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WASHINGTON Merry-Go-Round Campaign Literature From Garner Forces Assails New Dealers SECTION TWO INLAND EMPIRE SECTION TWO INLAND EMPIRE TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 9, 1940 W. P. A. WORKERS GET WAGE INCREASE For 'Gravy' Positions A5D TSM DAILY OlAMGI BELT (TEWS DREW PEARSON and By ROBERT S. ALLEN CHICAGO, April 8.

The president and Jack Gamer may be good personal friends in Washington, but out here in Illinois the latter's campaign managers are pulling no punches in the bitter fight for delegates. They are socking the Roosevelt third term ticket with everything in the arena, including the water bucket. Chief Garner shillalah Is a four-page leaflet that is the hottest piece of campaign literature seen in these parts in a long time. It fairly sizzles, and blasts the third term and leading new dealers more scorchingly than anything the G.O.P. has put out.

Over copies have been distributed in this state and 1,400,000 were used In Wisconsin. Principal punch in the leaflet la a four-column inside layout under a big-type headline, "The Third Term Which Group Will You Vote For?" Then follows a caption "For" under which appears this list: 'Harold Trtff. ialur from tha U.S.A. I1S.IWI Henry Wallace. aalary from tht U.S.A.

15.000 Harry Hopkinf, aalary from tha U.S.A. 1.1,01)0 Parklm. aalary from tha U.S.A.... 15.000 Km Cohen, aalary from the U.S.A 9.000 Tom Corcoran, salary from the U.S.A... 8.5O0 Jerome Frank, salary from the U.S.A..

10.000 W. O. McAdoo, salary from the U.S.A.. 25.000 Boss Hauue of New Jersey, profits from pnltlics unknown. Boss Nash of Chicago, profit from politics unknown.

"(Note Bosses Pendergast of Kansas City and Jimmy Hines, patronage dispenser in Manhattan, are temporarily silent about a third term. They are doing their first terms in the penitentiary). "They and a horde of other jobholders are riding the gravy train. It is a free ride and they will never get off unless we, the voters, put them off. They are for a third term, or a fourth, or a fifth." Opposite this fusillade and under the caption "Against" are four pictures Washington, Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, and Grover Cleveland.

In addition are Coolidge's famous "I do not choose to run" statement and a quote from Jim Farley: "I place my country above my party." Courthouse Dewey MADISON, Wis. Dewey's sweeping Wisconsin victory was particularly striking in view of the howling faux pas he pulled here It occurred during the New Yorker's address before a Sat urday afternoon crowd of several thousand from the steps of the great, tall-domed state caj-Itol, of which Wisconsinites are very proud. He was lambasting the administration's failure to balance the budget, when he turned and pointed to the state house. "I am proud," he said, "to be standing on one of the few courthouse steps that are paid for." The capitol, built under the elder Senator Robert LaFollette, was financed by a special tax on the railroads. Note: Dewey and Roosevelt have one thing in common both are down on critical newsmen.

In the latest Dewey campaign leaflet Is a paragraph angrily denouncing such writers for "misrepresenting him and his qualifications and achievements." Radio Alumni WASHINGTON Significant fact about the radio business is the number of ex-government officials on Its payroll. In no Industry are they so Radio literally is studded with men who got their start to lucrative Jobs as administrators of the law regulating the industry. The list of these "alumni" of the old radio commission and the federal communications commission is long, but here are a few of them: Duke Patrick, general counsel of the radio commission in 1932 and '33, now Washington attorney for Columbia Broadcasting and a number of individual stations affiliated with the other networks, among them WLW, Cincinnati. He also is a partner of Frank Hogan, president of the American Bar association. Louis G.

Caldwell, member of the radio commission, now attorney for Mutual Broadcasting, Station WGN, Chicago, and other radio interests. Paul Spearman, former general counsel of the FCC, and Frank Roberson, his assistant, now conducting one of the busiest radio law firms in the capital. Among their clients are the Yankee network and Station WLAC, Nashville. Arthur W. Scarfeld, former radio commission attorney, now representing Tri-State Broadcasting company, of Texas, and Station WMEX, Boston, and a number of small stations.

Ben Fisher, former assistant jnsel of both the radio mlcations commissions, ir Station WCOP, Bos-number of small sta- utton, former member ineering staff of the studied law at night looking after the in-ie Florida Broadcast- and Station WOKO, I N. T. 75 CA1ITES SEEK IFF! IN COUNTY CITIES Sixth -Gass Municipalities to Elect Executives Today in Biennial Elections Voters in seven of San Bernar dino county's municipalities will go to the polls today to elect city councilmen, treasurers, clerks, and in one Instance a city engineer. The balloting is the biennial elec tion of sixth class cities. These cities are Ontario, Upland, Chino, Rialto, Colton, Redlands, and Nee dles.

