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VOLUME 2—NUMBER 121
LONG JAIL TERMS
FOR MURDERERS
OF DR. PEACOCK
YOUTHFUL SLAYERS GET
199 YEARS BY JURY IN
SENSATIONAL TRIAL
CHICAGO, May 20 (TP)—Two
young men, confessed slayers of the
child specialist. Dr. Silber Peacock,
were found guilty and sentenced to
long prison terms early today.
The two men are 19-year-old Emil
Reck and 17-year-old Michael Living
ston, One hour after the Jury re
turned the guilty verdict, Reck's pri
son sentence was fixed at 199 years.
Livingston was sentenced to serve
30 years in the penitentiary.
Dr. Peacock was robbed and slain
last January when lured to a desert
ed spot by a fake emergency telephone
call. Police seized four young hood
lums. two of whom Immediately con
fessed. They are Robert Goethe and
Durland Nash, both 19 year old. Each
was sentenced to 199 years in prison.
ST. LOUIS PUPILS
DECLARE STRIKE
REFUSE TO ATTEND CLASS
UNTIL TEACHERS ARE
REINSTATED
EAST ST. LOUIS, 111., May 20 (TP)
—More than 400 grade school pupils
and their parents joined in a strike
today against an ouster action of
the East St. Louis school board.
The pupils refused to attend school
because, they claimed, the school,
board dismissed six of their teachers
without Justification. The strikers’
parents backed them up in the pro
test, declaring they would keep the
children at home. Most of the stu
dents are under 13 years old.
About 200 children and their par
ents paraded before the school build
ing with signs and placards reading:
“We want our teachers back.”
BAPTISTS REPORT
GAIN IN FUNDS
ST. LOUIS. May 20 (TP).—North
ern Baptists were told today that the
denomination's missionary fund is in
creasing despite the halt in contribu
tions from John D. Rockefeller.
A report of missionary funds read
at the Baptists’ St. Louis convention
said receipts during the past year
have grown by more than SIOO,OOO.
About a year ago, the elderly Rock
erfeller cut off his donations to the
Northern Baptists' missionary activi
ties. He explained that henceforth
he wanted to make his contributions
to non-denominational groups. In
spite of that, said Exective Secretary
W. H. Bowler. Northern Baptist mis
sionary contributions have exceeded
$2,300,000 during the 12 months just
past.
WORRIES DELAYED
YOUNG SPRAGUE NABBED
AS SPEEDER BEGINS *
TERM IN FALL
CHICAGO, May 20 (TP).—The so
cially prominent A A. Sprague, Jr.,
doesn’t have to worry about his im
pending jail sentence until next Oc
tober.
Sprague, whose father is education
al directors of the “keep Chicago
safe” committee, was arrested for
speeding within the city limits. He
was found guilty of driving a car at
64 miles an hour and sentenced to
serve 10 days in Jail.
he heir to the extensive Sprague
food Interests obtained a stay, how
ever, in order to apepal his case. It
won’t come up until next October.
NEW COAL ACT
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP).—
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania in
troduced a bill in the Senate today
designed to replace the coal act de
clared invalid by the U. S. Supreme
Court.
Representative Vinson will intro
duce an identical measure in the
House.
TWO PRISONERS FLEE
ILLINOIS COUNTY JAIL
VANDALIA, 111., May 20 (TP)
Two prisoners in the county jail
dashed to freedom today after at
tacking Sheriff Fred Morrison.
The prisoners, Elmer Whiting and
William Brown, were held for trial,
charged with escaping from the Illi
nois state prison farm. >
Morrison opened their cell door to
admit a third prisoner. The two men
seized and choked him. Quick action
by guards prevented the third pris
oner from following Brown and Whit
ing to freedom.
MRS. VALLEE DIVORCED
LOS ANGELES, May 20 (TP)
Fay Webb Alice Vallee was divorced
today from her crooner husband.
