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ii rare treat when the invites yea te jein him. IRONWOOD DAILY GLOBE Even tire baa Ma VOLUME 19, NUMBER 84. MBOCIATED HUM IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN, MONDAY 28,1938 10 PAGES SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS Father of Kidnaped Boy to Work Alone Nazi Scheme to Seize Control of City, is Frustrated. AGREE Gras. Aastrim, Feb.

incipient Nazi uprising was smothered today by the alert Austrian army. Swift reinforcement of the Graz garrison frustrated an enthusiastic scheme to seize control of the city and march on Vienna. This Styrian metropolis, a hotbed of Naziism, was turned into an armed camp as the government forcibly expressed its determination to maintain peace and order. Sixteen tanks rolled into the city. Squadrons of warplanes concentrated at Thalerhof airport, ready for instant takeoff.

Artillery was em- placed in commanding positions and machine guns covered highways leading into the city. The infantry garrison was strengthened. In the face of this stern government move, the Nazis temporarily abandoned their plans and announced that a "two day armistice" bad been arranged with the gov-j eminent. run March on Vienna During the "armistice" period, Nazi leaders said they would negotiate tor more freedom of action. Armin Dardicu, one of the Nazi leaders, disclosed that plans had been made for 50.000 men to start the march on Vienna from Graz.

He said they were to have been joined by 8,000 from Leopen, 5,000 from Leibnitz, 2,000 from Liezf and smaller detachments from villages throughout the province of Styria. But the government's stern military sluiced cold water on the march, at least temporarily. Police tightened control inside the city, where Nazi fervor during the past few days assumed the magnitude of community hysteria. No more than two persons were permited to stand together on the streets. Schools were closed because authorities heard instructors were entering classrooms with "Hell Hitler" greetings to pupils.

Police patrols were circulating through the cafes, silencing the forbidden "Horst Wessel" song, a Nazi anthem. Swastika flags were hauled down. Nevertheless, "Heil Hitler" greetings were still passed on the streets New Verk, Feb. Levine. father of Peter Levine, 12- year-old New Rochelle, N.

schoolboy who has been missing since last Thursday, said today he had received promises from federal and Westchester county authorities that he could negotiate without any interference "with those who may be holding my boy." Levine declined to state whether he had definite information his son had been kidnaped, nor would he comment on a report that $60,000 ransom had been demanded. "I can say nothing now," he sa.J huskily, in a voice near to breaking. "I must have a completely free hand to save my boy." The father, a well-to-do New York attorney with offices or. fifth avenue, first called in New Rochelle police and then sought the aid of the federal bureau of investigation after his boy disappeared. Peter was last seen returning to his home from school in New Rochelle Thursday.

Levine addressed an appeal to newspapers, the public and his friends not to attempt to communicate with him by telephone at his home, so that he might have complete liberty to deal with the abductors. In his statement, the father explained that he had "made every effort to keep this from the public because of my desire to do every- (Contlnued on pace two.) PUT IB Baruch Says Unemployment Traceable to Government Setup. Washington. Feb. Baruch, New York financier told a senate committee today that government policy was more responsible for unemployment than anything else.

"I say it with regret, but I would be less than candid if I failed to express my opinion that unemployment is now traceable more directly to government policy than to anything business could or should the white-haired Baruch, a personal friend of President Roosevelt and sometimes consulted by the chief executive on economic questions. Baruch testified before the senate committee on unemployment. Hits Profits Tax He recommended enactment of wage-hour legislation which he said "seems to me a necessity of our times" but criticized some other administration policies, particularly the undistributed profits and capital gains taxes. These taxes, he said, "practically arrest" the creation and expansion of industries. He said that there is ample credit now to support much greater business activity than that of even and almost everyone was wearing I 132K and added swastika "The single missing element in a Still Dangereati great forward movement is a feel- Although disorder was prevented ing of belief that money by the government's speedy military action, the situation remained dangerous The government, at five-minute (Continued on page two.) THE NATIONAL WHIRLIGIG THE NEWS' can be spent or invested without confiscation of reasonable profits by inordinate taxation.

