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Continued Cold 7 Tuesday. WEATHER AT A GLANCE: Fair Tonight Everybody Reads The Register -Bee In Trading Area FOUNDED FEBRUARY, 1899. Associated Year NO. 15,305. Late News Intimate Extravagance WASHINGTON, Jan.

n. investigators recelved eviHouse that the National Labdence today or Board employed a nephew 01 Benjamin V. Cohen, an adminisadvisor, at $2,600 a year tration although a board official expressed that he was worth much doubt month at the more than $50 a time. Must Not Interfere WASHINGTON, Jan. National Labor Board conThe that freedom of tended today "qualified and not speech was a absolute right" in ordering An the Ford Motor Company, of Somerville, Mass.

to stop to interfering with the rights of employes organize. the company had The board said distributed "statements of propaor eritiganda which labor organizations. Plane Falls Netherlands East InTransport BATAVIA, dies, of three killed Jan. passengers and transport plane of the crew today when a Service the sea after taking Batavia- Australian crashed into the Island of Bali. eff from Big Suit Settled today of BOSTON, Jan.

ment 0 0 0 brought In federal was $400,000 the National Grain suit court of Bellville, N. against Yeast Cornelius C. Sheridan, who Corporation by WAS due him claimed the money services of James the President's son, as for securing Roosevelt, of the yeast company. president Japs Claim Advance (P) SHANGHAI. Jan.

said today their troops, Japanese aided by naval units and and airplanes, in had captured Hiaoshan first drive south of Hangtheir pushing 3,000 Chinese chow were troops before them. Would Continue Probe Rules Committee, after WASHINGTON, Jan. The House brief but stormy hearing unanimously approved and debate, sent to the House today legislacontinue the Dies Comtion to mittee on Unamerican Activities for another year. Administration leaders previoushad agreed that the measure ly. would be called up for passage tomorrow.

Browder Argues Case NEW YORK, Jan. Browder, Communist leader, arfederal court jury togued before a of day that it fraud must, charges acquit unless it wished to set a precedent that passport be exiled from his own citizen may country." B. Robertson, head of the BrotherLocomotive Firemen and hood of declared today he farEnginemen, ora Senator Burton K. Wheeler Mont.) for president. Favors Wheeler CLEVELAND, Jan.

1 Van Zeeland Safe BARCELONA. Jan. Paul van Zeeland, former premier Belgium, who had had been of reported as among the passengers of the burned Italian motorship Orazio was located here today. Zeeland had planned to Van board the vessel for South and America at Barcelona toCentral day. Edwin Carewe Dead HOLLYWOOD, Jan.

Edwin Carewe. noted director of the silent Alm era, was found dead in his bed today. An ambulance said his death was caused surgeon by a heart attack. Japan Protests TOKYO, Jan. tor today protested formally to Britain against halting of the Japanese liner Asama Maru and seizure of 21 Germans who were passengers their way home by way of Jaon pan and Siberia.

BUTTER AND EGGS CHICAGO, Jan. 551,959, unsettled; creamery-93 score 92, 91, 90, 89, 88, 90 centralized CAr31. Eggs 7.122 firm; fresh lots, graded. extra firsts local 22, cars firsts local cars 22; current recelpts refrigerator (extras not quoted): standards 19, firsts TODAY'S QUEER STORY MOUNTAINAIR, N. Jan.

Newspaper advertisement. signed by three physicians of this mountain village: you are expecting the stork to rialt your house this year, and le to come by the way of MounCatnair, will have to bring the cosh to pay his bill The Sunk, Seven Other Sinkings Destroyer 91 Lost; Press Leased Wires NAZIS Three British and Three Neutral Vessels Added to Heavy Toll as Germans Strike Anew in Sea Warfare-118 Officers and Men Saved From Destroyed Warship- Disastrous Week-End is Sad Sequel to Churchill's Statement "Things Going Well" LONDON, Jan. British ships, one of them sleek destroyer, were sent to the bottom in a wave of weeka end shipping losses. Three neutral victims also added to the heavy toll of men and ships, especially in icy waters around the British Isles, which some sources blamed on a sharp increase in mines. Sinking of the destroyer Grenville, flotilla leader, "by a mine or torpedo" was announced by the Admiralty yesterday.