Rudy. The band leader has agreed
to provide SIOO a week alimony for
the daughter of the former Santa
Monica Police Chief.
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DR. HAILE TO YOU
SIGNOR MUSSOLINI
LONDON, May 20 (TP).—The
defeated ruler of Ethiopia, Em
peror Haile Selassie, has a new
honor from Cambridge University
today.
The emperor was elected a
member of the Cambridge Society.
Some time ago, the university
granted the emperor an honorary
doctorale.
ENGLAND OFFERS
HAVEN TO HAILE
FREE TO COME TO LONDON
IF HE PLEASES SAYS
EDEN
LONDON, May 20 (TP) .—Britain’s
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden as
sured the House of Commons today
that Emperor Haile Selassie is per
fectly free to come to London if he
wishes.
At present the defeated Ethiopian
ruler is residing at Jerusalem. Eden
said in answer to a question in the
commons that the British govern
ment would exart no pressure to keep
Selassie out of England
It was Eden's understanding that
the emperor’s followers in Ethiopia
are still maintaining a government
in part of the African kingdom
where Italian forces had not yet
penetrated.
Eden Indicated that the present
diplomatic estrangement between
Britain and Italy had not changed
their common attitude towards Aus
tria. The two countries along with
France agreed at the Stressa confer
ence to guarantee that Austria re
mained independent. Eden said
these countries are still maintaining
their “common front.”
LEHMAN DECIDES
NOT TO RUN AGAIN
ALBANY, N. Y., May 20 (TP)—
Governor Herbert Lehman called
newsmen to his ofßce today and an- ■
nounccd that he will not be a candi- j
date for re-election as governor of j
New York state. The governor has I
served two terms.
He has been urged by the Demo
cratic national committee to run
again as governor of the state.
The Governor was deeply grieved
by the death last week of his brother
aud partner. Arthur Lehmap. Gov.
Lehman ascribed his grief over his
brother s death as his primary reason
for quitting the executive chair.
Lehman was never regarded as a
spectacular figure in 'political life.
His speeches, for the most part, were
recorded as masterpieces of march
ing fact, embellished with little color
and almost no humor. Yet he was a
hard worker and a phenomenal vote
getter.
Mr. Lehman's business life revolved
about the cotton brokerage firm that
became the Lehman Brothers Bank
ing House, which he ran with his
brother, Arthur. In the world war
he' was special adviser to the Secre
tary of War and became a Colonel in
1919. He was elected Lieut. Gov. of
New York State in 1928 and re-elect
ed in 1930. In 1932 he succeeded
Franklin Roosevelt in the Governor’s
chair. In 1934 he was re-elected. Each
time he got a whopping vote.
Governor Lehman has been a major
cog in the Democratic party. Political
observers believe his retirement at
this time might weaken the eastern
strength of the New Deal.
STRIKERS PICKET
SEA-BOUND SHIP
NEW YORK, M. ' 20 (TP)—Some
300 strike pickets marched up and
down under the eyes of policemen to
day as the United states liner Man
hattan was tuijjed away from her pier
and sailed for Europe. There were no
disorders, despite the current unrest
along the waterfront.
Forty policemen Mood guard at the
pier while more than 1,000 passengers
boarded the fleet flagship and the
union crew cast off.
Along the railing as the Manhat
tan went down the bay were .Bbston s
symphony conductor, Sergei Kous-
S':Vitsky, and George Msssersmith,
United States minister to Austria.
Thre American women' tennis stars
were aboard, too. They were Miss
Caroline Babcock, Mrs. Srah Palfrey
Fabyan and Mrs. Marjorie Gladman
Van ~lyn.
POSSE CONTINUES
HUNT FOR CONVICT
SEMINOLE, Okla., May 20 (TP).—
More than 150 men swung into the
Black Fork mountains today in the
search for Claude Beavers, an es
caped convict.
