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MOUNT GARMEL ITEM EXCLUSIVE LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES OF THE UNITED PRESS, GREATEST AFTERNOON NEWS ASSOCIATION. WEATHER Fair and continued cold tonight; Saturday, cloud and warmer, followed by snow Saturday night. GOOD EVENING Japan evidently would sacrifice a few friendships for a few warships. MOUNT CARMEL, FRIDAY. JANUARY 24, 1936.

PRICE TWO CENTS. VOL XLVIII. NO. 70. HOUSE OVERRIDES VETO OF BONUS BILL Signs That Veterans Near Bonus Victory Two Homes Here are Damaged by Flames INTENSE COLD TAKES TOLL OF 75 DEAD IN U.

S. F. D. R. Revives Old Custom In Brief Message IrrsCT 1 Fire Strikes Twice Within Period of Seventeen Hours in Mount Carmel President Writes In Long-Hand Six-Paragraph Rejection of Veterans' Measure 1' -1 Add these to the signs that the soldiers' bonus question probably will be settled finally this year with a victory for veterans who demand prepayment of the $2,237,000,000 certificates.

At right Vice President John N. Garner signs the babv bond Susquehanna Safety Meeting Held Here Forms Cabinet Albert Sarraut (above), ex-premier whose government was over-thiown after an existence of only one month in 1933, accepted the Invitation of President Lebrun to form a new cabinet to succeed that of the unseated Pierre Lavak SARRAUT FORMS NEW CABINET TO GOVERN FRANCE New Premier Known For Col orless Political Career; Had Many Narrow Escapes By Ralph Heinzen (United Press Staff Correspondent) PARIS, Jan. 24. (U.R) Albert Sarraut, left Democrat and former nremier. announced todav that he had formed a coalition cabinet to succeed that of Pierre Laval.

He arranged to submit the list to President Albert Lebrun. after ob taining the approval of Edouard Herriot, Radical Socialist leader. His selections would make a government comDOsed of as wide as possible a coalition of center and moderate-left parties, including the Radical Socialists whose wlth- cipltated Laval's downfall. Sarraut'a lWi. as he submitted It to Herriot, was as follows: Premier and Interior Sarraut, Justice and Vice Premier Yvon Delbos.

Foreign Pierre Etienne Flandin. War Gen. Louis Maurin. Navy Francois Pietrl. Air Laurent Eynac.

Posts George Mandel. Merchant Mariner-Andre Bar- don. Finance Marcel Regnier. CommerceGeorges Bonnet. Labor Louis Frossard.

Agriculture Alexander Varennes. Colonies Jacques Stern. Pensions Andre Besse, one-armed war veteran. National Education Henri Guer-nut. Public Works Camille Chau-temps.

Public Health Louis Nlcolle. Radical Socialists in this line-up Include Delbos, president of the party's parliamentary group In the chamber of deputies. He would act as leader for radicals In the cabinet in place of Edouard Herriot, who was in the Laval cabinet. The new cabinet Is to serve only until spring "parliamentary elections, which must be held before the liis of the present parliament expires May 31. Sarraut was favored by many as a good choice, because he is known for a colorless political career, and President Lebrun and parliament; alike want a colorless cabinet until the elections.

Sarraut Is 64 and has been In parliament 33 years. All he has done of note Is to win a name as one of the most durable men In France. He has escaped death in duels, in two attempts at assassina-1 tion in shipwreck, In the collapse of a railway bridge and In more motor accidents than he remembers. DINE AT BELGRAE Nine Mount Carmel women, mem bers of the same card club, dined last night in the Hotel Belgrae and then attended a theater. Members of the club are Mrs.

Frank Hinkle, Mrs. Jerry Snyder, Mrs. Allen Persing, Mrs. Maude Keiser, Mrs. Daniel Zeiger, Mrs.

Fred Persing, Mrs. Lester Wehry, Mrs. Ellsworth John, Mrs. Frank Williams. Octopi cannot walk or live out of water longer than about three hours.

NOSPECIALPROSECUTOR IN TRIAL OF D.SHAFFER District Attorney Robert M. Fort-ney States That He Will Take Charge of Case. District Attorney Robert M. Fort- ney said today that he will not appoint a special prosecutor in the trial of David Shaffer, 29, Shamokin, accused of slaying his sister, Bertha. Fortney said that he would take charge of the case and had no intention to request assistance of state officials.

It had been reported that Fortney would ask Attorney General Margiotti to appoint special counsel to prosecute the desperado. Shaffer has been" under heavy guard In the Northumberland jail since December 28, when he was captured at Benton by a county doctor. He will be defended by Danlsl W. Kearney. Shaffer, who wounded Corporal Bloom while fighting his way out of a police trap here, will face trial during the first week of February.

