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»*^»»«»*« J TRAGEDY AUTHOR JOINS LOVE-MURDER CASE SUNDAY INDEPENDENT LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY •* THE WEATHER Eastern Pennpylvanla: Fair Sunday and Monday, gllRhtly cooler In extreme southeaat portion Sunday. FORTY-FOUR PAGES Tbs Only Bunday Newapaper Covering the Wyoming Valley WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1934 ¦ntered at Wllkca-Darr*. Pa., Aa Second Class Mall Matter PRICE TEN CENTS UNION BANDS HERE ARE SILENCED FOR MINERS LABOR DAY PARADE t/" ACCEPTS Sees Alleged Killer Of Miss McKechnie Another Proof Of Social Wrong HERE FOR TRIAL Hired By Woman Publisher Who Left Wilkes-Barre For Fame In Metropolis ANALYZES MOTIVES Beatty Clawed By Killer Lion Bay City, Mich., Aug. 25—UP —Believing "the show must go on," Clyde Beatty, veteran train¬ er of Jungle animals, put his troupe through their paces to¬ day, despite an Injured leg re¬ ceived yesterdiy from "Sammy," young killer lion, during a per¬ formance under the Big Top. Beatty, before a capacity crowd, directed his animals through their customary antics Inside tho Hagenbeck-Wallace tent when Sammy suddenly became en¬ raged and leaped at him. A chair, held up In defenae by tho trainer, was swept aside by the animal's powerful paw The lion's claw cut through thn flesh below Beatty's knee ani blood streamed down his leg as he battled the animal. Beatty, In spite of hlg Injury, continued the performance. ^HOLINESS MAN WIELDS AXE Carries Away Stricken Boy In An Attempt To Cure • Without Medical Help Victim Of Savage Blows !s Sent To Hospital Here In A Serious Condition POLICE MAKE ARREST THEODORE DREISER .New York, Aug. 25.—Definite lu- rangements between Theodore Dreiser, author cC "An Ameirc.ui Tragedy," and Mi.ss Catherine Mc¬ Neils, publisher nf Tower Maga¬ zines and president ot The Ameri¬ can Spectator, make certain the appearance of Mr. Dreiser In Wllkes-Barre, Pa., during the trial of llobert Kdwards, youlh accused ot the love murder ot Freda Mc¬ Kechnie. Both young people were residents of Edwardsville, I'a., and Edwards Is In Jail under grand Jury Indictment for the crime that many believed received Its motive from tho pages ot tho Dreiser novel. Dreiser, Just betore leaving for Nova Scotia on his annual vacation had denied any Intention to go to Wllkes-Barre for the Kdwards trial, allhough It was known he had a deep Interest In outcome of the case. He made It apparent he would be available "if hired" and Mlss Mo- Nells, herself a former resident ot Wllkes-Barre, provided the oendl- llonal Incentive. She engaged Dreiser to "cover" the court pro¬ ceedings as a reporter for Tower M.igazlnes. As president ot Tho American Spectator. Mlss McNeils was closely aesocl,^ted with Mr. Dreiser, ono ot Its editors prior to his recent retire- tnent from active JournaHptio work. Present editors with Mlss McNeils •rc Oeorge Jean Nathan, Ernest Boyd, Sherwood Anderson, James Branch Cabell and Eugene O'Neill, «I1 "live star final" men In the world of tho newspaper, magazine nnd drama. Mr. Dreiser had declared that In the Edwards case he found strung similarities to the tragedy ot Clyde Griffith, hla hero. Young Edwards, according to reports from Wllkes-Barre, never read "An Am¬ erican Tragedy", In which murder of the heroine was ac<;ompllshed from a row-boat during a lake trip ^y the Involved pair. Kdwards Is accused of murdering Freda Mc¬ Kechnie either betore throwing her body lnto»Harvey's Lake or while the girl was bathing In the waters (Continued on Page 8—Sec. 1) Allegedly wielding a short handled axe on the head ot An¬ thony rawlek, 56, of 23 Sylvanla street, during a fight last night, Ceorge Duber, 52, of 73 Bylvania Ktrctt, Is said to havo caused i.i- Jurles that sent P.swlek to General hospital In a serious condition I'oliee say thc flght occurred :n Dober's home and according to the Investigation made by Oaioers Aus¬ tin and Haykovltz the trouble call camo from tho Sylvanla street ad¬ dress. When Pawlek was rushed to Gen¬ eral hospital it was found he had a fractured skull and bruises of the body. I'oliee were nt flrst under the impre.s.sion that the men board¬ ed al tbe Sylvanla street address but later learned that Dober occu¬ pied the home while I'awlek lived a half block away. Police found the axe In the kitchen of Dober's honre and brought It to police headquarters. After Pawlek waa taken to Gen¬ eral hospital, Dober was locked up on a charge of aggravated aasnuli and battery pending the outcome ot I'awlck's Injuries. GATES DOWN 29 MINUTES ROUSE MOTORISTS IRE FATHER IN CASE Authorities Are Balked In Search When Mother Puts Faith In Prayers CHILD IS IN PAIN Tempers ot moro than 100 motor¬ ists were strained to the breaking point last night shortly afler 7 oclock when gates at Lehigh Valley railroad crossing on Ilazlo street near Lehigh, wero down for 29 minutes. So great was tho contu¬ sion created by thunderous chorus of horns that a cnll was sent into police hendquarters nnd Officer Frank Sullivan responded. He learned from Jo.seph Kreldler of 406 Carey avenue, tho gate tend¬ er, that the air pumps on Lehigh Valley freight locomotive No. 444, In charge ot Engineer Andrew Drcisbaugh and Conductor John McOulness, had broken and stalled the train on the crossing. For the next twenty-nine minutes, while members of the engine crew struggled to make repairs. It was necessary to keep the crossing gates lowered. DEADLINE ON RELIEF IS SET FOR TUESDA Y Mllford, Pa., Aug. 25—Ul'—Gov- •Wor Gifford Pinchot today said ho *lll have nothing further to say eoncernlng the relief situation In Pennsylvania until he confers with Hai-ry Hopkins. Federal Kellef Ad- "ilnlstrator. In Washington. The Governor said he had nn ap-- Pointment for a conferenco with Hopkins at 11 a. m. Tuesday. Hop- fiH has stated that until the Stale •trees to ahare the cost of relief no further Federal aid will be advanced. When asked concerning reports that he probably would announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate on a third party ticket when he speaks at Titi^vllle, Monday, Governor I'inchot said: "I have no ronmient to make." Me also refused to discuss the probability ot calling a special ses¬ sion lit tho Legislature. Ciovernor Pinchot came home to¬ day trom a New York sanitarium. Fort Payne, Ala., Aug. 25—UP— The dark -sand mountains were searched tonight for an 8-year-old boy, held by members of a Holiness church group, who sought to cure an Infection In the lad's leg