Zanesville Signal, The (Newspaper) - May 16, 1938, Zanesville, Ohio THREE CENTS THE ZANESVILLE SIGNAL rOL LIX No 11 ZANESVILLE O MONDAY EVENING MAY 16 1938 25 PERISH IN HOTEL BLAZE Strikers Rights Upheld in Supreme Court Decision COURT K REVERSED IN TODAY'S RULING Striking Employe Held Eligible to Federal Protection WASHINGTON ff The reme court ruled today that forking men who strike as a re- Ult of an unfair labor practice by heir employer are entitled to of the national labor lons act This decision was given in olding an order by the National abor Relations board directing lie MacKay Radio and Telegraph to reinstate five employes rho had gone on strike in San Justice Roberts who delivered he decision asserted that the remained employes under he labor act and were protected gainst the unfair labor practices enounced by it Roberts announced no Cardozo and Reed did not The court reversed an opinion y the ninth circuit court of eals refusing to approve ment of the five men on the round that they had severed their by striking Roberts said the findings s to discrimination were d by evidence j The supreme court at the re- uest of the government also ered the third circuit court of at Philadelphia today to how cause why it should not lit the National Labor Relations loard to recall its order against lie Republic Steel Corporation After the circuit court had re- used last Friday to authorize of the litigation tor General Robert H Jackson id Charles Fahy general counsel the labor board asked the court for a writ of imus to compel the desired Withdrawal of the order the corporation to reinstate workers who struck last was decided upon after the court on April 25 had procedure followed by secretary of Agriculture In Being charges authorized at the sas City stockyards Stel contended the er- against it was issued without arguments in reply It intended this was not proper The labor board also has sought t- withdraw an order against the ptd Motor company The circuit purt at Covington Ky refused Hail Damages Automobiles rmit it- and Fahy contended toy had the right to withdraw at any time before a of the record had been They said that had not yet Mn done in the Republic Steel I Chief Justice Hughes called for next Monday on r the circuit court had fpn to take the action that the challenged GO ON TRIAL AS TERRORISTS LONDON sensa- lonc were promised by Mnt attorneys today as 69 Harlan kranty defendants representing ly all of the rich southeastern icky county's soft coal in- went on trial in federal here on a blanket Indictment ng they terrorized miners to them from joining unions as the basis for the the Wagner Labor never before tested as nal and a law en- uring the carpetbagger and Cu Klux Klan day following the tne states to negro voters rights of the government's be a review of testimony during H senate civil let committee hearing In in April and May of 1937 a number of Harlan toid of beatings shootings nd narrow escapes in to gun thugs the said were paid by the Ui County Coal Operators Italian Held Alter 7 Brazilian Uprising RIO DE press from Sao Paulo today that an Italian Cesare La Gazetta Del Popolo of had been arrested in the ith of last Wednesday's In- Fascist 1 uprising I dispatch to the Rio de O Globo said Ri- an important t when arrested and brought here from Sao Citizens of the town of Duncan Okla were out of pocket an mated and farmers even harder hit when the vicinity was showered by a barrage of hailstones as big as almost Especially vulnerable were automobiles as evidenced by the pulverized car top shown in the lower picture The top photo the hailstones sized up alongside a ruler STUDENTS RIOT KENNEDY GETS IN MEXICO CITY Several Persons Wounded Seizure of sity Buildings MEXICO CITY Socialist students today seized buildings of the University of Mexico in a den attack that left a number of wounded The students then themselves against quickly summoned forces of police and firemen The student outbreak was the newest manifestation of internal unrest following the March 18 ex- propriation of 17 British and ican oil companies Associates of the agrarian er General charged today that President denas was trying to drive him to rebellion to distract the public from the administration's troubles Cedillo who has an armeS ant following to whom he has lotted land on his estate in San Luis Potosi broke with Cardenas last August and quit the ministry of agriculture There since have been frequent rumors he was ready to lead a re- volt against the government The latest rumors this week-end sent federal troops into San Luis Potosi northwest of here Under virtual martial law they mounted anti-aircraft guns on four church rooftops and established an anti- aircraft unit at a principal street corner where there