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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
HULL SAYS NOT TRUE
Roosevelt Declares Propa-
ganda Should Be Taken
With Grain OF Salt
DENY CHARGES
Pittman Says Germany Is
Seeking To- Stir Up OPP
position To President

WASHINGTON, March 29-R-
A series of sharp denials tonight
greeted Germany's publication OF
documents purporting to show that
the United States helped bring on
the European war.
Secretary of State Hull issued a
statement saying that he did not
place '"theA slightest credence" in the
diplomatic conversations mentioned
in the documents and that the
papers did not represent "in any
way the foreign policy of the Unit
ed States. -
A few hours after President
Roosevelt had told reporters that
propaganda from Europe should be
taken with several grains of salt,
William c. Bullitt, American ambas'
sador to France, and Count jerry
Potocki, Polish ambassador to the
United states, issued formal denials
of the statements attributed to
IllCll IL l1lC
Bullitt Statement
Bullitt, who was alleged to have
told Potocki that the United States
would enter the war against Ger
many if Great Britain and France
'bestirred themselves" said:
"The President has already in
Dictated that propaganda of this ma
ture should be taken with several
grains of salt.
"This particular piece Of propa-
ganda should be taken with even
more salt. I have never made to
anyone the statements attributed to
me-"
Potockis' statement:
"The publication by the German
government of pretended documents
from the Polish foreign office is
obviously for propaganda purposes.
1 deny the allegations attributed to
my reports.
II never had any conversations
with Ambassador Bullitt on Amer
ica's participation in war;"
Hull issued this statement:
"The press, this evening, carries
the report of the issuance by the
German foreign office Of a white
book containing documents alleged
to have been found in the archives
of the Polish foreign office in War
saw and purporting to contain. &C
counts of conversations held by
policy officials with diplomatic Of
ficials of the United States.
II may say, most emphatically,
that neither I nor any of my as.
sociates in the Department of State
have ever heard of such converse
tons as those alleged, nor do we
give them the slightest credence.
The statements alleged have not
represented in any way at any time
the thought or the policy of the
American government"
1.-TWO Grains Of Salt"
President Roosevelt, at his press
conference, said he thought every
body should take with a grain Of
salt any propaganda that is put out
in Europe today. He then amended
Continued on Page Three; Col. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
Roosevelt Trade Pacts
Setup Okehed By Senate
Prince Obolensky Dies
In British Plane Crash

LONDON, March 29.-(APe
Prince Alexander Oboiensky, "a,
Russian-born British subject
and an international rugby foot
ball star, was killed today in a
plane accident at a royal airforce
airdrOme.
The prince, a pilot officer in
the r. A.. F., suffered a broken
neck when his plane piled up in
landing.
He had leave from the r. A.
f. to play football for England
against Wales early this month
and was chosen for a return
match April 10.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
with Great Britain" although
no pact is being formulated.

with Great Britain" although
no pact is being formulated.
But it seems to be evident,
the Russian sources added, that
Britain and France have en-
barked on a 'treat Russia rough"
campaign and that a deliberate
attempt is being made to "black-
en- Soviet Russia in the eyes of
the British people and the
world"
The two Russian merchant
men, disposition of which lay
at the heart of the controversy,
are thu 2,492-ton SeIenga and
the 3,972-ton Vladimir Mayak-'
ovsky, released by the British
toda-. to the French navy 'for
administrative reasons" and ex-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
WATERWAY GROUP
WILL Be FORMED
Interested Persons Invited
To Meeting In Washing
ton, N. C., April S

BEAUFORT, March 29.-LP-Ay
cock Brown, Beaufort newspaper
man, said today he was mailing
letters to 200 eastern North Caro-
lima persons this weekend inviting
them to a meeting at Washington.
Continued on Page Three; Col. II
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
ATTACK

LONDON, March 29.-P-The rat
tie and roar of bombing and machine
cunning out at sea vas heard plain
ly ashore tonight as British fighter
planes sped out over the North Sea
to repel German planes attacking
shipping off the east coast of Eng
land
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
IS SUNK
BY NAZI PLANES
Also Claimed To Have Scor.
ed Hits On Cruiser
Off English Coast

