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URQN TIM RAID CAST WEATHER Partly Cloudy rr.D. PORT HURON. MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1939 FOURTEEN PACES TODAY PRICE THREE CENTS rvn JV km PORT WEI? TO 71f A 17' i jvri cv. 1 Manitcru And Iolanthe Win Sailing Race In New York's 'High Life' SOLONSIIfT REPEAL ARMS EMBARGO LAW it hi him. Itf CALLED i Bina West Re-elected WBA Head New York.

July 13 AP Mn. Bina Hut Miller, Port Haron, mm elected supreme president of the Woman's Benefit association, a fraternal body, today at iU fourteenth quadrennial convention. Other officer elected included Miw Prance T). Partridge, Port Huron, supreme secretary. innuu I uuiiisl ARKANSAS GHOn HITS BACK AT STATE MEDICS1 KICKS Says Lack Of Funds Forces Children's Aid Cut, Some Doctors Abuse System Lansing, July 19 AP Governor Dickinson sharply criticized some members of the medical profession and some hospitals today after receiving notice from the Macomb County society that it "cannot afford to render medical service" under the state's curtailed program for treatment of crippled and afflicted children.

The Calhoun County Medical society notified Dickinson its mem- labor Law Violated, prosecutor; rive v(, Notice Required rage operator. Monday --hancs r.aa -v i-t Tne are afternoon in Hotel J3 to d.scus, the matter 0f advice from Prose- wan J. McCou. wiaiea Sheritf DiSgUISed AS Angler! to zive ive 3 3 -r r-1 raps iiavinu ouueti Lice oi u.c Michigan uar, nrs juiy nt i rnuirng five aays noma auuiunn-s uuwiiwj Jack Russell, escaped "leAlester convict today over the claim of other states. The 33-year-old fugitive, whose enme-strewn flight of a week was ended near here Tuesday by a rural i sheriff, was turned over to Warden Jess Dunn and Deputy Warden 11.

U. Criber of McAlester. Wisconsin. Illinois, Missouri and Kansas authorities also had sought the kidnap-murder suspect. Sheriff Champ Crawford captured the former barroom singer without a struggle in a fishing camp 15 miles north of Ozark Tuesday.

Although Oklahoma officials asked return of Russell to the McAlester prison and there were several federal warrants for him. Sheriff Crawford said he believed he would turn the prisoner over to Illinois authorities "if they have a case." Russell was charged in a federal warrant at Chicago with the kid-nap-killing of William S. Hamil- AMUSED RECALL WE TH Sign It Myself He Says Of Detroiter's Petition; Speaks On Rum Tonight Detroit, July 19 A move to recall Governor Dickinson was i under way today while the 80-year-old chief executive, unperturbed, prepared to go on the air tonight to blast at the liquor traffic. concerned by the announcement in mat jonn o. morass.

a real estate agent and former state representative, was preparing a recall petition. "I'll sign it myslf, Dickinson said in Lansing. "And if it goes through, I've still got a farm to go to. I never was anxious to be gov- ernor." Speaks At 9 p.m. tne governor speaKs at a m.

today over a nine-station hookup of the Michigan radio network. He said his talk would be directed against his worst enemy liquor, but probably would not elucidate upon his week-end statement attacking eastern high life" society. The address will originate at station WJIM in Lansing and recordings will be made for possible national transcription. Sample forms for the recall petition were sent to Secretary of ate Harry F. Kelly by Corliss.

whVus state representative in 1923 and 1924. He is a Republ can. Charges 'Unbecoming Conduct "The charges as set forth in the petition are general, and are based on the governor's recent sounding off about the evil he thinks he found in high places." Corliss said "It's time to recall him." State statutes provide that 25 per cent of the votes cast at the last i gubernatorial election must be equaled in number by signatures on a petition for a recall election. This would require about 437,500 signatures. The petition will be circulated in Wayne county and any other counties supporting the action, Corliss said.

Returning from a recent governors' conference in New York, Dickinson released a statement un- read by his advisers describing "high life society" as strewn with pitfalls of sin to ensnare young women. He also criticized the amount of liquor consumed there. out otners attending tne banquet in conservative. "I'm not accusing him of misfeasance or malfeasance in office." Corliss explained. 'His words are just not those becoming to a governor.

