The Daily Notes from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 1

AILf NOTE Thoy Say Cloudy with showers tonight and Thursday. Cooler tonigfil. I only need to Bee my path for this one day. Mary P. Butts.

BOM THAU 1 lEWSFAFEB-O-A COIWUinTT OSTITUTIOH Forty-Third Year CANONSBUEG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1936 2 Cents a Copy; 12 Cents a Week IVcathor THE HIGHER PRICE ON FAVORITE Hi ASSUMES GBARG In Day's News BRANDS DUE TO TAX BOOSTS PARTY OF CONVENT ON Governor Signs Provi Highway Construction Making Good Progress Permanent Chairman Castigates Roosevelt and Dictator Policies and Invites Anti-New Deal Democrats to Join With Republicans in a Crusade to Save Constitutional Liberties Concrete Being Poured on 11 -MOW i maiiHiii nya PUBLIC HALL, CLEVELAND, June 10 CR Rep. Bertrand Snell, house minority leader became chairman of the Republican national convention today and invited anti-New Deal Democrats to join a crusade to save constitutional liberties. He charged President Roosevelt with harboring a "personal affection for a government-dictated collectivist order" and publicly offered to reward dissident Democrats GOVERNOR BRIDGES SPOTLIGHT ON POLITICS OVER NATIONAL AREA Both Parties Striving to Attract Public Attention (By United Press) Political events held the spot light across the nation today with emphasis centered on the Re publican national convention in Cleveland and President Roosevelt in Arkansas. The picture: Cleveland Former President Herbert Hoover arrives at convention scene; prepares for major address to par'y'and nation at 8:15 p. m.

(e.s.t.) ton'ght. Cleveland Permanent Chairman Bertram! H. Snell assumes charge of Republican gathering; presents second major assault against New Deal shortly after noon (e.s.t.) Cleveland Hot platform 'fight engages Landon forces, Eastern Republicans and Borah supporters; battle may prolong convention. Hot Springs, Ark resident Roosevelt arrives for first speech of his southwestern jaunt, scheduled for 6 p. m.

(e.s.t). Westfield, Mass. Former Gov. Joseph B. Ely reveals he will bolt Democrats if 1936 platform seeks to revive New Deal measures outlawed by supreme court.

GOVERNOR URGES FLAG DAY EVENTS HARRISBURG, June 10. Governor Earle by proclamation asks Pennsylvania's citizenry to observe Flag Day on June 14. The anniversary of Flag Daj, the governor said, "has a special sig-niflcaiv Pennsylvania since it was wk in hin commonwealth that the historic emblem was born." June 14 will mark the 159th'an- niversary of the adoption of the flag by congress and the 39th anniversary of the observance of Flag Day in America. The chief executive urged every citizen to "observe this day by dis playing the flag on all public build ings and in public places." MORRIS FUNERAL SERVICE HELD HERE SimVl Funeral services were held fo Jacob Morris, a weir known busi ness man of Canonsburg, who died last Friday, at the late resi dence, 147 West College street, Sunday at 2:30 o'clock. They were in charge of Rabbi Jacob Goldfarb of Washington.

Further services followed at the Tree of Life Syna gogue in charge of Rabbi Goldman. Burial was in the cemetery, in charge of Rabbi Kochins of Pi'tsburgh, a friend of the family. Out of town friends and relatives were present from Evans City, Zelienople, Newark, N. Latrobe, Greensburg, Pittsburgh and Washington. Miss Virginia Fife, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Richard Fife of Ridge avenue, while still confined to bed shows improvement. Miss Fife has been bedfast for the past two weeks and has been quite ill. New Stretch to Washington Kapid progress is being made in Miuring concrete on the two-mile stretch of highway on Route 19, from the Manifold road intersection to the Washington borough line. More than 2,000 feet of concrete 10 feet wide, has been laid on the northwest side of the highway and the strip which will form one side of the finished road, is expected to he completed within another week.

