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HEARING
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which he said would be in VIOLA
ton of international law, and pri-
vate assistance. Eichelberger
heatedly denied Wheler's charges
and reminded the senator this is
not the floor of the United States
Senate"
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor,
stirred interest with what was at
first interpreted as a personal en-
dorsement of a third term for
President Roosevelt.
81 am one American who be-
lieves," Green told the committee
in %referenc to the unemployment
problem, that if President Roose-
welt is permitted to deal with it
he will ultimately solve the prob
len"
Gren told newsmen later, how
e-er, ths- his remark was not in
tended to have any third term
significance. l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
Administrative Office Set Up
At Old FSCC Warehouse
On Grace Street

The Federal Surplus Commodity
corporations food stamp plan fol
the distribution of food to the needy
-supplanting the old and less eff
flclent warehouse method-will be.
gin operation in Wilmington this
morning at 9 o'clock.
This will be the fourth citv in
North Carolina to have the system
placed in operation. Charlotte, Raj
eigh, and Greensboro we're the
first.
Gideon L. Bateman, who organ.
lied the program here, has est
mated this setup will release from
$4,000 to $4,000 monthly into VIII
mington's trade channels at first.
And this figure, he said, will climb
steadily as the county's needy peo-
pie become accustomed to the work
Of the system.
The administrative office h a S
been set up in the old FSC ware
house at the foot of Grace street
and all stamps will be issued from
there. Food distribution from the
warehouse will cease Immediately.
Practically every grocer in Will
mington, as well as most other
food stores, have agreed to re-
deem the stamps.
They will be issued in one de-
nomination, but will be in two col
ors, blue and orange. The blue will
only be disable in purchasing COM
modities designated by the depart
ment of agriculture as surplus S,
while the orange may be used in
buying any food product intended
for human consumption.
Reuben B. Roebuck will be head
of the system in Wilmington as
issuing officer; R. c. Plat will
be cashier and Harold Jeter will
be statistician.
The 1,758 persons in New Han
over county who have been GER
titled as eligible to receive the
stamps may obtain them at the
office beginning at 9 o'clock this
morning. 2
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BANKHEAD ASSAILS
G. 0. P, CALLS FOR
AGGRESSIVE DRIVE
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tinue to direct what may be
President Roosevelt's third cam
paign for the presidency. Farley
has opposed a third term.
Mime" he said, 'has been a
happy SERVICE" and he went on
to thank party workers.
Il know" Farley said, that
your organization will not let the
democratic party down and l firm
ly believe that every member Of
this great gathering will give our
successors and to the new national
party organization the same sup
port that was accorded to the ma
tional committees in 1882 and 1886,
and if that is so, let me promise
you now another triumph"
No Appeasement
Bankhead told the cheering dele
gates that 1--WE do not propose to
appease those aggressors whose
doctrines wage war upon every
principle of liberty and called for
rapid construction of a strong ma
tional defense.
The ALBANIAN commended repub-
lican administrations had brought
about disarmament and a slowed
up naval construction. Pointedly,
he took pot-shot after pot-shot at
the republican platform adopted
by the recent Philadelphia conven-
ton.
The great significance of that
platform, Bankhead said, was that
despite their glamorous and bit
ter denunciation of the legislative
program of this administration" it
did not have the confidence or
courage to demand the repeal or
abolition of any single one of the
laws we have passed for
liberal government and a better
state of life for the masses of the
people.
mo greater compliment could
be paid to the wisdom and sound
ness of the legislative and execu-
tive program of this administrat-
dissatisfaction"
Downtown while Farley spoke,
Ed. A. Carroll, democratic ma
committeeman from Wash
said in a statement that
there was "a feeling of dissatis-
faction" in his state delegation
with the treatment being accord
ed'' the national chairman.
Carol, also chairman of the
state delegation, which is instruct
ed for Roosevelt, told reporters
that from what I've heard it is
possible that the convention may
be turned into a thunderous up
heaval by Thursday"
The Washington delegation has
been approached by a number of
instructed delegations as to the
possibility of violating instructions
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
YOUNG COLUMBUS
INDIAN IS SLAIN
Is Killed During Argument
With Brother-''n-Law At
Lake Waccamaw

