Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              For The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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33RI) YEAR, NO. U—48 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 1939
PRICE TEN CENTS
RUMANIAN REPLY RERUFFS HITLER
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'^Favor Continuing Anthracite Contract to MaySl
SAY NAZIS BEST KNOW OWN PLANS
PAROLED CONVICT HELD ON MARGARET MARTIN MURDER
Swiss Prepare Defense
Used to Report in Building Where ,^SIie Was at School; Has Bad Record
Bituminous Deadlock
Slowing Progress of
Present Negotiations
Police Captain John Murphy of the Philadelphia police last night admitted that Benjamin Phillips. 3S, an ex-convict arrested In con¬ nection with the disappearance of a six-year-old boy, is being ques¬ tioned extensively regarding the slayinpr of Margaret Martin, Kings¬ ton  giri.
Authorities    said    that    Phillips had in his possession when he was arrested more than 100 newspaper ] clippings   telling   of   missing   girls i snd   children.    A   clipping   on   the disappearance     of     Mi.ss     Martin, ;
who was found slain la.st Decem-} ,..„ „.,.,,„ ,„..., ,..,.„.;.¦,, „.„, her. was among them, according ' agree early this week at their ses-' to   Catitnin   Murphy, | sions being held in New York City
R«port«l tn City to continue  the terms  of the  pre
.Niiirphy   .said    Phillips    -J--"*--"
Considerable Time Needed to Consider Proposals and Counter-Proposals; Mines Enjoying Biggest April in Years; Railroads Going Over to Hard Coal
The anthracite negotiating com¬ mittee, consisting of eight opera¬ tors and eight representatives of the United Mine Workers, will agree early this week at their ses
admitted Ihat when he was on parole at Scranton, he had to report regu¬ larly to a parole officer in the Wllkes-Barre Deposit Saving Bank building on Public Square, where Miss Msrtrn attended a business school.
Phillip' tlon with the disappearance of Gerald Brusco, fi, who wandered away in last Tuesday's fog. He wss held after the mother made an appeal over a Philadelphia radio chain for the return of her son.
At the magistrate's hearing for Phillips, Murphy doubted whether the ex-convict had an.v connection with   CJersld's   disanpearance.
Local parole officers said that Phillips was sentenced by the Lack¬ awanna courts to five to ten years In the Eastern Penitentiary on the charge of burglary. After serving s part of his term, he was paroled. The convict, according to records, wss sentenced in 1930, returning to Carbondale five years later. Dur¬ ing his .stay in that city, the com¬ munity was outraged by the antics of B  "Peeping Tom".
GirLs were Insulted on the streets snd homes were barricaded at night becau.se of the frequent ap¬ pearance of a man's face at win¬ dows. Mayor Monahan, as a re¬ sult, added extra police for patrol duty.
After  the   police   were   engaged, the man's antics ceased for a while. But later "Peeping Tom ' again be¬ came active. Carried I.*wd Pictures
Police arrested Phillips and in his possession was a large wrench and pictures of nude women. He was sentenced to jail by Major Mnnahan for a term nf thirty days and Ihe career of "Peeping Tom" ended.
Parole officers stated that while Phillips was in jail, they had him returned  tn the  penitentiary.
He was again paroled, this time In the custody of the Philadelphia office of the Department of .lustice. about the middle of 1937. After he was placed under that jurisdiction, sll local recorda on his case were i sent  to thst city. |
Parole offlcera, when questioned, described Phillips as "about .17 years of age and making an ex¬ cellent appearance. He never talk¬ ed much and only after' lengthy questioning would he discuss any i sub.ject ¦¦
sent contract until May 31 because of the bituminous deadlock.
