Reno Gazette-Journal from Reno, Nevada • Page 1

COUNTY RECORDER zn WEATHER FORECAST (Renb and Vicinity) FAIR AND COLDER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY TEMPERATURE AT 2 P. M. TODAY 46 METALS Bar cold London 150i (U. S. $34.78) Bar tiUtt London 2Id; (U.

8. equivalent 44.05c); New York 42e Copper N. Y. 11.23; export 10.45 Lead N. Y.

4.85 4.90; E. St. Louil 4.70 Zinc E. St. Louis 4.50 Quicksilver New York 78.00 Wolframite China duty p'd.

19.00 22.00 SIXTY-THIRD YEAR FOURTEEN PAGES RENO, NEVADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1939 FOURTEEN PAGES NO. 2 DIES COMMITTEE TUNISIA PROMISED Congressional Session Opens To Tackle National Problems ASSAILS LABOR E. P. Carville Inaugurated As Nevada's Governor in Brief Ceremony at Capital GAVELS PRESENTED GARNER TO AID HIM IN KEEPING ORDER GALLERIES FILLED WITH SPECTATORS FOR OPENING OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE Takes Oath of Office I INTRODUCED BY RETIRING HEAD i I ri II Gazette photo Gov. E.

P. Carville (right) took the oath of office as Nevada's governor this morning in the supreme court chambers. It was administered by Chief Justice E. J. L.

Taber (left), a life-long friend. Sound Policies for Nevada Promised by Carville in Inauguration Talk Today GIVEN AFTER OF Amazing Story of How 2 Youngsters Climbed Into Building Is Told Judge Decides Detention Over "I 1 Holldays in Jail Sufficient Punishment SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3 (JP) Two solemn-faced orphan bovs ap peared in federal court today and secret service agents revealed an amazing story of how the youths en- tered the heavily guarded United States mint here December 29 and then left the "burglar proof" building without being detected. JUDGE HEARS STORY Judge A. F.

St Sure listened to the story, concluded the youths did not have criminal -intent in their exploit, and granted temporary probation to Paul Francis and William Gallagher, each fifteen years old. Secret service agents said the original version of the youths being captured inside the mint by guards was incorrect. "Young Gallagher told us," they said, "that he went alone to the mint, climbed up a side of the building and looked into a window." Then he went and got his friend, Francis, and they climbed to the window, entered the supposedly impregnable building and went to the copper room. The youths said they threw out a sheet of copper, from which one cent pieces are punched, to show they had "invaded" the mint. Without being detected by guards or the elaborate alarm system, the boys again climbed out the window and sought a telephone.

They ex- plained they wanted to tell mint officials "the mint has been broken into." But the boys were unable to find the mint telephone number, so they dialed the police station. Police and secret service agents came on the gallop and the boys stood near the mint "to watch the fun." An observing officer became suspicious, took them into custody and they confessed their prank. "Did the boys have any idea of stealing?" asked William E. Licking, assistant U. S.

attorney. "There was no criminal intent," the secret service agents replied. Judge St. Sure asked if it was merely a "boyish prank" and received an affirmative answer. "Do you boys realize the seriousness of this matter?" Judge St.

Sure asked the two youths. "Do you realize you were lucky not to be shot by the machine guns in the. mint?" The youngsters replied in unison: "Yes, we realize how serious it is." St. Sure said he felt their deten tion for several days was sufficient punishment. if, TAFT SEES WASHINGTON, Jan.

3. (JP) Mrs. William Howard Taft, whose hus-1 band held the two highest offices in the land, was invited today to see her son, Robert A. Taft, sworn in as a Republican senator from Ohio. The widow of the man who served PROBATION ORPHANS NVASON INT MRS ON WORN IN I WASHINGTON, Jan.

3 (JP) Nearly 200 gavels have been presented to Vice President Garner, so he expressed confidence today that he could maintain order and dignity in the senate. "I really don't need any of the gavels," Garner remarked. "It's easy to get these senators to quiet down," he said, his bushy white eyebrows hopping. "I just give one or two little taps, then I hold up my hands and look them in the eye." Opening of a new session always is a test of agility, he continued, because there are usually half a dozen gavels that some senator or friend wants used. "I use all of 'em," the vice president said.

"Sometimes I have to fumble around with both hands, but I get 'em all in, one way or another." Senate attendants said that Garner's favorite gavel is a small barrel-shaped piece of white ivory. It is said to have been used by every vice president since he first days of this republic. It does not even have a handle. LOWERED AFTER SEATTLE, Jan. 3 (JP) Storm warnings were lowered on the Washington and Oregon coasts and Pu-get Sound today after a three-day wind and rainstorm which took two lives and caused two vessels to send out distress signals.

