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The Klamath News WEATHER NEWS WIRE SERVICE Tli Herald And New uhecrll to fall leased wire rvlr of th AhwUM Pre and th United Preae, lha world' (r-let aawagaiherlnf organisation For IT hour dally world news come Into Th HmM Mew olllra oo teletype machine. Pair nifh M: Low M At Mldalght M 84 boor to S a. an. ,, Season to data Law rear to data .00 ii ..II.W ... IN THE SHASTA-CASCADE WONDERLAND Normal Precipitation .. -o N3,jnrtvunn o it ft v ' alAMATH FALLS, ORE., THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937 Vol. 14, No. 262 Price F Ive Cent (Every Morning Except Monday) Editorials on lha Day's News By HUNK JENKINS pKKHIDK.NT ROOSEVELT for blda Amarlran merchant ves la owned by lha govarnmant lo transport arm, ammunition or Implements of war to Cblna or Japan. Why? Wall. If a ahlp OWNED by tba GOVERNMENT OF TUB U. B. should ba aunk by tha Chinese or Jepanese th resulting Uuatlon would ba mora airlnua lhaa If lha ahlp wara owned merely by prl vata citizens. oY ALL Iba rulra of war (Inao far as any rules are left) sink ing a asrshlp la a mora serloas niatlar than linking a merchant ahlp, and vessel ownad by lha government bsve aomawhat th alalui of wanhlpa. "TT1IK highway commission of tho Hat of Oregon borroat a mil lion dollar of abort terra monay at an Interest rata (lightly under HAl.r OF ONE PER CENT. Why lb low rt? Thr can ba only ona answer. Under Milling condition, people ara afraid to rUk thalr monay In private antarprlaa, and ao ara willing to land It to lha ttata for practically nothing. AN OUTriT calling Itself tha " Amerlrsn Committee for Span Itb Relief baa collactrd I30.J91, of which lil.713, or approxlmat ly II cents out of each dollar, want for "administration and pub licity" that la to aay. for aalary and expenses of tho doing th collecting. Th world I certainly full of rackata. tka day, lan't It? CPEAKINO of rckt. a coupl " of fat workr hit Reading lha oibar day and J'artad la eol- lriina comniiiwii w j. rlth a moTla mob cn lo b ilmd In Trinity county. Wbn they flnlahrd op and dlaappard. (Contlnnad on Pag FIv) CARRIER PIGEONS BRING FIRST NEWS OF LINER BOMBING ' VAN FRANCISCO. 8pt. 11 (11 PI Tarrlr Dlxeons. tossed aloft from tha deck of th 8. B. President Hoover a aha passed through quarantln on bar arrlral In San Francisco hay, brought to tha Amarlran mainland today lha tint direct nawa of tha llnar' bombing In tha Slno-Japanai war ona. Aa tha bomb-rarred Mnr nard bar dork, tha pigeon, carrying Interviews with hip offlrer and paaaenger. flew to tha San Francisco New building with th atoiiea. Tha flrt pigeon brought lha tory of. Mr. Mahal 8. Snaw, fuhllaher of th lnglawood, cai., 'ally New. "I w silting In a deck chair, wrlllnz a latter, when th bombing of tha llnar tartd." Mr. Shaw aald. "I aw doora and window breaking before ray ay. W fled to the dining room whera we huddled about waiting for tbe neit bomb to blow ua to bit. "We aernred Ufa nreenrera. ex pecting tha worat, but It waa all over In 10 minute, though It teemed Ilk hour. Cpt. George W. Yardley, com mander of the Dollar liner which Chine airplane attacked off Shanghai, ald that th attack wa prtty fat, too fast for tna pss enter to become really panic atrlrken." He told bow ba and hi man tried vainly to drive off th four plane with rlfl. Ruins of Shanghai's Civic Center Symbol of War's Fury (Editor' Not: Jam A. Mill looked today it tba ruin of hopeful China' . magnlflcant Ahanghal civic center In Klang wan and aaw therein "th fury, th futility and th ranatlclam" of war. Her la hi moving lory.) . Ily JAMKH A. Mn.I.S - 8HAN0HAI. Sept. II (AP) Th niajnatlc Shanghai elvlc cen ter, coating 131,000,000 mn. th . flnoat municipal plant In all tha orient, roa from Shanghai' ruin In 131. Tody It 1 a ruin Itaelf. I went out there today and looked at It. Four week! of Inceaaant bora bardmant by Japan planea, warahlp and artillery have grumbled city