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Ipiobl MM mm Who Is This Hague? Master in Art of 'Winning' Elections I I CAMDEN, N. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1938 CENTS "cSSSH' I Babies, the Insane, the Sick and the Dead Vote in Jersey City Campaigns Technique Is Brilliant and Effective VI FlulE Editor's Note: Who and what it thin man Frank Hague, Mayor of Jersey City? It he the dangerous dictator he it pointed What is the source of hit ttrmnae political power 1 To answer those Questions and monu others, the Courier-Pott tent reporters to Jersey City to make a thorough, painstaking investigation. They have brought to light many hidden or half-obsevrei facte that lie beneath the surface of Jersey City't on-man government. Hague'! recent "deportation" of union organisers and hi suppression of public meetings are only a part of the amating story. That "It Hat Happened" in Jersey City teemt fairly certain; democracy, at the rest of America know it, it no longer maintained there.

Hague it a dictator in fact, extending hit repressive rule far beyond the borders of "hit town." The story of Hague is told in this factual series of articles. F. I REPORTED READY TO OPEN SPENDING DO! III SLIP MR SCORE INJURED IN SCHOOL FOR BOYS, 2 PRIESTS AMONG VICTIMS A March In i ni By DAVID G. WITTELS Copyiiiht. 11)38, by the CuurUr-Post end Philadelphia Itecoid Once, in the Jersey City ward in which Mayor Frank Hague was born, the vote in a primary election for United States Senator was Hague candidate 2206 Opponent 1 That tops anything Tammany, in all its glory, or Matt Quay, or Boise Penrose, or Tom Pendergast could boast.

It's still like that in Jersey City. In the same ward a few years later November, 1936 the vote was: Roosevelt 4568 Landon 93 Four years previous, Hague fought Roosevelt's nomination on the ground that he could not possibly be elected. After that Roosevelt snubbed him, on account of that and because of his reputation. In 1936, Hague, on the band wagon, was trying to make amends. A story that he explained to friends that the 93 for Landon was an oversight or an arithmetical error gained wide credence in Jersey City.

And in the recent election May, 1937 in which Frank Hague became Mayor time, the city -wide vote was: Hague 110,743 Hi mayoralty opponent 6,798 Such things do not create much comment in Jersey City any more. They're common-place after more than 20 years of Hague. How Does He Do It? How does he get away with it. The violence, the beatings cited yesterday are only one a sort of final touch. Other steps include VOL.

62 NO. 304 Appointment of Jersey City Lawyer Will Extend Dynasty of Mayor SERVED AS FISCAL AIDE TO DEMOCRATIC BOSS Trenton, Jan. 18. Governor A. Harry Moore, sworn in today for his third term, perpetuated the Hague dynasty in Jersey poltics by naming John Milton to be U.

S. Senator. Almost In the same breath with which he named Milton, who is Mayor Hague's personal counsel, Intimate and business partner, Governor Moore pledged himself to extend to ail New Jersey Hague's fight against the C.I.O. In Jersey City. Naming of Milton by Moore was described as a "Charley McCarthy act" by those close to the political machine the words came from the new Governor's mouth, but the voice was Frank Hague's.

Close to Hagus The new Senator, who will serve out Moore's unexpired term at Washington, has been as close to Hague as pen and checkbook since the latter began his first term as city commissioner of Jersey City in 1913. In all financial deals which have given the sartorially distinguished Mayor a millionaire's Income on less than $10,000 a year salary, Milton has been keeper of the privy purse. All -Hague's costly purchases of Xseal estate, according to the records, Were paid for by Milton's checks and Hague, according to political legend, reimbursed him In cash. Adviser to Governors Milton has been close to a whole hierarchy of Governors. He was legal adviser to Governors Edward I.

