The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 1

VOL. XXXI NO. 53 THE ESCALABA PATTY- PRESS (A ssociated ress eased Wire ews ervice ESCANABA, MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1939 (U pper eninsula eading ewspaper (12 PAGES) SINGLS COPY ft CINTI LONG-RANGE PEACE OFFERED HITLER OTTAWA ADDS PLAUDITS FOR ROYALCOUPLE REC.AL RITUAL DEAD 100 YEARS DUG UP FOR KING Indian Reception Committee BY FRANK H. KING Ottawa, May 19. Canada dug out of discard today regal ritual dead nearly 100 years in order to see King George VI and Queen Elizabeth upon the thrones of Canada.

For the first time in history a British sovereign sat in the senate of the Canadian parliament as he sits in Westminster. In London he opens and prorogues parliament with state ceremonial, but here he gave only royal assent to bills passed through legislative processes. Prior to the brilliant scene in the senate, King George had received the plaudits of Ottawa on a nine-mile drive through the city ind suburbs. Rfcelvm IT. 8.

Minister The king also had shattered another precedent by receiving personally the credentials of the new United States minister. Daniel C. Roper, exchanging with him felicitations and expressing friendship for President Roosevelt and the American people. The Canadian sun failed to shine on King George and Queen Elizabeth for the first time on their tour today. When they at the little hamlet of Caledonia.

where the royal train stopped for the sight, it was chilly and dritsling. Skies cleared during the afternoon but the royal visitors made their Ottawa drive through a light drixsle, the king saluting. the queen smiling and bowing from the open state landau drawn by fourhoraee with postillions. Detacnments ut I loped before and after the carriage, and the only untoward incident of the Canadian royal ceremonial thue far occurred when a train whistle frightened a horse which reared, throwing his rider sprswling in one direction, his shining helmet and lance in another. Hstordsy Crowded The procession wheeled on without him and he, too late to catch up.

disappeared Into the welcome oblivion of the crowd. AH day long Ottawa crowds, with many viaitors from the United States, shifted from street to street for new glimpses of the royal visitors as they first through the city to Rideau Hall, which will be their home during their Ottawa stay, then to parliament for the ceremonial legislative acts there, and finally to the state dinner, the fourth banquet of its kind in three days. Their program tomorrow is even more crowded because of the two-day delay which reduced their Ottawa stay from four days to two. From the trooping of the colors (OoBttaued oa 19). SOLONS WIND I I MORE GUNFIRE UP TAG ENDS Air Service Today IN COAL AREA IN LAWMAKMGl AT HARLAN, KY, Talks to French CHANGES IN LIQUOR! Now York, May 19 Regu-i lar air transport service over the Atlantic, linking the old and new worlds, starts tomorrow.

Planned for ten years, the Vice will bo Inaugurated with departure of tho I LAW ABANDONED 41 1-2-ton flying boat carrying a AT LANSING "'J day Col. Charles A. Lindbergh Lansing. May 19 The house pulled his little monoplane off of representatives, after par- the runway of a Long Island air- llamentarv troubles. today ap-jport and set course for Two members of ancient Huron tribe of Indians, in ceremonial headdress, were first of many Canadian Indians to greet King George and Queen Elizabeth.

Palestine Jews Map Determined Resistance To Arab Domination Jerusalem, May 19 throughout Palestine launched a determined passive resistance campaign today against British plans to reduce them to the status of a permanent minority in a proposed independent Arab- dominated Holy Land. The program of non-cooperation and economic pressure got under way under the watchful eyea of tlons by Jews, hut many quarters feared that unless Britain moved to change her new Palestine policy further would occur. Major-General R. Gaining, commanding the British Palestine forces, announced that If neces- proved legislation to permit the licensing of tourist homes and cabins. bill, as Anally adopted, is merely permissive and does not require operators of such resorts to become licensed.

It provides for a one-dollar license for every owner of a tourist home -not for each cabin or home and places the Issuance of license in the hands of county and township health officers. The hill floes not Impose any sanitary standards, hut requires patrons to register. Municipalities which have local licensing or Inspection ordinances were exempted. The measure was sent to the senate. ItallroMdM (Jet Break Sponsors of the measure It was asked by resort operators to meet demands of patrons from other states.

