Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              A Paper For The dome
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
Weather
Sunday:   F&lr. little chang*
in temperatur*. Monday; Fair.
33RD YEAR, NO. 26-^4 PAGES
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, JULY 16, 1939
PRICE TEN CENTS
ABANDON EFFORTS IN MINE RESCOE
'
WPA Plans to Employ 3,500Men Approved for County
MA Y STOP ALL PROJECTS WHERE VIOLENCE OCCURS
Strikes Hurt Move To Restore Wage; Scranton Walkout Is Cancelled; Continues Here
Administrator Here
Announces New Program  KlIlS TlirBB
Coast Guard I"'"'"'" Plane Crash
Washington, July 1.5. (UP)-Con- gres-sionnl advocates of restoration of the prevailing wage scale on WPA projects tonight advi.ied fed¬ eral relief strikers lo return to ' their jobs to avoid embarrassing their legislative champions. |
This advice was given by Sen. i James E. Murray, D., Mont., leader of the prevailing wage bloc in the Senate, after he had announced that the group has abandoned "for the present" efforts lo reinstate that feature in the new $1,75,5,600,- 000 relief act.
Simultaneously, the administra¬ tion stiffened its altitude toward the relief strikes, which President Roosevelt and Attorney-General Frank Murphy .said really were not strikes, he'-iu.se "one cannot strike against trie government." Consider Stopping Project*
Amonsr new -ncTsiires heini? faj^- sidercd by federal relief authorities lo avoid further bloodshed and riot¬ ing in the 10-day relief "strike" , demonstration involving approxi¬ mately 90,000 men was immediate shutdown of any project where violence occurs,
"Conditions   resulting   from   the strikes   existing   on   WPA   projects have proven embarras.'ing to those • favoring      Ihe      prevailing      wage ¦ amendment,"   Murray   said.     "The removal  of  this  condilion  will  en¬ hance   the   chances   for   favorable con.slderation   of   the   propo.fal   al this   session.     For   the   present   It i would  be  inopportune  to  seek  re- ' atoration  of the  prevailing  wage
Awaiting Only i
Needed Equipment; Expect Quick Start
The return of approximately 3.,500 men lo the Luzerne county WPA highway forces possibly in a week is imminent it developed last nighl, : with announcement of County Di¬ rector Harry J, Williams that 40 projects have been approved by ,stale and federal authorities. These employees will be added as soon as material and equipment is turned over by the slate,
Mr, Williams stated that nearly ¦100 men were returned to high¬ way jobs during the past week, for the most part veterans entitled to .special preference. While the working list on highways amounts to only 800 at the present time, il is expected the WPA program here soon will return lo normalcy, Eack Only Equipment
Since the state and federal gov¬ ernments have come lo agreement, ' immediate lack of equipment is the only hitch in getting approved pro¬ jects underway. It is possible, how¬ ever, that the working force in the Luzerne county area will be sub¬ stantially enlarged in the next day or so and that hundreds of other workers will return lo employment , by the end of the week.
The quota can be filled immedi¬ ately, it was staled by County Di¬ rector Williams, were it not for the huge job confronting the slate in gelling the necessary equipment. A.s goon as this requirement is met however,   the   WPA   program   will
Pershing Is Stricken Again
Paris, July 15, (UP)- Gener.il John J. Pershing, commander- in-chief of the American forces in France during the World War, was confined to his hoiel room In Aixen provence again today by a stomach ailmeni which developed after an auto¬ mobile   ride   yesterday.
A physician visited Pershing twice today. It was announred subsequently the general would not leave Monday for Paris, but would remain in Aixen provenre for a few more days to recuper¬ ate.
IRl OF IRDEil
Hospital Ship Making Rescue Lost in Sea
HIT BY WAVE
Plucked from Air After Takeoff; 2 Seriously Hurt
Police Guarding Wife Fugitive Swore to 'Get'
Murray said that representatives j push into high gear here, of the federal government and the   „„„. ,„. „^   ..^.
