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those in the forward compartments
had been able to account for ''only
SO of the men on board"
Shortly before 7 am. observers
saw IS of the Nays crack divers
assemble on the deck of the Falcon
AS the first descent began, observ-
ers on non-Navy vessels were ordered
from the scene.
Through tapped-out signals on the
hull of the Squalus, authorities
learned that the crafts torpedo room
was flooded and naval officials said
1t was reasonable to assume that
many of the crew were inside.
Capt. H. r. Greenlee reported res
cue boats had been unable to make
any contact with the torpedo room
although communication had been
established with other sections of the
submarine.
In dot-and-dash code the en-
tombed men reported they were
reasonably warm" and had plenty
of food and clothing. They were en-
tirely without power, however, and
the only means of communication
remained the hammering of signals
on the steel hull.
Apparently confirming reports
that the rescue boats temporarily
had lost direct contact by buoy and
other lines with the sunken craft
tho SnIIol11c cant 90 81
bomb at 6:10 am. to give her posi-
ton. The bomb came up directly
off the port side of the submarine
rescue ship Falcon, which was rid
ing a choppy sea on four-point an
chors.
Messages Received by Wandank.
All messages with the stricken
vessel were through the Navy tug
Wandank, which stood q short dis
tance from the Falcon.
Admiral G. w. Cole, in charge of
rescue operations, boarded the Fall
con this morning after spending
the night aboard the Sculpin, sister
ship of the Squalus.
There were approximately Is Navy
and Coast Guard boats at the scene
and the cruiser Brooklyn was ex-
pected from New York by noon.
While the Falcon maneuvered and
lowered four anchors ready hands
prepared to lower the nine-ton
escape bell" with which rescuers
hoped to bring the entombed men
to the surface.
The rescue bell contains cylin-
drical chamber at the bottom OF
which there is rubber suction gas
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ket winch Ats against a wide skirt
on the submarines hatch. Within
the bell is a water-tight rescue"
hatch, a few feet above the bottom
of the bell itself.
BY means of wire rope" car
ried on a windlass inside the bell
1t can be lowered to a position over a
sunken craft and guided to the
submarines hatch by divers. Inside
the bottom of the bell are turn
buckles which hook into "cateyes"
welded on the submarines skirt.
These can be taken up tight by
pressing the rubber gasket of the
bell firmly against the submarine s
skirt. The water is then expelled by
pumps from the lower hatch of
the bell. Hatches are then opened
and about eight men can be squeezed
from the submarine into the bell.
The submarines hatch and the
lower hatch OF the bell then can
be closed and the bell, by opera
ton of the windlass on the rescue
vessel, can be pulled to the sur
face.
The big bell capable of Withstand
Ing terrific pressure, contains lights
and a telephone.
While other rescue craft had
awaited the Falcon, Admiral Cole
commandant of the Portsmouth
Navy Yard, had ordered divers to &c
down to survey the escape matches
OF the Squalus to expedite the
rescue.
The divers, one of whose tasks
was to attach the huge rubber
cap of the rescue bell to one Of the
stricken submarines four escape
matches, studied similar matches on
the submarine Sculpin, sister craft
OF the Squalus, anchored at the
scene.
First Use in Actual Rescue.
1t was the first use of the new
escape chamber in actual rescue op-
erations.
Poised on sleek naval craft. and
piercing the mists of the morning
over the slightly choppy sea, were
large lights which will serve as the
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Submarine Pioneer, Is,
Ready 10 Aid Rescue
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MILFORD, Conn, May 24-Simon
Lake, pioneer submarine builder and
inventor, stood ready today to go
to Portsmouth, N. H, should his as
sistance be asked in the rescue at
tempts to save the crew of the
sunken submarine Squalus.
Mr.. Lake, now 73, was a member
Of the rescue parties that tried to
raise the S-51 off Block Island in
1925 and the S-4 off Provincetown,
Mass, in 1927.
He was reluctant to comment at
length on the Squalus' plight until
he had more complete information,
but Mr.. Lake said it appeared the
depth of the water where the
stricken craft sank-240 feet-of-
fered the greatest difficulty to res
cuers.
1T is very difficult to do effective
work at such a depth" he said.
Modern diving apparatus is not
strong enough to withstand the pres
sure at 240 feet.
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B. Momsen, inventor of the escape
lung bearing his name, was desig-
mated to take charge of all diving
operations.
Every known safety device has
been built into the craft, commits
stoned March /, 1889. She was 29O
feet long, with a beam of 26 feet
and was rated in size at 1850 tons.
Launched last September Is, she
had been under routine test op-
erations In this area preparatory to
making formal sea trials June 13.
Sceen of the accident was near the
Isles of Shoals, directly off Hanrp-
ton Beach, vacation resort.
Naval officials explained the sub
marine had two induction valves,
one about 81 inches wide, the other
II inches wide, but it was not known
which one failed to close. They are
operated by hydraulic power but
can be operated by hand.
One of the valves furnished air to
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Mediation Is Called
lnadvisabIe in
Briggs Strike
Company Head Ready
For Personal Talk
With Dewey
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Briggs Manufacturing Co.
strike in Detroit Das called Mon
day, causing widespread lay-ofs
In motor industry. Workers are
demanding union shop IN
neD agreement. Briggs manage
n1ent accuses local president of
trying to make every employe
pay tribute to him in form of
union dues"
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Policeman Qui1zed
Again in Baltimore
Torso Trial
Asked If He Made
Threats While He
GrilIed Torquinio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 24.-polics
Sergt. Uis Bradley was summoned
back to the witness stand today for
cross-examination on testimony that
he used no threats and made no
promises during the questioning of
Aurelio Marco Tarquinio after the
finding of his housekeeperIs head.
Sergt. Bradley found the severed
head of Mrs. Evelyn Rice in a neat
rose garden kept by Tarquinio, who
is charged with numbering the
woman and scattering her dismem-
bered body.
The 45-year-old steel worker was
pictured by other witnesses yester-
day in Criminal Court as having
showered her with threats and af-
fection.
Andrea Cataldi, a neighbor, said
Mrs. Rice, Georgia divorcee, stayed
at his house for month after quar-
reling with Tarquinio, but when he
came for her Marco and Evelyn
"NAS AAnC sWO JuSJ
that" Cataldi raised his hand and
pressed two fingers together.
Cataldi's wife, Lillian, testified
Tarquinio played pinochle at her
home all of Sunday night, April 16.
Police had maintained the woman
was slain April IA or 13.
The card game was interrupted by
Detective 1t. william Feehley, to
whom Tarquinio had reported Mrs.
Rice missing 1t. Feehley told the
three judges hearing the case with
out a jury that he returned early
Monday morning, interrupting the
card game again, and took Taruuinio
to the police station.
There he was confronted with a
picture of housecoat found near a
paper wrapped parcel containing
limbs of Mrs. Rice, and asked to
identify it. But, 1t. Feehley said,
Tarquinio replied mo, no, no."
Evening star., 1939-05-24

