davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Consumption In February ana the
first two months of various years:
Rail Express Volume Up.

Railway express shipments here in
March and the first quarter of 1910
showed gains over the previous all
time peaks set for those periods last
year, the Railway Express Agency
announced.
March shipments totaled 1859,
against 146,449 in the previous
month and were 7 per cent ahead of
164, 1852 in March, 1899.
Shipments in the first quarter
totaled 468,679 against 427,106 in the
1899 period, an increase of 973 per
cent.
Shipments in March in the first
quarter of recent wears:
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first three months of various years

Other Gains Sharp.
Receipts at post ofices in Alex
andria. Arlington, Silver Spring and
Hyattsville showed even more spec
tacular growth than In the District
OF Columbia.
Receipts at the four nearby post
ofiices for March and the first three
months of various years follow:
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Reilly Regards Bankers
As Economic Architects

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PALM BEACH, April 6-Bankers
oredr to protect and preserve the
Nations banking system, John A.
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Roger Hull 10 Address
Insurance Trust Group

Roger B. Hull, general counsel of
the National Association of Life
Underwriters, who will address the
Washington Life Insurance Trust
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New Orleans Prices

New orleans cottonseed oil closed steady.
Bleachable prime summer yellow. R.05b;
prime crude. 575; May. 6.05b: July. 6. 6b:
September, 6.1Sb: October, 6.1Sb. b Bid.
Evening star., 1940-04-07

At the end of the 1899 automobile
tag season on March 81 this year,
continued recovery in District regis
trations was apparent.
The gross registration total, be-
fore deduction of transfers stood at
2l1,O ,O89 against 203,577 at the end of
the 1888 tag season on February %
last year. After deduction of trans
fers, the net total was 1895 COM
pared with 171,673 at the close of
the 1888 season.
Comparison with other tag sea-
sons. which closed at the end of De-
cember in earlier years, shows regis
trations remained we'll behind 1856
and 1897 levels. With these two
exceptions, however, registrations
were at their best marks in WASH
ington's history
Population Shifts.
Shifting of population, which has
boosted registrations sharply in ad-
joining sections of Virginia and
Maryland is believed to have caused
the District to lag behind in 1896
and 1887. While late figures on the
adjoining sections are not available
and at the best are fragmentary,
gains have been large enough to
clearly offset the Districts decline.
placing the Metropolitan Area total
at its highest point in history.
District automobile registrations
at the end of various tag seasons as
given below, show paid and free TO-
tails. gross registrations and the net
after deduction of transfers:
Evening star., 1940-04-07
Cottonseed Oil.

Cottonseed Oil.
Bles chable cottonseed oil futures fiuctu-
ated irregularly today. ending ] lower to
higher on sales of 6S contracts.
Switching operations. chiefly from May
to later months, was the trading feature.
Some ref1ner buying was noted in July.
but generally individual operations ap-
peared to be mostly evening UP in ad-
vance of the week end.
Crude oil in the southeast and valley,
5ss nominal: Texas, 5as nominal.
New Orleans Prices.
NEW ORLEANS. April 6 (P).-Cotton
futures felt week end long liquidation here
today. Closing prices were steady at net
Evening star., 1940-04-07

AUTO SALES RECOVERY SHOWN-The above chart titles
issued for the District Columbia indicates that
motor demand we'll ahead OF both 1888 1889 nearly
equal to 1887 levels.
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ChienSo Cash Market

No cash wheat sales. Corn No. ] yell
low. 59-6OEa; No. 2, 5S34-60f2: No. 3.
5Sla-6O; No. l white. 66k.. Oats. No.
! mixed. .A1A: No: 3 41h; No. white,
42H.43; No. 3 41H-4@h Soy Soy beans; as;,na No
1854 nominal; feed, 4O-5O nominal. Field
seeds per 100 pounds nominal-Timothy;
clover, L. .5O-15.o0 red top. s5O-9. .0O
alsike, 15.OO-1s.OO; alfalfa, 1S.0O23.00.
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winnipeg Cash Market.

