Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              A Paper For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Weather
Sunday:   Fair and warmer. Monday: Wanner, eloudy.
33RD YEAR, NO. 17—55 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, MAY 14, 1939
PRICE TEN CENTS
POLES GIVE NAZIS NEW WARNING
SOFT COAL MINERS ORDERED TO WORK BY UNION LEADERS
*•
\
Chandler Defies Lewis with Troops As Six Groups Fail to Sign
New Ynrk, May i^ (UP)—Go-to- orders, effective Monday, ^t oul today to most of the na¬ tion's sofl coal miners, ending n stoppage which hnd threatened to create  an acute  fuel emergency.    '
The United Mine Workers of America instructed the greal ma¬ jority of Ils 340,(Xin eastern mem- I hers to join I2B,000 western miners in a nation-wide resumption of soft coal  production nexl week.
The orders followed the ratifi¬ cation, hy the joint Appalachian wage-hour conference, of a union shop contract with the UMWA and IS of the 21 operator.s' associations ¦ of the eight-state region. |
>lnny Othein Already Signed
A majority of operators outside Ihe Appnlnchinn aren. who in past yenrs hnd awaited the action of Iheir enstern colleagues, ijr^ndy hnd signed ngreements with the union, ending n sympath.v walkout whirh   started   May  4  and  5.
Uninn officinls snid thnt most of the operators represented by the six Appnlachinn nssociationn wHo refused to ratify the contracl were expecled to sign up individually next  week.  Mnny,  they said,  have
tinloii district leader, for Monday. |.
Today's   action   by   the   Appnln- ; chlnn    conference    climaxed    nine weeks of tedious and  c'ten  bitter , negotiations   which   started   Mnrch i 14.   The   new   contract   renews   the wage-hour provisions of the 1M7-3!) agreement, which expired Mnrrh ,11 nnd  contnins  in  addition   two  sen¬ tences   giving   the   I'MWA   n   com¬ plete  union shop making member¬ ship   in   the   organization   a   condi¬ tion of employment. The wage-hour provisions   re-establish   the  .l.'^-hour week nnd the old dailv basic wnge of Jfi in the north and $.'5.B0 in thc south Six Withdraw
The nix associations which with
Every Story Has an Ending
Boston, May 13. (UP)—Tues¬ day, Messenger Benjamin Laven. ger, bH, of (1123 Avenue K) Brooklyn, N. Y., thought him¬ self "lucky" when he success¬ fully vanished with $2,000 own¬ ed by Wall Streel Banker. Hen¬ derson & Company.
Yesterday, his "luck" contin¬ ued nnd he won the daily douhle which pnid .'J139.70 at Narragan- sett.
Todny, while mailing a letter here, he wns arrested for New York authorities. He had $780 in   his   pocket.
"I knew I was on the skids," he said. "Thnt was the only lime  I   won  at  'Ganselt."
Tells of His 150-Mile Trip In Dory From Sunken Ship
Fishermen Rowed Two Da.vs Through Dense Fos: to Safety After Collision; Held to Course Without Even Compass
Poison Syndicate Suspects
-^
T
Soft Coal Peace^
Encouraging;	
Meet on Monday
Boston,   May   13    (UP)—A   .un- .corched fisherman, one of 47 sur¬ vivors  of Wednesdny's collision  In I which two fishing schooners snnk, : snt with his wife and five children I tonight   nnd   gravely   lold   how   he j fell   ns   with   two   compnnlons   he rowed  1150  miles  to  safety  in  4.'SH ! hours.
"We were all asleep oul there ; when It hnppened," snid Andrew ! Decker, who with Cornelius Murphy of Cambridge and Mnrk Cotrenu of Boston rowed to the Moose 'Penk Light const guard sta¬ tion on the easternmost tip of Mnine.
The remnining survivors of the crash between the Isabeile Parker and the Edith C. Rose, dressed in nondescript clothes and needing a shave, were brought here today from Yarmouth, N. S., by the coast guard. Only one man died In the accident, apparently of heart dis¬ ease,
Hnving doffed his dishevelled clothing nnd finished a huge din¬ ner in his Rockporl cottnge. Decker wa. ready to tell hi. family of the eient. Kept Course In Fog
"The Ihree of us put a dory overside nnd jumped in," he snid In telling of the mad scramble from the bunks to the deck. "We hung nroiint a minute, hut It wnn no foggy  we  couldn't  nee   nnd   nil  we
MH..I.a    U«M—   ¦**<^&   9    1**^.   !\'   j.'^'^P   -l.'-.-'t
"We pushed off from the Parker when she began to go down and wnited for somebody to come along, but the fog wns so hnd you couldn't see nnylhing. I took Ihe onrs and Connie and Mark tried to get som. sleep, but ll was pretty nenr Im¬ possible becnuse ll wns «o cold."
