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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

Ladies auxiliary to the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars will be
held this evening at 8. o'clock
in the dug-out. All members are
urged to be present. The cleo
ton of officers will be held.
The regular meeting of Will
mington Camp, No. 8, United
Spanish War Veterans, will be
held Friday evening at 8 o'clock
in the dug-out. A full attendance
is requested.
The regular meeting of the AL
pha Adar sorority will be held
this evening at 1880 o'clock at
the home of Miss Lillian Fowler,
213 Grace street. All members
are urged to attend.
A pre-school clinic will be con-
Quoted Friday afternoon, April
5, at 2 o'clock at the Wrights-
boro school.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02
Birth Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Shepard, Jr..
announce the birth of a son, Thomas
A.. III, at the Marion Sprunt an.
e on March %. Mrs. Shepard is
the former Miss Ruth MCGOWAN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

The regular meeting of the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

The South Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
on Wednesday afternoon at the
clubhouse. A full attendance is
desired.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

Circle Two, of St. Paul's
Lutheran church, Mrs. William
Kamer, leader, will meet with
Mrs. C. B. Bellois, 521 South
Third street, Thursday morning
at 1890 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

The monthly meeting of the
board of managers for the N.
c. Society Colonial Danes of
America will be held Wednes-
day morning, April 3, at 1890
a. m.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-02

Circle Three of the Fifth Ave-
nue. Methodist church will hold
the regular meeting tonight at
8 o'clock at the hostess room of
Whites.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Pope Launches Search
For St. Peters Grave
BY the Associated Press.

DS tHe Associated PreSS.
VATICAN CITY, July ia
search for the original grave of st.
Peter in the crypts under the great
church named for him began yester-
day at the command of Pope Plus
XII, Vatican sources said.
Workmen started digging, with
Enrico Galleazzi, chief architect of
the Vatican, and Bartolomeo No.
CARA, director of the papal museums
supervising the work.
Results are expected to be an
nounced this month.
st. Peters body is supposed to lie
in a vault under the main altar. but
the exact spot of the original tomb
has not been known.
The apostle was put to death by
the Romans on Vatican Hill in the
year 81 AID. and is believed to have
been buried first in the foothills at
the site of the present church.
st. Peters tomb was moved early
in the Christian era to vault on
the Appian Way, where it lay for a
time with that of st. Paul.
The body later was restored to its
former resting place, and Constan-
tine the Great had basilica erected
over the grave at the foot of Vatican
Hill. This was replaced by the
present Church of St. Peter in the
18th century.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
S265,000 Estate Left
By Mrs. I. {. TopIiffe

An estate valued at upward OF
S265,000 was left by Mrs. Theodore
Casey Topliffe, 64-year-old widow
who died June IA, District Court
was informed yesterday, when her
will. in which her collection of
Egyptian antiquities bequeathed to
the British Museum, was filed for
probate.
Mrs. Topliffe lived at the High
lands.
The will, dated October 10, 1899,
was filed by Attorney Dion S. Bir-
ney on behalf of the National Met
ropolitan Bank of Washington, eX-
ecutor. The court was advised per-
sonal property was valued at $751;
l24, mostly in securities, and real
estate was assessed at s7.e24. Debts
aggregate about $4,000, it was
added.
First cousins we're Mrs. Topliffe's
nearest relatives, according to Mr..
Birney. To one of them, Anna E.
Platt of New York City, she left
$4,000 and a mink coat.
Benefciaries under the will resid-
ing here are Mabel E. White, the
Fairfax, and Mrs. Stella A. Wheat
ley, 1923 @ street NV, left $4,000
each, and Annie L. Casey, Wardman
Park Hotel, left a diamond bracelet
and ring and household furniture
Roger P HollingsWorth of 5715 York
lane, Bethesda. Md, also was be-
queathed 5000.
Other bequests include one to Ed
ward johnson, general manager OF
the Metropolitan Orera, New York
City, of a Chinese figure of Ta-Mo
and three Chinese lamps.
Mrs. Topliffe directed that after
all bequests had been fulfilled and
debts and cost of packing and ship
ping her Egyptian collection to Lon
don paid, the residue of the estate
is to go to her godson, Thomas Tur-
ner Geddes, son of Col. Guy West
ford Geddes, Riverdene, Warwicks
Bench, Guilford, Surry, England.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
By the Associated Press.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, July 13.-
Central American countries are con-
Quoting a quiet preparedness cam
paign and increasing checks on re-
ports Of totalitarian influence,
usually reliable sources report.
Construction of airports on ba-
mana plantations owned by Amer
ican firms in Costa Rica was done
with an eye to defense of the Pau-
anna Canal. these sources said.
Concrete platforms built at some
Of the flying fields at banana ports
were reported heavy enough to sup
port artillery and enable conversion
of the harbors into American naval
bases if necessary.
Arrangements have been made, 1t
Is understood, to incorporate facl.-
tiles of the Taca Airline, which
serves all of Central America with
out local competition, into the
American defense setup in the event
OF an emergency.
The Central American govern
ments recently took virtually stimuli
taneous action to ban foreign polit-
ical activities Uniforms were pro-
hibited. Guatemala went so far as
to require all naturalized citizens to
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Airport was somewhat startling in

