The Daily Courier from Connellsville, Pennsylvania • Page 1

LAST ED IT1ON The Best Advertising Medium in the Yough Region. PRICE 2 S7, NO. The Weekly Courier, Founded July 11. 1879. Merged I'lio Dally Courier.

Founded November 10. 1002. I July 13. 1923. CONNELLSVILLB, I'nrUAY 1SVJSNING, MARCH 31, 1039.

TWENTY PAGES. Auditorium Will Be Taxed Tonight For All-Western Event Band Festival Program Given During Afternoon for Students. DAY AND HALF FOR REHEARSALS All-Western Band Highlights During the years 1910 to 1912 Arthur Pryor, worlds greatest trombonist who is directing the All- Western Band here, played "by royal command" before every crowned head ot Europe except Kaiser Wjl- helm of Germany. An overflow audience was expected tonight for the first public concert at the High School Auditorium by the All-Western Band under the direc-1 Jt 3 nDcessary to extend the tion of Arthur Pryor, celebrated dj- staga in Ule audlto rium to aecom- Tector modate the Alt-Western Band. The day The band, which has spent and a half in preparation for its concerts, was scheduled this afternoon in a program exclusively for grade school children.

Featured on the program is 14- year-old Robert Nagel of Mount Lebanon, cornctist, and Doris Fox, Johnstown, trombonist, who will render solos on their respective instruments. There will be IB selections played by the band in addition to the solo numbers. Seven associate guest conductors will assist in directing the band in the first part of the program with Assistant Guest Conductor George Sallade Howard in charge of the last three numbers before intermission. Mr. Pryor will conduct all eight numbers which follow the intermission.

enlarged stage extends out over the orchestra pit and over the first two rows of seats. Homesickness nearly caused one member of the band to leave for home yesterday morning. However, after a gallant fight to keep back the tears and a determination to stick it out the young wo'man registered and unpacked her instrument. The Wanderer Comes Home DEADLINE HEARS IN MINE TALK Operators and Miners Attempt- to Draft Terms For Extension. CONTRACTS END AT MIDNIGHT POLAND CHAMBERLAIN SAYS FRANCE WILL ALSO LEND ASSISTANCE By Uuited Press.

NEW YORK, Mar. the dentllme for automatic suspension of 1 mmmg in the Nation's most produc- Washington Sees British Attitude As One of Alarm Helen McCarthy, of New York City, is learning it doesn't pay to wander away from home and stay overnight at the home of a friend -without advising one's parents, -when one's seven years old. The spanning, by her father, Harold J. McCarthy, officially closed a bifr kidnaping scare. (Central Press) During rehearsal Thursday evening under Arthur Pryor a section of the orchestra didn't "come in," when it should have and Mr.

Pryor turned to the group and said qucstioningly, "weli--where is it, wheie is it?" Carolyn Bruno, piano contestant in the Forensic and Music League, and Shirley Riddell, president of the The concert schedule for tonight Sophomore Class, both from East names of the selections to Conemaugh like Connellsville vety played ami the names of conductors much They drove hcrc two hours who will direct them follows: and 20 minutes P. S. M. A. March, J.

B. Patterson ol Uniontown. American Fantasie, Geoi-ge Held of Pittsburgh. Glory the Gridiron, Armond Venditti Windber. Don Quixote, Harry Canfield In- FORENSIC CONTESTS TWO-THIRDS OF FUND NEEDED FOR NEW KMETZ HCWE NOW CONTRIBUTED Vuginia Morgan and a group of band members from Munhall motored County Director here and stated that although they CurUs nounc were quite tired, they were enjoying thp dance "just loads." diana As the members of tiie AU- Glonous Tenth, Gordon Williams I Western Band arrived Thursday the Grecnsbura.

I most repcated rern arks were Juba Dance, Ellsworth Eushworth I Boy arn i re and "When do we of Ligonier. eat Vm sta rved?" Trumpet solo by Hobert Nagel, I directed by Stephen Miescer oi Mount Lebanon. Zampa, George Sallade Howard. Kunim Susser Tod, George Sallade Howard. Jubilee, George Sallade Howard.

