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rtilladelphta I Cafcate T. Detroit St. Uate-CleroUad, rain A VIGOROUS NEWSPAPER A PROGRESSIVE rEKKITOBY 8 ALTOONA, TIWRSDAY MORNING, APRIL 18, 1933 PHONE 8181 CoaUaaeaab raMlaard Biaoe Jaaaarf tSU mm mm 1 mm Mouse Passes Last of Earle' 'Incompetency' Stunned Germany Rebuke Complaint Hurled In Resolution for pi am (Bremer Points Out Kidnapers rtaa Newiaaaaf Tax eague Hitler Protest Thirteen Nations Join In Reprimanding Germany; Demand Treaties Be Fulfilled By JOSEril E. SHARKEY GENEVA, April 17 Thirteen nations joined today in rebuking Germany for rearming and in effect served notice that international treaties and obligations must be fulfilled. Only the voice of Denmark was raised In warning that condemnation of Germany's treaty vioaltion wwild not help to smooth Europe's troubles.

The League of Nations council adopted the Franco-Britlsh-Italo resolution, introduced yesterday, censuring Germany for rearming in violation of the Versailles treaty and asking financial and economic sanctions against any power which disregards International obligations in the future. Denmark Refuses Vol Denmark alone abstained from voting, the er "Mlaao-jm the council all deciding ior uie tri-power move. Even Poland, which yesterday voiced fears that new security efforts might distuiVthe good relations she has established on her borders, voted for the resolution, Foreign Minister Joseph Beck saying "oui," without comment when his name was called. An outstanding topic of conversation in this League seat tonight was the indirect indictment of Germany made by Maxim Litvinoff, Soviet foreign commissar, in his address opening today's council session. Russia Causes Concern The concern over the political situation in Europe was freely expressed after the Russian's arraignment of "a state" whose armaments lead to "apprehensions" that they are Intended for "violation of world peace." Litvinoff's scorching words gained added emphasis because of the calm, matter-of-fact voice in which they were pronounced.

Leaning forward across the council table, he read his speech in English and the council room listened in dead silence. "What is to be done," Litvinoff asked, "if a state demanding or seizing the right to armaments is ruled by people who have announced to the whole world a foreign policy program consisting of a policy of revenge, the unlimited conquest of foreign territory and the destruction of the Independence of entire states WOULD ABOLISH CORONERS HARRISBURG, April 17 (ff) Abolition of coroners and transferring their duties to sheriffs and district attorneys, Is proposed in a bill Introduced in the legislature today by Representative Arnold M. Blumberg, Philadelphia Republican. Under the bill, the district attorneys would become the ex-offl-clo coroners in each county 30 days after enactment. The district attorneys would be permitted no additional fees or compensation for performing the duties of the coroners but would be permitted to delegate certain duties to the PI ans Action Generally Taken to Preclude Germany's Return To League BERLIN, April 17.

A reply to the League of Nations' rebuke for rearming Germany which offl' cials here said "would leave noth ing to be desired in the way of plain speech" was being drafted to night by Adolf Hitler at his Bavar ian mountain retreat. The Wilhelmstrasse, meanwhile, seemed dazed and stunned at the Geneva development, the more so because Germanys official friend, Poland, joined 13 other nations represented on the council, in voting for the tri-power resolution condemning treaty violations. Hitler Holds Key Asserting Hitler himself holds the key to Germany's official reac tion, spokesmen at the Wilhelm strasse professed ignorance as to the form it may take. They were agreed, however, It Is "surely forthcoming." Those familiar with Hitler's love of the spectacular voiced the opinion he may summon the Reich to vote on the issue, in an effort to show the world Germany stands united against the League's strictures. A plebiscite, it was pointed out, would give Hitler an opportunity to combine the League issue with the question of confidence in the Nazi regime, as he has linked national with international issues in the past Presumably he would get another 90 per cent endorsement It was also conjectured in political circles that Hitler, before the plebiscite, might summon the Reichstag into solemn session to debate the matter.

Disappointed Open disappointment was expressed in official circles that Poland supported the Franco-Italo-British recourse at Geneva, while there were hints of surprise that Turkey and the Latin American nations strung along. Evening newspapers were unanimous in denouncing the action, headlines reading 'impossible resolution," "comedy Geneva sanctions mendacity," and "unbelievable (Continued on Pate 9, Col. 6) Visitor's Auto Is Stolen Automobile thieves, again becoming active in this territory, succeeded in "snatching" on auto last night Mrs. H. C.

