Marshall Evening Chronicle from Marshall, Michigan • Page 1

AY, MARCH 27, 1939 THEY MAKE NEWS Waiting for "Dixie" C.E.GAUSS Sxpects to Name New Insurance Commissioner Within Few Days 1d wottlibe TH; rted "as soon Governor Mckinson announced today that he will a new Insurance commissioner to replace Charles K. jauss, 4 Marshall, soon, probably ihls.rweek. Gauss Is an appointee of former Goy. Frank Murphy, and Dickinson rsatd he was not under, con- slderation for reappointment. Two candidates have been mentioned for the post, he saldXForm- et ppvemor, Wllber M.

Brucker, Deitoif attorney, Interviewed the governor in behalf of the candidacy of Chartes N. McNaughton, Detroit, sirho 'formerly wfts on the de- partment'3 staff. Name -Emery The possibility is John O. Emery, he has been Glee Club Here Friday Morning Twenty-six members of the Kalamazoo college men's glee-club, who left Sunday morning on a six-day our of eastern Michigan, will appear hi Marshall high school at 10:00 a. Friday, March 31.

During this ithirty-second annual tour the glee club will visit eleven cities and will present fifteen concerts In churches, high Monday night they broadcast from WWJ: The club has memorized an interesting program of sacred and secular numfcsrs, Including 'sorneof the choral masterpieces for hiale voices as well as ribVeltles and'huV morons sslections. Director Is Henry Overley, head of the Kalamazoo college music department, director of St. Luke's choristers, a nationally known group of 100 voices, and the 'Kalamazoo male chorus. Several soloists are included In the group. David Squiers, Kalama-' zoo.

accompanyuig the club as cellist. Mr. Squires is, a scholarship student in music at Kalamazoo college whose musical work has re- ceive'd cordial recognition from the public generally as. well as music critics. Robert Hotelling, of soloist.

Is a senior member 1 who has had much solo experience both In concert and church work. recommended by Republican groups from ewry section of the' state. Dickinson 'said. The governor also was to confer with hti. late today, on thfe selection, of a budget director to succeed Harold D.

Smith, goes to Washington April 15, to become federal budget director. vtoufe Schfarimcl, Ponttac, director frthC advisory council sot Michigan, has -been recommend- for that position, Dickinson -Murray, an emplose for 19 years, wfes nimed oy tht late Gov. Frink 'f iKLtZgeTiOld as acting director to Srjilth when he resigned. COURT BLDG. Attorney General Frank joinMttee in Washington, at Supreme Court bench was Waiiam O.

Douglas (ngtot) Murphy at hearing of senate ju which nomination of PtflE OKLAHOMA KMS EIGHT Four Othiers Injured As Braniff Air Liner Comes Down Week's EvenU at High School Luted iV The meeting of the Twitf coaches at the Albion high school Tuesday and the college Glee club assembly Friday ate among the of the current BCtlVltle8 the high school The "complete schedule ot events follow. Monday Assembly, Albion copege.band 9:60 a. m. Teachers exchange home MONO AY CLUB Place Now Occupied by Funeral Home Will Be Used As House SPEECH BY MUSSOUKI tEFTIHlCH. At the busiriess meeting of Monday, club voted to purchase at the vr of Diplomats Regard It However As Dominance in Mediterranean Vera firuba (abovey bemutiful figure skater, Is literally a country.

En rmite from New- York, was dented 'admii- sipn to Canada on grounds that, "a citizen of non-existent if she was admitted to Can- 4da the United States coujd tben very properly refuse to take, her street for a club Mr: Cburt, the way, Is not contemplating leaving Marshall but wishes to a more desirable several of which he has In 'Until he decides he will contttiufc' to occtipy Back to tne State's Voters Go to Polls Next 'day Mich. Interest in spring election activities mounted today as the campaign, Interrupted by the death of Governor Frank D. Fitzgerald, entered the final week. A week from today Michigan voters wilt elect eight state officials and decide whether two 'proposed constitutional amendments dealing with the judiciary shall be ratified. County school commissioners and other local officials also will be chosen.

