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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
MANY LETTERS ARE
RECEIVED BY THE
EMPTY STOCKING
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the life of many children the day
after Christmas.
You can help to spread the joy of
the Yuletide season by making a o
tribution today to the Empty Stock
ing fund.
Make your contribution now 1t
may be made either at the Star-News
offices or to ]. Henry Gerdes, treas
urer of the fund, at the Peoples Saw
ings Bank and Trust company.
All contributions will be acknowl-
edged through the columns of this
newspaper.
The fund to date.
Previously acknowledged $500 $240.43
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
Elizabeth Billiards.
Condition Termed Fair

Attaches at James Walker Mem
orial hospital reported last night
that the condition of Miss Elizabeth
Billiard, who was injured in an auto
mobile accident at 18th and Princess
streets Saturday morning, was
"fair." ..lr
Miss Billiard suffered severe
bruises and a conclusion of the
brain.
The condition of Miss Mary Elfe,
occupant of the a driven by Miss
Billiard, who received a broken arm
in the crash, was termed "satisfac-
tory"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
War Interpretive
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of Crete, quickly converted into an
advanced base from which tc
carry the war to Italy itself and
to menace the lifeline of the
Libyan army across the Mediter-
ranean.
This base figured in the naval
air attack on laramie a month
ago which London claimed result.
ed in disabling half of Italy's en-.
tire battle line.
From Crete a net is being drawn
now by British sea power around
the Dodecanese islands, the Italian
advanced bases which served as
springboards for air raids on Pal
estine and Egypt. With Greece an
ally, British submarines a d
planes also are able now to harass
the vital Italian sea routes across
the Adriatic by which the Albanian
army must be supplied.
Altogether, since the attack on
Greece six weeks ago, the Italian
navy has sustained such blows and
has been forced into such a parlous
strategic situation that it appears
to be pretty well finished as. an
offensive threat.
Probably Said eyes"
Only history is likely to disclose
to what extent Admiral Cavagnari
concurred in the decision to at
tempt the conquest of Greece. His
record and the operation of dicta-
torships suggest that he probably
said ''yes", though perhaps with
out enthusiasm.
Admiral Cavagnari, it is noted,
survived II Duce's cabinet purge
a year ago when he reported the
Fascist fleet to be ready for action,
to the last button on the last uni
form, whereas the army and air
commanders acknowledged their
forces to be wanting in some par
ticulars.
Subsequent events indicate he
may have erred in 1889 and very
likely he failed a year later to
oppose the costly Grecian adven-
ture. 1t seems hardly possible,
however. that the Italian naval
leadership failed to realize the
risks involved. In any event it is
Admiral Cavagnari and not II
Duce who steps down.
Even more than Marshall Bado-
Clio and General Vecchi, the army
leaders who resigned last week,
the naval chief of staff is in a
position to plead that he was a
victim of circumstances beyond
his control.
Italy's challenge of Britain's sea
power has been under formidable
handicaps from the start. Italy has
virtually no coal, no iron, and no
oil-all primary requirements of
navies.
The Fascist fleets tendency to
stick closely to its home bases
could be due to the necessity to
hoard fuel. Because Of the British
blockade, oil can not now be OBJ
tanned by sea. By one estimate,
recent overland shipments have
amounted to only 80, 600 tons a
month out of a required 200, 900
tons.
Beyond these deficiencies, a
more basic handicap to Fascist
successes was suggested privately
by an American army officer who
served for years as military at
tache at Rome.
The primary explanation for the
failures on land. and sea, he as
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
ASKS AGENCY

WASHINGTON, Dec. s. - Up -
Vohfnlttee of the United States
.aalnoer of commerce urged today
l".loh OF a congressional agency to
,'Sioef the whole problem Of feder-
nv 'eSehues, expenditures and debt.
should be done, the committee
vi federal finance said in a report
'ne chamber, at the earliest pos
uate, before the appropriation
oliinllttees have begun work upon
'aflous appropriation bills"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
ITALIAN NAVAL
CHIEF RESIGNS;
GENERALS KILLED

