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V % PCATTSBURGH DAILY PRESS, PLATTSBURGH, N. Y.—FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1937 PAGE THREE TODAY, AUG. IS, 1»JT Sun rises 5.4, sets-6.57 Length of day 13.53 Days decrease 1.13 —Peru Grange meets Friday, Aug. •13 at 7:30 p.m. Standing Time. —Special meeting of Trades As- sftobly will be held in their hall •tonight at eight o'clock. All dele- gates are requested to attend. f/UKANT OFFICER LAFIER DEPARTS He u4 Mrs. Lafler Given Farewell Party Previous to Their Going to Philippines Warrant Officer and Mrs. O. C. Lafler of Plattsburgh Barraote de- parted Tuesday for San Francisco by way of Kansas City, called away unexpectedly by the illness of the former's mother at her home near Kansas City. They were accom- panied by their niece, Margaret. Plans of the well known 26th In- fantry band leader had called for H liHtewi ih'ii* ;>PVTII : 111' Hill these ltad to be ohanged when he was called to his mother's beside. He had received orders transferring him to the Phil- ippines but planned to leave only in September. On Monday evening Warrant Of- flct* and Mrs. Lafler were the guests of honor at a reception at the home of Mr.-and Mrs. E. J. Vitek. Mem- bers of the 26th Infantry band and their wives attended and a most en- joyable evening was spent. 6,000 MILE TRIP IN CANOE ENDS FOR TWO New Yorkers, la Platts- TAX COMMISSION TO , MEET ASSESSORS Vti A. Broderick, clerk of the boaKJ of supervisors, has been no- tified that the State Tax Commis- sion will meet with the assessors of •thetowns at 8:30 a.m. (EST) next Thursday in the supervisors rooms to approve the assessment of wild and forest lands within the forest preserve. Assessors are requested to bring X936 and 1937 assessment rolls. Exemption of property deeded to the county by those receiving old age security will be explained. HERMAN GORDON OFCHAZYDIES ' * Herman Gordon of Chazy, pro- prietor of-Gordon's restaurant, died IS-fee Physicians hospital last night ft eight O'CTOCK. He was 45 years old; _Hfe leaves his wife, one daughter, ifirS, Clarence Loughan of Keese-, ville; his mother Mrs. Paul Gordon of Plattsburgh, one sister, Mrs. Grace Burnell of Plattsburgh, and one brother, Fred Gordon of Cha- . igr. •: His funeral WIU be held in Sacred Heart church at Chazy Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. sWh Bernhardt, formost ac- tress of her day, refused to aban- don the stage after her leg was am- at the age of 70. Z HASH SUPPER \-• The Ladies Aid Society of Peaslee- ritty will serve a hash supper at the honie of Mrs. L. D. Durgan, Friday evening, Aug. 13.—adv. (A-13) . We Supply Careful and Dependable Service for all - Automotive Needs : at the Rei Service Garage, he. M-h Charlotte St, Ptettabottfa Phone 1196 ues'Ice Cream New Super-Creamed Cream Now 35c B. Jaques Drug Co. Inc. (D9tr> Reported at Nome Two New York City young mgh sailed into the Plattsburgh dock more than a year ago, stepped out of their 17-foot canoe and amazed local yachtmen with the announce- ment they were headed for Nome, Alaska. Some listeners laughed, other told the youths they were erazy. ' Yesterday, from Nome, Alaska, came this brief dispatch:— \Two New York City young men, Sheldon Taylor, 26, and Geoffrey Pope, 24, who set out from New York in a canoe more than a year ago, arrived here today.\ Thus tlir two had completed their if}ltttt><iml< iWnffi'- -ill atllcrlHlW <\)<- clderi (in because they \were tired of sitting on high stools doing book- keeping in a New York City pub- lishing house. But the canoe, rigged with special sails, narrowly escaped more than one disaster on the long voyage. The first was during a squall on the Hudson near Tarrytown, another on Lake Champlain. While in Plattsburgh, the adven- turers visited the Press Office and made public 10 commandments which governed their conduct toget- her.. There was to be no fighting and a minimum of \heckling-.