Portage Daily Register from Portage, Wisconsin • 1

al PORTAGE tonight; Tuesday FOR WEATHER PORTAGE DAILY REGISTER-DEMOCRAT Fair ESTABLISHED 1886. PRELIMINARY FOR DOMINIC HERE DEC. 28 Airtight Alibi of Twentyfive Affidavits to be Submitted Victor Dominic: returned to Wisconsin Saturday, surrendered himself- to Judge C. F. VanPelt, had three friends sign: $15,000 bonds for his release on murder charges.

and went back home to. Racine receive a hero's welcome by his friends. Dominic, who waged a successful fight last fall in Sacramento, to prevent being taken back to Wisconsin to face the same charges which he faces after his surrender, was one of four men Implicated by Frank Tylius in his contes. sion to the extortion plot which resulted in the death of Robert A. Wilson by strangulation On his Lodi farm.

It was not a hunted fugitive, however, who stepped forward Saturday morning to give himself up to authorities. It was.a well-kept, well-dressed. middleaged Italian who was sure of himself. Dominic in a Hurry Although Dist. Atty.

Ross Bennett "had subponaed several witnesses to be present at the hearing in case Dominic, through Atty. WilRosamuff, should demand an immediate preliminary hearing. there was no need for the Dominic was in a hurry to get hack to his home in Racine where his wife, Theresa, and his two children, Anthony, 14, and Lillian. 1p, awaited him after a long absence. So all that took place at Fond du Lac on Saturday was the formal surrender, and the argument to the amount of bonds which should be required.

Judge Van Pelt decided that $15,000 was sufficient, and -Dominic's friends, apparently provided with property, stepped forward and were examined as to their financial standing. Have Big Party After were all arranged, and the bondsmen were found to be satisfactory, Dominic and his friends left for Racine. There -all of his friends were waiting. to. welcome, him.

Dominic was a hero, he had won his battle in -California and his friends were just as sure he was going to win his battle in Wisconsin. So Dominic led a party of about 400 friends down to Turner hall, which had been engaged for the evening, and they all made merry in a typically Italian sort of way. A six piece orchestra had been hired for the occasion, one of Racine's best, and the festivities kept up until the wee -small hours of the morning. Dominic was in so much of hurry Saturday that he did not stop to have Dist. Atty.

Ross Bennett present his witnesses. He did not try to "beat the rap" Saturday, but it is anticipated that Dominic and his attorney will try to do so when the preliminary hearing is held in Portage on Dec. 28. At that time, it is expected, the 25 affidavits which Dominic has gathered to testify to his alibi will be paraded. And the state! will have to present sufficient evidence to hold Dominic to trial on the murder charge on which he was arrested.

Oil Station at Columbus Robbed Saturday Night Weekend filling station robberies ip neighborhood of Columbus so been quite numerous re-cently, and another was added to the list Saturday night when some one forced open the window of a. station operated by Mr. MacElroy and stole 25 quarts of oil, several, racks of candy and cigars, and half-dozen inner tubes. Christian Science Service Thursday regular Wednesday evening meeting of the Christian Science church will not be held this week, but instead a service in observance of Thanksgiving day will be held Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. PORTAGE, WISCONSIN, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1932.

15c a Week, Delivered Royal Neighbors Benefit Party on Friday Evening A bridge and euchre party was held Friday, Nov. 18, at the home of Mrs. Edna Kantro for the benefit of the Royal Neighbors of Port: age Camp, 6251. Bridge was played during the afternoon and prizes were awarded 10 Mrs. Amelia Schultz for having highest points, and Mrs.

Hildegarde Williams for honors. In the evening euchre was played and first prize was won by Hildegarde Williams and second by. Mrs. John Holl. Refreshments were served after, games both in afternoon and evening by the hostesses assisted by Mrs.

Will Tessman, Mrs. Frank L. Williams, Mrs. Glenn Gray and Mrs. Witt.