Burdick, of No. 4, Bank Square, Mistic, reported her Oakland sedan stolen from the parking space at Altoona hospital last night between the hours of 8 and 9:10 o'clock. The car bears Pennsylvania license tags 7-H-972. Day Sergeant Fred Marshall broke up a gambling party yesterday afternoon at 5:10 o'clock on Ninth avenue between Eighth and Ninth streets. The game of "African Golf," more correctly termed (Continued on Pare CoL PRICE, TWO CENTS Bills Governor Accepts Two O.

P. Proposals Acts in 'Spirit of hut Main Portion of Financial Needs Still at Issue HARRISBURG. April 17 Governor Earle acted in a "spirit of compromise" today and accept- ed two Republican tax proposals for raising revenues in the two-year fiscal period after June 1, but the main portion of the state's financial needs is still at issue. 1 The governor and legislative leaders from the house and senate' left the chief executive's precedent-breaking conference on means of breaking a two-month tax deadlock without arranging another meeting for renewing the negotiations. In addition to agreeing to two proposed tax measures, the governor also indicated he will assent to a Republican proposal for' budgeting relief only for the first year of the fiscal period.

Accepts Two Proposals The two Republican tax proposals which the governor accepted-one providing for a levy on soft-drinks and all refreshments except milk drinks and the other providing for a two-cent impost against checks and bank drafts are estimated by the Republicans to have a total potential yield of $10,000,000 In two years. After the governor's conference, the Republican senators caucused rd derided to stapd behind all nine issues their tax program estimated to have a'total two yes yield of $111,500,000 In lieu of the governor's 22-point plan tax obtaining $203,000,000. For two the governor and legislators discussed the conflicting tax plans proposed by the administration and the Republican-controlled senate, which has blocked passage of administration bills for obtaining the $203,000,000. Newspapermen and other outsiders were present. 1 Of the governor's $203,000,000 In estimated needed revenues, is intended for unemployment relief in the next two years, the Republican program provides $57,000,000 for relief in the same period, with a statement that this sum "will be The Republican program contains nine points of which four are in the governor's own revenue raising plan.

They are taxes upon gifts, reducing the time for the state to take over unclaimed bank (Continued on Pate 2. Col. 8 Strike Picket Killed in Riot TORONTO, April 17. P) Shots fired into a group of strike picMts killed one man and wounded four others at the Kaul Clay Co. plant today.

A volley of bullets met a crowd of about 100 strikers as they rushed toward a building where 18 Imported workers were located. Prosecutor Arthur L. Hooper ordered all firearms confiscated and summoned six of the 21 guards on duty at the plant to report for questioning tomorrow morning. Hooper said he had not decided whether to call the grand jury to investigate the shooting. He and Sheriff Ray Long said they expected no further trouble.

James J. Dyer, general manager of the plant, which resumed opera-(Contlnned en Pare t. Cot 5) local relief headquarters. "I'm the fellow who is the father of triplets," he calmly announced. He received congratulations and additional relief.

Along with letters frdm all over the country, some of them containing small sums of money, the Klzers today received a message from Dr. A. R. Dafoe who brought the famous Dionne quintuplets Into the world. It said: "Please convey to Mr.

and Mrs, Walter Kizer my best wishes and congratulations on the birth of the triplets." Meanwhile, Somerset county relief officials lauded the honesty of Walter Kizer, the youthful father. He told them "It looks like dozen Chrlstmases," after a truck load of clothlnar and other necessi ties arrived at the schoolhousej home. Pointing to the state (Continued on rate vol. Employment Bureau Investigation Also Urged Before Assembly; 'Dissatisfaction' Charged An Investigation of the Blair County Emergency Relief board and the United States employment bureau in Blair county was asked yesterday by Harry E. Diehl, Democratic represent tive from Blair county in the state legislature.

