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Sandusky Register (Newspaper) - May 7, 1930, Sandusky, Ohio \ exclusive associated press service the Sandusky Register Sandusky s oldest business institution founded 1 8 2 2 More than a Century in your service. Professional movers advertise daily in the classified columns vol. 10 8. No. 10 9. Sandusky Ohio wednesday May 7, 1930 t p f Turku c fonts f Ait a 1 in v la fit cents sunday Ohio Mother kills children bed Texas Tornado toll set at 44 dead owl near death fifty Hurt state investigator High winds says soldiers Home widespread m p i it ast Ohio Shower Nuiji Liui Vilii Kii Nilk we Diu cd in Rifle Noiin Ami n in Iii cooler n i i i Annii Nirh cooler probe ably Kliott is. the temperature will remain unseasonably High in i in. Washington forecast District wednesday bin cooler weather will overspread Tennessee the Ohio Valley Anil the lower Lake Region u Edne Day night and thursday my the Atlantic states during thursday and thursday nig Liti local data highest temperature yesterday is same Date lust year 57 lowest temperature esterday 6" name Date last year a precipitation yesterday 12 same Dale last year .0 humidity s a. In. Us noon 47 Sun rises today 0 21 Sun sets today w i tid weather a a station observes Sie is a 41 Tion at 8 p. In. 3 i u it. Abilene a 86 70 1 1 Chicago s. Cldy.,s2 8t 6li 10 Denver new ptoly&6 60 34 12 0 Duluth no. Cluy44 40 42 20 .14 calves Sis ,74 7s 74 22 0 Jacksonville. E. Clr.,72 80 10 0 Memphis. Us cldy7s so 72. Allies City. A clear.52 52 74 0 Phoenix. W. Clear.70 72 4s 0 Portland so. Oldy46 52 44 .41 St. Luuis a cldy7u 82 08 20salt unite Sli rain. 40 60 4a 10 .32 Frisco a clr.,."5t 58 15 88 0 s. A my a jew. 78 4s d Wasu Teton 24 dead identified wind blows 100 Miles an hour. in Dallas vex., my i Opi Al in Haj ii persons were killed today in to m Rirs tornadoes which struck in widely scattered Section Texas with in still will be swelled when disrupted wire Linn is restored. Dallas Tex. May 6 to thirty six persons were believed killed lofty in a series tornadoes which dipped Down upon widely separated sections the state. Twenty four the dead had been identified. Broken communication lines to tar stricken cities made an exact out the dead difficult tonight. Front in Navarro co had twelve known dead. Run a in Karnes co had five known Drad. Keport in the in a x Tribune the buildings in the business District there. Ii. .1. Nichols Risica a aviator flew Over Krost afterwards and said the Tornado apparently came from the Southwest Ravelin in a North Easterly direction and cutting a path about ten Miles Long. The lop floor the Schnol Hou eat a rust was blown Uway but the pupils had been taken to the first floor the Liui Uinins at the approach the storm and ail escaped injury. Hits it Alolph Field another storm which earlier in the evening struck Kan Alolph Field an Ai drome near Sun Antonio killing j. Klee Spleid Houston a steel worker later struck near i Tuuk Kar Necco East Kan Antonio. It first bit Between Nordheim and lounge Cut a Swath through Fields and demolished houses killing Fer slim Tel Ala Host and his wife and three Cli Ildren i Unelio Villareal. An unidentified mexican was killed and four persons were injured when a House was demolished 12 Miles from Spur in Northwestern Texas. T fifty More persons were injured in a Urinch parts the state those most seriously at Randolph continued Page 12, col. 3 our weather Man Ite port hint the soldiers Home is a fire Iraq that it is unsafe and hat hazardous conditions exist have i Een Ercall exar Geraled Edward ii. I be assistant stale fire marshal Columbus declared tuesday following his All Wilny investigation Hie Home and grounds. I find not Liing about which to Leeome alarmed i a said. Lye a truest at the Sloane hotel. Vas interviewed by the be ii Ter tuesday no fit before his departure for Columbus. With four members the atm Lari legion appointed by stale commander in Idley White Xor walk Lee spent the entire Day inspecting at the Home. The investigation was brought about by tin american Kion after Anonymous charges that the Home was a fire Hazard had been made. Kex peeled critical conditions "1 coed to find a critical situation exist n at tie Home judging from newspaper articles Anonymous letter and verbal charges that had reach e explained that he made no investigation wiring in the Home since this phase would a Kancis m. Stephenson Washington May 6 a the Senate will vote at 1 30 clock tomorrow afternoon the severely contested nomination judge John j. Parker North Carolina to the supreme court with the result believed tonight to hinge three senators still in the doubtful class. The agreement to vote tomorrow was reached after the Senate had made its own investigation the charge by senator Ashurst Democrat Arizona that Federal judgeship were being offered in return for votes for Parker. In a session tense with excitement and teeming with angry exchanges senator Ashurst named senator Dill Democrat. Washington As the senator who lie said had told him lie had been offered a judgeship if lie would vote for Parker. Cairn