Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Weather
Sunday: Generallv, fair, r&tlier eesL Monday: Cloudy, warmer.
33RD YEAR, NO. 12-^0 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 9, 1939
PRICE TEN CENTS
ITALIANS TAKE OVER ALBANIA
EUROPE'S FIRST [NVASION BY AIR
Great Britain Ready to Fight to Defend Greece
HLL VOTE
MONDAY ON
WPA FUND
Leaders Certain Drive for Increase Will Be Beaten
\ Trucksville's Mound of Ice Defies Spring
DOUBT SINCERITY
House Probe of WPA Actions Also Delayed
Washington. April 8. (UP)—Sen, Alva B, Adams, D,. Colo., floor mansger for the $100,000,000 emer¬ gency relief bill, charged tonight thst "there are not more than 10 sincere voles" in the Senate for the controversial proposal to in¬ crease the total lo $1,10,000,000 as desired bv President Roosevelt,
Adams  predicted  that   when   the
Senate   voles   on   the   measure   st
4:.'I0 p, m.. EST Monday, advocates
'of the President's  figure will  lose
"l\vo-to-one,"
Adams Confident
' v,ta.w ii»9r «(tuatlon without n i" he snid efter the Senate eonciiifled its ..econd Saturday ses- ilon of the vear, "When you are betting on the nose, there Isn't much concern over how far bnck the serond horse Is,
"There are not more than 10 sin¬ cere votes fnr the $1,10,000,000 iniendment. For various reasons, ether senators feel committed to vote for it."
After listening to a four-hour ipeec h by Sen. Ernest Lundeen, F-L, Minn,, in favor of the $1.10,- «)0,00(), Democratic Leader Alben W, Barkley of Kentuckv obtained «n agreement to vole Monday. Hope to (Jain Votes
Sen. Claude Pepper, D., Fla., tnilitnnt New Deal leading the fight for Ihe President's request, con¬ ceded thai he was confronting "tre¬ mendous odds" In view of the •greement between administration lesders and economv bloc senators to supporl the $100,000,000 in order to avoid a controversy that might Jeonnrdize the entire Works Pro- tress Administration program. ,»"However," Pepper aaid, "we are Wining ground and the reaction over the weekend may swing some more votes In our direction,"
Members of the Pepper group expressed hope that Mr, Roosevell Would issue a new slalement on the relief question.
A Saturday session, forced by Repiihlican Leader Charles L, Mc- Nsry of Oregon, who said he con¬ sidered the delay over the bill "ridi,i;!ous," cost senators an xa«ter holiday and brought nothing wit a filibuster by the Pepper po'.iM to delay nction unlil Monday.
W'PA Pfoh». Dp|a.ved
Meantime,  .1.  O'Connor  Roberts. "iun»el    for    the     newly     formed Hfl.ise WPA investigating commit- ¦¦sid  today  that   Ihc  WPA   in-
THREAT TO EMPIRE LINE MEANS WAR
Rumania, Turkey Believed Certain to Join United Front
Washington Believes War Crisis at Hand
HOPE FOR BULGARIA
Back of the William Conyngham . main as a monument lo Jack Frost
until   summer   heat   itself   brings destruction.
Right now il stands almost 20 feet high and .'50 feet wide »l the base. It is solid, seasoned ice ex¬ cept for a hole from top to bottom
estate at Trucksville a huge mound of ice has been buill up through the winter from Ihe spray of an overflow pipe jutting out of the mountainside.    It  threatens  lo  rp-
up which spray from the pipe at the bottom ha.s risen lo settle on the sides and constantly build up the  icy "volcano,"
An Idea of its size can be gained from that of the man, pictured above, standing at its base.
