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“TWO SHOTS FROM JAPANESE CRUISER HALT BRITISH SHIP "ve BRITISH AGREE ONMUTUAL AD RUSSIAN PACT

‘Premier Voices Hope for Early Agreement on New Alignment.

Hongkong.

FOREIGN SITUATION HONGKONG-Japanese cruiser fires across bow of British liner. ROME—Italo-German unity on European demands indicated. LONDON-—Cabinet agrees to conclude mutual aid pact with Russia, DANZIG—New note to Poland protests alleged violation of

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Free City sovertignty. LONDON, May 24 (U. P) —Great

HONGKONG. May 24 (U. Pp) | Britain's Cabinet agreed today to, A Japanese light cruiser ordered the conclude a mutual aid pact with

big British passenger liner Ranpura|Soviet Russia and Prime Minister| 8

to halt at sea, fired two shots across| Neville Chamberlain announced in| its bow, and sent a party of officers|the House of Commons that he had |

and marines aboard it to “verify its| “every reason” to hope for a full}

papers,” before an SOS appeal|agreement with the Soviets at an! brought two British destroyers to!early date | the rescue, passengers said today. | “I have every reason to hope that The 16,688 ton peninsular and|as a result of proposals which His] oriental liner was halted on the high | Majesty's Government is now in a|

SS N WD NW SINR An air view of the history-making

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1939

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FIRST SURVIVORS ARE BROUGHT UP Y DIVING BELL

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rescue today of men aboard the sunken submarine Squalus off the New Hampshire Coast. At the

extreme right is the rescue ship Falcon. Lower center is the buoy attached to the Squalus, showing a line from the buoy to the Falcon. At

left are several small Navy boats,

seas four miles south of Waglan lighthouse at 8 a. m. today. First reports were that a destroyer halted the ship. But passengers, on their arrival, said that at 8:15 a Japanese light cruiser signaled the Ranpura from a distance of a mile to heave to. Then, they said, the cruiser closed and, though the ship had halted, fired two shots across its bows. The cruiser launched a boat containing four officers and a party of Marines, passengers said. They boarded the ship and said they wanted to examine its log. Capt. L. L. Parfitt, the master, refused and radioed the British Hongkong naval base for aid

Two Destroyers to Rescue

Two British destroyers, one the Duchess, were sent at full speed to the rescue. First reports said that the Japanese made off as the destroyers approached.

But passengers said the Japanese!

the Ranrejoined the

after remaining aboard pura for 20 minutes,

cruiser before the Duchess, first of

the destroyers. arrived. Passengers said they believed the Japanese cruiser flew an admirals flag. Capt. Parfitt of the Ranpura declined to make a statement on the ground that he must report direct to Admiral Sir Percy Noble, commander in chief of the China squadron. But it was understood that British authorities intended to make a vigorous protest to the Japanese, particularly because of the belief that the cruiser flew an admirals flag and because Rear Admiral A. J. L. Murray, newly assigned to the China squadron, was a passenger on the Ranpura.

Relations Appear Strained There seemed some suspicion that the boarding was effected deliberately because Admiral Murray was a passenger—a Japanese gesture due to recent incidents at Kulangsu, the foreign area of Amoy, where a Jananese navy party landing brought

| Soviet - French - British

| position to make on the main ques-| | tions arising it will be found pos-| sible to reach a full agreement at an early date,” Mr. Chamberlain told the House of Commons after the Cabinet had acted on the question of an accord with the Sovjets The history-making decision of the Cabinet followed weeks of ne- | gotiations during which the Moscow | Government had demanded a stronger accord among Britain, France and Russia than the Chamberlain Cabinet had previously been | willing to offer. The Prime Minister said that all relevant points of view between | Russia and Britain had now been I made clear in connection with a alliance which is essential to completion of the united front.

Hopes for Full Agreement

Some further points, however, {must still be cleared up, he said. But, he added, “I do not antici{pate that they will give us any serious difficulty.” His statement was taken to mean {that this morning's Cabinet meeting had approved a history-making {change of policy which would per{mit an alliance with Soviet Russia, as demanded by the Moscow Gov- | \ ernment in return for adherence to| the so-called antiaggression front, | If such an alliance is concluded, | as now seems certain, it would! mean a powerful alignment against | © the possibility of future aggression by European totalitarian powers. |!

Denies Inconsistency

It would aiso mean that the pros- | pect of complete Russian isolation | from Europe or of a Russian-Ger-| man pact would be ended. |

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alliance which is inconsistent with the British-Italian friendship treaty. |

Mr. Chamberlain, in reply to] } Laborite questions, said that “there | {does not seem to be any provision” He also declined to give assur-| A, ances to questioners that there]

would be no de facto recognition ot Richard Flanagan Also Will

| The bell was rushed to the scene from New London, Conn.

