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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

Joe Martin qeftl COP: national chairman, and Edward J. Flynn,
meet in Washington, D. c. The chairmen of the two major political
parties appeared before the special grand jury seeking to determine
whether the Hatch Act or the Corrupt Practices Act had been violated
during the 1910 presidential CAMPAIGN.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

Maurice Maeterlinck, author of "The Blue Bird" and Mrs. Maeterlinck
are pictured on one Of their rare visits to the theatre, at the premiere
of Erwin Piscator's first New York production, "King Lear" starring
Sam Jafee, which opened for a weeks run at the Studio Theatre in
New York. With them is Director Piscator (rightl.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

IBlinding sand storms are tough Oh
the eyes and materially impede al
advance, so British troops in Lgyp'
have improvised this protection, a
ibandage across his mouth and
piece of transparent plastic to cove,
his eyes makes this warrior DIV
percent more efficient. r
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-19

Elaine Bassett is fast becor;;,.
known as the champion recruitsr '
North America. From Dallas Tsr. o
this winsome lass is the orisj rs1i J
the Canadian Join-the-A rmv .4 n5, +.
ers. Her face did so much p W.,
there, it has been selected n s ~.
form a like service for UncIs S ss'
She is the daughter of a Ba rt.1.
minister, '
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
MARCH OF DIMES
MAY SET RECORD
Scores OF Mail Bags Begin
Arriving Al The White
House Today

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-R-
Dimes by the mailbag full piled up
at the White House today, boosting
toward the m~illion-dollar marx
funds collected in celebration of
President Roosevelt's birthday to
combat infantile paralysis.
The White House reported that
SAP, 900 already had been deposited
from collections made in the March
of Dimes, which began several days
ago and ended on the Presidents
birthday yesterday.
In addition, 48 mail-bags filled
with cards, each with a dime affix-
ed, arrived at the executive man
sion by noon and 60 9TH bags, ST.
milarly stuffed, we're turned i'll to
George E. Allen, District of Colum-
bia commissioner a n d national
chairman of the collection.
Allen estimated that contribu-
lions this year would total three to
four times as much as last year
when $217, 602 was contributed. To-
tai collections last year amounted to
1 ,546, 702, including the dimes and
81, 8 ,455 from Birthday Balls and
$192,645 from other benefits and
donations.
Allen said it would take his staff
Of 35 assistants two :honths to com
plete an accounting of the dimes.
Likewise there will be delay in de-
termining the amount of money
from other sources. The money will
be divided between the Nationa-
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis
and the agencies which combat the
disease in localities in which the
funds yer raised.
Mr.. Roosevelt, rested after a day
free Of official business, returned
to a full schedule today amid signs
that he would leave here Friday
for a weekend at his Hyde Park,
N. Y, home. He may remain there
over Monday. In order to get away
he moved up the regular cabinet
meeting time from Friday to Thurs
day afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
CUTS DISMAYINC
FARM LEADERS
Fight For Appropriation
To Be Switched From
House To Senate

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 Up -
|Dismayed by demands for heavy
cuts in agricultural expenditures,
congressional farm leaders today
hastily switched their principal fight
for more money from the house to
the senate.
Because OF strong economy sen
timent they decided to let the an
nual farm appropriation bill go
through the house without a whole
hearted attempt to add 1925, 900 900
for parity payments, but to seek its
inclusion when the measure reaches
the other chamber.
Nevertheless, they will try to re-
store during the house debate other
slashes which the appropriations
committee recommended yesterday.
To that end, they talked of swap
ping support of relief and urban
housing appropriations for votes
from city members who ordinarily
do not favor large farm expendi-
lures.
The appropriations committee
asked the house to vote 1854, 374, 256
for all agriculture department &C.
tivities next year-a total 20 pei
cent under the Presidents budget
estimates and so per cent below the
funds for the current year.
Among the items deleted were the
$25, 600, 900 farm tenant loan pro.
gram, the $72, 7 8 ,812 boost in auto
matte appropriations for surplus
crop removal, and SAT, 975, 0OO-the
money is in the bank-for benefit
payments to sugar growers.
Chairman Jones (D-Tex.) Of the
agriculture committee, who was
on his feet all yesterday afternoon
fighting the cuts, told reporters:
"It's pretty bad to perform that
big an operation without letting us
see the patient until he is half dead
and proposing to bury him without
letting us e his face"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Auto Buying Is Likely
To Bring Steel Pickup

