Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

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SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Eastern   Penn.sylvania:     Scattered
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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER  1, 1936
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REPUBLICANS PUT OUT OF PARTY COUGHLIN LOSES COUNTY TICKET
G. 0. P. FORGERS BETRAY FINE OLD PARTY FOLLOWERS
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METHODS EXPOSED     !
But   Priest's   Candidate' Turpin  Is Also Cheated;
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TROUBLE SPREADS
COURT PROOFS SHOWN
Republican leaders in Luzerne County are no longer Republicans.
They are out of the party, legally out, self-removed. By affidavit they have sworn to the fact of having dropped their Republican¬ ism.
The proofs are in the official files of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County in the Capital City of Harrisburg.
Photostat copies. facsimiles, showing the autographs of the men who have deserted the ranks to which they stand as guides and directors, are in the office of The Sunday Independent for all to see who care to take the time to do so.
John L. Brace, Chairman of the Republican Party In the Fifth Leg¬ islative District, Deputy Controller of Luzerne County in the present Republican Administration and one of the most trusted advisers of Judge John S. Fine, is no Republi¬ can.
('harles and Jose- h Strobel. who hold office as Republican leaders of Wilkes-Barre Township, are not entitled to their rank. Neither is Hayden Evans, Chief Clerk in the Republican County Assessors of¬ fice at the county court house. With Brace they have removed themselves from all right to the title of Republicans. Ellsworth Davis has gone along with them into the discard. So has William Ward.
The Webers, trusted lieutenants nf Judge Fine and the Republican lourt house machine in Third Leg¬ islative District, are no longer Re¬ publicans, Clarence and Emil hav¬ ing taken the step that lands them outside   the  fold.
With John Brace's sclf-banlsh- ment from the party that sustains him have gone a great many other Republicans of Fifth Legislative District, many of them job-holders, including Policeman Valentine Sipple, Joseph Stancavage and Edgar Hughes of Plymouth De¬ partment nnd Edward and George Hahn of the Larksville Republican organization.
Earl H. P'ine, field geneial In the Ureater West Side for the court house organization, has sworn him¬ self not a Republican. He no longer is entitled to rank with those he attempted to lead In Sixth Legislative  District,
Look   What   Happened!
These are only a few of the stal¬ warts carrying the Landon banner and   wearing   sunflowers,   few   of many who stand before the elector¬ ate   as   Republicans   and   without legal title to the honor. Here  Is what happened. The ladles and gentlemen  (there (Continued on  Page A-I61
Roughhouse Meeting Brings NevTTork into WalkouV As Union Heads Protest
Hallowe'en Prank Jails 2 Brothers
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Hallowe'en ended disastrously for two Ashley brothers la:-.t night after they allegedly at¬ tacked Patrolman Frank O'Rourke who had placed them under arrest on disorderly con¬ duct   charges.
George Rowlcs, 24, of 19 Dod¬ son lane. Ashley, and Julius Rowlcs, 20, of 52-!i Barnes street, both of Ashley, encountered Patrolman O'Rourke at Lincoln and East Northampton streets while celebrating the holiday too noisily.
Refusing to comply with O'Rourke's caution to be less boisterou,';. the two brothers are charged with attacking the officer. Alderman. Ray Fau.-^t happened along at the moment and aided O'Rourke in over¬ powering the  two brothers.
Both were taken to headquar¬ ters in the police patrol and locked up on a variety of charges for hearing In police court  this  morning.
