The Escanaba Daily Press from Escanaba, Michigan • Page 10

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1937. T11E ESCANABA (MIC H. DAILY PRESS M'DONALD HAS GENERAL FAVOR Escanaha Prosecutor Not Likely to Receive Coveted Post BY PAUL Washington, P. May candidate for tTnited States district attorney for the Western Michigan sector will be left out in the cold unless current conferences between Francis McDonald. Sault Ste.

Marie, and Michigan Democratic committeemen result in disagreement. This was the statement of Senator Prentiss Brown today, on whose recommendation the Justice Department will make the appointment. Brown said he expected word from the State Committee Monday as to their decision on McDonald. If the word is in his favor, the Senator said, he will forthwith recommend him for the Important job. Asked if the Esennaba candidate, William J.

Miller, had a chance for the post. Brown said "only if the Democratic committee can't agree on McDonald. If that happens, the field will be wide Aside from Miller, others who will fikht it out for the recommendation in the event McDonald fails to pet the okay of the state Democratic heads, are: Leonard McManman, of Ironwood. X. Spencer.

Calumet; Edward J. Durdon, Iron Mountain, md Harry C. Hand, Kalamazoo. Brown was frank in his preference for McDonald, but said it' the committee turned him down, he would appoint the man for whom the most public sentiment could be mustered. The recommendation and appointment is expected to be announced next week it' McDonald is successful.

USES LYE WATER Saginaw Police detained Flora Mae Burns, -9. Monday while they investigated the death of Grant Stewart, 39. who. they was her common law husband. Coroner M.

I). Ryan said death was caused by lye water which, police said, the woman dashed in Stewart's iaee as he lav on a couch. A severe, first-rank earthquake occurs about every 18 days, usually under tho ocean. Up and Out of Bed, Able to Work Since He Tried Kru(ion MW BKKN I TO HIs BKD FOB POUR MOlKTHfl CRTPPyCD WITH BHKTMATtHM; l.AXA- STOMACH. lilDVKYS FINK TOO.

LIKE NEW "KruGon is the very medicine I had been needing for twenty- years," said Mr. Fney Gagnon lioute No. 2, Park River, Michigan (near here a well known farmer and woodsman of thin vicinity, recently In an amazing reaching the West Knd Birdhouses Entered in W.P.A. Contest TRUCK LOADINGS ARE RESTRICTED Highway M-203 Opened to Traffic North of Hancock Photo hr Selkirk Studio ere were about fifty entered in the birdhouse contest stajjiNl by the PA revn'atloiial ol Delta county In with the observa.noe of National lllrd Week. group of the are shown (top) while winners are pictured Ixdow, Senior division prizes, for oxer I-, awarded to lleno, of Garden, who a largo log cabin blrd- lioiiso, complete with concrete fireplace a broomstick and to Jim Short, 1 of Rapid Hiver.

First In the junior dixKlon went to Pelletier, of and Hugh Nelson, also of this city, took second in this division. Highway M-203 has been reopened to traffic north of Hancock. according to a recent bulletin of the Michigan state highway department. Truck loading restrictions are still in effect throughout the Fpper Peninsula, although they have been lifted on highways south of M-21 in the Lower Peninsula. In addition, weight restrictions for normal loads have been lifted on trunk linos CS 31 from Manistee, south; FR 1 from Reed City, south; PS 27 from Harrison, south; from Alma and St.

Louis east to Saginaw; M-4 7 from Bay City south to junction with M-4fi; PS 10 from Clare south and east; PS 23 from Oscoda south; from Grand Rapids west to junc tion with PS 31 and M-7K north and west to West Branch All trucks are cautioned to avoid the vicinity of Benton lliir- bor and St. Joseph, on Saturday, May 8. due to heavy local traffic trunk line re-routing for the Blossom Festival Parade. Black Legion Cleaned Up In One Year Since Charles Death State Political Gossip Adjournment of Legislature Appears in Sight With Members Showing Signs of Real Activity; Awaits Budget Completion. .1 en kills.

