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ausau Daily Record-He FULL LEASED WIRE Service of the Associated Press WEATHER WISCONSIN Fair and continued cold to-nkht Saturday increasing ciou1ines and uraewhat warmer. FOURTEEN PAGES VOLUME XXIX NUMBER 105 WAUSAU, WISCONSIN, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 3, 1936 THREE CENTS RUNO AWYK RALD IN Collapses Reforc Jury In This Issue Fate in Hands of Jury Attorneys Lash Out In Frantic Elforts To Halt Execution Borah is Beaten in New York Primaries By Unpledged Body "Hot Tip" in Probe Of Townsend's Plan Halts Investigation Indicated That Hearings Will Not be Resumed For At Least Ten Days CASH NOT TURNED OVER Hitler Refuses to Agree Not to Place Forts Along Rhine Final Answer is Delivered To Eden Just Before He Appears Before Commons HAVE MILITARY TALK wi i I i f-l I- ft '1r If- VERA STRETZ New Dealers Hold to Program Page 2 All Counties Pay Pensions Page 2 Would Broaden Wallace Power Page 2 Italian Troops at Lake Tana Page 8 Storm Deaths Mounting Page 6 Move to Oust Mrs. Uerger Page 9 Subnormal Cold in Midwest; Milwaukee Gets 8-Inch Snow Low April Mercury Mark in Chicago Expected to be Neared Today Chicago, April 3. UP) Subnormal cold, snow and floods beset the midwest today. The lowest temperatures for the date in many years were recorded at a number of points in the wake of a snow storm that blotted out the early spring scene.

Readings ranging down through the low twenties and 'teens to three below at Cozad, were reported. Omaha's 14 degree weather was the coldest for April 2 In 28 years. A 17 degree mark at Lincoln, equalled a 1908 record. Meteorologists predicted the mercury would fall near the ail-time April depth of 17 degrees established in 1875 at Chicago. A general rise was predicted for Saturday.

The snow, scattered over the northern state between the Rockies and the Great Lakes, reached a maximum of eight inches at Milwau keethe second heaviest fall for the month on record there. Cold damaged crops in the southwest. Fresh rains presaged higher flood crests In southern Illinois and Mis souri along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Drastic Feature of War Bill is Voted Out by Committee To Recommend 70 or 80 Per Cent Tax Instead of the 99 as Was Proposed Washington, April 3. WP)T senate finance committee voted today to curb drastic features of the war profits bill, leave a sufficient "profit motive" to induce industry to do its utmost to win a war, and put the measure in shape for reporting to the floor this session.

Instead of the 99 per cent tax on all individual income above $10,000 as proposed in the bill drafted by the senate munitions committee, Chairman Connally (D-Tcx.) of a finance sub-committee said his group had been directed to draft a bill to take "70 or 80 per cent" of incomes in the higher brackets. Moreover, Connally said, the loan to be borne by smaller incomes would be increased under committee instructions. Net incomes of $5,000, as an example, would pay perhaps double the $360 he estimated would have been exacted by the munitions committee bill. The sub-committee will begin meetings Monday, he said, to shape the tax sections of a bill to go along with the modified industrial control sections revised by the military affairs committee last session. "Miss Popularity" of 1924 Passes Away at County Farm Janesviile, April 3.

UP) In contrast to the triumphal splendor in which she headed a parade through the city twelve years ago as "Miss Popularity," Mrs. Mary Lula Lee died today at the rock county poor farm where she had lived the past eight years. She was 78 years old. Mrs. Lee, when 67 years old, at-tracked nationwide attention when she placed first with more than a million votes in a popularity contest conducted to mark the opening of a Saxe brothers theater here in October, 1924.

Whole pages of publicity were devoted to the event in newspapers throughout the country. Her competitors in the race were all girls from 18 to 25 years of age. Railroad men, friends of her husband engineered her candidacy. Twenty-five thousand spectators lined the streets for the parade led by Lulu Lee, seated on a throne and wearing a gold crown. She was awarded $100 in gold and a life pass to the theater and described the occasion as the happiest of her life.