hall, library, mu rum, atadlum and hoapltal Into , 'charred monument to th fury. tha futility and fanaticism of war. Thl great development wa da- lined and built by American educated Chlneaa arcbltacta and CIO CALLS FOR MILL DISPUTE Labor War Climaxed with Boulder, Gun Attacks On Boats Hauling Logs PORTLAND. Sept. It p) Th CIO lumbar unit, provoked by Ita failure to break an Aft. blockade of lumber nd log activities In tha harbor, called for a "show down" today with th Firemen, Oiler nd Wdertender union. Don llelmlrk. region! director of the CIO International Wood aorkere of America, aald tha maritime group ordered It three firemen and In re oiler from th lumber erhooner W. It. Chamber lain. Jr., and halted loading oper ation t th Weit Oregon Lumber company. AFL pokeimen warned yea lerday the Chamberlain crew would not work t'10-made lum ber. Three Sawmills Operate Only three aawmlll affected by the ClO-AFL fight for tha con trol of the Industry operated to dar. On other mill, however, hoped to get a night ihlft on th Job. PORTLAND. OIIE.. Sept. IS (L'Pl Portland'a lumber labor war between the American Fed eration of Labor and tha com mute for Industrial orgmliatlnn wa dlmid tody when tug boata hauling loga on tha Will amette river becama th targt of bullet and rock. When the tug Lyle H . hauling a lug raft, passed under tha Mor- rlon street Bridge everi large (Continued en Page Biz) JUDGE DECIDES TO PERMIT JUVENILES TO BE MARRIED SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 11 (DPI Superior Judge tieors -Utefaar of Han Francisco, decided a heated 0trory today when ha gava hi eonient to th child marriage of Cecillia Ramlrei and Mine el Del Llano. 11-year-old high arhool tudent. Although th girl ald the wa about to become a mother, authotl- tle wr reluctant to permit the marlaga became of Del Llanos luvenll court record. In the con troveray aome authorltle held th unborn child hd th right to a "name." regardle of other cir cumstances while othera thought It belter th coupl b refuied per mlaalon to wd. Th ludg aH that a mining certificate from Dr. Franclaro Urrlolagollla which aald the girl waa about to become a mother had been rediscovered In a drawer In tha marrlag llcena bureau, it waa doubt aa to tha authenticity of thl document which caused the Judge to withhold permlealon for the marlaga. "My drat consideration 1 for th unborn child." Judge Steiger aald. "Tha baby ba a much right to a name aa you or 1 have and I do not Intend to dcprlr It of thl right "After I eiamlned tha boy' record, I found that hla delin quency wa not ao aerlout aa I flrtt expected. I feel that ha ba a right to another chance, to prove ha I worthy of thl girt' lore." Th marrlag will take place (Continued on Pat SUjr NUDE SUICIDE NIAGARA FALLS. N. T., Sept. II (AP Th nud body of a woman waa taken from the Niagara gorge today, and Cor oner Harry R. Kmea asid It had been Identified aa that of Mr. Lloyd W. Jenkln. 4. of Eggerte vlll. Th akull wa fractured and there war body Injurle. all apparently cauaed by a piling ovr Niagara Fall, th coroner aid. . anglneer. Neither Tokyo nor Nanking could boaat lucb auparb building. Today all ar black, manglad keletona. . Spain and Ethiopia have en nothing Ilk thl. On ha to go back to tha World War, to tha ruined clttea of Franca and Bel gium -Rhelma, Louvaln, Liege to find a parallel to thl tragic weep of deatructlon. Gaping ahell hole In moat of th building bar mad re building almoat an Impoaalblllty. Even th 11.000,000 Mex Amer ican gtyl hoapltal, which waa to have mrved aa a modal for all China, la aa badly httred a th Wooaunf fort at th conflu ence of th Whangpoo and the Yangta. Museum Mot Tragic Dot It -wa In th great whit granlt mnaeurn, which honaed China' century old rellra, thnae from th Talplng rebellion, th opium war and th Boxer upria - (Continued oa Pag Two) Curfew Must i irit 11 mix w 0 - . 