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The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
WINDOW BROKEN

Frank Pridgen, 917 North
Third street, reported to police
yesterday that two window panes
in his house were broken Sunday
night when someone threw a
rock through the window.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
RALLY

Interested knitters are urged
by Mrs. Ida Speiden, Red Cross
secretary. to call by the custom
house office for the yarn that
has just been received.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
SORORITY TO MEET

The regular meeting of the AL
pha Adar Sorority will be held
at the homie of Miss Elizabeth
Miller, 502 South Third street,
tonight at 7:3O o'clock. All MEN,
bers are urged to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
CHAPEL SERVICES

Brigadier j. V. B%reazeale, of
the Salvation Army, will have
charge of the services at the Lit
tie Chapel OH the Boardwalk at
Wrightsville Beach tonight at
7:45 o'clock. The public is in.
Vited to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
MONEY STOLEN

Mrs. Avant, Alb South Second
street, reported to police yester-
day that someone had entered
her house with a pass key and
stole S27.5 5 in money and a ladies
watch, with a total value of S1OO.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
BUTTER

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-R-Butter,
receipts 1890, 1924; easy; creamery,
90 score 20 "a to 81 IA, 81, 30
IA; 81 80, 80 80, SO 20 IL, SO
%, 90 centralized CARROTS 30 to 80
IA.
Eggs, receipts $780,; steady;
fresh graded, extra firsts %; firsts
81 -; current receipts 10 IL,
dirties II, fresh checks 16, refri.
extras 20, refri. std. 10 3-4. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Jan. 6-RE Live
poultry, by freight, firm. Fowls
colored % to %: leghorns 10. Pull
let's, rocks "a. Turkeys, hens 23.
young toms 10. Ducks 16. 5
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
PEANIITS

SUFFOLK, Va. Jan. 6.@R-Pea-
nut quotations: jumbos 3 3-8 to
IL; bunch 3 1-8 to 3 IA; runners
D TO 3 l-S. Market unchanged re-
mains firm. 3
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
NEW YORK SUGAR

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-P-Do-
nestle sugar futures moved against
| the trend in most other commodities
and closed uniformly 1 point lower
on sales of 1900 tons.
Ma 2 RANGE follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
BEATEN BY

John Skipper and Harry
Brown, white, Of Whiteville, e.
ported to police last night that
some negro men beat them while
they we're at a beer garden at
Eighth and Dawson streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-LR-Coltoh
futures hung in a 6-point range 70 .
day, closing 8 points lower ~ q
higher.
Range follows:
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
NEW 7 T

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 6.-P-
cotton futures were irregular tode :
in quiet trading. Closing prices were
steady, l point net higher to l lower.
Opei. High Low Close
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
MEET

The Farmers Civic and Bust
ness association will meet i'll
the office of the home demon
stration agent, Miss Ann Mason,
Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
HOG

e. v. Vestar will give a hog
killing demonstration Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Wilmington cold storage plant.
The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-07
CHARLOTTE COTTON

CHARLOTTE Jan. 6.-GR-Spot
cotton 1910,
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Guggenheim's S Estate
Valued Below $4,000

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 24.-T'he will Of
William Guggenheim, industrialist
and amateur song writer who left
his estate to four former showgirls,
was filed yesterday in Surrogate's
Court. but there was no assurance
that its estimated value of $1000,-
900 or more would stand up.
Formal value was listed as more
than $4,000"
Pearce H. E Aul of Grifiths g.
Content. New York law firm which
filed the testament, said the higher
estimate was correct when the will
was drawn in January, 1910.
The Daily News quoted Mr.. Aul
as saving the estate might be even
less than $4,000, after meeting
immediate expenses. outstanding
debts and other encumbrances.
The four women named to share
equally in the estate were Lillyan
Andrus of Los Angeles and Mildred
Borst Florence Sullivan and Mary
Alice Rice, all of Manhattan.
Mr. Aul said Mr.. Guggenheim S
residence on Riverside drive was
assessed at $4,000 and had a heavy
encumbrance against 1t.
The News quoted Mr. Aul as say
ing that as far as was known, Mr..
Guggenheim left no insurance. an
nuities or real estate other than
the five-story house.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Bulk Of Hazen Estate
Left 10 Two Nieces
And Granddaughter
Amount Not Disclosed;
Library Is WiIIed to
Manassas School

District Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen left the bulk of his estate to
two nieces and a grandnephew. it
was revealed yesterday. when his will
was filed for probate in District
Court.
Those named to share equally
after execution of specific bequests
were Hazel Morrison. Margaret Ha-
zen Davis and Roy Hazen Herring
trict Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board.
The amount of the late Commls-
sioner'S estate was not available.
according to Attorney Julius Aronoff
who explained an inventory was
under way.
Drs. H. Lynn Colvin, E Milburn
Colvin. jr., and Melvin Hazen Colvin
were named executors in the will
They were given the privilege of
buying Mr.. Hazen's farm. Pilgrims
Rest. Nokesville. Va, for $4,000.
The Hazen library. except for GER
tain autographed volumes and other
books to be selected by members of
his family. was left to the Manassas
(VaD Public School Library. DR.. E
Milburn Colvin. jr., was bequeathed
the silver service presented to Mr.
Hazen on the occasion of his COM
pleting so years of service in the
District government. DR.. Melvin
HaZen Colvin was Willed a watch.
chain and ring, and DR.. H. Lynn
Colvin was given guns and paint
ing and other pictures of the horse,
General Mitchell.
Other bequests included 500 each
to the Catlett tVaD Methodist
Church and Mr.. Hazen'S maid.
Helen Clarkson; two work horses of
his selection to John P. Kerlin, de-
scribed as a lifelong friend and
loving cups, to be selected by the
executors, to Mrs. H. Lynn Colvin,
Mrs. E. Milburn Colvin, jr., Mrs.
Melvin Hazen Colvin. Emery CALI
her, Tax Assessor Edward Dent.
Mrs. Grace KanOde Llewellyn, Mary
Faunce Edwards. Dorothy Davis
Almond and my efficient secre-
tary. Ralph A Norton"
The will was dated January 4,
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Erickson and Two Women
Released Under Bond
By the Associated Press.

b
MORRISTOWN, N. J.. July "a
Frank Erickson, wealthy New York
bookmaker. and two women accused
with him in the stabbing of Milton
F. Untermeyer, stock broker. have
been released in bail to await action
of the Morris County grand jury.
Shortly after Mr. Erickson was
released last night in $4,000 bail
on charge of atrocious assault and
battery with intent to kill, Miss La
Junta White and Mrs. Mary L.
Crawford, both of New York, sur
rendered to the prosecutors office
on charges of being accessories after
the fact. Bail was fixed at $1,000
each.
Mr.. Untermeyer received head
and face injuries May Is, but did
not swear out complaints until
Tuesday James H. Bellingham
chief of county detectives, quoted
the 62-year-old broker as saying he
was assaulted as he entertained the
three in the bar of his home at
nearby Kinnelon.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Gets Maximum Sentence

A maximum sentence of to Il
years was imposed Yesterday after
noon in District Court BY Federal
Judge T. Whitfield Davidson upon
George Hodge. 40-year-old under
takers assistant, convicted by Jury
of incest on a second trial. A mo-
ton for new trial was overruleo
Yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
1000 Planes by Oct. 81
Forecast by Australia
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MELBOURNE. Australia. July "a
One thousand built
planes, including number of Beau
fort bombers. will be in the air by
October 81, Senator J. w. Leckie
commonwealth minister of aircraft
production, declared today.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
WASHINGTON, D. c., THURSDAY,
British Equip Ships
With Pushbutton
Radios for sos
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON. July 24.-British
merchant ships are now being
equipped with suitcase radio
transmitters for use in life
boats.
The sets. which are unsink-
able, have a range of 200 miles
and push button device to
permit unskilled persons to send
an sos.
Electric light buoys are also
being fitted to life RATS to re-
place old-fashioned calcium
flares and a new buoy has been
manufactured to provide con-
tinuous SOS flash signal for 48
hours after being thrown into
the sea.
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Italian Plane Reported
Shot Down by Turks
q, th.ssSnciated Pr.ss

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, July % (de-
layedD.-An Italian military plane
flying over the Turkish frontier In
Thrace was reported hit by Turkish
anti aircraft guns today and to have
plunged into the sea off the Gulf of
EnoS
Evening star., 1941-07-24
Newsprint Booms

