Wilkes-Barre Sunday Independent

              BLACK GLOVE KIDNAP SCARE IS SOLVED HERE
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT
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Eastern Pennsylvania:     Occasional
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The  Only   Bunds/   Newipapet iorerlng the  Wyomlnc   Valley
WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1934
entered  at   Wllkea-Barre.   Pa., As   Second  Clssi   Mall   Matter
PRK E TEN CENTS
WEST SIDE MAN BATTLES BANDIT PEACE PLAN BEOPENS ALL MINES
Schnader Exposed
Editorial
William A. Schnader stands at the bar of public opinion.
The indictment against him is long and grave. For years lia has used his abilities and thfr public offices he held to fhwart the will and injure the welfare of the people of Penn- lylvania.
Faithfully, cleverly he has served the wishes of those •redatory interests which hold this State in a golden vise.
On the following counts we arraign William A. Schnader JM «traitor to the citizens of Pennsylvania—
In October, 1931, William A. Schnader's name was •ntered in official court records as attorney for the Indepen¬ dence Indemnity Company.
At that time he was also YOUR lawyer. He was Attorney General of Pennsylvania. An issue developed between the citizens of Pennsylvania and the Independence Indemnity Company. Whicii client did Schnader serve?
In October, 1931, Attorney General Schnader ruled that the Independence Indemnity Company and 23 other concerns did NOT have to pay the State $4,387,000 which the State had lost in bank deposits covered by the bonds of these companies.
His ruling was clearly illegal. As soon as it was exposed Governor Pinchot ordered Schnader to reverse himself—and Schnader did. He was caught with the goods—serving special interests, cruelly depriving the depositors in closed banks of their savings.
In December, 1931, the plight of the unemployed was desperate. Everyone agreed the Legislature must pass a relief bill to save them from starvation—everyone except a few ractionary men of wealth, and their faithful servant, Mr. Bchnader.
Without being asked, he declared the Talbot relief bill uncon.^titutional. When it passed in spite of him, he issued an order forbidding the Secretary of Welfare to make dis¬ bursements under the act.
When the Dauphin County Poor Board brought suit to Bet aside Schnader's action, he fought the case bitterly through the Dauphin County Court and the Supreme Court.
Who was Schnader serving then—Joe Grundy or the desperate unemployed of Penn.sylvania?
Most of the .streams of Pennsylvania are no better than open sewers. Selfish interests have successfully opposed pure Btreams legislation. The leader in this fight has been Mr. Schnader.
In 1929, as Deputy Attorney General he lodged a protest with the Legislature calling the McCrossin anti-pollution bill unconstitutif)nal. The bill was defeated.
In 1931 as Attorney General he defeated the Ilunsicker- Lose anti-pollution bill the same way.
In 1933 he fought an underground battle that resulted in the pickling of another anti-pollution bill.
Why? Because Joe (irundy wa.s opposed to these bills— and Mr. Schnader was counsel for his organization.
Mr. Schnader tricked the aged and tlie blind of this State out of assi.stance which the Legislature wanted to give them. ,He drafted the old-age and blind assistance bills in such a way that payments were dependent on the profits of the State Liquor Stores.
Then he made the notorious floor-tax deal with the big distillers which made liquor store profits impossible.
As Attorney General Mr. Schnader is charged with enforcing the workmen's compen.sation act.
As counsel for Joe Grundy's Casualty Insurance Company he is charged with defending his client against cases brought tnder this act.
As usual, when the interests of his two clients conflicted, Mr. Schnader chose to serve big business and let injured Workmen take care of themselves.
Not only did his law firm fight against just compensation Jor injured workmen, but Schnader himself issued an order forbidding ail attorneys appointed to represent the Work- kien's Compensation Board from taking the cases of injured Workmen.
The Independence Indemnity Company, for which Mr. Schnader was counsel, asked the State Insurance Commis¬ sioner to rt'lease $650,000 of reserves which the law requires lor the protection of policyholders.
Th« Insurance Department referred the request to Attorney General Schnader. He approved this illegal act, asserting that "nobody could be harmed by it."
