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THE ii 0 1 FREE A DECEMBER 10. 1 9 3 8 Asks lor Protection Senate Slaying Case (J It Happened in Michigan irom Voodoo Curse PONTIAC, Dec. 9 Charles Gib son, Negro automobile worker, of Gets Together Nearing Jury State Finishes Election Count Minor Parties Attract Less Than 5 Pet, His Final Jest leaving for Detroit at 12:20 p. police authorities said. 180 Bagley asked, William Dohany, assistant prosecutor, Fri IALAMAZOO William L.

Rowland, who used the anas oi day to protect him from a Voodoo Brownell, the Kalamazoo hu Norman Bird while in Bay City, Testimony Ended in Strategy Discussed; curse placed on him by members of morist who died Dec. 5, joked had hitch-hiked from Standiah, and the cult. Livingston's Trial about death as he joked about life, I was given a ride Into the city by it was disclosed Friday with ths I Joseph Kollvar, special deputy Gibson told Dohany that the cult petition that It waa not his Intention to ask the Pope that Father Coughlin be denied the right to parUcipate in public affairs or express his own opinions. "But," Rabbi Folkman added, "your petitioner cannot refrain from the expression of the thought that much good would result from an official and authoritative negative reply to a query that must lurk in the minds of vast numbers of Americans: "To what extent, if any, is Father Coughlin supported by his Church in his anti-Semitic "Your petitioner cannot believe that he is, but he believes that a statement from an ecclesiastical source of high authority would be reassuring to those who might entertain other suspicions." had been active in Pontiac's Negro tenner Case Up By James M. Haswell ALBION, Dec.

9 Republican sheriff of Arenac County, who was filing of his will for probate, HARRISON, Dec. 9 (A en route here, and who was ignor- section for a number of years and ascribed the death of his son sev Asking for a "simple snd lnex ifttm ih fitw fna ui) LANSING, Dec. 9 The vote tor minor-party candidates In th Nov. 8 election was less than one All testimony was concluded Friday in the trial of Carl (Jack) d- ant of the Identity of his "passen eral years ago to a curse placed pensive" funeral, Brownell clared: members of the newly elected Livingston for the slaying of ger." nni.Ji iMiriViaaAH hilt on him. State Senate assembled behind j.v I I VI LCI UUU I'OU iimnioBvu hnlf of 1 oer cent of the total Isaiah Lecbove, Clare oil man.

He asked the Prosecutor's office closed doors here Friday night for number of votes cast, the official Court adjourned until 9 a. m. strictly private conference on Monday, at which time counsel for self in the mirror, the salesman jokingly said: "Well, no one will do not want any of my friends count of the State Board of Can vassers showed Friday. to stop the rites st which he will be cursed in effigy, pins poked through the figure representing him and the mvstic words uttered called on to do a like service for the State and the defense will be given three hours each to present know you now in that new get The Constitutional Democratic me. I want tne undertaken to hire closing arguments.

Judge Ray up Party, created by followers 05 former Gov. William A. Comstock, which will seal his doom. legislative strategy and administrative problems. Meeting with them were Gov, Elect Frank D.

Fitzgerald and members of his official family, together with Fred Chase, secretary of the Senate, and Republican Chairman James F. Thomson. four sturdy young men to lay me away. I never spiurged in my life and I do not want to splurge in Hart will make his charge and the case will go to the Circuit Court jury that has heard testimony since the trial opened Nov. DefendantPuts death, "Coming into this world through Zl.

Educational Duty Imposed on Banks no volition of my own, I have en After completion of testimony a Hole in Own Topics of discussion included the deavored to treat my fellow traV' Friday Judge Hart called attorneys selection of committee members elers fairly and squarely so far as by Lieut. Gov. Luren Dickinson. know the rules. 1 have lived (or botn sides and the respondent into a conference before his bench.

He refused, however, to divulee Murder Alibi the confirmation of Murphy ap State Presents Rebuttal to Defend Barlow's Will ANN ARBOR, Dec. 9 A Circuit Court Jury Friday began hearing rebuttal witnesses for the State against a suit to break the will of the late John W. Barlow, Tecum-seh farmer who died last March, leaving his estate of $45,000 to the State to help retire the public debt. The State moved Friday morn Rabbi Sending Appeal to Pope Statements of Father Coughlin Protested TRAND RAPIDS, Dec. 9 (A.