After being urged lor an hour by sponsors of the Girl Reserves to go down to the gym floor and dance, five boys fron: Johnstown said, "C'mon, let's give the girls a treat. 11 Intermission. When Arlie Mansbeiger noticed "Whistler and His Dog, Pasadena Doris FoS, trombone soloist from Day, Entrance of the Gods, Two Johnstown, he remarked, "Not bad!" Little Japs, trombone solo by Dons! and that was before he heard her The Kmete aid fund, being col- A -j- i-M-Pi Pi lected through the aid of The Cour- A I ier wcnt ovcr the mark totiny I and puts the new home for M-. and Mrs. Paul Kmetz and two children "in sight." The family was rendered penniless and homeless this month when fire razed their Btookxale residence, ciematmg two small children.

i A comfortable house, located on i a acres of. land adjacent to the i city, hui been olTeied for S450 and with two-thirds of the necessary money already at hand, it is believed the i will its generosity sufficiently further to make up the deficit. By United Press. WASHINGTON, Mar. authorities here considered Great live soft coal region almost at hand, Britain's pledge of aid to Poland to negotiators for operators and union mean that Britain is now thoroughly miners of the Appalachian bituminous aiea attempted today to draft mutually satisfactory terms for extension pared to take action instead of words or lenevval of the wage-hour contract which expires at midnight.

The piLEcnt agiecment, signed two ago, week and in the north and $3.60 in the south, pec d. Both sides have ihus far failed to agree on contract extension terms although they have waived conflicting alarmed by possibility of further totalitarian expansion and is pre- and appeals for appeasement. Tiiey noted that Prime Minister pledge Military Strength Will Be Placed Behind Poles I Independence I Threatened, Commons Informed. IS DEPARTURE FROM TRADITION LONDON, Mar. Minister Neville Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that Great Britain and France will come to the military aid of Poland if the letter's Neville Chamberlain's pledge was piovides for a 35-hour a but nevertheless they said I independence is threatened during basic daily wage of $6 was stronger than they had ex- the present European security sultations.

Chamberlain said the French government had authorized him to make it plain that it stood in the same posi- demands for an increase or reduct.oil in wages. Ai, the start of today's conference A 1 session, ne.ther Charles O'Neill, ft spokesman for the operators, or! Umtea Mine Workers' president, John L. Lewis, would say what pros- I pects of an ogreement were, Lewis lemarkmg that "the operators hold the key to the situation." By joint agreement between op- Canada May Not Aid Britain In European War Nine high, schools have been entered in the various forensic eliminations of the Fayctte county schedule of the Pennsylvania Foren- I sic -Music League at Perryopolis Earle E. Fox, March to the Scaffold, Northern Pines, and Star Spangled Banner. Mr.

Pjyor will direct each of the above numbers. play. Seven will participate in the bale tournament while nine, incliid- ing those will compete in the other speech competitions that will be curried out throughout the day and evening in the Perry Township High School and Perryopolis grade school auditorium. Winners of the Fpyelte county speech events will become eligible for the Southwestern District eliminations when entries will be named for the State finals at Norristown on April 28 and 29. Masontown, 1938 debating champion of Pennsylvania, will defend its laurels against Point Marion, Connellsville, Perry Township, German Township, Redstone Township and Brownsville.

The county titlist will A $25 contribution from Lodge oE Elks was the largest in today's gifts. The fund shows: Previously reported B. P. O. Elks Anonymous Court Annunciata No.

Catholic Daughters oC America Total eralors and miners, arrangements already have been made for the maintenance of. skeleton crews of and watchmen in the mines in the event a shut-down. There wcte indications that if an agteement is not reached today the conference might continue in session until tomorrow which is a mine holiday. At the noon recess Lewis and O'Neill said that "no conclusions" had been reached and both refused to say a specific issues were under dis- tion as the British government. Chamberlain made the specific statement that in the event of any action which clearly threatened Polish independence during the present consultations and which the Polish government considered it vital to resist, his majesty's government would feel bound at once to lend the Poles all the support in their power.

Chamberlain began by saying that By United Press. OTTAWA, Mar. Minister W. L. Mackenzie King de- the government had no official con- chirod a foreiijn policy speech to the I of rumors a projected at- House of Commons last night that in I a on ar and that the govern- the event of a Euiopean War Canada ment must not be considered as ac- would icg.iid herself rather as a i ce tin suc rumors as true.

