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CtOllV ftHOWLM AMI MHM.tH THL LATHER SIBl'RB AS EDITIOS The circulation of this issue of the Altoona Tribune 11 in excess of 25.3(H) copies. mm State Library 4 Uuseua Joseph L. Rafter, Harrisburg, Pa. ltTRIM' l.MriRTI HltH-tt IOW -A CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA'S GREAT ALTOONA, TUESDAY MORN PHONE 8181 Cntinuouly puhlUhrd mr Jtnur lM MiHiiher lh AmlH Huresu Hi trrulilinn THREE CENTS mm YM(B Mar on ginsss Roosevelt's Message To Dictators Reported Developing World Public Opinion For Peace; Western Hemisphere Solidly Behind FDR Appeal WASHINGTON. April 17.

(AP)-A swelling tide of demands that America steer clear of war regardless of what happens in Kurope swept over congress today in the aftermath of President Roosevelt's appeal to Hitler and Mussolini to pledge themselves to peace for at least 10 years. Coincidentally. the administration reported with expressions of pkveure that the President's message to the dictators was developing a world public opinion for peace, and word came iron Berlin that the reichschancellor would state on April 2S his attitude toward the appeal. Irish Thrush Weds Mexican Link Workers Alliance WiU TV 1 till VUllllllUIUSl i HI IV, Third International Clearfield-Centre With the arrival in Washington of additional replies from Latin American governments, the western hemisphere utood In a solid phalanx behind the President appeal. Official hoped that thi demonstration of intoi national opinion would induce Hitler- and Minuwlinl to heed an appeal which they might reject if it came jolel; from the United State.

AXIS SILENT Secretary Hull hi presi conference he had received no in dication from cither Berlin or Rome a t0 what the offlcia responses would be but he declared the administration was much gratified at the reaction elsewhere in the world. Operators Turn Down Union Settlement Plan for a local settlement of the stalemated coal situation were made last night by the United Mine Wo. keif to a meeting of mine operators in a spokesman for the latter an- nounced fol.owir.g the se-sion. The meeting of th Clear fleld- Centre County Coal Operatoif af- sociation was held in the Clear- field eouithous. Ray Walker.

Brg-lr. scretary. presrded. nd fiat a imiin nicnijAf James LaeorrV of had i.Nt V' 'lCS-' 'ULr CBS and miners to consider an offer rynained deadlocked tonight amid of settlement, but. at the min- indication from th White House ute.

had decided such a meeting Fiesident Roosevelt would inter-between operators and miners vene only as a last rsort. might not advisable because of Spokesmen for th operator and friction, and had cancelled attend- I'nited Min Worker of America, ant of th minr' rpresentative. the lattr representing 3W.000 idle 1 miner, had not budsed from th I.OS AXr.FI.HS. April IT. luck Iol.

nrliitetir IrUh Ihrmh who net In I'ncle Sam' hair, nmrrlfd Movitu, hi Ameri-ran-born Mexl.an weetheart In Ilnaoniidu, lower (iilifornlii, lat Saturday. 0er 4 dentita In the Mexican reort town, the alng-Inc hover, who wa forced to leave the I nited State lat Doreni-her 2U under Immigration authorities order, revealed his aerret marriiice to the ear-old artre. SffiSd Matter Pmhkto School Hoard lrti.ent Sa CloMnl School Would lmreae DoliinpuMioy C'losm of schools the city would. without doubt, increase the juvenile delinquency problem prevalent here. Pi.

Ray. president of the Altoona school board, told member of the Lior. club at their weekly lur.ch.oon xestcrday noon in the Tcr.n He explained the financial the local school distr.ct in a comprehensive outline of the 'problems faced by schoil Puscr.tcd by Howard Coulter, entertainment chaurv.an. Dr. Ray the asses.