FIRM OF BRITAIN TRAPPED IN DEAL OF MILITARY MA
War Plotting Is   Under Analysis
As Rebels Of Spain Get Near
To Goal Of Madrid And Call
For 200,000 More Troops Puts
Catalonia On Side Of Defense
BAGHDAD GOVERNMENT FALLS
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Robbed of the party rights which . every line of the signatures pre-, hundreds of good citizens losing they registered for the Prcsidenti il! gented in this photograph of the their party rights and registrations, election    these    members    of    fine ,    documents    filed    in    the   Jhese petitions were filed to steal
Wyoming    Valley    families    have. ,    ,^ „, . ^      ,.    : their pnrty rights and registrations,
been   stolen   from   their  American j Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin   ^hese petitions were filed to steal freedom and privileges to make up ! County in  the  city ef Harrisburg, \ the Royal Oak Party from Father
a faked Royal Oak Party whose oiganizers, petition passers and affidavit swearers were and ar? district leaders of Luzerne County Court House Republican Organiza¬ tion.   Forgery stands out in almost
Look at the names. Look at the figures. In every particular the criminal act of forgery stands out. Worse than that, there was trcaso.i committed, by Republicans against Republicans,   with   hundreds   upon i
Coughlin. The only candidate en¬ dorsed by Father Coughlin is Con¬ gressman Murray Turpin and he is the only candidate who was depriv¬ ed by the G. O. P. politicians of a place  qn  the ballot.
FEDERAL AGENTS HERE TO FIGHT CORRUPTION
Washington, Oct. 31 (UP)—Four operatives under instructions of the Lonergan Committee of the United States Senate were sent to Wilkes-Barre, Pa., tonight with in¬ structions to proceed upon reports that rights of voters had been withheld by action of officials of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The commiitee has widest powers te act upon findings of the agents. Reports from the mining region in¬ dicated that voting lists were be¬ ing padded many days after the time for their official certification.
INCREASES IN JOBS A MILLION A YEAR
TOWN,SEND CLOSES flGHT
Chicago, Oct. 31. (UP)- Dr. Francis E. Townsend. old-age pen¬ sion advocate, predicted tonight the defeat of Franklin D. Roose¬ velt in Tuesday's election. "Every indication," he said, "points to the defeat of Franklin D. Roosevelt. I am certain people will arouse themselves and decide what form of government they want In America. The American people have been too long blessed with a democratic Government te allow it to be lost to them next election day. Therefore, Mr. Roosevelt will be defeated."
New York, Oct. 31. (UP)—Nearly a million and a half persons re¬ turned to work during the past year. Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins asserted today.
An upward swing in employment which started last January and gained momentum rapidly during the Spring brought the number oif persons employed at wages in non- agricultural industries te 31.683,000 in September, Miss Perkins said, compared to 35,892,000 at the peak of employment In 1929.
The Secretary said statistics jdid not Include persons employed in Federal Emergency Relief projects. She estimated the number so em¬ ployed at "between three and four million."
"The gain in employment in non- agricultural industries since the low point of the depression in March, 1933," Miss Perkins said, "totals  more   than  6,000,000."
During the 12-month period ex¬ tending   through    September,    she
PA YROLLS AND JOBS SHOWING GAIN HERE
Harrisburg, Oct. 31. (XH')—Mark¬ ed improvement in payrolls, earn¬ ings and employment in Pennsyl¬ vania Industries last month, as Wmpared to September, 1935, was '•ported today by Labor and In¬ dustry Department. . Based on a survey covering 22 Jf the 67 counties employing two- ¦llrds of the State's Industrial k_^ Workers, the report shewed a 23,3 Wk. J^snl employment gain In con- ^» •ruction and contracting Indus- Hp «iM which led the 16 groups. F        Suarrics and non-metallic indus¬
tries gave 19 percent more employ¬ ment, manufacturing firms 11 per¬ cent, retail stores four percent, an¬ thracite mines 3.5 percent and bituminous coal one percent.
Payrolls, influenced by increased working time, showed gains last month over the corresponding per¬ iod lust year of 59.7 percent in quarries and non-metallic mines, 49.1 in contracting and construc¬ tion, 8.9 in anthracite mines. 26.9 in manufacturing and 26.3 in bituminous mines.
Refuses To Hurry 10th Baby's Birth
Toronto. Ont., Oct. 31. (UP) -Mrs. Martin Kenny, tied wiilTi five other mothers who have nine children in the Baby Mara¬ thon race for the $500,000 prize left by the late Charles Vance Millar, said late today that she had rejected an offer of a New York City physician to come here and deliver her tenth baby by a Caesarian operation. "I wouldn't consider such a thing." Mrs. Kenny said. She declined to name the New York physi¬ cian. A tenth child in ten years apparently would have made Mrs. Kenny victor in the baby race. Mrs. Kenny said she ex¬ pected her child "any minute," but her local doctor said it would "more likely come about Christmas   time."
said. 1,400,000 persons previously unemployed found jobs.
