The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 1

YOU XXX NO. 120 THE ESCANABA DAILY PRESS Associated Pm ss Lhaied Wire News Service1 KSCANABA, MICHIGAN, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7.193H (U pper eninsula eading ewspaper PAGES) SINGLE COPS CENTS BARKLEY WINS KENTUCKY ELECTION 17. P. State Fair To Open Tuesday TALK AGAINST THIRD TERMER IS STIRRED UP Drawing for the Roleo FOES OF PRESIDENT FINDING SUPPORT IN SOLID SOUTH BY JOHN W. HENDERSON Washington.

Aug. 6 A proposal to restore the two-thirds in the 1940 Democratic content Ion may become a rallying point for anti administration Democrats it President Roosevelt stands for a third term. A group of southern politicians is already calculating the chances of winning enough northern support in 1940 to restore the rule, which once gave the ill effective veto power in party I'Ouncils. Scrapped in 1932 This same group formed a hloc in the last congress against some the legislative proposals. Under the two-thirds rule, scrapped in 1932 when Mr Roosevelt was nominated, no candidate could win the Democratic presidential nomination without a two-thirds convention vote.

The south had more than a third of the delegates thus could withhold the nomination from anyone it opposed. i hout the rule, which often Democratic conventions into a deadlock for weeks at a time, a simple Santa Barbara, Aug. 6 majority has the power to choose Warner Oland, the harlie he candidate. Amy W. Molger.

society editor of the Kscnnaha Press, Win. J. Duehaine, publicity director of the Kscanaba Roleo. and James R. Andrews, tournament manager, are shown above as they conducted the drawings for the world's championship log rolling tournament to he held at the Peninsula State Pair August 12 to 14.

Thirty- six men and six girl hirlers will compete In the Roleo. The pairings will be announced Tuesday. PrtRi Photo Charlie Chan Of Movies Dies In Native Sweden If antl-Roosovelt forces could muster a majority in favor of the two-thirds regulation In 1940. they would capture a potent weapon vtth which to tight any thiru-tetin irive. Alda Some of the politicians considering antl-third-term tactics said today that it might be possible to obtain a majority for the rule even though a majority of the conven- would vote to renominate the president.

The rule would appeal, they pre dieted, to the south, to delegations supporting "favorite candi- 1ates and to who would like to oppose the president without voting directly against him. These politicians declined to be quoted by name until, they said, the president had disclosed his intentions definitely. Mr. best known statement on the question thus far was made at a Democratic banquet on March 4. 1937, when he said: "My great ambition on January 20.

1941, is to turn over this desk and chair in the W'hlte House to mv successor, whoever he may be, with the assurance that I am at the same time turning over to him as president a nation Speculation over the Chan who escaped a thousand terrible deaths on the screen, died of bronchial pneumonia today in his native Sweden. When the 57-year-old star of im reen died, his estranged the former Edith (Continued on Page WEATHER LOWER LAKES: Gentle to moderate variable winds, mostly southwest to west; partly cloudy Sunday. UPPER LAKES: Gentle to moderate variable winds; partly cloudy on Huron, probably showers or thunderstorms on Michigan and Superior Sunday. LOWER MICHIGAN: Partly eloody Sunday, showers ant! thunderstorms Sunday night and Monday; cooler Monday. MICHIGAN: Increasing rloudinees, followed by showers or Uiundrntiorma in west and central portions Sunday, and In extreme tut portion Monday; cooler in wMt and central Sunday, and in extreme east Monday.

At High laat 7:30 P. M. 94 Hoars ESCANABA 76 84 Tern per arnera High Yesterday Alpena 86 Los Angeles. 84 Asheville----- 84Marquette 76 Atlanta 88Memphis 96 Bismarck 90 86 Boston------- 84 Milwaukee 80 Buffalo 84 P. 92 Calgary 84 Chicago 88New Orleans 94 Cincinnati 96 New York 86 Cleveland 92 Oklahoma 98 Cochrane 76 Omaha 88 Denver 88 Parry Sound 88 Detroit 85 98 Duluth 84 Pittsburgh 92 Edmonton 56 Port Arthur.

80 Evansville 90 6 2 Frankfort 84 St. Louis 88 Galveston 88Salt Lake 92 Gr. RapMs 88 68 Green Bay 94 Soo, Mich. 82 Jacksonville-78 Seattle-------68 Indianapolis- 88 Washington. 88 Kamloops 78 Winnipeg SO Kansas City.

