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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
Scores Hurt;|
Shelter And
Hit
Two Hundred Bombs, All
Effective, Are Dropped
By 81 Warplanes
BITTER BATTLE RACES
Firms Bomb And Machine
Gun Russians Attempting
To Cross Viipuri Bay
BY MAX

HELSINKI. March 6 (Wednes
day).-R-At least so persons were
killed and scores wounded in a
small south central Finnish towr
yesterday when Russian planes exc
cuted one of their worst bombing
raids of the war.
Five direct hits were scored on a
hospital, and one bomb dropped on
an afraid shelter.
Dive Out OF Clouds
The raiders, diving out of the
clouds to 1,4OO or LOO feet, swept
over in two flights SO minutes
apart.
Fifteen of the bombs struck in
the vicinity of a military hospital
and one big explosive missile went
directly down the stairway from
the top of the four-story building
to the bottom.
Twenty-Five persons, nearly all of
them women, were killed when a
bomb hit the top of the air raa
shelter.
Two hundred bombs, all effective,
were dropped in the raid by 81
planes just after a party Of five for
eign newspaper correspondents and
photographers arrived in town.
military censorship forbids naming
the town..
The attack, a sample of the air
warfare which Russia is pressing
home. came as the Films with their
own airforce had bombed and ma
chine-gunned Red army detach'
ments attempting to cross ice
crusted Viipuri Bay. The Firms said
they still were holding the Russians
at the outskirts Of that battered
port.
Troops Drowned
Some Russian troops were drown
ed and several tanks sunk in huge
assures of the ice of Viipuri Bay,
opened up when bombs and artillery
fired on the attackers coming west
in an attempt to encircle the city,
unofficial Finnish reports said.
The Finnish high command sale
fighting still was in progress among
the rugged inlets at the mouth OF
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
The European
War Situation
(By The Associated Press

L"ONDON-Britain seiZes five
Italian ships in coal-blockade
net; announces 81, 200, OOO, 900 war
loan, plans to develop trade in
United States and South Amer
lea; governments Palestine pol
icy evokes labor demand for
vote of censsre in commons.
MOSCOW-Russia reports cap
ture of town northeast of Vii
Puri, two islands southwest of
city.
HELSINKI- Finnish planes
bomb Red army forces crossing
Gulf of Finland ice to encircle
Viipuri; battle for ancient port
reaches city's outskirts.
With the British expedition.
airy force in France-B. e. F.
communique reports German
capture of British prisoners in
raid, British retake post tenn. Or
arily lost to Nazis.
PARIS-Polish emigre govern
ment accuses Germans of exc
cutiOns en- masse in campaign to
exterminate Poles,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
T0BEY CONTINUES
ROW OVER CENSUS
|Raps F. D. R. For "Obtrud-
ing Himself" Into A
Legislative Matter"

WASHINGTON, March 4. Up
Accused by President Roosevelt Of
making a "politicar' row about 1910
census questions, Senator Tobey r.
NH) struck back tonight with a
charge that the President was dis
playing poor taste" by "%obtruding
himself" into a legislative matter.
Tobey is leading the fight to delete
questions about personal income
from the census on the ground they
are an invasion of privacy. Asked
about this at his press conference
today, the President said:
1.-THE whole thing is a political
move. Everybody accredited to con-
gress knows that is the sole mo-
tive"
He said he wondered whether any
newspaperman present had any sta
tistical information he wanted to hide
from the government. The chief e
ecutive quickly added that he had
nothing to hide and believed none
of the newspapermen had.
One reporter asked about the GEN.
sus question, "have you ever been
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
GERMANS ACCUSED
OF Staying POLES
Government Oh Former Ma
ton Claims Nazis Exc
cuted Schoolboys

PARIS, March 5.-P1-The Polish
emigre government, in an advance
resume of data which is to go into
a white book" tonight accused the
German conquerors of executing
schoolboys, men and women en-
masse as part of a deliberate cam
paign to eXterminate the native
population of Poland.
(The German government previous
ly has denied Polish charges of mass
executions in the occupied regions).
The official communique cited a
long list of alleged atrocities and
called them worthy Of the worst
tyrants of antiquity"
Among the crimes the emigre gov
eminent said had been committed
Were:
The shooting at Bydgoszcz Of 1876
Polish schoclboys, u and 10 years
old.
Massacre at the same place up
to the end of December of 5000 Pol
ish men and women.
Deportation from Gydnia of $50
Polish hostages and their execution,
after they ere forced to dig their
W graves. Among those executed
were listed the burgomaster, the port
superintendent, chief judge Of the
district court and the manager of
the local Bank of Poland branch.
The Polish government also de-
clared the Germans had installed
machineguns in choirlofts in some
churches to t~errorize the congrega-
lions. ..
Citing alleged instances of inter-
ference with religious services and
the closing of churches, the Poles
charged a statue of Christ in one
case was taken from a church and
cast into a bonfire.
Wayside crosses and chapels have
been removed in many places
throughout western Poland, it was
alleged.
The monument to the Polish hero,
Kosciuszko, and the statue of Wood
row Wilson at PoZnan have been de-
molished, tonight's paper asserted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
Pageant Oh Foods Opens
Before Large Crowd Here
Hoey Considers Case
Of Kelly, Hanfords

