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Fort Weather Forecast riOitlDA Fair unltit and Wednesday except rloady a rati react tonight. uliKhtlr cooler la north portioa tonlcht a ad la north a ad central portion Wedandar. TG TTD 7H A TT. IT? A TTTT Lauderdale Tides Htjth Tide off Fort Land, rrdale oa tVrdanday will bo at o. m.

and p. Low Tides at 8:25 a. m. aad 7 p. m.

AND EVENING SENTINEL VOL. XXI; NO. 297. ONZ.T ASSOCIATED PBES3 PAfK IN BBOWAKO COOKXI. FORT LAUDERDALE.

FLORIDA. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 6. 1932. fOST LAUDERDALE.

THE GATEWAY TO THE EV EBOLA DES PRICE FIVE CENV nn JU Tl ATTTITfc EWS aipii ill IF nrac aiit nruni ROOSEVELT ASKS PARTY UNITY WORK RUSHED SCREEN ROMANCE ENDS IN TRAGEDY LOUD ER Roosevelt $1 Bill Will Be. Auctioned To Swell War Chest 'v -V STORM FLAGS HOISTED ON MID ATLANTIC COAST 'fy $p4 -4 -I -V rv I I t0jj00000000000000k0000000 For Droicard Cotmly 1000000000' A COMMITTEE waited on Louder this morning a committee that wanted a piece put in the paper complimenting the U. S. Coast Guard here for the accurate information given out on the storm. "Fix it up so that the Coast Guard will know that its home town appreciates the information it gave and the courteous a 1 manner in wnicn moie seeking information were handled," M.

O. Decker said. Miami radio stations were announcing that Miami was perfectly safe (although the Combs' Ambulance Service stood by ready for any emergency) but tnai non rf Miami there would be high tides and strong winds About 4:30 yesterday afternoon we received information from' Coast Guard division headquarters that they had been in communication with Nassau at 4 p. that the storm had evidently passed over that is, that the wind had shifted from northeast to southwest; that no damage was reported; that the wind had never been greater than SO miles per hour. From this a conclusion was drawn that the storm had either missed Nassau Governor Roosevelt stood smilingly between Matthew Poersch, Schenectady county Democratic leader, and James A.

Farley, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, he 'appealed at Schenectady for unity in the Democratic This speech, and a later one at Bridgeport, were believed the beginning of a drive to reconcile discordant elements in the party. -sSews Ell ashes, DON'S RACER TO DETROIT, Sept. 6. (P)- pilot, announced today that lenger. Miss England III, out race yesterday was more and that the craft would be repairs.1";"" KIDNAPED CONSULS WASHINGTON, Sept.

6 and was curving, east into the or that 29.o0 was as low as the barome ter dropped? indicating that was informed today that the three American consuls kidnaped by Lur tribesmen in Persia September 1 arrived in Teheran yesterTlay afternoon, exhaust but, physically unharmed. in either- event this section WOMAN FACES KIDNAPING CHARGES KANSAS CITY, Sept. 6. (jP) After nine months in the county jail, Mrs. Ethel Depew went to trial today, charged with participating in the kidnaping of Mrs.

Nell Donnelly, garment manufacturer. Mrs. Depew was a nurse in the Donnelly home a year prior to the kidnaping. rcHuMii I ncvuLi i BREAKS OUT IN WEST POLAND Uprising Follows Burning of Villages By Police for Non-Payment of Taxes BEGAN A MONTH AGO Peasants Occupy Trenches I Left Behind by Germans Put Up Heavy Defense BERLIN, Sept. 6.

The newspaper Boersen Zeithn- saul today that there was a violent uprising of Polish peasants in the western Ukraine, especially in the districts of Volhynia and Pobsje, and that the Polish authorities had imposed a censorship on news dispatches relating to it. 'The uprising begun month ago. the newspaper said, nftcr iMhce had burned dfcwn a number of villages, having f'led to collect taxes from the inhabitants. The report said the recalcitrant peasants had occupied trenches left by the German army and were put i "US UP heavy resistance. The police remrorced by military detachments, had executed many, burned sus pecteu villages ami destroyed tne I crops in tne iieius, tne report saio.