BERLIN, March 30.-(Saturdaye
R-German planes, operating so
close to the British coast that they
had to dodge the fire of coastal bat
teries, last night sank one ship in a
British convoy and scored a mum
Der of hits on a cruiser" D. N. B.,
the German news agency, said early
today.
In the second straight night of
attack, D.. N. B. said, the German
planes sighted a convoy and, de-
spite the heaviest anti-aircraft fire
from ships and coastal batteries,
the planes attacked the convoy
sinking n vessel and scoring a
number of hits on one cruiser"
One German plane is missing, the
report stated. :,
Scouting flights were made
throughout the day over the North
Sea, D. N. B. said.
In Thursday nights flights, a
high command communique said
yesterday, German planes bombed
six large merchant ships in a Brit
ish convoy off the Shetland Islands.
A patrol boat was sunk and one
merchantmen caught fire, the COM
munique said.
The D. N. 3. on Thursday night
also reported a French destroyer
was bombed in the English Channel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-30
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Local Squad
Looks Stronq
Hos Won Three Out
OF Three 10 Date

After a short holiday rest. the
College Of Puget Sound hoopsters
have put IN greatly needed prsc-
tee in preparation for their
coming game with the University
OF Washington on the Husky floor
Saturday night.
IN the three practice games 10
date the Loggers have turned in
impressive victories over three
Wingo league CUNTS. but Satur-
days game VIII be the acid test
for Coach Stuart Parks boys
The Huskies are not rated
a. fsvorites TO cop the Nor
thern Division Coast crown,
but still, tough competition
may always be expected from
university team. especially
when a small college squad
runs up against them.
IN the past. two Puget Sound
teams have turned the tables on
the Purple and Gold hoopsters.
once under the guidance OF Gao"
Hubbard hack in the late POS. and
again when joey Mack held sway
in the season Of 1886.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Aihertons Taking
Divorce Action
SAN ERANCISCO-Edwin y

SAN FRANCISCo-Edwin n.
Atherton. Pacific Coast conference
athletic commissioner. today had
on file an answer and cross COM
plant to the separate mainten-
anee suit Of his wife. Elma.
Atherton in turn asked q divorce
on the general ground Of cruelty.
He entered a general denial TO her
similar charges. but detailed no
cruelty allegations. Atherton fur
Their declared that either he or his
wife is fit and proper person to
have custody Of their II year old
son. whose custody Mrs Atherton
seeks. She also asked $3.50
monthly for maintenance.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Stanford Surprised Grid World
Endurance Race
For Cycle Club

The Tacoma Motorcycle club
ViI hold a sanctioned endurance
race Sunday. Riders VII meet at
the clubhouse. 3I05 South Tyler
street, Sunday al 6 4. m. Details
Of the race and order Of the riders
vii be decided then. The first
rider leaves al 10 q. m. The Amer
lean Motorcycle club Is offering a
trophy. The Tacoma club has put
up a $40 cash prize. Seattle. Aber-
deem and other cities and towns
are sending riders for the compe-
tition. The clubs next regular
meeting will be held Jan. 8 at
?. m. at the clubhouse.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
BIG NINE ROASTED
THREE STRONG TEAMS

The Big Nine. dominated by
Minnesota, boosted two other top
ranking teams in Michigan and
Northwestern. Both lost TO the
Gophers by only one point. and
Northwestern also lost TO Michi-
gan.
The Wolverines had the player
Of the year. Tom Harmon. who
amassed 33 touchdowns in his col
lege career to surpass the con-
ference record formerly held by
Red Grange. Harmon's three-year
point total was 237.
Nebraska was tops IN the Big
Six.
Tennessee had frequent breath
ers. but boasted a powerful team.
Mississippi State was indicated
but tied by Auburn.
Boston colleges 1o-game sweep
of the east was highlighted by a
victory over Georgetown, previ-
ously undefeated In % games
That encounter was one of the
most dramatic OF the year, with
h. C's Charley O'Rourke taking
an intentional safety in the last
few minutes TO chnch the game,
1915.
Lafayette went undefeated and
united for the second time in the
four-year regime OF Hooks Mylin.
Cornell, widely rated the nation 3
top team two thirds Of the way
through the season. was toppled
by Dartmouth. 80. in the most
freakish incident of the gridiron
year. the fifth down"
Cornell relinquished on Monday
the victory" ii had won in the
final play Of Saturdays game when
movies Of the game showed the
referee had allowed the Big Red
five downs IN sequence.
Cornell lost also to Penn. whose
record was marred only by defeat
by Michigan and tie with Har-
ward. Fordham lost only to ST.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

