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CALL OF M. 'SELECTEES' DELAYED News Behind The News CopjTtghi McCJuia Newspaper WASHINGTON By lUy Tucker a a i strategists nrc now engaged in plotting the iiiturc program and direction pf thtir respective parties. It has" bcuoniu the great tiattonnl guessing game. i nil apologies to these pa- Hticnl planners, including Wendell Willkie, the individual who will determine the course of American politics--parties--anrl personalities is Franklin D. Roosevelt, And even the political Napoleon of (he moment--may he influenced by world events thrU he cannot control.

Should the United States bo forced to enter the WEII-. somebody now'unknown may tccoraa the dominant figure on the American scene and Mr. Roosevelt's successor. It is even conceivable Umt, becoming embroiled directly or indirectly on a lyrgc scnle, as we arc now, JS44 niny witness nr.other brenVing'of historic precedent a nnttonal coalition ticket anil party. It may sound fantastic, but F.

D. R. now has a cabinet composed of Republicans (Ickcs, Stimson, Knox, IVrkins), national defonso; commission consisting chiefly G. 0. and a former Itcnubli- enn as vice president.

The G. 0. Weather Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; gentle to moderate easterly wind. ALL the NEWS OF IHE WORLD FULL LEASED UNITED PRESS DIRECT WIRE AND FEATURES CQUEJTY FIRST IN NEWS, ADVEltTISlNG. A AND CIRCULATION OF OUB HOME COMWTHTTY EACH AFTERNOON CatS.

SAH MJTEO TIMES An Bit Naws ThoU Fll to Prtal In r.o. erui vice preswenr. ir.e 1910 nominee was a "rf WT Democrat, -11 id mustered trcmend- Hi ous support in that group. Vymi J.J. 1 lines arc being here and in nnt hv 1ml Vm says Britain Strong in War GREEKS LAUNCH OWN DRIVE ON RETREATING ITALIAN ARMY FOEJTJSHEDJACK ON'WHOLE FRONT I and not by accident but by the force of circumstances.

Tn event, this is tlie prospect which the more thoughtful folk the capital envisage. new Republican I((! reborn or rc- Bhupcd landing 1 such fortuitous i i of national partisans. will be as different from tlic ri'c-1040, Hoover moilel afi modern automobile is from the chugging vehicle of forty j-iiais Wendell WillhTe- more than true of Herbert Floover or Alf don after their defeats-- is the titular leader or boss of the Republican pnily. I (iocs not intend to relinquish his grip, us he revealed on Jlo'mtay night. He lias his Jlo'mtay (i.

0. P. on record for the prcsirK'Mt's social nnd economic reforms, tliei t'hy removing those tfaina as issues from political cruiipnitfiis. He has exalted cron of younger, more aggressive nnd mnrc appealing (J. O.

P. leaders Stasson of Minnesota. of Ohio. Tnft, Van- deiiberg, etc. He attracted to his standard millions of independents and Democrats, A simple comparison rff vole i the Republican totals of 1032 and 103(j shows that he has built a now a in the face of disheartening difficulties.

How Willkic directs these vast forces barring the emergency mentioned above-- will decide the role which he and tliay will play in the next few, fateful years. docs not matter so much what he iays or has said, as he himself realizes. "What will count is what he does with these millions who still look upon him as a 1 though vanquished. blican nvjjFin- i jaation, tint Democratic. will never be the same ngain.

If he has 1101 attained his curly objective, tlie president means to transform it into a movement moat aptly as populai Estic. It will be, roughly, pro-liberal and as contrasted i the Democratic party which formerly snujfht the suffrage of the inarticulate uiidernrivilpged in the North nnd the conservatives of the South In (he recent campaign such oM- rnshioncd Democrats as: Garner, tilass, Dyrtl, Harrison and fTeorjre took a wall; or a stroll. Although the out hern ta tes have voted overwhelmingly for the president (hree times, they still elect and reelect to congress men who oppose major policies. A it is a fact that Mr. Rooseevlt would have been re-elected without the electoral votes from below the Mason anil Dtxon The men and whom he owes his reco.u-^ (Turn fo Page 3, Colunn U.