\ Their Jury, in all disputes, was ,to be a toss of a coin. Greatest danger anticipated was the possibility of the two \getting on each other's nerves\ while in the wilds of Canada. TRIDUUM BEING HELD IN ST. JOHN'S CHURCH A triduum in preparation for the Feast of the Assumption opened in St. John's church last night. Evening services are at 7:30. Mass this morning and Saturday will be celebrated at 7:30 followed by spe- cial devotions. As Saturday is the vigil of the Feast Day, it is a day of fast and abstinence for Catholics. The Feast of the Assumption is one of the greatest feast days of the Catholic Church and will be ob- served Sunday with special services in all catholic churches. HERE AND THERE IN NORTHERN NEW YORK .OGDENNSBURG — The St. Lawrence State Hospital here grad- uated a class of nine nurses Wed- nesday night. Rev. John A. Cotter of Brasher Falls delivered the com- mencement address. WADDINGTON — Col, Harry K. Rutherford, ordnance depart- ment of the army, a native of this village now stationed at Raritan, N. J., arsenal, has been assigned to duty in an iadvisory capacity to the assistant secretary of wai\ SCHROON LAKE — Miss Lucy S. Welch of Watertown, for the past four years a teacher in the public school here, will be married next month to Thomas E. Martin of Car- thage. Mr. Martin is staff announcer for radio station WIBX, Syracuse MAIiONE — James McDonald, a former resident of Malone and the husband of the former- Miss Cath- erine A. Barry of Malone and Moira, died suddenly Wednesday in Watertown where, for several years he had been yard conductor of the St. Lawrence division of the New York Central. WATERTOWN — Wednesday for the first time in B7 years the male members of the class of 1880, Water- town High School held a reunion at Hotel Woodruff. LAKE TITUS — The annual meeting of the Lake Titus Protec- tive Association was held Saturday Officers were reelected, as follows: J. Stewart Gibson, president; Libe Washbum, vlde-presBJent; Robert F. Hale, secretary-treasurer; Calvin H. French and Joseph Gough, trus- MALONE — \You're Going to laugh when you read this,\ a Brook- lyn man told Roma A. Albert, man- ager of the Franklin hotel, as he was about to register Tuesday night. The guest was not disappointed in his prediction, for Mr. Albert's face beamed when he saw the man's name which read, Franklin Malone. Mistrals are northwest winds which at certain seasons of the year suddenly depreciate tempera- tures on the south xsoast of France. FINAL CLEARANCE on all summer merchandise — prices nofmentioned. See For Yourself e Specialty Sh op 15 Clinton St. SENATOR BLACK NAMED TO SUPREME COURT (Continued from Page 1) be disqualified for service on the court because ho had voted to as- sure justices retirement pay, for\ which he will bo eligible ultimately if he goes on the bench, but this point wa.-i not pressed immediately. ill' 1 i the arimte without u. public won: that it was in the offing, Chair- man Ashurst (D-Ariz) of the judi- ciary committee appealed for im- mediate confirmation. \It has been an immemorial cus- tom of the Senate,\ he said, \that whenever the president honors this body by nominating one of its mem bers, the nomination is confirmed without 'reference to committee.\ Praising the nomination, Ashurst declared his committee obviously could throw no new light on Black's qualifications, because they well known to his colleagues. He added that the Alabaman is a lawyer of \transcendent ability and great industriousness, courte- ous in debate, young, vigorous and splendid ha character and attain- ments.\ But Senator Burke, one of the bitterest foes of the president's de- feated proposal to reorganize the court, interrupted to declare: \Regardless of the custom, there never has been an occasion at al resembling the circumstances oJ the present nomination to the Sup reme Court of the United States. It should go to the committee for further study.\ Senator Johnson, another cour bill foe, came into the chamber af- ter the nomination had been receiv- ed and quickly announced: \I do not want to consent imme- diately. I think the nominatio should pursue the regular course, and I say that without any invidi- ous reference to the senator from Alabama.