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3 Wives Play Old Game Husbands Used to-Page 6 Final Edition Today's Latest News CENTRAL ILLINOIS HOMEU NEWSPAPER SINCE CM ASSOCIATED PRESS (UP UNITED PRESS (INS INTERNATIONAL NEWS SERVICE 92ND YEAR. NO. 304. BLOOMINGTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1938. TWELVE PAGES.

SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS 184G 11 KILLER DIES ORSON WELLES Radio Fantasy Proves Too Real, AN OLD HAND BEFORE UTAH Rails Promised Help As Slash Substitute Dozen Corn Huskers Vie for State Title BUT ONLY 23 FIRING SQUAD Starts Near Panic in the East NEW YORK. UP) Orson Welles, whose radio dramatiza tion of G. Wells' "The War of the Worlds," caused nationwide ROUTE OF PARADE consternation Sunday night, is an RETURNS TO PLANE BY ROPE LADDER Thousands Believe Play About Attack On U. S. From Mars TONIGHT MAPPED F.

D. R. Pledges Support of New Program of Aid Federal Commission Starts Investigation; Asks Copy of Script WASHINGTON, D. C. (UP.) LANCASTER, CALIF.

UP) In another daring maneuver, NEW YORK. UP) A horrible dramatic fantasy of war waged on the United Stated by fearsome men Thomas H. Smith, Clarksburg, W. aviator, returned to the record-breaking endurance plane "Little Bear" Sunday, replacing Chairman Frank R. McNinch of the federal communications commission Monday wired the Columbia Broadcasting system for a copy of the radio script and a transcription of the broadcast "The War of WHY is tke new uage hour law considered by many a revival of the old KRAtPage WASHINGTON.

D. (INS) from Mars brought near panic to Crowd of 50,000 On Hand to See Champions Work (BULLETIN.) MODESTO. ILL. Irvin Rau man, Woodford county, Monday won the Illinois state corn husking; championship with a load of 32.759 bushels in 80 minutes. The runnerup was Ecus Vaughan, of Piatt county with 31.174 bushels.

William Rose, Henry county 1937 6tate champion, finished third with 3L005 bushels. MODESTO, ILL. UP) Under part of the nation's radio audience Clyde Schlieper, Long Beach flyer who had been aboard since the flight started last Sunday night. the Worlds" broadcast over the Co White House plans for a comprehensive legislative program to help the Sunday. In the double quick tempo of the lumbia network Sunday night with Smith, seizing a trailing rope, news broadcasters, the fiction of a nations distressed railroads were startling results.

climbed up a ladder into the revealed Monday as a substitute for Columbia program became so real The chairman said the program, plane a few minutes after SALT LAKE CITY. UP) A firing squad executed John W. Deering at dawn Monday in state prison while an electrocardiograph recorded probably for the first time the action of the human heart pierced by bullets. Deering, who had sought in every way to speed his death and who participated willingly in the scientific experiment to determine how long his heart would beat after being struck, was calm to the end. The five man firing squad was given the order to fire at 7:46 a.

and at a. m. Deering was pronounced dead in expiation for the May 9 holdup murder of Oliver R. Meredith, Salt Lake City businessman. There were ominous clouds against the pale sky over the mountains as Deering was led quickly from his cell block and strapped in his chair against a prison wall.

Electric wires were attached to his wrists and carried to a delicate machine his last heart beats. Scientists began an immediate study of the record. Utah is the only state in the union now using a firing squad. Convicted men are given the alternative of this or hanging. One of the five rifles used is loaded with a blank.

the 15 percent wage cut which the which aroused the entire country Schlieper had parachuted from carriers sought. old hand at bcth realistic drama and radio horror tales although he is only 23. Welles was born in Kenosha, the son of an inventor. He was entered in the Progressive Todd school at Woodstock, 111., at the age of 11, and soon showed a strong leaning for matters Thespian. He was encouraged by the headmaster, Roger Hill, and by the end of five years there 1931 was writing, producing, directing and acting in school shows.