-cd xaluation for each of the liM students en-i oiled rrr the public schools was U'. He compared it with an aluation of fet each of the 13. student en-j oiled in the Johnstown public schools. TAX has' a low ta m.llage. the board head.

asserted It now 13 mill, he added. The state, he niair.ta.r.ed. about 20 mills he: to meet d. strict ob-ligation. That amount impossi-ble.

Dr. Ray 5a. d. Local school boards. Dr.

Ray pointed out. aie merely agents for the They mus. fee that enough taxes levied to provide for trie community educational Al.l"ATIOX In Altoona the assessed valuation of leai estate, upon which school taxes aie based, he raid, hat steadily decreased. In he asserted, it was rn.llrv.r-.. in 1933-31 was decreased to 6 million, and last found it at million dollars.

Of the financial outlay icquifd to operate a school system, the board president told the Lions the citizens pay 3 per cent and the state 17 per cent for activities un-de. state ection. Sixty per cent ol the annual budget, he explained. go for ir.struc-tjon serv.ee ar.d 21 per cent for deb; service. Evoltitror.

the as per.od a ch.ld mus: attend school by state law a facto: in the financial predicament the local district f-ncs itself, the speaker said. In 109 tire state made it compulsory for ch. Idier. from tierV. to 12 to attend school.

Late, the at ranje was extended from six to 16. Now it is from s.x to 1. D. Ray noted This ir.c. sscd length in the number of a eh.

11 must remain school incurs a heavy finar.c.ai outlay, he because the increase felt jr. schools of the iur.ior and or h'gh class.ncatior.. Vocational and specialised training the so higher fecondary schools he said, require considerable funds. Las; year the local school ds-Irict had a budget of J1.634.W Dr. Ray said.

Next school yea-, three more schools will be closed because of a decrease in enroll ment in the elementary junior grades. Two schools have been closed, he pointed out- The school district is a asset to the community, the speaker concluded. It has about $6 000.000 In propeity. It needs the support of every taxpayei. he rns in plea for pressure on the state IfgisiafJie for corrective laws to it ontinurd on Pste ol.

.1) Ade Savs Schools Owe Sll.000.000 HARRISBURG. April 17 '-D-Dr. Lester K. Ade. superintendent of public instruction, estimated today Pennsylvania school districts owe $11,000,000 in obligations they can't meet because of poor tax The legislature has before it r.r.r.

i. jiji ror i to irff.p uitr mian- Hitler's Reply Due April 28 Ity the Pre HKRI.IN Hitler rail, relch-Mag elon April to hear reply to President Roosevelt' pence appeal; NaI prew presage negative answer. GIBRALTAR French war-lilm lake over Gibraltar de-fenH while HritUh fleet nty near Malta and Nuet. LONDON Chamberlain expected ti announce Turkey' adherens to RrltUh-French line-up In parliament today; diplomat nay Soviet Ruosla ha proiulaed "material aid" In wartime. WASHINGTON Demand "well in congre (hat the United States keep out of any European war while favorable reaction come from all I-atin America to President's appeal.

ROME It iy allots additional annual fund for military forces; authoritative Fascists say Italy won't take peace plea seriously. MOSCOW Soviet officials si-lent on British efforts to win their support In anti-aggression front. DANZIG Free city enforces financial decrees preparing way for absorption by relch. PARIS Daladier calls cabinet meeting dNcuss international situation and strengthen French finances. James' Tax Program Delayed HARRISBL'RG, April 17.

W) The administration's $163.000.000 emer gency tax progr am as held up tonight by the state senate for at least another week despite Gov- ernor Jamea request for speedy enactment G. Mason Owlett. Republican floor leader in the senate, said there probably would be no action on the bills for the remainder of this week. He said the senate finance committee had been considering the program with official of revenue department and the attorney general's staff for several days and added: "When we see what can be worked out, I'll lay the proposals before the committee." Owlett Inferred amendment were in the making. The governor had said he thought the measures would star; moving this week.