WHITEVILLE, July 15.-Sanford
higgins, ~19-year-old Lake Wacca-
NAV Indian, was shot and killed
carly yesterday morning allegedly by
his brother-in-law, Lenance Ellery.
also an Indian.
Officer Latham Wayne, of Lake
Waccamaw, was called to the cen
about 2:3O o'clock yesterday morn.
inc and brought the man to the hos
pital but Higgins was dead before
he reached the hospital.
Coroner J. D. Skies was called to
the scene and he summoned a jury
TO begin the investigation.
Authoritative reports of the slay-
ing were in effect that Ellery came
home during the early hours of the
morning in an intoxicated condition
and began abusing his wife, Beulah
Ellery.
Her brother, Higgins, then report
edly took up the argument, coming
to the defense of his sister, and they
had a fight. Ellery is said to have
made threats against the life of his
brother-in-law.
Higgins was slain with two %
rifle bullets through the forehead.
Coroner Skies, who Investigated the
affair yesterday, said that although
the shooting started at the house,
the body of Higgins was found $50
wards away from the home or in the
Sutton pecan orchard, which is
across the railroad and the highway
from the dwelling.
Those allegedly involved in the af-
fair lived across the railroad a short
distance from the Lake Waccamaw
station.
Coroner Skies said that the in.
quest will be completed at the court
house here Tuesday night at 1880
o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
HULL AND BYRNES
MENTIONED FOR
VICE PRESIDENCY
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received their most favorable con-
sideration to date.
The possibility of another Roose
velt-Garner ticket was regarded as
almost, if not entirely, non-exist-
ent. E. B. Germany, presidential
campaign manager for Vice Presi-
dent Garner, said that Garner
name would remain in the presl.
Dental baloting until the last vote
was cast. He added that in his
opinion Garner ''wil not accept a
third term as vice president"
The names of at least a dozen
men figured in state delegation
caucuses invariably dominated by
the assumption that Mr.. Roosevelt
would be nominated SO speedily
that a ''favorite son" would have
difficulty squeezing even a single
vote out of the openingrollcall.
They would have little better
chance when the vice-presidential
voting starts should Mr.. Roosevelt
let it be known that he preferred
one or another of the men avail
able. But a Senator Kenneth D.
Mcclellan of Tennessee told his
states delegation 1--WE haven't got
word yet"
Mcclellan rallied Tennessee sup
port for Secretary of Stat Hull.
politicians as on who might be
favored for the vice-presidency 10y
Mr.. Roosevelt, was not considered
in the ''favorite SON. Category.
But many others were. The Ne
braska state delegation decided to
nominate Governor Roy L. Coch-
ran because, said one of his back
ers, "he has made a great record
and we ought not to leave this con-
vention without Letting people
know about it,"
Speaker William B.. Bankhad OF
Alabama cam to Chicago with
home state strength for the presi-
Dental vote, but the delegation has
abandoned plans to nominate him
until the vice-presidential session
comes around on Friday. !
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ROOSEVELT KEEPS
WATCH ON MEET
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evelt would allow himself to be
Early disclosed in the forenoon
that a direct telephone wire had
been set up between the Mhit
Hous and Chicago and asserted
that the first call over it was to
James A. Farley.
The Democratic chairman was
on the speakers platform in the
convention auditorium when t e
president got him on the line to
wish him a successful convention.
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt in
quired how things were going and
Farley responded with al okay"
and word that the convention was
ready to start. 2
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IS KILLED AND
81 MISSING IN
MINE EXPLOSION
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entry II. Most of the missing were
believed to have been in right en-
try 16.
Campbell said there had been little
actual destruction in the mine and
that rescuers were making rapid
progress restoring ventilation. Few
of the bodies were crushed, although
most of them were burned.
A temporary morgue was set up in
nearby Portage, while hundreds
crowded about the mine pit. stolid
