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Evening star., 1944-08-17
Sedition Figure
Saw New York
Resenting Jews
Edmondson Quoted
As Calling Big Town
'Poqrom-Conscious'
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

by CARTER BROOKE JONES.
The Big Town (New York; has
at last become pogrom- conscious, :"
Robert Edward Edmondson, a de-
fendant in the sedition case, wrote
in q propaganda bulletin introduced
in evidence by the Government to-
day at the mass trial in District
Court.
Later in the document, the de-
fendant said: Jews are walking
their last mile in this Promised
Land"
The pamphlet. dated from stod-
dartsville. Pa, March 7, 1899, and
signed by Edmondson as . public
relations counsel, stated:
That $4,000 attendance of anti
Jews at Madison Square Garden re-
Gently, plus many Red-Jew violence
incidents in New York City before
and after, that are omitted from
the newspapers, prove that the Big
Town has at last become pogrom-
conscious. New York newspaper
employment classified ads show a
bold 80 per cent call for Christian,
Anglo-Saxon and Gentle help
against 10 per cent for Jew employees.
And are Jews jittery?
Nazi Methods Declared Used.
Their grounds for alarm are we'll
based when you hear murderous
anti-Jew private comment from
coast to coast, which includes the
remarkable development of curses
loud and deep from cultured women
who never previously used such
forceful language. More than IS
per cent of the income-spending
power Of the Nation is influenced
by its women. Should it act con-
certedly in a boycott of the boy
cotters, the power of the material
istic enemy would be wiped out over
night"
The Government is seeking to
prove that the conspiracy to un-
Evening star., 1944-08-17

demine the loyalty Of the armed
forces charged in the indictment
against the rs defendants called
for the Nazi method of stirring up
racial hatred and religious pref
udice.
The Edmondson bulletin assailed
Life magazine for an article called
''Fascism in America" which, the
writer said "blacklists" as Fascists
and anti-Semites such patriots" as
Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Nose
ley, retired; Senator Reynolds,
Democrat, of North Carolina; James
True, a former defendant in the
sedition case, and several defen-
dants on trial, including Edmond
son, Gerald Winrod and William
Dudley Pelley.
Another exhibit which the prose-
cution placed in the record was a
letter from World Service, Nazi
propaganda agency at Erfurt, Ger
many, dated September 4, 1887, and
signed by score of persons repre-
senting as many nations at an in
ternational conference which had
just been held.
Advised to Drop Nazi Connections.
1--WE are sending you this letter."
the signators wrote Edmondson, Ito
show you that we are thinking of
you and admire you for your tenac-
1ty and great moral courage in fight
ing this greatest Of all fights against
Jew domination of all that we hold
noble and sacred"
Another letter, addressed to World
Service and signed by Hans Diebel,
a defendant. as proprietor of the
Aryan Bookstore In Los Angeles,
ordering some Nazi publications,
said:
The anti-German propaganda is
50 tense as never before in the
history Of German-American rela-
tionship.
I'VE advise you to skip all Ger
man connections with the type of
literature which is printed in Ger
many. For instance, the printers
trademark and the publishers
name and address. You may name
distributor in the U. S. A., for
instance, and your booklets will 20
like hot cakes. We must use the
same tactics as our enemy in order
to beat him in his own game. The
American people will fall for any,
thing but German printed utera-
ture."
Excerpt sto Be Read to Jury.
Chief Prosecutor o. John Roege
planned to read to the jury during
the day excerpts from many of the
160 exhibits just admitted in evil
dence by Chief Justice Edward c.
Eicher.
The documents, according to testi-
mony. were taken in an FBI raid
on German-American Bund head
quarters in Los Angeles the day
after Pearl Harbor.
Correspondence and pamphlets
assertedly show a mutual interest
between a number of defendants
and the bund in the publication and
sale Of propaganda, the Govern
ment will contend.
Several letters from Fascist lead
ers in foreign countries bear on the
worldwide conspiracy, which the
Government says was set in motion
by the Nazs during the 1930s.
Evening star., 1944-08-17
BY JOSEPH H. BAIRD.