Then he went abroad on a bicycle trip one summer and bluffed his way into the famous Gate theater Irish players in Dublin. His career slowed down when he came back to New York a few months later however, and after several disappointments, he managed to land In Katherine Cornell's company on her celebrated 35 week road tour in 1933. A few months after that ended he took up radio work on the side to supplement his income he had married and created the radio character "The Shadow," a role he only recently relinquished. istic that hysteria prevailed among listeners throughout the United with its portrayal of the imagin 2,000 feet It was the same President Roosevelt promised MARDI GRAS Spooks of every description to frolic In community celebration. PRIZES GIVEN Children's school pupils compete for Hallowe'en awards Page 5 RIDERS rerform before 500 at Eureka, Normal girl winning sweepstakes honors Page CLIMBS From office boy to executive, record of railroad official rage 6 RAIN.

It can't wash away soli after plow passes. Page 9 LOAN, Co-op seeks one of more than million for lines Tage 9 HALLOWE'EN. Most persons celebrate saints day, but Hudson couple marks wedding anniversary rage 6 DEATH. It comes to auto pasfwner as driver tries to avoid crash Page ary attack on Princeton, N. by States and Canada.

method used last Wednesday such a program his full support la when Smith was stricken with The broadcast was an adaptation conference with President J. J. mysterious monsters of Mars, will be considered at an early meeting air sickness and Harley Long, of H. G. Wells' imaginative "War of the Worlds," further dramatized perfect weather conditions and be Pelley of the Association of American Railroads, during which Mr.

of the commission. also of Long Beach, replaced him. and enacted by Orson Welles, the 23 Roosevelt asked Pelley to ascertain fore a crowd estimated by state police at more than 50.000, a fast "I withhold final judgment until later," McNinch said, "but any broadcast that creates such gener- year old Broadway theatrical prod The ship, which passed the igy. Welles Americanized the locale the roads' attitude toward ths emergency fact finding board's recommendation against the proposed pay cut. and situations.

light plane endurance record of 136 hours and 10 minutes Saturday morning, had been in the field of corn huskers began shucking at noon Monday in the 15th annual Illinois championship con Demands for investigation and correction came apace Monday with Leaving the White House, Pelley test- the belated reports of almost fan air exactly a week at 3:25 p. m. CST. The pilots hope to exceed the world endurance mark of 653 hours, 10 minutes, held by said that the President was "very hopeful" that the special operators- Twelve of the state's best including defending champion, tastic panic. Some apartment houses ia New William Rose of Kewanee, were out labor six man committee which set up two months ago would meet York were emptied hurriedly by the Keys brothers of New to see who could pick the most corn listeners to the program in the near future and work out nd by second and third hand ac in 80 minutes and the prospect was good that the 41.52 bushel national such a program.

German Press 'Sympathetic' BERLIN. (INS) If Americans fall so easily for a fantastic radio broadcast of an "invasion from Mars," that explains why they so readily believe Nazi "atrocity" tales, Der Angriff said Monday. "What Is the lesson?" Der Angriff wanted to know about the wave of America mass counts that multiplied the impend ing peril. record set three years ago by Elmer Carlson of Audubon, would fall. Kxecutlves to Meet- "The President feels quite hope Man, Woman Business Due Europe Turns Switchboards Swamped.

ful that this committee will work At a high point In the program out a full legislative program." said To Parleys on the electric power failed at Con For Upturns, Pelley, "and he will give it his fuU- Heavy Voting Is Predicted crete, a town of 1,000, and est support." Hold Up Bank, Make Escape A county fair atmosphere pervaded the C. W. Moffett farm a mile north of this Central Illinois village with a normal population of 250. Thousands milled over the grounds and crowded as close to the roped off 40 acre contest area as the state police and 1,000 special Pelley said the President toll the lights went out in most of the homes. Many thought the invasion Keeping Peace Experts Say him the size of the six man com had reached the west coast.

Women mittee probably would have to be fainted and men prepared to take expanded, and indicated he wanted For Election their families to the mountains. it to get to work as fast as possible. $15,000 in Cash Taken From Vault Federal Bureau Sees 1939 as Good Year deputies would permit. Wagers Laid. Colonial Demands Biggest Problem Switchboards in newspaper offices Pelley said he promised the Pres ident to call a meeting of member and police stations everywhere were swamped with calls from terrified "Let us weep for our American contemporaries, who accept such atrocities as true.

Naivete is a gift of God, but it should not be abused. How much less naivete is required to accepted as true atrocity stories about Nazi Germany. "This explain a lot for us in the old world." For more than three hours before (By Cones' roads of the association, probably next week in Chicago, "and that he the -tartinsr bomb was to be fired BROOKINGS, S. D. (UP.) The WASHINGTON.