townsfolk waited silently.
Huge searchlights glowed over the
green hillside above the mine. A
tent was set up as headquarters for
the rescuers, who enterd and left
the entrance in relays.
Five of the p miners who STUN
bled from the entrance after several
hours of cropping through dark and
dangerous passageways said they be-
lieved a gas explosion caused the
Uiool' AIc 1SSO1NO0 O1AO AS-
port, which was unverified, that a
spark from a coal cutting machine
set off the explosion.
About 1900 men are employed in
the mine in three shifts.
Two crews of rescue workers.,
wearing gas masks for protection
against deadly gases, entered the
shaft in mid-afternoon.
Others Ready
Hours later, they had not reported
back and company officials said this
was Encouraging since it indicated
they were progressing rapidly and
encountering no great rock or dirt
falls. Other rescue crews stood by
outside the mine, ready to relieve
those inside.
The explosion was the third major
blast in the West Virginia-Pennsyl-
ania-Ohio tri-state bituminous dis
trlct within a year.
seventy-two men lost their lives
in a disaster last March 16 in the
Willow Grove mine at St. Clairsville,
Ohio, and 81 were killed in the Pond
Creek Pocahontas Coal company's
mine at BARLEY, W. Va, on Janu-
airy 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
BRITISH BELIEVED
RAIDING GERMANY
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confirmation mere were that Nazi
raiders bombed armament plants
in southern England Sunday night,
causing fires, particularly at Fav-
ersham and that two G e r a n
planes and four British hurricane
ment.
fighters were lost in the engage.
German air raids today w e"r Q
-Four persons were killed and elev.
en- injured when bombs fell i n
southeast England and south
Wales. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
PORT RETIREMENT
TALKED AT MEET
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exports, furniture and tobacco,
Hogue said, are shipped through
Virginia ports. He recommended
that the club make every effort to
have this business brought to Will
mington.
Cecil Bell, representative Of the
state department of conservation
and development, made a short
talk.
The meeting was closed follow
ing round table discussion of the
ports problems and a promise OF
cooperation on the part of the
club. i l
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
BAILEY, BROUGHTON
INSPECT WATERWAYS
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the visitors could examine the en-
tire port.
The purpose of the cruise, Col
olel Gillette said, is to enable the
senator and the governor-nominate
to familiarize themselves with the
status of present improvements
here and in other places and to
obtain first hand knowledge as to
the future needs of the city and the
state as a whole"
The colonel said he plans to point
out to the visitors hhhhhhhhht EFT
out to tie visitors the many i'm
provements that have been made
and are now undr construction
in various ARTS of tn waterway.
Several friends of the two visi-
tors met them at the dock and
talked with them briefly before the
Kitty Hawk left for the inspection
trip. 2
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A%NNENBERG'S PLEA
STUDIED BY JUDGE
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coughing spells, secondary anem-
ia and insomnia.
His lawyer, Weymouth Kirkland,
also said the public interest was
served sufficiently by Annenberg's
arrangement to pay the govern
Element of ali civil income tax
ment So, 600, 600 plus interest, in set.
Carter H. Harrison, collector OF
claims.
Internal Revenue, said he received
a certified check for $500, 900 from
Annenberg, first installment on the
huge settlement. z
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
NAILS BELIEVE
BLOW NEEDED TO
CRUSH BRITAIN
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ing British resistance by destroying
docks, airports and arms plants.
Adolf Hitler's newspaper, the Vol
kischer Beobachter, warned the Brit
ish against war methods contrary to
international usage, especially
against the use of snipers.
"It will be necessary to resort to
the sternest measures to force Bri-
tain to employ halfway decent met
hods of war in approximate con
formity with international law on
it's own island" the paper said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
PEAS PREDOMINANT