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.@R-
Convincing evidence of a broader
demand for steel in the immediate
future, except from the automobile
companies is nowhere to be found,
Iron Age" said today in a weekly
survey.
while January is normally a per-
iod of slow pickup" the magazine
said, 1.-THE situation has been af-
fected this year by the heavy pro-
duction Of the fourth quarter and
widespread cold weather and snow,
which have delayed the placing of
orders for spring activity"
The probability the automobile
industry will come into the mar
ket during February for March re.
quirements Vas mentioned as a
source Of new buying.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
HITLER'S SPEECH
LAUDED BY NAILS
Berlin Press Points To His
Threat Allies Will Get
War They Want

BERLIN. JAM. VI prompt
boom in the bitterness and energy
of the war was predicted by German
commentators today on the strength
of Adolf Filters declaration that
England and France will get the
fight they asked for"
Hitler's own Voelkischer Beo-
bachter stressed this quotation in a
page-one headline over its account
of his impromptu seventh-anniver-
sary address in the Sports Palast
last night.
observers scanned the text Of the
address vainly for any note Of con-
ciliation, and concluded that the
German fuehrer intended to make
a finish fight of the war that will
be five months old on Saturday.
They detected a note of reliance
on Soviet Russia and Italy, when
he said the Russian ties made Ger
many's position safe from the
rear" and that the Reich was but.
tressed by unchanged, "close friend
ship" with Italy.
"In our battle for national ex-
istence, we have grown so strong
that nothing any longer will be able
to defeat u.s." Hitler declared.
His closest approach to definition
of Germany's war aims was the
general remark that the Reich was
fighting for Justice and the right
to live"
While he spoke with his usual in
tensity and spread sarcasm heavily
on Germany's foes, hearers held the
opinion that he added no concrete
factor to the word-war which has
been conducted simultaneously with
the physical conflict at sea and in
the air.
Hitler spoke at a rousing Nazi
rally of 25, 900 picked demonstrators
to mark the anniversary of his &C
cension 70 the German chancellor
ship Jan. 30, 1888, but the occasion
still lacked some of it's traditional
fanfare.
Until Propaganda Minister Paul
Joseph Goebbels made the introduc'
ton the uninitiated and radio listen
ers in Germany and abroad did not
know even where the meeting was
being held.
The cold, snowy streets of black
out Berlin were devoid Of demon.
strations.
Noises frequently interrupted re-
ception of the speech in the United
States, and some American radio
engineers said they believed this
was due to deliberate jamming'
from some unidentified source.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Life Of Negro, is,
Spared By Gou. Hoey

RALEIGH, Jan. 31-GP-Richard
Mayes, 10, negro convicted in Neck
lenburg county of first degree bur-
glary, will not die in the gas cham
Der.
In committing the negro's death
sentence to life Imprisonment, Gov
ernor Hoey said yesterday that 1T
seems to me the ends of justice do
not require the death penalty and
that it is proper to show mercy in
this case" Mayes broke into the
home Of F. A. Fowler, near Char
lotte, last July.
Many M~ecklenburg county citizens
asked that the negro's life be spared.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Rubbing Alcohol Used
Widely As Beverage

RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 31.-R-
John T. Wickham, agent in charge
of the U. S. alcoholic tax unit here,
said today that a statewide inves-
tigation of the uses of common rub
bling alcohol disclosed that 80 per
cent or more of the liquid sold was
used for beverage purposes.
He said the Investigation, made
in cooperation with tax units in
North Carolina, Maryland and the
District of Columbia, resulted in the
rule Of the treasury department to
permit the sale of rubbing alcohol
by registered pharmacists only after
February II.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Negro College Fire
Was 'Willfuuy Set

GREENSBORO, Jan. 31.-@-
Fire Chief Frank Shaw said today
he had heard somebody willfully
set fire to a dormitory at A. and
T. (negro) college Monday night.
Three students were overcome by
smoke while they tried to gather
their belongings. Damage to the
building was unofficially estimated
at several thousand dollars.
Shaw said he had evidence Of cleo
trio circuits being bridged.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
MANY never
SUSPECT CAUSE
OF BACkACHES
This Old Treatment Often
Brings Happy Relief