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air crashes have taken a toll OF
armistice commission officers
and the second time they have
taken the lives of high Italian Of
ficers.
Mystery
(Balbo died last June 20 when the
plane he was flying over Tobruk,
Libya, crashed. Italians said he was
shot down by a British warplane but
the British denied this and other
sources said his death was a mystery
that might never be explained.
LAST Oct. 10 three French and
four German officers, members of
the French-G German Armistice Com
mission, and six German soldiers
were killed when their plane fell
into the Mediterranean in a severe
storm when they were flying from
North Africa to France, No names
of the victims We're a%nnounced)
Within three days now, all Italy's
fighting services except the air force
have changed leaders. Since the
start of the Greek invasion admit
tedly still in reverse - there have
been four major shifts, two in the
top command and two on the front.
in this order:
1. In Albania, Undersecretary OF
| War Gen. Ubaldo Soddu sent to the
front to shake up the offensive
against Greece presumably super
seding Gen. visconti Prasa).
2. Chief of the italian general staff
Marshal Pietro Badoglio, "Italy's
Hindenburg," succeeded by Gen
Ugo Cavallero.
8. In the Dodecanese islands, Gen
eral Count Cesare Maria De Vecchi
Di Val Cismon, commander there
and one of the original big four OF
Fascism, replaced by Gen. Ettore
Bastico.
AS with Marshal Badoglio and
Gen. De Vecchi, it was announced
merely that Admiral Cavagnari had
resigned. No explanation was given.
The official announcement simply
said he was being replaced at his
own request.
His successor, both as undersecre-
tary of the navy and as chief of
staff of the navy, is Admiral Arturo
Riccardf.
At the same time, Mussolini elevat-
ed two more of his admirals. He
made Admiral lingo Campione vice
chief of the navy staff and appoint
ed Admiral Angelo Jacchini com
mander of the fleet on the sea-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
British-U. S. Corps Gives
rs Ambulances To Greece

NEW YORK, Dec. 8.-R-The
British-American ambulance corps
gave 25 American ambulances today
to Greece. They had been donated
originally for shipment to England.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
O-BOAT REPORTED.
SMELLING TANKER
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that she was being followed by sub.
marine $50 miles west of Foynes,
Ireland.
MacKay Radio heard the S S S call
relayed by the P%ortishead station at
Has a. m. (EsT). The 18-year-old
vessel which traded between France
and Africa before the war was identi-
fled by the relay station as a British
steamer"
Her position, latitude 53.06, longi-
tude 22.00 west" was approximately
100 miles west of that given by the
storm-battered Greek freighter Aghia
Eirini, calling for immediate assist
ance'' for the fourth time in four
days.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
REMARRY

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8-RE
Diego Rivera, Mexican murallst,
and Frieda Kahlo Rivera, his third
wife, were remarked today. Two
friends of the couple were the only
witnesses to the ceremony read
by municipal Judge George W.
Schonfeld in his chambers.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
YOUNG MAN

LONDON, Dec. s. Up British
naval circles expressed belief to-
night that the appointment of
Admiral Angelo Jacchini as COM
mander of Italy's fleet on the sea"
might foreshadow a more offensive
spirit by Fascist naval forces.
Jacchini, former italian naval at
tache, here, was described as a young
man for so important a command.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
KILLED

FINGAL, Ont, Dec. g. Up -
Three men we're killed today wher
a heavy Royal Canadian air force
training plane from the bombing
and gunnery school here plunged
into Lake Erie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
MAN KH,LED

SANFORD, Dec. 8.-R-John F.
killed early today when his automo-
bile and a train collided at the Buff
falo street crossing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09

serted, was that the war was un-
popular with the Italian people.
"It was forced down their
throats," he expressed it.. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
EPIDEMIC MAY mi

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8.-R-
DR.. ]. c. Geiger, city health di-
rector, today said he believed Cali
fornia's influenza epidemic would
be over by Christmas. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09

The only crop in the Philippines
wholly consumed by the people
there is rice.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-09
WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-R-Wcath.
er bureau records Of temperature and
rainfall for the "A hours ending s p. m.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Loss for Americans.


While she was technically owned
by a Belgian Arm, loss Of the former
President Harding was a blow to
American pocketbooks.
When the United States Lines
sold its ships to the Societe MARI
time Anversoise 1t obtained a 40 per
cent interest in the company. The
United States Lines set itself up as
American agents for the Belgian
flrm.
The eight ships have ferried
thousands Of tons of war materials
to the allies, including planes, mu-
nitions, trucks, copper and other
metals.
The Harding figured in numerous
rescues at sea and brought thou
sands OF Americans home from war
torn Europe.
She was built by the United States
Government in 1921 at Camden.
N. j., and was originally designed for
troop transport service. As the
Lone Star State and the President
Taft she traded along the Pacific
Coast and in the Caribbean before
being placed in the United States
Lines trans-Atlantic service.
She completed her last voyage uti-
der the American flag October a,
1889, Drawing a "lost" hurricane
that swept q cabin boy overheard
and injured 73 persons.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Former Capital Pastor
Dies in SibIey HospifaI