BERTHA KOTARSKY REGISTERED NURSE Miss Bertha Kotarsky, R. N. daughter of Mrs. Phyllis Eshmont, of 132 Columbia avenue. Exchange, today received word that she has passed the State Board examina tions for nurses.

Tho popular young woman, a graduate of Mount Carmel Township High School in June, 1932, took the State Board exams on November 22 and 23, at Harrisburg. Miss Kotarsky is well known throughout this community. At present she is a member of the staff of nurses at Pottsville Hospital. She is a graduate of the Pottsville Hospital Training School for Nurses. LECTURESCHEDULEDFOR TONIGHT IS POSTPONED Jack Cattron, Y.

M. C. A. Secretary of the North Central District, who was scheduled to give an illustrated leoture on Czechoslovak Army in Siberia, here tonight, Is unable to get here in time and the program has been postponed. The talk was scheduled for the Slovak Presbyter- street.

PLAY BY ALLIANCE TO BE REPEATED TWICE The Dramatic Club-of the Polish Women's Alliance, Group 485, is planning to give two repeats of "An Old Fashioned Mother" first in Shamokin and then In Mount Carmel. Incentive for these plans, a member of the committee said, was the manner In which the first presentation on Wednesday night was reoeived. Despite the driving snow and the fastly falling temperature people came from all over the re gion to fill the St. Joseph's Parish Auditorium, where the play was given. The two repeats, it was reported, will be given in the near future.

MARJORIE RICHARDS IS STILL MISSING HARRISBURG, Jan. 24, (U.R) Plump 13-year-old Marjorie Richards, missing daughter of Dauphin County District Attorney Karl E. Richards, was still the objective of an Intensive state police search today. The child, a student at Edison Junior High School, disappeared from her suburban Harrisburg home about 10 o'clock Tuesday night after returning home from a movie which she attended with relatives. Clues picked up by state police yesterday from an Easton, truck driver and a bus driver running into New York City led authorities to believe that the girl hitch-hiked her way to Easton and then boarded a bus for New York.

John DeYoung, the bus driver, said a girl boarding his bus in Whitehouse, N. resembled the description of Marjorie. She carried a pocketbook with the initials "MJi," DeYoung said, and she left bus at the 34th street station, New York. MaJ. Lynn G.

Adams, superintendent of Pennsylvania state police who Is in charge of the investigation, dispatched a state trooper to the New York City Missing Persons Bureau to assist in tracing clues to the girl's whereabouts. Borne authorities believed the girl may be enroute home now by a method similar to that taken In her departure. Ten Northeastern States Shiver And Surfer As Records Are Shattered CHILDREN RESCUED FROM SCHOOLHOUSES Main Highways Passable But Traffic Dangerous; Relief Still Day Away (By United Press) Ten northeastern states shivered and suffered today In a cold that established records in every nour. Clouding skies and snow lifted sub-aero temperatures in the equally hard hit middlewest, but the east had no promise of surcease for 24 hours. A gale that dragged the Nantucket lightship 18 miles from Its moorings raged over a large section of New England temperatures from Maine to Maryland and west to the Great Lakes hung at record low points.

Deaths attributed to the Intense cold mounted to more than 75. Illinois with 14 deaths led states reporting fatalities. The rescue of two groups of children marooned In schoolhouses In Indiana and Ohio with dwindling food and fuel supplies was a dramatic interlude of the storm. Farmers pushed through miles of snowdrifts to reach 200 children and their seven teachers at Geneva, Ind. Thirty-five pupils and three teachers, snowbound for 30 hours in a tiny schoolhouse near Celina, O-.

were rescued last night after plows broke through, side roads to the village of Neptune. Temperatures took a final downward spurt In the middlewest during the night and still were far below zero early today. Fargo, N. reported 34 degrees below; La Crosse, 28 below; Duluth, 26 below; Rockford, 20 below, and Chicago, 13 below. High winds piled deep drifts in Michigan and Indiana with temperatures ranging from zero to 18 below.

Twenty Inches of snow blanketed Grand Haven and Muskegon, Mich. Temperatures were far below normal in most sections east of the Rocky Mountains wit hthe exception of Texas and southern Louisiana. It was 5 above at Nashville, 12 above at Memphis, 17 above at Atlanta and 33 above at Jacksonville, Fla. Montana, western Kansas and part of Nebraska enjoyed comfortable temperatures. It was 43 above at Billings, today, with rain falling.

