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"The Weather Good Evening i "Trobably Showers Tonight And -I Tuesday; Not Much Change In I Temperature. WELCOME ceil YA Eitabllihed I ear Decamber 1g72 The Ne World by Associated Press SUNBURY, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 1937 AH of Today's finest Features PRICE TWO CENTS Ransom Ready for Kidnap Victim FloutingOf Miners Quit Steel Corp. Senate Receives AdverseReDO Coal Pits; Tension Taut On Wide Strike Fronts OnCourtReform Charging Strikers Halted Mail Strike Eagles Events Official program of events i WMmmm Wmmmm i 1 i lipiliiiiiiiiil I yj.i 1 11 ill in II iimniBi 11 1 1 II I I -f I I 'v I. ty' FDR Plan Branded As 'Dangerous' -Committee Recommends 7 "Emphatic" Rejection of Court Changes. Proposal Is Ruled "Needless, Futile' 10,000 Word Report Echoes Virtually All Objections Raised.

WASHINGTON, June 14 (AP) The Senate Judiciary Commit tee recommended rejection of Roosevelt court bill in blistering language today, branding it "a needless, futile, and utterly dangerous of Consti- tutionaT principle." "It should be so emphatically that its parallel will never again be presented to the free representatives of the free people of America, said the re- port, signed by seven Democrats and three Republicans. The report echoed virtually all the objections, raised to the measure In seven weeks of hearings. It said the bill would, not ac complish its purpose, would destroy the independent of the ju diciary, and would make the gov ernment "one of men rather than one of law." "It contains," the majority said, -ine germ oi a system ox cen- An appeal from her husband sent investigators away from the Long Island home "of Mrs. William Parsons, shown above in a picture taken some years ago, so that he might establish contact with her kidnapers who left a $25,000 ransom note behind. Fairly wealthy in her own right, Mrs.

Parsons was also the heiress to a considerable fortune, friends said. IE Comb Brush For Matron Force of 100 Seeks Clues to Disappearance of Mrs. Alice Parons. MYSTERY DEEPENING STONY BROOK, N. June 14 (AP) A force of 10 Osearch-ers mobilized to beat the brush in the vicinity of the Alice Mc-Donell Parsons home today in an effort to unearth some clue to the tTam -rage flr VOK ive for the 26th State Convention, Fraternal Order of Eagles: Tonight m.

Flag Day exer- cises at River Park ana parade over principal streets of city. Sponsored by'B. P. O. Elks Lodge, -x 267.

Eagles will participate. 9 p. m. Entertainment at Eagles Home. Tuesday 10 a- m.

Final business- session at Elks- Home, with election and installation of officers. Formal adojurn- ment. Picture "of convention group. i 2 p. m.

Giant street pa rade. North on Sec ond to Reagan, east on Reagan to Fourth, south on Fourth to Race, east on Race to Sixth, south on Sixth to Market, east On Market to Tenth, south on Tenth to Chestnut, west on Chestnut to Fourth, south on Fourth to Walnut, east on Walnut to Second, north on Second to Market, east on Market to. Tenth, double march to Cameron and disband. After parades-Drill team contest "at Third and Market Streets. 7 p.

m. Fremen's ta rade, sponsored by Sunbury vuy sana. 8:30 p. m. Dancng.

en tertainment an derand ball at Eagles Home.1 .11 p. m. 'Award of auto mobile, grand prize of con vention, on Market Square, Rebel Planes Attack Bilbo i TTO IT KlIhAn i o. strike at Heart of Basqu Infantry Drives Into Suburbs. EVACUATE CHILDREN By The Associated Press Insurgent war planes machine- gunned the very center of Bil- Demanding a senatorial investigation of alleged "deliberate tampering" with and stopping of the mails on the part of steel strikers, Senator H.

Styles Bridges N. is pictured at left as he appeared before the Postofflce Committee with a bundle of evidence. With him stand First Assistant Postmaster General William H. Howes, center, and Senator Kenneth McKellar (DenL, com- mittee chairman. Background 1 A tralized administration of lawlyLlVVUVXV JLfllUtlCl thavwould enable any xeeative Pitcairn Man To Of Miners Is CIO Order Miners in Workings of In dependent Steel Corpora tion.

Walk Out. i State Troopers Trod 1 Cambria Strike Area O. Federation of Labor Threaten Strike of 15,000 Men. Thousands of miners in diggings' owned by two big independent steel corporations walked out today in a new move of the Committee for Industrial Organization to try and force the steel companies to sign labor contracts. As the grimy workers came out of the ground, tension remained taut on the wide front of the nation's labor troubles.