Harry L. Allison, county clerk, announced that a total of 26,338 electors are qualified to cast their ballots in these cities. SCORES ENTER CONTESTS In all, there are 75 candidates for 35 offices. Several of the cities have heavy councilmanic slates, notably Ontario and Redlands. Ontario has 10 candidates for three long-term council posts, and Redlanjs has nine candidates for two council posts.

Four seek the office of city engineer in Colton. The city of Redlands has a registration of 7,886, and the candidates whose names will appear on the ballot there are: City clerk: C. P. Hook, Incumbent; city councilmen, two to be elected: Maurice Clapp, Incumbent, Eugene A. Bethurum, A.

B. Drake, William Guyer Fisher, Bernard L. Hyink, Dr. John P. Mason, Louis Rabensteln, G.

R. Rees, and Otto Wielenga; city treasurer; C. J. Tripp, Incumbent, J. D.

Inman, and Hugo Tieck. COLTON CANDIDATES Colton, with a registration of 3,880, will ballot upon the following candidates: Councilmen, long term, three to be elected, J. W. Junod and Charles S. Bull, Incumbents; Odelle C.

Jordan, R. Newell, William S. Sharp, Ephraim H. May, and William R. Wiggin.

Councilman, short (Continued on Page Nineteen) What's Doing Today 9:30 a.m. Delphian society, St. John's Episcopal church. 11 a.m. General Welfare Centers, all-day dinner, 336 streets.

12 noon Woman's Democratic club, California hotel. 12 noon Rotary club, Mapes cafeteria. 2 p.m. Auxiliary to Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Engine-men, Eagles hall. 2 p.m.

Order of Railway Conductors, Orange Blossom division auxiliary, 676 Sixth street. 6 p.m. Musical program and covered-dish dinner, St. John's Episcopal church. 7 p.m.

Sea Scouts, Legion clubhouse. 7:30 p.m. General Welfare Center No. 4, 336 street. 7:30 p.m.

Pythian Sisters, Odd Fellows temple. 7:30 p.m. DeMolay, Masonic temple. 7:30 p.m. Central Labor council, Labor temple.

7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus, Eagles hall. 8 p.m. Orange Empire Dog club, Y.M.C.A. building.

8 p.m. Technocracy study class, 1679 South Mt. Vernon avenue. 8 p.m. Native Daughters, Legion clubhouse.

8 p.m. B'nai B'rith, Temple Emanu El. 8 p.m. City Traffic commission, city hall. 8 p.m.

Moose street. Lodge, 1190'2 SERIES OF CONSERVATION JOBS TO COST MILLION PROPOSED A long-term program of flood control and water conservation projects in the Redlands-Highland area was recommended to the board of supervisors of the county flood control district yesterday by the advisory committee for Zone 3, which embraces the Redlanda-High-land region. It was proposed by the advisory committee that a blanket W.P-A. project be obtained for 18 undertakings. Howard L.

Way, chief flood control engineer, said these projects are now being drafted. Mr. Way informed the board of supervisors that the total cost for the work cannot be determined definitely, but may ultimately ex COLLEGE YOUTHS ENTER RODEO if thrift? Fiat ir ex. 1SPVS 4 JJSL sv i ji iiwwjh iHTin rr I it -wr" Sons of the range enrolled at the University of Arizona will compete for honors and trophies at the Intercollegiate rodeo, to be held Saturday at Victorville. Among the contestants will be, left to right, James Taylor, Bob Perkins, William Felts On Sunday, professional cowboys The board of county supervisors by resolution yesterday called a special election for the Big Bear sanitation district on the proposal to issue $110,000 in bonds for a sewage system and disposal plant serving the mountain resort.

The election will be held May 9. AH precincts within the district Will be consolidated in one polling plane, designated aa the Tidwell building on Big Bear boulevard, in Big Bear lake. Polls will be open from 6 am. to 7 p.m. In calling the election the supervisors appointed Cora Belt Tidwell as inspector for the polling place, Harvey L.

McPherson as judge, and Mabel R. Deems as clerk. Returns will be canvassed by the board of supervisors. It is estimated that the sewer linen and disposal plant will cost 275.000. The bond issue of $110,000 is sought to sponsor a W.P.A.

project under which the improvement would be installed. The W.P.A. already has assured approval of the project if the bond issue is passed. Railroad Employes To See Safety Film A safety meeting will be held at the Santa Fe shops assembly hall at 9:30 this morning, when a moving picture, "On Guard," will be presented. The film shows the loading and unloading of citrus, emphasizing the need for great safety in handling fruit.

