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Additional nratnrr nrwi on rf i I i i MORNING EDITION Three Ccnia in Minneapolis A6W i r.n ij ly 1 1 IS K'v7 Z7 FIRST IN TOTAL CIRCULATION DAILY AND SUNDAY Srventy-Sfcond Ymr. So. li'. -MIXXEArOLlS. SATURDAY, DKCEMIIKR Ticcr.i-j-fo'ir Pagrs NAZI JUSTICE Now Rosemount Has SchoolBusCollision pfjjtj TACK OllC AITCSt Made, in is iN ITALY PER LS A ore in Frospect rilLllUII HIVIIII EH TO PRISON 'We Have No Sawdust on Our Prison Jurist Tells 4 Agents.

lu InGamblingDrive For the Big Time Gamblers 0'1 Jiotli Dcauvillc and Pans Ambassador in Rome Protests After Editor Sounds Warning of War. Camels Club. Daladier Urges Employers to Show Consideration to Returning Strikers. Hoffman Girl Gets 4 Years, Voss 6 Other Pair to Serve 2 Years Apiece. KVIDKNCB GOES TO GRAND JURY, 1 Tribune 8tff Photo Fif prrsons, thref of Ihrm school children, wfre injured in in ulomohilf-chool bus collision Friday morning on highway 19, four miles outhest of Roemount nd fven miles northeast of farminglon.

intrrricu'i Jo. (Inr; Rnbb hnntm Hoffman I'ntt IT.) by Italy I)' c. 2 1' -Threatened1 columal arv.b. turns both and Germany. I'lemur Dala- i Fr.day sought the internal al and social peace he tun- Goff Says He'll Take II ditr politil aiders LE seek ma hp in Juuj Legal Shortcut in Prosecutions.

fsseiitial to the defense ul New York, Dec. 2 With grim reference to punishment forj rspionape in Germany, Federal Judge John C. Knox Friday im- posed prison sentences of from two! to six years on three men and a I woman acctifed of selling United) the world second largest colonial empire. Freni relations, tuain-ed during the Hal '-Ethiopiaii war The jramrninjr front was Two Inquiries in Rosemount finish Begun Driver and Occupant of Second Machine Still quiet I- rulay night, but th sheriff's infantry and th county attorney's artillery iib'ii is Records Show Gongoll Sold 100 Shares Against Orders From the Owner. and since by the Spanish civil war.

were jolted anew Friday by an authoritative Fascist editor's declaration that Italy was "ready to march even against France if it is necessary." Virginio Gayda declared in an editorial in 11 Giornale International Conferees Seeking Relaxation of German Migration Ban. V. V' Are in Hospital. were maneuvering for renewed attacks. With one man already arrested, the sheriff's deputies, armed with, "John Doe" warrants, were lookinl for operators of the other six placet raided by the sheriff's squad Thursday evening.

States military information to Nazi Germanj. "Had these defendants been apprehended within the confines of Germany," said Judtje Knox, looking sternly at the four, "their fate would have been much more fearful. As it is, the agents of a totalitarian state are receiving the mercy of a democracy." We Have No Then, without mentioning the headsman's ax directly, he added, "We have no sawdust sprinkled on cur prison yards." Red-haired Johanna Hoffman, 26. London, Dec. 2.

eT) Men of six nations decided Friday to tackle Germany again in the international effort to get her estimated 600.000 unwanted Jews out of the country under the plan sponsored by United States Am The Dakota county sheriff's and the Rosemount consolidated school board late Friday investigations of the bus collision in which Brokerage records which ihowrd the defunct S. W. Gongoll Co last March Sold 100 shares of stock which were turned over to it by a customer with an order to sell only 50 shares were produced Friday in a federal court bankruptcy hearing. Benedict Drinnrd. attorney for the trustee, brought out through the records and from Miss Mildred Ny-lund, Gon Roll's secretary, that the five persons, three of them school bassador Joseph P.

Kennedy. d'ltalia that Italy was united "solidly behind its government and if ready for everything today ready to march even against France if it is necessary." French Enter Protest. The French ambassador to Rome. Andre Francois-Poncet, delivered a strong protest to Foreign Minister Ciano against the cries ot 'Tunisia:" and "Corsica!" which followed a speech by Ciano before Fascist deputies two days ago, The protest was similar to that presented to the Italian ambassador to Tans by Foreign Minister Bonnet. The Italian emphasis was on pupils, were injured.

