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raoiABi thi'ndeb hbowibs to- MOIIOW KIGBT. 97th YEAR No. 192 Balr4 la tba Braaklya raitafrlaa at 1 C1H Man Matur BROOKLYN, N. WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, 1938 Crrikl 1 Tat Braaklya Sail; tafia) THREE CENTS fin 0.. 0 OJ 0 la UVI mm EEEE 1 Slain, Diamond's Son Shot in Barroom Row Britain Bars Aid to Ships 1 Shot, .30 Hurt As 2,000 Rout Cops in Strike Fists, Clubs and Axes $5,000 Pension Stake In Crews9 New Job G.

O. P. County Leader Declared Eligible Under His Appointment to Temporary Post, One Day Under 5-Year Time Limit CREATES FUROR Plane Nearing Alaska; Streaks Across Siberia At 210-ML Clip Bennett Field Feverishly; Prepares Big Welcome -Expect Vast Throng MISTY STRAITS NEAR Fliers May Reach Fairbanks at 8 P.M. After Hop From Yakutsk Washington, July 13 (U.R) The Soviet Rmhaccv Bare Lucania Plot to Control Taxi Industry Lucky's Alleged Agent Held in $50,000 Bail in Cab Firm Extortion The story of an abortive attempt to gain control of the huge taxicab industry of the city with the aid of the strong-arm men of diaries (Lucky Luciano) Lucania was told In Manhattan Felony Court today ax Joseph Biondo, 41, of 77-12 35th Jackson Heights, was arraigned on a charge of extorting $60,000 from two cab chains. Magistrate August Dreyer held Biondo, said to be ring-leader of the scheme, in $50,000 bail for hearing next Monday, An ex-convict, Biondo was president and sales manager of the Mansfield Motors, of 1599 Platbush according to Murray I.

Ourfeln, head of District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey's Rackets Bureau. Nabbed In Queem The prisoner was arrested near his Queens home last night by Detective Nicholas Barrett of Dewey's special squad. He was held on a short affidavit, although six henchmen have already been Indicted in connection with the same racket. Gurfein said that Biondo was pergonal representative for Lucania, now in jail on a vice charge and that only the arrest of the overlord of the rity's houses of prostitution and the it In War Zone Chamberlain Says Gov ernment Isn't Prepared to Enter Hostilities London, Jply 13 (U.R) Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain reiterated In the House of Commons today that Great Britain will not protect Brit ish ships which enter the "danger zones" In Spanish water.

He-said the Spanish Nationalist Government had taken the position that, "if ships not engaged in contraband trade expose themselves voluntarily to the risks in these danger zones they must bear the consequences of their own temerity." Chamberlain added that "ships trading in ports in war zones must accept the risks which inevitably result from a state of war." The Prime Minister said that the government had made it plain that It could not accept the bombing and sinking of merchant ships as legitimate, but "at the same time these cannot be effectively protected without engaging in hostilities, and the government is not prepared to embark on such a Japan Yields to Britain London. July 13 The British Government announced today it had received a promise from Japan that extraterritorial rights held by foreigners in China would not be revoked by Japan, now occupying large areas of China. Richard Austen Butler, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs, told the House of Commons the Tokio Government had assured the British Ambassador there that the statement of a Japanese spokesman in Shanghai on this point had been "misunderstood." The United States Is one of the nations with extraterritorial rights in China. Germany and Soviet Russia do not have them. I British-German Pact Seen London, July 13 (U.R) Usually well-Informed sources said today that as the result of recent diplomatic moves negotiations for a British German economic agreement might soon be possible.

W-y at Abmhb (i 4 I 'tiJ: i Mb 2 Used as Rival Unions Riot Defy Fire Hoses Westwood, July 13 (U.R) Two thousand members of rival labor unions fought today in the main street of J7estwood, In which the strike-bound Red River Lumber Company Is located. One man was wounded by gunfire and 30 others were injured in hand-to-hand fighting. The rioting began when several hundred members of the Industrial Employes Union attacked a Committee for Industrial Organization picket line around the lumber plant. C. I.

O. Rushes Aid The pickets wete driven off, but C. 1. O. reinforcements soon arrived and the fighting became general.

The I. K. U. announced that It Intended to drive the C. I.

O. from We.s'wood. Fire hoses were Hirned on by police in an effort to halt the fighting and streams of water were poured Into the C. I. O.

tanks. The police were overpowered. Alter being temporarily reopened, the lumber plant, one of the largest In the West, was closed last Saturday. The company said it acted "to avert bloodshed." A reduced picket line of C. I.

