Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - February 2, 1941, Oakland, California WEATHER OAKLAND AND Portly cloudy and mild with scattered morning Jogs Monday cloudy becoming un- gentle wind tn LAST EDITION VOL 33 lOc SUNDAY OAKLAND CALIFORNIA SUNDAY FEBRUARY 2 1941 DAILY 92 A-l TO II at Of Albany Track LONG CAREER OF Vast s P anned Crowds Again Cheer Bangtails on New Oval After Lapse of 30 Years Here CarC Opens Twelve thoroughbred horses bounded out of the starting gates at the Golden Gate Turf Club yesterday to open com- petition in Albany and return horse racing to the Metropolitan i Oakland area after an absence of than a quarter of a century The crowd of persons that cheered home to in the opening was the first thai had Us the bangtails in 30 years I The sky was overcast Ai sprinkle of rain came in from j the bay The track itself was i deep in wet dirt But 12 horses pranced to the poi and 12 circled the oval with the over the rail WASHINGTON Feb William Gibbs McAdoo former ator from California and World War secretary of Treasury died 7 iu A r 90 Port Demand Argentina Mrs McAdoo 31 whom the for- mer senator in 1935 was at thc Also was one of Brice McAdoo a heart attack during the and a physician was called 10 ment in V h i be 11 recently and that the attack came on To Attack Is Vichy Rumor My RALPH VICHY Feb military experts believed of i that Germany is planning to launch It wasn't a great first race It wasn't even a great day for a track as expensive as the Turf Club but it the opening of this track ALL OI And the crowd responded ingly While thc worried directors of the track Tweed back and forth through the grandstands a Ing of persons that included thr writing man and your collector Joe paid run Sanctuary for Ships tn All Harbors Is Asked by Britain MONTEVIDEO Uruguay Feb 1 Britain has stocK He was bom in that British ships be given Ga on October HI 1863 and ary in all Argentine ports it his in that southern reported tonight at the regional area covered Sherman's march to his death issued the following 1 im to lenrn of the sudden death of one of my William I known him since 1312 It was only that he came to rce inc I join with the entire country in mourning him as one who has given many of faithful service to the Nation My personal affection for him with the years OI SOUTHERN STOCK William Gibbs McAdoo wa n son of pioneer parents of There not money won or 1 was in fart disappointing track Thr firs war a was on the Latin American economic cncc of the River Plate His was a judge and a It was understood that thc his mother a member I Floyd family of Mexican War fame attended University of j i applied to British grr t o studying law to th of port and CUE He public service even offensive Britain all the against Great way from heim Norway to Brest possibly before Henry Bidou noted French tary observer predicted that the Germans would strike along the widest possible front to keep the British from being able to trate defense forces nt any one and Gen Marie Victor Charles Maurice Duval forecast a German attempt to land hundreds of sands of troops by air Bibou felt that time is the un- known factor in this equation but Duval writing in the Journal said the invasion might take place before Spring The past week one of the quietest since August fi was viewed by many observers as a possible lull before the storm BEAT U.S TO IT emphasizing that German might decide tn strike before aid to Britain became effective Marshal Maximo who has rejected an appeal by Gen Charles de Gaulle to join Free French forces against the Axis li shown Senegalese sharpshooters as he loaves Governor's palace at Dakar vital port in French West Wirephoto was ony race third a but that didn't dim the in- terest of the crowd time the broke from their the crowd surged from the luxurious roundings of the grandstand ters winners in SUN SMILKS DOWN And finally r the fifth race was coming up the sun broke out of the In the lisht the to vole At Ireland was one logical point Britain war reported o he was appointed n clerk of US I of attack its demand on an article i for A established on Ireland thr o hc was be a terrible menace tn naval bar h an 1825 rid threw fl landscaped dens of the infield who watched the first two races in the doom looked over to thr Albany Underpass of thr feay hundred or so were clustered to the acting as advisors to the Argentine delegation were ing the question tonight and were He was next heard of in New York City where in 1892 he began practice of law It during Ins residence in New York that he conceived the IU said be seeking a loophole to jd f lhp Uur Jersey Dies In Fall at Track The jinx which marred progress nf the Albany t pursued it through its opening day yesterday when a