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SUBURBAN EDITION The circulation of this issue of the Altoona Tribune is in excess of 23,000 copies. THE WEATHER CLOUDY, LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN YESTERDAY'S TEMPERATURES HIGH 78 LOW 38 CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA'S GREAT MORNING NEWSPAF ALTOONA, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL30, 19 6 30 40 PHONE 8181 VOLUME 84 NO. 101 iber of the it Bureau of Circulation THREE CENTS' mj mm To Aid Refugees Rotary Delegate Germans Strike In Five Lightning Attacks On Allies Decision Upholds Right Of Executive And Legislative Branches To Set Up Own Standards For Government Purchasing WASHINGTON, April 29. VP) I House Votes 'Raffles" Sweetheart Dies Without Revealing Loot Cache To Convene May 6 To Seek Funds For Relief Governor Hopes For 'Harmonious Session' Of Not More Than Two Weeks HARRISBURG. April 29 VP) Governor James tonight formally summoned the legislature into special session May 6, in an 11-point proclamation prompted and dominated by relief.

The governor, for a "harmonious session" of not more than two weeks, proposed to reinforce the state's dwindling relief funds by: GOVERNOR'S PLAN (A) Borrowing money from various special funds in the state treasury and (B) snipping off un Barry, alias Arthur C. Gibson, The Supreme court spoke out to- day against "judicial supervision of administrative procedure" in a I decision upholding the right of the executive and legislative branches to set up any standards they see fit for government purchasing. Specifically, the court said that the 1936 Walsh-Healey act requiring government contractors to pay certain minimum wages conferred no litigable rights upon the contractorsthat government officials were responsible only to congress for any maladministration of it. INJUNCTION- SET ASIDE The court set aside an injunction by which the District of Columbia court of appeals had restrained Secretary Perkins from prescribing minimum wages for iron and steel workers engaged in filling government contracts. Justice Black's opinion, from which Justice Mc-Reynolds dissented, made this observation: "The record here disclosed the "confusion and disorder" that can result from the delays necessarily Incident to judicial supervision of administrative procedure developed to meet present day needs of government and capable of operating efficiently and fairly to both private and public interests." "A BREAK WITH PRECEDENT "Judicial restraint of those who administer the government's purchasing," Black's opinion said at another point, would constitute a break with settled judicial practice and a departure into fields hitherto wisely and happily apportioned by the genius of our polity to the administration of another branch of government.

"Courts should not, where congress has not done 8o, subject purchasing agencies of government to the delays necessarily incident to judicial scrutiny at the instance of potential sellers x. A Like restraint applied to purchasing by private business would be widely condemned as an intolerable business handicap." The Walsh-Healey act, requires government contractors to pay the minimum wage prevailing in their "locality." Acting under it, the secretary of labor had made a de termination of the minimum wage alias Gillison is serving a 25-year sentence in Attica state prison. In 1929, he led a successful break from Auburn prison during a revolt of 1,700 convicts and was not captured until three years later. He was the will-o'-wisp bane of police for three years, while he carried off such raids as the robbery of Jesse L. Liver-more's estate at Kings Point and the $240,000 robbery of Carl Schmid-Iap, wealthy chemical engineer-Prison officials said the romance of Barry and Anna was apparently a ''true love" match, and that the suave Barry proved his faithfulness to her by agreeing to confess in return for a promise that she would remain free.

President's Mother Taken 111 Suddenly NEW YORK, April 29 IP) Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, the President's mother, suffered an upset stomach today while motoring and was treated and rested for two hours in a drug store near the New York World's fair. Rallying quickly and returning in her own car to her Manhattan townhouse, the unusually spry 85-year old mother assured her son, who telephoned from the White House, that she was "feeling fine." 8tomachi trouble," she told him. A statement issued from her home said no medical treatment had been required at home and that she was asleep by 7 p. m.

Mrs. Roosevelt was returning with a companion from a luncheon i wVlpn -Via fimnlillnofl fit nnllang and ordered her chauffeur to the nearest drug store. Joseph Porte, the druggist who treated her, said he had merely given her. "something for an upset aivuuH.u. aiu iwuac II.

veit oenevea jt resuitea irom a peach dessert 8he had eaten at the the luncheon. After two hours in the care the druggist, she was able to walk to her car, leaning slightly on the arm oi ner companion. As she later climbed the steps her Manhattan home in the east 60s, she was heard to say: "I don't know what happened. I must have been poisoned." She appeared to be joking. FDR Gets Authority To Regulate Securities WASHINGTON, April 29 () The senate voted today to give I President Roosevelt specific statu i I spent balances of such appropriations ear-marked by the 1939 legislature "as may be practicable." The motor fund can te tapped for approximately 31 millions.