They have passed the house. James recommended the legisla-(C'ontinued on Page 2, Col. 4) Unregistered Bike Hider Injured in Accident Meade V. Hall, 13, of 608 East Crawford avenue, Injured when the bicycle on which he was riding was struck by an automobile last night on Walton avenue, between Juniata and Haggerty streets, was discharged following treatment at Altoona hospital dispensary for possible rib fractures, It was learned that the boy was traveling west on Walton avenue shortly before 8 o'clock and in turning crossed directly into the path of a maoiiine operated by George H. Caldwell, of 101 Willow avenue.

According to police, the boy was riding on the wrong side of the street at the time of the mishap and had neither lights nor a city registration plate on his bicycle, Premature Baby's Body Found in Creek The body of a prematurely born boy baby, presumably three month old, was found In a creek yesterday afternoon near the Foot-of-Ten schoolhouse in Allegheny township. Discovery was made by Wilt, a repairman, who was opening a clogged sewer drain. An investigation of the find was made by Coroner Chester C. Roth-rock, Sheriff J. H.

Summers and a deputy, Harvey, Assistant District Attorney Park Loose and State Motor Police Private Rhodes and Walters. The body was turned over to a Duncansville mortician. House Told Alliance Secretary Reported Formation To Russia As Triumph WASHINGTON. Ap il IT use investigators heard today that the information rf te Workers Alliance, a national union of WPA employes and th jobless had been reported to t'i third International as a triumph for tire communist party. J.

O'Connor Roberts, counsel foi house committee making an investigation if the WrX. tend ex ce.pts from guch a report which he said had been made by Herbert Fer.jamin. fecretarytreasurer of the alliance. I-SSKR T. attomey qii.tn brought up th David presrdent of the union who subject while previously had testified that he made a trip to Russia in 1937 at the union'i expense.

At the time, th anniversary of the revolution in Russia was being celebrated. Declaring Benjamin had reported to th third international that ti merger o' unemployed organization, in the United States into tne a.iianc represented the cul- mrr.atron of a four-vear csmpaicn by the Communis asked Laser wha this repoi-t. partv. Roberts he knew about have r.o kr.owledge of that." the witness replied. 'body deter-mined unification of our movement except the members." DKMKS COMMl'MSM Asked about his political views Lasser protested that they were not pertinent to the inquiry, but described himself as a former Socialist.

He sard he was not a member of the Communist party. After Lasser had testified that his organization endeavored to avert rather than to encourage strikes of WPA workers. Representative Pitter introduced a pamphlet which he said Benjamin had written for relief employes. It stated in part: The right to organize means the light to strike. Nothing in the WPA rules or regulations legally denies you this right.

Do not hesi-tare to use this, your strongest weapon, in your struggle against starvation. No one in America shall starve: Franklin D. Roose- ei- win not fulfill this pledge. But the workers of America can give it I meaning t.lrough the invincibl power of the strike." GOVT OFFICIAL DOXATKS Lasser commented: "From my knowledge of Mr Benjamin, I don't think he sub-scrrbes to that now. It -s not my philosophy, and it is not the phil-'( oniiniied on Ptr 4, 'Y? Men's Club Installs Officers 1 -Men club had the largest assemblage of members, their ladies and invited guests in the history of its eight years' existence at the closing party of the season last night in the Altoona V.

M. C. A. gymnasium. Approximately 250 were present.

Recently-elected office: were installed and bowii-tg awards were given out. Rev. G. Mason Cochran, toast-, master for the dinner t.TT-t presented Dr. D.

Mathewson as the new president after retiring President Jack Leunk had given his farewell address an offrcer and introduced chairmen of the committees serving the past vear. dividual bowling trophies to mem bers of the league teams They we; Winning team-Purple Captain M. A. Wolfberg, Herman Reifsnyder, P. Faris.

C. Hauser, G. Calvert. G. Williams, E.

Wingert and Ray Gift; unnerup Blue (Continued on I'ife Col. i) FDR Not Readv To Intervene In Coal Parlev NEW YORK. April 17. On th of similar negotiation In th anthiacit industry th right men attempt to end the 3-eek in rn.i fioM. position they took last week in negotiating a new- wage and hour contract.