90 Yellowstone. 78 Hollywood. Aug. 6 Twenty yeprs ago, movie fans sat breathless as Warner Oland tried with diabolic cunning, week after week, to kill Pearl White. Both died in Europe, far trom the scenes of he old silent movie serial thrillers In which they in Stockholm today and Miss in Parts two days before him They were the villain and heroine In the famous old serial, Perils of Shearn of the stage, was preparing for a hurried trip from here to his bedside.

The end came in a Stockholm hospital after Oland was removed from the home of Eric Stocklasse. Scandinavian artist and friend of 0W0SS0 DEATH GERMJSOLATED Dysentery Is Identified As Tropical Disease, Rare In North the actor, In Tyreso. near Stockholm. Mrs. Oland was so overcome by the news that she cancelled reservations on airplanes and- steamer, made five days ago when she first learned of her husband's illness.

She received word yesterday that his condition ires critical. Harrison Ryon, the widow's attorney, said Oland would he buried In the little Swedish town of his birthplac as he requested. Oland came to America in 1893 with his father Jonas Oland, a half Russian, and Ills brother, Arvid. They settled on a windswept farm in Connecticut but before many years lie was In Boston, working In a machine shop to earn $6 a week while he took voice lessons. In his first stage appearance there he played one of the gay Gascons in a Sarah Bernhardt production.

Oland saved his money, and after his marriage in 1908, produced and played in Ibsen's "Peer Charlie Chan was brought to life on the screen by Olaird in 1931 and he made 17 Chan pictures. By a muscular contraction of his eye lids and by brushing the ends of his eyebrows up and his mustache down, he could, without makeup, look like an Oriental. Owosso. Aug. 6 (JP State health officers today began a checkup of ailing residents of this section, confident they had isolated a germ that caused the death of six persons here.

State Health Commissioner Don W. Gudakunst said the germ had been identified through experiments on a monkey as shiga dysentery, an oriental or tropical disease extremely rare in this section of the country. He described the disease as most severe of all dysentery that spread through contaminated water or food. It may be contracted from fresh, uncooked food, or water that has not been boiled, he said. Dr.

Gudakunst said the diagnosis was the first ever made of the disease in Michigan. It may have been brought to this country by a carrier from the orient, he explained. The commissioner said health officers would visit approximately 28 persons reported ailing in this area to determine whether they were suffering from the disease He requested the city to expand its chemicalization of wob so sewage as a precaution against spread of the disease and again warned Owosso residents against eating uncooked foods and drinking water that has not been boiled. Four members of the Llewellyn Bennett family and two members of other families here died this week, apparently trom the disease. DIRECTOR STRICKEN Beverly Hills, Aug.

6 Director John G. Blystone. 4 5 died today of a heart attack a few hours after the death in Stockholm of Warner Oland. whom Blystone started in the famous Charlie Chan series years ago. Blystone directed 6 7 pictures for Fox studios, later 20th Century-Fox, before he resigned In February, 1936, after 17 years of service.

GROUNDS ARE NOW BUSTLING wnuAcnvrfY CONCESSION SPACE BEING EAGERLY TAKEN UP The Upper Peninsula State Fair grounds are already bustling with activity as hurried preparations art' being made for the tenth annual exposition on Tuesday. Ilot dog. bingo and other con- ression stands are alread) up on midway, and crews of workmen are also busily engaged in putting up the special exhibits in the main exposition building. Ben Sawyer of Saginaw, who has been placed in charge of place of Joe Wils of Latirluin, wlo is unable to serve due to illnets, said yesterday that virtually space is already contracted indicatine that those who are tn the fair business believe this fair will be a profitable Many New Many new educational exhibits will he on the grounds this week. The state highway department is building a typical state tourist Information lodge, surrounded by roadside tables.

The license and gas tax divisions of the secretary of state's office will have a special exhibit. The conservation department is placing deer in the corrall, which in past years has quartered several Isle Royale moose, and Is also bringing its popular fish exhibit. The Forest Service Is also planning something unique and Interesting this year. Tuesday will he Day at the state fair. Children will he admitted Into the grounds free of charge, and the rides on the midway of the nationally known Liberty Shows will be at half- price.

Harness racing will start Tuesday afternoon. Thrill Day Wednesday Wednesday will be both Thrill Day and 4-H Club Day. Capt. F. F.

