Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 1

i i f. i t- AND CO MMEHCIAL ST AH 1 i C3 (j OX Sixty-Fourth Year. No. 13 Entered as second class mail matter at Mattoon. Ellnoia MATTOON, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 21, 1933 Published every aitemoon except Sunday Price 5 Cents EH; 1 Elvis Does the Catcher Say? IIEl'l DEAL FIIIDS HOPKINS SAYS BEHIND THE SCENES EMODIIiGJIL LAFtiP IS CAUSE OF TRAGEDY Mrs.

F. Starwalt and What Coles9: Old, Age March Pensions Springfield. April 21 An average payment of $17.32 to Illinois' 122,380 old age pensioner during March was the highest monthly award since the program was inaugurated two years ago, the state welfare director, A. L. Uowcn, announced today.

PaymenU totaled $2,120,023, an Increase of $50,000 over the Feb ruary amount. Average payment during March was 13 cents above the mean for the preceding month and the number of old age pensioners gained 114 over rebruary. The nurobrr of recipients, tht to- tal payments and (Uie average In seme counties tor March include; Colea, 1J51. $33041, $17 OS; Doug las. M2.

$7,351. $14 64; Japer. 4U. $Mtt9, $14 63; Shelby, 878. $13,213.

PIPPIN FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER CHARGE EffUigham. III. AprU 21 -An Effingham County Circuit Court jury yesterday found Louis Pippin, 29-year-old Effingham painter, guilty of manslaughter in connection lth the aho'gun alaylng of his former brother-ln-Uw, Oeorge Miller. Hit jury furd the penal at ont to 14 years in tht ttatt prUon Menard. nppln pleaded aelf-defene, lill-fytng that shot becautt ht be-lie red was' armed lth ft ttflt or stove poker.

Tht shooting orcurr-d Pro, Minting drinking party it ft homt in this city. Mine cOMPAXY tn in Arrr.AL ritoM commimios mi.io Ctiarkstno. UU April 31 Kome time ago the Plate Ind awarded Hhrman Wkk hm. fottner employe of the CharWlon plant of the Bfon Rhot Company, ft ff by VYirkhsm to hart ben aaffetM fey him hU be was in tht aervk. On Wednesday th Cnrrtpany, IKfo Jih IUt si.

Loula o.Tke. fl4 arv trpl from the fullrg of the corn tilfMon. Th award to Wklham was that lit be pd Mm wwklf for 24 la, pTOtMd the timnla to btin of Apr 3 21 IIH. and an arnial rrv-n of $i3Sl ry monthly at ti tt ef IK 71 rwrirt ru iXe l.m. lie aa erdH ft pttItm -GLASSlOTERY- tt'T-.

rt 4t .4 and tm an. Ml bt TO ISSUE CALL FOR SPECIAL gome Measures Which Solons Will Have to Cope With White Sulphur Springs," W. Va April 21. (INS) Gov. Henry Horner of Illinois, resting, here the rigors the recent primary campaign, gave attention today to his plans to 'summon the Illinois legislature into special session next month.

He expects to issue the call shortly I after his return to Springfield next week, the date to be determined before he leaves for home; Imucs He has already decided include In his call enactment of laws covering the following subjects: Measures to cope with the relief problem- ft drivers license law; a resolution providing for a Referendum next November on- a constitutional convention to revamp the archaic revenue and tax laws of the state; and extension of the.75 percent sales tax on electricity, gas, telephone and other public utility which expires July 1. The sales tax on utility service brings in several millions annually. The tax is absorbed by the utilities, one-third of it going toward maintaining relief. The governor is also debating the inclusion of a proposal to reorganize the educational facilities of the state, chief SlrategUti. -The governor 'a chief strategists here, includes Cnalrmaa James HL Slattery, of Illinois Commerce Commission and Cook county Hor- rer manager; r.

wnaen smiin, state director of public works and the -administration's downstate manager; Charles K. Schwartz, of the IlUnols.Tax ind State's. Attorney Thomas Courtney of Chicago. N. Y.