and dispassionate in contrast to the tempestuous scene before. Senator Dill said senator Ashurst had misunderstood him and told the Senate the whole thing was he said a personal Friend from Washington had urged him to vote for Parker but he did not consider the Friend had made tiny offer. A reference had been made to judgeship he. Said but he did not take it. Seriously. Senator Watson Indiana the Republican Leader withdrew his request for a Senate investigation. Fess sets hour. The Senate then agreed unanimously to a proposal by Schnal Orlyss Republican. Ohio for a vote at 1 30 clock tomorrow afternoon and opposing leaders again set to work to determine their strength administration Republican ranks still were divided tonight by the two for opposition organized in a Bor and the National Hon for the advancement the coloured people. Senators Allen Jones Washington. Shortridge. Of California and Mcculloch. Of Ohio All republicans joined in Parker s defense in the debate today the proponents carrying an All Day Campaign. Talkie Star weds soon race pigeons beat planes , Norway May 6 Fri five Carrier pigeons beat an air plane travelling Lor Miles in hour in a race from Oslo to Jess him a distance seventy Miles. A sixth Pigeon came in at exactly the same moment the piano did. The pigeons were chosen from Tho fastest in Norway and were pitted against one Tho Small planes used by the air Force. The plane took off at the moment the pigeons were released. Bebe Daniels Bebe Daniels talkie Star will be married to Ben Lyon june 14, it is announced in Hollywood. Rum runners Tell you stg s in chasing them Toledo o., chief Boatswain Young the and ids t w May to four incr d. Coast guard aids w Cut Down while chasing a rum boat through a heavy sea near the Toledo Harbor Light late thursday afternoon it was Learned from reliable sources today. Tho Story came from members the Crew a Toledo rum boat the same Craft the guardsmen were Forest fires checked with millions damage 111/ the. Atrial de i Roll with half a dozen exceptions fires which caused millions dollars damage throughout northeastern tales Over the week end were at least being brought under control last night and Many them were extinguished. In new York stale although More than a score fires were reported during the Day Only one. Was out control. That was at Copake and spread along the Taconic Mountain Range into Massachusetts and Connecticut. Fires m the Northern part new Jersey were out under control thanks to heavy Rains which aided weary fire fighters but for fires were s do burning in the South. Thirty five thousand men remained guard against fresh outbreak the fires which Hava burned Over 100.000 acres since saturday. Breaks out anew at Nashua fire broke out anew yesterday in tiie ruins Nassau n. H., where Relief work is being carried for 700 persons a Hose Homes were burned during the week end but the Fla is were soon . In main there was still serious danger from fire which flamed girl is killed wedding eve Athens o., May 6i the eve her wedding to have been solemnized today. Miss Violet Bur Ris 22, was killed beneath the wheliss an automobile driven by her Fiance Virgil will 24. The car skidded a gravel Road struck a tree and threw miss Burris beneath the wheels. Will was not in a Ivd. Ancient seaport pegu desolate after quake Rangoon. Burma May 6 up the ancient seaport pegu one the most in portent in British India Luy desolate tonight from an earthquake and tidal wave that overwhelmed it during the night. It was estimated that Between 400 and 1,000 persons had perished fire following the earthquake and the tidal wave destroyed what few vestiges habitation Vevi a Iet h pegu whose history goes Back to 537 a. D. Tho us meow tidal wave overwhelmed the City a Lahoyt time for warning. Dead and wow Lotf were us Belij taken from Ike Rui a to night and a makeshift Hospital Camp was giving first Aid. Broken communication and disorganisation Public services made accurate information meagre. Few buildings escaped damage. Even the roof Tho famous shwe maw due Pagoda an i ancient Temple rising to a height 8?4 feet was wrecked Tho Pagoda la one the holiest places in Burma. The a one the worst Over known la a District that has frequently Suffy cd from them virtually the entire pegu normally about 18,769 was hum Luwi Juell Pregg two tube Over 15 Square Miles near Hollis and crept along the Saco River. Residents Bonny Eagle Village were driven from their Homes by flames which firemen from seven villages could not halt. The town Canonchet in Rhode Island was menaced by an advancing Wall flame which in three Days has swept Over a four mile area. The mount Riga fire at the Junction the boundaries jew York Massachusetts and connect Cut was out the Cotune Ticu to Side but still raged last night a the other two states. What had been Connecticut s second major fire before the mount Riga flames in that state were checked was still out control last night and raging along skill Mountain. Tarkingt0n Home saved from fire Kennebunkport. Maine May 6 fire which to a catered the estate Here Booth Tarkington novelist and 