The paving work was started near the point where the highway intersects with the Manifold road and is being pushed toward Wash ington. Work of laying concrete on an other 10-foot strip on the opposite side of the right of way will he started as soon as the present strip is completed. After the two con crete lanes have been completed the 20 feet between them will be paved with asphalt, making a 40- foot roadway. The Tri-State Engineering Com pany of Washington, has the con tract and the improvement is being made under a state contract. SERVICES HELD FOR VICTIMS OF ROAD TRAGEDY Three Young Men Buried In Oak Soring Ceme- tery Tuesday Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon for the three victims of the motorcycle tragedy which oc curred last Saturday night, on a narrow bridge, near Washington.

The victims, all local young men, were buried trom different sections of the community yet and almost simultaneously and many friends went to Gak Spring-cemetery to pay tribute as each cortege arrived. The services for Joseph F. O'Bryan, aged 26, of East Pike street were he'd at the Canonsburg United Presbyterian church, Green- side avenue, at 3:30 o'clock and were in charge of the pastor, the Rev. H. Ross Hume.

The pall bearers were Enoch Shimansky Anthony Chermer, Domtnick Congi, William Congi, William Dagsher and Robert Oliver. Raymond M. Rudolph, aged 27, was buried from the late residence, 140 Chartiers street, Strabane at 2:30 o'clock and the services were in charge of the Rev. Ralph T. Kemper, pastor of the South Canonsburg church.

The pallbearers were Delmer Hanley, John' Duglas, William Moore, Harry Alderson, Zack Chesnic and Mike Cook. (Continued on Page Three) RESALE PRICE ON MILK IS CHANGED HARRISBURG, June The milk industry studied today a new milk control order adjusting resale prices on cream and ice cream mix to conform with present market conditions, effective June' 16. The order also embraces a standard price for "relief milk," and adjustment of rural marketing areas. The price of relief milk was fix ed at 10 cents a quart in all former 11-cent markets and 9 cents in all former 10-cent markets. The order abolishes rural mar keting area No.

9, merging with area No. 8. Opening Up Subjects of Past-Present Br Can Open 'er fVO fellows from New Jersey are grounded in Canonsburg waiting for their ship to come in, or in other words, waiting for Uncle Sam's mail to function. They have been visiting Kansas and one of them had left directions home in Jersey that his. salary check be mailed to Canonsburg here he would pick it up.

Banking on this they plunged with their funds and when they arrived here they had enough to buy a cup of coffee and a package of cigarettes. Then they went to the postoffice to collect their mail. That's when disappointment stalked forth and slapped them in the eye. No letter no check no money no eats. They didn't have funds to telephone or telegraph and they diuldn't send the boss a collect message.

The last report we had they still were in Canonsburg parking nearby waiting for the mail to come through. Far be it from us to horn in on private and personal affairs, but we thing that if we were a girl we'd think twice before putting on those little socklets, anklets or whatever you want to call them, until and unless we would give underpinnings a careful, dispassionate unbiased and critical once over. Were we in the place of some who are wearing 'em, we would do all we could to cover up the pedal extremities and breeze along pjtracting as little attention as possible. But everybody for himself, and the devil take the modest ones. The genial firm of Hile8 and Galbraith which between golf games, ginger pop, Sam Harris, et al, conducts a news stand and "stationary" store in Pike street, discovered a supposed error in this newspaper of Monday.

Somebody with a lapse of memory and who was thinking of bowling tournaments and tall, cold ones, forgot to change the weather with the result that the report for Monday said: "Warmer tonight, followed by showers Hiles Galbraith pounces on this with glee and writes the Can Open 'er wanting to know "which Saturday was referred to?" How the dickens do we know, we write this column and are not responsible technically, morally, financially or otherwise for the weather report. But to satisfy their insatiable desire for all the facts all the time, we'll answer their question. That Saturday rain stuff was stuck in there for the benefit of Brad Williams, Curt McNary and tliat gang that went to Waynesburg to play golf Saturday and who are figuring on stealing away again next Saturday. We just wanted to discourage them because certain things about last Sunday's spectacle should not be permitted to occur again. If you don't believe us, ask Brad.