Rabbi Jerome Daniel Folk-117 pastor of Congregation Fmanuel, in Grand Rapids, an-meed Friday night that he was omplaining directly to Pope Pius vi against recent statements made Father Charles K. Coughlin on Jewish question. At the service of his congregation Friday night, the Rabbt read text of a petition he said was Line sent to the Vatican. In the Lmunicatlon, Rabbi Folkman i assurance by the Pontiff that the Royal Oak priest's state-pfnt3 were not made with tfdesiastical sanction. gavi Remarks Are Resented "Many of the Jewish citizens of the'i'nited States resent the effect ind apparently the purpose of his (Father Coughlin's) most recent iublic addresses," the petition Lted, "namely, the unjust, unwarranted and cruel linking of the Jewish people with Communistic movements, the success of which been catastrophic for the Jewish people in the past and could not conceivably be otherwise anv time." More than that," Rabbi Folk-pan continued, "these Jewish citizens of the United States, together with many of their non-Jewish, Protestant Christian, and Catholic fellow citizens justly fear that the ultimate result of such activities by Father Coughlin will it to strengthen and support the ould-be destroyers of the democracy they have Inherited from their fathers and which they desire to preserve for their posterity." Clarifies His Request Rabbi Folkman asserted in the Ruthven Gives Advice pointees by the Republican Senate, my life, made my mistakes, but made others as little trouble as what was discussed and warned counsel not to reveal the nature to Study Group ana seating of Clyde V.

Fenner, senator elect from the Highland Park district, whose qualifications of the discussion. possible while I lived and am caus- FLINT, Dec. The case of ing as little trouble physically Leone Rom, forty-two-year-old when I depart." convict charged with the murder attracted almost no attenUon at the polls. Had the 1937 Legislature adopt ed bills proposed by election authorities requiring a minority party to poll 1 per cent of the votes, all of the present crop ot minor parties would have lost of- ficial status as a result of this election. There were 1,805,000 votes cast for governor, of which Frank D.

Fitzgerald, governor elect, polled 847,245 and Gov. Murphy 753.752. The canvass disclosed that Leon D. Case, secretary of state, led the Democratic ticket. Case received 755,704 votes, nearly 2,000 mor than Murphy, and ran behind hia Republican opponent, Harry Kelly, by fewer than 20,000 votes, Kelly's total was 775,697.

Two Republican candidates re- ceived pluralities greater than that Nothing for Public, He Says ANN ARBOR, Dec. 9. More have been challenged by his Demo His children and grandchildren George Wright, a merchant "It was nothing that concerns cratic opponent, jonn M. schnei- than 100 Michigan bankers, open-ins: a two-day study conference, wr. named as nrinciDal benefi- moo, Bu oer.

the public at this time," he said. i. ui. v.vi Jury here early Saturday, ing for a directed verdict uphold The final witness was Dr. G.

were told Friday by President Al Many Against Fenner A surprising amount of aympa- i-jnn ine iriai Htaneu euiiesuajr ijc Stuart, Grand Rapids psychiatrist, exander G. Ruthven, of the uni- ing tne wm, but Judge George W. Sample denied the motion without wno appeared lor the state. thy with the idea of denying Fen 1U16 vuuutl, iluugQ uunniu as. Black.

Rom, who was returned from Jackson Prison, where he To a twenty-minute hypothetical verslty of Michigan, that "banks should lead the molding of public opinion in their sphere of acUv- ner a seat was disclosed by i prejudice. Earlier Judge Sample had made an identical ruling on a motion from the contestants for In the Middle question propounded by Albert D. Wing, assistant attorney general, private canvass of veteran legislators. Many of these in the past lty." is serving 15 to 30 years for robbery armed, is charged with kill SAGINAW Robert Gustafson, as to Livingstons mental condi a directed verdict that the will was invalid. 18, found out early Friday morn naa given up county offices In or der to qualify for Senate member ing the slxty-flve-year-old police' tion at tne time was "Education Is the best investment," Dr.

Ruthven added, "and as social institutions In a democ ing what it really was like to be man a gun battie Oct. 25, 1935, slain, Dr. Stuart replied: snip, and were inclined to observe accorded Fitzgerald, though the. in me miaaie. nooKing a nae when Wrlfht interruDted "I think he was sane.

the letter. The challenge against Three Units Vote to Split racy, hanks should siuuy meir re The defense has based its case burglary at a downtown sporting on the tender of the locomotive on a passenger train when it lation to the general welfare and total vote cast for the Governor elect was greater than that polled by any of his running mates. Pontiac Local of U.A.W. on an argument of "not guilty goods store. pulled into Saginaw, Gustafson Fenner is based on fact that he is a member of the Wayne County Jury Commission, and no county officer is eligible for State be much concerned with the education of their staff and stock- by reason of insanity" and had In his closing argument, Gray PONTIAC, Dec.