"I initiated this only to start something toward recalling him. I will give them something to talk about." Atty. Gen. Thomas Read unoffi- citlly said action could be taken only if there was evidence of mis- feasance. malfeasance or nr4n- feasance in office." Mrs.

Walsh Rites Conducted Tuesday In Family Residence Funeral services for Mn. Grace Oakley Walsh, wife of Joseph F. Walsh, prominent local attornev. and Port Huron resident 41 years. -T- family residence.

1331 Militarv struct tre WolcK I night in her summer home, 4333 Gratiot avenue. L. D. Wilson, First Church of Christ Scientist, of which Mrs. Walsh was an active and prominent member, officiated.

i i i 1 Mackinac island, July 19 Man-itou, skippered by James R. Lowe. Grand Rapids, and Iolanthe. piloted by E. C.

Balch. Detroit today were declared victors in two di- of el.fteenYh aVmuaTrori Huron to Mackinac race. Manitou, which was involved In a collision with Meridian that forced out the Siren at the start of the 250 mile haul up Lake Huron, won the racins-cruwirur division and Iolanthe. a 36-foot vawl. was declared victor in the cruising class.

i lowances by ei ht other boats in Chantev across the line by more than 4 minutes. Balch's entry eacj 24 hours out in 3'Ke an(j increased its margin lover the Chantey during the 18 mes between here and Poc's reef j.ght. Gordon Mendrlssohn't Quarter- jVnore, which captured cruising honors last year and was skipper- ed by Earl Thatcher of Honolulu this vear, finished behind the Duchess of Detroit and the Al u'i -i 1 a i rr i rowa, also of Detroit. SOICIBE AFTER ISJ PARTY Band Leader's Wife Rebuked By Husband Shoots Self Hollywood. July 19 AP The 19 vear-old wife of a dance band lead er was dead today of a bullet police said she fired herself as the climax of an argument with her husband over a four-hour absence from a nudist colony where they spent the week-end.

Police Capt. Dalton Patton said an investigation had convinced him Dawn Blood Noel, daughter of the once-noted Broadway actress. Adele Blood, was a suicide. Details of the shooting were sobbed out by Herbert (Jimmy) Noel, 36. her husband of 18 months.

Noel told officers he was tip-braiding an acquaintance over the telephone for accompanying his wife away from the camp when he heard a shot. Rushing into the bedroom of their North Hollywood home he found her lying on the floor, blood" streaming from a wound in her temple. "We had gone last Saturday afternoon to the nudist camp in Tunas canyon." Patton quoted Noel as saying "The party continued that night, all day Sunday and Monday. We came home about 8 o'clock Tuesday morning. "We had been doing some drinking at the camp and made several trips back to the NoeJ) house during the party.

Monday night, about 6 pm. Dawn said she was going home to feed the dogs and exercise them, and that she would right back. She didn't come back for four hours. I found that two men and a girl I know only as Jeanette joined Dawn at my home Noel said his wife had seemed despondent and melancholy much of the time since her mother killed herself rin the grounds of the Westchester Country club. Port Chester, N.

Y. in September, 1936. He brought his wife here a year ago The shooting occurred shortly- after their return home Tuesday. I I 'III A tniSllLs FOUND IN 3RD i I 1 i In New York to represent the Michigan aviation industry at the World's fair, Miss W'illo Sheridan, 23, Detroit, made a personal investigation of conditions against which Gov. Luren D.

Dickinson, of Michigan, warned the mothers of daughters of America. Miss Sheridan sipped a cocktail but said she had not noticed many of the dangers which the 80-year-old governor described as bringing unprotected girls in proximity to a "hellish brink." ton an offense denied by the con- vict. Hamilton, 23. Arkansas City. Kansas flour salesman, was killed and apparently dumped from an automobile Friday near Ringwood, 111.

From the time he fled from McAlester until Crawford disguised as a fisherman took him by surprise. Russell' trail led through six states. In addition to the Hamilton kid-nap-slaying, the one time cowboy and prisoner" is accused of the abductions of E. C. Brown, commercial photographer.

from McAlester, and of Bud Egholm. of Oklahoma City, at Kenosha, Wis. Crawford said the car in his possession when he was captured was stolen from a Kansas City police captain. 1 1 frtllnctnp I June 2, 1933 on a 10-year term for armed robbery at Bartlesvil'e, Okla. Vandenberg Says There's No Chance Of Changing WPA Detroit.

