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ly of articles. is of at was is 1 3 THE STATE JOURNAL, LANSING, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1935 DEEPENS IN FARMER'S DEATH Two Witnesses Testify to Be. lief Caro Man Was Murder Victim CARO. April 3 (P---A coroner's inquest that has served only to the mystery surrounding the disappearance nine years ago of Francis Blasius, well-to-do bachelor farmer. was in adjournment Wednesday until Monday.

TwO witnesses testified Tuesday night they believed Blasius was murdered and his body placed, long afterward, in the swamp where a skeleton tentatively identified as his was found on March 24. Mrs. Eliza Clegg of Flint, Blasius' housekeeper at the time of his disappearance, expressed doubt that the skeleton was that of her former employer and disclosed that Blasius ofher $5.000 leave his home shortly before he disappeared. She did not a definite reason for the offer, said Blasius stipulated that Binet she sign an agreement waiving any claims she against him. The major witnesses Tuesday night Jay Colling, sheriff of Tuscola county in 1926.

and his deputy, Gorman Gottschalk. They testified that, when Blasius was reported missing in May. 1926. they searched thoroughly the cedar swamp where the skeleton was found nine years later. Colling said the belief he held in 1926 that the 62-year-old farmer was taken prisoner by persons with deon his $3.000 bank account.

and signs then slain. was unshaken. If Blasius, took his own life. the former sheriff said. it was because of fear that he might be accused formally of some wrongdoing, actual or fictitious.

Gottschalk concurred in his former chief's avowed belief and gave the names several persons once suspected of complicity in Blasius' disappearance. Mrs. Clegg based her expressed skepticism about the identity of the skeleton upon her belief that a ring which Blastus wore bore his initials. A ring found near the skeleton was not initialed. Sylvester Brooks, neighbor of Blasius, testified Tuesday that the elderfarmer had been beset with forebodings of an attempt on his life, and that he carried a small packet of poison.

Junior Style Show Carnival Feature The carnival which is being planned for ents and Friday pupils evening of by Walter teachers, French tor high school will offer a variety of side-shows, entertainments, refreshment and other booths, and something of interest for all ages. Among the entertainments will be a juvenile style show with the latest fashions in dresses, coats, hats, lingerie, and bathing suits for girls tween the ages of 6 and 16. Mrs. William Campbell and Mrs. Harry Teel, are in charge, and the models will be: Lucile Church.

Shirley Clark. Laura Corbett, Betty Crawford, MariGarling. Elaine Gerke, Janet lyn Goodell. Iris Gugle, Hazel Jourdain, Nancy Lyon. Mary Poxson, Winifred Smith, Marilyn Mayer, Doris Veith, Muriel Campbell, Maxine Crawford, Patty Garling.

and Betty Bushnell. A humorous play, "The Gay is another attraction offered at the carnival. It is an old-fashioned skit, and includes a medley of old songs and dances. and authentic of the time will be worn. The cast includes Mrs.

Harold Wood, Mrs. Leah Morrow. Mrs. Alfred Wills, Mrs. Fred Halls, Mrs.

Homer Page, Mrs. Herman Michaels, Mrs. Thomas Heather, Mrs. Louis Moses, and Mrs. John Reilley.

A flower show with Mrs. F. N. Ballas in charge. a "believe it or not" picture gallery directed by Miss Dora Eldred.

Miss Evelyn Verron and Mrs. Verne Slider: side shows including vaudeville, music, acrobatics, and ministrels, as well as a movie, will also be on the list of entertainment. Booths will include time country store with Don Teel. William Campbell and Arthur Sinclair acting as storekeepers; a candy booth with the following in charge: Mrs. Harry Thomas.

Mrs. Myrtle Fires, Mrs. Ivan York, Mrs. Art Croy. Mrs.