Arbitrary change in the value of money further disturbing assaults on business." "The combination of millions of cautions" caused by doubts about the trend of Prominent Writer, 20 Others to Be Charged With Treason, Murder. Moscow, Feb. two leading Sonet newspapers. Pravda and Izvestia, both edited at various times by Ikolai Bucharin. indicated today that death awaited him and twenty others who are to go on trial Wednesday in the latest episode of Joseph Stalin's purge of enemies of his regime.

The stage was set for one of the most sensational of Russia's recent series of trials of fallen Soviet leaders. Treason and murder were the main charges. The list of defendants was larger than in any of the previous Moscow trials. Pravda, Communist party organ, said the accused would "pay dearly" for the life of Maxim Gorky, the famous writer, Vyachslaif Menzhinsky, once head of the secret police, and Valerian V. Kib- isheff, chief of the first five-year plan.

Imply Gorky Poisoned The deaths of these three, previously laid to natural causes, were, in part, the basis of charges of a murder-treason plot on which the 21 will be tried before a military tribunal. Izvestia. the government organ, said "nothing and nobody will save them." Implying that Gorky had been poisoned. Izvestia used the metaphor: "The snake's bile was fatal to the lion." A former premier, the famous former editor, Bucharim. three prominent physicians, and five former cabinet members were included in the group, accused of crimes Among the accusations were: conspiring with foreign powers to Washington BY RAY TUCKER Roosevelt recently unburdened himself of the reasons for his personal prejudice against the Mellons, especially the late Secretary of the Treasury.

No family has been more thoroughly investigated and prosecuted by an administration than the banking- alvjninum dynasty. Mr. Mellon, the President told his confidants, dominated tax policies while in office and the Chief Executive plainly intimated that, in his opinion, the Pittsburgher deliberately inspired repeal of the gift tax In the years when this levy off, Mr. Roosevelt explained, the financier distributed his vast fortune in the form of trusts to relatives and institutions. The result was that a $500,000,000 estate paid only $750.000 to Uncle Sam.

Mr. Roosevelt contrasted this payment with that received from Hetty Green's estate. The usually canny millionairess neglected to consult lawyers about tax matters, and her son's estate has just paid a $10,000,000 first installment the government. P. D.

voice shook with indignation when he cited this incident as evidence of the need for more drastic "Of course," he said, "all this de- 1 pends on national policy. Criticizn Security Tax "If it remains what recently it has appeared to be, there is no hope of re-employment and substantial recovery." Baruch criticized the social security tax was tending to retard business and cause unemployment. "In addition to deducting a tre- (Contlnued on page two.i laws against men and women wealth. of President has been assailed by friendly liberals for his aparent indifference to the wage- hour bill he wanted so badly last year. But actually he has resorted to subtle tactics to squeeze it through at this the Congressional elections.

F. D. R. recently summoned Mr.ry Norton of New Jersey and Robert Ramspeck of Georgia to the White House, urging them to report out a new measure. When the latter expressed doubt that any bill TOuld pass, the President replied: "Well, report out something and well see that it's fixed up in conference." The Senate has already approved a fairly satisfactory plan.

and behind closed doors Mr. Roosevelt believes a hand-picked conference committee will give bun what he wants. Mr. Ramspeck responded with a Khsme vesting control in the Federal Trade Commission, but it satisfied nobody. Mrs.

Norton tried with a plan for a 40-hour week and a 40-cents-an-hour minimum in the hope It would meet a mre favorable reception. It did. But Rules Committee fOibusterers. who pigeonholed a similar bill last year. Insist they wont be "trapped" illlFORYEJlR Funeral of Matron to Be Conducted Here Wednesday Morning.

Mrs. Peter Grenda. 49, died at her home at 408 Greenbush street yesterday afternoon at 3:15. Mrs. Grenda had been ailing for about a year.

Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Michael's church, the Rev. Charles Szygula officiating. The body will be placed in the receiving vault at Riverside cemetery. Mrs.