O. strikers was kept at the plant. Seize Fire Company The plant employs about 2.000 men regularly. I. E.

U. members arrived at the plant at daylight. Suddenly the fire siren was sounded. Police said the I. E.

U. unionists had taken possession of the fire company. The siren was a signal for the attack. C. I.

O. forces were not organized, bui; soon arrived. They came into Westwood from lumber camps anJ mills in other communities. Scores of men were armed with hatchets, axes, blackjacks, clubs, knives and guns. Heads were cracked and men fell to the street unconscious.

When T. S. Walker, general manager, arrived at the scene of the fighting his car was surrounded Dy Continued on Pag 3 Hines All Even With Champion Shawnee-on-Delaware, July 13 ifl'i Denny Shute, seeking his third strakht National P. G. A.

cham rf Hj i- time Metropolitan Open golf champion from Great Neck, L. today finished all even for the morning half of their 36-hole third-round match at the Shawnee Country Club. Shute, with an eagle 3 on the 458- C'ontinued on Page 18 Route of Horror-stricken at the sudden realization of his own alleged acts, Robert Joyce is shown after he was placed under arrest charged with the murder of Frank Harvey Krug and the shooting of William J. Diamond, son of Patrick J. Diamond, Democratic leader of the 8th A.

in a barroom brawl. Joyce said he had drunk 18 glasses of beer and did not know what he was doing. A State employe is dead and William J. Diamond, son of Patrick J. Diamond, Democratic leader of the 8th A.

is feared to be dying in Methodist Episcopal Hospital as the result of an early morning barroom brawl in South Brooklyn By CHARLES GRUTZNER JR. A $5,000 pension for the rest of his life figured today as the stake in the $1,800 appointment in the Finance Department given with much secrecy to Republican County Leader John R. Crews and revealed exclusively In last Sunday's Eagle. It was learned today from a high authority that Crews stated, at the time of the recent appointment, that he expected to "hold the post of temporary accountant for only a short time and wanted it only to insure his pension. Significant Date The appointment, notice of which was tucked away in a single line of type in the official City Record, was made on June 29 a significant date in that it was just one day short of five years since Crews was forced by Mayor John Patrick O'Brien to resign frori his $10,840 Tax Com-missionership.

Crews, who also held the positions of Assemblyman and court clerk during his career, has 19 years of Continued on Page 2 Arabs, Jews Clash Again in Holy Land Jerusalem, July 13 (Pi An undetermined number of persons were wounded today in a new clash between Arabs and Jews in the mixed quarters of Haifa while police and troops sought to restore order in the troubled Holy Land. A recapitulation of casualties since July 5 showed: 66 Arabs and 26 Jews killed; 146 Arabs, 95 Jews and five British soldiers wounded. Ex-Convict Seized In Racing Stable An ex-convlct arrested early today in the Jamaica stable of an Empire City favorite was arraigned in Ridgewood Court on an unlawful entry charge as police and the Pink-erton Detective Agency began an investigation to determine if the animal had been tampered with. The horse is W. Hirschensohn'f Retiaw, who was rated a 5-2 choice this morning in the third race at the Yonkers track.

The prisoner Li Harold Riner, 27, of 5407 4th said to have been arrested seven times since 1924 and convicted of burglary, grand larceny and disorderly conduct. Riner was found In the hayloft of Barn 26, at the Jamaica track, where 10 horses are kept, by a night warchman, Philip Carella. The only horse there entered in today's competition was Retiaw. Japanese Smash At Kiukiang Lines Shanghai, July 13 (U.R Japanese planes renewed their bombings today while ground forces again smashed at the Chinese lines around Kiukiang, a key city in the defense of Hankow. For the second time In two days the bombers swept over Canton, largest commercial city in southern China.

At 8:30 a.m. 24 dropped 20 bombs near government buildings. Honam Island, close to the American-sponsored Lingnam University, also was bombed. Rescue workers still were digging for bodies of victims of yesterday's raids. Officials estimated that 70 were killed and more than 200 injured.

Thousands of Chinese civilians were fleeing from the Wu-Han district (Wuchang. Hankow and Man-yang) as the Japanese apparently were ready to carry out the bombings which they warned foreign authorities were coming. Officials said today that 150 were killed and 2CD injured in yesterday's raids on Wuchang. Bathelt Given Life In 'Cement Murder' New Yorker Pleads Guilty to Killing Race Track Man in 10-Minute Trial-Mystery Still Veils Slaying Method ivfvih.h oday that cabled advices from moscow indicated that the Howard Hughes plane was approximately 1,000 miles east of Yakutsk at 12:45 p.m., E. D.