are public Nice Thieves Take Hens But Leave CHARLOTTE N John Jones negro brick son wishes the thieves who stole fine pullets from his henhouse would call again Under the roost the dropped a ing FARLEY'S 0 K Party Chairman Also Gives Gov Earle Last-Minute Endorsement NEW ing Into the controversial cratic situation in sylvania James A Farley master general and chairman of the party's national committee day announced his support of Tom Kennedy for governor and George H Earle for senator Farley said he did so because he thought the within the ranks of the Democrats imperils the success of the party in the November election Kennedy now nor has the backing of John L Lewis head of the Committee for Industrial Organization and of U S Senator Joseph F Guffey Pa The state Democratic candidate for governor in the primary is Charles Alvin Jones Pittsburgh lawyer On the other hand Earie Is the committee's candidate for senator while Guffey and Lewis are ing Mayor S Davis Wilson of adelphia for the pos LEGISLATURE IS BACK ON JOB TO ACT ON RELIEF Controversy May Delay Passage of Measure poor relief problem has almost doubled In size since last November brought Ohio's legislators back to the cap- ital today to devise another shift program of aid for the needy Their job as viewed by the big cities and several legislative ers is to raise for support of the indigent during the remainder of the year Many legislators particularly those from the rural areas believe a smaller amount would be quate The question of how the money shall be obtained promises to duce a controversy which may de- lay enactment of a program for several weeks Meanwhile mayors of the large cities are urging all possible haste Their portion of the for relief which the legislature made available earlier m the year has been exhausted by several Cleveland claims it is in debt for relief sities and officials there said un- rest was growing among the un- employed The state government used up Years Old and Still Growing its year it handed out Aside from new wide taxes where then shall we turn for relief some members of the legislature ask Recognizing too the political hazard in new taxes in an election year the administration has posed mortgaging the future Thus money for this year's re- lief needs could be raised by ing bonds in anticipation of 40 revenue from the beer sions and utility taxes Representatives of the now more inclined to shoulder a larger share of the re- lief financing have agreed on a plan for doing this by levying local taxes similar to those now collected by the state These principles arc embodied in about seven bills already prepared for consideration The bills also provide for a state relief director who would prescribe regulations for administration of relief and for expenditure of the funds granted to the local ments Cities which refused to obey the regulations might be de- nied state aid The administration it did in the previous session is to insist that the local governments share at least half the of re- lief In addition to the proposed plication of state taxes county commissioners might be authorized to obtain additional funds by ing upward valuation of gible personal property Senator Harold D Nichols D- relief expert for the hatchet group in the senate was reported to be toying with this idea Figures prepared by the state tax commission indicated an Make Final Preparations For Merchants Exposition North Fifth Street Under Canvas for Big Show North Fifth street took on a cus complexion today and all was in readiness for the opening day evening of the Merchants and Tuesday Evening 4 VL Manufacturers exposition sored by Grotto From Main to Market street thousands of feet of canvas stretched overhead to shield the big show from rain Booths in assorted sizes ran most the length of the square They were empty today but by morrow will be alive with prising trades people arranging displays so that visitors to the ex- position may have ample to inspect at its best A huge parade over downtown streets is scheduled for 7 o'clock Tuesday evening This will be lowed by formal opening of the ex- position by Mayor Tom V head at the Main street entrance The parade will be paced by the and uniformed drill several Grotto band units from cities Wednesday has been designated as Merchants Day and special sales events are planned in local tional year could be m this obtained by levying taxes on 100 per cent of the value of tangible personal property At present part of it is listed at 50 per cent and FLOOD PROJECTS GIVEN APPROVAL Control of the Licking river and the construction of two additional reservoirs on the Muskingum river were among the items gaining consideration today when the house flood control committee at Washington reported