Production of newsprint from
hardwood, recently started in Tas-
mania. promises to become one of
Australia's leading industries.
Evening star., 1941-09-11
Nuzis May Shift War Effort
Atlantic and Possibly England Moy Be
Main Theuters; Greer Claim Of Reich Held False

indicate that. We do not know
that they have reached any such
decision as yet, though they may.
This Is undoubtedly the reason
for the tremendous outburst Of
German propaganda on the
theme that our Navy Depart
ment is lying" about the attack
on the U. S. S. Greer. Lord
Haw Haw calls the whole affair
"warmongering" and "provoca-
tion." Insisting, as do all hte
German commentators that the
Greer attacked first and that the
submarine fired her torpedoes
only in self defense, he calls the
affair another propaganda stunt
engineered by the President and
his warmongers."
Nazi Claim Analysed as False.
Therefore, little calm analysis
of the technical points involved
may prove useful.
We are asked to believe that
under conditions of clear visi-
bility, the destroyer Greer at
tackled a German submarine with
depth charges, and that there
after, and in self-defense, the
said German submarine fired two
torpedoes at the Greer.
This is a statement which
proves its own falsity.
A destroyer, when attacking a
submarine with depth charges,
does so when the submarine is
submerged and when the de-
stroyer is above the U-boat, in
such a position that the depth
charges should explode, as they
sink, close enough to the sub
marine to damage or destroy it.
A submarine in this position
has only one means of defending
itself, and that is to get away
from there as fast as possible;
preferably to such depth that
it cannot be tracked, or, best of
all, to some place where it can
stop its engines and lie on the
bottom, If there be shallow
enough water within reach. AS
long as it keeps its engines 60
ing, it is likely to be tracked
and the depth charge attack
repeated.
To suppose that the submarine
could maneuver itself into posi-
ton for a torpedo attack on the
destroyer, under the conditions,
is preposterous. Even if the
captain of the U-boat were to
try such a foolhardy thing, he
would not have the necessary
speed to attain an advantageous
position for attack.
On the other hand, the cir
cumstances fit perfectly the Navy
Department statement. A sub
marine might easily observe the
approach Of destroyer, put her
self into position to fire torpe-
does; If she missed, she would
then certainly be subjected to
depth bombing by the destroyer.
This is what happened.
Evening star., 1941-09-11
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.

ny SolNCA nv - LIVE DAAoV4.
The Atlantic Fleet, under the
command of Admiral Ernest
King, can take care of any emer-
gency that may develop within
the next two weeks without ask
ing reinforcement, 1t is stated in
responsible quarters here. Thus,
II President Roosevelt orders a
more effective patrol of the At
lantic, the feet is ready to do a
thorough job without weakening
the Pacific Fleet, whose role is to
watch Japan.
1t has become increasingly
evident that the tempo of sink
ings in waters the Germans have
labeled war zones-but which the
United States does not recognize
as such-will increase hence
forth. The hast three incidents
were not mistakes or independent
actions by German submarine
commanders. According to in
formation gathered here it ap-
pears that Hitler has decided to
sink anything in the blockade
zone.
The administration is deter
mined to answer force with
force, and an undeclared war
for a while at least-is considered
inevitable in many quarters here.
Measures Have Been Ready.
Precautionary measures for
such an eventuality have been
Evening star., 1941-09-11

ready for several months. The
Atlantic Fleet was strenthened in
the spring with few units from
the Pacific when the yards had
not produced enough new ships
to make our Atlantic force equal
to its task. But the yards have
stepped up production beyond the
Navy Departments most optimis-
tic expectations, and more ships
than had been anticipated year
ago are now in commission.
For the time being, naval and
military strategists must think in
terms of the possibility of fight-
ing a war in the Pacific and in
the Atlantic at the same time.
1t is true that there are in
creasing indications from Toxic
that the Japanese government is
most uneasy" over the general
situation. The Toxic rulers are
viewing the position of their
European partners with increas-
ing anxiety.
Evening star., 1941-09-11
BY GOULD LINCOLN.

It's about time the Senate In
terstate Commerce Subcommit-
tee, Investigating charges that
the moving picture industry is
engaged in mass propaganda to
get this country into war, had
some f1rst-hand evidence pre-
sented to it.
The co-SponSors Of the resolu-
ton calling for the inquiry, Sem
ator Clark of Missouri and Sena-
tor Nye of North Dakota-both
strong non-interventionists-hav
told the committee on cross-ex-
animation by its single non-
iSolationist member, Senator
Mcfarland of Arizona-that they
have not themselves seen the pic
lures of which they complain, ex-
cept one or two. Senator Clark
admitted that his charges were
based on information and be-
lief" In other words, these Sem
ators have been told by other
persons how bad and how exten-
sive is the propaganda of which
they complain.
Wendell L. Willkie, counsel for
the motion picture industry, has
offered to have the 20 pictures
among them Escape" Convoy"
and Il Married a Nazi" shown to
the subcommittee. Senator Nye
Evening star., 1941-09-11