"Course now, don't misunderstand us, it was nothin' disgraceful or anything like that. World War Veterans are making no engagements for Monday afternoon, night and thenceforth, taking no chances that they will not be at home when Santa Clans (Continued on Page Three) ALFALFA GROUP TO HOLD FOUR MEETS sion for Extra 10 Percent Rate NOW IN EFFECT Other Relief Measures field Up as Legislature Recesses JIAHRISBURG, June 10. Wine, gin and whisky sold 10 per cent higher at Pennsylvania liquor stores today as the first emergency tax passed at the special legislative session began yielding, principally for support of the state's G00.000 unemployed. The tax bill, signed by Governor Earle last night shortly after the solons concluded their sixth week of deliberation, will raise an esti mated Vfc million dollars- before May 31, 1937, roughly $20,000 daily. It was described as the least ob jectionabie of the worth of tax bills sent to the senate by the house along with bills in an emergency program calling for ex penditure of including $70,991,000 for the jobless dole un til Jan.

31. Four Dissenting Yotos senate approval or the 10 per cent "sales tax" was by a 3G to 4 vote, four members of the Republican majority opposing. The house immediately concurred in a senate amendment making the tax effective at once rather than 10 days after final enactment. Meantime, the house ways and means committee reported favor ably the Eroe-Holland bill increasing the tax on gross- receipts of T. 1 nn -I.

for six months and eliminating ex- emptions for natural gas and water companies. The levy, expected to raise five million dollars, will be considered on first reading Mon day night When both houses re Gasoline-Truck Bills Lot Administration-proposed levies virtually iplaced in the discard by the house ways and means committee included the 12 million dollar gasoline item involving a one- cent a gallon increase, and the three million dollar measure based upon increased registration fees for heavy trucks and The house appropriations committee reported favorably a bill for expenditure of 60 million dollars for tontinuea on raire inree HARMONICA DUET GIVEN KIWANTANS AT WEEKLY DINNER ft. iCanonsburg Kiwanians discovered new talent in the club ranks last night when William Boon, president of the borough council and Thomas J. Jones, generalissimo of the Boy Scouts for a quarter of a century entertained the club with several harmonica duets. These musicians who have been hiding their light under a bushel for a long time, are declared to have rendered an interesting and harmonizing program which delighted the membership.

The Kiwanis president, Father J. Edward Istocin was named dele- gate to the National Convention of Kiwanis to be held in Washington, D. June 21-25. Father Thomas Norton of Pittsburgh who addressed the Catholic Men's Club last night, was a guest of Father Nicholas Elko at Kiwanis meeting. Next week District Attorney James C.

Bane will be the Kiwanis guest speaker, talking on "The Challenge of It is likely that the winners of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary awards will be guests of the Kiwanians next week, Small Fortune is Waiting several months and is employed at the Ernest Few dairy farm near the water dam. The brothers have been reunited and last, night were talking over their plans for the future. William Malone returned to Philadelphia to take the necessary steps to prove the claim of the two and to have the will executed. Jack Malone, it is stated, will remain here with Mr. Few, at least for the present, while his brother will look after their Inheritance in Philadelphia until such time as the estate is settled.

with posts in "executive positions" should the Republicans win the November elections. "The people are weary too much partisanship," Snell said. "When the victory is won we shall give America a government high above the plane of party politics. "We shall need in executive positions the services of constitutional Democrats and Republicans alike." Bad Faith Charged Snell read from the Democratic record the 1932 party platform and addresses of President Roosevelt a a candidate. And to each pledge he presented the Republican charge of bad faith and broken promises.

