The Ludington Daily News from Ludington, Michigan • Page 1

(.., "1 MM VOLUME XLIV, NO. 179. THE DAILY MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1934. PRICE THREE CENTS LIVES Michigan Leads Nation with 11 Deaths on Its Highways (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) The nation paid with at least 48 lives for its Memorial day celebration. Crowded highways took 20 lives, the heaviest toll; drown- ings, airplane crashes, automobile-train collisions, 5, and other causes, 8.

An airplane crash at took two lives; another at Mansfield, one near Newcastle, and one at Chicago, 1 Highway accidents killed 11 in Michigan, two in Ohio, in Minnesota, four in Illinois, and two in Indiana. Two drowned in Iowa, two Ohio, three in Minnesota, and one in Indiana. Six Are Shot A woman fell from her New York apartment window, a farmer fell, from a roof in Wisconsin; two were killed in deputy stabbed, and five others shot, and in Rhode Island, a farm hand, later killed by police, shot a state officer to death. (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) mishaps cost at least 11 lives and injured many others in Michigan Wednesday, while thousands of motor cars crowded city streets and state highways for the holiday. A Pere Marquette passenger train struck an automobile containing seven persons at Flint, Whitp Ordprs Wlth- latally injuring five of them VVHIie uiueib vvun and sending two others to drawal Of 300 Of the -Hurley-hospital in a critical.

nimrrk condition. buams Josephine Rizik, 20; Ronnie 'TOLEDO May George, 4, and Freddie George tial eva cuation'of troops called 6, were killed instantly in the here a week ago auring rioting crossing crash. Assad RIZIK, i- 55, father of Josephine, died eriroute to the hospital. Bobby George, 5, died Wednesday night. Hospital authorities reported Joseph George, 50 father of the George boys, and George Rizik, 15, in a critical condition.

Girl Is Killed An automobile plunging off the highway near St. Johns cost the life of Gladys Batten, 17, of DeWitt. Her sister, Gertrude, 19, the driver, was injured. A crash of two cars in Detroit took the lives of Donald C. Martin, 28, of Northville, and Harold Ebert, 22.

Four others were seriously injured. An unidentified man was killed at Muskegon by a hit(Please turn to Page 8, Column 2) E. L. Cord Reveals Bold Kidnap Plot LONDON, May attempts to kidnap members of -his familv from his home at Beverley Hills, have been graphically described by E. L.

Cord, American automobile and Outside World Aids Country Doctor In Fight for 5 Lives CORBEIL, May (fP) While aid was hurried from the outside world, a country d'octor continued an unceasing fight today for lives of five tiny patients- quintuplets born in a humble farm home. Now three day old, the infant girls were gaining strength but the heaviest weighed only three pounds, four ounces at birth. Quintuplets are rare in medical annals and it is even rarer for all to survive. Every possible aid was being sent Dr. A.

R. DeFoe for use in the case. An old fashioned incubator arrived last Wednesday from a Chicago newspaper. There is no electricity in the home for a modern incubator. Premier George S.

Henry of Ontario instructed the public welfare department to provide all necessary care for Mrs. Oliva Dionne, the 24-year-old mother, and her babies, who have five older brothers and sisters. The babies have been bap- tised by the parish priest and named Cecile, Yvonne, Marie, Emily and Annette. They wear tags, so they can told apart. An eye-dropper is used to feed them milk, corn syrup and water The procedure takes so long that by the time the fifth has been fed the first is hungry again.

airplane magnate, acquaintances. to 'English One of the attempts, involving the use of a mysterious airplane, was said to have resulted in the advice of a California police chief to the American millionaire to take his family out of the United States for an extended visit Mrs. Stiliweil Dies in Grand Rapids Mrs. Mary Stillwell who passed away Monday evening in Grand Rapids had 1 many friends in Ludington who are. grieved to hear of her passing.

Mary Bosquet was born in Grand Haven 63 years ago daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bosqueit, and when tnree years of age accompanied her parents to Ludington. Here she grew to womanhood attending St. Simon's school (Please turn to Page 3, Column 5) NOTICE! The General City Offices I at the City Hall will be I closed Saturday after- the Electric Auto Lite strike vas ordered today.

Governor George White in olumbus ordered Adjutant General Frank D. Henderson to withdraw one-third of the roops sent here a week ago after rioting in' the Auto Lite General Henderson said the evacuation order was made because "order has been restored." irst contingents will leave for their home stations late today. The 600 remaining troops will be stationed in a Toledo armory event they are needed for further duty. Previously Sheriff David after a conference with lational guard officers, agreed removal of all but a "small reserve asserting that police and deputy sheriffs can maintain order. He said how ever that a few should be kept here for "emergency service." A nuniber of officers and men who asked to be relieved of duty to return to their civilian vocations have been discharged from duty the past few days.

