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WEATHER Fair tonight and Thursday; continued warm with little change in temperature; light variable wind, mostly northerly. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1939 34TH YEAR, NO. 306 MOST CONSISTENT NEWSPAPER FINAL THREE CENTS ENGLAND RISKS ANGER OF NEUTRALS CLAMPING LID ON NAZI EXPORTS Nazis Claim British Sponsored Bomb Plot BERLIN, Nov. 22 German sources said today that within a few days the police probably will issue a statement containing alleged proof that two Britons, a Captain Stevens and a Mr. Best, were implicated in the Munich beer cellar bombing.

I Afternoon newspapers, without any concrete proofs, im- plied that there was a more or less direct connection between the British agents and the bombing. Withhold Reward Reliable German sources believed that the $320,000 reward for the arrest of persons held responsible for the bombing will not be paid since all arrests have been Row Hearing SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. employer groups sought support from 50 Northern California counties today, Harry Bridges, California CIO director, demanded that the Dock Checkers Employers Association resume negotiations with the Ship Clerks Union in an effort to reopen the port of San Francisco. Bridges, in a similar letter to the Waterfront Employers Association, insisted that the strike of Japanese Liner Sent To Bottom Off England POLICY PROTESTS made by the GestapcTor the lice. 1......................................................................

crew The Gestapo appealed to the public for information about the past life and associates of Georg Elser, 36, German, who, they said, had confessed to the bombing. They wanted to know who Elser) was, where he had worked and uwl U.e sume or traveied so they could prove his the ship clerks should not delay contact with Qtt strasser, contract negotiations between r.or>WQ„ waterfront employers and the International and Longshoremen's Union, which were terminated when the clerks walked out almost two weeks ago. Challenges Strikers Seeking a public hearing of their grievances, the ship clerks told Mayor Rossi they wanted the regional service committee to hear their side of the story, despite the fact the committee announced yesterday it had decided against such a hearing. Rossi renewed his challenge to the clerks, Bridges and other Communist to permit a rank and file secret vote on returning to work while negotiations are resumed. The mayor first assailed Bridges and his alleged leftist leanings in a telegram asking President intervention in the strike.

Call Conference The chamber of commerce call- fed a meeting in the San Francisco iled German leader, whom they have charged with organizing this plot, to kill Adolf Hitler, and with the British intelligence service which they said had instigated and paid for it. Plan Trial Well informed Nazis broadly hinted that the whole case would be aired at a trial before the na- They Survived Mid-Ocean Tragedy (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) on Page 4, Column 3) IN FOOD SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22. Clyde Plummer Of P'olsom prison announced today that 645 convicts refused to eat breakfast today and prolonged a hunger strike demonstration yvhich began yesterday morning. Ten leaders of the demonstration have been placed in solitary confinement, Plummer said, and A.

R. chairman of the state prison board, is at the prison to observe the situation. More than 800 of the 2900 inmates rebelled yesterday against sour mash at breakfast. After beating on the tables with knives and forks, they were taken to the stone quarry for work but refused to do anything but mill around and shout. Act Like Children All prisoners were locked in their cells to prevent disorder and the 800 turned down lunch and then dinner.

Plummer said the men were like children their and predicted they would soon decide to eat. Plummer revealed also that many of the prisoners, apparently preparing for tho strike on the 12th anniversary of the Thanksgiving day riots which killed 13, had laid in a supply ci food. This included chocolate bars, canned milk, sandwich meat and other articles bought from the commissary. Thanksgiving Day will be observed in Orange County tomorrow by all stores, financial houses, city, county, state and offices, it was announced here today. In order to give employes of The Register an opportunity to enjoy the holiday with their families and friends, there will be no paper published tomorrow, according to an announcement by E.

J. Hanna, business manager. Post Office Closed One of the highlights of the day will be the annual football classic at the Santa Ana Municipal Bowl at 2:15 p. m. tomorrow when the Santa Ana junior college meet the Fullerton jaysee A record crowd of 8000 is anticipated.

Assistant Postmaster Flake Smith reported that there will be; no rural or city delivery of mail and all windows at the postoffice will be closed. The lobby wrill be open for dispatching mail which will be carried on as usual, he said. Phil M. Brown, secretary-manager of the Santa Ana Business Association, declared that all business firms were joining in the general observance of the 23rd as Thanksgiving. President formal proclamation of the national holiday, coupled with the endorsement of Governor Culbert Olson, prompted the action, he said.

