| Show NerDs L- L of 01 Current Even Events i SHANGHAI FEARS PLAGUE Cholera Adds to Death Toll Chinese Planes Bomb American Liner Uner Britain Protests Attack on Envoy CUic ar tv uJ SUMMARIZES THE IE WORLDS WORLD'S WEE WEEK c 0 W frn ru M w r y r Union I Black Death in Shanghai A A S IF there were not horror As 11 enough In Shanghai the ro Ill Ill fated fated city found itself Itsell face to face with a new peril bubonic peril bubonic plague The outbreak of the disease first discovered In the French conces lion slon lon where most of ot the American lives was traced In large part to the difficulties in removIng the bodies bodle of ot ci killed by bombings bombing artillery sheli beu 11 us and machine gun fire Sanitary officers In the c conces concession ilon lion sion and the International settle Battle Battlement ment merit fought frantically to check the th spread pread of the dread cholera They were hampered by Japanese mili mUl military tary tory forces which Insisted upon keeping closed areas where there still till remained bodies to be burled buried Admiral Harry Yarnell com corn commander mander of the United States AsI A sI l fleet canceled all shore leaves for tailors sailors and ordered Chinese hands off oft American ships With the tho port o of Shanghai closed to Ameri Amen American can shipping other than warships because of the ever increasing dan danger ger gen of bombs and ar artillery fire AmerIcans who had Intended to leave on the next liners out of port were stranded making a total of 2000 2 American Inhabitants who re zo remained exposed to the double dan dangers gers of warfare and c cholera olera Announcement by tho the Japanese that they had perfected a plan for foi bombing every air base In China was regarded as a warning to for for- foreign eign nationals throughout the 3 square miles of ot Chinese tern territory tory that they had better evacuate it they were to be sale sate Evacuation of Americans from Shanghai was diffiCult with wilh the tho ban banon banon banon on shipping Warships appeared the logical means of rescue but there were sero ere few In the Shanghai area capable of taking aboard large loads of passengers Accordingly a cruiser squadron of six ships chips was being prepared to leave the UnIted States Slates steam to Shanghai and reo re- remove re remove move those stranded there The TIle Japanese embassy warned foreIgn nations that they had bet better ter ten advise the Japanese navy of movements or o ships into the vast blockaded area lest these 1 be e mis mistaken taken for Chinese supply ships The embassy Intimated that cargoes of ammunition and military supplies might be denied admittance and ad- ad advised ad nd advised foreign ships that it might be bea bea bea a good idea to permit Japanese au- au au authorities to inspect their cargoes before entering the blockade it t International Crises ONE O NE grave International crisis crIs followed another In the new Japanese Sino Japanese war Britain was still stUl awaiting reply to her bet protest 0 ocr or orthe the wounding of Ilia Majesty s I am ambassador ambassador ambassador to China by a Japanese i airman when four tour ideal fled as Chinese swooped down upon the American liner President Hoover er en flagship of the Dollar line drop bombs which killed one per per- person person son Eon aboard and wounded eight The Tho President Hoover having le de- de dr posited a load of refugees in Ma na Manila nila ails was nearing ocarina Shanghai to pick pickup pickup up p another load when hen the bombs struck tearing 25 holes in the ship above the water line Th The ship Im Immediately mediately notified Admiral Harry r E Yarnell commander of the Ameri Amen American can fleet who took command of all aU American shipping In the emergency emergency cy He lie ordered the President Hooven Hoover er en to continue to lo Japan and radioed other vessels that they must not enter hostile waters oil oft the Woo Woo Woo-tung ung aung and Yangtze lightships It was only a few days before the President President dent Lincoln another Dollar liner had bad had bad to run a gauntlet of artil arUl artillery lery fire to get 1130 American reIn refu refugees I gees on their way to Manila Chinas China's ambassador In Washing Washing- Washington Washington ton T Wane SVan lost no time in making complete apology for tor his government in the Dollar DoUar liner Inci mci Incident dent to Secretary of State Cordell HulL He lie said the Ule President Hoover had been mistaken for a Japanese transport by a Chinese aviator lie to make full financial re redress redress redress dress immediately It was indicated indicated ed that a court ourt martial was In store for the erring airman More spectacular but only be- be because be because cause of the of the per per- person person son it Involved was the tho shooting of Sir Hughe Montgomery bun bull British ambassador to China Britain's note Dote to Tokyo was couched In stringent terms It said in part The plea should it be advanced that the flags Bags coined on the cars were too small to be visible Is Ir- Ir Ir Irrelevant relevant There would QuId have been no justification tor ton the tl-e attack even had the cars can car carried no flogs flags at atall atall atall all all The foreign and even the diplo dIplo- dIplomatic diplomatic matic matie status r-f