Pease were the one absorbing
subject that occupied the attention
of the royal French court in 1896.
They were in such vogue that dis
cussions by mobiles on the pleasures
of eating peas became the main
topic of conversation, and it was
even fashionable for noble ladies
to eat peas just before going to
bed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
SINO-JAP PEACE
TALKS PROPOSED
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Of action if the settlement failed
to meet approval of China, Japan
and third powers concerned. 1
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-16
OperatiOnO fF00dStamp
Plan Starts Here TODAY
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, July Is. - Up II
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending 81
p. M, in the principal cotton growing
areas and elsewhere: Il
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
HITLER'S OWN WORDS
from
1.-THE Voice of Destruction"

II guarantee, gentlemen, that at the right
moment new America will exist as our
strongest supporter when we are ready to
take the stride into overseas space. We
have the means of awakening this nation.
There will be no new Wilson arising to stir
up America against us"
eve shall soon have working organiza-
ton in America. We shall train our youth.
And we shall have men whom degenerate
Yankeedom will not be able to challenge.
Into the hands of our youth will be given
the great statesmanlike mission of Wash
ington which this corrupt democracy has
trodden under foot -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
Congress Heights Citizens
Hear Inspector Miller

Addressing the first fall meeting
Of the Congress Heights Citizens
Association. Inspector Arthur E.
Miller of the special traffic squad
told of the work of the proposed acct
dent investigating bureau and said:
1--WE don't want to arrest people,
but we do want to stress the OBJ
servance Of traffic regulations" In
spector Miller added that the chief
cause of accidents were the failure
to give the right of way and the
attitude of the driver toward the
others and toward good law OBJ
servance.
Louis j. Goldman. president OF
the association, reported to the
association the various improve
ments, approved by the body, which
he asked for at the Commissioners
budget hearing. They included the
request for a library, new pre-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

cinct In the Benning area, the
widening of Alabama avenue from
Nichols avenue to Good Hope road
Sc, the continuance of the Oxon
Run interceptory sewer from
Wheeler road to the Maryland line,
the opening of South Capitol
street from Thirty-seventh street
to Stirling place and the opening
of Fourth street Sc. from Trenton
street to Valley place.
A. J. Driscoll of the Board OF
Public Welfare spoke on District
relief.
The meeting was held in the
Congress Heights School.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

on a bicycle. When he arrives in
Oklahoma City at the end of the
tour. he said, he will have ridden
1850 miles on a bicycle in five
years.
The youths wore special helmets
to protect their skulls in case OF
crackups. A certain number of &C
cidents are inevitable, the boys said,
if any speed is to be maintained.
Their most thrilling experience
was on the Pulaski Skyway at
Newark, which the boys said COM
pared to Buck Rogers city" Their
greatest scare was on entering the
Holland Tunnel coming from New
York, with automobiles whizzing
by them at minimum speed rate of
80 miles an hour in the narrow
passages.
The two cyclists promptly de-
cided to try the bridge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

DR.. Hermann Rauschning was a
member of innermost Nazi coun-
ellis from 1925. From Danzig,
and an ardent follower of Hitler,
he kept an almost stenographic
journal of long conversations
which Hitler had with him and
others. In 1885 he was unable to
stomach longer the brutalities in
Germany, had a public disagree
ment, and was forced to flee the
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

Two young Oklahomans stopped
of here yesterday on the first lap
of a l,750-mile tour from the New
York Worlds Fair to Oklahoma City,
which they are making entirely on
bicycle.
Carl Spencer, Il, and Joe Bar
rientos, 20. a Comanche Indian,
called at the Office of Representa-
tive Monroney of Oklahoma to re-
ceive his good wishes for their trip.
The trip will take them II or II
DAYS of fast riding.
Young Spencer said he and his
companion had stopped at Detroit
to compete in the national amateur
bicycle championship races Septem-
Der l. He finished tenth and Bar
rientos twelfth.
Spencer, a barrel-cheSted youth,
estimated he had spent five hours
of each day for the last four years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13
A Sensational Exposure of
HitIer's Secret Plans bv
DR.. Hermann RauschninQ

