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Oakland Tribune (Newspaper) - March 31, 1940, Oakland, California Weather Oakland and Vicinity. Fair and somewhat warmer but with some cloudiness sunday monday fair moderate West and Northwest wind. Conw Lete weather report on 4-m Tribune vol. Cxxx1i-no. 91 Loc sunday g Oakland California sunday March 31. 1940 5c daily last edition i ii Jibb 86 Al to hundreds homeless millions in damage wrought by flood Rivers rage out of Banks through state pictures on Page 9 floods hit ram soaked Northern California for the second time within a month last night and routed hundreds of families irom their Homes added new damage to agriculture crippled Highway and jail traffic and caused at least one drowning. In county the heavy rain fall last night loosened hundreds of tons of Earth and shale which Slid onto the Waldo approach to the Golden Gate Bridge injuring one Motorist and trapping two Automo Biles. E. H. Fletcher government meteorologist broadcast a warning that flood conditions May Leach major proportions Over the week end and surpass the 10-Day siege Early this month when water inflicted damage to property and farm lands. The rapidly using water Levels were expected in spite of an official . Weather forecast for Clearing weather today. There will be rain today Over the mountains and the extreme Northern portion of the state the forecast said followed by fair weather monday. Rivers on rampage i the Sacramento Feather san Joaquin Napa san Lorenzo and russian Rivers fed by a deluge of steady rain in the mountains and Foothills broke Over their Banks and inundated thousands of acres of lowlands including several City residential sections. Big crests of Muddy water surged Down the Sacramento River in the heart of one of the nation s riches valleys. Fletcher predicted the River would reach a 30-foot Leve at red Bluff late saturday night seven Leet above flood stage. Emer gency Crews were called out to patrol levees. At Shasta dam 9 30 inches of rain Tell within 12 hours causing considerable damage at the dam Prol act. At Many places Rivers poured through a repaired levee Breaks caused by the floods a month ago. Past danger Point a Federal meteorologist predicted High Points on the Sacramento from five to two feet above danger stage from red Bluff to knights land ing and said these were not even Crest stages since the rain continued to fall. A squeal of brakes a tiny victim a police officer and a citizen attempted to make Little Dorothy Maruno 9, As comfortable As possible late yesterday As she Lay on the porch of the rectory of old St. Mary s Church after being hit by an automobile. The girl suffered a possible Skull fracture cuts and bruises and was taken to Alameda county emergency photo. The Feather and american Rivers will have More water than during the last floods the official prediction said. The Napa River covered a 14 Block area in the Low residential District Northeast of Napa. One Hun dred Homes were surrounded by water and about 200 families were evacuated As the water level Rose a toot in an hour s time. The flood Waters reached Napa s business District and ran into Many basements in business buildings. The water was expected to Rise two additional feet in Napa before reaching the Crest. Santa Cruz isolated Santa Cruz virtually was isolated by Waters from the rampaging san Lorenzo River swollen by Cloud bursts at its canyons. Bits of smashed summer torn from their foundations were swept 20 continued Page 9, col. 1 Clearing skies forecast today record Oakland rain brings 3.25 inches in 24 hours Clearing skies were promised for today after a record rainfall that brought Oakland 3.25 inches of rain fall within 24 hours. Damage in Bay Region was not extensive but in several places roads were blocked by slides and water. In Santa Clara county considerable damage was done to prune and apri cot crops. Chabot Observatory recorded the 3 25 inches of rainfall for the 24 Nour period at 7 o clock last night this was an All time record since March of 1898. When 3.67 inches Ell during a 24-hour period. Street intersections were fio dec earlier yesterday in both Oakland and san Francisco and creeks thai overflowed their Banks damaged private and Public property. The key system which halted Ransay service yesterday morning because its underpass was flooded service shortly after noon. A slide in the Oakland Foothills near Colton Boulevard and Caspar drive reportedly was threatening several Homes. A portion of a continued on Page 9, col. 8 san Jose club woman feared drowned in flood swollen Creek Saratoga March 30. Mrs. Mary Down prominent san Jose club woman and wife of John Down president of a Large Coffee company was believed to have drowned to night in flood swollen Camel Creek mrs. Down and her husband came i water. Here Early in the evening to visit flt the Home of their son Henry. The couple walked Down a Trail in Back of the son s Home and were preparing