a formal resolution adopted at
the beginning of every session
of Congress authorizing major
standing committees to summon
persons, call for papers in order
to obtain information, presum-
ably for legislative purposes.
Investigating Precedent Feared.
If the course now revealed by
the Interstate Commerce Com
mittee should become the prac-
tice, any small group in the Sem
ate, members of a committee,
may conduct an investigation
into any activities of the Ameri-
can people without the Senate's
consent.
Had it happened that the big
motion picture producing COM
panies now complained of -yere
offlcered by gentiles and Ameri-
can citizens throughout, the war
monger charge could not have
been advanced. During the tes-
timony it was brought out that in
the last year, 1.100 feature" pic
lures were produced and only a
score of them dealt with the war
or are complained of as war
propaganda.
One of the charges made by
Senator Clark of Missouri against
the industry is that 1t is
monopoly-a charge denied by
the industry, which claims that
competition among the compa-
nies is severe. If there is a
monopoly, the Justice Depart
ment is there to tackle it. In
deed, it has already done so.
Furthermore, the T. N. E. c.,
headed by Senator OMahoney
of Wyoming, has looked into
that phase of the matter.
This hearing is anti-war, isola-
zionist propaganda in itself. 1t
may turn out to be a boomerang,
Evening star., 1941-09-11
The Political Mill
Movie Hearing Called lsoIotonist Propaganda
That Moy Prove to Be Boomerang

The alternative of producing
anti-British or even pro-Nazi pic
lures seems to be that the moving
picture industry ignore the var
the greatest drama of the time.
In view of the fact that the great
mass of Americans are anti-Nazi
and pro-British the production OF
such pictures would seem to be a
decided risk for any one to put
money into.
Pictures advancing the idea
that this country should remain
at peace are something else again.
However none OF the pictures
complained of apparently fatty
urge this country to enter the
conflict. But they do give most
unflattering view of the Nazis in
operation. The Senators insist
that they stir up hatred for the
Nazis.
None of the pictures go so far,
however, in personal denunciation
of Hitler and his followers as have
the President, many members of
the Senate and other officials of
the Government.
The inquiry has come about
without direct order of the Senate,
a most unusual procedure. So
unusual is it that Senate leaders
frankly view it askance and call
1t an attempt to set the stage
for propaganda against the ad-
ministration's foreign policy, and
certainly for non-intervention
and the isolationist cause. It
may be that the whole thing will
be aired in Senate debate.
Unusual Procedure.
The Clark-Nye resolution was
referred to the Senate Interstate
Commerce Committee - which
deals with interstate communica-
tionS. Chairman Wheeler named
a subcommittee containing four
widely known non-intervention-
lists and one Senator whose views
were not particularly developed
in advance.
The subcommittee is now en-
gagged, according to its chairman,
Senator Clark of Idaho, in hear
ings to determine whether - 1t
shall recommend to the full
committee that the resolution
asking the investigation be given
a favorable report. AS a matter
of fact. the investigation is be-
ing conducted now. This Is Just
one way of beating the devil
around the bush.
The committee is relying on
Evening star., 1941-09-11

mand for aluminium in America in
1893, 1884, 1885 or 1886 for the SIM
pie reason that the American Gov
ernment paid no attention to Hit
Ter, who was building aluminium
producing capacity up at a rapid
pace. Mr.. Arnold is directing criti-
cism at his own chief, who has been
President since 1888, when Herr
Hitler came into power.
Today the attempt to build up
new industrial facilities and to use
them to break down the American
business system in the postwar
period is not a happy prospect for
Evening star., 1941-09-11