RALEIGH, March 5.-@-
Governor Hoey tonight studied
the case of Roy Kelly, Ralph
Hanford and Wade Hanford,
scheduled to be executed Friday
for Staying two officers in Bur-
lington.
Paroles Commissioner Edwin
Gill said he expecte. no decision
until tomorrow.
Kelly and the Hanfords were
convicted Of first degree MUIR
der in the Staying of Sheriff
nj. p. Robertson of Alamance
county and Police Officer Sonny
Vaughn of Burlington, allegedly
during a robbery.
Attorneys for the three ap-
pealed yesterday for commuta-
ton, contending that the 'brain
man," George Smith, had turned
states witness with a plea of
second degree murder that saved
him from the gas chamber.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
Large Hanger
At LaCuardia
Airport Burns
Million-D Dollar Fire Sweeps
Through Block-Long In
completed Building
OTHERS PROTECTED
Five Firemen, Airport Man.
ager Escape Burial Be-
meath Mass OF Metal

NEW YORK, March S. R-A
million-dollar fire late today swep'
an incompleted block-long hangar a
LaGuardia field, the city's new $40,
100000 municipal airport.
The hangar, valued at ~$1,250,000
was under lease to Transcontinen.
tai and Western Always and was
to have been put in operation late
this month. 1t was the center one
of a bank of three.
Early tonight, while red-hot steel
slabs from the roof and sides Of the
vast sprawling building still were
crashing heavily to earth in thin
showers Of sparks it appeared that
the initial peril to the two adjoining
hangers, of similar size and cost.
had been averted.
LaGuardia Present
Among other officials at hand was
Mayor LaGuardia, who led the Iona
campaign for the construction Of
the great airport, which was built
by WPA labor and is near the New
York Worlds fair grounds, at NORTH
Beach, Queens.
While an official statement as tt
the cause of the fire awaited in
vestigation. William H. Peters, {
WPA laborer, said it had sprung W
as a small blaze in a paint lock
err. Police Inspector John La Ga
renne said it appeared accidental.
No airplanes were inside.
The flames apparently leaped di
rectly from the paint locker to thu
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
Act Answers
Sharp Protest
On Blockade
Steps Up Economic War.
fare Against Nazis By
Announcing Big Loan
WILL BOOST EXPORTS
Italian Ships Escorted Into
Contraband Control
Base Off Deal
BY DREW

LONDON, March 5.-R-Britain
today seized five italian ships, at
least two of them laden with Ger
man coal, in emphatic answer to a
sharp Italian protest and stepped
up other phases of her economic
warfare against Germany by an
nouncing a 1900, 00O, 600 (about ST..
200, 900, 0O0) war loan and launching
a determined campaign to increase
her own exports.
Despite Italy's pointed warning
of a severe strain on political and
economic relations between the two
powers by the newly enforced coal
blockade, the italian ships were es.
corted into the ~contraband control
base off Deal, southeastern Eng
land, while a search was underway
for other coal-bearing ships which
slipped out of Rotterdam.
Four Ships Loading
In all, - Italian ships have left
Rotterdam in the last two days and
four more are loading. They were
taking on their cargoes in the
Netherlands port when the British
seizure order went into effect
March /.
Today's moves to further strangle
German exports were accompanied
by Chancellor Of the Exquequer Sir
John Simon's announcement that
lists for the new var loan would
open March IL and a government
white paper promising efforts to
obtain the greatest volume of ex.
port trade possible to bolster Eng.
lands financial and economic de.
lenses.
The loan is to be for Is to 10
years at three per cent and will
be issued at par. 1t will be redeem
able at par on Oct. Is, 1859, and
the treasury may redeem the issue
in whole or in part any time after
Oct. Is, 1855.
Ten per cent of all subscriptions
are payable upon application and
the balance on April Is, 1910. Sub
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06

