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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01

Perhaps Mr.. Lewis, who talks much
about the multitudes is, in reality, an
egocentric and that the multitudes
merely constitute a screen upon which
he can most dramatically throw his
shadow for public viewing.
Recently Mr.. Lewis spent an hour
in the White House. Previously he
had seen Mr.. Willkie.
BY the time these lines are printed
the oracle may have spoken. But little
more will have been done than to sat-
isfy morbid curiosity in some quar-
ters as to what Mr.. Lewis could say
that would have much Importance po-
litically. The eyebrows don't have
their old-time lunge.
4
1t isn't so many months back that
folks were talking about the "kiss of
DEATH" meaning that whatever or
whomever had Mr.. Lewis support was
by that token given ticket to defeat.
But that was when Mr.. Lewis still
had some little influence.
1t is to be doubted whether today
he is possessed even of enough potency
to possess a kiss with that much re-
verse kick.
1t is fair to use this column this
week for a discussion of this kind, be-
cause this column every now and then
discusses matters of relatively tri1ing
Importance, seeking to find in them a
bit of amusement, or a bit of oblique
lesson teaching; or to find reflection
that may illuminate some more impor-
tant subject.
In the vast expanse of the G. |. O..
chieftain's office Che still has the
title), we may well assume that there
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
Jewelry Workers Win
WallingfOrd Election

New York, N. Y.-An overwhelm-
ing victory for Local No as, Silver
workers Union of the international
Jewelry Workers. Union, A. F. of L.
affiliate, was won in the n L. R. B.
election to determine collective bar
gaining representative at the factory
of the R. Wallace & Sons Company
at Wallingford, Conn, Samuel E.
Beardsley, secretary treasurer of the
|. j. w. u, reported. Out of 823 votes
cast, COZ were in favor of the Silver
workers Local and 215 against, Civ
ing the union approximately rs per
cent of the votes. The company is
one of the largest sterling silver,
holloware and fatware manufacturers
in the world.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01

is in these autumn days a hollow and
lugubrious echo, sometimes recalling
the power and the vigor that was with
the approaching emptiness of the days
to come.
We do not join in that acclaim
given by SO many to Mr.. Sidney Hill
man as a great progressive labor
leader-a pattern for all others-but
we do have to point out the fact that
he, from within the house of the C. |.
O., has given Mr.. Lewis a beautiful
trimming, up to this hour.
So we have a situation that is, after
all, of some interest. Things can be
interesting, even when not delectable.
1t has interested many to read of the
fall of Rome and of the decay of the
great free cities of medieval Italy
So it is of some interest to view this
matter of Mr.. Lewis who can now
emerge from the White House with
out roaring to the world what it was
that he told the President to do cor
else"
The one sector in which Mr.. Lewis
does have some Importance, which
may be the wrong word, is in that
sector wherein the party line" faith
full gather to see what it is that they
can put over under his banner
C. M. w.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
A. F. OF L. LONGSHOREMEN
WIN POINT IN COAST FIGHT

Seattle, Wash. (ILNS) Efforts of
the International Longshoremen's As
sociation, affiliated with the American
Federation of Labor, to break the
CT O.'s hold on Pacific coast ship
ping have led to a disagreement
among National Labor Relations Board
members.
E. J. Eagen, regional N L. R. B.
director, has announced the board will
give further consideration to the l.
L. AS claim the board erred in giving
the C. |. O. longshoremen's union the
right to bargain for coast longshore-
men. The |. L. A. recently called a
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
BEWARE OF RACKET,

Washington, c. H., Ohio. - Police
over Ohio are seeking a man who has
been working a benefit show" racket
in numerous places including Wash
ington C. H. He induces a charitable
organization to sponsor his show, sells
tickets in advance, and then departs
with the proceeds before the show
date is scheduled He worked here last
week and left with approximately $40,
according to complaints made to po-
lice.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
BUILDING PERMIT VALUES UP

Washington, D. C. (ILNS).-Large
increases in the permit valuation of
new non-residential building featured
August building permit reports, Sec
retary of Labor Frances Perkins re-
ported "The dollar volume of new
presidential buildings showed a
gain of II per cent over July and was
more than double the August, 1889,
total" Miss Perkins said.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
Hamilton Elks Plan
To Buy Iron Lung

