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FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDARD 91st Year--14 Pages MKUBKU AHbOCLAJ'KU PBEHH AMU UNITED PREIW A HUfVIO FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1940 AUDIT SOKKAV Prict Thret Certf HOUSE DEFEATS ANTI-RUSSIAN MOVE Japanese Consider Putting Americans Out of China LEADER CONCEDES IT'S GRAVE TOPIC DESERVING STUDY ttSCS GREW SPEECH AS EXAMPLE OF AMERICAN INSULTS 'UNLESS S. TRIES TO SEE JAPAN'S CASE, WE GET FIRM' Two-Months-Old Babe Wounded in Shooting Arita Sayi There Are of Sincerity" In Disvu.viing Russian Relations BV II. O. THOMPSON United Frets Staff Correspondent Tokyo, Feb. that all Americans withdraw from China are of such grave importance that a definite decision regarding them cannot be reached immediately.

Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita aaid in parliament today. Arita was asked whether ft was the intention of the government to advise the United States that all American residents should withdraw from China. "That is a grave question." Arita answered. "I cannot reply at present." Premier Admiral Mitsumasa nai also discussed United States re- SHARE IN TRUST FUND Two-month-old Geary Guck (above), was wounded in the hand when. Chief of Police E.

J. McAlpine of South St. Paul. said his grandfather fired a shotgun at the infant and his grandmother. Mc- quoted the grandfather.

quests for guarantees of the security Michael Sablak. as saying after the American nationals in China. Yonai said that he had no desire to interpret the American request for a security guarantee for American nationals in China -with ill feeling" but he said that Japan have to reconsider the status of Americans in China it the United States continued pressure against Japanese activities in China. Attitude' Earlier Yonai told parliament: -If toe United States does not cry to understand the true Intentions of Japan and attempts to exert more pressure we are prepared to take a firm Tado Matsumoto. questioningFor eign Minister Hachiro Arita.

in the lower bouse, said that a speech which American Ambassador Joseph Clark Grew delivered before the aspiration of the Japanese kwaty insulted Japan be- ft Implied that the United vac conversant, but Japan not conversant, with the sftua- ftoa in China. ttaa speech Grew said frankly. ft luncheon at which many im- Mtant Japanese wen that UnMed States did not like the was pursuing in shooting "I would rather have shot myself." OF EMBEZZLEMENT UnMed Stat Jwpao BspHed that he was not aWe pubHe ail the 600 incidents of which Grew had eom- having been against interests. Russian relations Arita. If Basvsa showed staoenty In with Japan, said: degrees of sincerity." dbotased thai he was "em- to Russia the Importance assistance to China, told another questioner that be difficult to declare a against the Chinese govem- and at the same Unw.

recog- Conttnued on Page 3) HARRY INMAN. 45. ACCUSED OP TAKING MONEY FROM C. A G. W.

RY. Galena. TIL Feb. Inman. 45.

of Stockton, was arraigned before Judge Harry E. Wheat, of Freeport. in Jo Daviess circuit court this morning on a charge of embezzlement. Inman was indicted Monday by the Jo Daviess county grand jury and the indictment was ordered to reinforce regular police suppressed until the arrest SO. OF COURSE, IT'S HINTED THAT I.

K. A. HAD HAND IN BLAST TWO YOUNG TERRORISTS HANGED AT BIRMINGHAM Eirr's Pleas for Clemency Fail; Crowds Dentonstratr In Dublin As Youths Die BULLETIN- London. Feb 7 'LPi--Tbe Bniif-h pasenEer-cargo steamship of 4,305 sank today afler an explosion which was reported due to striking a mine "A mine struck the forward part of the vessel and blew a a the wireless and aerial making Jt impossible for the ship to call for help." the Evening News said The authoritative Press association said 180 persons were aboard the ship All were saved and landed at a northwestern port in England London. Feb.

7 --LP--The British passenger-cargo steamer Munster. 4305 tons, has been yank, it was announced today. Whether the vessel was mined or torpedoed was not established immediately. All passengers and members of the crew, totalling about 200. were saved and landed at an English port, where ambulances awaited them.

Four of five crew members and about 15 passengers were taken to hospitals suffering from minor in' juries and shock. Only one crew member, who was scalded, was detained at a hospital for treatment. "Nobody from the ship was lost" said an official of the company owning the Munster. It's i Extraordinary precautions against the threat of Irish Republican army terrorism in retaliation for execution of two convicted bombers were ordered by British authorities today after what some newspapers referred to as a explosion yank the British passenger steamer Munster. The Munster operated between England and northern Ireland.

