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r SERVICE MEN HERE CHARGE RELIEF ABUSES SUNDAY INDEPENDENT LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY THE WEATHEK Bsitera PennsylTania: Fair, sllthtly colder Sunday followed by snow In north and snow or rain In south portion Sunday night and pos¬ sibly Monday. C— FORTY-SIX PAGES The Only Sunday Newspaper CoTcring tb* Wyoming Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1934 Bntered st Wllkes-Barre. Ps.. Aa 8eeond Class Mail Matter PRK E TEN CENTS PETTY JUSTICE IN VALLEY AREA BASED ON TRADE OF FAVORS P- CUE CASE Wyoming Valley Residents Alleged To Suffer Loss Of Jobs To Non-Citizens DEMAND PURGE Members Of Patriot Group Censor Works Division In Emergency Schedule READY TO POST NAMES All aliens will be moved out ot I.uzerne county and deported, and nil persons of foreign birth who have failed to apply for citizen papers, after living here for a reasonable period, will bo relieved of their jobs on relief projects if the pl.ans of the Service Men's I^eague ot Luzerne county, which have been in prepara¬ tion tor the past three months, are carried to conclusion. A resolution covering the Issue was preaented and adopted at a meeting of the league In Concordia Hall. The league has proof In Its pos¬ session that a large number of non- cltlzens, many ot whom nre without dependents, are holding jobs on Ke¬ llef projects, while full-blooded Americans with Largo families are, the officers state, "tramping the streets In search of work." Oflicers of the league stated last night that, in their opinion, there is a fairly largo group ot aliens In I.uzerne who entered the county illegally and not under the quota lystem adopted by the Federal gov- trnmenl some years ago, and are, hercfore, subject to deportation. These ofllcers call upon all organi¬ sations and citizens In this area to ¦o-opcrate with the Service Men's League In assisting In tho discovery of Illegal aliens and then take tho necessary steps to have them re¬ moved from the country. Any In¬ formation forwarded to the league will, the ofllcers say, be treated as strictly confidential. The removal of illegal aliens ia the first step of the league. After that, attention will be devoted to the Emorgcncy Relief organization of the county to try to learn whether ways and means cannot be found to have the Works Division give preference to citizens of the country when names are aliout to lie selected for the various projects starting in every community In the county. Mr. Joel tilbson. Ihe new Administrator, will bo asked to co¬ operate and open his flies for a complete checkup. Ofllcers ot Service Men's League, after a preliminary Investigation, were appalled to learn that some foreign-born, residing In the coun¬ try for more than two decades, have never taken the trouble lo apply for citizenship In the land that has provided them a livelihood nnd were astonished to dKscover that a i-'ood many ot them hold jobs that (Continued on Xcxt I'iigc) Plan To Kidnap U. S. President y^ Washington, Dec. 29 — UP — Walter S. Steele, managing editor of The National Republic, today charged existence of a Com¬ munist plot to overthrow the government by abducting Presi¬ dent Roosevelt and his Cabinet. Steele appeared before the Houso commiltee Investigating un- American activities to read ex¬ cerpts from a booklet entitled "Why Communism" which he said revealed a Coniniunlslio program for a forceful overthrow ot the governnient by abducting governnient olllcials from tho I'resident down nnd seizing gov¬ ernment establishments. The booklet, nccording to Steele, la widely circulated among Com¬ munist groups. SUNDER ARREST Department Of Justice Is Victor In The Pursuit Of A Dillinger Outlaw IDENTITY CERTAIN Washington. Dec. 29.—UP—John Paul Chase, the gangster compan¬ ion of "Baby Face" Nelson In the slaying of two Federal agents near Chicago last month, has been ar¬ rested In California and will be re¬ turned to Illinois for trial, the Department ot Justice announced tonight. In April, l'.)3i, the department said. Chase nnd Nelson went to Chicago. Shortly atter the slaying ot Dillinger In Chicago last July, Nelson nnd Clnise relurned to Cali¬ fornia "and there wore strong in¬ dications that they were again as¬ sociated in criminal activities," the department said. Chase and a woman companion visited Now York City and later Chase rejoined Nelson In the Middle West. Tho department said, on Novem¬ ber 27, Chase "was positively Iden¬ tified as participating In tho gun battle near Harrington, III., which resulted In the death of Nelson, In¬ spector Cowley and Agent Hollls. During the course ot the Investi¬ gation into the background of (.'hnse it wns learned that he at one time was employed at California State Fish Hatcheries, thnt the division was seeking C^'base and. accordingly, on December 27, when Chase put In nn appearance at Mount Shasta, K. V. Cassell. super¬ intendent, ami employees C. Pres ton Bills nnd William Bay recog nlzed Chase. IS FILLED B! EARLE Governor-Elect Names Four To Take Key Positions In A Completed Cabinet HARTNEADY WINS Jones, Hunt, Fitzgerald Are Made Final Selections In New Administration MINERS RECOGNIZED San Francisco, Dec. 29.