Thanksgiving Dinner Orange county is thankful today for 50 years of progress. And with the best of reasons. Eloquent illustration of these reasons is found in the huge special edition of The Register, 96 pages devoted to the theme, Years of which came off the press today. In connection with the issuance of the Years of edition of The Register today, officials of the newspaper announced that the public at large is invited to inspect the large plant at Sixth and Sycamore streets Friday afternoon and all day Saturday. Historical Record This great edition, itself a triumph of journalism and the printing craft, depicts with complete clarity the contrasting pictures of Orange county half a century ago and today.

Within its vast panorama of the last 50 years is discovered the basis upon which a grateful county faces the future with confidence. The Register today presents the most historical record, including the pictorial, that has ever been published concerning the county. It tells the development of agriculture and the citrus industry; the growth of education, religion, commerce and industry. In one notable section is found the history of Orange county sports, a remarkable record of brilliant athletes, past and present, who have carried Orange colors in some cases to world renown. BY WALLACE CARROLL nited Press Sfaff Correspondent LONDON Nov.

Britain risked the good will of all neutral countries today bv clamping a blockade on German exports in reprisal for allegedly unrestricted mine warfare. The blockade will go into effect within 24 hours. British warships then will be empowered to stop and search any neutral ship suspected of carrying anything that came from Germany. Protest Action The protests by neutrals already had started. Dutch newspapers said the policy only would make matters worse.

They said Dutch unemployment would in- crea.se and they wanted to know' whether of German applied to products made in neutral countries from German raw materials. Norwegian newspapers said the sea w'ar probably increase the toll of neutral ships and lives. Fear British Action ----------------------------At this attempt at economic Finland, ob- isolation without a fight. British Injured passengers and members of the crew of the Dutch passenger liner Simon the English coast-play cards in England, hospital after treatment for injuries suffered in the ship blast. England and each blame the other for the tragedy.

x.ngictiiu anu -Acme Radio-Telephoto. ABUNDANCE OF GOOD THINGS ON HAND FOR THANKSGIVING OF WASHINGTON, Nov. abundance of good things to eat are available for old-fashioned Thanks- giving dinners at the lowest prices in years agriculture department survey showed today. I Turkeys, the traditional maint are the most plentiful on Sf-i 11 Time a record. Farmers raised 32,000,000 A 1111C 1 I this to supply one (ArrJpr pAnipc almost every family table in nation.

Prices generally are Frlifinn the lowest in four years. jpCLial I2vJlLl(JIl Quality Better --------Italian Steamer Wrecked Bv Mine LONDON, Nov. The Italian steamer Fianona, 6660 tons, struck a mine off the southeast coast today. She had a gaping hole in her hull but was still afloat. The Fianona, bound for Rotter- At the county jail inmates will dam, struck a mine three or four be given a special dinner of roast) miles from shore.

The explosion pork with dressing, salad, sweet shook the southeast coast A potatoes and pumpkin pie, Jailer iifeboat went out from shore rheo Lacy reported. Special ar- the steamer was found to be bad- r.U the dinner ly a grcat hole forward German rdglltei The number of turkeys is about 7,000,000 larger than last year, according to agriculture department estimates. Cold-storage reports showed twice as many pounds dressed for the Thanksgiving trade as a ago. Wholesale prices of turkeys are slightly below a year ago, the department said. Retail prices will vary considerably, but generally will average between 27 and 34 cents a pound.

The quality of turkeys has improved steadily in recent years (Continued on Page 4, Column 6) middk Reported Seized shelter at 818 East Third street, according to Major John Naton. ah i 1 lifeboat stood by all nicht be closed tomorrow0 and lo tow Superintendent Rav Adkinson an- ship had little car- German freighter Benha Fissar buoyant LONDON, Nov. The big special edition of The Register, marking Years of appearg today, and there is still time to order copies for mailing east. Special arrangements have been made by which The Register will handle the mailing of such copies for readers who wish to order them. Readers may clip coupons appearing in the paper and bring or send them to The Register office, filled in with the names and addresses for which copies of the special edition are desired.

For the convenience of subscribers, Register carriers are prepared to help the subscribers in ordering the special editions. Nov. Japanese liner Terukuni Maru was following the route and the instructions of th- British contraband control when a ripped through two of its holds, its officers said today. The Terukuni Maru, of 11.930 tons, apparently struck a mine as it neared the east coast of Eng-1 land on a voyage from Japan. Its! 28 passengers and crew of 177 were saved.