The hill was defeated once, then reconsid- sary his troops would "meetjered and passed by one vote. force with force" in any future disturbances. He backed up this steel-helmeted troops on the alert statement by sending armored to prevent recurrence of yester-J cars, tanks and truck-loads of rioting in which a British soldiers Into Jerusalem today, constable waa killed and 114 per- The Jews declared they would sons Injured. a three-point program in Quiet prevailed In contrast to their effort to change the an- the turbulence of the previous 24 nounced policy of Britain to even- hours following mass demonstra- tually withdraw from Palestine. which It governs under league of Nations mandate, and give Araba control of the government.

LOWER LAKES: Moderate shifting winds, becoming northerly to northeasterly Saturday; local showera Saturday. UPPER LAKES: Moderate northeaat to east winds, becoming fresh on western Superior Sstur- day; cloudy Saturday, showers on Superior and northern Michigan. Small craft warning indicated Superior, Marquette west, daybreak Saturday. LOWER MICHIGAN: Increasing cloudiness, followed by showers north, cooler Saturday; Sunday showers, somewhat warmer north. UPPER MICHIGAN: Showers Saturday and Sunday; cooler extreme east, somewhat warmer northwest portion Saturday; wanner Sunday.

At High Last 7:80 P. M. 24 Honrs ABA 57 72 Temperature Yeaterday Alpena 78 Los Angeles. 76 Asheville 74Marquette 57 Atlanta 72 Memphis-----74 Bismarck 80 84 78 Milwaukee 86 Buffalo P. 88 52 Montreal ...50 Chicago 88 New Orleans 85 Cincinnati 86 New York 84 Cleveland 86 Oklahoma 86 Denver ------88 Omaha------84 Detroit 88Parry Sound 60 Duluth 64Phoenix 96 Edmonton 52 Pittsburgh 86 Evansville Port Arthur.

50 Frankfort 64 St. Louis---- 76 Galveeton 84 Salt Lake 62 Gr. Rapids 84 Frisco --------64 Green Bay 84Soo, Mich. 64 Indianapolis. 78 Seattle Jacksonville, 82 Washington 90 Kamloops 64 Winnipeg 64 Kansas City.

80 Yellowstone. 52 TRIALS BOOKED Total of 17 Indicted In Philadelphia Insurance Murder Roundup Philadelphia. May 19 men and women, Including thrice-widowed Hose Carina, were given hearings or Indicted on murder charges today as conductors of the mass murder-for-lnsurance case set the stage for early trials. The prosecution already has obtained one first degree murder conviction of a man and murder Indictments against two widows of poison victims and of a tailor detectives charge dealt in witchcraft and death. Another defendant, a woman, halted her trial by pleading guilty to three poisonings.

Today's dozen additional indictments left an equal number awaiting grand Jury action on murder or conspiracy charges. Mrs. Carina, arrested in New York yesterday, was held without ball on a charge of poisoning a commonlaw mate, Pietro Stea. Detectives are Investigating whether other men in this stout 45-year-old women's life suffered glmilar deaths. Fresh details Included: 1.

Disclosure that four different poisons were found in the exhumed body of Raymond Man- dluk. a baker whose widow is among those held IN AMERICA New York May 19 Rabbi Stephen Wise, vice president of the Zionist organization in America, said at a press conference today will be resistance" to Orest Britain's new Palestine plan outlined in its white paper. "But resistance," he said, "does not necessarily mean He said American Jews "will give every support to the Jews of Palestine in going forward with the rebuilding of the Jewish homeland in Palestine, regarding the new white paper as no more permanent than the white papers which preceded It." Prospects Hopeful For Airmail Route Through Escanaba Washington, May 19 Feasibility of Inaugurating a proposed Fox River airmail line between Milwaukee. and Marquette, is being investigated by the post office department, Representative Johns (R Wls said today. Complete facts with reference to the proposed airmail and passenger line have been submitted to the department by Johns, who said he was "hopeful the project will receive favorable consideration." There is no definite indication as yet from the department, but long inose nwia.