W. Larson, Miss Emilie Wood, Miss Helen Hebauf. Miss Helen Hartman. Mrs. Jack Lamphier and Mrs.

W. Elliott: fancy work with the following committee: Mrs. Lee Thomas, Mrs. H. Woods, Mrs.

Nelson Fillingham. Mrs. Clarence Thompson, Miss Mary LaSalle. Mrs. Lyle Butterfield, Mrs.

B. Bennett, Mrs. J. Myers, and Mrs. W.

Foveran. Baked goods will be sold under the direction of Mrs. H. M. Agler, and in the cafeteria a committee will sell light lunches.

Assisting in the serving will be Mrs. Frederick Robson, Mrs. Emile Jones, Mrs. Milford Lent. Nan Treglown, Mrs.

Jack Gannon, Mrs. Sam Johns. Mrs. Sam Hutchins. Mrs.

Christian Martin. Mrs. Louis Mann. Mrs. R.

J. Webster. Mrs. Harold Beck. Mrs.

G. N. Turner, Mrs. Alfred Whipple. Mrs.

Jack Hutchins, C. E. Gates. Nelson Fillingham, and James Pollard. There will also be a novelty booth in charge of pupils the school.

for which art pupils under the direction of Miss Dorothy Martin have been making various Other booths include fortune telling, used books, and "grab a FORD WORKER'S DEATH BLAMED ON PRANKSTER DETROIT. April 3 LAP Carl A. Brooks, chief the Dearborn police. said Wednesday he believed Louis Sherry, 22, died of poison placed in his lunch by a fellow worker as an April fool joke. Brooks said cyanide of sodium is used at the Ford plant where Sherry was employed and obtained well short distance from where he a worked.

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U. S. PAT. OFF. bet he's going to be a writer or something--he's always studying EX-CONGRESSMAN IS DEAD IN WEST Edwin F.

Sweet Was First to Be Elected from 5th Michigan District GRAND RAPIDS. April 3 (P)-The of Sweet, first democratic congressman from the fifth Michigan district, will brought here from California for ourial. He died Tuesday' at the home of his daughter, Miss Sophia Sweet, in Ojai, Calif. He was 88. Sweet had a long and successful career in politics.

He served Grand Rapids as mayor. city commissioner and member of the board of education. During the Wilson administration he was appointed assistant secretary of commerce and in that position was instrumental in preparing the plan of government insurance for soldiers and sailors during the World war. He three other important federal positions, He a member of the international fisheries commission and the war industries board. As a member of the federal electric railways commission he assisted in drafting the famous "service and costs" recommendation.

Sweet was born in Danville, N. November 21, 1847. and was a graduate of Yale university and the University of Michigan law school. He had made his home in California since his retirement in 1928. BUSINESS LEADERS FLAY NRA PROBERS Charge Long Investigation Is Creating 'Atmosphere Of Uncertainty' WASHINGTON, April 3 (AP) A committee of business men claiming to represent thousands of industrial units employing millions of workers warned the senate committee Wednesday its long investigation of finance, NRA was "creating an atmosphere of uncertainty" and urged it to report out a bill to extend the recovery organization "at the earliest possible The warning was sent to the committee in a telegram, which Chairman Harrison placed in the record.

It was signed by Ward Cheney, chairman of the industry and business committee for NRA extension. The telegram went into the record at the end of a two-hour session. in which the committee heard L. A. Janney.

New York attorney, propose a new system for regulating industry by having congress write into law specific unfair trade practices, wihch would be enforcible in the federal courts. Janney was called back for the afternoon session to expound his theory of how the government should accomplish the purposes of NRA in accord with normal judicial practice. Downtown, meanwhile, reports to the national code committee of the lumber code authority indicated a majority of the industry favors immediate suspension of the code as a result of the government's action in abandoning a supreme court test of NRA through the Belcher violation case. SPRING BIRDS. FLOWERS OBSERVED BY HIKERS Topping the list in interest because of its size and the fact that it is not ordinarily seen about in the daytime.

