Sandusky Register (Newspaper) - December 29, 1938, Sandusky, Ohio ASSOCIATED 0, The Sandusky Register Oldest Business 0 N D & 182 2-More Than A Century In four Service ads sit ft e results VOL. 116. NO. 311 DECEMBER 29, 1938 P ft t E r 1 kj Ci FREMONT MAN NAMED WELFARE CHIEF SENATOR TO CALL RELIEF FUND CONFAB Commission Will Be Asked To Probe Dec. 2a V Byrnes said tonight that he would call the Senate unemployment committee into session next week to discuss the desirability of immediate changes in the administration of The committee chairman added that the group would seek information on how much WPA money remains and the truth of reports that existing funds will be hausted Feb. 7. appropriation for relief last session was Intended last until March 1. Aubrey deputy relief administrator under Harry told that the funds would be exhausted early in Since that President Roosevelt lias elevated Hopkins to secretary of WPA under Colonel F. C. an Army and Williams administrator of the National Youth The movements among some Congress for changes in the administration of relief may receive Impetus from the report of the Senate committee on due to be made 3. To Denounce Politics Chairman Sheppard Indicated today that the report would denounce politics in relief in He said the group would be in complete agreement on Its the first draft of which is to bo completed Since some members have been outspoken In censuring reported politics in the committee assertion that a report was in prospect was accepted generally tns meaning it would use terms 4-trong enough to satisfy the most Byrnes said he had received no information about the of WPA funds other than that which has been carried in He asserted there always had been in ascertaining the exact amount of WPA funds available from time to on -o Rescuer Gets His Reward Mrs. Margaret Larsen and her give Captain Clifton master of the freighter a kiss reward for rescuing them from the sinking freighter in the Atlantic The rescued women were to New as were Smaragd crew to whom Miss Larsen sang as their ship Dies Just As He Had Planned Moyer Certain To Be Counsel In Rates Case It is unlikely trul the city engage special counsel for hearing before tlv suite Commission in the appeal filed the Ohio Public Service Co. the electric rate ordinance passed Dec. 19. City Commission President C. A. Weingates declared last night he was opposed to tho city spending money for special attorneys in the He said City Solicitor C. B. will file an answer wi h the utilities Moyer said hist night he had received word us to when the ing would be City Manager Wagar received of the appeal The bond with the the difference between the new rate schedule existing The * commission ordered the company to prepare and flit exhibits and testimony In support of the The company claims that the proposed rates will not yield reasonable compensation The Utilities Commission hag final jurisdiction rates to oe charged consumers The Mew - will go into effect 1939, 30 days after Dec. 28 T. who as an anatomist once said he sought to help mankind grow gracefully ripe old age and go out with a like a died that way but at the age of Dr. Todd had made Intensive studies of aging with a view toward discovering how infirmities could be He died after a heart He had professor of anatomy since 1912 at Western Reserve and also director of the Brush and associated He had issued nearly 500 publications on scientific Many of his studies were of child Water Will Return To Normal By Noon Bay Level Reserve Supply Being Built Pump At Summer With waterworks pumpers operating at full speed since return of water into the the city's suppy will return to normal by noon Joseph pumping station said last - The water in the bay forced down and one-half feet Tuesday by the 32 mile northwest gale was back to normal last according to Supt. t Heavy forecast snow with rising temperature Thursday followed by colder at snow flurries with cold wave extensive area of high pressure is moving northeastward over the eastern portion of the United pressure is low over the middle and southern plains but pressure is high and rising over the northern Temperatures have risen in the central but much colder weather has overspread the northern The indications are for considerable cloudiness with some light precipitation in the Ohio valley and the lower lake region Thursday and more general precipitation on Temperatures will rise oyer most sections on Thursday but much colder weather will portions of the Ohio valley Thursday night and much of the eastern states by Friday night with u cold wave In the valley ture yesterday 22; on same date last year 39; lowest temperature yesterday 7; on same date last year 32; precipitation yesterday 0: same date iast year 0; 7 30 a. m. noon 70; sua rises 7:ii,�; BUILDING WORK TO START SOON Manager Sees Plant Underway In Ten Construction of the building to house the pumping station and purification plain of the waterworks system will be started within lo City Manager Wagar sale last City Engineer K E Hartung returned from Columbus last night with approval from officials of the Public Works Administration for the contract the city has with the m to build the struT Wagar said he would set the date very shortly foi starting contract calls for commencement of work not than 10 days after approval of PWA The remaining for construction of purification and pumping nead not be delivered to Columbus officials according to The will be mailed to Contracts have been approved by the City but work can not begin until the National Constriction Co. has made some