to return to the House when Down heard a scream turned around and saw no sign of his wife. I her Norb infringes Liberty property rights says probe by Frank Mcnaughton Washington March the Smith committee tonight Cli maxed months of investigating the National labor relations Board with charges that in Many instances the Board infringed with reckless abandon on both personal Liberty and property chairman Howard w. Smith published his committee s report As the House labor committee prepared to vote tuesday on important amendments representatives Abe Murdock d., Utah and Arthur Healey cd., who charged that the 17 drastic amendments proposed by Smith representatives Charles n. Routzohn r., of and Charles Hal Eck r., ind would emasculate the Wagner act. Plan to Issue a minority report. The majority report defended the Smith thus far in Toto by the labor committee assailed the record of the present labor Board. Rights infringed there have been Many instances both personal Liberty and property rights have been infringed with reckless abandon under the present administration of the act in the selection of the bargaining unit in direct contravention of the in tent of Smith s report said. It accused the Board of Gerry sunday Tribune Index maim news Section Complete news report Townsend notes playground activities sports news financial news commodity markets development Section development and building shinning Complete weather report negro activities Calendar vital statistics Lodge and fraternal notices classified Section classified advertising society Section society and clubs Nan Bentley covers the shops Camp fire girls girl reserves fraternal news girl scouts Gerald me patterns in the Home and Garden comic Section 12 pages in color screen and radio weekly 12 pages in color serial aunt Elsie Section aunt Elsie Fenland Knave Section the Knave War map the worm this week Book reviews poets Corner George e. Sokolsky crossword Puzzle radio schedules Art and music boy scout news Uncle Ray s Corner stamp collector screen stage news and reviews editorials automotive Section automotive new state wandering in setting up the a. Prop Riate bargaining units in order to favor one Type of unionism. Smith s report was expected to fan the controversy in the House Over the Wagner act amendments. The House thursday rebuffed the labor Board by a wide margin fusing to restore funds Cut from jts budget by the appropriations com Mittee including Money for the eco nomic research division headed by or. David j. Saposs. The House labor committee has indicated that it would not approve single one of the Smith Amend-1 ments which Murdock and Healey i charged would emasculate the Wagner Smith s backers said they Only wanted the labor com Mittee to report an enacting clause and they would fight out the amendments Issue on the House floor. Other accusations the Smith committee also lodged Oakland girl 9, injured by Auto victim runs into car s path. Skull May be fractured Dorothy Maruno 9, of 674 fifth Street was taken to Alameda county emergency Hospital with a possible Skull fracture and Minoi cuts and bruises late yesterday after she had been struck by an Automo bile As she ran across Jefferson Street Between seventh and eighth. The Driver of the car was Hugh g. Darling 43, of 21959 foothill Boulevard Hayward. He was not held. The girl was carried to the porch of the rectory of old St. Mary s Church to await the arrival of an ambulance. Hoover will Moke broadcast tomorrow former president Herbert Hoover will be heard Over the Don Lee broadcasting system tomorrow in a talk from Merced local release of the talk will be through Kyrc it 10 to p.m., . The sub act will be Americast Auto kills . Woman mrs. Etta Dubcek 59, 2032 Bancroft Street san Francisco was killed in tartly last night when she struck by an automobile at Bay Shore Boulevard and Thornton Street the Driver Paul i. Kinney a soil ice stationed at Camp Ord was held on a negligent homicide in arc. Keep Russell at say students petition planned As new York court bars Eastern Post los Angeles March students of Bertrand Russell at the University of California at los Angeles were planning today to circulate petitions asking the Regent of the University to retain Russel indefinitely in his Post there. Fellow faculty members and other students also came to his de sense against attacks upon him in new York. Lord Russell England s mos famous living philosopher today interrupted his work on a lecture on the position of Dostoevsky in the romantic movement to learn tha he was out of a Job. From new York came word tha a supreme court Justice had can celeb his engagement to teach philosophy at new York City College because Russell s moral views were objectionable and that the Board of higher education in new York was attempting to establish a chair of indecency by appointing Russell to the faculty up to attorneys at his quiet Home near the University of California at los Angeles Campus where