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THE ESCANABA DAILY PRESS YOU XXXI NO. 2S6 ssociated ress eased irb ew ervice ESCANABA, MICHIGAN, FEBRUARY 22. 1910 lninslla eading lwspaper (12 PAGES) SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS RUSSIANS BOHB SWEDISH VILLAGE KEYNOTER JOB FOR GOP MAY GO TO MARTIN DEMOCRATIC CHOICE PUZZLE IN VIEW OF SPLIT BY lUCllAItll L. Tl'RSKIt Washington, Feb. 21 arc that if he wants it, Rep.

Martin oi Masachusetts can have the Job of delivering tho speech" at coming national convention. The would go to Martin, they add, an a matter oi party gratitude for Intelligent and always aggressive leadership of the Republican minority in the house. At Democratic headquarters there In more uncertainty. The task of selecting a keynoter for a party which Is split down the mid- lie is not an easy one. The antl- New Deal elements of the party might even make a flifht of it.

Ilnnkhrnd Is Speaker Bankhead, an adept at delivering a political speech In an old-fashioned, round-phrased, full- throated southern style, might get the call. The fact that he Is a New Deal supporter from the conservative south possibly would make him acceptable to both factions. The same, moreover, might be vaid of Rep. Rayburn il)-Texas), the house majority leader, who, although a New Deal supporter from the Is vigorously supporting the boom for Vice President Garner, together with most congressional anti-New Dealers. Again, and especially ho If the decision goes up to President Roosevelt, Senator Barkley, the Democratic floor leader, might chosen.

Mr. Roosevelt Is a sentimentalist in many respecta. It wng his reported Germany Challenges Rumania's Right To Cuf Gasoline Supply IIY nWIKMiKlU Bucharest, Feb. 21 tonight challenged ban on shipments of high lest aviation gasoline to the relrh by deciding to send her ace econ- otnle negotiator. Dr.

Karl Ctodlus. to Bucharest to Insist In crucial conversations upon full delivery of her 1 4o quota, it was learned authoritatively here. Not only will future attitude toward Rumania most likely depend upon the outcome of mission, but also her view of all other neutral southeastern European countries. Caught In a perilous economic grapple between German and allied demands for the Hon share of her war-propelling oil exports, Rumania earlier today was reported to have assured Britain and France she would prohibit the export of aviation gasoline to the reich. Shipments Drop Off A government decree to this effect was understood to have been issued in direct contradiction to a recent arrangement with Germany.

The capitulation to British- French pressure was reported to have been decided upon In the face of serious losses of Rumanian industry unable to obtain cotton. wool. Jute and Iron ore from the allies, who shut down on their Rumanian trade to enforce their oil demands. On the other hand the Germans charged that allied and neutral oil producers alike in Rumania have refused since Jan. 1 to supply the reich with oil.

These producers are now soliciting long-term orders abroad so that these commitments will prevent Rumania's new oil commissioner front forcing them to divert even any small surplus to Germany. Partly due to the fact that the Danube has been frozen and barge deliveries held up. hhlpments of oil to Germany drop- to 28,000 tons in January Frozen Assets of the Allies In U. S. A.

BLIZZARD MAY HAMPERREDS IN NEW DRIVE A NKRH KIM LINK OFFKN'SIVK IS SHIKTKI) Chrysler Employes ATTACK SPURS ti MUMM TO HELP FINLAND Hundreds of tons of needed war supplies, bought In America by France and England. are at the docks, awaiting shipment to ope. Weehawken, N. railroad pier pictured above, three-quarters of a mile long. Is Jammed to the edges with crates of trucks, tractors, plane parts and other war material.

Detroit Prosecutor Indicted In Baseball Pool Conspiracy convention bo held In i she had agreed to deliver where he was originallv nominated in 1932. which largely controlled the selection of a convention city. Barkley was the keynoter there in 1932 and again at Philadelphia in 1936. Mont III Opposition The speech Is an American political institution. Usually, the national chairman of the party opens tho party meeting with a brief statement and then presents the keynoter as chairman.