The continuation of the contract will be necessary as there is little prospect of the two parties reach¬ ing an agreement for weeks yet j and the contract, when signed, will wa. arrested  In  connec- i ^'If^ .*"" 'f"' ihanK'"-   . I
the   representatives   of   the   mine workers   presented  their  demands. | whi^   operators   opposed   anything that might in the least add to the present costs of production. I
' Favor (Continuance {
!     President MichaelJ. Kosik stated' ! yesterday  that the  full  scale  com- I mittee   of  approximately   40  mem- : bers   will   meet   in   New   York   on Tuesday  and  thc  question  of lon- tinuing   the   present   contract   will j be voted on.    The sentiment of the body   is   heavily   In   favor   of  work ' until  the   new  contract  is  worked < out satisfactory. I
Operators desire to have John L. ' Lewis present when Uie proposal ¦ to continue work Is made. He has . indicated he will make every effort ! to be on hand for the afternoon ' conference. •¦
The operator.V counter-proposal, which will be aubmitted after the United Mine Workers present their I rase, will deal mostly, it is said, | uith plans to increase production, as well as lowering production costs.
"Idle   Time"   (hange   Asked I
At the last conference, discussion took   place   on   proposal   Number  7 which    requests   abolition    of   the prevailing     system     of     replacing mine   workera   during   idle   periods ^ by bosses and other monthly men. This   proposal   was   characterized by   the  operators  as   unwise  if  the . indu.stry  is  to  be  successfully  sur- | vived. I
Proposals 1. 2, ^ and fl, which are for a thirty hour week, equal di¬ vision of working time; establish¬ ment of the minimum rate of $4.fi2 for all workers not receiving this j wage at present, and payment of overtime on the basis of time and one-half for workers in continuous occupations, were brought up lor second discussion.
The mine workers, according to Thomas Kennedy, secretary-treas¬ urer, will continue to discuss their demands at the session to open to¬ morrow morning.
While representatives of the mine workers  and  operators  are  peace-
NOBREMIN SOFT COAL MEET:
The ISiations Answer
European nations gave these replies today to Adolf Hitler's questionnaire whether they feared German aggression:
Rumania—"Germany Is In a better position to know her own intentions."
Belgium—"Germany, Britain and France antlclpatedly answered President Roosevelt's questions when In 1037 they guaranteed Belgian territory, and Belgium hss no reason to doubt the words of any of thnse great powers."
Switzerland—"The federal council relies on the neutrality of the Swiss Confederation, which is protected by Its own defensive forces and has been expressly recognized by Germany and other neighboring states, heing respected."
The Netherlands—"Fears no Nail threat," but must bS "prepared  for  any eventuality."
Denmark, Sweden, Finland -No Nail threat.
JUGOSLAVIA INIO FUEHRER'S REPLY
Preparing for war, Switzerland hss built concrete nnd steel "hunker.'-" [like one above, on German border from Basle to Lake Constance. They [extend  two stories  underground,  equipped with  heavy  machine  guns.
E-BERLI
Canada Fears Sabotage After Dynamite Plot
Ready to Make Pact with Hungary, Join Anti-Communists
'•'TSoth Sides Hope For President as Deadlock Goes on
Extra Guards Called Out for All Vital Points
New York, April 22 (UPi A soft coal shortage in the industrial East loomed cloaer tonight as wage-hour negotiations for the Appalachian bituminous industry remained deadlocked over a new contract.
Coal stocks were dwindling as a result of the fhutdown, which started three weeks ago, and operators and brokers predicted that the bulk of remaining supplies available to the market would be gone by Msy 1, or shortly there¬ after.
The main grounds for hope that
Ottawa, April 22 (UP> Royal Canadian Mounted Police and war veterans guarded vital indu.striea and transportation mediums in eastern Canada tonight against possible sabotage after mysterious thefts  of  dynamite  stores.
As the precautionary measures were taken authorities still were seeking to establish whether a sub¬ marine had heen seen In Nova Scotia waters, ss reported by fish¬ ermen.
Patrnl Vital Pointa
Mounted police patrols were established on the Cansdian ship csnal, the International Bridge and the Sault power house after discov-
Ihe situation would he relieved layj ery of 50 pounds of dynamite in a
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'Postcard Boom' For Bridges
Washington, April 22. (UP)- A "postcard boom" advancing Senator H. Styles Bridges, R.. N. H., as a possible Republican presidential candidate in 1940 was started in the capital to¬ night.