The action was taken by the vice former hairdresser on the German i liner Europa, who was accused ofi The pupils, Alvina Ratzlaff, 18, chairmen's committee of the intergovernmental committee on refugees, composed of men repre-j senting the United States, Great! Savage; Matt Fischer, 15, Rosemount, and Adela Swanz, 15, were treated for minor lacerations and bruises at the Farmington, hospital. sale brought and the cus A carton of dice, cards, blank checks and checks on which payment had been stopped and poker chips ranging up to denominations was yielded by an iron safe in the office of the raided Deauville club Friday. Assistant County Attorney John T. Gearty, who employed a locksmith to open the safe, holds up a few varieties of the chips used by the Deau-ville's big-time clients. "HOLT TERROR" STARTS SINOAT- Urge Bridge Rules to Ban tomer was credited with $4,110.

representing proceeds from shares. 3ritain, France, the Netherlands, Brazil and Argentina, the latter a new addition. County Attorney Ed J. Goff, already well started in preparation of his evidence, planned to pass over the municipal courts and turn all his information over to tht county grand jury next week. Blackjack Hands Fixed.

Deputy sheriffs, two in each place, continued to preside at th exclusive Deauville club, on th second floor at 21 Sixth street south, and the Camels club, second floor at 520'j Hennepin avenue. Thcst two places, first and second on tht list of raided places, were the only ones at which the squads found anything more than a few items of gambling equipment. At the Deauville club the deputies had nothing to do but listen to tht radio and amuse themselves playing rummy with a deck of cards in Still in the hospital Friday night iiu. 1 4 tt 1 I I Got Dividend for 50. As late hs June 30 the Gongoll records showed dividends on the Must Get German Help.

The committee members reported Tunisia, French North African were Henry bchult, VJ, driver ol the bus, and Mrs. Clyde Latham, 31, who was riding with her husband in the automobile that col protectorate, but the manifestations 50 shares purported to have been progress in obtaining places tor the refugees to make new homes. in Italy linked shouts of "Corsica!" with "Tunisia!" this week held by Gongoll were paid to the But it was believed little could customer, Mrs. Minnie Manley of 2441 West Forty-second street. Corsica, an island off the western Italian coast, was conquered by the be done until Germany allowed the Jews to emigrate and modified lided with the bus on highway 19, four miles southwest of Rosemount and seven miles northeast of Farmington.

Mrs. Latham was the most seriously injured. Both were reported improvirg. French in 1768 and now is a de partment of France. the "flight tax" rule which strips them of virtualy all they own as Seek Nazi Position.

acting as a messenger for agents working in this country, was sentenced to four years. The severest sentence, six years, was imposed on Otto Herman Voss, 38, airplane mechanic, accused of turning over aircraft information to German agents. Erich Glaser. 28. former U.

S. army private, and Guenther Guftav Rumrich, 32, U. S. army deserter, were sentenced to two years each. Recalls War Espionage.

Counsel for the first three made the customary motion for a new trial, which was denied. The courtroom was jammed. Judge Knox remarked that this was not his first occasion to come In contact with Germany's secret agents. "I recall quite vividly," he said, what they did between 1914 and 1918. In fact, the technic shows little improvement over the bungling efforts of Bernsdorff and Boy-Ed during the war." For Miss Hoffman, who stood with bent shoulders, sobbing into her handkerchief, he expressed ympathy.

Mercy for. Army Man. Minor Suits Latham, 30, an inspector of the gasoline pipe line between Lake It was reported that the French would ask German Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop whether Germany planned to back Italian ville and Farmington, was on the which the sevens, eights and nines, were missing. The deck was found among the equipment for blackjack, a game in which sevens, eights and nines rate well. From late in March to May 10, Mrs.

Manley sought to regain the 50 shares she thought were with the company, but was unsuccessful, Deinard brought out through Miss Nylund. On May 12, the records showed, Mrs. Manley gave the company an order to sell the 50 shares when that particular stock reached 89 on the market. The records didn't show any sale. GongoU nictated.

Miss Nylund. questioned about way to Farmington with his wife when the crash occurred. The bus ambitious in the Mediterranean Plan to Sharply Revise Scoring System Stirs Mixed Comment. Von Ribbentrop is coming here was en route to the Rosemount Tuesday to conclude a French school with 22 rural pupils. Phone Calls Numerous.

Deputies at the Camels club, however, had to answer numerous German accord. The crash hurled the bus against Once the accord is signed, French a telephone pole. All of the pupils attention will be devoted to de Want to Chip in? Here' Worth. they leave the country. New approaches to Germany, it was understood, will be made by French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet through German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop when Von Ribbentrop visits Paris next week.