Northern, S7sa; No 2, S534: No. g.
S3h. Oats No. white. 37ss: No. 8,
36h
Evening star., 1940-04-07

H. Norman Glasco, chairman of
the Auditors Section of the District
Bankers Association, announces that
the eighth annual Eastern Regional
Conference of the National Associ-
alton of Bank Auditors and Con-
trollers will be held at the Emerson
Hotel, Baltimore, April l8, 10 and
20. A fine program has been
arranged and an extra large number
of Washington bankers are planning
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
C0L0RFUL PARADE
STAGED BY LEGION
Members March Before Re-
cord-B Breaking Crowd OF
100000 In Boston

BOSTON,, Sept. 24.-R-1n a
mighty array of men and music,
the American Legion marched
again today before a record smash
ing crowd, estimated at more than
5000, 900, which cheered the vet
Grams along a trail blazed by land
marks in the nations history.
Scores of spectators collapsed
and we're carried off as the gray
ing legionnaires and their auxil-
iaries and bands, 100000 strong,
furnished Boston with a color
splashed spectacle, seldom if ever
surpassed in its history, as they
dropped for the day all contempla-
ton of their 22nd conventions
more serious business. =.
Legion officials termed the pa
rade crowd the greatest in the or
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
JAPANESE RESUME
IND0-CHlNA DRIVE
Extent Of New Fighting
Not Clear But French Saw
Situation Grave

HANOI, French Indo-China, Sept.
"a Up The Japanese army re-
sumed it's thrust into French Indo-
China late today at Langson, IL
miles within the northern border,
French officials reported tonight.
Extent of the new fighting was not
clear, but the French said the situa.
ton a one of extreme gravity"
following a 12-hour period of COM
parative inactivity.
French troops, they said. were IN
der orders not to fire unless fired
upon, in the hope Of a settlement
less, the colony was fully modified
and reinforcements were reported
sent to the north.
Battles already have occurred at
Dongdang and Langson despite a
negotiated agreement giving the Jap.
anese certain restricted military
privileges in Indo-C China.
The French said the fate of north
ern Indo-China, at least, appeared to
depend on the extent to which the
Tokyo representative, General Issaku
Nishihara, could restrain the jap
anese army of south China, which
they said appears to be operating
independently.
Continued On Page Threat j
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
LUTHERAN CLERGY
SUPPORTS APPEAL
Church Plans To Raise
100000 To Aid War
Stranded Missions

Wilmington Lutheran ministers
announced their support last night
of an appeal from the National
Council of the Lutheran
Convention for $500, 900 to
help members of the church in
war-stranded mission field abroad.
The Rev. Walter B. Freed, pas
tor Of the St. Paul's church here,
has been appointed director of the
Eastern North Carolina confer
ence, one of the four set up in the
in carrying out the work of
raising the funds.
Churches in the eastern confer
ence are located at Wilmington,
Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville and
Goldsboro.
The national council has asked
the United Lutheran church, the
Lutheran, Norwegian,
Danish and Finnish Lutheran
to respond to the emer-
gency appeal for funds.
Missions located in Arabia,
China, India, Japan, Madagascar,
New Guiana and Syria are in dire
need because their support from
home societies has been cut off
because of the war in Europe.
The country has been divided
"a regions, with DR.. J. L. Nor
gan, president of the North Caro-
lima Synod, director of the North
region.
The Rev. Freed said last night
that the appeal for funds will be
made between no wand November
first.
Over 200, 900, 600 confirmed Luth-
eran members have joined in what
has been termed by the national
council as the Lutheran Korld
Action" he said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
CASUALTIES ARE HIGH
De Gaulle's Headquarters
Say British Only Pro-
yiding Protection
FRENCH SUB IS SUNK
British Cruiser Damaged
And Three English Planes
Downed In Battle

VICHY. France, Sept. 24.-R-
The French government announced
tonight that the British naval
forces supporting the so = called
Free French" attack on African
Senegal, had opened a new and
prolonged bombardment of the
town of Dakar after failing in six
troop-landing attempts.
Casualties reported from Dakar
ran as high as 300.
Dakar still was holding out late
tonight, while fog hampered Brit
ish aerial activity over Dakar, the
French said.
Ultimatum Refused
A second ultimatum, the Petain-
Laval government said, drew this
reply from Pierre Boisson, French
governor-general in Dakar:
France has confided Dakar to
me. I will defend it to the end"
The ultimatum, timed to expire
at 6 a. m. today, was declared Of
ficially to have demanded the sur
lSllOCl VI ClO Sop1to1 VI I4Si:Sii
West Africa under pain of destruc-
ton of Dakar's Notifications and
occupation of the town by force.
A naval communique said the I'LL
timatum was signed by 1.-The adj
miral commanding the E ng Ii S h
fleet"
Gin London, the headquarters Of
General Charles de Gaulle, who is
commanding the Free French in
vading forces, said British naval
units were along merely to provide
supplementary protection against
any attack carried out with Ger
man participation" The statement
said de Gaulle decided on the ex-
petition because German and Ital-
ian officers had seized control of
the Dakar air base, which is only
1900 miles from South America).
Naval Battle RACES
All day Monday and late into the
night a naval battle had ragged off
Dakar, while the attackers made
attempt after attempt to land IN
der the cover of shellfire.
A communique said one French
submarine was sunk while attack
Continued On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

