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SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN: THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1940. FEAR DICKINSON "TOOL" Churchill Boss of British Military Member of Royal Family, Earl of Athlone, Is New Canada Governor-General 41 Brother of Queen Mary Appointed by Iving George VI OTTAWA, April 4. acclaimed a member of the royal family, the Earl of Athloiie, as its new governor-general today, appointed by King George VI to succeed the late Lord Tweedsmuir. The Dominion, parlner-in-arms with the mother country in the European war, learned of the appointment of the tall, soldierly brother of Queen Mother Mary while Canada was being urged to do everything; possible to win "the active support of the United States in the cause of the Allies." Gordon Conant, attorney general of Ontario, told an audience of farmers and business men yesterday that "no sacrifice on our part will be too great if that is accomplished." Dominion's Choice Prime Minister W.

JL. Mackenzie King disclosed that the Earl of Athlone was the Dominion government's choice and that his selection had been discussed with King George as far back as the king's tour of Canada and the United States last year with Queen Elizabeth. The appointment also was in keeping with the belief of Lord Tweedsmuir, whose term would have expired this year, that he, a commoner, should be succeeded by a man high in British aristocracy. "During the course of several conversations with his majesty," Mackenzie KJng said, "I had occasion to speak of a to Lord Tweedsmuir. .1, had every reason to believe that the" Earl of Athlone would tie acceptable both to his majesty and to Canada." The announcement was made simultaneously last night here and in London in identical statements: "It is officially announced from Buckingham palace that the king lias been graciously pleased to approve of the appointment of Major- General the Ear! of Athlone, K.

as governor-general the Dominion of Canada." Because of wartime secrecy surrounding trans-All an tic travel, the date of sailing for the new governor-general and his countess, Princess Alice, a granddaughter oj Queen Victoria, was not announced. Welcome Delayed For the same reasons, the customary welcome and swearing-in (Turn lo Palje KlKht, Tltasc) NAVY WARNS BRITAIN Will Act It Blockade Is Used Illegally, Tokyo Wants Chosen Strait As Her Own Sphere, TOKYO, April 4. Japanese navy threatened today to 0 "take action" if the British blockade is applied "illegally" to Soviet Russian shipping destined for Germany, and indications were -that any blockade action in Chosen Strait would be so considered. The warning was conveyed in a statement by the admiralty spokesman. Chosen Strait, southern gateway to the Sea of Japan and principal approach to Russia's far eastern port of Vladivostok, separates Japan from the Asiatic mainland at the Korean peninsula.

It represents a break in the land continuity of the Japanese empire. While the Sea of Japan is not Japanese territorial waters, the admiralty spokesman said flatly 4 that "it is a Japanese lake in Japanese eyo.5." "The British navy can lake any action it pleases there, but the reaction in Japanese sentiment would bo very strong," he said. Apparently Japanese objections would be less vehement against British action well removed from the-shores of the 500-miic-wide sea than against any action in 300-miIe- wicle neck of ocean linking Ihe Sea of Japan and the East China Sea. 4 The spokesman, however, would not say what Japan would consider "illegal" or what "action" Japan would tnke, but his declaration was generally interpreted to refer to any halting of Russian commerce through Chosen Strait. OF ATHLONE.

CLEVELAND, April 4. services will be held here to- morow for Col. William C. Howells, 52, associate editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.

C. ETRGIT POLICE AWAIT RETURN OF KURZAWA Man Wanted tor Questioning in Mystery Murder Arrested in Pennsylvania, IS WILLING TO RETURN DETROIT, April 4. today awaited the return of John Kurzawa from Pennsylvania, in the hope that he could more light or. the mystery killings of Philip Loyet and Dorsey E. Bowinan.

Kurza-wa, sought for questioning in the case since Sunday, when Loyst's bullet-torn body was unearthed beneath an east side house, was arrested by state police near Washington, last night. Police here said he had expressed vrillingness to return to Detroit, and detectives were sent to bring him here. John R. Kasap, who rented the house where Loyst's body was found, admitted under questioning last night that Kurzawa was the man who had helped him move into the place. The ex-cab driver was allowed to return to his cell in the Macomb county jail early today after two days of almost constant grilling-.

Detective Inspector John O. Whitman of the police homicide squad said murder warrants would be sought against both Kasap and Kurzawa. "We have a perfect case of circumstantial evidence against both men in both killings," Whitman declared, "but we will proceed in the slaying of Philip Loyst first." Both Loyst, a garage mechanic, and Bowman, a railroad fireman, were shot to death with the same gun, police said. Bowman's body, burned beyond recognition, was found on a dump heap in Macomb county, north of Detroit, several weeks ago. Both men disappeared (Turn to Pace rkasc) "Little Spitfire" New Serial in The Evening News A delightful new romance, LITTLE SPITFIRE by Jean Randall, starts today in The Evening News.

