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Evening star., 1940-09-24

PoAAAe'
The Republican nominee for
President is a difficult man to con-
vince he is beaten, however. For
10 days he has been hammering
away at President Roosevelt and his
third term endeavor. He has in
vaded territory that has been re-
garded as strongly Democratic for
the last seven years-as we'll as
territory that showed decided
swing to the G.. o. P. in 1893 and
since. Some of his speeches have
been nationally broadcast and all
have been widely published in the
newspapers.
There are individuals who dis
like Mr.. WILKES technique-they
complain particularly because he
has not hesitated to criticize the
President and to attack his acts.
Nevertheless. Mr.. Willkie has. ac-
cording to many reports from those
who are travelling with him as well
as from those who have listened to
his speeches or read them, made a
considerable and favorable impress
sion.
To Press On.
Mr.. Willkie intends, it is now re-
ported, to continue his present
stumping tour right up to the day
of election despite the fact that he
has been called 'out" by many
self-appointed umpires. 1t may be
that Mr.. WILKES example will put
some backbone into those Republican
members of Congress who have so
far done little more than moan in
the Capitol corridors and cloak
rooms that "Willkie has slipped"
It may be that some of them will
bestir themselves and take up the
cudgels for a national Republican
victory.
Mr.. Wiilkie has dynamic per-
sonality. He has proved himself
leader. He has not a charming
voice. Neither did Theodore Roose-
welt or Abraham Lincoln have
charming voices. Like these two
former Presidents, Mr. Willkie i'm
presses his audiences with his sim
cerity and his earnestness of pur-
pose. If he drops into the vernacu-
lar, he also sticks to common sense.
New Dealers. encouraged by the
gloomy attitude of Republicans
particularly those in Washington
have reached the conclusion that the
election is all over except the shout
ing, with a third-term victory for
Mr.. Roosevelt. Overconfidence has
lost plenty Of races in the past
OF one kind or another.
The Roosevelt campaign to date
has been based upon the indispens-
ability of the President, the claim
that he is experienced and his op-
ponent is not, and the war in Eu-
rope, not to mention the war in
Asia. Back Of these claims, how
ever. lies the desperate effort which
is being made to prove to the voters
that Mr.. Roosevelt is the friend of
the common man and Mr.. Willkie
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Third Auto Safety Poster
Distributed in City

The third in a series Of Is posters,
prepared by the District w. P. A.
in conjunction with the Traffic Ad-
visory Council, is being distributed
throughout the city by the Depart
ment of Vehicles and Traffic
The posters are placed on more
than 200 gasoline station billboards,
in streetcars, buses and store win
dows and theater lobbies.
The slogan is Drive Carefully
Can You Stop in Time?"
The poster was designed espe-
cially for this month in conjunc-
ton with the opening Of the city's
schools,
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The Capital Parade
Politicians Are Doubtful About WiIIkie
Carrying Any Southern Stote

NEW YORK Sept pa few Republican presidential
Wendell We visited Texas to the South
Wlkie received enthusiastically you nd
wenfomed politician in either party headquarters here who will
wager that he will a Southern
The polls OF public opinion show of that the President
little serious opposition in the South
Secretary OF the Interior kes first advocated third the
biggest obstacle the Presidents denomination
third term sentiment
The organization Wilkes behalf
the South the W recognizes
effort The headed able
who until few months Underseceay Of the Treasury
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to adjourn. II America is In such