July 19 AP Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg. Republican. Michigan, in a letter to the Detroit r-itv mimril reiveri tniijv sa.rl there was no chance to change the! 'I Wilt Blame The Senate He Warns: 'We Are Not Under Hitler', Borah Retorts Washington. July 19 Ar "WSV JPtm the advice of senate his demand for nput revision at this session.

arms emoargo io iiif country. The President left this definite impression witn a group whicn gathered around him Tuesday night in upstairs study of the White House, discussed the international situation, and finally persuaded him and Secretary Hull that con- Kress has no disposition to spend month or more debating neutral iv' legislation. After arguing that the senate's failure to act would weaken the United States' influence in preserving World peace, the President broke up the extraordinary three-hour confeernce just before midnight. Quick Adjournment Ahead The Democratic and Republican chieftains who attended said there was a definite understanding that there would be no senate move on neutrality until the next session. Adjournment of congress is expected in two or three weeks.

The President's intention to take his fight to the country, conferees explained, was voiced during a heated discussion with Senator Borah. Republican, Idaho, a lead- ing opponent of the administra tion's neutrality program. Borah, who voted last week with the majority of the foreign relations committee against action at this session, was described as making it plain that he never would agree to repeal of the arms point in the President's drive to revise the law. Garner roll Shows Drfeat In the ensuing discussion, the President was aid to have declared warmjy that he planned to go to the country, to tell the people his views. To this Borah was quoted as replying that others also would be discussing the Issue and that the people would have a ehance to decide which side they believed.

The final decision to abandon efforts to revise the law at this session was said to have been brought about by an informal poll See EMBARGO, rase 5 SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS IF EUROPE WARS Washington, July 19 AP A White House aide said today that President Roosevelt would have fo call a special session of corgress to act on neutrality legislation shouM a crisis develop in Europe after adjournment. The statement came from Stephen Early, Mr. Roosevelt's press secretary. When asked whether the President was going to take the neutrality issue to Hie country, Earlf replied. "I ra certain of one thing, that from the time congress adiourns i A rV J' r4ecwnvenr" Tn President will pray as rvr 1 nil V.

1 I I I ..11 iii.jc wiu be no new crisis in Europe. British Disappointed London. Jutv 19 AP rtrltliH President Roosevelt's decision to abandon his fight for revision of the neutrality law during th present session of congress. Nai Kror Roosevelt Berlin. July 19 AP President Roosevelt's decision to abandon new neutrality I cr i tlat i.n at Um lf rongre was a signal for new outburst In Rerl.n press today against the Piesident.

andalous panic-making of war eltaior Rooseveit." Wfs Lokalanzeiger'a headline, M' PfJJ Minister Fined $100 For Baring Secrets Of U. S. Grand Jury lore a leaerai grana jury. Brauer appeared as a witness in a securities and enchang? commission cae in which Producers Associates. was charged with defrauding investors of $43,000 llr.ic Aitchiwn.

SEC attorney, accused Brauer of warning William B. Bur-bank, an official of the company who was indicted of the proceei-ings, as a result of which fiurban fled to Canada. Brauer said ne had invested $4,000 in the company. Charley Gehrineer. Detroit Tigers second baieman.

also ws an and appeared as a w'tness, Aikman's Orange Rosettes at sour Grocers Thursday. i-I a accept tne reaucea pay- ments but not as full settlement for He charged that some doctors had abused their privileges under the old system of treating crippled and afflicted children. "If medical societies or hospitals decline to function under the schedule of fee3 required in the new act in other words if they feel like going on a strike that is their privilege," the governor said. Asks at Reduced Fees "I am sure we can find enough civic minded physicians and enough hospitals willing to work for what the sta'e is able to pay, and who will make it their duty, whenever the state fund is exhausted, to find me other means of meeting the bills for urgent cases." He did not identify the medical societies and hospitals that had refused to co-operate. The governor referred to an act of 1939 limiting the appropriation for treatment of crippled and afflicted children to $800,000 a year See MEDICS, Page 2 CALLS PARLEY ON REFUGEE! Roosevelt Invites Foreign Leaders To White House London, July 19 President Roosevelt has invited leaders of the 30-nation committee lor refugees to confer with him at Washington the first week in September.

