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PAT. OFFICE. COPYRIGHT 1939 BY THE CHICAGO TRIBONE.l VOLUME XC.VIII. NO. 152 C2 (o) ENATE WRESTS NEWS SUMMARY i FRANCHI! NEV Leche Out; Long Put in as Governor of The Tribune And HiHiorical Scrap Bank.

Tuesday. June 1939. LIAR power: PROPOSAL SENT A THREE SIDED FIGHT IN WASHINGTON THIS SUMMER I 100,009 THEFT Pledge House Vote Today on ITY COUNCIL Superhighway IS LAID TO HEAD OF LOUISIANA U. BY HAL FOUST. IChknco TrilHinr lma Krrrirc.1 Springfield, 111, June 27 Tuesday.

Defeats Voted on Extension Bill. Plan to Modernize, Extend System. Special. Chicago's superhighway bills are to be rescued today from a BY CHESLY MANLY. ChirHgo Trihuur Pru Washington, D.

June 26. TSpe- (Map on back page.) A proposed new franchise for a LOCAL. Transit lines submit proposed new traction franchise with 8 cent street car fare. Page 1. A story about Stacy Lee Moyer and day he went to a ball game.

Page 1. Downstate dairy farmers protest Wallace milk rule proposal for Chicago as dictator scheme." Page 5. Blackett pledges end to "country club slate making" by G. O. P.

in first talk. Page 9. Inability of school board to pay bills on time causes above list prices, says business manager. Page 11. Fire and police chiefs of Chicago-land respond to invitation for thrill show.

Page 12. Deaths and obituaries. Page 12. Drinking sprees of Joseph M. Bosch, brewery heir, told in divorce testimony.

Page 16. DOMESTIC. Gov. Leche steps out and Long is sworn in in Louisiana. Page 1.

Republicans save superhighway bills from defeat in the house. Page l. Parolee confesses killing Michigan oil promoter. rage 2. Two per cent state income tax bill beaten in Illinois senate.

Page 3. Police Press Search for Educator, al. The senate today voted to polish most of President Roosevelt's sidetrack in a roads and bridges sub-' committee of the house. This will place them on second reading in the house on the main tracks racing against time toward enactment before this session of the assembly is ended on Friday night. In a midnight conference headed by Majority Leader Robert J.

Branson Centralia, Republican representatives voted to release the bills from their deadly detour in the subcommit ctatorial monetary powers. The bill extend the President's powers for years "was torn to shreds hy a ries of three administration defeats unified Chicago transportation system was submitted late yesterday by the transit lines. The proposal, sent to the city council local transportation committee, provides for an increase in street car fares from 7 to 8 cents, and 10 cent fares on subways, elevated lines, end express buses. Transfers between street cars and the other lines would re issued for an additiunal 2 cent charge. The proposed ordinance also pro BY ARTHUR EVANS.

lllttf-aco Ttitatne Srrvtre. Picture oft back pam.) Baton Rouge, La June 26. Special. Louisiana changed governors tonight as the state shook with scandal over use ot public funds which has furnished the greatest sensation since the killing of Huey P. id then passed without a record vote.

defeats were: The senate voted 47 to 31 to de- prive the President of his dictn-rial power to devalue the dollar tee. Representative David Hunter Jr. IR, Rockfordl. chairman, will call a meeting of the committee this morning to bring the bills back to the floor of the house without recommendation. The conference followed a late session bm 59.06 per cent down to 50 per vides for an extensive program to i piodernize the equipment of all the nt of its former value.

The senate adopted, by a vote of 48 to 30, an amendment depriving President of his discretionary Playboy promoter pictures self as of the house. Chances for passage of the bills are excellent. There were sixty-three Republicans at the conference and only bwer to purchase domestically mined Iver at any price and fixing instead five opposed the decision to withdraw Long in September, 1933. Lieut. Gov.

Earl K. Long, brother of the late King fish," was sworn i-i as successor to Gov. Richard V. Leche, who resigned, giving arthritis as the reason. The oath as governor was administered to Long at the executive mansion by John R.