Airport was somewhat startling in
contrast.
Barranquilla is the junction point
for Pan American Airways routes
to Miami, Cristobal and the South
American west coast and Central
America, and to Georgetown, British
Guiana, and the West Indies and
the Eastern South American coast
Here also connection is made with
the newly nationalized Colombian
airline system, Avianca, the basis fol-
which was the former German all
transport company, Scadta, Oldest
air transport organization in the
Western Hemisphere.
Taking over the German company
the Colombian government has
called upon the United states COM
pany, Pan American Airways, for
technical and administrative aid and
has accepted the loan of trained
American personnel to cooperate
with native Colombian personnel in
building up the new company. These
Americans have replaced the foreign
personnel employed by Scadta, ap-
proximately 20 per cent of whom
were of German nationality.
Evening star., 1940-07-13


cruisers as close to the home bases
as possible.
The presence of a major Anglo
French fleet in the Eastern Medi-
terranean had been justified by
earlier plans of the former Allies
to make out Of the Near East an
important, though secondary, thea
ter of operations. The fleet was to
support the famous but now de-
funct army of the Levant.
The detection Of France made
all these plans useless. Hence the
British do not see any reason to
immobilize an important section of
their battle fleet in those waters.
The light cruisers and destroyers
stationed at Alexandria are more
than sufficient to cope with the
transports going to Libya from
Italian ports.
The idea Of assembling all the
major fighting forces of Britain near
home ports is due to two considera-
tions: The British Admiralty
realizes that soon after air attacks
have accomplished their aims, the
Germans are bound to make an at
tempt to land. Whether they will
try to land in England by crossing
from France or attempt coupe in
Ireland is not known. But in eIIher
case, Britain needs all its fighting
forces near home.
The other consideration conceals
less pleasant thought. 1t is pos
sible that the British might lose
the battle around the isles. In such
an eventuality, the feet will have to
leave Britain and. at least a portion
of it, come to Canada. If the large
units all are concentrated near
Gibraltar, it will be easy to send
them from there into the Atlantic.
But if they are trapped in the East
ern Mediterranean, they will have
serious difficulties getting through
The Italians are doing their ut
most to prevent this passage of the
British fleet through the bait formed
by the point of italy, Sicily, Pantel-
| leria. a small island southwest Of
! Sicily, and Bengasi, 'Libyan sea-
port.
1t is believed Italian submarines
are being based now at Bizerte, in
Northern Tunis, but this report has
not been confirmed yet. Bizerte is
the most important naval base on
the North African coast and the
British counted on that TO nullify
the action Of the Italian subma-
rines in that region.
So far, according to, reports re-
ceived here. a large proportion OF
the British heavy ships have man.
aged to get through after fighting
off the italian men of war and
planes. There still are some heavy
units east of Sicily and new en-
gagement is expected shortly-when
these units make another dash for
the safety of the Gibraltar base.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