Frakes will do his ing airplane crash into a house erected in the racetrack mldfield and Jimmie Lynch and his Death Dodgers will do their two-hour daredevil program on the track, presenting another thrill show similar to the one staged by Lucky Teter and his Hell Drivers last year. Features of the 4-H club program will include the county parade, judging of exhibits. and the potato, dairy and home economics achievement contests. The Upper Peninsula pistol tournament will get under way on Wednesday and will be completed on Thursday. The new pistol range will be dedicated with staging of a banquet 6:30 Wednesday evening in the Central M.

E. church tent. Speakers will be: P. J. Hoffmaster.

director of conservation; L. N. Jones, regional supervisor of the conservation department; Capt. C. J.

Scavarda. Capt. E. E. Lyons and Capt.

O. E. Demaray of the state police. Fred J. Earle, president of the Escan- Visitors Here Yesterdav w.L.ic.

ixi'Kiaml. 11 known I.in- photographer, ami Hadden M.irl,* ice president of the Harris Trust and Savings Hank of Chicago, stopped off here for a couple hours to visit with friends while enroute to the Copper Count where Mr Kirkland will take pictures today of the Central Mine Reunion miles north of Boughton. They also plan to visit in Brainerd, on Monday before returning to Chicago. pr-ma rum High Humidity Increases Heat Distress; 42 Deaths Governor Will Call Legislature Around Last Of This Month Grandvllle, Mich Aug. 6.

Governor Murphy told Interviewers today he expected to Issue a call for a special session of legislature the 28th or of this The governor said he planned i to rail legislative council and! the house and senate taxation committees Into session before the legislature to map out1 a program for raising funds toj refill depleted relief coffers. 'i am doing this so that all angles of the problem may be et- amiiied and the legislature will not be taken by surprise when It. he explained While not stating specifically I what new revenue-raising plans1 he had in mind. Murphy said he believed any tax or faxes should he and not in addition to old taxes should be we end when the need In he asserted The governor flew to Detroit I late today He planned to there by plane Sunday for Lud-j ington where he is to deliver an I address at the Fattier Marquette memorial service Sunday night. TRIO EXPELLED BY UAW CHIEF (By AaMriftted Premo lient and humidity combined yegterday to bring distress to Report Of Finding Hawaiian Clipper Called Erroneous Frankensteen, Mortimer and Hall Given Mott Severe Penalty areas, particularly In the east.

Although cooler weather reported by the Chicago weather! Detrolt, Aug. 6 The United bureau in the extreme northern Workers of Plains, lower Missouri valley and, executive board tonight removed North Atlantic states, the ther- from and expHled from the mometers in most eastern and C) union of fonr southern sectors showed readiugs ponded international vice presi- above normal. dents. The fourth was suspended At least 4 2 deaths had been New York. Aug American Airways officials said tonight they had not been informed officially of the reported sighting of the missing Hawaii clipper near Douglas reef A spokesman of the company suggested that the report that the giant flying boat had been found might have arisen from a request made through the American embassy in Tokyo that a Japanese ship, the Canberra Maru, he enlisted in the search for the clipper Pan American learned that Canberra Maru was en route from 1 Australia to Kobe, Japan, and I could explore the area around Douglas reef without deviating greatly from its course.

The reef is only a short dis- tance north of the course which the clipper was following when it vanished. (Continued on Page Two) Washington, Aug 6 state department issued the following statement tonight concerning the search for the missing Hawaiian clipper: state department this afternoon informed the American embassy at Tokyo that the Pan American Airways believes the Hawaii clipper may be In the vicinity of Parece Vela (Douglas Reef), 20 degrees 25 minutes north and 136 degrees and five minutes east, which is in the approximate area of probable drift and would greatly appreciate a blamed on high temperatures, humidity, and torrential rains. Fight persons- members of two families drowned Friday at Sevierville, in the wake of rains. In many localities figures on the percentage of humidity were higher than the temperature readings. By noon the temperature in New York City reached 70 degrees.

but the percentage of humidity was 83. Detroit's humidity was 94 per cent, with a noon temperature of 8 3. Showers predicted for both Detroit and New York City, however, were counted on for some relief. Washington, I). had humidity of 91 per cent, with more steaming weather forecast for the week-end.

