The Times Herald from Port Huron, Michigan • Page 1

ffUBON LAST EDITION Probably rain Much cooler raON TIMES. 57TH TEAR VaILT HERALD, 31ST YEAR PORT HURON, MICHIGAN, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1931. FOURTEEN PACES TODAY PRICE THREE CENTS it ta mm i nn i i rv i aj 0 0, LTG FOR1 'IMES lo) HONDURAS BUHL SELLS ORDERS UQGE Much-Needed Rain Falls In Counties Of Thumb Await Verdict Of Life Sentences Or Freedom freezing temperatures, is expected to end the pleasant weather Tuesday, Hugh H. Waters, local weather observer. said today.

Shovers are predicted for Port Huron and vicinity tonight and Tuesday. rtain has been falling since morning in Sanilac. Tuscola, Huron and Lapeer counties, bringing slight relief from the greatest rainfall de 1 271 PLANES AT AIR SHOW Marysville Plant to Start Operating 24 Hours Daily Soon, Factory Superintendent Says -SJ i Tho Buhl Aircraft corporation. Marysville, sold 271 liull Pu rplanes lor $338,750 at the National Air show, which elos. Rht at the Detroit City airport, J.

O'Brien. gcneil nitnt nigh closed aJrp Sunder 1 CP 1 company, announced in Dotioit today Mr. O'Brien and Frank Breen. sales manager, were in Detroit WOES I Associated I'rets Photo The three men charged with the slaying of Jerry Buckley, radio commentator, were this afternoon awaiting the verdict of a jury which retired at 10:10 a. m.

today in Detroit. Presiding Judge Jeffries orderco that the three be given life sentences or acquitted. They arc, left to right: Ted Pizzino, Angelo Livecchl and Joe Ecmmarito. LIFESENTENGE Three Suspects Must Receive a Same veraici, jennes Instructs Jurors ti Knr Press) Detroit, Apr. 20.

Instructed to Mturn no cmpiuunKr Sir In the Gerald K. buckle started its deliber 10:10 a. m. today. No Jerdict had reported ,:3 Edward j.ffries Instructed the jurors tha either find any or al If th three defendants guilty of arst degree muiuri for their acquittal.

r.f this instruction m.inn .1 rip Hommarito and reelo LLecchi. if convicted, will fcfA ft serurii' ent, the maximum penalty unde the Michigan law. jf2va' The Judge cautioned the jurors that they mu.st nave oeen convim eu 1 ofonri.mts' guilt bevond a doubt if they were to 1 ...1... return a verun 1 i nu'iu oit key should obliterate from their minds any statements made by at-. ihn cuilt or innocence th defendants which was not hued on testimony.

Judge Jeffries instructed the furr that if circumstantial evidence 1., v. wam nmvd tievnnd a reason- ible doubt. The importance of motive as a circumstance, ne saiu, waiforthe jury to decide, rolicc ITobc To Begin "Motive may be largely a corroborating circumstance." the judge ruled, "it may le important or it may be entirely absent from the- case as far as proof is concerned." Judge Jeffries acceded to one request of Prosecutor Harry S. Toy when he instructed the jurors that tha state did not have to prove motive to establish its case. Assistant Prosecutor Harry F.

Kelly said today that as soon as the jury returns its verdict in the Buckley murder trial his office plans to begin the collection of evidence for the grand jury's Investigation of the police department. City's Bonded Debt Reduced $181,000 During Past Year The bonded debt of Port Huron hsw been reduced S1S1.2S7.30 during the past year Finance Com. missioner Thomas II. Molloy Bald today. The total bonded debt of the rity.

Including the direct bonded fiebt for Improvement, water and special assessments. Is 11.11,723.15. A year ago the total bonded debt was The direct bonded debt amounts to ll.007.S33. 21; water, tnd special assessments, 4. Mr.

