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FREEPORT JOURNAL-STANDARD 90th Year--20 Pages UEUUKR ASSOCIATED PRECIS AND UNITED PRESS. N. C. 8EBVIOX FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1939 UEMBEB AUDIT BUREAU Of CIECOLATIONS Prict Three Ctats HUNGARY TAKES CARPATHO-UKRAINE Harrington: "WPA Not Permanent" BE HALVED BY ADMINISTRATOR BELIEVES RELIEF PROJECT CAN BE LIQUIDATED EVENTUALLY VANDENBEBG PROPOSES SUBSTITUTE PROGRAM Chums Spending Could Continue At Present Rate Until June 1 Without WPA Appropriation Washington, March 16--UP)-Col C. Harrington, administrator, told a house appropriations subcommittee today that WPA rolls probably could be cut In half by July 1, 1940.

Harrington appeared at secret hearings on legislation to give WPA an additional $150,000.000 requested by President Roosevelt for its operations through June 30 this year. The administrator, members said, also declared that he did not consider the huge relief agency permanent and thought It could be liquidated eventually. Halving of the relief rolls by the middle of 1940, committeemen indicated, would be predicted upon an increase in private employment There are about 3,000,000 on WPA Fosters now. Vandenberg Plan The subcommittee decided to Harrington for further testimony today and some members aaid it might be possible to wind up hearings Monday. That would mean that no attempt would be made A go into the controversial question of investigating and revamping the whole relief set-up, as aome legislators have proposed.

While Harrington was testifying, Senator Vandenberg fR-Mich) proposed a substitute relief program under which spending would continue at the present rate until June 1 without any further WPA appropriation. Vandenberg offered a biH authorizing the president to continue spending from the recently-voted S725.000.000 WPA appropriation at tbe current rate. The fund would test until June 1 under such an arrangement, Vandenberg said. President Roosevelt requested a S150.000.000 appropriation to continue WPA through June 30 The chief executive said a sharp reduction of WPA voile on April 1 would be necessary unless the additional sum were provided, Byrd aavd Reorcanfaatiom Other developments In Washington today: Secretary of Agriculture Wallace told a senate banking subcommittee that continuance of President Roosevelt's monetary powers were preparedness for "armed conflict among currencies of the world." Secretary of the Treasury Morgen- thau indicated that the administration's tax rerlsiOB plan would not be made public Bntti after the first week of ApriL Senator Byrd (D. Va.i.

demanded that the government reorganization First Ambassador Of U. S. to Panama COAL OPERATORS DEMAND ASSURANCE FROM LEWIS THAT HE'S NOT STALLING FOR TIME AFTER FEDERAL PRICE LIST IS SET, 0, IS 'ON TOP 1 C. I. O.

Chief Would Forestall Any Stoppage of Operations When Contracts Expire William Damon, of Minnesota, now V. S- minister to Uruguay, was named first U. S. ambassador to Panama by President Roosevelt, as Panama was elevtcd from a ministry, to an embassy. SEARLE, SEARCY FAVORED TO LEAD bill be fashioned Into a two-edged weapon for cutting federal expenditures as well as Inefficiency.

Shortly before the house-approved measure was brought up for debate in the senate Byrd declared he would offer some "strong economy amendments." "The would provide for retrtnch- aient wherever possible." he said. "as a way to start cutting federal expenditures in the interest of a balanced budget." COIT.DVT TAKE IT Cairo. Egypt. Mar. Crown Prince Mohammed fUai PahJevi of Iran, who was married vesterday to 17-year-old Prtnccffs Pawda.

sitter of the king of Egypt. was ill today and had a of 101 degrees. MEMBEBJ OF TWO ABOLISHED COMMITTEES LIKELY TO BE BEAPPOINTED Springfield, Mar. Rep. Clinton Searle of Rock Island and Senator Earl B.

Searcy of Springfield became leading Republican candidates today for the chairmanship of the new joint legislative committee to investigate state government costs. Searle's election was proposed by House Speaker Hugh W. Cross in a letter to Acting Governor John Stelle. Some legislators said, however, that Searcy would have the support of several Democratic members of the committee. Acting Governor Stelle has suggested that Republican be chosen to head the inquiry.

Cross also made known his intention to reappoint all members of the discharged Searle committee as house members of the new joint board. Senate President pro, tern George M. Maypole of Chicago said be would name ac senate members all but one of the Democratic investigating group headed by Senator Nicholas L. Hubbard Mt. Pulaskl).

The Searle and Hubbard committees both were abolished when the inquiry was turned over to the joint group. Binffhaa On Maypole said Senator Louis K. Beckman Kankskee). would be replaced at his own request by Senator Clinton L. Ewing Douglas).