with prayers Instead ot medical aid. Bev. Jim Miller, pastor of the Holiness congregation, and two of the members ot his church, J:ulas Peek and Homer Elrod, were in the De Kalb county Jail on charges o£ assisting to abduct a child in con¬ nection with the case. The father, Doyal Sharp, is with the boy, believed to be offering prayers, along with other members ot the church, in some mountain hideout in an attempt to save thc child's lite. Sick two weeks from the Infection In his leg, the boy may be .sutter- Ing from blood-poison, officers fear¬ ed ns they spurred their search fol¬ lowing the abduction late yesterday. Sheriff S. W. Pope Is directing deputies In the search. Thc sage ot refusing medical aid and depending entirely upon prayer to 'cure the Infection reached its climax yesterday atternoon when H. C. Wilson, grandfather ot the lad, attempted to take the boy to a hos¬ pital. Taking an ambulance to thc place where the boy lay seriously III, Wilson tound members ot the Holiness church offering devout prayers. As he prepared to take the boy Into the ambulance, the father, the thiee under arrest and other.mem¬ bers of the congregation, whisked the lad nway, Wilson told officers. The father and the son have not been seen since. Bev. Miller and two members were placed under arrest this morn¬ ing, but they refused to give nny Information as to the youth's whereabouts. Follow Tesst'r Example Trying to cure the boy's Illness with prayers recalled the recent case of Albert Teester, 49-year-old minister of the Holiness church in the mountains near Sylva, N. C. Atler being bitten by a rattlesnake as he stood betore his congregation. Teester refused all medical aid, In¬ cluding the remedy ot corn whis¬ key. He said the Lord had the snake bite him so he could prove that Jesus Is the great healer and the faithful are immune to death. Teester recovered. Judge Alf Hawkins conferred with Mrs. Sharp, the boy's mother. In an attempt to have him located so that the boy could be given med¬ ical aid. The Judge promised no prosecution would result in the ease If the father brought the child back. "I don't know where they are" the mother replied, "but I would not permit medical aid to be given my son. Prayer will restore his health." The case has aroused high feeling In the community. Three fist fights occurred this morning as the dis¬ cussion on the matter grew hated. Even among members of the Holi¬ ness congregation there Is division. Some think the lad should be sent to a hospital. Others believe pray¬ ers of the faithful will cure the In¬ fection. The sick boy's name Is Wallace Doyal Sharp Jr, "I saw the congregation offering prayers, asking that their faith re- stlrc the boy's lnallli," Sheriff Pope said. Child In Pain "The boy laid there as the prayers were offered, crying and apparently (Continued on Page S—Sec. 1) Brake On Engine Wins For Horse ^———^^^— « Chicago, Aug. 25—UP—-Many years ago—104 to ba exact—a sharp-shod horse raced a putt¬ ing wood - burning locomotive along an historic course In Bal¬ timore. The locomotiva was call¬ ed Tom Thumb. The race was run again today with such an audience from the World's Fair as could dodge speeding motor cars on Lelf Erickson Drive and even speedier electric suburban trains on tho Illinois Central tracks. Neither the horse nor the en¬ gine was the same na partlfil- pated In that much-bruited con¬ test a century ago, but the horse was the same color and Tom Thumb was the exact replica of the original. The result ot today's race was the same. The horse won. Tho gentleman-engineer who imper¬ sonated Peter Cooper and stood at the throttle ot Tom Thumb said his wheezing mount could have won in a walk, but that wasn't according to scredule. The horse won in 1830 and the horse won today, even though Cooper had to do some funny work with tho brakes to make U come out that way. V> FALL ON STREET Eastern Penitentiary Riot Wins State Policemen Welfare Chief's Praise MUCH DAMAGE DONE Armed With Machine Guns The Forces Of Defense Rush Men Back To Cells NO SHOTS FIRED Plunge From An Automobile Sends Charles Andes To Treatment In Hospital OTHER ACCIDENTS Daniel J. Gorham, sixty, of 817 East Northampton street, was stricken by apoplexy yesterday at¬ ternoon at 4:30 while walking on North Sherman street. He fell to the sidewalk, his head striking a flagstone. The man's skull was fractured and upon admission to Homeopathic hospital he was pro¬ nounced dead. The accident was witnessed by Frank Aftervitz and Mrs. J. Fevluv- inski, residents ot North Sherman street. Both hastened to the victim. The wornan gave the injured man a glass of water and he passed into unconsciousness. Harry Mahally, 289 New Grant street, and James Corrigan, 20 Bethel street, removed the victim to the hospital, Emmltt J. Brlslin, deputy coroner, was summoned to the Institution. The body was removed to the Bris¬ lin morgue. Identification was not established until one oclock this morning, It being made by Mrs. John Stenger Jr., a daughter. Mr. Gorham was extensively known in the Ashley region, having resided tor years at 17 Hill street, Ashley, For several hours afler the fatal accident. City Detectives Jack Wil¬ liams and Joseph Petroskey en¬ deavored to Identify the victim. They found eye glasses and a case In his clothes which showed they were secured from Dr. Samuel Hur¬ witz, 184 South Washington street. The latter made a search ot his sales records for the past four years, but was unable to aid the detectives to¬ ward Identification. Thrown From Machine Charles Andes, abuut fifty years old. ot Blackman street, city. Is in a serious condition at Nanticoko hospital with a tkuU fracture and internal injuries. He was riding in a machine with Charles Castner, 151 West Poplar street, Nantlcoke. at 4:30 yesterday atternoon when the Castner auto collided with a car operated by C. C. Aumlllcr, 150 South Hyde Park avenue, Scrantor. The collision occurred at the west approach ot the .Vantlcoke bridge. Mrs. Aumlllcr, who was with her husband, was slightly Injured. Andes, according to reports, was hurled from the Castner car. Ho was rushed to the hospital and had not regained consciousness at three oclock this morning. John Fitzgerald. 644 South Han¬ over street. Nantlcoke, was caugr.t by a fall of iop co;il in Alden mine. Ilo was injured Irternally. Fitz¬ gerald is a patient at Nantlcoke h ipltal. Face lacerations and cuts arnund (Continued on Page 8—Bee. 1) Muncy. Pa., Aug. 25.