ian Premier Mussolini and Joach-
i'm Won Ribbentrop, Germany's for
eign minister included the United
States present and potential war
position in their recent Rome con-
sulations, and decided to fight
without compromise.
After Won Ribbentrop's return,
authorized sources, asserted that
the attitude of Britain's actual
or potential seconds" was interest
ing only theoritically-actually, it
could not interfere with the march
of events.
Sometime in the future the
axis powers will be credited with
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
RAJ Bombers
Destroy -Four
NaziWarships
Heavy Attacks Made On
German Occupied Naval
Base AT Brest, France
CENTRAL LONDON HIT
British Raid Berlin And
Drop Many Explosive And
Incendiary Bombs

LONDON, Sept. 24.-Britain's
aerial counter-offensive against in
vasion swung today in a widening
arc of destruction symbolized by a
spectacular success in the English
Channel-The apparent Shrinking OF
four armed German vessels by a
single flight of British bombes,
and heavy attakcs on the Nazi oc-
cupied naval base at Brest.
France.
The RATS hard, swift blow in
the channel was struck in sight
of an associated press representa-
tive on the-eEng1aish shore, while
the German ships moved over the
quiet seas toward Boulogne, and
it appeared to him that all had
been sunk.
The air ministry's official COM
munique, identifying thr vessels
as mine sweepers, said merely
that two were known to have been
hit and a third damaged. .
DINE ON SHIPS
Five Blenheim bombers, flying
in single file, appeared suddenly
and went into a dive from 5000
feet. They loosed a salvo oh bombs
and columns of water rose as high
as the English cliffs.
When the smoke and spray had
cleared, only a single German ship
of the original four could be seen
afloat. The Blenheims wheeled and
attacked again and when the haze
had lifted once more that ship,
too, was gone from sight.
A German dornier seaplane
which appeared in the arena was
shot down Immediately, but a
Squadron of Is German messers-
chmitt bomber-fighters which had
cen excorting the vessels disap-
peared before the British attack.
CONTINUED On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
FRENCH CHIEF
SAYS HE WILL
HOLD CAPITAL
Capture OF Dakar By
Anglo-F French Forces
Termed "A Necessity

LONDON, Sept. 24.-(R-Oc-
cupation of the French West Al
rican capital. of Dakar by Anglo.
French forces or the British
navy is, from the British view
point, "a necessity" we'll . in
formed n e utral diplomats de-
clared tonight.
The fear that Gibraltar might
be besieged and taken and the
possibility that Dakar might be
used as a German.Italian subma-
rine base for rreying on Britain's
important food imports from
South America we're given by
these sources as the main r.a-
sons for Immediate action" at
Dakar.
There was a tendency to feel
that failure of the colony's pop.
ulation to rally to the Free
French General Charles De
Gaulle disclosed weakness in his
political leadership. There was
no criticism of his military quail
ties, however.
De Gaulle's political deficien.
.cies already had been shown
these commentators said. by the
fact that no distinguished French
politician had associated himself
with De Gaulle's French national
committee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
Declare Rome-Berlin Axis
will Continue Fight Or All Fronts

something like a stroke of genius"
authorized sources argued, for
laying the foundations of a new
political order even while the
struggle with England is in pro-
gress.
Their efforts are dictated by
the endeavor to admit all states
which have grasped the signifi-
canoe of present day happenings
and all peoples who are filled with
the necessary vitality and will to
action as equal members in a
European society.
CONTINUED On Page Three),
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
FrenchPlanes
Stage Attack
On Gibraltar
Inflict D t h, Injuries,
Property Damage And
Fires On British Fort
DESTROYER IS SUNK
Craft Used In Assault Be-
lieved To Be U. S.-Made
Martin Bombers
GLIB R., Sept. Is.