York mid New Engineers told him it couldn't be done but he lived to see his dream the army in the West as she now has in the south he Pointing out the ties of maintaining communications md supply lines in an ion bj MM only Duval suggested that Germany is likely to use far air sea transport and try for surprise landing of parachutists and then soldiers carried by troop trans port planes Odds Against Us if Axis Wins Knox Tells Sobs Fears British Aid Too Late true and mm half a and hand apparently fell the grandstand to his death under the river bed Such an operation he Mid In he definitely entered he accompanied by political picture as a bombardment of vital centers of the gate from New York tn thr country Inter-regional Tne dead man was Convention in cations would br cut An important nf San Bruno body was of the first ad- number of vital points and Ihr of Woodrow mgs would be while along last night a v thr sorted Ming I the track ended its opening thr Presidency hundreds In thr n n n of JiU stand snt for lunch of thr fall together late list drinks and then moved out said was apparently thr terraces in ff the races i standing at Ihr nn thr The nnd tier rf the when he oils by its but Nan his balance and fell and nf incurred Jeer he her man home to v on Augury In the seventh Thc monies featuring eity stables at s An Morns Oakland for thi morning publisher nf r Heart Attack Is Turf pies NOTARIES A president of the Club flushed guests nnd offered Guy Forrest Nutt 70 of 1214 track to the assembled public Avenue was found asphyxiated late Joseph 15 Know land publisher of i yesterday in his parked I T up IS SIGNED in at am into thc which would be Attempted dining of HIP attempting to piece s whole pbn w mild of the Democratic he M carefully and minutely National Committee and that every man would have chairman nf thr m an destined I hr cabinet in invaded country into C I SHIPYARD he McAdoo his Secretary and disintegration Jl army of 200000 or America at louia men land quietly and win a landed nn thf concrete 25 success below the wilms It believed du lrs Hof thr This success Duval would he in thc Government had against a taken over larmy which had been broken RESIGNED I Thr task proved too much for health and on February 19 1910 he i resided his posts to his and retrench his finances In 1920 his name was presented as ja candidate for thc presidency at thc Democratic Convention in San Would Increase Airplane Flow To England at Once Says Secretary By JOHN R DEAL WASHINGTON Feb of Navy Frank Knox that he was tremendously worried over Britain's chances of winning the war said today that the odds would he against us if the United States had to a Axis Testifying again before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in support of thc WASHINGTON Feh 1 UD signed on authorizing lion's British aid hill Knox i was hy Sen r Njr whether he thought the I thu if wins We would tn strain every and Ihr mild us Knix replied Hr told Nyr If the Axis were victorious Ihr best we would he to make our own safe from attack He added that not an active candidate Oakland Tribune wished the garage at his home r directors well and complimented a victim of an accident caused mc ox thc them that they finally won out by a heart attack body was found slumped over the rain He told them that nn track was more ideally located over the wheel of the ear by his party's candidate In 1922 he moved from New York to Barbara Calif and for the I rest nf his eareT br Lena Thc ignition Charles Cooper representing on but thc motor California politics Slate Racing Commission approved the outline of thr track colorful with its blue and gold banners and decorations not running although it still I I warm An autopsy showed that thr man had suffered a heart attack butt In 1021 he was wn candidate for the presidency but Al Smith of New York blocked his nomination Dover Shelling Held for Thrust LONDON Feb 1 thc channel held German daylight raids on Britain to a minimum but resumption of long-range gency I the to spend defeat of would give 400 auxiliary vessels and ex shipyard gun and armor prr Axis shipbuilding facilities ex j reeding those nf the United States The hill was Hit key measure of cuit Knox raid that besides being worried over Britain's TRIPOLI HIT BY BOMBERS SHIPS BLAZE Bv PHILLIP S TAYLOR CAinO Feb Royal Air Force pacing British offensives a naval expansion prospects he was also that was rushed through whether American aid at the urgent request of the Navy Another signed HIM ing of the Dover area this morning of aerial heightened speculation on Nazi the Fleet plans One person was killed and 10 were injured when a Dormer flying cil bombed thr East Anglican Coast in the only raid reported today thr Navy 400 submarine chasers