"Well we took turns at the oar. and just kept rowing. You could tell the difference helween day and night, bul in thnt fog thnt was nbout all you could tell.
"It was Just breaking light on the second dny when Connie spot¬ ted a light. In a Iltlle while we got ashore and I figured we had kept almost due northwest without a compnss or nnything else."
Alnn  Saved Hin Dog
Cotreaii wnn spending the eve¬ ning with his 73-yenr-old mother whose fisherman husband wta. drowned 3."i years ago. Murphy-, i however, wns spending the eve- j ning playing wllh bin Newfound- Innd dng Teddie, who hnd been tnken off the ship by men In one of the other dories. j
Theirs had been a vigorous meet¬ ing    on    the    dock    thin    morning. Murphy   had   crushed   the   dog   in his  nrms fnr n minute,  then  held I It oul by one hand nnd said:
"You stny with me after thin. Why If you'd been nlong with u. we could have enten you." |
'i-ioVeA    &'«.«trc4-ti"i . 1,V<^
Slow Suicide In Hospital
San Jose, Cal., May 18. (UP)— George Mathews, 39, .aleeman, .lowly committeed aulcld. over a three week, period at county hospital while unsuspecting doc¬ tors and nurses hovered around him.
Mathews wan taken toth. ho.- pltnl three week, ago and given treatment for alcoholism.
Unknown to the doctor., Mathewn began eating deadly, .low-acting poison tablets while he law on his hospital cot.
Todny h. explained what he had   done.   Then  he   died.
David Brandt, Uft, and Morris Bolber, right, at a court hearing in I'hlla¬ delphia.   They are accused n. leaders of the murder-for-lnsurance ring
NCREASEDINCOilG AND QUEEN
shouting. ' barked.
New York. May 13 (UP)    Wage- hour  contract  negotiators   for  the United  Mine   Workers   of  America and  I'ennsylvania  anthracite  oper- j ators   were   recessed    today   until i Monday  afler  agreeing  to  a  third ; week's    extension    of   the    preaent contract which  expired  April  30.
The extension, approved lnte yes¬ terday,  slaved  off n  possibh  shut-1 down   of  mines  employing  100,000
Six Are Badly Hurt in Four-Car Crash Here
Family of Five Sent to Hospital; Car Demolished
workers. II wns Indicated that thc drew' fro"m" the conference" in pro- | ^,'"K'''''',t^;" pm^ably^ wmijd settle test    agninst    the    union    shop
which John L. Lewln, UMWA presidenl. had remanded ns a jurisdictional  protection    were:
Southern Appnlachinn of eastern Tennessee and eastern Kentucky. Virginia. Harlnn county, Ky.: Big Sandv-Elkhorn of eastern Ken- j ally clauses tucky and Kanawha of southern West   Virginia.
All belonged to the so-called southern high volatile field which in past contract yeara ha.>t produc¬ ed the most uncompromising re¬ sistance  to  union  demands.
The Koppcrs Coal Company, said to be the aecond largest in the nation, and thc Ralcigh-WyomiiiE Mining Company, both of whom have properties in the southern high volatile field aa well as else¬ where, nccepted Lewis's offer, and there were indiiations other opera¬ tors, individually or by groups, would fnllnw «iiit Lewis  Warn,  ninsentern
I^wis warned the six dissenting associations nol to attempt to operate non-union or to employ violence against mine workers.
Referring to the statement of Gov. A. B. Chandler of Kentucky that he would send state troops to Harlan county to guard non-union mines. Lewis said:
".Soldiers can'l operate mines or mine coal. The time has come in America when coal miners cannot be shot back inlo thc mines . . . anyone who thinks that mine work¬ ers arc going lo be starved bnck Into the minea under non-union conditions is a fool."
LtwI. said there "must not bc any eviction of mine workers from their homes, there must not be any .hooting of mine workers by oper¬ ators or any use of lethal weapons against them."