25.00 i 5.00 243 INJURED IN NEW YORK SUBWAY CRASH 5 (10 S303.3G Merchants Lend Atmosphere To Band Festival Stores of the city wore something of a holiday air today as a welcome to the members of the All-Western High School Band, here for the annual three-day festival. At a recent meeting of the Merchants' Club a resolution endorsed the event and urged oil stores be decorated in keeping with the occasion, using orange and black, the school colors. Every effort is being made by the merchants to extend the visitors a cordial community welcome. "Love Thy Neighbor" goes a song be presented with the J. Buell Sny and Jennie Umble plans to live up dcr silver loving cup that was won the first time last year by to it.

Clarence Robinson of Smithfield, third clarinet player, seemed familiar to Jennie's eye when he arrived Thursday morning and later in the day when she met him it was discovered they had formerly been neighbors at Smithfield. William Davison and Wilfred blears of Ebenshurg had car trouble enroute here Thursday and didn't arrive until afternoon. They plan to leturn home after the concert this evening to compete in the Forensic and Music League there and come back Satuiday evening for the second concert. Jusf Off the Wire Wilma Miller of Sidman, who plays the bells, thinks Connellsville "is grand." Wilma left the dance early last evening to go home and write letters. Hobert E.

Nagel, the young but noted trumpet soloist ot Mount Lebanon, always seems to be chewing gum. Perhaps his line playing may be attributed to that. WASHINGTON, Mar. Marguerite Stottler Meyersdale Treasury revealed today Govern- i has gained many admirers and not incnt action has been instituted in I all ate band members. John Work the New York Federal District Court arid Hobert Stefl had a keen desire piscine: a lien against German I to crash the dance last night.

Keichsbunk balances liclrt by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. I Speaking of haircuts, note the one Officials insisted the action was a Wendell Hollen, bandmaster of routine collection mailer and had Donora, is introducing, it is "too no diplomatic aspects. Dutchy for words." for the first time last year Masontown. The debate topic this year is "Resolved, That tile United States Shall Form an Alliance With Great Britain." A new feature this year will be a group discussion competition which promises to be an exceptionally popular one. There also wiil be the oration, declamation, extemporaneous speaking, poetry reading and Shakespearean reading contests.

Besides the debateis, entries also include Uniontown and Belle Vernon, The schedule of contests follows: High School. 9 A. --First round debates. 10.30 A. round debates.

1 P. round debates. 7 P. round debates. Grade School.

1 P. 2 P. 3:15 P. speaking. HiBh School Study Hall.

1 reading, 2:15 P. rending. 3:15 P. discussion. Aid of Officers In Mearby States in Search Assistance of officers in four ad- NEW YORK, Mar.

eorrpilcd today a list oC 243 persons injured when two trains oL the city- owned independent subway system collided underground at the height of. the homegotng rush hour yesterday evening. None Icilled and only 14 were cor fined in hospitals today but hundreds of passengers in the two rowded, four-car trains were flung into aisles, endangered by the electrified third rail when they streamed out onto the tracks through emer- joinmg states--Ohio, Maryland, New goncy exits, or tcirifled while waiting Jersey and West Virginia--was 20 minutes in the wrecked cars to sought today as police pressed their of Jimmy DeSVJarco Again Proprietor As Fellow Merchants Set Him Up Young Jimmy DeMarco, 21-year- old merchant in was the happiest citizen there today. He was opening his new store and (lie future appeared far different than It did one night earlier this month when the DeMarco building in Connellsville street, which housed his initial business enterprise, burned to tho ground. Without nny insurance on his stock or the building.

DeMarco saw his ambitions go up smoke. He "took it" with a courageous bcanng. however, that won the admiration oi other merchants in the Clover Farm District with which lie was identified. They began establish him movement to in business and rc- 200 member storei in the area subscribed nearly a thousand dollars for the purpose. In addition equipment, including a cooler, scales, counters and other fixtures were contributed.