The Rev. John Edward Fort, g.,
pastor Of Washington Square Meth
odist Church, Hagerstown, Md, and
former pastor of several Washington
churches. died Wednesday night In
Sibley Hospital of q cerebral hem
orrhage. He was stricken early
Wednesday at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Virginia r. Jones,
3113 Bunker Hill road, Mount
Rainier, Md.
The Rev. Fort, q native Of West
Virginia, came to Washington as q
child and attended Eastern High
School. In 1918, after q number Of
years in business here, he entered
the ministry and subsequently fur
thered his education at American
University and Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa.
The Rev. Forts pastorates included
the Laytonsville, Md, Circuit, 1913
1917; Brightwood Park Church, 1917
ID; Canton Church, Baltimore, Nd,
19l8-20; Eldbrooke Church, 1920-25;
Keyser wv. Va Church, 1925-29;
Harlem Park Church, Baltimore,
1929-33; Union Church, 1933-37, and
Anacostia Church, 1937-3o. He was
sent to Hagerstown in June of last
year.
He was a member Of the william
r. Singleton Lodge of Masons.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Beulah Williamson Fort; two daugh-
ters, Miss Anna Beulah Fort Of
Hagerstown and Mrs. Jones; two
sons, Wayne w. and Arnold B. Fort,
both Of Washington, and q sister,
Mrs. Stella M. Middleton Of Hyatts-
vile, Md.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow at the Murray
funeral home, 2007 Nichols avenue
Sc, and at the Union Church at
II an. Burial will be In Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Both Sides Claim Victory
In Printers Election
b the Associated Press,

By the A8sociated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS. May l7.-Lead-
ers Of the Independent and Pro-
gressive factions issued conflicting
returns from the International
typographical Unions election last
night as the votes were tabulated
unofncially.
The independents reported q vote
Of 1884 for Claude M. Baker OF
San Francisco, seeking reelection
as president, and 10266 for Francis
g. Barrett Of New York. The Pro-
gressives reported Mr.. Barrett 6
having 1884 votes and Mr.. Baker
l2,O28. Omcial returns Will not be
tabulated until May 81.
Evening star., 1940-05-17
Thomas J. Weeks Dies:
Funeral Is Monday

Thomas ]. Weeks, rs, Of $500
Eighth street NV, q resident Of
washington for more than SO years,
died yesterday at his home after q
two-week Illness. He was q member
Of st. Johns Lodge cf Masons.
Mr.. Weeks leaves his wife, Mrs.
Elizabeth Weeks: : son, Henry T.
Weeks, and : daughter, Mrs. Carl
s. Winkler. AL Of Washington.
Masonic funeral services win be
held at 2 pm. Monday ct the Deal
funeral home, 4e12 Georgia avenue
NV. With burial n Rack oresk
0emot1Ez.
Evening star., 1940-05-17

President HARDING
Beached, Passengers
Safe After Bombinq
Attoek on Ship Sold to
Belgian Line Killed
Four Crewmen

The difficulties imposed bv
Brttdtn's censorship on the COP
erdre Of neiDs Il shotpn By the
: tollotDtn0 London dispatch, just
received. It inds held Mp BY the
censor, although another dispatch
OF the same subject and clardc-
ter to an American ssetDs agency
iDas alloiDed to pass promptly.
As a result OF rigorous protest
BY the Associated Press, the cen-
sor stated that the dispatch Uhich
reached Ne1c Fork promptly .pds
passed "by mistake"
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May 1.-THE Belgian
liner Vile de Bruses, formerly the
United States liner President Hard
ing, has been beached following Z
German bombing attack Tuesday,
members Of the crew disclosed on
their arrival today in London.
They said the Il, ,869- ton liner was
out from Antwerp with "a
mostly women, when an
aerial torpedo burst and killed four
members Of the crew.
Every passenger was landed safely,
according to James Gibson, 35-year-
old Montreal boatswain. He said
they made shore about 200 yards
away In seven boats.
The four crewmen killed were two
Canadians and two Belgians. The
crew Of lis included 81 Canadians.
. The vessel was one Of eight sold
q Belgian company, by the United
States lines soon after American
neutrality regulations barred Amer.
lean ships fro mmost European
waters.
While still under the American
nag as the President Harding shs
sailed from England last November
is with American refugees from th'
British Isles.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Wilson Teachers Put
On Stirring Rally,
Nail Shenandoah
End Successful Season
With 5e-47 Triumph;
lfshin, Clark Stur