Valley Well Rushed By Easter Business
Motor and Rail Travel, Mostly Inbound, Also Shows Increase as Calendars Agree On Date of Christendom's Day of 'Peace'
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The fact that this year the Julian and Gregorian calendars coincide and all Christians will celebrate Easter today brought big increases in all lines of Easter business in Wyoming Valley yesterday. Bus and   rail   travel   Ihrough   here   felt
that more patrols will be used on the highwa.vs today if yesterday's weather holds In gond weather, extra precautions always are found necessary for a holiday such as Easier,
Extra Busses, Trains Greyhound    Bus    Terminal    re-
Recommends Mercy For John Carroll; Stabbed Davis
the same impetus. Though the war   ported  twice as many people com-
tee
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scare picked a most unhappy lime, il was far away.
All passenger vehicles were run¬ ning heavy schedules, Wilkes-Barre Railway Company reported extra service on practically all lines until 11   oclock   last night.
Central city played host to Ihou- ,^»nds of Saturday shoppers, with florists and candy shops doing a land oflfice business. And the drink¬ ing establishments also were heav¬ ily packed until closing hours, since llie period of fasting expired yes¬ terday at noon.
Although warm weather prevail¬ ed at Harvey's Lake, Chief of Police Stevenson said few people were out to enjoy the scenery. He looks forward lo a hig crowd today, if the weather continues mild. It is not unusual either fnr a swim¬ mer to lake, lo the water nn Easier.
State Molor Police said last night
Salsburg Mentioned as Counsel For Men Indicted by Grand Jury
Democratic 1
erne couniy
Democrals
ing inlo the valley for celebration of the holidays, as were leaving. The 6:25 oclock schedule from New York lasl night was made up of four busses. Traffic between Wilkes-Barre and Sunbury, taking in the towns of Shickshinny, I Bloonasburg and Danville, was re¬ ported unusually brisk.
Martz Bus Co.npany was using between seven and eight busses on each schedule oul of New York up unlil a iale hour last night. Passengers for ;he most part were local people who work or go to school In Ihe metropolis, returning to spend the holidays with their families.
Lehigh Valley Railroad has had extra cars on each train since Friday aflernoon, with most of thc traflfic coming into the valley by early yesterday morning. II slowed up considerably yesterday afler¬ noon. Two sections made up Friday's 9:15 and ll:.'ll p. m, trip.
The various travel agencies are ' puzzled as lo how tonight's ex¬ pected rush will be handled. Usu¬ ally, on Easter, people all attempt to rush out of town together. The agencies advise that reservations should be made if at all possible,     i
nnrists (leaned Out I
A tour of Wilkes-Barre last night
Attorney   Abram   Salsburg,   for-.     He  hinted   that   the ""r district attorney, who received   parly leadership in Luzerne couniy
•tste-wide   recognition   as   counsel   would   not  lel  innocent  Democrals ,  ,    ,.  .   „    . . .   ,
'<"¦    tlie    legislalive     investigating   suffer and that adequate legal ser-   revealed  that  florists  and  tcnipor- "nimittee   which   probed   charges ' vices would be placed at their dis-   ary f'o"*''',»''"P'' ;^I'Jf,  .¦I.".".' ".„i.. the   Earle   administration,! posal.
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'nomed up last night as chief de- ¦ense counsel for thc .'52 persons 'Muted hy the Luzerne couniy grsnd jury on alleged highway Ifsuds prior to the November elec¬ tion
The name of Atlorney Salsburg *«« brought into the picture prom- ^tntly by Democratic leaders yes- '"•day as they indicated that the WflV Itself will take a definite »wnd i„ rendering help to the men indicted,
Pinehot (anipaijn Recalled ^,"ne leader of the party said last
"The closing davs of the Pinchot ^¦'ministration of state affairs "as featured by a staggering rise '" highway expenditures, ss well - • jnmrlbuiions from those who bene- ''"'[i, without anv action take} "y wt district attorney."
Besides Atlorney Abram Salsburg, among olher members of the Lu¬ zerne county bar discussed were Attorney Edward .McGovern, At¬ torney John H, Bigelow, Attorney William    Pace,    Attorney    William
i Fahev, Attorney Charles Lenahan, Atlorney   A.   P.   Coniff,   Attorney
I Richard    Sheridan    and    Attorney Michael   Donohue, No  Statements
An effort to obtain a statement from leaders of thc Democratic parly indicted by the grand jury met wilh failure.