Hope for (1,000 John
Nearly 6,000 men are to be as- ' signed lo highway jobs in the county (luring the next year but plans are indefinite as lo when the peak will be reached and what jobs are to be worked. Only announce¬ ment out of Harrisburg recently which bears on the subject is that' secondary highways will not be con
American Federation of Labor, which has led the fight against the new measure providing that relief employees must work a minimum of 1.30 hours monthly al security wages, are considering the matter In a series of conferences." Warning from Harrington
Decision to suspend the legis¬ lative fight for the change came while Work Projects Commissioner F. C. Harrington warned that the WPA would suspend project opera¬ tions, if threatened with violence or properly losses. In cities not guaranteeing "adequate protection."
Harrington's pnsition wns reveal¬ ed after he conferred with Minne¬ sota WPA Administrator Linu.i Olotzbaoli hy telephone. GInlzbacli had ordered WPA projects in Min¬ neapolis suspended ind'-rinltely after riots caused two fatalities and man.v injuries. Harrington, endors¬ ing Glotzbach's altitude, said ad¬ ministrators in other stales hava "blanket" aulhcrity to take similar steps.
WPA state administrators con¬ tinued lo discharge strikers whn have been absent from their jobs for  five   consecutive   days.
It was Indicated that from 20.00(1
to   2,5.000   have   been   fired.     WPA   ,. ,,        ,.„„„„„
u„.      ,, , .  „„,., „u.„i, ,,„ .. „»   time  more  Ihan  $100,000  per week
has ordered a new check-up as of   , . .       ... .  .    .     ,      ...
Is    paid   relief   recipients    in   this
Chicago, July 15. (UP)- A fugi¬ tive Oklahoma prison convict'.s trail of revenge w-hich ran through seven .states and which police be¬ lieved was marked by two torture killings, ended in a blank here tonight.
Police did the only thing they could. They posted a guard at Ihe home of the wife whom con¬ vict .lack Russell, erslwliile "Sing¬ ing Cowboy," had vowed to "get" —and then waited for him lo strike.
Russell is sought for the murder of    William    Scott    Hamilton,    2,3,
New York, July 1,5, (UP)—The V-]fi4, an eight-ton hospital plane of the U. S. Coasc Guard, crashed and sank at sea today, carrying three men to death shortly after a stricken seaman had been re¬ moved from the oceanographic survey ketch Atlanti.s, ISO miles southeast  of here.
The transfer had been completed successfully, despite the roughness of the sea, and the twin-engined craft was poised for the flight back to shore when the treacherous At¬ lantic literally plucked it out of the sky, Disappeara In Instant
The V-164, an aluminum seaplane capaljle of carrying 25 passengers In an emergency, had risen a few feet into the air when a heavy swell reared in its path. The swell caught the plane's nose and dragged it down.
Before seamen on the Atlantis, a 142-foot auxiliary yacht, could throw a line to the 'V-168, It had vanished. Five members of the seaplane's crew, two with backs broken   bv   the
Death List Mounts To 23 in Kentucky After Dust Explosion
Bitter Blow Ends Tragic Day for Wailing Crowd of Relatives; Rescue Crew Overcome by Gas Atul Forced to Turn Back from Scene
Providence, Ky., July 1,5 (UP) — Rescue parlies late today abandon¬ ed their efforts In behalf of the 28 miners trapped In the Duvin Mine of the Ruckman Coal Company, in¬ dicating belief that  all  were dead.
Company    officials    cleared    the
An hs read off the namei, • company official checked them off. "Bob Mayes . . . Bernard Barnea . . . Richard Byron . . ."
These were dead below. So wer« Ira Campbell, Randell Green, Earl Woodriiig,    George   Clark,    D.   B,
properly of all outsiders as the; Barnes, Lee Mitchell, Dan Byron, rescue crews came to the surface | F'orrest Dunbar, Ellis Chandler, but the message brought up became Hobart Williams, Ned Fugate. Carl apparent when the air in the mine i Holoman. James Gather, George was reversed a procedure taken ! Springfield, Arthur Little and David only  when  all  hope   Is  abandoned, j Ivy.
This process consists of blowing | At the time the 19 deaths were i.ub.m nionoxiiic fumes out of the reported Fugate had said he waa shaft  instead cf pumping pure  air   "i.i minutes from Ihe others."    But
British  policeman can roar an loud as he wishes at  traffic  offenders
on London highways.   He carries a portable loud-speaking set, to give
safety tips to driven, In new "Safety First" campaign.