"The religions are all alike-no matter
what they call themselves. They have no
future, certainly not for Germans =. One
is either German or Christian YOU
cannot be both q. The parsons will be
made to dig their own graves. They will
betray their God to us. They will betray
anything for the sake of their miserable
little jobs and incomes"
"MeXico is country that cries for cap
able master. 1t is being ruined by its gov
eminent. With the treasure of Mexican
soil Germany could be rich and great. Why
do we not tackle this task?"
IF there ever was place where democ-
racy is senselesS and suicidal it is in South
America :. let us wait few years and
help them overthrow it. But in the mean
time we must send our people out to them.
Our youth must colonize."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

More than $4,000 policemen re-
tired from the London Metropolitan
Force have been drawing pensions
totaling more than $l0,000,O0O
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-13

DR.. RauSchning's book is too long
for complete republication in The
Star, which has obtained the right
to reproduce it. However, a series
of seven excerpts of particular in
tereSt to Americans have been pre-
pared for publication. These will
summarize Hitler's philosophy,
his attitude toward the Americas
and his foreign policy. They will
appear daily.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
For Councilman
JOHN PITLOSH

COOPERATION is NEEDED! Your city will be
better all officials cooperate to give you EFFI
CHENEY AND ECONOMY Elect whose only
interest the welfare Of the city and its citizens He
knows the value Of cooperation with the people in making
Hamtramck bigger and better city Assure yourself Of
sensible economy-more employment through elimination
Of unnecessary activities-by eecting JOHN PITLOSH
TO COUNCIL.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
BUDGET

The largest amount of Money spent by City into the
DPW Fund This money in turn spent for payrOs of men
who work days order that they be able to
vide small amount of the things for their families
live within that budget would that large number of
these people must go hungry.
Some candidates would have you believe that they would
balance that budget This is all BOh The number of Citizens
increasing how allowance be made for the
people when you know how many there will be- It's just
the giving dinner You budget dinner for SIX and
the party to be twelve What happens? If only
enough for SIX then the other six must lacking The
applies to the ct budget If the budget balanced for
certain number of people, many persons will lacking And
presated who tells they will balance the budget
trying to pull the wool your about something that
he believes you not informed Balancing the budget
has remain the for certain length of time and with
city increasing in how this be done? Can anyone pre-
determine the number of people, the person. that going to
arrive in city, by birth otherwise Again may say that
balancing the budget is all "bOsh'
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
A SINCERE UNION MAN
For City Clerk
JOSEPH J. LACYK

Joseph Lacyk candidate for City Clerk, born in
Chicago ILL., He is graduate of Hamtramck Junior high
school, Catholic Central and present attending De-
trot Institute of Technology where he is taking up
pre-lega course. He has lived in Hamtramck l8 years.
He single. He has worked Dodge Brothers for the
last five years and is member of the UAW-CIO. and
very active in the labor organizations He is also
He has held elective appointed posi-
ton in the city.
6" will conduct the duties of the City Clerk the best
OF my ability says Mr. Lacyk IF am elected promise
clean administration and cooperation with the Ham
tramck Taxpayers association, all civc-mnded people
and the organizations which they hold membership.
feel that bring life and ideas into the office
and my experience be used at the Clerks post.
will be impartial and fair all the people of the City Of
Hamtramck vote for Joseph J. Lacyk is a vote for
Liberal and Progressive Government
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1940-03-02
Y0IERSl HAMTRAMCk POLITICS Y0IERS
R MAYOR for a GREATER HAMTRAMcK

KEEP KANAR MAYOR for a GREATER HAMTRAMck
We nearing the date of the Primary Election OF our city
officials in the City of Hamtramck.
We have recommended to you individual whom know
that has served the people of city we'll He
present Mayor, Walter Kanar.
1t of vital Importance to that retain who has so
faithfully kept the interest all the people constantly before him.
COUNCIL
body of individuals elected the Council that
will cooperate with Mayor Therefore is very necessary
that pick from his platform order that he might get
that cooperation.
That body the that your city Nothing be done
without its consent.
The Council must work in harmony with the Mayor Get that
Council from Mayor Kanars platform!
D.P.W.
Outlines say getting this that in the DPW.
But Negro leaders fighting for Only by sticking by
them assured of getnng results of getting and
better representation
Taking all things into consideration, have at this time
ceved recognition from the DPW than have received
for a very long time