BERKELEY. Cai.-Afier nearly
two weeks Of rain. predictions for
Clearing weather today cheered the
Eastern squad that viii play in
the Shrine East-west game on
New Years day. The out-weighed
Fasteners are counting on the
speed and passing Of such backs
as Tommy Harmon. Frank Reagan
and Dave Aiierdice. Rain drove
the squad indoors yesterday and
only signal practice was possible.
but Coaches Bernie Biernlsn and
Andy Kerr said they would Try to
scrimmase outdoors today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Offensive Work
For Cornhuskers

PHOENN, Ariz. - Coach Biff
Jones, following a weeks concen-
uation on a defense to stop Stan
ford's Information" in the Rose
Bowl next Wednesday, plans to
give his Nebraska Cornhuskers
more offensive work during the
remainder Of his practice time
He sent the probable starting
lineup against second and third
strlngers in two heavy workouts
yesterday. Leading the regulars
was Harry Hopp, starting quarter
back, just recovered from in
fluenzs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Mauriello. Great Puncher, Meets Soose

NEW YORK Terrible Tami
Mauriello, the Bronx torpedo says
its funny about my punch, it
came all of a sudden"
Mauriello's punch came so sud
denly IL will be used TO lift the
lid off Madison Square gardens
new boxing year. week from
tonight. although Terrific Tami
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

with the World Series early in the
season - and in Cleveland. Pitts
burgh and Philadelphia, but the
league as a whole played to its
biggest crowds.
The two divisions were domi-
mated by the Washington REDSKINS
and the Chicago Bears, who de-
throned the 1889 champion Green
Bay Packers.
Using the IT" offense on which
Shaughnessy modelled his attack,
the Bears pounded out a 1910 win
over the Redskins biggest score
In the history of the league - to
take the title.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

Whizzer White took individual
ground gaining honors with De-
troit . Sammy Baugh passed
the Redskins to the sectional title.
Ace Parker was one of the
years standout players although
he played with a broken ankle
early in the season =. Banks Nc
Fsdden of Jock Sutherlands re-
Juvenated Brooklyn Dodgers was
the rookie of the year Davey
O'Brien set batch of new league
records, completed SO passes in one
game as he bowed out of football
to become a Oman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Falkland Lutherans Still
Top Park League Hoop Race
Central and 3eth Street Boosters
In Even Fight for Second Position

Falkland Lutheran still leads In
the Park Basketball league with
two other teams bringing NJ sec
ond place. Central lost only one
to the powerful 3sth Street Boost
ers. who are still holding true to
preseason dope.
The Woodmen of the World have
played fine ball. winning more
games with less points than any
other club in the league.
Fuller's Paint have been the dis
appointment OF the league. With
a fairly good five they have showed
hot and cold form so far. Their
inability to drop the ball through
the hoop has been their main fault.
Valley Paint with two high
scorers In Charles Close and
George Noble keeps rolling
along. but has some tough
competition ahead. Manitou
could have been the leagues
dark horse II their floor work
could he improved.
This weeks outstanding players
have been Davis and Hoff OF Cen
trail: Birley and Larsen Of Valley
Paint, Frost and Bell Of WOW.
Spadafore, Messiah: Lay Of Nor
mons: Piper Of Clan Gordons. and
w. Hoff OF jefferson. A new
league high scorer has replaced
Larsen Of Falkland this week
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

never fought more than eight con-
secutive rounds before in his young
life.
Tami will climb into the
Gardens ring glare TO fight Is
rounds with brilliant Billy Soose,
uncrowned king of the middle
weights And II Tami ticks Soose.
as he is confident he will do he
will get himself very fine pres
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Three Huskies Nav
Enter Pro came