He said his remarks were In- A.nded especially for Harlan coiin- My, Ky., where bloody violence has marked   past  Inbor  disputes.
The six associations which with¬ drew from the conference represent about 70,000,000 of thc area's annuni tonnage of 311,000.000 and employ about 70,000 miners. Pledge. Inlon Aid
Last night, however, Lewis gnve (Continued on Page A-10) '
n ew of   the
their differences and sign contrart before expiration extension.
Main points whirh held up Ihc conference were thc miners' de¬ mand for a closi'l shop and the operator.s'  demand  for strike  pen-
With the signing today of a soft coal contract, it was said, however, that prospects of signing n new two-year anthracite contract ap¬ peared better.
Oppone Strike Penaltle.
Minora were stronglv opposed to strike penalty rlauscs under which miners may be fined for unauthor¬ ized strikes and operators may be penalized monetarily for lockouts. Operators, al thc same time, were opposed  to thc  closed shop.
Thc operators proposed strike penalty clauses because, they con¬ tend, they have lost hundreds of thousands of man-hours of work under the present contract Ihrough illegal strikes. UMWA officinls re¬ plied thnt the loss nmounled only to 2.,5 per cenl of the mnn-days In¬ volved.
Under the present agreement, the union disciplines locals which cnll illegnl strikes by withdrnwing their chnrters and superseding local officers. The U.MWA hns ngreed to continue similar provision in the new cotracl.
Let Alibi
Out of the Bag
Boston, May 1,'i. (UP) De¬ jectedly, James Hornc, 22, of Philndelphin, stood in munici¬ pal court today and mnde no reply when asked if he were guilty  of  panhandling.
By sign language and in writ¬ ing, he insisted he was a "deaf mule."
Suddenly Alienist Edouard Sandor. crept behind Home and smashed a paper hng. Home jumped—then admitled lying. He wna given a two-month jail sentence.  /
Refusal to Quit Political Jobs Causes WPA to Fire 84 Workers
Six   persons,   including   an   Old Forge   mother,    father   and   three small   rhildren,  were   injured   In   n four-car  collision   on   Ihe   Daleville highway   la-st   night   nt   a   oclock. ; All are patients In the Hahnemann Hospital,    Scranton,    where    they were taken  by State Motor Police. Their   condition   at   midnight   was given  as   "fair." I     The victims were Stanley Rogou- i ski,   141   Sussex   street.   Old   Fore. I who   sustained   back   injuries   and body  bruises;  his wife, Mary,  suf¬ fering from a fractured pelvis and : body   bruises:   Stanley   jr.,   age   7, I lacerations  of the scalp and  body i bruises;   Edward,   13,   possible   in¬ ternal    injuries,    and    Joseph,    11, shock   and   bruises,   all   passengers in   the   family   car   of   which   the father     was     the     operator;     and Benny Schiowitz, 426 Soulh  Wash¬ ington   street,   Scranton,   alone   in his   aulo. Knocked llnconncloun
Schiowitz was knocked uncon¬ scious, according to Private Mun¬ son of State Motor Police, who In¬ vestigated. He was revived en¬ route to the hoapital, where il was found that he was suffering from leg and head lacerations. It Is feared he Is injured internally.
The four cars involved were operated by Rogouski, Schiowitz, Miss Ivy Doris Harrison of 4317 48th street, Southside, N. Y., and Harry L. Frezert, 43,5 East Mount Airy avenue. Mount Airy, Phila. Private Munson, in reconstructing the accident, said that the Rogou¬ ski car was traveling east on the highway and the three others in a westerly direction. Pulled Out of Line
Rogouski was traveling in a line of six or seven cars and, as he was going over a knoll on the highway, reportedly pulled lo the left, struck the Harrison vehicle's front wheel, swung around and struck the car operated by Schiowitz and then crashed head-on into the automo¬ bile whirh Frezert was operating.
Traffic was snarled al the scene of the wreck for some time, as passing motorists stopped to ex¬ tricate the victims. The Rogouski vehicle was badly smashed, caved in like an accordion. The car oper¬ ated hy Frezert also was badly damaged.
All Ihe accident victims were taken in passing cars to the Hahne¬ mann Hospital. X-rays of their in¬ juries were to be laken early this morning. i
Who Said
It Was Chilly?
Boston, May 13. (UP)—Th? season's first sunburn case wns reported al city hospital today. The victim, John Gavin, 44, hnd fallen  asleep  on  the  beach.