40 other summer residences having an assessed valuation $2,000,000 was checked late today by seven fire departments after a Battle several hours. Feel quake a Paz. Bolivia May a i Tho san Calixto seismological Observatory reported today it registered an earthquake estimated to be about 8,300 Miles Distant from la Paz. Tho disturbance continued four hours. Markets at a glance. New yuck blocks Strong rail and utilities Lead drive. Bonds firm convertibles up with stocks. Curb Strong utilities and oils Lead Advance. Foreign exchanges easy Sterling declines prospects Gold movement to Paris. Cotton irregular near months highest Trade buying Distant. Wybar lower favourable crop advices. Sugar easy lower spot Market. Coffee Siasy foreign Selling. Chicago wheat finn decreased world s visible Supply. Con firm unfavourable crop reports. Cattle to irregular. Hogs weak to lower. Chasing who saw the government Speed boat break through an unusually High waste strike the trough the other Side with tremendous Force and crack in two. More than a thousand feet from their boat the Summers say they saw the guardsmen floundering in Tho High Waves. Rescue was impossible according to the Story. The rum boat was carrying an uncommonly heavy Load liquor and it was All the Crew could do to keep their own Craft afloat. They dumped their cargo overboard to keep from sinking. Hum boat battered when they reached Shore then boat battered by the wave s As it sped from the guards was leaking water in a dozen places and the motors had been jarred Loose from their placements it was reported. Tho guardsmen were left the rum boat Crew said near Nerc a coast guard boat and a party w Tola Loans in a Sailboat picked up the bodies Young and chief machinist. Mate William Pratt sunday about three Miles Rorth the Harbor Story How Young. Pratt and motor machinist John c. Hay a re. Lost will be communicated to Xieu t Martin a Rasmussen coast guard commandant the Toledo Areu w to has been conducting the government s investigation the affair from the Marblehead base. Lieut. Rasmussen had planned to question members the cg-173 from which Young Pratt and Hay put off in the Detroit Harbor thursday less than five hours after their ship cracked up. The quiz by which Rasmussen will seek to continued Page 12, col. 2 expect break in heat wave the heat wave which has gripped Sandusky Tor two Days past and which established now temperature record for the year again tuesday with a maximum is degree will Likely be broken some time today probably either this a Lur noon evening when showers thunderstorms Are expected in this locality. Tuesday s excessive temperature was still considerably Helow the All time hot weather Mark for the month May in Sandusky. record Here is 93 degree. Yesterday s hot spell came afer a rather generous Shower Early a he Morong. Much cooler weather is forecast for thursday with showers again being a possibility. Man held Here confesses to mail robbery is definitely linked with Cleveland jobs Post office agents to claim him. Arthur if. Brandenberg confessed mail robber and forger will to turned Over to Cleveland postal authorities today and will be returned to that City for prosecution in connection with mail Box robberies which occurred there several weeks ago. Brandenberg was arrested in Sandusky saturday afternoon by Captain Leo Schifley. Chief police c. A. Weingates received word tuesday night that Cleveland postal officials would take charge Brandenberg today. Authorities in Cleveland have been seeking the mail Box robber who recently operated in Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. Brandenberg has confessed to a number jobs there and chief weingates is confident that there is a Clear Case against him. Tell tale checks fit was the Possession several checks ranging from $1 to j300, payable to various persons but All forged in the same handwriting that led to Brandenberg s implication in the Cleveland robberies. After being questioned by chief weingates and Captain Schifley. admitted that he had stolen these checks from mail boxes. A Telephone conference with Cleveland officials disclosed that these checks were among those stolen. Others Brandenberg said have already been cashed. Admits prison terms Brandenberg has admitted to Captain Schifley that to served two prison sentences for forgery but re fuses Tell the states in which he was Cori visted the length time served. . Has bragged to police to lat his criminal activities extended from coast to coast. His system he told Sandusky to continued Pago 12, col. 3 ships to Cost billion asked Washington May 6 a a Bill to authorize a 10 year naval construction program to Cost $1.