—UP— Federal Agents in San Francisco confirmed tonight the fact that John Paul Chase, wanted as a sus¬ pect In the slaying of two govern¬ ment men in a Chicago gun fight which ended the life ot ''Baby Face " Nelson, Is under arrest. ARMY MEN FACE PROBE Washington, Dec. 29 —IP-A thorough Investigation of all Army ollicers alleged to havo been In¬ volved In revelations concerning lobbyist activities In WasliinK,ton vvas ortiercd by Secret.ary of Wur (ieorge II. Dern tinliiy. ESCAPED YOUTH GLAD FOR KIS-LYN RETURN ^ Weary of foot and'regretting he escaped from the InalUutlon, Joseph RudanlH, n Pittston youtli, lust niglil walked into the otllce of Superin¬ tendent C. F. Johnson at Kls-Lyn Industrial School nnd surrendered. The young man, 17 vears old, made Ills way to tho Pacific Coast nnd back since his departure. Rudanls escaped on Julv 27 with Joseph Demchtsln, a Wilkes-liarre youth who told Judge Benjamin R. Jones at the time ot his conimlt- fnent, "'I em the Dillinger of Wilkes- Barre." Demchlsln was captured two d.ays after he escaped, in the woods near Whlto Haven. He threulened to shoot a city detec¬ tive when he was flrst arrested in connection with several local rob- i-erlcs. It la said. The lad Is In "''""n*don Reformatory. The youth who returned to Kis- Lyn last pight was committed after ho admitted participation in sixteen burglaries In Pittston and other upper count.v municipalities. After Rudanls escaped from the InMlltutlon, he tnade his way to Buffalo, thence to Fort Wayne, Kiinsas City and the Pacific t^oasl, living In transient camps enroute and also on the relurn trip. The youth told Johnson he remained In a camp near Buffalo for several weeks where he served as a mes¬ senger for the men quartered at the place. Rudanls sale he was glad to get back and was ready to serve his tei'ni or any additional time to be added on account of his escape. The superintendent reported this Is the flrsl case where an escaped youth returned on his own accord to the institution. Philadelphia, Dec. 29—UP—Gov¬ ernor-elect George H. Earle an¬ nounced the completion of his Cabinet tonight with appointments to the remaining four major posi¬ tions. Those receiving portfolios are: Ertwarti Noel Jones. Pittsburgh, Secretary ot Labor and Industry. Owen B. Hunt, Philadelphia, In¬ surance Commissioner. Michael J. Hartneady, Hazleton, Secretary of Mines. State Representative Norbert J. Fitzgerald, Krie, Workmen's Com¬ pensation Board. These appointments left only two positions on the Workmen's Com¬ pensation Board open. Earle announced the appointments upon his return from Stroudsburg. where ho attended the swearing in of former Stale Representative Chester H. Rhodes as Judge ot the Superior Court. Jones, as the State NRA Com¬ pliance Director, was long consid¬ ered for the appointment, although he faced much opposition from Labor groups. He waa publicity director for the Roosevelt cam¬ paign in western I'ennsylvania in 1932 and also held a similar posi¬ tion In the Pittxburgn Democratic mayoralty campaign in 1933. Mine Workers Choice Hartneady has been connected with the mining Industry since ho flrst began working. He Is prcitl- dent ot District 7 of United Mine Workers of America and a personal friend ot Lleutenant-Governor-elcct Thomas Kennedy, International Secretary of United Mine Workers. Hunt la a regional claim manager for a large Insurance company and has much support from Insurance men here. He was a campaign speaker on the Guffey-Karle ticket and has taken an actlvo part in Demoi-ratlc affairs for the past several years. Fitzgerald is a member of the Railroad Brotherhood and it was believed because of this affiliation he received the appointment. He was an opponent of the Earle- Guttey ticket during the Primary campaign when ho ran for the Democratic nomination as Secretary of Internal Affairs on the Morrla- Copel.and ticket. Completes Cabinet The other cabinet niembers, whom the Oovernor-elect has appointed since he won the gubernatorial election in November, are: David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh, .Secretary of the (Commonwealth. Charles J. Margiotti, Punxsutaw¬ ney, Attorney General. Dr. Luther A. Harr, Philadelphia, Secretary of Banking. H. Edgar Barnes, Overbrook, Sec¬ retary of Revenue. Dr. J. Evana Scheehle, Llanerch, Secretary of Welfare. Warren S. Van Dyl<e, lliirrlsbuVg, Secretary ot Highways. Dr. Kdith MucBride Dexter, Scranton, Secretary ot Health. Ralph M. Bashore, PottsvlUe, Sec¬ retary of Forests nnd Waters. Arthur Colegrove, Corry, Secre¬ tary of Property and Supplies. Robert Livingston Johnson, Nor¬ walk, Conn., State Reiiet Adminis¬ trator. J. Hansen French, Trappe, Sec¬ retary ot Agriculture. Colonel Frederick B. Kerr, Clear- fleld. Adjutant General. A successor to Dr. James N. Rule, Superintendent ot I'ublic In¬ struction, will be named ne»t July when his term expires. Grant Huge Fund To State Relief Harrlsburg, Pa., Dec. 29.