Sky Clear, Track Fast For Speedway Trials

counter-landings by British and French marines, over the protest of

SURRENDERS, FACES | WASHINGTON, May 24 (U. P). CHARGE OF MURDER —Gerard Reilly, Labor Department

| solicitor, said today that when i ‘ {Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, World Clarence Carter, 31, is to be ar- Nh. e . raigned in Municipal Court today| var draft dodger, arrives in New on a charge of slaying Buford | York tomorrow from Germany, the Christman, 1914 Bellefontaine St. | Government probably will order him Police said that Carter had con- | excluded from the United States. fessed the killing last January dur-| This action will be taken on the ing a quarrel over a party at the ‘grounds that he is not a citizen,” home which the two men shared. |MU. Reilly told the Senate Military They said that Christman was| Affairs Committee. Bergdoll, who shot. Carter, police said, told them fled to Germany in 1920 to escape that he did not know until two punishment, is returning on the weeks ago that Christman was dead | German liner Bremen. and that he then returned from, Earlier, the Committee heard a Chicago and surrendered. tearful plea from Bergdoll's Ger{man wife, Berta, to vote against a | House-approved bill designed to prevent him {rom entering the {United States. | Calling Bergdoll an “arch-traitor,” | Rep. Forest A. Harness (R. Ind), | author of the House-approved leg12 islation, told the committee that 13 Bergdoll’s exile was “self-imposed.”

TIMES FEATURES ON INSIDE PAGES

11)Johnson . 12| Movies ...... Clapper ..,... 11 Mrs. Ferguson Comics 18 Obituaries Crossword ... 6 Pegler

i STOCKS SHOW GAINS Curious World 18 Pyle }} AS BUYING PICKS UP

Editorials .., 12/Questions Rian Financial .... 19 Radio vouee 19 | . ’ . " v NEW YORK. May 24 (U. P.).— Fl c.veses 12/ Mrs. Roosevelt 11 . . Lod hid 12) Scherrer i The best buying movement in a! Gallup 20 Serial Story.. 18 In Indpls. ... 3 Society . 8 ¢ day. Aviation | Jane Jordan.. 8,State Deaths 16'were outstanding wm the rave |

fractions to more than 2 points to-.

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(in the new German-Italian military the annexation of Czechoslovakia by | : ow Germany and Hungary without! Direct Publicity. } prior assent of the House of] Seam Japanese authonties. |Commons. Another passenger in the Ran-| «rt js not to be taken that the pura was Gen. Morris (Two Gun) Government is considering such! Cohen, who, born in the east end yecognition.” he said, but later added | of London, was brought to China by that the matter “is under considera- | his father in boyhood and has been tion.” for more than 25 years an adviser A ———————————— to high Chinese leaders. The Ranpura incident was but BERGDOLL MAY FACE one indication of increased delicacy between Japan and

of relations other powers along the China cost EXE U S AlD SAY There was a serious difference be- ! 1 1 |

tween Japanese and British garrii

son commands at Shanghai as the

result of strikes in British-owned Draft Dodger Due in N. Y.!

mills in the Pootung area across

(Continued on Page Three) | (On Bremen Tomorrow.

Appointment of Richard Flanagan as publicity director and sales manager of the William H. Block Co. was announced today. Mr. Flanagan was reared in Boston, where his father owned and operated a newspaper in the suburbs. His early training was in the newspaper business, but later he turned to the advertising profession with the B. Forman Co.. a specialty shop in Rochester, N. Y., where he soon became vice president. He resigned this position several years later to become publicity director of Gimbel's Department Store in New York City. He was publicity director and sales manager for the Lazarus Department Store in Columbus, O., several years. Mr. Flanagan, who has visited here many times, said he feels the William H. Block Co. in its present modern store building, is as fine as any store he has seen in the East. He will be joined by Mrs. Flanagan and their three children at the close of the school year.

U. S. INTERVENES IN STRIKE AT DETROIT

DETROIT, May 24 (U. P).— James F. Dewey, conciliator for the U. S. Labor Department, intervened today in a strike at the Briggs manufacturing plants which has forced a dozen auto plants:to close sid made nearly 70,000 workers idle. Mr. Dewey came to Detroit in an atiempt to break the deadlock between Briggs Company officials and officers of the United Automobile Workers Union (C. I. O.). He declined comment on settlement prospects.