YOUTH ADMITS THREE KILLINGS IN QUESTIONING Varecha Signs Confession and Then Claims that He's Insane Chicago, Nov. 21 A youthful terrorist, James (Iggy) Varecha, confessed Sunday, police said, to an orgy of crime that embraced at least three wanton slayings, a doz: en robberies, several attacks upon women and seven unprovoked shootings. Varecha, a former inmate of Dixon, Institute for mental de was arrested Saturday for. the slaying of Frank Jordan and an attack on Miss Lillian Henry, 20, niece of Deputy Police Commissioner Alcock. He admitted those crimes.

ace cording to authorities. and in addition told of killing an old man and a Mexican during robberies in the southwest section of this city. Police were checking to determine their identities. Claims He's Insane "But 1 am insane," he shouted tatter, signing the confessions, which climaxed 14 hours of questioning. "You can't do anything to me." Crimes police said Varecha confessed A holdup 31 in the new city includeds district in which he and a kidnaped a girl from her' escort and attacked her: the wounding of James F.

McElligott who. resisted Varecha's attempts at robtery while McElligott sat in a car with Miss Sophia Dobson: the shooting of seven Mexicans "because they tried to hog the sidewalk." Members of Varecha's family assisted police, psychiatrists and representatives of the state's attorney's office in the questioning. It was only when his sister and her husband, Daniel said that Varecha possessed a pistol and was not at their home Wednesday nite when Jordan was killed, as Varecha claimed, that he confessed. He Finally Talks "All right," he said. "it my sister says that, I'll Varecha then confessed, Alcock said, how he shot Jordan, former municipal court bailiff and widowed father of a 12 year old boy, as he leaped from his parked automobile to defend his companion, Miss Emma Dahnke.

'Then ran away," Varecha said, "and went for about seven blocks. I found the Henry girl there in a car with a man." Miss Henry's escort, Jamees Guisinger, was forced into the rumble seat at the point of a pistol and she was attacked. "I drove Guisinger toward his home and let him Varecha said. "I kept the girl with me." "And I shot seven Mexicans out. in the territory near my home," he added.

"Two of them died, I think. They got filled up with that MariJuana and push you off the sidewalk. It's awful out there." McElligott was just a tough Irlshman, so I had to shoot him too," Varecha told police." Orchestra Practice The Portage Civic orchestra will practice on Friday evening of this week at the Elks club instead of on Wednesday evening as usual. BUY IT IN PORTAGE Notre Dame Shows Way to Annapolis Eleven Nnable to stem hte Notre Dame attack, a fighting Navy eleven was defeated, 12-0, be fore 60,000 spectators at Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, 0. This picture- snapped during the first quarter, shows Manas, Irish fullback, going through left guard for a gain of four yards.

International Illustrated News photo CAGE SEASON TO OPEN HERE THANKSGIVING Portage City Five Plays the Ripon Eagles at Armory Thursday Night Now that the arrival of cold weather has made attendance at football games rather difficult, Portage sport fans will turn to heated gymnasiums for the opening of the basketball season. The cage season in Portage will open Thanksgiving night when the Portage A. M. city team will challenge the strong Ripon Eagles club of Ripon at the armory. The local team, which is being coached by Phil- Murphy, has gone through strenuous practice sessions for the past two weeks, getting their eye on the basket and working out some plays.

In general the players are in fine condition, because of their participating in football games this fall. Russ Young, lanky center, Ed Kohler, Norbert "Steak" Kaeveny, Guss Koroch, Gordon Berger, Johnny Arn, "Hooper" LaFleur, and Andy Boylan will all be back for the basketball season. The Ripon Eagles are a fast, sharp- aggregation who have with them an all-state center and other Ripon school stars. A preliminary game will be played at 7:30 with the Portage Independents, members of the 1931-32 high school squad, playing a return game with the Westfield second city team, who gave the locals. a 19 to 20 defeat at Westfield last season.

A modern dance will be held immediately after the games, with music furnished by Donovan and his orchestra of Portage. Armission will be 35 cents for adults and 15 cents for students. Local Standard Oil Employe is Given Promotion A. E. Wolfram, local representative of the Standard Oil Co.

for the past nine years, has been made the company's city manager at Sheboygan. Mr. Wolfram will remove his family to the "chair city" within the next few weeks. Mr. Wolfram's position here will be taken by Wm.

Boulting of Burlington who has been Standard Oil's representative at that place for five years past. Mr. Boulting will bring his family here at an early date and will make this city his headquarters. Notice to Carpenters The Welfare Committee of the Common Council will accept bids for a ventilator for the Armory on or before Nov. 26th, 1932 at 2 o'- clock in the afternoon.

