The Minneapolis Star from Minneapolis, Minnesota • 1

Lh 4 i i 1 i A--J it ta--- -1 'si 'r' i''- "4 rf Ji- lflNNE---M 1939 Rice Two Cento in Minneapolio Yet No UO HISTORICAL -SOOie-TV- 7Tr -v -'4 i rt I i IPeS Hli -Statement-hy Ruuell Jensen was lost for nearly three days last week near LsPorte Minn Monday -took an- air ride with A Mclnnis Minneapolis aviator who searched for him from the air Russell stopped at Wold-Chjunberlain held to see Mclnnis en route with his parents to their Albert-Lea home The Minneapolis Star has purchased The Minneapolis Journal and the two newspapers will be combined and published henceforth at The Star plant The loyal support of Ita public for more than 60 years and the loyal- support of the staff many of whom' have given lifetime of service to The Journal warrant a statement from tho former owners of the reasons to selling the properly The Minneapolis Journal waa enjoying at the present time an all time peak In dally circulation and Its advertising patronage has suffered only the natural shrinkage of the recession However there hove been too many newspapers in Minneapolis to support healthy congtructlva growth of any one of them The changing times have brought revolutionary methods In mechanical equipment news end picture gathering handling of personnel and luxe which required ever increasing resource Because the majority of the stockholders of The Journal were not engaged In operating The Journal It seemed wire to the respective managements that one ownership could more effectively meet the exigencies referred to Mr John Cowles and hli associate de-airing to further the usefulness ef the Minneapolis 'pres made a fair offer of purchase which was accepted by Ths JouraaL Words foil to express our feelings in disbanding an organization that haa worked side by aide these many year Many of them will soon be serving on tho consolidated newspaper others will find service elsewhere we hope in the field of Journalism where their service will be of maximum value The Journal la working out generous severance pay to its regular employe We extend our heartiest congratulations to the new ownerp for this enlrtgM opportunity for usefulnea CARL JONES Publisher The Minneapolis Journal Merged Paper to Print Large Sunday Issue New Star-Journal Will 1 Carry All American Press Sendees Purchase of The Minneapolis Journal by The Minneapolis Star and the consolidation of the two papers under the name of Minneapolis waa announced today by John Cowles president of The Minneapolis Star Company and by Carl Jones president iff The journal Printing Company Tho combined paper which will be greatly expanded to Include nil ef pie news services end also the best comic and othec-features of both tho Journal and The Ster wlll bo delivered to all -who have In the poet been nib-' criben to either of the paper A substantial proportion of Jou nnl employee win immediately become members': of tha combined StaisJournd organization and 11b-eralkejrenflico compensation will be provided to other employee by ie Journal management Except to tha appointment ef Georgq Ronald who h- hem buelneee manager of The Journal to tho Mwly-creeted position of butinees manager of tho Star-Journal no other executive changes are being mode In Tho Star organization and all Star erapjjres will continue with' the combined paper Statement by Tax Revision eih SlnsVin Top Brackets eif Income-Rate Foreseen Washington (UP) Un-er-Seqrietuy of the Treas-ry -'John Banes held Sorference today to start aaringfor possible revisions i personal income tax rates the next session of ton- persistent report re late reductions may be recommended in' the exemptions of $1000 for llriglo persona and for 'ried tnenof vramena slash hrthe cauinr for maximum levy of 79 per cent may Asses Waitsjutside Jury Session Indictments Sought for Intimidation of Workers While 20 witnesses waitet to testify before the federa grand jury fn St Paul in its investigation of disorders during the WPA strike here there were indications that still- morel -witnesses will be called as their names are turned in to the grand jury Of 'the 30 waiting to testify 1 wero women- Sleoawhlle members of tho staff of Victor Anderson federal district attorney Indicated that mere subpoenas for witnesses will be Issued from time to time but they refused to say how many It wee planned to kaue Rigid secrecy remained the rule i the grand Jury added to the vqlumlnous testimony already taken Victor Anderson district attorney aald he expected the Jury to continue ita inquiry for at least two more week The white wes heard ye terdey set a record slaeo the inquiry last Monday end it area believed the Jury won Id qaestlna eetne IS wKueaoes daily until a report 1e made Among the persons heard were three not employed by WPA who are believed to have seen disturbances in Columbia Height Also heard were two SL Paul WPA werhar tadiratlng the Jury area Investigating difficulties at the State folr grounde as wen as the Minneapolis The Jury conferred