on the huge appropriation now ing in congress Under terms of the as amended will be allotted for the construction of levees and dikes in the upper Licking shed and for the ed dam at Dillon Falls An Item of is included as th cost of land damages In the Newark and for land costs Mayor men after a at Sea Costs Lives of Five Men death of five fight at sea was re- ported today when the United Stoles steamer City of Norfolk ar- rived at London from Baltimore and Norfolk Va The United States Lines office said one man jumped overboard ter a fatal assault on another member of the crew the night of May 14 Three others were drowned when a rescue boat which put out in a heavy sea capsized The shipping office said the rames of the men Involved were not available immediately New Bank Opens As Old Firm Pays Off Wilson Incensed PHILADELPHIA S Davis Wilson cried cross today when told that cratic National Chairman James A Farley had declared for Gov George H Earle for the senatorial nomination in tomorrow's i vama primary Farley did not mention Wilson Earle's opponent m his New York that Pennsylvania crats should get together on Karle for the senate and Thomas Kennedy for governor Kennedy and Wilson are on a Democratic ticket supported by John L Lewis ana U S Sen seph F Guffey against the cratic state committee's slate of Earle for senator and Charles Alvin Jones for governor Farley's attempt to defeat Mayor LaGuardia of New York City was a miserable son said His last-minute ence in Philadelphia's political fairs will be resented by every blooded Pennsylvanian Wilson who has bitterly ed Earle termed the Farley an- a double and If I have accomplished else I have eliminated Governor j Earle as a presidential candidate I consider that a public service I part at 70 per cent of value taxation purposes for Japs Tighten Noose Around Defenders By The Associated Press Rams once again put brakes on the insurgent offensive in eastern Spam while on the other side of the earth Japanese armies reported they were tightening a noose of steel around thousands of Chinese soldiers trapped in Suchow key to the China front Suchow was said to have been encircled finally when the hai railway was cut 50 miles west of the city following a severance to the east The city has been the nerve ter of five months Chinese resistance of to desperate offensives from the north and south to weld conquered North China with anese conquests In the valley At Suchow the railway crosses the line all but a diminishing section of which The dam on creek near is estimated to cost with necessary land estimated to rost The reservoir proposed on creek near Millersburg will cosl with land valuations at Moxahala creek at Roseville is included in the and widening and erection of there are to cost with 000 for land appropriations Other work in the flood tion program for the Zanesville dis- includes construction costs on various projects at with land appropriation values at 000 The committee in placing its proval on the program for the entire Ohio valley mended the initial appropriation of stores A pet parade in the ning will be one of the day's lights Several free vaudeville acts will he presented daily and the Grotto band will be on hand during the exposition to furnish music The affair will not be without Its carnival features as a wheel merry-go-round and sundry rides will be found on the spacious lot formerly occupied by the building Judging will begin Friday at the Liberty theater for the selection of Miss and will minate Saturday night when the winner is selected by film scouts of leading moving picture studios Miss Zanesville will go to land to compete with other con- for the title of Miss and an opportunity to enter the Miss contest at At- City in September cal contest is being sponsored by a number of local merchants from whom entry may be ed The Zanesville Community Chest will use its booth donated by the Insurance agency to display the activities of the 13 agencies supported mr in part by Chest funds The Boy Scouts will be featured in a booth donated by Meredith Business college Ample provision has been made for fire and police protection Members of the Grotto patrol have been deputized by Sheriff Ed man and will be on duty day and night The state highway patrol and the governor's Coordination Bureau for Safety will occupy a booth for the promotion of highway safety according to word received today from state officials Straw Hat Season Under Way At Last The weatherman forgot to play ball with fashion experts yesterday and opening day of the straw hat season wasn't exactly a howling success Intermittent rains and a raw wind forced many well dressed gentlemen to stick to their felt fedoras Warmer weather today brought out many straw hats however and