Edwards, George S. Silzer, and Moore during his two previous administrations. He is a member of the New York Port Authority. He is reputed to make JJOu.000 a year from his law practice. He has lived all his 57 years In Jersey City, and from his youth has found gold in each rung of the (Continued on Page 2 Column 6) IBIBS'lEST Man Seized as Spy in Ural Mountains; Mrs.

Ruebens Quizzed as Aide Washington, Jan. 18 (UP) The disappearance in the Soviet Union of "Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Robinson" was solved today when the Soviet foreign office admitted Robinson is being held as a spy and his supposed wife, Identified as Mrs.

Ruth Marie Ruebens, of Philadelphia, as a possible accessory. Acceding to demands from Cordell Hull, secretary of state, the foreign office announced Robinson, whose true Identity and nationality have not been ascertained, is held in the town of Sverdlovsk, in the Ural mountains. Mrs. Ruebens, or Robinson, is under restraint in Moscow. Hull promptly instructed Loy Henderson.

American charge d'affaires in Moscow, to request permission for an attache to interview Mrs. Kue bens. She is an American, he point ed out, and as such is entitled to counsel and protection despite the fact she and her "husband were traveling on fraudulent passports The same rule will apply to Robin son if he proves to be an American. Denouement of the mystery followed weeks of sharp exchanges between Hull and Soviet officials which began last November when Robinson vanished from the National Hotel In (Continued on Page Column 1) 7 PEA MOORE MILTON, IE OF HAGUE FOR POST IN SENATE Courier-Post Photo This Is a camera view of the gubernatorial Inaugural parade aa it left the steps of the State Retiring Governor Hoffman, at the left, and Governor Moore, at the right, are followed by Mrs. Irene McLaughlin, secretary ef Hoffman; Quartermaster-General Stephen H.

Barlow and Adjutant General William A. Hlggtns. Moore Inaugurated P. I UVJ A March Out! Third Time office shortly after noon today. presence of the Legislature, high his late colleagues in the United Jersey congressional delegation in state, military and political that has ever witnessed an in empty places among the 2000 seats .1.0.

Inaugural Speech Approves War on 'Radicals' in Labor Union Trenton, Jan. 18. A. Harry Moore, taking office as the first third-time Governor of New Jersey, today in his Inaugural address strode upon the national "spot" which his chief mentor, Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City, is occupying on the labor front. Delivering his speech In the War Memorial building after he had taken the oath of office.

Governor Moore gave tacit executive approval to the crusade which Mayor "I-Am-the-Law" Hague Is conducting against alleged Communistic tendencies In the C.I.O. Not once did Moore mention the C.I.O. but his Inference was only too clear in the gist of his remarks to the effect that "recent demonstrations" in New Jersey "to defy and bring into disrepute the orderly processes of government" were those of "neither working men nor real Americans." The pomp and circumstance-of the inauguration over, a distinguished (Continued en Page 8 Column 1) M00RE ORDER RETURNS JAIL-B A TO PA. Atlantic City, Jan. It.

On one of the first extradition orders signed by Governor Moore after be took office today, James Hall, 11, was taken from the Atlantic county Jail to Eddystone, to face trial 'on a 1S35 Jail-breaking charge and indict ments for breaking and entering ana burglary. Hall lived at 30 North New Jersey avenue and tha past few months. Ha worked hare as a taxi driver. He 1 MOORE BACKS HAGU ATTACK ON TWO Governor Many Seats in War Memorial Building Empty; New Deal Leaders Absent as Democrat Takes Over Executive Duties Agrees With Recommendations of La Guardia to Resume Large Operations WELCOMES APPROVAL OF STAND BY BUSINESS By ROBERT S. ALLEN Courier-Post Bureau Washington, Jan.

1 8. President Roosevelt, it was learned authoritatively today, sees eye to eye with Mayor Fiorello H. La-Guardia on the necessity for a new large scale government spending program. LaGuardia told the Senate Unemployment Investigating Committee yesterday the country could be pulled out of the current business recession only by a return to the New Deal's earlier pump-priming policy. He advocated heavy outlays both by the PWA and the WPA, Later he conferred with the President and it is reliably reported that Roosevelt agreed with him.

