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9»^m*^m*iam9m DEMOCRATS PROMISE FIGHT ON GUFFEY SLATE 1 SUNDAY INDEPENDENT leased wire telegraph report to 3 A.M. SUNDAY THE WEATHER Increasing cloudiness and warmer Sunday followed by snow Sunday night and probably Monday. FORTY-SIX PAGES The Only Sunday Newspaper CsTerlng ths Wyomln» Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1934 Bntsred st Wllkes-Bsrre, Ps., As Second Clssa Mall Mattel PRICE TEN CENTS 35,000 miners to work monday; Macoracken demands own arrest RILEY HEADS REVOLT Leader Of Al Smith Wing Of Local Democracy Objects To Make-up Of Ticket PLAN RIVAL SLATE «r Governor Lehman Helps Fight Fire Albany, N. T., Feb. 10—Gov¬ ernor Herbert H. Lehman, clad In pajamas and a robe, aided firemen today In extinguishing a small flre at the executive mansion. The Governor, confined to the mansion with a cold, stood hy ns fir<>men ripped a hole In the second floor celling to beat nut a blaze believed to have orig¬ inated from an overheated flro- pl.ice. Mrs. Lehman also was present. Damage was estimated at $500. The flre. believed to have smoul¬ dered for an hour before being detected, was discovered by a inalil. ST Lewistown Publisher Says New List Of Nominees Will Be Selected Saturday KENNEDY NOMINATED (Spscial to Ths Independent) Harrlsburg. Ta., Feb. in.—Open revolt In the DemocrKtlg party In Northeastern Pennsylvania was. In¬ dicated as expressions of. dlasjiUi- faction with state ticket Indorsed IhlH afternoon by the llMnocratlc state committee were voiced by party leaders In Harrlsburg hotel lobbies tonight. Foremost among tliose who'Jolrted In the cliorus of dissehalbh' Were John A. rtUey, Sugar Kotch, leader of the Al Smith wing of Luzerne county's Democracy;. .I'atrlcK A. Duffy, WilkeH-Barre, state commltr teenian, and Hugh Brady, Lacka¬ wanna county Democratic--chair¬ man. Though the Indorsements of Joseph F. Guffey. Pittsburgh, for TTnlted States senator; George H. Karlo 3rd, PliiladelpUla, for gover¬ nor; Thomas Konnedy, Hazleton, for lieutenant-governor: Attorney Thomas A. Logue, Philadelphia, for secretary ot Internal affairs; and Chester A. Ithoades, Stroudsburg, for superior court Judge, were re¬ corded by an unanimous vote It was evident that many of the commitee- men were not In thorough accord. The dissatisfaction nppe.irert to be created not so muth because ot tbe choico ot candidates Indorsed but because of the manner In which they were Indorsoil. This statement, shared In by more than one cotnmlttcoman, was ex- pres.scd by Committeeman Duffy when he said: "To be frank with you, I did not know what It was all about. I was not consulted about the endorse¬ ments and I did not know who were lo be suggested for approval. I have given much thought to selecting the right kind of candidates but It would have been ridiculous to have suggested any one without the stamp of the Ouffey-Van Dyke ma¬ chine. The whole slate was rail¬ roaded through as smoothly as any thing I have ever heard of In Penn- sylviinla." Rlley expressed .furprlse at the manner in which the Guffey-Van Dyke taction succeeded In giving tbe candidates the approval ot the state committee members, of whom 108 ot the 113 were In attendance or repre¬ sented by proxies. Brady did not manUest an enthu¬ siasm about the Guffey-Van Dyke •late and ho retuseil to comment for PubliriitioM about hl.s intentions of •upportlng them or opposing them. Friends, however, reported that Urady, under whose chairmanship (Continued on Pago 8—Sec. 1) T REGULATIONNEAR Thousands Of Shares Are Dumped; Adverse News Of Week Had Bad Effect TRADING HEAVY (Copyright, 1034, hy United fresS New York. Feb. 10.—UP—Weary groups ot traders and brokers de¬ serted Wall Street today, seeking somo solace In a two-day holiday, but still puzzled and depressed by proposed regulations ot securities trading. Tbey had juRt concluded the heaviest Saturday trading on the New Yoi-k stock exchange since July 22, 1033, and tbe heaviest week sinco the same dato. And the con- clu.slon camo with anything but n ¦blaze ot glory, for they faced strin¬ gent regulations and possibly fur¬ ther depression ot prices as re."!ult ot the regulations and rescinding ot governmeiil air mail contracts. Shares Are Dumped The brokers and traders bad the first tasto ot public reaction to the proposed rules today, even though the regulatory bill has only been Introduced. Overnight thousands of shares were dumped on the market to bo sold, particularly In the air¬ craft division. Tho opening was active—so active In fact that a price on I'nited Aircraft could not be ar¬ rived at until 69 minutes after the market opening—and lower. Blocks ot 1,000 to 20,000 shares reeled out clogging the tickers. Short covering and a little better feeling camo in after the opening and brought a close that In tbe gen¬ eral list was only fractions to more than a point lower. Aircraft issues were depressed as much as 6% points, the latter coming In United Aircraft, while gains ranged to more than 5 points, the greatest coming In I'nlted Stater; Smelting and Keflnlng. But despite the market's showing, Wall Street tonight still admitted to perplexities concerning tho market and the various regulatory acts. One broker advanced the belief that slmultaneuu.sly with operation ot the provisions as they are now written, brokerage houses must dis¬ charge many employees. Already plans are being made for group meetings in various cities ot brokerage members to consider thu proposed new legislation and make recommendations for rcvlsldn ot tho law. No formal meeting has been called thus fai in New York City. Meet Decline Meanwhilo tbo slock market had considerable other adverse factors (Continued on Page 8—Sec. 1) Young Imitators Of Admiral Byrd Keep The New York Police On Jump New Tork, Feb. 10.-UP—Two Boy Scouts who envied Admiral Byrd's exploits at the South Pole went exploring on East River today and got themselves tangled up in an adventure from which they escaped alive only after enlisting the aid ot an 11-year old boy, the boy's mother, a police emergency squad, an am¬ bulance, tour ladders, a Ufe-llnc gun "I'd an alrpluiip. 