a big barred owl was observed by the adult nature hike group Tuesday afternoon. It flew about the woods ahead of the party trying to lead them away from the vicinity of its nest. Other birds seen were cardinals, bluebirds, flickers, juncoes, nuthatches. song sparrows, meadow larks, bluejays, starlings and killdeers. Excellent views of the beautiful coloring of the bluebird were obtained, and the outstanding singers were the cardinals.

flickers and slate colored juncoes. An interesting plant growth observed was the spice bush filled with buds which soon will cover the shrub with yellow bloom before leaves appear. Next week the group, which is sponsored by the city recreation department, plans to visit a spot adjoining Park lake where some of the water birds may be seen, as well as the regular spring song birds. Wading and shore birds will soon be here and the great sand hill 1 cranes have already returned from the south. Those interested in joining these nature hikes phone the city recreation department.

52155. TWO SMALL CARVINGS TAKEN FROM MUSEUM DETROIT, April 3 -Two small carvings valued at $800 are missing from their case at the Detroit art museum. Dr. William Valentiner, art director of the museum, said he believed they were taken by children because other art objects in the same case were untouched although they are valued as high as $10,000. The missing objects.

one a 14th century French carving of the Crucifixion, and the other a small medallion of Franco-Rhenish origin were set in gilt frames. Light an Old Gold Old CIGARETTES Gold THE TREASURE OF THEM ALL Old SMOOTHEST Gold for young ideas Old Gold isn't a dry Martini, in dis- Old Gold's exceptionally smooth and guise. But smokers do say they get "biteless" tobacco. It acts as a gentle a pleasant stimulation from this ex- with never a "kicktremely mild cigarette. That's due to back" either to the nerves or throat.

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Davis' 'chute fouled in the wings shown attached to his back. BANK TELLER HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT Muskegon Man Admits Using Savings Accounts Totaling $10,000 to $20,000 MUSKEGON, April 3 IP Jay Mulder. 50. a teller in the Hackley Union National bank, was under arrest on a federal charge of embezzlement today and a bank official said he had admitted manipulating dormant savings accounts since 1928. Herman C.

Wagner, executive vicepresident of the bank. said Mulder, who had been with the bank for 12 years, signed a statement admitting responsibility for a shortage of $1,400 STRIKE NEARING IN TIRE PLANTS Union Leaders Ask That State Troops Be Sent Into Akron, Ohio AKRON, April 3 UP) Union labor leaders will ask Governor Davey to send state troops into Akron where three large rubber companies are threatened with a strike. Coleman C. Claherty, national president of the United Rubber Workers told a rally of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company's 1 union workers that he and other union leaders would demand that Davey send state troops into Akron take over the situation from the local authorities. "Nothing in the world can stop a strike unless we get an agreement with the rubber companies." Claherty said.

The Goodyear, Goodrich, and Firestone Rubber companies have refused to accept an agreement recognizing the rubber workers' union. Ralph A. Lind, regional labor conciliator at Cleveland, will attempt to bring the union workers and company officials together Wednesday. Ciaherty demanded Tuesday that Sheriff James T. Flower, "demobilize" the 1,000 special deputies who have been shown in in preparation for a strike.

He said the union would ask the President to send in the regular army if necessary. Claherty criticized the companies for failing to hold employe-representation elections as ordered by the national labor relations board. a Goodrich and Goodyear nave appealed these orders the courts. 'T. C.

Graham, vice president of Coodrich. said that such an election could not be held until after the court cases are settled. A strike vote among the 8.000 1 to 9,000 workers of the Firestone company will be completed Wednesday. The vote is being conducted by the employes' conference plan. STATE EXAMINER SUED BY MASTER BARBERS DETROIT, April 3.