Seven members of each house and of each party will serve on the new committee. Besides Searle. members of the house committee are Reps. John A. Blngham.

Galraa: Sam O. Dale Pairfleld; Frederick W. Rennick. Buda. and David I.

Swanson. Chicago, all Republicans; W. O. Danville, and Frank Ryan. Chicago.

Democrats. Senate members will to addition to Hubbard: Peter P. KieUmri- sfcL Chicago: Melvin Thomas. Charleston: A. L.

Maroritx. Chicago, and H. S. Burgets. Pairfleld.

(Continued On Page SUtl Chicago Crowds Tearful as Benes Calls Seizure "Shocking International Crime' March Catch and Slovak peoples win fight unceasingly for restoration of a free homeland, former President Bcnes of Czecho-SJovaJOa. Breaking nis silence on European developments. Dr. iwued a tftatemcnl last nigtrt branding the newest dismej jibei jucnt of his country an a "shocking international crime." He called upon Caechs and 10 "prepare for the let dam of oar natter 3n a free Europe The icrinc of the republic, he hi their farnattoral lltertf crowd of iJjousand Cafchs and fonrd the statement read at protest meeting last nAght. Dr.

BeneV thai free vakto wocM again wild cheering tnm the Huong. Bat for the part tee dared "our over there arc being called tocowentrationcainpfi." Dr. Jan Manaryk. former Cxcno- SJovaktan ambassador to Great Britain and son of the founder of the republic, advised the audience to prize highly their American titMn- to "gather around the American Dr. Bems.

now a vMttng prof caw at the University of Chkago. staled four great powers promised In the Munich agreement to guarantee the exMence and aafely of hfe country. ore qf thosepvam hat ldilM and to aeuipsliBl tt wtta Ito atmr," he 1 know that after what bap- to thr hmgnav be dtffenot wtth BY WILLIAM H. LAWRENCE United Press Staff Correspondent New York, Mar. bituminous producers sought from United Mine Workers Union President John L.

Lewis today an assurance that his offer to join in a guarantee against any stoppage of operations was not a means of delaying action until federal minimum coal prices are reestablished, strengthening union demands for wage increases An operators' committee of 16 meets with 16 U. M. W. negotiators at 1 m. in an attempt to compromise widely divergent demands The producers asked a 50 cents per day wage reduction.

The union seeks a 50 cents per day wage increase, a 30-hour-week, a. guarantee of 200 working days per year, and two weeks annual vacation with pav. Lewis yesterday asked the producers to join with the union before 1 the end of this week in "rendering a public service" by giving assur- ance to the consuming public, industries, businessmen and the government that there would be no coal strike, lockout or stoppage i 1939. Some operators believed that this offer was prompted by Lewis' knowledge that he has little chance at present of gaining wage increases from an industry which lost between $60,000,000 and $100,000,000 last year. Would Strengthen Demand These operators said that if Lewis could delay action on his demands until after the national bituminous coal commission re-establishes a valid price schedule, "it will not be a question of whether we will grant an increase, but rather of how large the increase will be." The coal mine owners' anprsisal of strategy was borne out by the fact that outlying district union-employer contracts have a 15-day clause permitting cancellation or reopening of terms by either party.

This would permit a wage increase demand after prices hare been re-established and coal production is nearing its peak for winter demands next fall. These contracts have been extended. Federal coal commission officials estimate that prices will be reestablished soon after May I. The first price schedules were withdrawn in February. 1938, after several court decisions had cast doubt on their legality.

Thetninimum prices are designed to guarantee cost of production to coal producers and. theoretically at least, to check the industry's losses which operators estimated totaled more than S370.000.000 in the last 13 years. Dark Picture Indsstrr Despite the operators' apparent besltance at joining in Lewis' no- strike, no-lockout guarantee, there were few people who believed that a suspension of operations would occur when the present agreement expires March 31. Lewis does not believe a new contract can be negotiated before this date. The current agreement provides a 3S-hour-week.

and a basic daily wage of in the north and 45.GO in the south. The operators' proposal would reduce these wages to 9SJSO and tS 10. as they were March. 1937. but the union would raise them to 96JSO and S6.10.