Grenda was born in Poland in 1889 and came to the United States with her parents as a small girl. She attended Ironwood schools and was married to the late Grenda in 1904. Her husband died November 17. 1937. She is survived by six children, five sisters, her mother, child.

a brother and one grand- Trie children are Benjamin, Stanley, Helen, Leo, Joseph and Donald, all of Ironwood. The sisters are Mrs. A. KrupiensH and Mrs. John Blonski of Rhinelander; Sister M.

Remigia, Duluth; Mrs. Matthew Molesky. Chisholm; Mrs. Stanley Nez- worskL Ironwood. Her mother, Mrs.

Mary Kropko, and a brother, Joseph Kropko, also live in Ironwood. The body was to be taken to the residence at 405 Greenbush street today. ROOSEVELT LAUDS ARMY MEN ON GOOD WILL HOP Washington, Feb. FDR," President Roosevelt directed Secretary Woodrlng to convey that message and his congratulations today to the officers and men of the six army planes which returned yesterday from a good will flight to BtMBOB AiFBS. The "well FDR" wffl go on the official records of the aviators.

Lieut. CoL Robert C. commander, was to Olds, flight at the White House to receive the preal- dent's praises la person. lin, inspiring the assassination of Sergei Kiroff, and putting to death three men. Confessions Assumed Although officials failed to make such an announcement, it was assumed that the defendants, who allegedly were linked with the exiled Leon Trotsky, already had confessed their guilt.

Russian public "trials" have never been ordered without confessions beforehand. In view of the accusations, which the government declares have been substantiated, death before a firing squad was considered a matter of days for most, if not all, the defendants. Most prominent among the 21 were Former Premier Alexis I. Ry- koff, who succeeded Lenin and belt office for nearly two years; and Bucharin. Next in order were the five former cabinet ministers: Genrik Yagoda, once bead of the secret on page two.) UTdfi IP MIL MINE Plane Manufacturer Believes Government Should Make Tests.

Washington, Feb. Glen L. Martin, airplane manufacturer told the house naval committe today the government should try ou immediately a new "aerial mine which its inventor claims will revolutionize aerial warfare. Rep. Church (R-U1) recalled that Admiral William D.

Leahy, chief of naval operations, had testified such a mine might render parts of fleet inoperative. The weapon was invented by Lester P. Barlow Stamford, a pioneer in aerial bombardment. "I'd give Barlow's device serious consideration," Martin said. "If it is successful.

It will be pretty serious. It ought to hare an immediate trial. It wouldn't cost much to try and it wouldn't take long: Martin said he was studying plans for a new ship that could cany 4,000 pounds of bombs 11,000 miles at a speed of mites an hour. The ship could be delivered, he said, in I 1-3 years. will have to be made to determine the actual "fighting power of such a be added.

Martin satd be could not ate yet any limit on the siat of military alr- been skeptical of the plane, "yet it to a very good The manufacturer planes recently purchasrd by the Navy department at the' most efficient la the world their SEEK SCORE OF SPI SUSPECTS G-men Scour Nation For Members of Ring Which Sought Secrets. TRIO FACES QUICK TRIAL New York, Fee, plane and train, G-men fanned out across the nation today in quest of a score or more new suspects in a highly- organized spy ring which pried into U. S. army and navy secrets for cash from an unnamed European power. Reed Vetterli, head of the New York office of the federal bureau of nvestigation, clamped down a strict silence on apparently fast-growing ramifications of the plot which broke last week with the arrest of two soldiers and a red-haired German woman.

Special agents gathered at the FBI headquarters here last night and received "sealed" instructions from Vetterli. The destinations of the G-men, sotting out to track down other alleged members of the combine, could not be ascertained. "I cannot discuss the case Vetterli told reporters. "No statement of any kind will be made until the case is Swift Action Pn Meanwhile, as Col. Thomas Hanley tightened the guard at the big U.

S. Army base at Mitchel Field. Long Island, where valuable air corps secrets allegedly were stolen by the conspirators. U. S.