Within .six months the company that had absorbed the ^deDt'ndoncs Indemnity Company was in receivership and J"'; Schnader's little favor to his client cost the company's Poi'cyholdtrs in Pennsylvania $6.')0,000.
'Elect men of proved ability" is Mr. Schnader's campaign
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•"hanri    '^^s proved his ability over and over again.   He is the
bur? u/i"'"" ^'^'^ Grundy-Mellon gang ever had in Harris-
Wn -f     " ^^ comes to slipping little exemptions into bills;
1^ en It comes to blocking liberal legislation; when it comes
KOUging the public in order to do special privilege a favor.
UjY ."'yJ^lie long-entrenched arrogance of a selfish machine tgnJij/"e nerve to send this man before the voters as a '*»<lidate for Governor.
FAMILY TERROR
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Mistake In Mail Delivery Brings Sinister Relic Of An Imagined Danger
FLEE FROM HOME
Kindness By Doctor's Wife Tiirows Temporary Pall Over  West  Side   Group
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lave?* i*^^ I'anks of a once great party t thf i«7""^, * "lan with a more consistent
record of serving
' Wk j^"'^''^''^y ^s «n insult to the intelligence of a public
'•ast v^" *;*" ^''ow your resentment of that insult when you 'your ballot next Tuesday.
A woman's black Bilk iflove— fragrant with elusive perfume— was the key element of a perfectly good kidnap mystery that rose and fell last nlKht.
Until a Sunday Independent re- porteer determined that th« delivery ot an omnlous letter to tho home of a younfr I'lymouth couple was simply a matter ot error the Inci¬ dent was sufficiently pregnant with dire pos.sihllitles to send the recipients Into hiding with their In¬ fant son. Here's what happened: On Wednesday a bulging envelope was delivered by the Plymouth pr*itotflce to tlie home ot Mr. and .Mrs. William Smith at 64 East Walnut street, Plymouth. Mr. and .Mrs. Smith have been married a little more than a ye.ar and are the liarents ot a th fee-months-old son. Written firmly on the envelope was the name of "Mrs. William Smith, 45 Walnut street, Plymouth, Pa." The envelope bore the return address of Dr. X. K. Collman, 3S7 North Main street, Wilkes-Barre. Mrs. Smith was informed by the mallmiin that she is the only woman by that name on East Wal- »ut street and that the different house number was evldontly an error •on the part of the letter writer.
Mrs. Smith opened the envelope to tlnd a black silk glove Inside— and nothing else. The glove was for the left hand and was well worn. About It hung a vague per¬ fume.
Remembered Threat To the youiV mother's mind was Immediately recalled an occurrence less than a year ago when she re¬ ceived a kidnap threat from a suitor whose courtship she had re¬ jected. This man, whose Identity was not divulged, has lived various¬ ly In Pallas, New Tork City and Avondale.
At the time of this occurrence the young couple became greatly agitated, but forgot the threat when nothing serious developed.
With an Infant son as a likely target ot a kidnaper, presuming the mysterious silk glove waa a warn¬ ing, they  became panic stricken.
Fearing to ask a police investi¬ gation, Mr. and Mrs. Smith Immedi¬ ately packed up and left their home at 64 East Walnut street and with their child went to the home ot .Mrs. Smith's parents, Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge Blackman at 644 Ackley street, I'lymouth. Neither Mrs. (Continued   on  Page  11,  Section  1)
Betting Favors Earle's Election
By United  Pretl
New York, Nov. 3—Two ot the most Interesting contests in the eastern half ot the United States engaged eager attention in tho betting marts, the gentlemen who are willing to stake money on the outcome ot Tuesday's vot¬ ing having centered their atten¬ tion principally In the expected outcome in New York and Penn¬ sylvania. With President Roose¬ velt's declaration that he will vote tho straight Democratic ticket the odds In favor ot Gov¬ ernor Lehman for re-election jumped to two-to-one today, with allowance ot the extra con¬ dition that Lehman's lead will be a halt million votes. On the Pennsylvania voting the odds are nine to five in favor of the ticket headed by George H. Earle tor Governor, and the ma¬ jority margin Is given at a quar¬ ter million votes. Earle, an Inde¬ pendent Itepubllcan, has deter¬ mined backing from citizens ot the same political persuasion and also has the nomination on the Democratic ticket endorsed by  the  President.