Representative Diehl introduced a resolution in the house, according to an Associated Press dispatch last night, requesting that a committee of five house members investigate the local board and bureau. "Nonsense," Says Rockel The Rev. Charles D. Rockel, former head of the Blair relief board, branded the resolution as "non sense, pure nonsense," assertinj that the men in charge of the Blaii board "well welcome an investiga tion." In the resolution Introduced by Representative Diehl. he asserted that "dissatisfaction with the administration of direct and work relief is wide- spread" In Blair county and complaints have been made of "improper" and "Incompetent" personnel It also charges "political activity is being indulged in and aid is being granted on a political basis." The Rev.

Rockel, who was in charge of the board from the time of its organization to his retirement from the work about nine months ago, said the resolution was nothing but a "political maneuver." Probe Held Welcome The former director asserted that although he is not associated In the work directly any longer he knows that an investigation will do nothing more or less, "than show the people of Blair county just how fair, impartial and efficient the local work Is handled." "In fact," he asserted, "these Investigations all over the state will prove the same thing to the citizens of the commonwealth." Rev. Rockel asserted that "politics has never entered the work of relief in this county and I know that a house committee investigation will be very welcome by the local heads of the Blair County Emergency Relief board." E. W. Forsht, president of the Blair county board of poor directors, when queried on the resolu-(Continued an Pie Cot. 6) SAYS BEVERLY HILLS.

Calif, Apr. 17 Well, you can have all your European entanglement conference now. All your war talk, all your aviation exploits, all your congressional aba-cadaba. Ickes and Huey can fight a duel in two columns long, all these bits of news you can throw in the ash can when Babe Ruth steps to the plate and knocks a home run. That interests everybody, we expect "Dizzy" to do something out of the ordinary and he did.

The country is all right now, we get real news every morning from now on. Yours, WILL. JV Gift, Truck Taxes Approved Legislature Turns to Labor Problems And State Relief Inquiry HARRISBURG, April 17 --P) House Republicans and Democrats buried their tax enmity tonight to give final approval to the last two measures of Gov ernor Earle's $203,000,000 new revenue program. The two bills one providing a gift tax, estimated to produce $1,500,000 in the two years alter June 1, and the other levying out-of-state trucks using Pennsylvania highways, estimated to yield $3.000,000 joined 17 others also passed by the house. Of the 17, one has been defeated in the Republican-controlled senate, and action on the others delayed precipitating a bi-party conference this afternoon of Governor Earle, Republican leaders and representatives of the administration-controlled house.

State Probe After the governor announced the conference in an effort to reconcile his revenue program, much of which is intended for unemployment relief, with a nine-point program advanced by the senate Republicans to yield $111,500,000 in the two year fiscal period, the legislators turned to labor measures, a state wide relief inquiry and administration works-relief bills. The senate after a late afternoon session, which the Republicans aAuu-ht to adiourn as usual for the week and were defeated, mitt until noon tomorrow, but the rouse remained In session tonight to act on the balance of the tax bills, and clear up a calendar crowded with routine legislation. The house adjourned at 10:15 p. until 10 a. m.

tomorrow. Under an agreement between the Republican and Democratic house leaders, only non-controversial bills were considered at the night session. WTien the administration gift tax and foreign-truck tax bills were reached, Frank W. Ruth, Democratic floor leader, announced an agreement whereby both bills were to pass without opposition, inasmuch as both are part of the Republican and administration tax plans. The vote of the gift-tax bill was 172 to three and the vote on the other, 107 to 68.

Relief System Change Asked In addition to the tax matters, these developments on labor welfare and relief were outstanding in the day's legislative proceedings: The senate received, with favorable committee reports, two bills to "rip" out Pennsylvania's present relief system. The house passed a sixth measure in the administration labor welfare program, designed to limit industrial home work. The senate, with five" labor welfare bills ready before it, asked the superintendent of state police to determine the number of officers needed to protect property if a bill prohibiting private employment of deputy sheriffs is enacted. A bill to provide $10,000 for the state-wide relief inquiry was passed finally by the senate and sent to the house. Governor Earle sent over bills for unemployment Insurance and for a group of new agencies to cooperate with the federal government in developing its economic recovery plan.

The house approved a $10,000 appropriation for a committee which will investigate anthracite freight rates and sent it to the senate for concurrence. The newly appointed relief in-vpstiration committee held its first meeting and elected Miles Horst, Lebanon Republican, as chairman. The bills to rip out the Pennsylvania relief system were sponsored by George Woodward, Philadelphia Republican, and Alonzo S. Batchelor, Beaver Republican. Both were affirmed in committee, after several attacks recently on (Continued on Page S.