—UP —Nearly $15,000,000 in Federal funds has been allocated to Pennsylvania within the past two days for unemployment and work relief. Hnrry 1... Hopkins, Federal Re¬ lief Administrator, announced a grant of J9,453,685 to the State for unemployment relief during January, 1935. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace apportioned $5,348,062 to the State for aid In highway construction during the flscal year, beginning July I, 1935. ^» AIDE OF SENATOR DISCOVERED DEAD E Foul Play Is Suspected In Death Of Walter Eaton Serving Hale Of Maine RIFLE NEAR BODY Ellsworth. Me., Dec. 29—UP—Be¬ lieved a possible victim of foul play, the body of Walter Eaton, 50. care¬ taker at the summer home of U. S. Senator Frederiek Hale of Maine, was found In his home near here tonight. The body was discovered by Cornelius Shea, a friend. It lay partly on a bed. The upper part of tho head had been shot off. . A rifle, with a discharged shell was tound several feet from the body. Medical Examiner Knowlton said the body was frozen and that Eaton had been dead at least 24 hours. Because he was known to carry large suras of money. Sheriff H. Hodgkins believed Eaton might have been slain by robbers. A win¬ dow in the house had l>een forced. A representative of Attorney-Gen¬ eral Clyde R. Chapman's office was to come here tomorrow from Ban¬ gor to begin investigation. EEN EXECUTED IN -/• Blamed For Assassination Of A Leningrad Leader In Plot For Rebellion DEATHS TOTAL 117 Consuls Of Friendly States Put Under Suspicion By An Official Statement TERRORISM HALTED PRESIDENT SETS OFF GREAT JOBS PROGRAM Washington, Dec. 29—UP—Presi¬ dent Roosevelt tonight directed all 48 states to prepare "to take full .idvuntage" ot his 1935 Public Works employment drive. He nsked. In a series of letters to Governors and Governors-elect, for speedy enactment of legislation en- aliling Individual municipalities and otlier public bodies to receive an¬ ticipated Federal loans and grants for construction projects by sharing part of the cost. The President's letters practically clnehed expectations he will ask that Congress appropriate around $5,000,000,000 to create Jobs for 4,000,000 needy tamilies. They added to strong belief that .a nation-wide plan ot slum clear¬ ance and low-cost housing, rural electrification nnd municipal Im¬ provements would be the backbone of the re-employment program. ¦ a » FIFTEEN ARE DROWNED Lisbon, Portugal, Dec. 29.—UP— Fifteen of sixteen persons in an open boat were drowned tonlghl wlien a gale capsized the smnll craft on the river Sado. Huge waves formed on the river with the ad¬ vent ot the gale. FIVE PERSONS KILLED IN CRASHES OF AUTOS Thettord, Vt., Dec. 29.—UP—Two young persons were killed Instantly at Kmerson crossing near hero lo¬ day when the autoinobile in which tlioy were riding Wiis struck by a Boston & Maine passenger train. The victims were Harry Siinpson. 25, of Kast Topsham. and Madeline Willis, 20, of Corinth. Camden, N. J., Dec. 2?.-UP— Two persons were killed al a grade crossing near Riverside, ten milea north of here today when tlieir milk truck was struck by a Pennsylvania railroad passenger train. The dead were James Carr, 22, ot Moores¬ town. N. J., and Peter Monlckl, 19, of Parry, N. J. Lancaster, Pa., Dec. 29—UP—- Louis Shubin, 41, ot Philadelphia, was killed when an aiitonioliile in whicii he was riding overturned on Lincoln Highway, ten miles east of here, today. By JOSEPH H. BAIRD (Copyright, 1934, by United Press) Moscow, Dec. 29—A plot to over¬ throw the Soviet rcgimo by foreign military Intirvenllon was charged tonight in an official aiinounccmont revealing the execution ot Leonid MlcoUev and 13 others Ior tlielr part In the assassination of Sergei Kirov, Soviet leader In Lcnlngnul. The announcement brought to 117 the list ot those officially listed as having been executed in reiirisal for the assassination in a drive not only againsi those actually Impli¬ cated, but others regiirded as poten¬ tial enemies ot the Soviet regime. It was definitely established that Leo Kamenev nnd Gregory Zinoviev, formerly world-famous