SEATTLE-Three Of IrrivsrSity
of Washlngton's football seniors
are seriously considering prc
careers Rudy Mucha. one IF the
nations best centers. has definite
ly decided to play for paw.
both jay Mcdowell. end. snd
Dean McAdams have opportuni-
ues 10 enter business. but II they
receive attractive enough offers
.hey VII switch to professional
football
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Aiikenhead Back
In Hockey Sport

PORTLAND - Andy Aiken
head. retired Portland Buckaroo
net tender, returned 10 the Pacific
Coast Ice Hockey league last
night and led his teammates 10 a
30 victory over league-leading
Vancouver.
Aitkenhead shut out the
Lions during all but one Of the
50 minutes of play. He took
over the goal guarding job
when Jimmy Hill. regular
goalie, went 10 a hospital to
nurse an influenza attack.
Portland scored twice in the
first period, with Romeo Martel
and Ronnie Martin shooting the
puck into the net. They opened
the second period with a score to
lead 80.
The Vancouver team staged a
rally that gave them two goals in
less than a minute. The final
period was scoreless.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
New Turf for
Golden Caters
Opens Tomorrow on
East Shore OF Boy

OAKLAND, Cal. - California S
sixth major racetrack, the Golden
Gate Turf club. opens its $1,000
600 plant on the eastern shore of
San Francisco Bay tomorrow and
the only thing missing is good
weather
Despite nearly two weeks of
rain clearing weather is predicted
for tomorrow and a crowd Of 30
600 is expected at the opening
The horses. mutuel machines.
triple-deck grandstand. elephant
trains, flowers, parking lot and
clubhouse are ready for action.
The $4,000 lsssie stakes at six
furlongs for two-year-old fillies
features the opening day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
National Hockey
By UNITED PRESS

MontreaIs Canadlens have COM
pany again IN the National Hockey
league cellar.
BY beating The Chicago Black
Hawks IS last night. Montreal
pulled into tie with the sixth.
place New York Americans. in
the seven-club league
Adams scored two OF Mon
tresls goals and Demers. GUILTY
Lsch, Chamberlain and Benoit got
one each. Kelly and Thoms each
got pair for Chicago with Allen
scoring the other.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Prep Teams Open Basketball Play

WALl4A WAIl.A. Wash. - Six
high school basketball teams
opened q unique three-dsy tourns-
ment here last night. Each team
win play every other entrant .
hah-game for the first two nights
and tomorrow afternoon with the
top squads meeting tomorrow
night for the championship Of the
round robin
Walla Walla beat Columbia 16-
II and Columbia turned around
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Oregon Beats
Portland Five

PORTLAND-The University Of
Oregon's lanky basketball quintet
steamrollered Portland university
into submission last night, 47-26.
before 1000 spectators.
The previously unbeaten Port
land team was no match for the
towering Webfoots who scored
almost at will in a deadly second
half barrage led by Hank Ander-
son.
Oregon led at half time. 1911.
Anderson was high point man
with 20 markers.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

ent for his 21st birthday, next
day. when Promoter Mike Jacobs
gives him a title match with
Champion Ken Overlin.
Young Mauriello OF the Bronx
is unbeaten in p straight profess
sional bouts, is of which he won
by knockouts. Every professional
opponent ne met was on the
canvas at least once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

and defeated kennew1ck. 1910.
last night.
Lewis and Clark of Spokane
beat Dayton. 1876. but then lost
to Walls Wslls, 1918.
Moscow. Idaho. won both its
starts, heating Kennewick, To-
3. and Dayton. zl-e.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Western Grid Squad
Works Brilliantly
STANFORD UNIVERSITY Cal