the legislature the are on in MB, K.XKY GAGNON Drug Store, 1221 Ludington his city had settled in my back and gs and kept me in constant misery for twenty-five continued Mr. Gagnon, finally became so crippled I was forced to go to bed and there I remained for four months until I began this new KruGon. By the time I had finished my first box of this capsule remedy I was up and around and now since taking two boxes I am hack to work, feeling fine and everyday my work is more pleasant I feel so well again. Those awful rheumatic pains have gone entirely, get around with ease and really enjoy life as others in good that was not all." contin ued Mr. Gagnon.

had been bothered for years with attacks of indtgentlon after eating and my kidneys failed to function properly. It poems the poisons my syntem had disordered my body in a short trial of coon put me back to normal. I now eat and enjoy my meals without distress afterwards, sleep good the entire night through without the least disturbance. bowels regulated and It a real pleasure to tell others how they too may regain their heaPh the use of this new KruGon And so it case right here in Escanaha and vicinity where KruGon has accomplished what was previously thought Impossible because of the failures of all other medicines and so it has been in thousands of the most agonizing cases of neuritis, stomach, liver, kidney. and blood troubles.

KruGon is fold by West End Drug Store, 1221 Ludington St Guy Lansing A closes its fourth month of present session, the leaders preparing for a final assault the hundreds of hills still committee. There is no mistaking the situation; the legislature now Is in high gear ready for the final drive to the finish line, hicii probably will be May 21. Tho senate has approved a resolution calling for adjournment May 14 The house members are discussing the possibility of calling it quits a week following. The date finally will ho determined when the taxation measures and appropriation bills ftn-j ally have been approved, and not until then. But once the budget is cotn- ptotwli adjournment will rol ed.

Gov. Murphy has submitted his entire program anil all but labor relations measures are on their way through tho legislative hopper. MI BPHY TH SMITH TO AID ECONOMY DRIVE. The fiscal program still remains in doubt. The Weadnck bill to appropriate $10.000.000 from the sales tax for highway purposes and the demands of the public school authorities for a appropriation have temporarily thrown budget out of balance.

White contend the budget balanced regardless of what action the legislature with respect to the Weadock bill and to Palmer bin to hike school appropriation, there is a definite movement on the part of senate and house leaders to keep appropriations within estimated revenues. regardless of the attitude of some of the noisy minority. Probably in the final hours of the session the legislature will repeat its action of two years ago by driting in a provision in the appropriation bill to allow the governor to make a general 5 per cent reduction to keep spending within income. Gov. Murphy old I).

Smith budg 1 succeed George July 1. Economy in ment is to be one major objections. Murphy believes boards, institutions, ran operate Just ly with fewer persons rolls make up the major share of tho annual appropriations, there is the place where tin- savings can he made. Of course, this administration can do just as former ones have, shout about and economical operation, but continue to add to governmental costs. When Smith starts to do his job he will be just as successful as political pressure permits.

IT he disregards the political spoils system and cuts pay rolls he 17! be in bad with many politicians. Smith comes to state government with a broad background of governmental taxation and financing. But if he brings about the economies that Murphy is anticipating he will follow the old rule that says the only way to save tax dollars is to stop spending SENATE SHOWS CONTEMPT FOR ACTIONS. The senate this week showed its contempt for two of its committees without leaving anything to the Imagination, The finance committee, which had reported only two deficiency bill? that had passed the house of representatives and the Bishop bill appropriating 1150.000 annually for state advertising purposes, released the public school and the highway appropriating bills that would have wrecked the entiro fiscal program had they been approved. Senator William Palmer.

Flint Democrat, saw' the fallacy of the action ami led the movement to demand them until such time as the committee could give the senate a definite picture named Har- director to Thompson state governor Smith's that state de partmentH, as and, as pay as to income and outgo. Senator Miller Dunckel, Three Rivers Republican who with Senator W. Weadock, Saginaw Democrat, is cosponsor of the higway measure, opposed motion. Dunckel probably made the finest New Deal speech heard in the senate this season. It was New Deal in that Dunckel wanted to spend more money than was in sight.

