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ESTABLISHED 1867 VOL. 166, NO. 54 mekbzk or ml. ASSOCIATED lSgJ SQUNTON, PA. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1934 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS fS 4 i mm I kll I III I I I i I 1 I I I I UUAUrO) UL uu Probe of Army Mail Plane Sabotage Ordered Retired Merchant Dies Fate With Jury Grand ort Jury Rep Show Machines President Faces To Urge Permanent ng Plot, Tamperi Congress Battle On Trade Pacts County Registration Reports Charge Group Expected to Recommend System of Enroll Roosevelt Calls for In ing Voters Similar to One Used in Scranton; Investigation of Election Frauds Will Be Concluded Today Slays Wife, vestigation of Claims That Attempts Have Mining Code Will Adhere' To Contract A recommendation to the local court that a permanent registration sys Been Made to Disable Craft; Blacklisting of Her Mother, Steals Babe tem be adopted in Lackawanna county is expected to be made this morning when the grand Jurors present their final report in closing the general elec Hostile Republicans in No Mood to Abolish Commission and Give Chief Executive Power To Negotiate Reci procalTreaties andMan ipulate Duties at Will; Long Struggle Seen (By the Associated Press) WASHINGTON, March 2.

Commercial Pilots Ac tion fraud investigation. Irving Lewis, chief clerk to the county commissioners, was called before. cepting Federal Jobs the Juror yesterday for the purpose of explainglng the new city registration Also Being Scrutinized plan. He carried with him a sample permanent registration book and other Pair Shot to Death by WILLIAM H. HAGEN data.

DR. SARAH RUTH DEAN (By the Associated Press) Enraged Tailor When Because of the request for the ex WASHINGTON, March 2. Only Departures Are Abolition of Contract System and Elastic 40 Hour Week Concession planation of the workings of the new Estranged Mate Scorns fraud last November 1 generally antl President Roosevelt has or President Roosevelt asked regulation plan it was deemed certain Death Takes Reconciliation cipatea. May Criticize Location of Booths Poison Rum that the jurors have in mind a recom congress today to grant him dered an investigation into charges of sabotage of army The location of polling booths in or mendation for a similar system in the Immediately adjacent to saloons or county at large. airplanes carrying the mail.

DALLAS, March 2 (IP). Giles drinkinz establishments is also ex Throughout the vote fraud probe it This was announced tonight by 8. Boggess, 43, an unemployed tailor, Dected come in for criticism and Case Rests was indicates tnac tne jurors oiamea recommendation that the polls be much of the alleged vote manipulation moved to new and' more satisfactory upon the registration system in vogue confessed in signed statement tonight he had shot to death his wife and mother Jn law and abducted his locations. W.H. Hagen At Age of 72 Former Ceitral City Dry With Jurors The jury today is expected to return several indictments against alleged violators of the election laws in the Fourth 2 year old daughter.

in the county's boroughs. Several persons were indicted for inducing unqualified voters to cast ballots. In one Instance a registrar of voters was indicted for illegally assessing or registering voter. That the final report of the jury will Boggess, In the statement made to ward. Third district, oiyphant, in con Junction with making its final report secretary Dern of the war department, who added that reports1 of punctured gas tanks, controls being tampered with and the presence of water in gasoline tanks were being investigated thoroughly.

Although he said he did not believe in the truth of such charges, he nevertheless has directed tat a complete inquiry be made. Among the charges that will come under scrutiny is one that commercial pilots, 90 per cent of whom are members of the air corps reserves, are being threatened with blacklist authority to put into effect a new tariff policy by which he would endeavor to re establish America's foreign trade through reciprocal rate reduc tio nagreements with foreign powers. The executive message and the immediate Introduction by Democratic leaders of legislation to give him the requested power brought the first major cleavage between the two parties since Mc. Roosevelt entered the White House and stirred predictions of a long struggle over the historic, issue. President Cites Advantages 7 "From the policy of reciprocal negotiations which Is in the president said In his message, "I hope in time that definite gains will result police, said he was angered Because his wife refused to return to him after an estrangement and declined to drop the divorce suit she had filed.

The wife, Mrs. Gladys Boggess, was and recommendations ecu. Today's report will be the eleventh Fate of Dr. Sarah Dean, condemn the general election system Provisions of the tentative anthracite code in respect to wages and working conditions are in line with the working agreement between the operators and United Mine Workers of America for the reduction of working time to Ave days per week, abolition of contract mining, and a modified distribution of working time. The forty hour week means five day operation of collieries except in emergencies when the operators will be permitted to increase the schedule to forty eight hours per wek.