Her husband. Austin Lee, a railroad employe died nine J'eais ago. "No Bill" Against Paul Wen del is Returned by Mercer County Grand Jury NEW PROBE DEMANDED Hinted That Governor Hoffman May Step in to Block Trip to Chair Tonight bulTetin Trenton, N. .1., April 3, 3 p. m.

t.l'l Attorney (leneral Wilentz ad vised Prison Warden Kimherling late today that the execution of Bruno Richard llaupl maun must be carried out this week unless there is a reprieve, court stuy or clemency 1y the pardons court. The attorney general advised the warden that if a reprieve by Governor Hoffman were served upon him, "it Is not your duty to question the validity, but to obey It." He pointed out, however, that he had heretofore advised the governor that "he was without authority at that lime to grant a reprieve." William Conklin, press aide of the governor, quickly obtained a copy of the Wilentz opinion and left the governor's office hurriedly, refusing to say where he was going. He said if there was any announcement from the governor, It would be made at the governor's BY DALE HARRISON1 (Copyrliiht 1930, By The AauciaU Presi Trenton, N. April 3. Bruno Richard Hauptmann's counsel lashed out shortly before noon today in a last desperate effort to save him from the electric chair, after the Mercer county grand jury had given notice it would not again seek to interfere with the Lindbergh baby killer's execution.

C. Lloyd Fisher, chief defense counsel demanded that the Hunterdon county grand jury bo convened to consider charges that Paul H. Wendel -and not Bruno Hauptmann kidnaped the famous baby. He directed his demand to Anthony M. Hauck the Hunterdon prosecutor who has been most vigorous in the efforts to see that the Hauptmann death sentence be carried out.

The execution ts set for 8 o'clock tonight. May Cull In Judge If Hauck refused to act, Fisher indicated he might call upon Justice Thomas W. Trenchard, the trial judge to order Hauck to convene the grand jury and to join him in an effort to stay the execution. Hauck said he would confer with Attorney-general David T. Wilentz Immediately to determine what to do.

He reiterated he would oppose any move to delay the execution. Colonel Mark O. Kimberling, war den of the prison where final preparations have been made for the execution, came to the attorney general's office shortly afterward, and it was apparent that another of the interminable climaxes of the famous case was drawing near. Fisher's demand upon the Hunterdon prosecutor was based on the opinion that the crime of which Wendel Is accused a crime for which the grand jury of Mercer county declined late last night to indictmentwas committed in Hunterdon county and therefore called for action there. Justice Trenchard, the trial judge, declined as recently as Tuesday to stay the execution, commenting that the Wendel "confession" was "incredible." Attorney-general Wilentz, with whom Hauck conferred after receiving the Fisher request, was chief prosecutor of Hauptmann and ha never deviated from his belief that Hauptmann "and Hauptmann alone" did the Lindbergh kidnaping.

The action, however, was seen as a development which Governor Harold G. Hoffman might regard as sufficiently important to move him to extend a -second reprieve to tin' prisoner whose head already has been shaved a second time for the executioner's electrode. Attorney-general Wilentz has described the Wendel development as "the vilest, lowest, meanest fraud of the entire Hauptmann case; anil the Mercer grand jury which listened for two days to much testimony con ceming the charges against Wendel was authoritatively reported a ready to vote a "no-bill" in the cac. Colonel Kimberling said shortlv after noon that "as it stands now. it looks as though the execution will go through." but that he would hav -a further statement later in the day.

The one thing certain was that the warden had in his possession a death warrant calling upon him to execut Hauptmann before the end of thf-week of March 30 midnight tomorrow or midnight Sunday, he was not sure which: and that some legnl agency higher than himself wouh4 be needed to halt tonight's execution beyond the period specified in the death warrant. Hauptmann, who has been living on "borrowed time" for more tha a year due to appeals from his conviction and to one thirty-day reprieve by the governor, had placed high hope, it was understood, in the grand jury's investigation. If the jury indicted Wendel, hu Idahoan's Delegates Trail Far Behind in Balloting In Empire State KNOX WINSIN MAINE State Convention Turns Back Candidacy of Governor Landon of Kansas Washington, April 8. CP) Sena tor Borah of Idaho who won not a single delegate in the New York primaries yesterday, said today the result "doesn't change my plans In any respect." "I am leaving for Milwaukee tomorrow afternoon," he added. He is scheduled to speak Monday right In the Wisconsin city In furtherance of his campaign for delegates in that state.

