Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 October 1938 — Page 3

Japs Formally Occupy Hankow; China Spurns Peace Gesture;

British Pact With It

Victory Parade Delayed; Officials Say Kai-shek Will Not Resign.

BULLETIN

HANKOW, Oct. 26 (U. P.). - —Japanese troops scaled the walls of the refugee zone in Hankow tonight when United States naval authorities refused to open the gates. The situation ‘was highly _ delicate until the Japanese decided to retire.

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HANKOW, China, Oct. 26 (U.P.). —Japanese Army and Navy officers effected a model formal occupation of Hankow today. The advance units of the Army. -which arrived yesterday, were camped in the suburbs awaiting a ceremonious victory parade through the city. _ This morning Japanese Navy officers took command in the city and in co-operation with leaders of the foreign colony began the work of consolidating the Japanese victory and mopping up Chinese Army stragglers. x This afternoon, the formal occupation was carried out. Twelve Japanese destroyers patroled the Yangtse River off the foreign concession, their guns peaceably covered with tarpaulins, unmanned

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tion from the city. Take Over City Quietly

As the ships steamed slowly along, a handful of Japanese Army and Navy officers quietly took over the city together, including the Japanese concession, where they smilingly shook hands with foreigners. Japanese troops entered the American zone despite the closed gates. Officials believed they were unaware of the zon’e existence. A score of nondescript Chinese, bearing a huge banner, welcomed

the Japanese Navy men when they landed. ®

As the troops which entered the

city yesterday camped in the suburbs, Japanese troops marched through the Payang gate into Wuacross the Yangtse, at dawn. The first Navy men arrived at Hankow this morning in launches. The destroyers which followed were the first units of the formidable fleet of small warships which the Japanese used to blast a path up the river. Japanese sources had said that the Army’s victory parade would be held today. But it was not, and according to some reports it may be delayed for several days. Heavy rain during the night prevented the spread of big fires started by the retreating Chinese and the city was quiet.

Kai-shek to Stay,

China Announces

CHUNGKING, China, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—China does not want peace and Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek is not going to resign his leadership of the nation, it was announced

officially today. The statement was issued in view of reports that Great Britain and Germany were engaged in a joint effort to mediate China’s war against Japan.

British and French

Patrol in Canton

CANTON, China, Oct. 26 (U. PJ). —British and French navy men patroled part of Canton today after the small Japanese ' force which captured the great city indicated it would not object to any assistance in controling looters, most of whem were Chinese women,

British Troops ‘Clean Up’ Arabs

. JERUSALEM, Oct. 26 (U. P).— British troops started extensive cleaning up operations against Arab rebels today. Several villages were fined a total of $5715 for rebel activities and recent discoveries of arms in their neighborhouvds. The troops surrounded villages and then sent in detachments to make a house to house search.

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Indicate Berlin to Reject Reported Compromise On Colonies.

LONDON, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain may fix Nov. 17 to recognize Italy’s conquest of Ethiopia and bring the British-Italian friendship treaty into effect, it was reported today. The Cabinet met at No. 10 Downing Street, and it was understood that Mr. Chamberlain asked approval of his plans for bringing the treaty into effect. It was reported that he also told the Cabinet that he hoped Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy would show “good faith” regarding a settlement of the Spanish civil war by removing more of his troops from Spain. It was understood that the Cabinet considered, in addition to Italian relations, Palestine, national defense plans and the speech which King George is to make from the throne Nov. 8 to start the new session of Parliament. The desire—which is expected soon to become a demand—of Germany for colodnial territory is destined to become the big question soon, according to political quarter§.

Colonial Proposal Gets Cold Shoulder

BERLIN, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—Authoritative sources indicated today that Germany would reject a reported plan to satisfy her colonial demands by giving the Reich parts of Belgian and Portuguese territory in Africa. Germany expects the colonial question to come to the front soon, and the Nazi viewpoint is that the Reich has a “moral right” to return of territories lost in the World War. “Recently there have been indirect suggestions made to Germany that Britain, France, Belgium and Portugal might “pool” some of their territory in Africa and turn it over to Germany as the price for settlement of the issue. In this connection, Britain and France would compensate the two smaller nations for their contributions. Meanwhile, the newspaper Angrift reported that the German population of Maehrisch Chrostau, just outside the Sudetenland zone occupied by Nazi troops, was being terrorized by Czech soldiers and police.

