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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
ERMANY, ITALY, JAPAN Join IN MIGHTY 10-YEAR
PACT TO AID EACH OTHER AGAINST UNITED STATES
Let The Army Engineers Do 1t
Gan Editorial)

\1n 1OACOI Ad1)
Two thoughts are uppermost in the minds of all Will
mingtonians regarding the improvement of Bluethenthal
field and they are that the work must be done and done
Immediately. With no intention of discrediting any other
federal agency, we think that this work and other similar
work connected with the National Defense should be per-
formed by the Army Engineers.
This organization, the oldest of it's kind under the fed
eral government, has demonstrated its efficiency to get
things done. AS a military organization it operates on mill
tary principles and while occasionally it may appear to be
"hardboiled, it is essentially those qualities which accomp-
fish results. The motto of this organization appears to be
somewhat like the old theatrical slogan "The show must go
on" Personal hardships are disregarded, unsurmountable
difficulties overcome to the end that the project in hand
be pushed to a successful conclusion. 1t is this spirit that is
needed in the present emergency. Aggressive, experienced
in this military work, and backed by a century and a half
of successful achievement, it is one agency that can get
results.
Army Engineers are experienced along the line of work
now required at the airport. The airport is to be used for
military purposes and obviously should be improved by an
agency with a knowledge of what military requirements
are. The project itself is a small one for the Engineers when
compared with the huge projects they do handle, but in any
event they will handle it efficiently and expeditiously, pro-
vided funds are made available and without too many at
tached strings.
A recent example in this vicinity of energy and speed by
the local Army Engineers was the construction of the yacht
basin at Southport. This basin was actually constructed IN
five working days-a very short time for the actual work
ACCOMPLISHED. And it was accomplished at a saving OF
$14, 10000
The Army Engineers have the personnel, the expert
ence and a glorious tradition to live up to. We repeat: We
want the improved airport let the Army Engineers do 1T!
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
London Guns
Fight Heavy
German Raid
Is Climatic Attack OF Ser
les Loosed By Hundreds
OF Nazi Warplanes
100 GERMANS DOWNED
One Oh Heaviest Artillery
Battles OF War Staged
By Channel Batteries

LONDON, Sept. 28.-(Saturday)
a mighty barrage that
almost smothered the sound of fall
ing bombs, British ground guns
early today fought a heavy Nazi
air raid on London-the climactic
attack in a continuing series of as
saults loosed yesterday by hun.
dreds of German planes upon all
ngland. .
Southeast London was intermit.
tently as bright as day under the
light of Nazi flares; salvoes Of ex.
plosive bombs, and incendiaries as
well, fell in the city from south.
east to northwest.
Heavy Bombs Fall
Nowhere was the anti-aircraft
artillery more thunderous than in
the very center of the metropolis.
There, too, heavy bombs Ga m e
dow n-three-in quick succession in
one instance.
1t was a major attack, ore of the
heaviest in many nights. During
the day the Nazis had struck again
and again at London, but their
great formations were broken up
short of the city, said the air min.
istry, and the damage in London
from those forays was officially de.
clared to have ben slight.
By 10:43 o'clock last night (4:4a
m. EST.), the air ministry an.
nounced, at least 100 G a n
planes had been shot down to "a
British losses. At almost the same
time, it was declared that a re.
capitulation of the books of vic.
lence showed that more than 1000
raiders had been destroyed during
September-the second month in
which that figure had been ex.
ceeded.
Artillery Battle
To yesterdays almost endless
aerial duels all about the English
coast was Joined. one of the heav.
lest artillery battles of the war-a
long bombardment a n d counter.
bombardment by German and Brit.
ish guns across % miles of the
strait of Dover, during which for a
time German shells fell upon the
Dover area at the rate of one
every two minutes.
Bombs were dropped now and
again on London during the day
by groups of Nazi planes able tc
break through the outer defenses,
but the great actions were fought
out along the English coasts.
One single such battle, visible tc
men and women in southwest Lon.
don, involved at east 100 planes
The skies were dotted black with
bursting anti-aircraft shells and an
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Hull Says Three Power
Agreement Was Expect
ed By The United States
ROOSEVELT IS BUSY
Agreement Believed Mott
waited By Axis To Retard
u. S. Aid To England
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-R-
The Washington government made
it more than plain today that it in
tends to follow its present foreign
policies-including that of assist
ance to Great Britain-regardless
of the thinly disguised warning to
this country contained in the new
German : Italian : japanese mill
tary alliace.
In the first place, the pact was
scarcely two hours old before Sec
rotary Hull had issued a formal
statement, saying that it had been
fully expected, and fully taken in
to account by the government OF
the United States in the determin-
ing Of this country's policies"
Roosevelt Busy
At almost exactly the same time,
President Roosevelt was engaged
in activities which scarcely could
have escaped the attention of Ber-
lin, Rome and Tokyo. In. quick
succession he received Lord Lothi-
an, the British ambassador, and
a party of his colleagues; a group
of Americans urging all possible
help to England, and then entered
upon a conference with officials in
charge of the America defense
program. A spokesman for the aid
to-Britain group said it had been
enthusiastically encouraged"
The treaty in question was signed
today in Berlin, to the accompani-
ment of a full display of Nazi pomp
and ceremony. Under its terms
the three agreed to assist each 9th
er with all political, economic and
military means if any one of them
lis attacked by a power at present
not involved in the European war
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
IS SCHEDULED MONDAY
No Plans Made For Bond
Election To Make 1t Pos
sible To Purchase Site