Washington, April 3. (JP Despite a primary victory of New York's regular Republican organization over supporters of Senator Borah of Idaho, the senator's friends here indicated today their confidence was unshaken, Carl G. Bachmann, chairman of the Borah-for-President campaign headquarters, remained In his office Into the nrlv tinnra r9 inair r-a tve me reports lemng now tne Borah candidates for convention seats trailed far behind in the Empire state. Unpledged Candidates The regulars had pitted unpledged party candidates against the Borah backers. While the Borah forces have contended the New York results would rot give a clear indication of sentiment, the organizations behind txjth the Idahoan and Colonel Frank Knox have forecast victory for their candidates in Illinois.

Other primaries will follow In quick succession. Wisconsin's comes April 7, Nebraska's April 14, and Pennsylvania and Massachusetts on April 28. Borah and Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas are assured a partial test of power in South Dakota May 6. A Borah instructed slate was entered there yesterday.

A slate unofficially pledged to Landon was entered last week. The Maine Republican convention yesterday endorsed a slate of thirteen delegates to the Cleveland convention who are unpledged but favorable to Colonel Knox "as long as he has a chance." Other Developments Other political developments: Republican Chairman Henry P. Fletcher said the only outstanding issue of the campaign is "the question whether we shall go forward in an orderly manner and by constitutional processes in working out our problems by the trial and error method." Senator Schwellenbach in a radio address, assailed the new deal's foe, the American Liberty League. He attributed the league's opposition to the administration to a combination of the Dupont family's financial support and new deal efforts to keep the United States out of war. "What is the business of the Du-ponts? It is the manufacture of munitions, the sordid business of war," said Schwellenbach.

He said that of the $483,000 contributed to the Liberty League last year came from the Dupont family. Bangor, April 3. UP) Republican leaders forecast today a Maine national convention delegation solidly behind Colonel Frank Knox at Cleveland June 9. The thirteen uninstructed delegates chosen in state convention here yesterday would support thaf newspaper publisher so long as hi still had a chance to win the presidential party chiefs declared, State Chairman A. Eugene Sewfcll admitted the possibility that was one dissenter in the group, I iut predicted unanimous Knox sentiment by the time the Cleveland oon-vention opened.

Backers of Governor Alf Lartdon of Kansas were defeated in the convention. The convention was quiet by! comparison to the Democratic gathering at Lewiston which ijioisily pledged Its ten votes to President Roosevelt and demanded Governor Louis J. Brann should seek gl third term. The governor's answer still was "in abeyance." Amy Johnson Starts Flight To Capetown Soutfy Africa Gravesend, Kent, April 3. 'JP) Mrs.

Amy Johnson' Mollison started off from here toda.y on what jvas believed to be an attimpt to set new flight record to I Capetown, 5outh, Africa. The British fiver took' off at 5:30 m. (11:30 p. m. Waus(au time) in i pale blue and gray moyioplane.

It carried 127 gallons of gasioline, for 2,220 miles non-stop. The present record folr the flight was established by Flight Lieutenant Thomas Rose in 1932 who covered the distanae in three days, seventeen hours, Smd thirty- eight minute. Mrs. Dorothy Wemlcl Phillips (above), daughter of I'mil Wendel, said purported evidence linking her father with the Lindbergh kidnaping wan a "frame up." She collapsed while testifying before the Knind jury. (Associated Tress l'hoto) "Mystery Angle" is Reported in Bruno Case at Richmond "Probers" Supposed to be Checking Jafsie Moves; Hauptmann Remains, Calm Richmond, April 3.