NEW CASTLE, May 24 (U. P.) —

: The Chrysler Corp. plant here to- | month carried stock prices forward day notified employees not to come Township tax collector, his wife,

to work. It said the action was

taken as the result of the shutdown |were found dead, authorities re-|50 cents higher, the peak price at $10,

of the Briggs plant in Detroit. ‘

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in the Memorial Day 500-mile race. | There was a light wind blowing | make track conditions ideal. Since

SHOWDOWN FORCED

ON TOWNSEND PLAN

Committee Votes to Report It Without Stand.

WASHINGTON, May 24 (U. P). —The House Ways and Means Committee today voted to report the Townsend bill for $200-per-month old-age pensions “without recommendation” in a move to put pension advocates on record on that controversial plan. House leaders said privately that the Townsend bill “hasn't got a chance.” The strategy was agreed upon in the Democratic-controlled Ways and Means Committee to force a showdown among House members who were elected to Con- | gress on platforms including Town- | send plan support. Chairman Robert L. Doughton (D. | N. C) said the Committee instructed him to ask for a “closed rule” which would prevent submission of any amendments while the bill is junder consideration in the House,

THREE OF FAMILY FOUND SLAIN IN BEDS

Cook, a South Beaver Cora, and their daughter, Eleanor,

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bell, was bringing the trapped men {o the surface. It is so constructed as to fit over a hatch on the submarine.

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Weather conditions were favorable for fast time as about 15 cars prepared to qualify at the Speedway

this afternoon for starting positions

and the temperature was too hot to the cars are only to be driven four | laps (or 10 miles) in the qualifica- | tion trials, the heat is not expected to have any unfavorable effects on] either tires or motors. Kelly Petillo, the little heavy-foot from Los Angeles, is expected to] turn in the best qualifying time. He| had his car on the track for a few| warmup laps at noon and then] wheeled it back to the garage to] make minor brake adjustments. | This is the third day set aside for| speed trials. Sixteen cars already | have qualified and so there are only | 17 positions remaining in the start-| ing field of 33. It is expected to take a speed of at least 117 or 118 miles an hour to] qualify. The Sampson Comet) Special, a 16-cylinder car driven by Bob Swanson, also is scheduled to make, its attempt today, although its performance in practice has been disappointing. Because he had “one strike” called on him Sunday when he ran only one lap after signaling that he was ready to qualify, Petillo now has only two chances to get his car in the field. Drivers get three chances to qualify. Petillo has bet that he will beat the official one-lap record of 130.757 miles an hour, which Jimmy Snyder set Saturday in a run which gained him the pole position. Joe Thorne, owner-driver, Zeke Meyer, Lou Webb and Al Miller are among other drivers expected to make qualifying attempts today.

REP. BERT LORD DIES | WASHINGTON, May 24 (U. P). |—Rep. Bert Lord (R. N. Y.) died today at Naval Hospital. Physicians said that a heart ailment caused

A death. He had been ill one week.

'He ws 69.

HOGS DROP 10-25 CENTS The top price on hogs at Indian|apolis was pushed down to $6.75 to|day with a decline of 10 to 25 cents in quotations. Vealers were strong to

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QUEEN MARY HAS RESTLESS NIGHT

Suffers From Eye Injury |

Following Auto Crash.

LONDON, May 24 (U, P).— Queen Mary spent a restless night owing to an injury to her eye but her condition was otherwise satisfactory, royal physicians reported today after a second examination to determine the extent of injuries she received in a auto crash yesterday. It was understood that Queen Mary suffered a slight inflammation of her eye because of a “dust spot” caused by glass in the automobile, which did not splinter but powdered when the car turned over. It had been announced previously that the Queen had spent a restful night, and was spending a restful day. There was natural concern because of Queen Mary's age—she will be 72 Friday—but it was believed that with rest she would recover rapidly from the injury. Meantime, it was announced that Princess Louise, 91, eldest surviving child of Queen Victoria, was seriously ill at Kensington Palace. She has been in ill health for some time.

BAYS IN WASHINGTON;

WILL CALL ON F. D. R.

WASHINGTON, May 24.— Fred Bays, Indiana Democratic Chairman, entertained Senators VanNuys and Minion and the five Democratic Congressmen at a luncheon today in a private dining room of the Senate restaurant. He said he had come here to talk politics, but not especially about the -appointment of Pleas Greenlee to ‘he post of Internal Revenue Collector at Indianapolis, now held by Will Smith. As a member of the National Bituminous Coal Commission, Mr. Greenlee's position will be abolished by the Reorganization Act on July 1. He expects the Indianapolis appointment, which has been pending for months. Tomorrow Mr. Bays will call on President Roosevelt at the White

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Naval Official Says Death in Squalus’

cials reported today that 32

men alive and. well. Comm.

dead.