Beavers is the leader of the 24 con
victs who broke from the state prison
at McAlester last weke All but three
of the men have been recaptured
One of the desperadoes and a pris
on guard were slain in the dash for
liberty.
The Seminole area is familiar
ground to Beavers, wh was serving a
25-year robbery term from the re
gion.
The other two fugitives. A. C Mc-
Arthur and Julius Bohannon, appar
ently have slipped through the opsse
lines. They are thovght to be head
ing towards California or the Mexi
, can line 1 •
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New rioting broke out in Madrid, where
extremists burned and ransacked many
churches and. colleges, inflicting injury on all
who sought to stop them. Civil guards are
BUSINESS GONE
TO THE DOGS!
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 20
(TP). —One time William Nevins
ran for the city council and an
other time he was a candidate for
state representative. Between
times he ran his filling station.
He is still running a filling sta
tion, but Wiliam Nevins at last
has a public office today. He is
the first dog-catcher in the Har
vard University city in 40 years.
Nevins says he isn’t going to
let his filling station go. He will
need it. The dog-catching job
pays no salary, but if e is indus
trious he can pick up pin money.
For every dog he keeps he can
charge 50 cents a day for its
board.
CALLS CONFESSION
OF MURDER FAKE
MAN IN JAIL AT TIME OF
CRIME CLEVELAND
POLICE FIND
CLEVELAND, May 20 (TP)—The
county jail prisoner who confessed
he killed an Illinois mayor admitted
today that his confession was a fake.
The prisoner, Edward Winner, told
authorities yesterday that he had kill
ed the mayor of Herrin, Illinois, in
1926. He said an innocent man was
executed for the crime. Authorities
doubted the story. They checked up
and found that Winner was lodged
safely behind the walls of Leaven
worth Penitentiary at the time of the
murder.
When confronted with this, Winner
admitted that his confession was fak
ed.
The 26-vear-old prisoner made his
sensational claim shortly after he
tried to break jail. Winner said he
confessed to the Illinois slaying to
have his young bride of six weeks
fro She is accused of smug
gling in the saw blades with which
Winner tried to make good his escape.
INCREASE HINTED
ON INCOME TAXES
SENATE LEADERS PREDICT
ROOSEVELT WILL GRANT
A COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP)
Senate leaders predicted today that
President Roosevelt will approve an
increase in income taxes ..s a com
promise with the senate finance com
mittee in the fight on the adminis
tration's new revenue bill.
The propos-d jump in normal in
come taxes would carry the rate from
four to five per cent. The president's
first concern with the tax bill is to
raise the $803,000,000 required reve
nue. He is reported ready to accept
any reasonable measure the senate
finance committee works out—provid
ed thqir scheme will supply treasury
needs. The complicated house taxing
plan on undistributed corporate in
comes has been shunted to one side.
The Senate committee is meeting in
secret session today to consider a
banker’s dozen of tax schemes. Treas
ury experts will be called in to testi
fy about the revenue possibilities of
each scheme. The majority of the
committee reportedly favor an in
crease in Income taxes-
U. S. TAX INCOME
MAKES BIG GAIN
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP)—Un
cle Sam slapped his tip pocket today
as he announced that income tax col
lections for this year have soared to
more than a billion dollsys.
The collec'ons up to May 18 were
about $300,000,000 in excess of the
colle'tion# ior the same period of
1935.
SAVANNAH, GA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1936
shown dispersing rioters in Madrid on the oc
casion of a recent fierce outburst of violence.
) —Central Press.
ROOSEVELT, LANDON, HOFFMAN
EMERGE VICTORIOUS IN NEW
JERSEY PRIMARY ELECTIONS
NEWARK, N. J., May 20 (TP). Roosevelt, Landon and
Hoffman are the names on the New Jersey primary victory slate
today. i
President Roosevelt swamped his Democratic presidential
primary opponent, Col. Henry Breckenridge, by an overwhelming
margin. The President’s name was not formally entered on the
ballot, but the write-in vote and the Democratic primary ballots
which cut Breckenridge from the ticket insured the President
an early victory.