'J'lie boys, Hans Illrschlund, 12, and Sidney Fertig Jr., 13. set out "nin the shore near Beechhiirst on » largo cako of ice. The ice cake. breaking away, carried them about 1,000 feet oft shore. Their screams attracted the attention ot Clayton Whitney, 11, He told his mother. She told police. Police told Mary Immaculate hospital and the avia¬ tion squad. Poilce shot a line to the boys and stretched four ladders over the Ice cakes. Ono ot the boys and two policemen fell In the Icy water be¬ foro the operation was completed. Once ashore, the ambulance took tho boys home where It was said they probably would bo all right after tlicy gol warmed up. E EACING STRIKE Entire Nation To Be Tied Up; Army And Police Are Ready To Stop Violence FEAR COMMUNISTS Must Clear Up Scandal; Vote On Budget Will End The Parliament's Session NOTE TO BRITAIN Paris, Feb. 10—UP—Faced with threat ot new violence during Mon¬ day's scheduled general strike, the "National Salvation" cabinet ot Premier Gaston Doumergiio tonight charged Minister ot Justice Henri fiHwsnn irlth Mtr task of clearing up the Stavisky Fmanclal scandal, a major cause ot this week's bitter rioting. At the same time, it was under¬ stood, the new cabinet decided to address a note to Great Britain or. the subject of the Impending trade war between the two nations—pos¬ sibly denouncing the Franco-British trade pact of 1892. Minister of Interior Albert Sar- raut, and Police Prefect Konneytoy- sibour, with more than 30,000 poilce and military forces at their call, were delegated to draw up a plan of public safety tor Monday, when the entire nation will be practically paralyzed by the 24-hour strike that has been called. It was emphallzed, however, that the general strike would not affect I le public Schools, subways or elec¬ tric power stations. Approximately half of the regular autobuses in ser¬ vice would be maintained, It was said. Similar conditions will exist throughout tho country. Communists Active The new government (Icfinitcly fears that Communists will resume their sabotage during the strike. Arrangements havo been made to have detachments of soldiers guard Important electrical centers, gas tanks and other public utilities. Labor leaders have given assur¬ ance that the strikers were In¬ structed to remain ott the streets and refrain from mass demonstra- tioiiH Monday, nevertheless Premier Doijmergue's government is deter¬ mined to take every precaution to prevent a recurrence ot last week's bloody rioting. The city waited tensely for mid¬ night Sunday when the strike Is scheduled to begin. A freezing fog lay over the streets as the new gov¬ ernment deliberated its course. A few hoodlums were ranging the boulevards, but otherwise the city was quiet. Army Ready Plans ot Cumniunlsts to stago demonstrations at dusk Monday caused the government some con- icrn, and Mlniater ot tbo Interior Albert Sarraut directed the mobil¬ ization of 15,000 municipal polico and 18,000 Infantrymen, cavalrymen and artillerymen In the city and suburbs. Indications tonight were that tho whole of France would be paralyzed by the 24-hour strike, with the like¬ lihood that the provinces will suffer more than metropolitan Paris. Traffic Impaired Though transportation In Paris will be at a virtual standstill, trains will be running all day Monday, tho crews having agreed to limit their protest to a one-minute strike. Rail¬ road office workers will be "out" only for 25 minutes. Organizations ot postal workers tonight were considering joining the walkout. Premier Doumergue's cabinet worked diligently today drafting Its national program for the Chamber of Deputies and outlining the min¬ isterial declaration. Observers were of the general opinion that the new premier plans to send the parliament on vacation as soon as a voto is obtained on (Coiitliiiit.d 011 I'ayi- 3 - Sec. 1) PITTSTON BOY MEETS DEATH IN ICY WATER Michael Rizzo, 11, Falls Victim To Urge To Slide Far Out From River Bank DARING RESCUE FAILS A Pittston boy was drowned In the frigid water ot the Susquehan¬ na river yesterday atternoon short¬ ly before 5 oclock and four ot his companions narrowly escaped a similar fate when Ico gave way be¬ neath their weight while running and sliding on Its surface. The tragedy occurred at West Pittston and the body has not been recovered. A daring attempt to rescue tbe sink¬ ing youth was made by one of his pals with the aid of a heavy stick. He was forced to quit, however, as the brittle-like ice separated from Ua formation, forcing the lad to re¬ tire to shore for s.itety. The victim: Michael Rizzo, 11, of 69 Kast Railroad street, Pittston. His comp.anlons: Joseph Valentl, 10, 781^ East Railroad street; Joseph Sia, 9, B4 Jenkins alley; Carmen Perella, 9, 99 East Railroad street; Benny Bonstanza, 10, 64 Jenkins alley. The boys, after leaving their neighborhood, went to the west side of the river. In the 1200 block ot Susquehanna avenue. West Pittston, they descended tha bank and went onto the Ice. For several minutes they enjoyed sliding close to tho ' today and the river will bo dragiicd edge of the river. Later the quintet ventured farther out. At a point, reported by police to be 100 feet from shore, the Ice be¬ gan to crack. According to Rizzo's companions he was quite close to tho open stream when he tell through. The youth floundered on the sur¬ face of the water for about two minutes, during which period his pal, Joe Valentl advanced cautious¬ ly with a heavy stick, endeavoring to come within reach ot the victim and Intendlni; to pasa to him one end of the stick and thu.s effect his rescue. The ice under Valcnti's feet weakened am he was forced to abandon the rescue, while young Rizzo sank to the bottom ot the river, which Is about 30 feet deep In that region. Making their way to the west bank ot the river, companions ot the drowned youth notified I'ittston and West Pittston police. First to arrive on the scene were Chlet ot Police John Stutz nnd As¬ sistant Chief John Smith ot West Pittaton. Later they were joined by Lt. Jamea Price and Officer Albert Ullvltch of the Pittston de¬ partment and Troopers William Keible, Harry Bell and Edward Harris ot the.State Police. After questioning Rizzo's com¬ panions the officers advanced as far as possible In direction ot the open stream where tho victim sank to hLs death. Deeming It unwise to pro¬ gress farther the policemen aban¬ doned efforts to recover the body last night. Boats will be secured OF FIRE ESCAPE Edward Pettinger Is Hurt; Truck Runs Into Youth; Trolley And Car In Crash TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS L Plunging to the bottom of a fire escape in the rear of 37 West Market street early last night, Ed¬ ward Pettinger, 43, of that address suffered severe injuries to the skull. He was found at the bottom ot the tire escape by George