The Daily Republican from Monongahela, Pennsylvania • Page 1

Rep The Daily ublican THE REPUBLICAN FOUNDED 1816 NOW IN ITS EIGHTY-NINTH YEAR TOURISTS WONDER AT OUR FAILURE TO EXTEND LOWER MAIN STREET MONONGAHELA ALLEY'S OLDEST EW SP APE VOLW1K8!) KM MONONGAIIKLA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1934. The Weather: Cloudy, probably showers. Cooler. TWO CENTS MR A sS HMM CLOSEUP OF KIDNAPING CAP.TIVE 1DILUH Efi ALONG MAIN STREET POLICE SHOOT HOLES IN SUSPECT'S ALIBI ANOTHER 1 SLAIN, Weak Spots In Hauptmann's "Defense" Brought to Light By World Spotlight Turns On Dead Man Accused By Lindbergh Suspect i vol fc': ife This That. THIS 'N' THAT: It may sound Tunny to those who hear about it, but there was nothing funny about it at the time to those pajama-clad locn-1 residents who had difficulty "shooing" away a goat that in-radod" their collar in the dead of night recently.

They were "res-mod" from their predicament by a neighbor also pajama clad who cares for the tin-eater The Bcntlcyvillc road through the Creek valley will be complied in about a week. Sections of the road arc now closed to traffic Joseph Conncll has been named county representative for Mar-giotti, erstwhile Republican gubernatorial candidate but now a Democratic party supporter Mrs. Elizabeth "Mother" Blythe. of Fourth street and Marnc avenue, will be D9 years of age Tuesday Those greasers and washers in a Chess street garage, who are al- school education and later entered the fur trade as an apprentice. Hc distinguished himself as a clever craftsman and finally got an offer i from the United States.

"With a friend who lived Leipzig, Isidore emigrated to the United States on September 8th, 1925, to work with furriers in New York. He made good money. Hc and his friend -royal to each ways scanning this colyum to see nospuai a won umc uusr their names are written there," tilc t0 tne late i rrnncr InnHor MillmcrAr wnn unusual opportunity for character study of the man held. Haupt- I mann, an alien, was found to have i a police record in Germany. 1 other, but the latter did not like Isidore's Jewish friends in the Bronx, with whom he had strong relations.

"From 1932 on, Isidore supported his brother, Pinkus, and his sister, Hannah, with large amounts of money from America. "This enabled Hannah to furnish a new three-room apartment and Pinkus to msio his obscure and small fur shop in the Gold-hahngasse to the Brughl, the headquarters of the world's fur traders in Leipzig, where hc now has a big establishment. "Hanna and Pinkus have thus been able to live very much differently than before. "In December, 1933, Isidore came back to visit us with his friend. Isidore was deathly sick, and finally died of consumption in March of this year.

"But my boy had plenty of money. He could afford the best physicians." MINE BLAST CLAIMS 200 Terrific Explosion Traps Miners In Wales Colliery. Wrexham. Wales, Sept. 22 can now sec lor themselves mat we arc all ears and eyes and come through with a bit of "bla" concerning them.

It was brought to our attention today that the men of the garage are afraid we will get into trouble because we write so clearly and state facts so emphatically That little miss, who is a cheer leader at the high school games, is a lady. Yes sir, every bit a gentlewoman. Yesterday she gave up her chair at the game to one of our renortcrs. savinc "co ahead I and use it, I don't need it." But later she was sitting in the lap of another girl cheer leader Then came a remark from the sidelines, the home of the fans, the wise ones and all, who yell what they please at you and you got to take it. One wiseacre said "Let him have it, because he'd be standing up in front of us, if you didn't" A local man was so much' impressed seeing some mention of him (or at least hc thinks so) made in this colyum, that hc at once clipped the item and is preparing it for a long journey west.

In other words he got such a kick out of it that he's mailing it to his SISTER. Anyway. (hat's his storv We know a I local football fan who missed ves- tcrday's opener, and he says it was the first time in years that he wasn't on hand for the initial football game by the Wildcats There must be something to this lottery business when we hear a prominent local woman in stinctively NOT a gambler and conservative express herself emphatically as being in favor of a state lottery for Pennsylvania The mushball trophy, won by the Bethel lads is on display in thc window of Myers Myers hardware store. We saw it and said it's a "bird." And along comes a guy with this: "Well, it'a at home then, in there with those other two birds" (meaning thc Didya notice that the fire alarm boxes in the city have been re painted. Thc red boxes stand out gainst that canary-colored band 1 i I I PENITENTIARY NATION-WIDE STRIKE ABOUT TERMINATED Textile Union Leaders To Accede to Plea cf President.