—UP—Mrs. Alice F. LIverlght, State Secretary of Welfare, In a statement here, commended Major Lynn O. Adams. Superintendent of State Police, and Captain Elmer LeIthl'icr, Deputy Warden of Eastern I'enltentlary, for the manner In wbiih tiiey checked a riot at Graterford prison. "Not one prisoner was Injured," she said. "I want to commend both Major Adams and Captain Lelthlser for their work. Major Adams tells me Captain I.eithiser did a wonderful Job In bringing order out of chaos." Mrs. LIverlght was advl.sod ot the riot when she arrived here for a routine visit at the State Industrial Home for Women. She said she would ieave at once tor Philadelphia to meet members ot the prison board ot trustees, the wardens and Major Adams. Herbert Smith, W'arden ot East- ei-n State Penitentiary, who Is on vacation, she said, would return to Graterford as soon as possible. Roosevelt Hit By Law Report Milwaukee, Aug. 25—UP—The Judicial branch ot the Federal government la being rapidly and seriously undermined, according to a committee report to be pre¬ sented at the 57th annual con¬ vention of American Bar Asso¬ ciation next 'Tuesday. "The Boosevelt Administration has adopted more statutes In one year than have gone Into the Federal law reports sines the Bevolutlonary War," the re¬ port states. "The committee (on administrative law) expresses the belief that It Is not going too far to state that the Judicial branch ot the Federal govern¬ ment Is seriously undermined." Atter pointing out that the President has assumed leader¬ ship in proposing legislation, tho conimittee declares that the last Congress became merely a "check" on the Executive rather than an Initiator of legislative Iilans. A* SURPRISE ORDER BARS MUSICIANS FROM PAID JOBS Last-Hour Arrangements By The Men Of Anthracite Are Confused By Ultimatum That Bars Eleven Of Valley's Music Units From Any Part In Demonstration BUT, SHOW WILL GO ON DEFIES LYNCHERS Machine Gun Victory Graterford, Pa., Aug. '2'>.—UP—¦ Machine guns In the hands ot State Troopers today halted a v.ild riot by 250 convicts at new Eastern Pcnl- tenltary, which was damaged by flre and fighting to the extent of thousands of dollars. Smoke billowed trom behind the walls ot the big penitentiary and chaos reigned within when about 50 troopers and a score ot Highway Patrolmen, summoned to nld guards, sped Into the Institution with drawn guns. The rioters, described ns "bad actors" armed with clubs, stones and pieces ot broken machinery, had made their way to Ihe vantage point of a small hill where they had defied guards for two hours. Tho machine guns were swung around, ready to mow them down. Orders to surrender were snapped out. Sullenly, the rioters gave in. Improvised weapons dropped from their hands. One by one, ns they were ordered to do, they walked down trom the scene ot their stand against the guards and surrendered. They were locked in solitary. Seven buildings were on fire at one time during the fighting. About 250 ot the 1,500 prisoners in the Institution participated In the fighting, according to Dr. Guy T. Holcombe, president of the board of trustees. "What is back ot this riot I do not kniiw," he said "The (Continued on Page 8—Sec. 1) /> Knock-Out Love Gets New Round Mayor's Home Is Bombed When Armed Marchers Parade Streets Of Ohio LEADER BADLY BEATEN Washington, Aug. 25—UP—Secre¬ tary of Labor Frances Perkins to¬ day sent Robert,C. Fox, conciliator, to tho Ohio oninn belt to attempt to settle the strike of 750 onion weeders in the Scioto marsh lands New York, Aug. 25.—UP— Kathryn Ray, thc most striking and struck-at of Broadway brides, proved she could take It nlien she sailed tor Buenos Aires (uday lo rtjoin her husband, Mar¬ tin Anzuol dc Alzaua, better known in Broadway hot spots as "Macoco". Their tempestuous and pugil¬ istic seven-year courtship led to marriage last October, but knock¬ down and drag-out lovemaklng has twice Inclined them to separ. atlon. As Kathryn sailed she said: "I'm going to give him one more chance. We've had our llttlo spats, and wc may have more, but It'll be a grand adven¬ ture. Just tho same. I may be back on the next boat." V / McGuffey, Ohio, Aug. 25—UP— A handful of leaders In the Scioto Valley onion strike held a mob of strilic-broakers at bay tonight atter a day ot terrorism marked by a bombing, rioting and two attempts to lynch Okey O'Dell, militant strike lender. Both side were armed and threat¬ ening more violence. O'Dell himself lay ill in his home, his ribs fractured by a severe beat¬ ing handed him by the angry strike-breakers. His staunch friends stood on the front porch, their guns aimed at a growing naob ni the street. A long line ot .-houting, club- waving strike breakers and land owners weaved through the town's main street, shouting "let's lyncli O'Dell." Thc parade passed O'DcH's house twice, but none made any attempt to come close to the building. The strikers guarding O'Dell taunted the crowd. Dares To Fiaht "Come up and try to get him." they shouted. "You'll get a little hell yourself. We're pretty guod shots." O'Dell was on his bed Inside. Be¬ side him lay a pistol which he threatened to use on the first man who tried to carry out an ultimatum under which all onion strikers were warned to leave town or be taken "for a ride." Earlier a crowd ot strike-breakers and sympathizers had gathered In front ot Town Hall, where strikers and tlielr families were housed with government relief funds. They threatened to run them out ot the hall, but were halted by Town Marshal Willard Wies, vice president of Agricultural Labor Union, which called the strike. . No further eftort was made to molest the women and children ot the strikers, who were threatened by growing tide ot typhoid fever. Bombed Mayor Get* Aid Mayor Godfrey Ott, whose home was bombed early today, announced tonight that explosives experts trom Toledo, who examined the wrecked house, had fpund the blast was caused by nltro-glyccrine. "We h.ave some Idea of who set oft the blast," the Mayor said, "but I won't mention any names now." Kline Wies, 27, another son ot Willard Wies, was arrested on a charge ot assault to wound after a fight with Ora Craig, a strike¬ breaker. Ray Harden, a foreman for Scioto Land Company, largest operator In the union marshes, pre¬ ferred the charges. Deputy sheriffs reported late to- (Contlnued on Page 8—Sec. 1) Blame for a move aimed to dis¬ rupt the scheduled Labor Day pa¬ rade and demonstration ot United Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania was placed last night by President Thomas Maloney