Wa.shington correspondents re¬ ceived postcards, bearing no sig¬ nature, saying that Bridges is "the man who fulfills all re¬ quirements" for a G. O. P. vic¬ tory in 1940.
The postcard described Bridges as a "progressive, young Repub¬ lican, poor boy, farmer, puhlic service commissioner, Governnr of New Hampshire and United States  Senator."
The postcards did not Identify the sender hut were postmark¬ ed New York.
in the belief that Pre.'sident Roose-" velt   might   step   into   the   picture soon.
Spokesmen for both sides In the wage-hour controversy indicated they felt that the next step was up to the President, inasmuch as liabor Department conciliators have failed.
Stocks   Dwindling
.Southern    Railroad   offii ials    at-: lending  the   conference  as  observ¬ ers   reported  that  only  fiS.OOO tons of   coal   were   at   Hampton   Roads, piefs  yesterday  as   compared   with i nearly   ."iOO.OOO   tons   a   month   ago. [ Tidewater piers at Hampton Roads \ are   the   focal   points   for   all   coal shipped   north. [
One of the area's largest coal operators said stocks at Great Lakes ports were being similarly depleted.
"If this continues another week," he said, "there'll be no cosl at the lakes."
Neither John L. Lewis, president
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Belgians Also Refuse to Admit No Menace Exists
SWISS, DUTCH READY
Both Display Preparedness; Most Feel Safe
FAILS TO HALT TRIAL OF NEWARK MAYOR
little-used warehouse at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Mayor W. J. McMee- COLLAPSE OF JUROR kan, fearing a sabotage plot, con¬ sidered asking for a military guard at the canal which links Lake Huron and Lake Superior.
The mayor said well placed charges of the explosive could cripple or destroy the canal, the bridge and the power house within 10 minutes. The dynamite was found near the power house by police  investigating a robbery.
Dnuht Submarine Rumor
Two   minesweepers   continued   to
patrol the Nova Scotia coast, but authorities here were almost cer¬ tain that the "submarine" reported in Halifax harbor early Wednesday morning waa the ."W-foot fishing smack, Lila G,
Capt. William Ladder of the Halifax pilot ship, who told naval and military . officials the sub¬ marine had appeared SO feet from
his   vessel,   was   to   be   questioned   wiVhouTreachlng a again and Capt. William Garrison
Newark. N. J., April 22. (UP) — Collapse of a juror suffering from a ruptured appendix tonight halted deliberations of the jury trying Mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein of this city and eight co-defendants on charges of conspiracy to defraud the community in land purchase transactions.
Judge Dallas Flannagan, sitting in the case, gave no Indication whether a mistrial would be de¬ clared.
He ordered tha remaining 11 members of the ju-y locked up for the night and said that he would arrive in court tomorrow morning to take further tction.
De Rosa's collapse came after Ihe jury had deliberated for 31 hours decision.
fully  perfecting  a   new  agreement.
They admitted he was inclined to ¦ ^^^ anthracite mines will continue sex and made a habit  of carrving   '"   "'"'''<   "i"   <^ays   a   week.     This
pictures of women psrtlcujarlv month is expected to break all coal the situation which has kept 340,000 women nf the stage or screen nub- production records for April of re- miners idle since April 1 in the nnr.rii  fnr 'heir heauty' ""^'"^ yeara. eight-state   region   which   produces
Police  In  Touch !    After working 'hree days a week ;TO P»r cent of thc nation's annual
Police    rccnrd.s
of the United Mine Workers ofl*" 'he Lila G was ordered to re- America, nor Charles O'Neill, i f'"'' '" "¦ ^ R*'f commandant o .„„!,. o..   f„„   nnnn   A.,„.i,.^i,ion   lhe  Royal  Canadian  navy  ba.se  at
A
spokesman for 2,000 Appalachian coal operators, could report after today's   session   any   lightening   of
Royal Halifax.
SENATE COTTON BLOC BACKS SUBSIDY PLAN
MINNESOTA'S DANES GREET PRINCE FREDERICK
checked hy the Sunday Independent last night in Carbondalt revealed that he was arrested In that city on April 6, 1837.
