The Rhinelander Daily News from Rhinelander, Wisconsin • Page 1

THE WEATHER Partly ctotidy Saturday artd Sttndaji', possibly local showets; hot much change In temperature. TWELVE PAGE3 TBMR rit The THIRTEENTH YE 122 RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2,1930 PRICE FIVE CENTS I FIVE PERSONS Two Women, Three Children Die at Grade Crossing Near Manitowoc. MELLON BUYS DAUGHTER fc Members of Train Crew Have Little to Say; Auto Is Complete Wreck. MANITOWOC, Aug. 1 A railroad grade crossing accident took the lives today 6F two women and three children, 'bound for a relative's farm in an antiquated automobile.

Five other persons in the car were Injured, and one of them Is expected to die. Tho dead are: Mrs. Frank Mrotek, 32; Mrs. Victor Powlia, 26; Marian Powlis a daughter (died in hospital); Gertrude Mrotek, 5, daughter of Mrs. Mrotek; Martha, Vandebusch, 13.

The injured are: Mrs. Anna Vande- busch, 36, driver of the car (not serious); Lebna Vandebusch, 14, davtght- tor (basal skull fracture, jaw fractured); Eleanor Mrotok, 7 (not serious); Dorothy Vandebitsch; 5 (possible skull fracture); Donald Vande- busch, 1, (possible skull farcture). All from Manitowoc. A five-car gas-electric train on the North Western line, southbound, struck the rear of their automobile on a little-used crossing five and one half miles south of the city. The hit a stop sign post and turned over, tossing out the passengers.

Some 9f the bodies were thrown 90 feet along the track. Almost Clear of Track. The three women, sisters, were on the way to the farm home of, Frank Frogena, a brother, whore they were going to pick peas. Trie'y reached the crossing at 8:15 a. m.

almost clear when the train struck them. The top of the car was up, and authorities believed that Mrs. Vande- busch's visibility might have been impaired because of this. The cross- Ing is open, and affords a view 200 yards each way down the track. It cuts diagonally across, linking two trunk There were no immediate witnesses the crash.

The conductor, Charles Sherman, and Engineer had no statement make. They stopped a few hundred feet down the track, backed up and brought the dead and injured to this city. Of those in the hospital, Leona Vandebusch is expected to die. Injuries of the others, while serious', are not expected to prove fatal. This beautiful Virginia estate, "Oak Hill," famous in American history, has been purchased by Secretary of the Treasut-y Andrew Mellon for his daughter, Mrs.

David K. Kates Bruce. Situated about 40 miles from AVashington, tho 100-year-old colonial brick mansion had as its first occupant James Monroe, fifth President of the United States. The estate comprises 1200 acres. FORMER COMPANION TO TESTIFY AT TRIAL Mrs.

Judkins Offers to Give Testimony in Oeaterreich Trial in Los Angeles. MILAVAUKEE, Aug. 1 Alvie Judkins, former paid com- iianjon of Mrs. AValburga Oesterreich, accused of the slaying of her husband, Fred Oesterrelch, today said she would be willing to go to Los Angeles to testify at Mrs. Oester- relch's murder trial if Los Angeles authorities would pay her expenses.

Word from the prosecuting attorney's office there last night quoted her as refusing to testify because of threats she said were made against her life in the event she appeared at the trial which begins Monday. Assistant Prosecutor James Costello of Los Angeles asked Mrs. Judkins to testify when he was here recently investigating Milwaukee angles of the California case. He intimated he considered her testimony important. Mrs.

Judkins said that when the Oesterreich family lived here, the husband hired her to stay with Mrs. Oesterreich when he left the city on business. She said Mrs. Oesterreich usually ordered her away from the house after the husband left and recalled her before he returned. ENFORCEMENT PLAN THOUGHT TdAMJURTS Concentration of Drive on Large-Scale Racketeers to Relieve Conjestion.