to adjourn. If America is in such
a serious situation that the third
term precedent has to be broken
this year, then congressional
check on a Would-be- -third-term
President arises as the only safe
guard against one-man rule. The
events of the next week end will tell
a significant story of how much
the American people really care
about democracy.
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Mr.. Wallace himself is out cam
paigning vigorously. His effort to
paint the Republicans as "appeas-
ers." or probable appeasers, of Mr..
Hitler brought sharp retort from
Mr.. Willkie, who recalled the record
Of Mr.. Roosevelt at the time of the
Munich agreement, and the claims
of administration leaders that, ir-
respective of the merits of the agee-
ment, the President had been
largely responsible for bringing
about the settlement.
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President Roosevelt
Wall election to in Rooves
supporters their where the figures Of the Gallup
Roosevelt landslide and where many Republicans concentrating
their campaigns without reference candidacy.
written without ndugng
onaes opposed reasons
public policy conceded intelligence patriotism Now
that have unequaed opportunity
both intelligence patriotism huidang
oneeng the interest the national unity and placing
disposal national
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In writing in this naturally will understand that
am writing American citizen another
this proposition with administration
Of powerful Wall
President Roosevelt However gambling
IN MS desire to defend America and that leader
equally
solid of
if a
So home Wilke
for America
bye NexsF Featnres
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the army of agents who owed al
legiance to Mr.. Wallace, may be
effective in winning votes to the
New Deal ticket, the administration
of the farm laws has been CALLING
to thousands of farmers, according
to stories told by men who have
gone into the farm areas in many
States.
How much effect this effort OF
the Republicans to picture Mr.. Wal
lace as the next President will have
on the electorate remains to be seen.
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dispute
bitterly Mr. Roots
Wllkie clubs in his State.
OutWrdy at least the repued drop in Mr. Wilkes popularity
Douglas
polls showing But the betting odds here have
with President avorite Yet the Roosevelt
Democrats apparently taking chances for 1t reliably reported
Ed Flynn
picture attempt the release of the
Please shorts, featuring
Wendell Wllkie
North nNwspape Amanee.In Inc
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A Suggestion on Service

You have criticized President Roosevelt for not appointing chair
well
existence campaign has made clear that any appointment
of this sort would promptly become political football
Why yourself President Roosevelt this
publicity
R already Republicans
his would novelty to him
official family working at political
his You the and confidence big
policies
national should
which
political citizens a system
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to1 AoAl cSobS AL
the world.
For W h e n
Congress a d.
journs, there is
no constitutional
way by which 1t
can be called
back into Ses-
sion of its own
initia tive. Only
he President,
under our Con-
stitution, c a n
call an extra
session. Twice
this past sum-
,,or eirca Htntol
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p e C t e d to be
made shortly.
Meantime the
Japanese have
entered In d O.
c ina with q
C o m par atively
S m a IL fore e,
which will be
gradually in
creased, however,
until the whole
C o u n try has
been swallowed
up by them.
The Vichy gov
ernment accept a
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two weeks ago
Mr.. w like
began his first
a C live C a m -
paigning, with
the start Of his
present sw n g
across the coun-
try. At the time,
the d e I e a t | S t
talk, among Re-
publicans as we'll
as among DeHO-
Gratis. regarding
Mr.. Willkie and
his chances had
reached a high
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you this, quite frankly, because you
are surrounded by men whose job
1t is to tell you the opposite. to keep
you needed up with the belief that
you are winning, to persuade you
that you are still "ahead of a
trend" in public opinion which will
push you into the White House and
the G. o. F. into power.
I tell You this because I have
just come from New York, where
vo,Ir hest friends in the bip bIlSi-
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Fushion Show PIunned

A fall fashion show will be given
at 8 pm. Friday at st. Stephen S
and the Incarnation Church, Six
teenth and Newton streets, under
auspices of the Junior Delta Circle
of the church organization.
Evening star., 1940-09-24

HE opinions OF the oers this page their oDn not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented The
Stars effort to giue all sides OF questions interest
readers although such opinions may be contradictory AMONG
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Six weeks from today the voters
will troop to the polls to elect Wen
dell L. Willkie or Franklin D. Roose-
welt to the presidency. Less than
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We, the People
Political Observer Urges WiIIkie to Abandon
Compoign, Offer Services in Defense Post
BY JAY FRANKLIN.
Dear Mr.. Willkie:


