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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Hull Studies
Possible Move
Losey Case
American Military Attache
Is Killed By German
Bomb In Norway
INFORMATION SOUGHT
Secretary Will Not Decide
On Protest Until Data
Is Obtained

WASHINGTON, April 22.-LP-
Secretary of State Hull, expressing
sororw over dispatches reporting
that Captain Robert NJ. Losey, 81,
assistant American military attache
had been killed by a German bomb
in Norway, considered tonigh t
whether to take strong diplomatic
action toward Germany.
Capt. Losey had gone from
Sweden to Norway to assist Ameri-
cans to get out of the latter coun-
try. A newspaper at Goteborg,
Sweden. describing his death, said
he was standing in a mountain
tunnel at Dombas during an aerial
bombardment yesterday when a
splinter from a bomb struck him in
the heart.
First to Die
Although several American dip
lomatic and military attaches have
had narrow escapes from German
and Russian bombing planes, Cap
tin Losey was the only n to be
killed.
Hull said he "a seeking all in
formation about the circumstances
surrounding Losey's death and
would not make a decision as to
diplomatic action, if any, until the
information had been assembled.
The state departments first in
formation came through a telegram
sent from Opdal, Norway, yester-
day, to the American legation at
Stockholm and signed by a Major
Yssum," presumably a Norwegian
army officer. 1t read:
american Military Attache Cap
tain Losey was killed by German
Continued on Page Three: Col. g.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
DOWNEY OPPOSES
F. D. R. THIRD TERM
Writes Farley No President
Should Be Elected A
Third Time

WASHINGTON, April 22.- up -
The antithird term forces gained a
prominent supporter today when
Senator Downey O-Calif) wrote a
letter to Democratic Chairman
James A. Farley declaring that mo
president should be elected a third
time"
Downey said that he had long held
that view and added pointedly Il
see no reason to change that opinion
now"
The pronouncement came at a
time when California democrats are
preparing for a hotly contested
presidential primary. Among the
groups of delegates entered are
states favoring President Roosevelt
and Vice President Garner.
There was much political specu-
lation as to how the DoWney stand
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. u
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
LOSSES GREAT
Reich Aircraft Attacks Nor
wegian Troops With
Bombs Near Elverum
IS DESTROYED
Berlin Says British Troops
Put To Flight In
Namsos Fighting

BERLIN, April 30 Up -(Tues-
day. CP The German air force
was described as loosing it's force
with mounting intensity early today
against debarking British troops
among whom it was asserted bloody
losses had been caused, and British
TRANSPORTS and warships, IA of which
were declared sunk or damaged in
the last 4S hours.
In addition the German aircraft
were reported by DNB, official Ger
man news agency, in a summary Of
Mondays fighting, to have attacked
Norwegian detachments with bomt
and machinegun at positions nortf
of Oslo, especially near Elverum
Lillehammer and Mjosa Lake.
Dombas Destroyed
Dombas, important railway juno
ton in central Norway, it vas &c
clared, was destroyed.
DNB said two British transports
were sunk by aerial bombs and an
other set afire in the hornet-like at
tacks Monday. Two English war
ships accompanying the transports
we're hit directly, the agency said.
Previous reports declared the Ger
mans had bombed a cruiser until ii
was beached, scored hits on another
cruiser and destroyer, sunk two sub
marines. sunk a transport and two
merchant ships and hit another
transport.
Ferocious bombing attacks agar
on AndaIsnes and Namsos caused
bloody losses among English
troops and constantly disturbed dis
e~rnbarkation operations, DNB said
IT was here that three transports
were hit, according to the German
report, two of them being sunk anc
another set afire.
These ports yer severely dam
aged, the agency declared.
British Troops Flee
1t was at Namsos that the Ger
mans, reporting a previous siX-houl
attack, said the British troops were
put to flight into the mountains
and the towns set blazing. The
railway station at Namsos was de
clared destroyed.
Extensive accommodating flights
DNB related, were made as far as
the Orkneys and Shetland IslandS
north of Scotland.
The Germans said their forces hat
advanced north and northwest from
Oslo, inflicting "bloody losses or
the Norwegians, while wave after
wave of bombers rained explosives
on the Allied landing places flank
ing Trondheim on Norway's Atlantic
coast.
Both Namsos and Andalsnes, AL
lied landing point south of Trond
helm, we're said to have been Sc
aflame by the German bombers
Both, being railroads as well as
ports, are valuable as starting places
for Allied overland drives to joir
forces with the Norwegians and try
to cut off the German garrison in
Trondheim.
German air fighters said then
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
LONDON SAYS Fl NAX
WARSHZPS DESTROYED
SINCE START OF WAR
Leaders Study
Proposal For Aerial
Policing Of Germany