CoL WIND BLOWS CAR OFF ROAD LANSDALE, April 17 OP) Strong winds whipping across a highway today blew an automobile off the road, causing the death of a woman and injury to two other persons. Mrs. Elmlra Keller, 78, of Doylestown, died in a hospital of a fractured skull several hours after the accident James B. G. Haas 71, and Mrs.

Bertha Haring, 54 other passengers in the car, were cut and bruised. The auto caugn fire after turning over severa times. Other motorists extinguish- ed the flames and rescued the oo-1 cupants. by earming; Spoken Crashes Hollyuood Two years ago, Helen Erlck- -son left a flve-and-ten-cent-store counter In Worcester, to come to Broadway. She was picked for the choruses of "Of Thee I Sing" and "As Thousands Cheer," and now she has a Hollywood contract.

She's only 20, (Associated Press Photo) Freight Rates Increased Change Effective Today, Granted as Aid to Carriers WASHINGTON, April 17 (ff) The nation tomorrow will begin paying an added bill of around $85,000,000 a year in increased railroad freight rates in an effort to tide the harassed carriers over the next 14 months. Temporary increases in the form of surcharges will go into effect on almost all commodities. The only exceptions are major farm crops including wheat, corn, barley, rice and livestock and building materials. The lowest additional charges are 10 cents a ton on iron ore and 3 to 15 cents a ton on coal. The highest is 4 cents per 100 pounds 80 cents on a short ton on binder twine and rosin sizing.

The freight boosts were granted three weeks ago by the interstate commerce commission. The rail roads had asked a permanent in crease of close to 10 per cent but the commission allowed raises of about seven per cent effective only until June 30, 1936. The boosts were granted over protests of shippers from all sections of the country and as the hour for enforcing them ap-proachel there was doubt about their application on coal and agricultural livestock. However, the interstate commerce commission suspension board- late today declined to suspend the rates despite protests filed after the decision. The coal rates were attacked by 180 coal companies operating in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee and Kentucky.

The new rates are avowedly an emergency action. "We are of the opinion therefore," said the commission in its decision, "that the emergency confronting the railroad is of such gravity that they should be permitted to add a system of emergency charges to most of the existing freight rates and (Continued an Pare t. Col. S) G. O.

P. TO MEET The Blair County Republican club will meet at 7:45 o'clock tonight in the office of the secretary in the Myers building. All members are urged to attend. if agil i ii raJaxiJ Asks Relief Probe HARRY DIEHL Road Numbers To Be Changed Blair Highways Come Under Realignment By Van Dyke Important changes to be made in highway route numbers in May -which includes several highways in this section have been announced by Warren Van Dyke, secretary of highways Under the new set-up Route No. will connect Duncansville directly with Altoona; No.

764 will mark a short stretch on the northeast Altoona city line, replacing No. 264. Several highways with United States route designations, indicating present or future connections with arterial highways' in other states, are involved in the major shifts over the state. The realignment of routes is intended to provide channels for the heaviest volume of traffic over highways forming the most direct connection between larger centers of population. According to Mr.

Van Dyke's announcement highways are also chosen for type, width and ability to carry the traffic load. Changes in United States routes (marked on shields) are determined I by the American Association of State Highway Officials with the purpose of forming continuous traffic lanes through several states. State routa numbers are placed at the discretion of the state high way department. Actual re-marking will be completed within a twenty-four hour period about May 27. Some confu sion to motorists has resulted from the distribution of non-official maps showing the new numbers.

The new markers will appear along the highways at the same time the department's new official tourist map is published HOW TO PRONOUNCE NAMES IN THE NEWS A Semi-weekly Tribune Feature, Concise, Helpful, Interesting. them also were trapped by monoxide fumes, before a second rescue squad came to their aid. Officials said the fire was believed to have been started by a slate fall. The tumbling rocks broke a trolley line, causing a short circuit that ignited timbers in the mine. The men overcome with Eskin were taken to the Brownsville hospital where physicians said their condition was not serious.

The fire raged around a giant belt which conveys coal from the mines in the Colonial system Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4. Superintendent Clarence F. Smith said it caused paralysis in operation at the workings. Work-squads from them joined the men at the No.