D. UP) The people, many of them weeping. Roosevelt, Hoover To Close Campaign (By Associated I'm.) the spectators, mostlv from the Northwest Security National bank Some reported they could smell Europe's "big four" began getting ftnurn trk Hiilne Mnnrliiv rtn th will find out their attitude towards bureau of agricultural economics the gas and see the flames started farms, started pouring into the con- Brookings was robbed Monday test site bv automobile and wacon an estimated $15,000 by a man forecast Sunday that 1039 would be probw.ma of maintaining pcace In the emergency board recommendation against a cut immediately and by the attackers. better business and industrial the future. Thousands of candidates for con People gathered in groups to pray report back to the White House.

and by noon a man size traffic jam and woman who remained in the clogged roads for several miies. bank more than two hours waiting year than this one but not quite in Paris, the government for salvation. gressional and state offices began In the meantime. Pelley indicated as good as 1937. Premier Edouard Daladier took ad Thv crowded around refresh- Ior the "me lock to open the vault, All over the metropolitan area, al panic and fear as this one is reported to have done, to say the that the question of accepting or rejecting the emergency board rec mont stands watched the 12 over- The couple fled eastward in an panicky persons jumped into auto- In an annual report on demand vantage of a vote of confidence by their- final week of campaigning Monday amid indications of r.

record and prices for agricultural prod- the Radical Socialist party to open least, is regrettable. Protests Received. ommendation would be referred back to individual roads. "off year" vote in the Nov. 8 elec ucts, the bureau said: ithe first phase of conversations in ailed contestants draw lots for automobile carrying Minnesota li-husking lands and many did a little cens? plates, taking two bank of-waeering on their favorites.

flclals 3 stages. The officials r.rnnr HAm.r phix.irx fnr were released unharmed about a "General economic conditions in tended to improve relations among tion. "The, widespread public reaction the United States are most fav- ranee, oermany, ureal xiniain to this broadcast as indicated by Politicians agreed the ballots he htt, the nniitinl mile outside of Brookings nrahlo tn reonverv" and Italy. the press is another demonstration of the power and force of radio, Farmers were advised not to ex- lu.c.i.. nert much ist a rise in nrices of minister, receivea a repun on me campaign, sent a telegram express- M- manager of the ing rcjret he could not attend.

bank, said the couple entered the bank at about 8:30 a. when an Gleaners FoUow. employe of the bank reported for would total far more than the 33 million cast in the 1934 congressional election, even though they were not expected to reach the 45 and points out again the serious public responr ibility of those who The Pantagraph was no exception Sunday night to calls for news or reassurance regarding the II. G. Wells broadcast.

For several minute the switchboard was swamped with calls. There was no known panicky feeling in Bloomlngton, however, and one woman, who later heard explanation of the skit, called back to apologize for having called in the first place. their nrndnctii a whnl. Th. hu- conversations of his ambassador, Acceptance Hinted.

Shortly after Pelley left the White House. George M. Harrison, chairman of the Railway Labor Executives association was called in ta discuss the recommendations with the President Harrison expressed satisfaction at the recommendations and said that he did not know what aspects of the problems involved in I a i tt -1 T- -a H.iw JW are licensed to operate David Thompson, contest mana- work reau said, however, that an (. riiiirui, AUUU oected Increase in consumer in- Hitler in regard to European ap- McNinch said the commission million mark set in the Roosevelt- come should broaden markets for peasement. Francois-Poncet, who early Monday morning already had ger for Prairie Farmer, the spon- The woman, described as "very sor, said it probably would be mid- blonde" and not more than 18 years afternoon before loads could be old, drew a pistol, and the man, received telegrams protesting the agricultural products and thereby envoy to Benin dui naa rv-- Hnf.

f.rm.r.1 been transferred to Rome, had broadcast. weighed and the five place winners about 30. took ajmachine gun from Landon presidential contest two years ago. For the last appeals to this vast array of voters, both Democratic and Republican parties called on nnrkM. than th! vMr.

ben reported to be bearing a HI Commission officials said the the rail crisis would be taken up at his conference with Mr. I at officially determined. under his coat, broadcast violated no specific sta Important Industries which the Ppoai mr ua-fCl. mobiles a.id headed for the open Five of Monday's competitors The next two hours the couple re- tute or regulation with the excep spaces to escape the hypothetical Pelley reported Immediately after husked more than 40 bushels in 80 mained in the bank. The woman bureau said were expected to tribut, to a 1939 rise in production In London, Prime Minister Ne- their national leaders.