LaGuardia's position is In line with that of a number of other national leaders who have conferred with the President In the last week, Including Thomas Lamont, Morgan Partner; John L. Lewis, head of the. C.I.O. Owen D. Young, chairman of General Electric Company; Adolph Berle and Charles Taussig, two original New Deal brain trusters.

Eccles Advises Spending Marrlner S. Eccles, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Secretary Harold L. Ickes, Works Progress Administrator Harry Hopkins and Dr. Leon Henderson, ace administration economist, also have strongly counselled the President to launch an anti-recession spending program. The President has manifested a definitely favorable attitude toward such a policy.

He is understood to have told the Lewls-Lamont-Young group he welcomed their advocacy of increased government spending and urged them to make their views public. Inner administration authorities are now confidently predicting Secretary Morgenthau's budget balancing demands will be unceremoniously (Continued on Page 2 Column. 4) 'First Uncensored Picture Since Hitler' Draws Ire of Fritz Kuhn New York, Jan. 18 (UP) Time, issued a statement tonight saying the Chicago Board of Censors has banned the showing there of the latest "March of Time" newsreel release, "Inside Nazi German, 1938." Earlier today the film figured in a controversy here which caused Dr. Jans Borchers, German consul- general, to issue a statement branding as "deliberate misrepresentations" statements his office sought elimination of some scenes.

Time, said the Chicago ban was on the grounds the film Is un friendly to the German government and likely to create public resentment against a nation with which the United States maintains friend ly relations. Appeal rianned The ban will be appealed, Louis de Rochemont, producer of the March of Time, telegraphed the Chi cago board. His message added: "The March of Time has endeav- (Contlnued on Page 6 Column 4 CONFESSION REPORTED IN HOLDUP AT DOROTHY Hammonton, Jan. 18. Following a State police investigation of a holdup last Saturday night in which Rudolph Quite, of Dorothy, was attacked by four men on the Harding highway and robbed of $17, Trooper George Dewhinney, of the Malaga barracks, tonight arrested George SerDack, Z3, of Dorothy.

According to the police, Serback HI OH Milton Shown As 'Dummy' in Hague Deals JOHN MILTON Case Probers' Reports Reveal Link in Mayor's Buying The following is from the official report of the Case Legislative Committee to the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey on Wednesday, April 19S9. Under the subheading, "Mayor Hague," appears: "The committee conducted an exhaustive investigation in an effort to ascertain whether Frank Hague, Mayor of Jersey City and 'leader of the political organization which controls Jersey City and Hudson county, profited personally as a result of the extravagance, inefficiency and political and governmental practices hereinbefore referred to. "Mr. Hague has been a member of the City Commission since 1913 and has been Mayor since 1917. His highest salary has been $8000 per anum.

He testified that he has had no other gainful occupation. The testimony showed that it has been Mr. Hague's custom to carry on his business dealings in cash through dummies, avoiding check books, banks and usual business practices in his larger transactions. "In 1918 or 1919 he acquired for $12,000 a part of the property on which was afterwards built the apartment house in which he resides in Jersey City. The consideration was paid by John Milton's check.

Mr. Hague reimbursed Mr. Milton In cash. "In 1921, Mr. Hague bought the remainder of the land upon which Duncan Hall stands for $51,000.

The consideration was paid by John Milton's check and (Continued on Page 14 Column 2) IDNAPER OF Hoover Flies East WithJ Slayer as G-Men Start Hunt for Slaying Victim Chicago, Jan. 18 (UP). J. Edgar Hoover, chief of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, arrived at St Paul, airport tonight on a secret mission in connection with the kid' nan-slaying of Charles S. Ross, elderly Chicago valentine manufac turer.