It is the story of a determined young lady named Brenda Burnham, whose curls and dimples deceptively camouflage the small fury within. It is also the story of the shortest street in a midwestern cross section of how Brenda tries to solve the problems and patch up the love affairs of all the people who live there. No one in blase New York takes Brenda's writing ambitions seriously, so she goes to live In the old Burnham residence now a boardinghouse. on the Shortest Street. i not long before she finds that the people who live in the happy- go-lucky boardinghouse, and their neighbors, are more interesting than th fictional characters sh meant to create.

Immediately she is up to her neck in complications, refusing lo that fooling with other people's lives Is a dangerous thing. Even though Brenda's intentions are of the best, Mac- Kelvey, an attractive young advertising man, remains hostile. He calls her "Little Miss Fixit" and "Little Spitfire." Eventually Brenda tries to help him, too, with arnusing results. You are'sure to enjoy "Little Spitfire." SEEK WPA AID FOR REBUILDING OF SOO SCHOOL Telegrams Sent to Washington While New Class Rooms Are Being Provided, GRADES 4-6 START FRIDAY WPA labor for the reconstruction of the Park school, heavily damaged by fire early Wednesday, was sought today by the Sault board of education. Meanwhile, the board awaited arrival of insurance adjusters to determine total loss on the building.

Arrangements have been made for class-room facilities for 271 children attending the Park school. Park school students from grades 4, 5. 6. and the ungraded room, will resume studies Friday in the junior high school building, while students in the kindergarten, first, second, and third grades will not start school until Monday, according to an announcement made today by G-. G.

Malcolm, superintendent of schools. To Inspect Damage. Inspection of the Park school damage was expected to be started today by Otto Scott, of Petoskey. representative of the Western Adjustment and Inspection Company, which in turn represents the 70 companies carrying the 560.300 insurance on the school. To represent the Sault school board, an investigator from Ihe Michigan Appraisal Company, which established the sound value of Sault schools, was also expected to arrive in the Sault today.

No definite rebuilding plans will be discussed by the board of education until insurance companies for the the board at a meeting Wednesday' decided to contact Washington WPA headquarters to determine whether a WPA project could be used in reconstruction. A telegraph message was sent to Washington on Wednesday, and a reply is expected shortly. Only the upper stories of the school were destroyed by fire, which was stopped by firemen at the second story, it was pointed out today by Fire Chief Frank F. Trornblcy. Water damage to the first floor ana basement was heavy, however, he said.

The lower floors, except for. a stair pasageway, were not touched by flames. Thanks Fort Brady. Chief Trombley, who is expected to work in cooperation with Insur- (Turn To Pace Elsrhl. Please) CHEWRAGWEED FOR HAY FEVER People Who Do If'Get Medical Justification, Curious Legend Investigated By Allergy Clinic.

By HOWARD W. BLAKESLF-E Associated Press Science Editor CLEVELAND, April People who said they helped their hay fever by eating clover honey in the spring and chewing ragweed leaves in the summer received medical justification today at the American College of This curious legend was investigated by the allergy clinic of the University hospitals of Cleveland, with the result that eating pollen was tried as a medical remedy and found quite cffeclive. One hundred thirty hay fever victims acted as the guinea pigs. About half of them took injections of the ragweed pollen, which is a standard method of relieving hay fever, while the other half swallowed capsules filled with the same pollen, As a result, 63 per cent of the pollen eaters were helped considerably, 24 per cent had fair relief, and 13 per cent were not relieved at all. This was almost as good as results of the regular vaccination method, where 70 per cent experienced considerable relief, t9 fair, and 11 none.

The capsule method had one advantage. It was easy to take a capsule every day or two, whereas the vaccination requires going to the doctor or the hospital to bo scratched with a needle anywhere from 35 to 30 times. The clinic physicians said there still is a medical controversy ovor the pollen-eating method, less than a dozen physicians having tested the method. When taken In a capsule, hundred times as pollen must be.given as by-hypodermic needle. However, even the 100 times multiplication only nils a pill that Is small enough to swallow easily.