STOX IRREGULAR AFTER OPENING New York, April 21. stock market developed irregular tendencies today after a firm opening. Prices were generally higher at the start, but best prices were not maintained. Trading was Gains In utilities ran to ft point In-Consolidated Edison, American Waterworks, Public 8ervlc of New Jersey and North American. Steel shares turned Irregularly lower after a firm opening.

Price lagged, reflecting the labor difficulties In General Motors and Chrysler plants. The copper aectlon was Irregularly higher. Aviations turned lower on prof It-taking. Tht rail aectlon ft as quiet and irregular. Chemicals lost moat of early gain running 'to around a point in Allied and DuPont.

Mrr chandutng aharet Improved whllt tobaccos ert half up and half down. Building ahares scored fractional fainj. Electrical equipments wrrt higher and moat oils unproved. U. 8.

Smelting taa strong in tht gold and silver section. CASE OF BROKERS IS BEFORE GRAND JURY Chicago, April 21 urn A grand jury today begaa hexing tht story of tht train of Hnagland, All urn ft Co4 brokers, with ft heavy tots to IntiHitnra rVi numerous ert the marstvaled by AMlatanl States At tomy C. Vernon Thompmn that proMcutort said tht full story might not be reclld until Vim arrow. There hoevtr, ft pnwj. bllity of J'jry action late today.

Ppexly Indktmrnt of the Ihm mrrittrg of Iht firm as prertkted. Tl.ry rt Oeirfit P. Al lum, pmldrnt; A. Lnn, tkt president, and Adolph Irifl. tetrt-lary and Ufajtor er.

Mnhiie. all thrf behind bar, rv tn.i aitmring to priTide the 50Xoa lotal tend re-q-ilred. TIND0 rOMMtMTT HIGH lOtOOL KtORtN 1VTO W.nlof April 2i.ft-a:ars who Ir.lo the Om-murJty ih P'hnr bfe fya the safe la it iUi ft ltfff harr.mf ttf rst? 3 ffool To' A nri Vd In IM elt. Tr in ft df. CRITIC III GOV: LA FOLLETTE 1 II I ft Criticises co nomi Centralization of Power Madison, April 21.

(INS) The New Deal today stood virtually daserted by a hitherto staunch supporter following a rrngtng -criticism of administrative policies by Gov; Phillip' P. LaFollette of Wisconsin. Criticises Centralizing Power. He objected to the centering of economic power in the national government when it might better be placed in the hands of state gov ernments to alleviate business dif Recalling that-after the 1936 election the national administration was urged to provide a sound, comprehensive and carefully worked out program to solve the unemployment situation, he charged the Roosevelt administration backed down and made thousands of persons Jobless. First Wedge In Split.

-The governor's message was Interpreted in many quarters as the first wedge in a split between the LaFollettes and the Roosevelt forces, who tacitly supported the Progressives among Democratic party members in Wisconsin. "The speech isd wag taken as new indication that the Progressives are seriously considering injection of a national third party into the 1940 presidential campaign. "In: speechestoday and Friday LaFollette is-expected" to disclose whether he plans to seek re-election as governor in 1938, run for senator, or retire to private life. LEVI IlWDIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS -tevt- Wllllams-dled abouLKL3Q o'clock Wednesday night at his home, 3013 Marshall avenue, following ft six montiisr nines. Death was caused by a heart ailment.

He was 68 years old. Funeral services will be conducted at the Schilling' funeral home at 2:30 o'clock Friday will be in Dodge Grove cemetery Mr. Williams wu born in Good-land. Kan, June 12, 1870, a son of Mr. and Mrs.

Isaac Williams. The family moved fo Illinois when, he was six yesrs old. settling In Shelby county. After spending about 30 years in Shelby county, being employed on a number of farms, he came, to Mattoon about 23 years ago and took employment ftith the Big 4 company. He remained with that concern until his retirement three yeara ago, 'About 43 years ago ht married Mls Jen-hie DavU.