he has been teaching philosophy for the last year Russell read the report but refused to say what he would do about it. I Don t want to say anything that might Embarrass my he said. I am not familiar with Amer ican judicial procedure and i Don t know whether there is any recourse beyond this decision or when it was explained to Russell that the new York supreme court is not a court of last resort the Silver haired philosopher brightened perceptibly. Russell s courses in philosophy and mathematics at . Ave As abstract As higher algebra and have nothing to do with moral his intent and forthright opposition to War which got him a six months prison term in England in 1917, was considered one of the Rea sons for the storm of opposition which arose upon his appoint men at . Wife talks Russell s Young red haired wife lady Patricia was not so reticent As her philosopher husband. Much As we hate to be involved in a fight of this she said we feel there is no the Issue is one of civil liberties and academic Freedom in which Many thousands of intelligent peo ple Are concerned. We cannot with she revealed that Russell has signed his position in the philosophy department at the University of California at los Angeles in order to accept the Eastern engagement. Next fall he will deliver the Wil Liam James series of lectures at Harvard University Over a three months period. I lady Russell said Rue ully is position Here has already 3een filled. It s ghastly to have to worry about whether we will be continued Page 3, col. 1 to a Man dying after mystery shot Napa March 30. County wide search was instituted Here tonight or an unknown assailant who shot and critically wounded Paul Furniss 11 what police and sheriff s deputies believed was the outgrowth of a family Brawl. The shooting which took place at 755 East trances Avenue was ported by mrs. Lola Woods who lated that she was a former wife if the victim. Furniss was taken to the Victory where doctors expressed ittle Hope for his recovery. One hot went through his neck while nother pierced his lung. Japan s Rule in China is rejected by u. S. Churchill forecasts nazi attack soon by Dan Campbell London March 30 Ston Churchill fiery first lord of the admiralty tonight forecast intensification of the european struggle and warned that More than a million German troops were ready to strike at a few hours notice All along the frontiers of Luxembourg Belgium and supreme exertions will be required from the British and Churchill said. But he add the allies have no desire to broaden the ares of conflict by spreading the War to other fronts and it is no part of our policy to seek War with relations to neutrals Churchill s speech indicated that the Allied Powers henceforth would take a sterner stand toward Neutral nations in order to avoid a Situa Tion in which Germany reaps advantages from their neutrality while Britain and France suffer disadvantages. He emphasized however that the allies would not seek to spread the War to Russia and said that we have no quarrel with the italian or japanese Peoples. We have tried and shall try our Best to live on Good terms with we shall follow this War wherever it leads Churchill declared but we do not wish to broaden the area of conflict. There is no need for Russia to be drawn this struggle unless upon the promptings of obsolete imperialist ambition she wishes it of her own volition and of malice pro War Council meet Churchill s speech was of special importance because it followed 1hi week s meeting of the Allied supreme War Council which made decisions regarding the future course of the conflict and possibly regard ing the Allied attitude toward Neutral nations. The warning of the first lord of the admiralty that there will to an intensification of the struggle might mean either More Active Mili tary warfare or More vigorous Diplo Matic and economic conflict. In regard to the neutrals. Churchil said that the War probably would have been a Short conflict or there would have been no War if nil the Neutral states sharing the Allied convictions had stood together. Not dismayed but we did not count on this and therefore we Are not he added. A is quiet at present on the Western front he said but More than a million German soldiers including nearly All their Active divisions and armoured divisions Are up and ready to strike at a few hours notice All along the fron tiers of Luxembourg Belgium and Holland Churchill said that almost 200 Neutral ships had been destroyed Hull condemns aggression backs chinese Republic headed by Chiang Kai Shek by Hobart c. Montee Washington March 30. U.secretary of state Cordell Hull announced today in a statement reiterating this nation s condemnation of acts of aggression that the United states will not recognize the new puppet chinese govern ment the japanese have established at banking. Hull said that the complexion of the new japanese sponsored government of Wang Ching Wei appeared to be and almost 1000 Slaughter i by frantic Endeavor Neutral Adolf seamen Hitler s to terrorize nil who seek to Trade with he referred especially to nazi Aerial attacks on North sea and British coastal shipping. These accusations against the labor Board it sought illegally to blacklist companies charged with Wagner act violations even before v air cases were adjudicated. 