Since Saturday quiet has resigned in the riot zone, where, a 77th Birthday IMUS XI Pope Pius XI today is observing his 77 birthday. He spent the day by working- as usual. Measure Provides Use of White Metal to Compromise Gold WASHINGTON, May The House today passed and sent to the' Senate the adminis- Estimate Daily Abandonment of Wheat Is. Million Bushels KANSAS CITY, May 5 A blazing sun mocked the water-hungry wheat lands to- tration silver bill which has for day, condemning a million cat- its objective the use of silver to comprise backing for a quarter of the United States currency as compared with backed by gold. three-quarters SET 1ST Property Destruction During Past Year Causes Drop of $114,000, Total assessed valuation of the city of Ludington, including both real and personal property, is $6,738,000, or $114,000 less than last year, as fixed by the board of reviews in its spring session last week.

Reasons given by Assessor H. C. Klemm i'or the decrease are destruction of several buildings including Widmark Lumber company's office and warehouse and the Hamel building, both destroyed by fire since the last assessment, and a marked decrease in. amount of taxable persorial property, mainly stocks on hand of local industries and merchants. The board lessened valuation determined by Mr.

Klemm on turn to Page 8, Column 1) Early favorable Senate action is expected. Opposition that resorted to filibustering tactics in moves either to defeat or broaden the measure collapsed today when the final v6te was taken. Members of the Democratic silver bloc who wanted even broaded legislation had contended the measure was just a "silver torick" and that it would result in prolonging the depression ten years. Republicans attacked the proposal as involving unsound monetary principles and said it was approved by the administration to meet demands of mining, speculating and other groups interested in making profits out of silver. Tatic e-n claimed it was needsd to complement the gold policy of the government and that it would increase commodlity prices and (Please turn to Page 3, Column 5) S.

FLEET tle to premature slaughter and burning dovVn another million bushels of wheat. Temperatures that hit 106 degrees doomed the cattle. The government announced they would be slaughtered to relieve farmers -in Minnesota, the Dakotas and Texas, where feed shortages prevail. George E. Farrell of the Agricultural Adjustment administration estimated the daily wheat abandonment, due to drought at one million bushels $850,000.

He noted that the drought conditions are especially acute in northern states. Nevertheless, farmers in Kansas, which grows a fourth or more of the wheat produced in the United States, looked with increasing concern at their blown-out and deadened fields. In many parts no rain had fallen for more than a month. Fear Milk Famine Walter W. McLaughlin, director of the Illinois department of agriculture, foresaw the danger of famine in many cities of that state unless dairy farmers (Please turn to Page (i, Column 4) He's Candidate A.

J. ENGEL, Lake City Former State Senator Albert Engcl today announced he will seek the Republican nomination for Congressman from the Ninth district. ago and two persons were more than 200 in- week killed jured in bloody rioting. Meanwhile federal mediators worked to avert a walkout of employes of the Toledo Edison company, The walkout, originally scheduled for this morning, was deferred a day at the request of federal mediator Charles P. Taf t.

A strike of. the electrical workers held the possibility of tying up more than 1,000 factories and 60,000 homes receiving power and light from the Toledo, Edison company. Track Meet Opens This Afternoon The annual grade school track and field meet opened this afternoon at Culver park under the direction of Athletic Director Mitchell Read. Field events formed this afternoon's program. Friday afternoon the track events will be staged, starting at I o'clock.

A parade oJ participants and other pupils of Ludingtoni schools will open the track meet. The parade will form at the public library and proceed west on LudinEton avenue and thence to Culver park. A) half-holiday has been declared for Friday afternoon noons. Dean Thompson, City Clerk DON'T RUIN LAWNS BY CUTTING CORNERS Sheaffer Lifetime Fountain Baccalaureate services for the graduating class of Ludington ch schoo'i will be held at 8 o'clock Sunday evening at Orole hall. Following is the program: school or- hestra.

Anthem, "Sanctus" by Gou- Choral club with Bertram Schulte soloist, Miss Alice Newberg accompan- st and Ernst Lind Johnson ac- 2ompanist. Scripture Lud- wiff Anderson. Prayer. Anthems, Mozart's "Gloria" rom "The Twelfth Mass" ant'. Gounod's Choral with Mrs.

