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THOUSANDS CHEER GREAT LEGION PARADE A Paper For The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Weather Sunday: F«lr. Monday: Partly cloudy. Not much change In t»mp. FORTY-EIGHT PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1938 PRICE TEN CENTS More Than 15,000 March In Colorful Procession As State Convention Ends \r Over 100,000 Crowd Scranton Streets; Williamsport Chosen For 1938 Gathering; Gwynn New Commander Scranton, Pa., Au?. 20 IVen- ' tieth annual convention of the American Legion of Pennsylvania wgK appropriately closed here last nighl. as a pttrade of more than 15,000 Legionnaires, members of the auxilliary. military musical organi- xations and the "40 and 8" funsters i petered out after many tedious | hours of marching. More than | ioO.OOO spectators lined various jtreels of the city, witnessing the most glamorous celebration in Scranton's history. i Wyoming Valley was -w-ell repre- | »ented, both in the parade and among the spectators. It was a gay. fun-loving crowd out to see and create every bit of excitement that usually goes with the Legions convention. War-time buddies marched and marched in a swelt¬ ering sun. At least 18 persons were treated for heat prostration some at first aid stations and others at hospitals. A Great Day It was a gala celebration, con¬ tinuing even after the convention came to a close. The Legionnaires In large numbers made merry in the various hotels and other points of the city.unwilling tn bring fe tivities to a close. Spectators also stayed until a late hour and ex¬ citement reigned. The procession had everything and waa termed one of the greatest held since 1918. Thousands on roof tops contributed the usual confetti and streamers. The Legionnaires did the rest. From gaily decoratc-l float* to smooth units of marching men, rifles gleaming in the sun. and bands galore with military tunes capturing the ear of every¬ one along the line of march, the parade was probably th« biggest thing that hit the town in year.s. A MarUal Picture The fact that military unita were vieing for honors at all times, even though weary of feet nnd tired from a strenuous three-day session, gave the crowd a beautiful picture. Nattily dressed uniformed band.i •nd drum corps, mounted slate troopers, details of city police and Other groups drew undivided in¬ terest. Thousands of people were seeing their first American Legion ¦tate parade and they were not disappointed. Merchants of Soranton and near¬ by towns were sorry the conven¬ tion was over. Old Man Depres¬ sion left town when the I..egion- nsircs arrived Tnursday and busi- nr.«s men fared well. Hotels and Second Hand Marriage License Norwich, N. Y., Aug. 20. /UP) - -Two young girls and a bus driver, at liberty in bail pending grand jury action, wondered to¬ night what the outcome will be of a strange "mixup marriage." The case will be presented to the grand jury September 12. Principals were Miss Eleanor Kenyon. 18, Miss Margarei Ver- reau. 18, both of Norwich, and Burton Livermore. 2fi-year-old .Syracuse bus driver. The "marital mixup" was dis¬ closed when Gerald Desmond, 22, of Willet, complained to the district attorney that he was being congratulated on his mar¬ riage to Mi.ss Kenyon as the result of a newspaper announce¬ ment. Desmond said he had taken out a marriage license for himself and Miss Kenyon a year ago. but that they never had used it. An investigation revealed that the license was used by Mi.^s Verreau and Livermore. Authori¬ ties reported that the Kenyon girl allegedly aFted as a wit¬ ness signing her name ••Miss Margaret Verreau." DEATH. DAMACE IN TORNADO Nervous Europe Eyes Hungary Nazis Plan Splendor For Welcome to Horthy; Fear Hitler Seeks to Alienate Affectations ^SAYS COMMUNISTS College Campus on Roof (Copyright, 1»8«, By Inited Pre..) Berlin. Aug. 20 (UPi Germany tonight arranged a sperlarular welcome for Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent of Hungry, who arrives in the Reich tomorrow on a state visit that may have far- reaching effects on the Czechoslo¬ vak crisis and the smouldering threats of war in Central Europe. The 70-year-old "Admiral