Minneapolis topped this figure with 97 per cent, and from Springtield, came an unofficial report the humidity there was nearly lou per cent. Kansas baked and there was little 1 wave which sent soaring to 112 on from office for three months. Those given the most severe penalty possible under the union's constitution were Richard T. Frankensteen. Wyndham Mortimer and Ed Hall.

Walter Wells was suspended for three months dating from June 13. the day President Homer Martin suspeuded the four and also Secretary-treasnrer George Addes. Addes was tried by the board first, alone, and removed from office and expelled from the U. A. a mouth ago.

Martin charged the five officers with conspiring to the union and turn It over to the Communists. The disciplined officers retaliated with charges that administration was dominated by Jay Lovestone. head of the independent Communist Labor League. Martin was grim-faced as he slowlv announced the verdict of the 18 members of the board who iope for relief from a heat tried the officers. None of the de- the mercury fendants appeared before the board at the resumption of their trial today.

Friday. SOVIETS TURNED BACKBY JAPAN Heavy Losses Claimed After Night Attack On Changkufeng Yiki, Korea, (near the Siberian Border). Aug. 7 (Sunday) A Japanese communique said today Soviet Russian troops staged a night attack on disputed Chang- kufeug hill but were repulsed with heavy losses. The comunique said three Soviet regiments began advancing shortly before dusk Saturday, accompanied by many tanks.

They charged Japanese positions and by midnight were repulsed by severe hand-to-hand fighting, the communique said. Japanese reported today that about 100 Soviet airplanes were involved in invasion of Korean territory. Hi addition to two Soviet planes said to have been downed by anti-aircraft fire, four heavy Russian guns were said to have been silenced by retaliatory Japanese shelling. 'Fighting Reviewed By Nonstop Doug Corrigan New- York, Aug. 6 wealing his oil-smeared leather jacket, Douglas Corrigan; forgot his slight chest injury to day and motored to Camp Smith at Peekskill, N.

to review the I of the famous old 69th Infantry regiment. The 31-year-old aviator, set his compass for Canlfornia and landed in Dublin, Ireland, in his $900 was escorted by Maj-. Gen. William N. Haskell, commander Of the New York State National Guard; Col.

Joseph A. S. Mundy, 27th division staff chief,) and Col. Alexander E. Anderson, commander of the 165th Infantry, which was known as the of World war days.

Crorigan reached the review field 25 minutes the Irish luck which spirited his plane safely across the Atlantic served him again. Had he been on time, he would have arrived in the midst of a torrential rain. weather cleared and, just as he finished the review, the skies again blackened and dropped another deluge. After the review, he returned to Newr York en route west, except for receptions in Milwaukee, St. Louis, San Antonio, Galveston.

Long Beach, Los Angeles, San Francisco and the Cleveland air CORRIGA races, he has practically no commitments at all. As for the have no plans, except to ilv TWO MEN SHOT IN MASON, MICH. Family Tangles Blamed for (iun Battle In Business Section Mason, Aug. 6. domestic tangle was blamed today for the death of a Mason police officer and a Mason resident wiio shot it out in the downtown business section at 3 a.

m. The victims were Officer James Rav Hinkley, 52, and Richard Sandway, 58, whose estranged wife the police officer was escorting home. Mrs. Blanche Sand way told Sheriff Allan A. MacDondld that she asked Officer Hinkley to protect her enroute to her house be-! cause she was fearful her luishand would harm her.

She said way suddenly stepped from between two buildings. Jammed a shotgun in abdomen, and fired. Hinkley fell, he pulled his service pistol and fired twice at Sandwav before collapsing on the sidewalk. Then, as he lay wounded on the pavement, he fired two more shots. Sandway fell with bullets in each lung.

Mrs. Sand way, who was uninjured, told police her husband twice last night came to a restaurant where she was employed and sat staring at her. She said Hinkley entered the restaurant shortly before it closed and she asked him to escort her home. wife was reported visiting her daughter. Mrs.

Mary McCormick, in Ann Arbor. SON DIES Albion, D. Brown, 5 5. who retired last month as president of the Albion Malleable Iron died Saturday. He was the son of the late John G.

Brown, founder of the company. Lightning Strikes Truck On Way To Home Hit By Bolt Gainesville, Aug. 6. struck the home of the Lester Grants yesterday and they called the fire department. Assistant Chief Monroe Hope and Fireman R.