Washington, Sept. 22-(INS-The nation-wide textile striko, which called out upward of 500,000 workers and caused the mobilization of militia in five states, with violence and bloodshed, appeared about terminated today. Union leaders were to meet here today to accede to President Roosevelt's request to return to work. On the employers' side, however, there appeared the possibility of some delay. Mr.

Roosevelt appealed to both sides to settle the strike on the basis of the Winant Board's report. He asked the strikers to return to work, and the mills to take back all strikers without discrimination. There was every indication that the special meeting of the Union's Strike, committee, called, today by! Francis A. Gormon, would in struct the: workers to return to their looms and machines on Mon day, thus terminating the strike. But George A.

Sloan, head of the cotton Textile institute, and spokesman for the operators, was chary of committment as to whether the industry will go the whole way in granting the President's request. "This industry," said Sloan, somewhat enigmatically, "has from the beginning of the NRA been foremost in support of his (Mr. Roosevelt's) efforts for betterment 01 wonting conaiuons in economic recovery. A majority of our rn-i ployes are not at work. I am rec- ommending that closed mills reop- en as soon as possible.

He added that the industry would give "sincere consideration" to Mr. Roosevelt's request. Whether the consent of the operators was delayed by an unwillingness to go along with the President, or due to the physical problem involved In consulting some 1.200 mill owners, was not immediately apparent. Nevertheless, and despite temporary delays, Washington was onfident that thc big strike has been broken-or at least settled for the time being. THE WEATHER Western Pennsylvania: Cloudy, probably occasional showers tonight and Sunday; somewhat cooler in West portion tonight.

Wife Near Collapse Mr. Bruno Haaptmann Since the arrest of her husband xi suspect in the Lindbergh rase, Mrs. Bruno Richard Haupt-nann, above, has been highly excited and nervous, protesting to officers that she knows nothing About her hunband'i alleged part in. mh a Blot 1 I I i I I I i H. i (INS) Between 160 and 200 coal tory that not only docs he know miners were killed or burned alive nothing of the kidnaping but that today as a result of a terrific ex- he had nothing to do with obtain-! plosion in the Grcsford Colliery ing the $50,000 ransom.

near here. Hauptmann the money The victims were trapped by found in his garage had been left falling earth and licking ftamcs i in his safe keeping by a friend which spread through the gallcr- one Isidore Fisch-who went off ies instantly. The flames became to Germany tnd died. The police so dense that rescue workers scoff at this explanation as being case investigation. (Copyright 1934 oy I.

N. New York, Sept. 22 (INS) Ten days before Charles A. Lindbergh, was kidnaped from his nursery, Bruno Richard Hauptmann was working in the lumber yard from which lumber for the kidnaper's ladder was obtained. Six days after the kidnaping, Hauptmann was still working there.

He worked there one day moreone day after a ransom note was mailed to Col. Lindbergh-then quit. This was learned exclusively by International News Service today as Department of Justice agents began renewed questioning of Hauptmann's wife and shortly aft er a mysterious blonde beauty en- tered the case, injecting another Puzzling angle in a case already bristling with unexplained police moves. New York, Sept. 22 (INS) Police officials today shot holes in thc "defense" of Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the "black sheep" member of a German family who is held in jail in connection vith the kidnaping and murder of little Charles A.

Lindbergh, Jr. Another weak spot in the alibi the calculating, tight-lipped carpenter came to light with the revelation that Hauptmann used ransom money in paying his rent eight months ago. Hauptmann, answering questions at the police "line up" yesterday concerning the $13,750 of thc Lindbergh ransom found secreted in his garage, declared thc first he I knew that this cache was money I was three weeks ago. I Yet, it was disclosed today, Hauptmann in paying his rent last January 3 to his landlady, Mrs. Pauline Rauch, 75 years old, he i handed over five $10 bills, one of which was a gold certificate and formed part of the ransom money.

This sharp discrepancy is sim-J ply one other reason why thc po-i lice do not believe Hauptmann's almost an insult to tneir inic.u- zence. Detectives in search for clues and more of the money inter- viewed Mrs. Rauch. She lives on two.story house at 1279 East 222d street, the Bronx, whose upper floor is occupied by the Hauptmanns. Alter ransacking the pantry and other parts of her home, the landlady found two of thc Lindbergh ransom bills which, she said, Hauptmann had given her for rent.

One of thc bills had been given to her last Thc common place looking Hmmtmann was ouartcrcd in a cell in the Bronx County jail today, making thc most of a lull in the police interrogation of him. Early this morning, District at-Samuel J. Foley of the 0f tne prisoner that he would go before the Bronx grand jury Mon- dy to seek an indictment against the Foley, however, had not yet determined on which charge he will seek the indictment. Hauptmann Is already charged with extortion in New York and with muriicr In New Jersey. Governor A.