nn Horseback", who crused Bcia Kiin'.s bloody reign in Hungry after tho World War. left Budapest tonight accompanied by a retinue of politi¬ cal and military advisors and will enter the g.reater German Reirh early Sunday al the former Austrn- Hungarian frontier town of Nickelsdorf. Rivals (ireeting to Dii04> From the time he passes thrnugh a specially-constructed "arch nf Former Party Worker Testifies; Actress Hits Theatre Project Washington, Aug. 20. <UP>—A (ornicr Communist party worker tnd,-\y testified before the House cdmiuittee investigating un-Ameri¬ can activities that Communists plot¬ ted to gain control of the Demo¬ cratic party and that scores of lirominent Americans have been duped into aiding the Communist rausc. I. B. Matthews, tall, Ican former triumph" at Nickelsdorf before jouriiali.st and college profes.sor, proceeding on to Vienna. Kiel and . . Want King George To Meet Roosevelt London, Sunda.v, Aug. 21. (UPi -Joseph P. Kennedy. United States Amba.ssador to Great Britain, is working ••behind the scenes^' tn arrange a meeting between King George and Presi¬ dent Roosevelt, the Sunday Pis- patch said today. The visit would lake place after King George and Queen F.lizabelh visit Canada snme time next year, according to the newspaper. Kennedy would like their majesties lo meet Mr. Roosevelt either in Washington or at the New York World's Fair, the newspaper said. It added that British authorities were consid¬ ering the plan since il was fell that the meeting wnuld have a '•tremendous effect" on British- American relations and would •fittingly follow the expected trade agreement and add lustre tn Mr. Roosevelt's double term in tho White House." U. S. ARMY OFFICER IS KILLED Dies in Auto When Building Blows Down; Others Injured AT FORT LEAVENWORTH Michigan Also Reports Heavy Losses from Cyclonic Winds When Konn Collcgt officiall;' IWALKSOUION Berlin, the Hungarian leader will be treated lo a welcome approach¬ ing in splendor Premier Beniti) Mussolini^s stale visit to Germany I A year ago. Ends Huff to Return, Denounce Partisans; James Endorsed can be of immeasurable use to Germany's ambitions along the "Drang -N'acht Oslen" iRoad to the East'. Hungary's interest in Czecho¬ slovakia and the minority dispute there is almost as great as Fuehrer Adolf Hitler's because the Hun- I Harrisburg. Aug. 20 IUP) Frank s:*"-'"" minority in Czechoslovakia i,, ,,,,. ,,, . . numbers fi92.000 and is second in :C Hilton. Wyomissing, was re- ,^^ ^^,^. ^^ ^^^ ^^^ g^^^^^^ elected by acclamation today a?; Germans, state chairman of the Young Re- '' „„^.^ j,,^,.^ Minority publicans of Pennsylvania at con xhe Hungarian minority is al- cluditjg sessions of their biennial most as militant as the Sudetons conv«ntion. In their autonomy demands and The junior G. O. P. adopted a the Budapest governnaenl has corn- resolution endorsing Superior Court H'"'""^ "'«' ^''^K'"" ^as shown no aided in setting up 20-ndd "front" organizations while working for the party. Wanted Control of Party Nazi officials are determined to ' Matthews said that he left the make every effort to win over the Communist organization because Hungarian chief. for an im- i he became disgusted with its Com- pregnable friendship wilh the Reich munism and practices. He sug¬ gested that committee members told the committee Ihal he ly^a r'""^ "''j^l-"''^^^ '•''''''^J': ''^'^"^ '^^"'''\ - house" in C leveland. in September, this is the view its students will enjoy from the roof-garden campus. The .'v2,000.n00 structure, formerly the National Town and Country Club, was acquired through the RFC wtien its builders became bankrupt. It is believed the country's tallest school. HELP ROOSEVELT "read the Daily Worker tomorrow" if they have any doubt lhat he no longer is a Communist .sympathizer. He asserted that: 1. Communist leaders in Moscow drew up a definite plan lo infil¬ trate the U. S. government: and gain control of the Democratic parly. 2.