pioneer Bol¬ sheviks and later "Opposltionisls," were not .among those executed, de¬ spite the free mention ot llieir names as having Inspired the plot by their "wrong" ideas. The official atatement on tho proceedings of the Military Col¬ legium of tho Supreme Court, which heard the case In Leningrad, said: "The session establlslied lliat from among former memliers of the Zinoviev anti-Soviet group was a secret counter-revolutionary, terror¬ istic organization formed In Lenin¬ grad, In which the accused partici¬ pated. Terrorists Named "The group was headed by the so-called 'Leningrad Center' con¬ sisting of Katulynov, Sliatskyw, Runilnakzcv. Mandcrstam. Ml siil- kov. Levin, Sosnitsky and Micoliev. The underground counti r-revolu- tlonar.v work ot this group became especially active In 1933-34, whin, having lost all hope of support liy the masses, they started melhoila ot terroristic struggle. They had In view the idea that by terroristc acts directed against the Icadcis ot Soviet power, they could dlsirgiin- Izo the leadership of the Soviet government and so change the present policy toward the so-caTed Zlnovlev-Trotsky platform. "The session established that the secret terroristic counter-revolu- llon,ary group, having no hope ot realizing its criminal purposes ex¬ cept by lerrori.stic actions inside the country, was aiming at armed Inter¬ vention by foreign stules. "Under Instructions of tbls group, Mlchliev frequently visited (the names of the consulate and country are omitted), nt Leningrad, with whom he carried on negotiations re¬ garding iiossilile forms of .assistance and received from liiin for the coun¬ ter-revolutionary terroristic group 5,000 roubles. "The session established that the accused, being participants In a ae¬ cret counter-revolutionary terroris¬ tic group, on direct Instructions and under tlie Immediate leader.sbip of the terroristic group calli'd tlie 'Len¬ ingrad Center.' prepared and com¬ mitted the Dec. 1 murder of Kirov In the building of the Smolyn In¬ stitute." The court's sentence was regard¬ ed as concluillng tiie cd\'criinienl*s official punislinienl of those con¬ sidered directly involved in the Kirov murder, altliough there was no aa.surance that those suspected of similar vlewa would not be banished or Imprisoned. Want Suspects Named London, Dec. 29 — VI' — Foreign consuls In I^enlngrad were reported tonight to be planni 'g a demand for Information as to the Identity of the consul.ate accused in olllciiil Soviet announcement ot being im¬ plicated in the assassination, of Sergei Kirov. Reliable advices . here said the (Continued on Next Page) Cruiser Is Lost With 11 Aboard New York, Dec. 29—UP—Tho 100-foot cruiser Glory, with 11 persons aboard, was missing oft the New Jersey coast tonight and tho Coast Guard began search for her. Tho ship lett Sheepshoad Bay, Wednesday, for Florida and was sighted passing Sandy Hook. It has not been re¬ ported since. Mra. Jacob Martin, mother of tho (llory's skipper, Jacob Jr., 28, said sho was not worried. "Thoae aboard aro able seamen and they probably put in at some haven during,Wednesday's gale," she said. MARK WEEK-END Motor Collisions Featured While Several Victims Are Credited To Falls MILK LOAD DUMPED Henry Hartwigson, 65, of Dor- r;ince Corners, is in a, serious con¬ dition In Nanticoke hospital. His pelvis was fractured when he fell from a wagon loaded with corn¬ stalks. Squeezed between cara In Stearns mine, Susquehanna CoUlerie.'s Com- IKiny, John Price, 27, of 32 Honey Pot street, Nanlicoke, a brakeman, received a fracture of the right leg. He Is In Nanticoko hospital. A I'lymouth business man, Mich¬ ael Mras, waa run down by a motor car nt six oclock l.ast night In front of hla store on Main street, near Bull Run crossing. He suffered body bruises. I'oUce did not have the namo ot the driver. Eugene Dougherty, 11 years old. Cherry street, Plymouth, received head lacerations at 6 oclock last night when atruck by an automobile near his home. The child is at Hom- eopathic hospital. Hartley Parker, 10 Goeringer avenuo, Hanover Township, was operating tho ma¬ chine at the time ot the accident. A fall of coal last night at 11 oclock at the operation of the Mon¬ arcli Anthracite Corap:iny on East End Boulevard caught John Litchkj ot Miners Mills. His head was lac¬ erated. After fluting In Lehigh Valley station, Joaepli Kozloskl, 50, of 253 East Market street, was admitted to Homeopathic hospital. A deep lacenition of the left hand was received by John Brennan, 22. of 527 South Main street, la\it night when the member was cut by plate glass. Micliael Stefsko, 56, ot 135 Main road, Ihinover Township, was treat¬ ed nt Mercy hospital lor Injuries ot tho face and upper lip. He waa reportecl to have been In a