to 75 minutes with district attorney Anderson its second secret conference with hlm slnce the hearings began Shave May Retain Job Tourist Bureau Peace Is Possibility Possibility that the situation which led to the resignation of Ed Shave as bead of the state tourist bureau may be ironed out and Shave remain' at the post was indicated today Lewis Merrill acting conservation commissioner said the resignation still was being considered and that no action might be taken for several day It was inti muted efforts -were being made to adjuft matters so that Shave would stay on He resigned when Victor Johnston who handled to Gov Harold Staseen hi tha csfnpaJfn moved Into the bureau as eeforeeter Shave cleaning out his desk at the bureau today preparatory to taking a vacation of two or three? week remarked that if the citation were adjusted all around he might remain as bumQi fcod Merrill disclosed 'llist 'flic 'resignation of John Conntfr assistant to Shave who was the center of the controversy Which prompted the resignation of Shave has-been accepted KOt2d PSYCHOLOGIST DIES Cincinnati Ohio A heart attack waa blamed today for the death of Di Burlls Breese 73 noted psychologist and former head of the University of Cincinnati's psychology department The combination of The Minneapolis Journal and The Minneapolis Star with a fusing of all tha facilities that each publication haa separately enjoyed In the past gives uk we believe an opportunity to provide the people of Minneapolis and tha Northwest with what we hope win become one of the finest papers In America Tha character the prestige and the traditions that The Journal has developed over the last 60 yean win we hop live on stronger than ever jn the new Star-JoumaL To Cm Jone who has served hia community so wall as publisher of Hie-Journal and to his able associate we express the gratitude of Minneapolis hnd the Northwest for their long public service In their conduct of The JoumaL The SUrJournal will have only oat to serve ita readers with a dean fair reliable constructive newspaper which wlli deserve tha support of the community JOHN COWLES President The Minneapolis StarJoumaL TUESDAY AUGUST 1 Down With Swing Long Live Adeline! -4 Chicago had a new Mwmrk today egainot the spread of awing It was thaewljr established Society for Pwervatioa and encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing In America President Hedges said the SFEBSQ9A win sro to it "Sweet Adeline" and Ita counterparts In song are- not neglected Staff Shifts Announced by Road Chief Fquy Changes Made Among-District Maintenance Men A Hoffmann statehighway superintendent today announced four changes in the staff of district highway maintenance engineers Mutthie acting maintenance engineer of district 1 et Vlr-gini has been named permanently to the post succeeding Leo Cashen on Jqave of absence George A Meskal Mantor-vQle-Dodge eouhty engineer hao been named engineer ef district Pat Duluth succeeding George A'Tamo' who becomes senior eagiaeor of the jnaiatettahto dtvUoo 1 Uf Jahnkr engineer -of district 6 at Detroit Lake moveq to district 4 at Brainerd succeeding Hertdaon who has been transferred to the construction department aa project engineer Story former district maintenance engineer resumes that post at Detroit Lake For several months he has been a proJ- ect engineer Last Swing fe it JITTERBUGGING DEMISE IS DUE New An early demise for dancing was predicted today by leaders at the annual convention of the Dancing Masters of America Leroy Thayer ef Washington president said most of the SM delegates believed both Id and young folk era getting tired ef the and S' oTd ballroom danced" ate coming back but with a faster he sold of feminine fashions of the Gay Nineties j5 Svi'VVVriff 'i i i i FireDOTgeriiri North Forests Henry Weber state forester today said rain and cooler weather la urgently needed to-avert brush fire trouble in parts of the north wood- He said some forest areas have had no rain for more than a month and tne heat 'had created highly inflammable condition I Cooler temperature however were' notc3lhrough the Dakotas and Montane as a disturbance moved down from Manitoba Call 'AT Slll-'tiTfylace -your Star-Journal want ABs or bring them to the Want Ad office in The Journal uilding recommended Id Seme tea fcllh rotes in tiers tend to taxpajron into vA 1 V-M-Sfc kV Labor Unrest Jars Peace in Four States Troopers Take Over Massachusetts Mill Town in By Aaaedated Frets Strikes and threatenet fitrikes affecting nearly 25000 workers disturbed labor relations in four states today with the most serious trouble zones centered in Cleveland OhfaC and South Barre Mass In the Atlantic seaboard mill tosn tteeibcimeted state troop-era patrolled the streets as the Sn unity's aslsctmaa appealed to tuGoVt Horace 3V Ckhill to help with a prediction that-Tlotg and wero fmmloent Tree pew cleared the street breaking up speradie flat fights after 'a crowd of SMO bad aeeembled outside tho gates of the Bam Wool Combing company About 