--William Allen While, noted Emporia, Kansas, newspaper editor, former Governor Harold G. Hoff¬ man of New .Tersoy and Green Speaks Labor Day In CIO Stronghold AFL Capitalization on Textile Union Schisin At Providence Providence, R. I., Aug. 20. (UP) - score The apparent schism in tho rank.s of other prominent Americans were of the Textile Workers Organizing duped' into spreading Communist Committee assumed new signific Judge Arlhur H. James. Repuhlicnn nominee for Governor, and all other state wide candidates of the parly, as worthy of the United sup¬ port at the November election. They also adopted an endorse ment resolution of James F. Tor¬ rance. Westmoreland county, wh.-i propaganda by sponsoring the American Youth Congress, which Matthews said he had helped organ¬ ize as a Communist front. Says !Mrs. Roosevelt Helped 3.-The wife of a President of the United States, by addressing a ijieeting of the Youlh Congress, helped the Communistic cause. Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the annual meeting of the Youlh disposition to deal with this dis satisfaction. France, anxiously watcMng his visit because of her delicately bal- '. anced Little Entente structure of ' defensive alliances. freted lest ! Horthy follow Hitler's lead in tear- , Ing up the Versailles Treaty and waa elected stale chairman of the thereby alienate Hungary's Litlle Congress, now meeting at Vassar senior Republican organization in Entente neishbors Czechoslovakii. College, a few days ago. June. Yugosl.avia and Rumania. 4.. Ho also helped organize the Con.stltutional and by-law i It was .¦significant that foreign American League Against War and restaurant w-erc parked for the f.h8nges were adopted to permit ministers of the Little Entente will Fasci.sm. now the American League duration of the ceremonies, while piprtjon of eight instead of fo.ir be meeting in Bled. Yugoslavia, for Peace and Democracy as an¬ other types of biisinecs also were vice-chairmen and the increase of Sunday when Horthy enters the other front organization. The league well patronized. th^ divisions in the stale from 12 Reich for his first official visit dur- , has figured prominently in testi- Move on to Willtes-Barre ^ to 22. ing his 18 years as regent. Many of the Legionnaires swarm Davis W»II<k Out Frontiers a Question ed into WilkeH-Barre last nighl. - U. S. Sen. James J. Davis, candi- ' The question remained, however. ."?rores were seen about city street': date for re-election, •'walked out" as lo how far Hitler will go in and they continued their fun- on the young Republicans today but supporting Hungary's plea for re¬ making. Several floats which took came back to •extend friendly vision of her frontiers, psrt in the huge parade also went greetings." Hungary lost large strips of ter- on to Wilkes-Barre. A large dp!c- Arriving unexpectedly, Davi.s rltory and millions of people to American Newspaper Guild, told i gation attended the Barons-Wil-^ made hsslv arrangements lo ad-' Rumania. Czechoslovakia and Yu- him he was going to leave the, lismsport baseball gamo al Artil-' dress the delegates. He was given | goslavia in the World War settle- Socialist parly In order to "have lery Park. ' an ovation as he walked to the ! ments and Germany, although she greater freedom to work with the A large group of Wilkes-Barre platform. Hilton continued the ses- ! has been willing lo support the Communists." policemen and detectives were sent slon's business after the senator Hungarian revisionist demands in to Scranion to aid in maintaining ; took his seat. Davis fidgeted in his regard to Czechoslovakia, has stood order during the parade, but very | chair for flve .minutes. Suddenly he coolly aloof from her olher pleas, litlle disorder was reported. The j arose, walked' to the press table. France expects Horthy's visit to delegation which relumed last and said: j result in formation of a parallel mony befnre the organization and frequently has been branded Com¬ munistic, but its members have steadfastly denied any Communistic connections. j .">. Heywood Broun, newspaper ! columnist and president of the ance today with the announcement lhat President William Green of the American Federation of Labor will speak here on Labor Day. The TWOC, one of the most powerful arms of John Lewis' Com¬ mittee for Industrial Organization, thus far has rebuffed all atlempts of the AFL to gain a foothold in the textile