Many sufferers relieve nagging backache
Of their trouble may be tired kidneys.
The kidneys are Natures chief way of taking
the excess acids and waste out of the blood.
They help most people pass about 3 pints a day.
When disorder Of kidney function, permits
may cause nagging backache, rheumatic pains,
leg pains, loss Of pep and energy, getting up
nights, swelling, pufiness under the eyes, head
aches and dizziness. Frequent or scanty pas
shows there is something wrong with your
kidneys or bladder.
Don't wait! Ask your druggist for Doan's
Pills, used successfully by millions for over 40
years. They give happy relief and will help the
is miles Of kidney tubes flush out poisonous
waste fron your blood. Get Doan's Pills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Barley Sales Continue
On ID Of 20 Markets

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. 31-R-
A Kentucky tobacco expert forsees
competition for Burley producers by
growers of other types of leaf if
SURPRISES continue to glut the mar
ket.
Prof. D. c. Card of the Univer-
sity of Kentucky said yesterday at
the Kentucky farm and home con-
vention:
producers Of Burley tobacco
must guard against any possible
loss of the market to other types
of tobacco which are temporarily
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01

one side, but shown in the prism as
a transparent image, the ghost goes
through his pantomime of moving
among living people and walking
through walls.
An elderly, retired producer is try.
ing to get back into the picture
business. He explained to Arthur
Murray: 1--WE got to find something
to take my mind off pinochle."
Howard Hughes
Is Seeing Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich a n d Howard
Hughes are going together again,
and the colony hears that he's try
ing to borrow her from Universal
for a starring chore . Metro is
whipping up three radically diffe-
rent pictures for Clark Gable to
offset his tipping in the Rhett But
Ter role.
AL Jolson, unhappy since his di.
vorce, and fed up with Hollywood,
has sold his home to Don Ameche.
|. . Tyrone Power and Annabella
are all settled now IL the house
they bought from Grace Moore. On
a still night, though, they say they
still car hear some of those shrill
soprano notes bouncing around up
in the attic.
Director John Ford adhered so
closely to newsreel technique in
making Grapes of Wrath" that
he set an all-time record for film
economy. Used only 3S, 900 feet, as
compared to the average Of 100, 900
to 100000 feet for major produc-
tions. To obtain naturalness, Ford
okayed the first take on nearly
every scene, in spite Of occasional
f':mbling Of lines.
Cecil De Mile wired to have a
color test made of Simone Simon for
the top feminine role in Northwest
Mounted Police" He contemplates
a re-discovery Of the French cutie,
just as Joe Pasternack gave Miss
Dietrich a new career in the Destry
western Twentieth-Fox public
lists continue to make capital of the
yarn that Zorina refused to smoke
a cigaret in IT Was an Adventu-
ress". Several months ago Warner
press agents did much better with
the true yarn that Zorina took nude
sunbaths en- route to Manhattan.
There's an international boner in
"The Fighting 6sth," when the first
battle between the Irishers and the
Alabama regiment is ascribed to an
argument about the Civil war. Real
cause Of the camp conflict, as thou
sands of ex-doughboys will remem-
Der, was something a good deal
more timely and personal
=
The stalemate on the current
wars western front has led to a re-
sumption of movie production in
England, with quite a few players
and executives returning from Hol-
lywood Jimmy Roosevelt pro-
missed in a statement t h a t he
wouldn't make any highbrow pic.
lures, and proved it by buying Ur-
sula PARROTS Love Song"
Dick Powell and Joan Blondell
will be together again, at Paramont,
in II Want a Divorce" No music
go. Mae West will be seer next, af-
ter the w. C. Fields flicker, with
Wallace Berry . Norma Shearer
won't do pride and Prejudice" a
picture which had been planned for
her for years. Greer Carson gets
the role.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
Business Confidence
Needed, Green Declares

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 31.-R-A de-
mand that those in authority take
whatever steps may be necessary to
restore business confidence was
voiced in a statement today by the
executive council of the American
Federation of Labor.
By "those in authority" Presi-
dent William Green, in releasing the
statement, said the council referred
to President Roosevelt and congress.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01

rectors have been
assigned to teach
Warner Baxter,
principal ghost in
Fart h b o u n d."
how to hoof like
a spook.
Technique of
g h o S t photo
graphy has i'm
proved enormous
ly lately with the
making of huge
glass r m S
which are placed
between camera
and set. Off at
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
REMAIN CLOSED