The mercury slumped to 6 below at Pittsburgh and 4 below at Cleveland. The piercing wind which caused Intense suffering in the midwest subsided. Forecast of snow brought the prospect of blocked highways In the wake of icy roads which have paralyzed traffic in many sections for two days. (Continued on Page Eleven) KLAWITTERS ARE MARRIED FIFTY YEARS Prominent Couple Renew Marriage Vows with Rev. Buck-, ingham Officiating Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Klawitter, prominently known north Walnut street residents, yesterday observed their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Following the custom, they renewed their vows of marriage last evening at 6:00 o'clock. The re-marriage ceremony, performed by the Reverend H. J.

Buckingham, pastor of the Primitive Methodist Church, was held at the home, 9 north Walnut. Members of the family and a group of friends were In attendance for the quiet celebration held afterwards. Mr. Klawitter came here from Germany when he was eighteen years old. His wife, Rose (Yetski) Klawitter, also a native of Germany, came here three years later.

They were married January 23, 1886 by the Reverend Hentzel, then the pastor of the Evangelical Church'. Of the twelve children, nine sons and three daughters, born to them, nine live, seven sons and two daugh ters. Mr. and Mrs. Klawitter are grandparents and great-grandparents with six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Klawitter worked about the mines at the Alaska Colliery for 33 years. Today the couple are thanking friends and neighbors for the cards and words, expressing congratulations and kind thoughts, extended to them. i HON. F.

H. STROUSS' I RESIDENCE DAMAGED Fire Today At Home of Miss Elizabeth D. Smith, West Avenue Fire, breaking out in the bitter cold, todav had struck twice In Mount Carmel within little over 17 hours, damaging homes of two prominent families. The first blaze was discovered yesterday afternoon at the residence of former Judge and Mrs, Frank H. Strouss, 207 west Third street, and the second occurred this morning at the home of Miss Elizabeth D.

Smith, 118 west Ave nue. Damage caused by the Are at the Strouss residence was placed at ap proximately $15,000. No estimate of damage at the Smith home was as yet available today pending a checkup. It, how ever, was confined mostly to the property Itself. The Are at the residence of former Judge and Mrs.

Strouss broke out at three p. m. The blaze, destructive and stubborn, seeped through a broken ter-ra-cobta lining in the chimney, near the eaves, broke through to the first floor and to the roof. The second and third-story floors also were attacked by the flames which broke through the plastering. The alarm was turned in from Box 15 at Third and Vine streets.

The fire department, despite the sub-zero weather, responded Immediately and battled valiantly to bring the blaze under control. (Continued on Page Eleven) GREEN RIDGE MAN IS HURT UNDER FALL Edward Walsh Suffered Fracture of Pelvis, Broken Arm and Ribs Injured In an accident at the TJonncvlvanln. min of the Susaue- jhanna Collieries Company, Edward I Walsh. 34. of Green Ridge, Is In a serious condition at Shamokin State Hospital.

He Is suffering from a fcracturs of his pelvis, a broken left arm near the shoulder, three fractured ribs on the right side and contusions of the back. Walsh, employed as a laborer, received his Injuries when struck by a fall of top clod which fell as he was standing alongside of a miner who was making a hitch to place a prop. He is married and the father or four children. MRS. SCHUCK EXPIRES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Bedfast Two Weeks Suffering From Complication of Diseases Mrs.

Margaret Schuck, 89, one of this region's highly esteemed resi dents, died from a complication of diseases yesterday afternoon at 1:50 o'clock at her home, 11 Front street, Green Ridge. She was the wife of the late Marcus Schuck, former inside foreman at Richards colliery. Mrs. Schuck was bedfast two weeks. Prior to that she was In excellent health.

Margaret Sommers Schuck was born on April 16, 1866, in St. Clair, a daughter of the late Andrew and Catherine On September 22, 1885, In St. Boniface church, St. Clair, she married Marcus Schuck, then a resident of Shamokin. At that time Mr.

Schuck was an assistant foreman with the Susquehanna Collieries Company. From St. Clair, Mr. and Mrs. Schuck moved to Shamokin, where they resided two years, and then to Hickory, Ridge, where they lived fourteen years.

In 1900 they moved to Richards. Mr. Schuck died on October 30, 1904, in the German Hospital at Philadelphia, following an appendicitis operation. In February, 1903, Mrs. Schuck moved to Green Ridge, where she resided until death.