She fourth British destroyer sunk in nearly five months of war and Britain's 21st acknowledged loss to her fleet. When she sank was not disclosed. The admiralty said 118 officers and men had been saved, but "eight are known to have been killed and 73 are missing and must be presumed to have lost their lives." It listed the commander, Capt G. E. Creasy, among the 81 dead.

Among survivors landed at an east coast port were some gravely wounded To Britons, the disastrous week-end was a sad sequel to words of Winston Churchill, Arst lord Saturday, of the "things admiralty. nave so well in any naval war." never gone found consolation for But they their losses by citing the fact that hundreds of warships and merchantwere moving in and out of Britmen Ish ports with a steady flow of supand food, and in Churchill's asplies surance that the chances against a sunk are 500 to convoyed ship being one. Britain's own sea offensive, particufar-flung patrols to blocklarly her Germany, also brought her a diplomatic headache. While Washington United were States watching officials anixously in shrinking of American the apparent markets as a result farmers' export shipping restrictions, the of British arose in Tokyo that Japan make a formal protest against possibility might (Turn to page 10, Story No. 5) Baby Dies in Fall From Crib On Floyd Street The infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lancaster, of Floyd street was accidentally killed Saturday by a fall from the baby's crib. Police Lieutenant Dameron, who was called to the home it was found that eleven months' old child was dead, said that Mr. Lancaster, child, was the dozing mother in the being room at with the moment. away from home, When the child fell Lancaster lifted back to the crib not realizthe baby that she had been hurt.

A short ing while later. however, he was shocked to find that the little baby breathed more. Dr. W. B.

Sager was immeno diately called to the home and found that the child had died. The funeral conducted this afternoon at will be A p. m. from Sledd Memorial church. Police Probe Not Yet Half Way Finished Second Week of Enquiry Is Begun By Commissioners The Police Commission this afternoon resumed its inquest into departmental affairs which was started last Monday.

The five commissioners came together at 2 o'clock and there was some talk of another night session in order to expedite the matter. The enquiry, is considered now to be about one-third completed with many more policemen to be ed and with other witnesses, not sociated with the police force to be called before the hearing is over. In the meantime reports were current today of proposed changes in the method of handling the police force. One of these petitions resurrected the director of public safety Issue, an official whose powers would not only govern the police force but the general realm of municipal safety. Such an official would be named by the Council.

Another petition of a different sort was reported circulating but its precise nature was untold. From what could be learned it would virtually place control of the police force in the City Council. Five witnesses were examined by the commissioners on Saturday. They were State Senator John w. Carter and Officers Claude Brown, Wade Mays, W.

L. Hall and J. D. Davis, Senator Carter who remained in the enquiry room not over five minutes appeared before the board under circumstances which were not ACcurately set forth in an earlier publication. It had been stated that Senator Carter had expressed 8 desire to be heard.

Mayor Meade said this morning. was not exactly the way in it was put. Senator Carter to the commission saying. if commission wished him to testify, he would be glad to appear but be available only on the week since his present legislative duties prevent his appearing at any Mary McElroy Ends Her Life, Brooding Over Punishment of Kidnapers and Dad's Death Daughter Fires of Bullet Ousted in Head City -Had Manager Devoted of Herself City to Remaking Imprisoned Abductors Into Good Men -She and Father Inseparable Companions KANSAS CITY. Jan.

Crushed by the death of her father and brooding over the punishment of the men who kidnaped her. Miss Mary McElroy, daughter of Kansas City's the head. Her maid found the ousted city, manager, shot herself body. small pistol nearby. F.

