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The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-19
THIS IS MY STORY
0'NEAL SURVEYS
EXTENSION GAINS

Members of the Wilmington CT
vitan club heard Elliot O'Neal
past president of the Jay Gees, 9
Rotarian and a member of the
speakers bureau of the Citizens
Committee for City Limits Exten.
sion, give comprehensive survey
of the necessity and advantages
of extension.
Mr.. O'Neal emphasized that the
slight population gain lii a twenty
year period, a35 inhabitants as
shown by census figures for the
city, gave distorted and uncom-
plimentary picture of the city.s
actual growth and development to
industrialists interested in estab.
fishing businesses here or trading
in this area.
During the same period, Mr..
O'Neal continued, the popula ion
of the county as whole had ac-
tually grown from 1870 to ~, 945
with the majority of the increase
centering In suburban Wilmington.
Mr.. O'Neal cited a personal ex-
perience in attempting to obtain
an increased allotment of goods
for this area under wartime allo-
cation and having the census fig
ures for the city quoted as rea-
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PORT HURON FARMER
DIES AFTER STRANGE
SEQUENCE OF EVENTS

PORT HURON, Mich, Oct. 10.
|-R)-Russell Moran, %, is dead
the victim of a strange sequence
of events. -.-.
The sequence began last night
when William Mclean was driv-
ing hay wagon on U. S. Is, four
miles north of here.
An automobile driven by Mike
Caesar of Detroit crashed into the
rear Of the wagon, upsetting the
load and frightening the horses sc
they broke loose and raced dowr
the highway.
Moran, driving his car in the
opposite direction hit one of the
horses head-on. A hoof went
through the windshield and struck
Moran on the head. He was deac
when removed from the wreck.
age.
There were other casualties, too
Mclean was hurt as he was toss
ed from the load. Caesar was bruis
ed and his car damaged. And the
horse which killed Moran was
killed itself in the crash.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-19
TEXAS B0MBSHELL
FREED OF CHARGE

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Oct. ID
W.P)-Mrs. 1mogene Stevens, "a, the
Texas Bombshell'' who shot and
killed Seaman First Class Albert
Kovacs last June, was freed OF
manslaughter charges today be-
cause the state lacked sufficient
evidence to convict her.
States Attorney I.or;n W. Willis
told Superior Court Judge Ernest
A. Inglish in nine and one hall
rage statement that II am con-
vinced the state could not convict
her in the face of established
facts"
81 am so very happy Mrs.
Stevens wired her attorney, David
Goldsteln from Columbus, Ca,
where her husband, Maj. George
Ralsey Stevens. is stationed.
Mrs. Stevens claimed the 17-year
old South NorWalk seaman she
shot and killed in self defense last
June % in the home Of a New
Canaan, Conn, neighbor. She had
gone to New Canaan to be near
her in-laws after her husband was
sent overseas.
She said she found Kovacs and
his brother James in the home OF
her neighbors, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Milton.
She ordered them to leave be-
cause the Millions were out, she
said. They refused and Mrs. Stew
ems said scuffle followed during
which she shot in self defense
Young Kovacs had date with the
Milton's maid.
A coroner's report shortly after
the Staying said Mrs. Stevens ano
Charles Milton admitted having an
illicit love affair and that Mrs
Stevens and Mrs. Milton quarreleo
violently shortly before the shoot
ing. Mrs. Milton stuck an ice pick
through Mrs. Stevens window ano
Mrs. Stevens retaliated by throw
ing a beer glass through her neigh
bor'S window.
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MAIL ORDER FIRM
TO END CHECKOFF

CHICAGO, Oct. 1o.-tR-Mont.
gomery Ward and Company an.
nounced tonight it would terminate
the maintenance of membership
and dues checkoffs installed by
the Army during the period of gov.
eminent control.
These provisions, major point
during the mail order firms long
dispute with its employees and the
War Labor Board, will be ter.
minated the moment the Army
relinquishes control at 1859 D. m.
(EST) tonight, company state.
ment said.
The statement, addressed to
stores which were under govern
ment operation, was issued only
a few hours after the Army an.
nounced it would end its nine
months operation of War proper.
ties in seven cities, with the lie.
gality of the seizure still in dis.
pute before the Supreme Court.
The company, declaring no en-
ploye's wages would be reduced
as a result of the policy, offered
a IL cent hourly increase to
employees in the Chicago mail Or
der house, retail store, fashion
house, Schwinn warehouse, photo
department, administrative and
maintenance units, and the print
ing and display plant contingent
upon union agreement.
To the Portland, Ore, mail or
der house, the statement said,
new schedule of higher wages for
'employes not represented by the
union would be placed in effect
Immediately. Unionists also would
get a new scale, the amounts OF
which were unstated, awaiting ne.
gotiation.
No increase was offered to
stores in Detroit, Jamaica, L. l.,
N. Y, San Rafael, Calf. and the
Portland retail stores, the com.
pany said. A minimum of so cents
an hour was offered to the St.
Paul, Mimi. mail order house.
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10 m mittee
Vote Would
End Leviies
ON EXCESS PROFITS
Finance Group Not So Lib
eral On Reductions For
Indivi duals