‘Anti-Communist’ Pact Reported Stronger

LONDON, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—The Daily Mail, in a dispatch from Rome, asserted today that Germany, Italy and Japan had decided to strengthen their “anti-Communist” pact by means of new articles which would include a common policy in Europe. Rome dispatches denied it.

Libya Voted Mainland Status

ROME, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—The Fascist Grand Council, at a meeting which ended early today, voted to give Libya the same status as the Italian mainland and to offer Japan feliritations on its capture of Canton and Hankow.

IN THE FAR EAST HANKOW—City formally occupied by Japanese. CHUNGKING—Kai-shek will not resign. CANTON—DBritish and French aid patrol. IN EUROPE LONDON—Cabinet discusses Italian pact. ‘Anti-Communist’ talks reported. : Kent named Australian governor general. ROME-Libya given mainland status. BERLIN—Nazis cold to colonial plan. BARCELONA—Volunteers await evacuation. PRAHA—Czech Cabinet member resigns. IN THE AMERICAS WASHINGTON—U. S. defense deficiencies revealed.

English Cabinet Meets;

Trained Men

Split Reported Over Demands Made by Hungary.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (U.P.).— High Administration officials revealed today that deficiencies of American national defense include shortages of trained men as well as of guns, planes and other vital war materials. President Roosevelt revealed at his press conference yesterday that officials charged with planning national defense were studying ways of increasing the number of skilled airplane mechanics. Presumably, these additional mechanics would be trained either directly by the Army and Navy, or under their auspices. The number required and the manner of their training, the President said, were merely details in the broad general program of national defense now under study. It includes, the President indicated, a study to determine the total number of planes required for defensive purposes; the necessity for or advisability of establishment of new Army and Navy air bases, and the most practical and strategic sites for such bases; whether to continue experiments with lighter-than-air craft.

Volunteers Await

Departure in Spain BARCELONA, Spain, Oct. 26. (U. P.).—Members of the International Brigade, the volunteers from many countries who came to Spain to fight for the republic in the civil war, were dispersed to concentration camps today to await evacuation from Spain. : Those who have countries of their own are to be sent back to them in line with the government's policy of dispensing with all non-Spanish aid. The others, exiles from their own countries, will be provided with places of refuge.

Split Develops In Czech Cabinet

PRAHA, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—A split developed in the Czechoslovak Cabinet today over settlement of the minorities dispute with Hungary. Resignation of Dr. Andrew Brody, Premier of the Province of Ruthenia, followed delivery of a Czech note to Hungary suggesting further direct negotiations on Budapest’s demands for a large part of Slovakia and Ruthenia, but agreeing to arbitration by Germany and Italy if necessary. Dr. Brody was reported to have resigned from the Cabinet after vainly favoring a compromise on the Hungarian proposals. He was succeeded by Monsignor Augustin Volosin, formerly an undersecretary in the Ruthenian Cabinet, :

Appointment Viewed

As Bolstering Empire

LONDON, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—King George named his brother, the Duke of Kent, as next governor general of Australia as a means of strengthening the bonds of empire, it was said today in royal quarters. The appointmen:, announced last night, was believed also to mean that the King himself probably would not be able to visit Australia for several years.

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IN INDIANAPOLIS

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County Deaths |Arrests ...... 23 (To Date) Speeding cose 5

1938 secs occee Reckless 31937 ..... Driving ....

City Deaths (To Date) 3938 .......... 50 1937

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MEETINGS TODAY

“Kiwanis Club, luncheon, Columbia Club, noen. Lions’ Club, luncheon. Hctel Washington,

noon. Beverage Credit Group, luncheon, Hotel Warren, noon. a ag Men’s: Discussion Club, dinner, Y.

e- Cu. Ay p. m. Purdue Alumni Association, luncheon, Hotel Severin, noon. 12th District American Legion, Juncheon,

Co-Operative of Indianapolis, luncheon, Columbia Club, noon. Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Juncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Delta Theta Tau, Seville Tavern, noon.