Charles O'Neill. New York, operators' spokesman, asserted yesterday that granting of the union "hopelessly and totally wreck the industry- and FUEHRER EXTENDS SWAY OVER SLOVAK REPUBLIC Nightclubbing Newlyweds The former Pauline Warren Palmer, socialite who last December dl' vorred Potter D'Orsay Palmer, heir to a $30,000,000 Chicago hotel fortune, is shown in a N'ew York night club with her new husband, magazine writer William Watts Rose, Jr. They admitted a recent elopement to LeesburK, Virginia. Minister Savanna Second at Washington Lap of Ancient Stands Ground Engine's Trip JRuthenian Premier Flees to Rumania CZECH HE-, TELEKT ANNOUNCES ANNEXATION AS RfTHEMAX PREMIER FLEES HOMELAND Washington. Mar.

16 Viadimir Huxban, Czecho-Slovak minister, declined today to turn 1 over the legation here to German representatives until be had received written orders from Prague. He issued this statement: "The first secretary of the German embassy. Dr. Karl Resenberg. came to see me and read to me an order from the German foreign office asking the German embassy to take over the Czecho-Slovaic legation and consulate.

"My reply was: "'I have not received any order from my government in Prague which appointed me--the only authority which could issue such an order to me I must have a written--not telegraphic--document, signed by President Hacha. stating that the Czecho-Slovak government of its own will relinquished its authority to the German reichV A German official said Hacha or the former Foreign Minister Chvalkovsky would be asked at once to send the necessary instructions. Dr. Resenberg went to the legation on orders from Dr. Hans Thomsen, the German charge d'affaires in Washington.

fOuuUuued On Page ate) Temperature Up Tonight, Friday CORRECTION: READ CASS FOR CHARLIE M'CARTHY Benren Reveals Kidnaped Splinter Was Cass McCarthy. Charlie's Stand-in Hollywood. March U-- The dummy "kidnaped" from Edgar Bergen in New York city was not Charlie McCarthy, but Charlie's it was reported today. The famous Charlie was locked up safely in a vault before Bergen left Hollywood, it was said, the ventriloquist taking with him Case McCarthy. Cass takes the rap for Charlie in all dangerous movie sienes where Charlie's valuable grain is likely to get splintered.

chipped, etc. It wn5 Case who was folded up in the suitcase that a new5papcrman picked off from Bcrgen's hotel room. The are twins except that Cass can bat his eyes and Charlie Cant. After a brief kidnap scare, the JSew York ncwsnawk explained he "forgot" to tell the ventriloquist be taking tbe dummy. OOCTM OFFERS LAST HOPE FM IAIY OYM OF TMM PiUsbunrh.

March Baby Harold Roll. for whose life pby- ridans hare abandoned hope. left by aarplane today with his mother for New Roth? Be, in a last desperate elfort to escape death. The two and ow-half yew child dying of a tumor, and has been given but two weeks toUve. MR.

Pflma Holt. 27, the accepted an offer of Dr. Alexander John Chilko. of Sew Jtochefle. to take Harold there for treatment, at.

ter ihe sorgeon offered to pay an two La Crosse. Wis, Mar. The William Crooks, the north- vase's oldest railroad, locomotive, turned time back nearly a century today when it puffed out of here for Savanna. E1-, the second lap on its journey to the New York World's fair. Some time before the Civil war the locomotive, then considered sleek and trim, chugged into La Crosse on its maiden journey from the factory at Paterson, N.

J. Everyone paused to admire it. It was shipped by steamboat to St. Paul, where it was put into service by the old St. Paul Pacific railroad, today known ac the Great Northern.

Yesterday the William Crooks again basked in the limelight when it wheezed along on the Burlington system tracks. Twice, shining. streamlined Zephyrs thunaered by at 90 miles per hour. Unperturbed the William Crooks rumbled along majestically at 25- per. and fulfilled the cardinal requirement of railroading--it arrived on time.

Equipped with kerosene lights, the ancient locomotive travels only by day. It has been converted from a wood burner to a coal burner Its train consists of a single pas- coach and a baggage car. The locomotive was named aftet the St. Paul ft Pacific's first engineer. i Savanna.

HI. Mar. 16--The William Crooks was expected to arrive here about today and to remain here until 6 a. m. Friday.

The locomotive will be on exhibition near the Burlington passenger station and the public is invited to new it and the coach. BANDITS SLUG AND ROB FIHN6 STATION ATTENDANT NEAR 6ALHA LAST M6NT Galena, March 16--W--After robbing a filling station west of here and binding and gagging Albert Gammelein. the attendant, four rnunc bandits escaped with 866 last S. IS R. DECLARES CIUNESE WHO RlffED FIA6 HaroM Soft.

9 away an tbe rftw toetaa the father. Only tat Bight the mMtee -IT Harold awnt He, I want Indianapolis, March of Nlu Kin. 32-year-old Chinese who tore up an American Hag oa the steps of ihe soldiers and sailors' monument yesterday, was wt for March a by Judge Charles J. Karabril. Budapest, Mar.

