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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-18

sible for England are said to be help
ing President Roosevelt in Ken
lucky. Kentuckians are largely of
English, Scotch and Irish stock.
There is a strong "interventionist"
spirit in some quarters, even to the
extent Of taking this country into
the war on the side Of the British
without further delay.
Kentuckians Ready to Fight
The interventionists point TO the
fact that the number of enlistments
in the Army and the National Guard
in recent months have been very
large, so large that if the States
quota of enliStmentS is given con-
sideration, there may be no Ken
tuckians taken by the first draft.
Kentuckians, they insist, are ready
to fight. There is a suspicion. how
ever, that Kentucky mothers are
not much more anxious to send their
sons TO war than are the mothers,
for example, of Kansas, or any other
State. And the Republicans are
counting on getting some of their
votes, on the theory that Willkie
may keep this country from be-
coming involved in the war.
Kentucky is one of the so-called
border States between the North and
the South, Generally speaking, it
has been Democratic since the time
of the Civil war, although Mckinley
carried it in 1896 by virtue of some
5000 Democratic votes which were
cast for Gold Democrat Palmer.
Years afterwards, Calvin Coolidge
and Herbert Hoover in 1924 and
1928 won the States electoral votes.
There was a revival of Republican
interest in the 1888 elections but by
no means as marked as in other
States.
Eight Of the States nine congress
sional districts are now represented
by Democrats. The Republicans say
they have chances to capture two
more, the Sd district in which
Louisville is located, and the TIN
district now represented by Andrew
j. May. Democrat, chairman of the
House Military Affairs Committee.
The only real chance of such vic
tories would be a sweep by the
Willkie ticket
Ninth a G. o. P. Stronghold.
The 9th district, in Kentuckies'
mountains, Is an old Republican
stronghold. Representative Robson,
a veteran of the House, represents
the district and is up for reelection.
Not even the Democrats believe
there is any chance to beat him. In
the Louisville district, Ben j. Brum-
leve. Republican. is seeking the seat
now held by Representative O'Neal,
and James Turner of PaintSville is
Representative Mays opponent
The Democrats take courage from
the fact that business in Kentucky
is increasing rapidly, largely due to
the new national defense program
There is not a good mechanic in
Louisville out of employment, they
insist. Two years ago there was
great TODD over the use of the w.
P. A. in Kentucky for political pur-
poses-by the New Dealers on behalf
of Senator Barley. One doesn't
hear much of that kind of activity
now.
The Republican presidential NOM
inee has two brothers living in this
district, H Fred Willkie a vice pres
ident of Seagram Distilleries, and
Robert T. Willkie, who Is assistant
to Fred Willkie. Fred Willkie has
made number of speeches in the
Willkie campaign, and Robert a few.
They are not forcing themselves
into the picture, however.
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Former Senator Bruce's
Niece Backs WiIIkie

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Oct. 18.-
Mrs. John Nicholas Brown. a Roose-
welt presidential elector from Rhode
Island in 1886 and lifelong Demo-
GRAFT" came out yesterday in favor
Of Wendell Willkie. Republican
presidential nominee, and the
strongest coalition government we
can assemble"
The former Anne Seldom Kin
solving, she is the daughter of the
Rev. Arthur B. Kinsolving, rector of
the st. Paul's Church, Baltimore,
and the niece of former Senator
William Cabell Bruce of Maryland,
a Democrat.
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rising temperature.

