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Evening star., 1940-04-03
Planes
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the German raid on Scapa Flow last
night.
The thrust last night was a twilight
raid BY large force of bombers, de-
scribed in Berlin as Heinkels.
An Admiralty communique said
the raiders were beaten off without
damage to any British warship and
that "one of the Nazi aircraft is
believed to have been brought down
by gunf1re" 1t was disclosed later
that two civilians were injured.
D. N. B., official German news
agency, said that bombs "of the
largest caliber" struck directly on
some of the British ships and that
others were damaged by explosions
nearby. 1t said one warship listed
heavily and that fire and smoke rose
from another.
Germans Admit One Plane Down,
The regular communique of the
German high command acknowl-
edged today that one reconnaissance
plane, engaged by three British pur-
suit planes, was forced to alight on
the sea, but that its crew was rescued
by another German scouting craft.
1T was possible to damage several
ships by square hits or close explo-
sions," the communique said.
The Scapa Flow air raid, Ger
many'S ninth on the Orkney Islands
since the war began last September,
sent the civilian population to
shelters for As minutes.
The civilians heard fierce anti
aircraft fire from warships and land
batteries for minutes, along with
the thunder of exploding bombs.
One bomb fell on land but caused
no damage, it was announced. Spec
tatorS said they saw other bombs
fall INTO the sea. They placed the
number of German planes at
about 20.
British fighter planes pursued the
raiders which, the spectators said.
converged on Scapa Flow from diff
terent directions for "hit-skip"
attack.
German bombers also swooped on
a British convoy in the North Sea
yesterday while Prime Minister
Chamberlain was telling the House
of Commons that the allies were
hemming Germany in with blockad-
ing warships and trade pacts.
The Admiralty announced that
escorting warships repulsed the raid
without damage to the convoy.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Taft Sees Anti-RooseveIt
Trend in Wisconsin Vote

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April (Ry.-
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
candidate for the Republican presi-
dental nomination. today said re-
suits of the Wisconsin election
indicate a very substantial anti
Roosevelt sentiment"
President Roosevelt defeated Vice
President John N. Garner for the
States Democratic Convention dele
gates, to /, but Senator Taft
asserted the Roosevelt senti-
ment" was evident when you con-
slider that many Progressives par
ticipated and voted for the Presi-
dent"
Asked about Thomas E. Dewey s
defeat of Senator Arthur Vanden-
berg for the Republican delegation,
Senator Taft commented. Nothing
would surprise me in Wisconsin,
Speaking of his own chances at
the Republican convention, Senator
Taft said
Il do think I will have more
delegates on the first ballot than
any other candidate. 1t is possible
that I may have a majority, but
that is not probable"
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Census
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home State, gave excellent CO.
operation, with few exceptions" ON
cials there said.
Senator Tobey, like other members
of Congress, received census blank
in the mail with an invitation to f1ll
it out and mail it in. An aide said
he had not decided whether to re-
turn it blank or decline the oppor-
tunity for a mail reply because the
average man does not have it.
Among New York's teeming thou
sands, one clergyman issued a state
ment calling the enumeration RUS
sian instead of American" but first
he had answered the questions. The
big complaint in the metropolis came
from the supervisors-they said too
many persons were asking census
men in to breakfast, lunch and din
ner, slowing up the work.
Philadelphia reported only a
handful of people availed them
selves Of the opportunity to use
unsigned cards in answering the
much-debated earnings questions.
In Illinois, a physician, arriving
too late to of1ciate at the birth of
son to Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Helm
rich, found a young woman who
had served as midwife bathing the
infant.
Are you a nurse?" he asked.
mo, a census taker," she replied.
An appeal for cooperation in an
swering the census questions was
broadcast last night by William
Green. president of the American
Federation of Labor.
One Japanese mother in CaIfor-
mia couldn't answer the number of
her children. The census man would
have to wait until they got home
from school and count them him
self.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
been started against a third from
Baltimore.
WOman Tells NJ p1nf