industry, this state's principal industry. In Providence, however, the dis¬ missal of Jo.seph Sylvia, a CIO or¬ ganizer, has split TWOC ranks and three leaders of the dormant United Textile Workera of Amer¬ ica, quick to capitalize on this break, have called a rump session of woolen and worsted workers for tomorrow. Gorninn Returns [ The meeting was announced hy i President Henry Jennings and ' Secretary-Treasurer Anthony Val- enle of the Federation of Woolen and Worsted Workers of America, a branch of the old UTWA, with , President Francis Gorman of the '' UTWA as speaker. | UTWA's .lO.OOO members, former- $10,000 in Jewels Missing ofi Boat New York. Aug. 20. (UP) -A $10,000 jewel theft on the high seas was disclosed today by Mrs. Jean Fralkin. estranged wife of Harry Fralkin. former concert master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Mrs. Fralkin returned yester¬ day from a cruise on the liner Queen of Bermuda on which she sailed last Saturday. About 100 miles out, Mrs. Fralkin told the Federal Bureau of Investigation, she missed her jewels, which included rings, bracelets and a pin. COMMUNIST CHARGES CALLED -LIES' BY JOHN BROPHY Leavenworth, Kans., Aug Sl (Sunday) (UP) - Lieut Eldon Todd of Fort Leavenworth was killed to¬ night when a tornado, sweeping over the stale of Kansas, struck here. Several other persons were in¬ jured, buildings were damaged and trees were uprooted by the forc« of the blast. Early Reporta of Other Deaths Wrong It was at first reported that two enroUees at the Citizens Military Training Corps camp also had been killed and verification of the report waa impossible for some time be¬ cause wires were down. When communications were re¬ stored, it was learned that Lieut Todd was the only casualty. The dealh of Todd attested to the fury of the storm that roared over the downtown section of Fort , Leavenworth, for he was killed tions this year, assured President, ^^hen the winds tore the roof off Roosevelt today that Rep. John'a businesii building. J. O'Connor, termed a •'New Deal [ Car Crushed aa betra.ver" by the White House, ^ Building Falls 'Because I Served With Him 10 Years'; See NLRB Revision Hyde Park, N. Y., Aug. 20 (UP) — Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia of New York Cily, who has disavowed senatorial or gubernatorial aspira- Los Angeles, Aug. 20. (UP) John Brophy. national director of the "1 would he defeated in the forthcom¬ ing primaries. O'Connor, New York Democrat, l» one of the major targets in a drive against public officials hostile lo the national administration and its aims. He also is a hrother of Baal! O'Connor, one of Mr. Roosevelt's closest friends. PredicU Fay Will Win LaGuardia was a luncheon guest of the President at the summer White House. After the prolonged engagement, he predicted that James H. Fay, O'Connor's Demo¬ cratic opponent, would win the con¬ gressional nomination. The mayor, aligning himself with the President in the campaign He was driving his car. just paasing site when the front of the structure was blown into the street, bringing dealh to him and demol¬ ishing the car ^e was driving. Five olher cars also were flat¬ tened as they stood in front of the building. Fortunately they all were unoccupied at the time. In other sections, however. In¬ juries were caused by the tornado and the wreckage il tossed about. le CIO, tonight characterized as [ against O'Connor, said that '•as a ies- the-charges made by John ^^^'l'"" °f'he city of New York'' he _ _ , r- J .- . ¦ won d take part n the drive against P. Frey, American Federation of O'Connor Labor leader, before the Dies com- ! ^sked why he was opposed to mittee that certain CIO leaders, in¬ cluding Brophy. were Communists. Addres.sing liOO delegates lo Cali¬ fornia's first slate CIO convention, Brophy denounced "lies, slander and redbaiting againsi labor's lead O'Connor, LaGuardia answered ••be¬ cause I served in Congress wilh him for 10 years." Another of the President's several visitors today, Charles Sawyer, Democratic nominee for Governor Heavy Damage In ^liehigan Detroit, Aug, 20. iUP) -Damage was counted in the thousands of dollars here today when a wind and rain storm s-wept