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FLORIDA. SATURDAY. APRIL 6. 1940. PRICE FIVE CENTS Port Daily News AUBEHMLK 13 i r3 f3 -Wig 1 mm Targets For Spring Air Raids War Industries I ThM Areas A Munitions Factories Naval BatM A Air Bases Flo BRITISH ISLES North -Edinburgh rBRITISH? rvv Belfast rW TO Vt Allies "Warning" To Norway And Sweden Arouses Debaf As To Their Neutrality Plans LONDON, April 6.

UP Official notes telling Norway and Sweden firmly "where Britain and Prance stand" aroused a wave of diplomatic speculation today on the future course of neutrality in those two nervous Scandinavian countries. Notes similar In tone were handed to the ministers of the two countries last night by Britain's Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax and France's Premier Paul Reynaud. Authorized sources said they were intended "to clarify the Allies' attitude on different questions," but gave no other hint of the contents. Asked whether they could be termed a "warning," one informed British source said that this might be one interpretation, and other diplomatic sources said the Allied attitude on German ore shipments from Sweden through territorial waters was defined. The British foreign office said the notes might be published, but without consultation with the governments concerned.

One source said the possibility "cannot be excluded" that Norway and Sweden also were informed any further Russian "aggression" in Finland would meet Allied force. It was believed that such "hypothetical questions" probably were dealt with at some lengths. The British press association, which is close to the government, said the notes were understood to refer specifically to the so-called "covered way" through Norwegian territorial waters which Germany has been using to elude the Allied blockade. I Liverpool K.ST JtTtdt GERMAN Pot GERMANY iBrtsi RANCE I z. mm.

1VAGINOT A Scattered French industries are less vulnerable to. air ottocVs Public recognition of the Immediate need for expansion, of Lauderdale school facilities ii being clearly demonstrated In the response to ballots, now being circulated over the county by the Tarent Teachers Association. More surprising is the fact, that at least 90 percent of the ballots already returned, favor some form of tax increase to provide the estimated $35,000 to 110,009 needed Immediately to make essential Improvements, However, the difficulty In getting the increase into effect lies In the question of how the increased tax levy is to be brought about. Although Julian Ross, president of the PTA, who is leading the school expansion campaign, proposed a plan when the drive was launched, that has the approval of the PTA, it was not written into the ballot. According to Ross proposal, which seems sound to us, at least, no millage Increase would be made.

Instead, the tax assessor would be requested to Increase property valuations, placing most of the Increase on homestead exempt property, which now contributes virtually nothing to school operation. Ross advanced two arguments In support of homestead exempt property carrying most of the valuation increase, both of which struck us as logical. One was that most who receive benefits from good schools, come from homes that are totally exempt. Thus, their parents contribute nothing to the education of their children. Secondly, the school board president holds that business property and large real estate owners, already are carrying more than their share of school, as well as other public service costs, because of the nature of the homestead exemption act, which has stricken most residential property from the tax rolls.

As pictured by Ross, the increase in homestead valuation would not work a hardship on taxpayers, because most homes are now under-assessed and, even with the increase would not be taxed on their full valuation. addition, the increase would be so small and so well spread that individual contributions would go almost tin, noticed. However, recently there has arisen, a move to force business property to carry the full load of the projected increase in valuation, if it is approved, and it is that proposal which we oppose Business has and is continuing to do more than its part in meeting the expense of government over the state, in financing the increasing public services that are being supplied. Therefore, it seems to us, that the time has come, when the tax assessor and residential property owners, recognize that although it is essential to protect and improve our educational standards, it also is important that our source of wealth, namely business, is protected. Any argument comes back to one basic fact, that Lauderdale must finance a program for school expansion.

Therefore, the school question is vital enough to warrant the fullest consideration by every resident and taxpayer. They should agree on a program that will meet the demands, and in a manner that is fair to everyone, the home owner as well as the business property owner, and then see that It is carried through. w.g.w Exchanges of bombing raids across the North Sea by British and Nazis are prelude to assaults expected in the spring months of war." Presumably targets for these air raids will be bases and industrial regions shown on map, with Germany's the mostv vulnerable because of their proximity to Allied air fields. London Paper Wants Probe Of Why England's Amy Was So Weak Af Opening of War Germans Watch North Nations After Warning Waiting Reaction From Allied Notes To Sweden And Norway On Aims BERLIN, April 6. UP) Another "decisive week-end for Europe" has come, in the opinion of authorized German sources today, with the delivery of French and British notes to the Scandinavian countries.

