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WEATHER OAKLAND AND VICINITY Cloudy and unsettled tonight; Saturday probably fair. CHABOT TEMPERATURES Miximum 64 1 Minimum RAINFALL Lt 84 hours .00 INormil OS Season l.MILutyear 1.34 C.mplet. Weather Repert an Pate HOME EDITION EXCLUSIVE' ASSOCIATED PRESS WIJUPHOTO UNITED PRESS VOL. CXXIX NO. 127 5c DAILY OAKLAND.

CALIFORNIA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1938 10c SUNDAY 48 PAGES J. K.

Moffift Repudiates Candidates SHIPS COLLIDE IN GATE FOG; BOWS CRUSHED Nazi Consul Blames Ship Crash on Reds Probers Deny Evidence Indicates Plot Railroads Cancel Wage Cut Proposal Carriers Submit to F.R. Board; Threat Of Strike Dispelled Salvagers Running Into Difficulties The German consul-general at San Francisco today' charged criminal sabotage in connection with the mys tery blast which grounded the Ham burg-American line motorship Van couver in th Estuary yesterday, but 1 llggiisKiiy 0 MM "Pi '1Z District Attorney Earl Warren de ciarea tnat thus far "there is no evidence to indicate an offense has been'committed." Warren and all other investigators except the Consular official with held a definite opinion regarding the explosion pending further study. At the same time, salvaging crews attempting to raise the vessel so that a seven-way probe could pro' ceed encountered unexpected difficulties, and reported they migflt not be able to plug the hole caused by the explpsion and maneuver the ship to drydock until late tonight or to morrow. As investigation results were awaited, officials of the line disclosed that two crew members had been killed in a boiler tube explO' sion shortly after the Vancouver left Germany in September, but said the blast had -no connection with yesterday's explosion. JINX SHIP 0, Elaborating on that report, Oak land residents on board at the time of the first blast termed the Vancouver a "jinx ship," pointing out that its former captain had died on board a year and a half ago and that the captain replacing him at that time ran the ship aground on reef off Central America while returning to Germany.

Authorities were checking the previous incidents aa well as the more recent explosion. Democratic Leader Tells Farley of War On Party Nominees By WESLEY E. ROBB1NS James K. Moffitt, influential mem ber of the Alameda County Demo cratic Central Committee, promi nent civic leader in the Eastbay, and a life-long Democrat, today repudiated the leadership of National Chairman James A. Farley in the California political campaign.

Attacking Olson, Patterson and Downey for their radical nacK-ground, Moffitt declares:" "I am doing my best to defeat the State candidates, and I know I am joined by many loyal Democrats wun whom I have acted in political campaigns" for years past." Motrins statement wempmic the tremendous swing in pupae sentiment towards the Republican ticket in the tiast few days, a trend which has been reflected in the betting odds in San Francisco which today revealed Governor Frank F. Merriam and Culbert L. Olson as even money bets in contrast with the situation a few ago when Olson was the favorite. BANCROFT FAVORITE In the race for lieutenant gov ernor, the Republican nominee, ir. Walter Scott Franklin, is shown to be a 10 to 8 favorite in betting, and Philip Bancroft, Republican nominee for the U.S.

Senate, is also the favorite. Moffitt's position was stated in a letter written to Farley as follows: VMr. James A. Farley, Chairman, Democratic National Committee, Hotel Biltmore, New York City, N.Y. "Dear Sir: I have your letter of October 25, asking specifically for the support of the nominees of the Democratic party at the election on November 8.

"What I admire more than any thing else in political is the willingness of men to state, une quivocally and courageously their position. in a humbl way, at tempt to follow this course; LOYAL SINCE 1888" "if have voted for every Demo cratic presidential candidate since 1888, when I reached my majority. Thi; National party and its aims have always been my chief concern, but I have not felt it detrimental to the party's best interests to oppose, in State or local politics, men masque rading under the name of Democrats time-servers and hush men, "whose sole desire is to ride into office under the name of 'Democrat'. Four years ago, together with many other independent Democrats, opposed the election of Upton Sin clair, and I now find running -as candidates on the Stale Democratic icket Sheridan Downey, on? of inclair's associates in the last elec tion; Ellis Patterson, who two years ago ran as a write-in candidate in one or tne legislative aistricts oi this State, and allied with inclair in the campaign e-f four years ago. The defeat of the Sinclair faction four years ago did not injure the National Administration or party in this State, as witnessed by the victory of two years ago.