ing the total to about 100000 miles
monthly.
An interesting feature of the new
services is the inauguration of nom
stop schedules over the 1.148-mile
route between Miami, Fla, and Bar
ranquilla, Colombia, by 221s ton
four-engined "Strato Clippers" with
supercharged engines and cabins
permitting high-speed operations at
attitudes of $4,000 feet or more. The
writer was a passenger on the in
augural flight Of the stratoliners
and. as an illustration of the speed
of travel made possible by new air
schedules, has travelled from Alaska
to South America in one week.
No Record Sought.
The Alaska South American
flight was not made with any ex-
pectation of establishing record
for fast scheduled airline travel. If
such were the case 1t would be pos
sible to travel, using only regular
schedules, from Fairbanks, Alaska,
the farthest-north point touched by
any scheduled airline in the world,
to Buenos Aires, farthest south, in
one week. This is made possible by
newly established service between
Seattle, Wash, and Juneau, Alaska,
and the new stratoliner service
O crocc tho Cirohhaop
Arriving at Barranquilla with the
writer, a week out of Alaska, was
William Philip Sims, United Press
war correspondent, eight days out
of Bordeaux, France. We met in
Washington, D. c., just before mid
night: arrived in Miami before 7
am. the next morning, and that
afternoon were in South America.
The flight south from Miami,
made at a uniform altitude of $4,000
feet, with cabin supercharger going
from 5000 feet up and providing
warmed air at comfortable pressure
despite zero temperature outside,
lay directly across Cuba and ia
maica. The route over Cuba passed
near Camaguey and off into the
Caribbean past Cape Cruz Crossing
British Jamaica, the route was over
the western hills, where a tribe of
Negroes lives under an uncrowned
king as unique principality which,
by treaty with the King of England,
has endured for more than 200
years as a British protectorate en-
tirely separate from the rest OF ia
maica and the world.
Kingston Harbor Sighted.
The course took us within sight
Of Kingston, one of the finest har-
bors in the West Indies, in which
at the beginning of the war. Britain
was reported to have had a convoy
fleet of 10 ships. It also took us
near the point on the north shore
where Christopher Columbus land
ed and one of his caravels was
wrecked. He is supposed to have
spent year there repairing the
vessel. This island was also a
rendezvous for the buccaneers and
pirates and from Port Royal, later
sunk beneath the sea during the
earthquake of 1892, Henry Morgan
sailed to sack old Panama City.
Within sight of Barranquilla, the
stratoliner passed over an Indian
village of thatched huts, with score
of dugout canoes on the bank and
naked natives bathing in the stream.
The landing a moment later at the
thoroughly modern Barranquilla
Evening star., 1940-07-13

atory resolutions u. Gould Lincoln
too, but somehow there seemed to
be note of farewell to Genial
JIM" which was not lessened by the
chairman's own remarks to the
committee.
The feeling is general that Farley
Is quitting his post as national
chairman whether President Roose-
welt runs again or not. 1t may be
that the presidential nominee, who-
ever it turns out to be. will under
take to persuade Farley to assume
the burden of managing his cam
paign and will succeed. But today
it does not seem likely.
This is not an auspicious outlook
for a Democratic national victory.
Organization in a political campaign
is OF vital Importance With Wen
dell L. Willkie, the G.. o. P. miracle
man. as his opponent, the Demo-
cratic presidential nominee will have
a tough time anyway. To lose, at
the very beginning of the campaign,
the directing hand which has con-
Quoted two successful national cam
paigns, Is to make hard game
harder.
No Omen in Farley's Quitting.
There are New Dealers who have
turned up their noses at Jim Far
ley. They have wanted to ease him
out of his Craftsmanship and out OF
the cabinet. Farley has remained in
both Offices. despite sights which
have come his way. He has been
opposed to third term for Roose-
velt, or for any other President, on
principle. The President did not
see fit to tell his chief political lieu
tenant what he intends to do about
third term until last Sunday
although he is understood to have
said to Farley year ago that he
did not wish to run.
just because Farley apparently is
getting cut does not necessarily mean
that Roosevelt is going to run. It
might be that both men will remove
themselves from the picture. Yet
those who now think that Farley is
on the way out are confident that
Roosevelt will run again. And the
New Dealers who have been after
Farley's scalp are confident that
Roosevelt can run just as we'll with
out Farley. There has been talk
that Frank G. Walker, New York at
torney, who has been an ardent
Roosevelt supporter since the early
days of 1881, will succeed to the
Craftsmanship.
Humble Beginnings.
Jim Farley IS the son of James
Farley. who started as laborer in
brick yard at Grassy Point, IS
miles up the Hudson River from
New York, and who later became
part owner Of three small schooners
engaged in the brick carrying trade
and also manufacturer of common
bricks. operating two small yards.
Farley himself, as a boy, worked in
the brick yards, and tended bar
after his father died. His mother
purchased a grocery store and saloon
to keep herself and family of five
children going.
Farley's story is success story"
the kind that has made Ameri-
cans and America what they are.
From his small beginning he has
become a member of the cabinet.
More, he has won for himself a host
OF warm friends throughout the
country. In a measure he has been
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Five Republics Unmoved
BY Nuzi Note on Havana
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July
ia German note of "observa-
ton" has not changed the attitude
OF the five Central American re-
publics in their policy to act as a
unit in support of the United States
program at the Havana Conference
OF American Foreign Ministers July
20, the Honduran Foreign Ministry
has indicated.
The ministry said the German
note, received Wednesday by the
hve republics from Otto Reinebeck,
German envoy, made observations
as to the conference agenda.
Officials emphasized that the dele
gates had been instructed to supnort
the United States policies.
The ministry said Reinebeck,s
note stated that he acted on in.
Structions of his government,
Evening star., 1940-07-13
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERToN,

