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The Cincinnati Post WEATHER FORECAST: Generally fair tonight and Friday Not much change in temperature Lalte Mevs Home Edition The Pott fan dispatches of the United nm greatest world-wide news-gatliertag owoclitlon PRICE THREE CENTS I VOL 117 NO 154 CINCINNATI THURSDAY JUNE-29 1939 Eatarad at Ctnclnnitl aa Btaend tilaaa Uittar Jan 15 1181 Act of 1ZTB Storm Damage Heavy Roads and culverts were washed out and homes in the Greater Cincinnati area were flooded in last storm The damage was climaxed by a train' wreck in which a brakeman was killed FIREMEN FIGHT CHLORINE FUMES AT $50000 BLAZE 27 Affected In Price Hill Pool Fire POLES TAKE OATH NEVER TO GIVE UP PATH TO SEA Nazis Warned Against Military Thrust at Danzig Britain Speeds Drive for Soviet Help By the United Pros Millions of Foies swore a solemn oath at nationwide gatherings Thursday' that united Polish peoples will never allow themselves to be cut off from the Baltic The ceremonies followed a speech at Gdynia by President Ignacy a Overcrowding Of Schools Is Protested Mocdckl In which he warned Adolf Hitler any military thrust at Danzig Would create stave danger to European peace Maedckl emphasized desire for peace but de-dared It never would give up the Polish Corridor to the sea Citizens assembled In market places of towns and cities throughout the country to repeat the oath More than 300000 were assembled In Warsaw alone the Heat Looses Gas Clouds Extra Men Are Summoned Six companies of firemen battled Choking chlorine gas fumes Thursday in a spectacular blaze that destroyed a large pavilion around the Philipps Swimming Pool at 5247 Glenway avenue Price Hill Twenty-seven firemen were affected by the gas Owners of the pool and Insurance officials said a conservative estimate of the damage would be (50-000 as the Maze destroyed the building 1000 lockers hundreds of bathing suits and valuable equipment Pictures en Page 8 Speakers Oppose Plan to Drop 80 Teachers A proposed 1340 school budget which provides for dropping 80 Instructors from teaching staffs brought charges of excessive crowding of classrooms Thursday at a special meeting of the Board of Murad Grubbs (left) and Albert rienlng ef county police suffered work at a train wreck near Madeira finger burns In performing rescue as part of annual celebration The Polish demonstration followed three days of Indirect warnings and direct military precautions In Britain and France all designed to convince the Nazi Fuehrer that the Danzig quarrel must- be settled peacefully to avoid danger of a general war Even more Important In the long run was a move by Britain and France to weed up formation of the European security front by making further concessions to Soviet Russia British Reported Fielding Coincidentally with an editorial In the Communist party newspaper Pravda charging the two powers with Intentionally causing a deadlock In the negotiations by seeking an alliance It was understood In London that Britain has agreed to Include Latvia Esthonls and Finland as countries whose Independence was of vital Importance In the of peace Such a move would be a victory for the Soviets and would be Intended to frustrate an apparent attempt by the Nazis to break up the security front with a campaign -g-imt Danzig and the Polish corridor The probability that the British government was being farced to farther concessions to Houle to a firmer stand against the Nasi jn the Danzig-Polish corridor dispute was indicated by an editorial In the powerful London Daily Telegraph declaring that the bnlit had been reached and that "Britain her stand" Soviet military maneuvers annually scheduled for September and hitherto held In the Ukraine or White Russia will be held In the Leningrad area this year Moscow announced Foreign circles preted the announcement Soviet gesture asserting pn the Baltic Although Berlin denied any movement of German soldiers into Danzig reports of preparations for ome action continued Nazi officials admitted for Instance that Ditiwig was strengthening Its own defense forces presumably because of Its hasardous position since Poland and Germany warned each other not to attempt an Invasion of the Free City Report Arms Smuggling Reports coming largely through Prench sources were that arms were being smuggled from Germany Into Danzig that barracks had been bunt or taken over- for a "free that large numbers of Dansig youths had been sent to Germany for training Most of these reports asserted 8000 or 4000 German troops had filtered Into the free city and that an Internal coup to seize control and proclaim reunion with the Reich was planned Nazis scoffed at the reports on the grounds that they merely had to await the proper time to recover Dansig without bloodshed Germany meanwhile was 'said