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It seemed hardly likely that any plans which required the approval of the Government, and of the British people, would be forwarded by the banquet incident. Whatever the facts, it. was indicated that Mr. Chamberlain's speech, and the boycott, had served to show first the smouldering resentment in . Great Britain ‘against the Munich to Germany . over Czechoslovakia; secondly, the Increasing sentiment in. favor of absolute co-operation. with France, and thirdly, the magnitude of the Prime Minister's self-appointed task-—one to which he rededicated himself in his spee¢gh — of seeking friendship with tHe totalitarian nations. When Mr. Chamberlain made his , remarks about German newspapers, his auditors stood and cheered him for four minutes. : There was applause hardly. less impressive when he said at another point: “Our. relations with France are so close as to pass beyond mere legal oblig&tions.”

Previous Statement Enlarged

Those few words were all that

were needed to explain a statement which Mr, Chamberlain- had made on British-French relations in the ‘House of Commons, to the perturbation of his hearers and the jubilance of Italian Fascists. ‘Mr. Chamberlain had been asked in Commons recently whether Brit-

- ain was bound to aid France in any

attack by Italy. He had" replied ‘that Britain was under no legal obJigation to do so. : But today he said: .. “Any action contrary to the ‘Bitt-+ish-Italian agreement would be a ‘matter of grave concern to the BritJsh government, but I cannot contemplate the possibility - of aggression against Tunis.” ~ Mr. Chamberlain's. statement fended to confirm the declaration by vauthoritative sources in Paris that -Britain had given France a pledge

'“of moral and military support in

the event of conflict with Italy in the Mediterranean. ~ The boycott story was published -by British newspapers as a sensa- - tion of the first rank, and it brought | “repercussions which the Germans “may not have anticipated. « Mr. Chamberlain in his speech “promised to continue peace efforts and at the same time to proceed ~with the rearmament program. It was a speech of great importance merely as a speech by a Prime Minister on foreign affairs. However, the three references singled out as

‘a result of the German: boycott

ere: » 1. Regarding the German press .and its attacks on British public | men: “I must deplore the recent ., tone of the German press, which in rone case has not scrupled to pour =out vituperation upon the most respected of our statesmen, himself ‘but lately Prime Minister of this

"country, and in few cases .shows

any sign of a desire to understand «our point of view. Nevertheless I -am convinced that with our two ;peoples our: point of view remains till as it was recorded in the Munich declaration, namely, that never again should we. go’'to war -wwith one another but that we Should deal with any differences “between us by the method. of con-‘-sultations.” > 2. Regarding the transitory na.Xure of special forms of govern“ments. Mr. Chamberlain said that “his anxiety for agreement with the “dictator nations did not mean that "he favored nazism or fascism, and * rontinued: “We: should be careful ‘not to shut ourselves off from con- « tact with any country on account of a system which in the course of time may well undergo such modifications as would render it very different from what it is today.” 3. Regarding France: Our relations with France are so close as to pass beyond mere legal ob- : ligations since they are founded on an identity of interest.” :

Private Germans

Ignorant of Incident

BERLIN, Dec. 14° (U. P.)— Private Germans knew nothing today of the sensation caused in London by a Nazi boycott of a dinner at which Prime Minister Chariberlain was the principal speaker. A brief dispatch of the official news agency mentioned that Germans did not attend the dinner but there was no explanation. Officials were silent. It was believed that Premier Chamberlain in his criticism of Ger- _ man newspaper attacks on British public men, referred to a Lokalanzeiger dispatch of Dec. 9 in which Earl Baldwin, Mr. Chamberlain's - predecessor as Prime Minister, was called a “guttersnipe” for his expressions of opinion on Germany's antiJewish activities.

French Forts in

Tunisia Rushed

BIZERTE, Tunisia, Dec. 14 (U. P)~—French naval fortifications along the Tunisian coast were being rushed today because of Italian agitation in this French protectorate. - The colonial coast defense setup, with the largest Tunisian naval base here, is one of the most efficient in

the world, rivaling Great Britain's]

; formidable base at Singapore.

Italy to Get Nothing, ~Declares Bonnet

PARIS, Dec 14 (U.P. .—Foreign . Minister Georges Bonnet told the Chamber of Deputies Foreign Affairs Committee today that “even if it means war, the Italian Government will never SHisin an inch of

Moseley. Charads New Deal Gives. Communists ‘Aid and Comfort.” =

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (U. P.).