GLIB A R, Sept. 25.-
(Wednesday)-R-War planes of
France, Britain's esrtwhile ally,
heavily bombed Gibraltar for
four hours and five minutes Tues
day, inflicting death, injuries, prop
erty damage and fires on this vital
British fortress at the western head
of the Mediterranean.
One hundred or more bombs
were hurled by 20 or more planes
in the longest and heaviest air raid
ever experienced by THE Rock"
which often has been raided by
italian bombers.
Sink Destroyer
Oaborers returning from Gibra1-
tar to the Spanish town Of La
Linea, just across a neutral strip
and moat from the fortress, said
the French bombers sank a British
destroyer, hit a submarine and
wrought other heavy military dam
age and death.
(They said Gibraltar had two
more air raid alarms during the
evening but no planes were seem.
Gibraltar military authorities de-
scribed the raiders merely al "of
French types"
Observers, however, said the
planes definitely were French, and
Miss Helen Hiett of the National
Broadcasting company of the Unit
ed States reported they appeared
to be American = made Martin
bombers.
The assault, widening the breach
between the one-time friends, Brit
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
BRITISH RESUME COMMANDMENT OF DAkAR after
TROOP lANDlANGeeR FAIL AND UNI REFUSED
our Held In $4,000 F AXE Drowning Case
Too Little, Too Late

Four hundred fifty to 500 young Wimingtonians have.
marched away to give one year of their lives to the cause
OF National Defense. The economic loss to this community,
while not so profound as the sacrifice they and their fam
lilies will make, may prove a heavier blow than at first
was realized.
Other communities - in a lesser degree, statistics
show-will suffer a like loss. Most such communities have
vigorously undertaken to gain defense projects to offset
that loss and to bring into immediate reality the business
benefits of trade stimulated and %quickened by the flow Of
defense funds.
Our best opportunity was prompt development of the
county airport, for the War department. had declared it Of
potential value as a training school base. Thousands of
dollars had been spent grading and draining the field. The
Board of County Commissioners had an opportunity to
play a vital part in the National Defense program and to
strike a blow for the general welfare of Southeastern
North Carolina that would have paid this community i'm
mediate, monetary benefits.
There were surplus funds, there still remain surplus
funds, within the county treasury. There was at hand a
people aroused to the National Defense situation and it's
potentiaities in the Lower Cape Fear.
But the people were not given an opportunity to pro-
vide at the polls funds for concrete runways and modern
ing lighting. Time slipped away.
Today a type of conglomerate rock is being labor.
iously removed from the county quarry; Eventually; it
sufficient material is taken out, cured and transported to
Bluethenthal Field, the runways will be paved-Wlth a
material that may damage beyond repair the propeller OF
the first Army bomber that lands. =
Should the conflict in Europe miraculousy cease to-
night; should the National Defense program thereupon be
laid away in the moth-balled closet of pacifism, Whining
ton and New Hanover county would still find itself in an
Age of Aviation without modern facilities. Cities, towns
and hamlets all over North Carolina are today modernlz-
ing their airports. The day is at hand when the community
that lacks an airport with concrete runways and night land
ing facilities will be as greatly out Of touch with the stream
of commerce as a community linked with all others by high
way but lacking a single filling station.
Great Britain was galvanized into action by Lloyd
Georges dramatic words: "Too little, too late" And vision
and initiative replaced dawdling conservatism.
The people of New Hanover county, we believe, are
weary of this project ON which so much has been spent and
SO little done. Cash, not WPA credits, supervision by an
Army expert and the backing of an electorate given a
chance to function-al these things are here for the ask
ing.
The County Commissioners have the authority to act
and the credit resources to achieve any goal within reason.
It must not be said here: "Too little, too late"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
SOUTHPORT BASIN
COMPLETED TODAY
Army Engineers Host To
Brunswick Towns Of
ficials Aboard Dredge

The work Of dredging the new
Yacht basin at Southport will be
completed today, Lieutenant Colonel
George Gillette, Wilmington district
army engineer, said last night.
The U. S. army engineers were
hosts yesterday to the officials and
civic leaders of Southport at a lunch
con aboard the Henry Bacon, federal
dredge, celebrating the completion Of
the project.
Col. Gillette was master OF cere-
monies and the program was ar
ranged by Captain W. e. Bellamy,
master of the Henry Bacon, and a
native Of Southport.
Luncheon guests included: John
D. Erickson, mayor; E. L. Yaskell,
postmaster; J. B. Russell, member
Of the Pilot association; Ed Weeks,
tax collector; C. E. Cause, business
man; D.. B. Frink, state senator and
lawyer; Rudolph Mintz, lawyer;
Robert Thompson, oil dealer; and J.
Berg, retired public health official.
Short talks were made by several
Of the luncheon guests. Mayor Ell
rickson told of the difficulties en-
countered in getting authorization
for the basin and in clearing the
technicalities relating to local COOP
Grafton in furnishing the basin site,
disposal areas, and docks.
He praised the assistance rendered
by the officials Of the local army
engineer corps in cooperating and
advising with the officials Of South
<r.-Huod on oun ETvo. fol ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
On Airport Work
To Endanger It's Future
De Gauue's Friends
Face Death Penalty