E. Speuce sped toward the scene. Suddenly they saw a flash, felt a terrific jolt and heard a peal of thunder. Fire crackled about the metal parts of the truck. Lightning had hit it and knocked off a ladder.

liihurt. the firemen drove on to find the only damage at the Grant home a hole in the wall. NEW DRIERS TESTS IN HUMAMES TOUR SORE STATES BALLOTS TUESDAY LoulsvllS, KyAug. 6 Senator lead on return from today's Democratic primary over Governor B.Chandler was 32.24 4 at 1 1 30 Central Standard Time trslght. The rport at this hour from 3106 of the state's 4.313 Eighty counties compKe.

Kentucky has 120 countea. Tie tabulation gave Barkley 20H.MM and handler 176,560. Senator Barkley was leading In of the nine congressional disticts. In the Republican primary John P. Hasweli continued pick up a lead over his four opponents.

Haswe.ll had the hacking of the ntate administration. Htawell's vote was 6,694 on returns from 874 precincts in 84 counties. Boosted WPA In a national broadcast tonight from his home In Versailles Governor Chandler said the I er of the federal government had been used bring abottt my defeat." yon know the president came to Kentucky and made a speech against he said. ran the WPA from 33,000 to about 100,000 A further check of the congressional district totals showed Senator Barkley had a substantial lead In western Kentucky. In the first had 30,591 votes to 17,979 for Chandler.

In the adjoining second, liarkley was ahead 34,997 to 16,237 for the governor. Rivalry Stirs Barkley had the personal backing of President Roosevelt. Three of the eight Democratic congressmen were renominated without opposition. These were Noble J. Gregory of the first district.

Beverly M. Vincent of the second and Edward W. Creal of the fourth. Bloodshed marked the bitter rivalry between the Barkley and Chandler factions in Breathitt county, where in 1921 four persons were killed and 17 wounded In an election shooting. Former Sheriff Combs was killed on the stairway of a building housing Barkley headquarters.

His brother Combs, county chairman for Chandler and Sheriff Walter Deaton were wounded. Five men. Including the Barkley county chairman, are sought in the shoot- in8- Combs, in an interview, said he and his brother went to the building where precinct committeemen were meeting, which had been called to oust their father S. L. Combs as county Democratic chairman.

Was Whip President Roosevelt, early in July, came Into Kentucky for a one-day speaking tour. He made three speeches favoring Senator Barkley. In the main talk of the day at Latonla race track, near Covington, the president lauded (Continued on Page Two) AT HANCOCK Hancock. Coast guardsmen from 21 stations in the 11th district Saturday celebrated the 14 8th anniversary of the founding of tlie S. coast guard service.

Guardsmen from the district, which includes the western shore of Lake Michigan and Lake Superior. held an outing at the Portage ship canal. Traffic Toll Lapeer, Aug. 6 Raymond Nelson, 35, of North Lake, was injured fatally late today in an automobile collision on the Tuscola-Laper county line a miles south of Fostoria. Nelson was a foreman at a woolen mill In Columbiaville and the driver of the other car was ofie of his ployes, Harlan Stesseu of Unionville.

Stessen was uuhurt. Bur nips Mrs. Emmett Southworth, 30, of Zeeland, was killed Saturday wheu the automobile In which she was riding collided with a gravel truck west of here. J. M.

Van Dyke, Grand Rapids, driver of the truck, was iu- jured slightly. SAVE GIRL Erie. Aug. 6. Coast guardsmen pulled Marian Dailey, 22.

of Saginaw Bay. and three western Pennsylvania com- Free Soil Trapped beneath panions from Lake Erie today an overturned truck, Edward Ra- when a sudden storm caused their 26, of Free Soil, was killed 20-foot sailboat to capsize. Big Fish Delivers Prayer To Angler Miami, Aug. 6 R. Russell told a tale today about a fish delivering a prayer from its mouth.

When lie landed a 12-pound grouper, he said, a shell on which the prayer had been engraved came out with the hook Saturday. Racalla, driver of the truck, apparently lost control of the vehicle one-half mile north ol here. Ernest Frederickson, aged 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Frederickson.

living at S368 North Bartlett avenue. Milwaukee, was instantly killed at 12:30 o'clock this morning in an accident occurring on highway M-69, four miles east of highway M-9S, when the automobile he was driving and a truck owued and driven by Ernest Bodelin. 619 Wells street. Iron MypuJjin, wldf swiped ou the road..