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irWft? W-lf lixmHi1 wT av awrT Hifmn awe a HHmwctn VI mmmm ffwwiiCT for COVERIKO TH2 WORLD FROM THf COMMERCIAL CENTER OF WEST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA VOLUME 7rN0. 188. TUN PAGM lypiAWA, pgyygytVAwiA, monday, feCTuary 8, mi. TELEPHONE KXM01 i at or Italian Lntrean Debate On Lend-Lease ouse ns sit? moon win iLwrive Jr cap Ufoe i IIS ef FLAMES LEVEL FRAME BUNGALOW ire To Get Fall Of Agord At Legislate I Caps Big Advaicii Nazi and FrtttiK? Relation ht VrW New Test iff (By US Xaaeelatetf Creasy I Britain's swlft-atrlkinj army ht A East Africa has captured anotft Italian stronghold, British hesdJ: vVt quartera reported today, eecupytngT' inc town 01 nareniu, sntree, lit campaign 10 arive iremier mas' solinl's legions in that sector into" A big Fascist force, previously reported trapped In the town, slip A' ped out without making a defenieV it The British also reported that bomber tw era were killed by Axle i.i.. MM British shin from the coast ofM- Libya.

North Africa. A eommurftmW said the attacking planes were "be-. lieved to have been German." German dive-bombers, operating; irom oases in Sicily, nave oeeo re- pvt icu at, iv. in uibi viuiiutf, On the northern Eritrea battle front, the British renorted their M- Flaming ruins greeted Indiana firemen when they arrived the scene of a Are which destreyei the feur-room frame bungalow ef Arthur Painter twe miles aoatheast of town en the Twn Lick road last night. forces were pressing hard on tbe.

Fascist column retreating Cheren, 100 mile inside Eritrea. and 50 miles northwest of Asmarai the Eritrean capital GUARD HEADS PREPARE HOME rianiii flawllohl ralArm nfv dan was said to be expecting 1Mb it. American-built bombers 'to be-yiry(- across the Atlantic for monthly by May. A high-ranking RAF omcerstsWfi Germany's first line air syrerigti would be "measurably In excesslf JSS Britain on March. but he aaaepMnt thafthe'-Rni; any reftirft lNMfWrr IntM preliminary to ipvaalaji' The "SAT's superior airera-TSJi pilots, he said, could counter.

4m? See INintNATIONAL (Continued on- page two) OFFICER SAVES BLAZING Budget, James Declares Firmly No Tax Inaases The Day la lUrrliburi Senate Convene! at 4 p. House at 9 p. m. Governor James preienta new twoeai- budget, with lSmlnute broadcast message, to both legislative branches at :30 p. m.

The Wilkinson ouster resolution by Democrat brings Republican retort o( "political sharp-shooting" from fellow House member. Dr. William Mather Lewis, selective service director, touches off administration's weekly broadcasts on departmental affairs, with speech from 1:15 to 7:30 p. m. HARRISBURG, Feb.

3. The Governor's budget for operating the State government the next two years was ready for presentation to the Legislature at 9:30 p. tonight, with a lS-mlnute broadcast explanation. Governor James has dropped several hints that the 1941-43 budget would equal or exceed the current biennium'a requirements, but he declared firmly there would be no in creased taxes. The 1939-41 budget called tfr (537,000,000, but actual expenditures before June 1 will take it well over that mark.

The Governor's financial message, followed within a short time by bills to re-enact the Earle emergency taxes, imposed to carry the re. lief burden, will start the lcglsla t.org-fr on the tough tasks of the session. Thus fat' the assembly has done little since It convened Janu ary 7. beside receive some 290 bills. Only one of those measures has been moved out of committee, rnat Bee HABR1SBUBO (Continued on page two) MEN JAILED FOR FALSE PRETENSE Pittsburgher and Youngs-towner Arrested for Soliciting Subscriptions Charged with obtaining money by ialse pretense, two men were jelled here Saturday evening to wait a hearings before Justice ox the Peace Hiram B.

George. Private John R. Regno of the State Motor Police apprehended the men when he saw their car on Aoute 60 ai he wai returning from the old Conemaugh mine accident and noticed that their license number matched one sent over the teletype. He lilted their names as Howard J. Mason.