State Police last night refused to discuss the Philadelphia arrest, in¬ dicating, however, they were in close  touch with  'he  police there.
One of the reasons, it Is said, for bis reporting to the Philadelphia office   instead
during the month of March,  as a I production  of 450,000,000 tons.
part of a stabilization agreement produced by ""Iovernor James, April started on a four-day a week S The second week, another dav was added and last week the industry was compelled to work the entire week at top production. All mines will continue for the fourth week and indications point to steady work for several more weeks with¬ out consideration of what might the   bituminous   strike
of   the   local   ofBce,
was the attitude of his relatives In happen   if
Carbondale. continues.
It was al.so learned that he came -^l' railroads .entering the anthra-
to this city several times In search '''<" f'*''' have turned to h"-' "on!
"' work. tContinued On Page A-10)
Closiny of Kinyston Company Takes Heat from Edwards Church
Edwards Memorial Church of Edwardsville. a monument to the pioneers of the Welsh race on the We.st Side, will be without heat at services today. It was reported last  nighl.
Heat for the church has been "upphed by the Kingston Coal J^mpany for nearly a half cen¬ tury. This operation was closed Monday when the men refused to ¦<^(;ept a cut In wages. Members of the congregation are nisting that thc sun will shine today.
The   late   Daniel   Edwards,   who
'i^vplopprt Ihe Kingaton Coal Com- csby. constructed pipe lines from 'Je mines holler rooms to the tnurch.
When   the   Kingston   Coal   Com¬ pany  closed,   there  was  no  longer use for steam as the hoisting engine can be operated slowly by air.        [ Last Pays Tomorrow
Employees of the Kingston Coal Company will receive their la.st wages tomorrow morning at 9 ^ oclock, it was announced yester- i day. 'The men will receive pay for ten working days, the company closing  on   April   IS.
It was reported that the man¬ agement of thc company will hold a conference with heads of the Recon.struction Finance Corpora¬ tion at Washington on Tuesday. This government agency, due to a large loan granted the company aeveral years ago, la in rontrol of the property.
"Wc haven't agreed on a thing," O'Neill   said.
The conference adjourned »t 5 p.  m.  until  10 a.  m.  Monday.
Both sides continued to receive scores of telegrams telling of coal shortages threatening the closing of schools, power plants, hospital?, industries and public institutions. I'nion Shop at Issue
The negotiators have agreed ten¬ tatively to renew the wage-hour provisions of the expired 1937-1939 contract under which miners work¬ ed 35 hours a week for a daily basic wage of $6 in the north and $.'^.60  in  the  south.
They are stalemated, however, over the union's demand for a "union ahop" or an effective sub¬ stitute, in this case elimination of provisions in past contracts assess¬ ing fines for strikes during the life of  the  agreement.
Minneapolis, Minn,, April 22 tU )
Denmark's popular royal couple. Crown Prince Frederick and Crown Princess Ingrid. tonight \t'ere acclaimed by 10.000 of Minnesota's Scandinavians at a nubile reception in the city audi¬ torium.
Following a program of Scandi¬ navian songs and folks dancea. Gov. Harold E. Stessen forrrtally presented  the  couple. .
Prince Frederick, in his only public address in the state, greet¬ ed Minnesota and its .30.000 Danes and Icelanders in behalf of himself his Princess and his father. King Christian   X.
Washington, April 22, (UP) - The Senate cotton bloc tonight endorsed a modified version of an export subsidy program proposed by Sec¬ retary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace with the support of Presi¬ dent Roosevelt.
Sen. John H. Bankhead. D., Ala , author of the compromise plan, estimated that It would cosl the government approximately .$60,000,- 000 bul would increaae American exports by approximately 2,000,000 bales.
Wallare proposed the subsidy in an effort to reduce a cotton sur¬ plus of more than 11.000,000 bales held under Government loan. Bank- heads' proposal, however, would give precedence to cotton frnm the 1939 crop and loan stocks could be used only in the event that suitable cotton Is not available on the mar¬ ket.
Venice,    Aprif 22. ' lUPi    Italy wung .lugoslavia  into  the  Rome- iBorlln  bloc  today.
