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Report Franco Aims To Take Puerto Rico; ~ Madrid Surround ed
San Juan Paper Asserts
Plan Has Nazi and Italian Backing.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March 10 (U. P.).—A purported plan of Generalissimo Franco of Spain to regain Puerto Rico from the United States was hotly debated here today. The Puerto Rican Herald, an Eng-lish-Spanish weekly, published the story. It said Gen. Franco, seeking to re-establish Spain’s overseas empire, is morally supported by Germany and Italy. The Herald referred to recent German attacks on United States administration of the island and the assertion that the United-States “rcbbed” Spain of the Island in 1898. Under the treaty of Dec. 10, 1898, ending the Spanish-American War, the United . States paid Spain 20 million dollars to relinquish claim to the Philippine Islands, Guam and Puerto Rico. The paper also cited Virginio Gayda’s attacks on President Roosevelt and the United States in the Giornale d'Italia, as proof that Italy would line up with Spain. A Puerto Rican resident of Madrid before the start of the civil war was quoted as saying that the “empire” ambitions of Gen. Franco constitute one of the early points of his program for after the war.
Canadian House Ratifies Pact With U. S.
OTTAWA, Ontario, March 10 (U. P.).—The new Canadian-American . trade agreement, made effective by order-in-council, on Jan. 1, was ap-
proved by the House of Commons last night. The House adopted a resolution implementing the pact without recourse to a vote. Cries of “nay” were heard from the opposition benches, but were drowned out by the assenting voices of Liberal (Government) supporters who’ have an overwhelm< ing majority. | Adoption of the resolution ended debate on the treaty that lasted almost six weeks. It was bitterly assailed by Conservative members.
“Nazi Charges U. S. With ‘Dollar Diplomacy’
BERLIN, March 10 (U. P.).—German newspapers today printed re- \, ports of a speech at the German Academy attacking the United Sttaes’ Monroe Doctrine as “merely a front for dollar diplomacy” aimed at establishing a protectorate over both Americas. The speech was made by retired Gen. Wilhelm Faupel, the first Nazi Ambassador to Franco Spain and now head of the Ibero-American - Institute, formed to seek better relations with Spain and the Americas. Semiofficial sources meanwhile reported today that Nazi Germany may claim about 350,000 square kilometers of Antarkctic territory over which Norway asserted its sovereignty last February.
U. S. Protests Jap
Bombing of Mission
HANKOW, March 10 (U. P.)— United States consular officials said today that they had informed Japanese Army officers in advance of the position of the American
church mission at Ichang, which
was struck by 11 bombs in Japanese aerial raids on the city. The consulate protested to the Japanese, saying that the mission property also was marked by two 20-foot ¥ ‘American flags. :
JUSTICE HUGHES IS BETTER
WASHINGTON, March 10 (U. P.). — The condition of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the Supreme Court, suffering with a slight attack of grippe, continued to improve today. However, he will not be able to attend the regular weekly conference of Justices tomorrow
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Defense Council F ights On, Claims Surrender. Of 2400 Revolters.
HENDAYE, French - Spanish Frontier, March 10 (U. P.).--Com-munist and other troops who revolted against the new Loyalist Defense Council and its “peace with honor” program, control all entries to Madrid and have repelled efforts to oust them, reports reaching the frontier indicated today.
The Defense Council, which seized power on a program aimed at ending the civil war at once on terms which leaders thought Gen. Franco might give them, asserted last nigiit that the main headquarters of the revolt had surrendered with 1400 men and that t would use ail their power to crush reinaining revolt. It. had been announced earlier that Defense Council airplanes had bombed revolting groups in northern suburbs of Madrid and villages to the east. It had been announced also that 1000 rebelling carabiniers had surrendered. These annouricements, however, served only to substantiate reports that the situation was most serious. The suburbs and villages which were bombed, are along the roads to the east by which Madrid receives its vital, if scanty, supply of food. It was evident that the rebelling troops controlled these roads. Likewise the announcement of surrender of 1000 carabiniers, who are not Communists. They are about the best troops in Republican Spain. How many of then were involved, nobody outside Madrid knew. : Direct dispatches from Macrid indicated that the defense council was really dominant and had hopes of ending the revolt. Heavy fighling was in progress today, with artillery, tanks and airplanes. Loyal troops were being brought in from Valencia.