Period furniture that might be
museum pieces ningle with Tate
Grand Rapids" walnut and leather
from the State Department today
In historic Dupbarton Oaks IS
that ducal estate In the heart Of
Georgetown Is being prepared for
the Four-Power Security Confer
ence which will open there Monday.
A preview Of the background
against which United States, Rus
sian, British and Chinese delegates
will seek to bulwark postwar peace
was given the press late yesterday
by Michael J. McDermott, special
assistant to Secretary Of State Hull,
In charge Of press relations
Peace" Is the watchword Of the
conference, and II the delegates are
Influenced by their environment it
should be q success. No more
peaceful atmosphere can be mag
ined than the walled-in acres Of the
estate. with its giant oaks, sloping
lawns, formal gardens and tiled
swimming pool, around the banks Of
which cushioned lounge chairs re-
cline in the shade Of . vine-covered
wall.
Large Assembly Hall.
The assembly hall OF the confer
enee will be the former music room
Of the Robert Woods Bliss estate.
now used by Harvard University as
. research center. This is . vast
chamber, about 40 by 70 feet, with =
frescoed beamed ceiling, . giant
stone fireplace 6 feet wide and long
French windows that open to q
terrace. Covering one end of the
room is a medieval tapestry.
Against this background q vast
U-shAped table has been formed In
the center Of the room from the
most modern of machine-made
walnut tables, ranged along which,
with mathematical certitude, are
brown writing hlotters, beside each
Of which repose blocks Of memo
randa pads. three pencils and .
glass ashtray.
Fanking the entrance hall on the
first floor Is q large room, once .
dining hall, which Will be used for
stenographers Of the American dele
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Arlington Police List
10 Accidents in Z Weeks

Arlington Police Chief Harry L..
woodward today reported . total Of
10 accidents in the first two weeks of
August, resulting In three injuries
and no deaths.
The report also Nstsd rs ARRESTS,
with n bsing for tf1h,c oGSensas and|
81 miscellaneous. r01king t3elDetgl
wefo Issued 10 - motorists.
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Dumborton Oaks Estate Offers
ocefuISettingfor' Big oIks
Security Conference Of Major Powers
Conducive to Both Work and Relocation

CATION. The former library on the
same floor will be headquarters for
Undersecretary Of State Stettinius
and his delegation.
Five Rooms for Russians.
The east wing Of the building on
the second floor, embracing five
small rooms. viii be headquarters Of
the Russian delegation. On the same
floor, at the center Of the building,
q large chamber which appears to
have been an informal sitting room,
will be used by the British delega-
ton, while q smaller room nearby
will be the private ofiice of Sir Alex
andE Cardegan chisf Of the Lon
don group.
Eight small bedrooms on the third
floor have been fitted UP with tables,
desks and typewriters, and can be
used either for drafting or for
private meetings Of various confer
ence groups.
Schedule Of the conference will
be from 1890 am. to 1880 pm. and
from $50 to $50 pm. on Mondays
through Fridays. Delegates who
must work between sessions and md
it impossible to leave Dumbarton for
lunch viii dine al fresco at q buffet
IN what once was q conservatory.
Shaded BY Lafayette Oak.
Afterwsrd they may sit In lounge
chairs under . 300-year-old oak be-
meath whose shade, legend says,
Gen. Lafayette used to drink wine
and recall the dramatic days Of the
American Revolution.
Harvard. 1t seems, is retaining
some Of the rooms for its research
stan, although most Of the building
has been given over to the confer
ence.
The grounds will be guarded by
military police and no one will be
admitted without q pass.
At yesterdays preview q perspira-
tiou-soaked reporter asked If the
delegates would have use Of the cool
swimming pool, whose inviting, clear
waters he looked toward longingly.
Not ofdcially," said his guide.
But II Mr.. stettinius wanted to
take one Of the delegates swimming
don't think they'd be thrown ont -
Evening star., 1944-08-17
B. & O. Freight Car Fire
Causes $1,000 Domoqe

Fire which broke out yesterday in
a freight car on the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad near Hyattsville
caused damage estimated at more
than $1,000 before being extin-
guished.
The flames were discovered by
trainmen between Hyattsville and
Riverdale. The car, which was
filled with mattresses, bedding and
miscellaneous items, was brought
to Hyattsville and uncoupled. Mem
bers of the Hyattsville Fire Depart
ment extinguished the blaze.
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Boys Club Fete Approved

The Alexandria City Council,
meeting in special session last night,
granted permission to the Board of
Directors of st. Mary's Boys Club
to hold festival opposite the recre-
alton center on North st. Asaph
street, from August 20 through
Labor Day with the exception Of
Sunday.
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Maryland Is Allotted
1,5W Bushels of Corn
Nv the Axsoeiated pre

Bs the Associated Press.
Feed supplies for Maryland farm
livestock will be augmented this
month by lll,300 bushels of Argen-
tine corn, the States ALLEGATION
from the first cargoes arriving un-
der . new Government import pro-
gram, the Maryland Agricultural
War Board In College Park report
ID yesterday.
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Sedition Trial Juror
Excused to Attend
Funeral of Mother