Latest reports from the New Jersey primary front showed
Governor Alf Landon of Kansas running about four to cne ahead
>f Senator William E. Borah of Idaho. The Skeeter state primary
marked the first time Borah and Landon had appeared on the
same ballot and the results, to most minds, endorsed the view
that . Borah’s prominence in the 1936
presidential campaign must give way
to the Landon drive.
Governor Harold’ G. Hoffman, who
ran for the position of delegate at
large to the Republican ticket, scored
a decisive victory over Ex-congress
man Franklin W. Fort. Fort opposed
Hoffman on the grounds that the
governor’s activities in the Bruno
Hauptmann caee had branded him
unfit to represent the New Jersey
G.O.P. at the Cleveland convention.
Scattered returns from 14 of New
Jersey’s 21 counties indicated that
Governor Hoffman apparently failed
to top the organization ticket for Re
publican delegates at large. Latest re
ports show two other delegation can
didates, former French Ambasasdqr
Walter E. Edge and Mrs. Edna B.
Conklin, leading the governor. Be
hind Hoffman came Edward D. Duf
field, W’ith Fort trailing the list. Four
of the five delegation candidates will
be elected.
Governor Lan d o n’s supporters
claimed all the 32 G.O.P. delega
tion votes. Borah enthusiasts hoped
that late returns from the Jersey ag
ricultural districts would eat into
Landon’s lead but virtually admitted
that their fight was lost.
Senator W. Warren Barbour easily
won renomination on the Republican
primary ticket. Democratic voters se
lected William H. Smathers to run
against Barbour-
RHODE ISLAND IN
ROOSEVELT’S FOLD
NEW DEAL CHIEFS QUOTE
STATE DELEGATES FOR
THE PRESIDENT
PROVIDENCE, R. 1., May 20 (TP)
National Democratic figures today
added Rhode Island to the list of
states which will send 100 per cent
Roosevelt delegations. to the Philadel
phia convention.
Little Rhodys Democratic state
committee met in convention, heard
Postmaster General James A. Farley
outline the accomplishm nts of the
New Deal and quickly selected 16
convention delegates plec-ged to vote
for Mr. Roosevelt s’ renomination.
Farley maintained that anti admin
istration critics were eager to make
the White House doerstep the home
Os anything bad which might happen.
On the other hand, he said. Repub
licans and others persistently main
tain that any big accomplishment
coming out of Washington is in spite
of the New Deal, not because of it.
ENGINEERS, FIREMEN
ON NEW ENGLAND
ROADS VOTE WALKOUT
BOSTON, May 20 (TP).—Labor
officials announced today that more
than 92 per cent of the 300 engineers
and firemen on four New England
railroads have voted to strike
The railway employes intend to
walk out and force the issue on their
demands that two men be placed in
the eabof each Diesel-electric en
gine.
WOMEN TO FIGHT
FOR PARTY PLANKS
VOTERS LEAGUE TO SEND
DELEGATES TO MAJOR
CONVENTIONS
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP)
Both ttie Republican and Democratic
National Conventions will have the
League of Women Voters to contend
with next month.
The League, according to today’s
announcement from President Mar
guerite M. Wells, will send representa
tives to Cleveland and Philadelphia
in an effort to put over the planks
suggested by the women's political
group.
Miss Wells explained that the Lea
gue's first goal is a plank in each
party platform which would pledge
abolition of the social system in
favor of’the merit system in public
service. League officials indicate that
their national organization will swing
its support behind the ticket that in
cludes the pnank in its campaign plat
form.
The women voters contend that the
patronage system weakens faith in
government and constiutes a party
liability. The League favors the re
moval of postmasters, internal revenue
collectors and feceral marshals from
the patronage classification to the
civil service lists. The women's group
also asks the two major parties to
promise the repeal of laws discrim
inating against civil service applicant*
on the basis of marital status or res
idence.