Helmeted state troopers trod a 7-mile beat of the strike-beset Cambria works of Bethlehem Steel Corporation in It was quiet, after a vicious flurry yesterday when five men were slightly injured, but there were fears it would not remain calm. The Canton, Federation of Labor, representing 15,000 varied craftsmen in the city, threatened to call them al away from their jobs if picket ines at Republia Steel Corporation's plants there were" broken. 1 The troubled Newton Steel Company Plant of the Republic Steel Corporation resumed un molested operations today at Monroe, Mich, after a huge mas meeting yesterday protested picket '4ine breaking. Monroe was quiet by tensely troubled and elaborate barricades prevented any "unauthorized" person from-approaching closely to the plant There was ominous quiet else where in the Great Lakes region of steel unrest, where mort than 70,000 men have been idle since May 26 in the Lewis union's effort to obtain signed contracts-from independent steel companies. The National Labor Relations Board, with broad powers the Wagner Act, called upon the Inland Steel Company to answec charges that it refused to bargain with the steel workers Organizing committee of CIO and promoted, a "company union" of its John L.

Lewis, cnairman on CIO, ordered 10,000 workers in IT mines owned by Bethlehem Steel Corporation and the Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company, to stay out of the mines today. Officials of United Mine Workers of America said virtual ly every one of the mines, in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, was shut down. A few operated. they said, but that was because the word had not been received. The union said they would be closed by nightfall.

Three of the mines are in West Virginia; the others in Pennsylvania. Johnstown seemed the focal point of unrest today. The huge Cambria works employs 15,000 men. A strike was called there in sympathy-, with a walkout of workers on the black list ano5 Conemaugh Railroad, Bethlehem- owned, who asked and were refused a signed labor contract Many of the released miners eddied around the Franklin Mill, where yesterday's violence occurred, but State Troopers and city police maintained a ceaseless, armed vigil. The pickets did not molest workers entering the Eastern gate between 7 and 9 a.

m. and he picket line broke up. It stood throughout the night, most of toe time in a drizzle. The crowd was good-natured as it left in contrast to its rest lessness during the night when it had broken into disorder severtl HeadF.O.Ea U. S.

Laws IsCharged Sen. Bridges Asks for Hear ings on Violations in Steel Strikes. Urge Fixed-Hour, $5 Week Pay or Industry Administration Prepares for Fight Over' -Relief Burder Shift. WASHINGTON, June 14 (AP) Senator Bridges (R-NH) asked Chairman McKellar (D-Tenn) of the Senate Pstoffice Committee today to start hearings as soon as possible on alleged flouting of federal laws in the steel strik McKellar indicated inquiry would follow completfen of the relief bill by the Appropriations Committee, of which he is acting chairman. Bridges also is on that committee.

Bridges made public a letter to him from R. E. McCreary, Dis trict Attorney at Beaver, which said: "About a month ago the 4 CIO called a strike at the Jones and Laughlin Steel Plant in Aliquip pa. and posted pickets about the mills. On the second day of the strike a mail truck tried to enter the mills and im mediately became the victim of a mob.

windows of the truck were broken and the driver slightly inujred by flying glass. A long time elapsed during which the mail truck was held up by the pickets and it was not allowed to proceed until the organizers gave the men authority to allow it to proceed." McCreary was asked to send further details and 7 statements of witnesses. Unemployment 1 Studl The Senate approved a proposed nation-wide study of unemployment by a commission to be appointed by the President The would be in addi-(Tnnt to Page Ten, Col.3tvt New Eagles' ParadeRoute $1,000 in Prizes for Tomor row's Events. Urge Home Decorations. POLICE MAKE REQUEST A.

J. Neidig, chairman of the committee in charge of tomor row afternoon's parade, highlight of the 26th annual conven tion of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of today called upon Sunburians, especially those along the route of march, to decorate their homes with flags and bunting The parade is scheduled to move at 2 p. m. Eagles are asked to help pro mote the commumnity decoration in keeping the gay attire of the business district. Chairman Neidig also called attention to a change in the previously announced route of the parade.

The correct route follows: Form on Second Street Move north on Second Street to Reagan, East on Reagan Street to Fourth, south on Fourth Street to Race. East on Race Street to Sixth, south on Sixth Street to Market, east on Market Street to Tenth, on Tenth Street to Chestnut, west on Chestnut Street to Fourth, south on Fourth Street to Walnut west on Wal nut Street td Second, north on Second Street to Market east 'on Market Street to Tenth, coun ter-march on Market Street to Cameron Park and disband. Drll team contest will be held following the parade at Third and Market Streets. $1,000 in prizes are being offered the Sunbury Aerie for the parade, including: Large number of men in line, one Aerie first $100; second, $50; third, $25. Best band in uniform fa line, 40 pieces or more first $100; second, $50: third, $25.