Boss of British Army, Navy RAF WINSTON CHURCHILL. CHAMBERLAIN TEN TIMES AS CONFIDENT NOW Nation Completely United, He Proudly Tells tiye LONDON, April Minister Chamberlain proudly told his Conservative party council' today that he is "ten times as confident of victory now as at the beginning of the war. "When we embarked upon this war," he said, "I felt we should be bound to win it After seven months of war, I feel ten times as confident as I did at the beginning." The prime minister said he believed that never before in all Great Britain's history had the nation been "so completely united upon the broad aims of our policy and upon our determination to carry on this fight until we have achieved our purpose." He praised the decision of the political parties to lay aside party strife as far as possible "in order to concentrate on winning the war." Not Exempt From Criticism "I do not claim that the government should be exempt from criticism," he declared, "but I do feel that as we are ail agreed as to what we want out of this war, the government of the day is entitled to claim general support for its war policy." The prime minister said Germany began preparing for war long before it started but that "one thing is missed the bus!" Hitler's failure to "take advantage of his initial superiority ar.d to make an endeavor to overwheiVn us and France before we had time to make good our deficiencies," ho called a "very extraordinary thing." "We must do (Turn to Page Eifbt, Please) ARMED MIGHT OF ENGLAND AT HIS COMMAND Pugnacious Foe ot Germany Finds Self Virtual Dictator ot Army and Navy, IS TH1RO CABINET SHUFFLE Bv THE ASSOCIATED J'HESS. All the armed might of Great. iu CU JU11U 0 sup ermiena- Britain became Winston Churchill's ent of schools at Howell, and four to command today.

members to fill terms on the board. Riding the crest of that destiny The retiring board members are which many predict will carry him Cecile Dacey, Detroit; John Strand- to the position of prime minister, berg. River Rouge; Melvin Rudd, the plump, pugnacious foe of Ger- Muskegon; and Fred C. Bailey many finds himself virtual' dictator Grand Rapids, of the army, navy and air force through the third British cabinet shuffle in seven months of M.EJL REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY MEETS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN LANSING LANSING, April 4. (P, The Michigan Education Association today was preparing for its annual representative assembly here Friday and Saturday at which 200 delegates representing 34,000 educator-members will adopt a pro- i gram for the coming year.

Preliminary committee meetings and a session of the board of directors was taking place today. The M. E. department of county school commissioners met here 3'6s- terday. The general M.

E. A. sssion will see the election of a president to succeed John S. Page, superintendent of schools at Howell, and four members to fill terms on the board. The retiring board members are war.

Last Sept. 3, just seven hours after war was declared, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain yielded to popular clamor and cah'ed Churchill from his vocal but comparatively ineffectual place in the House of Commons to become first lord of the admiralty. Chairman of Armed Forces Now the new cabinet shakeup makes Churchill chairman of the armed sen-ices committee, and thus the boss of all war forces, in addition to his admiralty job. At 65, Churchill still is "on the way up" in a career that has been meteoric throughout, and brilliantly so in a short seven months. Most of the violent action in the war thus far has been at Churchill's it is possible also to trace to his growing influence general hardening of Britain's attitude toward neutrals and foe alike.

Prime Minister Next? Should the 71-year-old Chamber- Jain retire, jc.ertain- ly would demand that he keys of No. 10 Downing street to Churchill, the popular personification of belligerent John Buh'. There no longer is evident that air of amused tolerance which Chamberlain displayed when he was overheard in 1938 to ask Lady Astor: "What is Winston up to now?" This swift shift in political fortunes has demonstrated beyond doubt Churchill's tremendous hold on the confidence of most of his people. For months before the war to Papc Eight, Please) SOQ, ONL, MAN IS SENTENCED Gets 15 Years in Prison lor Shooting flnothsr, SAULT STE. MARIE, April 4.

Sharabura, convicted of shooting Wilbur McEachcrn with intent lo main, was sentenced to 15 years in the Kingston penitentiary night. The shooting occurred in Taretorus township, a mile from the Sault, Sept. 22. COW OR BULL? AJJELrjIIIA, April 4. census enumerator at a farm in suburban Bridcsburg asked the housewife what livestock was on the place.

"We have one cow," she replied. "That's no cow," her husband interrupted. "It's a bull." Stalemated, the enumernior telephoned his supervisor for advice and was told to "go at (he animal "Boss," the census faker pleaded, "I don't think'I'd be much help. I'm a citv chap myself." be- FROZEN BODY OF YOUTH IS Search tor Mountain Climber on Mt, Hood Ends, MOUNT HOOD, April 4, (fft four-day search of the crevice- riven blizzard-swept flanks of Mount Hood ended last night with discovery of the huddled, frozen body of Gerald Herrmann, 28, of Milwaukie, Oregon. The treacherous peak spared Herrmann's fellow climber, James Lorentz, 19, of Oregon City, who was discovered Tuesday.

was found stumbling aimlessly in timbered Paradise Park, frost-bitten, snow-blinded and exhausted. Herrmann apparently died at the spot on the level where he had halted Sunday afternoon to rest. He was crouched as if trying to ward off snow and wind. In his notebook was the final entry: "8:30. 34 degrees above." The body was nearly covered by snow and a new storm was brewing to obscure vision when it was sighted by two men of the Mt.

