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7. York Market Quotations VA A VA Pacific Fancies VOLUME FLASHES AND DASHES By Associated Press Need Trade Talks BERLIN. Reichsbank President Walther Funk today told the bank's central committee that establishment of "a new order" in central Europe had increased rather than lessened the necessity of continuing interrupted trade talks with Britain and France. Indict Musicas NEW YORK-The three surviving brothers of the masquerading swindler, F. Donald Coster-Musica, and six other persons were indicted today on charge of mail fraud, violation of the securities.

and exchange commission law and conspirbacy. Criticize Injustices PARIS -The French chamber of deputies tonight criticized Germany for "injustice and violence" in the nazi absorption of Bohemia and Moravia, the Czech portions of vanished CzechoSlovakia. Idle Benefits High WASHINGTON The social security board reported today unemployment benefits of more than $34,700,000, an increase of about $5,500,000 over January, were paid to unemployed insured workers in February by 49 state and territorial unemployment compensation agencies. Rebuilding Task MADRID- -Spanish nationalists, with all 52 provinces of Spain under their guns today, faced a long struggle to reconstruct the country torn by 32 months of savage civil war. FR in "Pep Talk" AUBURN, Ala.

President Roosevelt urged the south today "to get itself out of, hock to the north" by using its resources and initiative to establish its own enterprises. Author Still Missing SAN FRANCISCO No word was received today from ard Halliburton, author and adventurer, enroute from Hong Kong to San Francisco in a Chiness junk, whose radio went silent last. Friday following Delay, Park BIll WASHINGTON The house public lands committee postponed today until Friday further consideration of a bill to establish a national park in the Kings river area of California. The delay was ordered because of lack of a quorum. Theatre Man Dies WATSONVILLE Sam ner, manager of the Warfield theatre: in San Francisco, died today aboard a train between here and Salinas.

War Debt Exchange WASHINGTON The senate rejected today legslation to permit foreign countries to pay war debts to the United States in war materials. The vote was 18 to 48. Negotiations "Fine" SAN FRANCISCO -Dr. Louis Bloch, -federal maritime labor board mediator, said today negotiations were. "coming along fine" between the Matson line and unions involved in a fiveday dispute over crew quarters.

Republicans Held MADRID- TwO leaders of republican Spain's last government were taken to Burgos today, their ultimate disposition unknown, as nationalist military courts were given death penalty powers to deal with a long list of "crimes" committed during the civil war. Emrich Indicted SAN FRANCISCO E. Emmrich, 39, former assistant cashter the Mechanics Bank of Richmond, was indicted today on six counts involving false entry and misapplication of funds totaling $167,020, alleged loss of which led to the bank presldent's. suicide, Petaluma TWO SECTIONS DAILY EVENING VOL. 82, NUMBER 158 PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA.

Thursday, Autos Plunge Into River In Bridge Washout; 7 Die VICKSBURG, motor into night kflilled seven day. Six or more swelled -by torrential bridge approach March 30. (P) -Plunging of a line of Clear creek bayou at a bridge washout last persons, injuring 8 and left 7 missing tomachines dropped 50 feet into the bayou, 'rainfall, after floodwaters undermined the in the darkness. Divers today were searching for more cars and bodies in the swollen, 20-foot deep stream that flows below the road level 10 miles east of Vicksburg. The known dead were: S.

M. Wilson, Jackson, Miss. Marcus Meeks, Canton, oil driller. M. W.

Beaver, Jackson bridge worker. Mrs. Mary Schrack Murray, Mansfield, 0., nurse. Miss Margaret Guice, Memphis nurse. Norman Schlemmer and R.

B. Jones, Vicksburg businessmen. The missing were: Mrs. Ann Turner, Memphis trained Claude Cox, Jackson. Injured: W.

A. Bragg, Vicksburg; his son, George Bragg. Leroy Meeks, brother of Marcus Meeks. Rupert Lewis, Florence, truck driver. Miss.

Gladys Schrack, sister of Mary Schrack. R. C. Tindall, Hollandale, (Continued on Page 6) Senators Back Garner For 1940 Race WASHINGTON, Mar. 30.

