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EATHER Fair, warmer tonight. Cloudy' Wednesday, THE EVENING INDEPENDENT H9 VOL. LXXI, NO. 271 ESTABLISHED 1863 EXCLUSIVE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND CENTRAL PRESS DISPATCHES MASSILLON, OHIO, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1938 PAUL McCALISTER "Board Bill Baby" in Court Here is Paul McCalister, "board bill baby" held by neighbors for weeks because his father, Fred McCalister, of Newville, was unable to pay 516 demanded lor his care. The husky 9-months-old youngster played with the judge's gavel while the latter returned him to his parents.

He been left with neighbors when his mother went to ft hospital for an operation. SEKWH Kit I URGES BOOST IN MBILL 'Gag May Recommend Rule' To' Action on March JL House leaders discussed today the a'd- visability of recommending a "gag rule" to hasten a vote on the complicated tax revision bill. The" 334-page measure, on which debate will begin 1 Thursday, 'covers such a broad field that legislators said almost any revenue proposal might be in order unless amendments were restricted. The "gag rule," if adopted, would limit general debate to 12 hours, waive all parliamentary objects to the legislation, and ban any amind- ments except those offered by the committee on ways and means. Would Halt Pet Schemes Committeemen said a rule of that type would prevent any member from attempting to insert some pet tax scheme.

The bill provides for broad modifications of the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes, which have been criticized widely as a deterrent (See 10) REPUBLIC CUTS WORKING WEEK Five-Day Week For All Office Em- ployes Of Corporation Put Into Effect Today A blanket reduction from five and a half days to five days in the working week for office employes of the Republic Steel went into effect today': Announcement of the reduction was made at the Republic Steel office at Cleveland. The working week reduction will reduce" the office employes' income nine and per cent. A large portion of employes at the local office of the Republic Steel will not be affected as the white collar departments have been working on curtailed schedules, it was said. OUR WEATHER A4 AM iWASSlLLON AND VICINITY Fair and -warmer tonight. Wednesday increasing cloudiness and warmer.

Rain Wednesday Jiighl. DAILY TEMPERATURE CHART 8a.m. Vdav's City Condition Tcd.ty Atlanta oioar Boston cloudy ir; Buffalo clojny 2fi ChiMgo clear fincim-ati ckar Oevelnnd clear Cohiml.us clear ciear partly HI clear Kan.ssr Cily J.os Angeles Minim clmi'ly Minneapolis cloudy Xcw Orleans dew Xcw York partly PiU'burgh clear Portland. Ore clear r.n if. 2S so SO 'it 3d 4K is .16 32 so Tfl 41 2: K-TO.

Miami. 7S. Quebec, 1 below Pittman Suggests $600,000,000 Increase Building Program Youth's Abductors Demand $60,000 Police Withdraw From Hunt on Request of New York Attorney NOTE IS FOUND Ohio Pastor Faces Heart Balm Suit Twelve-year-old Boy Reported Missing Since Last Thursday By A. MOROSO WASHINGTON, March 1. house naval committee' recommended today a 530,000,000 experimental fun'd for the Of this $3,000,000 would be earmarked for construction of a new dirigible to replace the Los Angeles.

WASHINGTON, -March 1. Senator (C-Ney) suggested today a $600,000,000 increase in the billion dollar naval building program "-in view of continued foreign -preparations for war and the almost total absence of plans for peace." Pittman, who as chairman of the senate foreign relations committe" frequently voices administration opinions, did not ofler specific proposals for spending the extra money. The navy department, he said, could work out details. "Our government must be prepared to win." he declared in an interview, "if we are imposed upon by any government or group of governments. "If we are prepared to win, in ray opinion we will not be attacked The only answer to a threat is to increase our naval -program." Public Heating-s Ended Chairman-Vinson (D-Ga) predicted the house naval committee would have the administrations program ready for house consideration An a day or two.

Public hearings ended yesterday. Two stumbling blocks to quick action appeared, however, as VInson called the committee into secret session. They were: 1. A series of amendments which Vinson will offer. 2.

