference bal
lot in h a t
S t a t e already
have been filed
by the leaders Of
the Democratic
orga n "a ton,
Mavor Edward
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may get. Soon
after the grant
OF the Hyde
Park patent by
Lord Howe, in
1705, its now vel
vety lawns were
spaded by slaves,
and 1t is one Of
the few Amer
lean e t a t e s
which has fol-
lowed the Eng.
lish formula for
making lawns
plant C a r e.
f.1lln 1l
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py the Japa-
nese or Ameri-
can peoples.
T h e difficult
ties arise prin-
cipally out of
Japan's ambi-
tions in China
and the evident
determination of
the militarist
party in Japan
to disregard all
previous under
standings be-
{ W e e n t h e
United S t a t e S
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on the world situation publicity Indicated privately
in the strongest that he believes allied defeat
country He follows
for the best foreign affairs He
world domination
and her allied and relationships economics
to realize that might be forced in
therefore In
short that allied impair
would TRADITIONAL
way e of talk so often
the presidential modes thought
capable
President time begins believe
He that he has been
develops his possible
like other Presidents At the
same time Of
fearing emergency
than other than
countenance third movement-just in case?
Logical Fovorite
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stroy the conveys bringing supplies
to England The indications have not
been favorable in the recent German
attacks on shipping along the Eng
lish coast.
Meanwhile, there are additional
signs of the place of the war in the
Presidents political psychology. In
a recent talk with a political hench-
man, he went down the list of Demo-
cratic candidateS turning thumbs
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men with very special facilities Tor
forming an accurate opinion. This
explanation is that the President
does not want to run, but feels ne
must run if the spring oftensives
show the allies in danger OF defeat.
Just in Case
At first glance this hypothesis
may seem extraordinary, but the
closer you look at it, the more logl-
cal it seems. In the first place, there
are the Presidents known opinions
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If France Britain Finland seri-
o Field Marshal Mannerhen could receive important military
There in France today 10000 forming the foreign
while flag
allegiance dispatched
help the Polish
and Sovak national units formed territory
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Droke Alumni Dinner

The Drake University Alumni As
sociation will give dinner at pm
Saturday. February II, at the
Dodge Hotel, with DR.. Carl Taylor
as guest speaker.
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HE opinions OF the ortters this page their not
necessarily Ths sta,s Such opinions presented re
readers although such opinions may be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Furthermore, the Firms have been
fighting on three fronts against an
overwhelmingly superior enemy. The
army is tired. 1t has performed
miracles. but it cannot 60 on doing so.
There are certain units which during
the three months of combat have
been in reserve only once.
There are volunteers from vari-
Gus countries-mainly Sweden and
Norway, but their number does not
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Supporters of Vice President
John N. Garner for the Demo-
cratic presidential nomination are
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land What
They Do
Mrs. Van Allen Fumed
As Owner of Nations
Best-Groomed Estote
n YrNxv,rv r. papro>,

BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.
No plough ever broke the soil on
the 700-acre Vanderbilt estate at
Hyde Park which Father Divine
wanted and which the Government
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Calm Assay
Case Advised
Nippon and U. S.
Might Negotiate
Peaceful Solution
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

Relations between the United
States and Japan are slowly reach
Ing a point which may produce a
crisis hardly anticipated or desired
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Cost of Hats

During trial in Dublin, Fire, Mile.
Madeline Brun, French hat de-
signer, testified that a hat to be
sold at $7.25 could be made from
material costing 43 cents.
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This Changing World
FinIond Believed Getting Much More
Help Thon Is Revealed, Even From Nozis
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

Experts diplomacy (both straight
giving despair Trying logical deductions based
history they being thoroughly fooled still talk
spring offensive but shift from place another
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Germans Keep Finnish Aid Secret

1t confidential fact that they
have aircraft the
After all would bad If it
publicly their into Finland
Yet Of artillery
been sent Heln help Field Marshal against the
a the Finnish
But according with hundreth
of Jewish blood in
People patient they believe their
not standard leave everything the hands
belief the than
they things obvious to the unnaed
Finland philosophy
Daladier had tell his British
colleagues that something be done about it,
position
where opposition of the First Lord of the Admiralty Winston
Churchill something drastic about Russia might be undertaken
Firms Need Men, Too
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Firms Need Men, Too

ornaments. While Finnish
particularly have been disabled
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OOlI y CSCl1I W ROA1IU C1U1ICI WuJI V11C
middle east is suspect.
4
The Firms have received more
help In airplanes and other war ma
terias than they have revealed
Some 400 planes (not including the
American machines which reached
Norway's coast 10 days ago. have
augmented the existing Finnish
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force But 500 of this keep
this a strict secret-in Russia
should the allies fighting according their spoesmen princ
paly afraid declare
ovs? Moscow has committed act aggression least bad
Germanys British
maintain friendly Soe they don't want Stain
to know that they sending planes to Finland
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LoqicoI Fovorite