Harry Moore of New Jer- ey who signed extradition papers for thc extradition of the prisoner said the extradition proceedings would be held in abeyance pending further investigation. While Hauptmann said In stony silence in his cell, still refusing today-four dnys after hc was taken into custody-to make any admissions involving him In the crime which has shocked tho world, police officials and detectives were tying him closer and closer In the kidnaDinc case. Although high police officials are quite generally convinced that H.iuptmiinn played a "lone hand" In thc Lindbergh kidnaping, they were not overlooking tho possibility hc may have had accomplices. If ho did they are certain that events will prove that Hauptmann at least was a "key man" In the crime. The police, often glib with promises of arrests in the near future, were making no such predictions today.

Makley Mortally Wounded, Pierpont Shot Trying to Bluff Way Out cf Death Row With "Soap-Guns." Columbus, Sept. 22-INS Charley Makley was mortally wounded and Harry Pierpont probably will die from wounds the two Dillinger gangsters awaiting execution in the Ohio Penitentiary received today when they tried to bluff their way out of death row with guns fashioned from cakes of soap. Makley died in the penitentiary I ..1 a. i 4 1 bluncd nis way out ot a urown Point, jail with a wooden gun a few days before Makley and Pierpont went on trial at Lima for the murder of Sheriff Jess Sarbcr. Eullcts from the guns of prison guards lodged in Maklcy's head and shoulders, causing his death.

Picrpont's condition was said by Warden P. E. Thomas to bo critical. too, was removed to the prison hospital wounded. Pierpont has a chance to rccov- cr- if he docs hc Probably will be paralyzed for the rest of his life, according to Dr.

George O. Pcil who with Prison Physician E. J. Stcdman, attended the wounded desperadoes. A bullet lodged in or near Picrpont's spine.

Dr. Pcil said. A guard. Harold VVhctsonc, who defied Pierpont and Maklcy's brazen attempt to cheat the electric cnair, was wounaca in tne volley of shots that followed, but not seriously. Tho story of lhe dramatic but abortive attempted prison break was related to International News Service by Chief Deputy Warden J- C- Woodward.

Guard O. L. Slaglc was inside of the cage (exercise pen) in death row and Guard C. was outside. So was Guard J.

P. Jones. Slagle entered the death cell to give the mid-day meal to Pierpont. "Pierpont said: 'I want some salts I Deputy Warden Woodward stated. "As Slagle started to lay the tray down, Pierpont hit him with his fist and poked thc soap gun into his side.

'Give me those keys'." Pierpont demanded, but Slaglc refused. Whereupon, Pierpont slugged the guard again ami wrested the keys from him. "He ran down death row and unlocked Russell Clark (Clark is a third member of the Dillinger gang in the prison serving a life sentence for the same crime that net- carved out of soap and blackened to make them appear at, a glanco FIVE BEATEN, BOUND AND ROBBED OF $50 Meadville. Sept. 22 -(INS) A widespread police hunt was launched in northwestern Pennsylvania today for three men who escaped with $50 after beating and binding five aged persons, including two women, at Mosicrtown last night.

Clad in overalls, lhe armed men gained entrance to thc homo of Byron and Homer Stcbhins on tho pretense of desiring to use a tele phone, police said. Once Inside, I they drew their guns and bound the Stcbhins brothers, who are r-romlnent lumber dealers, their, sisters. Emma Stehblns, and Mrs. Elva Orccnley, and an employe, .1. B.

Sonus. NOTICE All members of thc Monongahcla Fire Department will meet at 8:00 o'clock this evening, at thc City Hall, to attend services for the lfte Mrs. Gussie Stewart, beloved mother of W. II. Stewart, our brother.

MARK G. BORLAND, President. i i (Copyright, 1934, by International News Service Throughout the I World. Reproduction in Whole or In Part Strictly Forbidden.) i Leipzig, Sept. 22 (INS) Buried in his grave for many months, Isi-; dorc Fisch stepped back into the I world limelight in connection with the Lindbergh case today when in- vestigation revealed that although he went to America as a poor im-I migrant in 1925, he was able by 1932 to support members of his family in lavish style with money from the United States.