British Prime Minister - Chamberlain’s plea for: world disarmament today with reiteration of this Government’s willingness to reduce armaments if other nations would do likewise. A high said that the. United States views disarmament . as a “most desirable” objective and -asserted. that this country: is prepared fo join in a sincere effort to end the current arms race if and. when others show a clear intent to disarm.

However, it was said, the United States never again, will be caught in the same situation that followed conclusion of the 1922 Washington Naval Conference. Then. this country scrapped millions of dollars worth of new warship construction while othér powers continued replacement programs, = scrapping mostly’ overage vessels. In event of a future naval limitation agreement, it was said, th: United. States cannot afford to hal. its present large warship replacement program due to the antiquated condition of many of its first line vessels.

Not Ready to Act

armament was made last night in an address at the annual dinner of the Foreign Press Association in London. But neither .the United States nor Great Britain are believed to be prepared at this time to take the initiative for a disarmament conference.

Such a move by President Roosevelt generally is regarded as possible before his present term expires in 1941. Mr. Chamberlain’s warning against severing contact with or adopting a hostile attitude toward totalitarian nations merely because of differences of political creed struck a responsive chord among many officials here. It was likened to: Secretary -of State Hull’s numerous attacks' against a policy of isolation and “playing - ostrich in a: world fraught with danger.” Capt. Anthony Eden, former British foreign secretary who conferred unofficially yesterday with Presiden: Roosevelt, continues his informal discussions today with Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles.

Moseley Renews New Deal Attack

1 NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (U. P).— Maj. Gen. George Van Horn Moseley renewed his attack on the Roosevelt Administration today hy charging that the United States’ gre atest: defensive weakness was in Washington, where the New Deal ‘gives aid and comfort” 0 Communists. On Sept. 30, on the occasion of his retirement from the Army after 43 years’ active service, he attacked the . “indigestible mass of untried theories,” spoke -of “decay within” and charged: that some New Deal policies, particularly those of relief, imperiled the nation. Secretary of War Woodring, replying, accused -him- of disloyalty to President Roosevelt, “his comman-der-in-chief,” and said he was “piqued” because.he had not been appointed chief of staff, Today Gen. Moseley, one of four officers who have received the Distinguished - Service Medal twice, urged the country to “mind its own business in regard to the internal affairs of Europe and Asia.” He said that it should “lick the Communists” before it worries about other lands.

Roosevelt Studies Largest Warship

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (U. P.).— President Roosevelt, it. was learned today, is studying - a, recommendation calling for construction of one of the largest and most powerful superdreadnaughts ever. launched as an addition to U. 8. warfleets. . The proposed floating fortress

would dwarf the. 32,600-ton U. S. S. California, now the largest battleship in U. 8. fleets. Tentative plans call for a battleship: slightly less than 45,000 tons, approximately. 710 feet long and armed with 12 16-inch guns. tn

U.S. LOAN TO CHINA REPORTED ARRANGED

CHUNGKING, China, Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Chinese newspapers expressed belief today that a $50,000,-

000 United States loan to China had been arranged and would be concluded at: Washington soon.

Tunisia, Djibouti, Corsica or any other part of the French Empire.” ‘Mr. Bonnet made his statement in reply to. 90 minutes of questioning by the Foreign Affairs Committee in regard to the Italian-French crisis in the Mediterranean resulting from unofficial demands by Fascists for French concessions as preliminary to any friendship: trea? between" the two nations. ;

Denmark Questions Four Linked to Nazis COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Dec.

{14 (U.-P.)—Four Danes of known

Nazi sympathies were questioned by police today after they had been arrested, at revolver point, ‘while riding back and forth in front of the residence of Premier Theodore A. M. Stauning. They Were in an automobile belonging to a man whom police had long suspected of .espion‘age. hat 3 man was not in the car.

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Kenji Doihara

SHANGHAI, Dec. 14 (U.P) — Chinese political sources said today that Japan's most famous military figure, Gen. Kenji Doihara, was approaching Chinese leaders with a plan for settlement: -of the war in China. Doihara, a mysterious militarist with an almost legendary reputation. as- an undercover agent, brought instructions for a settlement, the Chinese asserted, but it was mighty uncertain whether the Kuomintang (National Government Party) leaders would be interested.

NAB RUSSIANS IN;

ESPIONAGE QUIZ

Information on Japan Is Reported Stolen.