Best drum and bugle corps in line first $75; second, $35; third, $20. Oldest Aerie in line 25 men or more, $50. Old est Eagle in line, $5. Marching Club with best drill team in line first $50; second, $35; third, $25. Best appearing Aerie line, 50 or more Eagles.

$50. (Turn to Fate Tea, Col, Three). gles so minded to ena ms juages mio every judicial district in the and to sit in judgment-on con- troversies between the govern ment and the citizen. As the "controversial measure finally reached the-Senate after more than four months of nation: wide debate, administration Sen- ators said rney virtuauy naa abandoned tne proposal ior ing five new judges to the Su- preme court ai once. iney were trying msieaat i work out a compromise whereby ine couit; coiua oe augmemcu vt today while the Spanish Insurgent inilantry pusher into Homer B.

Jaye Nominated Without Opposition for State President at Opening of 26th Convention Here 7 Today. -National President Speaks. eiaeriy justices repiacea hi. wicpurgn" -nas been under siege. rate oi one a -however, declared tney womfli fiUbuster against any modified what he hopes wi1 be the proposal.

Push, drove a great gap in the Submission of the committee's government's "rion ring" of de-report made" it impossible to tense neaV 5anta Ma5in. caSfup Jh. bill for debate at any tune, but leaders gave noindica- poured into the sib! tion when they might do so. urban They were expected to wait at Trar, leauntil the Senate passed the tS Four Injured In Accidents Series of Auto Crashes on Region Roads Over the Past Week-End. CITY AGAIN ESCAPES Four persons were injured and many others had narrow escapes in a series of accidents on region fiighways over the past weekend) '7: Sunbury again escaped any minor accident being reported.

Three Cars Collide Three automobiles figured -in a collision at 11 clock this morning at Middleburg when tne Lauto driven by Samuel Pontius of Union County collided with. that of Russell Betzgar. Middle burg R. near the Hotel Middleburger. Pontius was proceeding toward Selinsgrove and turned left to enter the Duck- i and Troxell Garage.

After the collision of the two, cars, the Pontius car crashed into the car of Russell Bingaman, Middleburg R. which was parked along the street. Damage to each car' was estimated at $100 each. No one was injuredi Has Narrow Escape: A region motorist narrowly escaped serious injury late Saturday night when he lost control of his automobile on the "Auto Graveyard Curve" near Paxin-os, and crashed into eleven guard rails, knocking them from their 7 Leo Faust, Paxirios, R. D.

1, operator of the vehicle, told PoUce that the steering' apparat us locked as attempted to nesntiat thP mrv whii it ing toward Shamokin about 11:30 o'clock. i Faust sustained, a slight lacer ation of the face. He was taken to a physician where the wound was dressed. The front of the automobile was extensively damaged and was towed to a garage for re pairs. Two Injured In Crash Two persons were injured and a motorist was arrested for violating the State motor' code Saturday night as the result of a collision one mile south of Iiv erpool.

The injured persons, both oc cupants of the same car, were Dotoald R. Hammer, 21, of Kane, wno surtered lacerations of the face and left ear and bruise nf the right arm, and Miss Pearl bcarber, 18. of Liveroool R. TV. who suffere4 lacerations of the nose and Thurston B.

Alexander, 42, of Willow Hill, driver the other car, is the arrested man. State highway patrolmen of the Dun-cannon sub-station said that Alexander was being held for a hearing. Car Rams Truck Frank T. Taylor, Glendale. California, was driving' a GMC truck, one mile south of Muncy, last evening, wfim mw nf yu res blew out.

He wag inspect ing the blow-out, when a coupe driven by A. Smith, of Montoursville, rammed into truck, causing $50 damage to the coupe and $5 damage to the truck. Smith stated that he didn't see thetrrrck until practically on top of rt, when he applied his "brakes and skidded. No one was injured'. Boy, 5, Eras Into Auto suffered a puncture wound of Robert Geary.

5. of Newport Steel Strike Execute 28 Red Plotters fay with. Lives for Wreck-7. ing the Amur Railroad in Far East, SPY RING MEMBERS MOSCOW, June 14, (AP) Twenty-eight persons have been convicted and executed at Svob-odny, in the Soviet far east for wrecking the Amur railroad, it become known today. The charges against the "wreckers" were similar to those made in threee previous trials in the far east at Svobodny and at Khabarovsk.