Sir Herbert Emerson announced today. Sir Herbert, director of the committee, said that Myron Taylor of the I'nifed States had conveyed Mr Roosevelt's invitation for the chairman, vice chairman, and Sir Herbert to confer at the White House. Taylor is vice chairman snd Lord Wmtt rton is chairman of the committee. Also included in the invitation were Henri Berenger of France: the Argentine ambassador to Britain. Edward Lebreton; the Brazilian delegate Helio Lobo; and the Dutch minister Count John Limburg-S'irum.

Previously, the Committee had met at the foreign office and Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain had announced in the house of commons that the British government was willing to join with other Royernments in supplying financial ain ior migranon ot jews lrum uer-many in orderly fashion. Chamberlain said the problem had become so acute that it was necessary to abandon the principle adopted by the Evian conference governments that the various governments would not contribute. Chamberlain said this change in policy would be transmitted to the Evian conference members and. if other governments agree Britain will propose a scheme under which all governments would contribute to a fund to help refugees emigrate overseas in proportion to amounts raised by private subscription. Germanv is "prepared io permit one-quarter of Jewish wealth in trust fund to assist emigration of Jewish refugees." Dr.

rlelmuta Wohlthat Nazi economic expert, informed the committee tcday. Wigwam Night Club At Caro Destroyed By Fire; Loss $10,000 To Th HftM t. i in r. -u." 1 nel mile northeast of Caro on M-8I, near the Caro Golf club, with a loss expected to exceed $10,000. The club was insured for $7,000.

The night club was closed shortly before 1 a rn. today and fire was discovered about an hour later near the entrance. The Caro fire department was called but the blaze had gamed such a start that the building could r.ot be saved. Only the brick chimney was left standing. The Wigwam was owned by Floyd L.

Clark. Caro, and was operated by his brother. A. F. Clark.

Caro. It was built 12 years ago of birch logs and an addition was constructed this summer. Since repeal, it had been a night club. Game Postponed New- York at St. Louis A ram.

Dancing Tonight at Lakeside. aud Sat to 9-2 tie Jtaie the art. prior rra a i being to enable a Libnr mediator to consult em-Ld employers in an effort before the 7 lockout could become ef-. aid this af- S'jioH the law to the deal-aEoming." Mr. McColl said.

Lrted them to comp.y dealers informed me LMuddisctui the matter at a blit pm. today ana wouio itatement on what they do by 4 p.m. itriiinj employ en ji 1 Chtmlet Inc. are members iiai 1643, International Asso-a sf Machinists, an AFL af- A S. Carkon.

lnternational nr.uUve of the machinists Uwho if directing the strike. ia morning he naa cauea iij notice provision of the iatr law, wmcn ur- effective last month, and that spts Mr, McColl to prose-i it cpera'ors unless they -31? th his request. i oa bai presented pro- Vxtxsnctj to the 21 operators in STRIKE, Page 12 MAN PEACE MCT SIGNED BY MINES, UNION vuvilie. Term, July 19 A ts igreement" between th-d Workers and Harlan, esur.ty coal operators was 14 here today. working contract, which in effect until 1K41.

was f''H five straight -ith the aid of Dr. pc i S'wiman, U. S. conciliator. Jireemeni is similar to th.

i Appalachian contract with exceptions: union snop clause was 'y phrase giving the aCuive bartra penalty clause t.s taat I i.orj agreed to return a'' pssamen to their former pa tor retiring nouso cases i 5 brought since he mme! operations under nation ii Section in May. I Weather Heart I W'f at I 'i -V i irii sr. 5 lJlni'r- i- T- a. $5 Sajr, 1 1: Woiia fcaa of the prosecutor to the Union men fnr Ahrtm Inh 1 mt rs r.v YvSe c' tn at ihT ''r Hst-b it linix.t fan VI Mr- MURPHY ORDERS GRAND JURY SIFT OF WPA STRIKE Washington, July 19 AP Attor- ney General Murphy today ordered a federal grand jury investigation of the Minneapolis vwa striKe Kit uation He ordered it following an inves-: ligation bv the federal bureau of I. 1 lUllniM.

investigation. Victor E. Anderson. United States district attorney in St. Paul.