Alfred E. Smith, sometimes looked upon as a sharp critic ot President Roosevelt, also call¬ ed tonight tor a straight vote to support the present Adminis¬ tration and declared that is the way In which he will cast his ballot.
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DEFEATS ROBBERY
West Side Merchant Saves Large Amount Of Money Under Gunman's Attack
McAdoo Pledges Aid To Siticlair
BRUISED BY BLOWS
Refusal To Give Up Funds When Faced By Weapon Brings    Brutal    Assault
CAR USED IN ESCAPE
Harvard Scientist Reports Results From Research And Tests On Mentality
A THREE-YEAR JOB
Cambridge, Mas.s., Nov. 3.—UP— Age-old parental beliefs that child¬ ren "outgrow their strength" and become dwarfed mentally during their adolescense have been ex¬ ploded by a Harvard University Sclcnti.st.
Dr. James R. Ilobson, after long rescarcli and pliy.sical and mental examination of thou.sands of boys and girls 11 to 14 years old, an¬ nounced his findings tonight.
Material tor thoae investigations was secured from the files of the Growth Study conducted by tho Psycho-Educational Clinic of Har¬ vard Graduate School ot Education, which began In 19i;i to measure the physical and mental develoiiment of more than 3,001) school children In the first and second grades. Since that time, the s.ame children have been  re-examined  once a year .
Dr. Hobson took tor his data the records of 522 boys and 650 girls at the age when they were growing fastest. For boys, he found that the period was trom 12 to 14; for girls,   11   to   13.
In the introduction of Ms report, the scientist singles out the popular notion that rapid physical growth Is accompanied by decrease In the rapidity ot mental development. While this view appears to have some basis In the laws ot natural compensation, no scientific substan¬ tiation has been brouglil forward tor  It,   according  to  l>r.   Ilobson.
"The rapidity of boys' and girls' growth In stature and weight bears no significant relationship to their (Continued   on  Page  11,  Section  1)
YOUTH SENDS BULLET UPON FATAL MISSION
A West Wyoming young man, according to a police report, sent a bullet Into his heart yesterday afternoon In the bedroom ot his home. He died within five minutes in the presence of his parents and several bi:olhers and sisters. Ill health Is believed to have provoked the  rash  act.
The victim was Alfonso Spltale, 21 years old, ot 590 West Eighth street. West Wyoming. The tragedy was perpetrated shortly after noon. Tlie young man submitted to an operation about one year ago and had not fully recovered trom Its effects. His health had not been normal, according to reports.
Spltale had been associated In tho grocery business with his father and he was favorably known. Ho went to hla bedroom and members ot the family heard the discharge of a weapon. The youth was found sprawled on the floor. A .32 calibre revolver was  used.
Chief ot I'olico Emmet Cotter ot West Wyoming and Deputy Coroner William Scurcman Investigated. Cotter reiiorted tho bullet entered the victim's heart. Dr. Robert Stroh pronounced   the   victim   dead.
The young man, besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cliaries Spltale, leaves tour brothers and thre«    Blstei-H.
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A West Side merchant, miinlfest- ing rare courage, beat off a gun¬ man last night at 11 oclock during .an attempted holdup and .saved a large sum ot money, representing tbe d.ay s rectdpts at his stoi-e. The bold effort ot the gunman was exe¬ cuted at Wyoming avenue and Ben¬ nett street, King.sion. William Mlchelson, the mercliant, was struck over the head by tlie butt end of a revolver held in the hand ot the robber. He was not seriously In¬ jured. A description ot the bandit was provided police and a search continued early today.   •
Mlchelson and his wlte, after closing the Bon Ton Department .store. Main street, Luzerne, of which the former Is proprietor, motored to Bennett street and thence to a garage In rear ot Spen¬ cer's  drug   store.
