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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 30, 1938
PRICE TEN CENTS
TASCIST PROGRAM' OF NEW DEALERS AHACKED IN FRANK'S FIRST ADDRESS
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PLANNING FLEET OF LITTLE SPEED BOA TS
Will Use Share of Navy Ex¬ pansion Funds to Exper¬ iment on 'Mosquitos'
USED NOW BY OTHERS
Believed  They  May  Solve
Problem of  Protecting
Long U. S. Coastline
Washington. Jan. 29. (UP)- Plans to experiment with deadly little naval "suicide" torpedo boats —similar to those in high-speed "mosquito fleets" already under development by other powers-are expected to be outlined Monday at the opening of hearings on the fgnn.OOCOOO naval building program.
Chairman Carl Vinson, D.. Ga., of the House naval affairs commit¬ tee, called Admiral William D. Leahy, chief of naval operations, to open testimony, presaging a swift drive for action on President Roosevelt's "navy second to none" program.
While President Roosevelt's rec¬ ommendations merely asked for appropriation of $l.'i.nOO,000 for ex¬ perimenting in small naval craft, Vinson understood the navy ex¬ pects lo use the funds for develop¬ ment of fast, small "suicide" boats. Onre  Considered  I'nsuitable
Nav.i! experts in t.*-.* past have considered the mobile "mosquito fleeta" developed by Italy, Great Britain and Soviet Russia to be unsuitable for American naval pur¬ poses.
Vinson revealed that he expects to question naval officials about tJie precise types of vessels they plan to develop under President Roosevelt's request for the .$15,- 000,000 experimentation fund. Tht President said experimental work would be centered on vessels be¬ low  3,000  tons.
The small "suicide" boats usually carry a crew of five or six men. are capable of speeds up to 50 knots and mount machine guns. Carrying torpedoes, they are be- lleVed capable of becoming a deadly arm of the navy in fleet encounters, darting into formations of enemy ships lo launch their torpedoes and relying upon their extreme mobility and small site to escape retaliatory   gunfire.
Assistant Secretary of Navy Charles Edison disclosed at Boston recently that such vessels were under consideration and some plans   had   been   drawn
Especially effective in smaller inland seas, their effectiveness in American fleets which operate over vast areas of the Atlantic and Pacific has been questioned. To  Protect Long Coastline
W'ilh funds for extensive experi¬ mentation, however, it was be¬ lieved that such vessels could be designed to fit into the American defense problems for attacking any enemy craft that might menace the long United States coastline The Jl.'i.OOn.OOfl authorization also Is expected to be used in experi¬ ment nn new types nf Diesel cn- gine,<i for navy fighting craft and other   mechanical   innovations,
Vinson .said he plans to amend "le experimental authorization section of the navy bill to permit further exploration of new air- eraft developments, including lighter-than-air craft.
Chairman Andrew .1. May. D., Ky,, of the House military affairs committee planned to speed action on  .Tuthorizing   legislation   fnr   the
Refuse to Halt Town Bombing
London, Jan, 29. (UP)--The Spanish Nationalist radio at Salamanca tonight broadcast a semi-ofBcial note rejecting the Loyalist suggestion for an agreement to refrain from aerial bombardment of rear guard   towns.
The Loyalist government had offered to abandon its new "e.ve for an eye" campaign of bom¬ barding Nationalist cities if the Nationalists   would   reciprocate.
Heavy Lossea
Hendaye, French - Spanish Frontier, Jan. 29. (UP)—A Nationalist communique from the Teruel front tonight said that 400 bodies lay on a battle¬ field at Singra, 25 miles north of Teruel, where Loyalists un¬ successfully attempted to smash communication   lines.
Fierce fighting was also re¬ ported In the vicinity ofCeladas. about half way between Singra and Teruel, where Nationalists claimed the Loyalists lost 1,000 men. They said the Loyalist commander sent a messenger to ask for an armistice to allow the removal of dead and wound¬ ed.