through parts of Michigan. In spite nf the heavy damage. no loss of life was reported In the state. The storm swept out of the northwest in from Lake Michigan, completely drenching the state on a line from Muskegon to Lansing. In some areas the wind reached cyclonic proportions. ly affiliated wilh the AFL. were ers by Tory industrialists who don't { ^f"^'Q'hi"o^ jojd him that prospects ab.iorbed by the TWOC in March want collective bargaining." and at- i ^^^^ ^„, night included Sergeants Fred "Make my address an interview Schumacher and Andrew Lavis and I havc to leave." the following officers: Edmund Brown, Stanley Raykowicz. Rav Mayer, Joseph Austin. John Dunn. Andrew Ashoff. Orville Allen. John Marley. Harry Williams, Corneliu.-- .Sweeney, John Kwochka. P. A. Mc- i '•Why didn't they ask you .>^peak7" he was asked. "I don'l know," ho replied. Nearly an hour later Davis ap¬ peared in the hall again, apparent¬ ly regretting his decision to "walk Laughlin. Thomas Cavanaugii. ! out." He then spoke briefly, but Frank Flynn. Fred Miller. Raymond Mugford. Christian DiesenroUi. Harry Swick. Michael Kmelz. Paul Deitrich. David Wallers and Molc- wyn Williams. Opinions on the number of spec¬ tators who witnessed the anni¬ versary parade greately differed. While conservatives reported the throng to be "greater than 100,000," in number, city officials of Scran¬ ton estimated an attendance of up to 2.'M),000. Gwynn New Coniinaiidrr Scranton. Pa.. Aug. 20. (UP) Frank E. Gwynn of Allentown was elected Pennsylvania department commander of the American Legion »t the closing session today. Gwynn. a business man. defeated (Continued on Page A-2> did nol deliver his prepared ad dress. Original programs did nol list him as a guest or speaker, but his , defeated primary opponent, .Stale Senator G. Mason Owletl, Tioga, was among the guests. "Partisan Administration" In the prepared address Davis branded the present administration as "the most partisan I have ever known." "I have observed." he added "national events for 50 years and never in all that time have known anything lo equal tho fierce partisanship and political bias which indelibly mark the present | government. < •If re-elected, one of the first bills I will introduce will be lo (Continued on Page A-2) German-Hungarian policy for deal¬ ing with Czechoslovakia, now thel to; Hungary is a direct neighbor of the Reich from Der Fuehrer's an¬ nexation of Austria. Rumania Worried Rumania, with a Hungarian min¬ ority of BOO.noO. is particularly con¬ cerned for fear that Horthy and Hitler will reach a common policy In regard to King Carol II's gov Negro Wanted Date Matthews testified after a half dozen witnesses, including an at¬ tractive young blonde actress, de¬ scribed Communistic control and domination of the Federal Theatre Project in New York. Sally Saun¬ ders, dainty Vienna-born beauty , . ... .- u told of being reprimanded by her '¦ '"•¦' ¦''"^""^ •''' '^e meeting here to by 1937 under an agreement signed by Lewis and Gorman. Because of his leadership of the abortive 193ii nation-wide textile strike, Gorman was given only obscure work in New York and Washington wilh the TWOC. He recently resigned and announced he would disclose NAZIS NAME BRITISH tacks against the CIO by '•indi¬ viduals inside the labor movement." Brophy's address was regarded as the CIO's answer lo the Dies committee's investigation of al¬ leged un-American activities of CIO leaders-especially Harry Bridges, the CIO's west coast director. morrow. Meanwhile, the TWOC claims lo have enrolled 450,000 tcxlilo workers. Jennings and Valente likewise al first were given TWOC posts, but later dropped from the payroll. Condemn "Leaders" ernment. In case of a conflict over •Sally. I'm surprised at you" when i In summoning representatives of Czechoslovakia, the Rumanian gov- she protested against the invita- 10,000 former woolen and worsted ernment believes that it could not | tion. He explained that the Negro ' federation members, the two offi- remain neutral for long bocau.