The renewed examination of
Communists provided a different
type of testimony from that offered
yesterday by blond secret agent
Miss Dorothy Waring of New York.
In recital that often had an E.
Phillips Oppenheim air, Miss War
ing told the committee:
That William Dudley Pelley told
her in 1884 his silver legion planned
eventually to seize the United States
Government;
That he had assured her he would
be the country's white king;
That after meeting Pelley she
received a pass to get her through
police lines "in case of pogrom."
Representative Dickstein, Demo-
crat, of New York testified that
Army officers were involved in Pei
ley's purported scheme for the
Silver Shirt coup.
Maj. Gen George Van Horn Mos
ley, U. S. A., retired, whose name
was mentioned by Mr.. Dickstein,
denied at Atlanta that he had any
connection with Pelley. He said he
had never met him.
Attorney Challenges Testimony.
Pelley's attorney, T. Edward
O'Connell, likewise challenged the
testimony. The Silver Shirt leader,
he said, absolutely denied =
making any of the statements at
tributed to him" by Miss Waring
A uniform" she said she saw him
wearing was only his flying kit, Mr..
O'Connell said, and Pelley was not
armed.
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Kennedy Returning
To London From Puris
Nv the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 3-United States
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy and
his secretary, Edward Moore,
planned to return to London from
Paris by air today.
Mr.. Moore, who accompanied
United States Undersecretary of
State Sumner Welles to Rome from
London on Mr.. Welles' recent Euro
pean tour, became ill with influenza
in Paris while returning to London.
Mr.. Kennedy flew to Paris Monday
to see Mr.. Moore and return with
him today.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Un-Americun
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Institute in Boston, where he said
he took course in printing.
Since February, 1899, he said he
had been president of the Massa-
chusetts Young Communist League,
which he joined in 1888.
He said dues varied from 10 to 25
cents a month. half of which was
kept locally and half sent to the
national headquarters at New York.
The league published a review in
New York he said in response to
further questioning. Leaflets are
Issued locally.
One of the latter was issued re-
Gently on the rise of juvenile delin-
quency in Massachusetts,. he said,
saying the delinquency was due to
unemployment.
Another lea1et was on the subject
OF war, the witness said. based on
what he had read in newspapers.
ODea denied this leaflet had been
based on information from national
headquarters.
Thinking About Same Things.
Representative Thomas. Repub-
1ican, of New Jersey, asked how he
accounted for the fact that all local
Young Communist Leagues were
Issuing leaflets on the same subjects.
ODea said it was natural that
they were thinking about the same
things.
He mentioned Worcester, Spring
field and most of the towns in the
Greater Boston" area as places
where there were groups of league
members.
Asked if there was a branch in
Cambridge, he said yes, and added
1t was the Emerson Club. He said
there was league branch of IS to
so members at Harvard.
The league also has members
at Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Insti-
tute of Technology, Massachusetts,
State. Boston University, Amherst
and Radcliffe, the witness said.
Committee members considered
their hand strengthened by the
House action in supporting their
moves to punish previous Com
munist witnesses who have baked
at giving information. Two Pitts
bu-gh leaders have been cited for
contempt, and proceedings have
Evening star., 1940-04-03
WASHINGTON D. G, WEDNESDAY
Views Differ Widely 1
On Political Trends
In Wisconsin Vote
6. O. P, New Dealers and
Third Termers All See
Their Causes Helped