1 The Boersen Zeitung eaid the whole district was under a srate of siege but that the contin ued. M'KELLAR VIEWS WITH ALARM Senator Declares Most Im 1 ponani uuesuon toaay Is Reduction of Taxes MEMPHIS. Tenn, Sept. 6. Saying that be is "truly alarmed for the safety of the republic, Sett ator McKellar, Democrat, told home town, luncheon club today ttaa-fr the "most important question before the American people today is a reduction of federal taxes." "Our expenditures of late have gone entirely beyond the bounds of reason and safety.

Senator McKel lar said. "In the congress before the last we spent 15,178,000,000. In the last congress we spent the enor mous sum of 19,150,000,000. It is true that the claim is made that about four billions of this last sum constitutes investments to be ex- penaea oy me tteconsiruction xi- nance corporation, tne Home ioan Bank and the Farm Loan Bank The trouble is that these will con statute poor investments ana our losses will be heavy. Declaring that congress did ev- ery thing the worm to prevent this vast expenditure.

Senator aic Kellar charged that President Hoo- ver "recommended tne expenditure of nearly one half billion dollars more than we actually expended "We must, the senator added, "reduce our expenditures. As long as we out on additional taxes, the money will go and the budget will not be balanced. BULLS DOMINATE IN SLOW STOCK SESSION YORK. Sen. 6.

(JP) Trad ing was resumed in the financial markets todav. with bulls still dominating the situation, but labor ious onerations for the rise en countered considerable opposition in shares. With Labor Day past, the time had arrived when the seasonal up swing in business may be expected rapidly to take definite form, and traders in shares were naturally In clined to proceed slowly, while the vague outline becomes more clear- ly delineated. Steels, copiers, oils and Indus trial specialties were whirled up rather vigorously during the morn ing, but the rails were sluggish from the start," and turned weak after midday, causing some reces sion from the best in other groups. MID-WEST FARM EMBARGO BROKEN SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sep.

6. (JP) Relaxation of farm strike high-wav nickels over Labor Dav result- ed in at least temporary collapse of the embargo on marketing of farm products here- The withdrawal last week of all pickets from the two federal highways leading to Sioux City from Nebraska has resulted in a steady flow of livestock, poultry and eggs from that state. Some stock and produce trucks also are filtering through the picket lines on Iowa and South Dakota highways. JAP FLIERS KILLED TOKYO, Sept 6. (JP) Two navy fliers were killed and one wns miss- today in a series Of accidents which marred the naval siir maneuvers off YVakayaiiia.

6 ON WEST SIDE GOLF COURSE R. A. Quayle, of Chicago, Will Be Associate of Stiiwell In Club Enterprise IMPROVE CLUBHOUSE Buildings and Grounds Will Be Placed In Fine Shape for Coming Season It. A. Quayle.

of Chicago and Fort Lauderdale, who will be as sociated with Thomas N. Stiiwell in the operation of the Fort Lauder dale Golf and Country Club on the West Side, Is enthusiastic over plans for developing the club and declares that It will be put in such condition that It will be on an equal competitive footing with any golf i club in Florida that it will be such a club that it will not have to take off its hat to any other club. Mr. Stiiwell, who returned last night from French Lick, re ported that he had been in Chicago for conferences with Mr. Qnaj-le relative to the club development and that Mr.

Quayle would himself come to Fort Lauderdale within the next several weeks, as soon as Mrs. Quayle can travel after a recent operation. Twenty-sis men worked on the greens week before last and 2-1 last week. The work now under way is the putting of the greens in con- dition. All operations which will be forwarded by nature will be taken care of first.