2 thai Iii Rebii cd wire s Smith brought extra Legal pres sure in at least one Case the Berk Shire knitting which amounted to the aiding and abet Ting a Boycott against the firm. The boar lobbied con Dewey ask solution of Domestic problems aloofness from Europe Madison wis., March wholly out of the european War and Thomas e. Dewey urged Wisconsin republicans today to support his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in next tuesday s primary to obtain an administration which will procure Domestic recovery by keeping its hands wholly out of the european intensive Campaign tour of the state Dewey headed Back to new York City to resume some problems connected with my Job As District attorney. Domestic affairs in his final address from the Gress for More appropriations and Sfat Capitol s Steps he emphasized stirred up opposition to Wagner act amendments among unions whose rates the Board would itself have to Settle. That its conduct in some cases notably the Inland steel Case amounted to solicitation of litigation for the purpose ing a Point of Law company engaged with i of establish or harassing in dispute a belief in close attention to Demes tic affairs and less concern for affairs in Europe As a sound National out of any negotiations that May take place Between the warring a or at any time he said and added my administration would press such a Appeal to voters do Wpm asked the Wisconsin voters to show the nation the Way Back into the Republican party. The primaries of Wisconsin Are a Clarion Call to the people of this state to Start the movement to elect a Republican administration which will give its whole attention to our difficult and distressing problems at Dewey said. It s a great temptation for an administration which has achieved policy and his declaration met with Only Domestic failures to turn its at prolonged applause from his Audi Tention to european Dewey ence. Asserted. Thai s a principal reason i am convinced the Only Way this Why we must elect a Republican and country can remain genuinely Neutral is for the government to give its full attention to procuring Domestic Mai to keep Mundt i ministration which will five its whole attention to restoring Prosperity and keep completely out of the of sin plane workers threaten strike Vickers employees demand return of discharged manager London March sunday dispatch said to Day that a strike of 7000 workers in the huge Vickers aviation ltd., Plant at Brookland was threatened monday. The Plant is operated by the Vickers Armstrong ltd., which manufactures several makes of planes vital to Britain s War Effort. These include spitfire fighters and bombers the exact Type of planes made in the Brooklands Plant was not Learned. The dispatch that a com Mittee of workers had sent an ultimatum to sir Kingsley Wood air Secretary threatening to walk out unless Trevor Westbrook general manager of the Plait is reinstated. A similar ultimatum was said to have been sent to sir Charles Craven chairman of the concern. Later it was reported without confirmation that workers in the Vick ers Plant Southampton had prom support to the Brookland nazis warn Roosevelt White Book called joke on president with election coming Berlin March authorized nazi source said tonight that the German while Book charges issued yesterday probably will be a very great joke on or. Roosevelt especially with the elections coming this source said that reactions to the incident in the United states would be awaited with interest by nazi officialdom in order to deter mine if it would have any effect on american German relations. The German press hammered away today with claims that diplomatic representatives of president Roose velt were accomplices in what news paper headlines called the War guilt of the Allied Powers. Basis of charges the charges based on Pur ported official documents published As the first of a series designed to put the blame for starting the War on great Britain and France and to impress Neutral nations with the prewar diplomatic Maneu vers Cen tearing around Poland. An authorized source said thai there was As yet no indication of the contents of subsequent White books and that it was not known whether they would contain More documents concerning the United states. German official quarters disregarded american British and polish denials of the authenticity of the documents which were described As official reports by the polish Diplo Mats to the Warsaw government. The German press took the Atti tude that the documents proved the War guilt of the United states was comparable to that of Britain and France. The in original