McElroy, stormy autocrat of H. Hall, had been both father the City and mother to his daughter and son. Their mother died when they were babies, and McElroy brought them up, dressed them. batted them, sutheir education. Mary and pervised "The Old Boy." A5 she called her father, had been inseparable companions for years.

Mary McElroy, slender 32-yearold brunette. had seen the will to live ebbing from him after former Mayor Bryce B. Smith moved him and other Pendergast organization men out of office last spring. McElroy died in the summer. Seven years ago.

during the kidnapers' trial. a defense attorney asked McElroy: "But your daughter was not harmed?" "Yes." McElroy answered. "my daughter has been injured to the extent that I fear she never will Bee. War News Our Readers Are Cautioned That All War News From Europe Is Now Subjected to Rigid Censorship STRIKE FEW Finns Bomb. Danville, Monday FEWER FLU ABSENTEES IN SCHOOLS Superintendent Defers Action In Calling Board to Act On Closing Fewer absentees from the city schools reflected a probable improvethe mild influenza and colds ment in epidemic today and Superintendent G.

L. H. Johnson deferred action in calling the board to act on the problem of closing the institutions. Approximately Ir 1,200 pupils were absent from their classes today. yet this figure was nearly 200 below the absentees of last Friday.

If this number doesn't shrink Superintendent Johnson said he would likely call the board tomorrow for a conference. However. as a precaution against hasty action, the teachers of the city schools were ordered this afternoon to check on the number of children actually absent owing to illness, It understood that many are out beIs cause of sickness in the family, or aS measure of precaution. Older people were also feeling the effects of widespread illness of mild nature. This was reflected in the city departments where six were 111 on the fire fighting and three police were inactive because of illness.

Community Hospital was filled to capacity and only a few beds were racant at Memorial today, although hospital attaches said that there are actually fewer flu cases than were noted a few days ago. A large number of cases were reported at each. however. Dr. R.

W. Garnett, city health officer, stated this morning that few severe influenza cases have been called to the attention of his office. He admitted that bad colds were widespread in the city. Other doctors continued work at hurried pace today and reported that occasionally an entire family is bedridden. The prevalence of influenza which usually makes its onset towards the middle of any winter.

is due largely to a reduction in physical resistance values which are lower, in winter than in summer when people remain for the most part out of doors and when fortifying vitamins are more generally present. There is no set rule which can be given medically for the avoidance of influenza because it is still a medical mystery. But there are certain things which the individual may do. Dr. Garnett said.

Upon the first feeling of the development of A cold. it more prudent to give up and to go to bed at once Two or three days in bed permit the regeneration of the resistances of the human body which are expended in daily activity, and when the body is well fortified, the malicious influenza germs stand 1 smaller chance of setting up the serious infections which lead to bronchial and pulmonary troubles. Waste elimination 15 important and the old rule still holds good---plenty of liquids and plenty of fruit juices with light nourishing foods, Five Fires Busy Crippled Force Four Ares yesterday and another this morning has kept the Danville department, crippled by influenza. on the alert. Six men are 111.

Fire Chief John Long announced today. The Erst of the Ave Ares was the largest. The department was called to Alamagro at 12:28 a. m. yesterday when fames demolished a house occupied by Nathaniel Arey and owned by John Harris, both colored.

No water was available and the loss was placed at $750 with no insurance. It was the second time in year that Arey has been burned out. Little damage was done in a small Are at Dooley's Soda Shop yesterday morning at 8:04 o'clock. An attempt to thaw a water pipe set Are to the home of Tucker Harrison. 147 Virginia avenue yesterday afternoon at 1:19 o'clock.

Damage here was also slight. Some $25 damto the car of Walter Pickrel reage sulted from Are at the Bus depot or South Main street this morning. 3 FLIERS DIE IN CRASH BELFAST Northern Ireland, Jan. 22. (P) --Three northern Ireland fliers were killed and one was Injured today in an Irish See airplane crash.

