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Telephone 500 or 6 MARSHALL CHRONICLE Circulation For 2721 March MARSHALL, MICHIGAN, TJJESDAY, APklL 7, 1936 F1FTY-SEVENTH YEAR CORTRIGHT PRirp. THREJE OF -JfV MICHIGAN NEWS NOTES Schools Are To Receive About $7,000 FLAT ROCK, April rence Vail' Wasshnova, 53. and Henry Gonyea, G8, both of South Rookford, were instantly killed Monday when the automobile in which they were riding crashed into a car driven "by William Goodman," 36, of Detroit, on Telegraph road south of here. Goodman exonerated by Prosecutor Francis Ready. TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS RE-ELECTED TORNADOS SWEEff THROUGH SOUtH FLNT.

April 7. services will be held here today for Mrs. Clara Abbott, 53, Flint's only alderman, who diecl of -pneumonia Sunday. Burial will be Notice was received at the office oi County School Commisisoner Deland A. Davis this afternoon to tin; effect that the final'allotment ol Thatcher-Saur school aid would be mailed from Lansing to IV ill 3,1 otCUOllb county treasurers throughout the state some time between now and April 15.

with Marshall schools to receive about $7,000. Marshall's aggregate share for he current school year from, source, including the amount ye'. to be received, will amount to close to $27.000. Elected Same Executives as Last Year 5AGINAW. April -Police today sought bandits who entered the Sovia meat market Sunday and escaped wilh a 450-pound safe which they took into the country aitd looted of $332 in cash and $77 in checks.

The sate was found beside a road south of here Monday. GRAND HAVEN, April The U. S. coast guard cutter, Escanaba, today prepared to leave for the Straits of Mackinac where it will open, navigation upon its arrival Thursday. Orders for the were received yesterday.

Not a single township supervisor was defeated for re-election in Monday's election, in fact, not one of them had what might be termed a close race. Ten townships elected Democratic supervisors and ten elected Republicans, the same as last year The Democratic townships are Predonia, Lee, Marshall, Clarence, Emmett, Leroy. Albion, Con vis, Tc- konsha and Athens. Republican townships are Homer. Sheridan, A' Eckfotd, Clarendon.

Burlington, Only Meagre Details Battle Creek, Bedford, Pennfleld, Marengo and Newton. When the board of supervisors meets again there will "be only two new faces, and both will be from i Battle Creek city. City Commis- 1 sioner Lon Sliouldice, who is one the Battle Creek members of the board by virtue of his city position 11 DIE IN CRASH THIS AFTERNOON of P1 ane Wreck Learned at 3:00 P. M. Sccne in Greensboro, N.

C. SIDNEY SMITH ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY Pays Fine and Costs In Assault and Battery Case MAFOE-ELECT DISCOVERS "BOMB" IN AUTOMOBILE Sidney Smith, charged with as-; -ault and battery in a complaint, by Max Stulberg, changed! a previous plea of not guilty one of guilty this morning paid a fin? of and costs ofj $4.55 in Justice Dan-ell court this morning. The incident was the result of a fistic altercation between the two men about two weeks ago. in which Mr. Stulberg as allegedly beaten by Mr.

Smith. Trial Scheduled The trial had scheduled to lake place tills morning. It as said today there was still I a possibility Mr. Stulberg might institute a suit for personal damages against Mr. Smith.

Clyde C. Cortright, mayor- elect by virtue of yesterday's annual municipal election, was started with the "bang" last night. Starting his car, parked at the curb in west Michigan avenue. Mr. Cortright discov- ercd that some well-wishers had attached a "firecracker bomb" causing him to drive down the street to the accom- panimcnt of considerable noise.

6 DEFEATED MARQUARDT Two Ties for Alderman Feature Election. Only 934 Votes Cast BEDFORD JONES CASE IS SETTLED i Reported First Wife Is Given $77,616 AUmony Carrying each ward of the city, Clyde C. Cortright, former prosecutor, defeated his Democratic opponent; Philip Marquardt. third ward alderman. 590 to 332 in the annual mayoralty election the balloting also being featured by the practically unheard of coincidence of the aldermanic candidates in the third and fourth wards, scenes of the city's only contests for council offices, UNIONTOWN, Pa.