The city commissioners yester-
day asked for a joint session with
the county commissioners at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon to dis
cuss the matter OF joint sponsor
ship of the proposed armory here,
Mayor Thomas E. Cooper said last
night.
A proposal to secure a WPA ap-
preparation of between $50,OOO and
SIS. 900 for erection of a national
guard armory here was discussed
at length by the city commission
ers in session yesterday morning
and afternoon, Mayor Cooper said.
Meanwhile no definite plans were
made for any bond election which
would make it possible for the city
to purchase the Marine hospital
property as a site for the armory
but it was learned that whereas
no election can now be called prior
to Nov. S, that a bond election
could be held on that date, which
is the time of the national general
election.
Would Reduce Cost
State law prohibits the holding
of a special bond election within
80 days of the general election but
il was learned that such an cleo
ton can probably be held on the
same date as a general election,
which would reduce the cost OF a
special election to the city.
Meanwhile it was learned
through an Associated Press dis
patch that whereas the War. de-
partment has approved a project
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
WILLKIE ASSAILS
F. R. THIRD TERM
Calls On Iowa Listeners To
Reject Idea Any Man
Is indispensable

ABOARD WILLKIE TRAIN EN-
ROUTE TO MADISON, Wis, Sept.
27.-R-Repeatedly urging Iowa
listeners to reject the idea that
any man is Indispensable
Wendell L. Willkie said today that
The two term tradition is not
like. a rule in a card game-it has
a basic reason"
The Republican presidential
nominee, winding up his. tour Of
the middle and far west, devoted
a portion of each train platform
talk to his contention that a third
term for President Roosevelt
would lead the country toward
tctalitarian government.
Cali men who get power seek
to retain it," the candidate told
a crowd at Fort Dodge, Ia. II
know that the President has no
notion or motive of becoming a
dictator, but the President, like
all men with great power, gets
surrounded by a group of men
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Hobo Held In Raleigh May Furnish
Clue To Mystery Of Train Wreck

RALEIGH, Sept.
tive Captain Bruce M. Poole said
tonight that a hobo detained here
might be able to supply a clue to
the mystery of who wrecked the
crack "City of San Francisco"
train a year ago, killing Is persons
and injuring III.
The man, listed by Poole. as
Peter Pearson, At, was. quoted by
the Raleigh police officer as hav-
ing said that he met the train
wrecker in a Tampa, Fla, hobo
jungle last January and that the
man went under the nickname of
"Oak Stick"
The man carried an oak stick,
the officer said Pearson related,
and boosted that with it he could
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
Hoey Sets Draft System
Observation-Disclosures

of the principal, city will partici-
pate in the board recommends
tions.
Each board will be made up of
three men, and those making the
recommendations will also be ask
ed to name a physician and an
attorney to aid in the CONSUMPTION
program. All will serve without
pay, as will registrars of elections,
other election officials and volun-
teers who will make the October
Is registration.
The attorneys will serve as ap-
peal agents, to protect the inter
ests of both the government and
the registrants. The boards will
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28

and conviction of the person or
persons guilty.
Poole said Pearson appeared
"crazy-crazy and dangerous"
Pending further investigation,
Pearson was held here in tn e
strongest cell of the county Jail
under a commitment signed by
Clerk of Superior Court w. H.
Sawyer.
Poole said a way was being
sought to return the man to his
native state, Massachusetts, or
place him in an institution for the
criminally insane.
He was apprehended here in a
Seaboard railway boxcar. Poole
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
BRITISH See MOVE
TO INTIMIDATE u
Informed Russians Believe
New Treaty Also Threat
ems Their Country