2z Ulluer Kred lilln ol the clly police department "aadly toll th. knell of parting day," warning the youth of Klamath Fall to leave the atreet, alley and way of th city or be tubject to fine or ImprUonment or both. F.R. KLAN CHARGES Senators Believe Admin istration Should Have Allowed Study of Black By IXII'IH t. MHW.VX.V. I'nlted I'rt-w Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON. Sept. 15 (UP) The admlnlatratlun tonight main tained alienee regarding continued demand! that Prealdent Rooaevclt call for the resignation of Justice Hugo L. Black because of hla alleged life membership In the Klu Klux Klan. Mr. Roosevelt gave the admin istration's present position In the controversy yesterday when he said there would be no comment on the Black charge until the former Alabama senator returns from Europe. He cautioned news paper correspondents not to pre dict that the White House would take action even after Black re turn. Htarcd Surprise Hla advice waa subject to two interpretations: (11 That he would give Black an oportunity to read a complete account of the Klan disclosures a made in the (Continued on Page Six) Night Wire Flashes KK.IIT KII.KD LIMA, I'eru, Kept. 15 (IP) Klgtit persona aboard a r'aucelt arrvlec passenger plane were klllnl tonight when the plane crashed Into a hill near l.urln, 3(1 mllre eouth of here. CHILD MAY IMK Clllt'AtMl, Sept. 15 (I'P) An eight-) car-old girl, beaten arrlously and ravished In west-sltle alley by a "teen-age" ho)', stumbled Into her home to night and eotlnimrd In her mother's arms. The child, tier alcllne Thompson, waa rushed to the county hospital where physi cian reported she 'may die." lll'XTKR KILLED ' XOUTH HEM). Ore., Sept. 15 (If) Hurk Kngilahl, 17. waa killed late today In a hunting; accident In an Isolated district near here. The youth waa hunting with Frank Kuilruna, chool com panion. RKVKXtiK Kll.l.lXfl OlllC.VtJO, Sept. 15 (IT) flcorge Ih Chlrharvlrk, 00, n former private detective, told police tonight how ha killed prominent attorney, stabbed another and slashed two sten ographer. "I'd do It again," he added. "I'm not curry at all." BID Al.TI'RAM, fal., Sept. 18. (I'D Fairbanks Morse and company today offered the lovr est hid for construction of dle sel-cloctrlc generating eqil nient for the Huprlse Valley l trlflcatlon rorKirallon. Tha Fslrbnnks Morse bid waa 875,. l(MI, comiMired to bid of H8,. 44H from Worthlngton Pump and Machinery con'"''!'0" nrt 8NN.RS2.50 from lha Western Machinery corporation. Ring Tonight ,:!l. ' j : " " N '. Curfew Bell To Ring Out Again in City Curfew ringing in Klamath Falls, which ha been aadly neg lected for. aom time put, hs bean taken up again a on of th evening pas Limes of lh pollc department. Enforcement of the city cur few ordinance, passed by the coun cil on June 1. 130. Is alo in cluded in th dutle of th night police force. Th old bell In city hall wa rung Monday evening, allegedly by mistake, but tbe chimes re minded officials that the tolling should be a nightly occurrence. Kit Too Karly To be sure, officers were a bit haxy on the provision of th or dinance and rang th bell Just exactly an hour too early, spoil ing the tun of Klamath Falls youth below the age of II, but police are notoriously known a poil-aport anyway, so on thing more asslnst tbem won't matter much. Th curfew ordinance, No. iOtl. reada aa follows: "An ordinanc prohibiting children under the age of 11 year from remaining or being found upon th streets, alley or way of Klamath Falls, Oregon, after I o'clock at night between October 1 to March 11 Inclusive, and after 10 o'clock at night between April 1 and Sep tember 30. Inclusive of each year. According to these stipulations, youngsters still have two week In which to ramble the streets un (Conllnucd on Pag Six) CUTTERS HUNT FOR SOPWITH'S SLOOP BOSTON. Sept. II (UP) The Coast Guard Cutter Cayuga and Chelan late tonight were ordered to earch for Endeavour I. T. O. M. Sopwlth's unsuccessful 1934 America' cup challenger, adrllt