-'e; •'has as much right lo life, liberty cers condemned "self-appointed ••bosses" because she resented an in\-itation from a Negro youlh for a date. She testified lhat Harld Hecht. producer of the play '•Sing For Your Supper." on which she was working at the lime, remarked. WOMAN SHOT BY HER MAID'S HUSBAND Hollywood. Aug. 20. (UP)—Chas. E, McDonald. 30-year-old part-lime were good for a Democratic victory in the November general election, i CAPTAIN AS SPY Expert .NLRB Revision | William Green, president of thej Berlin, Aug. 20 lUPi- Germany American Federation of Labor, sub-1 today named as a spy Captain milled lo Mr. Roosevelt a request | Thomas J. Kendrick, mysteriously for revision of the National Labor I imprisoned passport officer of the Relations Act. He complained lhat t British consulate in Vienna, and the labor board had exceeded its | ordered his deportation from the authority. | Reich •'within the shortest possible He told newspapermen lhat he 1 time." had advised changes in the law and j All German newspapers, in ob- explained that while nothing spe- ; viously inspired comment, asserted rifle was agreed on between the that Kendrick had confessed to spy- Presidenl and himself, they s.-iw, ing on the Reich's military secrets eye to eye on the necessity of re- employee in the movie studios, shot „,„,„„. ,v,„. „,„,,,j „„„-„„_,„ „ki.^ and seriously wounded Mrs. Karr ^'"""" ^*"'' *"""* "^ereome obje. (Continued on Page A-2) (Continued on Pago A-4) Mussolini to Continue \ 'A ryan iza tion' Drive leaders" who have '•attempted to steal the organization from the textile workers and place it in the hand.s of a few individuals whose only interest and ambition is lo commercialize il for their own benefit and power." Valente told the United Press Krcuger, wealthy wife of the Kan¬ sas City philharmonic orchestra conductor, because he was jealous of her interest in his wife, police quoted him as saving today. i , . McDonald was described by both ! authority his wife and victim as "insanely jealous." The wounded woman was second cousin of Harold F. McCormick, International Harvester Co. chair¬ man, and daughter of the lale tions. The federation's suggestions, he added, were lhat the power of the board be curtailed or the law amended so as lo define clearly its May Declare Milk, Steel and Oil Public Utilities to Fight Monopoly Pope Also Will Renew Objections Despite Agreement Rome, Aug. 20 (UP) -The Vat¬ ican and the Fascist party today settled their month-long dispute that the conference's only action I probably would be the passage of i Samuel R. Jewell, Chicago Stock Holy Soo IS cmninced that the ' resolutions demanding re-establish- j Exchange Governor. Italian government will pursue 'Is mp„t of the federation as an ! autonomous unit within the TWOC. ' Green's choicp of Providence as the site for his Labor Day speech was not explained at his Washing¬ ton office. His secrelary said merely that the AFL head had been invited here by local leaders.' In a noon radio broadcast today. and demanded that Britain cease using diplomatic privileges for espionage purposes. The British consular office and reserve army officer, seized by German Gestapo (secret police) agents Thursday as he motored near Salzburg en route to England with his wife for a vacation, was Draft NLRB Change^ ' released from Vienna's Hotel Mel- Washington. Aug. 20. (UP)— ropole "political prison" shortly American Federation of Labor of- after noon. fieials tonight began final drafts Two and a half hours later he of proposed amendments to the and his wife left Vienna by auto- .National Labor Relations Act which mobile, supposedly for the Swtsi President William Green said had or Italian frontier on their way to (Continued on Page A-2i England. racial policy although it probably never will reach the extremes of Germany's "Aryanization." Faseism Demanded The church was said to have been concerned by the discovery lhat Catholic Action members in a •showdown " on their allegiance in- SUMMER UPSWING '^TT^ ^77i m. ~f aj. i ^ IN BUSINESS PREDICTED To Show II Ducc They re Stalwart, French Officials Climb Mountains variably surrendered membership jnhn Cavanaugh. a field represent over Premier Benito Mussolini's i in the Catholic Action in order to ative. declared that the TW(X^ will new "Aryan" race program wilh an I retain