District Attorney Lamar Hardy promised swift grand jury action against the three prisoners seized last week. Held incommunicado after arraignment and in $25,000 bond each on espionage charges, they were listed as: Fraulein Johanna Hoffman, 26, a German citizen and native of Dresden, Germany, employed as a manicurist-hairdresser on the North German Lloyd liner Europa, accused by federal agents of being the "payoff" agent for the foreign nation; Gunther Gustave Rumrich. 27, German-educated American citizen, a former U. S. army sergeant, once stationed in the Panama Canal zone; and Erich Glaser, 28.

a private in the 18th Reconnaissance squadron, stationed at Mitchel Field, air defense center for New York City. Vetterli said Rumrich made complete including the theft of highly confidential data on Atlantic coast artillery defenses and the mobilization plan for defending the Panama Canal zone. Federal agents broke the case vrhen they trapped Rumrich in an attempt to obtain a batch of American passports, allegedly for fraudulent use of a European nation's secret agents in entering Soviet Russia. Vetterli said Rumrich imperson- (Continued on page two." OREfflCPOOL JY Will Be Sent from Menomi nee Range to Docks at Escanaba. France's Envoy His Excellency Count Rene Doy- nel de Salnt-Quentin is the new French ambassador to the United States.

He is pictured above as he arrived in New York, en route to Washington to take up his new duties. DOCTORS AMAZED BY RALLY OF PERSHING; TAKES FLUIDS AGAIN RELIEF era Committee Votes 10-2 for Jackson House and Senate Disagree Over How Money Should Be Spent. TAX REVISION IS NEXT Washington. Feb. The supreme court approved today an order of the Interstate Commerce Commission authorizing the Chicago.

Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad company and the Chicago and North Western railway to pool iron ore traffic from the Men- omlnee range of Michigan and Wisconsin to the docks at Escanaba, Mich. Under the ICC ruling, the two railroad also were permitted to pool their earnings on class and commodity traffic moving over their lines and interchanged with the Escanaba and Lake Superior Railroad company at Escanaba and Charming. Michigan. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St.

Paul and Pacific also was authorized to abandon its use of trackage rights over the BKanaba line from Escanaba to Channlng. Justice Roberts delivered the supreme court decision that affirmed a ruling by a tnree-judge federal district court in Michigan in favor of the ICC action and against the Kscanaba railroad. Escanaba told the supreme court that the "sum and substance of the entire plan proposed by the applicant carriers is the elimination of appellant (the Escanaba)." In reply, the other railroads said they had sustained large deficits" and were "in the hands of trustees under the bankruptcy act" and that the arrangement would produce "substantial economies." No dissent was announced. HAITI RECEIVES FIRST CHECK FOR INDEMNITIES Pert Prince, Haiti. Feb.

Haitian government has received a check for $130,000 from the Dominican government representing the Initial payment of Indemnities totaling for the October killings of In Dominican territory. payment followed formal ratification yesterday of an agreement settling Haiti's The balance of the InoVmnlllaf, to be applied to the relief of destitute refugees and families of the victims of the killings, it to be paid in annual installments of $100,000. officials deckued 13,000 of their compatriots had been UDed to Dosatafcan territory. Mrs. R.

A. Heidemann is Stricken Saturday Night at Ashland. The death of Mrs. R. A.

Heidemann, 310 North Lowell street, occurred unexpectedly at 11:15 Saturday night at St. Joseph's hospital in Ashland while relatives were at her bedside. She underwent an operation February 16 for removal of gallstones and early last week her condition was considered favorable, but a sudden change set in late Saturday when she appeared to be recovering. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday afternoon. A short service at the home at 2 o'clock will be followed by a service at St.

Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church in, Hurley, the Rev. R. C. Horlamus officiating. The remains will be placed in the receiving vault at Riverside cemetery.

The body was brought here Sat- nrday night and will be taken to the family home early Tuesday afternoon. It may be viewed at the McKevitt Kershner Patrick Co. funeral home tonight and tomorrow forenoon. Mrs. Heidemann was 59 years old.

