Warren Times Mirror from Warren, Pennsylvania • Page 1

THE WEATHER Cloudy tonight and probably light snow tonight and Sunday; continued cold. Warren above; low 3 below. WARREN TIMES-MIRROR THE ONLY PAPER IN MANY ONE PAPER IN MOST HOMES GOOD EVENING Wonder if Al Smith ever thinks about how Franklin Roosevelt rificed his own health to work for his friend's election in 1928? VOLUME THIRTY-SIX WARREN, PA 9 SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1936 PRICE THREE CENTS ARMY FLIERS DIE HAWAIIAN CRASH BOMBING PLANES COLLIDE Only Two Escape With Parachutes as Two Big Bombers Collide in Darkness Above Military Base Near Honolulu One Has Double Escape Wire Halts of Unopened NINE FLYING FORMATION New Monarch and His Brothers Follow Body Afoot Honolulu, Jan. army airmen were killed in a night collision of two big bombers which crashed in flames at Luke Field, military air base on Ford Island. Two others abroad the planes were able to leap with parachutes and escaped with injuries.

Army authorities ordered an immediate investigation of the crash, one of worst aviation asters. The dead: Lieut. William G. Beard, 28, San Francisco. Staff Sergt.

Bernard F. Jablonowsky, 33, Honolulu. Pvc. John B. Hartman, 27, Chicago, Pvt.

Bruce Taylor, 26, Puyallup, Wash. Pvt. Truman J. Gardner, 27, Olney, III. Pvt.

Gordon M. Parkhurst, 43, Yorkville, N. Y. The two who escaped were Reserve Lieut. Charles E.

Fisher, 23, Asheville, N. pilot of one of the planes, and Pvt. Thomas E. Lanigan, 24, Richmond, who was aboard the other. Lieutenant Fisher twice escaped He barely managed to leap clear when the planes crashed.

Then his parachute did not open. He plummeted toward earth, his fall unchecked. Scarcely 100 feet above the ground his caught on a rope extending from an oil tank to the ground and left him dangling a few yards above the field. Be was unhurt except for a bruised leg and a few cuts but was suffering from shock. Private Lanigan suffered lacerations and bruises.

He and Lieutenant Fisher were the only ones that were able to bail out. The bodies of the victims were burned beyond recognition, Capt. Joseph H. Tweitty, army intelligence officer, said, however, all might have been able to bail out safely if the planes had not been flying so low as they prepared to land. Crashing the darkness shortly after 7 p.

m. (12:30 a. m. eastern standard time, Saturday), the (Turn To rage Nine) JURY FINDS WESTWOOD GUILTY PWA FUND FOR BOROUGH BUILDING IS APPROVED Heads the New A French Cabinet 1 A I I flgBfli Word was received this afternoon from Congressman D. J.

Driscoll at Washington that the Public Works Administration has approved the loan and grant of $52,560 for a new city building in Warren. According to Representative Driscoll the negotiations for the loan have reached the point where funds should be coming through in the very near future, Burgess R. W. Steber, notified of the news, expressed himself much elated over the action of the PWA officials in Washington, and stated that plans would go forward immediately for the acquiring of the Central property at the corner of Third avenue and ory upon which it is hoped to erect the structure. SMITH ASSURED ALABAMA NEGRO GOOD AGAIN IN FOR RADIO TALK THE LIMELIGHT Accompanied by his brothers and his husband, Lord Ha rewood, King Edward VIII of England is shown in this NEA Service radio-photo marching in the funeral procession that accompanied the body of King George from Sandringham to Wolferton Station for the 100-mile train trip to London, where he was to lie in state until the funeral.

Shown left to right are the Duke of Kent, Lord Harewood, the Duke of York, King Edward and the Duke of Gloucester. WEATHER Weather outlook for the wesk beginning Monday: North and Middle Atlantic States: Snow about middle of week and again at end; other- i wise generally fair weather probable. A cold week al- though some moderation in temperature about Tuesday or Tuesday night and again at end of week. For the region of the Great Lakes: Generally fair first of week; possibly snow middle, fair again at close; tempera- I ture below normal, particular- ly first of week. JURY DEGREES? CHAIR FOR POISONERS Hill iivgers Full Hour on Radio Allotted Shooting of Scottsboro Case Speech at Liberty League Dinner Tonight; Politicians Watching For Declaration of Policy Aioert yarraut tabove), ex-premier, whose government was overthrown after an existence of only one month in 1933, accepted Defendant by Deputy the invitation of President Le- ci rt tin brun to form a new cabinet to ohenit While tn Koute succeed that of the unseated To Jail Elicits New Criti- cism From Defense Organizations IS PRISON FOR LIFE 42-year Old McKees Rocks Justice of the Peace Turns Pale as Jury Declares Him Guilty of Killing Wife Last July; Left Party at Night Club tn Speed Home and Shoot Victim DEFENSE LAWYERS TO ASK NEW TRIAL DUCE AND HAILE BONUS VETO ISSUE SHERIFF SEES PLOT: CLAIM VICTORY IN BIG BATTLE Washington, Jan.