E. Gilbert so- oist. J. A. Landin.

Hymn, "Onward Christian Soldiers" by gation. Benediction O. Steen. Recessional, H. 96 Ships and 40,000 Men Are Reviewed by President the WEATHER Central Standard Time Sun rose at 4:07 a.

m. and sets at 7:20 p. m. Station barometer NEW YORK, May The United States fleet, a gaunt gray armada of 96 ships and 40,000 men. paraded proudly before President Roosevelt today in one of the greatest pageants of American naval history.

Sailing in from southern waters, the fleet kept the rendezvous with its commander-in- chief at sea. two miles off Ambrose lightship, near the harbor entrance. It was a three-fold spectacle ships in review, the planes in an aerial demonstration and the final procession of the vessels to berths about (Please turn to rage 8, Column 2) Larson Funeral Is to Be Held Friday Funeral services for Gunnar Larson, whose death Tuesday noon at Paulina Stearns hospital was recorded in Tuesday's issue of The News, will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon from Dorrell chapel with Rev. W. Maylan Jones officiating.

Born in Norway May 10, 1866, Gunnar Larson came to Ameri- (Pleasc turn to Page 3, Column 5) To Put Down Test Wells in Pentwater Resident of Ludington 67 Years, S'he Taught in City's First School 29.10 inches. 7 a. Sea level barometer 7 a. 29.79 inches. Wind direction, and velocity 7 a.

south 7 miles. Temperature 7 a. 69 degrees. Highest temperature in last 24 hours, 75 degrees. Lowest temperature last night, 59 degrees.

Precipitation for 24 hours ending 7 a. 0 Indies. Weather Forecasts Ludington and Vicinity: Some probability of local showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday; not much change in temperature; mostly moderate to possibly fresh south to southwest winds. Lower Michigan: Some probability of local showers or thunderstorms tonight and Friday except generally fair in the south pbrtion tonight; slightly warmer tonight irv -the extreme south and extreme; north por- Uafce- erate to possibly, ifresh south to southwest winds; prospects of local "showers tonight X. Mbstty -mod- PENTWATER, May Ole Reigler, Muskegon well driller, has been engaged by Pentwater village council to put down test wells to ascertain if possible some means of augmenting the present water supply of the village, which is proving inadequate for demands made on the system during months.

The village water the summer supply at present is secured from two separate pumping stations, both pumping water from points by electrically operated pumps. The pumping station at the southern end of the village has been in operation a number of years and draws its water from a series of points. The other pump, put in by Harmon-Ness Co. a few years ago in the northern portion of the town, was supposed to furnish adequate water for the entire village and permit the dismantling of the old plant but has never proved satisfactory in its operation. The council hopes to be able to augment the water supply 'from the old pumping station by addition of more wells anc then attempts will be made to put the Harmon-Ness pumo in condition for" use-as an auxiliary 'supply.

Gift Novelties and bridge Funeral services for Mrs. Emily C. Dowland, 93, who passed away Tuesday evening at her home at 201 North Ferry street, will be held at 10 o'clock Friday morning from Dorrell chapel. Rev. W.

F. Heldstalb will be officiating clergyman. For 67 years Mrs. Dowland had been a resident of Lud'img- Born in Port Huron Emily C. Mitchell was Iborn Alpril 14, 1841, im Port Huron, a daughter of Judge and Mrs.

William T. Mitdhell. Following her school days she taught for some in the vicinity of Port Huron and in 1865 came to Lud- nigton to accept the position of lovern.ess t9 the children oif L. I. Foster living in thedr home is now Dr.

L. J. Goulet's residence. Later she taught in Aldington's first public school. Oct.

22, 1867, she was married to Fred J. Dowland, then bookkeeper for Ludingiton Lumber Do. and later prominent in pol- tics and civic affairs. Mrs. Dowland went as a bride to the house from which she passed into eternity Tuesday.

It was there her children William, Adah, Clarence and' Edith were born. It was there that for' (Pleasv turn to Page 3, Column 6) Complete Program for Palmer Dinner The completed program was announced today for the public testimonial dinner to be given at Masonic temple tonight at 7 p. m. in honor of Captain Nels Palmer on the eve of his retirement from the government coast guard service. The program will open with an invocation by Rev.

W. F. Heldstab, to be followed by music under direction of Louis F. Peterson. C.

L. Lind will act as toastmaster and will read letters and telegrams of congratulation. A solo by Robert Thompson will precede a brief talk by Rev. Heldstab and "Ludington's Me sage," to be delivered by Frederic Read. The program will be concluded by presentation of a gift to Captain Palmer from his many friends.