The. disturbance Of. the Virginia Capes
Thursday morning has moved rapidly
northeastwar,d with greatly Increased in,
800 miles east of Boston, Mass, with low
est pressure near 9s3 millibars le9;39
inches). broad trough Of relatively low
pressure extends south-southwestward from
this center to about latitude 25' N. A
trough Of relatively low pressure is advanc-
ing eastward over the Western Plains
States. Minot, N. Oak. 1922 millibars
'29.S3 inches. narrow wedge of high
pressure extends from the upper Lake re-
gion, Grand Rapids Mich. l,02S,1 milli-
bars f30.38 inches, southwark to the West
Gulf States, San Antonio. Tex. 1.027
milibars C3034 inches). and high pressure
prevails over the Plateau region. Ely. New.
1.O2Ss millibars t3O3S inches> During
the last "A hours light rains have occurred
on the North Pacific Coast and in portions
Of Southern New England. while showers
have occurred in the upper Ohio Valley:
the lower Lake region and New York. Cold
weather has overspread the upper Lake
region. while the weather has become con-
siderably warmer over the Northern and
Middle Rocky Mountain States and the
western Plains States Unseasonahly cold
weather continues in the Atlantic States.
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Bridges Conviction
Will Come Before
High Court Today
Criticism of Decision
In West Coast Labor
Case to Be Argued
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The conviction of Harry Bridges,
West Coast labor leader, on charges
Of contempt of court came today
before the Supreme Court for argu-
ment.
Bridges was convicted of sending
to Secretary of Labor Perkins a
telegram, subsequently published,
which criticized a decision in a
labor case by the Los Angeles Su-
perior Court.
In appealing to the Supreme
Court Bridges asserted the convic-
ton deprived him of freedom OF
speech, freedom of the press and
of right to petition the Federal
Government for redress of griev-
ances."
He was given the alternative of
paying a $125 fine or serving five
days in the Los Angeles County Jail.
The decision was upheld by the
California Supreme Court.
In the telegram Bridges called
courageous" a decision appointing
. receiver to administer labor
hiring hall at San Pedro, Calf. The
contempt charges were heard by
another judge.
The next case the Supreme Court
will hear, probably on Monday, in
wolves contempt of court convic-
ton Of the Los Angeles Times for
publishing editorials concerning
court cases prior to final settlement.
The court yesterday heard argu-
ments on the right of the National
Labor Relations Board, in ordering
back pay for employees, to require
. company to reimburse govern
mental relief agencies for wages
paid the employees while away from
their regular work.
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Firm to Mark 18th Year
With q Dinner

The George F. Muth Co., Inc,
will celebrate its 18th anniversary
at a dinner at $50 pm. today at
the Wardman Park Hotel. The
concern. which is located at TO
Thirteenth street NV, Is headed
by George E. Muth.
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Weather Report
FURNISHED by the o

District of CoumbiaFair colder tonight about
diminishing
Virginia-Fair colder;
port ions; tonorr sir ,notqu
Vignia-Fa and colder heavy tonight fair
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
FLOWERS BECOMES
ACTING DUKE HEAD
Will Serve Until Board OF
Trustees Selects Sue
cessor To DR.. Few

DURHAM, Oct. 10. - Up - DR..
Robert l.. Flowers, the senior vice
president of Duke university, has be-
come it's acting president following
the death of DR.. William Preston
Few, pursuant to the charter and
bylaws of the institution. This was
recognized today at a special meeting
of the executive committee of the
university as announced by Colonel
John F. Bruton, of Wilson, its chair
man. The election of a successor
to DR.. Few as president is a matter
for the board Of trustees, the next
meeting of which will take place in
February, 1941.
DIR. Flowers, for a number of years
vice-president of the university in
the business division and it's secre
tary-treasurer, and former profess
o of mathematics, has been iden-
titled with Trinity college and Duke
university longer than any other
member of the administration or fac
ulty.
Born at York College Institute N.
c., November 6, 1870, Robert Lee
Flowers boyhood home was but a
short distance from the home of
Brantley York who in 1888 had
taught at Browns school house, in
Randolph county, which became I'm
ion Institute, eventually Trinity col
CONTINUED on Page Three, Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
EPISCOPAL BUDGET
SENT TO BISHOPS
Includes 100000 For Aid
To War Stricken British
Missions During Year

KANSAS CITY, Oct. 10. IN
Deputies of the protestant Episco-
pal church approved and sent to
bishops today a 81, 1876, BAT triennial
budget which includes a 5000, 600
appropriation for aid to war-strick-
en- British missions during tn e
coming year.
Quick concurrence by the bish-
ops was forecast, leaving only ac-
ton by the deputies on a liberal
lied marriage and divorce canon
in the way of adjournment, now
expected late tomorrow. The con-
vention Originally had been sched-
uled to continue until Oct. "a.
The British mission aid allot-
ment, first ever made by the the
American church, was more than
twice the amount recommended
by its national council. The sug.
gested figure was $17,0 600, but the
deputies added another $183, 900,
after hearing a special represen-
tative of the Archbishop of Can
terbury tel them the m o t h e l
church looked upon the war as "a
hell-sent opportunity for more eff
fective Christian work in al ma
tons"
The representative, the Rt. Rev.
Noel B. Hudson, added that the
missions faced a one-third reduc-
CONTINUED on Page Three, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
War
Interpretive
BY KIRKE L. SIMPSON