Hoover told a St. Paul reporter he brought with him Peter Anders, who has confessed he kidnaped Ross and killed him after extorting ransom from his family. Earlier E. T. Guinane, chief of the FBI St.

Paul office, denied Anders was at St. Paul but later admitted Hoover was accompanied by a ''prisoner." Hoover volunteered the lnforma-(Contlnued en Page 6 Column () not of more humane methods of Im prisonment. The economy motive as the basis for even discussing abolition of the road camp was agreed upon with unanimity by three prominentand interested Balem county officials. They are Sheriff Peter B. Hoft, Common Pleas Court Judge Rusllng 8.

Leap and Thomas H. Bowen, chairman of the freeholders' finance committee. Camp Better Than Jail Each agreed the road camp Is a pretty good place better than the Jail. They agreed also that the jail is not such a good place, particularly so did Judge Leap. And (Centinned aa Page 11 Column RETURNED TO SCEI11 The text of Governor Moore't inaugural address appears on page 11.

Trenton, Jan. 18. Arthur Harry Moore achieved the distinction of being the first man to be inducted three times as Governor of New Jersey when he took the oath of The historic ceremony was carried out on the stage of the Tren 190 Trapped by Flames Near Montreal; Man Loses 3 Sons WEEPING PARENTS WAIT TO IDENTIFY CHILDREN St. Hyacinths, Jan. 18 (UP) Seventeen charred bodies of children and priests lay on im- provised morgue slabs tonight'; when firemen, priests and volun- -teer workers suspended their search of the smoking ruins of Sacred Heart College dormitory for the, day.

At least 27 others were believed trapped when Are destroyed the building early today. Among the bodies recovered were these of two priests, One identified, aa Father Jean Baptiate, 64-year-old Instructor at the school for boys few miles east of Montreal. Two other priests were among the 20 in- Jured, and three were missing. Rev. Brother Lucius, said 44 brothers and children had failed to answer a roll call Indicating that 27 bodies remained In the ruins-.

The search will be resumed tomorrow morning. In the building when the Are started were 160 pupils and SO priests and brothers. Frantic parents filed through tha barn-like building where the bodies were laid, trying to Identify their children. Workmen were forced to build extra shelves for the bodies, as the number of known dead rose hourly. Bodies Badly Burned Moat of the bodies were horribly seared by the fire, and Identification was difficult.

One boy, Rene Cote, 12, listed among the missing, was found at a house a mile from the college. He had leaped from a window and run barefoot over a frozen road to the home of an aunt. Around the still smouldering ruins of the building there were scenes of horror and confusion. Fathers and mothers sobbed as each grim load arrived In the small hand cart used to bring bodies to tha morgue. Police said there was no absolute Identification of any of the victims except Father Baptists.

Man Loses Sons Ewald Meier, father of three boys who have not been accounted for, waited throughout the day in subzero weather. He said he had brought his sons, Hans, 13, Tony, 12, -and Joseph, ft, from Montreal and enrolled them in the school a few months ago. "Our house Is directly across the street," he said. "When we heard the alarm bells we ran out and saw the fire. I thought I saw Tony on the roof of the building, with the names all around him, but I wasn sure.

Then the wall caved in and the whole roof went down." Two victims died in the hospital, and several others were expected to die. Among the seriously Injured were the Rev. Father David, 26, of Pawtucket, R. and Brother Alexis, 27, of Woonsocket, R. I.

Roland Manseau, 14, of Winooski, waa also among the injured. Leap Through Windows Hundreds of townspeople stood by in horror, unable to reach the flame enveloped building, while screaming children raced through corridors, (Continued on rage Column 4) STEEL STRIKE ENDED AT PLANT IN HARRISON Harrison, Jan. 18. The strike of workers at the Harrison plant of the Crucible Steel Company was settled today and several hundred men will resume work tomorrow. Terms of the settlement ending the labo.

dispute started as a sit-down strike, were not revealed. C.i.O. leaders claimed they won all their demands, including abolition of the stagge- system. One company officials said "the management is satisfied." PRODUCE STRIKE SETTLED Pittsburgh, Jan. 18 (UP) A strike of 600 produce workers who threatened Pittsburgh's supply of fresh fruits and vegetables was settled today, Federal Mediator John Mof fett announced.

