Show n if The Weather Local Metal Markets Utah— Fair Sunday and Monday except scattered showers east portion little thange in temperature (ItatelM Koptrt ea ran Gold j I33CT 71 lit Silver (domestic) Silver (foreign) 3475c Copper electrolytic delivered Connecticut valley 1150c Lead Zinc J85e 490495c IXtlinwi Prima 4900 Vol 141 No 161 j! Irl i T- Salt Lake City Utah Sunday Morning September 22 1940 80 Pages—Ten Cents - 0 1 1080 Copper (cttbode) 1 N rn F77TI (01 2-- ' Parents Whit Next Move Of lOdiiiper Mightiest R A F Attack Leaves Enemy Ghina5BrTtain OjLWar Pledges Fight Docks in Flames Ships To Preserve Officers Keep Hands Off Kidnap Case m -- ii v Willkie Asks US Aid for f Count Countess Ready lo Pay Ransom forBoy Labor's Gains HILLSBOROUGH Cal Sept 21 (UP) — Count and Countess Marc de Tristan- - sat by their telephone Saturday night -- 12 hours after their golden-haire- d baby boy was kidnaped hoping for the Tinkle that would mean contact with the abductor "There has been no word of any kind and they are Just waiting-wait- ing and cooping" reported CXarles Huse family friend and official of the Columbia Steel cor- teiiif vfisif poration who acted as spokesman i as he told reporters of the d lmpaVse caused by the kidnaper's bungled attempt to get $1000M) ransom money police in :: towns were receiving outlying "clues" from excited citizens who S ' had "seen" the kidnaper in a dozen Authorities inplaces at once vestigated each report as a matter of routine but feared all were inim& inii iimi in spired by Imagination linn to mi Molmur if JtewttlMemmmmmmmmm-mmtm- X ' t°Mimmmiii Tells of Parents Michael Biordan right deputy xhief of police of off to assist the Count and Countess de Huse went to the Hillsborough San Francisco assures members of the press Tristan in their efforts to pay the ransom and police station from the de Tristan that all law enforcement agencies are holding regain their kidnaped child mansion to tell reporters gathered A-there that the parents were bearing up "remarkably well" "They are being left absolutely alone" he said "They wait for each succeeding edition of the newspapers to get whatever Information they can They are just sitting around by the telephone i i hoping" Livestock r The family— and it Included some Exhibition Wins Praise of the wealthiest Industrialists In Entertainment and Participation America r was trying to remedy Strengthens War the mistakes jnade by the clumsy Attendance Total Expected to Top Office Names kidnaper and so facilitate return of Mar? de Tristan En r hood-nose- - Viiifi mi:k liillilli'f pilfer l I illlllifc: i Curtiin Drops on 1940 Fair Nation's Chief Acclaimed as Utah's Best Speeds Up DefenscPJans ior '39' three-year-o- ld Jr Theransom money meant little to the beauteous Countess Jane daughter of one of California's first families and to the young count himself an heir to one of the west's pioneer lumber fortunes They collected the cash almost in a matter xof minutes after their child was snatched from his nurse near the de Tristan home Friday They In- adserted an automobile-fbr-sal- e vertisement in a San Francisco newspaper as Instructed to indicate they were ready to pay and waited behind the drawn blinds of their home for word of their baby Saturday night their wait still had been in vain Thousand Hideaways Their baby might have been In any one of ten thousand hideaways in a thousand ravines ocean coves and mountain sides comprising the torturous terrain surrounding San Francisco Police said that even had they dared begin a man-huodds were preponderantly against their ever stumbling across the trail of young Marc— last seen in a red white and blue sun suit screaming In the arms of his abducto- rThe latter a man of about 45 years dark and with a beaked nose threw to the ground his ransom note demanding strict secrecy as he hit the nurse in the face nt slow-thinki- grabbed the child and fled- - In a Ford sedan A passerby handed the letter to police In five minutes were on the job and the Investigation waT on almost before Count Marc and his wife knew their child was missing By the time they had obtained he ransom note to read it was being printed verbatim in newspaper extras and its contents broadcast by radio Secrecy was Impossible Cates On Visit The white-haire- d Louis Shattuck Cates stepfather of the countess and president of the $200000000 Phelps Dodge Copper corporation was here with his wife on a visit which had been punctuated by a scries of gay parties in this most exclusive suburb of San Francisco The kidnaping literally threw a pall over the estates of some of the west'r wealthiest families The count and countess went Into seclusion and the grim-face- d Cates functioned as their 1936 two-do- grief-strick- spokesman He devoted his energies to calling off all possible police investigations and to assuring the d one by means of the press that the kidnaper—and not his victims— had publicized his deed Only possible clues to the crime which regarded as Important as the Lindbergh case of eight years ago were the note and the hook-nose- abductor's greasy hat The hat meant little while the d peculiarly-wordenote might have (Continued on P(r Two) Column Three) '4 Finis waswritten Saturday night to what exhibitors visjtors and officials declare to have been Utah's greatest state fair the finest showing of UtaX live stock better educational the best entertain' portunities ment and amusement programs in fair history greater participathe tion' by youth of the