Continued on Page 3 CoL 3) Bobby Vernon Dies Was Screen Comic By the United Pres HOLLYWOOD June The mo-V tlon picture industry mourned today the death of Bobby Vernon the little comedian who had a deft aim with custard pies In the old days when this was the height of screen comedy The 43-year-old actor who had been a successful scenarist and gag writer In recent years died yesterday of heart disease Vernon was born in Chicago eon of Dorothy Vernon one-time popular actress Brakeman Dies In Storm Wreck Downpour Floods Roads Fills Cellars With almost his entire body scalded by live steam Nar-vllle 53 railroad brakeman died at Bethesda Hospital early Thursday the victim of a train wreck near Maderla and vicinity Wednesday night Mr Norvllle was trapped for more than an hour and a half under the cab of an overturned locotomive Besides his burns be suffered a hip fracture and other Injuries Coroner Coppoek was informed Doctors alleviated his pain while rescuers worked frantically to release him The storm flooded roads In the northeastern section of the county caused landslides washed out culverts and filled cellars In many homes The damage also was widespread In northern Kentucky The storm hit most at the Miami Valley Jess Nevln 45 a turner at near Winchester was struck by lightning when he waa out in his farmyard attempting to rescue pigs he feared would be drowned Mr Nevln was taken to Christ Hospital where his condition was reported serious Thursday Two Cincinnatians who were Injured In an auto crash caused by the rain on Riverside drive Newport Ky were in Speers Hospital Dayton Ky Their Injuries were not serious' A washout of more than 200 fret of the Baltimore St Ohio tracks a half mile east of Madeira caused the accident in which Mr Narville received his fatal Injuries Mr Norvilleb home Is In Chi 111-cothe Also Injured In the wreck was Hobensack of Chlllleothe the enineer who received a sett wrist fracture and cuts and Glenn of Chlllleothe fireman who was burned when he drew the fires In the engine County police who aided In the desperate struggle to free the brakeman reported that the 109- Continued an Faga 8 CoL 1) Hat Stores To Close at 6 July August hat stores In downtown Cincinnati will close at 6 during July and August Lynn Revenaugh executive secretary of the Cincinnati Retail Association announced Thursday In September they will close at 7 Heretofore the men's hat stares have remained open until 9 specialty houses and men shoe stores also worked out an agreement recently for earlier closing during the summer months Fights For Mtiiey Control House Senate Begin Relief Conference BY LYLE WILSON United press Washington Manager WASHINGTON June The administration fought today to salvage President Roosevelt's dollar devaluation powers and pass a 1940 relief MU before midnight tomorrow President Roosevelt surveyed the situation with Rep Sam Rayburn (D Tex) House leader and Sen Alben Barkley (D Ky) Senate majority leader at a White House conference After the discussion It was learned HOuse leaders told Senate colleagues the lower chamber would insist that the President's powers over the dollar be restored If the Senate declined to yield It waa Indicated the whole monetary continuing the (2000000000 stabilization fund and a 7757 cent an ounce domestic sliver buying might be permitted to lapse temporarily The emphanfai placed on the fight to win baric dollar devaluation powers was backed up by a press conference statement from Henry Morgen thau Jr secretary of Treasury that farmers and business men better start worrying seriously about the If Congress refused to extend the authority Morgenthau said the senate action (Canthmed on Page 3 CoL 6) The Weather HOURLY TEMPERS TURKS: Abb W-taorolosieil Obaarvatory Clifton: Four More Give Up In Lot Probe Four more men two of them Cincinnatians surrendered to the District Court here Wednesday to answer to Indictments in what the government chargee was a cemetery lot fraud One of them Gordon Lawrence 44 of 4508 Erie avenue Mad-Isonvllle la a teacher at the Cincinnati Cortege of Pharmacy He was named In both of the sealed Indictment! returned by the recent federal grand Jury One Indictment charges conspiracy to defraud and the other use of the malls to defraud The Indictments named 53 persons Including prominent leaders In Cincinnati politics and business Daigler Surrenders Another who surrendered Thursday was Edward Daigler alias Edward A Edwards at Mentor He Is charged with conspiracy Mr Daigler was acquitted In the recent cemetery lot fraud trial which resulted In the conviction of Mortem Gilbert and some of his associates In cemetery lot promotion The other two were Gerald Lewis of 1018 Burton avenue and Joseph Robbins at Miami Fla and Warren Both are named In the conspiracy Indictment The four were