(P)- Talk of Vice President Garner as a possible democratic nominee for president -in 1940 broke out on the senate floor today. Garner left the chamber to keep from hearing it. On motion of Senator Connally (D-Tex.) the chamber heard 'clerks read a resolution of the Texas legislature urging Garner's nomination. The resolution referred to Garner's long service in congress and said he had demonstrated statesmanship in dealing with national affairs, It suggested "democrats in all states" instruct their delegates (Continued on Page 5.) Sea Scout Regatta On River Here Sunday Will Afford Entertainment For Many A landing party invade Petaluma, Easter regatta, be held and the direction of Skipper and others attached of more than three hundred Sea Scouts will via" the river, Saturday afternoon, for the anIn the evening a parade about. town will sailors will be made welcome here under the Doug Heron, Scout Executive Don' Barley to Petaluma Scout Council.

Camping facilities have been prepared and after a night under the stars, the lads will enter into competition on the water with their several boats in a huge regatta Sunday. On Monday afternoon they will sail from Petaluma to their respective home ports. From the San Francisco peninsula and the east bay cities will come sailing and motoring the salts of the Boy Scout movement to what is hailed as the greatest Sea Scout regatta on the Pacific coast. Santa Rosa's ship of Scouts will participate, also. An annual event, the lads (Continued on Page 6) Huge Clippers Make Trips Safely SAN FRANCISCO, March 30.

(AP)-The huge California Clipper arrived at Honolulu at 8:24 a. m. today completing first leg of its San Francisco Kong flight with the largest -pas(Continued on Page 6) FR Names Former Senator To Fill Long- Post Of U. S. Comptroller General WASHINGTON, March nominated former Senator All' the long-vacant post of States.

Brown's term will be Hampshire's governor from vember after a single term generalship, Brown succeeds the post vacated in 1936 by J. R. McCarl. Since then R. N.

Elliott has been acting comptroller-general. Brown, a native of Ossipee, N. is a graduate of Dartmouth university and of Boston university law school. He was federal district attorney at Concord 1914-22, in the years first preceding his term as governor. He will be 60 next month.

Brown was known in the senate as a consistent supporter of his democratic party chief--the president. Brown's defeat of the veteran republican, George H. Moses, made him New Hampshire's first democratic senator since the days when senators were chosen by state legislatures. His successor in the senate is Charles W. Tobey, a republican.

Brown's principal interest while he was in the senate was in the development of public power projects and with Sen. Norris, he was a staunch supporter of the Tennessee Valley Authority. When his term ended he was serving as a member. of the congressional committee which investigated TVA and it was understood here that Brown had been offered but rejected an opportunity to serve on the TVA board. Argua-Onurier EDITION FIRST SECTION March 30, 1939.

PETALUMA COURIER, VOL. 78, NUMBER Britain May To Halt Germany LONDON, March 30. (A)-The impression deepened here tonight that Britain might fight if Germany invaded Poland. Officials would -not discuss the matter, but a reliable source said "the British cabinet is now convinced that a bold course is the best course." In informed parliamentary circles it was said Prime Minister Chamberlain would make a statement on the 'European situation tomorrow in the house of commons, not waiting for the full dress foreign affairs debate scheduled for Monday. It was believed the Polish ambassador, Count Raczynski, heard of the cabinet's position in an interview today with Foreign Secretary Viscount The two conferred about next week's London visit of Polish Foreign Minister J.

Beck, which, in view of the uneasy central European situation, is becoming one of the most important diplomatic, meetings of the: year. McGlynn, Film Actor, Is Claimed Frank McGlynn, former Petaluman and rising young movie actor whose latest role was in "Gone With the Wind," now in the making, died in Hollywood on Wednesday following a short illness. His early youth was spent in this city where he attended school and graduated. The sad news was contained in a telegram sent here to Thomas Caulfield, a close friend of the family, by the father, Frank McGlynn, who, in recent years, has frequently appeared in the movies. The elder McGlynn gained fame some years ago by his outstanding, portrayal of Abraham Lincoln in leading theatres throughout the nation.

