PAGCTCO
Sqnalus Valve
Device Probed
Better Ventilator Might
' Have Saved Submarme "
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hold the valve opes, there had
been no difficulty In closing the '
valve.
' Captain Monroe baaed hi
question on a recommendation
by another board of inquiry,
which . investigated the , sinking
of the S-5 off the Delaware capes,
la September, . 1920.
That board bad recommended
that , "steps be taken to.,.tnvesl
ga.te v and install, if . found feas
ible. ... device which, by
means V of interlock, will iusare
tk.at the middle ballast tank vent
is closed until the main induction
valve is closed v -- -
Whether the recommendation
was acted apon and found, not
feasible -was not brought out.
Valve Is Shown .
TJeager Point
With dramatic suddenness. Na
oujn had surprised t h com t
earjy In today's session with the
assertion that if any f four
pipes which feed air to the sub
marine during surface maneuvert
van ruptured by - a depth-bomb
e, a,.-mine, the entire ventilating
arstem of the akin weald be
flooded.
He recommended Installation
ot,'. 'automatic, instantaneous, snap
clop equipment for closing
, those pipes, through which, some
' officers have said, tame- the wa
tery that flooded the - after sec
tion of the Squalus on May 22.
day1; centered around Naquin's,
testimony concerning .his men
both; tbe alive and the dead.
Up recounted a report from
'-Ensign Joseph W. Patterson, of
Oklahoma City, who perished,
thftt his after seel Ion vas "rig
tj" and ready as tie operations
preparatory ; to the final, fatal
dlTC; were executed.
he recommended lawrence
Gajlaor, ' Honolulu electrician's
mate, a "the man who, "un
mindful of the danger and on his
own lniuuive, ' puuea a swiicn
la I the forward battery- room - f
the Equal nans she dropped, un
dokbtedly saying a serious bat
teoy fire."
Special commendation went
el:to the radiomen aad signal
man ' of the Squalus- -Theodore
Jatofes. Stat en Island, N.T.,
' Cbjrales A- Powell. Leesdale, La
Wren W. Smith. Jr.. LaPorte
Tel. and Arthur L. Booth, Mil
fond.' Conn. '
jfThey took more punishment
than any of us on the bottom."
Najwin said, as he told bow they
extended their dwindling energy
tapping ont messages on the ves
sel hull.
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Big Guns Booming
At Columbia Fort
CAMP CLATSOP. Jane 20.-tfP
-Ofegon National Guardsmen In
coast artillery units - began' big
ftri practice today.
lliflta. of the 249th field artil
lerjr manned 12-Inch mortars and
10-dach rifles at Fort Stevens . nd
lazed away at a target towed in
tha Columbia river by a tug., The
mortars hurled projectiles weigh
lag- 999 pounds, ud the rifle pro
jectiles weighed 550 pounds. s
Concussion shook the city of
Warden ton.
Tomorrow, other coast artillery
nnlts will fire -inch coast' de
fense; guns at Fort Canby, on the
Columbia's north . abort across
Trom Fort Stevens.
Tbe S2nd brigade was preparing
to jbivonac in the Nehalem valley
tor tactical drill in battle forma-
-Jtioni
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flqover Says Spy
,ases Increasing
8T. LOUIS, June 20.-P-Ae-tlrhles
ot foreign spies, J. Edgat
Hoover told an interviewer here
today, have Increased to such an
extent in this country that 700
cases of espionage were Investiga
ted by the federal bureau ot In
vestigation during Ills. .
. paring the previous five years
the chief of the FBI added, only
JS teases were reported to the bu
reaus. .
, "Many of them were false
alarms," he asserted "but a great
many of the reports were found
to pf true."
Escapes Prison
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Sajir sLe. knew her chances ot
t leoset were email, Mrs..Velua
I . est (above) serringr.
f ice ot from five years t life I
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,. i r nain "rnn dct nuvuu tm
atb. .nticp which she weal to
. f bridge party, escaped trees the
C Llo s t a t reformatory j for
- t omen at Marrsrille. - She left
e note sayiagr she wanted "eete
I :t good time." Three oilier
r aa fled wkh the. X3-jear
C 1 IJOBde. The nlnj na c
rbmd lm Cleveland la years
. ago .
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Ov'tT two of 10 persons crowded tato
Ham JmmiIi river near Byron, CaJUU dwrteg a nu t eara rfae neen
river, with direr
Actress in Favor
OfmThcatrii
TannlaH Bankhead Telia
Senate Body Theatre
WASHINGTON, June t9-Uty-
Brewn-haired Tallulab Bankhead
told -n -senate committee today that
many' actors would ' he ' "utterly
destitute" if the. senate retained
a. provision of the house-approved
relief Dill -terminating the WPA
theatre projects. - V . '.