Jimmy today is "ready to go." His new store is in the downtown section of Dunbar, nearer the center of the business area than it was befoie. The young man is the sole support of a dependant mother and several brothers and sisters. It was his father, in a weak mental moment that fired the DcMnrco building. The lattci- confessed and is a prisoner in the county jail. Two days after the DcM.nco.

the wile and mother, had to be rushed to a hospital for an emergency operation. It uas in that dark hour that Jimmy's ft lends, in business came to his aid and tet him up again. Baltimore Firm Submits Low Bid On Turnpike Job HAHHISBURG, Mur. Corporation, submitted the unofficial low bid of $2,445,851 to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Thursday for excavating Sideling Hill tunnel on the Ilarns- burg-Pittsburgh super-highway in Fulton county. The tunnel is the first oE eight to be used for the 360-mile 501,000,000 highway.

Bids will be opened today on the second bor-ng--Laurel Hill on the Westmoreland-Somerset line. stv.ich lor two fugit.ves hunted the Stottdaie holclup-muicler Match 15. Robert Buid, a prisoner county J.iil at Greensbug, hdvmg been ordered held without bond for action the grand jury at May term of criminal court when arraigned before Justice ot the Peace Ralph L. Tyler at Scottdale. Authorities are seeking James Enos and Stanley Marceszcuski, both 21, of Uniontown, allegedly named by Bind as his companions the night the Davis service station at Scottdalc was held up and robbed at pistol point and Bernard Davis, 21, brother the owner, mortally wounded.

Enos and Marccszcuski fled the county the day Davis died in Con- nellsvillc State Hospital and are believed to be in hiding in one of the adjoining states. Bertilion records are being dispatched to the four states in the hope that the pair will be picked up it they come out of hiding. be rescued. The crash occurred in Astoria, Queens boiough, shortly before 6 P. M.

Or.e train, opeiated by Motorman 21, oC Uniontown, is William Abtesca, was stalled on a the Westmoreland frharp curve by a detective coupling. Tiie other, operated by Paul Tom- shaw and headed in the same direction, struck it from the real-. Crews of both trains were questioned for nours and will go to the district attorney's office later today for an oflicial investigation. Although they apparently had not been in- uicd, Abrcbca and his conductor, Appointed to Koad Board. UNIONTOWN, Mar.

Johns was appointed by the court to fill a vacancy on the board of road pupervi ors South Umon Politics in'WPA in Westmoreland neighbor of the United States than as a dominion of Great Britain. After announcing that there would never be conscription in Canada while his government was in power and thai any decision on peace or war would be left to Parliament, he said: "The idea that this country, every 20 years, should take part in a war overseas to settle the self-determination of a European nation is a nightmare and sheer madness "Men's lives and men's ills cannot be put on the bame basis as goods and pioflls. Canadians, I hope, will be able to take a long range as well as a short range view of where Canadian interests lie." His reference to "short range" was interpreted to mean the view of those who think that Canada will collapse if it ignores the safety of the British Empiie. Then the prime minister added: "The second and enduring factor is our position as a North American Nation and particularly our neighborhood to the United States." He recalled President Roosevelt's remark last sammer that "The United States will not stand idly by if Canada is attacked." "Jn the past generation and particularly in the past 10 years," Mackenzie King said, "There has come a great and heartening change in that relationship. We have come to know each other better." He said that his majesty's government bad constantly advocated adjustment by the means of free negotiation of the differences rising among the peoples of Europe.

Chamberlain said the government could see no justification for the substitution of force or the threat of force the method of negotiation. The prime minister's statement was an historic departure from Britain's traditional policy of confining her European committments to the west. It was clear that Soviet Russia was among those being consulted. Before his statement. Chamberlain read it to Joseph P.

Kennedy and Ivan Maisky, the United States and Soviet ambassadors. Arthur Greenwood, acting leader, of the labor opposition, said Cham- beriain's statement "might prove in its consequences to be as momentous a statement as had been made in the house for a quarter of a century." Franco Signs Pact With Germany, llaly And Japan Report PARIS, Mar. 31 news agencies without confirmation today that General Francisco Franco had signed the Gevman- I a i a n-Japanese anti-Communist pact on behaLC of Nationalist Spain. WHITE HOUSE SOURCES SEE THREAT IN NAZI "GRABS' Henry Siock, both complained OH "feeling sick" and were tsiken to a hospital at midnight. Governor Signs Bill Adjourning April Tax Sales HARRISBURG, Mar.