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. -U.p)-
The Senate Finance committee to-
day approved S4,640, OO0, 900 in tax
relief for 1916 by voting to wipe
out the wartime excess profits
levies on business and drop H.
100000 low-income persons from
the tax rolls.
The total is expected to be high
er by the time the committee COM
pletes adjustments on excise taxes
and acts on repeal of the S. auto
mobile use tax special benefits
for returning servicemen and small
business taxes.
The committee was more liberal
than the House in granting tax
relief to corporations, but less so
in its reductions for individuals.
By 10 to vote, it approved
repeal of the excess profits tax eff
fective Jan. l. This would save cor
porations $2,555, 100000 in taxes,
compared with the 81 1888, 1000, 900 re-
lief granted by the House which
voted only to reduce the IS per
cent excess profits tax to go per
cent for 1916 and repeal it out
rightsip ~
Then, by almost unanimous
VOTE" the committee voted ST.
085, 1000, 900 in individual income
tax reductions. This compared with
81, 627 100000 voted by the House.
Both were in agreement, however,
on applying surtax exemptions to
the three per cent normal income
tax.
Individual tax relief voted by
the committee would be accom-
plished by applying the present
surtax exemptions - $500 for the
taxpayer and $500 for each of his
dependents-to the present 3 per
cent normal tax. Additional relief
was given all wage earners by
trimming surtax rates three per
centage points, compared with
four voted by the House.
In. voting for immediate repeal
of excess profits, the Senate com
mittee went along with Treasury
Department recommendations.
Committee Chairman Walter F..
George, D., Ga, said that mem
bers voted to restore the four per
cent cut the House had given
corporations on their normal-sur-
tax charges.
'In our bill, the normal-surtax
rate remains at 40 per cent in
stead of going to the house level
of 49, George said. I'VE did that
with the distinct reservation that
We would give preferential treat
ment to corporations with incomes
up to 100000"
Present law affords prefe-en-
tial treatment to small businesses
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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CHEST CAMPAIGN
0NE-THlRD OVER

The latest tabulation of the Com
munity Chest Drive received last
night reveals the Professional di-
vision, headed by DR.. J. W
Farthing, chairman, is way out
ahead of the other divisions with a
go per cent of its $500 quota full
filled.
Special Gifts division leading the
drive yesterday afternoon fell back
to second place last night with a
S6 per cent of its $4,000 quota
received. c. Van Leuven is chair.
man of this division.
Other division returns were as
follows:
Commercial division, headed by
G.. D. Greer, chairman, is third
place with 40 per cent raised OF
it's $21, 500 quota; General division
headed by E. A. Laney, chairman
SO per cent of it's $12,375 quota ;
Public Service division, 81 Pc
cent of its $4,000 quota; Govern
ment division, headed by Paul A.
Allen, chairman, 80 per cent OF
it's $4,000 quota; and Industrial
division headed by Robert Strange,
chairman, pulling in q per cent
of its $4,000 quota.
H. A. Marks, general chairman,
announced last night that the lat.
est tabulations on the Grand Total
of the drive was 80 per cent Of
it's $166,375 quota.
Saturday is the next report
day, Marks announced and he
urged the workers to contact all
firms and to see what progress is
being made. He also stressed to
get in as many reports as posi-.
bly, by Saturday and to bring the
reports to headquarters as early
as possible.
Get your workers on the phone
and let's make Saturdays report
a big One," Marks said, "as
time is short"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-10-19
Allies File Indictments
Against n Top Germans

hierarchy. In addition it asked
conviction as terminals groups"
of seven Nazi organizations, in
Guiding leading members OF the
German general staff and high
command.
Heading the list of "a is Reichs-
marshall Herman Wilhelm Goering
the mo. 2 Nazi. Hitler is not
charged in the indictment because
of some indications that he died in
the ruins of the city where his
cohorts once strutted with him.
In seeking the death of Goering,
Rudolf Hess, Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop and the
Continued on Page Two; Col. -
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laps Reported Attacking
hdonesian-HeM Towns
BY JOHN BOWER
United Press Staff Correspondent