Although she possessed no def¬ inite statistics concerning employ¬ ment on farms. Miss Perkins said the Department of Agriculture estimated that "between two and three million more persons arc liv¬ ing by agriculiure" than in 1933.
The Secretary's figures for May and September showed that in¬ dustrial employment rose from 13,959.000 to H.fi.lO.OOO. The gain in "distribution and other services" was  from  15,880,000  to 16,012,000.
,50 PERSONS KILLED
Madra.s, India, Oit. 31. (UP)- It was reported today that 50 per¬ sons were killed and 15,000 made homeless by a cyclone which devastated an area of 200 square miles in the Madras Presi¬ dency yesterday. A lidal wave ac¬ companied    the    cyclone.
FIGHTS MARK VOTE
New York, Oct. 31. (UP)—Rank and file members of International Seamen's Union in a stormy mass meeting tonight voted to walk out in sympathy with striking marine workers on the Pacific Coast. The action was taken ovjr protest of the union's executive officers who left the meeting after declaring that they would not sanction a strike.
The union officials had hired the meeting hall until 10:30 p. m. and promptly at that hour they van¬ ished so rapidly that few in the hall saw them stride out through a detail of police held in readiness in an outer chamber.
Joseph Curran, head of Seamen's Defense Committee, who had been expelled from the union for leading an "outlaw" strike last Spring, was not admitted until after 10:30 and coincident with his appearance the throng of 1200 roared its acclaim to a motion for an immediate strike.
Delegates from each of the ships in port will report to Seamen's Defense Committee tomorrow the number of strikers on their ships and the pickets available. Another meeting to clarify the details of the strike was set for 2 p.m. tomorrow. Have Rough Meeting
The number of ships and men affected by the strike vote could not be estimated, but strike lead¬ ers declared they could tie up every vessel — coastwise and oceanic — coming into the harbor. The "out¬ law" strike of a few months ago, however, did not seriously affect shipping. The Curran group is be¬ lieved to have gained strength In the meantime.
The meeting was rough and often profane. More than five men were ejected. David E. Grange, third vice president of the union, offered to fight any pian in the house and a dozen listeners volunteered. Robert Chapdelaine, a seamen's union official, answered a raucous "Throw that bum out!" by chal¬ lenging the heckler.
"I don't want no g—  inter¬ ference," Chapdelaine shouted.
James Traynor, president of Marine Engineers Beneficial As¬ sociation, and Ivan Hunter, secre¬ tary-treasurer of the I. S. U., read telegrams signed by Pacific Coast strike committees urging that any strike action here be confined to intercoastal vessels. The telegrams were howled down as "phony."
Grange, Hunter and other speak¬ ers said they felt any strike move (Continued  on  Page  A-4)
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Sharp Rise In Accidents As Streets Are Filled By Hallowe'en Celebrators
BOY IS SERIOUS
Eighteen persons were Injured here yesterday and last night as week-end mishaps took a sudden swerve upward. Automobile acci¬ dents, some of them due to streets being crowded with Hallowe'en cele¬ brators, were responsible for most of the victims who went tn hos¬ pitals. Several children were re¬ ported in serious condition after being struck down by machines. Police announced several arrests for reckless driving, while search was underway for at least one hit- and-run operator.
Darting into the path of an auto¬ mobile, Albert Vernogis, eight, of 448 Beade street, Plymouth, suf¬ fered a fracture of the right leg and numerous bruises last night at 8 oclock. The machine was driven by Miss Margaret Sheridan of 35 East Poplar street. West Nanti¬ coke. Witnesses told police the boy ran from between some parked cars into the side ef the Sheridan ma¬ chine.   Miss Sheridan took the boy
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named neither the company nor the official.
The commission exonerated Brit¬ ish arms concerns of fomenting war scares or trying to bribe Brit¬ ish Government officials.