By RICHARD WASH-IN -Aug. 1 Director Amos AV. W. AVood- cock expects the now enforcement policy of concentrating upon the large-scale violators of the dry laws to contribute incidentally to the relief of congestion in the federal Courts. This, he'said today, should come about through the elimination of the flood of minor cases that have been clogging the dockets.

Even with an increased staff of agents, he predicted fewer cases would be brought in the courts. The cases that are prosecuted, however, he pointed out, may be expected to be of importance and a step in the vbureau's program of shutting off the supply of illicit liquor at its source. The line of demarcation between petty and major offenyes is to be sharply drawn. Carrying a pint of liquor on the hip and transporting 10 gallons in an automobile, AVood- cock said, are twp altogether differ, ent things. Confers With Group.

AVoodcock spent the day today con erring with the group leaders of the corps of special agents assigned to do special investigating work and detect widespread conspiracies to violate the liquor laws. Upon this group hrs is relying first of all in his campaign against the hlg racketeers. Swith the exception of the institution of the proposed school for prohibition agents, and the gradual prosecution of the campaign for state co-operation, the new program of the ro-organixcd enforcement bureaus is now in full swing. AVoodcock is particularly anxious to develop tho research branch of his bureau to tho highest possible point of efficiency. This branch is charged with the responsibility of gathering facts from their original sources which will give an accurate and up-to-date index of tho nation's per capita liquor consumption.

The campaign for state co-operation, he said, is being made the subject of carefully worked out plans. It is to have an important place in the tours of inspection which he expects to IN ROADHOUSE NEARKENOSHA Owner of Place, Bartender Shot Down in 'Argument'; Patron Is Slugged. KENOSHA, Aug. 1 men today killed Louis Dcrlcr, 45, In his roadhouse, and ttteh "Shot down a bartender fleeing from the scene, as the climax of an argument believed "faked" to cover a motive of re-' venge. Two shots were fired into Derler's body, and two into the body of tin Edward O.

Dennestry. Both died instanlty. A customer wh'6' tried to stop the fight was slugged, an four women companions were Derler had stepped out of his establishment, near here, known as "Gas's when two men and two girls entered. They asked where he was; just then he came in. They asked him for some liquor.

He said there was none for sale, so they bought some set-ups and mixed their own. Shortly before 3 a. m. one of the men began arguing with Derler. Charles Bugador, 3(i, tried to intervene when Derler grappled with the man.

He was slugged, and lay unconscious for nearly half an hour. Bartender Fired Upon The bartender, who was a new employe, attempted to help Derler; the two women ran out the front door and Bugador's companions hurried to a room in the rear. Five shots were heard, first three, then a pause aa two. The women in back peered out and were told to "get 'back or we'll shoot you too." The bartender rushed for a lavatory. While he was fumbling- with the doorknob, he was shot twice.

One shot had gone wild. The clue on which authorities worked the story of Derler's wife that her husband had found a woman wandering around his house when he came home Tuesday eve ning. "What do you want?" he asked her. "I'm looking for my sister," she answered. "She isn't here; you'd better leave; I'm going to close up." Hlie slapped him across the face with her purse and he pushed her toward the door, say, "All right, jjct out." As she left, she shouted back: "All right; I'll get you." BY FOUR HOURS AT FINISH LINE Completes Long Grind in 43 Hours, 35 Minutes; Collects $20,000 in Prizes.

10 Planesat Fiiifeli Eight of Ships Ported Out of Race; Springfield Pilot Is Second. By WILLIAM H. BEAfttf DETROIT, Aug. 1 (IP) former 4rmy flier, Lee Gehtbach, led 10 contenders in the all-American all- derby across the finish line at the Detroit city airport today, averaging 12,7.1 miles an liour over the course to win an award of $51,000. Setting out from Detroit July 21,.