The date, September 16 last, on
which London now claims to have
scotched a German attempt to in.
wade England is as significant as
the fact itself-if it is : fact.
That bit of news of a month-old
happening tends not only to STEP
up British morale with a spicy
taste of victory; it also furnishes
a possible clue to the still undis.
closed purpose of the Hitler-Musso.
lini strategy conference eight days
later in Bremen Pass.
Nazi Disaster
It makes small difference whet1.
er reported Nazi troop embarka.
tons across the channel were an
actual attempt at an invasion, or
just a full-dress rehearsal. The re-
suit, so London claims, was a Nazi
disaster under a rain of British
bombs.
In either case, the incident may
have forced a reshaping Of Axis
war strategy. 1t may have con-
WINGED Hitler that his dreams Of
making a triumphal entry into
London soon were premature.
Every straw-in-the-wind develop
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Reorganization OF Govern
ment To Fit Axis Pattern
Is Also Demanded
KING OUSTED
Break In Trade Relations
With Great Britain Also
Asked By Axis Powers
BY EDWARD

CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 18- Up -
Germany and Italy have made five
all-inclusive demands on Greece,
calling for territorial concessions
to both Italy and Bulgaria, the use
of Greek air bases by the Axis
powers, and reorganization of the
government to fit the Axis pattern,
Greek diplomatic circles reported
tonight.
The demands were said also to
stipulate that Greece break off
trade relations with Great Britain.
Five Points
Specifically, the five points were
said to have been set down by the
Axis partners in this order:
Immediate severance Of trade
relations with the British.
The cession of a strip of terri
tory adjacent to the Albanian Dor.
der to Italy and the cession of a
corridor to the Aegean sea to Bull
garia.
The grant of the right to Italy
to construct a road from Albania
to Salonika, Greek port and So
called key to the south Balkans.
The use of certain Greek air
bases by Germany and Italy.
The abdication of King George
II of Greece, the resignation of
Premier-Dictator John Metaxas
and the formation of a pro-Axis
government.
The Greek diplomats said they
learned of the alleged demands d.
rectly from Athens.
Greece and Turkey r Britain's
last remaining friends in the Bal
kans. The British are pledged to aid
the Greeks against attack and are
aligned with Turkey in a mutual
defense pact.
Unofficial reports earlier in the
week from Ankara said Turkey
would go to the aid of Greece in
the event of an Axis thrust. The
Turks already have declared 1.-TWO
million bayonets" will resist any
German-Italian drive against the
Near East.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
DRAFT BY CORPS
AREAS ANNOUNCED
Delaware, New Jersey And
New York Expected To
Furnish 148,294 Men

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18- R -
National draft headquarters, an
nouncing the number of men to be
drafted for military service from
each army corps area during the
next year, disclosed today that the
Second corps areae, with headquar-
tiers at New York, would provide
the largest number-148, 294 men.
In addition to the second corps
area, which comprises the states
of Delaware, New Jersey and New
York, the numbers to be called in
the other eight corps areas are as
follows:
First, comprising Connecticut,
Maine, Massachusetts,, New Hamp-
shire, Rhode Island and Vermont,
81, $50; Third, District of Column
bia, Maryland, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, 1886; Fourth, compris-
ing Alabama. Florida, Georgia,
Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Iennes-
see, 100, Sis; Fifth, including In
Kentucky, Ohio and West
Virginia, 81, 1872; Sixth, comprising
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin,
131, 1877; Seventh, including Arkan-
sas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, North Dakota and
Dakota, "a, 627; Eighth, COM
Arizona, Colorado, New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, ST.
IA; Ninth, comprising, California.
Montana, Nevada, Oregon,
Utah, Washington, and Wyoming,
1924; Hawaii, 1,40O and Puerto
Rico, $500.
On the basis of official reports
from II states and the District of
Continued on Page Three, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19

liam Levner, president of the
WPA Teachers union of New York
City (AFL), and Daniel Koerner,
Of the United American Artists,
union (CIO).
McKibben testified that demo
cratic. wardheelers, vast armies OF
investigators and spies, and large
sections of the administrative ap-
paratus of WPA have been en-
listed to intimidate republicans,
former Roosevelt supporters and
voters for the various minority
parties into supporting Roosevelt"
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air ministry's own news service
and by pie cemeal communicates
and reports which have passed the
censorship on that date and since.
The kernel of the story is that
the British bombers, aided by a
providential gale like that which
scattered the Spanish Armada, at
tackled German troopships on the
French Invasion coast" just after
they had been jammed from beam
to beam with German troops, "and
made their departure impossible
by the ferocity' of their attack"
To this. the air ministry news
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
ChairmenO fCountyAnd
CITY Draft Boards Named
Senator Johnson Says
Will Support WiNkie