A dutiful wife and devoted on Page Eleven) IMMEDIATE VOTE IN HOUSE, 324 TO 61 Roosevelt Cites Insufficient Funds and Refers Congress To Last Veto Message WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (U.R) -The House today overrode President Roosevelt's veto of the Baby Bond Soldiers Bonus Bill immediately after the unique handwritten six-sentence veto message was read. The vote to override, completed less than an hour after reading of the veto message, was announced as 324 to 61. This compared with a vote of 322 to 98 last year when the House overrode Mr. Roosevelt's veto of the Patman Inflation Bonus Bill.

The vote to override came quickly despite the fact that Mr. Roosevelt's curt veto caught Congress by surprise. The veto was expected, but not today nor in the form presented. The House listened to the reading of the message which was written out by hand by the President himself probably an unprecedented act and then smashed forward to an immediate vote. The bill which provides payment to veterans of about $2,237,000,000 in bonds of $50 denomination cashable after June 15 now goes to the Senate, where concurrence on the House action was regarded as virtually certain.

Override of the veto by the Senate will make the bill law. The House vote on whether to override came after the House shouted down by a vote of 189 to 131 a motion to delay a vote until Monday. The rollcall overriding the veto followed Immediately. The President's veto message today referred Congress to his 1935 bonus veto message emphasizing that funds were not provided to pay for the bonus. Recently the apparently certain enactment of the bonus measiiire has added to speculation on the necessity of taxes to meet such unscheduled government obligations.

The House wasted litlte time in deciding upon an immediate vole. Rep. Thomas drew laughter when he said the House shouldn't put off the vote (Continued on Page Eleven) LABOR POLICY REVERSED BY RELIEF HEAD Hopkins Gives PWA Priority Over WPA In Assignment of Workers to Projects By Richard L. Harkness (United Press Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, Jan. 24, (U.R) Complaints from putolio works pro jeot contractors that relief work-ers are refusing offers of private employment resulted today in a complete reversal of labor policy under the $4,000,000,000 work-re- lief program.

Works Progress Administrate Harry L. Hopkins ordered that 1 "workers are to be made available to PWA even though this involves the initiation of WPA projects or curtailing work on ac- tive projects by reassigning fa workers." He Informed all State WPA Administrators that "projects of the Federal Emergency Administration of publio works have been given definite priority In the assignment of labor." The contractors complaints came from California, Minnesota, Ala- bama and' Georgia. They said mw certainty of being able to persuade workers to take their private PWA jobs Instead of employment oil WPA projects hindered their pro- gress. pwa officials confirmed the builders' stand, with this explanation: The Works Progress Administration oridTlnallv paid a "tecuritvi wage" ranging from $19 a month; in country sections to $85 a monin, In larger cities to their workers. the Puhllc 'Works Adminis tration offering the local "prevail lng wage" to Its laoorers, tnere wa no conflict between the two agen--cles.

PWA paid enough more 4 make their projects attractive semi-skilled and skilled workmen. WPA raised its rate of pay. Hop- kins gave state directors authority to Increase paychecks by 10 cent and decrease hours worked each month by the same amount? (Continued on Page Eieven) HUB STARTS NINTH ANNIVERSARY SALE The 9th Anniversary Sale of the Hub opens tomorrow morning, as announced in an advertisement in today's Item. Combining recognized quality with an exceptional range of sizes, the Ninth Anniversary Sale an unusual opportunity for regional shoppers to fulfill their winter needs, for men and boys. The Hub runs only one sale a year, their Anniversary sale, and the event Is eagerly awaited by all who desire quality merchandise.

FIRST DRESS REHEARSAL TO RECONDUCTED Cast Will Report Tonight 7:30 o'Clock At Elks' Home At With only a few days left before the first presentation of "The First Commandment rehearsal work has been speeded up and everythtng is in readiness for the first dress rehearsal tonight. The entire cast will report tonight, 7:30 o'clock, at the Elks'. The director announced that the role of the grandfather, around whose narration the entire plot is built, will be taken by the Reverend C. W. Fields, the pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church.

The play opens with his telling of the story of Joseph and Moses to members of his family and then leads (Continued on Page Twelve) payment bill adopted by the Senate; at left, Speaker Byrns writes his name attesting that the House concurred in the measure; and in center, the engrossed bill Is carried to the White House by Representative Claude Parsons. GREAT CROWD PAYS TRIBUTE TO DEAD KING Thousands Pass Bier of George Body To Lie In State Until Monday By Clifford L. Day (United Press Staff Correspondent) (Copyright 1936, by United Press) LONDON, Jan. 24, (U.R) King George's people began paying him their final tribute today. At 8 a.m.

a column of mourners eight deep filed Into Westminster Hall, split into two columns each four deep, and passed the catafalque on which his body lay. The first to enter the great hall had waited outside since o'cjock last night. The body will lie In state from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. today, Saturday, Sunday and Monday and will be buried at Windsor Tuesday after a funeral service at Westminster Ab bey, across from the hall, and a state funeral procession to Padding railway station.