Extra police and detectives were 1 These two vounjrsters. Stewart Raw-lings Mott (If ft I. 3. and Susan Elizabeth Motl. 4, share with their mother, Mrs.

Ruth Rawlings Mott, a trust valued at more than $5,000.000. set up by their father, a vice presi- I dent of Central MotoM Corp. The father, Charles Stewart Mott, took this picture at their home. FINNS HOT 1500 IN CLAIM TO HAVE KILLED SH IN BED SKI SQUAD NEAR LAKE LADOGA FEAR INTENSIFIED ATTACK BY RUSSIAN PARACHUTISTS Forces JaMacn, Placed, Might Cane Defemaers Tfwaefe Boys Replace Phones In Angry Town Finnish, Chinese Loans Appear In Senate Tomorrow 7. Jefferson.

lovra, Feb I cycle messenger sen-ice replaced telephone communication for many Washington. Feb. senate foreign relations committee approved today an increase of in this town of 3.500 to- 1000.000 in the capital of the Export- day. I Import bank in order to provide The reason was that scores ditional loans $20.000,000 each business houses, town residents and tor Finland and China, farmers in the surrounding country The committee ore was 12 to 6. had their telephones disconnected Majonty Leader Barkley i in protest, against discontinuance of said the senate would consider the 'free telephone service to all other legislation tomorrow: was i in the streets of London tonight.

made. Inman is charged with the embezzlement of $780 from the Chicago Great Western railroad while he was station agent at Stockton during 1938 and until March Scotland Yard agents were searching known I. R. A. hideouts in an effort to determine whether any new terrorism was planned.

Youths Hang Peter Barnes and James Richards. towns in trie county. chairman Pittman of To provide communication where the committee said the bill was i telephones were not at ailable. a amended to provide that additional bicycle sen. ice was organized, with loans of $20.000.000 may be made to boys delivering notes about town i any one country.

Finland already for five cents a trip. 1939. The trial was set for February Irish Republican army terrorists, were INK CAHWT HIST FOND WITH OTHER FORDS UNLESS SECURED 20 Inman entered a plea of guilty and bond was set at $1.500. He was being held in custody this afternoon but indicated bond would be provided. Judge Wheat called the docket this morning and the only other hanged today in Winton Green jail not despite desperate appeals for clem- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BALLOTS WILL LOOK LIKE FIGHT CARDS ency from Eire and fears of murder- I ous reprisals in Great Britain.

The two youthful Irishmen died for killing five and wounding fifty persons with a bomb planted on a bicycle on the main street of Runt. Boots. Curly. Bat. Doc.

Cotton and Jell it Roll Seek Office-By Nickname case to come up at this time was I Coventry last Aug. 25. They were that of Raymond Jones, of Eliza- hanged in the utmost secrecy in the beth. vs. Leland Davcy.

also of walled prison while 500 uniformed Elizabeth. Jones brought a damage land plain clothes policemen held suit seeking $10.000 from Davey. The back a crowd of several hundred be- Feb Attorney General John E. Cassidr has ruled that banks cannot mingle trust funds awaiting investment with ether bank funds unless suitable collateral is placed in the trust it. an opinion by State In Auditor Edward J.

Barrett. Cassidf Mid the trust companies' act prohibited the "indefensible practice" of using unprotected trust in Mit same manner as ordinary hinds. sult is the outgrowth of an automobile accident which occurred December 21. 1999. Davey car.

which he had parked at the curb in front of his home in Elizabeth, rolled away from its parking place, went upon a lawn and struck the 20- oW child of Mr. and Mnt. Jones, resulting in death some time later. Trial was set for February 19. TAILORS EUECT OFFICERS Cleveland.

Feb. 7----Raymond G. TryefforL of New York, has been elected president of the Merchant Tailors and Designers Association of America. The group, holding its convention here, named Louts A. Danner of Springfield.

treasurer. John L. Lewis Says Wagner Act Changes Are Drafted By Lawyers For 'Flagrant Violators 9 Washington. Feb. L.

offered "dorumeniarv proof" to the senate labor committee today that A. P. of L. proposals to asaend the Wagner act. were prepared with tne aid of attorneys for -reactionary and rnntt -labor cor- Tne C.

O. leader's exhibit appeared a tang sUtenwnt prr- by Philip Murray. C. I. O.

It charged that Jrerph A Partway. A. r. of ff COUIINH, prepared the amendment after a "aeries of secret conferences- with Gilbert M. Montague of New Earl Reed of PUWbiirgli, and Enwtf S.

