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RESCUERS SAVE THREE ENTOMBED MIN SUNDAY INDEPENDENT THE WEATHER LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY FIFTY PAGES The Only Sunday Newspaper Covering the Wyoming Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1933 Entered at Wllke»-Kvre. I'.i.. Al Second CIniit N|*(i Mnttor Mostly cloudy, probably occasional showers Sunday and Monday; allchtly w.Trmer Sund.iy. PRICE TEN CENTS CALLS WORK AND REL SPEED Dynamite Charge Dislodges Pillar And Earth-Slide Prevents Their Escape GLEN ALDEN MEN Second Entombment Within A Week's Time Brought To A Happy Conclusion 2 IN CAVE-JN Bescue crews, who had worltod deeperately in relays for elfe'lit houn, laat niglit reached three men entombed alive in the Glen Alden Coal Company's Audpnreld mine, ¦ix miles below Hazleton. Imprisoned by a slide ot earth and top rook, caused when a dynamite chars* dislodged a. pillar supporting timbers in the tower chamber of No. 21 slope, the three men were trap¬ ped from ten oclock yesterday morn¬ ing untii almost six oclock laHt night. Tho men who narrowly escaped death are Edward Kozloski ot Au- denreld. Joseph Santlway ot Colcr- alne and George Christina Jr. of Tresckow. Rescuers, who had start¬ ed work in quick-changing shifts immediately after the slide, heard tapping from behind the fall Idr some time but then reported that all sounds had ceased. For a time It was believed the men were dead. Walter Fahringer, colliery super¬ intendent, told The Sunday Inde¬ pendent last night that the thioo workers wero removed from the mine alive shortly before 6 oclock. B. D. Dimmick, vice president and general manager, who was In Wllkes-Barre, conrlrmed the rescue announcement, but said he under¬ stood thero were four men entomb¬ ed. Early reporta listed Wiilt<'r Wallick ot Tresckow as one ot tho trapped miners, but Fahringer de¬ clared there were only throe. Blocked by Fall Tho three miners were cut oft from escape to the surface when falling tons ot rock and earth blocked a gangway. Their location, however, was such that plenty ot air was available and It was only a question ot time until they would be reched, unless other falls occur¬ red. The Audenreld cuve-ln was the second within a week for the Glen Alden. Last Saturday five men were trapped In the Truesdale mine at Nanticoke. Four escaped nllvo, while the nfth, Raphael Sweeney. Is KtlU missing. Mr. Dimmick said last night that Sweeney's body Is believed to be In the lower levels of the colliery. Two Others Trapped Tamaciua, Pa., Sept. 23.—UP— Rescue crews worked desperately tonight In un effort to save the lifo of William Derr, 30. who waa im¬ prisoned with llarolil Applogute, :'S, In a mine cnve-ln on a mountain south of Tamaqua. Doctors and experienced mine Workers equipped with pulmotors Wore on the scene ready to give flr.Mt-aid treatment to the entombed ccml miner when extricated. Res- (("ontinui'd On Pago 4; Section 1) Union Is Victim In $1,000 Holdup Fall River, Mas.s., Sept. 23— UP—Three bandits held up the offices ot the United Textile Workers' Credit Bureau In the Academy building here tonight and escajjcd with more than $1,000. The mon, all unmasked, fired three shots into the floor ^f the offices to frighten the treasurer'Into handing over the money. An employee slipped Into a telephone booth and called police but the b.andlts escaped and no trace ot thorn was found immediately. Among those pres¬ ent in the ofllces at the time ot the Rtickup was John Campos. As.sistant Stale Commissioner of Labor and Industries, who was an organizer ot the credit bureau. *r 2 LOCAL ARRESTS MAOE IN THEFTS FROM RAIL CARS Young Man And Junk Dealer Are Held To Answer In Loss Of Brass Fixtures Detectives last night announced they had broken up systematic theft ot valuable brass Journals from freight and coal cars ot the Central Railroad of .New Jersey here and al Ashley, with the arrest of John I'avilonis, 19, of 115 Kent lane, and », local man to whom the youth and his fugllive accomplice are al¬ leged to have sold the stolen equip¬ ment. I'avilonis W.IS arrested early Fri¬ day morning when Detectives John Burko and William Oliver delected him attempting to remove a tire from the automobile ot Joseph Miller of South Main street. Questioning ot I'avilonis resulted in some admissions thai connected him with the brass Journal thefts and the statement that tho brass fix¬ tures were sold to Phillip Herschen- feld, a South Main street arle and spring dealer. George Koch, Central Railroad police officer, waa notified and a warrant was sworn out yesterday before Alderman Miles Barber for the arrest of Herschenfeld who was held under ?300 ball, police said, on a charge ot receiving stolen goods. Search ot I'avilonis' home and the home ot the missing youth who, he declared, took part In the thefts. netted detectives a heavy-duty Jack, used by railroads and bus com¬ panies for raising large vehicles. According to detectives the youths would Jack up a freight car and. with the pressure of weight re¬ leased, remove the brass Journals trom their position In the trucks. Removal ot the Journals resulted In disabling ot the freight car after It had gone a short distance. The local arrests followed a cleanup last week by railroad police and State troopers of a gang of Lackawanna county youths who were engaged in similar thievery. Railroad officials have estimated their loss In Jersey Centr.il and D. & II. yards In both counties in ex¬ cess of $30,000. Three Lackawanna county youths and n Junkman In Scranton were taken into custody. MORTIMER GOLDSMITH 18 HONORED AT YALE New Haven, So|il, L':i—tIC.N') — Mortimer R. Goldsmith Jr. o( Wilkes-Barre is among Yale seniors iittalning coveted senior appoint¬ ments—membership in Yale's annual honor scholarship list. It was an¬ nounced at university today. He shares honors with members o£ Yale class 19.14 prominent in ath¬ letics. More than 46 percent of list ara registered Ip university's bureau ot appolntmcnis for employment to support themselves. ' IN CITY Bandits Trailing Alinkoff Find Their Victim Has Only 4 Dollars In Cash CAUGHT IN CAR Young Criminals Escape As Heights Merchant Sends Alarm To Police HAD REVOLVER HONOR-MAN'S KILLER IS GIVEN LIFE TERM Ellsworth, Me., Sept. 23.