\ COON - HOUND MEET SUNDAY AT.PIHENRY Dogs From Ten States to Take Part in East's Classic of the Season The Adirondack Coon Hunters' Association with headquarters al Port Henry, will hold Its fourth an- nual all-hound field trial at Oak Point Farms, five miles north ol Port Henry, August 15th. Thouroughbred hounds from ten states have been entered and it is expected that 5000 spectators will see the card run off. Outstanding hounds entered in- clude:— Dayton Danger, the property of Yowell Brothers, Dayton, Ohio: Betty White, owned by Judge Corliss, Bridgton, Me: Redwood Speed. Lc - JUDGE CRQAKE NAMED ON BAR COMMITTEE County Judge Tliomas F. Croake has been notified by Charles W. Walton of Albany, secretary of the New York Bar Association, of his appointment as a member of the committee on Legislative Reporter. The appointment was made by George K. Bond of Syracuse, presi- dent of t'.ie Bar Association. The personnel of this Committee includes former Supreme Court Jus-i tice W. F. Bleakley of Yonkers, Jer- ome A. Peck of Port Chester, Charles Evans Hughes, Jr., of New York city and James McPhillips of Glens Falls. THREE STOLEN CARS FOUND •Slucriir and Deputies Hanging Up Record in Recovery of Stolen Automobiles BROCKELHURST FAINTS WHEN FATHER CALLS TUCKER PRISON FARM, Ark. Aug. 12. (/P)—Lester W. Brockelhurst, Jr., 23 year old Galesburg, 111. \crime tourist,\ fainted in his cell today when his father, paying a surprise visit, told him his death sentence for murder would be ap- pealed to the Arkansas supreme court. An appeal would automatically stay until late fall the execution set for Aug. 27. Lester was convicted June 24 at Lonoke for the May 6 hitch-hike slaying of Victor A. Gates, Little Rock. Lester was convicted of slaying Gates after the planter picked up the youth and Bernice Felton, 18, Rockford, HI. They fled in Gates' car, and were arrested in New York. The girl was acquitted of a murder charge. SCIOTA Aug. 12 — Mr. and Mrs. Edward Monette spent Sunday with his bro- ther Henry Monette. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vassar and son. Leon were business callers in Plattsburgh Monday. Mr. and MW. Isaac Trombly spent Sunday with his brother, Frank Trombly of Mooers. Mir. and Mrs. Hubert Lopierre this week called on his brother Herbert Lapierre who is a patient in the Physician's Hospital. Frank Manor had the misfortune of having three cows killed by. light- ning Monday afternoon. Mrs. Joseph Jubert and Mrs. Oli- ver LaValley of Brattleboro, Vt., spent Wednesday with Joseph Ju- bert. This vicinity regrets the death of Mrs. Napoleon Deyo, who services were held in St. Louis church. Rev. Father Millette, pastor of the church sang the requiem mass assisted by Rev. Father Desrosier and Rev. Fa- ther Defore as sub-deacon. Mr. and Mrs. William LaValley of West Chazy were callers in town Wednesday. Mrs. Orville Monty of Altona at- tended Mrs. Najjoleon Deyo's fun- eral. 1* rt. VWlMiti, iNilyokH, MW..; ltni Olny. the Bull of the Pampus, own- ed by Dutchess Sporting Kenne 1 ,;; Staatsburgh-on-the-Hudson; Winc'/y Joe, owned by E. J. Delvainey, mia- west, North Atlantic and Eastern States. \PR\ Ace High and \PR\ Bflue Devil Pete, two .promising yonng- sters owned by Rich and LaMoun- tain, will offer local competition for the visiting hounds. The club has guaranteed a' $500 purse to be paid in cash prizes to the winning dogs, with $50 in cash to be paid to the entry traveling the farthest distance. The Port -Henry Chamber of Commerce has offered a $25 cash prize to the largest en- try. With a record entry anrl a rich purse the Port Henry meeting will undoubtedly be the outstanding coon hound classic of Norfih Ameri- ca this season. I l • Shrriif Rudolph LaChappelle and In., clfpiitics are hanging up i record ji 1 . Un ILXO'.I.-I'. or 3 U)](.'ii ear, . iiOl' 1 U'io. jcrovcirrl which was lound abandoned near Laphaiu's Mills. It was learned the car was stolen from a resident of Bridgeport, Conn., ami the owner arrived yesterday to clato the car. Yesterday morning a 1936 coach stolen from an Al'oany man Tuesday was found abandoned on the Bear Swamp road in the vi- cinity of where the LaSalle oar was found Wednesday. Yesterday afternoon a Plymouth car, owned by Gustave Lundgrem of this city, which was stolen, from in front of the Sweepstakes restau- rant Wednesday night, was found abandoned on the \plain. 