Surviving, besides hla wife, are four sons. Oeorge and Gait William, at home, Orllt Williams ef Mattoon and Ray William, residing et of Toledo; two daughters, Mr. Marie Cox of near Humboldt and Mra. Ik.i Reynolds of near Lrrna, a brother. MadUon Withamt of Indianapolu.

and 14 grandchildren. Mr. Williams was member of Iht Christian church. SALINE SHERIFF IS ORDERED REMOVED Springfield. III.

April 21 -Tht Mllnnla Supreme Court tatt yesterday tvmed ft mandatory order directing tht removal of Sheriff tail 'Nip' Evsn of lUUne county from offke. It at (he Ant lime lit its history the court took such action. Evans at! ent of men eon-tkled In Federal Court here last Deffrr.ber nf fftfv'pirwjf In eonneo lion Illinois mint union strife from 1333 to 1911 The ordnr diretti the feline County 6ard of S'lperrUnrs to re move Evarvs from offkt and name ft HKfWt. FREIGHT CARS ARE DERAILED; 10EAD. Chkaio, April 31 imih r4 freiaht tart plunfd from ft 30-t mbvr nrly f-yy nd tarrtH tagrant to hte death Txst rara in th of the m-nlt train Into Snuth tame dTaitf.

trant and and wr -5h-J In Iht tmtii. GOVT SHOULD ii to States, He Tells House Committee BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS i (L N. S. Staff Correspondent) April 21. The Republican drive to turn adminlstra- 7 tion of relief back to the states met sharp rebuff from WPA Administrator Harry.

L. Hopkins lb-' day as President Roosevelt's loan-and-spend recovery, program advanced on a broad front. To decentralize relief would mean "surrendering it to. political" domination and -control," Hopkins was-displosed 4ohiave told House appropriations committee in testimony ort the proposed omnibui recovery bill. New Deal to Fight It.

He warned that the New Deal-would vigorously resist any attempts to make local administrators of relief answerable to any unit of government other than federal. His were revealed by committee members as Hopkins was recalled for a second day of testimony on the huge spending measure. With virtually every key agency of government being- rapidly moved into- the adminlstratiori's drive -against the depression, the President began another day of conferences with executive aides and department heads charged ith administering the new program. Latest Developments. Developments were; 1 As the result of a confert.

with Mr. Roosevelt, RFC Chairman Jesse H. Jones drew plans to maks a portion of the recently-released $100.000.000 RFC loan fund available to utilities as well as to big -and little business. 2 In a new effort to help thft Chairman of the 8enat Interstate commerce- committee, called "his committee Into session behind closed doors with rail and labor representatives to draft legislative program for rehabilitation of the Industry. 3 President Roosevelt added aaiwwai ft srimtis trw yi VimUl J4 federal highway aid when he dls- I- 1 annf hftf nnlil ta hlat iawmm quest for $8,750,000 for.

roads ort government-owned lands. Including $3,000,000 for the Blue Rldgt and Natchez Trace Parkwaya. TURK QUAKE Istanbul. Turkey, April JlWift) Latest report from earthquake-ravaged Anatolia aald today thai 800 persons aft dead or missing n. a reiult of Tuevlay's jtvert tremors.

Advices from tht devastated area aald It was believed many others art attll not accounted for. Hampering resCut work and restoration of communlcatlona. Intermittent alioc ks continued last night. Cluc'go, Apr. 31 Polio log art tht weather, tndl cstlona for Cllnoti for thlrtv ala ft hour endini at i fttvtn p.

a. I Ptldav: (kady toolghlj rtearlng In wartR and ahavert let eitremt ath- y-rtlon prabable la-MiM and rtWay; fair In eenUal and n-flh fwtiont Friday e4f In wel frtlMi iantilit; Hi hi frut In mM tuition: elrr Friday, -rett In eilreme rxKlhHt pmlkin. LOCAL nta-Tnt ami lOtrtRAIlSt (Terrpefalurt from ll a rn. Wed to II a m. tciay 1 II rn p.