The majority insisted that no statement would be forthcoming until Ihey had an opportunity to discuss Ihe matler wilh party lead¬ ers and wilh the attorneys whi will defind them when their cases reach criminal court.
leaned oul. Business was steady all day and night and siores an¬ nounced that 'hey would be open as long as the people continued to pour In. Of course, thc majority, ! it was evident, would nol he able to remain open much longer, their stocks had been so depleted.
That    a    sufficient    amount    of spirits   had   been   sold   was   clearly I demonstrated   by  scores  of  inebri- I ated   meandering   about   the   city ¦ proper.    South Main street had an abundance     of     drunks.       Public Square   was   a   resting   place    for many others. City police were quile busy wilh I the celebralors and attaches hinted that   the   bastile   would   be   pai ked ' beforp thp night was out
Ppdestrian    traffic   was   lied    up for   some   time   st   the   oppning   of. tpontinued on Page A-14<
Scrantbn, Pa., April «, (UP)-- John Carroll, .'19. Scranton, was found guilty tonight of second de¬ gree murder in the fatal slabbing of George Davis, 45, also of Scran¬ lon, in a rooming house here Feb¬ ruary 22.
Sentence will be imposed later.
The jury, which had deliberated the case since Thursday afternoon, recommended extreme mercy In returning ils verdict before Presi¬ dent Judge Lc.ich,
Heavy Drinking
I Carroll and the victim roomed in the same home at fi04 North Main street, Scranlon, Witnesses at the trial described an all-day drinking bout that led up to the killing.
An argument resulted In "brutal beatings" of Ca-roll by Davis, One occurred In Davis' room and the olher in the furnace room of the home. In the laller fight Davis threatened to throw Carroll into Ihc furnace as he held him sus¬ pended in the air,
''* Davis, found on the floor of his room by a Scranlon police officer. died in Slate Hospilal, two hou j* after being slashed wilh a paring knife, Thc blade penetrated his heart, Carroll produced witnesses in support of a self-defense plea who testified that Davis was quar¬ relsome.
District Attorney M, J. Eagen and his assistnnl. John Miimh'-. appealed for a first degree verdict, contending that the eleiiuiN i. first degree, malice, motives nnd premeditation, existed, in that Car¬ roll returned to Davis' room t'. slab him after the fight had sun- sided,
Th* jury deliberated 47 hours,
PERU QUITS LEAGUE; CABLES DECISION
Concessions May Add New Ally; Soviets Send Ships
London, April 8. < UP)—Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hur¬ ried back lo London tonight to weigh a cabinet proposal that Great Britain publicly announce she will fight to defend the inde- i pendcnce of Greece and Turkey against totalitarian aggression in the Balkans.
At   the   same   time,   there   were authoritative reports that Rumania and  Turkey  were  expected  to  ad¬ here  nexl  week  to  the  British-led anti-aggression   front   allhough    ll was   uncertain   whether   any   offi- j cial   announcement   to   the   effect ] would be made, i Oansillatiory .>iov« I    Th'ese  moves   to   strengthen   the j British position may be accompan¬ ied,   some   ofiicial   circlea   believed, hy   a   conciliatory   gesture   toward Germany,   such   as   return   of   the British ambassador to Berlin.