He rose to theatrical fame from poultry raising in Petaluma, the McGlynn farm being located on the I street extension. Besides his parents, Frank McGlynn, Jr is survived by a number of brothers and sisters, including Thomas McGlynn, who will officiate at the mass to celebrated at a Hollywood Catholic church on Friday for the repose of his brother's soul. The interment will be in' a Hollycemetery. of the McGlynn family have frequently visited in Petaluma since leaving here some years ago and during the stay here have been entertained by the Caulfields. Foreign Aid Denounced By Japan SHANGHAI, March 30.

(AP)Ministers of the Japanese-sponsored Nanking and Peiping governments, in joint conference today at Nanking, approved a statement "denouncing foreign powers which are giving assistance to the Shiang Kai-Shek regime." It had been announced the British were to be denounced but the use of the powers'-in a brief announcement issued at the end of the conference indicated other western nations would be included. The Chinese press reported "240 puppet officials" connected with the Nanking government had been assassinated up to yesterday when the regime observed its first anniversary. Chinese reported today they had scored a smashing victory over Japanese cleanup forces near Wuning, northern Kiangsi province, and continued to deny Japanese reports that Nanchang, Kiangsi capital, had been occupied. The Chinese said arrival of three new divisions in the Wuning sector, 65, miles northwest of Nanchang, enabled them to push the Japanese back and capture "great numbers of artillery (Continued on Page 4) Thursday, March :30 AV Poultry Producers Quotations to retailers 16-230 212 NUMBER 212 Old Age Pension Delays Costly: WASHINGTON, March 30. (AP) -Chairman J.

Altmeyer of the social security board advised congress today that if scheduled increases in old age pension taxes were postponed the levies: would have to be raised sharply in later years or the general taxpayer would have to bear a substantial part of pension costs. The social security official, who has approved Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau's: recent recommendation that increases in payroll taxes for pensions be deferred until 1943, testified before the house ways and means committee. That group is considering proposed. liberalization and pother changes in the social security system, including the Morgenthau recommendation. Altmeyer told the committee he thought an eventual contribution to the old age pension system from general revenues was desirable.

If scheduled increases in the present tax of 1 per cent each on employers' payrolls and employers' wages are postponed, he testified, the cost of benefits will reach and cross the level of tax collections in 1942. It would be absolutely necessary to have some sort of stepup' in the tax in 1943, Altmeyer said, and some contribution from general revenues would have to be made unless the payroll taxes eventually were to exceed 3 per cent each on employers and employes. The present rate is 1 per cent on each. Chairman Doughton, N. drew a distinction between the general public's obligation to aid persons who were not destitute when they reached 65, and those who were: Altmeyer agreed with the distinction, but contended there was considerable justification for general tax contributions to the former group.

If it were not for the contributory old age pension system, he said, some of these persons woud be needy and have to be aided through state old age assistance. systems. Rep. Jenkins, contended that if -contributions were made from general revenues to the old age pensions system, similar contributions would have to be made to the separate railroad retirement system. Net Spreads In Search For Slugger LOS ANGELES, March 3.0.

(AP) -Search continued today for the Hollywood slugger who brutally struck down a 17-year-old actress, as the Los Angeles city council, in' a resolution, sharply rapped the police department and asked for a legal ruling on the possibility of posting a re- ward for the man's capture. Police Capt. D. R. Patton, heading the homicide detail, said he was convinced the assailant of pretty Della Bogard, once the pig-tailed "Tomboy Taylor" of.

the "Mickey McGuire" film series was the same man who bludgeoned to death Anya Sosoyeva, Russian dancer, on the Los Angeles city college campus Feb. 25. Miss Bogard, conscious most of the time, remained in a critical condition from a head injury. Hospital attendants said her skull might be fractured, but x-ray photographs had not been taken. Joseph D.

Bushane, 43, an actor, was booked at city jail on suspicion of murder, after his arrest on what police described as an anonymous Several other men were questioned and released, as the search concentrated on a tall suspect with unusually long arms, described by one witness. HOME IS WHERE YOU MAKE IT ROXBORO, N. March 30. (P)-Suddenly remembering he had left his coat hanging on a tree a day or two before, C. B.