documents on which the White Book was based were exhibited to correspondents at the foreign office today. Zolotoff s speech the purported documents shared attention with the speech of soviet Premier Viacheslav Zolotoff before the supreme soviets of Moscow. Authorised quarters said that it was silly to try to read into Molo Toff s speech any suggestion 1hat All was not Well Between Russia and Germany. The russian emphasis on neutrality was fully approved by nazis As favourable to Germany just As Italy s non belligerency favors the Reich. The boar san Zeitung said that Zolotoff made Clear How senseless Are Hopes of the of moving he soviet Union from its present course. He has taken the wind from he sails of the Western Powers in he North the Balkans and the near German press comment on the Al eged polish documents emphasized he role of bullitt and Kennedy. On what in All the world could have occasioned bullitt Kennedy and b i d d 1 e Anthony Drexel Biddle in itch states ambassador to Poland these gentlemen from Distant make themselves not Only violent protagonists of polish claims but even to egg on the poles themselves when they showed signs continued on Page 2, col 5 no different than that of other systems Japan has set up by armed Force in Asia. He then coupled his observation with a statement that the attitude of the United states toward use of armed Force As an instrument of National policy to Rob Peoples of their Independence was Well in his Broad statement Hull inferred that the circumstances of establishing the puppet government at banking constituted another lation of International Law and listing treaties. It came at a time when japanese diplomacy was striving to improve feelings Between the two countries made acute by United states denunciation of the 1911 Trade treaty Between the two nations. Backs chunking Hull said that the United state would of continue to recognize the chinese National government of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek whose capital now is at chunking As the Only legitimate government of China. The Secre tary avoided direct Japan by name but reference to his bristling statement left no doubt that Japan was the nation concerned. Although his statement dealt exclusively with the far Eastern situation it was Broad enough in its terms regarding the program of country by armed Force to impost its will upon a neighbouring coun to apply As Well to Germany s aggression in Central Europe and Poland and to soviet Russia s aggression against Finland. Inclusive language the carefully chosen breadth of the language Hull used was Side red significant because of Cial irritation Here Over publication by the German foreign office of a series of White papers charging that the United states intrigued to hasten the outbreak of War in rope. Administration officials ican and foreign diplomats and congressional leaders have used their conviction that the Man documents Are spurious and Clumsy attempts by the German government and propaganda office Hull said that the United has ample reason for believing that the government of Missimo Chiang Kai Shek at King still has the allegiance and support of the chinese people. The establishment of the new. Banking government he said the appearance of a further step in a program of one country by armed Force to impose its will upon neighbouring country and to Block off a Large area of the world front Normal political and economic relationships with the rest of th4 pattern of Japan he said that the new regime Apt geared merely As a pattern of the japanese government in the East and he referred to what Haf happened in various parts of since 1931." that was when first invaded Manchuria and established under military Tion the puppet Manchu Kuoan Gime of emperor up i some quarters regarded Hunt statement As further significant dictation that the United states will Emain aloof from peace whether in Europe or Asia Ulen hat peace is to be based upon what " resident Roosevelt has called tuft Gnu Nuqui Liquie conditions. Huil dictated that this government would not consider the retention of Ory grabbed by one country by the use of arms from another Coit Trot is being the just and equitable editions prescribed by room Mai Page to cat f sen. Tobey bloody but quits census Battle Stii defiant by Sandor 9. Klein Washington March 30. Than three Days before the census Zero hour. Sen. Charles w. Tobey tonight ended his Little Blitz Krieg against the 16th decennial count. His too late to Slop this invasion of personal said the fiery Hampshire Republican. My Lead is bloody but with a last gesture of Defiance he announced that he himself worm not cooperate that he worm refuse to answer the questions on income fits no fief he was Well aware of the of refusing to answer a maximum of w he was prepared to m risk and no tonight Flag of truce flying there Little left but the counting a mobilized army of Eaton

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