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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
LOWER INSURANCE
RATES ARE ASKED
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department during the past three
years as compared with the pre-
ceding four year period.
The club adopted resolutions Of
fering congratulations to Mayor
Thomas E. Cooper, commissioner OF
public safety, and Fire Chief ]
Ludie Groom on the fine record Of
reduction in annual fire losses ir
the city during the past three
years.
The club also voted to extent
invitations to both Mayor Cooper
and Fire Chief Groom to be guests
of the club at the next weekly
luncheon session at the Cape Feal
hotel.
Rotarians discussed the reduction
of fire hazards in the city limits
within recent years and the fac1
that annual fire losses in the city
during the past three years have
been running less than one-fiftf
of the yearly average for the pre-
ceding fire year period.
Rotarian Roger Moore moved
that the club call upon the cham
Der of commerce and request tina
an investigation and report bt
made of securing the benefits O
lower fire insurance rates in the
city in view of the fine reduction
in fire losses the past three years
The public affairs committee O.
the club in charge Of this projec'
comprises: Roger Moore, chairman
Meares Harriss, Lester Preston, ]
C. Williams, and Fred Matthes
Moore's motion received support or
the floor from DR.. w. Houston
Moore, Davis Howes, and Frederick
Willetts.
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CANNETT TO SEEK
COP. NOMINATION
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sacrifice. Yet it is a call to duty that
no citizen can ignore. My answer is
yes"
At the same time, Gannett said if
his task is "to follow, to fight in
the ranks, as I have fought, there
you will find me-fighting."
The publishers candidacy presages
a contest for New York states 81
votes in the republican national con-
vention. Thomas E. Dewey, New
York county district attorney, sever
al weeks ago announced his candi-
dacy and has made several addresses.
Gannett, chairman Of the commit
tee to uphold constitutional govern
ment, was particularly active against
President Roosevelt's supreme court
reorganization plan and his proposal
for administrative reorganization. He
recently returned from a cross
country air tour "to discuss vital
issues apt to be in the foreground
during the 1910 campaign"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
Movie Revues
MICKEY THE KID" is
FEATURED AT THE BIJOU

A picture which boasts Of six stars
is Republics Mickey The Kid
current presentation of the Bijou
theatre, and all of them are well.
known to theatre goers.
Also unique in another way,
Mickey The Kid" has a triple lead
composed of favorite actors. Littlo
Tommy Ryan, star of Tenth Ave.
nue. Kid" and orphans of the
Street." turns in another Of his fine
performances as the homeless waif.
Bruce Cabot has appeared in more
pictures than he can remember, and
the same may be said of Ralph Byrd
known for his "Dick Tracy" per.
formances, as well as many feature
roles.
A Summerville comedy and the
current chapter of Dare Devils OF
The Red Circle" are included on the
program.
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MAY ADJUST
SOVIET RELATIONS
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resulted in the partition of Poland,
had split the anti-comintern pact.
AS foreign minister in a former
cabinet Arita signed the anti-comin-
tern treaty.
In that pact, Germany, Italy and
Japan as the principal partners
pledged themselves to fight corIimu
nism.
AS a result, Arita was quoted as
saying, complete Improvement
with the Soviet, with whom Japan
has waged diplomatic and even &C
tual, if miniature, wars for severa
years, is one of the immediate goals
of the new government.
1--WE want to make a complete
border demarcation with Russia
and create a commission for the
settlement of all disputes as soon as
possible" Arita said.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
IERNER, BAR7USH
WIN MAT BATTLES
,, Pins Miss Gillian In Fea'
0' .n,p Attraction; Wilmer
Whips Grandovitch