He capped this castjgation with the flat portrayal of Mr. Roosevelt as a dictator seeking to usurp the American heritage of freedom and constitutional government. "Overshadowing all these grave assaults upon the liberties of the people," he said, "is the president's personal affection for a government-dictated collectivist order. "He runs the true course of tha dictator. "Having seduced the legislative branch by billions in pork barrel patronage, he now casts a calcu lating eye upon the judiciary, and by advice to congress and sneer and jibe to usurp the last bulwark of the citizen against unbridled autocracy." In contrast, Snell presented the Republican party as: Political Force in America "A political fores which teroni-fies the deeply rooted American instinct for law and order, for true social security and the square deal, for a practical and workable system of government which drives inexorably to the great living ideal of all government the maximum of social cooperation consistent with the faithful preservation of the just liberties of all the people." CLEVELAND, June 10.

(KP The Landon board of strategy put a complete platform before the Republican resolutions committee today for east and west to stand on, and created an impasse that threatened to put the national convention at least a full day behind schedule. Sworn to secrecy but showing definite signs cf anger and fatigue, the sub-resolutions committee charged with patting a platform into writing, unexpectedly swarmed out of a hotel suite before da- break, commenting unanimously that no progress had been made, and issuing conflicting reports as to the cause of the delay. Currency-Farm Relief Thorn Currency and farm relief stood out as the major planks on which divergent views were presented, but' leaders conceded that failure to get down to grips with the issues meant that nothing could be presented to the convention until Thursday at the earliest. That would be a day behind the program, and veterans of past conventions said this one would last until Saturday at least. The sub-committee controversy with the lion-like figure of 6en.

William Borah Teportedly causing the greatest conflict headlined a day of outstanding developments and followed the lambasting of tho New Deal last night in a keynote speech by Sen. Frederick Steiwer of Oregon, temporary convention chairman. Auditorium Crowded Stelwer'g keynoter drew frentiel cheers from a crowd of upward 18,000 that took every seat In Cleveland's va3t public auditorium. In front of him was one hall, the main floor packed with delegates, the balconies with members of their families, their friends and guests, and behind was another, opened onto the first by the elimination of a removable wall, where were loyal Republicans and convention visitors. His speech made him foremost of, the candidates for the vlce-presl-dency nomination to ihare the Republican ticket probably with Gov.

Alf M. Landon of Kansas who appeared as certain of the nomination as any candidate can be 24 hours or more away from the time whet the votes are to be counted. The Day's ProfTtm On today's program ware: 1. The heralded arrival of former (Continued on Page Three) Convention Wise Cracks By HENRY McLEMORE, United Press Sports Writer CLEVELAND STADIUM, June 10. There's a great opening for a pari-mutuel betting window in the lobby of the Convention Hall.

Such a booth would get a tremendous play from the spectators. Figuring I might get the concession, I sat down today and figured out a few items the boys and girls in the gallery could bet on, and the approximate odds. Here they are: 1. That whoever is speaking when the bet is placed will mention Abraham Lincoln inside of five minutes 4 to 5. 2.

That the same speaker will mention Lincoln again inside of five minutes, after the first reference 2 to 1. 3. That one-half of the audience will go to sleep during the most fiery speeches 100 to 1. 4. That Ham Fish will be paged over the loudspeakers at least ten times a sesston-10 to 1.

5. That the cornetlst (who called that cornetist a cornetist?) in the Landon band will hit a true note at least once in the next three gelec tlons 50 to 1. 6. That every Kimln tion will refer to the nominee as A "man of the people" -no bets ac cepted. 7.

That at least 50 delegates were crocked to the gills when they arrived at the Convention Hall -9 to 5. STATE DELEGATES MAKE NO PROMISE CLEVELAND, June 10. (HE) Acceding to the plea of their leaders to "keep our power dry," Pennsylvania 75 delegates to the Republican National Convention re mained aloof today from caucus commitments on presidential and vice presidential candidates. The important Keystone state delegation was to caucus again today as efforts continued in high G. O.

P. circle to maneuver the group into a "showdown" 'position on presidential and vice presidential choices. Consequently, the Keystone state retained a "key" position in the convention fight while awaiting clarification of the situation in which Gov. Alf M. Landon, of Kansas, held the upper hand for the i presidential designation.