TICKET PERILS STATE "I cannot but feel that' the present candidates of the party who absolutely refuse to declare's41iem-selves on measures of the greatest public concern measures which, if carried at the present election, will throw the Stale's finances into turmoil and distress and will seriously impair the constructive plans of the President and Administration should be fought by Democrats who have the interests of the National Democratic at heart. "I am doing my best to defeat the Continued rage 15, Col. 1. Six separate investigations were launched late yesterday and another was opened today when Secretary of Commerce Roper, in Washington, D.C., named a special board of inquiry. Almost simultaneously, Manfred von Killinger, the German consul, Dora Huper, of Managua, Nicaragua, la ahown bInj helped oif the stranded Vancouver by one oi the ship's crew.

Behind, her are other passengers, including Mrs. Karl Harme- announced: "This case can be traced back to ISHIP BLAST PROVES U.S. RUN BY continued incitement against Germany by certain groups in this country. suspect, the Communists." EXPLOSION CHECKED Von Killinger said his own inquiry had already "indubitably established that the explosion came from the outside" and that there could have been no explosion in the engine room. A heavy fog off the Golden Gate caused the tankers Svenor and Los Angeles to collide shortly after noon today.

Both were limping back to port in tow of tugs. The Svenor, a Norwegian motor-ship, was returning to the El Dorado oil terminal at the foot of Peralta Street? Oakland. The bows of both tankers were stove in, a radio dispatch from a Coast Guard picket boat said. The full extent of the damage was not immediately learned, how ever. The Los Angeles is 3000-ton tanker operated by the Union Oil Company of California.

i Agents for the Svenor are the General Steamship Company of San Francisco. The Svenor is a vessel of 4609 net tons burden. The collision occurred, off Mile Rock in a thick fog, Lieut. Com. William Patsch, of the Coast Guard said.

The Los Angeles Is under the command of Capt. Oscar Ojestad. She left for 10:30 a.m., with a cargo of 65,060 barrels of oil. The Svenor had acrew of about 30 aboard, but no passengers. It was not learned whether anyone was injured.

Thomas Gagged Anew by Jersey Socialists Call Off Meet When Official Bans Talk by Chief JERSEY CITY, N.J.; 4. (P) Their permit for a street meeting revoked today by PubliCvSafety Director Daniel Casey, unless Norman Thomas was withdrawn as a speaker, the Socialist party of New Jersey canceled the proposed meeting scheduled for tonight. Cancellation of the meeting was announced by Gus Tyler, the party's organizer, who obtained the permit October 10 for a rally in behalf of the campaign of John Palangio, Socialist candidate for United States senator. Last Saturday the party announced Thomas would be a speaker and later Tyler- formerly apprised Casey of this development. "In view of the information you have furnished me in your telegram of November 2, 1938," Casey wrote Tyler, "that Norman Thomas is to be one of the speakers your meeting for Friday night, I do hereby revoke the permit issued you, unless you promptly advise me that Mr.

Thomas has been withdrawn as a speaker. NEW YORK, Nov. 4. Norman Thomas, National leader of the Socialist party, telegraphed President Roosevelt at Hyde Park today protesting the refusal of Jersey City, N.J., authorities to let him speak at a Socialist party rally in that city. The message sharply criticized Mayor Frank Hague, vice chairman of the National Democratic party.

"In campaign speech," the telegram said, "will you endorse Hague's man Ely (William H. J. Ely, Democratic senatorial candidate), who also claims to be your man? You ought first to know Hague has revoked permit for Socialist meeting If party's National leader, speak for John Palingio, Socialist candidate for U.S. Senate, as your secretary of war spoke for Ely." 1 4m. kaaiJ-A Mrs.

Alice AJ. Wlrtpooto. SHI GOT SFANKPCG t-KlUAoy Lvrry time tr cred Husband S.i-rr rtr.s i -r -r tk t. 5 i I a GANGSTERS, SAYS NAZI PRESS Berlin 'Not Surprised' by Explosion; F.D.R. Told to 'Keep Order' in His 'Own Country' CHICAGO, Nov.