Bidders may look over the work to be done in the Armory Hall. D. H. Abell, Chairman 11-17 21 25 NUMBER IN JAIL SETS A -NEW RECORD Commitment of Fifteen HalLowe' en Pranksters Puts Total Up to 32 "Three dollars aplece, or 10 days in jail." There were. 17 boys from the town of Randolph, ranging in age.

from 14 to 25, grouped around Jun tice of Peace, R. E. Mitchell, this morning in the sheriff's office. AlL 17 of them had plead guilty, to a charge of "malicious destruction of property" on Halloween evening. and were receiving their sentence.

Sheriff A. E. Gilbert, wedged into a corner of his office by the large crowd of defendants, their relatives, and sightseers announced: up or go to jail." Fifteen of them roared back: "We'll go to Jail." And 15 of them went to jail, The other two had jobs and paid upone gave an order on his employer, the other had cash. Destroy Corn Binder The boys were members of small gang who undertook to have a "smashing" good time Hallowe'e en evening. Together they went.

to the farm of Leo Krueger, In the town of Randolph, and in the course of their fun, smashed up a corn binder and broke a buck saw. Halloween pranks may be classed under the general head of "fun" but smashing corn binders is quite another thing. And they did good job. So Mr. Krueger swore out a warrant for three boys.

The boys. Tuenis Cupery, Charles Cupery, and William Dendekker, were all in court today. But they denied having taken part in the "party." They had alibis and, defended by Atty. Philip Owens, they convinced the court that they were innocent. It was quite different matter: for the other 17.

boys. They admitted their part in the affair, and were sure that in numbers there was sufficient strength co keep them out of Jail. Authorities had no desire to assume the Job of feeding them, but boys- even if there are 17 of them together- must be taught that a person's property must not be smashed. Offers Compromise To offer. the boys a compromise, the authorities decided that if the boys would each pay $3, two dollars to repair the corn binder and the other for costs of the action, they would be released.

Otherwise they would have to spend 10 days in jail. Still confident in their numbers. the boys made their choice. "We'll take the 10 days," they said, almost unanimously. They were not quite so enthusiastic when Officer Herman Johnson drove up in the city's "Black Maria" and pushed them all in, much in the fashion of sardines in oil.

But they still protested it was a picnic. Food is Good Some of the typical comments on the sentence were; "Huh, my brother was in jail for six months, and he said the food was "We'll have a lot of fun. There's enough of us so we can play cards and have a good time." "I couldn't earn three bucks in 10 days anywhere. Might just as well go to the coop." Another, evidently no friend of Mr. Krueger, said: "I wouldn't give that guy the satisfaction of giving him two bucks." But Sheriff Gilbert plans to make it no picnic for his new consignment of guests.

The ten days was given them as a punishment, and they are going to learn that jail is no amusement palace. In the meantime, with 17 other prisoners at the jail, the old bastile on East Cook street was jammed to the roof. The total of 32 in jail made the largest crowd ever in the place, and the 15. who. went to jail at one time was the largest single group ever to be thrown in on one day, Officials have an idea that -1088 11341 amp Aq.

mya. eq 01 Buj03 9T is over. Miss Marguerite Raup of Madi- son spent the weekend here with her mother, who has been ill at her I home. What Constitutes Manslaughter in Fourth Degree The supreme court In an opinion by Justice Fritz held that unthe law as changed by the le. gislature in 1929 a driver of an alltomobile war not guilty fourth degree manslaughter unless he caused some death by his gross negligence, a negligence more reprehensible than mere want of ordinary care.

The decision that" there must be either a wilful intent to, Injure or such reckless and wanton. disregard of the rights and safety of another or his property as the law deems equivalent to an Intent to. injure. The supreme court. held that under the evidence jury could find that Whatley's apparent or flagrant disregard of all signs showed a purpose to take chances of inflicting injury to such an extent as to afford- basis for finding gross negligence.

BOOK WEEK PUPPET SHOW AT LIBRARY Marionettes Made by the Children Shown at Story Hour (Contributed) A few bits of cloth and scrapeof silk and cotton, a snip or two of the scissors and some stitches with needle and thread out of these materials the third grade children have created a complete joy for the busy lingers of childhood Marl onettes that are easy to make and fun to use! Marionettes in the school are not only joyful but are of immense value in the development of dra: matic talent. It is splendid training in color, speech and rhythm. In the creating and staging of such plays there is opportunity for experience in making costumes. scenery, and furniture. The children worked in small groups or individually, they chose.

