L. T. SUNOCO OIL BROADCAST - 5/1/S3 Good Evening, Everybody: Must have been somebody who wanted to be Queen of the May, business district to awaken Chicagoans and remind them what day It is. The result has been a day of terror on that part of the shores of Lake Michigan. morning. No one was killed, but much damage was done. I The noise of the bombs was heard in places twenty miles away from the Loop. Telephone calls poured into police and fire stations by the thousands. All day police weie combing the city trying to get some information as to who^E responsible for the bombs. * „ One of the buildings bombed was that of the Bell The explosion began in the wee small hours of tie Telephone Company. Another was the Marshall Field Department Store. L. T. SUNOCO OIL BROADCAST - 5/1/3S Good Evening, Everybody: V/ho started this daylight saving business anyway? Must Chicago, ./Five dynamite bombs were set off in the heart of the business district to awaken Chicagoans and remind them what day it is. The result has been a day of terror on that part of the shores of Lake Michigan. morning. No one was killed, but much damage was done.^ The noise of the bombs was heard in places twenty miles away from the Loop. Telephone calls poured into police and fire stations by the thousands. All day police were combing the city trying to get wtt* some information as to who*% responsible for the bombs. One of the buildings bombed was that of the Bell The explosion began in the wee small hours of tla Telephone Company. Another was the Marshall Field Department Store. LEAD | _________ ' - 2 asualt 1 ##y-—OtriLy—e wq tohman a t-~tho Mep-gh&l-l- Fiel-4^ Btore k-yinrVpri.-janQQn.5n-f cur . . A aiag pl i ghtly While squads of police stood guard over the ruins. other squads were sent out all over the city and suburbs, arresting every known Commtmist, anarchist and '-aoMoft* * k Reports from Chicago describe the Loop as littered with ruins. In some spots the debris lies six feet deep. Outside of the damage to buildings, the most serious harm done was to the snpaxdsxgg nerves of the inhabitants. Chicago today has the jitters and everybody is on the alert. / There were May Day demonstrations all over the country, in fact, all over the world. But nowhere like that in Chicago.^ In New York City, for instance, the Commissioner of Police mobilized his entire force of nineteen thousand men, teas Both Communists and Socialists paraded. But not together. If i there*s one thing a Communist hates more than a bourgeois, its LEAD - 3 a Socialist, and the only thing he hates more than a Socialist is a Communist of a different kind. So there were three parades altogether in New York, with a total of thirty thousand men, women and children on the marchrf"of course, the biggest SE»»|UM±*3Dc Communist celebration took place in Moscow* The Soviet put on a stupendous military show. Beginning at ten ofclock a salute of a hundred and one guns was fired from the Kremlin. The military parade was reviewed by Eomrad Stalin himself, with other higher officials of the Soviet. It is reported that altogether one million people, soldiers and civilians were in the line of march. In Berlin there was a demonstration of a totally different color, — a Nazi Anti-Communist demonstration. There, too, a million were on parade, headed by the Hitlerite storm The day troopers. /MKtxhK had been deliberately designed by Chancellor Hitler to show how completely the forces of Fascism are triumphant. It is pointed out that just one year ago the Nasi storm troopers LEAD - 4 were suppressed and their barracks were occupied by Republican police and their newspapers were confiscated and their flags hidden. As H. R. Knickerbocker cables the New York Evening Post and the Philadelphia Ledger, one year ago g trade unions In Germany swore they would call a general strike if Hitler came within striking distance of power. Today Hitler's tCSSP1 have complete control not only hyxitae of the capital, but of the entire nation. And the big mass demonstration definitely showed this. The celebration was kept up all day and in fact, is still going on. May Day ranged as far as Tokio. There the police arrested eight hundred people. Arrests were made in other cities of the Mikado's realm. In Paris everything was quiet. In fact, it was the quietest May Day in Years. Slight disturbances are reported from Belgium where Socialists tore down the flags of the German Consulates. ' ' . ' '' ] LEAD - 5 There were encounters between the Coramimists and police in Madrid, with the police easy victors. In most Latin America all radical demonstrations were prohibited, especially Santiago, Buenos Aires, and Eio de Janeiro. In Vienna the Socialists were forbidden to parade. Thousands of them assembled to protest and found every street leading into the heart of the city barricaded with barbed wire. Behind the barricades were formidable bodies of troops with fixed bayonets and machine guns. In fact, some machine guns were placed on tops of houses, even in church towers. Altogether, you might say, it was quite some May Day. PERU All