Belsel, al.so of 37 West Market street, who noti¬ fied police. Patrolmen JIurray and Schwab removed the Injured man to Mercy Hospital, where his condi¬ tion Is serious, fle waa unconscious for several hours after admittance. John Rodzlnak, 12, ot 107 East Knd Boulevard, suffered Injuries of the left foot yesterday when he was struck by a delivery truck at N'orth Main and Elm streets. The truck was driven by Glenn Buravitch, 28, ot 415 North Washington atreet, who told the police the youngster slipped from the curbstone Into the street and was struck. Auto And Trolley Crash A street car In charge of Joseph Angley, niotorman, and an auto¬ mobile driven by Stephen Berday, 48, of 96 Hillside avenue, Edwards¬ ville, figured In a collision early yesterday atternoon at East Market street and North Pennsylvania avenue. The troolley was turning lett from East Market street whilo Berday was awaiting the change In the trafflc light to go south on I'ennsyivania avenue. Joseph Divita, 46, ot 78 LaGrande (Continued on Page 3—Sec. 1) Berry, McNey And Sutliff Reported Choice Of Judges To Replace Ousted Men ELECTED MEN OUT From reliable sources It was learned last night that an order win be handed down by tbe court en banc tomorrow ousting Frank Handley, Alex Sileskl and John Hagen, membera ot the Pringle school board, on charges preferred by the Taxpayers Association on violation ot the school code and ap¬ pointing their successors. The men who will succeed the ousted school directors are I'eter Berry, John McNey and James Sutlig. The new appointees arc considered substantial citizens of Pringle borough. Mr. Berry Is a mine foreman for the Kingston Coal Company and McNey is a conductor on the D. L. & W. Rail¬ road. The third man, James Sut¬ liff, is a mechanic employed at the Gaylord colliery at Plymouth. The financial condition of Pringle school district Is In deplorable con¬ dition. Teachers not long ago de¬ clared a strike because ot the largo amount In salaries due. The dla¬ trlct 1 salso heavily In debt. Charge against the Pringle school board were sen.satlonal In character. An open charge was made during the hearing agatnst the school di¬ rectors by Mrs. Catherino French of Kidder street, city, that she paid the sum of $300 to Director Frank Handley for a teaching position for her son Robert French. No defense (Continued on page 8, Section 2> BE A GAME Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Is Unwitting Host To Former Air Secretary M'Cracken SPURNS ARREST Much-Sought Key-Man In Air Mail Probe Insists He Is Prisoner; Stays In City HAS WRIT READY Strike End May Save His Porch Steve Pestak of Grant street, Exeter, Is happy ovar the end of the anthracite miners atrike Friday but can't understand why on Saturday morning an explosion of dynamite caused 'damage to the porch as well as smashing a number of windows. A week prior his home wns damaged by dynamite, the ex¬ plosion again occurring on his front porch. Pestak belongs to the United Mine Workers and haa been working steadily at the Kehoe- Berge Coal Company at Pitt¬ ston. Exeter police have been working on a number of clues and expect within the next few days to make some arrests In connection with these chargea ot dynamite. THREE PLAINS HOMES DAMAGED BY BLAST Dynamiters partly wrecked three Plains Township homes last night at 11 oclock, frightened more than a dozen children and escaped with¬ out identities being established. The charge was placed on thw front porch of a dwelling occupied by Martin Palka aud family at 112 William street. I'ollce report Palka Is employed by Conlon Coal Com¬ pany. When Chief ot I'ollce Joseph Chehulskl of Plains investigated thg case Palka said he would give him no Information, but Intended to iiakc his rcyurt lu the Stale Pollc-.^ siUu* M ilA VViiLUu MU^ttk. Despite efforts ot the Plalna chlet to question Palka the latter re¬ mained reticent. Six windows were shattered In the Palka home The front porcli was wrecked and railings were ripped from mooring.-^. Tbo home of John Shuda, at 110 William street, was also damaged, 5 windows beli.g broken In the dwelling. A similar number ot windows were shattered lu tho homo of Sophie Brozowski, a widow, who re- W.ashlngton, Feb, 10—UP—One of the most hilarious legal mixups In capital annals tonight found former Assistant Secretary of Com¬ merco William P. MacCracken jr. ensconced in the ap.artment of the Senate sergeant-at-arm.a, where he insisted he was under arrest for contempt ot tho Senate. Sergeant - at - Arms Chesley M. Jurney, the Involuntary host. In¬ sisted equally as firmly thnt Mac¬ Cracken was not under arrest, be¬ cause the necessary warrant was locked in a vault at the capital. To complicate m.atters still fur- there was the rrival of Deputy Mar¬ shal John Clarkson with a writ ot habeas corpus. He demanded that Jurney surrender MacCracken at once so that he could be taken to the District ot Columbia Supreme Court. Jurney replied that he couldn't surrender JIacCrackei, because he still hadn't arrested him and didn't intend to until Monday when the Senate Is In session.' MacCracken added the final bit of irony to a day of legal bickering by saying that he considered himself In custody and that he therefore felt forced to at.ay with Jurney until the latter decides what to do- next. The member ot the "Little Cab¬ inet" during the Hoover administra¬ tion was cited for contempt because he refused to give a Senate com¬ mittee investigating air mail con¬ tracts certain letters entrusted to him by his clients. Three ot the latter also face similar charges. MacCracken's insistence that he was under arrest flabbergasted Mrs. Jurney, who excitedly put her five room apartment In order for her iinexpci'ted week-end guest. "Oh yes, Mr. MacCracken," sho said, "you're perfectly welcome to slay here. It's a pleasure. Tou can sleep In the little bed room. MacCracken, In a dark blue busl- ne.sis suit, said he was sorry to bother her, but that since her hus¬ band had arrested him ho felt honor bound to stay there tonight, to¬ morrow, and until the senate takes action. "Yes. but I didn't arrest you," In¬ sisted Jurney, who dotted his frock coat and replaced It with a frayed smoking jacket. "Oh, that's all rl^ht, replied Mac¬ Cracken. "I still claim I'm under arrest and hero I stay." "Captors" Are Polite "Okay," retorted Jurney, "Hero you stay—and Mrs. Jurney and my¬ self are mighty, mighty glad to have you here." Negotiations had proceeded that far when Clarkson banged on the