France to Open Colonies. There were unverified reports, also, that Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, head of the German Reichsbank and former economics minister, might come to London in connection with the financial aspects of the refugee plan. The committee heard from the French delegate of a fresh offer to admit 10.000 refugees to French colonies if Britain and the United States made "corresponding fending the empire against both phone calls for Joe, Mary, and various other individuals identified only by first names. They also had were badly shaken, but except for the three taken to the hospital how she handled the transaction, denied she knew the 100 shares were sold when she made entries in Italian and Genran colonial de mands.

they were able to go to school. 'Baking Death' Case "HOLT TERROR" STARTS SUNDAY Meanwhile, to prevent employ 3ongoll records showing but 50 ers from taking undue advantage shares had been sold. Miss Nylund of his victory over organized la Trials Arc Delayed Philadelphia, Dec. 2. (P) A suggestion of attempts to influence G-MEN PURSUE said she filied out accounts in Gongoll records on instructions from bor in Wednesday's abortive gen eral strike.

Daladier warned them to handle their workers with care. convict witnesses in the Philadel "HOLT TERROR" STARTS SlNDAT phia county prison "baking death" case came from the prosecution calls from persons wanting to know if the place would be open later. The answer was: "Yes, later." The man arrested is E. C. Wil-harm, holder of beer, soft drink, lunch and confectionery licenses at 1309 Washington avenue south, one of the seven places raided.

Three "chuck-a-Iuck" dice cages were found in the two rooms behind the restaurant. Dfnies raying Protection. Wilharm was released without bail after being questioned by County Attorney Goff and his assistant, Arthur Markve. Wilharm admitted running "a few litUt In Voss, he said, he saw a man inspired by a dream of 'Deutsch-land ueber The jury had recommended mercy for Glaser, and Judge Knox laid he could not overlook the request, though, he added, he had received requests for a heavy sentence because Glaser had been in the army. 8 Gongoll.

When she was asked whether Gongoll had used any records when dictating to her as regards sales she said she couldn't remember. Miss Nylund has been with the Gongoll Co. from 1929 up to the time of its collapse in ADMITS KILLING PASTOR. Cleveland, Dec. 2.

A proposal to revise drastically in 1940 the present bridge scoring system drew mixed approval and critical comment Friday night from expert players at the American contract bridge league's national tournament. The proposal came from the game's national laws commission. William E. McKenney of New York, commission chairman and executive secretary of the league, said the new features would be tested at various local bridge clubs to determine if they should be adopted for play in the home and nt tournaments. The commission, with Ely Cul-bertson concurring, would eliminate the present "major" and "minor" suit game differences, and would create a sub-slam with an undetermined bonus at the five level.

Five tricks, plus the customary "book" of six, now are required Bainbridge, Ohio, Dec. NAZI TRADE OF JEWS Sheriff Joseph Vincent said In- FOR CUSTOMERS SIGHTED day night that Robert Brcady, 29, Friday as a state supreme court order caused postponement of the trials of 10 former prison officials on murder and manslaughter charges. Assistant District Attorney John A. Boyle told the court he had been informed at least one Berlin, Dec. 2.

(tP) A promin had confessed shooting to death his ent Nazi editor disclcsed Friday 'Cream -Can' Safe -Crackers Get $3,300 Loot From Odin Bank Job. pastor-father, Dr. Russell H. Brcady 62, while in a drunken stupor. The sheriff said young Bready told him NEWS INDEX prison official mentioned paroles the shooting took place during to convicts summoned to testify games.

but denied having slot ma- that plans were being studied for making Jewish emigration possible in return for increased German exports. The editor, who is close to Goer-ing's group, explained the idea behind the scheme as follows: Federal agents Friday night about events last August when four were believed centering at some scuffle "somewhere near their home" as his father was taking him for a walk to "sober him up." men perished in super-heated pun ishment cells. unknown point in Minnesota, seek mg the "cream can burglary gang "Jews need foreign exchange INDEX. LOCAL. Tage.

Page. Juggled stock deal Is bared after Comics 24 Peein' Stars 15 Gongoll sold 100 shares against Crossword ...15 Society 14 owner's orders. Page 1. Editorials 6 Sports 1 -20 Former convict shot as he flees Alice Hughes 17 Tclefact 17jfrom police. Page 1.