After Count Galeazzo Ciano and Alexander Cincar-Markovitch, Ital¬ ian and Jugoslavian foreign min¬ isters, had conferred for two hours at the Grand Hotel, Jugoslavian sources confirmed Bclgradc'.s readi¬ ness to negotiate a non-aggression pact with Hungary nnd later to ad-
' here to the Anti-Communi.sl Pact with Italy, Germany, Hungary and Japan,
I The alliance would give the Axis a solid sweep from the Baltic and North seas to the borders of Greece, on the edge of thc Medi¬ terranean opposite the Italian boot, now that Italy has absorbed Al¬ bania. ,
To Disarm Frontier
1 According to one report, so far unconfirmed, Ciano promised that Italy would nol fortify the Alban¬ ian frontier facing Jugoslavia and would reduce thc garrisons in Al¬ bania if Belgrade agreed to a pol¬ icy of co-operation with the Rome- Berlin Axis.
It was expected that details of the Hungarian - Jugoslavian non- aggression pact would be agreed on tomorrow morning at a meeting between Ciano and Cincar-Marko¬ vitch, who then would go to Berlin to confer with Jniichim von Rib¬ bentrop,   foreign  minister.
Italy's next mnve woilld he to try to swing Bulgaria into Ihe bloc, extending the Axis ca.'tward to the Black Sea.
Hungary Opposes Rumania
The non-aggression agreement hetween Jugoslavia and Hungary was maneuvered hy Italy, It was understood. There was only one hitch, it was said. Belgrade re¬ portedly wanted the agreement to be triangular—between Hungary, Jugoslavia and Rumania whereas Hungary was said to have wanted to exclude Rumania.
According to the best Informa¬ tion available, the agreement was said to provide  for:
1. -A mutual guarantee of non- .'iggressinn in respect to each other's   frontiers.
2. -Jugoslav pledge tn grant her .M igyar minorities equal treatment with other nationalities.
Speech Considered Of Tremendous Importance
Berlin. April 22. (UP)—The na¬ tions of Europe filed their answers tonight to Germany's "soundings" of thc 31 countries listed in Presi¬ dent Roosevelt's peace plan and Fuehrer Adolf Hitler is expcctel to use the replies before the Reich¬ stag next F iii.^v, when he formally   watched   with   interest   in   the   be-
By FREDERIlTi KtU
Cnlt^d Press StafT O)rrespon(lent
London, April 22. lUP)—Ru¬ mania, Belgium and Switzerland in. dirated today, in responae to an unprecedented questionnaire from Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, that they do not feel entirely safe from aggres¬ sion.
HiLVr hid lited 9aim|j;<) '^ ^'^' Uons named by President Roosevelt in his peace message to Germany and Italy whether they felt them- :iehcs menaced by Germany, and ¦,vi:^ther they had any connection ¦.vith the dispatch of the President's message.
As thc replies became known here,    diplomats    of    all    powers
answers thc proposal for a 10 to 25 year guarantee of non-aggres¬ sion.
It waa revealed Ihat Germany had "discussed" the questioni raised by President Rnosrvplt wilh the 31 states mentioned by the American President and that sev¬ eral nations already had replied. Moat of the answers indicated that the  stales,   which   Roosevelt   asked
lief thai Hitler's reply to thc Presi¬ dent, due to bc made in a speech to the Reichstag Friday, will be baaed In part on the word from the smaller powers.
None of the nations who have re¬ plied so far admiited having ap¬ pealed to Mr. Roosevelt. Most of ihcm said they did not feel threat¬ ened, iluiuaiiians Tart
Rumania,  however,   made  a  tart
Hitler and Premier Benito Musso-   rtply, Sjlonishingly frank in diplo-
lini  nf Italy to  insure against ag-   matlc   usage.     Belgium   snd   Sw it-
gressioii,    did    not    presently    feel   zerla'id also refused to admit that
"threatened"    by    the    totalitarian   there Is no menac?.