—UP—A Hancock county Jury tonight con¬ victed I.lnwood H. Moseley, 60, Lamolne automobile dealer, of the first degree murder of 21-year-old Elwood Gllley ot Ellsworth, who ¦acriflced his life to protect a mar¬ ried woman during a wild parly at Moseiey's home last June a.";. The verdict, returned after less than four hours' deliberation, carriea ii mandatory sentence of life impris¬ onment at Thoraaston State Peni¬ tentiary. Moacley, father ot 10 children ranging from infancy to 18 years, killed Gllley at the end of a Sunday night party attended also by Mrs. Delia Hooper and her luisband. The host, Moseley, allegedly sought to force his attentions upon Mrs. Hooper. They had bitter words and as a result Moseley confronted her ' with a rifle aa the guests left. (}illey stepped In front ot the woman and Intercepted a buckshot charge with his arm. Hemorrhages followed, causing his death. Bandits who are believed by po¬ lice to have laid in wait for him in the hope of making a big haul, se¬ cured only $4 early today when they robbed Jacob Alinkoff nf 226 East Market street, wcli Icnown Heights merchant. Two youths, one of them display¬ ing a revolver, forced Alinkoff to turn over his money as he climbed into his automobile after leaving the eatabll.shment of George Isaacs at 590 South Main street sliortly before one oclock this morning. Alinkoff said that Just as he was about to start the motor ot his automobile, the two bandits came up to the automobile. They climb¬ ed into the machine, one on either side, and began to search him. Alinkoff said he had a few dollara In additioniil currency in his cloth¬ ing, but the bandits failed to notice 11. After taking the $4 In cash, the youths fled over Wood street, Alin¬ koff said. Police believe that the bandits trailed Alinkoff to the South Main street establishment and waited for him In the belief that he would have a large sum of money in his pos¬ session. Cut In Fight Officer William Lindner found Stanley SIrcavage ot 42 North Empire street at Coal and Sherman streets at 1:45 this morning bleed¬ ing from liead cuts, received in a fight. SIrcavage Is 22 years old. He was taken to General hospital for treatment and later removed to the Stale street station house. He told police the fight occurred In a building at 102 Sherman street. BOTTLE AND RAZOR USED ON HUSBAND Struck over the head hy a bottle wielded by a man who, detectives declare. Is her common-law hus¬ band. Myrtle Henderson, 30, colored, of 161 South Slate street, slashed him across the face and on the wrists with a razor last night. The woman and her reputed com¬ mon-law husband, James Dixon, 33, colored, also of Ifil South Slate street, were locked up after the man's lacerations had been given medical treatment. They will be ar¬ raigned In police court this morn¬ ing. Detectives William Oliver and Walter KoUs answered a call to the South Stale street address and found Dixon armed with a bottle while the woman was wielding a razor. Both were disarmed and taken Inlo custody. AMERICANS IN CUBA MENACED BY REBELS Havana, Cuba, Sept. 23—UP—Six¬ teen American and British men, women and children, marooned hy rebellious workers on the North¬ eastern coast of Cuba tonight, were protected temporarily by an Ameri¬ can destroyer while airplane and land forces were ordered to their re¬ lief. The sugar plantation of Tanamo, In Orlenle province, waa seized by workera and the resident foreigners wero Isolated. They Included eight British and American men, three women and tlve children. Since the plantation can be reached only by water, they were cut off from food fresh water and milk supplies. 'The revolutionists threatened to sever the water con¬ nection and discontinue power ser¬ vice. The plantation Is owned by Vincent Astor, I'ercy Rockefeller and other American intereats. 3 Lost 3 Years Are Found Safe Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 23—UP— After three years of silence, word was received by wireless that three members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force, marooned at Bache Peninsula, eleven degrees from the North Pole, are alive and well. The three men are Corporal H. W. Stallworthy and Constables R. W. Hamilton and A. Munro. Ex¬ cept through a single message sent out through Greenland, no word ot the Bache patrol had come out ot the Arctic since 1930. Impassablllty ot Jones Sound between Devon and Els- mer Island prevented the gov¬ ernment ships visiting the Bache post. The marooned officers had adequate supplies. 4;r- WOULD BE RELIEF FOR IDLE MINERS Plan For Fueling The Homes Of The Nation's Needy Goes To The President EXPECT APPROVAL Efforts to secure a guaranty that the federal government will pur¬ chase from ten to fifteen million tons of anthracite to warm the na¬ tion's needy this Winter will be made tomorrow when a ten-man dolegalion from the Scranton Cham¬ ber ot Commerce seeks audience In Washington with President Roose¬ velt. Officials ot the federal emergency relief administration, headed by Harry Hopkins, privately conceded yesterday that coal was "Just as necessary" as food for the destitute during the cold months. They an¬ nounced at the same time that the list of relief purchases already de¬ cided upon would have to be en¬ larged and that a wholesale pur¬ chase ot coal, both anthracite and bituminous, was the first to be add¬ ed to the list. Thomas Murphy, president of the Scranton. Chamber ot Commerce and associate editor ot The Scran¬ ton Times, sponsored the proposal that the federal government pur¬ chase a gigantic quantity of coal for relief distribution. His plan calls tor mining of coal from col¬ lieries now Idle and distribution ot the ftiel among the deslltule as part of the federal relief program. The plan would have the two-fold bene- llt of alleviating suffering ot the poor in other sections of the coun¬ try and providing employment for Idio mine workers here. A favorable report by federal relief offici Is on the coal purchase jiroposal will be made lo Presdlent Roosevelt, it was learned last night, and il Is to definitely clinch the purchase that the Scranton delega¬ tion will go to Washington tomor¬ row. A purchase of at least 10,000,- 000 tons ot anthracite will be urged, which would provide employment for thousands ot idle men in the hard coal region. Congressman P. J. Boland ot Scranton endorsed Murphy's plan and secured the support of federal officials, Including Postmaster Gen¬ eral James A. Farley. Committee Of Mayors To Go To Washington On Bid To Speed Up Recovery FUNDS AT HAND Federal Chief Declares He Expects Each Town To Perform Its Full Duty JOBLESS GUARDED FIVE PROMINENT MEN IN SERIOUS CONDITION Five prominent men in this region —three of whom were caught by an explosion Thursday and two who have been seriously 111, showed slight Improvement last night. At¬ torney George R. McLean ot South Franklin street, ill tor the past sev¬ eral days, was reported to be im¬ proving. Jamea Qulnn. assistant chief clerk to the Board of County Assessors, was resting at his home In Wllkes- Barro Township. Nesbitt Memorial hospital attaches reported Supt. John Marshall, Foreman John P. Daley and John Bigger, a fire boss, cauglit by an explosion Thursday In Harry E mine. Wyoming Valley Collieries Company, were slowly re¬ covering from burns. Chicago, Sept. 23.