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A Paper por The Home SUNDAY INDEPENDENT Weather Sunday; Probably shower*. Mondajr; Warmer. FIFTY-TWO PAGES WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1937 PRICE TEN CENTS JAPAN CRUSHING CHINESE IN NORTH ' STATE BOARD SOON TO DISTRIBUTE ITS FUNDS Kingston First District' Established, First To j Use Appropriation \ HAVE APPEAL RIGHTS Divorce Within the immediate future, a sum estimated at approximately ,?200,000 will be distributed on the West Side, particularly In King¬ ston, by the Pennsylvania Water Power and Resource Board of the Department of Forestry to citizen.s whose lands have been damaged by flood control work of the fed¬ eral uovernment. InlereslinK is the fact that hy accepting cash the recipient does nol waive the right to appeal to the courts for a larger amount If he feels his demands have nol been satisfactorily met. The exact amount KinRston bor¬ nugh will have to pay as ita part in the property damages will also he revealed shortly. The Water Power and Resource Board ulti¬ mately will fix Kingston's share hy determining the amount con¬ sistent wilh what the municipality ran affnrd to pay. I>arge Share For Valmont The major pari of this amount will go to the Valmont Corpora¬ tion which owns the large plot be¬ lween the Market street and North street bridges. Approximately $6,000,000 has been set aside by the Penn.sylvania legis¬ lature to aid municipalities who were affected by the flood a year ago last March. Kingston is the first district to he established in Ihe slate by the Water Power and Resource Board, which will ad¬ minister this large ium of money. It Is also Interesting to note that Kingston was the first municipality in the United States to take ad¬ vantage of the emergency flood appropriation provided in the bill introduced by Senator Royal S. Copeland. which was adopted by hoth branches of the legislature and signed by President Franklin P. Roosevelt following the recent flood. The Water Power and Resource Roard has offices in the city and al the present their attorneys, re- (ruiled from members of Luzerne County Bar, are checking and re- checking deeds in the court hou«o as one means of determining costs fnr property damages. Koard (iranted Broad Powers They have more power than tlie .Tverage municipality on the ques¬ lion of condemnation proceedings. First of all Ihey have Ihe cash lo strike a bargain which is im¬ portant. Second, they are in a heller position to fight claimi. whirh arc expensive to both parties. In the acceptance of cash, the property owner does nol for¬ feit his righl to take an a^ipeal for a still larger amount if he sees flt. The property damages as well a.s flood control plans for the West Side are expected to he well on their way to completion by the end nf the year. Wilh the dikes out of the way, »2.W.000 will be spent by the fed- 'rsl governmeni for pumps. There will be severnl units in Kingston, nne of which is expected to be erected in the Valmont plot. These units, during time- of high water, will be used to )*mp out sewer.* so as to minimize the danger of ¦"eepage. All details are worked out in conjunction with Kingston borough nfficials through their solicitor, William .1. Fahey. Marcelle Edwards Manville, fourth and hardest to lose of the wives of Tommy Manville, asbestos heir, as she left Newark Airport for Reno, for the third lime since they were married. She said in Reno she really meant it this time. EMILIBERDO; SERVED PinSION AS FIRE CO. CHIEF Suffers Relapse Week After i Release From Hospital; Born In That City LEAGUE WARNED OF WAR Envoys Of France And Spain Fear Italian Intervention Will Touch Off Spark There Are Dust Storms 'Down Under' FEAR 'ANNIHILATION' Nazis Also Assailed; Claim 150,000 More Men Are To Reinforce Franco Geneva, Sept. 18. (UP)—The envoys of two powers, France and republican Spain, told the League of Nations today that unless for¬ eign intervention in Spain Is stop¬ ped it will touch off a European struggle that will "annihilate" na¬ tions. The assembly listened in tense silence for nearly two hours while the two governmeni spokesmen- first Dr. .luan Negrin, the scholar¬ ly premier of the Spanish repub¬ lic, and then Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos of France solemnly warned them that the danger of war was imminent. Dr. Negrin, speaking in rapid, flawless French, denounced Italy and Oapmany as "aggressors" in the Spanish civil war, as had been expected. He charged Italy was now planning to send l.'>0.non addi¬ tional men as "minimum" rein¬ forcements neces.sary to win the war for General Francisco Franco's insurgents. Crowd Is Hushed Then, dropping the paim of his hand on the desk before him with an impact that could be heard throughout the still hall, he added In well spaced words: "And now may nobody plead ignorance on this point in the future." Dr. Negrin's address had been IConlinued On Page A-14) FTRST LINE OF DEFENDERS CRACKS UNDER ONSLAUGHT Court Itself May Decide If Black Can Join Body To Split Chinese Forcei And Annihilate Them One At A Time His Vote As Senator To Increase Justices' Pay May Malte Him Inelijs^ible; Sen. Loneijjan Asks V. S. To Withhold Judgment On Alabaman PLANES BOMB RETREAT Australia has its dust-bowl troubles, too. The pedestrian is staring at what remains of a sign post on the main road near Mallee, nearly covered by drifting sand blown by the wind. Malee is 247 miles from Melbourne, provisional capital of the