Thomas E. Dewey's victory over
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan,
and President Roosevelt's triumph
over Vice President Garner in the
Wisconsin primary yesterday brought
immediate comment from political
leaders in Washington.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, a Vandenberg supporter,
told reporters he thought Mr..
Dewey's chances for the Republican
nomination had been enhanced by
the Wisconsin vote, although he
added that since Senator Vanden-
berg had not waged vigorous cam
paign the result should not be par
ticularly damaging to Vandenberg's
cause"
Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
Democratic leader, commented that
the showing made by Mr.. Roosevelt,
who has not said yes or no on
third term. was quite victory"
Senator johnson Differs.
But Senator johnson, Democrat,
of Colorado, who recently urged Mr..
Roosevelt to make known his third
term views, said the primary 'has
put damper on the third term
movement"
"The people who voted for Garner
were not just casually against
Roosevelt" Senator johnson de-
clared. They were bitterly against
him. When you put the Garner
vote with the vote in the Republican
primary. it doesn't look so good for
Roosevelt in November"
Senator Taft, Republican Of Ohio,
another Republican aspirant, ex-
pressed the view that Wisconsin
had indicated "a very substantial
Roosevelt sentiment" and that
the President was definitely the
weakest man in border and farm
States" OF the Dewey-Vanden-
berg contest. Senator Taft said only:
Nothing would surprise me In
Wisconsin"
Senator La Toilette, a leader OF
the Wisconsin Progressive party
told reporters. II don't think you
can look on this primary vote as any
indication of what will happen in
November
Thousands Did Not Vote.
"You have to take into consider
alton that several hundred thousand
voters who apparently didn't take
part in this primary will participate
in the general election said Sena-
tor La Toilette, who has been
friendly to the New Deal.
Senator Wiley, Republican, OF
Wisconsin, declared the primary
plainly indicated" Republicans
would carry Wisconsin in Novem-
ber.
Both Senators Nye and Lodge
Republican, of Massachusetts,. said
they thought the increase in Re-
publican voting over 1896 was "very
encouraging" for party chances ir
November.
On the other hand, Senator Gill
lette, Democrat, of Iowa, said he
thought this development in the
ey-Vandenberg contest was nc
criterion whatever as an expression
of the attitude toward the issues tc
be decided this fall"
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Taft Orders Name
Withdrawn New jersey

By the Associated Press.
Senator Taft of Ohio said yester-
day he was writing the Secretary
OF State of New Jersey requesting
that his name be taken off the New
Jersey Republican presidential pri-
mary ballot.
His name, the Senator said, had
been filed by a supporter without
my knowledge or consent"
Senator Taft has not entered any
primaries except the one In his own
State and has taken the position
that he would not do so unless he
could find the time to conduct a
real campaign.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Cleanup Forces End
Pendereast Rule
In Kansas City
Fusionists Elect Mayor,
Judges. Seven Of Eight
Council Members
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, April 3.-Aroused
cleanup forces, led by $500 actively
campaigning women, tore Kansas
Citys scandal-gripped City Hall
away from Tom Pendergast's ma
chine yesterday.
The victory, achieved by fusion
Of independent Democrats, Repub-
licans and civic leaders, was almost
as decisive as any the erstwhile
Democratic boss, who heard election
returns in Leavenworth Federal
Prison, ever achieved for his puppets.
Fusionists elected John B. Gage,
Democratic lawyer, as mayor by
10000 votes and swept seven of their
councilmanic candidates and both
municipal judges into office with
him.
After April II, when Mayor Gage
and his cohorts move into the multi
million dollar City Hall-built with
Pendergast concrete-the machine
will have only few county ofices
left.
Stripped Of Control
1t has been stripped Of its control
of the City Hall, Of the police force
and of the election board, Of its
control Of the city's $1,000, 900 an
nual budget and what remains of
an original $10,000,000 bond fund
for various civic projects.
The concerted campaign to oust
Pendergastism really got its big push
from the 1896 presidential election
frauds. More than 200 election
officials and politicians, both Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, were in
dicted. Many pleaded guilty. Others
were convicted. Not one was ac-
quilted.
Pendergastism has been under fire
ever since in the Federal courts, and
by the F. B. l., Treasury agents and
Gov. Lloyd c. Stark.
|. Women Given Credit.
During the machine regime, a
$20,000.00 a year gambling racket
and a $12.000,000 a year narcotics
ring operated in Kansas City
Pendergast himself accepted nearly
$500 900 for his influence in settling
a SO 5000 fire insurance rate case
Then came yesterdays election
and the women. They were given
much of the credit for the fusion
victory. Some $500 of them worked
getting out the vote, caring for
babies while mothers went to the
polls and handing out campaign
literature.
Complete unofficial returns gave
Mr.. Gage 1886 votes to 1880 for
Flavel Robertson. Democratic organ
ization candidate. Both promised
to lend machine rule but Mr.
Robertson, also an attorney, and
the entire Democratic ticket had the
100 per cent" support of Jim
Pendergast, Toms nephew and heir
apparent to whatever he can salvage
Of Toms once unbeatable machine
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Lawrence Is Denied
Directed AcquittoI
By the Associated Press.

