Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune (Newspaper) - April 13, 1939, Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin CIRCLING TUB GLOBE Che Anno elated Press of tv b I c b The Tribune U a member 10 the trea t e sruth e r 1 D K K E W S P PER Dollars in the Loose there's many to be in TRIBUNE CLASSIFIED They Sell Most Anything Twenty-Fifth 7905. April 13, 1939. Single Copy Five RUMANIA RECEIVE BRITISH PLEDGE Move to Abolish Public Service Commission WOULD SUPPLANT THREE-MAN BODY WITH DIRECTOR SENATE PROPOSES ONE-MAN ATION OF STATE BOARD OF REVIEW ALSO Bridges Asks Censure of Federal Officials for Mongering rr April 13 Senator Bridges April senate corporations and taxation committee today at the request of two Republican bills to replace the three man vice commission with a tor and to create a board of administrative review to hear peals from state agency Senator River said he and Morvin Fond du sponsored the White said he had consulted the executive ments before offering the Salary for Director A new department of public ice would be substituted for the Its head would be a di- appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate for a term of six at a salary of All administrative and executive duties and powers of the PSC would be vested in the director as a time He would have the right to appoint and remove all de- heads and deputies and fix the salaries of The would require the tor to a general of utility regulation law and would forbid him to be inter- ested as owner of or stockholder in enterprise subject to the diction of the Present employes of the sion would become employes of the new department for 30 Annual Appropriation Beginning July 1. 1939, the de- would receive an annual appropriation of and a non- grant of for legal State administrative agencies would have to file all their final ders with the proposed review These orders would become effective only after a 20-day waiting period during which any party might The with an annual of would be com- posed of three appointed for a six-year term by the governor and confirmed by the Each would receive a salary of an- Provides for Appeals Appeals from review board ions could be taken directly to the state supreme Under existing law decisions of quasi-judicial state commissions are appealed first to Dane circuit The review board refers directly only to public service and tax department cases but sponsors said rulings of other administrative agencies would be Rapids Entered In 1939 Safety Contest Wisconsin Rapids has been ed by the state highway commission in the 1939 inter-city safety according to information received from the commission by Mayor W. T. Nobles and Chief of Police R. S. This city will compete against cities ranging in population from to the contest having been divided into seven population Determination of the seven safest cities will be based on points earned during the Twenty-five points will be given for fatality 25 for accident 10 points on enforcement for 10 points on safety and 10 points on a city's cooperation with the county safety The cities will be rated on monthly reports from their police Urges Public Remain Calm The resolution further set out that senate urges upon the people of tho United States cool and calm con- sideration of events transpiring in Europe to the end that they may not be lashed into war fever by itant utterances from whatever In a Bridges said he was asking disapproval and condemnation of the public ances of the president and other high governmental officials which are of an nature and tend to create war hysteria in the United can not be Bridges the due to his high position as head of this should use great care and judgment in his public Criticizes FDR's Statements have particular reference to his statement made before embarking upon his recent fishing a ment to the effect that he might be forced to cut his trip short due to a sudden European particular statement not on- ly caused unrest in this but in Europe as statement made within the week at Warm to the effect that he hoped to return in the fall unless we become involved in war has caused almost a ion of war from the At- to the asked the senate today to express condemnation of in- statements and press releases of the high officials of this government which have the effect of antagonizing the peoples of other nations against The Xew Hampshire senator introduced a resolution saying that is the sense of the senate that this government must do all in its er to prevent American manhood from dying on the battlefields of Europe and to prevent American women and children from the ards which modern war presents to at ON THE INSIDE NEWS IN PICTURES State funeral held for Senator Lewis in senate Page 2. doctor initiated into and Sinners Page 12. California student loses bet trying to kiss 20 Page 3. Jailed as imposter after posing as heir to sugar Page 8. Lion tamer's twins get early in- to papa's Page 7. Lincoln high school junior king announces Page 6. Postpone Action on Friday Night Opening of Stores A group of Wisconsin Rapids iness meeting last night at the Elks failed to reach an able conclusion on the proposed day night store hours to replace the present Saturday night Following lengthy discussion pro