BATAVIA, Java, Oct. 18-Jap-
anese troops in Central and East
ern Java were reported today to
have launched violent attacks on
a nu m b e. of Indonesian-held
towns. Nationalist Vice President
DR.. Mohammed Hatta warned that
if Indonesia does not achieve in.
dependence, war and revolution
for many years. will follow.
Indonesian forces were reported
resisting fiercely japanese attacks
on a number of cities including
Djombang and Semarang, capital
of mid-Java, where Allied troops
are being landed from the sea to
protect several thousand Dutch
civilians still intecned in concen-
tration camps there. An estimated
10000 persons still are held in
Netherlands Indies camps.
The japanese policy appeared
to be to hold on until Allied troops
can take over. Formerly, in such
cities as Bandoeng, the japanese
had been reported turning over
arms and equipment to Indones-
ians, some of whom have menaced
the internment camps and cut off
food supplies.
Unrest continued to mount in
central and eastern Java. Dutch
flying boats dropped leaflets over
Semarang containing the Sunday
proclamation by British Maj. Gen.
D. c. Hawthorn, Allied command.
er in Java, proclaiming a state
Continued on Page Two, Col. 81
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FIVE men KILLED
FROM GAS FUMES

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Oct. 18.-P>
Five men were killed by gas
fumes in a pit at the Bethlehem
Steel Company's Lehigh plant to-
day and four others, rescued from
the pit are in serious condition at
St. Luke's hospital, company OF
ficials reported.
The dead were listed as Harold
Snyder, Fountain Hill, Pa. Ed
ward H. Rasely, Phillipsburg, N.
j., George SCHNEIDER and Joseph
McGoldrick, both of Bethlehem.
Four men at the hospital were
identified as Charles Conka, Beth
lehem, Joseph Beitel, Catasaqua,
Pa, Charles Kleckner and Lloyd
Lands.
A company spokesman said two
men were overcome by gas fumes
in furnace pit of the plants stee.
treating department., adding that
number of other employees were
overcome while attempting to res
cue the first two victims.
DR.. D. H. Bachman, Northamp
ton County Coroner, said the work
men entered the pit to repair a
leaking gas main and that the
leak apparently became enlarged.
Crews from all parts of the plant
donned gas masks to effect the
rescue of those overcome. At least
20 of the rescuing workmen were
treated at the company's dispen'
sary.
Only yesterday, the plant receiv'
ed a safety award for its non
accident record.
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1000 ELECTRICAL
WORKERS STRIKE
Walkout Fails To Stop
Service For Homes
In Muskegon
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Two thousand CLIO workers walk
ed out of a big Michigan utility
company yesterday but, the man
agement said, failed to cut of
electric service generally to a ter
ritory of 1000, 900 inhabitants.
Musksgan ana et:virons, with !;
population Of $50. 900 was darken
ed for about an hour after striker.
pulled switches. State Police re
stored service.
he Consumers Power Company
serving nearly all the southern
Michigan peninsula except Detroi
said emergency crews of super
visory workers were keeping op
erations generally at regular levels
Other important labor develop
ments included:
l. Insurgent AFL 1ongshoremen'
leaders reversed their position ane
ordered followers to resume work
in the port of New York, tied w
for 10 days by strike.
2. Soft coal miners began return
ing to work four days ahead O
time set for ending six-state strike
that involved ZIG, 1000 persons at it:
peak.
3. The national total of person:
on strike or not working because
of labor troubles was about 448, 900
including the miners and abou
half of the $4,000 longshoreme1
originally on strike.
Michigan's Governor, Harry F
Kelly, and State labor mediator:
were pressing for an early peace
meeting in the utility strike be
cause of concern over the possibil
ity of maintaining normal current
In Washington, John Gibson, spe
cial assistant to the Secretary O.
Labor, said he would leave by air
plane for Lansing, Mich, to at
tempt a settlement.
Six thousand state troops ane
400 Michigan State Police stood by
prepared for any disorder. None
was reported.
The strike, aimed at bringing
higher wages, was called aftel
union locals rejected a settlement
plan drawn by a special mediation
panel representing Kelly. The uniol
demanded a 80 per cent wage rate
increase. equivalent to about 81
cents an hour. Management frs
| CONTINUED on Page Two; Col. 6,
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Macarthur Crushes Japanese
Industry; Senators
Approve Tax Relief For 1916
Man Dies While $4,000
Watch Rodeo Thrills