4. (U.R-Execu-tives of 139 class one railroads bowed today to the decision of President Roosevelt's fact-finding board and abandoned plans to cut the wages of 960,000 employees 15 per cent. The decision banished possibility of a Nation-wide railroad strike on December 1, the date the cut would have taken effect The carriers now can concentrate on a broad program of railroad re habilitation which President Roose. velt has said he will push in the next Congress. TELEGRAM SENT F.R, The railroads decision was disclosed in a telegram to President Roosevelt.

The telegram read: "In our conference on October 31 you asked me to inform you what the railroads would do1 about the recommendation of the emergency board that no horizontal reductions of railway wages on a National scale would be pressed at this time, "The chief executives of the rail, roads concerned met in Chicago today to consider the situation created by the report of the board. I advised them of your expressed desire to be of help in the present situation and of your hope that there will be developed a constructive program of legislation which you" will be able -to support at the next session of Congress. GRAVITY RECOGNIZED "I have therefore been authorized to advise you that the railroads will withdraw the present notices of wage reductions. "The railroads tre taking this action not because agree with the conclusions reached by the board but because they recognize the gravity of the situation and because they hope that out of It. there will come through cooperation of all concerned a sounder and mora eauitabla transportation policy for this coun try." The telegram was signed by John J.

Pelley, president of the Associa- tion of American Arab Chief Threaten To Seize U.S. Property Boycott Commerce LONDON, fcov. 4. "kflJ.R) Th News Chronicle, in a Jerusalem dispatch, reported today that Abdul Razik, Arab rebel leader, threatened to boycott American goods, demolish American buildings and seize American portable property if "the United States Government in-, tervenes in favor of continued Jew ish, immigration to Palestine. Razik, the "dispatch said, sent "a vigorous if mis-spelled" letter to, President Roosevelt hrough the American Consulate.

According to the letter was addressed to "Franklin, Rosefelt, Cordil Hole and Sinator Grant" for the President and Secretary otJState Cordell Razik, according to the dispatch, suggested that if the United States is interested in the salvation of Jews it should open its doors to immigration. Another rebel leader. Abdul Man- sur, threatened reprisals aganist British civilians, the dispatch said. and suggested to Britons: "If you pretend heroism, show it ti Hitler." i POLITICAL RALLt DUD OMAHA. Neb.

Political fervor flickered and went out at Omaha's Central High Schsjol. Attorney Ralph Coad. campaign manager for Principal J. G. Masters, legislative nominee, called rally to enlist student workers.

Friends of Dorothy Thomas, prom queen and daughter of Amos Thomas, Masters' opponent, objected. Fifteen of Central's 2200 pupils Ben Rees, one of the 15, asked for the floor. I "You probably wonder where your crowd is." he told Coad. "Wt'L we represent that crowd that d.rtn come. And the reason they didn't come is because they, like us.

d- think we students arc old enouji'i decide who we want to support in political election." WANDERING STILL HODGENVILLE. Ky-Ur- County sheriffs deputies -r little bewildered today. They confiscated a still callona of liquor. Clm txi fon ifcwd it to be te pi taken last Auurt in rt fr- houe bieirert i-y gALT OV TKFIR TII LAVCASTT. A frt i i BERLIN, Nov.

4. (U.R) The newspaper Boersen Zeitung, citing suspicion of a plot in the explosion which damaged the German liner Vancouver, said today that the, incident occurred in "a country of gangsters." "This clue appears to us so that we feel impelled to describe the case as characteristic of certain methods and conditions prevailing in the United States." the newspaper said in reference to reports that a telephone call announcing the explosion was received Authorities, however, withheld opinions on the source of he detonation pending an inspection of the hull when the Vancouver is maneuvered to dry dock. The consul's statement blamed the explosion on "a small clique aiming to destroy by secret warfare the basis of ordered society." "I deeply regret that the printed attacks against my country have now resulted in concrete disaster. "Five brave seamen and a good ship, destined to help in fostering peaceful cpmm erce between our countries, are laid up as the result of a criminal assault on a public carrier, with American and merchandise aboard. 'ROTTEN ACT "There is some consolation In the hope that this rotten act will open the eyes of the general public to the effect of irresponsible poisoning of public opinion perpetrated by a 14 Perish as Air Liner Falls In Flames, Explodes at Port turn to board a lighter which Tribune photo.