Baltaird of Chicago. Ihree were o- jcriovfl by Lcwta as of "many corporaUom wuhJi the EMM flagrant and notart- of ihe tMUonai labor reJjiiinns art and werr Mania- The arrtj-tabor actHlties of many iriew rarpnmlxmK haw btrw atrtch (heir widespread industrial espionage and purchase and use of and ammunition In Industrial disputes. "Thew ame otMpuvaltatia their executive heads navr been active manU'iA of She National of Manufacturers and participated In (tie deler- of the policy of the N. A. M.

industry gememajy to rtrHbrmlrty ijjc nutional la- bw acl Tvn of the listed Inland Strrt and VoimgMosrn Sheel Tube, were Involved in ihe 1937 1JM xtrike waged by Lewis and ihe f. O. In the middle wesl. declared in statement O4irt 4ra CXHH' neW July ISM a in the Urdon League ctab ta Hew York city and another Nov. 1, im, 9n Chicago In octflftrr IMP romenimn the A r.

w4e9 lo A5Si fjongieML ittf anMNlmnts lo line Wag- fhe cQ0- re- ft. vflBQfeTft TiaW SJT-- 1be tabnr board of fore the main prison gate. The executions brought a critical turn lo the I. R. A.

bitter fight Tor the reunion of Eire and north Ireland, which is a pan of the United kingdom. The Coventry bombing was the wont in series of outrages attributed to the I. R. A. extending back to January, 1939.

The hangings were expected lo bring a renewal of this terrorUin and to precipitate a political crisis in Eire by driving even many of the more conservative Irishmen into the ranks of the 1. R. A. out of sympathy for the two new "martyrs." Extra Britain's war-time lcru.ion was noticeably heightened. Public officials and government buildings were under strong guard.

Special watches were kept over the home of judges who had presided at trial'; of 1. R. A. At London. Scotland Yard men guarded government offices in Whitehall and parliamentary The metropolis had been kept under a virtual siege; throughout the night, with 10.000 of the criminal tavesUgallon department, supplementing regular imlfonned and plain clothes Conttnqeorbn PaglTiy Cloudy Tonight; Snow Tomorrow Springfield.

111. Feb their nicknames the voters will know them best, believe some southern Illinois bidders for political office. Its the law that candidates can have Jhcir nickname? printed on the ballot--: and a liberal sprinkling of such already has appeared in the list of filings for tne April primary. Running for congress in the 25th district is C. W.

(Runti Bishop of Catterville. a Republican, while G. L. iJellie Roil i Moser of Harrisburg wants the Democratic nomination for state representative in the 5lst district. A.

A. 'Boots' Brands of Prairie Du Rocher is the Democratic nomination for the house from 44Ui district while J. P. Cot- iom Knox of Springfield has filed for the 45th district Democratic house nomination. Other nicknames to be included on the ballot the has obtained a $10.000.000 advance and China has received $25,000.000 of which more than S2.000.000 has been repaid.

I Pittman declared he though that! "there is a great desire on the part' of the administration to make a further loan to China, which would be repaid in tin shipments from that country." Jesse U. Jones, federal loan administrator, told reporters that negotiations for a new loan to China already were under way. and that the Chinese were seeking a total of S75.000.000. He pointed out that any new loan would be limited to $20.000.000 under the legislation approved by the committee today. Helsinki.

Feb. Finnish army communique stated the Russians had lost 1,300 dead in the past few days in fighting in north Finland, where the Invaders have been making repeated efforts to advance. Northeast of Lake Ladoga, the Finns said, the defenders dispersed an entire Russian ski battalion, kill- Ing 300 men. On the Karelian isthmus, aaid the communique, the Russians failed in attempts to carry infantry troops into the battle on aleds drawn by tanks. The Finns said they destroyed or put out of action 90 tanks during the day.

The Russians were reported to have attacked between Hatjalahtt and Summa, wth all attempts unsuccessful. In air fighting the Finns aaid they shot down six Red planes and one barrage balloon, Fear Panchatfeto The possibility of attacks parachuting machine-gunners, loosed far behind the lines, was advanced today as the Finns noted mysterious scouting activities by tovtot Russian planet over territory suitable to such a "Martian" maneuver. The Finns have reported the scotching of previous attempts on a small scale by marksmen who killed the paririiMllPti In the air. If great should be dropped, however, it waa aaid they might prove troubJeaome to the rear lines of the isthmus defenses and divert Finnish troops from the southeastern fronts where they have been holding the Russians at bay since the invasion began Nov. 30.