On the answer to these notes or the attitude taken by the Scandinavian powers with reference to these notes may depend far-reaching further developments, they said. (Notes stating the allied views on neutrality were handed to the Swedish and Norwegian ministers in London and Paris yesterday.) The German government, these sources said, is not yet in possession of concrete information concerning the allied representations. Official circles, however, were said to view with considerable, interest that both the Swedish and Norwegian press were trying to minimize the importance of the communications by speakinsr of them merely as "information con taining no severe threat." Apparent unanimity in Scand inavian press comment was taken as a sign of possible hints from above. Seen through German eyes, the allied notes constituted a new at tempt to interfere with Scandi navian policies. Authorized sources siio vVest- ern powers had indicated repeat edly of late that they wanted the conflict widened and said Scandinavia is one important area to which they might wish to extend it.

As evidence of the alleged aggressive intentions of Western powers, Germans cited a recent speech of French Blockade Minister Georges Monnet, which authorized sources interpreted as implying that Western powers feel they are justified in taking any means on grounds that they are fighting for freedom and justice. New York Rivers Gradually Recede Levels Of Lakes Rising, However OLEAN, N. April 6. (JF citizens in a wide area of upstate New York resumed attempts to restore normal conditions today as streams and rivers generally receded after attaining flood levels twice within a week. Central New York lakes rose, however, as the rivers fell.

At Syracuse, Onondaga Lake spilled over the concrete canal terminal docks. Cayuga, Owasco, Oneida and Seneca lakes also rose. The locks at Phoenix were thrown open to help carry off the Cayuga Lake flow. Thirty houses were surrounded by two feet of water near the Seneca River at Syracuse. The Mohawk River was receding slowly at TJtica and officials said there was no immediate flood danger.

The Mohawk also was six feet above normal at Schenec tady. LONDON, April 6. vP The SCALE OF MILES. I' i I 2y i SWEDEN Sea DENMARK -srHi re? Helgoland; T3CyVyilfilmshaveit Bremen Berlin A Dresden Half of Carmany't war ndustries, concentrated here, lie within half hour bombing time of allied air bases LINE Ff Belfort SWITZERLAND" ITALY Evening Standard today expressed City Commission Considers Sewer Plans On Monday Special Meeting Called For Study Of Proposed Plan City Commissioners will meet in special session Monday morning to consider a proposed plan for fi nancing installation of the long- sought sewer system, to serve the beach and E. Las Olas Blvd.

sections, it was announced today. A market for bonds to finance the undertaking has been found, City I storm Philpott revealed, and the Phenc is to get the Commissi J' of financing arrangements and authorization to open validation proceedings. If details of the plan are acceptable to the Commission, the City will seek validation of the bonds by the state supreme Court. If all preliminaries move along on schedule, it is expected that the sewer system may be completed and ready to go into operation by the first of December, according to the city manager. As soon as bonds are validated, plans and specifications will be completed by engineers and the City will advertise for bids.

Officials have evidenced that no time will be wasted in starting actual work on the sewer project. Si concern over an interview in which General Sir Edmund Ironside, chief of the imperial general declared "Thank goodness w.e Socialists Told Of Plan To End Profit Systems Party Convention Hears Proposals To Revamp U. S. WASHINGTON, April 6. UP) Public ownership and operation of essential industries to replace a capitalis tic profit system which "has developed a serious case of hardening of the arteries" was proposed by Maynard C.

Krueger today in a keynote speech opening the Socialist Party'! national convention. Krueger, economic professor at the University of Chicago, spoke to about 200 delegates in the National Press Club Auditorium. We will get the kind of ex pansion which private enterprise fails to give us," he declared. only by resort to public enter prise, which is the only possible alternative to the private profit system. A public enterprise can expand as far as the usefulness of its product justifies expansion, be cause it represents production for use, not production for profit." Several hundred visitors also heard the address, which sounded the 1940 battle cry at the start of a three-day convention.