MEETINGS TOMORROW

Indiana State Teachers’ Association, annual meeting, sessions all day. Seventh District Federation of Clubs, meeting. Clavpool Hotel, 10 _a. m. olis Real Estate Board, lunch-

n. 0 ianapolis, luncheon, Indianapolis Athletic Club, noon. Sigma Chi, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. American Business Club, luncheon, Columbia Club. noon. Fine Paper Credit, luncheon, Men's Grille, the William H. Block Co., noon. Acacia, luncheon, Board of Trade, noon. Sigma Nu, luncheon, Hotel Washington,

noon. Caravan Club. luncheon, Murat Temple,

on. Indiana Motor Traffic Association, luncheon, Hotel Antlers, noon. : Antlers, & Do Me :

luncheon,

0il Club, luncheon, Hotel Severin, 8 p. m

‘Construction League of Indianapolis, luncheon, Architects and Builders building,

noon, Indianapolis Camera Olub, meeting, 110 East Ninth st.. 8 p. m. ta Theta Pi, luncheon, Canary Cottage, noon.

BIRTHS Boys

Lewis, Lillie Hoffman, at Coleman. William, Myrtle Gebhart, at Coleman. Stanley. Mary Rhodes, at St. Vincent's. Curtis, Mabel Matthews, at St. Vincent's. John, Anna Wickey. at Methodist. Halsey, Electro Pervine, at 2464 Paris. James, Elizabeth Walden, at 648 E. 10th. Harold, Dorothy Winter, at 2974 Forest

anor. George, Virginia Beeler, at 2602 Eastern. ooaneeniL, Florence Cofer, at 1812 W.

Eldin, Erma Ziegler. at 420 W. 18th. Richard, Gertrude Marshall, at 737 8. obie. »

Girls Sirmer, Ruth Homsher, at Coleman. Gilbert, Anna Lehman, at Coleman. Claude, Dora Wright, at Coleman. . C., Irma Harger, at Coleman. Floyd, Eva Gooldy, at Coleman. . Byron, Mary Kilgore, at Coleman. Walter, Alice Turpin, at City. Leo, Anna Renn, at St. Francis. Leo, Gladys Wade, at St. Francis. Fred, Irene Swego, at St. Vincent's. John, Eliza O’Harrow, at St. Vincent's. Floyd, Mary Query, at St. Vincent's. William, Florence Pyle, at St. Vincent's. Charies, Marguerite Murphy, at St. Vin-

ent’s. . Anton, Elsie Kramer, at St. Vincent’s. Paul, Bessie Watson, at 761 N. Belmont. Mabel McQuery, at 1519 N Arsenal.

James, Virgie Clark, at 2019 Nolen. Harry. Marjorie Cleary, at 424 E. Morris. Roy, Martha Jones, at 1807 N. Arsenal. Orville, Marie Raines, at 45 S. Senate. William, Martha Tillighast, at 415 N. Linwood. George, Lela Rothwell, at 1419 S. Illinois. James. Dimple Sargent, at 1826 Sheldon. Ray. Myrtle Wolfe, at 1245 Bridge. Ralph, Helen McGuire, at 1622 Comer. Earl, Carrie Green, at 963 N. Tremont.

DEATHS

Charles Kreitlein, 48, .at St. Vincent's, carcinoma. Ella Gloss, 77, at 1411 N. Dearborn, pulmonary edema. Rerty Jo Skaggs. 3 months, at City Hospital, broncho-pneumonia. Margaret Blume, 22, at Coleman Hospital, . Sheho-phgumohia. : von ail 2m

months, at Riley

OFFICIAL WEATHER

United States JVcather Bureauemm INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST — Fair tonight and tomorrow; cooler tomorrow. Sunrise 6:08 | Sunset

TEMPERATURE =QOctober 28, 1937—

Precipitation 24 hrs. ending 7 a. m.. Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Excess since Jan. 1

MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Fair tonight- and Thursday; warmer in extreme southeast portion and cooler in nerthwest portion tonight, cooler Thursday. Illinois—Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler in north and west-central portions tonight and in southeast and extreme south portion Thursday.

Lower Michigan—Partly £)ouggs cooler in west portion tonight; Thursday fair, cooler.

pen TAL SSL coer Jn Be onight; ursda, ar clout and slightly colder. yr y y Kentucky—Fair, warmer in southeast portion tonight; Thursday fair, colder in west and north portions.

WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M.

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FDR Asks Pay-Hour Aid; Queries Swamp Officials

DIES DENOUNCES F. D. R. ATTACK

President Is ‘Misinformed,’ Committee Head Says; Offers Checkup.

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committee indicated disagreement

over the committee’s procedural tactics. Governor Murphy of Michigan, praising the President’s action, charged that testimony before the Dies Committee, charging him with “treason,” was ‘clearly a planned attempt to win an election.” It was timed perfectly, he said at Kalamazoo, Mich.