Governor Arthur H. James signed the Coleman-Miller bill today adjourning un- WARM SPRINGS, Mar. seizure and encroachment on other nations constitutes a definite grandizement to other continents, Alrica and possibly the Americas. Meantime it was learned that threat and points--ir. the absence President Hoosevelt at the little checkmates--to aspirations world domination by the German reich, sources close to the White House said today.

The world is fearful, friends President Roosevelt said, that Fuehrer AdolJ Hitler of Germany will not stop with Europe but will carry his program national ag- White House was keeping an especially close watch on foreign developments, in the light of reported Gcr- mau threats against Poland. Mr. Hcosevelt talked to the State Department by telephone this morning and also to several European chancellories by trans-Atlantic telephone. Jii tlie ri of August scores ft i ivionaciy oi August scores Will b6 FrODBCi'of treasurers' sales for non-payment of local taxes scheduled tomorrow. The bill, sent to the Governor yesterday, is the first part of the com, prehensive program drafted by Re- Progress Administration officials said publican House and Senate leaders By United Press WASHINGTON, Mar.

today investigators have been ordered to Greensburg, home (own of Representative Robert G. Allen, to look into Allen's recent charges of politics and maladministration in iclief there. The Weather end tax abatement August. Hospital James Dodson oi Dunbar, R. D.

1, Jane Cavanaugh of Connellsville, H. D. 2. Irene Lewis of Dickerson Run and Elmer Porteifield ot Novmalvillc a been admitted to Cormeilsville Mostly cloudy tonight and Satur- 1 day light vain or snow i'lUrrit'S fcomew colder Snturdtiy is the noon wealhci forecast for U'estcir Pennsylvania. Temperature JKccoi-d.

1D39 1938 Maximum 61 80 Minimum Mean 5U .71 MASONTOWN HAS $1,000 FSRE LOSS UNIONTOWN, Mar. 31--A plumbing shop and an apartment were damaged at Masontown this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Tony Monano tt-ere forced to flee.

The fi broke out in the i em oE Ihe plumbing shop and spread to the apartment upsUms. The lots was put at Liquor I.iceiibe Suspended. I HAREISBURG, Mar. the right thin: i State Liquor Control Board today suspended the liquor license of Elias Thomas, Masontown, Won't Be Taken Alive, Friends Of Enos Quote Him as Asserting Special to The Conner, UNIONTOWN, Mar. by acquaintances that he never would be taken ahve, James Enos, into whose tender years have been crowded a checkered life, still is toe object of a search by an army of officers.

He is believed to be without funds. Enos' kid wife and mother are most apprehensive over his absence. They sincerely hope he will surrender peacefully if cornered and will not battle with officers. "It is terrible, this waiting, waiting, watting," said his mother, Mrs Elizabeth Enos, as she hugged Jim't three-month-old. baby, Harry James.

She added that she didn't believe her boy had any part in the holdtio and murder Scottdalo which cost Ihe life of Bernard Davi.s. "My boy didn't gel the right sort of a chance," snc empnasised. "No one had th that he wanted to do Last April 29 Jimmy and Miss Anna McDowell of Hopwood eloped to Oakland, lie was woildng lor a local dairy firm. He was furloughed in September and got in bad company, the mother explained. In October he was sent to Morgar.za.

Worried over the condition of hii wife, soon to become a mother, he escaped and was taken back to that institution by his mother after he had seen his wile. The baby was born December 7. In that same month, Enos again ran away from Morganza. The mother explained Jimmy was justified "this time" as he had been cruelly treated fay a guard, who, the youth said, threw him over his shoulder against a wall. His arm was frac- tuicd.

Failure to get a paiole led Enos into bad company. "They'll never tell me that Jimmy did that shooting," asseited the wile. "He never had any kind of a weapon --wouldn't even go hunting to kill rabbits. I'm going to stick to him." The mother and wife disclaimed any knowledge ot the whereabouts of ''Jimmy," saying they had not heard from him..