Johns said the plan as presented 2. A report body of Antonio Oiacobbe, disinterred this week, contained of the poison roost commonly used by the Insurance killers. 3. A charge that one defendant substituted another person in applying for life insurance on his deaf mute sister, who later died. 4.

Description of an elderly "fortune as an agent of the ring who referred with husband to two of the Michigan Residents Killed In Austria Budapest, May 19 American tourists were killed today when their automobile crashed headlong Into a Vienna-bound bus at Oyor, near the German frontier. Police tentatively Identified the victims as Mrs. Michael Kovacs, 52. and her son Michael, about 20. Their home was believed to be in Michigan.

Police said they were driving an American- made ear and carried a large sum of money and valuable Jewelry. DEATH INVESTIGATED Detroit Friday investigated the death of Mrs. Myrtle Yeomans, In the gas-filled kitchen of her home, after a medical examination disclosed that asphyxiation had not caused, death. The woman was found her estranged husband was unable to enter the house snd summoned police. waukee through West Bend.

Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Neenah, Menasha, Appleton, Kaukauna, De- Pere, Green Bay, Oconto, Marinette, Menominee, Escanaba and Marquette. He reported a strong demand for the airmail course through that area and said that with few exceptions airport facilities are already available in each of the intermediary cities. The house also passed a bill requiring an examination of prisoners sentenced for a least a minimum term of 35 years in prison before they may be paroled. Exempting those sentenced for first degree murder, the measure gives sentencing authorities and parole officials greater discretion in granting paroles In those cases. A bill reducing a rialroad's share of grade crossing separations from 50 to 15 per cent was adopted.

after the house defeated attempts to set the at both 3 3 and per cent. Another hill passed amends the Horton trespass law to make trapping unlawful without a property owner's consent. The house approved a bill extending the moratorium on land contracts and mortgage foreclosures from July 1. 1939. to March 1.

1940 The hill was sent to the senate. The Nichols hill compelling state and local governments to advertise for bids before making purchases of more than $1.000 was returned to the state affairs committee to be killed. Ilollcf Fund Boosted A $2.709.489 deficiency appropriation bill. Increasing the allotment for relief purposes until June 30 from $500,000 to $700.000, was approved bv the house and sent to the senate for concurrence in amendments. The relief appropriation, offered in an amendment by Rep.

John D. Hamilton. Detroit Democrat, was passed over objections by the ways and means committee. Powerful committees began to deal drastically with odds and ends of legislation. Rep.

Charles R. Feenstra, Republican. Grand Rapids, said his house liquor committee had failed to agree upon a liquor reform program and that liquor law revision hills definitely had been abandoned. Rep. Maurice Post, Rockford, Republican, said his house state affairs committee had voted to kill a fair trade bill which would prevent wholesale and retain merchants from selling at less than cost plus a mark-up, and another hill to repeal the Michigan reciprocity laws.

Widow Voted A bill to permit an employer to he his own risk carrier under the compensation act was sent to the house by the senate, which once had tabled the measure. The hill would credit against an compensation liability any premiums he may have Airline Daughter Is Missing New York, May 19 eight-state police alarm was broadcast tonight for Isla Aylesworth, 13, daughter of John Aylesworth, airline executive, who reported her missing from their Queens home since yesterday The girl's 10-year-old sister Jean said she had last seen her talking to a blond man about 25 years old, overalls and moccasins. (Continued on Page 12). New Trial Denied in Flint Murder Flint, May 19 A. Wight, 55, senteuced to 25 to 40 years in prison for the second degree murder of his wife.

Ann. 54, was denied a new trial today by Circuit Judge Philip Elliott. A jury convicted Wight of pouring kerosene over his clothes and igniting them Jan. 11. burning her fatally.

Missing Babies Found In Woods, Guarded By Dog Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, May 19 dog on guard throughout the night, in the woods" were found today by members of a 300-man searching party. Snuggled together safely in a summer camp building beside Coeur D'Alene were Bobby Mitcham, 6, and his sister, Patty, 6, objects of a frantic all-night hunt In which four Washington national guard planes also participated. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mitcham vanished in mid-afternoon yesterday on a flower-picking trip.