progress with the structure Says AFL Stronger Dec. 28 William president of the American Federation of contended today the AFL is stronger now than when the rival Congress of Industrial Organization was He told 200 home townsmen last night the has won its and asserted leader of the CIO loudly and insultingly proclaimed he proposed referring to John L. CIO by He added the station was pumping at the summer rate of 5,000,000 gallons every 24 The clear wells which hold 2.000,000 gallons and the 1,000,000 gallon reset ve tank on used Tuesday when the water stopped coming through the intake main were rapidly being refilled last noon according to Supt. the clear wells and reserve tank will again be filled and the water supply will be back in shape to take care of a new of a threatened water When the started agari after the gale it was hindered hy continual forming of ice the Holzmiller He added now that the water was frozen for distance around the intake crib pumping would Mot be hindered by the sheets of ice on Page 5, Col. 7) Police Of Two Counties Elect Dec 28- Officers of No. 53, Fraternal of Police were elected at the annual meeting of the chapter in the council chambers here John E. wm named and Frank A. W. C. was elected Philip and Albert and Fred The chapter induces members of law enforcement groups in Monroeville and BAY FREEZES FIRST THIS WINTER Ice Fishermen Get Shanties Colder On Sandusky Bay was frozen over 3olid last night for the first time this winter after the mercury dropped to a record low for the season of seven degrees above zero early yesterday and Weatherman C. Cooper forecast a second frigid blast for sending the mercury even While the minimum expected last night was only 16 temperatures are to The bay froze over less than 24 hours after a force southwest wind broke up the Ice and cut the level of the bay by five and a half almost causing a water shortage In Sandusky when the waterworks was unable to got water through the bay Whiter Sports Expected If the cold wave remains for several ice ice boating and skating on the bay will fill the sports program of hundreds of Many ice fishermen have already fitted out shanties and have them ready to move out onto the ice as soon as it in hard enough to support the Several ice boats are being rigged for sailing on the smooth ice of the bav in a few days if cold weather Battery Park's Inner and outer are expected to be ready for skating Warning flags will be placed at the park by the city if the ice is otherwise skating will be The park is begin fitted with benches and floodlights for the added enjoyment of skaters this winter for both day and night Maximum Hits 22 The maximum temperature yesterday was 22 At 7:30 p. m. it was 20 and going down The cold wave expected tonight on Page 5, Col. 5) Forced To Amputate Own Hand DIES One Of Oldest Residents Was Aged 79 Death claimed Mrs. Louise one of Venice's oldest residents aud widow of the late Alexander at 9 m. Wednesday at her residence in She Was aged 79 She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church at Venice and of the Mission Society of that Surviving two Mrs. F. J. and Mrs. Hilda four of and Charles and of one Mrs. Lena two Fred and William 19 grandchildren and five great great The body was removed to the Lutz Funeral Home and late today will be returned to the residence where friends may Complete funeral arrangements will be announced Henry 32, Minneapolis school janitor in hospital Nurse Mary was recovering from shock suffered when he was forced to amputate his right with a jackknife after it became caught in a steam Donnett was trying to remove an obstruction from a when a plunger fell on his hand pinning him near Vie hot After severing his he applied a tourniquet and fell After three he managed to notify who took him to a Doctors believed Donnett would be as well for his ex as if expert surgeons had performed the New Official Begins Work Miss former directress of nurses of Frances Willard her ill last night as directress if at Good Samaritan She was last Week by the executive committee of tho Mhs Bowers has had 13 years of nursing She was principal of the Elyria School of at hold the same post aI General nrd at Lutheran She came here from Gets Appropriate Greeting Dec. 28 Tn a manner somewhat appropriate to his Harry newly appointed state assistant secretary of received a greeting laid by a genuine Iowa At a testimonial dinner last night his hosts asked him to break open an Inside was a message on thin paper signed by all the men Prof. P. E. of Iowa State College explained to the amazed official that three such messages had been Inserted In the egg sacs of throe Three wore used to insure having at least one One biddy did her part. OF burns Dec. 38 Colonel Charles F 49, of the U. S. Army died today of burns suffered when his bed caught fire while he was Firemen said a cigaret apparently started the Bride At 14, Now Is Divorcee At 16 ST. Dec. 28 - A bride at 14, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Frantz became a divorcee today at 10. Circuit Judge Eugene L. awarded her a divorce from Walter Scott and custody of their 14-month-cld They were married July 22, 1936, and separated last July 29. In support of her charges of she testified that her husband nagged and was indifferent and showed no He filed a general Wagar Announces City Promotions Two Water Employes To Be Third Hired As Resignation Replacements Three more replacements for city employes who will retire on pension under the new Employes Retirement Plan Jan. 1. bringing the total to were announced last night by City Manager