S. Must 'Arm Fast; Ambassador to See Hearst On Way North MILLS FIELD States Ambassador to England Joseph P. Kennedy arrived here today aboard a United Airliner to visit his son, John, Stanfprd university student, and said that the United uiincu WIEDEMANN 'FUEHRER' OF INTRIGUE, SAYS MAGAZINE "Smiling, affaMe Fritz Wiedemann imisqucratlcs ns an i i i i i consul general in San Francisco, 1ml lie is reputed to be the fuehrer of Ilic i in Uic western hemisphere So declares Tlic American Map-' purporting- to Captain Wit-Jem mm, axine in. introducing an article in its Deceml; show a resident of HilUhoroiifrh, a ws central figure in nn amazing game of intcnintibnal intrigue that thiTfitons Amoi-ica's security Closely Washed The issue nppearcil toilay. Author of tbe article entitled 'America's No.

1 Nazi," is Stephen Hiley King, San Francisco newspaper man, who tbc Peninsula's mystery man as the mopt closely wntchcii foreign agent in the United States. been fup.nclitig into this hemisphere through the Golden Gate, says the author; groups to ird-shatter- Says NEW YORK, Nov. as and if he care.i fo, it will be optional with Air. Willkie whether he ccttbrntes Thanksgiving on Isovcmbcr 21 or 28. Hitler's, Stalin's and Mussolini's only reaction to our recent election is that nnyhoiJy is a sucker to a second term, let alonr run for a third.

Of course, John L. went so far out on a limb for Mr. Will- Vie he hasn't any chance of shin- ring- down the tree now. So gangway below King Carol's wedding of Magda Lupescu may be a morganatic marriage, but that certainly isn't one dpets he's carrying on J- P-'s muljrpts hi fc71 is knee. With Greek soldierji wearing ballot skirts, non- hlitxkrieBr looks more like opera honffo every day.

(Dlatrlbutetf hy Syndicate, at ngenc in me i States. States should and could keep Since the British blockade cut out of war by arming- and re- ff Atlant 'c "traffic between the Americas nn4 warring Europe, Kennedy was met by his son as J' 8 1 lhc tol litn TM" Powers he alighted at the airport at 10:30 a. in. after a trip from Los An gclcs. The two visited white driving around San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, nnd the ambassador left by United! Airliner for Medford, at 1:10 to visit William Randolph Heiirst at his ranch at Wyntoon, on the SlcClotn ver.

Silent on Heturn Asked if rumors (hut he planned lo resign his London post wore correct, Kennedy said that he. hud no future plans "exrept to keen Ihe Uiiitcl States out of war." Emphasizing (hat he was spcuk- an an individual, Kennedy said a United States could stay out of war if it prepared to "arm and re-arm." "I-et the glorious state of California kecji on turning out planes nnd will have nothing to fear from a a or anyone else," he said. "I Imvc seen what twenty miles of water can do. British SI rung Questioned on reports he favored policy of appeasement toward the totalitarian powers, Kennedy said; 3 "Like inflation, I have never had a good definition of appeasement. (Turh (o Page 3, Column 4) ious to confer with him behind closed doors before proceeding with tnei the United States, Mexico or South A i i The answer is Captain Vi'iedc- niann the most i i a agent in the western hemisphere, believed to outrank the entire staff of the German embassy in Wash- ngton, Center of I i "Today, this debonair but tightlipped hcnclnnnn probably knows more N'azi secrets and executes more vital missions than nny other diplomat Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop." Kinpc saya in his article Hint Hitler put hU old friend in San Krnncisco because he the city ns ,1 clearing house for espion- 1st Selectees To Have Home Thanksgiving Call Delayed Until Ncx Saturday; S.

M. Boys To Be Honored Orders governing niovemen of selectees to the induction center ccived in San Francisco, re today by Sim Mate county's five draft boards fron state headquarters, reveal thn volunteers filling the initia five-men quotas in Burlingamu and San Mateo will be abla to eat Thanksgiving dinner a home nfter all. Originally scheduled to leave fo the national pimrd armory at Four mid intrigue V1L continent. 1L is reported' mvn San Mntco anil tcenth nnd Gail Patrick Wins Divorce From Cafe Man HOLLYWOOD, Nov. Gail Patrick-, brunette tojay divorced Roiicrt H.