Wilson Teachers Colleges bas-
keters took the sting from the
Shenandoah Hornets last night In
the Wilson gym, winning by 5s-47.
Making their last appearance Of the
season on the postage stamp court,
the Owls came from behind In q
thrilling last quarter rally.
Wilson had to fight all evening
to keep up with the Virginia team.
passing 1t at the start of the fourth
quarter. A sudden streak, during
which the Owls found the netting
1or II points while holding their
opponents to 4 counters, put the
game on ice. Herb Nau and
Charley Clark collaborated to be.
wilder fast-fading Shenandoah.
shenandoah left the court at
halftime with 3-point lead due
manly to clever Bob Cleer who
scored 81 points in the contest.
Harold 1fshin and Charley Clark
Tailed 10 and ID points respectively
to carry the Teachers to victory
The men of DOC" White got of "a
q rocky start this season, but An
isned with record of nine wins and
Iour losses. Three Wilson seniors
Bernie Gillian, Flash Gordon and
Lon Gau. finished their varsity
careers last night,
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Colonial RifIemen Ton
6. i. and n. T.. State
x, 5HI 1iHii,
Ina53-Way Match ...;'s, :ss

Qutscored by one point by George
town at both the prone and kneeling
positions. George Washington's rifle
team outshot the Hoyas by five
points at standing to win a three
cornered shoot with G. U. and North
Carolina State yesterday on the
National Rifle Associations local
range.
G. WIS score of 1852 was three
more than Georgetown's and 81
higher than the 1881 of the Wolf
pack, which finished a poor third.
Benenson of George Washington
was topped by the No. l man of
both Georgetown and N. c. State,
the Hoyas' Parkman Clancy GAIN
ing individual honors with a 277,
including 100 at the prone posi-
tion-the only perfect score of the
match. Whitson of N. c. State was
second with 275, while G. us What
ton and G. WIS Benenson tied for
third with 272.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Episcopal High Drubs
Woodberry Forest
On Court, 35.17

Led by the accurate shooting Of
Duke Bradley, Episcopal High
Schools basket ball team defeated
Woodberry Forest, 35-17, yesterday
at Alexandria.
It was Episcopal's game all the
way after the first three minutes
during which Bradley accounted for
the first six Of the 17-point barrage
he laid down during the game.
Episcopal established a TO lead
before Woodberry could break the
ice and held 1913 advantage at
intermission.
Woodberry, however, furnished a
lot Of excitement with its continual
long shots. Only one other Epis-
copal player scored more than one
field goal, but Woodberry produced
only two players to score from the
floor.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Navy Dinghy Sailors
To Participate in
Seven Meets
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, March 2.-Navys
intercollegiate dinghy sailors will
match seamanship with college
crews in seven sailing meets this
spring.
The Naval Athletic Association
has announced the schedule for the
"dinks' which includes four dual
meets, a triangular match, quad
rangular contest and the inter.
collegiate tests at Boston May 4.
The schedule:
March 80. Boston and st. Johns.
April 9. auadrAngular races (Massachu.
setts Institute of Technology, Harvard.
Boston Uniyersity). at CAMBRIDGE: is,
Brown; 20. Princeton: 81. Pennsylvania
May 4. intercollegiate races at Boston;
IL. Lafayette.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
ooseve % Eastern 3532 Win Basket Title With Perfect Record
Sports Program
For Local Funs

TODAY.
Basket Ball.
Heurich Brewers VS.. Troy Gel.
tics, Heurich gym, 2::30.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles. W.. Jersey
Skeeters, Riverside Stadium, 2:30.
TOMORROW.
Boxing.
Buddy Scott VS.. Nick Fioren.
tino, 10 rounds. feature bout, Tur-
ner's Arena, $50.
TUESDAY.
Basket Ball.
Montgomery Blair vs.. District
public high champion, Tech High
gym (The Evening Star Metropol.
itan Tournament, FIRST round
game), 7:30.
st. Johns VS.. 0onzaga, Tech
High gym (The Evening Star
Metropolitan Tournament, first.
round game), $50.
Ice Hockey.
Washington Eagles vs.. New
York Rovers, Riverside Stadium,
$3.50.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Totals --l5 3 81 Totals .-12 8 :
Referee-Messrs. Shirley and Keppel.
Look to Metro Scrap.