I. Lamont Hughes, secretary of highways, has reported. At the present rate of expenditures for relief about 10 millions a month the current appropriation will be exhausted about June 1 and approximately 70 millions would be needed to carry the department of public assistance to the end of the year, when the 1941 regular session convenes. TO DETAIL PROGRAM James' two plans for raising relief money, described only generally in his call, will be detailed Monday night in a state-wlda broadcast before both branches of the assembly. They will convene at 3 p.

m. (EST). The governor included these subjects, whinli controversial," in calling the 22nd" special session of the legislature since 1791 SCHOOL AID Aid to financially-handicapped school districts, estimated at 2. AririlHnnnl or IMS In nt stnito government commis sion (the commission is askine for $50,000.) 3. Amend the unemployment compensation laws, conforming to ieceni cnanges in the federal sta- A imes, exempting employers from luontinucd on rage 2, Col.

5) Council Gets Nazi Thrusts, Launched Against Vital Rail Lines STOCKHOLM, April 29 JP) Germany's lightning legions struck in a five-forked attack four from the south and one from the north against allied positions along vital railway lines in central Norway tonight. The allies were described as strategically-placed, however. Up the Gudbrandsdalen, a valley lying northwest-southeast across Norway, the Germans were reported in Norwegian dispatches reaching here to have occupied Kvam, 35 miles southeast of the British-held railway junction of Dombas. BATTLE Farther east, where the Oster-dalen (eastern valley) roughly parallels the Gudbrandsdalen, a German column smashed northwestward from the region of Alv-(W to the vicinity of Hjerkinn, where they came upon strong allied positions. Fighting was reported there, with the British battling to defend the railway which links their forces at Dombas and Storen to the northward.

Norwegian troops were reported fighting a third German contingent tonight at Kvikne, on the snowy highway about two-thirds of the way from Tynset to Uls-berg. This battle began last night and was reported still in progress in exceedingly rough mountain country. The fourth German column from the south sought to push on from on the Osterdalen railway, to Storen. From. German-occupied Trond- a port keenly desired by the British, a fifth German detachment was driving southward in the hope of connecting with the German units coming up from the south.

To escape crippling of the southern army of their broad pincher movement on Trondheim, the British must uaintain their positions along the railway from Dombas northward to Storen as well as the branch from Dombas westward to Andalsnes, a British landing point. Sir Malcolm Campbell Granted Divorce LONDON. April 29 (IP) Sir Mai- colm Campbell, noted auto racer and holder of the world speed-; boat record, won a conditional divorce decree today on the ground that his wife committed adultery with the Hon. Brian Edmund Lewis. 36-year-old son and heir of shipping magnate Baron Essendon and the speed king's former business associate.

The decree, one which may be made final after a period of not less than six months, was granted despite Lady Campbell's allegations that her husband condoned her. misconduct. Lewi. admitted in court he paid "blackmail money" to a woman to prevent her telling Sir Malcolm that he and Lady Campbell were using her apartment Sir Malcolm testified that he had taken Lewis into his house in 1926 because Lewis had quarreled with his father and he felt sorry for him. Hunter Cites Baum for 'Incompetency' Director Frank Hunter, Public Safety Director Jacob Weber disclosed yesterday jn a statement on the dismissal of City Engineer H.

J. Baum. has "presented to council at least six specific cases for requesting the removal of Mr. Baum, stating that the cases can be seen which cost the city of Al- toona considerable money cor-; recting." Baum, Weber's statement reads, "stands charged with inefficiency proven by errors of the past, and I incompetency insofar that the org; anlzation under his direct charge has not and is not functioning to the best interest of the city." Rumors of politics and religion as the reasons for Baum's dismissal were termed false In the statement bf the director of public safety. The complete statement: "The mayor and councilmen, as directors of their respective departments are held directly responsible for the efficient operation of (Continued on Pje t.

Col. 1) Wage-Hour Act Flexibility Amendment Would Affect Regularly Employed, Salaried Workers WASHINGTON, April 29. (IP) The house, in its first decision on a long string of suggested changes in the wage-hour law, voted 74 to 38 today to make the maximum hours provision more flexible as it applies to regularly-employed, salaried workers. AMENDMENT The amendment provides that time-and-a-half pay shall not be necessary for overtime work performed by a person who has worked at an office or plant for at least six months on a regular salary, provided that In a 26-week period his average work week shall not exceed the maximum Prescribed In the present law. That maximum is now 42 a week.