Acting  upon   the   advice  of  four ministers    in    charge   of   Britain's armed     services,     an     emergency cabinet meeting of eleven out of 22 members  was  understood  to  have agreed   on   emergency   action   de¬ signed to draw a line against ag¬ gression in the Balkans just as the new  military  alliance with  Poland set up a barrier in Eastern Europe, Chamberlain    then    broke    short his Scotland Easter vacation, 1.-Italian    conquest    of    Al¬ bania,  which  forced  King  Zog Into exile,
2,—Increasing fears of Bal¬ kan nations that the Fascist thrust into Albania In close co-operation with Germany was the start of a totalitarian drive toward the Dardanelles parallel' with the Nazi expansion In Cenlral   Europe,
3, Arrival of four Soviet war.ships in thc Meditcrannean in apparent prcnaration for any eventuality In Europe,
4.—Continued movement of German troops wilhin the Reich, which Nazi officials aald were of no significance . but which Increased the concern of Poland over a possible move to recover Danzig or the Polish Corridor,
.1.—Proposals,    especially    by Labor   leaders,    for   an    emer- cency   meeting   of   Parliament, Its scheduled  sessinn  Is in  the Ihird  week  In  April. The  four service ministers were understood   to   have   expressed   to the  cabinet  meeting  their  fears  of a  southward   advance   of  the   Ger¬ man-Italian    Axis    powers    which would  endanger  British   communi¬ cations with  India and nther parts of    the     outlying     empire.      They favored  a  public  announcement  of Britain's   intention   tn   fight   if  the independence  of Greece  or Turkey is endangered, j
The  seven   other   members   prea-' cnl   at   the   meeting   were   said   in I tContinucd  on  Page  A-13) j
Washlngton,  April  8,   (UP)    Re-, sponsible    administration    offlcials expressed     belief     tonight     that Europe    will    face    a    major   war crisis wilhin seven lo ten days.
The belief was based on cabled ndvices from competent observers in European capitals containing flat predictions thnt Germany will move to seize Danzig, the Polish Corridor and possibly all or part of Polish Silesia, which contains Important coal and other mining resources.
The date mentioned by the olH¬ cials was April 15,
They said confirmatory reports have been received from severnl sources of definite preparations by Germany to move on Danzig and the Corridor,
The prediction that this would bring Ihe European situation tn a head was based on the fact that Poland has stated she will resist such a seizure with her armed forces and that such resistance automatically will Invoke the Franco-British pledge of support to Poland,
Offlcials said Ihat the date of April 15 was fixed for the reported atlempt by several factors. Among the most important of these were economic considerations, the re¬ ports said. In the view of these observers the Italian expedition against Albania was in the nature nf a diversion, designed lo shift the allenlion of the world away from the arena fh which the next Nazi cnup Is to be attempted.
LAND ENTIRE REGIMENT BY PLANE
1    3,000 Rushed in j    By Huge Bombers; I    Greatest Air Feat
AWAIT MUSSOLINI
German Troops Active Near Polish Frontier
Plan to Converge Five Divisions
On Berlin for Hitler's Birthday, April 20,
May Provide Screen to Concentrate Army
Berlin, April 8, (UP)—Ge.-man troops moved near thc Polish frontier tonight as thc Nazi press cited the totalitarian liquidation of King Zog of Albania,, as the "fate of   political   traitors."
Ofticial spokesmen reiterated that the continuing troop movements In East Prussia and near Ihe Polish C'orridor were on a small scale and that no "sinister" purpose was involved. Purpose in Douht
Thp purpose of the movements and simultaneous strengthening of Reich garrisons on Ihe Polish bor¬ ders was not clarified. There was no indication whether they were inlended to bring pressure on Col. Josef Beck, thc Polish foreign minister, upon his return from London where he concluded a mutual defense agreement, but Nazi sources said the limited ex¬ tent of maneuvers indicated there was no aggressive intent at the moment.
Beck conferred with the Polish ambas,sador and wns greeted by a German protocol nllii ial when his train passed through Berlin en route  to  Warsaw,  which  the  Nazi
press warned lo beware of siding Ihe encirclement of Germany by Great Britain and France,
"A sign thai the Morality Sisters 1 Britain and France) are getting ready to go on the war path is proved hy the manner In which the democratic news agenclej re¬ port developments regarding Al¬ bania," said the Zwulfuhblatt In regard to Germany's support of Italy's conquest. Five Divisions tn More
According tn the best authenti¬ cated reports of Nazi troop move¬ ments in the lasl few days, there have been considerable forces con¬ centrated in the southwestern cor¬ ner of East Prussia,
If (.lermany had any aggressive ]ilans at present, observers believed, they would come inlo the open be¬ tween April 12—when large num¬ bers of soldiers on Easter leave return lo their garrisons—and April 20, when an estimated five divi¬ sions are scheduled lo converge on Berlin in celebration of Adolf Hit¬ ler's 50th birthday. That movement of troops would provide an excel¬ lent screen for large scale con¬ centrations,  il  was  pointed out.