25. feeling that a history-making epl- Blrmingham, Jan. JP Sheriff J. Street Sandlin charged today that plotted an attack on guards by two Scot.ts> I You can talk lack of confldcnce, but the biggest handicap to a re- Mrs. Creighton and Everett that 19 Been reading a lot lately about sode may occur tonight was cur frent in the capital today with Al-'k0r0 case defendants in which jfred E.

Smith on his way to ad- of the negroes and a deputy sheriff dress an American Liberty League were wounded. dinner and a radio audience at 10 Physicians said Ode Powell, the injured negro, had an even chance P- I to recover from the wound of a Political leaders were excited I pistol bullet Sheriff Sandlin fired over the possibility of a declara-1 into his brain. I tion of course in the presl- Deputy Sheriff Edgar Blalock Pittsburgh, Jan. Justice of the Peace James J. i Westwood was convicted today of murdering his wife, Martha.

The verdict carries a penalty of life imprisonment. The jury which heard the testimony at a trial lasting 11 days announced its decision 22 hours aft- receiving the case. Westwood, 42, a political leader for many years in suburban McKees Kocks, turned pale at the verdict. He leaned against his attorney, H. Barney Cohen, His three children, Bertha, 20, lAlartha, 11, and Jimmy, 7, were in FARM SHOW HAS SOME RECORDS DESPITE STORM Applegate Get Death Verdict For Poisoning Hitler, in Germany, Tu 1 nursed a three-inch knife cut on fcruiti tut i visyiiiu 5 getting quite a following.

He ad- den tial campaign. They felt the hia neck unwanted Stout Wile OI vocates forgetting everything con- speech might indicate whether or Latler The fight occurred late yesterday Both Sides Claim Victory h. But Reports Agree In lm- he portance of Battle in' The verdict ended wbat detec- ii jj tivea termed the most puzzling North Atrica; Hundreds crime in the Pittsburgh district in Killed DAUGHTER INVOLVED nected with the peace treaty and not Smith intends to take off his while guards were moving Powell A IT A I A IT of Julv 10 And thai I coat and fight the New Deal. and a fellow Prisoner, Roy Wright, LlACjUL AUJUUKNd Westwood a decade. A gunman fired three shots through Mrs.

bedroom window early the about wbat will happen in a few years. They will all get tired paying debts to each other and say fight No one professed to know whether such a declaration would by automobile from Decatur to Birmingham. Powell, just before he went into claimed he was at a club at the moment of the Associated shooting, but the prosecution A terrific battle in charged he left his party sped by i i i wife, Ada, with poison is froine to nav 'em after it's John Davi3- i made threats against the eggnog. 'over, they will say the use Davlfl did not announce the role the shenft 240,000 Attend Despite Blizzard; Prize Beei The verdict of guilty came after three hours and 40 minutes of deliberation. going i he would play in the campaign.

He County and city officers stood did not even mention the New Deal guard through the cold night Fighting wars on credit can put by name. But he denounced cen- Applegate, 36, who admitted in- vou the just like buying tralization of government by con- timacies with Mrs. Creighton's 15- everything on credit has put us stitutional amendment, asserted fi2 a1 year-old daughter, Ruth, but denied wrings 0 4 A any part in the death of his wife, Pound Northampton smiled when he heard the verdict, Mrs- Creighton, 32, who testified Wins rlay Contest put poison into an eggnog for MORE SNOW DUE FROM THE WEST (By The Associated The severe cold wave that cost 15 lives in Pennsylvania in three days, apparently is on its way eastward today, but reports of, more snow coming from the west gave scant hopes of relief from the worst blizzard. Many rural homes were isolated by drifts. Fire endangered some communities.

Recent deaths from the cold included Jonathan N. Neiman, 69, found on a roadside at Pottstown. A physician said he died of a heart attack, induced by the cold. Hopes that most highways! might be opened by Sunday de- pended on the extent of the new storm reported heading eastward from the Rockies. Main routes were passable.

Most secondary state roads were open to one-lane traffic but nearly all rural high-1 ways were closed. Temperatures, sticking close to zero through j'esterday, were generally showing an upward trend. I Mrs. Applegate, sat with bowed nrrnon VUICITQ head, pale, but calm. vUKU AnlDl 1 The state contended 268-pound wife was poisoned after Harrisburg, Jan.

she discovered her rela- 20th annual farm show drew an tions with Mrs. Creighton and her attendance of turnout daughter in the house shared by (Copyright, 1936. McNaught Syndicate) there was no room for and concluded by saying "when things go wrong, go with them." Many observers believed Smith ments of Norman Thomas, Social squire no long- However, other than agreeing er loved her and sought the com- that the battle lasted about three pany of other S1de the door of were 00 low room. Fifty national guardsmen neara it. assembled at their armory for Westwood was led by deputy atant call.