Molloy today prepared these figures in anticipation of work on tie annual budget, which will be approved by the city commission bout May 1. "A total of $376,948.54 In bonds listed for retirement next rear." Mr. Molloy said. "We have hand $113,000 in our special inking fund, which will be used retire the $100,000 Black river esnal bonds, and $13,000 refund-fcj bonds." World Girdling Plane Is To Be Sold In Detroit (By The Associated Pres Dtroit. Apr.

20. The Pride of Detroit, the rlane In which Wil-S. Brock and Edward F. fcnlee flew part way around the in 1927, was to be sold at nffs gale today at Ford air-jwt, where it has been on cxhibi- with several others. auction sale is to satisfy a JMtement against Schlee and his V' Anilrew O- Schlee.

by Cronin. president of tha eJudlng interest. Burke Trial ixlayed wnton Harbor. Apr. 20.

of Fred Burke on a harpc ft.n! Patrolman Charles Vy delayed at least 't Judge Charles X. White. On AuQUli lAL ficiency in the history of the Thumb district and the state. Spring seeding in the Thumb has been practically completed, far mers report. Itain Helps Fire Situation (By The Associated Prpse) Iansing, Apr.

20. Parched tim ber lands of northern Michigan today had been granted their long sought drought relief. (leneral rainfalls prevailed last night and early today throughout the Uriper Peninsula to bring to a temporary close at least the most hazardous fire peril at this time of the year in the history of the state. Although the forest fire division of the state conservation depart ment was without specific infor mation regarding the extent of the relief, officials paid that rainfall reports furnished by the United States weather bureau here indi cated adequate emergency relief from the drought. NUDE GIRL IS ED Only Clues To Slayer Are Rope Knot, Blanket (By The Associated Press) San Diego, Apr.

20 The death of comely Louise Teuber, 17, and the lack of clues to the slayer, who apparently strangled her and then hanged her nude body to a tree puzzled police here today. The body was found by a picnic party Sunday dangling from a high limb of an oak tree in the eastern fringe of the city. Her feet scraped the ground. Police surgeons said the girl had been dead eight hours. Miss Teuber was a clerk in a five and ten-cent store and the daughter of William Teuber, barber shop proprietor.

She lived with her father and grandmother. Girls who were her friends at the store said she gave up her job Saturday night and told them she was going away, but refused to say At the scene of the tragedy police gathered- two slim clues. One was the double half hitch knot wrhich bound the rope about the girl's neck. Theother was an army blanket found with the girl's clothes, purse and a package containing a pair of hose she had pur chased Saturday. The knot, police said apparently had been tied by someone familiar with handling rope.

THE WEATHER Lower MichiRan Probably occasional rain tonight and Tuesday, possibly changing to snow Tuesday in north portion; cooler tonight and Tuesday; much colder Tuesday in central and east portions. Upper Lakes: Lake Superior Winds becoming strong; northwest toniKht; cluody tonight and Tueslay; rain, probably changing to snow. Lake Michigan Winds be coming strong northwest tonight; cloudy tonight and Tuesday: probably rain changing to snow in north portion; rain in south poition. Lake Huron Shifting winds becoming strong northwest tonight or by Tuesday: cloudy with occasional rain possibly changing to snow Tuesday in extreme north portion: hoist northwest storm warning at 12 noon on Superior and northern Michigan. Lower Lakes Kresh to moderately strong south to' southwest winds, this afternoon and tonight shifting to northwest Tuesdav or Tuesday risht: showers and local thunderstorms tonight or Tuesday; small craft warning indicated at 9:30 a.

m. Punris-. 6:44 a. m. sunset.

7. IS. moon set. 10:29 p. Temperatures Moonrise, m.

Today FOUND HANG nuiiouuiu iur iuun, suurnnienaeni EXPERT LADDS LOCALSCHOOL Calls Crippled Children's Quarters Ideal "No school in the state, considering the number of pupils enrolled, is better equipped for work with crippled children than the Roosevelt Junior High school. Tort Huron." John Lee. of the state department of public Instruction, said after inspecting the local school. Mr. Lee makes annual Inspections of crippled children's work In all Michigan schools.