PARIS, April 22.-R The
French and British ministries
are studying a plan for the
aerial policing" of Germany,
blockade Minister Georges Mon
net disclosed tonight, and specif-
icalIy mentioned Licbon airport,
where American planes
land on their transatlantic
schedule, as attracting the at
tention of the Allies.
"Too many neutral airplanes,
or of neutral appearance, take
foreign exchange and merchan-
disc to Germany" the French
blockade minister said. "Other-
wise the Lisbon (PortugaD air.
port would not collect each day
a million apparently francs) i'll
customs duties"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
TO
HOLD VOTE TODAY
Election Eve Claims Wild
en- Democratic Party
Breach In Primary

PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-#]-
Election V counter-claims from
rival camps tonight widened a dem
ocratic party breach in the primary
election fight over Senator Joseph
p Guffev's bid for denomination
H~veliest contest of the Pennsylvania
campaign.
Guffey is opposed in tomorroW's
voting by Walter A. Jones, Pitts
burgh oil man, who is supported by
a group of party leaders headed by
democratic State Chairman David L.
Lawrence, who said:
"Guffey was not the strongest
candidate available 49,.
ellis candidacy would 1mperll the
presidential and state tickets IN the
November election"
Guffev fired back with a radlo
sneech tonight in which he SAID:
"There is not a single measure IN
the nrogram we call the New Deal
that 7 have not spoken for, fought
for. and voted for-not one.
"Should our party reject us ne"
1oo1 senator the press of the nation
would hail that fact as a repudla-
tion of President Roosevelt anu Clle
New Deal"
tones also has called himself a
firm supporter of the New Deal
He made few speeches. leaving ms
camnaign mainly to party leauelS
who brought his name into the race;
Guffey, veteran of the po"1,o ta
wars. campaigned vigorously, into
the state to support him came sev-
oval of his associates in the senate.
Among them was senate N~laJolltS
I.aader Alben W, Barley OF ken-
tnckv who made two stumplhs
to,1rs. However, the President never
ennounced a preference in the 1lght'
Mr., R~oosevelt's name is on the
dem NO presidential preference
ballot, placed there by the slaut
"d non,1h1icans filed no name, u
"a snaces for write-ins.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Youth
Hurt
Milton Lee Stewart, 10, Is
Killed When Struck By
w. L. Hobbs Car
INQUEST IS SCHEDULED
Walks Into PaE OF Car On
Highway A Short Dis
lance From Leland

Milton Lee Stewart, ~10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Duncan W.
Stewart, of Leland, was fatally in
jured late yesterday afternoon when
he was struck by an automobile
driven by W. L. Hobbs, Jr., of Del
CO, while walking on the highway
near his home.
He died a short time after he was
brought to James Walker Memorial
hospital here.
Inquest Scheduled
An inquest into the death will be
held at Ganey's Store at WOODBURY.
Wednesday night at s o'clock. Hobbs
is being held under bond pending
the outcome of the inquest.
State highway patrolmen who in
vestigated the accident said that it
occurred about 5:15 o'clock, about
one-fourth mile west of Leland sta
ton, on highways "A and &c. Pa
trolmen were continuing their in,
vestigation last night.
Sheriff Dillon Ganey said the boy
was standing beside the highway
watching a passing train and, ap.
parently not hearing the car walk
ed out on the road in the path Of
the approaching automobile.
A jury was impanelled by Coroner
John G.. Caison at the hospital last
oiol,+ +O Wow tho hoIv
The boy is survived by his par
ents; two sisters, Sarah and Kath-
leen Stewart, both of Leland.
Funeral services will be held from
the New Hops Baptist church this
afternoon al 4:30 o'clock with the
Rev. Fl. S. Strickland officiating. In
terment will follow in the Chinnis
cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be: Rufus
Williams, Earl Brew, Herbert Brew,
Douglas Cook, Kenneth Cook and
Roderick Chinnis.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