and tumble tactics featured
h0a ninht's wrestling program at
vs.. stadium with the match DE-
Ies'oN pobe Werner and Gladys Gil
tsaSs grabbing the spotlight
p'A aos for the bout between the
,on.p grapplers listed the winners
asse werner, first; Gladys Gil
D' second; and William Henry
psH' the referee, third. The Babe
b. lSs Miss Gillian in eight min
pun after the opening gong but
u'ss aicbt minutes were filled with
'pV tar rom start to finish and Ez
ell was the target
,t,. Gillian seemed to do all right
t.. che chose too many opponents
pu from Miss Werner she picked
.narrel with three fight fans and
referee and the outcome was
as loss of his shirt by Excel.
:, the main bout, Bill Bartush
..o subdued Johnny Mars, who
injured in an accident Monday
.;rb+ won when Referee Roy Einel
s:so,alified Dick Lever on the fou
rule,
lever using the choking, eye
oouging and slugging method, VOL
Tho first fall in II minutes. Bar
inch COPIED the second fall in 1:
r,irutes after he had fought off tn,
rlunaes CT Lever and applied a bod!
spread hold.
The third round opened with Lev
fr committing two fouls on Bartusl
and Piner halted the match ant
raarded the decision to the Boston
wrestler.
Ray Wilmer won the semi-final
bOut from betty John Grandovitcl
by virtue of winning the first fall
The St. Louis lad bounced off tn
ropes TO throw Grandovitch flat il
the first round. and win the fail il
Sc minutes. Thereafter the tw,
srapplers wrestled to a draw TO
the remainder of their 60-minut
time limit bout.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
0Hl0'S DEMOCRATS
FAVOR ROOSEVELT
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court as the New Deals presidential
choice.
While nominally pledged to U. S.
Sen. Vic Donahey as a "favorite
SON candidate, Limbach predicted
.ne Ohio delegation would cast its
o. votes Immediately for Roosevelt
IL there should be a first ballot
swing to the President.
Neither law nor custom binds
ohlo delegates to support in the
convention the candidate to whom
'neF are nominally pledged.
Llmoach reported the go delegates
10 at large with a one-half vote
each and A district delegates with
lull vote each-would sign a
pleose that they are Sin accord
nl'h and will support the New
Dedl and that they will back
DUndhey as long as he desires.
lhefe is a general understand
Ing mat if the trend is for Roose-
w.t. Donahey will ask the Ohio
aeiesatlon to throw its entire sup
pO' behind the President. The
cessation will vote as a unit on
,aialdates, but will be free to bal
w. IN any manner on. other conven-
ton business.
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BRITISH CABINET
CRISIS SMOTHERED
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friend which, in my view, made 1t
desirable that a change should &C.
cur.
Cries of Put it all on the table"
"Why don't you change y~ourself?"
and "You were anxious to save
your FACET came from the labor
benches during Chamberlaln's ex'
PLANTATION.
However, the leadership Of both
labor and liberal opposition joined
softly in the unity chorus at the
close of the prime minister's state
ment, taking the line that inner
political s%quabbles must not be per
mitted to interfere with the big
business of winning the war with
Germany.
Hore-B elisha's short speech was
the customary personal statement
expected of retiring ministers. He
now sits in commons merely as a
liberal national (government) mem
Der for Davenport, a seat he has &C.
cupied. since 1928.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