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-R
Senator johnson (R-Calif) an
nounced his support for Wendell
l.. Willkie tonight, asserting that
while he disagreed with the re-
publican presidential nominee on
some issues he was Externally
right upon the great and the all
important one of a third term"
Addressing the nation by radio,
the Californian, one time sup
porter of President Roosevelt,
said that the third term question
presented "in greater degree than
a flaming war, with its cruel de.
struction of peaceful nations, a
crisis purely American"
1--WE are asked" he said, after
a discussion of anti-third term
precedents, "to gamble now with
the most precious of human
rights-liberty. We must not do
it."
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
Planes Blast
Chinese End
Of VitalRoute
Running Is Attacked By
Craft From Japanese
South China Fleet
GUN FACTORIES HIT
Anti.Aircraft Guns Planted
At Many Vantage Points
Along The Highway

HONG KONG, Oct. 18.-R-Ja-
nan struck her first threatened
blow against the re-opened Bur-
ma road today by bombing and
b1asting the strategic city Of Kun
ming Chinece terminus of the stor-
led road to Mandalay" over
which is surging one of the great
est motor caravans of history.
With the flood of arms-bearlng
traffic along the Burma road ris-
ine hourly. Hong Kong headquar-
tiers of the Japanese South China
fleet announced that naval war
planes severely damaged military
detectives in and around Running,
capital Of Yunnan province.
Munitions Plants Hit
Roaring down on their targets
through gaps in heavy clouds, the
japanese bombers were reported
to have rained explosives on Chi
nese munitions factories in tn e
suburbs Of Running and military
Establishments within the city IT
self.
japanese headquarters said the
raiders met no opposition from the
air.
However, the Chinese were re-
ported ready for the promised jap
anese attacks on the vital road
between British Burma and China.
Anti.aircraft guns were said to be
planted at many vantage points
along the way.
Supplies started moving toward
China in the early darkness to-
day after a three-months suspen-
sion of traffic in a vain effort by
the British to appease Japan.
From Rangoon, Burma, came
word that fleets of m u n S
trucks, long ready at the barrier
to carry arms and munitions to the
Chinese troops of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek, sped northward
from the rail . head at Lashio to-
ward the border. A British army
officer said he never had seen a
larger assemblage of trucks-and
he served in the World war; $50.
While the road was closed, the
japanese gained close-at-hand air
Continued on Page Three, Col. ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
British Announce Raj Blasted Nazi
Invasion Army Out Of Ships Sept. 10

LONDON, Oct. 18-REThe Brit
ish announced today that their
Royal Air Force had blown a Ger
man invasion army out of their
ships more than a month ago, and
disclosed officially that German
warships now have been engaged
in the eastern Atlantic by the Brit
ish fleet and air force.
Only the most meager details of
the story of an abortive attempt to
land a sea-borne army on these
shores last September 16 were Civ
en- out by authoritative sources,
but they were borne out by the
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
CLERKS CHOSEN
Will Open Joint Offices In
Room ia OF Custom
house Monday A. M.

New Hanover county's two DRAFT
boards, No. l and No. 2, organized
yesterday, and named H. G. Car.
ney and John Alexius, respectively
to be chairmen.
Board No. l, for Wilmington,
named H. Edmund Rodgers, vice
chairman and assistant secretary
and selected Fred Poisson to be
secretary.
Suggested BY Rodgers
The naming of the vice-chair.
man to be assistant secretary
also was done at the suggestion Of
Rodgers, who pointed out any de-
lay by reason of absence of any
one member of thu three-man'
board might thus be obviated.
Board No. 1 also decided to rec
ommend the appointment of Glenn
J. McClelland, local attorney, tc
be chief clerk, an appointment thai
will be made by the Selective Serv.
ice board at Raleigh.
DR.. Herbert A. Codington is ply,
sician and William B. Campbell
is appeals agent to board No. l
Board No. 2, for rural New Han
over county, in addition to nam.
ing Alexius as chairman, chose
j. T. Landen to be vice-chairman
and assistant secretary and named
c. Heide Trask secretary.
It decided to recommend Mrs.
P. H. Raspberry for appointment
as chief clerk.
DR.. David R. Murchison is ply
CONTINUED on Page Three, Co. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19