Italy Ready to Fight Anywhere, Gayda Says
ROME, March 10 (U. P.) — Italy's military activities in Ethiopia, Lidya and Spain have strengthened the Fascist armies until “today they are ready to be pitted against the enemy in any part of the world,” Virginio Gayda, often spokesman for Premier Mussolini, wrote in Giornale d Italia. Sig. Gayda replied to assertions by Winston Churchill of, Great Britain, that Italy’s military” expeditions had weakened her armed strength. “Italy can mobilize by herszIf an army of more than 10,000,000 men and is ready to march at any time in any direction,” he said. So as not to disrupt Italy’s military prepartions, the Fascist Party headquarters announced today that the celebation of the 20th anniversary of fascism, scheduled for March 22, had been postponed until March 26, a Sunday.
Chinese Man Offers
Haven to Refugees
SHANGHAI, March 10 (U. F.). ~~ Chinese advices today said thst the Government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek at Chungking wes planning to offer Jewish refugees from Europe a new home in Yunnan, Kweichow, Szechuen and Sinkiang Provinces in the interior.
A.F.L DRAFTS OWN PROPOSAL
TOUNITE LABOR|
{Peace Conference Resumes
Tonight; Tobin Confers With Roosevelt.
(Another Story and Gallup Poll, Page 13.)
NEW YORK, March 10 (U. P)—
A. F. of L. negotiators had their own labor unity proposal today and it was said to contain major concessions to in ial unionism. It may /be presented when the peace negotiations resume at 7 (Indianapolis Time) tonight to consider the plan of the C. I. O. to end its three-year-old struggle with the Federation by creating an “American Congress of Labor” which would contain all unions. The C. I. O. proposal was put back on the agenda upon the insistence of President John L. Lewis, who was angered by the A. F. of Ls summary and curt rejection less than three hours after its presentation to President Roosevelt and the joint committees at their first meeting in the White House Tuesday. High A. F. of L. sources said today
that Federation committee- members
still doubted the practicability of the C. 1. O. plan to unite the A. F. of L., C. I. O. and independent railroad unions in one organization before settling their jurisdictional disputes. But they added that the A. F. of L. negotiators believed no lasting peace was possible without substantial recognition of .the “one big union” idea espoused by Mr. Lewis, and partially refused by the A. F. of L. at the Atlantic City, N. J., convention in 1935. That refusal resulted in formation of the C. I. O. and the split in the labor movement in August, 1936.
Whitney Offers Plan
The A. F. of L. committee members peace proposal, it was said, would mark off certain industries for industrial unionism and require the C. I. O. to bring its claimed four million members into the Federation, which also claims four million members. 5 in some respects, this tentative A. F. of L. proposal was said to be similar to the Federation’s final offer at the peace talks which failed Dec. 21, 1937. : Neither A. F. of L. nor C. I. O. negotiators would comment immediately on the proposal President A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen put forward. Mr. Whitney suggested that the C. I. O. unions enter the A. F. of L. as a body and settle quarrels later by Government-supervised referendums of the affected workers. . A. F. of L. Vice President Daniel J. Tobin, Indianapolis, leader of the Federation “peace bloc,” conferred privately with Mr. ' Roosevelt in Washington yesterday before coming here. Mr. Tobin originally declined his appointment to the peace commiitee but reconsidered at the personal insistence of the president.
STATE LIQUOR LAW
FAGES COURT TEST
Petersburg Man Is Refused Wholesaler’s Permit.
First court test of the State's new liquor law is expected to result
LICENSE BUREAU SAYS | AUTO SALES UP IN ’38
Statistics compiled by the State Auto License Bureau today showed that 2711 more new cars and 105 more used cars had been sold between Jan. 1 and March 1 this year, compared with the same period last year. Citing this as evidence of improved business conditions, Mark Roden-
beck, assistant State Auto License Bureau commissioner, said compara- | tive figures on commercial vehicles showed increases of 857 tractors, 779 semitrailers and 70 busses. A total increase of 63 was re-
ported for house trailers.
from the State Alcoholic Beverage Commission’s refusal to issue a 'beer wholesaler’s permit to Omer Klipsch, Petersburg. Mr. Klipsch notifibd the Commission following the denial of his application that he intended to appeal to a Marion County Superior Court. a procedure established by the law. The Commission is to file a transcript of all records in the case. Commission members said the application was denied “for purely economic reasons.” - “It was quite apparent from an investigation by the commission that wholesalers now established and doing business in Petersburg and that general area, were amply taking care of demands,” the Com- _ mission report said,
afternoon.