composers and sculptors the world
over, is finally immortalized on the
talking screen. 1t is shown how the
warm sympathies of this great bene-
factor and humanitarian were first
enlisted for the victims of the Be.
gium invaders, then became widen.
ed into a thousand and details
of an elaborate Underground rail
way that smuggled hundreds of
fugitive wounded soldiers to safety
under the very eyes O. the enemy.
This stirring chapter is told in
Nurse Edith Cavell' with dignity
and honesty, and without prejudice.
The inspiring story of her heroic
deeds and her trial is accurately
presented, and after a tenseiy
dramatic ending to an unforgettable
perturbation of sacrifice and mar.
tyrdom.
Miss Neagle has a notable role as
the courageous World war nurse in
charge Of a nursing home in Brus-
sells when the conflict breaks out.
Although she is English, she refuses
to return to her country when the
German army of occupation takes
over the city. How she permits her
sympathy and humanitarianism to
overshadow observance Of military
law, how she gradually organizes a
group of women into a potent ring
of smugglers to spirit fugitive sol
diers of all nationalities out Of the
country, and how she is taken, tried
and condemned by a Prussian mill
tary court to be executed, provides
powerful trenchant drama offering
the brilliant actress an unusual op
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LONG LEADS JONES
IN LOUISIANA VOTE
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and corruption which touched many
former AIDES Of "the Kingfish." He
promised reforms Of his own, sought
to tie the "big business" tag to his
opponents and, above all, appealed
to the states 900, 900 electors to
preserve the Huey Long kind of
rule.
The candidate chosen today, or
in a runoff February 20 if none
gains a majority today, will be in
augurated in May and hold Office
four years. He cannot succeed him.
self.
Stormy Jimmy" Noe was the
central figure in three Of the most
important alterations that marked
voting here. Noe, as friendly to
Huey P. Long as he is bitter
against Earl K. Long, knocked
down one man who swung on him.
and shortly afterward got himself
arrested in another disturbance.
Later he was involved in a free
for-all fight.
His aides took a knife from the
man Noe felled with one punch
with the powerful arms he de-
veloped as an oil field worker years
ago. His arrest came when he
photographed an alleged election
irregularity-a balcony above poll
ing booths that gave watchers
sight of how voters marked their
ballots.
Jailed
Noes publicity man and pho
tographer were jailed for an hour
for disturbing the peace" in this
case, then paroled. Noe himself was
not charged.
Later police officials said they had
orders to Jail all news photograph
ers taking pictures around the cleo
ton polls over objections Of the
polling commissioners.
Governor Long, who had voted
by absentee ballot in advance at
his home in Winnefield, came to
New Orleans for a few hours, and
then rushed back to the executive
mansion in Baton Rouge to hear
returns. dribbling in slowly after
the polls closed at Z p. m.
Scores of alleged irregularities
were charged. These ranged from
electioneer;ng by $500 special po'
licemen sworn in to maintain order
to attempts to spoil marked ballots
by throwing an ink bottle into the
box.
A photographer taking poll pic
lures for Jones was knocked down
by a policeman, while another man
hit him. His jaw was broken and
his camera smashed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
TRAINING CRUISE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-'@ -
Secretary Edison announced tonight
that % vessels of the navy's Allan
tic squadron would leave the Guam
tanamo, Cuba base shortly" on a
training cruise in the Caribbean
Naval circles understood the move
ment was a part Of a thorough test
Of the defenses Of the Caribbean and
the Panama Canal, involving
marines a relatively few army troops
and many war planes as well.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
FRANCO GETS AUTO

BARCELONA, Jan. 16.-R- An
arInored car, gift of Adolf Hitler to
Generaiissimo Francisco Franc ar
rived here today on the steamer
Castillo Pueyo. The stea ner was
halted On tine high seas by a French
warship wi.lci1, however, PERMITTED
her to proceed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
-FOUR WIVES" CURRENT
ON CAROLINA'S PROGRAII

Rosemary Lane thinks every mo-
ton picture actress should get mar
ried at least two or three times. But
in pictures, not real life, she hastens
to add.
Until a girl not only gets her man
bu: leads him safely to the altar she
is apt to lack a certain confidence,
Miss Lane explains. She remains an
ingenue at heart. Once she's por.
trayed a wife, however, she begins
to attain dramatic maturity.
Miss Lane speaks with the III
thority of experience. She was mar.
ried for the first time in the Warner
Bros picture, -Four Wives which
is current at the Carolina theatre,
Eddie Albert is the man to whom
she was married and they were wed
in the grand style before a stage
full Of spectators.
Pete Smith does a neat comment
airy on a bowling reel called "Set
En- Up" in which appears Andy
Varipapa famous trick bowler. And
there are also World News Events.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
NURSE EDITH CAVELL"
is OFFERED AT ROYAL

Depicting in highly dramatic fash.
ion the life of the heroic English
martyr, Nurse Edith Cavell" brings
Anna Neagle, international star, IN
the title role, as her first American
made film. .
In this absorbing drama, starting
today at the Royal, Edith Cavell,
who has been canonized by writer's,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

portunity to display her talents and
versatility.
Also, the Royal has a cartoon
"Jitterbug Knights and q new
Color Cruise.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
GAME MOVED UP

WAKE FOREST, Jan. 16.-(P-
The Wake Forest-V. M. I. basket
ball game, originally scheduled to
be played here Saturday night, will
be played Thursday night instead.
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WEATHER
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WASHINGTON, January 1e.-@-
Weather bureau records of temperature
and rainfall for the "a hours ending
. p. M, in the principal cotton-growing
areas\and elsewhere:
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

The termite queen, which may
live five or 10 years, lays eggs
without stopping, day and night,
at the rate of n every 2 IL Sec
onds.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17

Since the end of the World wal,
nearly 4,00O,0 900 new homes have
been built in England and Wales.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
IS EPILEPSY INHERITED?
CAN IT Be CURED?