TWO VICTIMS The weather bureau posted small craft warnings, however, and predicted diminishing winds and continued rain. Storm victims were: Andrew Johnson, sixty-three, electrocuted at Campbell River, B. on Vancouver island when struck by a high ten-' sion wire blown down. Mayland Gill, eighteen, drowned in the Chehalis river near Hoquiam when a rowboat capsized in the swollen stream. Two steamers sent out distress signals during the height of the gale yesterday but reported last night they were in no danger.

The British freighter Boulderpool lost a deckload of lumber off the Washington coast near Tatoosh island but reported she was returning to Victoria, B. C. Shortly after sending out a distress signal early last night the Greek freighter Rokos Vergottis messaged she had hove to some forty miles south of Vancouver Island and was riding out the storm. SHIPS DELAYED Nineteen ships were held inside the Columbia jiver at Astoria and more than eight inbound craft were prevented from entering the river. The Matson steamer Manua Ala, outgoing for Honolulu, reported to the Seattle Merchants Exchange late yesterday a one hundred mile hurricane was blowing about eighty miles off the mouth of the Columbia.

IN AUTO SALES PASADENA Jan. 3 (fPy- Business conditions indicate that about 50 per cent more 1939 model automobiles than 1938 models will i be sold. President K. T. Keller of tu.

am i. ij i an interview today. "About two and one-quarter mil-! lion 1938 cars were sold and the in- STORM WARNINGS HIGH WIND IN NORTHWEST GAIN AS PROTECTION BY i PR Military Forces of Nation Ready to Act Against Any Italian Threat Daladier Makes Triumphal Entry Into Tunis Today At Noon TUNIS, Tunisia, Jan. 3 (JP) Premier Daladier brought assurances to the Bey of Tunis today that all France's military forces are ready to defend Tunisia, if necessary, against any Italian threat to French domination. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY The premier of France made a triumphal entry into Tunis at noon, escorted by native cavalry.

Crowds smashed through police lines to cheer Daladier wildly. He acknowledged the welcome with smiles. The premier, who arrived at Bizarte this morning on a tour of the empire's North African colonies, con ferred with the bey at his fifteenth century palace outside Tunis shortly before noon. He told the ruler that France was determined to keep her protectorate over Tunisia, the key to the Mediter- ranean, even if it means war with Italy. The bey assured Daladier of his loyalty to France.

A small but noisy demonstration against France threw a discordant note into an otherwise triumphant reception at Bizarte. A crowd of Tunisian nationalists, whose organization had been banned by French authorities, took to fishing boats to demonstrate. While Daladier was crossing the Zizarte canal a small boat filled with nationalists pulled alongside. Beating drums, they held aloft banners inscribed "down with France," "down with privilege" and "independence for Tunisia." MEETS POTENTATE On his way to the French residency in Tunis Daladier 's auto was swamped by cheering crowds who broke through police lines shouting "long live Daladier." After some minutes a path was cleared and the premier reached the residency, where he was the luncheon guest of Erik Labonne, French resident general. During his brief meeting with the bey he told the Tunisian potentate that France appreciated Tunisia's allegiance and cooperation.

"I must tell your highness that all France is ready to contribute to the development of Tunisia's riches and to give her protection which she may need," the premier said. "France extends this protection to all fields. Your highness may be assured that France never will forget at any time her sacred duty of accomplishing that historic mission which her spirit dictates." Dressed in the uniform of a general of the Tunisian guards, the bey received Daladier in the throne room of his palace flanked by his sons and by red and blue uniformed guardsmen. The premier, accompanied by military and naval staff members, ap- proached the throne, but the bey rose and came down to greet them with OUT ON STRIKE NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (JP) Approximately 11,000 ClO-af filiated taxi-cab drivers were called on strike today by Warren G.

Horie, general organizer of their union. Horie said the strike was aimed at the big fleet operators, including the Parmelee Transportation System anil the Terminal Transporta tion System. Some 5000 individually owned1 cabs were not affected. Organizers were dispatched immediately from the taxicab division of the Transport Workers Union to the garages of the major fleets. The strike call was issued shortly before day drivers were due to check in their cabs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3 (Attorney General Frank Murphy, accompanied by his predecessor, Homer S. Cummings, took over his new duties as head of the Justice department today. President Roosevelt appointed Murphy to the post last Sunday.