T. The plane Is nearing the Siberian coast, the embassy reported. Feverish preparations were in progress at Floyd Bennett Field today to receive Howard Hughes and his four companions on their record breaking globe-encircling flight between noon and 2 p.m. tomorrow. Kenneth Behr, manager of the field, said one of the largest crowds in the history of the field is expected for Hughes' reception.

Behr asked Lt. Commander RonaJd C. Kauffman for a Marine Reserve detail to augment police and Kauffman has promised to assign 50 men. Police arrangements will be In charge of Police Inspector Edward Shelvey of the 12th inspection district. Fairbanks, Alaska, July 13 (U.R) Howard Hughes and his four world-girdling companions raced at more than 200 miles an hour today toward the American continent and a sensational new aviation record.

Sending periodic reports of conditions aboard the $200,000 monoplane, the millionaire flier pushed th craft toward Pa'rbanks over th Grat Circle route from Yakutsk, Siberia, on the fifth and most dangerous leg of the 14.748-mile flight from New York-to-New York. Continued on Pa- 3 Man Falls to Death Under B.M.T. Train A rush-hour thiong on the Union Square B. M. T.

station in Manhattan was thrown into a near panic and west-bound express traffic wa tied up for almost an hour early today when a man iell to his death from the uptown platform Just as a Sea Beach train was pulling into the station. A'bort Tirktln, SO. of the Union Hotel, the Bowery. Manhattan, standing about midwav on the platform, fell between the platform and lie first car. He rolled along wlUi the moving tram for several feet, only his head showing above th plat torm.

About half a down women fainted and were treated by ambulance sur- geons from Bellevue and St. Vincent's Hospitals. Current was shut off. slallinj three trains between the Canal St. and Union Squaie stations, and eight more between Brooklyn and Canal St.

The cuuent later 'was restored tor three minutes, while these trains were moved together to form a rontiniious chain and the thoti- ahnds of pu.scng"i.s moved through the trains to the Canal Si. station. A police emergency squad had to cut away part of the tread plate nn the train door, and part ot the con- 1 creic platform to extricate Tirktln' body, Will Invite IJritish Royalty to Fair Here Glasgow. Scotland, July 13 (U.R) Kins George and Queen Elizabeth and other members of the royal family will be Invited attend ths New York World's Fair. World's Fair officials visiting the Glasgow exhibition said todav.

Stocks at High; Profits Taken Steels and Motors Bull Market Sales Pass 2,000,000 Mark The stock market went into new high ground for the year during early dealings today, individual issues showing gains of 1 to 4 points, but selling appeared In the last half hour which served to reduce the advances. The initial bulge had been under the leadership of the steels and motors, plvotals In both these groups rising vigorously In far heavier dealings than has recently been the case. General Motors and Chrysler were among the mast active issues on the board. United States 8teel and BpUi-lehem were favorites In the steel group. Westlnghouse and several other high-priced Industrials were Continued on Page 17 John R.

Crews Thomas Victor In Oklahoma New Deal Favorite Easily Defeats Garland and Smith in Primary Oklahoma City, June 13 W) Senator Elmer Thomas, Oklahoma's silver-haired New Deal favorite, won an easy victory over two primary opponents in the first ballot-box test of President Roosevelt's po litical speaking tour. Former Gov. W. H. (Alfalfa Bill) Murray, frowned upon by the President as "nationally known as a Republican," was third for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

Senator Thomas, seeking renoml-nation for a third term, was acclaimed "my old friend" by the President. In his speech here Saturday, Mr. Roosevelt made only passing mention of E. W. Marland, New Deal Governor running third to Thomas.

He offered no back -pat at all to Representative Gomer Smith, runner-up in the Senate race. Smith voted against the President's reorganization bill and the Administration Farm Act. The unofficial count In 2,487 of the State's 3.522 precincts gave Thomas 158.329, Smith 118,327 and Marland 73,544. Leon C. Phillips of Okeniah, a New Deal legislator, won over Murray and W.

S. Key, former State WPA Administrator in the gubernatorial contest. The count in 2,420 precincts gave Phillips 109,506 votes; Key, 102,141. and Murray, 92.987. Two other aspirants, former Gov.

John Walton and Ira Finley, president of the Veterans of Industry of America, were hopelessly behind. Eight Democratic Representatives running for renomination held snug leads. On the Republican side, where voting was light in contrast to the heavy flood of Democratic ballots, Glasser of Enid was leading three rivals for the Senate nomination and Ross Rlzley, former State Senator of Guymon, paced a field of three for the' gubernatorial nomination. Fort Erie Result FIRST PACE Four-year-old and lip; mile. Cinla 1C.