Babe Hollingbery and Mattv
Bell, co-coaches Of the Western
all-star Shrine team. today said
their squad had been working
brilliantly on a muddy field. The
Westerners went wading for two
and a half hours yesterday in
heavy scrimmage. with Paul
Christmen Of Missouri and Jimmy
Johnson Of Santa Clara passing
the wet ball all over the field.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

Job Makes Him
Coach Of Year
BY DON SANDERS
Tacoma Time. Correspondent

FIVE football teams emerged
from the 1910 season the
class of their sections.
-Four OF these tltans came
through a tough schedule unde-
feated and united: Stanford on the
Pacific coast. Minnesota in the
midwest. Tennessee in the south
and Boston College in the east.
Texas A. A M. beaten In the
upset Of the year by Texas. shared
IN, Southwest Conference title
with Southern Methodist and re-
tanned leadership OF the section.
Minnesota had the best claim to
the mythical national champion
ship. with one Of the toughest
schedules. An amazing renAisssnc,
put the Gophers back on top after
q 1889 record Of three victories,
four losses and one tie
Even more surprising vas STAN
FORD under Clark ID. shaughnessy.
coach Of the year. Stanford won
only one game In 1892 and
shsughnessy had had several dis
NAL seasons at Chicago.
A tricky Indian team, using the
old "T' formation. rolled up VIC
tories over all the Pacific coasts
major teams. closest margin being
rs win over Santa Clara.
The Texas Aggies boosted the
hard hitting John Kimbrough. op-
Grating behind one Of the best
lines In the country. The Aggies'
lone defeat came when Texas
scored on a long pass and line
buck in the opening minute of the
game
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
TURKEY ROLL OFF
CLEAR FIR LEAGUE

me cutting department of the
Clear Fir bowling league last
night at Kay Recreation alleys de-
ieated the Door department 2e44
70 1855 ( Larson was high
Ihree games. 4ss. also high single
I'll The Yard department whip
PEG TIE Shippers. 2Ise 10 1929.
2. johnson was high three games.
oz4 J Fox, Shippers. was high
single, PA.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
Basket Results

By UNi1ED PRESS
Oregon -. Portland I rs.
California so. Nebraska -.
Illinois SIS. Manhattan 40.
Santa Clara 40. CCNY al.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

7 t VIIN UT VIII IUUTFNNN IIIN EItAl
week on to evenings, both al the
Bellarmine gym. as follows
Monday. Dec so Z Mormons vs.
Messiah Lutheran. 8 Woodmen OF
World vs. FIRST Congregational. 9.
keator Chapter DeMolay vs.. Valley
Paint
Thursday. Jan ?. is4l $50.
knapps Business Col v. Falkland
Trinity Lutheran 80 Fuller Paint
Co " Ssth ST Boosters $50 Clan
Gordon " Manitou Community
Chuch. $50 Central Lutheran VS..
Puysllup Christian.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

Marys. Navy won the annual serv-
ice game with Army.
Notre Dame and Ohio State were
the years disappointments.
Generally speaking. college foot
ball played TO the biggest crowds
In the history of the sport. An in
crease of "a per cent over the
1889 attendance was estimated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28

George Noble Of Valley Paint has
70 points. Paul Larsen. Falkland
IS: P. Piper, Clan Gordon. So;
Charles Larsen. Valley Paint, so,
Wayne Fay. Mormons. So.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
One Sportsman to Another

Dear Met: On Dec "a somewhere between Milton and
Sumner lost fly rod and Wnona reel. It's not the cash
value Of the outfit that feel bad about but fact
that il a keepsake
spent hours Of hard handle
for this pole unemployed but the finder
be glad to give him substantial when
Thanks million for assistance
steady reader w. A. COLE, Milton,
Dear W. A.; I'm when the finder
realizes unemployed especially rod was
keepsake We get used TO rods and can be
replaced They're like old friends NJ
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-28
BEARS RAN AWAY
WITH PRO TITLE

A continuing increase in inter
est was shown in the professional
game as well. Attendance was low
In Detroit-which had to compete