Count Paul Teleky told the wildly cheering Hungarian parliament today that "Carpatho-TJkraine becomes a part of the kingdom of Hungary-" The premier's announcement of annexation came as fierce street fighting was reported from Chust, capital of Carpatho-Ukraine, easternmost section of the smashed Czecho-SIovakia republic, which Hungarian forces were slowly occupying 'Warsaw dispatches said Hungarian troops had reached the border between Poland and Car- patho-TJkraine at two places) At the same time the Hungarian parliament adopted new legislation for sweeping control of Jews. Jews were barred from many occupations and Jewish participation in professions and business was limited to approximately six per cent of the total persons engaged those fields. Count Teleky declared Carpatho- TJkraine was "set up as rfn autonomous region" within Hungary and would "enjoy sweeping nghte of self-government." They Asked for H' The premier asserted that his government had been besieged by Ruthenian (Carpatho-Ukraiman) delegations pleading that the little land of mountains and forests be taken over by Hungary. The government of CarrJatho- Ckraine. one of the three autonomous regimes of the shattered Czecho-Slovak federation, declared its independence Tuesday when Czecho-SIovakia ceased to be By annexation.

Hungary achieved a common border with Poland--an aim ardently desired by Hungarian leaders. The premier told parliament Hungary would respect the rights of other nations particularly new Slovakia and Rumania, most scrupulously. The Rumanian minister to Budapest last night made urgent requests that no Rumanian interests be ciis- Iturbed. He was assured that Hun- jgary had no intention of causing such disturbance. i The portion of Carpatho-TJkraine 'annexed by Hungary today has'an area of 4.254 square miles and a population of about 500.000.

i Previously, tinder the Vienna of last Nov. 2. Huneary had received 627.8 square miles and a population of 180.000. Vofenn flees Bucharest. March Augustin Volosin of Carpatho- TJkraine today fled into Rumania ahead of Hungary's advancing armies taking over the eastern most section of former Czecho-SIovakia.

He crossed the frontier at Signet at 1 p. m. fi a. C. S.

Rumanians said Volosin. who had not heard of Hungary's formal annexation of Carpatho-TJkraine--an- nounced in the Budapest parliament this morning--considered rus situation hopeless in Chust. tbe Carpatho-TJkraine capital. (Reports in Budapest said severe street fighting had broken out in i Chust while Hungarian troops approached from the west, hoping to occupy it by night falU After identifying himself to Rumanian border guards. Volosin was unable to find an automobile to carry him into Rumania.

He climbed into a peasant's cart and started to the home of the orthodox bishop of Signet. AUevnrt Oa Life On the way a man who identified himself an former sergeant in the Carpatho-TJkraine forces charged at the can bearing Volosin. but be was oteipumejed by police before he reached the fleeing premier. Votarin suit his iDnuntainous dis- VOV RIBBEVTROP LAYS DOWN LAW FOR BOHEMIA AND MORAVIA Aogustin Volosin (above), former 1 premier of Carpatho-Ukraine, today fled from his homeland into mania as Hungarian troops forced 1 their way into the eastern-most parcel of shattered Czecho-SIovakia. By The Associated Press Prague, March 16--JP Adolf Hitler, stretching the arms of his expanding empire 200 miles further least, today laid douTi German law for Bohemia-Moravia and agreed to take Slovakia under his protection.

In a decree issued from Hradcany castle of Prague, the German chancellor charted the future of the ancient lands of Bohemia and Mor- a--u as thar or an autonomous pio- tectorate" within Greater Germany. He showed himself on the castle balcony to the cheers of German university students and then left Prague by automobile for an undisclosed destination. Hitler laid down the new fundamental law for the country at 000 Czechs a day after he had sped I in to the capital of the crushed Czecho-Slovak federation behind the BILL WOULD APPROPRIATE $530,000 FOR ILLINOIS PUPILS Springfield. HI. March touse education committee today recommended for passage a $550000 appropriation to reimburse districts for three-fourths of the cost of transporting pupils who reside more than one and one-half miles from a school.

Districts would be allowed $15 per pupil annually but claims for pupils whose tuitions are paid from state funds would be barred. State sharing expense of pupil transportation is advocated by the Illinois Education association and other educational groups. The proposal originated as an inducement to consolidate with a half cozen or less pupils. A bill to change tbe University of Illinois and state normal school revolving funds to "income" funds also was recommended lor passage. A hearing on the bill providing a minimum $100 monthly salary and eight months work for downstate teachers was continued for further study.