Two replacements are being made In the form of promotions and two new employes will be added to the city's payroll by reason of the OUTSIDE WORK ON SURVEY DONE Fred 1414 engineer at the will be given the engineer's job held by Ward 428 East In List Albert 1211 will be promoted from a laborers job in the distribution department to a job in the waterworks d held iy John Harry 045 has been selected to succeed Grathwol in the distribution with A. W. 70G named last week succeed Gustav A. as plumbing will be the two employes added as a result of the Frank 603 West an employe of the parks department will also be placed on the retirement He was laid off this fall and no one will be named in his place until late next Former Point Employe Dies William F. 72, a resident of Sandusky lor the past 4u years and for many years excursion agent for the A. died Wednesday night at his 617 East He is survived by his one Mrs. Kobert and a both of four Edward Walter Toledo and two Miss Hattie Bolly and Mrs. A. L. both of The body was removed to Cleveland where funeral will be Time of the funeral will be announced later pies OK hi ast Dec 28 - Lester A. 2S, was burned fatally near Sugar Grove today in | tho explosion of an engine ' Be Rest Of Task To pie ted All outside In the Works Progress Administration tree survey now underway in tho city was completed S. local disclosed last Computation and tabulation of dimensions and facts obtained from the trees studied the past few months by the workers will be com within the next four working Tho work is being carried on at the Fire City Manager Wagar said that the results would be valuable pro perty to the Should a condition arise in which it was necessary to find whether an obstruction such as a was standing in the way of a construction tho survey results could bo viewed for the Wagar said that about 50,000 trees exist in the city not including some in tho city Tile project provided work for 12 Included in the results will be the name of each tree in the its distance from the and distance from the nearest COURT DECIDES COUNTY OTHERS NEARBY Six Actions Are Passed Upon By State Tribunal In Two of the 18 cases acted on by the state supreme court in Columbus yesterday were appeals from the pleas one was front and three from Florence Mary lost an appeal to collect damages from the By-Products Company of for injuries suffered in an collision on the at Slate Cut in January 1937. Ruth E. 1019 won for Injuries suffered in a fall in a store She alleged that a cleaning compound used on the floor caused her to slip and The of William through Dolores won a damage verdict from the Columbus and Cincinnati for death resulting from an auto Bennett L. Green through his Lillian L. won damages from William A. Rothaker for injuries sustained when his bicycle on which he was was hit The court a motion to certify the case of Elizabeth against the Cudahy Packing and Appellors appealed from the common pleas SHERWOOD IS APPOINTED TO POST Granted Pardon Dec. 28 full 1 ardon granted today to John of sentenced In 1923 for will permit him to remain in the United States instead of being deported to In granting the Governor Martin L. Davey described Vasil as having been an business Immigration officers had ordered Vasils deportation Indicate Italy Abandons Hope Of Territorial Gains At Expense Of No Invasion Believed Planned IJy G. Dec. 28 sources indicated today that Italy virtually had abandoned any hope of territorial gains at France's and said the Fascists had no intention of French Exactly four weeks after the of Italian clamor for French recognition of her in diplomats suggested that u basis for settlement between Rome and Fans lie along these I - Independence for French North African protectorate mentioned most often In the territorial agitation touched off 90 by Foreign Minister the of Under such an Rome could maintain control over the 90,000 Italians in 2.-An Italian share in the administration of the Suez Canal and lower rates for shipping through that 3.-Improvement of the port of capital of French and terminus of the railroad Ababa in Italian for the benefit of Italian shipping 4.-The possible creation of % free port at Djibouti with lower rules on the for and ' a larger share in the control of the The suggestion of Tunisian was implied by authoritative who complained in the newspaper that French tendency had been to sup press Tunisia's assert French sovereignty and make a French A trustworthy Italian source branded Paris reports of Italian troop concentrations near as invention of the French Fascists said they the French of the situation by moving troop to Djibouti because it would diplomatic negotiations Paris and Rome wore French dispatch yas ordered to WW the destroyer of was directed to Two passenger ships were to sail Dec. 31 from Marseille with 1.000 senegalese sharpshooters enroute to to reinforce the 1,500 troops already Paris estimated Italy has 80,000 troops in Fascist circles diplomats expressed the same encircling French as they could seize Djibouti if they Italians estimated Djibouti was protected only by a battalion of a few hundred Senegalese with a handful of white officers and said Fascist East African forces so superior a fight would be Diplomats expressed the belief Italians would refrain from any Incident the frontier between Eritrea and because of the rear the French and British navies immediately cut Italy off from her Ethiopian empire by blocking the Great Britain as well as they probably would oppose any attempt by Italy to gain control of Djibouti because of its strategic position between the