fight. Joseph Werzlnskl, 31, of 16 New sireet, Hudson, Injured his right liand yesterday \vlille at work In S-neca mlnea. Kehoe-Berge Coal Co. Falling on hla way to work yes¬ terday, Jos<»iili Kuuii, 18, Wyoming avenue, Dupont, fractured his right leg. Mrs. Rose GrippI, 83, Parsonage streel, Pittaton, fell near her home and received a fracture of the right ankle. Mra. Ruth Hottle, 24, South .atherton avenue, Kingston, suffer¬ ed body lacenitlona and a Irac- luro ot the right arm wlicn her aulo liit a pump at llie station of Atlan¬ tic Reflnlng I'ompany at Kingston. Three liundred bottles ot milk were shattered and the contents Mlrcwn on the road early yesterday wlien a truck, operated, by Josepii Solomon, R. D. 3, Wyoming, col¬ lided with a motor ciir driven liy Leonard Campbell, Schooley avenue. Kxeter. Tho crash occurred at Cedar and Grant streets, Kxeter. Delia Grlsottl. 35, ot 509 Main street. Old Forge, suffered laci ra¬ tions ot the forehead ye:<lerduy afternoon when an autoinoMIe In which slie was riding atopped >ud- denly on Soutli Main street below Public Square. Boger Talfero of 536 Fallon street. Old Forge, driver ot tho car, applied the brakes sudden¬ ly when anothe" car In front of him camo to a quick stop. Talfero re¬ ported.the acclJcnt to police. LAW VIOLATIONS SMOOTHED DOWN FOR AD PATRONS Proceeds Of Fund Raising Are Set To The Use Of Magistrates And Squires In Dc' feat Of Measures To Reduce Fees Or Rip Offices Out Of The Legislative Setup COURT CRITICISM LAUNCHED On the fourth floor of Bennett building on Public Square Is a lit¬ tle office that does not attract much attention from those who visit the building. It It were not for the sign on the door, a casual observer would assume It was a law office, as there are many of these on that floor. This little office, known as head¬ quarters ot the Magistrates Asso- cl.atlon of Northeastern I'ennsyl¬ vanla does a thriving business, a business running Into many thous¬ ands of dollars a year. The suc¬ cess of this business depends solely on thoso sensitive citizens who be¬ lieve the minor Judiciary la too Im- portant a factor to be overlooked In times of legal trouble. The Magistrates Aasociation of Northeastern Pennaylviinia was or¬ ganized by M. L. Moaler ot Allen town. He Is the promoter and evi¬ dently a very successful one, as the association under his direction has flourished financially and each month a magazine Is pubilshed, ded¬ icated to the organization's wel¬ fare. The Squires—and there nre many scattered through the boroughs and townships in Nortlieastern Penn- sylvanl.a—contributed two dollars j each as a membersliip fee. They are all a big, friendly family, well organized to meet any effort tho legislature might take to oust them from office. It Is nlso a pro¬ tection, they say, from any Inter¬ ference on the part of the Legisla¬ ture to cut their fees or to curb their powers. Tracing Its Powers A reporter fi>r The Sunday Inde¬ pendent started out yesterday to get .a line on the organiz.alion and Its relation to the general iniblic. par¬ ticularly in connection wiih Its evident prosperity. Tho flrst stroll was Into tlio bui-lncsa district on Northampton street, where there Is considerable parking trouble. The reporter complained about the diffi¬ culties to one ot tlje business men and spoke of the chiince of violat¬ ing traffic laws, particularly if one has a fleet of trucka. It w:is su','- gcatcd tliat If we belonged to the Magistrates Association It would help in case of traffic violations. This iilea was carried out by means of a telephone conversatlcn with Alderman Mathers, who haa an offlee on Public Square and who I.s president of the Magistrates As-io- clatlon of Northeastern Pennsyl¬ vania. ".\lderman Mnthera, this is Joe Stevens speaking, head of a truck¬ ing concern In Brooklyn. New York, and I would like to join your or¬ ganization." His reply was this: "Go to the Bennett Building, where the head¬ quartera are." Our next queation was: "Who will I talk to?" ".\ny one," was the answer. Then the rejiorter timidly asked: "What will It cost me?' "Anywhere from $10 up. It de¬ pends on the amount of space it takes."' A Trade In Favors The apace referred to evidently is In the publication Issued monthly from Allentown by the Magistrates' Association. The space rates, quot¬ ed by Alderman Mathers, president of the association, are from $10 up. No limit, evidently. The next telephone call was to Squire Jamea Morgans of Kingston, aecretnry of the organization. Ha admitted after the solicitation of ad¬ vertisements, the advertisers wero favored by squires. Jimmie, who Is noted for his frankness, mentioned that favora were handed out. He also stated th.at the organization was n flne protection to the minor judiciary