r the occupants l is also irrelevant The real issue Is hat they were ere Such 4 Such events are Inseparable rn Tn the toe practice as os Illegal as it is mum ii an of falling failing l to draw that distinction between combat combatants ants anti and noncombatants In the con conS conduct duct dud cf ct te es which interaction interaction- V I Wounded by Japanese airmen Sir he Montgomery lIu flu flu- cc gessen Is center of strained trained Interns lanai relations al 01 law no less t than tinn an the conscience ot or mankind has always enjoined Ills His majesty's majesty government must therefore request A FIRST 4 A formal apology to be conveyed by the Japanese govern govern- govern I ment anent to his majesty's government SECOND 4 SECOND Suitable punishment for those responsible for the attack An THIRD THIRD An assurance by tile the Japanese authorities that necessary measures will be taken to recurrence of events of ot such a char char- character acter actor Tokyo's reply was temporarIly withheld pending a 1 complete In- In In Investigation iC- iC c Trouble Ahead for Ford JOHN DOHN TOJIN L LLWIS magic touch ef effected LI a compromise between warring factions of the United Auto Automobile mobile Workers of ot America sufficient sum dent dent to permit the election of om oIl ofu cers but that tailed failed to cover up the fierce dissension in the CI C lOaf lOaf- I 0 af- af af affiliate's Milwaukee convention convention Several times only a fortunately timed fortunately timed adjournment saved a days day's meeting from breaking up in a riot The clashes were ere between the pro progressive faction of the tile union head head- headed headed headed ed by President Homer Martin end the unity faction containing most of the left left members who op opposed posed Martin a s program In the tilO end the tho Lewis compromise forced Martin to retain several unity group officers he be had apparently been anxious anxious anxious ious to depose New officers added ere cre however chiefly adherents ot of Martin and It was believed his tac- tac fac faction tion still stitt held control of the executive tive board Of chief importance In the conven convention tion was the decision to go BO ahead with the campaign to organize the employees of the Ford Motor com corn company pan pany A special tax of 1 per mem mern- member member ber which would bring in a net of or something like was voted for tor the purpose Lewis predicted Some day Henry Ford is going to tobe tobe tie be so very tired he will be willing willingto to accord to his employees the rights that are arc due them I War May Soon Be Luxury NE good Iw 0 or peace is is- is ONE O that the rising costs of raw w ma ma- materials are making war more ex- ex expensive pensive than ever This was dem demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated when London financial cir cir- circles cir circles des cles reeled revelled re led e that parliament will willbe willbo willbe be asked to vote supplementary funds to carry out Great Britain s armament program for tor the present year In February experts figured the cost of armaments at 7 over a live year period Now it Is IsI apparent tint ti many more millions m be be- required The TI cost of anti anti- antimony antimony mony has increased from 5 to a ton copper from to heavy p steel from 1875 18 1 75 to 2250 22 50 tin from 1135 to 1295 and zinc alne from to 11 Steel ship plates a n year ago cost 48 75 a ton now they U are 57 k Jersey Kids Pi Picket kot MayorI Mayor I THE HUE next thing you know babIes I 1 will bo be picketing their cradles for more milk Spurred on by fre- fre frequent frequent fre frequent quent accounts of Industrial strike picketing picketing-or or by the of disgruntled se politicians eral era hundred bo boss bois s between betseen een the ages of seven and thirteen years rose in re- re revolt revolt re revolt volt against the city fathers of JerSe Jer Jer- se ses City N J Shouting their war cry We We want playgrounds the tho youngsters tied up tran C with their parade They dig up cobblestones from the streets sprinkled the pavements with broken glass built of boxes and stones which made driving hazardous for tor automobilists The s bo directed their campaign against Mayor Frank Hague and United States Senator A Harry Moc re upbraiding them with placard placard ard mottoes condemning their al alleged failure to provide playgrounds for ter t t e s t y of chil chU children dren en Police Pollee di c r d thin gently at first but when hen they reorganized and resumed the picketing the oIl officers cers were forced to seize 15 I I YOU Figure Figuro It If T IS tc true that the first session of oi I OT IT the seventy fifth filth congress appropriated appropriated a vast amount of money but just how much It depends upon your point of view Rep John Taber Taben Rep Hep NY N Y ranking minority member of the ap committee in ine jag ing a n compilation for the last is issue Issue issue sue of the Congressional Record es- es estimated es estimated that congress had appropriated prInted 10 all for use in ii inthe inthe the current fiscal year lIe He eon con contended contended tended this amount of spending in ii one fiscal year would result in a a deficit of ot between 3 ard 4 and a national debt oJ of more than Publication of Tabers Taber's statement dl drew ew