Island continent. AMERICA'S BAN CHINESE PLANES 12 RAIOS IS FIRMLY held: ON SEHLEMENl No Recession From Presi¬ dent's Order Against Munitions Shipments FEAR GRAVE INCIDENT EFFICIENT LEADER Emil J. Weber, 57, for many years chief of Pittston's fire de¬ partment, died lasl night al 10:^* oclock al his home. 18 Kennedy street, Pittston. His death follow¬ ed an illness of complications ex¬ tending over three months, most of which had been spent in Pitts¬ ton Hospital. He was discharged over a week ago and seemed to be well on the way to recovery. A relapse resulted In his death last night. Mr, Weber was one of the early members of the Eagles Hose Com¬ pany. He served aa chief, capably and efficiently for 20 years and was removed last November for political reasons. His devotion to duty has never been question. Firemen in neighboring towns often ¦ called on him for advice. Cleared Fire Hazards Under Weber's leadership the fire department of Pittston became one of the leading organizations of its kind in the upper valley. Weber was particularly attentive to the j abolishment of fire hazards in his territory and once he decided that' a building should be removed as a (Continued On Page A-4) POPE ASSAILS German And Austrians Pil¬ grims Told' Need Of Christian Church DISPLAYS FEELING District Attorney Again To Seek Indictment For Killing Of Basher b lloarrest of one nr more Lehigh Valley Railroad police {or the murder of Stephen Basher of Ashley last month is being given ¦serious consideration by District Attorney Leon Schwartz. In an interview yesterday, Mr. Schwartz stated that he ig still seeking and studying evidence of the case. The possibility looms that further arrests will be mide, with informa- linn turned over to the next Grand .Iury. When the district attorney's "Dice recently sought to indict Kdward L. Mathews for the murder, the Grand Jury ignored lhe case. "We may not have had enough evidence to convict the defendent," >iaid District Attorney Schwartz. 'However, if the case is to be lost, I want to be the one lo lose it." 1 He Inferred that a true bill was expected of the Grand Jury, In order to try the case in open court. Will Try Again While the district attorney inessed for a speedy indictment of Mathews, he was keenly disap¬ pointed when jurymen ignored the I'ase. He tried again, submitting "ther particulars when his first •ffort proved fruitless. After sub- milting it twice and making no headway, Schwartz saw it was use¬ less. "There is nothing further we can do," he said, "until the next Grand Jury meets. If by that time my inve.«ligalions are complete, war¬ rants again will be Issued and an attempt made to bring the case to trial. In my opinion, charges of this nature should always be aired in court. This is in fairness to all concerned." UiNrrepaneies Noted Baaher was shot at Mountain Top, on Friday night, August 6, just a short distance from the home of his mother-in-law, whom he was visiting. Two railroad policemen were allegedly hiding in ambush for freight car thieves when he made his appearance and was said to have picked up a box of candy. Railroad police said that the young man was fired on after he wheeled and opened fire on them. Several discrepancies were noted by the district attorney's office in testimony given by the officers. It was due to conflicting stories of the shooting fracas that arrests of Mathews. W. S. Hennig and Harold Carty, all of the Lehigh Valley Railroad police were ordered. Castel Gandolfo, Sept, 18 (UP) — Pope Pius broke his long silence on the strained relations between the Vatican and the German Nazi government today with a brief ar¬ raignment of Nazi policy, partic¬ ularly assailing Alfer Rosenberg, Nazi art and culture leader. The Pontiff's remarks were in¬ terpreted as a reply to Rosenberg'i attack on bolh Catholic and Pro¬ testant churches at the Nazi rally at Nuremberg. The Pope spoke in the Swiss Hall at his summer residence here be¬ fore a group of German and Aus¬ trian pilgrims, bul his remarks were addressed chiefly to the former. Facing them directly, he said in a strong voice: "What shall we aay- or better still, whal shall we not say- in this grave hour for Germany, in this hour so painful for the Catholic religion and for all those who wish lo remain faithful to Rome? "We extend lo you our particular welcome in this hour when your country's new self-styled prophet acts and writes as everyone knows, against all that is Catholic and Christian." Cheered By lyistenera Many Spanish Auslrian.s, Bel¬ gians and Hollanders who jammed the lilllc hall cheered as the Pope, sealed in the throne, ended these words. He turned toward the Aus¬ trian pilgrims present and said: "We give especial welcome also to you, for it is a grave hour in which Austria is living. We hope that Austria will remain faithful to its spirit and always remain a Catholic nation, representing the Catholic church in middle Europe which so much needs such an ex¬ ample." Church officials aaid the Pope's unusual vigor in this deivinciation, aimed chiefly at Rosenberg, indi¬ cated how strongly he felt on the subjert. He spoke first in Italian, then German and finally In French. Washington, Sept. 18. (UP)—The adminislralion held firmly tonight to the policies it has adopted to avoid entanglement in foreign wars despite direct and indirect diplomatic efforts to obtain a mod¬ ification of these policies. Officials indicated no recession was likely from President Roose¬ velt's order that American govern¬ ment-owned vessels will not be per¬ mitted to transport arms, ammuni¬ tion of implements of war to Japan or China, and that privately owned American vessels may carry such cargoes only at their own risk. The Chinese nationalist govern¬ ment expressed consternation and regret al the presidential order, declaring it will injure China and help Japan. Chinese Ambassador C. T. Wang protested personally to Secretary of State Hull on Friday. Today Wang called upon President Roose¬ velt to express his government'! views but said specifically that he did not lodge a protest. China Haa No Shipi The Nanking government be¬ lieves that the order, amounting to a partial embargo of arms ship¬ ments to China and Japan, will aid Japan because the latter has a large merchant fleet in which to transport arms and ammunition and one of the largest navies in the world to protect the merchant ships. China, on the other hand, has practically no ocean-going merchant ships and no navy. However, the President's order has achieved the immediate result for which it was issued. That was to compel the American govern¬ ment-owned freighter Wichita to discharge in an American port a cargo of war planes destined to the Chinese government. Officials said the President was genuinely alarmed over the possi- (Continued On Page A-4) Three Die, American Prop¬ erty Damaged As Jap Airport is Target ONE SHIP SHOT DOWN Canadian Trip Brings Results The recent visit of anthracite coal boosters to Toronto Is be¬ lieved to have accomplished some good. It was the purpose of the lour, sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, to promote the sale of hard coal In that section of Canada. Yesterday came good news to miners of Cranberry and Beaver Meadow collieries of the com¬ pany operated by Tony Rose. Anthracite Sales Company, Limited, of Toronto, Canada, has contracted for virtually the entire output of both collieries, according to announcement of General Manager Joseph Gor¬ don. Salesmen of the Toronto firm visited the collieries during tho past several days, getting first¬ hand infromation on the pro¬ duct which they will sell. Coal sales in the north are expected to boom this winter. By H. R. EKINS Copyright, 1987, ly Inited Pre»« Shanghai, Sunday, Sept. 19. (UP) -Chinese bombing planes in a series of 12 raids on Japanese posi¬ tions in the International Settle¬ ment between 6:30 p. m. yesterday and 1 a. m. today killed three civilians and destroyed British and American property valued at more than $200,000, Officials of the settlement' aaid today that civilian casualties totaled three dead and 12 injured, all Chinese. The officials said the toll was remarkably small in view of the widespread bursting of Japanese anti-aircraft shells over the settlement. Chinese military headquarters de¬ scribed the raids as "our observ¬ ance of the Mukden incident of I Sept. 18, 1931," which resulted in Japan's occupation of Manchuria and subsequent creation of the ,Tapane8e-sponsored state of Man¬ chukuo from China's old north¬ eastern provinces and Jehol. Damage Japanese Airport The first five raids were between 6:30 and 8:30 p. m. Chinese planes flew high in the clouds and dropped bombs on the Japanese positions in the Yangtsepoo area of the Inter¬ national Setllemenl. Japanese anil- aircraft artillery replied with a roar of shells, many of which fell and exploded In the Anglo-Ameri¬ can area of the <iettlement where at least three Chinese civilians were killed. Four more raids occurred be¬ tween 8:4(5 and 9:30 p. m. Japa¬ nese warships in the Whangpoo swept the skies with searchlights and kept up a continuous bom¬ bardment. These raids were aimed at the Japanese airport in the Yangtsepoo area, which was be¬ lieved to have been damaged. Three big Chinese flares fell on the waterfront in the Anglo-American area of the settlement, which again was battered by Japanese shrapnel. One of the Chinese planes was shot down and fell In flames near the Japanese D. K. K.. Steamship line wharf in the Wayside district. Ambulances went screaming through the Anglo-American area picking up wounded civilians. T\vo Women Blasted A United Press reporter who reached the crashed Chinese plane said that its crew was cremated In the wreckage. The reporter saw two Chinese women blown to bits nearby and two others wounded. British-owned cotton mills in the northern part of the settlement were in flames and three new fires were itarled in the Hongkew area. There were three more raids be¬ tween 10 p. m. and 1 a. m. and more bombs were rained on the Yangtsepoo and Hongkew areas. The plant of the American-owned China Steel Co. was in flames, aa were the British-owned plants of the Lever Bros. China Soap Works and the Behr-Mathews Egg Pro- I duels Co. A Japanese-owned cot- ; ton mill in Yangtsepo also was hit I and waa afire. One bomb fell j within IM) feet of the Yangtsepoo 1 (Continued On Pag* A-1) ! Washington, Sept. 18. (UP)— ' Senator Augustine Lonergan, D., i Conn., tonight urged the nation to withhold judgment on charges thai Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black is a member of the Ku Klux Klan until the former Alabama I legislator i.ssues a statement giving his side of the controver.sy. One of those who voted against immediate confirmation of Black, Sen. Lonergan said that he had never in four years of service witli the Alabama senator observed any¬ thing that would indicate intoler¬ ance on his part. "If a fair hearing discloses that Justice Black is a member