At the same time, his family disclosed to International News Service that Fisch was well acquainted with Bruno Richard Hauptmann, held as receiver of the Lindbergh ransom, who has told police he received it from Fisch and cached it in his Bronx garage. It was Solomon Fisch, the dead man's aged father and the only one of the family who failed to I profit by Fisch 's sudden luxury in the United States, who told the i story which so dramatically threw his son into the spotlight. I "I remember," Fisch said, "that on several occasions my son received letters from a man named Hauptmann in the United States, but I am not aware of their contents. "Isidore was a good boy and an excellent scholar. He had a high "GREAT GATEWAY' ROAD THROWN OPEN Grccnsburg, Sept.

22 (INS) i I With the dedication program completed, the "Great Gateway road" was thrown open to traffic I today. I A major Lincoln highway im- emcn projecti the road is an of concrete navement from jennorstow( west to thc 6Ummit of Laurel Hill mountain i Westmoreland-Somerset county jnCi Pickering curve, near the foot of the eastern slone of the moun- tains, where many fatal accidents 1 have occurred, has been climinat- eH. I RFPflMF I PAMIRS STUDENTS URGED Speaking on the theme, "The New Educational Frontier," Presi dent Ralph C. Hutchison, of Wash-1 inrtnh nH Jefferson Collcse in tM lege in the op- his convocation address at ening of the new college year, made ah appeal for college men to become leaders with high ideals i in business! professional and polit- 1 ical. The president opened his ad- by welcoming the new mem-1 hers of thc faculty and' thc new students.

Hauptmann's Baby. Manfrsd Hauptmann This youngster is too young to realize the shadow which hangs over his daddy as police grill Bruno Richard Hauptmann in tha Lindbergh kidnaping. He is 10-month-oM Manfred Hauptmann, son of the Bronx, N. carpenter in whose garage a part of tha l'ansomjnqneyjajas found. if MswsmMi wmimmm I I i 1 I I i of could not proceed and, after hours of effort during which they recov-! ered 16 charred bodies, the rescuers "17 were uumuuiieu tu scat mc nunc the fire from spreading wer compelled to seal the mine to further.

This step was taken after all hope of rescuing the entrapped miners had been abandoned. DR. F. ARENSBERG, FORMER G. A.

R. HEAD, 1Q rAIIPD RV nFATH 10 IALLE.U DI ULJin Uniontown, Sept. 22 Funeral services were planned today for Dr. Louis F. Arensbcrg, 02, former National Grand Commander of the G.

A. R. I 1 i painted on thc utility poles to lcd Pierpont and Makley death sen-which they arc attached You'll tenccs.) bump into several Monongahclans, 1 Warden Thomas told Intcrnation-tigurativcly speaking, if you "do" I New Service thc fake guns Pier-thc late spots tonight. Several Pt ad Makley used had been This remarkable closeup of Bruno Richard captured after a long hunt for the kidnaper of the Lindbergh baby, offers an MEMORIAL TO BE DEDICATED 7 Ford to Unveil Monument To McGu'fey Tomorrow In West Finley. Thousands of persons arc expect- cu tu anuiiu uie utmuuun ui memorial to Dr.

William Holmes McGuffey. pioneer educator, on the Henry Y. Blayncy farm. West Finley Township, tomorrow after- noon, tne ceremony .10 Dcgin ai 1:30 pclock. The formal dedication ot the granite tribute to the pioneer ed- ucator.

will be madc by Henry Ford. Detroit automobile magnate, who is to unveil the monument, Ford recently purchased the old log cabin in which the educator was born 134 years ago and removed il. tr I t-: i lo me rum iLiii viuau Dearborn, and reconstruct- ed there. Tomorrow's program at the 1 Blayncy farm and a similar pro- gram at Dearborn, will be broadcast over thc National Broad- casting network. Prominent educators will be pre-j sent at thc unveiling of thc 14- ton granite memorial to Dr.

Mc- Guffcy. Messages from institutions with which Dr. McGuffey was associat- ed will be delivered by thc follow- ing: Dr. John Thornton, University of Virginia: Dr. Thomas M.

Hoov- cr, Ohio University; Dr. Harvey Minnich, Miami University, and Dr. Ralph C. Hutchison, Washing- ton and Jefferson College. Andrew Hepburn, of Indianapolis, great-grandson of Dr.

McGuffey, will deliver tho dedicatory address. The memorial, executed in bronze, was designed by Nancy Pardee Newton, of Ypsilantl, Mich. She is a girl of 18 years. AMBRIDGE LEGION TO DEDICATE HOME Ambridge, Sept. 22-(INS) Nearly all American Legion posts in Beaver county were making plans today to attend the dedication of the new home of the Canady-Hull post hero tomorrow afternoon.