Charges Called ‘False’

In unusually strong language, Mr. Roosevelt denounced the committee for listening to the treason charges, uttered ‘by witnesses whom he described as “a coterie of disgruntled Republican officeholders.” He said that the charges were “absurdly false.” He referred specifically to testimony given last week before the committee by Judge Paul J. Gadola of the Michigan Circuit Court of Appeals and John M. Barringer, former city manager of Flint, Mich. He said that he was “very much disturbed” that the committee permite¢ a “disgruntled Republican judge, a discharged Republican city manager and a couple of officious police officers to make lurid charges” against Mr. Murphy. “Under my conception of public duty it would have been wrong to shield Governor Murphy simply because he was a Democrat and a strong friend of the President,” Rep. Dies said. Rep. Dies said he regretted that the President had issued “this unusual statement,” but that he would “continue to do my duty undeterred and unafraid.” The President’s criticism of the committee was made in response to a question at his press conference. He deplored that “a Congressional committee charged with the responsibility of investigating unAmerican activities should have permitted itself to be used in a flagrantly unfair and un-American attempt to influence an election.” “At this hearing,” he said, “the Dies Committee made no effort to get at the truth, either by calling for facts to suppori mere personal opinion or by allowing facts and personal opinion on the other side.” Rep. Dies said that a “campaign of misrepresentation, ridicule, and sarcasm was conducted to discredit the investigation.”

‘Fabrication’ Charged

“This campaign was aided by members of the Cabinet,” he said.

“The Shirley Temple fabrication

was conceived by certain radical writers. “Immediately, and as if by prearrangement, Secretary Perkins and Secretary Ickes repeated this crude and silly fabrication, thus hoping to lend the color of truth and respectability. “When this failed, as a last desperate move, the President was induced to permit the prestige of his

%| great office to be used for the pur-

pose of discrediting the investigation.” Rep. Dies’ reference to Shirley Temple concerned testimony before the committee that the child star, had been persuaded to send a message of greeting to a Paris newspaper which was characterized by the committee witness as a Communist publication.

Aid Given Communists Unknowingly, C. of C. Told

Many persons in Indianapolis and throughout the United States unknowingly contribute to Commu-nist-organized and controlled or-

ganizations, Homer L. Chailleaux, Americanism director of the American Legion, told members: of the Junior Chamber of Commerce today at a luncheon meeting in the Canary Cottage. Mr. Chailleaux cited this as the reason the Legion is conducting an educational program on foreign propaganda. His speech was based on information he had given before the

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Fund Lack Delays Replies; No Court Cases Filed; Leaders Optimistic.

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By LEE G. MILLER Times Special Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—“Are we covered by the Wage-Hour Act?” That question recurs thousands

and thousands of times in postcards, letters and telegrams that are pouring in to the Wage-Hour division from employers and wageearners. Many of the inquiries are adaddressed to President Roosevelt or Secretary of Labor Perkins, whose offices forward them %o the staff of Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews. Mr. Andrews’ shortage of money and manpower has cased considerable delay in sending replizs. And in many places the replies are of necessity vague because no rulings covering the specific situations have been made. : The bulk of the mail comes from Southern, Eastern and East Central states. Very few are from the Far West. : Some typical inquiries, accompanied by explanations which are entirely unofficial, follows:

Messengers Write

Three young telegraph messengers in Mark Twain’s home town, Hannibal, Mo., write to Mr. Roosevelt: “We are getting only 9. cents an hour for about. 8 hours a day. Isn't that against the law?” Answer: Yes. Messengers may not legally be paid less than 25 cents an hour unless Mr. Andrews grants an exemption, as the law empowers him to do. He has not yet acted on the petition of Western Union and Postal for such exemption. A crosstie manufacturer in Fargo, Ga., “would like to comply with the law” but wants to know how it applies to piecework wages. Answer: No piecework rate is legal unless it gives the worker at least 25 cents an hour. And if the pieceworker works more than 44 hours a week, the extra hours must be paid for at time and one-half his average hourly earnings.

Cotton Institute

To Hear Andrews

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (U.P.)— Members of the Cotton Textile Institute gathered at their annual meeting today to discuss problems affecting their industry and to hear Elmer F. Andrews, administrator of the new Wage-Hour Law.