Representatives of the union will seek to have the emergency reservation for six day operations stricken out. The equalization of work clause la far removed from the demand of the union for rotation of operation of collieries of major producing companies as a means dividing up available working time. The code clause allows mines at any one colliery to split (Continued on Page Seven) wnich aamuiea oi mucn purported. Goods Business Man Helped Found First 39 and her mother, Mrs. Julia wood Accused in Colleague's Death, Hinges on on Imminent Verdict ward.

76. Living With Sister GiM Leaders List Of Playgrounds Hern The shooting took place at the home ing if they accept positions piloting I of Mrs. Boggess' sister, Mrs. w. a.

"'Fortsc where Mrs. Boggess, her mother and the 2 year old daughter, Will'am H. Hagen, 72, a prominent GREENWOOD, March 3 UP). Twenty for Governor Martha Julia, had been living since figure in the city's business life for fifty years, died yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock In the home, 1705 army piaiies, Silent on Accidents War department officials have been extremely reticent to assign reasons for the accidents to army fliers, although Major General Benjamin Mrs. Boggess and her husband separated at Bonham about a month ago.

to American agriculture and industry." A circuit court Jury tonight received the murder case of Dr. Sarah Ruth Dean, 36 year old woman physician, who the state charged killed Dr. John preston Kennedy, her surgeon asso xne senate was not in session, but even before the bill was Introduced Boggess' statement said Ms son Earl, 19, and a friend, accompanied him to Fortson's home. Alter the shooting, he said, he told them to in the house, where it must be con. Foulois, chief of the army air corps, has stressed that only one pilot died ciate, last summer, by giving him a Justice George W.

Maxey, Despite Recent State ment That He Is Not in Race, Gets Serious Consideration; Senate Tilt Sidetracked sidered first, Republican chieftains denounced it as an unprecedented delegation of power and predicted it while actually flying the mails. In congress Republicaas have "farewell" drink of poison whiskey. drive to Bonham with the girl and Charges and instruction to the jury leave her at the home of his parents, charged "legalized murder" against the would provoke such a lengthy debate were read by lawyers before tne argu Mr. and Mrs. J.

S. Boggess. administration as the result the merits, and presiding judge F. Davis Jefferson avenue, after a long illness; Previous to his retirement ten years ago, he conducted one of the city's leading dry goods establishments. Mr.

Hagen retired from business In 1924, his establishment at that time being known as Hagen' and Wagner and was located in the 200 block of North Washington avenue near Spruce street. Native of Scranton A son of Henry and Marion (Walsh) Hagen, he was born in this city on Sept. 27, 1861. He obtained his early Boreess said he came to Dallas to time among the extra or unemployed workers on the work list at that mine. It cannot be extended to closed collieries or mines on slow operating schedules.

Outlaws Contract System In outlawing the contract system of mining, the code dismisses those outside agreements In a brief sentence: "Individual contracts for the mining, and preparation of coal shall not be. entered Into after the effective date of this code." Collective bargaining, basic rates of" pay at 57 cents an hour, main taineance men's work schedules and as to maKe an early adjournment lm possible. Democrats replied that the legis mishaps and have seized upon these developments as a possible issue in maae no cnarge. day to see his wife and plead with her to drop the divorce suit, set for hear PHILADELPHIA, March 2 (jP). The Republican gubernatorial situation for the coming primary was given a thorough going over by party leaders the approaching primary elections.

Presses Suicide Theory Pressing the suicide the de. lation was in keeping with the party's platform pledge and was necessary to Army Dislakes "Defenders" Among army men there has been a ing next Monday. "I asked her to come back to me, today and from their discussions emerged a list of twenty eligibles for the fense asked the jurymen for a "verdict of acquittal, and God bless you." The cope with what other nations were generally hostile feeling toward the doing. for the sake of the' child," he said. nomination.

prosecution asked for a verdict of so called "defenders" of the service "but she refused." "euilty" if the jurymen "believe she is Under the bill introduced, leaders said the agreements might be extended who have claimed that by cancelling guilty beyond a reasonable doubt." indefinitely if the parties desired. education in the public schools oi Scranton and when a young man went other features are practically the same as the terms of contract. As Referring to a parting of relations However; the agreements could be In making known the list after the conference of leaders from various parts of the state, General Edward Martin, Republican state chairman, challenged Democratic opposition to Death Bed Will mail contracts with private companies, the administration has been in directly responsible for the deaths Three days ago the war department Grant $42,600 With his parents to Newark valley, N. where he remained until 1873. Between Dr.