In the North Atlantic after her tow line parted from tha Yacht Viva II. Coast guard official ordered th earch at tha request of Cap tain Wallace Grlnt of the Viva who returned to Newport tonight. Ha telephoned headquarter here that tha tow Una snapped during a 106-mile gale. 110 mile east of Nantucket liland, at midnight Monday. HUMIDITY LOWERS FIRE HAZARDS RALRM, Or., Sept. II (UP) Flra hatard that had exlatrd In Oregon Monday and Tueiday was minimised today when moist southerly wind and fog along tha coaat dropped yesterdsy's high temperature. Th tt forestry department anotinced that there Wer no bad fire In the stste today. A few mall one were burning but were under control tonight. Th humidity went up In mot part of th state after the hot wind from th north which had prevailed earlier ihitted to com from th aoutn. HIGHKST IN 17 VKARS CHICAGO, Sept. II (AP) Th price of cattle aoared to lt. 10 per hundredweight today, tha hlgheat In 17 years. A load of choice grain fed steer brought th top. which wa 10 cant above th previous high. CHINESE PLAN TO TRAP JAPS FAR FROM AID Sword Fighting Wins For Defenders In Surprise Retreat Move In South By JACK HKI.DKN United I'm Staff Correspondent FORTIETH 'CHINESE ARMY HKAIHJl'AKTEIIS. OUTSIDE THANUL'HOW. Thursday, Sept. 1 (UP) Chinese strategy In North China I aimed at drawing the Japanese troops Into a trap In the Interior where they will be un able to nse tanks and heavy ar tillery. Gen. Pang Ping-Hsun. commander of tbe 40tb Chinese army, told me today. He said that tbe Japanese move ment southward from Tientsin had not yet become a real "Japanese drive." Will Give Slowly The Chinese want to get tbe Invader away from th railway. Pang aald that the Japaneae were prone to take small advant ages "which wa plan to giva them and wbirh will cause tbem to fall Into a fatal trap." Pang's troops outside Tsang- chow ara 100 miles north of Tientsin. They withdrew from Machang. IS milea north of here, which the Japanese entered last Saturday, because floods threat ened to cut off tbe Cblne means of retreat. Flank Weak The general aaid that tha Jap anese do not dar to move south ward In force nntll they find an opening which the Chinese so far hav successfully concealed wbile playing hide-and-seek with the Jspsnese unite. Weakneaa of their left flsnk haa also mad tha Jap anese charry of a southward move ment, he said. Chinese troops are massed against this flank and threatening and encircling move ment to cut Japanese comunl cations. Pang aald ba thought the Jap anese would not be able to break through th Tsangcbow defense line. Th Chine are entrenched su-ongly and prepared to give th last drop of blood, n said. n U R. KKIX. Copyright 17. by I'nlted Press SHANGHAI, inursnsy. tept. is (UP) Chines troops, wielding fh.ir hi swnrds vith deadlv effect in tierce hsnd-to-band fighting. today recaptured ins sirsiemc imwm r Titian 14 miles north- west of the international eettle- (Contlnued oa Pag 8lX) TERRORIST RIOTS STAGED ON YOM KIPPUR IN POLAND WARSAW, Bept. II (AP) Rioters stormed a synagogue at Cielads during a Yom Klppur service todsv In a violent out burst of Polish ntl-Jw terror ism. The mob first stoned th yna gogue and broke all th win dowa. Panlc-atricken Jew fled from every door. They were attacked and beaten a they tried to escape. Police arrived and arreated halt doien person. Th riot wa but on of a aerlea of such outbreak of vio lence which, coupled with In creasing antl-Jewlsh boycott ten dencies, hsv been alarming ro- llsh Jews. In recent month a peasants' boycott of Jewish tradesmen In mall towna ha been so thor ough thst bankrupt shopkeepers ar coming to Warsaw, nnabla to survive In tba rural district. Even schoolboys have Joined thl movement, boycotting Jew ish deslers In second-hand text book and establishing coopera tive book exchange. LOGGERS GATHER FOR CONGRESS SEASIDE. Ore.. Sept. II (UP) Loggera 1000 strong from all part of