He inspected the local school last week and commended the arrangements provided for the work here by the board of education. "For several years the board of education housed this unit In part of the Taylor school building, where everything possible was done to meet the state requirements, but, owing to the fact that the building itself was old and had never been intended for anything but a grade school, it was practically Impossible to provide proper facilities." today said Laurens (Continued on Page Nine) GOLDTNRDLE, SERMON TOPIC Reverses World's Code, Pastor Tells Congregation "The Sermon or the Mount seta forth the greattst points of the Christian religion." Rev. Jonathan Turner, pastor, said Sunday morning in his sermon on "The Golden Rule, a Code for Conduct." He called it the inaugural of the Kingdom of Heaven, all In the present tense. "The Golden Ruls as a code for conduct deliberately challenges and reverses the world's code," he said. "It is needed more than ever In individual, social, economic, industrial, national and international life.

Millions of men in the United States. representing various churches, races, creeds and voch-tlons. are now pledged to it. W-consider the Golden Rule rational, intelligent, practical and possible. It Is something to go by in actual life a biological necessity." Miss Leila B.

Wilcox, librarian, addressed members of the Young People's Sunday JOvenlng club and their guests at a meeting at 6:30 p. m. Harold MacVicar was In charge. Chrystal Berry was chair-(Continued On Page Two) Three Grand River Avenue Places Are Ordered Padlocked By The Associated Press) Detroit, Apr. 20.

Three places in Grand River avenue. Port Huron were ordered padlocked by Judge Edward J. Moinet In federal court today upon petition of David A. Wolff, assistant United States district attorney, who charged liquor violations had occurred at the places named. Raids Dec.

13 led to the padlock proceedings. The places are 406 Grand River avenue, operated by Albert Shamaly and John Haddad; 514 Grand River avenue, Albert DeBell and George Jordan named as operators, and 12 Grand River avenue, said to have been operated by Mrs, Julia Haddad. Shamaly and John Haddad are to appear In federal court Tuesday on liquor law violation charges. REVOLT; 0. S.

SENDS. SHIPS Navy Rushes Protection For Americans; Rebels Lose -First Skirmishes By The Associated Pre) Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Apr. 20 Rebel troops were reported repulsed by Honduran government soldiers in their first skirmishes Sunday at Sonaguera. Pro- greso and Laceiba on the northwestern Caribbean coast. Meagre dispatches said rebels headed by Roman Diaz attacked the seaport of Tela in the after noon and after severe fighting were repelled by government troops commanded by Gen.

Jose Maria Reina. Casualties were reported small but the exact number was not known here. Other troops were reported to have attacked Sonaguera and also to have been repelled. At Laceiba and near Progreso, government troops again were reported to have defeated rebels headed by Mariano Gonzales and Landislao Santos. Three Cruisers Sent (By The Associated Press) Washington, Apr.

29 Revolu tion has burst forth again in Cen tral America, this time in Hon duras. Its Nicaraguan difficulties as yet unsettled, the United States today- met a new problem on the north coast of Honduras. Revolutionary forces under Gen. Gregorio Fer-rara, a former minister of war, were reported advancing toward the country's four most important seaports. To protect American lives, the United States immediately dis patched three fighting vessels to Honduras.

The cruisers Trenton and Marblehead were ordered from Guantanamo, Cuba, base of the scouting fleet, to Trujillo and Puerto Cortez, respectively. Another cruiser the Memphis left Puerto Cabezas. Nicaragua, on a schedule which put it on La Ceiba, Honduras, at 8 a.m. today. Protect Coast Only Instructions to ship commanders In Honduras conformed with the new American policy adopted last week toward Nicaragua.