Come home the election You will simply be wasting
time Republican
ing that the people have made their minds They without
malice bitterness decided that this time to distract
national effort political partanshp
uppant
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Is Seen in
Adjournment
Voters Are Urged
To Protest Move,
Recommend Recess
By DAVID LAWRENCE

Dictatorship in America begins
next week end. 1t may be benev-
olently intended but technically it
will be as complete as in any totali-
Evening star., 1940-09-24

Lewis Douglas, who was budget di-
rector in the Presidents first term
But Mr.. Hanes, who is a native of
North Carolina, and Mr.. Douglas
are devoting little attention to the
South.
This decision came early in
the campaign, after the group made
spot checks of public opinion
through the South and found the
results discouraging. Mr.. Hanes and
Mr.. Douglas discovered that If the
Evening star., 1940-09-24

the Republican national leaders.
with instructions to pass the word
down the line that the newcomers
want nothing.
AS a matter of fact, Mr.. Hanes
always intended to disband his or
ganization after the election. His
valuable voting lists are never to be
used again. Mr.. Root pledged that
his 1900 clubs would not seek to
control Jobs or distribute patronage.
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This
Changing
World
Emperor Of japan Hos
Approved Alliance
With Germany
By CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ny SO1NoA hN VINE DhOVNs
The Emperor Of Japan has put his
seal of approval on the Japanese
German alliance. The oficial an
nouncement Of this new pact is ex-
Evening star., 1940-09-24

arranged if there is sufficient patri
the part of yourself and the Presi-
dent-you need feel no sense of
personal sacrifice Men as good as
you have willingly sacrificed per-
sonal ambitions and prejudices to
work with Roosevelt for the Amer
lean people, In time of emer-
gency we cannot afford the luxury
of sulking in our individual tents
or foregoing the services of all able
citizens of good will and public
spirit.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Business Methods

Business Methods
The activities of the and of Oren Roots
Associated Wlke Clubs interesting
the most scientific of modern advertising
Mr. Douglas for example trying Mr. Wlk 100000
democratic
have purchased lists of enrolled living
small shift a
cularizng these
An-thrd pledge already to OOO
Democrats About onethd of those crcuarized
pledge vote against the President OF these
cent stated that 1896 voted
mail campaign which handled advertising
Hanes and Mr. Douglass volunteer workers
the country.
The youthful Mr. responsible person
for the Wke support
venion using similar methods that the
But elaborate
1900 Wie clubs He using direct mail advertising
before November
10 pledge
method of chain whereby gets pledges
and these pledges
to
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No Jobs for Amateurs

When the campaign opened
Republican organization
independent
healthy
baiWck of a
was great friction and bitter personal feelings.
But apparently all Is harmony both
Hanes and Mr. Root have the
wins they want and
Evening star., 1940-09-24

anti-thrd feeling capitalized effectively
the fertile field Northern
pivotal States from Iowa east through New England.
Evening star., 1940-09-24
Others Have Sacrificed

this be arrangedand have doubt
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30