The Italians claimed that the sheriffs back to hfs jail cell where Lieutenant Governor fhomas E. I 5vision of Fritrean native I htS since his Knight, special prosecutor, SLSSLrt SK Ws described by J. Hansell French, secretary of agriculture, as "most in a week of frigid weather and snowstorms that blocked many highways. The show that closed last night set a new record for competitive than 10,300. The number of exhibitors also was a the two families.

Two hundred spectators waited in the Nassau county court room for the verdict and pressed forward noisily as the jury announced it. Judge Cortland A. Johnson set January 30 as the date to pronounce the mandatory death sentence. Mrs. Creighton, called ROYALTY HEADS FOR LONDON AND KING'S FUNERAL took promptly with the mountains of the a.

-h. Tembein area, but had been re- es Qn an His constable, Tim Drexler, fac- accessory charge doubt about his position With Smith and Davis speaking up. political speculation also was aroused by the house repudiation of President Roosevelt's bonus veto, and the probability that Democrats 1 would lead a similar revolt in the senate today. It was chiefly Democrats who voted to over-ride the veto in the house. Only 32 cast their votes to London Jan 25 thc with 248 voting to Dean rovaltv nn Lnnrlnn I over-ride.

Republicans cast almost! wouia speaK in more direct lan- ist leader, the scottsboro defense hMVV 111 an accessory guage, that he would leave no committee and the International Drexler was a member of West. (Turn To pagi Italians On throther hand the Ethiopi- (liirn To Page NEW AAA STILL IN COMMITTEE new peak. Although the attendance failed a by her counsel to reach the 300,000 predicted, offi- her story, in the final stages uA 0f the cials considered the turnout re- trial, of the preparation of the with a massstate affairs await-i Lhe markable. lethal notion. mg his attention and the public It was an down huge ten-acre building that housed scribed herself as "a murderer the annual exposition.

High prices were paid for the 4- (Turn To 1 age Nine) champion cattle. Arbogost and Bastian, of Allentown, bought Paul champion baby beef for 62 cents a pound, paying over $700 for the pound animal. Buss is from Easton R. D. 2.

ans claimed that the two Italian units had been outflanked and cut to pieces by armies under the command of Ras Kassa and Pvas Seyoum. Italian authorities said the terri- torial gain in the alleged victory had been only slight, but that the moral effect on the Ethiopians would be large; the Ethiopians said the alleged victory gave promise that, with the aid of continued ould sweep the Ital- at least half the terri northern Ethiopia WEST VIRGINIA TOWN RESCUED Washington, Jan. Sherrard, W. Jan. Rescue crews cut through high A snow drifts today with welcome ie bonus came a.s members of on the subsidy-soil victory celebration began in Addis and medicine for 300 Liberty League were gather- conservation farm plan until after snowbound residents of this moun- ieLghe rhareed Applegate with full i PaJd homage to the old monarch at committee meetings today Secretary Wallace and legal aides The Italians set casualties at village, all-night job tearmi wwicnargea Applegate i m.sta(e We5tminster and(thc dinner tonight.

It wasone present their judgment Monday. 743 tor their own forces and 6,000 The crews worked all night be- 52 4 Hall. the few issues on which they The text of the new bill made for thP Ethiopians. hind plows and pushing through The same firm bid 35 cents a pound for the grand champion pen of lambs, owned by Margaret Boss turn To Page Nine) BONUS PASSAGE STIRS TAX ISSUE DEPORTATION MAY The sounds of hammering echoed ave in the streets of this capital as workmen ran up stands and barriers along the route to be followed by King funeral procession. King Haakon VII of Norway and his Queen Maud headed the hst of visiting royalty.

King Boris of Bulgaria was en route from Sofia. King Carol of Rumania started from Bucharest. King Leopold of Belgium is expected Monday. Prince Axel of Denmark public by Chairman Smith (D-SC) showed it retained the broad powers in the original draft for the secretary of agriculture to make grants to farmers for improving their soil and economically using their land, with some changes suggested by Cn airman Jones (D-Tex) of the house agricultural committee. Added to the declaration of policy, which extends the purposes of Williamsport, Jan.

the soil erosion act of 1935, was WILLIAMSPORT VETERAN DIES for the Marshal Pietro Badoglio, com(Tum To Page Nine) HUNT FOR LOST GIRL EXTENDED four miles of clocked highway. In some places drifts 15 feet deep were piled over the roads. Two truck-loads of coal came only a few feet behind the workmen. Loads of food followed, i The little Marshall county village had been cut off since Sunday. Meanwhile, reports came of another isolated community, Telephone company linesmen said drifts from 10 to 15 feet deep have completely cut off a With the senate preparing to Prince Axel of Denmark, al- Thomas W.