HARRISBURG, Pa, April g.
Judge Howard w. Hughes threw out
today a defense motion for a di-
rected verdict of acquittal in the
trial of Democratic State Chairman
David L. Lawrence and seven COL
leagues charged with conspiracy to
compel State employees to make po-
litical contributions.
Chief Defense Attorney o. K.
Eaton maintained the prosecution,
which completed its testimony yes
terday, had failed to establish a
case.
The defense then called its first
witness.
Evening star., 1940-04-03

corrupt city government. Between
1904 and 1906 more than 200 Demo-
cratic and Republican officials had
been indicted for graft.
In 1916 Mr.. Hoan was elected
Mayor and in the years that fol-
lowed Milwaukee became a model
for clean, efficient municipal gov
ernment. Throughout the depres-
sion it remained solvent, put in an
amortization fund designed to wipe
out Indebtedness within the next
few years and put city operation
on q cash basis,
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Garner Forces Lose
To Organization in !
New York Voting
Roosevelt Seen Assured
Of Delegation; Dewey
Wins Only 6. o. P. Test
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, April 3.-President
Roosevelt seems assured of the "a
convention votes of his home State,
New York, if he wants third term,
The presidential campaign man.
agement of Vice President Garner
struck at the Roosevelt third-term
movement yesterday in New York's
primary election, and failed.
In the only four congressional
districts where the regular organ
ization designees for delegates to the
convention were opposed, Garner
men were beaten Overwhelmingly.
While not formally committed
both the Democratic and Republican
delegations were chosen uninstruct-
ed-the successful candidates OF
Tammany and the allied Democratic
organizations are almost certain to
support the President If he enters
the fight.
The Garner peoples challenge was
admittedly a difficult one to make
good. since they were compelled to
pit new, small and incomplete or
ganization against the power of the
old regular Democratic machines.
Contests in Four Districts.
They contested in the 1st, 10Th,
22d and 23d districts, making their
greatest effort in the 10th with AL
fred E. Smith, jr., son of the former
Governor, and State Senator John
McNaboe as their nominees. BY a
ratio of more than 2 to they fell
before Representative Fay, 100 per
cent New Dealer, and John Eagan.
All four districts are in New York
City.
Ed Flynn, the Democratic leader
of the Bronx, led the pro-Roosevelt
ticket of delegates to 5-to-1 victory
In the 22d district. The 23d district
showed a victory of more than 4 to !
and the 1st district a less over
powering but nevertheless sharply
decisive result.
Thomas E. Dewey, aspirant for
the Republican presidential nomina-
ton, who is expected to have the
bulk of New York's 90 delegates of
that party-with Frank Gannett,
the Rochester publisher, taking the
remainder-Won by margin of
around 6 to in the only contest
specifically directed against him
This was in the 18th district.
Labor Party Fight Undecided.
The one other noteworthy issue
Of the elections-the bitter fight be-
tween Rightists and Leftists for
control of the American Labor
party's State Committee and thus
of the party itself-remained unde-
cided.
The faction of Morris Watson
repeatedly denounced by Alex Rose,
party secretary, as Communicated.
and spoken of favorably by the Con-
munist Daily Worker-claimed a
triumph in the voting in Manhat-
tan, Queens and Brooklyn for State
committeeman.
The Watsonites asserted that Mr.
Rose himself was one of those de-
feated and that Mr. Watson had
been elected to the committee.
The Rightists. however. claimed
the election of 10 committeeman in
nearby Nassau County, as well as a
sweep of the Bronx.
In any case it appeared that the
final result would not be known
without question until the new State
Committee meets and organizes.
Among other matters complicating
the situation was the fact that each
facion had claimed certain upstate
candidates as its designees.
Evening star., 1940-04-03
Five U. S. Ships Examined
At Contrubund Stations
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April 3.-Five United
States merchant ships were exam
lned at contraband control stations
IN the United Kingdom during the
week ending March 30, the ministry
OF economic warfare announced to-
day.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
GREEN PREDICTS
DIVISION OF Clio
Says One Faction May Be
Communist Controlled
Under John L. Lewis