Major repairs to the building will not be undertaken until Mr. Quayle gets here about October 1. Leaks in the club bouse will be stopped at once, and permanently. Mr; Stiiwell said. Lynn Butchart, local contractor, wlfl go over the plant tomorrow to determine repairs necessary.

Improvements to the club are go ing forward as rapidly as possible. The Baltimore and Carolina Steam ship Co. is bringing in a shipment; (Continued oa Pasa Two) GERMANY A BRIGHT OUTLOOK cneery Future Foreseen as Huge Un-Employment Aid Plan Is Launched BERLIX. Sept. 6.

UP) A predic tion that Germany has reached the bottom the depression and bet ter times are at hand was made by Minister of economics Hermann Warinbold as the Von Papen cab inet's new 1300,000,000 employment plan went into effect today. In a radio broadcast to the na- tion last night, Herr Warmbold urged all of the people, es- peclally employers, to cooperate to insure the snccpss of the venture. (kunt Luta Schwerin. Von Kro-1 sigk, finance minister, followed the! economics minister with an expla- nation of the method of using the negotiable tax certificates author- ized under the plan and pointed out I this was the first time an emer gency decree had been issued which brought no new taxes but afforded relief from them instead. Coincident with the effectuation of the new plan, Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Kazi lieutenant of Adolf Hitler- ana president the reicn stag, announced last night he in tended to convoke the parliament in session September 12.

Whether this would interfere with the government's plan could 110C Ie UeierailUWl, ouuuulu iucic I have lieen reports of a Nazi coali-1 Hon with the Centrists to control the leeislature and the Nazis have been pledged to fight the cabinet at every turn. Chancellor Von Papen has been reported ready to dissolve the reich-stag if necessary, however. ALM BEACHES ARE MOVELESS TODAY WEST FALM BEACH, Sep. 6. (Jp) The Palm Beaches remained movieless today as a result of refusal of the local Projectionists Union to accept a reduced wage scale from the Paramount-Publrx Corporation, operator of all local picture houses.

The Kettler, sole theatre remaining -open here during the summer months, was cloged Sunday and, after a conference with union representatives. R. Speece, Paramount-Publix city manager, said today none of the company's theatres would open until the wage controversy is settled. JAPS TRYING TO KEEP REDS OUT OF MANCHURIA CHANGOHUN, Sep. 6.

(JP) The Manchukuo government moved today to prevent the entry of Communist agents across the Russian border by setting np a series of rigid requirements which must be met before Russian citizens will be permitted to cross. on a of HYDE PARK, X. Sept. 6. (F) Robert H.

Core, Fort Lauderdale, Fla, newspaper publisher, announced today the dollar bill contributed by Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt to the Shareholders of America, a Democratic organization seeking to raise by dollar contributions, will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. JUDGE DONNELL I ADDRESS DEMOCRAT CLUB Young Democrats League of Broward County Meets Tonight at Courthouse The Broward League of Young Democrats will hear an address by Judge E. B.

Donuell of West Palm Beach, prominent Democrat and orator of wide reputation, at a meet ing at 8 o'clock tonight in the cir cuit court chamlers at the Brow- ard county courthouse. R. Saunders, temporary chair- man announced todav that orean- ization plans will be perfected at the meeting, and permanent officers chosen. Sannders was named tem porary chairman and Julian Good- win temporary secretary at a meet ing August 26. Plans for entertainment of Dave Sholtz, Democratic nominee for gov ernor of Florida, when he visits Broward county this month, will be reported by H.

Landefeld of Hol lywood, following a conference with members of the county executive committee. Members of the new Young Dem- iv! large attendance is expected to night. BROWARD BACK AT WORK TODAY Houses Unboarded, Stores Reopened and Business Gets Back to Normal Safe from the threat of a tropical storm which this morning had curved out to sea. citizens of Brow. arrt county today beean tm-boarding their bouses, opening their stores, and preparing to go about their reeular rounds of business.