38, Youngstown, Ohio, and Harry J. Spender, 30, Pitts burgh. Informations against them were signed by John A. Urban, Vender grill, circulation manager of the "Tap and Tavern" liquor Industry trade magazine, who charged that they had been soliciting subscriptions to the magazine without authorization. Dan Tucker Stirs Scott BARBTOWN, Calif, Feb.

i(jr Death Valley Scotty came In over the old ao-mule team trail tram the deserted Harmony Borax Works tolling of teeing the ghosts of mulea he handled there 17 yean go and hearing again the tune "Dan Tucker" that he and the driver ol freighter one plunked on banjo Yesterday was the first time the mystery prospector had been over (he trail la 10 years. The chief ranger of Death Valley monument aatd he haiin't heard of anyone traveling the road In more than year. Scotty took his ll-eyllndjt nr "Malicious," named iter the no horse, and with 30 elre gallons of gas, gallons of water, ropes, chains and shovels started out Down on the floor of Death Vsl. toy, he stopped before i turn-off Into WlDfeie Pus. Tw sticks and her (Mi a aatd, tout OM stick tud unioing alataly.

Yep. same stick, Uak haw Ik finds ota tt." Message Other State As semblies for Defense 0 CHICAGO, Feb. 3 Home defense has the halls of the nation's legislatures humming with discus sion. Comparatively little action has been taken but hundreds of proposals are in the lawmakers' mills as the states tackle the job of paralleling back home Uncle Sam's vast national preparedness effort, an Associated Press survey showed to day. Elements of home defense ap parently commanding the greatest attention are organization of state home guards, control' of explosives, protection of property and combat ting of sabotage.

Model lawa those subjects recommended by the council of state governments are under protection of Jobs and pay of trainees, anti-profiteering measures, relating state highway systems to defense and building aimcrles. At least 24 states have headed toward organizing home guards tore-place national guard units called to federal service. Most of this legislation, however, is still in the bill stage. But New York has a- state guard functioning; Illinois has plans perfected for perfecting a state reserve militia of the New jersey home guard soon will be mustered; California's force of 5,000 is being organized, and home guards are training in Rhode Island. Labor opposed an Ohio proposal to Increase the state highway patrol from 200 to 400 and give It full police powers, instead of creating a home guard.

tfl Most of the stririeent nronouls to copsbaf Skbc1i would eataish. re-J rigors lor mate military forces to pursue saboteurs -across etate lines. A New York bill would make a "war tune" anti-sabotage law' effective Ja peacetime and authorize the governor to pay reward for Information convicting saboteurs. Proposals in Georgia, New Jersey and Oregon would provide maximum penalties of 10 years and $10,000 for property' damago interfering with state or national defense preparations. Numerous proposals contemplated combatting subversive activities.

A See DEFENSE (Continued on page two) COUNTY MINER ELECTROCUTED James Gorman, 31. of Near Glen Campbell, Killed At Commodore James Gorman, 31. of Glen Camn. bell R. D.

1, was electrocuted while working In the Commodore mine or the Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation Saturday, according to coroner Edward L. Fleming, Oorman was assisting other work men in setting up a conveyor in the mine when the accident oc curred, the coroner said he learned. He was dragging one of the heavy pans used on the machine across an electric wire when sharp ridges on the bottom cf the pan cut through the Insulation, giving Oorman the entire charge of sev eral hundred volts. A first aid crew worked several hours with an inlulator in a futile attempt to resuscitate the victim. Oorman was born In Banks Township August 1809, a son of Henry and Margaret (Radcltffe) Gorman.

Surviving are his mother, who Uvea near Oipsy, and these brothers and slaters: Mrs. Marlon ZurHorst, Pittsburgh: Mrs. Mildred Hslelgb, Olen Campbell; Merrltt Oorman. Oipsy: Mrs. Kdtth Barbour, Akron, Ohio; Miss Helen Oorman, Pittsburgh, and Ann Oorman, at home.

funeral services will be conduct. ed it hit late residence at 3:30 to-morrow, with Interment In the Fry Cemetery. BARRYMORE HOLiVWOOD, Feb. MV-On the word ol aialn larrle, her heetio ronunce with John Barry more la over titer will be np reconciliation. Arriving from New York for her dm visit since she and the "great prodle" were divorced l.i November, Miss Barrl declared: '1 era now In pursuit ol the ideal tlay.