She was bora in Eau Claire October 7, 1878, and lived there for many years until she moved to Minneapolis where she was the proprietor of a modiste shop for 12 years. She was married to Mr. Heidemann May 2 1920, at the home of her parents in Eau Claire and had lived here ever since. Her maiden name was Mina Kitzman. the husband and three stepchildren, she is survived by one brother.

A. A. Kitsman of Marquette, and four sisters, Mrs. August Kuhlman, Mrs. George Hoepp- and Mrs.

Gust Bunde of Eau Claire and Miss Amelia Kitzman of Minneapolis. The stepchildren are Mrs. C. S. Clark Jr.

of St. Johns, Mich, and Richard and Carl of Ironwood. Mrs. Heidemann was a member of the Ironwood Woman's club and was one of the most active workers in the Ladies Aid society of the First Presbyterian church here. Hi IfflED I Off Sheriff Will Start Enforcement; Police Await Lansing Action.

More than 1,000 motor vehicles in Ironwood and vicinity are sUU without 1938 licenses, although today was the last day. under the law. for the use of 1937 plates. Is was estimated by A. R.

Munari. branch office manager for the state motor vehicle license division. Munari, employed by Joseph Ebli. ie- cently succeeded EbU in this position. The local office has Issued approximately 1,000 fun year licenses for passenger ears, 300 for commercial vehicles, and 500 half year plates, said Munari.

Motorists are aavfaei to be earefal la erlvmg daring the thaw to avaii spUahiag water Washington. Feb. 28 Disagreement between house and senate over how relief money should be spent jammed the administration's $250,000,000 deficiency appropriation, bill in a joint house-senate committee today. Senate conferees refused to accept a house-imposed requirement for spreading the money over the next four months with no provision for meeting any new emergency that arises. Senator Adams CD-Colo.) said the stand of the senate committee mem- ccrs meant the matter would have to be brought before the entire senate, possibly this afternoon.

Meanwhile, the senate took up the administration's long-delayed government reorganization bill, with the prospect of a three-weeks fight that is expected to widen the breach between administration and anti-administration Democrats in the senate. Debate Tax Bin On the house side Speaker Bankhead announced the new tax revision bill, to be introduced by the ways and means committee tomorrow after months of work, would be debated 12 hours before amendments were considered. Bankhead predicted a week's study of the measure, saying "probably there is more interest in i' than in anything else we have up. Senator James F. Byrnes.

58- year-old South Carolinian, directing the campaign to enact the reorganization program, said revamping of the 1935 federal bureaus had become an economic necessity. Byrd for Changes Determined not to let the bill pass without modification, however, was 50-year-old Senator Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia, whose ideas for reorganization differ greatly from those of the administration. Both men had substantial back- iConUnurd on page twcx) streets. The Ironwood police department will wait a day or two to see what action to taken by Lansing authorities on enforcement of the license law before starting to make arrests for the use of old plates, said Chief of Police Thomas Jeffery. The sheriffs uepaiUueut at recently announced that enforcement would be started at the expiration of the time limit for use of old plates, which to today.

enforcement of the Wisconsin license oaw to to start at once. Sheriff Arvte Kyro of Iron county, said today. Operators of motor vehicles without licenses wffl be arrested. Malting tomorrow, he OF HURLEY IS DEAD Services for Old Resident to Be Conducted at Home Tuesday. Mrs.

Victor Backlund. 71, an olc resident of Hurley, died at her home there at 7 o'clock Saturday night. Death was caused by complications following diabetes. She had been ill three years. Funeral services will be conductec at the home Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock by the Rev.

C. A. Brostrom of the Salem Lutheran church. Interment will be in the Hurley cemetery. The body will be taken to the residence this afternoon.

Mrs. Backlund was Miss Edla Marie Hellman before her marriage She was born in Vasa. Finland June 13, 1W6, and came here in 1893 She was married to Victor Backlund July 1. 1193, at Hurley He survives her. together with three sons.