Roosevelt's triumph won new
hackers for the Rough Riders in
The Evening Star Metropolitan
Washington championship to be
played at Tech starting Tuesday
night, but left the tournament very
much of q free-for-all.
Roosevelt and Eastern, the de-
Tending champion, move into the
tournament as joint favorites, but
with George Washington of Alex
andria something more than a dark
horse and Bethesda Chevy Chase,
Blair, st. Johns, Gonzaga and
Washington-Lee not to be taken
lightly by any foe.
Eastern will meet stiff opposition
straight off in defense of the title it
won last year in strenuous struggle.
with st. Johns its final victim. The
Lincoln Parkers in a first-round
engagement Thursday night will en-
counter George Washington. The
Presidents, who likely will be the
tallest team in the tournament,
averaging feet, last night clinched
q place in the Virginia State play
offs by downing Washington-Lee
for the second time on successive
nights.
Can't Meet Until Final.
Eastern and Roosevelt must reach
the final to meet. The 1899 cham
pions are seeded in the lower draw
with George Washington, st. John s
and Gonzaga, and in the upper
bracket with Roosevelt are Blair,
its first opponent, and Bethesda
Chevy Chase.
The hottest Metropolitan struggle
In the 8-year history of the event
will get under way Tuesday with
Roosevelt meeting Blair at 7:30 pm.
and St. Johns and Gonzaga clash
Ing at $50.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Blair High Girls Tie
Be. {. Basketers
In Last Minute

A long shot by Doris Sharrar with
less than minute to play enabled
Montgomery Blair High Schools
girls basket ball team to tie Be-
thesda- Chevy Chase, 14-14, In a
close game at the Blair gym last
night. 632@ p"
Blair, winners of The Stars met
ropolitan tournament last year,
trailed at half time by q 6-5 score,
but with Jane Bergman playing an
inspiring role, tied the score at 1912.
Bethesda recaptured the lead on
Marjorie Lees third basket of the
night, only to lose it again when
Miss Sharrar came through with
her score-tying feat.
It was BlAir's seventh victory in
10 games,
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Army smoihers Navy
With Heavy Firing
In First Half
Coasts to 47-to-33 Win
After Quickly Gaining
Leod Of 10 Points
~ the A..oc.atsd prss..

~ the Associated Prsss. So
WEST POINT, N. r, March a.
Army's basket ball team threw up
. stalwart defense In the flrst half
and then coasted to . 47-to-33 VIC
tory over Navy before 5000 fans
today.
The Cadets went into the lead
soon after the start and were out In
front, a. to 8, at the half. With
Army subs seeing plenty OF action.
the Midshipmen outscored the
Cadets In the second half but the
handicap was too great.
Dick Reinbold led the Cadets Of
fensive with nve field goals and
three free throws for q total of 13
points.
John Hardy, who substituted for
Capt. Mike Hanley, matched him In
pacing the Navy.
Army Goes ON Rampage.
The lead changed hands several
times during the first six minutes
and then the Cadets started rolling.
The Navy was leading, s to 5, when
Retnbold. White, Arky Vaughan and
Gillem clicked for field goals in sue
cession to send the Cadets into .
lead they never relinquished.
Reinbold opened the scoring in
the second half. with . field goal
and free throw before the Mid
shipmen finally broke through.
They boosted their total to 81 before
the Cadets got back in stride How
ever. the last part of the final period
saw the Cadets hitting on all four
as they rained In basket after bas-
ket. even with subs in the lineup.
The Calets' first-haH defense was
pretty to watch. They completely
bottled up Nays attack, broke fast
and poured in baskets much as they
pleased. Vaughan sank a free throw
in the first 30 seconds of play when
Hanley committed the first Of his
four personals. He added another
point a minute later on Hanley's
second foul.
Navy Quickly Checked.
But Phil Cutting. Navy center,
evened the score on layup and the
Midshipmen took the lead on VIII
bur Barton's charity point. Whites
free throw tied the score again only
to have Navy again take the lead on
Lees foul shot.
Here the Cadets defense stifiened
allowing the Middies only two more
points in the first half.
Hanley went out on personals
early in the second half and the
Army lost Vaughan q few minutes
later.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Iorrid Basket Ti|ts Mark
Y Sunday School Loon

Mount Vernon, Calvary BAPTIST
ana Z. M. G. A. were victors in the
Z. M. c. A. Sunday School Basket
pau League last night, only the
nrst-named winning by more than
four points. -'
United Brethren bowed to the
mounts, 1886, but st. Stephens
forced the Y five to a 24-23 decision
ana Rhode Island M. E. extended
the Baptists to 1922.
Evening star., 1940-03-03
Twelfth Street ~ Tops
Two PhiIIy Squads

Twelfth Street 2. NJ. G. AS basket
ball and volley bali teams romped to
victory over the Christian Street
''Y" of Philadelphia yesterday. win
ming the court game, 50-31, and
three out Of four .volley ball con-
tests, 16-18, 15-8, 15-, 15-9.
A sizeable crowd saw Covington
and Hall score % points between
them to lead the local quint to VIC
fnrsx ...-. ~.