Hood ski patrol, famed rescue organization of cilmbers and skiers. BOARD EMPLOYE AND MERCHANT UNDER ARREST State Tax Board Presses Investigation of Sales Levy Collections in Detroit, MORE WWRANTS EXPECTED LANSING, April 4. state board of tax administration and state police officials today pressed their investigation of sales tax collection procedures in the Detroit area, disclosing that, additional arrests were in A tax board employe and a Detroit merchant already are under arrest on charges of having arranged illegal settlement of tax claims by the state. The board announced at the sam time that it has cleared up the mystery of $552,419 of sales tax- monies that had been listed as "unaccounted for" by its Detroit branch office. Walter F.

Reddy, managing director, and tax board members said further investigation had reduced the "missing" to 5501,319. This sum has been analyzed as follows, they said: 1. Taxes cancelled, 597,491. 2. Taxes listed as due the state, although no demand has been made on the merchants that they be paid, 5233,405.

3. Delinquent taxes on which notice of intent to assess (seize property or otherwise guarantee payment) has been filed, $180,424. Auditor General Vernon 3. Brown chairman of the board, said he found some evidence of "unrestricted cancellations," which he described as perfectly honest but "poor business judgment." Sault Locks Will Be Open to Tourists the Sault, PRICE 3 CENTS INTERESTS Governor Puzzle to Many Friends, Says Christian Advocate "When He Runs Again He May Unwittingly Become Christian Front for Such Controlling Interests as There May Be" DETROIT, April 4. The Michigan Christian Advocate said in an editorial today that some church people reviewing the administration of Governor Dickinson fear that "when he runs again he may unwittingly and innocently be used as a kind of Christian front for such controlling interests as there may be." The editorial remarked that the governor, long a leader in Methodist church and prohibition circles, has become an "enigma to some of his friends." The decision of the department of justice to investigate certain affairs involving present and former state officials, the editorial said is cause for rejoicing." The church publication went on to say that "too long there have been rumors of alleged in our state that should be proven HOUSE FACTIONS PUITLS GO.

Park school students from the fourth, fiffli, sixth, and ungraded rooms will start school Friday morning- b.v reporting nt the music room in the junior high school building-. From there they will be assigned to regular classrooms. Kindergarten, first, second, and third grade students will not start school until Monday morning, ns classroom facilities for them in buildings west of Ashmtin street must bo arranged. Full announcement as to the assignment of these children will appear In either the Friday or Saturday edition of The Evening News, G. G.

Malcolm, superintendent, said. either true or false." The editorial in the Advocate, Methodist church publication, written by the Rev. John E. Marvin, editor in chief, continued: "It is unthinkable that he (the governor) has had any direct part in any corruption that may have existed. Has Been Enigma "It is true, however, that Governor Dickinson has been an enigma to some of his friends.

Perhaps this was inevitable, for men are often compelled to act differently under different situations, and the governor has encountered many of them. "As nearly as we can ascertain, there seem to be three schools of thought on the subject of Michigan politics and the governor. "The first has carried on a campaign of ridicule, poking fun at him. Few church people belong to this school or sympathize with it and the writer has been harsh in his condemnation of these tactics as dastardly, vicious and menacing. "The second school, this one within the church, regards politics as something apart from religion.

It's the essential business of the church to preach the gospel and personal morality and let politics alone "This group likewise', thinks of Governor Dickinson in terms of renowned activity in the heyday of the Anti-Saloon League, in which organization he was a leader. His reputation of those days has carried over to the present evaluation of the man. This group points with pride to his religious emphasis, his use of prayer in solving state problems and his condemnation of moral degeneracy. "Misled and Missed" "A third group holds many of the convictions of the second but goes farther. It respects the governor for his past record, for his moral pronouncements and his religious devotion, but in spite of these it feels he has been misled and has missed his biggest opportunity of all by not championing the reform of an allegedly bossed political machine.

"This group has pointed to the formation of the Michigan Fourth Estate of Editors, organized to root (Tnrn ID Past: KiKht, Please) Speaks In Soo Tonight Dr. E. H. Campbell, medical superintendent of Newberry State Hospital, will address an open meeting of Sault citizens tonight at the high school auditorium. The meeting is scheduled lo starl at 8 o'clock, and Dr.