NEW YORK, Oct. 1S-R)-
A 27-year-old cowboy was IA
tally injured by a wild horse
at the rodeo tonight before an
audience of $1,000 in Madison
Square Garden.
As several wild horses were
released from their chutes
for the final event of the eve
ning's performance, one of
them reared, then kicked
backwards. His hoofs struck
Homer Cook, of Livingston,
Mont. full in the chest.
, Cook was rushed to the first
aid room where he was pro-
nounced dead by DR.. Vincent
Nardiello. The rodeo audience
was unaware of the death.
Cook, who was not a partici-
pant in the event, was standing
by the chute. He was compel
ing in the rodeo's current tour
while on furlough from the
Army. He is survived by his
widow and three year old
daughter.
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Willets Cites. Needs
OF Post-Extension Era

and I do not mean necessarily
within the city limits, but within
convenient reach of the majority
of residents, as community meet
ing place, for indoor athletic events
drawing large crowds and for
conventions"
Coupled with his, if course,
is the necessity for additional hotel
facilities" he added. 800
II don't think it is necessary to
explain that any really large con-
vention would overtax present
facilities" Mr.. Willetts continued,
land do not mean any criticism
Continued on Page Two; Col. s.
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Commander
Orders End
To Trading,
PLANTING BARRED
Army Probers Uncover
Cache OF Government
Owned Diamonds
By RALPH TEATSORTH


United Press Staff Correspondent
TOKYO, Oct. 1s.- WH - Gen.
Douglas Mac Arthur tonight
C u h ed Japan's Marco 6
industry - source of 80 per cent
of the worlds illegal drugs - and
American troops searching for war
loot uncovered hoard of $S0,000,-
700 worth Of government-owned
diamonds which had been seized
from private owners by forced
sales.
The Supreme Commander issued
a directive prohibiting the plant,
ing, cultivation and growth of mar,
cotic weeds and ordering the gov
eminent to destroy crops already
planted.
Headquarters announced it was
in possession Of well-documented
evidence that the Japanese had
fostered the use of opiates in Asia
tic areas ''for attaining their quest
for an empire and as means of
subjugating conquered peoples"
i The Japanese were ordered to
make a report within 80 days on
the location, ownership and date
of destruction Of narcotic plant
ings. The order prohibited the ex-
portation of hashish, cocaine,
opium and opium derivatives.
Col. F. Sans, chief Of headquar.
tiers health section, said the freez-
ing of the Japanese narcotic in-
dustry-which in one year produced
enough opiates for a 3O-year legal
supply-would have no effect on
world medicinal supplies, since
Turkey and other Near East coun-
tries also produce opium.
Records showed that Japan's two
main narcotic producers turned
out 100000 pounds during 1914
the equivalent of one pound for
every 665 residents. The Japanese
have admitted that 5000 persons
were engaged in growing peoples
on nearly 1000 acres.
The League of Nations long has
charg Japan with being the
worlds major illegal pplier Of
narcotics and headquarters said
those charges had been substantial.
ted by evidence uncovered so far
m the American occupation. 1t said
i Continued on Page Two; Col. u
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BERLIN, Oct. 18.-(P)-Human-
ity's case against the bloody Hit
Ter regime was set forth in a his
toric indictment served today on
the major German war criminals
who will be tried next month In
Nuremberg.
The massive, $4,000 word cata'
logue of Nazi fortunes and per.
secution that claimed lO,0OO,OW
dead was filed with the 1nter-Na-
tional War Crimes Court in Ber'
lin Then it was presented to the
jailed members of the Nazl hler'
archy in their cells in Nuremberg
Specifically the Indictment nam
ed "a survivors of the Nazi govern
mental, industrial and military
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LAUDS
PERQ7.
CAPITAL PARALYZ.
Nationwide Strike Follows
"Strong Mans" Re-
turn To Power
BY LAURANCE F.. STUNTZ
APP Staff Writer

