Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              SUPREME COURT JUSTICE CARDOZA STRICKEN
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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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FORTY PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 3, 1938
PRICE TEN CENTS
TRAIN KILLS SIX
AUTO
OXYGEN TENT NOW BEING OSEO
Famed Liberal of U. S. Bench Reported Seriously ill
SET BACK BY HEAT
Cooling System Installed In Room By Physicians
Mamaroneck, N. Y., July J. (UP) —United State* Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo ti seri¬ ously ill and has been plnced under an oxygen tent, his secretary dis¬ closed tonight.
The justice, who hun been absent from the Supreme Court bench for several month* because of illness. has not been well since the la.it hot spell, although previously his health had been improving, his physician announced. Cooling System Used
In addition to the oxygen tent, a cooling system is being used in the Justice's room.
The statement issued by Car- dozo's physician, whose name was withhold, said: ^
"Justice Cardozo has not been well aince the last hot spell. Pre¬ viously tba Justice had been gain¬ ing ground steadily. To conserve his health it has been thought best to use an axygen tent com¬ bined with a cooling system."
Justice Cardozo was forced to leava the bench in .January when he suffered a severe attack of shingles and aggravated by several heart attack*. His heart has been weak for years.
NEW ORLEANS FEARS STREET CAR STRIKE
Her Figure And Career Her Own
EXPECTED REACTION FAILS TO HIT STOCKS
Continued Rise Enhances Prospects Of Summer Business
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New Orleans, July 2. (UP)—Resi¬ dents of New Orleans were alarm¬ ed tonight by rumors of a threat to spread a truck and cab drivers' strike to the New Orleans street car system.
Fear that all commercial trans- jportation within the city would be
ed up by strikes caused frenzied ueries from residents who recalled
e bloody street car strike of 1928,
¦hlch halted trolley service for three weeks.
The Public Service Company, ^'hlch operates the street cars, said hearing reports of an Impending •trike, but announced it knew no details.
FRANCES   FARMER
.     . , trimmed own htpa
New York, July 2. (UP)—Frances Farmer's hips were vindicated and her bank account held inviolate in Supreme Court today when Jus¬ tice Samuel I. Rosenman ruled that the golden-haired star of "Golden Boy" owed Shepard Traube nothing for his profession¬ al services. He had sued for $75,- 000.
The decision made no mention of Miss Farmer's hips, but the ef¬ fect of it nevertheless was to up¬ hold the former Seattle girl's con¬ tention that Traube had nothing whatever to do with the shaping of either her figure or her career.
20  Pounds  Too  Many
Traube had testified, when his suit was tried last month, that when he first met Miss Farmer here in 1935 she had 20 pounds too many on her hips, wore an "old fashioned" hat which concealed her lovely tresses, spoke her lines awkwardly and walked about in ¦hoes which exaggerted the appar¬ ent size of her feet.
He got her new clothes and much
publicity, gave her sage advice on
the   matter   of   weight,   introduced
her  to  the   right   people,   told  her
how to  comport  herself  when  she
i went to Hollywood, and In general
! tran-sformed her from a naive and
, bewildered    country    girl    into    a
! glamorous  woman   with   great   po-
! tentialltics at the *box office  -so he
I testified.
WOIVIAN DROWNS AS YACHT IS STRUCK
!    New   York,   July   2   (UP)-Pros-
I pects for a late-summer busine.-s recovery were enhanced this week by   a  rise   in   stocks   which   added
[ iieveral billion dollars to the mar¬ ket value of securities and lifted quotations to the highest levels since  last  autumn.
The rise was not as sensational as that of the preceding week, but experts said it was more significant because Wall Street had looked for a corrective reaction and a wiping out of a good part of the previous week's gains. "Little" FelIou-8 Collect
But the public bought stocks heavily and Wall Street guessed wrong.     Many     big     professional
•traders suffered severe losses on their short commitments while t.*;« "little" fellows counted handsome profits as the week closed.
Reports from various sections of the country indicated that the boom in the market had aided business confidence. Business men still con¬ sider the market a business-barom¬ eter.
An estimated $2,500,000,000 was added to the market valuation of New York Stock Exchange stocks by the rise of the past week, ex¬ tending to more than $9,000,000,000 the advance since June 18, when the rise got under way. These stocks today stood some $14,500,- 000,000 over their value of three months ago.
1 Although profit-taking brought declines in three sessions final levels  for  the  week  were  up  1  to
j9 points in the main list.