A presidential ticket will be named and a platform adopted tomorrow. Norman Thomas of New York is unopposed for a fourth successive presidential nomination. Asserting the capitalistic sys tem had failed under Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt, Krueger said under either a Republican or Democratic administration the nation was "headed toward state capitalism, heavy on the armament side, light on the standard- of -living side." He said the Socialists were in terested i'l making the economic system work by "unblocking" opportunities for employment, for markets and for Investment. He added two major policies must be pursued, one to Increase consumption and the other to increase investment. To attain the first goal he fa vored: 1 Increase of relief and the PWA, "though no one is so foolish as to believe that either of fers a decent way of life." 2 Expanding "the labor stand' ards act, decreasing the maximum hours and increasing the mini mum wages.

3 Increasing the coverage of the social security act, liberalizing its old age and unemployment insurance benefits, and adding health and disability insurance. 4 Overhauling the tax struc ture and substituting a "progres sive Income tax" for "regressive taxes that fall heavily on low In come groups. To increase investment, the speaker said the principle of pri vate profit must give may to the principle of "public service or of social utility." First All 'Blind' Plane Trip Made U. S. Army Bomber Is Used For Test LANGLEY FIELD, April 6.

first totally "blind flight in the history of aviation was completed today by a TJ. S. army air corps 22Va-ton bomber as it landed at Langley Field from Mitchell Field, N. Y. Maj.

Carl B. McDaniel, a native of Texas, took off, flew and landed entirely by instruments. The giant four-motored plane touched its wheels to the ground at the big army base here at 12:06 p. EST, two hours and two minutes alter leaving Mitch en Field. The instrument landing was no bumpier than a landing under normal conditions when the pilot can see the ground in front of him.

Graf Spee Crew To Be Imprisoned BUENOS AIRES. April 6. Following the flight of three interned officers of the scuttled German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee police announced today their comrades in Buenos Aires will be interned Monday at the naval base on Martin Garcia Island, 80 miles off Buenos Aires in the River Plata. Threaten War In Defense Of Free Shipping Warn Belligerents From Activity In Territorial Water OSLO, April 6. CT) Norway will "at once be at war" in defense of her neu trality if free shipping in Norwegian waters is inter fered with to the advantage of one of the belligerent ma jor powers, Foreign Minister Haldvan Koht told the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) today.

The foreign minister made this firm statement of Norway's neutral position in discussing Norway's shipping problems in relation to foreign policy in particular to Iron ore exports from Narvik. This was interpreted as being in no way a threat of war. but rather as indicative of Norway's fears that interference with German shipping in Norwegian waters would bring retaliation from Germany which would practically drag Norway Into the conflict. (The British-French allies have protested to Norway and Sweden against allowing German ships to use Scandinavian territorial waters for carrying raw materials such as Swedish ore to Germany. British notes reported to outline the British position on neutrality were handed to the Norwegian and Swedish minirrs London yes- erday.) "If the allied powers should ask us to stop free shipping, which goes on according to generally acknowledged international law and which they themselves acknowledged.

said Koht, "this would either be of great damage to themselves or. if such hindrance of shipping should be one-sided against one party, and therefore in open conflict with the neutral ity which we have pledged ourselves to maintain, Norway will then at once be at war." Koht's reference to "great dam age to themselves" for the allies apparently was acknowledgement of belief that Britain might insist on ore deliveries herself while blocking those to Germany. In his 45-minute review of Nor way foreign policy to be the subject of parliamentary debate next Tuesday Koht stressed that Norway's neutral position was unaltered, that this neutrality has been maintained impartially and that "we cannot think of any other war as possible for this country than a war in which we are forced to defend out independence and freedom." He sharply attacked the sinking of Norwegian merchantmen by German warcraft. declaring that during the war Norway has lost 54 ships totalling 120,000 tons and 392 persons killed. "In all these cases." Koht stated, the attacking warcraft belonged to Germany.

Koht added that It was "diffi cult to remain cool when hearing of such attacks on innocent seamen as the bombing of the Mira Wednesday with over 100 persons on beard." "We cannot acknowledge any right to such procedure even if this Norweigian ship sailed under British protection," he declared. "We cannot understand that German warriors can justify such attacks to their feeling of honor or human deceny. It creates an indignation in this country which no belligerent should desire to produce." (The Mira, A vessel, arrived in Bergen yesterday with 107 passengers and reported it had been bombed eight times by German planes while traveling in a British convoy. Two of the passengers were slightly injured by bomb splinters.) Regarding violation of Norwegian territory by foreign planes, Koht said that orders had been given to fire upon any such planes which refused to submit to regulations. Turns In Lost Wallet To Police Somewhere in the city.