20, 21 Want Ads 21, 23, G-men pursue 'cream-can' safe Movies 15 Weather 8 crackers. Page 1. which Wednesday night added an for game in clubs and diamonds. eet out We haven't any. Henct other bank to its list by taking ITALY LOOKS ENVIOUSLY Toward France's Corsica and Savoy while at hearts or spades a game other nations must supply it.

There Radio Wmchell w. One arrest made, more near in contract requires only four tricks, and no trump three. Under the proposal, game would be four in all suits except no trump, which would be unchanged. "HOLT TERROR" STARTS M'Vn AT 77 7" is only one way we can repay-through goods. Therefore the problem comes to this: How great quantity of additional German goods are foreign nations prepared to buy from Germany? $3,300 from the Odin State bank in Watonwan county.

St. Paul headquarters of the federal bureau of investigation wtre virtually deserted lute Friday and some agents were reported to have left heavily armed. The gang is believed to consisi of several mtn. They jimmied tntir FRANCE chines, and declared he was not paying for protection from arrest. Markve asked him again about slot machines.

"There ere none there," Wilharm replied. "Weren't they there a few nights the prosecutor continued. ''I am not sure whether they were," said Wilharm. "Have you been paying protection to anyone?" "No, sir." Won't Sign Statement. After the statement was transcribed, Wilharm was asked to sijb it but refused.

'1 don't care tj i.gn anything at this time," he said. Deputy Sheriffs John H. McGuirt gambling raids. Page 1. Winter fishing ban is asked for state.

Page 2. New delay in prospect on qualifying of General hospital superin- WASHINGTON. New equipment called right by U. S. navy.

Page 4. Washington sends "duns" to 13 rations for war debts. Page 5. SWITZERLAND PRSONER FORMER Hitter for first time admits he tendent. Page 9.

SAVOY Naval reserve base trains young way through a window of the Odin bank late Thursday night, burned a hole through the top of a safe and left, leaving the tell-tale cans, RICH I Tage Page on N. Page fliers for navy. Obituaries. Freight rate boosts grain are cited. -'HOLT TERBOR" STARTS SUND AT TRIPLETS NO SURPRISE.

Hillsdale, Dec. 2. (ZP) Mrs. Ivan Nichols, mother of day-old triplets two boys and a girl-said Friday she wasn't upduly surprised. She has given birth to three sets of twins.

Fourteen of her 15 children are living. "HOLT TERROR" STARTS SINOAT partly filled with water behind. The water in the cans is used to has enemies within. Page 5. Solon disputes engineer's TVA testimony.

Page 8. Business trend to monopoly is traced by economist. Page 17. Secretary Perkins is silent on changes in Wagner act. Page 13.

DOMESTIC. Nazi justice assailed as four spies are sentenced. Page 1. cool drills as they bite into the James Davics, Page 15. offers bright Page 15.

Music review by Tribune critic. "Shining Hour" film performance. steel safes and to cool the sjfes which reach high temperatures from the acctelvne torches used jff-Xi! YUGOSLAVIA aft 1 'it I Sardinia wii Youth "taken in" in penny game. to cut them open. left with stage money.

Page 16. 'Ex-Police Captain" Buys the Drinks- A 21-year-old St. Taul man whoj was released from the St. Cloud reformatory four months ago was shot and wounded critically by St. Paul police as four other persons, including a woman, were arrested when police sought to question suspects in two filling station robberies.

Nicky Nedved. 668 St. Peter street, was in Ancker hospital with a bullet in chest He was shot when Amateurs to get chance in 'Fu The gang was known to have been hunted this week by federal ture Stars' Fete. Page 17. men and crime bureau agents, who Minnesota becoming big land were revealed to have set a trap owner in lax law survey to find out.

Page 17. and Clarence Swanbcrg arrested Wilharm at 2:30 p. m. in his cafe. He was ordered held in jail by Goff on a John Doe warrant pending action Tuesday by the grand jury.

While Wilharm was being qulx-zed, Assistant County Attornfy John T. Gearty and Deputy Sheriff William Schlund paid a return visit to the DeauvJSe club with a locksmith and pried into the secrets held by a heavy iron safe in tht club's office. It yielded several stacks of poker chips ranging in denomination as as $1,000, cards, dice, checkbooks and an envelope cf check "fed; She resisted Detectives Thomas Shan- for them near Clements, in Redwood county. Investigators have trailed the burglars by the serial numbers on stolen cream cans. The gang successfully has raided four Minnesota banks, including the Odin bank, and has attempted to NORTHWEST.