Afternoon, January HARD LOST Repulse Soviet Schoolfield Theater Postpones Its Initial Sabbath Day Opening The initial Sunday opening of the Schoolfield Theater. at one time been indefinitely for postponed, yesterday, Stanager L. W. Lea announced today. A number of people who had observed a preview last Friday, announcing that the theater would open Sunday, arrived at the theater to find the doors closed vesterday.

Mr. Lea stated today that he was uncertain when the theater would have its initial Sunday presentation. While the Danville theaters have received the 'go-ahead' sign for Sunday shows, the Schoolfield theater, located in Pittsylvania county, has yet to open its doors on the Sabbath day. ON BURNED LINER Attacks; 412 Passengers Rescued, Most Air Bases Of Crew Saved HUNDREDS OF REDS KILLED AT KARELIAN Finns Shoot Down 11 Raiders: Russians May Cross Frozen Lake to Strike Anew 22, 1940 Home Edition Price: Three Cents AT SHIPPING Italian Steamer Bursts Into Flames Following Explosion Off Coast Of France Rescues Effected By Other Ships- -Those Reaching Port Tell Of Harrowing Scenes As Flames Raged- -All But Two of Victim's Life Boats Destroyed Valuable Gems Stolen From W. Main Home Bar Pin and Two Rings Taken From Visitor at Magee Residence Police Detectives Lewis and Talley were engaged today in attempting 1 to solve one of the most serious robberies committed in Danville for several years.

Jewels to the value of 83,700 were stolen last night from the West Main street residence of Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Magee, these belonging to Mrs. Y. Noel and being contained in a hand bag which had been left on a hall table while she and Miss Kate Wilkinson were visiting at the Magee home Miss Wilkinson's bag also was stolen.

this containing a small amount of money and some personal effects. Police Detective Lewis expressed belief that the theft was committed by a prowler who had entered the front door of the residence, possibly while Mr. and Mrs. Magee and their guests were at supper. Discovery was made not long after supper time when it was found that the bags were no longer on the hall table.

A key was seen lying on the ground. The loot consisted of a platinum bar pin containing 24 small diamonds and valued at $800. A diamond ring set with 24 diamonds and containing one large stone was taken, this being valued at $900, the most valuable gem of all being a blue-white solitaire with a three carat diamond and containing two other diamonds valued at $2,000. The bag is described as being of black leather and bearing the monogram L. The robbery brought from the police the renewed urge that front doors remain locked.

Police said also Chat they have had reports of suspicious persons lurking about the residential section one, as late as Saturday night being seen in the Forest Hills section. DIES IN NEW YORK News has been received here of the death in New York City on Saturday of Mrs. W. H. Alves, formerly of this city, She lived here during the period in which her husband, Tho died about two years ago, was identified with local overall company.

She is survived by one son, Redford Alves, who resides in New York City Geese Caught Fast In Freezing Lake REHOBOTH BEACH, Jan. been so cold in this east coast town the last fen days that many geese were caught fast In ice on Silver Lake, game protectors reported today. They said the lake. in a game refuge, froze quickly day and night, Police have pulled many geese from the ice and placed them on the shore to recover. HELSINKI.

Jan. -Hundreds of Russians had been killed, the high command reported today, in each. of a number of futile attempts to crack Finnish resistance on the Karelian Isthmus and the eastern front. On the Karelian Isthmus, where the Finns have reported almost daily attacks, the army said the invaders sought to give effect to their drives by loudspeaker exhortations that the the Germans were coming to help Finns surrender under the a threat that their foe. Reviewing developments in the conflict yesterday, the high command reported in its regular evening communique: In the Taipale sector of the Karelian front "about 120 enemy were counted in our foremost positions and on the ground in front of our lines were the bodies of several hundred others" after Russian attacks were driven off.