U. S. NOT TO JOIN POWERS
Policy Precludes Co-opera¬ tion   to   Give   Military Assistance to China
Another U. S. Gunboat Hit During Battle on Yangtse
Luzon Narrowly Escapes Panay Fate When Chinese
Shells Hit Deck During Japanese Air Raid;
Threat to Bomb Hankow Is Reported
An M. P. Visits Congress
army, and to confer with War De¬ partment officials on their addi¬ tional needs. House leaders said the ai'lua! funds necessary prob¬ ably would be put In a forthcom- mi; deficiency appropriation bill.
HULL IS DECISIVE
Aircraft Curriern  Planned
Washington, Jan. 29, (UP)-  Marl time  Commission   officials.   It  was i learned tonight, have designed and J fire    considering    construction    of three     luxurious     passenger-cargo vessels that would be readily con¬ vertible Into aircraft carriers.
The cost of each would be about $17,500,000.
The most radical departure from accepted design is in the placing of auxiliary smoke stacks on the sides of the ships, permitting the elimination of the center stacks.
Both Sides May Purchase
Supplies in America;
Angered by Japan
Wa.shington, Jan. 29 (UP) Officials made clear tonight that the United States wil! not join any collective effort of other powers, or of the League of Nations, to lend military assistance to China through   direct  or  indirect  means.
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Sen. Key Pittman, D. of Ne¬ vada, chairman of the Senate for¬ eign relations committee, joined in rejecting any such proposal. Their expressions, although making no official reference to the League proposal to solicit "co-operation" of the United States in a joint effort to re-»rm China, were understood to be a reply to the suggestions from Geneva.
Contrary to Policy
Hull said his government's policy precludes co-operation in any Such proposal. Both Japan and China, he said, may purchase war sup¬ plies in this country, restricted only by the provision that such mate¬ rials must be transported on ves¬ sels not owned by the United States.
"The  proposal  is so contrary to
the   historic   policy  of  the   United
States,"    Pittman    said,    "that    no
credence  can  be  given  to  it.  The
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Shanghai, Jan. 29. (UP)—The United States gunboat Luzon nar¬ rowly escaped the fate of her sister ship, the Panay, when fragments of Chinese anti-aircraft shells hit her decks during a Japanese air raid on Hankow, it was revealed today.
One of the shells struck the lighter of the Luzon, killing a Chinese and injuring several others. Fragments ot a shell slightly scratched the Luzon's radioman. The gunboat itself was not dam¬ aged.
Hankow is about 400 miles up the Yantse from Nanking, where the Panay was sunk by Japanese bombs.
Foreigner* In Danger
A Chinese military spokesman called attention to new danger to foreigners as a result of Japanese threats to bomb Hankow, tem¬ porary capital ot the nationalist government. He said "this is a repetition of the position at Nan¬ king when the Japanese warned foreign diplomats to move out."
Chinese military quarters claimed
that their forces were on the verge of recapturing Tsining, In Shan¬ tung province, after a dash of mobile units to the outskirts of the city where they engaged the Jap.inese  in  hand-to-hand  combat.
Chinese troops were already at the south gate of the city and the Japanese were withdrawing inside the city, the Chinese said. Large Chinese reinforcements had arrived and were assaulting the walls. .laps Driven Back
At Mingkitang, the Japanese, under cover of airplane and artil¬ lery fire, again tried to cross the river on wooden pontoons but Chinese troops along the banks poured a hot fire on the bridges and forced the Japanese to re¬ treat, holding up the northern drive   on   Hsuchow.
Gcnralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek was reported to have made another visit to the central front. Eight divisions have taken up a new position there to meet a Japanese thrust south of Hsuchow, where a critical   battle   is   expected.
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ROOM SHORIAGE
Raising   Compulsory  Limit
to 17, then 18 Years Will
Hit Local Districts
Scientific Dog Raid in Plymouth to Be Opposed
Humane Society Injunction  to Stop Rounding up
Strays, Sellinfi: Back Those Claimed and I'sing
Others for Vivisection and Serums
Plans to rid Plymouth of dogs, aa accepted by the new burgess, Samuel Brokenshire, failed to meet with the approval of Luzerne County Humane Society. Attorney Jonathan Valentine, representing the society, vigorously protested the measures and will serve an in¬ junction against the burgess and dog catcher tomorrow morning.