Gohlbach, a Dctroiter flying for a group of Little Rock, business men, led the derby contestants on almost every Detroit- to New York, sweeping down to Houston, across to Los and back over the mountains and across the middle west to Detroit again. Flying a special command Aire plane, he used an elapsed time of 43 hours, 35 minutes and 30 seconds, four hours less than LoWell Bayless, Springfield, second place winner. Bayles' time was 47 hours, 36 minutes and eight seconds, an average of 116.4 miles an hour over the gruelling route. Third place went to Charles Myers, Cleveland pilot, who finished with, an average of miles an with a total elapsed time of 51 "34 minutes and 31 seconds. Bayless will receive and Myers and'third place awards.

Leads Final Lap. Gehlbach led the remaining derby entrants on the final lap from Chicago to Detroit, arriving at 2:44 p. making the lap in one hour, 42 minutes and 28 seconds. Baylfess, second to arrive, came in at 2:58. K.

Ten of the 18 contestants who left here 12 days ago completeU-the race. Those who finished back of place will split an award of J5.000 offered by the Detroit Board of Commerce, each drawing $714.29 for re-, maining in the race until the finish. Eight contestants 'dropped out dur- the tour. The last, Herman Hamer, of LaSalle, led the pack at the start of the race, but fell behind, and dropped out definitely when he was forced down near Des Moines, la. Getibalch, formerly a pilot with the Fourth Pursuit group at Selfridgd field, Mt.

Clemens, led In the list of winners of lap prizes at the control points of the flight, swelling his total of prize money to more than $20,000. R-100 THREATENED CRASH MAKE LIGHT OF NEAR DISASTER UPTON'S CRAFT FINDS FAVORABLE WEATHER Huge Craft Hurled Backward, Stood on End by Cyclonic Winds. ABOARD YACHT ERIN, Aug. 1 (JP) steam yacht Erin, convoying Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock across the Atlantic for the America's cup races in September, tonight was traveling witli her convoy through fair weather on toward America. The yachts left the Azores last night.

Everything and everybody were well aboard the Shamrock V. POWER LINE FALLS UPON STREET CAR MILWAUKEE. Aug. 1 seriously when a trolley wire fell and short circuited the controls of a street car, Motorman Hubert. Knepper was in a hospital here today.

Passengers were thrown into near panic. Prompt handling of the situation by Police Thomas K. Boose, a passenger on the car, was credited for saving Knepper's life und preventing- injury to pas- Hungers. He warned passengers to keep their seats and as BOOII as Knepper fell from the controls of the car, he applied emergency cltation to him. The wire fell when struck by the arm of a steam shovel which was being moved across an intersection yesterday.

RHODE IS AWARDED EDISON SCHOLARSHIP WEST CHANGE. N. Aug. 1 O. Williams, of East Providence, It.

1., descendant of Roger Williams, founder of Hhodu Island, today embarked on a four year career as a protege of Thomas A. Edison. Young Williams, who was graduated from East Providence high school a few weeks ago as valedictorian of his class, was selected for this honor out of -ill boys, representing 48 states und the District of Columbia, he answered most satisfactorily a list of questions asked by Mr. Edison yesterday. "Williams was so fur ahead of all the rest that there could never be any doubt about it at 1 C'hurk-s Edison, the inventor's son, said today.

"His general information was surprising, und his answers to tho technical questions were practically perfect. He is a remarkable boy." The winner is entitled to a four- year course in any college he may wish to enter, with Mr. Edison paying all ills expenses. His first impulse, after he learned that he had won, was to plan to enter Masacbu- institute of technology, where Wilber Huston of Seattle, last year's winner, is a student. But after thinking i' over a little, he wasn't quite so sure.

"I want to study physics," ho said, of course I'll want to go where I can get the very best Instruction in that subject. I'll have to talk things over with my folks and with Mr. Edison before I decide." On advice of a representative of his benefactor, Arthur decided not to revc-al hjs to any of Air. Edison's questions, although Mr. Edison himself discussed them freely today und admitted that he hadn't ST.

HUfrEUT. AIRPORT, Montreal, Aug. 1' The British dirigible R-lOO, a sailor home safe from the sea, swung gently at her mooring mast tonight, behind her' 3,500 miles of epic voyage that almost ended in disaster. Speeding down the St. Lawrence river valley last night, just 150 miles from St.