LONDON, Sept. 81 Up The
Observation-Disclosures military al
lance has opened a new phase in the
worlds wars-a phase of attempted
intimidation of the United States
in the British view, and of grave
threat to Soviet Russia, in the opin-
ion of informed Russians them
selves.
Russian sources described the So.
Wet Unions position as danger
Gus and very grave" but said the
crux Of the question was whether
Germany had informed Moscow in
advance of the tri-power alliance as
they held she was bound to do by
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
SEEKS GREATER ASIA
Nation Expresses Hope
Peace Will Be Restored
As Quickly As Possible

TOKYO, Sept. >27.-R-Japan cast
her lot squarely with the Rome-Ber-
lin axis today, but fastened to tell
the world in general and the United
States and Great Britain. in parti-
cular that it did not mean she is go
ing to enter the European wal or
pick a fight with anybody.
Rather, Emperor Hirohito and
Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
insisted, it emphasized above all
Japan's determination to carry to
completion her self-proclaimed mis-
sion of establishing a Greater East
Asia by peaceable means.
Future Uncertain
But there is no telling whether
there might not arise occasions and
circumstances calling for m%onentous
decisions on Japan's part" Matsuoka
told the nation in a. broadcast.
, An imperial rescript, issued under
the seal of the emperor, declared that
in lining up with Germany and Italy,
Japan was motivated by the "fervent
hope that termination of disturb
ances and restoration of peace will be
realized as swiftly as possible"
Echoing the words of the emperor
and the foreign minister, foreign Of
flee spokesman Yakichiro Suma de.
clared:
1--WE r not going to participate in
the European war. We are not going
to attack any country" :
Suma asserted Japan had not
hope of composing her
differences with the United States,
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
PLANNED BY HITLER
Nations Band Together
Arms, Energies OF. Their
Quarter Billion People
REDS BETWEEN FIRES
Accord Recognizes Japs'
New Order In Asia; Nazis'
Ambitions In Europe
By LOUIS P.

BY LOUlS +. LOCHNEH
BERLIN, Sept. 27.-(AP)
Germany, Japan and Italy
banded together their totali-
tartan arms and the energies
of their quarter billion people
today in a ten-year pact Of
military and economic char
acter which means plainly
that all three will help each
other against the United
States if any one of them be-
comes involved with America.
This thunderbolt of au-
thoritarian diplomacy, con-
ceived and ~stage-managed
down to the names on the
dotted lines by Adolf Hitler,
was signed this afternoon in
Berlin's sumptuous new chan
celery by the foreign minis
tiers of Germany and Italy
and the ambassador of Japan.
Foreshadowed By AP
Authoritative Associated
Press sources foreshadowed
the pact two days ago.
The treaty itself does not
mention the United States.
But this much is clear: No
European power, save Soviet
Russia, can ever think of at
lacking the signatories.
Soviet Russia, however, is
specifically named in the
treaty's article five, which
says carefully that the "po-
litical status which exists
now" between each of the
contracting powers and the
Soviet Union is in no wise af-
fected. Germany now has a
non-aggression pact with Rus
STA.
Article Three
Therefore, the United States is the
only other power envisaged by ar
ticle 3 of the pact, as follows:
tsCox,oo~u Tto1u ond 1onon
undertake to assist one another with
all political, economic and military
means when one Of the three pow.
ers is attacked by a power at pres
ent not involved in the European
war or in the Chinese-Japanese con.
AS for Russia, however, and In
spite of the. treaty provision, she
still may find herself between two
fires: Japan and Germany, with
Italy on the sidelines. 2
The pact leaves unsaid that any
party can change, its
present" political status in refer.
ence to the Soviet Union.
In that case such a power would
be free to act as it wished. Indeed,
the Russian article then might not
be binding on the other si~gnatories,
IS well.
No Guarantee
Hence there is no guarantee that
can remain out of the con-
flict.
Nevertheless, in the eyes of neu-
trail observers the ~clearest effect of
treaty was this: If the United
States enters the European war she
will be engaged Immediately in the
Pacific by a Japanese navy which
s the third largest in the world; and
so involved that the United States
fleet would not be able to be Of
material assistance to Britain in
either the Atlantic or the Mediter-
ranean.
In the words of Foreign Minister
Won Ribbentrop of the Third Reich
pact also is directed against 'fn-
,iters to war" over the world and
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
City-C County Meet Slated
TOTalk ArmOry Project
Warmer Temperatures
Forecast For Section