They were to limit their operations to the protection of American lives and property in coast towns, not sending forces inland. A strict neutrality is to be maintained. Government Denied Appeal In Suit Over $10,041,932 Taxes (By The Associated Press) Washington, Apr. 20 The gov ernment failed today in its effort to collect $10,041,932 additional taxes on the estate of John Wana-maker, late Philadelphia mer chant. The supreme court refused to review an appeal by the internal revenue bureau contesting a decision of the third circuit court of appeals which held that property which Wanamaker transferred to his children prior to his death was not subject to the federal inheritance tax.

The property transferred repre sented 95 per cent of Wanamaker's estate. The government claimed he gave it to his children knowing that he did not have long to live and with the federal inheritance tax in mind. Father, Missing 3 Weeks, Sought John W. Clements, 67, of Yaeger street, disappeaied March 31 and has not been seen since, his daughter, Mrs. Florence B.

Cooney. 51, Summit street, Pontiac, said today in asking The Times Herald to help in the search for her father. Mr. Clements, who came from Royal Oak. had lived with his wife Mrs, Delia Clements and his daugh ter.

Miss Ruby H. Clements, an invalid, on Yaeer street about two years. "We don't know where father Tent, but we suspect he may have done away with himself," Mrs. Cooney said today. The missing man was 5 feet, 4 inches tall, had sandy hair, smooth shaven face and grey eyes.

He weighed about 175 pounds, and. when last seen, wore a dark mac-kinaw, black trousers and a gray shirt. Resident Here 45 Years Dies Sunday Mrs. Frances Marie McCurdy, widow of the late James A. McCurdy.

died Sunday in her home. 1307 Scott avenue, after an illness of about five weeks. She is survived by a daughter. Miss Kathleen McCurdy, Port Huron: a son. James J.

McCurdy, Detroit: two sisters. Mrs- J. R. Oet-temy. Chicago, and Mrs.

Mary Walsh. Denver, and four grandchildren. Mrs. McCurdy had lived here 43 years. She was a charter member of the Tabernacle and St.

Ann's society of St. Stephen Roman Catholic church. She had a wide circle of friends in the city and had taken an active interest in charitable work. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. in St.

Stephen church. Rev. Fr. E. J.

-McCor-mick will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Jealous Stepmother Accused New York, Apr. 20 Boiling lye and water were poured on Samuel Aisenson and his two sons.

Harold. 11. and Martin. 14. as they slept early today in their Brooklyn apartment.

Police arrested Mrs. Minnie Aisenson. stepmother of the boys, whom they found in a nightdress in a court yard. Detectives said neighbors informed them- that the stepmother had been jealous of the boys. Freezing Temperature Due Here Tuesday, Forecast Parks and in Por: Huron and th- Thumb district were filled with pleasure seekers Sunday, which was characterized by fair skies and summer temperatures, and today in all counties of the district, with the exception of St.

Clair county, much-needed rain was falling. The Port Huron Golf Country club course was formally opened Sunday morning for the season by H. E. Shiland. chairman of Ui-; greens committee, and many golfers played.

Sunday morning, Mary Cummings, Sterhanie a Nancy Jenks. Jimmy Fteid and Jack Blunt inaugurated the bathing season at the club. Many golfers played at the Black Kiv-r Country club, which be foim-ally opened for the season May 1 Tennis courts in city parks busy and thousands roamed through or sat in the park areas. Many summer epidents occupied their cottages for the first time tlm season. A cold wave fiom the northwest, which will be accompanied by IFE'S ROSE TRAPSTHREE Claims Estranged Husband Had Her Kidnaped (By The Associated Tress) Madison.

Apr. 20 Harry Hamilton" Brill. 20, son of a St. Paul, attorney, and two companions were held in jail today accused of kidnaping Drill's co-ed heiress wife. Helen Kisher Drill, 19, in New York.

Along the way she left penciled notes telling of her plight, one of them scrawled on a paper towel In a La Porte, filling station, resulted in the arrests. It read: "Have been kidnaped. Please inform (name withheld by auth orities) of Port Richmond. X. Y.