Former State Senator Eyes G. 0. P. Nomination in Ninth District MUSKEGON, May Albert J. Engel, of Lake City, former leader in the state Senate, today announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for representative from the Ninth Congressional district.

Engel, who was runner- up to the late Rep. James C. McLaughlin, two years ago, expressed the belief that he would be unopposed for the nomination. Dr. Louis Webber, of Fremont, who previously had announced he would run, stated this week that he had reconsidered and would not enter the race.

Harry W. Musselwhite, Democrat of Manistee, who defeated McLaughlin two years ago, is a candidate to succeed himself. 5 Scout Officials Arrive Here In Sloop Friday In connection with the spring conclave of Western Michigan Sea Scouts, to be held here Friday and Saturday, a sloop bearing five Sea Scout officials will arrive from Muskegon Friday night. The 'sloop is owned by Ralph Blue, president of the Muskegon council, who will be aboard. Ssa Scouts from Holland and Grand Haven are coming to Ludlngton aboard the U.

S. Coast Guard cutter Escanaba which will also arrive from its station at Grand Haven Friday. Cruise participants from other cities. Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Coopersville, PawPaw, Muskegon, Manistee, Traverse City, Cadillac and probably Saugatuck, South Haven and Allegan will come by automobile and motor bus. The cruise will open Friday night with a campfire program at Culver park and will occupy all of Saturday and part of Sunday morning.

The 300 expected boys will be quartered aboard docked Pere Marquette carferries, L. H. Kent, superintendent, having offered use of the necessary number of staterooms. Saturday's program will close with a private dance at Oriole hall, arrangements for which have been completed', with the exception of selection of an orchestra. Demonstrations and events have been prepared by Skipper John Schrnock of the Edwin Shelby ship and Executive G.

O. Kribs. STflRT TB Scout Parade, Other Ceremonies Mark Memorial Day Observance Here In a manner decorous and beautiful, under a clear sky and with balmy spring weather, all Mason county joined with the nation in paying tribute on Memorial day to the dead heroes of American wars of the past. The programs of tribute, attended by large crowds consisted of parades and memorial services honoring both soldiers and sailors. The services were opened when Leveaux post N'j.

2409, Veterans of Foreign Wars, assisted by Edwin H. Ewing pose No. 76, American Legion, conducted services at Pere Marquette cemetery at 8:30 a. m. Veterans formed a cordon around a grave symbolic of all war dead and Charles Grotemat, chaplain, called for a blessing on the country to keep it from war.

He expressed gratitude for another Memorial day's observance, paying tribute to those who died in service. Following his invocation, wreaths were placed on the grave by officers of the pose and auxiliary, a three volley salute was fired and taps sounded with echoing response from a distant bugler. Vetsv Parade A parade of veterans organizations, auxiliaries, Boy and Girl Scouts, flower girls, Ludington high school and Legion bands, VFW drum and bugle corps, CCC unit and young people's clubs representatives started from Fourth and South Madison streets at 9:45 a. proceeding along Madison street, Second street, IX 3U1CCU, dUJCCU, VV aolllllft Tests Will Be Given at Scott- ton avenue, Dowland street, ville, Custer and Ludington First The first step in the present Mason county tuberculosis survey, sponsored by the state department of health and the Michigan Tuberculosis association, will be made next Monday, June 4, it was announced today. At that time, in the Scottville As an indication of the volume of 'business (being done toy Ludington Sportswear A.

J. Bosoms, general manager, reported today that advance orders are on hand for over 7,000 garments. Weekly production, averages 1,800 garments, he said 1 Over 45 employes are working at the plant now and several machines are still without operators. Mr. Bosoms advertised for 10 operators last week and six replied.

In order to place the die machines in operation, he said, 10 more girls are needed. All machines now im operation are working at production peak. "Summer is theoretically our dullest season," Mr. Besoms said, we're doing a nice business. I'm going to Chicago a few days to book orders for fall merchandise and we expect we'll need more help to fill those orders." Garments manufactured by the firm are on display in the windows of 106 West Ludington avenue.

store Peiis and Pencils. Snow's Drug and Friday except tonight in the prizes. Snow's Drug Store DOUBLE MAIL SERVICE ON LAKE SHORE DRIVE Inaugurating twice-daily mail delivery to street mailboxes on Lake Shore drive north of Tink- fcam avenue, Postmaster W. H. -Cubhbertson has announced that afternoon delivery on that 'street will begin June 18 and continue until the middle ol September.