The new attorney general, who recently relinquished "his post as governor of Michigan, greeted a score of department chiefs and assistant at' 0 FRANCE TAX VERS HIS NEW DUTIES AS LAX Espionage and Propaganda! Are Blamed on Failure to Deport Aliens Attorney General Murphy Is Criticized for His Part In Labor Difficulties WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. (JP) The Dies committee placed responsibility 1 on the labor department today for Ui. 9UUVCIUVC CSpiOIl- age, activities and propaganda in the United States, REPORT ISSUED Reporting to the house on a five-months' inquiry of un-American activities, committee accused the department of failure to enforce the deportation laws. "The laxity with which the department of labor deals with alien agitators would be unbelievable if we did not have before us the most i convincing proof," the voluminous report said.

"Due to limited time and funds, we were unable to go into this question as full as it deserves, but from the facts which we did obtain, we are convinced that a large part of the espionage and un-American activities and propoganda carried on in this country can be directly traced to the failure of the labor department to enforce the deportation laws of the land." The committee was composed of Representatives Dies as chairman; Mosier (D-Ohio), Demp-sey Starnes Healey Thomas and Mason all of whom signed the report. INVESTIGATION URGED The committee expressed a belief that the national labor relations snouia oe suojec tea to a thorough investigation to determine to what extent board members and employes "approve the Communist NLRB economist. In connection with the so-called Lansing, "holiday" when a throng assembled at the state capitol, closed stores and marched on the state college, the report criticized "all public officials involved" for lack of courage in handling the situation. Attorney General Frank Murphy then was governor of Michigan. During its open hearings the committee received testimony that Murphy blocked enforcement of a court order directing the evacuation of sit-down strikers.

Calling the Lansing occurrences "disgraceful," the committee said "a courageous stand" would have "avoided the loss of millions of dollars to both labor and capital." The report, bristling with condemnation of Communism, Nazism and Fascism, recommended that the house continue the investigation for two years with an appropriation of at least $150,000. The investigation (Turn to page 8, Col. 1) LYNCHING BILL TO BE PRESSED WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (JP) Sen- ator Wagner (D-NY) said today he would ask this session of congress to approve a "simplified" anti- lynching bill Wagner said it would be spon sored by himself, Senator Van Nuys (D-Ind), Senator Capper (R- year and bogged down. fposal Wagner said.

was intended to meet some objec r-r orrafrtef fVto tA sna Kllf XTTmlH fc 5materially different arn eaHcf fHa nt fhi, k. ram vnrw HoKiorBH MOVIE THEATERS PARIS, Jan. 3 (JP) Fun-loving Paris today faced the prospect of no movies when motion picture theater operators voted to close their doors "indefinitely" tomorrow in a duel with the city council over new taxes. Seventeen per cent of the movie houses' receipts already goes to the state, and when the city council voted to tax them another nine per cent January 1, the managers called it the last straw. Council members said such a tax or a head tax on each Parisian was DEPARTMN CLOSE IN PARIS i GATHERING Lawmakers Await Message From President Set for Tomorrow Morning Relief, Defense and Other Questions of Policy to Keep Legislators Busy WASHINGTON.

Jan. 3. (JP) Congress, its Republican minority membership heavily bolstered by recent election's, assembled today to tackle national defense, relief and scores of other debate-laden problems affecting the nation's welfare. PRELIMINARIES OVER Amid the holiday atmosphere that usually marks the opening day this is the first session of the seventy-sixth gavels banged down at noon sharp in both senate and house, calling members to their seats. Vice President Garner quickly obtained order in the senate, where galleries were filled a half hour before the session began.

The larger and noisier house took minutes to subside after South Trimble, its clerk, called for the members to be silent for the prayer. After a few preliminaries, the senate swore in its new members. House members took their oaths in a body. Soon thereafter, Representative Bankhead of Alabama was re-elected speaker of the house. He defeated his Republican opponent, Representative Martin of Massachusetts, 250 to 167.

Representatives Hull and Gehr-mann, Wisconsin progressives, voted for one another in the contest. Representative Marcantonio of New York, only American labor party member, cast his for Martin, while the only Farmer-Laborite, Buckler of Minnesota, favored Bankhead. MEET TOMORROW Both branches will meet together tomorrow to hear President Roosevelt's message, which is given added significance because it will be delivered in person. Before the session today, Senator Smith who some Roosevelt leaders hoped would be defeated in last summer's primary, announced to newsmen that he would seek complete revision of the administration's farm program. Chairman of the senate agriculture committee, Smith said he would offer within a few days a new farm bill which would "junk all the production and marketing controls of the present act for cotton." Senate Republicans, meeting sepr arately before the general senate session, agreed to "cooperate with any group" to reduce government expenditures "without doing injury to those in distress." "We did not discuss legislatiori be- (Turn to page 6, Col.

3) CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (JP) The weather played tricks on the nation today. Abnormally high temperatures made it more like early spring than midwinter in most of the Middle West. It was cloudy, yet dry in most areas. Bitter cold extended through New York and New England, however, and in the extreme northwest sixty mile an hour gales battered the Pa- cine coastline.

RMHinn nf mnm fhon grees aDove normal were common in the Middle West and Rocky Mountain region. northern! NO OPERATION SAYS FATHER NEW YORK, Jan. 3 WP) William Lewis made up his mind today not to permit amputation of his eight-! year old daughter Dorothy's right leg an operation which doctors said would have given her a slim chance to live. Instead, Lewis, a park department laborer, appealed in desperation for an alternative treatment to save her WARM WEATHER IN MID-WEST i OF STATE Court Room at Carson Is Jammed When Exercises. Are Opened Maurice J.

Sullivan Sworn In As Lieut. Governor By Chief Justice Nevada's new governor and lieutenant governor were inducted into office this morning with simple ceremonies held in the supreme court chambers at Carson City in the presence of a crowd that Jammed the room to capacity and overflowed into the halls and on the stairways. TABER ADMINISTERS OATH The oath of office to E. P. Carville, the new chief executive, and to Maurice J.

Sullivan, the new lieutenant governor, was administered by Justice E. J. L. Taber, who became chief justice of the supreme court today. A life-long friend of Governor Carville, the new chief Justice, before administering the oath of office spoke briefly of their early days in Elko when the new governor, Just out of college, began his law practice under Judge Taber, who was then the district attorney of Elko county.

BRIEF CEREMONIES Gov. Richard Kirman, who retired today after serving four years as Nevada's governor, introduced his successor to the Judges stating that it was a great privilege and honor to do so. His introductory remarks followed the pronouncing of the invocation by Rev. J. M.

Swander, Elko Presbyterian minister, and old time friend of the new governor. Miles N. Pike acted as master of ceremonies and introduced Rev. Mr. Swander, Governor Kirman and Mrs.

Bertha Raffetto, who sang, without accompaniment, her Neva da son, "Home Means after Governor Carvllle's inaugural address and preceding the benediction, which was pronounced by Bishop Thomas K. Gorman. HONOR, SAYS KIRMAN In introducing Governor Carville to the court, Retiring Governor Kirman said: "Your honors please, great is the privilege, but greater the honor permitted me at this time, of introducing to this honorable court, in the presence of this vast assemblage, a native son of Nevada. "The people of this great state have given to him the highest honor that is within their power to bestow. "During the arduous years in his chosen profession, many of those years in the most important public offices, he has always been faithful to his services to his fellow man and steadfast in the performance of his duty to the public.

His wide knowledge of the needs of the people of this state and of the problems of the principal industries within its borders, justly entitles him to the great honor he has received. "His acts as chief executive will be marked by honesty and courage, and his ceaseless endeavor will be for the good of his state and for the happiness of its people. "May I introduce to your honors, the Honorable E. P. Carville, governor-elect of the state of Nevada.

"Chief Justice Taber may I respectfully ask your honor to ad- (Turn to page 5, Col. 1) taxAinWn hearings set WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 (JP) The special senate committee to investigate the advisability of taxing federal and state salaries and secvlties will begin hearings about January 16. This was announced today by Chairman Broua who was author of the resolution whkh created the committee last session. He proposed a determination of whether the treasury should collect income taxes on salaries paid by states and on earnings from state securities, and whether states should be allowed to take reciprocal action on federal salaries and security earnings.

Brown said first witnesses would be representatives of the treasury and attorney general's department. CARSON, Jan. 3. (Special) Declaring that "only sound policies can keep any state sound," Gov. E.

P. Carville in" -his brief speech after taking the oath of office as governor of Nevada said he intended as governor to maintain a sound policy. His inauguration speech in full follows "I have just taken the oath that binds me to exert my best efforts, honestly, conscientiously and energetically in behalf of the people of my state. I have become the servant of all of its people without regard to politics, race, religion or station in life. LOYALTY TO NEVADA "I want to say to you that I humbly approach these duties having in mind that the people have seen fit to entrust the destination of their government in my hands for the PERKINS OOSTER WASHINGTON.