Land associate justice of the Supreme court, shortly after Leche had filed his resignation with the secretary of state. mandatory price of 77.57 cents an the bills from the committee. How- Lince. uansit systems. First Definite Proposals.

Representatives of the transit companies began negotiations with the council committee two months ago. Viie franchise plan submitted yesterday is the first set of definite proposals made by either group. It will presented today to Federal Judge James II. Wilkerson. whose court has jurisdiction over both the elevated nd surface lines.

The new unified cocktail lobbyist. Page a. Release of San Francisco waterfront from C. I. O.

strike paralysis expected today. Page 6. WASHINGTON. Senate votes to abolish most of President's monetary powers. Page I.

Representative Joseph W. Martin Jr. asks house to cut federal expenses half billion. Page 4. Fight for control of New York G.

O. P. aired on floor of house. Page Congress starts consideration today would oppose the bills on the floor ot the house. Speed Hills to Holl Call-Advancement from second to third Shortly before this a formal charge reading on Wednesday seems likely with a roll call for passage scheduled accusing Or.

James Monroe Smith, for Thursday. The senate could con president of Louisiana State univer-cur in house amendments on Thurs-! sy. with embezzlement of $100,091 The senate adopted, without a rec- ord vote, an amendment terminat-g all foreign purchases in the ad-inistration's buying program, nee the purchase of domestic is regulated by the mandatory ice fixed by the senate amendment, day's action virtually repeals the Iver purchase act of 1031. One Provision Unchanged. The triple defeat for the adminis-ation left only one provision of thp onetary powers extension bill us iginally introduced and passed ompany.

the Chicago Transit com day or Friday. The midnight conference also re leased the Republicans from a decision of a previous conference to oppose the bills. This opposition was against the proposals when they included provi house. That is the Presiaenr of university funds was accepted or District Attorney Dewey Sanchez. Dr.

Smith, who disappeared yesterday after his resignation had been sent to Gov. Leche, still is a fugitive from the police. The complaint on whicn affidavit of embezzlement was filed was made by R. F. Roberts, assistant state superintendent of funds.

Find Unauthorised Bonds. Smith, head of a university of 800 students, one of the agencies in the operation of WPA and PWA funds. of neutrality legislation. Tagell. FOREIGN.

Duke of Kent embarrassed by wives of unemployed Britons. Page 5. Mexico driven to inflation to pay for social reforms. Page 5. Soviets repulse Jap air attack on Mongol border: shoot down twenty-five planes.

Page 7. Britain orders fleet kept at full manpower; fears crisis in August. Page 7. Preliminary talks under way in To kio for settlement of British-Japanese row in Tientsin. Page 7.

ithority to maintain the 2 billion pany, would include these lines as well as the bus company and subway syst em. Under the terms of the proposed franchise, ihe unified company would purchase 1,000 all metal elevated cars within five years. It would also buy ,000 new street cars and 500 modern buses within four vtars. The ordinance calls for the purchase of an additional 1,100 street cars after the first four years. Five hundred of the new elevated cars half wi.e total to be acquired would lave to be purchased by the time State and Dearborn street subways are ready for use.

This is expected liar stabilization fund, which is ed in connection with a "tr-partite sions Involving SGO.000,000 of slate highway funds. As it is agreed that the bills are to be amended on the floor, no state money will be involved. Chicago and Cook county each will be authorized by the legislature to issue $30,000,000 of notes to be retired with their te- onetary agreement with England hd France to stabilize the dollar, the ound, and the franc in international Lchange. had ventured into the stock market- Neither does the senate's action dis- One cause of the shortage at the Ci SOARS TO A RECORD IN 40 MILE ROUND TRIP, ONE WAY WITH WIND LONDON SINKS TEETH INTO RESULT OF ROYAL TOUR IT'S A HOT DOG rb the President's power, under the spective revenues from future gasoline tax collections. SPORTS.