Next stop Park hotel. Madison. They sent my clothes there." She left the water running in the washroom so an attendant would be certain to find the note. The message was found and relayed to Sheriff F. T.

Finn here. The men were arrested at the Park hotel. Finn said Caldwell and Peterson confessed complicity to the affair. The husband was evasive and after a long distance telephone call to his father said he would fight extradition. The young wife, missing from her New York apartment since Thursday, said she was forced into an automobile owned by a Columbia university student, transferred to another car and compelled to come west with her husband and his companions.

The brief and periodic matrimonial adventures of the couple have been stormy, the girl told Finn. A divorce is pending between the pair, already re-married after their first marriage was annulled. Body Of Man Found Weighted To Paddle Of Detroit Steamer (By The Associated Press) Detroit, Apr. 20 The body of a man about 60 years old was found hanging on a blade of a paddle wheel of the steamer Greater Detroit this noon by workmen who were preparing the ship for sum mer service. The body was weighted down ith a paving block tied about the waist.

The body was clothed in a blue suit, white checked shirt and gray overcoat. Honeymoons In Detroit Detroit, Apr. 20. Barclay War- burton, grandson of the late John anamaker. and his bride.

the former Mrs. Evelyn Hall Pierce, who was divorced last week at Reno, were In seclusion in their quarters in a hotel here today. Both are socially prominent in New York and Philadelphia. They were married Friday in Chicago and came to Detroit by plane. Mr.

Warburton divorced his first wift; in Paris four years ago and she married William K. Yanderbilt. ay from the home of Trince David Mdivant and Mae Murrav, Serge's brother and sister-in-law. but that they met newspapermen who knew them and "kept going." They said they were In San Francisco when they learned that their house here had been ransacked Thursday. The secret marriage culminated a long romance.

After the prince and Miss Negri first quarreled in 1929 at the film actress" chateau in France. Miss McCormic greeted him warmly upon his return to the United States. When it became known that Jtiss Negri was seeking a divorce fn Paris, both Prince Serge and Miss McCormic admitted they were engaged. When the actress obtained her divorce early this month. Miss McCormic motored west from Chicago to join the prince and await an opportune moment for the wedding, which she insisted from the start should be "strictly private." Miss Negri is enroute to Holly wood, where she plans to resume her motion picture career.

The prince and his brother ooer-- ate an oil company here. Their father was an oil operator in trans-Caucasian Georgia. i ger of tl ueiiveries or tne plates or tno i nh 4ifctdv lne Aiaryaviu-3 piani, tnat w.thin 30 days tha company will producing about three plane. day. and that within two weeks a night shift will be started, putting the, plant on a dy and night basis.

Sala of the Bull Pup. a new product of the company, introduced this year. vIU moan an lr-crease of about 10 men on the pay-toll, bringing the employment tif the company to about SO men. Mr. Gardner said.

"All our 271 sales at the show were Bull Pups nd most of them were sales to dealers." Mr. Gardner said. The company is now produ-ing one Bull Pup a day. During the show, the company maintained a taxi service to the St Clair airport of the company with an S-pIace Buhl Airsedan for pilots and others, who wished to ride in the Bull Pups awav front the heavy air traffic at the Detroit airport. In Detroit tooav.

Mr rt'nr win ne working day and nlht for some time to fill the orders." He states that a finance company to handle payments for private purchasers of midget planes, was organized at the show. Builders Adopt Cirrus Motors Eight of the more prominent light nirp ane builders have adopted the 3 motors, product of JiVv oorIi0-tlon. Marysville. r. 8tndarl or optional I a of he National Air show, W.