Kenneay ana ur. uean, District Attorney Jordan told the jury that "a woman spurned is a dangerous person." "If she was spurned," he said, "then you can find the motive for this crime." Returning to this city, Mr. Hagen entered the employ of Moore and ordered army mail planes to abandon the Washington Hoover airport here, a commercial landing field, as head auarters for this area and use Boil To Oral School Is Held Invalid; Flnley, merchants, and obtained con produce a list of similar "caliber." Cites Qualifications He emphasized that the qualifica. siderable valuable experience in the The defense argued that Dr. Dean knowledge of the mercantile business.

ing field, the army reservation. in 1894 he and Joseph A. Mears as tlons of each man on the list which included himself had been mentioned The oniv explanation maae was to the checkoff, the code recognizes this system of collecting union dues. "Any deductions from (Continued on Page Fourteen) City Expected To Offer Tract For Sale Soon tablished the dry goods firm of Mears would have had no motive to poison Dr. Kennedy, as they said she was planning to marry another man.

9 to Split Estate that the gasoline supply for army and analyzed in his talks with other and Hagen which later became known terminated at the end of three years, or earlier, upon due notice by the governments wishing to end (hem. Reveals G. O. P. Formula The bill would repeal the Rebubli can formula, commonly known as the "flexible provision," which gives the tariff commission power to recommend changes in the tariff of as much as 50 per cent up or down and for the president to proclaim or veto such changes.

This power, with the exact 50 per cent limitations, would be transferred to the president, but the latter could not, as under existing law, governing the tariff commission, transfer an article to or from the free list The president told congress if the leaders and reiterated his declaration U. S. Allows Funds for New Building Here Five weeks In the box, the Jury as Hagen and Wagner. In 1924, Mr. Hagen sold out his in that the primary gubernatorial race planes was at Boiling field and necessitated the planes going on to Boiling after mavtak discharged their mail bags at the Washington field.

panel' showed unmistakable signs of restlessness as the final arguments tersts in the business and retired to was "open to all candidates." Document Is Set Aside progressed. He repeated, too, his statement that "no slate would be hand picked" by Army Officials Surprised NEW YORK, March 2 (IP). Army leaders. "This list," he pointed out, "rep. On Action Brought by Dead Sister of Late Snow Removal Costs resents a remarkably fine array of airmail officials at Floyd Bennett field, headquarters for the eastern zone, said tonight they never had sus City Close to $1,100 Removal of the Snow 'from city South Side Resident Crown Avenue Property, pected subotage of their equipment material.

All of the men have ability and many friends. I challenge the Democrats not only in Pennsylvania, but any other state to produce a list of eligibles for public office of similar American government wa. not in a position to make "fair offers for fair opportunities, its trade will be streets this week cost about and expressed surprise at tne an nouncement of the or according to a report maae to Di Special to Tha Republican WASHINGTON, March 2. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has been allotted a grant of $42,600 by the public works administration to aid in the construction of two story and basement fireproof training schccl building at the Pennsylvania State Oral Schol the Deaf In Scranton. according to announcement made by Administrator Harold L.

Ickc This Is one of seventy two lucky applications to which allotments were made today from the depleted funds of the PWA. The 13,300,000,000 publics works appropriation wa entirely private life. Sponsored First Playground Active in all civic affairs, he took a great interest in the upbuilding of the community and together with the late C. R. H.

Jackson and Ralph E. Weeks, founded the first city playgrounds In Scranton at their own expense. He was active in the Rotary club, being the first man to serve a full term, as president of that organization. That was in 1914. He was a thirty second degree Mason and was a' member of Green Ridge lodge, F.

St A. M. A member of the Methodist church, he served for many years as superintendent of the Sunday school of the Asbury M. E. church, Green Ridge.

In In precedent setting proceedings dered by President Roosevelt. yesterday, Orphans' Court Judge M. F. "If It Is not In a position at a given Likely to Go Under Hammer; Mayor Urges Disposing of Real Estate rector of Public Works William a. Schunk yesterday by Bernard J.

Harding, general superintendent. "We have heard nothing whatever Sando set aside the will of the late moment rapidly to liter the terms on which it is willing to deal with other of any sabotage," said Major B. O. Jones, zone commander. John Drwal, South Scranton, who Of the total, $1,004.81 went for died at the State hospital on Dec 31, last.

countries," he said. "It cannot adequately protect its trade against discriminations and against bargains in labor, including the wages of truck drivers, while $95.90 represented the cost of gasoline and oil for the mach FIND NO SABOTAGE CHICAGO, March 2 (A1). Inquiries City owned land on the easterly aide The court's decree was based upon jurious to its Interests. Furthermore of Crown avenue, between Moosic and ines. Mr.