Hamilton will have an iron lung if
the plans of the Hamilton Elks are
realized.
Plans for the purchase of the equip
ment were discussed Tuesday. Her
bert Miller was named chairman of a
committee to raise funds. Other mem
bers of the committee will be named
within few days.
If purchased, the lung will be avail
able to both Mercy and Fort Hamilton
Hospitals.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
The Cherry
/" Where with our
roo Little Hatchet we
tell the truth

about many things, sometimes pro-
foundly. Sometimes fiippantly,
sometimes recklessly. !.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
OyERPECK IMPROvERS DANCE

An old-time dance with old-time fid-
dlers will be the one big feature in
Overpeck, Ohio, tonight, Friday, No
vember 1st. Lunch will also be served
to the dancers in the township hall.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
Y. Nj. C. A. RECEPTION

A committee headed by Ted Chem
erys announced arrangements had
been completed for the open house and
reception for new members of Hamil-
ton Y. M. C. A. and their friends Sat
urday from o'clock to midnight.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01
UNIVERSITY FIGHTS STRIKE

Baton Rouge, La. (ILNS).-Thirty-
five carpenters are on strike at Lou
isiana State University for a union
shop. The university has imported
men from other sections of the state
and has refused conferences with the
union. The governor adopted policy
of hands off.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01

successful protest strike to bring its
position before the board for settle
ment.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01

Somebody is being paid real money
for knowing the things you don't
know.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1940-11-01

Acid Indigestion, Gas on Stom-
ach, Heartburn, are usually caus-
ed by injudicious eating or drink
ing. Try Alka-Seltzer for relief.
Alka-Seltzer also relieves the
distress of Headache, Colds, Neu-
ralgia, and Muscular Aches and
Pains, because it contains an an
algesic, (sodium acetyl salicylate).
Your druggist sells Alka-Seltzer in
handy packages and by the glass at
his soda fountain. Try it.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
THIEV SEIZE $500
Front Street Establishment
Entered Through Skylight
On Friday Morning

Police last night were conduct
ing an intensive investigation in
an effort to solve the break-in and
robbery of the Crystal Cafe, So
North Front street, some time yes
terday morning in which between
$500 and $500 was stolen.
Late last night, however, no ar
rests had been made in the case.
Theodore Zezefellis, co-operator of
the cafe, reported the robbery early
yesterday when he opened the es-
Enlistment for business. Police said
that the place was evidently enter
ed some time between the hours
Of 1 a. m. and 5 a. M, as the cafe
was locked up for the night about
1 o'clock yesterday morning.
Entry was made through a sky
light and police stated that the evil
dence pointed to a well-planned
Cob.
Zezefellis told police that when
he opened the cafe he discovered
the cash register and some money
drawers had been ransacked. Most
of the money, he said, was in ten
and twenty dollar bills. with some
81 bills, and a quantity of change
in nickels, dimes and quarters.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
VIKINGS Single
Vote Majority
Several Radical Socialist
Ministers Decide Not To
Desert Government
IS UNCERTAIN
Reynaud Tells Chamber He
Intends To Prosecute
War Vigorously

PARIS, March 22.-LP-The new
French government of Premier Paul
Reynauu wrung an absolute major
ty of just one vote from the chamber
of deputies today but decided to
stick it out and fight for it's life.
For a time it appeared that the
seven radical socialist ministers
headed by Former Premier Edouard
Daladier would desert the regime.
But after an hour and a half's
pow-wow, the unwieldy 22-man cab
met agreed unanimously to carry on.
Future Uncertain
Whether this means a mere mo-
mentary arrangement OF that by the
time the chamber re-convenes April
2, Reynaud will try to whip UP a
larger majority, remains to be seen.
At all events, the inner war COM
mittee" formed by Reynaud to meet
several times a week, is gathering at
10 a.. m. a a. m. EST.) tomorrow to
get on with the little premier's prom
Use TO push the war
The government emerged from its
first precarious day Of existence shy
only one mantle navy undersec-
rotary Jean LIE Cour GrandmaisoE
who resigned under pressure from
his rightist party.
There are now IL undersecretaries
in the new regime. making a total
governmental group Of "a.
Reynaud gave several clear-cut
pointers in his talk to the chamber
which returned him a majority Of
one today.
He said he intended to prosecute
the war vigorously.
Nevertheless, he intends to follow
the policy of his predecessor, Dala-
der, in doing nothing rash. That j.,
he, like Daladier, will be "sparing
in lives"
Will Fight Communism
He will continue a relentless fight
against communism. Speaking to the
chamber he said: ut (the communist
party is an organization OF treason.
It acts against the country. We will
crush it."
Today's close vote on the new
coalition government showed 1858
deputies voting in favor; 1856 voting
against. But Ill others present re-
fused to vote at all, and had to be
considered hostile. Thus ReynaLa
got a one-vote absolute majority of
those present.
So far as fundamental differences
between the Reynaud government
and that of Daladier which resigned
W wednesday, are concerned. the
French already are saying that this
is merely a "Reynaud-D aladier" cab
met instead of a "Daladier-Reynaud"
cabinet.
The energetic ex-finarce minister
had a bitter day today, even if he
did win. He was attacked IN the
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
WRIGHT PRAISES
COOP EDUCATION
New Hanover High Schools
Program Explained TO
Visiting Officials