Fair and slowly rising tenn
peratures today for Wilmington
and vicinity were forecast last
night by the weather bureau.
Moderate northeasterly winds
will predominant, and temper
atures are expected to range
from a low of IS during the early
morning to a high of 20 DUR
ing the day, weathermen said.
Yesterday a rainfall of 10
inches was reported and the
mercury ranged from a low OF
So degrees at 6 o'clock in the
morning to a high of 66 at z
o'clock in the afternoon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28

wreck any streamline train devel-
oped.
Coax Stick also predicted,
Poole said Pearson told him, the
wreck of the Ohio railroads luxury
train THE Royal. Blue"
The "San Francisco" flag train
of the Southern Pacific line, was
derailed as it rounded a curve
near Harvey, New, August u,
1889, and hurtled into the Humboldt
river. Investigation revealed that
someone had pulled out the spikes
and angle bars between two rails,
and moved the receiving rail four
and five-eighths inches in, spiking
it firmly in this position.
$40, 900 reward is offered for
information leading to the arrest
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
WEATHER

North Carolina Partly cloudy II
vest cloudy with probably occasional,
snoWers in east portion Saturday ano
sunday, slightly warmer Saturday.
meteorological data for the "a hours
enolng 7:30 p. m. yesterday.
Temperature
l:5o a. m. "a; 7:30 a. m. So; l:3O p.
Ill %; 1880 p. m. 60; maximum ID
minimum 50; mean SO; normal II.
800 Humidity
1:3o a. m. 68; 1850 a. m. TO-; 1:30 p.
Ill., ~; 1870 p. m. 81.
Precipitation
Total for "a hours ending 1880 p. m.
wv inches; total since first Of the
month 1.5S inches.
Tides For Today
q IRON Tide Tables published by U.
" Coast and Geodetic Survey.
m, High Low
Wilmington - 6:4ia 1:42a
4, 7:11p 1:55p
"'S'n00r0 Inlet --- 4 :ssn i 19 re
.nunrlse SODA; sunset 0:61p; moonrise
ma moonset 4:02p.
hiver stage at Fayetteville. n. o..
o. M, September, rs, 7.8 feet.
'Iontlnued Oh Page Ten, Col y.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
|UNC PREPAREDNESS
PROGRAM OFFERED
DR.. Graham Says That Uni
versity's Resources Of
fered For Defense

CHAPEL HILL, Sept. 27.-R-
Pointing out that the total re-
sources of the greater University
of North Carolina have been Of
fered for the program of national
defense, President Frank P. Ora
ham today outlined for the univer-
sity a five-point preparedness pro-
gram embodying composite tus-
tee, administration, faculty and
student committee recommends
tons as adopted by the board OF
trustees.
Speaking at the formal opening
of the 147th session of the first
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
BRADHAM IS HELD
IN HATCHER CASE
Coroner's Jury Conducts
Inquest Into Fatal Shoot
ing Of Twin City Man

BURGAW, Sept. 27-Van Brad,
ham was ordered held without bond
for Investigation of the grand jury
in the death of Charlie Hatcher, LIN
City white man who died on Sep
tember %, in a Wilmington nos
pital of shotgun wounds, by a coro:
ner's jury here tonight, Sheriff ).
|. Brown reported.
Bradham faces trial at the next
criminal term of the Pender coun-
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-28
ITALY SAYS PACT
WARNING TO U. S
Claims Will Loose War Or
Two Continents If Ameri-
ca Seeks To Aid Britain

ROME, Sept. 27.-R-Exultant
Fascists said in flat, undiplomatic
language today that the new err
man : Italian : Japanese alliance
would loose war on two continents
against the United States if it
sought to intervene to help Britain
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-05
Wartime Foreign Trade
Cincinnati Enuuirer)