Confessing nervousness, the ac
tress was accomanied to a bearing
before a senate appropriations
subcommittee by her father.
Speaker William Bankhead (D-
Ala), and her uncle. Senator. John
Bankhead (D-Ala). Earlier, she
greeted both with hugs and kisses.
"Uncle John is on the commit
tee," she told . reporters, "and I
know he will do all he can." '
Miss Bankhead said that under
the house measure actors "are be-
Tuf!a1 wtntimm ' I
She added -that if the theatre proj
ects were discontinued, existing
theatrical charities would have to
divert some of their funds from
present uses to aid the unem
ployed. ' ;' - " ;
On the senate floor. Senator
Wagner (D-NY) submitted an
amendment by himself. and Sena
tors Downey (D-Calif) and Pepper
(D-Fla) providing that lip to three
per cent of the relief, funds should
be available for projects financed
solely by the WPA. This would
make possible the continuance oi
the theatre and other arts proj
ects. Besides eliminating the the
atre program, the house voted to
require local contributions to the
cost of -all future arts projects.
such as those for writers.
Champagne, Scotch
On Buckner Diets
NEW YORK. June 20 UPi
Champagne and lobster were on
Bill Buckner's diet two summers
ago when he headed a Philippine
railway bondholders' committee.
a witness testified today In feder
al court, where tbe dashing young
promoter and four others ore be
ing, tried on mail fraud charges.
Spectators chuckled as Dorothy
Mattox. of the Hotel St. Regis staff
Identified vouchers showing that
in July, 1937, Buckner and Wil
liam J. Gillespie, a- co-defendant.
bought lavishly of tine wines.
scotch whiskies and sea foods.
Also there was an item of f 21 for
a broken chair.
The government contends that
Buckner, known formally as WD
Uam; P. Jr defrauded holders of
the railroad bonds, by wasting
their money in high living while
he-ostensibly was working to get
tbe Philippine, government to re
deem the defaulted issue.
Also on trial are a Filipino sen
ator. Felipe Buencamino, John
Stuart Hyde. British movie figure;
and C. Wesley Turner, broker.
Holrjstroni Party
Hits Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho. June
ZO-CAVIrrigation and navigation
don't mix, - Mrs. E. ' B. Clegg of
Vancouver, BC, observed tonight
as she looked over , the Welser
Idaho Falls section of her cross
country water tour. , v
Mrs. Clegg, who with Earl
Hamilton and Haldame (Buzx)
Holstrom, both of Coquille. Ore..
portaged around the rapids and
power dams ' between here " and
Shelley today, said she would re
lease Hamilton here, in line with
pre-arranged plans.
The party, which left Portland
two months ago, found shallow
watef as the result ot irrigation
and power dams tbelr greatest
hindrance, Mrs, Clegg, said.
Seek Qosed Shop
: PIp6d Plant
PdftTLAND, Jux-zjO-iffy-Tne
ai u. yirwgoa ana . Teneer ,wori-
ers nnion posted notice ot -inten-
tlonto enforce a' closed shop con
tract at the big Plylock corpora-
uon.-plant her today,. w j
'Jl Saturdav deadline wasv set.
.Approximately 200 CIO workers
still employed at the mill were
given opportunity to shift-to the
AFL. A representation;: election,
conducted - by the national labor
relatione board.reeently gave, the
atu union - Bargaining agency
iTraeic Erid to Picnic
-If
this antoaeobOe escaped alive when It careened oft a levee Into tbe
standing a rich. Meet e tbe rirllis
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OEORQSTOWN. Colo., June
2 OH-To prove ita cool la tnla
mountain town, residents art
making - pictures of icicles.
Almost nightly tie icicles form
on clotheslines strue by spray
ot running hoses.
PORT ALES, NMn June 20
-VP)-Oia Bossle paid her pert
toward tbe education ot nine
students ot Eastern Xew Mexi
co Junior college last. term.
The boys milked their way
through . the term. They led
their cows to school, formed a
cooperative group, bought feed,
swapped about at the milking
and sold milk to Portales resi
dents. ,
Net profit was $600.
READING, Pa., June '-(flV
railroad today sued a motor
ist for- damages to a locomotive
end' three coaches. The train and
Nathan Fink's car collided last
year. The - Reading company
placed the damage at $935 and
sold Fink failed to keep his car
under, control and did not heed
he whistle.
Peace -Work Urged
On Canada and US
S ANTON, N.Y., June 20-flV
Canada and the United States
should take the initiative, a for
mer peace committee counsel de
clared tonight, to for; i n union
of nations in the interest of
peace.