In other words, he would put up the 1. O. in the cash register for fhe day that some ricTi uncle would leave sufficient money to liquidate them Tho trouble with tin- fiscal program is based on two pieces of legislation, the highway appropriation out of tho sales tax anti the income wanted by the schools. The schools next year are fR'hcdtiled Hor want $47,000,000. That figure, many believe, will not be reached State revenues are not sufficient.

The increase may not exceed 000.000 for 1937-3S. IIIGIIW DEPARTMENT BE GIVEN SLR I The highway department ably will get a slice of tie tax originating from autom trucks, gasoline, tires, etc. does not appear the appropriation ill he 0.000,000, to be divided equally with the counties. Present revenues do not warrant it, and there seem! disposition at this tim either the tax or line tax. both of which proposed.

The fight on the Weadock bill again brought into action tbe widely-known lobbyist, Dr. Louis Webber. Webber formerly was with the state real estate association. Now he reproesuts the association of county road commissioners. It was Webber who headed up the movement a few yeais ago to return ull the weight tax to counties to cut real estate IIh was successful, but in winning he cut highway construction he trying crease highway construction funds to the detriment of some other activities.

Should Webber again bo successful, two years from now probably will be hack demanding that the salon tax fund-' ited for road construction be replaced proh- sales dilles. Hut it i to be no to hike the gaso- havo been Negaunee Postoffice Work Begins Soon By MAY Washington. D. C. F.

E. Wester, 71S West Washington Street, Marquette, will begin construction of the new Negaunee, Michigan. postoffice building within a week, it was learned today at the procurement division. The Marquette man was awarded the contract for the work on Friday, on a bid of $47,555, tho lowest of several bids received. He has been allotted 24U calendar in which to complete the work, and this time extends from May 1.

Try a Classified Art today. ftOit I from some other source of revenue, backed up with the argument that highways are got- ting moro than their share of state revenues. And so ft goes with the lobbyists! OTHIR SLA IS GIVEN PI IlLIC HEALTH Tho other senate slap was given the public health of which James A. Murphy, trolt Democrat, Is chairman. The basic science bill parsed by tho house of representatives, I if the usual procedure had been followed, would havo been re- lVrred to committee.

Rut the senate voted to send it to judiciary, fearing Murphy I would refuse to call his committee together, thus killing the bill. Murphy has called but one committee meeting in four months. GIVEN BROWN CHANCE SI CCESSOR. Joseph M. Donnelly of Ontonagon, United States attorney for the western district of Michigan, is to become the fifth member on Gov.

public utilities commission. He made his first appearance in capitol circles when he was named assistant in 1933 by Patrick 11. attorney general. A few months later ho became district attorney with headquarters in Grand Rapids. He received one of a major federal appointments the Comstock administration recommended to Washington.

Usually the national administration ignored tho Democratic organization in Michigan. Donnelly will not amunio the utility post until Hftor the district court term, which ends in about three weeks. Meantime William M. Smith of St. Johns, whom Donnelly will succeed, will continue to serve.

Donnelly's appointment "iH give Senator Prentiss M. Brown a nopportunity to name his successor. appointment at district attorney never gave Hrown any reason to cheer. It has been understood generally around Hie Htatehouao that Brown had another upper peninsula man for the place. Now that Donnelly is coming into state government the senator will havo an opportunity to name hLs own man.

The district salary is $5,000 annually. The state pays each of the utilities commissioner a year. BY WILLIS YOl NG Detroit, May A year ago May 12, at midnight on a lonely road near here, five pistol shots killed Charles A. Poole and brought on an investigation which doomed a gang of hooded terrorists, the Black Legion. Today, after close to 50 convictions for murder, arson, conspiracy to kill and other crimes, authorities reported the band of black-robed night riders is virtually extinct here.

Duncan M. Me Crea, prosecutor of Wayne (Detroit! county, who handled most of the cases involving the secret order, reviewed the record and commented: feel that the power of the so-called Black Legion has been greatly minimized. We have received no recent complaint of any activity on the part of this organization." Me Crea and other law enforcement officers indicated that only a few more Rlack cases would he prosecuted. Those cases may be the last of the secret society which Circuit Judge George B. llartriek of Pontiac, in a grand jury report, said was born of political, race and religious and formed Ohio, probably In 1031, by rebellious members of tho Ku Klux Klan." Preventing Recurrence "We are doing everything in our power to prevent this organization from again gaining the strength it had prior to our Mi1 Crea said.