Star Aviation Editor.
CRISTOBAL, c. z. (By AirmaiD
Plans announced by President
Roosevelt to strengthen the eco
nomic as we'll as the military de-
fenses of the Western Hemisphere
are receiving prompt support in the
inauguration of new air transport
program under the United States
flag which is providing daily sche-
dulles between the United States and
Buenos Aires and which, beginning
this month, has tied 81 American
democracies together as closely in
transport time as the 48 States are
connected by railroad.
Primary purposes of the new air
program of the United States in
South and Central America and the
West Indies are to provide trarsnort
facilities which will make travel be-
tween North and South America
faster than by any means which
may be established by totalitarian
governments between Europe and
South America; to provide Amer
ican air transport facilities for de-
velopment and operation of national
air services within the Latin Amer
ican republics, and to provide suf-
flcient aircraft capacity for all pur-
poses of traffic and passenger move
ment except bulk freight.
The first of two great steps to
realize these goals has just been
taken; the second is to be taken
about September /. When both have
been taken the United States will
have more route mileage in service
in South America than all Europe's
subsidized airlines combined; the
81 Pan American republics, includ-
ing the United States, will be closer
together in transport time than the
48 States now are by rail, and q
most important step will have been
taken toward binding the American
democracies together into a united
economic front.
Seek Bulwark Against Totalitarians
Behind this economic front and
behind the military defenses now
being created by the United States
it Is hoped that an adequate bull
wark may be raised against any
possible totalitarian trade and po.
litical aggression in the Western
Hemisphere.
The new air program greatly ex.
pands the network of United State:
airmail lines which now cross the
Caribbean Sea and circle the South
American continent. It provides
daily, except Sunday, passenger
mail and express service between
Miami and Buenos Aires, the south.
ernmost point served by scheduled
air transportation. Since July
there have been no less than Il
services each week between North
and South America-10 trips be.
tween the United States and the
Panama Canal Zone and four be.
tween the United States and Sar
Juan, Puerto Rico, where the new
American Army and Navy bases are
being established.
The new frequencies which have
just gone into operation add 10000
| route miles of flying month, bring.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

Ring Up the Curtain
The program in whose preparation Hopkins
and Thomas G. Cocoan participated being
discussed There available outline which appears
to be fairly authoritative
Ihe delegates OF the Democratic
VIII first face the task Of adopting
task has been made however by the writing
t te Whte House well in advance Of the
tn Platform Committee is osntatiosy
already decided referring to the White House such problems
may arise there Will be the usual keynote
with the platform and the oratory
oegates Will get down the business
AS the nearly 300 delegates
President the delegates
plan that when the nominating
VIII yelo to New York John Mack politician
TREND OF the Presidents who him
There will then be enthusiasm
many delegates will be mpressivey
making OF the henchmen of such
Ed Kelly Jersey Cys Frank
sun cngng his purpose Vice President
De put IN nomination when the demonstration subsidies
pooapy WI" not trouble to have their
The roll call will follow The made And the
WI" en accept statement declaring
for and does not want third has
repeatedly expressed desire
In such times as these refuse
And theVP
Except that there reports
the statement outlined above will
about what will happen Chicago
men VINO ought to know To the President
schedule by refusing the nomination
Judging therefore, remaining
to be settled is that of presidency.
mat Justice William O. Douglas
man on the ticket now unquestoned Douglas himself
Evening star., 1940-07-13
1000 Additional Seats
For Sunset Symphony

