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WEATHER visconsin: Generally fair to-ht and Friday except local ndershowers this afternoon or rht south and extreme east tions- cooler northwest and ex-gjne north portions. BOATMEN'S GUIDE Lake Michigan: Gentle to moderate variable winds; local cloudiness tonight and Friday with thundershowers. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN 0I, XXX. NO. 213.

TWO SECTIONS 30 PAGES SHEBOYGAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1937 PRICE 3 CENTS i-i VJU 1 jivoy dtrucK Mediation Board Enters Railway Dispute Bullets While By On ghai Flans or Elks' "Leader Martin's Ruling Challenged At Auto Workers' Meeting Shan ay To 3panese Threats To Extend Blockade To Foreign Ships Add To Complications Two Bills Signed By Roosevelt Tax Loophole Closing Bill And Deficiency Appropriation A Officially Approved Strike Are Postponed Failure Of Operators To Accept Demands For Wage Boost Of 20 Per Cent Cited EXTRA! Named Speaker Roll Call Demanded By Delegates As Report Of Committee Comes Before Convention Torso Slaying Suspect Seized At Cleveland Man Once Employed In Dissecting Room At Hospital Is Questioned On Series Of Deaths Louis-Farr Fight Delayed Until Monday New York. (UP) The Joe Louis-Tommy Farr heavyweight championship prizefight scheduled for tonight was postponed at noon today until Monday evening because of threatening weather. Announcements of the postponement was made by Promoter Mike Jacobs immediately after the rivals had been examined and weighed. Louis, the negro who holds the title, Cleveland. (UP) A man who worked for 13 years in the dissect Milwaukee.

UP) Homer C. Martin, whose powers one faction of the United Automobile Workers' union would curtail, scored a victory today in a vote regarded as a test of factional strength in the UAW's annual convention. The convention voted 1,032 to 772 to sustain Martin on a parliamentary ruling. Milwaukee. UP) The first test of factional strength at the United Automobile Workers' convention was brought forth today by a demand for a roll call vote on a challenge to a parliamentary ruling by President Homer Martin.

It was the first roll call vote since the strife-torn convention began Monday. Mi ing room of St. Vincent's Charity hospital and developed extraordinary skill as a surgeons' helper was Wghai, JP) International cations of the undeclared v-eS-Japanese war increased 'siously today as a Japanese war-re shot and seriously wounded British ambassador to China, the Japanese navy threatened include foreign shipping in its of China's coasts. Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, I British envoy, was shot while r.or"? from Nanking to ambassador's party was in two motor cars, both large Union Jacks. miles from Shanghai two planes swooped down.

The sprayed the two cars with ma--spun bullets. The second drop-5 bombs after the cars had stop-i jut. Col. W. A.

Lovat Fraser, attache, was knocked un-xous by a bomb explosion when i slighted from his car, but was Washington. (UP) President Roosevelt ioday signed the tax loophole closing bill, placing "pressure taxes" on various methods used by wealthy persons to reduce their federal levies. He also signed the $98,000 000 deficiency appropriation bill. The tax measure is an outgrowth of a prolonged treasury inquiry, a request from the president for legislation ending "evil practices," and a joint house investigation during which of thousands of alleged avoiders were made public. The bill shut ply increases surtax rates on personal holding company income, increases levies on non-resident aliens and puts restrictions around individual attempts to in Chicago.

iJP) Presidents of five railroad operating labor unions announced late today their organizations would take no action regarding a threatened nation-wide strike pending peace proceedings by the national mediation board. In a joint statement, the union leaders, representing an estimated 350,000 employes, said: "The national mediation board has taken jurisdiction of the dispute and has advised it will be prepared to begin mediation proceedings in Chicago Saturday morning, August 28. Pending the outcome of the mediation, further action by the organizations (Brotherhoods) will be held in abeyance." The mediation board designated Dr. William M. Leiserson, a member, to begin the negotiations.

held by police today while they investigated the possibility of his connection with Cleveland's torso mur R. W. Mills, above, of Fond du Lac, is presiding at sessions of the thirty-fifth annual convention of Wisconsin Elks which opened in Madison today. Mr. Mills is president of the Wisconsin Elks association.