Two inquiries launched into Rosemount bus crash. Tage 1. FOREIGN. William P. Buckner denies the use of chorines as lobbyists to put through defaulted Philippine rail bond deal, PaRe 4.

Physicians' committee hurls new attack at American Medical association. Page 4. T. S. Phillips assures nation that ltg insurance funds are soundly and safely invested.

Page 8. Points" proposed to train youths for public offices. Page 9. Police seek to prove girl's kidnap atory. Page 9.

Roosevelt reaches PWA under-ttanding with Georgia. Page 10. U. S. Utilities scramble for new-field.

Page 13. World peace organization is dis ley and Harry O'Keefe on Exchange street near Wabasha street when the policemen stopped to question him. Shanley recognized Nedved and a companion as answering dcscrip- rob four others. They were fright- pneH awav beforp completing the Seek to rouse Nazi interest in refugee aid for Jews. Page 1.

Nazi, Fascist colonial ambitions add to French woes. Page 1. Resignation of finance minister saves Belgian cabinet. Page 5. Britain's ambitions in air frustrated by lack of commercial flying last four attempts.

"HOLT TERROR" STARTS SlNDAT tinns cf men wanted for two filling payable to the club on which station robberies in which $34 cashi was taken. I (Continued on Tje 16, Column 1) $150,000 Fire Guts Then Goes to Jail! East St. Louis. 111., Dec. 2.

the East St. Louis police gave their annual ball Thanksgiving eve. one of the gay celebrants was "Captain Louis Gross, retired, formerly of the New York police department." In the course of the evening, he bought several rounds of drinks, had himself introduced to Chief of Police Michael J. O'Rourke and thoroughly ingratiated himself as a fine fellow. Friday the police got word from Burbank.

to arrest one Louis Gross. 50, wanted on a charge of passing bogus checks. Detectives brought him before O'Rourke, whose eyes bulged. It was the same Louis Gross, "retired captain of New York police," with whom the chief had celebrated Thanksgiving eve. O'Rourke said Gross readily admitted the check charge.

Freighter at Boston solved. Page 15. equipment. Page 5. SPORTS.

Big Ten ready to adopt training table, but Rose Bowl offer faces Boston, Dec. 2. (IP) Fire ate Solomon Gelf indicted on opium smuggling charge. Page 16. 100 200 through three partly-filled cargo holds of the freighter Southlure I V'A (IT.) Johenna Hofmann is no Mata "HOLT STARTS SlNDAT i Boy Hits Wrong Car -A Patrol Wagon A left turn into Washington ave- nue south at Fifth avenue proved, disastrous to Howard Kramer, 19.

of 3322 Aldrich avenue north. As! he swung around another car. I MILES delay in consideration. Page 18. Schaft, Demaray and Dick Daniels win Armory bouts.

Page 18. Gophers set for start against Friday night, seriously damaging the vessel and her cargo, before scores of firemen could bring it under control. The vessel leaned Watch end Purse Returned Miss Juliette Carlson, 1317 Aldrich avenue north, had the misfortune to lose both her wrist watch and her purse, valued keepsakes. Her lost ad in The Tribune located both. Lost something? Call Main 1122.

Tribune Want Ads Fay South Dakota State. Page 19. Hari says Inez Robb. Page 17. Trend to monopolize is traced tor senate probers.

Page 17. MARKETS. New York Stocks. Page 20. Day's markets.

Page 20. New York Bonds. Page 21. Grain price range. Page 21.

from her dock with a list of about 10 degrees. She was weighted down River Falls wallops Macalester. 63-34. Page 19 Dan Elmer to plav on North- A Fascist editor'g warning Friday that Italy was ready to march, even against Franre, sharply emphasized the coolness that has been growing in Italian-French relations. Wednesday Italian deputies demonstrated for recognition of Italian interests in Tunisia (shown on map).

Italy also still casts envious eyes toward Corsica and Savoy, also shown, and is interested in Djibouti, in French Somaliland, far to the south the area indicated here. by water poured into her by doz ens of land lines and two fire Kramer's car struck a police patrol jwaon driven by George A. Town-, i send. Damase to the machines was slight, but Kramer got a taj for i passing at an intersectien, boats Damage was estimated at South eleven. Tage 20.

Outdoors. Page 20. Bowling Notes. Tage 20. Chicago wheat dips.

Page 21. $150,000, Local grain steady. Tage 21.

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