Order German Citizens From Italian Tyrol
Tourist Trade Is Ruined; Thousands Affected
Bolzano,   Italian  Tyrol,   July  15.
(UPl—German   citizens   living   in
Impact,   struggled   the Italian Tyrol were given oflicial
sidered for projects in the future.       University     of    Kansas     graduate There   is   a   po.ssibility  that  Lu- i whose nude and battered body was
zerne  county  again   can  reach  the ¦ fo""d  ""  »  country road  50 miles
old  19.000  quota  of WPA  workers,
but this Is dependent on the action '
of municipal authorities In sponsor- i
ing    projects    in    their    respeclive'
rnmmunilles.    Work   Projects   Ad-
ministraliop is greatly interested in!
this sponsorship and  full co-opera- lion    is    extended    town    officials.
Hundreds   of   men    recently   403'd
from  the WPA  roles can  be taken
bark   as   soon   as   their   respective
towns   interest   themselves   in   en¬ larging   their   present   WPA   pro- \
Brnm. j
I'p to .'Municipalitiefi The   monthly   WPA   payroll   for
Luzerne county has been cut more
than 50 per cent by recent curtail- !
ment,  causing a rapid increase  In j
the  number  of  direct  relief cases 1
free and were picked up, but the others and the sailors they had rescued  were  carried  down.
The dead:
George Priest, 34, of Falmouth, Mass., Atlantis crew member who was stricken wilh pneumonia while the survey vessel was engaged In a study of the Gulf Stream.
Lieut, William Lee Clemmer of Hewlett. N.  Y.,  pilot  of the '^-164,
John Radan jr, of Bessemer, Pa,, aviation pilot. northwest   of  Chicago  vcsterday.     I Tw-o Backs Broken .Mechanic Found   Slain !     The survivors, hauled out of the   ,       j    ,^
Today there was a similar murder   water by sailors who a few minutes I     ^ in   Chicago.    Frank  Walker.   54,   a   before   had   rowed   Priest   to   the '
plane in the Atlantis' small boat, were:
Russell Hayes of Patchogue, N. Y., yeoman, broken back.
Frank L. Evers of Brooklyn, radioman, broken back,
Carl A. Simon ot Willlamsvllle, N. Y.. mechanic.
Waller Salter of Brooklyn, mech¬ anic.
Charles R. Whelan of Brooklyn, Mechanic.
The  first  news  of  the   disaster
notice today they must leave Italian territory within the next three to six months.
Germ.iny and Italy are negotiat¬ ing on the question of the Italian Tyrol, It was understood, but there was no official hint why the Italian government ordered the expulsion of all foreigners from the area. The time limit for leaving was set only for the Germans.
There are about 8,000 German citizens and between 1,50,000 and 200,000 people of German blood liv-
mechanic, was found slain in a rooming house a block from where a man identified as Russell told one of his kidnap victims he would find  his  automobile.
Strikingly similar circumstances prompted Police Captain Julian Bernacchi to theorize that the man who slew Hamilton also killed Walker.
To substantiate his theory. Ber¬ nacchi listed these similarities;
1.—Both victims' skulls were crushed.
2.—Both  were  nude.
3.—Both   had   been   tortured  be-
German citizens without landed properly were ordered to leave within three months. Those with land holdings were given six months. To date, no mention has been made of the compulsory immi¬ gration of German-blnoded resi¬ dents of the area, but it was said they would be ordered tn leave within a time limit of one to two years.
Repatriation Bureaus
(In Paris, diplomatic sources said that Italy might have ordered the
Blind Veterans To Fight Again
Rome, July 1,5. (UP)—Men blinded in the World War will be vital cogs in Italy's defense machinery if war comes again.
The ministry of navy an¬ nounced toda.v that tests had proved blind men possessed thu keenest cars and were, because of this specially developed power, superior to other persons for service at listening posts to de¬ tect approaching airplanes.
The Italian blind war veterans organization has petitioned the ministry to permit them to undertake active service in event of a future emergency. Tho ministry turned the request over to the chamber of fasces nnd corporations, which now has prepared a bill lo grant the request.
in   as  would  have  been   done  had there been any chance of life.