9 Division of Luren D. Dickinson, veteran Re looked down from his perch to Introduced several witnesses who don Witney, assistant prose holders and the public. find himself surrounded by 11 publican, of Charlotte, defeated had testified that Livlngton was cutor, scored the alibi built up orrice. "There ia one lesson you have the United Automobile Workers Local 1S9 was assured Friday when officials of the organization Saginaw policemen, all ith drawn bylefe wftnesse; Fri Leo J. Nowicki, lieutenant governor, by 98,517 votes.

The vote was A committee leaded by George not learned well you have not not in his right mind when he shot Leebove in th. taproom of I day. Wlthey charged that Rom observed that your institutions announced that members at the Dickinson 813,744, Nowicki 715,227 Told that the police were taking I iihi whii. in jnrVunn P. McCallum was appointed to revise the list of Senate commit have definite educational Vernon J.

Brown, veteran Re him In custody as a suspect in the Prl8on to throw blame for Pontiac, Fisher Body, and Yellow Truck Coach companies had Clare hotel. Defendant Is Described The lengthy question unraveled tees and to make suggestions for publican member of the Legisla rnuroer or an Aipena reson owner klm mQiber person ThitiHai, fln.t.fiinn warn TtnnilV I Gustafson was finally fewer committees and better ap He urged instruction and re ture, of Mason, received a plurality voted to form separate locals. Thursday, However, Rom himself had pomtments. The members are able to convince the posse that Elections on the separation issue are scheduled also for the Wilson search in banking problems to replace the "trial-and-error method" of 95,687 votes over George Gundry, auditor general. Their re- blasted the alibi when he took the stand in his own defense they had the wrong man and that Felix H.

H. Flynn, Earl Burhans, D. Hale Brake and Herman H. Foundry Machine Co. and the and increase the security of specme totals were 801.4U3 anq he was from Ishpemmg.

He was by Wing described the defendant from the time he was a young man until his present middle age and was based in part on the conclusion that Livingston, while he was under a doctor's treatment Dignan. 705,718. later released. banks, in addition to enabling American Forging Socket Co. Theodore I.

Fry, State treasurer, them to give greater service. earlier in the day. He first testified that he had been out of town on the night of the killing, but later read a message which he Read to Keep Two State Banking Commissioner Al- Attorney General Elect Thomas Four Christmas Hopes Read announced that he would received 739,595 votes, losing to Miller Dunckel, Republican Stata senator, of Three Rivers, by 32,855 votes. The vote for Attorney Gen said hs had written tn another for acute alcoholism, surreptitiously was drinking, although he told van Macauley told the bankers that the study conference had been patterned after similar meet LAIMfaiNO Christmas iay rnnvirt nn th nns-en nf 1 man retain two veteran office assistants on his new staff. They are the doctor he was consuming only Santa Claus willing the house- zme.

ings in other states which had the two ounces of liquor prescribed Edward Shephard, who presents eral was: Thomas Read, former Republican lieutenant governor, of noia oi Lansings quaarupieia win Th, v. hm for the tapering-on process. brought "extremely gratifying re. State cases in the Supreme Court, echo to the sound of four bugles dr0ve me out of town and I was Shelby, 794,327: Raymond VV, On cross-examination by James suits in raising the standards of ana a merry-go-rouna luuow m8 nf and Arthur Kidder, adviser on bond matters to the municipalities Starr, the incumbent, 718,261. bank management.

breakfast. E. Ryan, defense counsel, the psychiatrist testified that the apparently referred to Ezra Miller, The final tabulation returns in Discussion meetings which be of the state. Last year it was tricycles but who testified Thursday that he congressional races follows: gan Friday afternoon and will The host at Friday night's this year the four daughters of drove Rom to Durand after the FIRST Rmlnlnh li Trnrowlfi. gathering was Senator Elect Jo- drinking of a quart of liquor dally over a period of three years as witnesses said Livingston had done probably would have caused Mr.

and Mrs. Carl A. Morlock need latter told him that he had "had continue Saturday morning will emphasize a study of bond-invest Tl. oi Ivinnt. 71, 6M: l'hrl A.

Ko bomUHh, Repiiljlieaii, Urtroll. 11. 'ft. seph A. Baldwin, of Albion, who music for their grade school mill- to plug a guy downtown." THIRTEENTH Clarpn J.

)Mcil. R. recalled that when he first was ment policy. S. A.

Graham, presl dent of the Michigan Bankers' As a considerable destruction of SlIhlli'Mi. Urirnil, 51) I'JJ' 1 Rrlfn. DrmmTAt. TVtimt. 4S.443.

tary dance and a merry-go-round Defense Attorney Joseph Birch for their dolls. claimed that the police had built "We have taught them to believe up a flimsy case in trying to erase elected to the Senate in 1935 he wasted much time in learning the brain tissue." soclation, told the members that FOCRTEKNTK I.nill. C. Rahmit, inrumlwiH. (irtxm IVtnle Pirk.