The men were to return to work at midnight. Tha strike was called Sunday. WANTED: 8 DINING SUITES Mrs. John A. Moore, of 32 E.

Coulter avenue, Colllngswoodi knows that there are still eight persons in need of a dining room suite, because of the number of replies received from the follow; Ing small Courier-Post Classified Ad: WALNUT tutor room suite for sale cheap. Phone CoUinwoo 7W-R. Out of the nine calls In response to tha ad, only one could be tha "lucky" purchaser and you can bet that the other eight people are watching tha Classified columns dally for a good "buy. You, too, can realize extra cash from discarded artieles- if you will use COURIER-POST Classified Want-Ads CALL CAMDEN 000 for the sixth consecutive LeRoy Jenkins Beaten by In tended Victims at Gaming House 1 hi tlti. in LE ROY A Camden man with a long police record is awaiting a police court hearing In on a charge of holdup while armed, as a result of Interrupting card game In that city.

LeRoy Jenkins, 27, often arrested but' convicted only three times, found trouble awaiting him when he attempted to hold up a gambling house Sunday night at Middletown, according to police of that city. In the fracas that followed, police said, Jenkins was struck on the head by one of the players, and the otners then fell on him, beating him They threw Jinkins Into the street, where police, tipped off about the fight, found him and placed him under arrest. According to reports received at Camden police headquarters, two revolvers were found on Jenkln's person and a third weapon was taken away from him by the card (Continued on Page 1 Column GIRL AWARDED $750 IN TRAIN-AUTO CRASH Brldgeton, Jan. IS Anna Dlmshah. 111, sole survivor of a train-auto crash, which took two' lives), was given a.

1750 Judgment against the Pennsylvania Reading Seashore Lines today la a directed verdict. The case was uncontested. Joseph Dlmshah, 22. of Port Norria, the girl's brother, and Albert steppe, were killed when th car, driven by Dlmshah, was struck last August 30 at th Woodruff -Flnley roaa crossing. Mle Dltnabah was a homltal for several weeks.

She testified shs is satisfied- with the settlement. Her father, Joseph, also testified hs was sauanea. THE WEATHER Fair and waraset tadayi dandy and waraecr taneavraw, CAMDEN EX HELD II NEW ENGLi TO simple intimidation of election of- ficials, outright stealing of ballots and polling books. Frank Hague showed them how, long ago. On October 17, 1911, the Hud- soft county Prosecutor laid before the Grand Jury charges that Frank Hague purposely upset a lamp to a polling place at MOT street; and Jersey avenue to cause confusion: that he swore at election officers and ordered them out, of the polling place, and that he had two policemen with him to Intimidate, the election officials.

It was charged also that his henchmen, during; the same election a month previous, raided a polling place at Pavonia and Grove streets and forcibly took the books from the proper officers. That was when Frank Hague was on the threshold of his career. He was head janitor at City Hall then at $2000 a year, and a candidate in that election for member of the Street and Water Board at 13000 a year. He won that election, as he has won every one In which he has been a candidate since. That was long before Hague had bought an estate at fashionable Deal for long before he became a continental character at sporting European spaa.