Altho "Michigan voters in the past; have shown a'reluctance to tamper with the Constitution, the two amendments under consideration-this year seemingly have a good: chance of adoption. Non-Partisan Judges them provides for the nan-partisan election of supreme court justices, circuit court judges, probate judges and all county judicial 'officers. This amend: ment was submitted to the people in November W34. and defeated by less tlian 60.000. The vote was 601,580 for amendment and on Fage 6, Column 5) the building.

That It Is possible the club Completes 2880-Mile Over-Water Hop in 17 Hours, 35 Min. OKLAHOMA cml', (UP) preUrnlnary investigation Indicated today that the crash of a Braniff air liner which killed elgfct persons and four others, early yesterday i wws caused by motor faUure and vlstelllty "too to allow ft -successful emergency landing. Co-Pilot Malcbun Wallace, who with Pilot Claude Beaton and -two passengers managed to 'crawl from the wrecked plane only moment before it exploded, said the left motor "failed Immediately after the takeoff" from municipal airport at 2:43 a. m. When tlw motor he both he.

Seatori knew they would have 1 to liarid and so advised passengers by flashing an slgnT to the cabin ordering the Adjustment of safety "If. the weathSr ihad been clear- Wallace said, ''we might have -otten down safely. But a light made It difficult to judge dls- Cylinder Failed Bert Ison, Civil aeronautics authority Inspector who flew here to the said the No. 6 cylinder of left motor ap- tiarently failed a few minutes after the takeoff. He had already sent a preliminary report to Washington said a formal statement woujd ba Issued whenv- hte jJ4yeattgatlon BS completed.

Wallace was unable to, explain he origin of a fire which licked up reports in the library at 4:00 p. Tuesday Meeting of Twin at Albion high school at Home reports distributed to the students at m. Usher club and Science club plays in auditorium at m. Wednesday Home town program at 11:30. Teachers' club at p.

m. Friday Assembly, Kalamflioo college Glee club at 10:00 a. m- Spring vacation begins p. m. School resumes at a.

m.f April 10th. Senior class trip to visit Jackson 12:30 p. m. ttanaifets drov the Republican lines Irel today ah match Snto tant Negotiations rid; Indicated capital are and -eager for" (ta endX the horror civfl war. Nationalists had ton" Madrid eats troops and manded the AWres Plan- Political circles in Rome said today that Frontier Benlto Mussolini's speech of terday, mentioning Tunisia, D'JlT boutl, and the Sueis canal as points of Italian conflict, with France, a bid for dominance In the i Most people seek peace', but Jt Is the business of thiS man to.

look for, He is H. R. Knickerbocker, biterriauonal News Service corrft- waving adieu as-he sailed from New York for to be vn hand for next developments on the war-jittery to make this purchase is due to the fact that Miss EUtabeth K. Hughes a member oyer' a long period, bequeathed the club $5,000. Her will stipulated that It be used for no other purpose than that of a club house.

Faithful custodians of the trust for'many years were the late Katherine E. Billings, Mrs. Bert P. Welch and Mrs. Winthrop T.

Phelps. Carefully managed by the Marshall Building Loan Association of which H. C. Albaugh is the able manager, the $5,000 has increased to something move than $10,500. Few Objections Mr.

Court wishing to dispose of (Concluded on Page 5. Column 4) Mediterranean. The speech Itself was moderate In tone. It was regarded as likely to lead to negotiations soon after the fall of Madrid on a three- point basis: American Airways' 41-ton Yankee in Horta harbor at M. EST.

today, completing a 2.880-m'lle over-water hop from Baltimore" Iti. 17 hours and 33 mln- uteW passengers, the huge flying -boat swept gracefully down to' tiW amooith, waters of the bay almost exactly on schedule after an uneventful flight frorn Baltimore' on leg of its maiden trans-Atlantic cruise. Under command of Capt. Harold the cock- bouncing nit when -everal hundred mile from the 'airport, crashed Into i fence. The ignition gasoline Unes had cut bifpw plane Crashed, he fire was respon-, Accounts for Polish Hesitancy'tpBntet Alliance; 'With" Britain, Newt Chronicle, liberal party organ, asserted today tenorts bad reached London that Germany fa note to Poland, regarding the free city of Danag area' the post of missloner aboHsljed- what may happen in of Italy hi the veteran trans-Atlantic Mediterranean and Italian naval equality with France.