'i p. a p. a .41 rn 4 tn I) II II ll a fi at 11 a. rrt. fair.

Rarotn'f'f tea-ting at II a 2f 79 ftin lor'ay at s-id at I SI. IN tvn at 13 m. Mii.iiiiiim I'mfraiure today 4J ll I I in. MxlmL-m t'rrrrt-lure 14 at Pin-fstT f- fw fTf-K-TIrj Uy, CONTROL RELIEF W7 IN WASHINGTON Lby RODNEY DUTCHEg-4 Washington, April of State Cordeli Hull is working quietly to keep the Democratic party from doing its threatened Humpty-Dumpty act. In the midst of inner-administration sniping, Hull seeks peace, compromise and a united administration front The sof sweetly easonable word in Roosevelt's" recent fli'eslde chat- were more attributable to the influence of.

Hull than to any other. One of the ghost-writing collaborators on that document was Assistant Secretary of State' Adolf Augustus Berle, the brilliant brain truster, who is working closely with Hull on the latter 's sub rosa do mestic conciliation There "were" iterns In the "chat" for which Hull and Berle, with their strong desire to quiet administra tion critics, were not responsible. Roosevelt's assertion that and government expenditure money "ul timately comes out of the labor of all the people," that government spending money shouktbe distribut ed at the bottom as well, as the top of the economic scale and that wage-hour legislation consequently should be promptly passed that was much more in the spirit of the philosophy of David Cushman Coyle. 1 Nevertheless, to Hull and Berle goes most of the credit for the fact that the speech was, as Washington sees it, "well received." Compromise In 1940? Hull Is a presidential possiDlllty. More so in the of his friends and admirers- than lnthe mind of Hull himself.

But" also In the minds of objective observers who ee in him a possible compromise at the next Democratic convention as between the New Deal and pro-Roosevelt forces, on one hand, and the Farley machine forces" and old line conservative forces on the other. Hull might-pUy be described as mildly liberal, mildly conserva In betweerwBut he is honest and courageous; his prestige in this administration has rather than dlminshed. Wnfn cnose "'tween Hull and his then pet braln' truster, Raymond Moley." easing1 the latler from the State Department lest Hull quit and cause revolt among southern conservatives, recognizing Hull's high ataturt among the important southern conservative group. The secretary's more radical ac qualntances think he 'Is way behind times in his soclsl-economlc outlook. Nevertheless, when some of the most advanced liberal! In Congress and, the administration less than three years ago formed group lo atudy possibilities of ft constitutions! amendment which would curb the Supreme Court, they could be found meeting onct ft fteekln Hulls apartment- Hull has cordial rela'tlnruhlpi 1th tht Tugwell-TauAslg-Berle "American Molawes' brain trust group which earlier this year steered 0en D.

Young. Tom Lament, and John L. Lewis Into a "co-operation conference with Rooaevelt at the White Houi. Ilerle Going Plaeea? Her)e. an important original braln-tmter and Rooaevelt ghost writer, quit tht New Deal to brain trust for Mayor LaOuardla In Nc York.

Whrn ht came hert recently aa ftMtatanl aecretary of state It was hopd that he emitd a angle RrmttveU't support for tht gov emorshlp of New York. Thai hasn't worked out ef the tnrt Influential id-mlniMratimi figure and thTt are corwptcuotia except lona. tmh as and dulike IhU brilliant young man and hart ganged up to rut lntt hla ftlayi-am-bilious plain. But Berle i tblliiy aurpa even ha arroeance or so his frlnda end In learn wlih he may ell be ging many more place lhan hu tnemlet in tend. rARVTiftft Anarxct Dll io tlrr uitii mt wipe New Ywk.