McTsgilf) 4.10 3 20 2 75 Mfloy lOwynn) C.S5 4 00 Bflle Dure (Thomasl 3.8.1 Tirrtf, 1:13 1-5. Msskrd Bud. Careless Knlvht. Be Cautloun, Brandy Bnan. Lady Camelot.

Bufthman. Jackinlpe. Olomara. Sacktul also rjn. lOIt time, 3.41 Rockiugliam Result FIRST RACE Four-year-olds and upward: ihree-quarlers mile.

Yankee Skipper, lll(Donoao) 7.50 4 52 2 70 Blavka, 119 (Diilfyl 4 60 3 02 Hum. 108 (Beraeri 3.02 Time. 1:14 2-5 Alanad. Wanlarun, Hsli Off. Foxo.

Willul Mm also ran. (OK lime. 2 34'a.) SFCOND RACE Oolden Fate. first; Jessie V. hecond; My Blonde, third.

positions- Betting CI. PI. Sh S'r. Fin. Jockeys 1 1 Cooper 2' 'a Bierman 3" Dupps 1 4', 1' 11-5 4-5 2-5 IS 4-5 2- 1 3- 1 1-1 3-1 6-5 10-1 4- 1 10-1 15-1 5- 15-1 8-5 4- 1 6-1 2-1 6-1 5- 2 5' 4' 5 8 7 8' 9" 10 Adair Longden Ollbert Merrill Westrope Renlck Bianco 2' 2'i 5" 8' 'a 7 1 1 8' 'a 10 6-1 S-l 2-1 1-1 B' 10 Blanco 100-1 40-1 20 1 Dot.

P. Gardner: 3. H. L. Straus: 4.

Mrs. 8. formation of the strong taxi division of the Transport Workers Union nipped the plot to take over the entire industry. According to Gurfein, Biondo was a former associate of the late Dutch Schultz and the late Joe Massaria, both New York mob chieftains. He is also said to have been active in politics on the lower East Side at one time.

Sabotage Charged The charge on which he is held accuses Biondo of getting a total of $60,000 during 1936 from the owners of the Atlas-Liberty Fleet Owners Association and the Sunshir Radio System. This was done, Ourfein explained, through beatings of drivers, overturning of cabs and threats to burn the machines. Wth eight other leaders, Biondo seized control of an Independent taxi union organized in 1934. This group later secured a charter from the A. F.

of Gurfein said, as Local 19,795. but the charter was revoked in 1937. Previously indicted in connection with the racket were John (Matty Brown) Ferrone, who Is a fugitive; Joe Troue, Sam Smith and Tony Andosca, all held in $25,000 bail; Dave Seidman, who Is at liberty under a $5,000 bond, and an unnamed man. Biondo has been arrested six times since 1919. In that year he was sent to the penitentiary on a narcotics charge.

He was put on pro-baiion in 1930 after being convicted for possession of a revolver. In 1922 he was discharged following ar-raignment on a charge of homicide in connection with a street gun duel during which one man was killed and two bystanders wounded. Bora Youth Dies In Dive on Rock West Springfield, July 13 Two youths lost their lives in the Westfield River yesterday within half a mile of each other and within half an hour. Otto Biedinger 15, of 559 Montauk Brooklyn, a visitor at the home of an uncle, and Wilfred Beauchin of Springfield were the victims. Biedinger was killed when he dove Into the river from a tree, his head striking a rock.

Beauchin died by drowning. The Brooklyn youth was an only son, a Junior in high school and a life guard at the school pool. He was to spend a week with his uncle, Frederick Furwith, of Feeding Hills. He went swimming with an aunt, Mrs. Adele Schweizer, and when she decided to go home he remained with another youth.

INDEX Pate 1 tl IJ 14 lit Amunementt Bob Qulllen Brain Teaser Bridft Comics Crossword Puisia -Dr. Bradr t.i Hocbri Editorial Grin and Bear It Pare 1, Section Helm Worth Jimmy Wood's Sportopie Jnhn A. Heffernan Lino on Llnerg IS JO III Lost and Found, Personals Novel Ohllusrlra Radla II IS 21 14 -14 Real Estate Shipping News Society Snorts Theaters Want Ads Washington Willi WIUIs Woman's Pa SO- I -Pari 1, 2d Section 2 today. Held on a murder charge is Robert Joyce, 33, of 1831 8th a post-office clerk attached to Station at 303 8th St. The dead man was Frank Harvey Krug, 39, who lived at 28 Chestnut Albany, and was an accountant employed in the Emergency Relief Bureau In that city.

