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SHnai Weather Forecast New Mexico: Fair Thursday and Friday; little change in temperature. Arizona: Fair Thursday and Friday; little change in temperature. Good Morning Any Who May Regret Thai Po-litical Excitement Has Subsided, Can Look Forward to Primaries and Elections Next Year. 59th Year Volume 243 Number 12 Thursday Morning, October 12, 1939 Published Every Morning mtertd ii wcont tlia matter, AHmaq. N.

poitofflc under ttt of CENTS IN ALBUQUERQUE rir Cents EJMwbera Finland Appeals to tier 9 U. 0 Neutrals Defies the Soviet City Commission Chairman New and Old Tingley Is Named Threatened U. S. State Department Silent On Report Nation Will Intercede With Russia Norwegian Minister Says America, Scandinavian Countries Have Made Demarche to Soviet; Germany Claims Control of North Sea HELSINKI, Oct. 11 (INS) Finland's preparations to resist Russian threats to her independence took a new turn Wednesday night with the announcement that Foreign Minister Elias Errko would broadcast a radio appeal to the United States Thursday.

Efforts to win support of neutral nations were added to other measures that the little Baltic nation took to place itself upon a footing of watchful waiting. (Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvdon Koht Wednesday said that neutral nations, including the United Chairman of City Commission Oden Offers Motion Giving Key Place To Veteran Leader GOBER IS SWORN IN To Continue Building Albuquerque, Former Governor Asserts Returning to a seat on the city commission after an absence of five years, Clyde Tingley Wednesday was elected chairman of the city governing board and ex-officio mayor within a few minutes after taking the oath as commissioner. Frank Darrow, elected to the commission Tuesday as Tingley's running mate, was out of town and Will take his seat upon re A 1 IS smA)Wimm' Kin Identifies Amnesia Victim As G. G. Hendrix Albuquerque Man Suffering From Shock, Unable to Talk Much MISSING 5 DAYS Credit Man Recalls Relative's First Name But Still Is Dazed The five-day mystery in the disappearance of Gilbert G.

Hendrix Albuquerque investment company head, was cleared up Wednesday night when his brother-in-law, Fred Reid, of Muskogee, identified him as an apparent amnesia victim in Salt Lake City. Dick Oden. 3421 Monte Vista, another brother-in-law, Wednesday night said Reid called him from Salt Lake City and said the amnesia victim is Hendrix. He flew from here Wednesday after, noon with Pilot Bill Cutter in a chartered plane. Oden said Reid told him he and a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent went to the hospital where Hendrix had been taken by Salt Lake City police.

"The agent talked to Gilbert about the case, then I would call to him and ask him if he knew me," Oden said Reid told him. 'Finally he said, 'Why, hello, Fred." "Then he turned to the agent turning to the city. Darrow Navy destroyers, attached to luesctay nignt tor Indiana to re- joion Mrs. Darrow in a visit there. strengthened when H.

J. Procope. Finish minister to the U. S. called at the White House.

(The pressure for some action by the United States on Finland's behalf is understood to issue largely from Scandinavian diplomatic circles. It was those circles that pointed out the American Government could, with diplomatic propriety, inquire Russia's intentions toward a neutral country with which the United States had trade relations. It also was E. C. Gober, who retained States, have approached the So viet government on Finland's behalf, according to a Stockholm dispatch.

cannot deny," Koht said, "that the United States, Sweden, Norway and Denmark have made a demarche to Moscow for Finland." Denied In Washington (At Washington the State Department Wednesday night officially denied reports from Stockholm that it had made a demarche upon Russia on behalf of Finland. Beyond this blunt denial, officials declined to elaborate, nor would they say whether such a demarche is under consideration. However, there was strong belief in the capital that considerable effort is being made in diplomatic circles to induce President Roosevelt to act. This belief was It was alt good fellowship at the City Hall Wednesday when Clyde Tingley, elected to the City Commission Tuesday, was elected chairman of the groun at the insistence of Clyde Oden, who stepped down from the chairmanship to put Tingley In. Tingley was sw orn in as a commissioner and later became chairman at a special commission meeting.

Above, Tingley (left) and Oden shake hands as the key post changes hands. Defense Rests iln Slugging Trial Five Questioned In Miner's Death Silver City Probers Told of Drinking Party SILVER CITY, N. Oct. 11 North Europe States Urge Nazis Will End Russian Pressure Br Associated Press Nervous northern European states were reported unofficially Wednesday night to be looking to Germany if she could be released from her war on the west to aid them in halting Soviet Russia's bloodless military and diplomatic conquests. These powers were described as urging Britain and France to end hostilities against Five persons were held Wed-j The defense rested Wednesday nesdav hight for questioning in; in the trial of De Witt Clinton the shotgun death of C.

