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I FOUNDED IN 1881. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1939. RVE CENTS. UVU 13 nn Series of Question Marks POL CYHOLDERS PRESIDENTFEELS GEOfJ-SOUIET PACT IN COSMOPOLITAN CAUSES COnSULTATIOn British and French Determined to Turn Down Totalitarian Offer. PARTITION POLAND, WARD HAtM OFF Germany Gets Some of Territory Soviets Occupying Treaty With Estonia.

MOSCOW. (AP). Soviet Russia and Germany in a series of three agreements teamed up Friday to try 'to compel Britain and France to make peace on German terms, partitioned Poland with a hands off warning to the rest of the world and projected an economic program by which the nazis would get Russian raw materials. VTriV API Tim TIim I Ivl. rrrtiroinniartt ntiAnrr1 that a royal air force unit had attacked the German fleet at Helgoland and "soine of the planes have not yet returned." By The Associated Press.

Great Britain and France consulted Friday on the German- jT fSWEDEN fygSf VE ITSELF WLL HITLER MAKE 1 1 NEW PEACE OFFER rJ Moscow UTVU rvn tJr) ILL Germany, RUSSIA SIGN jwyZ MILITARY PACT CERMANVS pLAND SOVIET RUSSIA WILL' BUFFER jf I I I STATE ARISE LSU CAM RUMANIA IN POLAND CSV. EL RESIST 'SQUEE2 I ON ITS BORDERS HUNGARY 1 rfjT- RUMANIA UGOSLAVlAftniXJ BUtkS f- S. i Tilfrs I WLL TURKEY FORBID ft V- DARDANELLES 1 SZ PASSAGE TO cr-oi SOVIET ENEMIES WILL RUSSIA, TURKEY FORM, NEUTRAL BLOC fcLJ BALKANS Lt 1YAQT) sTX( Soviet Russian peace overture, and the British cabinet examined it. FRENCH ASSERT 12 U-BOAT ARE SUNK THIS MONTH Informed sources, however, continue the war against Germany was in no way altered by the new declaration.1 These sources represented the government is viewing the move as a final supreme effort to "frighten" Britain and France into a quick peace. But, they said, the desired re sult will not be produced.

it was announced prime Min ister Chamberlain would make Britain's official reply Monday in the house of commons. A German-Russian- pledge to drivs together to end the Euro pean war overshadowed the hostilities on the western front The German high command reported German pursuit planes had shot down five of six1 British warplanes attempting to attack a German naval unit off Helgoland, nazl naval base in the North It Said the British attack occurred Friday morning and was without success. British fighter planes were re ported to have driven off three attempts by German warplanes to raid the coast of Scotland. The German high command an nounced that altho the Poles would begin marching out of surrendered Warsaw Friday night It would oe two or three days before German troops would enter the city. Oct.

i was set as the likely date. A communique said that the Polish garrison, more than 100,000 strong, had been disarmed. Details of the turnover of the Poluh capital, which capitulated Wednesday after 20 days of siege, would require two or three days, the announcement said. On the sea, three Norwegian freighters were sunk in the North sea. All the crews were saved in what represented Norway's first sea losses in the war.

Brings international Reaction. The Russian-German agreement to "concentrate their efforts if necessary in co-operation with the other friendly powers" toward ending the war between Germany and the allied British and French promised the widest and most immediate reaction internationally. In Paris the decision was reaf firmed of Britain and France to "fight for their security and for See WAR, Page 4, Col 4. RELIEF APPEALS WILL County Adopts Plan for Tak ing Up Complaints Within 24 Hours. County commissioners Friday announced a plan for handling complaints 'about direct relief whereby complaining clients will be given a hearing within 24 hours.

In a letter addressed to Msgr. M. W. Hclmann, chairman of Che family councU of the Lincoln Council of Social Agencies, Chairman Mitchell of the county board announced the plan. The plan was adopted after meeting had been held Thursday by relief workers of the county See EELIEF, Page 4, Col.