They were found about four miles from home. the giant airliner will initiate a shuttle service between Southampton. England, and Baltimore and New York. Only mall will be carried in the beginning. But by July 1 Pan American Airways, to which a government agency today awarded a certificate." expects to be selling trans-Atlantic tickets over the counter.

The schedule calls for two round trips a week. On the so-called route." hv way of the Azores. Lisbon. and Marseille, the elapsed tune is expected to be less than 40 hours On the by way of Botwood, Newfoundland, and Foynes. Trelsnd.

the flights will be made in about 24 hours. Fare About The fare remains to be announced, but officials said it probably would run between $350 and 4 00. The airplanes to be used are all 41 1-2-ton flying boats, with accommodations for 7 4 passengers on short hops. The number to be carried across the Atlantic will depend on the route followed and on weather. conditions, but the maximum will be about 36.

Tonight the rested on the water at Baltimore, its tanks filled with 4.200 gallons of fuel, tor the takeoff tomorrow, A E. La Porto will be in charge of the clipper, scheduled to leave New York for the Azores promptly at 12 noon (E. S. His first officer, also holding a captain's rating, will be C. A.

Lorber. Colonel Lindbergh is expected to be present for the takeofT ceremonies. At the New York post office 100.000 pieces of mail were ready for loading into the clipper and on a waiting list for the first passenger flight were the names of several hundred persons. STATE HEALTH SHAKE-UP DUE Dickinson Appoints New Council; Dr. Slemons May Return Lansing, May 19 sources saw signs of an impending shake-up in the state health department today in Governor appointment of a new state advisory council of health.

The replacement of Dr. Don W. Gudakunst, state health commissioner, has been hinted in some quarters. Dr. C.

C. Slemons of Grand Rapids. whom CudukuiiHt replaced, has been mentioned for a return to that post, as has Dr. H. A.

Moyer, the personal physician. The council includes Dr. Carleton Dean, Charlevoix; Dr. A. D.

Aldrich, Houghton; Dr. Roy C. Perkins. Bay City; Dr. Henry F.

Vaughan, of the Detroit public health department, and Dr. John tavan. (irand Rapids. Replaced were Dr. George J.

Currie. Flint; Dr. Robert B. Hartness, Hastings; Dr. W.

Lloyd Kemp, Birmingham; Dr. H. Simpson, Detroit, and Dr. P. C.

Low'rey, Detroit dentist. Tho governor also appointed five members to the state board of registration in medicine and reappointed five others. Those appointed were: Dr. Elmer W. Schnoor, Grand Rapids; Dr.

Francis B. Jarzembowskl, Detroit; Dr. W. C. El let, Benton Harbor; Dr.

Theodore Heavenrich, Port Huorn, and Dr. H. M. Byington, Detroit. Those reappointed were: Dr.

Harold A. Miller and Dr. J. Earl McIntyre, Lansing; Dr. J.

D. Brook. Grandville; Dr. William E. Tew, Bessemer, and Dr.

Claude B. Keyport, Grayling. Oldest Wisconsin Citizen, 114, Dies Random Lake, May 19. William (Dynamite Bill) Stanton, reputedly the oldest man in Wisconsin, died today. When he became a citizen last year he told Clerk of Court E.

A. lekes he was born in Ireland July 4, 1824, thus making him 114. HXOWKLIDE KILLS ELEVEN Domodossola, Italy. May 19 workmen were killed and five seriously injured today by a snowslide which buried a mountainside shack in which they had taken refuge during a storm. MINER IS WOUNDED; GOVERNMENT FOOD SUPPLIES SENT Harlan, May 19 A 24-year-old miner, who said lie had been in a picket line." was wounded today as the government strengthened its stafT seeking to bring peace to the Harlan soft coal field.