R. Blacklock age ager, said today. ta.nllJ6 Coloration obtained gratifying results from Its participation in the show" Mr Blocklock said. -Inasmuch aU will require some time for these companies to rybtaTnrtheir approved that fu production in our plant ill be resumed for a few week, ince the company has sufflcleni completed engines in stock Uke who have Krieder n.l nln Krieder-Relnsner company, manufacturers of the Fairchild as" SrJglSKAKCKaf1t.orr,orat,on- ing. which builds the Drl.

si, I ri nny corporation. YNestbrook Aernautlral tin uunurrs or tne Westbrook cportster; the Cain Aircraft cor- poration, builders of the Cain Sportster; Northern Aircraft cor poration. Franklin Aircraft corpor ation and the States Aircraft cor poration. Federal Agents Hear Plans For More Jobs Aid (Ey The Associated Pre) Washington. Apr.

20. Secretary Doak today outlined to the newly appointed executive personnel of the federal employment aervlco policies and plans of the labor department in its effort to provide more completely for the Job-finding work of the country. Forty state directors and the administrative force under John II. Alpine, New York, a labor expert, gathered here to study the. situation and lay plans for finding Jobs.

The last sewdon of rongren provided $500,000 for this work during the coming year, an Increas of more than 100,000. This made It possible for the secretary to extend the service Into every sttato and the District of Columbia. Wife 6f Track Magnate Dtaa Detroit. Apr. 20 Mrs.

Martin 1 Pulcher. 51. wife of the president of the Federal Motor Truck company, died at 7:30 am. today In her home on Chicago boulevard. rather Kills Children.

Self Syracuse. N. Apr. 20. Th bodies of Webster L.

Walnwright, 64. and his three small children, whom he killed before hanging himself, were found today In his home. 2:55 p. carrying Mr. Gifford's perch as well as that of Frank B.

Noyes of the Washington Star, president of The Associated Press. Lawrence Tibbett. baritone of the Metropolitan Opera company, sang "Glory Road." Meetings of the American newspaper publishers association will begin Tuesday at the Hotel Pennsylvania and continue through Friday. Cites RoentlHc Iro re.su Daily wonders performed In gathering the world's news wero touched upon In the address by Mr. Noyes.

He Introduced Mr. Gilford r.f the American Telephone die Telegraph Co. After dwelling upon "the tremendous progress fn the science of the telegraph and telephone wire. he praised Mr. Gifford's leadership in a development which has 'ap-proached the marvellous." also had high commendation (Continued On Pags Two) "le lactones at Marys-vine and St.

Clair and the Szekely En' Holland. Avhlch makes the motors flt 4f STATE SCHOOL St. Clair County Teachers Hold Institute Here Consolidation of schools in Michigan wherever it is practical, as a means to better education and to cut the costs of administering education in the state was urged here today by Webster 11. Tearce, state superintendent of public instruction. Mr.

Pearce addressed several hundred teachers of Port Huron and St. Clair county in the Majestic theatre this morning at the annual St. Clair county Teachers' Institute. Prof. R.

W. Lyman, of the English literature department of the University of Chicago, discussed the Ideal teacher-pupil re lationship. Tom Skeyhill, Australian. joet. and hero, who was scheduled to make an address, cancelled his engagement.

Both speakers were to address the teachers this afternoon. ranks with the first half dozen states of the United States ineducation but it is backward in the number of small schools," Mr. Pearce said. "Michigan has about 600 schools in which there are 10 pupils or less. This is anything but a good situation.

Consolidation is the solution of this problem, but it is a matter which has to be worked, out deliberately and with considerable care for the wishes of individual school districts." The small school with two few pupils is not a good thing because (Continued on Page 12) Rookie Pitches Giants To 4 To 3 Win Over Boston (By The Associated Press) Boston. Apr. 20. John Berly. making his major league debut, pitched the New York Giants to a 4 to 3 victory over Boston todav in the morning game of a Patriot day program.