The soviet aerial scouts were sighted yesterday over the vast Saimaa lake system, a sparsely- settled island-dotted area north of Viipuri. Some military observers believed the Russians might try to drop sizable detachments on the stretches of ice this wild countryside where the chances of landing alive would be enhanced. The Finnish army communique yesterdsy reported: "In north Finland the enemy dropped a few parachute-hunpers. Their landing places are known." It reported also that the Finns themselves were employing an aerial innovation, bombarding Red army infantry encampments at night by the light of the Russian camp Ylres FINNISH LEGATION Hi U. S.

GETS 2,000 LETTERS ASKING ABOUT Washington. Feb. Finnish legation said today that it has received more than 2.000 letters 1 from American? concerning the i possibility of volunteering for Finland's army. Uncounted oral inquiries are made each day. These letter? and inquiries are bei im are: Lloyd Harris.

Granite City. Democrat. 47Ui district, house: C. H. Herb i Whitcomb.

Marion. Democrat, 50th district, senate: A. M. Doct Thompson. Marion.

Democrat. ZMh district, stat? central commtttjee: Frank Bat Ne9- wn. Granite City. Republican, side levee and sanitary trustee. DUVET NAZARENE COLLEGE WILL OCCUPY ST.

VIATOR'S Danville. Frt. iJP-- Trus- of OHvrt Nazarew ooJJrse hrrr, by firt U.1 Nov. 19. nlfht to buy St.

Vlaior BourbonnajA. 111. and move OU- Ji Ivrr yianway. Ta. at tttasM: taw, The prtoc nd made public.

9L Viator college, a Catholic school. to valued at about $1.000.000. The gat ion official bu1 in each CASC an explanation is made that the offers cannot be accepted. Solicitation on enlistments for an army of any foreign power is a felony under Uniicd States law. punishable by penitentiary up lo Three year? and fines of $1.000.

The juMice department currenljy is prcsrcHUng a group of 12 persons Detroit accused Of enlirfjneni of Americans for the Spanish loyaUst army. MARKETS AT A GLANCE ehurenes in Mfwyurt, and Onto. The Nazarene board of ta expected to approve the OWvet to open dawn in new and oi Maid Dr. Dr. GdwiD Conoa: Righen trade and Com: Lower.

Ovllte: Abral Couriers from the Karelian isthmus front said Russian infantry was massed heavily in the Summa sector. 30 miles southeast of Vtipuri. and that due to inadequate shelter, the troops were forced to build open fires which served aa beacons for the night-flying Finns. Russian bombardment of Fkmtsh cities eased off yesterday aa fog made flying difficult However, the Swedish steamer Wlrgo wax sunk by bombs ta the gulf of Bothnia and power 1km at the uuitliciii city of Rovaniemi woe broken by Ruwdao fliers last night Alarms ta Finland were principally the Lake Saimaa legion. 1 A Finnish officer boor the Summa front said the 11-mile Itne between Muolaajaervl and Batjalahtt had undergone the heaviest arfltay Ike of the war of aUO IB of shea the full the war." he aaM the wKhnpM CMIHOH uid A bctoj "as any Jut of the World firing of byeharg- w7Kh the FSJWB iMH hoMta) positions, ho saM the thrvstc end the Rvssara have lost they no reoorto thai the tf Wth OTY ATTMET IS Sails For Vuit To Former Kaiser I TO CLOSE UP U.

S. AMBASSADOR STEINHARDTS SALARY STILL STANDS IN APPROVED LIST 'AMERICAN FRONTIER IS NOW ON KARELIAN IZAC California Congressman Would Send Over "Guns, Destroyers. A Few Planes and Subs" Pealtner Bigelow, noted American historian Maiden-on-Hndson, N. pictured as be recently sailed from New York for his annual visit to lifelong friend, former Kaiser WUheUn II. Bigelow recently mads warring nations to make peace and anltedly crush Russia, BRITAIN WING' TO TO FOREIGN OFFICE SPOKESMAN TELLS COMMONS SHIPMENTS ARE BEING HURRIED BY HOMER JE-VKS United Press Staff Correspondent London.

Feb. government spokesman assured the house of commons today that Great Britain was acting urgently to send war material, including airplanes. to Finland. The statement was made by R. A.