Some of the children sewed by hand the seams of fine mus. 1in for the marionette bodies and others carefully stuffed the parts with cotton. Sinkers (heavy lead) were used in the arms and legs to give them the necessary limpness. Children care a great deal about the colors of the clothes of their favorites. They decided that their leading character, Betty should have blonde hair and should wear reed silk dress and a red.

hair ribbon. They chose for the mother brown hair, light green dress, white apron, and hat to match her dress. Stringing the marionettes to the control is a real task. The children liked putting the strings on the marionettes and adjusting them and making them fast to the control. For the strings they used Cuttyhunk -fish line because It doesn't snarl or knot.

Many of the children expressed the desire that they would like to make the marionettes act (walk, talk, clap their hands, dance, etc.) They were given. this pleasure while the rest of the group acted as judges. First, the children who chose to control the marionettes displayed their ability to use the strings. The judges (entire seated group) chose the one who controlled the strings in a way that made the marionettes lifelike in action. A great many children wished to try the characters reading parts.

The child audience chose the best readers for each character part. This was not an easy task for the children for there were many who read the parts especially well. Many fine points in dramatics had to be considered before a decision could be reached. The scene was laid in the woods so, of course, the discuasion by the group as to what the background should be like was an Interesting one, The art class expressed their Ideas for the background in colored crayons. The best paper was selected and a duplicate was drawn upon a large cardboard for the back drop for the stage.

The appeal, the magnetism of marionettes and puppets is not to be explained in everyday words. Their magical charm strikes a responsive, sympathetic chord in every heart. AWARDS FOR POSTERS AT SAINT MARY'S List of Winners in Connection with Book WeekContest The Woman's Club Program Postponed Until Next Monday The program, which was to have been given by the pupils of the School for the Blind at Janesville, for members of the Catholic Woman's club tonight has been postponed until next Monday evening, it was announced today. The meeting of the club was adjourned for a week because of the Mission being held for women this week at Mary's church. HIGH SCHOOL'S FIRST PROGRAM TUESDAY NIGHT Dramatics Club Presentation and Minstrel Performance Students of Portage high school will present their first public entertainment of the year Tuesday night at the high school auditorium with a play by the Dramatics club and a minstrel show.

The program will be as follows: 1. Brass Ensemble Eleanor Frederick, Meryle Gilbert, Dorothy Heinze and Gwendolyn Schultz. 2. Play, The Florist Shop. Cast: Maude, the florist's bookkeeper.

Iris 1 Gordon: Henry, office boy, Harold Wipperman; Slovsky, Jewish proprietor, Robert Monthey: Mr. Jackson, Douglas Heberlein: Miss Wells, spinster, Gladys Malinovsky, 3. Cornet Quintette- -Lenus Ashley, Lyle Bogue, Russell Brown, Robert Grothman and Vernon. Vesely. Three Old Maids from Lyra -Marjorie Luethge, Grace, Macfarlane and Dorothy Rice.

5. Dixie Minstrels. Songs, Music, etc. The play will be under the diree tion of. Miss Gladys Diment, assisted by R.

M. Naset and Bernard MeCarthy as stage managers. The musical numbers and minstrel is in charge of Miss Margaret Atkinsin and L. E. Kitzman.

College Woman Will Address the Civic League Dr. Ruth Marshall, head of the biology department of Rockford college, Rockford, will address the members of the Women's Civic League at the clubhouse on Wednesday evening, November 23, at 8 o'clock. Her subject will be "Biology and the Present Day Her talk has to do with the depression in its relative position to biology. This is one of a series of talks given at commencement programs. It will be of interest to both men and women, and the members, husbands and guests will be welcome at this meeting.

TRY A WANT AD BREAK GROUND AT CHICAGO FOR MAYA TEMPLE Work Starts on ing Attraction at World's -Exposition Nov. 21 Ground was broken last week for the first unit of the Maya Temple one of the outstanding attractions at Chicago's 1933 World Fair A Century of Progress, The butiding wilt rise from the summit of a 14-foot terrace Just of Thirty-first street. overlooking Leif. Eriksen drive and Lake Michigan beyond, and will be a replica of one of the finest examples of architecture ever erected. It is a copy of one of the buildings of the Monjas, or Nunnery, at Uxmal, Yucatan, a striking example of architecture of the Mayas, among whom aboriginal civilization reached the highest point on the North American continent.