of the Ku Klux Klan, he .should resign from the Supreme Court or, in fairness lo the President and the Senate, make a .statement repudiat¬ ing the principles of the Klan." Lonergan held. "If he fails to do so, I think Congre.ss should take action on the ground of conceal¬ ment of a material fact." Court .Aleeta Oct. 4 I.,onergan's statement punctuated a lull in a political and legal drama new to the long history of the court—a drama expected to reach ils climax in the few days inter¬ vening between Black's return here from Europe the end of this month and October 4. when he is sched¬ uled to sit with the court for the first time at the opening of the fall term. Three issues center on Black, two of them likely to require direct action by the court itself. These are! 1. Was Black and is he now a member of the Ku Klux Klan? 2. Was Black constitutionally eligible to a Supreme Court jus¬ ticeship in view of the fact he waa a member of the Congress which enacted the Supreme Court retire¬ ment Act? 3. Was a constitutional vacancy created on the court hy Van De¬ vanter's action in availing himself of the terms of the Retirement Act? Must Delay Action The first question, concerning Black and the charges of Ku Klux Klan membership, does not invnlve the Supreme Cnurt directly. Whal the outcome of the charges may be is nol known. President Roose¬ velt has announced he will not comment on Ihe situalion uiilil Black returns frnm Kurope. No action is anticipated until almost the eve of the court's first session. Oct. 4. Black is expected to sail for the United States from Irel.inr on Sept. 2,'), arriving here less than a week before the court's initial nT-cting. The second issue involving Black's conslilulional eligibility is directly before the court in the form of a motion filed last Aug. 17 the day before Black look his Supreme Court oath of office. The motion was made by Alberfr Levitt, resigned Justice Department offi¬ cial. Calls Blaek Ineligible Levitt points out that the consti¬ tution bars members of C'ongress \ from offices the emollumenls of which are increased by the (Con¬ gress in which the member sits. He contends the Retirement Act increased the emoluments of a Supreme Court justice. Hence, since Black was a member of the Congress which enacted the statute, he believes him ineligible for court membership. The third question is before the court in semi-official form. Patrick Henry Kelly. Boston legalist, di¬ rected a letter to Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and to At¬ torney General Homer S. Cum¬ mings. suggesting appointment of a special commillee to inquire whether a vacancy actually exists' on the Supreme Court by virtue of Van Devanter's retirement. Many Trapped In Moun¬ tains; Believe Others Will Scatter In Winter ROOSEVELT RENEWS COURT BILL BATTLE Washington, Sept. 18. (UP) — President Roosevelt was headed to¬ night inlo another polilical contesi of the first magnitude, a new cam¬ paign for administration objectives, including those relating to the Supreme Court. Already new battle lines were being drawn by opponents of the President's defeated judicial reor¬ ganization plan. First testing of public reaction ' to Mr. Roosevelt's new move will come on a transcontinental journey ' which will begin from Hyde Park, j N. Y.. on Wednesday. The tour is expected to carry him Ihrough the home territory of at leasl three of the most vigorous opponents of his j court plan. | His Opponents ReH<iy These opponents are prepafed to combat any renewed drive against , the Supreme Court. Sen. Edward . R. Burke. D., Nebr., one of the i Democratic spearheads of the Sen¬ ate fight against the court plan and a lasl ditch opponent of con¬ firmation of Sen. Hugo L. Black to the Supreme Court, said In Soulh Dakota today: "If the President renews his court fight, I shall lay aside every • other consideration and devote every moment of my time lo the fight to preserve the independence and integrity of the Supreme , Court." The portents of a new court bat¬ tle emerged after President Roose¬ velt's speech last night capped the national oratory on the 150th anni¬ versary of the U. S. Constilulinn. ' In this national forum the views of virtually every participant in the congressional struggle over Su¬ preme C'ourl reorganization were presented. Mr. Roosevelt's address, delivered \ from a platform at the base of the Washington Monument and broad-. cast to listeners throughout the country, gave notice that he slill holda to the views that led him to submit to Congre.ss his judicial plan ! last February ."S. ' Renews Fight Previous to Mr. Roosevelt's ad- ^ dress there had been suggestions that the court battle would be al- lowed to die out; that in view of international dangers the projected West Coast trip would be aban- i doned. There were hints in some! quarters that these decisions had been determined in view of the furious controversy growing out of I charges that Justice Black waa and slill is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. Then Mr. Roosevelt revealed his intentions. Shortly before he made his address, the While House an¬ nounced that Mr. Roosevelt had decided to make his western lour unless unexpected circumstances intervene. He then went to the speaking platform and in fighting words and phrases gave clear notice that his Supreme Court posi¬ tion was unchanged. "There is a crisis in American affairs," he declared, "which de¬ mands action now a crisis partic¬ ularly dangerous because ils ex¬ ternal and internal difficulties re¬ inforce each olher. Stay Within Constitution "I believe that Democratic gov¬ ernment in this country can do all the things which common sense people * • » have a right to expect. I believe these things can be done under the ('onsUtutinn without the surrender of a single one of the civil and religinus liberties il was intended to safeguard. And 1 am determined that under the cnnsli- tution these things shall be done." Repeatedly he spoke of the Su- (Conlinued On Page A-4) Tientsin, Sept, 18 (U;*-ThrM Japanese armies today brolt« through China's first northern de« fense lines in a series of spear" head thrusts designe" to split tha huge Chinese forces north of the Yellow River into groups which can be crushed by converging columns of Lieut. Gen. Count Juichi Terauchi's command. The chief plan of campaign Is to break the Chinese center along tha Peiping-Hankow Railway and roll back the main Chinese armies to the east and wesl of the railway where their retreat can be blocked by Japanese columns sent out to encircle them." Pianea Bomb Retreat The air force is depended upon lo prevent the bulk of the Chinese from retreating southward along the PeipinR-Hankow Railway and that line is being bombed con¬ stantly soutii of Paoting-Fu, Chi¬ nese general military headquarters in the norlh. The center thrust, in which an estimated fiO.OOO Japanese troopi arc engaged, waa supported today by lesser thrusts on the eastern and western flanks. These thrusti were along arcs leading to tha Peiping-Hankow line and their purpo.so was to encircle Chinase divisions In the advanced positions, which will be crushed one at a time. Late tonight the Japanese center had reached a pnint about 20 miles soulh of Chorhow. Another column held an arc extending from Chochow lo the Peiping-Tientsin Railway and il was asserted that one Chinese division was trapped In the triangular position which had been encircled. A second arc was being pushed in towards the Peiping-Hankow line from the Jap¬ anese positions eastward to tha north of Tsangchow. Innumerable Chinese Trapped West of the railway the Japa* nese were sending out columns In the same series nf fan-lilte arcs and an unknown number of Chinese were entrapped in the mountainous regions around Fang- shan. The same tactics were being fol¬ lowed to the northwest, where ths ill-eqiiipped Chinese forces were being split into groups which could be captured or annihilated. The general batlle line tonight extended over a front about 200 miles long, starling north of Tsang¬ chow, on the Tientsin-Pukow rail¬ way south of Tientsin; extending irregularly northwest to Chow- Chow, on the Peiping-Hankow rail¬ way, Ihence northward to the Peiping-Suiyuan Railway, and then northwest along that railway to Tatung-Fu, in northern Shansi province. From Tatung the line splits. One Japanese column Is moving southward into central Shansi province and another haa advanced northwest into Sulyuaa province. Winter To Aid Invaders Fengchen city in Suiyuan was occupied yesterday. Tt is the key. to the important Chinese military base in Pingtichuan around which retreating Chinese regiments ara concentrating. The present plan of the Japanesa is to occupy only southeastern (Continued On Page A-4) U. S, Chamber Of Commerce Reports Most Unemployed Are Unemployable Washington, Sept. 18. (UP)—The i United Stales Chamber of Com-! merce tonight reported that a sampliuK of 100 typical Works Progress and relief cases indicated that a majority of those unemploy¬ ed by private industry are in fact unemployable. The Chamber predicted that ieg- islalive proposals to increase em¬ ployment and reduce relief rolls would meet failure because of the high percentage of the unemploy- ables on joblest rolls. The 30-hour week and "olher industrial control measures," the Chamber said, would be ineffective because they are based on a mis¬ conception of the relief and unem¬ ployment problems. It concluded that even revival of industrial ac¬ tivity would nol provide a complete solution, because "the greater num¬ ber of those labelled as unemployed rould not or would nnt work in private Industry even If jobs were available," The survey was a study of IOO relief cases picked at ranclom in a "typical ccnler of industry, trade and agriculture." The name of tha cily was not revealed bul Chamber officials said il was one of between 100.000 and 150,000 population. Of the 100 per.sons investigated, all working on WPA projects or re¬ ceiving direci relief, the survey said thai only 44 had previously worked as employees in any field of business; 82 percent had never had a savings or bank account and until the advent of federal relief "practically all had led a precarious and indifferent existence." "It was learned," the Chamber said, "that in the prosperous years of 19'.'8 and 1929 only ."ifi percent w?rc working al all, and that half of those not working were women having no training or gainful oc¬ cupation. .Seventeen percent wert 70 years of age or over and obvious¬ ly not employ-ible The medlaa wages earned in 1829 wtr« 1782," r*
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1937-09-19 |
Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Month | 09 |
Day | 19 |
Year | 1937 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1937-09-19 |
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A Paper por The Home
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Weather
Sunday; Probably shower*. Mondajr; Warmer.