Drudgery wins Arlington Inaugural How Stacy Lee Went Out to the Ball Game nomas amendment to the agricul-lral adjustment act of 1933, to issue state university, which Gov. Leche slated might reach into hundreds of thousands of dollars was reported to before 17,000. Page 17. Galento has Louis' respect until it's to be in less than two years. New Express Bus Routes.

The transit lines' proposals called to 3 billion dollars in greenbacks. over. rage n. Elmira. N.

June 26. Special. The sensational and wholly unex- have been due to the issuance of unauthorized bonds. Some of these were declared to have been found in Five Americans win matches in scted triple slap at the President Wimbledon. Page 17.

as the result ot a suddenly executed Chester J. Decker of Glen Rock. N. established a new American scaring record today for goal flight and return. He flew to Hammonds- the drawer of a desk in Dr.

Smith's Paycheck dealt ten round defeat by bal between Republican senators and Strickland. Page 17. office. Indications were that the un estern silverites. authorized bends might total $750,000.

Three tie for lead in collegiate golf port and returned to Harris Hill, a fcrty mile round trip in 3 hours 7 trials. Page 18. for eight new express bus routes, twenty-five new street car and bus lines or additions to present routes, and substitution of buses on twenty-five street car routes. Four of the express bus lines would lead into the loop. A valuation of $220,000,000 for the present properties of the elevated lines and surfac lines was written into the ordinance draft.

This sum Republicans Act First. Republicans and Democrats, Chica-gcans and downstatcrs, earlier joined in indorsing the life saving proposals. They were Influenced somewhat by week-end revelations that the party to block the improvements will suffer at the polls next year. Republicans made the first move in behalf of the bills. Last week it was a vote ot eighteen Republicans and one Democrat that sidetracked the bills to a subcommittee.

G. O. P. leaders do not want this record to stand. Speaker Hugh W.

Cross IR, Jersey-ville. Representative Elmer J. Schnackenbcrg IR Chicago, and It was reported that some of these bonds had been used for collateral on Cubs lose to Milwaukee, 7 to go The westerners had filibustered for week, threatening to scuttle the Lonetary powers bill in an effort to iree the administratior to pay a gher price for newly mined domes- although bucking a wind ChirsEO Tribune I'reum Service LONDON, June 26. The first really tangible result of the royal visit to America something you could sinn. your teeth into made its appearance today.

It was the hot dog. This delicacy, which British artisto-crats previously had scorned, has acquired a social standing of the first rank since King George VL and Queen Elizabeth sampled it at a picnic at President Roosevelt's home. The hot dogs had their society preview at the former home ot the king and queen et 143 Piccadilly which has been opened as a museum. There the to St. Louis for series.

Page 13. Dr. Smith's stock market operations. one way. ine rccora had been held BY WILLIAM MOORE.

(Map on page 2.) Here are the peregrinations of Stacy Lee Moyer, who started out to watch the White Sox play ball last Thursday although it was the Cubs who were in town: Driving rapidly away from his home at 2040 Mohawk street he succeeded, by blind navigation, in reaching Gary. But he found no White Parker beats Mulloy for national With the police still searching for clay courts tennis title. Page 19. the missing Dr. Smith, J.

Emory by Richard C. du Pont of Wilmington. who in 1936 flew to Wat-kins Glen and back, a total of thirty-four miles. Athletics waylay Yankees after Adams, nephew of Mrs. Smith, the ic silver, me current price, ai-retionary with the administration, is 1.64 cents an ounce, while the world rice is under 43 cents.

The current dark; win, 3-2. Page 19. Immediately after his Hammonds- EDITORIALS. Blessed Words of the Truly Good; president's wife, is under $5,000 bond as a material witness. He was with Dr.

Smith yesterday before the latter vanished. Reports are he has not re port flight Decker flew over the moun Sox there. rice expires June 30. and the wesi-mers wanted a higher price. Picketing by Strangers; Sociable Sing- tains to Wiliamsport, fifty-eight miles Pushing on, he was somewhat puz humble wieners were served amid Page 10.

inc away, where he landed. Representative Reed F. Cutler IL, Lewis town issued separate state Call Victory Cheap. The Republicans made the victory such curios as Napoleon shaving zled to find that he had doubled back to Hammond. They hadn't any White Sox there, either, although po-! brush, Princess Elizabeth's cot, and Charles I.s shirt ments approving the superhighway plans.