There ceremonies will hc in charge of District Commander E. Mnrkey, Monesscn, assisted by local officers. WASHINGTON PLANS HOUSING CAMPAIGN Washington Is to have city- wide modernization and improvement campaign as part of the National Better Housing Program sponsored by tho Federal Housing Administration. Tho Chamber of Commerce is backing a campaign In which it will urge home owners to take advantage of federal loans which will generally improve business and housing conditions in the city. i I I 1 I "parties" arc planned There arc no such things as bootleggers JAP TYPHOON TOLL MOUNTS I Deaths Placed At 1,500, Injured Beyond 4,500 In Storm Tokyo, Sept.

22-(INS-Thc casualty nsi mouiueu day in the wake of the disastrous typhoon wnicn swepi across pan's rich industrial section yes terday, deaths being placed at more than 1,500 and the injured bevond 4.500. Total damage of the great storm, mast sevcre in the important cit of Osaka and Kyoto. was placed at more than 500,000,000 yen (about Relief agencies were rushed into service to relieve the great suffer- mg Three destroyers carrying food and medical supplies left Osaka for Kure. ins. in the storm some larger ships were reported in distress.

SCOUT PROGRAM GROWTH IN AREA AIDED AT DINNER Warren S. Burchinal, Washing-1 ton County district attorney, was the principal speaker Thursday night at a meeting of Washington-Green Counties Council of the Boy Scouts of America, held in Donora and arranged by E. R. Riddle, dis trict commissioner. Fifty interested citizens attended the dinner meeting and heard Attorney Burchinal and Judge J.

Boyd Crumrfne urge additional adult leadership and support in thc Boy Scout movement. A committee was formed to cf-l feet a district organization to aid in the promotion of Scout work. It is composed of W. B. Cushing, Donora, chairman; J.

Frank Pat-J terson, Donora; Harry Larimer, Monongahcla, and John Dorr, Monongahcla. Among other Monongahclans present at the meeting were: F. Kosmacki, L' Hughes, Louis Hahersack, Frank Bcbout. A. Todd.

James McKinlcy and thc Rev. A. U. Gcslcr. GULF CHARGED WITH VIOLATIONS OF CODE Philadelphia, Sept.

22 -(INS) Thc Gulf Refining Company today fHCcd federal ehnrges of 24 violations of the NRA code for tho petroleum Industry. Most of tho purported violations arc for working employes longer than the maximum number of hours specified by the code. The charges arc an outgrowth of the strike of 750 workers at tho company's Philadelphia plant. The strike, which has been marked by frequent outbreaks of violence, started June 27. i i now so you'll know that this i to be real guns.

item is slightly cob-webbed. But Their futile break for freedom it's worth repeating, anyway, just occurred while the two despcr-to show that one never knew what adoes were in the small exercise pen they were getting when they paid outside their cells, out fancy prices for liquor during Dr. Arensberg, who was one of Bronx, announced at the last Fayette County Civil War i jon 0f a nine-hour examination the dry era especially thc young inun in the story. Hc gave two of his acquaintances thc dough-re-mo with which to get him a pint of "good liquor." Instead they bought a gallon of moonic with thc cash, Thc lad got his pint over which hc enthused but they got thc rest, sans cost to tiicmsclvcs Warne street residents arc fearful I lest some kiddie fall into that old I mine opening along thc side of thc i road and get hurt When the boy was working, he showed thc girl a good time. Now that he's out of job, she slips him thc money for tho theatre tickets and sun- hies a good sport Letters ad- flrpssptl to thc "cellar" of thc home urc received rather regularly at a residence along the thoroughfare TIihI talk about organizing a prc-High school football team.

Wo wonder If they will he dubbed "Wild Kittpns?" What Is it that piompts boys to clone windows in vacant houses, and otherwise furiugo thc premises? We have In mind the Her-ron home in thc Third Ward hill district which has been broken Into, and thc old hotel building In Second street. In the case of the Herron house, the doors have been broken open and youngsters now puss through the house as a not to mention their (Continued on Page 6) veterans, died at his home near Brownsville Thursday midnight i after a short illness induced by his attendance at the G. A. R. national encampment at Rochester, N.

several weeks ago. He was born in Pittsburgh October 11, 1842, and served with the Iron City Guards. He served four terms as Pittsburgh city council man. and was three times elected to the State Legislature. He moved to his farm near here in 1885.

Since 1903 Dr. Arensberg has trustees of thc Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors Home at Erie. Dr. Arensberg was widely known in Washington County. West Newton Church Observes Anniversary The 84lh anniversary of organized Presbyterianlsm In West Newton will be observed with a Home-Coming Week starting tomorrow and extending through to September 30.

The Presbyterian church in West Newton was organized in the Fall 1851 and from that time until the present the church has made steady progress in growth..