New Hanover High schools co.
operative employment program, the
first of it's kind in North Carolina,
was described for high ranking Of
ficials of the U. S. Office of Educa
ton and the Wage and Hour Divi-
sion of the U. S. Department OF
Labor at a banquet session in the
school cafeteria last night Of more
than 100 coop students and their
employers.
DR.. J. C. Wright, assistant COM
missioner for vocational education,
Washington, D. c., praised the pro-
gram as giving; practical knowledge,
the type of information that helps
one meet the difficult requirements
of everyday life"
H. A. Marks, Wilmington business
man and one of the cooperating
employers, had described benefits Of
the program from personal expert
ence. He stressed the fact it pre-
WITS 1.-THE most expensive gamble
business men have to make-experi-
menting with men,"
Other visiting officials, all of
whom Joined the others q praising
Mrs. Frances Trigg, the co-ordinator,
were Oscar w. Ross, of the U. S.
Department of Labor. C. E. Rake
straw, regional agent of Industr:.a
Education, U. S. Office of Education,
both of Washington, D. c., and
George W. Coggin, of Raleigh, state
supervisor of Trade and Industrial
Education.
Mrs. Trigg, in turn, praised the
New Hanover board of education for
it's initiation of the program here
and expressed her appreciation of
the support given by superintendent
H. M. Roland, Principal T. T. Ham
ilton and the assistance of her col.
leagues, Miss Katherine Washington
and George Sandvig. Members of the
school board attending were: Or.
John T. Hoggard, chairman, wi
spoke briefly, Mrs. L. c. Meister, L.
{, Landen, J. c. Roe, and John
Marshall
Among the students who spoke
wore George Sandlin and Elm
Cole who are employed by Macs
Auto department store; Donald
Aman- who is employed in the auto
Montinued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
British Sub
Sinks German
London Says Nazis Torpe-
doed Seven Neutral Ships
without Warning
BRITISH LOSE PLANE
British Munitions Workers
And Others Observe
Good Friday Holiday

LONDON, March 22.oR- The
first German merchantmen to be
sunk by a British submarine since
the start of the war was added
proudly today to Allied sea con-
quests while British ource accused
Germany of "~torpedoing without
warning" one Norwegian and six
Danish vessels in the last 4S hours.
Admiralty announcement that the
4,947-ton Nazi freighter Heddern-
helm had been torpedoed eight
miles off the Danish coast was re-
garded in some %quorters as indica-
tive Of a British campaign to cut
off Scandinavian ore ships to Ger
many, one leaky place in the Allied
blockade.
Sunk In Kattegat
The admiralty merely gave. the
location of the sinking as 8 miles
off the Danish coast, but unofficial
reports said it occurred in the Kat
tegat, entrance to the Baltic Sea,
shortly before last midnight.
In Denmark IS members Of the
German merchantman's crew, res
cued from small boats by a Dan
ish coast guard cutter, said they
had been given is minute s to leave
the ship before the British torpedo
was launched.
The captain slipped into one of
the boats and the other crewmen
told the British he was dead;
thereupon, the crewmen said, tie
British took the Heddernhelm's first
engineer aboard the submarine.
On top of these developments
came word from Amsterdam that
a British plane, apparently at
tempting to make a forced landing
afte ra battle with several Ger
planes over the German from
tier, had crashed in flames in a
Netherlands flooded defense area.
The planes crew presumably was
killed. Three other British machines
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23

ment saying he would return
here within a few weeks" to in
quire into various other matters,
apparently including charges of
graft and corruption in the state
government.
The statement said the tall
prosecutor had gone into evil
dence given before the state
economy committee" a legisla-
tive body which made a general
investigation of the state govern
ment last year and heard many
charges of inefficiency and some
claims of illegal collusive selling
to state agencies.
Rogge said also that q large
number of complaints have come
to me personally" and it was be-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
U.S.. CONSTRUCTING
GIGANTIC BOMBER
Officials Lift Veil OF Sc
crecy Surrounding Pow
erful, 70-Ton Craft