I Every preparation had been made asainst emercencv conditions, and the general feeling was that it was better to be safe than sorrv. So I complete were safeguards sgainst a possible storm that locai lumber dealers were xracticallv sold out by last night The only actual effects of the storm in Broward county were a I slightly falling barometer yesterday afternoon and general cloudiness I this mornintr. I Many teonle took refuse In nub- lie and other substantial buildings, Water department official? report- ed this morning that over 200 were crowded in the city water plant for the night. Rumors that the storm was still endangering the lower Florida coast, that it "was recurving and would return to strike, and that A new. disturbance was in the offing were clearly shown to have no fonn-1 dation as reports came in today from various official sources.

MANCHURIA REPORT KEPT CLOSE SECRET WASHINGTON. Sep. C. (JP) The nature of the Lytton commis sion's report on the Manchurian situation, which now is speeding to ward Geneva, today still was an open guess to capital officials. Lord Lytton, chairman of the League of Nations commissioners, has announced the findings wiU be made public simultaneously in Geneva, Tokyo and Nanking, and pending that date has withheld any intimation of how the report might be affected by Japan's prospective early recognition of Manchukuo.

But it has been made clear that neither the Japanese nor Chinese advisers, who accompanied the commission on its tour of Manchuria, read the final report. Con sequently reports from the east In dicating that the commissions findings will declare Japan to have been the aggressor in Manchuria are not based- on knowledge of its language. HOOVER, DEMPSEY LAUD RODRIGUEZ MEXICO CITY, Sep. 6. (JP) i Hundied of telegrams of congrat ulation from the United States, in- Suding messages from President Moover and Jack Dempsey, welcomed the new Mexican cabinet un der President Ahelardo Rodriguez into office today.

FIRESTONE BACK FROM EUROPEAN TRIP NEW YORK, Sept. 6. (JP) Harvey S. Firestonerub- Storm Shifts Course Early Today, May Hit Carolina Coast Late Today NEW STORM REPORTED Cuban Observatory Tells of Fresh Disturbance Off Central Florida WASHINGTON, Sop. 0.

(JP) Florida was out of the path of the latest tropical storm today but the weather bureau had ordered hurricane warnings for the middle Atlantic coast. Since Thursday a storm of rejiort-ed hurric-iiue intensity has been pushing slowly across the Carib-liean toward the far southern mainland but early today it had shifted its course and pointed northward with the possibility that It would strike some time late today between Wilmington, N. and Cape Hat-terns. However, weather churtcr said the warnings were precautionary and that there was a strong likelihood that the storm might again curve outward nqross (he ocean, endangering shipping but not tomb ing the coast. CUBAN OBSKKVATORY REPORTS NKW STOKJI HAVANA, Sep.

0. (JP) Father Lanza, meteorologist at Belen Observatory, said today a tropical disturbance was 150 miles east of Caie Canaveral, nt 10:45 o'clock this morning, moving northward at 10 to VI miles uu hour. It was of moderate intensity, he said, and almost certain not to strike Florida. Cape Canaveral is on the east coast of Florida between Cocoa and Titusville. alMHit 175 miles north of Fort Lauderdale.

KVF.RGLADES RESIDENTS TREK BACK HOME TODAY SEBRINO. Sept. (JP) of men, women ami children, ihe Florida everglades yesterday 'when a tropical disturbance approached the east coast, trekked back to their homes today following issuance of weather bureau advisories roiort-insr tiie storm was iiHssimr north ward up the At fan tic. Many had sought safety in hotels, boarding houses and private homex here, but with the passing of dang er to i lorida they returned to their respective communities. 50-MILK GALE REPORTED AT WEST END, BAHAMAS PALM BEACH.

Sen. (-Re- Iorts received by the Radiomarltif (toHmifd as fare Two) SEN. FLETCHER SEES DEMOCRATIC VICTORY JACKSONVILLE. Sept. 6.

Prior to his departure for Washington. after a brief visit, in Florida. Sen ator Duncan U. Fletcher stated he is confident of sweeping Democratic victories all over the nation next November. Senator Fletcher cnine to Florida- to attend the Democratic rally in Mmianna, where he was ore of the principal speakers.

