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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
BY OREN ARNOLD

hOnn1e anu ives enCeF the cave,
lighting their way with a torch.
They discover a large room a
short distance from the entrance.
Food and clothing are stored in
boxes. In a large box they dis
cover rifles, automatics and am
munition.
MORE SECRETS DISCOVERED
CHAPTER XVIII
"What on earth would Iona
Montoya hide such things for?"
Ronnie Bailey was murmuring as
if to herself, rather than to Wes-
ley. Especially away out here in
a wilderness canyon"
Hold your torch to the fame"
Yves directed. Mine is burning
low. And I'm not sure she did it."
Then who did,"
Don't ask me, tell me. But I do
know this, Ronnie-this find is
significant some way"
She didn't answer. She was very
busy maneuvering her light now.
It cast dancing black devils on
the cave ceiling and walls, and the
smoke was beginning to choke her
slightly, too. They spoke in hushed
tones.
"Wesley, let's hurry!"
"Au right. But"
"I'm not afraid, but I think the
smoke might leave telltale signs of
our being here"
From his knees before a box he
suddenly looked up admiringly at
her. you'd make a good outdoors
man, Ronnie. You think of prac-
teal things. But there's a ventilat-
ing draft. Cracks in the rocks back
here afford wind outlets. I tested
that as we came in"
Can we look in the biggest box
now? It's like a trunk, really"
He opened this largest box with
heightened interest because of the
guns and ammunition already
found. Would this be explosives?
dynamite and caps, maybe, such
as miners use? But no, this cache
could hardly be for use by pros
pectors.
He lifted the lid and at once they
saw a peculiar set Of instruments
wires, tubes, electric switches,
coils, small black housings, bat
cries.
cts a radio sell" Wesley said,
studying it carefully. "Transmitter
and receiver both!"
Goodness, Wes!"
Rather powerful set, too. l
think. I don't know too much about
them but this equipment looks
elaborate to me-"
1T is elaborate. I have a set in
my plane, remember. I know"
Il think we'd better get out OF
here, Ronnie!"
They looked quickly behind the
stack Of boxes. Several pairs Of
mems shoes were there. Also neat
rolls Of blankets and several two.
quart canteens. A push at the can
teens showed them full, doubtless
Of water.
"You lead out slowly, Ronnie,
and I'll pick up any charred grass
or other sign we may have left.
Tracks won't show on the rock
floor"
what about tracks outsider"
I'VE a do what Lona's boy
friend did-drag a leafless brush
behind us. Especially behind the
horses. It's almost impossible tt
see u own trail most of the way
The horses tracks are on the fla
sandy floor of the canyon where
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08
w. A. JONES

ROCKY MOUNT, Dec. 7.-R-
W. A. Jones, n, reported to have
been the first student to matricu-
late at N. c. State College in 1889
when it was A. and M. college,
died here today after an illness OF
about six months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-12-08

Ants keep a small plant louise
called an "aphid" in much the
came way human farmers keep cat
tie.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Terps, 6. W. Help
Paralysis Fund

Both Of the games which Vir.
ginia Techs basket ball team
viii play against local college
quints here this week end viii be
for the benefit Of the National
1nfantile Paralysis Fund, it was
revealed today.
Coming on the heels Of the
announcement that its game to-
morrow night with Maryland at
College Park was for the fund
was Athletic Director Max Far
ringtons statement today that
George Washington also would
turn over proceeds Of the Colo
mails game at Tech High Satur-
day night with the Gobblers to
the national benefit.
No complimentary tickets viii
be issued to either game.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
CurIin's n. 7. S. Coaching Job Hardest Here
Hos stors Only Brief Time; Wilson Is Eoeer Swim Central

against Central, among others, In
the &C" Club meet February II,
but unless you'll schedule the
Tigers in q dual meet they'll re-
ceive only minor letters. Western
has been forced to drop SWIM
ming, due to lack Of funds.
Art Meushaw, Wilson's SWIM
ming coach, rates Massanutten
Military Academy's swimming
team the finest scholastic outfit
in the Nation. Entered in the
District A. A. U. open meet at
the Shoreham pool Saturday,
Massanutten boasts national in
terscholastic champions in Ed
ward Sidwa, breast stroker, and
Ted Hobart, 40-yard free-style
specialist. Massanutten's 160-
yard free-style relay team also
holds the national crown.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Kehoe and Chronister Renew
Great Rivalry on Gotham
Track, but Don't Meet