Charles Spencer Hart, New York, grand exalted ruler, will speak at the convention banquet Friday evening. ders. Detective Lieut. Michael Black- weighed 198, and Farr, the former Welsch coal miner who holds well said the man had been era ployed recently in a steel mill near the British empire title, was 207. Kingsbury Run where bodies of many of the city's 10 torso murder "The weather bureau advised me that the rain would probably continue all day," Jacobs said.

"Even Controversy over parliamentary procedure stalemated business of victims have been found. The suspect was said to have boasted of if it should clear up tonight it the convention at the outset of to day's session. his surgical skill to fellow employes Atty. Gen. Orland Loomis corporate personal talents, country He was discharged from his job would not be right to ask people to sit on wet benches.

We considered holding the fight tomorrow night Alarm Is Felt Over Situation In Far East founded. Struck At Least Twice at St. Vincent's two years ago. lie said the reason for his discharge was that surgeons were jealous of but the weather forecast for tomor row is the same as for today." Martin called for the long awaited report of the key constitution committee whose chairman, David Dow of Flint, began submitting articles, with revisions, one by one after explaining the committee had attempted to "completely build a new constitution because the union jt ambassador was hit at least his ability. Lieut.

Blackwell said Jacobs also said that he was opposed to a Friday date because of the man was known to have stolen a set of surgical instruments and a quart of embalming fluid shortly the fact that so many people go out 4, in the left side and stomach. British statement said 'a was no doubt the planes that iked him were Japanese. 3ewas rushed to the Country Cleveland.) A. F. Whitney, president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, announced today that committees representing five railway brotherhoods had authorized a strike for Sept.

6 to support demands for a general 20 per cent wage increase. Whitney said the committees, carrying on negotiations at Chicago, set 6 a. m. of Sept. 6 as the timo of town Friday evening.

The boxers will have to weigh in was grown up now." before he left the hospital. His con versation was irrational. again on Monday, when they also Only the first article was approved. It established the official Orland Loomis To Be Speaker On Labor Day Attorney Rabinovitz And Others Will Take Part In Program At Lake View Park September 6 ri.al in Shanghai's international dement, where surgeons found a Roosevelt Calls Hull To White House Today To Discuss Critical Conditions In Orient name of the union. The name, un ikihad broken his back but left estates and yachts to save taxes.

Another Bill Next Session The eight-: oint program for sealing outstanding loopholes is expected to be followed early next session by a more sweeping bill, containing not only loophole closing provisions but general revision of the tax In announcing that Mr. Roosevelt had signed the bill, the White House made public a letter from Wayne C. Taylor, fiscal assistant secretary of the treasury, saying: "The department is happy to recommend prompt approval of this bill, which will operate to close a number of serious loopholes in the revenue laws through which large amounts of revenue have been lost and still larger amounts would have escaped in the future." Tavlor said "the only major omis changed, is "International Union, United Automobile Workers of will be given new physical tests. Smith Attacks Proponents Of America." for members of the brotherhoods to begin leaving their jobs. The organizations involved, he added, are the trainmen, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-ginemen and Firemen, the Switch Debate flared over the second article, listing the union's objects in the same language as the original Court Revision i spinal cord intact.

They said his condition was ex- dmgy critical and that he might recover. Soon after the ambassador's ar-at the hospital he was given transfusions and appeared to jomevvhat. Hughe's chauffeur said the racking plane flew so low that Japanese ensign on its wings i clearly visible and that the must have been able to see i British flags. Have Narrow Escapes grave international was coupled with narrow es- Wausau. Charles F.

Smith, kevnote speaker at the 1936 state republican convention, declared in a sion in the bill results from the de rision of the ioint committee to postpone serious consideration of the problem of taxation of income of spouses living in community property states and the problem of percentage depletion until the next session of congress." letter made public today that the last congressional session was a "tragically expensive failure" and placed responsibility for it upon what he said was President Roosevelt's "astounding attempt to destroy the supreme court by packing it with six 'Yes men in order to make this a one-man government." Smith's letter was addressed to Charles E. Broughton of Sheboygan, democratic national committeeman. Smith detailed what he said were Roosevelt administration failures Win Kletzien Slightly Better, Doctor Reports William Kletzien, 33, who was severely burned by an electrical flash Wednesday afternoon while working atop a 165-foot steel trans, mission tower on S. Water street, was still in a serious condition today at St. Nicholas hospital.