The District Court sedition
trial proceeded today with II
jurors. The 18th, Charles
Seager, was excused by Chief
Justice Edward c. Eicher, with
the consent Of all attorneys to
attend the funeral of his mother
in New Jersey.
While the juror had arranged
to return for tomorrow's session
of court, he was told that he
might remain away if he chose,
reading on his return a tran
script of the record made during
his absence. Mr.. Seager is a
metallurgist with the Bureau Of
Standards. ~- -
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Suvs This Newspaper

Many paper mills are shut.
ting down fos lack oe vasts.
paper to convert into cartons
Tor Army. and Navy supplies
shipped overseas. Hsezy pound
Of old nswspapsfs ana nnaga-
1nes = nseded. Notify sonae
school child IA yoae block %
havs y0uR pap9 ptsasd ~
Evening star., 1944-08-17
Chinese Attuche Speaks

II. Q. Lo, Attaete Of the Chinese
Embassy In Warrington, yesterday
addressed tlns Arlington Kiwanis
Cluh On military, sconomtc and po-
Httoal pgoh3ca1 nav facing China.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
formalities Delaying
Use OF War Prisoners

c., that so German prisoners were
being sent Immediately to the Tar
Heel state to bolster the farm la
Dor shortage, described by Bonner
as SERIOUS.
Bonner acted upon the request Of
James S. Ficklen and c. w. How
ard Of Greenville. He and Cooley
both conferred with War Food Ad-
ministrator Mervin Jones; J. B.
Huston, chief Of the Commodity
Credit corporation; and Brig. Gen.
B. N. Bryan, assistant provost
marshal in charge Of war prisoners.
While General Bryan, accepting
the recommendation Of Jones and
Huston, assigned the 80 prisoners
to the North Carolina tobacco crop
movement as an emergency meas
ure, Cooley explained that, under
regulations, requests for German
prisoners to relieve the labor shor-
tage must be filed with DR.. J. S.
Dorton, in charge Of the state VINO
office.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
CATHOLIC WOMEN
PLAN BREAKFAST

Under the auspices Of the Catho.
lie service wives club, a com.
muunion breakfast will be held in
the garden of the Fifth and Orange
USO Sunday morning.
A group of servicemen and their
families and servicewomen will at
tend the 9 o'clock mass and COM
munion at st. Mary's Catholic
church. Immediately afterwards
the breakfast will be served at the
club.
Monsignor c. E. Murphy will be
honored guest.
Mrs. Thomas Sabetti, wife OF
Sergeant Sabetti, is chairman OF
the committee. Reservations may
be made by calling the club, tele-
phone 1869.
A motion picture, ''King Of
Kings" will be shown Saturday
and Sunday nights at 8:15 o'clock
at the club. All civilians and mill
tary personnel are invited to at
tend either showing. Weather per-
hitting, the movie will be held in
the club gardens.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Star Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. - The
Liberty ship, U. S. S. Jesse Colt.
rell, named for the late veteran
Washington correspondent who
served papers in the Carolinas for
many years, will be launched from
the Bethlehem airfield shipyards
at Baltimore tomorrow.
The new ship will be sponsored
by Miss Betty Ann Cottrell, the
late correspondents daughter, as
part of a program arranged by
the National Press club of Wash.
ington, under the direction of Pau!
Wooton, chief of the McGraw-Hill
New Orleans Times Picayune bu-
reau here and chairman of the
clubs board Of governors. Mrs
Mary James Cottrell, widow of the
veteran scribe and now manager
OF his bureau also will participate.
Cottrell, often referred to during
his lifetime as "the hardest work.
ing correspondent in Washington
died March "a after colorful
career which included service as a
captain in the Intelligence corps
during World War I. 1t was he
who captured the famous draft
dodger, Grover Cleveland Bergdoll.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
R0TARIANS HOST
AT HOLLY RIDGE

The Rotary club of Holly Ridge
was host Wednesday night to mem
bers of the Richards Lions club
Jacksonville Kiwanis club a d
Trenton Rotary club in an inter
civic club meeting at the com.
munity house.
About so members from the diff.
ferent clubs were entertained for
two h ours by members of the
AAATC special service office al
Camp Davis, arranged by Maj. F.
J. Anneberg, camp special serv-
ices officer. Performers included
Jack Whalen, Pvt. Arnold Sultan,
Corporal Bill Cohen, Marvin Marks
Pvt. Phil Stillman, Robert Haun
and Pvt. Patsy Norris, Wac.
Speakers during the night were
Col. Adam E. Potts, comm anding
officer of Camp Davis, and ]. J..
Hudiburg, Holly Ridge Rotary club
secretary.
Colonel Potts told how the area
around Holly Ridge and Camp Da-
Wis had been developed by cooper
alton of both military and civilian
authorities.
Hudiburg declared 1--WE have just
begun to fight to save Camp Davis,
which has definite place in the
scheme of defense Of the nation,
and we may call on you to help"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Wilmington Filler Pours
Death Into Maxi Ranks
~ EIGHTH AAF FIGHTER