There were 3,000 people in line when the hall was opened this morning. As the day advanced the line stretched ever farther westward along the Thames on whose bank the Houses of Parliament, of Which Westminster Hall is part, are situated. King George's royal standard flew at half mast from the Victoria tower at the other end of the parlia ment building from the hall. Sir Ernest Beachcroft Towse, 71-year-old blind holder of the Victoria Cross, which he won as a captain in the Seaforth Highlanders In South Africa after an already distinguished army career in India, stood guard at the catafalque from midnight to 1 o'clock this morning. He will do so each night.

He was King George's Sergeant at Arms In Ordinary, and one of his Gentlemen at Arms. (Continued on Page Twelve) so fast it would "burn up the tires if opened up." Trial tests will be conducted shortly over a desert straightaway near Moiave, Fengler said as he put finishing touches on the body at his machine shop In Hollywood. The syndicate backing the venture includes Fengler, Moore and Les Goossen, former engineer for Harry Miller, famed designed of racing cars. "As soon as she's worked in, Lou will take her to Utah," Fengler said. "Unless we're way off In figures, one crack at the record will be enough.

We'll have nearly twice the power Campbell Bluebird had." The car Is 30 feet long and a "perfect streamlining," according to its builders. The body is designed so that the impact of the air resistance will press the wheels to the ground without cutting down the car's speed materially. Clyde G. Brehm, Wilkes-Barre, Safety Supervisor, Makes Address The regular monthly Safety meet ing of the officials of Pennsylvania Colliery was held last evening In the main dining room of Marble Hall Hotel. After a delicious turkey dinner, a session was conducted by A.

H. Harvey, president. Gomer J. Davies is secretary. G.

C. Cleaver, Superintendent, In troduced Mr. Clyde G. Brehm of Wilkes-Barre, Supervisor of Safety and Compensation of the Susquehanna Collieries Company and Lytle Coal Company, who gave a very lm-Dressive talk on Safety as it applies to the welfare of all employes and stressed the Importance of all to their every effort to take every precaution to prevent accidents and save to the greatest extent the dis-tww and sufferins attendant to in juries. He urged all employes to do everything possible to avoid accidents to themselves and their fellow workmen by which he felt connaent the number of accidents can be reduced.

He stated In connection with the award of cash prizes that the method would be, revised for the year 1936. The mines and outside will be divided Into a greater number of districts and the cash awards will be made at the end of the three months' period, from January 1, 1936 to March 31, 1936. All employes in the winning district of each unit having no accidents during the period are eligible to participate In the cash award. Mr. Brehm's remarks were con structive as well as impressive.

Superintendent Cleaver gave a brief and Interesting talk about what good can result from continued cooperation in efforts for the safety of employes. This was followed by a pleasing musical and impersonation program given by several employes with en-tertainine talent and which was very much enjoyed by all present. Those contributing to tne entertainment were: Malinowskie Brothers, Accordian Duet. Jesse Kozloskle Impersonating Monologue. John Daugsha Banjo selection.

William Culton Vocal Solo and Scotch Impersonation. John Laukaitis Feats oi Magic and Slight of Hand. Leonard (Lenny) BuperinsKi Accondian and Vocal Solo. FOUR PERISH IN FIRE IN MARYLAND BRUNSWICK, Md, Jan. 24, (U.R) A father and four children were burned to death today.

When their farm home near here caught fire from an overheated stove. The dead: Arthur Swope, 40, his two daughters, Vaughnetta, 23, and Mary, 13; and his son, Dorel, 30. Another son, Charles, 11, leaped from a window and escaped death. Swope and his son lost their lives while trying to rescue the two daughters. 'Powerhouse9 on Wheels to Shoot at Campbell's Mark LOS ANGELES, Jan.

24. (U.R) A stream-lined "powerhouse" on wheels which Its makers believe can travel 350 miles per hour will be America's ohallenge to Sir Malcolm Campbell's automobile speed record of 301 miles an hour. Built at a cost of $100,000, the snow-white "Yankee Doodle" will be taken to Utah's salt beds within a few months by Lou Moore, noted speedway driver, for a try at Campbell's mark. Harlan Fengler, its designer, was confident a test would prove It the fastest automobile ever built. Its features Include: Double racing motors powering all four wheels.

Heaviest power load ever mounted on wheels, 4,000 horsepower. No axles, with wheels driving direct from motors. Perfect streamlining. Backers said the only thing that might k.eep the car back was rubber. They claim the car sould be.