His condition was described as slightly improved by his attending physician, but it will be serious for several days. Mr. Kletzien's chest, neck and face were badly seared by the tremendous flash that occurred when a ladder he was carrying on top of the huge tower touched a high tension wire that carried volts. The voltage did not pas3 through his body, but the scorching blast toppled him over backwards in the network of steel girders. Fellow linemen and the fire department worked for 45 minutes before the injured man could be lowered down with ropes and pulley to an awaiting stretcher.

Clarence Wagner, who was working with Mr. Kletzien on the tower, was uninjured. Judge Wickliam Is Chosen To Preside At Trial Of Evans 3 for three Americans, two of during a fierce Japanese air on the million dollar, owned Poplar Groves Dairy near Shanghai, -wse and foreign diplomatic in Nanking received news of Appropriation Bill The $98,000,000 deficiency appropriation bill Drovides fund3 to cover last-minute authorizations made by Orland S. Loomis, attorney general, will be the principal speaker at the big Labor Day picnic to be held at Lakeview Shooting park September 6. Other speakers on the program will include Attorney David Rabinovitz, local labor counsel, and Elmer Beck, editor of the Sheboygan Times.

George Arenz, president of the Central Labor council, and chairman of the speaking program, announced that the speaking program would begin at 3 p. m. Over 10,000 people are expected at the picnic this year. Plan Farade Labor Day ceremonies will include the annual parade, beginning at 10 a. m.

at Labor hall, and led by the Musicians' union, Local No. 95, and a concert by the Municipal band will begin at 2 p. m. at the park. Games, concessions and refreshments will be enjoyed at the picnic.

Arrangements for the affair are being handled by the executive board of the Central Labor council, including George Arenz, Arthur Kuhn, Rudolph Renn, John Clement, Arthur Schultz, Henry Richter and Carl Kuester. Knatchbull-Hugessen affair congress. The measure, tiassed on the last -i expressions of horror and dis-They understood Sir Hughe and then attacked the president's day of the congressional session, fs on his way to Shanghai to dis position on the court issue, tie saia the appointment of Senator Black to the supreme court "has evi represented a compromise Detween varying versions' passed by the sen with Shigeru Kawasroe. the men union or rsortn America ana the Order of Railway Conductors. Includes 250,000 Men The membership of the groups totals approximately 250,000 men, Whitney said.

The nation Is to be divided Into four zones, Whitney added, with, each walkout on a different day the strike to become entirely effective by Sept. 9. Details as to the zone boundaries, he said, are to be worked out today. Broadly, they would be the eastern, northwestern, southwestern and southern sections. Thirty-Day Leeway Federal mediation, which may fee requested by either side in the dispute, would automatically postpone the strike for 30 days.

The National Mediation board, failing to arbitrate the dispute, may request the president to create an emergency arbitration committee which, must report within 30 days. Neither side may take action until a 30-day decision has elapsed after its decision. "I received word of the hour and date for the start of the strike from my Chicago office," Whitney explained. "All our representatives there are in agreement. "We are now taking care of tha details of the strike here and instructions will be sent out in circu lar form later today." Concerning possible federal mediation, WTiitney said the committees would have to take such a step under consideration.

Washington, E. C. (UP) President Roosevelt met with Secretary of State Cordell Hull at lunch today to discuss the critical Far Eastern situation. Announcement of the luncheon conference on the Sino-Japanese situation was made shortly after word arrived at Washington of the critical wounding of the British ambassador to China by Japanese airplane machine gun bullets a development regarded as of extreme gravity. Mr.

Roosevelt's conference with Hull precedes a full cabinet meeting in the Wliite House. The cabinet meeting is the regular weekly session and it was moved up from Friday because Mr. Roosevelt leaves tonight for his Hyde Park, N. home. To Discuss Subject The White House emphasized that the cabinet meeting was a regular one, but said the Sino-Japanese fighting would be a discussion subject.

The attack on the British ambassador and the declaration of a blockade of the Chinese coast by Japanese warships, to apply against Chinese ships only, admittedly precipitated the gravest crisis yet faced in the Sino-Japanese controversy. Officials here were known to be seriously concerned by both developments. Consular Official Endangered The attack on the British ambassador served to emphasize the danger to American diplomatic and consular officials in the fighting zones. It was expected to result in renewed urging to all Americans to quit Shanghai as quickly as possible. The declaration of the Japanese blockade against Chinese shipping aroused genuine apprehension that ate and house.

ambassador, possibilities dently split the democratic party constitution. Controversy Renewed Several delegates asked whether a minority report would be heard. One minority member said there was no objection to the article in question. Martin, who heads the "progressive" faction opposed by the "unity" group, ruled constitution articles should be voted upon one by one, with the delegates having the privilege of speaking for or against. Robert Kanter of Detroit, a unity supporter, challenged Martin's ruling and asked suspension of the rules "in the name of democratic procedure and to avoid saying a gag rule has been applied." Martin replied he hoped the convention would work to get through with its business, that rules had been adopted for that purpose.