The controversy within committee over the respective merits of airplanes and battleships for national defense. Vinson will propose that the bill in- clud.o a of policy saying that the navy shall be used solely for defensive purposes, that the navy department construct'new air, submarine and other coastal bases, and that navy yard facilities be increased. Glenn Martin, Baltimore plane de(See 10) NEW ROCHELLE, N. March 1. (IP) investigator in the kidnaping of 12-year-old Peter Levine disclosed today that two notes were left by the abductors, and that both apparently were written on a cheap dial typewriter of the sort frequently sold as soys to children.

At the same time, he said the numerals on the ransom communication were so placed that it was possible the kidnapers had intended to demand, not $60,000 as previously reported, but only $600. There were five zeros, he added, but the authorities had considered the supposition that a decimal point-had been intended after the third figure. Abductors Leave Directions This source, who declined to be quoted by name but was regarded as wholly authoritative, likewise said the abductors had directed the Levine family to have an emissary use a fantastic means of indicating willingness to negotiate. The Levities were told, ed, to go -to a 3rd elevated railroad line in New York city, or to send someone there, and to make a mark with green chalk on pillar at a designated spot. The first of the he said, was found under the door of the $30,000 Levine home, and directed Mrs.

Levine go to a nearby vacant house. There' she found the ransom note itself. Cloistered with his wife and 8-year- old daughter, Murray Levine, -Y orkv a ttbmey, refused -to-con firm or fleriy reports he had raised $30,000 of a reported $60,000 ransom (See 10) HUNT MISSING PAYROLL SHIP Plane, Carrying $30,000 Between MB- nlU and Search Paracale, Object of STEUBENVILLE, A jury of 12 middle-aged men was'-chosen swiftly today to hear Cora Lillian Burnham's $100,000 breach of promise suit against the Rev. Harold C. Zeis.

The first 12 veniremen seated in federal court were accepted as jurors neither Harley S. Cook, of Cleveland, Miss Burn- ham's attorney, nor John Steu- henville, counsel for the rector, entering any challenges. Cook, examining the jurors, commented Mr. Zeis "courted this lady for many years and then abruptly broke off the relationship." (See 10) Governor Facing Political Crisis Fate of Senate's Graft-Hunting Probe Rests on House's Decision to Prolong Special Session. COLUMBUS, March l.WV-Gov.

Margin L. Davey came today to perhaps the most serious'crisis in his political career Ostensibly desirous of a third term which might reflect him residential timber in 1940, Ohio's chief executive fought fem- a Cement designed, he said, to destfoy him GUNTHER RUMRICH JOHANNA HOFFMAN REED VETTERLI More Arrests Forecast in Air Corps Spy Case Prevent possible theft, of.air neso 01 tnree persons as alleged spies acting for an unnamed European power -man in charge of the New York federal bureau of investigation office which further arrests would oc The three persons accused ave Johanna Hoff- Germaay, a hairdresser aboard the liner Europa- BU1IGR-KPL Financier Opposes "Broad Front- Attack on Malefactors Berriard M- Baruch told the -senate MANILA, March 1. Mystery today surrounded the disappearance of a payroll-laden plane between Manila and Paracale, 120 miles southeast of here. Burton.Hall of Tucson, was at the controls when the commercial plane left on a regular run yesterday. Philippine Aerial Taxi Co.

officials admitted the was on board but declined to amplify the statement. Other sources said' 60,000 pesos (30,000) -was being shipped by air express to pay gold miners. Company officials theorized Hall had been forced down along Lamon bay. Thirty-three planes, hampered by thick fog and rain, returned without sighting Hall. PROTESTS ACTION OF JAP SOLDIER SHANGHAI, March 1.

sentries guarding- the international settlement and foreigners "nearby were endangered, the British military charged today, by a Japanese sentry who shot dead a flteing Chinese. The shooting, British army authorities said, was at Keswick road within the British defense sector of the settlement. The incident piovoked sharp tension ar.d barriers were let down along the great western road boundary of the British sector during a half-hour of bitter dispute. The British indicated they were considering a strong protest to the Japanese command. Pershing Holds Gained Ground World War Commander Continues Amazing Rally and May Win Battle Against Death TUCSON, March 1 Gen.