CHARLOTTE-Schools in a num-
Der OF Piedmont and Western
North Carolina counties remained
closed today because Of bad wealth.
er and roads. Most planned to re.
open Monday.
Counties in which the schools re.
NAMED closed today included Lee,
Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin, Rocking.
man,, Randolph, Cabarrus, Alexand-
er' Wilson, Mecklenburg, Alamance,
henderson and Rutherford.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
SMITH MAY NOT
ENTER CAMPAIGN
Raleigh Lawyer Delays
Announcing Candidacy
For Governor
By W. JOYNEs MACFARLAN

RALEIGH, Jan. 31.-OP-Wlills
Smith of Raleigh, planning to seen
the democratic gubernatorial noml'
nation as the seventh entry IN a
record.breaking field, delayed MS
formal announcement today.
Smith, it was learned. is giving
very, very serious consideration
to the business sacrifice involved"
If he gives up his law practice but
he still is of a notion to run.
Smiths mimeographed announce
ment, with newspaper mats accom-
panying it, was made ready for
mailing late yesterday and was due
for release tomorrow but now 1t
may be a day, two days or a week
before it goes outfit it does.
It had been believed Smith would
definitely state his plans in ad-
vance of the meeting of the state
democratic executive committee
here Friday night, and he had III
he would announce this week.
Already in the gubernatorial con-
test are:
Lieut.. Gov. W. P. Horton Of Pitts
boro, J.. M. Broughton Of Raleigh.
& former state senator, Revenue
Commissioner A. ]. Maxwell of Ra'
leigh, Lee Gravely of Rocky Mount,
another former state senator, Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper of Wilmington. a
former legislator. and Paul D.
Grady of Kenly. a former state Sc
nator.
Never before in tie states his
tory have more than four men con-
tested for the democratic gTuber-
Material designation, which is eoul'
valent to election but there may be
even more this Jear.
The Associated Press asked D. L.
Ward Of New Bern. speaker OF the
1899 house of representatives. for
a fla answer on whether he would
be a gubernatorial candidate and he
1,plied he could not make a def
mite statement today" Wards
friends quote him $ saying he
planned to run if six or seven got
in the race.
Ward is secretary o. the state
democratic executive committee aud
he may be waiting to find out SEN
timent from committee members
Friday night.
To Fix Date
The committee is expected, upon
recommendation Of Governor Hoey, |
to fix a date for the state party con-
vention in advance Of the May rs
first primary. That would put the
convention earlier than any in
years, and Hoey said it would en-
able the states delegates to the
national convention to have more
influence in selection Of nominees
and decisions on polio S.
With the record democratic field
for governor already in the Open,
the republicans have announced
plans for primary contests. Usually
the republicans h a v e nominated
their candidates in conventions.
William H. Jordan Of Efland, a
republican, announced last summer
he would seek his party's g%ubernat-
orial nomination. He announced for
office in previous campaigns but
did not pay his filing fee.
Rumor has it that Gillian Girls
som of Raleigh and McLeansville,
who was the G. o. P. nominee four
years ago, and Robert H. Mcneil of
Wilkes county and Washington, D.
c.. will contest in the organiza-
tion-sponsored primary for the gov
ernorship.
The state republican committee
will meet in Greensboro February
- and more definite light on the
outlook probably will be shed then.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
GREATCOAT

GREATCOAT
BOISE, Idaho-Strong men who
suffer from the cold probably could
borrow a coat here.
W. S. Whitehead presented the
7O-year.old buffalo hide garment to
the state museum. It weighs "a IL
pounds.
II wore it only once" Whitehead
said. II walked about a quarter OF
a mile. I was lame all the next
day."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
In Hollywood
BY PAUL
YEA Service Staff Correspondent

NEA Service Staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 31.-Behind
TIE screen: Lots of ghost pictures
coming up, among them Earth
bound" "And So Goodby," "Rebec-
ca" with nobody playing the title
role), and THE Invisible Man Re-
turns" Incidentally, two dance di-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01

OF LIFE
By The Associated Press

HAMMOND, Ind.-When Harold
Prill's automobile ran out of gas,
he went to a filling station for fuel.
Upon his return, he found two
other cars had crashed into his ma
chine-which was a wreck.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
RABBIT HUNT