GOODRICH PLANT
WORKERS STRIKE
AKRON, May 20 (TP)—Another
sitiown srike troubled production to
day at the Goodrich Rubber Com
pany's plant.
Workers in the mechanical depart
ment came to work, promptly sat
iown and refused to turn a hand.
They charged that the company re
fused to rehire three men who had
bee nlaid off. They accused the com
pany of disregarding workers' senior
ity rights.
Vice President Graham of the
Goodrich Company said the three
men were laid off because there were
no jobs open at present suited to
th«ir capabilities.
BALM SUIT CONTINUES
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio. May 20
(TP) —Judge Philip Wilkins today
overruled a motion to dismiss the
$25,000 alienation of affections suit
against former Senator Clarence C.
Dill of Washington State. Defens
Counsel had asked a directed verdict
which would permit the jury to de
liberate only on the case against Sen
ator Dill's former sister-in-law. The
suit was brought by the estranged
' wife of ex-Scnator Dill's nephew.
CANADA IS COOL
TO PROPOSAL FOR
UNION WITH U. S
SIROVICH’S RESOLUTION IS
TURNED DOWN BY CAN
ADIAN LEADERS
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP).—
The reactions of Canadian leaders to
a proposal for a union between Can
ada and the United States were
pouring in today. The proposal was
made in a congressional resolution
introduced in Washington yesterday
by Representative Sirovich of New
York.
Canada’s answer boiled down to a
polite—'No, thank you.”
Sirovich asked for creation of a
joint Canadian-U. S. commission to
study his plan. lit would enable
unemployefl persons to cross the bor
ders freely, he said, and widen the
North American frontiers. He be
lieved Uncle Sam could afford to
pledge England his support in her
foreign troubles in return for Eng
land’s graceful acceptance of the
Canada-U. S union plan.
Premier Hepburn, in Toronto, said:
“We are content to remain as we are,
even though we do have the greatest
friendship for our neighbors in the
United States.”
The semi-official view in Canada
was tht the dominion’s three million
French-Canadians would join twice
as many British-Canadians in uncom
promising opposition to the Sirovich
scheme.
Officials at Ottawa simply took no
cognizance of the New York con
gressman’s suggestion.
In both Ottawa and Washington
the viewpoint narrowed down to thi»
—“tere isn’t the slightest possibility
of such a suggestion receiving any
official attention at all.”
TOWNSEND TELLS
OF POLLS PLANS
PENSION ADVOCATE AGAIN
ON WITNESS STAND
BEFORE PROBERS
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP).—
Dr. Francis Townsend—head of the
S2OO a month old age pension organi
zation —hopes to put his trusted right
hand man, Sheridan Downey, in con
gress for the next session
This was revealed today as the
pension planner took the stand for
his second day of testimony before
the Belh congressional committee in
vestigating pension organizations.
Dr Townsend said he had been
urging Downey—his personay attor
ney—to run against Representative
Fr ank Buck in the August California
Demoratic primaries. The pension
head als said that he had secured
the enthusiastic support of Town
send clubs in that district for Dow
ney’s candidacy. Downe yran for
lieutenant governor with Upton Sin
clair on the epic ticket ip 1934.
. As today’s hearings opened, James
Sullivan, —the committee counsel—
produced a mass of correspondence
that passed between Dr. Townsend
and his organization aides—chiefly
Earl Clements, former national sec
retary of the group. Sullivan indi
cated he will go through these let
ters today to show how Dr. Townsend
collected money to finance his move
ment.
ENGLAND’S PROBE
OF "LEAK” CLOSES
SPECIAL TRIBUNAL HEARS
EVIDENCE ON CABINET
SECRET TALES
LONDON, May 20 (TP)—The spe
cial B'ritish tribunal hearing evidence
on the alleged leak in cabinet secrete i
wound up its hearings today. !