John J. Pershing, who didn't know how to to on to gained ground today and physicians that he might win against illness. renewed hope his campaign In a rally beginning Sunday noon the fighting World war commander had overcome the inability to therefore to take food by the off much of the poison a kidney failure left in his unemployment committee told the American business system should not be attacked "on a broad front for the sole purpose of breaking it into smaller The 68-year-old financier testifying for the second day, said abuses in big or little business should be regulated and driven out of existence. Questions Price Control "But. to reach a few malefactors or p.

few chiselers who do not accede to the requirements of the general welfare," Baruch said In a prepared statement, "let us not throw away the benefits of our economy or b'urn house down to kill few bate in the attic." If a campaign against monopolies should succeed in "breaking up" the business system, he said, it will retard recovery- Baruch said he questioned the wisdom of attempts to control prices by controlling marketing and production. Not all holding companies are bad. the Wall street financier told the committee. FIRE ALARMS 11 FAMILIES Flee From Apartment In Oak SE, As Blaze Causes' Slight; Damage In Basement Fire caused of unknown considerable origin which smoke but "did little members of II families flee fvom the Oakland apartments, 17 Oak SE, 'shortly after Andrew, who resides in the apartment building, smelled smoke'-when he entered it and on investigation discovered a-fire in the basement. He notified Patrolman Carl Brown who turned in an aiarrm All firemen en duty responded and quickly extinguished the blaze which fiid damage to the floor and floor joists.

Occupants of the building took temporary shelter in a nearby, garage. Fire Chief Edward J. Hunsinger today was continuing an investigation to ascertain the cause of the blaze. The building is owned by John Weber, of Canton. blood stream, and regained full consciousness.

Oxygen no longer was necessary- His heart, though badly was regular; his pulse He slept a natural sleep. Late yesterday, a day of remark- i able gains, Pershing called for orange! juice. It was the first food he had" requested in four days and the first he had been able to swallow. Only once in the rally had there been discouraging signs, and then onTy for a brief MRS. MARY EVANS DIES YOUNGSTOWN, March 3.

UP) Mrs. Mary A. Evans, 81, mother of Billy Evans, former American league umpire and now business manager of the Boston Red Sox. died here last night. WOODVS INN Old time dance every Wed.

night. Bingo and fish iry Fri. Bicycle repairing, parts and plies for brakes of ail makes. sup- The NOTICE EAGLES Free card party for Eagles and friends, Friday, March 4, p. BINGO TONIGHT And all this week, Haer's Grill, Crystal Play Soccer With Dynamite Sticks POCATELLQ, Idaho, March 1.

(ff) "Some boys are playing soccer with some sticks," a quiet-loving complainant phoned police. Officers found the of dynamite. The boys said they found them. Reorganization of Heimwehr Is Aim of Austrian Fascists Mussolini Sends Special Envoy to Chancellor Schu- schnigg To Assure Nation Italy Will Uphold Independence of Austria By ALVIN J. STEINKOPF of' Austria's disbanded Fascist ci(ied today to revive their organization to meet what menace to'Austria'sindependence blackshirt leaders made their decision in a conference here as the Austrian army and police stood'by for instant action after balksne plans of Nazi-Brownshtrts for a march on Vienna March Just Another Lamb? Fair, Warm Weather Ushers in First Day Stormy Month of March made its advent today, meek as a if that old weather proverb holds good watch out for the end or the month.

That old weather proverb says that if March comes in like a lamb it will go out like a lion, or vice versa. A bright warm sun flooded its brightness over Massillon today, dispelling chilly winds which sent the mercury tumbling Monday night. which had fallen last-week, quickly disappeared as the sun warmed the atmosphere. WARMER WEATHER DUE WEDNESDAY. The weatherman says the day will remain fair.

also get warmer and Wednesday will be warmer with overcast skies. Rain is forecast for tomorrow night. But While March came into Ohio meek as a Iamb it was a roaring lion in some other' parts of the nation. March roared into New York on'a 50- mile gale which gave the northeastern stales their most bitter weather of the winter. Snow, blanketed much- of upstate New York and'New England.

Temperatures dropped toward zero and new low marks for March 1 in many cities. The cold took two lives, both in Massachusetts. Property damage was heavy over much of- the storm area. The weather bureau promised quick moderation today. CITES PROGRESS IN CONTRACT PARLEY PITTSBURGH, Feb.