The novel idea first was heard of last week when William Askew. 2fi, of Pearl River, N. Y,. explained his methods to Burgess Broken¬ shire, who quickly agreed. It was decided that Askew would estab¬ lish a kennel in the lower section of the borough, circle the streets of Plymouth early each morning by truck and catch all unlicensed dogs, taking them to the pound.
He planned to keep the dogs for three days and humanely dispose of them unless owners call within that period of time. To cover cost of feeding, owners can reclaim their
Newport, Wyoming, 3 Rural Twps, Added to 20th Senatorial District
Political leaders in the Twentieth •enatorial district, now represented *y Senator Andrew J. Sordoni, nave discovered that the territory which formerly comprised the dis¬ trict has been increased by the legislature which, in passing a re¬ apportionment bill, added to tho districi the township of Newport and the bnrough of Wyoming, as Jell nn the rural sections of j Exeter Rice nnd Franklin town- I ihips.
are satisfied that the Twenty-first district will remain strong Demo¬ cratic territory for many years to come.
Stretched to Wyoming Formerly   Forty   Fort   was   the | nuth
pets by forfeiting two dollars. This does not secure their safety from another drive, however, and the same practice may occur the fol¬ lowing  day.
Wanted for Serum
The New York man states that certain types of dogs have a valua¬ ble serum which he extracts and uses for curing other animals of rabies and distemper. He has operated in Hackensack. Bogota, Woodridge, Tenack, all in New Jer.sey where, he said, the plan proved   highly   successful.
Brokenshire consented to the proposal and advised Askew to clean the town thoroughly. Rcsi¬ denls were heard protesting by the score, many of whom claimed licensed animals would not be overlooked in the drive. It be¬ came a week of fear for adults and children who dreaded loss of their pets. Many of the canines were  lodged  in  the homes.
Then the Humane Society took a hand. Attorney Valentine pro¬ tested and threatened Askew wi'h an injunction. The burgess or¬ dered the dog catcher to continue and told Valentine to serve the in¬ junction on him. This will be done early tomorrow morning, according to Valentine and Rev Carl Schin- dlcr, hhc latter president of the society.
Practice   Termed   Illegal
"There  is no necessity for a dog
catcher   of   this   calibre   In   Plym-
claim officials of the society,
CROWDED NOW
Educators and directors of Lu¬ zerne County are being notified by the Department of Public Instruc¬ tion of an amendment to the school code pa.ssed at the last session of the General Assembly which raises the compulsory attendance age to 17 for the school term of 1938- 1939-and to 18 for 1939-40, unless the student graduates from high school before he reaches that age.
School authorities are apprehen¬ sive that this new piece of legis¬ lation may force them to spend large sums 6f money for added high  school  facilities.
Crowded high school conditions are prevalent In Pittston, Duryea Exeter. Wilkes-Barre. Edwards¬ ville, Luzerne, Ashley, Plains town¬ ship, as well as in some of the smaller schools in the rural sec¬ tions.
The new compulsory attendance laws will almost make it manda¬ tory for these school districts to plan additions to, or a complete reorganization of the teaching staff.
The previous law fixed the age at which a student could leave cla.sses at 14. providing the student had employment. At IB he could leave schonl altogether without fear (Continued   on   Page   A-4)
BE TACE-SAIG'ACT
Opponents See Victory; to
Move Then to Important
Housing   Measure
FACES DISAGREEMENT
Washington, Jan. 29. (UP)—Ad¬ ministration leaders tonight moved into a climactic battle to break the congressional legislative jam as opponents of the housing and anti-lynching bills planned new at¬ tacks upon the measures at strategy conferences.
Senate filibusters jubilantly claimed that their battle virtually Is won.
Attack 'PreTalling Wage- In an effort to speed up the ad¬ ministration's program, Sen. Robert F. Wagner, D., "J. Y., has called up the housing bill for considera¬ tion Monday. The measure, how¬ ever, was confronted with a bi¬ partisan attack as a result of elim¬ ination in conference of the con¬ troversial "prevailing wage" amend¬ ment authored by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge jr,, R,, Mass.