their Fascist party standing, neither surrender leadership in the ' It is virtually impossible for a textile field nor permit its methods any '•self- Washington, Aug. 20. (UP) — A summer upswing in business, led by increased farm income, •'points lo a continuation of the recovery movement," the Bureau of Agri¬ cultural Economics said tonight. prohibiting Catholic | Designation of such industries as t with the racial measures. Tht official Vatican organ. Osser- H' KT W]HKN AITO Washington, Aug. 20. (UP)-Ad-1 contingent on conclusions of the : agreement ^.............s ............. I y^^^^^^ Italian to hold a good job to be overthrown by ministration officials, it was learn- broad congressional study of mono- | Action, lay organization in charge unies.., he belongs to the Fascist seeking Individuals." ed tonight, are exploring the possi- polies which now is in progress. of youlh activities, from interfering party, blUty of attacking monopoly by ~ declaring several n\^jor industries public utilities. . Effectiveness of such a device, officials said, is being studied for possible application lo the steel, •nllk and petroleum producing in¬ dustries. Officials emphasized that any oeflnite decision ^irobably will be public utilities would require en- ' Fascist officials doubted that the vatore Romano, tonight refrained FI.IP.S BRICK abling legislation. But once placed agreement would restrain Pope, from any reference lo the accord. 'I'roy, N. Y., Aug. 20. (UP) in such a category, the industries Pius XI from publicly condemning, Mussolini look steps lo "Aryan- Thomas Gilboy. 41, was cul aboul would be subject to federal regula- the new Italian '•race credo" drawn ize " the Italian press and the Jew- the face tonight when a brick, tion-regulation perhaps as com- up July 14 for the avowed purpose ish owners of the Trieste newspaper lying in the street, was flipped prehensive as that currently exer- nf ••defending the Italian race ' "11 Piccolo," were forced to sell out against a plate-glass window by a cIsed over the electric power, rail- againsi contamination." i lo a Milan industrialist after .Miis- passing automobile. The brick road, telephone and telegraph in- The Catholic Action agreement | solini's personal conference with shattered the glass behind which dustries. Ifignified to most observers that the the manager of the newspaper. iGllboy was standing. St. Gervais. France. Aug. 20. (UP) [assistants who dive over bayonets Minister of Education Jean Zay land leap through hoops of fire. and his wife, accompanied by an j But Chautenips announced be- The bureau listed five 'favorable entourage of 15 i^uides, 14 porters j latedly that he had wrenched hie conditions" lending to accelerate i and 20 newsreel cameramen, I arm playing tennis. Frossard made struggled up Europe's highest i a test climb yesterday, came bacic mountain peak, Mount Blanc, to- puffing and de ided lo fly over day to save the French cabinet I Mount Blanc to lend his moral sup- from "disgiace" In the eyes of port to the stunt. Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy. Zay and his wife hope to reach Two other members of the gov- the 14,307 foot level of VaJlot Shel- ernment. Vice Premier Camille ter before 10 a. m. Sunday, when A favorable residenlial' building Chaulemps and Minister of Public iZay is scheduled lo inaugurate an situation. ! Works Louis Frossard. were to Alpine hospice there. The relatively small amount of; have joined Zay in the climb to ^ The last 4.000 feet of the ascent financial deflation which occurred ! demonstrate that French states-i is against an almost sheer rocky I during the recession. I men are jusl as rugged as II Duce's I face of the mountainside. recovery this fall: An increase in mid-summer farm prices and income against th-i usual summer slump. The gradual increase in govern¬ ment expenditures for new con¬ struclion t
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Date | 1938-08-21 |
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Day | 21 |
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THOUSANDS CHEER GREAT LEGION PARADE
A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Weather
Sunday: F«lr.