—UP—Enact¬ ment ot Federal legislation to per¬ mit use of municipal tax warrants, notes or certificates, as collateral for loans from a Federal agency, was proposed today at the United Stales Conference of Mayors. Action on the proposal was urged at the next session of Congress as a "life-saver" for cities hard-press¬ ed financially. The proposal was placed before the 150 mayors of principal American cities at the closing session of the conference. The resolutions conunittee also recommended enactment ot legisla¬ tion to give municipalities In straightened financial circinnstanccs tho same recourse in dolit settlement as available to the individual or private corporation. Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans, was elected president suc¬ ceeding Mayor J. M. Curley of Bos¬ ton. Daniel W. Hoan, Milwaukee, was elected vice president and I'aul V. Belters, Chicago, was re-elected secretary. Seeks Aid In Spending Chicago, Sept. 23—Lf—Challeng¬ ing his critics to "meet me half way," Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes toniglit defended his administration ot tho $3,300,- 000,000 public works program. "Do your part and we'll do ours in Washington," Ickes pointedly told 150 mayors at the conclusion of a two-day conference during whicli a barrage of charges of "red tape," "inaction' 'and "procrastina¬ tion" were hurled at the Public Works Administration. "That body has already allo¬ cated approximately half ot the gi¬ gantic fund and the national treas¬ ury is waiting to be drawn upon for additional hundreds of millions ot dollars for useful public works," Ickes said. Ickes departed from his prepared address to Invite the mayors to send a committee to Washington to study tlie problem of expediting the public works program. "It you can show us a speedier or belter plan I'll be glad to adopt It," lio said. Mayor James M. Curley, Boston, retiring president, accepted the invi¬ tation and said the committee would leave tomorrow for Washington. He named Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans; Mayor Daniel Hoan, Milwaukee; and Paul V. Betters, Chicago, as members of the committee. Curley also waa named a mem¬ ber ot the committee on a motion by Mayor Walmsley, who had been elected to succeed Curley as presi¬ dent of the United States Confer¬ ence of Mayors. "We have gone more than half way with you In an effort lo launch tho President's public works pro¬ gram as quickly as possible," he said. "Oood sportsmanship requlrea you do not raise the cry of 'red tape' against us. "We are not being technical. We are trying to be business-like. Wo are not wound about with red tape. No Blind Gifts "We are more liberal than any (Continued On Page 4; Section 1) Labor May Bar German Output Washington, Sept. 23 —UP — William L. Green, president of the American Federation ot Labor, predicted today that the organized workers ot Ihls coun¬ try are likely to boycott German- made goods. Green said he be¬ lieved evidence gathered first¬ hand by American observers, indicating that German labor Is being crushed by .the Nazi dic¬ tatorship, would be laid before the American Federation of Labor convention, which con¬ venes here October 2. "It may be taken for granted that there will be resolutions demanding n boycott, such as Labor In several other nations has declared," C,reen said. 'S REFUSE TO HEED NEW STRIKE CALL Demand Sent By Idle Group But Leader Of Workers Says Move Is Rejected TO JOIN NRA LINE Employees of Hudson Coal Com¬ pany who are affiliated with the Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania, have definitely decided to call a general strike, effective tomorrow morning. It was stated last night by Thomas Maloney of Wllkes- Barre Township, president ot the now union. Maloney'a contention that the ma¬ jority ot employes of operating Hudson collieries have decided on the strike action was denied by James LaCava, president of Local Union No. 2523, United Mine.Work¬ ers of America, who told the Sun¬ day Independent that 80 percent ot the 600 employees of Laurel Run colliery met l.'jst night and voted to ignore the new union's strike call. Malonoy last night said that local unions under Hudson Coal Com¬ pany, who are affiliated with the Anthracite Miners, held meetings the latter part of last week and voted to go on strike as a means of forcing recognition of the new union. He said Hudson Coal Com¬ pany general grievance committee will meet tonight at Exeter and that, in view of the sentiment ot local unions. Issuance of the gen¬ eral strike call will be a mere for¬ mality us all units are already on record in favor ot a. tieup. The proposed general strike ot Hudson Coal Company employes Is similar to one called at I'enn- Anthracite Mining Company In .'Scranton where dual union pickets, workers and police, have been clash¬ ing dally for the past two weeks. I'lghl dynamitlngs have also marked the Penn-Anthraclte controversy. As several Hudson Coal Company C(jllleries here nre located within city limits, police last night said they will be prepared to cope with any efforts ot agitators to create trouble. Equalization ot working time is not the cause ot the general strike proposal, JIaloney said last night, but the refusal of Hudson Coal Company to recognize the new union is the underlying cause. He said that efforts were made to se¬ cure a conference with A. M. Fine, vice president nnd general manager ot the company, but he refused to meet with the new union officials. They gave him four days to recog¬ nize committees and when Fine continued his refusal, the strike motions were adopted by the local unions. At a mass meeting In Larksville ball park yesterday after¬ noon, more than 800 Loree division mine workers, who have not worked for two years, approved the strike movement. « Maloney declared that hundreds of members ot the Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania plan to take part in the NRA parade and demonstration here Tuesday after¬ noon. They will carry banners identifying them as members ot the new union, he salil. VAST FUND READY FOR EXPENDITURE UPON COAL, FOOD Supplies For Three And One-Half Million Families Are Included In Survey Of Relief For Winter Destitution And Pressure Is Set To Release Closed-Bank Deposits INFLATION PERILS AVOIDED Washington, Sept. 23.