Not to be outdone by the br the silverites possible in return pr support of the amendment to de SENDS ALABAMA lice say he told them he searched London newspapers publish pic rive the President of his power Republicans, F. Lynden Smith, director of public works and Gov. Henry Horner's campaign manager, also tures of society belles eating the hot- diligently in Joe's place and in Heinie's. urther to devalue the dollar. The FEATURES.

Crossword puzzle. Page 5. Front Views and Profiles. Page 10. Day by Day on the Farm.

Page 12. News of society. Page 13. Movie review. Page 13.

Radio programs. Page 15. COMMERCE AND FINANCE. Commerce group charges NLRB rice they paid was small, since an in- dogs but apparently they have not mastered the technique. They are TAX TOKEN FROM A MOUNTAIN TOP Montgomery, Ala June 26.

(JP) Mr. Moyer wouldn't give up. He voiced approval of the plans, as did fcease of 13 cents an ounce on headed for Logansport, another likely does nut include the Chicago Motor Coach company I bus lines, nor the s' bways now beinf built. In return for the franchise the city would be paid 3 per cent of the gross revenues of the unified system. This would be paid, however, only after all operating expenses, taxes, bond interest, and sinking fund requirements and dividends on the preferred stock hao been disbursed.

City Opposes Fare Boost. Aid. James R. Quinn 50th, chairman of the transportation committee, said last night that the city opposes several of the chief provisions of the proposed- ordinance. The city, he said, is unqualifiedly in favor of a 7 cert street car fare.

He asserted also that the suggested valuation figure is too high, and that compensation to the city should be paid before full dividends are paid to preferred stockholders. Representative James P. Boyle Chicago, spokesman In the lower shown holding a hot dog daintily between the thumb and forefinger. Indiana hiding place for White Sox, D0 ounces of silver last year's pro-uction is only $7,540,000. II.

E. Patch of Montreal read that chamber for Mayor Edward J. Kelly Alabama was running short of sales of Chicago. actively aids strikes. Page 20.

Furthermore, the Republicans aimed to be consistent in support- Need for Action Cited. RFC chief opposes government buy tax tokens, so he mailed one to Revenue Commissioner John Curry with this note: was sent back to North Manchester, where he was wanted for speeding. vealed where the fugitive is, if he knows. Adams with Smith Sunday. Adams, chain grocery store manager, formerly was manager of the university fieldhouse and book store.

Police said Smith's daughter told them the university head bad left with his wife and another couple by automobile late yesterday. Late tonight a description of Dr. Smith was sent out by police on short wave radio by Shcrif Newman Do Brcttom asking police in the United States and Canada to arrest the educator on sight As the university is one of the agencies in the operation of PWA and WPA funds in Louisiana, the developments and the alleged shortage were deemed to add volume to WPA scandals agitating the state. Outside the declaration of Gov. Leche that the financial scandal at the university may reach Into hun ng a mgner price ior silver so long 'We should not make a party ing of stocks in industry.

Page 2L congress is nxmg tne price ana Illinois among states levying no reckless driving, and disregarding Issue of human lives. said Speaker Cross. Engineers estimate that Chi "I am enclosing a token which I ot leaving it to the President death tax on nonresidents' intan found on the ski trail, on top of one annual trrlic toll can be but Although the possibility of a deal of the mountains in the Laurentians stop signs. The fine was $yu. Sunday morning he received $130 by telegram from Chicago.

130 deaths and 4,500 personal Injuries ktween the Republicans and the Lin QuebecJ. This token certainly ilverites for the purpose of smash- by building forty-one miles of superhighways. That subject is too vital North Manchester authorities made the President's monetary powers change for him yesterday and state for a political football." gibles. Page2L American imports in May are largest in 17 months. Page 2L Quarter billion dollars of new issues nearing market.