Berly held the Braves to seven nits in l-s in nings, Joe Heving finishing the ninth on the mound for the Giants. The score: New York 000 201 010 4 9 Eoston 101 000 100 3 8 0 Berly, Heving and Farrell; Frankhouse, Cunningham and Cro nin. Escapes From Car Of Blazing Straw Keith Carroll, employed by the Reid Brokerage company, narrow ly escaped serious injury Sunday afternoon, when he was trapped in a box-car of blazing straw. Carroll was in the rear of the car. loaded with packed in straw, when a company truck backed up to the car.

Backfire of the engine ignited the straw and in a minute the Interior was in flames. Carroll fought his way to the door. He suffered nothing more seriouj than singed eyebrows. James Reid, today estimated the damage at about $1,000, which is covered by insurance. Where To Find It Bringing Up Father Book Review Classified Advertising Crossword Puzzle Diana Dane Dorothy Dix Dr.

William Guiding Your Child Hollywood Letter Homer Hoopee Markets Mysterious Wayi New York Day by -Day Oscar Hitt Puffy Radio Day by Day River District News Scorchy Smith Smilax Society Sport News Sundown Stories' The Man in the Street Thumb Xews Washington Bs-stander Mad Pursuit a 13 14 13 3 14 6 3 13 12 1 4 5 14 4 12 13 6 i i 14 1 I PREDICT SALES LEVIfSJEFEAT Enemies Of Income Tax Also See Victory This Week (By The Associated Press) Lansing, Apr. 20. A definite indication of the attitude of the legislature toward income and sales tax proposals is expected to be revealed this week. Both the Thomas income levy measmre and the McBride-Dykstra proposal for a general sales tax are on the house docket. Opponents of the sales tax claim they have sufficient strength to defeat the plan in the house of origin.

Income tax enemies insist that if the plan should muster enough votes in the lower, branch it will be killed in the senate. Be cause of the doubt as to the. ulti mate score of either levy, real estate representatives and others who believe taxes on real property must be cut by drastic legislation, have turned to other suggestions. The most recent is that the gasoline tax be increased one cent and (Continued On Page Two Trial Of Mill Creek Drain Case Set For May 18 (Special To The Times Herald) Lapeer, Apr. 20.

Judge Henry H. Smith of the Lapeer-Tuscola circuit court, in conference today with counsel in the Mill Creek drain injunction suit, set Monday, May 18, as the date for trial. Attorney Theodore Kalpin, Lapeer, representing the plaintiffs, five townships in Eastern Lapeer county, William R. Walsh, of Walsh fc OSullivan. Port Huron and William H.

Wurzel. St. Clair county drain commissioner, representing the drainage board, defendants, met with Judge Smith. Mr. Walsh and M.

M. Larmouth, assistant attorney general, suggested that an outside Judge be called to preside at the trial. This was objected to by Mr. Halpin and Glen Smith, prosecuting attorney. There were no motions made.

Judge Smith will decide later on the defendant's request. Murder Trial Starts Today The trial of Mrs. Velma Slm-mona, coloied. charged with the murder of John Clay Smith, colored, Apr. 1.

was to be started at 1:30 p. m. today with the selection of a jury before Circuit Judge Fred Y. George. Mrs.

Simmons pleaded not guilty when arraigned Friday before Circuit Judge William Robertson. She is alleged to have stabbed Smith with a knife, causing almost immediate death. Tatrick H. Kane is defense attorney, and Prosecut-ing Attorney Laurie O. Telfer was to represent the state.

Firemen Extinguish Blaze In Old Ship Fire of undetermined origin in the abandoned steamer C. F. Biel-man, of the Reid Towing Wrecking Sarnia. which has been aground in Black river at the foot of Quay street nbout eight years, was extinguished Sunday by firemen. The fire started In the hold at the stern of the steamer and broke the deck before firemen extinguished It.

The Bielman is said to have been one of the large! freighters on tho lakes about 40 years ago. Grass fires at Beers and Clalr-mont streets at 2:25 p. m. Sunday and at Pine Grove avenue and Garfield street at 8:30 a. m.

today were extinguished by firemen. Fire Rases tmtario Town North Bay. Apr. 20 Fire threatened today to wipe out a large section of Callander. 11 miles from North Bay.