—UP—The Natlon.al Recovery Administration today prepared for strenuous activ¬ ity In the week ahead. When Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, who has been In¬ disposed for several days, returns Monday, an important matter be¬ fore liim will be planning for the future ot his organization. Resignjv- tlon of a prominent member ot his staff was confirmed privately to¬ day, but not announced. Other changes in high places are pre¬ dicted. Those who remain will have new assignments in the changing picture as code admlnlatratlon ex¬ tends to cover the industrial field. Broadening the scope of the re¬ covery unit by linking it closer with other federal work in a super-drive for prosperity is being charted and studied by the administrative policy boards and the NBA staff. Basic rates of pay for the bituminous coal code, effective October 2, will be announced Tuesday for regions not yet covered by rates. Tliey are Alabama, Western Kentucky, North and South Dakota, Georgia, South¬ ern Tennessee, and certain counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa. Submission of a proposal for the Anthracite coal industry is expectod_ after a code committee meeting here Wednesday. Money Relief Certain President Roosevelt's chief finan¬ cial advisers worked at top speed today on plana to release hundreds of millions of dollars to the Amer¬ ican people without resorting to di¬ rect currency inflation. Arrangements to expedite distri¬ bution of some $2,000,000,000 ot de¬ posits still held In closed banks were expected to command flrat at¬ tention at a Sunday night Wliile House conference. William H. Woodln, Secretary of Treasury; Jesse H. Jones, R. F. C. chairman; J. F. T. O'Connor, Comptroller of the Treasury, and other financial experts will attend. Means ot financing the large loans promised to cotton farmers and the possiblllly of making simi¬ lar advances to growers of other products in order lo bolster prices and increase farm purchasing power also were slated for consideration. The While House Indicated tho Sunday night conference would bo followed by further discussions next week at Hyde Park, N. Y., where the President plans lo go on Tues¬ day. Tho program for unlocking frozen bank deposits was understood to call for extensive purchases of pre¬ ferred stock by the R. F. C. in order lo give restricted banks more capi¬ tal, put them on their feel and en¬ able them to pay off do|>osilors. Closed banks so far have been slow to take advantage ot the R. F. Cs offer to buy preferred stock. It Is expected pressure will be put on them to accept quietly or begin liquidating. Aid To Closed Banks Aid lo closed b.anks tlirough the THE BUNGLE FAMILY The Bungle Family will be found today in the Black and White Section instead of the Comic Section. SLIGHT FIRE AT DURYEA Damage of $50 was caused at 7:30 oclock last night at the strip¬ ping operation on McAlplne street, Duryea, when several small con- t.ilners of gasoline caught fire. The cans were on one ot the steam shovels. Black Diamond and Ger- m inia hose companies resjioiiUcd. SALLY RAND JAILED FOR NUDIST DANCING Chicago, Sept. 23—UP—Sally Rand, whose shapely figure was covered by fans and notliing else when she danced in a World'a Fair night club, was sentenced to a year In Jail today and fined $200 and costs. Sally, who started a craze in tan dancing by niipearlng in u pair ot glitering slippers and two fans, was arresiod when she took her act to Include a Loop theatre from the World Fair's concession Charged with "unlawfully putting on an indecent performance in n public place," the dancer was fined $25 and co is on her flrat appear¬ ance in court. Three other counts remained and she was tried on the -, I ond of theae today. A .lury tonight—12 men—found her guilty after deliberating almo.U an hour. Judge Joseph P. McO«r*ir| heard the verdict and turned ^| the pert defendant, dressed In court costume ot green silk dr with white blouse and gray lUI;t.| "The jury has found you suilty." a lid In solemn tones. He then lu her the section of the statut covering the alleged offense. 0Q||>| eluding with the paragraph sett the penalty at a maximum of year in jail or a fine "f I'-'OO. buUi. Farm Credit Administration and th« Home Loan Corporation also ia under consideration. It has been suggested that these agencies could take over larger amounts ot frown mortgages held by banks. Tll« Farm Credit Administration, opera¬ ting through the Federal Land Banks, already has given some as¬ sistance. A high Administration ofllcial aa« sorted emphatically that the Admin¬ istration did not contemplate Issu¬ ing United States notes (green¬ backs) either to pay oft depositor* in closed banks or to purchase gov- ernmen securities. Although the demands of infla¬ tionists for issuance of notes were rejected, Administration officials were studying the possibility of In¬ creasing purchases of government securities hy the Federal Reserve Banks. The banks Iiave been purchasintr about $33,000,000 worth of federal socurilics weekly. President Roosevelt mobilized tha relief resources ot the federal gov¬ ernment today to prevent suffering Ibis Winter. The Administration has been convinced that the Re¬ covery program will fall to have its full reemployment effect before several months. The new relief program, coupled In part with the general Recovery movement, pro¬ vides for: Government Purchases 1. Government purchases of $73,- 000,000 or more of farm surpluses for distribution lo the destitute. 2. Release of closed bank de¬ posits and Indirect loans to cotton growers, two Recovery moves whicli would indirectly aid rural and urban sufferers. 3. Appeals to cities, counties and States to accelerate public worlcs construction and to press local ra- lief fund drives. 4. Government purcluise ot from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 tons ot coal for u.se of the destitute. The coal proposal has yet to bo approved formally. The President la studying It on his week-end cruise down the Potomac. Fedonil Emergency Relief Admin¬ istrator Harry L. Hopkins believes thai approximately 3,500,000 families will be on relief rolls this Winter. His administration has already granted to States $165,285,432 ot the $500,000,000 fund at Its disposal. The remainder will be parceled out as needs arise. Failure of several States to provide matching funds for the Federal grants has remained one of Hopkins' biggest problems. Under the leadership ot Secretary ot Labor Perkins, relief heads of charity, city and state relief units will meet here next month primar¬ ily for the purpose of organizing for a drive to prevent child victims of the depression from suffering. Nu¬ trition needs, educational needs and other asiHcts of the child problem will bo discussed. ¦M
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1933-09-24 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 24 |
Year | 1933 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
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Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Masthead | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