broken and the Squalus was lost"
for hours.
The scene of the accident is not
far from the point off Provincetown,
Mass, where the S-4 went down in
1927 with loss of 40 lives. The
new escape bell, the Momsen lungs
and numerous other safety devices
have been developed since that
tragedy.
Many of the safety devices on the
Squalus and on her sister ship. the
Sculpin, were perfected as the re-
suit of the S-4 disaster.
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the main engines and the other gave
air for the ventilation system. Both
were open when the ship was on the
surface and closed when diving.
When the valve failed to close.
water poured into the ship and sent
her swiftly to the muddy bottom
She lay there for four hours before
her plight was discovered. Then
searching vessels, alarmed at the
Squalus' failure to report, sighted
the dread signal which indicates
disaster.
Rising to the sky was smoke from
the bomb signal sent up by the
sunken craft In a nearby yellow
buoy was the telephone which en-
abled Naquin to report briefly what
had occurred. Later that cable was
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Dovid }. Lewis Named
To Mediation Board

President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate today the nomination of
David j. Lewis, former member of
the House from Maryland, to be a
member of the National Mediation
Board, succeeding William Lesser
son, who recently was appointed to
the National Labor Relations Board.
Mr.. Lewis. close student of labor
problems for many years and
champion of labor legislation In the
House, was defeated by Senator
Tydings for the Democratic NOM
ination for Senator last year,
Evening star., 1939-05-24
Jewish Survival Topic

Rabbi Ephraim Fischoff, director
OF the Hillel Foundation of Cornell
University, will speak on Jewish
Survival in an Age of Chaos" to-
morrow at $50 pm. at the Jewish
Community Center. His appearance
will be under auspices of Argo Lodge
and Auxiliary,
Evening star., 1939-05-24