It was the biggest Helsingfors, servers wondered how Britain leaders wondered what form the would apply the blockade to the German reply would take and Baltic, where Germany gets vital some thought it would be the war materials from the Scandi- long-expected mass bombing raids, navians in exchange for German accompanied by the argument products, and they believed that, that since economic war- tlie British might either send fare was directed against German their fleet crashing into the Bai- women and children. Germany tic or urge one of the Baltic neu- was entitled to retaliate on Brit- trals to give Britain submarine civil population, bases so they could prey on Ger-I Nevertheless, all but one of the man shipping as Germany has British newspapers today welcom- been doing on Allied and neutral ed the new policy as an adequate shipping in the North Sea. answer to 7 lie blockade will come as an krieg. The onlv dissenter was the order in council, issued by the; tabloid Daily Mirror which said it cabinet with the king presiding, was feather against a It was announced yesterday by Control Stations Prime Minister Neville Chamber- It was believed that the export lain- blockade would be handled, at Customers Hit tirst, just as the German import The cause of it was the new control stations at German and submarine warfare! Kirkwall, Weymouth. The Downs, had-taken a toll of 16 ships Haifa, Malta and Gibraltar.

in four days and tdok a German goods it was expected to saved Italian Steamer Fainona, 6.660 catch were coal, manufactured Har- the order in council iron and steel goods, pharmaceu- was being drafted. tical wares, dyes, paper, glass. The purpose of the blockade is glassware, copperware, leather and to shut olf foreign goods, silk, rayon and cot- change, with which she buys war ton goods. Manufactured prod- materials. uCts comprise almost four-fifths Ihe list of countries it will af- of German exports, feet was indicated in last year's The latest ship casualty, the list of German customers.

Fore- Fianona, also was reported struck most of these, in the order of by a mine three or four miles their Gorman imports, were: Bra- from the southeast British coast, zil, United States, Argentina. She was still afloat but badly China and Japan. damaged and it had not been Await Nazi Reply learned whether anv of her crew Germany was not expected to of 33 had been injured. NAZI BOMBERS RAID SHETLAND ISLANDS; THAMES AREA PERILED BY REUEL S. MOORE I nited Press Staff Correspondent LONDON.

Nov. 22. German aircraft merchant ship to be sunk since bombed the Shetland Islands today as anti-aircraft suns the Athenia went down. British pursuit ships fought off a German plane over Feared Mines (he Xhames pilot was guiding the ship Extent of damage, if A into a uoniiaoanu control pori thfl and five men were on special faufed the raid oi the rooftnDv with" AF look-out duty to watch for mines, which also was visited tayc 4 The ship was going about 15:, azl bombers, last week, was not knots. there was a terrific explosion under known immediately.

Down Two Bombers Tire Blowout Results In Death nounced. Adult education classes in Santa evening high schools will be suspended Thursday and Friday, Mrs. Golden Weston, director of adult education, apnounced. GLOBE, Nov. Venable, 35, Marys-! 1 JaiieU Ville, died in a hospital! .1 here late last night from injur-; ies suffered when a tire blowout forced his car over a 300 foot embankment.

go, making her more Order U. S. Ship Recommissioned WASHINGTON, Nov. 22. 4110 tons, has been intercepted U.

S. C. Athletes Sue Millionaire It was not learned whether any il3y a British warship near Iceland of the crew of 33 were hurt. the admiralty announced today. The ship was scuttled by this crew which was rescued by the warship LOS ANGELES.

Nov. 22. its tail. They saw' bursts of anti-aircraft shrapnel against the skv. Later anti-aircraft guns MMMH boomed in South Essex, shaking I explosion under the number two In addition to shooting down a houses and rattling windows but three Captain B.

Ma- German Dornier 17 off the Kent no plane was seen'there, Coast yesterday the Royal Air Warnimrs Sounded Three lust-class passengers. Force bagged a Heinkel which! Firs, reports oi the Shetland lunching in the dining room, were had penetrated the outskirts of Islands iaid that 1 struck in the face by their an air ministry and ad- tambers circled low and the WiTh "le tar 'T'r said- fired tracer bullets before releas- of the explosion. Three or four A British destroyer rescued jng their bombs of the crew were in- three German fliers, two of whom V. a jured slightly. Only one of the were wounded seriously, from a sound- injured was a stretcher case.