mine and pedo The Navy plans to build nf craft this year in Great Maury I architect of aho was a trace of carbon in his lungs deputies hf apparently was stricken while parking thp car suffering a severe cold coughed a hoarse greeting over the microphone Barrly fi talk thanked the crowd for attending the opening TICK TOUR HORSE Jack contractor who built the track told the crowd Pick your horse And there was the Star Banner the raising of the Continued t Col t Streetcar Bus Strike Tics Up Honolulu HONOLULU Ffb hundred 1 UP employees of the Honolulu Rapid Transit Com- pany today tying up thr transportation Sunday Tribune Index AND RADIO 12 Pages in Color Serial NEWS SECTION Complete Report Sport SECTION Classified Advertising Lodge and Fraternal Vital Financial News Commodity Shipping DEVELOPMENT SECTION Development and Building Stati News Society and Clubs Coven the Fire COMIC SECTION 12 Pages in Color AUNT ELSIE SECTION Aunt Elsie KNAVE SECTION The Knave The World Thit Picture War Map Waller Lippmann Dr George Gallup Lucious Beebe Book Reviews Corner Art and Music Crossword Frank Keller's Radio Schedules Wears Holbrook jr Patterns la Home and Garden SECTION News Calendar Boy Scout News Uncle Corner Photography Stamp Collector Screen Stage and Review Mexico Bans Japan Fishers Renewal of Licenses Refused in Move to Recover Control GUAYMAS Sonors Mexico Feb Rodriguez for- mer President of Mexico said today the Mexican Government was ing to renew licenses of Japanese fishermen in an attempt to break domination of Mexico's West Coast fishing by Orientals Rodriguez said thc step was taken developments It was presumed he referred to the Italian Axis alliance He said the move was designed to return control of important Gulf of California to earlier this week Government approval of a building program for establishing new fisheries on the Mexican west coast one at Guaymas ft Rodriguez said the new ments would end exploitation of Mexican fishermen by foreign con- cessions Thc new he said will be operated on a co-operative be- tween fishermen and thi fen in the Mexicans Officials I Shelling of the Dover area Continued 2 Cnl 4 brought no casualties hut there was fnr that hw experimenting with Ms which might be cover an attempt tn land troops Guns from Dover have shells recently 12 miles in- land and British the Nazis may he seeking to whether laj down a box German planes were inactive over Britain during the apparently because of bad weather but experts studying the strategy of the ingly Intensive be- lieve thc Germans were extending armed reconnaissance raids in aration ule nf attacks On the success of the attacks ex- perts predicted would hinge not only chances of making a real attempt la invade Great Britain but its development of gen- eral war plans on all fronts for this Spring construction at a total rost of In gun and armor manufacturing had seaplanes and harbor works at Tripoli and had heavily raided tlm airdrome at captured and last Italian in t TU While K A F bombers dumped tons of high explosives and rn thc armored ground battled thr enemy of Derna and intensified sure against the strategic and areas in Eritrea on the African front the Middle Earl command said In other tors the communique reported there was no change The attacks last night in- cluded raids on Italian East can liases Italian forces in eastern Libya appeared to be attempting a Maud in an which extends about 17 miles Inland from Derna Italians were said at finr be to delay the British Is there any seagoing fleet that there to gam time to reorganize outranks I thc defenses nf Bengasi Marshal Calls French Africa To Back Retain LONDON Maxine Weygand called on France's powerful Colonial Empire in to hold firm behind Marshal Philippe retain and await marshal's orders Weygand broadcast his appeal over radio Aiders As heard here It appeared to have a double purpose quiet rumors of some imminent move in French Africa and o counter the appeal of Gen Charles dc Gaulle that French Africa join his Free forces in at- tacking Italy cave no hint of Franco's intentions with respect to Germany reiterating that Frenchmen must place their faith and loyalty in and avoid all rumors As heard in the United States by Columbia Broadcasting System was reported to have I appeal to you not to leave the path of order and discipline which could only mean the destruction of France and peril for all who take part in undertaking STRATEGIC POSITION Dr called en the French of North Africa in a special cast to join their Free French com- panions in an attack on the pressed Italians in Libya The French in Tunisia occupy a strategic position at the of the position both for attacking Libya and for ing British tea power in the in French Tunisia lies di- across