By the Associated Press
DETROIT, May 24-The Briggs
Manufacturing Co., It's seven plants
closed by strike which has made
more than 10000 automobile workers
idle, announced today it regarded
as inadvisable Joint meeting with
strikers representatives and Fed
eral conciliator.
A company statement. pointing
to the management's offer to sub
init all grievances to arbitration,
said that w. P. Brown, president of
Briggs, had informed James F.
Dewey, conciliator of the United
States Department of Labor, that
the controversy perhaps had passed
beyond the point of mediation"
Mr.. Brown expressed willingness
to confer with Mr.. Dewey individu-
ally.
The c. I. o. United Auto Workers
Union, which called the Briggs
strike, contended through r. j.
Thomas, its international president,
that arbitration of points not set
be satisfactory. The union objected,
however. to reopening matters which
1t claims were settled earlier.
No Reply to Negotiation Offer.
Emil Macy, president of the
Briggs U. A. w. local, said he had
advised the Briggs management
that when it changed its attitude it
could call me-" Mr.. Macy ex-
planned that they know my tele-
phone number"
There was no immediate response
to the offer of Gov. Luren D. Dick
inson to mediate upon request of
both parties.
The strike was called Monday
morning and the $4,000 Briggs work
ers walked out. Within few hours
other firms dependent upon Briggs
for continued operation shut down
Today Chrysler Corp. had suS-
pended operations of 10 factories in
Michigan and Indiana with $4,000
or more employees and the Lincoln
division of Ford Motor Co. had laid
off 5000. Moreover, smaller fac
tories supplying Briggs plants were
receiving stop orders.
Red Influence Charged.
In radio address Homer Martin,
president of an independent union
of auto workers which is considering
affiliation with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, charged the strike
was inspired by Reds and was
costing the workers $250,000 daily.
He further charged:
Only Mazey's strong-arm squads
and undemocratic activities have
prevented the workers in the Briggs
plants from repudiating him long
ago"
Mr. Martin claimed his union rep
resented majority of Briggs work
ers, but had refused to lead back
to-work movement because we do
not wish to prevent collective bar
gaining and destroy the union
The strike was called after the
union left a conference claiming it
could get no action on 30 grievances
concerned with working conditions.
The question of grievances arose
while union and management pre-
pared to negotiate a new contract
to replace the one recently eXnired
Evening star., 1939-05-24

1taly's new 300-mile road crossing
the n-scorched Danakil Desert to
link Assab and Bessie is nearing
completion.
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A.A.U. PUBLICATION LAUDS
FEATS OF SEPIA STARS

NEW YORK-A good indication
that the Colored track stars of the
Nation will shine on Americas Olym-
pic team, when they visit Finland in
1910, was borne out in the recent
"Amature Athlete, the official publ
cation of the Amateur Athletic Union.
The leaders in the various events, as
given by the publication: 100 yards,
Mozel Elerbee, Tuskegee and Mack
Robinson, Los Angeles, unattached,
with 9.5, Clyde Jeffrey, Stanford; ;
("white-hope" of the 1OO-yards, who
was shaded by Elerbee in a recent
meet held on the COAST Bob Lewis,
Ohio State, with POS for the 22O;
Johnny Woodruff, Pitt ace, with Al
flat in the 440-yards, and 1912 for
the half; Bill Watson, Michigan Uni
versity and Bill Lacefeld, unattached,
with a jump of 25 feet, 51a inches.
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aanHtr NntpH


Many of our music patrons are ask
ing, if there will be any Boston Mn
stefan heard on the National Artists,
Night of the National Association Of
Colored Musicians, which will hold
their concert in Jordan Hall. on An.
gust Is. The question is also beino
asked, why doesn't Boston musicians
get together and organize MANY If
our choruses and local singers greatly
appreciated the opportunity thew were
given to be heard in SYMPHONY Hall
during the National Association If
Colored Women's Convention which
recently met here.-Ida Wren, 50.
prano is spending a few days at Cane
Cod, Mass.-An interesting musical
and tea was given on Sunday after
noon, July 80, at the home of Lille
Ballard, 215 Walnut Ave. Ina Rainier
was mistress of ceremonies.-Ellas.
tine BroadnaX, soprano, was guest
soloist at the New Charles st. Church
on Sunday morning, July 30, and Lii
liam Harrison, soprano, was guest
soloist at the evening service.-Eman-
uel Mansfield, tenor, gave a song re-
cital in New York City on Sunday.
July 3O.-William Rhodes Opera So
ciety will have additions for their fifth
opera concert in September.-Ora
Wake, soprano, Sarah Mckenzie and
Elizabeth Wheatley are away enjoy
ing vacations.-W.AR.
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Moses SiscO