28. contract with the Wheeling Steel company has been continued on a day-to-day pending an agreement, Clinton S. Golden, regional director of the SWOC, said today. "We made considerable progress in conferences with company officials," said Golden. "However, there were some points which not worked out and because of previous engagements we continued the discussions until some future date." The labor agreement expired last midnight.

The company's main mills are at Wheeling, witn other works at BINGO AT DON'S Crystal Springs. Route BEND INN TONIGHT Euchre party. Cash Waldorf Cashew Nuts 29e Steubenville, Yorkville, torn and Pottsmoufh. Beach Bot- Power to stop the senate investigation of alleged graft the state government-lay in the hands of the house of representatives. And to the house the governor appealed, effect, for help.

As the house prepared to act on a senate-approved resolution which would continue the two-month-old investigation indefU nitely, Governor Davey asked for a "fair inquiry." Terming the senate investigation a "Russian inquisition to winch I do everlastingly object," the governor told the of representatives: "You may go along with that if you wish, but God pity America if that is to be the 1 officials." Big: Question Before Assembly Everything else in the legislature was overshadowed by the question of continuing the inquiry, which has produced sensational testimony and charges of graft, corruption and defrauding the taxpayers, and resulted in petitions for removal of the governor and demands for the resignation of the heads of the highway, liquor, purchasing and liquor-enforcement departments neglect of duty. The demands on charges for the depart- of BUTTLE Ohio's Legislative Machinery at Virtual stilt. Today Stand- Il-Duce Sends; Envoy Austrian Fatheland Front circles reported meanwhile that Premier Benito Mussolini of Italy had sent special envoy to Chancellor Kurt Scuschnigg with the assurance that Italy, as hi.the past, upholds the independence of Austria. The Fascist met Nazi headquarters was in continuous state preparedness for action. Eighty thousand Nazis were said to be in uniform, awaiting a call to action.

It was disclosed that the Heimwehr did not plan immediate revival of military features of its'organization, which once was the private army of Prince Ernst Rudiger von Starhem- berg. The blackshirts said they would (Bee 10) RATE HEARING PLEA IS FILED i Complaint Submitted To Public Utilities Commission Protesting New O. P. S. Contract A petition bearing 825 signatures and-requesting a public hearing on the city's 10-year contract with the Ohio Public Service Co.

was filcd'with the Ohio public utilities commission at Columbus, Monday, by 'Attorney Lewis C. Wiggins. Contending that rates set forth in the contract are unfauy unjust and excessive, Attorney Wiggins in the petition asks the commission to fix and determine a fair rate. Attorney Wiggins today said only 349 signatures of qualified electors were required to petition for a hefting. The pelition only was in'circu- lation the latter part of last week but according to the sponsor many electors whose names do not appear on the petition sought to sign after the petition was taken out of circulation.

COLUMBUS, March by the fight over continuing the senate's graft-hunting investigation, legislative, machinery was at a virtual standstill today. Supplemental ot two major reasons for calling the special snagged in the senate with indications that the upper reduce substantially grants to some state departments Instead of increasing them PS Gov. Martin L. Davey asked. Senate leaders asserted they would Clocks Covered In Ohio Assembly March 1.

Time stood still again today in the Ohio were.covered and the calendars sealed as of Feb. the date on which the assembly was to quit work. Business will be carried on under that date until the house agrees to the session or it IB adjourned. The regular session lasi, year ran several days past the agreed adjournment date. make no move toward acting 011 appropriations until the hr.use acted on a proposal to rescind the adjournment resolution under which the assembly's work to have ended yesterday.