SENDS TRAIN INTO DEEPRAVINE I Death List in Mexico Tragedy Expected To Reach 90 April was dcfented for e-election yes- Nine passengers and Iwp In i terday. City Commissioner Ernest Rice was not a candidate for re- inilicU'ii imme.ndr damage in southern strter-. Ilt-n is a view in Greensboro, N. 4iit by a toi not violent thi tornados which struck Til Gainesville. Ga.

of the crew of night one Transcontinental Western Air Express were reported killed today when the plane crashed in the Cheat Mountains, about seven miles outh of here. The stewardess of the plane, listed as H. Granger, was the onjy of crew to leaped from the wreckage, suffer(Concluded on Page "2, Column 7) By WILLIAM LANDER United Press Staff Correspondent (Copyright. 1936, by United Press) MEXICO CITY, April (U.R)— A bandit bomb blasted Pullman BANQUET TO BE HELD" ON APRIL 23 election. Their places on the board will be taken by Attorney Frank Kulp and J.

Dean Reid, successful in yesterday's election. Results in the townships are as follows: FREDON1A TOWNSHIP i Supervisor Carl Kate. Dem. 83. Clair Bordeaux.

Rep. 39. 56. an and other cars of the Vera Cruz- LeglOll Sets Date IOT Annual Event Last Night Nylc Kalk Dem. B7.

Elmer Boehlke, Rep. L. p. Hess, Dem. 63.

Roscoe Sebving, Rep. Highway "George Myers, Dem. 78. Fred Gauss, Rep. 41.

Justice of Louis Rocho, Dem. 79. Walter Boehlke, Rep. 39. Justice of Peace (vacancy) RELUCTANT WITNESS TESTIFIES MISS MILLER, DANCE STAR, DIED TODAY The $200,000 alienation of affec- Helen, being -r In the fourth Bedford-Jones, first wife of H.

tion suit brought by Mrs. Bedford-Jones, magazine wiiter. and former Marshall resident, against Mrs. Mary Bernardin Bcd- fordAlones, his present wife, was ward, Alfred Church, Republican, and William Katz, Democrat, each 92 votes, while in the third ward. Is Visited By Snow Flurries i Marilyn Featured in 'Sally," Was Bom dismissed by agreement yesterday Theodore Leyden, Democrat In the federal court of Judge and Arthur Curtis, Republi- L.

Sullivan in Chicago. can. had 140 votes. can, it was reported that an out of The candidates will de- 1 fide the issue, in accordance, that included $77.610 in alimony with the city charter, by A spring blizzard today, follow-; Ing bright sunshine this morning the thermometer down, mer-, (ury reading 22 early tins afternoon. In Indiana NEW YORK, April arrears which the first Mrs.

Jones charged had accumulated since drawing lots Thursday even- their divorce in 1928, but attorneys'm when the council meets refused to comment on the total to canvass the votes cast at amount involved. the municipal election. The suit was filed originally in Supervisors Win 1929 in the circuit court at Evans- Rcbcri McKenzie, i Damaging Testimony; The maximum reading for the Miller, 37, dancing star of'ville, the home of the first defeated F. J. Demo-: I i past 24 hours was 37, with 21 de- some of Broadway's most success- Mrs.

Jones, but was transferred to crat. for justice the piacp. at Camp CllSter As-'erees the minimum. I sault Trial Detroit In Mexico City nijht express train intp a ravine and caused others to catch fire, dispatches from Paso del Macho said today. Estimates of 'the probable death list -ran as high as 90.

These ad- mittedly were guesses, pending of- Announcement, that the third, ficial reports from relief trains annual Past Commanders and Past which Fped from thrcfc towns to Presidents banquet of Stanley the scene Lamb Post American Legion and The estimated 150 passengers the Auxiliary would be held April, several Mrxicans of 23 and selection of a slale of Alva Good, Dem. 82. Jerome Bentley, Rep. 38. Board of Review- Charles J.

Fox, Dem. 68. A. G. Sebring, Rep.