door. That embarrassed everybody pre¬ sent, including the photographers, who couldn't figure how he fitted into the jig-saw puzzle of writs and warrants and senatorial arguments. Clarkson insisted that Jurney su- render MacCrakcn Immediately. Jurney Inslstei' that he couldn't do any surrendering, because he dldn t have any prisoner Then, said Clarkson, Jurney would have to take tbe writ and go to court Monday morning. Jurney said he would, but he didn't quite see why he bad to. Clarkson explained tbo law. By that timo Mrs. Jurney had dinner cooked. Sho invited Mac¬ Cracken to join the I'aiiilly. He aald thanks, he would. Hungry—after a big day, he explained. Dinner complclod, the Jurneys iVMiiJiiuKii vu l/aiiu it tisuUoa Si AIR MAIL RATES MAY BE LOWERED BY ARMY FLYERS Protests Of Companies Are Ignored As Army Prepares To Take Over New Tasks EXPECTED Industry A Month Behind Orders; Market Ready For 90,000 Tons Per Day COLD WEATHER AIDS Payroll Of $3,500,000 To Be Distributed To Men During Coming Months DEALERS RUSHED TO CHANGE LAWS Washington, Feb. 10—UP—Possi¬ bility ot a reduction In air mall rates was discussed by postal offi¬ cials today as they worked tever- i.siily on arrangements for turning the air mail service over to the Army at midnight, February 19. Protests from aviation companiea that stand to lose millions of dol¬ lars through' cancellation ot their contracts were Ignored while post- office, cqmmerCe and war depart¬ ment air chiefs studied routes and schedules In preparation tor the transfer. Army Ready All were confident the Army could handle the new job with no interruption ot service. Harrlee Branch, assistant Post¬ master General In charge ot the airmail, said the Army would start service at 12:01 a. m., February 20. on all "essential" routes. He promised specifically that there would be service between every one ot tho 12 Federal Reserve Bank cities—Boston, New Y^ork, I'hlladelpbia, Richmond, Atlant.a. Cleveland, C'blcago, St. Louis, Kan¬ sas City, Minneapolis, Dallas and San Francisco. Branch hoped to be able to an¬ nounce within a few daya the full list of additional cities to be served. "When we get through, we ex¬ pect to have a more efficient and far-reaching system than at the present," Branch said. "And we hope a slight reduction In rates will be possible." How long the Army would carry the mall was uncertain. Not Permanent Plan Congi<esslonal circles believed the Army service would be temporary, but before any new bids are asked trom private lines. It was considered certain that present laws governing air mall contracts would be thor¬ oughly overhauled. It was the evidence gathered by this committee and by other federal Investigators that caused President Roosevelt to order alb present domestic contracts cancelled on the ground that there had been fraud and collusion In their aw^ard. Cliamx Near Washington, Feb. 10—UP—House (Continued on page 8, Section 2) Within the next month, more than 35,000 coal company employees In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, who will begin full time operation tomorrc^w, will have earned more than $3,500,000 In wages. It was un¬ officially estimated last night. Returning to work aa a result of the end of the general strike of the United Anthracito Miners of I'enn¬ syivania, thousands ot men who answered tho new union's suspen¬ sion order on January 15 and other thousanda who went out «n volun¬ tary "holidays" during ths four weeka tieup, can look forward to almost a full month ot 100 percent operation. Boom Period Ahead Admittedly from two weeka to a full month behind coal orders and with an eager market for every pound ot the daily production of approximately 00,000 tons, coal companiea in the bl-county region laat night looked forward to a longer period ot uninterrupted operation than has been experi¬ enced In the last tew years. Unprecedented weather of the past week, bringing In its wake a volume ot demand tar In excess ot the normal seasonal market, alao will bo a stimulus to production for the remainder ot this month and the flrst halt ot March. By the time the delayed orders are filled and production has caught up with demand It will be time to preparfe for the Increase In orders that usually precedes the annual spring prico reductions. Huge Payrolls Coming Reckoned on the basis of twenty working days as the minimum for the next month, the total District V payroll will be In excess ot J3,- 500,000. The daily payroll Is ap¬ proximately $175,000, ot which Luzerne county workers receive the lion's share, the Glen Alden Coal Company's dally payroll alone be¬ ing almost $90,000, as there are about 18,000 men In Its employ. AU othor coal companies In both counties employ a total almosi equal to the Glen Alden torct, bringing the aggregate number •! men with joba to about 35,000. The average daily wage la $6, bringing the dally payroll for Luzerrie and Lackawanna counties to $175,000. Although claims ot operators, new union cfflclal.s and the United Mine Workers ot America were consider¬ ably at variance during the four weeks strike. It waa reliably esti¬ mated last night that during some stages ot tbe tieup, there wer< (Continued on page 8, Section 2) Spanish Government Takes Steps To Head Off Proletariat Revolt Madrid, Feb. 10.—UP—The Span¬ lah government has taken precau¬ tionary steps against a possible proletariat revolution Involving Socialists, Communists and other labor organizations, the United Press learned tonight. The utmost secrecy surrounded the government's activity but the United Press learned that preven¬ tive measures Included cancellation of all leaves for both tho army and navy so that the nation's armed forces Would be at full strength. Tbey will bo ijrepared to collabo¬ rate with police and the civil guard In the event ot an emergency. The United Press also learned that .\liiii3tcr ot Justice .Vlvarcz Valdos tendered his resignation at today's cabinet meeting because th« cabinet decided the present Is not th opportune time to proceed with the justice minister's amnesty pro¬ ject. He withdrew his resignation later, It was understood, at the re¬ quest ot Premier Alejandro Lerroux. The Premier explained the deli¬ cacy of the situation and succeeded In convincing his minister of justlc* thut ho should not resign. Storm police, carrying heavy arms, patrolled the streets of Ma¬ drid tonight, searching auspicious* looking persons. Construction workers In Ma4rM decided on a ireneral strtke ttt Mui'.day.