AM EIGHTH AAF FIGHTER
CATION, England, Aug. 25.-Capt.
Victor N. Curtis, of Wilmington, N.
r and pilots of his Thunderbolt
sobter group blazed trail of de-
+r,ctjon behind enemy lines in
Rance recently as they carried out
daring low level attack On Ger
,on airfield and transportation IA
elites.
giving forward support for the
.lrancing American line, Capt.
Seurtis-who accounted for one en-
wv aircraft - and his flying
.l,3 destroyed nine enem y
n lanes 60 Army vehicles, 80 freight
Wv ars nine locomotives, and an
sIectric power plant. In addition
OK freight cars, 81 trucks, and 81
1 l-o were damaged.
while some of the boys were
,nsy shooting up the trains" de-
cared Curtis, my flight went for
tbs airdrome. l headed down in
s s dive, lined up On two parked
si~craft. and opened fire. I saw
e+rikes hit in front of the first
80 and race across the ground be-
6 fore they smacked into the plane.
ITS my first aircraft destroy
ed he added smiling.
Cant Curtis is the Son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph H. Curtis Of 800
c. eth ST.. Wilmington.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
NEGRO WOMAN HIT
BY PASSING AUTO

Annie Powell, Negro, of 1921
Dock street, an employe of the
Sutton Council Furniture COM
pany, was injured slightly yester-
day on the left arm and leg when
she was hit by a car driven by
Mrs. Annie Telzloff of Wilmington.
Patrolman w. H. Kermon report
ed that Mrs. Telzloff said she was
driving a coach west on Grace
street when the Powell woman ran
out Of an alley about the middle
of the block, between Front and
Second streets, in front of the car.
Mrs. Telxloff drove the Negro wo-
man to the hospital.
The Negro told policemen that
she was running to catch a bus
and did not see the automobile.
No I'll argos were preferred
against the driver.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
BOY NEAR DEATH
AFTER MULE KICK

An II year old Negro youth,
Charles Culbreth of Atkinson, was
reported in grave" condition and
not expected to live after being
kicked in the stomach by a mule
at his home, attaches at Commune
ty hospital reported last night.
DR.. H. A. Eaton, physician in
charge, said that the youth was
brought to the hospital about 7 pm.
and an operation was performed
Immediately. The boy suffered rup-
tured kidneys and spleen.
According to reports, the small
boy was playing around the mule
at his home when he was kicked.
He is the son of Josephine Cul-
breth of Atkinson.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
CALVIN S. HALSEY

Calvin S. Halsey, 80, retired
businessman and father of P. F.
Halsey, vice president and gen.
eral manager of the North Carolina
Shipbulding Company, died sudden.
ly early Thursday morning at his
home in Water Mill, Long Island.
Mr.. Halsey had been in good
health until about two weeks ago
and his death came unexpectedly.
He is survived by his widow; two
sons. Mr.. Halsey. of Wilmington,
and r. S. Halsey. of Water Mill;
one daughter, Miss Mary G. Hal
Sey, also of Water Mill, and three
grandchildren, Lieut.. John S. Hal
Sey and Brenton S. Halsey, OF
Wilmington, and Charlton Halsey,
Of Water Mill.
Mr.. Halsey has left to attend
me funeral services, details of
Which have not been received here.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Brunswick Prisoner
Escapes From Camp

Prison camp No. 302, Brunswick
county, notified Wilmington police
last night to be on the lookout for
Meanrose Mcdonald, Negro pris-
oner, who escaped Thursday night
while serving a two-year sentence.
The escape was described as 20
years OF age, feet 10 inches tall,
1872 pounds weight, black complex
ion, brown eyes, with a scar over
his right eye. He is reported to
live in EaYetteVille
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
WEATHER

By U. S. Weather Bureau)
Meteorological data for the "a hours
ending 1880 pm, yesterday.
Temperature
l:3O am II; 1880 am, SO; 1870 pm, 49,;
7:30 pm, 70.
Maximum 70; Minimum ST; Mean 49,;
Normal IT,
Precipitation
Total for the "a hours ending 1880 pm,
0.02 inches.
Total since the first of the month,
6.58 inches.
Tides For Today
From the Tide Tables published by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
High Low
wilmington --------------- 2:29a 9:57a
3:19p 1:43p
Masonboro Inlet ------ 6:24a
12:48p lisp
Sunrise, SAL am; Sunset, 6:46 pm;
Moonrise, 1886 pm; Moonset, 11:21 pm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
lwo Brunswick Men
Held In Booze Case