OFFICER BATTLES - BEGGING SUSPECT

Admits Striking Prisoner; 400 Watch Arrest.

Oliver W. Holmes, 38, New York,

was under arrest today charged with vagrancy and with resisting an officer. Patrolman Warren Dailey, who arrested him, said Holmes had attempted to beg money from several women on downtown streets, and that he broke away after he was under arrest. Patrolman Dailey said he struck the prisoner with his fist. After he struck the prisoner, Patrolman Dailey said, a crowd of about 400 persons gathered at Washington and Pennsylvania Sts., some of them protesting the officer’s action and some agreeing with it. Some of the crowd followed the officer and his prisoner to Police Headquarters and said they would appear as witnesses in Municipal Court in the case tomorrow. Police Chief Morrissey said the town is overrun with professional panhandlers and that in the last week he has assigned four plainclothesmen to patrol downtown streets in search of them, “Merchants and citizens have been complaining about the number of panhandlers, professionals, on

the streets these days,” Chief Morrissey said. “We must get rid of

'T | Mrs. Martha Brown, Richmond (center), members of the tured here are: (left to right) Mrs. Nellie Guyer, Mrs. Eva Horney, Mrs. Minnie Draher, Mrs. Clara Wadman, Mrs. Melissa Guyer, Mrs. Edna M. Squier and Mrs. Louisa Von Eitzen. (Story, Page One.)

President Appeals to Pecan Growers to Co-operate In Enforcement.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (U. P.).— Wage-Hour administrators hoped today that President Roosevelt's personal appeal for co-operation would bring about an effort in low wage industries to make the new Fair Labor Standards Law work. Beginning the third day under the new law, ¢Wage-Hour officials were optimistic. They hoped that employers who have shut down their factories in protest against the law's minimum wage and maximum hour provisions would attempt to comply rather than throw thousands out of work on the eve of a national election. They were encouraged by the fact that no court action against the law has yet been taken. They expected, however, that a court test would be made in the near future and that it would reach the Supreme Court quickly. The President’s request for cooperation was made as Wage-Hour Administrator Elmer F. Andrews reported that most employers had been “just fine” in meeting problems imposed by the law.

Directed at ‘Pecan Industry

Mr. Roosevelt directed his remarks particularly at the pecan shelling industry, which closed down Monday rather than boost wages of more than 30,000 employees from an estimated 8 to 15 cents an hour up to the 25-cent minima. He observed that the nation was not going to

stop growing, picking and selling pecans, and that therefore it was the practical thing for employers in the industry to sit down with Government officials and try to make the law work. He said it was unfortunate that the question had arisen just two weeks before the election because, judging by any important social legislation put on the statute books in the past, some persons are immediately affected, but it is by no means certain that they are permanently adversely affected. In other words, he observed, a na-

ute works itself out. Hits ‘Reactionaries’

It would be an exceedingly good thing, he continued, if even those whom he described as the most reactionary newspaper owners and politicians were to try, as a matter of patriotic duty, to make the law work. He described this group of people as the kind which says they are in

favor of decent wages, but say they don’t like your proposal and method of reaching this objective. Then, Mr. Roosevelt continued, you offer

|lanother method and they say that’s

terrible; so you offer another which they reject as awful. Meanwhile, he said, they continue to write or say that they favor good wages and finally you ask them: What would you suggest? Then, Mr. Roosevelt said, they tell you that it is not their business. He described this as the American way of doing things and added that this is why an improvement in -economic status or social conditions in the United States is a long and tedious process. Meanwhile, Wage-Hour ‘Administrator Andrews’ staff reported. that they were receiving 1800 inquiries per day about the law, but that no violators had yet been reported.

MERRY FAHRNEY’S DIVORCE NULLIFIED

CHICAGO, Oct. 26 (U. P.).—The Appellate Court today nullified the divorce of Merry Fahrney, madcap heiress to patent medicine millions, from her third husband, Baron Arturo Berlingieri.

Since obtaining the divorce, she had married Count Oleg Cassini, 26, dress designer, with whom she is living in New York. Her attorney, Frank Cantwell,

said he would petition for a re-

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‘C0-OPERATION' FORUM KEYNOTE

Roosevelt, Hoover Both to Broadcast Tonight Over Networks.

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (U. P).— Prominent spokesmen for industry, labor, finance and Government joined today in-a plea for democratic co-operation in order to preserve American institutions and promote the welfare of all.