th northwest met here today to open tha Pacific Logging congres. Th session will laat until Saturday. U. 8. Senator Frederick Stelwer and Gov. Charles H. Martin will apeak. Tha program will consist of talks on logging problems, a field trip through tha Clatsop county logging operations, and business sessions. Logging ma chinery valued at a half million dollar wa on display. PAUL MALLON RETURNS He'a back! Paul Mallon, ac American news commentator, haa return ad from a summer tour of Eu rope, and la again writing hi Illuminating articlea on nation al and world affair. - Th tint of the new series will be found In Mr. Msllon's old place on the editorial page. Hla articlea will appear there dally hereafter. They ara commended to Herald-New reader. Japan Declares Any Action in China by League Would Force Line-up With Italy, Germany By Wallace Carroll United Pre Staff Correspondent GENEVA, Sept. 11 (UP) Japan will withdraw from all leagu of nations collaboration and will strengthen her tie with Italy and Germany If th leegue take "positive action" on China's appeal for Intervention In the far east conflict, a Japan spokes mn said tonlghL Tba Japanese announcement waa made alertly after Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo. Cbina'a Geneva delegate, told the league assembly that Japan not only ia trying to conquer China but Intends to ex pel the United Bute snd Euro pean natlona from the far east. Anti-Red Bloc "Feelings throughout Japan would be so stirred up that the country would be forced to with draw from th economic, social and opium mandate work, and would discontinue th league of nation union," th spokesman said. "Tba net result would ba an anti-communist bloc by Germany, Italy and Japan, and any other nations with the same feelings regarding Moscow's intrigues." Japan 1 not a member of the league. She and Germany have a two-power pact agalnat comma- Whole State Swelters in Heat Vave Realdenta of Klamath county Wednesday were wiping; their brow and wondering how long summer la going to last. Tuesday's temneratnre had climbed to II degree In the offi cial atate thermometer and Wed nesday's climb bad only Been halted at 2 by a cooling breete. Th record for September, tem perature waa aet In 11 when the mercury hit . Tudy' htsh of is was equalled one day in September, 1111. Forest SHaatlon Haxsu-doas Thre waa some k-ellaP among th expert that th hot weather would "cook up" a thunder (torm, which might bring rain. In that caae. a killing frost would probably b th next thing on the weather schedul. Th hot. dry weather bad for est protective official jittery. Humidity condition wr x tremely hazardous In th sur rounding highland. . a hi is of blue amoke hung over the Klamath country, but foreat officials said It must be drifting in from elsewhere. ' By The Associated Pre vid-Sentemhee sun took a rest today after crecklng some all- tlme heat record in uregon ana creating dangerou fir condi tion In (h northwet forest. Wolf Crk on th Pacific highway turned In on of th hottest dsys in th nation yea terdav with a maximum reading of 104 degreea. Medford re corded 101 degreea and Ro burg 101. Portland Cooler km n.mtt ikv and a breeze cooled Portlni after yesterday ' 17 degree, tn nones- sep-em-(Continued on Pag Six) KLAMATH CIO MILL WORKERS WANT NO QUARREL WITH AFL The Klamath dlatrlet council e h i.umher and Sawmill worker, a CIO affiliate, !ued a conciliatory statement weanes- .... th. Afreet that tha CIO member "have no quarrel with th rank and til" of the AFL. Roy Grant, president of th district council, declared the .