at the door ot District 1, United Mine Workers of America. Until yesterday atternoon, new union offlclnls were under the Im¬ pression that all plans had been deflnltely arranged tor the demon¬ stration here one week from tbmor- row when they expect more than 25,000 mine workers to march over central city streets and assemble In Kirby Park for a mass meeting. A bombshell was tossed into ar¬ rangements yesterday, however. when officials of Wilkes-Barro Local Union No. 140, American Federation <>' Mualclans, informed Maloney that ail affiliated bands that had contracted to play n;arch- Ing muslo In the parade would be forred to cancel their agreements. Cancellations were ordered from the New Y^ork office ot the A. F. ot M., local union officials here stated. Chagrined at flrst by the unex¬ pected news, M.aloney immediately made plans to have other musical units secured tor the parade and then launched an Investigation into the underlying causes that resulted In the sudden cancellations. His findings were tollowed by issuance ot a denunciatory statement in which he accused John Boylan, United Mine Workers district presi¬ dent, of plotting disruption ot the parade plans wlth(|the aid of Inter¬ national President John L. Lewis and William Green, president of the American Federa I ion of Labor. Lose $2,500 Wages Allhough John MacLuskie, head of the local musicians' group, could not be reached for a statement last night, subordinate officials declared they were incensed over the action ot their intornational officers, but could do nothing about the state of affairs. It was unofficially estim¬ ated that local musicians would have received more than $2,500 in wages for playing in the new union liarade as It was planned to have at least cloven bands in the line ot march with an average membership ot forty men per unit. As there would be more than 400 musicians engnged for the parade and each man would receive about ?5, with fl2 payable to the con¬ ductor, a total of $2,500 would be paid local union musicians, It was estimated. At local muslchins' headqu.arters It was learned that word had been received yesterday from the office of Joseph Webber, national presi¬ dent of the federation. Instructing the local unions In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to cancel their arrangements to play for the nilncrs union. Webber, It wns stated. Is in Europe at the present time and the orders were telephoned here by a Mr. Garnbcl. Deny Union Rights Reason for th(4 cancellation was given by Gambel because the new union Is a "ilual organization". It was stated at tlie musicians' head¬ quarters on Public Square th.at Mac¬ Luskie win write the national fed¬ eration headquarters for an ampli¬ fication ot the concellatlon order, hut does not expect any change In the order to cancel. Maloney's statement last night called upon members of the ne* union to turn out one hundred per¬ cent on Labor Day and promised that there would be suflicient mus¬ ical units In line to provide holiday color. His statement follows: "A drowning man grasps at straws. And so we have the United Mine Workers ot America of Dis¬ trict One making another futile and underhand effort to Inconvenience the progres of United Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania. But, like nil other moves ot the old union. It will bring a reaction favorable to Ihe men who were unabia to stand tho hard.shlpa Imposed on them by the skeleton force of Dia¬ trict One. Cites Band List "We had planned to have eleven bands In the line of march here on Labor Day. Among them was Mac¬ Luskie's band with 31 pieces, a 42- plece band from Wanamie, 41 pleca band from Scranton and an 80- plece unit from I'lymouth. More than 400 union musicians would have received union wages from the local unions of our organiza¬ tion, something to which they are surely entitled In view ot tho face that they pay dues Into the musi¬ cians union. "This effort to hinder us makea me question the Integrity of the American Federation of Labor offl¬ clals. In the NRA parade here, 1 recall, there were no objectlo«« raised as to whether the union bands paraded with non-uni*n groups or not. Now with an op¬ portunity to earn the wages to which they are entitled by reason ot their union membership, these musicians are deprived ot their right simply because ot what really amounts to a triple play—front Boylan to Lewis to Green. "I want to Inform this skeleton group In District One, William Green, John L. Lewis and all others that had anything to do with this franieup. that there will he better union men parading In the Anthra¬ cite Miners" Labor Day parade than any ot the above-mentioned coQld ever muster out. Parade Goes On "The Anlliracite Miners ot Penn¬ sylvania are fighting to support their God-given right to earn an honest living, and whether are are forty bands or a mouth organ quartet to provide music, the An- thra<lte Miners will turn out on Labor Day to a man. It thesa United Mine Workers offlclals hava the thought in their empty domes that they are going to break tha morale ot our organization, then they might Just as well quit now. "Furthermore, there have beea peace proposals offered to brlnf peace to the Industry and at tha same time this skeleton group la (Continued on I'age 8- Sec. 1) JOHN HA YES KILLED BY HIT-RUN DRIVER John Hayes jr., a former city liollce officer and a veteran of the World War, was killed by a hit- and run driver at two ocloc'k this morn¬ ing along the boulevard near what Is known as the chicken farm. Iden¬ tification was made at General hospital shortly before three oclock this morning by James Heery, 30 North Main street, city. Police Offlcer Michael Kmetz dis¬ covered the body in the middle of Ihe highway while returning from thc home of John Stenger, where he had been caring for the children of Mr. and Mrs. Stenger, together with another man, while tho couple were at Oeneral hospital Identify¬ ing the body of Mrs. Stenger's father, Daniel J. Gorliam. who fall and fractured his skull on Sherman street yesterday afternoon, dying later enroute to Homeopathic huspltul. Kmetz stopped the first machine that arrived on the scens and hod the Hayes body taken to the Gen¬ eral hospital. In the machine were Lawrence U. Miller, 17 Lockhart street; Jeft Miller, 59 Ixxkhart street; Mrs. Emily Miller, same ad¬ dress, and Mlss .Marsh, 109 Church street. The victim was pronounced dead upon admission to the Inatl¬ tutlon. Haves' head was badly batiarti- He died of a fractured skull.