Eugene McLaughlin, who said he was an employe of the Clover Fork Coal company at Kitts, but had not worked during the present trouble period, was shot in the right thigh near his home at Dressen. County authorities investigated McLaughlin said three shots were fired at him. first taking effect. He said he knew the man who shot him and identified the assailant as the driver of an automobile takes non-union men through the picket Sniper A man identified by Major Walter F. Wright of the state troops on duty here as John Padgett came out of the mountains tonight.

surrendered to Captain Dewey Congleton and gave the captain a revolver. Major Wright said he is the man McLaughlin charged with shooting him. The military turned him over to the sheriff and he was placed in the county jail on a "hold" charge. He was not permitted to make bond pending an investigation. The federal government, because of a reported situation here with heavy increases in the relief rolls, began shipping in carloads of foodstuffs to aid those in need.

Attorney General Frank Murphy at Washington dispatched Brien McMahon, assistant attorney general in charge of the justice department criminal division, by plane. Four other government agents already are here. McMahon was the chief federal prosecutor in the anti-labor conspiracy trial at London. last year when a number of operators, corporations and former deputies sheriff were tried under an old statute forbidding encroachment on civil liberties. There was a Jury disagreement and the case has been redocketed for June 1 at London.

liast Holdout Group The attorney general said McMahon was being sent to determine whether there had been any violation of civil liberties in the Harlan fields. Murphy said yesterday the case "quite likely" would be re-tried. The Harlan County association, cont mines, is the only large group In the soft coal producing area still holding out against a "union contract. It was one of six associations which withdrew last Saturday when 15 other Appalachian area groups agreed to the disputed clause. The Louisville Nashville railroad reported it moved 125 cars of coal out of the Harlan district yesterday the smallest total for a day since Monday, when the mines began reopening.

Wednesday's total was 36 7 cars and the total for the week through Thursday was 70, according to the railroad's figures. Brigadier General Ellerbe Carter, commander of militiamen patrolling the county, said mines had reopened. He did not estimate the number of miners working. There was more desultory gunfire today, and an air circulating fan at the mine of the Harlan Central Coal company at Totz was dynamited. There were no casualties either in disturhances or during yesterday when weapons were discharged both by an ambushed group and the national BRITISH PACT WITH SOVIETS ALMOST SURE GERMANY IS COOL TO OVERTURES BY ENGLAND To discuss plans for joint raill- tary action In fulfillment of the recent Anglo-French guaranty to Poland, General Tadeusz Kas- pr7.vckl.

Polish minister for military affairs Is conferring with the French general stafT In Paris. NEW SPENDING EFFORT HINTED President Opposes Plan to Use Stabilization Fund Money Washington. May 19 Roosevelt put his foot down today on any plan to uae money from the $2.000.000,000 stabilization fund in a new lending-spending program. Without committing himself as to the desirability of additional spending, the chief executive said at his press conference that he was opposed to tinkering with the stabilization fund. There had been authoritative reports that some administration followers In congress and else where were preparing to submit for his approval a program for expending $1.500,000,000 of the 2 000 000 000 The stabilization fund is used by the treasury in secret operations on the foreign exchange market to keep the dollar stable in relation to foreign currencies.

It was created from the profit the government realized on its gold holdings when It devalued the dollar In 1934. Although President Roosevelt turned thumbs down on this idea, talk persisted on Capitol Hill of some new lending-spending effort to stimulate business. Possibilities under discussion were said to include: Federal loans to business, particularly small business; govern- (Br AnwHitH PrfM) May British government disclosed today it was giving cautious consideration to Soviet Russia's stand for a full military alliance and at the same time asked Germany to renounce iggressive aims In favor of a ong-range policy for European peace. Prime Minister Chamberlain and R. A.