49. HOMER TOWNSHIP Harry Sherraid. Rep. 233. S.

C. Eslow, Dem. 153. C. D.

GrfMies, Rep. 259. Chester Curtis. Dem, 124. Verna Gibson, Rep.

201. Mickle, Dem. 187. Highway John Coons, Rep. 268.

Grant Hoagllh, Dem. 117. included prominence but it was believed few committee to prepare a slate or if any foreigners were aboard. candidates for olTiccs in the Post Official reports indicated that for the enduing year were an- bandits p'antid a dynamite bomb nounced at last night's Legion on bridge "Kilometre 354" near meeting, held in the club house. Pasd del Macho, hoping to obtain.

The banquet is to be held at 'a large sum of money the express Hotel Schuler. followed by a pro-1 Justi( of Peac was bringing to City. gram of entertainment at the club Bombed over Ravine house. The train left Vera Cruz at 7:30 I This event, during the two years (8:30 p. m.

EST) and arriv- of its existence, has been held on cd at Paso del Macho a little be- Memorial Day, but owing to the fore 9'10 There an oil burning other activities incident to the hol- locombtive was 'substituted for the iday it was decided this year-to ad- locomotive for the pull up vance the date of the Prepare Slate The nominating committee dele- M. H. King. Rep. 246.

Henry Warner, Dem. 140. Board of Review Charles Holmes, Rep. 269. Samuel Wooley, Dem.

116. DETROIT. April unwilling witness at the trial ol Clarence Reiling, 19, 'charged with criminally assaulting a young girl at Camp Custer. admitted reluctantly today that the two girls involved in the affair had attempted 1 to get away from five youths who OI picked them up. Dale Roscoe, 22, one of the youths who accompanied Reiling last July 14 when the alleged at-; tack was made on government! property, that the 16-year old I plaintiff had attempted to walk toward town but was persuaded by Reillng to "Let's walk home," Roscoe quoted one of the girls as saying when Roiling parked his machine.

Reiling faces a possible death sentence if convicted since the attack occurred on government prop- TORNADO'S DEATH TOLL NOW AT 401 ful musical shows, died today in the federal court in Chicago be- to 332. Mr. Flyvm defeating his Doctor's hospital. cause of the diversity of residence Recovered at Tupelo, and 162 At Gainsville the train mountains. 'V few minutes after Paso del Macho.

50- miles with the duty of preoanny; a from Vera Cruz, crossed a bridge on Page 2, Column 5) over a 38 foot ravine. Reports indicated that the loco- mptiye. an express car. and two (Concluded on Page 6, Column 5) Rented 5 Room Bungalow Rented Immediately! There is a big demand for houses and apartments, and anyone having such could rent them easily through a classified ad in The Chronicle. This ad ran once and the house was rented immediately: FOR RENT Five -room bungalow.

Inquire 729 West Hanover street. Whenever you have anything to rent or if you wish to buy or sell anything, lei your wants bib known through a Classified Ad, in the MARSHALL EVENING CHRONICLE Phone 500 or 6 WEIGHT TAX TO COUNTIES EMMETT TOWNSHIP Fred L. Kellerman, Dem. 176. Elmer H.

Robinson, Rep. 89. Clerk- Newman Ware. Dem. 169.

Frank Cowles, Rep. 92. Treasurer Earl Johnson, Dem. 167. Rosalie Huepenbecker, Rep.

92 (Concluded on Page 6, Column 7) Calhoun's Share for First Quarter Totals $209,994.16 $500 THEFT IN ALBION erty. Victor Houghtalin. 27, will be tried subsequently on a charge of assaulting the second giil, 23 years old. Reprimanded by Judge Roscoe's halting replies to the questions of Assistant U. S.

Dis- 1 trict Attorney William G. Comb brot sharp reprimands from Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle. Finally the court, over strenuous ob: jections oi defense attorneys, per- Federal nutted Comb to cross examine his own witnesses. Roscoe told the jury of eight women and four men that and another of the five men in the machine had followed the 16 year old girl when, she left the machine.

In about 10 minutes he Relief agencies, guarding against disease and looting, worked today tornado-smashed crushed homes and buildings yielded a total of 491-bodies. ----------Gov. Hugh White, of to rehabilitate communities as Miss Miller entered the hospital of the principals. Bedford-Jones several weeks ago for a rest. She! and; his present wife live in Palm 'was described as being in a "gen-i Springs.