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manager of Intourist, an agency of the Soviet government, and Hafis Salich, 35, a naturalized American citizen who was said to’ have been

an agent of the U. S. naval intelligence unit at San Pedro. They were arrested Sunday at their homes here and held incommunicado in the Los Angeles County. Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail. News of their arrest was not revealed by the Federal agents until yesterday when they were arraigned before United States Commissioner David Head. Commissioner Head set Dec. 24 for a hearing for both. However, the Federal Grand. Jury may act before then.

Great Value to Russia

Salich supposedly had access to Navy data on Japan. This included amount and type of munitions purchased by Japan in the United States, and What the United States Navy intelligence has learned about the Japanese navy. military bases, navy extension plans, mobilization plans and data on the number and power of Japanese ships. This information would be of utmost value to *Russia, Federal agents said. Gorim formerly was a Russian consulate official here. He is a Russian citizen and Federal agenis were reportedly afraid he would obtain bail and flee to Russia. As a clerk in the Naval Intelligence Bureau, Salich had access tq many U. S. military secrets. He is a naturalized American citizen and can be held here. Meanwhile, Federal forces planned to resubmit to the Federal Grand Jury the case of Karl Allen Drummond, 21, former Wichita, Kas. yotith, who is charged with attempting to sell American ‘aircraft plans to Japanese agents. Drummond was arraigned yesterday and trial without a jury was set for Dec. 22. Drummond ‘intimated that he was not the only. person involved in the alleged plot.

Salich ‘Loaned’

To U. S. Government

BERKELEY, Cal., Dec. 14 (U. P.). —Berkeiey police said today that Hafis Salich, held in Los Angeles in an asserted espionage plot, was a former member of the local police force. Chief of Police J. A. G eening said Salich had been “loaned to the Federal Government.” :

German Found Guilty. of Spying

CRISTOBAL, C. Z., Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Hans Heinrich Shackow, a German, was found guilty today in Federal Court of espionage. Shackow was arrested on Oct. 16 at Ft. Randolph while taking photographs. Arrested with him were three German companions, Ingeberg Gutmann, a woman; Gisbert Groos and Edward Robert Kuhrig. The four Germans took pictures in Panama Canal defense areas, which Army officers testified were ‘of military importance;

Charges U. S. Put

In Dangerous Role WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (U. P.) — John C. Metcalfe, agent for the House committee investigating unAmerican activities, testified: today that activities of foreign espionage agents in the United States ‘are placing this country in a precarious position. Mr. Metcalfe, who said he investigated foreign spy activities in

naval intelligence officers, police and agents of the Department of Justice, said the situation is so grave it cannot be overstated.

ROME TO SPEND ON ARMAMENT

German Storm Troop Organ "Opens Drive Against ‘White Jews.’

ROME, Dec. 14 (U. P) —The Chamber of Deputies, with Premier Mussolini looking on, today approved decrees embodying Italy's anti-Jewish legislation and a bill obliging deputies to fight in the front lines in event of a war. The action came shortly ‘after the Cabinet - had decided to spend 10 billion lire ($526,250,000) on arrmaments because “of the urgent necessity of further developing and strengthening armaments in view of the general situation.” With Italy's reldtions with France under heavy strain, the Government will spend a total of $435,675,000 on defense forces under the 1939-40 budget as the first installment of the program. ~ The action of the Chamber of Deputies on five decrees putting the Fascist racial program already approved by the Grand Council, into effect was unanimous,

Das Schwarze Korps

G-Men Make Arrests After ;

In New Campaign

BERLIN, Dec. 14 (U. P.). — The publication Das Schwarze Korps, organ of the picked “SS” Nazi Storm Troops, opened a drive today against elements which it called “white Jews” and defined as “Aryans with the same lust for profits, the same cunning, the same unscrupulousness in choice of his means as black Jews.” Explaining its drive, the publication said: “We have not gone through years of struggle and endured pressure and war agitation to enable these evil vultures to sit down at the table which Jews have just been forced to vacate.” This article coincided with a drive in Fascist Italy against bourgeois elements as part of which every effort was made to make middle-class persons appear as the opposite of everything for which fascism stands. Premier Mussolini's newspaper Popolo d’Italia of Milan said, for instance: “To let the bourgeois live is equivalent to letting the proletariat survive.”

Claim Enough Food

The “SS” organ’s article coincided also with an official Nazi radio

broadcast which assured German

housewives that there was no food shortage. It was specified that plenty of cabbage and turnips were available. As regards the cakes which housewives are preparing to bake for Christmas, the broadcast suggested that housewives take flour “which it is felt sure they have stored” and to add saccharine and marmalade to it.