He was here visiting his family at 455 9th while on vacation. Seeding prosecution In the case. Assistant District Attorney Louis Goldstein this afternoon summoned five witnesses before the grand Jury In an attempt to secure a murder indictment against Joyce. He will present further evidence to the Jurors tomorrow. It was hot early today and Joyce drank r8 classes of beer in the bar and grill of the elder Diamond, who is a former License Commissioner and if now Deputy Warden of Raymond I St.

Jail. The prisoner, police said. Is an enthusiastic Dodger baseball fan and resented some of the Jibes at his favorite team made by the 30 other patrons In the place. I Left Bar In Rage The Brooklyn team is mired in place with little prospect of I rising irom the second division. But Continued on Pate 2 ARRIVED HlSAMJUiru DEPARTED 6 11AM dULYll ARRIVED VLY II AM.

Hughes' Record Flight Northampton, July 13 P) John F. Bathelt, 26, of New York, today pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the "cement coffin" slaying of Charles Morris, New York race track follower, and was sentenced by Judge Thomas Hammond to life imprisonment in a court session lasting only 10 minutes. This sudden shift in the myste rious case had the effect of shut- ting off for the time being, at least, unl Inn rt tYa clavlTtfr nr ttiiy CAiaiiaiiuii vuc omj ris' body was found three weeks ago in the Connecticut River, bound with wire to which bits of cement still clung. State Detective Maurice Nelllsan and Police Chief John J. Sullivan of South Hadley.

learned Bathelt was a former companion of the dead man. They located him In i New York and he volunteered to return to "help" them find the slayer. After a few hours of questioning. Nelligan arrested him and charged him with being the slayer. Buthelt showed no emotion during the brief session.

When asked if he had any comment to make before sentence was passed, he rose quietly and replied: "No. Nothing at this time." Two State alienists earlier today had declared Bathelt sane. Outdoor Operetta Closing Not Final The closing of the current outdoor operetta season at Jones Beach and Randalls Island, announced this morning by Fortune Gallo and Lee and J. J. Shubert, Uie producers, may not be final, a spokesman for Actors' Equity revealed today.

According to the management, thp onus for the cancellation lay mainly upon the actors' union for its refusal to "treat the outdoor offerings any differently than regular theater offerings, which are Independent of weather conditions." The matter, however, has not been taken up officially by the governing body of the union which meets Tuesday. At that time, if the management's offer is considered acceptable, some concessions may be made enabling a reopening of the operettas. It was impossible to call an emergency council meeting earlier, 'It was said. Empire City Charts ICopyrltht, 1938. by Regal Press, Inc.

I DAY, WEDNESDAY, JULY IS WEATHER CLEAR; TRACK SLOW. ffiO FIRST RACE Claiming: 2-year-old; about 8 Purse 1.000. Post. 000 2 31: off. 2:35.

Start poor, won driving, place same. Time. 0:23 1-5, 0 48 4-5, Ml 1-5. Winner, blk. I 2, by Neddie Negoporte.

Trainer, C. H. Running Index Starters 51.1 Black Dairy (5291 Big Steel Wt. -112 1 1 1 109 2" 3'a 15371 Scout About 523 Cltv Judge Hit) 52.1 Little Demon 112 449 tProspectus 111 132' Kate Smith 118 Counselloress 116 275 'Oklab 115 541 Sleaacola 108 5 3 4 2 9 2 5 7' 9 2 1 7 8 9' 2 10.10 H. L.

Gerry entry. Scralched- alched panUh Owners 1. Ortenta stable; 2, Josephine 10 I BACH VjjJM, I PMwl Vt left Sun flV IX. JULY I0ru LtiiY 7.2OPM MACK A MICH BKTTKR The condition of Clarence H. Mac-kay, chairman of the board of tht Postal Telegraph fi Cable Company, who is in Roosevelt Hospital, Manhattan, was described today af "splendid." Mr.

Mackay, who had a slight abscess treated yesterday, I was said to have spent a very com- I fortable nighu Holnrd: ,1. Wheatley Stable; 6, R. L. Oeiry: 7, W. H.

Oallagher; 8, Jobella Stable; 9, L. Oerrv: 10. H. McLeod. Black Daly forced the early pace, disposed of Counselloress rounding the far turn, drew away and held Big Steel afe In the final drive.

The latter was pinned In along the rail In Ihe deep footing, improved his position when clear and finished fast. Front About dropprd bark alter tha first furlong, came again on the outside and finished well. SECOND RACE-Battle Call, 1st; Miney Myerson, 2d; Epical, 3d, Map shows course taken by Howard Husrhcs and his four companions as 'round the world flight neared its final phase. The silver monoplane took off from Yakutsk, Siberia, at 8:01 a.m. (E.

D. on perilous hop to Fairbanks, Alaska..