Inc DaCtle MAI. q. Fielding Eliot
of transportation, in which we
are taking an increasing and
perhaps decisive part; and
The battle of combat, around
and above and perhaps on the
British Isles themselves.
The Russian front has, of
course, by no means stabilized.
Leningrad is reported sur
rounded, but the loss Of Lenin-
grad will not be vital blow to
Russia.
Probably more important at
the moment are the Russian
counter attacks in the Gomel
and SmolenSk sectors. These
will bear careful watching. They
could, if they keep going, begin
to bring serious pressure on the
communications of both the Ger
man flank groups of armies.
Germans Can't Win This Year.
What does seem more and
more certain is that the Ger
mans cannot hope for any VIC
tory in Russia this year which
will relieve them from military
responsibilities on their Eastern
front. They cannot let go and
return to a one-front war.
This being the case, as pre-
viously pointed out in these arti-
cles, the Germans must recon-
slider their strategical plans. They
must be particularly concerned
with preventing the development
of a high scale of offensive strik-
ing power in the island of Great
Britain, ready for action in the
spring of 1912.
About Sub Warfare.
The question principally to be
weighed - perhaps already
weighed-by the Germans Is
whether or not 1t will be worth
while to start an al-out sub
marine and air offensive in the
Atlantic, and risk consequent
encounters with the United
States Navy.
r On the basis of cold, hard mill
tary facts, there would be much
to say against such a course.
Considering the quality and force
of our naval establishment in the
Atlantic, the Germans can hardly
hope to accomplish any destruc-
- ton on shipping In the zone
under our protection which would
compensate them for the losses
they would sustain in trying to
do so, once the full offensive
power of our Atlantic Fleet we're
unleashed.
The greater the responsibilities
assumed by the American Fleet,
the more strength the British can
concentrate for the defense of
their end of the line. It might
even be possible for the British
to make substantial detachments
to the Mediterranean at time
when there is some chance of
dealing vigorously with the Ger
manhattan forces in North
Africa. And interruption of Axis
trans-Mediterranean communi-
cations would prove all important.
Attack on England.
Yet already there are sugges-
tions that in Japan and South
America opinion is beginning to
swing to the view that Germany
cannot win the war, and Russian
resistance has headed off any
hope of gaining a respite by a
peace offensive.
The German high command
might well come to the viewpoint
that only by reduction of the
island of Great Britain this win
ter can the situation be restored.
Once such a decision has been
taken, it will be carried out re-
gardless of odds, for 1t will be
Germany's last hope Of victory.
The very fact of the Germans
Evening star., 1941-09-11
This Changing World
Atlantic Fleet Called Ready for Any Crisis
As Unrestricted U-Bout Warfare Is Seen

Under these circumstances,
Japan's premier, Prince KOnoye,
realizes that If the Nipponese
Empire wants to proceed with its
expansionist plans, it will have
to fight q desperate battle not
only with the United States but
with Britain and the U. s. S. R.
Prince Konoye is still flirting
with the idea of an understand
ing with the Western democ-
racies and Russia, provided such
an understanding can be reached
without loss of face.
The military, however, feels that
it cannot reverse its policies and
is urging the harassed premier to
be adamant and refuse the olive
branch extended by Washington
and London.
1t would be hazardous to predict
the state of relations between
Japan and the United States in
the next few weeks, but there are
indications that Emperor Hiro-
hito himself is looking into the
situation" and the possibility of
Japan's climbing off its high
horse should not be discounted.
Naval and military men, how
ever, cannot deal in speculations.
And while there are ample indi-
cations that parts of the Pacific
Fleet may be released for duty
elsewhere, the strategic DISPOSE
tion Of that arm of our national
defense will not be altered until
relations with Japan have been
definitely cleared.
Unrestricted Sub War Seen.
In the Atlantic all dispositions
are reported to have been made to
avoid unpleasant surprises. From
all available reports it is indi-
Gated that the Axis, while pre-
pairing itself for major operations
in the Mediterranean-from Libya
to Iran-is ready for a total
blockade in the North Atlantic.
The Reich is said to have given
up all thought of an invasion of
Great Britain. Even air raids
will be less drastic and less
frequent than a year ago. The
lack of oil and gasoline reserves
is said to be the cause. Hitler is
being compelled to count hence
forth on long war and he has
only a scanty supply of Oil.
But Great Britain must be
strangled and German sub
marines, which have engaged in
limited activity in the last three
months, are said to have been
ordered to start an unrestricted
campaign. There is enough oil
for such purpose. The exact
number of German U-boats is
not known, but fair estimates
put the number at 500 to TOO.
A relatively small number is
expected to operate in the South
Atlantic from the Cape of Good
Hope to the Azores, with most of
them due to be thrown into the
battle of the Atlantic.
Orders issued to the German
commanders are said to be to
shoot at everything af1oat, re-
gardless of flag or registry.
Evening star., 1941-09-11

to put over a
scheme of state
socialism on the
people.
This is vehe-
m e n t ly denied
by the adminis-
tration, but al
most every day
corrob ora tive
evidence of that
trend Is to be
found in the
spe e c b es and
acts of various
NJar, D1are