The latter squares away into an address replete with condemnation for the opposing party and with praise for the sterling of his own. It is the big event of the first full day. As such, it is straglcally important, and the speaker is generally chosen with care and receives more than a little advice as to the contents of his oration. Whether Martn will want the Job for the Republicans uncertain. Some of his friends say he would rather be halrman of the convention, which also Involves a speech.

Another consideration which might enter into the situation would be his status as a presidential candidate. Going I Martin has been on the (Continued on Pago Two) tons. Weather LAKE MICHIGAN: Gentle easterly winds, becoming moderate to possibly fresh northwesterly; overcast with light snow flurries Thursday. LOWER MICHIGAN: Increasing cloudiness, light snow in west and central portions Thursday, and in extreme east 1-te Thursday or Thursday night: mostly cloudy Friday, scattered light snow showers; colder Thurs- daj night and Friday, UPPER MICHIGAN: Moatlj cloudy, light Httos flurries Thursday and in east and extreme colder in west portion Thursday and in east Friday. At Low Last 6:80 P.

M. 24 ESCANABA 22 Yesterday below zero. SOVIETS BUYING U. S. OIL DRILLS Production Speeded to Feed War Machine In Air Attacks BY EDWARD CTRTIS Tulsa.

Feb. 21 Soviet Russia has purchased I2.200.0o0 worth of fast-drilling, mobile oil rigs to hasten development of crude oil reserves to supply its war machine. A Tulsa manufacturing company today reported signing a contract calling for 40 drilling units at approximately each. The company asked that Its name not be used several reasons." The rips are mounted on trucks and may be speedily assembled and dismantled when not in use. A company spokesman said they were capable of boring holes at the rate of one to three a month, depending on the formation.

Another source said the equipment might be used to develop shallow pools in the Crimea where production has been found at about feet. In 1939. Russia was reported to have produced about 590,000 barrels ot oil daily, or about 10 per cent of the world output. Last fall her petroleum exports began to decline, but figures have not been available on how much oil. If any, was being supplied to Germany.

In her Flunish campaign. Rus la has used heavy air attacks and airplanes require large supplies of gasoline. To feed Its machines of war, Russia has a new oil region between the Volea and the I'rals which oil men believe to be a rich Production has been Detroit, 21. grand Jury investigating gambling and alleged graft tonight indicted Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea ami IS other men.

including former Police iipt, Prod W. Prelim, on charges of conspiring to operate a baseball pool. The indictments, returned by Circuit Judge Homer Ferguson who has bren sitting as a one-man gee ud jury, climaxed several months of investigation Into allegations of conniving between gamblers and police. Rumors had circulated for several weeks that, persons "in high would be named in indictments. and action was followed by announcement from Special Prosecutor Chester P.

O'Hara that Is only the starting gun." ts going to be a lot more he said. The inquiry, which has resulted In reported cloaing up of numerous gambling joints and a wholesale departure of from town, began last summer after a youtut woman, before committing surcide. charged sha knew of polieo-gamhler associations. Besides McCrea. veteran county prosecutor, and Frahm, who was fired as police superintendent last month in a sensational shaketip, the indictments named: Detective Lieutenants Clyde Ranney and James Dooley aiul Detectives James K.

Bennett and Traffic Toll Ionia, Feb. 21 Mary S. Springer, of Niagara Falls, N. suffered fatal Injuries tonight in an automobile col- Iteloa Potremo, 1 1 mlloa east of here. She died in an Ionia hospital.

Gars drlvan by Dr. J. C. Fleming of Pewamo and Clifton T. Russell of Flint collided at an intersection.

Mrs. Springer was an aunt of Mrs. Russell. The Russells suffered bruises and lacerations and were treated in a hospital here, as was Dr. Fleming.