V-The News Leader said It learned today that a "mysterious investigator" in the Lindbergh kidnaping CBse visit ed Richmond Wednesday and ob tained what he termed "important information" before leaving without disclosing his Identity. The paper quoted James Pirrin and John B. Bailey of Bailey's garage here, as saying they told the visitor that Dr. John F. "Jufsie" Condon, ransom negotiator, had spent the night of December 10, 1934 in the garage watching his car.

Perrin, the paper suid, today quoted the "investigator" as saying: $100 In It "That's what I want to know. Condon has denied being in Virginia at that time, and if your information leads to anything there'll be $100 in it for you." Trenton, N. April Bruno Richard Huupt.mann, who three times has escaped the electric chair, awakened earlier than usual today, started immediately to read ths Bible and told his guards he was "confident and not worrying." The office of Colonel Mark O. Kimberling, prison warden, announced that Hauptmann in marked contrast to the restless night he spent Monday before his previous date with death slept well last night. However, soon after arising at 9 a.

m. he again went through the ordeal of being "prepared" for the chair. His head was shaved for the second time of the week, he was given clean clothes and transferred from his old cell number nine next to the death chamber to the adjacent number eight. Lilts Big Breukfust The stoical and confident Bronx carpenter, who usually arises too late for breakfast, ate a big one today and ate it heartily. He had two eggs, cereal, bread and coffee.

He expected visits today from Fisher, and from his spiritual adviser, the Rev. John Mutthie.sen of Trenton. The clergyman was to spend most, of the day with him. Spring Shopping and Flood Purchases Boost Totals New York, April 3 LP) Spring shopping combined with a rebound of consumer demand in the flood affected areas lifted the past week's retail business above the compara tive totals back to 1930, the Dun Bradstreet weekly trade review said today. Buying at wholesale was reported to be at the best rate since last fall, reflecting in part incomplete stocks 1 and growing delivery delays.

In the retail division, said the re- view, "all the cities reported gains over the preceding weeks which ran as high as 20 to 25 per cent, lifting the estimated average for the coun- ty 15 to 20 per cent over the 1935 comparable volume. REPORT ON ACCIDENT Milwaukee, April 3. LV Disobe- dience of workers was given as the primary cause of a cave-in at a WPA project in which two men were killed last December 3d in a report submitted to the common council yesterday by C-ity Attorney Max Raskin. City Engineer Joseph P. Sehwada and works Commissioner R.

E. Stuelting. 4 Accountant Testifies Books In "Muddled and Confused" State; Quiz to Expand Washington, April UP) A "hot tip" on the Townsend old age pension movement led house investigators to adjourn public hearings suddenly and speed their agents into the field today. Chairman Bell (D-Mo) of the house committee declined to discuss the nature of the but indicated hearings would not be resumed for ten days. It was hinted that several regional and state area hearquarters of Townsendism were the immediate objectives of committee investigators.

Committee plans wore upset as a result of testimony by John Bloods-worth, accountant that books of the Townsend organization were "muddled and confused." James R. Sullivan, committee counsel, said he wanted to pursue further the testimony of Robert E. Clements, resigned national secretary, that $1,700 was collected at a Townsend mass meeting in Los Angeles February 20, but was not turned over to Old Age Revolving Pensions, (the Townsend organization) nor recorded on its books. Clements said he urged Dr. F.

E. Townsend to turn the money over to the organization but Dr. Townsend declined. Sullivan intimated Town-send "pocketed" the money. Clements said he had no knowledge of what happened to it.

Sheridan Downey, Dr. Townsend's personal counsel, told newsmen the money was never in Dr. Townsend's possession. He explained the mass meeting was held to raise funds for a third party movement. The movement was abandoned, he said, and the money impounded pending a settlement of affairs of the leaders of the action.