It was the last bitler blow of a tragic day to 400 relatives and friends of men trapped by a dust explosion yesterday who gathered in a mournful huddle In the corru¬ gated Iron .shanties at the mine mouth.
Tears streaked the cheeks of the women as they departed, many carrying babies and small children. Terrific  Explosion
Tlie wailing of bereaved women rose and fell against the clatter of rain on the lin roofs of the shanties In which they sought shel¬ ter.
the minutes dragged into hours and there  was  no  further  report.
The   crowd,   mostly   women   and children   at  tho   mine   mouth,   be¬ came   increasingly   restless   as   the hours   passed. Explosion Closed Tunnel
The dust explosion last night closed the tunnel 181 feet down with a wall of stone and dirt. Res¬ cue crews had to penetrate this be¬ fore they could begin blowing fresh air into galleries filled with deadly black damp and carbon monoxide. State Mine Inspector John Dan¬ iels was in charge of rescue efforts and Charles O. Herbert, supervising engineer  of  the  U.  S.  Bureau   of
Vester Parker, one nf the rescue ! j^j^^^ ^^^ Vinccnnes, Ind.. 100 miles crew, said he saw and recognized 13 ; f^ jj^, north, sent a truckload of bodies.  Most of them, he said, were I rescue equipment.
at the scene of the dust explosion ^
When communication finally was
which boomed through the galleries j ^^^^^^^^ .^ j^^^^g,,^ „^ positive word
la.st nignt ' of cheer or tragedy.   Rescuers said
• It must have been a terrific ex- ^^^^^   ^^ ,,„^|y   j^^.^^j
plo.sion.    he  said.  'It  tore  motors I      '.^^^^  location  of the  nine
nnd   equiprtient  all   to  pieces.  The i ^^^ ^'^^^ ^^,.^^,^ ^„ ,,^,.5 ^ ^^ance,
rails were  ripped  off the  ties  and   ,^^^ ^^,^^.^ delayed by h,iving to cut
some  of  the   ties  were  torn   from  j^^o^gh doublijTbrattices.    A brat-
the  ground ^^^^   j,  ^  j,p^^  canvass  which   is
•One  3,00-pound  car was  blown  spread across a section of the mine
200 feet. ^g  j^^^p  g^g  f^om  spreading.    The
.Some   of   the   men   apparently! ^g„ working below were close to
died    of    gas    because    they    had
fallen    where    they    stood.      Earl
Woodring   fell   across   the   drilling
machine he  had  been  operating.
Rescuer* Forced Back
j     "We went as far as we rould to
i try   to   reach   the   other   nine   but
! four of our rescue crew were over-
exhaustion.
CHANGING OF MAINS SHUTS OFF WATER
PROJECTS AI
¦VVater supply for several sections , .    , was  cut  off this  morning.   Work-
come and we were forced to turn   ^g„ ^„ engaged changing a main
10
SIAY CLOSED
next   Monday.
Progrewsive I.,eague Agninfit Striken
Robert .Smalley, executive sccre- • "i-y of the American Progressive League, announced yesterday that, after a meeting in Wllk-»»-^''.trre which did not adjourn untn early Saturday morning, his organization decided not to take strike action. He said a policy of "watchful wait¬ ing" would be followed.
Fifteen counties were represented   county do not have a single WPA
«t the meeting, which favored tak-1 project   in   operation   and,   at    he
ing all  action  in  the  direction  of  same lime, are not considering the
urging Congress lo change the law   'dea.    Residents    of    these    towns
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,      .. .        .... .fore  they were slain.
In    the    county.    M    the    present 1 q„j j„ ,.Q^^„ ^..jp
This much also was known: When  Russell  escaped  from  the
area.
Unless the white collar projects, historical, writers and music, re¬ ceive local sponsorship by next month, these will be curtailed. About 75 people are employed at this work in the county at the present time and future work hinges entirely on the attitude of the various municipal governments of   the   vicinity.