Nearly 1000 additional 50-cent
seats will be constructed in time
for the crowds who are expected
to attend the Sunset Symphony"
tomorrow night at the Water Gate,
c. c. Cappel, manager of the Ma
tional Symphony. announced yes
terday.
Two thousand persons had to be
turned away Wednesday because of
lack of seating capacity. The new
seats will be erected on the lower
Water Gate steps.
Hendrix w. Van Loon. the author,
will appear as commentator at Sum-
days concert, to be conducted by
Hans Kinder.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

tory to him for
Vice President.
The list has not
yet been closed,
but it consists Of
Secretary Hull,
Speaker Bank
h e a d, Senator
Byrnes of South
Carolina a n d
Gov. Stark of
Missouri.
AS yet P a u |
McNutt's name
is not among the
favored group,
but his friends
orp sti11 hopipo
Evening star., 1940-07-13

SS~4 SSG&NANA v
OF our time. The
man who has
b e e n national
chairman for
eight years re-
c e Nv e d tn e
thanks Of his
colleagues for
his services to
his party.
This was the
natural thing to
do. The other
committee off,
cials W ere the
subjects of iaud-
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NEW Deal group.
Even to this intimate circle he
has given no positive word of his
intentions. But as all their labors
have been based on the unspoken
assumption that he would accept
denomination. these men are more
positive than any others that the
third-term effort will be made. If
the President refuses his party's
call, he will astonish all the men
closest to him, as we'll as all the
Al. 4
Evening star., 1940-07-13

OF Brlta1nS en-
deavor to con-
C e n t ra t e the
bulk of her fleet
at or near Gil
braltar for a
dash into the
Atlantic.
According to
t h e Sc sources,
the British are
leaving mostly
light vessels in
the E q S t e r n
M e d | terranean
and are bring
ing their battle
,Io;,1o o~l Loo,yx,
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unlikely % yield.
The second choice Secretary State
be determined Douglas is Thus
not at all impossible that
James Byrnes OF South Carolina who will
either Douglas Hull Active
are also Speaker the House William
Leader Sam Rayblrn Federal Security McNutt
and several others the list the
thing but active. probably bestb
in Alliance Inc)
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Central America on Guard
To Curb Totulituriun Influence

renounce allegiance to their home
lands, or give up their citizenship
papers.
Germans are prominent in the
coffee industry throughout Central
America.
Evening star., 1940-07-13
H. F. BYRD, Jr., Heads Club

WINCHESTER, Va, July l3 fP).-
Harry F. Byrd, jr., editor of the
Winchester Star. has been installed
as president of the Winchester
Rotary Club, succeeding Henry Cow
ington. He is the son of Senator
Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia.
Evening star., 1940-07-13

known, with unmistakable frank
ness, that he doesn't want the job.
The real obstacle to the Presidents
getting his way, however, is the vio-
lent opposition to Douglas among
the more orthodox Democratic lead
ers. Jim Farley is reported to
have expressed this opposition at
Hyde Park. Other leaders have
vociferously told the President they
did not want Douglas. The pres
sure is so strong that the President
Evening star., 1940-07-13
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

CHICAGO, July 13.-Big Jim Far
ley was designated by the Demo-
cratic National Committee, when it
met here Thursday, one of the great
y>O1ifinoI Ian Jo~e
Evening star., 1940-07-13
Americas as Close by Airline
As States Are Linked by Rail
New Service Provides Daily Schedules
From This Country to Buenos Aires

Mr.. Edgerton is touring South
America as q guest OF Pan
American AirWays. His articles,
sent By mail, ,Dill be published
as they are received. This is
the fourth OF a series,