Ia booklet Containing the opinions
of famous doctors IN this interest
ing subject will be sent FREE,
while they last to any reader writ
ing to the Educational Division, 535
Fifth Avenue, New York, N. Y,
Dent. JC62.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-17
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Evening star., 1940-10-24

deaf as a post" their democratic
right to listen TO election speeches.
if they think 1t desirable. And the
equipment required. she said, looks
no more prominent than a Willkie
button.
The gadget show is a feature of
National Hearing Week. a cam
paign to obtain proper care for
children with imperfect hearing
Mrs. Elizabeth Brand. executive
secretary of the local chapter. esti-
mates that at least 5 per cent of
school children here have hearing
defects and few are being aided.
SOciety's Objectives.
The society is working for strict
audiometric tests of all Washing
ton school youngsters. provision OF
automatic aids and medical assist
ance for those who need it and
training in lip reading for much
larger group of children who are
not deaf" but are retarded in their
relations with other people because
Of slight defects.
One modern exhibit in the spa
cious new quarters Of the society
is voice mirror an electrical
instrument previously shown at the
New York Worlds Fair which gives
visitors an exact reproduction OF
their own voices. enabling them tc
hear themselves as others hear
them. Few persons are able tc
recognize the mirrored words as
their own.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Recreation for SeIectees
Will Be Discussed

The part it should play in Or
ganizing recreational programs for
selectees in military training centers
near Washington was to be consid-
cred today by the Recreation Di-
vision of the Council OF Social
Agencies at q luncheon meeting at
1890 pm. in the Young Women S
Christian Association Building, Sew
enteenth and K streets NV.
Ray H. Everett, executive secre-
tary of the Social Hygiene Society,
was to open the discussion.
Reports from agencies having
summer programs and from COM
mitteeS were to be heard.
Conrad Van Hyning. principal as
sistant director of the Board of Pub
lie Welfare. will discuss Impact of
the Selective Service Act on Fam
lily Welfare tomorrow at a luncheon
session of the Family Welfare Dr.
vision at 1915 pm. in the Y. w. c.
A. Building.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Chrysanthemum Show
Held by Leesburg
Garden Club
Eleven Closes Are
Well Filled; Large
Crowd Attends
snec,al Dispatch to The Star.

Snec,al Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va. Oct 24-Chrysan-
themums of many hues filled the
st. James parish hall yesterday
afternoon where a show was staged
by the Leesburg Garden Club for the
benefit of the Loudoun School
grounds improvement prize fund
Eleven classes were well-filled and
a large crowd attended.
Mrs. M. A. Paris of Marshall
and Mrs. Robert Fletcher of WASH
ington and Leesburg captured the
largest number of ribbons in the
specimen classes.
Judging in the arrangement classes
was by popular vote Mrs. Paris
and Mrs. Fletcher again scored high
in these classes. The arrangement
by men was won by Albert White of
Waterford.
Mrs r. S. Pickens was in charge
of the event. with Mrs. Pierce and
Miss Eleanor Chamberlin as assist
ants.
The winners were:
Disbudded chrysanthemum-First,
Mrs Paris: third, Mrs. Talbot
Pierce of Waterford
Spray of white chrysanthemums-
First, Mrs. Fletcher.
Pink chrysanthemums- Mrs.
Fletcher: second, Mrs. Walter Hough
Of Paeonian Springs; third, Mrs.
Pierce.
Yellow chrysanthemums - First,
Mrs. Robert Pickens, Leesburg: Sec
ond, Mrs. Moncure Lyon, Purcell
vile: third, Mrs Hough.
Red OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Mrs
Paris: second, Mrs. Fletcher.
Blended chrysanthemums - Mrs.
Paris.
Single chrysanthemums, one or
more varieties-First, Mrs Fletcher;
second. Mrs. Harrison Williams of
Leesburg; third, Mrs. j. H. Carter.
Leesburg.
Pompon chrysanthemums, one or
more varieties-First, Miss Eleanor
Chamberlin, Waterford: second. Mrs
Fletcher; third. Mrs. Hartley
Trundle. Leesburg.
Arrangement classes:
Chrysanthemum with autumn ma
terial-First, Miss Chamberlin; sec
ond, Mrs. Williams; third, Mrs
Fletcher and Mrs. Paris (tie).
Chrysanthemum with green ma
terial in white container-First, Mrs
Fletcher; second. Mrs. Page Laugh
lin, Lees5urg; third, Miss Cham
berlin.
Pink chrysanthemums with other
f1owers-First, Mrs. Paris; second.
Mrs. Laughlin; third, Mrs. G. Peyton
Craighill, Leesburg.
Chrysanthemums arranged by
men-First, Mr.. White; second, Mac
Craighill. Leesburg; third, the Rev.
J. A. Welbourn, Leesburg.
Arrangement for Halloween-Mrs
Allan Hyde, Sharpsville, Pa.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
357 Virginia SeIeetees
To Be Called by Dec. !