powers. j     The Rumanian reply, as disclosed
v» ri...........! „.. n........i. by Brilish sources, aaid that "Ger-
No Comment on Rumania j ^'^^^  .,  j^ ^ ^^^^^^ p^^j^j^^  ^^^„
Tlic Fiiehrcr'.s reply !o Pre-fident ' Rumania  to know her own Inten- Roosevelt  before  an  extraordinary   tions."
session of the Reichstag was re- Rumania, like Ihe others, denied garded here as an event of Ire- that she had had advance knowl- mendous moment. The lenor of the edge of President Roosevelt's mess- replies   from   the   countries  named   age,   which   proposed   that  the
in the American President's appeal was viewed by Nazi nfficials as a bolster to Germany's Insistence that her foreign policy constituted no threats against the Independent atate of Europe and thc Near East.
There   wa-s   no   official   reply   on
ilepcndcnce   of   the   31   nations   be guaranteed for al least 10 years.
The reply from Bucharest de¬ clared Rumania haa certain appre¬ hensions hecause of world condi¬ tions as they affect European se¬ curity and peace. It said that Rumania,   having   no   direct   fron-
the blunt reply of Rumania which j tjgr ^^^h Germany, cannol see any cryptically ob.served that "Germany , po„ibiiity of a direct German at- was in a better position than Ru-' „ck, but concluded with the re- mania to know her own Intentions." binder that Germany must know It waa generall.v considered a aharp |,pr own plans, anub to thc Reich. j Belgium Prot«st4>d
It has been repeatedly reported '': The Belgian reply. seml-officlaUy that the Reich soon will undertake : revealed In Bru.ssels. was consid- new conversations with Rumania''red here a diplomatic rebuff al- with a view to adjusting commer-' •"""' *¦ hlunt as the Rumanian, cial relations with that countrv and " warned Germany that Belgium s r.aching a more satisfactory trade i t""'"'*' ¦"tf.Kri'y had been guar- ^(jij anteed  by  Britain   and  Francs  as
well as by Germany, and Belgium To Discuss Corridor | has no reason to doubl the word of
Josef Lipsky, tn the Reich, is scheduled to vlalt the foreign office some lime next week to discuss a clarification of (icrman-Polish relations, presum¬ ably centering conversations about
Pnlish  ambassador j'hose  powers. ,, ,    ^
'     The Belq;ian reply was said to D«
Hoover Would Admit Refugees
Washington, April 22. (UP) Former President Herbert Hoover tonight joined endorsees of the bill lo admit 20,000 Ger¬ man child refugees lo the United Slates, under charitable auspice.s and without cosl to the govern¬ ment,   in  the   next   two  years.
A telegram from Hoover was read Into the record of a Senate hearing on Ihe bill by Clarence E. Picketl of Phiiaileiphia, head of tht American Friends .Service Com nrt tec.
U.S. Hits Germany Hard With Penalty on Exports
Washington, .April 22. (UP)—The  Hiller's pronunciamenlo that "Ger
United States closed, but for a crack, ita doors on German exports tonight coincident with an official Commerce Departmenl report re¬ vealing that the Reich's economy was under aevere strain.
A 25 per cenl penalty duly on most German goods exported to the United States became effective at 1 p. m.
It was one of the most stringent economic restrictions imposed by this governmenl against any coun¬ try since the World War. The action was laken lo offset alleged subsiclic.'; paid lo G-rman exporters b.^•  the   Nazi  government  In  a  des-
^ perate   edorl   to   carry   cut   Adolf. products.
many must export  or die.
In a special report to Secretary nf Commerce Harry L. Hopkins, Grosvcnor Jones, chief of thc for¬ eign and domeatic commerce bur¬ eau's finance division, explained that new financial measures re¬ cently adopted by the Reich were little more than "palliatives" so long as Germany continues to spend armaments and public con¬ struction.
Approximately two-thirds of all items exported to the United Slates hy the Reich are subject tn dutlea Austrian ini Czechoslovakian good-:   will   be   treated   as  German
SINDAY WHISKEY IN (OFFEE (I PS
Pittsburgh, April 22. (UPt —The praclice of aerving whiskey In coffee cups and individual cream pitchers on Sundays was discover¬ ed in a Greensburg and a Clarion restaurant, agents of the Liquor Control Board charged today he¬ fore Examiner Frank McKenna jr.