The report endorsed private manufacture as against State mon¬ opoly and held that an inter¬ national agreement limiting arms would be the most effective means
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Madrid, Sunday, Nov. Rebel forces, in renewed offensives led by fleet whippet tanks, recap- lured strategic towns from Loyalist forces and pressed on late Satur« day to within thirteen miles ot Madrid, the closest they yet have been to the Capital. This brougnt the Rebels within easy cannon range  of the  city.
Winning back  much of 'lie ter¬ ritory  gained   by  the  Loyalists  in
of    minimizing    the    objectiona^lft)«toi£»^UJ}ter offen.sive  on Friday, features of private munitions pro-  the   HcDeTs
duction
The report advocated war-time conscription of industry and rec¬ ommended that the Government consider this at the earliest mo¬ ment "so there may be no misun¬ derstanding as to the Government's policy toward industry in event of war, which should be that no one be allowed to make a profit out of war and that war in which the country is involved calls for all- around sacrifice and is not an op¬ portunity for profit-making." Pasha Government Loses
London, Oct. 31. (UP)—A faint Aroma of oil was scented tonight in the news of a successful mili¬ tary coup in Baghdad which re¬ sulted in the overthrow of Yasin Pasha's  Government.
The Importance of Iraq not only as a link in British Empire's route of communications but as a par¬ ticularly essential source of petrol¬ eum supplies for the Navy and Air Force was recalled as British authorities announced that the as¬ sumption of power by Hikmat Suleiman "has not disturbed His Majesty's Government."
Officials professed a distaste for the ungentlemanly methods of ulti¬ matums, bombs and threatened vio-
to   Mercy   hospital   and   (hen   was
released by police to appear when j lence  by  Iraq's  new  Premier  and
7 PERSONS DROWNED; 4 FROM ONE FAMILY
Ironwood, Mich., Oct, 31 (UP)- Scven persons were drowned in Lake Gogebic today, five losing lives when a rescue boat over¬ turned. „
Mrs. Oscar Hendricks, who lives in a cottage on the lake, had pick¬ ed up five of the victims when her beat capsized. She was saved by H. L. Schiebcr, Wakefield, Mich., mine superintendent, who saw the. second boat overturn. He also res¬ cued Theodore Olson, 31, Pepin, Wis., teacher in Harding School at Bessemer.  Mich.
Olson was the only person m the
James  Halama  sr.,  39,  Principal of Puritan School, Bessemer.
His son, James jr., 11.
Frank    Halama,    37,    Bessemer, brother of James sr.
Jacob    Halama,    71,    father    of Frank and James sr.
Stanley Corey, 32, Towers, Mich., teacher in Puritan School.
Lawrence Petrusha, 48, Ironwood, principal of Ramsay School.
Mrs.  Hendricks  saw  the  motor- boat capsize and set out alone in a { rowboat to rescue them. Five men climbed   into   her  small   boat   and she   was   starting   for   two   others
party of motorboatcrs who escaped  swimming toward shore when the death. The victims
I. H. Dulebohn. 44, Ramsey, Mich., superintendent of Bessemer Township School.
boat upset. Schlcber reached the scene In time to rescue Mrs. Hen¬ dricks and Olson but the others had gone down.
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Fall Is Serious
Bernard Crouse, ten, of 89 Helen street. Plains, suffered a fracture of the skull yesterday when he fell from a telephone pole near his home. With ether boys he was showing his prowess in climbing the pole when he slipped and drop¬ ped. He struck on his head. The boy was unconscious when taken to Wilkcs-B.irre General hospital. Last night his condition was de¬ clared serious.
A fractured skull was also suf¬ fered by Arthur Lomley, seven, of 192 Lambert street, Pittston. He was struck by a truck operated by James Frank of 706 Exeter ave¬ nue, West Pittston. The boy was crossing the street near the Flat- iron building in Pittston when run down. His condition is considered fair at Pittston hospital. He is the sen of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lom¬ ley sr.
Two occupants of an automobile which got beyond control on South Main street and knocked down two trees escaped injury last night about 10 oclock. George (Jart- wright. 30, ef 51 Sively street, Ash¬ ley, driver of the car, was arrested on a reckless driving charge by Cruiser Car Patrolmen Brown and Roach and ordered to appear in police court this morning. The other passenger was John Warke of 57 Carey street, Ashley, owner of the vehicle. The car /ot cut of control In front of the residence of A. D. Weiss at 884 South Main street, mounted the curb and felled the two trees.