HULL SEES O.S.   ! ALBANIA FALLS
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Borah Calls Change Of Neutrality Act Best Way to War
Lima, Peru. April 8, (UPl The foreign office has cabled Peru's resignation from the League of Nations to Geneva, it was learned tonight.
Peru will continue to co-operate with Ihe technical bodies of th- League, however, especially the labor division and the tribunal nr international Justice, the foreign offic* said.
Weather Today? To Re 5(1-50—But
The weather man went half way   to   help   the   ladies   today.
So, for the Easter Parade, bright colors will be quite all righl.
He  iiHy,s,  "Generally  fair . . ."
But if they're flimsy It might be well to copy after the bright young thing in New Y'ork wiio astounded the maids In the ladies room by unzipping and taking a quilted petticoal from beneath a dainty gown.
Because the weather man adds, ". , , rather  cool,"
Main difficulty with all this is that 2:30 thia morning it was .-snowing.
Still, in these days nf Hitler, .Mussolini, Europe. War and Crisis, it's nice lo think that such a topic as Ihe weather "till can become first page news once  In a while.     /
Wa.shington, April 8, I UPl -The United Slates tonight sternly de¬ nounced Ital,y's invasion of Albania in a statement reflecting the mounting concern ot President Roosevell and Secretary of Stale C'ordell Hull that European devel¬ opments may lead the world Inlo war.
Thc American denuncintion was read to newspapermen personally by Hull after telephone communi¬ cation with Mr, Roosevell al Warm S"prings, (^a. It emphasized that the act is an additional threat lo world peace. Brings V. S. (loser
Hull plainly foreshadowed Ihe .iddilion of Albania lo the length¬ ening list of prizes of asgressors whose conquest has not received diplomatic recognition by the United States,
Hull's formal statement lopped a scries nf developments which mir¬ rored increasing preoccupation of the nation's capilol upon Ihe swift pattern of events abroad. Developments:
],- Sources believed lo reflect accurately the opinions of Presi¬ dent Roosevelt warned al Warm Springs, Ga,, that thc continuance of military aggres¬ sion by some nations is bring¬ ing the United Slates closer lo the momenl when economic policiea must be readjusted or world markets abandoned,
2.—Sen. William E, Borah, R., Ida,, the Senate's elder statesman in the field of for¬ eign affairs, expressed belipf that proposed changes in U, S. (Continued on Page A-14)
Hoped for Rescue As Italians Made Conquest Complete
Tirana, Albania, April 8.   (UPi The sturdy lillie Adriatic kingdom of Albania collapsed before Italian military  mighl  tonight.
Leaderless, their King Zog and his Queen exiled in Greece, the Albanians went down lighting wilh only a forlorn hope that democracy would come to their aid to sustain them.
Before Benito Mussolini's Roman legions poured inlo the capital, thousands of Albanians had demon¬ strated in the vicinity of the United States legation, calling for Ameri¬ can aid againsi the invaders, Italians Boned
"America will help usi" they shouted before fhe Italian legation.
Italian offlcials were booed and then the demonstrators marched Ihrough the streets three miles lo thc A«iierican legation. There, they cheered thc United States and President Roosevell, Members of Ihe legation slaff appeared on the front steps nnd acknowledged the cheers   but  declined   to  speak,
Thc parade capped two days of demonstrations in which Albanian patriots urged the populace lo tight Ihe Italians to thc last man. Ten thousand demonstrators had shout¬ ed Italy down before the Italian legation   on  Thursday  and  Friday,
Resistance Crumples
Then Zog's followers began pour¬ ing from the city and resistance to the Italian troops crumbled. When thc invaders marched into Tirana today lhey were cheered.