There still appears a possibility of an investigation of the order by the La Follette Civil Liberties committee of the senate. A committee investigator recently came here to obtain Information. One Rlack Legion ease which probably will bo dropped is the criminal syndicalism indictment charging that 22 persons plotted to seize federal arsenals and overthrow the government last September Of these 22 men, one is dead, one is missing, charges against threo havo been dismissed, nine have been convicted in other cases and the remaining eight, investigators said, were minor members, at best of the legion. This case and most others pending were prepared by a former assistant state attorney general, independent of Me Crea. The No.

1" of Me Crea's pending investigations is the missing man, Virgil F. (Bert) Effinger of Lima, who was alleged IT. ROAD CHANGES to national coramaiidor ol IM US 2 (Jnder construction I Black Legion tween Gogebic station and I'elton Effinger, who disappeared from Creek. Gogebic county. Tempor-jColumbus.

when Michigan of- DltlYE SAFETLY! One of the most dangerous practices followed by some drivers is failure to completely clear the pavement or beaten path of rural highways when for any reason it becomes necessary or desirable to stop along the road. Not only is tho practice fraught with great personal danger to the driver, his passengers, and vehicle, but the person so doing is liable to the penalties provided by state law for violating tho following statute: "It shall be unlawful to park a vehicle on the beaten path or paved surface of any highway outside the limits of any village or Motorists frequently violate this law when stopping to change a tiro or correct mechanical defects. For your safety as well as that of other motorists, drive completely off travelled portion of the roadway before stopping. If at night, burn the parking lights as a warning to other motorists that you are occupying the shoulder of the road at that point. Each year many motorists meet sudden death or painful injury simply because they or some other motorist neglected to use this simple precaution.

Arrive fused to join, thought he too much." The Black weird ritual and oath, administered by men ini hoods decorated with skull and) cross bones, as enemies "all aliens, negroes, jews and cults and creeds believing in racial equality or owing allegiance to any foreign This belief, or fear of reprisal, sent many adult men out under I the moon at night to go through ceremonies. Investigators said the order had thousands of members In Michigan, Ohio. Indiana, Pennsylvania and some other states. Many Convicted The courts sent to the penitentiary a number of men. including a former suburban mayor, a judge's clerk, a city milk tor, an automobile factory foreman and several policemen and firemen.

Remaining cases exported to go to trial Include perjury charges against Elmer Anderson, a witness in the Poole murder case in which Dayton Dean turned state's witness and later pleaded guilty to being the A majority of the Rlack Legion cases were in Detroit, hut some were in Pontiac, Jackson and Flint. Mich. Hero is a summary of the convictions. which Include six sentenced on guilty pleas and count some defendants twice when involved in other crimes: 18 for murder. 11 for conspiracy to kill, 7 for arson.

0 for kidnaping and flogging, and for perjury. PAGE NlIMJE MINERS UNION IS ORGANIZED independent Local Will Succeed Ishpeming Company Unit Ishpeming Almost all env ployes of the Oliver Iron Mining company in Ishpeming have become members of the Holmes Local No. 1, an Independent, union formed here Friday evening to supersede the old ploye Representation plan, which had been in effect in all plants of the company. Provisions of the Wagner bor act, upheld by the United States supreme court April 12. have been interpreted to mean that the company cannot offer i financial assistance to a union of the workmen, or in any other i way furnish contributions to the i union.

Fnder the signature of LeRoy Salsich, president, the Oliver Iron Mining company recently poMed notices on company properties that, effective at once, the company (a) was discontinuing financial contributions to employe plans; (h faclUtie activitir on tat (Cl 1 graphic facilitie th furnishing any ction or other employe repre- not othi ies for ill meeting urnis servi mpioye Kalova of th was held in the with John Kulju wan chairman of representative und whereby the men ling steno- or activities. Hall, workmen Kalova hall, in charge. He the er the old plan, had the right bargaining with the CORNELL NEWS ary route beginning at Beechwood west 7 miles around grading project. Traffic maintained. 1 Shoulder construction 3 miles of Cooks.