Testifies on Boasting Capitol ropes. half the assets of most Michigan banks were Invested in some type that we go to the stores and pick irom their records a perfect crime, O. Ide, Republican. Gkmim) Poiut 40 HOT He testified that he considered "My primary purpose In calling out presents for Santa Claus to He pointed out that none of the hktk.enth Jinn pmrei iwrai of bonds. Tt imjumttent.

iK'troit. 57.4til A'cliln deliver," Mrs. Morlock explained, witnesses to the shooting had the meeting is to get the freshmen senators acquainted with each the act of boasting after the killing of Leebove as witnesses Prof. Harlow J. Heneman, of been able to Identify Rom.

"We have no fuss in opening the presents as each Is named. The other and with the older mem had testified Livingston had done irazw-r, Rnttlhlican. ltroit. SIXTEENTH John Umki. Democrat tnf'tlnHH-iit.

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Rut at Oak. Samut Q. Baokul, Democrat, Poatlsa, bers," Baldwin said. Among the would not constitute a symptom Injuries in Traffic Crash girls never bother us with th the university political-science de partment, spoke at a dinner Friday night. Boys to Fete Cripples new senators attending are Allen of Insanity.

usual scramble on Christmas Fatal to a Flint Woman G. Ludington, of Detroit; J. IV i i Ryan recalled previous testi morning till after breakfast." Hammond, of Benton Harbor mony that quoted the defendant FLINT, Dec. 9 Injuries suf Fenner, Leonard J. Paterson.

of fered in an automobile accident ROYAL OAK. Dec. 9 Crippled children of Southern Oakland as having said: "I do not consider I have committed any crime" and The eight-year-old quads, all with blond curly hair, this year selected Edna A. as their scribe in a letter to Santa Claus after a Sandusky, and Jerry T. Logie, of last Saturday caused the death of Bay City.

"I believe I have done the com' County will be the guest of boyi Mrs. Gladys Andrews, 33 years old, of 1630 i Glenwood in at Cranbrook School at the an munity a service" after he was Others Have Experience visit with him in a local store. arrested for the Leebove killing. Newcomers with previous leeis- Hurley Hospital Friday afternoon, The letter follows: Crash Victim Dies CHICAGO, Dec. 9 (A.

W. H. Newbrough, 71 years old, ot McMillan, died Friday oi injuries suffered Thursday when an automobile struck him and his wife, Margaret, 49, in suburban Evanston. Mrs. Newbrough wal injured seriously, nual Christmas party at the school Saturday afternoon.

About 75 of the children, who are patients of "Would you consider those to be lative experience Include Gilbert Mrs. Andrews was riding in statements of a sane man? asked car driven by John Childress when Isbister, of Port Huron; David M. "Dear Santa Claus I want to tell you we had lota of fun while in your toyland and I promised to Ryan. Martin, of Flint; Herman H. Dig' the Royal Oak Branch of the ViS' iting Nurse Association of De- it collided with one operated by Mrs.

William Daly at Chevrolet "It might be," the doctor re WALLY BEERY write you a letter. nan, of Owosso; Carl F. DeLano of Kalamazoo; Chester M. Howell, I troit, are expected to attend. plied.

Ave. and Perry St. of Chesaning; M. Harold Sauer, of "You know us, the Morlock quads. Please bring us bugles for we need them in our military VV Grand Rapids, and Baldwin.

Another veteran returnlne to dance, four of them. the legislative wars is Judge John "We would like some dancing Vanderwerp, of Muskegon, who dolls and a merry-go-round. Writes About VgFr HIS HOBBIES For Your Convenience Hudson Store Hours: Saturday, 9:30 to 6:30 servea in me in senate. "Santa, you said we would get surprises If we were good girls We are trying to be good, and we will like anything you bring us. Nursing School Operator "Hope you will rememner there Is Convicted at Paw Paw "Good, Clean the title of the article Wal- s' are four of us, and we all like you.

PAW PAW, Dec. 9 A six-man "Santa, you have so many let ters to read, so we will only send you one letter with all our names and you can multiply by four, 'Hope we may see you again, Santa, with cheer and best wishes from us four little sisters. jury in the court of Justice L. H. Davis Friday convicted Charles Steepleton, 45 years old, of Lawrence, of operating a vocational school without a license.

Five Van Buren County girls testified that they had enrolled in a nursing school conducted by Steepleton. Steepleton will be sentenced Saturday. He still faces charges of posing as a physician and practicing medicine without a license. Edna Morlock. Sarah Morlock, "Fleecelite" Overcoats lace Eeery has written for you, and in it he describes how he combines acting and hunting and flying into a life that is full of thrills and satisfaction.

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