Object Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
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Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
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Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1934-02-11 |
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Month | 02 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1934 |
Description
Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Subject |
Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) - Newspapers Luzerne County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Description | An archive of the Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent newspaper. |
Creator | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Place of Publication | Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) |
Date | 1934-02-11 |
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DEMOCRATS PROMISE FIGHT ON GUFFEY SLATE
1
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
leased wire telegraph report to 3 A.M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHER
Increasing cloudiness and warmer
Sunday followed by snow Sunday
night and probably Monday.
FORTY-SIX PAGES
The Only Sunday Newspaper CsTerlng ths Wyomln» Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1934
Bntsred st Wllkes-Bsrre, Ps., As Second Clssa Mall Mattel
PRICE TEN CENTS
35,000 miners to work monday; Macoracken demands own arrest
RILEY HEADS REVOLT
Leader Of Al Smith Wing Of Local Democracy Objects To Make-up Of Ticket
PLAN RIVAL SLATE
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Governor Lehman Helps Fight Fire
Albany, N. T., Feb. 10—Gov¬ ernor Herbert H. Lehman, clad In pajamas and a robe, aided firemen today In extinguishing a small flre at the executive mansion.
The Governor, confined to the mansion with a cold, stood hy ns fir<>men ripped a hole In the second floor celling to beat nut a blaze believed to have orig¬ inated from an overheated flro- pl.ice. Mrs. Lehman also was present.
Damage was estimated at $500. The flre. believed to have smoul¬ dered for an hour before being detected, was discovered by a inalil.
ST
Lewistown Publisher Says New List Of Nominees Will Be Selected Saturday
KENNEDY NOMINATED
(Spscial to Ths Independent)
Harrlsburg. Ta., Feb. in.—Open revolt In the DemocrKtlg party In Northeastern Pennsylvania was. In¬ dicated as expressions of. dlasjiUi- faction with state ticket Indorsed IhlH afternoon by the llMnocratlc state committee were voiced by party leaders In Harrlsburg hotel lobbies tonight.
Foremost among tliose who'Jolrted In the cliorus of dissehalbh' Were John A. rtUey, Sugar Kotch, leader of the Al Smith wing of Luzerne county's Democracy;. .I'atrlcK A. Duffy, WilkeH-Barre, state commltr teenian, and Hugh Brady, Lacka¬ wanna county Democratic--chair¬ man.
Though the Indorsements of Joseph F. Guffey. Pittsburgh, for TTnlted States senator; George H. Karlo 3rd, PliiladelpUla, for gover¬ nor; Thomas Konnedy, Hazleton, for lieutenant-governor: Attorney Thomas A. Logue, Philadelphia, for secretary ot Internal affairs; and Chester A. Ithoades, Stroudsburg, for superior court Judge, were re¬ corded by an unanimous vote It was evident that many of the commitee- men were not In thorough accord.
The dissatisfaction nppe.irert to be created not so muth because ot tbe choico ot candidates Indorsed but because of the manner In which they were Indorsoil.
This statement, shared In by more than one cotnmlttcoman, was ex- pres.scd by Committeeman Duffy when he said:
"To be frank with you, I did not know what It was all about. I was not consulted about the endorse¬ ments and I did not know who were lo be suggested for approval. I have given much thought to selecting the right kind of candidates but It would have been ridiculous to have suggested any one without the stamp of the Ouffey-Van Dyke ma¬ chine. The whole slate was rail¬ roaded through as smoothly as any thing I have ever heard of In Penn- sylviinla."
Rlley expressed .furprlse at the manner in which the Guffey-Van Dyke taction succeeded In giving tbe candidates the approval ot the state committee members, of whom 108 ot the 113 were In attendance or repre¬ sented by proxies.
Brady did not manUest an enthu¬ siasm about the Guffey-Van Dyke •late and ho retuseil to comment for PubliriitioM about hl.s intentions of •upportlng them or opposing them. Friends, however, reported that Urady, under whose chairmanship
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T REGULATIONNEAR
Thousands Of Shares Are Dumped; Adverse News Of Week Had Bad Effect
TRADING HEAVY
(Copyright, 1034, hy United fresS
New York. Feb. 10.—UP—Weary groups ot traders and brokers de¬ serted Wall Street today, seeking somo solace In a two-day holiday, but still puzzled and depressed by proposed regulations ot securities trading.