He asked the chair be supported in the "name of conserving time, money and energy." The roll call, on the question of (Continued on page 18) Random Lake Will Dedicate Water Works Random Lake. (Special) The new water works and sewer systems of Random Lake will be formally dedicated next Sunday with an all-day program of activities including inspection of plants, a speaker, picnic at Lake View park and a dance to climax the observance in the evening. Inspection of the new plants will begin at 12:30 and all during the oftomnnn the disDosal plant and In addition to the outright ap-nronriations. the measure authoriz into what might well be cauea (Continued on page 29) amg the Shanghai hostilities diplomatic agreement. 3r.t;sh embassy attaches said the assador also was anxious to ed the department of agriculture to utilize $65,000,000 in previously-ap arrangements for evacuating Colonel Ilannaii In propriated funds to make suDSiaies on the 1937 cotton crop to supplement loans which are expected to be made in the near future to stab Madison Hospital Madison, (UP) John J.

Hannan, president of the state board of control, was reported "improved" but still in a serious condition here today." Hannan, 71, was ilize prices. Albert Dyer Found Guilty Of Slayings ls Ane-eles. (P) A jury con taken to a hospital yesterday after a heart attack complicated by pneu monia. Harlow Estate Is nationals from Shanghai to Japanese officials were to express their sorrow. Kat- Okumura, secretary of the Jese embassy, called at the on behalf of the ambassa- feages of condolence also came Generalissimo Chiang Kai-head of the Chinese govern-pand other Chinese officials, spokesman for the Japanese deplored the attack on Sir and said the airmen evident-mistaken the red and blue flag on his automobile for "rese emblem of the same ChiiPse Defenders Fall Back battlefronts around Chinese defenders fad fallen back on a broad C.u.hilc trie Japanese army had a firm foothold on the coast north of Shanghai of divisions from the Clothing Stripped From Non-Strikers Schenectady, N.

Y. (A3) Stripped of their clothing by striking women co-workers, two girl employes today fled in the nude to their home a few blocks away as violence was renewed here in the Glovers-ville Knitting company plant strike. The girls, Julia and Elanda Cici-endo, sisters, were going to work when they were accosted bv the Set At 311,000 Waukesha, Wis. (UP) Circuit Judge James Wickham of Eau Claire was selected today to try charges of violation of the corrupt practices act against Municipal Judge David M. Evans in connection with his election to office.

Wickham was chosen at a conference of Edward J. Gehl, special prosecutor in the case, Judge Evans, and Circuit Judge C. M. Davison, Beaver Dam: It was at Judge Davison's request that another iudge was selected to sit in his victed Albert Dyer, 32, today of murdering three young Inglewood o-si-ia and maflfi no recommendation Conferences Fail Chicago. VP) Hopes of forestalling a nation-wide strike of Los Angeles.

(UP) Jean Har for life imprisonment. This means low, the movie star, left an estate of about $41,000, and not hundreds the death penalty ior mm is uiauua- tory. of thousands as reported, when she died, it was revealed in probate court today. The jury of seven men ana nve urnmen rpreivfd the case at 3:30 p. strikers three blocks from the plant.

such action might well lead to an international "incident" threatening the peace of foreign nations with property and ships in the area. So far the Japanese government has not formally notified the United Tuesday, but apparently spent place on this case. a J9 most of its actual aeuoeratiuu in argument over whether to recommend life imprisonment. (Continued on page 18) The complainant is Haroia urvis, former municipal court clerk, who accused Judge Evans of failing to rpnnrt. his election campaign ex Aftermath Of 'Corn Derby Shoivs That Quality Counts penses in full and of making false pumping station will be open to the public.

Engineers will accompany visitors in their tour through the building. The speaker at the dedication will be C. E. Broughton. The picnic at Lake View park will feature a variety of attractions, including a water fight between championship Plymouth and Random Lake firemen's teams and water pressure demonstration.