Some    communities   of   Luzerne
stale   prison   at   McAlester,   Okla Tuesday,   he   boasted   to   a   pri.son
WPA, Leaders Confer Monday; Ask for Troops
Minneapolis, July 15. (UP)-Gov. Harold E. Stassen moved for peace¬ ful settlement of the Minneapolis WPA strike crisis tonight as Mayor
Conyressman Kayos WPA Picket; Five Others Put under Arrest
Lincoln, R. I., July 15. (UP)— ' cook's jaw. The picket dropped to Attacked by a picket protesting his the ground and before he could support    of   the    bill    lengthening , recover himself was pinioned down
WPA working hours, U. S. Rep. Charles F. Risk, R., R. I., tonight felled the man with one swift punch.
The picket, who identified him¬ self as Paul Tencook of Woon- sockcl, approached Risk who was watering the lawn of his home, and upon reaching his side attempted to strike him wilh the placard hc was carrying.
Risk, stepping quickly aside, avoided the assailant's weapon and then   swung   his   right   Into   Ten-
In Today's Issue
Editorial    C—t
< 'lassiflrd   A—20
Movie*    A—16
fnlltlcs   ,C—8
f*oeM    A—IS
^PorU   B—1
^'"f.v   , A—8
«»«««o  A-M
by Special Police Oflficer Raymond Clarli   who   rushed   lo   the   scene from his post nearby. Five Pickets Arrested
Tencook was arrested on a charge of attempted assault. Earlier five pickets were arrested In front of the congressman's home when he complained against their picketing.
Risk charged that the picketing annoyed his family, according lo Town Sergeant William J. Wr | ht who made the arrests on John Doe warrants. Risk arrived home last night and was to return to Wash¬ ington tomorrow.
The men were arrested under a town ordinance prohibiting any person from standing on the side¬ walk opposite a house in annoy¬ ance of the occupants.
was   flashed  by  radio  bv  the  At- ,. .   .     , j
lantis' master, Capt. F. F. McMur- i evacuation   of   foreigners   and   re- ray. I patriation of Germans before trans- The Coast Guard dispatched two ' '«"'"« ^'"a'  war  Industries  there
other airplanes  and   three  cutters I f"'" '*'' "e* '^^""^ '" "'^ French
to  the  scene  but  recalled   one   of I frontier, where they would be easy
the planes, after receiving McMur-   "larks for French bombing planes.)
ray's report that the sky was over- '    Toda.y.    the    German    consulate
cast,  the sea  rough  and  thunder-   here   announced   establishment   of guard  he   had  trussed  up  that  he   storms  brewing, j bureaus  for the "voluntary"  repat-
was going to Chicago to "get" his ^ Heads for New York j riatlon of German-blooded residents
wife.    She had given police the in-1     McMurray, at the Coast Guard's ' and the emigration of German eiti- formalion  that  resulted  In  his  ar-   order,   turned  the  Atlantis  toward   ^^ns. rest  and  sentencing to  prison  for   New  York   harbor  and   proceeded      "Repatriation    and    Immigration ; George Leach prepired lo ask  for 10 years  as  a  robber. | at   7.5   knots   to   meet   the   cutters   bureaus   will   give   exact   informa- [ U-   S.   Arm^   troops   if  noting   and
On    Wednesday,    Russell    Kid-   Pontchartrain,   Comanche   and   tion on these questions," Ihe office napped  a McAlester photographer (Continued on Page B-4) (Continued on Page B--4)
and   forced  him  to  drive  through j Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas,      Near    Pittsburg,    Kans., Russell  released  the  pholographe because    hc    wanted    a    "spcedie car."     He   flagged   a   black   coupe and     forced     his    new chauffeur  to  drive  on, owned  a  black  coupe.
Eearly  Friday,   Hamilton's  body was found near Woodstock, III. Uot Another Driver
Friday night, Hamilton's coupe was found abandoned at Kenosha, Wis., about the time a man identi¬ fied  as  Russell  thrust a gun  into .	
the  ribs of Bud  Egholm, 22, Okla-1     Shanghai, July 15.   (UP)
I'nTa ball' game'arKe'nX. H^ , «'«'" -.-"'ar officials made strong i A^i.^.^ foll^wed-announcemcni ordered Eeh^lm to drive to ' "presentations lo Japan today con- ! hy Japanese that they intended to Chrcago. I S!'_".'"5_:^ /I'":".-?  "f  '.""1'""^''  '"-   blockade    several    ports    on    the
"Get going fast," he told PJgholm, , "I've got to go to Chicago lo meet
back
Another of the  rescue  crew,  Ed Gold,   whose   brother,   Arch,   was nne   of   thr   nine   who   couldn't   be ', reached, said:
"No one could  live In that mine.