April 21 "WW Th ra.nn fhind the disappearance of Andrew Whilfield nephew rf the late fmanckr. wit lo-day miimr lifT with hla lfe of 19 months. Dtnr.f aa not rdy l.t Thursday field got from parly $hen for him by his orkfT. his brcther. John n-pnr'd.

and gM a li" act Whltfiftd left RoveifU rield in Hi p'r rrif'av fr aaid. trni son, Dean, Die When Farm HomrBurns SpaclSI to Th Journal-Gazettt. Oakland, 111., 2t. Mrs. Frank StanyaltyS and hst burned to death, about 9 o'clock night in a fire that destroyed, the family honied located seven miles north of this city.

Starwalt was critically burned while attempting yo save- -his wife andchild. He. wastaken the Jarman Hospital-in -Tuscola, where, lfr was said, his cpnditlon is "very The fire started when a kerosene lamp, which Mrs. Starwalt was filling; before retiring, exploded, throwing flames over her and the entire kitchen. Mr.

Starwalt, who was In another room, heard the explosion and ran into the kitchen. He was Able to shove Dean out the door and Wallace Lee, another son; ran from the house, but his wife's clothing was In flames and when ht sought to reach her side the flames drove him back. He finally managed to get his hands on her legs, but when he attempted to pull her out the door he lost his grip. The Intense heat drove him back and he left his wife lying on the floor of the kitchen. The house burned, to the.

ground, and. Mrs. Starwalt' body -was virtually ere- Dean Starwalt wu taken to the office of a physician in Newman, but he died 20 minutes later. Mr. Starwalt was burned on the arms ind legs.

Neighbors saw the house in Hamea and hurried -to the but could do little, due to the intense heat "Mrsrstarwalt was born Sepr 28, ICOfl, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mat Carpenter of Humboldt. She wu married to Mr. Starwalt on Dec 11.

1927. IIUN.TALDOT TJrbana. April highest honor ever awarded by the University of Illinois to any living person was conferred today when the University's Materials Testing TJiboralcfryni aMfflNT of Dr. Arthur Newell Talbot. aUfl member and prominent figure In engineering acirnrt and education.

It will be the flnt time any unl-verslty building has been named for ft living person. Dr. Talbot has bren associated with the unlversltv for 60 years, and ha been given tht hlgheU recognition fxftabl In tht flrld of American engineering. I Dr. Talbot, 10 years old, althnuih retired, has continued hla research work.

Under hla guidance, engineering reaeereh at tht Unlvent.lv Of Illinois was developed and the nation's fust engineering experiment station created In 190). Although eonalderlng himself primarily as ft learner, hla work has bern equally Important In research of railways, highways, bridge, con-crrle and materials. Pmldent Robrt B. Dnherty of Carneglt Institute Technology was tht prtnrlpal speaker at the dedication convocation. Dr.

Arthur Cutis Wjllard. preaklenl of the University, and OrrlUt M. Karraker of Sprlngfild. retiring president of the Uniwuly fVwird Truatrea, il0 prt. An additional honor on Dr.

In the form of a ft-page btorburt tt tribute, depicting hi work and the growth and of the college of trglneertng. profeswof Talbot was born tn CtUand, 111, in list and entered tht tmimity 30 year later. Aftf graduation he bwame an engine In but waa timVM to tht unlvmity" as mmtf of, the er.gir.errlr.g faculty in im, tt-KtRTKC MH TO mKOt lv ATTtMritO utiomio raJfan. Kjr- ArfJ 3t-Ruw3 Paymor.d CVrvc: enon. $2, ewtvwf Iran of lit.

was ln trrd a I.yr tm tUy iH'y to a MmtX charge of aTrpd nWllffl. Tie frmnmr.t fd Cm- T-tf ef rl Kh tH on mj CRY IS conuioiiTO BEMHD-PICISED Charge's Are -Horner Men Favor Selection of Sullivan Judge 8prtngfteld, April 2 1 The cry of -politics" was raised as the Democratic convention to be held here May 3 for selection of a candidate to fill a supreme cburt vacancy reared. TneTffirvefiUori wnr name a can didate to oppoe a Republican en try, to be selected May at De- ratur, at a special election on June 27 to fill the vacancy caused by the dth of Juutice Lntt Herrtrk of Parmer Cliy, Democratic lawyers of Sangamon county, by ft pre-primary vote, at- kcted Circuit Judge L. E- Stone of Springfield as their choice" for the 'Ignoring ihU. trje county Democratic central committee failed la liutrurt convention delegates for any candidate.