OF the spring offensive on earth
Kennedy has predicted that will depend
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] I

that the possession of an oil burner
does not in itself eliminate the smoke
explosion hazard from the home -
which more owners 1re discovering -
their equipment Uows Older. If you
allow your burner to get out Of adjust
ment OF if you use IN oil that clogs
the smoke ducts, you're ssking fr
trouble and you'll probably get it
eventually.
While we're on this subject. the best
advice to oii-bWnr owners 10: Don't
Tamper With Your Furnace. Have it
inspected once 4 year by competent
szviceman who should pay special
attention to the ignition. Slow ispiS
ton often causes smoke explosions.
Never use any but the srade Of oil
recommended for your burner on the
attached Undzwriters' Label: heavier
grade viii certainly breed trouble.
And look in the frebo1 at regular
intervals for evidence Of soot aocumu-
lation. If any 10 evident. call the sdv-
ice people right away and have the
SCOT removed Sxd tks cGssss ssctifsd.
In this connection it ID worth ne
melnbering that apart from the life
hazard. the property damage and the
monumental mess Of q smoke ex-
plosipn. older fire-insrrance policies
do not cover the loas from excessive
smoke q even m explosion asiess .
fire sssssks. First-line companies are
now Offering 4 ''comprehenaiye clause
that does cover this II. slight extra.
cost. % II you haven't such protection.
better phone your insurance agent.
Whether you have such 4 policy or
not. however. the burden Of my paaint
il, play safe with your fuEpace. An
insurance policy i not gas max.
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H You Don't Own
A Gas MASK

Dramati1ed graphically by the
deaths of nine Dartmouth College
boys in a fraternity house several
winters ago. this threat returns each
winter to pick of 4 few score more Of
those who persist in banking their
furnaces improperly. Hundreds OF
others are painfully injured by un-
expected 'smoke explosions" occur
ring when the furnace door il opened
in the morning. and here the risk OF
eye injury is even greater than the
gas hazard.
Both threats originate from the
same cause: incomplete combustion
and the accumulation of gas. Some
times the gas foods the house. taking
it, victims unawares because the
lethal portion il odorless. On other
occasionsi it merely builds upin volume
in the furnace until a gust of fresh air
from an opened door adds the final
touch for an explosive mixture. Some
years ago my aunt had her leg broken
when the door of the kitchen range
blew of as she touched it.
Such mishaps can be prevented by
correct banking Of the fire.
The accepted procedure among
expzt furnacemen is. first. always to
leave a small area of red-hot Goals
exposed. 90 the gases generated by
the banked coal will be rapidly con-
s,med. Second. cut Of all influx
of air from below the fire. Third.
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provide sufficient air aboss the fire.
The first step in this technique -
before throwing in the coal for bank
ing is to pull the hot Goals forward
in the frebox, allowing the bed Of fire
to slant downward toward the back
Of the furnace. Then the fresh coal 10
applied. But instead of blanketing
the entire FIRE with it, a space Of bare.
red Goals about the size of a mans
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50 THE CAAEIS
SAID 00OD-BY

. DES - camel caravans at one
y time actually appeared on the
American scene. They were
used in our Southwest to transport
army supplies during the l850s.
Edward Beale. the explorer, is BE-
lieved responsible for having sold the
idea to the then Secretary Of War.
jefferson Davis.
The army spent considerable money
importing camels from North Africa
and much effort in trying to accli-
matize them. But friend camel. it was
soon realized. was not fit subject
for naturalization. The rough. stony
character of our country's arid regions
was not a. kind to the cameIs' feet
~ was the soft desert sand of Africa.
Nor were the army drivers enthusiast
tic about the obstinate beasts.
The Civil War interrupted the long
experiment with this type of military
transport. Some Of the camels were
taken over by private concerns. Others
were merely set at liberty to fend for
themselves. However, camels appar-
entity appealed to several Western
commercial transportation companies,
for they were tried out by them for
some time. These camel expresses"
were never destined for long success
because of climatic reasons. Further
more, in many communities. camels
were not permitted On the highways
Of trails because they frightened both
horses and riders. Those beasts that
were turned loose to range for them
selves did not breed to any great
extent. No descendants of the "vaga-
bond camels'' have been discovered
in our West since the closing years
of the past century.
"A. R. ARMSTRONG
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hand Is left exposed in the front. This
safety spot will serve to burn up the
Eas - it forms.
Finally. all bottom drafts are shut
Of and the ports in the firing door are
left open to provide the essential top
air. OF course. the damper may be
turned we'll down-but never entirely
closed.
It might be mentioned in passing
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You'd better make sure
your furnace does not
give off znonoxids gas
bY Paul KeaxneY