I aa not leaking tor gay ideal man. Ol apuraa. ha tome "And pis don't say that raa through with km and narrinf. I don't want anyoa to fat to wronf iapreeiB" I Patrolman KennethBaJiep-5 Smothers Flaming Drea of Mrs. Cochran -o A gas stove ignited Leaders Predict U.

S. Approval WASHINGTON. Feb. 3. (Jft Philip F.

LaFollette, former governor of Wisconsin, testified today that Edouard Daladler, former French premier, had told him In- 1939 that France expected the United Stales to aid it "with money, materials and men." Testifying before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in opposition to the administration's aid-to-Britaln bill. LaFollette said he had called on Daladler In March, 1939, and "asked him just what aid they expected from us." "He replied without a moment's hesitation," the witness recounted, "that they expected money, materials and men. And he said that "we are going to need them and expect them- soon." Senator Johnson (R-Calif) asked whether "'the French expectation have been justified by events." "The money and materials are In this (British aid) bill," La Follette -replied, "and I have no hesitancy. in saying that the President would be justified in regarding this legislation, not an authorization, but as a mandate to carry out the full implications of entrance into war." Previously La Follette had told the committee that the legislation would "rest in one man the decision over peace or war in this country." He declared that the bill also "defines weapons of war so broadly as to Include virtually every piece of property in this country," and "allows the President, to acquire this of It to foreign, countries on terms he sees fit," See BRITISH AID (Continued on page two) MANUFACTURER IS KIDNAPED GREENVILLE, Feb. 3 County Detective A.

C. Bames reported today that Victor Deissler. 43 yesr old Greenville maunfact- urer, apparently hjub'been attacked, robbed and spirited" from hia office last night. The office at the Deissler Machine Company plant was ransacked the safe looted and splotches of blood were found on Deissler's desk and a door leading from the office, Barnes said. About 9600 which Deissler had taken to the office to place in the sate was missing and his automo bile gone.

ROOKIE SAVED BY VETERAN COP 0 PHILADELPHIA, Feb. veteran- policeman who pushed him self in front of the rookies he was training died last night a bullet wound inflicted oy en assailant whom the new recruits later killed. The officer was Patrolman Edward Bradley. With three new colleagues, he had answered a call to an apart ment. Detective Lieutenant James Kelly aaid when the officers at tempted to enter, Jesse Harris, 31-year-old WPA worker, fired point blank at Bradley, who was struck in the side.

Kelly said the rookies Immediately returned the Are, mortally wounding Harris; FISH AND GAME GROUP MEETING a Harris O. Breath, sports editor of the Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph, will be the principal speaker and County Agent Warner will show pictures at a meeting of the Indiana County Fish and Came Association in the Court House Wednesday at 8:00 p. m. HANGING OLYMPIA. Peb.

P) It can make no difference to Arlie Lewis npw, but a question hat been rising here whether his hanging last Thursday was legal. Lewis. 28, a native of Winona, was hanged in the State Prjson Jan. 30 tor the slaying of Jack A vent, a Portland sleel. worker, in Vancouver, last September.

Lewis filed notice of an appeal Nov. SO li' the State Sup-rein Court but failed to perfect hia appeal. Supreme Court officials have sine declared that Lewis' nolle of appeal placed him In technical custody of the Supreme Court and hi record In ther cannot opnplated until th Court acta an a motion that lb appeal be TEXTILES WASHINGTON. Feb. 3 (JP) -German scientists, after six years 'of experimental work, have deviced a process for turning hop plant vines into textiles, the Agriculture Department reported today.

The hop plant is grown principally for use in brewing beer. Information received by the department from Germany stated that a manufacturing plant already was under construction, it was stated that the hop Abets, after being processed, were found to be three times as strong as cotton, more resistant than hemp and free from wrinkling. The plant waa said to yield other by products useful in making paper and mucilage. ADDRESS ALTERS DRAFT'S ORDER 0 Discovery That Young Man Lives in Indiana Co. Delays Another Respite from the draft was woo by one Indiana County young, mar when jt was discovered that anoth er with lower order number act ually lived in Indiana County in stead of Westmoreland County, it was announced today by Joseph; Lambert, chief clevk Board No Instead of Lawrence1 Edward Wilson, Samuel Robert Conrar go to Altoona February 5 to be inducted into the army.