Tbey had juRt concluded the heaviest Saturday trading on the New Yoi-k stock exchange since July 22, 1033, and tbe heaviest week sinco the same dato. And the con- clu.slon camo with anything but n ¦blaze ot glory, for they faced strin¬ gent regulations and possibly fur¬ ther depression ot prices as re."!ult ot the regulations and rescinding ot governmeiil air mail contracts. Shares Are Dumped
The brokers and traders bad the first tasto ot public reaction to the proposed rules today, even though the regulatory bill has only been Introduced. Overnight thousands of shares were dumped on the market to bo sold, particularly In the air¬ craft division. Tho opening was active—so active In fact that a price on I'nited Aircraft could not be ar¬ rived at until 69 minutes after the market opening—and lower. Blocks ot 1,000 to 20,000 shares reeled out clogging the tickers.
Short covering and a little better feeling camo in after the opening and brought a close that In tbe gen¬ eral list was only fractions to more than a point lower. Aircraft issues were depressed as much as 6% points, the latter coming In United Aircraft, while gains ranged to more than 5 points, the greatest coming In I'nlted Stater; Smelting and Keflnlng.
But despite the market's showing, Wall Street tonight still admitted to perplexities concerning tho market and the various regulatory acts.
One broker advanced the belief that slmultaneuu.sly with operation ot the provisions as they are now written, brokerage houses must dis¬ charge many employees.
Already plans are being made for group meetings in various cities ot brokerage members to consider thu proposed new legislation and make recommendations for rcvlsldn ot tho law. No formal meeting has been called thus fai in New York City. Meet Decline
Meanwhilo tbo slock market had considerable other adverse factors
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Young Imitators Of Admiral Byrd Keep The New York Police On Jump
New Tork, Feb. 10.-UP—Two Boy Scouts who envied Admiral Byrd's exploits at the South Pole went exploring on East River today and got themselves tangled up in an adventure from which they escaped alive only after enlisting the aid ot an 11-year old boy, the boy's mother, a police emergency squad, an am¬ bulance, tour ladders, a Ufe-llnc gun "I'd an alrpluiip.
'J'lie boys, Hans Illrschlund, 12, and Sidney Fertig Jr., 13. set out "nin the shore near Beechhiirst on » largo cako of ice. The ice cake.
breaking away, carried them about 1,000 feet oft shore. Their screams attracted the attention ot Clayton Whitney, 11, He told his mother. She told police. Police told Mary Immaculate hospital and the avia¬ tion squad.
Poilce shot a line to the boys and stretched four ladders over the Ice cakes. Ono ot the boys and two policemen fell In the Icy water be¬ foro the operation was completed.
Once ashore, the ambulance took tho boys home where It was said they probably would bo all right after tlicy gol warmed up.
E
EACING STRIKE
Entire Nation To Be Tied Up; Army And Police Are Ready To Stop Violence
FEAR COMMUNISTS
Must Clear Up Scandal; Vote On Budget Will End The Parliament's Session
NOTE TO BRITAIN
Paris, Feb. 10—UP—Faced with threat ot new violence during Mon¬ day's scheduled general strike, the "National Salvation" cabinet ot Premier Gaston Doumergiio tonight charged Minister ot Justice Henri fiHwsnn irlth Mtr task of clearing up the Stavisky Fmanclal scandal, a major cause ot this week's bitter rioting.
At the same time, it was under¬ stood, the new cabinet decided to address a note to Great Britain or. the subject of the Impending trade war between the two nations—pos¬ sibly denouncing the Franco-British trade pact of 1892.
Minister of Interior Albert Sar- raut, and Police Prefect Konneytoy- sibour, with more than 30,000 poilce and military forces at their call, were delegated to draw up a plan of public safety tor Monday, when the entire nation will be practically paralyzed by the 24-hour strike that has been called.
It was emphallzed, however, that the general strike would not affect I le public Schools, subways or elec¬ tric power stations. Approximately half of the regular autobuses in ser¬ vice would be maintained, It was said.
Similar conditions will exist throughout tho country.
Communists Active
The new government (Icfinitcly fears that Communists will resume their sabotage during the strike. Arrangements havo been made to have detachments of soldiers guard Important electrical centers, gas tanks and other public utilities.
Labor leaders have given assur¬ ance that the strikers were In¬ structed to remain ott the streets and refrain from mass demonstra- tioiiH Monday, nevertheless Premier Doijmergue's government is deter¬ mined to take every precaution to prevent a recurrence ot last week's bloody rioting.
The city waited tensely for mid¬ night Sunday when the strike Is scheduled to begin. A freezing fog lay over the streets as the new gov¬ ernment deliberated its course. A few hoodlums were ranging the boulevards, but otherwise the city was quiet.
Army Ready
Plans ot Cumniunlsts to stago demonstrations at dusk Monday caused the government some con- icrn, and Mlniater ot tbo Interior Albert Sarraut directed the mobil¬ ization of 15,000 municipal polico and 18,000 Infantrymen, cavalrymen and artillerymen In the city and suburbs.
Indications tonight were that tho whole of France would be paralyzed by the 24-hour strike, with the like¬ lihood that the provinces will suffer more than metropolitan Paris. Traffic Impaired
Though transportation In Paris will be at a virtual standstill, trains will be running all day Monday, tho crews having agreed to limit their protest to a one-minute strike. Rail¬ road office workers will be "out" only for 25 minutes.
Organizations ot postal workers tonight were considering joining the walkout.
Premier Doumergue's cabinet worked diligently today drafting Its national program for the Chamber of Deputies and outlining the min¬ isterial declaration.