YORK, Neb.-Theatre employees
here are doing their rabbit hunt
ing inside the movie house.
Someone released a cotton tail
bunny in the theatre. 1t leaves it's
hiding place during the shows and
scampers down the aisles, always
a few jumps ahead of its pursuers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
STATE MASTER

STATE MASTER
HENDERSONVILLE-Harry B.
Caldwell of Greensboro, state mas
ter, will speak at a regional work
ers conference of the North Caro-
lima Grange Friday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
TORSO FOUND

lOftSU FUUND
ELIZABETH CITY-Belief was
expressed today that the torso of
a man washed ashore at Bell Is
land Monday was that of John w.
Miller, IS, of Elizabeth City. Mil
Ter disappeared last February 20
and last was seen at Mays Head,
near Bell Island.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
CAREFUL, BOYS!

SAN FRANCISCO - It's Leap
Year.
Cashier Stephen Hughes Of the
county clerks office reported:
Three couples in a row came up
to the cashiers window to pay the
81 for the marriage license-and in
each case it was the bride-to-be who
paid the fee."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01
NEW JOB

NEW JOB
Observation-Disclosures ~,
resigned his job as city edi,oA oa
the Greensboro Daily News O
day and became publicity rer sss'eN
tative for Lt.-Gov. W. P p. sssA'
who seeks the democratic pnbssO 0a4
torial nomination, 'al
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-02-01

IN abundant supply, and, tbs,,,
low in prices. NNe'eton
Burley sales were condnc..
terday on only IA of the On a ys
Kentucky marts. actlv,
The statewide average, 6p,,,.
the Louisville Courier suled BY
$1s.o5 a hundredweight on Na'
4, 642,S1S pounds for sSss 's1s a
Mondays average was s1s5a
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-01-19
Firms Success All
Depends On Yussel

MARSHAL MANNERHEM paused midst of the
R1 G e % 0 o TN New Yor So
the Finnish Relief Boxing Show Such was his chag when told him
whole battalions to escape
"He can't that Fighting
why?" demanded, determined
to get the facts straight this time.
Phelan" military
Lee enemies what
of his retreat u anked Sa'V w % dd o Aa ht
I'm not taking the amenities the
Marshal what effect Yusse Jacobs refusal to let
Tony anO fight Max Baer for the Relief Fund unless he's allowed
just Arctic circle
hinges it." admitted
Field Marshal taking advantage Of slight lu in the conversation
precipitate retreat
glad you way about It," told the Field
Marshal hscause think most charitable that Yu.se
you believe H. Marshal all Gasno going to get is Is cent Of
Firms Baer get IS Taylor Of Phi
in consideration Of Der cent Of the promotion That leaves a Uer
Ss s gate r.. from ws snd pay The o. the
to tan "A cent That would
American exclaimed the Field Marshal ferveny 1
knew you had warm spot in heart for the
av. n ns General psn HE and Battery Dan Finn
down in Tammany Hall in the good old days"
bringing down WITH as1eS s d
shrapne he pried loose from boulder.
evasvey only putting the Boxing
ons mi o @ nns @ ns Of osn CO
net instead Of the per - -
That's what call real charity" agreed the
o Marshal However had
oenefactor OF all Firms in general Mickey
peatedy and fearessy
He not only is In favor Of II but thinks agreed
heres hardly anything Yussel wouldn't
Marshal what
Of the Boxing Commissions refusal help by rensatng
Yusel Jacobs?
What will be the eHc?" roared the be the
aec you ASK The Russians who retreated
Line Will realize they should Of stood
That's the Yusselhen Line not the punned
Marshal
ea Pan yet be brought realize
sed you" 1890 ~ r
Other nations help nothing Marshal "Yussel must
pc ana allowed to work Gaenos
is ~ - A0 "'"Ae ""A
Wna nonor any does Finland plan bestow great
humanitarian, Yussel the Muscle?" I demanded. - 90
Not since Club pinned the order ~ tho
purple pepper on him last fall" I said - 1870 - s
Ihen that settles It, medal
fnanos oeneactor
ms honor AT present IN Helsnk
dposa plant II the Russian will be known
o as the Xssel Jacobs ncineraor no nasty
intendedW ~ '' "N"eA"~o4'S
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