At a caucus late yesterday the delegates were advised by former Senator David A. Reed and Senator James J. Davis, chairman of the group, to withhold their definite stand and thus preserve the state's importance. The committee announces that transportation will be furnished at a nominal price, for those not having means of reaching the park and add that a charge of 50 cents will be made for day's enjoyment of the many entertaining features and amusements of the park. Many Attractions These include the whip, caterpillar, merry-go-round, roller coaster, Jack rabbit, old mill, bug house and many other fun-making devices and creations.

In addition there will be dancing to the strains of Jess Hawkins or Tommy Tucker and their band. One of the features of the day will be the basket picnic to be staged by he hundreds who will attend. The committee extends a cordial invitation to all persons to join with the SNPJ and Slovene people for the day's outing. MRS. DAYTON DEAN Mrs.

Dayton Dean, wife of the alleged "executioner" of the Black Legion in Detroit, is shown above as she appeared following her sudden arrest in connection with the case. Mrs. Dean was expected to disclose hitherto unrevealed facts about the Black Legion when she appears before the grand jury. EMPLOYMENT IS GIVEN MANY IN ROAD PROJECTS OI UlVen On WPA Contracts in Section 16 A current tabulation of all acti vilies'of the federal Works, Progress Adminlstr'alton in Section 16, which includes Payette, Washing ton and Greene counties reveals that, a total of 12,727 persons are actively engaged in creative, edu cational and recreational employ ment, according to a statement made today by Lyell L. Buttermore, district WPA director.

Of this total 7,654 are employed in Fayette county, 3,684 in Wash ington county, with 1,389 at work in Greene county. There are at present 213 projects, which include nW rtnitormnro mM. ed. The state department of high ways is sponsoring six projects 1n the three counties, using the ser vices of 6,705 men on 206 jobs. These men are employed in general road repair, in digging drainage ditches, on bridge painting and repair, and other similar jobs.

Many Local Jobs Projects sponsored by a local political subdivision, or private nonprofit orgnization employ 6,022 men and women on 207 projects which include 219 jobs. Included in these projects are such lines of endeavor as the improvement and repair of publicly owned buildings, mine sealing, sewing rooms, city and borough street repair; the educational program including classes in music, art and drama, the recreational group Including athletics and the Youth Administration, which furnishes part time employment to needy and deserving students and young people, Director Buttermore concluded. WILLS PROBATED, LETTERS ISSUED Among wills probated are several from this section of the county, including that of L. C. Rasel, late of Chartiers township, who died May 30.

He left an estate estimated at $3,050. L. D. Miller of Coraopolia Is named as sole beneficiary and letters of administration have been issued to him. The will of Charles C.

Robinson, late of Mt. Pleasant township, who died June 1, leaving an estate estimated at $6,000, named his wife, Belle M. Robinson, of Mt. Pleasant township, and three sons, Edgar of Akron, 0., Harry of Rurgettstown, and Oliver, of Mt. Pleasant township, as beneficiaries.

Letters of administration were Issued to Oliver Robinson. The will of Eliza Jarrett late of Midway, who died March 31 leaving an estate estimated at $1,225, names the following as beneficiaries: A daughter, Mrs. Ruth Prosser, now Mrs. Ruth Dhayer, of Midway; three sons, Reese of Midway, William of Elm Grove, W. and Gomer of Midway; and a nephew, George Ferris, of Reading.

Letters of administration were Is sued io the daughter, Mrs. Dhayer. Will this, man become the vice presidential candidate on the Re publican ticket? He is Gov. 11. Styles Bridges of New Hampshire.

Governor Bridges, 38, is reported to have been sounded out on the plan by a Landon aide and was said to have disclosed that a sec ond place on a Landon ticket would be acceptable to him. ROOSEVELT IN SOUTEAND TO AID ROBINSON President's Broadcast Will Be Just Ahead of Hoover ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPECI AL, EN ROUTE TO HOT SPRINGS, June 10. 0J.R President Roosevelt reached the revolt-threa tened bailiwick of his friend, Sen. Joseph T. Robinson, today on his "non-political" tour of the south west The chief executive, who was joined by Mrs.