the Allies were fighting with a nero
ism worthy of their traditions or
fered fierce attacks" made uccess-
fully by the French on the Somme
front as one of the few bright spots
of the position.
The great retreat of the Allied
armies of Flanders was toward u
kerque and the bloody action at Lille
was simply a last-ditch fight, serv'
ing to help the bulk of Allied forces
to reach the coast.
The Germans had claimed the cap
ture of the strongly fortified indus
trial city, and to have cut or IN a
subsidiary pocket to h
French troops previously isolated, in
the large triangle held by the Ger
mans, from their British comrades
in-arms.
Thus, these twice-isolated French.
men apparently had no specific OBJ
jective toward which to fall back, but
merely to retreat somewhere, or any.
where.
Main Attack
The main German attack was re.
ported directed toward Cassel, north
west of Lille and about midway be-
tween that city and the English
Channel. Cassel lies 80 miles south
east Of Calais.
In the vital job of keeping COM
munications open at Dunkerque, the
Allied base, the French and British
air forces cooperated.
And, despite their grave peril -
greatly increased by the detection of
the Belgians - the Allies declared
they still maintained a sea line of
communications.
In the English Channel and the
North sea, however, German torpedo
speedboats went out to challenge
British seapower, while German
planes attacked from the sky.
Artillery Busy
Meanwhile, the Allied artillery
commanding the long German cor
rider to the sea was reported pound
ing destructively at nazi arrnored
columns.
Allied filters were declared to have
found a vulnerable spot on the tops
Of the German tanks, where the
armor is thinner than on the sides,
and to have pumped shells into many
of the machines with a new cannon
mounted on fast pursuit planes.
German losses in aviation crews,
particularly the young and insult.
ficiently trained filters manning dive
bombers, along with the wear and
tear of 20 days of blitzkrieg, also
were claimed to be slowing down the
Reich army.
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BRITAIN
AIR FIGHTS RAGE
OVER DUNKERQUE
Continued From Page One)

message to the commander-in-
chief of Britain's ExpediEonary
Force.
"All your countrymen have been
following with pride and admira-
ton the courageous resistance Of
the British Expeditionary F
during the continuous d avs of
fighting of the last fortnight.
placed by circumstances out
side their control in a position of
extreme difficulty, they r dis
playing a gallantry that has never
been surpassed in the annals of
the British army"
Lord Gort's decision to gather
his troops in the shadow of dis
aster and hurl them back to the
| Channel lent hope to Britons that
some of their oldest and finest
| regiments would be saved from
humiliation.
Supplies Abandoned
No British source would estimate
the extent of the loss in men and
| materials if the move failed. 1t
was conceded that large amounts
of war supplies would have to be
| abandoned. These would be de-
stroyed to keep them from Ger
man hands.
Hope persisted that a vigorous
French counter-thrust below tn e
Somme might divert large Ger
man forces from Flanders.
It was learned that of l,5OO,OO
men under arms in England, a
half million are ready for action
in France to support such a move.
Besides these there nearly
500, 900 volunteers in defense for
ces against parachuters-if they
come.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30

the Strait of Dover vas reported
partly occupied by the Germans, the
French spokesman said some French
troops still were holding out there.
And on the great, 200-mile-long
front along the Somme and Aisne
rivers, he said, the quite heavy Of
fensive actions begun yesterday had
resulted this afternoon in wiping out
the last German-held bridgeheads on
the south side of the Somme, with
many nazis taken prisoners.
Gloomy Communique
Tonight's French communicate,
strongly gloomy in tone and saying
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30

For the fifth time in ten years, the
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad COM
pany has been awarded the National
Safety trophy, annually presented
by the National Safety council, for
the best employee safety record made
in 1889, among all railroads in
Group B." such roads having a
man-hour exposure of 0 1000, 900 to
so, 0 900 per year. The Atlantic
3.O2, and the average ratio for the
past ten years was 2.42 per million
man-hours.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
MAYOR COOPER TO
"' WORK FOR HORTON
,c.a+;nued From Page One)