Diego, Cal, and formerly of

the other men were in flooded compartments Squalus and “undoubtedly dead.” The Navy then announced the names of the 27

27 Undoubtedly Met Flooded Compart-

ments When Craft Took Dive.

BULLETIN PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May 24 (U. P.).—Navy offi-

members of the crew of the

sunken Squalus were safe and 27 “undoubtedly dead.” In addition to the seven rescued, the Navy listed 25

John B. Longstaff said that of the

Among the listed dead was Lionel H. Fletcher of San

Crawfordsville, Ind.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., May 24 (U. P.).—Seven survivors from the stricken submarine Squalus were brought up

240 feet from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean today to the deck of the recue ship Falcon, reportedly in “good condition.” The Falcon wig-wagged to the U. S. Brooklyn that there were “30 casualties” on the Squalus. The message did not specify “casualties” were dead. In Washington the Navy Department at 11:20 a. m. (Indianapolis Time) had received no word of the reported “30 casualties.” Officers there said ordinarily they would interpret the word “casualties” to mean the men were dead or badly injured, but that so far they lacked information about them. : The first official word that tragedy had struck the submarine caused intense excitement in the immediate area of the disaster where Coast Guard cutters, tugs, lighthouse tenders stood by. “Seven men, 16 to go, 30 casualties,” a sailor aboard the Falcon signaled tersely with his flags to the Brooklyn. (The figures accounted for only 53 of the 59 men which the Navy said were aboard the Squalus. The discrepancy was not explained immediately.) Those rescued were: : LIEUT. J. C. NICHOLS, Chicago. HAROLD C. PREBELE, naval architect. ROLAND BLANCHARD, Hersey, Mich. WILLIAM ISAACS, Washington, D. C. THEODORE JACOBS, Richmond, N. Y. GERALD M’LEES, Richmond, Kas. CHARLES YUHAS, New Salem, Pa. The latter four are enlisted men. A diving bell from the rescue ship Falcon brought up the first survivors at 11:25 a. m. (Indianapolis Time). As soon as the men had been brought up the diving bell was prepared to make another descent to the floor of the ocean where the Squalus, out for a trial dive yesterday 16 miles off the coast, foundered because of a faulty induc . = tion valve.

whether any of the

‘Squalus’ Is The first survivors were [Latin Name For Shark

By Science Service WASHINGTON, May 24.-— The U. S. S. Squalus is named for the common dogfish shark, the small but smelly shark that first-year zoology students dissect. Squalus is the Latin name of the genus. During the World War, canned squalus

found its way into American markets under the camou-flage-name of ‘“grayfish.”

PAVEMENTS BULGE IN 82-DEGREE HEAT

Cooler Weather Today Is Bureau’s Forecast.

LOCAL TEMPERATURES vw... 64 10a. m.... 65 11a. m... 68 12 (noom). 2 1pm...

76 80 82 85

a. .“e am... a. mM... a. TE “Fair and warmer,” the Weather Bureau predicted for tonight and tomorrow. The Bureau, however, said that the mercury would not go as high as it did yesterday, when it set a record of 92 degrees for May 23.

It was the hottest May 23 here since the Bureau began keeping records in 1871. The all-time high here for this month was 95.7 degrees recorded on May 31, 1895.

Several pavements “blew up” un-

brought to the surface a lit tle less than two hours after the Falcon had established line contact with the stricken submarine. If progress of the rescue should continue at the present rate, officials said, the complete rescue would require about 16 hours.

Rescue News Spreads Rapidly

News of the rescue chamber having made a successful trip from the Squalus spread quickly and telephones jangled in the Naval Administration building as relatives and friends of the men on the ship called in the hope of getting the names of the rescued. Mrs, Carlton B. Powell, 20-year= old wife of the Squalus’ chief ma chinist’'s mate, almost collapsed when news that the bell had made its first trip to the surface was relayed ashore. She had been standing in the commandant’s office for hours, She begged to know whether her husband was among the first seven rescued. He was not but officials withheld the names.

Nichols Brought Up

Lt. Nichols, fourth in command of the Squalus, was brought up obviously to take a report on the (Continued on Page Three)

MATE ON SQUALUS SCHOOLED IN STATE

CRAWFORDSVILLE, May 24 (U, P.).—Lionel H. Fletcher, 23, electri cian’s mate on the sunken submarine Squalus, was a graduate of Crawfordsville High School in 1934 and is serving his second term in the Navy. " He recently was on duty in the Pacific before being ordered to submarine duty in the Atlantic. His grandparents live near here, and an aunt, Mrs. William H. Isenberg, lives near Smartsburg, Montgomery

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