L.iCook, making it possible that the Murder Case May Go to Jury Friday LOS ANGELES. Oct. 11 case in wnicn uie iu-yeai-uiu unemployed printer is accused oi murdering blond Anya Sosoyeva will reach the jury late Friday. Cook is accused of bludgeoning campus of the Los Angeles City College. The prosecution alleged robberv was the motive.

inv Th Ifinl m-5c onn i 1 1 gA the defense rested until Friday morning, at which time the de- It.MC (lilU Ji OUUl 11V. JiJ sion which he said Cook made to police. Later, motion pictures cVirtii-ir-ii fywL- in a nunet ri 4 (Chuck) Wheeler, Central. I miner whose bodv was found inl ian abandoned mine shaft Wed- nesday. i The five, whose names were not divulged, were questioned by District Attorney Joseph Hodges and ShentY George Murray.

Testimony given a coroner's inquest indicated, Deputy Sheriff Lester Williams said, the party 'of live had gone to the mine prop erty to put on a drinking party i Liner Arrives In New York City Passengers Tell of Fears After Hearing German Warning 577 REFUGEES Iroquois Is Searched For Bombs After Getting Naval Escort NEW YORK, Oct. 11 With colored lights gleaming cheerfully on her little after-deck, the American liner Iroquois which the German admiralty had said would be sunk near the American coast pulled safely I into her dock Wednesday night, bringing 577 Americans from warring Europe. She was convoyed to the entrance of New York Harbor by "purely precautionary by the White House after the receipt of a. warning from Grand Admiral Raeder of the German fleet that she would be sunk under circumstances similar to the destruction of the British liner Athenia. This was an implication that she would be sunk by the British or French, since the Germans disclaimed any responsibility for the Athenia disaster.

Told of Threat The Iroquois passengers had been told last Monday by the liner's master, Capt. E. A. Chel-tcn, that a threat against her had been made, although they received none of the details until landing here. They were called together by the captain and given a partial explanation after the destroyers had come alongside.

In the resultant search for explosives aboard the Iroquois a search ordered by the American Government some aboard heard a rumor that bombs had been planted and for a time, some passengers said, there was widespread fear. As the stout little Iroquois pulled into her pier, some 2000 stood there to welcome her, shouting hoarsely across the wharf, and some sang the Star Spangled Banner. Happy to See Destroyers Margaret Quilligan, a nurse in St. Katherine's Hospital at Omaha. who had gone abroad to visit relatives in Ireland, said the passengers on the return trip had heard rumors for several days that "submarines were after us." "But," she added, "it was so terribly stormy and everyone was so awfully sick that we didn't have time to worry.

"The stewards were told not to answer any questionswhich increased our anxiety, "The captain told us not to be frightened but we were some what, and we were terribly happy to see those destroyers. lhe suspense while we were not being told much was awful. Some of us couldn't sleep." John Brogan of Boston likewise complained that the liner's C'ontlnard on Fil Boys Are Given 500 Sentences (OATESVIM.E, Oct. 11 Seven youths arrested for throwing waste paper on the streets have until Saturday nillt (o cmpiete 500 sen- tPnres." Mayor A. R.

Benr.trom or- derfd them to urite 300 times: "This is your town and mine help to kerp it 'lean." Months Loses With Death arrived Sundav and spent the next two days at her bedside she died Tuesdav night. Joe Crescio. C4-year-old brother of the young woman, came here to be with his sister a week ago. He was with Dr. Grady on the sad journey homeward Wednesday night.

Was Desperately III Mane was desperately ill when she arrived in Albuquerque late in ily Ph sicians so told her Pn'Iy. v. ho areompanied be- Dr. vas noti- Cenlinaej on Ttf It allegedly trespassing on propertywut present arguments over where Wheeler worked, and; death penalty, leaving him uninvited. I The all-male jury heard Dep- The officer said Wheeler armed' uty District Attorney U.

U. Bla-himelf with a borrowed shotgun! lock read from a written confes- Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim, hero of Finland's fight for freedom from Rus sia after the World War, and currently president of the Finnish defense council, is the recognized leader of his country's resistance against Soviet demands for Finnish islands sir bases. Warns AH U. S. Reds Are Spies Former Soviet Espionage Leader Is Witness WASHINGTON, Oct.