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. "a (Pp-
Plans to induct 357 Virginians into
service under the Conscription Act
by December l were announced yes
terday by Col. Leland w. Skaggs,
Army recruiting officer here.
In the Sd Corps Area, embracing
Virginia, the District of Columbia,
Maryland and THE Eastern part of
Pennsylvania, 3,7l9 men are to be
inducted during the initial period
November 1890. SiXty-nine will be
colored.
Sixty men will be inducted at
Richmond November 20 and 102 on
November 80, with so being indicted
at Roanoke November 20 and SO
on November 80.
1t is planned to give prospective
trainees at least 81 days notice.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Ancient Ear TrumPets Shown
At Hurd-of-Heurinq Exhibit

Members of the Washington So
ciety for the Hard of Hearing had
a good chuckle yesterday Gath
cred for the opening of their third
annual gadget show, they rummaged
gleefully through collection of
ancient ear trumpets. to feet
long. left over from the days when
deafness was real inconvenience.
Great-great-grandpa sported one
of these instruments in his declin-
ing years He looked like a goat
with tuba growing out of one ear
There were variations, of course
some trumpets were like gigantic
telescopes One listening horn on
display appeared to be composed of
a blacksnake with spittoon at its
end.
Such a contrivance accumulated
enough conversation to blow the
ear of any ordinary man, but
great-great-grandpappy just wrin-
killed. his brow and croaked inquisi-
lively:
"HoWS that again?"
Show Closes Tonight.
Those days are gone forever. it
is apparent from modern devil es
on display at the show. closing to
the public at 10 o'clock tonight in
the societys headquarters, 243A
Fourteenth street NV.
One member pointed out that SCI
sntific electrical developments have.
for instance, restored to persons
Evening star., 1940-10-24
Copt. RosendohI to Talk
To Legion Officials

Capt. Charles E. Rosendahl, naval
expert on lighter -than-air craft.
will speak at pm. tomorrow at
the annual conference of District
American Legion officials n the
Commerce Department auditorium.
Among other speakers at the
conference, which will continue
through Saturday, will be Col. John
T. Taylor, Maj. Paul Griffith and
Capt. Watson B. Miller.
Evening star., 1940-10-24
More Funds Sought
ForNewCoIored
Senior High School
Board of Education
Votes to Request
Additional Facilities

School officials are working to
obtain an increased budget author
ization for the first unit of the
proposed new colored senior high
school at Twenty-fourth and Ben
ming road NE. to permit the con-
struction of two gymnasiums. an
enlarged assembly hall and
chemistry laboratory and lecture
room.
The Board of Education yesterday
voted to ask the Commissioners TO
raise the authorization of 100000
for the first unit to provide the
additional facilities. No definite
amount of increase was suggested
however, this being left to the city
heads.
At the same time the board ap-
pointed Mrs G. T. Peterson. a
teacher at Francis Junior High
School, to be principal of Browne
Junior High School She succeeds
H. A. Haynes, who was recently
made principal of Armstrong Senior
High School following the death
of G. David Houston
The department of kindergartens
in the colored divisions was abol-
ished and the kindergarten admin
istra ton placed under the director
of elementary education following
the retirement of Miss Imogene
Wormley. director of the kinder
artn Hnt ,11r-
entered the school system in 1892
A $4,000 gift from the Carnegie
Fund of New York to the library of
Miner Teachers College for books
to be used for general reading was
approved by the members. The
sum will supplement but not sub
stitute for local appropriations.
Eugene Clark. president of the
Teachers College. told a member of
the board the college expects to
enlarge its staff to include chief
librarian, two assistants and ade-
quate student help
The gift was the result of an
investigation of the Miner library
by committee from the Carnegie
fund. A survey showed that floor
space of the library had increased
100 per cent since 1881 and the
number of books had increased 1900
per cent.
The present grant. which will be
made available at the rate of 81 900
a year. makes total of $4,000
given the college in the 10 years of
DR.. Clark's administration.