Date | 1933-09-24 |
Month | 09 |
Day | 24 |
Year | 1933 |
Publisher | Wilkes-Barre Independent Company |
Coverage | United States, Pennsylvania, Luzerne County, Wilkes-Barre |
Type | Sunday Newspaper |
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Format | tiff |
Subject | Wilkes Barre PA Sunday Newspaper |
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FullText | RESCUERS SAVE THREE ENTOMBED MIN SUNDAY INDEPENDENT THE WEATHER LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A. M. SUNDAY FIFTY PAGES The Only Sunday Newspaper Covering the Wyoming Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1933 Entered at Wllke»-Kvre. I'.i.. Al Second CIniit N|*(i Mnttor Mostly cloudy, probably occasional showers Sunday and Monday; allchtly w.Trmer Sund.iy. PRICE TEN CENTS CALLS WORK AND REL SPEED Dynamite Charge Dislodges Pillar And Earth-Slide Prevents Their Escape GLEN ALDEN MEN Second Entombment Within A Week's Time Brought To A Happy Conclusion 2 IN CAVE-JN Bescue crews, who had worltod deeperately in relays for elfe'lit houn, laat niglit reached three men entombed alive in the Glen Alden Coal Company's Audpnreld mine, ¦ix miles below Hazleton. Imprisoned by a slide ot earth and top rook, caused when a dynamite chars* dislodged a. pillar supporting timbers in the tower chamber of No. 21 slope, the three men were trap¬ ped from ten oclock yesterday morn¬ ing untii almost six oclock laHt night. Tho men who narrowly escaped death are Edward Kozloski ot Au- denreld. Joseph Santlway ot Colcr- alne and George Christina Jr. of Tresckow. Rescuers, who had start¬ ed work in quick-changing shifts immediately after the slide, heard tapping from behind the fall Idr some time but then reported that all sounds had ceased. For a time It was believed the men were dead. Walter Fahringer, colliery super¬ intendent, told The Sunday Inde¬ pendent last night that the thioo workers wero removed from the mine alive shortly before 6 oclock. B. D. Dimmick, vice president and general manager, who was In Wllkes-Barre, conrlrmed the rescue announcement, but said he under¬ stood thero were four men entomb¬ ed. Early reporta listed Wiilt<'r Wallick ot Tresckow as one ot tho trapped miners, but Fahringer de¬ clared there were only throe. Blocked by Fall Tho three miners were cut oft from escape to the surface when falling tons ot rock and earth blocked a gangway. Their location, however, was such that plenty ot air was available and It was only a question ot time until they would be reched, unless other falls occur¬ red. The Audenreld cuve-ln was the second within a week for the Glen Alden. Last Saturday five men were trapped In the Truesdale mine at Nanticoke. Four escaped nllvo, while the nfth, Raphael Sweeney. Is KtlU missing. Mr. Dimmick said last night that Sweeney's body Is believed to be In the lower levels of the colliery. Two Others Trapped Tamaciua, Pa., Sept. 23.—UP— Rescue crews worked desperately tonight In un effort to save the lifo of William Derr, 30. who waa im¬ prisoned with llarolil Applogute, :'S, In a mine cnve-ln on a mountain south of Tamaqua. Doctors and experienced mine Workers equipped with pulmotors Wore on the scene ready to give flr.Mt-aid treatment to the entombed ccml miner when extricated. Res- (("ontinui'd On Pago 4; Section 1) Union Is Victim In $1,000 Holdup Fall River, Mas.s., Sept. 23— UP—Three bandits held up the offices ot the United Textile Workers' Credit Bureau In the Academy building here tonight and escajjcd with more than $1,000. The mon, all unmasked, fired three shots into the floor ^f the offices to frighten the treasurer'Into handing over the money. An employee slipped Into a telephone booth and called police but the b.andlts escaped and no trace ot thorn was found immediately. Among those pres¬ ent in the ofllces at the time ot the Rtickup was John Campos. As.sistant Stale Commissioner of Labor and Industries, who was an organizer ot the credit bureau. *r 2 LOCAL ARRESTS MAOE IN THEFTS FROM RAIL CARS Young Man And Junk Dealer Are Held To Answer In Loss Of Brass Fixtures Detectives last night announced they had broken up systematic theft ot valuable brass Journals from freight and coal cars ot the Central Railroad of .New Jersey here and al Ashley, with the arrest of John I'avilonis, 19, of 115 Kent lane, and », local man to whom the youth and his fugllive accomplice are al¬ leged to have sold the stolen equip¬ ment. I'avilonis W.IS arrested early Fri¬ day morning when Detectives John Burko and William Oliver delected him attempting to remove a tire from the automobile ot Joseph Miller of South Main street. Questioning ot I'avilonis resulted in some admissions thai connected him with the brass Journal thefts and the statement that tho brass fix¬ tures were sold to Phillip Herschen- feld, a South Main street arle and spring dealer. George Koch, Central Railroad police officer, waa notified and a warrant was sworn out yesterday before Alderman Miles Barber for the arrest of Herschenfeld who was held under ?300 ball, police said, on a charge ot receiving stolen goods. Search ot I'avilonis' home and the home ot the missing youth who, he declared, took part In the thefts. netted detectives a heavy-duty Jack, used by railroads and bus com¬ panies for raising large vehicles. According to detectives the youths would Jack up a freight car and. with the pressure of weight re¬ leased, remove the brass Journals trom their position In the trucks. Removal ot the Journals resulted In disabling ot the freight car after It had gone a short distance. The local arrests followed a cleanup last week by railroad police and State troopers of a gang of Lackawanna county youths who were engaged in similar thievery. Railroad officials have estimated their loss In Jersey Centr.il and D. & II. yards In both counties in ex¬ cess of $30,000. Three Lackawanna county youths and n Junkman In Scranton were taken into custody. MORTIMER GOLDSMITH 18 HONORED AT YALE New Haven, So|il, L':i—tIC.N') — Mortimer R. Goldsmith Jr. o( Wilkes-Barre is among Yale seniors iittalning coveted senior appoint¬ ments—membership in Yale's annual honor scholarship list. It was an¬ nounced at university today. He shares honors with members o£ Yale class 19.14 prominent in ath¬ letics. More than 46 percent of list ara registered Ip university's bureau ot appolntmcnis for employment to support themselves. ' IN CITY Bandits Trailing Alinkoff Find Their Victim Has Only 4 Dollars In Cash CAUGHT IN CAR Young Criminals Escape As Heights Merchant Sends Alarm To Police HAD REVOLVER HONOR-MAN'S KILLER IS GIVEN LIFE TERM Ellsworth, Me., Sept. 23.