I A total of 1,147 issues were traded in the week, the most since the period ended October 23 last year. Of   the   total,   975   rose,   325   made
I new   1938   highs,   only   95   declined
land 77 were unchanged. Tickers Far Behind
I    Tickers soon fell behind, as they
j did on many occasions during the week, and gains were extended with many leaders making new highs for. the year and longer. Profit-taking increased near the clo.se and tickers were three min¬ utes late at the closing gong. Most of the gains were maintained, how¬ ever, and all of the averages closed in  new high  ground.
Sales for the week totaled 12,- 132,950 shares and included four two million share sessions.
United States * Battleships Found 'Too Slow'
Couldn't Keep up in Recent Maneuvers; Expect Improvement When Navy Builds
Washington, July 2. (UP)~-Presl- dent Roosevelt, informed naval sources said tonight, will give spe¬ cial attention to speed of America's super-dreadnaughts when he re¬ views the fleet off the California coast July 17.
A direct result of the review, It was said, may be presidential or¬ ders to place special emphasis on increasing the speed of battleships to be constructed under the newly- launched $1,157,000,000 naval ex¬ pansion program. I Couldn't Keep Up
Some authorities here consider the slow speed of battleships the weakest link of the nation's first line of defense. It was understood that recent Pacific naval maneu- I vers—mo.st extensive mock war¬ fare this country ever staged, .•<howcd IhHt the U. S. batteship force is fundamentally weak, chief¬ ly becau.se of inability to keep abreast of other units of the fleet. The navy_ guarded conclusions of the fleet problem with complete secrecy. But it was reported that the Pacific operations during the past two months were slowed con¬ siderably by the pace of the heavy battleships.
President    Roosevelt    now    has ample funds and authority to elim¬ inate this flaw in the defense sys¬ tem.     Naval   authorities   indicated that  as  soon   as  the  program   for improving shore construction facili¬ ties is completed, Mr. Roosevelt will i issue orders for the largest battle¬ ship building program the country [has ever known. I Tremendous Building Plarti I    The   United   States   already  ha« [ two     35,000-'ton     battleships,     the I North   Carolina   and   Washington, ion  the ways.    Two more are pro¬ vided   for   in   regular   1939   naval .appropriation bill.    Funds for two [more   were   made   available   in   a I deficiency appropriation, and three additional  were   authorized  in   the naval expansion  bill. !    A   high   navy   ofTicial   said   the United   States   probably  will   have at least six battleships under con¬ struction within the next seven or eight months.   If International ten¬ sion continues to mount, the Presi¬ dent   may   ask   Congress,   immedi¬ ately after it convenes next Janu¬ ary,   to  appropriate   funds  for  the three battleships authorized in the expansion program.
This is the speediest ship in the United States Navy, recently launch¬ ed   at   Mare   Island   Navy   Yard,
McCall. In recent tests it averaged 42 knots, the equivalent of 47 miles an hour.   It carries four Jlve-inch
California.   It is the new destroyer ; guns   and   four  quadruple   torpedo
tubes, especially planned for quick attacks In battle. Th« big battle¬ ship* can't keep up.
Open Pages of History In Gettysburg Parade
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Old Ctvll War Uniforms Flash by; Roosevelt Awaited
Weather Man Favors Valley
Though weather reports gen¬ erally are not favorable for the holiday period, local folk seem favored by the forecast, which Indicates fair weather today for this part of the state and show¬ ers, if any, not due until to¬ morrow night, with cooler tem¬ perature.
New Jersey's outlook is gen¬ erally fair and cooler, preceded by shower* on the coast today; tomorrow, cloudy and showers In the afternoon. Western Penn¬ sylvania will have cloudy weather and showers, while New York will have generally fair weather with moderate temperatures today and prob¬ ably showers tomorrow.
Boston, July 2 (UP)—One woman drowned late today when siie and six other members of a yachting party leaped Into the ocean seconds before the 64-foot schooner Lively Lady was in collision with the freighter S. S. City of Flint near Graves Light, 12 miles outside Bos¬ ton Harbor.
DEWEY INVESTIGATING TAMMANY FUND
New York, July 2. (UP)—District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey was reported today to be investigating a $100,000 Democratic campaign fund raised five years ago in the a.Hsembly district of James J. Hines, Tammany leader under indictment on lottery charges.
Twelve women, most of small means, have been questioned be¬ fore the grand jury, it was said, concerning the use of their names in the records as contributors of sums  ranging  from  $300 to  $1,000.