sldt'e best of all horse and dog shows 'These 'and' other lesser "bests" combined in the opinion of veteran exhibitors and fair goers to make the 1940 state-kvidexposition "tops" among all similar events County agents and growers in general leaders in fair activities expressed like sentiments Despite adverse weather conditions—rain overcast skies and high winds— attendance figures for the eight days of the harvest festival are expected to go above those of the 1939 event when ideal At climatic conditions prevailed the close of the seventh day the attendance was running approxi- - mately 1000 less than for the corresponding period of last year "The fair board is deeply grate-- 1 to the general public for the interest shown in the 1940 fair said AG Mackenzie president of the UtahState Fair association "It wishes tOsthank every exhibitor every participant and every visitor for the fmeNcooperation ex' tended" Ernest S Holmes faiKmanager said that all indications pointed to an Increase in attendance figures for the final day as compared with! the same day of 1939 The final count to be announced Sunday will show an increase over last year if the last day's attendance comes up to expectations club stateOfficials of the wide organization were enthusiastic over the showing made by boy and girl participants Jn the hundreds of exhibits displayed and — on Pan Eleven ) (Continue H (Column Two) Planes Boats Search Coast For Missing Army Fliers Proxy Marriage Unites Maid In JJ S Flier 'Over There9 Wash Sept 21 this quiet little community far from the death-fille- d skies of Europe Royal Air Force Pilot Sidney Ernest Andrews will promise by proxy Sunday to "love honor and obey until death do us part" Perhaps the ceremony will occur while Andrews is fending off German bombers over London or VANCOUVER flying deep over Germany The Manchester flier will wed Betty Karleen len 23 of Portland Ore HYDE PARK N Y 21 Sept (UP)—President Roosevelt Satur day night approved plans to reor ganize the war department to ex pedite national defense procure n ment and named a ad' visory committee to speed up con scription of manpower for Amerl ca s greatest peacetime army In a third move bearing on the $15000000000 drive to rearm the United States Mr Roosevelt prom ised that henceforth greatest ex pansion of the aviation industry and aviation employment will be centered in the 29 states which lie between the Rocky mountains and thXAlleghanies Thexnew advisory committee on conscription will assist the director of selective service not yet named who NvllI supervise the draft under whichN400000 men between 21 and 36 will be called up for a year's service thiKfill Tem porary White House officials aid the director who may be either a civilian or a service man pro ably will be named next week and explained that Mr Roosevelt is delaying his nomination while "waiting for all concerned to reach six-ma- agreement" BRUNSWICK GaSept 21 (AP)— A search for a missing army plane in which Brigadier General Francis W Honeycutt and two others were making aToutine flight focussed Saturday night on a desolate area of tidewater swampland near the mouth of the Satilla river after a tugboat hand reported seeing a plane fall in flames there Friday night About three-sco- re Sullivan said he saw the plane army and coast guard planes scoured the burst into flames about 8:30 Frisection until dusk and the search day night and that it crashed some was Continued Saturday 'night by distance away Burnham related Crewmen on the tugboat thought parties in small boats K B Burnham of Woodbine the plane probably fell into the Ga relayed the report of a crash marsh rather than into the river given to him by Albert Sullivan Major Sam Ellis commander of negro member of the crew of a the Fourth corps area detachtugboat which was pulling a raft ment returned to Atlanta Saturof logs down the river when the day night after conducting an incident occurred" aerial search over the area where Burnham said he and a party the ship was believed to have of friends contacted the tugboat fallen about 26 miles east of Woodbine "We saw nothing that resemand 15 miles south of here bled a plane " Major Ellis said CP)— In Draft Committee Al- Superior Court Judge Carl W Hall who wjtl officiate at his home said he knew of no precedent (or the unique ceremony but that It apparently was legal under Washington law Miss Allen met Andrews in England prior to the war Committee Personnel Personnel of the advisory committee: Frederick Osborn of New York City who was In charge of Red Cross work in the army area of France during 1917 and 1918 He since has been active in sociology cal work and recently has served as consultant to the federal bureau of the budget Colonel William H Draper Jr of New York City a reserve offi-- r cer and specialist on selective service Floyd W Reeveu professor at the University of Chicago who has been serving recently as an executive assistant to the national defense advisory commission Joseph P Harris professor of political science at Northwestern university Evanston 111 also an adviser to the defense advisory commission Channlng H Tobias of New York City director of negro work for the national council of the Young Men's Christian association and active in the negro youth movement Wayne Coy Delphi Ind executive assistant to Federal Security Administrator Paul V McNutt Early Explains Stephen T Early Mf Roosevelt's secretary announced personnel of the committee and explained that with the exception