Hubert's mast and safety, the mighty air voyager was struck by a "cyclonic current" that hurled it 2,500 feet straight upward and tore a great hole in her fragile armor. The damage was repaired and the big ship proceeded slowly into Montreal, anchoring at her mast at a. just 78 hours and 51 minutes after taking off from Cardington, on her (light to the new world. Officers, told that they were talking for publication, made light of the danger encountered. The men, not so constrained, spoke more freely.

Their story was one to make the heart quicken with thanksgiving for the peril that was past, a peril that struck with the speed and ferocity of.a serpent. Struck by Cyclonic Wind Just the other side of Quebec, they said, a strong upciirrent of cyclonic Lassman Rescuing Boys, Report Shows PORTLAND, Aug. 1 The duty of his charges, three young boy campers, uppermost in his mind Al former New York university football star, gasped out "hang on to the canoe," and sank be- neat'h the waters of Long lake, near TOGIVEVIEW? Second Mooney-Billings Trial Witness Claims Testimony to Have Been False. PRECAUTIONJS RAIDS OF REDS Gunboats, Machine Guns Manned to Stop Bandits as Foreigners Flee China. STATE POLICE ON HIGH WAYS Fugitives Continue Game: of Hide and Seek in Michigan Swamp.

Stole Car in Antigo Abandoned Vehicle Traced by Officials; Pair Near Arrest Several Times. SHANGHAI, Aug. 1 Spread by the torch applied recently to Changsha, communism reared its red head today in Hankow, Kukiang, Kuling and Shanghai, with agitation especially directed against foreigners. Precautions were taken to prevent repetition of the outrage which destroyed much property of foreigners 1 1 WITCH LAKE, Aug. 1 (ffi) halted by rain, the posse returned tonight from a fruitless search of the woods near here for Vance Purdy and Clyde Haines, wanted in Wisconsin for thre bank robberies.

The fugitives are believed ot have. r.pent the night in a deserted camp. otate police continued to patrol highway 'where, it is believed they must emerge from the woods. Haines is acquainted with tho country having worked in the woods in the vicinity for several years. He has relatives living 1 at Channing, 12 miles from forced them to flee to their now ships at Changsha when tho Hunan) Province capital was.

looted an.l burned, with assassination of hun- SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 1 The California supreme court, considering application of Warren K. Billings, convicted bomber, for a pardon recommendation, today heard another witness at the prisoner's trial repudiate previous assertions made in connection with the case. 'Estella Smith, dental office assistant, whose testimony in the original trial helped convict Billings of bombing- the 1916 Preparedness Day parade, completed her direct testimony with more unexpected statements. The woman already had startled the justices! ami attorneys by assert- dreds of natives.

Leaving Changsha day, thousands of Reds advanced toward the tri-cltes, Hankow, AVuch- and and Hanyang, aviil for further spoils. Thousands of terrified natives, bearing their goods, poured into foreign districts of thost ciiies, seeking Thu. men, authorities are been cornered in an 8-mile ijtretch between the Fence and Mich' ipamme rivers. At dawn, posse menv i.crs "penetrated the swamp in a effort to capture them. Lanti Difficult to Cover Purdy Haines, for whom warrants await on charges of robbing, banks at Goodman and Leopolis, chose a territory difficult of ac- protection.

i cc: for their hideout. It is Declares Martial Law. jtremely swampy, and. the few Hurriedly erecting defenses against (mocks are covered with dense under- nearby marauding armies, govern- growth, ment officials declared martial law to prevent treason within the cities. ing Billings told hei- after entering her office that he was engaged the The populace, under threat of death, was warned to leave the streets by midnight.