Butler, undersecretary of foreign affairs, outlined the government's position in a foreign affairs debate in the house of commons. Working With Caution Butler declared an outright alliance with Soviet Russia and France involved such a departure in British policy" that the government approaching this matter with caution and giving proper time to the consideration of such an important Chamberlain stated he was ing to discuss with Germany the question of her war-lost colonies but added: in this country are not prepared to buy peace at the price of concessions which would only lead to furtner flemands." He declared the German government Itself was responsible for a lack of faith in Its assertion of non-aggressive intentions and said: we could have such a renunciation (of aggressive aims), if we could have the conviction that there was no intention of aggression or the further use of force in the relations between Germany and other countries, then I think we would find we would not be backward in stating what our view of the lines on which we would discuss the of a manent peace." Narrowed Speaking of the negotiations with Russia, he said are trying to build up not an alliance between ourselves and other countries but a peace front against He indicated the gap between Britain and Soviet Russia had narrowed and expressed hope that conversations in Paris tomorrow might produce a formula to add Russia to the front. Referring to the talks to take place in Paris tomorrow Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax enroute to Geneva for the league council meeting and French statesmen. Chamberlain said: la not too much to hope that after those consultations it may be found possible to overcome those obstacles which have hitherto prevented us from effecting the ment insurance of loans for utility Coal ()per-1 construction; lowering the inter- trolling rate, at present 5 per cent, on construction loans insured by the federal housing administration; government purchase of new rail-I an agreement with road equipment and its rental to ment of the Soviet I'nion the carriers; increased social security benefits, especially obi age pensions of $40 monthly for single persons and monthly for married persons. Navy Appropriation Totals 773 Million Washington, May 19 bigger navy program steamed 28 ahead in both houses of congress today.

Without a ripple of discussion the house wrote final approval on a record peacetime naval appropriations bill of $773,0 49.1 5 1 and sent it on the White House for the president's signature. Soon afterwards the senate authorized. without a record vote, $53,719,500 for constructing or improving land and shore facilities for the larger During the debate, David Lloyd George, war-time prime minister. Winston Churchill. Anthony Eden, former foreign secretary, and others criticized the government for delay in reaching an agreement with Russia and urged Chamberlain to accept the Soviet proposal for an outright military alliance.

(Continued on Pace 12). Toledo. May 19 Ben (Jold. 43. of Detroit, died this afternoon of injuries suffered early today when a truck was hit by a section of the York Central Twentieth Century Limited.

His Detroit, was killed outright. Treatment Found For Shaking Palsy TENSION NOT RELIEVED Berlin, May 19 long- range peace policy proposed by Prime Minister Chamberlain in the British house of commons today received only a cool nod tonight In a Germany reassured anew by its fuehrer of the "invincibility of its western frontiers. Informed sources close to the foreign office said that Chamberlain's speech contributed little of positive value toward lessening the present European tension. They said it reaffirmed Britain (Continued on Pace 19). Capital Highlights St.

Louis. May 19 new surgical treatment for the relief of shaking of the miracle cures of described to the American Medical association today by Dr. Roland M. Klein me of St. Louis.

The treatment consists of removal of a poi tii'n of the brain brother, Meyer Cold. 20. also of which interrupts the nerve rnech- produclng Ypsilanti, May 19 Earl R. Lodge, 30, of Wayne, was killed and two men with him were hurt tonight when their automobile skidded from Prospect Road and somersaulted into a ditch five mil es north of here. Loge, Arthur Hill.

21. of Sheldon, and Fred Makwiovski. 35, of Wayne, were pinned under the car. Detroit. Carter, 5 3.

automobile May 19 Detroiter Monday, struck by an died today. aiusm producing these types of tremors. The part removed lies in front of the area which controls the motions of the body and does not Interfere ith the motor power of the individual. The effect of the operutiou is immediate, Dr. Klemme said, and cau be performed on persons having palsy on one or both sides of their body.

process appears to give permanent he declared. Relief of palsy has been considered almost hopeless. (By Anrirtri tm President Roosevelt said he was opposed to any plan to use the $2.000.000.000 stabilization fund in a new spending-lending program. The house committee investigating un-American activities issued four subpoenas and called a public hearing for next Monday on what Chairman Dies (D-Tex) called an anti-Semitic movement of most violent The house ways and meant committee approved amendments intended to bring more individuals into the social security system and lower some social security taxes. Congress sent to the While House for the president's signs ture the $7 73.000.000 naval appropriations bill.

The senate confirmed the mation of William as a member the national labor relations board..