pf Tobias and Coy al members were selected by the president August 27 to work on problems involved In procurement " of man power to operate the gigantic de- tConllnud on IColuma 4 Pm TBri SlxX - SAN FRANCISCO Sept 21 (P) —Wendell LWillkie advocated Saturday night that the United States continue to help Great Britain "render economic assist ance to China develop new air bases in the Pacific and in a departure from his prepared address declared he would fight to preserve the social gains made by labor Ending his California campaign tour-Wlt- h a speech in the Civic auditorium the Republican presidential nominee said: "We must send and we must keep sending aid to Britain our first line of defense and our only remaining friend We must aid her to the limit of prudence and effectiveness as determined by impartial experts in this field "In the Pacific our best ends will be served by a free strong and democratically progressive China and we should render China economic assistance to that end In addition I favor exploring the acquisition and development of Pacific air bases for the protection of our interests in that ocean" The civic auditorium where he spoke was filled to its capacity of 15000 Police turned many persons away from the doors which were closed an hour and a half before the meeting started- at 8 p m (P S T) The hall was draped In American flags and bunting There were several cloth copies of the president's seal along the walls On the stage was a bis horseshoe of yellow and red flowers bearing Winkle's name on a ribbon Willkie dressed in a dark blue suit entered with his wife and his bf6ther1-E- d The'1 audience stood and cheered while the candidate walked across the big bare stage waving a greeting to all sections of the crowd Finally Willkie d sat In a chair but the audience kept yelling He waved again and again until a cry of "We want Willkie" brought him to his feet Before the beginning of his pre- - War Zone News in Summary Skie Aflame British bombers raid channel "invasion ports" attack following nightlong raids Friday on nasi bases called War's heaviest story page' 1 columns 7 and 8 Germans hold London In air siege for fifteenth successive night Berlin sources say damage must be "considerable" In new blows on London's docks story page 1 columns 6 and 7 ' By Associated Press b LONDON Sept 21— The mightiest attack yet made on German invasion fleets and harbors across the English channel was opened Saturday night by British bombers in a clear and star-l- it sky For miles the nazi-hej- d French coastline was alive with the light of exploding bombs The British concentrated on Dunkerque Calais and Boulogne That whole area appeared to be one long mass of fire Itwas a resumption at even heightened fury of night-lon- g assaults of last night against German ships and barges Jammed beam to beam in clusters of 50 and more in the harbors of the channel and North sea -- After Attack attack on the ports from Boulogne and Dun British Press Attack Desert War Motorized Italian van- guards press beyond Sldi Barranl British say fascist army must begin big push soon or endure further British naval and sir harassment story page 8 columns 2 and 3 Exploding Missiles Light Coastline Of France for Miles as English Strike at Invasion Fleet Attack-afte- r Jerque fateful town of escape for the British army trapped In Flanders on up the coast to the tidal bases of the low countries left devastation and flame astride quays moles channels and docks officials said n hour-long Three raids were made on Dunkerque alone where the pilots found the greatest concentrations of German troop vessels Other raiders penetrated Interior Holland Belgium and Rome sources hint at n In Greece axis Germany itself and the pilot of one came back to describe in last strongand Turkey attack Jrom 800' feet on a supply train near Munster holds of British Influence In - ' Two big bombs hit the train front and rear but southeast Europe "The n engine was' lifted upinto the air and blown to bits partners now and fragments of the wrecked train shot up as high as the In conference stare keep plans dark story pate 8 ttaekihg- aircraft" the" official account said column 4 The government declared that the British raids night After night already had encompassed between BO and 90 per sent of Oriental Muddle all Germany's gasoline plants Hope for agreement between ' Japan and French Air Ministry Issues Lengthy Report ' i' wanes as doIn China declared Saturday night the air ministry's news service Issued the French sources most extensive account yet of the R A F's night flights decolony will balk at Japanese demands considered tailing the bombings port by port too humiliating say "no" Its narrative: to giving Japan rights to a at "Dunkerque: The port already heavily damaged in pre base Tonkin military vious night attacks was subjected to three separate raids each 8 column 1 page story on (Continued Pe Five) of about one hour's duration (Column On) In the first which began at 8:30 in the evening direct hits were scored on several of the dock basins a searchlight was put out by machine-gu- n fire and large fires which broke out after the bombing could still be seen when the attacking aircraft wereweH'out to sea on their homeward journey "In the second attack a stick of bombs exploded across a fleet of 50 barges which were seen lying in one of the basins LONDON Sept 22 (Sunday) (AP)— German bombers who hit Other sticks straddled the main basin the Freycinet basin at London