The effect of the amendment would be that a person might work, say 50 hours a week, for a number of weeks but would not have to be paid overtime if his working time during the rest of the half year was so shortened that the average was brought down to 42 a At present the law calls for a minimum wage of 30 cents an hour for both salary and wage earners, and requires time-and a half pay for work in excess of the 42 hour maximum work week. Administration forces, who say President Roosevelt wants no amendments to the law this year, did not contest the amendment, offered by a vigorous administration foe, Rep. Hoffman (R-Mich). Chairman Norton (D-NJ), leader of the administration fight, did not participate in the decision, which was taken on a standing vote. The vote was tentative, in that it can be upset later.

40-8 to Send 20 Boys to Legion Camp Tentative arrangements have been maiJeby a special committee to send about 20 boys to the Le gion state camp at Indiantown Gap this summer, members of Blair voiture, No. 350, Forty Eight society, were told at the April meeting last night in the Pleasant Val ley clubhouse A delegation from Blair voiture will attend the observance of Founder's day, May 18, in Philadel- phia, when the twentieth anniver-; tttijf jl Lite win uc I Major Breen, founder of the 40 8, and many state and na- tional officers will be present. A parade, ball and "wreck" will be i held. i Blair voiture Is planning another "wreck" in mid-June, when its membership is expected to exceed the 200 mark. Correspondent C.

McManamy reported the present membership as 193, making it the third largest voiture in the state and the first to exceed last year's membership. Eight members attended the "wreck" held Sunday at Tatrlaqua. The southwest district "wreck" will be at Donora, May 15, in charge of Washington county voiture No. 676. Dr, Max.

A. Wolfberg was master of ceremonies for the entertain-(Continued on Fage 2, Col. 2) BilP Would Have ov oUlld Schools WASHINGTON, April 29(P)- The government would assist in constructing neeaea scnooi Duim- ings and in providing equipment during the next (en years under a bill (HR 9579) Introduced today t. Representative J. Buell Snyder, Fayette county, Democrat.

The public works administration would furniah up to 50 per cent of the cost of the school houses. Congress would appropriate $50,000,000 for each of the next two fiscal years and up t0 $100,000,000 a year for each of tbe next eight years for the purpose. in six "localities," one of which I members of the motor ciun at me consisted of all states north of May meeting scheduled for Mon-Washington and east of Ohio and I day at 8 o'clock in the Penn Alto HEMPSTEAD, IT. April 29 (IP) Death today kept the 13-year secret of Anna Blake, sweetheart of a burglar who rifled the homes of New York, Westchester, Long Island "gold coast" and Florida millionaires of more than $800,000 in jewels in the middle 1920s. Long suspected of knowing where her imprisoned lover, Arthur Barry, cached his loot, Anna Blake died of cancer at the Meadowbrook hospital here.

An unattractive woman of 52 In contrast to Barry's dashing good looks which sometimes led his victims to mistake him for a house guest Anna Blake visited Barry as often as prison regulations would permit ever since he was captured in 1927. Chamberlain Heads New B. L. Group John A. Chamberlain, well known Altoona plumber and business man, was elected president of the newly formed Columbia Building and association, at the merger meeting last night at the Penn Alto of eight Altoona Building and associations.

Other officers of, the new association are: Vice president, E. F. McDowell; secretary and general manager, M. L. Kauffman; treasurer, C.

B. Carothers; and solicitor, Robert Haberstroh. The new association will have assets totaling $827,000 and was approved by approximately 94 per cent of the stockholders of all the organizations, it was announced last night following the organization meeting. Directors for the Columbia association include, Chamberlain, McDowell, Kauffman, Carothers and A. R.

Aukerman, W. P. Geib, E. H. Breisacher, C.

A. Hughes and A. C. Davis The Columbia Building and Loan is the second group to participate in the merger and consists of the following companies; Economy, Industrial, CIti zeni, Union, Vigilant, Peoples, Jefferson and the Provident Building and Loan associations. Three other new associations are in the process of being formed to be a part of the five new merged associations of the 38 Building and Loan associations in the city.

The new associations will not start business until all five groups haye been oreanized. wes gtated. i rCSCnt Refinancing Plan to City City councilmen are awaiting with interest the arrival some time today of a bonding expert from Philadelphia who is expected to have prepared a sound plan of refinancing at least a part of the city's indebtedness. Here several weeks ago to collect the necessary data to formulate a plan, the Philadelphia financier and his firm have been attempting to work out a feasible program. Special Accountant Thomas Hunter, Controller Ward Morrison and Accounts and Finance Dl-reotor Guy S.