Adcock hastened to get Inside a pocket a wren sat serenely on four tiny eggs, Adcock said the coat would stay until the wren raised her family. Daladier Praised In Defense Of France; Italy Displeased Mussolini Italy Not To Stay "Prisoner Of Mediterranean;" French Fascists Action Door To Negotiations For Better Relations. ROME, March 30. (P)--Premier Mussolini today affirmed Italy's intention not to remain "a prisoner in the Mediterranean" while fascists studied with disfavor last night's address of Premier Daladier of France. V.

Gayda, leading fascist editor, summed up Italian reaction to Daladier's speech with the assertion the French premier wanted to "shut tight the halfclosed door" to French-Italian negotiations. Il duce spoke only briefly during an inspection tour of Calabria, the province in the toe of Italy. Gayada, who wrote in Il Giornale D'Italia, tempered his comment with the statement: "Italy is not impatient. She can wait and she waits. History will one day tell whether this has not decisive value in the present, dramatic moment of Europe which would clarify and secure positions once for all." "It is clear by now," Gayda concluded, "that the French government does not wish to discuss further either territories or rights.

It wishes to separate itself from Italy and stiffen itself with its nothing a remains" but- to consider the problem of ItaloFrench relations--still open from its foundation and aggravated- and pass on to other subjects without, However, taking our eyes of that problem for an instant." At Cosenza where il duce halted briefly he told the assembled townspeople that Ialy "does not intend to remain a (Continued on Page 6) Short Review Of Activity In Sacto. SACRAMENTO, March 30. (AP) -The senate rules committee today considered a resolution offered by Senator B. S. Crittenden, Stockton republican, that a special senate committee be named to investigate and learn if possible why industry, agriculture and business cannot put more persons to work and what legislature can do to relieve the "economic stagnation of busines." He asked for a $1,000 tion.

appropriation for the The senate yesterday passed two measures which would permit the voluntary commitment of persons suffering nervous disorders to private institutions and give the courts the discretion to put inebriates on parole. A public hearing on the Pierovich dog racing bill which would set up a state: pari-mutuel system at dog tracks' will be held April 6, the senate tal efficiency committee announced today. The senate judiciary committee last night tabled a bill which would have placed all cases relating to child adoption under jurisdiction of juvenile court. A bill which would authorize an interim committee to undertake a long-range study of present and future needs of the California highway system was approved last night by the senate roads and highways committee. The senate judiciary committee approved Assemblyman Sam Yorty's bill which would extend until Jan.

1, 1941, the mortgage moratorium. The assembly has passed the measure. goes to the senate. Franco Troops March Into Loy Valencia By ROBERT OKIN VALENCIA, March 30. (P)- Nationalist troops paraded thru cheering crowds today, sealing yesterday's surrender of this former republican seaport toGeneralissimo Franco.

Navarrese and Galician troops marched through the Plaza Castellar, beneath the city hall image of Valencia's patron saint, the Virgin of the Homeless, to join Moorish troops which already had formally occupied the city. Streets were lined by dense crowds who greeted the nationalist soldiers with fascist cheers and salutes. Spectators filled balconies and windows, some even hanging from the walls of nearby buildings. Even while the troops marched a robed priest on a balcony of the ayuntamiento city ballwas celebrating mass for kneeling citizens. Former republican soldiers, still wearing uniforms but decked in nationalist colors, stood watching flower decked nationalist guns roll past.

Newly -arrived troops found Franco's picture: pasted over slogans and pictures of former Premier Juan Negrin. Troop trucks carried almost many (Continued Page 5) Foes Are Unanimous In Approval Of Premier's Strong Stand For Country; France Will Cede "'Not A Foot Of Land Or PARIS, March 30. (P) -Premier Daladier's strong declaration that France would cede "not a foot of our land nor one of our rights" to Italy seemed today to have won both popular and political acclaim. Even the premier's bitter political enemies endorsed his stand--that France would yield no territory, that she would gotiate colonial and other dit. ferences with Italy if Italy took the initiatial step, and that France was strong enough to defend herself.