Page 2L Sixty business leaders vow to make Greater Chicago drive succeed.Page 23. Want Ad Index. Page 23. had wandered far afield. I'm sure it will feel much more at home among its fellow tokens in Alabama than it would in the pocket ot a Montrealer." ad been discussed, the agreement "Because of its house majority.

not made until a few minutes be- said Schnackenberg, a party leader in The city is agreeable, Aid Quinn said, to the cype of franchise pro Economic note: It cost Patch three police took him back to another Indiana town, Akron, where he was wanted for reckless driving. That cost him $40 more. bre the vote came today. Chicago, "the Republicans can take eighty miles southeast. Ah, There, Mr.

Corrigan! It was Friday morning when he reached his destination and found that he had not been driving southeast to Logansport but straight east, to Milford in Kosciusko county. Since there was no use looking there, he set out again for Logansport. But in taking a short cut through the courthouse yard at Rochester he turned east instead of southwest. Through Akron and North Manchester he sped to Fort Wayne, sixty miles in the wrong direction. If, as police say, he drove 90 miles an hour, it wasn't so much from a desire to get to Logansport as to get away from State Policeman Estii Bemenderfer, who was chasing him.

Through some miscalculation, he got back into the right direction at Fort Wayne. Unprepared for this, the policeman lost him. the credit or rreive the blame ac These Senators Engineer Deal posed. This is a so-called terminable cents to mail the one-mill metal token. cording to their votes on this Senator Alva B.

Adams Colo.l, Mr. Moyer promptly set out In a enator Burton K. Wheeler D. Dressier Twins Are Like THE WEATHER general direction. It brought him permit which runs indefinitly unless terminated by the city because of failure to meet its provisions.

The city would be given the right to pur Iont.3, Senator Key Pittman I. dreds of thousands of dollars, figures back to his Chicago home, where he and Senator Pat McCarran were not available on the amount and TUESDAY, JUKE 27, 19a9. was resting up last night to resume 2 Peas in a Pod at School Hornell, N. June 26. (JP) The Dressier twins, Patricia and Patrick, Nev.3 represented the Democrats his work of painting.

UIouscs, not chase me entire system on six months' written notice, at a price arranging the vote trading deal, towns. who profited. It was declared that some of the bonds may have bee a destroyed. The full loss to the university has not been determined by the really think alike. Their examination hile Senator Arthur H.

Vandenberg equal to the book valuation on the marks to date at Hornell High school. Senator H. Styles Bridges date of acquisition. Eddie Cantor Offers Estate English Patricia. 93: Patrick, 95.

Al N. HJ, Senator Warren R. Aus- auditors. Whether other officials are The new company agrees under the in, Vt.3, and Senator Henry proposal to set up a pension system tor its employes, making charges for as a Gift to Charity Group New York, June 26. 0W Eddie Cantor today offered to give away a tabot Lodge Mass.

represented gebraPatricia, 100; Patrick, 100. General science Patricia, 98; Patrick, 99. 7 Drown as Albert Canal Chicago daylight time. Sunrise, 5:16. Sunset, 8:211.

Moon sets, 3:01 a. m. tomorrow. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are mornins stars; Mercury is the evening star. CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Local thunder-ehowers and slightly cooler Tuesday, gentle to moderate southerly winds; lair and somewhat warmer Wednesday.

ILLINOIS: Partly cloudy, local tnunderehow-ers in extreme east and extreme south, slightly cooler in extreme east, somewhat wanner in southwest Tuesday; Wednesday lair and somewhat warmer. TEMPEKATLKKS IN CHICAGO. For 24 hours ended 3 a. m. June 27: he Republicans.

Mr. Moyer struck an abutment that this purpose an operating expense. Use City Traction Fund. wrecked his car near Huntington. Po Long Island estate that cost him Sixteen Republicans voted to fix mandatory price of 77.57 cents an 000 in 1929.