Hearings were held before U. S.
commissioner J m B. Swails
yesterday for two Negro men of
brunswick County, arres e d
Garner in the day by ATU Agent
Caarles H. Gray, a deputy sheriff
VI brunswick county and ABC Of
Nt e on violations of liquor laws.
Inc two men, Fletcher Smith, 48,
ana Oliver Tarker, ii were or
ueIeo held under $3.50 bond each
u.'A october term of Federal court
'I'er probable cause was found.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Obituaries
w F. PRIDEN

Funeral services for w. F. Prid-
oen of Washington, D. c., formerly
Of Wilmington, who died Wednes-
dav will be held from his home
today.
He is survived by his widow,
Mrs W. F. Pridgen; two sons,
1nljus and Frank Pridgen, both of
Washington, D. c.; sister, Mrs.
C. F. Pridgen of Wilmington; and
two brothers, John Pridgen of Will
mington and Liston Pridgen of
Kelly.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
BY HOWARD SUTTLE
otar Washington Corresrordan

~. wASHlNGTON, Aug. z5.-North
,ra request for 500 German
~ prisoners to assist in moving
so ,t 1874 tobacco crop will receive
nl s,oh as soon as the formal ap-
synea'lon, which must be cleared
Ca lousn the state War Manpower
commission office at Raleigh,
D a C Washington, Rep. Harold
c oooley Of Nashville, said today.
q. oooley's statement following rev.
hon. O1 y>terday by Rep. Her
~ T. Bonner of Washington. N.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Liberty Ship CottreH
To Be Launched TODAY

He trailed Bergdoll to Philadelphia
and dug him out of flour barrel.
From his bureau here, Cottrell
served the Charlotte Observer,
Greenville, S. c., News-Piedmont,
Anderson, S. c., Mail, Nashville
banner and about 10 other papers
IN Arizona, Wisconsin, New York
and New Hampshire. He was a
native of Tennessee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
MRS. MARY L. sCHUTT

Funeral services fo- Mrs. Mary
Lena scnutt, widow of George c.
Schutt, will be conducted at 5 p.
m. today from st. Paurs Luth-
eran church by the Rev. Walter
B. Freed and DR.. Edwin F. Keev-
err Interment will follow in Oak
dale cemetery.
Mrs. Schutt, who died early
yesterday morning at James
Walker Memorial hospital after a
long illness, was a lifelong mem
Der Of st. Pauls church and took
an active part in all church &C.
tivities.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs.
L. W, Davis and Mrs. Jane Reh-
der, both of Wilmington, and a
number of nieces and nephews.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
Joseph WILLIAMSON

Funeral services for William Jo-
seph Williamson of 1901 Nun ST.,
who died unexpectedly Wednesday
afternoon following a heart attack,
were held yesterday morning at II
o'clock at the residence.
The Rev. J. O. Walton officiated
at the rites, and burial was in
Oakdale cemetery.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
FOR BETTER GROOMING

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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
MEETING TONIGHT

The Cape Fear Council Unit
ed Commercial Travellers of
America will meet at 8 p. M.
today in the office of the
secretary on the second floor
of the Trust building, Front
and Market streets.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
ENTERS HOSPITAL.

I'm GINS IIOSF1IAL
County Commissioner Harry
X. Gardner entered the Allan
tic Coast Line hospital at Way
cross, Ca, Thursday, Gardner
Is expected to remain In the
hospital for several weeks.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26

Eenied admission to Knoxville,
Tenn, high school because she was
a bride, 17-year-old Mrs. Jimmie
Martin, whose husband, Is, is ju-
nior in the University of Tennessee
engineering department, says she
will return to Johnson City, Tenn,
to complete her last year in high
school. (NEA telephoto).
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
City Briefs
CLIFFORD TO SPEAK

CLIFFOKD To SPEAK
The Rev. J. r. Clifford. pas
tor Of the Temple Baptist
church, will speak to the Bust
ness Mems Bible class of the
First Baptist church Sunday
morning at 9:45 o'clock, it was
announced by President J. N.
Bryant. The public is invited
to attend.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-08-26
ON VISIT

ON VISIT
J. F. Phelps of Lake Wales,
Fla, is visiting his brother, M.
A. Phelps of 2212 Gibson Ave-
nue., and also nieces and neph-
ews at Leland, Castle Hayne,
Wrightsville Sound and Bruins
wick county.