and this years should be no excep-
ton.
La Fond has several boys he's tried
to keep away from prying Maryland
eyes whom he expects to call on In
this match. One is Augustus New
man Gershin, a handsome and clever
welterweight who is taking the game
seriously after twice giving it up.
Gershin may give Huck Hughes q
run for the regular berth If he con-
tinues to improve.
In the 120-pound class the Red
bird mentor has Price Welsh and
Theodore Mandris, tall youngsters
with authoritative punches, who will
draw straws for the privilege of
meeting Johnny Harm, Maryland's
little bantam. Harm, incidentally, is
one OF the best men at his weight
to come down the pike to Maryland
in recent years-even though he is
pounds under the weight limit.
Another johnson at Maryland.
Bobby johnson, brother of Eddie,
is taking up at Maryland where the
latter left off. Eddie graduated last
June and is engaged in agronomy.
Bobby, who strongly resembles his
famous poppa, is bigger than Eddie
and apparently is as good a prospect
in basket ball and baseball as was
his older brother.
Morris Enright, one of the towns
better court officials, thinks Joe GAL
lagher will develop into one of the
greatest basket ball players ever seen
on District court. The former st,
Johns star is currently holding
down" a regular berth on George
Washington's freshman team and
has been the sparkplug Of its Of
fense thus far.
Wilson Teachers, foe of Blue Ridge
College tomorrow night on the lat
ter's court, has one of the tallest
players in captivity in the person
of Gene Margiotta of Lynhurst,
N. j. Gene is one inch short of
seven feet.
Evening star., 1940-01-18

annual De La Sale games at New
York.
The frosh will line up with Jim
Fish, from Kearny, N. j., running
the half mile; Johnny Doolan, q
Seton Hall graduate, 220 yards;
Pete McAtee of st. Augustine's,
Brooklyn, quarter miller, and Graves,
one mile.
Strong Field Squad.
Hardell is satisfied with the
squads progress at this early date.
and expects to have it in the pink
for the outdoor season. He has a
wealth of weight and field men and,
although he must develop sprinters,
feels confident the team will not be
too weak in this department.
George Began, whom he tutored
at Tech and who has been away
from varsity competition two years,
is back in the fold and working
nicely. One OF the outstanding soph-
omore prospects is Pete Dawson.
For broad-jumping Hardell can
call on Henry Vaccaro. who leaped
% feet in his initial effort against
Maryland freshmen last spring,
while AL Blozis and Art Lemke are
available for the shot-put. Another
ball HEAVIER is Joe Kilcullen, who won
the non conference event In the
Southern Conference games last
year.
Irish" Mclaughlin, Johnny Buck
ley and Dave Wylie. pole vault. high
Jump and hurdle specialists. respec-
lively, are leading the candidates in
their respective fields at this writ
ing. But a lot of things can happen
between January and the first out
door meet and your guess as to who
will be where when spring arrives Is
as good as Hardell'S.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Harde|I's FirstFour
Is Speedy Outfit,
Hilltop Thinks
Coach Not So Optimistic,
But Appears to Have
Promising ToIent

Hap" Hardells first Georgetown
relay team goes to the post Saturday
night at New York in the Grover
Cleveland Democratic games, and
while the former Tech High mentor
'is as reluctant as usual to discuss
its merits, word is being waited
around the Hilltop that it will be a
rather fast combination.
Hardell, naturally, views the situa-
ton from a gloomy perspective.
Weather has played havoc with the
training schedule, the boys have had
. no real ompetition-only time trials
and a hundred other minor items
have cropped up to plague his
progress. Hap doesn't expect the
team to gallop over everything on
two legs-perish the thought. He
leaves you under the impression that
Georgetown will be lucky to finish
at all against major league COM
petition.
But, while Hoya officials and fans
alike do not expect miracles, a new
track spirit is noticeable at the
Hilltop, which indicates that George
town will give its best in every
race. That's half the battle. In
previous years it was difficult to
keep two relay teams at work on
the outdoor track, but now it
resembles football practice when
Hardell blows the whistle.
Two Promising Sophs.
George Tucknott and Kenneth
Lyden, promising sophomores, will
make their varsity debut Saturday,
teaming with Vincent Braun and
Mortimer Alnwick. The latter, it
will be recalled, was the only man
to beat Maryland's Joe Murphy in
a sprint last spring and his brother
is the only sophomore on a powerful
Manhattan College quartet. Tuck
mott and Lyden are touted as two
of the most promising -milers
ever enrolled at Georgetown, but
that's covering lot of territory, and
Hardell prefers to wait and see how
they come along before going over
board on them.
Phil Graves, a freshman product
OF Hollywood (Calif0 High School,
who ran last year for New York
A. c., also will compete in the Cleve-
land games, running against Glenn
Cunningham and host of college
stars in the mile special. Graves
also will run with a freshman medley
relay team Friday night in the AID
Evening star., 1940-01-18