the narrow Sicily channel from the new German dive bomber bases said that he spoke as the personal representative of re- tain I fo emphasize he said that we expect jou to collaborate in the of France My In- today are confidence Jn our chief There is great work con- fronting jou in the future NO POLITICIANS In thr New Africa which we ars to he said there will be no for We all for our future task which includes thr large program of would reach hrr in time were heated clashes between Knox and Nve who asked Thr ficnH Joint resolution extending the time in which defense industries may take nf the amortization provisions of thr 1910 excess profits tax Thr old fur receiving certification from the Army or Navy that a expansion was essary to defense was February fi The approved today application for this certification 60 days of the time the ex- was started Knox replied Is there one with a mz Nve inquired I think not Kmx then tint a forr power with a in Newfoundland Detroit Nye read into thr record a ment attributed tn velt while he tary of thr Navy in the Wilson that thr 2 Col 1 artillery appeared to be superior however and ian uere t he cut off from supplies and from Bengasi from told how thr Navy His Majesty's Kenya of schooners dhows whalers and mot in a recent raid on Somaliland in East Africa by Nigerian The Kenya Navy manned by Continued Pate 2 Col 7 ment in finding work for and as WPD in finding for whn have been called to the colors There have already been Ir in certain regions of North Africa You can he certain that our chief will the utmost care to find an place in the National lution You have heard many mors in the past week which hava made you anxious Certain are nt work I can only tell you that you must keep full confidence in retain Severe ures will be taken against thoss launching irresponsible propaganda Don't or circulate thne rumors WARNS Of RUMORS I you Legionnaires Modems You must bl patient and confident Don't thr stories you hear en in the baraw in the fir in thr repeat them We expect from you thp highest patriotism Many lies have been spread re- cently ray no attention to them that Petam It out the great National Revolution and your collaboration Nicaragua Chief Pledges Aid to U.S MANAGUA Nicaragua Feb Anastasio Somoia of Nicaragua today on the occasion of his birthday pledged his try all out co-operation with the United States In interview he Mid this co-operation included an invitation to the United Stales to establish and Pacific These he Mid would protect the best of the two republics and the Panama Canal The President said are convinced their interests are ITALIAN TRANSPORT SUNK OFF BRINDISI BASE BY GREEK SUBMARINE Settlement Near ATHENS Greece Feb The sinking of a ton Italian transport was announced by the Greek Ministry of Marine tonight as new successes were YORK Feb and union representatives announced in a joint statement that they had reached an agreement which may lead to early settlement of the two at the Copper Products Corporation's plant The walkout had 1400 ers idle and affected in National orders and and By DEN AMES Despite the failures of their re- thc Italians persisted this time in the costal sector below thc parallel those of the United uit Machine Workers had threatened to strike to the company's other plants in Los Angeles Fort Wayne Ind and Yonkers The agreement will be presented members for ratification at t meeting tomorrow claimed against desperately defended Italian i Thc transport was said to have been sunk by thc Greek submarine was credited with jinking two Italian transports several weeks thc night of January 28 The transport was fully loaded and guarded by Italian communique said The Italian vessel it learned was modern carrying Italy to Greek troops have dealt four more shattering blows to Italians in thc Albanian mountains a Government spokesman laid today The fighting occurred In ranging up to 6000 feet and the Italian louei re- ported heavy man said They threw In lant worse than their predecessors and the losses were so heavy thc Italians retreated in confusion un- able to and maintain their original pur sued and occupied a mountain range beyond the point from where the Italian had at tacked The said that in other sector the Greeks through inflicted heavy losses on the Italians and occupied a of mountains feet high Farther north the Greeks din lodged the Italians from a point an Italian wn repulsed easily and the were wiped out A Public Security Ministry Friday Italian planet bombed la Albania One shelter struck and collapsed killing 16 Four men one baby Hint girls aged 6 to and two women Debate Wastes Time Assumption that the lease-lend gives the President new powers ii contrary to and are time la debate falter writes on 5