Jan. 3 (JP) Representative Thomas (R-NJ) repeated today his intention to introduce soon a resolution calling for impeachment of Secretary Perkins. Thomas, a member of the house committee on un-American activities, said the measure would be based on what he called the secretary's "misconduct" in office, particularly with reference to the labor department's failure to deport Harry Bridges, west coast CIO maritime leader. Thomas said the resolution would give the "history of a large part of her misconduct in office" and predicted it would be "one of the most sweeping impeachment resolutions ever introduced." INGF WASHINGTON. Jan.

3 (JPh-Senator Wagner (D-NY) said today he planned to confer soon with President Roosevelt and housing officials on obtaining new funds for Jhe United States Housing Authority. Wagner, author of the USHA act," said he intended to ask congress for an additional appropriation to carry on the "splendid work" of the authority. He was not certain how much would be needed. THOMAS SEEKS next four years. For this I am deeply grateful.

I am proud of the honor bestowed upon me and my family, but I want to assure you that my pride in this respect is measured only by my desire to give Nevada the best that is in me; to deal with its interests with conscience and fidelity. Being my birthplace I certainly owe Nevada my loyalty; I am literally constrained to labor for its progress and development. COMPLIMENTS KIRMAN "I pause at this time to compliment the Honorable Richard Kir-man, through whose business ad ministration during the past four years our state has been ably run and classed as a sound state. He has turned the reins of the execu- (Turn to pag 5. Col.

7) COLOGNE, Jan. 3. Otto Schoenwald, thirty-one, and his twenty-eight year old wife, Gerda, were beheaded today for two murders committed at Cologne in 1932. Schoenewald was convicted of killing a postman and stealing his money pouch a few minutes after he had killed the landlady of the house where he had taken lodgings to commit the other crime. Schoenewald's wife was accused of helping him plan both killings.

A Cologne court sentenced them both to death last June 24. AT FOR BOND THEFT SYRACUSE, N. Jan. 3 (JP) A three-year Investigation by federal agents into a series of bank robberies netting approximately loot was climaxed today by the arrest of a Syracuse attorney on charges of conspiring to transport stolen bonds across state lines. The arrest, it was disclosed, was the ninth made in connection with the case, which John W.

Wames, special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, described as "the biggest stolen bond case the government has handled in many years. 1 BEHEADED FOR SLAYIN TORNEY HELD as both president and chief jus-iKKans) and Possibly others. Anti-tice agreed to accompany three lynching legislation brought on a Taft grandsons-William Howard, I senate filibuster by southerners last twenty-three, Robert, twenty-one, and Lloyd Bowers, sixteen-to the! capitol or the noon ceremony The tall, partly senator said in an interview that he hoped hisj RepubUcans would work forithe them people is for a bill of idications are that about three and 541111 owiy, iaie yesteraay nen ne one-half million 1939 models will be was asked about reports he was a sold," he said. "There is an aver-! leading contender for the 1940 Re-age demand for about three and publican nomination. MURPHY ASSUMES million cars a year.

In 1929, five million cars were sold." Keller reported his corporation sales are running 74 per cent ahead of last year at this time. a complete overnauiing oi me pres- ent relief and farm programs. Presidential candi- date I ran for the senate, Taft Taft appeared to blush slightly at the question and twirled a pair of glasses but his voice was deliberate and emphatic. Then he smiled broadly. filled tennis courts.

Coatless fathers raked front lawns. Whole families gamboled about picnic grounds. And there was the twelve-year old boy dejectedly walking away from thawed Perm Valley lake, his Christmas Ice skate oyer his Kansas City Reports "Spring" As Temperature Works Higher Reckless Motorists Marked In Plan to Make City Safe SCRANTON, Jan. 3 (JP) la yellow ring, a second offense red Mayor Fred J. Huester hopes to land a third blue.

The circles will make Scranton the "safest city in stay on thirty days if the city America" through "embarrassing" legal department decides the pun-reckless drivers by painting circles ishment is lawful. The mayor rea-on the rear of their cars. A first of-1 soned a marked car would get a wide Xense against traffic laws would rate berth. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 3 (JP) It was "June In January" definitely In Kansas City yesterday as the temperature reached sixty-seven for life.

The child is suffering from the warmest January 2 on record, sarcoma. Doctors have told Lewis Balloon venders dotted boulevard it is likely to prove fatal within a- corners (and did summertime busi-5'ear 1 ness). Shirtsleeved boys and girls necessary to balance the municipal torneys general. He spent consider-budget. able time conferring with Curnmings..