WASHINGTON, March 22-F-
The army lifted today a two-year
veil of secrecy surrounding an I'M
completed 70-ton bomber, described
as the worlds largest airplane and
believed capable of a round-trlp
flight across the Atlantic without
landing.
The giant craft, designated the
Biz, is nearing completion behind a
screened section of the Douglas Air
craft plant at Santa Monica, Calf.
The imminent necessity of moving
it outdoors to attach windgs spread
ing more than 21O feet prompted the
War department to give a cautious
description-the first official admls-
sion that the plane existed. The
first flight is tentatively scheduled
for. summer.
Costing more than $1,000, 900, the
plane is not expected to be duplicat-
ed but officials said experience gain
ed in it's construction would be in
corporate. in bombers Of less i'm
posing bulk.
Plans of the plane, congress was
told recently by J. Edgar Hoover,
head of the F. B. l., were stolen last
year. but recovered.
The announcement conceded with
others that the army had adopted
two new weapons used extensively
in the European war. They are a
mobile 80 millimeter anti-aircraft
gun, larger than the existing stand
ard three-inch weapon, and a ZOE
millimeter field howitzer designed te
supplement the thousands of u
millimeter field guns left over from
the World Val.
Lack Of these new weapons in the
| American armed forces had beer
criticized both in congress and by
army officers.
The new giant bomber was sale
| officially to be larger than any air.
plane, military or commercial, here
tofore constructed in this country
Continued on Page Thiee)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
COOLER WEATHER
EXPECTED EASTER
Week Ends Temperatures
Expected To Range Be-
tween 40, so Degrees

wilmington's parade OF Easter
finery is not likely to be endanger-
ed by showers but cool Temperatures
are apt to bring out overcoaIs
along with spring garments &C.
cording to a weather report LOT
the Easter holidays.
weatherman Paul Hess AID ias'
nieht that there will be a CONSIDER
able drop in temperature" TO-DAY
and tonight. On a whole, he said,
the Easter weekend shoulo. SEE ee
temperatures ranging between ~
and so degrees.
No rain is expected, he said
Today will be fair with the low
est temperature to be about ~ oe,
grees, Mr.. Hess said. Sunday win
he cool and fair. The drop IN teln
perature is due in part, ne salo, ~
The cold wave sweeping the nortn-
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
The European
War Situation

(By the Associated Press)
PARIS - Premier Reynaud's
new government wrings one
vote majority from deputies,
decides to fight for its life.
LONDON - Britain adds to
sea conquests first German
freighter to be torpedoed by
British submarine since war
started; British accuse Germany
of torpedoing without warm
ing" seven neutral vessels.
TOKYO - Foreign Minister
Arita tells Japanese diet Japan
is certain" Of the winner of
the European war.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
Acts Despite
Morgenthau's
New Warning
Does Not Expect Increase
To Be Paid From Treas
ury's Cash Balance
FAR ABOVE ESTIMATES
Final Action Comes After
Solons Spend Day De-
bating Sugar Issue
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, March 22.-OR-
The senate passed the big $92S,O0O,.
900 far incorporation bill-$2O3,-
900, 900 above the budget estimates
today in the face Of a warning from
Secretary Morgenthau that it should
not expect the increase to be paid
from the treasurq's cash balance.
That balance, Morgenthau wrote to
Senator Byrd (D-Val will run "about
as low as it can be permitted to CO."
at the close of the present fiscal year,
without dipping into it for unbudget-
ed agricultural expenditures.
Administration leaders in the sem
ate had engaged in a controversy
with Byrd as to whether the SEN.
ate's increases could be financed In
that way, with Byrd finally writing
to the treasur yhead for information
on the point.
Presents Letter
Presenting Morgenthau's letter, he
referred to the figures it contained,
and said they made it evident" that
1T would not be prudent financing
to reduce still further this working
balance"
Final action on the measure came
at the close of a day spent mostly
in a debate ove sugar whether
sugar planters who exceeded their
acreage allotments when quotas were
temporarily lifted last fall should
receive their benefits as usual, and
whether a $4,000 limit should be
placed upon sugar benefit payments
to any one planter.
Senator Ellender D-La) brought
up the first point with a demand
that the benefit checks go out as
usual. He lost, SO to %. Byrd, ar
| guing that some benefit payments
had been "exorbitant and excessive"
asked for the limitation, first sug-
costing IS, 900 and then changing the
maximum to $40, O00.. His proposal
lost, 20 to 46. Later, he tried for a
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
BAILEY TOBACCO
BILL SUPPORTED
Resolution Endorsing Meas.
qre Adopted By Chamber
Vi Commerce Board