On the eastern front, northeast of Lake Ladoga, the Pinus repulsed the Russians, who left "three officers and about 120 men Further north but still the lower eastern front. in the Loimola sector. the Russians were driven back with "about 450 men killed' and five tanks destroyed. In its announcement of the loudcampaign, the army said: speaker The enemy tried to give effect to his attacks by loudspeakers mounted in his positions which exhorted our surrender, that Vilmen to puri would be taken, within 48 hours and threatening Germans were coming help him and would kill all Finns" In the far north, above the Arctic circle. where Russians earlier had been reported bracing after withdrawing to Markajarvi.

the army said there was "nothing new." air activity yesterday, 1t In slight was announced, only four persons were known to have been wounded. Freezing of the Gulf of Finland from the Estonian to the Finnish shore has confronted Finland with the possibility of an over-ice attack from Soviet Russian bases in Estonia. Foreign military observers specu- (Turn to page 10, Story No. 2) MARSEILLE, France, Jan. officials announced late this afternoon that all of the 412 passengers the burned Italian motorship Orazio had been rescued, despite heavy seas and speed with which fire ravaged the vessel aboard yesterday off the south coast of France.

Local agents of the Italian Line, owners of the vessel, said that "only a few'' members of the crew of 231 still were missing after a new check-up of survivors taken aboard half a dozen rescue ships. GENOA, Italy, Jan. officials announced today that 104 persons, including 40 passengers, were missing in the burning of the Italian motorship Orazio in the Mediterranean off the French coast yesterday. Of the 643 passengers and crew members aboard when the liner left Genoa Saturday, a total of 539 were known to have been rescued by noon today (6 a. m.

F. officials stated. Those rescued were picked up by half a dozen vessels, and authorities said that possibly some hers also had been saved but not reported by their rescue vessels. Seaplanes flew over stormy seas all day today looking for survivors. The Italian minister to Renato Firenze, and several lesser The fire was the result of an explosion from an undetermined cause.

members of the Italians diplomatic The Orazio was still afloat and service were aboard when the vessel burning at noon today (6 a. E. sailed from Genoa, and Paul Van S. T.J, authorities said. The liner's Zeeland, former premier of Belgium.

radio sent out her first at 5:12 also was reported a passenger. a. m. yesterday. while the ship was 38 (Van Zeeland was known to have miles south of Toulon.

been planning to sail on the Orazio A seaplane, a minesweeper and for Venezuela, but Belgians in Madrid French tugboat and later a French said he had planned to board her at destroyer headed for the Orazto, Barcelona today.) along with four Italian ships. the officials, who had at Conte Biancamano, the Colombo, the Italian line all of the passengers Cellina and the Edera. first reported 318 The seaplane, circling over the and crew members saved, the said burning vessel, reported that the had been picked up Biancamano, by 178 by poop deck was afire and that flames ton liner Conte Italian steamer Colombo, were spreading toward the bow the smaller French vessels. First A storm whipping up heavy seas and 48 by small approximately forced the tugboat to turn back to reports, had passengers said and that crewmen were Toulon, but the other rescue ships steamed on. The Orazio sighted the aboard.

for Valpa- first rescuers at 4:30 p. a little The Orazio had sailed to have made less than 24 hours after its signal raiso. Chile, and was at Barcelona today. of distress. her first stop Survivors Reaching France Relate Harrowing Stories "That which wrote the that would end would other over it." Yesterday morning Miss McElroy's maid found her body on a divan on the sun porch of her home, .25 caliber pistol on the floor.

A police examination showed powder burns on her right hand. She left a note, unaddressed: "My four kidnapers are probably the only people on earth who don't consider me an utter fool. "You have your death penalty now -80-please give them a chance." Four men kidnaped Miss McElroy from her bath May 27, 1933. They chained her in the basement of house near Shawnee. for nearly .30 hours.