300 of the 1000 employes wen on strike Vln Cleveland when taar-gaa shelling and brick-throwing clashes between police and some 5000 to 6000 strikers and sympathizers Injured 46 yesterday polios eetat llshed a sons" outside General sprawling Pliher Body plant where nearly 300 besieged workers spent the night Pickets wefo Hmlted to five at each gate under a police-eatoeed edict against assembly or mesa wtthia SO yards ef the 4S-eere plant Paul Miley CIO executive strike board member charged the restricted zone was of civil Attorney General Frank Murphy refused a CIO request for direct federal totervention In the Cleve-dlspute lh Detroit MIcIl two brief skip mlshes marked the CIO-UAW General Motora strike as threats of walkout at the Packard Motor company plant developed into another dispute over bargaining representation Both clashes wero broken up without seriolis injury One men was arrested In New York stale a strike of stout 15000 AFL union truck driven threatening ell parts of the state except New York city and Albany areas was temporarily averted Union representatives end open atari agreed to continue negotiation and strike deadline set for lest midnight wfo postponed to midnight Wednesday FR to Act Soon Upon Hatch Bill? Washington--OiJD-r-Authoritative White House sources indicated today President Roosevelt probably will act within 34 hours bn the Hatch Mil which would exclude most federal employes from po-UUcal activities THE WEATHER Shewers and Cooler Teqlght Wednesday Partly tioody end Cooler Temperatures Midnight to Noon 1 4-5 6 7 81 filOUjlS 899 Highest year' ago 94 lowest 67 Pollan Count! ft' granules rag- weed per cable yard ef air Complete data Editorial peg Rough Time on Scotts Two Billys Are Injured John Thompeon who hoi been pub labor of Tha Star end Basil Walter who hee been editor of The Star will continue In the tame posltioni with the combined paper Under the terms of tho purchase contract The Star acquired ell of the property The Journal Print-tog Company that woe used In con- Motion Wlth'the production of Tho Jouttlsl newspaper except the reel eetataw- 'Tha owners of The Jvuuiai Mating Company ore Mr Jone Cart Jone Moot 3oney Jefferson Jone Mies Teedd JoneL Mr A Leslie and Mr George Ronald The consideration was not made publi a I a (I Carl Jones John Cowles One Runs Into an Autos Second Hit by Bicycle These art tough times to the Billy Scott Billy Scott 4 3130 Blalsdell avenue was treated by a private physician to Injuries suffered when he ran Into a car near hie home Another Billy Scott 5 Twenty-Ant avenue la In Pblrvlew hospital with Injuries suffered when' he waa struck by a bicycle In Sibley park The Billys ere not related Eugene Apslcy 13 3910 Grand avenue grazed a girl and struck a tree when he tried to ovoid run-nipg-down- another girt with-1 Ma bicycle When he went over the handlebar he suffered a fracture of the left wrist 15 Injured in Liquor Riots Bombay India (UR) Rioting broke out today on t(ie Inauguration of prohibition in Bombay end Its environs Police fired on a crowd of rioting Moslem protested against extra taxatiort which will be levied to compensate for loss' of revenue from spirit Fifteen of the panders were Injured two seriously Moslems were toned by Hindu spectator Under the new law European Indian princes and persons not domiciled In India may obtain permits entiUing them to seven of Intoxicants a month One consists of one bot tie of spirits jit three bottles of wine or vermouth or nine bottles of beer XDgfitCFS Shift to Iowaf Says FBI Chief Cedar Rapid' Edgar Hoover chteL of tha Federal Bureau of Investigation ald last night many underworld characters havir m6ved from Kansas-City to Sioux City Iowa since the G-men's campaign against Demo-cratla Boee Tom Pendergmst'a Democratic political organization 'A i 'i '1 -1 -Pride But Ho Joy Washington CMS) The representative! today viewed with prida-ito aeeom-pUshment hi pouring SM bffis la is single day yesterday but the foot broaght ne Joy at the tyhlta Hoose- How many bOIt can tho president eonsider In tho 10 days ho Is allowed?" Secretary Stephen Early asked He noted numerous other Mil- would bo dumped on the Booeevelt doorstep at the last Hours to Go Brothers Draw Near to Endurance Record for Light Plano Springfield HL -U-JHuntar and Humphrey JMoody lotherv hoped to jet a pour World endurance record to light planes today They must remain aloft only until 5 pjn to equal tho present record pf 318 hours 17-Year Hunt Ends Man in New York Jail A 17-year search to a man sentenced to' serve 1 to 5 years In Stillwater prison to a swindle here in 1919 will end tomorrow when Sheriff John Wall and Deputy Stanley Hurley pick him up in New York He will be released In New York Wednesday from a SOday term Imposed for a minor of-Tense" there Hi nama la Morris Rosen alias Max Brooks 47 In 1919 he swindled a Noth Dakota former out of $500 hero in a horse race deal Ho waupprehended-Jn 19H and In 1933 -was convicted and tended Ha was released in 1939 an 64AM bail