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
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Title | Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent |
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TRAGEDY AUTHOR JOINS LOVE-MURDER CASE
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
LEASED WIRE TELEGRAPH REPORT TO 3 A.M. SUNDAY
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THE WEATHER
Eastern Pennpylvanla: Fair Sunday and Monday, gllRhtly cooler In extreme southeaat portion Sunday.
FORTY-FOUR PAGES
Tbs Only Bunday Newapaper Covering the Wyoming Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1934
¦ntered at Wllkca-Darr*. Pa., Aa Second Class Mall Matter
PRICE TEN CENTS
UNION BANDS HERE ARE SILENCED FOR MINERS LABOR DAY PARADE
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ACCEPTS
Sees Alleged Killer Of Miss McKechnie Another Proof Of Social Wrong
HERE FOR TRIAL
Hired By Woman Publisher Who Left Wilkes-Barre For Fame In Metropolis
ANALYZES MOTIVES
Beatty Clawed By Killer Lion
Bay City, Mich., Aug. 25—UP —Believing "the show must go on," Clyde Beatty, veteran train¬ er of Jungle animals, put his troupe through their paces to¬ day, despite an Injured leg re¬ ceived yesterdiy from "Sammy," young killer lion, during a per¬ formance under the Big Top.
Beatty, before a capacity crowd, directed his animals through their customary antics Inside tho Hagenbeck-Wallace tent when Sammy suddenly became en¬ raged and leaped at him.
A chair, held up In defenae by tho trainer, was swept aside by the animal's powerful paw The lion's claw cut through thn flesh below Beatty's knee ani blood streamed down his leg as he battled the animal.
Beatty, In spite of hlg Injury, continued the performance.
^HOLINESS
MAN WIELDS AXE
Carries Away Stricken Boy
In An Attempt To Cure
• Without Medical Help
Victim Of Savage Blows !s Sent To Hospital Here In A Serious Condition
POLICE MAKE ARREST
THEODORE DREISER
.New York, Aug. 25.—Definite lu- rangements between Theodore Dreiser, author cC "An Ameirc.ui Tragedy," and Mi.ss Catherine Mc¬ Neils, publisher nf Tower Maga¬ zines and president ot The Ameri¬ can Spectator, make certain the appearance of Mr. Dreiser In Wllkes-Barre, Pa., during the trial of llobert Kdwards, youlh accused ot the love murder ot Freda Mc¬ Kechnie. Both young people were residents of Edwardsville, I'a., and Edwards Is In Jail under grand Jury Indictment for the crime that many believed received Its motive from tho pages ot tho Dreiser novel.
Dreiser, Just betore leaving for Nova Scotia on his annual vacation had denied any Intention to go to Wllkes-Barre for the Kdwards trial, allhough It was known he had a deep Interest In outcome of the case. He made It apparent he would be available "if hired" and Mlss Mo- Nells, herself a former resident ot Wllkes-Barre, provided the oendl- llonal Incentive. She engaged Dreiser to "cover" the court pro¬ ceedings as a reporter for Tower M.igazlnes.
As president ot Tho American Spectator. Mlss McNeils was closely aesocl,^ted with Mr. Dreiser, ono ot Its editors prior to his recent retire- tnent from active JournaHptio work. Present editors with Mlss McNeils •rc Oeorge Jean Nathan, Ernest Boyd, Sherwood Anderson, James Branch Cabell and Eugene O'Neill, «I1 "live star final" men In the world of tho newspaper, magazine nnd drama. Mr. Dreiser had declared that In the Edwards case he found strung similarities to the tragedy ot Clyde Griffith, hla hero. Young Edwards, according to reports from Wllkes-Barre, never read "An Am¬ erican Tragedy", In which murder of the heroine was ac<;ompllshed from a row-boat during a lake trip ^y the Involved pair. Kdwards Is accused of murdering Freda Mc¬ Kechnie either betore throwing her body lnto»Harvey's Lake or while the girl was bathing In the waters
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Allegedly wielding a short handled axe on the head ot An¬ thony rawlek, 56, of 23 Sylvanla street, during a fight last night, Ceorge Duber, 52, of 73 Bylvania Ktrctt, Is said to havo caused i.i- Jurles that sent P.swlek to General hospital In a serious condition I'oliee say thc flght occurred :n Dober's home and according to the Investigation made by Oaioers Aus¬ tin and Haykovltz the trouble call camo from tho Sylvanla street ad¬ dress.
When Pawlek was rushed to Gen¬ eral hospital it was found he had a fractured skull and bruises of the body. I'oliee were nt flrst under the impre.s.sion that the men board¬ ed al tbe Sylvanla street address but later learned that Dober occu¬ pied the home while I'awlek lived a half block away.
Police found the axe In the kitchen of Dober's honre and brought It to police headquarters. After Pawlek waa taken to Gen¬ eral hospital, Dober was locked up on a charge of aggravated aasnuli and battery pending the outcome ot I'awlck's Injuries.
GATES DOWN 29 MINUTES ROUSE MOTORISTS IRE
FATHER IN CASE
Authorities Are Balked In Search When Mother Puts Faith In Prayers
CHILD IS IN PAIN
Tempers ot moro than 100 motor¬ ists were strained to the breaking point last night shortly afler 7 oclock when gates at Lehigh Valley railroad crossing on Ilazlo street near Lehigh, wero down for 29 minutes. So great was tho contu¬ sion created by thunderous chorus of horns that a cnll was sent into police hendquarters nnd Officer Frank Sullivan responded.