-000,000,000 was being drafted today by chairman Britten the House naval committee who said the enormous expenditures will be necessary to place the american Navy a parity with the British Navy under the terms Tho London naval Britten announced after a conference with Secretary Adams a member the american delegation to the London arms conference that he would introduce the Bill. In addition to the 75.300 tons six Inch gun cruisers allowed the United states under the treaty the Illinois member said the program would Call for 150.000 tons new destroyers 52.700 tons new submarines and 69,000 tons aircraft carriers. Lauds red Cross Washington May 6 a Praise the peace time work Tho red Cross from Iceland to South Africa and similarly Aci Ess the world was Given tonight before Tho annual convention dinner the american hed Cross by . Reno Sand Belgium technical Conn seller the league red Cross so Cit is. 81 at Cleveland Cleveland May 6-f/pj Cleveland today Hud its warmest May to in the history Tho weather Bureau the Mercury hitting 84. Huge water tank soon to be under erection Sandusky s million gallon Reserve water tank located Follett St Between Colun bus a Aud Milau indent. Structural steel and other Rua Terlalis is the ground and steel workers will soon begin erection Oyt ttu1" Columbus woman leaves 4 others besides 7 slain. Columbus o., May 6 a mrs. Ethel Geller 44, shot and killed seven her eleven children shortly after she had put them to bed this evening and then attempted to commit suicide. She was taken to a Hospital in a dying condition. The dead Alice and Allen Yel Den twins 3 years old Wayne Yel Den 5 Byron Yelden. 6 Eleanor Yelden 7 Elane Yelden 8 and Eldon Geller 15. Mrs. Geller had been married twice and used the name her first husband who is dead. Her second husband Darby Yelden. Coloured 46, was sentenced in 1926, to serve 7 to 10 years in Ohio Penitentiary after he had been convicted a statutory charge. Surviving children Are Mildred Geller 17 Vernon Geller 12 Marion Geller 21, u. S. Army Atlanta a. Irvin Geller 22. Pilot graphs children since Yelden went to the Penitentiary mrs. Geller had supported her children by Selling newspapers hero and it was believed she became despondent Over her losing Battle against poverty. An hour before the tragedy the Mother took her children to a photographer to have a group picture taken. Afterwards mrs. Geller gave. Vernon 23 cents a Promise that he remain away from Home for several hours. Mildred went to a Hospital where she was employed. The shots attracted neighbors to the Little Home the. West Side and they called police. The children All dead were tucked neatly in their Beds. The Mother was the floor nearby. Mrs. Geller always seemed Happy As she stood at the Corner stau and High its calling her papers. Neighbors revealed after the shooting however that she recently had. Been worried Over her losing fight to support her children. One the neighbor women said that mrs. Geller told her a few Days ago the sooner this thing is Over the better for us details the tragedy were Al most entirely jacking since no one saw the shooting. Feared she would Cash in another acquaintance said that mrs. Geller had complained be ing ill and feared she was going to Cash . Geller s husband several Days ago wrote her a letter saying that he escaped injury in the Penitentiary fire april 21. I friends expressed the belief that mrs. Geller had planned the shoot ing several Days ago. This was borne out when police found letters to a Friend and her surviving Chilli Dren. One was addressed to mrs Edith Smith u Friend for 25 years it read Edith i think there is enough insurance for everything. If you want to do something get blankets for Tho babies. No fuss keep Tho Public out. You take care insurance and All papers until settled. Good Bye and Good a this letter was penned to three her children Mildred Eldon and Vernon Don t think too hard Mother Don t think too hard Mother for this please. Just always try to do what is right. Listen to older advise. It will always be for your Good whatever is told you. I am so tired i can t go and no one to care for the rest is Why. I take them with to. I want you to a to Church. Do As you Are taught and try to live this Down. Good Bye . " in it separate letter to Mildred. The Mother gave instructions for disposing personal belongings and household goods lots i want to say but can t think the letter closed give Addis and Edith each a picture. Keep the rest for you. Write Marion often. Do Best you can dear. Timy will steal. On account the blood Alice is better gone. Too. Try to feel that Way. Jonii Bye. Mother. Child cries murder before firing the shots mrs. Gel Ler placed towels Over each child it there would be no powder Burns the bodies. A boy living near the Geller House reported hat he saw Elaine run to the porch Wilile the shoot big was for ing . Murder murder help my Mother is murdering us Tho boy said a he screamed mrs. Geller then puue4 her Back into the House he said. It was not believed that mrs Gejo Ler planned to kill Eldon to whoop she at dressed one the letters. To. Lice said he probably walked into the House when she was killing th8 others. Thousands die in earthquake London May 0 a a dispatch to the daily mail tonight a in Maud Eliut Between 6,000 and 7.000 per were killed to the earthquake at " go Burma last night. The dispatch by it err a to indent in t and Ulii. Said bit persons had been Bdl to in k4lui &4fe and that 204 were ii de a a

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