Not many years ago a mercury
footed fellow, Moses Sisco by name,
arrived in this end of the state from
New Jersey. In that region he was
known as a basketball demon, but
here he was heralded as a natural in
the old game of sock the apple (base-
balD. He entertained and awed New
England fans with his super feats in
baseball for twenty years. Sisco could
run like Jesse Owens, bat like Joe
D'Maggio and throw like Vince
D'Maggio. He had that uncanny
knowledge of how to run the bases
and plenty of base ball color. To see
Siseo run the bases was really treat.
Very nervous outwardly, he carried
an inward GOODNESS intermingled with
confidence that BODIED no good to the
opposing pitcher.
A fighter to the nth degree, he
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JACKIE WILSON STOPS RITCHIE
FONTAINE

LOS ANGELES, Cal.-Boxing and
hitting with his usual accuracy, Jackie
Wilson, colored aspirant for Henry
Armstrong; lightweight crown, even
ed up an old score last Tuesday night
when he stopped Richie Fontaine,
white, in six rounds at the Olympic
Auditorium. Wilson's victory came as
a surprise as, in previous encounter,
he dropped a decision to Fontaine, the
only one of his professional career.
Wilson had the fans standing and yell
ing as he foored the rugged French
man twice in the fifth session. The last
time Fontaine hit the deck, the bell
rang saving him. Fontaine was out
cold. Fontaine's handlers worked furi-
ously over him, and sent the reeling,
shaky battler out the next round to
meet the sturdy sepia scrapper, who
continued his fistic bombardment of
leather. After one minute, Is seconds
of battling, Referee Charley Randolph
with Fontaine reeling helplessly about
the ring, waved Wilson to his corner,
awarding the latter a technical knock
out victory. 1t was the first time Fon-
tame had ever been floored He has
fought Henry Armstrong twice, win
ming one and losing one.
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s p O r 7 s
By Al "Cannonball'' Baker

attraction. The two battlers with their
managers appeared before the New
York State Athletic Commission Tues
day and signed articles for the Aug.
%, 135-pound melee in the Yankee
Stadium. While they were about it,
they signed another contract to meet
for Armstrong; welterweight crown
in Madison Square Garden on Nov. 1,
in the event that Ambers succeeds in
regaining the title he lost to "Ham-
merin' Hank" a year ago. Forfeits of
$4,000 each were posted to bind the
Fall bout. Forfeits for the lightweight
joust have been on file with the COM
mission for some time. To appease
Eddie Meade, Armstrong; manager,
and keep things on a friendly basis,
Ambers has agreed to engaged in no
fights between Aug. %, and Nov. 1.
A clause to this effect was inserted in
the August contract.
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TRACK
TARTAN BROWN FAVORED To
WIN 1O-MIE GRIND

Tarzen Brown, plodding Narragan-
sett Indian, is picked to win over a
sparkling field of runners in the Seth
annual Scotch Picnic and games at
the Caledonian Grove, West Roxbury,
Saturday. Brown will match his
strides and endurance against John
Kelly, Leslie Pawson, Lou Gregory,
Hawk" Zamperelli and Bob Campbell.
The hard-plugging Indian has dis
played great running form in recent
races over the roads and he has won
the race or the time prize in every
race he has engaged in since winning
the Boston Marathon grind, in April.
In heated contests, he has had little
trouble showing his class over Paw
son, Kelly and Zamperelli. Pawson
and Kelly are out to clip the Tarzan's
wings in this contest.
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Summer is on its last legs Just like
some Of the lads about town, but DOG"
days can really take the pep out of the
best of men the 365 Club mem
bers have caused quite a lot of non
voters to definitely register to vote
it is very true that throughout the larg-
est cities in the country colored voters
have elected their own State and City
Representatives Boston will fall in
line some day but at this hour too
many starving phticians need a little
doublecross money another color
ed candidate for the common council
is about to announce his candidacy in
ward nine, bringing the colored candi-
dates up to three in that particular
ward over Sugar Hill we heard the
Florida Tin Pan Sidewalk Band going
over some hot musical notes that made
some of our local boys sound like the
Sally Band . these Florida boys had
every one in a swinging mood as they
went to town on their musical (home
made) instruments which included
empty beer cans Leslie and Estelle
Redd are certainly proud of their beau
tiful two months old daughter, Beverly
Ann Jessie Harris, prominent club
woman, has walked" her injured ankle
well again you know as well as ]
do that Mrs. Harris had to make every
meeting and event that happened at the
N.A.C.W. convention e.. EXCLUS-
I'VE: Henry Tyrell, popular President
of the Young Colored Republican Club
will leave the employ of the State
Treasurer's office, William E. Hurley,
August Is, 1899. 1t is expected that
Mr.. Tyrell will be promoted to an
other State Department. Mr.. Tyrell's
career in the State Treasurer's office
has been brilliant one and he has
created many friends throughout the
State Capitol Mrs. Matte Nathan,
popular business woman, of Warwick
st. has purchased nice VS. automo-
bile and she certainly looks nice behind
the wheel . which reminds us that
her daughter Mary is doing a swell job
with her charges at Camp Whispering
Willows, Miss Crawford's beautiful es-
tate Mrs. Robert Johnson from
East Port, Maryland, is visiting the
Walter Browns =. Mrs. Georgia
Sanford is looking mighty sweet after
her pleasant vacation of three weeks in
Maryland Mrs. Bernice Stokes of
the Friendship Club was a Sweepstakes
Winner at the National Arts Exhibit at
Symphony Hall and her sister, Mrs
Blanch Carter, received a Blue Ribbon
Prize of Special Honor speaking
of the convention, all Boston was very
proud of the speech made by Mrs. Lucy
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BAS
SINGH IN LINEUP WITH
HOLLAND