SOLONS UNITED TO AIDJOBLESS House Democrats and Republicans Launch Joint Project Feb. 21. Youths Who Called Police Chumps Get State Prison Terms Detroit. Feb. 21 youths who set out last month to chumps out of the were sentenced today to serve from two to five years In prison for unlawfully driving away an automobile.

The com lets are Edward Elvert, IK. known as Red Fox" and Patrick Godard. whose cronies call him In January they across the Mate for two days eluding state and local police, smashing through barricades, ducking bullets and outwitting gas station attendants. Godard finally was arrested in Detroit Jan. 2H but Elvert at large until Feb.

4. They pleaded guilty to the found at widely separated charge. Sentence as passed by and the oil has a high gasoline judge W. McKay Sklllman of re- reserve. content.

court. Alpena 18 I.os Angeles.4? Ashevillo SI Marquette 17 Atlanta Memphis 5 11 4 Boston 20 Milwaukee 23 Buffalo IS P. 2n Chicago 2S Montreal 12 Cincinnati New Orleans 41 Cleveland --21 New York Denver 2 Detroit------- 20 Omaha 19 2 2 Parry Sound 4 Evansville 4 Phoenix----- 37 Frankfort 10Pittsburgh 2 2 Galveston 34 Port Arthur. 3 Gr. Kapids 18 It Green Bay 23 Suit Lake 2 4 Indianapolis.

29 Soo. Midi. 5 Jacksonville.43 Seattle City. Winnipeg Kapuskasing 4 Yellow March Relief Funds Are Lansing Puzzle Duck A anted Osgood Ties Ip Traffic In Busy Dupont Circle Washington, little hand of house Democrats and Republicans called on their colleagues today to Join in a nonpartisan campaign for putting the jobless to work. Calling a meeting for next Monday night, the group said in a notice to house members: us forget petty differences and join together for earnest thought and study of an attack on unemployment on the broad of simple devotion to i our nation, its institutions and its Two people." The appeal ihat If unemployment were conquered will place our democratic institutions in a position unassailable by any powers or subversive influences within or without the coun- No progi am was planned for the meeting, but Rep.

Voorhis who instixated the movement, said his Idea to at this problem from nil already has been accomplished in the direction of relieving unemployment," he added, to a certain extent we have mounted a horse and ridden off in all directions." Voorhis added that some of the questions to be answered are: does cutting down WPA affect unemployment?" Is the relation between this and farm income?" "What has mon- "poly got to do with It?" John E. Mulligan, members of the police special investigation squad; Harry Colburn, chief Investigator for Victor C. Beresford, newspaper reporter named as a was held under bond to appear as a witness. The indictments charged the men with with the operators of a scheme known as the National Junior Sports Baseball Pool for consideration while neglecting to perform the duties vested in them as public servants." Started It) Woman Judge Ferguson the pool was a dollar a year" business. officers," he said, with the operator of the pool while neglecting their duty to prohibit the operation of a gambling scheme for financial considerat Ion." Bizarre allegations had precipitated the investigation.

Last summer Mrs. Janet MacDonald, divorcee, killed herself and her young daughter, leaving notes to authorities that she knew of Illegalities. Police said she had kill- 1 ed herself ause of having been She named her erstwhile sweetheart as a "go-between" man for gamblers and polire, and the Jury went into action. Since then it has uncovered a in a holdup case. two detectives have been jailed, and a third officer convicted of contempt.

In relation to Prosecutor McCrea. for several years a spectacular figure in Wayne county officialdom, and to the po- licetn 'ii. the indictments charged that the defendants knowingly permitted and assisted in establishing and managing a lottery. Eliminated The indictments charged violation of statutes protecting the and dignity of the people of the state of The alleged violations took place between March 19.T5, and Dec. lfi, 1939.