Conrad's address was originally listed Westmoreland County, but it was discovered later that he lived ust across the line. Since his order number was lower than Wilson'e, conrad win take his THREE HELD IN THEFT OF AGED NEWPORT. Feb. 3. AP Three men were "under suspicion" of state police today for the reported robbery of a 65-year-old stone mason, who was left bound in his dark ened cabin near here Saturday night after trio stripped him of 159.

Jesse Potter, stone worker em ployed on a defense Job at Marsb Run, Cumberland County, told police he remembered where hia pock et knife lay, and he managed to slash the bonds on his feet. He made hia way" to a neighbor, who freed his hands. REAR ADMIRAL PEOPLES DEAD 0 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3. W) Rear Admiral Christian Joy Peoples.

64, who as head of the procurement division of the Treasury handled purchases running Into the billions, died today of pneumonia. He was retired for age last No vember and since had been connect ed with the Todd Shipbuilding Cor poration, His last government assignment was general Inspector of the navy's supply corps on the west coast. FIRST AID CLASS TONIGHT Robert Q. Zubrod, first aid and life saving field representative, will conduct the first class of the Red Cross first aid instructors' course in the College gymnasium this evening at 7:00 o'clock. The Arst aid sessions will be conducted Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings for a three-week period! life saving and water safety classes, Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

WILLKIE MANCHESTER, England. Feb. 3. AP Weudeli WUlkl received th "Bed Rut of Lancaster" todayao honor rarely conferred upon Amahcans. Visiting this Lancashire lodus trial city after aa insaeettou trip through bombed Cpvcairy' and Bunujckan, WUlkl waa net by a ewarlaa crowd, at tna tuwo ball, where til swgt.

Bfeaut) ktas ta resa It waa too tar It weaf a his butuwhol. I Uw tie tS. pHfr'caa BTfsiismtlg1 ae4i4Ba'' rrl4 it to k4 fttfiM i-' tour tk 4e, Painter, who la a WPA worker, his wife and two children were left homeless when the blaze broke out while they were visiting Mr. Painter's brother-in-law, who lives nearby. When they saw the flames from the brother-in-law's house and rushed to the Painter home, the flames had already gained great headway.

Only the chimney remained fatanding after the lire, which de- 1 A .11 4t nefaKn.l BLIUJCU QU M1E fflCLDUilOS effects. DEATH CLAIMS MRS. NESRITT Long Illness Ends Passing of Saltsburg Resident in Following a several week's Illness of a complication of diseases, Mrs. Nora (Kennedy) Nesbitt, died Saturday afternoon her home in Saltsburg. A daughter of Daniel and'Evaline (Fleming) Kennedy, she was born February 4, 1878, In Conemaugh township.

She lived all of her life in the town ship and Saltsburg1 and was a mem ber of the Ebenezer Church. She was the widow of Robert N. Nesbitt and surviving are nine sis ters: Mrs. Mabel Hudson, Mrs. Martha Robinson and Miss Eva and Miss Pearl Kennedy, all of Saltsburg; Mrs.

Nannie Cunningham of Bolle, Mrs. Aesa Cunningham of Livermore; Mrs. Florence Warner and Mrs. Mary Ebert, both of Vandergrift and Mrs. Margaret Rowland of Indiana.

Friends are being received in the home of Mrs, Mabel Hudson in Saltsburg until 10:00 a. m. Tuesday, when the body will be removed to the Robinson Funeral Home', Saltsburg. for services at 2:00 p. m.

The Rev. Messrs. D. D. Dodds and William Mcllwaln will officiate and interment will be in Lewlsvllle Cemetery.

MRS. MARY M'CONNKLL BUSH. Friends are being received in Robinson Funeral Home, Saltsburg. Services will be conducted at 10:00 Tuesday In Holy Cross Cath olic Church, Iselin. The Rev.

Vin. See OBITUARY (Continued on page two) RESCUE CREWS FIND BODY OF SECOND VICTIM Remains of John Urbari, 59, Ae Extricated At Old Conemaugh. SLATE FALL Two Injured Are Report ed Recovering at Local Hospital Volunteer rescue workers yester day morning recovered the body of John Urban, 59-year-old miner, father of ten, who was caught with three others by a slate fall in the old Conemaugh mine near Salts- burg Friday. Coroner Edward L. Fleming.