NLRB Changes O.K., Hints F.R. President to Give Social Legislation Review Over Radio HYDE PARK, N.Y., Nov. A.VP)-President Roosevelt disclosed today he would discuss in his campaign speech tonight all New Deal legislation passed in the last five years. He said it woujd cover the Wag ner Labor Relations and Social Se curity Acts, care of crippled ana destitute children and other laws. Asked if he was ready to discuss possible revision of the Wagner Act in the light of the expressed opposition to revision by the Labor Relations Board, the President said every law needs improvement and always will.

WPA COERCION DEPLORED In response to other questions, he said the Federal Administration could not be held responsible for coercion of WPA workers by Democratic local politicians, it wis making every effort to keep sucb coercion to a minimum. All possible steps, he added, were being taken to keep local politicians and others from being mixed up in WPA. His nationally broadcast speech will be delivered at Hyde Park, N. from 7:30 to 8 p.m. (EST).

Although this is not a presidential year, the results of next Tuesday's balloting wilr be examined closely by both Republicans and Democrat for indications of the country atti rude toward the Administration. 'STRAWS IN WIND' In some Slates the New Deal Is clear-cut issue, in otners local problems haye created cross-cur-rents. In virtually all, however, every vote cast will help shape the course of National policies for the next two years. Since the Roosevelt victory of two years ago there have been political and economic- developments which have provided new issues in many senatorial and congressional races. Republicans have made capital of the decline in business which began me late Summer of 1917.

of labor disturbances and of lowered farm prices. Democratic party strife and defeat of the President on such major issues as the Su preme Cnurt end executive reorgsn- b.llf has rjrrifle mslenal the crpo't oratf Ad ttraWnn rurporVrs, the Knd. htt dirertd tne vrf anentsm to rrts ti revtrg bu.i i ltng, of Portland, waiting their took them to San Francisco. bv a newspaper coincident with the blast. "Nevertheless, we are not surprised because we "are used.

to a great deal of such things in a country of gangsters. "On trite other hand in view of the moral sermons delivered by Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Hull and other prominent persons to the authoritarian states, this incident provides an opportunity to request those gentlemen not to concern themselves with countries where order exists but rather with their own country where there is much to do to estab lish order." The plane was on a regular run between Jersey, in the Englisfb Channel, and Southampton. The crash occurred shortly after the takeoff from Jerses Airport, which is several miles from St.

Helier. The plane was seen to circle several times In the channel island fog before falling into the field about 600 yards from the takeoff. It was a four-motored De Hi vi land plane named St Catharine's Bay The only recent comparable dis-lj aster in Britain was the crash of al Netherlands airliner at Croydon Airport December 9, 1936. when 14 persons were killed. Including Juan la Cierva, invenpr of the auto-gira.

It was the worst disaster Involving a British airliner since the Imperial Airways' "City of Liverpool" crashed at Dixmude. Belgium, in 1 rch, 1933. causing IS deaths. The plane which crashed today was operated by the Jersey Airways Service on a route used by hundreds of vacationists each year. Distress calls quickly brought doe-tors, nurses, firemen and ambulances, la a few moment after the crash the peaceful countryside looked like a wartime casualty station.

Smoke and flame were seen streaming from nne of the air liner's entirw. She turned around. an effrt to rrt'im ue az-prt but hkJJwIt hurt! earth. rTir'v r- -g a hrl. A'! r4 tf-tl lii mi-t-u in a in I FLASHES OF LIFE OVER NATION Previous Death Blast Is Bared Oakland Resident Recalls Explosion On Ship That Killed 2 (Editors note: Because he has relatives iin Germany and fears possible-retaliation, the name of the Oakland resident who gives the following account of a previous explosion aboard the German motor-ship Vancouver has been withheld).

"I boarded the vessel at Antwerp on September 10, and at that time there was a notice posted on the ship showing a certificate stating that the ship had just been, over hauled at a drydock- and was ir perfect condition. "At sea about 8 o'clock on the night of September 12 there was an explosion in the boiler room and clouds of. steam poured out of the stack and ventilators. All lights went out and the boat stopped. "Emergency oil lanterns were lit until auxiliary generators were placed in operation 10 minutes later.