Three weeks subsequent to the latter date, Superintendent Frahm was removed by the new police commissioner, THOM I II ki Helsinki, Ft11 21 The la I vadlng Russian army, after pushing the Finns back at the western end of the Manuerhclm line, battered with great force tonight at Finland's fortifications at Taipale, on the eastern extremity of the isthmus defenses The Russians threw two divisions. supported by ar- tlllery and aircraft." Into this 1 flshting. the Finnish high command but re repulsed heavily." (This force presumably totalled between 30.000 and 35,000 men.) raged fiercely until late laat night," s.ii«i todaj nn- nish communique. Crucial Spot In attempting to turn this Finnish left flank, the Russians shifted their main offensive, which had been concentrated around Sumtua and Lake Muola In the west and which had forced the Finns to withdraw to new positions. Fighting continued in the western Isthmus region as well, however, although the Finns denied Russian claims to capture of the anchor fort of Kolvlsto.

The twin offensives meant that the Russians were trying to crash nearly the whole width of the Isthmus, and demonstrated that the Isthmus fighting still was most crucial of the entire war. The Finns are holding the positions to which they withdrew under Russian pressure; Russian losses are said to be extremely heavy a Finnish casualties light, but nevertheless there still are hundreds of thousands of Rus sians along the front to keep up attacks in the face of constant Finnish shellfire. Weather The Finns counted on the weather to help them. The first blizzard of February today checked Russian bombers In southern Finland after yesterday's Intense attacks by 800 planes, and It Inspired new confidence among the defenders. Finnish military strategy Is helped by snow and cold which usually strikes this country with greatest furv In February.

The weather Is looked to not only to keep Russian planes grounded but also to cripple the activities of invading infantry and tank units. Two ten-minute air raid warnings were sounded In Helsinki this morning, but no bombings were reported. The Finns reported relative quiet northeast of Uke Ladoga, although said few enemy strong points were captured." Farther north, near Kuhmo, the Finns said they thwarted a Russian attempt yesterday to send reinforcements to surrounded detachments. Detroit, Feb. 21.

27.000 Chryslei corporation employes, Idle during the att- tomoblle longest labor dispute last fall, looked forward tonight lo a prospect of receiving nearly in unemploy-, ment benefits. Most of the workers who were; away from their Jobs for close to! the full 54-day duration of the' dispute may receive more than! $100 each. Referee Charles Rubinoff. to whom they appealed from a November decision of the Michigan unemployment compensation com- mission, ruled today they were entitled to benefits. At the same time he rejected claims of some 23,000 other Chrysler employes, holding they were lit the dispute and thus disqualified from benefits by state law.

I'nless the case Is carried to an appeals board within I days, the commission will prepare to make payments from Its state unemployment compensation fund. No indication of intent to appeal had given by the parties concerned tonight. Regarded in labor as significant were these words in ruling: "Mere membership in a union which Is the bargaining agency for all the workers is not proof of participation (In a dispute causing stoppage of work). The Michigan act expressly provides that the of regular union dues' shall not construed as financing it. From this it is obvious that the status of a union claimant is no different than that of a non-union one, under the labor dispute provisions of the act." STOCKHOLM SF.NPS SHARP PROTEST TO MOSCOW ART GALLERIES PLOT THICKENS Suicide Adds Mystery to Deal for hinese Treasures IIV 11.LI S.

HITE New York, Feb. 21 (IP mystery of the art galleries became a bizarre International melodrama tonight with a disclosure that the suicide John T. Geery had Insured the of Milton B. Logan, a fellow executive, for $150,000 while seeking to negotiate the sale of $300,000.000 worth of art treasures of the republic of China. Logan, president of the American Art Association Anderson Galleries.