3. QUICK HEARING U.S.TO STAYOUT OF THE CONFLICT Says Mobilization Plans Have Been Worked on Annually Since 1921. WASHINGTON. (UP). President Roosevelt Friday reiterated his conviction that the United-States will be able to stay out of the war in Europe, At' a press conference, Mr.

Roosevelt said he predicated his answers to all questions on one paramount fact that the United States la not in the war and that he does not think we are going to enter the European conflict. The president said that the American neutrality patrol and other sources have heard reports of submarines operating in waters off our coasts. These reports have not been verified, he said. Discussing mobilization plana of the army and navy and auxiliary plans for mobilization of America's industrial resources drafted by the war resources board, he said the war department has been drafting mobilization plans and revising them annually since 1921. He said that the last plan he has seen was the 1036 draft.

Asked whether the latest plan would be made public, the president replied in measured phrases that we are not in the war and that he does not think we are going Into the war and therefore he does not think the matter is one of pubMc interest. Feels Neutrality Safe. He repeated his conviction of the safety of American neutrality when asked whether the war resources board might be recalled for service in event of an emergency. He had stated earuer wis ween See PRESIDENT, Page Col. 1.

LINCOLN GIRL HURT Cordelia Wieland in Serious State; Two Others Injured. WAHOO. Neb. (UP). Three persons were injured, one critically, when their automobile struck the middle of a moving za car Burlington freight train at a crossing near Yutan at 2:05 a.m., Friday.

The automomie was driven by Richard Christensen, 25, Walioo. The train had just started to puff away from Yutan station. Cordelia Ann Wieland, 25, Lincoln, and Elizabeth Ann Bull, 25, Albion, teachers at Wahoo high school, riding with Christensen, also were injured. Miss Wieland was reported in critical condition, with possible internal injuries. She suffered a compound fracture of the Jaw, a fractured nose, broken wrists and ribs, and deep cuts on the face and neck.

Miss Bull and Christensen suffered cuts on the face and neck, and the girl in addition has a compound fracture-of the left ankle and a badly cut eyelid. The trio apparently were re turning from Omaha when the accident occurred. AGED VV0MANVV1NS LAWSUIT Court Says Entitled to Get Property Back. Mrs. Almeda Stleber, 80, of Lin coln, is entitled to cancel a con tract for her support and the con veyances executed to her daugh ter, Etta May Vanderlip, as it clearly appears that she did not have a full understanding of the nature of the transaction, the Ne braska supreme court held Friday in opinion written by Judge John- sen.

The petition alleged a conspiracy to secure her signature to conveyances of all her real estate. The court said by reason of her age and Illness she was unable to understand or transact business, and that her signature and possession of property were secured by reason also of the confidence she reposed. The court modified the ruling of the lower court by allowing payment of $400 attorney fees that he owed to Littrell A Pats for legal services. Credit is also allowed Mrs. Vanderlip for all moneys paid tosher by Patz and actually used for the living expenses of herself and her mother.

EKICKSON ON NAVY VESSEL HIT BY STOHM D. L. Erickson was concerned Thursday over an air report that the light cruiser Savannah, 10,000 tons, had been subjected to storm damage off San Pedro, where navy maneuvers have been In progress. His son, John Erickson, graduate of the U. S.

naval academy, is a gunnery officer on the Savannah. It was not believed the damage was serious. I Supreme Court Rules Against the Holders of Thrift Certificates. Holders of valid thrift policies In the Cosmopolitan Life Insurance company who permitted them to lapse during the time that the affairs of the company were in the hands of the insurance departments, were barred, by a supreme court decision Friday, from participating in proceeds of the liquidation now being conducted by the Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance company. Judge Paine held that the courts cannot give relief against the clearly expressed condition the policies that provides for reinstatement only by payment of past due instalment with interest with two years from date of last payment.

Thousands of dollars were involved. The action was brought by Herman F. Gartner of Lincoln in behalf of all others in like situation. George J. Wagner Joined him.