RALEIGH, Oct. 18.-R-Plans
for a decade Of unprecedented
progress" in North Carolina were
drafted here today at a meeting
called by Governor Hoey Of 80
prominent residents of the state.
The governor said the first step
toward the proposed New r of
agricultural and industrial expan-
sion would be the opening of a.
North Carolina office in Washing
ton to look after the states inter-
ests in obtaining national defense
contracts and industries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
F. D. R. TO ANSWER
WILLKIE CHARGES
Plans Series OF Speeches In
East And Ohio Before
Election Day

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-R =
Accusing his opposition of "systema-
tic" and deliberate Justification of
fact" President Roosevelt announced
today he would reply in a series of
political speeches to be delivered in
the populous east, and in Ohio, be-
fore election day.
AS part Of the travelling involved,
he told a press conference, he plans
to make a series of defense inspection
tours, similar to the several of the
recent past. But, he added in a
voice heavy with sarcasm, for the
benefit of people whose ethics diff
fered from his own the defense tours
would be paid for by the democratic
national committee because there
would be some political speeches
during the trips.
He did not, himself detail his timer
airy, but, supplementing an announce
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Gunfire Heard Several
Miles Off Gibraltar

F.t 70 -L
LA LINEA, Spain, Oct. 49,.
R - Rambling gunfire was
heard several miles off Gibraltar
at nightfall tonight, indicating
a possible sea battle was in pro-
gress.
The explosions were heard dis
tinctly here and at nearby Al
geciras.
The transport Reina Del "a
cifico sailed today from Gibral-
tar. with 500 persons, mostly
women and children being re-
moved under a new order by the
civil governor for their immedi-
ate departure.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19

service contributed a report that
the German troops, or those which
survived, then we're removed from
the ships and the invasion plans
cancelled.
The Atlantic engagement be-
tween the British home fleet and
a squadron of four German de-
stroyers occurred yesterday, the
admiralty announced.
The enemy retired precipitate-
ly," a communique said, after 4
British cruiser opened up its guns
Continued on Page Three. Coils
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
Clouds, Guns TakeSteam
Quito fAttackO nLOndOn

LONDON, Oct. 19.-R-(Satur-
day)-Low-hanging clouds and a
roaring barrage of anti-aircraft,
fire took the steam out of the And
consecutive Nazi night air raid on
London early today and the all
clear signal shri1led several hours
before dawn.
Last night, in the face of de-
fensive fire so heavy that it ap-
peared the guns were being loaded
and fired on the recoil, the Ger
mans struck at the city singly,
from different directions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19

MArr-
DISTINCTION, Oct. 10. -R-
Naafge that WPA officials were
4. 'plflng" to deliver the re-
Vas vote for President Roosevelt
paia1 made before the Senate cam-
day investigating committee to-
apn,, ana was followed by a WPA
wo1,1s ancement that all its workers
tree We reminded that they were
Tbs " vote as they pleased.
trom conspiracy charge C a NJ e
ers uiree New York union lead
sentins .icnard N. McKibben, repre-
s The Workers Alliance; Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
Charge WPA Conspiring To Deliver
Votes To F. r. Made Before Group

Koerner offered similar tes-
tjmony, and Levner declared that
there had been IAN unparalleled
campaign of intimidation, espion-
age and persecution" of WPA
workers by a special WPA police
force known as "the guard"
McKibben commended, too, that
the American Security union, or
ganization of WPA employees estab-
lished by David LASER, former
president of the Workers Alliance,
was IAN acknowledgements
CONTINUED no Page Three, Col. 81
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Greenwood Says Berlin
Will Feel Raj Might

.-
LONDON, Oct. IS. Up
What has been done to London
viii bG doubled to Berlin" Ar.
thur Greenwood, minister with
out portfolio in the British war
cabinet, declared tonight to an
audience of war workers at a
southeast England factory.
He said the Royal Air Force
already had bombed western
Germany and the Ruhr far
more heavily than any place IN
this country"
Arms workers, he asserted,
must regard themselves as front
line soldiers. -
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Continued OH Page Three, Col. y

The Germans spread out, too,
all over the United Kingdom, caus-
ing casualties in the London area
and elsewhere.
Among 81 dead in one London
area were three Raj members.
The weather steadily thickened,
however, and lulls became longer
and more frequent, until finally
the raiders passed. signal sound
ed.
One raider was brought down
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