George of Detroit. Harold and Helmer of Hurley, and three daughters, Mrs. Earl B. Brown of Ironwood, and Mrs. Lloyd S.

Grain and Ethel Backlund of Evanston. She also leaves eight grandchildren. 150 EMPLOYES WORKING ON TAX SALE, LAID OFF Laaamg. Feb. aud itor general's department announc ed the layoff today of ISO employes who have been engaged in preparing records for the May tax sale the first since 1933.

An additional 200 employes en gaged in the same work win be retained en a temporary basis. Auditor General George T. Gnndry said. "to clean up loose ends." The employes affected by the layoff, Gundry said, will be eligible for dvfl service qualifying examinations. If they pass the examinations, their names will be placed on an eligible list for re-employ' ment In state service.

WRIGHT BROKE, HOPES WORLD WILL FORGET f' A. Wright, who kffled wife and Mend, was atiluston today. "Ha and hoping the world will forget what be did. He walked out of county Jail yesterday, absolved of blame for shooting to death bk wife and Ktanmel tat his Olmdate home The former airport manager was convicted of manslaughter by a superior court Jury which later de- elded he was insane at the time of the tragedy. Tma wiped out the Washington, Feb.

The senate judiciary committee approved today the nomination of Robert H. Jackson to be solicitor general. President Roosevelt nominated Jackson, an assistant attorney general, to succeed Stanley Reed, recently appointed to the supreme court. The Judiciary committee voted 10 to 2 in favor of Jackson's nomination, with Senators Austin (R-Vt) and King (D-TJtah) voting in opposition. Jackson's nomination probably will go before the senate for final action tomorrow.

John P. Ahnen, Ramsay, Instantly Killed in Front of Home. BULLETIN Three yoang men. all of Verona, were taken into custody by state police this afternoon for oaestioninff as snseccU in the death of John P. Ahnen.

Ramsay, who killed by a hit and run driver Saturday night. iy, Feb. by the car of a hit and run driver, John P. Ahnen, 67. was instantly killed at 9:45 Saturday night while walking home from town.

Ahnen was killed in front of his home at the Asteroid location, on the county road. He was walking east when struck. His chest was crushed and tils head injured. The body was found lying in the center of the road ant indications were the wheels of the car hat passed over It The state police and sher iffs officers are in vestigatlng. An toques will be held by Coroner C.

W. Moore. The death of Ahnen is the sixth fatality the year in which a motor vehicle has been involved in Gogebic county and Iron county. Wisconsin. Born In Luxemburg Ahnen was born in Luxemburg in 1871.

He came to this country as a young man and settled in Oconto where he married Miss Margaret Bischen December 2, 1900. Later he moved to Iron Mountain where he lived seven years before coming here. He arrived here 20 years ago. in July, and had been employed by the Castile Mining Co since that time. He is survived by his wife and 10 children, two sisters, a brother and eight grandchildren.

The children are Mrs. Frank Rizzie Ramsay, Mrs. Albert Beissel Ironwood, Mrs. John Kettula and Nicholas Ahnen of Pontlac. Leonard.

Charles. Patrick. Donald, Marcella, and Catherine, at home. The sister is Mrs. Henry Newns of Iron Mountain and the brothers.

Nicholas of Oconto and Charles of Kenosha. Funeral Taesday Funeral services will be conducted at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning at St. Mary's church in Waketteld. The Rev. Thomas Drengacz will officiate.

Burial will be in Hillcrest cemetery in Bessemer. The body was taken to the home Sunday afternoon. ETIEI1B Heart Still Competent With Kidneys Functioning a Little. CONSCIOUS AT TIMES Tucson, Aria, Feb. first bulletin from the bedside of General John J.

Penning today said he had taken fluids through the mouth for the first time in four days. "Although General Penning had a very restless night he seemed somewhat better this morning and took fluids by the mouth," said the bulletin given out by Dr. Roland Davison. "He has been conscious much longer periods. His body tempera- tare has returned to almost normal level and the heart is still competent.