John 'Foster Dulles, former
counsel to the American com
mission to negotiate peace (1918
1919), blamed the "sovereignty
system, of government for world
unrest in a talk prepared for de
livery before the Canadian-Am
erican conference at St. Law
rence university.
V More than 150 educators and
government officials heard Dulles
assert:
"The reason why North Ameri
ca is relatively free of internal
true inueea unvai waoiiyso
for 75 years is," I am convinced,
that we have here reduced -to a
minimum the vices s 'ot, itho
erergnty system. The soveretga-
tysystem, as normally practiced.
inherently conduces to war.
Because the United States and
Canada have set an example In
the ability of nations to' live aide
by side In peace, Dulles -added.
these two countries should be
leaders In an effort to form
union of nations roughly pat
terned after the state-federal
system of government in this
country., -
School Vote Will
Be Taken as Final
The unofficial returns of Sa
lem's school election Monday will
be accepted as conclusive at far
as the two defeated directors are
concerned, tbey declared yester
day. Both were defeated by amall
margins.
Director W. F. Neptune, chair
man of the school board since
January, said he "wouldn't ask a
recount If it was only one vote
difference. ?
"I'm tickled to get out of it,"
xteptene declared. "I'm satisfied."
Director E. A. Bradfleld. board
member for six years, also said be
vas "satisfied" with the election
results and would not consider
asking .tor n recount.
Roy Harland - received J 51 5
votes and Donald A. Tounar 1524
to be elected, over Neptune's 1494
ana sraaneid'a 1452.
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Elartinex Family Ii Last
in Liat of 40 Hit by
: Food Poisoning
MARTINEZ, Calif.. June 29.-
OPr-Poisonintr from mussels
which baa claimed six lives In Cal
ifornia in the last four days, put
five Oakley residents under a Phy
sicians care today.
Dr. V. A. Powell, eounty health
off leer, said .apparently an would
recover. Only M. Duarte, 59-year-
old Oakley farmer, and his wife
remained in bed today. Their son
and two ranch hands had suffi
ciently recovered to go on with
their work.
Dr. Powell said . the mussels
were taken from Monterey bay.
The illnesses of the Oakley-fam
il brought to more than 40 the
number who have been stricken
from mussels taken from Califor
nia beaches In recent days.
The state department of health
reported three focal points of in
fection were responsible for all of
the known current cases Cypress
Point. Bird Rock and Big Sur.
The half dozen deaths la fire
California cities compared with
12 deaths in the 12 previous years.
Duarte and his family became
ill on mussels that were given to
them by a grocer who gathered
them at Cypress Point. Dr. Powell
seized remaining mussels for ex
amination.
Cop Takes Bath;
Joe Takes Leave
SAN FRANCISCO. -June 20. HP)
Sheriff's Deputy O. M. Langslet, of
Klamath Falls. Ore., reported to
police tonight that Joe Blanken
ship, 45, whom he was returning
to Oregon from Yuma, Ariz., dis
appeared while the officer was
taking: a bath. Langslet said
Blankenshlp was being returned
on n check charge, and asked offi
cers to aid In apprehending him.
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posed by the Japanese eight days
ago after British pniciais had re
jected Japanese demand tor ens-
tody of four Chinese accused ot
kilting a lotal oraml-'"---;:.
Food SituaUon
Is Unchanged - ' ' -
The food sittratlon behind elec
trified barricades with which the
Japanese bate Tinged tbe British
and bordering French concessions
remainel unchanged despite Gen
eral Sugiyama'a statement that the
Japanese would "do everything to
faciliUte the entry of food."
Japanese patrol boa ta in , the
Hal still were preventing all sam
pans from ..landing food in ; the
British concession and Domei, Jap
anese news agency, reported that
vegetable, growers outside tbe
British, area had agreed on
"spontaneous boycott" of the
area. It said they bad decided to
sen only in the Japanese-con
trolled tone.
The 1500 Britons virtually Im
prisoned within the concession,
meanwhile, faced the loss ot vital
pabDe services as Chinese em
ployes began quitting their Jobs
under threats ot death to their
families if they remained at work
tor the British.
Japanese official circles pre
dicted that British overtures short
ly would break the impasse. This
belief waa strengthened by the
arrival front Hsinklng ot Sotomat-
an Kato, embassy - councillor in
Manchoukuo, who formerly served
In the Japanese embassy in Lon
don. V ' - -
The 1045-ton British escort ves
sel sandwich arrived, last night to
reinforce the HMS - Lowestoft
which la remaining Indefinitely at
the British bund. ,
Negotiations were reported re
liably still to be In progress be
tween the Chinese chamber ot
commerce and the Japanese army
for lifting of the blockade for Chi
nese during the three-day dragon
boat festival beginning today.