4 DEAR Toledo. Ohio. a man and
his wife were found dead in
I their rocking chairs when their
married son called to zee them. One
glance At the reddish hue of the bodies
told the medical examiner carbon
monoxide." An Improperly banked
coal stove was the obvious cause OF
the tragedy.
In Detroit young woman and her
two little nieces died from the same
cause. In Philadelphia q mother and
daughter were found dead when
neighbors became suspicious Of the
accumulation of milk on the doorstep.
Investigation showed that the furnace
damper had been closed tight. food
ing the house with coal gas"
In New Jersey two friends OF my
family slccumbed in the same manner.
Maiden sisters. they had often argued
over ones bad habit of shutting the
damper after banking the furnace for
the night. Neighbors had repeatedly
warned the offending one of the dan
ger, but she knew better. And she did
it once too often.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
CUBS SCORE IL
WIN OVER DODGERS
Leiber'S Homer With Bases
Loaded. In First Is Start
Of 17-Hit Attack

CHICAGO, July 19.-R-Pound-
ing out II hits off three Brooklyn
pitchers, the Chicago Cubs put a
sudden halt to Dodger dominance
by slamming the Durochers, ia
in the final of their three game
series.
The Cubs got away smartly when
Hank Lieber socked a homer in
the first inning with the bases load
ed and the Dodgers were never able
to recover from that shock. Bill
Nicholson also homered for the
home forces, his coming in the
eighth with n on.
The Dodgers, after getting two
runs in their half of the first were
never able to bunch their blows ef-
fectively and most of the II hits
they got off Claude Passeau, Char
ley Root and Ken Raffensberger
were wasted.
Passeau who went eight innings,
got credit for the v~ictory-his 18th
of the season. The loss was given
to Whit Wyatt, who started. 1t was
his eighth setback of the season. /
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
'SP0FFORD DEFEATS
COMPANY A, TO |
Wertheimer Ten Goes On Hit
ting Spree To Beat Chem
lists, Ill In Finale

Spectacular hitting, fielding,
pitching and run-making were fea-
tured last night at the Robert
Strange Fairgrounds as the Spot
ford Mill team squeezed home a
run in the seventh to defeat the
Company "a" boys 2 to l., and in
the late hour Wertheimer Bagmak-
ers went on a hitting spree to pin
Ethyl-Dow's ears back, II to L.
The opening tilt of the double
bill quickly took on all the aspects
of a mound duel between the Sol
diers' Baker and Spinners' Bal
lard. Hits were grudgingly given,
with Spofford coming out ahead S
to 4. Bearden's triple and Coving-
toms single and double were the
offensive blows and T. Stephens
leaping catch of Ships drive to
center the defensive trick.
The score by innings: R H E
Company A go. DOL 900 OIL 4 0
Spofford ........ 600 100 IL S 2
Batteries, for Company A, Bak-
err and Hicks; for the Spinners,
Ballard and Hardie.
Wertheimer's Bagmen drove
three Ethyl-Dow pitchers to dis
traction in the second game by hit
ting Brown, Cantwell and Moore
for a total of IS blows, half of
which were doubles. Billy PEPPER,
up four times, hit two of the doub-
les and a triple to be but a cut be-
hing Elmo Fountain who gained
two doubles and a single for three
times up.
Red" Hansley was in perfect
form. The Dowmen made three hits
two of them by pete" Peterson
and otherwise escaped whitewash-
ing by squeezing a run over in the
seventh frame.
Tom Bishop, Bagman, drove one
high over the scoreboard to top a
night of extra long hits.
The score by innings: R H E
Wertheimer ... .223 OO4 XII IS l
Ethyl-Dow -. 900 900 IL 3 3
Batteries, for the Bagmen, Hans
ley and Fountain; for the Chem
lists, Brown, Cantwell,. Moore and
Jones, Register. Um2ires, Beat
ty, Ballard and Litchen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
WHITE S0X DEFEAT
SENATORS, 9 TO
Lee Holds Mats To Five Hits
While Mates Collect II
Off Two Hurlers