CUT U. MI
Improved Business
^pq.'!, U^sxpeoted
¦  A+d to Treasury- -• - -¦
HALTED BY BERGS
Washington, May IS. (UP)— Tighter control over spending and an unexcepted increase in revenue. Treasury statistics indicated today, m.iy reduce the budgeted deficit for the 1939 fiscal year by more than $500,000,000.
If the Current trend of Income and spending is maintained during the remainder of the fiscal year which ends June 30, indications are the budget situation may shape up in this fashion.
Reverses to .^voiri Collisiow Sailor-Stricken
BY
Claim Gendarmes Shot Down 22, Attacked Wives
Rtetlpti   	
Eiiiiandlturtt   .
Dflflfilt   (nat)   .
RsvlMif
Eitlmita
.   IS.HIM.IMO.Me
.   ti.iiM.iinii.Mn
i.ioo.nM.nni)
Builo«t
Eltlmatii
.9,9211.070.11011
9.492.129.000
.).972.259.000
T
Local Industry Begins to Feel Effects
Portland. Ore.. Mny 13. (UP) All Pacifir Conal waterfronts might be¬ come involved in Portland's harbor dispute il appeared tonight when the International Longshoreman's and Warehousemen's Union here designated as "hot cargo" all ship¬ ments diverted from thi. closed port.
The union asked its district head¬ quarters in San Frnncisco to ex¬ tend the hot cargo order to all ports.
Such action would aid the local in Its fight with the Portland Waterfront Employers' As.sociation. The dispute dates back several months to the refusal of thc Luek¬ enbach Steamship line to observe an NLRB order to reinstate three men belonging to thc Maritime Office Employees' Union,
Arbitrator. Present
The union's latest move cnme while three federal mediators were laboring to speed compromi.se of the controversy, gravest on the Portland watrfront in two ye.Ti.s.
Employers closed the port three days ago after longshormen .^up- porting the office unionists pro¬ test, refused to pass an imaginary picket line around the freighter William Luekenbach.
Already locnl industry was be¬ ginning to feel effects of the clo¬ sure. .Sawmills retarded schedules and prepared to shut down if the deadlock is nol broken in thc im¬ mediate future.
Budget officials admitted when the 1939 fiacal year estimates were prepared that they based their computations on the comparatively low stale of business activity last year. Business since has improved and so has miscellaneous internal revenue. In addition, corporations did better in the final quarter of 19.'!8 than was anticipated. As a re¬ sult. Income tax receipts increased above expectations In the first quarter this year. Saving Reaerve Fund
Another factor bearing on pros¬ pects for a lower deficit is the stronger control exercised by the budget bureau over spending. At the start of the fiscal year, the budget bureau, after hearing from departments and agencies how they Intended to apportion con¬ gressional appropriations, ordered $310,525,236 "impounded" in a re¬ serve fund. This was the amount budget experts decided the depart¬ ment and agencies might save without serious impairment of their operations.
In several cases, the budget bureau has been asked to release some of these reserve.. Whereas, In past years, virtually all of the reserve funds have been released by this time of the year, the budget bureau permitted withdrawal of only $12,'),4,')0,227 through April ,30, leaving $185,000,000 remnining. Up lo March 31, $114,000,000 was re¬ leased. Only $11,000,000 was re¬ leased in April and budget offirials indicated they would be increasing¬ ly "hard-boiled" between now and the end of June,
Story   of   reception plans on Page A-10
Aboard S, S. Empress of Aus¬ tralia, May 13. (UP) — Extraordi¬ nary precautions were taken aboard the Empress of Australia tonight after the big liner bearing King George and Queen Elizabeth lo America reversed her engines to escape collision with an iceberg. They will reach Quebec on Tues¬ day,   a  day  lale.
Three lookouts, two In the fore¬ castle and one in the crows nest, were posted with relief ordered every two hours as the liner—a dny behind schedule - crawled through a field of icebergs toward Quebec.
Ship Reverse.
The lookoul men, peering through a grey curtain of fog, suddenly sighted an iceberg dead ahead. The ship', whistle sounded three warn¬ ing blasts and the engines were reversed suddenly. The ship waa brought to a dead halt and, after the two cruisers convoying the liner had maneuvered out of the way, the big liner reversed unlil it was able lo clear the iceberg.