Butler, foreign office undersecretary, in reply to a question by Sir Alfred Knox, who asked if the government had considered the possibility of sending bombing planes, fighting planes and crews to aid Finland. "Measures have been taken to assist the Finnish government with war material, including aircraft. from this country." Butler said without special reference to sending of British "I understand that crews are available in Finland who are to fly any rra- chine obtained by the Finnish "Is the imp'rldiice realized of every step being taken quietly?" Knox asked. "Yes. as the prime minister stated yesterday the urgency of this matter Is very much realized by the government." Butler replied.

at Red Planes An air ministry communique asserted today that almost 2.000 of Russia's heavy bombing and reconnaissance airplanes were obsolete and that 1.000 of her fighting planes ere capable only of "relatively tow" performance. Baaing its statement on information gathered from air raids in Finland, the ministry said: is Improbable that the soviet air forces could for long their inrUal efforts." It was added that the Finnish Washington. Feb 7 OP)--The house today defeated a proposal to close the U. S. embassy in Moscow, in the initial test on a series of proposals designed to end diplomatic relations with the soviet.

After fiery debate the house rejected 108 to 105 an amendment to the state department appropriation which would have stricken the (Moscow embassy from the list for which the funds could be used. The motion was made by Rep. I John McCormack, Mass. McCormack had planned to offer other amendments striking out the i S17.500 annual salary of Ambassador I Laurence A. Steinhardt, now sta- I tioned in Moscow.

i Rep. Ed V. Izac. op- i that the American frontier is now "on the Karelian isthmus." He urged that the United States send "guns, destroyers, and a few and airplanes to aid the Finns. Strong Talk "It is bad enough to have Japanese navy the Pacific without having the Russian navy in Atlantic," he declared.

VWhen the Russian navy reaches the Atlantic our problems begin." Urging approval of his ment, McCormack declared thai three separate investigations of American activities had found a direct connection between the U. Communist party and the third In- ternationale in Russia. "Soviet Russia," he said, "has repeatedly broken her promise to the I United the Isflwof recognition that she would not permit any organization to propagandise for the overthrow of the United States government "Let us do our duty as we see it." Rep. Stephen Bolles. Wis, said that Maxim Litvinov.

who nei gotiated Russian recognition, had 1 hardly left Washington when the promises he made were violated. Rep. John D. Dingell. Mich, joined in urging adoption of the) McCormack amendment.

"If I can cripple Russia and soviet ism. I'm going to do it hew and Dingell shouted. Asked by House Republican Leader Joseph W. Martin, whether Russia was not using profits from the sale of gold to the United States to "buy arms to fight Finland." DmgeU replied: "I'd cut it right off at the throat if I could.TM (Continued on Page 3) FRENCH PEOPLE STRON6LY AVOIUSSISTIN6 FINNS Paris. Feb.

7 i A popular movement in France to sweep the government into "complete" aid for Finland in her war against Russia. assumed steam-roller today. The am.horitauve newspaper Temps devoted both its editorials to aid for Finland, asserting this be "effective, complete and total." The newspaper said flatly it was no longer possible to separate the "Russian-Finnish war from the European war. properly speaking." The newspaper's demand for quick aid to the Finns came on heels of insistence by Premier DaJadiers own RadicaJ-Soclaltet party that France go to the aid of. the little Baltic state.

Garner Strikes Blow For Economy-By Voting Against F. D. R. Budget Request In Senate Tie RONALD G. TINE United Press Staff Correspondent Washington.

Feb. John N. Garner, explaining the first vote he has cast in the senate in nearly six years, told friends today that whenever there Is an opportunity he will support any more to trim government ap- Oamer broke a 34 to 34 tir in the senate yestentty on an amend- to the independent offices bin to cot SI 15:253 from the Civil Aeronautics authority. He TOted for the amendment. and later told "When ft OHMS to a rr- appraprtaUons.

I It. eonea to a vote to in- Use vole inter- as against the In presenUnc nte bwJ- Ato YMl Tin fM ,11 i gas nf ituum, i'i Ji 1 and dnos thai be a i iwponsNnuTy zor ccjti appropriations nDwWVCT, 000 from the $710.000 fund for the) national resources planning board, one of President Roosevelt's favorite acenctes. senate attaches sent for tne vice president when It appeared that a Ue'-amild bat the vote ended 34 for the cut and aeadnst Had he been permitted to vole. Garner toJd friends, be have voted for ihe reduction. The MTtale faces another Today on tin amendment to cot maintenance and tion fund from 12,009.000 to 000.000.

Pat McCarran, and Bennett C. Clark, Mo, are leading a fight for restoration 01 $1.000.000. An informal pott sricwcd migrit dmelup OB the i ni, and Owner might be called upon again to free posh to the economy drive that developed snoc the piewol sea- sXn of congress began Ttraf far. the vnate has a3? in independent biU by appropriations oomraiaee. The jaftiee trimmed Ux bUl MMMJwl MM After Gamw oua the vote on the CAA UK senate, by a vote of 9 to dfesBBBI SBBBBBBft ISSSl i TVWdWMl I CAA'a euwMBst regwlMMi.