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15.-R-
President William Green Of tn e
American Federation Of Labor to-
day predicted a possible split OF
the CLIO into two factions, one OF
which may be communications
trolled under John L. Lewis"
Diminishing any notion that IN IT.
self Lewis promised resignation
as president Of the Congress OF
industrial Organizations would help
toward labor peace, Green said
Lewis would still control the CLIO.
THE differences between the
ALL and CLIO can easily be washed
out but it is a question of men,"
Green said. 1.-The CLIO and ALL
conventions about two years ago
worked out an agreement that was
thrown out by Lewis"
Green asserted that the AFL
convention opening here Monday
would be peaceful and in "strange
CONTINUED on Page Three, Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
TEMPERATURE FALLING
Wilmington To Experience
First Freezing Weather
OF Season Today

The cold wave sweeping into the
South was felt here yesterday as
the mercury skidded II degrees
below normal and prepared to Dip
into the freezing zone early this
morning.
A low temperature of between
26 and 80 degrees was forecast by
the weatherman for this morning,
which would bring the first freez-
ing weather of the season.
Today will be fair and cold, with
Sunday scheduled to bring forth
fair skies and slowly rising temper.
atures.a
Yesterday the temperature rang.
ed from a high of so to a low Of
43 degrees, with the mean at Il
degrees, II below the 56-degree
normal.
Last night at 7:3O o'clock the
mercury sood at 43 degrees AND
was slowly dropping.
Rainfall for the 24-hour period
which ended at 7:30 o'clock las
night totaIed I'll of an inch, bring.
ing the total since the first of the
month to 1.55 inches.
Moderate west and northwest
winds will predominant today.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
CAPE FEAR RIVER
FLOOD EXPECTED
Warning That Stream Will
Reach s. Feet AT Fayette-
vile Sunday Is Issued

With the Cape Fear river expected
to reach flood stage at Fayetteville
by tomorrow, there appeared to be
little doubt last night but that Will
mington will have fresh water by
Monday.
The river stage was % feet yester,
day morning and a warning was is
sued yesterday afternoon that it
will reach "a or 35 feet by Sunday.
Flood stage at Fayetteville is So feet.
M'Kean Maffitt, superintendent OF
the city water department, said last
night that although the heavy flow
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
Owners S Machines
AreC OnVictedA Fined

Attorney Aaro Goldberg was grant
ed a ten day stay of judgment in the
case of each of his three clients.
Leonard's bond was set at $500 and
the other two at $500 each.
The specific charge against the
three were violating the state Slot
machine law by owning and storing
Illegal slot machines.
Another slot machine owner ].
Reid Crawford pleaded nolo con-
tendre when his cast was called yes
terday in New Hanover superior
court. Judge Clawson l.. Williams,
with the consent Of both the state
Continued on Page Two; Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16

Three Slot machine owners drew
convictions and fines in recorders
court yesterday afternoon, with
Judge Alton A. Lennon ordering that
the machines involved be confiscated
and destroyed.
One of these-Clyde Leonard-was
fined $25 and costs, while the other
two - Harold Laing and Jimmie
Edwards - drew fines of 800 and
costs.
Leonard was given the lesser fine
when it developed during the course
of the trial that he only owned a few
machine which were not in operation
at the time and had been stored be-
cause they were out of order.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16

WASHINGTON, Nov. IS Up -
A group of democratic senators
threatened today to complicate
plans for final adjournment of con-
gress next week by demanding a
showdown on the controversial
Walter-Logan bill.
Senators Burke D-Neb.) and
King D-Utah) announced that
next Monday they would move for
senate consideration Of the bill,
which has been pending f0 more
than two years.
They said they expected strong
support from Senators Hatch Cd
N. NJ, McCarran D-Nev.), Ash
urst D-Ariz.), and other mem
bers of the senate judiciary COM
mittee who also have been seek
ing consideration Of the measure.