The day' development included: Announcement by Whit House officials that President Roosevelt asked by Mayor LaGuaidia of New York to intervene would not do so until all other means of mediation had been exhausted. Announcement by James F. Dew-ey. federal labor conciliator and an observer at the conference, that he had asked the conferees to meet with him tomorrow. Dewey said he expected hi request would be granted but would not ay what proposal, if any, he would make.

Spokesmen for both sides aid they were prepared to consider Mayor UKiuardia compromise proposal of last Thursday that penalty clause in district agree- mer.ts. be revised to operate on mutual basea and that no fine for illegal strikes or lockouts be col- 'ected until guilt had been deter- mined by a board comriospd nf nn. erators and miner. Both ides agree to a new 2-year contract with the same wage, hour and conditions of employment as prevailed during the past two year, but differ over the elimination of the penalty clause for illegal jtf'Kes and lockout. PITTSBURG, April i7-4)-An acute shortage" of domestic coal was reported today by Pittsburg dealeig violence broke out again in ne-aiby soft coal fields, idle be-X'ontinued on fife Col.

4) a .1 uuetliodists Change One Local Pastor Appointment and pastoral changes for the ensuing year as announced yesterday morning at tire closing sesalon of the annual Central Pennsylvania Methodist conference by Bishop Edwin Holt Hughe, will little affect the Altoona asisgnment. the only change pastors occurring at the Broad Avenue Methodist church wnere Rev- w- W. Breckbill of Tnie Springs. Huntingdon coun ty' W1" ued Rev, C. Switzer who wa as'ned the Barnesbqrb charge.

For the fifth consecutive year. Rev. G. H. Ketterer, D.

will act a superintendent of. the Altoona district of Methodist churches. Of the 67 charges Including approximately 150 churches, In ifome cases several churc.ies being included in one circuit, the following change have been announced for the Altoona district: Alexandria, Rev. J. McMor-rls; Bakerton, Rev.

D. O. Bru-baker; Barnesboro, Rev. C. J.

Switzer; Dudley, Rev. M. D. Long; Glen Hope and Madera, Rev, T. Gibson; Hastings, Rev.

A. C. Eray; Houtzdale, Rev. W. M.

Kepler; Newton Hamilton, Rev. W. A. Snyder; Pine Grove Mills, Rev. John Meloy, supply; Ramey and Blandburg, Rev.

D. Long; Schellsbuig, Rev. R. Knox; Three Springs, Rev. R.

B. Dysart; Warrior Mark. Rev. B. F.

Snuc; (Continued on Paie 2. Col, 21 During the discussed the morning Hull had peace plan for sr. minutes with the British amhas-sador, Sir Ronald Lindsav. and It was pr esumed to be a topic of conversation at hi subsequent lunch-eon meeting; at the White House Koosevclt and Tressu sury secretary Morgenthau. URGES TWO FLEETS At the Capitol.

Chailmn WaUh rVMa, of naval mittee launched a discussion of the critical peech advocating creation of complet, Atlantic and Pacif.c leet in place 0f navy this eurntry now has. "We can no longer- defend a two-ocean nation it one-ocean navy, the towering Walsh told hi. colleagues. 'Tn the light nf present oonditions we cannot af-ford to on the Indulgence of the pretended friendship of any nation on earth." Maintenance strict neutrality bulwarked hy a "well-balanced and efficient navy." Walsh said, "would assure the United State of peace for generations." Senator Ashurst (D-Ariz) hacked this speech with the assertion that "War- is the natural state of Europe nd those In America who believe that America can make any contribution in solvine the. problems of Europe will look and labor and hope in vain." S.