Here Is the Traffic Record
County Deaths (To Date)
1939 in Reckless
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; 0 Deal evens 38 MEETINGS TODAY
jer Sportsmen’s Show, Manufacturer Building. State Fair Grounds, after-
d night. BO ana Bf asociation of Credit Men, meeting. Claypool Hotel, Pp. m. Phi ita T gta regional conference, Co-
lub a lulibia On Club. Hay aehovh, Hotel Wash-
4 In mens ’s Club. luncheon, Hotel Wash-
In "Spiimist ¢ Club. luncheon, Columbia Club, no eserve Officers’ Association, luncheon,
Trade, noon. Bau Tau Delta, luncheon, Columbia
Club, noon.
MEETINGS TOMORROW
Phi Delta Theta, regional conference, mbia Club, all day. § Deli Upsilon, ® Pains Shoe Travelers Atsociation,
Hotel Washington, 12:3 “Aitiance Francaise, luncheon, Hotel Wash. fn~ton. noon. 'r 5 rtsmen’s Show, Manufacurparas a State Fair Grounds, afterpoon and right.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(These lists are from official records in the County Court House. The Times. therefore, is not responsible for errors in names snd addresses.)
Murz Hollin sworth, 22, of 333 8. Christian Place: ther M. Winkley, 16, of
t. ne a 3th mith, 20, of 1728 Martindale uu cille Tyler, 18, of 1125 E. 19th
Robertson, 26. 2: Ft. Harrison: Besf 538 W. Arnolda t. ksdall, 50, of df - A
dinner, Claypool Hotel,
Eliss McCart b 28, of Ind 171. lavrence; uertley, .18, gia Ru Frilebaum, BR TL st;
ar, of wi Harold E Thompsen, 21. New Augusta; 1. Hi ‘Henderson, 20, of R. R. 16, Box
pede ket ats 21, vs i% 2318 Lang: | +
Speeding ..,. 15 St.
INDIANAPOLIS
Luke R. a oi E"Stal Frances E.
ate Ave 0 f 449 N. calit nia . Alfreda Calhoun, 20, 1137 N. est
pla E. Weber, 21, of 1204 N. Grant St.; Elizabeth L. Jones, 19, of 182. W. Washington St. R. MacDonald, 20, of 668 E. 11th St.; Day Katherine Carter, 20, of 1244 E.
Washinaton Si 0 Harm 28, of 1623 N. Illinois Gladys a: 32. of 2019 2 N. Illinois so
BIRTHS Girls
Francis. Mary i at St. cent’ Albert, Cora Sawyer, at C Oren, Zoetta Chatman, pr Henry, Mary Mcelyea, at Colem Arthur, Lyda Mary Richter, at Cole man. Boys Clyde, Marion Ludlow, at St. Vincen:'s. Paul, Mary Heffleman, at St. Vincent’s. William, Mary Press, at St. Vincent 8. Cleon, Laverne, McDougall, at City. Bryan, Margaret Gale, at Coleman. Sto nuel, Dorothy Grubbs, at 2023 S. ate
DEATHS Etta Woods, 5a, at St. Vincent's, streptos
coccus pneumon ‘a4, at City, pulmonary
Frank Sparks, + L. Engle, 51, at 1035 Carrollton, cardiovascular renal’ disease 61, at 521 Winthrop, broncho-pneum Virgil Gene Hho, 1, at Riley, bronchopneumonia. aliEnty Earnst, 69, at 1457 Shepard, inen: at 2344
Margaret Alice Prather, 72, Kenwood. chronic myocarditis. Curran, 52, at City, hypostatic pneumonia.
Patrick T. Frances Cole, 40, at City, myocarditis: John’ C. Thompson, 66, at 1849 Boulevard Place, cardiovascular renal discase. Minnie England, 48, at 2419 Jackson, endocarditis. emia. Swango Chambers, 57, at Long,
wren 48, at City, lobar pneumonia. Panning kirunski, 81, 2% 520 . Vermont, cardiovascular renal disea Merill Eugene Wiley, 1 aonth, at 1146-8. Capitol, inal inanition. | b ward Jones, 5 days, at City, intracranial hemorrhage. Carrie Harvey Landes, 69, at 1429 Car-
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Association 1 Retired Tilvay Employees, Inc., ow. Mari. aa ndianapolis; no Capital ste’. oeial; Jesse BaldJ H eadin~. _ corge Holder Wha Sipe T1.., Terre Haute; * amendment changin~ name to Branam and WilJams, og aad change ot agent to John Great Lakes Portland Cement Corp., In3janapoliss amendment reducing capital stock to 43,455: shares class A common and 18, rs a class B “emmon no ar valile. The Robinson Clay Products Co.. Maine ‘orporation: change of agent to Jacob White, Merchants Bank Bldg., Indianap-
OFFICIAL WEATHER
| U. S. Weather FUreau a
INDIANAPOLIS FORECAST—Occasional rain tonight and tomorrow: rising temperature with lowest tonight about freen-
| ling.
