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BAKEHSMBLD CAttFOENIAN, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17,1989 POLITICAL BOSSES FACE LOUISIANA Men to Bottle; Britain, Is Hitler Boast (United Press Leased TVirr) EW ORLEANS, Oct. Governor W. Lecho and Speaker of the Louisiana House; Lorris M. Wlmberly were among 14 persons indicted today by two federal Grand Juries on charges of using the malls to defraud. anfl wvcn others were In- dlcted by Clrand Jury In New Orleans.

Wimberly and five others Indicted by the Grand Jury at and William G. Rankln, foraer state conservation cornmis- were indicted here on charges of using the mails to defraud In the purchase of a gift yacht for Let-he's private use with conservation department funds. The yacht, presented Leche in New Orleans last December 6, ostensibly was given by admiring citizens. A few weeks ago the resigned governor gave the conservation department a check for $11,000 aa reimbursement for the yacht. The other three indictments returned here involved WPA labor and material allegedly diverted by former Building Superintendent George Caldwell of Louisiana State University.

Billings Released From Folsom Jail (Continued Frcmt Page One) man even without Supreme Court not sure how I feel; I haven heard anything official yet," declared the prisoner last night by telephone from Folsom prison to his lawyer, George T. Davis, here. Was Watchmaker He saW he wanted to talk to Davis before making announcement today about his plane. Billings was never a labor leader, like Mooney. He told prison acquaintances he believed in "taking things easy," even in prison and never appeared to chafe under restraints.

He learned a watchmaker's trade and repaired the prison clocks. Mooney wired his "heartiest from Pittsburgh, where he has canceled part of a tour because of recurring gall bladder trouble. Hollywood Attends Sterling's Funeral (Associated Press Leased Wire) HOLLYWOOD, Oct. film colony paid Its final respects today to Ford Sterling, 52, pioneer screen comedian, who died Friday after a long Vtaeas. The pallbearers included Douglas Fairbanks, Barney Oldlield and Marshall Neilan, early day film director.

Sterling was one of tho original Keystone brought to motion pictures by Mack Sennett to play with Charlie Chaplin and Mabel Nor- fONDON, Oct. 17. (U. Hitler threatened to throw 160 divisions (about 2,400,000 men) against the allies, it was disclosed today in a final report by Sir Nevile Henderson, British ambassador to Berlin, on developments lending up to the European war. Henderson's final report was an extension of an earlier "blue book" published by tlie government, relating the tense diplomatic exchanges including his conversations with Hitler and Marshal Hermann Goering just before Germany invaded Poland.

The first report by the ambassa- dor disclosed that Nazi leaders warned Great Soviet Russia might -step In if war started, hinting that Moscow would aid Germany. The final report published today said that Hitler asserted that as soon as his 'armies had" subdued Poland, the full strength of 160 divisions would be hurled against the allied powers in the Rhineland. Whether that threat was the basis of recent allied predictions of a Nazi offensive on the west front, of which last night's German offensive in the Moseile-Saar area might be the prelude was not- divulged. Tax on California Driver Licenses Is Recommended OACRAMENTO, Oct. 17.

(U. One tax which California has so far managed to fee for Issuing drivers' was proposed by Director of Motor Vehicles Howard Philbrick to help balance his department's budget. Philbrick suggested that the state charge $1 for a license good for four years and $1 for each renewal. He also would call in during the next two years the more than 1,000,000 "good until revoked" licenses now outstanding. The proposals were included In a number of measures for economies and new revenue proposed to a meeting of automobile and commercial motoring interests.

The director explained that the difference between the appropriation voted by tho Legislature for the motor vehicle department and the cost of continuing existing services would- be $1,500,000 for a two-year period. The driver's license charge, which would have to bo voted by the Legislature, would raise an estimated $600,000 the first year about $800,000. in succeeding years, Phil-, brick said. He also reported that branch offices of the department in Oakland, San Diego and Long Beach are no longer issuing registration certificates, effective yesterday. This leaves.

San Sacramento, Los Angeles and Fresno as issuing offices. Other economies outlined to the automotive representatives by Philbrick, included elimination of the postcard "in lieu" tax notices after next year by printing the following year's tax on the current year's registration certificate; abolishing border checking Btations and use of lighter weight metal in license plates, saving on both manufacture and postage, Philbrick said Governor Culbert Olson had expressed willingness to put changes which must'be authorized by the Legislature on the agenda for the coming special election. He appointed a committee from among the group which met here yesterday to meet again later" to discuss final recommendations to the lawmakers. POPE ENCYCLICAL WILL DEAL WITH (United Press Leased Wire) ATICAN CITY, Oct. first encyclical of the reign of Pope Pius XII will be directed against the possible spread of neo- paganism and atheism in Europe as a result of the European war, it was learned authoritatively today.