The re tion that it might be construed as bombing of New York. his White House conference to a minutes to win their county cham- her pistol hidden beneath her coat, serve forces included resident being not "in the public Church cervices here and else pionships, and one, Clarence En- stood in the main lobby, carefully meeting of railway executives already in session at the association Penalties Possible. dress of Wyoming, 111., banged in watching all customers as they en- where were broken up by intruders who screamed the world was coming were automobiles, building, ateel. vnamoenain presioeu textiles and miscellaneous con- partmental cabinet committee Burners' goods. Improvement In meeting prior to a full cabinet production of producers' gooda- meeting to discuss parliamentary Roosevelt, half of his cabinet, former President Hoover and Alfred M.

Landon, 1936 Republican presidential candidate. headquarters. He said that the date Mem: -rs of the commission ex 50.08 bushels for an unofficial tered. to an end pressed varying viewpoints as for the projected Chicago meeting at which the various roads' action Is it true? Were 40 killed in New equipment and materials for nu world record to win the Marshall- The man sat calmly in a chair at Putnam contest. He led the quali- the rear of tht bank, keeping all fieri for the state meet, but his employes covered with his machine what should be done.

One, who de Mr. Roosevelt will speak Friday Jersey? Or 7.000 in New York? Are dustrlal planta and railroads may aiscuamon oi aucn oruaa isue clined to be quoted by name, said men from Mars attacking New night to a radio audience in support of the New York Democratic can mark wasn't an official record be- gun be aomewhat delayed, the bureau rclurn ucrm.nj said, due to relatively unfavorable colonies. on the emergency board recommendations will be taken, probably be announced late Monday or early Tuesday. he felt the program deserved "the booby prize for the year" for the York with deadly other worldly weapons and gas? Was the world didates. It is generally believed, cause it was not made in a state or At least a dozen customers en-national contest.

tered and transacted business but "prize boner." situations in the important rail- ine coioniai question, in connec-road, utility and private non-resi- tlon with hich Germany Is theor- however, that he also will mention coming to an end?" There were strong indications The huskers were prepared to none saw anything suspicious. At the same time, he said, a radio national issues, lpntil hnildintr industries eucany aemanaing reiurn oi that the railway industry will accept race alonz 50 rod long rows of At 10:30 a. m. the time lock on There wasn't a Martian in sight and the hysteria subsided almost as broadcasting company should not In a letter made public Sunday the recommendations and thus heavily laden stalks, followed by the vault opened, and the man calm- be penalized severely for makin Material for the survey was pre- former possessions, is likely to pared before 14 large utilities an- prove the most troublesome quea- quickly as it started. But listeners the President said he had not been asking voters to vote for Democrats avert a strike of 900.000 workers.

one mistake when its services ove eazle eyed gleaners looking for gatnerea up an avaiiaDle cash viewed the broadcast with mixed a long period of time have bee nounced a program or plant cxpan- lo iiaunaur. oi sion last week. such British empire regions ai "as opposed to Republicans or mem miss ears that spell defeat in put it in a sack, and then walked, the final calculations. Five ounces with his companion, from the front feelings, principally that they had been untowardly frightened and satisfactory. bers of any other party.

Th. miMnnlc fnr foreign mrkrt Tanganyika Africa formerly uer of husks left on ears are permitted door of the bank, pushing De Puy Most drastic penalty within the Mr. Roosevelt entered the Cali for American eoods was described man) campaigns already are under duped. and John Torcey, assistant bank under the rules. power of the commission Is to re- fornia political scene Monday with Publicly silent, rail officials have privately pointed out that any individual road opposing the board's findings would be up against administration opposition, and face a certain strike.

They expressed tha feeling that few roads would' brave such possibilities. as less favorable than this vear. WX to organize resistance to re- Announcement Missed. manager, ahead of him. a written indorsement of Sheridan la.

Al A 2 a A T.enernl economic conditions lurn oi me lermory io Four times during the program, Downey, Democratic candidate for hroad miv show some 4mDrove- Rome, it was disclosed that CBS pointed out, the announce United States senator. Wintry Weaiher Hunqer Strikers ment" the bureau said, "if there Count Galeaxzo Ciano. Italian for stressed that the story was nothing no further unfavorable noli- eiin minister, and Joachim von voke the license of the station from which the program originated. None of the large broadcasting networks is licensed directly by the commission, but Columbia controls several stations which would be subject to any punitive action the commission should take. but fiction.