—UP—A Hancock county Jury tonight con¬ victed I.lnwood H. Moseley, 60, Lamolne automobile dealer, of the first degree murder of 21-year-old Elwood Gllley ot Ellsworth, who ¦acriflced his life to protect a mar¬ ried woman during a wild parly at Moseiey's home last June a.";. The verdict, returned after less than four hours' deliberation, carriea ii mandatory sentence of life impris¬ onment at Thoraaston State Peni¬ tentiary. Moacley, father ot 10 children ranging from infancy to 18 years, killed Gllley at the end of a Sunday night party attended also by Mrs. Delia Hooper and her luisband. The host, Moseley, allegedly sought to force his attentions upon Mrs. Hooper. They had bitter words and as a result Moseley confronted her ' with a rifle aa the guests left. (}illey stepped In front ot the woman and Intercepted a buckshot charge with his arm. Hemorrhages followed, causing his death. Bandits who are believed by po¬ lice to have laid in wait for him in the hope of making a big haul, se¬ cured only $4 early today when they robbed Jacob Alinkoff nf 226 East Market street, wcli Icnown Heights merchant. Two youths, one of them display¬ ing a revolver, forced Alinkoff to turn over his money as he climbed into his automobile after leaving the eatabll.shment of George Isaacs at 590 South Main street sliortly before one oclock this morning. Alinkoff said that Just as he was about to start the motor ot his automobile, the two bandits came up to the automobile. They climb¬ ed into the machine, one on either side, and began to search him. Alinkoff said he had a few dollara In additioniil currency in his cloth¬ ing, but the bandits failed to notice 11. After taking the $4 In cash, the youths fled over Wood street, Alin¬ koff said. Police believe that the bandits trailed Alinkoff to the South Main street establishment and waited for him In the belief that he would have a large sum of money in his pos¬ session. Cut In Fight Officer William Lindner found Stanley SIrcavage ot 42 North Empire street at Coal and Sherman streets at 1:45 this morning bleed¬ ing from liead cuts, received in a fight. SIrcavage Is 22 years old. He was taken to General hospital for treatment and later removed to the Stale street station house. He told police the fight occurred In a building at 102 Sherman street. BOTTLE AND RAZOR USED ON HUSBAND Struck over the head hy a bottle wielded by a man who, detectives declare. Is her common-law hus¬ band. Myrtle Henderson, 30, colored, of 161 South Slate street, slashed him across the face and on the wrists with a razor last night. The woman and her reputed com¬ mon-law husband, James Dixon, 33, colored, also of Ifil South Slate street, were locked up after the man's lacerations had been given medical treatment. They will be ar¬ raigned In police court this morn¬ ing. Detectives William Oliver and Walter KoUs answered a call to the South Stale street address and found Dixon armed with a bottle while the woman was wielding a razor. Both were disarmed and taken Inlo custody. AMERICANS IN CUBA MENACED BY REBELS Havana, Cuba, Sept. 23—UP—Six¬ teen American and British men, women and children, marooned hy rebellious workers on the North¬ eastern coast of Cuba tonight, were protected temporarily by an Ameri¬ can destroyer while airplane and land forces were ordered to their re¬ lief. The sugar plantation of Tanamo, In Orlenle province, waa seized by workera and the resident foreigners wero Isolated. They Included eight British and American men, three women and tlve children. Since the plantation can be reached only by water, they were cut off from food fresh water and milk supplies. 'The revolutionists threatened to sever the water con¬ nection and discontinue power ser¬ vice. The plantation Is owned by Vincent Astor, I'ercy Rockefeller and other American intereats. 3 Lost 3 Years Are Found Safe Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 23—UP— After three years of silence, word was received by wireless that three members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force, marooned at Bache Peninsula, eleven degrees from the North Pole, are alive and well. The three men are Corporal H. W. Stallworthy and Constables R. W. Hamilton and A. Munro. Ex¬ cept through a single message sent out through Greenland, no word ot the Bache patrol had come out ot the Arctic since 1930. Impassablllty ot Jones Sound between Devon and Els- mer Island prevented the gov¬ ernment ships visiting the Bache post. The marooned officers had adequate supplies. 4;r- WOULD BE RELIEF FOR IDLE MINERS Plan For Fueling The Homes Of The Nation's Needy Goes To The President EXPECT APPROVAL Efforts to secure a guaranty that the federal government will pur¬ chase from ten to fifteen million tons of anthracite to warm the na¬ tion's needy this Winter will be made tomorrow when a ten-man dolegalion from the Scranton Cham¬ ber ot Commerce seeks audience In Washington with President Roose¬ velt. Officials ot the federal emergency relief administration, headed by Harry Hopkins, privately conceded yesterday that coal was "Just as necessary" as food for the destitute during the cold months. They an¬ nounced at the same time that the list of relief purchases already de¬ cided upon would have to be en¬ larged and that a wholesale pur¬ chase ot coal, both anthracite and bituminous, was the first to be add¬ ed to the list. Thomas Murphy, president of the Scranton. Chamber ot Commerce and associate editor ot The Scran¬ ton Times, sponsored the proposal that the federal government pur¬ chase a gigantic quantity of coal for relief distribution. His plan calls tor mining of coal from col¬ lieries now Idle and distribution ot the ftiel among the deslltule as part of the federal relief program. The plan would have the two-fold bene- llt of alleviating suffering ot the poor in other sections of the coun¬ try and providing employment for Idio mine workers here. A favorable report by federal relief offici Is on the coal purchase jiroposal will be made lo Presdlent Roosevelt, it was learned last night, and il Is to definitely clinch the purchase that the Scranton delega¬ tion will go to Washington tomor¬ row. A purchase of at least 10,000,- 000 tons ot anthracite will be urged, which would provide employment for thousands ot idle men in the hard coal region. Congressman P. J. Boland ot Scranton endorsed Murphy's plan and secured the support of federal officials, Including Postmaster Gen¬ eral James A. Farley. Committee Of Mayors To Go To Washington On Bid To Speed Up Recovery FUNDS AT HAND Federal Chief Declares He Expects Each Town To Perform Its Full Duty JOBLESS GUARDED FIVE PROMINENT MEN IN SERIOUS CONDITION Five prominent men in this region —three of whom were caught by an explosion Thursday and two who have been seriously 111, showed slight Improvement last night. At¬ torney George R. McLean ot South Franklin street, ill tor the past sev¬ eral days, was reported to be im¬ proving. Jamea Qulnn. assistant chief clerk to the Board of County Assessors, was resting at his home In Wllkes- Barro Township. Nesbitt Memorial hospital attaches reported Supt. John Marshall, Foreman John P. Daley and John Bigger, a fire boss, cauglit by an explosion Thursday In Harry E mine. Wyoming Valley Collieries Company, were slowly re¬ covering from burns. Chicago, Sept. 23.