mixup in bus schedules stymied
him.
Another Eastern all-high prod
uct, Les Cooksey, has dropped out
Of G.. w. U. Coach Lee Carlin
Of National Training School has
the toughest athletic assignment
in this area. It's almost impos-
sible for him to capitalize on the
ability Of his boys after he de-
velops them because boys don't
stay there more than l8 months.
Attention, Central High: Wood
row Wilson's swimming team is
eager to meet your tank outfit in
a dual meet. Their natators will
obtain major letter awards only
by winning against you, since
yours is the only other public
high school here having q SWIM
ming team. Wilson will swim
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Howard Ends Losinu
Streak by Beating
Hampton Quint

Howard University's basket ball
team had reason to wonder today If
1t shouldn't have scheduled all of
its games this year at home.
After dropping three on the road
the Bisons turned in their first VIC
tory OF the season last night in
their own gym, tripping Hampton
Institute, 63-55, in q G. I. A. A.
Conference game.
The game was sidelighted by 4
scoring duel between the rival CEN
tiers, Capt. Jimmy Parker of Howard
outpointing Hampton's Bill Hudgins,
10 tn 18
Evening star., 1940-01-18
{. j. Beaten as Points
Come Slowly Then
In Avalanche
Cards Lead at Recess
By 6-5. but Lose to
Terrors, q to n

After one Of the lowest scoring
first halves ever played on q local
college court Western Maryland's
basket ball team handed Catholic
University's five its nth straight
defeat at Brookland, 1923. Only
five field goals were made in the
first 20 minutes Of play, G. U. leading
at intermission, 6-5.
Just as the game got OH to an
unusually slow start, 30 did It end
Evening star., 1940-01-18
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

Rusty Thompson, who relin-
quished Tech football coaching
chores to Artie Wondrack last
season, probably will be back at
the helm Of the Maroon eleven
next fall. Benny Steiner, Gen.
trails crack quarterback, would
be a prize package for q local
collegiate eleven, but he's waver-
ing between Duke and North
Carolina State. Benny, though,
may elect to spend another year
at Central before grabbing q
scholarship.
Russ Lombardy. all-high bas-
keter at Eastern in 1887 and
1888, will matriculate at High
Point IN. c. College and leaves
for that spot next week. He was
ticketed for Elon College, but q
Evening star., 1940-01-18
ong Showing Expected Of Georgetown Relay Team Its Debut Saturday

with . burst Of scoring, II points
going through the cords in the last
and 10 seconds Of play.
Bob 6troph, the Terrors' speedy
captain. pulled his team out Of It's
lethargy In the second half to wind
up as the nights individual scoring
leader with 13 points. Johnny White
was best for G. U. with 10.
G. us freshman i've proved no
example-setter to its varsity, drop
ping a 1927 decision to the North
east Boys Club In the preliminary.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Western Juyvees Ahead

Gray and Leach came in for con-
gratulations today for their hashy
play yesterday when they paced
Western High Jayvees to . 30 to Al
count victory over Woodrow Wilson
Jayvees. Each scored 10 points.
Evening star., 1940-01-18
Curdozo Trims Dunbar

Cardozo High was talking about
its 24-to-23 court triumph over Dun
bar yesterday, with the three stars,
Jones, Smith and Ballard, being the
most prominently mentioned players.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
All Is Confusion When Power
Fails at Commerce BuiIdino

were released through trap doors in
the roofs of the cars. One woman
in the trapped elevator had to be
handed glass of water
Nearly 100 tourists being shown
through the extensive aquarium OF
the Bureau of Fisheries were caught
when the lights went out and build
ing employees had to bring kerosene
lanterns. These were insufficient,
however, and the windowlesS cor
ridors were pitch dark. In some
instances, lanterns were placed at
the heads of staircases, so inclosed
that they are lighted by artificial
light only. In some cases employees
were stumbling through the dark
ness trying to light their way by
striking matches. In many cases
men and women were bruised
through falls, but no serious in
juries we're reported.
Building officials attributed the
loss of power to grounded wire in
one elevator, resulting in a short
circuit in the self-generating power
plant of the attic of the seven-story
building.
Hand fire extinguishers from
nearby Government buildings were
rushed to the building to augment
the supply there in case OF any
emergency caused by the smoldering
insulation on the burned electric
cable.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
Drafted j. !. Workers
Denied Leave With Paw