These trials already had result ed in 68 executions. All the con demned were accused of being participants in a Trotskyist, Japanese spy and terror organization News of the newest far eastern executions came on the heels of the conviction and shooting of eight red army generals, once the flower of the mightiest armed xorce in tne world. They were executed Saturday fo rtreason, accused of selling out their com rades to Nazi Germany. This case apparently had no direct connection with the far east ern trials, except that all reflect ed the Soviet grim determina tion to wipe out opposition on every front. 1 Found G.

A. Pin Lieut. J. R. McHvain of the P.

R. R. Police today 'reported that he found a pin of the G. I. A.

to the Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers at the local station. He awaiting a claimant LATE NEWS FLASHES WASHINGTON. Jane 14 (A P) President Roosevelt Louis A. Johnson of West Virginia today to be assistant secretary of war. Johnson, a former national commander of the American Lesion, will take the place made vacant when Harry H.

Wood-ring moved np to the secretaryship. WASHINGTON, June 14 (A P) War debt Installments totaling $1,500,000,000 faU due to morrow from 13 European na tions, bat there is no sirn that more than the merest fraction will be paid. Only Finland, owing $153,143, has announced its Intention of paying promptly as All the other nations have been in default since 1933. MASSAWA, Eritrea, Jane 14 (AP) Amelia Earhart, who is flying around the world "hist for hopped eff at 7:30 (11:30 p. m.

E. S. T. Sunday nirfat) for Assab, Eritrea, en- route to Aden, at the southwest ern tip of Arabia. Before she lifted her silvery monoplane off the runway of Otamlo airport, Just outside the capital of this Italian colony, she said she would attempt to fly non-stop to Karachi.

India, If feather conditions were good. By The Associated Press DEMANDS' Steel Workers Organizing Committee, CIO 'Affiliate, demands bargaining con tracts covering wages, hours and working conditions from Repub lic Steel Youngstown Sheet and-Tube Co, Inland -Steel' Cd and Bethlehem Steel Corp, (Cambria Plant, Johnstown, Pa.) IDLE Estimates vary from 73,000 to nearly 80,000 in seven states of the Great Lakes Steel area. CASUALTIES Eight killed in Memorial Day riot at Republic's partially operating South Chica go, HL, plant; many wounded or injured in less serious clashes. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS Gov. Martin L.

Davey of Ohio to resume conference (pertaining primarily to Ohio situation) tomorrow with SWOC. leaders and representatives of Republic and Sheet Tube, only Ohio producers affected. Governor considers appeal to Pressident Roosevelt for intervention if negotiations collapse. 'Scottsboro' Trial Upheld Alabama Supreme Court Af firms 75-Year Sentence for Defendant. DEFENSE PLANS APPEAL MONTGOMERY, June 14 (AP) The Alabama Su- premei t-ourt amrmea today a 75-year sentence for Heywood Patersoiv one of the nine Ne gro aeienaams in tne Scotts boro" case.

Patterson, charged with at tacking Mrs. Victoria Price abroad a freight train in March. umi, was given the sentence at Decatur, in January, 1936. It was his fourth conviction in the case, but the first in sentence was which the death not imposed. Attorneys for Patterson an nounced the case would be taken to the United States Su preme court for a third time.

Convictions have been Set aside oy tne nigh tribunal on two previous appeals. Patterson is the onlv one of me nine aeienaants under sen tence. The others are awaiting trial. Leave On Fishing Trip The Rev. George Hallman.

pastor of the First United Breth ren Church, and Lee Goodman, ie mis morning ior Lake Seneca, N. wert they will spend the week fishing. The Rev. Mr. HaHman will be home in time for services at his WPA Project Approved The WPA, at Williamsoort has announced approval of a project for a road vhich will connect all cottages and buildings at Laurelton State Village.

Work will begin June 21 and 20 men will be employed. Annual Strawberry Festival First Reformed Church Lawn Tues. June 15 from 2 to 10. reX "riifhf Timber 'th Jn- the bill did not submit a minor- I report. 7' 7 Senator Hatch (D-NM) gned le majority report, out saia in a separate statement un 1 1 1 j.

a. guments were against the bill in its present form. I a denunciation as the com- mittee's reoort. It was nreDared ohioflv bv three Democrats SAttnrc Tfinir nf TTtah WleC.aTran of Nevada, and Mahoney 01 Wyoming. Assum Keasons- They recommended rejection of the bill for these ''primary "The'bui does not accomplish an one vt uujcvuvca hifihJtwasongmaMy pnerea.

suDuroan villages in the out skirts ol the Basaue caDital For more than nine weeks the Spanish (government's "Pitts -insurgent General Francisco Fran no shell at the AI -r KArini7 TTraMtA A Mn. dren, and the FrenrhiSim. Vl. vailJ' i'ouu vuicia iram Kan ia TMin Vu v. "I oe carea ir government- "my escape 07 land, was under vf cntish and French destroera Were 6aid to be Waitini? at i me iMervion River to evacuate the.