Red Sea and the Indian A trustworthy informant said Count had favored the and German ambassadors here of a exchange of notes concerning Rome's denunciation of the 1935 convention regarding Tunisia and gave thereby the impression that France bad left the door open to eventual negotiation of Italian agitation for a better 4eal lut Dec. 28 H. of reputed Blacl Logion saw the doors of Ohio's courts closed finally against him today in his fight to prevent extradition to Michigan for prosecution on charges of criminal syndicalism and possession of Within an hour after his attorneys filed a motion for a rehearing in his for a writ of habeas corpus to free him from the of the sheriff of and thus prevent him return to the court It and thus the final chapter in his legal battle in his home Effinger is at liberty under bond but now is subject to arrest and delivery to Michigan authorities unless he should carry Ills legal battle to U. S. Supreme His attorneys havo indicated such an appeal would bd Bricker Also Chooses Relations Head On Dec. 28 Governor-elect John W. ker filled two more cabinet p o s naming Charles L. Sherwood of Fremont and George A. Strata of Columbus as directors of welfare and industrial He was expected to complete the cabinet with the selection of health and liquor department directors this At Dr. Carl A. city health said he was under sideration for appointment to a proposed new post of state heath Sherwood will succeed Mrs. garet Allman of first an ever named to an Ohio cabinet and Strain will Ora B. Chapman of Dayton on 9 when Bricker moves nor Martin L. Davey's years ago Shorwood was to Director Hni of Cleveland in the administration of Governor T. Since then he has been active in welfare often serving as consultant on welfare live and fiscal Aided Record Plan Sherwood was called on by the state four years ago to set up a system of handling sales tax ' Although a legal resident of whore ho was born 55 years Sherwood has lived In Columbus for nearly 10 Since 1931, addition to his other activities he has served as executive secretary of tho Ohio Mental Hygiene Administration of stato prisons and phases of the social security program come under jurisdiction of welfare who learned the sheet metal trade us a resident of the Ohio and Home in was elevated to tho industrial relations post as the climax to years of union organization activity in 48 years is secretary-treasurer of the Columbus Building Trades Council and during the Nov. S election campaign he was active in lining up American Federation of Labor units for the Republican Sherwood's appointment was the sixth announced by Others besides Strain were William S. finance Robert John T. agriculture and Charles H. commerce Edward N. Dietrich retains his position as director of education and Carl whose term as director of public works expires before Bricker takes is expected be reappointed by Governor Bricker said that Dr. Wilzbach was one of several persons consideration for the health ment Roosevelt Will Complete Half Of 2nd Term Jan. 20 Hy KIKKE U simpson 28 President Roosevelt turns the halfway mark of his second term on Jan. 20 next with one major objective of that term largely It is a much altered Supreme Court membership that will deal with tho legislative grist of the 76th A third of the judges will be of Roosevelt And there is wide speculation as to before tho end of his present President Roosevelt may not have named a full majority of the Even as it there is litle doubt that tho President's selection of a successor for the late Justice Cardozo Is being decided with rejuvenation of the court in Through elevation to the bench of such relatively youthful men as Justices Black and Mr. Roosevelt has reached already beyond tho spun of his two or even of a potentially to affect the attitude of the Supreme Court for many years to there is speculation in court circles that both the dean of the court in Justice and its dean in Justice will have passed from active life before Jan. 20, 1941. the end of the Roosevelt second If this is tho Roosevelt imprint of liberalism may be set upon the court to endure for When Mr. Roosevelt nominates a man to succeed Justice possibly early In the new It will be roughly two years after that fateful day In 1937 he sent bis supreme court revamping to Political effects of vhs * battle that produced ara written the returns of and are visible in the within Democratic Yet much of the tensity that surrounded Mr. Roosevelt's first to a justice in 1937, at a tirao when the court fight was still rumbling in the is from speculation as to who will be his third The President has contended even though his move to enlarge the court It strongly influenced the trend of court rulings on important New Deal With three relatively Roosevelt appointees on the that observers continue to mark court for a long And if five of Roosevelt selection mount the high bench before he leaves there is little question that the objective of the ed court will have arrived at in if not by the route President sought to For hese there la ft growing impression that the Roosevelt to the court will be a man who may be to encounter little real position in tho The known to be favored by tbf retiring attorney meets that He is Associate Justice Harold Stephens of the federal appeals court of the District of His friends believe Justice ens is virtually - although clear hint of the President's has come from any The justice was bora ia but reared in from where he was recruited hi earliest Deal days to the of the justice LOOK FOR * m n. mi Ads k Comics Society } Court House ' H