_ Sunrise. ...... 6:04 | Sunset....... 5:46
TEMPERATURE —March 10, 1938
Plecipitation 24 hrs. endin, Total precipitation since Excess since January 1
| MIDWEST WEATHER Indiana—Occasional réin tonight and tomorrow; rising temperature. Illinois—Occasional rain probable tonight and tomorrow; rising temperature. Lower Michigan — Probably occasional rain in south oa snow turning to rain in north portion lonigne and tomorrow; rising temperature Ohio—Rain and warmer in south and rain or snow and slightly warmer in north portion tonight; {omorrow rain and warmer. Kentucky—Rain and warmer Tonight and tomorrow,
WEATHER IN OTHER CITIES AT 7 A. M Station Weather Bar. Temp, Amarillo, TeX. .v.c...C :
1 a, Mm...
rollton, hypostatic pneumonia.
IN CORPORATIONS
Ga Land Co., Gary; Ci ye <a ital stock, 25,000 shares of $100 par
ue. Stancrest China Co., Illinois corporat:on; admitted to Indiana to" i in wholesale antfactire and sale chinawaire, Haute; dissolu
W. Sample St., South Bend; no capital stock, promot tion of Gn activisies
Spo. Bo il PF, Marquis La -
rch To wing Co., Chic aL; segistration of “trademark; wfiicngo; «ass | Po
POLISrY. of in, “Johnson and Noe, Inc, TerreyMiami, Fi Motorcycle Club, Inec., 105]
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| Times-Acme Photo. President Emil Hacha
S.|denied that such a note had been
3 berlain intends to sound out opin-
‘mean discussing Germany’s colonial
{tion materially. He was said also to
CZECHS BATTLE SECESSION PLAN
Martial Law, Remove Cabinet Officials.
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calm and pledging that troops soon Pro conclusion of the China inci-
would be withdrawn. Slovak Nationalist workers in big
factories called a strike and joined |told the Diet that even if the British |. members of the Hlinka guard in|loan stabilized Chinese currentcy, it central Bratislava. They massed at|{would not save the Government of Chinese Generalissimo’ Chiang Kai“We want a free and independent |shek.,
Government buildings and shouted: Slovakia!”
As three German customs men|ous anti-British campaign in which
crossed the Danube bridges and approached the crowd, the demonstrators shouted: : “Slava Hitler!”—equivalent to “Heil Hitler.” Police charged this crowd, using rubber truncheons, and dispersed it.
Soldiers Block Roads
Soldiers were in complete control}
of the general situation. They formed cordons at all roads leading to the city, to prevent peasants and country workers from entering. Police similarly drew cordons at strategic points in the city to keep mobs from forming in dangerous numbers. It was reported, that as an extraordinary precaution against disturkbances, military police distributed arms to the most trustworthy members of the Czech population of Bratislava, especially members of the former Sokol Athletic Association. It was reported that the Government intended to disarm and send to concentration camps large groups of the Hlinka guards, the principal separatist association, and to arrest leading Slovak officials. Troops of the occupation force] were drawn largely from non-Slovak areas. They arrived at Bratislava early this morning in motor trucks and busses.
Phone Service Cut Off All night and until 9 a. m. today telephone service was suspended throughout Slovakia and to foreign countries. - It was understood that additional troops from Bohemia and Moravia were on their way to Slovakia. The dismissals and troop occupation came after demands by the Czechoslovak - Government that Slovaks stop agitating for a sovereign and independent state and trying to form a Slovak army. Ministers dismissed were Josef Tiso, premier; Mikulas Pruzinski, Economics Minister, and Ferdinand Durcansky, Labor Minister, Sano Mach, chief of the Slovak Propaganda Department, and Albert Tuka, Nationalist leader, were reported under arrest. Premier Tiso retired to a Jesuit monastery. Whether he was under some form of arrest was not known.