Mil ft Be Slroilg lo rr -wlire Ker-JUHt -W nod ring ASHINGTON, April "-y or var vooaring told Daughters 0f the American Revo- lutlon tonight that this nation must be "as strong as the strong" to assure world respect for its rights and privileges. "Defensive weakness Invites contempt," the secretary declared at opening services of the D. 48th continental congress. Declaring that there has been an American military renaissance a rebirth of an effective army since 1933,. Woodring said that "final enactment of President Roosevelt's program for the further strengthening 0f our defenses will go far toward complete assurance of peace and security." "Today," he said, "it is the strong, not the weak, who can speak with authority for peace." That knowledge, he added, should dissipate the fear of those who think that the American military enaissance may mean a militaristic United States.

Adjustment Sought in Dairy Sehedule Farmers of the Cove section and interested business men. met last night in the high school at Mart-Insburg to devise ways and mean of having adjuslmenls made in thc schedules of the Abbotts Dairies which reduced the shipment of grade A milk from the "Cove" (Continued on I'sie 2, Col, 5) Traffic Training School Opens With 25 Officers STATE COLLEGE, Pa April l7. (P) Twenty-five municipal traffic officers enrolled today for their third annual two-weeks training school at the Pennsylva- nia State College. "Graduates" will be awarded certificates at ceremonies April 28. Speaker at opening session Included R.

A. Hagerman, burgess of Tyrone, who discussed duties of traffic officers, and Chief of Police H. 'S. Carey of Altoona, who reviewed organization and train ing. SIMMS FOR DIAMONDS i i iiti.MAMir.n Lacone.

said V'alker, asked the agree to thorough unronrzarron tne mineis. in re turn lor wr.ich the mineis would retuin to work in that district. If offer" was "refused, It was made clear the operators would continue to be subject to picketing. The operator last night discussed the question of their rights to settle locally, and. finally, the members turned down the union propo-a after considerable argument in which charges of siding with the union in order to get out their coal and -obtain high pr ices were tossed at one another by-some of the operator's.

About 125 of the C43 membets of the operators' association attended. nrvnivni! DKNOINCKS TERMS George Trumble. Morrisdale. one cf the operators, was out-poken in hrs denunciation of the irnion's terms, declaring that the opera- tors had rv authority locally settle the problem to their nu-n '(ontinufd on ol. 3) Louis Wins In First! LOS ANGELES, April 17.

(AP)-Joe Louis successfully defended his heavy-weight boxing: chain, pionship tonight by knocking out 36-year-old Jack Roper in two minutes and twenty seconds in the first round of their scheduled ten round bout. To Present Awards to Teams Dr. Carl Schott, cal education at dean of physi-' 1 Pennsylvania State college, will be the speaker- at the annual athletic! banquet tonight at 8i30 o'clock in the Altoo'ia Y. M. C.

A. Rev. G. Mason Cochran, pastor of the Broad AvenuP Presbyterian church, will present awardg to the winning team and Individuals who paiticipated in the athletic activities sponsored by the physical council. John R.

"Jop" Lafferty, president of the council. will introduce invited guests. They include Russell Shaffer, Dr. Levi Gilbert, W. F.

Lehman and P. J. Williams, all of the board of directors; General Secretary James A. Wooten, Tribune Sports EdU tor James F. Brantlinger, Mirror Sport Editor Herman Reifsnyder, Russell Aukerman and James Adam.

Rev. Eugene Slep will deliver the invocation. Jop Lafferty will serve toastmaater. Choral e-j (Continued on rage Cel. 2) 1 I To Extend Municipal Bond Issue City council this morning will pass a resolution extending the maturity dates of $104,000 worth of municipal bond of an Issue that matured normally January 1.

of thi year. The extension wiil probably be for a peiiod of five years and at the same rate of interest as originally carried. The tesolution will carry the stipulation that the i.ty may retire the bonds before the end if the extended maturity date upon 60 day notice to the bondholder and that the may receive their money bet. rc t.ie new matur.ty date by 60 days notice to the city. WEBER PI.EI1GES StTI'ORT I With Councilman Jacob M.

i Weber recupera'ing at his home and with Councilman Frank M. Hunter in Hanisburg on city, business three members of council this morning will hold the second of the tw0 regular stated meetings for the month. Mr. Hunter yesterday, however, gave assurance of his support of the bond extension resolution that will be presented this moi ning. Council yesterday passed a resolution to make an agreement with the Altoona Logan Valley Electric Railway company for the re- Snoval of the company's tracks on Fifth avenue, Thirteenth to Twenty-sixth streets; Ninth avenue, Twelfth to Thirteenth streets, Twelfth street, Sixth to Ninth avenues and Thirteenth street, Fifth to Ninth avenue.