Two years ago an expedition under direction of Dr. Frans Blom of Tulane University, entered the Yucatan jungles and secured measure ements. casts and full details for the reconstruction of this building. The Monjas consists of four rectangular buildings surrounding a huge court. All stand on a high terrace overlooking the surrounding country, one building fourteen feet above the others.

It is this last building on which -work was started. Kiwanis Club and Chamber Members in Joint Meeting Members of the Kiwanis club and Chamber of Commerce will hold a joint meeting tonight at 6:15 at the Raulf hotel to hear Chester D. Seftenberg, prominent Oshkosh banker, discuss "The RisLing Cost of Government, a Prob lem and a Challenge." The importanco of the subjest, and the ability of the speaker is expected to attract a large crowd to the meeting tonight. Mother of Bride Lived at Packwaukee And was Known Here Friends and relatives in Portage today received the announcement of the marriage of Miss Viola Belle Austin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harry C. Austin, to Willis. Engle Shanks, on Thursday, Nov. 17, at Wenatchee, Wash. Mrs.

Austin, mother of the bride, will be remembered here as the former Sara Chapman of Packwaukee, and has several relatives in the Atty. Oscar Tobeaas of Madison was in the city today on profes. An Interesting poster contest In which the pupils af the several grades were the divisional compe titors, along with an unique program which was enjoyed by an enthusiastic audience including many, parents and friends of, the participants, gathered in the parish hail at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, November 18, climaxed the observance of Book Week at St. Mary's school. Awards to the winners.

in the Poster contest were announced today as follows: First grand prize for 5th, 6th, 7th end 8th grades, $1, offered by Rev. J. B. Plette, awarded to Oscar Weiglein, 8th grade, First grand prize for lat, 2nd. 3rd and 4th grades, $1, offered by Catholic.

Woman's club, awarded to John Wallace, 2nd grade. Prizes for Grades Eighth grade First, book, 1 Marie Daily; second, picture, Dorothy McCarthy. Sixthr grade First, bonk, John H. Devine; second, picture, Lucille Ludwig. Fifth grade First, book, Lorraine McMahon: second, picture, Helen Haykowiez.

Fourth grade First, book, Lorraine Amend; second, picture, Jean Rueckert. Third grade First, book, Joan Sweeney; second, picture, Robert McMahon. Second grade -First, book, Ruth Alice Smith; second, picture, Richard Devine. First grade First, book, Kathleen Peschl; second, mes McDonald. The prize books, awarded above, were donated by Mra.

D. H. Grady, Mrs. Frank Leng. Mrs.

Elmer W. Lyon. Mra. R. C.

Munn, Mrs. Raymond O. Klenert, Mrs. John F. Carroll and Mrs.

F. B. Ernsperger. The Judges in the poster contest were Miss Olive Rhyme, Miss Marie Piette, Mrs. Raymond O.

Klenert and Mrs. Elmer W. Lyon. Given Honorable Mention The following named competitors in the several grades were given honorable mention by the judgen because of tse excellence of the posters submitted: First grade June Jowett and John McCoy. Second grade Eleanor Peterson.

Third grade Donald Cadman and Doris Hannifan. Fourth grade Catherine Klenert and Jane McQueeney. Fifth grade Mary Jane. Palmer and Rosemary Klep. Sixth grade All the posters submitted by the sixth grade were adjudged as excellent; and particularly so those submitted by James Robinson, Robert Haskey, Dolores Cadman, Elizabeth Ladenberger, Thomas Henney and Louise Corbett.

Seventh grade Helen Devine. Eighth grade John Griffith. Win Guessing Contest Evelyn Peters, 4th grade, and Lorraine Amend, 4th grade, pupils in St. Mary's school, were tied as winners in the doll guessing contest held at the public library last week. Miss Mary Porter, the l1- brarian, will have the two winners draw for the prize.

Elizabeth Hamele, Elizabeth La, denberger, Joseph Devine, Jean Sweeney, Helen Peterson, Jane Sweeney, Mary Baxter, John- Zeits and Martha Louise Welsh, all pupils in St. Mary's school have entered the Milk-for-Health poster contest for county schools. Benefit for Elks' Christmas Fund A keno game to which the general public is invited will be held Monday night, Nov. 21, at the Elks club. Turkeys, chickens, ducks and geese will be given as prizes to winners.

The proceeds of the evening will go to help swell the Elks' Christmas fund for the needy in Portage. BUY IT IN PORTAGE.