Tippery have ready any additional data the expert may need upon his arrival here. A series of conferences 'are expected to result, at the conclusion of which the city will know whether or not the heavy burden of special assessment bonds and other obligations can be eased through refinancing over a period of years. Mayor Charles E. Rhodes and councilmen a'so, are interested in the cost of puch refinancing and have asserted they will make certain It la not excessive before proceeding. Controller Morrison yesterday went over the regulations governing the preparation and publish-(Cpntlnii'd on rate 2, Col.

2) SIMMS FOR GRUEN WATCHES ROME, April 29. (IP) Beatrice Fhillips, 26, daughter of the United States ambassador to Rome, left tonight for France to serve as a chauffeur with Miss Anne Morgan's "American friends of France" In assisting refugees. Sproul Road Renewal To Be Asked Immediate action on the renewal of the road from Leamersville to Sproul will be asked of State Secretary of Highways I. Lamont Hughes by a special committee appointed by President W. H.

Fields of the Blair County Motor club, it was announced at the monthly meeting of the board of directors In the Penn. Alto hotel last night. A meeting with-the state official will be arranged, the committee to present hira-with petitions containing the signatures of more than 2,000 persons asking for the improvement of the highway, route 220. Composing the committee will be President Fields and C. L.

San-drus to represent the motor club, G. Wise and W. P. Gorman representing the Altoona Chamber of Commerce and D. Emmert Brumbaugh and W.

A. Zeigler representing Claysburg. The stretch is now in bad condition and narrow at many points. It is part of an important outlet to the south and will be much more traveled when the new super-highway is opened in July. Details of the movement for the improvement will be outlined to hotel.

Building Permits Near April Record With still another day of April remaining, building permits issued for minor repairs and Improvements to houses and properties are expected to reach one of the highest totals for that month in recent years. Yesterday the city bureau of inspection approved more than worth of improvements. City officials yesterday instituted a new procedure in obtaining per mits, hey are available now only at the office of Building Inspector Bernal A. Swab on the second floor of city hall. Previously they were obtained from the office of the license tax officer on the first floor.

Permits issued yesterday included: Patsy Figllola, to construct oil pit in garage, 406 Seventh street, Juniata, for H. W. Loudon, $35; R. Cohan, new roof, 1603 Ninth avenue, $35; Harold Schroeder, relocate garage doors ana construct new driveway, 418 Fifty-eoventh street, for John Prutzman, $160; R. S.

Kline, remove old barn, 615 East Hudson avenue, for Alice Kline; C. W. Griffith, siding and repair porch steps, 5410 Broad avenue, for Mrs. Nellie J. Ley, $385; Wesley Figart, to construct wooden stairs at 3312 Broad avenue, for Mrs.

Slutzker, $30, and to place wall under rear porch at 222 Twenty-first avenue, for Carl Barger, $165. Rock Litzman, porch repairs, 2108 Fourth avenue, for Edith E. Hudson, $45; C. A. Wissingcr, compete building house, 503 Fifth avenue, $50; A.

J. Estcp, hardwood floor and porch repairs, 313 Howard avenue, for David Jones; Charles D. Riley, three-car garage, 2126 Nineteenth street, $800; Clarence Burk, rear porch, 2300 Tenth avenue, for W. J. Burk, $50; T.

J. Shean, to repair porch, 2620 Sixth avenue, for Abbott Halcnan, $90, and to erect front porch, 706 Fourth avenue, for Ed Turner, $275 Bartley Lumber company, to re-: (Continued on rage Col. t) iejCivil Se Report VCJ VlVll ARTHUR E. WINTER Arthur E. Winter, prominent Altoona Rotarian, was elected by the board of directors at their meeting yesterday noon in the Oneida room of the Penn Alto hotel, to be the Altoona delegate to Rotary International convention in Havana, Cuba.

Report of the various activities of hp club were given by members of the various committees at the meeting which was in charge of Dr. J. F. Buzzard. Herman Greenburg, chairman of the scholarship committee, gave a report on the activities of his group, followed by similar reports by Secretary J.

Clyde Cassidy on finance; hobby show results, Tom Cauni; Rotary band, Howard Linduman, and program and entertainment by J. N. MaAdocks. Taul II. Faris, newly elected president of Rotary and his officers, will assume office the first Tuesday in July, it was announced.

Blair GOP Lists Election Saturday Annual election of officers of the Blair county Republican committee is scheduled for the annual meeting Saturday afternoon in the courthouse at Hollidaysburg at 2:20 o'clock. Committeemen are asked to note the change in time, from 2 o'clock as stated on notices sent out Sunday to 2:30 o'clock. County Republican Chairman P. A. Patterson of Altoona is mentioned as a strong candidate for reelection.