-.Urates voted unanimously to build unity In th labor move ment. "W will cooperate wtth th AFL membership at all time." said th statement. "Wa -will observe all legal picket line and h.ln th.m tn win their ftsht. Howvr, wa do not car to be come Involved In Jurisdictional disputes, aa thia la not popular In any way with tb public and w must depend upon public -nlninn t n h.tft IIS nr-ITMl "It I the policy of th Inter national wooaworaers to ouua a unitica la Dor movamant. Potatoes SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. II (AP-USDA) Potatoes: I Cali fornia car arrived. I Oregon, 1 Idaho, 1 unbroken, 11 broken on track, supplies moderate, de mand alow, msrkst weaker for Northern Gem, stesdy for Cali fornia Long White, almost too few sales to quote. Oregon Klam ath district Russeta No.. 1. 11.40- 1.10, California price unchanged. 1.08 ANGELES. Sept. II (AP- USDA) Potatoes: California cars arrived, 11 unbroken, II broken on track, by truck ( ar rived, 1 car diverted, uppll moderate, demand fair, Stock ton no early offering. Kern county Netted Gem No. 1 fw else 11.10, No,. I. 71 eante. nleo but It haa been denied, de spit many rumor, tbat Italy baa subscribed to tha antl-bolsbevik front. GENEVA, Sept. II (JP) Japan will refnaa and Ignore even friend ly mediation by tha league of na tion In the Sino-Japanes con flict, tba Japanese minister to Switzerland disclosed todsy. Th Japanese envoy, EtJI Amau, told the Associated Press Japan would brook no mterferenc In th far eastern crlai. His statement came aa tha lea gue pondered what If any action to take on China's blistering In dictment of Japaneae "aggrea lon" and her demand for a lea gue denunciation of tha Japanese military campaign. Committee Revival Favored "There la no queation of Japan accepting a temporary league council aeat in ease she is Invited to defend herself." tb Japaneae nvoy declared decisively. A British pokeman aald a lit tle while later tbat Great Britain favored revival of tba Chine ad visory committee, created after the Manchurian conqueat of 1931. In order to handle th new Chl- (Contlnned on Page Six) BLOW TO CHINA U. S. Maritime Heads At Work To Enforce Roose velt Shipment Order WASHINGTON. Sept. II (UP) The Slno-Japanes crisis oetipled th attention of Prealdent Rooae vclt and three government agencies tonight as secretary of commerce Dnll C. Roper projected the pos sibility tbat govern manl-owned medchasf. ahlix may .be -forbidden" to transport cotton end sent iron to tb fr eastern belligerents. Roper statement thst a con stant atudy Is being mad of tha Increase In those export, which ara essential tn the manufacture of war materials, waa mad 14 houra after Prealdent Roosevelt banned government-owned ahlp from carrying arms or ammuni tion to China or Japan. By tho Associated Press Here is tbe unofficial, but au thoritative. Chinese and Japaneae reaction to President Roosevelt' partial embargo on arm hlp- mente to th far east. China Pessimism, largely be came Chinese thought It was "a departure from America's one time interest in Justice and right"; because they believed It favored Japan, which haa tea need of arma Imports. However, the Chi nese aw little practical effect of the -embargo. . China ha eatab- (Contlnned on Pag Six) BUSINESS CHEER WASHINGTON. Sept. 11 (AP) Secretary Roper today predicted an "important aurge forward In busineaa within th next tew week. ARMS EMBARGO TODAY'S NEWS DIGEST LOCAL 1.t-.i-v hits K Tueadav. well up again Wedneaday. Pag L. Wlldllfers hnrl Insult at coy ote, plot death of mora animal next year. Page S. Proposed plans for recreation center opposite depot prepared. Pag I. Fund lacking for constructing IVi-mlle link on AHura high way outh of Tulelak. accord ing to California official. Pag . Burg Maon named on arm ory board, succeeding J. F. Dag gett, resigned. Pag I. City order curfsw oundd nightly, old ordinanc enforced. Pag 1. CIO eawmlll workera' affiliate makea conciliatory statement, de nying any quarrel with th rank and fll of th AFL. Pag 1. . County health unit plan 100 pr cent Immunisation for small pox and diphtheria among ele mentary school students. Psi I. INTERNATIONAL SCENE Japan refute to brook Inter ference by Lesgu of Natlona or any foreign power In far eastern crisis. Psg 1. Chlnea atateaman at Geneva