Roosevelt at Mem phis early this morning, came to Arkansas officially to participate in celebrating the 100th annivers ary of the state's admission to the union. But his schedule called for a full day of appearances, climax ed by a broadcast speech at Little Rock ending only a few minutes before former President Hoover's radio address from the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Has Campaign Complexion Despite frequent White House statements that the president's trip has no political intent, and Mr. Roosevelt's own expressed hope that broadcasts of his speeches would not interfere with Republi can radio time, observers saw a decided campaign complexion to his radio timing tonight and to the crowds that greeted him everywhere. Mr.

Roosevelt made a platform appearance at Knoxville, where the train stopped 10 minutes. To 1,000 or more persons he expressed regret over the death of Speaker Joseph W. Byrns of the House, a Tennessean, and added that he hoped to return in the late summer or early fall for an inspection of TVA progress. Greeted Along Route Country groups of a few dozen persons and city crowds of hundreds flocked around the special train at every station at which it stopped. At the wind-up of the Arkansas festivities the president and his party will set out for Texas, where tomorrow, Friday, and part of Saturday he will participate in the Texas Centennial celebration, visiting Houston, San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth and Dennison, before turning northeastward for Vincennes, Ind.

ELM ST. WOMAN SEEKS DIVORCE A libel In divorce was filed in the county court today by Elizabeth Kennedy of 21(5 Elm street, Canonsburg, against Earle Kennedy of Houston, desertion being charged. The couple were married In Washington on April IS, 1930, and lived together In Canonsburg until April 30, 1933. During period the couple separated twice 'for short periods. Mrs.

Kennedy has fllcl suit for counsel fees and expenses setting forth that her husband Ij employed at the Standard mill as a catcher and makes around $30 each week. Slovene People Will Hold Outing at Idora Popular Youngstown Park to be Scene of SNPA Outing on Sunday Large Crowd From Here Will Attend Jack Malone Located And Will Claim Share Publication of Fact That Has Quick Effect in Finding Missing Heir Four field meetings for alfalfa growers are scheduled to be "held at different points in the county on Friday, June 12. The growing of alfalfa will be discussed by E. J. Wralter, agronomy specialist of the State College Extension Service, and those interested are asked to attend the meeting nearest to them.

They will he held at the following places: At 9 a. Mitchell and Ashcraft farms, route 31, near Kammerer; 11 a. Taylor Pepper farm, Cen-terville; 2 p. Walter C. Lee farm, Cross Creek.

Alfalfa Is again showing its unusual value in this district by producing a fair crop of hay when other forage crops, are very short Canonsburg and vicinity will send a large delegation of Slovene-speaking people to Idora Park, Younsgtown, on Sunday, where 4he annual picnic and outing of the Slovenes of the Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Vlrgluia area will be heldri iLocally the plans are in charge of a committee of the SNPJ lodge of Strabane and this committee Is being assisted by similar committees all through the district. Plana call for a general exodua of Slovenes from Canonsburg early Sunday morning, for a whole day to be spent at the popular resort. Committee Named The local committee is composed of Joseph Holsy, August Mam-tack, John Podboy, and August Riska, while several other sub-committees are working among various groups stimulating Interest and working up Interest in the picnic. It didn't, take long to find the man who has a legacy of almost $10,000 waiting for him In Philadelphia. Hardly was this newspaper on the streets yeiderday, announcing the desire of William Malone of Philadelphia to find his brother Jack Malone, who was believed to be in this 'section than Jack was located.

He will share with his brother in an estate of $20,000 which was left by an uncle who died a short time ago and by whose will the two brothers- were sole and equal beneficiaries. Jack Malone has been here for because of dry weather. Interest In establishing this crop Is still high with Washington county farm ers, and considerably more acreage has been planted this Spring..