Improvement of these thoroughfares will be made a part of the city's proposed million dollar general improvement project, application for which ha been made to the federal government as a works progres administration development. MIST REMOVK RAILS Under. the franchise with the city the Logan Valley traction company will be required to pay for the removal r.f the rails and this will amount to $16,404.50, according to city engineering figures. The city will include In its million dollar improvement project the labor cost for the removal of the rails and the Logan Valley will then reimburse the city for the cust of permanently Improving the streets where the 1 ails have been removed. A toa: of 7,630 lineal feet of trackage would be included in the work.

Any agreement that the Logan Valley will remove the rails from the streets mentioned must be Included as a (Continued on Fig 2, Col, 1) BASEBALL SCORES NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburg 7, Cincinnati 5 No Other Scheduled AMERICAN LEAGUE New York-Washington, Rain No Other Scheduled W. J. Tavlor Heads Rail Limitation Club Walter J. Taylor was elected I president of the Altoona unit of the National Railway Mileage Limitation clubs at a meeting last night in city hall. Bruce C.

Stump was elected vice president and L. F. Litzinger, secretary-lreasurer. Speaker at the meeting were State Chairman E. R.

Fabian of Crafton and L. O. Young of the Pittsburg club. Junior railroad men present at the meeting decided to interview i business and clubmen in an effort to obtain endor sement of their ob- jeetives. The Mileage Limitation movement was organized to limit employment of engine hnd trainmen to 26 days per month or 2,600 miles per month.

Under the present etup on American railroads, the junior-men contend senior railroaders get all the running time. They say the senior man js depriving the junior man of a chance to earn a living through the abuse of his seniority privileges, in most cases with the sanction of the four big brotherhoods. It is the contention of the junior men that a 26-day month fr engine and train service employe would put approximately 100,000 men to work in the U. S. Taxpayers, they say, would save almost J73.0O0.0O0 In welfare and WPA costs.

The Altoona club will meet the first and third Mondays of each month at city hall, Tax Strike Urged by Union Miners SHAMOKIN. Pa April 17-(7Pj-Taxpayers in Coal township, where schools are closed because, of a teachers' walkout, were urged tonight to declare a tax strike In protest against what speakers termed the failure of cor poration to pay taxes. George Rumberger, member of the Bear Valley United Mine Workers local, declared that "If th Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron company, Lehigh and other coal corporations don't pay their taxes, you and I will refus to pay ours until such time as the companies pay up. "And I think we will be lus-tifled," he Martin Wascoe, one of the 190 unpaid teachers who walked out Friday, estimated at 300 the group, which filed Into the auditorium of the rambling township high school high atop a hill overlooking Shamokin borough. rrally-ditressed districts.

1 Dr. Mathewson was installed "Approximately $11,000,000 really ajon wUh Vice President Don needed to clear all the deficien-; Sanders, Secretary-treasur er Joseph rier Ade disclosed. Tate and Di, Jack UunK Of course. obtaining thatGjant Herman Reifsnyder amount is out of the question Jess Aflica and Kenneth Steel, now. But we had asked for 000 to do a stop-gap job.

I BOWLING TKOPHIES Teachers unpaid for months went The retir ing president, as his on strike in several hard coal re- last official duty, presented in- gion districts and the schools closed. The emergency appropriation, approved by the house, can be passed by the senate by tomorrow night. Meanwhile Dr. Ade asked house and senate education commi'tees (Continued on Paae Col 6).