The Random Lake auditorium will be the scene of the grand dance to be held in the evening with Eddy Becker and his Blue Mound Melod-eons furnishing the music. The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the activities in connection with the dedication program. Continued on page 18) Phillies Defeat Cardinals Today By 8 To 5 Score Philadelphia. The Phillies took advantage of wildness on the part of three rival pitchers today to whip the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 5 in the first game of a doublehead-er, after Dizzy Dean, who started for the Cards, was taken out as soon a3 he pitched to one man in the first inning.

The second game was called off because of wet grounds. Score by innings: RUE St. Louis 201 200 000 5 15 2 Burglars Steal Gasoline At Random Lake Oil Station statements in connection wim nis expense report. tor extended operations to Chinese from the vicinity spokesman for the Japanese declared that "foreign the China coast may be -TaPanese warships pa- the area." v. U'ouM be an extension of against Chinese ship-jteimed yesterday along C)f China's coastline, from s-ouinward.

Random Lake. (Special) Two filling stations, several trucks and the oil sheds of the Krier Canning company factory were objects of a burglar's gasoline-seeking exploits here last night. William Neu-man, proprietor of the Grasse oil station reported this morning that thA lnrk had been nried off the door c. campaigns ror nf HoPen province the for- war varied. Japanese carters in Tientsin claimed a Ci smashinsr successes, in- Madison.

(Special) As an aftermath of the recent controversy between Governor La Follette of Wisconsin, and Governor Kraschel of Iowa, over the height of corn produced in these two states, La Follette on Wednesday received the following letter from Charles H. Thornton, of the Better Farms, Fond du Lac: "About this corn matter I intended to write you that the height of corn did not make the pennies. After all. that comes from the cobs and the kernels on the cob. and I am sending you under separate cover an ear of corn that was taken from a 110-acre unfertilized field which I am confident will be out of the way of frost by the 5th or the 10th of September.

"If the state of Iowa can produce a 110-acre field that will make more bushels than this field will, we Would like to hear of it. S. We also have 12 or 13-foot corn." To this letter Governor La Follette replied: "Thanks for your good letter of August 19. I agree with you that it is not the, height of corn that counts, but the quality and bushels per acre, and so I told Governor Kraschel of Iowa. I am sure that the quality of Wisconsin's com production at least equals that of Iowa.

"Apparently we have been conceded the world's championship in the quality of production of dairy products. At least thus far no one seems willing to even challenge us in this field." 001 311 llx 8 12 2 New Serial On Page 19 Today An absorbing story of the outdoors and an exciting vacation cruise is told in "Madman's Island" by Nard Jones. It is a new smash serial you'll find intriguing. When three gay, young girls find themselves anchored on the shores of a lonely, isolated island on the second day of their cruise, they are bound to have weird adventures. You'll want to read each chapter of this tensely gripping story beginning on page 19 in today's issue.

J. Dean, Haines, Blake, Sunkel and Ogrodowskl, Owen, Walters, after discovering they did not contain gasoline. few tools were also missing. Attempts to gain entrance into the Standard oil station close by were also evident, but nothing was taken. The oil sheds at the Krier Canning factory were ransacked and gas drained from trucks with a section of water hose cut off by the burglar.

The watchman at Krier's reported that he had seen a man about tha premises the previous night, buf had believed him to be an employe. County Sheriff Joseph Dreps went to investigate at the scene of the robbery this morning. Beach Temperatures NORTH SIDE Air, 82. WTater, 63. SOUTH SIDE Air, 80.

Water, 66. capture of Kalgan, capital ar province, and othr im. Jorgens, Kelleher, Mulcahy and leading into his station, presumably with a pinch bar, and gasoline taken ir.e", p0siions in that region. Grace. Three National league games JkeiPinS- now-! were postponed today because of irom a trucK.

A five-gallon can containing some kerosene and another five-gallon can of fly spray were also included in the robber's loot, but were aban- HnnpH nparhv in the weeds. It is rain. They were Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at New York, and Cin wuiese armies a of Piping were carrying movement that en-tne Japanese column The lifeguards at city beaches satisfactorily passed a rigid Red Cross life saving examination before being put to work. cinnati at Erooklyn. The Giants and Pirates are to meet in (Coritir believed the robber left them there nued on page 18) doubleheadcrs Friday and Saturday.