of the French- Italian treaty of 1935, which Italy abrogated last December, by a new treaty settling the status of Tunisia, Djibouti, and the canal. by Italy that the settlement of these questions wipes out any and all obligations France might have had toward Italy es the result of the secret London treaty of 1015, under which Italy i puot, the big plane came In swiftly from the west. The Clipper made its. first landfall at 7:40 a. m.

hours and six minutes out of winged directly into the harbor. The.water was smooth and the Cupper, almost as big as a two- story house, landed gracefully and taxied up to a mooring buoy. The landing was quick and businesslike. Twenty-seven minutes -ible for the three gasoline explo- ZIC plflnff ftnd' tUrHftcl j- 0 -oaring death pyre for seven passengers, and the stewardess; The death 1 Allen, Miss Bvanston, 111, Bate, R. Denver.

Cairo, Senor Jerim, Calleon, Bilbao, Mexico. Copllri, Chicago. Grossman, Aurora, ul. Hinckley, Mrs. Port Isabel Tex.

Sheldon, Mrs. Georgia, Sallna Kansas. Zarr, Miss Louise, stewardess Dallas. Enronte to Dallaa The ship, a Douglass 14-passen- (Concluded on Page 4, Cohnuii 2) proMenV German? and righto vert to- Germany port rights which Poland WofiM enjoy. The News Chronicle asserted that Poland considering the note crefully and that the derv man "proposals" one reason for Polish hesitation to jojn any (Concluded on Mige i) MORTUARY According to reeorda; oMew players are at the peak of, tijelr game when they are of After 11 years UiSr kwa- aess and alertness begin to The.White House, homa pTuU States "-K indled the until "Teddy" llmt.

sufcxestea that home toetr.a dUtlncUye aqd ttie Blouse it KJU been ever Grasshoppers are-only to ''rJtomp when the. A 08 Time- There were three little but now there's only two! Uttle pit got a new 'MJMie, safe aid Mond, nev- ee to be worried about Uu kftr bafl wolf How Simply by plates are frick acton "Want Izmmlm Mrs. J. J. Hess Mrs.

J. J. Hess, 84. passed away Saturday evening at 8:00 o'clock at her home in Marengo township. She had been ill with pneumonia about one week.

Mrs. Hess was born May 16. 1854. in Germany and came to the United States alone when a young girl. She had been a resident of Calhoun county for fifty-five years.

Surviving are four daughters. Mrs. Charles Cooper, Vfn. Albert Thunder, both of Marshall, 'Mrs. Pied Maybee.

of Marengo township and Mrs. J. H. Me dlncey of Detroit; a son, Hess, at home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the residence and at 2:30 o'clock at the'zion Lutheran church.

Rev Chr. Heldenrelch will officiate and interment will be in Oakrldge cemetery. Sarah L. Skinner Mrs. Sarafr Skinner passed away Saturday at the home of her niece In Detroit.

She was the widow of the late Louis Skinner. She is survived by three nieces, Mrs. Raymond Grisell of Detroit, at whose home she died. Miss Agnes Powell and Mrs. Ixmlae Fife, both Of Marshall; other nieces and was promised concessions for join ing In the World War.

Five Main Points Government circles, discussing Mussolini's speech, said that it contained these main points: desires peace based on recognition by all major European powers in general and in particular of Italy's sacrosanct rights." Berlin-Rome "axis" remains solid. 3-r-Outstanding problems be- Week's Schedule of Recreation FilzgeraldV tween ItaV and France must be settled at once or the present breach separating the countries (Concladed on Page Column 5) after the Clipper sighted Horta under a slightly overcast sky, the frying boat was down In the harbor and taxiing to her buoy. 165 MUes Per Hoar Most of the trip was made at an altitude of between 8,000 and 9,000 feet and at a speed of approximately 165 miles per hour. Clouds obscured the sea part of the way. The plane was In constant touch with Pan-American radio stations at Baltimore and Horta.