Mrs. Mlchelson stepped from the auto and opened the door ot the gar.age. The machine was driven Into the building by her husband. While he was turning ott the motor .and closing the doors Mrs. Mlchel¬ son walked out onto Bennett street, Intending to go to their apartment, located over the Spencer drug store at S05 Wyoming avenue. Her hus¬ band followed two minutes later and at the rear of Morgan's grocery store, which adjoins the giirage, the bandit approached Mlchelson and asked If he knew a man by the name of Martin residing In the neighbor¬ hood. Mlchelson s.ald he knew of no such person. The stranger was close to th§ merchant at the time and pulling a revolver from underneath hi.-r coat he placed It against the chin of Mlchelson. The latter's wife at the time had reached Wyoming avenue and had no knowledge ot the holdup.
Fights off   Robbery
The bandit demanded all money In possession of Mlchelson. Rather than comply with the demand the merchant struck at the robber threo or four times. The latter, apparently frightened, struck the merchant on the back of tho head with the butt end of the weapon and then darted Into Bennett street, entering a ma¬ chine occupied by a companion. The auto was hurriedly driven from the scene.
Officer James Kearney of Kings¬ ton Police Department heard Mlch¬ elson shout at the bandit. The po¬ liceman, on Wyoming avenue at the time, hurried Into Bennett street but wns unable to trace the car of the robber and  his associates.
The holdup man was described as being about 30 years ot age, 5 feet 10 Inches fall, thin, nnd wore a brown overcoat and a brown cap.
Mlchelson's Injury Is not serious. It Is reported he was treated by a surgeon "and later walked to his home.
Police   hold   the   belief   that   the bandit was familiar with the move¬ ments of the merchant on Saturday nights  and  lay  In  walling for him. Second   Holdup   Foiled
A robber, apparently an amateur, attempted to hold up two men early today In Riverside Inn. located nn the State highway at I'ort Blanch¬ ard, near tho east approach to Wyoming bridge. Ho was chased trom  the place and escaped.
Tho stranger entered the front door and whipped out a revolver, but before he pointed It at the oc¬ cupants he was seized by fright and turned toward the door. Both men In the place rushed out of the building and chased the Intruder to the east bank of the river. He ran north along the river and dls- appeareil In the darkness. (Continued  on  Page  13,  Section  1)
By United  Press
Phoenix, Ariz.. Nov. 3—Sena¬ tor William (ilbbs McAdoo ot California ojienly endorsed the Callforni.a Democratic ticket up¬ on his arrival here tonight from Texas.
"I said from the start I'm standing by the Democratic ticket, and tiie Democratic party, and that goes for California as ^¦ell as for the rest ot the United States,"   McAdoo  said.
Ic Senatoi 'Treasury President Woodrow W I is o n, caused a considerable change In forecasts ot what might happen in Callforni.a where Upton Sin¬ clair, former Socialist and lead¬ er ot the End Poverty In (^all- forni.a campaign, holds the Demo¬ cratic nomin.atlon against Gov¬ ernor Merriam, conservative Re¬ publican. Until tonight it had been assumed that the force of Democratic strength would be used against Sinclair, but Mc- Adoo's announcement caused pre¬ dictions to sharply swerve back to the Sinclair possibilities.
The Democratic Senator, Secre¬ tary    ot    the    'Treasury    under
ANTHRACITE MEN HALT DISORDERS WITH NEW TERMS
Decide Upon Prompt Return To Work And Appeal To County Court For Reinstate' ment Of Those Who Have Claims On Lost Jobs And Pay For Time Elapsed
VALLEY CLEARED OF STRIKES
Sinclair Refining Company Is Awarded A Victory Through   Federal   Court
PROTESTS REJECTED
Los Angeles, Nov. S.—UP—The .Sinclair Oil and Refining Co. won a flnancl.al battle of the giants to¬ day when Federal Judge William P. James ordered properties ot the Richfield Oil Co. o( New York sold to It for $4,400,000 over the protests of the Standard Oil Co. of Cali¬ fornia, government counsel and other Interested  parties.