tto
,.oao5 nv Broughton and domi-
w. Nv Mcdonald, and a govern
10" .o,d,cted in their interest by
, Cooper said in a statement
t~onight' , r-
..bo was defeated by Governor
"'' ia a second primary battle four
Years ago.
Recalls Proposal
,o, who was fifth in the race,
W. .,1aa that early in the campaign
f'1 nronosed that the candidate re-
ne the highest vote in the first
's!. he awarded the nomination,
p bo quoted Horizons reply to the
S sssect that the next governor should
chosen in the most representative
..nor possible, by the people them
"" ,,.os and nothing short of a Sec
urinary, unless one candidate
Wv oiras a majority in the first pri-
with six candidates in the
, a,,a will permit such a represen.
4o+ive choice this year"
Conner said the other candidates
.onnarently reserved the right to
.,+or q second primary in event the
neonre smiled on them. Now when
%.,. are eliminated-also-rans like
they are quick to be generous
n.;+b their advice in disposlng OF
,;aIts and privileges which r not
.hoirs And [ am struck with the
s..t that Mr.. Horton favored a Sec
.,a Urinary when the Tolitical ex-
~..ts and nevspapermen say.
.r bo would not poll sufficient votes
+ he in the second primary. -. 1t
lacks 10 ME like there's some mighty
s.i4rtific trading going on some.
where.
Conner also recalled that Gravely
,,oa trrned down the offer to make
tho first primary leader the nomi-
nee.
Gravely did not mention his sup
oorr of Broughton in his formal
statement, but in answer to a direct
question he said he would favor
p~rouohton and expected his friends
10 do likewise.
after comforting with many or
nv friends and supporters through
ont the state" Gravely said, Il eX-
nress their unanimous judgment that
in view of the present unsettled con-
di+ions and in the interest of party
harm,szNnd the welfare of the state
of NCMFCarolina, there should not
he any second primary and that the
plurality enjoyed by the leading can
didate, Mr.. ], NJ. Broughton, ought
to be decisive
81 have no statement to make ex-
rent that | am running for governor,
now, today, tomorrow and through
out the campaign" Horton said. An
enlarged force at Horton headquar-
tiers worked on letters and campaign
material.
Broughton led Horton by about
10000 votes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
FRANCE
FLANDERS BATTLE
WON BY GERMANY

Continued From Page One)
with the supply situation" and at
the same time ships were bringing in
more and more food and munitions.
Also, while the French Port of
Calais-the nearest to England on
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
Luther Britt Arrested
Here On FIVE Charges

Luther Britt, white man, was ar
rested here yesterday afternoon
and turned over to officers from
Fair Bluff to be returned there to
face several charges.
According to Chief of Police j.
C.. Rourk, he is charged with the
following:
Escape from Jail.
Setting the Jail on fire.
Passing worthless checks.
Violation of parole.
Attempting to cut his Wlte's
throat. /
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The regulations governing the Ma
tional Safety award do not permit
any railroad to receive the trophy
for two consecutive years. Thus,
the Atlantic Coast Line held first
place for seven of the ten years, but
ing the award except in alternate
years.
The engraved certificate pictured
above was presented to Robert Scott,
director of insurance and safety, at
the annual diner given by the Ma
tional Safety council, in Chicago on
Nav 20.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-30
Waterway Beacon
Changes Are Announced

w. C. Wallace, commanding the
coast guard base at Charleston,
has issued a notice to mariners
regarding changes in beacons n
the inland waterway in this Sec
ton.
Cape Fear-Little River beacons
9, II, Is and IS have been temper
arily discontinued to facilitate
dredging, Wallace said. l
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prevalent, the proportion OF
deaths to births, the common
causes of death-much less how to
combat them? Vital statistics are
really very vital.
The study of longevity reveals
some queer facts. Women in the
United States live on an average
about four years longer than men.
The average longevity of the men
is now about 81 years, of women
about 65.
When you are born in the
United States your expectation OF
life is COS years. If you manage
to live one year of age, this rises
to SO years. The first year of life
is the most dangerous-except, as
some wit corrected it, the last
year. But at the end of one year,
YOU have the longest prospect OF
wears of life. When you reach 16,
you have only so years to look for
ward to, when you are 45 only a
bare quarter-century.
Several Years Gained
We have gained several years
since the dawn of the century. In
1901, an American woman had an
average length Of life of 81 years
(comnared to the present 65) and
the American male an average of
about 40 years compared to his
present 61).
Seasonal variations in the death
rate are interesting. The largest
number of deaths at all ages oc-
ours in February, the lowest in
September. This is easy to under
stand because the death rate from
pneumonia, respiratory infections,
and exposure comes in December,