No oiygen has been administered for 36 hours." In reply to questions. Dr. Davison said the general's kidneys were "functioning a little now and that helped to relieve the uremic poisoning condition." Thought He Lost Croud The report was a direct reversal of one released about 1 a. m. (2 a.

m. CST) which said the courageous warrior was losing ground again in his endurance contest with many complications. At that time Dr. Davison said General Pershing appeared tired "and I definitely feel he has lost ground." This bulletin followed by foui and one-half hours another that was optimistic and concluded wl'ii the statement: "We are more hopeful than we were last night." Dr. Davison.

interpreting that bulletin for the press, explained why the doctors were more optimistic. "The encouraging sign." he said, "is the strength of the general's heart. Although it is badly damaged it is still pounding away regularly." Offsetting this one good sign, he said, were "the discourairing factors of functioning of the kidneys and his inability to swallow food." Family Is Optimistic At that time, 8:30 p. m. (11:30 p.

m. EST) the general was having longer periods of consciousness. Rheumatism was no longer a factor. He appeared weaker, however, and his blood pressure was lower. This bulletin and the general's appearance caused a surge of optimism among friends and relatives.

"He won't be going back on a (Continued on two.) No More Jury Cases to Be Tried at This Term of Circuit Court. Bessemer. Feb. all jury cases for the term disposed of, jurors were dismissed this afternoon by Judge George O. DriacoU of circuit court.

Trial of the suit of Louis Prettt of Montreal against Miss Elizabeth Laughren of Ironwood and J. Bruno Lipke of Ramsay was started this morning'. Pretti is suing to recover for injuries suffered July 11, 1936. on the stairs of the Laughren building on McLeod avenue where Lipke operates a beano game. A decree of divorce will be granted Lillian Berg of Aurora location, Ironwood, from Arnold Berg, the court indicated after hearing- her charges of cruelty and non-support this morning.

The ease of the Norrie Amateur Sports club against Arvey Ahonen baa been continued due to the absence of a witnesa, Tha casa of August ami Aho igatntt W. O. Peleieuu was continued by content of counsel in the absence of the defendant from the county. The aitt of Theodora and Twllla Oerta by Martha against Angus J. MrDBnaM baa been settled subject to approval by the court A Judgment waa entered Satur day for Virginia Koepke Boyer against the American Foreign Co.

the sum of $731 of IB. WIBIT1I1 Says He and Pals Were Under Influence of Liquor at Time of Crime. Superior. Feb. 28 A jury heard Edward Zblewskl, Stevens Point, confessed robber of the Butternut station of the Ashland State bank, last September, testify as a government witness in federal court here Monday in the trial of Leo Leplnski, Polonla, charged with the same crime.

Zblewskl started testimony Saturday and left the stand today. He testified that Leplnski. himself, Frank LemansU, Polonla, and Albert Czerwinski were under the influence of intoxicating liquor to a "noticeable state" as the time of the crime, and linked all four. Czerwinski and Lemanski, Zblewski testified, took no part in the actual robbery. The witness testified Lepinskl give him $150 as his share of the loot, and that later this $190 disappeared.

Saturday afternoon William Jehn. cashier of the bank, testified on the course of the robery and the Identity of the bandits. A Jury verdict late Saturday gave Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mayhew.

Knapp, $7,000 damages Incident upon the death of their son, Ralph, in a motorcycle-automobile accident at Hammond, Wls, September II. Defendants were Frank De Voe. Minneapolis, and the Phoenix Indemnity company. THE WEATHER UPPER MICHIGAN: More or cloudiness tonight and Tuesday; not so cold tonight; rising temperature in east and south Tuesday; colder Tuesday niftat. -Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, not so cold tonight: rising temperature Tuesday except extreme northwest portion.

AUD LOWBBT peratum during last noun; flhreveport IS; Sault ate. Marie -a. TQtPtRAivnjl Mattmum for the 34 hours ending at 12 o'clock noon today, minimum for the same period. S3. I.