Observers were of the general opinion that the new premier plans to send the parliament on vacation as soon as a voto is obtained on
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PITTSTON BOY MEETS DEATH IN ICY WATER
Michael Rizzo, 11, Falls Victim To Urge To Slide Far Out From River Bank
DARING RESCUE FAILS
A Pittston boy was drowned In the frigid water ot the Susquehan¬ na river yesterday atternoon short¬ ly before 5 oclock and four ot his companions narrowly escaped a similar fate when Ico gave way be¬ neath their weight while running and sliding on Its surface. The tragedy occurred at West Pittston and the body has not been recovered. A daring attempt to rescue tbe sink¬ ing youth was made by one of his pals with the aid of a heavy stick. He was forced to quit, however, as the brittle-like ice separated from Ua formation, forcing the lad to re¬ tire to shore for s.itety.
The victim: Michael Rizzo, 11, of 69 Kast Railroad street, Pittston.
His comp.anlons: Joseph Valentl, 10, 781^ East Railroad street; Joseph Sia, 9, B4 Jenkins alley; Carmen Perella, 9, 99 East Railroad street; Benny Bonstanza, 10, 64 Jenkins alley.
The boys, after leaving their neighborhood, went to the west side of the river. In the 1200 block ot Susquehanna avenue. West Pittston, they descended tha bank and went
onto the Ice. For several minutes
they enjoyed sliding close to tho ' today and the river will bo dragiicd
edge of the river. Later the quintet ventured farther out.
At a point, reported by police to be 100 feet from shore, the Ice be¬ gan to crack. According to Rizzo's companions he was quite close to tho open stream when he tell through.
The youth floundered on the sur¬ face of the water for about two minutes, during which period his pal, Joe Valentl advanced cautious¬ ly with a heavy stick, endeavoring to come within reach ot the victim and Intendlni; to pasa to him one end of the stick and thu.s effect his rescue. The ice under Valcnti's feet weakened am he was forced to abandon the rescue, while young Rizzo sank to the bottom ot the river, which Is about 30 feet deep In that region.
Making their way to the west bank ot the river, companions ot the drowned youth notified I'ittston and West Pittston police.
First to arrive on the scene were Chlet ot Police John Stutz nnd As¬ sistant Chief John Smith ot West Pittaton. Later they were joined by Lt. Jamea Price and Officer Albert Ullvltch of the Pittston de¬ partment and Troopers William Keible, Harry Bell and Edward Harris ot the.State Police.
After questioning Rizzo's com¬ panions the officers advanced as far as possible In direction ot the open stream where tho victim sank to hLs death. Deeming It unwise to pro¬ gress farther the policemen aban¬ doned efforts to recover the body last night. Boats will be secured
OF FIRE ESCAPE
Edward Pettinger Is Hurt; Truck Runs Into Youth; Trolley And Car In Crash
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
L
Plunging to the bottom of a fire escape in the rear of 37 West Market street early last night, Ed¬ ward Pettinger, 43, of that address suffered severe injuries to the skull. He was found at the bottom ot the tire escape by George Belsel, al.so of 37 West Market street, who noti¬ fied police. Patrolmen JIurray and Schwab removed the Injured man to Mercy Hospital, where his condi¬ tion Is serious, fle waa unconscious for several hours after admittance.
John Rodzlnak, 12, ot 107 East Knd Boulevard, suffered Injuries of the left foot yesterday when he was struck by a delivery truck at N'orth Main and Elm streets. The truck was driven by Glenn Buravitch, 28, ot 415 North Washington atreet, who told the police the youngster slipped from the curbstone Into the street and was struck.
Auto And Trolley Crash
A street car In charge of Joseph Angley, niotorman, and an auto¬ mobile driven by Stephen Berday, 48, of 96 Hillside avenue, Edwards¬ ville, figured In a collision early yesterday atternoon at East Market street and North Pennsylvania avenue. The troolley was turning lett from East Market street whilo Berday was awaiting the change In the trafflc light to go south on I'ennsyivania avenue.
Joseph Divita, 46, ot 78 LaGrande
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Berry, McNey And Sutliff Reported Choice Of Judges To Replace Ousted Men
ELECTED MEN OUT
From reliable sources It was learned last night that an order win be handed down by tbe court en banc tomorrow ousting Frank Handley, Alex Sileskl and John Hagen, membera ot the Pringle school board, on charges preferred by the Taxpayers Association on violation ot the school code and ap¬ pointing their successors.
The men who will succeed the ousted school directors are I'eter Berry, John McNey and James Sutlig. The new appointees arc considered substantial citizens of Pringle borough. Mr. Berry Is a mine foreman for the Kingston Coal Company and McNey is a conductor on the D. L. & W. Rail¬ road. The third man, James Sut¬ liff, is a mechanic employed at the Gaylord colliery at Plymouth.
The financial condition of Pringle school district Is In deplorable con¬ dition. Teachers not long ago de¬ clared a strike because ot the largo amount In salaries due. The dla¬ trlct 1 salso heavily In debt.
Charge against the Pringle school board were sen.satlonal In character. An open charge was made during the hearing agatnst the school di¬ rectors by Mrs. Catherino French of Kidder street, city, that she paid the sum of $300 to Director Frank Handley for a teaching position for her son Robert French. No defense (Continued on page 8, Section 2>
BE
A GAME
Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Is Unwitting Host To Former Air Secretary M'Cracken
SPURNS ARREST
Much-Sought Key-Man In Air Mail Probe Insists He Is Prisoner; Stays In City
HAS WRIT READY
Strike End May Save His Porch
Steve Pestak of Grant street, Exeter, Is happy ovar the end of the anthracite miners atrike Friday but can't understand why on Saturday morning an explosion of dynamite caused 'damage to the porch as well as smashing a number of windows. A week prior his home wns damaged by dynamite, the ex¬ plosion again occurring on his front porch.
Pestak belongs to the United Mine Workers and haa been working steadily at the Kehoe- Berge Coal Company at Pitt¬ ston. Exeter police have been working on a number of clues and expect within the next few days to make some arrests In connection with these chargea ot dynamite.