AMERICAN ACCORD BELIEVED ASSURED ~

Delegates Cheer. Blast at Nazi Ideology.

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collaboration : with military. and

ates the Fascist influence in South America. z Latin America has always had dictators. Forty years ago Mexico's Dijaz was a new world Mussolini or Hitler yet neither they nor their ideologies had then been heard of. Certain regimes in this hemisphere today may have borrowed some old world plumage, but they remain decidedly American still. ®* They would

today as in the past they resented our own policy. of big stick and dollar" diplomacy. This does not mean of course that no danger exists. On the contrary. If the Americas show signs of weakness, powerful armed nations of Europe and Asia may tyy aggression. while they think the going is good. And such-aggres-sion might well be coupled with some sort of coup on this side of the water as was the case when Europe intervened in Mexico in the 1860s and set up ‘Emperor Maximilian. Which is where the need for national defense and hemisphere solidarity -.come in. But this solidarity does not necessarily need be expressed in terms of an American League or Nations or any ironbound pact. -What is likely to come out of the conference is a broad but effective understanding. Members of the American delegation as well as others hold that mutual dangers ahead, and national interests common to all, create -stronger bonds in a crisis than the most formal an precise of paper promises. This was the theme as the U. S. and Argentine delegates discussed a draft agreement which would bind all American republics to do all they can to lower.tariff barriers. It was intended, if the draft met with support, to submit it formally to the conference. Secretary of State Hull believes that removal of restrictions against trade is one of the best remedies for the ills from which the world is suffering. - United States delegates have been so favorably impressed with the text

on . continental solidarity against foreign attack that they may not even present a draft of their own,

it was understood.

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6 DIE, 20 WOUNDED “IN MADRID BOMBING

MADRID, Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Six were killed and 20 wounded, in-| cluding children, - today during an insurgent: bombardment when six shells fell on the Hospital of the Child Jesus, now a child welfare center. Four . Rebel seaplanes raided a fishing fleet off Calpe, on the east coast, machine-gunned the crew and then dropped 20-pound bombs on the boats, Loyalists asserted. One man was killed and one wounded.

PLOT RUMORED, ECUADOR ARMY RULES CAPITAL

President Orders Arrest of General; Country to Be Run by Decree.

QUITO, Ecuador, Dec. 14 (U. P.). —President Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez today ordered troops into Quito and Guayaquil, dissolved the Constituent Assembly, arrested several deputies and ordered the arrest of Gen. Larrea Alba, who had been rumored planning, to seize the presidency.

fled and the whereabouts’ of Larrea Alba was unknown, although it was reported he was attempting to organize “leftist” factions in a united front. Fixing the date for new elections as the second Sunday in May, 1939, Mosquera Narvaez announced that, with support of the Army, he would rule by decree during the emergency. Mounted police and carabineros patrolled the streets of Quito, the capital, and Guayaquil, the chief port of Ecuador. ye The President’s action followed a controversy with the assembly which wanted to Promoie Larrea Alba,

VATICAN FEARS BANS BY NAZIS

resent European dictation as keenly].

of an Argentine draft declaration

‘White Book’ Kept Ready as Reply to Predicted AntiChurch Law.

VATICAN CITY, Dec. 14 (U. P.). —Vatican authorities fear that Germany is soon to enact a series of laws imposing restrictions of unprecedented severity on Roman

Catholic Church activities, it was said today in reliable quarters. So seriously does the Vatican regard the prospect, informants said, that if the laws are passed the

-{ Vatican intends to publish at once

a diplomatic “white book,” kept ready for more than ' a year, chronicling relations between the Vatican and the Nazi: Government over, a long period and citing alleged Nazi injustices to the church. Vatican fears are based largely on newspaper and other unofficial reports. There has been no official information. Church authorities, according to informants, would not be surprised if the Reichstag passed the reported laws at any time. The Reichstag is due to meet Jan. 30. :

Eight-Point Law Hinted

Some significance was attached to publication by the Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s official newspaper, of an article from the Luxembourg newspaper Wort, asserting that Hans. Kerrl, Nazi Minister for Church Affairs, intended to submit to the Nazi Bar Association the draft of an eight-point law governing church activities. The law, according to this report, would prescribe: 1. Abrogation of the 1933 agreement between the Vatican and the Nazi Government. 2. A ban on religious propaganda in Germany. - 3. Immediate dissolution of religious bodies whose members were found guilty by the Nazis of “immorality,” and confiscation of their possessions. 4. Examination by the German Government in advance of delivery of correspondence between the Pope and German bishops. 5. Control of religious organizations and their finances by the Nazi Government through its Minister on Church. affairs. 6. Prohibition against contributions by Germans to the church or to religious orders. 7. Prohibition against the baptizing of Jews by priests, or admission to the priesthood of German subjects. who are not “Aryan.” 8. German subjects would be required to declare spontaneously any church membership.