11 (INS) General W. G. Knvitsky, former head of the Soviet spy system in Western Europe, Wednesday warned the Dies committee that all the 100,000 members of the Communist party of the United States must be considered as espionage agents for the Soviet Union. Every member, he declared, is compelled to work, upon instruction, with the Russian military intelligence units in this country and the U. S.

branches of the Soviet secret police, the Ogpu. The Soviets have their secret police planted in all major Government agencies of this nation, in every important political organization, and in the American Army and Navy, Krivitsky said. 35,000 Officers Slain In a day of sensational testimony, the former high-ranking Soviet agent laid bare to the com- rnntlnura on rt Two Burke Urges Aid to Allies' Senator Clarke Scores Embargo Repeal Plan WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 4 Tiring crowds in the Senate galleries cricked ud tneir ears Wed nesday when Senator Clark opposing repeal of the arms embargo, accused President Roosevelt of assuming unlimited emergency powers, and when Senator Burke Neb.) urged repeal on the ground that it would strengthen Great Britain aid thus protect the United States from "Hitlerism." i Administration leaders re-jncwed predictions that a final 'vote might be reached late next but Senator Nye In. one of those opposed to 'repealing the embargo, said he thought speech-making would continue about 10 days.

Meanwhile, it was announced that Col. Charts A. Lindbergh, whose recent speech, counselling strict aloofness from the war attracted much attention, would continue his; discussion in a radio address at 7:30 p. m. (Al- (ontinufa on Pt Elementary Educators Meet Here Day Before State Convention SANTA FE, Oct.

11 P'-A state meeting of county school superintendents, supervisors and city elementary school principals has been called for Oct. 24 at Albuquerque. L. W. Clark, state instruction division director announced Wednesday.

The meeting, to be held the day preceding the opening of the State Educational Assn. meeting, is designed to get a cross-section of opinion of elementary educational problems, Clark said. EXPLAINS PATROL NEW YORK. Oct. 11 5'' Sumner Welles, under secretary of state, said Wednesday the purpose of the newly-established naval patrol off the Americas' 'eastern seaboard was to enable i the western hemi-pherr to obta fullest information possible" regarding activities in the restricted area.

of the crime were shown the mb(fT be 8reatIy Cook, however, pleaded jenty-three planes have vtsited nnocent when brought to trial. the Albuquerque Airport since jOct 1. more than visited the field pointed out that the friendship between the two countries has been strengthened because the Finns, unlike other war debtor powers, have made regular payments on its debt when they have been due.) Foreign Minister Errko will Continued on Fif Two waters where British sea power previously had been unchallenged had been effectively demonstrated. The comment of naval authorities was published in Berlin by DNB, official German news agency, as squadrons of German warplanes stood ready to carry out new orders for continuation of extensive operations against blockading British warships. Naval authorities declared several British ships had been extensively damaged in a plane-war ship battle in the North Sea Monday.

Official quarters at Berlin awaited the declaration Prime Minister Chamberlain is scheduled to make to the House of Commons Thursday in his weekly report on the war. These quarters said they expected Chamberlain to give a definite clue to the Allied attitude toward Hitler's suggestion that the war end now. British Deny Damage (The British admiralty has con sistently denied any damage had been suffered by the North Sea fleet in repeated air-naval encounters.) Britain agreed to trade rubber and tin to Soviet Russia for timber, and disclosed in the House of Commons that 158,000 British soldiers and 25,000 vehicles of war already were in France to Continue en Tg Twi War in Brief By the Associated Press BERLIN German naval ob servers claims Germany controls North Sea; air ministry orders tarop-sealp nnprations hlnr-VHino RritUh flept. LONDON Britain announces trade agreement with Russia; important political results looked for; government discloses 158,000 I British soldiers now in France. MOSCOW Northern European i siaies repurieu cumin and trance to make peace with Germany so Germany can help check Russian expansion; Finnish post of police judge in the voting Tuesday, administered the oath to Tingley at a special commission meeting at the City Hall.

Gober previously had been sworn into office by Justice of the Peace Lawrence B. Mackey. Oden Gives Tingley Chairmanship Commissioner Clyde Oden, who stepped out of the chairmanship to give Tingley the place, cited the former governor's experience in asking that he be elected chairman. "There is no provision made for my resigning as chairman," Oden said, obviously referring to his pre-campaign statement that if tingley were elected he (Oden) would resign from the chair to Conttnnta Faf Thrr Five Big Bombers Roar Over Albuquerque On Training Flight Daily 'reminders of the threat of war are punctuating the air '4l u. Suau roars exfct ore4 uent "minders, Ser- command of the Army Air Sta tion here, said Wednesday Five 10-ton Douglas bombing planes roared over the city Wed- nesaay in route to namiuon Field, completing a training itlight that has covered most of the country.