Downey headquarters released a letter the President sent to Representative Jerry Voorhis in which Aid War Chest This comforting reiteration either Plane Fall Kills escaped many of those who tuned I he said, in part: Due in Midwest CHICAGO. CD Wintry weather from Canada headed toward the middle west Monday. for the full program or was lost SHANGHAI. UP) Seventeen "I am convinced that Sheridan is Brother of Franco year old Pan Pih-Cheng and his a real liberal in mind and in heart entirely to part time listeners or late tuners in, for it failed to pre bride ended an eight day hunger and would ably and constructively represent the predominant liberal tical devolpments and If the ex- Ribbentrop. German foreign minU-pected recovery in the United ter.

will meet In Vienna Wednesday States materializes, but competing an ort to 8ettl tne Czech-foreign supplies will be much larger Hungary conflict over minorities, in 1939 than In 1938. A general Italy has been at odds with her stiffening of foreign trade restric- dictatorial partner. Germany, over tions against imports of our prod- some phases of the dispute but the ucts is an additional unfavorable two ministers are expected to work factor, although it may be offset to out an agreement in mediating the some extent by the conclusion of controversy. trade agreements with the United vent hysteria unknown to the United BURGOS. A I N.

UP) Lieut. Iowa Senator To Back Law A minimum of two below zero was recorded Sunday night at Chesterfield Inlet, along the north States since the World war. thought of your state CoL Ramon Franco, brother of insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Welles was rvercome by the un Downey, with support from the $30 every Thursday pension move west corner of Hudson bay, which believable reaction. strike Monday when Pan's father, a wealthy Canton merchant, agreed to donate 1,500,000 Chinese dollars (about $255,000) to China's war chest. It was a compromise.

Young Pan and his wife had fasted to get four In a statement expressing "deep ment, won in the Democratic pri Forecaster J. R. Lloyd said was the season's first below zero weather up DES MOINES. I A. (INS) "Appalled" by the wave of fear that regret" over apprehension the broad mary against Senator William thre.

cast caused among radio listeners Kingdom and Canada." Q. CV Leader UieS McAdoo, who had been publicly spread across the country during He said Illinois might escape the Welles said: Now substantially lower than a I TU di! Iee million Chinese dollars $640,000) urged by the President to seek re- a radio dramatization of the "War Far from expecting the radio au election. the Worlds," year ago, farm prices as a whole Coeman -9f pronlinent northern Senator Clyde Her after Pan senior agreed to give only one million dience to take the program as fact Franco and former aviation attache at the Spanish embassy in Washington, was killed Friday la an airplane off Palma. Mallorca. Mallorca is an insurgent atrplan base off the eastern coast of Spain.

A statement issued here at insurgent headquarters said "Lieutenant Colonel Franco left Mallorca piloting a seaplane, with another plan following his "Soon after leaving the base, a Downey's Republican opponent is may rise sunnily, me uureau nam, nnllhli-n. died Sundav ring of Iowa declared Monday he would press for more stringent fed rather than a fictional presentation. The hunger strikers, who had predicting an upward trend In from paraIytlc 8troke at tne st. declared they would starve to death eral regulation of the air waves. we feared that the classic If.

G. Wells story, which has served as and leave the family without an Senator Herring termed the prices oi nioai uu, uui a. uuw.i- josepha hospital. ward trend in livestock prices. The bureau added cash farm income p.

i i I I a should be somewhere between Tireman Mela TOT AfSOn cold blast for the time being but predicted rain turning to snow Tuesday in northwestern Wisconsin, upper Michigan, northern Minnesota and North Dakota, and cold rain in Nebraska, South Dakota and northwestern Iowa. The temperature was comparatively warm, however, in all that territory, plus Illinois and Indiana and Lloyd predicted generally fair inspiration for so many moving pic broadcast a "'Hallowe'en bogeyman heir to carry on its name, went on a milk diet until the money is paid tures, radio serials and even comic Phillip Bancroft, farmer-lawyer. Twenty four hours after Mr. Roosevelt's radio speech this Friday, former President Hoover and Chairman John Hamilton will close the Republicans' campaign. Mr.