Unsatiated by. several days looting, other Reds were reported holding force caught the R-100 and hurled of the explosion in damaging it practically standing on its nose, for almost 2,500 feet in less than half a minute. It was during that terrific moment, when all aboard "just crossed their fingers and waited as a strip of fabric about 15 by 6 feet was ripped 'from the port fin, opening a hole as 'big as a barn door into the great envelope, exposing the intricate interior of the largest airship ever built to the fury of the storm. In radio reports from the ship it(Continued on Page Five) HOLD BANDITS? Ralph In- by County Attorney galls' disclosed today. The giant football player was able to give aid to but ens' of the boys after the four were tossed from the canoe as they tried to turn about to avoid rough water, according to the story of the boys.

Ingalls' investigation was started by the statement by New York university authorities yesterday that Lassman was not alone in the canoe when he drowned as was reported by Isadpre (Izay) Zarakov, head of Camp Zakelo and former Harvard football player, at tho time of tlio accident. -Zarakov, in a statement from Boston late this afternoon, said details surrounding the drowning were not made public "to save unnecessary worry" to the parents of the three- boys, and that passman came to tho camp "with no official duties but to repair his health." RACINE, Aug. 1 Three men wanted for a Judson, bank robbery in Minnesota were arrested here today by Sheriff F. AV. Cords of Blue Earth county, Special Agent Ira Mollette of the Minnesota bureau of apprehension and Racine police who raided a private home and arrested Paul Huntley.

20. his brother, Earl, 2(i, and Thomas Lindsay, 25, as they were at breakfast. The bank was robbed July 24 of $1,500. Tho men were taken to police headquarters when; they were questioned regarding tho robbery. They said they came here by freight train, through Mankato, and Milwaukee, arriving Saturday to spend s6me time with the mother and sister of tho Huntley brothers.

The mother and sister were not arrested. The Judson bunk robbery was one in which three men held up ft. P. AAMlliams, president of the bank, who wai acting as cashier. AA'hen Mr.

Williams failed to obey their command 1 i to hold up his ands, they slugged him. automobiles by squirting acid on them, and had nothing to do with the bomb which killed 10 persons and wounded two score. The acid squirting had to do with a mechanics' strike, it was said. Startles Court Today she added more statements which attracted attention: First, she said she was offered $10,000 by Frank Oxman, witness later tried for perjury but acquitted, to testify against Thomas J. Mooney, convicted with Billings.

She said she refused. Second she repudiated in part the affidavit she made in 1929 for Fremont Older, newspaper editor. The affidavit said the man" in her office Preparedness Day might have been Billings' "double." Today she sho was sure it was Billings. MacDonald, a Baltimore waiter, has told the justices that he perjured himself at Billings' trial at the I suggestion of state officials. At the" trial he identified Billings as a man seen near the scene of the bormbing-.

ruined Changsha despite government assertions, a Nationalist gunboat had driven them' out with shells. Sixty Provincial officers, hunted from hiding places, were executed and 300 wealthy natives seized for ransom. Forewarned of a. demonstration by 500 student agitators within the foreign settlement at Shanghai, foreign police last night, using clubs, repulsed the Reds and arrested fifty. The adjacent French concession reared barbed wire defenses, while enlarged, patrols closed and guarded 10 foot iron iron gates of streets leading to tho native city.

Machine guns were manned. REFORMATORY INMATE IS RETURNED TO JAIL GREEN BAY, Aug. 1 A'an'Berkel, former reformatory inmate, was back in jail today facing' charges Incolving a Green Bay girl, after sawing lii.s way to freedom Tuesday. Ho was captured in a cornfield 12 miles south of hero after officers shot to halt him. Frank Thomas, former shopmato of Van Berkel in a factory here, was arrested on charges of aiding Van Berkel to escape.

AT 1'ICNIC. SPOONER, Aug. 1 from twelve counties were attracted to the twentieth annual field day and picnic of the Spooner branch experiment station yesterday, contributing to' a crowd of 1,500 persons. BANKDEPOSITS ENTERjNQUIRY DETROIT, Aug. 1 bank book showing daily average deposits of more than $2,000 was found in an apartment occupied by Marjorie Mansell, entertainer for radio station AVMBC, held for questioning in connection with the slaying of Gerald E.