C. Whitney Miller, of Seattle, Wash- is probably wondering as to the whereabouts of his wallet, containing $10 cash and a variety oi membership cards and papers. The wallet was turned in at police headquarters this morning by young Raymond ScholUwho reported he found it lying on tht jdgraE, Alexander Orr Succeeds Sewell As Miami Mayor Plumbing Contractor Named Today; Vacant Seat Not Filled MIAMI, April 6. UFJAlexander Orr, a plumbing contractor with a ecotcn burr in his voice, was named mayor of Miami today to succeed E. G.

Sewell, who died Tuesday of a heart attack. Orr was elected a member of the. City Cowjiisuon a' year ago in a recall election in which Mayor Robert R. Williams and two commissioners were removed from office. They were replaced by Sewell, Orr and C.

D. Van Orsdel. No action was taken today on the appointment of a new com mission member to succeed Sewell. Under Miami's city manager form of government, the people elect five commission members who select a chairman, usually one of their own number. The chairman has the title of mayor.

Selection of a new chief officer for the city was made necessary today because a delegation must be in New York Monday to sign Miami's $28,600,000 refunding bonds. The bond plan, calling for a new issue at lower rates, was de signed to save taxpayers some $10,000,000 over a 25-year period, and was the crowning achie-e-ment in the career of the late Mayor Sewell. CIO Will Attempt Ford Plant Drive Lewis Says Union Must Be Recognized DETROIT, April 6. John L. Lewis, head of the Congress of Industrial Organizations, here for an address in connection with the UAW-CIO campaign for the Gen eral Motors employes collective bargaining election, said today that the next unionization drive would be aimed at the Ford fac tory.

"The issue at the Ford factory," Lewis said in an interview, "will never be settled until Mr. Henry Ford recognizes common sense collective bargaining." Concerning his recent hint that he might organize a third po litical party, Lewis said that be fore attempting such a course he would wait until after the Democratic and Republican national conventions. Germans Dispute English Claims BERLIN, April 6. DNB, of ficial German news agency, today disputed British reports that Royal Air Force planes had bombed four German destroyers and another German warship in a raid on Wilhelmshaven. un.y one British plane was sighted in the region of the Elbe Estuary Thursday, DNB declared: and it was driven off by heavy anti-aircraft fire.

It said the British plane released two bombs, both dropping harmlessly into the sea. (The British Air Ministry said last nlrtit that "a formation of Eritidi aircraft command' had of the bomber made the raid Lauderdale's Band Is Third In Drill Test The second day of the annual State High School band contests in Miami brought the Ft. Lauderdale High School band new honors, when it took third place in the drill competition at Miami Edison High School field. In the previous day's events, which were individual and trio competitions, the local band walked off with honrs in every field entered. They took first place in the cornet and clarinet trio contests and first and second places respectively in the solo bass horn and xophone -divisions.

Following the drill event, the massed bands gave a concert and the 10 ranking bands of last year gave an exhibition drilL The Lauderdale Band, which is under the direction of Harry Mc-Comb, today takes part in a musical competition which begins at 8 p. m. at Miami Edison High School. Farley Sees No War For U. S.

Says Congress Would Be Against It JACKSON, April 6. CP) Postmaster General James A. Farley said today he did not believe "there's a chance in the world" the United States would enter into a war, because Con gress "itself would be against Asked in an interview whether the administration's foreign poll. cy had been conducted in a man ner he himself would continue should he become president, Far ley replied: think the administration's foreign policy Is all right. "Some who were very bitter against the president and every' thing the party did.

who never had a kind word for the admin istration before, approve the for eign policy. 'The people of this country dont want it involved in any way in trie troubles across ths ocean and the policy at this time is one which they believe will keep us from being Involved. clear the way for clarification 0: Secretary Hull's efforts to obtain commitments from practically every, nation on earth that, when the war is over, they can be counted upon to adopt liberal commer cial policies. Soundings with these nations are well under way through their representatives here and United States representatives in their capitals. Secretary Hull said recently most of them had re plied and that most of the replies had been favorable.