Afternoon delivery Fitzgerald Rally Will Be Held Sat. LANSING, May promises to he the state Dolitical rally in Michigan's history is to be held Saturday at Riverside park in Grand Ledtje when suoporters of Frank D. Fitzgerald from everv county meet to pledge their continued support during the orimary campaign. The rally is the outgrowth of the increasing demand from all parts of the state that Mr. Fitzgerald be unopposed for the Republican nomination for governor.

From reports reaching Lansing, the rally is to be preceded by motor cavalcades with almost every town in the state represented by one or more automobiles bearing appropriate banners. Mr. Fitzgerald and former Governors Chas S. Osborn and Fred W. Green will deliver the principal talks of the afternoon.

BROADCAST TONIGHT Mayor Enoch Anderson, Superintendent of Schools H. H. Hawley and Dr. W. H.

Force, health officer of Ludington, will broadcast a special plea for co-operation in the present Mason county tuberculosis survey tonight at 7:15 over station WKBZ, it was announced today those in charge of the survey. In the broadcast Dorothy Cole, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Cole of 402 E. Foster street, will read her own composition, "TB Germs." at 9 a.

in the Custer school at 11 a. and at Ludington high school at 2 -p. the tuberculin test will be given by Dr. F. C.

Forsbeck of the state department of health, assisted by local physicians. Tuesday Dr. Forsbeck will continue testing in the Pere Marquette school at 9 a. the Lakeview school at 10:30 a. m.

and the Longfellow school at (Please turn to Page 8, Column 1) Resume Inquiry In Charlevoix Death Lovely new graduate at Advertisement. extreme southern portion. Advertisement. however, will not be made Sat- Sherman's Book urdays. vertisement.

gifts for the popular prices. Store Ad- CHARLEVOIX, May (JP) coroner's jury was to resume its investigation today of the slaying last Monday night of John J. Simons, 30, Grand Rapids sound picture technician, shot to death in a vacant cottage and left under a mattress with his hands trussed behind his back. The chief bit of evidence gathered so far was contained in the reports of three women that they saw a man drive an automobile out of the lane that leads to the cottage about 8:30 p. m.

Monday. If the driver was the slayer making his getaway in Simon's car, then authorities believe they at least have an idea of the approximate time of the crime. DON'T RUIN LAWNS BY CUTTING CORNERS Reduction Sale now in progress celebrating Colvin's Second Anniversary Advertisement. Store James street and Ludington avenue to the city park, where Edwin H. Ewing post conducted services before the war infer modal.

Martial music and bright, waving colors lent splendor to the procession. At the rear were several cars bearing placards condemning war, providing an innovation in Memorial day parades. At the park Legion Commander Fred O. Schrader delivered a brief memorial address and the Rev. W.

F. Heldstab offered a prayer that the nation not "forget it owes a solemn obligation to these men who died in its behalf." Honor War Dead Herbert F. Washatka called the roll of 42 Mason county World war dead while flower girls decorated 42 crosses bearing their names ana one each for veterans who have died since and for soldiers who died in the Revolutionary war. War of 1812, Civil, Indian and Spanish-American wars. The girls who, under the of Mrs.

Earl A. Miller, (Please turn to Page 8, Column 2) Early Resident of Ludington Dies News of the death of Mrs. Celina Turgeon, aged 96, which occurred in Minneapolis, May 23 stirs old memories in the hearts of old-time residents of Ludington. Mrs. Turgeon was in early days a resident of Ludington and her daughter Mrs.

C. Lee Jacobson of Minneapolis, was a classmate in school of Mrs. Daisy M. Reek, Mrs. Alberta Martin of Victory and others of that class.

Capt. Turgeon, her husband, was master of tha Mary Scott, a boat named fov Miss Mp.ry Scott, now of Pon-" tiac, when she was a baby. There is added glamour attached to the memory of Mrs, Turgeon by the fact she was a niece of Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, builder of the Sue? canal, and a cousin of the famous and beautiful French press Eugenie. Mrs. Turgeon was Lyons, France, and Quebec when three age.

How her family leave France and how this little cousin of the great empress came to be the wife of laHo captain and boat builder would doubtless be a story well worth the reading. Mrs. Mary Potvin, whose lato husband Joseph Potvin was mate on the Mary Scott with Capt. Turseon, remembers the family well and recalls they moved to Ashland, the Mary Scott to that port, of late years had not been in touch with them. New congratulation cards ffflP, the Graduate.

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