Peru is under the strictest kind of martial law today following the assassination of President Sanehe* Cerro. Police and soldiers are looktof^^iNf^or possible accomplices of the man who murdered the President. The assassin himself was hilled by tfai volley of bullets fired by President Cerro^ bodyguard. Some of the shots went wild, killing one soldier and wounding several bystanders. General Benavides who was elected President within a few hours after the murder of Senor Cerro,- issued a statement saying: nI do not belong to any political party”. And he added that his program will be an endeavor to establish harmony throughout Peru. ------ -- ^ JAPAN Hostilities between Japan and Soviet Russia seem to be definitely at hand. In fact, dispatches today suggest that they1ve already begun. A message received by the Chinese government In Peiping declared that some of the Mikado*s airplanes had bombed the main line of the Chinese Eastern Railway near the frontier between Manchukuo and Soviet territory, / It is said the bombs caused serious damage. The communication relates further that Russia planes patrolling the border appeared upon the scene^,whereupon the Japs fled. oW.. seeti< q of me Chinese front ^Lplomatle messages that are passing between M^nchuk^o r “V ^ 0' VV \ T“ w on bot^ sides^a^ppear^ to be ^definitely hostile. \ IOWA ^The situation in Iowa has become even more serious. The Governor of the State extended martial law to a third county. are Soldiers of the Nail#.aal Guard^in charge of the government throughout that part of the state. A condition amounting practically to a farmers 1 revolt now exists.^ In fact, according to some accounts, a state of terrorism has prevailed in part of northwestern Iowa for several weeks. The folks around there have gone around in constant fear of bloodshed. Both city residents and farmers have carried revolvers for self protection. There were extraordinary spectacles in some communities yesterday. Men went to church with arms in their pockets, while steel helmets and troops were picketed in various places. Machine guns were posted at important intersections. And to make things worse, a severe storm broke over the week-end, making travel exceedingly difficult. The National Guard officer in charge has indicated that the ring leaders of the mob who committed the outrage on Judge f .... . , IOWA - 2 Braaley may be tried by court martial. Twenty-five men are l| already under arrest and others are being brought in by the soldiers. INFLATION over The battle in '*Yashington/iaoc Inflation ir reaching its last stage* The bill passed by the Senate is now up to the House• The opinion among the representatives is overwhelmingly in favor of inflation, fhe G.O.P. is making a desperate last stand against it. The Democratic leaders have intimated that action will be speeded up on this measure, and that it will be feKXtyy* passed by tomorrow at the latest. So it seems obvious that inflation will be an accomplished fact within the next couj>le of days ADD T mflatiqn gpssppp There had been sosie talk of pushing the Inflation measure through today. But this was blocked by Representative Snell of New York, Repu llcan leader of the House. The debate became quite acrimonious on this subject. Mr. Snell refused to grant unanimous consent for pushing the bill through today, saying a proposal to change the fundamental financial structure of the country should not be railroaded in this fashion. The Democratic leader reminded Mr. Snell KfccaxxsiE that a vote could be forced tomorrow anyhow. Whereupon Mr. Snell said: ”fll right, go on with your gag rule and jam it down our throats.” Mr. Snell*s remarks were greeted with applause from the G.O.P. side and a large volume of boos and jeers from the Democratic side. a Meanwhile the Senate passed the administration’s bill for allotting five hundred million dollars to be turned over to the various states for relief purposes. The bill was passed without even a roll ca!2; ter Senator Wagner of New York ADD INFLATION - 2 and Senators LaFollette of Wisconsin and Costigan of Colorado told their colleagues that the need for immediate action was urgent. A ■f ewwfliriror^ffl^admoritc wore~"added to thifr-half^-billiosy mca-aurcT wi-il-Tiow e<»iac—to for— ■nmendiwiirtTai masummmm SINKING The Senate Comiaittee on banking and currency is going to put on a real show toward the end of this month. It will continue its investigation into banking in the U.S.A. Among the witnesses called will be J.P.Morgan, Thomas W.Lament and eighteen members of the firm of J.P.Morgan. The other firms to he investigated will be Drexel & Company, Kuhn, Loeb^«F=0ep^ Dillon, P c\> so among the other witnesses will be utto H. Kahn and Clarence Dillon. Tjjhis wil^l be thdxfirst d^ppearaneexpf Mry^P.Mo’s^an It is jufet twenxy-one years iB^foi’e the ^nate Committee, since a si^hce ^is father, the iate J.Pderrepont Morgan^ was a vH-tnes; be^Vire -fcie Pul^o Commit|ee of Coi}gress^ AMSAS-FATC? second week of negotiations cerween President Roosevelt and representatives Iron foreign nations on the econeale