and William acting adjourned the meeting until next Wednesday night at the club Mr. Gleue said a full representation of local business men is requested in order that the matter may be The chairman reported that a standing vote taken at the meeting last night showed that 21 of those present favored the Friday night Ten did not favor it. One business man did not Mr. Gleue said the postponement of final action was taken in view of the feeling if Friday night opening was the change could not become effective for a period of perhaps a The week's adjournment could be he pointed for further study by those attending last night as well as enabling others to ex- press themselves next SALOON KEEPER NAMED OF DOPE RING FEDERAL OFFICIALS CHARGE KANSAS CITY ER WAS HEAD OF HUGE COTICS Mrs. Phoebe Resident Here for Seventy Dies Mrs. Phoebe 76, who came to this city from Canada with her parents at the age of died at RIverview hospital at p. m. Wednesday after a lingering She was the last of a family of ten The Rt. Rev. Msgr. William ing will officiate at funeral services to be held at Peter and Paul Catholic church on Saturday April 15, at 9 Interment will be in Calvary Mrs. Carey was born in P. on June 10, 18G2, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph The family came to what was then Grand Rapids in 1S6S, and the father started a brick yard on the site of the present county She married Matt Carey here on August 28, 1S89. Surviving are one M. L. Carey of this one L. J. of one Mrs. K. C. Mitchell of and three James E. LaVigne and Mrs. J. G. Smith of this city and Miss Bessie LaVigne of Stevens Friends may pay their respects at the Krohn and Berard funeral where the body will remain until time for Prayers will be said at the funeral home at p. m. on IN VICE PR CHAMPAIGN CITY OFFICIAL CHARGED WITH ANCE BY GRAND JURY IN- VICE Kansas April smiling saloon keeper was accused today as the of a narcotics ling a federal agent said did a business before raids swept up 13 of its Operated as Bondsman Angelo 64, who ran a dingy little tavern next to the federal was known as the of Ninth ways he was a familiar bowing figure around the federal where he sometimes to ply his other trade of When an official came into his ace for Donnici himself would trot up to recommend thing especially fine on the Today he was in jail with seven other men arrested here The other five prisoners were ar- rested in New York City and Behind the Richard K. assistant dis- said he had evidence Donnici was man behind the scenes in this many ple are doing time because of him and that he was for the induction of drugs into this H. J. U. S. er of said was the of narcotics bution in the A spokesman for the bureau of narcotics said the ring's tion fanned in every direction ex- cept covered the Pacific he drugs were shipped to Its tions were active in New Orleans and the a Month I would say the Kansas City ring handled one Continue Revision of Trades Practice SPECIAL FEATURES Government bureaus harmonize beautifully on trade See Page 4. April The assembly continued today to revise amend a setting up fair trades practice codes within the department of agriculture and markets for shoe and the cleaning and dyeing but adjourned without taking definite It scheduled consideration of a substitute by Budlong for tomorrow The house approved amendments striking out the provision allowing the code authority to accept con- and services from private sources requiring violators of 111., April Mayor James D. who was in- by a grand jury investigating vice and gambling conditions in Champaign county rendered today and immediately posted bond of for his Flynn was indicted for ance in His indictment was one of 10 suppressed last He said nothing when he The city attorney represented Bond was signed by A. M. Three Others Arrested Three others were arrested during the all named in the pressed Garrett Leffler was indicted for keeping a gaming He was re- leased on Harold McGuire was indicted on three two of bribery and one of he was released under Sadie a Negro was in- for perjury and was ed to jail when unable to furnish Five other not yet were named in the sed Harold was ar- rested at The names of the others were Return 26 Indictments The jury returned 26 indictments last Two weeks ago the men voted indictments against six one of William committed suicide near Barrington Tuesday The grand jury began its gation after the fatal shooting of William University of Il- linois near a Negro re- sort February 16. lion worth of drugs each Another held here was H. 40, a uniformed The federal spokesman said evidence indicated Colburn acted as a guard for narcotics The spokesman said the federal men worked for 19 months at lesser distributing Denver and New they learned Kansas City was the source of Mauston Jail Breaker Sentenced April Ralph 25, of who caped from the Juneau county jail March 18, was returned today and immediately sentenced in circuit court to one to three years in the state prison at awaiting trial on a charge of leud and lascivious walked out of the while he was assisting the jailer in serving Sheriff Preston McEvoy Kinser was captured by the lice of Rock 111. BALLOON EXPLODES practice standards be given jury PRESS CLUB MEETS A meeting of the