He learned from Jo.seph Kreldler of 406 Carey avenue, tho gate tend¬ er, that the air pumps on Lehigh Valley freight locomotive No. 444, In charge ot Engineer Andrew Drcisbaugh and Conductor John McOulness, had broken and stalled the train on the crossing.
For the next twenty-nine minutes, while members of the engine crew struggled to make repairs. It was necessary to keep the crossing gates lowered.
DEADLINE ON RELIEF IS SET FOR TUESDA Y
Mllford, Pa., Aug. 25—Ul'—Gov- •Wor Gifford Pinchot today said ho *lll have nothing further to say eoncernlng the relief situation In Pennsylvania until he confers with Hai-ry Hopkins. Federal Kellef Ad- "ilnlstrator. In Washington.
The Governor said he had nn ap-- Pointment for a conferenco with Hopkins at 11 a. m. Tuesday. Hop- fiH has stated that until the Stale •trees to ahare the cost of relief no
further Federal aid will be advanced.
When asked concerning reports that he probably would announce his candidacy for the U. S. Senate on a third party ticket when he speaks at Titi^vllle, Monday, Governor I'inchot said:
"I have no ronmient to make."
Me also refused to discuss the probability ot calling a special ses¬ sion lit tho Legislature.
Ciovernor Pinchot came home to¬ day trom a New York sanitarium.
Fort Payne, Ala., Aug. 25—UP— The dark -sand mountains were searched tonight for an 8-year-old boy, held by members of a Holiness church group, who sought to cure an Infection In the lad's leg with prayers Instead ot medical aid.
Bev. Jim Miller, pastor of the Holiness congregation, and two of the members ot his church, J:ulas Peek and Homer Elrod, were in the De Kalb county Jail on charges o£ assisting to abduct a child in con¬ nection with the case.
The father, Doyal Sharp, is with the boy, believed to be offering prayers, along with other members ot the church, in some mountain hideout in an attempt to save thc child's lite.
Sick two weeks from the Infection In his leg, the boy may be .sutter- Ing from blood-poison, officers fear¬ ed ns they spurred their search fol¬ lowing the abduction late yesterday. Sheriff S. W. Pope Is directing deputies In the search.
Thc sage ot refusing medical aid and depending entirely upon prayer to 'cure the Infection reached its climax yesterday atternoon when H. C. Wilson, grandfather ot the lad, attempted to take the boy to a hos¬ pital.
Taking an ambulance to thc place where the boy lay seriously III, Wilson tound members ot the Holiness church offering devout prayers.
As he prepared to take the boy Into the ambulance, the father, the thiee under arrest and other.mem¬ bers of the congregation, whisked the lad nway, Wilson told officers. The father and the son have not been seen since.
Bev. Miller and two members were placed under arrest this morn¬ ing, but they refused to give nny Information as to the youth's whereabouts.
Follow Tesst'r Example Trying to cure the boy's Illness with prayers recalled the recent case of Albert Teester, 49-year-old minister of the Holiness church in the mountains near Sylva, N. C. Atler being bitten by a rattlesnake as he stood betore his congregation. Teester refused all medical aid, In¬ cluding the remedy ot corn whis¬ key. He said the Lord had the snake bite him so he could prove that Jesus Is the great healer and the faithful are immune to death. Teester recovered.
Judge Alf Hawkins conferred with Mrs. Sharp, the boy's mother. In an attempt to have him located so that the boy could be given med¬ ical aid. The Judge promised no prosecution would result in the ease If the father brought the child back. "I don't know where they are" the mother replied, "but I would not permit medical aid to be given my son. Prayer will restore his health." The case has aroused high feeling In the community. Three fist fights occurred this morning as the dis¬ cussion on the matter grew hated. Even among members of the Holi¬ ness congregation there Is division. Some think the lad should be sent to a hospital. Others believe pray¬ ers of the faithful will cure the In¬ fection.
The sick boy's name Is Wallace Doyal Sharp Jr,
"I saw the congregation offering prayers, asking that their faith re- stlrc the boy's lnallli," Sheriff Pope said.
Child In Pain "The boy laid there as the prayers were offered, crying and apparently (Continued on Page S—Sec. 1)
Brake On Engine
Wins For Horse
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Chicago, Aug. 25—UP—-Many years ago—104 to ba exact—a sharp-shod horse raced a putt¬ ing wood - burning locomotive along an historic course In Bal¬ timore. The locomotiva was call¬ ed Tom Thumb.
The race was run again today with such an audience from the World's Fair as could dodge speeding motor cars on Lelf Erickson Drive and even speedier electric suburban trains on tho Illinois Central tracks.
Neither the horse nor the en¬ gine was the same na partlfil- pated In that much-bruited con¬ test a century ago, but the horse was the same color and Tom Thumb was the exact replica of the original.
The result ot today's race was the same. The horse won. Tho gentleman-engineer who imper¬ sonated Peter Cooper and stood at the throttle ot Tom Thumb said his wheezing mount could have won in a walk, but that wasn't according to scredule. The horse won in 1830 and the horse won today, even though Cooper had to do some funny work with tho brakes to make U come out that way.
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FALL ON STREET
Eastern Penitentiary Riot Wins State Policemen Welfare Chief's Praise
MUCH DAMAGE DONE
Armed With Machine Guns The Forces Of Defense Rush Men Back To Cells
NO SHOTS FIRED
Plunge From An Automobile Sends Charles Andes To Treatment In Hospital
OTHER ACCIDENTS
Daniel J. Gorham, sixty, of 817 East Northampton street, was stricken by apoplexy yesterday at¬ ternoon at 4:30 while walking on North Sherman street. He fell to the sidewalk, his head striking a flagstone. The man's skull was fractured and upon admission to Homeopathic hospital he was pro¬ nounced dead.
The accident was witnessed by Frank Aftervitz and Mrs. J. Fevluv- inski, residents ot North Sherman street. Both hastened to the victim. The wornan gave the injured man a glass of water and he passed into unconsciousness. Harry Mahally, 289 New Grant street, and James Corrigan, 20 Bethel street, removed the victim to the hospital,
Emmltt J. Brlslin, deputy coroner, was summoned to the Institution. The body was removed to the Bris¬ lin morgue. Identification was not established until one oclock this morning, It being made by Mrs. John Stenger Jr., a daughter.