Hoover will speak Saturday at Spokane, and Hamilton will make a final radio appeal. and said he would introduce a bill early in the forthcoming session of strips, might appear too old for LISLE. UP) A volunteer fire seven billion 500 million dollars, the figure estimated for this year, modern consumption. man was held in jail Monday on an WHO is known as one of the few real independents in congress Page 4. heavy storm a roue and the second plane was obliged to return to its base.

congress forcing radio stations to submit proposed broadcasts to the Bulletins Issued. We can only suppose that the and eight billion 600 million dol-. arson charge. Sheriff Arthur Ben-lars, the estimated cash income nett said Harry Lorenz. 25.

had con-for 1937. 'fessed starting five fires. federal radio communications com "The bodies of Ramon Franco weather and normal temperatures special nature of radio, which is mission for approval. for Illinois Tuesday. and three other occupants of the often heard in fragments, or in plane were found nine miles north "Radio has no more right to present programs like that than some Every Third Congressional Candidate parts disconnected from the whole, PANTAGRAPH PHONES 4500 west of Cape Formenthal and were The Child Bride Situation Today: has led to this misunderstanding.

conveyed to Palma where they ar one has to come knocking on our door and screaming," Herring de Sunday night's performance Pledged to Support Bigger Pensions THE WEATHER MAN lying in state in the town halL started off with a brief preface One Hubby Fugitive, Another in Jail clared. GOVERNMENT WEATHER FORECASTS. Townsend plan and later with about its being fiction. The Mer-j cury Theater of the Ai program ILLINOIS: Generally fair Monday night Wells' Novel and Tuesday: not so cool Monday nlcht except In extreme northeast; warmer "The body of one occupant is missing. The watch of one of the officers had stopped at five minutes past six Oct.

23. "Lieutenant Colonel Franco was chief of the Mallorca base which, he organized." Tuesday. Written in 1898 CHICAGO AND VICINITY: Generally fair Monday nmht; Tuesday Increasing cloudiness and somewhat warmer: gentle south started out in routine fashion with announcements and a few bars of music. Suddenly "We Interrupt our program of dance music to bring you a special bulletin. Twenty minutes before eight.

Professor Farrell of the Mt. Jennings observatory, Chicago. 111., several explosions NEW YORK. (UPJ H. G.

Wells' winds, becoming moderate Tuesday. INDIANA: Fair Monday night ami Tues "The War of The Worlds" was pub day: not Ma cool Monday night; warmer lished in 1898 Tuesnav WISCONSIN: Moetly cloudy, ahowers In Research Survey Asks RFC Liquidation Plan northwest Monday night; Tuesday unset It depicted an invasion of Martians who landed in Wales in "space capsules" and immediately tied, showers In central and north, turn of the incadescent gas occurring ing to snow in northwest somewhat nrnoeeHeH with snnerior weaDons. it regular intervals on the planet NEW YORK UP) The Twentieth warmer tn east and south Monday night eo'Mtrr tn north Tuesday. MISSOURI: Fair Monday night and Tues including a death ray, to devastate Mars." Century Fund, an independent research organization founded by the day; somewhat warmer Monday night and In east and south Tuesday. Reassurance Given.

This was the buildup for a drama late Edward A. Filene, recommend the earth. Unfortunately, they came from a planet where germs were un ed Sunday in a study of the nation's tization that eventually had the IOWA: Generally fair, aomewhat warmer Monday night Tuesday increasing cloudiness, possibly showers and cooler In extrema northwest, somewhat warmer In Martians landing in meteor cars known, and their invasion ended debt structure a "definite policy for long run liquidation" of such emer WASHINGTON, D. UP) One out of every three candidates running for seats in congress is counted by pension advocates as 'pledged to support some brand of bigger and better pensions for the old folks. The proposals cover a wide range1.

Some want to lower from 65 to 60 the age limit at which pensions would be paid. Some propose bigger pensions, going all the way from the $30 a month upper limit of the present social security act to the $30 every Thursday of California's "ham and eggers." Strong undercurrents lie beneath the campaigning. They have survived six or eight years of name calling among different pension organizations. Many thousands of members have paid out several millions of dollars In the hope their dreams would come true. Organizers and campaigners have had a fertile field.