in regard to nny adverse legi.'ilatlon presented during sessions of the Leftlslature. Again tbe nuestlon of where *li8 money goes after collections for ad¬ vertising sp.acG, came to the report¬ er's mind and he gently aaked the question. "Squire, where does the money go?" His anawer was: "For protection against adverse legislation." and with that answer he referred us to Alderman Matners, president of tha organization. Thc soliciting Is done through Or¬ ganizer Mosler of the Magistrates Association. Some ot the soliciting is done by Alderman Matners, par¬ ticularly among concerns who have trucka. There Is a subtle line of argument in connection with the so¬ licitation ot advertisements. Par¬ ticular stress is placed tiiion the Im¬ portance of the organization 'n dealing wilh motor violations. Tha telling sales point Is "You never know when you need a fiivor." Invader Meets Trouble The organization, however. U sometimes victimized. Several years ago .a young man calling him¬ self A. Caplan ot Philadelphia aought a position with the associa¬ tion. He was not successful. How- ever, the methods of the organiza¬ tion appealed to him and he pro¬ ceeded on hla own account to do busine.sa with some of the business concerns. He managed to collect more than a hundred dollars befora he was jilaced under arrest and committed to jail by the magis¬ trates organization. His mother came hero, engaged an att*,>rney and when thc case was presenied to tha grand jury It was Ignored. An ef¬ tort was made to get the money from him, by the organization, but tailed. The reporter then started on a new ansle In regard to the Magis¬ trates' Association. Ten squires were called In regai'd to whether repre.'^entatlves of tho association Interceded In cases dealing with mo¬ tor violations. Only one squire an¬ swered In the afflrmative and that one was located In Luzerne borough. He mentioned that Mr. Mosler, or¬ ganizer of the association, had spoken to him In regards to a casa (Continued on Next Page* 4 IN PLANE CRASH MAROONED IN SNOW VARE MAN KILLS SELF Philadelphia, Dec. 29.—UP—Kd¬ mund W. Fruzlcr, 75, former as¬ aoclate of the lute Edwin and George Vare, committed suicide to¬ day by hanging himself at his home. l'"razler'a body was found suspended by a clothes Une. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 29.—i;P—All available airplunea of American Air Lines were ordered lo report In Al¬ bany tomorrow to join the search for company's (^indor. which crash¬ ed Into a anow-capped mountain, Ita pas.sengera saved, but marooned. Karl Ward, vice president ot the air lines, told the United Press: "I have ordered all available planes of our organization to come to Albany to Join in the searcii if the weather ia permlssulile." More than 20 planes were expect¬ ed to form the air search for the mIsHing airliner. A half dozen Nu¬ lionul Guard planes from N'ew Jer¬ aey. Pennsylvania, New York and Masaachusetts are expected to swell the sky armada. Failure of u rescue plane resulted In abandonment of further search from the air tonight. Passengers In the plane were: Roy Jones, pilot; Carl Day, pilot; Phil Keynolds. pilot, nnd a S' ite Trooper, Hupposedly well acquainted with tba ru'.'ged country. Ev"Ti as the rescue plane went Intc into the air. Stale Troopers, farmers and National Guards waded through huge anow drifts seeking the lost plane. The lost fliers, un¬ injured In tbe crasli which wrecked the plane, sat huddled nround a flra near the wreckage, hopeful that some of the scores ot searcher* would see their signal. They Erneat Dryer, pilot, his brolher. Dale, co- nllot. botli of Cleveland: R. W. Ilandhiook of Waahington. and Jack H. Brown, a regulur pilot, of Boston, who was u passenger on the plane. They were v.ithuut food and blaa* keta.
Object 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 | 1934-12-30 |
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Month | 12 |
Day | 30 |
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 | 1934-12-30 |
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Location Covered | Pennsylvania - Luzerne County |
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Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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Contact | For more information, please contact the Osterhout Free Library, Attn: Information Services, 71 S. Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701. Phone: (570) 823-0156. |
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SERVICE MEN HERE CHARGE RELIEF ABUSES
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY
THE WEATHEK
Bsitera PennsylTania: Fair, sllthtly colder Sunday followed by snow In north and snow or rain In south portion Sunday night and pos¬ sibly Monday.