The King and Queen were on the promenade deck nt the time and watched the maneuver with great interest. A few minutes later the engines were ngain reversed and, as the fog brnke away, they could see a whole fleld of ice on the  starboard.
Their majestle., with deck blankets around their shoulders because of the sudden drop In lemperattire, watched from the rail and questioned officers about the Ice fleld. Conditions Improved slightly within the next hour and Iho liner waa proceeding this after¬ noon at four or five knots, but was still more than 200 miles from (^ape Race. The ship made only .ibout 35 miles between daybreak and noon.
One cf the members of the crew most Interested in the icebergs was William Lucas, a steward, who waa one of the nurvivors of the Tilnnir, wrecked    by   an    iceberg    in   mld-
Sofla, Bulgaria, May 13. (UP) — rhe government's press department asserted tonight that Rumanian gendarmes attacked and killed 22 Bulgarian. In a frontier Incident al Belicza, near Dobrudja, on Tues¬ day.
"On May 9, 22 Bulgarian, ware massacred at Belicza," the depart- i-,-.?rr. -!•>•<' ¦Tr'rf.-.fiiaw .»•¦¦¦: .ii-i:' .i'^V'hnrest bv vnrioua ngenri»«_ at-, templed to describe the victim, aa comiladjis coming from Bulgaria to spy or attack notables and their properties in Dobrudja. The true atory is altogether different. Denerted and Fled
i "During the recent Rumanian mobilization 60 Bulgarians from Belicza deserted and sought refuge on  Bulgarian territory."
The statement continued by charging that Rumanian troops and
I gendarme, raped the wives and daughler. of the Bulgarians, som.
I ot whom  later were  finally  kill.d
! in a woods by machine gunners.
t "Only three succeeded in escap¬ ing, hiding in a.Ietj^^,<i»BA.^^er two terrible nights, woundeo and exhausted, they crossed the frontier to Bulgaria," the statement said. "Th*ir atory of the massacre filled the frontier population with horror and Bulgarian puhlic opinion is running highesl as a result of these attacks and brutality." The press department denied re-
i ports   of   alleged   Bulgarian-Greek
i frontier incidents.
Greece Call. Two Clanne.
i London, May 13. (UP) OUBcers and technicians in two classes— 1928 and 1934- have been called lo active Greek army aervire today, it wna learned   eliably here tonight.
I In addition three claaaea of soldiers   from    fl 'f   dlatricta   were
' cnlled up. No further details were immediately availnble due to Greek censorship  regulations.
Awaiting Demonstration By Germans
1,300,000 ARMED
Backed by England And France
EXPECT MUSSOLINI TO RENEW DEMANDS IN SPEAKING TOUR
Atlantic voyage.
In   1912   on   her   maiden
ARRESTED IN CTTV STORE
Frank Johnson, ,')2, of Philadel¬ phin, wns arrested in a centrni city More by Detectives Koval nnd Wil¬ liams yesterday afternoon nnd locked in jail. He is charged wilh :obbery.
Rome, May 13 (UP) -Premier Benito Mussolini Is expected to open a new oratorical barrage for fulfillment of Italy's natural aspir¬ ations in the Mediterrnnenn tomor¬ row on a long-awaited tour of northern Italy and Fascist fortifi¬ cations  on  the French  frontier.
The Faarist premier, departing tonight for Turin, will make the first of several speeches tomorrow morning, probably discussing both foreign   and   domestic   problems.
Fascists snid thnt the premier wns expected to revive Italy's claims against France, which have been pushed into the background recently by Germany's seizure of Czechoslovakia nnd Italy's thrust into Albania.
Sailor Stricken
Sev!ral    ships    were    fog-bound near the Empress of Austrnlin, one
of  them   wirelessing   Ihnl  ahe   hnd | PQMWCIV|T|0|\|   OPENED been lied up for four dnys nnd wns ' ^^       "-
: I
THEATRE PRO.IE< TlONISrS AITOMOBILE ROBREI)
A car owned by George Hayden, projectionist nl the Orpheum Thea¬ tre, waa robbed of a set of new fng lights, a pair of gloves and owner's cnr yesterdny. Hnyden hnd pnrked his machine in Ihe rear of the theatre yeaterday before noon. He diacovered the nrtirles misaing when he returned to il Insl night al   11   oclock.