Issues bllsUring attack on alleged Japan aggrelon. Psg 1. President Roosevelt' partial arma embargo viewed a more favorable to Japan than China. a U. 8. maritime commission takes step to put order Into af fect. Pag 1. MUSSOLINI MAY BREAK NEUTRAL PACT IN SPAIN IL Duce Unsatisfied with Small Patrol Area Set For Italy In Sub Hunt By JOHKPH W. GRIGG, Jr. Copyright 1BS7 by United Pre LONDON. Sept. It (CP) Fascist Italy, supported by Nazi Germany, indicated tonight she might renounce her 8panish neu trality pledge because Italian war ships wer not given a role equal to thos of Britain and Franc in tbe Mediterranean "piracy" patroL Italian newspapera made it clear that unless Britain and Franco alter the "piracy" plan to give Italy an equal footing, Premier Mussolini may withdraw from tha already tottering non-intervention plan under which 17 nation prom ised to keep out of Spain. Germany Wonld Follow Tbe semi-official 0 I o rn a I D'ltalia, edited by Virglnlo Cards, aald. "any further move belonge to the French and British govern ments, not Italy, for they moat choose between a consideration of Italy's evident rights and the re sponsibility of an autonomoua policy unfolding Itself in tha Medi terranean without Italy, the great est Mediterranean power." Diplomat said auch a move by Italy undoubtedly would bo accompanied by a similar renun ciation of non-intervention by Adolf Hitler of Germany. Tb Nazi Pre said today that Mus solini's refusal to acept naval patrol in the little Tyrrhenian sea i refusal announced after Rome- Berlin eoneultatlone- had Ger many' full xproval, aa did fascist censure of the Nyon piracy accord as "audacity." Dace) Eye Madrid British and French newppr published unverified report that Premier Muasollnl I preparing to aend 150.000 Italian troop to Spain to take Madrid. The dlv patche all appeared to hav origi nated with Leftist JJewapaper L'Ouvra Hw "Parle.- Tba London - (Conttnnwd on -Pat Sir) r EXPLOSIONS. FIRE WRECK DRUG FIRM AS 200 WORKING WEEHAWKEN. N. J.. Sept. II (AP) A aeriea of undetermined explosions followed by a raging fir demolished th block-aquare, three-atory 8. B. Penlck and com pany plant today while an esti mated too persons, mostly girls, were at work. A check on th caausltles waa not avatlabl immediately al though several ambulance load of injured wer taken to local and nearby Hoboken hospital. Hospital authoiitlea aaid most of the victim suffered bnrns, whll other received possible fracture of th skull. A - number wer discharged after receiving tint aid treatment. Whll firemen from Wee hawken. Union City and Ho boken battled the flamea to keep them from spreading to nearby frame building, police began' a roundup of tha employe of tha crude botanical drug factory to (Contlnnad on Page Two) Five western naval power. In cluding U. 8., demand China, Japan Immediately atop endanger ing non-combatant at Shanghai. Pag 1. Chines general reveals plan to lur Japanese away from rail road and artillery tn North China to spring trap. Page 1. Mussolini threatens to break non-intervention pact tn Spain over small patrol area assigned to Italy. French gun flra on rebel bomber. Page 1. Franco-British antl-plracy fleet In Mediterranean Increased to al most 10 ahlp. Pag 1. Shanghai correspondent, view ing httred ruins of Shanghai magnificent clvlo center, seea "monument of fury, futility and fanaticlam" of war. Pag 1. OTHER OFVERAL NEWS Senators take note of Klan charge against Black and declare hi record h o u 1 d hav been checked arllr. Page 1. CIO lumbar unit aak "show down" with marltlro workera over handling lumber eargoea. Tugboat captain toned Into river at Portland. Page 1..' Steel, motor prov drag up on stock market attempt to rally. P IN THIS ISSUE City Briefs Pag I Comic and Story .. Paga 10 Pag 4 Page 4 Pag 4 Courthou Record Editorials Family Doctor Market, Financial Nws, Page t Railroad Newa ..-..Pag I Recreation Note ..Pg t Sport .Psgsa t and I X