Plan New Measure- if the house acceded to continuing the session indefinitely, the senate's controlling bloc laid plans for drafting an entirely new appropriation measure lor 193E. This bill would repeal the present budget Jaw and cut covvn appropriations to departments which came under fire in the senate inquiry, particularly the highway and liquor departments. Should the present budget be permitted to stand, however, the supplemental appropriations approved by the house for a total of about 10) ment heads' resignation, contained in resolutions introduced in the senate, were met by the governor with the assertion that "I alone have the right to fire them, and I won't fire them." Coupled with the resolutions was preliminary report of the investigating committee which said: That the liquor department wag shot through with forgery, corruption, graft, false reports, faked statistics, pretended 'buys' and maladmin- istration; That the highway department presented "the sad spectacle of almost gleeful waste of the money," and taxpayers' Chinese Army Routed By Japs One Hundred Thousand Troops Reported Fleeing Through Southern Shansi Province i BUY YOUR FURS NOW AND I LAY-AWAY FOR NEXT YEAR-i! STYLE 1 SNYDER'S MECHANICAL SERVICE Repair, rebuild, buy and sell an types of "adding, calculating and office machines. 53 2nd onAitvjrtAi, Marcn i. A Cni- ese army of 100,000 turned in flight hrough southern Shansi province to- ay, leaving the Japanese in control virtually all the area to the orth and east of the Yellow river.

The Chinese retreat was bombed ontinuously by Japanese planes eeking to rout completely whatever hinese armed forces remained along he gigantic Yellow's course through nid-China. Japanese military accounts tonight aid the Chinese were "totally demor- Hzed" and abandoning the south hansi defenses with large, straggling WOCK INN Bingo tonight and Thursday, 8:30 -Ad, groups trapped in the snow-blanketed mountains by a rapidly tightening ring of Japanese troops. The main China force, Japanese said, lied across the Yellow river into Shensi province to the south and west, main stronghold of Chinese communist troops. One Japanese column reportedly crossed the Yellow to occupy Wupao, first town to be captured by Japanese in Shensi province. While the Shansi defenses were crumbling, Chinese asserted however, that Japanese offensives elsewhere were held in check.

For quality work, quick service, call The Oxford Dry Cleaning and Laundry, 423 1st st, NE. Phone Ad. That the purchasing department was operated "so plainly in defiance of law as to cause this committee to be bewildered." The report said the federal government had permitted the waste of federal funds pooled with state funds and that the United States senats should "launch a searching inquiry." Action Due Today After listening to of- the governor last night before an 1 estimated 1,400 persons who packed the hall of the house, the representatives voted to defer action until today on the question of continuing the investigation. The actual issue was whether a previously adopted resolution, fixing Feb. 28 for sine die adjournment, should.be rescinded and the special session prolonged indefinitely.

Sine die adjournment would terminate the investigating committee's existence. The resolution to continue in session was pushed through the senate late yesterday without a vole to spare on the 10th roll call. The vote was 19 yes to 3 no, with eight administration followers present but not voting-. Sen. Verner E.

Metcalf of Marietta, republican floor leader and a member of the inquiry body, said continuation of the investigation would be an "idle gesture" if the legislature did not make funds available to finance It. Some observers were of the opinion, however, that If the house approved continuation it also would" vote funds. The house has failed to concur in a senate bill which would give $40,000 to the investigators. It was Senator Metcalf who introduced the resolutions demanding the resignations of Highway Director John Jaster. jr.

Liq UO Director James W. Miller, Purchasing Agent Glenn A. Horn and Alfred Humphrey, chief of the liquor enforcement division. The resolutions were referred to the rules committee. Governor Davey spoke for 15 minutes over the radio from a prepared speech, and then' contnued extemporaneously for 42 minutes.

Attacks Bradley He said that the investigation had produced nothing which "reflects upon any responsible officiaJ of the state government, except the slanderous falsehoods of Lee Bradley," who has been charged with perjury. "It is appalling." the governor told his audience, "to what depths of immortality and depravity political enemies will sometimes go in a desperate effort to destroy the good name of a'man in public office." He predicted "this hypocritical persecution will turn against them like the fiery dragon of outraged justice. They will be the object of contempt of all decent-thinking citizens." As for himself, Governor Davey said: "I'm as honest as any person in this room. I yield nothing to my predecessors in integrity. One in Ohio or elsewhere has anything on the governor of Ohio." He defended members of his official family who have been accused in the investigation testimony of allowing a waste of public funds.

He said he would instruct Highway Director Jaster to discharge Harry Sparks, a bituminous enginer -who estimated $2,000,000 could have been saved by the highway department in (See 10) Waldorf Orientals 19c Our new dry cleaning plant now in full operation. A trial will convince you it's one of the finest. Call' us today. Sanitary Laundry and Dry Cleaning, 421 1st st, NE. Dial 6435.

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