Hie nation has 11,715,000 persons over 60. And most of the high powered pension advocates preface their promises to pay with "after 60." The snowballing of pension demands, rolling eastward from California, first with the when they all were laid low by the court Monday to fight for the freedom of her husband, just double her own age. The child wife is Mrs. Jennie Renello Rota, whose marriage on Aug. 30 was revealed with the arrest of her husband Frank, on charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The couple was said to have eloped to Valparaiso, Ind, where they were married by -a. justice of the peace, to avoid the more stringent Illinois laws. Jennie said she had pretended to be 18. Supported by her family who approved the marriage. Jennie tearfully complained Monday: "Why can't they let us alone? All wanted was to be happy.

We didn't do anything wrong. Frank loves me and I love him and we have a right to be together." Juvenile authorities, however, didn't think so. Judge Frank Bicek declared that whatever the outcome of the charges against Frank the two will have to remain apart until the girl Is 16, the legal age of consent in Illinois. She and her child will be made wards of the court. with the shojk of an earthquake in the vicinity of Grovers Mills (fic PRESTONBURG, KY.

(INS) Formally serving notice on mountain folk that Kentucky will not tolerate child marriages. County Attorney Forrest D. Short Monday ordered the arrest of Fleming Tackett, 34 year old coal miner husband of Rosie Columbus Tackett, 10 year old child bride. Arrest of Mrs. Grace Columbus, 43, mother of the child who gave up her dolls for marriage, also was ordered.

Tackett, in one warrant, was formally accused of criminal The mother. In a second writ, was accused on conspiracy to aid Tackett. Another warrant charging the "child bride" herself waa, delinquent was issued, and she was ordered brought before Juvenile court. Armed with the warrants officers went to the two room log cabin on Abbott creek, three miles from Prestonburg, but learned that Mrs. Columbus, "Flem" and Rosie had fled.

They were believed headed for their former home in Johnson county, near Paintsville. CHICAGO. (INS) A 11 year old expectant mother went to the $30 every Thursday program, makes its probable the next congress will consider trying "to boil a little soup, at least out of the numerous roast turkey and caviar promises." SFRINGFIELD, ILL. (U.P) Republican platform pledges to increase old age pensions in Illinois Monday appeared to have the support of nearly all the party's candidates for congress. Eleven of 12 G.

O. P. congressional nominees who disclosed their positions on the, old aee assistance issue in a United Press survey advocate increased pensions. The party's state platform calls for a $30 minimum and has drawn much fire from Democratic party leaders who claim the pledge is "vote bait" and assert that the increase, which would almost double present individual payments, would bankrupt the state. Comment on pension plana.

See page 4, column 3. Illinois congressional candidates favor revision of the Wagner late. Page 4, column 7. earth's microbes. titious locale) N.

J. A 30 sec south-central and extreme east. FANTAGRAfH WEATHER RECORD. Puntfay's maximum, 68; minimum, 42. Monday 6 a.

m. 11 a. m. 2:30 p. m.

Thermometer 60 69 Barometer 29.80 29.81 29.80 TEMI'ERATIRES. ond pause for studio music Then the octopus like Martians us Slayer Dies in Chair Bt.LLir ON iE, PA. ll VVltn ing the dread "heat rays" and then, by telephone from the scene, the re gency federal credit agencies as the Reconstruction Finance tha Home Owners Loan and some of the farm credit administration units. Pending liquidation, the fund held, efforts should be made by federal authorities toward closer co-ordination of the activities and policies of the credit agencies. a prayer on his lips, Antonio Peron- port of 40 persons dead there ace, 36 year old coal miner, paid The Martians eventually succumbed with his life in the electric chair to germs that we worldings are immune to.

at Rockview penitentiary early Monday in expiation for the "wedding gift" slayings of his wife and father Columbia declared afterward it Lowest 7 a. m. High Sat. Sunday Sunday NiRht Boaton 50 2 SO New York 50 58 48 Jacksonville 62 70 52 New Orleans 7j 78 60 Chicago 49 49 43 Cincinnati 56 62 38 Detroit 4S 52 33 Memphis 70 7 A 52 Oklahoma Ctty 76 78 43 Omaha 64 72 38 Paul 54 62 38 Heietia 50 52 40 Fan Francisco 60 60 58 Winnipeg 52 58 44 had no intention of misleading lis in law. teners "and when it became evident that part of the audience had been Demos Tell Spending WASHINGTON.

D. C. UP) The Democratic national committee reported Monday that it received and spent $233,741 during the Sept 1-Oct 27 period. disturbed by the performance, five announcements were made over the network later in the evening to reas WHAT are some of the crackpot political plans which have been proposed in the pastT Page 4, sure those listeners.".