The lasl vestige of organized resistance was al Elbassan, which (Continued on Pag* A-14)
Great Parade of Welcome Planned; Kingdom Occupied
By ELEANOR  PACKARD
United Press Staff Correspondent
Tirana, Albania, April 8 (UPi — Italy took ovpr the little Adriatla kingdom of Albania in an unprece* dented aerial invasion today and thrust a Fascist military spearhead at the heart of the war-worried Balkans,
Landing   an   entire   regiment  of the famous six-foot-tall Grenadicra in a sensational airplane transport maneuver,   the   Fascist  high   com¬ mand  prepared  for  the  arrival  of Premier Benito Mussolini on Sun- day   or   Monday   by   smashing   at i scattered   but   still   stubbornly   re¬ sisting  Albanian   irregulars   in   the mountains and pushing on toward j the  Jugoslav and  Greek  frontiers. For all practical purposes, Albanian iarmy  resistance   was  crushed. Rush tn Interior
'    Seeking   lo  crush   the   remnants of Albanian resistance in the rough mountainous     country     beyond Tirana and  thus  break  through  a weak   link   in   thc   European   anti- aggression   front,   the   Fascist  war machine moved wilh lightning-like speed    in   thc   occupation   of   th* kingdom.   Developments   included: 1,—Announcement     to     the people over the Tirana—Italian controlled—radio  that  Premier Benito Mussolini would fly here on   Easter  Sunday  or  .Monday. 2,—Arrival of Count Galcazzo (7iano, the Italian foreign min¬ ister,   by  airplane   to  set  up  ft new    pro - Italian    protectorate regime    including   enemies   of King   Zog,   who   fled   with   his queen,    his    three-day-old   son and most of his cabinet minis¬ ters into exile iu Greece,
3,—Announcement that King Zog had been declared an "out¬ law" because of his opposition to Italy and would be seized If he returned to Albanian soil. 4,—Arrival of an entire regi¬ ment of 3,000 of the famous Italian Grenadiers—known as the toughest of Fascist fighters
 by airplane in Tirana lo aid
In    operations    already    under way   lo  clean   oul  snipers   and bands of Albanians still fight¬ ing the Ilalian invaders in the interior mountans, A military parade at Tirana wa» arranged for Mussolini's visit. Th* Fascist    dictator    is   scheduled    to make   a   speech   lo   the   Albanaii people here on Monday explaining Italy's   action   and   policy,   to   in¬ spect   the   Italian   troops   and   to visit several other poinls, including Scutari, Big Planes Roar In
The Italian troops, of which about 24 soldiers and sailors wer* killed and 100 wounded, wer* cheered by the anti-Zog elements which remained lo witness theif arrival in Tirana and Scutari, which is in the north close to th* Jugoslav frontier. The greatest and most impressive event of the con¬ quest, however, was the landing of the Grenadiers by plane.
All afternoon, Albanian natives in eastern dress stood at the air¬ field and gaped while the big Fas¬ cist planes roared up from th* coast, circled over the capital and came down lo the Tima airfield.
The bombing planes landed on Ihe field in a swift aerial proces¬ sion and, as the wheels stopped, the doors snapped open and out stepped fully-equipped Grenadiers. Great  Aerial  Feat
The Grenadiers quickly lined up in parade formation, carrying dismantled machine guns which tney assembled as they moved across the field from their planes. Military experts described the land¬ ing of the regiment as one of th* greatest  aerial  feats  in  history.
Me8n^vhile, liny Fascist tank* scoured thc roads of Albania after clearing a path for troops march¬ ing from the coast into the capital this morning.
Airplanes scouted  in advance of the  Italian columns spreading out (Continued on P«g* A-14)
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