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FORTY-SIX PAGES
The Only Sunday Newspaper CoTcring tb* Wyoming Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1934
Bntered st Wllkes-Barre. Ps.. Aa 8eeond Class Mail Matter
PRK E TEN CENTS
PETTY JUSTICE IN VALLEY AREA
BASED ON TRADE OF FAVORS
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CUE CASE
Wyoming Valley Residents Alleged To Suffer Loss Of Jobs To Non-Citizens
DEMAND PURGE
Members Of Patriot Group Censor Works Division In Emergency Schedule
READY TO POST NAMES
All aliens will be moved out ot I.uzerne county and deported, and nil persons of foreign birth who have failed to apply for citizen papers, after living here for a reasonable period, will bo relieved of their jobs on relief projects if the pl.ans of the Service Men's I^eague ot Luzerne county, which have been in prepara¬ tion tor the past three months, are carried to conclusion. A resolution covering the Issue was preaented and adopted at a meeting of the league In Concordia Hall.
The league has proof In Its pos¬ session that a large number of non- cltlzens, many ot whom nre without dependents, are holding jobs on Ke¬ llef projects, while full-blooded Americans with Largo families are, the officers state, "tramping the streets In search of work."
Oflicers of the league stated last night that, in their opinion, there is a fairly largo group ot aliens In I.uzerne who entered the county illegally and not under the quota lystem adopted by the Federal gov- trnmenl some years ago, and are, hercfore, subject to deportation. These ofllcers call upon all organi¬ sations and citizens In this area to ¦o-opcrate with the Service Men's League In assisting In tho discovery of Illegal aliens and then take tho necessary steps to have them re¬ moved from the country. Any In¬ formation forwarded to the league will, the ofllcers say, be treated as strictly confidential.
The removal of illegal aliens ia the first step of the league. After that, attention will be devoted to the Emorgcncy Relief organization of the county to try to learn whether ways and means cannot be found to have the Works Division give preference to citizens of the country when names are aliout to lie selected for the various projects starting in every community In the county. Mr. Joel tilbson. Ihe new Administrator, will bo asked to co¬ operate and open his flies for a complete checkup.
Ofllcers ot Service Men's League, after a preliminary Investigation, were appalled to learn that some foreign-born, residing In the coun¬ try for more than two decades, have never taken the trouble lo apply for citizenship In the land that has provided them a livelihood nnd were astonished to dKscover that a i-'ood many ot them hold jobs that (Continued on Xcxt I'iigc)
Plan To Kidnap U. S. President
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Washington, Dec. 29 — UP — Walter S. Steele, managing editor of The National Republic, today charged existence of a Com¬ munist plot to overthrow the government by abducting Presi¬ dent Roosevelt and his Cabinet. Steele appeared before the Houso commiltee Investigating un- American activities to read ex¬ cerpts from a booklet entitled "Why Communism" which he said revealed a Coniniunlslio program for a forceful overthrow ot the governnient by abducting governnient olllcials from tho I'resident down nnd seizing gov¬ ernment establishments. The booklet, nccording to Steele, la widely circulated among Com¬ munist groups.
SUNDER ARREST
Department Of Justice Is Victor In The Pursuit Of A Dillinger Outlaw
IDENTITY CERTAIN
Washington. Dec. 29.—UP—John Paul Chase, the gangster compan¬ ion of "Baby Face" Nelson In the slaying of two Federal agents near Chicago last month, has been ar¬ rested In California and will be re¬ turned to Illinois for trial, the Department ot Justice announced tonight.
In April, l'.)3i, the department said. Chase nnd Nelson went to Chicago. Shortly atter the slaying ot Dillinger In Chicago last July, Nelson nnd Clnise relurned to Cali¬ fornia "and there wore strong in¬ dications that they were again as¬ sociated in criminal activities," the department said.
Chase and a woman companion visited Now York City and later Chase rejoined Nelson In the Middle West.
Tho department said, on Novem¬ ber 27, Chase "was positively Iden¬ tified as participating In tho gun battle near Harrington, III., which resulted In the death of Nelson, In¬ spector Cowley and Agent Hollls.
During the course ot the Investi¬ gation into the background of (.'hnse it wns learned that he at one time was employed at California State Fish Hatcheries, thnt the division was seeking C^'base and. accordingly, on December 27, when Chase put In nn appearance at Mount Shasta, K. V. Cassell. super¬ intendent, ami employees C. Pres ton Bills nnd William Bay recog nlzed Chase.