Powered by four huge motors, the big seaplane carried 4,500 gallons of gasoline, a crew of 12, and nine private and government ob- (Oonduded on Page 4. Column 1) Flood of New Bills Expected at Lansing LANSING. A blizzard of new bills was expected in the legislature today as the deadline for the Introduction of proposed new laws approached. After April 3, only appropriation bills will be accepted by clerk of the house and the secretary of the senate, except under suspension of the rules. More than bills have been tossed into MOD.

Mar. 87 Interatty vs. "Carton Min of Battle Creek. vs, Kahters. vs.

Tekonsha. Wed. Bfareh (final game) vs. Out of town team. I vs.

Out of town team, lifetime. Moore vs. Charlotte. I son. nut tmm 'Tl Phillips 66 va.

Out "of town Eight Members of One Family Drown DAWSON CREEK, B. C. Eight members of one family were drowned today when an Ice jam at the juncture of the Pine and Murray rivers hi northeastern British Columbia flooded a wide area of ranchlands. Those drowned Identified as "The Warrens" and included, the nephews in clnlty. Battle Creek and vl- The remains will arrive Marshall at 10:58 o'clock, Tumday morning and will be taken to the JKetoer-Mow funwal funeral wviow father and mother, three children, and three grandchildren.

Only the body of one women was recovered. Released by warm weather the ice packs smashed together and piled up at the juncture where Merit System Assn. Issues a Report LANSING (UP) Michigan Merit System Association laid down a barrage of charges regard- tag, "political jobs" today as the legislature prepared for action on an administration civil service bill. George Meader, association secretary. issued a report on the operations of civil service since Jan.

1 In which he alleged that 102 ''political' jobs" have been added to the state service under rulings of the attorney general which said were of "doubtful legality." both streams Peace river. flow The north to grinding the and roar could be heard for miles. Settlers fled to higher ground as the waters spread rapidly over an 80-mile area north. He said that of the 2,175 exempt positions on Jan. 1.

a total of 544 have been filled on a political basic. "Since Jan. 1. 102 new positions in this croup have been he continued. This means that there are enough political, positions at pres- 400 the hoppers out it is expected that nearly l.COO will have been submitted by next Monday.

As the legislature entered the 13th week of the 1938 regular session, only a few major items of legislation had been and signed by the governor. These included the small loan bill, the measure abolishing the public utilities commission and creating a public service commission (held up by court action) and a $300,000 appropriation for old age assistance. Home-Made Plane Crashes at Pontiac PONTIAC. Mich. (UP.) Woodrow W.

Crystal, 23-year-old would-be pilot, was hi a Rochter hospital today recovering from a concussion while the U. a Department of Commerce investigated the crackup of Crystal's home-made 'TO? Montana Town Fights To Pre- vent Flood GLASGOW, Mont All available men, in Glasgow and workers from the, nearby Fort Peck Dam project were pressed into service today in attempt to hotter a dlM, against the onslaught of the WK river flood waters, Lashed by a hiUergato north, weary wutkeuT rushed and sandbags to spoto to the dike as they developed the pressure of water 30 feeV normal Glasgow homes threatened 4f dike should give way were orfaftd abandoned. Fanners TJaB areas not already flooded warned to get out to higher grQUJML Army engineers directto ttttl fight said they honed would hold although tf still rising. Workers bioto to cheers at a report stream was dropping. Meagre reports reaching here ent to supply eight jobs to the indicated Warrens were trap-1 faithful In.

each county, or four for I m. party to ana, ped without warning, graph, and tptephone, tkm tor the memhesb of the oontroOmg with 9M the governor to dis- Crysfcl airplane. Authorities said Crystal attempt' ed a solo flight after only one hour of dual instruction. Following a weird, sig-sag flight between houses and over trees, the craft went Into tallspin at an altitude of 100 feet. Tho youtWttl Green" did not pUott 11- nor was Uw pUne oammerce 1C flfljBB.