NEW YORK-Sidat Singh, the
fancy football tosser, who, the foot
ball fans will admit, puts plenty of
1--WE on pigskin when he sends it
hurting through the air, has been
signed also to play in the all-star
game between college stars and the
New York Giants in benefit game
Sept. Z along with Brud Holland who
consented some time ago. This is the
first time that colored athlete has
been selected to play in one of the
games, and should set a precedent for
others in the future.
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fought tooth and nail to win even
when the cause was very dark. Tenn
peramental, yes, but the crown prince
can always do little wrong.
He endeared himself to fans, young
and old, by going out of his way to
teach the younger fellows how to play
the game.
Sisco is a sick fellow now and no
longer able to cavort about the base
ball diamond A fine fellow, a true
sportsman, great athlete, something
better than that "a regular fellow"
Nose Sisco Day it was last Sunday
and the fans answered finely to the
call For Nose Sisco's deeds and ac-
complishments have become more
than just. pastime. Sisco's name and
deeds have become ga local legend of
Nose Sisco in baseball"
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Mitchell at the Monday evening session
I didn't hear Mrs. Mitchell, but
they tell me she topped the evening
speakers congratulations l.. Her
bic jackson really packed them in at
Revere Beach Friday eve g. the cats
were really jumpin' Mayor La
Guardia of New York is the man after
my own heart he always recognizes
his colored friends one way or another
and it's usually the good job way
His recent appointment of Miss Jane
NJ. Bolin in the Court of Human Rela-
tons made history in these United
States 49,. Mayor La Guardia has
really proved himself a real friend of
the colored people =. no phony prom
ises from that little man, he produces
EXCLUSIVE No. 2 Leo
Leiberman, popular young manager of
the RoXbury Theater, brought home a
beautiful bride with him last week
Mr.. Leiberman while on his we'll earned
vacation in the Connecticut States pull
ed a fast one on US by his secret mar
rage to one of Connecticut's loveliest
school teachers . we always said the
best Is not good enough for a young
man like Mr.. Leiberman, a born gentle
man and humanitarian Congratu-
latlons to Mr.. and Mrs. Leiberman
airline Marrow, Brockton's glamours
girl number one, celebrated her birth
day in her fair town last Sunday
many of our boys who held nice paying
W.P.A. jobs received the ak before the
order came from Washington to "stop
Firing" and if you ask this writer
they'll never realize those good
jobs again on W.P.A. Mrs. w. H.
Hester was the guest speaker last Sun
day at the Gloucester Memorial Church
Women's Missionary Society Service
your reporter took another civil
service exam. Thursday gosh,
wonder how [ made out? have
you noticed all the new cars that are
straOming the Roxbury district? Rox-
bury must be doing alright Aubrey
Gibson looks mighty fine as he sports
about in his green suit and Simion
Roberts looks right sharp in his brown
summer suit as he surveys the housing
district Bus loads of happy pic
nicers pulled out from all parts of Bos-
ton Tuesday, August l, for their an
nual get-together at Crescent Park
r. L.. it is an ideal spot and a swell
ride &. John Purcell, Jr. certainly
breaks his neck getting over to Cam.
bridge what's Cambridge got that
Roxbury hasn't got, Sam? We
deeply regret the passing of Mrs
Roundtree very lovely lady
Judging by the hundreds of baseball
fans who crowded out the Carter play
ground in behalf of benefit Old Tim
ers' game for Nose Sisco our il
friend certainly has a hero's name
carved in the baseball hall of fame