Lester Grimm of the A said there were 11.000 teachers last year whose salary was less than $300 and that about 10.000 country teachers averaged approximately $740. The Chinese charged with desecrating thr flag, resisting arrest and TacTancy. Km. during a brief court appearance, made no explanation of his act but toM ttie judge "This te not a good country." Police who questioned the Chinew said they beUerd he formerly lived ha MOwaakee. I IH IP HIAVBMT March OOOBaf, 39, Of Mferdpottce last ntght Io toet hfc Iaady ta Baa be cou3d not man be left gv to work to ntet.

fnam lapse of PoBce said a brother was ENTIRE TOWN GIVES COLO SHOULDER TO ELECTION Ottawa. Maixr. Nobody to much about the coming wty election. No candidates incumbents have qualified for the primaries, and not a single voter has registered. wheels of his motorized army.

German protection of Slovakia answered the appeal of Dr Joseph Tiso, who declared the independence from Prague of the little county Tuesday under Hitler's guidance and promise of, support. Thus, 14,500 square miles and 2,450,000 more of the population of central Europe became German- ruled. The fuehrer acted barely two hours after his foreign minister. Joachim von Ribbentrop. had broadcast the- decree for future rule over Bohemia and Moravia.

A day before Hitler agreed to make Slovakia's people subjects of a German protectorate, his graj- i clad legions had entered their country just as they did Bohemia-Moravia. It was assumed that now they would carry out the same duties in i the Slovak protectorate which Ger! man forces have undertaken in Bohemia-Moravia Germans Privileged Almost at the same time as the announcement, that Slovakia would be a German protectorate, received Emil Hacha former president of dissolved Czecho-SIovakia. at Hradcany castle. Hacha had in his hand the te; of the decree explaining the tectorate for Boheirua-Moravi; 'set-up which now may be ti cated in Slovakia. The decree made clear Slavic peoples tuat there will classes within the preferred class, the Gern'Sj will have all the nghtf leges of citizens of a class of subjects of the protect' They furth army, foreign policy.

other communications 5 i telegraph and will be run by their 1 tector and that they mg to say these Although Hitler's ihe quarter million 1 in the protectorate 1 this was subject to the Nuremberg raciai and other German la. words. German Jews can not citizens 'Autonomous' "The protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia is autonomous and administers its own affairs." the decree continued. "It exercises soverasn richts on Pase 27e 23c 21 Continent Apprehensive That Der Fuehrer Will Push on With "Unfinished Business 9 OuuUaued on Page Nineteen) MARKETS AT A GLANCE Irregular: selling dries op. Bonds: Mixed: Cwcho-Sflowk continue slump.

Curb: TJiwen: dealings Porelcn Harrow: sterling, Plejic!) franc easy. Cotton: Heavy: near month Bqan- oation. Strong: geneial boring on redaction. Coffer: Easy; jButeakinaJ and MM Catt: MotUy steady to strong. Generally i COM Berlm March 16 P-- The chance thai Adolf Hitler now might strike swifily io settle olfcw un- Naa in Europe was aghted 1oaa bj lores pi diplomatic drclrs.

Amid tlx 1 reichsfiyhrw 5 triumph in brwUcins up whai was left of the Cweho-Sicna); republic alter Munich. Ihw-r quarters discussed two dominant questions. 1 Htrw sowi would Hitler more to return Danzig and Memenand to the lap of Mother Germany?" How quickly would HiUer fol- 3ow up his eastern push toward drewn ol rich treasures in the Ukraine? Despite the Tsrt Uic had a hrtl te- jwjshi Use procedure and strike wrufe ttae iron of an was stffll hot in the caw of Danag had spaced out bit. three latest and greatest successes over atightty more than a year--the annexation of Austria, the absorption and finally sponsorship of a tola part of the former Czecho-Sovak republic. It was reasonably assumed that Danzig and Meme3 were not in British and French oa33y becausf oT Uifir lufff Germanic populations.

'The territory. 1 square milfx. tached Irom toi tlr- of Versailles firct 'jnrtT rrm- trol of a ol wnba-vji dori but flnillv to Lithuania Peb 1923 MemcJ retained a large measure of autonomy. citv ol Darizlc. 74 square miles population 407.900.

was taken from Germany at Versailles, placed uixkr the protecuon I of the feague of aod eoade 'a unit in Uv cuKtoanx m3ni iJ Ti GdynJa arc P'O'liTid iea i BrJijUn and PTMXT ioqujnes regarding Gfrmtufft nwatifln oi "JQQDOQQ in wo 31 wan HUj- Lntraanla nraroely couM dare to Gnrmaa "protecuoc" for Mewel. was proMantOcal whether the Poles Gentian absorption of Legtalatares in Dandg and.