Boy Scout Press at officers will be will be held at Friday ning at was announced library club it Chimney Sparks Set Roof Loss Fire caused approximately damage to the roof of a residence at 360 Third avenue south occupied by W. A. Smith early this The blaze resulted from sparks that fell from the Firemen extinguished the fire which started in about eight ent places on the The building is owned by man John who was off duty at the time the department was ed. The department also answered two to control grass fires in the city this one near Boles street and another at the corner of Twelfth and Wylie April 13- being inflated at balloon was reported to have exploded damaging a wooden building which housed the atory at the big Zeppelin port. The air ministry announced no one was French Air Ministers Confer Solidifying the Anglo-French alliance to prevent further aggression in M. Guy La French air went to London for important conversations with Sir Kingsley British air They are shown in the British air STEVEN AT RESULTS OF WISCONSIN TO PREVENT WAY ACCIDENTS PRAISED BY OTHER ITALY'S COUP IN FRANCE JOINS ENGLAND IN PROMISING ARMED ASSISTANCE IN DE- FENDING MANIAN IN D E P E N D. State Promotional Costing a Year Proposed in Legislature April Speaker Vernon Thomson Richland introduced a today to create a promotional which would serve business and industrial interests of the The department would be administered by a board and would be allotted beginning July 1, 1939. Governor Would Appoint The governor would appoint board subject to confirmation by the Of the original three be appointed for two year three for four and three for six They would get per diem fees of subject to a annual The board would be empowered to name a director for an indefinite term at a salary not to exceed a The director and three heads would be but all other employes would be chosen from civil service List Duties duties and powers of the department were listed as lows 1. To assist in developing and expanding new markets for agriculture and other products of the 2. To compile and ute information concerning highway recreational advantages and scenic and other attractions of the 3. To promote and encourage cation and development of new ness and industry in 4. To engage in technical statistical tising campaigns and other means and methods necessary and proper to carry out the ing powers and Would Supplant WAA The new department would take the functions of the state ment of which was wiped out at this the Wisconsin Agricultural also set up Illegitimacy on Increase in Clubmen Told Lack of proper home insufficient religious training and little attention paid to the ten com- improper examples by older people and low mentality were branded as some of the causes for illegitimacy which is definitely on the increase in Wood county by Mrs. Dorothy volunteer worker for the county children's board in a talk at the regular weekly meeting of Kiwanis club at the Hotel Witter The speaker was introduced by Ralph program after W. A. Sprise reported briefly on the Easter egg hunt which the club staged for children under 12 years of age at Lincoln field last Saturday Mrs. Rusk traced the history of the children's told of its membership and listed its work in two homes for neglected children being the first and the work among unmarried mothers as the Under the first classification she said that 57 children are now housed in 26 foster homes in the She praised Mrs. J. B. Nash under whose tion that phase of the work is being board handled cases of unmarried mothers between ber 1, 3937 and the same date 1938 and since November 1, 1938 we have handled nine cases of this the speaker She pointed out that it is not always young people involved in macy cases and usually where young people are involved they are not en- tirely at In 05 per cent of the cases home environment is im- she at the 1937 and the ment of recreational publicity in the conservation SPEED OP CIVIL DANE COUNTY DISTRICT AT- TORNEY HASTENS GATION BEFORE ACT. OF LEGISLATURE CAN April District Attorney Norris E. loney announced today he would at- tempt to complete his of alleged hiring of service employes in the Wisconsin assembly before any legislation can be ed to take the probe out of his said he expected to finish questioning of assembly employes late today or Would Block Prosecution The district attorney to a introduced in the sembly yesterday for a. legislate e investigation which would supersede the John Doe and a of- several days ago to exempt legislative employes from il vice on a retroactive Maloney said enactment of the probably would prevent any prosecution by his office if he the evidence Assemblyman Larson author of the il exemption sought in the house today to have the chawn from committee and placed on next Tuesday's calendar for His motion was rejected 58 to The attorney said he had obtained evidence that civil service employes contributed from their aries since last January that 1-1 who had been promised jobs but were not certified by the bureau of could he 31 Witnesses He has questioned 31 Nine others were subpoenaed for day and eight remain to be he Stevens April highway safety ment saved 200 lives in Wisconsin last Chairman William E. O'Brien of the state highway