said to be salesmen of lota for the cemetery promotion which the government charges was illegal Mr Lawrence is charged In one Indictment with having used a letter he received from the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce In reply to a letter of hie own to show to prospective clients as "proof" of the stability of the companies promoting the lot sales IS in Custody Bo far 16 of the persons Indicted have surrendered or been taken Into custody according to James Cleveland assistant 8 district attorney 8 marshals have Instructions to arrest those who do not surrender he said Schulte who gave his address as 1334 Paddock Hills avenue Insurance man surrendered late Wednesday His attorney accompanied him to the Federal Building and stated Schulte was Innocent of the Charges Frank Herschede Co To Move Store Lease Quarters At 8 Fourth Sstreet The Frank Herschede Co Jewelers of 124 Fourth street will move into new quarters at 8 Fourth street about Aug 1 It was announced Thursday The Jewelry firm entered Into a 10-year lease of the new building with a privilege of 10 additional years late Wednesday The new store has a frontage of 30 feet on Fourth street with a depth of 135 feet different foreign experts who have been in the Reich throaghoat Hitler's regime believe that aa many ns 1800900 men are actually under arms today That figure represents half a million more than at any previous time East Prussia has been turned Into a huge military fortress with well over 100000 men ready for action In seeking to co-ordinate and draw together the threads of European events since Hitler destroyed Czechoslovakia one Important point must be kept In mind: The Nash never have and never intend to give up their desire for retnrn ef the entire Polish corridor and other former German areas of (Continued Page 1 CoL I) Pictures on Page 84 Appeals to the board to make effort to reduce overcrowded classes came as the Finance Committee submitted a budget proposing (7537759 for operating expenses and (1B73B31 for sinking fund purposes Mrs Lowell Hobart secretary of the League charging that more than 40 per cent of school children are taught In crowded classes and receive Inferior educations urged that present teaching personnel be maintained Echo Statement Mrs Gilbert Bettman Milton Schmidt attorney representing the Cincinnati Teachers Association and Otto ZoecUeln secretary of Central Labor Council echoed Mrs Hobart'S views Mr Schmidt charged that almost all the overcrowding was in schools in the basin areas "These basin he "axe being discriminated against All the spokesmen however agreed with Frank Willey building chairman of the Bond and other Board members that the lack of sufficient buildings Is one of the hlef obstacles to thinning down of irfufn Forty-five of the 80 reductions In the teaching staff will be made because elementary school population particularly In the non crowded suburban schools has fallen by 1500 Claude Courier superintendent said Hie sum requested for operating expense according to Robert Van Fossen committee chairman and Rank Willey and Edwin Becker members represents an increase of (11238 over the current budget At the same time the budget was submitted It was explained that in order to get the full amount re- quested the board would have to submit te the voters In November a special levy of (3-19 on the (1900 of property valutien Bays Voter Obdurate Hie Budget Committee explained that the biggest Increase for 1940 was $141133 for teachers' salaries necessitated by established step-ups The committee said reductions were proposed as follows: Office salary civil service employes) (8663 evening high school salaries (103C summer school salaries (496 and miscellaneous departments (30333 Spokesmen who urged an Increase In the teaching staff were met with a statement by John Renner board president that the necessary money would be difficult to obtain from the voters we can get enough organisations such as yours to support this board" Mr Renner said "we can give Cincinnati the type of educational system it wants But there are powerfu' groups In this city who are fighting Discussion of the budget was continued following the noon Tentative adoption at the budget Is scheduled for July 5 and final adoption July 15 next presumably against Dan-rig and the Polish without a major conflict However the decision which Hitler must make In regard to hie next step will be far more difficult and the risk of a mistake In Judgment leading to war will be far greater than In any similar situation arising since the Nazis came to power six yean ago In any event Nails are oertain the next step will come at the first favorable moment they are confident It will be In the direction of Poland with the press hammering on the dread word "encirclement" the people