Federal civilian employees called
TO active military duty-whether as
National Guardsmen, Reservists or
conscripts-are not entitled to any
leave of absence with pay during
their term of military service, Act
ing Controller General Elliott ruled
in decision which was made public
today.
The employees civilian position
during such military service would
be automatically vacated" Mr.. Ell
lott decided in case involving
an employe of the Civil Service
Commission receiving $500 a year,
who as a major in the Army Reserve
Corps is subject to call.
Mr.. Elliott pointed out that the
dual compensation law of 1916
makes it illegal for any employe of
the Government to draw two SAL
aries from the Government when
together they exceed $4,000 a year.
Previously, Federal employe
called to annual military training
was allowed Is days leave with pay
for this service.
However, that allowance no longer
is available. As soon as a Federal
civilian employe in the $4,000 cate
CORY is called to the colors for active
duty, his civilian Federal salary
ceases.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
Army Gusts 230 Aliens
From Canal Zone Jobs
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
BALBOA, Canal Zone, Sept. 90
The United States Army announced
last night that 23O European-born
aliens employed in the Canal Zone
were to be discharged today. The
order climaxed weeks of exhaustive
investigation.
On Monday group of 1874 aliens
found to be residing illegally in the
Canal Zone were sent to Ellis Island,
in New York Harbor, aboard an
Army transport.
Officials declined to give detailed
reasons for the discharges, but said
they were "in the national interest"
A number of the 230 have perma-
nent or temporary Panama visas, but
some are expected to be cancelled by
Panama authorities. What will hap
pen to them is nebulous, since some
probably are unable to return to
their homelands.
For the most part those to be
or employed in Army post exchanges,
barber shops and tailor establish
ments. Officers said none had been
on jobs where they might have had
easy access to secret military in
formation.
Most of them were said to be Ger
mans, Czechs or Yugoslavs.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
R. A. F. Rains Bombs
On Italians; British
Submarine Is Sunk
Air Attack Widened to
Hoross Invading Army
In Egypt
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, Sept. 2O.-British bombers
harried the Italians with attacks
scattered from the Libyan coast to
Ethiopia and Somaliland while Ital-
ian airmen sank a British submarine;
the Italian high command reported
today.
Striking to prevent the Italians
from consolidating themselves after
their 60-mile advance into Egyptian
territory, the British raided areas
about Derna, Bomba and Tobruk
in Libya. and Salum and Sidi Bar
rani, in Egypt, the high commands
communique said.
Other attacks were reported on
Diredawa, Gialo and Mogadiscio in
East Africa.
One dead and several wounded
were the only casualties from the
Egyptian and Libyan bombings, the
communique said, and only slight
damage was caused by the raids in
East Africa.
Eight British planes were reported
destroyed in these and a series of
other British raids reported the
day before
The British submarine was at
tackled by an Italian reconnaissance
plane and sunk, the communique
said, but it gave no particulars.
A British steamer, previously re-
ported attacked in a convoy in the
Aegean September IA. finally put in
at the Greek port of Piraeus, Italians
said. The ship was af1ame, and is
now in drydock, it was said.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
pictures on Page BIZ

Electric power failed for more
than an hour in the Commerce De-
partment today, halting all work for
more than 5000 employees in the
building and promising cold lunches
this afternoon.
Elevators in the building were
stopped between floors when the
power failed at 1925 am. In
one elevator IA persons were trapped
between floors, spending hour and
19 minutes in darkness before pow
er was restored at HAS am.
-Four presses in the Coast and
Geodetic Survey were stopped, and
teletype and ticker tape machines
were stilled.
The cafeteria in the Commerce
Building. in which the stoves are
electrically operated. had to prom
ise employees cold lunches. Forty
duplicating machines in the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
operated by more than go persons,
were stopped in the middle of op-
erations. More than so tabulat-
ing machines in the Census Bureau
were forced to cease operation.
Besides the one in which 13 per-
sons were trapped. eight other ele-
vators in the building were halted
between floors, but all passengers
Evening star., 1940-09-20
Homeless Victims Wander in London Streets,
Hoping Fate Will Shield Them From Bombs