The court says It had previously decided that these policies' are not like a life insurance policy where reserves are built up out of payments, but that the contract contemplated that those who kept up their payments should profit by the lapses of others. Claimants said they had refrained from making payments while the litigation was in progress because it might be throwing good money after bad, but the court says the fact that the insurance department, while in charge, refused to make loans on the policies did not prevent the two years' bar from running, and that by failing to keep up payments, all policy holders lost all their rights under the contract Judges Johnson and Carter dissented. The former said "An insurance company should no more be able to dodge the insurance laws of the state by wrapping its life insurance obligations in thrift certificates or savings contracts than a liquor dealer to escape the liquor laws, by burying and distributing his products in bags of beet sugar." The policy to him definitely constitutes a life insurance contract. Says It Means Establishment of Free Government in Poland. WASHINGTON.

(UP). William Zebulon Foster, charlman of the communist party of the United States, told the Dies committee that soviet Russia was justified "iuu percent" in occupying Poland because "it means establishment of a free government something mere never been in Poland before." Foster denied that the recent soviet-German treaties meant a "united front" between communism and fascism but he did not elaborate on the statement. The soviet-Japanese pact, he said, merely is a "truce" which he insisted was well received by uima and its people. Foster made these observations on recent world events in response to questions by Chairman Dies Tex.) who sought to elicit from the witness whether recent developments had altered the com munist "party line," the program and objectives of the Comintern. Foster, recovering from a severe illness, said that the communist "party line" in America is identical with that of the communist international.

"That is so because they grew up together," Foster testified. He was accompanied by Joseph R. Brodsky, New York attorney, See FOSTER, Page 4, Col. 2. PILOT TELLS OF WAY HE WRECKED ENEMY SUBSEA LONDON.

UP). How a royal air force pilot credited himself with destruction of a submarine was described in extracts from the log of a reconnaissance plane on the Atlantic patrol. The log, quoted by the information ministry, said: "A fine trail of oil was observed coming to the surface in a series of bubbly patches. Sea markers were dropped, The oil was seen to be moving ahead at this point at two knots. "After 15 minutes of careful observation bombs were dropped ahead of and across the foremost oil patch.

In the center, while circles were made by bombs, a great quantity of oil suddenly gushed to the surface a much wider trail of oil began to move slowly forward about one knot. "A second attack was made along the oil trail slightly ahead of it. Oil again gushed up for 30 minutes. No further movement of any sort seen." ANN RECOVER Soviet Russia announced a ten year mutual assistance pact with Estonia, making the little republic In effect a protectdrate of her large neighbor by giving Russia the right to establish naval and air bases and soviet garrisons on Estonian soil. The accord thus greatly extended Russian power in the north Baltic.

A trade agreement with Estonia also was. reached. The nazi-communist agreements, concluded by German Foreign Minister Von- Ribbentrop and Premier-Foreign Commissar Molo-toff and Joseph Stalin, included what was Interpreted as an Implied threat of possible Russian military aid for, Germany unless Britain and France agretd to peace. Russia and Germany declared in one agreement they would "concentrate their efforts if necessary in co-operation with the other friendly powers" toward ending the war between Germany and the allied British and French. Would Blame Allies.

"Should, the effort of both governments remain unsuccessful," the declaration added, "the fact would thereby be established that England and France are responsible for a continuation of the war, in which case the governments of Germany and the U. S. S. R. will consult each other as to necessary measures." The second agreement, called "the German-soviet Russian border and friendship treaty," divided Poland into two approximately equal parts between the two countries and proclaimed they would "reject any interference in this settlement by third powers." This borderline, underlined as "final," was shown in maps issued later to require Russian troops to See PARTITION, Page 4, Col.

3. Mrs. William Whithorn Is Awarded $25 by Native Sons and Daughters. Mrs. William Whithorn of Fairfield, won the $25 first prize offered by the Native Sons and Daughters of for the best work about an unsung hero in early day religious experience in Nebraska.