a reply from Clarence Cannon Dem Mo chairman of the com corn committee committee Ho ne a series ol of tables which he claimed proved that thai the last session appropriated only 8 of 01 which only was for the 1038 1031 fiscal year Then just to sharpen the wits or oi laymen who sought the answer to tc the puzzle Carter Glass Democrat Democratic Ic 10 senator from Virginia who has often otten differed from the lion tIon on points of expenditures of offered toned his estimate that 9 ia had been appropriated He added that the national debt Is really cbs cIos closer er en to 40 billions than the 37 billions reported by the tho treasury Puppet King for Ethiopia 7 WHeN Mussolini captured Ethl Ethi V V opia or did he it was Ire Ire- fre frequently said that he would never be beable beable beable able to control it much less develop it for tor the Ethiopian tribes are wild and terrible Apparently he ho is now coming to the same and andIs andIs andIs Is about to turn for help to-of to to of aU all tho people I the Ithe tho former emperor Hello Halle It is known that tie the Italian gov- gov gov government has made certain overtures to Great Britain to determine how she he feels about the Conquering Lion of Judah ascending his throne once more but strictly as a puppet for whom II 11 Duce would pull the strings Britain is said to be bo willing because of the tho ever present Italian threat along alone her Mediterranean life lifeline tine line France too has been approached on the matter Frenchmen own the Important railroad from Addis Aba Ababa ba to but one of the prin principal I cipal stockholders in the French cor con corporation is Hatle Selassie and the Italians refuse to recognize his hold holdings ings lags It is believed that if it the French agree to the puppet mon anion monarch monarchy arch archy the validity of the emperors emperor's shares will not be questioned Then France will be able to buy them 1 The fly In the the he ointment is that Halle Haile Selassie will hae have none of this lie He will rest his fate entirely with the League eague of Nations of which EthIopia Is still a member Meanwhile the continual raids by native tribesmen still faithful to their emperor leave no 10 Italian life safe in the AfrIcan country and are making 11 Ii Duce a colonization a joke Dictator Visits Dictator B i ERLIN was preparing a heros hero's u welcome for Benito Mussolini HaHan dictator due to visit the Ger German Gernan German nan man capital during SEptembers losing closing days das da s Throughout the city 11 LI Duce s obvious popularity was a realistic reminder of the friendly al alI alliance I hence Hance which has developed between the two Fascist nations Unter den Linden and the Wll Wi were being decorated with bunting colored lights and huge German and Italian flags lags Va Various Various Various rious tours and ry iry ma maneuvers maneuvers planned for 11 II Duce s visit He was to arrive in a private airplane his own hands at al the con controls controls troIs During his stay he was to tobe tobe tobe be the guest of Adolf Adolt Hitler hillier in the presidential palace Plans called for his appointment as honorary leader of dr d r Fuehrer Fiehrer s private guard and andas andas I as colonel in chief of a Nazi cavalry regIment f I Japs Eye SIno Russ Pact IN jN TN TOKYO it was widely believed that the non aggression pact sIgned by the Russian and Chinese governments was accompanied by a secret military agreement which ally the two enemies of Ja Japan Japan Japan pan to the extent that Soviet muni munitions munitions military advisers and avla aviators tons tors would be he dispatched to China The charges were ere ere that b the terms of the secret agreement Chi China na fully recognizes Soviet activities in Outer Mongolia and tho the province of in return for tor a joint defense against Jap Japanese Japanese Japanese anese n vance in China I Mediterranean Menace Menaco REGARDED 1 as a renewal of at attacks L Av tacks on shipping in the Medi Mediterranean due duo to the Spanish civil war was the submarine attack upon the Russi-in Russi freighter Timio oJ off Algiers When the ship sank after aUer beIng struck by a torpedo the cap captain caplain captain lain tain and arid the crew of 29 were picked up by a fishing boat and brought to Algiers None of the crew could Identify the attacker although all reported they had seen teen a submarine s a peri periscope pen periscope scope just before the bLat K Louis Retains Championship TOMMY T pOMMY FAIl FARR the Welsh fighter a whom hom all tro ti-n smart smart thought nas as n a set up for toi Joe Louis orId's heavyweight champion InIve the Drown Brown Bomber the su sur- sur sur surprise prise of his life me In tn New York hel he hehe he stayed 15 rounds Louis got tin eminently fair decision but Tommy as still fighting like a tiger hen the final bell rang for skilled and unskilled labor recruited through the national re employment service Co operation by the common commonwealth commonwealth wealth of Massachusetts t the e city of Salem the United Stites tes Treasury the Society for lor the Preservation a bon of New England Antiquities and private vate individuals cleared the way for forthe forthe the government to assist the project through the n prk pirk service 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