Coib of a Hollsnvood cafe, on testimony thnt his disposition me, embarrassed me, and marie me nervous and ill." The one-time University of Alabama co-ed, who came to Hollywood by winning a "Panther girl" contest, testified she knew Cobb for tsvo and a half years before they elopei! io on Dec. 27, 193G, 'Well, commented i William S. Baird "j-ou must have known hi3 disposition." nodill, and Ihe judse asked, "well, then, wby did you marry him?" "We were both Irish," replied the actress. Today's Race Results AT BAY MBAfXWS Ir.t llnre-- 2 yea nA. Purse, (900.

Inlulllon Ms. SU tar. Time, I'onnte Jo Uonarit. Waton. Elecl! Just.

I.lndo Away, First ilia ran. rta 3 Purse ISOO. a i i Dr. 1,. A.

Olmstead, optometrist, Complete eye analysis, 233 St Phone S. H. Head for Wicdemftnn Many carry brici cases which arc cxompt from in nnd others come ns rivl Inn travelers. All go strntght to "Who is this man of mystery, nnd why nro foreign agents so SCHOOLBOYS STREET CARS Sixtceu liipli scliool boys, from JJurlingHiiie, will di on Tilnrket Street Haihvay schools. Appointment of the corps is an outgrowth of the accidental death October 29 of Robert Silva as he was riding on the rear step of a car on his wav to clnsses ut Ran Mateo Higli scliool.

Tic was mocked from the step by a power lole. Croups of Four The monitors, who will ride the cars in groups of four, will be charged with warning students who TWO CHEAT S. P. ENGINES Times County SAX BRUXO, Nov. Ti escaped i today a Iru Ilic Scott streot crossiii" here an Arehie Horn, 28, 426 San Mateo ivenue, driver of the trucV, cseaped vith a broken left leg and cuts and bruises.

Burton J. Howard, 47, ridinr- wi'h Horn, suffered possible brain con- that when he leaves San Knui- cisco for days at a Umc he has been traced to a ranch no.ir the Mexican bonier, where, it is saic he, confers with Japanese. Cash Wilhitraivn i i-ecnlls at tlic lime (Turn to I'age CuliFmn 3) 5 TO MONITOR FOR SAFETY Mgltt San nud clylil (y lomorrow as safety uioiiilnrs carrying io the hvo fail to obacn-c safety precautions. They will jilso study changes in the street car company's handling of trie student rush which might lessen the danger. Ohfef finger, according lo testimony brought out nt the coroner's inquest of young Silv.i's death, is overcrowdiiiff of cars which forces sonic students to ride on the rear step.

The i i company has (Turn lo Pagu 3, Column 5) EATHWHEN UTS TRUCK News Sen-ice vo San Bruno men miraculously ck collided i locomotive n't tl demolished. t- cussion nnd severe cuts on his face and scalp. The Uo men, employed by (he San Bruno Feed anil Fuel company, (Turn lo Page 3, Column 2) SPECIAL SESSION MAY OKEH CIVIL SERVICE LAW JlEmvOOp CITV, Nov. cl.nrte, nmemlmenf to provide civil service for county employes, bv 11 1 TM' 1 ratifiMti 1 proceeds io call a special session in December. Olson's office in Sacramento INSIDE TODAY'S TIMES a a i puz- zTfa J.

C- on r.UiK 9 Ksdlo Program 15 Story I'AM; 7 PA(ii: 12 fins R-T P.lfJKf 10.11 ll-ir. VAKK in sail! today that he is considering calling new special session of the legislature fo consider certain changes in the merit rating provisions of the California unemployment insurance act to conform with federal statutes. The session, if called, will be held on December 2, when (he legisla- will be in Sacramento lo adjourn from a previous recessed special session. Meanwhile, A. R.

Albouze, super- of welfare personnel sland- urds of the seato. department of social welfare, called 1 here last night to inquire a steps the county is a i to comply with the federal FOcial security regulation requiring that employes of the county social a welfare division lr placed under a merit system Slonday, th (Iraft ces now have been ordered lo re port Saturday of next week. Jiurlingmiie W.iilins The first contingents from Red wood City and Jlenio Hark wil report Wednesilay, wliilc the Dalj City men must be on hnml Tucs. clay. drntt officinls ills- closed i a i tlmt they art waiting on medical report! before mahin final classiticalions of Ihcir 17 volunteers.

The who are to be taken fiTNn San Mateo wt-re rtrmour.ced i'esterday. Thrjy u-ill be lionorct tomorrow noon at Ihe chamber ol commerce luncheon. a Luncheon Tbeir presentation will be a fea- of chamber of commerce projrram in their honor. The live younir men are James A. Lawrence, 620 Crescent nve- IIowarl S.