—UP—Enact¬ ment ot Federal legislation to per¬ mit use of municipal tax warrants, notes or certificates, as collateral for loans from a Federal agency, was proposed today at the United Stales Conference of Mayors. Action on the proposal was urged at the next session of Congress as a "life-saver" for cities hard-press¬ ed financially. The proposal was placed before the 150 mayors of principal American cities at the closing session of the conference. The resolutions conunittee also recommended enactment ot legisla¬ tion to give municipalities In straightened financial circinnstanccs tho same recourse in dolit settlement as available to the individual or private corporation. Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans, was elected president suc¬ ceeding Mayor J. M. Curley of Bos¬ ton. Daniel W. Hoan, Milwaukee, was elected vice president and I'aul V. Belters, Chicago, was re-elected secretary. Seeks Aid In Spending Chicago, Sept. 23—Lf—Challeng¬ ing his critics to "meet me half way," Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes toniglit defended his administration ot tho $3,300,- 000,000 public works program. "Do your part and we'll do ours in Washington," Ickes pointedly told 150 mayors at the conclusion of a two-day conference during whicli a barrage of charges of "red tape," "inaction' 'and "procrastina¬ tion" were hurled at the Public Works Administration. "That body has already allo¬ cated approximately half ot the gi¬ gantic fund and the national treas¬ ury is waiting to be drawn upon for additional hundreds of millions ot dollars for useful public works," Ickes said. Ickes departed from his prepared address to Invite the mayors to send a committee to Washington to study tlie problem of expediting the public works program. "It you can show us a speedier or belter plan I'll be glad to adopt It," lio said. Mayor James M. Curley, Boston, retiring president, accepted the invi¬ tation and said the committee would leave tomorrow for Washington. He named Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley, New Orleans; Mayor Daniel Hoan, Milwaukee; and Paul V. Betters, Chicago, as members of the committee. Curley also waa named a mem¬ ber ot the committee on a motion by Mayor Walmsley, who had been elected to succeed Curley as presi¬ dent of the United States Confer¬ ence of Mayors. "We have gone more than half way with you In an effort lo launch tho President's public works pro¬ gram as quickly as possible," he said. "Oood sportsmanship requlrea you do not raise the cry of 'red tape' against us. "We are not being technical. We are trying to be business-like. Wo are not wound about with red tape. No Blind Gifts "We are more liberal than any (Continued On Page 4; Section 1) Labor May Bar German Output Washington, Sept. 23 —UP — William L. Green, president of the American Federation ot Labor, predicted today that the organized workers ot Ihls coun¬ try are likely to boycott German- made goods. Green said he be¬ lieved evidence gathered first¬ hand by American observers, indicating that German labor Is being crushed by .the Nazi dic¬ tatorship, would be laid before the American Federation of Labor convention, which con¬ venes here October 2. "It may be taken for granted that there will be resolutions demanding n boycott, such as Labor In several other nations has declared," C,reen said. 'S REFUSE TO HEED NEW STRIKE CALL Demand Sent By Idle Group But Leader Of Workers Says Move Is Rejected TO JOIN NRA LINE Employees of Hudson Coal Com¬ pany who are affiliated with the Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania, have definitely decided to call a general strike, effective tomorrow morning. It was stated last night by Thomas Maloney of Wllkes- Barre Township, president ot the now union. Maloney'a contention that the ma¬ jority ot employes of operating Hudson collieries have decided on the strike action was denied by James LaCava, president of Local Union No. 2523, United Mine.Work¬ ers of America, who told the Sun¬ day Independent that 80 percent ot the 600 employees of Laurel Run colliery met l.'jst night and voted to ignore the new union's strike call. Malonoy last night said that local unions under Hudson Coal Com¬ pany, who are affiliated with the Anthracite Miners, held meetings the latter part of last week and voted to go on strike as a means of forcing recognition of the new union. He said Hudson Coal Com¬ pany general grievance committee will meet tonight at Exeter and that, in view of the sentiment ot local unions. Issuance of the gen¬ eral strike call will be a mere for¬ mality us all units are already on record in favor ot a. tieup. The proposed general strike ot Hudson Coal Company employes Is similar to one called at I'enn- Anthracite Mining Company In .'Scranton where dual union pickets, workers and police, have been clash¬ ing dally for the past two weeks. I'lghl dynamitlngs have also marked the Penn-Anthraclte controversy. As several Hudson Coal Company C(jllleries here nre located within city limits, police last night said they will be prepared to cope with any efforts ot agitators to create trouble. Equalization ot working time is not the cause ot the general strike proposal, JIaloney said last night, but the refusal of Hudson Coal Company to recognize the new union is the underlying cause. He said that efforts were made to se¬ cure a conference with A. M. Fine, vice president nnd general manager ot the company, but he refused to meet with the new union officials. They gave him four days to recog¬ nize committees and when Fine continued his refusal, the strike motions were adopted by the local unions. At a mass meeting In Larksville ball park yesterday after¬ noon, more than 800 Loree division mine workers, who have not worked for two years, approved the strike movement. « Maloney declared that hundreds of members ot the Anthracite Miners of Pennsylvania plan to take part in the NRA parade and demonstration here Tuesday after¬ noon. They will carry banners identifying them as members ot the new union, he salil. VAST FUND READY FOR EXPENDITURE UPON COAL, FOOD Supplies For Three And One-Half Million Families Are Included In Survey Of Relief For Winter Destitution And Pressure Is Set To Release Closed-Bank Deposits INFLATION PERILS AVOIDED Washington, Sept. 23.