1 ,\ near the Peru road. With the exception ' of the Ford car whi<!h was found locked, the keys were found in the other two cars. ARE AVAILABLE Issuance to Begin At M. V. Office In Citjr, on JERSEY CITY GIANTS SPLIT WITH TORONTO JERSEY CITY, N.J., dug. 12. (ff) —Jersey City closed its home stand here today by dividing} a double- header with the Toronto Mapli Leafs, winning the first by a 1 .to score but dropping the second 4 tc Rollie Stiles was the hero of the first game for Jersey City. The vet- eran righthander, besides shutting out the Leafs with four hits also batted in the only run of the game in the third by singling after Red- mond had doubled. Stiles fanned one and walked one in notching his sixth victory of tix season. Woody Davis and Johnny Wilson stopped the Jersey's with 5 hits in the second game while the Leafs got to Johnny Meketi for 8, three of which they bunched in the sixth with a hit batsman and a fleldar's choice to produce three runs. First game:— Toronto . 000 000 000—0 4 0 Jersey City 001 000 OOx—1 6 0 Meola, Wilson and Hogan; Stiles and Redmond. Second game—Seven innings:— Toroto 010 003 0—4 8 0 Jersey City 000 101 1—3 5 1 Davis, Wilson and Heving; Meketi and Klumpp. Where They Play Today NEW YORK, Aug. 12. (ff)—Sche- dule and probable pitchers in the major leagues tomorrow:-* American New York at Philadelphia—Gomez or Murphy vs. Ross. Boston at Washington—Wilson vs. Weaver or Linke. Chicago at Cleveland—Kennedy vs. Harder. St. Louis at Detroit—Hildebrand vs. Wade. National Cincinnati at Chicago—Derringer vs. Parmelee. Pittsburgh at St. Louis—Swift or Bowman vs. Weiland. Philadelphia at New York—La- master vs. Hubbell. Brooklyn at Boston—Hoyt vs. Tur ner. The clarinet was developed by Joseph Christopher Denner at Nur- emberg in 1690. The first woman suffrage con- vention was held at Seneca Falls, N. Y., in 1848. Persimmons werl introduced in- to the United States from Japan about 1875. Eamon de Valera, Irish Free State president, was born in New York in 1882. \It is secret rather than open dis- cussion which creates morbidity.\— Margaret gujkjn Bamjjng, . FRENCH TROOPS ATTACK REBELLIOUS KURDS BEIRUT, Syria, Aug. 12. («>)— French army planes and motorized infantry dispersed concentrations of rebellious Kurds at several points in northeastern Syria today in an ef- fort to end more than a month of disorders. The French forces went into act- ion in the upper Jerizeh district, center of Kurdish agitation for au- tonomy of that region from the res of the Syrian mandate held by France but due to gain independence hi 1939. The Kurds were driven from vill- ages where they were blamed for numerous killings and other disor- ders. Reports from the trouble zone said many of the rebels also had been killed in clashes with native supporters of the government. Baseball's Big \Socks\ (by The Associated Press) .Cecil Travis of the Senators, hit- ting safely in his only time up, boosted his American League batting lead to 14 points over second place Lou Gehrig of the Yankees yester- day. While Qenrig was getting only two for seven, falling two points to .374, Travis boosted his mark two points to .388. Ducky, Medwick, set- ting the pace in the National Lea- gue with a .400 average, was idle, but picked up two points neverthe- less, as Gabby Hartnett went hit- less and dropped to .378. Player, Club G AB H Pet. Medwick, Cards. 100 400 87 160 .400 Travis, Sen. ... 78 299 45 116 .388 Hartnett, Cubs . 70 222 28 84 .378 Waner, Pirates .100 405 70 152 .875 Gehrig, Yanks. 102 382 97 143 .374 Dibaggio, Yanks 96 400 106 149 .382 BORN CROSS—At the Champlain Val- ley Hospital, Aug. 12, 1937, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cross of Wills- boro. SANTOR—At the 'Champlain Val- ey Hospital, Aug. 12, 1937, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Keeseville. Alfred Santor of BETH ISRAEL SERVICES Sabbath Eve services this evening at 7:30. Hunchback dwarfs at the court of King Philip IV of Spain were im- mortalized by the painter Velas- quez. Wearing of the fez in Turkey has been forgidden since Mustapha Kemal Pasha came into power. Bela Schick, a Hungarian bac- teriologist, discovered the special reaction to diptheria toxin of chil- dren susceptoble to the disease. Thousands of ye'Uow three-year operator's license , renewal blanks are available at '.he motor vehicle office, in this cit-j. The office wi'J not begin issuing the renewal liijonses until Monday, although persons wishing to obtain the blanks rriuy do so now. Blanks were available for the first time yes- terday. / Deadline,! for renewals is Septem- ber 30. F'ersons renewing their li- censes f.c.r three years do not have to appear,- personally, although those who rj&iew for one year only must do so. / TJ.M license blank, yellow in color, is changed but little from the one je$r blanks uieel up to tin pri .ui th\ i(' f.irlliiliK i||fi il'ilnllfin, r- - Ires mlrinlKiil. HrptcmlW '10. 