Presentation was made Friday afternoon, at the annual reunion at the Cornhusker. Second place went to Thomas Beall, Lincoln, and with It a prize of $15. Third was Irene Hamilton Scott, North Bend, who won $10. Subject of the winning essay was Charles Wesley Wells, a pioneer frontier missionary in Nebraska who did great work among the few scattered whites In western Nebraska and also the Indians. He built a number of Nebraska's early churches.

There were four given honorable mention: Minnie Harrington, Red nmidr Mrs. Lizzie Pollock Little, Humboldt; Mrs. Peter Vrba, Schuyler and Amelia Ayer, Lincoln. Judges were Dr. Bert Story, Lincoln; J.

G. Alden, York, and Ona Wagner, Lincoln. President Cushing, in the open-gee FAIRFIELD, Page 4, Col. 5. SAYS GAS JILLED JULIAN Autopsy Held in Death of W.

N. U. Official. OMAHA. (JP).

Acting Coroner Paul Stelnwender said an autopsy disclosed death of Ernest W. Julian, 61, former vice president of Western Newspaper Union and employe of that organization 40 years, was due to carbon monoxide poisoning. Julian's body was found in his car in a gerage at his home here. Stelnwender said he would Investigate circumstances of the death, further before deciding whether it was accidental. Roosevelt 3rd Term Vote Coming Sunday The Gallup Poll for Sunday, Oct.

1, will show the trend of third-term sentiment since the outbreak of the European The question: "If President Roosevelt runs for a third term will you vote for him?" The results will be published in The Sunday Journal and Eur, AIRFIELD WOMAN WINS ESSAY PRIZE said Britain s' determination to Test of German-Russian compact la on page 11. THE WARIN BRIEF 11? UnltrS rim and Germany agree on permanent, par titlon of Poland, to consult on -necessary measures If a joint effort to end war fails, implying that soviet will support Germany if France and Britain reject peace overtures. Russia and Estonia sign "mutual assistance" treaty which strengthens soviet influence in Baltic and puts red troops on Estonian soiL LONDON. Authoritative indications are that Britain, in agreement with France, will reject German-Russian overtures; U. S.

ambassador warns Ameri-. cans in Britain to leave because American neutrality laws soon may keep S. vessels from belligerent ports. BERLIN. High command announces disarmed Polish troops leaving Warsaw, preparatory to entry of German army, Oct.

2, Fortress of Modlln, a ten miles north of Warsaw, surrenders unconditional! yand soviet forces ceremoniously akiovervPrze- my si. Observers believe" Germany plans intensive sea and air attacks ifgfritain and Franc reject peace overtures PARIS. Authoritative quarters expect formal Russian-German peace offer shortly but forecast its rejection, war office announced quiet night on western front with some activity by advance guards near Saar-bruecken. French reconnalsance planes report German troops move up to concentration points in Siegfried line; French claim superiority over Germans in air with further losses inflicted on relch air force. O.

ee Norwegian ships lost, Takstaas and Solas are torpedoed and steamer Jern strikes mine; spy 'scars swept Norway as public comments on amasing accurancy of u-boat commanders' information regarding movement of shipping. TO TAKE CJTYJY STORM Scottsbluff Fans Plan Special Train for Oct. 8. Plans for the reception and entertainment of Scottsbluff football fans who will arrive here by special Burlington train Friday, Oct 6, are being made by a junior chamber of commerce 'committee headed by William Burke. More than 400 rooters, an 80 piece band, and a IS piece girls' drum and bugle corps are scheduled to make the trip here for the Scottsbluff-Llncoln high game.

A reception dinner at the chamber is set for 6 p. m. The junior chamber Is also planning a "preconventlon at the Lincoln hotel Saturday, Oct. 7, night of the Minnesota game. Mario Smith is lining up a delegation from the local organization for the state convention to be held Oct.