(UP)-Elijah E. Maine, member of the three-man state board of examiners for barbers. Wednesday was defendant in a suit filed in circuit court by the Master Barbers' association charging that he abused the powers of his office. Sim Rocheleau, association member, filed quo warranto proceedings asking that Maine explain why he allegedly issued barber licenses to men who failed to pass the state examination, and returned revoked licenses. Housewives are accustomed to almost any sort of plea these days when they answer their doorbells during busy hours, It may be a mendicant hawking baby owls (such a salesman did operate in Lansing's south end for 8 time.

last year), or it may be sniffling is child trying to make a cent or so selling sassafrass root. Or possibly it may be the next door neighbor's child with a handful of slippery elm. There is no end to the variety. On Wednesday morning, however, one Lansing housewife was startled by the appearance of a man of perhaps 70, obviously usly carrying considerable licuor in his interior. He explained that he was peculiar circumstances" and ended with the declaration that he was in dire need of three cents to "mail a letter to my mother." Being asked to produce the letter, a letter of some sort or other was dragged from his clothes.

He got his three cents and reeled off the porch, apparently happy. Mendicant of 70 'Writes Mother' Plea for Stamp Money Latest Appeal to Housewifely Generosity STEEL COMPANY PLANS NEW MILL AT ECORSE DETROIT, April 3 (P -George R. Fink, president of the National Steel corporation. said Tuesday excavation work will begin immediately for the erection of a new $12.000.000 to 000.000 mill at Ecorse, for the Great Lakes corporation, 8 subsidiary of the National Steel corporation. Fink said construction of the new mill would require the labor for one year of approximately 2,000 men.

NRA DECISION RETURNS MEN TO FORMER JOBS WASHINGTON, April P--The national labor relations board has ruled that the Eagle Ottawa Leather company, Grand Haven. violated Section 7A of the national recovery act in discharging four employes in connection with organization activities, The board ordered immediate reinstatement of the four. Fred G. Correll, Henry Luhrs, James Yarwood. and William Griffin, with back pay for Correll and Luhrs from November 15 and for Yarwood and Griffin from December 29.

The board found the discharge of four men arose from their union activities. It found no substantiation for similar contentions in the case of two other employes. Neal Donker and Arthur Saur. British Malaya reports that bust- ness unusually brisk. STOP BAD BREATH Thousands of people afflicted with bad breath find quick relief Dr.

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60c. Last Rites Thursday For Suicide Victim Funeral services for Albert T. Blanck, 58. a resident of Lansing for the past 40 years, who committed suicide Tuesday morning by shooting himself, will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Neller funeral home. The Rev.

S. P. Perry will officiate. Interment will be in Mt. Hope cemetery.

Blanck had been despondent over lack of employment. He was a carpenter by trade and had been engaged in construction work in Lansing for many years previous to this year. His home was at 1208 West Mt. Hope avenue. Surviving are the widow, Bertha: six brothers, Samuel of Bellevue, Frank of Assyria, Charles and Ernest of Ann Arbor, James of Ceresco, and Fred of Battle Creek.

AUTO ELECTIONS HELD IN SAGINAW PLANTS SAGINAW. April 3 at two automobile factories elected unaffiliated representatives, with one exception. for bargaining committees Tuesday, the national labor board announced Wednesday. Employes of the malleable iron division of the General Motors corporation at Saginaw elected seven representatives, one of whom is affiliated with the American Federation of Labor. Seven unaffiliated men were elected at the Bay City plant of the Chevrolet Motor company.

Elections will be held Wednesday at the Chevrolet foundry and the Saginaw steering gear plant, both in Saginaw. and that other shortages probably would bring the total to between 000 and $20.000. He said Mulder was assisting representatives of his bonding company in straightening out the accounts involved. Mulder, arrested Tuesday night while working with the bonding company representatives, waived a hearing before United States er Edward C. Farmer.

His bond was fixed at $10.000. Wagner said the alleged shortage was discovered Friday when the owner of an account dormant since 1921 asked for his money. Then, Wagner said, it was discovered that interest had not been credited to the account since 1934 and the investigation began. Wagner said the bank was protected by bond against loss. Following sudden thaw on the Amu Darya river, damaging floods recently swept parts of Turkestan, causing the destruction of hydro-electric dam.

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