Harding reported that 10 a petition by Attorney Raymond Bial at army air mail headquarters tonight indicated that no evidence of a promise to which prompt effect can men were given work under cwa woskl, who represented the late Anna alloted some time ago, but the money for the allotments announced today (Conunuea on "age iwi (Continued on Page Two) caiioer." Conferees at the meeting included former Governor John S. Fisher. Indiana; Auditor General Frank Baldwin, Tioga; State Senators Harry B. Scott, Center; Harry J. Bell, Fayette, and Andrew J.

Sordoni, Luzerne; A. Boyd Hamilton, senate secretary and assistant to Martin, and Charles Johnson, Montgomery county leader. Martin said he intends to confer later with former U. S. Senator Joseph Grundy, Bucks county.

The state chairman also conferred with John J. Flynn, Elk county, a Democrat but a supporter of Grundy. From the conference came the fol (Continued on Page Fourteen) (uonimuea on rage seven) Jankowski, a sister or the testator. Mrs. Jankowski died earlier this week.

was released through reductions and In the petition the appellant declared that Sophie Smogo, who was named Johnstown Prophet in Warning To Council of Troubles Ahead cancellations 'of previously made allotments, and changes from loan and grant allotments to allotments oi only 30 per cent of the cost of labr and materials because the applicants nave ntlfled the PWA that they will be able to sell their bonds in the open market to obtain the balance of the lop's Bottle to Be Outlawed When Local Code Is Adopted "'7 1 money necessary for construction and will not need a PWA wan. Hanlon Informs Reilly He Is Back of This Phase Unable to Lay "Unusual Message" Before Roose The allotment for the construction work at cranton represents 30 per Front streets, will probably be placed on the market In the near future, it was indicated at yesterday's meeting of council. The city has had ten offers for the purchase of the land, which was acquired when the South Scranton East Scranton bridge was built in 1921. The latest Is from an oil company which is anxious to establish a gasoline service station there, although the zoning ordinance prohibits such a project. Thinks City Would Profit Mayor Stanley J.

Davis, who sat In (Continued on Page Fourteen) Carbondale Youth Asleep for 8 Days Suffering From Unus? ual Disease at Home 200 Erie Shopmen To Return to Work executrix under the will, was not a proper party to contest the appeal from the probate of the testament, having no interest in the litiga ln. The executrix was not a beneficiary under the terms of the will. Mrs. Jankowski. the appellant, was the principal beneficiary but despite this fact she contested the validity of the document.

Signed Will on Deathbed The will was made. It developed during the course of the proceedings, while the testator was In a semiconscious condition at the State hospital a few days before his death. He signed the only after Mrs. Jankowski placed a pen In his hand and directed the movement of the hand in Of the Proposed Restaurant Liquor Licensee velt, Heilman Gives Less Important' Officials Benefit of Communication From Above cent of the cost of labor and material a project of which the total cost Agreement; Mass Meeting lhursday Wight is $156,474. This is a direct tram their rounds.

This extra bottle will from the government, The balai.ee will be furnished by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dire happenings are in store for the No cop's bottle will nestle in xne world during the next two years, mem fold, of the tapestry on the nrsi be eliminated from the stock. Bishop's Condition bers of council were told yesterday in what the author of the warning ad mitted was a "very unusual message: making the signature. This was done, shelf beneath the back bar if the agreement on fair trade practices expected to be reacted at a Joint meeting of the liquor ltncensees and restaurant owners next Thursday Reported Improved Fred Heilman, Johnstown, self "We are now confronting the greatest catastrophe in the history of the world, which will be a worldwide famine produced by three years of drought and augmented by various plagues of insects which will destroy much vegetation," Heilman said. "The years 1933, 1S34 and 1935 will produce the greatest drought in history.

This drought has been quite severe during 1933; it will be very pronounced Veterans Protest Grant styled "messenger of Christ," In a three. she said, at the suggestion of Mrs Smogo. After the will was probated Mrs. Cold Spell Necessitates Pepair Program Two hundred employes of the Erie railroad shops in Dunmore have been ordered to report for work on Monday as a result of the recent cold spell which forced 'into operation all of the Erie's equipment, thus making an extensive repairing and overhauling program necessary. Physicians attending the Right Rev.