They asked $60.000 ransom, but her father settled for $30.000. Three of the men were apprehended and convicted. Walter McGee was sentenced to the gallows but Miss McElroy herself appealed to Guy B. Park, then governor, and Park commuted his sentence to life imprisonment. the same as imposed on his brother George.

Clarence Click, who lived in the farmhouse. was sentenced to eight (Turn to page 10, Story No. 4) MARSEILLE, France, Jan. -First survivors of 643 persons the burned Italian liner Oraaboard reached here today with harrowzio ing stories of a sudden explosion which enveloped the 11.669-ton ship flame and destroyed all but two in of her lifeboats. The 47 survivors brought to safety by a French auxiliary cruiser said of the Orazio's passengers and most threw themselves into the crew stormy Mediterranean, where they were picked up by lifeboats launched Japan Aroused By British Seizure Of 21 Nazis From Jap Ship; May File Protest Tokyo Government Considers Counter Measures Against England in Halting of Liner -Charge Shot Fired Across Bow- -Renews Negotiations With U.S.

Trade Relations By RELMAN MORIN Jan. 22- -Japan conTOKYO, sidered counter measures today British action in halting the Japanese, 21 liner German Asama merchant Maru and seamen. reshot was reported fired across the bow of the Japanese ship. with While view to officials studied possible the formal incident protomorrow. Yakichiro Suma.

test foreign office spokesman, reported that Japanese embassy officials at would approach the Washington Department on "technical matState regarding -American trade relations. The commercial 1 treaty between Japan and the United States expires Friday. "The trade situation not only 15 for the Japanese, but also for uneasy the Americans and we deem the State Department should consider this thoroughly." Suma declared. Suma declared the government was watching with "grave concern" the next moves in the negotiations. which said would be decided in Washhe ington.

The spokesman termed the removal Neat seamen by British from three Italian merchantships and two French warships standing by More survivors were due this morning aboard two French destroyers. Special hospitals were ready to care for those who had suffered burns and exposure. Refugees from the abandoned South America-bound liner said the explosion occurredab out 5 a. m. es terday in her engine room while she was fighting her car through tempest 60 miles off Barcelona.

While two French warships. the 23.350-ton Italian liner Conte Biancamano, the Italian liner Colombo and the Italian freighter Recca put their boats the two remaining Orazto Lifeboats were launched. Survivors said one, believed to lava carried an Italian diplomat, was lost. He had been en route to his South American post. The Italian minister to Panama, Renato Firenze, was aboard the burned motorship, Former Belgian Premier Paul Van Zeeland was reported 60 have been a passenger.

Another lifeboat was said to have (Turn to page 10, Story No. 35 "very regrettable" because the "search and arrests took place so near our Passengers aboard the ship said the liner was stopped about 35 miles off the Japanese shore and within sight of land off Yokohama. The Asama Maru left San Francisco Jan 6. Passengers said the Nazi prisoners were among a group of 40 men formerly seamen on Standard Oil tankwere being sent home at the company's expense because, of the war. They were en San Francisco to Germany by way of Japan.

They said the warship, apparently, light cruiser with her name blocked out. came alongside the Asama Maru Saturday and ordered her to halt A shot was fired across the liner's bow to make the order effective, It WAS said. Three British officers and nine seamen boarded the liner, it was said and "with the utmost courtesy" examined the passports of the German passengers, Seventeen of the group of 40 were (Turn to page 10, story THE WEATHER Temperature Reading by The Bee's Radial Thermometer VIRGINIA: Fair tonight. Tuesday fair in north and increasing cloudiness in south portion tonowed by snow in south portion day night and Ir extreme southwest portion quesday atternoon, cur tinued mold tonight. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, NORTH CAROLINA: Partir cloudly, not quite so cold in west and central portions tonight: Ears day, increasing cloudiness he malw on the coast and snow in interior Tuesday or curse M.

today 36 P. M. today.