The Paris press was unanimous with praise, The socialist, Leon Blum, who frequently has opposed the more conservative radical-socialist, Daladier, declared "we approve of this language." (Blum spoke for his party). The communist party news. paper, consistently a critic of Daladier and increasingly SO since the Munich Czecho-Slovak partition No. 1, added its endorsement even though the speech appeared to have advanced the dispute with Italy, over Italian agitation for French African colonies, no further toward settlement. The general comment WAS "now it is up to the axis' of Italy: and Germany.

Daladter, In (Continued on Page 6) England Intimates Huge Peace Time Boost In Forces LONDON, March mated to the house of air force would be announced a doubling the United: States' was asked by Lieut. the labor opposition, would "be an expansion 30. (P)-Prime Minister Chamberlain inticommons today that Britain's navy and expanded. Only yesterday the prime minister of the territorial army. corresponding to National Guard- to 340,000 men.

Today he R. T. H. Fletcher, member of if there alsoof the navy and air force. Chamberlain replied the question was under review and added: "A statement will be made.

from time to time as conclusions are reached." Chamberlain spoke after presiding at an emergency cabinet meeting which gave urgent consideration to steps Britain might taken in the event el a new European emergency and to make for training and equipping recruits for the unprecedented peacetime expansion of her army. "Fletcher can rest assured that every aspect of the present situation has been and is being kept under review by the committee of imperial he said. Asked if he had "finally" ruled out conscription, Chamberlain answered amid laughter: "Nothing is final in this world." Asked by Geoffrey L. Mander, opposition liberal, if he would propose that the British empire and friendly states" withhold from Germany materials essential to rearmament," the prime minister merely replied, "No." Conservative Herbert Williams interposed that such action "would involve us in war at once." Chamberlain announced there would be a foreign affairs debate Monday. He was said to have decided to call the special cabinet session conferring, last night on latest European developments, particularly Germany's press campaign against Poland, with King George who was his guest at a dinner at No.

10 Downing street. It was estimated 50,000,000 pounds ($250,000,000) would be needed to equip and supply the new recruits and establish trainling camps for them. Bomber Loses Flier Over Novato 30. -President Roosevelt today Fred H. Brown of New Hampshire to comptroller-general of the United 15 years.

Brown, who was New 1023 to 1925, was defeated last Noin the senate. In the comptroller- Local Clinic Approved By E. Warren SAN FRANCISCO, March 30. (P)-Attorney-General Earl Warren gave legal sanction today to a Sonoma county proposal to establish county hospital clinics in Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Healdsburg and Sonoma. The clinics would be adjuncts to the county hospital, three miles from Santa Rosa, for care of the indigent sick and dependent poor, particularly ambulatory cases.

The opinion was written at the request of Toland C. McGettigan, Sonoma county district attorney, who said the county believed it could handle' such cases more cheaply if they could be cared for at the clinics rather than transported the entire distance to the main hospital. McGettigan was uncertain whether the Sonoma board of supervisors had authority to establish the separate clinics, 80 he asked Warren's opinion. SAN RAFAEL. March 30.

(P) -Hamilton Field officers started an investigation today of an un 4 scheduled parachute jump from an army bombing plane by Harvey McCue, a private attached to the 88th observation group. McCue was missing when the plane, piloted by Lieut. L. J. Dufram, returned to Hamilton Field two days ago.

from a flight to Monterey. As a search was being organized, McCue appeared at the field with a parachute folded over his back. The private explained he had fallen from the plane near Novato at a height of 900 feet. He was not hurt. GABLE LOMBARD WED IN ARIZONA HOLLYWOOD, March 30.

(AP) -Fun-loving Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, who wrote the long-anticipated happy ending to the story of their courtship by marriage in a little Arizona town late yesterday, returned earlytoday to the bride's Bel-Air home. WEATHER By Associated Press San Francisco bay region Fair tonight and Friday, somewhat" warmer. Friday; gentle north wind. Northern California Fair tonight and Friday, somewhat warmer Friday; moderate northwest wind off coast..