We   were   unable   to   move   in   the
new  workings  and  were  forced  to
I crawl   In   the   old   workings  where
the water was knee high."
At midmorning James Fugate, one of the rescue crew, had tele¬ phoned up the mine shaft a mes¬ sage which brought both cheer and  sadness.
It was:
"Nineteen are dead.   We hope to save  nine." 3  Live  Out  of  SI
Only    three    out   of   SI    miners J Monday, trapped  in  gas-filled  gallicries  last |     Massey, night  had   come   oul   alive.    Seven   said in   passages    not   blocked   by   the explosion   which    brought   timbers .-ind earth crashing down had been able   to   reach   the   surface.
The message from below reached
at the dikes. It is expected that the work crew will have their job completed  by  noon  at  the  latest.
Sections affected are Newtown, Hazle street to the high points, Hanover Township, Korn Krest, Buttonwood and part of Ashley.
RAY MONO M aTsYy" WEDS MRS. WHITNEY
New York, July 15. (UP)—Ray¬ mond Hart Massey, Canadian actor and star of the play, "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," disclosed today that he and Mrs. Dorothy Whitney of New York were married here last
unwilling Hamilton
] Japan Gets U.S. Protest On Americans in Danger
Four Missing; Tighten Blockade Against British
women attached to the Nanchang Hospital who have not been heard from since Japanese raided Hol¬ land's home and charged him with pro-Chinese activities. The Japan- i ese, however, failed to make any I formal charges against Holland. -United      Concern     over     the     Nanchans
some  pals."
Egholm was released at Elgin. III.. 37 miles from this city early today. The kidnapper drove ofl', telling Egholm hc would find his <ar in Ihe 1500 block on West Madiaon   street,   Chicago,   at  noon.
Walker's body waa found in the 1400 block on West Madison street: an   American   woman,
cernlng  a  series  of
dangering Americans in China. Kwantung   province   coast   and
While Japanese  steadily tighten-   warning   to    foreign   citizens   and ed the pressure of blockade against   ships   to   evacuate   the   ports   bc- foreign--particularly British—inter¬ ests in tho Far East, the American officials   disclosed   that: -
1. Representations had been made to Japanese authorities be¬ cauae a Japanese sentry at Wuhu. one of the blockaded cities, slapped
a  Canadian
-short before noon.
CITY POLICE TO HOLD CLAMBAKE WEDNESDAY
woman  and   an  American  boy  on
July 3.
Amerlcanit AlisNlng
2. -Grave anxiety is felt regard¬ ing the fate of an American, L, W, Holland of the American Methodist
cause  Japan  could  not  be  respon¬ sible   for   their   safety   after   to¬ morrow. Trouble Nears Hong Kong
The importance of the Japanese action waa that it struck still closer to the great British city of Hong Kong, midway along the Kwantung coast, where a food shortage al¬ ready has resulted from the Japan¬ ese   blockade   of   nearby   Chinese
bloodshed continue
Stassen agreed to attempt a con¬ ference between WPA officials and labor and relief leaders after one man was shot and killed, eight were wounded and a dozen others. Including six policemen, were in¬ jured in renewed violence. Conference Monday
Stassen announced the peace con¬ ference had been set definitely for 10 a. m. Monday.       •
The fatal riot occurred last night outside a WPA sewing project, scene of two previous riots in one of which a poliieman was slugged and subsequently died of a heart ailment.
Strike leaders suggested to Stassen it might be possible to begin negotiations leading to peace¬ ful selllement of the strike if all projects were shut down immedi¬ ately until the present tense situa- tinn  has  passed.
Glolzbach announced earlier in the day that most projects would not reopen Monday. They were closed today for the week  end.