Irvine, 13S2 Palm nvenue; C. Coivden, 2181 I'arkside HLirsboorugh- lirycc W. Park, 430 Puninsulnr av-rnue, and Edward N. Deiideri 017 North Delaware street. Sun Mateo post No.

82, American will also participate honoring the youths with Dave JicCullough In charge of the Legion program. In Kcdwood Cily the draft board announced that the first five volunteers to sign for service in a lislnct will fill the initial five- man quota. Heichert, One Among these is Richard J. ieichert, 20-year-old Redwood City who was acquitted by a ury in three minutes January 19, 1939, of a charge of murderinE us foster father, William Beichert. First on the list is Howard 50 Finger avenue, Redwood Lity, a service station attendant- Richard A.

Harris, ISO Arch street, iedwood City, formerly employed he Ameriean Bridge company at and row out of work fn. No 1 E. Weeks, 143 A 1 rtl street, San Carlos, it the Palo Alto National bank, is (Turn to Page 2, Column 3) Chamberlain's talies in Abbey LONDON, Mov. shes of former Prime Chamberlain were buried oday in the rave of Westminster Abbey, close by the gravej of Sir saac Newton and Chajles Dar- tvin. Tho king's brother, tlie Diihc of Cloucester, Prime Minister Wir.tton Churchill, members of his war abinct members of parliament, Irs.

Chamberlain and 1000 other nourners were present. Molotov Goes Home After Hitler Parleys Nothing Signed, Belief Result May Bo Seen Soon in Balkans I German quarters said tonight that Soviet Premier V. M. Molo lev's visit to Berlin hud result ed in Russo.German "agree ment on all important questions" and that the center of gravity in Germany's attempt to smash Great Britain lias now shifted to the southeast. These said that tli results ot the Itusso-German consultation wili become anparcn through developments on the polit ical front, in the near future.

Thei considered jt unlikely that ntiv "po litical document" had been signed by and Adolf Hitler. They believed lhat some rial orders had Ijeon placed and that a questions roncd out. One development of possible- iificnnce wns the revelation lhat nil C6 of the Russian officials and experts ivlio accompanied Ilerlin returned to with nni. ll 1 1 ken sai'l officially taat Molotov entourage included only M. persons.

However, it wjs earned toni hl lliat several func- loiurica would renmih bchinil for upplcmentaiy economic discus- ions. The Russian delegation ivns en- raitrd BS busily as Molotor durini; ho tivo-ilay visit, of the prc- TiT' Tiley af constantly ith German industrial and (rude KjKesmen. It was not possible to determine vlicthei- they signed any a rce- ncntjs due to the heavy blanket of fficial secrecy which shrouded the iscussmns. The official communique said (Turn to Page 2, Column f) 'rane Deaths Seen Accident 19 AIR RAIDERS Athens SHOT DOWN OVER BRITAIN LONDON, Nov. ish fighter planes, striking so swiftly that i raiders were unable to reach tbeir objectives on the coast, destroyed 19 enemv war planes today during operations, the air ministry said Two British fighters were sho down, but one pilot landed safely Hospital Hit Enemy night raiders secret! 1 i l0nig lton LonIon1lra pital, killing a number of patients air ministry said that Brit ish pianes lust night bombed railway station in the heart of Der i which Russian Premier a M.

Jlolotov was to have boanlcil iioinc toiiy, anrl lhat Brit isn Ilicra aunin bombed (he hor bor nnd docks of Tarnnto, scene Monday night's attack on the lial ian navy. 'i 5 on Tnranlo, the hoc the Italian boot, was rnndo by bombers from tlie royal force Middle East cominaml Wednesday night and ivas "successful," the air ministry said. The air ministry said that all their aircraft returned fcly from (Fie Wednesday night Damage Heavy One of the objectives uorabcd Ifcr in last night the Schlcl sisclMir railway station, the air min nfiernoon 3try comniunitiuo saiii. The Star, London'' newspaper, said it understood tlmt night's RAP rnhl on Taranfo as made by force of hrav dnl nge as Pivc More British Ships Sunk, Say Nazis BERLIN, Kov. J.i,-llP)_ A G( -an subraarine and Clerman bomb- ng planes sank -I2 8W tons of Hrit- sh shippniE yesterday and German planes made rievaslatinc; bombing anls on London anrl important in(Turn to Page 2, Column i) DuceSelslJp EuropeOilBloc Investigations of the collapse an electric crane which wo men at the Western Pir.e and I tecl eompany's South San Fran- isco shipyards indicate that the ccldent was caused by faulty oper- tion of the equipment, federal and tate authorities said today in San rancisco.