President and his suvmimew, DOdv of Drowning 7: Victim Is Recovered A search delayedJourJiours be- pany, as their boat caosized. of the lake near the Lycoming community of Strawbridge. He was pinned under the overturned boat as three companions swam to safety. Gessly. Dr.

Qair Vastine. of Wil hiaTncTrt T.wnmfmr nounced that no inquest will be The State Police were assisted by Henry Sones, his son Paul; and daughter Gladys. Boys Wanted To Sell Daily uoys over 12 years of age wanted to sell The Sunbury Daily on the streets. Ambitious boys can earn nice Income, Adv. Emnmue Sale Hugh Morison Aux.

1st Presby- tenon Church) WecL, Thurs-Fri. Sat Kea Derick Bldg. nAdv, Homer B. Jaye, Pitcairn, was nominated without opposition here today for state president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles of Pennsylvania, at the opening session of the 26th annual Nominees for other offices, also without opposition, are: A. F.

Larkin, Reading, vice pre sident; A. J. Dougherty, Pitts. secretary; J. J.

Ashberger, treasurer; Frank J. Smith, Carnegie, chaplain; George C. Graham, Pottstown, conduct or; John A. Doran, Chester, in side guard; Scott H. Shafer, Sun.

bury, outside guard; Henry J. Gaynbr, Philadelphia, L. B. Ober- holtzer, Lansdale, and Morris Splain Oil City, trustees. The election will be held to morrow.

Delegates to the national con vention in Chicago were elected as follows: John W. Young, Hanover, re. tiring president; Theodore Wolf, Monongaheia; Wilson Erkrine. McKeesport: George A. McClel.

Ian, Gettysburg; Joseph Shilling, one; j. j. Conway, Wilkes-Bar re; D. S. Drumheller; Pottstown; James Tullius, Clairton; John R.

Doherty, Latrobe; James Graber. McKeesport; Dr. Ely Gaffney, PhUadelphia; C. F. Sanders, Al- toona; John Demuth, York; Lloyd lerry, Meadville: T.

F. Maloney, Philadelphia: Samuel Patulo. Ofl City; M. J. McDonald, Pittsburgh.

Jaye, the incoming president is head of the Pitcairn town coun cil, and an industrial leader of the city. comparing American peace with" strife-torn Europe, Dr. H. G. Mehrman Oakland, National Eagles said "fraternal organizations like ours will maintain peact in America.

Dr. Mehrman stirred 400 dele gates at the opening business session with his assertion that "by 1830 the Eagles will reach its goaJ or one million pointed to the fact that 16,. 597 members have been added during the past year and that the organization is in the health iest numerical and financial state in its history, The convention will reach its climax' Tuesday afternoon with a gigantic parade over seven, miles of city streets. More than 20,000 state Eagles are expected here for direct violation of the spirit of Id. Shenandoah WPA the American Constitution and Jker'.

drowned when its employment would Dermit eedy f.8. midnight fishing aHarafinn nf th rnncitntinn without the people's-consent or Gessly, married, and the father approval; it undermines tiie pro- of two small children, was appar-tection our Constitutional system entlv stunned by the icy waters gives to minorities and is sub- versive of the rights of indivi- duals. "It tends to centralibe the fed- eral district judiciary ty the power of assigning judges from The bodv was claimed by Stan-one district to another at will. hey Kunsky. father-in-law of tunes.

Several automobiles had been upset and stones were thrown at other machines and street cars. 7 The board's complaint added that Inland Steel's action caused the strikes at Indiana Harbor, Ind and Chicago Heights, I1L Strikes that began May 25 and are still in effect Hundreds joined the picket lines at the Cambria works. Pennsylvania's Governor George Earle, hopping about the state yesterday in an autogyro, pleaded that there be no disorder. "The company could sett'e this thing by signing a Iora Icq, CoL Fcvr); "It tenas to expana 'ponncai control over the Judicial Depart ment by adding to the powers of re55ecimg tne juqi- riarr." Attapking President's Roose velt's message- recommending the Kill the Senators said: "It should be pointed out here that substantial portion of the message was devoted to a discus- so in of the evils 01 conincxmg decisions by mierior courts on Constitutional questions ana th Bivffwl abuse of the newer of injunction by some of the federal courts. t(Tn Pc Tea, CoL Etl2.i I I I Pje Jsa, CoL ThreeVlthe "big day" of the convention..