WASHINGTON, July 19- Up -
Thornton Lee held Washington to
five hits today as the White Sox
raided Walter Masterson and Joe
Krakauskas for a dozen hits and
81 victory.
Washington, which has a five
game winning streak until today's
game, took a 10 lead in the Sec
ond inning when Buddy Myer sing
led to center, stole second and
scored as Jimmy Pofahl's ground
er took a bad-hop over second base
man Skeeter Webb's head. Chicago
however, bounced back with three
runs in a fourth-inning rally which
featured doubles by Taft Wright
and Luke Appling and a single
by Mike Kreevich.
Lee allowed only one Senator to
reach second base after the sec
ond inning and yielded only two
hits, both singles, in the last six
innings. Krakauskas, who replaced
Masterson starting the eighth, was
blasted for six runs that inning.
walking three in addition to allow
ing a triple by Kreevich, a double
by Bob Kennedy and singles by
Mike fresh and Webb. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
HAPPINESS, c. O. D.
CONTINUED From Page Eight

Continued From Page Eight
he had moved IL inches or more
without a sound. He felt encour-
aged.
Still straining so as not to touch
the bed, and so as to make no faint
whisper of sound, he edged eight
or 10 inches more-and his head
was in the clear. He saw that the
other person seemed to be STOPPING
down into the trunk-he could just
make out the bending form in the
darkness. Because the trunk vas
rumbling slightly, Bill moved in
something of a hurry to take adj
vantage of covering sound. Then
with a cat-1ike movement he actu-
ally got to his feet.
CLINK! Clink-clink!
Coins in his pants pocket had
slipped out during his wriggling,
and as he arose they clinked to the
floor. thunderous under these con-
ditions.
The form by the trunk leaped
aside.
The flashlight came on-its
beam aimed at Bill. Then a voice,
from a slightly different direction,
spoke a crisp command.
Stay where you are!' it said,
biting, rapidly. If you make the
slightest move, I'll kill you dead as
a post!'
ITO Be Continued)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
Ward And Riuenbark
Face Theft Charges

Trial of Eldridge E.. Ward, o.
Burlington, and Ernest Rivenbark,
of s22 North Fourth street, charged
with stealing a case of whiskey from
the warehouse Of the Norfolk, Bal
timore and Carolina line Thursday
was continued in recorders court
yesterday morning until July q.
Ward was also charged with VIC
lation of the liquor. law on the
grounds he had in his possession
liquor which had not been sold
through the Abe stores.
H. B. Martin, charged with operat-
ing an automobile, was called and
failed to appear. in court. Capias
was issued.
Edgar johnson, SIT South Ninth
street, charged with assault and
robbery, was found guilty of assault
and was sentenced to 80 days on
the county farm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
keMZa>suu
COURT REPORTER
Decision in the Strange Case of
THE WOMAN HE MARRIED..

Continued From Page Eight
-REVERSEDr' And by this
startling action of the Alabama
high court. the decree of the lower
court was set aside, the Indictment
against Danny and Helen was dis
missed and the couple lived
happily ever after"
A very unusual case to be sure,
and yet, not so strange when one
considers the ages of this man and
woman. When Danny's real mother
died, he was then a grown man and
when his father married Helen, she
was just three or four years younger
than her stepson.
Of course, the law in all civilized
countries prohibits the marriages
between close relatives. Inter
marriage is against the high stand
ards of moral society and a menace
to the production of a healthy
future generation.
Now in Alabama, the law on this
subject, includes step-relatives, re-
gardless of the fact that they are
not blood relatives, so the final
outcome of this case hinges on the
higher courts Interpretation of
what degree of affinity existed be-
tween Danny and Helen at the
time of their marriage.
The court said: "Where there is
no living issue If a marriage to
continue the relationship, the Atm
ity ceases on the death of the one
through whom the affinity arose"
In other words, when Danny's
father died, Helen was no longer
his step-mother
This is taken from a true case
Reference of citation may be had by
sending a stamped, self-addressed
envelope to bella Lanan-Court
Reporter"
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