Meanwhile, Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex., directing the filibuster against the anti-lynching bill, called Southern senators together to  formulate plans for speeches.
The anti-lynching bill has been displaced temporarily fnr consider¬ ation of the housing bill, Connally said that he would support the move to restore the Lodge amend- • Continued   on   Page   B-9)
Lady Astor, center, American-born member of the British Parliament, posed on steps of Capitol thus, during her recent visit to Washington. Senator Hattle Caraway, Arkansas, left; Senator Key Pittman, Nevada.
GREEN HOLDS LEWIS FULLY RESPONSIBLE
Accuses Him of Squander¬ ing Mine Dues to Build* up His Own C.I.O.
FIGHTING OUSTER
boundary   line   for   the   Twentieth j "and   the   practice   is   illegal.   Offl- Senatorial   district.    With    the   ac- [ cials. constables, patrolmen and re-
HEAVY SNOWS, COLD SWIRLING EASTWARD
quisition   of  Wyoming,   the   bound ary line is stretched to Exeter. All of the lower end of^ the county Is in  this district. This   is  the  second   time   withi.i
The.se  municipalities were  form-[15 years that the Twenty-first Sen- •rly in the Twenty-first Senatorial
district
now   represented   by  Sen¬
ator   Leo   c.   Mundy,   Democratic Mader of Luzerne county.
All these municipalities remained m the Republican column at the recent election. Their transfer h, viewed   by   Republican   leaders
atorial district has been cut up. During the .idministration of Gov¬ ernor Sproul. numerous changes were 'made directed to keep Sen¬ ator Joyce, one of the Governor's chief supporters, in his seat.
Two   years   ago   citizens   of   the towns affected  voted  on  the  elec
"jakliig the Twentieth Senatoriil! tion of a slate senator. This year district certain to return a Repub-j they will have an opportunity to "can senator in the election to he ¦ vote on the election of ;i scnaloi oeW this fall, : m  represent   lhe  Twentieth  Sena-
DemocraU,   on   the   other   hand,' torial dislncU
serve officer.s have the privilege of dispo.sing of unwanted animal.s but the law prohibits the use of im¬ pounding dogs for scientific pur¬ poses,"
Askew planned to ship the dogs by truck to New York and use them for scientific purpo.scs. "The law prohibits such practice for vivi-section purposes." states an attorney.
People questioned on the value nf thi.s drive term it nothing but a racket. They .state that Askew charges two dollars for the rclca.io of an impounded dog .tnd i,< also naid by the |,ibo"Ttnries fi • ••'hi'-h he works and to whom i- ^-clb (Continued  on  Page  B-9;
Heavy snows, advancing into the United States from the Arctic Circle, swirled cul of Montana. Wyoming and the Dakotas toward the Middle West Saturday night.
A new and severe cold wave fol¬ lowed in the wake of the storm, forcing temperatures below zero In the northwest.
U. S. Forecaster J. R. Lloyd at Chicago reported that the snow was moving southward along the eastern slope of the Rocky Moun¬ tains as w'll as into the North Central  States,
Thermometer readings went low¬ er and lower in Utah. Montana, Wyoming, the Dakntn.s and north¬ western Nebraska as the storm gained momentum. Within a few liours the temperature r>l Helena, Mont,, fell 20 degrees to four be¬ low zero.
The Middle West, where tem- pcrrit'ircs roso 25 to ."iO dc-rrccs within :'4 hours, v.as expected to ciilch the brunt of the snow and nev.' cold wive Saturday nljht or early Sundry.
T'-"   cold,   movlns   steadily   east .inrl :-"th,  P"r)h-''l:' vill  vt^cVi the! Guir Slates and  the  Atlantic sea¬
board by Monday. Lloyd said.
A thick sheath of snow and ice disrupted traffic in Michigan, Wis¬ consin and Illinois. Emergency highway crews worked around tlie clock to restore traffic facilities.