Sergeant Appel ul pidiies is ismng niDuquerque daily and orders indicate that during the whole of September, and many more than visited the field all during the autumn of Non-Partisan Ticket Suggested for Santa Fe SANTA FE. Oct. 11 0P Republican Chairman Arthur Carr cave impetus Wednesday to a Tine to enter a "non-partisan" ucket next April's Santa Fe city election. in a report to the county centra: committee, he said: People are talking about a Greater Santa Fe or Citizens' tiiket. the candidates to be citizens regardless of political faith.

COLORADOAN ELECTED CHICAGO, Oct. 11 (P)Dr. frank R. Spencer, Boulder, was rhosen president-elect of the l1l iK.rmy oi upninai nology and Otolaryngology at its annua! meeting Wednesday night, He will become president on Jan. 1, 1941, succeeding Dr.

Frank E. Brawley, Chicago. Bride of Two Valiant Battle Two months ago Dr. Thomas Grady, Chicago dentist, flew to Albuquerque to marry his fiancee of six years, Marie Crescio. in the chapel at St.

Joseph's Hospital. bhe had preceded him by a week. seeking to regain her Vows were exchanged as the bride sat in a wheel-chair, roses in her hair, and veiled as brides love to be. Wednesday night Dr. Grady' i accompanied the body of his wife their Chit-ago home.

Summoned Fridav when doctors warned death was r.eannz. he again to Mexico. He i I Mrs. Mary Helen Hendrix, 1107 West Tijeras Avenue, wife of Gilbert G. Hendrix Mas jubilant, tearfully so, when she heard her iiusband had been found In Salt Lake City.

"It's the longest we have ever been separated," she said. They have been married three years. "We don't know when we will he able to (to see him. It all depends upon the doctor, when he will let us htm, We may get to go Thursday." The whole family refused to believe Hendrix was the victim of a hitchhiker. "He has expressed himself too severely on picking up hitchhikers.

If anyone got Into his car they forced their May in. That's the reason we held hope so King, because we knew he wouldn't pick tip hitchhikers." and said, 'That's my brother-in-law over there' "I'm sure he knew me then." Suffering From Shock Hendrix talked several times. Oden said Reid told him. of "some man with gloves on, who tried to force his way into my car." Reid said he planned to talk with physicians Thursday and if they did not advise against it he expects to move Hendrix to Denver for treatment there. Cutter flew buck to Albuquerque Wednesday night.

Dick Oden said he probably would fly to Salt Lake City Thursday. "Naturally, we are all happy, Mrs. Hendrix especially so sho had feared so much that her husband would be found dead," he said. Physicians at the Salt Lake hospital said Hendrix was suffering badly from shock and spoke only with difficulty. F.

L. F.ilkcnburg. traveling salesman from Albuquerque, eai lier visited the amnesia victim and said he Mt "practically certain" the man was Hendrix, but added he did not know Hendrix Conttniini on Tags Flra Third Suspect Arrested In Kidnap-Slaying DES MOINES, Oct. 11 4 Chief of Detectives J. A.

Brnphy said Wednesday Francis P. Welsh. 28, wanted on charges of firt-de-gree murder in the slaying of Harold J. Dreher. Ma-nn City, salesman here, has been arrested in San Francisco.

Brnphy said the arrest of Welsh completes the roundup of the three men chared with the Dreher murder here last July. Dreher was pushed, fatally wounded, from his automobile on a downtown Des Moines street July 28. He had been kidnaped srd robbed and died in a hospital here the same day. HKIRESS WEDS RENO. Oct.

11 Mrs. Sybil Crehore Scribner. Honolulu, T. heiress, and Martin R. Aden, of Vallejo.

Cal, recorder for the labor board at Mare I.dand. Ca! Yard, were married at the County Court Ho-jse Lire Wcdr.eday, believing that if Germany were at peace with the western powers, she could prevent Russia from dominating Eastern Europe. Finland, whose delegation arrived at Moscow Wednesday for talks with Soviet leaders, and Sweden were reported to be es pecially anxious over the turn of events in the Baltic and hopeful France and Britain could see their way to an early peace. Pact With Lithuania The arrival of the Finnish delegation, headed by Dr. Juho Kusti Paasikivi, one-time premier and now minister to Sweden, came on the heels of the announcement of a Soviet pact with Lithuania.