Cal. jeral run-down condition." Later i In a hearing last year, the first (she developed a toxic condition and i Mrs. Jones was awarded $100.000 by her fever at one time reached 100 a jury in Federal Judge Holly's degrees. court in Chicago, but Judge Holly Her condition gradually aside the verdict as contrary worse and during the night hope; to the evidence. The second trial for her was abandoned.

I 01 tne suit was Pending before Born in Indiana Judge Sullivan. Maralyn Miller was born in; EvansviHe, Sept, 1, 1898. Both her parents were stage people. Christened Mary Lynn, she merged the first two names into Marilyn' and adopted her grandfather's name, Miller, for hers instead of that of her parents, Reynolds. When she first saw Broadway she gazed wistfully at the lights.

"Some day," she said, "my name will be in lights along Broadway." She began her stage career at five and years later she danced her' way into fulfillment of her wish. personally directed relief at Tupelo. where the number of dead passed the 200 mark when udditional bodies were uncovered. A central relief committee coordinated rehabilitation -activities at Gainesville, stricken by a tornado and a fire yesterday. The property loss in the six (Concluded on Page Column 3) LEGISLATURE REFUSES TO PROBE CASE As anticipated, the voting Monday exceedingly ligrnt, on'y 934 ballots cost, the vote polled for justice tf the peace totalling that figure, 12 in of the mayoralty vote.

The city's registered vote is 2.676. uccessl'ul opponent only in the third ward. All were re-elected, Sam R. Orn, Republican, in the fourth ward, and Marie Fahey, Democrat. In the third be- without opposition, the toinTer (Concluded on Page 3, Column: 1 Her name was emblazoned in elec-i trie lights as the star of "Sally," a Ziegfeld production that ran for two years.

It was the most successful musical comedy of decade. Jd'SCy Not Act In InV6S- THE WEATHER Project Starts At Courthouse BRITAIN WILL PROTEST TO THE LEAGUE TRENTON. N. New Jersey legislators rejected two requests to investigate the Lindbergh kidnaping last night, leaving DETROIT, April The weather forecast: Lower fair and colder tonight; Wednesday fair in east, portion and increasing cloudiness in west portion; not quite so cold in west portion in tlie afteinoon. Weather Conditions: Pressure is high from the Mississippi river westward, with low an investigation of kidnaping and.

pl essure centers in Alberta, north' murder charges against Paul Wen- Ontario. del as the only unfinished business Heayy lain of the crime for which Bruno Richard Hauptmann died. I At the same time New York and Virginia, at stations in Louisiana, Alabama and Georgia, the amount at Atlanta being inches. There lias been, Calhoun county's share of the automobi'e weight tax for the first quarter of 1936 is $209.994.16, ac- cprdins to figures released today by th; state highway department. Checks are being mailed out this week by the highway department and auditor-general's department to the various counties.

share of heard the girl Houghtalin joined the couple subsequently, the witness said. Later Reiling. and the girl ed in the direction of Camp Cus- Culprits Break Com- tev Roscoe said ne saw no sisns bination on Safe of Bauer Co. Meat Market (Concluded on Page 6, Column 6) The county clerk's office was being utilized today in a PWA project which covers a wide field, including compilation of historical records and other data, needs of the office in regard to vault space, and methods of 'handling records. Similar projects are underway in other Michigan counties.

Has Evidence Italy Used Poison Gas in Air Raids BY FREDERICK 1 K.UH United Press Staff Correspondent. circles. Copyright 1936 by United Press city police detained a man, whose' at numerous northern stations identity they refused to reveal, in of lne Rocky moun a tns, but connection with Wendel's charges the amounts we re light except ta that he was kidnaped on a New, eas ei Canada, New England, and York street and forced by torture southeastem New York. Marked to confess he kidnaped Chas. temperature changes are shown In areas centeied as follows: Warm- 1 A.