on appeal to the supreme! court which affirmed the eonvletlox Boeea py then had disappeared His presence in New York was disclosed by fingerprint comparison Wall and Hurley were in New York -today with commitment papers to return him to Stillwater Slashed Admission Prices New York Fair Cut Again for New CSontinued protests of- concessionaires at the World's fair toddy resulted in slashing the admission price to 50 cents on Saturdays and Sundays but tabling a 75-cent gate to the other five days of the week The -cancesrtonalree had fought to a 'straight 50eent gate seven days in the week Grover Whalen fair president said thli price cut represented the final Sale of combination weekend tickets wil be and the plan for a $375 combination ticket prill be scrapped Whalen announced FAIR HELD FOR IOWA Toledo Harold Man rlsoiv 35: of LlmaOhio and' his wife June 25' who pleaded guilty to mail fraud churns before Commissioner John Budd wero held -today for Des Moines Iowa authoritlei Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgen thau ir has hinted his department would not be averse to a cut in the Ugliest brackets provided congress removed tax exemptions from future issues of government securities' i -Huieg has convened his staff to lay the groundwork for a tax study In which the treasury department is cooperating with the house ways and means committee Cop Brutality ChargeSifted Realtor Tells Jury He 'Was Kicked in Face Charges bjr Benjamin' Barron 58 500 Humboldt avenue real estate man that he was beaten by a city police officer and a jailer were investigated today by the Hennepin county grand jury witness was Daniel Okhua 3033 Eighteenth avenue piano tuner who said ha witnessed tho affolr and himself got rough treatment Barren mid he was arretted a traffic charge and fined It Ha didn't have that much with him and couldn't pay lm-mediately be -taken to JaiL There ha said hs refused to havo' 'his fingerprints taken and eras beaten and kicked In the face Ha said one of tho officers foiled him names Okhus also was in tho Jail on a traffic charge awaiting funds to pay his lino JL Short-tftne Ozark on Relief PineviDe Mo motion- picture 4JJS-1-A year ago company took most' of tho scene for 1 JameT In Ozark mountain town Many of Ita citizens -worked a few days as extras (i How muy ef them on drawing unemployment as unemployed actors Tho new Star-Journal will he published in Thb Star's plant' et Fifth street and Sixth avenue which was recently enlarged by the construction of one 'of the finest press rooms In- America and by the Installation of nine additional presa unit Tho Star-Journal will be one of the few newspapers Jn the entire country that Will receive the complete news reports of ell of tho three American news agendethe Associated Pres the United Press and International News Service The StarJournel also will receive The New York Tlmes-Chlcago Tribune special news service With the sole exception of tho Kansas Star The Minneapolis Star-Journal will hav the largest circulation of any evening news-piper in any city between Chicago and Los Angeles The most recent ABC circulation) total of The Star ws's 155000 and of The Journal 135000 The combined Slar-Jour-nsl afior eliminating duplication expected to have a circulation of around a quarter of a million The name of the present Minneapolis Sunday Journal will be changed to the StanJoUrnfel end the Sunday edition of thq combined papers will also be greatly expanded end improved Families which formerly aubaeriben by carries to hath The MbueepoUe Star end The SUnnoepolk Journal may for few day receive two copies of the new Stan Journal TNo duplication win be oil bit noted Jnst a prompt-ly aa tea eireulatioa reeerds tha two pipers con bq checked and merged Families Lrefolvingtwe copies willef wmrse ealybe charged to one copy -The managenieet will sy predate' telephone eeUa tom subscribers who receive eo piss day ofThe Star-JonsneL TUephano At hr Me-MIL BILLY SCOTT Itit by oHlomobile BILLY SCOTT Itit by bicycle Night Rainbow Seen at Mountain Lake Mountain Lhe CAP) An unusual luhar rainbow appeared in the sky after heavy rain wAtyieugh -It was perfect arch across tha heaven it was fainter a solar rainbow Cool Weather Is Headed Toward City Relax Showero-tonight-yrobably wlU bring cooler weather to Minneep-oli ending the beet wave which has produced temperatures aboVe 90 for three successive day Yesterday the mercury prent to 95 for the fourth time this year Wednesday else wlU be ceali rr with partly cloudy weathers the weather bureau foreeee i- The temperature' hit a low of 71 at 5 and in today then yoee to 85 st Id 1 -PIPESTONE MINN REPORTED A HI0K OF 99 YESTERDAY while the temperature hit 98 at seize tohik run Mexico Cty (UJ9 Expropriation pf tho light and power plant of the -port of Program was announced last night by tho national Jdbor department Ace 0EC jfg i939 ai At the time oflta appearance the sky waa overcast except fofc a mall space around the moon It Put I --w i -Ip-- -v- -A s-Trit-.