The tribunal is Investigating
carges that a cabinet member, re
vealed the rise in income taxes before
the budget stateme’nt was released.
The colonial secretary, J. H. Thomas,
unexpectedly appeared at the closing
hearings today to refute the charges
that he had talked out of turn and
broken the budget secret.
A London doctor claimed that a
financier, named Vergottis told him
that Secretary Thomas gave out ad
vance ' information on the budget.
Thomas said he had never heard of i
the name Vergottis until today.'
British circles believe that th' scan
dal around the budget leak will force
omas to resign from the cabinet.
Several witnesses have link’d his
name to the sensational income tax
disclosure.
SCHOOL TEACHERS
DESERT THE UNION
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 20 (TP).
School teachers of Memphis declar
ed today that they no longer consider
themselves affiliate members of the
American Federation of Labor.
Memphis city officials demanded
that the teachers’ association drop
its union contacts with the A. F. of
L. more than 50 teachers voted in
favor of the demands and prepared
to surrender the charter of the as
sociation.
The teachers declared they intend ,
to continue as an organized group
without national union affiliations. . 1
Ali Khan Weds
r
Prince Ali Khan (below), son
and heir of the Agha Khan, not
ed Indian sportsman and spirit
ual leader of the Ismaili Mos
lems, was married in Paris to
Mrs. Loel Guinness (above) the
former Hon. Joan Yarde-Buller.
Ali Kahn was named co-respon
dent in the recent divorce of
the Guinnesses. Loel Guinness
is a Conservative M. P. and
member of the famous banking
and brewing family.
—Central Press
ITON STARHEMBERG
BACK IN VIENNA
OUSTED VICE CHANCELLOR
RETURNS TO TACKLE
POLITICAL FOES
VIENNA, May 20 (TP)—The ousted
Vice-Chancellor of Austria, Prince
Von Starhemberg returned from
Rome today to tackle his political
foes.
However, Von Starhemberg's foes
apparently were inclined to mollify
the Fascist Prince. His successor as
Vice-Chancellor, Major Baarenfels,
even extended a personal greeting to
the dashing Prince. The Major met
the once powerful Prince at the Vien
na airport and gave him a Fascist
salute to the blare of bugles. Star
hemberg’s followers in his disbanded
army of home guards shouted “Jhail
Starhemberg!” as he passed along the
streets.
The Prince spent several days in
Rome after Chancellor Schuschnigs
s.ripped him of his powers. The Ro
man visit included a conference with
Premier Mussolini. Mussolini is said
to have refused to help Starhemberg
climb back into Fascist power in
Austria.
PRESIDENT RUSHES
TO MOTHER’S SIDE
MRS. ROOSEVELT FRAC
TURES HIP AT HER HYDE
PARK RESIDENCE
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP)— ]
President Roosevelt has canceled all
week-end engagements in favor of a
trip to his Hyde Park home where
his mother, Mrs. Sarah Delano Roose- i
velt, is suffering from a fractured ;
hip.
The president’s mother was injured
in a fall during a visit to New York
city last week. Mr. Roossvelt was not
cold of the accident until he tele
phoned his mother last night.
He promptly decided to leave the ■
White House Friday night to go to !
Hyde Park. He will return to Wash
ington early next week. Mrs. Roose
velt is 81 years old.
MAN IS
WHEN PLANE FALLS
ROCKLAND, Maine, May 20 (TP)
A giant sev’n passenger seaplane
crashed in Rockland harbor this
morning. Five of the six passeng.rs i
aboard the ship were rescued by a
coastguard patrol boat.
One man. Bill Montgomery, of
Rockland, Maine, w. s trapped and '
drowned in th?, plane.