Washington, May 13. (UP)—The Works Progress Aiiinlnistration re¬ vealed tonight that It h.is dis- chnrged 84 workers throughout the '¦ountry for failure to comply with restrictions prohibiting politlcnl nctlvity nnd Is investigating 11 cnses of nlleged political coercion for  poaaible   proaecutlon.
fn Today's Issue
Claulfled  B—U
Editorial    C—2
¦Mnvie.    A—IB
PollUes   C—J
Social    A—13
Sporta   B—l
Story  B—10
Radio    B—11
Deputy Admlnisirator Howard O. Hunter announred the dismissala. ordered under a resolution passed at this session of Congress pro¬ hibiting any WPA supervisory em¬ ployee from holding n position of polilical influence and making il a felony for such persons to promise employment, threaten lo deprive a person of employment or to solicit funds from relief work- era   for   politiral   purpose?.
One hundred persons hnve quit their WPA jobs, preferring to keep their polilical positions, ns a result of the ineasure, he said. He de¬ clined  to mention  specific  cases.
The 11 canes under Invesligalion will be turned over to the justiie department when the inquiry Is completed, he aaid. '
JERSEY POLICE HOLD TWO LOCAL RUNAWAYS
New Jersey Slate Police picked up two Hanover youths last night and held them at the Turkcrton Slation, Hammton, N. J., until par¬ ents were contacted. Both are held as  runaways.
The boys, Ambrose KoprcakI, IB, of 51 Lynwood avenue, and Stanley Rcmrhak, 17, of 105 (Goeringer ave¬ nue,  left home several  dny.-. aso.
Parents of Ko'TcsUi nified authorities that the boy might he released. Ince they are fnrmerly from Tuckerton and intend lo re¬ turn to reside there tomorrow. Remrhak'a mother reported thai her husbnnd ia somewhere in New York and she lacks money to transport him.
I
JFree Street Cars, BusscSf Monday Store's Spring Value Festival
WilKes-Barre's retail merchanis will conduit a Spring Value Festival  tomorrow,  the   first   of  its   kind  ever  nttempted.
Through the co-operation nf BENESCH'S, THE BOSTON SrORP:, LAZARUS, PEOPLES OUTFITTING CO. and POME¬ ROV'S with thi.s newspaper, free street car nnd bus servire to renlral city Wilkes-Barre will be available from 9:30 until 10;.'?0 in Ihe morning and from 1:30 until 2:.30 in the afternoon. Stotc hours  will   be   from   9:.'I0   until  5:30  oclock.
Readers of the SUNDAV I.N'DEPE.N'DE.NT will find a special aection containing news from the .sponsoring stores with today's issue. All other ret.nll .^torc^ nf th- central city are also joining in supcial merrhnndi: e offr;-. for the occasinn nnd their store news will he  found in the i»3ular columns of today'.'* issue.
unable    to    observe    her    position j which the Empress gave her. I     The   Royal   party   learned   with I concern     this    afternoon     that     a member of the crew of the cruis¬ er   Glasgow,   one   of   thc   warship.; convoying   the    P^mpress   of   Aus- i tralia,     had     been    stricken    with acute  hppcndirities.
A life boat from the cruiser , manned by bluejackets wearins lifebelta came alongside the Em- j press and the King's surgeons, i C^apt. White nnd .loaeph Maxwell, ' climbed down Ihe rope ladder into thc  boat.
The Glasgow came out of the fog and moved as close to the liner as pnssible to pick up the nur- geonn.
I Slow   I'rngrens
!     The    liner    continued    to    make ', very slow progress  this afternoon. , Members   of   the   Royal   parly   ¦ pressed  regret  thai  the  delay  was '¦ tlisrupting  arrangcment.s  In  Cana- : da but nothing can be done exrept I tnke ever.v precaution to avoid the ! dnngers  of  fog  nnd   Icebergs.
Later the surgeons returned from
the  Glasgow  slating  the  operation
hnd   been   successful.   The   Queen
sent the patient a basket of fruit.
I     At   6:30   p,   m.   the   fog   wa.   so
! dense thnt passengers could hardly
see   Ihe   length   of   the   ship.   The
' vessel was 230 mile, .ast of Cape
Race.
BYK. OFC. IN SCRANTON
War.aw, Poland, May 18 (UPi • Poland officially warned German* tonight that her army of 1.300,000 men .tood r.ady for war If anjl attempt were made to .el.« tht Fre. City of Danzig by fore*.
It was understood that the gOT« ernment wa. awaiting a .cheduUd Nazi demonstration in the free city on Monday a. an Indicator of th. German attitude.