8 to 10 at Hastings. It was asserted German merchant- ships which had been bringing grain cargoes to Germany when the war started and took shelter in neutral ports had sold their cargoes for cash and sent the much needed foreign money proceeds home. The government grain headquarters, in a statement intended to convince the country that Britain could not successfully blockade Germany, said Germany had 8,600,000 tons of wheat, barley, oats, rye and corn stored. An Italian report from Berlin that Germany would refrain from starting an offensive on the western front, but probably would try to break the British blockade with air attacks was widely published in the fascist press, Stefant, Italian news agency, said while leaving the "honors and risks" of a land offennive to the British and French, Germany Intends to rely mainly on her air force, which Is developing new. types of planes and bombs from war experience.

indications that Hitler might come forth with some new peace offer. This map Indicates the top questions of the moment in a situation which might again result In map changes. THE WEATHER. For Lincoln and Vicinity: Fair Friday night and Saturday; light to heavy frost Friday night; rising temperature Saturday. For Nebraska: Fair Friday night and Saturday; light to heavy frost Friday night; rising temperature Saturday.

Saturday sun rises 6:23 a. sets 6:13 p. m. HOURI.T TKMPKRATl RKS. p.

m. (Thur) 94 Ja. m. 41 4 p. Ill a.

5 p. It A m. 40 p. B7 a. 7 p.

fH) 7 a. p. a. 38 p. a.

41 10 p. 4 )n a. 4,: 11 i. 41 II a. 47 12 p.

m. 4(1 It a. SI 1 a. m. (Frl.) 44 I p.

S4 a. 41 I p. 54 At 7 a. m.s Dry bulh il. wet bulb S.

relative humidity 71. At 12:10 p. m.i Dry bulb 51, wrt bulb 41, relative kumldlty HlKhrat temperature year afe M. Lewrnt temperature a year axo M. IE Refuses to Order Incorporation of Tar Paper Shack Refuge.

The supreme court Friday affirmed the decision of Scottsbluff county district court in refusing to incorporate Terry Carpenter's "Terrytown" near Scottsbluff and Gering. The court held the facts and record showed conclusively that the population consisted of transitory residents only, who resided at "Terrytown" temporarily during beet harvests, or other seasonal employment. The court observed further that the homes and business concerns were not of a stable nature. A great part of the town is made up of auto trailer homes and tourist cabins. Carpenter owned an Irregular tract of agricultural land outside the city of Scottsbluff, and on it is single row of trailer houses and See TERRY, Page 4, Col.

3. "STAKVING" IS MESSAGE ON A ntriHUAM TA1U1 Here is a story told by a well known Lincoln business man. He deceived a lotter from a friend in Germany. Three times in the letter the writer urged that the stamp be savedi as it might become valuable some day. Carefully the business man removed the stamp and found, Written on the back of the stamp, the statement: "We are starving to death." Moscow became the center of European diplomacy as nations of southeastern Europe watctf developments closely for any sign of moves that might affect their fate.

Meantime Paris saw UGH! RAINS SHOVE Precipitation Reported Up-to 1.09 Inches; .26 in Lincoln. Widespread rainfall over the state Thursday night that gave promise of breaking the fall drouth fizzled out Friday morning, leaving precipitation generally below a half inch and mercury readings in the low 30's. Falls City in the southeast reported the heaviest rainfall with 1.09 inches. In the same area, Auburn had .85, Humboldt .60, Tecumseh .55, and Sterling and Crete .50 of an inch each. Lowest mercury reading was 33 degrees at Burwell.

In Lincoln the mercury dropped to 38 for the coldest reading of the season. Other low temperatures reported by the weather bureau Included: Omaha 39, Grand Island and North Platte 36, Sidney and Valentine 37, and Chad-rpn 35. Despite the fact that nearly all sections got some of the badly needed moisture, A. V. Nordquist, state and federal agriculture statistician, said "The picture for the state wasn't changed much.1' "Southeastern counties should be in good shape for winter wheat seeding," he said, "but the precipitation over most of the state was insufficient to start wheat germinating.

The whole state needs at least an inch of rain be-See RAINS, Pate 4, Col. 2. QUENTIN BACK AT HARVARD Grandson of Theodore Roosevelt Made Nashi Finds. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. UP).