THREE PLAINS HOMES DAMAGED BY BLAST
Dynamiters partly wrecked three Plains Township homes last night at 11 oclock, frightened more than a dozen children and escaped with¬ out identities being established.
The charge was placed on thw front porch of a dwelling occupied by Martin Palka aud family at 112 William street. I'ollce report Palka Is employed by Conlon Coal Com¬ pany. When Chief ot I'ollce Joseph Chehulskl of Plains investigated thg case Palka said he would give him no Information, but Intended to
iiakc his rcyurt lu the Stale Pollc-.^ siUu* M ilA VViiLUu MU^ttk.
Despite efforts ot the Plalna chlet to question Palka the latter re¬ mained reticent.
Six windows were shattered In the Palka home The front porcli was wrecked and railings were ripped from mooring.-^.
Tbo home of John Shuda, at 110 William street, was also damaged, 5 windows beli.g broken In the dwelling.
A similar number ot windows were shattered lu tho homo of Sophie Brozowski, a widow, who re-
W.ashlngton, Feb, 10—UP—One of the most hilarious legal mixups In capital annals tonight found former Assistant Secretary of Com¬ merco William P. MacCracken jr. ensconced in the ap.artment of the Senate sergeant-at-arm.a, where he insisted he was under arrest for contempt ot tho Senate.
Sergeant - at - Arms Chesley M. Jurney, the Involuntary host. In¬ sisted equally as firmly thnt Mac¬ Cracken was not under arrest, be¬ cause the necessary warrant was locked in a vault at the capital.
To complicate m.atters still fur- there was the rrival of Deputy Mar¬ shal John Clarkson with a writ ot habeas corpus. He demanded that Jurney surrender MacCracken at once so that he could be taken to the District ot Columbia Supreme Court.
Jurney replied that he couldn't surrender JIacCrackei, because he still hadn't arrested him and didn't intend to until Monday when the Senate Is In session.'
MacCracken added the final bit of irony to a day of legal bickering by saying that he considered himself In custody and that he therefore felt forced to at.ay with Jurney until the latter decides what to do- next.
The member ot the "Little Cab¬ inet" during the Hoover administra¬ tion was cited for contempt because he refused to give a Senate com¬ mittee investigating air mail con¬ tracts certain letters entrusted to him by his clients. Three ot the latter also face similar charges.
MacCracken's insistence that he was under arrest flabbergasted Mrs. Jurney, who excitedly put her five room apartment In order for her iinexpci'ted week-end guest.
"Oh yes, Mr. MacCracken," sho said, "you're perfectly welcome to slay here. It's a pleasure. Tou can sleep In the little bed room.
MacCracken, In a dark blue busl- ne.sis suit, said he was sorry to bother her, but that since her hus¬ band had arrested him ho felt honor bound to stay there tonight, to¬ morrow, and until the senate takes action.
"Yes. but I didn't arrest you," In¬ sisted Jurney, who dotted his frock coat and replaced It with a frayed smoking jacket.
"Oh, that's all rl^ht, replied Mac¬ Cracken. "I still claim I'm under arrest and hero I stay."
"Captors" Are Polite "Okay," retorted Jurney, "Hero you stay—and Mrs. Jurney and my¬ self are mighty, mighty glad to have you here."
Negotiations had proceeded that far when Clarkson banged on the door.
That embarrassed everybody pre¬ sent, including the photographers, who couldn't figure how he fitted into the jig-saw puzzle of writs and warrants and senatorial arguments. Clarkson insisted that Jurney su- render MacCrakcn Immediately. Jurney Inslstei' that he couldn't do any surrendering, because he dldn t have any prisoner
Then, said Clarkson, Jurney would have to take tbe writ and go to court Monday morning. Jurney said he would, but he didn't quite see why he bad to. Clarkson explained tbo law.
By that timo Mrs. Jurney had dinner cooked. Sho invited Mac¬ Cracken to join the I'aiiilly. He aald thanks, he would. Hungry—after a big day, he explained.
Dinner complclod, the Jurneys iVMiiJiiuKii vu l/aiiu it tisuUoa Si
AIR MAIL RATES MAY BE LOWERED BY ARMY FLYERS
Protests Of Companies Are Ignored As Army Prepares To Take Over New Tasks
EXPECTED
Industry A Month Behind Orders; Market Ready For 90,000 Tons Per Day
COLD WEATHER AIDS
Payroll Of $3,500,000 To Be Distributed To Men During Coming Months
DEALERS RUSHED
TO CHANGE LAWS
Washington, Feb. 10—UP—Possi¬ bility ot a reduction In air mall rates was discussed by postal offi¬ cials today as they worked tever- i.siily on arrangements for turning the air mail service over to the Army at midnight, February 19.
Protests from aviation companiea that stand to lose millions of dol¬ lars through' cancellation ot their contracts were Ignored while post- office, cqmmerCe and war depart¬ ment air chiefs studied routes and schedules In preparation tor the transfer.
Army Ready
All were confident the Army could handle the new job with no interruption ot service.
Harrlee Branch, assistant Post¬ master General In charge ot the airmail, said the Army would start service at 12:01 a. m., February 20. on all "essential" routes.
He promised specifically that there would be service between every one ot tho 12 Federal Reserve Bank cities—Boston, New Y^ork, I'hlladelpbia, Richmond, Atlant.a. Cleveland, C'blcago, St. Louis, Kan¬ sas City, Minneapolis, Dallas and San Francisco.
Branch hoped to be able to an¬ nounce within a few daya the full list of additional cities to be served.
"When we get through, we ex¬ pect to have a more efficient and far-reaching system than at the present," Branch said. "And we hope a slight reduction In rates will be possible."
How long the Army would carry the mall was uncertain.
Not Permanent Plan
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