friends in the West End. The days
news indicated that Heinie had been
successfully beaten by the barrage.
All was we'll when he stepped out Of
his office into the blackout and
began to look for taxi to take him
to his hotel
Cabs were running in spite Of an
air raid warning, but not too many
of them, and through the darkness
six customers for each cab milled
about. In one of these struggles for
priority, your correspondent collided
with an unseen woman who fell
down. She accepted the situation
calmly.
IT suggest" she said, "that we 60
about this business more scientifl-
cally. Well hire the cab as syn
dicate. I will take you where you
want to 60 and I'll 60 on, or vice
versa" And that was done. The
cab was eventually found and the
woman gave an address In q quiet
residential district out Chelsea way.
The driver didn't seem euthuSisstc'
Evening star., 1940-09-20
Defense Cooperation
With Great Britain
In Pacific Is Hinted
Series of Secret TuIks
Held by Hull, Lothion
And AustruIion Envoy
BY GARNETT ID. HORNER.

Possibility of some form of defen-
sive cooperation in the Pacific by
the United States, Great Britain
and Australia was indicated in Off
cial quarters in both Washington
and London today.
A series of secret talks here among
Secretary Of State Hull, the British
Ambassador and the Australian
Minister was said by informed
sources in London to have particular
reference to defense measures in
the Pacific, the Associated Press
reported.
Official comment here emphasized
the general and exploratory nature
OF the talks SO far, but did not
discount the possibility of further
developments leading toward closer
cooperation with British and Aus
tralian forces in the Far East.
State Department officials de-
clined to reveal any details of the
discussions, neither confirming nor
denying reports that the possibility
Of joint use OF naval and air bases,
such as the British base at Singa-
pore, was involved.
Secretary Hull told Questioners at
his press conference today that he
did not recall whether Singapore
had been mentioned in the conversa-
tions. He emphasized that no nego-
t1at1ons were going on in any respect
and that there was no purpose at
present to undertake negotiations.
The talks so far have constituted
only full interchange of informa-
ton about all phases of interna-
tional conditions, he added.
The talks began early this month,
colncident with parallel representa-
tions in Toxic by this Government
and Great Britain, calling upon
Japan not to disturb the status quo
In the Pacific as she brought pres
sure on the French for military
privileges in French Indo-C China.
After one long talk jointly with
Lord Lothian, the British Am
bassador, and Richard G. Casey.
Australian Minister, Secretary Hull
told reporters that they had ex-
changed general information, with
no requests or suggestions made and
no decisions reached. He would add
nothing to this answer when asked
specifically If the possibility of CO.
operative use of the Singapore naval
base was discussed.
Lord Lothian admitted after an
other visit with Mr.. Casey to Mr..
Hull's Office this week that the dis
cussion had particular reference to
conditions in the Far East, but en-
phasized that no definite program Of
action had been considered as yet.
It was not indicated when the
tslks may b resumed.
Evening star., 1940-09-20
.Wi|Ikie Pledges Tax
Revision 10 Aid Both
Labor and Business
Comedies Relief Necessary
Until Unemployed Are
Put Back to Work
(Te1t OF Mr.. Willkie'S Los Angeles
Speech on Page B-16.)
BY J. A. OIEARY,
Star Staff Correspondent.

ABOARD WILLKIE SPECIAL IN
CALIFORNIA, Sept. 20.-The sue
cess or failure of Wendell L. WILKES
campaign for the presidency may
hinge to large extent on the public
reaction to his outspoken address
on capital and labor in Los Angeles
last night.
Delivered before huge crowd that
nearly filled the Memorial Coliseum
in a spectacular demonstration, Mr..
WILKES program contained these
high lights:
Recognition that labor is entitled
to the protection of such progressive
legislation as the wage-hour law and
the National Labor Relations Act,
but with the Government standing
as friend to both worker and en-
ployer, not as opponent to either
party.
A four point platform for business
recovery, as follows, 1.-THE rules
under which business is conducted
must be clear and must be stable;
2-Government policies affecting
business should be consistent; 8
Government competition with busi-
ness must be kept within we'll
defined limits. 1t must not stop
the flow of capital into new pro-
ductive enterprise, and 4Business
must be given a chance to make
profit"
A pledge, if elected, to name at
once a special commission to study
the whole tax structure. which, he
charged has been "unscientiflc. re-
pressive and loaded with punitive
measures" under the New Deal.
Promises to Stimulate Jobs.
While promising to put Americas
10000 unemployed back to work
by stimulating and encouraging pri-
vate enterprise, Mr.. Willkie declared
that until it is accomplished I'VE
must spend large sums for relief"
and fulfill the social duty Ito MAIN
tain and expand" program of old
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