Coastguar:!sm. n at Rockland ar? '
attempting to raise the plane which I
is submerged five feet under water in
the Rockland harbor, I
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TRANSRADIO PRESS
ITALY TO GRANT
MANY PRISONERS
RELEASE SUNDAY
MUSSOLINI GIVES AMNES
TY TO 500 ON FASCIST
CONDITIONS
ROME, May 20 (TP)—Hundreds of
political prisoners In ail parts of
Italy looked forward to Sunday this
morning as the possible date of their
release.
Nearly 500 political prisoners al
i ready have been ordered released
from the Lipari Island prisons by
amnesty grants from Premier Mus
solini. Well based reports say that
Sunday's anniversary of laaly's en
trance into the great war will bring
another amnesty proclamation.
Paroled prisoners were given the
alternative of joining the Fascist
ranks or remaining under the eye of
Mussolini’s Black Shirt Police. Most
of the former foes of the Italian Dic
tator are expected to choose Fascist
membership.
Apart from the returning political
orisoners. the ranks of II Duce's mili
tia will be strenghened by a new
order from Mussolini ordering all
able-bocied Fascist! between 21 and
55 to join the Black Shirt military
forces. The order is in line with the
Italian Dictator’s drive to boost his
! militia to 2,0000,000 trained men.
REMEMBER“LITTLE
BOY BLUE” FOLKS
WIDOW EUGENE FIELD,
CHILDREN’S POET, FAC
ING LOSS OF HOME
ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 20 (TP)
The eighty-year-old widow of the
Children’s Poet, Eugene Field is in
need of $3,000 to save her home.
Mrs. Eugene Field lives on a wooden
tract in the Wisconsin northwoods,
near Tomahawk. She has been ill
with heart disease for several months.
Her son, Eugene Firld 11, revealed
his mother’s plight in a personal let
ter to Jesse Henry of St. Louis. Henry
is a noted student of Field's works.
Young Field declared his mother must
have $3,000 by Friday night, or her
$50,000 Wisconsin farm will be sold
to cover its mortgage.
When the man who wrote about
“Winken, Blinken and Nod” died in
1895, his wife retired to the farm
that now is at stake. She has lived
there in complete retirement for
three decades.
ONE KILLED,3HURT
IN HOME BOMBING
POLICE SEEK PERPETRA-
TOR OUTRAGE IN NIAG-
RA FALLS, N. Y.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., May 20
(TP) —Police are searching today for
the bomber who killed one woman and
seriously injured two others when he
wrecked the home of Nicholas Longo.
Longo’s home was shattered by a
blest which snuffed out the life of
Mrs. Arcangela Longo, his wife. The
i bomb victims, two young daughters,
i Len» and Rose were burned seriously
iin the explosion. A third daughter,
, Josephine, was injured slightly.
Longo was z out of town when the
explosion occurred. On his return to
Niagara Falls he was unable to give
police any reason for the bombing
outi uge.
RAILWAYLAWYERS
MAKE RATE PLEA
WASHINGTON, May 20 (TP)—At
torneys for the nation's railways ap
peared before the Interstate Com
merce Commission today in a final
plea that emergency freight sur
charges be continued indefinitely.
The s.i i charges were allowed by the
CommLsion are scheduled to expire
automatically on June 30. Final
arguments on the carriers’ plea are
being presented by Chief Counsel R
V. Fletcher of the American Associa
tion of Railroads. Appearing with him
was the Association’s Chief Eonomit,
Dr. Parmelee.
MRS. KASPAR, MOTHER,
NEW JERSEY ‘QUADS’
LEAVES HOSPITAL
PASSAIC, N. J„ May 20 (TP)—
Today is slated to be home-coming
day for the mother of the Kaspar
quadruplets.
Mrs. Emil Kasper, the machinist’*
wife who gave birth to the three boy#
end one girl at Parsaic’s St. Joseph
Hcspital ten days ago, is scheduled
to leave the hospital his afemoon.
The four babies will stay in their
Incubartors at the hospital for a few
more days. All the quadruplets con
tinued their steedy weight increese
this morning.
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