Annually the railroad's safety executives strive to make April the perfect shipping month from the standpoint of safety. ceed $1,000,000 over a period of years, if all the projects now contemplated are carried out. Many of these, however, are expected to be Included in the program of the U. S. army, for which federal funds would be allocated.

The remainder, which the flood control district would undertake, total approximately $592,000, but this figure is highly tentative, he said. The list of projects also may be changed, he said. As it now stands, however, those undertakings which the army may accept would provide protective works as follows: Along Mill creek, San Timoteo creek, City creek, Wilson creek, basins No. 1 and No. 2, and along Plunge creek.

Other projects in the tentative program, those for which the cost VOTING CALLED 1 BOND ISSUE and Ton Finley, all of whom are cowhands when not attending classes. will enter the second day's competition at the rodeo, a Arizona University Cowhands to Ride Victorville Ten hard-riding cowhands from the University of Arizona, are to invade the Southern California collegiate rodeo in Victorville, Saturday intent upon bringing home the show's team trophy. The Arizona university entries in the Victorville event comprise range bred lads without exception, most of them already having participation records in major rodeos. The Arizona university trophy team will comprise William Felts, Tucson; Tom Finley, Dragoon; Bob Perkins, Prescott; and Jim Taylor, Albuquerque, N. M.

Finley is the Arizona champion collegiate cowboy, tha title relinquished to him this year by Perkins, top rider in the Arizona college show for the past two years. Taylor and Felts will be entered in saddle brono riding, and steer riding. Finley and Perkins, riding their own mounts, will enter calf roping and team tying. They will enter wild cow milking. Other University of Arizona entries will be Ed McEuen, Fort Thomas; Euster Naegle, Tucson, also a trick horse rider; Ken Marley, Tolle-son; Jack Finley, Dragoon; Randall West, Safford; and Fred Gunter-mann, Calexico.

Child Badly Burned As Gasoline Ignited Kenneth Rash, 7-year-old Highland boy, suffered second degree burns on his face yesterday when a can of gasoline with which he was playing was ignited. Taken to the County hospital, the boy was reported in "fairly good" condition. He is the son of Raymond Rash, 1157 South San Francisco street. has been tentatively placed at $592,000, arc: Santa Ana river conservation grounds Intake, protective works in the Mentone area, Loma Linda gutters, Mission bank protection and laterals, a Crafton protection project, Wilson creek spreading grounds, Potato creek spreading grounds No. 1 and No.

2, Live Oak canyon works, Atwood basin, Wild-wood basin and channel, Small canyon, Tennessee and Nevada streets protection, and protective works along the south bank of the Santa Ana river. J. J. Prendergast is chairman of the Zone 3 advisory committee which recommended the program to the supervisors. The board will await completion of the W.P.A.

project application before taking action. rj i jfr'oc -'asss SUPERVISORS Ti MAKE IH The board of county supervisors authorized its members to accompany the county's representatives on the state chamber of commerce highway committee when the committee makes a tour of highways April 17, 18 and 19. The tour will include roads connecting Chino, Prado dam, Colton, Redlands, San Bernardino, West End communities and other valley towns, Needles, and other points on the Mojave desert, County representatives on the chamber's highway committee for Southern California are Howard L. Way, county highway commissioner; Horace Williamson, Redlands; Sam Maxcy, secretary of the Ontario chamber of commerce; Frank Russell, president, and A. W.

Walker, secretary, of the county chamber of commerce. Offer Bargains On 'Hostess Day' San Bernardino merchants are completing arrangements for their participation in the annual observance Friday of "Hostess day," a merchandising event sponsored by tho Woman's club. Special sales will be offered by the merchants in conjunction with the affair. Members of the Woman's club will report to the various stores participating in "Hostess day" on Friday and will be stationed at the stores during the day. Each hostess will greet friends who visit the store at which she is stationed and will explain the various offers made by the merchant.

Purpose of the event is to acquaint San Bernardino women with the merchandise offered by city merchants and to raise funds for the Woman's club. Each hostess will be paid by the merchant for her day's service and the money will go to the club. Mrs. Fred H. Bostwick is In charge of arrangements for the event.

Mrs. W. H. Butts Is president, of the Woman's club. Staff at Detention Home Reappointed The staff of the County detention home, numbering six persons, was reappointed yesterday by the board of supervisors.