4, in fighting the flames ST. PAUL, April 17 (P) The government today marked up idea tlfications one of them by the vic tim aeainst two of the ten de fendant on trial for the $200,000 Edward G. Bremer kidnaping. Bremer, in his second day on the witness stand, pointed out Har old Alderton, in whose Bensenville, 111, house, he allegedly was held, and Elmer Farmer of the same town, as participants in the kidnap conspiracy. John Brennan, a federal, agent, was well into his testimony in corroboration of Bremer, when Aider- ton shouted "It's a lie." Brennan was giving his version of a conversation Bremer testified he held with the two Bensenville men in the county jail here after their capture.

Bremer said he discussed with them the fish Alderton aerved him during the 21 days he was hld prisoner by the gang, and' related that Farmer appeared surprised at discovering that his "guest" for the three week period, was the abduction victim. Brennan just concluded testifying that Alderton told him on the jail visit that Arthur (Doc) Barker, another of the ten on trial, Al-vin Karpls and Harry Campbell, fugitives, and two others took part in the kidnaping, when Alderton cried out his protest Brennan said that other alleged kidnap conspirators named by Alderton were George Zeigler, Chicago, since slain, and William Weaver, known as "Heavy," who is also still sought along with Karpis and Campbell. Meanwhile, it was learned from federal officers who declined to be quoted, that $100,000 of the ransom money had been passed in Havana, Cuba. George F. Sullivan, United States district attorney, had declared earlier in court that had been passed in Chicago.

WHAT! NO "HEN, R. TOWANDA, April 17 (fP) Wilier has a hen that apparently hasn't heard of efforts to cut production Three times recently she has presented Wllley with eggs so large that they had within them another perfectly formed egg, shell and all. And the egg inside the egg eac time has been a double-yolker. KILLED BY AUTO OLEAN, N. April Frank Bryden, 63, died of a ruptured lung shortly after being struck by an automobile tonight He was unemployed and had been staying at the Salvation Army.

Until last year Bryden was a school janitor in Perrystown, N. T. Within a day or so the Roaring Spring post office will be moved to a new location after having been located at its former site for almost a half century. Moving from a location on East Main street into a large building at the junction of Main and Spang streets and in proximity to the fa-nous "spring," the employes handling mail will have the latest facili- ties available in their work. The people of the community and surrounding towns on last Saturday night had an opportunity of visiting the new postoffice and Inspecting the various pieces of equipment the uses of which were explained, by Postmaster.

Paul A. Martin and bis employes. The room itself is spacious, having more than twice the floor space of the old building, and was completely remodeled to conform with specifications outlined by postoffice inspectors. The equipment in luding the "screenllne" or partition holding the stamp and money order window, lock boxes and such was installed by the postoffice department The various pieces of furniture are new. The first post office in the town was established in January, 1854, and was called "Spang's Mills" (Continued an Pace CoL 1) i Roaring Spring Postoffice To Move into Larger Quarters Johnstown Announces Triplets; Dafoe Sends Congratulations One Dead, Three Hurt As Flames Sweep Mine '-cfcW- A SOMERSET.

April 17-P Another set of triplets came forward in western Pennsylvania today to claim some of the attention which is being showered on Jim, John and Joe Kizer, but the packages continued to arrive at the mountain school house where the Kizer boys are "doing fine." At nearby Johnstown, it became known that Charles, Ralph and Jane Sutt, children of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Sutt, are now 10 days old twice as old as the Kizer triplets who were born to Mrs. Walter Kizer in a school house atop Allegheny mountain. The woman and her husband, "on relief," made the shelter their home.

Sutt is also "on relief." When the three children arrived In his home in the crowded section of Johnstown, the father, employed only occasionally, went to the BROWNSVILLE, April 17 (ff)-7-Fire swept through the haulage way of the H. C. Frick's vast Colonial No. 4 mine today, causing the death of an assistant mine foreman and overcoming three other workers. The flames were brought under control tate today after forcing a suspension of operations by several thousand workers at neighboring mines and for a time threatening serious damage to $5,000,000 Colonial workings.

The man killed was John W. Eskin, 40, employed at the Colo-'nial No 3 mine, who left his work with others to help battle the flames at the nearby Colonial No. 4. Eskin and a fellow worker were overcome in the burning pit and two others who went to rescue PAUL MARTIN.