VICHY, France, Sept. "a
(AP) - Sympathizers Of Gen.
Charles De Gaulle, the French
leader still fighting Germany at
Britain's side, will be hunted
down ~"pitiIessly" and are liable
to the death penalty, Marshal
Petain's government announced
tonight.
All aiding De Gaulle's cam
paign either in writing, orally
or any manner will be court
martialed 48 hours after their
arrest, and judgment executed
"a hours later, Minister of JUS
tice Raphael Albert said. There
will be no appeal.
1.-THE Riom court Charged
with war blame" trials) is not
needed for these traitors" Ali.
bert, otis the firing squad"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
|RUNWAYS PLAN NED
Little Chance OF Army U.s.
ing Field Because Of
Slowness OF Project

Whenever it becomes necessary
Addison Hewlett, chairman Of the
New Hanover county board of COM
missioners, is authorized to go to
Washington to see if something
can be done to have Bluethen-
thai Field, the county airport, TAX
en- over by the federal government
for use as a training field in the
national defense program.
That is the result of action taken
at Monday afternoons meeting
of the county board of commits
,sioners, when, after some discus
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
Willie Ward
IS Returned
To Whiteville
Sinclair Says Columbus
Mans Wife Admits Part
In Insurance Fraud
$4,000 IS LOCATED
Principal Figure Was Sup
oosed To Have Drowned
In Little River Inlet

WHITEVILLE, Sept. PA man,
vbo admitted he was Willie Flow
es Ward-supposedly drowned in
Little River Inlet last May 11-was
returned here tonight by Corporal
", v. Carraway of the state high
ysy patrol, as officers completed
the roundup in the $40, 900 fake
drowning fraud case.
Corporal Carraway, who return
1.-The man from Tallahassee, Fla,
where he was arrested Monday by
wEes, said that he admitted he
was Ward. He had been living I'M
der the alias of R. L. Wade.
Columbus county officers had
OBVIOUSLY arrested Mrs. Willie
flowers Ward, Roy Barton Sim
mons and W. C. Ward as conspira-
tors in the case.
Woman C~onfesses
Mrs. Wardwas released from, jail
this afternoon under a bond of ST.
900 after, District Solicitor David
Sinclair said, confessing to her part
IN the scheme whereby she collect
Cd $4,000 insurance money for the
death" of her husband.
Solicitor Sinclair said that the
woman gave an account of the
money and that $40, 1000 in cash
vas located.
He expressed the belief that the
court would be able to salvage IS
$50 per cent of the total amount.
Throughout the day the solici-
Tor Questioned the parties to the
'@urance fraud" and succeeded
Continued On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
BY LOUIS p. LOCHNER

BERLIN, Sept. 24-RETh he
Rome-Berlin axis, authorized Ger
man sources say. will continue
to fight on all fronts. not only
militarily but also automatically
and politically" regardless OF
what the United States does.
From this it may be deduced
that Egypt, Greece, Turkey and,
possibly, Yugoslavia, will be OBJ
jectives Of diplomatic ottensives,
while the political effort to foster
a cleavage among the English peo-
pie also will be intensified.
1t now appears certain that 1tal.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-(Wednes-
day)-lR-Meager advices the Lon
don APP staff sent through British
censorship indicated the Associated
Press building there was struck by.
a German bomb early this morning
during a violent air raid on mid.
London.
staff members were not injured
but were forced by seeping water
to leave the air raid shelter in the
basement of the office on Tudor
street, one block from Fleet street.
A 47-minute lapse in communication
also resulted. =
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-25
INDEPENDENT BODY
70 AID ROOSEVELT
Mayor La Guardia Chair
man OF Organization Sup
porting Him For Term 3


WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-R-
resident Roosevelt told a newly
formed national committee of In
dependent voters today that he
was very, very happy" to re-
eelve its support for a third term
because, he said, democracy has
q better chance to survive it 1t
remains progressive and liberal"
Inc men and women designated
w MIR. Roosevelt as progress
nVeS' had just notified, him OF
uleif intention to work for his re-
lection and of the formation OF
ue new organization. Mayor Flo
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