The reappointments had been recommended by the county probation office and approved by the three superior court judges, who pass upon acts of the committee. The detention home is supervised by Helen K. J. Wicherskl, matron, and operated under the direction of County Probation Officer Belle SUSPECT HELD FORMOLESTING CIS ACCUSED Students Identify Prisoner as Man Seen Loitering Near City Schools, Police Assert Identified by several school children and a number of north end residents as the man who has been seen several times in the last two months accosting young girls near Marshall, Edison, Arrowview, and other schools, Rubin Kohn, 34, of Los Angeles, will be arraigned In Police Judge Donald E. Van Lu- ven's court at 10 a.m.

today. Kohn, returned to the county jail yesterday after having been under observation at the county hospital since his arrest Friday afternoon, steadfastly maintained his inno cence even after having been point ed out by two of the girls he as- sertedly attempted to lure into his car, according to the police. BEATING DENIED Chief of Police Byron W. Allen last night denied reports that the man had been severely beaten by police at the time of his arrest. "Reports that such a beating had taken place in the police depart ment Friday night reached my ears yesterday, and I made an exhaustive investigation," Mr.

Allen said. "My investigations have proved to my satisfaction that the man was hysterical from fear and screamed and cried while being booked. Ar resting officers believed from his actions that he was a mental case and took him immediately to coun ty hospital for observation. After two days of examinations, hospital attendants reported that Kohn had no physical injuries and was not insane and consequently he was moved to the county jail," Mr. Al len said.

PREVIOUSLY ACCUSED "There is no doubt in my mind that the screams reportedly coming from the police department Friday were those of Kohn, beside himself with fear at the thought of having to again stand trial for molesting young children," the chief conclud ed. Chief Allen revealed that Kohn had been arrested in Los Angeles three times before on similar charges, and had been acquitted once. Kohn was arrested Friday after a housewife who resides near Marshall school had seen him stop a young girl near Twenty-fifth and streets and offer her a ride, the police said. The girl ran, and the suspect drove away hurriedly, but not before the housewife had succeeded (Continued on Page Nineteen) Assault Case Figure Requests New Trial A motion for new trial was asked yesterday by counsel for Paul Geb-hardt, 57 years old, when Gebhardt appeared before Superior Judge Charles L. Allison to be sentenced for assault with a deadly weapon.

Gebhardt was found guilty last week by a superior court jury. Sentence was deferred when Attorney Grant Holcomb presented the new trial motion, and Judge Allison ordered a hearing to be held Friday at 10 a.m. Gebhardt was convicted of slashing Joseph DeBallero, 64, in the abdomen and in one leg with a knife. The altercation followed an argument over a card game in the log cabin at Pioneer park. Testimony showed that DeBallero struck Gebhardt after Gebhardt made references to a "skunk." Madame Maria Ouspenskaya, distinguished actress, whose pupils will be presented in a production of "The Cricket on the Hearth" Friday, April 19.

Pupils of Actress to De rresentea in Play at J. C. Ticket sales for the play, "The Cricket on the Hearth," to be presented in San Bernardino April 19 by Madame Maria Ouspenskaya's studio and under the auspices of the city Woman's club, opened yesterday. The play, taken from the Immortal tale by Charles Dickens, will be presented by students from the studio of Madame Ouspenskaya, distinguished actress and dramatics teacher. It will be given In the San Bernardino Valley Junior college auditorium.

Tickets were mailed to all members of the Woman's club. In addition, members of the club's ways and means committee for April will have tickets for publio sale. Re- (Continued on Page Nineteen) The San Bernardino Home of Neighborly Service's annual finan cial drive was formally launched last night with a dinner at the home, 839 Mt. Vernon avenue. E.

S. Johnson, president of the board of directors of the Home of Neighborly Service, gave the address of welcome. E. N. Deyo, treasurer, discussed tha financial aspects of the drive.

W. W. Greenlee, superintendent of the home, said that the goal for the campaign, which will be conducted all this week, is $1,800. The total budget is more than $5,000, but the smaller goal Is due to the (Continued on Page Nineteen) Rites Held for College Youth Memorial services for Philip Lancaster, junior college student, were held at 1 p.m. yesterday in the college auditorium, where the body lay in state from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

At 4 p.m. the body was forwarded by J. W. Woodhouse mortuary to Win-slow, for funeral services and burial. The student was a native of Arizona, and had been in San Bernardino three years.

Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raphael B. Lancaster of Winslow, ard two brothers, William of Mesa, and George of Winslow. The young man was an active member of Beta Phi Gamma, college journalism fraternity.