He expects to return to the state In October for a series of speaking engagements. Discussing the political and eco nomic situation, Senator Fletcher said some nice things about the Democratic ticket both rational and state. He declared that Roosevelt would be the next president of the United States and Dare Sholtz the next' governor of Florida. He was not so complimentary in discussing Hoover and Howey and thu rest of the Kcpubllcuns. He charged the Republican party wirb prolonging the agonies of the de pression.

The senator sees in the present stock market activity, the application of an old Republican trick the lwosting of commodity prices before a general eleclion. BOLIVIA, PARAGUAY ON VERGE OF WAR LA PAZ, Bolivia, Sept. (JP) Steis toward war and an indication of an international blockade to prevent it awoke anew the temporarily dormant Chaco dispute between Bo--Iivia and Paraguay today. Late last night a bill authorizlriar the Bolivian government to declare war against Paraguay was introduced into the chamler of deputies by Deputy Molina. At the same time semi-official circles here heard the A BO powers (Argentina, BrazU and Chile), with Peru, were preparing to declare Bolivia and Paraguay in a state of belligerency and that the declaration would be made under 'the Hague covenant of 10O7 providing for the establishment of an economic blockade.

Both disputant nations are surrounded on all sides by neutrals and it has been pointed out that an economic blockade might be very effective. of the coast was safe. This was the first intimation from any source that the storm might be curving away from the Florida coast -and it was gratefully received last night. The morning advisory from Washington had been to the effect that the storm center was due to pass between Miami and Palm Beach which advisory nominated Broward county exact- ly. THE Coast Guard has the I best and the latest means "of communication.

Division headquarters was in com munication regularly with ber magnate, returned today Majestic from a visit to England, France and Spam. He said he found England much the same as when he visited that country a year feeling the pinch of economic SWISS YOUTH ADMITS SLAYING U. S. GIRL VIEGA, Switzerland, Sept.6. (JP) The Swiss tele graphic agency reported today that Henri Walther, 20 year old Swiss, had confessed the murder of Jerane Iber- shoff of Cleveland, Ohio, whose body was found test week The romance of.

Jean Harlow, platinum blonde of the screen, and Paul Bern, movie magnate, ended last night with the death of Bern at his own, hands. The of act is a mystery. DEATH OF MOVIE OFFICIAL PROBED Paul Bern, Husband of Jean Harlow, Film Beauty, Believed Suicide HOLLYWOOD, Calif Sept. 6. ff) In an effort to uncover a motive lor the apparent sui cide of Paul Bern, motion picture producer, Inspector of Detectives David A.

Davidson announced to day he would question Jean Harlow, screen star who married the producer two months ago. HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 6. (JP) The death of Paul Bern, pop ular husband of Jean Harlow, platinum 'blonde of the screan, today confronted Hollywood with a mvs- have swept the film world of late. Slumped before a mirror in dressing room of his picturesque home, Bern's body wns found yesterday, a bullet hole through the bead.

Detectives said the young film executive had obviously taken his own life, but they found no hint of the cause. His bride of only two months was so hysterical when informed of his death ehe could not discuss it, When found by a butler, Jbn Carmichael, Bern's right hand gripped a .38 calibre revolver, one chamber discharged. On a nearby dresser was another firearm. Beside a picture of Miss Harlow -a note lay. It read "Dearest Dear: Unfortunately this is the only way to make good the frightful wrong I hf.ve done you and to wipe out my abject hii- miliation.

love you. Paul." a post Conttaaed oa Fan live) CARSON SERVICES HELD AT POMPANO POMPAXO, Sep. 6. Funer al services for Frank M. Carson, 54, who died ceniy Sunday night at ,5 inn onnrlnfol yinn.

rr.I eterT with Kev. H. P. BachCf of the All Saints Episcopal church officiating. Pall bearers were w.