Are Added In the years that followed, Hague improved his technique, if he did not refine It He added touches which are brilliant, but so involved that Only an attempt to explain them will be made here. In the election November 3, 1937, between State Senator Lester H. Clee and United States Senator A. Harry Moore for Governor there were a lot of Instances. Bight after poll cloning time two election deputies telephoned their headquarters that Hague's men kicked them ent of the polling place la the 2nd district of the 1st.

ward and took the ballots out of the box, erasing the marks made for Clee and marking them fer Moore. Elections Inspector Herbert G. Draesel hurried downs but the door (Continued on Page 4 Column 1 IN TODAY'S POST Bridie ft Heywood Broun 2 ClasalHed Advertlslw li. ID Comics 15 Crossword Puzzle 18 Did You Knowr 8 DIM and Health 12 Editorials Fiction "Richest Qtrl In th World" 8 Financial 2 Is Zat 8o! ft The Hall Bat Market Reports If Obituaries 4 RadfA Proirame 10 Sports IS, it Stare and Motion Pictures 1 Wlnchell 7 Weather I 1 We. the People v.

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Ctmsee. lady betwen Bewari. 1609 ton War Memorial building in the judicial officials, a large group' of States Senate, members of the and many other prominent figures affairs. It was the smallest gathering augural. There were at least 600 in the building when the cere-fr monies were scheduled to start.

Try to Round Up Crowd Frantic orders were issued to round up a crowd and the doors were thrown open to the general pub lic. Previously admission had been by ticket only. There were more policemen and there were not so many of them lining the walk from the Capitol to the War -'Memorial building than there were spectators. Those In the procession buttoned up their coats against the chill winds and walked hurriedly on in silence. Even the small crowd in the building In advance of the ceremonies seemed unenthused.

There was none of the boisterous cheering and singing of previous years and observers were amazed that the efficient Democratic machine had not provided a better gallery. "Hail to the Chief" was struck up by the orchestra as sootr as Moore had completed the repetition of the oath after Chief Justice Thomas J. Brogan. Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City, beamed from his seat in the fourth row. He was seated next to former Prosecutor John C.

Milton, of Jersey City. Six years ago the incoming Chief Executive had stood in the same (Continued on Page 2 Column S) CARDOZO 'UNCHANGED' Washington. Jan. 18 (UP) The condition of Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo of the Supreme Court, was reported "unchanged" by his physician tonight The Jurist is suffering from severe heart attacks and New E.

I iW admitted he and three others, whowishingles. Salem's Road Camp May Go, But on Other Hand New Jail Might Bring Rise in Tax Rate names he revealed, committed the crime. Charged with holdup and robbery, he was held without bail and was in the Atlantic county Jail at Maya Landing. Arrest of the three others was Imminent DR. HARRIS RECEIVES BUDGET FOR STUDY William C.

Gerhard, chairman of the Freeholders' Budget Committee- announced last night that a copy of the 1938 county budget was delivered Monday to Dr. W. Carlton Harris, fiscal expert, for study and recommendations. "We are waiting now to Bear from htm when he desires to confer with us," Gerhard said. "We planned to discuss tha budget with him yesterday, but he was busy and away from his office the, scheduled Thermometer Slips To 10, Lowest Jor This Mild Season It was cold here early today definitely.

The thermometer ef the V. 8. Bureau ef AJr Commerce Communication at Central Airport registered IS degrees at l.M a. at. That was the lowest point reached this season.

A farther descent was probable, bat tha Weather Bureau forecast far today was "fair and rising temperature." Skating suburban lakes was to- ardor again yesterday. Tha average temperature eras mal for tha date Is By W. OLIVER KIlfCANHOlf Salem, Jan. 18. Salem county's oft-assailed and repeatedly-condemned road camp to which prisoners are sent to work out fines and costs tn Winter cold and Summer sun, may be abolished.

Yet it may not be. The Board, of Freeholders may take action tomorrow night It may If th road camp a steel wagon- cage purchased years ago from a North Carolina county --nd of the tviw abandoned bv Southern chain gang operators is abolished. It will Jk be in tha Interest of economy and was arrested January 4 and refused to waive extradition. Hall admitted he sawed the Iron bars of his ca and escaped while awaiting but denied he committed the crimes far which he was Imprisoned..