Commercial Veaties. which the State Department will survey soon, deal with navigation and consular negotiations, taxation and the like. Many commercial treaties between the United States and other countries are several score years old and. in part, are regarded as out-of-date. The forthcoming sur vcy will be a first step toward a wholesale negotiaion of new trea- were not attacked during these first seven months" of the war.

"I tremble to think," said Sir Edmund, "what would have happened." He added that the British army now was ready for anything Germany might start and para phrased Prime Minister Chamberlain's statement that Adolf Hitler had "missed the bus" by not launching a blitzkrieg against the Allies at the start. The Standard's comment today was: "If after the warning (of Munich) and the intervening year for preparation the chief of the Imperial General Staff was 'trembling' lest the enemy might attack, the British people may with some justice demand that an inquiry should be made into the causes of this failure." The newspaper added that "we raise this matter in this tone not because we wish to rake over the past but because we are concerned with the future." Sir Edmund said "We started the war with very little in the way of an army." "It was the policy of the government," he said, "not to have a large army that has never been their policy." Speaking of construction of the army he said: "We have set to and made an army. We have made a very fine army thank goodness we were not attacked during the first seven months. I tremble to think what would have happened had we been attacked daring that period, because there was no army at. all, though it was ready on our plans.

"Thank goodness Hitler missed the bus. He did not take the opportunity which was the one we feared more than anything. U. S. Plasas New Treaty WASHINGTON, April 6.

CSV-Secretary Hull and his associates in the State Department planned a far-reaching program of trade development today under the authority of a three-year extension of the trade agreements act. As a result of final congressional action on the extension yesterday, they felt their hands free to deal with the extraordinary commer cial situations created by the war. They were hopeful, too, that the war would end before the expiration of the extended act June 12. 1943 and that the agreements would furnish a basis on which to build the post-war commercial world. Secretary Hull and bis lieutenants planned the completion of one trade agreement with Chile the revision of another with Belgium and a sweeping revision of existing commercial treaties, wnicn.

are clstinct irem tne recia- FaMeaefaing'- Solve War Commerce Problem Police Hunt For Rooster The Constitution guarantees the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." But, not for a certain bantam rooster which has been enjoying a life of freedom in the neighborhood of 517 SW 3rd Ave. The free-lancing rooster Is prone to crow his satisfaction to the world, especially at the crack of dawn, when many citizens exercise the delightful opportunity of rolling over for that last hour of snoozing. After several pleas for assistance in running down Banty, the police today assigned an officer to the task. As Banty has been reported a fair prospect for pot-pie, his hours of freedom are probably numbered. First Methodist Group Will Meet First Methodist Church Con Titration committee on inter church relations will meet at the jhurch at 1:30 p.

m. tomorrow, Julian Ross announced today. The committee will answer questions regarding its study of Jhe proposed merger of Park Temple and jfcurclies. First Methodist Powers Will Help rocal tariff-adjusting agreements. They also gave thought to the possibility of reviving trade agreement negotiations that lapsed several years ago with Italy, during the Ethiopian war.

and with Spain, during the Spanish Civil war. There was no indication, however, of a revival of negotiation with. Argentina and Uruguay, which, recently were broken oil. The United States and Argentina failed to agree, partly because of Argentina's special trace relations witn European countries: and the negotiations with era- guay. whose economy resembles Argentina's, followed in collapse.

Trade agreement experts felt the renewal of the act by the Senate gave them wider latitude in dealing with agreements affected by European war. Britain and France are buxms bkc! kk? la mar. ket than they bought before the war broke cut, bat they have felt obliged to discontinue altogether, or virtually so, their purchases of some products such as tobacco, fruits and lard. Discontinuance of purchase means that the tariff concessions granted ca such products by Britain or France are negatived or rendered useless. In the Anglo-American trade agreement Britain reduced duties cn American fruits and lard.

But if. through govern ment control of foreign exchange. she prevents the purchase of fruits and lard, then the duty reduction is, in (tied, a paper concession. Since United States reductions in duties were made as compensation i cr British reductions in duties, experts here may find it necsfsary. to balance the scales, to suspend ceram American.