Most of the “outlawed” deputies

TRAFFIC GROUP BIVES 22-POINT REFORM’ PLAN

Arrests Mount to 400: Pedestrian Law Rec“ommended.

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¥ : : installation of the park-o-meter be approved by the Citizens Safety Committee when and if a proper ordinance can be prepared whereby the funds . . . derived therefrom are to be used exclusively for the maintenance of accident prevention work, traffic engineering and surveys and general police supervision. , . .”

ordinance . . . should be. revised to provide a proper and continuous follow-up on violators - . . and give the Police Department authority to tow in autos of consistent violators. . . . To bring this about, place the responsibility in the hands of the Police Department.”

' Bicycle Study Urged

" Ticket Fixing—“The committee was surprised to note that a number of our so-called better citizens and friends of somebody else not only had tried to get the Police Department to’lét up on the offender and keep him out of court, but had even gone to the trouble of . . . securing influence. . . . We recommend that every effort be made to discourage this practice.” : Bicycle Traffic—“We suggest that a committee be appointed to study further this serious problem.” Other points in the report recommend control of taxi “cruising”; immediate action by the courts in traffic cases; having persons watch Municipal Court in action; sponsoring of broadcasts from traffic courts; use of traffic court fines for accident prevention work; amendment of the “tow-in” ordinance to place control more directly under the Police Department, and enlistment of School janitors to aid in patrolling crossings near schools.

Committees to Be Named

James Tretton of the Indianapolis Railways, Citizens Safety Committee president, said committees will be appointed to investigate further

‘ [the individual points in the pro-

gram committee's report, - The Citizens Safety Committee was formed nine years ago and consists of 50 leading citizens and City officials. Chief Morrissey is one of the members. The new plan for enforcing parking regulations was announced by Traffic Capt. Lewis Johnson. “Traffic policemen have been placed in the middle of downtown blocks as well as at each intersection,” Capt. Johnson said. Police detailed to the middle of blocks have been instructed to stop all double parking by warning the motorist who attempts to double park, he said.

111 Stickers Issued

Only 111 stickers were issued yes= terday because of the warnings of the new police detail. The stickers issued were, in the majority, for parking in alleys and double parking. Average number of stickers issued daily is from 70 to 150, he explained. r In his talk before the Prosecutors’ Association, Mr. Longfellow advo-

cated that speed laws be zoned

throughout the state because any “blanket regulation woulds be impractical.” Judge Roberts Hill, of the Motor Vehicles Department Hearing Division, asked aid of the prosecutors in enforcing drunken driving laws. Meanwhile, the police enforcement campaign gained momentum. A total of 117 arrests overnight included 32 for alleged “crashing” of red lights and 30 on charges of running preferential streets. Only one accident, in which the victim was said to be slightly injured, was reported as police kept up their intensive drive to rid the streets of reckless drivers and cut the holiday traffic toll.

28 Charged With Speeding

In addition to the war waged on traffic lights and preferential street crashers, police quadrupled arrests on speeders, chalking up ‘28 arrests against seven on Monday. ‘In addition, one person was arrested on a charge of reckless driving and another was charged with drunken driving. Harper Bagby, 32, of 1011 N. West St., was the victim of the lone accident. He was treated at City Hospital after being struck at 10th and West Sts., police reported. The alleged driver of the automobile, who police say failed to stop after the accident, later was arrested and charged with vagrancy, it was announced, James D. Hart, 39, of 510 Bright St. was fined $40 and costs: and sentenced to 210 days on the State

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Sticker Ordinance— “The sticker!