Early this afternoon the Pacific hotel, where th flames started, had been destroyed and also the Canadian National railway station. Help was sent from North Bay. The town's buildings are mostly frame. 1 p.m "2 1 am 55 2 p.m. 73 2 a.m.

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55. Wary McCormic Announces Secret Marriage To Prince Telephone Head Sees 'Horse Sense9 Removing Depression One Year aro todav the highest waa 43 and the lowest was 35. Relative Humidity Yesterday 12:30 8pm Prv 70 Today Sam 53 64 Wet 52 51 Hum 25 38 Weather Forecast For Port Huron and vicinity: Probably occasional rain tonight and Tuesday; cooler tonight and much cooler Tuesday. Wind and weather on Lake Huron at a. m.

today: Mackinaw. 12 miles, cloudy: Tawas "Point, 10 miles. clou-'y Harbor Beach. 16 miles. cloudy.

Weather Oenditiona The prestnt unsettled weather in this remon is due to a depression extending from the lower Rockies northeastward across the Creat Lakes region into Ontario, pressure 29. at EI Paso. 29.47 at Green Bay. Thij condition is giving rise to occasional rain with scattered thunder storms over its entire length, and is beirg followed by a pronounced hish carrying much cooler weather to the west of It. This high is now centered in Alberta, but already overspreads most of the region west of the Mississippi.

Indications are for occasional rain in Lower Michiann. turning to snow in the north portion Tuesday. It will be much cooler Tuesday with strong northwest winds. HUGH H. WATERS.

Official in Charce. Temperature in Other Cities Issued by weather bureau. U. S. Department of Agriculture.

Detroit office, covering observations taken at the cities given at :0 a. Port Huron time, today: Alpena 5 Marnuette ..40 Atlantic City 5 Medicine Hat Boston Buffalo ....4 Chicago .........62 Cleveland 2 Denver .........32 letroit ....60 Duluth SS Escanaba .......40 Jalveston ..6 M-mphis ..4 Milwaukee 5 Montreal 5 6 New Orleana ....66 New York 6 Port Arthur ....42 St. Louis 4 St. Pnul 44 Salt Lake City ..4 San Francisco Sault Ste. Man 4S Tampa Washington 56 White River 40 Orand Rapids ...4 Jacksonville .....6 4 Kansas City ....5 Los Angeles Louisville .64 Ludington Winnipeg 34 The highest temperature reported Sun day was 92 at Phoenix.

Arizona. The. lowest tmnerature reported Mon day morning was 14 at Edmonton, Alberta. 9 togers Honeymoon interrunted Bv i Robbery SntlaByTb'. Pres.) Hher Ionlca- Apr.

20 plPJ nneynioon may be added etw5? Srse Ivani and Mary tr 7 frnr, to tne one rri" rupted aftpr tnr secret rKK to assist police In track- llAn" who rine(1 their home UCOO worth of furs and rugs. a Georgian noble- recently 2J L.f Pota Negri, fil the hus- star, said IWnd hi ride might tour capitals as soon as coul dbe made for a Tb nc-Priae'. Jira a'd she married das aS' bu nei-ner th husbnd disclosed ceremony was per- 4 Uk7 turday niht that thev "automobile up three western ATC! ddei that they had xr married at Las T- when they slipped Addresses Annual Associated Press Meeting (By The Associated Pre) New York, Apr. SO. Hundred of newspaper publishers and editors from all parts of the United States are In New York this week for meetings of The Associated Press and the American Newspaper Publishers' association.

Interest today centered In the annual meeting of The Associated Press at the Hctel Commodore. An interim in the meeting was devoted, to the annual luncheon, with Walter S. GifTord. president of the American Telephone Telegraph Co. as guest speaker.

The National Broadcasting company furnished a nationwide hookup from 2:15 to SO lbs. Wet Wash. $1. Diai 7951..