JERUSALEM, March up
Stones flew in strategic, long
troubled Jerusalem today and
one British constable was injur-
ed as police broke up fresh jew
ish demonstrations against new
British laws restricting the trans
fer o. land from Arabs to Jews.
Windows were broken in Jaffa
Road and in a theatre.
Police imposed a curfew from
1870 o, m. to l a. m. on the jew
ish quarters of Jerusalem city
of Tel Aviv.
Miss Henrietta Sold, of Bal
timore, and a group of leaders
Of the Jewish Women's council
presented a memorandum ON
the land of laws to British au-
thorities, who will forward it
to London.
The latest demonstration fol-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
F.D.R R. ADVOCATES
new HATCH BILL
Voices Opinion As Senate
Begins Battle Over Plan
To Extend Act

WASHINGTON, March 5.-R-
President Roosevelt stepped into
the battle over the Hatch act today,
renewing his plea of last year that
the laws prohibition against po-
litical activities by federal en-
ployes be extended to a large army
of state workers paid out of federal
funds.
While the President voiced his
opinion at a press conference, the
senate was beginning a battle over
legislation by Senator Hatch ID
NM) to write such an extension
into the law.
Senator Chandler (D-Ky) sup
ported Hatch. warning that there
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
LOCAL BUSINESS
WILL SHOW GAIN
Harold Jeter Says Indus
trial Census Will Be Com
pleted By March IS

Volume of business in Whining.
ton will show a distinct gain in
the census Of 1910" over previous
counts, Harold Jeter, county CEN
ms enumeration, predicted last
night.
However, Jeter added, no definite
figures in regard to the volume
are yet available.
The figures how being gathered
will not be released until late in
the fall, after they have been tab
ulsted and compiled by the Bureau
Of Census in Washington.
In regard to the population CEN
sus, which will begin on April l,
Jeter said there is no way Of know
ing at this time whether Whining
ton will show any worthwhile gain.
The business census is now
nearly complete and will be entire
~ finished by March Is, Jeter said.
outlying business houses are now
being canvassed.
he is assisted by H. z. Glove in
the enumeration.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06

$4,000 Jews took part ii the
Tel Aviv protest.
A British censored dispatch
from Jerusalem on Februar7 ~
stated the Jews paraded the
streets of Tel Aviv with banners
proclaiming 1--WE won't submit"
The dispatch further said no po-
lice were in evidence and the
demonstration was unchecked.
(Other disturbances occurred
in Jerusalem and Haifa, the
Rome informant said. About
Is Jews and 16 police were re-
ported hurt in Haifa when po-
lice stopped an attempt to burn
a cOurthOuse.)
The main demonstrations fol-
lowed upon Secretary for Colo
MES Malcolm MacDOnald's an
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06

lowed disturbances of last Sat-
urday when IA British police
and a number of Jews were
acknowledged to have been injur-
ed. An 18-year- old university
student injured in Tel .Aviv died
today.
The clashes Saturday began
when crowds gathered and ston-
ed police stations.
lin Rome, a reliable informant
from Jerusalem gave an uncen-
s0red account of demonstrations
late last month in Palestine
He said the largest disturbance
was at Tel Aviv. where cavalry
troops we're summoned and
charged the crowd with sabers.
About 40 Jews and scores of
police were hurt. More than
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
REPUBLICANS WIN
ELECTION IN IOWA
Sixth Congressional Dis
trlct Holds True To Form
And Names Goodwin

phs MONIES, Iowa, March 5. -
sr-Ihe Sixth Iowa district held
Nue 70 Its republican traditions in
rM'lnclng fashion today by electing
aooert K. Goodwin, youthful mayor
VI Kedfield, Iowa, to fill the unen-
rD'4 Term of the Late Congressman
sasslus C. Dowell.
byron &, Allen of Des Moines,
''0cFatlc candidate who campaign
oh a New Deal platform, con-
esasd defeat.
D,, "l.n lS9 out of 21s precincts tab.
l.s a,su' Goodwin held a three.to-two
LEAD ID over Allen. W.
The vote:
Dere f. Goodwin (R) 24.555.
" y'1 u, G, Allen (D) 1876.
WV Klein Gnd.) 321.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
y. S. Inspects Honduran
Freighter On Suspicion
Censors Threatened By
Blue Pencil Shortage

LONDON, March 5.-@-A
sudden shortage of blue pencils
for censOrs threatened to hold
up the war tonight.
Officials of the British press
and censorship bureau vainly
combed stores for new supplies.
The crisis was averted when a
big stock of the instruments
essential to word destruction
was found in the st0reroOms OF
London university, where the
censorship bureau operates.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-03-06
WEATHER