Mr. Gorham was extensively known in the Ashley region, having resided tor years at 17 Hill street, Ashley,
For several hours afler the fatal accident. City Detectives Jack Wil¬ liams and Joseph Petroskey en¬ deavored to Identify the victim. They found eye glasses and a case In his clothes which showed they were secured from Dr. Samuel Hur¬ witz, 184 South Washington street. The latter made a search ot his sales records for the past four years, but was unable to aid the detectives to¬ ward Identification.
Thrown From Machine Charles Andes, abuut fifty years old. ot Blackman street, city. Is in a serious condition at Nanticoko hospital with a tkuU fracture and internal injuries. He was riding in a machine with Charles Castner, 151 West Poplar street, Nantlcoke. at 4:30 yesterday atternoon when the Castner auto collided with a car operated by C. C. Aumlllcr, 150 South Hyde Park avenue, Scrantor. The collision occurred at the west approach ot the .Vantlcoke bridge. Mrs. Aumlllcr, who was with her husband, was slightly Injured.
Andes, according to reports, was hurled from the Castner car. Ho was rushed to the hospital and had not regained consciousness at three oclock this morning.
John Fitzgerald. 644 South Han¬ over street. Nantlcoke, was caugr.t by a fall of iop co;il in Alden mine. Ilo was injured Irternally. Fitz¬ gerald is a patient at Nantlcoke h ipltal.
Face lacerations and cuts arnund (Continued on Page 8—Bee. 1)
Muncy. Pa., Aug. 25.—UP—Mrs. Alice F. LIverlght, State Secretary of Welfare, In a statement here, commended Major Lynn O. Adams. Superintendent of State Police, and Captain Elmer LeIthl'icr, Deputy Warden of Eastern I'enltentlary, for the manner In wbiih tiiey checked a riot at Graterford prison.
"Not one prisoner was Injured," she said. "I want to commend both Major Adams and Captain Lelthlser for their work. Major Adams tells me Captain I.eithiser did a wonderful Job In bringing order out of chaos."
Mrs. LIverlght was advl.sod ot the riot when she arrived here for a routine visit at the State Industrial Home for Women. She said she would ieave at once tor Philadelphia to meet members ot the prison board ot trustees, the wardens and Major Adams.
Herbert Smith, W'arden ot East- ei-n State Penitentiary, who Is on vacation, she said, would return to Graterford as soon as possible.
Roosevelt Hit
By Law Report
Milwaukee, Aug. 25—UP—The Judicial branch ot the Federal government la being rapidly and seriously undermined, according to a committee report to be pre¬ sented at the 57th annual con¬ vention of American Bar Asso¬ ciation next 'Tuesday.
"The Boosevelt Administration has adopted more statutes In one year than have gone Into the Federal law reports sines the Bevolutlonary War," the re¬ port states. "The committee (on administrative law) expresses the belief that It Is not going too far to state that the Judicial branch ot the Federal govern¬ ment Is seriously undermined."
Atter pointing out that the President has assumed leader¬ ship in proposing legislation, tho conimittee declares that the last Congress became merely a "check" on the Executive rather than an Initiator of legislative Iilans.
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SURPRISE ORDER BARS MUSICIANS FROM PAID JOBS
Last-Hour Arrangements By The Men Of Anthracite Are Confused By Ultimatum That Bars Eleven Of Valley's Music Units From Any Part In Demonstration
BUT, SHOW WILL GO ON
DEFIES LYNCHERS
Machine Gun Victory
Graterford, Pa., Aug. '2'>.—UP—¦ Machine guns In the hands ot State Troopers today halted a v.ild riot by 250 convicts at new Eastern Pcnl- tenltary, which was damaged by flre and fighting to the extent of thousands of dollars.
Smoke billowed trom behind the walls ot the big penitentiary and chaos reigned within when about 50 troopers and a score ot Highway Patrolmen, summoned to nld guards, sped Into the Institution with drawn guns.
The rioters, described ns "bad actors" armed with clubs, stones and pieces ot broken machinery, had made their way to Ihe vantage point of a small hill where they had defied guards for two hours.
Tho machine guns were swung around, ready to mow them down.
Orders to surrender were snapped out. Sullenly, the rioters gave in. Improvised weapons dropped from their hands. One by one, ns they were ordered to do, they walked down trom the scene ot their stand against the guards and surrendered. They were locked in solitary.
Seven buildings were on fire at one time during the fighting.
About 250 ot the 1,500 prisoners in the Institution participated In the fighting, according to Dr. Guy T. Holcombe, president of the board of trustees. "What is back ot this riot I do not kniiw," he said "The
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Knock-Out Love Gets New Round
Mayor's Home Is Bombed When Armed Marchers Parade Streets Of Ohio
LEADER BADLY BEATEN
Washington, Aug. 25—UP—Secre¬ tary of Labor Frances Perkins to¬ day sent Robert,C. Fox, conciliator, to tho Ohio oninn belt to attempt to settle the strike of 750 onion weeders in the Scioto marsh lands
New York, Aug. 25.—UP— Kathryn Ray, thc most striking and struck-at of Broadway brides, proved she could take It nlien she sailed tor Buenos Aires (uday lo rtjoin her husband, Mar¬ tin Anzuol dc Alzaua, better known in Broadway hot spots as "Macoco".
Their tempestuous and pugil¬ istic seven-year courtship led to marriage last October, but knock¬ down and drag-out lovemaklng has twice Inclined them to separ. atlon.
As Kathryn sailed she said:
"I'm going to give him one more chance. We've had our llttlo spats, and wc may have more, but It'll be a grand adven¬ ture. Just tho same. I may be back on the next boat." V /
McGuffey, Ohio, Aug. 25—UP— A handful of leaders In the Scioto Valley onion strike held a mob of strilic-broakers at bay tonight atter a day ot terrorism marked by a bombing, rioting and two attempts to lynch Okey O'Dell, militant strike lender.
Both side were armed and threat¬ ening more violence.