Lloyd, active that the subsidies, after January 1, Harrisburg, Jan. ment of about ten families of the $2 491 000 000 bonus bill readV in London, is to be joined by newspaperman at 80 and friend of 19o8, would be for assistance to Marjorie Richards, swept Fork Ridge. No informa- iMo law itohdaylegislatOTs divid- Crown Princtss Ingrid. Abraham Lincoln, died today. and co-operation with the states In daughter of Dia- tion could be obtained from the ed sharplv todey On whether new Edward Wt l-orrlon this; Lloyd known throughout sU.e ca.culated effect u- Attorney Karl t.

Richards community. All phone lines are U.V.. ftam it morning to spend the week-end Pennsylvania as a historian. ate such purposes. spread through five cities todav.

down. Port Belvedere r. 1 Richards received a letter today SEPARATE FAMILY private at REVOLVER KILLS SCHOOL BOY Elizabeth, Jan. Fun in the school room with a supposedly empty revolver cost 1 "-rear-old Philip Tcrotoriee his life. While the teacher was absent Robert Arnold.

16, negro, pulled out the gun aiid said to Philip: "Look, empty." He pulled the trigger and Philip fell to the floor, a bullet in his head. The boy died a few hours Ambridge. Jan. Edmund Malloy, 29-year-old steel worker, must go back to Canada and faces separation from his three small children, all born in the United States. Immigration authorities held Malloy must be deported because he entered the United States at the age of 17 years, six months younger than the legal limit.

He was denied citizenship upon that account. The father contacted Canadian officials and was told the children could net return witn him unless he could provide a home and prove they would not become public charges since the house, by a 324 to 61 vote, passed the baby bond payment ni T-rCT A WnfMP measure yesterday over President vU luinlllJiliu vi.U.r. veto. Some legislators thought the i new Lycoming Historical Society for rMTlQ A MI! OF more than 30 years and author of 1 IIMi VI a history of the county. Thousands heard his lecture LEADER SUCCUMBS Stories of his acquaintance with the Civil War president while his fath from a Detroit woman who said MANY APPLY FOR JOBS she direc a gir.

arjone UNDER LIQUOR BOARD ELEVEN KILLED description to a Y. W. C. A. in De------------- troit Wednesday night.

While po- Fort Wayne, Jan. hce discounted the information, Harrisburg, Jan. (-P) Phyllis McBride of Detroit ordered. Competitive examinations were Meantime, New York, Baltimore, given in nine cities today to 2,900 Philadelphia and Easton officers applicants for 130 positions under President might ask neu levies, Pittsburgh, Jan er, Clinton Lloyd, was speaker of others believed they might be post- Richard Roberts Quay, son of the national house of died today of injuries received in poned until next year; many ex- late Senator Matthew Stanley tives representa crash in pressed the feeling that congress Quay and himself a political lead- Col. Lloyd, whose title was earn- which ten other members of her redoubled their hunt for the jun- the liquor control board, including is in no mood to vote taxes in a er of two decades ago, died.

He cA as an "officer of the Pennsyl- family died yesterday. jior high school student who enforcement and 50 investiga- campaign year. was 72. vania National Guard, was a mem- The accident killed the entire peared from her home Tuesday officers. The money that the treasury When Matthew Quay, onr of her of the bar.

After years of family of Marion McBride, 43- while her parents were at a Their identity known to examin- Republi- vrriting for newspapers and maga- year-old farmer and relief worker theatre. ers and scorers only by number, in zines. he joined the staff of the who was returning to his one- Major Lynn G. Adams, superin- the applicants hunched over paper to Gazette and Bulletin 24 years room home near Grabill after of the state police, said and pencil in school rooms under must find to pay off veterans Pennsylvania's principal who want to cash their bonds this can leaders of the 90s. died year is now estimated by adrninis- 1904 the son was mentioned tration officials at not more than succeed him.

The younger Quay He was a member of numerous the funeral here of Mrs. there were few outstanding devel- Many it was an active figure in Theodore historical societies and kindred McBride's brother. iopments, but stressed the fact is said, will hold their bonds to Roosevelt's 1912 groups. A niece. Miss Dorothy take advantage of three per cent campaign and was Pennsylvania Petrikin, of Muncy, is the only chairman interest surviving relative the watchful eyes of a state trooper and a representative of the One hundred and fifty feet from that troopers are co-operating department of public instruction.

Mrs, mangled form was with New York officers in search- Those scoring the highest rat- found the body of a still-born baby, 'ing for the child Ungs will get the jobs..