A J. Brennan, former auxiliary btfhop of Scranton, issued an encouraging bulletin late last night from St. Vin page letter to the city legislators said that he had made five unsuccessful attempts to tell his story to President Roosevelt, and that failing In that move, night at the Chamber of Commerce Jankowski indicated that she did not building contains in entirety recom cent's hospital, Norfolk, waere he had decided to Hive "all governors mendations of the committee named to the prelate has been critically 111 for dunn? 1934, out tne climax will not be reached until 1935, when millions of and governing bodies" the benefit of Special to The Republican CARBONDALE, March 2. Stricken with sleeping sickness a week ago yes terday, Anthony Fialiomeni. is.

re Heated Discussion Develops at Hearing his prophecy. Letter "Received and Filed" draft a tentative regional code. John P. Reilly, business agent for the Lackawanna County Beverage Permit Holders' association, last night declared that Director of Public Safety The not accustomed to ma'ned in a lethargic state tonight at his home 215 Main street. Child.

desire to accept the legacy left her by reason of the document and she Instituted proceedings to have the will declared invalid. This action was contests by Mrs. Smogo who was represented by Attorneys A. C. F.

Kenouski and David J. Reedy, Yesterday's motion and the court's decree end the contest unless' an appeal is taken The decedent's estate, valued at several thousand dollars, will now be distributed amone nine llvinz heirs. people over the entire earth will be starving to death. Predlotg "Great Revolutions" "The famine will bring great revolutions and anarchists uprising over the entire earth, and cause the greatest trouble the world has ever known. The famine in the United States will be Several month nan the vouth.

a A $50 appropriation provided in the iWi Sn the a Mf 1A latt wn.Hk Tk. ..41 of day month. former student at Mayfleld High the past few days. Bishop Brennan, it was announced, had regained consciousness after having been in a state o' csma for cev erai days. His physicians aid that his blood pressure, which for a time had been very high, had returned practically to normal, a change which tey described as very encouraging.

SPEED LIQUIDATION March 2 UP). James T. Halon had requested him to be emDhatlc in his arguments against age a 10 The railroad school, receivedl treatment for hi has called the men back on a five day supplying the man on the beat with nerves at a Philadelphia hospital. He greatly augmented by the wholesale destruction of our grain crops and live showed signs of falling into a stupor two weeks ago at the hospital and he wa removed to his home a week ago out cnarge. Mr.

Reilly stated that this phase of the agreement is to be general and will apply not only to central city blaze brlaht but also In the dimly having messages from another world getting into their records, nevertheless stuck strictly to parliamentary tactics and ordered Hellman's message "received and filed." This was done over the objection of Councilman Peter J. O'Donnell, who said that council should not recognize "false prophets" even to the extent of receiving their letters. Explaining that he had had "direct communications from God." Heilman, described as a manufacturer of inhalers, told the city solons that he had to "in form the various nations, rulers and people of the earth that the Kuudom of stock by the federal government," the counciimen were warned. last Tuesday. Two days later he fell asleep.

Asiae from Mrs. Jankowski, Agnes Kozwud and Michael Jankowski's children Vera mentioned in the testament O'BRIEN PENSIONED city's 1934 budget for the local Voiture of the "40 and 8," an adjunct of the American legion, to decorate the graves of members of that organization on Memorial day. tared up a merry row at city hall ves terday. Representatives of the City Veterans' coun with Wlllam O. Falr ehok a spokesman.

"3 members of council and Mayor Stanley J. Davis (Continued on Page Seven) rw'a 1tl4 KmjIm 1 turn Vt lntnl Philip N. Arnold, supervisor of wholesale operations of the home owners "I am sending this message through a week basis until furtner notice. Announcement of the new operations at the shops came yesterday after a conference held between Thomas Bell, superintendent of the Brie shops, and the following committee from the Brie Shopmen's federation: Frank Alloy, Matty McDonnell, Andrew Mack and John pabla. It Is understood the same 300 men who were last employed at the shops will resume work on Monday morning.

The youth nas shown no sign of out the world," the Johnstown man wrote, "in accordance with Revelations 10:11 and Ezeklel 3:33 which vou should awakening during the siege of en cephalitis, the medical term for ileeo lighted Isolated establishments where the beers served as high and wide. During prohibition many hotel keepers kept a cop's bottle on hand. Tola liquor was not sold to cash customers but was erven to certain who lng sickness. All effort to arouse him loan corporation, said today that 75 contact men would visit closed bank In Eastern Pensylvania within the next few days to begin preparations for liquidating mortgages by closed banks. i nw i utuv, waron i w).

rormer Mayor John P. O'Brien was granted an annual pension of $11,899.24 by the board of estimate today. 1 study very carefully. I have sent five messages to our president asking for a have proven futile. Many local physicians have Interested themselves la ta unusual case, Heaven Is noy at hand.

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