Harry F. Sinclair presented the bid for Richfield ot New York, In person, and said his company was prepared to bid $10,000,000 plii.s for the balance of the Richfield proper¬ ties. This was taken to mean his combined bid would exceed the $23,500,000 offered by Standard.
The prize attracting the bidding of some of the nation's richest oil companies Is a 50 percent Interest that company holds In Sherwood Bros. Inc., oil distributors ot Balti¬ more.
Control of the Sherwood Co. will give Sinclair a foothold In the rich Maryland District ot Columbia market.
Mellon Defeated
In a spirited contest for this market, the Gulf Oil Corporation, controlled by Andrew W. Mellon, submitted bids more than 100 per¬ cent above the appraised value ot Kk'hfield holdings In Sherwood, but Sinclair, with a bid ot $1,000,000, topped the Mellon bid by $50,000.
He will acquire by today's pro¬ ceedings not only the Sherwood In¬ terests but the other assets of lUchtleld of New York, for $4,400,- 000.'
The Mellon Interests were not represented In court today.
Cities Service Co., large bond¬ holder In Richfield, has an option from the Sinclair Interests to par¬ ticipate to the extent of 50 perient of the purchase, attorneys for Sin¬ clair admitted.
In opposing the sale, Otcar Law¬ ler, attorney for Standard, pointed out that the Standard Oil Co. of California had bid $23,500,000 tor the entire holdings of the Richfield In California and Intimatid that it the eastern property were sold separately, the Standard bid tor the entire holdings automatically would be cancelled.
Countering this argument, Sin¬ clair made his offer of "$19,000,000 plus" for the bnlani'e ot Richfield properties, exclusive of the New York concern.
JOHN WALLACE DIES IN GENERAL HOSPITAL
Possibility of tho renewal tomor¬ row at Nanticoke ot wild disorders between United Mine Workers ot America and picketing United An¬ thracite Mlner.s ot Pennsylv.anla vanished here last night. Members ot the new union's Glen Alden Coal Comiiany general grievance commit¬ tee ended a stormy four-hour meet¬ ing In Union Hall by voting with¬ drawal of the Nantlcoke Policy Committee strike order which was responsible tor three days ot pitched buttles last week. Injury of scores ot combatants and arrest ot two.
Delegates voted approval of a plan submitted by District I'resldent Thomas Maloney who said that new union attorneys would go into Lu¬ zerne County Court lomorrow morn¬ ing and file civil suit against Sus¬ quehanna Collieries Company de¬ manding reinstatement and pay for time lost in behalf ot five men dis¬ missed a week ago for new union activity.
Dismissal of these five men was responsible for the start of trouble nt Susquehanna mines wiiich spread to the Glen Alden system when the Nantlcoke Policy Committee voted a "sympathy strike." The case ot seven other Susquehanna workers discharged some weeks ago Is before the I'hlladelphia Regional Labor Board.
Action of the general body means that all pickets will bo withdrawn from Glen Alden and Susquehanna Colf^er.v (."ompany mines and men permitted to work tomorrow with¬ out Interference at all units listed on work schedules. The original strike at the No. 5 ,No. 6 and No. 7 collieries ot the Siisquehnnn.a com¬ pany was not effective to any great degree, but at the Auchlncloss, Truesdale and Looinls collieries ot the Glen Alden. kept approximately 5,000 men a^vay frorn  work.
Ban   Discrimination
While there was no provision made in the return to work motion. It was understood by the general committee that If any coal company dlsi'rlnilnates against men who went out on strike the general committee will be recalled nond a general strike order Issued. Some delegates argued that the strike might Just as well be continued, because the who did stay away from work will be dismissed.
Adoption by a majority ot gen¬ eral committee local uniona ot the motion to accept Mnloney's proposal and return to work Monday came at the end ot long hours ot bitter debate. In addressing the general committee, Maloney minced no words In declaring that the Nantl¬ coke Policy Committee's action was In direct violation of the new union's constitution and the wishes ot the specl.al convention that met here  two weeks ago.