Antonio Bacci, papal secretary of briefs, completed the final draft of the encyclical yesterday. It totals from 8000 to 10.000 words and will be published October 29. AVell-informed Vatican quarters said that the draft was the third drawn up by Monsignor Bacci. Two others were discarded because of deemed necessary by the pontiff as a result of internsUlonnl developments. The same source understood that a religious theme takes up half of the encyclical, in which neo-pagan- Ism and atheism are described as being contrary to Catholic doctrine.

The encyclical, it was reported, expresses regret that religious persecutions, which the Holy See lamented in the past in connection with. Russia and Germany, now are spreading through central Europe. Then, was understood, the encyclical appeals to all Christians, especially Catholics, to create a spiritual barrier against neo-paganlsm and atheism. October U9, Feast Day of Christ the King, will bo the 'first important religious feast day after the return of Pope Plus from his summer villa at Castel Oandolfo. Andrews Quits as Wage-Hour Chief (Continued From Page OneJ Nazi Bombers Raid British Navy Base at Scapa Flow (Continued from Page One) fourth to one-third of that fleet had try said a number of planes made 'been destroyed sine? the beginning of the war.

Churchill added that "Npthing like this rate of destruction was obtained at any moment In the last war." In the first six weeks of the war. Churchill said, "We may estimate that 13 U-boats have 5 seriously damaged and possibly sunk and several others damaged." He said, "These figures are probably an understatement." Churchill announced that four submarines, including two of the large ocean-going type, were destroyed last Friday, the day Oak was sunk. before the Royal Before today only the bare fact Royal Oak had been sunk, "believed by U-boat action," had been disclosed, with the casualty lists showing only 416 saved of approximately 1200 men aboard'. French Active Dealing with the campaign against submarines, Churchill said that In addition to those mentioned "two- thirds of the German U-boats which were operating have suffered attack frorivdepth charges." He said the French navy also had been active, but he was not giving any figures on Its results. Churchill said about 60 German submarines were ready for action at the outbreak of the war.

Scapa Flow, the naval base off the northern tip of Scotland, was the scene of the scuttling of the German fleet June 21, 1919. Although Scapa Flow was a main base of the British fleet during the World War, it was temporarily abandoned by battleships and battle cruisers in the early part of that war because of the menace of German submarine attack. The capital ships were taken around the west coast of Scotland because the anti-submarine defenses of the anchorage were considered Inadequate. It had been generally assumed in Britain in recent months that the Soldier Marriages Drain Dutch Coffer (Associated Press Leafed Wire) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 17.

Netherlands authorities disclosed today they were considering measures to stop an increase in marriages attributed to the fact that married soldiers receive five times as much pay single men. It was understood an order would provide that soldiers marrying after I a certain date will not get the fit of the pay differential. Unmarried soldiers at present get 3-guilders (about $1.50) a week and married soldiers 15 guilders (about I TIMELY THIEVES CHICAGO, Oct. 17. (A.

Bell, part, owner of a brass foundry company, left his truck long enough to set a burglar alarm in his plant. While he was gone robbers carried away a "40-pound box of aluminum taps. Survivors of U-Boat Attack Reach Port (Associated Press Leased Wire) LONDON, Oct. survivors of the crew of the 6186-ton French steamer Vermont landed today at a south England port- by a British warship which rescued them In the Two seamen were lost In the -slnkr ing of the vessel and four of the survivors were injured. The survivors said a submarine sank their ship.

One of the survivors aald'- "We were told by the German captain that he was sorry he could not accommodate us in the submarine; He wished us good luck." PAPER SHORTAGE ATHENS, Oct. 17. (U. General John Metaxaa -today ordered government officials to reduce their correspondence and memoranda to a minimum owing to "a serious shortage of paper in the world markets." dinate to tire acting administrator admiralty had strengthened the de- for a time. successful daylight reconnaissance flights over western and northwestern Germany yesterday and that one aircraft had not returned.

Some excitement was caused in the Kings Cross area of northern London when a whistle sounded. Employes of some factories in the neighborhood were told that it was an air-raid warning. No one seemed to know whether it was a genuine alarm, but several hundred persons went into sheltera. Gunrd Is Alert The alert "take no chances" action of the civil defenses was in sharp contrast with yesterday's sensational deadly engagement of British air and coastal forces in Scotland with German planes, during which warning devices were silent. Hull, a city Of about 300,000, is Che key port of England's fishing fleets and has 186 acres of vital dockyards.