FIFTY-TWO PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1937
PRICE TEN CENTS
JAPAN CRUSHING CHINESE IN NORTH
'
STATE BOARD SOON TO DISTRIBUTE ITS FUNDS
Kingston First District'
Established, First To j
Use Appropriation \
HAVE APPEAL RIGHTS
Divorce
Within the immediate future, a sum estimated at approximately ,?200,000 will be distributed on the West Side, particularly In King¬ ston, by the Pennsylvania Water Power and Resource Board of the Department of Forestry to citizen.s whose lands have been damaged by flood control work of the fed¬ eral uovernment.
InlereslinK is the fact that hy accepting cash the recipient does nol waive the right to appeal to the courts for a larger amount If he feels his demands have nol been satisfactorily met.
The exact amount KinRston bor¬ nugh will have to pay as ita part in the property damages will also he revealed shortly. The Water Power and Resource Board ulti¬ mately will fix Kingston's share hy determining the amount con¬ sistent wilh what the municipality ran affnrd to pay.
I>arge Share For Valmont
The major pari of this amount will go to the Valmont Corpora¬ tion which owns the large plot be¬ lween the Market street and North street bridges.
Approximately $6,000,000 has been set aside by the Penn.sylvania legis¬ lature to aid municipalities who were affected by the flood a year ago last March. Kingston is the first district to he established in Ihe slate by the Water Power and Resource Board, which will ad¬ minister this large ium of money.
It Is also Interesting to note that Kingston was the first municipality in the United States to take ad¬ vantage of the emergency flood appropriation provided in the bill introduced by Senator Royal S. Copeland. which was adopted by hoth branches of the legislature and signed by President Franklin P. Roosevelt following the recent flood.
The Water Power and Resource Roard has offices in the city and al the present their attorneys, re- (ruiled from members of Luzerne County Bar, are checking and re- checking deeds in the court hou«o as one means of determining costs fnr property damages.
Koard (iranted Broad Powers
They have more power than tlie .Tverage municipality on the ques¬ lion of condemnation proceedings. First of all Ihey have Ihe cash lo strike a bargain which is im¬ portant. Second, they are in a heller position to fight claimi. whirh arc expensive to both parties. In the acceptance of cash, the property owner does nol for¬ feit his righl to take an a^ipeal for a still larger amount if he sees flt.
The property damages as well a.s flood control plans for the West Side are expected to he well on their way to completion by the end nf the year.
Wilh the dikes out of the way, »2.W.000 will be spent by the fed- 'rsl governmeni for pumps. There will be severnl units in Kingston, nne of which is expected to be erected in the Valmont plot. These units, during time- of high water, will be used to )*mp out sewer.* so as to minimize the danger of ¦"eepage.
All details are worked out in conjunction with Kingston borough nfficials through their solicitor, William .1. Fahey.
Marcelle Edwards Manville, fourth and hardest to lose of the wives of Tommy Manville, asbestos heir, as she left Newark Airport for Reno, for the third lime since they were married. She said in Reno she really meant it this time.
EMILIBERDO; SERVED PinSION AS FIRE CO. CHIEF
Suffers Relapse Week After i
Release From Hospital;
Born In That City
LEAGUE
WARNED OF WAR
Envoys Of France And Spain
Fear Italian Intervention
Will Touch Off Spark
There Are Dust Storms 'Down Under'
FEAR 'ANNIHILATION'
Nazis Also Assailed; Claim
150,000 More Men Are
To Reinforce Franco
Geneva, Sept. 18. (UP)—The envoys of two powers, France and republican Spain, told the League of Nations today that unless for¬ eign intervention in Spain Is stop¬ ped it will touch off a European struggle that will "annihilate" na¬ tions.
The assembly listened in tense silence for nearly two hours while the two governmeni spokesmen- first Dr. .luan Negrin, the scholar¬ ly premier of the Spanish repub¬ lic, and then Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos of France solemnly warned them that the danger of war was imminent.