Minn was directed to convene the grand Jury. "The FBI will continue its investigation and its findings will be presented to this grand jury." Murphy's announcement said. "The grand jury will return indictments if. in its opinion, the facts warrant. The FBI informa- tion will be disclosed only to the grand Justice department officials have persistently refused to disclose what the FBI investigation of the past several days has uncovered in the Minneapolis WPA strike which last week resulted in two fatalities.

The new relief law forbids any person from keeping a man away from work on the WPA if he is eligible and wants to work. Finds Evidence of Crime St. Paul July 19 AP The federal grand jury was called for Mon- day today by Federal Judge Robert C. Bell as the United States attor ney disclosed an inquiry into the Minneapolis WPA strike had estab lished facts "on a number of violations" of the penal code. Police Share Field Day Proceeds With Welfare Groups The Port Huron police department today contributed $145 of the proceeds of its annual Field day.

July 4 to four local welfare organizations. The Old Newsboys association received $55. Blue Water council. Boy Scouts of America. S30.

Port coy -tuuis U1 'K iLfcYn J'i "UoiAAs go! remainder of the proceeds go into the police department uniform 1 iURa- A. TIT 1 I i i 1 WTA pnvprninJ ClCil T) ACH Fl19 wr officially silent today nMMl I but obviously disappointed by By WILLO SHERIDAN New York, July 1 9 INS Don't mention sin to me. Don't tell me about the hellish perili of New York city. Don't try to tell me that fatal pitfalls await the young girl who dares to venture out after dark. I am writing at 4 after a whirlwind inspection of New York's gay spots and naturallv! I'm drowsy, so don't blame me if this story doesn't win the Pulitzer prize.

After visiting the Penthouse club, the New Yorker Ice Terrace, the Stork club, the Astor roof and the Havana Madrid, I must declare with all due apologies to Governor Dickinson, that I didn't see a thing that even my mother, who is pretty strict, could possibly object to. I didn't see a single person Acting drunk, and I certainly didn't see any innocent young girls on the "hellish brink." All I could observe was a lot of See WILLO. Page 12 Women Apologize To Gov. Lehman For Dickinson Words Albany. N.

July 19 INS More than a score of residents, mostly women, have written Governor Lehman to protest against statements by Gov. Luren D. Dickinson, Michigan chief executive, that the recent governors' conference at Albany was marked by, gay drinking parties. Walter T. Brown, secretary to Lehman, declared to make public names of the writers, most of whom apologized for the "discourtesy shown by Governor Dickinson in return for your hospital-tality to him." One writer said the Dickinson charges were "an affront to the people of Michigan." Governor Lehman also has received letters from many of the governors expressing "surprise" over the Dickinson statement.

CHARGE AGAINST SLAYER CUT TO MANSLAUGHTER Cleveland, July 19 AP A first degree murder charge against Frank accused "torso murder" killer, today was reduced to a charge of manslaughter, and he was held for the grand Jury under $15,000 bond. Dolezai, a 52-year-old bricklayer, previously had pleaded innocent Conviction on the first degree murder charge would have made Dolezai liable to death. A manslaughter conviction carries only a sentence of one to 10 years. Justice of the Peace Myron J. Penty reduced the charge, after hearing Lieut.

Olin Troescher of East Cleveland police tell of a lie detector test in which he said Dolezai told of a fight with Mrs. Florence Polillo, whom he is accessed ef killing. The officer quoted Dolezai as saying fce cut off Mrs. Polillo's head only after he thought she was dead. She had threatened him with a said.

Vmf. r- He read selections from thejering a concentrated gold rush Psalms, Isaiah. St. John. Revel-i- today on the farm operated by tion, Deuteronomy and correlative I Frank Belote where reports came passages from the Christian Scienu i of a third cache of gold discovered textbook.

in three days. ine ieiier repnea 10 one sens. the council asserting that unless the regulations were changed, it would burden both taxpayer and WPA workers. 'The 130-hour provision is recommended and sustained by the WPA administrator, acting for the President." the senator said in his letter. -With such backing there probably no chance to change it The appropriation which congress has made is the full figure by the President.