The offer of the seventeen liceman John Morgan of Huntington took him and a gallon of wine into The transit lines also proposed that $20,000,000 be taken from the present unce for domestic silver, while only wo Republicans John G. Townsend involved is a question. Stock Market Plunger. Dr. Smith's plunges Into the stock market covered a period of two years, it was revealed tonight was reported to have lost heavily, particularly in a recent drop in the price of wheat in which he had lare holdings.

This was made public la a memorandum Issued by Fenner Beane, New Orleans brokers, with whom "Dr. Smith had opened an account In 1936 under the code name custody. It Never Rains But it Pours. Breaks in South Belgium BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 26. UP) Reports from Hasselt, in southern Belgium, today said the Albert canal broke near Godscheid and drowned at least seven persons.

DeU and Charles W. Tobey R. room house on ten acres in Great Neck was made to any established philanthropic organization that would maintain the place as a home for the aged or for children without distinc HJ voted against it. In return traction fund to help pay the cost of modernizing the system. Future compensation to the city would go into the traction fund, which would be used for further modernization and 3 p.m..

4 Huntington authorities lined him t9 p.m.. 80 10 p.m..77 4 p.m... 78 for this, 29 Democrats voted to elimi- 9 a.m. .76 10 a.m. .79 11 a.m.

.83 Noon. .84 $10 and costs for drunken drivin 11 p.m. .77 3 a.m. .75, 4 a.m.. .72 5a.m..f71 6 a.m..

.71 7 a.m... 711 8 a.m... 73 5 p.m... 80 6 p.m. ..81 ate the President's power further to Midn't.

.76 Mr. Moyer took off his shoe to get the money and discovered some one The DaHy -Tribune wS be mailed to rou anywhere in Ulinoia. Indiana. Iowa, Michigan or Wisconsin sis dors a week ior 50c a month, payable in advance. lust notify the Tribune or tout newspaper carrier.

Remittance with order. KOTICE to PclicjBtHtrj: for extending the subway system ievalue the dollar. 1 p.m. .84 2:30.. 86 1 a.m.

..75 2 a.m. .74 7 p.m... 81 8 p.m... 81 tion as to race, creed, or color. Car Is Smashed by 2 Ton Total rnvrmgrn net paid circulation had been there before him.

He stayed The franchise draft was submitted by the three man negotiating commit The Democrats voting to strike out he devaluation section included such in jail until relatives came and paid MAY. 1939 tee for the transit lines: Walter A. Rock, and Is Owner Glad! dtherto 100 per cent yes-men as Sen- Shaw, chairman; Guy A. Richardson, the fine and took him to their home in Logansport Then Mr. Moyer stepped aboard a bus for Chicago, Highest, Lowest.

tUno(J5cial 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Mean temperature, 78; normal, 70; June excess, 91 excess since Jan. 1, 516 deg. Precipitation, trace; June excess, 1.94 total since Jan. 1, 18.94 excess, 3.04 in.

Relative humidity at 7:30 a. 68; 1 p. 52; 7:30 p. 55. tor Pittman, Senator Henry F.

Webster Springs, W. Va, June 25. president of the surface lines, and 900,000 vshurst of Arizona, Senator Sheridan DAILY in mxcoom at 0T His car was wrecked, but Charles CoL A. A. Sprague, trustee for the ot J.

Monroe. Charles Fenner, selfr partner ct the brokerage firm, said the account was closed out ten days ago. fully paid by two checks for $100,000 each after the brokers refused to accept state university, bonds, proffered through an the home of the White Sox. If MOT irtMM Itm tar vto't vm on ooyiot IO wttfc MfewrtartMa. an VWar elevated lines.

)owney of California, Senator James 3. Murray of Montana and Senator Hig-hest wind velocity, 17 miles per hour The state policeman he had eluded heard about it and had the bus HI tuim, TIAxt nt rrrrmnxp.il atfAitinn in sur. Fleming was just as glad. He was out of it. shopping, when a tweton rock crashed down on it from a hillside.

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE from the southeast, at 1:54 a. m. weather table on pase 20. face lines routes is on page 3.1 Continued on page 4, column 1. stopped in Hebron, Ind.

Mr. Moyer Mi.