condition of the world began today. A special envoy from Argentina % arrived in Washington. The Italian Minister of Finance will be in the capital tomorrow, special representatives from Germany and Mexico and China are on their way. Incidentally, M. Edouard Harriot, former Prime Minister of France, has received the endorsement of his government for the agreement he made with President Roosevelt on a tariff truce. M. Eerriot received this approval by wireless, as he is xx± in mid-ocean TP aboard the lie de France. It is expected that the next step will be a five year truce on armament, a truce to give the world a breathing spell. It is believed that most of the European powers will be sympathetic to this idea, The only doubtful factor being Germany. The spokesmen of the Hitler Government have been rattling the sabre, talking about arms equality for Germany. The way they have said it indicates that they expect to be allowed to build up the military AMBASSADOR - 2 establishment of the Fatherland to equality with France. The idea in Washington is not to refuse Germany equality of arms, but to reduce arras all around nearer to Germany’s level. is policed out\that if N^he Nazi^gablnet\start; lildingvships,\France ahd Italy Will increase th£ir navies. Tfyen, inasmuch as John\Bull aims to have his navy as strong as tiat oi V T \ \ VI ( \ \ France and Italy combinedi he’ll start building too. In theory, according t\the existing (treaty. Uncle Sanj’s navy/is supposed to |>e as strong as Uohn Bull’s. That means more ship building her^e, IJ Germany gets ai^bitiajps in tt^Ls direction. STOCKS The stock exchanges o' the U. S. A. celebrated the first of May by having a terrifically busy day. In New York more than three million shares have changed hands by noon. Several stocks went up as much as three points. These were mostly the stocks of railroads and Industrial corporations. The prices of commodities fluctuated. For instance, cotton went up two dollars a bale and then went off again. In Europe the price of Uncle Sam’s dollar declined still further Ill III II Mill I lllil III— AKRON ( t ^The investigation by a naval Board of Inquiry into the Akron disaster is at its last stage. The Judge Advocate of the court made an address today summing up the evidence. The Judge Advocate said: r,The cause of the Akron disaster must forever remain in the realm of conjecture."^) Then he added: "This disaster is a part of the price which must inevitably be paid for the development of any new and hazardous art. Mrs. Pearl Buck, the famous author, has just resigned her post as a missionary. h 1 ' ESKIMO I have some intersvisitors at my elbow A- /v here. One of them comes from Alaska* Another was bom v*. iM parts of rom reaote- parts &» Africa, Three others al-ee come from _ K K the m-. They are the with their accompanist. The gentleman from Alaska is an Eskimo^by name of Mr. Percy Ipalook. ife-like ^the-root of—the- quartette^ -quartet to ■; i-s—a~ et%Hient«at &nbnq^^ .He was born at Barrow, Alaska, whore^faadooA his mother and brother are listening in tonight^ 3E- to got My Pdrey Ipalook-to-tgll U ^ A2^W? -C^O^« you oner or two thing about hio^homo and tho -folks thepo.^ ■ , % :. ■ - ,v^ Lai*,:- Mr. I.;- L.T.:- Mr. I.s- L.T.: I understand the folks where you were born have now become completely Americanized, Mr. Ipalook. Well, perhaps not completely, but at any rate the process is going on at a great pace. Well, how do you feel about it? Do you think it*s a good thing? For myself and several others — yes. There’s been considerable discussion whether taking a boy the first fifteen years of his life and putting him in school did not unfit him for subsequent life in Alaska. But I believe that, as educational facilities increase, the Americanization will be a benefit ^cc>v»x.ybedy\ Have the customs of your people changed materially? MR. Is- Well yes, particularly in the matter of food. You see, Mr. Sheldon Jackson some years ago imported a herd of % some seven hundred r.eindeer. They have multiplied until there are now millions of reindeer throughout t&v <?wt country. Consequently khati they provide most of our food. DIALOGUE - 2 <J^ also clothing. I understand your mother and brother are listening in tonight. Have you any specials message for them? Well yes-- Mother, if there werenH so many other people listening I could tell you better how much I am looking forward to seeing you again, but I am well. and happy as I can so far away from you. Fred, A- I wish you could have been with me these last two years and a half. I*ve had a marvelous time and made a host of fine friends. But anyway, as they say in be : mmmm J HigpiMG The presence of this quartette is singularly fortunate for nee . I am eonstan11 y receiving 1 e11ers asking tie to sing. Weedless to say, they come from people who have never heard me try. Perhaps the next best thing I can do is to ask. these lads to sing for me. So ray friend, Mr, Ipalook and Ms three comrades will lift their voices in my behalf. G'kay boys, let go! (sung by chorus: 1,1 £o 1 ong, so-o-o long,” SG LOKG UHTIL TOMORROW.