Other Movements Representative Hildebrandt (D-SD), a Townsend plan advocate, charged today the house investigation aims to "discredit all other proposals for substantial old age pensions." "There other pension movements that might have been picked out for a probe," Hildebrandt said in a statement, "but they have not the strength of the Townsend movement and are, therefore, not as serious a menace to big business." County Prepares To Tale Tax Deeds Work of Investigation as to Legality of Tax Certificates Completed The Inquiry Into the validity of delinquent tax certificates owned by Marathon county, which was commenced last April, has been completed and the county is now preparing to take tax deeds on such tracts or parcels of lands as are covered by the valid certificates still remaining in the ownership of the county. The examinations have been made by August F. Rapraeger, who was employed by the committee on delinquent taxes through authority given by the county board of supervisors. When the examinations were commenced there were approximately 3,350 certificates against different properties. Many of these were found to be illegal because of faulty descriptions or for other cause, quite a number were redeemed by the property owners and some certificates were sold to private parties, reducing the number until at present there are only about 1,800 remaining that are owned by the county.

Where lands are unoccupied tax deeds can be taken at once and this is now being done. Where the land is occupied legal notice of three months is required i before the deeds can be taken and these notices are now being prepared. The time for the redemption of certificates held by the county without penalty had been extended to June 1. BENNY ADOPTS CHILD New York, Apri' 3. OPi Jack Benny, screen and radio performed, and his wife, whose stage name is Mary Livingston, officially adopted 21-months'-old gir' today.

The child, blue-eyed with curly blonde hair, was named Joan Naomi. BIBLE TEXT Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness him 11 be in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear In rluFPts shall he proclaimed unon the housetops. St. Luke 12:3. Meetings Between English, French and Belgians to Be started Next Week London.

April 3. UP) A point-blank German refusal to promise not to fortify the Rhineland, even temporarily, was delivered to the British government today. It arrived at the foreign office shortly before Anthony Eden, foreign secretary, went to the house of commons to announce that Great Britain, France and Belgium were ready to fight as allies if attacked by Germany but that the British government was anxious to discuss permanent peace proposals with Reichs-fuehrer Hitler. It was understood that the final answer was delivered to Eden by Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler's special ambassador, in a five-minute talk Just before Eden went to the house of commons to outline the conditions under which Anglo-French-Belgian general staffs will confer in London. No Contribution An authoritative source said that despite repeated urging by Eden, Von Ribbentrop told him that Hitler said Germany was unable to make any "contribution" with respect to fortifications.

The military conversations probably will start next week. The text of letters which Eden gave the French and Belgian ambassadors April 1 and their replies were published in a white paper today. The assurances among the three governments involve the staff talks and promises for mutual defense in case of an invasion by Germany, Authoritative sources indicated that Germany's objections have temporarily delayed the publication of a new ninety-page white paper In which will be detailed the various British moves to give Germany an opportunity to settle the difficulties concerning the incompatibility of the Franco-Soviet and Locarno pacts through diplomatic channels. It was reported that Germany had protested against the publication of certain material hitherto kept secret. John F.

Ross Body Will Arrive Here Sunday Evening Will Come on Milwaukee Train; Funeral Arrangements Not Completed The body of John F. Ross, nationally known lumberman of this city, who died in Honolulu, Hawaiian islands, Monday, March 23, arrived at Los Angeles yesterday aboard the steamship Malola and will reach Wausau by train Sunday evening. Accompanied by Mrs. Ross and Mr. and Mrs.

M. P. McCullough, the body left Los Angeles yesterday. It will arrive. i in Chicago Sunday morning and in Wausau Sunday evening at 7 o'clock via the Milwaukee railroad.

The body will be taken directly to the Ross home, 604 Franklin street. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Mr. Ross died from a heart attack following an operation at. Queens hospital in Honolulu.

He had been vacationing in the Islands for several weeks with Mrs. Ross and Mr. and Mrs. McCullough, his brother-in-law and sister. LATE WIRE FLASHES LOBBY CASH Washington, April 3.

The house rules committee today agreed to the senate resolution authorizing the Black lobby committee to spend up to $10,000 for counsel to oppose a court suit by William Randolph Hearst to enjoin the committee from seizing copies of telegrams. NKWSPAPKK WI.VS St. Paul, April 3. Lit A county district court jury today refused to grant damages In the $51,000 libel suit brought by James M. Clancy, former St.