until its bankruptcy last August, was bludgeoned Monday night in a motorcar as Oeery, who was the corporation's former secretary-treasurer, sat next to him. Both were under Indictment for cused of having withheld some $65,000 from clients. Accused of having been the third occupant of the automobile, t.nd the man named by as his tual assailant, was John I'og- gi, a heavy-shouldered news Stockholm, Feb. 21 Swooping Russian planes today bombed and fired the little Swedish border town of Paj ila, an Incident that threatened to rekindle the fiery Swedish movement for Intervention In Finland. Although all of residents escaped death and the shower of 13 4 bombs was believed slmed at Finnish territory just six miles away, neutral observers expressed the opinion that Swedish now would reopen their drive to help Finland "so vigorously that any other help Is nneeessary." Townspeople estimated that 3 4 of the bombs from the heavily laden raiders were explosive, the remaining 100 Incendiary.

The fact that there were no casualties was credited to a timely warning flashed from border and by the heroic work of a girl telephone operator who stuck to her post. Recruiting Speeded I Most of the lethal load waf dropped In the center of town. Among th demolished buildings were an apartment house and a saw mill from which workers just hsd time to flee. Bombs rained about a church in which terrorized townsfolk had huddled, shattering many of its windows The weather was clear and the bombers flew as low as 3.000 feet. The Swedish government ordered Its envoy to Moscow.

Vilhelm Assarsson. to an Immediate and vigorous protest at the Krem- lln. Weight was added to the theory that there would be a resurgemnt of the movement by the chief of the Swedish Finland committee, just back from Finland. He announced tonight that an ment had been reached with Finland herehy the Swedish committee would Intensify the recruiting of Swedish volunteers. stand operator, who during the n.l fierce batti.

hHd bal, on a charge of of felonious as-1 sault. (Continued on Page Two) (ought In the air Tuesday, the Finns said. They accused the Russians of machine-gunning a passenger train and bombing an lauts' nursery. Despite the scope of raids, however, on(Continued on Page Two! AMMtitW Russian Itoinba bursting in Sweden yesterday sent a fresh shiver up the spine ot frlghteued Scandinavia, on outside looking in on Europe i hoping against hope tt will be able to continue so. It was the second violation ot neutral Sweden's territory by Joseph Stalin war birds.

The first on Jan. 14, brought a prompt apology from Moscow which explained Its erring airmen were lost in a snowstorm, but It failed to mention the bombing of Sweden a Kallaka Islands on that sortie. Neutrals to 4 onfer latest foray was lu clear weather, against the little border town of Pajala. which was liombed and fired but escaped without casualties. There was a vigorous Swedish protest to Along with the violation of Norway's neutrality In the case of the Altmark, the BLAST KILLS 2 AND INJURES 15 incident will be aired thoroughly In hi.

1-n. Ul.nd a (, hour. meet- aiter th. U.k.h ha.I Saturday to fallen, or bwii pu.h.d, from th. of their ear Into a rainy Manhattan I he immediate reaction among (Continued on Two) street.

Logan reported to the po- lice that another mysterious attempt had been made recently on Ibis life; that a stranger had violently shoved him down a subway stairway some weeks ago. Landing. Feb. 21 itato social welfare commission will return here tomorrow for a three day tussle with March allocations of state relief funds to the counties. The commission approximately left of its Yeteran Fisherman Dies At Milwaukee los Smith, 7 3, a hero in the rescue of persons from the blazing Goodrich steamer Atlanta 30 headed Washington, Feb.

21 named Osgood has the street-crossing problem lick'd at busy Du Pont Circle. IWVi Osgood wants to died today 750.000 welfare appropriation for pjgCOUH little park mid- the current fiscal year, while the ceuter of the circle in which nine counties have asked approximate- streets intersect, he simply hopr ly $1,500.000 for March grants tjie anj The It is expected that Budget Di- oncoming cars always stop rector Gus Hartmau will not permit the commission to spend more than $1.000,000 during March, and possibly as little as $900,000. The t- $600.000 or must be stretched over April, May and June, In the three years he has been housed in a floral shop, there is no telling how many prominent people's tars he has held up. He has become such a character that taxi drivers now point him out to sightseers. Orphan Roads Case Headed For Courts: Delta Is Mentioned Lansing, Feb.