—UP—The Natlon.al Recovery Administration today prepared for strenuous activ¬ ity In the week ahead. When Gen. Hugh S. Johnson, who has been In¬ disposed for several days, returns Monday, an important matter be¬ fore liim will be planning for the future ot his organization. Resignjv- tlon of a prominent member ot his staff was confirmed privately to¬ day, but not announced. Other changes in high places are pre¬ dicted. Those who remain will have new assignments in the changing picture as code admlnlatratlon ex¬ tends to cover the industrial field. Broadening the scope of the re¬ covery unit by linking it closer with other federal work in a super-drive for prosperity is being charted and studied by the administrative policy boards and the NBA staff. Basic rates of pay for the bituminous coal code, effective October 2, will be announced Tuesday for regions not yet covered by rates. Tliey are Alabama, Western Kentucky, North and South Dakota, Georgia, South¬ ern Tennessee, and certain counties in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Eastern Kentucky, Indiana, and Iowa. Submission of a proposal for the Anthracite coal industry is expectod_ after a code committee meeting here Wednesday. Money Relief Certain President Roosevelt's chief finan¬ cial advisers worked at top speed today on plana to release hundreds of millions of dollars to the Amer¬ ican people without resorting to di¬ rect currency inflation. Arrangements to expedite distri¬ bution of some $2,000,000,000 ot de¬ posits still held In closed banks were expected to command flrat at¬ tention at a Sunday night Wliile House conference. William H. Woodln, Secretary of Treasury; Jesse H. Jones, R. F. C. chairman; J. F. T. O'Connor, Comptroller of the Treasury, and other financial experts will attend. Means ot financing the large loans promised to cotton farmers and the possiblllly of making simi¬ lar advances to growers of other products in order lo bolster prices and increase farm purchasing power also were slated for consideration. The While House Indicated tho Sunday night conference would bo followed by further discussions next week at Hyde Park, N. Y., where the President plans lo go on Tues¬ day. Tho program for unlocking frozen bank deposits was understood to call for extensive purchases of pre¬ ferred stock by the R. F. C. in order lo give restricted banks more capi¬ tal, put them on their feel and en¬ able them to pay off do|>osilors. Closed banks so far have been slow to take advantage ot the R. F. Cs offer to buy preferred stock. It Is expected pressure will be put on them to accept quietly or begin liquidating. Aid To Closed Banks Aid lo closed b.anks tlirough the THE BUNGLE FAMILY The Bungle Family will be found today in the Black and White Section instead of the Comic Section. SLIGHT FIRE AT DURYEA Damage of $50 was caused at 7:30 oclock last night at the strip¬ ping operation on McAlplne street, Duryea, when several small con- t.ilners of gasoline caught fire. The cans were on one ot the steam shovels. Black Diamond and Ger- m inia hose companies resjioiiUcd. SALLY RAND JAILED FOR NUDIST DANCING Chicago, Sept. 23—UP—Sally Rand, whose shapely figure was covered by fans and notliing else when she danced in a World'a Fair night club, was sentenced to a year In Jail today and fined $200 and costs. Sally, who started a craze in tan dancing by niipearlng in u pair ot glitering slippers and two fans, was arresiod when she took her act to Include a Loop theatre from the World Fair's concession Charged with "unlawfully putting on an indecent performance in n public place," the dancer was fined $25 and co is on her flrat appear¬ ance in court. Three other counts remained and she was tried on the -, I ond of theae today. A .lury tonight—12 men—found her guilty after deliberating almo.U an hour. Judge Joseph P. McO«r*ir| heard the verdict and turned ^| the pert defendant, dressed In court costume ot green silk dr with white blouse and gray lUI;t.| "The jury has found you suilty." a lid In solemn tones. He then lu her the section of the statut covering the alleged offense. 0Q||>| eluding with the paragraph sett the penalty at a maximum of year in jail or a fine "f I'-'OO. buUi. Farm Credit Administration and th« Home Loan Corporation also ia under consideration. It has been suggested that these agencies could take over larger amounts ot frown mortgages held by banks. Tll« Farm Credit Administration, opera¬ ting through the Federal Land Banks, already has given some as¬ sistance. A high Administration ofllcial aa« sorted emphatically that the Admin¬ istration did not contemplate Issu¬ ing United States notes (green¬ backs) either to pay oft depositor* in closed banks or to purchase gov- ernmen securities. Although the demands of infla¬ tionists for issuance of notes were rejected, Administration officials were studying the possibility of In¬ creasing purchases of government securities hy the Federal Reserve Banks. The banks Iiave been purchasintr about $33,000,000 worth of federal socurilics weekly. President Roosevelt mobilized tha relief resources ot the federal gov¬ ernment today to prevent suffering Ibis Winter. The Administration has been convinced that the Re¬ covery program will fall to have its full reemployment effect before several months. The new relief program, coupled In part with the general Recovery movement, pro¬ vides for: Government Purchases 1. Government purchases of $73,- 000,000 or more of farm surpluses for distribution lo the destitute. 2. Release of closed bank de¬ posits and Indirect loans to cotton growers, two Recovery moves whicli would indirectly aid rural and urban sufferers. 3. Appeals to cities, counties and States to accelerate public worlcs construction and to press local ra- lief fund drives. 4. Government purcluise ot from 10,000,000 to 15,000,000 tons ot coal for u.se of the destitute. The coal proposal has yet to bo approved formally. The President la studying It on his week-end cruise down the Potomac. Fedonil Emergency Relief Admin¬ istrator Harry L. Hopkins believes thai approximately 3,500,000 families will be on relief rolls this Winter. His administration has already granted to States $165,285,432 ot the $500,000,000 fund at Its disposal. The remainder will be parceled out as needs arise. Failure of several States to provide matching funds for the Federal grants has remained one of Hopkins' biggest problems. Under the leadership ot Secretary ot Labor Perkins, relief heads of charity, city and state relief units will meet here next month primar¬ ily for the purpose of organizing for a drive to prevent child victims of the depression from suffering. Nu¬ trition needs, educational needs and other asiHcts of the child problem will bo discussed. ¦M |
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