There was no indication of lab- aee of any i it was said. The federal bureau of investiga- on from Washington said it had l.i.-(iP)_Forma- 1 1 oi 1 under foreseen here joyous Over Defeat of Italian Fleet Retreating Forces on Al, banian Line Pierced by Pursuing Greeks SOFIA, Nov. dio Athens reported tonight that Greek troops have broken through Iliilinn defenses in the coastal sector and are advancing northward after 48 hours of stiff fighting. Of con -ane operator to "makeV pcration" caused the crane to top(Turn to Page 2, Column 3) of Premier V. M.

to Berlin and Premier Gen. Ion Antonescu of Rumania to Rome It was believed that an acrce- JiTV" at todays crce- had reached discussions between An- rehy RumaVia would provi.i i a a i oil for Italy's war machine nnd it nasmngton said it had Tl as a a similar ar- Ivned an alte.npt by the sTM way have been made by lerator to "make a multiple Adolf Ilitjer with Jlolotov. 5 uipjomatic quarters understood a a i a oil production would go to Italy for (he most part while liussm presumably would sunnlv Germany's needs. BUCHAREST, a i a N'ov (Turn lo Cage 2, Column 5) Bullitt Resigns As Ambassador WASHINGTON. Nov.

i i a C. Hullitt, U. S. ador to France, announced today that he had tendered his na- Premier 'alls Dead in Parliament CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. Prime Minister Hasran Snbry died suddenly today, a few minutes after a speech from the throne reopening parliament.

Sabry fainted while he was reading a speech. Restoratives were administered and he was removed from the chamber but died soon afterwards. King Farouk appeared deeply rnovnd by the prime minister's death. A Sabry was carried from the- chamber the president of the senate continued with reading Non-Registrants Get Year in Jail Ktt YORK W- Light Divm.ty students were tenced to a year and a day in While their mothers, wives nutl in the federal court chamber, the well-spoVen young men heard the sentence imposed by United District Judge Samuel Manrlel- oaum. were the prime minister's speech.

Conway Culligan invite "you lo sclecfiv visit "The Califomian" scle model home, 1427 Locusi Adv. at the last i they Riven opportunity to register, hey refused. With head, bowed, the first group io he ptn- ali for refuel to register for service, heard the ATHENS, Nov. The Greek army was reported today to have launched a general offensive against the Italians along the entire northern frontier from the Ionian sea to the Jugoslav border. First reports from the front said that Greek troops had diiv.

en Italian forces in the Kalamas River valley hnek across river at several points. The reported Keneval ntlnck at- ic.ired to in.die.itc thnt the fircck high command was seeking to hit he rialtims hnnl before their forces could he rcoignnized and Ironcly reinforced nlong the raountainous northern Greek fron- 1'iancs Aid Drive The Greeks iverc saiil to be at- ckmir on 125-mile front Participating in the offensive vere the skirtc.1 Evzonc lount.iin troops, cavalry lents, and i a regiments, hnpportmg the diive were Greek no British warplanes, mountain rtillery. and tanks. Led hy brigades, the jrceks sraaslied hard at the lt.il- ans in the Kalibaki sector north- of Janina and drove the bi.ck from their first line de- en ses. Creek cavalry was said to be nrsuing the relreairr.g Italians Heavy Fightinj, Heavy fighting vas reported in ne region from the Pindus moun- ams on ttie central part of the to the Koritza corner close to le Jugoslav frontier.

1-atest dispatches from the fight- ng lines snid that the Italians had Jiecn driven out of their fortified positions and that an important 4500-foot mountain peak had been captured by the hardy Evzone (Turn to 1'agc 2, Column 2) Mr. Borrower If you need home financing see the locally owned and operated Peninsula Federal Savings and Association. We have the accumulated savings of our members for loans to conservative borrowers in San Mateo County. Mr. Saver 1 If you have idle funds, or funds cam ing but, very a returns, inquire about our InFura! Savirtga accounts for members-each of which account is insured up to $5000 by an instrumentality of th United a Government.

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