M. said that'Urban suf fered a crushed chest and punc tured lungs. He ascribed the death to asphyxiation. Efforts to recover the body were held up Saturday morning when state mine inspectors ordered a halt because of dangerous conditions. Heavy drift timbers were rushed to the mine from the Adrian mine of the Rochester and Pittsburgh Coal Company, and digging was resumed at 3:30 p.

m. Saturday. The body waa discovered at 6 a. in. yesterday and removed about an hour later.

Other fatality of the accident was Glen Coleman, 39, of Saltsburg R. D. 1, operator of the mine and father of six, whose body was recovered Friday afternoon. Injured by the fall were Jack Kelley, 27, also of Saltsburg R. 0.

1, Coleman's brother-in-law, and Mike Kalicow, also known as Mischa Barbarlca, 97, also of near Saltsburg. Both men. who are single, were reported recovering at Indiana Hospital today, State Mine Inspectors George J. Stelnheiser and William B. Ward-rop, on the scene throughout rescue operations, said that the men had been warned by rumblings of the mine "working" overhead and had started to flee to safety when the roof fell.

Coleman and Keeley were 8s FATALITY (Continued on page two) dress of Mrs. Clara Cochrane, Off. the home of her son Alan of 320 South Seventh street, shortly "5 before I o'clock thia morning. stricken, she ran out Into the streeti' 'f Bnrounh Patrolman Kenneth Bakers. Jt- returning from school patrol, saw-jv her with nenorese aoaine.

-lamnavjs oS his overcoat, he smothered blase with It JT upon weai pnjv fTnehran. wu taken ta the local hospital, when attendant 11.11m irllv uk KUy vWfw, WHHHim, eea patio- been, Mi said that the woman had fully burned about the hip and that her dress waa burned most off. FOR 28TH DIV. Finishing Touches on $10 fiffion' -Barracks; -f Equipment INDUCTION HERE 5,000 Selectees from State Will Begin Year's Duty HARRISBURG, Feb. 3 (IF) Major General Bdward Martin, commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard, headed a group of 12 oiltcers and 20 enlisted men which opened the Indiantown Gap military post today In preparations for the 28th Division, scheduled to arrive their before March 1.

General Martin arranged to talk first with Governor James on retention of his cabinet post as adju tant general. Martin has consider ed giving up the office because of the pressing job at Indiantown Gep. rne guard camp opening will be following up this week with the in duction of the first of 5,000 young men araned into tne army lor a year of training. The inductions will start at Har- risburg and Altoona on Wednesday, and will continue on this schedule: Harrisburg 508 whites, 18 ne groes, between February 5 and 10. Altoona 459 whites, 4 negroes, between February 10 and 27.

Pittsburgh 1.453 white, 122 negroes, between February 13 and March I. Wilkes-Barre 888 whites, 4 ne groes, between February 27 and March 7. The selective service will call a few men between 21 and 38 every week day from February 5 to March 7, excepting Lincoln's and Washington's birthdays. Going Into federal service at Indiantown Gap today with General Martin are these other officers: Colonel Benjamin Jones, of See MOB1UZ1NO (Continued on page two) Shadows For Winter GOBBLER'S KNOB, Funxsu-tawney, Feb. 3 ttival Pennsylvania groundhogs agree there'll be six more weeks of winter but the seer of Gobbler's Knob claims all the credit for letting the world in on the secret The Punxsutawney chuck.

Marmot Monax to debunking scientists, got the sign from his shadow at I a. m. sharp yesterday, witnessed by a dozen or so faithful lowers who trekked through deep now to his "weather works" outside thia WMtara Pennsylvania town. Four hours and li nlnut later Old Faithful," aero the All- i at quarryvtu. connrm Mrs.

Cochrane' dsughter-ln-lg, jr Mrs. Alan Cochrane, also suffered burns and was removed to to baer i Van Sees Fightjns Johnstown. Feb. I A-aWeW. less pi any ol our oeina ant Reorueotatlv James Va i says, "our American boya nil fighting aida-by-dd with gt Australian and French, troop Nonnern Airua wuwn vi-ar.

The Altoona Bapiwttan ebepler of th Vlrant IW War whil dlusln veil 4mlJuiratBn a aUkaV, biU now brio Cmuh Air puwr will aaww tttlt'7 wr ataeHad ta CaACM" wao rv4 ta tk mn tmi Irtt Wwal Way t4U thra tuna waa uhH-j ai tyr. Hit OMVNDaJOO (Continued on p( two).