"Jerry" Buckley, political mentator for the station. Police said the book was Issued to Egbert M. Hofmann, political worker for Mayor Charles Bowles In the recall campaign which nded a few hours before Buckley was slain. Miss Mansell, according to police, is a sweetheart of Pete Licavoli, notorious hoodlum who has eluded police since the Buckley slaying. Detectives said they learned that Licavoli ad lived in the Mansell girl's apartment for the past five months and visited the place today after Miss Mansell was arrested.

Detectives had watched the apartment house for several days but gave up the vigil.after Mias Mansell was arrested late last night. Detectives said Miss Mansell admitted Hint Licavoli established her in the anartmenl at East Grand boulevard and lived there live months. Troopers foresee an early tier because the men have no clothes suitable for pushing through the' brush. One of them has only trous- 1 ers and a shirt on; the other is tected only by ligjht sweater. turn of cool fso cool that.

possemen wore overcoata last has brought the mosquitoes out td' plague to fugitives. Likewise, they are without food. The car which they abandoned near Witch Lake when troopers first pursued them, was stolen in Antigoj some time last week, it was es-i tablished. Two girls, who had beea visiting them at their lake were taken into custody and held bail in the Republic jail aa material witnesses. if Within Striking Distance The officers were within striking distance of Purdy and Haines, it was learned, when the suspects holding a party in their cottage.

Mrs. John Cosgrpve, a neighbor, became suspicious and called policfe'Mi cause of the noise. the speed of Iron Moxintaln officers, she ordered the to leave. TJiQ men left, likewise, just a few rptni 'utos before the sheriff and deputes' arrived. Later, a question of jurisdicttoft prevented when the Dick-; inson county possemen were within I six feet of Purdy and Haynes.

They were doubtful about the diehtity oj the two men who passed them neae the swamp, and, besides, were tri Marquette county and doubtful vt their authority. U. S. GUNBOAT FIRED ON BY CHINESE COMMUNISTS LEVINE IS SENTENCED FOR SLAYING LANDLADY Continued on Page 'i'w MILWAUKEE, Aug. 1 Levine, 33.

was sentenced to years in state prison today J'or the 'murder of his landlady and partner in liquor business, Mrs. Ann i Sclunitutz, Gti. The sentence followed an argument over the degree of murder, uiui evidence that Levine chased his lun.l- ludy through the house and yarn. beating her. Defense testimony that her fatal injuries had been received, iu fall from 9,21 outbuilding 1 BRANDED INSINC1 BELOIT, Aug.

1 stand.jn Phil LaFollette, Progressive Republt; r-an candidate for governor, on PnJJr I hibition today was branded as "sin insincere attempt to auction off governorship on a keg of Michael G. Eberlein, Republican candidate for attorney general. "If the LaFollette family's- pronouncement were would amount to a greater show pf l.iFollette courage than ever 1 fore," Eberlein said here yester "But it merely looks like an tempt to auction off tbe governor ship on a keg of beer." Thirty warships were ordered to stations on the YaiiKste river and coast portr in China as a. reign of terror at Changsha, Hunan province capital, winch readied a climax when Communists the U. S.

gunboat, Palos, shown above, wounding five American sailors. Fifty Reds vvero killed others wounded when the gunboat returned tue lire witu machine auus and ritlw. result of attacked and. CHIROPRACTOR FACES, COURT IN TEST CASH OCONOMOWOC, Aug. 1 i-iised of u.sirtg the title, illegally, J.

M. Eunice, today awaited trial in the U-nn of court on what medical allied professions looked upon as test oase. Immediately after be was' bound ver yesterday, Dist. Atty. Salen arrested Burdge on a warrant accusing- him of a violation on a uimilar charge.

iny; on the second casu was set -J. WOMAN SWIMS AC'KOSM I.AKB DESPITE MADISON. AUK- 1 cramp in one leg aud Miaa Mum Fox, 17. ftitcajfo, versity of U'ist-oaalu suuuuer student, swam acroaa here yeuterday. She covered the tit tbree.