- (Chinese who keep., traditions
feel compelled to settle all debts
even at great sacrifice twice
year, nt. the lunar calendar new
year and the dragon boat festival
Chinese merchants who tail to
meet their obligations lose com
mercial credit and "face" with
their fellows.
Cane Duel Results
In Murder Charge
NEW MARTINSVILLE, W. Va.
June 20.-(P) Alex Wilson, 76
year-old inmate of the We tie
county infirmary was charged to
day by Prosecutor G. W. Cof field
with killing his 74-year-old room
mate tn a duel with canes.
Coffield said the fight occur
red last Saturday and that Nicho
las Barcus, the injured man, died
yesterday.
Rickey Vetoes Bonds
RICKEY, June 20 The J 15.
000 bond issue proposal sub
mitted to the Rickey school dis
trict for construction of a second
two-room sehoolhouse in the west
end ot the district, was defeated
by the district's voters today, 54
to 42.
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Nine persona died in a tornado that howled ocrees ; 25 naOes of coutryside near Mlooeapolls, and scores
were injured, but eeaaioaaIly tbe atoms Jeft a freak: like these intact pews la on. otherwise smashed
ehnrch. peas ran cecnoleCetr by
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Youth Eight BaU
SEATTLE, June 20-0P)-An in
genious magnet creation, which
Detective Lieut. Richard Zelden
rust said waa designed to "beat"
pin ball machines, led Cliff M. Har
baugb, 27, to Jail today.
The detective said Harbaugh
told him his creative arge waa
stimulated by tbe loss ot $150 la
three months of pin ball playing.
Harbaugh strapped two bat
terieson bis back. A wire ran down
his sleeve to n magnet in bla
gloved hand.
The magnet was designed to
lead the metal balls Into any pay
ing hole, Zeldenrust explained, but
it led its inventor into trouble on
an open charge at the first stop. '
Straw Votes Hit
By Holman, Pierce
WASHINGTON, June 20-ff)-A
broad inquiry into political "straw
votes" was asked today by Senator
Holman (R-Ore) and Representa
tive Pierce (D-Ore).
They introduced identical reso
lutions which would authorise the
appointment of a joint committee
'to "Investigate the conducting of
polls purporting to measure pub
lic opinion with respect to ques
tions or issues which have or may
not have a bearing on the outsome
of elections."
I : Representative . Pierce said, he
doubted the value and the accur
acy of the polls and aald he be
lieved the men behind them had
Just been making "some lucky
guesses."
For this reason, he said, the
resolution would direct that "spe
cial reference be given to the man
ner of framing questions con
tained In the ballots and inquiries
and the methods ot selecting per
sons to whom they were sent."
The committee would be re
quired to report to congress before
next January 15 "with recommen
dations." song
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Finland Cleats Its VS. Debt
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Secretary Morgenthaa and Minister Precope
Finland makes the last payment on Its war debt to the United States
as Minister HJalmar J. Procope hands Secretary of tha Treasury
Henry Morgenthaa notice of final payment in Washington. The
final amount was for 5160,693.
Trio of Twisters
Kill One, Hurt 2
LUBBOCK, Tex., June 20-flP-Three
twisters in this area killed
at least one person, critically in
jured two, and Injured less seri
ously a half dozen or more today.
Torn communication lines pre
vented accurate checks, but re
ports sifting here were that severe
wind and rain storms struck num
erous areas of the plains.
W. H. Jackson ot near Lerellan,
was killed when his farm .home
was demolished by a twister. His
wife waa injured critically and
waa not expected to live.
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you know it's Chesterfield
attain with FRED WARING
his roftkking radio gang.
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smoking pleasure and enjoyment
it's possible to get from a cigarette.
.Many smokers say they never knew
real mildness in a cigarette until they
tried (esteriield's HAPPY wlNATlON
of mild'fipe ' American "arid Turkish
tobaccos.
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. Chesterfield can't-be-copied blend
giver sti tiers, what they want . .
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Boeing Men like
Stratoliner Ride
SEATTLE. June 20-AVAt n
altitude of 16,500 feet a party
of nine Boeing Airplane Corpor
ation employes today cruised is
what they said was all the com
fort of home.
Boeing officials said it was tht
initial test in the world's first
supercharged cabin transport
plane a new stratoliner.
The "altitude conditioning"
equipment was designed to main
tain comfortable atmospherii
conditions within the cabin a!
high altitudes.
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