Floods swelled by ice jamcs har¬ rassed lowland dwellers along the! Rock river In northwestern Illinois. Mrs. Ellen Crandall. 85, was trap¬ ped In her home by the flood waters near Erie, III. Although •he ic seriously ill, rescuers cbnn- donrd atteinpt.s to reach her. Mrs. Craiulall's home is located in a heavily wooded area, almost inac¬ cessible  to boats.
A 90-foot power dam burst at Diznn. III., forcing several famlliei to flee their homes.
Sub-normal temperatures pre¬ vailed in the deep South along the Atlantic seaboard. There were lowi of 32 at Jacksonville, 44 at .Miomi. 22 at Atlanta, nnd IS at A'ihcville,  N. C,
Tli-rmomclcr reading were up to 50 PI Kansas City. Mo., while at Omiha. Neb. 175 miles away. It '¦as 20 above. The temncr.iturc dropped from .",'. to 20 within a few hour& at Denver.     .
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Miami, Fla., Jan. 29. (UP)- Presi¬ dent William Green of the Amer¬ ican Federation of Labor tonight held John L. Lewis responsible for the continued split In labor's ranks and accused him of "reckless squandering" of union funds to build up the t^ommittee of Indus¬ trial Organziation.
Green's statements were contain¬ ed in a formal letter to Thomas Kennedy, secretary of the United Mine Workers, which is consider¬ ing ousting Green on charges of dual unionism.
In fighting language. Green call¬ ed upon the miners to scrutinize Lewis leadership and the extent to which their funds have been util¬ ized in huiiding up a war chest' for the CIO.
Gives Lewis Full Blame
He placed full blame upon Lewis for the labor war which has split 7,300,000 organized workers into two factions.
Green referred to Lewis, not as chairman of the rival union move¬ ment, but as "our international president" nf the mine union. He wrote:
"Was not the veto exercised by our International president over the agreement of the CIO. con¬ ferees at the Washington peace conference to accept the formula for peace therein arranged - "Was not the deliberate misrepre¬ sentation made to you by him as to the membership of the C.I.O. and his empty challenge to have these 4.000,000 members ride into the A. F. of L, if only they were taken  in without  challenge  -
"Were not these actions on his part simply a smokescreen to hide from you the failure of his lead¬ ership, to ward off the day cf reckoning for his reckless squan¬ dering of your money?" Defends Actions
Green is a nicniher of the Cosh¬ octon, O., local of the miners'; union. It comprises only three dues-paying members: Green: hisi brother. Hugh Green, and J. R. McCormick. intciimtiunal board member  from  the  slate.
After ;inalysin;r Uie duties of the president of the Federation and the powers of ils council. Green .laid the council had instructed him to grant a charter to lh» Progres¬ sives and lhat he hid dutifully complied. He saiil smh n-tion b.v the corniil is as binding as .similar action by the I, M, W. Internationa' offi'^cri!   would  be  iii)nn   locals.
"I     unqunlifirdly     and     without equivocation     most     emphatically deny the charges as made .ind e:\ch nnd  c\'er>'  one  of them"  he .snid. (Continued  on  Page  A-4)
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ROOSEVELT OBJECTIVE APPROVED
Says People Forced to Be
'Reluctant Rebels' by
Methods Proposed
SUGGESTS PROGRAM
Also   to   Consider   Million
Dollar Aid to CIO and
Ofticers Salaries
SELETSKI ACTIVE
Washington. Jan. 29, -Whether or not William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, Is to retain his status as a member of the United Mine Workers of America will be known tomorrow when the committee on appeals and grievances makes Ils reports at the international convention, now being held in Washington, D. C. He is charged with "aiding and giving comfort" to Progressive Miners of Illinois, a dual union which has continuously battled the organization headed by John L. Lewis,
Credentials of Joseph "Happy" Selelski. stormy leader of Local 898. Nanticoke, have been taken from him, it has been learned. Al¬ though Seletski was allowed to s^eak at the convention on Friday, it was not in the role of a dcle- (Continued  on  Page   B-9)
G.O.P. Policy Chairman Pre¬ sents Plan for Party to Awaken   Following
Topeka, Kans,, Jan, 29. (UP) -Dr. Glenn Frank, newly appointed chairman of the Republican na¬ tional policy committee, tonight appealed to "reluctant rebel* against the New Deal" to rally be¬ hind a liber.ilized G. O. P. and halt what he described as the Fascist program of the present administr*- tion.