North FORECAST
tthtIvr varolina: Partly cloudv
sanssss warmer extreme west oort;o y,
Warmer. AufSoay' fair and slight
p m. Yesterday.
l:SO Temperature
o. o. IS; 7: x 9S' 1;3o a. NJ. 4s; 1870 p.
minimum ~ p. NJ. 90; maximum 81:
mean "a; normal 81.
l5O ~ Humidity
o. IS; 7: &, IS; 40 a.. m. "a; 1:so p.
h Total for = narssaipitatlon
D. y; none; tot 1t hours ending 7:so D.
Wy inches. '''al Since first Of month b.
TIlo
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
Washington Cathedral
Secretary Is Selected

Alfred Gordon Stoughton of New
York has been appointed executive
secretary of Washington Cathe-
dral and editor of the Cathedral
Age, the Right Rev. James E. Free
man, bishop of Washington, an
nounced yesterday. Mr.. Stoughton
succeeds Edwin N. Lewis, resigned.
A native of Pennsylvania, he is
graduate of Bucknell University,
where he was alumni secretary for
several years. Recently he has been
in public relations work in New York
for the Y. M. C. A., the National
Baseball Commission, Publishers
Weekly and others.
At the cathedral, Mr.. Stoughton
will direct the activities of the Ma
tional Cathedral Association and SUI
pervise promotional programs. as
we'll as edit the aCthedral Age, an in
ternational magazine dealing with
cathedrals of the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
Death Dealing x-Roys
Guarded Against

Blood tests every month have been
ordered to protect X-ray operators
in New South Wales. If the count
reveals a shortage of red corpuscles
they have to rest from X-ray work.
Continuous operating In the big hos
pitfalls is likely to cause anaemia. If
this is not checked at the outset it
may prove fatal.
The superintendent of a Sydney
hospital describes the X-ray as a
"lethal weapon" which, while kill
ing cancer cells, is deadly on other
tissues if precautions are not taken.
He added that the anaemia caused
by the rays often is permanent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-06
cooperation Pledged
Move 10 Hold Fair
In Capital in 1913
Representatives Of
DC. Groups Meet
With Promoters

About so Westinghouse, includ-
Ing a number of civic and business
leaders, last night pledged support
to the efforts of local organiza-
ton to arrange an ''All-American
Exposition" for the District in 1913
to commemorate the l50th ami
versary of the laying of the corner
stone of the Capitol.
The citizens met with officers Of
the Worlds Fair Development Co.,
Inc, of the District at the Willard
Hotel to discuss the proposed ex-
position and, while little progress
was made in developing any con-
crete plans, quick Endorsement of
the project came from virtually all
of those present.
William v. Mahoney, who orig
mated the idea about Is months
ago and heads the promotional or
ganization, told the gathering 1t
could expect to meet many obstacles
In planning such an exposition. but
added: Anything worth while Is
worth fighting for"
Site MOI announced.
1t had been announced that the
tentative location of the exposition
would be disclosed at the meeting,
but the presiding chairman. Henry
U. Milne, who Is chairman of the
Executive Committee of the local
worlds fair organization, said he
could only say he is hopeful that
cit nj of
Government-owned property.
Mr.. Milne, who is also connected
with the United States Golden Gate
International Exposition Commits
sion, declared the District would
profit "by the mistakes of other ex-
positions" in planning its own fair.
The American people have been
taken for a ride at most of our
fairs" he said. In the first place,
the current New York and San
Francisco fairs are too big. The
District exposition should be on a
much smaller scale, with an admis-
sion price low enough to attract
every one"
Discussion of the promotional
work brought from Arthur Claren-
don Smith, founder of the Fedora
ton of disbursements Associations,
q suggestion that citizens be asked
to help finance the work by buying
books of tickets that would be good
for admission to the fair-if the fair
is held. He pledged cooperation of
the disbursements organizations.
Plan Used in Chicago.
Elton R. Shaw, author, editor,
lecturer and promoter of the last
Chicago fair, said the advance ticket
sale plan was used in promoting
that exposition, People who believe
in the possibility of local EXPOSE
ton should help to support it, he
said.
Among those to indorse the project
were Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, national
director of the National Federation
of Women's Clubs; James F.
Duhamel, chairman of the Com
mittee on Celebrations of the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations; the
Rev. Thomas E. Boorde, local pastor:
Miss Florence E. Frisbie, secretary
of the International New Thought
Alliance; Spared Wood, president of
the Citizens Forum of Columbia
Heights, and Miss Sara Lorraine
Field. Another speaker was Mrs.
Miller Hickerson. who is irlvestigat-
ing the possibility of obtaining the
foreign exhibits at the New York
and San Francisco fairs for the Dis
trict's exposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
Point Worth Remembering