A resolution endorsing the bill
afoduced in congress a few days
ago by Senator Josiah w. Bailey
asAAlg Tor an appropriation Of $780,
WV 10 make a study of ways and
lsaAs Of promoting the sale and
VT ol tobacco grown in the United
sa'es IN South and Central Amer
ID was adopted by the board of
u7 Wilmington chamber of COM
~, N at a meeting Yesterday.
Ing board authorized Louis T.
m.ofe' manager to write Senator
"a Sley Of its endorsement Of the
Inc Idea for cultivating the South
r"ei'ca markets for sale of tobac-
was adA}nced here several days
.py Mayor Thomas E. Cooper.
snort time after Mayor Cooper's
~ s1sSLon was made public, Sena-
aAlate.
= '.actcally all the other members
''s North Carolina COMPRESSION.
Nohtlnued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
CONGRESSMAN is INDICTED
ON CHARGE OF SELLING POSTAL JOBS

sion for state roads, although he
denied there was anything illegal
in the business.
Rogge's activities in Louisiana
brought a charge by Senator
Ellender (D-La.) that the gov
eminent had interfered with
state affairs and Rogge had
taken sides in the recent pri-
maries in which a reform" tick
ct overturned the Huey Long
machine. Senator Pepper Cd.
Fla.) also criticised federal GRIM
inal Investigations in his state.
Indicted with Welchel, a three
term representative from a
mountainous, north Georgia area,
Continued on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
JAPAN IS CERTAIN
OF WARS WINNER
Foreign Minister Says Ma
ton Will Not Put Obsta-
cles In Nazis' Way

TOKYO, March 2~2-LR-Members
of Japan's diet, posing the question
as to whether Japan should not take
some. positive role in support OF
Germany and Italy," were inform
ed tonight by Foreign Minister
Hachiro Arita that Japan already
was certain" of the way the Eu-
ropean war would come out.
The matter, he added, is too de-
licate to talk about further. How
eve he did say that Japan will
not put any obstacles in Germany's
way by joining hands with Britain
or America" during the European
conflict, although Japan's entry in
the western affair is inadvisable
CONTINUED on Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23

ATLANTA, March 2.-(R-A
federal grand jury indicted a con-
gresham today. charging sale OF
postal jobs, and a prosecutor
from Washington mapped in
curry into other reports Of poll
teal corruption in Georgia.
o. John ROgge, assistant at
torney general who broke wide
spread Louisiana scandals, de-
cined to say if Georgia holds the
'ssimiIar situation" which he had
said previously was slated for
federal attention after the Louis
lana cleanup.
Instead, he merely announced
the Indictment of Rep. b. Frank
Whelchell (D-Ga.) of the ninth
district, and issued a brief state
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23

lieved that w. L. Miller, ousted
state highway chairman, was
among those making personal
calls. Miller, currently engaged
in a court fight with Governor
e. d. Rivers, over the road chair
manship, has charged that he
was dismissed because he tried
to break up collusive practices OF
an elmer circle" which he said
included DIR. Hiram Wesley
Evans, former imperial wizard
of the Ku KIux Khan.
Evans name also was brought
before the economy committee
and the erstwhile khan boss &C.
knowledged that a firm he repre-
scented enjoyed a virtual "mon-
opoly" on sales of asphalt emul-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-23
Push Investigation
OF Crystal Cafe Robbery
Durham Store Workers
Are Robbed Of $4,000

DURHAM, March 22.-R-
Two employees Of the Belk-Leg-
gett department store were held
up here late this afternoon en-
route to a night depository and
robbed of approximately $4,000
in cash and checks.
The bandit jumped into a
black coupe waiting at the curb
and escaped in the heavy aft
ernoOn traffic.
. Fleetwood Dunlap, a sales
man, was carrying the money.
G. C. Terrell, another salesman.
was accompanying him.