The film lover last night made the long-expected announcement that he was asking his freedom from Mrs. Rhea Gable, who was a well-to-do Texas widow when he married her. They have been estranged three years. Mr. Gable, ever taciturn about his private affairs, said only: “Yes, I intend to ask Mrs. Gable for a divorce.” He said nothing about Miss Lombard, and no. comment was forthcoming from her. But the movie colony took it for granted that their marriage would follow at once when Mrs. Gable gets-a divorce. It was also taken. for granted that Mrs. Gable would immediately sue, probably in Nevada where it takes only six weeks. . Her suit is expected to follow settlement . of « differences over their

Special Judge Lloyd W. Burns in Municipal Court. He was arrested Oct. 15. ; Henry J. Richardson, Hart's attorney, said that the National Association for Advancement of

Colored People was investigating the possibilities of an appeal.

Narrowly Escapes in Interurban Crash

Times Special GREENWOOD, Dec. 14.—An Indianapolis fruit and produce dealer narrowly escaped death on U. S. 31 near here yesterday when his overturned car was demolished by a speeding interurban. The driver, Tony Murello, 44, of the Murello-Comella fruit and produce firm in Indianapolis, was reported to be in fair condition in St. Vincent's Hospital today. Just- about five years ago Murello’s two brothers. a sister-in-law and a nephew were killed in an accident north of New Albany while en route to Louisville on the same business that required Murello to go there yesterday.

Two Killed, One Injured At Nottingham

BLUFFTON, Ind, Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Two farmers were killed iast night and another was in critical condition in a Blufton -hospital from injuries received when an automobile rammed the rear end of a spring wagon on which they were riding at Nottingham, 11 miles south of here. The ‘dead are Theodore Wilson, 64, whose chest was crushed, and William McClish, 70, fractured skull. Daniel Wilson, the elder Wilsor’s son, suffered a broken pelvis and legs and a brain concussion. All are of near Nottingham.

Boy, 6, Is Killed,

Four Hurt in Crash GREENCASTLE, Ind., Dec. 14 (U. P.).—A 6-year-old hoy was dead today and four persons were in a hospital as the result of a three-way automobile crash yesterday. Dale Meek, 6, was killed and his father, Ralph ‘Meek of Greencastle, was in‘jured. Also injured were Kenneth Peck, Paul Bence and Clarence Shillings.

Mac and Mrs. Clark Gable

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Actor Asks Wite for F reedom a Early Marriage Is Predicted :

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. 14 (U. P.).—Clark Gable asked his second itd who is 11 years older’ than he is, for a divorce today and the movie cola: ony believed he would marry Carole Lombard by February.

and a property settlement has bej ¢ reached. Any statement on a dis voice must come from Mrs. Gablé

Declined Suit

There the matter rested for thie years, Mr. Gable supposedly waiti 3 for his wife to act, and Mrs. Gable declining to file suit without 4 formal request from her handson husband. Why she insisted up this was not known. Her frie did not believe she hoped for reconciliation. = When the property settlement came up in court last week, and’ continued, some thought the Ga were trying to mend their estrangement. But Mr. Gable indicated that he was in court merely to legalize

the property division. Mrs. Gable’s «| 4

reply to this was that she did not wish to be bound by the terms. She disagreed over amounts to be paid by her husband and over the mane ner in which they were to be paid, Mr. Gable’s first wife, Mrs. Jose= phine = Dillon Gable, a pretty dramatic teacher, divorced him a year after he signed his first major film contract. She was given credit for discovering him, a telephone lineman “trouble-shooter,” and coaching him along his road to fame in the movies. bl She and the second Mrs. Gable once squabbled over the right to use “Mrs. Clark Gable” on their. calling cards. The second wife threatened to sue. But when Mrs. Gable No. 1 refused to drop the name, the argument ceased. :

. Acquainted for Years™ Mr. Gable’s romance with Miss

Lombard began a few months after 2

his separation. It has since bes

come one of Hollywood's most pubs

licized. Both steadfastly refused te . comment on it. They had known each other on the film lots for years. bard was once a Mack Sennett

bathing beauty and is now one of

Hollywood's highest paid comedi= ‘ennes. Their friendship was said to have begun at a film colony party in the winter of 1935. It was not that of

night club partners, as are many

famous Hollywood friendships, for

Mr. Gable does not care for cab-

arets. Instead he takes her hunts ing and fishing, his favorite recreation. Mr. Gable’s first wife divorced him after seven years when he was on the way to becoming the screen lover of Greta Garbo and Jean Harlow. She still is his good friend and hurried to his aid two years ago to help discredit an English= woman, Mrs. Violet Wells Norton, who charged Mr. Gable was father of her child.. Miss Lombard has been ma before, to the snave screen ach William Powell. They fell in 1 when the blond actress was I leading lady, and wed in 1931. years later Miss Lombard divo

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