21 The bat- tie of the orphan roads headed for the courts today, i Attorney General Thomas Read agreed to institute litigation to determine the rights of Murray Van Wagoner, stato highway mlssioner, to cancel the t-tate trunk lino designation of roads. A group of counties has challenge cancellation of the trunk line 1 Ignat ions of 212 miles of refying Van Wagoner to compel i them to assume the responslblllt) of keeping them free of snow and in good repair. Head a igned Kenneth G. Piet! tie, an a- l-tant. to confer with Van Wagoner at vojve plans for a suit Van Wagoner wrote him that emergency situation has arisen in two and It Is im- Powder Plant Buildings Wrecked In Explosion At Elkton, Md.

Policy Slip Hoys Pose As Milkmen Capital Highlights Associated I The completed general A man debate on continuance of the rein clprocal trade agreements program with prospects for a Friday. A group of 2 4 house members called a meeting for Monday night to consider steps to deal with the unemployment Detroit. Feb 21 going from house to hou trolt with a rack ot bottles before dawn may be a milkman or he may be a policy slip peddler and collector. Elkton, 21 Two police took into ustody today men weie killed and fifteen per- four negroes and accused them of Hr it WPA reported Jured today in a powder blast that a technique, delivering 305,891 on its rolls Feb. 14.

wrecked four small buildings af BQj collecting the bets' Senator Wheeler (D-Mont) was the plant of Triumph tn represented as having decided to and windows a mile Sergt. Harvey Ferris said the out of the Ohio president'll away. men arreted had $5G and 500 probably leaving Vice The dead were listed Edward p0ury KnpM possession. (President Garner as the only op: position to local forces favoring I Tre ident Roosevelt for a third lerm. House Minority leader Mar- (iet Hi (J (test Fish til of Massachusetts was the Smith Brothers fishing and restaurant firm here.

Smith was one of the oldest fishermen in years of service on Lake Michigan. He started In the perative that a definite ruling be business at the age of 10, follow-1 obtained as soon ing iu the footsteps of his grand- i Farmers in the Lake City area father and father. recently commandeered state snow Captain Smith piloted a tug plows and used them to open boat four miles Into Lake Mtchl- snow-clogged roads that prevented gan to rescue ou the a physician from reaching a Atlanta. All were saved. Kueese and Charlt- Ea-t, who three hour The exp detonation' magHzine, of lilai was kill Gatchell, led at a after the coi ho I outright, 2.

of North ospitai xplosion. ing in Roosevelt Didn't occurred tattering that buildin and tearing a deep hole iu the ground. Three surrounding buildings, all one-story frame structures, were wrecked. Cause of the blast had not been determined tonight. Tho company, formerly a fireworks concern, has beeti making high explosives for the government.

Major Walter C. Hamilton, in charge of the Philadelphia ordnance division, U. S. Army, -aid he wav Major Joint liar't to -tlgate. Aboard CSS ang, b.

via President Roosevelt, combining husl- with pleasure, fished near a Costa Rlcan inland today but he get the biggest one. George Fox, a White House pharmacist, landed the laruest prize, a 4 5-pouud wahoo, a blue food fish. For the of the presidential aboard the S. S. Tuscaloosa.

a laconic message from Hrig. Gen. Edwin M. Watson, secretary to the president, the fishing was but otherwise i here ws. as a likely keynoter for ti Republican national convention.

House loaders tentatively agreed to vote Monday on th bill, already passed by the senate, to aid Finland by adding .000 to the export-import bank capital. Farm spokesmen opposed slashes in benefit payments before the seuate agriculture subcommittee. The house committee Investigating the labor board heard that regional directors assisted a former employe in lining up opposition to Wagner act anivndiuegts proposed by the.