com- mission told delegates to the third annual state safety conference Win National Recognition Recognition of Wisconsin's in safety was given by the National Safety which bestowed on the state nine of the 48 awards made in its 1938 con- test. other single state received as many awards in this O'Brien Promotion of a safer flow of traffic is one of the first tions of the commission in planning a j construction and ance O'Brien adding have sought to give per stress to education and and have no detail of design within economic tions that could make for safety of The chairman applauded the port ghen by safety law enforcement civic newspapers and the Wood Co. Honorably Mentioned The highway first place plaques for 1938 safety record were presented to and Green Lake Second place cates went to Sheboygan and Sawyer Fond du Kenosha St. Trempealeau Vilas and Waushara counties ed honorable Capt. Frank T. Corcoran of the Minnesota state highway patrol told the conference for safety rests with public Keep in Check individual driver and the pedestrian are the elements most di- responsible for present traffic accident said William C Knoelk of the Milwaukee safety quirks of man behavior transfer the average good drivers into drunks speed and invalids Every driver has some mental quirk that mav lead him to find and keep it in Death Claims Mrs. Jos. 74 Funeral Saturday Mrs. Joseph 74. a resident cf the community ally all her died at the home o her Mrs. Gibbs at p. in. services will be held Satur dav at p. m. at the First Mcth April 13 Prime Minister Chamberlain announced a pledge of support gainst aggression to Greece nd Rumania today in an session of the ouse of The prime minister d that France and Britain ad joined in the decision to give oth southeastern European ries the support in their if their independence were The prime re- used to denounce the Anglo-Italian of 1938 because of Italy's Jood Friday invasion of Feels Duce Flouted Pact But he made it plain that Britain Premier Mussolini had flouted hat pact and disturbed the status quo in the The two nations in the 1938 pact the status quo in the area should be ed. The Anglo-French pledge of aid Greece and Rumania Italy's invasion of Albania widened FRANCE JOINS PLEDGE April Marathon Co. Asylum Superintendent Dies April John D. 74, superintendent of the Marathon county home and hospital and the county asylum for 39 died at his home He had served on the county board of supervisors and also had been dent of the County Agricultural Funeral services will be held here and at his former church with the Rev. A. W Burial will b in Forest Hill The deceased was bom in the town of Gram Rapids on April 19, 1SG5, th daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John She married Weinbauer at on 1, 1883. Six children were born tc this one son dying in infancy Her husband her in on July 10, 1931. Surviving rela include thiee Frank o Port Erwin of this and Harry of two daugh George Gross of this and Mrs. Merwin of Wau two Dennis of Ban croft and in the an two Mrs. Lester Bates o Plainfield and Mrs. Ford Fosgate of She also leaves 19 grandchildren and six Until time for friends may pay their respects at the Baker and Son where the body will acting in concert Prime Minister Chamberlain of today declared France would go to the aid of Rumania or in event those nations were menaced by The premier in person read a statement to the press declaring that verbal manifestations and without vain the nation has reinforced its defenses guarantee the frontiers of France and its empire against any the front which tain and France began building with a similar pledge to Poland after Germany took back World The prime minister said the an invasion had the Declaring that France concurred in the Chamberlain ed: British government will lend to Greece or Rumania if their is threatened all the port in their Of the Anglo-Italian accord he said it had justified and should not at this moment be Rumanian Pledge Unexpected The pledge to Rumania had not been expected But the prime minister declared in measured tones that the government attached the greatest importance to avoid dis- force or fears of of the status quo either in the on Pago Open County Cancer Education Campaign Dr. of Marquette university opened the Wood county campaign in cancer education in a talk before county physicians and their and members of the Wood county unit of the Women's Field Army in the Hotel Witter here last The gram was well Dr. spoke at Rudolph later in the The Marquette university chairman of the cancer control committee of the Wisconsin cal was introduced by Dr. George dent of the Wood County Medical Mrs. G. E. Stoddart of state director of publicity for ths also The program was sponsored by the women's auxiliary of the County Medical THE WEATHER Horner Refuses to Stay Wood's Electrocution 111., April Gov. Henry Homer today refused to intervene in the scheduled electro- cution tonight of Elvin 36, for the recent slaying of his friend and well-to-do neighbor Abner son at 111. For Fair in in- creasing ness m not so cold Friday what except mostly so m e- along lake MILD Today's Weather Maximum temperature for 24- hour period ending at 7 minimum temperature for period ending at 7 a. 16; at 7 a. m. 28,