Lindbergh. Jr. i Arrest Wendel Suspect er and Kansas; colder, I Reports of the detention caused Manitoba and Alabama. In Minn, excitement in Trenton political Both New York and fed- i eral government investigators have esota the temperature the lowest of record for so late in the season. Some low temperatures re- A robbery, involving the theft of the first quarter's weight tafrl $500 in cash, was perpetrated in MANY MICHIGAN CITIES "ELECT MAYORS YESTERDAY which goes to the counties totals Albion last night.

Bauer $11,490.288.86. However, advance meat market, located in the By United Press Mt. Clemens on Sunday was de- payments were made several weeks i Superior street business' district, Returns from Monday's elections feated. Harold Englund was elect- ago to the. totaling was the victim.

'in more than 50 cities thruout ed to the city commission to suc- 028.026.80'. The thief or thieves gained an; Michigan today gave a majority ceed the late Dr. A. J. Warren.

Calhoun county received an ad-, entrance to the market by climb-, of victories to incumbents who city commissioner. su- re-elected mayor of Greenville. Leslie Howard, Coldwater Republi- combination. The approximately Voters of Ypsilanti re-elected can. was re-elected mayor.

Only $500 was kept in the safe. Nothing Mayor Ray H. Burrell without one Democrat on the city's ticket vance payment last iponth of i iiig over a smoke-house at the rear sought public offices, including i Ferris Peterson, a Democrat, was 871.85. leaves $172,122.31 in of the building. Entrance to the i mayor, treasurer, councilmen, the clrck which will be forthcom- safe was gained by breaking the pervisors, and commissioners.

ing this week. First quarter returns to the counties are reaching a new high this year, whereas, the -money sent out by the state fqr the first three months of 1934 was $5,906,000, and for the first- three months of 1935 was $8,557.303.55, the amount this year $11,190,280.80. but the cash' was-touched. The loss was not discovered until the market was opened for business tliis morning. City, police and Deputy Sheriff Frank Nowlin were summoned.

No clues to the identity of Hit; tluoveo were forthcoming. position. All other city officials re-! was elected, tained their posts, with the excep-' At Ionia, Republicans captured a tiori of Charles Hartman, a Re-i majority of contests in voting said publican alderman. He was de-i to be somewhat heavier than nor- feated by-William Peebles, a Dem-! nml. ocrat.

At Reed City, Mayor Frank L. A proposal to food stores in i (Concluded Page 6, Column 3) LONDON, April (Concluded on Page 3. Column 3) corded this' morning were: Minne- In B. C. But Loses Britain will submit to the League of Nations tomorrow concrete evi- Annexation dence purporting to prove that Italians have used poison gas in air raids on Ethiopian cities, it was learned todas'.

It was believed that the evidence might lead to a strong protest by the League committee of the League Council without which meets tomorrow to consider the Italian-Ethiopian situation. Based on Geneva Protocol The protest would be based on the Geneva protocol of 1925. which bound its signatory nations, including Italy, to forego use of poison gas in warfare. Great Britain's evidence of use of poison gas is based on dispatches telegraphed by Sir Sidney Barton, minister at Addis Ababa. The government is convinced, as the result of the dispatches, that reports from Ethiopian sources of the use (Concluded Page 6, Ccluina 5) That portion of Battle Creek township which includes the Lake- view subdivision will not become a part of Battle Creek city.

The matter was voted upon yesterday in both the city and township, and while it carried in the city by a substantial majority, the proposal lost in the township by a vote of 995 to 232. The proposition had to carry in bolli the city and township in order to become effective. Battle Creek city voters elected Attorney Prank Kulp and J. Dean Ried, druggist, to the city commission yesterday. These men defeated Lon Shouldice, retiring! and Frank Merrill.

sota 2 degrees and Winnipeg, Manitoba. 16 below zero. In Alberta. the temperature this morning was. 40.

The sun sets Tuesday at 7:04 and rises Wednesday at 6:03. T1IE High for past 24 Low for past 24 Temperature at 3:00 IF YOU MISS YOUR PAPER your If you haven't received Chronicle 6:45 o'clock. 500. No calls for missing papers will be answered after 7:00 o'clock. Up fc that tmat a special carrier is at the to receive calls for papers He will Berya promptly il 6:45 and 7:00.