Dewey is seeking the names of the   real   contributors.
Movie Camera Man at Gay Party Night Before Body Was Found
Hollywood, Calif., July 2. (UP) — CapUin H. J. Wallis of the central homicide iquad said tonight that he wa» investigating a gay party attended by King D. Gray with an¬ other man and two women a few hours before Gray was found shot to death in a coupe in front of the  Hollywood  postoffice.
Gray, 42, cameraman who once made pictures of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks and Rudolph Valentino, only last week finished filming a mystery picture at Uni¬ versal studios.
Ha  was married  and  the  father
of two »on*. He  wa» considered  a
mild   family   man.   He   had   been
reading a letter addressed "Daddy
, Pi«r"  when   he was  shot  through
Vh* chest. He lay dead  for  hour*
^efore  the  body  was  discovered.
Trnoees     Bleakley,     29-y«ftr-old
MISSINGU.S. BOMBER FOUND; ALL SAFE
Balboa, C. Z., July 2. (UP)—A U. S. Aarmy bomber, missing sev¬ eral hours on a flight from David, Panama, to Albrook Field with four persons aboard, was found to¬ day on Cape Mala, 105 miles south¬ west of here, where it had been forced down on the beach.
The plane w-i; damaged, but Lieut. K. B. Hobson, the pilot, and his three passengers. Sgt. Harry Hays, Private Richard Hanley and another soldier named Gustafson, all were uninjuerd.
LINER AGROim PASSENGERS REMOVED
Chamberlain Will 'Strain Every Nerve' To Avoid Conflict
Quebec, July 2 (UP)—Four hun¬ dred pas.sengers were taken off the Cunard liner Ascania after it ran aground today in the St. Lawrence Riv^r 150 miles below Quebec city. They will continue their trip aboard the Canadian Pacific liner Montclare.
The grounding of the Ascania was attributed to heavy fog. The ship was said not to be in any im¬ mediate danger.
former University of Southern Cal¬ ifornia  student,   identified   as   the author of the "Daddy Dear" letter, i told   police   in  Newcastle,  Pa.,  she knew nothing about  the slaying. "Petting Party" Chased
Wallis said he questioned the man and two women who went to the party with Gray. He would not say what information he got from them.
The only clues in the case were a partly filled wine bottle and the jacket of a .32 caliber revolver bul¬ let. Both were found in the auto¬ mobile   with   Gray's   body.
A night watchman reported that Wednesday about midnight he no¬ ticed a "petting party" in a coupe parked in the post office driveway. He ordered the car away. The car, he thought, was similar to Gray'* coup*.
A   new   lerlal   begin* t
TONIA  CONSENTS
By Michael Trent
Tenia Wcyland'a problem in choosing between Craig Law¬ rence and Royce Bronson re¬ quired a new kind of nerve; a kind of courage that she hadn't needed in her daring aviation career. She found that fear Itself could help her; fear that she didn't feel, yet had to show.
The    first    chapter   of   tlii*
exoiting   new   serial   appear*
today  on  Page  A-12
Kettering, England, July 2. (UP) — Prime Minister Neville Chamber¬ lain, summarizing his position in a speech here today, made clear that the government will refuse to risk involving the nation in war in order to defend British ships which enter .Spanish Loyalist ports to gain high profits.
Great Britain will fight again If neces.sary to preserve liberty, the prime minister said, but the costs arc so great that he felt "it is my prime duty to strain every nerve to avoid a repition of a great war in Europe."
"When I look around the world I must say I am appalled at the prospect," Chamberlain said. "War accompanied by horrible barbari¬ ties, inflicted either wittingly or unwittingly upon civil pppulations, is going on in China today or much nearer to us in Spain." "No Victors" in War
In the World War, he said, Great Britain preserved liberties and "if we felt they were in danger again and there was no other way of maintaining them then we would fight once more."
He said, however, that the World War resulted in 21,000,000 killed and wounded, and added, amid loud applause, that "I am bound to say again what I said before and what I say now not only to you but to all the world—in war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no victors, but all are losers."
COFELAND ESTATE $43,000
New York, July 2. (UPi—Sen. Royal S. Copeland, D., N. Y., who died June 13, left an estate of $43,000. according to statements filed In eurrogate'* court today.
Gettysburg, Pa., July 2 (UP)— Yellowed pages from America'* history book swung open on Gettys¬ burg battlefield today before the dimmed eyes of veteran* of the North and South.