"It was so hot in the boiler room that it was sometime before officers could enter and the boat drifted around for five hours. "We finally learned that two fire men had been scalded to death and others injured. Officers said that a steam pipe had exploded, but passengers were suspicious that more than just a steam line, caused the trouble. "The true cause is known only to the ship's officers and the engine room crew. Many of the passengers attempted to visit the engine room but were not allowed down there.

WHERE TO FIND IT Subject Page Amusements and Plays 4 Classified Advertising Comic Strips Crossword Puzzle Daily Knave Column Editorials and Columns Editorial Features Financial and Stocks Column Marir.e News; Weather Radio Schedules Society and Clubs and Spcrtsrr.en Thsaters Soar.es 43 34 32 31 43 31 39 32 43 33 30 35 42 47 mall clique, aiming to destroy by secret warfare the basis of ordered society. "You know whom I mean." The vessel was reported settling in silt of the Estuary despite efforts of emergency workmen to pump A.out her flooded holds. Salvagers were not able to place a coffer dam around the hole immediately, and it was reported that only one hold was free of water. Reports that cargo might be jettisoned or removed that a consignment of water would not swell through watr soaking were denied. Meanwhile, reports were circu- Continued Page 41, Col.

TODAY IN THE OAKLAND ST. HELIER, Island of Jersey, Nov. 4. iP) Fourteen persons were killed today in one of Britain's worst airplane disasters when a fully-loaded passenger airliner crashed in a field just after taking off for Southampton, England. The victims were nine men, four women and one child; and included the pilot.

Captain A. Cary, the wireless operator. 11 passengers and a man working in the field Where the plane RAY TUCKER, "National "Confidential memo sliding toward Roosevelt's desk will convey the startling information that Americans one-fourth of the population are deoendent on Federal. State or municipal gov-fM ornments for their livelihood." I First Magazine Page. N.

WTNG UAH of University of California- "Japan plan an eventual war with us (the United States) to remove the last obstacle in the way of her expansion." Page 23. SPECIAL AMBASSADOR Nor- man H. Dsris. In memorandum to de By Associated Press ALL-AMERICAN MATERIAL CHICAGO Edward Bean. 60.

director of the Brookfield zoo. captured Wally in full flight. Wally. heretofore extremely timid, leaped an 11-foot wall to escape from his enclosure. For two hours Bean and a' dozen men chased Wally with large nets around the zoo grounds.

Every time they cornered Wally he leaped over their heads. Finally Bean launched a flying tackle worthy of a football player and brought Wally to earth, holding him by a leg and fore paw until keeper arrived. Wally is Southern Australian kangaroo. SUCK-CROOK CANDIDATES MORRISON, til. The next sheriXf of Whiteside County will be either Slick or Crook, but not both.

Fred Slick of Sterling is the Democratic nominee. Roy Crook of Prophetstown is the Republican candidate. DIN CBS TIP tit CARLYLE. Two pretty young waitresses in Carlyle restaurant Beulah Hosgman and lone Fink banked SIM eecb today after a Im ihmn ti Mrh. on i tf t-e to d-r a- frwd 1-tl Te "tW" f3 s-i ca tf.e 6 DOROTHY THOMPSON.

"Apal ling Peril of JJemogoguery" 'The power of mass suggestion Is the most potent force today, and the political demagogue is more powerful than all the economic forces." First Magazine Page. ZARL WARREN, district attorney. speaking for investigators of mystery ship explosion in estuary "We ca formulate no definite opinions until te ship is pumped out and the water gone and we ran see the hole and the condition of the engine room." Page DEMOCRATIC CO MM ITT EE-MAN JES K. MOFTTTT. his party because of Olson-Downey-Pa tiersrm inrasmn 1 ifi that the present candi date of the party will throw the State's fmanrea into turmoil and distress and wUl eerwusty orpalr the eonstructfe pCana of tfe Grandest Pxi Secretary Hull Any settlement between China and Jar "murt be fwairtwt wjrh the prtm-ir-les cf tht try tn rl-Kfrt 1 i i I itf.

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