IS FILLED B! EARLE
Governor-Elect Names Four To Take Key Positions In A Completed Cabinet
HARTNEADY WINS
Jones, Hunt, Fitzgerald Are Made Final Selections In New Administration
MINERS RECOGNIZED
San Francisco, Dec. 29.—UP— Federal Agents in San Francisco confirmed tonight the fact that John Paul Chase, wanted as a sus¬ pect In the slaying of two govern¬ ment men in a Chicago gun fight which ended the life ot ''Baby Face " Nelson, Is under arrest.
ARMY MEN FACE PROBE
Washington, Dec. 29 —IP-A thorough Investigation of all Army ollicers alleged to havo been In¬ volved In revelations concerning lobbyist activities In WasliinK,ton vvas ortiercd by Secret.ary of Wur (ieorge II. Dern tinliiy.
ESCAPED YOUTH GLAD FOR KIS-LYN RETURN
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Weary of foot and'regretting he escaped from the InalUutlon, Joseph RudanlH, n Pittston youtli, lust niglil walked into the otllce of Superin¬ tendent C. F. Johnson at Kls-Lyn Industrial School nnd surrendered. The young man, 17 vears old, made Ills way to tho Pacific Coast nnd back since his departure.
Rudanls escaped on Julv 27 with Joseph Demchtsln, a Wilkes-liarre youth who told Judge Benjamin R. Jones at the time ot his conimlt- fnent, "'I em the Dillinger of Wilkes- Barre." Demchlsln was captured two d.ays after he escaped, in the woods near Whlto Haven. He threulened to shoot a city detec¬ tive when he was flrst arrested in connection with several local rob- i-erlcs. It la said. The lad Is In "''""n*don Reformatory.
The youth who returned to Kis-
Lyn last pight was committed after ho admitted participation in sixteen burglaries In Pittston and other upper count.v municipalities.
After Rudanls escaped from the InMlltutlon, he tnade his way to Buffalo, thence to Fort Wayne, Kiinsas City and the Pacific t^oasl, living In transient camps enroute and also on the relurn trip. The youth told Johnson he remained In a camp near Buffalo for several weeks where he served as a mes¬ senger for the men quartered at the place.
Rudanls sale he was glad to get back and was ready to serve his tei'ni or any additional time to be added on account of his escape.
The superintendent reported this Is the flrsl case where an escaped youth returned on his own accord to the institution.
Philadelphia, Dec. 29—UP—Gov¬ ernor-elect George H. Earle an¬ nounced the completion of his Cabinet tonight with appointments to the remaining four major posi¬ tions. Those receiving portfolios are:
Ertwarti Noel Jones. Pittsburgh, Secretary ot Labor and Industry.
Owen B. Hunt, Philadelphia, In¬ surance Commissioner.
Michael J. Hartneady, Hazleton, Secretary of Mines.
State Representative Norbert J. Fitzgerald, Krie, Workmen's Com¬ pensation Board.
These appointments left only two positions on the Workmen's Com¬ pensation Board open.
Earle announced the appointments upon his return from Stroudsburg. where ho attended the swearing in of former Stale Representative Chester H. Rhodes as Judge ot the Superior Court.
Jones, as the State NRA Com¬ pliance Director, was long consid¬ ered for the appointment, although he faced much opposition from Labor groups. He waa publicity director for the Roosevelt cam¬ paign in western I'ennsylvania in 1932 and also held a similar posi¬ tion In the Pittxburgn Democratic mayoralty campaign in 1933. Mine Workers Choice Hartneady has been connected with the mining Industry since ho flrst began working. He Is prcitl- dent ot District 7 of United Mine Workers of America and a personal friend ot Lleutenant-Governor-elcct Thomas Kennedy, International Secretary of United Mine Workers. Hunt la a regional claim manager for a large Insurance company and has much support from Insurance men here. He was a campaign speaker on the Guffey-Karle ticket and has taken an actlvo part in Demoi-ratlc affairs for the past several years.
Fitzgerald is a member of the Railroad Brotherhood and it was believed because of this affiliation he received the appointment. He was an opponent of the Earle- Guttey ticket during the Primary campaign when ho ran for the Democratic nomination as Secretary of Internal Affairs on the Morrla- Copel.and ticket.
Completes Cabinet The other cabinet niembers, whom the Oovernor-elect has appointed since he won the gubernatorial election in November, are:
David L. Lawrence, Pittsburgh, .Secretary of the (Commonwealth.
Charles J. Margiotti, Punxsutaw¬ ney, Attorney General.
Dr. Luther A. Harr, Philadelphia, Secretary of Banking.
H. Edgar Barnes, Overbrook, Sec¬ retary of Revenue.
Dr. J. Evana Scheehle, Llanerch, Secretary of Welfare.
Warren S. Van Dyl |
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FileName | 19341230_001.tif |
Month | 12 |
Day | 30 |
Year | 1934 |
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