WALLACE URGES FIRM STAND FOR PEACE
New York, April 22. (UP) Sec¬ retary of Agriculture Henry A, Wallace told a Jefferson Dinner assembly of Democrats tonight that "a conquering dictator is shak¬ ing the world" and urged that the democracies make common cause to preserve world peace.
"The democracies, in pleading for the cause of peace, should make crystal clear their resolve to be full.v prepared against every dan¬ ger," Wallac said. "For thc democ¬ racies, the cause of peace and the cause of preparedness go hand in hand."
The nation now faces an inter¬ national situation similar tn that which confronted Thonias .Icffer¬ son when he was President, Wal¬ lace aaid at the dinner attended by government officials and party leaders.
"Jefferson was President in a time of atrife and bloodshed In foreign lands," he aaid. "He found that the United Slates could not aland fully aloof nn matter how rigid mighl he the enforcement of an embargo act."
worded as followa:
"German.v,    Britain   and   France
antlclpatedly    answered    President
Roosevelt's questiona when  in 1937
the status of the Free City of Dan-l'he>- guaranteed Belgian territory
I   • J *!.    « 1- u i^- :j«- '*na    BciRium    ha«    no    reason    tf>
z.g and the Poli.sh Corridor. ^^^^^^  ^^^  ^^.^^^^  ^^  ^^^   ^, ^^^^
I     Field Marshall Hermann Goering ' eresl   powers." is slated to visit Spain nexl month   Swiss Shows D^fensea and   In   all   probability   will   time t    The  Swisa  reply was  somewhct hia  visil lo coincide with  the vie- j similar,   with   the   addilion   of   tha tory  celebration   In  Madrid,  sched-j sfatf •"    Ih'    f-    [•-crland  is pro- iiled for the middle of the month.   > (Continued On Page A-ld
Army, Navy, Red Cross and Airline Tied up By Year-Old Girl
.Tolief. III.. April 22 (UP)-A one- year-old baby tangled up the U. S. army. nav... American Red Cross and a commercial air !-i ' today in a i nMict extending from •h» Ph'lippine Islands to Illinois.    I
The bahy is Jo.scphinc Amelia Jacobs, d" I'hter of Joseph Jacobs, Tn enlisted man in the navy. Her nother died in December at Manila md Jacobs asked the Red Cross ¦o find a fnmily to care for her. Mr. and Mia. Leo Rakoski, Jolict distant cousins of Jncobs, agreed, lo tal:e lhe baby and Army Sgt. '"harle.? Warner and his wife, en route to the United States for a new as.'ienment, offered to bring iicr tn Ssn Francisco. ,
Kverythine   Ipset j
From th.-rc l'nited Air Lines! fgrctd to brint^ her to Chicago! under t'lc cire cf Stewardess. ;V.»lyn   Oqiils'..
Warner   nnd    his   wife    arrive 1
i'h   the   baby   .-"I   Ren   Francisco ;estcrday  aboard  tho   army   trans-, port   U.   S.   S.  Grant.    Miss   Oquiati met   them   and  aaid   all   was   ready for Ihe trip to Chicago.   Then the i controversy started. I
"This hahy is ours." Warner said. "We fell in love wilh her. W» adopted her in Manila wllh her father's approvsl and have the legal papers. We aren'i going to let   her  he  laken   frnm   us"
Mrs. Olga Wilkey, Jollet seera- tary of the Red Cross, said she had legal papers, too.
"Everything was fixed In legal fashion for the Pakoskis to Uik* the baby,'" ahe said. "Thera la something   wrong."
Complete Stalemate
The Rakoskis, who have a seven- year-old daughter, were puisled.
"Jacobs wrote to us about our taking thc baby." Rokoski aald. "He told us he didn't want any- boil;'   lo   adopL   her."
He taid he was not going to do anything until he had heard from Jacobs. Mrs. Wilkey said fha wouldn't lake further action until ahe had heard from Jacobs.
Jacobs had not answered cabU queries.
The air hne was waiting (or ta« •tructiona.