Campbell will discuss menial hygiene. He is considered an authority on mental diseases. Sault Ste. Marie Council of Parents and Teachers is sponsoring I j. the address, which is free to the' The program will include selections by the high school band under the direction of Earl P.

Thomas. ADRIAN. Viola M. Cole, 26-year-old mother of four children, died Wednesday of burns suffered when she attempted to start a fire in a stove with kerosene. FLINT.

Jam Burns died Wednesday of injuries suffered when a car struck him Tuesday, DR. E. II, CAMPBELL. WISCONSIN IS SOLID OR SPLIT? Late Election Returns to Decide State Delegations, MILWAUKEE, April 4. returns from approximately 500 precincts in Wisconsin's presidential preference primary will decide whether the state delegations to the Republican and Democratic national conventions will be solidly behind Thomas E.

Dewey and President Roosevelt. Dewey was assured of 16 of the 24 Republican delegates four elected at large 12 chosen In the congressional districts. He also held what appeared to be safe margins for the remaining eight seats. The two rival slates pledged to support President Roosevelt for a third term jointly controlled most of the 24 Democratic delegates elected last Tuesday, but faced the possibility of relinquishing one or two district scats to Garner delegates. The President, in returns from 2,491 of the slate's 3,011 precincts, maintained a 3-to-l lead over Vice President Garner in the direct preferential vote, but in the delegate contest Willis R.

Donley, ot Menomonic, Garner supporter, was leading for one of the Ninth dis Irist scats. Another Garner candidate was in the running in the Third district. Available returns from 2,491 of the state's 3,011 precincts gave President Roosevelt 262,325 of the 347,814 Democratic presidential preference votes to for Garner. In 1P36, Roosevelt running unopposed polled 401,773. The leading Dewey and Vanelen- bcrg candidates drew a total of 301,863 votes in 2,500 precincts.

In the 1936 Wisconsin primary the complete Republican vote totaled only 190,634. Dewey's leading candidate had votes and Senator Vandcn- berg's 113,648. bc AWAITING BREAK ON LABOR BOARD Pre-Battie Calm Finds Two Bills to Change Wagner Act, WHICH IS TO BE CALLED? WASHINGTON, April Two House factions seeking to amend the Wagner act eyed each other anxiously today for the first sign of a "break" which will start a bitter floor fight over the national labor board. In the pre-battle- calm, this was the situation: Two bills have been placed befors the House. One, by the labor cont mittee, would make four changes 5n the law, centered on increasing the size the labor board.

The by tie. special Smith committee -proposes -17 changes based OR of an entirely new board. The question was; which bill will caUed fpr 4 actual debate and under what parliamentary proced- The first move probably will be made when Chairman Norton' (DN. X) asks Acting Speaker Kay- burn (D-Tex.) for permission to take up the labor committee's bill April 15. She suggested procedure which would require the to vote "yes or no" on the measure, without considering any other amendments.

All indications point to a refusal by House leaders to grant that request. But Mrs. Norton then might try another maneuver. She could ask the rules committee to recommend the same procedure to the House. i Such a request would be the sig-.

na! for Representatives Smith (D- Va.) and Cox two rules committee members, to try to substitute the 17 sweeping proposals of the Smith committee. If they tee's amendments would be side- were successful, the labor commit- tracked. Cox and Smith asserted that sentiment for major revisions in the Wagner act is so strong that ths House would accept their maneuver. Arguing that her committee's recommendations were "all that need to. be done," Mrs.

Norton told reporters: "We feel that this bill meets most of the objections against the act without in any way weakening the law." THE WEATHER COtficial Report of TJ. S. Weather Snow and slightly colder tonight, Friday mostly cloudy. Moderate to possibly fresh north to northwest winds. Lowest temperature tonight about Sault T-emperatiires Yesterday: noon 32; 7:30 p.

m. 32; highest 34; mean 32; normal 31. Today: 7:30 a. m. 31; lowest 30; noon 36.

Humidity at 7:30 a. Precipitation to 7:30 a. .58 in. Total since Jan. 1 5.81 in.

Normal since Jan. 1....... .5.95 in. Sun rises. .,6:13 Sun sets ,7:09 Today in Other years Warmest 65 in 1929 Coldest 2 In 1923 Wettest 0.68 in 1S90 Other Bcports Tcsterdir.

Last Chicago 76 42 Detroit 41 37 Escanaba 34 32 Houghton 33 29 Marquette 33 32 Los Angeles 65 Si Montreal 43 32 New Yofk 50 Port Arthur -2T 29 Sault Ste. 34 30 White River.