Speaking at a Kansas Day ban¬ quet of Kansas Republicans, th« former president of the University of Wisconsin offered a five-point program for rehabilitation of thl Republican party in the coaiiag congressional campaign and th» presidential contest in 1940. It wa* Dr. Frank's first major address to a party gathering since Ills ap¬ pointment to the vital Republican post.
Dr. Frank said that he came here as a member of "that grow¬ ing army of Americans who best can be described as reluctant rebels against the New Deal." He ex¬ plained that the group to which he belonged approved the basic ob¬ jective of the New Deal but con¬ demned its methods and recent trends.
"It is very gracious of you, ladies and gentlemen, to let me, a .lative iVlissourian, share with you tonight the family pride you feel in cele¬ brating the birthday of l'.tIs dis¬ tinctive 'Prairie State' of Kansas," Dr. Frank told the audien.-e here to observe the state's 77th birth¬ day.
It was on a similar occasion two years    ago    that    the    presi .lentlal candidacy  ot Alf -M.  Ijindon,  for-- mer Governor ef Kansas, formally took shape.
Approve* Roosevelt Objections
"I do not speak tonight," he said, "In the spirit of any narrow partisanship. Although I have lately accepted the chairmanship of a special commission of political and economic inquiry created by the Republican party, honesty compels me to say that I am more In¬ terested In policies than in parties. I belong to a growing army of Americans. In both the Republi¬ can and Democratic parties, who can best be described as reluctant rebels against the New Deal. Let me say why we are reluctant and why we  rebel.
"We are reluctant because »" believe, with an intensity of belief, that no New Dealer ran either match or make betler the major social objectives outlined by Mr, Roosevelt st the outset of his ad¬ ministration. Wc want to see the lower third of the American popu¬ lation better fed, better clothed and better housed. We want the ghost of involuntary unemploy¬ ment laid once and for all. W« (Continued  on  Page A-4)
Pacific Weather Bureau Crippled; Radio Men Refuse to Leave Bunks
San Francisco, Jan. 29. (UP)-- Pacific maritime troubles tonight included an investigation of radio operators on small craft who arc reported to have refused to Inter¬ rupt their bunk f.itigue to send weather reports lo the mainland unless paid an extra dollar a day.
While this inquiry was In prog¬ ress a threat ot n possible coast¬ wise .shipping tie-up was in the offing beca'i.'c of juri.di-tional dis¬ putes between v.arring factions ol .\mcri.'an Feder.ilion of Labor and Committee for Industrial Organ¬ ization  longshoremen.
DotlinK a 7.000mi!e triangle from Los Angel's to Hawaii to Alaskp. are a number of small ship."; sometimes a dozen, often « .score. From cnch of these ship,s the W^'.Tther Biirc.ui at Los Angr- l'?s expcct-i to receive weather re¬ ports at 4 n. m. and at 4 p, m. Upon this data Pacific weather charts re made md forecast.- are dispatched  lo ships al sea.
Friday morning no weather re¬ ports came from these craft. The reports came on schedule during the afternoon. Again at 4 a. m. today   there   were   no   reports.
Weather Bureau officials attrib¬ uted the early morning silence to n. possible strike by the radio operalcrs on the ships who have been demanding an extra dollar a day for getting out of their bunks at 4 a. m. to send the re¬ ports,
Strike   Not   Sanctioned
Roy Pyle. spokesman for the ; radio operators, said that no strlk* . had  been  sanctioned. -,
Major    E.    H.    Bowie    of    the : Weather Bureau asked the Federal ; Radio Commission to determine If j the   operators'   failure   constituted i violation    of    safcty-at-sea    laws. ' Pan-American   Airways   said   that ah.sence  of weather  reports  delay¬ ed ttke-off of the  Hawaii CUppeA Pyle promited an inquiry.
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