Josephine Stcrney, six, of 295 Scott street, suffered bruises of the face and arm last evening when struck by a light truck driven by Joseph Papp, 25, of 6',-j Bowman street. The accident occurred in front of the child's heme. Papp, (Continued on Page A-14)
emphasized that the British Gov¬ ernment "prefers to see things done in an orderly and constitu¬ tional  manner."
More significant, however, was the reliable information that Britain discerns nothing anti- British in the Iraq coup d'etat.
Authorities here scouted the sug¬ gestion that Italy or any other foreign Power had a hand in the overthrow of the old Government. However, it was simultaneously denied that Britain possessed any advance information on Hikmat'.^ coup.
A spokesman stated that Britain would employ force in Iraq only if Imperial communications were endangered or British lives and property  jeopardized.
Arrest French Spy
Lille.    France,    Oct    31 (UP) —
Frontier    police    arrested Henry
Barbier. an alleged French spy, as
!s moved into Humanea, Parla and Valdcmoro, all lying to the south of Madrid.
The tanks played a chief role la capturing Valdemoro and abo aided the Insurgents in retaking Torrejon de la Calzada.
Rebel forces were reinforced by troops from Sierra, where quiet had prevailed for the past few days.
Rebel airplanes meantime flew low over the Capital late Saturday, dropping one bomb and splashing I Madrid with m.ichine-gun fire. Only two persons were reported wounded in these raids, although 146 persons were listed as killed in bombing raids Friday.
The Rebel  counter-offensives  to- • day were made over territory care¬ fully raked  by artillery and avia¬ tion attacks.
In the Valdemoro sector the tanka were supported by cavalry.
The new Rebel advances placed their front lines the nearest thejj have been to Madrid.
Yesterday's air raids on Madrid were interpreted generally as a . gesture by the Rebels to show theic superior armaments and as retalia* tion of the bombing of Rebel-held towns by Loyalist planes.
The planes flew low over the cltj| and finally were driven off by anti¬ aircraft fire.   Sirens announced th« approach of the planes and militia forced all pedestrians to cover.   - Catalonia   Calla   300,000 Barcelona,   Oct.   31.   (UP)—Twa hundred thousand Catalonians wer< ordered mobilized today to defend the   Catalonia   coast   against   anj further Rebel efforts to land troopa. The order was issued after Loyal< i ist   militia   and   volunteers   turned back   such   an  attempt   last  nighf with  losses to the Insurgents esti¬ mated at 100 dead.
The entire coastline was ordered fortified by the Defense Minister. The Insurgent attack started al 3 p. m. Friday when a Rebe] cruiser appeared outside Rosa| Bay and directed heavy and sua' tained gunfire on the town of Rosa4 for an hour.
Boats   then  were   lowered   from the   cruiser. When the cruiser appeared out* (Continued  on  Page  A-14)
TEN MILLIONS SA VED EACH YEAR ON RATES
Harrisburg, Oct. 31. (UP)—Re¬ duced public utility tariffs negoti¬ ated by Public Service Commission in the last two years have resulted in a $9,445,201 annual saving to consumers, the commission said to¬ day.
It listed as the three major in¬ vestigations under way in the "most active utility rate degulntion program in its history," the follow¬ ing:
2. Inventory and appraisal ol Philadelphia Rapid Transit ComJ pany and its underliers.
3. Appraisal of properties ol Pennsylvania Power & Light Com^ pany. serving 28 counties, to ascer¬ tain whether the utility should further reduce rates in addition t« the recent $1,500,000 a year cut re¬ cently obtained by the commission.
Other rate reduction moves un¬ der    way    were    directed    against
1. General inquiry into allegedly | Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company, Illegal expenditures of Pennsyl- | Solar Electric Company, Brook- vania operating affiliates of Asso-]vllle; Edison Light and Powef ciatcd Gas & Electric System scrv-I Company. York: Clarks Ferry aiv^ ing 31 of the 67 counties. 1 Harrisburg Bridge companiaa.
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