A report of new property IN
tered on the county's tax books
since the 1889 listing. showing a
total of S1,O6S,4 74 in cash value,
vas presented at yesterdays
meeting of the county commits
sioners.
The largest gain was in Fed
oral Point township, which
showed new taxable property
amounting to S47O,3S9. New cor.
struction at the Dow Chemical
company accounted for a Large
part of this figure.
Other township figures were:
Masonboro, s64,55O; harnett'
S234,29O; wilmington s"99'oo''
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
To Make Trip
While c. O.. P.
Stages Meet
SAYS Talks Will Be Con-
fined Largely To Sub
isct OF Conservation
WILL SPEAK IN N. c.
Canadian Prime Minister
To Visit President Al
White Springs Today
~ DOUGLAS B. CORNELL

Er DOUGLAS B. CORNELL
H\r,u SPRINGS. Ga, April %.
GA spectacular sideshow for the
.---te.r rational convention be-
.-a .G---ntte possibility today
r.n President Roosevelt outlined
e.. itinerary Tor a tour of the nation
IL 5l0..
IT, President said at a press con-
s..r.o that it would be a non-po-
r... -r.n and. with a smile, that
-..a...S would be confined
- ~ ~ the subject of ~conserva-
stole Headlines
r.w. wars ago ne also made what
Mite House labelled a non
r5-,..s. Dtc1lrsiOn into Arkansas and
-xa--ald produced a series of ad-
SOS which took headlines away
I'D. .t.r republican convention in
n..al,l in the presidential trav-
he 81. -dule is a pause in Texas,
.. state of Vice President Garner,
~. wants to climb a step up the
.-. Il. oder into the White House.
ne President said he would e his
sr. Elliott. and EIliott's family in
@ Worr.,
Sa..a.a s have been arranged ten
..-,l- in North Carolina, Mississippi
!. California and the state OF
r.- a.r-rol,
Tna r-.of executive chuckled when
p reporter asked whether his trip
y.u.G De non-political and replied
tat it would be entirely so.
Driving his Owl touring car, the
IreslleDt pulled up alongside a dus-
-r road of the Warm Springs In
-e-.. Paralysis Foundation for his
inference with reporters.
King To Call
TIE disclosed that W, L. Macken-
g. ksug. Canadian prime minister,
wo..l arrive here tomorrow morn
Continued on Page Three; Col. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
Anti-Aircraft Batteries In
Paris Region Also
Bark AT Invaders
BRITISH HELP MORSE
Raid Stavanger Port In
Southwestern Norway,
Aalborg In Denmark
nv DREW

LONDON, April 23.-CTuesday)-
CP)-Great Britain, battering by
land and air at German forces IN
Scandinavia, fought off a swarm OF
mine-laying German planes o
her own shores late last night
while reporting "a German Warshp
casualties" exclusive of subma-
rlnes, since the war began last
September.
An air ministry communicate
early today said the German planes
were attacked by an~ti-aircraft bat
teries and defensive fighter planes
and even by naval units as they
evidently tired to lay aerial mines
in the estuaries of the Thames and
Humber rivers off the east and
southeast coasts.
No bombs were dropped
Paris Guns Busy
At about the same time, anti
aircraft batteries in the Paris re-
gion parked for Is minutes at
enemy planes.
There were no air raid alarms,
and despite the rafting fall Of
shrapnel, no reports of damage.
The official British statement on
naval losses place. Britain's own
at IS warships, including five sub
marines and the merchant cruiser
Rawalpindi. Other losses listed in
Continued on Page Three; Col. p
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
NEW PROPERTY PLACED ON TAX BOOKS
IN COUNTY SINCE 1899 TOTALS $1,O68,474

The monthly financial report
of the hospital vas also present
ed. 1t showed a profit of $144.38
during March.
A petition was received from
residents of Country Club Pines
asking that the board request
the State Highway commission
to improve the road in the vi
cinity of Mimosa Place.
The contract for the yearly
audit of the county's books was
awarded to Edward c. Craft.
certified public accountant. He
will be paid 500.
Several beer license renewals
were granted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