despite a poor start the season now is way Chicago Confronted By Crisis in Relief Chicago's relief funds exhausted city and state officials faced today with the problem of feeding Gov Henry Horner said he would call a special session of the Illinois legislature to handle the relief situation Leo M Lyons relief Pictured here are the men who flew the two legs of the first airmail flight in 1918 Above at left is Lieut Torrey H Webb seated in the cockpit of the plane in which he ned the New phia leg Directly above is Lieut James C Edgerton who picked up Webb's cargo in the Quaker City and sped on to Washington OFFICERS KILL TWO IN HOLDUP Youngstown Pair Shot While Robbing Club Two ers Escape EAST shot and killed two of four robbers who attempted a cular holdup at the Eagles club here early today The dead were identified by lice as Mike 23 and John Yurko 31 both of town The other two escaped The Columbiana county sheriff's had received a tip that there might be trouble at the club A crowd of about 300 gathered for Initiation ceremonies of the Eagles lodge last night Police state patrolmen and sheriff's deputies were stationed In the two-story building just off the main street Only a handful remained In the club on the first floor at 2 a m Then two robbers entered an- other stood In the door and the fourth remained in an auto The two first accosted Sergt M A Mock in charge of the state highway patrol detail and John Mansell janitor and forced them to lie on the floor Others officers began firing and the two fell dead The third man was believed wounded but he fled to the auto and escaped with the driver Lodge officials said there was about In the safe and police reported that the robbers carried tools with which they apparently intended to open it SCORE NOT YET ACCOUNTED FOR IN DEADLY FIRE Conflagration Is Most Tragic in History of Atlanta ATLANTA VP Twenty persons were killed 13 were in- jured and many others were ing in a fire which raged early day through the Terminal hotel Fire Chief O J Parker said it was the deadliest fire in the tory of Atlanta With 25 bodies removed from the ruins at least a score of persons were unaccounted for under ing estimates of the registration Destruction of the hotel records and mutilation of the by falling timber and steel hampered identification efforts The ruined walls stood as a ace to traffic and rescue workers Police said a high wind would cause them to crumble Collapse of the roof plunging de- bris through charred floors to the basement cut off hope of survival for any who were trapped Only the walls were left standing Fire Chief O J Parker said was Informed 60 were in the brick and frame building Five persons jumped One man unidentified who leaped from a fourth floor window died of a brocken neck Three other men were Ben L Berry hotel clerk and G R Kimberly 54 a fireman were burned on the hands in rescue work E K Gulley 48 special agent of the department of internal re- venue and his wife were ed by the smoke and heat and fled down a fire escape from the fourth floor Two minutes Gulley said and we would never have made it I don't see how any of the others could have out alive Carl Nash an employe of the Piedmont hotel and Ed Davis a fireman rescued three persons shortly after the fire was ered Nash said all were overcome by smoke but were not Chief Parker said when fire company arrived flames were shooting from the windows and it was impossible to put up nets Charlie Labon bellhop at the hotel for 20 years was on duty in the lobby when the fire broke out He said a in the basement kitchen screamed Oh lawdy and he felt a muffled Wast from below Almost immediately he said smoke and flames streaked up I ran to the he said and tried to get to warn some of the guests but the flames spread so quick I had to jump from the elevator cage on the ond floor and run The man on the switchboard Berry got burned trying to ring the phones There wasn't anyone got out except those that jumped or got down the fire escapes Firemen found one man dead half way across a window sill His pocketbook was partly burned and of the entire amount said tne commission had enough order that the work on these nn tn feed nt tho food on hand to feed each of the families about a week pro could get under way FROM PLANTS MORE STRIKE SOTS I COUNCIL BLUFFS VP Four more Pilot Knudsen of Omaha told police that while he looked over the side of his cockpit his ger Ward C Fritz injury and death suits arising from the 1937 Memorial day riot at South Chicago were filed against Republic Steel Corp today just north and south of Suchow bringing damages asked to was in Japanese hands in 16 cases only the name was found on a telephone Firemen described the death of what was apparently a family ther mother