1940. .One question added to the blank this year is \Do you possess another New York state operator's or chauf- feur's license at the present time?\ The question, it.was explained, re- fers only to persons who possess both operator's and chauffeur's li- cense. Although persons were per- mitted to possess two licenses in the past ,a change in the law demands that one license be surrendered. SPILLWAY AGAIN DEFEATS MAETALL NEW YORK, Aug. 12 OT— For the second time in a row Joe W. Bfowri's Spillway won over DeWitt Pege's Maetall in a photo finish, when the two fought it out in the 25th Sanford Stakes, the six fur- long juvenile feature at Saratoga Springs, today. Wheatley Stable's Quick Devil and Hugh J. Jackson's Wise Mentor lapped on the first two in a blanket finish. Spillway recently scored over Maetall in the Saratoga sales stakes in a similar finish. He was a 7 to 2 shot in today's race and did the distance in 1:14 under 113 pounds over a track dulled overnight rain. Maetall, favorite at 8 to 5, was weighted at 119. Spill- way tpok $8,650 on the event. m Abbatoro, closing at 7 to 1. took the fourth race at the Spa in a photo finish over Chance King and Ron won the third race for maiden two year old colts and geldings. CHINESE SCRAP IRON GUARDED FROM JAPAN AMOY, China (ff) — China has succumbed to the scrap iron col- lecting vogue. A sixteen day pe- riod has been set aside in Amoy during which time each resident is supposed to collect and turn in all iron and copper scrap he can lay hands on. The Chinese believe that 'Japan is buying scrap iron in China for rearming. Although the export of iron has ben banned, the Japan- ese ar6 reported to be buying iron in China, sending it to Taiwan or Hongkong and transshipping it to Japan. ELLENBURG Aug. 12 — Mr. and Mrs. William Carlisle of Pittsfield, Mass., are vis- iting at the home of Miss Jennie Patnode. Genevieve Sharrow of Malone call- ed at the home of her parents, Sun- day night. Mrs. Eugene LeClair and Mr. and Mrs. B. Longtin have returned home from their trip to Williamstown, Mass. Mrs. Edward Labarre and son are visiting relatives in Johnson City. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Drazen and children, Joan and Douglas, of De- troit, Mich., have returned home af- ter visiting at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stark. Mrs. Lynn Hoff and children.of Plattsburgh have been visiting sev- eral days at the home of her par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sthark. Mrs. Benjamin Longtin and son, King, of Teaneck, N. J., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. B. Longtin and other relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm WSlcox and son from Teaneck, N. J., visited rel- atives in town recently. Millie Taylor of Malone was in town Tuesday evening. Allen Sargeant is spending a week at Silver Lake. Broccoli was brought to England from Italy in the 16th century. TONGUE-TIED Liza: \Don't 'it 'imvAtti Answer 'im back.\ AH: \'Oow can I? 'E's said all the best words,\ CHAZY CHILDREN TO GIVE PLAY A play, \The Princess and the Dragon\ will be given by the chil- dren of Chazy, toight in Chazy Hall Library. at 8 o'clock. : ' *' The play is directed by Miss Peggy Farmer, of Jersey City, and the dancing by Miss Helen Saxe, of New York. The proceeds will be nsed to pur- chase children's books for the'Chazy STRAND Today and Tomorrow Mat. 2:30, Eve 7 & 9 JJneCan Blame Us I' 0 'FOR. WHAT WE M 'WANT:?:ONLY FOR ^ WHAT WE DO!\ ft i* KAY FRANCIS ERROL FLYNN «H •'W'-'rf-V _in Warner Brof~ _ ng hf|_ IAN HUNTER ?RIEDA INESCORt U :rt Mundin-G. P. Huntley, Jr. J|J sled by WM. DIETERUE Music by Erich Wolfgang Korngold Technicolor of the • Coronation NEWS Mat. 25c, Eve. 35c, Children^ •••• Last Times Todaj Mat. 2:30, Eve. 7 DAD TURNS 1 ^ PRESSURE OIL STO( SALESMAN . . . bottle kids get the divideiids ... in romance! % £ «\ 'La ,25ft sft t Comedy \Stuck In the Sticks\ Cartoon \The Installment Collector\ f NEWS Mat. 20c, Eve. 25c, Children 115c Saturday \BORDER CAFE\ with HARRY CAREY and JOHN BEAL