Attorney Robert F. Hare also has been mentioned in political circles as a strong contender. Contacted by the Tribune last night, however, Attorney Hare aid ho knew nothing of his Proposed candidacy and was not seeking the position. GOP Maps Farm. Relief Cliamres WASHINGTON, April 29 (IP) A Republican keynote address approving many new deal objectives, but urging substantial changes in the relief, farm and other programs was predicted by Republican leaders after a series of conferences today with Gov.

Harold E. Stassen of Minnesota, who will deliver the speech. As a preliminary to the drafting of his oration, the youthful state head conferred successively with house and senate Republican leaders, including several presidential candidates, and reported that he found them largely in agreement on essential issues although there was some conflicting advice. It was said authoritatively that the speech would recommend a two-price farm program (one price for farm products consumed domestically and another for those sold abroad) and would call for local administration of relief with federal aid, reduction In governmental expenditures, and modi-(Conilnued on Poire 2, Col. 5) Baseball Scores NATIONAL I.KAG1IE Cincinnati 3, IMttHliuric 2.

St. Louis Chlraito 5. Only gnnioB Hrhedulrd. AMERICAN I.KAOIK York 5, Washington 4. Detroit 4, Cleveland 3.

Ronton 11, Philadelphia 3, Only gamci acheduled. tory authority to regulate transac- ations were named by the civil tions in foreign investments in service, board. Council will inves-this country during war or other tigate "the qualifications of the emergency. four and act upon the recommen- The measure, which now goes dation of the director of the de-to the house, was passed on a partment of public safety when he voice vote after rejection of a is ready to fill the position, series of Republican-sponsored What will be done about the amendments to limit the Presl- resignations of the three physl-dent's authority. I clans on the civil service board, Chairman Wagner (D-NY of the I which become effective tomorrow, senate banking committee who was not discussed, it was Indi Kentucky, except Virginia.

a part of West Mine Sealing Project to Start PHILIPSBURG, April 29. The Centre County Fish, Game and Forestry association announced today that work on the $129,000 WPA mine sealing project in Centre and Clearfield counties would start on June 30. The proposal is designed to prevent river pollution and save fish life in the Philipsburg area. Forty mines in Centre county and approximately 400 mines in Clearfield county will be sealed, it was learned. Three Face Liquor Law Chan ges The state liquor control board last night announced the arrests of three persons yesterday, involving two cases.

Richard Thompson, 1219 Second street, was apprehended yesterday morning on a warrant charging him with misrepresenting a minor's age In a place selling beer and liquor, according to the board. The minor was Beulah Knox, 19, of 303 Lexington avenue, arrested last week by state agents for misrepresenting her age in gaining employment in several taverns, Thompson, the board disclosed, Posted $300 bail yesterday for a hearing before Alderman Robert A. Conrad May 9. Liquor agents yesterday noon raided a "speakeasy" at Stopvllle, Cambria county, the board said, and arrested a man and woman on body warrants. Six board hearings, of which concern Somerset county, will be held this morning at the Commerce building offices with Ernest F.

Walker of Johnstown, special deputy attorney general, representing the board. oCl'VlCe Results of the recent examinations by the civil service board to obtain eligibles for the position of sanitary officer in the city health bureau have been submitted, Public Safety Director Jacob Weber told members of council during a conference yesterday afternoon in the office of Mayor Charles H. Rhodes. The four highest in the examln- cated. Council discussed a number of problems briefly, taking time to pass unanimously on resolutions Introduced by Accounts and Finance Director Guy S.

Tippery providing for the payment of a mm Ivurred by City Treasurer V. E. Decker on a trip to Pitts- burg on city business and for the reli'Asn of a surety bond on for- mev Account? and Finance Dlreo- tor Charles II Cissidy, exempting him from nil further liability ot the offlc which he held until the first of th -'ear. The statement released publicly by Public Snfety Director Weber concerning the dismissal of the city engineer May 6 was discussed but no action was taken on the subject, it wag understood. HO niair Traffic Toll '39 87..

Accidents ..164 117. Injured 143 10. Dead 6 sponsored the legislation, said It was intended to "clarify" authority existing under a World war statue and an amendment granting the President emergency monetary powers in 1933. Mileshurg Girl Tells Kidnap Story BELLEFONTE, April 29. (IP) A 17-year 'old girl's exciting story of being kidnaped from the back porch of her home by "some men looking like foreigners" who tossed a sheet over her head, was under investigation tonight by state police.

The girl, Mary of Mlles-burg, told District Attorney Mus- ser Gettig she was taken about a' mile In a car and escaped by sticking her elbow into the ribs of one of the men and running, when they stopped the car to put her in the back seat. Miss Tomb lives with an uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Gordo a.