Quen-tin Roosevelt, 19, adventurous grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, has returned for his senior year at (Harvard after a 13.UUO mile jaunt to search for relics of the Nashi people, a race in southern China and eastern Tibet. Young Roosevelt took a leave of absence from Harvard six months ago to travel the far off land where his father ten years ago found priceless relics. Quentih brought home 20 crates of rare and unusual Chinese art objects, rang' ing from valuable manuscripts and scrolls to priceless furs and quaint weapons. Some of the items went into his home cllection at Oyster Bay, L. while others went to the Boston museum of fine arts.

PARIS. (JP). An official report that 12-German submarines had been sunk by the British and the French fleets in less than a month was disclosed. The president of the chamber of deputies naval commission, Jean-Michel Renaitour, told the chamber British units had sunk ten u-boats and the French, two. Military- observers said the rate of destruction was in excess of the rapidity with which Germany could replace submarines and train new personnel.

I Entitles Britain, France to 90 Day Commercial Credits if Authorized. WASHINGTON. (UP). Chairman Pittman Nev.) of the senate foreign relations committee declared that the revised draft of the administration neutrality program would modify the existing ban and permit extension of credit to na tions in default on their war debts to the United States. The proposed legislation, as finally approved by the committee, would entitle Great Britain and France both, war debt defaulters to 90 day commercial credits if the president so authorizes in the.

purchase of materials from American manufacturers. "It is my opinion that this provision would act as a modification of the Johnson act (under loans and credits to defaulting nations are banned to permit 90 day credits to debtor nations," Pittman said. He explained that Germany, which owes no war debt to this country, was not affected by the Johnson act and therefore occupied a favorable position over Great Britain and France. To equalize that situation, he said, the committee opened the way for the allies to obtain 90 day credits. Senator Johnson, author of the ban on loans to defaulters, said that he intended to offer an amendment to the neutrality bill to guarantee that it would not modify his act.

Pittman said that he would oppose such a move on grounds that the Johnson law was enacted in peacetime and "we are faced with a certain condition in Europe now." Debate begins in the senate Monday noon with the administra tion confident it has enough votes to repeal the embargo on arms and munitions to belligerents the main feature of the proposed bill. Isolationist leaders were equally See NEUTRALITY. Page 4, Col. 6 THE FREIGHTERS All Crews Are Saved Two Torpedoed by Submarines One Hits Mine. OSLO, Norway.

UP). Three Norwegian freighters were sunk Friday in the North sea the first losses suffered by Norwegian shipping since the war at sea began. All the crews' were saved. Survivors of two sinkings said their ships were torpedoed by submarines. The third struck a mine.

The ships were: The Takstaaa, 1,830 tons, reported torpedoed early Friday off Marstein on the Norwegian coast whose crew took to their lifeboats and rowed to shore; the Jern, 1,200 tons, sunk Thursday afternoon off Kristian-sand whose crew of 15 said the commander of a submarine gave them 15 minutes to get into their lifeboat before their ship was torpedoed and they were picked up by the Swedish steamer Caledonia; and the Salass, 2.000 tons, struck a mine In the North sea. The crew escaped before she went down. The Takstaas and the Jern were loaded with woodpulp. NEUTRALITY BILL MODIFIES BAN ON DEBTDEFAUL GERMANY BELIEVED PLANNING HUGE AIK AND SEA CAMPAIGN IF PEACE MOVES MEET REBUFF BERLIN. (UP).

Germany is planning a gigantic sea and air campaign aglnst Great Britain and France if they reject the German-Russian demand for lm-' mediate peace on Hitler's terms, well Informed nazl sources said. This campaign was visualized by Informants as follows: 1 Intensification of submarine warfare in an effort to break the British contraband control and starve out Britain. 2 Continuous attacks on the British navy, naval bases, merchant ship convoys and important British and French military objectives. Doubt was expressed that Hitler would essay a land attack on the French Maglnot line in the near future. Airplane attacks on BrltlHh warships so far were regarded as in the nature of a test, in anticipation of raids on a bigger scale.

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