Report Italian
Demands on France (Editorial Page 22)
(Copyright, 1939, by United Press)
LONDON, March 10 (U. P.)— Italy at last has officially formulated her territorial demands on France in a note presented to the Frency Government on Wednesday, a usually trustworilly diplomatic source said today. The note was said to include a statement of Italy’s claims to rights in the port of Djibouti in French Somaliland and the railway leading from the port to Addis Ababa, and also to Italian minority rights in Tunis. (An authoritative source in Rome
sent to France.) (In Paris, the Foreign Office denied that Italy had sent any communication to France, either directly or indirectly, ‘regarding concessions to Italy in the Mediterranean.) Information in London suggested that the proposals are less drastic than the “Tunis, Nice, Corsica” demonstration in the Italian Chamber of Deputies in December and the utterances in the Italian press since that time have indicated. Arms Parley Talked The information caused a feeling of relief here and strengthened the belief that Prime Minister Cham-
ion in world capitals soon on holding an arms limitation conference. It was reported that he sought first to negotiate an air force limitation agreement with the principal European powers and then to widen negotiations to include the United States and other world powers. It was intimated in inspired quarters that he hoped to discuss limitations of all sorts of armaments in the big conference and to include economic problems. This would
claims as part of a. general European appeasement agreement. A wave of optimism, for which
tion with the critical dispute with the Soviets over Siberian fishing rights.
(Japanese) U d Harbin, Manchukuo, said that 12 i Russian soldiers entered Manchukuo Place Slovak Capita naer near Chilahin and that fighting was proceeding with an unknown num- " |ber of casualties.
Party, Britain in the Diet, asserting that the Government “should strongly
ATBRITISHLOMN |
TO GEN. CHIANG]
On Fisheries; Border Clash Reported.
TOKYO, March 10 U. P.).—Premier Baron Klichiro Hiranuma climaxed bitter Parliamentary discussion of foreign -aid to China today with a declaration that Japan will “rémove all obstacles blocking our fixed policy” of establishing a new order in East Asia. Members of the Diet strongly protested the new British loan of 25 million dollars to China, which was termed an “unfriendly” act in Japan’s eyes. At the same time it was announced that the Cabinet had ap-~-proved “extremely important” instructions to its Ambassador at} Moscow, Shigenori Togo, in connec-
Meanwhile, Domei News Agency in a dispatch from
Tanizo Koyama, of the Minseito led the attack on Great
Renew Protests | to Russia 3
Miss Shirley Sarsfield, Butler
Theta Sorority member, Miss Sarsfield was chosen from nine contestants yesterday by men students of the university, in the largest all-nien vote in recent years. For her “royal” role, she will be crowned at the Sphinx Club Relay dance Friday night in the Egyptian room of the Murat Temple. In the afternoon she will lead a downtown parade.
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| To Loyalist Spain, Reports
On Franco Regime. |
WASHINGTON, March 10 (U. P.), —Administration officials indicated today Brazil has given assurances that certain aspects of its national: defense will be strengthened ime mediately, thus adding to the strength of this country’s continental defense plan. State Department officials de=
clined direct comment. But it was
admitted that these plans were made known to officials of this Gove ernment in connection with the mise sion to this country of), Brazilian
Foreign : Minister Oswaldo Aranha to obtain credits for increasing Brazilian-United States trade. It was said Senor Aranha asked for no financial assistance in connection with Brazil's rearmament program, and that this was not a opie of the discussions which ended in agree ment yesterday. ‘ Claude G. Bowers, native of Ft. : Wayne, Ind, and United States Ambassador to Spain, consulted | with the State Department today ;
protest the British loan which hin-
dent.” Foreign ‘Minister Hachiro Arita
The Japanese press began a vigor-
they called the lpan an “unfriendly” act toward Japan.
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to find the reason, seemed to be sweeping Great Britain and France alike as regards the general European political outlook. Mr. Chamberlain, particularly, was represented as believing that the prospective end of the Spanish civil war would improve the situa-
be convinced that Italian Premier Mussolini’s claims against France for concessions in Colonial Africa
11 SET FOR FINALS IN ORATORY CONTEST
Eleven high school students are to compete for three prizes in the 12th District finals of the American Legion National Oratorical Contest at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow at the World War Memorial Building. The Legion invited the general public. Each contestant is required: to
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on questions concerning recognition i of the Franco regime. | The United States is expected to : recognize Franco, but how soon it will be done is uncertain. Mr, Bowers evaded all questions cone ; cerning his future ‘plans. It is cone ; sidered certain that he will not ree-: turn to his post and that a new envoy will be named to initiate res lations with Gen. Franco. 4 Mr. Bowers did say that if he gets : time he certainly will return to Ine | diana for a visit. i
speak for 10 to 12 minutes on the United States Constitution and for| five or six minutes, extemporaneously, on the Bill of Rights. Judges include Cedric C. Cummins of the Indiana University Extension Division, Prof. William L. Dean of the Butler University Public Speaking Department and W. R. Forney, Indiana Law School dean. No uniforms or applause will be permitted. ;
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