Grlmsby, 15 miles southeast of Hull, has about 100,000 population, and Brldlingtonv 26 miles northeast, about 15,000. The Nazi bombers failed to hit the famous $15,000,000 bridge across the Firth of Forth, although bombs dropped near the structure, sending geysers of wator spouting high into the air. Destruction of the bridge might have bottled up war vessels Throughout the raid, trains con- moored in tho Firth, observers said, tinued to cross the high span between Rosyth and the south bank of the Firth, giving passengers a thrilling glimpse of the air battle raging over head. Three Attacks Kye-witness accounts combined with a terse British communique to paint a picture of the raid, which developed between 2 and 3 p. m.

Unofficial advices from Edinburgh indicated the raiders flew up the Firth from the North sea at a high altitude, dodging coastal batteries and heading- toward the Firth bridge 30 miles Inland. Organized Setup Andrews, former head of the York State Labor Commission, organized the wage-hour, beginning August 16, 1938. when he was sworn in. Early said that since he is an engineer by pro- "fesslon he probably will have some kind of engineering work with the RFC. That agency makes loans which require checking by engineers before approval.

Fleming, a. graduate of West Point in 1909, once was deputy administrator of the Public Works Administration. He also served as district I engineer in charge of power ment at the abandoned Passama- quocldy tide-harnessing Maine and later as co-ordinator of the Resettlement Admlnisratlon. Praises Record Th.e White House made public an exchange of letters between Andrew's and the President In which the latter commended the administrator and expressed his "heartfelt appreciation of- all you have done to make the new (wage-hour) division operate i-smoothly'and efficiently and in the best interests of all concerned." English Passenger Ship Lands (Associated Press Leased Wire) NEW YORK, Dot. armed British liner Samaria docked today with 1059 passengers after a circuitous voyage from Liverpool that lasted two days more than the normal "crossing time." Hugh Gibson, former American ambassador to Belgium, said he risked travel on a belligerent vessel because thCUnlted S.tates liner President Harding was overcrowded.

He said the European war was a "In this war, you don't even know who is on which side," he declared. He said the English are "all fire and flame for the war because their consciences are satisfied that they did everything possible to avoid it." FOOTWORK DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 17. (A. A rat poked his head out of a hole.

W. Lanford saw him, swung a mighty blow with a broom. The rat ducked. Lanford fell, picked up a splinter that had to be removed at a hospital. To reach their objective the German bombers.were forced to fly approximately 500 miles from bases on the German coast.

The raiders made three separate attacks at intervals-of about half an hour, witnesses said. No air raid warnings were sounded in the area of the attack. The racket of airplane motors and the sound of heavy firing as pompom guns opened fe'nse of Scapa Flow to minimize the danger of a new German attack. Casualties Reported Lord Chatfield officially recapitulated the fallowing casualties in the Firth of Forth raid. Three naval officers and 13 men killed or died of wounds, 2 naval officers slightly 11 naval ratings men) seriously in- on "both" sides of the" Firth gave jured, 31 naval ratings slightly In- res jdents their first intimation of the jured and 2 civilians slightly Injured, raj Alarms sounded today along the Residents of South Queensferry, at the south end'of the Firth bridge, who had a closeup view of the raid, said the German raiders made "desperate attempts" to drop their bombs effectively.

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m. and in mpst instances all clear signals were given within an hour. 'At Felix- stone, hi the Important Harwich harbor area," 60 miles northeast of'Lon- don, a warning sounded at 1:30 p. m. with the all-clear signal about 30 minutes later.

Places where air raid warnings were sounded included the following, announced for publication: Scunthorpe, Ipswich, Grimsby, Hull, Chatham, Newcastle, Sunderland, North and South Shields, Ramsgate, Southend, Gleethorpes, Drlffleld and Chelmeford. Watchmen Criticized Dunfermllne officials were indignant again today they were, they said, nearly 10 minutes late in being given the warning signal in comparison with other nearby towns. The government undertook a rigid inquiry into the failure of air raid lookouts to forewarn the civilian population failure which" brought sharp comment from the press. At the same time; th'e air minis- Buys Ball Club M.L.CLARK M. L.

Clurk, former Oklahoma City financier, signs a contract (or $93,000 giving him ownership of the San Diego Piulres baseball club of the Pacific Coast league. British pursuit plane overtake one of the German craft as it sought refuge in a cloud. He said he could hear a burst of fire and then the German plane plummeted to the ground. U. S.

Sells Brazil $3,000,000 in Gold ASHINGTON, Oct. 17. (U. The treasury has sold 53,000,000 worth of gold to the BraziKan government to stabilize exchange between the two countries, it was disclosed today. The federal reserve banh of New York, it was learned, has been negotiating with the Brazilian government for several weeks.