Dr. Negrin, speaking in rapid, flawless French, denounced Italy and Oapmany as "aggressors" in the Spanish civil war, as had been expected. He charged Italy was now planning to send l.'>0.non addi¬ tional men as "minimum" rein¬ forcements neces.sary to win the war for General Francisco Franco's insurgents.
Crowd Is Hushed
Then, dropping the paim of his hand on the desk before him with an impact that could be heard throughout the still hall, he added In well spaced words:
"And now may nobody plead ignorance on this point in the future."
Dr. Negrin's address had been IConlinued On Page A-14)
FTRST LINE OF DEFENDERS CRACKS UNDER ONSLAUGHT
Court Itself May Decide If Black Can Join Body
To Split Chinese Forcei
And Annihilate Them
One At A Time
His Vote As Senator To Increase Justices' Pay May
Malte Him Inelijs^ible; Sen. Loneijjan Asks V. S.
To Withhold Judgment On Alabaman
PLANES BOMB RETREAT
Australia has its dust-bowl troubles, too. The pedestrian is staring
at what remains of a sign post on the main road near Mallee, nearly
covered by drifting sand blown by the wind. Malee is 247 miles from
Melbourne, provisional capital of the Island continent.
AMERICA'S BAN CHINESE PLANES
12 RAIOS IS FIRMLY held: ON SEHLEMENl
No Recession From Presi¬ dent's Order Against Munitions Shipments
FEAR GRAVE INCIDENT
EFFICIENT LEADER
Emil J. Weber, 57, for many years chief of Pittston's fire de¬ partment, died lasl night al 10:^* oclock al his home. 18 Kennedy street, Pittston. His death follow¬ ed an illness of complications ex¬ tending over three months, most of which had been spent in Pitts¬ ton Hospital. He was discharged over a week ago and seemed to be well on the way to recovery. A relapse resulted In his death last night.
Mr, Weber was one of the early members of the Eagles Hose Com¬ pany. He served aa chief, capably and efficiently for 20 years and was removed last November for political reasons. His devotion to duty has never been question. Firemen in neighboring towns often ¦ called on him for advice.
Cleared Fire Hazards
Under Weber's leadership the fire department of Pittston became one of the leading organizations of its kind in the upper valley. Weber was particularly attentive to the j abolishment of fire hazards in his territory and once he decided that' a building should be removed as a (Continued On Page A-4)
POPE ASSAILS
German And Austrians Pil¬ grims Told' Need Of Christian Church
DISPLAYS FEELING
District Attorney Again To Seek Indictment For Killing Of Basher
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lloarrest of one nr more Lehigh Valley Railroad police {or the murder of Stephen Basher of Ashley last month is being given ¦serious consideration by District Attorney Leon Schwartz. In an interview yesterday, Mr. Schwartz stated that he ig still seeking and studying evidence of the case. The possibility looms that further arrests will be mide, with informa- linn turned over to the next Grand .Iury.
When the district attorney's "Dice recently sought to indict Kdward L. Mathews for the murder, the Grand Jury ignored lhe case.
"We may not have had enough evidence to convict the defendent," >iaid District Attorney Schwartz. 'However, if the case is to be lost, I want to be the one lo lose it." 1 He Inferred that a true bill was expected of the Grand Jury, In order to try the case in open court. Will Try Again While the district attorney inessed for a speedy indictment of Mathews, he was keenly disap¬ pointed when jurymen ignored the I'ase. He tried again, submitting "ther particulars when his first •ffort proved fruitless. After sub-
milting it twice and making no headway, Schwartz saw it was use¬ less.
"There is nothing further we can do," he said, "until the next Grand Jury meets. If by that time my inve.«ligalions are complete, war¬ rants again will be Issued and an attempt made to bring the case to trial. In my opinion, charges of this nature should always be aired in court. This is in fairness to all concerned."
UiNrrepaneies Noted
Baaher was shot at Mountain Top, on Friday night, August 6, just a short distance from the home of his mother-in-law, whom he was visiting. Two railroad policemen were allegedly hiding in ambush for freight car thieves when he made his appearance and was said to have picked up a box of candy. Railroad police said that the young man was fired on after he wheeled and opened fire on them.
Several discrepancies were noted by the district attorney's office in testimony given by the officers. It was due to conflicting stories of the shooting fracas that arrests of Mathews. W. S. Hennig and Harold Carty, all of the Lehigh Valley Railroad police were ordered.
Castel Gandolfo, Sept, 18 (UP) — Pope Pius broke his long silence on the strained relations between the Vatican and the German Nazi government today with a brief ar¬ raignment of Nazi policy, partic¬ ularly assailing Alfer Rosenberg, Nazi art and culture leader.