With the heavily-armed powers of Europe aligned more firmly than ever in opposing bloc, th. declaration of the Polish govern* ment empha-alzed the grave danger j —If not the certainty—that any explosion   at   Danzig  would   touch
I "linmediaut Action'
I *Any attempt tO"fiiter the pr..- ent .tate of affairs in Danzig will I hnve a. an Immediate effect Imme¬ dinte action by the Polish military forces which at present are in a slate of readiness for war," th. sinlement said.
The government's declaration waa understood to have been made because official sources felt it necessary in view of reports from Dnnzig in the lasl two days.
These  reporta  gave   the  imprei- sion,   according   to   Polish   clrcl*. i that the Nazi party In Danzig wM hopeful  thnt  Poland   would  main- I lain  an  Inactive  atlilude  In  event ! a plebiscite were held in  the frea eity   to   decide   whether   it   should he  returned   lo  the   Reich,  as  de¬ manded   by  Adolf  Hitler  or   even in event of a Nazi putsch to sell, the clly by force. Want Nn  .MInunder.tanding
To make certain that there wai no misunderstanding in Berlin, tha Polish statement was issued in firm terms and as a supplement to the warning given on Thursday by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain. The prime minister emphasized the importance of th. Danzig issue by saying that, Britain would fight if Danzig wer. attacked and if Polish indepen¬ dence   were   threatened.
France alao joined in the warn¬ ing, declaring the determination ot the Britiah-led anti-aggression front to oppose almosl any future totalilariau expansion by force of nrms—regardless of the actual Im¬ portance of the Danzig issue. Nasi  Demonstration  .Monday
The fact that .Nazi groups ar« planning a large demonostralion In Danzig on Monday night apparent¬ ly prompted the warnings at thli time, ns there had been fear, thit th. meeting, might be made th. occaaion for a German mov. t« achieve complet. control In thi free city.
Polish circles also were blttit because of the prohibition of a meeting of Danzig Poles on Friday to observe the fourlh anniversary of the death of the Polish hero. Marshal Josef Pilsudskl. The Dan¬ zig Senate barred the meeiing, al¬ though many Poles met anyway.
"The meeting could have been held indoors," one official .aid. "The Senaie regrets having had to make this decision bul feels It wii in the enterests of the community. In any event, the application to hold the meeting was received too late."
Delegations from all sections of Pennsylvania nrrived in Scranton yeaterday and last nighl lo attend thc annual state convention of the Knights of Columbus which opens today nnd ends Tuesdny night.
T! ^ delegates, along wilh repre¬ sentatives of the Columbian Squires, a Catholic youth sociely, will nttend mnss this morning In SI.   Peter's  Cnlhedrnl.
State officern held neverni con¬ ferences laat nighl with leaders of ! the   Srranton   Council.
FALSE ALAR>I
Wilkea-Barre Fire Company No. 5 answered a false alarm at thi corner of North Main and Beau¬ mont .treet. at 11:10 last night. It was sent In from Box IS.
GOLDWYN Bl VS SHARES IN I NITED ARTISTS
Hollywood, May 13 (UP)—Samuil Goldwyn, veteran film producer, to¬ day purchased from Mary Pick¬ ford, Douglas Fairbanks mni Charlie Chaplin their inler..t In United Artists Studios, It wi4 learned tonight.   Official announei-
b*
Open house will be observed to- j ment   of   the   transaction   will night. I mnde Monday In New York,
Postmaster and Assistant Killed In Federal Building Shooting
Corpus Christl, Tex., May 13 (UP) -Gilbert McGloln. Corpu. Chriati postmaster, and A. E. Dit- ner. hia assistant, were killed today in a mysterious .hootinf In the federal building.
The   shooting   occurred   In   Mc-
Gloln'n  office.
When other employees v.ho heard the shots ran Into the room, they found DItner dead and Mc- Gloin fatally wounded.
pl.tol   was   found   In   Hit took  eharfO
On.
room.
Federal   authorltle. of Ihe investigation.
Both victim, wera veteran, ol the po.tal Mrvtc. McGloin wt« serving his third term as poat¬ master and Ditner had been ii- i sistant postmaster for .everil years.
McGloin Wis ¦ family prominent TiXii.
memb.r   of   • in thU part itf
¦^¦Sa^-Mta^si^siV.^'i, ¦ jmsaa
^..^^