O'Dell himself lay ill in his home, his ribs fractured by a severe beat¬ ing handed him by the angry strike-breakers.
His staunch friends stood on the front porch, their guns aimed at a growing naob ni the street.
A long line ot .-houting, club- waving strike breakers and land owners weaved through the town's main street, shouting "let's lyncli O'Dell."
Thc parade passed O'DcH's house twice, but none made any attempt to come close to the building. The strikers guarding O'Dell taunted the crowd.
Dares To Fiaht
"Come up and try to get him." they shouted. "You'll get a little hell yourself. We're pretty guod shots."
O'Dell was on his bed Inside. Be¬ side him lay a pistol which he threatened to use on the first man who tried to carry out an ultimatum under which all onion strikers were warned to leave town or be taken "for a ride."
Earlier a crowd ot strike-breakers and sympathizers had gathered In front ot Town Hall, where strikers and tlielr families were housed with government relief funds.
They threatened to run them out ot the hall, but were halted by Town Marshal Willard Wies, vice president of Agricultural Labor Union, which called the strike. . No further eftort was made to molest the women and children ot the strikers, who were threatened by growing tide ot typhoid fever. Bombed Mayor Get* Aid
Mayor Godfrey Ott, whose home was bombed early today, announced tonight that explosives experts trom Toledo, who examined the wrecked house, had fpund the blast was caused by nltro-glyccrine.
"We h.ave some Idea of who set oft the blast," the Mayor said, "but I won't mention any names now."
Kline Wies, 27, another son ot Willard Wies, was arrested on a charge ot assault to wound after a fight with Ora Craig, a strike¬ breaker. Ray Harden, a foreman for Scioto Land Company, largest operator In the union marshes, pre¬ ferred the charges.
Deputy sheriffs reported late to-
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Blame for a move aimed to dis¬ rupt the scheduled Labor Day pa¬ rade and demonstration ot United Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania was placed last night by President Thomas Maloney at the door ot District 1, United Mine Workers of America.
Until yesterday atternoon, new union offlclnls were under the Im¬ pression that all plans had been deflnltely arranged tor the demon¬ stration here one week from tbmor- row when they expect more than 25,000 mine workers to march over central city streets and assemble In Kirby Park for a mass meeting.
A bombshell was tossed into ar¬ rangements yesterday, however. when officials of Wilkes-Barro Local Union No. 140, American Federation <>' Mualclans, informed Maloney that ail affiliated bands that had contracted to play n;arch- Ing muslo In the parade would be forred to cancel their agreements. Cancellations were ordered from the New Y^ork office ot the A. F. ot M., local union officials here stated. Chagrined at flrst by the unex¬ pected news, M.aloney immediately made plans to have other musical units secured tor the parade and then launched an Investigation into the underlying causes that resulted In the sudden cancellations. His findings were tollowed by issuance ot a denunciatory statement in which he accused John Boylan, United Mine Workers district presi¬ dent, of plotting disruption ot the parade plans wlth(|the aid of Inter¬ national President John L. Lewis and William Green, president of the American Federa I ion of Labor. Lose $2,500 Wages Allhough John MacLuskie, head of the local musicians' group, could not be reached for a statement last night, subordinate officials declared they were incensed over the action ot their intornational officers, but could do nothing about the state of affairs. It was unofficially estim¬ ated that local musicians would have received more than $2,500 in wages for playing in the new union liarade as It was planned to have at least cloven bands in the line ot march with an average membership ot forty men per unit.
As there would be more than 400 musicians engnged for the parade and each man would receive about ?5, with fl2 payable to the con¬ ductor, a total of $2,500 would be paid local union musicians, It was estimated.
At local muslchins' headqu.arters It was learned that word had been received yesterday from the office of Joseph Webber, national presi¬ dent of the federation. Instructing the local unions In Luzerne and Lackawanna counties to cancel their arrangements to play for the nilncrs union. Webber, It wns stated. Is in Europe at the present time and the orders were telephoned here by a Mr. Garnbcl.
Deny Union Rights
Reason for th(4 cancellation was
given by Gambel because the new
union Is a "ilual organization". It
was stated at tlie musicians' head¬
quarters on Public Square th.at Mac¬ Luskie win write the national fed¬ eration headquarters for an ampli¬ fication ot the concellatlon order, hut does not expect any change In the order to cancel.
Maloney's statement last night called upon members of the ne* union to turn out one hundred per¬ cent on Labor Day and promised that there would be suflicient mus¬ ical units In line to provide holiday color. His statement follows:
"A drowning man grasps at straws. And so we have the United Mine Workers ot America of Dis¬ trict One making another futile and underhand effort to Inconvenience the progres of United Anthracite Miners ot Pennsylvania. But, like nil other moves ot the old union. It will bring a reaction favorable to Ihe men who were unabia to stand tho hard.shlpa Imposed on them by the skeleton force of Dia¬ trict One.
Cites Band List "We had planned to have eleven bands In the line of march here on Labor Day. Among them was Mac¬ Luskie's band with 31 pieces, a 42- plece band from Wanamie, 41 pleca band from Scranton and an 80- plece unit from I'lymouth. More than 400 union musicians would have received union wages from the local unions of our organiza¬ tion, something to which they are surely entitled In view ot tho face that they pay dues Into the musi¬ cians union.
"This effort to hinder us makea me question the Integrity of the American Federation of Labor offl¬ clals. In the NRA parade here, 1 recall, there were no objectlo«« raised as to whether the union bands paraded with non-uni*n groups or not. Now with an op¬ portunity to earn the wages to which they are entitled by reason ot their union membership, these musicians are deprived ot their right simply because ot what really amounts to a triple play—front Boylan to Lewis to Green.
"I want to Inform this skeleton group In District One, William Green, John L. Lewis and all others that had anything to do with this franieup. that there will he better union men parading In the Anthra¬ cite Miners" Labor Day parade than any ot the above-mentioned coQld ever muster out.
Parade Goes On "The Anlliracite Miners ot Penn¬ sylvania are fighting to support their God-given right to earn an honest living, and whether are are forty bands or a mouth organ quartet to provide music, the An- thra |
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