The effort to prevent new legislation to change some ot tnese new rules and regulations has been suspend- ed by its own the WPA strikes. As the President has taid. it is Impossible to acknowledge a strike against the government, and it would be impossible for congress to consider legislation under this type i of pressure, i "We cannot vote all ot the re-! lief we would like to vote. The federal treasury is worse than empty. We are continuing to spend a minute while we take tn I $8,000 a minute, and the cap con- stantiy widens.

This leads straight to national bankruptcy or suicidal inflation. In either event there After a few minutes of silent! prayer followed by audible tion of the Lords prayer. Mr. Wil son read the words of "Peace be to this a hymn by Charles Wesley. A A a a 1 The little Cold water, July 19 community of Ilronson was consid The last strike" came as Belote.

talking with Attorney William Frankhauser. saw a metal cylinder protruding from beneath the front; porch of the farmhouse farmhouse. Picking otind it stuffed with it up, he 1 SO1 1J Monday the nvnnr h- Laddie Kregger. I rattled $200 worth of coins from a I rusty stovepipe he had plowed up the year before. i .1 "i 'V" J.

Lakeside masuoleum, where the re-i Sunday Belote three dis- mains were placed temporarily, Mr covered $1,830 in gold com in a ti't-rj- farm varr! an(i 0 ford SuDivan. LeRoy Wjlsoi btabbeu In rlgntjand N. Peter Johnson were Hr hearers. i will be nothing at all left for re-! lief or anything else. We cannot ignore this desperate hazard, continue to Deneve that a com Belote's money was deposited In a Coldwafer bank while the ten-i Detroit.

July 19 AP Federal ant farmer prepared to pod a Juf2ae Edward J. Moinet today tice with the township cierk. seek-i fined Rev- Herman A. Brauer. pas-ing legal claim to the money for tor th Stephanus Evangelical his bovs.

If no one enters a claim! church 100 contempt of court within a vear, 50 per cent of the on aree that he vio.ated treas-jre will go to the finder and i oath ot wrrry after appearing be- pletely different relief wou! 1 produce more relief for less money." Lions Uoam, Circus Crowd In Panic As Cagre Collapses 1 1 Tt -Jl book. L. Kronner. Probate Judg ti- Army Purchases 3 Gar Wood Boats For Use In Inspecting To Tfc Marysviile, July 19 Three streamlined cabin utility boats will be shipped Thursday from Gar Wood Industries, Inc. plant here to Kansas City, Mo.

where they will be used by the United States army engineers for Inspectioi ager. said today, which were com- i Jeted Tuesday in the psaRt here, 4 fff 6 trchs jorig ars(3 have a maximum speed of 31 miles per hour. They V.rt:- a tt-'Jl cylinder Collapse of a cage freed two lions during a circus performance and Unionville. July 19 Frank Perez 27, is in Unionville hospital with three knife wounds in his back said to have been inflicted in a drunken brawl by Richard Rodi-quez, 19. at 7 pn.

Tuesday at a Mexican beet weeder's home near Ashmore, 12 miles north cf Caro. Rodiquez was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Orrille Wilson after a chase of more than a milt through a woods. Prosecuting Attorney Timothy C. Quinn said Rodequez would be charged with assault with a dari- gerous weapon wi-jtou; 'm do great bodily harm. Aa examination was to -e he.d before Justice Frank St Mary in Caro this afternoon.

nntmorerx-T Cherries on sale at -tl Cik Rrn. 1nr. Frrth vfrT 25-Ib. box. IL25.

7-20 i thrL- thin rvf 50 oer cent to the townshin in which it was found. Woman Kidnaped By Divorced Is Still Missing Northampton. July 19 AP Fear for the safety of Mrs. Bemice Berkwilh. 27.

allegedly kidnaped by her divorced husband, mounted today when police reported more than 20 after she was seised at gunpoint before the eves of her Pre-erit husband that thev were practically without I into a panic as the beasts wan- I dered about ir their Ti. I ,4... Trainers of the Blue Ridge iouuws inYmpaia teiv corraiea one or i th animal hut remain ed at large within an athletic field fenced area some 15 minutes. The lions were relatively peaceful and molested none of the circus-goers..