H. Blount, Gene Hardy, Roland Hardy, J. E. Courson; Captain Thomas Knight, II. W.

Klein. "Abide With Me" was sung by Mrs. Vivian Brinson and Miss Ola Johnson at the services. The deceased was born in Kansas City, coming to Pompano 31 years ago. He leaves his widow.

Mrs. Grace Carson, a member of the county Welfare board, and four children, Emma Lou, John Frank, Oliver and Mary Isabelle. Arrangements were in charge of the Fannin Funeral Home of Fort Lauderdale. i FREEMAN XIWANIS SPEAKERS Visits to the Atlanta Kiwanis club were described by J. IX Camp, president of the localclub, who recently returned from a vacation trip, at the meeting of the club to day a Park Temple.

Chester Freeman, Flying who also returned Kcently, spoke nis experiences while sttcudiug coaching school af Sni-rior. sionsored by the Kiwanis club of that city. The advisibility of the idopt? -n economy measures by the club was discussed. mes Mat-k of Hollywood was a visiiing Kiwauian. authoritive information sources at Nassau and other at the foot of Zermatt mountain where she had been beaf- en to death with a rock.

BE SHIPPED HOME Kaye Don, British speedboat the damage that put his chal of the Harmsworth trophy serious than at first believed shipped direct to England for V' ESCAPE TRIBESMEN (JF) The state department aboard the White Star liner ago, but that France now is conditions. Beach county's public schools denominations of $5 and $10. be swept by a 40 mile per brisk northeast wind blow Coal Company here on an He was told "you will not on an open shop basis." IN SECRET PARLEY Former Mayor James J. SCRIP TO PAY PALM BEACH TEACHERS WEST PALM BEACH, Sept. 6.

(JP) With more than 10,000 pupils entering Palm September 19 and no operating funds in immediate pros pect, the school board today authorized issuance of in scrip for payment of teachers. The scrip will bear per cent interest and be in LIBERTY PARTY MEETS AT FORT MYERS FORT MYERS, Sept. 6. (JP) Twenty-five dele gates from. Lee, Henry, Glades and Sarasota' counties attended the state Liberty party convention today.

points in the islands. It is true that the rumor factories, which are at their wildest and busiest when a storm is reported, frequently misquoted this as well as all ether information sources. Those who got their information from the Coast Guard direct found it to be true and accurate. A suggestion has been made that, in view of the fact that the local public appreciates the service and information rendered by the Coast Guard in giving storm news, that perhaps the organization would post bulletins in emergency periods in the lobby Sweet building or some other central location so that there would be no danger of misquoting; and so that greatly Before the convention was selection of national elec tors, formation of a. state platform and ratification of a national platform with indorsement of Coin Harvey for President, in addition to naming permanent convention officers.

HIGH WINDS FORECAST FORN NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON, N. Sept. 6. (P) Wilmington and the North Carolina coast will hour wind should the tropical storm, now reported ap proaching over the ocean, strike near here, weather bu reau officials said today. The sea was calm-and a ing this afternoon.

desirea imormation could be had promptly and accu- rately. UNION MINERS BLOCK OPEN SHOP PLAN ALIX, Sept. 6. (JP) Three hundred union miners today halted an attempt to start operations at Mine Number 1 of the Melton open shop basis. C.

L. Melton, owner, appeared and refused a demand WALKER DUE TO SEE NEWS HAWKS TODAY LARCHMOXT, N. Y. Sept. 6.

(JP) -Ex-Mayor James J. Walker, after resting over the week-end at the Beach avenue home of A. C. Blu-lueuthal, millionaire realty and theatrical man, leaves cany this afternoon for his New York home, where he will grant his first definite interview since his resignation last Thursday night. that he sign a union contract.

operate your mine this season WALKER REPORTED NEW YORK, Sept. 6. (JP) Walker's failure to appear at' his hotel suite today gave rise in political circles to a rumor that he was attending a secret conference with county leaders on his possible re-nomination to fill his own unexpired term as mayor..

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