No figures for Cape Fear town.
ship were presented.
These figures do not actually
represent gains in county tax
able assets because property re-
moved from the books has not
been deducted. These figures
only represent that property
which has been listed this year
for the first time, and the actual
gain in taxable assets cannot be
computed therefrOm.
The board received a report
from w. ID. McCaig, of the
James Walker Memorial hospital
regarding the financial status OF
the A-ray department there. He
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

compared its profit of $~3,561.OS
during the year 1899 with eight
other institutions in North Caro-
lima, showing it to be approx
mately average.
The gross receipts amounted
to $10,141.38, and SO per cent
of the work done in the depart
ment vas charity.
McCaig said the board of man
ayers has given consideration to
doing repair and modernization
work in the X-ray department
and increasing the rental from
$500 per year to $1,000 per year.
The X-ray department is oper-
ated by independent interests.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
U.S.. COURT TERM
Is OPENED HERE
Light Criminal Docket Is
Cleared With Judge |. M.
Meekins Presiding

A ligtj criminal docket was clear
ed At Tie opening day of the spring
term of Wilmington division federal
cont here yesterday. The majority
o the cases dealt with violations OF
tie aquor tax laws.
JUDGE ]. NJ. Meekins, of Elizabeth
N1E is presiding.
The hearing of civil cases will
Start This morning.
During the afternoon session, six
Hu woIe convicted and sentenced,
and SIX others placed on probation
l-~ Crtirc Gocket for this term in
"5-el &- cases, several of which
'lontiuued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
new GYM PLANNED
AT LOCAL SCHOOL
Authority To Advertise For
Bids Is Granted AT
Board Meeting

Authority to advertise for bids on
tho construction of a new gymnas-
ium building at New Hanover High
school and for the addition of a
second floor at Wrightsboro school
given at a meeting of the school,
board yesterday afternoon. No date
for the bid opening has been
selected.
The new gym, to be thoroughly
is being planned due to the
i~nadeouacy of the present setup. 1t
will be situated in the open space
on the Princess street side of the
school and will open from the pre-
sent gym. 1t will also be accessible
Doro Thraa. fol ~
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
IS HERO

e11r1BYVILLE, Tenn, April q
La,ra the parrot sneezed. Inc
weakened Governor Prentice
snesn1 Just in time to discover a
Coopel save his farm home. The
IRE an loo executive said his pets
lelihaoing awakened him early yes
ka-C morning. He found her eye
teroay wien of smoke curling up
Ing the floor. Axes were useo
throua the smoke back to its source
TO VIZ 40 haze was extinguished after
minor damage
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
NORWAY REVIEWS
CONFLICTS START
Claims Nazi Warships En-
tered Fjords Before Con-
citation Offered

LONDON, April 22.-CP-A Nor
wegian white paper published here
today OH the German invasion of
Norway represented that German
warships had entered vital fjords
and engaged Norwegian defenders
before ever approaching the govern
ment on a Cancellation plan.
The S,OOO-word account also sought
to show that the German minister
in Norway, DR.. Kurt Brauer, knew
the German expedition had left some
(Confipuad on PAGE Three. Col. AZ
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23
British Forces Threaten
To Bomb Narvik Port
MOVE ON TRONDHEIM
Germans, Norwegians Are
Engaged In Bitter Bat
tie AT Melhus
BY THOMAS F. HAWKINS

STOCKHOLM, April 22.-H1CThe
British, in broadcast warnings to the
.populace of Narvik, threatened to
lombard that northern ore harbor
today, and with their Norwegian al
lies clamped a slowly closing wise
Continued on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

Served by Leased Wire Of the
ASSOCIATED PRESS
With Complete Coverage Of
State and National News
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-23

Tides For Today
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Columbus U. Provost
To Discuss Democracy

DR.. John r. Fitzpatrick, provost.
Columbus University, will discuss
the contributions made to American
democracy by various racial and
religious groups at Friendship
House, 619 D street Sc, at 5 pm.
tomorrow.
Miss Lydia A. H. Burklin, director
Of the southeast center, announced
that DR.. Fitzpatricks topic will be
Living Together in Democracy"
The talk is the second in a series Of
monthly discussions devoted to q
consideration Of the roles played In
community life by various cultural
groups. The series is sponsored by
Friendship House in cooperation
with the Washington Round Table
of the National Conference Of
Christians and Jews.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