Paul commissioner of public safety against th'e St. Paul Dally News. Clancy had charged the newspaper in its editorials had held him up to "worn, ridicule and contempt." POISON GAS London, April 3. .1" Shocked and angered by the receipts of what it considers irrefutable proof that the Italians are using poison gas in Kthiopia, the British government indicated tonight that it is preparing to strike at Premier Mussolini with pressure for an oil embargo against Italy unless he agrees to a quick cessation of hostilities. i Judge Charges Jury InStretz Slaying Trial; Vera Calm Court Room Jammed; Many To Remain Until Verdict is Reported by Foreman New York, April 3.

(JP) Judge Cornelius Collins told a blue ribbon jury today that it might send Vera Stretz to the electric chair or prison or acquit her in the slaying of her lover, Dr. Fritz Gebhardt. The prosecution, however, did not specifically request that the blonde secretary be sentenced to death. "The fact that the defendant sinned against the moral code," said Judge Collins, "must not be allowed to reflect on her credibility as a witness." Describes Shooting He described the fatal shooting of the 43-year-old German industrialist in his skyscraper apartment. Miss Stretz testified Gebhardt was killed during a struggle and that she did not intend to shoot.

"The law stipulates," cautioned Judge Collins, "that you must be sure of the defendant's guilt beyond any reasonable doubt before you can return a verdict of guilty." Judge Collins discoursed to the jury on the law governing evidence, in the categories of murder, manslaughter, excusable homicide and justifiable homicide within the meaning of the law. The death sentence, however, was regarded generally as remote in view of the fact that Miles O'Erien, assistant district attorney, did not specifically request it in his closing argument. Defendant Appears Calm Miss Stretz, seated by defense Attorney Samuel Leibowitz, appeared calm. The courtroom was crowded, with many persons planning to remain until the jury brought in Its Demands Farley Resign 0n of His Two Posts i Washington, April 3. iP The immediate resignation of James A.

Farley aS postmaster-general, or as chairnian of the National Democratic party,) was demanded today by Representative Lehlbach In ta resolution introduced in the housa, he said that during a presidential year "it is offensive to American! political tradition and subversive? to the principles of sound government to permit the chairman of anf national political party to func-tioiif also as a cabinet officer in change of so vital a national service as the government postoffice department." Recommends Denial Of Applications for Stations Here Communications Commission Examiner Gives Decision at Washington Plans for the installation of two radio broadcasting stations in Wau-sau met with reverses yesterday when Examiner P. W. Seward of the federal communications commission recommended rejection of the applications, according to an Associated Press dispatch from Washington. Applications for radio stations in Wausau were filed by Emmons L. Abeles of Minneapolis and the Northern Broadcasting company, with headquarters in Madison.

One station at Wausau and one at Appleton were asked in a group of eight applications filed by Abeles. The examiner held that M. L. Finkelstein Sons, was not eligible to participate in the partnerships proposed to operate each of the two Wisconsin stations on the ground a corporation could not participate in a partnership for a purpose other than those authorized in its charter. This applies to the Abeles applications for the Wausau and Appleton stations.

Without the corporation's financial support, the examiner said the other partners, Abeles, Robert J. Dean and Dr. F. Korean, would not be financially qualified to operate the stations. Seward said also no substantial need for additional radio service had been shown, that the granting of any of the applications would result in objectional interference with existing stations and would not serve the public interest.

In recommending denial of the application of the Northern Broadcasting company for a station in Wausau, Examiner Seward stated that while the company waa-qualified to operate a station the other objections applied to it, the Associated Press said. Dickinson Attacks What He Terms "Vicious" Program Centerville, April 3. OP) Senator L. J. Dickinson, Iowa, Republican regarded as a possible presidential nominee, charged the new soil conservation farm program has a "vicious phaseJn an address at a Republican mtftting here last night.

Dickinson said the "vicious phase" of the program is that instead of providing federal and state cooperation, "huge appropriations are made, with power delegated to the secretary of agriculture to do what he pleases, to make whatever contracts he wants, to fix the price that is to be paid for the benefits to accrue." He advocated a soil conservation program on a cooperative federal and state basis, so the state would have authority either to veto or approve rulings of the agriculture.