are more strongly united for the moment behind Der Fuehrer than at any time The present Nazi striking power vividly Impressed ea any visitor Marshal Harry Geselbracht however estimated the loss at about (7500 Two youths asleep In the first air room were aroused by smoke to find the flames directly above them Both fled safely They were Howard Zoellner 18 cashier at the pod and Paul Schwarts 19 a life guard Several Alarms Given The Maze was seen by numerous families living near the scene and a number of calls were sent to the Fire Tower at almost the same time- a box alarm also wss sent In When the first firemen under Marshal William Hllsinger arrived the entire building was afire The marshal sent in a rail that brought additional companies to the scene A number at cylinders each containing 60 cubic feet of chlorine gas used to purify the water expanded from the Intense heat and released the gas firemen said They donned gas masks but not before they had Inhaled some of the fumes Marshal Affected The most seriously affected by the fumes were Marshal Hllsinger Charles Lamping of Co 17 and Ben Grote of Ladder Co 7 Mr Grate aln was burhed on the hand by chlorine while helping carry out one of the tanks Lieut Clifford Larkin of Co 34 punctured his right foot on a nail All were given first aid at the scene and were ordered to (report to Dr Kennedy fire surgeon for further treatment To counteract the effects of the fumes Frank Philipps general manager of the pool provided candy lot the firemen Marshal Geselbracht said a carelessly discarded clgaret may have caused the fire The terrific heat melted floodlights around the pool and bent the poles Fori Te Be dosed The damage estimate was mode by Mr Philippa and by Hugh Klappert of the William Klappert Insurance Agency Co Mr Philipps said thousands of dollars In revenue also would be lost as the pool will have to be closed for some time until repairs are made Mr Klappert said that Mr Zoellner told him firemen argued with him when he sent In the alarm as to whether the pool was outside the city limits Mr Philipps said the pool la six feet inside the limits Fire Department officials explained that It la customary to ask questions or this nature on fires that are on the edge of the city limits They denied having argued about lb The pool is owned by Mr Philipps mother Mrs Louise Philipps 635 Greenwood avenue Mrs Phillips said workmen would start Immediately to clear away the fire debris and that tha pool might be ready to resume operations by the Fourth of July with -temporary bathhouse facilities Meanwhile she said season books for the Price Hill pool will be good at the two other Philippa pools Pastor To Marry Skaters By the United Press HOLLYWOOD June 39 Tilt Clergyman who married the Duka and Duchess of Windsor will many a couple on roller skates tonight because he thinks the Idea "nicely The Rev Anderson Jardlna agreed to perform the wedding of Gloria Brodlne 18 and Richard Morris 25 In Sid roller bowl because he thought the stunt was Mr Jardlne was forced out of his pastorate in England after marrying the Windsors SCHOOL FARMERS PROFIT PRESQUE ISLE ME June 16 The local high school chapter of the Future Farmers of America has built and furnished Its own chapter bouse Members raise and sell seed potatoes and already have marketed nearly 13000 baby chicks Confident Reds Ready to Battle Chicago Cubs BY TOM SWOfE Bill McKechnle and his league-letding Reds were In a confident mood when they left Cincinnati at noon Thursday with Indianapolis as the first stop on a Journey which will carry them 'to three cities In as many states Their stop In Indianapolis is a sort of a lark At 6 (Cincinnati time) Thursday they are to tangle with the Indianapolis Indians at the American Association In an exhibition game This will give them an opportunity to renew acquaintances with Dim Lang Red Barrett Nolen Richardson Elnar Sorensen and Allen Hunt players who hive trained with the Reds and who now are playing with the Indians Class AA Red farm Midnight will find the Reds resuming their Journey with Chicago aa their next atop McKechnle and his players really are looking forward to this end of the Jaunt The Reds played a game In Chicago this year being rained out there April 18 19 and 30 And they have a scow to settle with the Cubs for the way Gabby Hartnett's fading champions beat them 6-0 and 2-0 here Memorial Day Aeronca Will Spend $100000 in Moving Lunken Flood Menace Prompts Action The Aeronautical Corp of America makers of the Aeronca planes will spend about (100000 to move its plant from Lunken Airport to some other location Carl Fried-lander president said Thursday The principal reason for the move Is because of the "flood threat that Lunken Airport now offers almost Mr Frledlander said He said no new rite had been