The Pontiff's remarks were in¬ terpreted as a reply to Rosenberg'i attack on bolh Catholic and Pro¬ testant churches at the Nazi rally at Nuremberg.
The Pope spoke in the Swiss Hall at his summer residence here be¬ fore a group of German and Aus¬ trian pilgrims, bul his remarks were addressed chiefly to the former. Facing them directly, he said in a strong voice:
"What shall we aay- or better still, whal shall we not say- in this grave hour for Germany, in this hour so painful for the Catholic religion and for all those who wish lo remain faithful to Rome?
"We extend lo you our particular welcome in this hour when your country's new self-styled prophet acts and writes as everyone knows, against all that is Catholic and Christian."
Cheered By lyistenera
Many Spanish Auslrian.s, Bel¬ gians and Hollanders who jammed the lilllc hall cheered as the Pope, sealed in the throne, ended these words. He turned toward the Aus¬ trian pilgrims present and said:
"We give especial welcome also to you, for it is a grave hour in which Austria is living. We hope that Austria will remain faithful to its spirit and always remain a Catholic nation, representing the Catholic church in middle Europe which so much needs such an ex¬ ample."
Church officials aaid the Pope's unusual vigor in this deivinciation, aimed chiefly at Rosenberg, indi¬ cated how strongly he felt on the subjert. He spoke first in Italian, then German and finally In French.
Washington, Sept. 18. (UP)—The adminislralion held firmly tonight to the policies it has adopted to avoid entanglement in foreign wars despite direct and indirect diplomatic efforts to obtain a mod¬ ification of these policies.
Officials indicated no recession was likely from President Roose¬ velt's order that American govern¬ ment-owned vessels will not be per¬ mitted to transport arms, ammuni¬ tion of implements of war to Japan or China, and that privately owned American vessels may carry such cargoes only at their own risk. The Chinese nationalist govern¬ ment expressed consternation and regret al the presidential order, declaring it will injure China and help Japan.
Chinese Ambassador C. T. Wang protested personally to Secretary of State Hull on Friday. Today Wang called upon President Roose¬ velt to express his government'! views but said specifically that he did not lodge a protest.
China Haa No Shipi
The Nanking government be¬ lieves that the order, amounting to a partial embargo of arms ship¬ ments to China and Japan, will aid Japan because the latter has a large merchant fleet in which to transport arms and ammunition and one of the largest navies in the world to protect the merchant ships. China, on the other hand, has practically no ocean-going merchant ships and no navy.
However, the President's order has achieved the immediate result for which it was issued. That was to compel the American govern¬ ment-owned freighter Wichita to discharge in an American port a cargo of war planes destined to the Chinese government.
Officials said the President was genuinely alarmed over the possi- (Continued On Page A-4)
Three Die, American Prop¬ erty Damaged As Jap Airport is Target
ONE SHIP SHOT DOWN
Canadian Trip
Brings Results
The recent visit of anthracite coal boosters to Toronto Is be¬ lieved to have accomplished some good. It was the purpose of the lour, sponsored by the Wyoming Valley Chamber of Commerce, to promote the sale of hard coal In that section of Canada.
Yesterday came good news to miners of Cranberry and Beaver Meadow collieries of the com¬ pany operated by Tony Rose. Anthracite Sales Company, Limited, of Toronto, Canada, has contracted for virtually the entire output of both collieries, according to announcement of General Manager Joseph Gor¬ don.
Salesmen of the Toronto firm visited the collieries during tho past several days, getting first¬ hand infromation on the pro¬ duct which they will sell. Coal sales in the north are expected to boom this winter.
By H. R. EKINS
Copyright, 1987, ly Inited Pre»«
Shanghai, Sunday, Sept. 19. (UP) -Chinese bombing planes in a series of 12 raids on Japanese posi¬ tions in the International Settle¬ ment between 6:30 p. m. yesterday and 1 a. m. today killed three civilians and destroyed British and American property valued at more than $200,000,
Officials of the settlement' aaid today that civilian casualties totaled three dead and 12 injured, all Chinese. The officials said the toll was remarkably small in view of the widespread bursting of Japanese anti-aircraft shells over the settlement.
Chinese military headquarters de¬ scribed the raids as "our observ¬ ance of the Mukden incident of I Sept. 18, 1931," which resulted in Japan's occupation of Manchuria and subsequent creation of the ,Tapane8e-sponsored state of Man¬ chukuo from China's old north¬ eastern provinces and Jehol. Damage Japanese Airport The first five raids were between 6:30 and 8:30 p. m. Chinese planes flew high in the clouds and dropped bombs on the Japanese positions in the Yangtsepoo area of the Inter¬ national Setllemenl. Japanese anil- aircraft artillery replied with a roar of shells, many of which fell and exploded In the Anglo-Ameri¬ can area of the |
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Month | 09 |
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Year | 1937 |
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