Addressing the New York Herald Tribune's forum on current problems, on the subject “Labor, Management and Government,” they dissected American institutions, depressions and waves of prosperity from different approaches but converged in their pleas for co-operation to erase bitterness and inequality and cultivate good-will and a better distribution of goods.

Speakers included Gerard Swope, president of the General Electric Co.; Thurman Arnold, assistant U. S. Attorney General; Charles R. Hook, president of the American Rolling Mill Co. and of the National Association of Manufacturers; DeWitt M. Emery, president of the National Small- Businessmen’s Association; John L. Lewis, chairman of the Committee for Industrial Organization; Joseph A. Padway, counsel for the American Federation of Labor; William O. Douglas, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and William McC. Martin Jr, president of the New York Stock Exchange.

Mr. Swope, in a keynote speech, urged that labor and management combine their resources and cooperate toward a betterment of industrial relations. He recommended the adoption of “democratic processes” in industry, labor and government, based’ on mutual respect rather than on “control imposed from without.”

President Roosevelt's address closing the forum will be broadcast over the nation-wide networks of the Columbia and the National Broadcasting companies tonight. Mr. Hoover is scheduled to speak at 9:30 p. m. (Indianapolis Time). He will be followed by President

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sengers had been utterly calm. He’ commended his crew highly. : The United States liner American: Traveler reached her side 200 miles’ off Cape Race, Newfoundland,’ shortly before 2 a. m. (Indianapolis. Time), having raced a forced draft, 75 miles. The Deutschland informed: her cryptically that her services: were no longer needed. : A short while later the Americas"

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the Norwegian freighter Europe are. rived. They were informed of the: situation as briefly as had been the* American Traveler. 3 The four. vessels rolled for almost:

‘lan hour, within a quarter of a mile

of one another, in the heavy sea: kicked up by a gale which had: raged through the night. Then? with® the dawn, all proceeded: on, their voyages. , Having dismissed her rescue vese-: sels, the Deutschland’s radio became; silent, her operator refusing ‘to’ answer queries from other ships for: additional information. She would~ not accept telephone calls from, shore. : 4 But her master informed her owns: ers, the Hapag-Lloyd Line, by rae. dio, that she was proceeding to New; York, and that her passengers had¢ gone to bed, having been assured. that danger no longer existed. ¥ He told the line’s headquarters. that the fire had not spread to the. engine room and that her engines® had not been affected. He said the arrival in New York would be delayed by 12 hours. He had been due here Friday morning, having left» Hamburg last Thursday. > Two tugs, one equipped with fires fighting apparatus, which put out: from Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, last: night to answer the Deutschland’s: appeal, also put back, A large proportion of the Deutsche: land's passengers were Americans: returning home from European vas; cations. ¥ At one point at the height of the: fire Capt. Steincke had been pres; pared to transfer his passengers to the first rescue ship which arrived, Presumably, while most of tha. crew fought the fire, sailors had been? detailed to.strip the life boats of their covers, swing them out on their davits, and stand by to lower them while ‘stewards herded the passengers to, their assigned boats, strapped life preservers on them, and kept them calm. : This is the usual procedure, the methods in. which all ships’ crews are trained. ¢

Grave Emergency ¥

Capt. Steincke’s terse messages only served to emphasize the gravity of the emergency confronting him in the gale-lashed seas off Newe foundland. Up until midnight, hg had sent a half dozen messages ex< pressing an urgent need for assiste . ance. Then the messages took a‘less urgent tone, and, in the last, he ine formed the owners that the dangeg was past and the vessel was able tg continue under her own power. . : The Deutschland was one of thé star liners of the Hamburg-Americg Line before it was unified with the North German Lloyd Line into the Hapag-Lloyd Line soon after the National Socialists came into power, She is not as large as the Nor German Lloyd liners Europa ah Bremen, but gives nothing to them in the completeness and luxury of her accommodations, which are sufe ficient for 1000 passengers. Built in 1923, she had plied continuously bee {ween Hamburg and New York since. . This was the second fire aboard the Deutschland. She caught fire at sea in 1929, but the crew extin< guished the fire quickly.

Crew of 30 Saved { As Ship Sinks : :

ROTTERDAM; The Netherlands; Oct. 26 (U. P.).—The 5300-ton Gree cian steamer Chryssis sank early toe day after colliding in a fog with the Portuguese steamer Maria Chrise:

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