young son and daughter The woman was found sitting In a chair The girl knelt by the bed The man and small boy were lying on the bed The hotel an old structure had been remodeled in recent years It was situated near the center of the Atlanta railroad yards about five blocks from Five Points the heart of the city Chief Parker a eran described the fire as the deadliest In the history of i He said it was the third In the last 30 years on the block burned in 1908 Seat Jurors to Hear Marino Murder Case sons were seated tentatively this morning as jurors to try John An- thoulis of Steubenville on a first degree murder charge growing out of the gang slaying of Roy py Marino ex-convict and petty racketeer whose body was found near Rogers O Sept 10 and slightly warmer The courtroom was crowded as tonight Tuesday mostly cloudy with Judge Maiden Jr opened Probable showers in southwest portion site The The hotel was rebuilt and a basement fire damaged the structure several years later Warmer the case the first of three on the same indictment Solly Hart of Cleveland and his alleged associate Herbert Ross wll follow Anthoulis to trial Omaha dancer climbed onto a wing Two other suspects still are at of the last night and ed feet to his death Ohio Week-End Traffic Takes 13 Lives Attempt To Save Unborn Baby Is Futile large A special venire of 75 persons was called for the case Selection of the Jury progressed rapidly this S A M 58 48 City Zanesville Atlanta Boston Buffalo 48 Chicago SO Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Detroit El Paso 50 48 48 50 50 66 tion max Clear 57 Cloudy 74 Cloudy 58 Clear 60 Cleir 64 52 Clear Cloudy 68 60 Cloudy 96 Father Devine Pays A toll of 13 traffic deaths in Ohio over the week-end included a For Converts Theft I mother and her baby although the I child was delivered alive by a Ross new is willing to forget those 15 Union Bank of Commerce opened keys which disappeared from his L BAYLY DIES here today and at the same time Co father's farm In 1912 Oregonia's postmistress turned the liquidated Union Trust which it superseded over to him today K from Sir Lewis of a to Father Divine New York negro to charge of the and British naval with cult leader enclosing 515 for the payment Union He said two of his con- fating at Cobh Ireland Trust depositors will have had stealing the German submarines full payment of small accounts and fowl from the Ross farm World war died today at all but 20 per cent of a larger I guess that settles sarian operation 10 minutes after the mother's death Mrs Beatrice Erdman 26 was the victim of an auto accident at Toledo A hospital surgeon ered her baby boy who only two and one-half pounds and Coe 32 of Spencer and William Hepp 62 of Cincinnati ing but it was indicated that both City sides might resort to peremptory Angeles 11 i challenges New Orleans New York Pittsburgh Portland Ore injured four others Helping to repair a tire on the road near Arthur son 21 was crushed to death when another auto struck the car and two more autos smashed Into the wreck Near Barberton Mrs Florence 35 of Doylestown was j passenger train at Three more men were struck and killed by autos They were John Herbert 47 of Cuyahoga Falls ron suburb Floyd 65 of Columbus and John Kuskovich 72 of Steubenville Edward King 25 of Hamilton Two Men Arrested For Abducting Pair COLUMBUS Two men identified by Chief Deputy Sheriff Ralph G Garner as brothers from Springfield were held today in connection with the abduction and robbery of a man and woman from ed when her auto was sideswiped by another was killed when he drove his beer I the downtown district truck Into the path of a Garner said charges of highway robbery would be filed against was placed in an incubator He I Three men were killed as result lived but a day i of autos crashing into poles They 80 retired in 1919 counts l Ross A collision of three autos south were John Walsh 25 of Massillon I of Cleveland killed Mrt Florence I Roy 51 of Toledo and ilton Ralph Hames of near Lebanon died tn a Cincinnati hospital of in- juries suffered when his George Hinkle 29 and his brother Harold The elder Hinkle was under guard in a hospital where he was treated for a broken ankle cle collided with a motor car on while the younger man was route 42 near his in the county jaiL 46 Clear 70 Cloudy 84 52 Partly 34 50 Partly 52 46 Clear 74 Washington -.58 Cloudy Yf Phoenix Ariz 100 Battleford Sask COLUMBUS eather e o n I- tions for tne 24-hour period High pressure central and barometers are relatively high in the upper anS the Canadian prairie Low pressure areas are central off New England and over Utah and re- ported from the central and plains and rain In New England Cool n refton but It m warmer In weather persists and Ohio valley the and