In answer to his question on what strike leaders hoped to ac¬ complish In one cily when Con¬ gress and President Roosevelt had taken definite stand against changes In the WPA regulations lo which the strikers object, Stas
married twice before, he and Mrs. Massey would "take a short vacation of about ten days" and then go to HolljN wood, where he Is scheduled to start work on a new picture. He will give his  final  performance  in
the 400 relatives and friends of the  the Lincoln play at the Plymouth
entombed   miners   who   were   hud- ! Theater tonight.
died al the mouth of the mine. j Mrs. Ma.ssey divorced William It  came  up  the  mine  telephone   Whitney,   New   York   attorney,   at
line  to  the  company's  office  from   Minden,   Nev..   on   July   14,   1937.
James  Fugate,  who  had   led   gas- } Massey was divorced from Adrienai
masked    rescue    squads    Into    the j Allen Massey, his former secretary,
mine   early   today. at Carson  City,  Nev,,  last July 6.
Society Wedding Turns to Riot When Douglas Fairbanks jr. Comes
Wilkes-Barre  Lodge  No.  3, Fra¬ ternal Order of Pohce, will hold its At Providence, four men picketed   annual   clambake   at  Martz   Farm
*'^The   Japanese   announced   three ! sen was told that Congress still is days   ago   that   they   intended   to   in    session    and    conceivably    —••
the mansion of U. S. Sen. Peter G. Gerry, R. I., an anti-New Deal Democrat, The senator was in Washington and no complaint against the pickets was lodged.
in    session    and Episcopal    Church    at    Nanchang, ; blockade Changchow, Tungshan and , change  tne  law. who   was   seized   by   Japanese   n   Chaoan, above Hong Kong, and the ,     Minneapolis   has month   ago.    Japanese   have   failed   new    announcement    appeared    to to    clarify   Holland's    whereabouts   mean blockade of other ports south despite repealed American consular   of   the   British   cily,   where   it   had George Williams Is president of the   requests   for   action, hcen announced that all able-bodied
lodge   and   chairman  of  clambake. 1     3.--Efforts are being made to get , British subjects would be conscript- committees. I in    touch   with    three    American  cd for defense services.
Wednesday, made     wilh
Reservations may  be the    desk    sergeant.
10,1)31 persons on the WPA roll-s, but only 4,197 were on the job as of Friday, near¬ ly 6,000 have been fired for staying away five consecutive days the deadline set by Works Progress Commissioner F. C. Harrington.
New-port.  R.  I.  July  15   (UP) — The    wedding    of    Miss     Aerielle j Frost Frazer, post-debutante heiress I to   the   Willys   automodllc   fortune, I and Michael Strutt of London, was ! turned   into   a   riot   late   today   by the    arrival    al    the     church    of movie nclnr Douglas Fairbanks jr. and  his  wife. I    Thousands  of  men,   women   and ; children,   attracted   lo   St." Augus- i tin's   Roman   Catholic   Church   by advance    publicity    of    the    Fair¬ banks' name in the guest list, over¬ whelmed    a    small    police    detail when   the   actor's   car  drew   up  to the entriinie Rushed hy .Mob j     Fairbanks   and   his   wife,   their ! clothing   disarrayed   by   the   press- i ing    mob,    look    advantage    of   a short  lull  In  the  "battle"  to  rush to the safely of the church doors. Once  inside,  they were  due  for a new  demonstration.
Their    passage    down    the    aisle
' was   the   signal   for   applause,   un-
' expected   in   such   a   setting.     The
1.200 people that had jammed into
every  bit  of space available in the
church   hurst   into   audible   cheers
I for the star.   When the Fairbanks
had  taken   their   seats   in   a  pew, however, the crowd quieted.
Only the dignified summer colony society set retained their usual decorum. 11 was the "un¬ invited guests", to whom by tra¬ dition go the unreserved seats at a wedding, who took advantage of Doug's "personal appearence" to show their appreciation for the entertainment he had afforded them. "Crash" Into Church
Men and w-omcn had climbed cellar windows to gain entrance to the church, while the Invited guests were ushered to their seats. Children crept beneath the canopy spread over the pathway to the church's main door and then slid past ushers to get inside.
Quiet regained while the Rev. Joseph P. Coleman, pastor of St. Augustin's Church, united the couple in marriage, but after the newlyweds had been whisked away from the church in an automobile ' under police motorcycle escort, • new "incident" occurred.
Flowers, every last one of them that    had    decorated    tha   chtm^ i vvaca MUUbsd by the crowd.