Across the meadows where men in blue and gray once fought, and twisting through the narrow streets of this old town, a parade spread out on the 75th anniversary of the greatest battle of the Civil War.
Reminders of the Past
Group by group—page by page from history books—came remind¬ ers of the past. The flash of scarlet for remembrRnce of the Union's once proud Zouaves; the dust-gray jacket with its thick gold braid for men who fought with Lee.
They rode or marched over the hills to a flag-fringed reviewing stand in Gettysburg College sta¬ dium where Gov. George Earle, Commander Overton Mennett of the Grand Army of the Republic, Commander Gen. John Claypool of the United Confederate Veterans, Maj. Gen. James K. Parson of the United States Army, and other ofll- cials awaited them.
There the veterans of the Civil War, gathered for their final re¬ union, lined the stadium tiers. Ten thousand visitors were in the horse¬ shoe bowl and other tens of thou¬ sands lined the curbs over the route of the parade.
Roosevelt Speak* Today
President Roosevelt will come here by special train tomorrow to deliver a brief address early to¬ morrow night at the unveiling of a memorial. From here he will go to Washington to remain until July 7, when he will start his western trip.
Most brilliant In the long line of March were the American Legion groups, chiefly drum and bugle corps. But most Impressive was the display of modern military strength—3,500 men from the army whose camp waa pitched on the fields below Cemetery Ridge.
Pennsylvania State Police led the line of march. Behind them lumbered the newest In military tanks from the 66th Infantry Bat¬ talion. Army bands, blaring the old tunes of war, spaced sturdy khaki columns of troops with bayonets glistening in even lines above green trench hat*.
Cool Wind Welcomed
The sky was overcast during most of the parade and rain [threatened. A cool wind sweeping In from Oak Ridge battlefield was a treat for the aged veterans.
After four days in their big tent cities spread out beside the town, most of them appeared to be thriv¬ ing on the excitement. The num¬ ber of hospital cases—mostly due to fatigue-dropped from 42 to 30.
The parade provided a two-hours highlight for the day's program but the veterans were railed back at dusk to hear their organiza¬ tional leader* speak.
Robert E» Lee Army Fugitive
New York, July 2. (UP)—Pri¬ vate Robert E. Lee, on the anni¬ versary of the Battle of Gettys¬ burg, was a fugitive from the army today. Lee escaped from Governor's Island while serving an 18-month term for desertion.
MONOPOLY PROBE EXPECTED TO HIT 4 BIG INDUSTRIES
Washington, July 2. (UP)—Four major American Industries—oil, steel, cement and motion pictures —were under discussion tonight as a possible springboard for the $,500,000 investigation of concentra¬ tion of economic power through monopolistic practices.
Plans for the most comprehen¬ sive exploration of America'* eco¬ nomic structure since the Pujo "money trust" Inquiry of 1912 still were in the tentative stage. Speci¬ fic plans for the first field of In¬ vestigation may not be announced for several weeks.
Although not a member of the congressional-executive department Investigating body. Sen. Edward R. Burke, D., Neb., revealed that he has received complaints that oil companies are resuming monopol¬ istic practices which resulted in indictments of major operators at Madison, Wis.
PRESIDENTIAL TOUR TO START FRIDAY
Hyde Park, N. Y., July 2. (UP) - The extent to which President Roosevelt will exert his Influence in behalf of primary candidates whom he likes is expected to be determined next week wherf he' travels across the country. The trip will take him through states where New Deal Issues are at stake in  state  contests. j
One of his first stops will be next i Friday in Kentucky, where Alben W. Barkley, Senate majority lead- i er, Is being pressed hard for re- nomination by Governor A. B. (Happy) Chandler. The President Is determined to "go to town" for his man.
SPENDING PLAN EFFECTS ARE ALREADY FELT
Huge Orders Are Now Pouring in for Heavy Industries
Washington, July 2 (UP)—Public Works Administration officials claimed tonight that heavy Indus¬ tries already are feeling the up¬ ward impetus of th* New Deal'* spending program.
Although PWA said full effect* of its $965,000,000 heavy construc¬ tion program will not be felt for months, but that preliminary or¬ ders for materials neces.sary for the huge program already have sent thousands of men back to work,  officials said.
Orders Pouring In
PWA haa allocated over »*04,- 000,000 since the 1938 Recovery Act became effective. Actual work on the first projects probably will not begin for a month. But PWA ofH- cials say orders for huge quantities of brick, cement, steel, lumber and other basic materials are pouring into  factories.