Cry -lUnd Plfked" renventlon. Various fariiona todajp charged thardelpgatet to the convention are "hand picked for 'pakd con-trntion" Dlwalufactimi as beard over drk-gatea selected an1 overr hoke of T. J. Sullivan; Spring field attorney, aa delegation chairman. were hurled by anm Drmorrats that the roMer of dele-gbtea la parked, with llorrter men favoring nomination of Mclaughlin of Sulltran for tht prat Tlte fharget were matt, (Jespi't ferent declaration br CVr.

Henry liotnef that he would back no tan' dtoate for the job. rAtr.TTE rmvuom tke PIR tSt OS HIIORTAr.tH Vandalis. III. AprU 21 Mtte. rrr.ts three fftTner Payette fcun'y effkWil fir alyr1 at' ert agreed upnn by tht ivtd of Sipmlwwt here Tuesday.

Or tnlt court euftt agalnt the three lo tnxmt the ahnttags C1 be nmiJVMil raih acttkmir.l ia rreo. Th amotint to lltvO on clain-di aggregatirf $11 OPERA STAR AT COUEGE Jvphir Af.loir.e. trtHiar MM rrj-wn'-it ptr. 1 rrr th Cwire at rsr T'Vr n--'! ft. fvT 4 Ai- a p.

A-Ri." urn: 4 Ford Tclk How U. S. Can Ward Off Dictator SudburyrJIass.rAprir2PlNSl If the American people fall to. "get back to the country" they will have trouble and a dictator, Henry Ford warned today. The only way the United 8tates can get out of tht depression is to go into gardening and farming and start this spring declared the Detroit motor magnate.

America's No. 1 industrialist, talk ing with newspapermen at the grlat mill of his historic Inn, aald ht was going to visit President Roosevelt af tht White House on April 37. 'I'm going to let him look at somebody who is not coming to tell htm how to run the country." said ford. "I'm not going to glvt him advice. I'm going to renew an old acquaintanceship of years standing.

I'm going to let him look at some one who doesn't want any thing." Questioned regarding the 'pur chase of land, tht ntulti-millionalre automoUlt manufacturer said: "You can always rent an acre of land. Tht old Yankee farmers found they could live on an acre. We've got to fallow land. That la mentioned in Iht Bible, Wt must every bit of land powuble. Pro ducts of the land will never be loo rheap.

bfauet' will eiaaya have for them. Wt can UM them even in tht making of automobiles. Automobile body parts art now made from products of the land Half of tht motor fuel, and aome day prrtftebly all of It, lU comt off Iht farms," SEEKS TO OESTROY 42 SLOT MACHINES Jprlngfleld, AptU lid rmained cWved on all forma of gambling in tninty today. ra't of 42 slot maddr hung the balance ai States Attorney William Roberts tked author! ly of County Judge Ilarllngton Wood lo dwtroy them. The me rhinei ert rlrd In lamn tM Owners of the machinal 111 see to terUlm Ihem, It a rrpnMed.

Punch bnarda. card gam. 'bar tela ef fun." p'ky IkkeU, ba.e-baU pU and fact track borklei art Mle. PRICE CHANGES We hat jt ry ted-jrtktna tprtfi fcundredi 'fit irf rah, Cr ar4 Nat iral ptij lad ahoea. A Me s'Wtkm tvo hi 12 ar.l -t at iif 411 SHOE LCTT..