Schoolcraft county, west to Fish Dam river, and from Nahma Junction to 1 mile west of St. Jacques, Delta county. M-2S Traffic routed over County Road No. and new M-2S ronstruction north of Nogau- neo and Ishpeming, Marquette county. Closed to through traffic between McMillan and Seney, Luce and Schoolcraft counties.

Traffic routed south and west from McMillan on to Germfask, thence north on M-77 to Intersection with M-28 in Seney. (2). M-35 Impassable for through traffic between Negaunee and in Marquette and Baraga counties. Through traffic use PS 41. (1).

US 4 1 Traffic routed over county road No. 490 and new PS 11 construction north of Negaunee and Ishpeming, Marquette county. (1). Fnder construction and closed to through traffic from Rapid River to Carlshend. Through traffic take M-186 and M-35 to Intersection PS 41.

(1 and 2). Under construction from Hancock, Houghton county, north 2 miles. Traffic maintained, il). M-4K Bridge under construction 1 mile north of Newberry, Luce county. Traffic maintained over temporary bridge.

(2). M-123 Fnder construction from Eekerman south to intersection M-28, Chippewa county. Traffic maintained. (2). SENT TO MARQUETTE Jackson John J.

Soger was sentenced Mondav to servo to 30 Marquette branch ling William C. Cru or, last February 11 nvicted last week of murder. fleers sought to extradite him, also faces a warrant charging transportation of bombs and explosives to a legion meeting here. Lima police report no trace of the former electrical contractor. Poole Wan lied The finding of body put authorities on the trail of the Black Legion for the first time.

Poole, a WPA worker who was arrested once for vagrancy, was lynched after false gossip that lie beat Ills wife. There was evidence also that leaders of the Black legion, which Poole ro- llonor Roll Cornell, Mich. Following Is the Chandler School Honor Roll for the month of April: Harry Carrlgnan, Norbert Carrlgnan, Charles, Marcelllan Charles, Louis Flemal, Ii'arold Marenger, Lloyd Sahn. Gerald Stef Leonard Vandrese. Perfect Attendance Leona Charles.

Marcelllan Charles. Richard Marenger. Audry Sahn, Clifford Sahn. Glen Salin, Lloyd Sahn, Carlton Vandrese, Leonard Vandrese, and Ethel Vandrese. Personal News Frank Tuvls was hostess Thursday afternoon at a shower givern at her home in honor of Mrs.

Joseph Tuyls. A large crowd attended and Mrs. Tuyls was the redpiant of many useful presents. Lunch was served. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Vandrese were called to Green Ray the early part of the week by tho serious illness of their son Harry who with his family lives at Green Bay. Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

Marenger moved their household goods to Escanaha Wednesday. The li arold Mr. an (Iron Pearl, Richard will travel with the teacher Beck for the remainder of school year in order to avoid confusion of changing school a time so near the end of year. the Interesting nows! Page to collective com pany. Ho explained that the union would be.

independent and would have to be financed by men themselves. He ailed for intelligent leadership, stressed the need for organization of the workers but also pointed out that the right kind of workers would alio appreciate the fact that the employers, too, have their troubles. He asked that the attitude he one of cooperation. in the past, and that every effort he extended to preserve the excellent rela- which havo existed in the ictween company and work- followed a full dlscus- with a variety of opinions -sod. Throughout there was of the situation rea-on for the Tho general attitude effect, tho new group on much the same employe representa- i tions I men.

Tin sion, an and the withdrawal, was that, ii would as under tl tion plan. Further indication of that feeling was found in tho fact that the same, men who wore on tho committee of representative-! for the mine were named as the new executive committee to serve the remainder of what was their term under tho old plan. At a meeting in the near fut- reguiations uro a set of rules, and bylaws will bo a committee Lawrv, John Rajala, tensen, William Michael Ryan. of Arthur Steve Chris- rdoni and The alligator a giant among tiles. turtle is fresh-water rep- Public for your convenience years in prison to son, aged Soger was second When you call on a mule, he kicks.

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