He took his life Sunday. ministered by the welfare department. The county has some funds remaining for its share of these costs, but at the end of the year a deficit will be shown. To make up the deficit, the supervisors will have to appropriate from the county's emergency reserves, but this money must be replaced in the reserve fund when the new budget is drawn. Of the $305,000 In county, state, and federal funds the welfare department will expend between now and June 30, $183,000 will be disbursed in the form of old-age pensions, according to Mrs.

Bell's letter. The county's share of these old-age pension payments will be approximately $46,000. Direct indigent aid will require about $72,750, she estimated. Children's aid will call for $44,000, of which the county will furnish about $7,650 and the state and federal governments will pay the balance. For the fiscal year now drawing to a close, the welfare department budget was set at approximately $2,500,000.

SERVICE GROUP DRIVE STARTED County Relief Deficit May Reach $150,000 A deficit of approximately In the county welfare department budget is anticipated by the close of the current fiscal year on June 30, it was estimated at yesterday's session of the county board of supervisors. According to Supervisor Frank H. Mogle, of Chino, there is no accurate way of forecasting the deficit at present, but the amount probably will reach $150,000. Supervisor Mogle and Supervisor Arthur L. Doran, of Barstow, comprise the supervisors' welfare committee.

Mr. Mogle's estimate was made after Maude S. Bell, head of the county welfare department, transmitted to Chairman C. E. Grier of the board of supervisors a letter in which she stated $305,000 would be required to maintain the county's relief program until the end of the fiscal year.

About half this sum, however, will be forthcoming from the state and federal governments as their shares of various forms of aid ad DIRECTOR PAY ADVANCED ID LA. SCALE, Two-Year Campaign for Higher Rates in County to Raise Rolls $24,000 Monthly Approximately 4,500 W. P.A. workers in San Bernardino and Riverside counties metropolitan areas will share a $35,000 monthly pay raise, the result of increasing the wage rate to the Los Angeles level. Demanded for nearly two years by civic groups and governments of both counties, the increase will become effective within the month, yesterday announced Herbert Legg, Southern California W.P.A.

administrator. Mr. Legg credited Representa tive Harry R. Sheppard with "efforts mainly responsible for the fa vorable decision from the Washing ton office of the W.PJV." NOT BLANKET RAISE Amounting to approximately 10 per cent of the present wage scale, the Increase not applicable to all workers in the two counties. It will be shared by those in areas desig nated by the W.PA.

aa "metropolitan." Acoordinr to W.P.A. officials the metropolitan districts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties will Include the cities of Chino, Upland, Ontario, San Bernardino, Colton, Redlands, Lake Arrowhead, Fontana, Rialto, Corona, Arlington, Riverside, Norco and March field, as well as the territory between them. COMPARATIVE WAGES In such territory, they estimated, are some 5,000 workers, all of whom will receive a pay increase of approximately 7 per cent, totaling for the two counties. San Bernardino county alone will receive nearly $24,000 a month In additional wages. The old and new scales were re-(Contlnued on Page Nineteen).

Accident Victim Dies of Injuries Ray Pendleton, 25 years old, of 700 West First street, Los Angeles, one of three persons injured in a head-on automobile collision Wednesday night near Barstow, died yesterday at the county hospital in San Bernardino. Pendleton suffered a fractured right arm, fractured jaw, sever shock and a possible skull fracture in the accident, according to Coroner R. E. Williams. An inquest Is pending.

Tha accident occurred on th Xa- 30 Killed In Auto Accidents In County in 1940 tlonal Old Trails highway, five milea west of Barstow. Both oars were wrecked by the force of the Impact, but neither was overturned, said California Highway Patrolmen Gay-lor Strom and H. J. McCreary. Others hurt in the crash were Milton Bloom, 33, of Brooklyn, N.

and Milton DeLugg, 21, of 401 South La Jolla street, Los Angeles. Bloom suffered bruises and mild shook, and DeLugg concussion of the brain, lacerations, and shock. Pendleton was a passenger In an automobile driven by James W. Nielsen, of Sandy, Utah. Another passenger was Archer Nichota, also of Sandy, but neither Nielsen nor Nichols was hurt.

Nielson was driving east at the time. Bloom was operating the other machine, en route to Los Angeles. DeLugg was riding with him. Blue Jay Boy, Seriously Hurt A 5-year-old Blue Jay boy was seriously injured late yesterday in an automobile accident near his home, County hospital attendants reported. The boy, Boyd Duane Olithant, suffered a fracture of the skull, they said.

He was admitted to the hospital. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Olithant, Blue Jay, the boy was rushed to the hospital by Archer Johnston, Lake Arrowhead chief of police. Chief Johnston said ha had no details of the mishap.

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