"In addition to the stimulating effect on heavy industry," one offi¬ cial said, "the psychological effect of the new program appear* to b* widespread."
Officials estimated that already- allocated funds will build new schools, bridges, reservoirs, water¬ works, roads and other projects with a total value of more than $646,000,000.
:Wany Line* Included
They estimated this will entail orders for materials totaling more than $340,000,000. The steel and iron industry will receive order* total¬ ing more than $96,000,000. About $28,000,000 will go for lumber and millwork; $25,000,000 for cement and concrete; $15,00,000 for plumb¬ ing and heating materials; more than $17,000,000 for brick and tile and $153,000,000 for other product*, i
The   projects   approved   to   date will   provide   more   than   4,800,000 [ men     one     month's     employment. Work at the site will provide near- [ ly 1,900,000 men with one month's I (Continued  on  Pag* A-4)
FAMILY ALMOST WIPED DOT
Freeland Teacher, Wife, Two Daughters, Two Friends Dead
HIT AT QUAKERTOWN
Group on Way Home From Graduation; Dragged 500 Feet
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Princess Meets U. S. Hot Dog
Hyde Park, N. Y., July 2. (UP) —President and Mrs. Roosevelt Introduced Crown Princess Louise of Sweden to the Ameri¬ can hot dog at a picnic near the summer White House today.
To make her feel at h^ne, they also served smorgasArd. The Swedish dishes that aug¬ mented the typical picnic fare were prepared by Nellie Johann- sen, a neighbor of the Roose¬ velt s.
The crown prince** was so pleased with the outlay *.hat she presented Miss Johannsen a gold pencil  bearing  the   royal   crest.
MARY BRENNAN . « . SUierlcordia Graduate 'Victim
A Freeland mother and father, their two daughter* and two other girl* were killed late yesterday afternoon when their automobile wa* (truck by a Lehigh Valley Transit Company expre** train near Quakertown.
The victim* were John J. John¬ son, 47, Mrs. Grace Johnson, wife, ) their two daughters, Mary, 20, and Aiieen, 13; Mary Brennan, 20, a niece of Johnson, and Eileen Gal¬ lagher 22, a friend.
The accident occurred at Brick Tavern Crossing, two miles nortH of Quakertown, while the John- •on's were enroute to their Free- land home after a trip to Philadel¬ phia to bring their eldest daugh¬ ter back home to spend the hoU- days with them.
Identity of the victim* wa* not established until several hours after the crash. The automobile was demolished and the license plates so crumpled that identifica¬ tion was difficult.
The machine waa dragged 500 feet by the speeding two-car elec¬ tric train enroute from Allentown to Philadelphia. Four of the vic¬ tims were dead when the train crew reached the wreckage. The others died on the way to th* Quakertown Hospital. Son and Daughter Left
At the Johnson home last night, neighbori and friend* were at¬ tempting to eoothe the terrible sorrow of the only remaining mem¬ bers of the family, Betty, 19 and John, 21, who did not accompany their parents on the tragic trip.
Johnson was a member of the teaching staff of Freeland school* for many years.
Mary Brennan, who accompanied the Johnsons on their trip, wa* graduated last June from College Misericordia. Dallas, and received her preliminary teaching experi¬ ence in the Luzerne borough schools. She Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Brennan, prominent Freeland resident*, and besides lier parents is survived by one sister and three brothers.
The   Brennan   family,   followlBf (Continued  on   Pag*  A-4)
Wife of Disabled War Veteran Makes Rich Gold Find in West
San Diego, Calif., July 2. (UP) — Di*covery of a rich mother lode, which experts termed second only to the rich homestake mine. In North Dakota, has been made on the ranch of a disabled World War veteran, near Lakeside, it wa* re¬ vealed today.
The wife of Guy Kimball mad* the rich discovery while following her  hobby  of  proipecting.
Already »h* has refused offers of $20,000 and $30,000 for th* property. Sh* «ay« "perbap* It wiU
rw- gMoyg I ^lA ¦III II vi^    : - ¦.   v.irif^-^L .: f^
! bring $100,000 and perhap* aa muflh
' a* $1,000,000." Parallel Veins Assays of the heavy, green i»rs,
: which   was   found   in   two   parallel
I veins, separated by a vein of gray- white quartz, have shown gold t« the extent of between $20 and tTS
I a ton. No a*say ha* been run on
! the  quartz.
The Kimballs bought th* 840> acre ranch in 1931 when Kimball wa* bedfast as the result of a lun( Infection caused by gaa ta th* World War.