This, added to previous accords with Estonia and Latvia, com-. Ipleted transformation of these three small Baltic states into virtual Soviet protectorates. The Lithuanian pact provided for the return to Lithuania of her historic capital Wilno (Vilna) and the Wilno region, seized Oct. 9, 1920. by the "rebel" Polish General Lucjan Zeligowski.

i In exchange, however the Sov- got the right to place an undetermined number of troops in I the province which foreign observers expected to be placed along the new frontier with Ger- many. jTruops On Border In the bargains Russia drove with the three small Baltic states, she gained points for the garri-1 soiling of thousands of troops, bases for warships and war-! planes, and trade and transport concessions. The Finnish delegation arrived i in Moscow at a time Soviet troops were massed on Finland's border 'and Russian men, warplanes and warships were concentrated else-I where in the Baltic region. There was every indication tliiil me firms were ieia.Mii8 'a. ne rusnea mio anv pati, esyo-ioi- lv if it involves territorial con cessions.

The Finnish government was said to be taking every precaution to meet any situation which might develop if Paasikivi were it-ith ripmands which the Finns might regard as jm. pairment of their sovereignty. See Swedish Backing it- n'lc hpiipveH in fnreien cir- and went along. A woman apparently as the cause of an ensuing quarrel, the deputy said. Investigation showed Wheeler had been shot by the gun he borrowed.

It had been tossed into the shaft with his body. Wheeler's death was discovered when lie failed to report for work and officers were notified. Search ended in the finding of his body. No charges have been filed, officers said, pending completion of the investigation. December 1 Deadline For Brake-Light Tests Announced by Miles December 1 is the new deadline for obtaining brake-light, stickers under the new regulations.

Gov. John E. Miles announced Wednesday. An investigation of the new regulations governing the highway safety reliability of automobiles revealed mechanics are now chei kimj thse requirements: Two headliahK adjustable to bright, dim and parking brilliance, tail hght, proper front wheel alignment, proper steering adjustment, good brakes, a dome light in the car. proper windshield and rear vision mirrors affording clear vision front and the rear.

The new inspection fee is a0 cents. The more stringent regulations abolished after numerous protests from poorer car owners in the state included close inspection of bushings and axle keys and tires. The inspection fee as $1. Piqued, Razes $340,000 Home HAVfRfORD. Oct.

II rerrivat Roberts who Ift a Ions fight against operating a township garbage incinerator near his 75-room man- sion, has ordered his J340.0OO home torn down. Roberts, former director of the nited States Steel Corp. and the Tennsylyania Railroad. built the 'Tennhurst Farms'' mansion in 1903. Georgia Fugitive's Bride Joins Him in Surrender DALLAS, Oct.

11 -Mrs. Richard Gallogh, named in a fugitive warrant charging she aided her socialite husband, a Georgia life-term convict, to escape, surrendered tn Sheriff Smoot Schmid late Wednesday. Gallogly, who escaped with his bride of a few months while being transferred last Friday from an Atlanta hospital to Roidsvillo State Prison, remained in pending outcome of his figh' to block extradition. He has scrwd 1(1 years of a life sentence as accessory to the slaying of an Atlanta drug store clerk. He said he came to Dallas deliberately because here "there sire real men who will Wade Kenney Heads Scottish Rite Class SANTA FE.

Oct. 11 Kenney of Cliania was president Wednesday of class of Scottish Rite Maso session here. Other officers: Elder Tucumcari, vice-president: 1 A. Tafoya. Hot Spnniis.

svt r'-uii i. S-i- treasurer: Edgar Jhi eorro, orator; and Smith, Santa Rosa, Tl representative. An Albuquerque sponsored by Cheste furnished entertainmer ing a dance closing Wednesday night. rer ir u'h ed- WINS IN BORN mi LOS ANGELES, Custody of her unborn $15 a month for its awarded Wednesdav to D'i Howe Withered when she was erar''-i from Fra 2nd, film art direct. with v.

as Au- rry trr Ides here that Finland was count- amies lur heavily on backing of Sweden, While the Finns were understood) HELSINKI Finns prepare to be prepared to grant certain, defend country again.st anv Rus-: concessions, if worst comes move at donation; civil-! worst they were believed ready i ians evacuated from Helsinki and iViipuri: military measures taken. Expert German naval observ-l ers at Berlin asserted that Ger-j PARIS German army and air many controls the North Sea. both force pressure reported the surface and in the ing on western front betwesti jand that the Reich's mastery overtRhiue mi MoicIIe Rivets..