Congress is seriously considering pas
sage OF legislation which would throw a
barrier In The way OF any European nation
transferring or being forced TO give
possessions In the Western Hemisphere
TO another nor-American nation AS a
matter OF fact, the Senate has already
passed a resolution TO this effect and UNI
doubtedly the House will follow Its exam
pie unless somebody can be very persua-
sive. On this point Senator Francis T.
Maloney raised a few objections that are
worth considering.
In warning Congress about the resolu-
ton he pointed out that the present In
tention was naturally TO prevent Ger
many or Russia or Japan or even Italy
securing the colonial possessions OF any
Of the conquered nations OF Europe IN this
hemisphere. But the Connecticut legis-
Iator pointed out, supposing some nation
wanted to transfer Its possessions TO Eng
land, what would be our attitude? In other
words II a friendly non-American power
were to be benefited would the United
States want the force OF Its present ban
TO include such action?
Said our senior senator: II am Won
dering II there Is a possibility that might
encounter serious difficulties little
later II a Ton-American power, friendly
TO us, desired to transfer some OF It's
Western Hemisphere possessions TO
another ron-Arnerican power, friendly TO
us. II Denmark, for example, or France,
for example, should desire to transfer TO
Great Britain some OF their possessions,
would this language raise difficulty
which would hamper such desire"
The United States might find itself In
an embarrassing position II 1t remains
consistent In It's refusal TO recognize any
colonial transfers, which 1t undoubtedly
should do, but desired to prevent spread
Of Naziism In this hemisphere by seeing
a sphere OF infleunce set up In some in
gular possession.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19
New Bridge Coming

Hartford Is definitely going to be linked
with East Hartford by new vehicular
bridge. It will be ready for the motoring
public about 1912. It will cost ten cents
To drive your car across the structure,
five cents II you walk. That's cheap as
toll bridges 90 these days, but Is fairly
consistent with the ten cent toll charges
that are levied In and around New York
City, as well as on our own Merritt Park
way.
II seems to me that the second Hart
ford bridge has been talked about for
wears now, but actually 1t has been In the
discussion state only about ten. Just ten
wears from the time that 1t was first men,
toned or suggested the Legislature took
the necessary action to permit construc-
tion work to proceed, once all other de-
tails were disposed OF properly. The final
step In the matter was taken Monday
afternoon with approval by Governor
RAYMOND T.. Baldwin OF the plans OF the
special bridge commission.
The bridge will be built with funds OBJ
tanned by floating O 81, 400,0 900 bond issue.
The bonds will be retired by the tolls col
lected and officials estimate the debt will
be wiped out completely within rs years.
The new bridge Is TO the south OF the pres
ent structure and actually extends from
a point near Wawarme avenue on the
Hartford side to a point near the Hocka.
mum River on the East Hartford side.
Needless to say Hartford's joyful antic-
ipation OF the day when 1t will have an
alternate route across the Connecticut
River Is amply shared by the rest OF the
state. There have been objections TO the
bridge, but they have eventually been
downed. There have been objections to a
toll bridge, but they are probably now
glenced In the realization that this will
be the easiest and most convenient way
Of paying for this bridge and this bridge
alone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-19

Once again the super-stubborn prob
lem OF cheaper housing for 100000
lower-income families Is being attacked.
This time the American Institute OF Ar
chitects Is going to bat for $4,000 house.
Dean Walter r. Mccormack Of the School
OF Architecture of Massachusetts, Tnsti-
tute of Technology indicates the battle
lines; high construction and land costs,
high financing charges, unwise taxation
policies, zoning abuses and outmoded
building codes are some Of the fortresses
to be stormed.
Code restrictions, he believes, for in
stance, should be limited to provisions
for safety and health, with all other Stip-
ulations reduced to recommended prac-
tees" This change in policy alone, be-
lieves Dean Mccormack, might cut con-
struction costs in some cities as much as
20 per cent. This problem of building
houses at a price most people can pay
has been one OF the knottiest OF our time
But as long as builders, architects, city
and government officials and others con-
tinue to attack 1t there Is no reason to
give up hope of solution. It will come,
and with 1t will come building boom
that Is long, long overdue.