The negotiations grew out the agreement reached between Secretary of the Treasury Henry iMor- genthau, and the Brazilian finance minister in July, 1937. Under that arrangement, the Brazilian government was at liberty to purchase gold in any amounts at any time it so desired up to $60,000,000. Naval Affairs Head Declares Rescinding Arms Law May Hurl U. S. Into Conflict (Continued From Page One) fie In arms or war profits, we should be militantly resisting every possible step that will lend to traffic in human youths of America." Walsh said the conclusion must be reached that if the present embargo is "unneutral to one side, lifting it is unneutral to the other." Walsh carried on the isolationists bloc's fight against the proposed new neutrality law as administration leaders sought to solidify gains made by their decision to abandon controversial provisions giving the President discretion to grant 90-day credits to belligerent purchasers of American-made munitions.

With the sting removed from the credit controversy, the administration turned to a study of proposed modifications of drastic restrict Jons on the American merchant marine in a desire to placade senators from coaSt states. Walsh said repeal wovild cause resentment because it would represent "a direct assault upon one group of belligerents and is in fact deliberately -so intended." "It is. in my judgment, positive unneutral act that bears all the Germans of war breeding." he said, "Whatever might be said in favor of repealing the arms embargo before the war, no one can now justify it as an act tending to help keep us out of war. Its only honest justification should be to promote noninvolvement and it has no such justification." PESTS OMAHA, Oct. 17.

(A. Finance Commissioner Harry Knudsen estimates big black spiders are costing Omaha about $3 a day. The spiders are gumming: up the works of the city's parking meters and W. A. Robinson, the maintenance man, reported 10 to 15 meters a day have to be repaired because of the insects.

MAIONEY TO V01E REPEAL, HE (Associated Press Leased Wire) ASHINGTON, Oct. Maloney (D-Conn.) reported today that he and some of his coliea guea Involved in the fight over neu trality legislation have received "physical threats." The assertion was made in a speech prepared by the stocky, bespectacled New Englander to an- riounce his support of the administration's neutrality proposals, including repeal of the arms embargo. "Like other members of Congress," Maloney said, "I have undergone harsh criticism and have suffered political and physical threats." He did not go into detail as to the nature and source of the threats or against whom other than himself, they had been directed, but a point in the prepared speech he added: Debate Unlimited "I know that the people who feel so intensely on this bill may one day put into effect the threats they have made, but to act otherwise than in accordance with one's judgment and conscience would be as a man washing his hands in the face, of the possible threat of Christianity's cruci fixiun." As the twelfth day of debate opened Senator Austin of Vermont, assistant Republican leader of the Senate who is supporting the ail- ministration's bill, proposed that all neutrality legislation expire "when this present war Is over." He offered an amendment to accomplish that. Majority Leader Barkley expressed hope speech-making might end and voting begin on amendments before the week end but he said It had been impossible to get an agreement to limit debate. Maloney, discussing opposition contents that repeal of the arms embargo would be a step toward war, said repeal was being advocated by 40 senators with sons or other fela lives subject to military duty.

40 Affected He explained in detail the results of a personal survey he having made among supporters of 1 the administration bill. Including himself, he said, hoj found that 40 either were personally 1 subject to army call or had sons, nephews or sons-in-law who were. After reading the names of these, be declared: "This does not cover all of those whom the newspapers have stated will vote for repeal of the arms embargo but it is a sufficient list to let the people of the country know that the majority of the senators of the United States Senate do not feel that the passage of this bill will be the first step toward war." He said he thought that the present neutrality law had proved un- neutral in its application. Under it, he said, "we can sell 10,000 bombing planes to communistic Russia and are compelled to deny to friendly and neighborly Canada the right to purchase a revolver." Wife of S. F.

Ball Team Owner Passes (United Press Leased'wire) SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. Charles H. Graham, wife of the president of the San Francisco Baseball Club, died today at St. Mary's hospital folowtng an extended illness. Graham was at her bedside when she died.

Airs. Graham, formerly Clara Black of Sacramento, attended minor league baseball meetings with her husband for 30 years. Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Robert Graham, who Is studying for the priesthood; Charles H. Graham, a daughter, Mrs. Clara Smith, and two grandsons.

Funeral services will be held here Thursday morning. Blast in San Diego Hotel Hurts Three (United Press Leased Wire) SAN Oct. gas exploded in a hotel room here today, injuring three men, one of them critically. William Clyde Butler, 30, with a social security card addressed, "4600 East Van Buren street. Phoenix, suffered second and third degree burns of the face, arms, legs and body when he lit a match.for a cigarette and the gas exploded in his bedroom, firemen said.

BODY IDENTIFIED SAN DIEGO, Oct. 17. (A. The body of a man found in San Diego bay yesterday was identified tentatively by Coroner A. E.

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