decided upon Reports were current that the plant would be located et the Hugh Watson Airport In Shar-onville Mussolini 56 Bans Celebration Special to The Poet ROME June Premier Benito Mussolini was 58 years old today The anniversary passed without public notice because Mussolini desires no publicity regarding his age Inside The Post Page Amusements 18 13 -Clapper 15 Comtes 37-39 Crossword 38 Editorial 13 Fashion 'IS Johnson 15 Mrs West Page 18 15 15 8 18 My Day Verier Pyle Radio Serial Short Story 33 Sports 19-30-31 Society 17 WLAds 28-37-39 Dr McMechan Dies at Cleveland Native Cincinnatian Was Anesthetic Expert Dr Frank McMechan Cincinnati native who became an Internationally' famed medical man' despite crippling arthritis died Thursday In his Cleveland hotel suite He was 80 Thirty yean ago after Dr McMechan had been graduated from the University of Cincinnati Medical College and had started on his life work in the field of anesthesia he was stricken with arthritis and thus forced to spend the -remainder of his days In a wheelchair This handicap did not deter him He continued his work and he and his wheelchair became known wherever 1 surgeons London Paris Berlin or New York He kept In touch with doctors all over the world who were experimenting In that branch of medicine (Who's Who in America lists him as an expert on anesthesia and an editor on the subject) Dr McMechan was a reporter on The Post from 1898 to 1900 In later years he often spoke of his experiences on the paper crediting It with his success In one of his principal editor of the Jouic nal of the International Anesthesia Research Society He also was at the time of his death editor and secretary of two other Journals the Quarterly Supplement on' Anesthesia and Anal- (Centlnzed on Page 3 CoL 8) Americans Advance In Wimbledon Play Cooke Riggs Smith Move Into 3d Round By the United Frees WIMBLEDON ENGLAND June three survivors In the singles won their matches today and marched into the round of 16 In the G9th all-England tennis championships El wood Cooke Portland and Bobby Riggs Chicago advanced with straight-set victories over George Rogers of Ireland and Camille Malfroy New Zealand Big Gene Smith Berkeley went the full distance before eliminating Frans Cejnar Bohemla-Moravla 6-3 6-3 5-7 1-6 6-1 In the doubles matches Gracyn Wheeler Santa Monica and Mias Somogyl Hungary defeated Mrs Brutton and Mrs Nancy Fsbyan Brookline defending champions defeated Miss Burr and Mrs Law of England Airlines Set Record WASHINGTON June 39 (UP)r-The Civil Aeronautics Authority reported today that 149391 passengers were carried by regularly scheduled airlines In May more than In any other month In history Sunaat Thursday sunrise Friday BAS a aa Tbs Ohio Rirar 161 feat a rlaa of 4 faet In tha laet 24 hours Tbo river win remain stationary or fail lowly tonight and Friday lOJOOO Expected to See Latonia Twilight Racing Germany's Might Considered at Peak 1 And Hitler Awaiting Time to Strike THU it the second of a tenet confident they can achieve their te Germany and twe BY BEN Ten thousand were expected to sample twilight DAHLMAN Latonia late Thursday in- tbe most winners In seven races were to obtain or divide a pool of something like (500 At that the pool oost little a At that the pool cost little a dime for a program Two of the eight races Thursday were for two-year-olds but there were three the sixth seventh and eighth at a mile rad a sixteenth each giving twilight seekers of a fortune plenty of racing variety There were ample arrangement made at the track to feed the hungry (Additional details 9 Fares 21 and 35) af diepatchei by the foreign newe editor of the United mss umio has just completed a vult to the principal European capital BY JOE ALEX MORRIS United Presi Foreign newt Editor striking power is greater than ever today and Adolt Hitler la merely waiting for pieces of political puzzle to fall Into the most favorable position for a new Nasi thrust That does not mean the Nasle Intend to start a European war by crudely committing an act of ag-fererslon In defiance of the new British-led security front Conversations with Germans and foreigners In both official and unofficial positions of authority In Berlin leave no doubt the Nazis ore thoroughbred racing when augurated a 27-day session Poet time for the'flrst race will be 4:30 except on Saturdays and July 4 when the races will start at 3:15 lAtonla officials tired of paying Mils for meetings since 1932 watched anxiously If the sport at this track would draw as well as late racing attracted at Detroit and other tracks which introduced sunset meetings It is something new lor these parts the first time It has ever been tried by a Greater Cincinnati race track The combination pool Inaugurated at a previous meeting again was operated Those who chose.