When the foreign trade situation is considered as a whole it becomes obvious that the United States does not automatically benefit by the war in Europe The war is causing profound disturb ance of foreign trade hurtful well as helpful in some aspects Only intelligent utilization of new opportunities will offset the hndranceS which war imposes upon our peacetime structure of foreign trade.
 The Foreign Commerce Committee of the Cham Der of Commerce of the United States has uttered a word of caution against too great expectations oI increased trade with South America result of the shutting off of German exports and the pros pectve decline of British shipments. AS the com mittee points out, South American countries are losing export trade result of the war, and con- seuueny will be less in position to finance imports The building up of great quantities of blocked funds has resulted in the past from similar situations.
 In order for the United States to inherit intact the South American import trade which Germany and England being forced to relinqlish 1t would be necessary for this nation to provide an adequate substitute for the foreign markets closed to South American products. Of course, an increase of trade between the North and South American continents will follow naturally result of the economic isolation of the western hemisphere But it remains for American interests to exploit it ju- diciously.
 Meanwhile on the other side of the ledger must be considered fact that the increase in war risks on all ocean routes imposes costs on ocean ship ments thereby hindering foreign trade to that eX- tent. Also, investments in foreign countries are made subject to wartime taxation as are ac- crued profits These circumstances make 1t unlikely that the United States will enjoy an increase in foreign trade as result of the without expend- ing considerable effort to protect our advantages, and make the best of opportunities. The faci- ties of the Export-Im Bank might well be en- larged as phase of that process.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-05
Today's News Todav--Empfre
NOTICE OF BOND PAYMENT TO WHOM TT MAY CONCERN.


 The City of Juneau, Territory of Alaska by resolution adopted at it's regular meeting held on February 2. 1940, authorized the payment in full of general obligation bonds of the City of Juneau. Territory of Alaska. the same being dated and issued on June first, 1927 and March first. 1929 and ordering notice by publi- cation of such payment as provided for in said general obligation bonds. be made.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on March first, 1940 the City of Ju-- neau will pay in full at the office of the City Clerk of said City of Juneau at the City Hall in Juneau, Alaska the par value for bonds numbered thirteen (13) to fifty-six (56) irl- elusive of the general obligation bonds of the City of Juneau, Alaska dated March l, 1929 And that all ir1- terest upon the above mentioned bonds shall cease on March first l940. that being a regular interest date. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on June first, 1940 the City of Ju- neau will pay in full at the office of the City Clerk of said City of Juneau at the City Hall in Juneau, Alaska the par value for bonds numbered ten (10) to one hundred and ten 110 inclusive of the general obli- gation bonds of the City of Juneau. Alaska dated June first, 1927. And that all interest upon the above mentioned bonds shall cease on June first, l940, that being a regular in- terest date.
 Dated this 2nd day of February. 194O. 9N (Seal of'the City H. J. TURNER.
 of Juneau City Clerk. :. By ETTA MAE DUCKWORTH.
 Assistant City Clerk. First publication, Feb. 5, 1940. Last publication, Feb. IA, I94o. A
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-02-05

the demands it is making on belligerent peoples
 The Canadians, in particular are having to revise drastically their notions of what is involved in modern warfare The chief demands made on Canada in the World War for troops and cer- tain agricultural products Today there is only a very small number of training and only one division the way by easy stages, to the front.
 But in contrast to 1914-19l8, Canada is becom- ing the backbone certain industrial efforts essen tial to victory in Much more an industrial country than many persons realize, Canada already has increased her output five and even ten fold in and blankets and presumably is true also of auto motive products, although these war materials and precise figures are not available
 In addition to this greatly increased demand for farm products anticipated The biggest change from World War days, however, is in the plans for aviation schools in Canada It is the ideal place for that purpose remote from enemy attacks, well pro- vided with airfeds close to United States aircraft industries and the technical resources they repre- sent.
 Most of this is less heroic than getting into uni form and marching off to war. But it is fully as essential to a successful war effort As they begin to realize it. Canadians no longer puzzled by the refusal to receive many potential volunteers. Some day manpower may be greatly needed, but not now. In the meantime Canada is becoming granary, an industrial base, and aviation center for the British Commonwealth.