He told the delegates that the policy committee acted without con¬ sulting district offlcers or the Glen Alden general committee and, be¬ cause of lack of preparation, picket¬ ing at N.anticoke was not success¬ ful. He termed the street battles at Nanticoke on Wednesday, Friday and   yesterday   as   "open   warfare"
and "guerrlla fighting" and de¬ clared that after two days of combat the strikers came out on the  "bitter end,"
Maloney said that the new union win not hesitate one bit If the need ot calling a strike should come and that It such an occasion will arlss he and associate offlcers will take the picket line In support of tho men.
Peace Ends Bitter Debit* "But, In the special convention you placed your confidence In the hands of your district offlcers and gave them an indefinite time to straighten out the difficulties. We havo lieen working and have made progress and any drastic action wouhl upset our pUm.s," he declared. Floor debate on the strike sltu,a-
tlon was prolonged nnd bitter, with many delegates Joining in critlclsra of the Nantlcoke I'olicy Committee whllo other.n supported tlie action, Somo membera of the policy com¬ mittee in their addresses admitted that an error in judgment bad been comniitted by not consulting the <li.strict officers or general body, but others Insisted vl.gorously that no mistake had  been  made.
William Adams of Auchlncloss colliery local union and one ot the main figures in the Nantlcoke Policy Committee strike, declared he would "never apologize" for tho strike call and declared that the light should be continued. Adams' de<'laratlons were ciiallenged by a number ot delegates and crossflrs debato followed that necessitated Chairman William Saxton ot the Lance colliery to order argument ended.
Voto by acclamation on the mo¬ tion to return to work tomorrow morning was disputed by some delegates who favored a continued strike, and on the roll call by local unions a majority were found to be in favor ot cessation of hostili¬ ties.
To File Civil Suit Maloney told the general com¬ mittee that the civil suit to be tiled tomorrow by Attorney E. C. Mar¬ ianelll, new union counsel, "will be won by us as we are prepared to go to bat for the men who were cruci¬ fied by Susquehanna Collieries Company."
As a result of the general com¬ mittee's action, dcleg.ites from the two new union locals under Susque¬ hanna Collieries Company cancelled a mass meeting scheduled tor this afternoon In Lincoln field, Nantl¬ coke. It the general committee had voted for continuation ot the strlko this meeting was to have been given over to the formulation of IiUins to shut down every Glen Alden and Susquehanna Collieries mine in the Nanticoke area. Local union chairmen ot a number ot new union units also called special meet¬ ings ot their memberships to re¬ ceive reports on the general body's action. These meetings Include the following:
Meetings Called
Wanamie colliery local, 7 oclock Monday evening in Frank's hall.
Bliss colliery local, 7:30 oclock Monday night In Lakato's hall. Hanover section ot Nantlcoke.
Loomis colliery local. 2 ocloek (Continued  on  Page  13.   Section  1)
John Wallace, who resided with his nephew, Hugh Cunningham, Ross street, Kingston, died last night at General hospital ot an Ill¬ ness ot complications.
REPUBLICAN LEADER HITS RACE PREJUDICE
By United Pratt Washington, Nov. 3.—Thirty mil¬ lion voter^are expected to go to the polls on Tuesday and decided whether the New Deal of Presi¬ dent Roosevelt Is to go forward or be turned back to the old order whose representatives In the Republican party declared through National Chairman Henry P. Fletcher tonlffut that Tuesday's battle "Is only a skirmish, prelimi¬ nary to the real fight against the Administration and Its costly ex¬ periments.'
Senator   Hamilton _ Lewis,   chair¬ man  ot the   Democratic   campalg:n
committee, confidently predicted that President Roosevelt will be given a public vote of confidence with election ot a two-thirds ma¬ jority of New Dealers In the next United  States Scnatec.
Chairman Fletcher of the Re¬ publicans took time tonight to de¬ nounce the attempt ot some overly- enthuslastlc tollowers lo rally na- tlonr' groups and create racs prejudice. "Regardless ot this elec¬ tion," said Republican Chairman Fletcher, "1 am opposed to having race or religion enter any phato of the political contest. 1 will rcfuts to countenance any appeal to preju¬ dice."
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