in individual intermittent raids for the fifteenth con- and burst on both sides of the approach channeL secutive assault broke off their attack earlier than usual "The third raid took place in the early hours of this morn Sunday but wary Londoners remained In their shelters waiting ing and was directed mainly against a concentration of some for dawn 50 ships moored in numbers 2 and 3 docks The' night brought scattered atAttacks Through Clouds tacks too in southwest southeast northwest and northeast England "Attacking through gaps in the clouds the' raiders laid their One raider attempting to pierce bombs cross the basins and the adjoining canal in which more London the barrage of antiaircraft ships were lying and started a number of large fires on the guns came crashing to his doom There was ahxexplosion and a trequaysides — 21 WellBERLIN Sept (UP) mendous flash as his bombs burst "Calais: A cloud bank across the harbor at 3000 feet ham with the Impact but the site was informed German quarters reported without confirmation Saturday pered the attack and one pilot spent an hour and a half in the declared to be an opehspace Other raiders spread anarc of night that a French naval squad- vicinity of the target awaiting an opportunity to bomb Earlier incendiary bombs aroundthree ron had been intercepted by Brit attackers taking advantage of occasional gaps in the clouds sides of the city Fires quickly! ish of the entrance chan warships off the African coast scored hits on thejdocksides and ope' side DroKe oui Auxiliary uremen were of a line nel fires was seen to be before midnight Shortly into to forced Casablanca and put reported to have subdued them the tidal harbor and between the along burning jetty from wireless strongly reports (German said the German air Observers the east basin i activity appeared however to be Vichy picked up In New York said harbor were re in and the shipping back Barges "Boulogne: lighter than formerly Da to weraforced the ships which began at 11 pm of sorties a series in attacked ? Bomb Smashes Shops peatedly kar) The German reportswas that a and ended at 4:30 Saturday morning Bombs burst along the One big bomb smashed several an underground squadron of three FrenchsCruisers harbor wall and among a fleet of barges in a basin Other air shops and jarred public shelter in which hundreds and three French destroyers en craft scored hits on the quaysides to the east of the Loubet basin of persons were sleeping route to equatorial Africa were ln--l and near the maneuvering harbor the explosions of their bombs ' The British Press association number of ships at anchor In the ijeing followed by fires said raiders on the northeast coast tercepted by a British squadron The low clouds and rain outer attacked were harbor also one to there According report were driven away early Saturday by heavy antiaircraft fire and had was a battle in which one French prevented observation of the results to jettison their bombs in the sea ship was damaged However there raid during which re- "Flushing: Subjected to a three-hoBombs also were hurled in east were no details beyond the report the docks and many lires started on scored were hits peated and north London in Surrey and that the French squadron had been Oil tanks to the northwest of the inner harbor were straddled on the northwest coast The press forced to put in at Casablanca and set on fire A petrol store which caught alight could be several association" reported persons were killed in a northwest seen burning for at leasthalf an hour after the aircraft had town left Intense antiaircraft fire was encountered by the raiders 15th Straight Night and observation of the bombing sfesults was made difficult by the flare ol many fires started in tMdock area For London it was the 15th conAssault renewed secutive ' 1"" ' CaL Sept 21 Defy Ground Fire SACRAMENTO with fresh vigor after a day of isolated action during which two (UP)— The California state as "Ostend: The attack on the harbor herewas carried out major daylight thrusts at the capi- sembly Saturday voted 66 to 3 for in the face fire and a antiaircraft and machine-gu- n tal were beaten off one by coastal a bill to ban the Communist above the a balloon at party was which height great flying barrage the other and antiaircraft by ballot the from at times which docks dives in shallow brought tnem British fighter planes which turned Bombing back a" wave of 50- Messerschmitt Final passage Sunday by the to within 1500 feet of the ground the raiders scored hits-oover the southeast state senate was virtually conced the docks and wharves on the lock gates straddled the outer coast ed and Governor Culbert Olson's of the Bassin a Edwin Stout an Associated Press signature to enact it into law was harbor the main wet dock and large dock north dockside were started fires among Chasse: de a man late dinner SeveraL"large staff having expected without delay in a restaurant telephoned his direct hit is believed to have been scored on a The vote climaxed an hour of buildings and office at 9:30 p m that proceedings floor argument? The legislature large supply ship on which a stock of bombs was dropped from on - Next Step show-dow- Rome-Berli- - high-backe- Fire Bombs Pour on London In 15th Straight Night Raid all-nig- t- British Block French Ships -- ' ur California Nears Communisf Ban all-nig- ht - - fighter-bombe- i -- ' n rs Page Nine) (Continued (Column lbrt) was meeting in special session r (Continued © Fi Hint Column rive) i -- |