AP Staff Writer
BUENOS AIRES, Act. 49,
Argentina's economic and in
dustrial life was paralyzed to-
day by a 24-hour nationwide
strike of workers celebrating
the return to power of Col.
Juan PerOn.
The work stoppage appeared to
be 95 percent effective all over
the country. Thousands of work,
ers marched through Bue no S
Aires str e cts, crying Viva
Peron," Street car, subway, bus
and taxi service was stopped, and
all but the smallest commercial
shops were closed. The railroad
union claimed train traffic was
halted throughout the country.
The government Ministry of
Posts and Telegraphs transported
its workers in trucks. Light, water
and telephone services were not
affected, but there were no de-
liveries of milk or meat in the
city.
In the center of Buenos Aires
posters hailing Peron as ''the next
president" appeared on shop win
dows and subway entrances. At
nearby La Plata police did not
interfere with rowing bands which
stoned and raided shops and fac
tories. Peron called the strike ga
day of glory for the workers"
The government, meanwhile, an
nounced the membership of the
new cabinet promised by Presi-
dent Edelmiro Farrell after he
had conferred with Peron follow
ing the latter's release from Gus.
tody last night.
The list included:
Juan I. Cook, Foreign Minister;
Col. Amaro Avalos, Agriculture
Minister and Acting Finance Min
lister; Gen. Juan Pistarini, Public
Works and Acting Minister of the
Interior; Estanislao Berrotaran,
Justice and Education; Gen. Hum
berto Sosa Molina, War; Rear
Adm. Abelarodo Pantins, Navy,
and 1t. Col. Domingo Mercante,
Continued on Page Two; Col. A.
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PIGEON FEEDER FACES
JUDGE FIRST TIME FOR
FEEDING CITY PIGEONS

PHIL Oct. 18. Up
"A retired railroad clerk who's
been feeding pigeons for SO of his
70 years was arrested today fo1
the first time in his life-on a
charge Of feeding pigeons, punish
able under a new ordinance by S.
fine or 10 days in jail. But he won
his freedom when the city's chief
pigeon executioner failed to ap'
pear against him.
No complainant, no evidence,
ruled Magistrate Joseph A. McDe-
witt.
''You don't have to cry, Pop,
he told Harry A. Hayward, dis
traught by his first arrest.
IT only fed half bun," said
Hayward.
81 wasn't advised of the hear
Continued on Page Two; Col. y
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Listing three essential aids to
the growth of Wilmington in an
interview yesterday afternoon,
Frederick Willetts, prominent city
businessman, forecast sound eco
nomic development of Whining
ton and the whole southeastern
section of the state.
eff we are going to grow, and
I believe we are" Mr.. Willetts
said, "there are at least three
other factors in our development
which must be considered, planned
for and provided, after city extern
sion''
First, I would list for Whining
ton the need of city auditorium,
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BY GENERAL

JONAIFAN M. WAINWRIGHT
Copyright, 1915, King Features
Syndicate, Inc. Reproduction in
Whole or in part strictly
Prohibited.
Well, here it was at last. Maj
Gen. Edward p. King, my sue.
cessOr as commander of the forces
on Luzon, had sent his Chief Of
Staff, Brig. Gen. Arnold j. Funk,
to Corregidor to tell me that Eng
might have to surrender-so g . I
was the Jap pressure on our ma.
larial and starving forces.
Funk stood before me, in my
little office in Malinto Tunnel or
Corregidor, that grim afternoon Of
April 7, 1912, waiting for my an.
swer. On my desk lay a message
from Macarthur, in Australia:
Fresh Japanese troops are con-
tinuing their forward drive in Ba,
tam with great vigor. A heavy at
tack on our new position is now in
progress. Dive bombers and attack
aircraft are bombing and machine.
cunning our front lines. Heavy
bombers are continuing their at
tacks on our rear areas near the
southern extremity of the Bataan
Peninsula.
Gen. Funk waited a moment.
Then he said, General, you know
what the outcome will be-"
II do" I answered. I could not
say anything else. Funk turned and
walked out fine soldier.
1t was with heavy heart that
sent in my report to Washington,
a communique which read:
Continued on Page IL; Col. II
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BUTTER TO INCREASE
FIVE-SIX CENTS PER
POUND ON NOV. 8TH

WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Wp-
TIL retail ceiling price for butter
will go up five or SIX cents a
pound on Nov. g., the government
disclosed today. .-.
Reconversion Director john W.
Snyder directed the reconstruction
Finance Corp, to remove the five
cents-a-pound government subsidy
a. authorized the OPA to make
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