rubber boat in the North Sea. lCJ ear Rdiow- Sank Rapidly the communique said. ed shortly. Lifeboats were lowered hastily Watch Pursuit i air nuitis- and the passengers and the crew shirK tnH ft r'V' the destruction climbed into them. The captain batier hih a shlp was the last to leave his ship.

or hours a seek day, said that its loss to the Ger- which sank about 45 minutes 3 German plane mans had been claimed im -p after the minuies which appeared over ihe Thames mediately because the pilots who The Bertha Fisser was register- University of Sou- rr estuary and near Essex. I nm nf uLwJ them California athletes today Junior second officer, Mm- Crowds filed suit for $10,000 damages (rnnHnl, rnm Prorl LA ed out of Hamburg. (Reykjavnik and in streets in towns! (Continued on Page 4. Column 4) Copenhagen ported that a German ship had been set afire dispatches Monday reported that Fred Johnson, millionaire property owner, and on Page 4, Column 4) today The" Southern -hargod battery and false taprig French Flier III of Iceland after a British HOLLYWOOD. Nov 22-(UP) flred 14 and Raid On NaZIS On a 16-year-old slorv neutrafnatroi dutv It was not known whether the ad- Kenneth Dills, pole vaulter, al- Physicians said death was being tssaulted.

today Lieut. Comdr. Winston P. Holt finn witl: ARMENTIERES, France. Nov.

cd by brain concussion and ser- tailed two professional football now allached to the battleship incident.) 29 and U.S.S. California, was ordered to L'ArTT Hb was 011edr wkh" earner latter 5ai(i oommand the Tippecanoe which I DR AmVeS At Wltb camping to be a one-time all-American probably will be recommissioned BUND CHIEF ADMITS ROMANCE WHEN QUESTIONED AT TRIAL equipment. THUMBDEX om Kentucky. during December. The navy also tney wen booked on charges directed the recommissioning of suspicicn of assault, with Wil the 4980-ton storeship U.S.S.

Yu- 25- a market clerk, kon, which will be Commanded idfuu whose name was by Lieut. Henry G. Williams, withheld said she was accosted by ------------------------the men, taken to Braden's apart- TROOPS SENT TO FRANCE Warm Springs Comics Editorial Page No. ment, and there attacked 211 twi skL i LONDON, Nov. 22.

luf )- i Prather denied be- War Secretary Leslie Hore-Be- 22 are SaiK Hsha told the hOUse of commons Serial professional foothali toda.v lhat several thousand 14 played the ll? iTi1Ch h3Ve Sent to France Sports Vital Statistics Jimmie Fidler 10 Angeies week nfia Sunday and are sched- 15 again in a gun threatened to kill thf.m anri ncmvr, adv. NEW Nov. Kuhn, leader of detained them for .10 minutes F'Jnch flil'r bomb' German-American Bund, testified in his grand larceny I When a criminal charge was destroyed an entire se made against Johnson, it was re- week was asSnd todiv ufth and asked her become my be- 'he announcement tha, he had loVed "'lfe' but insistpd "as all in iPPL.uVnu' of! t0 lhe stand for wUhToFTl Vg you to WARM SPRINGS. Nov. 22 a fraternity house near the John- Sgioi Kuhn mv Gloved I UP)-President Roosevelt ar- son home.

Th(, pilof an I iS be real true to you and will love rived here today, just seven and ptie charge afterward was re- nf th! man J- IcCart ly that he did you torever Heaven sent you one-half months after he had i to a misdemeanor. vWthii the t0.u when and 1 wiiI forSet promised his friends at the Warm --------------------------iGerman line of forti4eS Ifore Ld ZZV wrote sard, Springs Foundation to back THREATEN CAPITAL unloadin- a careo of hoLK Germany in a niSht we had a brg party on the in the fall if we have a SHANGHAI, Nov. whkh Wew up a section at the She WaS 11 was aIi in Japanese Domei News xppppv rile. Tucl? of a lady a man 42-year-old testified yesterday that Mrs. SHANGHAI, Nov.

22. (UP)Japanese Domei News agency dis- strongest poinT of the line, Tt w'as knmvri for or Accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt patches from Hongkong said to- said. fjve dayS since he advised commons a month ago that 158,000 British soldiers were on French soil. and his aides, Mr.

Roosevelt mo- day that Japanese troops, which Under severe anti-air and ma- Ulli I C' Camp had repaid in full the $717 which the state charged he had giving holiday. i province. bullets. i I am terribly in love1 1 Continued on Page 1 Column 8)..