And What
They Do
Four-Yeur-Old Boy
Will Become DuIoi
lumu of Tibet
BY LEMUEL F. PARTON,

This writer has observed that IN
recent months the London Times
has carefully reported every minute
detail Of the story Of little "Tanchu,"
the Chinese peasant boy who, on
February 81, will become the Dalai
Lama of Tibet. There is q great
swirl of international power politics
around the chubby lad, put down at
6 years old in most of the news
dispatches, but by the Times reck-
oning just now aged years and
8 months.
British, Russian and japanese
agents were interested and watchful
and possibly active as the little
priest-ruler Of hundreds Of millions
Of Buddhists was called from his
fathers field and carried over the
roof of the world in a golden sedan
to the great monastery at Lhasa.
There were other candidates, but
tOday's news Is that the Chinese
Central Government would dispense
with the ancient ceremony of draw
ing lots from golden vase. The old
Lama, who died in 1888, was friendly
to both China and the British and
had been criticized for this by some
of the Lamas who have opposed. the
selection of Tanchu, who, as the
14th Dalai Lama, will be Lingerh
La Mu Teng Chu. The child is pre-.
sumably the reincarnation of the old
Lama The regency which will
instruct and guide him until he is
l8 years old is said also to be
friendly to the British.
In the ancient custom. the search
for the Living Buddha" began i'm
mediately after the death of the old
Dalai Lama in December, 1888 The
searchers, disguised at tradesmen,
found many infants who, they
thought, were divinely designated by
various signs, but they failed to
respond to further tests. One day
last July. in the Tsinghai Province
Of China, they came on the little
Tanchu. They offered him, among
many articles, drum, a walking
stick and rosary which, were he
the Dalai Lama, would have been
his in q previous incarnation. He
made the proper selections and i'm
mediately began telling the beads
Of the rosary and recitingy "om
name padme hum" They took him
to his father and learned that when
he was born a beautiful rainbow
stood above their house.
The journey across the mountains
took two months. ending October 6
with q gorgeous ceremony in the
great yellow peacock tent at Lhasa.
There will be quite q stupendous
ritual when he Is enthroned. Kitch-
ener and Younghusband, who knew
we'll the Importance Of the Tibetan
gateway to India, first stirred British
interest in the Dalai and Panchen
Lamas. Everything seems to be
nicely under control. in spite Of re-
ports and Of Russian and Japanese
Vaccinations since the death Of the
old Dalai Lama.
Released by Consolidated News Features)
Evening star., 1940-02-03


materials obtained have not replaced
per cent the losses had inevitably
sanitary equipment was rushed to them
enough actual war material The Finnish
With requirements Of = |
f1ed Marshal Mannerhem
every citizen OF Finland sending sos calls to every
ana admrer OF their
words encouragement from
a tne RUSSIAN pressure the little
py e other warning nations In their desperate
rims thnk tat might have been
he to.antaan states had included Russia
and OF the small have heard
WIN the moving words
me world repeatedly that
rta and France defense nations
ooshy maybetha there example Of unpoyoked ag-
sesn on the part OF bully
acs by placing Russia footing with Germany ~
rms is not likely to happen The allies are
shng long war and they
m are at Their ropes end Hence the Finnish
ing o out make honorable
The leaders Of Finland hope obtai the event the
1ussans and the Germans Balkan drive
sort recognition
ne out OF complete serviude and of the
Whether they will succeed to be - ~ '
IN the meantime "blue drive Finnish families
III oee planned IN he United States
~ appears the F1nn
he ehef drive being made In this appeal mostly
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Cardozo High Seniors
Receive Diplomas

Cardozo High School last night
graduated about 100 students of its
February senior class at final exer-
cises at the school.
Diplomas were awarded by Col.
West A. Hamilton, member of the
Board of Education, who was the
presiding officer. Speakers were
Thurman L. Dodson, attorney, and
First Assistant Supt Garnet c. Will
kinson. Honors were announced by
Principal R. N. Mattingly.
Viola Beatrice Jackson, who had
an average of more than 90, was
the valedictorian, while Sterling Nc
Kinley Derricotte. while Sterling Nc
gave the salutatory. Music was by
the school orchestra.