Monday: Partly cloudy. Not much change In t»mp.
FORTY-EIGHT PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1938
PRICE TEN CENTS
More Than 15,000 March In Colorful Procession As State Convention Ends
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Over 100,000 Crowd Scranton Streets; Williamsport Chosen For 1938 Gathering; Gwynn New Commander
Scranton, Pa., Au?. 20 IVen- ' tieth annual convention of the American Legion of Pennsylvania wgK appropriately closed here last nighl. as a pttrade of more than 15,000 Legionnaires, members of the auxilliary. military musical organi- xations and the "40 and 8" funsters i petered out after many tedious | hours of marching. More than | ioO.OOO spectators lined various jtreels of the city, witnessing the most glamorous celebration in Scranton's history. i
Wyoming Valley was -w-ell repre- | »ented, both in the parade and among the spectators. It was a gay. fun-loving crowd out to see and create every bit of excitement that usually goes with the Legions convention. War-time buddies marched and marched in a swelt¬ ering sun. At least 18 persons were treated for heat prostration some at first aid stations and others at hospitals. A Great Day
It was a gala celebration, con¬ tinuing even after the convention came to a close. The Legionnaires In large numbers made merry in the various hotels and other points of the city.unwilling tn bring fe tivities to a close. Spectators also stayed until a late hour and ex¬ citement reigned.
The procession had everything and waa termed one of the greatest held since 1918. Thousands on roof tops contributed the usual confetti and streamers. The Legionnaires did the rest. From gaily decoratc-l float* to smooth units of marching men, rifles gleaming in the sun. and bands galore with military tunes capturing the ear of every¬ one along the line of march, the parade was probably th« biggest thing that hit the town in year.s.
A MarUal Picture
The fact that military unita were vieing for honors at all times, even though weary of feet nnd tired from a strenuous three-day session, gave the crowd a beautiful picture. Nattily dressed uniformed band.i •nd drum corps, mounted slate troopers, details of city police and Other groups drew undivided in¬ terest. Thousands of people were seeing their first American Legion ¦tate parade and they were not disappointed.
Merchants of Soranton and near¬ by towns were sorry the conven¬ tion was over. Old Man Depres¬ sion left town when the I..egion- nsircs arrived Tnursday and busi- nr.«s men fared well. Hotels and
Second Hand Marriage License
Norwich, N. Y., Aug. 20. /UP) - -Two young girls and a bus driver, at liberty in bail pending grand jury action, wondered to¬ night what the outcome will be of a strange "mixup marriage."
The case will be presented to the grand jury September 12.
Principals were Miss Eleanor Kenyon. 18, Miss Margarei Ver- reau. 18, both of Norwich, and Burton Livermore. 2fi-year-old .Syracuse bus driver.
The "marital mixup" was dis¬ closed when Gerald Desmond, 22, of Willet, complained to the district attorney that he was being congratulated on his mar¬ riage to Mi.ss Kenyon as the result of a newspaper announce¬ ment. Desmond said he had taken out a marriage license for himself and Miss Kenyon a year ago. but that they never had used it.
An investigation revealed that the license was used by Mi.^s Verreau and Livermore. Authori¬ ties reported that the Kenyon girl allegedly aFted as a wit¬ ness signing her name ••Miss Margaret Verreau."
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(Copyright, 1»8«, By Inited Pre..) Berlin. Aug. 20 (UPi Germany tonight arranged a sperlarular welcome for Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent of Hungry, who arrives in the Reich tomorrow on a state visit that may have far- reaching effects on the Czechoslo¬ vak crisis and the smouldering threats of war in Central Europe. The 70-year-old "Admiral nn Horseback", who crused Bcia Kiin'.s bloody reign in Hungry after tho World War. left Budapest tonight accompanied by a retinue of politi¬ cal and military advisors and will enter the g.reater German Reirh early Sunday al the former Austrn- Hungarian frontier town of Nickelsdorf.
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Former Party Worker Testifies; Actress Hits Theatre Project
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